Pokemon Paramount Ventures! The New Cygrus Region! [IC/Accepting via OOC]

[Ｄｈａｒｃ]

[color="#a0522d"]Aron popped out of his Pokeball and looked at the battle, staring intently at the two battlers. Aron's thoughts began to drift off and memories from long ago resurfaced. Here are some of those memories.
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[color="#a0522d"][/color]ARON CHRONICLES--PT. 1
Aron was the child of a female Aggron and a male Rampardos. The Rampardos had escaped from a wildlife preserve and had fell in love with the Aggron, and later Aron's egg came about. The trio lived happily in Greenvine Hill, undisturbed and content. One day, they encountered a wandering group of Shieldon, Bastiodon, Lairon, Aron, Aggron, Cranidos, and Rampardos. The group accepted them and they remained happy for a while. One day, however, a Lairon and Bastiodon joined forces and attempted to control the group, and eventually succeeded by defeating all who stood up to them, including Aron's parents. The defeated ones were exiled, leaving only Aron and the families of the two new "leaders." Aron became depressed and lost the will to go on, when a kindly family of Shieldon and Bastiodon took him in. Aron slowly regained a sense of purpose, and one day joined with two others who had lost their parents, a Cranidos and a Rhyhorn, who was new to the group when the coup was staged. They fought valiantly, but 'twas in vain; Lairon and Bastiodon mopped the floor with them. The Cranidos and Rhyhorn were exiled, but Aron was permitted to stay, so long as he unfailingly serve Lairon. Aron solemnly oblidged, knowing this would give him the opportuninty to one day destroy the two who had forced his parents and friends away.
END OF PT. 1[/color]

[StealthyTyranitar]

"Well, maybe i heard about it on my favorite TV show, Battle stratigies, advanced. Okay Flaafy, use Brick Break Again and again to split the solAR BEAMS in halve to hit all the reflections or the actual Grovyle ." Flaafy chopped all the beams in halve and hitting them back at all the reflections." Flaafy kept on chopping the beams in halve and firing them at the reflections, and eventaualy, only one Grovyle was left. It chopped the last solar beam in halve and sent it flying towards Grovyle. "Alright Flaafy, keep it up. Remember all the good times we had together instead of how badly your hurting."

[~Kip~]

Leonard walked along the first road to Gradnis Forest. Many flying Pokemon are gliding around or caring for their children. Suddenly, a Fearow dives down and attacks a Pidgey. Unfortunately, the mother has died and the father is out hunting. Leonard decides to help.

"Go, Bulbasaur!" he yelled, throwing a ball-like capsule to the ground. It bounces, releasing a little green frog with a flower bulb on it's back. "Now, use Vine Whip since you're still in the air!" The Bulbasaur grabs on to the Fearow's wings and throws it under it. The Fearow smashes into the ground, creating dust. The baby Pidgey starts to cheer. "Now, use Razor Leaf!" The Bulbasaur raised it's bulb high, and toward the enemy, and shout razor sharp leaves at the Fearow. The Fearow looks very weak. "Now, Return!" yelled Leonard, holding out the Poke-Ball. A red beam absorbed the little Bulbasaur, and the Fearow slowly flew off.

A male Pidgeot now returns to the nest, looking around. Seeing that there is a trainer, and the Pidgey is excited, it is about to go and attack Leonard. The Pidgey quickly yells to it's father.

[i][color="#8B0000"]Father! This boy has not tried to harm me, but has helped me deal with a Fearow. We should be thanking him greatly, not attack him![/color]

[color="#FF0000"]So you say this boy helped you, well if he survived a Fearow attack without a scratch, then he is a much better being to take care of you. Is that alright?[/color]

[color="#8B0000"]That is what I was hoping you would say. Thank you daddy![/color][/i]

The Pidgey flew slowly down to Leonard. It then flew to him and poked his Poke-Ball. It dropped on the ground after being absorbed into the ball it shook...1...2...3...DING! The Pidgey was caught in the Poke-Ball. Leonard moved on and finally arrived at the entrance to Gradnis Forest.

