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 Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 5:49 pm
Trainer Agatha
Agatha ran from the Team Rocket headquarters in the dead of night when the moon was at its highest peak. She had revoked her membership after finding out how the evil corporation had been kidnapping innocent Pokemon to turn them into war machines. They only reason she had joined was to further research and development on Pokemon production. She had been kept in the dark and was told that they were capturing Pokemon because they're safer in captivity. She also never went on of missions to retrieve these Pokemon knowing her place was in a lab and not out of the field. She was different from her villainous co-workers as she always showed compassion to the creatures instead of treating them like test subjects. Once she saw the horrifying results of her work she vowed to leave Team Rocket and restore the now depleting Pokemon population. In an act of rebellion, she stole the last Pokeball she was texting knowing their was a mysterious companion sleeping soundly inside. She hadn't gotten them chance to view this creature knowing that she escape would eventually be averted. As Agatha broke out of the lab, the alarms in the facility alerted any loyalist in their ranks.
At the edge of the forest where the facility laid hidden among the dense foliage, she could hear her pursuers coming. The howls and screeches of their corrupt Pokemon echoed through the silent, nameless island. Agatha ran until she halted at the edge of a waterfall which was a two story drop into the river below. There's no way she'll survive if she hits the rocks underneath the roaring water, but she had no other choice as her pursuers appeared. They were all dressed in black Team Rocket uniforms. Among them was a woman with green hair that wrapped neatly in a bun at the base of her skull. A man with bright hazel eyes, his pink hair was brushed over one. Lastly, there was a tall burly gentleman with a scar over his upper lip. The moonlight shined off his bald head as they all summoned their Pokemon from their Pokeballs. The woman Zubat, the pinked hair man had a Ninetails, and the bald man possessed an Onix. Before she could even throw her Pokeball to summon her Pokemon, they all attacked simultaneously knocking her off the cliff. They figured it was better to eliminate her now and lose one test subject instead of leaving her alive to relieve other subjects.
Agatha screamed as she cupped the small red and white ball falling down into the freezing waters. The impact winded her and she sank into the cold depths giving her pursuers the impression that she was gone for good. Before she lost consciousness, she used all her strength to swim up against the current and underneath the waterfall where there was a hidden cave. Coughing up water, she slowly pulled herself out of the cold waters trying to acclimate to the air so she wouldn't catch hypothermia. After she was fully out, she laid on the cave floor drenched and exhausted. The Pokeball that she had been desperately clinging too rolled away from her curled up frame as she quietly passed out. It landed on the switch that released the Pokemon from its slumber chambers, but since she was unconscious she wouldn't get to see whom her teammate his until she awakes. (Sorry I couldn't find a good picture. I'll describe what she looks like in the next post.) Tempest The Dusk Lycanroc
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 7:32 pm
  Astrid The RockruffAstrid came out of the pokeball, before she tilted her head at her surroundings. Last thing she remembered was her mother and herself being put in those red and white spheres. She then saw Agatha unconscious on the ground and went over to the girl cautiously before sniffing at Agatha. Then the young Rockruff snuggled up to Agatha, trying to keep Agatha warm enough to not get sick or anything. The small rock puppy pokemon missed her mommy and was hungry. Her stomach growled as she lay there, but she was more focused on keeping the girl next to her warm and safe. Even though Astrid wasn't sure what to do now, she knew that Agatha's clothing was wet and wasn't about to let her get sick.
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2018 10:10 am
Trainer Agatha
Agatha stirred in the early hours of the morning and awoke to a pleasantly, cuddly surprise. Her light hazel eyes that almost looked like pure gold fluttered open and the scent of earth filled her lungs. Brown fur and a smooth rocky texture caressed her cheek as she erected her upper torso to sit up. Tugged snugly underneath her arm was the puppy pokemon, Rockruff hailing from the Aloha region. This Rockruff had been recently born to before it was snatched away from its mother. She smiled as she stroked the puppy lightly trying not to disturb its slumber. Cautiously, she stood up and looked out at the raging waterfall that rumbled against the empty cave walls. The cave was cold and slight damp from the intake of water so her clothes hadn't fully dried throughout the night. Plus, Rockruff's body temperature had sustained her own despite how small the pokemon is.
