[Hider=Riley Gallagher] Name: Riley Gallagher Age: 19 Appearance: [URL=http://www.zerochan.net/1440431][IMG]http://s3.zerochan.net/Sazanami.Shione.240.1440431.jpg[/IMG][/URL] With long, flowing black hair peeking out haphazardly from the cowl, Riley is almost always seen within the comfort of a black, unmarked sweatshirt. Jeans or sweats form the only complement to this outfit, and a black tank top lies underneath the thicker fabric. If one can catch her from under the hood, one would find an ambivalent face with grey-blue eyes, a half tangled ponytail restraining the rest of her hair, and a smirk forming on the tips of her lips. At 5’7”, she is fairly average in height, her nimble body toned from her plentiful exercise. The Mark of Arceus appeared on the upper portion of her left arm, black as if burned into her skin. A few years after that, she “left” during one of her travels into Slateport City, purchasing a duplicate on her left shoulder and a large one across her back, with tribal patterns traveling from it up her shoulder-blades and down her arms to her wrists in a fierce tattoo. Class: Infiltrator Sub -Classes: Ninja, Aura Adept, Black Belt (mixed hand to hand based on pokemon styles), Strategist Items and Accessories: Riley keeps very little on her, for better or worse. Besides a few hair ties wrapped about her wrist, a poketch that looks like it's threatening to cut off her circulation, and a small knife for emergencies sheathed at her waistline, Riley tends to simply use what she is given or scrounge up items from the nearby locations. Personality: Neither bright and cheery nor dank and depressing, Riley is best characterized by her normal appearance - sweatshirt hooded over, smirk present on her cowled face. Independent, anarchistic, and suspicious of anyone with an absent introduction or an overly pompous one, Riley will leave a group or a mentor just as quickly as something is able to catch her attention; with her ability to hide with no more effort than a shadow, she can and has done so, and quite often at that. Curious and of strong memory, you might never find out what did capture her whims, as her true motives are hidden under layers of sarcasm and idle chatter. Certain phrases and concepts, however, will turn a pleasant attitude somber with no warning, though she refuses to talk about why. She can be fond of pranks and tricks, and not always of the kind sort; she cares not what happens to most people, as long as her pokemon are safe from harm. Strongly likes - things she has never encountered before, quiet, freedom Strongly dislikes - those who let their Pokemon do all the work (fighting or otherwise), those who try to force rules upon her, those who can't rationalize what they are doing. Special Abilities / Traits/ Attributes: A childhood master of hide and go seek (but a childhood failure at Sardines), Riley initially found herself entranced by the ways she could keep out of sight. With many years of training behind her, she makes no more noise than a spectre, and can infiltrate most locations with ease. History: Riley was born just outside the Frontier Access in Johto, where the remnants of those who pursued competitive battling would come to show off their team's strength and teamwork to the world. With her father working as one of the move tutors in the area, he was often away from the household, assisting both competitors and trainers hoping to teach their Pokemon new moves to help their families back home. Though she visited her father a few times in his workplace, she was bored with the process he used to unlock new abilities from the hearts of his clients, and spent most of her time at home with her older brother and mother, or sneaking away to explore the constant life of the ever variable town. However, after her brother left to become a Pokemon Ranger in Almia, her mother fell into disarray, as her favorite child had left, and the only one still present was the one who put her time into crawling about like an Ariados rather than learning a skillset that could help her and her family. She fell to a minor bout of alcoholism, and started taking lovers from the trainers that would visit. Years passed, her mother ceasing to show any form of affection or recognition of her daughter in the daytime, her lovers treating her with scorn and disgust; solace was found far, far away, be it the town or the wilderness about her home, though comfort was impossible to obtain. With her home becoming more and more hostile with each passing month, the nights more unbearable as her mother's secret grew harder to contain, the impending conflict as her father became more wary, Riley was glad of the day that the elder visited her family and took her away to train her in that which she did best... became one with the shadows. It was upon Faraway Island that Riley became aware of her Aura abilities, learning to hone them under the instruction of the young teacher Nathan Amsel. As Riley grew more advanced and understanding of the life around her and the skills within her core, so did their relationship bloom, growing from casual friendship to a bated love, flourishing in