Pokemon Paramount Ventures: The Legendary Cygrus Region; Co-Hosted by -Dharc- and Zextra [IC - Not Accepting/Started]

[Master Red]

"ah, I-I wouldn't say cool" Sierra stuttered back blushing a bit and scratching her cheek a little. What Bree said next made Sierra fall silent for a bit, looking up at the sky a bit and thinking about what she had said. "Maybe you're right, I just wish I would hurry up and find it you know?" she said, looking back at Bree and then shrugging a little bit. "I-I guess you're looking to battle the gyms and stuff?" She then asked, guessing she was another run of the mill trainers.

Milo was caught off guard by the ember and gasped to then remain still for a bit and looking confused. He then realised that Pixie must be playing some kind of tag with him so of course he hurried after her, not before taking a small lap around Bree and Sierra though. When he caught up with Pixie he decided to drift around her for a bit before shooting small embers back at her and then setting off again with great haste.

[Cray-Crow]

[color=#ffa07a]"Oh, come on. You're totally cool,"[/color] Bree said turning to Sierra. She thought it was strange someone would be so unsure of themselves, but maybe that's what comes with when you had to find yourself. For Bree, she knew where she was, but she didn't know where she was going. [color=#ffa07a]"You're all silent and mysterious and intuitive and whatnot. And I wouldn't know if I'm right. I was just giving you my spiel on it, but you're pretty smart. You'll definitely find it." [/color]Twisting a strand of her orange hair, Bree stared at the upcoming canopy thinking about what Sierra had just asked her. [color=#ffa07a]"I guess you could say that. I don't really want to fight them to prove anything, like 'Oh yeah, I'm the best,"[/color] she mocked. [color=#ffa07a]"Like I'd ever want that, but I am gonna fight them. Sorry if that's hypocritical. I just.. wanna see what I can do. Where I can go." [/color]

Pixi turned her head back and saw Milo soaring up to her and catching his spew of flames in her eye. She was happy he had caught on. Dodging the spew by rolling to her right, with some agility she hopped on her feet facing the other direction and continued running merrily. Pixi was hoping despite his aerial capabilities that Milo wasn't as agile as she was and that he'd never tag her back.

[Ｄｈａｒｃ]

[size=4][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#006400]Nathan's eyes widened at Caden's words. "WHAT?! Caden, you can't be serious! You know I can't let you do that! They [i]killed[/i] dad. Dad was way better than you are, and they took him out like it was nothing. His Pokémon couldn't even protect him! Don't do this Caden, it won't end well for anyone." Nathan paused and took a deep breath, regaining his composure. "For now, I think you and Rose should just keep challenging the gyms. I'm going to get some help from the Elite Four, maybe they'll be able to help take these guys out..."[/color][/font][/size]
[size=4][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#006400]Nathan tossed a Pokéball into the air, a Staraptor popping out in a burst of blue-white light. "I'm leaving now. I'll get a friend of mine to come this way and pick you guys up, so you can go to Rockius. Anything else you need before I leave?"[/color][/font][/size]

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[size=4][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#8b4513]Rose's Excadrill and Charizard were busy sparring and trading blows, with a Dragon Claw here and a Brick Break there. The two Pokémon were giving their all to their training, while Rose's mind drifted toward Caden and Nathan.[/color][/font][/size]
[size=4][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#8b4513][i]What are they talking about? Why did I have to leave? Is it something I did? Is something wrong? If they need help, I can...[/i][/color][/font][/size]
[size=4][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#8b4513]Suddenly, Rose's head was swallowed in searing, otherworldly pain. He collapsed to the ground, and blacked out...[/color][/font][/size]


[size=4][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#8b4513]"Ugh...Where am I?" Rose asked, looking around. He stood in a clearing in the middle of a dense forest. The sky above him was as clear blue as it could ever be. In front of Rose, there was a small crystal-clear lake with a small grassy island in the center. In the middle of the island, there was an odd grey stone with a glowing blue gem in the middle of it. "Huh...I wonder what that—"[/color][/font][/size]
[size=4][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#8b4513]The gem's glow intensified before bursting outward, sending a gust of wind out toward Rose. When the light faded, there was a light green-and-white jet-looking Pokémon hovering in front of Rose.[/color][/font][/size]
[size=4][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][i]Thou art I, and I am thou...Thou hast awakened me from my slumber. I am Latios, the Eon of the Soul. The Compassion in thine soul hast evoked me from your subconscious. Now, child, thou must awaken as well...Thine destiny awaits...[/i][/font][/size]

