Rose Isle Royale

[Jim]

"Oh... well... maybe after this little showcase is over, I can coach you a little on contests. Before I was a doctor, I was Contest Champion of Sinnoh. You can even travel with me around Sinnoh and I'll escort you into all the contests. And with my kind of name recognition, you'll have plenty of public attention and fans in no time," Annalyn said, almost admirably. Roisin smiled, Annalyn was a really kind person that liked to help people, did she have any downsides?
"Sure, thanks a lot Annie," Roisin over joylessly yelled, this would be a moment to give her a hug but they were both buckled into the copter seats.

"Which five badges do you have? I think I may have heard of your uncle, nice going with the Crawdaunt, and I'm sorry about Nabe, the Charmeleon, he judges people, and Pokemon, quite harshly" the suit wearing boy explained to her.​

"Well, I have the stone badge from Roxanne, dynamo badge from Wattson, heat badge from Flannery, feather badge from Winona and the balance badge from Norman. I still need to destroy: Juan, Brawley, Tate and Liza," she explained. She was thinking about the Gyarados, Roisin was suspicious that the officials were behind it since the copter first landed, but the overweight official verified this with her little outburst to Professor Moonjoy. Tim, who seemed to have already cracked it was currently breaking Moonjoy down into admitting it.

"Wow, I wish those other trainers would hurry up, I'm bored stiff," she articulated in general, mostly talking to herself. She suddenly remember what resided, somewhere in her bag... She started to rummage through, looking for something. "Potion, Potion, Pokéball, Oooh a Wave Mail, didn't know I had one of them, Potion, Potion, Charcoal... Wait... what? Why do I have Charcoal in my bag? And this stupid tiny Mushroom! Ahh, there we go," she exclaimed pulling out a thick heavy book entitled 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' "this should kill some time," she said to herself as she opened up her book and indulged amongst the wonderful atmosphere the book created.

 

[chomp]

OOC: I smell a sly Harry Potter reveiw nestling within that post somewhere >.<

 

[Roxy]

(Sorry if this post is alittle awkward. >.o And, short. Dx)

Aaliyah whipped around when she heard the whrring of the helicoptor. 'Cool,'she thought, 'This`ll do, though it`s not the coastguard. Aaliyah had her pokemon return to their Pokeballs and scarmbled into the helicoptor. She settled into the red seat that was behind Roisin, trying to make herself feel comfortable.

"I almost thought we were goners," Aaliyah mumbled having no clue about what was up. "Did I miss something?" she asked, rubbing her own arms. Her expression was still aloof, but had hint of cluelessness to it.

 

[Jim]

OOC: I smell a sly Harry Potter reveiw nestling within that post somewhere >.<

Actually the book is amazing ^_^, sorry for the Spam Porygon.

 

[luke]

OOC:

Ok... I don't want this RP to stall, so its time to speed it up a bit...

And guys, watch the spamming. PLEASE!

"Well, it seems the other contestants aren't ready to depart the ship yet. I have called base back at Rose Isle and they have sent another helicopter to bring the stragglers to the island. So Dr. Gerundt, Mr. Med..hut... and Miss Haruka, since you three are prepared, you'll be known as Group Red upon reaching the island. And Miss Life, you will be assigned to another team upon their arrival. If none do arrive, you are on your own. If the other competitors aren't ready within a half hour of our arrival on the island, the competition will start without them. Essentially, three of you will probably begin with a slow start. Let's hope this will be a lesson for them to be prepared for anything at anytime. Pilot! Let's go! And please buckle up," Dr. Moonjoy said. He then took his seat, and then fastened his seat belt. The pudgy tournament official was still struggling with her belt, so he also helped to fasten her's.

