ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

-Hears Tracer-

We'll talk about this later.

Good morning Tracer.

Tangelo Island

Rex: *cuddles Ichtacya, petting her fur and telling her how adorable she is*

Rascal: <Hehe, I guess you could say that.>

Lian: *kneels down so she's on level with Maekrite* <Hello~>

Littleroot Town

Ohm: <Rex didn't know what was going on then because he couldn't understand us. Anyway, what happened next was...>

Ecruteak City Gym, one year ago

Morty: *speaking to a man wearing a cape*

Man in a cape: Raikou, you say? If that is true, then Suicune must not be too far behind! I must make haste and follow its trail! *rushes to the exit of the gym, brushing past Rex on the way*

Rex: ? *goes over to Morty*

Morty: The latest challenger, I presume?

Rex: Yep! I'm here to win a badge~

Morty: Ah, a confident one. Let's put those skills to the test, shall we?

Ooh, Morty. Ghost-types are awesome.

To Lian:

Maekrite — <Hi there. So what, you ran out of opponents to spar with?> — swings horn carefully — <I could distract you for a while.>

Ichtacya <:3....> — yawns, curls — <...zZz... zZz... zZz...>

Silent picks up an apple from his bag and offers it to Rex. "Sorry, Gaea, but I don't have any food for Rock Types here... So, that is Crewe's mon? What's its history?"

PEFE HQ

<Pascal: "What was with that freakout earlier by that Espeon, man?">

<Audrey: "... Uh... I think that that was one of those Pokemon that were sent from that raid on that poacher's hideout...">

<Pascal: "... Oh... Oh wow, dude...">

<Audrey: "Yeah, I know... But at least they're here now... Even if I am getting tired of all of the mons deciding to use me as an impromptu therapist...">

<Pascal: "So you all found Gene by any chance, dude?">

<Audrey: "No. I'm starting to think that he stole a boat or something...">

Oldale Town

"How have you been doing?"

<Francis: "He's obviously ecstatic, can't you tell?">

<Toothless: "You know, I just got the strangest feeling that something was off... Beyond the obvious.">

Route 101

-A certain young Aerodactyl happens to be flying happily from treetop to treetop a short distance from Luke-

Ohm: <Umm...I guess so. They're also kind of creepy, though.> *thinks about Pandora and Yuki with a shiver* <Anyway...>

Ecruteak City, one year ago

Rex: Go get 'em, Krystal! *sends her out*

Krystal: <Wha...why am I fighting? Use your stupid dog or the Cottonee. :|>

Morty: A dark-type, huh? Hmm, this could be tricky. *sends out Gastly*

Gastly: <I will feast on your fear. >:3>

Krytsal: *raises an eyebrow*

~~~

Meanwhile, at Prof. Elm's Lab

Prof. Elm: *looking over a picture of Krystal sent to him by Rex a while back* How unusual. I've never seen this species in Johto before... Nor Kanto. I hope one of the other professors is able to identify it.

~~~

Minty: Wait, how did you know what was going on there?

Ohm: <Hmm?>

Minty: <You were at the gym, right? How did you know what he was doing?>

Ohm: <Ummm...> *distracts Minty with more grass*

Minty: *noms*

Bah, Ghosts are awesome.

-after Ohm is finished-

Huh.

-Grunts-

I was just thinking about stuff.

Route 101

Guardé: <...He's about seven foot tall, has bright orange scales, and a really pudgy belly. So, have you seen a Dragonite like that anywhere around here?>

Wild Poochyena: -Tilts head.- <What's a Dragonite?>

Wild Zigzagoon: -Gulps.- <...Do they eat Zigzagoon?>

Wild Poochyena: -Shivers.- <Or Poochyena?>

Woolly: <Oh, no! I doubt he would do that! Unless he was really hungry...>

Both: -Blink.- <AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!>

-The two wild Pokémon flee in terror.-

Woolly: <...>

Guardé: <...That could have gone better.>

-Elsewhere, Harriet, Treeo and Chord are searching through the branches of a nearby tree.-

Harriet: <Urgh, where is he?!>

Treeo: <Calm down, Harriet! He'll turn up soon, I'm sure.>

Chord: <If he isn't on the other side of the region by now, that is.>

Treeo: <Not helping.>

Harriet: -Sighs.- <I knew that Gene would be a bad influence on him.>

Chord: <Sheesh, you sound like his mother!>

-Hearing this, Harriet ruffles her feathers angrilly, but decides to ignore Chord for now. Hopping up to a higher branch, the Honchkrow comes face to face wiht a certain Aerodactyl.-

Harriet: <CAW! Zoltan?!>

edited 13th Nov '11 10:16:37 AM by Luke924

In Oldale

<Teala: "... Is it something that you would want to talk about?">

Route 101

<Zoltan: "Oh hai, Harriet! I'm flying!">

edited 13th Nov '11 10:21:12 AM by TracerBullet

- Is sort of just waiting for Wolf to respond -

- A short distance away -

Marionette: (notices the wild Poochyena and Zigzagoon fleeing in terror) <Ooh... More tasty fear!> (follows)

Harriet: -Still surprised.- <...Yeah, I see.>

-Treeo clambers up the tree's trunk to see what's happening.-

Treeo: <Something the matter, Harriet?> -Notices Zoltan.- <Oh, hi Zoltan! What are you doing?>

Rex: *accepts the apple* Thanks, Silent!