She looked down at her black wrinkled Team Rocket uniform hoping to change out of it soon since she no longer served the organization. The giant red R on her chest was just a disgusting reminder to all the rot she's brought on the Pokemon nation. These gentle creatures never deserved this fate and because of her ignorance most of them are going extinct. Agatha picked up the pokeball and shoved it in her pocket before unraveling her bristly blonde hair from their braids. After running through a muggy forest and plunging into a cold river her hair was in need of a thorough wash. However, hair maintenance was the furthest thing from her mind. They had to get down to the beach at the end of the island without being spotted and find a way to a more populated destination. She was a wanted target and once they discover she's alive they won't think twice about hunting her and Rockruff down.
Exhaling deeply, she bent down and scooped up the puppy cradling the creature in her arms. "I'm so sorry, Rockruff. I know your not fully energized and probably hungry. I'll find a pokecenter immediately once we're safe." She said to reassure the little pokemon as she waned them both into the nippy waters again. She swam over to the edge from around the waterfall keeping her head down as much as possible. She held Rockruff above water as much as possible hoping stay quiet or else she would have to send it back into the pokeball. Reaching out of the water, she snapped off the nearest bush branch and covered her head using it as camouflage. From above it would look like a mere piece of debris floating down the river's current. "Let's go Rockruff." She whispered as the water swept them away. Tempest The Dusk Lycanroc
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2018 12:43 pm
Astrid The RockruffAstrid snuggled close to Agatha when she was picked up, dreaming of her mother. When she finally woke up, Astrid looked up at Agatha, wanting to get out of the water. She whimpered not liking the water at all, being a rock type and all. She started shivering since she was wet and was getting cold. Not even her thick warm double coat was warm enough for these freezing cold waters, especially when she herself was wet. Astrid placed a paw on Agatha's chin trying to get her to get her to the shore, scared and hungry as well as missing her mother.
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2018 1:14 pm
Trainer Agatha
Rockruff became exceedingly difficult to hand as the rode along the current trying to paw at her to swim to dry land. She was shivering as much as it, but Rockruff was also immature and not immune to extreme cold. It also had the disadvantage of being a rock type with grass, steel, and water being huge weaknesses. Eventually, she was forced to pull out of the pokeball and let Rockruff subside within its contents. "Rockruff, return." Agatha announced sternly as a flash of red light absorbed the creature back into itself. Once the wiggling ceased, she held it tightly above water seeing that the current was becoming more rapid. The ride from there on was rough and she felt like a rag-doll tossing around. Towards the end of the river, their was a protruding rock sticking out which she clung onto at the last second. Implicating all her strength, she fished them both out of the river and threw the branch covering aside. The beach was just through the collection of trees ahead, but their dilemma was still finding a way off the island.
Agatha trampled through the forest and basically bombarded onto the beach feeling a little tinge of relief. However, her happiness quickly faded when she saw the surprise awaiting for her. It was the man with the bald scalp and scar on his lip. "No..." The girl shuttered to herself as she feet sank just a tad into the soft sand. Her stomach turned and she wondered how they figured out that she was still alive. The man smirked devilishly and pointed at the R insignia on her chest. "There's a tracking chip installed into each member's clothing in case we have a traitor in our fraction. You've slipped up to many times Agatha and the boss wants you gone." He hissed the threat harmoniously before exposing his pokeball. "Come out Onix!" Tossing the ball into the air, the capsule opened causing his pokemon to manifest on the field from a bright flash of white light.
Agatha had no choice but to battle in order to pass. Unfortunately, Onix is a steel type and well trained while her Rockruff has never seen a battle. Sadly, she wasn't trained in pokebattles herself and didn't know how to reciprocate demands. She knew Rockruffs moves, but had no idea how to strategically coordinate them. Still, she had to try unless she wanted to die a coward by forfeiting the match. "Rockruff I choose you!" She shouted as she threw her ball in the same fashion summoning the little puppy to the field. It would be confused so she had to think about her choices carefully. "Rockruff...trust me, okay?" She looked to the pokemon hoping it understood her intentions for rescuing them. Tempest The Dusk Lycanroc
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2018 2:16 pm
Astrid The RockruffAstrid, being that she'd never battle before, took one look at the Onix before her and started shaking and whimpering. Then she saw the Bald man with the scar on his lip. He was the one who took her from her mother. Astrid heard Agatha, but was too scared to respond. She backed up from the onix, as tears started to well up in her eyes. Though she wanted to protect Agatha, Astrid had no battle experience and the onix was stronger than her, not to mention bigger. Then something snapped within Astrid, she started throwing a tantrum, and used crush claw on the Onix's horn without any command or warning. A loud puppy like growl was coming from her as she the onix roared in pain. Once the onix was down, she went after the bald man with the scar on his lip, biting his arm as she growled and glared at him. She knew he had her mother, and she was trying to win her mother back.
