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Arrival at Zatao: Katarina Town

So the first of my plans have blossomed ever so beautifully! I finally arrived to the Zatao region! I got off my ship at the port in Katarina Town and headed down the street. I can't wait for my fame to truly reach this region. It is so small and pretty quiet. Maybe a concert would liven things up out here?

Either way, I walked down the street to find the nearest Pokemon center. Of course, my eyes were wandering around, taking in all the quaint scenes of the small town. Eventually I found myself tired, so I sat myself in the shade of a tree. The leggings I was wearing were getting a bit sticky with sweat. One always has to suffer to look cute though!

I must have set down my adorable designer bag, for the next thing I knew, I looked at it and found an extremely odd tail peeking out of it. Carefully, I pulled the creature that was in my bag out, and found it to be a Pachirisu. And what was even worse was the fact that it was holding my amulet coin!! The little thing was going through my stuff!!

However, it was a pokemon. That was part of my reason for coming to Zatao, right? So the first thing I did after taking this pokemon out of my bag was to pull a pokeball from my apron pocket. The pokemon looked pretty mad at me, and his cheeks were starting to spark a bit. Afterall, Pachirisu are an electric type!

Using the pokeball I had at hand, I literally bonked the squirrel pokemon on the head. I didn't mean to do it so hard, but I think I panicked a bit! The Pachirisu started to emit a red light, then went into the pokeball. The ball wiggled very strongly, but I guess he wasn't too strong, because he didn't escape. I bet I must've sighed pretty loud then.

Somehow I had a pokemon, so the first thing I needed to do was to take it to the Pokemon Center. While I was there, I let my new Pachirisu rest up, I got to phone my parents to let them know I was alright, and I got to talk to Bob. She misses me so much, I almost wish I could hug her right now!

I also marked my Pachirisu so that if he ever gets lost, I can find him again. The way he was looking at me when I was about to capture him almost made him look like a rabid squirrel pokemon, so I decided to name him Foamy. Hopefully Foamy won't stay mad at me forever!

Which way to the nearest battle?: Suburbs

RP Participants: FireFoxNinetails and LizzyMoo
Trainers: Luna and LizDuck
Pokemon: Chuchu and Miss Sprinkles
RP located here!

Seeing Double: Rinaul Mountains

My eyes were sooooo sore after staying up so long. I didn't sleep a wink until after Nurse Joy told me that Eevee was doing much better. So during that time I spent awake, I did some research. I had never seen an eevee of this particular color before, so I wanted to find out more. Fortunately, the Pokemon Center had a few computers for me to use, so I did some internet searching.

Apparently this Eevee was what they called a "Shiny" Eevee, meaning it has a different base color than most Eevees out there. The articles I read also stated how they also tend to have "shinier fur," thus why they got that particular title, but I had to judge that later. It isn't the first time anyone has ever found an eevee like this, and they even showed several different evolutions. Apparently the discoloration stays with the pokemon as it evolves too. And Eevees are well known for evolving! I've always liked Espeons and Umbreons, and they definitely are much different in color than their normal versions. Espeons are a bright green!!! And Umbreons have dark blue rings instead of the usual yellow ones. It is so difficult to figure out which evolution I would want this Eevee to turn into.

And this was about the time when Nurse Joy told me Eevee was doing much better. With that reassurance, I went to sleep shortly there after.

I slept longer than usual, but that's because I stayed up so long, but when I woke up, I immediately went to see Nurse Joy. She almost seemed like she had been waiting for me, having all the pokemon I had given to her to treat (Miss Sprinkles didn't need to get treated, so her pokeball stayed with me). First thing I did when I got my pokeballs back was I checked up on the eevee. "Come on out, Eevee!"

With a burst of light, the eevee appeared in front of me. It looked rather confused, looking left and right as if searching for something. I didn't say anything, but I think he eventually got the idea: He had been caught. He seemed to wilt a bit in disappointment. I felt so bad, but I don't know why. "You'll be happy being with our team, Eevee!" I attempted to reassure. I don't think it did the trick at the time. Either way, the Eevee seemed fine, so I called it back, and then left. I still wanted to explore the area.

As I left the Pokemon Center, I couldn't help but feel like I was being followed. It was weird, and on occasion I would look behind me, but I didn't see anything suspicious. I kept on going, and I made it to Pilkiras Plain again. I went back down the unbeaten path I had been on the day before, and then I kept going past where I had stopped the day before. And I STILL felt like I was being followed. It was kind of creepy, since I had been warned about stalkers who watch the every move of their favorite TV or music stars. Mom and Dad always warned me about not going places by myself, but that can't be helped out here!

