(Ugh, SO sorry for taking so long. Totally forgot I didn't get the chance to reply xD)
The Shiny lightly sniffed the air, eyes fluttering closed slightly to concentrate more on the scents. And, just as Van had mentioned, beneath the fragrance of blooms and berries, was a distinct smell that was like a mix between rust, salt, earth, and countless other foreign things. "You're right," she murmured absently, tail swishing slowly from side to side.
Her ribbons curled slightly in on themselves in a muted frustration. This Pokemon, whatever it was, didn't have a specific Attribute-smell to it. Every type had a specific quality, she had found. Like how Waters always had a hint of marshland or sand on their bodies, or Rock types smelt of earth and stone. "I can't tell... what kind of Pokemon they are..."
She glanced to the Vaporeon, and padded forward a little bit, carefully shouldering her way through the tall grasses. Her vermilion gaze was wide, eyes alert and searching for the slightest bit of movement. Se reached a ribbon, connected to her chest, forward to gently push a few more clumps of grass from her path, a few feet away from where she and Van had been standing. Aether gasped when she saw none other than another Eeveelution - a Leafeon - laying dirty and covered in scratches on a bare patch of earth.
"Van, c'mere!" she urged with a quick look to the aquatic vulpine, tossed over her shoulder, before crouching down next to the Grass-type. "Hey, are you alright?" she murmured to him, concern thick in her voice and radiating in her gaze, "Who are you...?"