[center][color=gray][h3]Leisy Takigawa[/h3][/color]— Zephyr Strip —[/center]
Stepping off the train, Leisy couldn’t keep a smile off her face. Here she was in a place she’d never been, where there were Pokemon she’d never seen and people she’d never met. Here she was—a Pokemon trainer once again.

Checking her Pokedex for messages, Leisy scanned the station for Ella and Florence, wondering if they’d arrived yet. Her eyes caught on a familiar spark of bright pink hair, and Leisy quickly made her way over.

[color=gray]“Ella! Florence!”[/color] she called, waving at the two girls, then just straight-on hugging them when she was close enough. 

[color=gray]“I missed you both so much,”[/color] she said, then turned to Florence. [color=gray]“I read the news report on the way here. Definitely similar to what happened to Vivian in Feyhollow, so it seems like we’re on the right track. Where do you think we should start?”[/color]

[hr][hider=Leisy’s Pokedex]
[b]Rank: [/b]Skilled
[b]Organization: [/b]Helping Hand Guild

[b]TP:[/b] 219 +1 +1(HHG) = 221

[b]Inventory:[/b][list][*]Pokeball x 1
[*]Great ball x 3
[*]Twisted Spoon
[*]Soft Sand
[/list]
[b]Pokemon Party:[/b][list][*]Bidein “Dei” ♂ — Fletchinder (35)
[*]Naunet ♀ — Prinplup (35) 
[*]Devinco “Devi” ♂ — Pupitar (39) 
[*]Cura ♀ — Audino (35) 
[*]Melly “Mel” ♀ — Swablu (4)
[*]Unnamed ♂  — Cutiefly (4)
[/list][b]Pokemon Reserves:[/b][list][*]Cassia “Sia” ♀ — Ekans (3) [Shiny]
[*]Animo “Nemo” ♂ — Sewaddle (3)
[*]Liciae “Lissy” ♀ — Purrloin (5) 
[*]Tyrus ♂ — Gastly (7)
[/list][/hider]
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[center][color=lightsteelblue][h3]Cillian Weiss[/h3][/color]— Tefan Village —[/center]
The wild Bewear growled, raising its arms up in a odd manner that only served to unnerve the Charmeleon and Marshtomp standing in front of it. To an onlooker, the fighting-type looked as if it was raising its arms up in surrender, but both Hazmat and Kelby knew better than that. This was the third time the Bewear had raised its arms up, and each time before it had done so, it’d quickly followed up with some devastating attack without a split second’s hesitation. 

[color=lightsteelblue]“Watch it, Haz! Smokescreen!”[/color] Cillian shouted just as the Bewear rolled into motion, launching itself at the Charmeleon. The Hammer Arm grazed the Charmeleon’s hip, but the Charmeleon quickly retaliated with a warning Scratch of his claws as thick smoke seeped out of his mouth and nostrils, obscuring the area and forcing the onlooking Marshtomp into a hasty retreat.

[color=lightsteelblue]“Alright, Haz. Good job,”[/color] Cillian said, recalling the Charmeleon swapping his Pokeball for another on his belt, an Ivysaur materializing beside him a moment later.. [color=lightsteelblue]“Mitti, Kelbs, let’s try that combo!”[/color]

The Bewear, frazzled but unhurt, stumbled out of the smoke and looked around for its targets. Spotting them, it paused, scrutinizing the pair of Pokemon standing there unmoving, before charging at them with its paws outstretched.

[color=lightsteelblue]“Now!”[/color] Cillian shouted. 

The Ivysaur beside him flung out his vines towards the Bewear, who moved to dodge them. Just as it did, though, the large blob of wet earth collided with the side of its head, sending it backwards onto the ground with a loud “thump.”

[color=lightsteelblue]“Alright!”[/color] Cillian said, grinning. [color=lightsteelblue]“Great job, guys! We finally pulled it off! The Kelbs-Mitti combo we’ve been working on!”[/color]

“Wear,” the Bewear groaned from where it lay, sitting up and rubbing its face. “Bewear.”

[color=lightsteelblue]“Finally gave you that smackdown I promised on day one,”[/color] Cillian said, unslinging his backpack and rummaging through it as he walked over to the sitting Bewear. [color=lightsteelblue]“But a deal’s a deal. Here you are,”[/color] he said, tossing the Bewear a paper bag. [color=lightsteelblue]“Fresh Oran poffins, just like you wanted.”[/color]

“Bee!” the Bewear cried happily, reaching into the bag and retrieving a poffin, then another, and another as it stuffed the puffs into its mouth.

[color=lightsteelblue]”Wha-ho, slow down there, big guy. You’re going to—and, you’re done,”[/color] Cillian said, shaking his head. [color=lightsteelblue]”Well, it was nice meeting you, Bewear. Battles were informative. Thanks, and see you next time we drop by.”[/color]

After Cillian had parted ways with Tora and Juana, he’d spent some time exploring Tefan village, taking pictures and battling wilds here and there. His Pokemon’s growth—Kelby into a Marshtomp and Mitis into an Ivysaur—could be attributed to these random battles, which became only more common as Cillian spent more time in Tefan. Where the wild Pokemon would once run away at the sight of the boy trekking through the sparse landscape, they would later start to show their faces, even allowing the boy to photograph them at times.

It was in a situation like this that Cillian met the Bewear—a fearsome beast that towered almost a foot above the lanky teen on a good day. Cillian had immediately zoned in on the fighting-type as a formidable challenge for his team, but the Bewear had no such interest in the trainer. Only when it spotted Cillian feeding his Pokemon poffins did it perk up, and so the agreement to spar for poffins was formed. Win or lose, the Bewear got poffins, and Cillian’s Pokemon got the training they needed.