[size=4][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#8b4513]Rose stood and shook his head, clearing the spots from his vision. "What the...What was that?" Rose looked up, and he saw Charizard and Excadrill looking at him with worried expressions. Rose smiled at them. "I'm fine guys, really. Now come on, let's go see what Caden and Nathan are up to."[/color][/font][/size]

[Zextra]

Caden shrugged sheepishly as Nathan scolded him. "Fine..." he whispered softly as Nathan's Pokeball opened to reveal a Staraptor. As Nathan flew off on Staraptor, Caden walked absent-mindedly in the opposite direction, towards the beach, completely forgetting about Rose back near the Grakus Gym.

As Caden approached the now-desolate port, he leaned against a nearby brass pillar and slid down into a sitting position. With a dazed look across his face, he looked up into the sky as he thought about the day's past events and his newfound "knowledge". "Am I that much of a burden to everyone?" he asked silently.

[CrystalCyae]

As she wandered, containing her sudden rage at having met her challenger, after all that time, Becca listened. She heard it all, the conversations of others, the joys, the defeats, even the sound of Pokemon fighting deeper in the forests.
It made her even more annoyed to hear others doing what they liked best, whilst she simply went off and raged at herself and her 'enemy'.
Probably by sheer coincidence, Becca heard the shouts of Judas. Her eyes narrowed. Judas was off channelling his power so he could do something awesome, she reckoned. That was the sort of thing he did. And for all she knew, he was trying to be macho and punch down trees. That would honeslty not surprise her anymore than she had been surprised that day.

In a flash, she remembered what she'd forgotten to do whilst in Graklus. She was meant to challenge a 'champion', and destroy him by some means. It made sense to her. The kid that defeated her was the 'Former Champion' of Sinnoh. He was her enemy. She was to battle him again, and destroy him.
And the Champion's location? Easily done. She would find him. That wasn't what worried her.
What worried her about facing down that kid?
The possibility that she might lose once more.

She giggled softly, eyes gleaming. She wouldn't lose. She had tricks up her sleeve that he would never suspect.
This time, she'd come out victorious.
(OOC: Oh heck yea, let's make. this. HAPPEN)

[Ｄｈａｒｃ]

[color=#daa520]Judas paused. He heard a soft sound, sort of like giggling. [i]Giggling?[/i][/color]
[color=#daa520]"Alright, where are you? I know you're here, you little [/color][color=#000000][b]CENSORED[/b][/color][color=#daa520]!! Come on out before I [/color][color=#000000][b]CENSORED[/b][/color][color=#daa520] your [/color][color=#000000][b]CENSORED [/b][/color][color=#daa520]so [/color][color=#000000][b]CENSORED[/b][/color][color=#daa520] that you'll [/color][color=#000000][b]CENSORED[/b] [b]CENSORED [/b][/color][color=#daa520]for a [/color][color=#000000][b]CENSORED [/b][/color][color=#daa520]month!!" Judas shouted. He wasn't in the mood for games; he was just about ready to kill someone. Whoever was giggling at him, they were going to pay, just like that Caden Azure...[/color]


[color=#8b4513]Rose stumbled out of the woods, his head still pounding from his conversation with Latios. Excadrill and Charizard walked beside him, obviously concerned.[/color]
[color=#8b4513]"Relax guys, it's fine." Then, he looked up and saw Caden wasn't there. "Hey, Caden! What's going on? Where'd you go? Nathan?" Rose was getting worried; it wasn't that they'd left him alone, it was that he didn't know what was going on. "Charizard, can you fly up and look for them?[/color]
[color=#8B4513]The Flame Pokémon nodded and quickly ascended with a couple flaps of his wings.[/color]
[color=#8B4513]"Where could they have gone...? I hope nothing happened...If something bad happened to Caden and Nathan..."[/color]
[color=#008080][i]The Compassion in thine soul hast awakened me from my slumber...[/i][/color][color=#8b4513]Latios's words echoed in Rose's mind as he thought about the Azure brothers.[/color]
[color="#8b4513"]Charizard roared and started flying in a tight circle near the sea. Rose nodded to Excadrill, and the two ran toward the port. As they got closer, they saw a figure sitting in the sand, underneath one of the piers.[/color]
[color="#8b4513"]"CADEN!! HEY!!"[/color]
[color=#8B4513]"Exca, Excadrill!!"[/color]

[CrystalCyae]

More swearing and shouting, Looked like Judas had heard her giggle.

