[right][sub][sub][url=https://youtu.be/Ui6wp7VV9VU?t=165]Gym battle in progress[/url][/sub][/sub][/right] [@Gardevoiran] [color=7192de]‘Fire. I need to end this quickly,’[/color] Lorette said with a smile, and pointed forward. [color=7192de]‘Escavalier, Double-Edge!’[/color] And Escavalier charged forward! Needing the time to arrive to Mac, Mac got off his Ember first. It hit the armoured bug straight on, doing heavy damage as Escavalier cried out on the way towards Mac… but he did not faint. Glaring angrily, Escavalier charged on, and unable to dodge Mac took the Double-Edge straight ahead, sending the chic flying straight back to Skylar. With Escavalier’s boosted strength, it was far, far too much! Mac fainted! … But! Escavalier, exceedingly hurt from Chic’s Ember, stumbling back from the impact of Double-Edge. He tried to stand strong… but ultimately he couldn’t, the knight toppling back from his damage. Escavalier was hurt from the recoil! Escavalier fainted! [center][color=6ecff6][i]Mac grew to Level 14! Mac learned Peck![/i][/color][/center] Lorette chuckled lightly, as she stood up on the other side of the stage. She returned Escavalier, smiling towards Skylar. [color=7192de]‘You took down my vanguard. Well done. That’s two Pokémon down each. For your third challenge…’[/color] Lorette said, and then lobbed out another Pokéball. It crashed open and a purple creature flew up into the air, giving out a little cry as it extended white wings, staring forward at Skylar with two little red eyes… [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/d/d1/012Butterfree.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/CNHFsWn.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #12 – Butterfree, the Butterfly Pokémon. It loves honey and can locate flower patches that have even the tiniest amount of pollen. Its wings are covered in a toxic rain-repellant dust, which allows it to fly even through rain. Should it be endangered, it will flap its wings at the offender, scattering the toxic dust.[/i][/color][/center] [color=7192de]‘… Overcome a distance-attacker! Let’s go, Butterfree!’[/color] Lorette called, as Skylar’s third opponent floated in mid-air before him. __________________________ [@Rune_Alchemist]. Klefki was more than happy to let Ralia hold onto its keys and fly around the room giving her a bit of a ride, eventually ending on Claire’s shoulder. [color=8a6e5f]‘…’[/color] Connor looked at Claire a bit, looking like he was considering what to say… [color=8a6e5f]‘O-oh, okay then. It-it IS publicly available information, a-after all.’[/color] He leaned back and sighed a little, letting his smile wane away a bit. The tone he then spoke with was calmer. Far calmer. [color=8a6e5f]‘All I’m about t-to tell you… is a myth. The-there’s no evidence proving this to be true. R-regardless…’[/color] [color=8a6e5f]‘Once upon a time, th-the Original One c-created two other Pokémon. O-one which would govern space, th-the other which governed time. Together, th-they brought forth the world as we know it. They made matter. A-afterwords, anoth- a trio was made, who would breathe spirit into the world. Th-this was the Lake Guardians, Mesprit, Uxie and Azelf. H-however, beyond blessing the world with emotion, knowledge and willpower, th-they have another extremely important task…’[/color] [color=8a6e5f]‘The m-masters of time and space are vital… b-but also whimsical. They are living beings, w-with will and desires of their own. I-if any of them would decide to act out of line… the effects of the loss of time or space would be… n-nothing short of disastrous, wouldn’t you say?’[/color] Connor smiled to Claire, though Ralia felt a certain amount of fear within him. [color=8a6e5f]‘Th-therefore, the three of the Lake Guardians were gifted with the means to control the mighty beasts. W-with all three of their powers combined, they can calm down the fickle rulers of our very physics...’[/color] Connor sighed out. [color=8a6e5f]‘That’s why… th-they can never be meddled with. While, unlike the Pokémon of Creation, th-the Lake Guardians are sometimes seen by humans, we may never interact with them. F-for if even one of them is taken, they’ll lack the ability to calm either the master of Time and Space should one of them step out of line…’[/color] [color=8a6e5f]‘A-and would all three of them be taken, along with their ability to control the beings that in turn controls the very essence of creation? W-well… that’s a nightmare of entirely different pr-proportions…’[/color] Connor then shook his head, though. [color=8a6e5f]‘But th-that’s just a myth. There’s no r-reason to believe the very f-fabric of existence is kept in check just be-because a Pokémon wills it to. B-besides, the Lake Guardians are V-VERY capable of defending themselves! Uxie c-can wipe the very identity of a-anyone who meets its eyes. With a mere touch, M-mesprit can leave an individual drained of all emotion. A-and Azelf…’[/color] Connor shuddered. [color=8a6e5f]‘Azelf can rid any who harms it of the willpower to do anything, leaving them a living being unable to ever move again, for they have no will to move. Th-those who would hunt them are risking [i]everything[/i]. The duty of the Guardians, in addition to how dangerous th-they are when threatened, together make up the reason why it’s forbidden to even attempt to research them…’[/color] Then, the researcher smiled at Claire again. [color=8a6e5f]‘St-still,’[/color] he smiled. [color=8a6e5f]‘The universe as we know it h-has existed for millions of years. W-we have no reason to think it’d be in any danger a-anytime soon. You can c-continue your Pokémon journey in peace, a-and be proud that, even if you don’t remember it, y-you got to see one of the guardians of our universe up close. Th-that’s a rare honour. Congratulations.’[/color] So Connor said, smiling. He was calming down, but Ralia could still feel the traces of fear from within him. What would Claire say now?