Annalyn smiled. "Uhh... can you not call me Annie? Eh... I'd prefer Annalyn or Dr. Gerundt. I... don't like that name. A condescending colleague of mine on the Contest circuit used to call me that to belittle and demean me. I hate it," she responded to Roisin. Annalyn hated that woman. It was the most gratifying experience to beat her in the quarterfinals of the Grand Festival. Even greater to make eye contact with her when she was standing on the top of the podium. "At least we're finally moving. I still feel a bit guilty for leaving the other competitors behind though. Oh well..." At that the rotors of the helicopter started, and the helicopter began to lift from its hovering position. The force from the blades shifted the water underneath it and caused the hat from one of the injured passengers on the deck to fly away. The co-pilot came into the cabin and shut both doors. He nodded at Dr. Moonjoy and walked back into the control room.

This left the three trainers and the two suspicious tournament officials. Annalyn felt uneasy. She stared directly at the woman, who seemed to looked much more healthy than she had the last time she had seen her. The woman shifted uncomfortably in her seat, trying to escape the cold stare Annalyn was giving her. Annalyn stopped grilling her and turned to the two other trainers. "So we're Group Red eh? Couldn't ask for a better team?" She said with a smirk. She was really happy. These two were the biggest help during the Gyarados crisis, so she knew their skill level. "We better get prepared though. Who knows what's going to happen." She looked at the book Roisin was reading. "Damn... I meant to get that book. I forgot it came out today..."

 

[chomp]

OOC: I'm very sorry, but anything that causes adults to dress up and queue outside bookshops for eleven plus hours deserves a mention. I'm going to wait a week, and speed read the mother XD

IC:

"So Dr. Gerundt, Mr. Med..hut... and Miss Haruka, since you three are prepared, you'll be known as Group Red upon reaching the island." Tim listened intently as Moonjoy explained the specifics of the contest teams. He was very happy with this, as Annalyn and Roisin were clearly the two best trainers he had seen so far. He was a little annoyed with the good doctor, however, as he had mispronounced Tim's last name.

"Doctor Moonjoy, could you please try not to mispronounce my name, it gets a little tiring after twenty years of being called 'Manhood' or 'Medhoot'. It's not that hard, Min'od, come on, Min'od. Not too hard now is it?" he tried his hardest not to sound condescending. Annalyn was also telling him about her name, and why he should never call her 'Annie'. If anyone ever even considered calling him 'Timmy', he would not think twice before rabbit punching them in the shoulder. The only person to ever call him 'Timmy' was a schoolteacher who Tim would rather forget.

"We better get prepared though. Who knows what's going to happen." Annalyn commented, before diving into conversation Tim would rather not be a part of with Roisin. He thought he was reasonably well prepared; potions, antidotes, even a repel if things got ugly. He hadn't brought any spare pokeballs, as he did not plan on catching any Pokemon, he was happy with the ones he had. As Annalyn and Roisin talked about their taste in books, he curled up into a little ball and tried to get some sleep while the helicopter sped off towards the ever mysterious Rose Isle.

 

[Jim]

Suddenly, tired of waiting Dr. Moonjoy announced something about Red teams and islands or something Roisin was still staring down at her amaing new book, Roisin completley ignored everything that was going on until Annalyn attracted her attention, peering over her seat she said: "Uhh... can you not call me Annie? Eh... I'd prefer Annalyn or Dr. Gerundt. I... don't like that name. A condescending colleague of mine on the Contest circuit used to call me that to belittle and demean me. I hate it," She smiled and awaited Roisins' response.

"Oh, yeah sorry... And what did you mean by Doctor Gerundt? Are you really a Doctor?" She quizzed Annalyn, looking up too her in a way. She gave a nod, said thanks and sat back down. (OOC: A simple nod doesn't count as 'God-modding' does it?) Roisin, amazed and shocked by new discovery.

"At least we're finally moving. I still feel a bit guilty for leaving the other competitors behind though. Oh well..." Annalyn said to her, Tim and the new girl that had boarded. We better get prepared though. Who knows what's going to happen." Annylyn gazed down at the 607 page book Roisin was holding. "Damn... I meant to get that book. I forgot it came out today..."

