Project PS; The Pokemon shifter case, part 1:

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Teioh shot a discreet glance at Rave as Coran mentioned scheeming. The Houndoom was obviously up to something, this much he could tell, and whatever was going on in the dark type's mind Teioh was sure that it didn't bode well for him. But there was nothing to be done about it now, the boy-Espeon would just have to wait and hope that he could deal with whatever the Houndoom had in mind.

Teioh turned his attention back to Coran, enjoying the sheer excitement that the girl exhuded. "I'm ready to go." he replied, glancing at the others "What about you?"

{Pfeh, quite done I suppose.} Limpy replied, showing no enthusiaism for the train trip whatsoever. {And as a fair warning to you all. Anyone who tries to squish me during the ride will get a Super Fang to hard to reach places.}

{What places would those be, exactly?} Biggs asked, chewing down the last of his food.

{Keep asking and you'll find out.} Limpy replied.
 
Rave gave Coran a dark glance.
{Can we speak for a second?} he asked her, and he and Coran got to their feet.
"I'll just be a moment..." she said to the others, as she and Rave slipped away, into the toilets, and shut the door.

Coran sat down on the cubicle.
"What's up, Rave?" she asked.
{Coran...} Rave began coldly, {Do you love him?} he asked.
For a second, Coran was silent, struck by the strangeness of this question.
"Who, Teioh?" she gabbled.
{No, I meant Limpy.} he said sarcastically, grinning. {Of course I meant Teioh.}
Again, Coran fell silent, staring at her Houndoom. "I...don't know...Maybe." she murmured finally.
{Coran... I don't want you getting hurt.} Rave said, and Coran made as if to argue, but Rave ploughed on. {It's happened before. A lot.}
"Teioh's different!" Coran insisted, but Rave laughed.
{He is now. But soon he'll be a boy again, and he'll want the same thing off you that every other guy you've ever dated wanted.} he said, keeping his voice level. {...And maybe... he'll be another one that takes it by force.}
At the memory, the girl stiffened, clutching a hand to her stomach. Then Coran leant forward, and for a moment Rave thought she would slap him, but she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him close.
"I know what I'm doing, Rave." She whispered, and like that, the conversation was over.

The pair made their way back to the others, both looking grim.



 
Rave one - Teioh zero. the boy-Espeon noted in his mind as Coran returned, looking far less excited and far more grim than she had been when she left. He couldn't begin to fathom what the Houndoom might have said to the girl, but whatever it was it's impact was plain for all to see. Teioh decided against mentioning it, not wanting to cause a scene or somesuch. Limpy however, was not quite as interested in subtleties.

{Girl, you look like you've just swallowed a lemon.} he remarked in his usual blunt manner {Did our four-legged friend here give you the flowers and bees talk?} the old Rattata gestured towards Rave.

{Shut up...} Teioh muttered irritably before turning his attention back to Coran. "Well, are you ready to go, then?" he asked, "It would be best if we reached Rhaine's place in good time so that we'll have time to settle in."
 

Coran bit her lip.
Internally, she was struggling between laughing it off, and pretending it was all a fine joke... or slapping the stupid little rattata about, and making limp really hurt. Coran couldn't stand smart-arses, which was one of the reasons she never had been one herself.
Finally, she decided on the first option.
"Heh heh, very funny, Limpy." she said, slapping him on the back...albeit a little harder than usual.

She smiled, swinging her bag over her shoulder. "We were just talking." she said simply, rather than conjuring up a transparent lie that Teioh would easily see through.

Meanwhile, Rave was thinking again. If Coran won't see, maybe Teioh will... It would break his heart to turn Coran's friend against her, but if it came to that or watching her heart break again.. Rave knew which one he'd prefer. Teioh was a nice enough person, for a human boy, and maybe he would let Coran down gently...
 
{Gah!} Limpy exclaimed, stumbling slightly from Coran's slap and getting back onto his feet with a slightly disgruntled expression. {Touchy, aren't we?} he asked, brushing of some dust from his furr {Must be that time of the month...}

{Limpy!} Biggs hissed, promptly grabbing hold of the Rattata and muffling any further comments, mostly in Limpy's own best interest as he had a feeling that Coran wasn't really in the mood for this kind of conversation. "Don't mind him." he sent out to Coran, holding onto the Rattata and trying to keep him from making more wise-cracks.