[color=lightsteelblue]“Alright then,”[/color] Cillian said, turning to look at his Pokemon. [color=lightsteelblue]“I’m starving. How do kebabs sound to you both? Haz-cooked, of course.”[/color]

The Marshtomp muttered something under his breath, averting his eyes, and the Ivysaur glanced uncertainly at his fellow Pokemon before giving his trainer a tentative nod.

[color=lightsteelblue]“Kebabs it is!”[/color] Cillian said, grinning. [color=lightsteelblue]“And don’t you worry, Kelbs. I won’t let Haz char them this time.”[/color]

[hr][hider=Cillian’s Pokedex]
[b]Rank: [/b]Skilled
[b]Organization: [/b]Helping Hand Guild

[b]TP:[/b] 180 +1 +4(Oct. bonus) = 185 TP
[b]Inventory:[/b][list][*]Pokeball x 2
[*]Rare Candy x 2
[*]Heal Ball
[/list]
[b]Pokemon:[/b][list][*]Hazmat “Haz” ♂ — Charmeleon (20 +3(monthly bonus) +1(battle) = 24)
[*]Kelby “Kelbs” ♂ — Marshtomp (20 +3(monthly bonus) +1(battle) = 24) 
[*]Decus ♂ — Scyther (18 +3(monthly bonus) = 21)
[*]Mitis “Mitti” ♂ — Ivysaur (14 +3(monthly bonus) +1(battle) = 18)
[*]Unnamed ♂ — Scraggy (2 +3(monthly bonus) = 5)
[*]Unnamed — Magnemite (1 +3(monthly bonus) = 4)
[/list][b]Pokemon Reserves:[/b][list][*]Unnamed ♂ — Rockruff (1)
[/list][/hider][hr]
[center][color=indianred][h3]Shanae Eller[/h3][/color]— Ironforge —[/center]
[color=indianred]“This is ridiculous. A Darmanitan just disappearing of the face of the planet?”[/color] Shanae said, looking up to the sky and exhaling in exasperation. [color=indianred]“How does this even happen?”[/color]

After seeing the Darmanitan in person, she’d spent the rest of the week scouring Ironforge for a sign of the giant ape, but to no avail. Somehow, the bulky, accident-causing Pokemon seemed almost to have disappeared into thin air. She’d battled pretty much every Pokemon left in the barren landscape outside Ironforge, and yet she hadn’t seen so much as a single red hair of the Pokemon she’d set out to hunt originally. Ebon was out and about so much that he’d long been able to evolve into a fully-sized Houndoom, majestic, territorial, and broody all at once. And, for once, Shanae matched his temper stroke for stroke on their treks as her frustration grew with each unfruitful day of searching.

[color=indianred]“Really, should I just call it?”[/color] Shanae asked, looking over at the Houndoom lying beside her chair. 

The Houndoom glanced up at his trainer, red eyes flat.

[color=indianred]“You’re right. That’s not an option,”[/color] Shanae said, sighing. [color=indianred]“If there’s anything Shanae Eller isn’t, it’s a quitter. But Arceus, this is [i]ridiculous![/i]”[/color] 

The Houndoom laid his head back down on his paws, closing his eyes and tuning out as his trainer began to rage.

[color=indianred]“I mean, I’ve been here for nearly a week now! I’ve scoured every nook and cranny of the barren planes. There’s not a single Darmanitan-sized Pokemon dwelling that I haven’t searched, so how is it possible that I don’t catch anything—not a single [i]glimpse[/i] of the Darmanitan? It’s bright red, for crying out loud!”[/color] Shanae groaned to no one in particular. [color=indianred]“This is a ridiculous waste of time. If I didn’t know better, I’d say the Darmanitan never existed in the first place and my mind just conjured it up!”[/color]

Shanae paused.

[color=indianred]“Wait,”[/color] she said, frowning. [color=indianred]“What if… What if I did just conjure it up?”[/color]

Beside her, the Houndoom snapped his head up to give his trainer a hard glare.

[color=indianred]“Oh Ebon, you’re right. I shouldn’t be paranoid,”[/color] she said, sighing and scratching the Houndoom’s scruff affectionately. [color=indianred]“But Arceus, this is really grating on my nerves. What’s a gal to do, get a manicure?”[/color]

The Houndoom curled his lip.

[color=indianred]“And that’s where you’re wrong, Ebbs,”[/color] Shanae said, grinning. [color=indianred]“Mani-pedi, here I come!”[/color]

[hr][hider=Shanae’s Pokedex]
[b]Rank: [/b]Skilled
[b]Organization: [/b]Helping Hand Guild [Founder]

[b]TP:[/b] 100 +1 +4(Oct. bonus) = 105

[b]Inventory:[/b][list][*]Pokeball x 2
[*]Great Ball x 1 (mission)
[/list]
[b]Pokemon:[/b][list][*]Ebon “Ebbs” ♂ — Houndoom (22 +3(monthly bonus) = 25)
[*]Turris ♂ — Lairon (32 +3(monthly bonus) = 35) 
[*]Dius ♂ — Trapinch (25 +3(monthly bonus) = 28) 
[*]Amatorius ♂ — Jigglypuff (15 +3(monthly bonus) = 18) 
[*]Alcedo “Alci” ♀ — Joltik (6 +3(monthly bonus) = 9) 
[*]Otiosus “Oti” ♂ — Lombre (15 +3(monthly bonus) = 18) 
[hider=Pokemon Reserves:][list][*]♀ — Hoppip (2) 
[*]Endymion “Endy” ♂ — Lapras (31)
[/list][/hider][/list][/hider][hr]
179CP