Pokemon Chronicles: Episode I - Kanto

[Ibuberu]

The automatic sliding doors of the Pokemon Center parted to reveal a young female, arms stretched over her head, a Squirtle at her side, copying her movements exactly. On the girl's other side, a Pidgey stood, a half-hearted look plastered upon her feathery face. The bird was definitely not exhilarated about the fact that she had been captured against her own will, she still didn't even know the first thing about her new trainer. Okay, she did know that her trainer was an inconsiderate jerk, but... outside of that. At that moment, a human hand reach down towards to her, the Pidgey defiantly avoided it, shaking her head at Adel's invitation to settle upon her shoulder. The girl felt taken aback by the refusal, as Squirtle took it upon herself to take the Pidgey's spot on her trainer. Pidgey spread her wings and took off into the air, circling her new trainer expectantly.

"Okay, off we go!" The girl began to walk, her new bird Pokemon flapping her wings to keep up with her. As they approached the large mountain, stretching tall and vast across the area, the young girl's high spirits began to dampen. The large, monstrous mountain looked anything but enticing. Soon, the cave could be seen within their sights, and Adel's footsteps slowed with uncertainty.

"W-We're here, a-at Mount.. Moon.." she cringed with fear as a Zubat's screech resounded out of the mountain's entrance, echoing off the walls at the same time. Pidgey flew into the cave without wavering, intent on getting past the mountain as soon as possible, failing to notice her reluctant traomer. Squirtle, who was bitten by the same bug, hopped off her perch and onto the ground, quietly following behind Pidgey.

"W-Wait! Why don't we go back to the Pokemon Center! Just to make sure that both of you are completely fine? That walk just now. Like, WOAH, it was tiring." Adel gestured wildly, pointing a thumb over her shoulder.

Squirtle and Pidgey retraced their steps and emerged from the dark cave, both flashing Adeltruat looks of discredit. The girl softly sighed, knowing that she had just lost the batle of wils, ".. Right!" she said, as if she was on the verge of overcoming a grave obstacle in her life. Adel straightened her posture and marched into the cave, grabbing onto her Pokemon, taking special care to hug latch tightly onto Squirtle and Pidgey, much to the bird's distaste. The Flying type gave up struggling against her trainer's iron grip after a few tries to break free proved useless.

Suddenly, a pink ball of fluff rolled across their path, causing a squeak of surprise to emit from the girl.

The pink Pokemon uncurled itself to reveal two ears, a fluffy tail and four limbs. It turned to the girl, winking with a cheeky face before saying, "Clefairy?" As soon as it had done so, the Pokemon turned around and began jogging deeper into the cave, before its whole body disappeared into the darkness. Adel wasted no time in taking out her Pokedex, it was a cute Pokemon, but would it be useful to her?

"Its magical and cute appeal has many admirers. It is rare and found only in certain areas." The computerised female voice spoke through the red device.

"Hmm.. If it has many admirers, if I catch it, won't I have more too?" Adel posed the question to herself, Squirtle clapped with elation at the idea, while Pidgey held a wing to her shaking head. If she had hands, they would be sliding down her face right about now.

As the trio ventured further into Mount Moon, in the pursuit of the Clefairy, it became increasingly hard to see, with less light flooding in from the entrance. Now, Adel could still clearly see her Pokemon and the obstacles such as rocks, signposts and walls just ahead of her, but outside of that, everything in the distance was a blur. She entertained the idea of putting on her glasses, but quickly decided against it, lest she see something... unwanted.

A large group of Zubats shrieked, their cries bouncing off the walls and echoing numerous times, triggering an alarmed cry from the girl, her two Pokemon crushed by the increased magnitude of her grip onto their bodies.

At first, it was just a small, myopic dot in the far distance, but as the dot grew in size and flew closer, the girl realised that the Zubats were flying in their direction.

"AHHHHHHHHH!!!!" Adel turned around and started running, as fast as her frantic legs would allow her to, when suddenly, she tripped over a mysterious object and was thrown onto the hard cavern ground, forgetting that she had a Squirtle and Pidgey in her arms as she crushed the duo with her weight exerting on them the moment she landed on the floor. The turtle and bird gasped for air, wriggling out of her death grip and leaning against each other for support. The large clan of bats flew overheard, as Adel coughed, standing up and brushing dust off her clothes, pretending as if nothing had happened.

"Let's find out what tripped me," she said in a calm (albeit a tad shaky) voice.

The girl and her Pokemon bent over the object, curious as to what they had found.

 

[Brawler360]

To Diegoyayi: Wow! Now that is creativity! That's one way to beat a Growlithe! Good job on that post. You are free to post up your next turn now. Don't forget about Team Rocket...
Magikarp grew to Level 8!

To Ibuberu: I was laughing when I read your post. Adeltruat is a very funny character, and the way she interacts with her Pokemon is awesome. Nice work on that. Feel free to do your second post whenever you like.
You got a Moon Stone!

 

[Ibuberu]

"Hey.." the girl came to realization, as she picked up the crystalline stone from the ground. It fitted neatly into her palm, looking quite dull because of its gray colour. However, the fact that it was shaped so oddly, like a crooked diamond, seemed to strike something in her memory. Adel had read about these mysterious evolutionary stones before during her studies. Said stones could change a Pokemon's form if they were exposed to the stone's radiation, they were either extremely expensive or incredibly elusive. This had definitely been pictured on one of the pages, as a...

"Moon Stone." the girl whispered, tightening the grip on her find.

They were rare, astoundingly rare. And valuable. The girl's fearful expression had transformed into a simper.

"We just hit gold." she explained to her confused companions, who simply shrugged it off as a "human habit" to covet dull, unattractive stones that they stumbled upon. From within the tunnel, where the Zubats had initially originated from, the sound of footsteps became audible. Boots on gravel, and they belonged to an adult. No teenager could possess such heavy footfalls. Adeltruat swiftly rose to her full height, tucking the stone behind her back in a moment of haste, as a human gradually shaped himself in front of her comparatively smaller frame. Her Pokemon readied themselves to protect her, adopting their battle stances and positioning themselves between the tall, middle-aged man and their trainer.

The man was clad in a black coloured uniform and hat, with white gloves and boots of a similar shade. A logo had been imprinted onto his shirt, a smug grin across his rugged face. The moment the girl saw the large, red letter 'R' upon his attire, did she stiffen ever so slightly. "Yo, girlie. I heard you say the word gold. Where is it?" the man spoke, his cool voice sending shivers down her spine. "Leighton called us last month to tell us that there was a group of criminals running rampant in Kanto, part of their goal is to.. steal Pokemon.." she reminded herself of her brother's caring tone over the receiver of the phone, calming down as she recalled his brave voice. Adeltruat stopped shuddering, claiming a firm posture and allowing an offended look to paste itself upon her face.

"I have no idea what you're talking about. Leave me alone." she replied in a steadfast tone.

"Oh, a toughie huh?" the man snickkered, reaching out a slimy hand for the girl.

"PIDGEY!" the bird cawed violently, swooping up and pecking at the grunt's hand, the man let out a pained yell, retracting his hand, his face a shade of beet red.

"So, you think you're tough, huh? We'll show you who the real tough ones are when we steal your Pokemon!" the Rocket grunt sniffed, rubbing his reddening hand at his side as his other unharmed one reached into the pocket of his black pants and pulled out two Pokeballs. Adel backed herself away from the man, her Moonstone still hidden behind her. If she was to turn and run at that moment, the man would be able to catch up to her no problem, there was only one way. She had to defeat him so that he couldn't use any Pokemon to gain on her the moment she'd attempt to escape.

"Go, Snakey! Go, Garbage!"

The girl stood frozen upon hearing the older male's voice, the sight of the two spheres being thrown and lights from the Pokeballs illuminated that tunnel for the briefest of moments played out like a scene in front of her, a long snake and a purple coloured goo seemed to crawl out from the scarlet fire. The Ekans and Grimer respectively slithered and trudged over to Squirtle and Pidgey, both of which were still locked in their stance, poised to attack.

