The Pokemon Games

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Guiders:

Cornelia's Guider

Spoiler:

Name: Alexander 'Alex' Huntington
Gender: Male
Age: 31

Appearance:
Alex is almost the exact opposite of Cornelia. He is tall, muscled, and his body size is slightly big because of his muscle. He looks like a haggard guy, despite the fact that he is only 31. He stands at exactly 6'0" even. A lot of people actually consider Alex to be quite frightening because of his size. He weighs about 195 pounds, making his body almost pure muscle and not an inch of fat.

Alex has green eyes that stick out almost brightly against his light tan features. He is only tan from being out in the sun and doing work in his city, not because it is his natural skin tone. In fact, his natural color would probably be a fairly pale color, because that is how most of his family members look. Alex thinks it makes them look sickly. He doesn't like sickly. That's probably one of the reasons why he has muscles. As for his hair, it falls in curly dark brown waves around his face. He doesn't let it get too long though, so it looks shaggier than actually long.

Alex is the type who likes to wear nice things, but not overly nice. He has a lot of money from being a Guider, but sometimes one wouldn't notice this unless they asked or he was at an important dinner. Generally he wears a dark buttoned up shirt. Alex will have the sleeves rolled up to his elbows as well as a couple buttons undone on his shirt (but thankfully he doesn't really have much chest hair, so it's not like a forest is showing) for comfort. He normally wears blue jeans without holes that fit him quite nicely. For shoes he sticks with black boots with as little lift as possible.

Personality:
Alex is a hard ass, quite frankly. He has been guiding numerous kids over the years, and two have already won the games under his guidance. Two is a high number compared to a lot of guiders who either drop out because they can't handle it, or the others whose kids generally die. Many people think that Alex has been so successful just because of how hard he is on those kids. Some people say that his pep talks and stuff before the game can be just as bad (if not worse) as the game itself. Alright, so they aren't super horrible, but a lot of people don't like him.

Alex has pet peeves. He doesn't like spoiled kids who don't know what a day of work means. Often he will just give up on them as soon as they walk in the door, basically ensuring their death. Alex isn't the type to just give up on someone, so that really tells you how much he dislikes those particular types of kids. However, he will attempt to at least give it his best shot before he says he's done and just lets you go off and have luck trying not to die on your own. Not much else is known about his personality, because he mostly keeps to himself.

History:
Not much is known about Alex before the games, but he's made quite a name out of himself in being a guider. His most famous case was the 47th game. It was also his worst, and he refuses to talk about it with people at all. You'd have to somehow warm your way into the deep pit of shell that is his heart to find out what happened, and why it caused him to close off even more from people. Other than that, everyone just sees him as an excellent trainer. No one knows what city he is from or anything of that matter.

Pokémon Team:
Alex actually participated in the 39th Pokémon Games himself, so obviously he won and was able to acquire a good team.

Tyranitar (♂)
Tyranitar was the very first Pokémon that Alex caught in the games. It was a gruesome fight (Alex used his Pidgeot), and ended up in near defeat. Alex captured the wild Pokémon, however, and Tyranitar has been forever a member of Alex's team. He's a powerhouse, easily angered, and has three talon marks across his right arm because of Pidgeot. Though their first battle and meeting was terrible, Tyranitar and Pidgeot are actually rather close to each other.

Pidgeot (♀)
Pidgeot was Alex's first Pokémon ever. He received it from Gale's minions when he was just a boy himself. They grew exceedingly close and were immediately a great team. Pidgeot was Alex's best and favorite Pokémon, and she still is. The fight with Tyranitar left her unable to fly though, so she dreams of the sky often. Her left wing is slightly smaller than the right because of the surgery that was required just to repair what the doctors could. It was unable to work again because Alex still had to carry on in the games without help for another 72 hours before Pidgeot could get assistance.

Machamp (♀)
Machamp was acquired as a Machop and brought into the games when Alex first registered. Machamp used to be very cocky, but after experiencing the games she calmed down and is more serious now. She doesn't get along much with any of Alex's team except for Lucario, and this is probably because of his fighting status. She dislikes Gallade, though Alex is unsure why.

Umbreon (♂)
Alex got Umbreon as an Eevee. He found the little Eevee wandering around in the arena, completely lost and cold looking. Later Alex found out it had belonged to one of his fellow competitors, before said competitor had died. Eevee was then released and left to fend for himself, which he was obviously not used to. Now Eevee is ruthless, and almost shows Alex's dark side. It's fitting that Eevee evolved into Umbreon.

Gallade (♂)
Alex got Gallade after the games as a sort of 'prize'. It was a simple Kirlia then, but Alex just decided to keep the Pokémon with him. It evolved into Gallade after some of Alex's training sessions, and is often very helpful when it comes to talking to Alex's students in the games. So don't be surprised if Gallade decides to pop in and say hello. He's actually fairly friendly compared to the other Pokémon on Alex's team. This could be why Machamp doesn't like him too well.

Lucario (♂)
Lucario has multiple personalities. In battle, he is fierce and ready to kick some serious butt. Outside of battle he's actually a fairly caring Pokémon. Around Machamp, he's more serious though. He doesn't really have many friends on the team (Umbreon is too scary, Tyranitar is a loner unless you're Pidgeot, and Pidgeot doesn't like to talk to him) so he tends to try to keep Machamp as a friend. Really Lucario's the closest to Gallade, just because Gallade is nice.

Lilith's Guider

Spoiler:

Name: Emilia 'Emily' Rose
Gender: Female
Age: 39

Appearance:
Emilia is getting up there, but she's still in the prime of her life. She has bright blue eyes that often sparkle with mischief. She's about 5'7" and average weight. She used to be slim when she was younger, but with age she's gotten a bit rounder. Her skin is pale because she often rarely gets a tan now (she thinks it's bad for your skin to be out in the sun too long). Her hair is often times kept in a bun. This may make Emilia look strict, but she only likes it because her hair is much too long otherwise and would get in her way. She doesn't like it when her honey-blonde hair gets in her way, no matter how much she values her lovely hair.

Emilia often wears clothes that she finds comfortable. She could care less how nice or not she looks. She'll wear sweats if she's cold, a tank top if she's warm. Really her clothing varies, so it's unsure what she'll wear next. She just isn't very predictable like that. She has her ears pierced, but thinks it's too much trouble to actually put in earrings unless it's a special occasion. She does wear a necklace on a silver chain. It has a blue teardrop at the end, and symbolizes something. Virtually no one knows exactly what this teardrop symbolizes, however. As for her feet, that (like almost all of her other attire) truthfully depends on the occasion and how she feels at that particular moment.

Personality:
Emilia can be very unpredictable. One moment she can be like a mother. She can be nice and caring, worried for you in battle. In the next she'll be yelling in your ear for something stupid you did. See? Very mother-like. She also doesn't really like boys much, because she (as she will continuously remind you) thinks they are just too cocky for their own good. She will always request girls to mentor, and will throw a form of a hissy fit if she gets a boy. Sexist much? Possibly. This doesn't mean she isn't nice to boys, she just makes comments about them (usually snide ones) behind their backs.

She is close to a tomboy, but knows when to be a girly girl. She'll enthuse about makeup, jewelry, etc…but she can also kick ass. She has lived a hard life, and knows what can happen to people in the games. She makes jokes, but will chide you if you make them with her at the wrong time. So yes, you could think of her as a mother. Just keep in mind that she does know what she's doing, no matter what crazy scheme she thinks of next. It may seem crazy, but it could be genuinely useful.

History:
As with Alex and most of the other Guiders, not much is known about Emilia. She was never actually in the games herself, but was proven worthy in her home town. That's how she acquired Guider status, and from then on she has obviously been safe from being entered in the games. Most people have never seen Gale, but she is one of the few people who have. It wasn't exactly a pleasant experience.

Pokémon Team:

Furret (♀)
Furret is the Pokémon that Emilia received from Gale when she was just a little girl. This Pokémon has a rather curious and excitable personality, so she's almost the perfect match for Emilia. They make a hilarious as well as great team. Since they've been together for so long, they're exceedingly close and share an exceptionally strong bond. Furret is also fairly playful, and gets along great with Raichu.

Venusaur (♀)
Venusaur is just a giant powerhouse. She received him as a gift for obtaining her Guider status, and soon realized that he was one of the Pokémon that resided in one of the arenas. Venusaur is tough and won't back down from a fight. She's quite serious, and doesn't take battles lightly…at all. Just don't piss her off and you'll probably be fine. Piss her off and you might wanna run, 'cuz this girl means business.

Quagsire (♂)
Ah, Quagsire. He's often called Quaggers by Emilia, just 'cuz it bugs the Pokémon. Quagsire was very playful when he was younger, but as soon as he evolved he just…didn't really care. Emilia has been trying to bring out his playful side, which is why she refers to him by the nickname. Emilia has a feeling that Quagsire's seriousness and uncaring attitude is because of the few students the Pokémon has seen destroyed in the Pokémon Games. Darn those games, they just ruin everything. Quagsire isn't really close to any of the Pokémon on Emilia's team.

Raichu (♂)
Raichu is almost as happy-go-lucky as Furret, but not quite all the way there. Though Raichu is perky and playful, it does have a serious side. This side is only visible in battles or tough situations. Raichu has a scar on his tail from a brief fight with one of Gale Frost's Pokémon—and he's lucky that's the only mark he got. That could be one of the reasons he's just a bit more serious than Furret.

Nidoqueen (♀)
Nidoqueen is a very strong Pokémon. She was found by Emilia in a cave close to Emilia's (still unknown) hometown. She's fairly close to Furret because, like Furret, she was one of Emilia's first Pokémon. Nidoqueen is like the mother of the group. This makes her very similar to Emilia. Nidoqueen is also a very protective Pokémon, and won't stand for one of her teammates getting harmed to a large point.

Absol (♂)
Absol is the type that keeps to himself. He prefers not to get close to any of Emilia's other Pokémon, and also refuses to get close to the numerous kids that Emilia meets. Absol is actually fairly sensitive to people dying, which is why he pushes them all away. He often can tell when Emilia's student has died. Absol is just unlucky like that, with all his suckish bad feelings.

Natalie's Guider

Spoiler:

Name: Eric Talbert
Gender: Male
Age: 35

Appearance:
Eric is slight, especially for a guy. He stands at about 5'8" but doesn't really think he's short. Mostly he just looks slight because of his frame. He's fairly thin and has little muscle. When he was younger, he was the perfect definition of an athlete. Once he had to enter the games himself (and won them) he slowly began to stop eating as much and didn't work out like he used to. This caused his body mass to go down, so basically he's a hollow shell of his former self (in body). So, as you may have guessed, his features look a bit like he's sickly. Alex doesn't like him much.

Eric's eyes are a light brown. They look sunken in, which makes him look even unhealthier than he really is. His skin has a sort of olive tone, but even that looks unhealthy. His hair is dark brown, but Eric often keeps it cut short (not quite a buzz, but it isn't exactly shaggy either) so one might think it was black. It's the only part of him that looks actually fairly healthy.

For clothes, Eric wears mostly baggy things. He tends to do this so it will look like he has more of a body than he really does, but what he doesn't realize is that this backfires. Truthfully it simply looks like he's swimming in his oversized clothes no matter what. Generally he'll wear just a simple T-shirt and a pair of comfortable pants. They range from jeans to sweatpants, depending on the occasion and time of day. For shoes he generally wears a simple pair of white tennis shoes.

Personality:
Eric has always been shy, that feature has never changed. In fact because of the games, it seems like he's grown even quieter. Though he is shy, Eric is actually a pretty swift thinker and a good Guider to have. He can figure out (and get someone out of) many different situations, which is how he won the Pokémon Games himself. So obviously he's got brains, but sometimes it might take the student a bit to coax him out of the little shell of a barrier he's stuffed himself in.

Even though he's shy, if you're really close to Eric he can be a pretty awesome guy. Despite how sickly he first looks, Eric is actually still a bit athletic. He tries to make sure people have fun around him, and don't just think he's going to bore them to death by stuttering out of shyness. He isn't very mysterious or anything, so truthfully Eric doesn't really get women that often. It doesn't bug him though. He sometimes thinks he'd be too shy to talk to them anyway.