"Calm down, crazy!" she yelled back. "Not giggling at you! No need to spoil the mood with profanities."

Becca sighed.

"Mood spoiler, you." she mumbled, making sure Judas didn't hear. He could really be a nutter when he wanted to.

**********

Ashmin watched, wide-eyed, as so many things happened at once. Battles finished, brothers - maybe - talked, people stormed off. She just sat and watched it all.

In the louder of the conversations around her, she'd caught the words 'Team Nebulus'. She mulled over what they could mean. An evil team, similar to Team Rocket of Kanto-Johto? But based around Cygrus instead? The problem with that theory is that they apparently struck somewhere in Hoenn too. A little 'out of the way' from Cygrus. An odd choice of target for any sort of nefarious plans or anything.

Bored, she stood up and stretched, before walking around. She let her mind wander, and she considered how much of an eavesdropper she'd been. She needed to get out of that habit. It helped no-one, as it made others feel wary and made her feel guilty.

[Zextra]

Caden turned around at the sound of Rose's voice. "Oh, hey Rose!" he greeted, smiling. As Rose's footsteps came closer, Caden stood up and stretched his arms. "Rose...isn't the sea so vast and so beautiful?" he asked all of a sudden, still staring at the blue ocean ahead of them before moving next to Rose.

Suddenly, without warning, a jolt of unbearable pain seared down Caden's body. He winced briefly. When Caden then opened his eyes, all he could see was pitch-black darkness. Then, slowly, one by one, stars started to glow - before he realized it, he was looking at what seemed to be a starry night sky. However, within the midst of all the stars, there was a figure that began to draw closer. But, just as the figure came close enough that Caden could see a glint of yellow, the world went black. When Caden noticed the light from the sun peer through, he found himself next to Rose, their surroundings unchanged - no time had passed.

[~British Soul~]

Whilst on the fairly rough waters on their way to Rockius, Silver was deep in thought. [i]What if i am not prepared for this task?[/i] Alex could sense Silver's thoughts and said to him, "[color=#FF0000]Trying to win the world thinking championships are we?[/color]" "Alex this is not the time to-- there's a rock dead ahead!" Alex responded with immediate haste, "[color=#FF0000]Gyarados, Hyper Beam![/color]" Gyarados charged a bright oranged beam at the rock shattering it into many pieces allowing Silver and Alex to get through safely without incurring injury which would've made the journey a lot harder on sea and on foot as well. Destroying the rock had pumped adrenaline into the boys' bloods, which is evident of the fact that a trainer has to make snap decisions for their benefit.

About 15 minutes later the boys had found themselves lost, they did not know where they were in conjunction with the map that they was using. "[color=#FF0000]Hey Silver, you trying to get the world record for the fastest time to get us well and truly lost?[/color]" Alex asked turning to Silver "You know Alex, turning around to ask me a question is what nearly got us screwed about 15 minutes ago." Alex turned back sharply but fortunately there was no big rock ahead of them, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief as they continued on with their journey to Rockius.

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[color=#008000]Meanwhile at Evraflow, Desu had logged onto his surveilance computer and searched around for his enemy. He looked through every quadrant and then as he was about to get a cup of tea, a bleeper went off which shown some suspicious activity somewhere near Rockius. "So... what are they up to? I'll have to alert Silver of this." He got out his mobile and called Silvers Pokegear number.[/color]

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Back on the waters, Silver could feel his Pokegear going off, he checked who ws calling him and went to communication mode. "[color=#008000]Silver, is that you?[/color]" "Hi Desu, what's up?" "[color=#008000]Where are you, because i've noticed some suspicious activity somewhere near Rockius, i don't have a grasp on their actual location yet.[/color]" "We're on our way to Rockius, are you saying we should be weary of these suspicious people?" "[color=#008000]Yes, i'll give you more info as and when i get it.[/color]" "K, later." Silver then hung up and Alex was wondering, "[color=#FF0000]What did that Elite 4 person want?[/color]" "There are some suspicious people nearby that we should take care of."

