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

[Dementuo]

ShIbi chuckled. "Why must you try so hard? Substitute can't block this attack because Metang is literally right in front of Grovyle, and Grovyle mixed this with Giga Drain, piercing through Metang's Defense. So if you wanted to block with Substitute, you would have to call off the attack, otherwise you'd run into the substitute. Even then, the substitute would still be destroyed by the Defense-Piercing attack. I don't understand why you're fighting the truth, but it is what it is, and right now, that's my victory.

-MEANWHILE-

"Alright Rectus." Zura said, as they approached Mount Aquamarine. "Kyogre's resting place... Amazing." Zura admired the blue mountain from atop his Charizard. "So what exactly are we looking for?" Zura asked Rectus.

[Ｄｈａｒｃ]

[color="#48D1CC"]Virgil awoke to Delibird slapping him awake.[/color]
[color="#48D1CC"]"Okay, I'm up...What is it?"[/color]
[color="#48D1CC"]Delibird pointed to the sky, and Virgil spotted the Salamence flying toward Mount Aquamarine. "Damn..."[/color]
[color="#48D1CC"]Virgil jumped off the Gym roof and ran to Joseph's house. "Joseph, I need to borrow Flygon, now."[/color]
[color="#48D1CC"]"I know. I saw it too. I'm in no shape to go there, so its a good thing you can take this into your own hands." Joseph handed Virgil a Pokeball and sent him off.[/color]
[color="#48D1CC"]"Alright, Flygon, let's go!" The Mystic Pokemon burst forth from the ball and Virgil hopped on his back. "Alright, follow that Salamence. You come too, Delibird."[/color]
[color="#48D1CC"]The trio flew off toward Mount Aquamarine, where the Salamence was headed, now noticing a Charizard as well. "Let's do this..."[/color]

[Zextra]

(OOC: "Until it breaks, a Substitute will absorb [b]all[/b] damage done by the opponent (even if the damage done exceeds the remaining HP of the Substitute), but will [b]not[/b] reduce the actual amount of damage that the opponent's attacks do" -bulbapedia)

"Substitute switches contact between the Pokemon and the decoy. Therefore, all damage is done to the Substitute. Now you see it, now you don't" Kier smiled. The Aerial Ace stopped, and Metang suddenly vanished and reappeared on the other side of the field as the decoy took the attack. "You wanna try another Solarbeam? I finally found its weakness" Kier remembered what Caden did to counter Shibi's constant use of Solarbeam. "Now, it's time to use your own tactics against you. Metang, Double Team!" Kier watched as Metang split into five.

-MEANWHILE-

"Zura, we're looking for any sign of abnormalities. Knowing Draconius, they'll be here soon enough" Rectus explained. "Catch!" he said as he tossed another strange device to Zura. "This is an energy detector. It is able to detect the energy of superbeings, which should include Kyogre"

[Ｄｈａｒｃ]

[color="#48D1CC"]Virgil approached the flying trainers and their Pokemon. "Hey, I dunno who you are, but if you think you're gonna get to doing something there on this here mountain, you've got another thing coming! Now, tell me who you people are or I'll be forced to attack on behalf of the entire Cygrus Region, so I may uphold the framework of this region and prevent untold destruction! And I...Forgot the rest of the thingie...So, yeah, can you just tell me who you are so we can get this over with? I'm kinda tired."[/color]

[Zextra]

"Zura, let me handle this. Nobody's in the mood to make this rough, but we're here to do a little business" Rectus said. "Now, if you'll kindly let us be" Rectus said, calmly but sternly. "I don't know what you want with us, but we have important things to tend to here. Personally, I would prefer to avoid quarreling, but if you continue to bother us, don't expect us to just stand around" Rectus said, looking Virgil straight in the eye. "So, it's your choice: leave or perish". Rectus turned to Zura. "He's Virgil, the 6th Gym Leader. I feel the urge to test him. Maybe he might be of use to us later..." Rectus whispered.

[GiorgioCortes]

((OOC: A person goes to sleep and loses all the action lol))

Giorgio greated the Gym Leader of Flamvius and listened closely to the conversation between Rectus and Zura Glory. When they mentioned Evraflow and going there, Giorgio called his Dragonite and accompanied them to the Elite 4 HQ.
There, he kept silent until they reached the meeting room where they were discussing about the activities of Team Draconius and Team Nebulus.
There was something fishy about their recent activities and that was the reason that made Giorgio come to Rectus from the start.