History:
Eric's past is even less known than Alex's. Being so shy, he has never told anyone virtually anything about his background, even in the interview's he's had with certain newscasters. This shows you just how much Eric keeps to himself. The only main detail about his past that is known is that he participated in the 41st Pokémon Games, and was somehow able to survive because of a girl he grew attached to. In the end, he was forced to kill her.

Pokémon Team:
Eric is actually sort of fearful of Pokémon, so he refused his Pokémon prize for winning the game and for becoming a Guider. This leaves him with only three.

Snorlax (♂)
Snorlax, despite how giant the Pokémon is, is so gentle that he doesn't frighten Eric in the least. He was one of the rarest Pokémon ever to be handed out, and many of the other kids were jealous that a shy pipsqueak like Eric received such a rare Pokémon. Snorlax and Eric have grown very close, and Eric feels that they share somewhat an unbreakable bond. It seems like being in the Pokémon Games will do that to you.

Espeon (♀)
Espeon is a quiet Pokémon, and has actually grown to be just as shy as Eric. She dislikes people a lot, simply because she can. It's just a trait she has grown up with, and a trait that has never left her. Some may refer to it as a flaw that she's so shy and quiet, but Eric likes that about his Pokémon.

Metagross (♂)
Metagross is really the only "scary" Pokémon on Eric's team. Eric was barely able to capture him in the games, and only did so because the Pokémon would have destroyed him otherwise. He uses Metagross very rarely, because the Pokémon is still fairly violent (it hasn't grown to trust people) and dislikes people for reasons that could be potentially harmful.

Kenny's Guider

Spoiler:

Name: Tyson 'Ty' Garrison
Gender: Male
Age: 27

Appearance:
Tyson looks a lot older than he first appears, just because of the numerous things he's seen in his life. His skin is tan and currently it's darker than normal because he enjoys spending time out in the sun when he can. His eyes are a chocolate brown color and about ninety percent of the time his eyes look hollow and haunted. Tyson's build is thin and wiry. He stands at an almost overly tall 6'5" and only weighs about 165 pounds. Some of that weight is muscle, but not all of it. As far as his hair goes, Tyson has (oddly enough) bleached blonde hair that sticks out against his skin. His hair is often in carefully messed up spikes, making it look both long and short.

For attire, Tyson usually wears a simple pair of shorts that fall to about his knees. They vary in type. Some are cut-off jeans while others are khaki. As for shirts, Tyson tends to go with something that is almost like under armour. It's a comfortable looking material that he loves to wear, and thinks it fits his form rather nicely. For shoes, he wears something that might be a little odd, but he's loved them forever. He wears black Converse high tops. They're his favorite brand of shoe, so no dissing them.

Personality:
Tyson is serious. Sometimes he'll crack a joke, but all around he's a serious guy. He especially takes the Pokémon Games very seriously, so no cracking a joke about them around him. He's like Alex in a way, but without the look that he could flat out kick your butt. Sure, he looks super tall, but what's height without muscle, right? Well, that's where he'd always say you're wrong. To him, you don't have to be super buff to win the Pokémon games, and you don't have to have a physical advantage. He's willing to accept any and all students he has. He isn't biased in the least on people.

Tyson is also the type that looks like he'll be forever haunted. He's seen many people die right in front of him, so he often has this particular aura about him that tends to ward people off. He isn't a huge loner, but being alone isn't something that would make Tyson depressed or anything. So one could call Tyson a loner, but truthfully that wouldn't be a surely accurate description of his character type.

History:
Tyson is a bit better known than any of his other Guider acquaintances. He has been on countless interviews, especially after he got accepted as a Guider. Many thought he would be executed for the rebellion he tried to lead against Gale, but Gale allowed him in with open arms. This puzzled many, and this is the main thing people know about Tyson. Seeing as this is what they know, really it's all they care about. Not many people try to dig back into his past to figure it out.

Pokémon Team:

Grumpig (♀)
Grumpig is a Pokémon that Tyson happened upon while on a train ride. He realized that the Pokémon was abandoned, so just adopted it. Grumpig is a rather easily excitable Pokémon. Tyson isn't sure why Grumpig is so happy all of the time, but the Pokémon just seems to be that way. He finds it amusing on occasions that he needs to be cheered up. Grumpig's good at making people feel better.

Steelix (♂)
Steelix was Tyson's very first Pokémon. He obtained it from Gale's minions, and soon bonded with the great beast when it was an Onix. Onix evolved through a brief trade with Tyson's brother into the Steelix that it currently is. Steelix is powerful and serious, but does lighten up a bit when around his teammates and trainer. Around other people, the pure mask of serious-ness is up.

Salamence (♂)
Salamence is a fierce fighter and won't back down. He was obtained when Tyson reached Guider status. Gale holds Tyson in high regard for some reason, seeing as obtaining a dragon Pokémon is a feat from Gale himself. Salamence is slightly vicious, but is easy to control and knows when to cut off the tough act. It will do anything Tyson says without hesitation.

Lanturn (♀)
Lanturn is like the clown of the group. It's the Pokémon that is always having fun and goofing off, no matter how much it annoys the others. Lanturn was obtained from a nice bout of fishing. Tyson isn't a fisher, but the little Chinchou (and capturing it) was fairly amusing.

Rin's Guider

Spoiler:

Name: Lacy Norris
Gender: Female
Age: 30

Appearance:
Lacy is tall, thin, and an athletic psycho. She likes sports, and it's obvious. She stands only at 5'6" but that doesn't matter to her. She has a thin body that is built with muscle. Someone could tell that she likes sports right away. Her skin is a very nice and healthy dark brown shade. It isn't that way from the sun, it's her natural color and she loves it. Her eyes are dark brown, almost a bare shade darker than black. Her hair is often in a tight braid down her back. It's deep brown as well, and goes to about the middle of her back.

For clothes, she is often seen in a pair of jogging shorts and a tank top or a T-shirt. She doesn't go for super bright colors, but she doesn't mind a nice teal or orange color here and there. She wears a pair of simple tennis shoes on her feet at all times, and often keeps them in top condition. You know, just in case she has to suddenly break out in some uberly tough sport.

Personality:
Lacy has a quick personality. She's not afraid to lash you with her tongue, because that's just how she is. She dislikes it when people tell her she's wrong. She also dislikes being ridiculed because of childhood issues. She hates bullies and people who are exceedingly cocky. Most of the time she prefers to have the underdog in the Pokémon Games, and only once has that actually worked out for her. She will stick up for what she believes in and she's obviously not the type of person to back down. Winning a fight with her can be near impossible (both physically and mentally) so many people don't try.

Though she has many things in her personality that might make people back away from her, she's also truly a nice person. She's an excellent friend and would stick up for hers no matter what. To her, it doesn't matter what will happen. She'd tough it out. She likes people like that, and dislikes people who are just going to throw in the towel right away without even trying to prove a point.

History:
Lacy is basically unknown in everything, except for the fact that she grew up in Kanto. She simply came to Sinnoh when she was 18 for the sole purpose of destroying Gale herself. Well, look where she is now. She became a Guider after being another of the few who got to personally meet him. Her spirit wasn't crushed or anything, but it was obvious that fighting Gale was something she decided against. Why, it is not known. Many people wonder this, but no one can seem to gather the answer.

Pokémon Team:
She really doesn't like having a lot of Pokémon, because she thinks this distracts her from their full potential.

Crobat (♀)
Crobat was a Pokémon that she obtained in her home region of Kanto and has been with her all these years. Crobat and Lacy are exceedingly close, and they share a very strong bond. Crobat is often happy-go-lucky and enjoys flying about for fun. Flying is something that Crobat loves to do, and finds it amusing that no one (no one, got it?) can take that away from her.

Ambipom (♀)
Ambipom is a big joker and prankster. She enjoys messing with Forretress the most, mostly because Forretress doesn't find it amusing. Lacy obtained Ambipom as soon as she arrived in Sinnoh from a woman who was dying. Though her original trainer died, Ambipom still grew up to be a great Pokémon.

Forretress (♂)
Forretress is like the serious Pokémon of the team. It doesn't think joking around is a good idea, especially with how Sinnoh is. Lacy got Forretress from Gale when she gained status of Guider. Forretress acts like he dislikes Ambipom a lot, but really he doesn't mind the little monkey too much.

Sahib's Guider

Spoiler:

Name: Leah Hillock
Gender: Female
Age: 51

Appearance:
Leah, being 51, is starting to look a bit older. She has a few more wrinkles here and there (alright, a lot more wrinkles) and her hair is slowly starting to turn grey. She stands at about 5'6" and has a slight hunch in her back from not sitting up properly and such all those years. She doesn't really look like much at all. Her form is on the plump side, and her voice is so high and squeal-ish that it could knock someone dead if you talked to her for too long. Her skin is pale and her eyes are sunken in. They are a storm blue color. Her brown hair is slowly growing a bit more pronounced as a grey color.

For clothes, Leah just wears whatever she finds. She doesn't really have much of a fashion sense, and therefore doesn't really care to think much about what people will think about her attire. Hell, she would wear sweats all day if she didn't think it would bother people at dinners. For shoes, she mostly just wears a pair of tennis shoes. She has a pair of leaf earrings that she wears every day, no matter what. They say it's because of her Pokémon, but some people do tend to wonder.

Personality:
Leah is a strict person. If she tells you to do something, you have to do it. If you have a question, she'll snap the answer. She also really dislikes people of other races. She grumbles about them all the time, and refuses to take them on as students. This causes many people to, in turn, dislike her. She doesn't mind that though. Truthfully Leah is more of a loner than she may first appear to be. She isn't someone that a lot of people would first bother to notice majorly anyway, and she doesn't try to gain attention. In all actuality, Leah acts a lot older than she truthfully is. Many people don't understand that, but that's just her.

History:
Leah's history is about as dead as a doornail. No one knows where she came from, but they do know she was born before Gale took over. Even if it was only a year, that itself is a feat. Many people who live inside Gale's condition over fifty years of age are considered lucky, and those who have seen life before Gale's reign are even luckier. No one dares to ask her about it, however, because of how annoyingly mean and annoying she can be.

Pokémon Team:

Lapras (♀)
Lapras is basically the opposite of Leah. She's a genuinely nice Pokémon that sometimes dislikes the choices and things her trainer makes and does. For one, Lapras doesn't like how scornful Leah acts towards certain people. Lapras doesn't see why humans always act so resentful towards each other, but she knows she really can't do anything about it so she doesn't try. Lapras was obtained through some accident that no one knows about. Ah, good ol' Leah and her mysteries.

Meganium (♂)
Meganium was the very first Pokémon that Leah received. She got Meganium from Gale's minions, and the Pokémon has been with her ever since. Meganium can be both serious and comical at the same time. It really depends on his mood. Often times he's more serious around Leah, but that's only because she very rarely lets his happy personality shine through.

Mr. Mime (♂)
Mr. Mime is actually something that Leah would prefer to not have on her team. She dislikes the joking Pokémon, and often scolds it just because she can. Mr. Mime thinks nothing of it, however, and just goes on being happy. Unlike Meganium, Mr. Mime isn't so afraid of Leah and how she acts. Mr. Mime was obtained as an egg when Leah was about sixteen.

Chapter 1: Phase 1

This is it. You were chosen yesterday by Gale Frost himself to participate in the annual Pokémon Games. Very few of you may be excited, while others are simply horrified. Even if you are strong, there is no happy medium. It's either terror or excitement. Some of you may not have been able to sleep the previous night, which causes you to fret that you will be off to a bad start in two days' time when you have to actually participate. Others got fully rested and feel that you might actually have a shot at this. Today will be a very important day. It's the day you will travel to your arena, the day you meet your…comrades, and the day your trial basically begins.

You wake up and immediately what family/friends you have say goodbye after you have packed and are ready to leave. At exactly eight in the morning, a train will depart with you on it. You will meet your Guiders that day on the train. Depending on how long your train ride is (if very long, put in random things like eating a meal, getting to know your guide, etc…no other competitors will be on your train, so you will not meet them) you may or may not have a lot to do in either a short or not-so-short amount of time.