Adel doubled over laughing, breaking the intense silence and receiving baffled stares.

"S-Snakey? Garbage?" she repeated the comical names, much to the Rocket grunt's embarrassment.

"M-My wife wanted me to name them something! What could I do?" he reasoned, a tired expression on his face.

Adel stifled her giggles, pointing a shaky finger at the disappointed looking snake and toxic Pokemon. "Gust and Water Gun!" she ordered, still unable to fully restrain her mirth. The Pidgey and Squirtle launched at an individual opponent each, the bird flapping her winds and blowing up a vicious wind towards the hissing Ekans, while her partner aimed a jet of crystal blue at the bubbling Grimer. The attacks collided with their intended targets perfectly, blowing the Sludge and Snake Pokemon into the neighboring wall upon impact. The Rocketeer shielded his eyes with an arm from the dust and dirt hanging in the air, a picture of shock.

"Wrap both em' devils and give em' a good ol' sludge attack!" He shouted, the Ekans lunging at the two tiny creatures and coiling around them, wasting no time in crushing the bird and turtle. Grimer inhaled a deep breath and spouted out chunks of slime at his grappling opponents. The moment contact was made, Squirtle and Pidgey let loose disgusted cries, as if trying to say, "EWW!"

"Withdraw!" Adel countered, Squirtle was more than happy to obey, as the second she withdrew into her shell, the absence of the amount of matter allowed both herself and her avian partner to slide out of Ekan's grip.

"Sand Attack!" Pidgey flapped her wings vigorously, still dripping with sludge as sand engulfed the fray. Ekans and Grimer were blinded by the dirt. They retreated a few steps instinctively, as Pidgey landed, tucking her wings behind her and curtly nodding in the direction of the enemy. Adel held a hand to her chin, concocting a strategy as the man and his Pokemon rubbed the sand out of their lines.

"Combine Water Gun and Gust!"

Pidgey gained flight and began to create another gale, while Squirtle waited patiently for the right moment. As the Gust slowly advanced towards the Ekans and Grimer (who had just regained their vision), the turtle jumped forth a few steps and shot her attack to the heart of the miniature tornado. The water spinned faster and faster in the circular motion of the gust, sending droplets of liquid in all directions as it finally crashed down upon the Rocket and his two Pokemon. "… Snakey, Garbage.." she heard the man speak in a frail voice, and when the dust cleared Adel saw the man in a daze, his fainted Ekans and Grimer piled upon him neatly. Adeltruat gave a hearty laugh, standing over the losers, tucking her Moon Stone into her bag, brimming with pride.

"That'll teach you for underestimating us."

Squirtle and Pidgey stood on either side of her, dipping their heads in agreement.

"Pidge!"

"Squirt!"

-​

"You know, the guy had really funny names for his Pokemon, huh?" the girl spoke to her Pokemon, who chuckled along with her as they continued their walk through Mount Moon. For some strange reason, even though the fact that more of Team Rocket's members might be crawling around the dark and dangerous cave, it didn't seem that scary. A Zubat's screech resounded from the deeper caverns of the cave at that very moment in time, and Adel could not help but shiver. As for the ghosts and weird screams, well, they were an entire matter altogether.

"If I were you give you a name, it'd sound much nicer. Like.. Ophelia." Squirtle looked at her trainer, as if she was confirming that Adeltruat was talking to her.

"It means help and aid, isn't that what you always do?" The girl recovered from her previous uncertainty, speaking to the Squirtle in her arms as she used a frilly, violet handkerchief to wipe the Grimer's slime off the turtle's face. A large smile spread across the Water type's face in an instant, her head nodding with zest. The name appealed to her, very much. Adel cracked a slight smile, raising her head to meet the eyes of the Pidgey flying overhead.

"And you'd be Kinah." Pidgey cocked her head with confusion, her expression reading "Huh, why?"

"Because," Adel started, releasing Squirtle from her arms before jumping up and grabbing onto one of Pidgey's taloned feet, dragging her reluctantly into her arms. The bird started to struggle, before stopping halfway as her trainer wiped the sludge off her feathers, a thoughtful look on the avian's face at the kind gesture.

"It means strong-willed." the girl explained, a surprised look appearing on the Pidgey's features, the gaze directed towards her owner softening. Adel flinched as another high-pitched scream reverberated through the cave, subconsciously hastening herself. "W-We need to get out of here faster. S-So that I can get you treated at the Pokemon Center." She explained, and this time round, the bird chose to maintain a straight face.

.. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad.

To be with the inconsiderate jerk and her goofy Squirtle.

 

[Slave to the Poké-Rave]

Kaiden looked up at the clouds with an bemused face. Large purple-grey clouds were smothering the sun, everything becoming a much darker and unhappier shade than in the bright sunlight.

'Well cubone, at least you got a hood on huh? Its gonna rain.' he said, bending down to his small friend, who nodded before running off from Pewter down route 3, waving his bone excitedly.

'That rest in the center helped you then!' he shouted, running off after cubone.

Route 3 was as dark as Pewter, and several trainers passed him by, one boy with ragged brown hair and a large net was running, a nidoran at his heels. The small purple animal was losing ground, and the boy had tears streaming from his cheeks, clutching a fainted weedle which had several scratches down its side.

'Hey kid! Its ok!' he shouted, the kid stopping. The nidoran stopped too, turning to Kaiden and cubone.

'Nido!' it screeched, pegging towards cubone, horn out.

'Cubone, quickly, dodge!' he shouted, cubone answering by hiding behind his legs, the nidoran stopping in its tracks, enemy hidden.

'Come on cubone, now, bone club!' he said, cubone answering with a quick 'cu' before swinging around, running at the still nidoran, the bone connecting with the spiky purple rabbit, sending it sprawling sideways.

'Now tail whip it!' he added, cubone moving over. He was too slow, and the nidoran dived at cubone, tackling him to the floor and trying to drive its horn into him. It scratched across the skull upon cubone's head, leaving light marks. Cubone responded, poking it off with his bone and hitting it again before backing off a little. The nidoran however didn't stop and dived straight into cubone, sending them both rolling. Nidoran again tried to thrust its horn into cubone, nicking his paw. The effects were already noticeable as sweat could be seen all over cubone, and he was shaking.

'Cubone!' he shouted, grabbing an antidote and running to his pokemon, quickly aiding it. The nidoran backed off as he approached but sprang back when the trainer had left him. Cubone, however, was ready.

'Now cubone, headbutt!' he shouted, his fist thrust into the air as cubone slammed the nidoran (who was in the air) to the ground. It rolled a little way, and got back up. This time however, the purple beast staggered, wobbling sideways. It stood its ground however, and, slower than before, ran at cubone. Cubone dodged easily, sending the rabbit diving into the floor, and rocketing along the dirt, sending up clouds of dust. A ledge lay in its path.

'Nidoran, no!' Kaiden cried, running towards it. Cubone dived, closer than his owner, laying flat on the edge just as nidoran went over. It squealed mas it fell, but was cut short as cubone's empty stubby paw gripped its paw, and dragged it up the cliff.

'Nido-ran.' it said in defensive thanks. It walked over to Kaiden, looking deep into the trainer's eyes. Kaiden's green met the nidoran's red eyes.

'Alright nidoran, your mine!' he shouted excitedly, startling the male rabbit as a pokeball flew at it, the white flash enveloping it and sucking it in.

OOC as soon as you reply whether I have nidoran or not, then I will get on. Next post has hopefully a trainer battle, team rocket and another pokemon catch.

 

[Brawler360]

OOC:
To Ibuberu: This is one of the best posts I've read in a while. You did an awesome job of giving a character even to the lowly Team Rocket grunt. And the battle itself was awesome, with Squirtle and Pidgey's attacks being combined together and using excellent team work. Also, the way you gave them nicknames was pretty cool as well. Way to take advantage of the Team Rocket post, by the way. You are almost out of Mount Moon. Only one more post!
Squirtle grew to Level 18!
Squirtle is trying to learn Bite, but it can't learn more than 4 moves! Delete an older move to make room for Bite?
What!? Squirtle is evolving! Allow the process to continue?
Pidgey grew to Level 13!
Pidgey learned Quick Attack!

