[@Pikmin Eye] [color=02b1d4]‘... Yeah. Good luck.’[/color] The defeated king stepped aside to let Martin pass, and so the kingdom parted before the Black Knight and his Nincada, who took his leave. He had come, he had conquered and was now leaving triumphant with the destruction of his enemies in his wake. And now, he sought the reward for his troubles. He wandered down the drain, and after leaving the area of the tourney it became a lot less interesting. Simply a dry corridor leading forward towards where Highhill Town would eventually lie. The walls weren’t quite so high that Martin couldn’t climb up at any time he desired, though it would take some effort. However, there was a goal in the end of this trip. And there, before him, finally something out of the ordinary walked. A green Pokémon walking on four legs, staring up at the edges of the drain. Quite apparently, it was lacking the means to actually jump up that height on its own and had likely fallen down the drain on accident. On its back, was a green bud which very much looked like the early stage of a plant… [center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/2/21/001Bulbasaur.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/gNHbSqv.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #1 – Bulbasaur, the Seed Pokémon. It is born with a seed planted on its back. At first, it survives on the nutrients from the seed, but then the seed and Pokémon starts growing side-by-side, taking in food and sunlight. Typically likes napping in bright sunlight.[/i][/color][/center] The Bulbasaur noticed Martin as he came within line of sight, and a sense of being on-guard came over the Pokémon, who turned and stood silent and still looking in his direction with prepared eyes. After that, it was all up to Martin what he wanted to do. __________________________ [@Joshua Tamashii] - [i]Night[/i] Amelia managed to avoid the cloud of dust from the Scatterbugs, and then avoided them. She treated deeper, more alert, as she followed towards where she was sensing Ghost-Pokémon, despite the danger. She was able to avoid a few more Spinarak traps due to being on-guard for them, and could avoid numerous more dens of bugs of other kinds which perhaps didn’t interest her. So, she moved towards the ghosts… and then she felt something else. It was a different kind of feeling. It was still the signature of a Ghost-type, but it was more faint, held back somehow, and a lot closer. In fact, it was moving towards her. Just as she started feeling that, there were the sounds of vegetation moving to her right, some being moving in towards her. Maybe she got her guard up or something, when… A woman stepped out of the vegetation. A woman in a white, long dress/robe-like outfit, with a golden cloth with markings hanging down the front, and long black hair in the middle of the night… She had a very tired expression, yet moved with decisive determination as if she had known exactly where she’d find who she was looking for. And, it seemed like she had been on the way to Amelia, as she stopped just a few meters off. [hider=this][center][url=https://i.imgur.com/5syGbPP.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/MudIGOj.jpg[/img][/url][/center][/hider] It would be immediately clear to Amelia. There was the sense of ghosts from within her possession, yet they were restrained. There was a simple explanation to this. While none of them were out, this woman had Ghost-type Pokémon… more than one. [color=c5b9c7]‘… Good evening. You’re deep into dangerous woods at a perilous hour for someone so young…’[/color] She said. [color=c5b9c7]‘… If you’d kept going in that direction, you’ll end up in a Dustox-infested area. You wouldn’t be able to handle it.’[/color] She frowned, looking somewhat tired and annoyed, yet she was trying to keep her voice level and kind, She wasn’t entirely succeeding. … But, other than that, her description matched the one of Laurinda, as the trainer earlier had described. __________________________ [@Rune_Alchemist] [color=e3875f]‘… Delph…!’[/color] Delphox made a noise if panic when she was suddenly hugged in the midst of the confused state, and upon being released she promptly fell back onto her bottom, staring ahead while her head was still spinning. Regardless, she got onto her feet, wobbling a bit, trying to make ready just in case of unexpected trouble. Then Delphox stared a bit at Ralia when offered a berry, but with a somewhat unsteady hand she nabbed the berry and brought it into her mouth with a full palm while watching the scene. [color=e3875f]‘Delphox.’[/color] [i]”Thanks.”[/i] The that odd little fight ensued, and Delphox could but watch with tired eyes. She settled for sitting down on the forest floor and letting the confusion pass, which it eventually did. Delphox was no longer confused. So, then when Claire eventually returned, Delphox stared at her roughed-up state with fairly unimpressed eyes. Okaaaaaay. Yeah, upon Claire’s question, Delphox looked around her. There were tons of charred fainted bodies of Beedrills, Combees and numerous Vespiquens further away, and everything else in the woods seemed to have accepted not to try messing with the fiery fox and her consort any longer. Delphox, though, stood up slowly, flexed her shoulders a bit, and then walked over towards a random rock that just happened to lie around by a couple of trees. The fox picked up the rock. [color=b88f53]‘Weeeeeeedleeeeeee…!’