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2018 2:58 pm
Trainer Agatha
Rockruff was reluctant to battle the enormous pokemon and the inexperience they both felt was overwhelming. She noticed the puppy's eyes swell with tears as she backed away subconsciously before acknowledging their disposition. Its battle instincts kicked in and as it threw a tantrum it attacked without the incentive of a command. Rockruff applied Crush Claw on its own and ambushed the Onix's horns, its weaker spot. The Onix thrashed around throwing up the sand and making Rockruff hold onto it like a bull rider. Rockruff brought the creature down forcing it into submission before viciously attacking the trainer. He screeched as the pup sank its teeth into his beefy arm causing him to swat Rockruff away. It had a personal vendetta against the man, but Agatha couldn't figure out its intentions for the life of her. The man became agitated and grabbed for Rockruff ripping the pup off of his skin. He angrily launched Rockruff into the air which made Agatha automatically lung forward. She catch the pup in her arms falling into the sand on her back from the impact. The man barked something threatening at her and commanded his Onix to regain itself. It hadn't complete lost straining the last of its strength to preform one more attack. "Onix use Body Slam!" The rock snake lifted its frame ready to crush them under its massive weight when it came down.
Agatha curled Rockruff close to her to shelter it from the attack so that she would suffer the hit instead of the pokemon. What happened next was nothing short of a miracle and through her screams an unlikely visitor appeared. In another brilliant flash of light and a zap of electricity the Onix was pushed back into his trainer causing them both to fall unconscious and lose the match. Agatha opened her eyes to realize they were saved by none other than the Melemele Island Guardian Tapu Koko. Its yellow tribal wing appendages and orange feathered mohawk couldn't be mistaken. She knew that they were close to the Ahola island region, but how did it know she was here? Why did it save her specifically? Maybe it sensed Rockruff was in danger? It stoic eyes stared at her as it beckoned her to hope aboard. It wasn't meant to be structured as a saddle back pokemon, but again they didn't have a choice. This was also an island guardian so refusing its request would be deeply disrespectful.
"Alright. Please take us to Melemele island. We need a Pokemon center." She replied to it humbly, but before she got on she had to dispose of her Team Rocket vest first. She removed the top part of her clothing leaving just the tank top underneath. She still had her long gloves on as well as her black skirt and thigh high boots. Agatha was still admit about making a dress change, but would have to do that after they get out of Team Rocket's range. At least by leaving the jacket here they can't be located easily. She picked up Rockruff and clung to one of its wings as it levitated into the air a bit before soaring off. It accelerated only for a moment before retaining a gentle speed so its passengers wouldn't fall off. Tempest The Dusk Lycanroc
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2018 3:47 pm
Astrid The RockruffAstrid calmed herself as Agatha curled the young Rockruff close to her frame. Astrid saw the flash of light and electricity, and was in awe as the island guardian had saved them. She frowned as they were taken to Melemele Island, feeling sorry that she couldn't rescue her mother. Tears were in her eyes as she buried her face in Agatha's chest, whimpering a bit as she missed her mother and wanted to see her mother's reassuring face again. Astrid had hardly any good memories with her mother. The last thing she remembered was being taken from her mother. Her mother was being tranquilized so she couldn't fight back. Then a large hand picking her up by the scruff, and her being taken out of the cage her mother was in and placed in a cage with her brother. They were separated a few days later. Unfortunately, her brother had passed away from malnutrition and a heart attack from being stressed. Astrid was crying silently as she was held by Agatha, knowing Tapu Koko would probably sense how sad she was.
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2018 4:18 pm
Trainer Agatha
The distressed pup buried its cold snout into her chest as its sobbing howls broke her already crumbling heart. She couldn't apologize to Rockruff knowing that she is all it has left assuming that the family did not survive experimentation. Tapu Koko could also sense the animal's despair as it cried out into the vast skies above the serene seas. Agatha felt the Pokemons' pain and knew that she had to right the wrongs Team Rocket as done to these once prosperous creatures.