dance under the thick trees and starlit skies of the island they both called home. However, on an instructor's trip gone wrong, Nathan was incapacitated in a ship accident; her newfound mastery of Aura only amplified his pain to her, emotionally destroying her. Sent to one of the best hospitals in the world, he remains to this day in a troubled coma, unspoken of by any who once knew him. Though she adopted some of his previous pokemon, the experience scarred her for years until she could create an emotional barrier for herself, transforming her into the seemingly inconsiderate person she is today. Theme song: Stolen Dance – Milky Chance [U]Pokémon Team[/U] Team theme: Stealth Team members: Zubat - Aello Froslass - Siha Kabutops - Lucian Sneasel - Jest Noivern - Nyx [URL="http://pokemondb.net/pokedex/zubat"][IMG]http://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/black-white/anim/normal/zubat.gif[/IMG][/URL] Name: Aello Species: Zubat Type: Flying/poison Gender: Male Ability: Inner Focus Nature: Jolly History: As the pokemon world slowly faded from the capture-centric mindset of the past, less and less pokemon were caught, for pokemon were only chosen if they could benefit the user in some way. Zubat were nearly always considered a nuisance; this change only made it less likely for some youngster to bring one home. In some flocks, the possibility of being friends with humans was almost unheard of. One runt like being, outcast by his flock, however, dreamed of joining a pokemon team, of finding a friend that could take them far from the cave without fear of noctowl by night or pidgeotto by day. Outside the entrance to the Battle Frontier, this zubat watched hundreds of trainers pass by, with pokemon unheard of to a young bat. But amongst these trainers was a shadow of a person, a person who observed from the shadows like he did. He sought to approach the female, and did, and, by this luck or coincidence, had his wish granted. Though he has been with Riley the longest of her pokemon, Aello has been unable to evolve, perhaps by the same genes that gave him his diminutive size. Regardless of this, however, he puts in his effort with great gusto whenever he is not clutched in her sweatshirt hood. Moveset: Bite Leech life Supersonic Haze AcroBATics Poison Fang Swift [URL="http://pokemondb.net/pokedex/sneasel"][IMG]http://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/black-white/anim/normal/sneasel.gif[/IMG][/URL] Name: Jest Species: Sneasel Type: Dark/Ice Gender: Male Ability:Keen Eye Nature:Naughty History:A troublemaker at heart, Jest once was a plague of Snowpoint city, enjoying solitary living as a thief and a prankster in the icy Sinnoh City. However, when the dark type Pokemon encountered Riley creating a prank of her own early in her training, the two bonded, with the young sneasel joining her team. It is common for the pokemon to return from an “adventure,” talking wildly about his accolades, to be greeted with the saying “You Jest!” from his chuckling trainer. Moveset: Feint attack Ice Shard Quick Attack Punishment Thief Swagger Double Team [URL="http://pokemondb.net/pokedex/froslass"][IMG]http://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/black-white/anim/normal/froslass.gif[/IMG][/URL] Name: Siha Species: Froslass Type:Ghost/Ice Gender:Female Ability:Snow Cloak Nature:Quiet History: One of the many pokemon left stranded as the “Catch'em All” concept became illegal, this snorunt was passed along from adoption location to adoption location, as those far from home had no need for an ice type upon their farms, and those in icy landscapes were familiar, but unwelcoming of a pokemon that already lived there in force. Seeking the companionship of a trainer, Siha was spied near the facility in Saffron City by the young ninja on one of her travels. Reading the hurt radiating in her aura as skitty and houndour were picked up by the half dozen, Riley could not help but speak with the Pokemon, eventually taking her back to Faraway Island, where the ice type chose to utilize a dawn stone. She speaks not of her time in captivity before Riley, but her ghostly illusions serve as a primary method of making sure her team remains unnoticed in her shadowy pursuits. Moveset: Powder Snow Thunder Wave Ice Shard Double Team Destiny Bond Hail Ominous Wind [Img]http://dc692.4shared.com/img/MeXDovRv/s7/142abb4b4c0/noivern.gif[/IMG] Name: Nyx Species: Noivern Type: Dragon/Flying Gender: Female Ability: Infiltrator Nature: Hardy History: Originally Nathan's first pokemon, Nyx grew finding that other, unfamiliar trainers often cast her out as disgusting and filthy as a noibat, but envied her grace and beauty as an evolved form. Finding Aello, a zubat, as a treasured member of Riley's team loosened her perceptions of the female, however, and, during the trainers' relationship, became friends with the girl from Johto. Nathan's injury rocked both Riley and Nyx to their cores, but the shared tragedy connected the spirit of the two beings, allowing the dragon to fully accept the girl and eventually join her team. Moveset: Boomburst Flamethrower Dragon Pulse Hurricane Supersonic