Roisin simpily stuck her tounge out at her new friend, teasing her. "This book is sooo, soooo good," but I stil hope we get to the island soon, just so long as they don't plan to set a flock of Aerodactyl on us, Roisin stated matter-of-factly, shooting a glance at the back of Professor Moonjoys head. Yanma was currently snoring cutley inside Roisins' bag so she put her feet up on the side of the chair to get as comfortavle as possable.

"Yup, this is going to be an adventure," she concluded, she smiled at the three other combatents on the chopper beofre turing the page in her book.

Edit: I spent a while typing this short post, I started typing beforechomp posted so sorry if it messes up your post, pretend it never happened. Also I didn't que 11 Hours, that's ridiculous. I got it from Asda this morning XD

Edit 2: It didn't mess up your post. Whew

 

[Roxy]

"And Miss Life, you will be assigned to another team upon their arrival. If none do arrive, you are on your own."

Upon hearing these words, Aaliyah crossed her legs and gave a look. "Oh, joy," she said sarcastically, crossing her arms. She might as well would`ve considered herself as on her own. She sighed, trying to think about something else.

She tried thinking about home and how her 'mother' was doing, but that only made her home sick. She closed her eyes and sighed, then decided to do what she thought was the best thing in the world: daydream. So, she slumped in her chair alittle and looked up at the ceiling of the helicoptor, staring through it, letting her mind wander.

Within minutes, her expression looked blank, but she immediatly snapped out of daydreaming. There was nothing for the trainer to daydream about. She tried to sleep, but the turmoil going on in her mind wouldn`t allow her to doze off. So, she just sat there, looking around as she sat there in the Helicoptor.

 

[Animehero]

Radd got in the helicopter reluctantly after introducing himself to Moonjoy. Radd got inside after returning Zangoose into it's pokeball. "Bout time we get off this pathetic excuse for a ship. I just wanna get to that Rose Isle and win this thing!" Radd said as his Ditto grinned in agreenment. "One thing is... I get the feeling that everyone here hates me." Radd and Ditto stared at eachother for a minute. "Nahh!!" Radd and Ditto said.

 

[chomp]

OOC: Animehero, the helicopter's gone man, flown away with Ultra Mega Red Action Team Force and Moonjoy

Tim tried to turn over, before remembering he was in a chair, so he just settled for sprawling as much as he could, stretching his legs out and groaning as he awoke from his light sleep. He blinked groggily and glanced around; Roisin was still enthralled with her book, Annalyn had returned to filing her nails, and 'Miss Life' (the girl with the angry Pikachu) was looking around the helicopter absentmindedly. He yawned, his hand over his mouth so the whole cabin didn't see down his throat, rolled over onto his back and gargled

"That was not comfortable" he rubbed his eyes, "When do we arrive at the place that you are taking us to?" he asked, still waking up. He yawned again, collapsing back into his crumpled position on the chair, groaning gently. By now the second helicopter had arrived, collecting the rest of the trainers, obnoxious Zangoose man included. Did this mean that 'Group Red' would have some kind of time based advantage? Or would this half an hour be used to rest (something he was sure everyone here needed) and then everyone would set off at the same time? He barely knew what was going on, and he hoped that at least one person he was partnered with had a clue what was happening

 

[Animehero]

OOC: Well I don't have time to be on the computer all ady like most people, so I always have to post after like 10 people hae already posted. It's really confusing to keep up. Plus since there's a second helicopter just act like I'm getting on that one!

 

[luke]

OOC: Sorry... been reallly busy. But I'm back for a bit.

IC:

Annalyn shifted her weight in her seat in an attempt to find a more comfortable position. For luxury seats, these are really uncomfortable... She looked over at the two tournament officials again. The woman had her head on Dr. Moonjoy's shoulder, lost in her sleep and Moonjoy had a book out titled "Improving You!" She laughed and hoped that it was a book on improving your wardrobe. She turned her head and looked out the window. She let out a little yelp of joy: there, sitting on the horizon, was the outline of an island. "I hope to Arceus that that island is Rose Isle," she said in a whisper into Tim's ear. She pointed out the window frantically at the island, trying to get Tim's attention.