Things You Must Discuss With Your "Guider":
-Pokémon Team
-Special Skills
-Important information you think they should know
-Your Schedule For the Next Day (just have your Guider briefly go over it and say "this is what you're doing" but refuse to answer further questions).

Next Day's Schedule (you will only be discussing this, not actually doing it):
-Get properly dressed
-Get Pokémon moves "perfected"
-Meet the other competitors
-Rest and relax

End with your train stopping near the Snowpoint City Arena. You will either be hopeful (because you realize your team is the proper one for this) or your spirits will be crushed even further. Good luck on Phase One. I will not be telling you what your guides tell you, because it will be different for each. Remember to keep them IC (in character) or if you want them to be a bit OOC then discuss it with me.​

 

[Vorteld]

CHAPTER 1- Phase one

As always, Natalie was awakened by the gentle sunlight shining into her spacy bedroom through the canopies of the oaks outside. She laid in her bed for a few minutes, enjoyng the complete silence of the larg house. Well, complete silence wasn't actually true. She could hear murmurs from below. Her parents were talking quietly with each other in the kitchen. "Why would they do that?", she wondered. Usually they liked to get themselves some good rest in the weekends. Then she saw the large, stuffed backpack in corner and rmembered. Of course. The Pokémon Games. She, Tale Fuwani, had been handpicked to take part in the Pokémon Games. Fleeting memories from last night drifted through her head. Her mother crying, huddled in the arms of her ashen-faced father. Gale Frost's smirking messenger. The letter. She had been sent to her room to pack, and she had stayed there for the rest of the evening, sitting with her Pokémon in silence, listening to the wails of her mother and the hushed voice of her father. She had felt a bit sad, but she was also quite excited. This, this was truly something ne. Of course, it was a serious thing, but she was sure it would be fun. Her parents had never let her watch the games, but Tale had heard that a lot of people died during the competition. However, Natalie was quite sure she woul'dnt be one of them.

Glancing at her wrist watch she was a bit startled when she saw what time it was. Her train would leave in half and hour. Better get up. She quickly dressed in a newly pressed shirts and a clean, purple trouser, before donning her favourite purple jacket and adding the black bow ie she loved so much. Staring at herself in the mirror, she thought for moment that she probably should comb her her, but she decided not to do so. After all, first impressions were important.

Scooping up three Pokéballs on the way, Natalie skipped down the stairs, whistling on a tune she'd heard in the radio a week ago. She found her parents waiting for her, blocking the front door. Her mother was crying softly, her eyes red. Her father was unusually somber. No playful smile danced orund his lips, no twinkling in his eyes suggested the flamboyant personality of a magician. He simply stared at her with a look she had never seen before. Tale patted them gently. "So-so, mummy and daddy. I'll come back, after all! I'm going to win these games! You're rooting for me, right?" her parents gave her a long crushing, hug. "Don't forget we love you, Tale" her mother said. "Believe in yourself, and we know you can do anything". her father added in a whisper. Tale smiled to them, hugged them once more, before donning gloves and hat and stepping out in the sunlight. Taking a final glance at her beloved hom, she sug up one of the Pokéballs. "OK, Drifblim! Let's play!" she said and threw it. Her Drifblim appeared in a flash, as healthy and happy as ever. Tale climbed aboard him, and said "To the train station, old chum!" We have to make it!" With a soft, approving noise, the Blimp Pokémon rose into the sunny sky.

After a nice flight over Eterna, Drifblim landed gently in front of the train station. Natalie gave it a hug and recalled it, before playfully bouncing to the platform where the train for Snowpoint City was waiting. Almost immediately she noticed a slightly built man holding a sign reading "Natalie Fuwani". That had to be her very own, special guide! Bursting with excitement, she strolled overto him, swiped her hat off in a deep bow, and said: "Hi! I'm Natalie Fuwani! You can call me Tale if you want! You're my guider, right?". The man seemed a bit taken aback by her odd appearance, but then he smiled faintly and replied. "Yes, I am. It's nice to meet you, Tale. My name is Eric Talbert". Tale smiled at the man for a long while. He looked kind of nice. "You want to see something wicked?", she suddenly asked. Eric looked at her in confusion as she took of her hat and showed it to him. "It is empty, as you can see!" she said. "But by a mysterious incantation I can pull out all of my Pokéballs from it!" She made some flamboyant gestures over the hat, murmuring incoherent words, before pulling out one, two, three Pokéballs, seemingly from nowhere. Tale grinned at the man again, re-donning the hat and pocketing the Pokéballs. "Neat, huh?" she asked. "I learned it from my dad! He's the Amazing Waldemar, you know!" Eric stared at her for what seemed like an eternity. Natalie jumped up and down, ewaiting for a response. Finally he smiled, a bit more heartedly this time. "I believe we should get on the train, Tale" he said. "It will be leaving soon."

Two hours later they were thundering through the tunnels Galøe Frost had built through Mount Coronet. tale had taked to the guide about everything she could think of, from her favourite tree in the Eterna Forest to how she had accidentallyswapped her mothers nicest shoes with a pair of loafers. Eric had mostly listened to her in silence, occasionally nodding or making small noises. As Tale ravenously ate her packed lunch, he suddenly spoke. "May I see your Pokémon, Tale?" he asked. Tale was overjoyed. "Of course you can!" she squealed, doing an impromptu dance as she pulled out the Pokéballs again, this time from her sleeve. "This is my Murkrow" she said, making the black bird make a little show for the guider. "He's a solid flier, snd is pretty strong. He knows Wing Attack and Night Shade for close and ranged combat, and he can flap up some Haze if we should need cover. This-" she continued as she sent out Roselia, "is my dear Roselia. It specialixed in taking energy from other things, utilizing Leech Seed and Mega drain. It also uses Stun Spore and Sleep Powder to keep enemies at bay".

Tale's smile grew larger as she tosedd her final Pokéball. "This is my beloved Drifblim!", she cried. "He can use Stockpile to gain power and bounce back enemy attacks, he can Fly me around, he can use Ominous Wind to Clear away obstacles, and he can Swallow to keep himself in good health!" Tale fell to her knees and spread out her arms in a strange pose, her Pokémon following. "What do you think of themm, Eric? They aren't half bad, are they?". Eric shook his head. "Not at all," he said. "I find them to be quite interesting. They seem to have some skills your oppontents may be surprised by. I will, however, make a few adjustments on them". Eyeing Tle's stunned expression, he quickly added "That's for tomorrow, though. While we are talking about special skills, do you have anything that can help you in the wilderness?" Tale pondered over this for a while, then she said with a smile "No. But I'm sure I'll think of something if things get tough". Eric seemed to shrink wearily in his seat, and he said no more for a long while.

The hour grew late. The train streaked out of Mount Coronet, out onto the snowy plains of North Sinnoh. Tale tried to amuse Eric with some card tricks, and he seemed a bit interesting. Suddenly Tale remembered a question she had been meaning to ask. "What will we do tomorrow?", she said to Eric. He looked her. "A lot of things", he said shyly. "We have to get you properly dressed- "

"Ooh!" Tale sai, excited. "Mum's made a stuffed top hat with earflaps for me! It is a good as any fur hat! I also have a purple arctic jacket! I love purple, you know! The combination of fiery red and calm blue is wonderful!". Eric chuckled before continuing. "Very nice, Tale. I'll make my addition to your Pokémon. You will get to meet the other competitors- your rivals. Then you will spend the rest of the day relaxing, preparing yourself for the ordeals to come". he sighed. "It's just unimaginably cruel that children like you are pushed into life-and-death competition. I'll try to help you a good as I can, but I cannot guarantee for your life". He buried his face in his hands. Tale reached out and stroke him tenderlyon the head. "It can't be all that bad, right? I'm sure I can handle all problems thrown at me and in this thing!"

At that moment, a raspy voice called oyt from the speakers. "Srrivong at Snowpiont City in ten minutes. Pleas prepare to leave train."

 

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Vorteld: Nice post =) Looks good to me. Only thing is that her parents shouldn't have really known she was going to a snow field, but I can't really say for sure that's why they gave her the gear or not. So no worries, it was really good and a great length.

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Sahib stared at the small fire that was lit in his living room. A cup of coffee was in his hands, and his eyes looked dull and listless. Just the day before he had been picked to participate in the annual Pokémon Games and he didn't know how exactly to feel. Truthfully his mind had completely shut down, leaving him almost empty. He kept thinking of his brother and how he watched him die on television. How everyone had seen him die on television. And how everyone will see me die on television, he thought as he took a small sip. Sahib wondered how much more his parents could take. First his brother, and now him. He was off to die just like his brother had, and there was nothing that anyone could do about it. Sahib closed his eyes, but he still saw the image. His eyes opened, and they were full of pain now. Charmeleon's head was on his leg, and it was only in that moment did Sahib register it. He looked at his Pokémon with a small smile on his face.

"Well, I really don't want you to go out there," Sahib began softly, "and then wind up some other trainer's Pokémon." Charmeleon didn't reply, and simply stared off into the distance. "Yeah," Sahib agreed, "this does suck." Charmeleon huffed, and the flame on his tail flickered. "I don't think either way that Magikarp will be of much help, will she?"

"Char," Charmeleon said in a deep voice. That was obviously a no. Sahib leaned back away from Charmeleon and set his coffee cup on the table beside the chair he was sitting in. Charmeleon hopped up on his lap and curled up as much as he could manage. "Char, Charmeleon," Charmeleon grumbled. Sahib stared at his flaming tail.

Before they knew it, the sun was slowly beginning to rise over the Sunyshore horizon. Sahib yawned, picked up Charmeleon, and got up from the chair rather stiffly. Charmeleon stirred awake and slipped from Sahib's arms to stand beside him. Sahib walked over to the window and looked at the rising sun. With that sun came his certain death. With that sun came lies, deceit, and everything else that some horrible person could think of. Sahib grumbled to himself, ran a hand through his hair, and then decided that if he was going to meet his death, he would meet it without fear. So that meant that he was going to shower and get ready like any other day. Yup, Sahib thought as he walked silently to his room, any other day.

Sahib seemed to dull and lifeless, but that was really how he expressed being scared. He wasn't sure how to react, so his body did this thing where it just decided to cut off his senses. He stared at himself in the mirror and shook his head. Soon this will be a thing of the past, he realized slowly. Sahib then went about getting dressed at an average pace, occasionally glancing at the clock as he did so. It was nearing seven thirty—he would have to leave in roughly half an hour. When he was finished packing the few things he deemed fit (besides clothes and necessities) to take, Sahib walked out of his room and down the hallway only to find his parents and little sister sitting at the table. His sister was eating her breakfast, trying not to cry. His father was at the sink, wiping out the same glass over and over. His mother was eating silently, her calm reserve somehow still up.

Though he wasn't exactly sure how to go about it, Sahib sat down like he normally would. He was to the left of his sister, and to the right of his mother. Sahib looked at the food in front of him and his stomach churned, but when his sister sniffled he felt even worse. He glared at his food angrily and slowly began to eat, wanting to beat the **** out of that Gale guy. He thought for a moment, trying to suddenly remember everything he used to do as a kid that would make his sister laugh. He put a bit of egg on his spoon and then proceeded to launch it at her face. She paused, blinked, and looked at him. There was a wide eyed look of surprise on her face. Sahib smirked at her.

"Sahib!" she whined in annoyance. She attempted to kick him under the table, but he moved his leg. "You poopy face!" she whined. She was thirteen, but found it amusing to call people certain interesting names.

"What?" he retorted, quickly flicking another piece at her. She grinned and flicked it back. By this time, their parents were watching the food fight silently, not really bothering to take away the little enjoyment they had. It was actually a pretty amusing sight, watching two teenagers fling food at each other like they were five.

Soon it stopped when Sahib reached what he was aiming for. His sister was laughing, all trace of the tears gone from her eyes. He smiled slightly, but it didn't quite reach his eyes. She didn't notice though, and grinned widely at him. They weren't like a lot of siblings. They didn't fight, they got along very well. Soon there was a knock on the door, making everyone stop and look over. Sahib stared at the door, his smile completely gone. This is just what they did when they rounded up his eldest brother. Sahib went to stand, but his father answered the door. Two men where there.

