ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Mistralton Gym, outside

-blinks at Pica- Uh...I guess? I agree with your friend, though.

Mistralton Center

-Sticy Lips is looking at the paperwork while Gogie is giving him a mix of an angry and a questioning look-

Gogie: <Okay, I'm kind of confused why they gave you the paperwork in the first place, but doesn't this seem a bit soon?>

Sticy Lips: <What do you mean?> :O

Gogie: <They've been gone for one day and you're already trying to replace him as the team's trainer!>

Sticy Lips: <This is just until they come back, though.> :)

Gogie: <Well, they could come back tomorrow! What'll happen, then?>

Sticy Lips: <Then I'll be able to take over should something like this happen again.> :)

Gogie: <I really don't like this... And you don't know the first thing about being a trainer.>

Sticy Lips: <Sure I do. I can strategize and call out attacks!> :O

Gogie: <What moves do I know, then?>

Sticy Lips: <Hm...> :/

<Fire Fang, Howl, Bite, Swagger, and Sand-Attack.> :3

Gogie: <Go on.>

Sticy Lips: <Roar... Odor Sleuth... Lick...> :/

Gogie: <I don't know Lick.>

Sticy Lips: <You don't?> :O

<You should, it's a wonderful attack.> :3

Gogie: <No.>

<And this isn't going to work out.>

Sticy Lips: <Sure it will! We'll train for a bit together, complete the Gyms we can, and they'll be back before you know it!> :O

Gogie: <No, I'm not switching loyalties so easily this time.>

Sticy Lips: <What are you talking about Gogie?> :?

Gogie: <...>

<Nothing.>

<Point is, you're not going to be the team's trainer.>

Sticy Lips: <I think you're taking this more seriously than you should be, Gogie.> :(

Gogie: <And I think you're taking it too lightly.>

Sticy Lips: <Gogie, you're mad.> :(

<I don't want you to be mad.> :(

Gogie: <And I don't want you to hand in that form.>

Sticy Lips: <But I really should. I think Crow would say I should.> :(

Gogie: <I've known Crow much longer than you have and I don't think he'd want this.>

Sticy Lips: <Gogie...> :(

<I think you need a hug.> :(

Gogie: <I don't want a hug.>

Sticy Lips: <Well, I'll give you one anywyay.> :3

Gogie: <STICY LI->

-Sticy Lips goes barreling toward Gogie, euphoria in his voice-

Sticy Lips: <HUGGIE!> :3

-Gogie is tongue-glomped and his angry expression eventually shifts to one of joy-

Sticy Lips: <Great, now I'll go turn these in!> :)

-Sticy Lips lets go of Gogie and goes to turn in the paperwork-

-As Gogie is let go, his expression quickly shifts to one of greater anger-

-He storms off in the direction of his ball and returns to it-

-Sticy Lips then returns to the scene-

Sticy Lips: <Alright, Gogie, I di-> :)

-He then notices that Gogie is no longer present and the residual anger-

Sticy Lips: :(

Unova - PMD-B - Likely Sometime in the Past - After This

-A certain group emerges from a tunnel amongst a sea of trees-

<Nimbus: "Eh?! I thought that this was supposed to open up to Undella!">

<Dahak: "Yeah, this is peculiar...">

<Savarin: "... What's Undella, again?">

<Elh: "It's an arcane name for Ripple Beach. It should be to the-">

<???: "Hey you.">

<Simo: "Huh?">

-And a leering Scolipede and Escavalier in guards' garb stares down at the group-

-Going rather wide-eyed-

<Elh: "Gih!">

<Guard!Escavalier: "What are you doing here?">

<Natrix: "We're traveling... Is there something wrong with that?">

<Guard!Scolipede: "Well I don't know... A bunch of lizards loafing around on the outskirts... And you're not from around here...">

<Dreyer: "... What's wrong with that?"> :? :?

