[@Typical] And so, Kylie came out into the battle, and Jeremy excitedly started his challenge. Kylie successfully bit down on the Rattata, causing MAJOR damage to the crying little rat… but it didn’t faint. The Focus Sash tightened and held Rattata conscious, and then… Endeavour struck Kylie, and she was reduced to the same state as Rattata, barely holding on… and then Quick Attack quickly slammed into Kylie and she fainted. Rattata leveled up a bunch, probably. Jeremy laughed as he went forth and pulled a Super Potion for his rat. [color=6c8cb8]‘It was good, indeed! Focus Sash lets you survive any one move while barely holding on! Endeavor reduces your enemy to the same amount of health you have! Then Quick Attack lets you strike out the last bit of health before the opponent! It’s the Focus Endeavour Attack Rattata! A.k.a, F.E.A.R!’[/color] Jeremy told, excitedly, grinning happily. He took a step back and his Rattata was ready for the next battle. [color=6c8cb8]‘Do you feel it!? The strategy of the invincible Rattata! I bet you have no way to combat the enemy before you! Quiver in fear as my Rattata wipes out your whole team! Hahahahaha…!’[/color] Jeremy laughed, excited to show off his broken combo… And that’s when Eri came into the field, visually a Lunatone still. [color=6c8cb8]‘Oh, you got a Lunatone of your own? That’s cool. I don’t think it can overcome F.E.A.R, however…!’[/color] Jeremy boasted, Rattata ready to take another beating… when the transformed Eri performed Fury Swipes. As far as the Rattata saw, a Lunatone floated up to it and started swiping with non-existing claws. First hit blew into the Rattata, doing considerable damage, but with Focus Sash, it held on and- And then came the second claw. Rattata was sliced back, the weaker Pokémon rolling back to its trainer, Jeremy’s eyes widening in sudden realization of what happened. [color=6c8cb8]‘Nooo! Rattata!? What happened!?’[/color] Obviously, far too little experience from this Rattata to level. [center][color=6ecff6][i]Eryn was victorious! Eryn gained 456 P for winning![/i][/color][/center] [color=6c8cb8]‘Ouch, it seems that I have been beaten! Rules are rules, so I guess I have to give you your reward!’[/color] Jeremy told with a sigh, as he took a deep breath, and then… [color=6c8cb8]‘THE TRIAL MASTER IS GLORIOUS!’[/color] Jeremy shouted, loud and clear… … … … … [color=6c8cb8]‘… What are you still around for? The exit’s that way! Go back, turn left, and keep maneuvering the maze!’[/color] Jeremy now asked, pointing behind Eryn with a smirk. Assuming she did so, she’d find that the maze was still as it was… except for one crucial difference. There were Houndooms prowling the maze, alongside the Lunatones. There were less Lunatones, but there were now also the dogs that someone had let out, not following any particular route but simply wandering, searching for their target, far less predictable than the Lunatones had been. And there sat Umbreon, waiting for her to return into the maze. Assuming Eryn didn’t immediately try to chase the Pokémon away, it followed her, way closer now, not exactly making a secret of the fact it was following her. So, with the Houndooms around the maze, would Eryn’s strategy for finding the exit and travelling about the maze change any? [hider=If we just continue and move on]Eryn went back on the road and continued with Umbreon following close. She somehow managed to maneuver past all the Houndooms and eventually found that there was a secret entrance BEHIND the Clefairy tower that she’d seen earlier. However, it was locked behind a password. Fortunately, she managed to figure out the password was, in fact, the statement that the Youngster had called out earlier. “The Trial Master is Glorious”. With that, the door clicked open, and Eryn was able to descend down to a secret room, where… It’s a cozy little hole in a cave. There were mattresses all over the floor, there was a TV standing on a little desk over there, there was a fridge and judging by the contents of the nearby trash can it was shock-full of candy and soda. On a desk over there sat three Pokéballs, meanwhile the Trial Master sat wrapped in a warm blanket on a couch directed towards the TV… except he had turned in alarm towards the opening as Eryn came in. [hider=Trial Master][center][url=https://i.imgur.com/UywbMnN.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/jfyTPfC.jpg[/img][/url][/center][/hider] [color=b36c46]‘What the… you got through already!?’[/color] he asked out loud as he emerged from his blanket. [color=b36c46]‘Gah… it took me so long to find and train all those fear-related Pokémon… But I still don’t know if you achieved the hidden objective! Umbreon! How did she do!?’[/color] he asked, and Umbreon leapt out from behind Eryn, and gave a little happy cry of some sort. [color=b36c46]‘The idea of the hidden objective is that all which you fear is not necessarily hostile… and… you did fine, apparently. GAH!’[/color] Trial Master recoiled, and then gasped out, looking like he’d suffered a physical blow. He stood with his muscles all loose for a bit… then he smiled widely, spreading his arms. [color=b36c46]‘Fine! Very well! I have been defeated!’[/color] he said, as if proud, and then gestured to the three Pokéballs on the table. [color=b36c46]‘As a reward, let me offer you one of these three Pokémon! Choose wisely!’