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Showgan -- Standing On Edge (Invitational)

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OOC: Ah, I'm sure I'll figure out the spreeness eventually. ^^


Zachary
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Zigzagoon frowned. {Well... he does!} she said, suddenly realizing the error of her argument. She didn't yell anymore though; she knew that no one would believe her after that.

{Finally!} Ron exclaimed, {Someone that listens to reason.} He nodded to the Treecko.

Looking utterly defeated, for it had been a long day and he didn't want to make anymore enemies, Zachary hung his head.

"Why? I don't know why! All I was doing was trying to become a good trainer and all of a sudden I knock over this trash bin and all of these gumballs come rolling out, and then I followed her--" he pointed to indicate Maxie, "--to make sure that she would be okay when she went into this odd fisherman shack place, and then I thought I got caught when this guy showed up but really he wanted to get rid of a bunch of freeloading Zigzagoon and so I got rid of the last one-- that one!" He pointed to Zigzagoon now.

"I really liked the idea of having a new pokemon to train and be with; but it doesn't want anything to me," he said, feeling a bit offended. If he would have known that the Zigzagoon was going to hate it so much, he would have never caught it.
 
Maxie nodded at Rai's explanation. "No worries, I'm a pretty freaky person to be around in close quarters..." She trailed off, giving Fang a teasing look.
{He probably thinks you're joking...} he laughed, in his scratchy voice.
The trio stood in silence for a while, listening to the conversation. What-A-Mess slivered out of her trainer's arms and sat by the girl's shoes, looking shy. Maxie hadn't been in many civilised conversations before. Eventually, she introduced herself to the others. "I'm Maxie. This is Fang." her voice was unnaturally quiet.

Finally she turned to Zachary, at the mention of her name. She admitted, she was rather touched he had followed her, and dipped her head in thanks. Apparently it was against her morals to appear nice in any way. She wasn't sure whether to be offended, actually, that the boy thought she couldn't take care of herself. Then again, he didn't know the Maxie her collegues knew; the ruthless, shameless one that got the job done while surviving by the skin of her teeth.... she smiled slightly. These young people were so normal - but they weren't boring, either. She decided to give Zack some advice.
"She's probably still angry at you because you took her away from whatever she was doing... and she probably doesn't like the fact that you haven't even reasoned with her, and you've just stuffed her in a ball."
Fang laughed softly at this, and leant on Maxie's face again. It was an eerie sort of noise, high and soft and full of deadliness. Despite their small size, zubats were lethal bloodsuckers, after all.

{ooc| we went shopping, had lunch, and flirted with the good-lookig waiter! man, I love my friends. I won't be on this evening either, 'tis my Mum's birthday.}
 
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OOC: Ohmehgee, we killed L_A! *is killed by guilt*

*Is revived*

Oh yes, I'm sure that after a while, you too will be able to witness the power that is the posting sprees. XD

Happy B-Day Charon's Mum! ^o^


IC:


As Zachary, apparently the Zigzagoon's Trainer, entered, Kayley calmed down a bit so as not to say anything too stupid during the conversation. She didn't really have much to say, though, choosing to listen to what the others said before making a comment.

"I agree with Maxie," She said at last, "Perhaps you just haven't worked things out enough yet."

For a second, she remembered Razz' first day with her. The Ponyta had acted in much the same way, if not a bit less aggressive. They got along much better after that incident with that Fernando guy, though.



Fishy, who had plopped himself down next to Kayley at the new boy's arrival, had been watching intently. Yes, he actually didn't make a random comment. Instead, the little Mudkip seemed to be thinking about something, remaining unnaturally silent as he observed the scene, that grin still planted on his face.
 
{ooc| Yay! My Mum liked her home-made card! The problem with posting sprees is, I tend to go out on a saturday morning...xD}

Maxie smiled, glad that she had got something right. "Well...it was just a guess..." she stroked Fang under the chin, and his made a funny little purring noise. "I've had this boy all my life. Since I was born. I never had to tame him. What-A-Mess found me - she got fed up of working as a garbage removal assistant, and decided she wanted to work. Then there's my Sephy... a ralts... she was a gift from my best friend. Her Mum belonged to her." She paused, looking suddenly sad. "...She got stolen when I got off the train."