[/color] A panicked little bug, staring up in absolute terror at the Delphox towering over it with a wand of fire and a judgmental glare, cried out fearfully where it had been hiding behind the rock. Looked mostly frozen in terror because, Delphox. It had seen what the fox was capable of, and did not want to same to happen to it. [center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/d/df/013Weedle.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/iQPGybI.png[/img][/url][/center] Delphox stared at the little creature for a couple of seconds, before looking to Claire and gesturing, like, “good enough for you?”. __________________________ [@Pyromaniacwolf] The two Whirlipede listened to his words, glaring angrily at Lucian as he spoke, even as Houndour picked up the Pokéball and started taking steps backwards. They appeared to understand, buuut… The moment he turned around and started sprinting the two Whirlipedes starting spinning and took off after him, bouncing at twigs and trees to chase him. … But, they didn’t appear to actually intend to capture him, because after only a number of meters they stopped. It had simply been a gesture of “get outa here”, the way they knew how, before they looked after him apparently satisfied before they spun around and rolled back into the woods like a pair of wheels. Lucian himself successfully ran back to the entrance of the woods, and… [hider=Outer Infested Woods][center][h2]Outer Infested Woods[/h2][/center] [center][url=http://i.imgur.com/bMm3W60.jpg][img]http://i.imgur.com/VnhgcpJ.jpg[/img][/url][/center] [hider=Original description]The woods glows. Almost everywhere you look, there are shining lights swirling around the trees, flowing along the winds of the woods. It’s a bright dance of yellow light that encompasses everything forwards, shielding the woods from being peeked further into. The floors of the woods are naturally wet, the waters of the Dragon Lake flowing south and nourishing the woods, giving plenty in the kind of water needed to sustain the woods, and the puddles are excellent for the breeding of bugs. That is the kind of world you’ve stepped into. So, there’s a metric tonne of Volbeats flying in every perceivable direction, the combination of water and tight woods shielding sunlight causing them to light up in massive numbers. One could almost see where the sweet aroma of Illumise could be smelled in the air as the swarms flew steadily in those directions, before circling back. They were so many, it made the lights shine in numbers enough that one barely saw anything other than the moving lights, causing the woods to glow. You weren’t alone in having sought out the Infested Woods. Here and there, bug-catchers or just regular trainers were doing their best to catch whatever Pokémon they desired. The first area of Infested Woods was low-level. It was almost impossible to not see at least one Caterpie crawling along the forest-floor or the trees, and if one didn’t see them it was because of the light of Volbeats. There’s a hut standing there, on the outskirts of the woods. There’s a sign on the outside saying “We’ll heal your Pokémon for 100 P!”. … Looking at the influx of bug catchers, it seems they might have invested in a fairly successful business venture. One could travel across the outer parts of Infested Woods to get closer to the Wet Caverns. There was always the possibility of delving deeper into the Infested Woods, further south… but are you prepared for that?[/hider][/hider] Well, it’s the same. Volbeats flying about, trainers catching Pokémon and engaging in small battles, the healing hut getting some considerable amount of customers. Lucian was once again free to decide what he wanted to do now. [hider=Suggestions to actions]1. Find Pokémon. [i]Can be specified what kind of Pokémon is being searched for, and how you search.[/i] 2. Train Pokémon. [i]With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.[/i] 3. Seek trainers. [i]There should be quite a few aspiring Bug Catchers. Note, some may challenge you, regardless.[/i] 4. Talk. [i]There’s some other trainers around. Maybe seek answers to any burning questions you have.[/i] 5. Move along. [i]Move along normally, letting any events that may come happen naturally.[/i] 6. Hurry along. [i]Intentionally avoid confrontations and try to get safely to the next destination.[/i] 7. Specify. [i]If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.[/i] 8. Trigger random event. [i]Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.[/i] 9. Area Specific: Heal at the hut (100p). [i]Might beat having to go all the way back to Pureplain City…[/i] 10. Area Specific: Delve Deeper. [i]What might await in the deeper regions of the woods…?[/i][/hider] [i]Connected areas: [/i] Route 2. [i]Close, can easily get there without complication.[/i] Wet Caverns. [i]Requires a bit of a walk alongside the outer regions of the woods.[/i] If he checked his Pokédex, he’d find a record of Pokémon which other trainers had found here. [hider=Outer Infested Woods, known Pokémon]Common: #10 Caterpie #265 Wurmple #313 Volbeat #314 Illumise Uncommon: #13 Weedle #165 Ledyba Rare: “Queen”[/hider] __________________________ [@Eklispe] [color=6aa697]‘As if!’[/color] The girl immediately exclaimed to Dawkin’s proposal. The guy, in the meantime, was taking the opportunity to simply grab a new cigarette and then held it out over his Growlithe, who helpfully lifted his head and blew a little flame to light it. [color=6aa697]‘We have no reason to trust your words! You might just claim to be led along, then go report us to the authorities! Then we’d look like total fools!’[/color] The girl continued, glaring at him. [color=b35647]‘We are, actually, recruiting right now.’