Pokémon: Creators of the Future [IC/PG-16/Started/Accepting Via OOC]

[Envoy of Twilight]

[spoiler=OOC Link]http://forum.yugiohcardmaker.net/topic/293212-pokemon-creators-of-the-future-oocpg-16not-startedaccepting/[/spoiler]

[i]Etner awoke to his alarm clock's ear-splitting ringing. He shot up from his bed and sighed.[/i]
[i][color=#b22222]"Another day, another battle."[/color] His words seemed sincere enough, but his tone was obviously sarcastic. To Etner, New Bark Town no longer had anything to offer him; it was a tiny village with no excitement and that is all it would ever be. He stood up lazily, allowing the blankets to simply fall off of him onto the floor. The steps toward his alarm seemed to take forever. [color=#b22222][b]"Everything in this town is dull.."[/b][/color][/i]
[i]Etner then slowly changed into normal clothes, grabbed his backpack, and exited his room. His home was not large, and it had only one floor. It was located in the lower part of the town. He exited the house without saying a word to his father; he was still asleep anyway. Etner made his way toward the outside of New Bark Town. Being 7:00 AM, the sun had just started to rise. The sight of the sun rays shining through the spaces between the trees caused a warm smile to appear on Etner's face. As he raised his arms, a cool breeze swept across the area. He then decided to take a seat on the ground and call out his Pokémon. From his belt he took his three Pokéballs and opened them. His loyal companions Croconaw, Zangoose, and Snorunt all appeared in front of him. They also decided to take a seat. From his backpack, he pulled out some berries. Etner let the Pokémon eat the berries from his hand while he smiled. This was one of the few things he enjoyed about his life.[/i]

[Alice Moonflowyr]

Sisiori looked out over her territory, her mountain. Charmeleon stood beside her, tail wrapped around his legs. It was rather snowy on top of Mt. Silver, and he didnt want his fire to go out. Darumaka and Simisear were also out and about, mostly gathering food, their chore. Steelix, Mawile, and Lairon were sparring in a clump of trees a little ways down the mountain. [i]I...dont want to leave[/i]. Sisiori thought to herself. [i]But I need to find my parents, and find out what that bird did to me...and to find out who that bird is.[/i] Sisiori sat down on a rock, crossed her legs, and meditated. She always meditated when she had a dilemma...

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Eki wandered around near Viridian City, looking for wild pokemon and trying to avoid Team Rocket. While he knew about Team Magma and Team Aqua, no henchman of those teams had been seen around Viridian City for weeks, and he was sure his Puppeteer could take on any Team Rocket grunts. [color=#4B0082]"Come on, I need more pokemon if I'm going to fight against Team Rocket! They might raid Pallet Town any day now!" [/color]said Eki a he desperately searched for pokemon. After a few minutes, a bird-like pokemon popped out of a tree. [color="#4b0082"]"Whoa, what the hell is that pokemon?" [/color]Eki muttered to himself as he walked over to it. "Pidg! Pidgey!" the pokemon said. [color=#4B0082]"Oh hey neat, a Pidgey!" [/color]Eki exclaimed as he pulled a pokeball out of his pocket. "Puppeteer, Double Team!" he yelled as his Aipom burst out of the ball. As soon as it happened, there were around thirty Aipoms scattered around the place. The Pidgey started to panic and tried to take off. "Puppeteer, use Scratch! Don't let it get away!" Aipom lept into the air and knocked the Pidgey out of it. Eki pulled an empty Pokeball out of his pocket and tossed it. It wiggled a few times, then an audible 'click' was heard. "Yeah! Got it! Better get it to the Pokemon Center though..." Eki walked along a pathway back to Viridian...not knowing a member of Team Rocket was observing him from a bush.

[i]So that's one of them kids huh? Cool. I wonder what Pokemon is embedded in him....and I wonder if I could get it out. He seems very energetic...but his eyes look like his. Giovannis, before he died. Like he was a cat toying with a mouse before eating it....he scares me.[/i]

[Super Chaos Sonic]

[center][url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2S6Z8k_ou0]New Bark Town (Day) Re-orchestrated Theme[/url][/center]

[color=#B22222][i]Why the heck am I even heading to New Bark Town? [/i][/color]Hayato thought to himself, as he hiked up a hill that allowed him to look down onto the small town. He was actually going to try and head to the Kanto region for a bit of a relaxing vacation...but it was almost like something lead him to this very place. Nah, that would be totally unreal.

[color=#B22222]"Well I might as well take a look around here anyway." [/color]Hayato shrugged as he took a Poke-ball from his belt, before tossing above him. [color=#B22222]"Enjoy some fresh air Ace!" [/color]he yelled, as the ball opened, letting an Arcanine appear right next to him. Hayato quickly caught the Poke-ball and put it back on his belt. [color=#B22222]"Whattaya say Ace? Wanna go look around New Bark Town with me?"[/color]

His answer was met by a loud bark from Ace, who seemed to smile. With that, Hayato and Ace walked toward the town...about to pass where a certain trainer named Etner was sitting.