[Sakurazaki Daisuke]

After some minutes seeing the battle, Sono decided to enter the in the Gym and watch more closely.He entered in the Gym and saw a big forest with a lot of Pokemons walking like if it was their house, "[i]Humm...Probably I will need to pass throught this forest...I think I can bind them for some minutes with my Oddishs to proceed to the Battle Room[/i]" he thought wilhe throwing 2 of his Pokeballs, "Go on Hikaru-Kun and Kaoru-Chan!" the balls opened and revelead the couple of Weed-like Pokemons, "Kaoru-Chan and Hikaru-Kun use Sweet Scent, please!" he ordered and the Oddishs started to spin around themselfs and exhale a very delightful smell, when the Pokemons noticed, they came to see what was exhaling that incredible smell, "Yay!! Now use Vine Whip and bind them, Hikaru-Kun" he said while one of the Oddishs started to launch vine from its leaves located on its head, the vines skirted all Pokemons in the area and binded all of them together in a single circle, "Fast Kaoru-Chan, use Sleep Powder and make them sleep a very good night!!" he added to the last order while the other Oddish started to throw a green powder from its leaves, afte this all Pokemons started to sleep while Sono, the Oddishs and Vulpix were running to find the exit, after some time they found the door leading to the Battle Room of the Gym Leader; Sono was with a lot of leaves on its head and Vulpix was all covered by them.He opened the door leading to the leader's battle room and saw a couple of trainers waiting to battle against the leader, "Oh, no!! And there is a battle happening now!" he said while looking down sadly, "[i]This is going to last for an eternity![/i]" he thought, "I think I can come back later, right Yuko-Chan?", the little Vulpix started to growl quietly "[i]Ok it's decided, I am going to the next Gym before this one[/i]" he thought with a wise face, "Thank you very much for the help Hiakru and Kaoru, you can return now", he showed the two Pokeballs and returned both Oddishs to them, "Alright, first things first, I need to get out if this Gym and search on my Pokedex to see what is the next Gym..." he said, then he saw a door with a note behind the Battlefiend, he approached it and read the note: "One way exit, you can go by it but cannot return! - By Shibi".He opened it and went out of the Gym with his Vulpix on its head.

[Dementuo]

The Grovyle was hit with the Solar Beam, but then vanished. "Even with Substitute still active, ididnt need it. You still hit a clone. Now here's a strategy you should know. I tought you would have known I'd do this. I always keep a clone in the back to decieve my opponent. When my Grovyle fired off the Solar Beam, he jump away under cover of the blasts' light. He then left behind a clone in his stead to take the hit for him. So now, hecan do what he does best. Go ahead, Grovyle!" Two Leaf Boomerangs shot out from Heinz Flaffy, encompassing it. Then, Grovyle appeared above Flaffy, leaves raised and glowing, ready to strike once more.

-MEANWHILE-

Nathan looked back over to Caden. "You've come a long way, Caden... You only need to go a little further..." Nathan thought. "I'll be right behind you to give you the support you need." He continued in his head. Nathan started to drift off, and fell asleep in his chair.

-MEANWHILE-

Zura Glory had spotted someone nearby Gradnis Forest. "Hm... I can't go in alone, and I can already see some reinforcements on the horizon..." Zura pulled out his watch. "Dial Rectus." The watch dialed Rectus' private number, and called him. "Rectus, canyou hear me? I need you to get over to Gradnis Forest quickly. But, use the Airspace. Don't go by land, go by air. If my suspicions are correct..." Zura looked down. "...Then we may be able to stop Team Nebulus once and for all."

[Zextra]

Caden just lay there, thinking and worrying. Sooner or later, he saw that Nathan was asleep. Caden looked at him sadly, since he had no idea what Caden was about to do. He booted up the built-in laptop and ran the battle simulator. He inputted the data of many trainers and started practicing combination attacks on the simulator. Eventually, he forgot about his "plans" and lay back down, thinking. "Atrus, you'd better wait for me" he thought.

