ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

I cant go on chat ):

That's because Tangent pressed the reboot button for the server.

- Velvet walks over to Briar Rose -

Velvet: <... There you are.>

Briar Rose: (looks up at Velvet, still crying a little) <... Velvet.> (sniff)

Velvet: <... Come on, let's go back to the others. We need to continue our search.>

Briar Rose: (sniff) <Yes...> (wipes away her tears and follows Velvet back over to the rest of the team)

I gotta go shopping for cloths T~T

-Steps off the boat, along with Lake and Cinder (Who is relieved to be back on dry land).-

Cinder: <NEVER. AGAIN.>

-Lake pats the Typhlosion on the back.

Okay, let's go and get that Zoroark.

The problem is more... "interesting" than I expected. To analogize, the reboot button broke off in my hands. Will leave a note when it's sorted out.

In a Corner of the Docks

-A Wingull and... Tagg? are in discussion?-

"Wingull": <GOLDENROD?! YOU PICKED THE WRONG BOAT!>

"Tagg": <Uh... Sorry? It looked like the best bet at the time...>

"Wingull": <And why are you a human again? 'cause that worked out SWELL the LAST time we tried to blend in!>

"Tagg": <It's a city! Humans don't talk to strangers much in these... We just have to stay low... find another path...>

"Wingull": <Ugghhh... how did I let you drag me into this mess... You better hope we can find a map in this place!>

Let's get to that Gym.

Helios: <How powerful could that Miltank possibly be?>

Garchomp: <It caused Tagg much frustration in the past from what Xatu told me.>

Chat seems to be working now.

In my last post, a random person noticed A, so can they notify whoever is after her so she gets found?

Also, I don't want to get the memories back for a while.

-Begins heading for the gym, Lake and Cinder in tow.-

We should have trouble with Whitney Or her Miltank this time around. Not after all the training you guys have had since then. Besides, I've got TWO awesome starter Pokémon. Not a lot of people can say that.

Cinder: <...Yeah. You certainly have.>

Lake: <Aww...>

-Some Nidorans sniff and observe from under a car-

Nidoran♀ — <Hey, mom? Isn't that u Frithrah's human?> — points to Luke's overall direction.

-The Nidorina peeks out-

Nidorina — <...Can't see him well from here but it looks like he is... Why is he back so soon anyway?>

Nidoran♂ (standing on hindlegs, nervous) — <We go run the alarm?>

-The Nidorina stiffens her ears and thinks for a while-

Nidorina — <No, kits. You stay here and I'll go to the back alley to ask for support.> — growls to them — <No. Facing. Humans. Or Houndour.>

-The Nidorina darts away-

Goldenrod Streets, Outside Radio Tower

Promo Worker: Hello, sir!

"Tagg": !

"Wingull": <"They don't talk to strangers", you said...>

Promo Worker: Would you mind trying your hand at some quiz questions?

"Tagg": ... Shoot, what did that guy say? We needed a Chatot or something? Not that I'd know these questions anyways...

Promo Worker: Excellent! OK, start the clock, first question: What pulp hero's civilian identity was that of a nobleman in Spanish-colonized California?

"Tagg": Oh! Zoro!

Promo Worker: Correct! OK, next question! In a popular game franchise starring a Sandslash, what is the name of the space colony hosting an apocalyptic laser cannon?

"Tagg": Uh... Ark?

Promo Worker: Laconic, yet you're tearing through these! But the last two questions will be trickier, concerning knowledge of the closed-off Unova region: What Pokémon species is famous for their Illusion abilities?

"Tagg": Zoroark!

Promo Worker: Awesome! And lastly, what sort of item can you collect on the Driftveil Drawbridge, used as a supplement for strengthening Pokémon?

"Tagg": Aww, I know this, but... OH!

-grabs "Wingull" by the wing and shows him to the interviewer-

Promo Worker: Oh- uh... yes, a wing... heh, you really ARE a laconic fellow! But you also win a shiny new Pokégear for your troubles! Courtesy of the Goldenrod Radio Tower!

