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Hapu's got something to prove now
Hapu's got something to prove now
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Diggersby tho!
11 yrs ago
I STAND WITH AHMED!
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Rest in peace, Satoru Iwata
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Out for most of the day; job training and rehearsal
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Diggersby, tho?
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Hi I like to draw stuff and write.
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@Dusksong I recognize the cries when they come out of the balls, and that's when I do them XD
@Silver Fox I say all the names regardless of whether they speak. Like Mantine goes like "GUOOOHHHHHHH" in the anime but I still say its name when it comes out of the ball in-game
@Silver Fox I say all the names regardless of whether they speak. Like Mantine goes like "GUOOOHHHHHHH" in the anime but I still say its name when it comes out of the ball in-game
Embarrassing fact about the way I play Pokémon: I got into the anime around the same time as I did the games, and now I say all the Pokémon's names in the same pitches as their cries :P
@DusksongIt looked like Balthazar counted it in the OP, so I decided to trust him on that.
Hapu
Level: 1
Day/Time: Day One; Evening
Location: Kingdom of Erion - Raganival, Forest Beyond Castle Grounds
Tag: Luigi @Bright_Ops, Samus @Lmpkio
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Hapu was quite humble in presenting her own skills. "I am a farmhand, and a diligent worker, and so is Mudsdale; however, I have been instructed by the Platform government to limit my use of Mudsdale's special Pokémon moves and Ability until authorized to lift those limits. At the moment, Mudsdale is confined to using the sheer power of its legs to kick out with High Horsepower, a move with the power to stamp out flames, crush steel and stone alike, and disrupt electricity." She paused, then slid off her horse.
Mudsdale trotted over to a large boulder. The horse turned around, and with one swift motion, it kicked out with its hind legs and shattered a hole in the boulder, before stomping on the rubble, reducing it to dust.
"That is but a fraction of Mudsdale's strength, for we don't want to attract adversaries to our location," Hapu explained, before sliding back onto her horse's back. She gently stroked Mudsdale's muzzle; the horse resumed its placid, tired expression.
"In addition, we have the stamina to traverse the roughest terrains in our native region. What we lack in firepower, I hope our determination makes up for," Hapu added.
Hapu looked towards the abandoned castle, tightly gripping Mudsdale's reins. "It looks like it will be a long way. I pray our mission be blessed, for in this new world we will need as much help as is quite possible."
Hapu turned back to Luigi and Samus. "In spite of my nonexistent arsenal," she humbly stated, "I hope to be of as much possible help to our team. What will you have us do, Luigi?"
Juana Perez
-Zephyr Strip - Station Platform-
"Yeah, must be nice to not have that risk of getting pecked to death anymore," Juana replied, looking down to Steenee and smiling. Steenee tossed its pigtail-like calyx in a confident swish.
Cradling Togepi in her arms, Juana gave Tora and Cillian an excited grin. "Well, while we're here, we'd better check out what kind of shops there are, right?" she said chipperly. "Actually, I found Honedge nearby the boutique I was talking about earlier. Hey, Cillian, I bet you can catch some cool ghosts around there; the trains are laden with shadowy spots for spooky specters, after all!"
Juana tossed out her other Pokémon just to give them some air. Corphish came out, pincers ready to--oh, no fight? Corphish sagged. Quit giving me false alarms! the crawdad's look seemed to say. Skorupi pinched Corphish for being so on-edge all the time. This led to the two pincered Pokémon tussling a bit. Dewpider inched in between the two and comically shoved them each away from each other.
"Why don't you all say hi to Honedge and Togepi? I don't think you've formally met," Juana said to her Pokémon.
Honedge regarded the other Pokémon, before continuing to gaze suspiciously at Juana's hand.
"Oh, come on, I said I was sorry," Juana teased Honedge, mocking a look of hurt. Honedge squinted and made a "V" with its tassel's fingers, before pointing those fingers at Juana. I've got my gem on you, it seemed to say.