-MEANWHILE-

"Zura. I understand. I'm on my way" Rectus said as he left his office. "Salamence!" he called, as the blue dragon emerged. "Destination: Gradnis Forest!" Salamence flew through the halls of the Elite 4 Headquarters and out a window. "Salamence, let's speed things up with Dragon Dance!" Rectus called as Salamence started glowing blue and red. It zoomed forward with outrageous speed and, soon afterwards, arrived at the edge of Gradnis Forest. He jumped off Salamence, called it back in its Pokeball midair, and landed next to Zura.

[Ｄｈａｒｃ]

[color="#708090"]Dante and his Pokemon were slowly working through the rubble that had fallen when the entrance to the cave exploded. Finally, they came to a large, open chamber with a portal.
"Hmm...I think I spoke a little too loudly...All but Tyranitar, retreat."
The Pokemon were sucked back up into their balls, leaving only Tyranitar and Dante standing there. The duo walked through, where they were lifted by a strange force onto an upside-down platform.
Dante looked about, noting the properties of theTorn World. Then, he diverted his full attention to Nathaniel.
"Alright. Where the hell are you, Giratina?"[/color]

[StealthyTyranitar]

ooc: boomerang combo is mostly physichal attack,.
"Flaafy, jump up and use defense tacklethen use thundrbolt on both yourself and grovyle" Flaafy jumped up into the air and formed a hard ball around itself and made all the leaves bounce of it. Then, Flaafy turned the sky a drk color and sent down a bolt of lightning, zooming down on to the Grovyle, which was still suspended in mid-air. If it hit, it would probably destroy the substitute and Grovyle would be at about halve health.

[~ Dākunaitomon ~]

Blake then checked his pokegear for the time. [i]Oh crap it's almost night[/i] "hey Daniel I don't know about you but I'm heading back to the pokemon center." Jake heard no response however he left the battle field. Along the way he found a group of pokemon mating? "oh my god! Uhh Come one Explo."
"Quil!" Jake then continued to the pokemon center.

[~Kip~]

As Leonard passed through the forest, Pokemon he had never seen before pooped out of nowhere and charged at him. They were yellow, with white wings, and they were covered with black stripes, almost like bees. Leonard quickly pulled out his Pokedex and pointed it toward the Pokemon. The Pokedex read:

[i]Beedrill, the Poison Bee Pokemon and the evolved form of Kakuna. It flies at high speed and attacks using the large venomous stingers on its forelegs and tail.[/i]

"Well, that's enough info to know I should run!" said Leonard while starting to run. Though he ran his quickest, he couldn't get away from the bee Pokemon. He knew he would just have to fight it. "Go, Pidgey!" he said, throwing a red and white ball to the floor, which bounced up, releasing the Pokemon he had caught earlier, Pidgey.

"Use Gust!" yelled Leonard. The small bird Pokemon screeched it's name in fright and flew behind Leonard. "Pidgey, what's wrong?" he asked. Leonard then figured it out. He had realized the little Pokemon was afraid of facing Pokemon that fly because it was constantly being attacked by them alone. Leonard knew this would be a problem.

"Return, Pidgey. Go, Bulbasaur!" The little frog bounced out of the ball. "Vine Whip!" yelled Leonard. The Bulbasaur reached vines out of it's back and constricted the Beedrill's wings. "Now throw it!" The Bulbasaur threw the Beedrill to the ground. It was definitely out for the count.

Leonard then returned Bulbasaur to it's Poke-Ball. After a while, he could see some light. He ran to it, and found that he was at the end of Gradnis Forest. Already, he could see the village.

Leonard ran down the road, hoping to challenge the Gradnis Gym Leader.

[~ Dākunaitomon ~]

"Hmm It's not to late maybe Shibi Is ready for battle!" 5 minutes later... Blake finally arrived at the Gradnis gym. "Come on come on Shibi you better be there..." When Blake walked in he saw a dark brown haired Boy wearing: dark blue-black jeans, a dark green shirt, and a brown jacket. "Oh! Finally Shibi is here Man I hope he's not resting his pokemon... Wait before I rush in I better Devise a strategy..." 5 Minutes later. "Ok Shibi Torarian I challenge you to a gym battle!"