[Pichu]

[center][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezTVQ3mS7iw"]Anville Town Train[/url][/center]

Kotomi Ichinose stood in line at the train station to catch a ride to Nimbasa City. Her loyal Azumarill stood next to her. A small breeze drifted through the area, causing Kotomi's skirt to flap in the wind. She had a duffle bag hung across her shoulder, as she was going to visit a friend in New Bark Town. She looked down to Azumarill. "Excited, Azumarill?" she asked. She was nervous, as she never traveled to Johto before. She was familiar to Kanto, Orre, and Unova, but nowhere else. Azumarill grabbed onto her hand, as she could feel the tension. The lie died down and they boarded the train.

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[center][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXsxII4TufQ&feature=relmfu"]Sakura's Theme[/url][/center]

Sakura stood in the Rocket HQ, her Gengar floating behind her. She snapped her fingers and a grunt ran inside the room. "I want a progress report from the Johto branch, now." she said to the grunt. He nodded and ran out. Within a few minutes, he came running back holding a Poketablet. "Here, mam!" She snatched the device from him and read it. "A purple hair girl unboarded the S.S. Libra?" she questioned. "That's all I need." The grunt nodded and left. "Look's like Kotomi is back in the region..." Sakura said, then smirked.

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Kotomi walked through the forests of Johto with her Azumarill by her side. "That wasn't a too terribly long trip, was it?" she asked. Azumarill smiled. "You just enjoyed the on deck pool!" Azumarill blushed and ran forward. Kotomi kept walking until she reached New Bark Town. "Ok, Azumarill wait." she said, then pulled out a piece of paper. "We're looking for 52 Cali-flower Lane." Kotomi researched the street signs. "This might take a while." She walked until she saw a boy sitting on the ground with several Pokemon around him. "Um, hello!" she muttered. "You wouldn't happen to know where 52 Cali-flower Lane is, would you?"

[Alice Moonflowyr]

[color=#B22222]"Charmeleon, I've made a decision." [/color]Sisiori said as she stood up. [color="#b22222"]"I'm heading to a place called New Bark Town to try to find my parents. It's nearby this place, across the sea." [/color]She unclipped five Pokeballs from her belt and called back all her Pokemon except Charmander. [color=#FF0000]"Charmeleon?" [/color]Charmeleon was confused. They had lived here since his old Trainer had given him to Sisiori. But, he was Sisi's Pokemon, and he would follow. [color=#B22222]"Let's go." [/color]Sisiori leapt down from her rock and began the long climb through and down the mountain. She had a lot of terrain to navigate, and then a pretty big swim..

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Eki headed back into Pallet Town with a smile on his face, and bounced into the house that some old guy named Professer Oak used to live in. A new professer lived there now, a bald guy with glasses. He called himself Professer Elm. He walked into the door and announced; [color=#4B0082]"Professer! I just caught another Pokemon!". [/color]He heard no awnser, and went further into the lab to investigate. He saw Elm leaning over a table, head in his hands. "Arrrgh...This doesnt make sense." Elm muttered as he picked up a pencil and toyed with it. [color=#4B0082]"Prof? Is something wrong?"[/color] Eki asked, walking up to the Professer. "Yes. But you wouldnt get it, theres too much science mumbo-jumbo in there. But I need you to go somewhere for me." [color=#4B0082]"Of course sir, where do you need me to go?" [/color]"A place called New Bark Town. It's a hike, and you'll need to go past the old Pokemon League. I have a map for you here, take it and prepare." Eki grabbed the map and headed out, excited at the prospect of adventure.

[Envoy of Twilight]

[i]Etner was enjoying the scenery when a peculiar trainer approached. The trainer called out his Pokemon and, much to Etner's surprise, it was an Arcanine. He knew that this was a high-level Pokemon, and he wanted to practice with Zangoose a little more; his highest level Pokemon.
[color=#b22222][b]"This ought to be really fun."[/b][/color]
He sprung to his feet quickly, much to the surprise of his Pokemon. As the trainer approached, Etner extended his arm and positioned it for a hand-shake. His Pokemon followed, they too sprang to their feet and walked over to Etner, sticking close to him. The moment his Pokemon saw the powerful Arcanine approach, they immediately threw on their game-faces. Etner whispered to his Pokemon.
[b][color=#b22222]"I know, isn't it exciting? We might actually get to have a challenge"[/color][/b]

[b][color=#b22222]"Hello there, welcome to New Bark Town! Now, this may be sudden, but I was curious; would you like to battle me? It would only be one on one. My Zangoose against your Arcanine. Whaddya say?"[/color][/b]
Etner stood there, his arm still outstretched, with a smile on his face. He was ready to battle. His eyes, abruptly, started to glow [color=#0000ff]blue[/color]. Also, a large gust of wind blew through the trees.[/i]

[i]Etner, completely caught up with the approaching Pokemon and trainer completely forgot to answer the woman's question had that approached him before the other trainer. Trying to keep on a serious face, he answered her under his breath.[/i]
[color=#b22222][b][i]"No, I apologize.."[/i][/b][/color]

