Mirage Island

-the wind blows, shaking the Liechi trees-

Mirage Island Man: They attack! It's eat or be eaten!

-skewers some berries on his spear- HAH! I live another day!

-sits down and quickly begins eating the berries- Haha, haha, ha! Ha! He ho hoo... hoo... *sniff* waaaah!

-and breaks down, a little clarity returning to his face- Oh accursed man am I! Going insane on this island, never to see my granddaughter again! Oh, unnamed granddaughter! Do better than me, don't remain an NPC...

-looks at the poacher Sneasel- Oh, thank you, thank you, providing a foolish old man with some comfort as he lives his last days... alone were it not for you...

And eating the Wynaut. Man do they grate on you. "Why? Why not? Why? Why not? Why? Why not? Why? Why not?" IT KEEPS HAPPENING!

-the man breaks into unintelligible sobs and soon falls asleep-

night

(49 reaches Pauly Shore who is now trying to make a nest.... but failing)

49: Hey, I hope I'm not disturbing

Pauly: (Doesn't turn his head) <GET OUT!>

49: I'm just saying that maybe... if we work together... we can win this Pokeringer Competition... so you won't be so bitter against the world.

Pauly: <You really think so.> (49 nods his head)

(Pauly goes on 49's shoulders)

Pauly: <I guess we could give it a shot.>

49: (Smiles) That's the spirit.

Gotta go... I'll be back in 8 hours.

edited 3rd Jan '12 3:49:59 AM by Troper49

- Is having Odette both practice her Ice Beams for my upcoming gym battle, and having her practice for Pokeringer -

Tulip: <I get the feeling Odette will evolve sometime soon, yes.>

Velvet: (nods) <Yeah... Her energy levels seem pretty high these days. I don't think it'll happen today, or tomorrow, but she will certainly evolve sometime soon.>

Tulip: <I hope to evolve soon too, yes... Until then, I guess I should practice some of my new attacks, yes.> (starts charging up an Energy Ball, however, she clearly has trouble staying balanced as the energy ball grows bigger) <Um... I just have to- Whoa!>

- Tulip loses her balance, falls on her face, the Energy Ball goes flying off-screen, cue off-screen cat noises -

Tulip: (gets back up) <Oh! Sorry Artemis, yes!>

Route 119

Rex: Go, Grey! Use Headbutt!

Grey: <Indubitably!> *applies his cranium with to his adversary with much velocity*

Zigzagoon Gang Member: <Eeeee~> *faints*

Rex: Yay! Good work, Grey!

Don Zigzagoon: <Training against trainers is mutually beneficial as it helps wild Pokemon see their flaws and trainers' Pokemon to train! :3>

Zigzagoon Gang: *carry away the fainted Zigzagoon*

Rex: ...Those guys sure are weird. Anyway, now it's Sulfur's turn to battle someone.

The Winking Rattata

-Gamer is getting ready for the day, still rattled by yesterday's events. Kratos chooses to let himself out of his Pokeball while Gamer is shaving.

Kratos: <I really do feel sorry for you, Gamer. I mean, we all knew Meme for years! Hell, my first battle was a Double Battle with him as my partner! I still can;t believe how his bubble gum let him disable the enemy's Abilities......>

Not helping, Kratos.

Kratos: <Hey, I'm angry too. The best way for us to get over it is to go to a good therapist, or maybe contemplate morality for a while......Oh, that gives me an idea for another screenplay...>

Or just head over to Navel Rock and beat Meme and his buddies into a bloody pulp.

Kratos:<You know, we always seem to have these dissagreements.....>

Anyways, he said his family was doing the same thing to tons of people across the centuries. We should finish them while we can, to stop them for good.

Kratos: <I guess.......>

Then we'll head off ASAP. I just have to see if any of the others can come with me.

-Heads out of the inn, and wanders around town for a while until he find the others. Once there, he starts heading towards them.

edited 3rd Jan '12 9:41:18 AM by gamerex27

Route 119

Rex: *is letting his mons take a break from training for a while*

Sulfur: *cutting up some carrots for a stew; tosses them into the pot and prepares to add some Black Sludge for seasoning*

Rex: Hey! Don't put that in there!

Sulfur: o3o

-Is doing something...or mainly just brooding while looking at our pictures on a persona non grata list-

I am tiring of this BS.

-Approachs Tagg.

Hey. I was wondering if you could help me hunt down Meme and his family soon. I don;t want them hurting anyone else.

-To Gamer-

I guess I could do that.

Somewhere in Fortree

-Nadia and Zoltan are currently practicing for the Pokeringer with a hula hoop-

<Nadia: "HEY! That was mine!">

<Zoltan: "I got it first! I got it first!">

"You can't just expect your opponents to let you get the ring, Nadia! You have to get them to fumble it!"

<Nadia: "... So I'm supposed to attack them?">

<Teala: "Er... Uh... I don't think so... I could be wrong though...">

-Pursuing Zoltan-

<Nadia: "So how do I get the ring back then?!">

In front of the Pokéringer sign-up sheet

"Hmmm...A mock battle amongst Flying types...I wonder if any of them will join..."

-Checks her Pokémon-

"I guess I can enter. I think Holland will be fine."

-Signs herself in with her Swellow-

Thanks.

He said his hideout's on Navel Rock, right? Then we need to go to Slateport to get a boat there.

I'll head there and buy some tickets. You can stay and ask that priest guy if he wants to help too. In fact, get everyone you can to come. We'll need all the help we can get.

