May I place a reservation? This rp looks cool to me!

This sounds very interesting! I'd like to reserve a spot please.

Hey guys, if you want to sign up for this RP you're looking in the wrong thread. Here's where your SUs and reservations go. I'm sure Swan will want your sign ups though. :)

Sorry if I'm overstepping boundaries Swan and everyone ^_^

Aurum Wehementhi
On a boat (No joke intended)
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Urrgh… Aurum leaned over the side of the boat that was currently ripping through the waves in an effort to reach the Pangaea Region. Traveling over water was not really the sixteen-year old's forte, in fact he hated it. What was the meaning of traveling somewhere if you were gonna' get sick while doing it? After another wave of unpleasantness, Aurum sank down onto one of the chairs that were on the deck. At least the boat-crew had the courtesy to provide him with that.

"Are you okay sir?" A man with a black costume asked him.

"Do I look like I'm okay Jorgen?" Aurum retorted with a sour look on his face.

"Well… No." Aurum's muscular bodyguard answered a bit shifting.

"There ya' have it." Aurum said. "Did we have to go by boat? Why couldn't we have taken a plane or something else?"

"This was the only way to travel to Pangaea. Besides, didn't you agree to come here despite knowing the circumstances sir?" Jorgen asked him.

Aurum's look grew even sourer, "Don't get smart with me Jorgen. Also, you can cut the 'sir'-crap, I'm just sixteen years old for Zekrom's sake! You're even more than double as old as me!"

Jorgen looked down for a moment. That comment about being more than double age of Aurum had dented his self-esteem a little bit. But instead of dwelling on the subject, he spoke up,
"But sir, I'm but a humble bodyguard to you."

"Pshesh," Aurum snorted, "You're more than a bodyguard to me, you don't need to call me 'sir'. I've known you since I was little for crying out loud! I think that sixteen years would be more than enough for two people to become familiar with each other!"

"I guess that's not the case here!" Jorgen laughed. The muscular man's laughter eased up Aurum's expression a bit until he too, broke out into laughter.
"Besides, I like calling you 'sir'. Think of it as… as sort of an… affection."

"How awfully sweet of you Jorgen, are you gonna' bring me roses next?" Aurum laughed.

"Well, not really since I remember the last time you touched a rose and-"

"Okay, okay, shut up." Aurum said, his expression becoming a little sourer again.

"I'm sorry if I offended you sir."

"Cut it with the 'sir'-crap already! When my father isn't around, I'M the head of the Wehementhi-family! So that means that what I say goes, no matter what!" Aurum exclaimed.

"I really don't feel comfortable calling you by your first name si-" Jorgen halted the sentence when he caught Aurum's angry glare, "I-I mean Aurum."

"You know Jorgen?" Aurum said, "My father always told me to trust no one besides my Pokémon. But since I've never had any Pokémon, my trust has gone into you instead."

"So… Are you saying that I look like a Pokémon to you?" Jorgen asked.

"Well… To be honest, you could give a Gurdurr a good run for his money." Aurum answered with a hint of amusement in his voice. Jorgen burst out laughing; he'd never heard that comparison before.

"We're here!" the captain's high-pitched voice shrilled trough the boat. Aurum rose up from his seat with a sigh, taking his last chance to spit whatever gruesomeness was left in his mouth and cracked his knuckles. Finally, they were here.

***

The sun was shining brightly, so brightly that Aurum had to put one of his hands on front of his face to obstruct the sharp sunlight. He took a deep breath, the sharp, salt-like smell almost made him cough loudly, but he kept his calm and started walking. It was a beautiful town he had arrived in, its harbor was nothing compared to the one in Castelia, but that didn't necessarily make it bad. Jorgen undid the top button of his blazer as it, in combination with the heat, was nearly choking him. To be honest, Aurum kinda felt bad for him. Out in the sun like this with nothing but black clothing must be quite harsh.

"Hello there! Enjoying the heat?"