Either way, the Plain eventually turned to something I had only heard about. The path became clear again, and there was what seemed to be the start of a mountain trail. Of course, it was only a small ledge from where I was at. Once more, I turned around to make certain nobody was following me, because I still couldn't shake that feeling. I began to walk up the path, and soon enough, I was maybe a mile up the ledge's path. I think I looked over the edge of the ledge (Hey, that rhymes!) and saw that there was now some distance between where I was at and where the ground was at. "I wouldn't want to fall down that" I probably said at one point. I kept looking over the ledges to see if I could possibly spot some Pidgey nests. I remember how common Pidgeys were in Kanto. It would remind me of home if I saw one.

And then I heard something. I heard a rather loud and panicked "VEEE!!!" When I looked, I nearly fell over from surprise. It looked like my Eevee had gotten out of its pokeball and had lost his footing at the edge of the ledge. How it did that was one of the first questions I asked myself in my head, but I didn't hesitate to help pull him up. "How did you do that, Eevee? It's awfully dangerous to just pop out of your pokeball whenever you want!"

The Eevee blinked, then looked at me indignantly. Setting it down next to me, I picked up his pokeball and attempted to call it back with a simple "Return!"

Instead, the pokeball burst with light and suddenly there were two identical Eevees in front of me!!! I must have looked stunned or something, and I somewhat landed on my bottom, not able to stand up anymore. The two eevees started to converse it would seem, and rubbed up against each other like cat pokemon might do.

"I don't get it..." I think I mumbled out as I watched these goings on. One of the eevees stepped forward and pointed to me, then itself. "Are you the one I caught then?" I asked. He nodded, then pointed to the identical eevee behind it. The Eevee behind the first one sat on its hind legs and attempted to give the first one a hug with its forelegs.

It was then it clicked. "Are you two twins?" Both of the eevees seemed to squeal in delight that I had figured it out. I remained on my bottom, now wondering what to do. I had caught one, and the other one I guessed had been following me to find its brother. While I was deep in thought, the newer eevee decided to crawl on top of me, and it poked its nose on a pokeball that was sticking out of my pocket. It disappeared, and the pokeball started wiggling in my apron.

"HUH, WHAT?!!" Looking down, I saw a wiggling pokeball and a smiling Eevee.

"Eevee vee vee Eeve!" it seemed to explain as the other pokeball stopped moving.

"Oh, is he coming with us?" I asked, and the Eevee promptly nodded. I fingered the pokeball which the first eevee had come out of, then picked it up. "Okay, Eevee, return!!" The remaining eevee disappeared, returning to its pokeball.

I think I remained on that ledge for about an hour, sitting and staring at the horizon before getting up to head back to the Pokemon Center yet again. My dress got so dirty today, I'm going to have to get it washed sometime soon! And I only JUST figured out what I should call the two Eevees. The first one I caught will be called Kryptonite (he will be the Espeon), and the second one will be called Midnight (he will be the Umbreon). I think to help me tell the difference between the two, I'll mark them at two different places. I'll figure that part out later. Going to bed now!

Triple Attack: Mine Caves

RP Participants: LizzyMoo
Trainers: LizDuck
Pokemon: Foamy, 2 wild Cranidos, 1 wild Rampardos
RP located here!

Transcribed from the To the Mines Event.

As they walked, it seemed Foamy began to grow more and more squirmy. The Pachirisu had spotted several red crystals as his trainer traveled, and he really, REALLY wanted to nab one for himself.

"Foamy, you need to calm down" the trainer even scolded slightly, knowing exactly what he was eying. He liked to "steal" things too often, which was why she was so uncertain about having him out during this important time. Yet, for some reason the Pachirisu began to tense up.

"Pachi, chi!" Foamy seemed to almost boast. Obviously her pokemon saw something she hadn't quite seen yet. LizDuck continued to walk forward until she saw something which unsettled her. Three pokemon she had never seen before (afterall, she was from Kanto). And all three of them looked like they were about to attack. Now wasn't the time for pulling out her pokedex to find out what they were. Once thing was very obvious though: she was currently at the disadvantage.

Foamy, being the confident pokemon he was, hopped off his trainer's shoulder and almost seemed to stomp his forepaws on the ground, as if showing he was ready to fight. Once more, he taunted the three rock pokemon with a "Pachi chi!" The two Cranidos and Rampardos turned their attention to this measly pokemon and all snorted. LizDuck was one to take advantage of good opportunities like this, and she hightailed it for higher ground. Fortunately, there was a bit of a ledge towards one edge of the cave. It seemed sturdy enough, so she quickly scrambled her way up. All of her senses were on overload right now due to a bit of panic.