To Slave: Excellent post there with the Nidoran. I like how you actually SAVED a boy from it and it wasn't just another random encounter. Excellent work. Keep posting! You have 1 more Route 3 post, then THREE more for Mount Moon. Keep up the good work man!
You caught Nidoran (M)!

 

[_Diego//]

"So that's what Magikarp is useful for" Derek said to himself as he continued to walk deeper into the cave; which, to his surprise, wasn't at really dark. The lighting resembled perhaps the light emanated from the moon as soon as it was starting to darken. It wasn't really bad... Not at all. There was still an eerie feeling, though. Like if someone had been watching them all along their way. That, paired with screeches of Zubat made this place a not so happy area. Talking about Zubat, it wasn't long before Derek continued to walk and eventually came to a 3 way intersection. A straight horizontal path lied in front of him, but as soon as he was going to take his first step in, a girl rushed in front of him at a great speed.

~Huh?~ Derek thought as he peeked his head in and stared at the running individual. ~What's wrong with her? What's she running away fro... Oh... Th... Ahhhhh!~ Derek though to himself, screaming the last statements, when he saw bunches of Zubats coming in his direction. He dropped to the ground and protected his head with his hands; a motion Pikachu copied immediatly. The Zubat then flew away in the direction they were headed at in first place, and as soon as none was in sight, Derek stood up and rushed to the opposite the direction the bat Pokemon were headed to.

He ran through the cave for quite a while, until he reached a point that seemed like a large 'room' inside the cave. It had just 2 exits, the one Derek just came through and another one across the room. Derek was about to exit the large room, but Pikachu stopped him by pulling his hair.

"Ow, Pikachu! What's wrong with you? What... Oh..."

Derek was about to scold Pikachu for pulling his hair, but realized that had been the best idea Pikachu had had so far. Pikachu was jumping up and down desperately as he pointed to a wall. The wall had a sparkling object in the middle of it. Derek didn't notice the object at first because he was running, but know the strange glow caught his complete attention. "What is that?" Derek thought as he ran towards the wall with the encrusted thing.

As soon as he got there, he noticed it was some sort of silver-ish stone. He hadn't ever seen anything like it, but the stone seemed valuable. He pulled it out of the wall and then pointed his PokeDex towards it. Maybe it could also identify items or something. To his delight, as soon as the PokeDex lens was aligned with the stone, a robotic voice started to talk.

"Moon Stone" The voice initiated, "A very rare and valuable stone that is said to be from the Moon. Causes some species of Pokemon to evolve."

"Wow! Moon Stone! An object from space! Rad!" Derek exclaimed as he dusted off the stone. He was about to put it in his pockets, but realized what the last words of the PokeDex were. "Causes certain species of Pokemon to evolve..." Derek repeated to himself thoughtfully. "Maybe..."

"Go, Magikarp!" Derek yelled as he released his very loved 'legendary' Pokemon.

"Karp. Karp" Magikarp yelped as he flopped around helplessly. Not like he could do anything else.

"Maybe I wasn't scammed" Derek realized. "Maybe... Maybe you can evolve. Perhaps your evolution is so freakin' awesome! All you need is this stone from outer space! If this doesn't make you stronger, I'll be offering free sushi in a near future."

"So that's what Magikarp is useful for" Derek said to himself as he continued to walk deeper into the cave; which, to his surprise, wasn't at really dark. The lighting resembled perhaps the light emanated from the moon as soon as it was starting to darken. It wasn't really bad... Not at all. There was still an eerie feeling, though. Like if someone had been watching them all along their way. That, paired with screeches of Zubat made this place a not so happy area. Talking about Zubat, it wasn't long before Derek continued to walk and eventually came to a 3 way intersection. A straight horizontal path lied in front of him, but as soon as he was going to take his first step in, a girl rushed in front of him at a great speed.

~Huh?~ Derek thought as he peeked his head in and stared at the running individual. ~What's wrong with her? What's she running away fro... Oh... Th... Ahhhhh!~ Derek though to himself, screaming the last statements, when he saw bunches of Zubats coming in his direction. He dropped to the ground and protected his head with his hands; a motion Pikachu copied immediatly. The Zubat then flew away in the direction they were headed at in first place, and as soon as none was in sight, Derek stood up and rushed to the opposite the direction the bat Pokemon were headed to.

He ran through the cave for quite a while, until he reached a point that seemed like a large 'room' inside the cave. It had just 2 exits, the one Derek just came through and another one across the room. Derek was about to exit the large room, but Pikachu stopped him by pulling his hair.

"Ow, Pikachu! What's wrong with you? What... Oh..."

Derek was about to scold Pikachu for pulling his hair, but realized that had been the best idea Pikachu had had so far. Pikachu was jumping up and down desperately as he pointed to a wall. The wall had a sparkling object in the middle of it. Derek didn't notice the object at first because he was running, but know the strange glow caught his complete attention. "What is that?" Derek thought as he ran towards the wall with the encrusted thing.

As soon as he got there, he noticed it was some sort of silver-ish stone. He hadn't ever seen anything like it, but the stone seemed valuable. He pulled it out of the wall and then pointed his PokeDex towards it. Maybe it could also identify items or something. To his delight, as soon as the PokeDex lens was aligned with the stone, a robotic voice started to talk.

"Moon Stone" The voice initiated, "A very rare and valuable stone that is said to be from the Moon. Causes some species of Pokemon to evolve."

"Wow! Moon Stone! An object from space! Rad!" Derek exclaimed as he dusted off the stone. He was about to put it in his pockets, but realized what the last words of the PokeDex were. "Causes certain species of Pokemon to evolve..." Derek repeated to himself thoughtfully. "Maybe..."

"Go, Magikarp!" Derek yelled as he released his very loved 'legendary' Pokemon.

"Karp. Karp"

Derek approached the fish Pokemon and got on one knee, slowly taking the stone to Magikarp's body. For the first seconds, Magikarp looked like nothing had happened to him. Then, something unexpected started to happen. Magikarp started to splash around at a quicker pace.

~Yes! It worked!~ Derek said, proud of his smart actions. He took a few steps back and waited for Magikarp to transform into an uber powerful beast that inspired fear on every living creature that casted his or her stare upon it. Magikarp started to splash quicker and quicker with each passing second, but the results weren't at all what Derek had expected...

"Karp! Karp! Karp! Karp! Karp!.... Kuuuuuuuuuurp"

Magikarp seemed like it was about to evolve, due to all his rushing movement, but revealed the super powerful force inside himself as only a very loud burp. "Oh, come on!" Derek said angry as he stomped his feet on the ground. "All that for a burp? Maybe you are useless after all" Derek said angry. He then though about leaving the room and 'forgetting' about Magikarp. He placed the unused stone in his backpack and took a deep breath. He could only give a few steps, though, when a voice that came from the dark started to say something.

"Ahem. Did you say you had a Moon Stone right there. You see, I'm a member from Team Rocket. Ever heard of us? If you haven't, then let me say something. That item belongs to us. Along with all of your Pokemon. So I'll tell you what. You can turn in the item and all of your Pokemon the easy way and pretend nothing ever happened, or I could take them away with brute force. So?"

As soon as he finished talking, a lowly Grunt stepped out of the shadows with two Pokeballs in his hand.

"I'm not giving you anything, creep. Prf, c'mon. Get a real job" Derek said bravely as he pulled out Mankey's Pokeball, deciding he would use either him or Pikachu in the upcoming battle.

"Oh. Oh! A brave kiddo here? C'mon, pal. You really think you can win? I'll teach you a lesson you'll never forget." The grunt said as he threw his two Pokeballs to the ground. "Go, Sonic! Go, Superrat" The Grunt said as two Pokemon came out of their balls. "Sonic and Superrat? What's that?" Derek asked himself as he then noticed a Zubat and a Raticate come out.

