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 Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:31 pm
Earlier in the day, when Maorde had met up with Nina and Whitney, he had filled the psychic's mind with lies. He stated that none of her friends had liked her, which is why they would seldom travel with her. In making Nina believe this, she felt horribly lonley, empty, and perhaps even a little depressed. But in that moment that she was kissed, she felt all of her bad feelings completey washed away. In doing so, she had found the truth again, which is what caused her to come back to her senses.
She explained that entire situation to Raimundo as they walked down the staircase from the roof to the top floor of the Department Store.
The boy chuckled a little, and smiled. "...Really?" he asked; "I did that?" Nina returned the smile. "You most certainly did. And, I don't know how to thank you... I'm afraid that if I was still under Maorde's influence, he'd have me out there trying to kill people for information about Giovanni." Raimundo's mouth opened a little bit. "Oh!" he said, "So that's why you needed help in getting into the files that were stored in the Gym!"
"Yep," she replied, "it was. Believe it or not, we were both planning on... Well, eliminating him. I was pissed at Giovanni because of what one of his flunkies had done to me --or at least, tried to do-- and, Maorde..." A pensive look found its way onto Nina's face. "Well, I'm actually not sure what he wanted Giovanni gone for. Oh well-- it's not my business anymore. I'm done associating myself with that man." Raimundo took her hand in his own, and smiled a bit. "That's very good for you, Nina."
About five minutes later, Nina and Raimundo had reached the bottom floor of the Department Store, and headed out through the door. The sun was a bit lower than it was when they were watching it set, yet it was still light enough out to see.
And, there was a figure of a girl that Nina saw near the Pokemon Center, whom she recognized immediately.
"Crap, she's probably livid with me right now..."
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:39 pm
((Tis fine Aire. I'm in no major hurry or anything. I've got two characters now!))
Once more with the defensive. Mag metally groaned. He couldn't even see the Staryu anymore except for the occasional flicker of motion in the water. "Well when the prey can't be found then it is time to let the prey find us." Mag stated. Hopefully this won't bite me in the butt later... "So let's jump in the water Shining but stay close to the platforms okay. And when you see/feel anything coming after you, Quick Attack it or use that to get away." Mag said now confident in his strategy... as long as Misty used a close up attack. But even the source would likely be traceable if it were long run.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:55 pm
Crenu got fed up with waiting for Bugsy and decided he should do some training instead. "So sense in wasting time..." He left the gym area to a small patch of grass just behind the gym. He figured that he wasn't going to bother anyone there or be bothered as long as he didn't bother anyone. "Alright guys, come on out. Poliwag, lets see an Ice Beam. Spinarak, I want you to try and dodge it as best you can. Larvitar, stay close to me and get ready to use Sand Storm to catch Poliwag if he can't handle the attack, make it a gentle one. Go!" Poliwag took aim at Spinarak and gathered energy into his mouth. Soon, a glowing white ball formed infront of Polwag and he shot out a jagged beam of cold energy at Spinarak, who easily dodged the attack by jumping, landing gracefully on the frozen ground the beam created. oliwag on the other hand, was too small and inexperienced for a proper Ice Beam at the moment. The power from the beam sent Poliwag soaring backwards with no sign of stopping, meaning it was time for larvitar to step in. He rose a vortex of sand just under Poliwag, spinning him around like a top as the vortex slowly did out and left Poliwag dizzy on the floor. "Heh, alright shake it off. Larvitar, go on and use Brick Break on Spinarak. Spinarak, you just concentrate on dodging the atack and not getting hit. Brick Break is a fighting move, it'll crush you if it hits. Dodge Now!" larvitar ran forward at Spinarak with his hands glowing, swiping at the spider with such tremendous force. Every swipe got closer and closer, Spinarak working up a sweat as she jumped and dodged to avoid the crushing blows. "Don't let up Larvitar, you let her have it if she can't dodge it. Spinarak, you better do something or else Larvitar is gonna finish you."
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:58 pm
((I'll let you find her if you want to Melph.))