Serves him right... Teioh thought for himself, having noticed that the girl put a bit more energy into the slap than what would really have been necessary. Limpy did have a foul mouth and it was all good if he was put into place once in a while, just as long as it wasn't overdone. "Well, alright then." he commented at the girl's reply "Let's go."
 
Coran walked over to Nurse Joy's counter, handing in the the keys to their room. She hardly noticed Joy's cheery good bye ("Thank you SO much for coming, do come again! I look forward to seeing you all in future!"), for Rave's words hung over her like a shadow.
What if the houndoom had been right for once?

Coran's gaze fell on Teioh. He was waiting to go... there was no time to stand and worry. Coran was also eager to meet this 'Rhaine' - from what Teioh had sai about her, she seemed like an interesting person.

She nodded. "Yeah, let's go. I'm dying to see what trains are really like."
She shot Biggs a pained smile. "Don't worry about me, I don't take insults to heart."

Rave, who had been standing near by, snarling at Limpy maliciously. {I do, though...} he said, and grinned, showing off his jagged white canine teeth.

ooc| Sorry it's so short... can't think of anything to write ^^;
 
"I'm still sorry for his behaviour..." the Slowbro replied to Coran, retaining his hold of Limpy while the Rattata was busy staring down Rave, attempting to make a witty retort but failing because of Biggs' persistent interference.

Teioh didn't comment on the situation, not really feeling like sticking up for Rave, who still seemed intent on turning Coran against him, or Limpy, who had insulted the girl with his usual crude manner. The boy-Espeon decided to simply walk instead, proceeding in silence as they made their way towards the train station.
 
OOC: OMG! I'm posting! ^^;;;


Mara & Squirt
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Mara looked sadly over to Coran. She obviously had just been brought back down to Earth by Rave, and it must've been hard. Oh well, she would find a way to liven her spirits again, help or no help from Limpy. Hopefully no help.

"Yeah, let's see now," Mara said as they walked to the train station, "There's four humans... that's this much." She pulled out a bit of money from her wallet.

Seth raised an eyebrow, "Well, we already have my passes, so we don't need that many."

The two of them began to talk over how much money would be needed and how many passes they would need too. They also decided that Coran didn't have to pay; it would be their treat.

"No really Coran, you don't have to pay. You already lost your job because of us, and now you're being hunted like us too," Mara said matter-of-factly, "So I won't hear of anything about paying."

Squirt nodded. "Hey! There's the train!" she said, quickening her pace. Growlithe followed at her heels, but Mara stopped him with a call.

"Growlithe... you've got to return, remember?" she said to him, looking sorry. He nodded, and then barked a mumbled "good-bye" to Squirt before being engulfed in the red light. Mara stood next to Squirt, waiting for Seth to buy the tickets they needed. He was quick about it though; luckily there was no line.

Seth approached them, "Well, time to go. I just got the tickets."
 

The girl watched in awe as they entered the train station. The train streamed into view - not the quaint steam engines she had read about, but an electric bullet train, with a front like a torpedo and slanted windows that were all dark.

Coran opened her mouth as if to argue, but decided against it. "Okay... if you really want to." she smiled, almost apologetically. "I get used to paying for everything, I guess. It's hard to let someone else do you a favour."

She turned back to Rave, who was looking sulky. "Sorry, mate." she whispered, and Rave vanished in a beam of red light. She turned to Teioh, Biggs and Limpy, grinning. "He's gonna hate you for ever now, if you get to stay out and he doesn't.

Coran took her own ticket from Mara. "Now what?" she asked, "Where do we insert these?" she looked at the train door, her brow furrowed, as if expecting a ticket slot to appear out of nowhere.

{ooc| I was bored... so I started drawing this... https://www.filb.de/php/oekaki/pokemon/pictures/873.png
you never know, it might be finished by the time you guys check back here. xD}
 
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OOC: It's Teioh!! And Rave I'm assuming?! ^____^ Too kawaii! It's gonna look awesome when you're done! I should do a drawing of Squirt and Growlithe. Maybe I'll even have a go at Squirt the human. ^^;


Mara & Squirt
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"Oh no, you show your ticket to the man on the train, it's not like a key card or something," Mara said to Coran, smiling a bit, "Like this." Mara walked up to the door of the train and the man on the other side took her ticket, looked it over and punched a little hole in the bottom of it.