A voice that was energetic and full of warmth, much like the current weather, rung out on the docks. Aurum looked up to see where the voice had come from, his hand still shielding his eyes. Even though his vision was partly obstructed, the young man could make out two pairs of legs belonging to their respective bodies which he could only see the lower half of. As they drew closer, Aurum could now see them fully. He presumed that the one who had greeted them must be the old, dark-skinned woman.

"Hu-Hello." Huffed Jorgen, you could clearly see that the sun was taking a lot of energy out of him.

"May I ask for the confirmation of your identity?" the dark-skinned woman asked, she looked at Aurum.

"This is Aurum Wehementhi." Jorgen said in a calm tone, "He's here to explore the region, just like it was said that he could do."

"Oh, of course! Now that your introduction is done, let me present myself. I'm Professor Cypress, the Pangaea region's own professor. And since you've confirmed your identity, I will be happy to give you your starter Pokémon," she opened the suitcase, that Aurum surprisingly hadn't noticed before, and took out a red and white sphere. Aurum knew perfectly well what this was, a Pokéball containing a Pokémon. He had seen many like them in his life, but never had he owned one himself… A shine of excitement came upon his face as he took the Pokéball in his hand. It was cold, but soon felt a little warmer due to Aurum's body-heat nestling itself into it.

"Next up is your spare Pokéballs," Cypress said happily. If Aurum didn't know better, he could almost have sworn that she was about as excited as he was over this as he was… Nonetheless, Aurum was now handed five more Pokéballs, however these were empty. Obviously they were for catching other Pokémon.

"Then your PokéDex," Cypress chattered on. Now Aurum was given a small, red object. Inspecting it closer, it almost looked like a deranged PokéGear… The teen quickly flipped it open without a word and started to inspect it. He browsed through pages and pages of different Pokémon, some of which he had never even heard of!
"I can see that you've taken a liking to it!" Professor Cypress smiled at him, "But don't go around flaunting it too much, this is still new technology and a lot of people would very much like to get their hands on it, if you understand."

"Of course I understand!" he thought, "Stealing isn't really a rare occurrence where I come from."

"And finally we have this!" The last item was given to Aurum. He knew what this was as well, a Trainer Card, but not just ANY Trainer Card; it was his own personal Trainer Card!
"This Trainer Card holds a magnetic strap that you can swipe to register yourself in PokéCenters so that you'll get free help or free use of equipment. It can be used in many different places!" Cypress said happily, but then her tone went down a notch and she looked right into Aurum's emerald eyes, "But DO NOT lose this item, for it is un-replaceable! So, have you gotten everything?"

"Yes ma'am." Aurum said.

"So! Then you're ready to take off! I suggest that you go directly to the Via, it's a road that leads from here to the next city, you can hardly miss it! So, I wish you good luck on your adventure in the Pangaea Region!"

"T-Thank you ma'am!" Aurum said, almost unable to contain his excitement.
"Well then Jorgen…" he turned to his bodyguard, "I guess this is goodbye for now."

"Yeah. Goodbye s- I-I mean Aurum." Jorgen said and handed Aurum his shoulder-bag, he started to move towards the boat. Aurum on the other hand, put the shoulder-bag over his shoulder and started to move away from the docks and into the Pangaea Region.

***

"Man… I really don't like doing this to Aurum; he said that he trusted me…"

"Don't be such a wimp Jorgen! The boss told us to keep an eye out for his kid so nothing bad happens to him! It's as simple as that!"

"But I still don't feel okay doing this…"

"Well you have to, the boss' orders, remember? Come on now, let's roll."

"Sigh…"

@Mr. Mammoth - What a great start! It seems like we'll see some more of Jorgen in the future then.

Aurum received a Scraggy!

@Miss Doronjo - Oh, oh my. I can see that I'll enjoy Dahlia's run quite a lot haha.

Dahlia received a Rhyhorn!

Jade Miller
Post 1: Merrily we roll along~

This was Jade's first time on a boat. Her first observation: water made things bounce.