[Super Chaos Sonic]

[quote name='BrandonSparkman' timestamp='1353635645' post='6075939']
Etner was enjoying the scenery when a peculiar trainer approached. The trainer called out his Pokemon and, much to Etner's surprise, it was an Arcanine. He knew that this was a high-level Pokemon, and he wanted to practice with Zangoose a little more; his highest level Pokemon.
"This ought to be really fun."
He sprung to his feet quickly, much to the surprise of his Pokemon. As the trainer approached, Etner extended his arm and positioned it for a hand-shake. His Pokemon followed, they too sprang to their feet and walked over to Etner, sticking close to him. The moment his Pokemon saw the powerful Arcanine approach, they immediately threw on their game-faces. Etner whispered to his Pokemon.
"I know, isn't it exciting? We might actually get to have a challenge"

"Hello there, welcome to New Bark Town! Now, this may be sudden, but I was curious; would you like to battle me? It would only be one on one. My Zangoose against your Arcanine. Whaddya say?"
Etner stood there, his arm still outstretched, with a smile on his face. He was ready to battle. His eyes, abruptly, started to glow blue. Also, a large gust of wind blew through the trees.
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This made Hayato stop right where he was at. He glanced over at the kid, before he smirked a little, seeing the determination in both Etner and Zangoose's eyes...not noticing Etner's eyes changing color.

[color=#B22222]"Well Ace, seems we got ourselves something to do here after all!" [/color]Hayato said, as he moved back a bit. [color=#B22222]"Kid your on! The name's Hayato Takeshi and this is my best friend, Ace. Don't be surprised if you lose to us." [/color]he felt the large gust of wind blowing, but he just ravished in it, rubbing his nose with his index finger.

[center][i][url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF-Cg-LAJdg]Pokemon OST ~ Kanto Trainer Battle/Burning Battlefield[/url][/i][/center]

Hayato smirked, as the reflection of flames appeared in his eyes, he snapped his fingers. [color=#B22222]"Ace! Use Extreme Speed and then use Iron Tail!" [/color]he said, giving the attack command.

Ace growled as he disappeared for a short second as he reappeared above the Zangoose, flipping as his tail, now glowing with a light, collided with the Pokemon's head, slamming him into the ground.

[color=#B22222]"Well? What's your counter attack?"[/color]

[Fen.]

[center][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0Db9NDkTUQ&list=PLBC708344F2DD4C5D&index=37"][i][color=#008080]Inside Team Rime's Mansion[/color][/i][/url][/center]

[i][color=#008080]"I swear to christ that I'm surrounded by idiots" [/color][/i][color=#000000]thought Marina as she played with a strand of her jet black hair. Her snow-white pokemon, Glaceon lounged peacefully on her lap. The pokemon cooed in agrreeance of her master. [/color][color=#008080]"I know, baby, mommy thinks they should all perish too, yes she does. Yes she does!" [/color][color=#000000]This was the only affection she would ever give, to her pokemon. Who else on earth would be deserving of warmth and love? No one.They all deserved to die. Her heart chilled to the bone just thinking about it. Marina mimic-ed her baby in a large onyx throne.Her legs were swung over the right arm of the grand chair, allowing her to laze about her kingdom. The entire room was covered in ice; the walls, the floor, the ceiling, and the furniture. An intricate woven pattern was painstakingly carved into the ice, where temperatelly controlled water free-flowed through, creating a beautiful display of architecture and design. Marina then felt her pokemon tense up, and lurch back onto it's hind legs. [/color][color=#008080]"What the hell has gotten into you?" [/color][color=#000000]Marina asked impatiently. She suddenly felt it too, a chill other than cold run down her spine. Something uninvited was lurking in her majestic ice palace. She reached into her bustier, and pulled out a crystal orb. Almost lazilly, she flung the ball on the floor. On contact, a bright light burst from the orb, and a clawed, sly creature emerged. It had a bright red feathered headpeice about him, quite agile as well. But the most prominent atribute about the pokemon were it's razor-sharp claws, and fangs sharp as daggers. [/color][color=#008080]"Weavile, go bring this intruder to me. Alive"[/color]
[color=#FF0000]"Weave!"[/color][color=#000000] The pokemon responded affimitavely, and dashed through the opening in the wall and down the hall. Marina wore a smug look on her face as she continued to lounge on her throne, while her Glaceon purred sleepilly on her lap.[/color]
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[center][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMCSd47X-Ds"][color=#000000]Lacunosa Town -- 4:00 AM[/color][/url][/center]
[color=#000000]He saw it again. The monster of fright. The bringer of nightmares. Kota sat in his bed, the covers clutched tightly in his fists. Sweat clung his sheets to his bare back. He realized that he had been panting heavilly.[/color]
[color=#800080]"Another nightmare,"[/color][color=#000000] he thought in defeat, swinging his legs over the side of the bed, [/color][color=#800080]"same old, same old." [/color][color=#000000]The moon shone through the one window in his bedroom, casting him in an eriee silver glow. His movements casued the sleeping pokemon in his bed to awaken. She woke with a jolt, as if electrified, giving a cry that could have waked half of the neighborhood.[/color]
[color=#4B0082]"Zoru!!! Rua!!!"[/color][color=#000000] The sound was deafening. Kota scooped the tiny pokemon into his arms, trying to calm the thing down.[/color]
[color=#800080]"Shhhh, don't worry. I just had a bad dream. It's okay Mona. Go back to sleep."[/color][color=#000000] His soothing words calmed the pokemon down, allowing it to close its eyes once more, and fall asleep. Kota stood up once his friend found dreamland. [/color][color=#800080]"No use trying to go back to sleep now,"[/color][color=#000000] thought Kota audibly as he slowly found a t-shirt and cardigan to put on. He found ripped jeans by the foot of his bed and threw them on as well. He made sure that Mona was still fast asleep before he closed the door, and made his way outside.[/color]

