Priest of the Temple of Syrinx
Hitoki Household
Catarina and Kouchirou glanced over at Mitchell for a few moments, before the former ran over to Mitchell with tears in her eyes and a smile on her face.
"Oh, no, no, you don't need to apologize," she said. "The fact that you tried to help our child find their sibling is something that we cannot thank you enough for."
Kouchirou nodded. "You're welcome to stay."
Comments on Kec's Blog
yampyampdoggo: Yippee~! That is wonderful news! Tell RiRi I said congratulations!
waterungoodlobsterpoke: Oh, that is doubleplusgood!
krabsat: Wait... Api ittied? That's oozhassney... I hope he'll be horrorshow in the future.
RonnieJamesBrando: RIRI EVOLVED?! LET'S GOOOOOOO-! ...WAIT, HAVE I MET HIM?
DirkSeal21: Congratulations to RiRi! I do hope that Api is doing well in his new environment.
rocketbun: Wait, Hoops has a Snover now? And this "Xaster" trainer has a Riolu?! This is amazing! Do you realize what this means? When your mons evolve... you can head over to Kalos and play Bond or Break to win Mega Stones! It's a lot of fun! Kim's done it, Kendall's done it... oh wait you haven't met Kendall yet have you.
Hi, I’m oghond, and I’m a Rushaholic. Sorry if I annoy you unintentionally. 😅
Wyndon Stadium, past
As Hoops and Kec look up at the giant joint attack, they close their eyes. As one, they breathe in together, and then out. They raise their arms, and put their hands out in front of them, crossed at the wrists.
"For the sake of all of our friends who have fought and fallen."
"<Led, Sal, Vul, Sud, Tot, Ray, Pol, Bis, Jas, Api, Gon, Cof.>"
<Lend us your power once again.>
Their eyes snap open, and the pouring of Z-move energy becomes a roaring tide. They raise their left arm up into the air, and lower their right one to the side, then bend the elbows so they form a Z across the body.
"KEC!" Hoops yells. "THIS IS IT! BREAKNECK BLITZ!"
The energy becomes a swirling storm around Kec. For a moment it is like he just entered the battle, as he feels strength returning to him a hundred fold. The energy he feels is familiar in some ways - there is his own, and there is some that can only come from Hoops. There are the thirteen signatures of the pokémon that have fought along side them today, all of whom heard the call and are giving the last of their energy to this move. And still there is more, that comes from the land and the cheering crowd and the pokémon of the Galar region, and for a moment Kec feels like he has the power to do anything in the world.
He jumps forward, propelled by strength he has never felt before and by the power surrounding him. He touches against Hatty's psychic power, but something about him in this moment allows him to walk on it, pushing himself forwards. Then there is Piku-chan's electricity, and it combines with Hatty's attack and suddenly he is slowing down. He has so much power, but they have so much as well, powered as they are by the cosmic energy of Dyanmax.
But he presses on. Though pushed back by the strength of his rivals, he continues running forwards, not even on the psychic power but running simply on air, on pure power, and he is getting closer but he can feel this energy leaving him because it was never meant to be held like this, not for long.
He lowers his head, and Hoops does the same, and they scream in unison. It is a scream of defiance, of their desire for victory, a scream that denies by any means that they will lose this battle after coming so far. And so Kec pushes with all of his might, releasing all of the Z-move energy that is inside him, and it collides with the opponents' attacks and then suddenly the whole stadium feels like it is exploding.
Hoops covers their face and tries to stand firm against the wind that the clash of attacks created. They're looking around desperately, calling out, where is Kec? There is too much smoke, there is too much noise, they can't hear him or see him, he isn't replying.
And then, everything goes silent. And the smoke begins to clear.
Person, or Idea?
"You're too kind, Mrs. Hitoki," Mitchell replies. "All I did was what any decent person would do."
I should probably keep quiet, he thinks to himself, about how close we got to Cole before they met their demise. Whether or not the parents should know is for Laurie to decide, not me.
Then, in response to Mr. Hitoki's offer, he says "That's very generous of you, Mr. Hitoki. I could stay for one night, if it is not too much trouble for you."
Edited by AnotherMan on Jun 3rd 2022 at 7:32:17 PM
Empathic Kid Hero-in-training
Wyndon Stadium, VS Hoops
-When the smoke clears completely, Piku-chan and Hatty are revealed, lying next to each other unconscious with little spirals in their eyes.-
♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...
Empathic Kid Hero-in-training
Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on Jun 3rd 2022 at 7:45:55 AM
♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...
Some Rando
Contest Combat
Before Hatty can Brutal Swing Kamui out of her focus, the floor underneath Simon erupts into a geyser of water as Helmsman emerges, Kamui taking the chance to up the output of her assault as the Samurott rides the geyser to a smooth landing back down to Earth, blade still drawn to send a remote blade of water rushing towards Hatty from above.
Kamui finally let the beam stop, panting for breath while Helmsman rode the recoil and the wave to land back at her side, flourishing and sheathing his blade.
All Kendall did at that point was restart his song choice, the sounds of combat drowning it out.
Earth Vellumetal
Kendall and Kamui respectively raised their hand and paw to their noses. "<Nope.>"
They then turned their attention back to Groudon, Kamui bouncing around a Hypnosis flare while Kendall cast an illusion of himself a short distance away.
Delta Carrier
She pressed a button and turned on her helmet's camera. This was going to be fun.
Fire forming around her wrist as she darted out from behind the rest of her crew, riding bursts of flame to different vantage points, Lamb pointed at a few peons in the back, ones who had ample time to draw their weaponry.
Pointing at each of them in rapid succession, Hypnosis flares gently, yet swiftly flew towards their temples with intent to knock them out peacefully. Drawing her bow and looking around at her perch, she fired some flaming bolts and some cameras that may or may not have been there, only to then reclaim the flames after the cameras were burnt beyond functionality and repurpose them into a sweltering Sunny Day to blind the Peons.
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
Wyndon Stadium, past
The referee, who has definitely been there this whole time, raises their flag. "Pikachu and Hattrem are unable to battle." They then turn to look at where Kec was last seen, which is still covered by smoke. The crowd watches with bated breath as it slowly clears, waiting to see if he is still conscious. There is absolute silence.
Hoops smiles.
The smoke clears to first reveal a green paw held high in the air, before revealing Kec, still standing by some miracle, in a stance of victory.
"Kecleon is still standing!" the referee yells. "Which means that the winner of this battle is Hoops!"
The crowd erupts into cheers. A few people start to leave so that they can beat the traffic out of the stadium, but for the most part people are just cheering. Hoops looks up and around them, shocked at the idea that people are actually cheering for them like this. And that they won, which they really weren't sure was possible.
"No way," are the only words they can manage to say.
"And don't go anywhere!" yells an announcer. "Because tomorrow, Hoops will get to face our champion!"
Hoops isn't listening to it, they're just running forwards and scooping up Kec, who is barely responsive. "We did it we did it we did it!" they cheer, shaking their partner happily.
<Yeah...> Kec makes a small fist bump gesture.
"Everyone, come out," Hoops grabs all of their pokéballs and summons the entire bruised and battered team. "We won!" Everyone cheers and jumps in for a large hug. Hoops disappears beneath the pile.
Oreburgh Gym
Maxime entered the gym, initially taken aback by the cavern-esque interior. He had his three pokemon in their balls, and made his way towards the gym leader.Well, it's now or never.Maxime said under his breath
Welcome to the Oreburgh gym, young trainer! I'm Roark, and I'm the one who will test the toughness of your pokemon!
Max was initially bashful, but went forward with some more resolve. I'm Maxime, and I'll be the, uh, challenger to this gym. So, um, we battle now?
Roark smiled a little and said, You new to battling? It's okay, everyone starts somewhere. And this will be your start. Go, Geodude!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwpn0V6zWhQ&ab_channel=Pokeli
Maxime went back a bit and threw one of his pokeballs. Kliff, I choose you!
The Clefable and the Geodude appeared from their balls, ready to fight.
Geodude, use Stealth Rock!
Kliff, use Meteor Mash!
Roark's Geodude scattered a large array of stone spikes, which soon began floating on the ground.
<Eat this, pal!>
Kliff hit Roark's Geodude square in the face with his steel-encased fist, dealing large damage, but not enough to cause the Geodude to faint. On top of that, while Kliff was running up to said Geodude, he ended up stepping on multiple rocks, causing him to take damage.
<Ngh! Stupid sneaky pebbles...>
Maxime noticed how Kliff sustained damage on his way to attack Roark's Geodude, but also saw Roark. He was calm, despite how his Geodude was greatly hurt by Kliff's Meteor Mash.
Kliff, keep your distance! Use Disarming Voice!