"Oh... My... God." Derek said in a very serious tone, then suddenly started to die from laughter. "Sonic? Superrat? What the hell, man?! If you're giving a Pokemon some nicknames, be sure to have some creativity... Or 2 neurons" Derek said as he sent out Mankey. "Look, I'll play your game" Derek said. "Go.. Umm... Juggernaut!" Derek exclaimed with a laugh as Mankey appeared. "You can't stop the Juggernaut! Now.. Um... Go..." Derek started saying as he thought for a nickname for Pikachu, but before he could think of something, Magikarp rushed uninvited to the battle field.

"Go, Ness!" Derek said as he pointed at his Magikarp. ~Yeah, that's it. Ness. 'Cause I'm sure Magikarp resembles a fearsome ocean creature~ Derek thought as he sighed and let his Pokemon fight their own battle. They had more fun that way, apparently. So on the battle started.

First, Mankey threw himself with a Karate Chop towards Raticate, who took is hesitantly. Superrat was knocked away a few feet, and before Juggernaut could strike again, he was stopped by an Astonish from Zubat, making him flinch. "Sonic, take on Juggernaut. Superrat, I want you to slowly and painfully finish off his Magikarp!" Zubat was having fun at fightning Mankey. He just had to fly up and watch Mankey desperately jump up and down to reach him.

Ness, however, seemed to be having his own problems. Raticate darted himself towards the fish with a tough bite and started to chew on his rubbery skin very violently, sometimes shaking his head quickly from side to side to maximize pain. Magikarp's stare, however, didn't seem to be at all scared. Perhaps Magikapr was completely and flat-out useless, but at least he also seemed to be indestructible.

~Perhaps he's so stupid he doesn't realize he should be in pain~ Derek thought to himself as he stared at the battle. "Juggernaut, Zubat is having a blast up in there. Use Focus Energy for when he decides to come down!"

Mankey, for like 3rd time ever, obeyed Derek. He sat on the ground as he started to concentrate his force. It wasn't long after that, though, when Sonic realized what Mankey was doing, so he launched himself with a Wing Attack; landing a super-effective hit. Mankey was sent back to Ratiate flying so hard that he hit the Raticate with enough strength like for him to release Ness. Mankey then struggled for air, while Raticate and Zubat just stared laughing evilly. Magikarp was dumb as always.

Mankey then had another one of his awesome ideas. He noticed how, even though all the violent struggle he received from the powerful rat, Ness seemed unaffected. "Key!"
Mankey exclaimed excited as he picked up Magikarp with his right hand. He was now using his fishy comrade as a live shield. Raticate and Zubat stared at Mankey confused, not sure of what he was doing. Without taking any time to guess, though, Sonic used bite on Mankey. The attack wasn't landed successfully, though. It instead was taken by Ness, who apparently wasn't at all aware he had been attacked. Zubat's fangs where now completely stuck on Ness.

Mankey grinned mischievously as he grabbed Zubat by his 'legs' and slammed him into the ground with an immense strength. A one hit knockout. Zubat lied there fainted until his trainer withdrew him. Raticate then, in a moment of stupidity, also used bite on Magikarp. Mankey, however, decided to change strategy a bit. When Raticate was at a 'safe' distance, Mankey threw his fish shield at him and slapped him across the face, knocking him out on his back; and before he could react, a Critical hit, super-effective Karate Chop was delivered. Derek withdrew his Pokemon and smiled.

"Game... Set... Match" Derek bragged as he called his Pokemon back and saw the Grunt run away. "I'll tell the other ones to whoop your butt!" he exclaimed as he vanished into the shadow..

 

[Brawler360]

To Diegoyayi: That was quite the post you put up there. I couldn't really decide if you wanted it to count for the item (Moon Stone) or the battle with Team Rocket. So, in the end, I chose to let you have both, with one stipulation. You get to keep the Moon Stone, but your Mankey and Magikarp will only gain 2 Levels each, instead of the 3 they probably would've gotten. Nice work man! You can post your last turn whenever you like.
Very funny post, by the way. It was HILARIOUS when Mankey actually used Magikarp as a weapon. Keep the creativity coming!
You got a Moon Stone!
Mankey grew to Level 15!
Magikarp grew to Level 10!

 

[Zimvee]

Bobby walked out of the Pokemon Center with Charmander at his side. As they walked up to the entrence of Mt. Moon, Bobby looked in and said deeply, "Whoa, looks big." Charmander went first so that Bobby could see by the fire on his tail.

After a while of walking, Bobby and Charmander sat down for a break. Both had minor cuts by the constant attack of the wild Zubat. As they rested Charmander noticed a light up a head. "Char Char!" "What that boy? Timmy fell in the well?" Bobby laughed at his bad joke, and Charmander gave him a look that said "I wish you were more serious." Charmander then dragged Bobby towards the light.

When they got near the light, they saw a man wearing a black outfit and had a big red R on his chest. He had a purple pile of goo next to him and he seem to be scaring a pink pokemon. "For the last time get in the cage!" he yelled, "You are supposed to get me in the good graces of the boss!"

"Clefairy!" the pokemon cried out in terror. Suddenly Bobby stepped into the light. "What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Bobby roared in anger. "That Clefairy dosen't want to come with you so leave it alone!"

Charmander was surprised at the hatred ammiting from Bobby. He was usually calm and was happy. Now his face was contorted in furious frown. To be honest, Charmander was a little afraid of him.

"Who do you think you are?!" Bobby roared and the man in black chuckled evily.

"I'm a member of Team Rocket! What are you gonna do about it?" he sneered.

"I'll tell you what i'm gonna do about it! Charmander use Ember!" Charmander lept into battle spitting out a small fire ball.

"Grimer!" The Rocket called to the goo, "Use Harden!"

"Grimer!" Grimer cried as it turned rock hard. The tiny fire ball hit Grimer, but simply disengrated.

"Now Grimer follow up with Mud-Slap!" the grunt commanded, and the purple ooze started to chuck wet mud at Charmander. Some even got in his eyes.

"Charmander!" Bobby cried. This is bad, Bobby thought. That was a ground type move and Charmander's weak against ground. "Charmander use Scratch!"

Charmander charged, but Grimer simply side stepped him. "Grimer, this is begining to bore me, use Mud Slap again." Grimer complied and Charmander took a Critical Hit.

As Charmander fell, Bobby yelled "Charmander don't give up! That Clefairy needs you, and so do I!"

Suddenly the flame on Charmander's tail grew and he was back on his feet. Is this what I think this is? Bobby wondered. "I hope so, cause here go's everything! Charmander, Ember!" Charmander spat out a huge fireball, that engulfed Grimer knocking it out.

"The hell was that?!" The grunt cried.

"That was Blaze, Charmander's ability which increase fire type moves in tense situations." Bobby turned to the Clefairy. "Come here girl you're safe now." The Clefairy climbed on Bobby shoulder, the fear fading from her eyes.

As Bobby took a step towards the Rocket, fury in his eyes, the floor gave away! "I'll take that!" The grunt said snatching Clefairy out of the air.

"Clefairy!" was the last word Bobby yelled before he hit something and blacked out, as he and Charmander fell into the inky blackness.

 

[Brawler360]

OOC:
To Zimvee: That was a pretty darn good post for you, I must admit. I really liked your interactions with Charmander there, and you worked in his Blaze ability nicely. Keep the posts coming man. That was a really good job on that one! Nice length!
Oh, and you still get to post twice more before you leave Mount Moon. Make them count man! Keep up the good quality you've started with this post!
Charmander grew to Level 12!
Charmander learned Smokescreen!

To All: As it stands right now, here is the progress of everyone's posts:

Zimvee: 1/2 for Route 4
Ibuberu: 2/2 for Route 4
Diegoyayi: 2/2 for Route 4
Trainer Kat: 1/3 for Mount Moon
Slave: 0/3 for Mount Moon

Nice work guys!