[CrystalCyae]

(OOC: OK, alien, I think eeither me or Serenity should go before you, since we've been waiting days to battle Shibi.)
Kalin trudged through the thick snow, each step a struggle. "Uggh, why did Seara have to come HERE of all places?" He grumbled, pulling his right foot out of a snowdrift. After a small struggle with a deep snowdrift, Kalin walked into the Department Store, frozen to the bone even with his thick coats. Shaking slightly to get rid of the snow stuck in his hair, he walked further inside, and then rammed into a tall girl. "Ooops, sorry 'bout that." Said Kalin, stepping aside to continue walking. The girl laughed,stopping him. "You know, this is funny!" Kalin was puzzled. "Excuse me?" The girl shook her head with another laugh. "Don't you recognize me?" Kalin went to shake his head, but then stopped. "Oh, oops. Hey sis."

[Dementuo]

Atrus was staring out at the ocean. Night had nearly fallen, and Atrus was starting to wonder just what had happened to Caden. "...Where is he...? He should be here..." Atrus continued to look out at the ocean. He was feeling tired. "I guess I should get some rest, and see if he comes in the morning..." Atrus went back into the Pokécenter, got a room, got into bed, and fell asleep.

-MEANWHILE-

Zura looked over at Rectus. "Glad you could make it. Look over there." Zura gestured to Nathaniel, who wasna safe distance away, partially hidden from sight by the countless trees. "He's looking for something here. He's going to a lot of trouble to keep people out of his way, and out of his range. You know who he is? I don't." Zura said. "Hopefully, whatever he wants, won't be in his reach." Zura continued to look at Nathaniel, trying to find some sign of what he was looking for.

-MEANWHILE-

Zura Trancella looked down at his shard, then to the Star Hedron that remain locked next to it. "...So many unanswered questions, yet such small, insignificant pieces of rock. They only existed as a tool. A way of learning that power isn't ours to control, but rather, it shall control us, if we do not seek to conquer our fears in another way..." Zura thought.

[Zextra]

Caden had woken up for two hours, and had finished adjusting a headset for each of his Pokemon. He attached them on, and connected a camera to his laptop. Then, he proceeded to throw his six Pokeballs out the window onto the Pokemon Center arena. He booted up his computer and the images of his 6 Pokemon appeared. "Alright, guys. Even now, I'm not going to give up on you guys" he thought, desperately training his Pokemon and giving them commands via microphone and watching their actions through his computer. "Alright, Milotic! Let's practice the Dragonic Combo: Tail Stream!" he called, as Milotic lighted up its tail. It fired a Dragon Pulse at the glowing tail and the coat of bright shine shattered along with the blue energy of the Dragon Pulse. The shards of blue and white burst into the air. "Now, release the Hidden Power!" Caden called through the microphone. Milotic let loose a red wave, propelling the shards and accelerating them down upon the ground. "Excellent...Electivire, your turn..." Caden continued with this. Unfortunately, he didn;t notice Nathan sleeping...

-MEANWHILE-

"Yeah, I know... A while back, he attacked a young boy who was trying to get through Gloomy Shades" Rectus explained to Zura. "He's definitely up to something" he thought. "And it's up to us to stop him!"

[Dementuo]

Zura turned to Rectus. "'Course it is... But we can't risk giving ourselves away just yet. He's bound to recognize you, and he'll get spooked if I show up out of the blue... No. We have to know where to look before we can start moving. He knows what he needs, so now all we have to do... Is figure out what he need s as well..." Zura said.

-MEANWHILE-

Atrus was still sleeping. He was dreaming. He was standing in a small clearing, surrouned by fog and trees, and there was another Pokémon there. It seemed to have no true form, as it kept shifting. Atrus couldn't quite make out its appearnece, but it disappeared in a flash of red light. Atrus looked around to see where the light had come from, but to no avail. Atrus woke up suddenly. "...That was strange... No... It wasn't a nightmare, but not really a dream either... It didn't feel real enough to be a 'vision', but it felt pretty real." Atrus thought.

