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Solaris---Moonfall---Ivy---Diane---Zachary---Genesis

Solaris eyed the glowing portal before him with apprehension. The last time he'd stepped through one of these it had led to HELL.
Then he'd been yelled at for the next month. Repeatedly.
The Meleotta from the Guild of Seasons, however, smiled politely and waited for him to get over his shattered nerves.
After a moment the Guildmaster heaved a sigh and stepped through, pausing only once to check the large sign next to the portal which read 'This way to the Guild of Seasons'.

The Guild of Season's main hall was no longer wrecked as it had been before, the water that had dappled the floor was all gone and it seemed Diane had not lied when she said they'd have no problem fixing everything that had been damaged.
Instead the hall was lit with many candles that flickered and danced, a few of these candles seemed to be blinking at him and Solaris gave a start when he realized they were Pokemon.
Ah, that was vaguely creepy.
The candles, the real ones, all nestled in bouqets of flowers that drapped over the room everywhere.
A large Gracidea flower made the rooms centerpiece, nearly the size of a tree!
The Espeon stepped forward where a familiar Purrloin, a bright blue flower tucked behind her right ear, wagged a tail in greeting.
"Hello, Solaris! So glad you all decided to come!"She turned, sweeping her red-eyed gaze to her own guildmembers that chatted happily amongst themselves and then to his.
"This will be a festival you won't soon forget! Make yourselves at home!"

[Before we even begin, go ahead and roll for your recruit! That's right, you have the option of having the Pokemon available during the party so it can meet your team and you may interact with it for character development.
However, to keep this recruit in the course of the Week as this is a Week Long chapter you must have posted at LEAST 6 times.]

Neo and Max were on the Eclipse end of the portal. The Riolu was tugging at his Ralts partner, trying to drag his struggling form towards the portal,

"I don't get why you don't want to go."
"'Cuz we won't know anybody!" We're a brand new team! What if they laugh at us?"
"Then we show them we shouldn't be laughed at. This is how we meet new people Max."
"Why can't they come here?"

With a groan, Neo gave one last tug at his partner's arm, successfully dragging Max into the portal alongside him. They emerge moments later at the Guild of Seasons.

"Listen, I heard some of the other Guild members talking about this place. They helped save this Guild right before we came here. There are Pokemon here that we've never seen before, that no one's ever seen before. So if you would stop your whining, maybe we can get one to join the team. C'mon, it'll be fun!"

That seemed to do the trick. Max continued to pout a bit as Neo dragged him by the arm along the huge, magnificantly decorated hall, but at least he wasn't vocalizing complaints anymore...

((Neo: Young master of the ulterior motive! smile ))

Pluto wasn't fond of large social gatherings. Not only were they great places for diseases to jump from Pokemon to Pokemon (Nova hated to let him come, because the fifth generation Pokemon potentially carried new illnesseswith them) and the fact that the last large social gathering he had gone to he had been forced to wear a dress, he was also more busy than the next three people in the Kingdom combined. But some things have to be put aside, for creating strong bonds with the new guild would be important. And learning to learn the lore would be beneficial. New gods, legendary, things like that Audino's Grace...all could potentially be useful.

Thus the old Leafeon, with his withered and dry-looking leaves -which have looked even less healthy over the past months, though due to natural passing of time or stress it's hard to tell- stepped through the portable, accompanied by Nova who would be keeping a constant eye on him. Pluto's entourage was surprisingly small, with his wife, Lia and Thanatos all seemingly absent. The ghost was no doubt invisible and nearby, however.

Pluto had been given a description of the leader of the Guild of Seasons. The Leafeon had very quickly deduced that the technical leader -someone named Lynne- was not exactly all that useful, and that finding the one really in command -the feline named Diane- would be much more beneficial. Upon stepping into the hall, Pluto immediately saw the dark-blue Purrloin welcome Solaris and the guild, and stepped forward to offer his own greetings.

"Well met." He rasped. "I am Pluto Eclipse, current leader of the Guild of the Sun. It is my hope that relations between our guilds will grow strong in the coming days."



Melissa had come less because she wanted to and more out of a sense of duty. Her mind did not stay with her as she stepped through the portal, her mind still in turmoil. So quickly, so suddenly, she was the leader of a team. The leader of a Champion-ranked team. And she had barely been an explorer for a month or two. She hasn't even taken a real mission yet.

But suddenly, Atra had announced that he was leaving. He appointed Mel as leader, Kat as co-captain, and left the morning after. And that very day an invitation was sent. Melissa had to show up. As leader of a champion ranked team, she didn't just represent Azalea, she would, in part, be representing the guild.

"Aw, don't be nervous. Ya'll love it there. There's some real nice folks at the Guild 'o Seasons." Randel reassured her happily, more than eager to return to his home Island with the special status of 'I joined them non-fifthies!'

Melissa forced a smile. "I know." It's not them I'm worried about. It's not even this party. I just don't think inheriting Atra's team like this is right.



Team Polaris had planned a mission for the day, so when the invitation came up, there was some debate as to if they should go or not.