[Envoy of Twilight]

[quote name='Chaos Sonic' timestamp='1353636180' post='6075948']
This made Hayato stop right where he was at. He glanced over at the kid, before he smirked a little, seeing the determination in both Etner and Zangoose's eyes...not noticing Etner's eyes changing color.

[color=#B22222]"Well Ace, seems we got ourselves something to do here after all!" [/color]Hayato said, as he moved back a bit. [color=#B22222]"Kid your on! The name's Hayato Takeshi and this is my best friend, Ace. Don't be surprised if you lose to us." [/color]he felt the large gust of wind blowing, but he just ravished in it, rubbing his nose with his index finger.

[center][i][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF-Cg-LAJdg"]Pokemon OST ~ Kanto Trainer Battle/Burning Battlefield[/url][/i][/center]

Hayato smirked, as the reflection of flames appeared in his eyes, he snapped his fingers. [color=#B22222]"Ace! Use Extreme Speed and then use Iron Tail!" [/color]he said, giving the attack command.

Ace growled as he disappeared for a short second as he reappeared above the Zangoose, flipping as his tail, now glowing with a light, collided with the Pokemon's head, slamming him into the ground.

[color=#B22222]"Well? What's your counter attack?"[/color]
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[i]Etner was caught by surprise at first, but immediately got in the mood. As the other trained shouted his commands, Etner knew he was in for quite the battle.[/i]
[i]He felt kind of bad for Zangoose, who had just gotten plowed into the ground by an Iron Tail.[/i]
[color=#b22222][b][i]"My counter-attack? Zangoose, rise up and use [/i][/b][/color][color=#8b4513][b][i]Close Combat[/i][/b][/color][color=#b22222][b][i]!"[/i][/b][/color]

[i]Zangoose knew the attack well, and he arose from the ground with his arms flying at high speeds. A bruise was visible on top of Zangoose's head; the Iron Tail had definetly made its mark. Zangoose seemed to brush it off fairly well, though. Zangoose held nothing back as he let him arms continuously pound the Arcanine.[/i]
[color=#b22222][b][i]"Now, jump back and use [/i][/b][/color][color=#0000ff][b][i]Rain Dance[/i][/b][/color][color=#b22222][b][i]!"[/i][/b][/color]
[i]Etner grinned as Zangoose backed up quickly, and began to dance in a strange-pattern. Unfortunately, this attack left Zangoose open to be attacked. Also, Rain Dance was Zangoose's only Water-Type move, so there was no worry for any powerful Water attacks.[/i]

[Super Chaos Sonic]

Ace dodged as much as he could, but he got the blunt of the Close Combat as he jumped back, growling.

[color=#B22222]"Do you really think that's gonna be enough to stop A-..." [/color]Hayato said, before he saw that Rain Dance was used. He clenched his fists, feeling the rain fall...though when the rain hit his skin, steam started showing. [color=#B22222][i]Rain Dance...I didn't expect this Zangoose to know it...heh, but he made it worse on himself. The Zangoose is getting wet...and that means one thing. [/i][/color]he thought, grinning. [color=#B22222]"Now Ace! Use Extreme Speed one more time and this time use Thunder Fang!"[/color]

With a loud howl, Ace disappeared again, this time reappearing behind the Zangoose, as his muzzle began to show electricity in it. He quickly bit Zangoose's tail and used Thunder Fang, shocking the Pokemon pretty bad...especially with the Rain Dance helping the Thunder Fang.

[color=#B22222]"I guess you forgot that water conducts electricity...and that Arcanine can also learn Thunder Fang!" [/color]Hayato smirked, the flames in his eyes growing even more.

[Pichu]

Kotomi waved her wands at the boys battling. "THAT WAS RUDE!" she yelled to Etner. "I asked you a question!" Kotomi sighed continued walking, looking for her friend's house. Azumarill bounced behind her, stopping to look back at the battle. All of a sudden, a car pulled into town, and several men in black suits got out an walked around. A girls stepped out behind them, and her Gengar followed. It was Sakura, clearly looking for Kotomi. "Grunts." she said. "Spread out and search for her. If you find her, turn her towards me. And wear these coats so she doesn't see you're uniforms." The grunts nodded and walked off.

