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Post by Lucien Benoit on Feb 17, 2018 12:41:35 GMT -8
The life of the forest was a breath of fresh air for Lucien. The sights, the sounds, and the aura all hinted to the fact that this place had not been caught up in the chaos that had led to the creation of the wasteland. This was a place still thriving. All around them, the colors of life shined bright. In Lucien's chest, hope beat over and over again.
They walked for a while undisturbed. Occasionally Lucien would slow to look around and assure that they hadn't missed anything, but huh this temple or whatever had to be a little further out than he expected, heh. Least there was still kind of sort of a trail of crushed grass that marked the way. Too bad the aura of whoever had walked it was long since gone.
All of a sudden, the noises in the area shifted. The birds that had been singing fell silent, and the hairs on the back of Lucien's neck stood on end. "Mich- be careful," Lucien spoke, his hand reaching to clasp hers to keep her close. If it was a wild Pokemon, it could be territorial. If it was a human, they could be in for a conversation or a battle. Lucien's senses jumped around as he mentally searched for… whatever was coming.
As his mental eye finally caught it, however, he stopped short. "An Espurr?" He knew that aura signature a little too well after being Viola's student for so long. They had a particular form and shape that just… was obvious to him now. And yet this one was strange… the way it twisted and writhed. Was it.. in pain? Lucien's hand dropped from Michi's as the creature came into sight. It was swaying, weirdly, moving distortedly. "Hey bud ya ok-" Lucien wouldn't get a chance to finish his question. The Espurr yowled, clasping his head, and released a Psyshock in every direction.
A flock of Starly and Staravia that had stayed put up to that point suddenly broke into the air calling out in a mix of confusion and terror. They spiraled just as stressed and confused as the Espurr and swarmed about attacking the cat Pokemon and the two humans at random. Lucien yelped as a Staravia came down at him with a Quick Attack, and as he hit the ground, his hand grasped his pants for a Pokeball. "Dratini, Thundah Wave!" He called. The small dragon that had been released from the ball unnamed squeaked on getting Quick Attacked by one of the rampaging birds and then released a Thunder Wave to paralyze that one as well as several others. She didn't have to harm them, right? Just neutralize them.
Words: 451 Dratini has paralyzed Staravia and several of the others.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Feb 17, 2018 18:41:04 GMT -8
Stepping into the forest was more or a relief to Michi than anything else. She loved the sights and sounds of the forest and it was a place that she always felt more at home in. It was just... easier to be in the forest rather than the city, away from all the hustle and bustle. The walk through the forest was beautiful and Michi would stop to point out a few of her favorite plants and flowers now and again. For the most part, she stayed silent and followed the path of sorts that the woman had pointed out, or at least Michi assumed it was the right trail. Suddenly, everything got quiet and Michi looked around in alarm. That... wasn't right. Forests weren't usually this quiet... was there some kind of danger up ahead? Looking up at Lucien as he spoke, Michi smiled assuredly and gently squeezed his hand. If there was danger, her empathy might help matters or at least tell them what might be causing it. Slowly opening her mind's eye, Michi closed her eyes briefly and caught the pain, scared feeling at about the same time Lucien had. An Espurr huh? She had a couple of her own but as Lucien approached it, the sudden attack had Michi reeling backwards. The poor thing was scared and now all the bird Pokemon were scared and confused too. Acting on instinct, Michi ran towards the injured Espurr and covered it, protecting it from the attacking birds. "Shhh, it's ok, you're alright..." Michi murmured, flinching