"How about this then. Chronicler, Crown, go represent the team. Crescendo will stay in the Team room to provide support for any members that has to to be sent back during emergencies. Me, Morana, and Acer will take the mission." Everybody had agreed, so now the purple Cherrim and the orange-winged Butterfree made their way into the hall.

Chronicler was frankly quite excited. An entire new generation of Pokemon! She had a notebook and a pencil case with her, and upon entering the hall she immediately began sketching and jotting down notes even as she moved off to talk with one of the new, strange Pokemon.

Crown hovered above her friend, happy to simply just observe for now.



Three unfamiliar figures stepped into the hall. The invitation said they would take all teams after all, and Team Trinity -as they were called- was a team, even if they've never really associated themselves with the guild that had signed up for convenience's sake.

The most prominent of the three was a large, tall Blaziken. A large two-handed sword was strapped across her back, light armour covering her chest and shoulders. A small metal plate came down between her eyes. She held herself tall, straight, proud, a warrior clearly defined in her stance.

Next to her on all fours was a Marshtomp. He sat calmly, looking all around himself as if studying the situation. He, like the Blaziken wore armour, though his was thicker, heavier. A morningstar -a spiked mace- hung from his back, though he did not look menacing. Perhaps not the most frienly approachable figure, but he looked kind enough.

On the blaziken's other side was a small grovyle. The moment he came in his eyes quickly darted all around the room, to the possible escapes, obstacles, the shadows, the potential threats, but it all came by reflexively and he gave it little thought. He was on the balls of his feet, ready to move at a moment's notice though he was relaxed. A rough brown cloak was clasped around her neck, its hood down. A short sword was sheathed at his waist. His left arm ended in a stump, leather straps in place as if something was normally secured on.

"I don't believe it. The rumours were true." The Marshtomp, Chris, told the other two, glancing around warily.

"They look a bit weird don't they?" The Blaziken, Beka, commented, looking up idly at the Litwicks passing off as candles. "Less like real Pokemon and more like The Original One got bored if you ask me."

The grovyle, Aiden, their leader, gave a kind smile to a passing pokemon that looked very much like a taller, more humanly proportioned Belossom. The Lilligant giggled and continued walking past, though a little faster.

"Careful Beka, looks like you got come competition." Christopher teased, his mood lightening up. Beka just rolled her eyes and Aiden led them forward, towards the crowds.

"Come friends, let's see if we can't swap some good stories."

Solaris---Moonfall---Ivy---Diane---Zachary---Genesis

Diane turned, feline ears flattened to her head as another odd Pokemon from the mainland stepped forward. He didn't look too good to be honest. She worried that breathing to heavily near him would knock the guy over, but she ignored that thought and flashed a smile.
"Hello to you as well, Guildmaster Pluto and I agree wholeheartedly."
"You seem to have things here then Uncle." Solaris said suddenly, his gaze drifting across the room. "Thanks for the invitation once more, Diane. If you'll excuse me."
The Espeon quickly padded off towards Epitaph with a slight wag to his tail.
Diane watched him leave for a brief second until the sound of her name made her turn around once more.
"Laura, I wasn't sure you'd show up. Ah, let me introduce....this is the Guildmaster of the Sun, Pluto. Sir, this is my sister. If I'm never around and you don't wish to deal with Lynne's nonsense then she's your next best bet."
Even if they DID differ on many things. After all, they were twins only in name, everything else about them was a complete opposite, right down to coloring and even jewelry.
The shiny Purrloin narrowed her eyes at her sister's necklace momentarily. She'd never liked it, it seemed so gaudy.

Neo spotted Riley, and tugged Max over to say hi.
"Riley! Wait up! Hi! Howsagoin'? Is that your team over there that you came in with? Whoa, so cool. All the older teams look so much...more explorer-y than we do. Do ya think we'll ever be super explorer-y?"

It was clear the Riolu was excited. He was full of questions. And he was talking a lot. He always did when he was excited. Max on the other hand was still uncomfortably out of his element.

He was just getting used to their Guild. Why did they have to visit another one?

((Children. Always showing up at the completely wrong times. Like when you're hitting on someone! smile ))

"Whee~! Aren't you glad we came?" Gypsy spun around as she examined the surroundings. "Too bad Echo couldn't have come." She commented, feeling slightly saddened by the moment. "Oh wellz~! We'll have fun and bring her home a cake?"

Zephyr raised an eyebrow... thing. "And how do you suppose we do that?" He crossed his arms and waited for an answer. I mean, it was sort of good that Echo didn't come. She was always a downer for everything they did. Why couldn't she just be friendly and socialize for once, instead of refusing to follow the normal way society works and remaining silent!?

Gypsy frowned. "Let's just take all the desserts we can right before we leave!" She giggled flicking her tails back and forth in her ready-to-pounce position. Just then she spied a bunch of Eevee all together. She stuck her tongue out to prove to Zephyr that she was the better mingle-er and bounded over to the Eevee gathering. "Hey guys, heyyyy! Ooh! A flower! Can I smell it?! Mmm, it's nice. Must be a Gracedia. I didn't know you could get those around here! Can you get me one too?" She bombarded the Eevee with questions, and it seemed like another Eevee was too.