Whirlwind Taunt [URL="http://pokemondb.net/pokedex/kabutops"][IMG]http://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/black-white/anim/normal/kabutops.gif[/IMG][/URL] Name: Lucian Species: Kabutops Type: Rock/Water Gender:Male Ability:Swift Swim Nature:Serious History: An elegantly mannered pokemon, one would have expected this rock pokemon to have crafted entirely out of polished marble for the manners of his olden form. Gentlemanly and polite, He too served on Nathan's team before his death, having been taught that scythes, real or figurative, do not make a monster. This Kabutops solemnly joined her team upon Nathan's incapacitation as well. Moveset: Ancient Power Metal Sound Night Slash Aqua Jet Mega Drain Stone Edge X-Scissor [/hider] [Hider=Martin O'neal] Name: Martin O'neal Age: 17 Appearance: [URL=http://www.zerochan.net/1541202][IMG]http://s3.zerochan.net/Fujisaki.Chihiro.240.1541202.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Martin is short for her age, but that doesn't halt her enthusiasm for doing what she wants to do. Short, chestnut hair frames a face that is all too willing to smile, and her rich brown eyes portray the volumes of emotion that her beaming smile may not. She can be rather pale, as she spends most of her time indoors, but her most distinguishing feature is the absence of her right leg. Lost after an accident in an industrial workplace many years back, she instead uses one of two prosthetics, hooking on to the stump under her knee. The mark of Arceus manifested on her upper right leg, making her incredibly glad that the doctors did not amputate further up. Class: Inventor Sub -Classes: Gadgeteer, Healer, Type Master (Electric), Type Master (Steel) Items and Accessories: Martin tends to surround herself with things that whirl, grind and beep, and is often seen covered in such contraptions. Her usual devices, however, include the following: -An arm contraption that has a pokedex, a miniturized pokeball holder/analysis machine, the interior of a computer and a pokenav, a monitor, and a fold out keyboard held together in a clumsy, yet somewhat containable fashion. This cyborg resembling deviec takes up most of right arm, but she built it that way because she is left handed. -a pokeblok box, -a big black backpack with an additional laptop and misc cables -a tiny rc car with a camera. The multi-device functions as the controller for the vehicle. -misc. tools. -an additional prosthetic leg – running (flexible, no shoe) or walking (static), -misc. pokemon related technology, i.e. lens, cell batteries Personality: Usually energetic, Martin nearly always has her head in her computer, working on some funky new device or tampering with Eve. She can be rather chatty, especially when talking about electronics, and isn't the best of noticing when people understand her excitement and when people are awkwardly smiling and nodding and hoping she stops talking. However, despite her active mouth and brain, she does little physically because of her disability. She'll laugh off her leglessness with ease, but is still hurt by the thought she can't do the same things as everyone else, and often feels judged by those who see it. She is ashamed of her stump and treats it as her most private of body parts. Special Abilities / Traits/ Attributes: Quick minded and even quicker at absorbing new information, Martin holds the ability to create and repair nearly anything she sets her mind to. With a history regarding electrical components, she can use this skill to hack and operate some machinery with a little more knowledge than simply pushing buttons. Though healer is listed as a class, her specialty is in fixing mechanically based pokemon and reviving charge in electrical ones, and would have no idea what to do with an oddish or any other pokemon not technologically based. History: Martin was born in Mauville city, a place that became one of the few technological cities as the world progressed. With the nearby facilities of New Mauville growing into an expansive manufacturing factory, many families found work in it's steel doors. Martin's family was no different, and Martin loved visiting her father there while he was at work. While she was there, she befriended many of the electrical pokemon that came, drawn to the energy of the plant. One day, around 9 years of age, Martin found herself wandering the facility with her father's magnezone, seeking out a broken connectin. However, the broken connection found her when a wild elektross appeared, having been living in the depths of the wires. The Elektross attacked the Magnezone, knocking the young girl off the platform and into running machinery, which cut deeply into her lower right leg. Though the Magnezone ultimately fended off the Elektross, it was too late when it brought her to a local hospital, and they ended up amputating Even as the doctors did their preliminary analysis, though, Martin's hands were working on undenting panels from the steel pokemon's body, using the physical movement of her hands to escape from the pain and absence of her leg, and even clutching a wrench as she went into the surgery room