Fang sighed softly, and edged closer to his trainer's face along her shoulder. Luna had been Maxie best, and only, friend for years. 'Course, all good things come to an end... and people like Luna and Maxie rarely lived long. Fang doubted she'd let hrself become close to anyone else... but here she was, talking quite calmly to 'some idiots her age'.
{Have you guys seen a ralts around? Sephy's a bit silly, and she giggles a lot.} Fang asked the other pokemon.
 
"Stolen?" Rai echoed in shock. The mere thought that someone would still another person's pokémon...take away someone's friend, it was nothing short of repulsive. He couldn't even begin to imagine what he would do if Ashura or Chupon were stolen. "I'll help you get find her. We all will, right?" he turned to the others for support before continuing "Do you have any idea of who stole her?" the boy asked, his tone now uncharacteristically serious "Any ideas on where to start looking?"

{Erm, nope.} Chupon replied to Fang's inqury {The only Ralts I've seen is Ryne.} he gestured towards the psychic type {But don't worry.} the little gecko added confidently {Rai will find her I'm sure.} the Treecko's voice was one of utter, uncompromising trust. Apparently the thought that Rai couldn't fix whatever he put his mind to had never occured to him.
 
"Whoa, that's so.. Well, terrible, to say the least." Kayley commented, once Maxie mentioned that her Ralts had been stolen. She nodded at Rai's words, speaking up again. "We'll help you find your Ralts, don't worry. I for one won't let such an act go unpunished." Kayley said, appearing quite sure of herself.

Fishy drifted out of his thoughts as the conversation took another turn, tilting his head at Maxie's words, then Fang's question.

{Now, that must be a big meanie to take that Sephy person. I must find this meanie. Maybe I'll bite him.} The Mudkip chirped optimistically, bouncing up and down.. Again.
 
"Oh...why...thank you..." Maxie found herself taken aback. Why are they being so nice to me? She stepped away, looking very much like a rabbit caught in headlights. However, the pair spoke with such sincerity... she turned to answer Rai's question. "...I've got an idea... but I'm wrong, I 'spect." She thought back to the man. She couldn't tell Rai she had been hired to track him.
Her sneasel reappeared from around the corner. Maxie seemed not to notice.

Fang smiled happily. My, these were nice people! They were helping out of charity, not just because they were paid too. It made him feel all warm and fuzzy inside! His eyes fell on Minerva, who was creeping around a corner like a shadow. She bowed at Fang, who half-heartedly lifted a wing in reply.

{ooc| I'm slow x_x;}
 
OOC: You're not that slow, Charon. Do not fear, the Plushie goes undisturbed. X3


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"Okay, that will be the first objective of our journey, I suppose. Get Maxie's Ralts back!" Kayley explained, pausing to pump her free fist in the air. "Now, the first thing to do is to get an idea of who stole Sephy. Who was that person you think did it?" She said, calming down again.

{What else shall we do to the meanie? Biting is not sufficient, oh, no no no.. Perhaps I'll even dump that smoothie on 'em. Always wanted to do that, you know. What will you do to the meanie?} Fishy asked, referring to the surrounding Pokemon in general.
 
Rai nodded at Kayley's statement, "I agree." he said "The league can wait, after all, rescuing Sephy is far more important. But yes, please tell us about your suspicion." he added, smiling encouragingly "After all, your last idea was right, wasn't it?" he concluded, indicating the discussion about Zachary's Zigzagoon. "Maybe you'll be right again."

At Fishy's question, Chupon was silent for a moment as he attempted to puzzle up the most horrible thing he could think of, not a very simple thing for a peacefull Treecko who had spent most of his life safely tucked away under Rai's and Ashura's protection. After a pause, a wicked grin spread across the little gecko's face however, as he came to think of something.

