Club: Eevee House Version 25 (MA) [Archive] - Page 2

Kirei

16th October 2003, 05:04 PM

This is the 91-120 speed race! I hope everyone’s ready. The trainers have all told me what they’d like their Pokémon to do so good luck everyone!

The contestants are:

Tsunami L.58 M Vaporeon (116) - Lady Vulpix
Nayru L.41 F Feraligatr (94) - DarkPrincess
Kovu L.53 M Umbreon (107) - Nala98

And the race will be 2800 units long!

Weather conditions were good and all the Pokémon looked ready to begin the race. Kovu, being an Umbreon, looked apprehensively at his opponents, both water types, for a brief moment, before defiantly turning back to face the track ahead. From the trainer’s box, Gabi exuded an air of pure confidence, and Amy and Rachel were both watching their Pokémon excitedly. This was the first time reffing a race for me and I signalled for the race to begin.

Round One!!
Immediately Kovu got off to a good start, swimming smoothly through the watery currents and advancing 856 units. While this was going on, Nayru had aimed a Scary Face attack at Tsunami, who was close to her before Tsunami had had a chance to move. The move caused Tsunami’s speed to be reduced sharply and Tsunami looked enraged by the attack. He seemed to half-prepare to attack Nayru back but then remembered his focus and swam away. Even after his attack, he managed to advance a fair distance, 406 units. Nayru swam away also and, despite his being a lower level than his opponents, overtook Tsunami and advanced 470 units.

Positions:
Kovu: 856
Nayru: 470
Tsunami: 406

Round Two!!
Seeing Nayru overtake him was just about as much as poor Tsunami could take after being attacked on the last round, and he used his icy wind attack on Nayru in retaliation. Nayru shivered as the blast of ice hit him, and his speed was reduced by the bitterness of the cold. Up ahead, barely visible to the other Pokémon, Kovu was experiencing difficulties. His Umbreon paws were unfortunately not best-designed to navigate the harsh currents he encountered and he only moved 214 units. Nayru had not recovered well from the icy attack she suffered and managed to struggle only 126 units, while Tsunami tried his hardest and managed to advance 348 units, comfortably passing Nayru with a look of satisfaction on his face as he did so, which soon changed to determination when he spotted Kovu some way ahead.

Positions:
Kovu: 1070
Tsunami: 754
Nayru: 596

Round Three!!
Having gotten through the worst of the currents, and being spurred on by the fact that he could now sense Tsunami catching up slightly, Kovu managed to advance 642 units. Hot on Kovu’s tail, the Vaporeon Tsunami used his greatest strength and sleek body to glide through the currents, advancing 696 units. From last position, Nayru was not about to give up and managed to progress a steady 252 units.

Positions:
Kovu: 1712
Tsunami: 1450
Nayru: 848

Round Four!!
Kovu knew that Tsunami wasn’t about to give up, even though he had been attacked at the beginning of the race and panicked slightly before remembering to move and managed to advance 428 units. This was enough to put him further ahead of Tsunami though, who struggled slightly, the effects of the earlier Scary Face attack obviously still lingering, to advance 232 units. Nayru, although a long distance behind, was not about to lie down and admit defeat and put on a spurt of speed to move forward by 378 units, although she was still in last place.

Positions:
Kovu: 2140
Tsunami: 1682
Nayru: 1226

Round Five!!
From last position, Nayru did not give up and continued to press on, advancing 252 units in this round, while up ahead Kovu and Tsunami were nearing the finishing line. Or rather Kovu was, as Tsunami, despite his best efforts, was just too disadvantaged to provide much competition. This did not stop Tsunami, however, from achieving an impressive 580 units. This was not to be the Vaporeon’s day however, as Kovu, strong from the start and continuing to be so, advanced 749 units to cross the line and win the race!

Positions:
Kovu: 2889
Tsunami: 2262
Nayru: 1478

Amy rushed down to congratulate her exhausted Umbreon on the amazing performance he put in today and the other trainers, Rachel and Gabi, although clearly disappointed congratulated Amy and Kovu and helped their tired Pokémon out of the water to take a rest.

Well done Amy and Kovu and well done to the other contestants too, for an exciting race, which I really enjoyed reffing!

Special thanks to Ade for sitting here rolling dice and adding up for me!

MarshmallowEgg

16th October 2003, 06:55 PM

[My POV]

It had been quite some time since I'd been to the Eevee House. School and everything else had been crazy recently. I let everyone out of their Pokeballs and then sat down on the couch, pulling my chemisty book and some paper out of my backpack. I flipped to the questions for section 3.6 and started to work.

[Akia's POV]

I looked around the Eevee House, trying to find Kyan. I hadn't been to the Eevee House in a long time; I wondered if he'd even remember me.

[Laurenor's POV]

"Race you to the pool, Aryll!" I shouted, taking off with a laugh. Even running my fastest, the graceful Vaporeon overtook me in a few bounds and did a dive into the water. I followed after her, but my dive was more like a cannonball crossed with a belly-flop. I grinned sheepishly as I came to the surface, and she just rolled her eyes at me and splashed water in my direction.

Wolfsong

16th October 2003, 07:46 PM

(Amy's POV)

I smiled and congratulated Kovu and then told Gabi and Rachel that it was a great race and that Tsunami and Nayru also did well. Though tired, Kovu being the good sport he was also told them that they did well, before wandering off to look someone.