In particular, it was making her bounce, which felt weird on her legs. As a result, she had to sit on a bench and make sure not to let go for anything other than her skirt.Rule three of mother's important behaviors of a girl: the unseen are just as important as the seen. So don't let anyone up your skirt. She nodded to herself. When she was a child, skirts with shorts were common. Now it was just too much and she settled for a skirt alone. Jade certainly enjoyed the breeze on her legs because of it.

The boat rocked with the waves, a little more gently this time and Jade shook her head with a giggle, blowing her hair back behind her ears. Her second observation: the sea breeze was just as nice as the flower-scented winds of Verdanturf. She fiddled with her clip, disregarding the oddity that was her thought process. The furthest she had ever been was Slateport and though by the harbor, it wasn't the same as being on a boat and experiencing it for herself. That was something she reminded herself, a warning of her stepfather's.

"It is one thing to be near an experience and see the wonder; it is quite another to be immersed in it. Do not assume you understand everything until you step into it fully."

That sort of statement really made her wonder if Damien-Father, she mentally corrected without missing a beat, call him what he is- really had approved of her doing this like she said she wanted to. Her expression became minutely downcast at the thought. It wasn't his fault though, she knew that. He didn't approve of her lifestyle but was at a loss at how to change it. Now that she was here, it was a bit late for him to try. The sounds of excited chirping filled her ears before something flopped out of the water, landing in her lap.

"Oh! Hello there!" She giggled as the Shellder flopped to face her. It stuck out its tongue at her, either pleased as punch or annoyed. Jade couldn't tell. She did recognize Shellder from books though. "You just escaped being someone's lunch didn't you?" It blew a raspberry, which she took to mean yes, wiping her face carefully. "Well, let's be more careful then shall we? You aren't a big scary Cloyster just yet!" It gave her a look of disbelief as Jade threw the creature back out into the water. Watching it skip and sink back down in the water made her frown, but the announcement above her ears quickly caused her to forget about it.

"We are now reaching Amphipolis. Please gather your belongings and head to the exit. Thank you for sailing with us and we hope to work with you again."

Jade smiled. She was here, here! She was in a place where she could maybe, just maybe, accomplish her dream. Or at least pay for it. As people walked past her toward the exit, a sudden thought fell into her mind. What Pokemon am I gonna get? The thought made her nervous. I hope it doesn't hate me... whatever it is.

"Come on lass off ya get," shouted the cheery voice of the captain. "We gotta restock the ship!"

Jade jumped, black hair swirling for a moment. "A-Ah, aye sir!" She hurried down the ramp, careful to not trip. This was why she didn't wear heeled shoes. She wasn't crazy enough to risk falling on her journey. The boat captain smiled indulgently.

"Be careful out there lass," he warned. "It be a scary world."

Jade turned pink and curtsied hurriedly. She certainly hadn't expected that sort of remark from a stranger. Everyone seemed to love giving advice. "Th-Thank you sir," she told the man, remembering her manners at the last minute. "I hope it won't be too scary." With that, she left the dock, toward her adventure.

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"Kya~ So pretty!"

Jade's composure was gone as she stared at the fishing town. It was so big and natural! It was very different from Slateport, which was more modern. Amphipolis was like a water version of Verdanturf, at home with nature. The sea air was just everywhere, everywhere! Ooh... maybe my starter will like the water too! I hope so! She would have to go swimming while she was here. It would definitely be fun. The girl couldn't help but clap her hands in excitement. "This feels great!"

"Well aren't you excitable?" The female voice that spoke had a smile in it, wry and friendly. Jade blinked, turning to face a woman in a colorful dress. Jade's eyes sparkled at the sight of it.

"Wow~" she gushed, momentarily out of words. "Y-Your dress..."

The dark-skinned elder let out another chuckle, shifting the suitcase in her hand. "Well, that's a different type of greeting. I am Professor Cypress and by the look of you, you're from Hoenn aren't you?"