{I'd let Ashu have at him.} he said at last, {Maybe dump some red paint on him first. Red has always made her agressive.}
 
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Kayley nodded a bit at Rai's added statement, falling silent so that she could clearly hear Maxie's response, whenever the girl chose to give them one. She herself couldn't imagine anyone from this town stealing something as precious as a Pokemon, even if this was her first time here. Surely the places she'd travel to on this journey were not as disgusting as this?

Fishy tilted his head in pure awe at Chupon's response, then gazed back at the Treecko for a few moments. {You'd go all out at once? I'm the kinda guy who annoys to death.} The Mudkip paused, his grin spreading even wider. {Tee hee, the power of psychology amazes me, even if I don't understand most of it. Oh well.}
 
Maxie shot a glance at Fang. He nodded his head encouragingly.
Maxie swallowed hard. "Well... this man... he didn't steal her, but we reckon he paid someone to do the dirty work." she decided not to say any more. Hopefully her words would be enough. After all, Rai really didn't need Maxie to know she was tracking his movements... and while he was a nice sort of guy, he was her only ticket to recovering Sephy.

Fang laughed. {We could drop Ashura on him, then. And maybe some hot tar, and feathers.} the little zubat seemed very amused by this scenario; he grinned widely, until he caught sight of Maxie's worried expression.
{What's wrong?} he asked her, his mouth in a little 'o' shape.
"Nothing, nothing..." she whispered back, struggling to keep her eyes down. In all honesty, Maxie's hand was twinging again. Fang raised his non-existant eyebrows. Apparently, he knew.
{There's a girl's toilet over there, maybe you could...you know... check it?} he tried to keep his voice low so Chupon would not here; the problem was, Fang spoke in screeches.
 
OOc-
Whoa,me was lucky this time...didn't miss much.XD
Though..I might be going out this afternoon,but by the time i come back,it'd be the exact time posting spree starts...if I manage to persuade me mom,with me Yibber's charm of course!^^
Aw..I think that rebellious ball of rebel Zigazagoon ish begining to grow on me LA!>_<

Oh,ish it still Charon's mother's birthday??
*shrugs*

HAPPY BIRTHEDAY/DAY AFTER YOUR BIRTHDAY CHARON'S MOM!!!!^^

Oh...I love this thread,get so many reasons to bolden and sizen me wonderful letters.>D

Ic-
After Kayley took back her case,so many things started to happen.
First,a boy barging in telling them that the Zigzagoon she was holding belonged to him.
Jena didn't really know whether Zachary really was the Zigzagoon's trainer,seeing the boy made her wriggle in the girl's arms.
Eh,but he looked honest enough,plus the explanation seemed to fit.

"Here then,take her back.But..I think you'd better solve your differences right now."Jena passed the Zigzagoon to Zachary.

"Hm....you haven't introduced yourself yet have you?"she asked the boy as she placed the Zigzagoon into his arms.

"I'm Jena."

Then,Maxie told them about her Ralts being stolen.

"Yeah!We'll find Sephy!Why don't we start now?"Jena responded,encouragement in her voice.

{Ralts??Stolen!!We must find the culprit,no one messes with a Ralts!}Ryne suddenly stopped being her usual calm self and balled up her fist in anger.

"The man didn't steal her...but,do you have any idea where Sephy is right now?"Jena asked Maxie,though she felt that the girl was keeping something from them.

Then,Maxie's hand started twinging,followed by Fang screeching to his trainer.

"Are you alright?Ur,you do look a little pale.."Jena stepped up and said to the girl,or maybe,she was just imagining things.

{Oh...we could also drop him into a tank of Sharpedos!!}Cascade suggested,the Sharpedos back at the pond would sometimes surface,stare at him and snap their jaws,they looked hungry most of the time.Infact,the Mudkip thought that they were hungry all the time.Maybe the meanie could fill the bellies of the Sharpedos...or maybe not.

{Or push him into Mightyena territory,I hear they are very protective of their territory...}
{Or..you could just pass him to me.}Ryne changed her opinion,she wouldn't show any mercy to that stealer,none at all.

{Check?What?Check-up!}Cascade reacted to Fang's screeches.