"See?" Mara said, motioning to her ticket. She walked through the door and waited for the others to come on.

Squirt smiled down at Limpy. "Poor Growlithe, I don't think he wanted to be put away," she said, chuckling to herself, "He and Rave are alike in that one particular aspect."

As soon as they had all gotten onto the train, they began to look for their rooms. Seth peered into an empty compartment.

"Let's see... Mara, you wanna come with--?" he said, but Mara was talking with Coran about the free snacks they gave away to trainers.

Squirt approached him. "I think she wants to stay with Coran. I'll go with you," she said brightly, nodding. Seth didn't look too happy; he had been looking forward to talking with Mara during the trip, but he supposed that it really didn't matter too much.

"Okay," he said, and he and Squirt went into the compartment.
 
OOC: Yay! My little boy is in a picture! ^__^ Can't wait for it to be finished. Oh, and am I the only one who thinks Rave is looking just a wee bit evil in that? Sorry for the absence by the way, I had Jujitsu practices to attend to. I swear my thumb is going to ache for the rest of the week but other than that it was a worthwhile trip methinks.

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{At least he won't have to put up with my 'smell' in there...} Limpy, who had finally been released from Biggs' grasp, commented, following after Squirt and Seth. Biggs lumbered along as well. After all, he was Squirt's pok?mon now.

Teioh had to admit that he was pleased to see the Houndoom stored away for the moment. At least he wouldn't have to worry about any tricks on his part for a while. "I'll go with you two then, if that's alright." he said to Mara and Coran, "After all, it's going to be cramped enough as it is with Biggs in the other compartment."
 
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{ooc| OMG, some weird pokemon show is on cartoon network! It has Gold and Kirs in it.... but they've got weird names. it loooks quite cool, there's a raikou...
Glad you like it. xD Yeah, Rave's VERY evil....dun dun dun}

Coran got her own card punched, and practically threw herself onto the train. Once she was onboard, she couldn't help glancing around in excitement. She followed Mara into the compartment, sidling along onto the other seat.

She turned to Teioh, grinning widely. "There's plenty of space." she said to him, "Of course you can." She smiled at him for a moment more, before staring out the window... and froze.
"Oh darn, don't tell me..." she groaned under her breath, as she watched someone coming aboard. "Don't tell me... Gawd, he's coming aboard..."

{ooc| Writer's block... this show is addictive...}
 
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OOC: Erm, okay? o_O Cheers for the odd pok?mon show I guess! It's not like we get anything like that here in Finland. Meh, we just get B-daman and a bunch of other sucky shows that make no sense whatsoever. *grumbles* >_<

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Teioh nodded, walking into the compartment. He was just about to get himself a seat on the overhead luggage storage as she heard Coran's groan and walked over, peering out of the window to spot whoever it was. He soon concluded that it was probably a fruitless enterprise however, no doubt it would be one of Coran's old aquintances whom he didn't know. It was always worth asking though.

"Who's coming?" the boy-Espeon asked, "Do you think this person is going to cause trouble for us?"
 
Shaking her head irritably, Coran turned back to Teioh. "He's no-one inpaticular, just an old friend... from, like, ages ago." she shrugged, as if to prove how unimportant he was. For a moment, she frowned. "It'll be a bit embarressing if we meet up, though. He hates me; I walked out on him, and some other friends... You know, to start again." For a moment, she was lost in the memory; her and Rave, sneaking away from their hostel in the dead of night... Her old friends all standing by the roadside, calling her name, as she and Rave hid in the bushes... Coran had treated it as a laugh at the time, but she was dragging all those kids into deeper, more illegal activities. It was for their own good.

She pered out the window again; the conductor was waving, and all the doors slammed shut with a clang. "Does that mean we're leaving now?" she asked Mara, who seemed to be the authority on these things.
 
OOC: Oh, that must be the Raikou Special. It still hasn't even been aired over here in the US... -_- I had to download it off the Internet.


Mara & Squirt
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"Yes, it's time to go!" Mara said, smiling happily, "Hopefully your friend finds his own compartment." She didn't mind about people joining them, but it would make things more complicated, and Coran didn't seem all for it either.

"It would be nice," she said aloud, "If for once we could just have a peaceful moment." She then laughed, "Oh, who am I kidding!"