<Natrix: "Mmph. Something wrong with wanting out of a dank tunnel?">

-Stammering uneasily-

<Elh: "U-Uh... R-Red?">

<Savarin: "Gimmie a sec here, Elh.">

<Simo: "You realize that you're severely outnumbered, right? It probably would not be wise to pick a fight...">

<Guard!Escavalier: "You realize that if you cause trouble with us and try and sneak into town, your reception's not getting any friendlier, right?">

<Gelato: "Tracer? Are we in trouble?">

<Tracer(?): "I'm sure that we can clear this up with a simple explanation. Look, we're not up to anything fishy... Is there something that we could do to prove that?">

<Guard!Scolipede: "... Lemme give you a quick patdown.">

<Dahak: "... Patdown?">

<Nimbus: "Um... Where exactly do you think we'd keep stuff other than bags?">

<Guard!Scolipede: "I'm not getting that invasive! It's more of a sniff to make sure you're clean of any illicit substances.">

<Dreyer: "... Do you even have a no-">

<Guard!Scolipede: "Antennae.">

<Dreyer: "... Oh right.">

<Natrix: "... Oh yeah, this isn't completely awkward."> >_>

<Teala(?): "Do I want to know what counts as an 'illicit substance'?">

<Guard!Escavalier: "Well?">

<Savarin: *sigh* "Fine. Who do you want to check?">

<Guard!Scolipede: "Well... Let's start with the obvious suspects first.">

-And goes over to feel a certain Druddigon with its antennae, making prodding motions as opposed to a dragging sweep-

<Teala(?): "Hrmph! Careful with those!">

<Guard!Scolipede: "Oh, you'll live. Okay... Let's go with the lardo next.">

<Nimbus: "I am not a lard-">

-And is rubbed by the antennae-

<Nimbus: *pbbt* "H-Hey, stop! That tickles!">

<Guard!Scolipede: "Yeah, yeah, you're clear, chucklehead.">

<Guard!Escavalier: "Hrm... Stan, maybe go with the shar-">

<Garchomp(?): *growls* "I'd suggest that you pick someone else.">

<Guard!Scolipede: "... Okay, chalk that up for 'one' for suspicious signs. But fine. I am a hospitable mon...">

<Tagg(?): "Hospitable? What.">

<Guard!Scolipede: "So I'll wait to get to you later. Let's go with... The axehead with the ratty scarf.">

-Squeaking-

<Elh: "Wh-What?! Y-You c-can't-!">

-Drawing near to the Fraxure, craning neck down to her level-

<Guard!Scolipede: "If you've got nothing to hide, this should be over real fast...">

-And pushes antennae towards a visibly squirming Fraxure-

-With an expression roughly equivalent to that one would expect from a Deerling in a truck's headlights-

<Elh: "Ah-Ah-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!">

-And flees into the forest as fast as her legs can carry her-

-Giving a look that can be best described as being at once derisive and suspicious-

<Guard!Escavalier: "'Not hiding anything', eh?">

<Natrix: "Oh shut up."> >_>

<Teala(?): "There is a perfectly good-">

<Savarin: "Hey Elh! Wait up!">

-And dashes after the Fraxure-

-Exasperatedly-

<Natrix: "Oh come on, not you too!">

<Guard!Scolipede: "... You're not helping your case- ARGH!">

-And is hit by a Dragonite's Thunder Wave-

<Nimbus: "Sorry!">

<Guard!Escavalier: "Why you- ACK!">

-And is blown into a tree via whirlwind-

<Tagg(?): "Why didn't we do this ''earlier?" >_>

-Stilling wings-

<Roc(?): "Eh, moment didn't call for it.">

<Nudi(?): "I don't think this was exactly an ideal solution, Tagg.">

<Tracer(?): "Sorry about that, but we kinda need to get going before those two get lost!">

<Guard!Escavalier: "Hey! You can't do this! This is resisting-!">

-And the group takes off-

<Teala(?): "There's a Lum Berry in that bush behind you!">

<Guard!Scolipede: "Rrgh... What on earth could those lizards have been hiding?">

<Guard!Escavalier: "Urgh... Well, they won't be getting very far...

Not in those woods...">

Further Into the Woods - Unova-B

-A certain Fraxure is stopping to catch her breath-

<Elh: *pant pant* "Did... Did I lose them?">

<Savarin: "Hey!">

<Elh: "Huh?">

-And turns to face a red-scarved Deino-

<Savarin: "What on earth happened back there?">

-Looking flustered-

<Elh: "I- I- I-">

<Savarin: "Wait... You scared of bugs or so- OW!">

-And gets a swift conk from the Fraxure-

<Savarin: "Geez! I was just askin'!">

<Elh: "I was just a little startled by being pulled off to the side, that's all.">

<Savarin: "But we outnumbered them-">

<Elh: >:( >

<Savarin: "Alright! Alright! I'll just leave this one be.">

-It is at this point that the rest of the group catches up-

<Dahak: "There you two are!">

<J!Unown: "This one would like to remind that running off on one's own is not the wisest of actions, even for a strong Pokemon.">