Geodude, take the clefable down! Use Self Destruct!
Kliff winced a fair amount. If this next attack didn't make the Geodude faint, he was essentially screwed. With the damage he already took, a self destruct will surely take him down.
Kliff put his all into this attack, channeling power into his voice, which he sends forth as a sound wave.
However, as Kliff attacked, Roark's Geodude also began his own move as he was hit by Kliff's disarming voice. To the dismay of Maxime, the Geodude didn't faint.
Kliff, no!
The Geodude unleashed a powerful explosion, exhausting himself and knocking out Kliff.
Our first pokemon this battle took out each other, and both of us still have two more pokemon.
like christ, but with more nails
Route 209, past
Channah: ...Another enemy, I'm guessing? This looks like Hitodama's work.
Gustav: <Är han en hjälten? Tagg? >
Channah: Too much of a hero, sometimes. I thought we came here to hide out from the School, but he just goes and gets embroiled in their shit like immediately.
The Youtubes
Kamon Waterhouse
15k likes | 387k views | June 4th 2022
[no description]
#asmr #pokemon #food #fruit #mukbang #eating #precious babies
The video opens on a pristine white table in what must be a pricey hotel room. A montage of all of Kamon's Pokémon sitting on the lone chair one by one, facing the camera across the table, flashes by. Cut to black.
Sunflash: (sitting in front of a pear) <OH BOY HERE I GO EATING AGAIN!> (eats the pear in one bite) <WOW THAT WAS ONE SANDY APPLE!>
Kamon: (in the distance) Uh, maybe take it a little slower next time? The point, I'm given to understand, is the crunching. But good job! What do you rate it?
Sunflash: (two thumbs up)
Glokkpod: (pecks irritably at the orange) <What am I supposed to do with this?! What the hell, trainer?> (pecks some more) <Where's the blood? >
The orange rolls off the table. Glokkpod follows it with a beady eye.
Glokkpod: <BAH!>
A completely still Porygon sits on top of the table near a banana.
Kamon: ...Um, so guys, I found this mysterious Porygon just sitting in my PC box and I'm not sure if it actually, like, works. Or is alive. Are Porygons alive? Am I supposed to turn it on? Er, if anyone thinks they may have accidentally deposited their Porygon into the wrong person's box, hit me up.
One. Hour. Later.
The video glitches out in a mess of watermarked fruit images from Google search, banana memes, and a guy dancing on a talent show while dressed as a banana, all the while a distorted voice explains that there's always money in the banana stand.
The video returns to normal and the Porygon from earlier returns, sans the banana.
Rockstar calmly and quite humanly munches on a plate of honeydew melon cubes, fork in paw.
Rockstar: <Cheers.> (holds up an 8/10 sign)
A Rotom materializes into being behind the single strawberry. It stares at the fruit for long seconds.
Kamon: Mantis, that's food. Can you try it for me?
Mantis zaps the strawberry with electricity until it begins to blacken and smoke.
Kamon: Oh, not the tabl-
Kiro: <This mango is unripe. But that's okay. Kiro will make it good to eat.> (shoots some organic spray at it from his flower hands)
Cut to the mango covered in bugs.
Kamon: W-Where did all these Bug-types come from?! They're eating the rest of the fruit - Kiro? Kiro??
The table and chair, then the camera lens is quickly swarmed with bugs.
Kamon appears onscreen, brushing some Cutieflies out of his face. Faint screams issue from the hotel in the background.
Kamon: And that was how I got kicked out of my room at the Hyatt! It got cut a little short, but I hope you enjoyed my Pokémon trying out new foods! I'm going to just ah, just - yep. (slides away)
Sir, this is a Super 8.
4:13 *sigh* *unzips*
I stopped eating quarters to watch this.
That Corviknights beak isn't darkly colored enough, and it's wings arent shiny at all. It's clearly being neglected and or abused. smh celebrities having glamorous pokemon they can't be bothered to take proper care of. Shame on you.
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why is every 1 doing mukbang now
Aww, that Obstagoon is so cute! Can't understand the stigma around them.
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obviously that rotom wants to be an oven when it grows up
Your Mawile is so well house-trained! How did you do it?
Reply from Kamon Waterhouse: He trained me, actually.
I thought this guy was canceled?
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Edited by Metanoia on Jun 4th 2022 at 2:37:49 PM
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
Veilstone Contest Hall
Hoops emerges from a changing room, wearing a sort of doublet that has extremely round sleeves. The whole thing is rich purple and red, and comes with a golden mask that covers their eyes. They glare at Xaster. "This is the last time I'm ever letting you choose my outfit for a contest."
Xaster shrugs. He is wearing a billowing white shirt beneath tied corset that makes him seem almost impossibly thin, with knee high boots that have a distinctive gold lining. "I seem to remember you saying something along the lines of 'Xaster I don't care, we've been shopping for like eight hours and so I will bow to your great wisdom when it comes to clothing'."
Hoops frowns. "Only about half of that sounds like anything that I would ever say. Are you sure I don't look, I don't know... too much?"
Xaster stands up from his bench and guides Hoops to a mirror. "You look great. These colours suit you perfectly, and you wear them well. And as for being too much, this is show business. There's never too much. Besides, you basically turned yourself into a science demonstration before."
"Yeah, but... that was a gimmick, you know? This is more earnest, but it's so much. I've never been comfortable being so visible."
Xaster places his hands on Hoops' shoulders and meets their eyes in the mirror. "You'll be fine, mon cher. And if you need help, I'll be right there."
An automated voice speaks on a tannoy through the waiting room. "Could Coordinator Hoops please come to the ready area."
Xaster pats his friend on the heavily clothed shoulder. "Go on. Show them how good you've gotten at this."
Hoops nods and leaves the room without saying another word. Xaster watches them go, then leans against the wall as his vision blurs and a wave of dizziness passes over him. He waits for the episode to pass and glances around to see if anyone notices. It seems that no-one did. Good.
Stormchaser
Vana finds the contest channel and sees that Hoops is just about to start their performance. It's a good thing that Kec's blog told her they would be competing. She takes a pillow and hugs it to her chest, before settling back in her bed to watch.
Veilstone Contest Hall
Hoops stands in the darkened space, listening for the klaxon that will tell them to begin. They have practised this routine, and they know that they need to get the timing just right.
The klaxon sounds with a loud buzz.
"Sal, time to dazzle!" Hoops says, using the phrase that Xaster picked for them. Truth be told they think it's stupid, but they kind of like it. Much like their feelings on Xaster, actually.
They throw their pokéball into the air. It is covered in stickers that were donated by Xaster, and opens with a burst of purple flames. The flames twist in the air and form themselves into the shape of the Toxic Lizard pokémon. Sal breathes fire on both of his hands, and spins in the air before landing on his tail and doing a move similar to a break dancer.
"Use Toxic!" Sal presses his hands together, generating his corrosive poison. It forms a steaming and frankly rather unsightly pile of goo on the ground in front of him. A few of the judges tut and make notes.
"Now use Venom Drench!" Sal tips his head backwards and fires venom into the air. It arcs through the sky in a perfect arc, landing on the ground and leaving a slightly steaming wetness. But Kec isn't done. He continues with his breakdance moves, scattering venom all over the performance area in random bursts. Soon much of the area is covered in the stuff.
Hoops raises their good arm and plasters on a smile that they think is ridiculous but thanks to the carful tutelage of Xaster no longer terrifies children. "Now, use Dragon Pulse!"
Sal jumps, and fires a small piece of draconic energy towards the toxic pile. It hits and sinks in, and for a moment it seems like nothing has happened. Then the pile begins to glow a light purple colour, as though lit from within. The glow spreads to the venom, and moves outwards like a piece of art. The performance area lights up in an intricate glowing pattern, that means nothing but is as beautiful and unique as a snowflake. Then it is gone, as the light fades and the venom is used up, and memory is all that captures the pattern.
And of course, the cameras.
The Oblivion Wing
Murphy: You heard the man! No firearms.
Taipan: We're going to be underwater, Murph. Even I know that's a bad idea.
Murphy: Yeah, but I know how you are with villains you think are "too dangerous" like Delta. Don't think I haven't seen the dartboards. Come to think of it, Bish, does ol' Jackie here have one of those?
Taipan: But if it makes you comfortable, I'll have sedative gas and the bolas that ties people up real good. You know, the typical stuff we use on guild grunts. Plus a few surprise tools I've mounted on the gang that'll surprise them later. You know the ones.
Murphy: Yeah, it's good you put a contingency in because the chances of you know who figuring it out after a couple of raids is pretty darned high.
616 Clavis Grand Plaza, Castelia City
Staff meeting with the Geo Soc crew go! Hank walks in and cracks his knuckles; this sounds serious.
