The Pokemon Odyssey (PG-16) {BestVeteranJuly2011/BestRookieMay2011}

[Aura.Lucario]

The scene where Neptune was blasted towards a jagged rock wall kept repeating in his Empoleon mind. A Gold Tribe member, the master tactician, knocked out cold just because of a Hydro Cannon attack, what a shame! Neptune kept scowling even though he was in coma-state. How did I get into this mess?!

Neptune could imagine it now. Hundreds and thousands of people, pointing and laughing at the poor penguin Pokemon known as Neptune, the representative of Poseida. The tactician of the Gold Tribe. Down in two strikes. Even a little rookie could do better than he did. Growling at himself, trapped in the black dimension of nothing, he hated himself more than ever. He had proven himself useless more than twice already. And now, he was carried by somebody, in front of everybody, no idea what was going on.


When he was about to continue blabbering, he could see the light again. He was awake, and he saw himself lying on Dragonheart's back. Blushing in embarrassment, he got up and hopped off the Salamence, "S-sorry about that Dragonheart."


For the rest of the journey, Neptune stayed hidden, following the crowd behind a row of trees. He didn't want to see anybody. He saw a Kirlia and sighed. That Kirlia could possibly beat him too. He needed to train...people were catching up with their skills, and fast. He followed Kent from behind, hiding behind tree trunks so he couldn't see him.

 

[chef30]

Sunny was upset that Silver didn't remember her. "But... But Silver... Remember me? You have to! Remember that I took you to the pokemon center? Remember how me and Jack found you in the woods? it all happened! You have to remember!" Sunny said. She was the saddest person in the world righ now. She couldn't see Jack anymore, and now Silver didn't know that a Lucario named Sunny excisted. And even worse, poor innocent people from Poesida had to move from their homes because the Order was attacking. It was too much for a lucario like her. She was emotional all the time. Sunny started to cry and then just ran off into the woods. She had no idea where she was going. She ust wantd to somehow get away from all the emotional pain. She was running the way that the crowd was going, but much, much faster. Suddenly, she had flashbacks of howshe was captured with her parents by the Order and that they killed her parents right in front of her. She will never forget that day... The day of horrer for the Winds family. Yes, she was Sunny Winds.

 

[Xilfer]

Commander Hydra felt dumb when General Lex said they already knew, but his pride bloomed when he heard he would take part in the upcoming battle, and have an important role indeed. He would have to discuss how to inflitrate the city with Captain Three, who was still in Poseida. Hydra would have to send somebody to get him. As Hydra left the room, he pondered. Wondering what to do, it was time to leave. Hydra had never acctually seen Cape City for himself, so he would have to decide what to do on-site. His main priority right now was sending a messenger to Poseida and getting the troops ready. Hydra approached the two Tauros fromk before and told them "Tauros, you must go back to Poseida and tell Captain Three to come back and join the troops immediatly. Tell him not to fret over the traitor." The Tauros understood and gallopped away from Eternity.
Hydra's troops were preparing for battle, getting their helmets, equiping themeselves, etc. In the midst of it all, Hydra had an idea. Not for the troops, but merely for himself. Hydra had always been good at crafting, from a young age he had been able to make small mechanical toys and such. Hydra had not put his talent to use for many years because he no longer had arms or hands/paws to work with. But his vast knowledge of technology still wavered in his mind. If he could get an agent to get the necessary equipement, Hydra believed it was possible to make a mechanical head for himself. Since his right head had gone, Hydra felt an emptyness inside him. Since it had gone, his left head had hardly ever spoken either. Something was strange.
But now was not the time to fret, Hydra had come up with a plan. He and his troops were to take a different path than the rest of the troops, wich would lead to the back of Cape City, then the Cape city fighters would be pre-occupied with the front end of the city. In other words, General Lex's troops just had to hold out until the Cannon was disabled. If possible, Hydra planned to get there BEFORE Lex's troops. While the Cape city fighters would be busy with preparing, a few troops could sneak in and disable the cannon. That way, the cannon would be gone as soon as Lex's troops arrived. Afterwards, Hydra's troops would join with the rest and take the city. Hydra was filled with pride and excitement. Only a day before, he was a mere captain with a small battalion. Now he was much closer to the rank "General" as ever!
Hydra pushed it all out of his mind and approached General Lex. "Sire, forgive me for the interuption, but i believe I may have come up with a decent plan to disable the cannon. I will have to talk it over with Captain Three first. But since he has yet to arrive, i thought i should share it with you." he said. And explained his plan.

Zed was among the crowd now, looking for Genevieve. There were Pokemon of all sizes and shapes among the crowd, so many that Zed doubted Poseida to acctually be a "village". He advanced, looking among. The sun was in his eyes as well as the rain. It had created a rainbow in the distance.
Zed was near the front of the row now, he realized that he was walking so fast that his wound was hurting. He desperately wished he had another Oran Berry to soothe the pain.
As he advanced he started to feel faint. So faint in fact that he thought he saw Genevieve. He shook his head, but she was still there. He shook it a third time, she was gone. But he looked a little to the left to see her again. "Arceus, i must be seeing things." he muttered to himself. Finally he shook his head savagely a fourth time. The sleek yellow figure was still walking amongst the crowd.
Cautiously, he approached the figure. This was certainly Genevieve. Zed had no idea what her reaction would be, but he would certainly not be surprised if she slapped him in the face. Zed walked to the right side of her while she was looking to the left and simply said, as clearly as he could, "Hi."