-MEANWHILE-

Nathan started to wake up. He got up, stretched out, and looked around. He noticed Caden. "Never could give up, could you? Oh well, I suppose that that's a good thing. Well, you might want to take a break if you start feeling tired or pained. Don't push yourself, our you'll push too hard."

[Zextra]

"Not right now...I won't let a couple of burns stop me..." Caden said to Nathan. "Not when the league is so close... I just can't stand to sit here doing nothing" he thought. "Electivire, let's try and evolve Focus Vortex!" Caden called into the microphone. "Fire off three Focus Blasts! Now, use Psychic to turn the force of them into a twister!" he demanded. Electivire fired off three glowing orbs, but instead of turning into a vortex, Electivire's Psychic melded the Focus Blasts into a tornado-like structure. " Now, Electivire! Jump in and spin with Shock Wave and Thunderbolt!" Caden commanded. Electivire jumped into the eye of the twister and started firing off a yellow shockwave from its right tail and a blue shockwave from its left. Then, the two colors started to move and spin, creating a bolting sensation of blue and yellow light. Caden looked disappointed. "It's not strong or solid enough, Electivire. However, don't give up and try again! First, let's perfect the melding of the twister..." Caden's training continued. "I'm going to push as hard as I can" Caden thought. "I'll regret it forever if I can't show up with my best" he exclaimed to Nathan.

-MEANWHILE-

"Good idea. We should first stick with deductive reasoning" Rectus said to Zura. "I know he's after Giratina, as the "branch" of Turnback Cave lies within Gloomy Shades here in the Cygrus Region" he explained. "But then, why would he be here?" he thought, silently.

[~Kip~]

Leonard was still running down the hills when a man with red hair attacked him by sending in a Feraligatr. Leonard quickly jumped backwards. He threw his Poke-Ball to the ground while calling out for Pidgey. The ball bounced, releasing the small bird. "Use Gust!" yelled Leonard while pointing his finger at the Feraligatr. The Pidgey flapped it's wings and released a gust of wind, barely damaging the Feraligatr. "Use Hydro Pump!" yelled the man to his Feraligatr. The big blue alligator Pokemon opened it's mouth wide and shot a beam of water, knocking out Leonard's Pidgey. Leonard then sent Bulbasaur out to try to do what it can. The man returned his Feraligatr and instead sent another Pokemon, Gengar, to battle. "Use Shadow Ball!" yelled the other man. The Gengar threw a ball of darkness at Bulbasaur.

"Bulbasaur, dodge and use Vine Whip on the ball," said Leonard calmly. The Bulbasaur jumped then, shot vines from it's back to catch the ball. It then threw it after Leonard's command, which hit the Gengar, knocking it out.

"That's one talented Bulbasaur you have there," said the man. "But it's not quite good enough. Go, Feraligatr!" The man sent his Feraligatr back in to battle. "Now use Ice Beam!" The Feraligatr sent a beam of ice hurling toward Bulbasaur. It was hit, and soon knocked out. The man congratulated Leonard knocking out his Pokemon. "My name is Silver, what's yours?" the man asked. Leonard kindly told his name and quickly gave Friend Codes. Leonard started on the road to the village again.

[CrystalCyae]

(ooc: I'm NEVA letting this IC die down. NEVA I tell you!)
Kalin's sister smiled. "So, you DO remember me? Was slightly worried for a moment!" Kalin grinned. "Well, it was kind of hard, since you grown and look different." Seara rolled her eyes. "Well, yeah, that's what happens for most people. Like you. You've gotten much bigger too." Kalin laughed. "Point taken sis!" Seara smiled again, then frowned when someone else walked in. He walked over hurriedly. "Seara, something has happened!" Seara rolled her eyes. "What now, Marcus? Did you lose your pen again?" Marcus shook his head furiously. "No Seara. A large snowdrift has buried your house, and I'm not joking!" Seara gasped. "WHAT!" She rushed immediately out the door. Not knowing what else to do, Kalin followed.