[Ｄｈａｒｃ]

[size=4][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#8b4513]Caden winced. It only happened in a split second, but Rose noticed it. A look of concern overtook his face. "Hey, Caden, you okay? Need to lie down or something?"[/color][/font][/size]
[size=4][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#8b4513]Charizard landed right beside Rose and nudged him in the shoulder with his nose. Rose knew how to take a hint, and he returned Charizard and Excadrill to their Poké balls.[/color][/font][/size]
[size=4][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#8b4513]"Umm...Anyway, I agree. Growing up in Undella Town, I spent a lot of the time playing with Excadrill down by the beach. We'd spend so much time splashing around in the surf, we'd smell like salt for weeks." Rose laughed. "One time, we both got swept out to sea, and a Lapras saved us. It was the middle of a storm, so she refused to take us inland. The next day, we woke up in a small seaside cave, which I guess was her home. We hopped on her back, and she took us back to the beah we were on before we got lost. And the whole way there...The sea was just so beautiful. It was so cool to think that something so beautiful could also be so dangerous...Like Pokémon in a way, really."[/color][/font][/size]
[size=4][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#8b4513]Rose turned to Caden and smiled. "Well, you think we should get going? Rockius is next."[/color][/font][/size]

[size=4][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#daa520]Judas growled in agitation. "Listen kid, leave. I don't have time for you."[/color][/font][/size]
[size=4][font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#daa520]Then, Judas realized he recognized the girl. She lost to Caden in the Lily of the Valley Conference...He had seen it on TV. "...You lost to Caden Azure too, eh?"[/color][/font][/size]

[CrystalCyae]

Becca frowned.

"Brilliant to know that my loss is officially known world-wide." she said with a slight mocking tone.
"But yea, I lost to the upstart. What of it?"

She twirled a strand of golden hair thoughtfully.

"...I take it you have a sort of, I don't know, [i]grudge[/i]against him? Because you aren't alone there. It's not like any more professional battler could stand losing to a pipsqueak years their junior."

[Zextra]

Caden's eyes widened slightly as he shrugged off Rose's initial. "I'm just fine, don't worry about me" he replied, staring at his hand blankly, still questioning himself about what just happened.

Following the awkward moment, Caden listened to Rose's story, apparently quite interested in his seaside experiences. "I see...I guess I have a similar backstory, then. I was raised in Sootopolis City, where water occupies a lot... But I didn't have a bay to look at" Caden shrugged, smiling. "Nevertheless, I spent a good chunk of my life in the water" he continued, recalling his earlier years.

"Ah yes, back to business..." Caden thought, stopping himself from reminiscing too much. "Yeah, Rockius is next..." he repeated as he checked his Pokedex for the time. "My brother said that he would arrange a ride for us tomorrow, so I guess we have some time to hang around" he explained to Rose.

[~British Soul~]

Both trainers stopped suddenly for a while, this wasn't because Gyarados was getting tired, it was the fact that they had almost lost their bearings on their way to Rockius. "[color=#FF0000]Hey Silver, i swear if a bloke from the Guiness World Records comes up to us to present us with a World Record for the quickest time for us to get lost, i am holding you responsible for getting lost.[/color]" Silver gave a little chuckle before adding a witty reply "Alex does it ever occur to you that the Gyarados is yours and you're the frnt runner of this hypothetical ship?" "[color=#FF0000]Let's just get going.[/color]"

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[color=#008000]Meanwhile at Evraflow, Desu looked in on the 2 supicious blokes near where Silver and Alex was. "Oh no, it's them, those guys have the potential for murder, oh god." Knowing that nugget of information, Desu decided it would be best not to warn Silver about this because otherwise they'd get even more worried than they are right now.[/color]

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[color=#008080]Meanwhile back on the waters, the 2 men in uniform that looks like a grunts uniform are searching around whilst on their Skarmory, then from out of nowhere a couple of trainers came into view,
"Oh look, trainers dead ahead." "[/color][color=#000080]Excellent, that's 2 more to add to the murder list, and we'll make them disappear without a trace, and those damn authorities won't have a clue.[/color][color=#008080]" The 2 men then laugh maniacally like any generic villain would, fortunately Silver and Alex couldn't hear them laughing because they were too far away, not that it mattered to the 2 goons as they were the next 2 victims on their list.[/color]

[ListenToLife]

"Behave yourselfs. Just kill them. Dont make them suffer." A voice ordered from above the grunts, from a small cloud above their heads. The head of the top Draconis commander, Sylver Geldora, peered over the 'wing' of the cloud, which seemed to be flapping in the ocean breeze. "No need to rip them to pieces this time. Just kill the threats." He stated, before grinning and rolling back so that he was facing the sky, disappearing from the view of the grunts.
To make things weirder, the cloud then started to tilt, diving towards the ocean surface, the top side revealing the face of an Altaria. As the Altaria approached the Sea, it pulled up, so as to glide swiftly infront of the Gyarados, a blur to the trainers, and what would seem like a taunt to the Gyarados. Sylver chuckled before sighing, and whispering to his Altaria. "Go to Grakus Isle please. Last I heard, Miss Coral was there. And if she's heard the news about Reshiram, she's probably in a massive rage." He sighed and shook his head, staring at the clouds falling rapidly behind them. "We'd better go calm her down."