"Oh, I really hope we get to rest there. I'm exhausted..." she said with a sigh. Then Moonjoy stood and looked at the four trainers. He then started to say, "Well, upon landing on the island, there will be no time to rest. We are already delayed to the point of cancellation. Our sponsors are impatient and our fans are eager for the tournament to begin. So, when this helicopter lands, we begin!" he said. Anna let out a yelp of disgust. "Doctor, we're all exhausted. Sending us in that island tired will be the death of us!" she said as stood to look the good doctor eye to eye. He took a step back and his eye twitched. "I'm sorry Doctor, but there's nothing I can do. Those were the orders given to me by the Director." The overweight official stood, looking much sturdier and powerful than before. She was quite intimidating in fact. "Young lady, you signed the contracts. We set the rules and--" she said before she was interrupted by Annalyn quoting the rest of the contract "the committee is capable of changing the rules at anytime to best fit the competition... yeah I know this. I actually read the contract and I'm aware of this clause. But seriously, I can't compete in this state.

"You're a genius young lady. You can figure it out," the woman said with a sly smirk on her face. Annalyn was about to respond, but then the rotors on the helicopter began to slow. Annalyn looked out the window and found that they were landing on the island. "Passengers, we will be docked very shortly. Please be prepared to leave the helicopter IMMEDIATELY!" the pilot said, emphasizing the last word. The co-pilot walked into the room and opened the two doors. This time a bridge was attached to the door which allowed them to vacate the helicopter with less effort than the old rope ladder. "And remember, as soon as you step off this helicopter, the competition begins." Annalyn looked at her team, Roisin and Tim, and waited to walk off with them. If they were a team, they might as well leave as a team.

OOC: Sorry. Distracted. But decided to post.
Edit: Okay, were off the helicopter. LET'S GO!

 

[Jim]

OOC: Can we land yet Porygon? That's the only reason I haven't posted because there's not that much we can do just yet... Sorry.

 

[luke]

OOC: Okay, I edited my post. Let's get this RP moving!

 

[Roxy]

Aaliyah sighed. The helicoptor had landed on the Island, and she wasn`t even ready to compete yet. The trainer she was out of her league, but didn`t show any signs of stress or worry. instead, she just stood up, stretched and walked towards the bridge that was attached to the door and was now infront of her.

The girl took a step back. Did she really want to do this? well, it was too late to turn back anyway, so Aaliyah merely straightened herself up and held her head, then walked out of the helicoptor. Win or lose this she felt that she needed to make herself look decent.

 

[chomp]

OOC: Land ho!

"Passengers, we will be docked very shortly. Please be prepared to leave the helicopter IMMEDIATELY!" The pilot exclaimed, waking Tim rudely from his blissful sleep, contorted in the luxury leather chair. He leapt up, suddenly alert and ready to go

"I'm ready to go" he exclaimed, before falling back into the seat, his exhaustion catching up with him, "Immediately?" he asked, realising to the full extent what the pilot had just told him, "But… sleep… and food and…" he couldn't think of anything else, but it was still a pressing matter. He needed to eat, and he needed to sleep (the dozing on the helicopter had not helped him at all, if anything, he felt more fatigued). The no longer sickly official began a speech about how they had all signed the contracts, and that there was some clause stating something that made them have to go now, and how it was all their own fault and blah blah blah

"And remember, as soon as you step off this helicopter, the competition begins." The pilot added, as another man pulled the sliding doors open, ushering the trainers out of the helicopter. Tim looked to his 'team mates' in 'Group Red'; Annalyn and Roisin. He was ready to go, if still morbidly tired and starving, and he was sure that the rest of his assigned team felt roughly the same way. He replaced his hat and brushed some dirt off his shoulders, jumping up and down a little to psyche himself up