<Savarin: "Eh, it's just some woods right? What's the worst that could-?">

-And a crack can be heard-

<Natrix: "Oh my Arceus, he just had to ask that, didn't he?"> >_<

-In the background, the sounds of a scuffle can be heard-

<??? #1: "-What happened to you?">

<??? #2: "Don't you understand Elvis? There is so much darkness in the world, so much darkness, Elvis. No light. Only darkness. And there is always someone who will take it upon himself. Always. Always. Always. I have become evil, but once I, too, was good">

-Recognizing the voice, as a flash of light illuminates a figure through the brush-

<Gelato: "YIP!">

-And hastily makes herself vanish-

<Teala(?): "Eh?!">

<Dreyer: "Wait, we don't want to lose you now!">

<Tracer(?): "That... Doesn't sound-">

<??? #2: Ahh... This sword... It was a gift from a long time ago...>

<??? #2: But now it will have a more practical use. Looking pretty on a wall is not what this scimitar was made for...">

<Savarin: "Hey you! Cut that out!">

-And bolts towards the noise-

<Hidden!Gelato: What are you doing?! Don't run there!">

<Elh: "What did we just walk into?"> ._.

<Tagg(?): "Someone in need of help, come on!">

-And the group follows, just in time to see the form of an Emboar breathing fire onto a red-hot blade standing over a downed Simisage-

<???!Emboar: "Goodbye... Old Friend...">

-And proceeds to stab the Simisage repeatedly, which cries out in pain, making increasingly less coherent sounds-

<Tracer(?): O.O>

<Tagg(?): "Holy-">

-And an Aura Sphere quickly rips through the forest towards the Emboar's head-

-Which kicks up a decent amount of dust-

<Nimbus: *cough cough* "Wh-What was-?">

<Simo: "That was me... I just hope we weren't too late...">

-Dropping illusion, visibly shaken-

<Gelato: "It's not possible... He's supposed to be dead... He's supposed to be dead...">

<Nudi(?): "Who's supposed to be-?">

-And the dust clears, revealing a vacant space with some mangled tree limbs-

<Dahak: "Huh? But where did?">

-And the forms of a number of snarling mons abruptly appear, with the Emboar from earlier leading the fore-

<Tracer(?): "Gah!">

<Simo: "Um... Tracer? These mons... They don't feel-"> ._.

<???!Emboar: It's time you all were introduced to... Your rulers' executive staff...">

<Elh: "Wh-What?!">

<Savarin: "Grr... Tell 'em to take a number!">

<???!Emboar: "Perhaps, not the kind you've been used too... but certainly game for a laugh.">

-And a cackle goes around the amassed mons-

-Snarling-

<Luxray(?): "Grr... Let them come! We'll gnaw on their bones!">

<Teala(?): "Uhm... As much as I'd love to join you, I'd like to remind you that we have 3 younglings with us."> ._.

<Dreyer: "Where's the spooky music coming from anyways?">

<???!Persian: "We'd like to assure you no fooling.">

-With a tone with a hint of bitterness to it-

<???!Marowak: Red meat is no longer our scene>

<???!Pidgeot: "But if now and then we're seen drooling...">

<???!Lapras: "IT'S ONLY AN ANCESTORS GENE!">

<Natrix: "Okay, I draw the line at terrible rhymes! Tracer, we're outta here!">

<Tracer(?): "Ah! Right! Focus your attacks on one of those creeps and keep running through the gap!">

-And the group does so on the apparent form of a Ninetales, fleeing as fast as their appendages can carry them-

-Calling out after the group-

<???!Raticate: "RUN COWARDS, RUN!">

<Tagg(?): "Rrgh! If only I weren't in a body with stubby- WHOA!">

-And the group collectively tumbles after one of their number hits a tree root-

A Couple of Seconds Afterward, While Coming To Our Senses

<???: Oh my...">

<Tracer(?): H-Huh? W-Who's there?!"> @_@

-And sees the form of a Salamence with a Spell Tag dangling from its neck-

<Spell Tag!Salamence: "Running from someone?">

-Recoiling out of shock of the sight of the Salamence-

<Tracer(?): "Ack!">

<Spell Tag!Salamence: "Calm down, calm down, young one... I bear you no harm...">

<Natrix: "Argh... Can't... Breathe... Being... Crushed... By fatty..."> @_@

-From on top of Natrix-'

<Nimbus: "Are we still alive?"> @_@

<Spell Tag!Salamence: "It would appear that your group is not in further need of that...">