Hank: I come bearing heavy news, folks. Corporate is asking that we give a review to Kecleonman 2. Any volunteers?
Collective groaning.
Tommy: Not it!
Hank: Coward! How about you, Grant. You seem to have more of a backbone than the wuss who's dating my daughter behind my back.
Tommy: What? We're no—
Hank: You lie! Grant, here's my offer. I'll pay for the fanciest shit you want on you and Albright's wedding.
Flash: Yeah, no. I still can't believe you managed to sneasel you way into our invite list.
Hank: Well, surely your husband won't say no to a bigger nest egg?
Shutter: Uh, no. You don't pay me well enough for that.
Hank: Have you seen your paychecks since the documentary?
Shutter: That ain't part of my job description. At least the beedrill thing didn't leave the emotional scars the last movie gave me.
Hank: Come on, I'll approve a raise and a bonus for anyone who takes the bullet.
Jonathan: We're not desperate.
Hank: Pearsons? How about it? Movie night!
Lars: I'm a cut you off there, Harv. We want a romantic movie night. We all know how it went down when you offered it to the missus.
Hank: Note to self: oblige staff to unfollow wife's Imperapic.
Staff: Never.
Hank: Come on, people. [K.J. Apa] is in that movie! Aren't any of you fans of [Riverdale]?
Jonathan: Yeah, that's not a selling point.
Tommy: That series is as garbage as the [Uncharted] movie with [Scott The Woz] on steroids on it.
Hank: I will approve 10 more days of vacation leaves and a permanent raise to anyone who volunteers.
Beat.
Hank: And an all-expenses paid trip to the nice buffet on the 25th floor skylobby.
Upton: And sold!
Tommy: Your funeral.
Edited by MasterJayAM on Jun 4th 2022 at 7:22:38 PM
Empathic Kid Hero-in-training
Wyndon Stadium, Post-Hoops Battle
-The glowing psychic aura surrounding Ian and Evelyn fades, and the two trainers call Piku-chan and Hatty back to their respective Poké Balls.-
Me: That was quite a battle, Hoops!
Evelyn: Yeah. We had a lot of fun.
-Beat-
Evelyn and I: Hoops?
Wyndon Stadium, Shadows
-Unbeknownst to any of the trainers who had participated in that battle, a shadowy figure had been watching the battle. Observing and Studying it. And now their research has finally concluded. The plan will soon go into its next phase...-
???: Why thank you, Hoops... I now have conclusive evidence that Ian CAN be defeated... Now all I need is the bait... And at the moment of greatest triumph, I will have it...
-Without so much as a "Mwahaha", the shadowy figure disappears.-
Oreburgh Gym, VS Roark
Me: You okay, Roark?
Roark: Hahaha... Never better! I'm pretty used to getting knocked down by Earthquake! But it seems you've found a way to avoid that happening to you.
Me: I did. Learned it from my girlfriend.
Roark: Well, aren't you lucky? Be sure to give her a good show, kid! I won't be backing down!
Me: Good! I wasn't expecting you to back down anyway!
Roark: RAMPARDOS, USE IRON TAIL!
Me: PIKU-CHAN, USE YOUR IRON TAIL!
-Both the tails of Piku-chan and Roark's Rampardos glow silver as they clash with each other several times.-
Roark: NOW USE HEADBUTT!
Me: COUNTER WITH MEGA PUNCH!
-Roark's Rampardos releases his Iron Tail and moves to headbutt Piku-chan, who pulls back his fist and meets the Headbutt with a mighty punch.-
Jubilife Contest, Evelyn VS Kendall
Marian: INCREDIBLE! Kendall's coordinated attack launched Evelyn's Pokémon sky high!
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Evelyn: Now, Simon! Use Shadow Ball! Hatty, use Mystical Fire!
-Simon and Hatty quickly recover from getting thrown into the air and summon their respective attacks: Simon conjures an orb of shadowy energy between his palms and Hatty glows in a mystifying crimson aura as she surrounds herself in red, orange, blue and violet flames. The two Psychic-type Pokémon throw their attacks into the air and merge them into a glowing orb of fire and shadow, empowered by the golden sunlight of Kamui's Drought ability, before bringing the attack down on Kendall's Pokémon like a hellish meteor.-
Marian: And here comes a swift and vicious counterattack from Evelyn's Pokémon!
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Some Rando
Contest Combat
The water still under his paws, Helmsman rode the Waterfall straight towards Simon while Kamui turned to look at Hatty, Extrasensory power flying towards her target behind the water-type, catching the rooster-tail and redirecting it toward Helmsman to further amplify his assault at the same time as her own.
"Hey!" He eventually hollered, turning to the commentators. "These two have been making all the decisions!" That issue discussed - under the sound of roaring rapids, given - he turned back to his music, not much caring for how bright it all was.
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
Oreburgh Gym, Maxime Vs. Roark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwpn0V6zWhQ&ab_channel=Pokeli
Your turn, Onyx!
Go, Beepo!
Roark's Onyx and Maxime's Marill emerged from their balls. Beepo smirked at the large rock snake. Pointed stones dug into Beepo's feet, causing some damage to him.
<Go Rill yourself!>
The Onyx was mildly amused by Beepo's... strange profanity.
<Now we dance, challenger!>
Beepo, get 'im with an Aqua Jet!
Onyx, use Gyro Ball!
<Time to 'Rill em up!>
The Marill propelled themselves towards the Onyx at high speeds with a powerful stream of water, knocking aside any stealth rocks on the way.
However, this ended up leaving the overconfident Marill open. With a single motion, the Onyx slithered out of the way like it was nothing, and then did a rolling attack of their own!
This hit Beepo head on, nearly KO'ing him immediately, but he still held on. Maxime frantically looked around the battlefield, looking for an opening of some kind, until he saw that the Onyx was keeping its eye entirely on Beepo, watching for sudden movements.
Beepo, use Bubble Beam!
Onyx, get them with another Gyro Ball!
The Marill spewed a concentrated stream of bubbly water at the Onyx, spraying it over a wider distance so the Onyx couldn't dodge.
The Bubble Beam KO'd the Onyx in a single blow!
Not bad. Can you take down my next pokemon like you did earlier?
The Wanderer
Route 209, past
Chiyo: -Kneeling down to pick one of the flowers- There's plenty of people who turn a blind eye at terrible things happening in the world, but not Tagg, even if it might destroy him. It's an admirable trait though, but Channah, they would've just come after us again anyway, the School doesn't really "give up" that easily.
-Looking ahead as she starts walking towards Solaceon Town-
Adelinde was a Templar I fought when I was much younger.
Dactyl: <The Sickle wasn't much of a fight though now was she?>
Chiyo: -Sighs- Well now because of my mercy she's apparently become one of the most dangerous School agents, sliced poor Percy in half and would've killed her if it weren't for a quirk of her powers, she's killed a lot of other Schoolkids, and it seems like just about everyone who's aware of her is afraid of her.
For obvious reasons, I understand she wants to add me to that list.
Veilstone City, today
-Looking around-
Still as hewn with rock as ever.
Edited by rmctagg09 on Jun 6th 2022 at 4:47:27 AM
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Priest of the Temple of Syrinx
Grand Underground
As Walter, Cuddles, and Caboose began running around and investigating the Pokemon that were there, they noticed that none of the mons they approached really seemed to want to battle with them. Some approached them and waved hi- Cuddles in particular ran into a Togepi and naturally gave it a hug- while many just stared at Cuddles and Caboose, likely due to the fact that Galvantula and Klefki were not native to Sinnoh. None of them really paid Walter any mind, either, likely due to the fact that none of them had any desire to be hit with Counter or Mirror Coat.
Cuddles, naturally, went around and said hello to every mon that was there, and gave them all hugs and cookies before noting their movesets and giving them tons of compliments. None of them bothered battling him, though some of the mons did stick around.
There was, however, one major exception.
By that point, Walter, Cuddles, and Caboose had noticed a particular Pokemon repeatedly punching a wall over and over again, and it was a mon they hadn't really expected to see in the Grand Underground. Namely, it was a male Heracross, who from the looks of it was either toughening himself up for battle or was... working out some issues. Walter, Cuddles, and Caboose all stared at him for a few moments before talking amongst each other.
<It's a Heracross,> muttered Walter.
<We can clearly see that,> said Caboose.
<Is he okay...?> asked Cuddles. <He appears to be punching a wall, and I have no idea why...>
He turned to face Walter. <D-do you think maybe he had a bad day...?>
<It's far more likely he's just toughening himself up, Cuddles,> said Walter.
<Oh,> said Cuddles. <Well... let me just go and make sure.>
With that said, he went over to the Heracross, while Walter and Caboose just glanced over at each other.