"That's why I went to see you, Rectus." Giorgio said sometime during the meeting "I've been travelling alot and a few things are happening all over Cygrus. Pokemon vanishing, misterious trainers attacking others... It looks like the deeds of Draconius or Nebulus. I haven't investigated those reports that much. Thought of telling you first about it."

[Ｄｈａｒｃ]

[color="#48D1CC"]Virgil looked at the two of them, now that he was closer. He noticed they were the Champion, Corey, and Zura, one of the Elite 4. "Oh, it's you two. Sorry, I didn't recognize you...Well, it seems you two are on an important errand. Mind if we join you? Delibird and I are worried about something...Notice these dark clouds and the fact the snow's coming down real hard? I was gonna check in on Aquamarine and then go down into the woods and take care of something...Anyhow, it's a surprise to see you, Corey. Then again, the Championship doesn't start for some time...Wasn't it your grandfather I lost to all those years ago? That damn Scizor of his..."[/color]

[Dementuo]

Shibi wasn't fazed by this at all. "Double Team may be useful, but it's nothing compared to the secret move I taught Grovyle." Shibi said. "Now, Grovyle! Use Rain Dance!" Grovyle glowed blue, causing rain to fall. "Because of the new rain, your Metang will be soaked in water. And if it isn't real, then the water will just go right through it! Now Grovyle, use the energy stored up from before and fire another Solar Beam!" Grovyle fired at a Metang that was dripping, ignoring the other four that weren't.

-MEANWHILE-

Zura turned to face the Gym Leader. "Its fine by me if you want to join us. You could be useful, having knowledge of this plae. I would greatly appreciate it if you kept this quite. Alright?

[Zextra]

"I was going to use Rain Dance" Kier thought."Now, to wrap things up, Triple Shadow Ball!" Kier commanded as Metang shot out three black orbs. The orbs hit the Solar Beam and the attacks collided, creating a giant explosion of green and purple fragments. Both Pokemon were thrown back and crushed against the wall, knocking them out. "Well, Metang, good job" Kier said, returning it to his Pokeball. "I'm sorry Shibi, I'm out of Pokemon. I don't have a third" Kier admitted.

-MEANWHILE-

"Giorgio, I need you to travel with Shubura to Spacial Ruins" Rectus had said at their meeting. "Glad to have you with us" Rectus said. "Though I prefer you don't use my real name in public" he continued, slightly flustered.

[~Demyx~]

Mako looked at the trainer, defeated. He know knew most of the Gym Leaders tricks. Mako thought that he was as good as Charlie, his older brother who died a week ago. Mako was devasted when he died, but he had gotten a Charmander from his will. Soon, the Charmander accepted him and he became his first pokemon. Then he caught Scyther and Numel, and had trained vigoriciouly. Soon, Numel could do Ember super fast, Scyther could run at the speed of light, and Charmander evolved into Charmeleon and learned Dragon Rage. He had put a lot of work into his team. "Alright Gym Leader, its my turn now!" he said, and he knew his lesson. Obviously, Shibi would heal his pokemon first. "I can wait a little so you can heal....." said Mako to Shibi.

[Dementuo]

Shibi smiled. "Well, that was still a close battle. Had Metang survived that, I would have lost. I say, let's battle again tomorrow. In the meantime, I have other battles to attend to." Shibi returned Grovyle, then turned back to Kier. "I'll be looking forward to our next battle, Kier." Shibi said. Shiite then went to the stands and called. "Who's next in line?"

-MEANWHILE-

Shubura was at the Spacial Ruins, looking for anything out of the ordinary. "Hm... I don't see anything yet..." Shubura thought.

-MEANWHILE-

Zura Trancella had decided to go to Mount Aquamarine. He was already at Immortafreeze City when he noticed three Pokémon in the sky. "So it's them? Or not... Might as well." Zura walked over to the entrance to Mount Aquamarine, and started to make his way to the top.