-passes "Tagg" a watch, and runs off to find other people to pester-

"Tagg": -cycles through the functions- <...Hey! I got us a map!>

"Wingull": ... -begins to bang forehead against a lamppost-

-Is following behind-

We'll back you guys up if "Whitney" has any goons left after you're done defeating her Pokemon.

Thanks Tagg, that'll be a huge help.

-I can't help but notice that there still seem to be a lot of Murkrow hanging around. However, I shrug it off for the time being. After all, in the other timeline, I had caught Crowley as a Murkrow in Goldenrod.-

Hmm, since I never caught Crowley in this timeline, he might still be around here somewhere. I hope things turned out okay for him without me...

-dials lukes number-

I should tell him I found Penti. I bet he will be happy to hear this.

-is sitting in the Entree forest thinking about stuff-

-Is looking around at the Murkrow-

They seem very similar to the ones back in Celadon. I wonder if Scolemis is arming them too.

-Meanwhile, a chain of Nidoran messengers baton pass a message from the city, to the flowershop district, to the Nidocave, to the fenced area in Rt. 35, to the forest, where a armor-wearing Nidorino receives the message-

Taisho (recoils, surprised) — <...Frithvaorah here? Again?>

Nidorino — <Yes. We don't know when did he arrive here or if Silent is with him, but he seems to have brought in another ally.>

-Taisho makes a gesture and both Nidos run to the city through some thickets near the forest borderline-

Taisho — <This was unexpected... how much spare personmonel do we have at the moment?>

-The Nidorino runs up some numbers in his head, tilts head-

Nidorino — <Two city squads and some low-experience Nidoran mobs who are practising exploration...>

Taisho — <Curses Fine then. Assign a team to watch over him, no need to interfere, he surely is strong enough. However,> — turns to the other and growls — <make sure to report to us everything they do, in particular if they come this direction again.>

-The other Nidorino nods, bows and darts away while Taisho runs to the Magnet Train railroad-

-Back at the Nidocave, the interns are packing up stuff-

Orenda — Done yet, guys? We need to rush this for when Silent comes back.

Timbú (piling some boxes) — Hope it's soon enough... the Dean has many questions for him.

Orenda — Wonder where he is... ever since that streaming that we have heard nothing from him, and the Nidorans around seem to avoid us...

Rodríguez (running a security check) — It's not like they could tell us what happened anyway...

Dëvich (backuping stuff in a Magic Floppy Disk) — Shut up and hurry, people. So long as they don't withdraw the research funds, everything is right.

-They keep packing up stuff to move to the overground section of the house-

-Meanwhile, I approach Rt. 35, hidden behind some lake and berry trees that people don't seem to care much about, that or they can't surf across nor jump the Insurmountable Waist-Height Fence...-

edited 9th Aug '11 12:22:24 PM by SilentReverence

-Stops in front of the Goldenrod Gym and shivers-

Helios: <Was being beat that badly at eleven really that terrible for you Tagg?>

Yes, yes it was.

edited 9th Aug '11 1:27:22 PM by rmctagg09

It's weird. I have two different versions of how my Gym Battle here went in my memories. -Shakes my head.- I don't think I'll ever get over how weird this whole alternate timeline thing is.

Lake: <How did it go for you? Did you-?>

Cinder: <Yeah. She was a real pain in the behind for us, too.>

Lake: <Huh. I guess some things never change.>

Okay, are we ready?

I'm ready.

-Lake and Cinder nod as well. I nod back, then push the door to the gym open.-

Cinder: <If that Zoroark tries anything funny->

Lake: <You'll roast him.>

Cinder: <...Yes.>

Hello? Anyone here?

No Gym Trainers, that's always a good sign.

-"Whitney" approaches-

"Whitney": -Looks at Luke and I- Oh, you two must be new challengers.

Play it cool, Luke. Play it cool.

-Nods.- Yes. Me and my friend are here to challenge you.

"Whitney": Which one of you two wants to battle first?