POKe'MON: Clash of Time

[Yrie]

"Princess, what was that for?" Elise Annika Iorian asked drowsily, yet good naturedly, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. Princess, the Glameow that technically belonged to her, otherwise known as Her Royal Highness Princess Ruby, had woken her up a few seconds ago by batting her face with one small, furred paw. Princess purred and lay down on Elise's stomach as Elise sat up, knocking Princess off. However, the cat-like Pokemon seemed less than offended, as it purred and rubbed its cheek against Elise's hand. Elise smiled, Princess was definitely part of the family, meaning her and Lily.

"Well, thanks for waking me up, Princess," Elise said finally, "I would have overslept, and I'm supposed to go see Professor Birch today." She had just remembered, after glancing at the calendar that hung opposite her bed. Princess just mewed, leaping lightly off the bed and crossing the room, settling down on the window-seat that had been installed before she came to this house. Climbing out of bed, she proceeded to get dressed and make sure everything that she could think of was packed.

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Ten minutes later, Elise appeared at the foot of the stairs, fully dressed, with a bag slung over her shoulder, and carrying a purring Princess in her arms. She had always considered Princess to be her Pokemon, as she was the one who rescued Princess a long time ago, but Princess was pretty much friends with everyone, and was almost as close to Lily as she was to Elise.

Goodbyes were long, as Lily hugged Elise and made sure she had everything that she would need before finally letting her leave. Elise herself didn't stop waving until the house was out of sight.

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Though the area around Professor Birch's laboratory was supposed to be quiet in the still, serene, morning, this certainly wasn't the case today, at this moment. Instead, there was an assortment of strange people around the Laboratory, who all seemed to be wearing matching uniforms of blue and white, with Professor Birch in the middle of them, with both hands up in front of his chest, he seemed to be smiling nervously and saying something to them.

"Now...see here..." He began, before catching sight of her and a few other people, probably new trainers as well, as they were around her age. Without further ado he reached into a bag and hurled several small, round, red and white Pokeballs as hard as he could, one of them rolled to a stop at Elise's feet. Elise picked it up as one of the people in the blue and white broke off from the group and attempted to retrieve the Pokeball.

"Give it to me!" She hissed, extending her hand forward in an odd sort of gesture. Elise, who was completely unsure of what she was supposed to do, shook her head silently.

"I said, give it to me, can't you understand English?" She spat at Elise, clearly getting more impatient. Elise could tell this person obviously had a rather short temper, by the way her fists were clenched and how she appeared to be grinding her teeth as she glared at Elise. Her eyes themselves were narrowed, maybe she was on a mission or something, and she wanted to complete it successfully, maybe that was why she was getting impatient so quickly. Either way, it wasn't the time to find out, not now.

"Open it!" Professor Birch called desperately, and the group around him tightened, as they hissed devilishly at him, telling him to "hand them over."

"Just give the Pokeballs to us and no one gets hurt." One of them, apparently the leader, seeing as he was the one who was taking control of the situation, snarled. Professor Birch backed up even more, if that was possible.

"Um...you see, I don't have them anymore." He replied, sweat droplets appearing on his forehead. Meanwhile, Elise had followed Professor Birch's instructions.

"Go...Pokeball!" She cried, feeling that she should shout something as she opened the Pokeball, though she wasn't quite sure what she would shout. In a glow of red and a rush of sparks, a blue Pokemon appeared. It looked very much like a bipedal, wingless, tailess, dragon with a gray, ridged, helmet-like growth on its head that made Elise think of a hardhat.

"Bagon!" It cried upon being let out of its Pokeball, and turned to face Elise. Looking around at the other trainers gave Elise a general idea of what Professor Birch had intended for her to do, and she leapt into action upon figuring it out. By now, the young woman had also let out a Pokemon of her own, which was white and brown, its fur somewhat jagged, with a dark mask around its eyes. A Zigzagoon, she recognized it immediately, having seen one before.

"Zigzagoon, use tackle!" The woman shouted. Zigzagoon began running in a strange, zigzag formation towards Bagon.

"Tell Bagon to use Bite!" Professor Birch suddenly shouted.

"Bagon, swerve to the left, then get behind the Zigzagoon and use Bite!" Elise called. With a small nod, Bagon dodged to the left as Zigzagoon lunged forward for Tackle, before coming up behind Zigzagoon.

"No, Zigzagoon, watch out!" The woman cried, but it was too late. In one swift movement, the Bagon had moved forward to deliver a Bite attack on the Zigzagoon, who gave a howl of pain and zigzagged to the right. However, the woman and her Zigzagoon likely had battle experiance, while this was Elise's first battle. Due to the fact that she had never owned a Pokemon, she had never battled before, and this was a new experiance.

"Bagon, to the right, then into the air!"

"Tackle again, Zigzagoon!"

Bagon first moved to the right, allowing Zigzagoon to rush past the blue Dragon Pokemon, before leaping into the air, as Zigzagoon swerved and met Bagon in midair. At that moment, Zigzagoon completely lost control and began thrashing furiously in midair, trying to land a hit. Bagon managed to lunge forward and deliver another Bite attack before both of them landed on the ground with light feet.

"Zigzagoon!" Zigzagoon cried as it zigzagged towards Bagon and drove it into the ground with a tackle attack, Elise winced, imagining the shock waves that would definitely be coursing through Bagon's body. Bagon rolled once before getting to its feet, shaking itself off. Them, both Pokemon ran at each other recklessly, Bagon slamming into the Zigzagoon head first as Zigzagoon tried another Tackle attack. However, the ridged growth on Bagon's head must have been hard or something, because Zigzagoon was knocked backwards.

"Bagon, take this opportunity to use Bite one more time!" Elise cried. Bagon obeyed immediately, as if it just wanted this battle to be over with quickly. One more Bite later, and Zigzagoon was thrown back onto the ground, completely knocked out.

"No, Zigzagoon!" The woman cried, rushing forward, a look of concern on her face. Well, she's human after all, Elise thought, but before she could say anything, not even a word of praise to Bagon, the woman had returned her Pokemon and turned to Elise with a look of hatred on her face. Her jaw was clenched and she jabbed a single, bony, menacing finger towards Elise, who stepped backwards, startled. Her mouth opened and closed in a manner very similar to a fish on land, though no words left the woman's mouth. In a sudden change of thought, she turned on her heel and fled the scene, running off into the distance as Elise congratulated Bagon, hugging it and praising it.

"Funny, that was relatively easy, almost too easy..." She thought slowly, as she stared at the woman's retreating back.

 

[Gummy]

The sun had only recently risen over the horizon, bathing the whole of Twinleaf Town in a spectacular gradient of tones of orange. One particularly large house, belonging to the family of the De La Cruz's, was quite active despite the early hours. In fact, if you had your ear pressed against the eastern wall, you'd hear the thunderous footsteps of Mrs. De La Cruz as she stormed up the stairs. Quite loud footsteps for such a petit frame. Like her daughter, Mrs. De La Cruz had long, curly, brown hair that reached her shoulder blades. Her face was normally gorgeous, but at this point in time it was furled into a frown as she approached Camille's door. Without a moment's hesitation, she lifted his hand and smacked it repeatedly against the door.

"Camille De La Cruz, I hope you're not sleeping in there!" She tried her best to sound threatening, but failed miserably. The women of the De La Cruz family have always had sweet, soft voices. The older woman waited patiently outside the door but no response came. With a sigh, Karen decided to violate her daughter's privacy and enter the room anyway.

It wasn't exactly what you'd expect to see when entering a teenager's room. Unlike the stereotypical teen, Cammy was a bit of a neat freak and strived to keep her bedroom in tiptop shape. The bed was perfectly made, all the clothes with in the closet, and all the shoes were tucked neatly under the bed— not a single thing was out of place. Well one thing was— Cammy, who surprisingly wasn't in the bedroom.

A brief wave of fear immediately swept over Karen. Was it possible that her daughter left before saying good bye? Or was the teen finally opposed to the idea of going on a Pokemon trainer and ran away? Karen found herself liking the latter proposal, as she completely disapproved of the dangerous journey. However, a noise from the door leading to Cammy's bathroom brought the mother back down to Earth. The door swung open and her daughter, who was almost a spitting image of herself, gracefully stepped out.