[Ｄｈａｒｃ]

[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][size=4][color=#8b4513]Rose nodded, listening intently to Caden's story. When Caden said Nathan would be sending someone to take them to Rockius the following day, Rose felt deflated. "Oh, so we can't go immediately? That's a shame..." He kicked the sand of the black beach in mock annoyance.[/color][/size][/font]

[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][size=4][color=#daa520]Judas stared intently at Becca. "What are you driving at, kid? If you're suggesting we take down that Azure kid, then I'm in. That kid's been a thorn in my side from the moment I met him..." Judas slammed his fist into the petrified tree he had cracked earlier. He punched straight through the rock bark, and he pulled his fist out. Once again, it had numerous cuts pieces of rock in it, but it just crackled with electricity and repaired itself, dislodging the rock shards in the process.[/color][/size][/font]
[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][size=4][color=#daa520]Judas turned back to Becca. "I think it's going to take more than a Pokémon battle to get rid of Caden Azure, if you catch my drift..." Judas licked his lips, a mad grin playing across his face.[/color][/size][/font]

[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][size=4][color=#8b4513]"Well..." Rose said, pondering. "We could always just go hang out at the Pokémon Center. OR we could train for a while down here on the beach. You take your pick."[/color][/size][/font]

[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][size=4][color=#006400]Nathan tapped the screen of his Xtransceiver, and it came to life after a quick burst of static. "Ross, come in."[/color][/size][/font]
[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][size=4][color=#006400]A boy with jet-black hair and spectacles appeared on the screen of the Xtransceiver. "Hey, Nate. what's up?"[/color][/size][/font]
[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][size=4][color=#006400]"I'm on the trail of some Draconius members...I'm near Rockius now. I need you to go pick up my brother and his friend Rose from Graklus. They'll probably be on the beach or at the Pokémon Center. I'm trusting you with getting them to Rockius unharmed."[/color][/size][/font]
[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][size=4][color=#006400]Ross smiled. "Of course, Nathan. I'd never let anything happen to Caden." Ross blushed a little, and shut off his Xtransceiver, leaving Nathan with just static.[/color][/size][/font]
[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][size=4][color=#006400]Nathan sighed, and he turned off his Xtransceiver as well. He looked up, and he saw the large white shape on the ground. It looked like a big cloud, really. [i]Probably an Altaria...Draconius, definitely.[/i][/color][/size][/font]

[~British Soul~]

[color=#008080]After the Draconius commander gave the orders, one of the grunts looked behind him before he left "Who does that Draconius jerk think he is, ordering us Nebulus Grunts around, like he can do that." "[/color][color=#000080]I agree, let's just swoop down and kill them trainers, then take care of those Draconius morons.[/color][color=#008080]" Both grunts then swoop down towards where the Gyarados is moving.[/color]

Meanwhile boredom has certainly set in, Silver was sleeping, and when he woke up asking Alex if he has seen anything "[color=#FF0000]Haven't seen nothing, you Gyarados?[/color]" Gyarados shook his head "Maybe something happened whilst you were [i]blinking[/i]?" "[color=#FF0000]You can talk.[/color]" Silver looked to his left and saw 2 figures approaching "2 suspicious blokes at 9'o' clock" "[color=#FF0000]Gyarados Hyper Beam![/color]" Gyarados fired a Hyper Beam at the 2 apporaching figures but they both swerved and that would certinly annoy Gyarados
"[color=#008080]hahahahaha, you call that an attack?[/color]" "Who the hell are you?" "[color=#000080]We are members of Team Nebulus, and you are our next victims![/color]" "[color=#FF0000]Victims?"[/color] "[color=#008080]That's right! We eliminate any and all threats, now Skarmory, Air Cutter![/color]" Grunt 1's Skarmory waved its wing and then light blue 'S' shaped energy blades are fired... straight at the 2 trainers. "Jump now!" Silver and Alex jumped into the water, allowing Gyarados to take the hit. The other Grunt orders his Skarmory to use Air Cutter which meant that Gyarados takes more damage.
"[color=#008080]That was just a trial of our power, now Castform come out and use Hail![/color]" When the small white orb shaped pokemon came out, it fired a light blue ball at the sky making hail clouds causing hail to come down in their immediate area, the hail also made Castform transform into its Snow Cloud form.