[Envoy of Twilight]

[quote name='Chaos Sonic' timestamp='1353637774' post='6075969']
Ace dodged as much as he could, but he got the blunt of the Close Combat as he jumped back, growling.

[color=#B22222]"Do you really think that's gonna be enough to stop A-..." [/color]Hayato said, before he saw that Rain Dance was used. He clenched his fists, feeling the rain fall...though when the rain hit his skin, steam started showing. [color=#B22222][i]Rain Dance...I didn't expect this Zangoose to know it...heh, but he made it worse on himself. The Zangoose is getting wet...and that means one thing. [/i][/color]he thought, grinning. [color=#B22222]"Now Ace! Use Extreme Speed one more time and this time use Thunder Fang!"[/color]

With a loud howl, Ace disappeared again, this time reappearing behind the Zangoose, as his muzzle began to show electricity in it. He quickly bit Zangoose's tail and used Thunder Fang, shocking the Pokemon pretty bad...especially with the Rain Dance helping the Thunder Fang.

[color=#B22222]"I guess you forgot that water conducts electricity...and that Arcanine can also learn Thunder Fang!" [/color]Hayato smirked, the flames in his eyes growing even more.
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[i]Etner had not expected the enemy Arcanine to know Thunder Fang. This was bad; really bad. As Arcanine's fangs sunk into Zangoose, Etner cringed.[/i]
[i][color=#b22222][b]"Don't worry Zangoose, I know a little bit about the elements myself! Hold on to Arcanine as tight as you can with your legs, and then use Dig!"[/b][/color][/i]

[i]This was all that he could think to do. According to the old science books his father owned, the ground causes electricity to dissipate. Thinking of this, bringing an electric attack underground seemed like the best option. Zangoose, the entire time being shocked severely, wrapped his legs around Arcanine's body and began to dig under the earth. As they got deeper, the electricity in the attack faded, turning it into a normal Bite-attack. [/i]

[i]It was now time for an all-out attack; Zangoose couldn't take too much more.[/i]
[i][b][color=#b22222]"Zangoose! Bring him up and throw him down; throw in one last attack as well; [/color][color=#d3d3d3]Crush Claw[/color][color=#b22222]!"[/color][/b][/i]

[i]Zangoose struggled, but managed his orders. Zangoose dug his way back up extremely quickly, launching himself and Arcanine into the air when he burst out of the ground. He shook the Arcanine off and threw him to the ground with his legs. Immediately afterward, Zangoose flew toward Arcanine with his sharp-claws glowing with power. Unknown to Etner, there was a problem.[/i]
[i]The Thunder Fang had slightly paralyzed Zangoose, weakening his impact when flying down toward the enemy. However, this attack was still quite powerful.[/i]

[Alice Moonflowyr]

Sisiori had honed amazing speed during the 13 years she's spent on Mt. Silver. She reached the bottom of the mountain in about ten minutes, and managed to get to New Bark Town in twenty. As she arrived, she saw two trainers duking it out. An Arcanine and a Zangoose were the Pokemon fighting, and Arcanine had the obvious advantage. She sneered in disdain. Both Arcanine and Zangoose relied on pure, brute strength instead of actual talent, similar to her own Steelix and Lairon. But even they had rudimentary understandings of tactics and strategy, hammered into them by hard lessons given to them by her. They could act independantly without her interferance, and she only commanded them at the start of battle with a special codename for one of their tactics. She gave additional commands sparsely.

She walked up to the boys and, determined to show her superiority, yelled; [color=#B22222]"Can I get in on this? Winner battles me, eh?"[/color]

[Super Chaos Sonic]

Hayato gritted his teeth, seeing the maneuver with the Dig move, then with Crush Claw. However, he noticed the problem with the Zangoose. [color=#B22222][i]Yes! This could be the turning point in this battle...but I'm not sure how Ace will handle another attack like this...[/i][/color] he thought, until he saw something, which made him smile.

Ace slowly stood up and turned his head somewhat toward Hayato and it almost looked like he nodded at him. Hayato just couldn't stop smiling at how his partner here was still wanting to continue...even though he was pretty banged up.

[color=#B22222]"Going down in a blaze of glory as always Ace! Jump up and then use Flame Charge!" [/color]he said, punching the air in front of him, the flames in his eyes growing even more now. [color=#B22222][i]His speed will increase with the Flame Charge...so there should be enough power there to attack the Zangoose. [/i][/color]he thought, watching Arcanine jump into the air, using a Flame Charge to collide with the Zangoose.

[Envoy of Twilight]

[quote name='Chaos Sonic' timestamp='1353639437' post='6075986']
Hayato gritted his teeth, seeing the maneuver with the Dig move, then with Crush Claw. However, he noticed the problem with the Zangoose. [color=#B22222][i]Yes! This could be the turning point in this battle...but I'm not sure how Ace will handle another attack like this...[/i][/color] he thought, until he saw something, which made him smile.