[/color] The guy said, breathing out a bit of smoke and looking directly at Dawkin with a tired stare. The girl turned and glared at him. [color=6aa697]‘... You’re not serious.’[/color] She claimed, Ducklett in front of her looking back and forth between the guy and Dawkin, paying attention and not really sure if there was battle to be had or not all of a sudden. [color=b35647]‘I’m completely serious. Usually, we’re just recruiting from the slums of Bigfjord City, where scum with nowhere to go will do anything for a buck, but…’[/color] He poked off a bit of ash from his cigarette. [color=b35647]‘... That’s not to say we can’t pick suitable individuals from other places. So how about it, rookie? Want to be an agent? You don’t even need to do anything shady. Simply obtain the Pokémon you get commanded to obtain. The means do not matter, and you get paid. Doesn’t catching Pokémon for money sound like a pretty sweet deal for a Pokémon Trainer?’[/color] He asked, giving a bit of a chuckle. [color=b35647]‘If you wish, I can take your phone-number, and then you’ll be contacted after. Of course, a requirement is that you do not mention this deal to anyone, nor our activities in this cave. Other than that, nobody even needs to know what you’re doing. Just another unseen agent, looking like any other Pokémon Trainer. Of course, if you defy that requirement, one of these unseen agents will be after you. But you can understand that, don’t you? It’s just business.’[/color] The guy said, tipping the info that anyone could be an agent of theirs, without anyone knowing, along with the threat that someone like that would be after him if he defied them… aaaaaand no mention as to why these two didn’t dress in more discreet clothes if other agents did. The girl had tensed up and stared, frowning at Dawkin now. The guy smirked a little coldly at Dawkin, lazy cigarette in hand, his Growlithe also looking a bit pleased by his side. [color=b35647]‘So how about it, rookie? Want to join us? Want to join Team Amethyst?’[/color] __________________________ [@Pink Madness] The fairly weak Zubats were able to be chased away by Flame, who gained some experience doing so. The Zubats were, however, only chased away for now and kept a healthy distance, but were there possibly intending on attacking again. But, not right now. Not with Flame watching over Donna, anyway. When she finally came back to dry ground, she’d note that for a little while she’d be making wet footprints quite alike those she could follow. Ahead of her was a split in three directions. To the right, there was a slightly descending tunnel that opened in a larger area. Already from here, she could see the movement of several what appeared to be families of some seemingly rock-based wild Pokémon that she couldn’t identify from this distance, and Zubats overhead of them. The tunnel went deeper, she could not see where. In front of her, was a thinly wet tunnel which water only reached a few centimeters of height, but it went on for quite some time and then ended up in a rapid descent, past which could not be seen from here. There were a few Surskits skidding on the surface of the water. To the left was a slightly descending rocky tunnel that appeared to be ending in a pool of water that went further out of Donna’s sight. There was light coming from this direction, and it was also the direction which those she had followed had went. And down there, she saw… [hider=The Two][img]http://i.imgur.com/Yfoa6KC.jpg[/img][/hider] Two people, wearing high-class clothes. One guy with red hair, who was wearing a suit and smoking a cigarette, staring forward. His clothes were stained with water from wading and looked somewhat like he had recently rolled in mud (due to a Mud-Slap). At his feet stood a very obedient dog of fire… [center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/3/3d/058Growlithe.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/SBIQ3RZ.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #58 – Growlithe, the Puppy Pokémon. Known to be brave and loyal to it’s trainer, but will bark threateningly at anyone entering its territory. It has superb sense of smell and will never forget a smell once it has picked up on it. Through smell, it can sense the emotions of others.[/i][/color][/center] Also down there was a girl of cyan hair tied into a pony-tail by a red hair-band, her classy green clothes stained so that it looked like she had been in a water-splashing contest with someone. At her feet stood a blue bird, a duck, looking intently forward at something outside of Donna’s sight. [center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/4/4b/580Ducklett.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/1tBaf3T.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #580 – Ducklett, the Water Bird Pokémon. These birds are far better swimmers than they are flyers, and make excellent divers. When attacked, it defends itself by splashing water at the offender. Their favorite food is peat moss, and they’ll be found chewing on it constantly.[/i][/color][/center] (... Not that Donna necessarily would have taken their Pokédexes at this moment, might give her away, but if she did.) The four of them were looking at something outside Donna’s sight. However, as she got closer, she did overhear one line. [color=b35647]‘... about it, rookie? Want to join us? Want to join Team Amethyst?’[/color] The guy with the cigarette said, looking into the cavern. They have not noticed her. Donna’s free to act as she pleases. Do note the presence of a Growlithe with excellent smell and hearing, though.