Jade felt her cheeks heat up. Oh wow, this was embarrassing, gushing over the poor professor who was supposed to help her. The person next to her, her assistanUrgh... okay, fix this, calm down. "Yes ma'am," she replied, fixing her expression to her sweet natural smile, fidgeting with her hair clip. "My name is Jade Miller and I'm from Verdanturf. I'm sorry about that."

"Why ever would you be?" Cypress asked with a curious tilt of the head. "It's an adventure!" The old woman's demeanor was suddenly five times more vibrant and eager, making Jade's head spin a little. "Now then, since you've confirmed who you are to me, I believe it is all right to present you with what you need." Jade nodded, hiding her nervousness. Here it was, here it was! Oh gosh oh gosh.... The woman pulled out a Pokeball, allowing Jade to take it in one hand. "Click the button in the middle," Cypress ordered, eagerness making her voice quiver." Jade nodded and pressed the button.

In a flash of white light, out formed a round blue and beige seal. It trained beady black eyes on Jade and grinned widely. "Sphe~" Without preamble, the Pokemon barreled into her legs, making her skirt flutter. Jade flushed pink and giggled at the same time, using one hand to catch the floating fabric. "Hi Spheal!" she crooned, crouching down to pet its head. "Perfect choice, just perfect. You're so cute. I'm going to call you Poro, because you roll." The chubby seal seemed to grin again as Jade pulled herself toher feet and curtsied again. "Thank you! He's a wonderful Pokemon."

"The gift-giving ain't over yet," muttered the assistant, goodnaturedly amused. "Here you are lass." Unknown to them, Jade's heart swelled at the nickname as she took a red rectangle from the woman.

"That would be a Pokedex and do be careful with keeping it around," Cypress instructed smoothly.

"Because it's expensive," Jade asked, fiddling with it a little bit. That would have been her reason anyway. Few trainers were readily given Pokedexes after all.

"no because it's not common knowledge over here on Pangaea. The locals are adapting, but we need to give them time."

Jade nodded slowly, placing it in her bag without delay. "I understand."

"Good girl, you pick up quick." She was then handed five Pokeballs and a card, the latter of which she instantly stored in a side pocket of her bag. Jade already knew not to lose that. "Judging by the look on your face, you know the rest of the drill," Cypress chuckled. "Well, far be it from me from stopping adventurers! Go off and do your best!"

Jade smiled. "Yes ma'am, we will." Jade walked off the dock and into Amphipolis. "First stop," she told the rolling seal. "The beach! You and I are going to be best friends by the end of today. Okay?"

Poro slurred. "Sphe-ee~!"

@Fuyu - Man I love Jade already, she's so excitable <3 I'll look forward to your next post!

Jade received a Spheal (Poro)!

@Romdinner - Great post! I really like your portrayal of Cypress and her assistant.

Xander received a Vulpix!

@Meganium90 - Oh, great pot, Ia lo like your portrayal of Cypress, and Ledyba already sounds adorable <3

Zaira received a Ledyba (Bee)!

@Turkish Delight - Well if that isn't a perfect start of an adventure than what is?

Carlos received an Algyem!

(Ow... hope this works!)

Jade Miller
Post 2: You are my sunshine~

Was the beach hiding?

Jade looked all around the Via path with dismay. There was a lot of sand... but not that much water... Poro rolled just behind her feet, bumping into her every few seconds. "Maybe I'm just looking wrong... Eep!" Birds flew over her head and she ran to avoid the possible droppings... only for a Wingull to blow into her face. She shrieked as she yanked the poor creature off, only to sigh in relief at the sight of the bird.

Spitting out a feather, she giggled, letting the Wingull perch onto her arm. "Hello there!" she greeted happily. It cawed at her, looking impatient. "'Scuse me, but can you show us where a beach is?" Jade gestured to herself and Poro, who grinned lazily up at the bird. "I can't find one and I really wanna swim." The bird stared at them both and took off, flapping and cawing at them as it went further ahead. "Erm... think that means follow?" she asked her new Pokemon, who shrugged and began to roll after him. Jade was left behind, causing the girl to squeal and follow, kicking up dust with each step.