a little as she felt some of the attacks hit her. The Espurr was scared and the other bird Pokemon were scared too but more than that, there was something else wrong with the Espurr. A Confusion attack hit Michi, making her let go of the Espurr and fall backwards, flinching at how intent the Espurr was to try and make her get away from it. No... she wouldn't do that, couldn't leave the Espurr like this... if everyone could just calm down, it would be alright. Wouldn't it? It took more effort for Michi to focus enough to use her empathy to push past the pain she was feeling try and calm it down. As soon as Michi felt the Espurr relax, she tried to move towards him again only to see the familiar glint of a Light Screen. "It's ok... you don't have to be scared..." At least the empathy was working, the Espurr wanted to believe that it was ok, that he would stop hurting and seemed to stop shaking as much. Well, at least it appeared like that. Another Confusion pushed Michi backwards into a tree, flinching at how much that had hurt. Ugh this would be a lot easier if the Espurr would let her get closer. "S-s-stop this, please. Let me help you. You don't have to do this, I can help. Please." The Espurr hesitated, he wanted to believe this persistent human and stepped forward only to cry out as another Psyshock was released in every direction. In a flash of light, a Poochyena appeared in front of Michi, taking the attack before it could hit her. Fang looked back and whined in concern. Was she alright? He hadn't seen his trainer this hurt before and it worried him. Michi scratched Fang's ears in thanks and moved towards the Espurr again. The closer she got, the more the Espurr seemed to calm. Good. That meant her power was working. "It's alright... I can help you, if you'll come with me," Michi murmured soothingly, reaching out to cradle the Espurr in her arms. He relaxed finally, hiding his face against Michi as she stroked the Espurr's fur. Poor dear... he couldn't help his power... Pulling out a pokeball, Michi showed it to the Espurr. "Do you want to come with me? I can help you, promise. You don't have to be scared." The Espurr hesitated again but he could tell this human was earnest and the Poochyena with her hadn't even attacked him. This human could be trusted, he could feel it. Nodding slowly, the Espurr reached out and pressed the button on the pokeball and disappeared. Good... they had done it. It would be ok now, wouldn't it? With the Espurr gone maybe the bird Pokemon would calm down. Fang whimpered as Michi sank to her knees, licking her face. "Thanks Fang... I'm alright." Michi murmured, hugging the Poochyena to her. She was tired, and the attacks had hurt quite a bit but it was ok... she could handle this much.
Words: 775 | Notes: Attempting Friendship Capture: Espurr Tags: Lucien Benoit
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Post by Lucien Benoit on Feb 17, 2018 19:56:25 GMT -8
Michi?! Ugh what was she doing? Lucien grimaced a little as the Espurr continued to attack and the birds in tow. Well, if she was going to focus on that one, he was going to neutralize more of those birds. Fishing out a Pokeball, he released yet another dragon in the form of a Horsea.
"Dratini keep Thunder Waving until all of them are paralyzed! Akoni Dragon Dance and then Bubble Beam that biggest one!" It had been a while since he had needed to command Pokemon quite like this, but it felt good and right to all the same. The Dratini continued to paralyze the birds one by one, and as they dropped and struggled, Michi had less and less attacking her. The strongest of them would receive a Bubble Beam to the face several times before finally flopping over finished.
As Michi was trying to coax the Espurr into coming with her, Lucien was tossing two Great Balls at the Staravia. One broke out and squirmed angrily bout would receive another Bubble Beam to the face before finally having the ball thrown again. Man, he had almost forgotten how evolved catches could fight back so much, heh. Guess they were a little different than babies and all.