[~Kip~]

As Leonard finally arrived at Gradnis Forest, he looked around for a Pokemon Center. After a while, however, he found one.

---------------------THE NEXT DAY---------------------

As Leonard got up, so did Bulbasaur and Pidgey. He returned both of his amazing Pokemon, and headed out. Looking around, he found the Gradnis Gym and entered.

"I heard the name of the leader here was Shibi, but, he looks busy, with quite a few trainers, maybe I should just head to Terranium City for now..." Leonard thought to himself disappointingly. He walked down the road to the desert. On the way, he saw many ground and rock Pokemon, but he didn't see a single Larvitar, his favorite of them. However, things changed when he noticed a water hole. There were many Pokemon drinking out of it. But the one that caught his attention was the Larvitar. He sent out Bulbasaur, since Pidgey had weakness.

"Use Vine Whip!" he said to his Bulbasaur. The Bulbasaur's vines obviously took the little Pokemon by surprise, as it almost fell into the water. "Larvi!" it said, throwing a rock at Bulbasaur, which hit it. It then dug underground. "Where is it?" asked Leonard.

Suddenly, the Larvitar hit Bulbasaur from below. "Larvitar!" it shouted strongly. Bulbasaur was soon feeling weak. Sleep Powder!" yelled Leonard. The Bulbasaur shot a sleeping powder toward the Larvitar, which made it fall asleep. "Go, Poke-Ball!" Leonard yelled throwing a Poke-Ball at the little sleeping Pokemon, which he caught it. He headed once again to Terranium City.

[Serenity the Candyman]

The Device was showing many things as Nathaniel headed towards the feather. It told him that his 100 men was coming to his side. Second, it pointed to the location of the feather, which was right above him. Last it was sensing other lifeforms in the area....Nathaniel knew if he didn't hurry, he could lose this oppertunity to get the feather. Sending out Crobat, He ordered Crobat to retrieve the feather that was overhead. Crobat understood, and the feather was now in Nathaniel's hand......."Finally, after years of Searching....Hooh's Feather. Now the last item to create the Ultmate Weapon.....is the DNA of Mew....." Seeing the 100 men in the forest, waiting for his orders. "Alright Men, lets return to "our" real base." The Device opened up a vortex large enought to swallow everyone, sending them to Giratina's realm. The Vortex closed, as if nothing had happened.

Nathaniel looked at the base, which was now 50% complete. The world will be helpless when the picture is revealed...Nathaniel was confronted by a site he didnt want to see. Dante, the idiot whose only goal is to obtain Giratina. He can still have him for all I care....

[~Kip~]

Leonard hurried quickly down the desert road to Terranium City. His brown hair swished in the desert wind. He found a good rest spot and decided to set up camp for the night. Before going to bed, he released Bulbasaur, Pidgey, and Larvitar. He poured some Pokemon food into each bowl, and the Pokemon happily ate. Suddenly, a large fire beast swooped down and grabbed Bulbasaur and Larvitar. Pidgey however dodged it's wretched clutches.

"Bulbasaur! Larvitar! You bastard Ho-Oh, you took my Pokemon!" Leonard yelled to the fire beast that took his Pokemon. Pidgey looked in fear at the bird. It knew it had to do something, but it just couldn't.

[i]Maybe I should, but I'm just scared. No, I'm tired of always running away, I have to face my fears...[/i] it thought to itself.

"PIDGEY!" yelled the tiny bird as it started to glow with a white aura. It changed shape, turning into a bigger, more elegant bird. "Pidgeo!" It yelled. It chased after the Ho-Oh faster than Leonard could see. It had started to move faster, and it took the Ho-Oh by surprise. The Ho-Oh dropped the two Pokemon, which Leonard returned to their Poke-Balls, along with his newly acquired Pidgeotto. The next thing he knew, it was morning. He started on the road to the city again.

[Dementuo]

"I know, but it sure is useful. Alright, Skarmory, use Substitute, then use Arial Ace!" Skarmory rushed towards Shuppet, avoiding all of the thunderbolts, and flew straight at Shuppet, prepared to TKO it with this hit. "This can't miss!"