"Bihar," one said in a gruff voice.

Sahib's father stepped aside. Sahib stood up and grabbed the backpack that was on his couch. They stared at him silently. Sahib hugged his family and paused at his sister. He ruffled her already bed-rumpled hair. "Don't do something stupid," he reminded her, "I know you have mom's common sense." He shot a glance at his mother, who rolled her eyes. "And don't cry, it's bad for your health," he said.

"Nuh uh," she retorted.

"Sure it is," Sahib declared.

"Time to go, boy," the next guard said in a less rough manner. "The train will leave in ten minutes."

The next thing Sahib knew, he was watching the city fly by on the train. He didn't have a true need to feel like he had to talk to anyone, so he stayed silent when people came in to ask if he wanted any food or anything. He shook his head wordlessly every time. He liked being stoic. It made him feel good. He truthfully wanted more than anything to be back at home with his sister and parents, but he knew that he'd probably never see them again. Thinking of never seeing them again made a lump form in his throat, but he pushed that aside. Charmeleon and Alakazam were sitting next to him, while Magikarp remained in her Pokeball. Sahib thought about sending one of those guys to get her a fish tank, but then decided it would break his little silent act so he didn't.

Soon there was a loud screeching noise and a couple of loud shouts. Then a lady was ushered into the room. She looked rather old and was furiously talking to the man behind her. He said something curtly and then left. Sahib stared at the woman. She glanced over her shoulder and then sighed heavily. Then she fully turned around and walked over towards Sahib and his Pokémon. Her eyes were narrowed. Sahib felt his Pokémon tense. He stayed still and simply watched her.

"My name is Leah," she declared, not even bothering to provide a last name. "I'm your Guider," she snapped. Her voice was fairly high pitched and it made Sahib wince. "And I don't take any nonsense, boy."

Sahib stared at her, and this seemed to aggravate her. Sahib silently thought this was amusing, but then realized that he probably should get off on the good foot of his Guider and not the bad one. He sighed and introduced himself. She sat down opposite of him and simply stared at him. Sahib met her icy gaze with his own. He didn't like this lady for some reason. No, Sahib could put his finger on it, but he just didn't like her. She finally leaned back, crossed her arms, and then barked for him to introduce his Pokémon to her.

"Charmeleon," he said, pointing towards Charmeleon. Charmeleon nodded slightly. "Alakazam," Sahib said, doing the same thing again. Alakazam muttered his name. "And I have a Magikarp, but she's in her Pokeball," Sahib explained. He held up the round orb between his index finger and thumb.

Leah stared at him for a few moments, and then she began to laugh. Sahib rolled his eyes and waited for her to finish. She giggled a couple more times. "A Magikarp? Do you honestly expect to win the Pokémon games with a Magikarp? Your team is pathetic!" she screeched. "How am I supposed to work with you?" It was a rhetorical question, so Sahib simply sat there and chose not to even bother to reply. "And what's your special skill? Can you go fishing well?" Leah started laughing again. Sahib glared at her and his fist clenched slightly.

"I could probably beat you in a game of chess in less than a minute," he said through half clenched teeth, "and I'm not too bad with physical stuff. I'm not sure how to use any form of weapon though." The last sentence was full of a slight bit of shame. Leah shook her head, and Sahib looked away. He immediately liked her even less, and then decided not to tell her anything else unless she asked. What was the point? To be ridiculed? Sahib didn't think so.

"Well, we'll just have to work on that. What moves do your Pokémon know?"

Sahib stayed silent. He wasn't even sure. It wasn't like he used them in battles—they just grew because they helped do the work that he did. "I'm not…" Sahib trailed off.

"Of course you don't know, do you? I didn't think so," she snapped. "Fine. All of you mindless Asians—"

Sahib stood up suddenly and grabbed the front of her shirt. "Why don't you watch what you say, you old hag," he snarled in her face. Charmeleon and Alakazam stood next to him, ready to help. She smirked slowly.

"Tomorrow you'll be properly dressed, your Pokémon's moves will be worked out, and you'll have a fun meeting day," she said slowly. "Now release me, Mr. Bihar." Sahib slowly let her go, a fierce look in his normally passive and calm gaze. Racist people pissed him off. "We will be there in about an hour," she declared and then left. Sahib sank down in his hair, let out a majorly loud sigh, and smacked his head on said chair.

Since he had an hour left (and it was already nearing four in the evening) Sahib decided the next person that came in he would ask for dinner. It had seemed like forever since he had left home, but in reality it had taken them an extra hour to do something to the train. That being said, it had still taken forever. His stomach was beginning to growl, and he could tell that his Pokémon were getting just as hungry as he was. Sahib stared out the window once more, and found that they were whizzing in a darkened place. Mt. Coronet, I guess, Sahib thought as he watched the occasional water source fly by. Soon there was a knock at the door, and a young girl came in. She was carrying food, almost as if Sahib had directly requested it. The tray was covered, so Sahib didn't know what it was, but his stomach growled anxiously.

"It's not a whole lot. Mostly just some sweet rolls and chicken soup. They'll serve you the real food when you get to S—er…the city," she said, quickly picking up on her falter. Sahib nodded slowly. She placed the tray on the table that was located between him and the other seat. The cover was lifted, and as soon as the smell hit his nose Sahib's stomach started growling. "We also are having some Pokémon food brought in. It will be a few moments. Would you like some food for your Magikarp as well?" She was being so nice, Sahib wasn't exactly sure what to say. So, with a mouth full of bread and soup, he nodded. She gave him a hesitant smile and walked out. Sahib went back to wolfing down his meal.

"We have arrived in our destination," a voice said over the speakers. Sahib looked up from his empty tray and then out the window. It was snowing. Snowpoint City, Sahib thought. This was going to be worse than what he had first imagined it to be.

 

[§acred†Beo!]

"Today seems like a blur, everything happened so fast" Lily said laying down in her bed as Flareon laid on her stomach look up at her trainer. Flareon could see the frustration and terror in Lily's eyes, frustration because she had recieved a letter Gale Frost that she was chosen to be a particiapant in this years games. Terror because she knew what that meant, she had a big chance of not suriving.

"I just can't let it get to me Flareon we've gotta be strong and keep our chins up the whole time no matter how rough things get" she said before she drifted off. She started remebering her mothers reaction to the news, her mother cried for five straight hours and Lily felt horrible. She had always wanted to keep Lily away from everything happening in the world but now she was to be a big part of it. A tear swelled up in Lily's eyes as she turned to look to her alarm clock which read 2:35 AM. "We should probably get some sleep Flareon, tommorrow's a big day" Lily said as she returned Flareon into it's pokeball and rolled over onto her side slowly drifting to sleep.

The next morning was unlike any other morning in Lily's life, she awoke to find her mother standing in front of her with a tray of breakfast, there was pancakes and eggs, toast and orange juice. "Mom what are you doing?" Lily asked.

Her mother looked her straight in the eyes and Lily could see she was still in so much pain. "I want to make today count Lilith, your my only daughter they can't take you away like this!" Her mother said and Lily decided to make a joke to cheer her up.

"But mom if I eat this i'll lose my figure!" Lily said giggling and smiling at her mother. Her mother just laughed and set the tray down on the counter next to her bed before exiting the room. Lily took a few bites of the pancakes and washed it down with a sip of orange juic before noticing the time. "Oh no it's already six thirty I need to hurry and get packed!" she said before jumping out of bed and running to the bathroom, she quickly showered and then started to do her normal morning routine. Lily grabbed a blue tank top out of her closet and threw it on followed by a pair of her favorite blue jeans. She then dried her hair and put it up in a pony tail.

She hustled around trying to find everything she wanted to pack but to her avail she could not find any of it. She walked into the hallway and saw her father standing there holding her bag already packed by her mother the night before. "Thanks dad" she said before giving him a hug and walking back into her room she then proceeded to put on her tennis shoes and finally she was ready to go. She then threw the bag on her back and headed for the living room, to find both of her parents sitting down on the couch her father was holding her mother tight trying to comfort her as Lily then noticed the two guards standing behind them.

"It's time to go Lilith" one of them said as she nodded and walked over to her parents. She squated down and looked at them with a confident look.

"I promise you... i'll be home soon" she said before standing back up and walking out of the house with the guards. The confident look that once rested on her face was replaced by a depressed look, she knew that deep down inside the chances of her returning here and seeing her parents again weren't very good, but it didn't mean she wouldn't try.

Lily now sat on a train heading for the place where the games were to take place all she knew was that it was going to be a long ride and she decided to let her pokemon out of there balls. Chikorita and Flareon were playing nicely on the seat next to Lily while Electabuzz stood up against the wall with his arms crossed on his chest and a serious look on his face.

There had been a few different people that entered and asked her if she could use anything, food etc. Truth be told Lily hadn't had much of an appitite since recieving the letter. After a while a women in her forty's entered the room well at least from what Lily could tell she was in her forty's. Right away Lily noticed her eyes first, they were the same color as her's and it was a pleasent sight, she then sat down on the seat across from hers. She was about the same size as Lily although she was much paler and a little rounder.

"Hello there Lilith my name is Emilia Rose but you can call me Emily and I will be your guider" the woman said with somewhat of a calm soft voice. At the same time Elecatbuzz was giving her a very angered glare "Ah and electabuzz he seems very strong, would you mind introducing the rest of your team. Lily smiled before standing up.

"Well the one giving you the angry stare is elecatbuzz I like to call him Zap's though and don't worry about him acting all tough hes a sweet heart deep down inside. She then proceeded to pick up Flareon "and this here is my Flareon shes been one of my best friends since the day I found her" she said before setting her down and picking up chikorita who at this point was craving Lilys attention and smiled hugely when picked up. "And this little ball of happiness is Chikorita, shes the newest memeber to my team and i've just only recently added her" Lily then sat back down still craddling chikorita in her arms.

"My what an intresting team you have, all of different types as well, I can tell from the looks that your pokemon would do anything for you which is a good thing to have in these games" Emily said smiling back to Lily. Lily didn't know why but she felt like she was almost talking to her mother, Emily just had that atmosphere to her and it comforted Lily. "Now my next question for is what are your skills, because honestly you seem like to much of a girly girl to be any good with a weapon or fighting so I hope you have some kind of other skill" Emily said making fun of Lily's girly looks as Emily seemed to be more of a tomboy.

Lily just smirked at her "well if you must know actually I recieved a black belt in karate and i'm pretty skilled with a variety of weapons" she said as Emily seemed a bit surprised but at the same time eased by this.

"Well now you better not be lying missy, because that could be a great skill to have in the field" Emily said glaring at Lily trying to see if she really was indeed telling the truth.

"I'm not lying, I figured it would come in handy, because I like to help people and I didn't want to be defensless incase things got bad ya know?" Lily replied with a serious look, she hated being called a lier. Emily finally stood back up and began to tell her what events would be occuring tommorrow.

"Tommorrow you will be properly dressed to suit the enviroment you'll be in, secondly your pokemon's moves will be prefected and after that you will be introduced to the other competitors... Do not listen to anything they have to say, and whatever you do dont befriend any of them that will only make this tougher and if your going to survive these games as I hope you do you may be forced to do things that know one in there life should have to do, you understand me Lily" Emily spoke in a serious voice with alot of force behind it. Lily could see that Emily really did care and didn't want her to make any mistakes, but she knew what she meant by those things she had watched the games before and it was all to fresh in her mind now.

"Yes I understand" she replied as her mind began to wonder once again.

"Good and after all of that you will be given time to rest and relax, we should be arriving at our destination shortly, so I must go i'll see you again soon" Emily said leaving the room and Lily then stood up. She was alone again besides her pokemon, and she hated being alone. She was used to being pampered and what not and she had never had to face something like this before. All at once her pokemon came to her side and started to comfort her even Electabuzz he knew what was going on and was troubled because he wanted to do everything he could do to protect her. Lily stared down at her team and tears started falling from her eyes as she put her arms around them.

