The canyon, a barren wasteland with little water and no vegetation. As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but brown and grey - save one speck of white and purple. After Rarity lost her temper, there were only two things that could cool her down; dressmaking and gem hunting. And since she doubted she'd find a sewing machine anytime soon, the pony who despised dirt, sweating, and generally being outdoors, found herself opting for one of the roughest, hottest, and most barren terrains.
"Where are those gems?" she asked herself out loud. With her dowsing spell, Rarity could sense that there was a wealth of treasure to be had, but the stones themselves eluded her. When she tried to pinpoint a gem's location, it felt blurry, as if she were trying to focus on a single tiny stitch in a dress without her glasses. With resignation, she realized that her only option was to start digging blindly. Apprehensively, she placed a hoof on the ground, and began to scratch at it. Back home, this would have been Spike's job, he didn't care about chipping a fresh hooficure. Rarity heard a rumble in the distance, and turned her head to see a cloud of dust approaching. As it got closer, she could make out the source of the dust could, three Gravelers rolling through the clearing, crashing right through outcropping rocks in their path. Rarity jumped out of their way as they passed, coughing on the dust could they kicked up,
"Watch where you're going!" she yelled, "you almost hit a lady, you... dumb rocks!" She wasn't quite sure what she hoped to accomplish with that unladylike tirade. Frustratedly, she returned to her gem hunt, now attacking the ground vigorously, throwing dirt every which way. A lot of the dirt ended up in her fur, but she didn't care; her hooficure was wrecked, and she was covered in dust, so why not just forego hygiene and appearance wholesale? She continued with her furious digging, until finally, a crystalline glint peeked out from the dirt. Her heart raced as she continued digging, now working meticulously so as not to scratch it. As the dirt parted, Rarity could see that the crystal was just one in a grapefruit-sized cluster. Her eyes lit up as she wiped the last of the dirt away, the glassy crystals glinting in the sun. She plucked it out of the ground to get a better look at it, and her face fell,
"Quartz." she said despondently, dropping the worthless mineral. She flopped down onto the ground and sighed. She was done with looking for a way home, now the plan was to lie there and hope that home found her. Suddenly, she felt the cold splatter of dirt hitting her right in the face,
"HEY!" she yelled, springing to her feet "I've had just about enough of all this! Excuse my barbarism, but I'm about to kick your flank!!!"
"Sableye!"
Rarity wiped the dirt away from her face and eyed up her assailant. It was a purple Pokemon, with diamonds for eyes and several other gemstones adorning its body. Its expression was a combination of sheepishness and fear. Beside the Pokemon, Rarity saw a freshly-dug hole. Her face softened.
"Forgive me" she said apologetically, "I've been having a bad day. You didn't mean to attack me, you were just doing some digging. Sableye, right? I am Rarity."
Sableye eyed the discarded chunk of quartz on the ground, then looked Rarity in the eye longingly,
"Sure, you can have that" said Rarity, "please take it in fact, I'm tired of looking at it.
Sableye dove back into its hole and emerged moments later with an armful of teardrop-shaped stones in a variety of colors. He dumped them at Rarity's feet.
"Ooh! You like gem hunting too!" squealed Rarity, dazzled by the pile of gems in front of her, "are.. these for me?" she asked cautiously. Sableye responded by scurrying over the quartz. To Rarity's surprise, he licked his chops and took a bite out of it. A distraught look came to her face.
"Sable?"
"It's not you, it's just... you remind me of somepony I know," explained Rarity, her eyes beginning to go misty, "and I'm not sure if I'll ever see him again." She buried her face in her arms. Sableye approached her, and started scratching her back gently. Rarity looked up, and gave him a friendly smile,
"Sableye" she began, pulling out her Pokeball, "Would you like to be my travel companion?" Sableye nodded. Rarity let the Pokeball roll out of her hoof and bump gently against her new friend.