The blue-headed Cranidos started things off with a simple Headbutt attack. The Pachirisu could have easily dodged it, and did such, but he didn't attack. His trainer was hopeless though, so he had to remind her of her job. "PACHI CHI CHI!!!" the elesquirrel hollered out as loud as he could.

"Oh!" LizDuck now knew what she needed to do. Giving out the command, she called out "Foamy, use Thunder on all of them!"

The Pachirisu shook his head as if he knew it was the wrong thing to do, but he did as he was asked. Jumping up in the air, he growled out "Pachirisu" as his cheeks crackled with electricity. And in a sudden moment, the room was a glow with a pretty impressive Thunder attack. LizDuck stood on her tiptoes and watched, eagerly wondering how well that attack worked.

The three pokemon stood there, bodies braced up for the electrical impact, then shook themselves off. LizDuck almost yelped out "No fair!" but bit her tongue. Apparently the attack had done little to no damage. The largest one of the group, the Rampardos, then sprung forward and began to charge at full speed toward her pokemon. She was about to call out "DODGE IT," but she was too late. Foamy got hit with the full force of a Take Down attack, which sent him flying and crashing into the rock-solid cave wall. The force was enough to cause a few bits of rock to break off the wall, and Foamy definitely looked like he felt that attack. Yet the elesquirrel got back up. He wasn't about to let these stupid rocks look better than him.

"Ummm... Foamy, go underground and use Dig on them!" LizDuck knew Foamy could at least avoid attack this way, which seemed like something he desperately needed at the moment. The pachirisu's ears perked up, and he forced a nod before he set to digging a hole as quickly as he could. The two Cranidos had watched the Rampardos, and they both decided to follow in its footsteps and also both began to run at the electric pokemon with two more Take Down attacks. LizDuck called out "Hurry!" to encourage him to move faster before getting hit again.

Fortunately, all of their training paid off, and Foamy narrowly managed to get underground before the two "dinosaurs" had trampled over the top of his hole. The two Cranidos looked quite confused. Had their attack turned the pokemon into rock dust? One of them lifted up their foot, as if they were trying to look for squished elesquirrel.

Foamy in the meantime, was now working on burrowing upwards as fast as he could to attack the biggest one first. Taking out the biggest one would make things easier on him. It seemed all too quick, but the elesquirrel popped back up out of the ground and seemed to punch the Rampardos. It stunned the Rampardos, since the attack hurt quite a bit, but wasn't enough to knock it out.

"Use Dig again!" the trainer called out from her little ledge, which the elesquirrel obediently obeyed. Popping back into the hole he had come out of, he next went for one of the two Cranidos. With the speed of a Diglet underground, he soon enough popped back out and punched at the blue-headed Cranidos. The headbutt pokemon was knocked back and fell on its back. It squirmed for a little bit, trying to get back up, but then gave up and just lay there, knocked out.

"Use Dig one more time!" Once again, Foamy popped in and out, this time taking out the grey-headed Cranidos. All that was left now was that Rampardos. LizDuck thought about it for a moment. Biting her lip, she then called out "Foamy, use Super Fang!" That certainly had to do some damage, didn't it?

The Pachirisu narrowed its eyes and then sped forward, full speed at the largest of the pokemon, his teeth bared. Once he was at the pokemon's ankles, he latched onto it with a super huge CHOMP. Rampardos looked down at his foot and began to shake it vigorously to get the pathetic pokemon off of him. Eventually, Foamy was thrown off, but he landed on his feet, as if prepared for such. Once more, the Rampardos began to charge, but this time both trainer and pokemon were ready.

"DODGE IT AND USE LAST RESORT!!"

Time almost seemed to stop for LizDuck. She watched as the final blow was given. All left standing was her Pachirisu. She was mentally drained, and he was physically drained, but the victor.

Reunion with Bob: Katarina Town

I think today is the happiest day in my life!!! I found the reason for Bob to be with me even in the Zatao region!

It all began when I was wandering through the streets, trying to find my way to a new PokeMart. I had never been to this one before, and I am glad I heard about it, because instead of finding the PokeMart, I found a Pokemon Contest instead. Now, I have heard of these back in Kanto, but I had never watched one. Back home, I was too busy being famous to have time to relax and take in the simpler things in life.