[/color] he told, and Eryn was allowed to go examine… [hider=The Pokéballs contain][center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/5/5c/387Turtwig.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/98UfBRq.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #387 – Turtwig, the Tiny Leaf Pokémon. It lives alongside lakes. The shell on its back is made of soil. It’s body undertakes photosynthesis like a leaf, making oxygen. The leaf on its head wilts if it is thirsty, and the shell should feel moist on a healthy Turtwig.[/i][/color][/center] [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/7/76/390Chimchar.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/VaOHUt7.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #390 – Chimchar, the Chimp Pokémon. A gas burns in its stomach that fuels the flame behind it, which is extremely difficult to put out except for when it puts out its own flames to protect its surroundings while asleep. It lives on craggy mountains, using its agility and grip to scale sheer cliffs and walls.[/i][/color][/center] [center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/b/b1/393Piplup.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/KJ9nK4B.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #393 – Piplup, the Penguin Pokémon. It lives on shores in cold areas. It is a skilled swimmer and can remain for 10 minutes underwater. It is very proud and does not like being taken cared off, despite that its poor footing often makes it fall over on land.[/i][/color][/center][/hider] [hider=If she, indeed, doesn’t want any of them][color=b36c46]‘Huuuuuuh!? You’re a Pokémon Trainer that don’t want any of the rare Pokémon I went through the effort to collect!?’[/color] the Trial Master asks, totally stunned. [color=b36c46]‘… Eh! Guess that spares the expenses on the future rewards. Okay, want some stones? I got a few for the purposes of evolving Pokémon that I use for my trials. And, well, have one of these, and some of that,’[/color] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Eryn obtained Dusk Stone! Eryn obtained Dawn Stone! Eryn obtained Shiny Stone! Eryn obtained Moon Stone! Eryn obtained Focus Sash! Eryn obtained 2,000P![/i][/color][/center][/hider] [color=b36c46]‘I welcome you to come and try again sometime later. Watch me! I'll come up with an even more challenging and adventurous trial, next time!’[/color] He boosted, returning to his high spirits in moments. [color=b36c46]‘With that! TRIAL MASTER, SIGNING OUT!’[/color] And then, unless Eryn did something to stop him, the Trial Master threw another Escape Rope into the air, and it pulled him into nothingness and away from the cave. And then there was a tunnel and a stair that led back to the entrance and Eryn could exit back out to Route 5 again. [hider=Route 5][center][h2]Route 5[/h2] [url=https://i.imgur.com/ooiWtLz.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/ydwR9zd.jpg[/img][/url][/center] Just as Stillwood Village is the least visited settlement in Isson, Route 5 is among the least travelled routes on Isson main landmass. The route is a steady incline from Lakewatch Town to Stillwood Village, with some elements of the base of Mt. Chill nearby, the waters of Dragon Lake next to it too, sporadic forest from that surrounding Stillwood Village and some of the plain elements from route 6 as well, along with a very traveller-friendly road makes Route 5 perhaps one of the most naturally stunning routes of Isson. There are no roads for asphalt here, only travellers are explorers seeking or exiting Lakewatch Town for some reason, as well as Pokémon trainers on their journeys. A peaceful route without any real dangers, it still offers a lot of variation. Walk on the west side by the waters of Dragon Lake to potentially encounter some Pokémon of the lake. Walk by the mountains on the east and perhaps feel some of the radiating cold of the range of Mt. Chill to perhaps see some more mountainous Pokémon or maybe an ice Pokémon that stumbled out of their caves. The route is a bit cold, attributed perhaps best to the proximity to the Frozen Cavern, and it gets colder the closer the mountain you go. Multiple rivers run down from the mountains, part of Mt. Chill that melts, but efficient wooden bridges help passage over. And of course, patches of forest here and there. The south of Route 5 opens up towards what people call the Vast Plains, or simply Route 6. There parts of the Endless Forest spread out to make things a bit more covered in trees, but as soon as you leave this forest, all you’ll see is plains as far as you can see, and that’d be Route 6. On the other side of the route is the forest that covers Stillwood Village, you need to enter the forest to get to the village. At the middle by the lake is Lakewatch Town, resting a bit above Dragon Lake. And, of course, the passage up to the Frozen Cavern lies up that hill, for those who want to brave the range that leads towards the enclosed and frozen Route 9 on the other side.[/hider] There we go. What 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]While not many, there are still trainers and explorers in the area, mostly trying to get to the next.[/i] 4. Talk. [i]You could seek someone out to talk to them, if you want to.