Unlike her mother's, Cammy chose to keep her hair tied up in a ponytail, and Karen saw that the girl was using her favorite pink clip. In fact, the girl was wearing a lot of her favorites, which included her black and pink top, her stylish black jeans, and her pink and white running shoes. As the girl passed by the opened window, something on her neck flashed and Karen knew at tat point that the girl was also wearing her sapphire necklace.

"Don't have a fit mom, I'm ready," the girl said in that calm, soft voice. It took a moment for Karen to respond as she took everything into perspective. Her beautiful, but helpless daughter of fifteen was about to be released onto the world and she wouldn't be there to hold her hand.

Cammy noticed the look in her mother's eyes, groaned, and walked past the woman. The last thing she needed was her mother begging her to stay home. Karen closely followed her daughter down the stairs, but knew better than to express her thoughts about the journey. At the hand of the stair rail hung both Cammy's light, white jacket and red messenger bag, which she quickly scooped up and headed for the door.

"Wait, hun, won't you wait for me to wake your father?" Unlike Karen, Bryan De La Cruz rigorously supported his daughter's decision to go on a journey, mainly because he is a well known Pokemon Trainer. The man was happy enough knowing Cammy was going on a journey; there was no point in waking him up to tell him that she was finally leaving.

"Don't worry mom, I'll just call later!" Cammy said as she opened the door, slipped out her house, and slammed t shut all in a matter of seconds. She really didn't want to get into an argument with her mom about the decision to go on a journey.

With a deep sigh, Cammy quickly strode away from her home. For the first time in her life she was grateful that Twinleaf was such a small town, as she was already running late and couldn't afford the time it took to walk through a large city. She estimated that the walk would take about half an hour, so to pass the time by Cammy retrieved the ominous letter from her bad. She reread it countless times, and a chill ran down her spine each time she passed the part about Team Time controlling the world. She purposefully hid the letter from her parents as even her father would have denied the journey if he knew its true dangers. But Cammy was content on proving to her parents that she wasn't completely helpless, and what better way to do it other than saving the world?

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Cammy desperately tried to avoid the dangerous tall grass that separated Twinleaf and Sandgem. Twice so far, her clumsy nature caused her to trip over a large branch and land on an unsuspecting Pokemon. Thank goodness it was a Bidoof both times because a Starly would have took bloody vengeance on the teenager. Cammy needed to find the Professor's hideout and fast, or else she'd never get a Pokemon for protection.

She only had to search for a few more minutes before finding the base. Actually, she found it completely by accident. After tripping again, Cammy landed near a hatch door concealed in the tall grass. However, to her surprise, the door was open and she could hear voice coming from nearby.

"Get away from me!" cried a frantic voice. Cautiously, Cammy got on her knees and saw tall man in a lab coat being backed into a tree by a group of mysterious characters. Each of them wore similar uniforms and something deep in Cammy's gut warned her that this might be the infamous Team Time.

Professor Birch's gaze met with Cammy's, and for a brief moment, he smiled. As a if a great wind had just struck him, Birch casually tossed his briefcase over in Cammy's direction, exposing a set of pokeballs. One of the grunts was smart enough not to buy the act and he turned around just in time to see Cammy reach for one of the devices.

"So someone wants to play hero? Fine with me, as long as I get to be the villain," said a male grunt who was now grinning. His teeth were a disgusting yellow color and Cammy could smell his nicotine packed breath from where she was kneeling. Something in the man's eye told the young girl that he would not let her escape, so the only thing left to do was stand and fight. Cammy quickly snatched a random pokeball, stood proudly and tried to hide her fear.

"No Pokemon of your own? How sad, I was hoping this would be a challenge. Take care of her, Zigzagoon," the man said, pointing his own pokeball at the floor. Suddenly, the sphere opened up in a flash of red light and before Cammy knew it, a new Pokemon had entered the scene. It looked very much like a raccoon, except for its spiky fur and intricate zigzag design. Cammy copied the grunt motion, released a Pokemon of her own. Her creature looked more like a canine, with its black fur and rib-like appendages on it back for protection. Both Pokemon snarled at the sight of each other.

"Zigzagoon, let's make this quick. Use Tackle," ordered the grunt. Without a second thought, the raccoon threw its body at Houndour at alarming speed. Cammy racked her mind for a good command, but for some reason, nothing came to mind and Houndour was forced to make an instinctive dodge. Unfortunately, even she miscalculated Zigzagoon's speed and ended up getting hit anyway.

Seeing he only hope for safety slide against the gravel didn't help their current situation and Cammy began to clam up even more. Her mother's words ran throughout her head many times and for the first time the young girl regretting her decision. Then she looked down at the Pokemon fighting for her sake and realized that this was bigger than herself. Searching for the battling gene she knew ran though her blood, the rejuvenated girl got ready for round two.

"Zigzagoon, what are you waiting for!? Finish that beast!" the grunt cried harshly. Annoyed hat it didn't get to toy with Houndour a little longer, Zigzagoon shook the bad vibes off and went for the finishing blow. Cammy strategically waited for the opposing Pokemon to get very close to its target before reacting.

"Quickly Houndour, use Ember!" The Pokemon eagerly followed the girl's orders and unleashed a barrage of hot embers at Zigzagoon, who was only seconds from impact. The scorched pokemon was blasted across the grassed, leaving a trail of burnt fur in its wake.

"You little... You'll pay for that! Zigzagoon, you worthless animal, get up and use your Tail Whip!" The charred Pokemon felt inclined to follow its trainer's orders but still, it got to its feet. Such cruelty was unacceptable, especially in the presence of Cammy. It was so unfortunate that the Zigzagoon had to suffer more. The raccoon Pokemon made a rather sad attempt at shaking its tail and barely caught the Houndour attention.

"Use Leer," Cammy said plainly. A battle like this deserved no great enthusiasm. The Houndour looked slyly at Zigzagoon, as if it knew its deepest, darkest secret, and the raccoon froze in terror. The aggressive grunt kept shouting at the Pokemon to do something, but it was too caught up in its opponent's stare.

"Dang it! Zigzagoon, retreat! You're obviously no use like this!" Cammy had to fight back a smile when she heard that.

"Now's our chance! Use Pursuit!" The grunt's face became expressionless when he heard that. In a burst of energy, the Houndour sped towards Zigzagoon and smacked it into a nearby tree. The Pokemon fell on its back and either didn't feel like getting up, or was completely unable to. The grunt seemed to believe the latter as he recalled his Pokemon, shook a threatening fist at Cammy, and finally disappeared in the woods. The young trainer wiped the sweat off her forehead and beamed at the Houndour, who growled back affectionately. The young girl's gaze moved to where the grunt had run off, and something told her that wasn't the last time the two would meet.

 

[Gulpin]

The small town of Sandgem Town was quieting down after a long, sunny summer day. It had been a tough day for Grey Rose. He had found out about his brother's fame. 'Mr. Rose' he was now called. He had used a computer in the office of the home of a bumbling professor, whose name escaped Grey. Professor Quirch? Grey thought, no, Worth. Oh wait, I think it was 'Birch'. Yeah, that was it: Professor Birch. Professor Birch was kind enough, unlike most people in this dark, cruel world, to let Grey use his computer, and he also offered Grey to stay in his house. Grey accepted, of course. He was no idiot. Though it was warm during the day, it sure would get cold in the night, especially in the always-getting-colder Sinnoh. Now, Grey was huddled in the corner of a small house which belonged to Professor Birch. He had a blanket around him, and in his hand he had a crumpled up letter which he had recieved the day he left his caretaker, Ms. Iona. He had been re-reading it over and over, trying to understand it. He read it once again:

Dear Grey C. Rose,
I am writing this letter to say a couple of things. As I am sure, you know of the evil threat attacking the world. The team known as Team Time? I am correct am I not? I thought so. Any ways, they are in the process of catching Celebi. The time poke'mon that will send them through time, allowing them hit the world when it is young. If they do that, they will Inevitably have control of the world. It is up to you, and five other trainers to take charge and stop the evil. I hope you are up to the challenge, if so you can meet the first professor, he is hiding underground somewhere between Twinleaf Town and Sandgem Town. I would tell you, but it is pretty obvious once you get out there. He will give you your first pokemon, after you take a personality quiz, to see what pokemon would fit you. You musn't tell any of your friends, you never know who is with Team Time. I wish I could tell you more, but that is just about all I know.
P.S. The first professor he is a bit of klutz, don't stand under him.