Juana shrugged to her friends. "Swords," she remarked. "Anyways, there was the clothes store, an electronics store, an antique shop... there was even a pretzel joint and a grocer. Also! Also! Apparently the Mart in this place is in the same car as the Pokémon Center!"
Juana actually wanted to find a stationery shop; she ought to send a postcard to her mother and father.
Juana Perez
-Zephyr Strip - Station Platform-
When Juana received her Pokémon back from the nurse, the nurse asked her to hold on for a second.
"You're going to want to let your Bounsweet out of its ball as soon as possible," she said.
"I always let Bounsweet out of the ball," Juana replied, pressing the button on Bounsweet's Poké Ball. Bounsweet hopped out of the ball and danced around Juana. "Wow, you've got some mad energy, amiga!"
Juana's eyes widened as a harsh glow began to emanate from within Bounsweet. The fruit Pokémon's body lit up in a flash of white light, transforming the tiny mangosteen into an amorphous ball.
As the ball of light grew, Juana could make out features growing from her Pokémon--thin arms, stick-like legs... the puff of fruity flesh spilling from Bounsweet like a collar ballooned out into something like a skirt. The sepals on its calyx extended like the pigtails of a little girl, and it became clear that the Pokémon had taken a more humanoid form. Juana fumbled for her Pokédex as the transformation completed.
"Steenee, Fruit Pokémon. Grass-type. Ability: Oblivious.
"The sepals on its head developed to protect its body. These are quite hard, so even if pecked by bird Pokémon, this Pokémon is totally fine."
"OHMIGAWSH SHE'S SO CUTE!!!" Juana gushed, picking up Steenee and twirling her around. Steenee let out a happy squeal, as if the rush of energy from evolution was still coursing through its body.
Juana put Steenee down. "So you're a Steenee now, huh? Might have to get used to calling you that since you've been a Bounsweet for all this time." Juana gave Steenee a warm smile, and Steenee twirled around in joy.
"We should tell the others," Juana remarked.
She looked at her pathetically small inventory and sighed. "Right after I buy some crud," she added.
Steenee bounded next to Juana. Thankfully, the Zephyr mart was like that in Unova; that is, it was connected to the Pokémon Center. To her delight, Juana found that she could buy Great Balls, as well as Heal Balls which would heal a Pokémon after capture. She purchased two Great Balls and five Poké Balls (noting how expensive the Great Balls were in comparison, so she would have to make sure whatever she put in them was worth the trouble).
At the same time, though, Juana wasn't sure if she was willing to part with any of the six Pokémon she had on her right now. She supposed she could have a rotating team; that way she could spend quality time with a bunch of Pokémon pals.
"Wouldn't it be great if the PC boxes led to, like, an island where a sad lonely bean-farming man who also happens to be, I dunno, let's say a renowned scientist, builds stuff for Pokémon in a box so they don't have to just hang around?" Juana rambled to no one in particular.
Juana sent out Honedge and Togepi; Togepi immediately hid behind Juana's leg at first glance of the sword Pokémon. Honedge didn't do much outside of float there and make wary eye contact with Juana.
"Togepi, no! Honedge isn't going to hurt you," Juana yelped, picking up the spike ball Pokémon and cradling it like a baby.
"Togi togi!!" Togepi wailed. Honedge rolled its eye; it preferred quiet, and it preferred to be quiet.
Juana admitted that she looked kind of funny when she was walking out with Togepi cradled between her arms and a somewhat irritated possessed claymore floating by her side. "Shoosh, shoosh, tut-tut," she said to Togepi. Arceus mio, is this what raising a baby is like? Is this what raising me was like for Mama? Juana chuckled at the thought.
Togepi calmed down at the sight of a smiling face.
Juana gave Honedge a kind look. It returned with that blank gaze, before letting out a short hum.
"Sorry about, um, violating you back there," Juana said, scratching her head. "I won't do it again, but I hope we can be friends."
Honedge regarded her. She wasn't sure if Honedge was just quiet or still miffed at her for reaching for its hilt.