 

[Slave to the Poké-Rave]

Kaiden sighed, hiding under a rather large canopy tree as the rain finally began to stop pouring. The dirt had turned to slosh and had washed down the little cliffs and ridges of the route. The entire area seemed to be barren, the grass glistening with water droplets, said droplets falling from some of the leaves above. Cubone shivered, a bead of water falling from the skull, an ironic tear upon the bone. His bones were shining, cleaned in the rain. He looked happy and ready to go. Kaiden's mood was the same, but he was far from sparkly. His jeans had a few splatters, and his hair was flat and sodden with rain.

'Well cubone, its stopped raining. Lets get our groove on and reach Mt.Moon. It looks like the heavens will open again.' he finished, giving a cursive look to the grey clouds above. Cubone answered with a simple nod, taking off already down the path. Kaiden sighed as he took off after his first pokemon.

They went up and down hill, a patch of long grass on their right, before turning from another rocky corridor. More grass lay ahead, as well as a path up the mountain to the left, and a signpost. He walked towards it for a better view, splishing through the water.

'Mt.Moon.' it read.

'Simple enough.' Kaiden thought allowed, before having something small and heavy hit him.

'Hey!' shouted the kid, looking fierce.

'Watch where your walking. You and that stupid thing.' he finished, laughing at cubone, who had moved to hide behind |Kaiden's legs.

'Its a bit wet out for you ain't it kid?' Kaiden said, ignoring the rude boys comments.

'I can do any weather, cos im a tough pokemon trainer. Not like you!' he said, laughing with a slight snort.

'Alright kid, thats enough. You get out those pokeballs.' he said, anger flaming as he gripped the boy by the shirt. The kid backed off, holding his lip as he scrabbled for his pokemon.

'O...Ok. Go, Caterpie and Metapod!' he shouted, loosing both of them, the white forms shimmering then solidifying.

'Ok, double battle then. Go on cubone!' he said, thinking for a second, 'and you, nidoran!' he finished, smiling as the rested purple rabbit appeared. It growled slightly, obviously a bit of a tough nut. Cubone stood next to him bravely, obviously feeling a kinship already after saving the poison pin pokemon.

'Urm, Caterpie, use string shot, and metapod, harden!' the boy said, voice strong, yet wavering at the end. Cubone wailed as he was wrapped around the legs and sent tumbling to the floor, the metapod simply sitting there and appearing to turn a slightly darker shade. Nidoran could be seen visibly rolling its eyes at its comrade. Cubone shrugged off the look as he stood up, the silk dropping upon the floor.

'Ok, Cubone, use bone club on the caterpie, and nidoran, try a double kick on the metapod!' he shouted.

'Cu-cubone!' he let out, running at the bug, who squealed in response at the oncoming attack, curling up and being bowled away by cubone's bone. It screeched as it hit a rock wall and un-curled. It limped back to the fight. Nidoran, meanwhile, was right next to the metapod, sliding low as it kicked the bug again. It seemed to have little or no effect, the bug rocking with no sound.

'Nido!' he roared, stalking back to Kaiden. Cubone was perked up, ready for his next attack.

'Right, headbutt attack the metapod! And Nidoran, poison sting caterpie!'

'Harden! Harden, harden, harden!' the kid shouted, jumping up and down.

'Is that all it knows, serious?' Kaiden said, un-impressed. It was unanswered, Nidoran diving at the caterpie, which again curled up, and ended up being gashed down the side, poison taking effect straight away as it stayed curled and whimpered. Cubone was busy however, smashing his skull into the hardening metapod. He stumbled back slightly, but a visible crack in the metapod's chrysalis could be seen.

'Oh no! Come back Caterpie!' the boy said, voice filled with displeasure.

'Ok, Nidoran! Nice job both of you! Finish the bug with a scratch!' Kaiden said, victory at hand as nidoran charged, rearing on its hind paws and let out with his claws, tearing at the metapod. The edge of the chrysalis peeled away, and metapod disappeared back into the pokeball the kid held.

'Alright, you win.' the kid huffed, handing over a little cash before fleeing towards Pewter city.

'Nice job Nidoran. You to Cubone.' he said, crouching down. Nidoran gave the hand approaching him a wary glance, before accepting the touch. Cubone was already reeling in his trainer's praise.

'Your a little fighter aren't you nidoran? I wonder what you have seen.' Kaiden said, flicking the rabbit's head to the side, noticing the scar running across its right eye. Nidoran wasn't so happy with this inspection, and flicked his head away, only turning back when offered some viridian apples. Cubone squealed, until he too got some.

'Ok, come now, to the pokecentre, and then onwards!' he said, Nidoran again rolling its eyes at Kaiden and cubone, who squealed and followed.

++++++

The door clicked open with a sighing sound, a pink haired woman waving at him.

'Welcome to the pokemon center, how may i help you?' she asked, a chansey appearing next to her.

'Well cutey,' he blushed, 'Is there anywhere we can rest a little?' he asked, before being ushered into a sideroom by another of the big, pink pokemon.

 

[Brawler360]

OOC:
To Slave: Well. I must say that you put up a really good post right there. Very well done. Now, normally, due to the quality of your post, you would've gained 3 Levels for one of your Pokemon. Since it was a double battle, however, I will be distrubuting those 3 Levels among both Nidoran and Cubone. Excellent work! You are at Mount Moon now!
I did also like how you made Cubone and Nidoran start forming a bond. Well done with that. The scar was also a nice touch. Keep the great posts coming.
Cubone grew to Level 14!
Nidoran grew to Level 11!

 

[Trainer Kat]

Mount Moon was darker than he had expected. Much darker. While he didn't need a flashlight or anything of the sort, it was dark enough that he occasionally ran into a wall, even once running straight into another trainer, his forehead smacking against the boy's. And yesterday's tree branch wound had just started to heal. Apart from the occasional Zubat screech, the only thing Jack could hear was the sound of his own grumbling. Eevee began to grow impatient with Jack, even going so far as to leap off his shoulder and offer to lead the way. Of course, being the stubborn fool that he is, the brunette refused the help, cockily marching ahead of the disgruntled Pokémon. Ordinarily, he would be looking for Pokémon to capture and make his own, but all he'd seen so far were Zubats, and they were common enough that they weren't worth his time. Despite Eevee's gentle urges to capture a Pokémon (as he was surely falling behind the other trainers), the boy still had not seen one strong enough to be worth his time. That is, until he stumbled upon one. Literally.

"Who put this rock here?" he moaned as he stood, brushing off the dirt that had stuck to his clothes after his unexpected fall. As it happened, the rock had put itself there. In fact, it was not merely an ordinary rock, but a rock-shaped Pokémon, one he instantly recognized from his fight with Brock. The Geodude's arms extended, and it began chasing furiously after Jack. Scooping up his partner into his arms, Jack turned and ran, as being run over by a Geodude certainly didn't appeal to him…especially considering it wasn't one he particularly wished to own. Every so often, the Rock Type would gain on him, swinging its arms vigorously in an attempt to knock the brunette's legs out from under him. For the most part, Jack narrowly dodged the thrashing appendages. However, Jack's limited luck soon ran out. In one rough swing, the Geodude struck Jack's right leg, knocking him to the ground. He fell, Eevee coming loose from his arms and rolling a few feet away.

"You…you stay away!" Jack warned, kicking his uninjured leg wildly at the Geodude, managing to land one hit right in the center of its forehead. Momentarily, the Geodude appeared to yield, though quickly resumed the fervent onslaught. In that second, Jack thought he was a goner. That is, until salvation came in the form of a pink ball of fluff. It was a feminine looking Pokémon, with two tiny wings and a large, curly tail. It was very…pink. And, had Jack been a girl, he would have called it 'cute'. But being a boy, he didn't think that way. Well…maybe a little. Maybe. As soon as the Pokémon appeared, it opened its mouth and began to sing. It was a soothing little tune, and Jack could feel his eyelids growing heavy. He fought it, however, and watched as the Geodude succumbed to the glorious sound. It was then that Jack realized what the pink Pokémon was. Whipping off his over shirt, he threw it over the Pokémon, catching it in a makeshift net.