Your Friend,

The name was illegible. He thought the same things every time he read the letter: What six other trainers? What professor? What friends?, and as always, Who wrote the letter? So far only two of his questions were answered: the professor must be Professor Birch, and when the mysterios man said 'You musn't tell any of your friends' Grey knew that this man didn't know him. If the man did, he would have known that Grey was friendless. Soon the daylight faded away, leaving behind the stars that streached to nowhere, and the moon, which hung loosley in the sky. What Pokemon would the professor give him? He would have to find out the next day. Grey couldn't fall asleep. The professor must not have known that Grey was one of the chosen people to stop Team Time, or he would have already recieved his Pokemon. He should have probably shown the letter to Professor Birch.

It was a long night for Grey. He was constantly awake, too excited to go to sleep. Then, just as quickly as night came, the sun was there. What a beautiful sunset. Grey thought. He must have fallen asleep. There was a pillow under his head, which wasn't there the night before. The lights were all off, and Grey couldn't hear anyone in the house. Grey got up, and made himself look semi-presentable. He straigtened up the cruched up letter, and went outside to search for Professor Birch. On his way out he ran into a Mime Jr., who was following the cleaning Mr. Mime.

"Mime!" the Pokemon squealed.

"Aww, how cute," Grey said, and bent down to touch the Pokemon.

"Mime!" an angry Mr. Mime said, offended by Grey trying to touch her son.

"Oh Mr. Mime! Be nice to this young child!" said a hidden voice, which sounded like a scolding mother. A girl appeared who looked to be the age of Professor Birch. "You must be Grey!" she said.

"Umm, yeah." Grey said.

"Oh, yes. I am Mrs. Birch! Shame on me for not introducing myself!"

"Well, what cute Pokemon you have," the Mime Jr. was rubbing against Grey's leg.

"Aww, he seems to like you," Mrs. Birch said,"I'm sure Professor Birch is looking for you,"

"Yes, I've got to go. I'll see you later," he bent down and whispered to the Mime Jr.,"Goodbye, Jr. I've got to go,"
The Mime Jr. let go of him and Grey was off.

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Grey walked across the to Professor Birch's office, and went inside. There were a few assistants busily typing into their advanced computers. There was absolutley no sign of Professor Birch. Grey started retreating, when he heard someone talking to him.

"What do you need?"

"Nothing, I was just wondereing if Professor Birch is around."

The lady frowned. "No, he hasn't shown up yet. We just figured that he was sleeping in. Have you asked his wife if he was in the house?"

"No, but he isn't there," Grey started towards the door quickly. Professor Birch wasn't in his house, he wasn't in his office. Grey could smell trouble. He was out of the door before the lady could mutter another word.

Grey looked around the small town. The bumbling, loud Professor was no where to be seen. He must of left the town, to catch a few Pokemon. Grey went to one route, which would lead toward Jublife, if Grey remembered right. He still couldn't see the professor. He tried the beach. Still, no one. Then he checked the other route, leading to Twinleaf Town. He heard some rustling in the leaves, and walked further out. He saw the professor, surrounded by other trainers his age and older. He threw a PokeBall to Grey.

"Please, help!" he said, pointing to a few Team Time goons.

Grey picked up the PokeBall. A Team Time member walked up to him and released his Pokemon.

"Poochyena! Kill this poor, misleaded kid!"

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Grey threw his PokeBall. He had never done this before. A round, plump Pokemon appeared. He recognized this Pokemon as a Spheal.

"Poochyena, there is no use to weaken this Pokemon with howl. Go straight for the kill! Tackle!" The small wolf-like Pokemon launched at the helpless Spheal.

"Spheal! Hurry and use water gun!" The Pokemon looked at his new master, and obeyed. A bust of water erupted from within the tiny Pokemon's stomach, and hurt the Poochyena. Though, the wolf Pokemon still managed to hit Spheal pretty badly with a tackle.

"Hah! You think that you threaten me, tough guy?" the grunt was laughing, satisfied with fufilling his job of being mean and unlawful. "Poochy-pooch, go ahead and finish this off with another tackle, will you?" the wolf Pokemon started to run, before being blasted by a gust of snow.

"Didn't see that coming now did, you 'tough guy'?" the Poochyena looked tired and worn out.

"Poochyena! You weak Pokemon! I'm going to release you once we finish our buisness. Tackle!"

The Poochyena was hit by another powerful blast of water, causing it to faint. The goon quickly walked away, leaving his Pokemon. Grey withdrew Spheal into its Pokemon. Once the Team Time member was out of sight Grey walked over to the Poochyena. He picked up the hurt Pokemon, and cradled it in his hands.

"Quick! We need to help this poor mistreated Pokemon," Grey said to anyone in earshot.

 

[ANARCHit3cht]

Slytherfang:Marvelous Post. Eclipse grew to level 7! She grew quite content.

Gummy:Excellent. Moochie Grew to level 7!She grew quite content.

Chi_Zukasi:That was a bit iffy. Remember, the lab was hidden? The battle was a little weak. Also, different speakers go like this:
"Hi Jill" said Jack.
(See a space)
"Oh, Hello" said Jill Rocky grew to level six. He is showing signs oh happiness.

Chapter 2:The Lab!
(One Post)

When the goons were defeated, Prof.Birch climbed down out of the tree. "It is worse than we thought.." he mumbled to himself. He turned to all the kids, they had an eager look on their faces. "No time to talk now you guys.." he said. "Follow me to my lab ok?" he commanded, and some nodded, while others stayed still. He began to walk off into the distance, the trainers close behind. He slid down the embankment, the trainers followed. Soon, he came to big patch of grass and stopped. He pulled out his radio, "Vivian, I have the trainers with me right now, if you would open up please" he talked into the radio, and the there was the sound of gears moving, and the grass moved. He went down the steps, it was a dark corridor, but it was soon a room filled with light and lots of equipment. Assistants were busy typing on their high-tech computers. Then Birch walked to the middle of the room. "Ok.." he began and then waited for all the trainers to gather around.

"Ok, you guys all showed what it means to be a trainer back there" Birch said. "I am proud of all you" he said. "It seems that Team Time wants to rid you guys already. "Oh, and Grey, give the hurt pokemon to one of my assistants ok?" He nodded and did so. "We have some serious business to talk about, so all of you need to listen.."

Birch walked over to his assistant,"Do you have the newest equipment?" he asked.

"Sure do.." said the male assistant, as he walked into the back. He came back out with small eye-pieces for each trainer. He walked over,"These are Pokemon Position Analyzer Lenses, or PokePals. they are very important. They act not only has a poke'dex, but a digital clock, attack identifier, and much more, those features are for you to discover. To Gale he gave a white one. To Max, a Green one. To Grey, a Blue one. Elise got an orange one, Maxine a pink one. Camille got a dark purple, Yukiko a red one.

"Thank you" said Birch as he took back the stage. "Those, are the newest tools, not many people have them... yet" he finished. "So, once you leave here, you are own your own, it will pretty tough, Team Time will be looking all over for you. Make your stop in Sandgem town." His hideout, was actually father back Twinleaf town, that would make the journey longer.