<Hi there!> said Cuddles.
For a few moments, the Heracross didn't even bother looking back, but eventually stopped punching the wall and responded as he turned to face Cuddles.
<Ah. Hello there, little Galvantula,> he said. <I am the one that they call Heracles. I extend to you my pleasure to meet you.>
<Heracles?> asked Cuddles. <As in the Greek god? You have a name?>
<I am referred to as the one they call Heracles, yes, as in the Greek god they also call Heracles,> said Heracles.
<Well, that's neat!> said Cuddles. <I wasn't aware you had a name! That'll be very convenient for Lenny if he decides to catch you~!>
Beat.
<For the record, my name is Cuddles; would you like a hug?>
Heracles paused for a few moments.
<You are the one that they call Cuddles?> he asked.
<Yep!> said Cuddles.
<...I would normally be open to receiving the human connection that humans refer to as a "hug", but as I am unfortunately engaging in training at the moment, the one they call Cuddles will have to wait until further development arises,> he said. <However, with that having been said, the one called Heracles does very much appreciate the offer.>
<Oh~! Okay! You're just training,> said Cuddles. <That's a relief. I was... somewhat worried that you were having a bad day, since you were punching a wall, so I wanted to make sure that you were okay. I'm very relieved to see that you are. I-if you weren't I likely would have given you a hug and a cookie.>
Heracles chuckled. <I sincerely appreciate the kindness of the one they call Cuddles.>
Cuddles smiled, then turned back to face Walter and Caboose.
<It's okay! He's training~!> he said.
At that, Walter and Caboose emerged.
<I'm aware. We heard,> said Walter.
<He talks funny...> said Caboose.
<Yes, the one called Heracles gets that very much,> said Heracles.
<Like the Greek god?> asked Caboose.
Walter smirked.
<Charon's going to love him,> said Walter.
Heracles tilted his head. <And who is the one that they call Charon?>
<Oh, Charon? He's Lenny's West Sea Gastrodon,> said Cuddles. <He's very studious and enjoys reading Greek mythology and literature. I've learned a lot from him. He talks entirely in iambic pentameter, too, so he's also a 'strange talker', as it were! You and him would get along very well~!>
<I see,> said Heracles. <...And who is the one that they call "Lenny"?>
And mere seconds later...
"Ah, there you three are."
Braker suddenly approached the four mons, and Cuddles ran up to him in delight.
<Lennyyyy~!> he cried. <Look! We found a Heracross, and I think he'd make a great addition to the team~!>
"I can see that, Cuddles," said Braker, chuckling a bit. "Well done."
The Heracross approached him. <Ah, so you are the one they call Lenny,> he said.
"Well, only Cuddles calls me that," said Braker.
<Ah, so it would be more accurate to say that you are the one that the one they call Cuddles calls "Lenny". I extend to you my greetings and my pleasure in meeting you. I am the one called Heracles, named after the Greek god they also call Heracles.>
"Delighted to meet you, Heracles," said Braker. "If you can, you may refer to me as Braker."
<Very well, then,> said Heracles. <The one that the one called Braker calls Cuddles approached me and graciously requested to impress upon me the relationary technique that the humans refer to as a "hug". The one called Heracles was very delighted by this request.>
"He always does that," said Braker. "Did you get a hug?"
<Unfortunately, the one called Heracles was too absorbed in training to be on the recieving end of the relationary technique that humans call a "hug",> said Heracles.
"Ah," said Braker. "That... makes sense."
He paused for a bit and does.
"...Would you be willing to join our team?" he asked.
<The one called Heracles indulges very much in training, battle, and strategy,> said Heracles. <Therefore, while I would very much be willing to take part in the group of Pokemon that humans refer to as a "team", if the one called "Braker" is planning on capturing me, he must first engage in battle as a test of both his strength and mine.>
Braker nodded.
"Very well, then," he said. "You're on."
Oreburgh Mining Museum
The lady from the front desk nodded and opened the door. Sure enough, on the inside, skittering around aimlessly and bumping into things like mad, was the newly-revived Anorith. As Owen got closer, he noticed that the Anorith's eyes were a bit glazed over- a clear indication that the lady at the front desk had not been lying and that the Anorith was, in fact, blind.
The newly-revived Kabuto and Cranidos, meanwhile, continued to examine their surroundings.
Stipax looked over at the Anorith with sympathy.
<Awww...! Poor thing...> he said. <...Wait, was he initially born like that or did he end up going blind?>
"Not sure," said Owen. "But I think we'll find out shortly."
He approached the blind Anorith— only to have said Anorith instantly skitter away, bonking into the desk in front of him as he did so.
"Hi there," said Owen.
The Anorith began running around in a circle.
<GAH! Um... w-who said that?> he cried. <W-was that a ghost? Am I still alive? Is that a Tyrantrum? Where am I? What is this place?>
"I-it's okay!" said Owen, raising his arms up in the air. "I- I'm here to catch you!"
The Anorith skittered forward, continuing to bump into walls and tables and completely ignoring Owen, though with a look of immense panic very much on his face. Owen eventually went over to the Anorith and picked him up, before petting him on the back.
"It's alright," said Owen soothingly. "You were revived by a machine. You're in modern day. Don't worry; I'm going to catch you and you'll be fine."
<C-catch?!> the Anorith exclaimed.
Frantically, he tried to wiggle his way out of Owen's arms, but Owen held on to him, muffling him a bit. The woman at the front desk smiled sadly.
"I'm terribly sorry," she said.
"O-oh no, it's fine, don't worry," said Owen, with Stipax still on his shoulder. "I'll take good care of him."
"I'm sure you will," said the woman.
Owen nodded and headed back to the main room of the museum. The Kabuto and the Cranidos were still standing there, glancing around at their surroundings. Owen, meanwhile, placed the still wriggling Anorith onto the floor, and Stipax jumped off of Owen's shoulder.
The Anorith immediately started running around frantically, bumping into things, pressing against them, and the like, with absolutely no idea of where he was or who was around him. The Kabuto and Cranidos looked on with slight confusion, before the latter turned to face the former.
<Um... is he good?> asked the Cranidos.
<Alas, I am under the impression that he is not, in fact, "good",> said the Kabuto.
<What is this? Where am I? Why can't I see? Am I dead? Are there ghosts? T-those voices are ghosts, aren't they?>
<Hey, hey, hey—!> said the Cranidos, running up to the Anorith. <We're not ghosts! You're fine!>
But he was suddenly interrupted by the Anorith bumping into him and touching him with his claws frantically. The Cranidos glanced at him with concern.
<Hey... are you—> he started, only to be interrupted by a yelp from the Anorith as he backed away.
<GAH!> shrieked the Anorith. <I-it's a Cranidos-! I... I must still be alive... w-where are my parents?! Where are my—?>
Immediately, the Anorith began running out the open door, frantically moving from left to right on the road in front of him and jumping around like a maniac.
<Mom...? Dad...?> he called. <Hello? Are you still here? Mom...? Dad...!>
Stipax noticed and instantly jumped with concern, following the Anorith outside.
<Hey, wait a second; w-where are you going?> he asked. <Y-you could get hurt out there! Wait up...!>
<Huh...?> The Anorith jumped. <M-Mom...?>
He began running again, frantically, only to run into the side of the museum, bonking him on the head. Soon afterwards, the blind Anorith fainted.
<Mommy...?> he muttered weakly.
Wyndon Stadium (vs. Evelyn)
Spagposted with Ian; all of Ian's text has been changed to fit the prose-based format
As Kim started to enter the stadium to a massive cheering crowd, the announcer began to commentate from the stands.
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!" they cried. "WELCOME TO THE GALAR LEAGUE'S VERY OWN CHAMPION CUP! THIS MATCH WILL GET RED HOT, AND I MEAN RED HOT! IN THE LEFT CORNER, HAILING FROM BALLONLEA RIGHT HERE IN THE GALAR REGION, HALF OF THE VERY DISTINGUISHED CHALLENGER TEAM 556, HERE TO WORK HER MAGIC AS SHE ALWAYS HAD... PRETTY WITCHY EVELYN-CHI!!"
And with that, Evelyn set foot onto the pitch, twirling around in her Psychic Kimono and smiling all the while. Kim glanced over at her opponent for a few moments, and then her cue came.
"AND IN THE RIGHT CORNER, FROM STRIATON CITY IN THE UNOVA REGION, CHALLENGER 912... KIMBERLY BOND!!"
Soon afterwards, Kim made her way over to the pitch, eventually standing face-to-face with Evelyn on the battlefield. She glanced down, smiling.
"Well... this is it," she said. "Best of luck to you. Just know that you may see some surprises today, and I will not be holding back anything against you."