Suddenly, I felt a tug on my pants. I looked down to see Dakota. He began to attempt to pull me towards the blanket on which a pair of eggs were resting, but not having any success. As i looked at them, I realized that they were hatching. I politely excused myself, and walked over to them. Dakota ran ahead then back until he saw Lani then he hid behind me and tried to stay out of sight. That lasted until we reached the eggs, then he eagerly sat on the blanket and watched them. I saw Gloria peeking from around her mother, quite unsure about what was happening.

AS we watched, a crack appeared on the larger of the two eggs. Gloria squeaked in alarm, as Glory gave her an affectionate and comforting nuzzle. As we watched more cracks formed in the skyblue egg. Soon a leg pokes out of the shell, and eventually the rest of the baby emerges from the egg to reveal a little bagon. She looked up at everyone then reached out towards Laila, who had a surprised look. The look faded away as she gave the bagon a friendly pat. I smiled. "I think I'll call you Kaida. It means little dragon." Kaida smiled, then crawled up against Laila and fell asleep against the little larvitar. Laila soon got a protective look on her face. I smiled. I had been worried about Laila's reaction about the bagon after Aleu, but it couldn't have worked out better even if i had planned it.

I looked back and saw the other egg stirring. The little yellow egg was rocking back and forth as Gloria slowly emerged from behind her mother's leg. As we watched the egg began to crack and as we watched, a little pichu hatched. He was differnet in that he sparkled as he came out of the egg. I smiled down at the little guy as he emerged from his egg. There were a chorus of "Aw"s and "Wow"s. I closed my eyes trying to think of a name for the little pichu. Soon i smiled as i remembered one that seemed to fit. "I'll call you Mier. It means one who shines." There were smiles all around as others seemed to agree that it fit him. He just looked around at everyone.

Charizard04621

18th October 2003, 02:21 PM

My POV:

I walked into the Eevee House and towards the pool, carrying two eggs gingerly in my arms. Twins! Who would've thought I would ever be lucky enough to witness the miracle of twins within my own team?

"Hey, guys, come here!" I called. Rúthruin and Ryu showed up first, so I told them to round up the others. Ryu went off to find Elwing, and Rúthruin began to search for Lune, to no avail. She returned shortly, just as Élan, Switchblade, and Evenstar arrived. Elendil came on Nimrodel's back shortly after, and Gwaihir's telltale screech announced his arrival. Everyone, except perhaps Gwaihir, was shocked at the news about the twins, but the baby Aerodactyl was still nonetheless curious. He tried to raise his brow like he had seen his father do, but that only made his oversized sunglasses slide down his nose. It was a cute and amusing sight.

Then the eggs began to tremble. At first I thought that it was just my excitement, but then I realized that the eggs were moving of their own accord. I gasped. “They’re hatching! Oh, wow, Evenstar, get Amy and Rachel! Where’s Lune? Rúthruin, find him, quick!”

“Ryu”, the male Trapinch’s POV:

It didn’t take long for me to find Elwing. I knew she was with her father, and the mighty Charizard wasn’t very difficult to spot. One day, I, too, would grow to be as tall and commanding as he, a powerful presence that could not be ignored. The day I became a Flygon would be the day my lifelong goal came true. Then, Elwing, then I could tell you…

“Um, hi, Mr. Drake, sorry to disturb you, but Elwing, Karin wants us to go see the twins.” As a second thought, I added, “Would you like to come, sir? They’re Charmander, and-”

At that moment, Rúthruin came up to us, panting. She seemed flushed from exhaustion. The Scyther must have flown everywhere looking for Lune, who, I observed, was nowhere to be found. “They’re hatching!” she announced. “If we don’t go soon, we’ll miss it. Come on!”

“Ooooh!” squealed Elwing. “Daddy, Daddy, come on, let’s go! And Uncle Blade should come too. I bet he wouldn’t wanna miss seeing twins hatch! Who knows, maybe the Charmander will both grow up to be as strong as you someday!”

“I’ll get Blade,” Rúthruin offered. “He went outside somewhere.” With that, she took off and left while we made our way to the poolside where everyone was gathered.

Lune, the male Eevee’s POV:

For the first time in ages, I had actually fallen into a peaceful, dreamless sleep. Of course I wouldn’t be allowed to enjoy it. That would have been too good for me, wouldn’t it? I hadn’t been in this state of rest for long when I was rudely awakened by something to the effect of a big… thing stepping on my back. This resulted in a nasty crunching sound and a loud howl that I soon realized to be my own.

“Oh! Lune! Oh my goodness, I’m really, really sorry!” gasped Rúthruin. “I didn’t mean to step on you!”

“Hnnh. It’s all right, you’re not the first,” I replied. “Won’t be the last, either.” Immediately I felt sorry for my melancholy mood. It wasn’t her fault bad things happened to me. “Mmh… Sorry, Rúthruin. I just don’t feel very good. Did you want something?”

“Karin just came back with twin Charmander eggs, and they’re hatching now. She wants everyone to come watch. I’m actually looking for Blade, because Elwing wants him there, but I can’t find him. You coming?”

“Hmm… Perhaps,” I answered. “You go ahead.”

“All right… If you see Blade in the next few minutes, do me a favor and tell him about this, okay?”

“Sure thing.”

Matt

18th October 2003, 04:30 PM

Matt’s POV

I walked into the Eevee House and started to look at the rankings for the race. It was too bad that Diablos had come in 2nd place after trying so hard to win. But from the looks of it, he didn’t seem that sad about it. I walked over to the couch and took out the egg I had been keeping for a few days. It had been moving slightly so I knew that it was close to hatching. I put it on the table and it started to move even more. This was getting really exciting.