Still in Fortree

<Kat: "Be creative, Nadia!">

<Nadia: "Right... Creative... I can do this... Uh...">

-Nadia lets out a loud, bellowing roar right behind Zoltan-

<Nadia: RAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWRRRRRR!>

<Zoltan: "EEEEEEP!">

-Which causes him to drop the ring, which is quickly snatched up by Nadia-

<Nadia: "Mine!">

-And Zoltan quickly flies off and hides behind Teala-

<Zoltan: "(*shiver*)">

<Teala: "It's alright... She didn't mean to be mean or anything...">

<Nadia: "Er... Oops...">

"Not that kind of creative, Nadia..."

I could just teleport us all there with Xatu and save time and money you know.

Fortree

Fool is on a cruise flight with Socrates

Fool: Remember, this is a serious competition Socrates. There will be plenty of people entering their best fliers, keep your wit sharp and your eye on the prize and everything should go along swimmingly~

.+Socrates+: +Dun worry! I'll won't pull a Grotle and the Nidoran, it's all in the bag!+

Fool: Dandy! Now HIYA!

Socrates starts flying at top speed, leaving behind a twinkling purple streak in the sky.

- Is busy with something off-screen that has no relevance to the plot whatsoever -

(49 was training Pauly Shore for the Pokeringer Competition using the training techniques that Pauly told 49)

Pauly: OK... so you take this ring (Hands 49 a ring) and you throw and then, I'll fly at it and catch it in my beak. Now, let's try it.

(49 throws the ring and Pauly flies to the ring and catches it to his mouth)

Pauly: Nice job, 49, we might actually have a chance in this... YAWN! but now, I need some rest.

OK!

(49 puts Pauly Shore back in his pokemon)

This is going to be so awesome!

(The Croagunk is staring at 49)

Croagunk: CROOOOOOOOAGUNK!

What the hell?

Introducing new trainer: Jeff!

The Winking Rattata

-Jeff Walks in, intending to stay in Fortree-

-Recognizes Gamer and Tagg-

"Hey, aren't you guys part of the J-Team?"

edited 3rd Jan '12 1:34:30 PM by Sixthhokage1

- Umbramatic wakes up, still dazed -

Umbramatic: Uggh... what in the name of Giratina has happened? Did I get lured into another "celebration?"

Lumos: No, someone just landed on your head. - Turns to Styx - Please get off of that thing! He's awake!

Styx: - Is watching Rise of the Planet of the Monkey Pokemon on an Ipod - Aww, and I just got to the part where the Electivire takes down a helicopter!

Umbramatic: - realizes something - Wait... "someone?"

???: I'm so sorry, sir...

- Umbra turns to see a Shiny Snorunt next to him -

I really wish my body hadn't hit your head... It's my fault, I guess...

edited 3rd Jan '12 1:39:51 PM by Umbramatic

Fortree City

-Still hiding behind Teala-

-To Nadia-

<Zoltan: "You're bad!">

<Nadia: "... Says the mon who bites Toothless... Repeatedly.">

<Toothless: "Easy, Nadia... He's still a kid...">

<Francis: "I find it ironic that a mon that's supposed to rip the throats of its enemies out is whining about another mon scaring it...">

<Zoltan: "... Rip a throat? How do you do that? It sounds painful...">

-Sweatdrops-

"Er... Let's worry about that another time..."

<Kat: "What do you suppose the others are up to? I know that one Gamer human was rather upset yesterday for some reason...">

-Notices Jeff-

Oh great. At least he doesn't seem insane. Yes, we are.

Route 119

Yuki: <No...no...no...   no   ...no...>

Yuki floated around the grassy route, flipping over stones and fallen tree limbs for any sign of something valuable or shiny. Sadly, all the Froslass found was a Wurmple nest, a Growl TM, an autographed picture of Don Zigzagoon, and a bunch of Feebas scales.

Yuki: <Ugh...this place SUCKS.>

The ghost grumbled petulantly, floating down to the nearby river. A few Tentacool squelched, fleeing under the water from her presence, though she paid them no mind. Instead, she simply saw fit to wandering across the surface of the water, mumbling something to herself. Somehow, she got the feeling that Rex had treasure somewhere, even if he didn't realize it or was just hording it for himself. The former was more likely; Rex was too simple to have a duplicitous side. Chances were that he had simply forgotten. But that brought forth the dilemma of not having any treasure.

Yuki: <Stupid forgetful trainer...>

She was preparing to Ice Beam some Magikarp to vent her frustration, when a glint on the shore caught her eyes. Noticing a red sparkle, she floated closer to the shore, noticing a small scale. As she picked it up, it glowed with a numinous light, releasing a full spectrum of colors. Yuki stared in surprise, never having seen anything so colorful before. The object was small enough to fit in her hand, and interesting enough to captive her attention. And that shape...why it looked just like

Tite Kubo: THE HEART

Yuki: <...>

Freezing the strange man who had shown up and ruined her sentimental moment, Yuki floated back to camp, deciding to spend some private time eying her new treasure.

-To Jeff.

Not now, we're trying to figure out how to foil an evil Pokemafia.

-To Tagg.

Alright. That's probably a better idea that sailing there. Better to take them by surprise. We should wait until anyone else wants to join in before we go, though.

Evil Pokemafia? Can I help? I'd just need to make sure my team's ready.

Making sure the team's ready is me finishing planning my team

Umbra: Salutations, little one! You most certainly have stunning coloration!

Snorunt: Th...thank you mister. People don't usually take the time to say that... I like you.

Umbra: You're very welcome! What's your name, young Snorunt?

Snorunt: It's Jadis. My old trainer thought I would be more ruthless...

edited 3rd Jan '12 3:54:42 PM by Umbramatic