"I really don't want to be the first one to get off" he spun round to face Annalyn and Roisin, "It's just a weird thing I have, I don't like being the first in or our of a room, or in this case, a helicopter, and besides, ladies first" he laughed nervously, making a courteous gesture, and moving his body out of their way, looking at them expectantly, a worried smile twitching on his lips. He was caught a little off guard as the fourth trainer, whose name he didn't know, got up and walked off before him, her head held high. "Oh, okay then, thanks I guess" he tried to tell her as she waled along the bridge. He took a tentative step off the helicopter, testing the bridge, before pulling himself out of the doorway, and walking up the bridge, glancing back to his team mates every few steps. He hadn't been on the island a minute, and he was already worried about it

 

[luke]

Annalyn rolled her eyes, "Ladies first my butt," she said as she followed Aaliyah and Tim off the bridge. The island seemed peaceful enough. The sky was clear and blue since the rain from before had disappeared. The atmosphere was hot and humid, a testament to the tropical climate they found themselves in now. There wasn't much vegetation on the island, just bare ground spotted with weeds. She looked to the horizon and spotted what they were here for: the labyrinth. From this distance, all she could see were the grey, stone walls of the structure. A shiver shot down her spine looking at the labyrinth. "Tim, do you feel that. It's a hundred degrees out and I'm shivering. That bad feeling I had before feels a hundred time worse now. But we gotta go if we want that head start on our competition. Tim! Roison! Let's go!" She sprinted off the bridge with renewed energy. The fatigue and depression of before had disappeared. When it came to competition and pressure, no one beat Annalyn in energy.

As she sprinted forward, she noticed large television screens installed around the labyrinth. Seated in front of them, in huge grandstands, were numerous people. "Wow... this is really a show... I can't disappoint." She hoped her team could keep up, but she remembered she was in this to win, so if it was necessary, she would work on her own.

 

[Jim]

OOC: Yayz! And I typed this while before Porygon-Z posted so sorry if it intervines, I was distracted by MSN T_T

Roisin was bored rigid, just sitting in the uncomfortable leather seats. Even with her feet resting on the armrest and her back on the other she was uncomfortable. She looked upon her Pokémon, residing in her bag. She was breathing heavily as she slept on. "I hope you're comfy," she though. Suddenly her brain hatched a maniacal plan. 1... 2... 3... She dropped her bag onto the floor, disturbing all the contents and awakening Yanma. She glanced up at her trainer with a menacing glare. "Oops, I slipped," she laughed innocently. Yanma flew to a chair behind Roisin where her Trainer couldn't reach her. "Sooooorrrrrry," she begged as the Pokémon gave her the silent treatment. "T'was only a bit of fun," she pleaded. The miserable Yanma hissed and tried to resume her sleep.

"Passengers, we will be docked very shortly. Please be prepared to leave the helicopter IMMEDIATELY!" The pilot bawled from the front of the craft.​

"Miserable old..." Roisin started before realising she was talking to herself. Annalyn and Tim had a miniature confrontation with the Pilot and Officials. Roisin wasn't explicitly tired or hungry. Plus she had bought food before she tried to catch the ship, which caused her lateness. But it re-assured her that she had an Apple and a Bag of crisps to last her the day, of course she was hoping to get fed meals throughout the days that she was participating but the way things looked she wouldn't be receiving such hospitalities.

As the craft landed Roisin was the last one to step off, unless you count Yanma who flew off in a mood, having been awakened again. Roisin started to stretch her body... Observing the rainbow created by the rain and sun she smiled, the rainbow seemed to settle the eerie atmosphere of the island... "Super dooper mega ultra super special awesome Red super mega action force team go!" she yelled in a competitive voice.

 

[chomp]

Tim chased after Annalyn, his need to rest evaporating with the heat. The labyrinth loomed in front of him, giant television screens, grandstands and all. This is what Tim loved about competitions; the atmosphere created by crowds, the constant background noise and the feeling that they were living it along with you; countless people flinching as your Pokemon were attacked, cheering when you were doing well, encouraging when you were not. He couldn't help but smile widely as he entered alongside the rest of 'Group Red'. He guessed that there were cameras installed around the labyrinth, so the audience could keep up with the various 'teams' as they made their way around the seemingly ancient structure. The labyrinth itself was not a little foreboding; it's large gray cracking walls casting shadows over the trainers as they made their way to it, with various climbing plants creeping their way up it. The audience itself was not very large, the two small stands were almost full, but a lot of the people looked like officials, and Tim was sure he could see some of the Hoenn gym leaders nestled in there.