After some wanderings Linalee had somehow ended up getting herself lost on the route. "Oh shuckles. I can't believe I got lost. I mean it was a straight path... and then I found that wall and I went around and... arg." She said as the darkness consumed her at 9:00 PM. Deciding to make camp for the evening in a group of trees. She set out her sleeping bag and various other nightly supplies. After gathering some wood she had a nice pile to use in case she needed some light. And thus Linalee went to sleep dreaming dreams of pokemon and pleasure.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:15 pm
Crenu's words were cruel, but cruelty was power. At least that was the conclusion he came to. You learn to ride a bike by falling down a few times, and he applied this principal to everything he did, even pokemon training now. Larvitar made a final effort to try and hit Spinarak, just barley tipping her horn and slamming his fist into the earth below. Piles of dirt went flying into the air as larvitar created a knew pot hole in the earth. Spinarak grew angry and started glowing with a dark shadowy aura. As the aura engulfed her, Larvitar and Crenu looked on with curiosity. "Spinarak? Keep an eye on her Larvitar..." He watched Spinarak stand there, then before his very eyes he watched her vanish in a burst of speed, the trailing black aura being the only thing visible as it raced cross the dirt and directly into larvitar's stomach. Larvitar didn't have time to react and was sent flying back from the Spiders dark tackle, planting his feet in the ground and leaving a long skid mark as he walked back into place. "Spinarak? I didn't know you could do Shadow Strike! Alright then. Spinarak, let's try that one more time. Shadow Strike! Poliwag, counter with Water Gun!" Poliwag, who was no longer dizzy, jumped forward and shot out a high pressured stream of water from his mouth. As this happened, Spinarak became covered in her black aura once again and shot off directly into the Water Gun. poliwag's water gun was strong, But Spinarak was as a much higher level and was stronger that Poliwag at the moment. Sinarak plowed through the stream like a hot knife through butter, just missing Poliwag as he jumped out of the way once he saw his water gun defeated with ease. "Nice..."
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:23 pm
It was certainly an attack he wasn't expecting. As the Skarmory inched ever closer with his wings expanded to their full length, Kilik took a step back. This isn't good... he thought. Scizor recieved the full force of the attack, her metal armor cracking slightly as the steel connected. Thank goodness she had her Steel-type defenses to reduce the damage of the attack. Had she still been a Scyther, her battle would have ended right then.
"Scizor, use..." he froze. None of Scizor's attacks would do enough damage to Skarmory to even remotely bring hope to the situation. None of the Pokemon that Dramon was using, save his Poliwrath, were the ones he had back while Kilik was still a member of Team Rocket. It was strange...had another member of the Rockets informed him? No way. Kilik came unexpectedly, so nobody would have been able to tell someone of his arrival, especially an Admin.
Although, there was that downtime when he was just watching. Could a Grunt have seen him, then radioed Dramon? That would have given Dramon a chance to ask someone for the perfect Pokemon to take him out, wouldn't it? With Flareon out of comission, it seemed that Skarmory was going to take him out. Pursuit, Double Team, Slash, False Swipe...ALL USELESS! He shut his eyes tightly and growled to himself. "How could I have been so stupid?" he whispered to nobody.
"Giving up already, Kilik?" boomed Dramon's voice, "That's a shame. And you talked such a big talk!" He laughed upwards into the sky, loud enough that even the helicopter's pilot could hear him, "It seems the dog's bark is worse than his bite!" He shook his bearded head and crossed his arms.
Dramon's right...I lost. Kilik fell to his knees, slamming his fist into the dirt.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:48 pm
"Who's that?" Raimundo inquired, squinting to look at the figure near the Center. "That," Nina replied, "is my sister, Whitney. She's the Gym Leader in this city."
"Wait-- you're Whitney's sister too? Then does that mean that Sabrina is Whitney's sister?"
"Well, not really, no," Nina replied. "It's a little complicated... See, I was attacked by Maorde, and I needed a blood transfusion..."
She explained the lengthy family matter to her friend, and why Whitney was likely to be angry, while Raimundo listened intently, absorbing all the information he was presented with. "Oh," he said, at the end of the girl's explanation. Nina nodded a little bit. "So, I should probably go over and try to talk to her..." The boy blinked. "Did you want me to come with? You know, as moral support or something?" He grinned a bit, causing Nina to chuckle. Oh god, that might be extremely dangerous, she thought. Her reply to him was that it would be fine, however; a moment later, she headed off toward the Pokemon Center.
"Whitney!" Nina called, as she approached her sister, whom crossed her arms as Nina grew closer. "Oh, well hello," she said, her tone of voice more bitter than an ampalaya. "Has Maorde instructed you to come and attack me or something? Because, like, the last time that he showed up, you like, sure as heck didn't seem to care about my well-being. Nina, what were you even thinking?! You know for a fact that that man doesn't give a crap about what you want, he just wanted to like, use you to get his own bidding done!"