[Makο]

Hitoka's boat had finally arrived at the Cygrus Region. As the boat was beginning to dock, he felt as if someone was watching him. He turned around. It was the boat captain.
"As you can probably tell, we will be arriving soon. Now, lets talk pay." He said as he cracked his fingers. Hitoka just stared at him.
"Uh...hello? Yea know, you ain't coming here for free. Either you pay, or I'm turning this boat around." The captain Demanded. Hitoka just took his hand out of his pocket and tossed him a small handful of money. Once satisfied, the captain walked back into the cabin. Hitoka turned back around to the land ahead. [i]If only...[/i]

[Zextra]

Kier bowed to Shibi and exited the gym, off to the Pokemon Center, where he would spend the whole day training.

-MEANWHILE-

Rectus accessed the video-chat function on his watch and a holographic screen was projected. "Shubura. I forgot something" The watch flipped open to reveal a scanner transmitter. Rectus then took out another energy detector and placed it over the scanner, where it disappeared and reappeared on Shubura's watch. "It's a device that detects the energy of superbeings. In you case, you would be checking for Palkia" Rectus said. "Good luck"

[MortalKombatSmoke]

"Well well..." Enzo said as he looked into a small TV, it was a security TV that showed a trainer making his way up to the top floor of the Gym, the Gym was built to look like a haunted mansion with three floors of trainers, and the fourth floor was where Enzo would be fought, the trainer made his way up and opened the doors to the room he was in, the trainer then yelled out, "C'mon Gym Leader! Give me all you got!" the lights went out the second he entered, this was an effect Enzo had done to educe a creep factor into his opponent. there where creecky sounds and the doors behind the trainer slammed shut, "..." then there was silence. Sudenly a light shone on the wall with a silhouette of a man hanging himself, it came with a sound of thunder, it then went away. "Welcome to my domain." Enzo said in a deep voice. Suddenly the lights switched on, "The Spirits have told me your skill, you do not have enough to beat me, let's see if they where right..."
(Gym Leader Enzo v. Pkmn Trainer Donald)
Enzo sent out Mismagius!
Donald sent out Golduck!
Mismagius used Magical leaf! It's super effective!
Golduck used Shadow CLaw! It's super effective!
Mismagius used Charge Beam! It's super Effective! Golduck Fainted!
Donald sent out Houndoom!
Houndoom used Crunch! Mismagius Fainted!
a few minutes later...
Gengar used Focus Punch! It's super Effective!Zangoose Fainted!
Donald is unable to battle!
Enzo wins!

[Ｄｈａｒｃ]

[color="#A0522D"]Alex shot up from his seat and declared "That's me, I'm next! I called it!"[/color]
[color="#A0522D"]Alex jumped from his seat and landed on the ground, removing a ball from his belt. "Okay, Shibi, I'm ready whenever you are." He was thinking about what Shibi would do first. There was Grovyle, but it appeared he was in no shape to battle. And he had heard Shibi had some other Pokemon as well, but he didn't know what they were. He was eager to find out what they were.[/color]
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[color="#48D1CC"]Meanwhile...[/color]
[color="#48D1CC"]"Wait, before you go any further, I need to go in front. I know this place better than anyone else. Well, except my grandfather and yours, Co--I mean, Rectus. Anyway, let me in front. I trained here both by myself and with Joseph." He then returned Flygon to his ball and sent out Glaceon. "Alright, everyone, on this tour I will lead you through this mountain's various passageways and such until we reach Aquamarine Cavern, which is where I assume you two are headed. So, lets go. I'm all for breaks, so don't worry if you get tired. I'm not as fit as I used to be, ya know..."[/color]

[Zextra]

"Look, Virgil. We're not here to explore, but rather for any signs of power fluctuation" Rectus explained. "Though I appreciate you willing to lead, we're going to have to split up among the mountain. If you would like, you can explore Aquamarine Cavern. However, keep this with you" Rectus handed Virgil a small device, resembling the Elite 4 wristwatch, but with a far less-detailed hard drive, making it much easier to handle. "It will allow you to contact us when you find something, as well as being able to track us down" Rectus said, as he started walking in one direction.

