[h3][color=f7941d]Brent Ignia[/color] and [color=39b54a]Lily Meadows[/color][/h3][img]http://i.imgur.com/ms4Ow8a.png[/img] [b]Brent's Party:[/b] [color=f7941d]Cyndaquil[/color]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/ms4Ow8a.png[/img] [b]Lily's Party:[/b] [color=c4df9b]Chikorita[/color]
[b][Route 701][/b]

[@Ninian] [@Light Lord]
After Devon finished caring for his injured Pokemon, the group was on the road again. Devon was already starting to plan a bit ahead for when they reached Vertigo. [color=f7941d]"That's an easy one for me. Me and my dad pass by the Vertigo Pokemon Center every time we come in from Stormbutte. It has plenty of room for trainers passing through, and it's free. Better than having to pay for a Hotel."[/color] Brent explained. [color=39b54a]"Stormbutte?"[/color] Lily asked, looking at her PokeGear Map. [color=f7941d]"Yeah, it's a city up to the Northeast. It's where most of Viore get their power from too, from the Stormbutte Power Plant."[/color] He answered.

[color=39b54a]"Wow, that's cool. Must be an interesting place to live."[/color] She replied. She stealthily looked down at her hand once more, something she had been doing all morning so far off and on, looking to see if that mark had returned. So far, it hadn't, everything was normal. It seemed like it would be a normal trip to Vertigo from here on.

[color=aba000]"In Viore's Ancient Past, Ten Humans Were Chosen to Bond With Certain Magical Creatures that Lived Here."[/color] Came a Voice. It was a man, shrouded in a cloak sitting under a tree. [color=aba000]"These Ten Heroes Would Defeat a Great Evil, Cementing the Safety of Viore For the Future. It Was Said That New Heroes Would be Chosen Should Another Such Threat Arise. It Seems... That Time Has Come..."[/color] He said, before standing up and walking past the group. [color=aba000]"Excuse Me."[/color] He said as he passed by. Soon he was out of sight.

[color=f7941d]"That was... random..."[/color] Said Brent, scratching his head. Lily seemed entranced by the encounter. As the group continued onward, she kept having the feeling that the man was talking to her, but why? [color=8dc73f]<That man was weird.>[/color] Shaymin said as the group walked. [color=c4df9b]<Yeah, no kidding... gave me the creeps...>[/color] Said Chikorita, looking over her shoulder to see if the man was following them, which he was not. [color=f7941d]<There's a lot of weird people in this world, that much I know...>[/color] Cyndaquil said. [color=c4df9b]<Not all of them though. Some, like everyone here, are nice, kinda normal, and fun to be around.>[/color] Chikorita replied.

[h3][color=8dc73f]Michael Stint[/color] and [color=0076a3]Bryce Crest[/color][/h3][img]http://i.imgur.com/ms4Ow8a.png[/img] [b]Michael's Party:[/b] [color=1a7b30]Turtwig[/color], [color=gray]Glameow[/color]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/ms4Ow8a.png[/img] [b]Bryce's Party:[/b] [color=0072bc]Moss the Swampert[/color], [color=fff200]Striker the Manectric[/color], [color=f7941d]Maya the Flareon[/color][color=fff200]*[/color]
[b][Route 701][/b]

[color=8dc73f]"What do you think that guy meant?"[/color] Asked Michael, talking with Bryce about the strange man they encountered and the story he'd told them. [color=8dc73f]"Ten Heroes, Ancient Prophecy, seems kinda silly to me."[/color] He said, Bryce shaking his head. [color=0076a3]"Trust me, you might want to rethink that stuff. I never really believed much in the ancient legends in Hoenn, either. But then..."[/color] A flashback to Bryce only a few years before as he watched a climactic battle between Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza. [color=0076a3]"Legends always have truth buried in them. Somewhere."[/color]

[color=8dc73f]"Alright... then..."[/color] He said. [color=8dc73f]"Look at this..."[/color] Bryce stopped and looked around him. Broken Trees and craters littered the area. Fresh Tire Tracks were evident in the dirt. [color=0076a3]"Something happened here... Let's keep moving."[/color] He said. [color=fff200]<Wow, one crazy battle took place here...>[/color] Striker said. [color=598527]<What makes you say that?>[/color] Asked Michael's Turtwig. [color=fff200]<Those Trees were slashed clean through. Name one Human Lumberjack who could pull that off. And I can still smell the scent of ash from those craters, a Draco Meteor.>[/color] He said. [color=f7941d]<Yeah... let's get moving in case whatever did this comes back.>[/color] Maya said. Glameow took in everything but remained silent, keeping close to Michael.

[h3][color=c4df9b]Sierra Hymn[/color] and [color=bc8dbf]Luna Muuya[/color][/h3][img]http://i.imgur.com/ms4Ow8a.png[/img] [b]Sierra's Party:[/b] [color=f7941d]Fennekin[/color], [color=f49ac2]Deerling[/color]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/ms4Ow8a.png[/img] [b]Luna's Party:[/b] [color=00aeef]Torrent the Popplio[/color], Flake the Vulpix, [color=a36209]Hound the Rockruff[/color], [color=ec008c]Sola the Bounsweet[/color]
[b][Vertigo City - Pokemon Center][/b]

[@Ninian]
[color=bc8dbf]"Oh, me... well... you can't say I didn't complete [b]A[/b] Trial..."[/color] She said, moving her arm over to the Z-Ring on her wrist which held Waterium-Z. [color=bc8dbf]"After my first trial, I just decided that it didn't feel right for me at the moment... so I decided to travel to somewhere I'd never seen. And, after a few boat trips, here I am."[/color] She said, taking note of Gladion's Z-Ring. [color=bc8dbf]"It's not something written in stone that you have to finish ALL of them if you want to leave Alola. I'm free to go wherever I want to, as long as my Pokemon are with me."[/color]

[color=c4df9b]"I've never seen something like that before..."[/color] Sierra said, looking at the Z-Rings both trainers carried. [color=bc8dbf]"I'm not surprised, it's an Alolan Custom. I... could show you... would you like to help me demonstrate... Gladion was it?"[/color] She asked, proposing a battle with the veteran trainer.

[color=00aeef]<Wait... you'd have me battle... him?>[/color] Torrent said, her pupil's shrinking as she truly took in her would-be opponent. Ignoring her for the moment, the two Pokemon of Sierra's continued the earlier conversation. [color=f49ac2]<A Coma? That's so... sad... and I guess wanting to make new friendships on a journey is a good thing.>[/color] Deerling said, the Fennekin jumping forward. [color=f26522]<So... what happened?>[/color] She asked bluntly. [color=f49ac2]<Fennekin! I'm so sorry...>[/color] Deerling said, jumping in front of the Fire Fox and pushing her back. [color=f49ac2]<You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to... Apologize Fennekin!>[/color] She said. [color=f26522]<Ow! Hey! Stop It! Alright! I'm... sorry...>[/color] She said.