As they neared Melemele Island her arm was giving out and Tapu Koko lowered them down as quickly as possible. It picked a private opening with in the forestry near the Pokemon Center. Unboarding the two, it cooed its name and began to rise into the air to continue on its way. "Thank you, Tapu Koko." Agatha gingerly displayed her gratitude and watched the majestic Pokemon leave their presence. Even in the darkest of times, legendary pokemon defy the laws of man always resisting capture and servitude. Adjusting her hold on Rockruff, she walked out into the clearing where the Pokemon Center stood talk. It appeared to be a bit run down from the lack of pokemon care considering how drastically the pokemon population has decreased. When she entered through the sliding doors a shivering mess, a woman with pink hair named Nurse Joy immediately ran over to her. The nurse said something to her that the girl didn't quite catch because of her frail condition. "Please..take Rockruff first. It needs food, water, and care." She needed the same nourishment, but Rockruff was far more important. Nurse Joy swiped the pup from her arms and rushed it into the ER unit while another identical nurse ushered Agatha into a room. She could see how dehydrated the girl was and was probably on the brink of catching hypothermia.
After they got into a room and she shut the down, she helped Agatha lay down checking her vitals and such as the girl muttered out a few words. "Take care of Rockruff...take care of Rockruff..." Her voice trailed off as her eyes closed plunging her back into sleep once again. Tempest The Dusk Lycanroc
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2018 5:45 pm
Astrid The RockruffAstrid was treated for any wounds but refused to eat or drink anything. She wanted her mommy to come back, if she was still alive. Nurse Joy was concerned about Astrid because she wasn't eating much and looked sad. Astrid ate a bit more with some encouragement, but not much, but enough to keep herself alive. "Rockruff........." (Mommy............) she said sadly as she curled up after she was allowed to go back to Agatha. Astrid snuggled up to Agatha, and fell asleep herself, nuzzled against Agatha, with her small wounds healed and a little food and water on her belly.
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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2018 6:50 pm
Trainer Agatha
Agatha had rejuvenated after a long rest and awoke with something heavy on her chest. It was Rockruff, it must have been placed in here with her when she was sound asleep. Agatha looked around to see that she actually wasn't in the Pokecenter anymore, but someones personal house. She became slightly frantic as she sat up holding Rockruff to her. "Where...where are we?" A little nastily, but cheerful voice walked out of the kitchen carrying a glass of water over to her. She looked at the stranger as if she had seen if face before, but couldn't quiet put her finger on it. He had black spiky hair covered by a baseball cap. He had deep brown eyes and a scruff of hair on his chin while the rest of his face was smoothly shaven. He wore a red training jacket with a lighting bolt on the back. His pants were a bit baggy for a male who looked to be in his thirties, but was dressing like a ten year old. Some people like to relive their youth she supposed.
He offered her the water and without hesitation she snatched it from his hands gulping it down. "Whoa, whoa. Slow down there kid." He insisted laughingly as he attempted to take the glass. Agatha listened to his advice and hesitantly took the glass away from her dried lips handing it to him. "Who are you? Why am I here?" She asked shakily. "Again, slow down and I'll start from the beginning. My name is Ash Ketchum and I'm originally from the Kanto region, but I'm here for a visit with my old professor Kakui. He's out at the moment so you'll meet him later. Anyway, we heard commotion in the Pokemon Center when we were taking my old buddy in for a check up." He winked at the couch cushions above her revealing an older Pikachu with lightly yellowed fur that had patches of white sprinkled through out it. It's eyes were growing tried with bags of age developing and it scamper was staggering.
"When Nurse Joy told us of you and your Pokemon the professor was willing to help by sheltering you two. He knows that you dropped out of Team Rocket from the clothing your wearing. Not to mention some suspicious guys were looking for you earlier. I've been up against them more times than I can count and they're bad news. Good thing you got yourself and this little guy out." He gave Rockruff a loving stroke allowing her a moment to absorb all this information. All she could blurt out was, "Thank you for helping me." She had heard of the man before, the infamous boy trainer, and honestly she was starstruck and shocked from her wild journey thus far. Tempest The Dusk Lycanroc
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 4:40 pm
Astrid The RockruffAstrid woke up when Ash lovingly pet her head before she looked at him and buried her face from him shyly in Agatha's stomach. Her eyes seemed a little less sad today, but still sad. Being that she was still young, she couldn't eat the same things that older pokemon could. Astrid saw the Pikachu but didn't go over to it. She didn't want to leave the safety of Agatha's arms. Then she heard something outside, Ash's Lycanroc and perked her ears, as its voice sounded familiar to her. Her mother was a Midnight Lycanroc, and her father was unknown since they were captured by Team Rocket when her mother had just given birth with her and her brother. Astrid whimpered as she wriggled out of Agatha's arms, and went over to the window tilting her head seeing Ash's Dusk Lycanroc who looked really familiar to Astrid. Though her eyes were barely open back then, Astrid remembered seeing an Orange and white Lycanroc in the den with her that smelled like he'd been with humans for a while. Her mother was wild back then, so Astrid and her brother might have been as well had Team Rocket not captured them. As she watched the Lycanroc, she went outside through a small door and sat on the porch, looking at the Lycanroc and Incineroar he was training with, wishing she could have gotten her mother back.