As the trainers neared the exit a male assistant, the same one who handed out the Pokels came running up. I almost forgot, he was huffing and puffing. "Here... are.... some poke..balls" he said handing five balls to each trainer.." he waved good bye. "Oh, my name is Nathaniel Krauss" he holled at them, and tripped walking away. (If you guys were in the LIght in the Dark Orre region Roleplay, or read it you will realize that Krauss was my character. :) )

What to do:Explain Birch walking over, and talking to you briefly, then the trip to the lab. Once you get to the lab explain the talk and getting the PokePal. Then exlapin stepping out of the lab. End your post once you are out of the lab. You may, find something scattered amongst the floor of the messy lab, but be creative, and something you think would be on the floor in the lab.
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[Gulpin]

Soon, everyone had cleared away the Team Time members, and everyone crowded around the scrambling Professor Birch. The tired, and obviously confused professor started mumbling to himself. Grey could only catch a few of his softly spoken words:

"...worse...thought..."

Then he suddenly turned to talk to us, us being me and the other kids who helped save Professor Birch.

"No time to talk now you guys.." the still seemingly confused professor said. "Follow me to my lab ok?" he said after that. A few of us, including me nodded and follwed him. I tried not to lag behing, but it was hard keeping up with the hurring professor.

Soon, Professor Birch stoped and grabbed a radio, which appeared from no where.

"Vivian," he said,"I have the trainers with me right now, if you would open up please,"

There was movement which startled Grey causing him to jump back. He was feet away from a dark hole, which he could not see into. Soon, Grey figured out that the Professor was leading him and the other trainers into the darkness. Though Grey is not the type to refuse, he cautiously went into the hole, after the other trainers carful not to lose sight of the person in front of him. There was a sudden movement behind Grey, causing him to lurch into the stranger in front of him. The hole in the ground was closing, and soon Grey found himself in complete darkness. Soon, a few light flickered on and Grey was blinking, waiting for his eyes to adjust. There were a lot of assistant typing on their highly sophisticated computers. Grey recognized a few of them from Professor Birch's office. The whole place was cluttered with junk, signs of Professor Birch's untidyness and lack of organization. Once every trainer was gathered around him, carful not to step on anything Birch began talking.

"Ok," he began,"You guys all showed what it means to be a trainer back there. I am proud of all you. It seems that Team Time wants to rid you guys already. Oh, and Grey, give the hurt pokemon to one of my assistants ok?"

Grey walked up to one of Professor Birch's assistants who looked to be his right hand man, and handed the Pokemon to him. The man quickly hurried off to help the Pokemon. Grey would love to see the Poochyena in good health and out of danger.

"We have some serious business to talk about," Birch said,"So all of you need to listen.."

Birch walked over to his assistant and muttered somthing into his ear.

"Sure do.." the assistant said as he walked to the back, and disappeared like the other assistant. Soon he came back holding small devices which Grey has never seen before.

He walked to the center of the circle, along with Professor Birch.

"These are Pokemon Position Analyzer Lenses, or PokePals. they are very important. They act not only has a PokeDex, but a digital clock, attack identifier, and much more; those features are for you to discover." The man started walking around the circle of Pokemon trainers, giving each their own color.

"Thanks," Grey said, as he recived his small, blue 'PokePal'.

"Thank you," Birch said once the assistant was done. "Those, are the newest tools, not many people have them... yet. So, once you leave here, you are own your own. It will pretty tough: Team Time will be looking all over for you. Make your stop in Sandgem town."

Just as Grey was about to leave, the assistant who passed out the PokePals came up and stopped them.

"I - almost - forgot," he said, pausing after each word to try to catch his breath. "Here - are - some - PokeBalls," he once again turned to each trainer handing each a total of five PokeBalls. Soon he caught his breath and said, "Oh, my name is Nathaniel Krauss,"

As the man walked away he tripped over a pile of newspapers, revealing somthing of interest to Grey. It was a newspaper dated a few years ago. The headline read: "Mr. Rose: Found Dead - His Life Story". Grey ran up and picked up the newspaper. He read:

Mr. Rose, the alleged leader of Team Time, was found dead in his office last night. The convicted leader of Team Time is now gone, but one of his sucessors is likley to follow in his footsteps. The man was charged with many counts of murder, theft, and assault. There is no news yet about who killed the man who is the icon of murder and mischeif, but experts believe it may be one of Mr. Rose's assistants, so they would gain controll of Team Time. But, before this man became evil, he had a normal life just like you and me. He grew up in a small town called Lavaridge Town in Hoenn. He lived an uneventful life untill he was ten. When he turned ten he became a brother of twins. Unfortunately one died during birth. Then to make things even more sad for the Rose family, the dad and husband died. Eight years later, when Mr. Rose was eighteen, his mother died. The two kids were orphans. Mr. Rose then left his brother, the first sign of him turning into a mischevious man. Mr. Rose traveled the world, before founding his million-making buisness, and also his evil buisness known as Team Time. The rest of his life was great, then he died. This man will definatly be infamous and go down in the history books as the started of the Team Time organization.​

"Grey, is somthing wrong?" Professor Birch asked. Prof. Birch had noticed that Grey was lagging behind, reading somthing. Grey quickly closed the newspaper and shoved it into his backpack.

"Nothing is wrong, I just saw somthing I was interested in," Grey muttered. He was out of the labratory before Professor Birch could question him any more.

 

[ANARCHit3cht]

Chi_Zukasi: Much better, a few mistakes, but no one is perfect. Good Job. You Obtained a PokePal and Five Pokeballs!

 

[Eucliffe]

After the defeat of the Zubat, though probably more easier than thought, the strange professor came down from where he was, and thanked "everyone" who had helped him. It finally dawned on Gale that she wasn't the only one around. There were six more people, all apparently starting with a Pokemon of their own, too. But, now was not the time to think these things over. The professor had began speaking again, and Gale needed to hear such.

"Follow me to my lab ok?" was all Gale had heard, and it was enough. She followed the others from the back into the lab, and listened to Professor Birch's speech.

"Ok, you guys all showed what it means to be a trainer back there" Birch said. "I am proud of all you" he said. "It seems that Team Time wants to rid you guys already. "Oh, and Grey, give the hurt pokemon to one of my assistants ok?" He nodded and did so, as Gale observed. "We have some serious business to talk about, so all of you need to listen.."

Birch walked over to his assistant,"Do you have the newest equipment?" he asked.

"Sure do.." said the male assistant, as he walked into the back. He came back out with small eye-pieces for each trainer. He walked over to each one and gave the eye-pieces out like they were pieces of candy. "These are Pokemon Position Analyzer Lenses, or PokePals. they are very important. They act not only has a poke'dex, but a digital clock, attack identifier, and much more, those features are for you to discover," the professor explained, and Gale nodded. She placed it in her left eye, and made sure it didn't slur her vision. Even though she wasn't near-sighted or far-sighted, Gale didn't want to become either now. However, she eyed the one who got the blue PokePal. After all, blue was her favorite color, and white seemed a bit...bland. But, it was the color of snow, which Gale had enjoyed playing in when it was there, so she didn't complain. It would've been nice if it could change the color of her eye, but...

After the rest of the professor's speech (Gale only caught that she was supposed to head over to Sandgem), she began to leave the building quietly. But she was stopped by a man, who explained himself to be "Nathaniel Krauss" or something like that. He gave her, along with the others, some PokeBalls, then tripped as he walked away. Gale turned towards the exit, and walked out quietly. It seemed like the day would begin anew for her, and that a long, arduous journey would begin...

 

[ANARCHit3cht]

Pikataro:Very good. Nice Post. I liked how she was zoned out like that, and how you made a big deal over the eye piece. You Obtained a PokePal and Five Pokeballs!

 

[ShadowYashi]

"That was awesome Pachirisu!" Maxine cheered as she watched the Squirrel pant heavily, but managed a weak nod before staggering and falling to the ground itself "Pachirisu! Are you okay!" she exclaimed picking up the electric squirrel and holding it gently, Pachirisu just squeaked weakly while Maxine held him in her arms "I'm sorry little guy you take a nice long nap, you deserved it" the Pachirisu nodded and snuggled into her arms and closed his eyes, allowing sleep to engulf him.