She spotted Tora and Cillian and gave an energetic wave. "Heya, amigos! Look who just evolved!!" she called.
Steenee did a happy twirl. "Stee-whee!!!" it squealed.
"And I just caught a cool ghost sword! Seems a little quiet, too... hey, did you know that ghost swords have a concept of gender?" Juana added, jabbing a thumb at the taciturn Honedge. "Apparently this sword's a girl!"
Juana did a spin of her own. "Dig the new threads? There's a pretty chic boutique a few cars over," she said. "Can't run around in a torn up tee now, can I?" She chuckled.
After calming down a bit and leaning against the railing, she listened Tora's story, nodding as it was told.
"Run-in with the plasma Pokémon, huh?" Juana remarked. "I've seen a few before; in Unova they kind of cause some nasty outages, especially around Route 9 and Opelucid City. Apparently it's an introduced species from Sinnoh... though they're way more common in Kalos, I believe." She folded her arms. "You know, I'd really like to catch one of those Rotoms for myself. Just to see if I can make 'em tame."
It was quite impressive how Tora was able to drive off a hostile Mow-Rotom like that; Rotoms were known to be mischievous creatures, especially in the wild. "And I see you've both got a few new buddies of your own?" Juana remarked, noting the other trainers' newly-filled Poké Balls.
DOES THIS MEAN I CAN GET THA POWERFUL STEENEE THO??
Tomoe
Tomoe turned to Taka, who had asked her for introductions.
"Where I'm from, I'm taught not to make too many judgments while still being wary," Tomoe pointed out. "That being said, we are on the same side after all, and therefore I will put my trust in my allies."
She put a hand on her chest. "I'm Tomoe; I've been sent here on a bodyguarding mission, which, of course, brings me to the questions asked by our prince."
She turned to Jarde. "My home's gone by many names, Iapena included. Judging from the state of things in this country I can confirm those differences. It's a very peace-seeking nation, and I suppose I should be grateful I come from such a place."
Tomoe paused. "As for why I was there, I was actually sent to offer my services as a bodyguard; however, it appears that I had arrived at an incredibly inconvenient time." She chuckled grimly. "...To say the least, haha. As such I never got any comrades' names, backgrounds... There'll be time for that, I suppose."
Juana Perez
-Feyhollow Town -> Zephyr Strip-
Juana, on the other hand, had decided to get those peck wounds from the Hoothoots treated. Some local medicine helped clean out the wounds and relax her body (thanks to a helpful woman and her Lilligant). Her back and torso were now bound with bandages, and she would have to buy a new shirt. (Or, rather, several.) Good thing they were going to a mall!
When the time came, the three Trainers met at the station platform.
"Yeah, let's go," Juana agreed, holding up a railpass she bought and registered in her Pokédex. "Looks like the train's coming."
The train was a diesel engine with a silver body and two parallel green stripes running along its side. It let out a low honking that startled a few bird Pokémon, as it stopped at the station with the squealing of brakes.
"In Unova, you could get anywhere by train. The Tubeline Bridge connects the train lines across the rivers so they can get from Gear Station to Opelucid City and back," Juana said, hopping on the train. She found a couple of seats for Cillian and Tora as well.
"I never thought that I'd see so much right after leaving," Juana marveled. "In fact I should probably tell Mama and Papa about it while we're moving." She thought for a second. "...Save for the part where I was pecked badly by wild Hoothoots. Mama would fret for a week."
As Juana made the call, she thought back to how nervous Tora was acting. She’d been overlooking the glances back, but if somebody was following and/or stalking her, then Juana knew it was her business to support her friend.
Eventually, the three of them reached the Zephyr Strip. The train lurched as the passing view through the window slowed down; the passengers could see the remains of the decrepit station and the stark contrast between it and the refurbished train that was the mall itself.
“It’s amazing what a little construction can do for an old worn-down train like that,” Juana remarked, stepping off the station platform and marveling at the once-decrepit train-turned-mall. “I’m going to go shop for some clothes first, ‘kay? Peck holes are so not in style.” Juana winked and walked towards the mall.