I decided to get all of my pokèmon out here so they can watch this. All of them came out of their pokèballs and they stood around the egg as it moved back and forth faster. Soon, the egg began to crack and the pieces stated to fall on the floor. Suddenly, wings can be seen coming from the sides of the egg; the rest of the hard shell broke off and we could finally see what it was – a female Winged Dratini.

I smiled and she looked over towards me. “Hello!” I said smiling more. She looked a little confused and kept looking around the room. “Hmm… you need a name, don’t you? Ok, I think I’ll call you Eiko. How’s that sound?” I said picking her up. She smiled happily and started to giggle a little. I put her down on the floor and Tabitha walked up to her.

Tabitha’s POV

“Hi... my name’s Tabitha. What’s your’s?” I asked smiling happily. “My name’s Eiko; I just hatched out of that egg. So… what do you do around here?” She asked. “You can go around and talk to other pokèmon and make many friends ^_^” I said. “Ok!” She said smiling. It looked like she would get along real well. Midnight came up behind me and started to rub against me. It seemed like he wanted to play so I got up off the floor to see what he wanted. Sure enough, he wanted to go play with a strand of string. I ran over towards the string and left Eiko where she was.

Eiko’s POV

Yes, this was a very interesting place; especially since this was the first time I had ever come here. “I wonder where my mommy and daddy are…” I thought to myself. I left the room where the others were and started to look around for either my mother or my father. Hopefully they were in this place somewhere…

The_Missing_Link

18th October 2003, 07:47 PM

<Drake's POV>

Elwing had finally gone to sleep, which gave me time to relax and watch the next race. After an exciting victory by an Umbreon, I laid my head against the floor when the little Trapinch that had an interest in my daughter walked up and started to talk about twin Charmander eggs starting to hatch. And with that, Elwing's eyes opened up and started to slither off my stomach.
“Ooooh!” Elwing squealed. “Daddy, Daddy, come on, let’s go! And Uncle Blade should come too. I bet he wouldn’t wanna miss seeing twins hatch! Who knows, maybe the Charmanders will both grow up to be as strong as you someday!”
I raised my eyebrows at the thought of possibly raising them and training them, but then I thought of Blade who didn't have any family at all. Perhaps he could raise them if they didn't have anyone else to look after them. All this while, the young Scyther, Ruthruin, flew up to us, looking for Lune. As soon as Elwing mentioned that she wanted Blade to come also, she volunteered to do it. With that, she raced off again as we got up and walked over towards the eggs.

<Blade's POV>

As I continued to mourn over my misfortunes, I heard a loud yell of pain and moved over to the edge to see Ruthruin apologizing to Lune, who she must've hurt by accident.
“Oh! Lune! Oh my goodness, I’m really, really sorry!” gasped Rúthruin. “I didn’t mean to step on you!”
“Hnnh. It’s all right, you’re not the first,” he replied. “Won’t be the last, either.”
I noticed he looked sort of down, still probably thinking about his tough past.
“Mmh… Sorry, Rúthruin. I just don’t feel very good. Did you want something?” he continued.
“Karin just came back with twin Charmander eggs, and they’re hatching now. She wants everyone to come watch. I’m actually looking for Blade, because Elwing wants him there, but I can’t find him. You coming?”
“Hmm… perhaps,” he answered. “You go ahead.”
“All right… If you see Blade in the next few minutes, do me a favor and tell him about this, okay?”
“Sure thing.”
I quietly thought about the prospect of going down to see the eggs hatch but what if it hurt me even more? They were Charmanders but babies nonetheless and it would put me in a worse mood than before. Then again, my niece asked me to come and if I refused, Drake would kill me for sure.

I sighed and decided on my plan. Stealthily, I flew down to the ground where Lune was starting to look for me.
"Hello," I said.
"Oh, Blade," Lune said surprisingly. "Did you hear the news?"
"Yeah, and I'm going. How about you?"
"I dunno," he sighed. "I have a lot of things on my mind."
"Well, here's a perfect chance to let your troubles drift away and start thinking about watching your teammates hatch."
He sighed again and started to turn around to walk away but I had other plans for him. Opening my claws, I scooped him up and held on firmly as we walked back inside.
"Hey, what are you doing?" he growled, trying to break free from my grip.
"Stop thinking about you for once and focus on the good things in life, like the births of your teammates in the next few minutes. How would they feel if they heard one of their teammates, a family member, didn't show up to see them hatch? I think that would make them feel downright miserable. Hey, stop squirming! You won't be able to fight me anytime soon so stop trying."
Lune murmured something under his breath but obliged and let me carry him towards the site of the hatchings.

Charizard04621

19th October 2003, 10:02 AM

Lune, the male Eevee's POV:

Hmm... Not exactly the entrance I was planning to make, but it worked. Sort of. Blade dragged me to the pool where the others were already gathered. I distanced myself a little from the rest, not that I wanted to be alone again, but I got a much better view this way. I could see the entire team as well as Drake and Blade watching. Ryu and Elwing were in the innermost circle, watching the wobbling eggs very closely. Strangely enough, I noticed that one egg was particularly small. Could anyone else see it, or was it me alone? The difference was subtle, but definitely there.

A claw poked out of the bigger egg, and there was a hushed silence. Almost immediately, a Charmander burst out into the open, baring her little fangs, and knocked over Ryu! He didn't seem to like the sinister look in her sparkling eyes, and rightfully so, as we all found out. As soon as she climbed onto the upside down Trapinch, she snickered, and began to tickle him, despite his strong protests.

The smaller egg cracked slowly and laboriously. I was right; it was smaller, as was the Charmander inside. He struggled to break through his shell, putting massive effort into something his sister did without even trying. Eventually he made it out of the egg, and lay there a bit to rest.