Deciding to try something new and exciting, I figured I could participate as a member of the audience. I got in line at the entrance, and made my way into the bleachers for the show. I felt a bit nervous at first, but I don't even know why? The feeling made its way to my stomach, but then it disappeared from there. As I watched the spotlight and the trainers on stage, I almost couldn't help but feel a bit jealous. That is one of my favorite places to be, is on stage! Yet I have never seen such work on stage before. Coordinator and Pokemon, working together to make beautiful displays with Pokemon attacks. It was rather mesmerizing. There were way too many combinations I saw which made my jaw drop in awe.

And then the idea hit me: this is the sort of thing Bob would LOVE. The whole reason I didn't have her come with me to begin with was because she does not like to battle. However, she does love to sing, dance, and generally, be on stage with me. I was certain that Bob could create some beautiful work if we spent the time training her for a Pokemon Contest.

After the Pokemon Contest was over, I went back to the Pokemon Center with one thing on my mind: my Jigglypuff! When I got there, I called back home and told my parents to send Bob to me. I am so glad technology is how it is now, for it took a nerve-wrecking 5 minutes for her to arrive in her Pokeball. I would hate to imagine how long it would have taken to get here 50 years ago.

The moment her Pokeball was in my hand, I tossed it and released her with a simple "It is your time to shine, Bob!" She came back out and blinked her beautiful teal eyes at me. I don't think she was expecting to see me so soon. She smiled and leaped up to my arms, crying out a happy "Jiggly!!" I hugged onto her squishy body tightly. "I won't leave your side anymore, alright Bob?"

Bob has never been a Pokemon that enjoys being in her Pokeball, so she stays outside with me at all times. I wonder what sort of adventures await us in the Pokemon Contests in the future?

First Pokemon Battle: Stadium

Battle Participants: Renekai and LizzyMoo
Trainers: Renekai and LizDuck
Pokemon: Dreydonna and Kryptonite
Battle located here!

Productive Days: Pilkiras Plain

Today was such a productive day! Not only have I finally finished my new song, "Frost Rain," but I've had some time to work with training Bob, as well as I caught a new Pokemon. I don't know where to begin!

Well, I suppose I should just start from the beginning. During the Winter Races, I had a streak of inspiration, or rather, luck in encountering a rare Pokemon. It's hard for others to believe me, but I saw an Articuno, and it sang for me! I liked the tune so much, I decided to write a song about the encounter. The tune was easy enough, but the lyrics were really hard to come up with. However, I finished that up today! I'll save it for a future performance, maybe if it is snowing so it makes sense.

Finishing that up put me in a very good mood, so I decided that today Bob and I could spend the day working on some various routines for any possible coordinating contests. She knows how to dance and sing, the singing part is pretty obvious, but she's had much practice with dancing because of living with me. However, I think we need to work with her on the natural beauty of her attacks.

Bob definitely didn't mind the extra attention. In fact, I think she coveted it! I decided we should go to the Pilkiras Plain, just because it would be a bit more spacious for us to work. The first thing we worked on was something a bit silly, but it is something I've known that she's had problems with.

Rollout. For some reason, Bob always gets ridiculously dizzy when she performs this attack. I see Rollout as having great possibilities in a coordinating contest, but if she gets dizzy, she'll roll into a wall instead of where she should be going.

We practiced for 2 hours, then we took a break. And it was then that we saw him. An absolutely gorgeous Altaria. And it had 2 heart-shaped cheek markings! How perfect was this?! I mean, I LOVE hearts! I think Bob had the same idea as me, for she gave me her best determined expression I've ever seen. Why must Bob be so cute?!!

"Okay, Bob, use Rollout," I said, to which the balloon Pokemon bounced into action. She started to roll, and started heading in the direction of the Altaria. However, the Altaria spooked really easily and just flew away! It was so much bigger, I don't know if it just didn't like battling, or was a scaredy bird, but either way, it was running away.

Then something strange happen. I don't know how to explain it, but it looked like the Altaria got hit by some attack while in the air. It looked like an icy wind, but there weren't any trainers or other Pokemon in the area that I could see. It was weird. The Pokemon fell from the sky at that point, and landed right in Bob's rollout path and got hit by Rollout.

I probably fumbled with my Pokeball, but I got it out of my apron and tossed it at the Pokemon. And somehow that worked! I managed to capture the biggest Pokemon of my crew so far! It was amazing! I don't think I've ever felt so accomplished before!

Hopefully my year keeps on cooperating like this!

Double Trouble Pt. 1: Stadium

Battle Participants: Renekai and LizzyMoo
Trainers: Renekai and LizDuck
Pokemon: Evelyn and Anima vs. Kryptonite and Midnight
Battle located here!