Earlier that day, Outside of the capital
Just off of the main road, hidden away in a small copse of trees were a group of men and women watching the gate. "Are you sure you have to do this Anthony?" One of the rebels said, her accent and the way she pronounced his name making it sound like 'Antony' "I'm positive, and if i don't go Gaius will call me a dishonorable coward." He said. "All of this skulking around is dishonorable, but we shall never refuse a summon when the horn calls we come. And perhaps we can find a peaceful end to our conflict." Gaius said, seemingly speaking from everywhere and nowhere all at once.
"Well i don't know the man, but he can't be good if he let his land fall into this state, and let people outside the walls die."
"Perhaps he does not have enough men to fight."
"You and I both know that is not the problem, and besides from what little memories you have you've beat back entire armies with less."
"Did i? I can't seem to recall."
Anthony just shook his head, and adjusted his gear waiting for a way to enter the city, and it came in the form of a retinue of men lead by someone in heavy armor, even from where they sat they could hear him as he addressed the guards acting very much like a king, but to Anthony he was just another loud mouthed fool peacocking for his gathered men.
But then the man pulled out a rod and a single bolt of lightning came down and struck it. Startling the guards and the horses of his men, Anthony took back what he thought about the man peacocking whoever he was had a hero object and the power to back it up. "Go now, under the carts." Gaius urged him, but he did not require it before he knew it, he was moving as quickly and as silently as he could taking advantage of the momentary chaos caused by the bolt. He managed to get under one of the supply wagons, and hang onto the bottom of it. When the wagons were a good distance away he let go dropping into the street getting his green cloak all muddy not that anyone would notice seeing as the cloak was all dirt, mud, and field patched anyways. With the caravan firmly out of sight, he disappeared into the crowds of the city.
Later that day, the palace
Anthony didn't linger for very long, instead going straight to the palace and scouting it out. He waited for what felt like ages for the right moment but in reality it was only a few hours. He resigned himself to entering through the front door, approaching the guards they looked at him curiously. "You look familiar." One of them said, and reached for his sword. "I left the party for some fresh air, perhaps you saw me enter?"
"No, I could of sworn i saw your face on one of the wanted posters."
"You must be mistaken."
"I'm not mistaken, you're that rebel!"
"Whatever you do don't fight them."
The guards grabbed Anthony by the collar and pulled him to the ground. "Nice, try traitor." The other said and dragged him into the palace. The nobles turned their gazes to the guards dragging in this scruffy rebel by the collar of his tunic, they slammed him to the ground in front of the king. "This rebel was trying to sneak in through the front gate M'lord." And with a bow and a swift kick to the ribs to a fallen Anthony the guards left the room. "You didn't fight them I'm very proud of you Anthony." Gaius said, "Tell that to my ribs." He said aloud, and looked to the king. "You going to have my head right here, or you going to have the courtesy to offer a chair to a guest?" He said, staring the king right in the eye from the floor unflinching even with the dull pain in his ribs.
Appearance:
On his back there is a number of whip scars.
Personality: Garet is a hardened warrior who shows little emotion and says little, even though he doesn't show emotion his past deeds are eating away at him and he often has nightmares of battles he fought in, he is quite bullheaded and stubborn often refusing to budge even when things look bad for him, but with his magikarp he seems to change almost instantly becoming a kind and loving soul who can't stop talking and smiling.
Biography:Born a mareep herder in the mountains Garet lived a uneventful but happy life with his parents and the only worry on the small farmstead was where to take the mareeps for their daily grazing. Things change like they always seem to do and a local lordling went to war with another to take more land and curry more favor in the kings court which meant every able bodied peasant who could lift a sword Garet at age thirteen took his fathers place with the other peasants who had been drafted into a army by the lord.
From battle to battle Garet went, he earned a reputation among the other peasants as fearless and this led them to try to imitate his bravery and his skill on the battlefield that just seemed to come naturally. Even when things were at their worse he never quit and this shone through during a siege on a small fort as arrows fell like rain and the order to retreat was given, Garet disobeyed he and a few men went forward and climbed the ladders that had been abandoned. They took the walls for their lord and when the others saw this and the tide of the battle turned, it was here where Garet slew his first Pokemon a Serperior that to this day haunts him in his dreams. The war between the lordlings ended at that fort with Garet's lord ending victorious, but for disobeying orders Garet and the men who took the wall with him were ordered whipped and imprisoned.
Garet would of been staring the executioner in the face if one of the lordling's knights didn't interfere. The man spoke to the lord on Garet's behalf asking for him to be made into his squire, the lord allowed this and the boy went on to train under the knight receiving a proper education on how to read and write as well as how to become a master of the blade. Training was hard, but academics were even harder to him and it took him a year to grasp things like simple mathematics and how to carry himself like a knight. But the training paid off and by twenty-three Garet was knighted into his realm and became quite a symbol to the lower class that anyone could gain station in life.
Garet served his lord faithfully for four more years, mostly dealing with the occasional Pokemon that terrorized the populace or a group of bandits. It was during one patrol that Garet heard of a group of bandits. That were striking out at caravans with such efficiency, it took awhile for the entirety of the kingdom to actually notice they were gone. Some of the lords sent their best knights out to investigate and Garet was chosen by his lord to look for the raiders as well. Garet found them not far from a small coastal town and Garet found his way in and slaughtered the entire group in the night but not without sustaining heavy wounds of his own he made it to a nearby river before he collapsed due to blood lost.
It was here where Magikarp found him and saved him by gently pushing him upriver into the coastal town and proceeded to splash until it got the attention of a nearby villager who brought the knight back to the town healer, when Garet awoke a few days later the healer explained everything about what happened. Garet left and found the Magikarp near the mouth of the river that fed into the ocean and it seemed to be about to leave. But when it saw Garet it stopped. Both of them sat there for a few moments looking at each other then the warrior seemed to melt away, at that moment the two of them became friends.
Garet spent a few more days in town ensuring that the magikarp was fed when he was sure it would stay he named it Piscis, when Garet had settled in a bit the village mayor approached him and spoke to him about how out to sea there were pirates and bandits seemed to be edging in on the town as well, and the lord nearby didn't seem to care at all and the town needed help. Garet agreed and ever since that day he and Piscis have been standing guard over the coastal town keeping it safe and ensuring that nobody was harmed.
Other: N/a
It has a leather chord wrapped around it's top spike so that Garet can grip it when he needs to, it's a little bit bigger than most Magikarp coming in at 3'4 instead of the usual 2'11
Personality: Piscis in many ways is the total opposite of Garet it's warm to everyone it meets and seems much more carefree than it's owner, Piscis enjoys playing with people and pulling small pranks like splashing people. But that doesn't stop it from being fiercely loyal to Garet as it will take on anyone it views as a threat to Garet or the town it protects.
Moveset: Tackle, Splash
skill: Speed
Ability: Swift Swim