<J!Unown: "This one does not appreciate the implication!"> @

<Spell Tag!Salamence: It would appear that the forest got the better of the lot of you... Perhaps I should explain in a place that is a bit safer...">

-Still a bit dazed-

<Teala(?): "Urgh... Sure?">

<Spell Tag!Salamence: "Very well, then... Come along...">

-And the group regains its bearings... And begins following the form of a Salamence into settings that are at once familiar and unfamiliar-

In Some Less-Than-Inviting Woods - Unova-B

<Spell Tag!Salamence: "I must say... It would appear that the travelers today have been more numerous... And foolish than usual...">

<Elh: "Eh? What do you mean by that?">

<Spell Tag!Salamence: "Well, the lot of you had the... Uhm... Interesting idea of passing through these woods without protection from its curse...">

<Savarin: "How'd we do that, anyways? And since when were woods ever cursed?"> |?

<Spell Tag!Salamence: "... I see that you are not knowledgeable of your surroundings, either...">

-And the group passes by some poles with Spell Tags affixed to them-

<Spell Tag!Salamence: "This place used to host a great evil... Its taint upon the land has not fully died away even after thousands of moons-">

<Gelato: "Meep. I knew bad things happened in Undella, but I didn't think they'd be that bad!"> O_O;

<Tracer(?): "Eh? What do you mean by that?">

<Gelato: "I... I don't really know... I just know that I was always told to stay close to the edges of town... And to try not to spend too much time there...">

-And the sight of a fairly ragtag encampment composed of sleeping mats and tents comes into view-

<Spell Tag!Salamence: "But I have to hand it to you, at least you were clever enough not to bumble into the deep where the spectres dwell in greater numbers unlike the last group...">

<Dahak: "... What happened to them?"> ._.

-And a young Gible runs up, who was last seen manning a shop a while ago-

<Spell Tag!Gible: "Eh? You found more of them? There's so many!

... Is this the main group for the ones we found earlier?">

<Luxray: "... Earlier?">

<Spell Tag!Salamence: "Hrm? Did you not have any others in your group?">

<Savarin: "Nope.">

<Elh: "... No.">

<Tracer(?): But wait... Where are these 'others'-?">

-And the group spots a number of draconic mons gathered around some obscured figures-

<Spell Tag!Gible: "They're over there! Come and see! Come and see!">

<Dreyer: "... O... Kay? I guess it couldn't hurt...">

-And we draw near to the group of locals-

edited 2nd May '13 10:49:33 PM by TracerBullet

Mistralton Groceries

Nathan: "So anyway, Ammy, what else is up? I'm just trying to get by with these guys but as you can see, one of them is... eccentric." Nathan points at his Yanma.

edited 3rd May '13 1:13:06 AM by Nitro836

-having finally wrestled Makoto away from Discord, Joseph is at the gym-

Thw Dream World

Unite: <Slight problem there, Treeo. Where are we even supposed to go?>

Without looking up or even saying a word, the grief-stricken Comet made a motion with her claw, then all of a sudden, a large wooden door erupted from the ground in front of the group, giving Unite a start.

<BWARK! Where did that come from?>

Still without looking up, Comet sighed sadly.

Comet: <Just go through there. It'll lead you in the right direction...>

With another wave of her claw, another door erupted out of the ground, this time in front of the Charizard. Dejected, Comet turned the knob on the door and pulled it open. But just as she was about to step through.

Lake: <Wait, Comet!>

She stopped, not bothering to even turn back and look at Lake.

Comet: <Yes?>

Lake: <Are you gonna' be alright? You don't look so good...>

Comet: <...I'll be fine. You just go. I'll see you back home...>

Before they could say anything else, the Charizard walked through the door and shut it behind her, before it vanished into a large cloud of Dream Mist.

Treeo: <...Well...>

Treeo rubbed the back of his head, unsure if telling Comet off had been the right course of action now that it had left her in such a dejected state.

Somewhat annoyed, Unite hopped over to the door Comet had conjured up.

Unite: <Focus on the mission, guys! We've got to find out what's causing these Dream Rifts and stop them once and for all!>

Reaching up, the Braviary wrapped his wing around the doorknob and turned it.

<Now let's see what's behind door number one...>

- Is walking around with my Pokémon -

Mirage: No, yes, no, yes... (giggles) <I think I've got it, Setsy!>

Setsuna: (nods)

Mirage: <Okay, what should I work on next...?>

Kohai: (looking around) <If anyone sees that Frillish, let Kohai know.>

-Is presumably walking with DS-

So it would appear that Brycen decided to go back to acting.