Ace slowly stood up and turned his head somewhat toward Hayato and it almost looked like he nodded at him. Hayato just couldn't stop smiling at how his partner here was still wanting to continue...even though he was pretty banged up.

[color=#B22222]"Going down in a blaze of glory as always Ace! Jump up and then use Flame Charge!" [/color]he said, punching the air in front of him, the flames in his eyes growing even more now. [color=#B22222][i]His speed will increase with the Flame Charge...so there should be enough power there to attack the Zangoose. [/i][/color]he thought, watching Arcanine jump into the air, using a Flame Charge to collide with the Zangoose.
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[i]Etner didn't know what to expect while Zangoose charged at the enemy, but it was soon revealed. He knew that Arcanine's speed would increase with Flame Charge, but he had a slim hope that the Rain would have some kind of effect on the outcome of the clash.[/i]
[color=#b22222][b][i]"You can do it Zangoose!"[/i][/b][/color]

[i]After hearing his trainer egg him on, Zangoose knew he had to do his very best. He straightened his back and headed directly into the clash. As the two Pokemon collided, a large explosion was seen. Etner cringed a little as he witnessed the impact.[/i]

[i]When the dust cleared, Zangoose was standing in front of Etner. He was on one knee, one of his eyes closed; most likely swollen. The dust had not quite cleared on the other side of the field, so Etner and Zangoose had no idea what to expect. Hopefully it turned out alright, because Zangoose was on the verge of passing out. Etner just whispered under his breath.[/i]
[color=#b22222][b][i]"No matter the outcome..you did well, Zangoose."[/i][/b][/color]

[i]Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a girl approach the battle and start yelling. Apparently, she wanted to take on the winner of this battle. Etner did not answer her, for he knew not the result of the battle yet; not to mention she was just obnoxious.[/i]

[Fen.]

Moments later, Weavile returned with an urchin of a girl in his grasp. Marina smiled venomously. Her tongue lapping against her lips. She tasted blood in the air. Her eyes pulsed red. [i][b][color=#FF0000]"KILL. KILL. DESTROY HER" [/color][/b][/i]her mind seemed to scream these thoughts as her as she glared at the filthy intruder in her home.

[color=#008080]"State your business for trespassing, and I won't kill you on the spot"[/color] Marina lied, the hairs on the back of her neck raising.
The girl's eyes went wide in fright, trying to free herself from the vise-like bonds holding her, but Weavile did not budge. His claws dug into her paled flesh, already drawing crimson colors out of her. She got down on her knees, pleading. Marina hated these types of people.

"Please! Oh god! I just came here for shelter from the storm!" The girl cried out almost hysterically. Escape from the evil pokemon seemed futile.

[color=#008080]"And you thought your filthy husk could just waltz in here and claim this place as your own?" [/color]Marina growled, raising from her throne. Glaceon purred delightfully and circled around her master in an excided frenzy.

"No, I needed shelter-"

[color=#008080]"In MY mansion?! [/color][b][color=#FF0000]I don't think so!"[/color] [/b]spat Marina in response. She had heard enough. Her blood was pounding so vigorously, her veins bulged around her body. She turned around, and gave a flick of her wrist. The girl's screams echoed around the walls, as the Sharp-Claw pokemon tore her jugular artery like rice paper. Her blood flowed across the floor, and fell into the carved patterns along the floor, mixing with the blue water and colored it red. Marina turned around, and sat back down in her throne, smiling. She had composed herself.
[color=#008080]"Someone dispose of this waste!" [/color]Marina shouted out to no servant in particular. Glaceon walked slowly over to the carved floor in the center from the room, bent down, and lapped from the crimson waters.

[Pichu]

Kotomi walked up to Sisiori, and waved. "Um, excuse me, miss." she forced. "I'm looking for 52 Califlower Lane. Could you point me in the right direction?" she asked. Azumarill poked her head out from behind Kotomi and stared at the battle raging beyond them. "Zu!" she cried. "Azumarill, we are not going to battle anyone right now." Kotomi turned back to Sisiori, and smiled. "Sorry about her. She loves to battle."

Meanwhile, Sakura walked throughout New Bark Town, with two grunts walking next to her and her Gengar floating behind her. "Any sight of her?" she asked. The grunt shook his head. "Sorry, Miss Sakura." he said. "We're searching, but with no luck." Sakura scoffed. "Even if we don't find her here, we'll find her somewhere else and kill her then." Sakura smirked, and then her Gengar cackled.

[Fen.]