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Seth and Squirt sat down in their compartment. "Well, at least Teioh and Coran are together, that's probably what they wanted," Squirt giggled as she peered out the window.

"We've got to be alert though too," Seth said to her, "If something bad happens in the other compartment, we'll hear it and have to act."

Squirt thought to herself, "Hm... well then, ready Limpy? Biggs? Better ready yourselves for battle!" She smiled at the two human-pokemon.

The train lurched, and then began to move and pick up speed.
 
Teioh smiled slightly at Mara's remark, "Yes, we don't see many peacefull days, do we?" he asked, "But at least it's interesting. We might be able to get some relative peace in Suncrest though..." he added "Emphasis being on relative, although that all depends on wether Rhaine has been struck by inspiration or not." the boy-Espeon shook his head, grinning at the memory of some of his friend's previous inventions, most of them too bizzarre to describe but all of them sharing the common trait of creating calamities.

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{Yes ma'm!} Biggs replied in pretended enthusiaism, performing a mock-salute and grinning at Seth's serious attitude.

{Whatever...} Limpy said, leaping up on a free section of seat and attempting to make himself as comfortable as possible as the train lurched forward.
 
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Coran laughed. "What does Rhaine do for a living?" she asked. She expected something fairly elegant, considoring the name; already Coran had built up an image in her head of a professional looking woman, with horned glasses and a neat hair cut, dressed in a sharply cut suit. She probably did something fancy too, that was possible artistic... something like designing furniture, or photography. Something neat, of course.

She peered out of the window eagerly, as the station began to slip out of view. Now they were rushing through the city, and she couldn't help feeling sorry for those that had to live and work right by the train. It wasn't even that loud - it almost whooshed past - but it must have got pretty annoying after a while.
 
"For a living?" Teioh echoed, pondering the question "Well, most of her income comes from her work with computer networks. She's the one responsible for the PC system this continent enjoys; you know pok?mon and item transfer?" he took a brief pause, watching the blurr of scenery outside the window "She always said that inventing was her life, though. Not just the replication of others' creations but actual inventing. Rhaine is always tinkering on something or the other. Not that she makes much profit with it though; some of her inventions are dangerous, others volatile, and most of them both." he smiled absent-mindedly "They're all interesting though. I guess that's why I always enjoyed working for her."
 
"Oh..." Coran said, as she adjusted the image in her head to fit this new Rhaine, "that sounds exciting." Mentally, she was changing Rhaine's neat hair cut into two pigtails, replacing the neat suit with baggy dungerees and a lab coat, and stuck several pencils behind her ear. She also enlarged the glasses and the two front teeth, despite herself.
"She made the PC system?" she asked, as what Teioh had said finally registered, "That's impressive. Is she really clever?"

{ooc| I looked on the web, it was pokemon chronicles... but how come we got it before you? We're about fourteen weeks behind you in the actual anime series, I wager... The last episode I saw (a week or two ago) May and Jessie's Beautifly and Dustox were fighting... According to the website, something with chimecho is going on in the US. Oh, and Pokemon Chronicles has terrible vocie acting... xP}
 
OOC: Yeah, we're ahead on the show methinks, but we've never even seen Pokemon Chronicles. I don't even think they've released the DVDs over here. Oh, you noticed the bad voice acting too, eh? That one about the kid at Oak's lab, his voice is WAY too old to be a 10-year-old starting a pokemon journey. And they made Eric Stuart (Brock/James' voice actor) do Flint's voice. *shudder* *shudder* *shudder* Can you tell I hate Eric Stuart's rough old man voice?


Mara & Squirt
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"Wow," replied Mara, "I'd always wondered who made that. I could never be that creative." She grinned. Rhaine sounded a lot like her father. Smarter than the average person, always thinking up things.

Suddenly the door flew open to their room and a man popped his head in, looking around. Mara practically flew up out of her seat in fear, ready for anything to happen.

"Would you kids like some peanuts? I got six or sever bags left on mah cart, and I was wonderin' if any o' the passengers would like 'em," he said addressing the cart of snacks he had.

Mara sat down. It was merely the snack man. "Oh... um, no thank you. We had bad trouble at a restaurant a while back, and I don't think I'm quite ready for processed food yet," she said with a smile.

Bad trouble was right. Mara would have smiled about it had it not been so scary.
 
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