"You guys are great, I promise to keep you all safe throughout this and will come out alive I promise you that you will not end up alone.... I won't let that happen" Lily said still crying.

An hour later Lily was passed out on the chair with Flareon and Chikorita on her lap. Electabuzz was passed out in against the wall arms still crossed. They were all awoken by the stopping of the train "We have reached our destination thanks for riding" a voice said over a loud speaker as Lily felt her self feeling really cold and noticed she could see her breathe when she breathed, she then noticed it snowing outside her window and an even worse feeling raced through her mind.

"Things just got even worse" She thought to herself.

 

[Underoos]

Sacred Beo: Nice post, looks good to me =3

 

[{Swan}]

Waking up was never Cornelia's forte. But being on sleeping meds doesn't aid this very thing. She was slightly disoriented when she opened her eyes, and the sun was shining in her eyes just a little ways off the way it usually did. That's when she noticed that she was on the ground, and that Circe was next to her, looking rather guilty. The Pokémon had obviously decided to wake her by dumping her on the ground, and the result was the her spine was quite shaken.


For one second, Cornelia forgot what day it was. She was wondering why Circe woke her up in the first place, wondering why it was still so early and wondering why getting out of sleep had been so difficult. The reality was a harsh slap in the face. She remembered being picked, the tears from her already emotionally unstable mother, the shocked face of her father, Shanti's pity bordering on tears as she had hugged Cornelia as tight as she could.

Cornelia remembered the train that would be waiting for her soon. And she remembered her decision to get some sleep using the nifty pills that her mother sometimes used. The sleep had come swiftly and she could still feel the taste in her mouth that had suggested that the sleep was medicated.


Her bag was already packed from when she had shoved things into it. Things she most likely wouldn't need anyway. Cornelia was desperate. Desperate to stay strong, and now show her fears to her family. Desperate to come back to the town, desperate to show her friends that she wouldn't be a Sven, she wouldn't become a monster. That she would win this, and still be the same girl. That she wouldn't let herself be slaughtered like a beast in a ring.


Cornelia pushed all these feelings away and threw on a pair of white wool stockings under a flowing knee-length skirt. She pulled on a beige wool sweater, wincing as the static electricity crackled, and carefully combed her hair while holding it back with a white headband. She would do as she normally did, she would hold her head high and radiate confidence. She would win this.


she slowly ascended the stairs to find… an empty dining room. Cornelia didn't mind, awkward goodbyes were not her forte. It may be for the best that she would never have to say goodbye to her family. She grabbed herself some bread and made herself a sandwich. She had barely swallowed the last piece when there was a knock on the door. Cornelia glanced at the clock, the train wasn't to get here for another 15 minutes at least. Were they early?


The answer came when she opened the door and got attacked by dark-haired girl she knew so well. Cornelia hugged Shanti tightly, hearing the girl sob. "Cin! I-I don't want you to go. There has to be a way! Can't you hide? Run away? Anything?!"


Cornelia broke away from the girl, tears now streaming down Shanti's face. With one smooth movement Cornelia slapped her friend. Shock could be read in the girl's face. "Shanti, listen to me. Listen! I am going there, and I will go with pride. Do you hear me? And I am going for victory. I will come back, I promise you that. I will come back and I will be me." Shanti nodded to this in response and hugged her again. A rough voice disturbed them.


"Lenore?"


Cornelia stepped forward, Shanti still clutching her arm. "That is me."


"It is time to go." That was all the man said as he not too gently grabbed her un-Shanti-ed arm and forced her through the door and toward the train that stood waiting. When Cornelia looked back she saw her parents in the doorway, her father was comforting her crying mother while her had a worried look on his face. He smiled when he saw her look, but it didn't reach his eyes. Next to him was Shanti, was absently rubbing Cornelia's mother's arm.

Cornelia boarded the train half in a trance, while someone else carried her bag. She sat down on a seat near the window, but it quickly grew dark as the train entered a tunnel to the other side of the mountain.


More than half of the train ride was spent asleep. The soft bumping of the train and lack of sights outside accept for the tunnel walls took their toll, and Cornelia softly dozed off. When she woke up, someone was softly shaking her shoulder. "Miss Lenore, your guider will see you now."


Cornelia followed the woman to another compartment where a very… intimidating man was waiting. He was big, big in the I'm-going-to-rip-you-in-half kind of way. The man had slightly tanned skin, brown curls framing his face and startling green eyes to finish his appearance. He also had an expression that said that messing with him meant certain death. Or at the least being ignored completely.


"Cornelia Lenore?" He asked in a very low voice. She nodded tentatively and he motioned for her to sit down opposite him. She did. "I'm your guider, as you already know. Alex Huntington." There was no hand to shake, or smile or anything except for a piecing stare. Cornelia nodded. "I'm not going to lie," he continued. "I won't sugar coat anything. You have a 5 on 6 chance to die, and it will most likely be a gruesome death." Cornelia winced, which only made Alex' stare harder. "Your Pokémon?"


Cornelia, still silent and definitely intimidated by the man, released all three of her Pokémon. Circe stayed close to her, obviously scared of the man also. Eos just stared at the man with her red eyes, curiosity to be read. Merope fluttered in the air and seemed unaffected by his presence.


"Balanced, but small." Alex muttered before addressing Cornelia again. "The Rapidash will be very valuable, she will be your transport. You could have done far worse. She could carry two also, in case of an alliance. Rapidash have a steady grip, which is very beneficial for this arena." Cornelia wanted to ask what arena it would be, but she didn't dare to.


"Kirlia is a very good one, I have experience with them myself. Tell me, does yours know Teleport?" Cornelia nodded. "How well is her telepacy?" Cornelia was forced to speak now.


"Circe can show me images, and feelings."

"Excellent, you have your scout. Kirlia are small and fast, send her to try and find the location of others, or of hazards that there might be. Butterfree looks very week, the only use it might have is sleep powder. Now you have your transport, your scout and your escape route. You need still need a tank, to keep you safe from others, and a prime attacker. As for the tank, I would suggest something big. Steelix or Onix would be preferred, for they can snake around you for protection, although they are slow. One knowing protect could also be very useful. Their main task is to keep you from being killed. A prime attacker will be needed for taking out the others, for you don't seem like it would be your main task. Tell me of your skills."


Cornelia stayed silent for a while, thinking. She didn't really have that many skills. "I-I took archery lessons when I was little, for a few years. I'm not really good, but should still be able to shoot an arrow a tiny bit accurately? I can also run."


"Good, you're small enough to be underestimated, keep that up. Try to look fragile, but not weak enough to become an easy target. Try to be overlooked. Also, you need an alliance." Cornelia had thought about this too. She wasn't physically strong, and so she needed someone who was to work with. Even though she was quick, she wasn't too good at making clever plans either, not the schemes that could help her win. She needed and alliance to win this, and that's what she would get. Alex continued. "Tomorrow when you meet your opponents, try and see who would be best for you. I would suggest maybe a girl would be best, more trustworthy and likely to accept you because you look so young."


"When we get to the destination you will be properly clothed, we will get your Pokémon some decent moves and you'll meet the people you'll be killing, or will be killing you. Then you will rest up and sleep. For now, we are here."


Cornelia abruptly looked out of the window. The scenery had changed to an almost blinding white. There was only one possibility. Snowpoint. A bit of hope shot through her. There would be plenty of water at least, and she was half-in-half used to the cold temperature. But still, this was going to be a tough one. And Alex didn't seem to be very sympathetic about things. The train skidded to a loud stop and with it Cornelia's stomach churned. "Well, here's to all or nothing."

 

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Luigi-a: You did Alex perfectly XD Nice post =3

 

[Z34guy]

Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Smash! An outstretched arm from under a thick black comforter had smahed the alarm clock to pieces. The arm retreated and pulled the black comforter down, revealing a boy no older than 19 with boy band blonde looks. The boy groaned and got out of the bed, slowly shuffling over to the closet where his black and purple messenger bag and large black duffle bag were already packed. He slowly put on a long sleeve black shirt with black and purple tripp bondage pants. Kevin was never a morning person and was not the kind of person you'd like to wake up for the hell of it... Doing so could endanger your life.

Most would think because he was selected for the Pokemon Games that he wouldn't be able to sleep, but Kevin was actually excited... He just refused to show it. The reason he was excited were the two things everyone else was afraid of. He'd probably die, and he'd definitely get hurt. There was a reason this excited Kevin. He was a masochist at heart. He loved pain and had tried to commit suicide many times over. The boy walked from the bedroom of his apartment into the kitchen and went for the fridge. After downing his favorite coffee energy drink (Monster Java: Russian flavor), he put his boots on, grabbed his bags and headed out the door. Having no family or friends to say goodbye to made it all the easier and quicker for him. Just before he left the building, he inserted a letter into the mailbox ijust inside the door. It was a letter to his father in Celadon explaining that if he didn't make it, the apartment was his and included the spare key.

Kevin sighed, but closed the mailbox and walked out of the apartment building. He couldn't help but be a little bit nervous. A good 80% of him wanted to die and/or get hurt in the games, but that last 20% believed he could be saved and live a normal life.

He soon hailed a cab, however, cutting off any and all thoughts or regrets and was on his way to the train station. Kevin sat in the back of the cab, listening to "Cross the line" by Superchick on his iPod when they arrived at the train station.

"Sir. We've arrived." said the Cabbie. Kevin nodded and paid the man before grabbing his bags and walking off to the station where his ticket was already waiting for him. Kevin grabbed his ticket and went to grab a seat on the train.

Kevin sat on the train, watching the trees whizz by the window as he listened to "Nobody's Home" by Avril Lavigne, whispering the lyrics to himself silently as a single tear rolled down his cheak. The powerful lyrics of the punk-pop song resonated with his soul and he felt like someone understood his pain for once.

"She wants to go home, but nobody's home.
that's where she lies, broken inside.
There's no place to go, no place to go
to dry her eyes.
Broken inside"

"Bravo! But next time louder, we'll want to hear you next time in the back row." A deep voice resonated bringing Kevin out of his stupor, before chuckling slightly, but then turned serious in a flash. "You must be Kevin."

Kevin turned his head to the man and nodded, taking in how the man looked. The man was tall and lankey, but looked very wiry. He had to be at least 6'4" and easily towered over Kevin's small 5'9" frame. He had bleached blonde hair that looked like it was purposely messed up in spikes. The bright color against the man's dark tan skin made it even stand out more. The only thing about his body that went with his look were his eyes, which reminded Kevin of swirling chocolate. And then there were his clothes, which were bright and cheerful compared to Kevin's gothic outfit. The only thing even remotely gothic were his black Converse high tops sneakers. On the lower end he wore a pair of knee length tan khaki shorts, while up north he wore a navy blue skin tight underarmor T shirt.

"I'm Tyson, I'll be your guider for the games."

Kevin nodded again in response.

"Not one for words I see. Well, I need to know a few things about you so we can work together. Let's start off with your pokemon team."

Kevin nodded and reached into his messenger bag and pulled out his 4 pokeballs. He tossed the first one as Seel came out.
"This is my Seel. She's very protective. She knows ice beam, surf, horn drill, and agility." He said matter of factly, getting right to the point. Seel noticed Tyson and gave a warning growl before moving over next to Kevin. He tossed another pokeball in the air as a red Bug-type came out.
"This is Scizor. He's very affectionate." Kevin said as the Scizor began nuzzling his hand wanting Kevin to pet him, which Kevin obliged. "He knows Steel Wing, Agility, Night Slash, and False Swipe." Kevin withdrew the two pokemon into their balls and put them away before continueing.

A hard look crossed Tyson's face as Kevin introduced the pokemon. "Good so far..." Kevin nodded and continued by tossing another pokeball.
"This is Leafeon. She's a little fire cracker who loves battling. She knows Toxic, Razor Leaf, Synthesis, and Giga Drain." He said as Leafeon ran up to Tyson excitedly and sniffed his legs before running around in a circle, seeming to try to catch her tail. "... She's always hyper and energetic."
Kevin tossed his last pokeball in the air. "And finally, Houndour. He's very attached to me. He knows Flamethrower, Crunch, Howl, and Hyper Beam" Kevin retreated both pokemon back into their balls and put them away.