"No, no, I'm aaaah, serious! Ple-he-hease stop stop stop! Not there, I'm re-he-heally ticklish there. Aah! Help! Someone! Anyone!" begged Ryu, but everyone else was too busy laughing to help. The Charmander ignored him, grinning.

Her brother, however, was frightened by the shouting. Whining, he ran behind Blade, grabbed the Scizor's leg, and wouldn't let go. The poor thing was trembling...

"WHY ME?" cried Ryu, convulsing now. "A-ha-ha-ha... HELP!" His face was turning red and tears of laughter were streaming down his face.

"Okay, that's enough fun for one day," I said, stepping into the circle and gently picking off the Charmander from the suffering Trapinch. He looked as if he was going to faint.

"Uh? Lune? Where did you come from?" he asked, very relieved that the tickling had stopped.

"That's a strange way to thank someone who just saved your life," I said, grinning. "Just don't get nightmares about evil tickler monsters, now," I teased.

"Ha ha," Ryu replied. "You know, one day, you're going to be in my position, and you won't think it's so funny then."

I snickered and walked off, but not before congratulating the female Charmander. "You can continue to terrorize him anytime you want," I told her. "It's good for him."

My POV:

After everyone had settled down, I picked up the mischievous little Charmander and smiled at her. Her brother seemed to have calmed down a little, but he still wouldn't let go of Blade's leg.

"You two are going to need names," I told them. "You," I said, pointing to the Charmander in my arms, "are bright and full of energy. I'll call you Aglárien, which means glorious sunshine." I turned to her brother. "You're a little angel," I told him. "Your name will be Naurmir, meaning fiery jewel."

Wolfsong

19th October 2003, 01:25 PM

(Flame's POV)

I was practicing on the punching bags when heard the cry call throughout the Eevee House that twin charmander eggs were hatching. I stopped what i was doing and flew over to where it was happening. Those had to be mine, and sure enough they were. By the time that i got there, a large crowd had gathered. I decided to watch from the air. Not long after i got there, the first egg hatched, faster than i would have imagined. A huge smile appeared on my face when i saw her begin to tickle a poor trapinch. I turned my attention back to the other egg and watched as it hatched. After what seemed like ages a little male came out. I had to smile at them. I waited till after the crowd began to disperse before I approached them. I gulped nervously.

(Amy's POV)

I called Ranec over and asked if he would round of Dxie, Shayna, Brianna, Dakota, Gloria, Nero, Meir, and Kaida for me. He smiled when i told him that i had tms for them. He nodded and ran off to find them. He returned sooner than i had expected, with them. I pulled out 8 small wooden boxes and showed them to the pokemon gathered around. I called Dixie over first and pulled out a hidden power tm. Sprinkling the powdery substance over her, when it disappeared, Dixie had learned hidden power. I called Brianna over and sprinkled the powder from the detect tm box over her. When it was gone, she learned detect. I pulled out another hidden power tm and called Shayna over. Next, I called Dakota over, and gave him a hidden power tm. Then i called Nero over and sprinkled a body slam tm over him. He walked off grinning, before playfully pouncing on Gloria. She wiggled out from under her brother to get her hidden power tm. I then called over Kaida and Meir and gave them each a hidden power tm as well. They all ran off to find their friends, family or to make some freinds

Cheesey

20th October 2003, 04:04 PM

>> My POV <<

I'd left my pokemon with Amanda for a while when I went to the Breeding Centre to get my new Eevee egg. I was surprised to see I'd received twins! ^_^ I returned and sat beside Amanda because I didn't want her to miss this. Thor hopped down beside own of the eggs, curious as to what was going to happen. Lightning was munching some food in a really cute way, as he had a funny, sweet twitch in his nose as he ate. Then the egg Thor was watching intently hatched and a little Eevee came out! I instantly picked her up and cradled her in my arms. She was so cute ^^. Then Kane (who was newly evolved into a majestic Arcanine) sat beside the other egg. It slowly hatched, and a little Eevee came out. I let Amanda pick him up. I'd instantly fallen in love with my new pokemon. ^_^

Knight of Time

20th October 2003, 04:30 PM

My POV

Things were going fine for me. With Chaos only nine levels away from evolving into a Houndoom just like Tyler's adopted Houndoom, Wolfwood, I walked in to the Eevee House, and upon opening the door, I gasped in surprise, smiling as I saw a few pairs of newborn twins. Admitting that the twin Charmanders and twin Eevees were so cute, I decided to go over to one of the nearby couches, and I took out a Pokeball. Enlarging it, I opened it up to reveal none other than Myst.

"Oh, hello Kyle. What's new with you?" the captured female Altaria asked.

"I think at least one of your sons is a father now." I said.

"Wow, really? Does that mean I am a grandmother now?" Myst asked curiously.

"I think so, but we'd have to meet your grandchild(ren) first, Myst." I said.

Turning to Amy, I asked her if Spirit was now a father...

Charizard04621

21st October 2003, 06:21 PM

My POV:

After all the excitement, the crowd and noise finally died down. I noticed Amy's Charizard walk nervously to the scene. I knew he probably wanted to meet them, so I ushered the twins gently towards him. Naurmir trailed reluctantly behind his sister, holding her tail for comfort. Poor Charmander.

Toxicity

23rd October 2003, 04:45 PM

~*^*~Laura's POV~*^*~

As I sat down and mourned silently over thinking that my grades were bad...Amy suddenly approached me. She looked like she wanted something, so I patted her on the head and asked.