"Wa-a-it!" The caw that answered was likely anything but complimentary but Jade didn't care, hoping her guide knew what he was doing. She passed a few people, who gave her the oddest looks. She didn't care too much, following the bird slowly onto sand which gave way to sea. It was a tiny strip of beach and naturally, the Wingull were everywhere.

Poro rolled around her excitedly and Jade anxiously looked for a rock to change behind. Finding one, she darted under its cover... and promptly tripped, falling on her face. "Ow..." Opening her eyes, she faced an orange, insect-like Pokemon with a large head. Jade stifled a cry of surprise. Trapinch... Mauville had been close to a desert where she had read about them residing. Now... Jade didn't have any experience battling but she knew a lot about Pokemon. She had lived right by a Battle Tent and visited the school and Rustboro Gym. She had knowledge and knowledge indicated this stare could go down for a while.

Maybe being nice would get it to stop. "Is this your spot?" Stare. "I-Is it all right if I change here?" It stared again, this time making an odd motion with its head. "Ah... thuh-thank you..." This was weird. Your body is your secret. Divulge it to only those who deserve it. She didn't think the Trapinch was a peeper... but it just kept watching her. Her face turned pink. Jade was rather afraid to command it to stop though. She had read its jaws could crush large boulders. So she silently began to change, slipping as quickly as she could into the blue swimdress and skirt that she wore. And the Trapinch just did. Not. BLINK. "Um... sorry for disturbing you?" Trapinch watched her then slowly turned to bury itself in the sand. "G-Good bye..." It grunted.

...Ookay.

Jade decided to forget that had happened for the most part, placing her belongings by another rock, Pokedex and Trainer card carefully nestled at the bottom. Poro rolled into her and made a strange noise at the sight of her skirt, a happy croon of sorts. jade felt her face turn red. "Poro you're a pervert!"

The Spheal cackled and rolled into the sea.

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An Ekans slithered patiently across the stone ledges. Another day spent hiding from predators and hunting feeble scraps or eggs. It was certainly an exciting and dangerous life for a snake to live that was for sure. He hissed a sigh, tasting the air. Wingull eggs weren't the same as Spearow... but they would do for the moment. He missed the exquisite meal he had managed the other day... Finneon? That had been the most interesting fish. His stomach rumbled mockingly and the Ekans groaned. Truthfully he just wanted to curl on a warm stone in the sun and take a nice long nap but as long as this kept rumbling the idea was hopeless. He slithered behind a wall of rock, wondering what he could find.

Hm? What was this? He peered out and tasted the air. On the beach was a human... well that was nothing special. They were fun to scare but that was about all. But... what was that delicious-looking creature with it? It was round and fat, looking about as intelligent as a Rattata. It wasn't a common creature... wait. He had heard of the seal creature from a human-owned Seviper. It was a Spheal. How... scrumptious. The snake smiled. Seal meat... a delicacy for a starving reptile.

The sounds of laughter and playful cries reached his ears and the Ekans chuckled. Poor human... they were about to lose their little playmate. Sacrifices did have to be made however in the great circle of life. He began to make his way below, not realizing a certain Wingull had its gaze trained on its purple body.

This Wingull wasn't hungry. In fact, it had long since swallowed up a Finneon. That wasn't why she was staring at the Ekans. It would likely unconsciously kill her with the venom if she ate it anyway. No, she just wanted to scare it a little. It was payback for nearly poisoning one of her fellow Wingull for no reason. Besides, the snake was an idiot. That was a trainer's Pokemon, which meant it could likely beat the Pokemon to a pulp without too much effort. Blissfully excited, the snake paid no mind, passing over a certain patch of sand.

So, this thought process finished, she dove down from where she had been circling and dove, snatching the creature's body in her talons. Ekans yelped with terror and Wingull let out a caw of triumph. Unfortunately neither of them realized that they were heavy enough to make the sand give way.