"Seems like a well balanced team. You may need to add a pokemon or two in the future however. Now, do you have any special skills?" Tyson asked, finally sitting next to the teen. Kevin reaching under the bottom of the left leg of his tripp pants and pulled out a .22 caliber revolver and cocked it.

"I have deadly acurate aim and know some defensive karate, but I suck at close range offensive fighting. I was also trained to be a mechanic over the years by my father. I can take apart something as large as this gun, or a carburater, modify it, and put it back together in under 10 minutes." Kevin stated putting the gun away.

"Nice, just avoid close range and hand to hand combat and you should be fine for now. Anything else you think I should know?"

"I'm a masochist. I enjoy pain and death. If I die in these games, I'm goin' out with a smile on my face." Kevin said, raising one of the wristbands on his right arm and hiking up the long sleeve to prove the point. Upon seeing the many scars, Tyson visibly flinched. He just had to get stuck with the suicidal emo kid.

"Depending on how that is played, that can be both a good thing and a bad thing in these games. Best to keep that under wraps for now."
Kevin again nodded and placed his sleeve and wristband in their original places, hiding the many scars from view again.

"Now for tomorrow, You will be dressed accordingly, perfect your pokemon's moves and meet the other competitors. But keep yourself rested and relaxed until the games are actually underway."

Kevin gave his usual nodding response and went back to listening to his iPod, this time listening to "I want to be loved" by Prozzak, while watching the scenery pass by the window rapidly. When the song ended, an announcement came on the intercom.

"Please gather your belongings and be ready to leave. We will be arrinving shortly." Kevin sighed, but gathered his belongings as the intercom had advised. "Well. Here goes nothing."

 

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Z34guy: Uh oh, Tyson got a masochist XD Nice post =)

Chapter 1: Phase 2

Well, here you are. You've just gotten off the train and are in a car, seated next to your Guider. You're most likely looking at the sights. Your Guider also might try to make small talk, and (depending on your current mood) you may or may not respond to the idle chatter. All of the snow on the ground, the few houses, and all of the piney trees that make up Snowpoint City. Truthfully the city looks rather majestic with the snow, but a lot of you probably won't really be able to fully enjoy and appreciate that beauty. A lot of you see this as the place where your blood will stain that beautiful powder-white snow red. It's not really something you're looking forward to, but it was coming.

As soon as you arrive at a large building they get right down to business. You and your Guider will get on an elevator and go to:

Sahib: Floor 2
Natalie: Floor 3
Cornelia: Floor 4
Lilith: Floor 5
Kenny: Floor 6
Rin: Floor 7

This begins the first part of your "preparation". You will be prepped in the area of clothing first, and it is mostly your Guider's job to take care of you there. Fitters will be in the room to personally make sure the clothes you decide on fit, and if they do not they will fix the clothes for you. You must get (if you do not already have for some reason or another):

1 Winter Coat
1 Pair of Earmuffs/Warm Hat
1 Pair of Waterproof Gloves
1 Pair of Boots
1 Scarf
1 Pair of Snow Pants

The colors you can choose for yourself, and you can also pick what these particular things will look like. Your character is also able to get regular clothing (shirts/pants/socks/etc) but this is not required to have. Once you are done getting your clothes, you will be taken out of that room and into a room with several people and your Guider. They will offer you a choice of setting down your multiple bags of clothes, which you can accept or decline.

Your Guider will then explain that these are the PokeMakers. Most likely you will not like them right away, because many of you will know what that means. They are the ones that designed your own personal little hell. Your Guider will then say to bring out your Pokémon, which you must do. They will be brought out forcefully if you do not comply. After they are out, the PokeMakers will take some notes and then present you with anywhere from four to six moves . If you have a Pokémon that cannot learn that many moves, then it will obviously be less (like Magikarp can only learn Splash).

Moves: Maximum is 6, minimum is 4.

They will give you the moves (basically you can pick the moves here, I'm not going to tell you what your Pokémon can and can't know…but please OK your moveset with me, just incase) and then your Guider will escort you out. In that stage, you could also put in if they are impressed or not with your Pokémon, or if they at least appear to be or to not be. You can also put in a conversation, but remember that they will speak curtly with you and won't feel much like replying. They may make fun of your Pokémon (mostly this will happen if it is stage one) or they may compliment them (only happens if they are exceptionally strong/healthy looking to the PokeMakers).

Now you will meet each other. Your Guider will tell you that you are about to meet the other competitors, and you will all feel different about this. Some of you may have mixed feelings, others may feel scared, and all of the other lovely emotions in the world you could have. That's when your Guider casually mentions to you the "addition" this year. Two more people have been added, and they have been especially chosen for this. How you feel about this is up to you. In this particular part of the thingie, you may interact with other characters. It's really open ended here. Your character could be secluded and just observe everyone and not-talk, or they could try to gather as much information and talk with as many people (and make as many alliances, which many of your Guiders will recommend) as they possibly can. It just depends.

After about an hour, your Guiders will escort you out of the room and take you to your separate rooms (they are all on Floor 8 of this building). You can relax as much as you want. This may include reading, eating some food, sleeping, staring out your window, watching TV, or whatever else you can think of. You can basically have anything you want, because the night prior to the actual games is like the "Leisure Night". If you'd like, your character also may continue a conversation with other characters. So really think of the last part of this whole thing (from the paragraph of meeting each other) as a big free post. Have fun, and enjoy your last night of leisure for a very, very long time.

Basically:
-Go to the proper floor after the car ride
-Get the proper gear (plus extra, if you'd like…you can have ANY clothing imaginable. Make yourself look sweet XD)
-Meet the PokeMakers (no introductions or anything, just you see 'em and realize they caused your hell)
-Get your moves set (How about this…you must OK your move set with me before you post.)
-Meet your other competitors…describe them…talk to them…collaborate…whatever.
-Then you can do whatever in the last part. Be creative though, that'll make it fun =3
-You CAN split your post into two parts, if you prefer.

NPC Character Info:

#1

Spoiler:

Name: Anthony 'Tony' Harding
Gender: Male
Age: 17

Appearance:
Tony is average height, and has more muscle than you'd think possible to be on someone his age. Really, he looks like a teenage body builder. Truthfully he stands at about 5'10" so he isn't too short. That doesn't mean his buff-ness isn't very prominent. Really he looks huge and scary and like he could kick your ass in a physical fight. His skin is pale, eyes are baby blue, and his blonde hair is cropped rather short. One of his ears is also pierced, which almost looks out of place. His body looks so jock-ish, you wouldn't really think there'd be an earring there. Oh well, stuff happens.

Tony wears nice, tight clothes that show off his pecks. No, seriously he does. He's generally caught wearing a name brand shirt that is tight enough so you can tell he has muscle, yet lose enough so you couldn't like see his nipples or something. He isn't that bad. They range in colors, but never really go beyond blue or green. He doesn't really like colors too much. For pants, he generally goes for some form of basketball shorts. If he has to, he'll grudgingly wear jeans so lose on his ass you'd think they would be about to fall down. As for shoes, he wears a pair of tennis shoes.

Personality:
Tony has a complete and almost stereotypical jock personality. That might be mean, but really he does. He's very arrogant and believes that he can do anything. He also thinks that he could get anyone he wanted to do something for him, whether it be his homework or kill a man. Tony is also a complete womanizer. He knows he has the looks, and he knows he can get the ladies. So why not go for it? Exactly. He takes advantage of that often. Tony doesn't really "love" he more or less breaks hearts. Tony is also pretty stupid. He honestly probably wouldn't have been able to stay in private school had it not been for his overly brainy sister. Of course, he had her do all of his homework.

History:
Tony lived in a pampered life in Eterna City. He knows that his city is known for being fairly ruthless, and will use it to his advantage. Tony has grown up to be strong and tough, despite getting everything he wants when he throws a tantrum. He has trained physically for this all his life and has really never had an honest days work, which has made him almost arrogant. His father and mother have a high up position in the town, however, so this is almost to be expected. Tony doesn't really have any "true" friends, because ninety percent of them just like him because of his parent's money.

City Lived In: Eterna City

Skill:
Anthony is excellent at physical things. He is also very good with weapons. Basically the only thing he can't do well is strategize.

Flaw:
Anthony can seem very harsh and cruel even when he doesn't mean or want to be. Truthfully he doesn't really see this as a flaw, but it can actually prevent him from making the proper alliances when he might need to. Of course, Anthony doesn't think he needs to have alliances because he's already got this game figured out. He also, of course, can't strategize very well. He enjoys charging headfirst into things.

Pokémon Team:

Vigoroth (Male)
Anthony obtained Vigoroth as a gift from his father the day he turned six. He was rather displeased with the Pokémon, however, because all it seemed to want to do was sleep. When it evolved into a Vigoroth and learned more from Tony, suddenly it grew more aggressive and angry. His personality almost exactly resembles Tony's personality.

Mankey (Female)
Mankey was recently acquired through a "Pokémon Napping". Tony often enjoys this personal game, and has actually collected several Pokémon (that he was later forced to either give back or release) in these games. He makes a game from stealing other people's Pokémon and keeping them for himself. Mankey is slowly becoming a lot less kind and a lot more aggressive. She's starting to take after Vigoroth, and it's almost scary to think about what she'll be like as a Primape.

Monferno (Male)
Monferno was the second Pokémon that Tony got. He got Monferno as a Chimchar from Gale's minions. Seeing as he has had plenty of extra training time, Monferno is extremely close to evolving and showing his stuff. This Pokémon has a mixed personality. Around Tony, he is harsh. Around others, he is fairly calm and kind.

#2

Spoiler:

Name: Alexandria 'Ally' Cooper
Gender: Female
Age: 15

Appearance:
Ally has perfect features, almost literally. She has pale skin, wide blue eyes, and a cute pouty smile. Her hair is light brown with natural blonde highlights in it. What really does it for her is her lips. She'll keep you focused on them by using lip gloss, and only lip gloss. Truthfully Ally doesn't need anything else. She applies a bit of makeup to her face, but like her lips, only needs a little amount. Though her face may be the type to look very expressive, Ally can easily mask her emotions. You wouldn't really know what she was feeling inside, no matter what she looked like on the outside.

Ally often wears her hair in a high ponytail, but will take it out if she deems fit. She also wears makeup, as previously mentioned. She often wears some form of dress or skirt that fits her frame rather…nicely. It will also show a lot of leg. As for a shirt, it will generally be just as short and skimpy as her shorts. Most of the time she goes for shirts that expose her stomach. Shoes wise, they range. She has about forty pairs, so it's a rather difficult thing to pick for her.

Personality:
The first thing you'd notice about Ally is that she has an easily sexual mind. Don't like it, too bad. She also is very flirty, and would do almost anything to get a boy's attention (if she desperately wanted it). Ally is a pampered princess, however, and often gets angered if she doesn't get her way. Ally pretends to be very innocent as well, when on the inside she is actually very evil and manipulative. She would never get close to anyone under any circumstance, because what the hell. She'd just end up killing them later on anyway. Think you can win her heart? Pfft, just try.

History:
She grew up as best friends with Tony, and practically squealed at the fact they would be entered as "special guests" together this year. They make an almost unbeatable tag team, because they often knew what the other was playing at. Ally, of course, could kill Tony if necessary. She was pampered, seeing as her father was rather high up on the ladder of all of Sinnoh, and not just Eterna City. Sheesh, what is it with these crazy strong people and Eterna City?

City Lived In: Eterna City

Skill:
Ally is just all around good at being sadistic and manipulative. Even though she is only fifteen, Ally can easily pull off an act of seduction that would make almost any male weak in the knees (maybe a few females, too). She's also fairly decent with knives. I don't mean throwing them, I mean mutilation and torture.

Flaw:
She's horrible at physical fighting and couldn't really do that to save her life, unless she had a weapon. She also hates being rejected and will throw a tantrum if she is rejected. Don't reject her, you might end up dead.