"You want a new name or something?" I asked her softly, and she nodded. I thought about this...and thought right away about a new name.

"How about....Crowdia? It's the name of a character in the game Rhapsody."

Amy nodded in agreement a leapt into my lap...and I began to stroke her soft fur gently, she remaning calm and content.

=::=Crowdia[F, Umbreon]'s POV=::=
I smiled, Crowdia sounded like a very cool name for a dark Pokemon. To her, Rhapsody must've been very fun...I gotta ask her about it.

Wolfsong

24th October 2003, 07:42 PM

(Flame's POV)

I smiled down at my twins. They were so tiny. I sat down careful to keep my tail flame off the floor. I didnt' wnat to catch anything on fire. I didn't want to scare my own kids. I smiled, hoping they'd come over to me.

(Aiyana's POV)

I walked in and plopped over in a dark corner. Why was i on my biggest losing streak when i needed only one level. My ears drooped, as i saw Amy trying ot find another battle for me. i appreciated her help. A win would have to ocme sooner or later. I just closed my eyes and listened to the goings on around me.

(Gloria's POV)

I looked around for Mom. It took me a while to spot her and when i did, I trotted over to her. I greeted her with a nuzzle and then lay down beside her. I saw Meir scamper over to Flame and climb up onto his head to look down at the twin charmanders. They were rather cute. Arwen was probaly looking for Belisama and her mother, and Ebony was trotting around the eevee house.

Charizard04621

24th October 2003, 08:54 PM

My POV:

I smiled as I saw Aglárien and Naurmir make their way towards their father. Aglárien jumped onto the Charizard at once, clinging to his neck and kicking at the air beneath her feet. Her brother stared up timidly at Flame with deep, curious eyes.

The_Missing_Link

24th October 2003, 09:15 PM

<Blade's POV>

It was special, a baby's hatching. I sure didn't remember mine and everyone else on the team was adopted after they were born so I didn't know. This was a special birth though. The female came out first and I could tell she was a spirited fighter, especially after she immediately started to tickle Ryu right after she hacked her way out. The other one came out at a much slower pace, taking its time. Eventually, the male came out and surprisingly, he was smaller than his sister. He also looked much more timid than his other half. And before I knew it, he ran over and clung to my leg like there was no tomorrow due to the loud noise.
"Heh, I guess the little guy likes you," Drake laughed and slapped me on the back.
I held back any emotions as the little one, or Naurmir as I learned in a minute, continued to cling on. It was a little disappointing that a fighter hadn't taking a liking to me but nonetheless, it was a good feeling. I started to grin as I thought about spending time with the little guy, possibly trying to convince him to fight and raise him as my own. But it all happened too fast...

His father had arrived.

Karin instantly ushered them towards their father, wanting them to get to know him. Naurmir reluctantly moved away and towards his father, clinging on to his sister's tail.
"Sorry man," Drake replied softly. "You'd think that the parents aren't able to raise their kids sometimes since they can't come to the house and that someone else would adopt them. Bad luck."
I twitched slightly as he said this with Elwing wrapped around his neck but I knew he was right. I was too premature with my hopes and thought too far ahead to realize that their mother or father would be around to take care of him.
"Yeah, I guess so," I murmured and immediately flew away from the scene. Physical pain wasn't too hard to bear but emotional distress was much harder to handle. I just felt like slicing at a tree again.

Wolfsong

25th October 2003, 09:56 PM

(Amy's POV)

I sat my bag down near my feet. Then i looked around. I had found a battle for Sugar and Yana. Maybe Yana's losing streak would end soon. A startled squeak got my attention. It was Nero. He was in my back and he had started to glow. He must have accidently touched the night stone that i had in there. because he was already halfway into evolving into an umbreon by the time taht i had pulled him out. When he finished, he licked my hand and ran off. It was at that moment that i realized that i couldn't see Kaida. I began to look all over the eevee house for her. but i couldn't find her, so i elisted my team to help me find her. We began to comb the entire house looking in every possible nook and cranny..

(KAida's POV)

It was pretty outside, so i slipped out while everyone was watching the charmanders. I walked along for a ways then when i was ready to go back i looked around. I didn't know how to get back. I sat down and started to cry. I wanted to go back. I hoped someone woudl find me soon. I should have told someone I was going outside. Sniffing, i saw a shadow fly overhead. I didn't know if it was safe to call out or not so i sat there sniffling.

Charizard04621

4th November 2003, 05:36 PM

Evenstar, the female Sneasel’s POV:

I was relaxing near the lounge when I saw someone I had not, apparently, seen in ages. The spotted Yana that I knew as a Houndour was now a Houndoom. Initially it surprised me, but I knew it was only logical that Yana would have achieved her goal sooner or later. She was a strong battler who worked hard despite setbacks. Smiling, I went to greet her and congratulate her upon her evolution.

Nero, the male Umbreon’s POV:

What had I done? Who were these pokémon? I had never met them before… It was only a short while ago that I remembered being among friends and my twin sister Gloria, but now everything was different, so suddenly.

My trainer Amy had bid goodbye to me, I had evolved recently, I was given to another trainer, and now I stood here, a stranger amidst another team. It became obvious that I didn’t belong, because the others on my new team were called Adoptees, while I was branded a Captee. I must have come from a different place. Needless to say, all these changes and new irregularity to my life frightened me. At least I knew that Amy and the rest still hung around the Eevee House a lot.

