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 Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 5:39 pm
Jared sighed as he watched Dante attempt to clear the smoke away. Waiting was not his strong suit. Suddenly, a ball of fire came shooting out of the smoke directly towards him. Jared whirled out of the way, the fireball sailing past him and vanishing as it struck the ground. "Why the hell is that girl blind-firing into a smokescreen!" Jared thought as a few more fireballs whizzed out of the smoke, none of them close enough to hit him or Dante. "It's me, Jared" Jared called to Dante. "Next time you decide to mentor a trainer, you should put up some warning signs first!"
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 2:33 pm
Dante bit his lip, torn momentarily with indecision. He absolutely hated not having his full focus on a battle, but if Jared was here it could be about something important going on within the Etruan League. Giratina take it, he finally thought to himself. "Dahlia, you're on your own," he said to the Dragon. "Just take it easy and don't hurt the little thing, okay?" The Dragonair gave him a reproachful look before returning her own attention to the battle. As Dante walked out of the smoke he felt the ground tremble again with the force of an Earthquake - clearly Dahlia was attempting to get the girl to switch into something better suited to facing a Dragon-type. Good luck with that, Dante thought, shaking his head slightly. It didn't seem likely, given the girl's experience level.
"So what brings you here?" the Gym Leader asked as he drew level with the muscular form of Jared. He extended a hand almost unconsciously as a matter of courtesy - the Elite 4 were, in some respects, his bosses. "Anything important going on in the League that I should be aware of?"
Dragonair (Dahlia)/ Female/ Discovered as an egg/ Level 57/ Nothing held/ Ability: Shed Skin/ Moves: Earthquake, Fire Blast, Dragon Claw, U-turn
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 10:51 pm
Belle's brow furrowed in concentration as she attempted to hear whether the Dragonair had been hit by the attack - apparently not. Well, s**t. This wasn't going too well, then. She grimaced, and yelped when another Earthquake struck. This time, she managed to keep upright, even if she did stumble around a little. She huffed and righted herself, seeing Celisse do the same. Good. The Pokemon looked more than a little ruffled, and to her surprise, and a little confusion, she saw her randomly start to glow with a red light. What?As she watched, her eyes began to glow red, too, and she whipped around until she was facing the smoke again, fangs bared and flame tail suddenly erupting to become huge. This was new. "Uh. Okay. Cool. Let's roll with this, then. Ember again, and keep doing the sweepy thingy. It should hit this time." If at first you don't succeed . . . ~~~ Post 74  Celisse/Female/Received at Valerian's Lab/Level: 13/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Blaze/Atk: Scratch/Atk: Growl/Atk: Ember/Atk: Smokescreen Lucius/Male/Caught on Route 1/Level: 10/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Rivalry/Atk: Scratch/Atk: Leer/Atk: Charge/Atk: Lily/Female/Caught on Route 1/Level: 9/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Adaptability/Atk: Tail Whip/Atk: Tackle/Atk: Helping Hand/ Atk: Sand Attack Gabrielle/Female/Caught on Route 1/Level: 8/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Synchronise/ Atk: Growl/ Atk: Confusion/ Atk: / Atk: Angelina/Female/Caught on Route 2/Level: 9/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Huge Power/Atk: Tackle /Atk: Defence Curl /Atk: Tail Whip/Atk: Belladonna/Female/Caught on Route 2/Level: 10/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Chlorophyll/Atk: Absorb/Atk: Sweet Scent/Atk: Acid/Atk: Bag: x1 x6 x2 ((Blaze was activated. Celisse is dyin'.))
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:52 pm
Jared took Dante's hand, squeezing down on it very firmly. Jared's "handshakes" usually turned into hand-crushing contests. It was his way of gauging what someone was made of. Of course, he already knew what Dante was made of, but hey, a little fun never hurt anyone.
"Oh, not much," He said in response to Dante's question. " The League's boring as hell right now, nothing to report there. Besides, if there was something important going on in the League, did you really think they'd send me? I don't have a flying pokemon. I just thought I'd stretch my legs out a bit, maybe check out some of the new trainers".
Feeling the Earthquake under his feet, Jared looked up to see the new trainer ordering the Charmander to attack again. The fire-type looked like it was on its last legs. "I see you've picked up a new protege'." Jared remarked, side-stepping a stray fireball.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 3:37 pm
"Max was actually down here as well for the same reason," Dante mentioned as he let go of Jared's hand, wincing inwardly from the pain. Jared seemed to think that crushing other people's hands was a good way to get to know them. "I don't know where he went off to, but I'd assume he's in town right now. He said something about having errands to complete."