Pokémon Team:

Weavile (Female)
Ally met Weavile one day when she was on a trip to Snowpoint City. She saw the Pokémon and they immediately became friends. Weavile is very, very sadistic and often likes to use her claws whenever she deems fit. That's probably why she and Ally get along so well together.

Skarmory (Female)
Ally received Skarmory from her father on her 13th birthday. Ally had often expressed her like for the number 13, and her daddy just couldn't resist. The Skarmory is often silent in the group. She's not exactly sadistic, but she isn't exactly too friendly either. It's best just to leave her be. She prefers to be on her own anyway.

Haunter (Male)

Haunter was the Pokémon she got from Gale. Literally, she got it from him. Not directly, of course, but she was standing just outside the door when it was transported to her. Haunter is more of a jokester, but Ally does find him amusing and useful. She knows he can be just as horrifying as her other Pokémon, otherwise she probably would've let Weavile had him as a play toy.

 

[Vorteld]

Chapter 2- Phase two

*As I want interaction, this wont be too long*

Tale sat in the car, simply staring at the breathtaking view outside. Snow everywhere. Nataliesimply loved Eterna Forest covered in snow, the few times it happened. She would make snowmen or have snowball fights with her Pokémon. And this place had snow by the bucketload. This was going to be fu. And all the mountains about... one really had to feel like a king at the top of one of those. Tale hoped she could get to experience that feeling during the Games. She giggled at the sight of people jostling to and fro in the cold, hurrying about on their varying businesses.

"Are we there yet?", she asked Eric once again. He seemed to be amused by her costanting babbling, as he smiled almost serenely. "In a moment", he replied, just as he had done the last five times she had asked him that question. Talle laughed and pulled out a Pokébal from her glove. Sleight of hand was fun. She should get her dad to teach her more magic tricks when she got home, the winner of the Games... She just hoped not too many would have to get hurt for that to happen.

The car pulled up outside a large building. Tale could see two men wearing Gale Frost's insignia guarding the door. Eric talked to them for a couple, of seconds. They nodded and let the twosome pass, Tale pulling her baggage after her. they walked thorugh a spotless reception room towards a plain elevator in one corner.Eric took a brief look at a letter stuffed in his pocket and pressed the "3" button. The doors slid close, and Tale felt the small box move upwards. "We're going to floor three?", she asked her Guider. He nodded at her. "How great!", she said and jumped up and down in excitement. "That means good luck, I'm sure of it!". Eric merely chuckled. Before Tale could say more to him, the doors slid open again. The man led her out into a room stuffed with neatly ordered boxes, as well as two nice-looking ladies. "It is time to get you properly dressed, Tale!". The girl stared at the boxes for a while, then squealed with delight and ruhed for the nearest one...

After quite some time, the room was a mess, the fitters were sitting, panting, in two chairs, Eric shook with surpressed laugther, and a very happy Tale was admiring herself in a large, oval mirror. She was dressed in light layers of wool under a robust, purple winter coat and a pair of equally purple snow pants. On her head was the purple, stuffed top hat with earmuffs, an object the fitters had examined for quite some time to make sure it was wind- and waterprooof. To cover the rest of her face, she had picked a very thick white scarf, as well as a couple of googles in case of harsh winds. Tale had discovered a couple of black boots and immediately taking a liking to the, rounding off her bizarre appearance with thick white gloves, waterproof. Eric had suggested an all white outfift in a low voice, mentioning a word that sounded suspicously like "camouflage", but Tale had been to absorbed in the clothing to hear him properly. Still chuckling, eric said goodbye to the dressers and lead Tale into another room, lugging her new gear with him. This room was simpler, smaller. Two rough-looking men wearing Gale's insignia was waiting for her. They made a gesture towards the floor, and she thankfully dropped all her bags for the time being.

"Your Pokémon" one of the men said in a gruff voice. Tale happily released her Drifblim, her Roselia and her Murkrow, grinning to the men with enthusiasm. They stared at her Pokémon, then smirked. "A hundred bucks she's dead meat before round three", one of them said, and the other man nodded, still smirking. Tale didn't undertstand. She kept smiling as the men took some notes. "Well", we better give your Pokémon some new moves, then!" the first man said, pulling out some odd-looking discs. He knelt before Roselia while Tale looked at him anxiously. "For the wimpy treehugger, some envenomating spice (TOXIC) and a way to dampen enemie that would easily burn her (RAIN DANCE)". He pressed two of the discs on the Pokémons head, and it shuddered for a little while. Tale knelt to embrace it, but the man had already moved on to Murkrow. "For the filthy scarecrow, a chance of rest (ROOST) and a chance to learn from it's betters (SNATCH). And-" He stood up. "For the baloon from outer space, something that will make put you at slightly better odds with smarter foes (EMBARGO). I think that's all we will give you, girly. Move on."

As Tale and Eric stood in the elevator again, this time moving dow, Tale asked what the men had smirked at. He frowned. "Well, Tale, look at the environment. Your team has one glaring weakness. They are all weak to Ice- type moves, something you will most likely bump into here". Tale sighed, then smiled. "That's all? I thought I was looking weak or something!". She laughed, and Eric smiled again.

"You're going to meet the other competitors now", Eric said as they stood in front of a door on the ground floor. "Try and see if you can make friends with someone- it will be a great help in the Games". Tale bounced up and down in response. "Sure, Eric!" she said. "I love making new friends!" Without waiting for his response, she bursted into a room looking like a living room- couches, chairs, fireplace. To her disappointment she saw that it was empry- appearently she was the first one to arrive. She slumped down in the nearest chair, eagerly waiting.

 

[Underoos]

Vorteld: Good post =) If you want to, you can borrow Tony or Ally to talk to (if everyone else is taken)

 

[§acred†Beo!]

Here she was sitting in a car on her way to the house where they would be preparing for the games. Sitting next to her of course was Emily her guider, she was trying to make small talk, but Lily's mind drifted off to other places. At one point she found herself wondering what would really become of her pokemon if she did not make it of this mess. Then she heard Emily say they were about to arrive.

"Great" she sighed smiling back to Emily who could see she was stressing out, then she pressed her face up against the back window of the car. Staring at the beautiful scenery. "It is beautiful" Lily said softly to Emily. Emily nodded in agreement. Deep down Lily knew that her blood may one day soon run through the snow covered lands.

Finally they arrived and were on there way to the fifth floor in an elevator. Once in the room Lily was quickly being dressed and picking out clothes that would suit her best for the games. She knew it would be deathly cold outside so the first thing she did was pick out a long sleeve light blue under armor shirt, along with the under armor pants to match. She then picked out a white long sleeve over shirt to go over the under armor followed by a bright blue winter coat. The snow pants she picked out were also a bright blue as well as the gloves and ear muffs and scarf.. Although the boots were a white color and had fur around the top outside and inside to keep her feet as insulated and warm as possible. Emily said she looked well prepared as well as pretty in all that blue. "It brings out your eyes" she said smiling as two men entered the room.

"Please bring out your pokemon were here to update there moves a bit" the men said as Lily decided not to argue and let out Flareon, Chikorita, and Electabuzz. The men looked over her pokemon and chuckled a bit at the sight of Chikorita and Flareon. "Such girly pokemon, I guess they fit you though" they said as they then noticed Electabuzz once again pressed up against a wall with his arms crossed pretending not to care. "Oh but that electabuzz looks very strong you may fair alright girl" they said as the first approached Chikorita and they pulled out three disks for her. "First move to help incase the snow gets to intense <Sunny day>, second move will protect help in protection from stronger enemies <protection> and finally a little bit of power for the tiny weakling <giga drain>" they then moved over to Flareon. "For the fire rat here we have a move that will give some help to it's teammates <helping hand> secondly will give it some bite to add to the cuteness <Fire fang>. Finally they made there way to Electabuzz who eyed them up and down caustiosly they pulled two more cd's and reached out for electabuzz who then electrified them both causing them to fly back in shock. "What the hell girl! Calm down your pokemon before we have to!" they shouted as Lily ran over to Electabuzz and started rubbing his shoulders.

"It's ok Electabuzz there just trying to help right now" she said as Electabuzz looked reluctant but wouldn't let down Lily and so he let his gaurd down. The two men then reapproached him "Now for the over protective hard ass we've got a few moves that will help greatly first move will help incase you find objects that you need to be moved or even a bigger foe <strength> next move is one that will do more damage the more the pokemon likes its trainer which this one seems to alot <return> and the final move is just something to help you use your size to your advantage <giga impact> thats all we have for you good day" the two of them shout as they leave the room and Lily returns her pokemon to there pokeballs.

"Well it seems like you just became a bit more suited for these games" Emily said as Lily stared down at the three pokeballs in her hands, she really did care for them.

"Yeah I just hope it's enough" Lily said still staring at them.

A few minutes later the two of them were in an elevator on there way downstairs. "So Lily remeber what I told you about these other competitors, trust my judgement please" Emily said as Lily nodded, she honestly just wanted to get her mind off everything while meeting the others. But if she was worried about having to kill one of them or worrying if one of them would kill her then how could she truly relax.

(Other part will be later)

 

[Underoos]

Sacred Beo: Good post =3 Hehe, so you thought of under armour too, huh? XD You'll see what I mean when I finish mine ;)

My post:

Sahib fidgeted slightly in the luxurious black car. His Guider was seated next to him, and he didn't like that one bit. She had this frown on her face as she stared out the window. It made him curious, but also made him want to be out of there. She was actually sort of beginning to annoy him for no reason, but what the hell. **** happened, right? Sahib sighed and leaned his head back against the soft cushion seat. The driver said that they would be arriving soon, but Sahib didn't really care to look out and about. He honestly couldn't care less about much right now. His Guider—what was her name again? Oh right, Leah—was still staring out the window. This wasn't awkward at all, no, of course not. Sahib rolled his eyes. Soon, they were in front of a large building.

Sahib sighed and stepped out of the warm car and onto the soft, powdery ground. His Converse left imprints in the snow. Sahib rubbed his bare arms. I should've thought to bring a coat, he thought in annoyance to himself. Stupid. Leah got out of the car next, and suddenly they were walking up to the castle. The driver declared that he would bring their bags up later, so Sahib didn't bother to worry about his small bag. Instead, he looked straight ahead and kept his face stony. They wouldn't film this part, but as soon as tomorrow arrived it would be all cameras, and all game faces. Almost straight away, Leah briskly walked over to an elevator. She pushed a button—2.

They rode up the elevator in utter silence. Sahib occasionally peered over at Leah. She seemed to still be off in some form of la-la land. A soft sigh escaped from his lips. Soon there was a soft "ding" and a halting motion. The doors smoothly slid open, and Sahib found himself walking into a rather interesting room. There were mirrors scattered about, along with a changing area and several racks of clothing. Sahib cocked his head to the side curiously. What the heck? He wondered. Suddenly there was a buzzing noise. A tube appeared to his right and inside a transport device. One girl in the room moved over and opened it, revealing several pairs of jeans. Sahib's eyebrows shot up. Whoa, he thought.

"Welcome, Mr. Bihar," one woman said. She walked up and quickly began to take his measurements. "Would you like us to specially order specific clothes? Or would you prefer to pick your own from either the computer to your left or the clothing racks up ahead?" Sahib blinked. How the hell was he supposed to know?

"I'll just…find the clothes for myself," he said slowly.

"Alright. Here is a list of everything you must have. Do not limit yourself. You can have anything you would like in this room," she stated. Anything? Sahib wondered. "Well, anything that's an article you would wear," she continued with a slight giggle. Sahib nodded and then moved over to the computer. He looked at the multiple buttons. One was "apparel" another was "accessories". Sahib pushed apparel. He was slightly surprised that the computer was a touch screen, and suddenly his inner-techno freak popped out. He began to quickly flick through the images of clothes. Might as well get a jacket first, Sahib decided.

Now, Sahib was the exact type who hated those big puffy and furry arctic jacket deals. He didn't like giant marshmallow-like things that would screw up his speed and movement abilities. So, he settled for looking at wool trench coats. Sahib was more of a trench coat person anyway. He clicked on the color black, and then began paneling through the options. Nothing really caught his eye too much. In the end, he found one that he liked. It was a black one with three buttons. There were two pockets near his waist and another up by his chest. Sahib glanced at the screen and this pressed the "Order" button. Seconds later, there was a buzzing noise from the same transport thing. One woman opened it up, and soon the coat was full size. She walked over to him and held it up as he crouched slightly before slipping it on. Seconds later, he was looking at himself in the mirror.