[Ｄｈａｒｃ]

[color="#48D1CC"]"Um...Alright, but, you [i]are [/i]here for Kyogre, right? That's where he lies...Most of the time...But lately, he hasn't been there. Come to think of it, I haven't seen Articuno in a while, either. But you go off and whatever, not getting my jokes and such. Also, take Glaceon with you. I caught her here, so she knows this place like her own Ice Beam. You guys take care. C'mon, Delibird. Lets look for the big lug." Virgil and Delibird traveled down further into the cave and finally cme to a large drop where a frozen spiral staircase had once been.[/color]
[color="#48D1CC"]"Well. This isn't good..."[/color]
[color="#48D1CC"]"Deli..."[/color]

[Dementuo]

Glory decided to look at the top of the mountain. "I'll go search the top. Who knows, that may be where he is." Zura said, and he walked towards a face of the rock where a cave entrance was. "Alright, Charizard, Return. Go Typhlosion!" Charizard returned, and Typhlosion took his place. "Alright you guys, let's find Kyogre." Zura walked throgh some caves until he found another way outside on a higher level. "Here we are, already... Half-way up..." Zura felt a little dizzy. "Ugh... Air pressure needs to raise... I can't handle this low pressure..." Suddenly, Zura felt a rush of air around him. "What...? Gotta get some for later..." Zura held out a small device which extended into an air tank. "Good thin I brought this along." Zura filled it with the sudden rush of air, and the air then fell flat again, lowering the pressure. Zura put on a breath mask. "Typhlosion, Return. I don't want you dealing with such low pressure." Zura returned Typhlosion, who was panting. Zura looked up at the top of the mountain. "Now... To find the top."

-MEANWHILE-

Shibi looked at the two trainers. "I'm willing to accept both of your challanges, but I need some time to heal my Pokémon. Please come back after about an hour. Does that sound OK?" Shibi asked.

[Zextra]

Rectus wasn't personally interested in finding Kyogre, as he had seen it when he was a kid before, but rather making sure that it wasn't caught by Team Draconius. Suddenly, he felt someone come around the corner. He turned around as the person revealed himself. A grey, red, and black cloak covered him. However, he wasn't dressed like a grunt, or a commander for that matter. In addition, he had a dangerous presence among him. "Heh...so you've shown yourself..." Rectus smiled. "After Kyogre, I presume?" Rectus confronted the man...

-MEANWHILE-

"Kier was training around Sand Citadel. "Metang! Psychic! Trapinch, Sand Tomb!" Metang's Psychic collided with Trapinch's Sand Tomb, nullifying it out. A few hours later, as Trapinch was firing a Solarbeam, it started glowing. "About time" Kier thought happily. Trapinch grew wings and changed body shape. "Welcome....Vibrava" Kier said.

[Dementuo]

Trancella saw Rectus. "After Kyogre? No, no... I'm just here to think. And to find Glory. I'm assuming you know me, eh, Rectus?" Zura Trancella said.

-MEANWHILE-

Zura Glory arrived at the top. "Wow, you have a pretty good outlook of the Cygrus Region from here. Look, there's the Sand Citadel, and there's Evraflow Forest... Ok, enough daydreaming. I have to get moving." Zura said to himself. "And the air's so much lighter out here, I can breath clearly now. This is great... I like this place." Zura thought. Zura looked around, and saw a blue stone floating above a pedastal. "The Aqua Hedron... Hm... No... They couldn't be trying to... But that would awaken that... I need to get moving." Zura thought to himself. "The Dreamstone Hedron..."

[Zextra]

"It seems I do, Zura...Zura Trancella...or shall I say, Leader of Team Draconius" Rectus looked at him. "Now answer this: Why are your henchmen after gym Pokemon?" he asked. "I prefer to avoid violence, so please make this easy on yourself" Rectus said with a gruff smile. He had expected Trancella, which is why he had typed out a message earlier on his watch so he could send it instantly. He pressed a button and the message was instantly transmitted to Zura Glory. "Now, I know you don't want to deal with me, but let's try to 'get to know each other' better" Rectus said sarcastically.

[Dementuo]

Trancella looked at Rectus. "Still as blunt and direct as ever, ah, Rectus? Well, if you must know, I know nothin of this. I am however, glad that you told me about that, as now I can call my grunts off. I'm so sorry that they were targeting this wonderful Region's Gym Leaders, and I will see to it that this stops immediatly. So, why exactly are you here?"