Dante flicked a glance over his shoulder at what was distracting Jared. "She's not my protege," he said firmly as he watched the Charmander fire off another Ember attack. "I don't think she has the first idea of what it means to be a trainer though, so I'm just watching out for her right now. After the first gym or so she should know enough to get by without me." I hope, he thought privately. Belle so far didn't seem to be understanding the concept of switching out in battle.
Dahlia meanwhile was making the best of the situation. She took the Ember attack full on, and while the small fireballs didn't deal a significant amount of damage to her, she flinched and made a big deal of being hurt so as to give the girl a second attack in a row. To be honest, she felt bad for fighting against a weaker Pokemon and given that Dante was no longer giving her orders, Dahlia was determined to give Belle at least a sporting chance.
Dragonair (Dahlia)/ Female/ Discovered as an egg/ Level 57/ Nothing held/ Ability: Shed Skin/ Moves: Earthquake, Fire Blast, Dragon Claw, U-turn
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:50 pm
"Hmph." Jared grunted, watching as the Dragonair flinched backwards. "I think it might take a bit longer than that. If you get tired with her, send her to me. What she needs is someone to toughen her up." Jared knew it would be rough for a while, but she'd thank him for it when she became the first Champion of Etrua.
"You said Max was down here? I might need to talk to him too. See if he's seen anything important. Speaking of which, you haven't seen anything...special...since I've seen you last, have you?" Jared's demeanor was nonchalant, but underneath he was burning with curiosity. Of course, it was very likely Dante hadn't seen anything, but if he had, if he had even found one of them...
Jared shut down that train of thought. He would think about after once now had happened.
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:50 pm
Belle cheered when she noted that there had been no returning attack. The other Pokemon was weakening! Celisse seemed to not really care about that, and promptly began spurting off Embers into the sky, for no apparent reason. She blinked in confusion. The smoke was now starting to clear, so she figured that now it would be easier for her to attack up close. "Alright, Celisse! Hit it with a Scratch!" At this point in their relationship, having known her Charmander for just under a day, she had thought that the Pokemon might have at least decided to listen to her in the first battle. Nope. Celisse, tail still blazing brighter and hotter than should be normal, launched the slightly enlarged Embers at the faint figure moving through the dispersing Smokescreen. ". . . Yeah! That's what I meant!" She could still hear the voices, a little further away than where she currently was, but was doing her best to ignore them. ******** it, she was a trainer now, she was going to focus on her first proper Arceus-damned battle. ~~~ Post 75 Celisse/Female/Received at Valerian's Lab/Level: 13/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Blaze/Atk: Scratch/Atk: Growl/Atk: Ember/Atk: Smokescreen Lucius/Male/Caught on Route 1/Level: 10/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Rivalry/Atk: Scratch/Atk: Leer/Atk: Charge/Atk: Lily/Female/Caught on Route 1/Level: 9/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Adaptability/Atk: Tail Whip/Atk: Tackle/Atk: Helping Hand/ Atk: Sand Attack Gabrielle/Female/Caught on Route 1/Level: 8/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Synchronise/ Atk: Growl/ Atk: Confusion/ Atk: / Atk: Angelina/Female/Caught on Route 2/Level: 9/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Huge Power/Atk: Tackle /Atk: Defence Curl /Atk: Tail Whip/Atk: Belladonna/Female/Caught on Route 2/Level: 10/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Chlorophyll/Atk: Absorb/Atk: Sweet Scent/Atk: Acid/Atk: Bag: x1 x6 x2
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 11:08 pm
Outwardly, Dante kept his calm demeanor. Inwardly though, the Gym Leader had a slight heart attack. His mind began conjuring wild stories - the Elite Four knew of Mewtwo's presence in Blyse and was scouting out the area - that's why Max had been around, that's why Jared was here - hell, for all he knew the whole League was about to descend on the area....
But then he caught himself. Until he had proof, it may have just been an innocent question. After all, it was odd that he himself was in the area. Maybe Jared was just curious. "Special? What do you mean by that?" Dante asked, voice politely curious. Mentally, he threw a warning Mewtwo's way. It never hurt to be prepared.
A few yards away, Dahlia took the second Ember attack from the Charmander. The flames weren't particularly damaging, but they hurt and the Dragonair couldn't stall any longer or the girl would get suspicious. Torn momentarily by indecision, Dahlia flicked a glance Dante's way, hoping for some kind of order. When such a command wasn't forthcoming, she made up her mind swiftly. The dragon slithered rapidly towards the Charmander, striking it with a U-Turn attack before returning to her original battle position - there was no trainer to recall her. The Charmander would resist it, but it was weak and Dahlia felt bad for even making the attack.