 

[Roserade]

Sol felt bad she couldn't tell them more about the plan the Neoverse had made. But she had rallied the troops and prepped them for battle. She knew there was something else, something she just couldn't remember. Being a Ralts seemed so long ago. Two Bellsprout children ran up to her and congragulated her on evolution. She laughed and said they would, in time, feel the same feeling she had. She watched as Ambros and Alex walked in front of her. They had told her about the plan they had in Cape City, about the Hyper Beam Canon. She thought that meant that she was important, but really, it was probably just to stop her from talking.

The night fell quickly. The group was on the outside of Cape City, but Sol couldn't fall asleep. She just stared into the great beyond, when she began to see a fainto glowing in the distance. It was so nice, so... inviting. The longer she stared into it...the more..she.wanted....to go to sleep. She yawned, tucked her feet to her stomach, and nodded off. Little did she know, she would play a great role in this journey.

Sol was in a city. It was empty. Post- Apocalyptic, even. The buildings were singed, the roads destroyed. Smoke surrounded the city, as if she could never escape it. She looked over to her right and she saw millions of decapitated Pokemon. She cringed. Then, she fell to her knees.

"Fall Golden scum. Praise Lex." the warrior said. She could see past his helm, he was a Raichu. Sol went peacefully; as a Ralts, she had a teacher who instructed her to do so. Adriadne. Yes. Madame Adriadne wouldn't be happy if she disobeyed her orders. They chained her small arms and threw her in a cold jail cell. She didn't cry; but she didn't know why. Maybe she had matured. Maybe she was actually feeling safe. Battle after battle defending her village had strengthened her and made her think more in depth about death. Maybe in these chains, nobody could get to her.

It took her a while to notice her neighboring friend in chains. They were a scrawny Pokemon, with a strange yellow glow. It had a pipe in its mouth, and its face was hidden by shadow.

"Hello little friend. Sol. That is your name correct?"

Sol nodded. The voice of the stranger made her feel worried and safe at the same time. "Who are you?"

"All in good time, my friend. But you should know, that I've chosen you."

Sol rolled her eyes. This must be a dream. "Chosen me for some big quest? No. I decline."

"No, it's not a big quest. I've chosen you for a challenge. Battle me here, and if you lose, I'll help you. But if you win. Then I will leave."

Sol was lost. But she closed her eyes and began with a Confuse Ray. The stranger blew it away. It was obviously some kind of flying creature. Then, it grabbed Sol and flinged her in the air. She tried a Psychic type, but once in its mind... it screeched and glowed. Then it kicked her out of its mind and put its hand to her throat.

"You have lost. I will help you. The world you see around you is a future possible without my help."

"But with your help, it won't happen."

"No. The future is a realm even I can not traverse. Take this. It will help you. There is a consequence for losing."

"There always is." Sol responded.

"I will not tell you my name."

With that, Sol was flung back into the real world. Waking up to the Sun in the sky. As she looked around, a glittering object fell in her hand. A feather. A rainbow feather, of the Sun itself. Sol walked up to tell... the Keezer? Oh no, she was no good with names. She'd upset him. But she knew she had to tell him. The rainbow feather was the symbol of Ho-oh. And they are around here.

 

[SV]

Dragonheart felt Tidechanger slip off his back. He replied quietly.

"Not at all..." Dragonheart felt he should have said something else, but before he had a chance, he had lost track of Neptune. He shrugged and hoped he would be alright.

Kent walked with the rest of the group for hours. When it was dark, they had stopped to make camp. Cape City wasn't that far away. Kent noticed Dragonheart carrying the cannon now, so that meant Neptune was awake, but Kent couldn't see him. He had to assume he was alright. He had to be, he was his right hand.

Kent saw the Kirlia from before look like she wanted to approach him, but he shrugged it off. His mind was going too many places, and he didn't have the capacity to think of all of it.

Their next part of their journey took them through grassy plains. It was so peaceful around, one wouldn't have been able to tell that there was a war going on. Climbing over the last hill, Kent saw in the not too far distance the shining Cape City. It's buildings weren't as large as the ones in Eternity City, but it was still a marvel to see, and an imposing looking thing indeed. Kent noticed large numbers of object entering the city. he suddenly realized that there were thousands of them. All rushing in. Dragonheart came in from behind him and stood next to him, and spoke.

"Refugees." Kent nodded in response, a bit in shock. He had realized that many had to abandon their homes, he just didn't realize how many. If war comes to Cape City, it will be an entirely different battle than in Eternity City. They won't have a fallback city. This is the fallback city. All the rest of the Pokemon are either in Cape City, in Gold City, in hiding, or in captured cities. They couldn't clear out the city like last time. This time, they'll be fighting for the lives of all of these thousands upon thousands of lives. But how could they win? The Gold Tribe is diminished, their numbers have dwindled slowly. General Manchu, a great tactician and friend was dead. Thankfully they had the Hyper Beam Cannon, but even that might not be enough. No, it probably wouldn't be enough.

Kent started heading down the hill towards Cape City, joining the long lines of other refugees trying to get in, all the while thinking of what most certainly will be their coming doom.

