Quista: Cry of the Guardian [PG-13]

[Neo Pikachu]

THE STORY SO FAR

It was the Guardian's ultimate parting gift. It was humanity that made it a curse…

As humanity celebrated the year 2014 with the induction of new technology and scientific research, the last and only Lugia had grown old and sick, realizing he was not immortal as he once thought he was. After spending his final years searching for hopes of a lost Lugia he could possibly find as a mate, his search had been fruitless, only wearing him down even further. With his options running short, he prepared to let go of all his fears when it came to humanity. Otherwise, the entire world would be in danger…

Waiting for the right moment, he waited until midnight before heading to Olivine City's shores…

Five friends had been having a late night beach party, about a mile away from Olivine itself. Having waited all week for the occasion, little did they know their presence on that beach at that moment would change their lives forever. Amidst the music, late night partying, and conversations, it wasn't long until one of them spotted something large washing up upon the shore. Eventually, they all saw it, and approached it, wondering what it was.

When they realized it was a Lugia, they were bewildered like never before. Upon coming closer to the fallen Pokémon, they realized the Lugia was terribly old and sick, using the last of his energy to just drift to shore. Two of the trainers went back to their bags to fetch healing supplies, while the other three stayed by the Lugia's side, trying to comfort him. When the other two came back, the healing supplies were only enough to keep the Lugia alive for a few more minutes. But in that time, everything would change. Realizing he truly had no one left to turn to, he truly felt these five Pokémon trainers that had tried to save his life would be the most trustworthy humans he could rely on.

Wasting no time, he told the trainers how important the role of the Guardian was while they stood there in awe, never thinking there was a Pokémon that could directly communicate with humans. The Lugia made it clear that his death would cause a great disturbance, still leaving them in question as to what was going to be done. It was then that the Lugia had sung the Guardian's Mantra, something almost no human has ever heard before. The trainers listened intently to a song that sounded both mournful but hopeful, and soon, out of nowhere, they felt themselves enveloped by a great, blinding light. For a split second, they saw themselves as a Lugia, a brief vision that only lasted a moment before everything died down again, and they found themselves standing on the beach again. Once they came to their senses, they found the Lugia had died before them. After agreeing not to tell anyone about what happened that night and to keep it a secret, they pushed the dead Lugia's body into the water, packed up their things, and went home.

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Little did they know, just out of their sight, a Johto Coast Guard vessel had spotted the trainers, and was about to reprimand them for being on the beach at midnight when his surveillance equipment had captured them conversing with the Lugia. His equipment was unable to get audio recordings, but he was able to get pictures of all five trainers before they pushed the Lugia's body back into the sea, packed up their things, and headed home.

After transferring the files and footage to an FBI server, the Johto Federal Bureau of Investigation "activated" all five trainers, a process of underground surveillance and tracking that would last for two months before closing, unless enough evidence was collected to merit additional investigation time. Thinking the trainers might have been responsible for the Lugia's death, they analyzed the body of the Lugia, and kept watch on the trainers. For two weeks, nothing out of the ordinary happened.

After secretly obtaining several DNA samples from the Quista from fallen hairs, chewing gum, and other samples, they analyzed the DNA and got the same results every time. What they found completely baffled them as they discovered the DNA far more closely resembled that of a Lugia than a human.

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It wasn't until one of the five had managed to figure out how to become a Lugia by concentrating on the likeness of Lugia that things really began to change. While trying to recall the event, they realized each of them had the power to become Lugia in his own likeness, armed with the power of the Guardian of the Seas. However, after the five of them got together and realized this, they knew one among them would need to take Lugia's place, giving up their lives as a human to live on as a Lugia instead. Unfortunately, they had a very difficult time deciding who would be the one. In the meantime, the weather and rainstorms were only getting worse, and it was all the evidence they needed to realize they were running out of time.

However, never knowing they were flagged and were being watched by the FBI, Johto's agents saw the Lugia transformation in action, and made their capture a priority one objective. They named the trainers as "Quista, children of Lugia" and made it their mission to find them and see if the Quista initiation process could be replicated once again.