Dragonair (Dahlia)/ Female/ Discovered as an egg/ Level 57/ Nothing held/ Ability: Shed Skin/ Moves: Earthquake, Fire Blast, Dragon Claw, U-turn
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:40 pm
'Thoughts' "Telepathy" "Vocalized Speech" Post # 46
Level: 52 Moves: Atk: TM30 Shadow Ball/Atk: Psycho Cut/Atk: Barrier/Atk: Disable Ability: Pressure Trainer: None ***** The frantic mental arm waving caught the psychic's attention and he trained his gaze on the newcomer. He stood stiffly in indecision as to whether he should quickly enter the tent or continue watching the one-sided battle. There was always the chance that his focus would slip and then somehow a stray fireball would hit and burn the thing down in an uncontrollable blaze. "Should I be worried," he asked Dante silently with a quiet dryness to his tone. ***** Not everyone can "hear" when Mewtwo's speaking telepathically as not everyone's sensitive to psychic phenomena. When he talks to someone personally a weak psionic link is formed between that person and himself. They'll "hear" him talking even if they don't know what he's saying. Over time it may turn into an actual telepathic connection that neither party involved will have complete control over at first. However this does NOT mean that EVERYONE he's spoken to will have this link and no, Joe Blow that just walked onto the scene WILL NOT know he's speaking right off the bat 9/10.
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 2:55 am
Belle had hoped somewhat that the Dragonair might have been rather wounded by Celisse's weirdly changed Ember attacks, so much that another attack might be delayed again, but no such luck. She cringed when she saw it shoot forward and smack into her baby and then bounce back again. The Charmander stumbled back a little, but snarled again and righted herself, despite the fact that she had to set down onto all fours for a few moments beforehand. It didn't do as much damage as it could have done, because it was a Bug type move, unbeknownst to Belle - she just assumed that it was her Pokemon's epic endurance skills. Before she could even begin to call out another command, Ember was being used again, and now she could clearly see that it pained Celisse to do so, though the Pokemon would never admit it. The new trainer grimaced. This was not going to be good. "Hang in there, sweetie! You can do this!" As she called out, she could feel that tingling return, and it was really frustrating. Come on, she was trying to focus! Was this some sort of latent brain damage thing? Better not be, she had plans ahead, no time for diseases or whatever. ~~~ Post 76 Celisse/Female/Received at Valerian's Lab/Level: 13/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Blaze/Atk: Scratch/Atk: Growl/Atk: Ember/Atk: Smokescreen Lucius/Male/Caught on Route 1/Level: 10/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Rivalry/Atk: Scratch/Atk: Leer/Atk: Charge/Atk: Lily/Female/Caught on Route 1/Level: 9/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Adaptability/Atk: Tail Whip/Atk: Tackle/Atk: Helping Hand/ Atk: Sand Attack Gabrielle/Female/Caught on Route 1/Level: 8/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Synchronise/ Atk: Growl/ Atk: Confusion/ Atk: / Atk: Angelina/Female/Caught on Route 2/Level: 9/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Huge Power/Atk: Tackle /Atk: Defence Curl /Atk: Tail Whip/Atk: Belladonna/Female/Caught on Route 2/Level: 10/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Chlorophyll/Atk: Absorb/Atk: Sweet Scent/Atk: Acid/Atk: Bag: x1 x6 x2 ((Okay! One more move and she's out!))
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 4:24 pm
Jared hesitated for a moment. Should he tell Dante? Of course, he had told the Elite Four members about his goals, but telling a Gym leader was something else entirely. He decided to be vague on the details, at least for now.
"For a long time, I've been searching for something. Legend has it that there is a powerful golem that sleeps deep within the earth. It's said to have moved continents when it was awake. Many don't believe the legend, but I do. I've been looking for it ever since. Just, if you ever find something, like a golem, one that's very powerful, let me know, alright?" Jared turned his gaze back to the battle. It was clear that Charmander was going to faint soon. "You might want to get back to your student." He said impartially.
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 11:39 pm
Dante nodded slightly, the panic that had been building within him disappearing into thin air. Mewtwo could be mistaken for many things, but a golem was unlikely. He thought he remembered something about an old Hoennese myth somewhat along those lines, but the exact story eluded him. He made a mental note to check on it later, once he got back to Genesia. Which likely won't be for a while, he sighed.