Thankfully, each train car was labeled with each different type of store; she easily found a boutique in what was once a sleeper and walked in.
The atmosphere was totally different from that of Feyhollow. Juana never realized how much space was in a coach until you took all the junk out and replaced it with displays, counters, shelves, and the like. The fluorescent lights shone neutrally above the patrons as easy-listening played through a speaker. Juana found a nice tan flannel shirt that didn’t cost too much, so she decided to purchase a couple of different colors (in case). She also decided to buy a backpack; her tool belt wasn’t cutting it as nicely as she hoped it would. (She would still keep the belt, of course.)
There was, however, a little bit of trouble at the register, as the power spontaneously flickered and the clerk had to re-scan Juana’s items.
“What gives?” Juana asked.
“Recently, the Zephyr’s power grid has been acting up. I don’t know if it’s because of a Pokémon, or because of some failure in the generators, but the locals have been kind of used to flickering here and there. It’s been happening more often, though; I live down the street from the station and my family’s been talking a lot about how there have been more outages,” the clerk replied.
Juana shrugged. “Well, I read that Magnemites like to hang around breaker boxes and mess with stuff.”
“I do hope it’s just that,” the clerk sighed. She handed Juana the purchases. “Would you like a bag?”
“No thanks.”
Juana walked over to a changing closet and took off her torn white tee; she buttoned up the tan flannel and rolled up the sleeves. “Lookin’ good,” she remarked, twirling around, before opening the door and heading to the boutique’s exit.
She started walking back to her friends, when she noticed something shining in between the boutique car and a Mediterranean diner. She walked curiously over to the shining object… it was a sword, with a long blue tassel hanging from the end of the pommel. Set in one side of the hilt was a blue gem, and it was stored in what appeared to be a wooden sheath.
Juana knelt down to pick it up; surely there was an antique shop around this place that would appreciate their stock being—OH MY GOD IT MOVED
The sword reeled back and let out a dull thrumming, slightly annoyed.
“Ay, sorry!” Juana yelped.
The sword waved around, irritated, before floating towards Juana.
“Wait a second… That’s a Pokémon!” Juana yelped, before throwing Bounsweet’s ball. The sword slashed, but Bounsweet countered with a Rapid Spin to parry the blow. Bounsweet dodged the sword’s strikes while Juana looked up what this thing was.
”Honedge. Sword Pokémon. Steel/Ghost type.”
Juana looked up and saw that Honedge was, with deadly accuracy, making all its hits upon Bounsweet.
“Bounsweet, retaliate with Razor Leaf!” Juana called.
Bounsweet jumped back and fired a storm of razor leaves upon the Honedge. The sword didn’t make a sound, but it did feel the impact, albeit not very painfully. However, Honedge slipped into the shadow of the train to escape, before popping up behind Bounsweet and ramming into it with the flat of its blade. Bounsweet went tumbling forward.
“Turn around!” Juana called, as Honedge threw itself into the air for a Tackle. Bounsweet fired a leaf into Honedge’s gem, flattening the leaf against the eye of the sword. The sword hovered around frantically, while Juana pulled out one of her Poké Balls.
Juana hurled the ball at the sword; Honedge disappeared in a flash of light. The ball dropped into the gravel, shook once, shook twice…
*Click.*
“Honedge. Sword Pokémon. Steel/Ghost type. Ability: No Guard. Nature: Quiet. Takes a lot of siestas.
“If anyone dares to grab its hilt, it wraps a blue cloth around that person's arm and drains that person's life energy completely.”
Juana looked at her hand and was suddenly very glad she didn’t touch Honedge.
“We should get you both healed back up.” Juana said. “I think the Pokémon Center’s near where the station platform is.”
Juana picked Bounsweet up and the fruit Pokémon took its usual place upon her shoulder. Juana held Honedge’s ball in her hand and walked back towards the station.
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