Lacunosa town always had an eerie feel to it after sunset. The town almost seemed lifeless, dead. The shutters on all the windows were locked shut, the curtains closed, and the doors locked. The wind didn't even whisper once night fell. The town was just silent, and it creeped Kota out beyond belief. For the three years Kota had lived in Lacunosa town, nobody had ever told him why it became a ghost town after 8:00 PM.
[color=#800080][i]"It's cold out this morning," [/i][/color]Kota thought to himself, shivering. He pulled his sweater on tighter as he walked over a cobled bridge.[color=#800080] "Seriously, there isn't even a pokemon out after dark..." [/color]Kota thought the lonliness of the town was suffocating. He suddenly felt as if he was losing air. His heartbeat sped up, as his pace equalled his anxiety. His actions led him to the front gates of the town. A large black iron fence protected the town from the terrors of the night. Kota thought that these gates was trapping the town in, however; just another claustraphobic element to Lacunosa town. Kota just stared through the iron bars, through the barrier and into the darkness. He closed his eyes, reaching a hand out of the bars.
And his fingers were interlocked with another's, in an ice-cold embrace.

[Super Chaos Sonic]

[quote name='BrandonSparkman' timestamp='1353640152' post='6075988']
[i]Etner didn't know what to expect while Zangoose charged at the enemy, but it was soon revealed. He knew that Arcanine's speed would increase with Flame Charge, but he had a slim hope that the Rain would have some kind of effect on the outcome of the clash.[/i]
[color=#B22222][b][i]"You can do it Zangoose!"[/i][/b][/color]

[i]After hearing his trainer egg him on, Zangoose knew he had to do his very best. He straightened his back and headed directly into the clash. As the two Pokemon collided, a large explosion was seen. Etner cringed a little as he witnessed the impact.[/i]

[i]When the dust cleared, Zangoose was standing in front of Etner. He was on one knee, one of his eyes closed; most likely swollen. The dust had not quite cleared on the other side of the field, so Etner and Zangoose had no idea what to expect. Hopefully it turned out alright, because Zangoose was on the verge of passing out. Etner just whispered under his breath.[/i]
[color=#B22222][b][i]"No matter the outcome..you did well, Zangoose."[/i][/b][/color]

[i]Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a girl approach the battle and start yelling. Apparently, she wanted to take on the winner of this battle. Etner did not answer her, for he knew not the result of the battle yet; not to mention she was just obnoxious.[/i]
[/quote]

The attacks collided, the dust now finally dissipating. Hayato stood in the dust cloud, hoping to see Ace stand out on top...or at least try to. [color=#B22222][i]C'mon Ace...you can do it! We've fought tougher opponent's like this many times before. [/i][/color]he thought, his gaze not once lifting away from the sight of the dust clouds.

Then both of them saw it: the dust cloud finally leaving as they saw the Arcanine, deep breathing as he also had one eye closed, at the verge of passing out as well. [color=#B22222][i]Ace...you really did go all out on this one...didn't ya? [/i][/color]Hayato thought, sighing a bit. Another clash like that, or any move from either of them would result in both Pokemon passing out before anything else happened. He didn't know what else to do right now, and in all honesty, it began to upset Hayato.

[Envoy of Twilight]

[quote name='Chaos Sonic' timestamp='1353673968' post='6076159']
The attacks collided, the dust now finally dissipating. Hayato stood in the dust cloud, hoping to see Ace stand out on top...or at least try to. [color=#B22222][i]C'mon Ace...you can do it! We've fought tougher opponent's like this many times before. [/i][/color]he thought, his gaze not once lifting away from the sight of the dust clouds.

Then both of them saw it: the dust cloud finally leaving as they saw the Arcanine, deep breathing as he also had one eye closed, at the verge of passing out as well. [color=#B22222][i]Ace...you really did go all out on this one...didn't ya? [/i][/color]Hayato thought, sighing a bit. Another clash like that, or any move from either of them would result in both Pokemon passing out before anything else happened. He didn't know what else to do right now, and in all honesty, it began to upset Hayato.
[/quote]

[i]It became clear, after the smoke vanished, what Etner had to do. The Pokemon were obviously equal so far, and it would only continue this way until they both collapsed. It had to end here.[/i]
[i][b][color=#b22222]"I think we can come to a conclusion here that neither of out Pokemon are necessarily fit to battle right now."[/color][/b][/i]
[i]Etner started rubbing the back of his head in what seemed to be embarrassment. He didn't expect anything like this.[/i]

[i][color=#b22222][b]"How about we call this a draw?"[/b][/color][/i]
[i]Etner let a big-smile form onto his face as he shouted out to the other trainer. As he looked over at Zangoose, the Pokemon seemed to agree with this suggestion. Etner laughed a little, until he finally let out a loud yell. It was for no apparent reason. In all honesty, Etner just wanted to scream; great battles give him that feeling. As the air left his lungs in the form of a shout, a gigantic gust of wind blew through the trees, some of them even bending. The wind speed was enough to move a human a couple inches, but Etner didn't move. [/i]

[i]When he was done with his yell, his eyes began to glow an even brighter [color=#0000ff]blue[/color]. He was still excited, but he didn't really know why. Something just, all of a sudden, felt very familiar about the other trainer.[/i]
[b][color=#b22222][i]"Tell me..what is your name?"[/i][/color][/b]
[i]Etner looked at him politely, but now had a hint of caution.[/i]

[Super Chaos Sonic]

[color=#B22222]"Seems like it would be good for both Pokemon." [/color]Hayato said, walking up to Ace, rubbing his ears as he recalled him to his Poke-ball for some rest. Then as the wind blew harder, and after Etner's yell, Hayato himself became very excited. The flames in his eyes were now overtaking them, as he smirked a bit.