Ugh, it's like dealing with Mike all over again, Nina thought disdainfully. "Whitney, shut up and listen to me for a minute," she said easily. This statement took Whitney off-guard, and she did, in fact, shut up. "I'm not working with Maorde any more. That man instilled lies into my head, the most prominent ones being that nobody cared for me, nor did they wish to be around me--"
"I know," Whitney interjected, "I was there. You were stupid to believe him."
"I'm aware of that," Nina replied. "But like I was saying, he lied to me. I felt like he was the only person who wanted anything to do with me, so naturally, I did as he asked-- I tried to find out any information I could about Giovanni, of the Kanto Region. In the midst of my assignment, I met up with one of my old friends-- Rai."
Whitney snorted. "Rai?" she repeated. "As in 'Raichu'?"
"No, 'Rai' as in 'Raimundo'," the boy stated, walking out from behind Nina.
Whitney felt her heart jump up to her throat and all of the air escape her in a quick exhale as she took in the visage of this boy-- he was easily the most attractive person she had ever seen in her entire life.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:48 pm
It's time for Deus Ex Machina, Bugsy style! The Gym Leader thought, as he pulled two Hyper Potions out from his side pouch. "Kilik, catch!" Bugsy underhand tossed his partner one, already applying the other to his Heracross. "Use it on Flareon!" He yelled, making sure to focus spray on his Pokemon's most glaring cuts and bruises.
The Bug felt his strength returning, or so he thought. He wasn't quite sure, Poliwrath's Dynamic Punch knocked a few screws loose in his head, and it was having a difficult time regaining his senses. After a moment, Heracross shook his head, his vision regaining his former balance. Looking at the Bug Pokemon, he knew this was not going to be an easy fight.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:59 pm
Nina saw her sister on the verge of an explosion. "Don't you dare," she warned, stretching her left arm out horizontally in front of Raimundo, while he leaned over to his friend's ear and whispered, "Is she going to be okay?" The psychic nodded. "After some time, she will." She waited for Whitney to calm down a little bit, before continuing her story.
"So, like I was saying... I met up with Rai and we traveled a bit, and sorta hung around. A little while ago, we were on top of the roof of the Department Store, watching the sun set and talking with one another. Anyway, he proved to me that people do, in fact, care for me, and that I was just too idiotic to notice."
"Well god, Nina," Whitney said, "I could have told you that... But does this mean that, like, you're a good guy again?"
"You'd better believe it," she said with a grin, taking Raimundo's hand in her own-- it was surprisingly smooth. "And, I'm completely over Kilik, too. So that means that you can have him, if you want!" she joked.
Whitney laughed with Nina, and then stopped abruptly. "Not funny."
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:09 pm
Kilik blinked, then caught the spray. Upon reading what it was, his mood picked up. Talk about timing! he laughed inside, standing up quickly. His fingers flared slightly as he brought his hand to his belt and snagged up Flareon's Pokeball, tossing it up. The fox collapsed in his arms, barely able to move. However, when he felt the taste of the Hyper Potion on his lips and as his owner sprayed it along his body, everything in his being picked up. He was ready for another round, turning and looking at Scizor with a affirmative bark. The insect nodded at Flareon, tapping her claw against her chest. It was a sign of respect. However, she winced - it was the same place that Skarmory had connected with.
"What're you doing?!" he roared, slamming his boot into the ground. "Items are illeg---WHAT?!" A burning fist came down from the air, slamming into Skarmory's left wing. The clang of metal was very loud and a yellow streak jumped back with a trail of smoke from its fist. When the creature landed, a soft voice whispered a name: "Kilik..."
The boy knew instantly who that voice belonged to and spun around on his heel. His eyes met with a girl in a gray dress wearing a yellow undershirt and pants, along with tan boots. Her appearance had changed drastically since he last saw her, but it was her face that clicked in his mind. "Rena?" he whispered. Flareon gaped at the Electabuzz beside her, whose fist was now tempering down. The fox's eyes widened slightly when the smoke disappeared.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:19 pm
The boy gasped at the perfectly executed surprise attack, almost ready to dish out applause. His hands met his hips at the Rocket's frusteration. "Stealing is illegal! Items in a Pokemon match are not." He scolded, waving a chastising finger. "Even if they were, I doubt you play by the rules all the time!" Inside, Bugsy was relieved. He knew his Pokemon was strong, but against a Skarmory, Dramon would have had the easy advantage.