"What do we do now?" he asked Annalyn, she seemed to know how this all worked, she had actually read the forms they were handed before signing them, "Do we wait for Moonjoy or someone, or do we just run straight in and hope for the best?" he couldn't see any instructions or anything, and he didn't recall being told what to do when they actually got to the island. Maybe he had slept through the briefing, maybe he just wasn't listening to Moonjoy when he told everyone. Either way, Tim was now completely lost, standing in front of the rather scary looking maze. Roisin was shouting something about how awesome their team was, while her Yanma flew off in a sulk. It seemed as though the little bug Pokemon was the only one to get any decent sleep on the helicopter journey.

While he stood, pondering the island as a whole, he noticed something rather odd about the labyrinth, which nobody else seemed to have picked up on; "Can anyone else smell that?" he asked, sniffing deeply. There was a distinctive smell emanating from the entrance to the labyrinth, it was a strange smell, like something sweet was rotting. Annalyn seemed not to notice this, and Roisin was too busy being enthusiastic. It wasn't an unpleasant smell, and he could put up with it, it was just really weird.

 

[Scarlet Weather]

As he hovered above the labryinth located on Rose Isle, three things ran through the head of Langley Antechronos.

First, this helicopter smells like Tentacruel.

Second, I hope I'm not that late.

Third, and finally, Are you insane?

Langley was standing in the doorway of a helicopter, which was now positioned directly above the stadium set up on Rose Isle. The wind from the chopper's blades was even now causing his hair to become knotted and tousled, to a degree that not even the most vicious noogie could possibly compete with. His last thought had probably been sparked by the fact that his usual green backpack was in his hand, and had just been replaced by a parachute, the type of which was normally used in skydiving. Langley supposed that this entire situation could have been avoided if he had simply purchased a GPS system when the money had been available to him, but at this point it was much too late.

Earlier that day, the young trainer had presented himself as a pre-registered compeititor in the Hoenn league. Unfortunately, the ship had already set sail, but the captain promised to fax the information to the league if Langley could find an alternate means of transport. Unfortunately, the only such means available had been this helicopter, which was scheduled to pause for a short period over the island and move on. With more then a few misgivings, Langley had booked a seat and purchased a parachute.

"Hey kid, are you gonna jump, or just stand there lookin' out the window all day?" an irate pilot groused, tapping the dashboard impatiently.

"In a moment. Give me a minute to gather my nerves first." Langley replied, slightly miffed, but still shaken by the enormity of what he was about to do. A survival expert he might be, but a paratrooper had never crossed his mind when he had written down career choices. Ah well, now it was too late. Silently cursing the wrong turn that had lost him time and prevented him from boarding the ship, he held his backpack close, tensed his legs, and leaped.

The initial sensation of floating immediately grabbed hold of Langley, but was shortly lost as he hurtled from the sky, mostly amid mental cries of "AHHH! I'M GONNA DIE!". The world around him blurred as he fell, and his wits deserted him. Which way was he going? How was he supposed to stop? Wasn't there something he was supposed to pull? Questions popped in his head like exploding kernels of corn as the ground rapidly rushed up to meet him.

At what felt like the absoluted last moment, Langley's fumbling hand grasped and pulled the parachute ripcord, and a large, white sheet popped from the package, reducing Langley's speed tremendously. Unfortunately, it was at that exact moment that a sudden burst of wind pushed the wayward skydiver forward, placing him directly above a blond-haired young woman about his age who seemed to be another compeititor in the tournament.

"Look-mmph!" Langley shouted as both he and his parachute crashed into the girl, sending both of them toppling to the ground.

OOC: Just to clear up any doubts, my insane buddy Langley has just crash-landed near Roisin. Sorry if all of this was kind of far-fetched, but I felt like I needed an explanation as to why Langley wasn't on the boat.