"Same goes for you, my friend," said Evelyn.
Kim nodded. "Alright, then. Let's see who you send out first."
Evelyn smirked.
"Well, then," she said. "Prepare to be surprised..."
Soon afterwards, she levitated a Poké Ball over her head and proceeded to throw it out.
"SIMON, WORK YOUR MAGIC!" she exclaimed.
In a flash of light, Simon, Evelyn's Hypno, promptly jumped out of his PokeBall and turned to face his Trainer.
<I'm ready when you are!> he said.
Kim glanced over at Simon for a few moments, recognizing that there was a very high chance that he had learned some new moves since the last time she saw him.
And she had a pretty good feeling as to what one of them might be.
Fortunately, however... she had a mon that she could use to counter him with.
"Simon, eh?" said Kim, taking out a PokeBall. "Well, then. Let's hope that this mon of mine can take him down easily!"
She proceeded to throw the ball into the air.
"Red alert, Freddie!" she cried.
The ball opened, and the ectrodactylyc, wide-eyed Inteleon emerged from it, instantly hiding his grippers from view of the audience. He stared over at Simon, slightly nervously.
<O-oh dear...> he muttered. <H-he's got Hyper Beam... t-this is going to be bad...>
"Don't worry about it too much, Freddie," said Kim. "Just do the best you can."
Freddie nodded, somewhat nervously. <R-right...>
"Alright, then, Freddie!" said Kim. "Start it off! Use Safeguard!"
<R-right...!> Freddie muttered, nodding.
Instantly, he rolled into a ball and found himself surrounded by a blue protective bubble.
Kim couldn't tell if Evelyn had known that such a move was coming, but somehow, based on the move that Evelyn called out next, she figured she at least had an idea.
"Simon, use Meditate!" cried Evelyn.
Simon nodded and crossed his legs, hovering in midair. He calmed his mind and strengthened himself.
Freddie's eyes promptly widened from inside of his Safeguard bubble.
<O-oh no...> he muttered. <His Attack's been raised... W-what should we do now...?>
"Oh, don't worry," said Kim. "I have a plan... assuming, of course, that Evelyn doesn't have a counter planned."
<I... I'm sure she does,> said Freddie, immensely worried.
"Well, just in case she does," said Kim, "let's push it to the side for now. We've got another new move we'd like to show off, after all... and we're going to make the most of it here tonight!"
And on cue, Freddie stood up within his Safeguard bubble— and raised his gripper.
"Freddie!" cried Kim. "Use Metronome!"
On cue, Freddie proceeded to wiggle his gripper repeatedly until it glowed blue— and then all of a sudden, visions of the rest of Kim's team appeared beside Freddie as he glowed with a dark energy. Freddie glanced down at himself in shock for a few moments- and then before he knew it he was running towards Simon, with the visions following him, and all of them started battering away at Simon as though they were in some kind of gang.
After a bit, the visions and dark energy faded and Freddie stepped back sheepishly.
<S-sorry...> he said. <I... I don't know what in the world that was...>
Evelyn didn't seem to hear him, going straight into calling out her next attack.
Which, naturally, Kim had been expecting.
"Now, Simon!" she cried. "Use your Metronome!"
Freddie's eyes went wide. <H-he knows it, too?!>
Kim looked on, smirking to herself. "I had a feeling. Brace yourself, Freddie."
Simon wiggled his finger as he swung his pendulum back and forth, hoping to work up a rhythm. He focused his mind on the vast list of moves that Pokémon can learn. Once he developed a sufficient rhythm, and with everyone around him watching, the silhouette of a pearlescent pink dragon manifested behind Simon, glaring down at Freddie.
Freddie, instantly recognizing the silhouette, immediately braced himself for what was coming.
Kim looked on in awe.
"T-that's...!" she muttered, also recognizing the Palkia silhouette.
As they looked on, the gems on the Palkia silhouette's shoulders glowed brightly as energy was drawn towards Simon's hands. The Hypnosis Pokémon raised his hands and with one motion, as though scratching at Freddie with claws, unleashed a blade of energy, tearing space at the seams for a super powerful attack.
The move proceeded to knock Freddie substantially backwards, causing gasps from Kim's side of the audience.
Wyndon Stadium Stands
This section was not spagposted with Animeboyianpower.
Meanwhile, in the stands, Braker, Walter, Cuddles, and Caboose had all taken their usual positions. As was customary, Walter was holding Braker's camera and recording the battle that was happening in front of them as Evelyn and Kim both entered and took their respective places.
"Well, this will certainly be fun to watch," said Braker.
<Indeed,> said Walter.
<I can barely wait to see what mon Kim'll use first~!> said Cuddles.
"More importantly than that, though... which mon will Evelyn use first?" asked Braker.
<...that is important,> said Cuddles. <...Well, it can't be Hatty; Evelyn would save that for last— I doubt she'd use Kako or Mirai either— she definitely won't use Axon, because if she did use Axon the crowd would go crazy because Mega Evolution- and on that note, yaaay! Mega Evolution~! That'll be really fun~!- and... I'm afraid I don't know of any other mons she has besides those...>
And then Simon was released.
<Oh! Simon! Of course~! How could I forget...?> said Cuddles, bonking himself on the head with his pedipalp.
Walter smirked. <I believe the answer to that is quite clear.>
<...have I lost any brain cells...?> muttered Cuddles. <Lenny...? Have I suddenly become stupid...?>
He started to tear up.
<I... I don't want to become stupid...> sobbed Cuddles.
"No, you haven't," said Braker, chuckling. "You just forgot that Simon exists because he hasn't been used much."
<Oh! Phew! Well, thank goodness for that~!> said Cuddles, perking back up.
And then Kim released Freddie.
<Yaaaay~ Freddie's here~!> said Cuddles. <Hopefully he knows at least one Dark-type move— if he does I haven't seen him use it, but maybe Kim taught him one— I do know that Inteleon can learn several Dark-type moves, so there's that...>
<And Shadow Ball,> said Walter.
And then Freddie used Safeguard.
<Of course he starts with that move,> said Walter.
<Thank goodness~!> said Cuddles cheerfully. <I-it would be a bit of a shame if Freddie was to get hypnotized right away.>
And then it hit him.
<But then again... Simon does have Hyper Beam... oh dear is he going to use Hyper Beam?! P-please don't use Hyper Beam Simon— I beg of you— I—>
And then Simon used Meditate.
<...oh never mind, he's using Meditate,> said Cuddles.
Beat.
<Wait, he's using Meditate?! B-but then that means—>
<Oh, this is bad,> said Walter. <His Attack's getting raised.>
<Fortunately, Simon is a special atta...> Cuddles paused. <Wait... is he? I... I had assumed that all Psychic-types were special attackers, i-is that not the case...?>
<Nope, he's a physical attacker,> said Walter.
<...oh,> muttered Cuddles. <...oh dear... t-that is bad...>
And then Freddie used Metronome.
<...is that 4/4?> asked Cuddles.
And then Metronome became Beat Up.
<Nope, it's Beat Up!> said Caboose. <What move is "4/4"?>
<It's not a move~!> said Cuddles. <It's a time signature~!>
<Huh?> asked Caboose. <Time can sign things...? I didn't know time could sign things...>
<Wait, time can actually sign things? Can it sign my cookie, by any chance~?>
<What's a time signature?> asked Caboose.
<Oh~!> said Cuddles. <Well, it's—>
And then Simon used Metronome.
<—is that 4/4, too?> asked Cuddles, suddenly interrupted.
And then Metronome became Spacial Rend.
Cuddles' eyes instantly shot out of his skull and he stared at the battlefield in shock.
<Oh... oh no...> he muttered. <Oh dear...>
<...well, dang,> said Caboose. <Time must have signed one heck of a crazy signature. Or space, rather.>
<Wait, there's such a thing as a space signature? That's certainly interesting, I'll be sure to look it up after this~! A-anyways... back to time signatures; they are->
Cuddles suddenly paused as Freddie was thrown backwards. Seconds later, his eyes welled up with tears.
<...oh no... Freddie...> he muttered.
<That move had to have hurt,> said Walter.
<I... I certainly hope he survives this...> sobbed Cuddles.
Wyndon Stadium (vs. Hoops)
Kim smiled, delighted by Hoops' win, as the crowd around her began cheering like absolute madmen while the stadium continued to blare "Bohemian Rhapsody" in the wake of the audience's call-and-response. She went up to Hoops, Ian and Evelyn.
"Well done to all three of you," she said. "That was a very enjoyable battle. I'm happy to have been a part of it." She glanced down. "A bit of a shame that Braker wasn't able to see this. Wonder how he's faring..."