I found out that there was an Eevee on my new team, whose name was Lune. I felt kind of happy to know that there was someone I could relate to, of a similar species. When I tried to talk to him, though, he never stayed for very long, and I got the feeling that he didn’t want me around. My conversations with him were always very short, and he never failed to find something else to do very quickly. He must have been one busy Eevee.

Feeling a little lonely, and a little scared, I wandered off outside absently, thinking of how much fun Gloria and I used to have playing together. I was so lost in my thoughts that I bumped into a Scizor on accident. He also seemed to have been thinking, but thanks to me, his thought process was interrupted. He looked very sad.

“I’m really sorry,” I apologized, sincerely. “I was just thinking, and I wasn’t paying attention… You see, I’m a Captee, and I’ve just been transferred into a different team. My original trainer was Amy, but for some reason, she gave me to my new trainer, whose name is Karin. I’m pretty sure I’m different from the rest, because they’re all Adoptees. There’s an Eevee named Lune on my team, but I don’t think he likes me very much, although he tries to hide it. And I’m really scared, and lonely, and I miss my sister Gloria and Amy and my friends!” I cried, distraught. I resigned myself to my childhood instinct, because, not being very old, I did not know much else to do. Tears poured down my face in torrents, and I began to howl uncontrollably, alone and afraid. The Scizor seemed to feel sorry for me, because he tried to comfort me.

The_Missing_Link

5th November 2003, 03:52 PM

<Blade's POV>

"The sooner I get to the clearing, the better," I murmured to myself.
Today wasn't the greatest day of my life, although there have been worse. Losing her was the worst but today wasn't much better. At least I'll get away from everyone...

I heard sniffing. Looking down, I saw a Bagon sitting on the ground, shaking and crying at the same time. Stopping and hovering in the air, I looked at the upcoming forest and sighed. Flying downwards, I picked the Bagon up and held her close.
"Do you belong to one of the trainers at the Eevee House?" I asked in my kindest voice although it came out low and gruff.
She nodded and almost started to cry again. It was apparent that she was lost and although I really wanted to be alone, it was plain wrong to leave a little kid all alone. We flew back towards the house, which only took a minute or two and I placed her next to the outside door.
"Don't go walking off again unless you know where you're going, ok?"
She nodded and gave a little smile before going over to the sandbox to play.

I sighed again and tried to go back towards the woods but an Umbreon came flying out and knocked into me.
What a day... I thought and looked the dark type over. He looked strong, but he was very young, evolved at a young age probably. He also looked distraught and on the verge of crying.
“I’m really sorry,” he apologized. “I was just thinking, and I wasn’t paying attention… You see, I’m a Captee, and I’ve just been transferred into a different team. My original trainer was Amy, but for some reason, she gave me to my new trainer, whose name is Karin. I’m pretty sure I’m different from the rest, because they’re all Adoptees. There’s an Eevee named Lune on my team, but I don’t think he likes me very much, although he tries to hide it. And I’m really scared, and lonely, and I miss my sister Gloria and Amy and my friends!”
And with that, he started to bawl, tears steadily streaming down his face. Unable to handle this, I thought of anyone who could try to fix thought and finally settled on Aries.
<Hey Aries,> I called out to him telepathically. <Can you help me with something?>.
I waited a moment before he responded.
<What's wrong, Blade?> he asked, concerned.
<Oh, nothing's wrong with me,> I replied. <There's this young Umbreon who's feeling a bit down and since you have a kid, you might be able to help him.>
<Sure, hold on.>
Luckily, I didn't have to wait long before Aries came out the back door and immediately saw the kid.
"Don't worry, you can take off now. I'll handle this," he whisped.
"Thanks," I replied and knelt down.
"This is Aries. I'm sure he'll be able to help you out."
I nodded and looked out towards the woods but my sadness died down so there was no point in slashing down a tree anymore.
"The bags," I murmured and smiled before heading inside to train.

<Aries's POV>
"C'mon, we'll take a walk," I said to him and we started to walk around the perimeter of the house.
Probing his mind, I found out that his name was Nero. He was a captee and had a twin sister and orginally belonged to Amy but was sent to Karin's team. He feels left out because everyone else was adopted and he missed his former life. He also felt that Lune didn't like him but tried to hide it.
Geez, what a thing for a kid to go through... I thought.
"Ok, from what I heard from Blade, you're going through a tough time right now. Despite what you may think, you're not so different from everyone else. So what if you're a captee? That only means that you came from some place else than the adoptees. You look, talk, feel and battle like everyone else so you're not alone. As for your sister and Amy, they may not be around all the time but that'll only make you stronger. Being independent on someone all the time isn't good and the sooner you learn it, the better. You'll still see Gloria anyway so it's not like she's gone forever. And as for Lune, he doesn't hate you. He's had a hard past so it makes it rather rough around the edges but he would never hate anyone for no reason. If he trully hated you, he would hate me as well but he doesn't. Just let him be for a while and I guarantee he'll come around and act like a true friend."
I panted a bit after the long speech but I could tell the kid looked and felt a bit better. Almost made me wish my son was still around but unfortunately it didn't end like that.

Wolfsong

6th November 2003, 01:35 PM

Announcement

The race for this month will be the flying race. Sign ups will now be accepted. The prize will be any item from the reward center. As usual, only adopted pokemon are accepted, no items will be used, and the pokemon will be divided into categories based on speed.

Having said that:

I would like to enter Jasmine in the 1-30 category.

Jasmine
L.10 female winged dratini (21)
Knows: Wrap, Leer, Blizzard, Hidden Power Flying, Thunder Wave, Extremespeed, Surf, Supersonic

Lady Vulpix

6th November 2003, 01:44 PM

I'm entering Amber, my level 49 female Charizard. While she does have the Matches Jay gave me, she won't be using them in the race (as no items are allowed in it).