***********************
Galleon turned around and looked at Hydra. Lex looked at him as well as he explained his plan.

General Lex was in deep thought, he finally nodded.

"A sound plan, but getting in will be the major difficulty. Cape City is one of the most defended cities in the Alpha Alliance. It's not as easy to get into as Eternity. There are no loose doors or cracks. It's surrounded by a wall around the entire city, and there are very few entrances, some in the back, some in the front, but they are places so that others would be able to spot very easily. You have to go in quietly, quickly, and you have to no get spotted, or they'll catch on."

Lex sighed, then continued.

"If you can do it, I agree with the plan. Your plan should be executed once Galleon and I are in position to attack the city."

 

[Xilfer]

God, i've had the most horrible day of my life.

Commander Hydra nodded towards both Generals "Fear not my lieges, Saar's army was well trained the first time. Combined with these new troops, there is no doubt we shall win."
Hydra now had a better veiw of the city, once Three got back, the could start discussing exactly HOW they were to get into Cape.
It was another half hour before Captain Three arrived. He had received ergent news that an attack was to be issued on Cape City. He climbed off of the carriage pulled by the Tauros and headed towards Commander Hydra. "I'm here, Hydra sir. We are to discuss over the entrance to Cape, correct?" he said, his three heads repeating what he had just told his Commander.
The large, multiheaded dragon replied "Yes, now...." and then Three and Hydra started discussing.
***
"It's settled. We will sneak over the hill behind the city, get to the back of it while they're pre-occupied with the front, send a few Flying Pokemon undercover to locate the cannon, space our co-ordinates for entry right next to the cannon, infiltrate the city and destroy the cannon." said Hydra. "How will we do that?" asked Three. "Easy, there are very few entrances to Cape, correct? How 'bout we make our own? I'm sending some Excadrill and Dugtrio to dig us a big hole in a short amount of time. Once we finish the hole right next to the cannon, we either take it with us or- yes! I have a brilliant idea!" exclaimed Hydra all of a sudden, making Three jump. "We'll take the weapon with us, give it to Lex's troops and destroy Cape City. Even if it is heavy, we have many weight-lifting Pokemon in the army. The people preparing the weapon for battle will be weak worklings, we'll blow them out." said Hydra. "That's great, but there's just one problem. What if they are not simple workers? What if they're Gold Tribe members?" argued Three. "You make a good point, but they're outnumbered. There are only near to a dozen members in the Gold Tribe and thousands of us. Do not fear, friend." replied Hydra. Three was not convinced, though. "What about noise? They will know that we are there if we kill them." said Three. "Three, I am prepared for that, I'm sending about a hundred sweepers with the Excadrill as they dig the hole, as soon as an opening is available, the sweepers, unseen, will break the necks of those who are preparing the cannon." argued Hydra. Three was not so sure of it, but it sounded like a plan. The two came upon an agreement and headed out,
Now, the troops of both the generals and of the Commander Hydra had finished preparing. Hydra's army was vast, but nothing compared to Lex's army. Hydra gave himself a push of the mind and ordered his troops to advance. At once, all the troops started to advance. The invasion was beginning.

Jack peered over the hill, there was Cape City. With its marvolous grandeur. "Wow" he said. "My brother lives there with his wife, you know." boasted Adelle. "What's his name?" asked Jack. "Kit." replied Adelle. "They ought to have the right amount of supplies to heal my mother there." said Adelle, hopefully. "Yeah," replied jack' simply.

Zed had been following the group for a while now. Even last night he could not locate Genevieve. It had turned out to be his imagination before. He looked left and right, last night had helped him gain his strengths. So there were no more hallucinations. But it was pretty hard to locate her among the many Pokemon in the group. So he just looked ahead, at the marvolous Cape city. And hoped she had not been killed already.

Edit: That's three times in a row that I've started a new page. :P

 

[SV]

The line of refugees poured into the city. It's gates were huge, but even so it was blocked by the amount of Pokemon that came in. Pokemon that had to leave there homes, or lost there homes, because of the Order of Neoverse. Kent finally approached the front gates, along with the rest of the line of villagers from Poseida.

One of the guards, a Swampert, spoke to them.

"Identify yourselves." He said, with a sour voice.

"Kent Reed escorting what remained of the population of Poseida Village."

The Swampert's eyes opened and he stepped to the side, giving Kent a small bow, before speaking.

"Kaiser Kent Reed? Of the Gold Tribe?! This is an absolute honor sire. Please, please! Come in!" Kent nodded to him and proceeded into the walls. The last time he was in this city, it was the shining jewel of the Alpha Alliance. The streets were paved with marble, and the town was efficient, clean, and almost completely crime-free. When Kent first stepped inside this time, things were a bit different. For one, scores of Pokemon crowded the streets, the city had run out of places to place everyone, so wooden and straw huts were constructed all across the city for refugees. The once bright city was now a bit gloom and dark. Many wore grim expressions, and few gave a simple smile. Kent sighed. He turned back to the citizens of Poseida. He had to speak up over the crowd of other Pokemon around the area.

"Hear me, citizens of Poseida Village! Here in Cape City, you are safe. The Order won't touch you here. You may relax and rest. Arrangements are being made on where you will stay."

Kent turned away from them as they dispersed. He looked around for Neptune, but he was no where in sight. He thought he saw Silver, Alex, and Ambros around as well, but at the moment, they weren't visible through the sea of Pokemon.