Hitoki Household
"Oh, certainly," said Kouchirou. "It won't be too much trouble for us at all."
Catarina nodded, still in tears. "It's the least we could do."
And then she paused. "You don't happen to have any Pokemon of your own, do you?"
"Oh, he does," said Laurie, laughing a bit. "They... they helped with the funeral. One of them marked the grave."
"They did?" said Catarina. "Could we meet them all, by any chance?"
Galar Route 5 (October 2021- Ingrid)
The Leafeon scoffed, then leaned backwards.
<You wanna know who I am?> she asked.
"O-of course," said Ingrid. "I... I've never seen you before."
<Well, a shame for you, then,> said the Leafeon. <I have no name, I have no purpose, I have no desires beyond just lying here and waiting for the inevitable demise of all humanity.>
<Well, that doesn't sound like much fun, chuu~...> muttered Ananpi, glancing down.
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<It's the most fun I'll likely ever have,> said the Leafeon, with a sigh.
<You could join my Trainer Ingrid's team, chuu~!> said Ananpi happily. <It's pretty fun here~!>
<No, no it's not,> said the Leafeon. <Half of you guys are going to end up getting boxed and underused anyway. Never joined a team. Never have. Never will.>
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<Oh don't worry, he'll get a full character arc eventually. Never seen any mons of Ingrid's get boxed, though... or of any other trainers...>
<Makes sense,> said the Leafeon, shrugging. <The only thing you can do to pass the time as you wait for your inevitable demise is talk to yourself like a crazy person. Fitting.>
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"A-are you sure you don't want to join our team...?" said Ingrid. "I could really use another Grass-type for Hulbury..."
<Yep, pretty sure. 'Specially since there'll end up being no use for it anyways since you'll be dead before I can end up getting any significant amount of attachment to you.> The Leafeon sighed and walked off. <Not like I'll ever need it anyways.>
And with that said, the Leafeon disappeared into the bushes. Ingrid and Ananpi glanced at each other in confusion for a few moments.
"...well, she's... a bit odd..." said Ingrid.
<Yep, chuu~> said Ananpi.
"I don't know what in the world she's talking about," said Ingrid. "...but I do hope she finds the desire to be on a team eventually. It would do nothing but good for her."
She paused.
"Should we continue to Hulbury?" she asked.
<Yep~!> said Ananpi.
And with that, they headed off.
Hi, I’m oghond, and I’m a Rushaholic. Sorry if I annoy you unintentionally. 😅
Person, or Idea?
"Of course, Mrs. Hitoki," Mitchell replies, bringing out the two Pokeballs he has containing his partners. "Out you go, Gav, Chris."
Gav and Chris emerge from their Pokeballs, landing on the floor with a light step.
<Hmm, hmm,>, Gav says, looking around the room. <There's some funny-looking stuff in here.> He then notices the two older adults in the room, and squeaks in surprise. <Whoa, hey, who're these two?>
Chris, for her part, is awed at the sight of the room around her. <Wow!>, she says. <Is this what humans live in? It's not like my tribal home, at all,>, she whispers to herself.
"Settle down, you two," Mitchell says to Gav and Chris, before addressing the Hitoki family once again. "Sorry about this, but I'm still a rookie at training. The Rattata here is Gavroche, who I brought with me from Unova to Sinnoh. The Chingling over here is Christine, who I just caught today. Gav, Chris, these are Laurie's parents. Say hi to them, would you?"
<Yo, Laurie's Mom and Pop!>, Gav says.
<H-hello, Father and Mother.>, Chris says. <O-of Laurie, not me.>
Oreburgh Stadium, Maxime VS Roark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwpn0V6zWhQ&ab_channel=Pokeli
Roark looked a little bit frustrated, but got a competitive flair in his eyes.
Great work there, but unfortunately, this is when you dig too deep! Get 'em, Cranidos!
<Now the battle has truly begun, challenger!>
<...beep!>
Beepo, use Bubble Beam again!
Cranidos, use Headbutt!
Before Beepo could prepare an attack, Roark's Cranidos lunged at them with a headbutt!
It connected dead onto the Marill, knocking them out immediately!
Maxime began to get nervous, but rummaged around a bit before getting Magnus' pokeball.
Uh, you can do this, Magnus!
<Finally time for me to shine! Down to the wire and raring to go!>
Use, uh, Sing!
Cranidos, use Headbutt!
Roark's Cranidos began to do another lunging headbutt... when suddenly...
An utterly atrocious sound permeated the gym.
Roark's Cranidos was stopped dead in its tracks, trying to cover their ears to block out the sound.
Magnus, use Wake Up Slap!
''Taking advantage of this opening, the Jigglypuff did a strong slap to the Cranidos.]]
<You little-!>
Roark's Cranidos countered with a headbutt, hitting Magnus away, but the Jigglypuff was still standing.
<That the best ya can do?>
<Grr...>
Cranidos, use Bulldoze!
Magnus, use Double Slap!
Once again, Roark's Cranidos was faster, and began to stomp the ground, hitting Magnus with repeated tremors, blowing him back and keeping him out of Slap range.
Cranidos, keep using Bulldoze! Don't let him get close!
Uh...
Maxime tried to figure out a move that Magnus could use, but then figured something out and lit up.
Magnus, use Copycat! Weather those tremors if you can!
The tremors kept coming, making it harder for the Jigglypuff to move, but speed was not what Magnus needed.
It was strength. Magnus countered the tremors by punching the ground, attacking the Cranidos with tremors of his own!
It was super effective! The Cranidos was knocked down, and was returned to their pokeball.
<I did it? I did it!>
Great work, kiddo. I admit, I didn't expect too much from you, but you've got a rock solid foundation there. Here, you deserve this.
Maxime was speechless, he himself didn't expect to be able to win this fight. Roark produced a badge, and a TM.
This is the Coal Badge, proof that you successfully defeated my gym. And this is the TM for Stealth Rock. It may not look like much, but entire battles have revolved around this move.
Uh, thanks. I didn't expect to get this far to be honest, but thank you.
Maxime waved goodbye to the gym leader, returned Magnus to his pokeball, and left the gym to heal up his pokemon.
Oreburgh City Pokemon Center
IW: We did it, guys!
BB: i wasn't paying attention what happened
MP: We beat Roark's gym!!!!
KC: Huh, you guys aren't as bad as I thought.
Wyndon Stadium, past
After several minutes, Hoops manages to extricate themself from the throng of their pokémon, mostly by virtue of the fact that they're all exhausted and have fallen asleep in a giant pile.
They get to their feet and stagger towards Ian, Evelyn, and Kim. "Thank you for this, guys. And I didn't hear what you said while I was underneath there, but I appreciate it either way. Now if you'll excuse me."
They walk back to their pile of pokémon and lie down on top of it. A moment later they're asleep.
"Um, uh..." one of the staff from the stadium speaks to them. "You... actually we need you to clear the field... we need to repair the damage before another match... excuse me. Challenger Hoops? Excuse me?"
Veilstone Contest Hall, yesterday
Hoops returns to the ready room just as Xaster is preparing to head out for his own performance.
"Hey, not bad," Xaster says. He has added a top hat to his ensemble, which Hoops finds that their eyes are very drawn to. "If I didn't know better, I'd say you might have some talent for this."
Hoops grins. "Yeah, yeah. Come on, it's your turn."
They fist bump, and Xaster walks out to the performance area, listening to the silence of the crowd. It's like the intake of breath before a plunge, the thing that makes him feel more alive than anything else.
And yet, today, something feels off. He's too conscious of his body, the sound of his footsteps, the heaviness of his breath. It's like he is both within and without his body at the same time.
He takes his spot and tries to calm himself. The light comes on, and he is on time for his cue, as he is always it, but it feels wrong.
"RiRi, come out!" he says, throwing his ball into the air. Why does it feel so heavy?
The ball opens, the stickers giving RiRi an introductory spray of water that becomes a rainbow as it catches the light. The lights. They feel so hot.
"Use Aqua Tail!" Xaster says. RiRi jumps onto his tail and begins to ride on it as water swirls around the ball on its end. The crowd ooh and ahs as RiRi rides around the performance area like an ice skater.
"Now, Ice Punch!" he says. Why was that so quiet?
RiRi turns to his trainer, and his eyes widen. Xaster looks on the verge of collapse, his eyes crossing and his posture askew.
<Azu!> he yells, trying to ask Xaster if he is okay. He abandons the performance and begins to rush towards him.
Xaster frowns. What's happening? Why is RiRi breaking from the practiced performance. And why is he so blurry, like everything else?
And why is ground falling away?
Edited by theoncominghoop on Jun 5th 2022 at 9:43:33 AM
Priest of the Temple of Syrinx
The Hitoki Household
Catarina and Kouchirou glanced down at Gav and Christine with looks of awe. The former promptly got down on one knee and started petting both of them on the head.