[/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: Random House. [i]Uh. There’s an excessively out-of-place red house in the middle of the route, the door standing wide-open. … Want to visit?[/i][/hider] [i]Connected areas: [/i] Lakewatch Town. [i]On the south-west of the route, Lakewatch Town lies adjacent to the lake on the road to the Wet Caverns.[/i] Stillwood Village. [i]In the north lies the forest which hides the village, Mt. Strength lying behind it..[/i] Route 6. [i]Vast plains start in the south-east, this route leads towards Raremine Town.[/i] Frozen Cavern. [i]After an incline up to the ridge of Mt. Chill, a cavern of ice could guide the way to Route 9 and Cooldome City.[/i] Endless Forest. [i]To the south, a dark forest looms. There are no indications as to why you’d ever want to go there.[/i] [hider=Route 5, known Pokémon]Common: #10 Caterpie #43 Oddish #163 Hoothoot (During night, rumored) #585 Deerling #664 Scatterbug Uncommon: #25 Pikachu #586 Sawsbuck #587 Emolga Rare: #172 Pichu [/hider] [/hider] __________________________ [@Joshua Tamashii] Johannes gave the slightest of a pained smirk at the mention of Cresselia, and one of his hands wandered to one of his pockets, lifting up a shiny feather… a Lunar Wing. [color=ebb178]‘I… got that covered,’[/color] he said, some regret in his voice. [color=ebb178]‘It does indeed help me sleep, but it isn’t helping me during daytime…’[/color] he says, and then sighs, losing the smirk again, going back to his usual expression and putting the Lunar Wing back. He nodded to her words about raising a Duskull. [color=ebb178]‘I’ll trust you to it. Good luck, young trainer,’[/color] Johannes said, and then departed eventually. And then, Amelia could turn back to Misdreavus… [color=e69ca3]‘Misdreavus?’[/color] Misdreavus looked in and looked around, making sure Johannes had departed before greeting Amelia once again, and Sneasel plus Kecleon showing up from the bookshelves and out of nowhere respectively as well. The Shuppets were torn between some drifting in to inspecting Amelia for now because she’s interesting, and others following Johannes again, because, Johannes. What does Amelia do now? [hider=Trainers’ School image][center][url=https://i.imgur.com/ydsMVIV.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/TTLV1Tn.jpg[/img][/url][/center][/hider] [hider=Suggestions to actions]1. Pokémon School Park. [i]There’s a small park of grass in here. What kind of Pokémon might be in it?[/i] 2. Talk. [i]Plenty of students and teachers. This is a wellspring of knowledge, someone must know something.[/i] 3. Challenge. [i]Work your way up the leaderboard! Specify the level of opponent.[/i] 4. Specify. [i]If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.[/i] 5. Trigger random event. [i]Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.[/i] 6. Study. [i]You want to know something? Feel free to learn about it here![/i] 6.1. Pokémon Habitats. [i]Learn where you might find a specific kind of Pokémon![/i] 6.2. Isson Geography. [i]Learn more about the different places in Isson![/i] 6.3. Names to Remember. [i]Learn about Gym Leaders, Elite Four, or the like![/i] 6.4. Local Legends. [i]Learn about different tales from around Isson![/i] 6.5. Pokémon Breeding. [i]That’s also a subject.[/i] 6.6. Battling Basics. [i]You likely know them already.[/i] 6.7. Specify. [i]Tell what you want to learn and we’ll see if we have a course![/i] 7. Amelia Specific: Investigate the any of the seven mysteries…? [hider=Seven Mysteries of the Trainers’ School!] [list] [*] 1. A chilling hunter that attacks students who wanders the school at night! The temperature will decrease before the strikes! Students have reported being poked and startled and sometimes frozen by some invisible being, be careful! [*] 2. An eerie cry sometimes fills the halls at night. It’s usually from the science room. It’s a shivering cry that echoes down your very bones… and those who goes to examine it are found knocked out on the floor the day after! Spooky! [*] 3. The basement is occasionally spontaneously filled with smoke! People just go down there to grab something, when all of a sudden it’s all smokey and they have to run and fire alarms ring! Extremely suspicious! [*] 4. A beautiful figure has occasionally been sighted in the window of the teacher’s lounge! No, not THAT beautiful figure, an unknown one! They say it has dark hair, white clothing and an indiscernible face… but upon examining the room, it’s empty!? Is this… a ghost!? [*] 5. They say on certain nights, and only on certain nights, something comes out to play on the school roof. What could it be? What is the requirements for their appearance? What are they? All those who have seen them are entranced. What could it mean? [*] 6. Someone reported that they opened the D-classroom door at night, and there was a dark hole in reality, just hanging there. Scared, he ran. Ever since then, that classroom has been locked at night. Why is that? Is something going on…? [*] 7. [/list][/hider] 8. Familiar Faces: Daisy. [i]She’s still around somewhere.[/i] ???. [i]This guy’s still here.[/i] [i]Connected areas: [/i] Pureplain City. [i]All around, of course.[/i] [hider=Trainers’ School, known Pokémon]Common: Varies~ Uncommon: Varies~ Rare: [/hider] [/hider]