451 +200 = 651 Catching 2 Staravia. 2 points Dratini 3 points Horsea
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Post by Tagger on Feb 19, 2018 22:27:03 GMT -8
Michaela AtalantaCatch confirmed! Congratulations, Espurr was captured! 1 Pokéball has been removed from your inventory. Lucien BenoitCatch confirmed! Congratulations, 2 Staravia were captured! 2 Great Balls have been removed from your inventory. A wild Pokémon appeared! |
| POKEMON Skiddo
GENDER Male
ABILITY Sap Sipper | ○ Seed Bomb
○ Horn Leech
○ Worry Seed
○ Milk Drink
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| POKEMON Rattata
GENDER Male
ABILITY Guts | ○ Double Edge
○ Crunch
○ Assurance
○ Bite
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Mar 10, 2018 13:15:41 GMT -8
As soon as the Espurr was caught, Michi breathed a sigh of relief as she hugged Fang close. The Poochyena didn't like seeing his trainer like this and whimpered a few times, licking her face a few times. Michi was vaguely aware of Lucien battling the Staravia behind her and only looked up again when the birds finally quieted. It looked like all of them had been defeated and the area was quiet. They had been so panicked, so scared that Michi almost wondered if it had been the Espurr or something else entirely. It was alright, they were alright now. Slowly standing up with the Poochyena still in her arms, Michi looked around at the remaining birds. Well, at least they were calmer now. That was a good thing. "Thanks, Lucien," Michi mused, looking around the forest briefly, "Do you think the Espurr scared them?" It made sense given how out of control the poor thing had been. Ugh, those attacks had hurt but she could handle this much... They still had quite a ways to go to find the shrine after all.
Words: 188 | Notes: So sorry for the delay ;3; | Tags: Lucien Benoit
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Post by Lucien Benoit on Mar 10, 2018 13:38:03 GMT -8
As the Pokeballs dinged in capture and the rest of the birds finally ebbed off, Lucien exhaled slowly. Looking back towards Michi, he flashed a small grin. "Ya ok?" he called. She didn't look too rufled up from the birds, at least. Walking back over as Michi stood up, he shook his head briefly. "No prob," he answered back. It wasn't his doing- or at least not entirely, actually. "Thank yall too." He looked back to his two Pokemon. The Dratini let out a soft call alongside the Horsea.
Do you think the Espurr scared them? "Dunno-" he started only then noticing all of the aura that now clung to her body. The Espurr had left its mark of sorts, but so had many of the birds. Stepping around her, he eyed her carefully. "Ya sure yer doin' ok?" Well, she was standing and such but…. Yellow eyes raised and flicked up through the brush. How much further it was to the site, he just didn't know. "Ya wanna turn back or?" Maybe?
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Mar 10, 2018 22:38:54 GMT -8
It was a relief to see the rest of the birds fly away. Good, that was good... at least they were alright now after that scare. Shaken perhaps, but who wouldn't be? Michi was still a little shaken after dealing with that Espurr and protecting him from the birds. At the question from Lucien, Michi nodded and smiled at him. Yeah, she was alright, thanks to him mostly. It was good that the Dratini and Horsea were doing alright too. After Lucien started to answer her question, Michi looked a little worried. If it hadn't been the Espurr... they should be careful moving forward. Uh... huh? What was Lucien doing? Circling around to face him, Michi looked a little confused at least until he reiterated his question. "Yeah, I'm alright. The Pokemon attacks kinda hurt but it's ok," Michi chimed as cheerfully as she could given the circumstances. The question about turning back had Michi quickly shaking her head. "Nuh uh! We promised that lady we would bring her back some pictures! Besides that, I wanna help make the shrine pretty again. It's so sad that nobody's been out here to take care of it, I want to keep going," Michi declared adamantly, furrowing her brow in determination. That and well, she'd been through worse, hadn't she? Somehow that felt right but... still, Michi didn't want to turn back just because she was hurting. It would be alright, she'd just... be more careful from then on, yeah.
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Post by Lucien Benoit on Mar 11, 2018 6:25:55 GMT -8
Lucien's brow furrowed a bit, but as Michi assured him that she was fine, he slowly started to relax again. Well, alrighty, so long as she wasn't hurting too much or anything, heh. Time to head forward then. "Right!" he grinned a little and gave a small nod. There was a brief pause as he returned his Pokemon before his hand shifted forward waiting for her to take it before Lucien turned and headed on again.
The 'trail' was long, and for a while, they walked without much interruption. Lucien occasionally scanned the area with his Aura Sight, but most of the Pokemon and creatures in the area were content to leave them alone for now. Maybe the previous battles were enough to have the rest of the forest on guard. However, something would catch in Lucien's mind's eye after a bit, and he stopped short. "Hang on."