"No time to talk now you guys... follow me" Maxine almost missed what Prof. Birch said, too worried about the Pokémon in her arms. I wonder what's going to happen now. Max thought to herself as she followed Birch and the other trainers that had appeared, they had walked for a bit and slid down a funky looking tunnel, before Birch came upon a hatch, that seemingly looked like a harmless patch of grass, but Maxine was slightly awed by it being a secret entrance to Birch's Lab. Then again, with that letter, something tells me that I shouldn't be all that surprised. Maxine thought clutching Pachirisu gently against her chest, causing the Ele-Squirrel to stir and look at Maxine questioningly.

"Chipa Chipa?"

"Oh, umm we're in Professor Birch's Lab, but you gotta be quite for a moment, I think I just missed something important" she told the Ele-Squirrel, who nodded and wiggled its way out of her arms and climbed on her shoulder, draping his fluffy tail over the left side of her shoulder while his head poked out from the right. "It seems that Team Time wants to rid you guys already. "Oh, and Grey, give the hurt Pokemon to one of my assistants ok?" Maxine watched as the one called Grey took the hurt Poochyena to one of Birch's assistants. "We have some serious business to talk about, so all of you need to listen.."

Birch walked over to his assistant and murmured something in his ear, Maxine watched as the assistant disappeared and came back seconds later with several strange devices "These are Pokémon Position Analyzer Lenses, or PokéPals. they are very important. They act not only has a PokéDex, but a digital clock, attack identifier, and much more; those features are for you to discover." Maxine thanked the assistant when he handed her the Pink PokéPal. I'd prefer green. She thought looking over at Max enviously, who had gotten her favorite color, before she shook her head to get rid of those thoughts. Ah well, beggars can't be choosers.

"Those, are the newest tools, not many people have them... yet" Maxine had turned her attention back to Birch "So, once you leave here, you are own your own, it will pretty tough, Team Time will be looking all over for you. Make your stop in Sandgem town." Maxine nodded, figuring Birch was finished, she decided to head for the exit, making small idle chatter with Pachirisu "Hmm I think I'm gonna call you Chip, cause your always saying Chipa Chipa, how's that sound?" Chip stared hard at Maxine for a few seconds, before nodding with a grin.

"Chipa Chipachi!"

"Aww, you are too cute, my mom would love you" she told Chip, who blushed lightly. Maxine along with the other trainers were nearing the exit when Prof. Birch's assistant, the same one that handed out the PokéPal's came running up to them, he was panting heavily "Here... are.... some Poké..Balls" he huffed, distributing them to each of the trainers and giving a big smile "Oh, by the way, my name is Nathaniel Krauss" he introduced, before walking off, tripping as he did so. Wow... what a klutz.

Shrugging her shoulders, Maxine pocketed her Pokéballs and continued her venture out the lab..... well, she would have, if Chip had not suddenly had the urge to jump off her shoulder and run in the direction opposite of the door "Chip! Get back here!" Maxine chased after her new Pokémon, he didn't go very far, he just lead her back to the area where they stood before when Birch spoke to them. "Chip, what is wrong with you?" Chip said nothing and just stood on his hind legs, sniffing the air "What do you smell Chip?" Chip ignored her and walked over to a brown desk, circling it a few times before he found something on the floor.

"Chipachi! Pachi Chipa!"

Chip looked excited when he came back out with what looked to be a sandwich wrapped in ceran wrap "Chip...." Maxine murmured eying the Squirrel warily "Put that sandwich down, it could belong to the Professor or one of the assistants" Chip ignored her and bit through the plastic with his teeth, moment's later he gulped the sandwich down and burped with a satisfied grin, before hopping back on Maxine's shoulder, said girl practically power walked towards the exit, not wanting to be there when the Professor or the unfortunate assistant came back to find their lunch missing "That was wrong Chip" Max said when the exited the lab, while Chip gave her a deadpanned look that stated 'They shouldn't have left it on the floor' Maxine sighed and shook her head.

 

[Neiko Star]

Sorry for being late guys! Aw, dang it, red? Ah well. Guess that serves me right for being late. >.<

Chapter One: New Encounters

Yukiko closed the door behind her. She leaned back and stared at the blue sky, sighing. She absent-mindedly stroked the golden necklace she wore at her neck and thought, I've still got plenty of time. I guess it'll be better to get there early, though.

She straightened up and glanced at the two sides of the street. By now, she knew the city like the back of her hand.

Let's see...for Sandgem, better go right into Twinleaf, that'll be shorter...

She began walking, ignoring the stares of the few street boys that were up in this hour.

"Where're you going?" one of them asked sweetly. "Why don't you stay here with us?"

The other boys nodded greedily.

"One, to Sandgem, two, because I don't want to," Yukiko replied simply.

A look of bewilderement passed on the boy's face. "What? But we're the coolest gang around! Aren't we, boys?" he added, turning to the others.

Chatters and murmurs rose in agreement.

"I don't like gangs," Yukiko said airily. She quickened her pace and turned at the corner of the street, leaving the gang out of sight. She didn't know if they would follow her, and honestly, she didn't care.

She halted at a bus stop, thinking it through. If I take the bus to Twinleaf, that'll save me the trouble of detouring at the bridge.

She waited. She stood there, motionless, until she saw the familiar outline of the city bus at the corner of the street. As it stopped at the bus stop, the driver opened the doors and grinned at her.

"Why, hello there! An early waker, then, eh?" the driver asked. He seemed to be missing a few teeth, and frizzly strands of grey hair poked out of his cap.

"I suppose so," Yukiko answered carelessly, stepping onto the bus. She rummaged in her pocket and slid out a bill of twenty dollars. She held it in front of the driver's stunned face and said, "Twinleaf, no detours."

The driver took the cash greedily and whistled cheerfully, saying, "No prob, lass. Just sit back and enjoy the ride." He gestured at the seats behind him.

Yukiko took the nearest empty seat, and remarked that she was not the only one in the bus. In fact, several people were sitting in seats, further back. One was a plump woman she held no interest in. Two others were strict-looking business men in stately, black suits. What interested her most was an oddly dressed man, with strange clothes and a distinctive arrogant air about him.

That reminds me...in that letter, they said a group called Team Time was about...I wonder?

She moved over closer to the man. He looked up sharply, then softened his expression, seeing who his visitor was.

"Hello," Yukiko said softly. "I don't think I've seen you before."

"Oh, well I'm...um..." he stammered. His voice became firmer. "I'm an elite member of Team Time, one of the strongest of them all," he boasted, pointing at the badge on his chest proudly.

Somehow, I doubt that.

"Oh, really?" Yukiko said, her eyes scanning the badge. "That's good." She went back to her seat up front, leaving the Team Time member looking terribly disappointed.

As she regained her seat, she thought, He was probably just a grunt, or he wouldn't be riding in a public bus like this and get no attention. Really, the number of lies men tell to win a woman's interest...

The trip did not take long. Soon, the driver yelled, "We're at Twinleaf, Miss!"

Yukiko simply stood up and walked to the door. She stepped outside, where the scent of fresh grass and trees greeted her. The bus turned and left.

So this is Twinleaf...I've seen pictures before, but no wonder they call it leaf...

All around her, there were trees, flowers, plants, and grass. It was obvious this was a town where they appreciated nature.

Huh...I might think of living here myself...

Abruptly, the calm silence was broken by series of shouts. They seemed to come from the path, where wild grass grew.

I should check it out.

As she followed the sound of the yells, they became louder and louder. Finally, she stepped into a clearing where she found several men, dressed in bizarre suits, cornering another man, hissing menacingly. Yukiko recognized at once the badge they bore on the side of their arms. Team Time members.

She also recognized the man being threatened. She had seen his picture in books and magazines. It was the klutzy Professor Birch, as described in the magazines.

The professor seemed to have noticed her presence, as he reached into his bag and took out a small ball. The Team Time members didn't seem like they had noticed anything. They were looming in closer, laughing gleefully. Professor Birch threw the ball past their shoulders. It landed a few feet from Yukiko, who understood at once. She reached out quickly and grabbed the ball, as the Team members turned around and saw her. Unfortunately, they were all men. Which meant...

"Aw, look! You're a pretty one, aren't you?" one of the men cooed.

"If your wife was here, she'd kick you in the nuts," another one said gruffly.

"Be quiet," the first one snapped. He turned to face Yukiko and said softly, "Now give us the ball, honey, quick."