Due to this both creatures panicked when the sand beneath them gave way and they fell into a pit. A certain Trapinch was sitting at the bottom, jaws wide open. Then it closed them slowly and grunted. Darn. He wanted Corphish. Sure he could eat the snake but birds gave him indigestion. Sighing, it began to crawl out of the ground, ignoring the shrieks that came from the fallen Pokemon. Time to make a new spot.

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Jade let out a sudden cry of surprise from where she floated in the water, having been treading water with Poro. Not because she was cold, but because she was suddenly moving! What was going on today? Maybe she was on a mini-boat. Huh. Plausible. Ooh she liked that word. Jade made a note to herself to use that word again. She looked down to see a Wailmer rising out of the water. "HI!" she told it eagerly, causing Poro to look up from where he was spinning in the waves. "Did we wake you up?" Wailmer were all over Hoenn and she thought they were almost as adorable as Spheal.

It didn't answer verbally, but began to swim toward the shore. Jade looked to see a familiar Trapinch crawling around on shore. It looked around slowly. Was it trying to find a place to dig maybe? What happened to its other spot? The answer soon became clear as a Wingull and Ekans went flying from that earlier area behind the rock, covered in sand and spitting. They slowly recovered and the Ekans dropped onto the sand again, both glaring daggers at the Ground-type, who was currently obliviously wandering the beach.

Jade tilted her head slowly."Oh... what happened here?" The girl noted that she really needed to pay more attention to her surroundings. She looked down at the Wailmer. "Mr. Wailmer, would you let me see what's going on?" It made a low, bellowing noise and bounced out of the water for a moment, landing gently on the closest part of the shore.

Jade crawled off and waved. "Thank you!" Poro had swum up after her, the Wailmer shooting water from its spout before bouncing away. Meanwhile the Trapinch had scuttled to stand by her foot, sniffing underneath it. Or what appeared to be sniffing. Did Trapinch even have noses? She knelt by it, causing the stare again. Jade fidgeted but didn't look away this time. "I think you understand me Mister Trapinch. Right?" It bobbed its large orange head. "I thought so. So Mister Trapinch what did you do to those two? Did they fall in your pit?" Trapinch nodded again. "Oh."

As this discussion went on the Ekans calmed down a little. He had seen his original intention; the Spheal. It was looking around dazedly. Now was his chance... but if that girl got in the way that would be a problem. Or that freaking thing that had tried to bury him alive for lunch! Urgh... this stupid Wingull had gotten him into this... but...

"Ssskane," (Hey bird,) he began steadily, causing the still disgruntled gull to scowl. "Ekansskanes?" (How about a truccce?)

Wingull scowled at the snake. "Win win?" (For what?)

Ekans gave her a look like she was stupid. "Ekanssskansss." (Look, that stupid bug thing over there tried to kill usss.) That was all he said. The Wingull grasped the rest and flapped her wings irritably.

"Wingull! Win!" (So you want to make him sorry. Fine!) Normally this wouldn't be a big deal to her but she was irritated after having fallen into a pit and to be honest this couldn't take that long. Then she could scare the crap out of the Ekans and go back to the nest. So without hesitation she swooped down toward the Trapinch, not realizing Jade hadn't stood up yet. Thankfully Poro paid attention and sent a multicolored beam into her beak.

Jade let out a soft cry and jumped back, Poro rolling in front of her. The Wingull went flying back and recovered itself, only for the Ekans to slither in, jaws wide and aiming toward Poro. Jade panicked for a moment. She had not been expecting to battle, thought she really should have. "Um..." she floundered before realizing that she had the Pokedex. She ran to her bag, meanwhile giving out a few orders that she actually knew. "Poro Water Gun!" Poro blasted the Ekans in the mouth with a jet of water and Trapinch's jaws slowly clamped around the snake's body, causing it to practically shriek in pain. Wingull meanwhile had flown up again, aiming its own Water Gun at Trapinch, not noticing Poro barreling into the three of them, knocking the wild Pokemon over.