[ListenToLife]

"I wonder if those grunts would actually obey me?" Sylver mused, still staring at the clouds rushing past, slowly darkening as they approached Grakus Isle. "I'd presume not, they're probably right cocky, but I'd hope they'd take some advice. Especially since I gave them a clue that I'd been following them." He shrugged and sat up, turning around to face their destination. Grakus was fast approaching, the small town becoming larger by the second. "No doubt they will be aware of us. Quick, Altaria, Mist." Sylver muttered. Altaria nodded and opened its beak, spewing a white fog out around the edges of the city. "Set down now. Just on the outskirts." He ordered.
Altaria obeyed quickly, diving into the mist quickly, and landing perfectly. Sylver leapt off with great agility, returning Altaria while in the air. After landing, the mist started to clear, but Sylver was already within the city, striding towards the gym, aiming to find the Draconis leader before she got into any trouble.

[~British Soul~]

The hail came down thick and fast, of course the Nebulus grunts weren't fazed by it at all, they looked as if they have been trained to deal with such conditions, however for Silver and Alex the conditions looked somewhat unbearable for them. "[color=#FF0000]I've battled in hail before, but not like this.[/color]" "[color=#000080]hahahaha, if you though conditions were bad now, you haven't seen anything yet, Skarmory Whilwind![/color]" "[color=#008080]Castform, Blizzard![/color]" As Castform fired a Blizzard from its mouth, bot Skarmory flapped their wings in unison, combining the hail and blizzard, turning them into a snowstorm that cmpletely pummelled Silver and Alex, almost to the point of giving them hypothermia. It felt like a near death experience for the boys, and it looked like it was too much for Silver as his eyes slowly tightened shut...

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"[color=#EE82EE]Silver, you mustn't give up[/color]" a female voice called out
"Cres.....cres...cre...cres....se...lia" Silver stuttered as it was clearly too cold for him to construct sentences
"[color=#EE82EE]You have got to be strong, for me and the one you must protect.[/color]"

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..."[color=#FF0000]Silver... you...you..you o....k?[/color]" Silver's eyes started the open up again, needless to say, the 2 grunts were laughing maniacally as if they had already murdered them. Silver had mustered up the strength to grab 2 pokeballs and proceeded to lift them up slowly "St...st...st stara....via, Lar...lar...ves..ta come on out.!" Larvesta had jumped onto Staravia's back, ready to strike "Flame..thrower, Larvesta!" Although it was delayed a large Flamethower was let out, and as the 2 grunts were too busy lauginh to notice, the attack had hit unaware Castform and the force of the fire attack had sent it back towards the grunts, needless to say Castform was a light pokemon. As the heat and the cold combined together, it created a large steam cloud that surrounded the immediate area and it was in no hurry to let up, and thus forcing the fight to come to an abrubt end. Knowing that this could be their chance to get away, Silver and Alex had mustered up almost the last of their strength to climb upon the almost weary Gyarados and continued on their way to Rockius slowly but surely, as for the grunts "[color=#008080]hmph, i guess we should retreat. we'll get them next time[/color]" one of them mused. "[color=#000080]I agree, we may not have dispatched them this time, but mark our words...[/color]" After saying that, both grunts decided to retreat just as the hail clouds started to disappear...

[CrystalCyae]

Becca smirked. "Of course I was suggesting we take him down. I mean, really, that kid is a thorn in your side and an annoying memory in mine. Quick fix - Nasty things."

Judas' next comment nearly made her laugh.

"Jeez, do I hear you on that one. Of course it would take more than a Pokemon battle to be rid of him. He'd just keep trying. That's what trainers do. That's what MOST trainers do. Something more... permanent... would work best."

Judas' little trick of punching trees and emerging unscathed merely made Becca feel more confident about destroying Caden. They were basically partners now, her on the inside, Judas on the outside. She could tell that she would be the distraction, him the destruction.

"What do you suggest as our course of action?" She asked, her eyes almost alight. This was what she was good at - destroying by any means. This was almost like a mission, with that single aim. Hell if she declined. Heaven if she succeeded.