"I'll keep an eye out then," Dante replied shortly to Jared. "And yes, thank you," he said hastily with a glance over his shoulder at the fight. More Embers were being thrown everywhere and he was sure that Dahlia was at her wit's end. "I'll see you around." Without looking to see if Jared was leaving, Dante hurried back to the fight. Dahlia gave him a welcome that sounded like a sigh of relief, just before being smacked by another few fireballs. They didn't do much damage, as before, but clearly they were starting to get uncomfortable to bear.
"Alright, let's end this," Dante said, internally wincing that Belle hadn't switched out yet. "Use Earthquake and finish it off." Freed from the morality of making her own decisions, Dahlia slammed her tail on the ground to send out yet another tremor.
Dragonair (Dahlia)/ Female/ Discovered as an egg/ Level 57/ Nothing held/ Ability: Shed Skin/ Moves: Earthquake, Fire Blast, Dragon Claw, U-turn
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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 1:16 am
This time, Belle was actually see the blasted attack coming, because the smoke had cleared and the Dragonair suddenly whacked the ground. She stumbled, as before, but kept her balance. Celisse, on the other hand, despite her aggravation, swayed, before falling face-first onto the ground. The new trainer let out an indignant squeak, hurrying over to her Charmander. She poked her face to the side, and discovered that she was, in fact, out cold. As she watched, the intense flames that had sprung up before gradually shrunk again. How odd. She sighed, resting her gloved palm on her Pokemon's cheek. "Poor baby," she murmured. "You were so brave, weren't you? Yes, you were. Yes, you were." Much to her confusion, she felt her vision blur for a moment. <********>. She stilled for a moment, staring directly at her fallen team member's snout, trying to stop her chin from trembling. Once she decided that she wouldn't burst into tears, she let out a slightly shaky breath. She stood and returned Celisse to her Pokeball, turning to face Dante with her hands on her hips. "That's not fair. You can't use dragons. You have to use some other Pokemon." At the moment, she couldn't think of any other Pokemon of Dante's that she'd seen - just Dahlia. For some reason she was looking around (as though one would suddenly pop up) when her eyes landed on Miato. " You!" she said brightly. " You're a Pokemon, aren't you, Snugglepuss? Let me fight you!" ~~~ Post 77 Celisse/Female/Received at Valerian's Lab/Level: 13/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Blaze/Atk: Scratch/Atk: Growl/Atk: Ember/Atk: Smokescreen Lucius/Male/Caught on Route 1/Level: 10/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Rivalry/Atk: Scratch/Atk: Leer/Atk: Charge/Atk: Lily/Female/Caught on Route 1/Level: 9/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Adaptability/Atk: Tail Whip/Atk: Tackle/Atk: Helping Hand/ Atk: Sand Attack Gabrielle/Female/Caught on Route 1/Level: 8/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Synchronise/ Atk: Growl/ Atk: Confusion/ Atk: / Atk: Angelina/Female/Caught on Route 2/Level: 9/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Huge Power/Atk: Tackle /Atk: Defence Curl /Atk: Tail Whip/Atk: Belladonna/Female/Caught on Route 2/Level: 10/Holding: Nothing/Ability: Chlorophyll/Atk: Absorb/Atk: Sweet Scent/Atk: Acid/Atk: Bag: x1 x6 x2
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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 7:07 pm
'Thoughts' "Telepathy" "Vocalized Speech" Post # 47
Level: 52 Moves: Atk: TM30 Shadow Ball/Atk: Psycho Cut/Atk: Barrier/Atk: Disable Ability: Pressure Trainer: None ***** Having poked his undisguised head out of the tent after Dante's second friend had come and gone Mewtwo was caught off guard by Belle's request. He stared at her and did his best to keep a flat look on his face before turning it onto Dante and then back again. "No."***** Not everyone can "hear" when Mewtwo's speaking telepathically as not everyone's sensitive to psychic phenomena. When he talks to someone personally a weak psionic link is formed between that person and himself. They'll "hear" him talking even if they don't know what he's saying. Over time it may turn into an actual telepathic connection that neither party involved will have complete control over at first. However this does NOT mean that EVERYONE he's spoken to will have this link and no, Joe Blow that just walked onto the scene WILL NOT know he's speaking right off the bat 9/10.
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Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:09 pm
Jared strode off into the wilderness as Dante returned to his battle. He'd like to stick around, but he was still a long distance from Blyse, and he wanted to get there before dark. (Exit)
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