I wish Ventura and Iael would get a challenge at the Battle Tower. They used to get lots of them in the past...

Ok, after rejecting a potential candidate on ICQ, I come to the Eevee House to see what's going on around here. I wish I could find Ade and Soo. I've been missing them for 2 days. I hope that, if they see this post, we'll find a way to talk and report what happened while we were in the forest of Templa Taure.

Charizard04621

6th November 2003, 05:41 PM

I'm entering Gwaihir the Windlord, my male Aerodactyl. I've been saving him especially for this race. :D His speed is 30.

The_Missing_Link

6th November 2003, 08:18 PM

Good, another race. I'll sign Drake and Orion up for this, as always

Drake (Lv. 40 Male Charizard)
Speed Category: 110 (91 - 120)
Knows: Scratch, Growl, Ember, Bite, Smokescreen, Ancientpower, Rage, Toxic, Scary Face, Swift, Slash, Iron Tail, Flamethrower and Wing Attack

Blade (Lv. 37 Male Scizor)
Speed Category: 76 (61 - 90)
Knows: Razor Wind, Focus Energy, Leer, Steel Wing, Pursuit, False Swipe, Quick Attack, HP Water, Agility, Double Team, Metal Claw, Swords Dance, Sandstorm and Slash

Edit: ASB took over me for a moment --;

Charizard04621

8th November 2003, 01:18 PM

Orion? O.o Looks like ASB has taken over your mind, Rebecca. ^_-

Nero, the male Umbreon's POV:

The Scizor left but the Umbreon that came was really nice. We took a walk and he talked to me for a bit. I still felt kind of lonely, but what he said made sense, and I wasn't so sad or frightened anymore. I figured the best way to stop feeling lonely was to make new friends. I guess I could give it a shot.

"Wow, thanks a lot," I told him. "I feel much better now. You're really cool." I smiled at him gratefully. "What's your name, anyway, sir?"

My POV:

Huan had me on the floor and was licking me all over the face. I was laughing uncontrollably.

"Hehe, Huan, that's ticklish. Down, boy!" But the Houndour barked happily, and continued to vigorously wag his tail. He didn't stop licking.

I was particularly glad at how we'd took to each other immediately. I'd originally met him at the Crystal Caves Capture Center, and he was extremely friendly. I liked him from the start, and when I asked him whether he wanted to come along with me, he went into his pokéball quietly without a fight.

Rolling all over the floor, I was about to retaliate by tickling Huan myself when I heard a familiar joyful barking. Lani! Surely enough, the Growlithe came with Amy, with a now very deformed string that I recognized as my former shoelace. Huan stopped licking me to look at her curiously.

Wolfsong

8th November 2003, 03:14 PM

(Yana's POV)

I was getting used to my new form. Hitting my head on things that used to be above head level seemed to be the biggest problem for the time being. i had just hit my head o a table and was rubbing it with my paw when Evenstar came over. She was smiling and i couln't help but smile too. "Congrats," she said. "Thanks." I repleied sincerely. "It took forever though. So what have you been up too?"

(Kaida's POV)

I was playing in hte sand box after that nice scizor helped me. I soon heard, "She's out here!" It was Flare. There were sounds of relief coming from inside the house. She gently picked me up by the name of my neck, and once inside, I squrimed and managed to get loose. Flare just watched me go. I looked around, and i coudl hear thuds. I followed the source of the noise the see the scizzor that helped me beating on bags. It was neat to watch so i sat down trying to be quiet so i wouldn't disturb him, and he wouln't notice me at least right away. It looked fun whatever it was he was doing.

(Amy's POV)

I heard laughing and saw Karin with a houndour over her. Lani barked happily when she saw them and ran ahead wagged her tail, and ran back over to me. I took her hint, and together the two of us walked over to them.

(Lani's POV)

I was eager to see Karin. The shoelace that she had given me was about to fall apart, and i still played with it some, but not as much as i did when i was younger. I wanted her to see the use i got out of it though. I dropped it at her feet then turned to face the houndour. He was looking at me curiously. "Hi!" I said cheerfully. "My name's Lani. What's yours?" "Huan." he replied. "Nice to meet you," I replied sincerely, before making a play bow, and wagging my tail. "Do you want to play tag?" I asked grinning, while i awaited his answer.

Charizard04621

8th November 2003, 03:31 PM

Evenstar, the female Sneasel's POV:

"Thanks. It took forever though. So what have you been up to?"

"Well, I took a stab at the races again," I replied. "The water races, this time. I didn't do that well, though. I got left far behind. I guess water isn't for me."

"And definitely not for me," Yana said.

I grinned. Yana was strong, but still a Fire type, and most Fire types hated water. "I heard there's an air race coming up," I told her. "Is anyone on your team entering?"

My POV:

Lani had grown so much since the last time I saw her. I smiled at the happy Growlithe, and laughed softly when she dropped my former shoelace at my feet. She had used it well.

Huan, the male Houndour's POV:

"Do you want to play tag?" asked the friendly Growlithe. She was wagging her tail vigorously. Hehe, she reminded me of myself. She liked to have fun, too.

"Sure," I said enthusiastically, accepting the challenge. After licking Karin one last time, I turned back to Lani. "I'm warning you," I said, "I'm pretty fast, so I'll give you a two second headstart." I grinned sheepishly, wondering in my head why on earth I was saying these things. Showing off wasn't a good thing to do. Besides, I really wasn't extraordinarily fast like I claimed. I mean, I was fast, but Lani could probably run just as fast. What did I do that for? Oh, well. Here went nothing. "Okay, ready?" I asked her. "Go! One, two, three... Here I come!" I cried, dashing after her fleeing figure, and silently cursing myself for saying such stupid things. Lani was fast, like I thought. How was I supposed to catch up to her...?