Pushing all these from his thoughts, the boy now gazed upon Kilik's apparent 'ally'. She was cute, and sported a rather, unusual outfit.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:33 pm
Train walked about the city for a while, just enjoying the sights. She wasn't feeling tired when it got dark, so she stayed outside, sitting in a tree, looking at the stars through the branches and leaves.
Train, her Pikachu curled up on her lap, tossed an empty pokeball up and down. She missed it once, and it fell to the ground. "Aw, crud." she said, and jumped down, holding Pikachu. She picked up the pokeball and put it back on her belt.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:33 pm
Kilik turned his heel and ran over to Rena. "What are you doing here?" he whispered harshly, "You could get hurt!"
She smiled at him sweetly. "I've been hurt before," she whispered, walking passed him. Electabuzz followed with his eyes dead set on Skarmory. The electric Pokemon clenched his fist and it began to spark with electricity. Holding her hand out and fanning her fingers, she said, rather softly, "Thunderbolt." The Electric Pokemon ran forward, as if he were initiating a Tackle. However, when his arms wrapped around the body of Skarmory and pinned down its wings, the scene was very apparent.
"You mind your tongue, boy!!" he roared at Bugsy before realizing what was happening to his Skarmory, "Get down! Out of the way! Noo!!" Dramon fell to his knees with a thud, slamming his bulky fist into the dirt. Skarmory howled in pain as the Thunderbolt crashed into his body, the Electabuzz attached to him amplified the damage dealt as well. It took about a minute or two before he began to Peck furiously into his assailant's skull. When Electabuzz let go, the steel bird flew over to Dramon. "You'll...all pay for this..." he growled, hopping onto his Skarmory. It flew up (with a bit of difficulty) to the helicopter, allowing for Dramon to get into the machine and recall his bird.
There was the sound of a slamming door and Mazarin came running onto the scene, fidgeting with his belt buckle. "Ya! Turn coat and run, coward!" He jeered, pumping his fist into the air. He continued a chant of 'Cowards' as the Rocket helicopter disappeared from sight. When the scene had settled down, Mazarin strolled over to Bugsy. "I gotta say, Mac," wrapping his arm around the boy's shoulders, "You are one demanding little dude. The entire town was practically eating your hands." He paused, then thought about what he had said, "The entire town was pracitcally eating OUT of your hands. Yeah, that's it."
Kilik growled slightly to himself, still disappointed that he was unable to defeat Dramon by himself. The boy recalled the two partners that he had out on the field, then attached their Pokeballs to his belt, looking up at the sky and the direction the helicopter had left.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:47 pm
A shade of red presented itself on the Gym Leader's face. He recognized that voice. It was embarrassing that he was mistaken for a girl, especially by a tramp like him. "Thanks, I guess." Bugsy said, pulling away from Mazarin. He took note of his buckle, chuckling. "What happened, came here from the bathroom?" The boy laughed, obviously missing the actual point. He was still a pre-teen after all. As the conflict was over, he recalled Heracross after a few words of congratulations. "All in a days work." The Gym Leader said, feeling pretty high on life.
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:58 pm
Mazarin's eyes darted and he laughed nervously. "Yeah. Bathroom," he snapped his fingers and pointed at Bugsy, "Let's go with that."
Kilik, realizing that the helicopter wasn't going to come back to finish the fight, turned on his heel. He found Rena standing right behind him. Traces of Electabuzz had disappeared. "Where have you been?" he asked her.
She looked away, placing her right hand on her left arm innocently. "When I left the Rockets..." she whispered, "I had no idea where to go. I wandered aimlessly for a while, before coming to Johto. Then I saw a news report talking about the battle you and Bugsy were having with Dramon."
"Word seems to travel fast around here.." he laughed slightly, slipping his hands into his pockets. Now that she wasn't completely dressed in black, she appeared much more appealing than before.
She smiled slightly and a light blush appeared on her cheeks. "I guess so. When I saw you on the report, I knew I had to get here right away." Without thinking, she wrapped her arms around his midsection, tightly, "I finally saw you again..I thought I never would.."
Mazarin pulled a sheet of paper out of his pocket. It had a phone number written on it. "Hmm..Chelsea?" he blinked, "Or did this belong to Jesse?" he thought about it for a moment, then laughed. "Oh, this is Mom." He took the paper to his nose and blew harshly, throwing the now-snotty paper to the ground. "I must say, Bugsy-Mi-Boy.." he patted his chest at his heart, then held back the lump in his throat, "It just..." he gulped. His voice became high pitched, as it cracked, "It just gets you right here!" he patted his chest a few more times and sniffled.
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