Hmm, I wonder what became of the old gym, then?

-Shrugs-

Beats me.

Ovis: -Looks at Setsuna briefly, then back at the ground-

Anyway, I was planning on heading to Lentimas and taking that route to Opelucid. Wanna come with?

- Nods -

Sure.

Setsuna: (glances over at Ovis for a moment)

Dream World

MurCrow: <Hm...>

Ghostus: <Something going on?>

MurCrow: <Well... I kind of started thinking about what's going on back in Mistralton.>

<Wonder how worried about us the others are...>

Ghostus: <Eh, hopefully nothing too bad's happened.>

<Then again, I don't know.>

MurCrow: <I want to help too, but maybe we should head back, let them know we're alright?>

Ghostus: <Eh, yeah, that's probably a good idea.>

Glöckchen: <I'll go back too. I might miss band practice.>

-She rings her bell-

-MurCrow nods-

MurCrow: <Alright.>

MurCrow: <How about you, Slashkreyd?>

Slashkreyd: <Well, I don't know...>

MurCrow: <You want to stay here?>

Slashkreyd: <I'm not sure if I want to stay or not...>

<But you do need a Dreamweaver to get around here, and I'm the only one here.>

MurCrow: <Hm, fair enough...>

<Could you send us back, though?>

Slashkreyd: <I'll get you where you need to go.>

-Slashkreyd concentrates, straining himself a bit, but eventually creates a door to where Comet went-

MurCrow: <Sorry we couldn't stay longer, guys!>

<We'll see if we can't come back in our dreams.>

Ghostus: <Will be nice to see the others.>

<And to get away from some of them...>

-Glöckchen rings her bell-

-The three then head through the door and it vanishes in a puff of Dream Mist-

Great.

Ovis: -Notices that Setsuna is looking at him- <Oh, hey...>

Anguis: -Looking at the electric sheep and zebra- <This seems kinda awkward.>

Fenrir: <It is not our place to pry Anguis.>

Mistralton Pokemon Center

-Herbert starts to stir, realises that he fell asleep drooling on top of his laptop, and hastily gets himself up and packs it away. He then looks down at his X-Transceiver, hoping to see a message from Carol, but sees that there is still no reply. He sighs.-

???: You abandoned her, you know. She probably thinks you've just run off. That you don't care about her. And would she really be that far from the truth? What have you done to deserve her affections? All you've done is force yourself and your own issues on her. Is that happiness? For either of you?

-Herbert gives a small groan, and rests his head in his hands for a second before looking around the Pokemon Center. Seeing the lobby deserted, he sighs again.-

Herbert: I can't stay here. I've got things I need to do. I need to head back to Virbank. Get my other badges. Get back on track to beating the League.

Dogs: If you're still around, do you want me to run Skyla?

Should be interesting to see some of the areas of Unova we haven't seen before.

Setsuna: (is unsure how to respond)

Unite: <...Well, gee.>

The Braviary dropped his wing, forgetting the door for the time being.

<We're dropping like [Fly Pokémon analog] here! I don't suppose anyone else is thinking of leaving?>

Stratus: <Er...>

Unite shot Stratus a foul look, the Dragonite jumping in fright.

<EEP! Nope! I'm staying with you!>

Lake: <I'm not going anywhere, don't worry. I wouldn't leave you guys like that.>

Woolly: <Neither am I! Not like there's anything I can do back in our world, anyway.>

Treeo nodded in response, sighing.

Treeo: <I'm in it for the long haul...>

Unite: <Alright, we good? We good. Now what's behind this door?>

Once again, Unite reached up and turned the handle with his wing, opening the door...

Shining Sands

...To reveal a seemingly endless expanse of sand.

Unite: <...Okay. Maybe it was a bad idea to get Comet upset before showing us the way...>

The Doors of Dawn

Slashkreyd's door lead to a small island bathed in an eternal morning sun, it's most striking feature being a large wall in the shape of a rising sun at the far end of the island, made entirely of amber crystal.

Set in the wall was a huge set of doors that were closed for the time being, guarded by a Blaziken and a Solrock.

And along with all that was a familiar Charizard, who was gazing up at the threshold back to the waking world, a mixture of a conflicted and upset look on her face.