 

[Xilfer]

Pokemon poured into Cape City, the sight of it was beautifull but also gloom. Jack and Adelle were ahead of Jonah and the rest of the families now, staring at the wonders of Cape. Jonah and the others caught up, telling them not to run off. "We can stay with Kit, I'm sure he'd let us live with hi and his family." said Jonah. So they set off towards Kit's house.
It was a long walk, for Kit's house was on the other side of the city. But they made it at last and banged on the door, the one to answer was Kit. At the sight of his father, Kit marvelled. His family was alright! "Father!" he exclaimed and went to brush against his father's fur. Kit's sisters jumped up and around him. It was a pleasant family reunion. "Kit, my boy. May we come to stay with you for a bit?" requested Jonah. "Of course! Come in." he said at once, and showed them all the way in. "Father, it mother alright?" asked Kit as they carried her down the hall. "She's getting better" replied Jonah. They entered the living room and saw an Arcanine standing there. "Welcome, friends and family of my husband." said the Arcanine, who was obviously Kit's wife. The house was a flat, but it was very modern styled. Many colors, shades of green and a beautifull peach color on the walls, the floor was tiled blank. The furniture was modern too, a glass table and a beautifully carved wooden lamp. With a white couch. "My, my, we shall have to get rid of the glass table and such when the baby comes along." said Kit. After Jack got a good look at Kit's wife, he could make out a large underbelly on the Arcanine, she was clearly pregnant. "Yup, that's my brother. Completely different from the dreary cot we live in, right?" boasted Adelle. "Adelle, manners!" said Adelle's father when he heard this. "Now, now. You have to admit, she's sorta right." chuckled Kit. "Same old, same old." muttered Jonah.
Kit brushed against the fur of his wife and said "Why don't you all sit down. You can stay with us for as long as you like, we have a whole bunch of spare mattresses to spare so you can sleep in the living room. Sorry about not being able to sleep in rooms."
Jonah then replied "Don't fret, son. We deeply appreciate your generosity."

Zed advanced into the city that was Cape. It was to be admired, but he couldn't stand around for long.

Damn! Thunder storm, i have to close my PC. Cya latrs.

 

[Aura.Lucario]

They were there, finally. Cape city looked like Eternity, but it was now crowded with refugees. Thinking about Eternity reminded Neptune of their defeat, and he felt even more guilty than before. Looking around, he found Genevieve and walked towards her.


"Gen, I'll be right back." Neptune whispered into her ears and kisses her gently on the cheeks before turning around, blushing. He walked away without waiting for a reply, as he wasn't worthy to be in the Gold Tribe anymore. He recalled the Blastoise attack, and he felt really sour. He told Genevieve so she wouldn't worry about him, but he wasn't planning to tell Kaiser. Running towards a forest next to Cape City, he continued to walk aimlessly until he saw the end of the forest. His eyes widened as he picked up his pace once again. It was a large ice-field before him, a land of ice.

"Of course...Cape City's way up north." Neptune murmured, walking onto the ice, looking for water as he scanned the horizon. The temperature was colder here, and Cape City was about one kilometer away. He found water, and it was cold - just his type, but he saw some igloos in the middle of the icy land. Maybe they were refugees. Maybe they were some ice type pokemon that wanted to be alone.

Curious, he walked towards the igloo and saw that the door was locked. Disappointed, he turned around, but when he turned he bumped into a Pokemon, and the sudden bump made him slip, his body landing onto the icy ground, rear first. When Neptune looked up again, he saw...another Empoleon, staring at him.

"Sorry if I'm trespassing." Neptune spoke, standing up once again, but his eyes were on the Empoleon's trident. It was a tad longer than his, and he was in his thirties/forties in human age. That was the longest trident Neptune had ever seen, though.

"I see you're finally in the Gold Tribe," the Empoleon answered, helping him up, a mysterious smile on his face, "Son."

 

[chef30]

Sunny finally realized that she was so upset, she was running through the wood for no reason when she could be at safety in Cape City with the others. She got back into the crowd and went into Cape City.She decieded to stop by the market and make the best of this trip by seeing what Cape City had to offer so far as food. "Hi, could i buy a couple of things, please?" Sunny asked the Feraligater that was selling the food. "Sure. That'll be three dollars." He replied. Sunny paid for it and went to go find somewhere she could stay.

Yes! Now I can do my new character!

Kenzie saw how much pokemon were entering Cape City at once. She was surprised. "What are these Poseidans doing in Cape City?" She muttered to herself. Suddenly, her stomach growled. "Ok, it's time." She said to herself. She teleported to the side of a stand selling food. She used Psychic to make an apple and other food float over to her while the salespokemon was turned around. The young Ralts teleported back to the ally she lived in. "Sucker." She muttered. Kenzie didn't know that stealing was wrong. Well, she knew it a little bit, but stealing is the only way she could survive. She ate all the food she had stole. She went over to a big card boared box and went inside it. that was her home. A card boared box in an ally in Cape City. this was her lonely life. The Maris family wasn't too fond of her. And viseversa. Kenzie had enough room in the box to lay down and even have food stored in a little pocket that she carved out of the box. But it wasn't good enough. She needed an actual home for herself.