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 5:24 pm
Tempest The Dusk Lycanroc A Young man of about 20 softly knocked on Agathas room door before entering. He was about 6 foot, on the slimmer side, with a soft kind smile but a glimmer of mischief and wonder in his eyes. His hair was a light brown. But his eye color was a startling resemblance to Ashe's. That same black with a determined swash of burning orange. On his shoulder perched a seemingly young Riolu, swinging its legs happily. It seemed rather small and frail for a Riolu, even young. But it support itself and its eyes glanced around with curious reason as if it had age to him. The pikachu lifted its hand and hailed Riolu with a raspy "Pi-ka!" and Riolu lifted its arm in kind. "Dad!" The boy said excitedly. "are the rumors true?! Have you asked them?"
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 8:12 pm
Trainer Agatha
At first touch, Rockruff sheepishly hid from Ash buried her nuzzle into Agatha's stomach which was understandable given the abuse it'd been but through. Rockruff didn't respond to Agatha's caring voice until it heard Ash's Dusk Lycanroc outside on the porch. The pup piped and wiggled out of her arms to get a closer look at its evolved form counterpart. Agatha stood up and followed it to the window where she viewed the majestic creature. It fun was orange like the sunset and its vibrant green eyes took her breath away. By the Lycanroc's side was an Incineroar, Litten's final evolved form. It had the appearance of a cat, but the build of a human. An odd combination to say the least, but the pokemon really did pack a punch! Rockruff became bold and slipped out the doggy door to observe them more closely. This would give it a chance to come out of its shell and make a bond with other pokemon.
Agatha felt a tinge of relief before Ash's son knocked and enter the room. He was tall and slender with an engaging smile. His shaggy hair was light brown complimenting his dark eye color highlighted with a glimmer of burning orange. His partner was a young Riolu, around the same age as Rockruff possible. It perched on his shoulder contently greeting the elderly Pikachu while happily kicking its feet back and forth. He excitingly called to his father wounder if the rumors about her arrival are true. Ash nodded smiling light, "They are and now this young lady needs our help." He tone lowered a bit and he looked to her seriously. "I'm sure you've noticed the decrease in Pokemon lately." Agatha replied reluctantly, "Yes, and I was part of the cause. However, I will accept the consequences come what may. I'm ready to fix my mistakes." She was entirely genuine and Ash knew her love for pokemon was true. "I hear ya. You're first move it to get further away from Team Rocket. We need to get you off the island and somewhere seduced." Agatha agreed and added, "Right, and then I can start locating all the branches of Team Rocket's association. I need to battle their leaders and take them down releasing the pokemon inside. It's be a long journey, but I'm ready to take that risk."
Ash looked at her and then glanced out the window at Rockruff. "Judging by the condition you two showed up, I'm going to take a wild guess that Pokemon battles are not your strong point." The blonde sadly shook her head ashamed. "Yes, we need much guidance." Ash smirked and ushered his son to step closer. "You're in luck because my son is in training himself. I believe he'll be an exactly influence on you." She looked up surprised before saying, "Would you really assist us?" The anticipation to his answer was killing her. Tempest The Dusk Lycanroc
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 1:51 pm
Astrid The RockruffAstrid was watching Ash's Lycanroc and Incineroar before Lycanroc finally looked over at her. She got a bit nervous and ran back inside through the doggy door and over to Agatha. She jumped onto the couch, and hid behind her. It was obvious she had a lot to learn about being around other pokemon, especially after all the abuse she'd endured since she was taken from her mother. Astrid whimpered as she hid behind Agatha, burying her face in the girl's back. Astrid liked Agatha. Mainly because the girl was nice to her, and wanted to help.
The young Rockruff clearly had no confidence in herself, which would be a big problem in battle. Even though she wanted to protect Agatha, she didn't want to battle. Mainly because she was kicked and beaten whenever she would do anything, and was kept in a cage or pokeball most of her young life. She was just so confused at this point as to what to do.
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