[color=#B22222]"My name is Hayato Takeshi. To be honest, this is the most excitement I've ever gotten from any Pokemon battle I've had before!" [/color]he said. What he didn't know was, this kid Etner was similar to him...in more ways than one. However, something was making Hayato think that him and Etner had known each other prior to this...but it was impossible. He had just met the guy...and there was no way they ever met before. But something about this kid seemed...familiar...but Hayato couldn't put his finger on it.

[Alice Moonflowyr]

[color=#B22222][i]Pff. As I thought. They are both weak. [/i][/color]Sisiori thought as she walked towards them [i][color="#b22222"]They don't exactly deserve to battle me. I still need information on my parents though...[/color][/i] Sisi walked up to Hayate and Etner and asked; [color=#B22222]"Are either one of you from this place? Because I have something important I need here."[/color]

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Eki stumbled into New Bark Town, picking burrs out of his clothes. He had a rough encounter with a bush on the way here, and was grumbling about it as he entered New Bark Town. He saw three trainers gathered nearby, a girl with really bright red hair, a brown-haired boy, and another boy with red hair. He assumed the redheads were siblings. He slowly approached, and listened in on them to see if they were safe to talk to or not...

[Mehmani]

Andrew Swithin had just sat down at his desk. It was 9:02am in the morning, his two hour commuter flight from Humilau had set off at 6:30am. It was not a pleasant commute, but for the house it was worth it. He always liked the security of the Mahogany Town Headquarters. It was his idea to revive it. He was proud of it. He sighed as he reached under his desk for the first drink of the day, absent-mindedly flicking through the documents on his desk about the latest shipment of smuggled Pokemon. He allowed Dulcamara the Ampharos to pad gently around the room and then decidedly to let the rest of them have a wander. While his Pokemon occupied themselves, he took it upon himself to deal with the recent shipment via phone.

"Proton? I take it you are there?"
"Yes sir, I'm overseeing the deal. What are the arrangements for delivering the cargo to Goldenrod?" Proton replied.
Most of Rocket's income came from selling smuggled Pokemon on the black market or from their casinos in various regions. The most prominent one was Goldenrod Falls Casino, which offered Pokemon as well as cash as prizes.
"Just down to the mountain airfield by Route 47. Transfer the Pokemon to the plane and get it to our private airfield near Goldenrod. Trucks will take it from then on in," continued Andrew, not particularly interested. "You go in the plane with the pilot and your personal guard. Let the ship sail to Olivine with the other cargo."
"Gotcha," said Proton. "Over and out."

Andrew smiled at Levon as he perched on an office chair before refilling his glass. It was going to be a boring day.

[Alice Moonflowyr]

When neither boy awnsered her, Sisiori noticed a young girl standing nearby looking a bit confused. She was restraining her Azumarill from charging at Sisi. [color=#B22222][i]Azumarill eh? I always enjoy a challenge... [/i][/color][color=#B22222]"It's ok. I'll battle you if you like." [/color]Sisiori chose a Pokeball and tossed it into the air. [color=#B22222]"Mawile, come!" [/color]A smallish Pokemon colored tan and black came out of the ball. "Maawile." [color="#b22222"]"Mawile, battle strategy 4." [/color]Mawile smiled and assumed a ready stance.

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Eki walked up to Hayate after determining that the group was safe and asked; [color=#4B0082]"Do you know a Professer Elm? He said I had to come here to fetch something for him." [/color]As Sisiori started her battle, he said; [color=#4B0082]"Jeez...your sister is scary. I wouldnt wanna battle her." [/color]

[Fen.]

Cold, [i]Darke [/i]hands clutched his open ones across the black iron gate. They were not letting go, as hard as Kota tried to pry free. He had his eyes closed, afraid of what he would see if he dared open them.He felt dank, dead air mass from the unknown force. It stung Kota's nostrils, and made him retch. His hands were constricted to the extent that he was unable to reach for one of his pokeballs. Helpless, he cried out for help.
[color=#800080]"Somebody! Help!"[/color] he yelled, hoping that someone would hear him. Lacunosa town was silent as always with its reply. He couldn't take the fear of the unknown anymore, he had to see his anonymous attacker. His eyes met with a single red iris.
[color=#FF8C00]"Noir..." [/color]the pokemon growled. A feral Dusknoir had him by the hands. It opened its putrid mouth and blew its ominous wind again into Kota's face. Kota then felt his body growing lighter. His skin tingled, and the Dusknoir let out a cry. Kota felt himself being pulled through the bars. Dusknoir had him in his grasp now, and he was not letting go. Now beyond the gates of Lacunosa town, there was not a soul that could save him.