Whatever was coming was coming in pretty fast. Lucien shifted, reaching for a Pokeball least they needed to defend themselves again. Sure enough, a Skiddo with a rather interesting rider came running through the brush to face Lucien and Michi. The Rattata on the Skiddo's shoulder made a leap off the creature and called out a challenge! Mwah? Huh. Lucien looked at Michi before slowly grinning a bit. "Looks like we gatta battle 'em ta get by." Trail guardian, guardian of the trail, the forest quivers before him! Lucien was snickering a bit to himself even as he tossed out a Pokeball.
Words: 174 + 250 = 424
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Mar 11, 2018 11:08:45 GMT -8
Michi smiled when Lucien accepted her explanation and nodded back at him. Setting down Fang for the time being, she took his hand and started walking forward again. It couldn't be that far ahead, could it? Well, as long as they continued to follow the path through the forest it should be fine, yeah. Wherever this shrine was located, it sure was rather deep in the forest wasn't it. Well, at least there wasn't any other Pokemon out to attack them. That was good, it gave Michi time to recover a little from the Espurr attack. It still hurt certainly, but at least it wasn't terrible. With her empathy on, she couldn't sense any approaching Pokemon or anything else scary. Or at least, not until Lucien stopped and told her to wait. It took a little longer for Michi to be able to sense what he was referring to but soon enough, she spotted the Skiddo and Rattata as well. They were so eager to fight and guard whatever was up ahead that Michi couldn't help but laugh. Well then, guess she'd have to battle them. "Looks that way~,"Michi giggled before looking down at Fang. Fang nodded and jumped in front of Michi, wagging his tail eagerly at the thought of battling. "Alright! Use Yawn then... Crunch!" That was what the move was called, right? Yeah, probably. Well, she was still new to this battling thing but Fang at least knew what she was talking about. The Poochyena Yawned at the Rattata who yawned back and shook his head. No! He could still fight! He could do this! Trying to shake off the sudden sleepiness, the Rattata lunged forward with a Bite. Fang winced a little at the attack but used Crunch immediately afterwards, jumping back just in case the little Rattata attacked again. The Rattata tried to fight off the drowsiness, he really did but just as he was readying another Bite, he fell asleep. Michi smiled when the attack worked and was about to throw a pokeball when Fang moved forward and used another Crunch for good measure. Oh... right, better make sure it wasn't faking it, right. As soon as Fang seemed satisfied, Michi threw the pokeball at the sleeping Rattata. The little Pokemon was adorable and a determined fighter certainly, it would make a good friend. Once the Rattata disappeared inside the pokeball, Fang trotted back over to Michi's side and sat. He'd done his job, one little Rattata couldn't stand against a fierce warrior like him!
Words: 424+188+250=862 | Notes: Fang gains 2 points; Catching Rattata
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Post by Lucien Benoit on Mar 11, 2018 11:34:36 GMT -8
From Lucien's red capped sphere, the Dratini once more burst forth, shaking out her scales briefly before smiling. "Heya," was the only greeting before Lucien made a directional point ahead of her. Looking in that direction, the Dratini blinked before smiling. Oh! Ok!
The yawn that Michi would call out affected not only the Rattata but also the Skiddo. The grassy creature shook out his pelt and went charging forward with a Horn Leech. The Dratini took it hard, squeaking a little in pain. Lucien winced but was quick to order back. "Dragon Pulse!" Summoning up the draconic energies around her, the lithe creature shot a beam back at the Skiddo. The latter tripped back a couple of paces and shook his head for a moment as if confused. "Thunder Wave!" A spark of energy right after that was enough to paralyze the Skiddo, and the creature squirmed and fought frustrated. The extra status was enough to keep him from falling asleep, but this was arguably worse now that he was fully conscious.