 

[Xilfer]

Zed advanced more. Pushing his way through the crowd of Pokemon. Cape city had turned into a sorry place, although the scenery was still nicely in place, the streets were filled with Pokemon looking for a home. Zed realized that many of the Pokemon here were forced to abandon their homes because of his silly little games with his master. He hated himself for that. With haste, he had to find Genevieve. He was walking down an alley when he tripped over a cardboard box. "Ouch! Damn!" he exclaimed. He had added pain to his current wound by tripping. "I'm such a complete idiot!" he though aloud. But then as he looked back, he saw that the box contained food, wich was now splattered all over the floor. Weird, it contained apples, pears and even half-eaten hot dogs. Zed looked back to the box, there was a Ralts. What in the world was it doing here in this dreary alley hiding with food in a box. "Unless....NO!" Thought Zed. He had realized that this Pokemon lived in this box, this alley. "Aw, damn. I'm so sorry." he quickly told the Ralts.

Brain juice running low! low....loww.....lo....l.....l.....*shuts down*

 

[angel]

Genevieve walked with the group, she continued to look for Neptune. But didn't see a hair of him, that kind of freightened her. What had happened after that Blastoise hit him? Genevieve had seen him for a split second and he had just seemed to be unconsious. Not...No, she couldn't bring herself to even thinking that word. Genevieve distracted her thoughts by looking at the Pokemon that had recently joined them. The newly evolved Kirlia was walking in front of Silver. She had an almost sad looking expression on her face. Which could have been for her fallen leader and for having to leave her home. That made Genevieve think about Eternity. Tears glittered in her eyes as she thought about her beautiful hometown, now being controlled by Order trash. She bit her lip to keep the tears from coming, but one slid down her cheek anyways. Where was Zed now? How could he have just left me? Genevieve thought sadly as she remembered him just disappearing into thin air. All I wanted to do was help him...The way he helped me. She thought thinking about everything they had done and how close Zed had been to her father.

And what about Q? Had he left with the group or was he still in Poseida? Genevieve thought and then shook her head to get those thoughts out. I shouldn't worry about him. After all, he just used me. She thought angerily.

Genevieve looked up at the city as Kaiser called to the guard. It seemed more like a fortress then a city. The walls towered above them, even Dragonheart. She looked around the city as they walked into it. The city was beautiful, but its beauty was covered by a thick fog of dreary. The Pokemon that were around the gate looked tired and lost. Almost all had a sad look, except a few that put on a small smile. As if trying to encourage them, the Pokemon of Poseida, that everything was going to be ok. Genevieve wanted to believe that, truly she did, but the crushing reality wouldn't let her think or believe any false hope, not even for a second.

Genevieve smiled softly as Neptune walked up to her. She was so relieved to know he was ok that she was about to tackle him. But, his words stopped her, he looked so sad that Genevieve just wanted to hug him. She nodded softly and watched him walk away. Then Genevieve looked around, in search of her mom. She hadn't seen her since they first left Poseida. Where could she be? Genevieve asked herself.


Sacha sighed softly and looked around the now deserted Poseida. It seemed like a timbleweed would come by at any minute. All the houses had been left the way they normally were so to an outside it would seem like everybody was just sleeping. It was a sad sight. Many had hated leaving their homes, well all did, but to others their homes had been the only thing they had. Sacha looked around again. She needed to find Q and fast. Sacha had only met him quickly, but she could tell he was being controlled. And if it was the puppetmaster she thought it was Q was in severe danger.

 

[Silver Rogue]

(God I feel terrible, and I am so sorry after deserting you all after this past week! Unfortunately I have had a sever lack of ideas right now, probobly as a result of my laziness after finals :P)

Silver was uncomfortable. He had only been in Cape City for a few hours, and already he was starting to feel agitated. For some reason he had a strong dislike to crowded spaces, and there were plenty of these at the moment. He noticed that the others of his group were feeling uncomfortable as well, but for him it was almost unbearable. Finally, he could not take it any longer and headed for the exit, only pausing to talk with Kaiser for a moment. "There are just too many Pokemon here, I'm going outside for a little while to get some air." Then he headed out through the gates and into the forrest. He walked for a while, wandering in between the trees, not minding the cold chill that was in the air. His fur protected him for the most part, but the cool feeling was actually quite nice, and the air was so much fresher out of the big city. Silver felt completely at peace out here. AFter walking through the forrest for a little while, he saw some igloos and some Empoleon walking around them. One of them looked familiar. Neptune! For some reason he droped to his belly and crept forward using the vegetation for stealth. He slowly crept into earshot and then wondered, Why am I spying on my friend? He quickly shook this thought from his mind and tried to listen to what was being said.

 

[SV]

Kent nodded to Silver as he made his way out of the city. He didn't like him going out alone, especially with his memory a little fuzzy, but he let him go for now.

Kent made his way through the crowds of Pokemon to get to the Capital Building in Cape City, much like the one in Eternity. The difference was it's strategic positions with regards to defending the city. It is mounted on a hill close to the center of the city, providing a 360 degree view across, above the wall of the city. Pokemon of all types patrol the top of the wall of the city, but at night, Ghost, Dark, and Psychic Pokemon take over for strategic purposes. The city itself could withstand bombardments from aerial attacks from Pokemon because of the position of the city with regards to the mountain air. The skies get too cold for flight around Cape City. Besides that, constant patrols and scouts scour the area around Cape.