"I've got you, Clefairy!" he exclaimed, wrapping the button down around Clefairy. The Pokémon struggled wildly, and, for a moment, Jack considered releasing it. Once more he entertained the thought. "I'll let you go…if you do me a favor. I want you to lead the way out. And then you can go free. Everyone wins…what do you say?" The Pokémon ceased floundering, at which point Jack let it down. It stood there for a moment, staring up at him, before skipping away. All he could do now, was hope it was leading him the right way.

 

[Brawler360]

OOC:
To Trainer Kat: That was a relatively short post, and I'm not quite sure if you had a goal or not (besides straight-up RPing, that is). If that is the case, that's fine. I, however, feel I need to give you something for your post. Seeing as Eevee played a small, role, I will grant her one Level.
Oh, and clever work with the Clefairy in that post. I thought the whole catching it with a bag was kind of funny.
Two posts left!
Eevee grew to Level 16!

 

[_Diego//]

"Yeah, Whatever dude! I'm so freakin' scared!" Derek yelled at the running grunt. Derek took his hand to his belt to put his Pokemon on his belt, then he walked out the way he was originally headed before that grunt interrupted him. Pikachu went up on his shoulder again and sighed as Derek walked.

"Hey, Pikachu" Derek started saying. "There is a reason I'm using Ness and Juggernaut rigt now and not you. You see, in the upcoming areas, I here there are billions of Flying and Water type Pokemon. In fact, the gym is water type! There you and I will battle our intestines out and you will be much stronger than these two Pokemon put together." Derek finalized his explanation with a soft pat on his yellow comrade, who just smiled and punched his small fist into the air and yelling "Pika!".

~But first...~ Derek thought. ~We have to make it out of here... This is getting tiring~

Derek and Pikachu continued to make their path on the insides of Mt. Moon, which, in the eyes of the each time more fatigued travelers, seemed like an endless and impossible feat. Derek could feel however, that the exit was approaching. His feelings were then materialized when he saw some rays of light coming into the cave. That could only mean one thing, and that was, that the exit was near.

A blank smile appeared on Derek's face as he saw the exit across another room. "We made it, Pikachu! Let's get out of here!" Derek exclaimed as he started running. He was stopped, though, when something that felt like a very thick and cold rope grabbed him by the feet and caused him to drop on his face. Pikachu was launched away and slammed into a wall as Derek hit the ground.

"What was that!?" Derek exclaimed loudly as he stood up and stared at the ground. A purple cylindrical 'thing' then slid away into the darkness. Derek thought about following the thing, but instead ran to aid his Pikachu. He held him in his arms and ran towards the exit again, but was now stopped a thick smokescreen. ~Oh, C'mon! What's going on!~ Derek thought to himself in between coughs. As the smoke cleared, 4 figures walked out of the shadows. Two human and two Pokemon. "Excellent job; Python and Cig." The voices said as an Ekans and a Koffing approached. The two trainers were in fact Rocket Grunts, both wearing the same outfit as the one he fought earlier.

"Oh, so that loser told you I beat him and now you seek revenge or something? I beat a grunt, and now the whole organization is against me? Just step out of it, guys.." Derek said angry. He was so close to the exit he could almost feel the fresh air touching his hair. He could run away, but was set on beating those grunts. "Go Juggernaut. Go Pi... Ness" Derek said, realizing his Pikachu had been too hurt like to battle.

The two Pokemon came out of their Pokeballs and positioned face to face with the opposing snake and garbage ball. Before anyone made a move, Koffing let out a cloud of smoke that covered the entire arena, and the smoke lingered for the whole battle. Derek couldn't see anything, and therefore couldn't command his Pokemon into doing something.

After almost 20 minutes of Pokemon screaming, everything became quiet. The unstobble "Key! Karp! Kans! Koffing!" yells found their end. The smoke was still ont he area, so Derek didn't know what was going on. The smoke was blown away, though, when Mankey used Magikarp as a fan to clear the battlefield. Everything that was seen was Ekans and Koffing lying there, fainted, Mankey being bright red like if he just activated Anger Point, and Magikarp stupid as always.

"Oh man" the grunts said as they withdrew their Pokemon. "Adams was right. That Magikarp is deadly.. That thing he made... Oh man" The grunts whispered in fear as the ran away without saying a word.

"Huh? Magikarp deadly?.. Did you just do something I should know about while on the smoke?" Derek asked grinning mischievously as he stared at Ness.

"Karp. Karp."

Derek withdrew his Pokemon and then ran out of the cave, finally seeing the sun again.

 

[Brawler360]

OOC:
To Diegoyayi: This wasn't your best post yet, but you still managed to pull of a decent one. I realize you are busy, though, and I don't hold it against you. I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt, seeing as I actually want you guys to get stronger Pokemon, believe or not. I'm certainly not here to hold you back. It was a pretty decent job though, and I saw a lot of potential in it if you'd had a little more time. Good work. You made it out of Mount Moon! The next area will be up once we get a few more people done with their Mount Moon posts.
Mankey grew to Level 17!
Mankey is trying to learn Seismic Toss, but Mankey can't learn more than 4 moves! Delete an older move to make room for Seismic Toss?
Magikarp grew to Level 12!

 

[Zimvee]

Bobby hurt everywhere and he felt like he was on fire. Pain was all that he could think about. He opened his eyes weakly and saw... mushrooms moving? I must hit my head harder than I thought... Bobby thought.

"Oh! He's awake!" a voice cried happily.

Too loud... Suddenly a cup was pressed to his mouth and a cool liquid cascaded down his throat. The heat started to dissapear, and the pain got better. But not by much.

"Looks like he's still in pain..." the mysterious voice said worridly. "Paras use a Stun Spore and Spore combo!" The mushrooms started spraying out a type of powder that eased the pain and made Bobby sleepy. He couldn't resist and he blacked out once more.

Bobby woke up feeling a little light headed, but much better. He sat up and got a good look at his surroundings. He appeared to be sitting in a dry bowl shape cave. He looked around and saw Charmander sleeping in a ball. Bobby smiled and petted him, while wondering where he was.

Suddenly a beautiful girl walked into the cave. Bobby's jaw literaly dropped. The girl, who looked a little older than Bobby, had long, straight brown hair, deep milk chocolate eyes. She was wearing dark blue jeans and had a loud rainbow shirt on. Bobby couldn't help but stare at the amazing girl in front of him.

"Hi! Looks like you're feeling better!" the girl said.

"Yeah..." Bobby hadn't registered anything she had said. "Are you the one that saved me?" he asked reganing his sences.

"No!" the girl said laughing, "It was the Paras here. They found you and brought you here." Bobby looked over and saw the moving mushrooms from before. They looked a little bit like spiders with mushrooms on their backs. "My name's Caitlyn by the way. What's yours?"

"My name's Bobby. What are you doing here anyway?"

"I'm researching ways that you can use a Paras's mushrooms to heal people. And judging by the way you look fine it seems to be going quite well!" Caitlyn said with a smile.

"So, I could have easily ended up dead?" Bobby asked worried.

"Um, yeah!" Bobby rolled his eyes and then looked down. His ribs were covered in bandages. "Yeah thats the way you were when the Paras brought you. It's not too sevier. You had only bruised you rib cage."

Bobby nodded and saw a pile of his clothing. "Um... could you... um..." Bobby said getting cherry red in the face.

"Oh! Um... yeah sure!" Caitlyn getting equaly as red. She turned around and Bobby quickly changed.

"Where are my Pokeballs?" Bobby asked.

"About those..." Caitlyns voice trailed off as she showed them to Bobby. The openings had been crushed by the fall, preventing Mankey and Butterfree from escaping.

"Is there any way we can fix this?" he asked, tears forming in his eyes.

"I don't know..." Bobby nodded sadly. He woke up Charmander and they started walking out. "Are you made at me?" Caitlyn asked.