Now, trying to avoid capture, the five must find a way to fend off the police and the FBI, having been placed under a Most Wanted list as the media frames them for crimes they never committed. The manhunt has begun, and its anyone's guess as to how it will end…

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Name: Your character's name, first and last.
Side: The five Quista are already chosen RPers, but you can be a civilian sympathizer that is trying to help them, or you can be a pursuer. Pursuers can be police officers, FBI agents, bounty hunters, or other entities simply trying to get their hands on the elusive beings.
Age: Your character's age.
Gender: Male or female
Description: Your character's physical appearance. Please provide two good paragraphs of detail describing your character.
Personality: How your character behaves. Two well-described paragraphs, please.
History: Your character's background. Should be at least two paragraphs.
Pokémon: Choose up to 6, no legends.
Other: Anything else you want to add.

You can have multiple characters, but no more than three characters in total, please.

SOME EXTRA DETAILS

The Quista

• Each Quista has a tattoo of a Lugia on their back which can never be removed. It's about the size of a human fist. This can't be seen unless the shirt is taken off, obviously.
• Also, every Quista has a lower body temperature than a normal human (Pokémon Heroes reference). Because the FBI knows this, use of thermal visors and technology has become a spearhead in the pursuit of them.
• Every Quista knows the Guardian's Mantra, and could easily perform it in their Lugia form. However, the FBI does NOT know anything about the Guardian's Mantra or even how the Quista came to be in the first place.
• A Quista can only turn into a Lugia and revert back to a human nine times before permanently becoming a Lugia on the tenth transformation. Also, each cumulative time, it becomes harder and harder to turn back into a human. On around the sixth and seventh time, the transformation back to human becomes only partial, meaning the Quista may be walking around with white skin or a Lugia tail. On around the eighth or ninth time (a sincerely difficult struggle), they are nearly half human, half Lugia. However, becoming a Lugia at will is very easy, and just requires some concentration. They basically imagine themselves becoming a Lugia, and it actually happens. In addition, if a Quista stays as a Lugia for over 24 hours, they can never turn back.
• Every Quista no longer has normal dreams. Every night (or even when they just nap or doze off) they have a Lugia-related dream, even if they didn't dream so often in the past. Also, the dreams are always pleasant, tranquil, and comforting, all attempting to push the Quista to accept their fate.
• A Quista can not be captured in a Pokéball… not until they become a permanent Lugia (would still require a MASSIVE amount of non-fatal beating up prior to a capture attempt). Also, in Lugia form, they can use any level up move, but not TMs. Those can only be learned once the Quista becomes a permanent Lugia.
• And finally, a Quista can communicate with Pokémon, but only while they're in their Lugia form.

The Pursuers

As a pursuer, you don't have to be directly tied to the government. You could be a cop, a hired mercenary, and since the Johto government is paying these pursuers handsomely to find the Quista, there's definite incentive. You could also be someone just out to capture a Quista for their unique ability... and maybe get your hands on the Guardian's Mantra for your own purposes...

• Everyone on the pursuer side has plenty of money to work with, and would already have quite an arsenal of technology and devices to use in their efforts to find and capture the Quista. However, nothing should be too powerful to the point where the Quista has no chance of overcoming it. Also, expense is not an issue. The Johto government would gladly sacrifice a few squad cars or other expendable equipment if it means getting their hands on a Quista and learning the secret behind how they came to be.
• RPers on the pursuers side are allowed to have many NPCs working with them, whether they're by the character's side or are back at base, using tracking technology to help the RPer's character. Unlike the Quista side, the pursuers have the advantage of numbers, money, and technology.

If you have other questions, let me know.

RULES

- No spamming.
- Limit OCC chat.
- Posts should be at least a paragraph long. If I see you posting too many one liners, I'll have to remove you from the RP.
- Every post should have your character's name, side, and location at the top. This is to make it easier to tell who is on what side, and differentiate between characters in case two or more are being used for the same post.

Use this as an example:

Officer John Doe
Police Officer, Pursuer
Violet City Precinct 17, Violet City, Johto

With that said, hope you enjoy the RP.

Reserved Quista

Bronislav84
Shen
Dog of Hellsing
Poke123
Silver Seoul