-MEANWHILE-

Zura recieved the message. "So you've finally shown yourself, eh Trancella? Finally... Well, he doesn't know I'm here, I know, so I should stay clear of him, but I could watch him from a distance..." Zura started traversing down the mountain. "And there's still the Hedrons..."

-MEANWHILE-

Shibi walked out of his Gym, and went to the Pokémon Center. He healed his Pokémon, and left them there to rest for an houror so. He went to call Gardenia. After another conversation with her, Shibi walked to his house feeling happier than before. "Hm... Man, this is suh a great place I'm in... Battles everyday, new trainers, surrounded by nature... And just talking to her makes me think about that, and how happy I really am..." Shibi sighed. "I love it here..."

-MEANWHILE-

Shubura looked around Spacial Ruins, until he found what he was looking for. "The Space Hedron... Mixed with the power of the Time Hedron, that could make... So there's more than four Legendaries on this region... That can't be good. This region can't handle too many of those powers." Shubura said to himself.

[Zextra]

"Well, you could say that I'm here to investigate. And you? If you're not after Kyogre, then what made you found Team Draconius, who's very purpose is to capture Kyogre and Groudon?" Rectus questioned. "Now, back to this. Do you still have those hard feelings for Glory?" Rectus asked, seeing where this conversation was going. "And knowing Glory, he should be popping around very soon" he continued, looking straight at Trancella.

-MEANWHILE-

Kier encountered another wild Pokemon blocking his path outside of Sand Citadel. "Excellent! With this catch, it'll be 3 on 3!" Kier thought. "Go, Vibrava! Dragonbreath!" he ordered. However, the Pokemon simply shook it off. "And it's a powerful one at that! Now, Vibrava! Earth Power! As it fires, use Hyper Beam into the fissure!" Kier shouted. A fissure opened up, and Vibrava fired a Hyper Beam, which traveled through the fissure, creating an explosion. The Pokemon was still standing, but weak enough to be caught. "PokeBall, go!" he said as the ball hit the Pokemon. It shook 3 times, and stopped. "And with that, it's time for more training!" Kier thought.

[Ｄｈａｒｃ]

[color="#A0522D"]Alex was training out in front of the Gym with Electrike, Aron and Zangoose. "Alright, Aron, let's keep working on that Head Smash!"[/color]
[color="#A0522D"]Aron was having trouble using Head Smash, as the attack would suddenly cease to a halt and Aron would be left just running. But he was improving.[/color]
[color="#A0522D"]At the same time, Zangoose was excelling at every task she was given. For instance, Alex would order an X-Scissor and Crush Claw combo, and it would be preformed expertly, slicing apart stones and trees. In the process of all of this training, all of his Pokemon learned a new move: Electrike learned Discharge, Zangoose learned Fire Punch, and Aron learned Superpower. But Aron still couldn't perfect Head Smash, try as he might. It was sad, really...But at least he had Superpower now, and Zangoose had both Fire Punch and X-Scissor. So it seemed alright. He might win this.[/color]
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[color="#48D1CC"]Virgil slowly lowered himself down the hole with Delibird's aid. "Alright, so it looks like we're gonna have to fix that. Hmm..." Virgil was staring down the corridor in front of him, where the air sudden;y became extremely moist and warm, and the smell of saltwater invaded your nostrils. He continued down the path and saw the pattern beneath the surface, just as one always did when the tide was low. The pattern was glowing now, heralding the arrival of Kyogre. "Good...He's back..."[/color]
[color="#48D1CC"]"Del...Deli..."[/color]

[Zextra]

Kier, after training much more and battling many trainers of the streets, finally got his desired results. He rushed back to the gym, awaiting his rematch. Upon getting there, he saw several other trainers. He knew that he would have to wait. However, while waiting for the Gym Leader to return, he turned to one of the trainers with a Zangoose. "Hello, there. My name is Kier. What's yours?" He tried to be friendly, though on the inside, he felt extremely embarrassed, as this trainer had watched him lose to Shibi.

-MEANWHILE-

"Hmmm....Zura should be here by now" Rectus thought, as he continued to stall with Trancella.