"It looks perfectly tailored for you," she stated as she fussed about the collar. "You'll want a scarf though. Your pretty neck will freeze!"

Sahib wasn't sure if he appreciated his neck being called pretty or not, so he just nodded and slipped off the coat. The woman walked off with it and set it on a separate rack that was suddenly empty. Sahib then hit the "Back" button on the screen. Next he browsed through the numerous scarves. Sahib, being not very fashion friendly, soon wondered what the heck he should pick. There were billions and billions of these things! He couldn't even remember where the one or two he had liked gone, and there was no way he was going to hit back a million times just to find a scarf. The same woman, sensing his obvious issues, immediately walked up to him and tapped him on his shoulder. Sahib looked at her slightly startled.

"Would you like some fashion sense? Your Guider can tell me if the scarf is right for the games."

"Uh…sure, I guess," Sahib admitted.

"I'm Holly, by the way," the woman chirped as she scooted him out of the way and quickly whizzed through the pages. Sahib nodded almost uncomfortably, unsure of what to say next. Occasionally Holly would pause her doings on the screen to look at him. Finally, she clicked on a scarf and showed it to him. The scarf was mostly black, but it had like a red strip woven into the fabric as well as some tan. "And it's made of…cashmere! Warm enough, right? We can order it especially large too, just so you'll have enough to keep you warm." She was actually pretty nice, so Sahib decided he could be civilized as well.

"I like it," he admitted. "…Leah?" They both looked at his Guider. She looked at the large screen that the scarf was projected onto. Finally, she nodded slowly. Holly beamed and ordered the scarf immediately. Seconds later, one of the other women in the room was pulling it out and hanging it over the trench coat.

"Now we just have to get everything else!" Holly chirped. Sahib blanched. This part alone had already taken fifteen minutes! He sighed slightly, but went on to do what she said.

In the end, he ended up getting a pair of black hiking boots that were waterproof, a pair of gloves that were black and had fur on the inside to keep his hands extra warm (they weren't waterproof, but Holly said that they could fix that), and a rather warm and fuzzy hat. Sahib wasn't too sure about the hat. It just looked rather odd. It was one of the types that looked like an Eskimo hat. Oh well…if it'll keep me alive, I guess I can't complain, he thought as Holly set it on the rack as well. This is the part where Sahib decided to speak up, because (once again) he wasn't a poofy person. Snow pants counted as poofy.

"Holly, do I honestly have to have snow pants?" Sahib asked. It was obvious that he detested the idea.

Holly frowned. "I think that's a question to ask your Guider. It's required, but I suppose we could make some form of a substitution," she admitted. Her voice was unsure though, so Sahib turned to Leah.

"Well, you could just wear your jeans and under armour. It might get really cold, but it also could be worth it. Several layers of that—or just one, depending on the day—might be warm enough for you. It would be like insulation to your jeans or whatever you wore on the outside," Leah said wisely. Sahib liked her a bit more now. She seemed to at least know what she was talking about. "Wear two every day, at least. You'll freeze. Maybe order some for that scrawny chest, boy."

Sahib huffed. Scrawny chest? He thought in annoyance. Holly giggled and then ordered some of the thermal wear for underneath his shirts as well as his jeans. Sahib crossed his arms defensively, realized what he was doing and then uncrossed them. Stupid old lady, he thought in annoyance. The woman (he needed to figure out her name) took off his order of under armour and then handed it to him. Sahib blinked and took it from her, wondering why she didn't put it on the rack. Holly giggled, and suddenly Sahib felt very uneasy.

"You need to try that one on for us, silly," she chided. "We need to see how it will fit with your regular clothes and if it'll actually keep you warm enough." Sahib blanched. "Oh, and currently you're sticking out like a sore thumb! You're wearing white pants. And maybe I'll fit you up with a heavy white shirt or sweatshirt for the above freezing days," Holly said in her happy tone. Sahib's eye twitched as he was shoved into the dressing stall thing.

Sahib looked down. It fits perfectly fine, he thought, cheeks going pinkish. He huffed and turned up his chin. There is NO way I am going out there. Nuh uh, nope, he decided, about to strip off the clothes. There was a knock on the door that made him flinch. Holly asked if he was done yet. It had been about five minutes already. Sahib called back in a negative response. There was a frustrated sigh, and then the door was practically ripped open. Sahib's eyes went a bit wide. Holly smiled cheerily at him, grabbed his hand, and pulled him into the middle of the floor. Sahib sighed heavily. She's going to try to rape me, Sahib thought as he decided to eye her carefully.

"Oh good! It seems like a perfect fit!" Holly squealed, walking around him. She paused at his back. Sahib felt vaguely uncomfortable. "Wow! You really do have no ass! It's not that you wear your jeans down on your legs, it's just your ass-less!" Holly started to giggle. Sahib's eye twitched. The Leah snickered and the other two women giggled. It's not my fault I have a fast metabolism, Sahib thought in annoyance. "So is it warm enough?"

"Yes," he replied tersely.

"Good! We'll just take that off and then get you some pants. And maybe a shirt, too. Then you'll be all set!" she chirped happily. Sahib grumbled as he walked (or pouted) back into the dressing room.

"Sahib!" Holly squealed as soon as he walked out. He blinked and his eyebrow immediately shot up. "We have a selection of pants! Look! And we have belts, too. 'Cuz it's obvious you're going to need a belt, you're so thin! You need to gain weight, you'll freeze out there!" Holly just seemed to be one for odd ramblings. Sahib looked at the multiple pants she had lined out on a single rack. There wasn't a whole lot. "They took white off the computer, so these will have to do," she sighed.

Sahib thumbed through them until he found a pair that seemed to work best for him. He wasn't really into cargo pants much, but figured that they would be useful out here. He grabbed a pair that had a pocket on each thigh as well as pockets where they would normally go. Then he grabbed a white belt to match. The women insisted he tried them on, and when he did, Sahib was happy to find that they fit almost perfectly. Sure, they were slightly lose, but it worked. His shopping was basically done now.

"Take some extra socks. Here's a wool pair. Oh, and take this normal pair, just incase your feet get too hot," Holly said, sticking the socks in his bag. "Hmm…oh! And take this sweatshirt. It's fleece, so it will be good for you on a bit less cold days. Wear that if you can. Remember to put the under amour on underneath, just so you won't freeze. Oh, and obviously another shirt below that, and…and…" Holly trailed off, and then hugged him. Sahib blinked, glanced around, and then awkwardly patted her back. Okkkkaaaaaaaaaaaaay then, Sahib thought. "Good luck!" she squeaked. Then it was over.

Time to meet my fellows, I guess, Sahib thought.



(OOC: You can look if you want, just his selection of clothes basically):

Spoiler:

https://shop.nordstrom.com/S/303783...765727669&id=9931869&largeImg=0&tname=product - Trench coat
https://shop.nordstrom.com/S/303536...765727669&id=8717219&largeImg=0&tname=product - Scarf
https://shop.nordstrom.com/S/303628...65727669&id=10113756&largeImg=0&tname=product - Gloves
https://shop.nordstrom.com/S/303093...65727669&id=10034802&largeImg=0&tname=product - Boots
https://shop.nordstrom.com/S/303628...65727669&id=10040797&largeImg=0&tname=product - Hat
https://images.cabelas.com/is/image/cabelas/s7_971020_renderset_01?$main-Large$ -"Snow Pants"
https://www.underarmour.com/shop/us...yer/pid1204398-Men-s-Basemap-Crew/1204398-001 -Thermal Wear
https://www.emoda.com/prodimages/whtksejgtkjesvjarg.jpg - Cargo Pants

 

[Z34guy]

Kevin sighed as he looked out the window of the black Chevy Impala at the falling snow. 'Just think how much prettier it would be tinted red...' He thought sadistically to himself while listening to "Hey Hey" by Superchick on his iPod. Tyson, next to hims, was starting to get on Kev's nerves with his constan trying to start conversations.

Then he snapped. "Do you seriously want to know about my life?" Kevin asked snappishly. Tyson seemed taken back but sheepishly nodded.

"I grew up in Kanto. My died when I was young and I grew up pretty much being ignored by everyone. Do you know what it's like to constantly feel invisible? At 13, I set off on my pokemon journey to getaway from it. Everytime I've tried to kill myself so far, some random bystander steps in or something randomly miraculous happens that saves my life. It's frustrating. At that point, I settled down in Hearthomb and gave up on life."

Tyson immediately shut up. He had never heard a teenager so mad at everything. He looked out the window and found an excuse to speak in the tense atmosphere. "We're here."

They got out of the car and tensely walked to the elevater, where Tyson promptly pushed button 6. In no time, they were on the desired floor and walking down the hallway before going into the room at the end of the hallway. Three women bombarded them immediately cooing over Kevin the second they entered the room. Kevin did not look happy in the slightest as they finished cooing and began measureing him.

15 minutes later, Kevin was finished dressing, having chosen black earmuffs that had a slot to plug in his iPod, plain black snowpants, black fingerless gloves, and a black fleece winter coat with red accenting. The 3 women looked at him both satisfied and baffled at how one could wear so much black. A few minutes later, he had his chosen clothes in a bag and walked out of the room following Tyson again who led him to another room.There were a group of people there waiting for them. They gave off an enticing aura that Kevin could have bathed in

"These are the pokemakers." Tyson explained. "They set this whole thing up."

Kevin immediately bowed hearing this. "I applaud the creation of such a sadistic competition." Tyson was again taken back. He had never had a kid like this for the games. Ever.

"Enough pleasantries. Show us your pokemon." one of them ordered. Kevin happily obliged revealing his 4 pokemon.

"Hmm. 2 mutts, an overgrown bug and a blob." the apparent leader said. Seal immediately lunged for her while Kevin held her back. Leafeon, Houndour and Scizor shrugged it off. For once, Scizor wasn't begging for attention, but was rather alert for once. He clearly didn't like these people.

The woman, and apparent leader, walked up to Seel holding what looked like a CD to her forehead. "for the overprotective blob, a field advantage to confuse <HAZE>, and a surprising advantage over other water types <THUNDERBOLT>. Kevin returned Seel quickly so she wouldn't attack.

The woman then moved to Scizor. She again held CD-looking objects to Scizor's head. "For the mutated overgrown bug, an Aerial surprise <AERIAL ACE>, and an power increasing move <SWORDS DANCE>."

Scizor made no movements as she moved on to Leafeon, again holding up CDs. "For the drug loving mutt, A bright move to brighten anyone's day <SUNNY DAY>, and a powerful concentrated beam <SOLAR BEAM>." Leafeon yawned and laid down as she moved to Houndour. "And for the gothic mutt, A surprisingly charged bite <THUNDER FANG>, and an attack for rear defense <IRON TAIL>."

The woman then stood up and moved to Kevin. "Your pokemon should be ready now for the competition. Now get out of my sight." she said in a harsh voice. Kevin obediantly returned his pokemon and walked out of the room with Tyson.

Tyson turned to Kevin. "Now to meet the other competitors. Are you ready?"

"Just show me kids with death wishes." He said harshly before following Tyson down to what looked like a meeting room. Kevin looked around almost with a glare at his competitors. A happy go lucky girl with an obvious affection for purple, a jock with more muscles than brains, a girl who seemed like a vindictive cheerleader, an asian boy who seemed less than pleased, and a rather pretty girl in a bright tank top and jeans. Kevin shrugged them off and sat into a chair, turning up his iPod blasting "Caramelldansen" into his ears. The swedish song seemed to calm his nerves, if he was nervous at all, and made him visually relax to the music, giving him a look of bliss on his face.

((will continue in a later post. Hope this is good enough))

 

[Underoos]

Z34guy: Nice post =3 Good moveset. I like how Kevin is all grr and Tyson is like -_-; XD

I'll edit this with my post later.