"She won't listen, Cam," another piped up. "You know how they are."

"He's right, you know," Yukiko told him. "I won't."

"Well, then I guess I'll have to take it by force," Cam said, disappointed. "But don't worry, I'll go easy on you," he added, glancing at Yukiko's figure.

He took out a Pokeball and tossed it into the air. The red-and-white ball snapped open, as a light escaped from it, forming a figure on the ground. Soon, the figure became a Poochyena. It howled and barked ferociously.

Yukiko, in her turn, threw her own ball in the air. Out popped an orange Pokemon, with huge jaws and stubby little legs.

The gruff member's eyes lit up. "A Trapinch," he said eagerly. "That'll be worth a load."

"Then I guess we'll take it," Cam said, grinning devilishly. "Sorry, girly." He turned to his Poochyena. "Use Tackle!"

The Poochyena obeyed, crashing into Trapinch. However, due to its hard skin, the attack did not even faze it.

"Good defense," Yukiko murmured. "All right, now, Trapinch, use Bite!"

As Poochyena was still shaking off the blast of the last collision, Trapinch closed its huge jaws around Poochyena's leg. It howled in pain as it tried to free itself, but Trapinch held tight.

"Use Howl, Poochyena! What are you doing?" Cam asked, frustrated.

"Bite again," Yukiko ordered.

Trapinch freed Poochyena for a split second, then sank its jaws even deeper into its side. The dog Pokemon thrashed around, Trapinch still holding tight.

"Finish it," Yukiko decided.

Trapinch then let go, then slammed Poochyena into a tree. It whimpered slightly, then fell still with a twitch.

"No!" Cam yelled in fury. He returned Poochyena to its Pokeball and glared at Yukiko, all sense of flirting gone. "He was my best buddy! You-You hurt him!"

"If you care about your Pokemon so much, why are you in Team Time?" Yukiko asked, frowning slightly. "From what I've heard, they're not much good."

"You...You wouldn't understand!" Cam shouted. He turned to his teammates and said angrily, "Let's go, I don't want to stay here."

"But the boss said--" one of them protested.

"I DON'T CARE WHAT THE BOSS SAID!" Cam bellowed, full of rage. "I WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE, RIGHT NOW! "

The other members flinched and muttered, "All right, all right..."

The gruff glanced at Yukiko, and, to her surprise, smiled. "He gets like that," he told her. And he turned his back on her and walked away with the rest of them, leaving Yukiko to ponder in her thoughts.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~

 

[Gummy]

"Hound, houndour!" the small canine barked, ending Cammy train of thought. The new trainer looked down to see the Pokemon was now at her leg, licking at her knee. A gasp escaped Cammy's lips as she noticed that there was a small cut— probably from all the times she fell— and the Houndour was licking away the dirt. The cut was fairly clean now, so Cammy got to her knees and brushed the fur of hew new Pokemon. Houndour's topaz eyes stared deeply into caramel eyes, and something told the girl that the Pokemon was a female.

"You know what; I think you need a nickname. How does... Moochie sound?" The Houndour gave a confused bark. Moochie wasn't exactly a very intimidating name. However, Cammy barely noticed and simply smiled at the Pokemon.

"It's settled then! Thanks for fighting for me, Moochie," Cammy added, trying to change the subject. Moochie modestly lowered her head and made a low grumbling sound. The young trainer was about to make another comment but the sound of twigs snapping caught her attention. Professor Birch had managed to land safely in mountain of leafs and was now motioning toward the heroic trainers to follow him. As they stay close, Cammy began eyeing the other helpers. From what she could tell, she and another slim, black haired girl were the oldest.

Cammy realized that he was leading them back to the hatch door she passed by earlier, only this time they were going inside. Although somewhere had built a staircase, the walls weren't paved and the girl desperately tried not to touch the dirty soil. Then suddenly, the dirt ceiling became paved, and finally tiled. Before they knew it, they found themselves in a small lab-like room. The place was no bigger than Cammy's living room but still, Birch had set up large machines and there were wires scattered all over the floor.

The professor began by thanking all the kids for helping him out back there and how they showed what it takes to be a real trainer. Cammy wished her parents, and especially her brother, could have heard that part. Cammy noticed that there were few people, also in lab coats, standing behind Birch. One of the trainers handed a Poochyena to one of the assistants while Birch turned the others ones.

"Do you have the newest equipment?" he asked in a serious tone. The young assistant nodded and scurried off into the mess known as Birch's lab. He returned rather quickly, only this time he was cradling a bunch of multi-colors devices.

"These are Pokemon Position Analyzer Lenses, or PokePALs..." the man continued on to explain what these devises did. Each person was given a different color and Cammy was happy to receive the dark purple one. It would definitely go well with her current ensemble.

Then came the speech that everyone was expecting: Birch was telling everyone the dangers they were about to take on and that things would get no easier. An involuntary chill ran down Cammy's spine; those Team Time grunts were pretty aggressive and the girl couldn't deny that she was frightened throughout the entire battle. Professor Birch concluded his speech by telling the trainers that their next destination was Sandgem Town.

As the trainers hastily headed for the exit, another assistant came running up. He was so out of breath that Cammy could barely make out what he was saying. He shoved five empty pokeballs into each person's hands and Cammy caught the name 'Nathaniel Krauss'.

"Thank you," Cammy said in a sweet, soft voice. She flipped her hair in a flirting fashion and abruptly turned around to leave the lab. That was sure to leave an impression on the male assistant.

 

[ANARCHit3cht]

ShadowYashi:I like how you explained it, and envied Max. Then had to run and chase Chip down, who then ate the sandwich. That is gonna be one unhappy Krauss. You Obtained a PokePal and Five Pokeballs!

Neiko Star:Nice way to portray Yuki's beauty. That was a good battle, a little short, and a few grammar mistakes, but who doesn't make mistakes? Trapinch grew to level 7! It grew quite content with its new owner. (Get Chapter Two in as soon as possible)

Gummy:Moochie is caring. What I liked is how she was afraid to touch the dirt walls and how you explained entering the lab. You Obtained a PokePal and Five Pokeballs!

 

[Neiko Star]

Chapter Two: The Real Start

"Oh, thank you for saving me there," Professor Birch gasped, clutching his chest.

"It was no problem," Yukiko replied truthfully. "Trapinch was--is very strong." She petted Trapinch's head.

"Yes, well..." Birch shifted uneasily. "I'd like you to follow me to my lab. I-I have a few things to tell you..."

Yukiko remained silent. After returning Trapinch to its Pokeball, she followed the professor through the fields, when they at last stopped in front of a large piece of tall grass, where Birch took out a small radio from his lab coat and said quietly, "It's me. I have one of them with me."

Almost at once, the land in front of them shifted, revealing a narrow staircase into the earth. Yukiko peered inside curiously.

"Is this where the lab is hidden?" she asked, touching the cold, smooth walls.

"Yes, yes it is," Birch said distractedly. "Now follow me..."

They went down the stairs, the wooden steps creaking as they stepped on them. The air also became cooler and cooler, until the point it was actually quite chilly. Yukiko, of course, welcomed this change of temperature.

"Ah, here we are..." The tunnel turned abruptly, and they were facing a small room. Birch turned the knob and pushed it open. Inside, it smelled like wood and paint, a little like the old library back at the orphanage. Yukiko was familiar with the scent.

In the middle of the room, a few couches and a table were placed. Birch gestured one of the couches, saying, "Sit down. I have a lot to tell you."

Yukiko sat, glancing curiously at the table, where several objects were piled up. She recognized the Pokeballs, but there was a small, rectangular device she had never seen before.

"So...I'm sure you know who I am," Birch said, fiddling with his thumbs. "Professor Birch."

Yukiko nodded, still staring at the unknown device.

"Those people you saw, the ones that cornered me..." Birch hesitated. "...they were members of Team Time." He looked at Yukiko, trying to see her reaction to the piece of news. Yukiko, however, did not lift her eyes.

"I already know," she said quietly.

"You do?" Birch gave a jump of surprise. "How?"

