-Drake Palmer prepares for the day, Slinging on his favourite white fedora, a shirt, some jeans and one of several cloaks he heads downstairs to the caverns-

Goldenrod Objects and Ornaments Dock for Interregional Exchange Station

-Three Nidorina hide near some parked trucks, watching my every move-

Nidorina spy #1 — <You think they are all right?>

Nidorina spy #2 — <I hope they are...> — sighs — <Aww, I'm gonna miss my kit...>

Nidorina spy #3 — <And my mate, he goes too...>

Nidorina spy #2 — <Think of it, we're gonna be separated for how long...>

-The three Nidorina look at the docks wistfully and "awwww"-

Nidorina spy #1 — <Wonder if they miss us already...>

-One hour ago, in the Nidocave-

—A Ninety-something Nidoran kits frolick around, insisting on "playing tag" while two very tired Nidorino try to help me rounding them all up-

Various Nidoran — <Wheeeee~! Goin on' vacation!>

Random Nidorino — <Come on... stay calm!> — carries a kit around, notices another kit trying to climb up a lamp — <Hey you! don't do– damn...> — mistakenly lets go the first kit, who goes running.

-Back at the (not so) present time in the transport hub-

-I talk to some of the officials to sort all the legalese mumbo jumbo out for the shipping container trade with a PEFE team-

- The Yamask are still trying to decide on whether to let Straw inside or not -

Yamask 2: <Maybe we should ask our leader or Unfeazent for their opinions?>

-I notice Crescent has been clinging to my leg this whole time-

Huh?

-Shakes Crescent off-

How long have you been there?

Crescent:<Since we got here.>

Well, get off.

Crescent:<Fine.>

-Crescent leaps off, and uses a pole to jump onto my head-

What are you doing?

Crescent:<Looking into this small hole in the door.>

edited 31st Jul '11 2:44:47 PM by strawberryflavored

Yamask 2: (looks at Crescent) <Uh... Hi?>

Chase: (hops over) <What is going on over here?>

Yamask 1: <Oh, Unfeazent! Well, um...>

Crescent:<Hello! I'm Crescent the Umbreon! Can we come in?>

Lake: <Do you remember me?>

Meganium: -Eyes go wide.- <...Totodile?>

Lake: -Smiles.- <Well, it's Lake now. But yeah, that's right.>

-With a smile, Meganium pulls the window open.-

Meganium: <Of course I remember you! Look at you! You've grown so big and strong!>

-Lake carefully climbs in through the window.-

Lake: <Heh, So have you.>

Meganium: -Blushes.- <Thanks...>

Lake: <So, what are you doing here?>

Meganium: <I should be asking you the same thing!>

Both: <Shouldn't you be with Silver?>

-Both Pokemon pause, blinking at the other.-

Both: <What?!>

Lake: <Silver stole you from the here!>

Meganium: <No, Silver stole you from the here!>

Lake: <What? No! Luke picked me, then he came along stole you afterwards!>

Meganium: <But...Luke didn't pick you.>

Lake: <...What?>

Meganium: <Lake, don't you remember? We were both here when he started his journey...

Luke...Chose Cyndaquill.>

edited 31st Jul '11 2:57:42 PM by Luke924

Chase: <... What is going on?>

Yamask 2: <There is another human out there who can understand our language.>

Chase: <What?>

Yamask 2: <He wants some information about the Scolipede and Liepard.>

Yamask 1: <Should we let him in?>

Chase: <Uh... Well... This is highly unusual... One human that can understand our speech is one thing, but two?>

Goggles: <I say we let him in!>

Chase: (looks over at Goggles) <Huh?>

Goggles: <Come on, let him in!>

Yamask 2: <... As you wish, leader.>

- The Yamask open the door -

-walks in and notices that the residents really are Pokemon-

Goggles: <Hi!> (waves at Straw)

Chase: <Um... Yes. Hi there.>

Hello Krookodile and Unfezant.

Crescent:<Hello! I'm Crescent>

Aurora:<Hi, I'm Aurora>

Goggles: <Nice to meet you too!>

Chase: <So... You wish to know about the Scolipede and the Liepard?>

Yeah. I've seen groups of Dark Pokemon roaming the streets of Castelia City, and I narrowly managed to avoid the ones on Route 4, which clearly I wasn't welcome on.