Yea, it was well defended. Much more so than even Eternity. But would it be enough? Kent pondered the question as he made his way to the Capital Building, where he was to meet with the General in charge of the defense of the city, a Toxicroak name James Jiles. Kent didn't like him. He was twitchy, hard-headed, and impeded his own duties on multiple occasions. He had heard he only managed to stay in high ranking positions because of lying, cheating, and blackmail. He even heard rumors that he was trying to take full power in Cape City on multiple occasions.

Put simply, he didn't like him. He was no Manchu, that was for sure. Manchu was brave, tactful, and smart. James was a fraud, and not deserving of his position. But he was in charge here, and the Gold Tribe had no say in politics. They are here to protect the Alpha Alliance, not say who becomes a General and who doesn't.

Kent wondered briefly where Neptune was. He should be here, as his tactician, but he seemed distracted and was missing, and Kent decided not to go looking for him now. He would turn up eventually, he was sure of it.

He walked into the Capital Building to find a dozen Pokemon hovered over a map of the surrounding area. All of them looked up and acknowledged Kent with a bow. James had a sour look on his face as he spoke.

"Kent Reed. I would have expected you hours ago. Your late presence is unpleasant in these times." He looked back at the map. He clearly hated Kent. He hated the entire Gold Tribe, in fact, referring to them as 'unchecked vigilantes'. It could be seen by his usage of Kent's first name instead of the traditional title everyone usually referred to him by. Very few people called him Kent, and they were either good friends or hated enemies.

"Good to see you too, General Jiles." Kent said, half joking. James Jiles gave him a look like he was going to kill him.

He walked over to the others, looking over the map. They knew why they were all here. Eternity had fallen. Most of the smaller villages had been taken. Cape City was next, and there was planning they needed to do.

 

[Aura.Lucario]

"What are you doing here?!" Neptune took a deep breath, walking back and forth, astonished about his father's survival, "People said you're dead!"

"The only reason they said that, Neptune," his father spoke softly, "Is because I was threatened to leave the Gold Tribe. Alpha Alliance too."

"What did they do to threaten you?" Neptune demanded in a rather friendly tone, standing before his father, having the first father-and-son talk in years. Neptune's father, named Triton, sighed and didn't reply. When Neptune thought about his father's name, he blushed embarrassed, as Triton was Neptune (Poseidon)'s son. But then, his father gave him this name because he saw potential in the little Neptune.

"They told me to leave, or they'll...they'll..." Triton frowned, wondering if he should say it or not, "They'll kill you."

Neptune's eyes widened and he blinked, eyes full of fear and hatred, "The Gold Tribe wouldn't do that!"

"It's not the Gold Tribe. It's the Order. I was a large threat to them, as I was Manchu's friend."

"Manchu?"

"He was young then, and we were 'brothers', if you know what I mean." Triton spoke in a calm tone, "I heard about his death. Don't worry."

Thinking about Manchu made Neptune rather depressed. Manchu did die in front of him, and hearing that he was Triton's 'brother', he felt terrible. Neptune was sure Triton had went through a lot of pain, but he didn't show it.

"I can take care of myself. You can come back!" Neptune smiled, holding his father's hands, tugging him a little, but Triton didn't budge, and looked at him with stern, thoughtful eyes.

"I won't, Neptune. You've proven yourself to be a great leader. Apollo told me everything, every detail." Triton smiled, pride in his eyes, "If I'm going back, I'm afraid the people might tell me to take over."

Apollo!? Why that little secret-keeper when i get back I'm gonna give you a whooping! Neptune thought, smirking as he turned back to his father, nodding slowly. At least Neptune knew where his father was - he could pay him visits.

"Which reminds me. Why are you here? And you looked rather depressed before you saw me." Triton placed his hand on Neptune's shoulder, and his son told him everything he needed to know. The hydro-cannon defeat, the fight with Galleon...in the most detailed form ever.

"You may know how to use water. But you don't know how to manipulate it." Triton answered, walked a tad further away from him and smiled, "Water is the most flexible element in all elements. Use it to your advantage. Here's an example. Whirlpool plus hydro pump."

Triton stepped back and his trident glowed that reminded Neptune of himself. Then Triton was surrounded by a swirling water vortex, up to his knees. It was Whirlpool. At first Neptune didn't see anything strange, but then he started to float. The water currents in the whirlpool wasn't going sideways, it was going downwards, pushing Triton upwards. And with the help of hydro pump, Triton was standing on a water tornado. Triton tilted his head to the left and the water tornado moved below him, turning him towards the direction, like Red tornado in the old comic books.

Neptune watched in awe as Triton floated towards the middle of the field. When Triton was there, he landed, then he spread his hands outwards, breaking the water tornado, no, spreading it, expanding it, until he was surrounded with a large wall of water, swirling around him like a shield, the roars of the water echoing around the icy field. Triton was the eye of the storm, and the water was the typhoon.

Neptune was watching, learning quick, thinking about different ability combinations when all of a sudden he saw Silver spying on him from behind. "W-What are you doing here!"

 

[Xilfer]

IMA BACK!