Ooc-
Garsh me noticed tha,Sephy's like the exact opposite of Ryne.^^
 
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OOC: 'Tis okay Plushie. On the Internet, I have an infinite amount of lives! XD Whenever I'm killed, I merely revive as you did. ^-^

Phew, I didn't miss too much. I was gonna post earlier, but right after I had entered my drawing in the art contest, my Mom informed me we were to pick up Mac's ashes from the cemetary place. Uh... yeah, I didn't feel quite like posting for a while. I spent time with my bunny. Hopefully tomorrow shall be a better posting day!


Zachary
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Zachary took back Zigzagoon, who looked a bit surly as she was transferred into his arms. Ron was quite enjoying watching all of these trainers discussing things; it was exciting and made him feel inspired to help them.

The furry brown and tan pokemon in her trainer's arms was glaring up at him with a hatred that could have scared a small child. She still hated him as much as ever, but she would not longer fight like she had before. It was clear to her that her captor was not giving up on controlling her anytime soon. She would have to bide her time and wait for the right moment to make her escape.

"Your Ralts was stolen?" Zachary said lastly, acknowledging the small incline of her head that Maxie had given him, "That is terrible. Hey, do mind if I tag along with you guys as well? I mean, I'm pretty new to training, and I can see I've got a lot to learn." He shot a glance at Zigzagoon. "In return for your company, I'll lend a hand in any way I can," he added, smiling, "You too right Ron?"

The little Aron frowned at his trainer, "Like I'm gonna say 'no' in front of all these guys! And of course I'll lend a hand. Well, more like a paw. Foot. Whatever you call this thing I have."

"By the way, my name's Zachary," the boy said, "And my Aron's Ron."
 
OOC: Yay for infinite internet lives. *self-destructs* *revives*

Oh yes, Yibber certainly does love those bolded letters of hers.. Which used to be mine, but now she uses them most often.. XD


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As Zachary's Zigzagoon was returned to him, he seemed to speak up a bit more, introducing himself, as well as politely asking if he could stick around, offering to lend his help whenever he could. Kayley thought nothing wrong of that, replying a few moments after he was done speaking.

"Well, I wouldn't mind at all. Safety in numbers, you know." She said, throwing in a smile. "I'm sure it's all right with everyone else?" She trailed off, before deciding to continue. "Oh yes, and my name's Kayley. That Mudkip over there is Fishy. Nice to meet'cha, Zachary! And Ron!" She finally wrapped up, gesturing towards Fishy as she mentioned him.

Fishy didn't seem to notice that he was mentioned, instead observing Ron for some reason. After a few moments, he bounded over to the Aron, energy renewed.

{Hi!} He chirped. {I be Fishy, and you are so very shiny!} The Mudkip said, his grin returning before he poked the Aron with a swift movement of his right limb, drawing backwards before the Aron could react.
 
"...Um...sure..." Maxie mumbled. She was a bit confused; when had 'us' and 'them' become 'you guys'? Fang jabbed her with his wing tip, and Maxie somehow managed to gabble a reply. "I don't mind. More the merrier."

She then turned to Jena. "That's the thing. I haven't got a clue where she is." The girl's face split into a soft smile at Jena's concern. "Don't worry. I've got... an old wound..it twinges a lot." She and Fang excahnged glances.

The stringy little zubat hopped from her shoulder onto his trainer's gloved hand. The other pokemon's antics made him laugh; he drew his wings up to his face so not to seem rude.

{ooc| Yaaaaay Sunday!}
 
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Yeah...Yibber thinks tha she accidently stole them from Plushie..
Oh well....>D

Ic-
"Sure you can Zach!"Jena smiled,happy that more and more people were joining them.Wait.When did the girl said she was joining the group??She didn't.Eh,looked like nobody asked the question,which meant that they didn't mind Jena as well.Then,the girl heard Maxie's reply to her earlier question.

"A wound?!"Jena's eyes darted to Maxie's hand.

"You..you sure?You'd better check just in case I mean.."Jena started,feeling rather worried.

{I'm Cascade!!}the Mudkip smiled to Ron,who,like Fishy had just pointed out,really was gleaming all too brightly for the Mudkip to resist staring.

