LuckyBlackCat

Pokemon: New World

@Zarkun Have been busy and struggling to write, so do I just wait for sunrise and timeskip?

Pokemon Spiral

Sophia Danvers

Outskirts of Mesalon

@fer1323 @Heckno12 @OtomostheCrazy @Noxx

As Oscar joined in the battle, a warm, comforting feeling spread over Sophia. It was like the hand of a friend on her shoulder, reassurance that someone would look out for her. A quick glance at the Pokemon at his feet revealed the reason - was he getting Daisho to send her that emotion?

A bird swooped at Roadrunner, snapping Sophia back into action. "Arcturus! Water Gun!" she commanded, still out of breath. The Staryu's jet of water knocked the Hoothoot aside. Angry hoots and the flapping of wings sounded through the woods as more owls flew at the group.

Lacey advanced, her luminous force field still in place. A Hoothoot crashed right into the glowing wall, bouncing off. The Gothita stumbled back, having taken some minor damage, but the Reflect had partially absorbed the blow.

"Lacey, hold on! Use Confusion again!" As the bird tried to repeat its attack, Lacey's Psychic-type move sent it spinning through the air. "Grimalkin, hit with Scratch!" The cat pounced at one of the Hoothoots, swiping with her claws.

Sophia had planned to get in some training before the day was out, but this wasn't exactly what she'd expected.

Notes

Pokemon Party: Gothita "Lacey" lv10, Purrloin "Grimalkin" lv9, Staryu "Arcturus" lv8
Pokemon in PC:
Inventory: Pokeball x3, TM33 (Reflect)

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Amber Pine

Outskirts of Mesalon

@OtomostheCrazy @Dusksong @Heckno12 @fer1323 @Noxx

"Kyra, which way did they go?" Amber asked as she hurried alongside Solanna, glancing from side to side. The Rockruff sniffed, yapped, and scampered ahead, towards the outskirts. It wasn't long until Amber heard the cries of Hoothoots, and raised voices. Battle commands.

Her pace sped up as she and Kyra arrived on the scene, staring up at several pairs of glowing red eyes. "Ok, Kyra, use Bite!" she called, standing beside Nyxx. The dog sprang up, clamping her jaws down on one of the Hoothoots.

More bird Pokemon attacking with little to no provocation... Was this like the Rufflets yesterday? No, they weren't being quite that brutal. They weren't ignoring their injuries or blindly firing attacks everywhere. It was probably a case of birds being territorial, like Aedre had mentioned earlier. Even so, Amber kept a wary look out for any particularly violent behaviour.

Notes

Pokemon Party: Kabuto "Chalcedony" lv10, Yanma "Aeshna" lv9, Rockruff "Kyra" lv10
Pokemon in PC:
Inventory: Pokeball x3, Potion x3, Dusk Ball x2

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Solanna Delacloude

Outskirts of Mesalon

@fer1323 @Heckno12 @OtomostheCrazy @Noxx

Solanna sprinted over to the rest of the group. "Whimsicott! Cotton Guard, then hit those Hoothoots with a Stun Spore!"

The Grass-type fluffed herself up. Her high level and extra cotton allowing her to shake off the attacks despite her type disadvantage, she blew a cloud of orange powder at the Hoothoots. Solanna's team would easily be able to take them out with stronger attacks, but it seemed the group had turned this into a training opportunity, and were winning. Besides, the level gap meant her Pokemon could seriously harm these birds if she tried that, and she wasn't going to risk it except as an absolute last resort.

A cheery tune suddenly accompanied the heated battle, blaring from her bag. "Wow, bad timing much?" she said, forcing a laugh as her phone stopped ringing, only to start again. Whoever the caller was, they were clearly pretty set on getting through to her.

Pokemon Spiral

Have we got people waiting for each other again?

Pokemon Spiral

What does everyone want to do before timeskip?

Pokemon Spiral

Amber Pine

Mesalon Pokecentre -> Outside

@OtomostheCrazy @Dusksong @Heckno12 @fer1323

"That dance..." Amber looked down in surprise at the Maractus. "Was that the beginning of an attack?" It certainly reminded her of a move she'd seen some Grass types do.