Later that day, Adelle was reading a comic book. She had always like the Red Tornado series, the hero, a red Empoleon by the name of Helios, had been an inspiration to her. It was her old friend from Eternity City, a young Piplup by the name of Oddball, that introduced her to the series. She remembered how they would douse Oddball's father in red paint and make him look like Helios. Adelle worried for their safety now. She hoped he was among them as a refugee. In this edition, Helios was saving a young Growlithe from his arch enemy, Scorpio the Gliscor, clutches. Adelle dropped the comic book and looked around, this seemed to be what her brother had prepared to be the baby's room. Jingley toys haning on the walls, a baby monitor and some bottles of milk. Adelle wondered what the baby might be, a Growlithe or a Shinx like herself? It was more common for the child to be the mother's species, but it sometimes turned out to be the father's.
Adelle exited the room to find Jack. Looking through the old books, but all there was were Red Tornado comic books. "Haha, my brother's a fan of the Red Tornado." giggled Adelle. Jack turned around and looked at her. "Is that really all they have here?" he asked her. "Yup, get used to it." she replied. "I'm going to go outside and play. See you later." said Jack as he went outside the front door. Kit's house was very modern as it was a flat, but it was rather big too. It was probably the biggest flat in the neighbourhood, and the exterior was all white. There was a small front garden where Jack went to play with his little sister.

About an hour later, Adelle had finished reading three Red Tornado comics and was starting another one when she heard a large scream, it was Jack's little sister! The smallest one. She rushed in and told her mother. "Welp! Jwack wong!" she cried and started crying. This caused Jack's little brother Dennis to start crying too. Adelle heard a large gasp from everyone outside and went to look. Jack was floating in the air! But it was unnatural...pretty creepy even. Suddenly, something started happening, the Zorua had gained an extra...tail? Two extra tails? "Oh my Arceus, I'm going to get help!" exclaimed Kit, he ran away to find help. People started gasping harder as Jack lifted a little higher into the air and gained another tail, his eyes turned red...then white....then completely black....what was going on?

Kit ran on all four, looking for somebody to help, this was strange...terrible even. The Luxray had never seen anything like this in his life. Finally, he saw a Sceptile with a Gold Tribe mark on him. Kit didn't really care who he was, but he needed his help. "You! Sceptile! Please help us! We have no idea of what is happening!" he exclaimed in the Sceptile's direction.

 

[Roserade]

Sol knew that Ho-oh must be around here somewhere. The legendary tactician would be the perfect candidate for helping them find the perfect plan. She climbed a few rocky layers of a mountain only to realize this was going to take a while. It would take weeks, months maybe, trying to find something that may not even be there. She had brought Ambros along, for protection of course, yes that's what she brought him for....protection. Or something more? No. Impossible. She had to keep her head straight and continue walking. She would have brought Alex along, but he seemed... weaker. He needed his rest. Yes, that's why she didn't bring him along. Or maybe something else.

They had reached the peak of the mountain Sol recognized as Mt. Pluvia. This looked familiar she thought to herself. Yes. This is most definitely the right place. Or maybe it was another far-off mountain. She fell to her knees. It was no use, she had come here for nothing.

"Are you even gonna tell me what we're looking for" Ambros inquired.

"Umm.... well remember that dream?" Sol answered.

"Oh. Are we really looking for Ho-oh? It's impossible, he died millions of years ago."

"Well... you see.. it just seemed so real. I had this feeling. It was... I knew."

Ambros studied Sol for a little bit. He sighed, cracked a smile, and proceeded up the mountain.

"I've had more than my fair share of hunches." Ambros grabbed Sol. He accidentally grabbed her hand. Yes. Accidentally. Or maybe....

"Aaahh. A tender moment. How nice..." a voice echoed. They looked up. Adriadne, one of the Generals, was standing perfectly still. "Now Sol."

"You! You aren't a monk, you're evil."

"Now... how did you know? We had such good times together. I taught you, and raised you."

"Why come here?" Ambros interjected.

"Well, I'm simply enjoying the view. My army has been wondering around here for quite a while."

Ambros cringed, "Why tell us that?"

"Because... I like playing with my meat." and she jumped away, leaving no trace she was ever there. Maybe she wasn't. But one thing was for sure. Something was glowing in a nearby cave, something so bright, maybe the camp could see it.

 

[SV]

The Gold Tribe split up around Cape City, eager to help with patrols for now. For the moment, the city was safe. Dragonheart and Nightwing had been grounded, though. The cold air of Unity Mountain closeby Cape City prevented flight patrols. This means no sky Pokemon above Cape City. This is both advantageous and not as this guarantee the Order won't be able to use aerial attacks as well, but it also means the Alpha Alliance won't be able to. A few other Gold Tribe members were around as well. Siren the Scyther was among ground patrols through the nearby forests, and Deadeye the Crobat was closeby the walls.

Leaf Fist the Sceptile wandered the streets with a few soldiers. They had been making sure everything was secure around the city, when suddenly, a Luxray approached him with cries of help. Leaf Fist responded.

"What is the problem citizen?" He rushed off with the Luxray towards the problem.

************

General Galleon and General Lex advanced with the army towards Cape City. Progress was slow, but they were soon to be there. It wouldn't take long now. Galleon was ready to finish what he started against Kaiser and Tidechanger this time around. As for the cannon, he was sure Hydra would be able to handle it. Lex was less convinced in Hydra's abilities, but that was only because he couldn't read people as well as Galleon could. Galleon was a "General of the People", as those among the Order would call him. He didn't know much about planning or strategy, but he made up for it with raw power and understanding of his troops. He was probably the most respected General, besides Adriadne and the Emperor.