Gaea: <It's fine. I'm not really hungry at the moment.>

Lian: <Oh?> *looks excited* <Sure! It'll be good practice to fight something with needles! :3>

Ecruteak City, one year ago

Krystal: *faints the Gastly almost immediately*

Gastly: @_@

Rex: Wow, that was awesome, Krystal!

Krystal: <Of course it was.> *smirks*

Morty: *recalls Gastly and sends out Haunter*

Haunter: <You won't find me so easy t->

Krystal: *Pursuit; Faint Attack; Leer; Faint Attack; Pursuit; Pursuit; Pursuit*

Haunter: @_@ *faints*

Morty: o_O

Rex: Erm...maybe you could calm down a little Krystal...

Professor Elm's Lab, one year ago

Prof. Oak: *appears on a video screen* Radek? Are you there?

Prof. Elm: Oh, yes sir! *looks up from the picture and some notes he was comparing it to* Have you made any leeway on the case of our curious Pokemon?

Prof. Oak: I believe so. An associate of mine from Unova believes that she might be able to identify it. I'll patch you over to her. *screens goes blue for a moment*

Prof. Juniper: Hello?

Prof. Elm: Greetings, miss.

Prof. Juniper: Ah, there you are. *smiles* You must be Prof. Elm. I'm Prof. Juniper, the head of Pokedex research in Unova. Pleased to meet you.

Prof. Elm: Likewise.

Prof. Juniper: Now, to the matter at hand. ...I do believe the Pokemon you are speaking of is a creature known as Zorua.

Prof. Elm: Zorua?

Prof. Juniper: Yes. A highly mischievous species.

Ecruteak Gym, one year ago

Misdreavus: <Aaaaah! Get her off, get her off!> *wails*

Krystal: *tugging on her hair* <Wahahahaha~>

Rex: Oh dear...

Morty: *sweatdrops*

Prof. Elm's Lab

Prof. Juniper: They're native to Unova, primarily, but even then, the species number isn't very high. It's rather unusual that one would be in Johto...

Prof. Elm: Hmm...what could this mean?

Ecruteak City Gym, one year ago

Misdreavus: *uses Pain Split*

Krystal: <Ow!> *lets go* <Grr...>

Rex: Hmmm... come back, Krystal. *recalls her*

Krystal: <Hey! I wasn't done ye-> *recalled*

Rex: Go, Anya!

Anya: *appears, holding her blades out menacingly*

Misdreavus: *gulps* <I don't need a trim...>

edited 13th Nov '11 10:24:44 AM by Hobgoblin

I could, but since I'm certain no one wants to do Round 3 of psychology with me after two months of it I think I'll pass.

Wow...Krystal is powerful.

Route 101

<Zoltan: "Well, I saw this thing in a tree, and so I flew over to look at it. And then I played with it a little, and then I couldn't find the others... So...">

-Holds the remains of a rubber ball in jaws-

<Zoltan: "Also, do you know how to fix this? I think that I broke it...">

Maekrite hops back and then flattens his ears.

Maekrite — <Oh, the needles? I won't have much need for them, heh...>

Carefully starts circling around Lian, tentatively swinging his horn around.

To Rex and Gaea:

"Oh, it's fine... then again, bare rocks are hard to find in this island..." starts packing more stuff. "We should be returning to the Pokémon Center soon... considering I need to fix my Pokégear. Which reminds me..." turns to Rex "has Kim got a new Capture Styler?"

Ohm: <She's just mean. U_U;;> *bleat* <Anyway, the rest of the gym match went well. We had a little trouble with the Gengar, but we won in the end. :3>

Ecruteak City, one year ago

Rex: *looks at his new Fog Badge* ...Hmm. *doesn't seem very excited; pockets it and walks to the center to heal his mons*

Tangelo Island

Lian: <Oh yeah?> *keeps her distance as well, watching him carefully*

Rex: Not as far as I know. She said that she'd send me a message when she did.

Heh. Gengar are awesome.

Treeo: <Um...Doesn't look like it, I'm afraid.>

Harriet: <Sorry, kiddo. Maybe Tracer will buy you a new one?>

Treeo: <Where is he, anyway?>

Harriet: <You don't think?>

Treeo: <He might've.>

Harriet: -Sighs.- <Darn it, Gene...>

-Chord drops down from above, dangling from a string of web from his abdomen.-

Chord: <...Let me guess, Zoltan wandered off, too?>

edited 13th Nov '11 10:31:56 AM by Luke924

Yeah, I think we did.

-Basil and Dana are chasing Salamence playfully, and Katie is keeping her eye on all of them-

Ohm: <It licked me in the face. > *pokes Every playfully* <Anywho, that's enough story for now. You'll have to hear the rest later. :3>

- Smiles -

Oh, that's good to hear.

Tangelo Island

After nearing a short distance, Maekrite lunges forward, horn up, then gives a calculated leap to swing his horn at Lian's feet.

"She did? Well, then we have to trust that she'll get a new one. How has she taken the whole Monese, Legendaries and Weirdness Magnet stuff?"

edited 13th Nov '11 10:40:24 AM by SilentReverence

Oldale Town

"... I see... I just wish that there were a way that we could bury these things once and for all... It's so oppressive sometimes..."

<Nadia: "Technically, isn't this closer to Round 5 or 6 or something?">

<Kat: "I think that he's talking about group psychology.">

<Nadia: "Right...">

Route 101

<Zoltan: "I didn't wander off! I was flying! Not walking!">