"I met one in the bus as I was coming here," Yukiko explained, looking at the professor for the first time in the eyes. "He told me he was, and they had the same badge."

Birch looked flabbergasted. "But...but they aren't allowed to speak of their identity!" he spluttered.

"I have my way," Yukiko said, slightly amused.

"I see," Birch said, blinking. "Well then, I guess I'll cut right to Team Time's intro then. You see, ten years ago, Team Rocket, Aqua, Magma, and Galactic were defeated. They were scattered, and none of the members dared reform the organizations. But now, several of them have joined forces, and they have come up with a new plan for world domination."

"You see," he continued. "Since they know they can't win like the world is right now, they have decided to capture the legendary time-traveling Pokemon, Celebi."

Yukiko perked up in interest. She had read articles about the mysterious Guardian of the Forest before.

"They plan to use Celebi's power to travel back in time, to the era where the world was still young and defenceless. Back then, humans didn't have the technology they have today. They weren't able to defend themselves with their creations. They didn't know how to use Pokemon correctly either," he added. "Team Time have realized that, and have decided to take over the world in that time, where resistance will be much smaller and poorer."

Yukiko whistled under her breath.

"Fortunately," Birch resumed his speech. "I have chosen seven of you to prevent that from happening. You, Yukiko, are one of them. It is therefore my duty to give you the Pokemon you have chosen, Trapinch."

Yukiko was surprised, of course, but did not show it. She merely nodded and rolled Trapinch's Pokeball in her fingers.

"Now these," Birch pointed at the things stacked on the table. "Are things you'll need on your journey. You know Pokeballs, of course." He held up the five, miniature balls. "And this," he picked up the rectangular device. "is a PokePal. It has the function of a Pokedex, and has many other features you will discover on your own." He pressed the PokePal and the Pokeballs into her palm.
"They're yours now. Take good care on your journey."

Yukiko nodded again and took her new devices. She stood up, and without another word, left the room. As she passed through the tunnel again and climbed up the stairs, she thought about her Trapinch. It ought to have a nickname.

Let's see, it's orange...orange...Clementine? No, that would be too childish. What else is orange?

The sunset. The sunset that her brother had shown her had been burned into her memory. Yes, that was the perfect name.

"Sunset," she whispered. She was back outside.
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[ANARCHit3cht]

Neiko Star:I like how since you were late, you acted of it. Try catching up to the other trainers sometime? You Recieved 5 pokeballs and a PokePal!

Since most everyone, all but two. Have posted here comes the next chapter.

Chapter 3:Route 201
(2 Posts)

The trainers are finally off on their journey, ready for anything. Their PokePals already on and them taking their first step, when all of a sudden a pokemon whizzes pass them and that sends the PokePals into life. It reads,"Mespirit, the Mirage Pokemon, no other data is available" It is a bit hard to read, the piece fitting over just one eye. Route 201 is a beautiful place ful of pokemon and other rookie trainers, most of them above the age 10. The sun, it is beginning to set, so the trainers should hurry to Sandgem town.

Starly

Level-2-4
Gender-Random
Moves-Tackle,Growl
Rarity-Common
Bidoof

Level-2-4
Gender-Random
Moves-Tackle
Rarity-Common

Kricketot

Level-3
Gender-Random
Moves-Growl, Bide
Rarity-Uncommon


Things to do on a route:
-Battle and capture wild pokemon. I decided if the capture is completed or how much level you gain

-Battle other trainers. These are npc that you create, you can make a reacurring rival or something like that. You choose what pokemon they have. I again decide the level gain

-Find an Item. Items are nice, but your post must be creative. You can't just find something on the ground, be creative.

-Battle each other.(Beta Stage) I have had a bit of an idea to battle eachother, though it would be like battling an npc. The two people wishing to battle decide on whom they want to win, by a roll or something of the sort, then pm me who is the winner. Then the winner gets to post battle, the loser can too, but has to follow what the winner puts.


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[Neiko Star]

Looks like I'm not late anymore! ^^

Chapter Three: Fear

Yukiko thought over what the professor had said, that other trainers had been chosen for the same purpose as she was. If that was the case, then it would be interesting to meet these others. She touched the necklace hanging around her neck.

I've come this far, Tori...I hope you're watching, wherever you are.

She stopped abruptly in front of a sign post.

Ah...

She would have to make her way through Route 201 to get to Sandgem Town. This did not disturb her much, but she felt that it would be better to have Sunset out at all times. She took out the Pokeball that she had tied to her necklace using blades of grass along with the others, reminding herself that once she was in Sandgem, she would have to buy a bag for her items, and clicked it open. A mass of swirling light escaped from the ball, and Yukiko watched as it formed into the distinctive figure of a Trapinch.

Yukiko opened her PokePal, that she had been forced to carry in her hand, and pressed the bright red button. Immediately, text was written on its wide screen:

Trapinch : Ant Pit Pokemon
A Trapinch makes its nest in a sloped pit of sand, where it waits
for prey to tumble down the unescapable pit. Its giant jaws have
the strength to crush even boulders. It can go a full week without
any water, its natural habitat being that of a desert.

Yukiko then pressed the the arrow on the screen with her thumb. More writing appeared:

Sunset ~ Female lvl. 5
Species: Trapinch
Type : Ground
Nature: Impish
~Bite

"Tra?" Sunset cocked its head.

"Good girl," Yukiko said softly.

Then, something happened. What, Yukiko didn't know. All she knew was that, suddenly, something had flown past her in a swirl of colours, leaving her only enough time to see a blur. The PokePal, however, had detected its presence as well. Its white button was flashing. Yukiko quickly pressed the red button. Writing appeared once again:

Mesprit : Mirage Pokemon
--no other data available--

Yukiko raised her eyebrows slightly. She had heard of this Pokemon before! It had once appeared in a newspaper article that she had read.

"Pinch..." Sunset murmured.

"Let's get going, Sunset," Yukiko told it. "I'm not going to stand around in this heat. I want to get to Sandgem as soon as possible."

Sunset opened and closed its jaws in agreement. Suddenly, something sprang up from the patch of tall grass besides them. It looked like a woolly beaver, with two huge front teeth and stubby little legs.

"Oh, no, not that..." Yukiko groaned slightly. Bidoof were about as common in the Sinnoh region as trees were. She had hoped to see some rare or uncommon Pokemon.

The light on the PokePal began flashing again. Hesitatingly, Yukiko pressed the red button again and read the writing that appeared once again on the screen:

Bidoof : Plump Mouse Pokemon
A Bidoof constantly gnaws on logs and rocks to whittle down its front teeth. It is more agile and active than it appears. It nests alongside water.

"Sunset, use Bite," Yukiko told it.

It obeyed, and charged at the Bidoof, snapping its jaws around it in a sickening crunch. Yukiko only flinched slightly at the sound, but when she saw red liquid pouring onto the beaver Pokemon's fur, she winced horribly.

"Sunset, try not to damage your enemies that much!" Yukiko yelled at her Pokemon, trembling in spite of herself.

The Trapinch looked at its mistress curiously.

"Why-why'd you have to..." Yukiko stammered, trying not to look at the bleeding Bidoof. It all came back to her, the ambulance, the sound of the sirens, her brother's body...

"Trapinch?" Sunset was now worried. It approached its mistress, gently nudging her with its head.

"Stop it!" Yukiko shouted, returning Sunset to its Pokeball. She then turned and ran to a tree. She crawled under it and staring down, she saw a tear drop onto her shaking lap.
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(I kind of expect Sunset not to gain any levels, this chapter was simply to show something else.)

 

[Pikalover10]

Chapter 2:

Max stood facing the way the grunt had skiddd away. He almost darted after the grunt but his new companion Larvitar grabbed his pants leg in hopes that Max wouldn't run after the goon. Max snickered and turned to face the professor who was slimbin out of the tree he had unnoticingly skiddered up.

Max looked around at all the newest trainers along with him. He saw a girl about his height holding a sleeping Pachirisu, another girl with a Eevee laying down on the grass next to the girl's feet, a boy with a Spheal in his arms, another girl with a Bagon next to her feet, and two other girls. One had a Houndour sitting obediantely next to her and the other one had a Trapinch walking around her feet.