Chase: <I see... Well, no one knows exactly how Scolipede and Liepard took over the world. However, we do know one thing for certain, they must be stopped. That is why we are here. We are the resistance.>

Goggles: <And I'm their leader!> (grins)

Chase: <Correct. There were likely many Pokémon who wanted to stand up against Scolipede and Liepard, but naturally, there was no one who was crazy enough to actually go through with it.>

Goggles: (proudly) <Until I came along!>

Chase: <Yes. Our fearless leader decided that he would stand up against them, and seeing his bravery, other Pokémon were inspired to join him.>

Goggles: <And now we have a lot of powerful Pokémon on our side! We help those who need it, we mess with the plans of those horrible, horrible Pokémon and we are totally awesome!>

Chase: <Indeed.> (realizes) <Oh, but this isn't really the information you were after, is it?>

-Sol is yet again woken up by Napoleon-

<Napoleon>: <You have duties to attend to today Sol. It would wise if you get up sooner than later.>

-Sol yawns-

I know Napoleon. I know...

-Sol gets dressed in a Magenta Dress today before heading downstairs-

Well it is what I need, but now that I know what's going on I feel compelled to help you guys.

Goggles: <Ooh! You'd like to join the resistance?>

Yes. My Pokemon are also happy to help.

Aurora:<YEAH!>

Crescent:<Yeah.>

Aurora:<Don't be such a wimp.>

-Naida is called out-

Naida:<Me too.>

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Goggles: (clapping his hands) <Oh, this is great! Even more new members!>

Chase: (nods) <Why, yes. It seems we are getting a lot of new members these days. Well, we do need all the help we can get. So, welcome to the resistance.>

-After eating breakfast, Sol heads over to her study and looks over to a map of Unova. The map is covered with different coloured dots-

Hmm... It seems that we need more squadrens deployed at the Nimbasa and Driftveil areas plus surrounding routes (except for Route 16), Opelucid could use more too. Otherwise all you need are a few more patrols here and there and it'll be fine

-Sol sighs-

I better get prepared for my "meeting" this afternoon. It's been quite a while since that lot got any fresh meat.

-So sends a message to the cooks to "Bake a batch of Cookies and a Cake"-

^Cuddlekins^: -Sniffs the air- ^They're making cookies, and a cake. We all know what happens when they're making cookies or cake.^

[Elvis]: [It'll likely be that poor sap's last day alive...]

-After hearing those three simple words, Lake felt like he had been hit by the Magent Train at full speed.-

Lake: -Shakily.- <But...but...NO! THAT'S NOT RIGHT! I'M LUKE'S STARTER!!!>

Meganium: <Lake, what's gotten into you? Are you alright?>

Lake: <I-! I...> -Clutches his head.- <I DON'T KNOW! THIS ISN'T RIGHT! THAT ISN'T WHAT HAPPENED!!! Me and Luke...We went all around Johto and Kanto togther! We battled the gym leaders...We defeated Team Rocket! We fought the legendary beasts and Ho-oh!

And then...And then we went to Sinnoh. We met a group of people. Our...Our friends. We fought went to another world and killed a glitch Pokémon, then we went to Unova and killed another! Then we explored the ranger regions and then returned to Sinnoh to compete in the Gold Conference and then...Then Dialga...Dilaga did something...>

-Lake looks at Meganium, tears in his eyes.-

Lake: <We did all those things! YOU CAN'T JUST TELL ME THAT IT NEVER HAPPENED!!!>

-Meganium simply stares at Lake, unsure of what to say.-

Meganium: <I'm...I'm sorry.>

Lake: -Sniff.- <...No...>

At Goldenrod

-Talking to one of the customs officials, getting everything ready to allow the PEFE containers into Goldenrod-

— ...and some medications, too. Half of those — points at a container — are for the Goldenrod University's medical wing, the other half is for private storage and analysis.

Guard — Fine. There's not problem with that. it's the second container that causes some issues.

— Mhm... As usual, oh well... I'll check it out with Health and Sanitation tomorrow. Promise.