The march was slow because of one reason though, the army was just so vast, it took a while to meet up with it entirely. Scores of smaller armies came from their conquered villages victorious and prepared for another massacre, just like Eternity. The feared the Gold Tribe even now, but with Generals like Lex and Galleon, they knew they would win. Still, talk about the Gold Tribe still flooded the ranks of the Order of Neoverse. Talks of Kaiser Kent Reed, son of the Champion Wallace Reed, were common, but just as common now were talks of the new second-in-command Nepune "Tidechanger", as well as the ex-General Alex, the Traitor being his new title. Other talks range from the other known members like Dragonheart and Ambros, and the rising Poseida Rebellion, which was newly created, but packs a punch. There's also talk of a giant fireball in the sky as a weapon of the Gold Tribe. This rumor is still passed around. Galleon does his best to downplay the rumors and legends of the Tribe, but they still exist, even now. There is only one true way to stop them, and Galleon plans to do so in this coming battle: Destroy the Gold Tribe.


(Probably my last post until I get back on Sunday MAKE SURE TO KEEP POSTING, EVERYBODY!! See you when I get back on Sunday!)

 

[TheGhostFlame]

are you still accepting people for the RP?

Alpha Alliance
Name: Anna
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Appearance: She has a gold earring set in her left ear, which gleams brightly. She has bright green eyes, with a dark red claw marked scar across them, both, and a thin clear film over them as well. ((her eyes were clawed out)) Her pelt is a blood colored red, and the dark black stripes on her pelt contrast with this. Her chest, mane, foot and tail fur is pure white. She has sharp pearly white fangs and her claws are black.
Personality: She is a bit angry, and excentric, she likes to race around as fast as her feet can carry her. She doesnt like to be told what to do and can be a handful in battle for her enemies. She acts very regal, and usally doesnt talk much. She can be sort of cruel and sometimes abrasive in nature. Shes kind of like a ninja- samurai, she has many rules of conduct.
Bio: She was attacked when she was a Growlithe, and lost her vision in a turf war with Entei. It did not end well for her, but she wasnt too smart when she was younger. She is currently hunting Entei on the side of working, because she wants to face him in battle again and take back her dignity. She has been working with the Alpha Alliance because she has nothing better to do.
Pokemon Species: Arcanine
Move set: (4 max): Extremespeed, FlareBlitz, Dragon Pulse, Morning Sun.
((I checked Bulbapedia, Arcanine on rare occasions can learn Dragon Pulse, its in the manga too, and if you dont like it, Ill replace it with Wild Charge or Solarbeam))

 

[Roserade]

They flew down from the cave on Ho-oh. They were in shock at the master strategist's finding. How calm the bird was, and how graceful it's wing movements were. The glowing had been the legendary bird in disguise, and he had been ready for them. Sol tried to hold on to her composure, but she had no chance. This was the great rainbow bird, the one who saved her village millions of years ago. Many people had believed in his legend, but only Munchlax claimed to have seen him. Munchlax, the old leader of her village. Everyone thought he had gone mad, and everybody despised him for it, but he was made the leader by his father. Sol loved the Munchlax as a father, her only nurturing parent besides... Adriadne.

"You seem trouble my dear. What could be the problem?," he closed his eyes for mere seconds, "Is that the reason you sought out on this journey?"

Sol blushed. Then she got the confidence to ask one question, "How will you help the fight? Haven't you been dead for millions of years?"

"Then tell me young lass, how am I here before you now?"

Sol was out of ideas. She had no clue. But Ambros came in, "You were part of the Earth. You have watched it change, and stay the same at points. Perhaps, you have seen our entire journeys."

The Ho-oh didn't look surprised as Sol though the would be. "You are intelligent, Absol. But I knew that before you were born. I saw all births, and yes, I know about your journeys, and your battles. I've seen the fighters in the war. A Zangoose, an Empoleon, another Absol. Ah, look, here we are. Entrance Begin."

The Ho-Oh screeched and set out flames in every directions. The people of Cape City seemed surprised, some scared. They looked at the golden bird's perfectly plucked feathers, and it's beautifully sharpened claws. The bird was just amazing, in physical appearance and in essence. Yet the Ho-oh, even with the admiration, stayed perfectly calm and humble. Then he waited, he waited for the voice he knew would ring through the crowd.

"That can't be the real Ho-oh." the voice of the Nidoking echoed through the crowd of people. Some chuckled and others laughed. Ho-oh responded by flying to the smiling Pokemon and staring into his soul.

"You are weak. You have no mind of your own and you make up for it by taunting others. Go back to your home in Seashore Valley, to your life of endless solitude."

The Nidoking was silenced. Everyone else now knew that this had to be the real deal. Ho-oh looked at the Pokemon.

"Why are you all so solemn? War should be a time of happiness, a time of joy. Don't you all know that Cape City was built for war?"

The Pokemon all looked surprised at what he just said and they turned back. "What do you mean Ho-oh?" they asked.

"Why don't you see for yourself." and with two stomps of his feet a tunnel began to open under the city. It grew deep er and deeper, and Sol had to hold in her shock.

Ho-oh proceeded to explain, "Cape City has an underground tunnel system that its citizens used to fight its wars without the opposing side knowing. Now, let's explore."