Max looked up at the professor who had finished climbing down, and Max strolled up to him along with the other trainers.

"No time to talk now you guys.." Birch said. "Follow me to my lab ok?"

Some trainers nodded, but Max sat still under a tree. Birch walked off into the distance with all the other trainers close behind him.

"A bunch of dogs begging at his heels waiting to be fed." Max muttered to himself as he walked down towards the professor with the other trainers. He soon caught up to the others and the professor. Birch pulled out a Walkie-talkie.

"Vivian, I have the trainers with me right now, if you would open up please." Birch said into the mich.

Then, Max heard gears moving and then the grass before Birch started to part. Birch looked behind him and motioned for the trainers to follow him. Max was the last to go down the dark steps. He looked down for Larvitar and noticed Larvitar wasn't near him. He looked behind him and noticed Larvitar was still at the enterance to the steps and looked petrified to go down them. Max ran back up the steps and picked Larvitar up.

"It's ok Larvi. Don't be afraid." Max soothed Larvi.

Larvi nodded and held on tightly to Max's shirt. Max smiled and walked back down the dark corridor. He soon came to a big lighted up room and all the trainers stood in a line in front of the professor.

"Ok, you guys all showed what it means to be a trainer back there. I am proud of all you. It seems that Team Time wants to rid you guys already. Oh, and Grey, give the hurt pokemon to one of my assistants ok? We have some serious business to talk about, so all of you need to listen.." Birch said.

Max listened in closely wondering what Birch was wanting or needing to say to them. Larvi had climbed up onto the top of Max's head and was to listening closely to Birch.

Birch looked over at one of the assistants standing near him. "Do you have the newest equipment?" Birch asked.

The assistant nodded and said:

"Sure do.." and he walked into the back for something. He came back out with small eye-piece looking things for each of the new trainers. He walked overto them,"These are Pokemon Position Analyzer Lenses, or PokePals. they are very important. They act not only has a poke'dex, but a digital clock, attack identifier, and much more, those features are for you to discover. He walked over to Max and handed him a green eye-piece. Max took it with a generous nod and examined it.

"Thank you" said Birch and Max looked up from the device to see what he had to say. "Those, are the newest tools, not many people have them... yet" he finished. "So, once you leave here, you are own your own, it will pretty tough, Team Time will be looking all over for you. Make your stop in Sandgem town."

Max looked at him confused and was getting ready to ask why it was so far, but Birch just shook his head and pointed to a map. It was a map of Sinnoh and had a big red arrow pointing at Twinleaf Town. His hideout must have been in Twinleaf Town. Stupid Kadabra! I ordered him to transport me to Littleroot, but I'm grateful it transported me here instead. Max thought to himself.

The trainers started tunring around to head for the exit. Max looked up at Larvi who was reaching over his face to see the eye-piece thing. Max handed it to Larvi who fiddled with it. Then he accidentally pressed a button that dinged loudly and Larvi freaked out and dropped it. Max quickly reacted and caught it before it hit the ground. Larvi looked at Max like it was saying sorry and Max only smiled at him as if by saying it's ok.

He walked over towards the door as an assistant trodded up to them.

"I almost forgot." he was huffing and puffing. "Here... are.... some poke..balls" he said and walked past each trainer and dropped five pokeballs in their hands and he waved good bye. "Oh, my name is Nathaniel Krauss" he holled at them, and tripped walking away.

Max shook his head figuring this Nathaniel was a cluts and walked outside ready for his adventure with Larvi.

 

[ANARCHit3cht]

Pikalover10:A Good Post. There are some spelling mistakes and things like that. Slow down and take your time on posts.

Neiko Star:Your post was good, I like the connection to history. Please, for the future,use the OOC thread. Also, you have one more post for the chapter.

 

[Gulpin]

Grey was embarased. He had lagged behind reading an article about his brother: a mass millionair, and appearently a mass murderer. He decided to release his Spheal on the way out of the uderground labratory. Grey couldn't help but notice that the Spheal loved rolling around in the rocks; making loopde-loops and spinning and turning.

"Rocky," Grey muttered,"Spheal, I think that is what I'm going to call you: Rocky,"

"Pheal, eal-spheal!" the Spheal said, apparently happy with his new name. It was clapping, which Grey found odd. The Spheal kept on rolling around in the dirt, getting it's shiny blue fur dirty. Grey put on his PokePal, covering his right eye. He looked at his newly-aquired Spheal, and the PokePal lit up. It wasn't too bright, so it wouldn't hurt his eye. There was a picture of a Spheal, which was soon replaced by it's PokeDex entry. There was a red Pokeball next to the entry, indicating that this Pokemon has been caught by Grey. Grey read about the Pokemon: It rolls across ice floors to reach shore because its body is poorly shaped for swimming. Well, that doesn't explain much Grey thought. He started going through the different entrys: Its is completley covered with plushy fur. As a result, it never feels the cold even when it is rolling about on ice or diving in the sea. Spheal is much faster rolling that walking to get around. When groups of this Pokemon eat, they all clap at once to show their pleasure. Because of this, their mealtimes are noisy. Ah, Grey thought, that would explain the clapping; at least he likes his name.

"So, Rocky, how do you feel about a little bit of training?"

"Sphe-sphe, spheal!" the Pokemon said, along with a clap of pleasure.

The two walked out of the tunnel, and bumped into a girl who was even further behind that he was. He didn't catch her name, but she seemed to be in a hurry to get to Professor Birch. Route 201 was small, but it would do for his level seven Spheal. Once Grey and Spheal walked into the area where tall grass grows, they were automatically greeted by a Starly. Greys PokePal suddenly blinked in his eye startling him... he would need to get used to this. Starly, he read,Usualy with a large flock, it is barley noticable when alone. Its cries are very strident. Well, this one must be lost, Grey thought, I don't see the rest of its flock. Then Grey looked up. There were a ton of Starly looming over him; too many to count. Great, Grey thought, I'm being bombarded by Starly. There was a huge cloud of grayish-white looming over Grey, but somthing caught his keen eye. There was a glimmer of a goldish-brown in the middle of the flock.

"Rocky, use water gun! Try to hit most of them!" The Spheal clapped and blew a burst of water from inside of him. It hit most of the Starly, except for those who were in the far back of the cluster or on the edges. Most of the hit Starly suddenly landed, preparing for attack.

"Rocky, before they can attack, use a powder snow!" The same thing happened from within Rocky's body, but in the form of a gust of snow. A few of the weaker Starly's had already fainted, leaving behind thier stronger brotheren. Then the Starly started attacking. Most used growl, but the select few used tackle, including the oddly colored one. You could tell that Rocky was quickly growing weaker with every tackle.

"Rocky, use another powder snow!" Grey said as he felt a tugging at his shirt.

"Hi!" said an eager boy, a few years younger than Grey.

"What do you want?" Grey asked, annoyed,"Can't you see that I'm in the middle of somthing?"

"Well, ya... I was just trying to help. I got a new Pokemon! His name is Twiggy! What is yours' name? My name is Samuel, but I go by Sam. What is your name?"

"Stop asking so many questions!" Grey said, beginning to get pissed off. The boy named Sam threw out his Pokemon, a Turtwig.. named Twiggy.

"Twiggy use tackle!" Sam said. The small leaf Pokemon started tackling a few of the Starlys, defending the Spheal. Soon, all of the Starlys had either fainted or ran away. Then, the two boys tured to each other. Sam started bursting out with many words and questions.

"Wow, what a strong Spheal. What is its name? When did you get it? Do you wanna battle?"

"His name is Rocky, and I just recently got him. And yes, I would love to battle," Grey said with a drop of poison in his voice. The boy suddenly looked scared. He figured that Grey would have said 'no' and walked away.

OOC: This one is long enough now, and in the next we will battle and I'll make it more detailed.

 

[ANARCHit3cht]

Chi_Zukasi: Interesting post. Since, they ran away you gain no experience. You will in the battle against Sam though.

 

[Neiko Star]

Hey, was my post okay Lostt?