Though her previous explorations were put on a halt due to her new condition, Martin fell in love with the prospect of repairing the pokemon who had saved her. After getting the more serious injuries healed at a pokemon center, the gentle giant refused further treatment, allowing her to investigate, solder, and replace his parts when she could not move herself. Soon, other pokemon began seeking her help as well, and by the time the elder finally appeared, she was well known throughout the city. Quote: “Don't worry, I'm sure it will work this time!” Theme song: “The Future Soon” -Johnathan Coulton Pokémon Team Team theme: Electrical fabrication and sabotage Team members: Electrovire (M)- Asimov Porygon 2 (F) - Eve Golurk (M) - Hogarth Joltik (F) - Blip [URL="http://pokemondb.net/pokedex/electivire"][IMG]http://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/black-white/anim/normal/electivire.gif[/IMG][/URL] Name: Ansimov Species: Electivire Type: Electric Gender: Male Ability: Motor Drive Nature: Rash History: After Martin's incident in his workplace, her father wanted to make sure there was always a Pokemon able to watch her, even though he needed his magnezone for his job. Instead, he gave her an elekid egg hatched from one of the other workers, entrusting it with the task of protecting and helping her. As a child, it wasn't great at this task, and it became rather apparent that he was unruly as an individual. Though Martin and the elekid had their gripes and frustrations, however, they eventually formed an odd friendship, maintained even now as an electivire. Though still unruly and independently motivated, this electivire never forgot his promise, and ensures he is always nearby to protect martin, whether she wants it or not. Moveset: Electric terrain Ion deluge Fire punch Wild charge Discharge Buldoze Magnet rise [URL="http://pokemondb.net/pokedex/porygon2"][IMG]http://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/black-white/anim/normal/porygon2.gif[/IMG][/URL] Name: Eve Species: Porygon 2 Type: Normal Gender: Genderless, though has adopted female for speaking purposes. Ability:Trace Nature:Quirky History: Once again, after her accident, Martin's father sought to find ways to keep his daughter safely entertained. It was he who introduced her to the coding world, and bought her a few kits to help her get started. After making a few basic machines, Martin looked online for further projects, finding broken portions of code hacked by some user from the silph co database -- Porygon code, torrented to attempt to make it open source. Through further searching on the internet over the next few years, finding more bits, and testing a few more of her own, Martin finally brought the creature to life four years after the code was first discovered. Since then, Eve has been a sort of pet project, though she occassionaly flickers and sparks due to her code not being Silph CO liscenced. This has happened much less frequently since Martin was able to upgrade the the Pokemon core to the second model, but she is far too afraid to attempt a dubious disk on her eccentric creation. She is currently mark 17. Moveset: Lock On Zap Cannon Ice Beam Solar Beam Hyper Beam Sharpen Tri Attack [URL="http://pokemondb.net/pokedex/golurk"][IMG]http://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/black-white/anim/normal/golurk.gif[/IMG][/URL] Name: Hogarth Species: Golurk Type: Ghost/ground Gender: Male Ability: Iron Fist Nature: Gentle History: During one of Martin's trips to the Unova region, she was taken to see the sights of the opened DragonSpiral tower. Though bored by the visit and uncaring of the lore, she did find a broken Golett, nearly powered down in one of the ancient corridors. Though clay was a different medium than what she was used to, and the power source couldn't integrate with modern technology, she did her best to repair the creature with what she had. As a Golett, she cared for Hogarth as if a parent, fixing him whenever he broke and upgrading him if she found a way to help him. However, when he evolved, her mechanical assistance fused with his earthen exterior, permanently fixing all but the customary crack in his chest for a silvery blue appearance. Now calm and collected, he joyfully gazes down at the world and all it's wonders, bound by honor to the young amputee. Moveset: Phantom Force Heavy slam Hammer arm Flash Cannon Fly Hidden power Curse [URL="http://pokemondb.net/pokedex/joltik"][IMG]http://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/black-white/anim/normal/joltik.gif[/IMG][/URL] Name: Blip Species: Joltik Type: Electric Gender: female Ability: compund eyes Nature: Timid History: A stowaway from the previous adventure, Martin found blip in her arm device a few days after departing the island. However, when the fellow traveler screamed and demanded it be squashed, she let the little bug remain, protected within it's new metal shell. The bug happily Joined the trainer who protected it, and now creates super thin web wires for the rest of her inventions. Moveset: String shot Electroweb Bug bite Struggle bug Electro ball Energy ball Cut [/hider]