"Oh, aren't you two just the cutest things?" she squeed. "Hello there!"
She turned to face Laurie. "Which one of these two helped with the funeral?"
"Gav did," said Laurie. "He marked the letters C.H. into the ground." They paused for a few moments. "I... suppose you'd like to know what they're saying? I know you two don't speak Monese either, so..."
"I'd be grateful for a translation," said Kouchirou.
Laurie nodded, taking out a PokeBall. "Alright, then. Fair warning, this one's new."
They tossed the ball into the air. "Let's go, MC-DC!"
In a flash of light the Magnemite emerged from their PokeBall and immediately started twirling around with happiness before going up to Catarina and Kouchirou Hitoki.
~Ah, hello there~!~ said Emcee. ~MC-DC, and may I just say it is an absolute pleasure to be meeting both of you! You two must be the one and only Catarina and Kouchirou Hitoki, are you not?~
Catarina and Kouchirou glanced at each other, slightly taken aback both by the fact that Emcee knew their names and also that there was a talking Magnemite in front of them speaking like a 1930's radio announcer.
"U-um... yes," said Catarina.
~I thought so!~ said Emcee. ~Laurie here told me all about you two! Do forgive my sudden intrusion, but if you two are looking for a translator of Monese, well, you've got one right here! Though before we begin I must say I am dreadfully sorry for your loss. Believe me, we did try to help as best we could.~
"Thank you, MC-DC," said Kouchirou. "We sincerely appreciate your help."
Catarina nodded, then turned to face her child.
"Ohh... I didn't know you caught mons besides D'Autry!" she said. "That's fantastic!"
Laurie paused. "Thanks."
~Gav and Christine are happy to meet you, too!~ said Emcee. ~And apparently the latter... used to live in a tribal home? Well, that's certainly interesting; you and Plant will get along brilliantly, then!~
"Who's Plant?" asked Catarina.
"H-he's an Oshawott I caught in Hisui while I was looking for Cole," said Laurie.
Kouchirou's eyes went wide. "Y-you caught a Hisuian Pokemon?"
Laurie nodded.
Outside of the Oreburgh Mining Museum
Owen, the Kabuto, and the Cranidos immediately heard the noise and immediately ran outside, where they found the fainted blind Anorith lying on the floor. Owen's heart sank upon seeing him.
"Poor thing..." said Owen.
The Kabuto and Cranidos gazed over at the fainted Anorith, as did Stipax, who had also overheard the noise and came running over.
<Is he going to be okay?> asked Stipax.
<I doubt it,> said the Kabuto. <I believe he still thinks he's in prehistoric times, based on the fact that he was trying to search for his parents.>
<Hold on a sec, is he blind?> asked the Cranidos.
<It would appear that way,> said the Kabuto.
<He is,> said Stipax. <I still don't know if he went blind or if he was born blind.>
<He mentioned Tyrantrum, implying he's seen Tyrantrum,> said the Kabuto. <He definitely went blind.>
<Well, that answers that!> said Stipax. <...now my question is "how"?>
<...don't really think I have an answer for that,> said the Cranidos. <Sorry.>
<That's okay!> said Stipax. <I can ask him about it when he wakes up.>
Owen, meanwhile, held the Anorith in his arms.
"We need to take him to the Pokemon Center," he said. "Then I can introduce these three to the rest of the team and find out what their lives were like before they died."
Stipax nodded. <Alright, guys! Let's head off!>
They promptly did so.
Wyndon Stadium- Kim vs. Evelyn
Spagposted with Animeboyianpower; all of Evelyn's lines were changed to match the prose-based format
"Freddie!" cried Kim, running over to him. "A-are you okay?"
Freddie eventually managed to push himself up after a bit, before ultimately nodding.
<I-I'm alright... b-but that move took a lot out of me...> he said. <I— I can still fight, though!>
"Alright, then!" cried Kim. "In that case, use Metronome again!"
Freddie held up his gripper and promptly wiggled it. Soon afterwards, an orb of darkness shot out from Freddie's gripper- directly at Simon.
Upon being hit by the move and subsequently getting thrown backwards, Simon glared at Freddie, as if to make it clear that "One more Dark type move out of your Metronome attack, and I will go ballistic...".
Freddie (naturally) flinched backwards at Simon's glare and started tearing up.
<I-I'm sorry...!> he muttered. <I-it's random... I... I can't control it...!>
Simon didn't seem to hear him as he clenched his fist and tightened his focus.
Freddie's eyes widened.
<O-oh dear...> he muttered. <That's...!>
He promptly wiggled his gripper again– and the move that came out was, thankfully, not a Dark-type move. Instead, Freddie glowed green, and multiple eggs shot out of his gripper and surrounded Simon- before each of them exploded.
Under normal circumstances, that would have been enough to cause Simon's focus to break.
That being said, though, these were not normal circumstances, as the training that Simon had received allowed him to not lose focus as a result of the Egg Bomb attack. As Freddie watched in horror, Simon's fist glowed a bright blue as he powered through the pain of the exploding Egg Bombs, eventually throwing a punch at Freddie.
Wyndon Stadium Stands
This section was not spagposted with Ian.
The second that the dust faded, Braker, Walter, and Cuddles all sighed with relief upon seeing that Freddie was okay.
<Oh, thank goodness~!> said Cuddles.
<Well, that's a relief,> said Walter.
And then Kim used Metronome again.
And then Metronome became Dark Pulse.
"...she's just going to start spamming Metronome in the hopes she gets a Dark-type move, won't she," said Braker, facepalming.
<It certainly looks that way,> said Walter.
<What's wrong with Metronome?> asked Cuddles.
"Spamming it gets very annoying very quickly," said Braker. "There are plenty of other moves that Freddie knows besides that. I'm betting that the only reason that Kim sent out Freddie against Simon was for the sake of a Metronome battle."
<Metronome battles are fun, though!> said Caboose.
<You wouldn't know; you don't know it,> Walter snarked back.
And then Simon started to use Focus Punch.
"...oh dear," said Braker.
<Hopefully Freddie can do something to try and break his focus before it hits,> said Walter.
And then Freddie used Metronome.
And then Metronome became Egg Bomb.
<That... should do it,> said Cuddles.
And then Simon broke through anyways and used Focus Punch.
<...or not,> said Cuddles.
"He broke through?" asked Braker.
<Well. He must have done a lot of training, then,> said Walter. <Normally, a move like that would be enough to have him break his focus.>
<Oh dear... I hope he's okay...> said Cuddles.
"I'm sure he will be," said Braker.
Hi, I’m oghond, and I’m a Rushaholic. Sorry if I annoy you unintentionally. 😅
Person, or Idea?
Chris is taken aback by what Emcee just said. <Wait, wait, Emcee,> she says. <My tribe isn't anything like Plant's family. We strive to be good and caring Pokemon, protectors of the innocents in the mountain.> She then casts her eyes down, embarrassed. <N-not that I'm that good at it,> she quietly admits.
Gav gently pats Chris on her back. <Ey, cheer up, pal,> he squeaks. <Take it from me: practice and help lets you get good at anything!>
While Chris and Gav are having their little chat, Mitchell chips in to the Hitoki family's conversation. "That's right," he affirms. "although we found Plant in Sinnoh first, and then a lot of stuff happened before he was caught in Hisui. Honestly, though," he adds, "I wasn't expecting any Oshawott outside of Unova."
For now, he would keep his concerns about how his and Laurie's acts may have altered the flow of history to himself.
Mitchell sits on the bridge overlooking a nearby stream. He had some time to himself for the moment, as he waited for his Pokemon team to stretch their legs (or equivalents) outside of their Pokeballs. It had been a while since he visited the Lost Tower, and it was high time he paid his respects to those who had passed on. Especially, he thinks, that poor youth, C-
<A little help, Milord?>
That distinct cry for help shakes Mitchell out of his reverie, and he snaps his head in the direction of that cry.
Across the river, a Roselia is staring up at a Staravia perched within the trees. The Staravia gazes straight into the Roselia's eyes, who is slowly backing away. <Easy does it,> he says. <No need to eat me when there's Berries nearby, yeah?>
The Staravia, silent and unmoving, continues to stare at the Roselia.
Mitchell gets up and hustles over to the scene. "Gus," he says to the Roselia. "what's going on?"
Gus responds by pointing his right arm into the trees.
Following that arm with his eyes, Mitchell sees the Staravia. His eyes narrow as he says "Who are you, and what were you planning to-"
His question is cut off by the Staravia, who points her left wing at Mitchell. <Human,> she chirps. <I challenge you. Let us test our wills in battle.>
Mitchell, sadly enough, understood none of what the Staravia said. Fortunately, her gesture is enough to realise a fight is coming up. "Everyone," he calls out, "follow my voice. We have company!"