-the man nods, hands me over some documents to sign, which I do, then he goes to a cabin. I notice a random Murkrow apparently resting above the cabin, but pay no more attention to it-

-I return to the dock where a man is loading the two containers into a truck-

Intern Timbú — We should be ready in five minutes, Silent. I take these containers straight to the analysis lab then?

— Yes, both of them. But be careful to not expose the darker one to electricity. Or to the magnetic scanners.

Timbú — Right... Heh... It took us three hours to reassemble all the pieces outside of the Dean's office... — goes sit on the driver's seat — Be seeing you later on today's meeting then?

— No can do... — hold up hand in excuse— I need to go check some things first.

Timbú — I see... — salutes — then at class tomorrow morning...

— Bye.

-I head to the other end of the transport dock where a special container is being set up for transport to Olivine; I'm somewhat surprised to see only two PEFE employees so I go talk to them-

— How come now the transports are only teams of two?

Juanito the PEFE Delivery Checker — Dunno — shrugs — it's a recent change in the energy savings policy.

— ...You know why the board approved it?

-A shrug-

Juanito — What would I know? I'm a baseline operator. I read somewhere that the board is concerned with some public relationship matters so they have let someone at R&D manage the new internal directives.

— I see...

-I produce some bills and hand them over to Juanito-

— You two make sure that those Nidoran reach the habitat all-right. Try to give me a call back.

Juanito — Yes sir. — splits money with partner — And thanks for hiring us overtime.

-A couple of minutes later, the truck leaves towards the Olivine port. As it passes below the entrance arch, some Murkrow fly away. I watch the truck go and return to the streets, the three Nidorina still in pursuit.-

In a special place to the north of Ecruteak

-An Arcanine hides near the entry to the Bell Tower, a Xatu meditating on its back. The canine Pokémon shakes his fur a couple of time, growing restless-

???? (growling) — <Are we do- ooof!>

-the Xatu pecks the Arcanine-

Xatu — <I need to concentrate to see the remains of Their wishes...> — looks up at the tower — <Down here, I only distinguish a weird mesh... To attain clarity of mind and vision beyond this mesh, at the top of this tower I must meditate...>

-The Arcanine licks himself, smiles-

???? — <Well I wish you a long, nice flight...>

Xatu — <...>

-the Xatu doesn't remove himself from the Arcanine's back.-

-Beat-

???? — <WHAT?> — barks — <Why would I have to->

Xatu — <Ssssh!> — pecks the Arcanine to silence him — <Flying outside the tower will not reveal me the wishes and memories hidden inside... I must climb it from the inside... March.>

-The Arcanine walks to a clear spot from where to attempt a leap to an open window in the tower's second floor-

???? — <So...? Where do I fit in all this?>

Xatu — <This mesh mixes longing for a future past and wishes for a past to be fought for.> — shakes head — <I must see them both at the same time. I must concentrate my entire being into discovering the lies intertwined here, sorting out the true wishes of our Gods...>

???? (showing his teeth) — <Nothing of what you speak makes any sense... Why would I care->

Xatu -pecks the Arcanine's head- — <You have felt it.> — let's out a pleasured chirp as the canine's fur stands up — <As has somemon else in this land. The skies scream of a traitor, of a liberator, of a knight, they say, "cast away", "kept", "write", but I can understand nothing else...> — digs his talon into the Arcanine's back — <Take me to the top, protect me.>

???? — <Why me?>

Xatu — <Only somemon who has chased the sun his entire life and succeeded can be trusted this task and awarded standing atop the closest place in this mortal world to the Sun God.>

???? -frowns- — <So you...>

Xatu — <Knowledge is not our duty, but our very nature. Now embrace this truth. Fulfill your purpose.>

-The Arcanine growls, but refrains himself from trying to shake the Xatu away-

???? — <Fine. But only because you appeal to my sense of adventure...>

-The Arcanine carefully leaps to the inside of the tower and hides behind a curtain, sniffing and examining the place while the Xatu tries to pick psychic signals in the whereabouts, somewhat surprised of not finding anything-

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Crescent:<So, what now?>

I don't know.

-Groans, and then vomits up my dinner as a result of poisoning-

Seismitoad: <Keep it down in there.>

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