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[color=#daa520]Judas smirked. "Simple. You take care of that kid he's always hanging around...Distract him somehow. You leave Caden to Zangoose and I." Judas looked around, and he saw Zangoose's weak body finally limping into view. "Tch, pathetic..."[/color]
[color=#daa520]Judas procured an Energy Root from his pocket and handed it to Zangoose, who munched greedily on it. In no time, Zangoose was back to full health.[/color]
[color=#daa520]"Now, I'd suggest putting that other kid in danger...Force him into a situation that he'd be unable to help Caden, even if he wanted to. Perhaps a life-or-death battle on the pier?"[/color]

[color=#006400]Nathan cursed as the man no the Altaria flew away. "Damn...Staraptor, let's keep heading south; there's bound to be some activity around Sword Peak. We don't have time for that guy. Probably just a grunt anyway."[/color]
[color=#006400]Nathan's Staraptor shot down out of the blue and lighted on the ground next to him. Nathan climbed onto the bird's back, and they flew off, heading southward, towards Hauntra Town and the Blade Mountains.[/color]

[Zextra]

"The choice is obvious - I'll be training on the beach" Caden answered as he reached into his bag. He extracted a Pokeball and hurled it into the air. The red and white-colored sphere opened, emitting a harsh, blue light. The light dimmed, revealing a blue, shark-like dragon.

"I'll see you a bit later, Rose! I need to stop by the Pokemon Center to exchange my Pokemon back" Caden called as he hopped on the Garchomp. The blue dragon rushed off, gliding rapidly across the harbor and out of sight. Just a couple of minutes later, Garchomp came to a sudden halt as they arrived at their destination.

Caden stroked Garchomp on the head affectionately before returning it to it's Pokeball. Following this, he made his way into the Pokemon Center, where he made a short call to Professor Rowan as he initiated the Pokemon transfer machine. He placed his five Pokeballs into five of the six slots on the side of the machine. The machine activated, sending a white light from the lamp above down onto the Pokeballs. When the light dissipated, the five that had been there before were gone, replaced by four other Pokeballs, which Caden removed and placed into his bag.

[Admiral_Stalfos19]

[b][color=#000000]Coral[/color][/b]

[color=#000000]Eventually, Coral gave up on the idea of trying to acquire the Zangoose. She didn't have the charisma to entice the man into parting with it, and stealing it would only cause a scene. Unbeknownst to [i]her[/i], that man was a member of the Elite 4, so it would be for the best anyway, even if it [i]were[/i] to come back and haunt her somewhere down the line. Coral supposed that she'd best head back to Flamvius Town to check up on that rampaging Reshiram.[/color]

[color=#000000]That's when she found that Sylver had arrived of all people... just as she was about to summon Bahamut, her Hydreigon, and leave for the small town. Knowing him, he was probably just intending to try to calm Coral down, as per usual, and that thought peeved her off a little. Still, he could still miss her, with any luck on [i]her[/i] [/color][color=#000000]end.[/color]

[color=#4b0082]"Bahamut!"[/color][color=#000000] she called, tossing a Poke Ball behind her, out coming a Hydreigon, [/color][color=#4b0082]"We're leaving for Flamviusss. Now go!"[/color]

[color=#000000]Without a second thought, Bahamut picked up Coral with one of its other heads and slung her over its back. Whether it would then set off before Sylver managed to spot the two was another story.[/color]

[color=#000000][b]Olivia Redwood[/b][/color]

[color=#000000]Coming across a pond, Olivia stopped running, and took some time to savour the view, before scouring every inch of the pond for any possible Surskit. Her search didn't last long, as Dino had accidentally bumped into her, nudging her buttocks forward and this somehow, even despite her waving her arms in rapid circles like in an anime for about 5 or 6 seconds or so, eventually causing her to lose balance and fall into the pond, her shrieking in response. She came out all drenched in pond water, fighting to get all the icky pond things out of her hair, and ending up ripping a few strands and shedding the things keeping it together.[/color]

[color="#800080"]"DINO!!"[/color][color=#000000] she yelled, having a more worried look on her face than one of anger, [/color][color=#800080]"You rammed me up the butt! And [i]now[/i] look at me, all wet through and trying to get icky things out of my hair! What am I going [i]do[/i] about all this, I wonder?"[/color]

[color=#000000]Perhaps if she could wring her clothes out, they wouldn't feel so damp. However, that involved taking them [i]off[/i], something a girl not called the 'w' word unsurprisingly hesitate to do in such a vastly open space. Hoping no-one would see her, Olivia made a quick scouting of the area around her and found no-one, before gulping, and stripping down to her underwear. But that wasn't enough; Olivia had discovered her bra had been wet as well, probably owing to a loose shirt.[/color]

[i][color=#800080]'My... my bra's wet [b]too[/b]?'[/color][/i][color=#000000] Olivia thought, blushing in embarrassment as she had her hands behind her back, [/color][color=#800080][i]'Oh Arceus...'[/i][/color]

[color=#000000]Her chest now fully exposed, Olivia immediately set to work on wringing her clothes out so they'd be wearable again, starting with the bra. Dino was ill-concerned either way, but there could be perverts hiding in amongst the bushes which Olivia never took into account, and another traveller, perverted or otherwise, could very [i]well[/i] stumble across her in this state.[/color]

[Ｄｈａｒｃ]

((OOC: Uh...Stalfos? I'm twelve and what is this...?))