{I'm Ryne,pleased to make your aquantince Ron.}Ryne controled herself from going off again and introduced herself to the Aron.Kidnapping a Ralts?Really...
 
{ooc| guys.... click on the link below, and tell me what is wrong with this picture... It's Maxie, and I drew in twenty minutes exactly. I have a tyerrible grasp on folds/human anatomy, though...
https://www.picormdwe.com/oekaki/pictures/404.png}

Maxie gave a hoarse laugh. "It's fine. Nothing life-threatening, it just hurts." Fang gave a screech. {She's had it sice she was litte, hasn't killed her yet!}
The zubat cocked his head and looked at Ryne. This little ralts was the complete opposite of Sephy! Sephy giggled constantly, and she was shy, and spent most of her life hiding behind a mixture of Maxie and her mother.

The sneasel coughed loudly. Maxie finally spotted her. "Oh, Minerva! Hey!"
{I guess you could...tell them where we are... if you want...} Fang told her.
The sneasel nodded, and wandered off around a corner.
Come in, Boss... come in, Boss... she sent telepathically, Our target is in the pokecenter... Our agent is fraternising with him. At that, she rolled her eyes.
 
"This guy you suspect..." Rai said slowly as Maxie had finished her explanation, "What does he look like? Any special features that would make him stand out? I could always have Ashu track him. Maybe we'd get lucky."

He fell silent again as the discussion shifted to the new boy's proposal and his introduction.

"It's fine by me as well." Rai replied, "We're all more or less beginners anyhow. Welcome aboard then, Zachary. I'm Raistlin, although I do prefer Rai." he bowed "And this is Chupon." he gestured towards the Treecko, "I'd introduce you to Ashura too but I'm afraid she needs her peace and quiet at the moment."

{Yeah.} Chupon concured, {She's a real grouch in the mornings. There's this saying for that kind of people, south end of a northbound Nidoqueen-}

"Manners." Rai scolded, giving the Treecko a dissaproving glance. He wasn't quite sure what the little gecko had said but he was fairly certain that it wasn't anything polite.

{Anyhow...} Chupon continued, turning towards Ron {Nice to meet you, Ron.}

As the conversation shifted to Maxie's wound, Rai was about to stick with Jena's opinion but, noticing the girl's attitude, he came to realize that it would have been a completely fruitless enterprise.

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As the Sneasel's voice sounded in his mind, the man at the back of the Fisherman's Bounty suddenly straightened his back, placing both index fingers on his temples to help maintain the psychic link.

Come in, Boss... come in, Boss... the Sneasel had said, Our target is in the pokecenter... Maxie is fraternising with him

"So you have located the boy." he replied "Good. As for fraternizing...a measure of it is expected if she is to blend in. Has she revealed any confidential information?" the man drummed the table in front of him with his fingers. This was the greatest risk of placing newly acquired operatives on the job, they didn't quite know when to keep their traps shut.
 
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Wondeeful Charon!Simply wondeeful..*adds wondeeful to dictionary*
Wish I could draw like that...*sigh*
I don't find anything wrong with the pic.
Though..the eye might be a tad too big..
Hm...I don't know,honestly,its great Charon!

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"If you're really,really sure!"Jena looked at Maxie with much worry.

"And pain isn't...'just fine',if you know what I mean..."

{Ahem...Fang,is there something wrong with me?I mean...you stare at me in such an odd fashion,not that its rude,no.}Ryne looked up to the Zubat who she had noticed,was looking at her,with a cocked head.

"Minerva?Who's that?"Jena turned her head to look at where Maxie shouted to,there was a SneasAl.

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Certain people will know why I capitalized tha certain 'a' in SneasAl.XD
 
OOC: Well, about that picture. It looks good, well, she looks a bit scary but that's what she's supposed to be so it's good ^^, but I think her right hand is bent a bit too far. The only time I've seen a human hand bent like that was when I broke my wrist so...maybe change that a little. As for the eyes, I think they're quite well in proportion actually. Her head is facing a bit sideways so it makes sense for one eye to look slightly larger than the other. Anyhow, my IC will have to wait until I actually have something to write. Good job on the picture Charon. ^^
 
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