"Of course not, it wasn't your fault. I know whose it was." Bobby said, his face turning dark with anger. He said good-bye and started running to catch up with Team Rocket. Suddenly he tripped over something. "What the...?" Bobby picked it up. It looked like a black stone set in the night sky (OOC: it's a moon stone). Thinking not much of it he pocketed it.

When he got near their base, Bobby saw a cage full wild pokemon. One of them was Clefairy. "Allright move out!" Said the Rocket Bobby had battled. His fist shaking in fury he tried to catch them but a Rocket blocked his path.

"Y-your-r not g-goi-ng any-ywhere!" he said in a nervous voice.

"I don't have time for this!" Bobby roared. "Charmander use Smokescreen!" Charmander coughed up thick black smoke, that soon covered the entire battle field. Bobby lowered his goggles to his eyes and saw Zubat's heat signeture. "Charmander! On your right! Ember!" Charmander threw out the fireball and the Zubat went down.

"Waa my Zubat!" the Rocket cried. Bobby ignored him and caught up with the cage.

"Stop right there!" Bobby yelled.

"Well well well. And here was I thinking that you were dead." The Rocket said mockingly. "I'm going to assume that you want me to release the pokemon? Not gonna happen!" the rocket laughed manically. "Grimer Pound!" The rocket threw out the purple ooze which charged.

"Charmander use Scratch!" Charmander charged as well. Both pokemon with their arms held high began the ramatch.

 

[Brawler360]

OOC:
To Zimvee: This is a really good post for you, and it is very long. Well done! Even though it left off as a cliff hanger, I'm going to assume this is a completed product. With that said, keep in mind you only have one post left in Mount Moon, so make it count! The other thing I'd like to say is, although you did find a Moon Stone, I'm going to give your Charmander some experience anyway for the length of your post. Nice work man!
I really like the little story you decided to work into the adventure. Very well done.
You found a Moon Stone!
Charmander grew to Level 15!

Oh, and Zimvee. If you aren't planning on catching a Pokemon in your next post, be sure to do a Double Battle with a Team Rocket member. Both of your Pokemon will get full experience from it (not split).

 

[Ibuberu]

"Walk faster, walk faster!" Adel urged her Pokemon, the speed of her footsteps far exceeding their own. However, the girl could not bear to separate herself anymore than four paces from her Squirtle, who decided that she preferred to walk on her own legs instead of constantly hitching rides on her trainer. Kinah was deliberately gliding gently and slowly in the air, it was far too dim for the girl to notice a cheeky smile drawn upon the avian's features. The female was presumably hurrying her Pokemon on the basis that she wanted to reach Cerulean quicker, before night could fall. It was probably partially correct, since it was incredibly obvious that Adel wouldn't want to be in a spooky place such as Mount Moon after the sun had set, with the higher probability of spirits awakening and matters of the like. Ophelia obediently quickened her movements, while Kinah merely gave a disgruntled caw, following the both of them with a reluctant expression.

"We're almost out, I can feel it," the girl reassured herself in a mock-calm voice. Despite the collected tone she used, if one squinted their eyes and concentrated on her actions, they would be able to see her shivering, ever so slightly. Ophelia called out with delight to acknowledge her trainer's statement, while Kinah merely gave a dry chuckle. The single thought of escaping from the dark clutches of the cave seemed to soothe and brighten up Adel quite a fair bit. Suddenly, with no prior warning, she ran into something solid, and a two screams filled the previously silent atmosphere. Hearing another cry only made the girl feel more frantic and alarmed, as she began flailing her arms wildly around, "I come in peace, I come it peace! Leave me be!" she shouted in a high pitch, an equally terrified voice replying shrilly, "Ahh~! G-Go away! Away!"

The sound of the young girl's voice led Adel to believe she had just bumped into a female poltergiest, but her rational side told her, in a commanding voice, "Its just another girl! Relax! I-Its not like you'd be so unlucky to meet a-a..."

"Hello~!" Adeltruat jumped at the girl's voice.

"P-Pleased to meet you!" She curtsied, wondering if the other girl would be able to notice the gesture.

"Hey, you really scared the jeepers out of me just now!" By the sound of her speech, the trainer could tell that the female was around her age, the owner of a strong and mature voice. Adel scrutinized the figure standing in front of her, her eyes adjusting to the lack of light after being frightened so badly, noticing shoulder length hair and hands placed on hips, the faint outline of a mini-skirt could be seen, barely. The lass held a spherical object in on hand, as she raised it and positioned it at Adel's line of sight. "Anyway, since we sort of met eyes, I say it's time for a battle!"

Before the young trainer could react, the pokeball was thrown and a red light illuminated the tunnel for the briefest of moments, allowing the two young females to clearly see each other. A beautiful blond with curly locks, a purple sleeveless shirt and white skirt stood opposite Adel, a genuine look of interest on her delicate face. Both girls exchanged smiles, as Adel pointed to the creature taking shape before her, a pink Pokemon that looked hauntingly familiar stood in place of the light, a pleasant smile on her face. The Clefairy danced around in a small circle, awaiting her trainer's command. Kinah flew into the fray before Adel had given clear indication as to which Pokemon was to do battle. Adel resisted the temptation to shout at the Pidgey for being so impatient, but decided not to do so in front of company.

"Go, Kinah! Quick Attack!"

The Pidgey seemed to be an expert at the newly learned attack, swooping forth with inhumane speed and slamming into the Clefairy's small form, beak first. The impact caused the poor thing to topple over, crying in pain as she did so. The avian gave no qualms and showed no signs of relenting her fierce rivalry with her opponent, jumping back a few paces before resuming flight, circling around the Normal type, eyeing it suspiciously. Upon the lass' order, the pink ball of Pokemon unleashed a large, uncharacteristic growl, throwing Kinah off guard. Adel bit her lip, lowering the Pidgey's attack instead of performing a head-on attack, she felt as if the opposing girl had some sort of strategy concocting within her head.

"Sand-Attack!" she decided to fight fire with fire, as Kinah landed firmly, before using her clawed feet to dig up soil on the ground and spray it towards Clefairy. The Normal type covered her eyes as the sand blinded her, lowering her accuracy, releasing a squeaky yelp.

"ENCORE~!" the blond female shouted proudly, as Adel's eyes widened at the command.

Clefairy smiled smugly, through watery eyes, she circled the confused Kinah, clapping her paws loudly, as if encouraging Kinah. The bird became dazed for a brief moment, before shaking her head violently and regaining her composure, pretending that nothing had taken place as she spread her wings to take off. However, a shocked expression covered her feathery face, as it seemed that an invisible force of gravity pulled her down towards the ground, preventing her from gaining flight. One taloned foot struck out awkwardly, against the avian's will, clawing at the ground and allowing dirt to splay out in a miniature wave. A forlorn look was upon the Pidgey's face through it all.

"Kinah, return!"

A red line of light shot at the bird, recalling her back into her respective Pokeball.

"Ophie, go on, start off with Water Gun!" the Squirtle charged into the battle, full of eager energy after watching her companion exchanging blows with the Fairy Pokemon. She shot up a very familiar beam of water from her mouth, landing a direct hit upon the startled Clefairy. The strength of the water overwhelmed the creature, as she retreated back a few steps, clearly tired from what had happened thus far.

"Pound!" the Normal type's trainer ordered firmly, not wanting to give up without a fight. The Clefairy plodded towards the turtle, raising a glowing paw as she readied to deliver a nasty blow. However, she missed her intended target, just barely, as Squirtle managed to avoid the attack. Adel struggled to control a smile from forming on her face. Kinah's two Sand-Attacks had not been used in vain. Ophelia gave another tremendous blow of water right after the Clefairy's failed offensive attack, knocking the weak Pokemon into an unconscious state.