Comet: <...Hmm...>

edited 3rd May '13 8:41:47 AM by luke924

Mistralton Hotel

-Every is asleep, but waking up-

Mistralton Pokémon Center

Herbert might notice some objects randomly starting floating around, upon looking at his surroundings he could see Allen and the Elgyem, the latter being the one responsible for this.

"Yes, you're doing well, just keep focus." said Allen, with a small smile.

The Elgyem then started playing with some floating books in the air.

Ovis: -Tail glowing- <Can you understand this?>

Darner: -Starts flying around Ovis' tail- <Ooh, shiny.>

Mistralton Pokemon Center

-Herbert looks over at Allen and the Elygem idly, before looking at his own gloved hands and trying to produce an Aura spark. He tries several times, but only succeeds in making himself feel exhausted. Sighing, he looks back at Allen.-

Herbert: Hey, does that Elygem have a name? I'm curious.

edited 3rd May '13 8:56:47 AM by Herbert40k

Mistralton Pokémon Center

"That's for any future trainer he might have to decide." said Allen, not even looking back at Herbert "I'm just trying to have him get a better hold of his powers, he's not my Pokémon, mine are much better disclipined." he added, now glancing over to Herbert "In any case, you seem troubled?" he asked, with a look of minor concern.

Setsuna: (watches for a moment, before nodding her head, her mane faintly flashing for a moment) < Y-Yes... >

edited 3rd May '13 9:02:43 AM by DarkerShining

Mistralton Pokemon Center

-Herbert sighs, then starts talking in an unconvincing tone.-

Herbert: It's just... it's nothing. Nothing you need to concern yourself with.

-He tries to force himself to smile and change the subject.-

Herbert: I imagine taking care of Pokemon like that all day must be a bit of a handful, huh? I've never been to a Pokemon ranch myself, it must be hard work. Do you have any of your own Pokemon on you at the moment?

Gingerly, Unite crossed the threshold into the desert, followed by the rest of the team, finding themselves under the baking hot sun in the middle of a vast desert. Of course, since this was the Dream World, this was far from an ordinary desert.

What leaped out at the team the most was that dotted at various intervals were downright huge growths of crystals, most of them bigger than an average house. As the light from the constantly shining sun shone down on them, the crystals scatted the light, casting spots of light on their surroundings.

It was all rather pretty, if somewhat harsh on the eyes.

Lake: <Oh mon, anybody got any sunglasses?>

Stratus: <Shoot! I left mine back at home!>

Unite: <What makes you think I brought any? I wasn't planning on visiting a desert while were in Unova!>

Treeo: <Not even Route 4?>

Unite: <Route 4 isn't this bright!>

Woolly: <It's okay, it's okay! We've done some desert exploration in the past. Remember that time in Hoenn when we went searching for Dintel?>

Lake: <Yeah, yeah. I remember.>

Stratus: <Yikes! That was when that tower almost fell on us!>

Shading his eyes, the Dragonite scanned the horizon briefly.

<Hey! No Sandstorms this time, though!>

Lake: <What a relief...>

Treeo: <Eh? What's that?>

Catching sight of something just ahead, Treeo hopped forward, eventually coming across a signpost in what looked like a path cutting through the middle of the sand.

On the sign was some text, along with a pair of arrows point to the left and right, indicating which directions the path - which split off both ways - lead to. Unfortunatly, though, Treeo couldn't read the sign.

Woolly: <What does it say, Treeo?>

The Sceptile shook his head.

Treeo: <I don't know, I can't read. Lake? Want to give it a try?>

Lake: <Let's have a look.>

The Feraligatr plodded over and examined the sign closely for a few moments, before giving his head a dismissive shake.

<Tch. It's a no go. I can't read this either.>

Unite: <What?! But you said you could read!>

Lake: <I can read English, but this is a language I've never seen before. If I were to make a guess, I'd say it's written Monese.>

Woolly: <Wait, wait, wait. You can write in monese?>

Stratus: <How would that even work?>

Unite: <Forget that! Do we even know anyone here who can read written monese? We could be toast, otherwise!>

Stratus: <...Toast?>

Unite: <Not literal toast, Stratus.>

Stratus: <Right! Right. I knew that.>

edited 5th May '13 6:12:51 AM by luke924

Mistralton Pokémon Center

"If you say so." said Allen, obviously not buying Herbert's answer, before picking the Elgyem and carrying it and nodding to Herbert "And yes, I do, they're not the most sociable of Pokémon and, as such, I tend to leave them in their own Pokéballs so that they don't get into trouble with Hikari's."