Now that they had some time, Lucien was rolling up some extra orders. "Dragon Dance then Dragon Pulse again." The Dratini was quick to sway into the dance, increasing her speed and power readily. Glowing with pulsing energy, she retaliated, hitting the Skiddo harder than before. The latter collapsed, and Lucien was quick to fish out a Pokeball. Tossing it forward, he hoped it would catch.
Dratini 1 point Words: 174 + 250 + 242 = 666
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Post by Tagger on Mar 11, 2018 14:14:13 GMT -8
Michaela AtalantaCatch confirmed! Congratulations, Ratatta was captured! 1 Pokéball has been removed from your inventory. Lucien BenoitCatch confirmed! Congratulations, Skiddo was captured! 1 Pokéball has been removed from your inventory. A wild Pokémon appeared! |
| POKEMON Rhyhorn
GENDER Male
ABILITY Lightningrod | ○ Earthquake
○ Drill Run
○ Stomp
○ Megahorn
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| POKEMON Girafarig
GENDER Female
ABILITY Sap Sipper | ○ Guard Swap
○ Astonish
○ Odor Sleuth
○ Nasty Plot
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Mar 11, 2018 22:38:23 GMT -8
With her own battle finished, Michi knelt down to pet her Poochyena while Lucien fought with the Skiddo. The pokeball rang in capture which was good, but given that the Skiddo was so close to him, it was best not to go grab it just yet. Fang didn't have any qualms about grabbing the captured Rattata however and took off to retrieve the ball. Michi tried to keep the Poochyena at her side but apparently Fang wasn't about to listen any time soon and instead started to glow as he evolved into Mightyena. That was... a different reason for evolving, but Michi was still impressed just the same. Once Fang came back with the pokeball in his mouth, Michi giggled and hugged the now Mightyena close. "I'm so proud of you, even if you're still a silly, stubborn boy." Fang woofed proudly, shaking his tail before dropping the pokeball in Michi's open palm. Giggling a little more, Michi pocketed the pokeball and hugged the Mightyena tightly one more time before looking up to see Lucien catch the Skiddo. "Well, seems the defenders are gone, shall we continue? I don't sense any more coming right now at any rate. The shrine can't be much further away now I don't think." Standing again, Michi walked over to Lucien with Fang at her heels. She would've returned the Mightyena but he side-stepped the beam. Sigh, fine, he could stay out. After what happened with the Espurr, he was probably worried she would try something like that again. Oh well.
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Post by Lucien Benoit on Mar 24, 2018 6:41:01 GMT -8
As the Pokeball dinged in capture, Lucien exhaled and smiled a bit. The bright light of the ball as it disappeared back to his ranch was a good sign. Looked like Michi had gotten her own Pokemon captured as well— and a Pokemon evolution on top of that? Nice nice. Looking sideways to his Dratini, Lucien flashed a grin. “Ya did great too,” he emphasized. The small dragon preened briefly in pride. He reached to pat the small dragon briefly before easing up again and returning her for now. They still had a ways to go, or so it felt like.
Looking back towards Michi as she spoke, Lucien gave a small nod. He really hoped the shrine wasn’t too much further, but who knew at this point? Walking for a while as the terrain slowly started to change, Lucien found his gaze flickering here and there. The brush had smoothed out, but there was still no sign of the temple that would hold any and all answers. It wasn’t until the sound of stomping feet echoed in his ears that Lucien stopped short, his hand clasping Michi’s to stop her as well. Drawing up his Aura Sight, he focused, determined to see whatever was coming at them before it hit.
The two forms that he could catch sight of, however, wouldn’t be moving in their direction. They … seemed to be heated but directed at each other? Another situation of Pokemon being frustrated with one another? Or maybe something else? “Le’s walk a little slower,” he mumbled before starting again, not quite releasing Michi’s hand. As they came up over the next ridgeline, they would see it: two Pokemon a Ryhorn and a Griafarig, in combat. Despite the fierceness of their forms, there was a particular look in their eyes even from a distance that caught Lucien off guard. That and… the way their aura flared. “Think their trainin’,” Lucien whispered looking back towards Michi. “Ya wanna see f dey want ‘elp?” He grinned a bit. Might as well do some more training, yeah? Definitely.