Jade caught this out of the corner of her eye and moaned. "Not like that Poro!" He blinked at her dimly before rolling back to her. Meanwhile Trapinch had disappeared, likely under the ground. Sure enough he tunneled out a moment later, just in time for their enemies to right themselves. They charged together again, reminding Jade of a Double Battle. But... something was different. "Poro," she called, looking at her now open Pokedex. "Powder Snow! Slow them down!" The Spheal obeyed, releasing flurries of snowflakes. Unfortunately in the heat it didn't do much except to the Ekans, who was just getting bullied out there. Since it was cold-blooded... However the Wingull paid no mind, charging ahead again.

"Oh... they aren't really teaming up..." Jade thought for a moment as the Trapinch was smacked to the side. It wiggled helplessly upside down, clacking its mouth open and closed as the Wingull slammed a Water Gun into its belly. "How are we gonna beat the Wingull... wait a sec." She peered at Poro's moveset again. "Poro use Encore on WIngull!"

The dual type seal looked at her like she was crazy... at least, Jade thought that was what Poro was doing. "Trust me!" Poro shrugged and began to clap, almost giving the gull its own stage. Unwillingly, the gull stopped and began to preen, causing the Ekans to release a flurry of Poison Stings at it. She squawked and flew back up.

"SSSekansss!" (Stop modeling!"

The Wingull glowered and aimed, intending to Supersonic the Ekans into flailing everywhere. However instead she ended up, jetting it into a rock, where it fell blissfully unconscious. It frowned. "Wingull?" (What happened?) Then it glowered and decided, what the heck, she could finish this herself. Shreeing, she divebombed the still flailing Trapinch, Water Gun ready to fire.

This time, Jade was ready. She hovered only a foot away from the Pokemon and Poro was right in the line of fire. "Now Poro," she shouted exuberantly, bouncing on the balls of her feet. This was so cool! She was battling! And they were going to win too! "Defense Curl!" Poro curled into a ball, not that it really took much, and the Water Gun hit. "Now your turn! Water Gun!" Poro uncurled and fired, soaking the Wingull's appendages but not doing much damage. It glowered and spun back up in the air, diving again. Jade wiped sweat from her brow and paled. She hoped this next part worked as smoothly.

"Powder Snow!" Poro released a second burst which halted the Wingull for a moment. What was she... huh. It was getting harder to fly. Wingull let out a frenzied call. Her wings were freezing! But it was so hot! How...? They would melt soon, they had to. Reluctantly the white gull perched on a rock, glaring at the group. Scoffing, she turned away, embarrassed. The Ekans was gone. Traitorous bugger.

"Um... Wingull?" She looked with one eye at the human. "Trapinch didn't mean to get you... so can you leave him alone now?" Wingull paused and cawed. She just wanted to go home. The human beamed like one of their lightbulbs. "YAY! Thanks! You're a nice Wingull!" Her eye twitched. Was this human stupid... yeah, they were definitely stupid.

Jade turned back to Trapinch, oblivious to the mental insults being sent her way. "Did you hear that Mister Trapinch? It's ok..." She trailed off, realizing the poor Pokemon was still flailing helplessly. "Oh... I think you need help. Poro, Water Gun!" Poro grinned and fired, this knocking the poor Ground-type unconscious. Jade panicked, turning pink. "Oh-Oh no! I... I um..." She saw her bag and nodded. "A Pokeball!" She switched one mechanical device for another and took a deep breath.

Jade threw it at the Trapinch hurriedly, watching the Pokeball arc in the air. Please let me have done it right... I don't want to leave a hurt Trapinch...

@Fuyu - Man I loved that post! I really like Jade, and I also like how you incorporate so many Pokémon into it, it really feels like a biome that way. Really a terrific post.

Jade caught a lv. 7 male Trapinch with the eggmove Mud Shot!
Spheal (Poro) grew to lv. 11!