[color=#8b4513]Rose nodded. "Okay Caden. I'll wait here and train with Excadrill and Charizard for a while." Rose tossed two Poké balls into the air. They burst open, and his Charizard and Excadrill emerged from the blinding light. "Okay Charizard, let's work on that Dragon Pulse and Fire Blast Combo! Excadrill, try to combine Drill Run and Brick Break!"[/color]
[color=#8b4513]Charizard reared his head back, green flames flickering around the edges of his mouth. Then, he roared, and a giant emerald fireball shot out of his mouth. The fireball slammed into the black sand of the beach, exploding and turning the affected area into black glass.[/color]
[color=#8b4513]Meanwhile, Excadrill slammed his front claws together over his head, his body taking on a drill-like shape. Then, his claws and horn glowed with a harsh white light, and his body began to spin. He shot toward a large rock, and he drove a hole straight through it...Then, a fissure ran along the height of the rock, and it split in two.[/color]
[color=#8b4513]"Great job! You guys are making good progress!"[/color]

[color=#daa520]Judas smirked as he saw Caden enter the Pokémon Center. "Perfect...As soon as he comes out, I'll take him down. Kid, you go ahead and distract Rose. Try to be as threatening as possible...Or better yet, try and distract him with your...Feminine wiles." Judas grimaced and laughed at the same time. It was just about the most absurdly frightening thing anyone has ever seen. "Zangoose! You stalk Caden. The second he lets his guard down, attack." Judas smiled maniacally. [i]This is going to be fun...[/i][/color]

[Zextra]

Caden turned off the machine, thanking Professor Rowan as he turned around to leave. "Hmm...who should I train with today?" he mused as he took a second to think. "Excadrill and Chandelure are pretty much on track...Fraxure, on the other hand...needs to perfect its Dual Chop combination..." he thought, taking out Fraxure's Pokeball. "Alright, then" he decided as he headed for the exit of the Pokemon Center. He reached the doors, and stepped outside.

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Rectus leaned back into his chair in the trainer data room within Evrahlow Headquarters. "That's strange...Judas has been gone for a while already, and he hasn't checked in with me yet" he thought as he twiddled his thumbs in a bored matter. "Oh well...just so long as he's not having one of his temper tantrums again..."

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[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#ff0000]Zangoose sat perched on the roof of the Pokémon Center. He twitched his tail nervously, and he inched forward, peering over the edge of the building. Nothing yet.[/color][/font]
[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#ff0000][i]Oh boy oh boy...I'm gonna get to kill another one! Mmmm...I can smell the blood already...I can taste it, too... [/i] Zangoose licked his lips in anticipation. He hung his hooked claws over the side of the Pokémon Center, and he began to click them rhythmically on the outer wall of the building. Then, he heard the chime, and the doors slid open.[/color][/font]
[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#ff0000][i]Oh boy oh boy...[/i][/color][/font]
[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#ff0000]He heard the footsteps coming from the lobby entrance.[/color][/font]
[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#ff0000][i]OH BOY OH BOY![/i][/color][/font]
[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#ff0000]He saw the arm stick out of the doorway.[/color][/font]
[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#ff0000][i]OHBOYHOBOYOHBOYOHBOY!!![/i][/color][/font]
[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#ff0000]Then, he saw Caden move out into the open, and heard the doors slide shut and click closed.[/color][/font]
[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#ff0000][i]MEAT!!!![/i][/color][/font]
[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#ff0000]Zangoose leapt down from the roof and slashed at Caden's back.[/color][/font]

[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#8b4513]While Rose was training Scrafty by attaching rocks to his legs to increase speed, he saw Caden coming out of the Pokémon Center in the distance. He called out: "Hey, Caden!"[/color][/font]
[font=verdana,geneva,sans-serif][color=#8b4513]Then, he saw the shape shoot down from the roof of the Pokémon Center, and he bagan running.[/color][/font]