In only a few moments, Chris, Vas, Ed, Becky, and Gav join Mitchell and Gus near the tree where the Staravia perched. Then, Mitchell gives an offer to the Staravia.
"Since you didn't just maul Gus," Mitchell says, "I'll be merciful. The seven of us can just go our merry way, or you can pick one of us to fight." He gestures to his team. "But," he adds, "if you pick me, I won't fight you. Instead, my six friends will gang up on you."
Mitchell's Pokemon have various reactions to this statement
<Clever, Boss,> Gav says, <but say that AFTER you get picked, next time.>
<That doesn't seem fair, Savior,> Chris says.
<Chief, you've got guts,> Becky says.
<What a dishonorable proposal, Sensei!>, Ed says.
<Oh, Pops,> Vas says. <I'm not letting that bird get you!>
<You know I don't like fighting, right, Milord?>, Gus says.
As all six Pokemon were talking at once, Mitchell senses that he was getting dogpiled, Lillipup-style. "Okay, okay, I get it," he says, not really getting it. "Anyway," he says, addressing the Staravia once more. "Choose our escape route, or your opponent. Understood?"
<I do,> the Staravia replies, as she points at Becky.
Edited by AnotherMan on Jun 7th 2022 at 8:47:09 PM
The Wanderer
Earth Vellumental Temple, past
Ann: -Has her mons try distracting the origami Groudon some more as Evelyn runs towards the Magic Circle-
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Empathic Kid Hero-in-training
Wyndon Stadium, Post-Hoops battle
Evelyn: I definitely had a lot of fun, Hoops!
Me: So did I!
Evelyn: I hope we meet again.
Oreburgh Gym, VS Roark
Roark: RAMPARDOS, USE ZEN HEADBUTT!
Me: PIKU-CHAN, AGILITY INTO QUICK ATTACK!
-Roark's Rampardos' skull glows blue as he charges headlong at Piku-chan, who charges at Rampardos. The collision of the two attacks throws Piku-chan into the air because fluffy electric mice are much lighter than thick-skulled super-dinosaurs.-
Me: Hang in there, Piku-chan!
Roark: Now, to show you TRUE POWER!
Me: I'm ready when you are!
Roark: RAMPARDOS, USE HEAD SMASH!
Me: PIKU-CHAN, USE VOLT TACKLE!
-Piku-chan surrounds himself in electricity as Roark's Rampardos surrounds itself in a whitish-blue aura and the two Pokémon charge headlong at each other full speed. The two Pokémon collide and create a massive explosion of double-edged attack energy.-
Me: PIKU-CHAN!
Roark: RAMPARDOS!
-The smoke clears, revealing Piku-chan and Rampardos facing away from each other. A few seconds pass before Roark's Rampardos collapses.-
Referee: RAMPARDOS IS UNABLE TO BATTLE! PIKU-CHAN'S THE WINNER, WHICH MEANS THE VICTOR IS IAN!
Me: YATTA!
-Roark calls Rampardos back to his Poké Ball.-
Roark: Well, Ian. That was quite the battle we had. I'm glad I could start your Sinnoh Gym challenge off right.
Me: You kidding? That battle was absolutely amazing! If anything, I should be thanking you!
-Roark laughs a while.-
Roark: Well, you defeated me fair and square. So you've earned this.
-Roark hands Ian a Badge shaped like a boulder and a Poké Ball combined.-
Roark: This is the Coal Badge.
Me: YATTA!! I GOT THE COAL BADGE!!!
Piku-chan: <YAAAAY!!!>
Roark: And here's an extra gift for you as a token of your victory.
-Roark hands Ian a brown disc-like device.-
TM Stealth Rock!-Roark: That disc is the TM for Stealth Rock. That move allows your Pokémon to set a trap for every Pokémon that a trainer switches out to.
Me: Kinda like Toxic Spikes.
Roark: Exactly. Except Stealth Rock even affects Pokémon that aren't on the ground.
Me: Sounds like a very dangerous trap...
Roark: Oh it is, if you don't know what you're doing.
Me: Thank you very much, Roark.
Roark: As for your next Gym battle, I would recommend you head to Eterna City. I hear the grass is much greener over there.
Me: Thank you. I know where we'll be going next. Let's go, Evelyn!
Roark: Evelyn?
Me: Oh, yeah. She's my girlfriend who taught me the trick to avoiding Earthquake back in Galar.
Evelyn: It's a pleasure to meet you again, Roark.
Roark: Nice to meet you too.
-Ian and Evelyn leave the Gym.-
Jubilife Contest, Evelyn VS Kendall
Marian: -taken aback- W-Well... There's more than one way to coordinate Pokémon!
-The attacks strike Simon and Hatty, throwing them to the heavens.-
Marian: AND IT LOOKS LIKE HATTREM AND HYPNO ARE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!
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Evelyn: Hang in there, you two!
-Hatty and Simon recover.-
Jubilife Contest Hall, Backstage
Me: GO, EVELYN! YOU CAN DO THIS!
Jubilife Contest, Evelyn VS Kendall
Evelyn: Simon, use Hypnosis! Hatty, use Brutal Swing!
-Evelyn winks at Hatty and Simon, and the two Pokémon are soon aware of the plan. Simon's eyes shimmer as blue as Helmsman's fur and he raises his pendulum to eye-level before swinging it back and forth, releasing the soothing blue waves of psychic energy at Helmsman and Kamui. Hatty then floats in front of Simon, surrounding her braids in a dark aura of violence before tilting so all Helmsman and Kamui can see is her hair-hat and she starts to spin, mixing waves of dark energy in with the hypnosis waves.-
Marian: AND EVELYN COORDINATES A VISUALLY STUNNING OPTICAL ILLUSION!
-Marian then yawns.-
Marian: I'm getting sleepy just watching it, so I think I should probably look away...
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Some Rando
Contest Combat
<"You'd think they'd learn by now!">, Trainer and Pokemon chuckled in unison, an Air Slash flying forward to dispel the illusion while Kamui’s tails trailed along the ground, flames flying towards Simon's feet to trap him in a Fire Spin.
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
Wyndon Stadium, VS Hoops
Me: -to Evelyn- It's time, cara mia...
-Evelyn nods.-
Evelyn and I: I COULDN'T AGREE MORE!
Me: With heart, mind, body and soul united...
Evelyn: ...time to strike with power eternal...
Evelyn: Use Max Mindstorm!
Me: Use G-Max Volt Crash!
-Hatty clings to Piku-chan's head, gathering her power and focusing her mind as Piku-chan's cheeks crackle with a startling level of electrical power.-
Evelyn and I: Thunder of Heart and Mind, unite! May our powers blaze a path to a brilliant future for all!
Evelyn: Hatty!
Me: Piku-chan!
Evelyn and I: G-Max PsyVolt Storm!
-The sparks radiating from Piku-chan's cheeks unite with the ball of psychic energy hovering above Hatty's head, and the two Pokémon send the orb of lightning and PSI-Power into the air, sending ripples of rainbow light through the clouds of the Dynamax Storm and focusing on the Kecleon below, first the rainbow waves of Psychic energy pour down on the Color Swap Pokémon at a constant rate, followed by a seven-colored bolt of lightning that follows the path of PSI-Waves and attempt to strike Kec with immense force.
Oreburgh Gym, VS Roark
Roark: This'll be too easy! USE EARTHQUAKE!
Me: That's what you think! PIKU-CHAN! JUMP AND USE THUNDERBOLT!
-Ian uses his psychic powers to lift himself into the air, as does Evelyn. Piku-chan jumps high into the air when Roark's Rampardos stomps his foot on the ground, shaking the Gym to its core.-
Roark: -losing his footing- Wh-WHOA!
-Piku-chan, in midair, surrounds himself in electricity and blasts Rampardos with a bolt of lightning.-
Jubilife Contest, Evelyn VS Kendall
Marian: And from the depths of darkness, Kendall brings out A LIGHT OF HIS OWN!
Evelyn: Not bad, Kendall. Let's see how you handle this! Simon, use Psyshock! Hatty! Brutal Swing!
-Simon fires a pink blast of psychic energy into the air as Hatty surrounds her braids in a dark aura of violence and twirls around in midair. Her braids catch the blast of Psyshock energy and rain it down on Kamui as a pink psychic meteor shower.-
Evelyn: ♪A million lights are dancing and there you are... a shooting star...♫
Earth Vellumental Fight
Evelyn: On it!
-Evelyn runs off toward the Magic Circle to channel its magic through herself and Olivia.-
♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...