Kyra drew back, emitting a low growl. "It's ok, Kyra," Amber reassured the Rockruff. "She doesn't mean to hurt you."

At the sound of startled shouts from behind her, she turned around, running to the door. "Sophia! What happened?" The brunette was leaning against Solanna, staring ahead, a look of worry on her pallid face. Not wanting Sophia to be too crowded, Amber stayed behind the others. Still, she kept her concerned gaze on the girl.

Notes

Pokemon Party: Kabuto "Chalcedony" lv10, Yanma "Aeshna" lv9, Rockruff "Kyra" lv10
Pokemon in PC:
Inventory: Pokeball x3, Potion x3, Dusk Ball x2

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Sophia Danvers

Outside Mesalon Pokecentre -> Outskirts of Mesalon

@fer1323 @Heckno12 @OtomostheCrazy

Sophia watched for any sign of Alexis, her anxiety forming a tighter and tighter knot in her stomach. Dammit, she hadn't gotten through. Or Alexis was ignoring her.

"It doesn't matter," she said, pulling away from Solanna, ignoring the others' concern. By being so weak, she'd done nothing to earn their compassion, anyway. "Alexis is out there... and so is Hammer."

Before anyone could react, she put all her strength into running past them, frantically looking around for Alexis. Finally, peering into the darkness, she spotted her - faced with several pairs of brilliant red eyes.

With a harsh cry and a rustle of wings, one of the Hoothoots swooped down. "Lacey!" Sophia called, panting as she leaned against a tree. "Use Reflect, then Confusion!" The Gothita stepped forward, a wall of light forming in front of her, the Confusion attack knocking the Hoothoot away in midair.

Watching the other pairs of eyes piercing through the shadows, Sophia could only hope the new TM move would prove helpful.

Notes

Pokemon Party: Gothita "Lacey" lv10, Purrloin "Grimalkin" lv9, Staryu "Arcturus" lv8
Pokemon in PC:
Inventory: Pokeball x3, TM33 (Reflect)

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Solanna Delacloude

Outside Mesalon Pokecentre -> Into town

@fer1323 @Heckno12

"Hey, wait! Sophia!" Solanna called, but the girl didn't listen, disappearing into the city with her Pokemon. For a few seconds, she stared in shock. Then, she ran after the two.

She didn't know what she'd do if she ran into Hammer, but she had to put her own fear aside. If he found two of the attack victims, one on the verge of collapsing, things wouldn't end well. And if it came down to it, then technically, she might have a chance against the detective - if she could bring herself to battle him.

Pokemon Resort with a twist

@Zardoric Team Ascension are actually not doing anything outright illegal, but yeah, the member I mentioned is the former admin.

We were thinking of having some kind of conflict in this involving law enforcement trying to put a stop to the project entirely.

Pokemon Resort with a twist

A bit of backstory

Of course, the transformation project doesn't begin and end with Team Ascension, but has other branches, some rather dubious.

One such group, the now-thwarted Team Zenith, sought to allow people to rise above regular humans and do as they wanted. As far as they were concerned, if humans could overcome their weaknesses by becoming Pokemon, then why should they be bound by regular laws? Shouldn't they maximise their potential? Members of this team would use their altered forms for criminal purposes, funding ways to cast off their limitations more thoroughly and efficiently.

Yet their plans were short-lived. An experimentation project to further enhance the abilities of Pokemon forms came to its end when an admin betrayed the team, allowing a captive would-be test subject to escape and reveal the truth. Brought into the open, Team Zenith's goals were foiled by the authorities.

Since then, suspicion towards other transformation projects has grown. Team Ascension may be a different branch, but is still viewed in a negative light by some. Especially as one member is rumoured to be connected to Team Zenith...

Pokemon Resort with a twist

Working on character concept and setting/plot ideas, hope I can contribute to this as we discussed :)

Pokemon Spiral

@fer1323 Which game is that? And @OtomostheCrazy, you and Fer waiting for each other?

Pokemon: New World

@Zarkun Ok, I'll wait for someone to post.