-MEANWHILE-

"Grovyle, use Double Team!" Grovyle split into twenty, and Flaffy ended up rolling through a clone. The Double Team faded, and Grovyle leapt into the air. "Now fire off a Magical Leaf!" Grovyle shot out many rainbow-colored leaves, and they shot towards Flaffy. "Now then, this should do it. And remember, this can't miss!"

-MEANWHILE-

Zura Glory pulled out a number of small devices, about he size of a quarter each. "Here, take a few of these. They can track, and they can act as cameras. Place one on him, and put the others around the forest so we can keep an eye on him from further away." Zura handed Rectus a few trackers. "Lets go." Zura started to walk into the forest, blending in pretty well.

-MEANWHILE-

Atrus had decided to stop looking at the ocean and was now reading about a few of the new Pokémon from the Isshu region. "So there are new ones still...? I might have to catch a few... Some seem pretty powerful." Atrus thought. "Ah, best not think of that now. I still got to keep watch for Caden when he gets here."

[shelds9]

A young boy was wandering around the giant town he lived in with his favorite Pokemon. He just walked on, past all the battles he would normally stay and watch, training for the Elite Four. He hoped to challenge them one day. Then he noticed someone, someone who seemed lonely .He approached the boy in the red jacket and a red shirt. He obviously appealed to him as he said "Hello, my name is Bryce. Bryce Cornish. What is yours? Are you here to challenge them? The Elite Four?"

[Zextra]

Caden continued his "training", working hard through his new method. "Garchomp! Use Flaming Sand Vortex!" Garchomp let off a Sand Tomb, which turned the battlefield into a sinking hole. "Now, shoot Draco Meteor!" Garchomp proceeded to fire a meteor into the air, which exploded in midair, turning into countless meteors, which fell into the sand. As each of the vortex hit the sand, it exploded and created a vortex of sand and fire which shot out of the ground. "Alright, now subside it!" Caden called, as Garchomp performed an Earthquake, calming the battlefield. "Lucario, your turn..." Caden continued this training, until he had perfected the secret techniques of each Pokemon. "Alright, good job you guys! Return, all of you" Caden held up six Pokeballs and held them towards the window. The six Pokemon disappeared into red light and returned to their balls. "Now, I'm just going to have to wait for an opportunity to get out of here" Caden thought.

-MEANWHILE-

Alex traveled to the Terramean Gym, and after pulling a narrow win against a Graveler with his Aron, had won the badge. "Well, I'll go back to Shibi's later. But for now, it's off to Grakus Isle" he walked off to the harbor. "I'll come back to Levia Bridge next time" he thought.

-MEANWHILE-

Rectus took the device and put it on. "and let me upgrade your watch" Rectus pressed a button on Zura's watch and a passcode screen appeared. Rectus entered a password and placed a memory card inside. "There! Now you can view the data on each specific Pokemon you encounter, including trainers' ones. This will allow us to prepare if we ever do bump into someone like Nathanial" Rectus explained.

[CrystalCyae]

Kalin hurried after his sister, who looked scared. He looked ahead through the blurring snow, trying to see the house. But he couldn't see anything, just endless snow. Marcus turned back. "See Seara, the house has been burried!" Kalin raised an eyebrow as they stopped. "I don't see a house." Marcus tutted. "Of course you can't, it's been burried in snow!" He turned back and pointed. Narrowing his eyes to the blurring flakes, Kalin thought he could make out some roof tiles and a chimney, but not much else. Seara didn't look at all happy. "What am I going to do?" She wailed. Kalin looked at the snow bumb, then clicked his fingers (not that anyone would hear) "I know! I'll use my Flareon and Slugma to melt the snow and ice!" Seara smiled. "Oh, thanks little brother!" Kalin smiled. "No problem." He walked foward and pulled out to Pokeballs. "GO, Slugma, Flareon!" The 2 Pokemon appeared in the red light. "Let's do this."