"Woahhh… That was a great battle." Was all the Lass could say, as she withdrew the fainted Clefairy.
Before Adel had a chance to reply, Ophelia began to emit a white light, soon engulfing her entire body. The girl watched on expectantly, a wide grin appearing on her face, her body tingling with happiness. She knew what this was; it was a sign of evolution. Her Squirtle has going to become even stronger. The turtle grew in size, and even obtained a pair of protruding ears. When the light died down, in place of the Squirtle, a Wartortle stood, examining and feeling her new form. The white, cloud like ears and tail she now possessed elicited coos from both girls. The trainer grabbed onto the newly evolved Ophelia, shaking her with a little too much enthusiasm, "You look so strong and cute~! "

 

[Brawler360]

OOC:
To Ibuberu: EXCELLENT WORK so far, Ibuberu. Your excellent quality posts are clearly paying off for you! Really well done on this post, I must say. The entire battle was very entertaining to read and I was also held captive by the pre-battle and post-battle as well. I'm not sure if you're writing is getting better or you are just trying harder now, but either way, that was a TOP quality post. Really good work there. I'm going to give all of the experience to Kinah, seeing as though Ophelia has reached the Level cap for Mount Moon.
Kinah grew to Level 16!
Congratulations! Ophelia evolved into Wartortle!

Oh, and I'm not sure if you wanted Squirtle to learn Bite or not (after it grew past Level 16), but if you want it to, just let me know what move to delete. Congrats on making it out of Mount Moon. The next area will be up shortly.

Chapter 8
-Route 4-​

OOC: Okay guys, here is the next Chapter. I realize that not everyone is done with Chapter 7 yet, but we have a couple people who are ready to continue, so I am not going to hold them back for right now. If you are behind, catch up please!
This is Route 4, obviously, and you will get 2 posts on it to get to Cerulean City. Good luck guys. Keep those awesome posts coming!
If you have any questions, just post them up in the OOC Thread of PM me.

Level Cap: 19


Description

It is a slightly rocky, vaguely mountainous path connecting MountMoon (in the West) to CeruleanCity (in the East). There are some unique Pokemon here, as well as plenty of grassy patches and ponds for them to rest in or around.

Wild Pokemon​

Rattata - 019

Level:10-12
Type:Normal
Gender:Male or Female
Ability:Run Away or Guts
Attacks: Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Focus Energy, Bite
Nature: Random
Rarity: Common


Spearow - 021

Level:10-12
Type:Normal/Flying
Gender:Male or Female
Ability:Keen Eye
Attacks: Peck, Growl, Leer, Fury Attack
Nature: Random
Rarity: Common


Ekans - 023

Level:10-12
Type: Poison
Gender:Male or Female
Ability:Intimidate or Shed Skin
Attacks: Leer, Wrap, Poison Sting, Bite, Glare (12)
Nature: Random
Rarity: Uncommon


Sandshrew - 027

Level:10-12
Type:Ground
Gender:Male or Female
Ability:Sand Veil
Attacks: Scratch, Defense Curl, Sand Attack, Poison Sting
Nature: Random

Rarity: Uncommon​

 

[_Diego//]

Derek was running out of the cave as fast as his legs allowed him to. He needed to heal his Pikachu, quick. When he finally made it out, he placed Pikachu on the ground and fell to his knees; struggling for breath. ~I... I need to make it to Cerulean...~ Derek thought desperately as he tried to pull himself up from the grass on which he was lying. His weak knees wobbled to the sides as he managed to get back on his feet, and he could almost hear them breaking when he bent down to pick up Pikachu. In a short moment of intelligence, Derek used his repel to ensure no wild Pokemon would attack.

Derek ventured inside the route, examining how Pikachu recovered by himself with every passing minute. The pair slowly made their way up the mountainous area of the route, beleiving less trainers could see them there. So now he had trainers and Pokemon covered... Or at least he believed that.

Minutes passed slowly, and no matter how much Derek walked, the city just didn't seem to come closer. When he saw what he believed to be a path leading down from the mountain and into Cerulean, a loud yell coming from somewhere nearby stopped him.

"Yodlayeee-ooh!"

All of a sudden, a fat man with an unshaved beard and a lame hiker outfit appeared in front of him. "Hold it right there, pal? Where'd ya think ya goin'?" The hiker exclaimed as he stood in front of Derek and pushed him back, almost making him fall down to the ground.

"I'm headed for Cerulean, let me go!" Derek cried out tired as he tried to push the fat man out of the way, but he just bounced off his belly.
"Not so fast, boy. You aren't getting past here without a battle!" The hiker said as he pulled out 2 Pokeballs. "Go, Geodude!" He said as a Geodude sprang out of his ball. Derek, unsure of what to do, just let out Magikarp, wondering what he'd do in this battle. Magikarp came out of his ball and just lied there on his side, staring at the Geodude.
"Karp. Karp"

"Oh, you've got to be kidding" The Hiker said with loud laughs that echoed all over the rocky path. "Geodude, this guy isn't serious. Beat that Magikarp up and lets get out of here quickly." The hiker said bragging as he walked over to a rock and sat on it, not even thinking Geodude, or by the matter, any Pokemon, needed advice to beat Magikarp. Geodude grinned mischievously as he launched himself towards the fish Pokemon, throwing jabs of great power at him. All Magikarp did was say "Karp" after every single hit. The punches really just seemed to bounce off, however.

It was like that for so many minutes, and Magikarp didn't even notice. Geodude, on the other hand, was starting to get tired. The rock eventually had to stop to catch some air, and Magikarp used this time to make a plan. For once, Magikarp didn't lie there looking stupid. The fish bounced over to the edge of the mountain path to recover ground and waited for the opponent to recover.

Geodude then did a wrong move. Instead of grabbing Magikarp and bringing him over to safe ground, he threw a tackle at him. That's how desperate he was to beat the fish. Geodude hurled over at Magikarp, and when it all seemed over for Derek, Magikarp sprang up into the air, jumping over Geodude. Geodude couldn't recover, and so, he helplessly fell down from the cliff. A puff of smoke just appeared when he landed on the ground, and the Pokemon was automatically withdrew to the trainer.

~Thanks, Inertia~ Derek thought smiling mischievously.
"And yet another one is beaten by the unstoppable power of my friend Magikarp" Derek said as he tried to make his way past the hiker, but was pushed back again.
"Not so fast, bud. Let's see your ugly sardine beat this! Go, Fearow!"

As the Hiker said this, a very large flying Pokemon came out of the Pokeball, flapping his wings loudly to intimidate Magikarp. Derek was going to let Magikarp fight again, intrigued by the fact that Magikarp could actually think now. Pikachu, however, jumped down from Derek's arm and decided to take the battle on his hands. "Are you sure, Pikachu?" Derek asked as he withdrew Magikarp.

"Pika."

Just before the battle started, Derek applied a potion to Pikachu, hoping that would help. That was all he could do for him right now, anyway. Pikachu examined the flying Pokemon thoroughly, and before he could even plan a strategy, Fearow darted towards him with what seemed to be a Drill Peck.

Pikachu took the hit hesitantly, being knocked out to the ground. Fearow flew up again to try to do the same thing. That way he could bring Pikachu down easily and without worrying about electric attacks. Surprisingly, Fearow's strategy worked, for a couple of times. Pikachu didn't feel like battling anymore, but he stood there bravely. Fearow used Drill Peck again, but this time Derek interfered.

"Pikachu, Quick Attack!" Derek exclaimed. Pikachu nodded, and before Fearow could land the attack, Pikachu's image just turned blurry, disapeared and appeared somewhere else. That's how fast he moved.
"Now, Pikachu, wear him down with thundershock!"

Pikachu started to shoot jolts of electricity to Fearow, who simple reacted by flying away. He was pushed back to that he eventually was flying not over the battlefield, but past the edge of the mountain which Geodude just fell. As soon as Derek saw this, he knew it was the chance to win.
"Pikachu, Thunder Wave!"

The Hiker and Fearow stared in shock at the Pikachu, who almost immediatly obeyed his trainer. Fearow didn't have time to fly back to land; so he was paralyzed in mid air and past the edge of the path. Fearow couldn't move, and so he fell down on the exact same spot as the last Pokemon.

"GAH!" The hiker exclaimed as he withdrew his Pokemon, dropped the prize money and ran away angry..