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Post by Michaela Atalanta on Apr 4, 2018 16:42:07 GMT -8
As they started walking again, Michi was alert, scanning for any signs of life in the forest. It wouldn't do to be surprised again like with the Espurr. The deeper into the forest they walked, the more it seemed like they were on the right path... maybe? Well, there was less brush at any rate. Maybe the temple was close! When Lucien stopped and took her hand, Michi squeezed back lightly. She wasn't going to run off when there might be danger, not like last time. Closing her eyes, Michi tried to focus her power as well. It was faint, but she could sense something else nearby. At Lucien's words, Michi nodded in turn and walked a little slower, quieter than earlier when they saw the two Pokemon locked in combat. This time she didn't seem to sense any rage or ill will like with the horde of bird Pokemon from before. Of course they had only been scared but at least it didn't seem like they were going to be attacked. "Training?" Michi repeated, smiling a bit back at Lucien. Hmm, helping them out might help them learn where the temple was too. "Sure~," She continued, stretching out a calming feeling to the two training Pokemon, just in case. The Girafarig and Ryhorn seemed to stop mid attack and look around. Ummm, ok, they knew something was up. Maybe she still needed practice with that hehe. "Hi~!" Michi chimed, waving at the two Pokemon from where they stood, "You guys want some help training?" The Girafarig seemed to trumpet a challenge and stomp at the ground with a hoof while the Ryhorn snorted in turn. Ummm, that certainly looked like a yes. Slipping her hand out of Lucien's, Michi approached the Girafarig, releasing a Combee short afterward. "Get ready, Honey!" This was their first battle together and well, Honey seemed to be a little scared at the sight of two Pokemon in front of her. Before Michi could say another command, the Combee flew and hid behind her trainer. Oh... oh dear....
Words: 260 + 350 = 610
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Post by Lucien Benoit on Apr 5, 2018 6:06:07 GMT -8
Michi’s calm projections were enough to soothe even Lucien for a moment, and he nearly lulled in the process. Yellow eyes closed briefly only to be focused open again before he shook his head. Woah, man— er— girl. As the Pokemon looked in the direction of them, however, Lucien tried to refocus. It seemed the Pokemon were willing to do some training with them, at least, so Lucien fished through his Pokeballs releasing a Morellul. The Rhydon huffed at such a meek excuse for a challenger, but unlike the Combee who was physically scared, the Morellul was already on his last fuck of the day and could give no more already.
The way in which his aura flared made that almost a little too obvious to Lucien, and a small, almost apologetic smile, curled at the corners of his lips as he looked up to the Rhydon. “Jus’ dun underestimate us,” he spoke almost trying to assure the Rhydon he was capable. The latter just stomped his foot. He was ready to get the show on the road if there was going to be one! Forming a Mega Horn, he came charging forward.
“Strength Sap!” Lucien called in response. Before the Rhydon could hit, the Morellul stole a bit of energy. The blow was less painful, and the restorative power that came with I t was very well appreciated. The Rhydon growled a little in irritation before stomping his foot on the ground again. “Strength Sap!” Lucien ordered, and sure enough the Morellul stole more power and restored itself once again. The Rhydon roared frustrated and released an Earthquake that had even Lucien wincing at the motions. The Morellul made a strange cry akin to frustration more than pain before releasing a Giga Drain instead, stealing even more power from the Rhydon in a different way. “Again!” And sure enough more strength and power was sapped away. Man, for such a small creature, the Morellul could really pull out the stops.
As the Rhydon went crashing to the ground, the Morellul huffed. And here he thought he was getting a decent challenge. Well, oh well. It was good for a warm up as far as he was concerned.
Words: 370 - 2 points for Morellul Word Total: 351 + 370 = 721.
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