Wolfsong

8th November 2003, 04:31 PM

(Yana's POV)

"Well, I took a stab at the races again," Evenstar replied. "The water races, this time. I didn't do that well, though. I got left far behind. I guess water isn't for me." I smiled, chuckling. "And definitely not for me." I answered. She grinned before asking if anyone on my team was entering the next race. "Actually there is. Amy's entering Jasmine in it." I stood up and hit my head again. "Ow! You'd think i'd be used to the height difference by now." I muttered as i rubbed my head with my paw. I check to see if there was any blood visible, but luckily there wasn't. "Anything you want to do? I'm a little bored."

(Lani's POV)

"Sure," he answered. I grinned as he turned to face me. I'm pretty fast, so I'll give you a two second headstart. Okay, ready?" I nodded, tail wagging even faster. This was goingto be fun. I probably should have told him i was fast as well, but i didn't think about it. "Go! One, two, three... Here I come!" As soon as he said "Go!" I was off. I peeked over my shoulder when he said he was coming, and I saw i was far a head, so i circed and ran towards him, only slowing down after i had passed him. Whenever Huan drew close, i ran off, then repeated it. I tripped over Yana's tail, and Huan caught up with me and tagged me. I just grinned and tore after the houndour having fun.

(Amy's POV)

I sat down on the floor beside Karin and called over Arwen. I had a gift for her. I pulled out the earring and she smile. She winced slightly at the pain of the earring at first, but got used to it rather quickly. She jumped up in my lap then over to Karins and back to mine before she fell asleep.

Matt

9th November 2003, 02:04 AM

Matt's POV

I went into the Eevee House and started to look around for any announcements. Sure enough, there was a poster on the wall; I went over to see what it said. “New race! This time it's another flying race!” it said. I stated to ponder about which pokèmon I should use. “Eiko wouldn’t fair too well… and the only other flying pokèmon I have is Natu...,” I thought. I grabbed a pen and started to write down Natu’s stats.

Pokèmon: Valefor the Natu (Lv. 12, M)
Speed: 1 – 30 (29)
Moves: Peck, Leer, Faint Attack, Mist Ball, Giga Drain and Calm Mind
Trait: Synchronize

I put the paper in the box to sign up and went to sit on the couch. I reached into my pocket and grabbed the Pokèballs inside. I released all of my pokèmon and they cheered with joy. I then remembered something I had for a few of my pokèmon. I called over my Dratini, Eiko, and took out a few boxes from my pack. “What’s that?” asked Eiko. “They’re boxes with things called TMs in it. They teach you moves,” I said. “Oh, well then let me have the moves!!” She said jumping a little. “Ok, ok,” I said trying to calm her down.

I got out the first box which contained the move Flamethrower; I grabbed the powder that was inside and started to sprinkle it over Eiko. She began to glow and when the glowing stopped, she looked like she was much stronger. Eiko started to smile and then was about to walk away but I stopped her. “Wait, Eiko, I have another TM for you!” I said getting out a white box. This one contained a Body Slam TM; I took the powder out and put it over Eiko again. This time, she learned Body Slam! She smiled and slithered off; I smiled at her happiness, sat down and let out a long sigh. “There’s no one to talk to here it seems…” I thought. I looked around but I saw no one in here. Laying back on the couch, I folded my arms and sat there quietly, thinking.

Anima’s POV

I hadn’t been here for a while – Matt had been quite busy with his school work and other things in his life and hadn’t been here for a long time. I started to roam the house to see if there was anything I could play with or talk to. I didn’t see anyone that might want to talk to me. I sat down against the wall and stared up at the ceiling. “I am so lonesome right now…” I thought.

Cerberus’ POV

“Yay!” I thought. It had been so long since I had seen these walls. There didn’t seem to be anyone in here; meaning it must have been pretty late to be here. I walked into the kitchen and found Diablos trying to get into the cabinets to find something to eat. “…you never give up, do you, Diablos?” I said staring at him. “What? I’m hungry!” He said. I started to laugh slightly. “Well I’m going to help you because I’m hungry too!” I said trotting over towards him.

Valefore’s POV

I flew up stairs and went to the balcony up there like always. It was such a beautiful night to be out – the temperature was just right and the wind was blowing slightly. “…outside is so tranquil…” I thought, looking up to the sky. The moon had been quite odd tonight though. It just disappeared into the sky like it had been covered by something… but I think I overheard Matt saying that there was going to be a Lunar Eclipse. “Oh well…” I thought, “It’s still a very nice night…”

I couldn’t wait for the moon to show again, though.

Diablos’ POV

“Well, hurry up and get over here!” I yelled to Cerberus. She got over there and we continued to try and open the stupid cabinet. With her superior hold on the handle, it wasn’t long until we got it open. I grabbed a box of cheeznips and ran into a corner alone. I tore open the box and started to chow down. Cerberus came up behind me and started to nudge me. “What about me? I opened the door for you, you ungrateful little monster.” Cerberus said. I sighed and turned around. “Here – you can have some too,” I said smiling. We both started to chow down on the food.

Yojimbo’s POV

I walked over to a corner and sat down. “I don’t think anyone would want to talk to me…” I thought. I started to stare at the floor in deep thought. Memories of my past started to flow through my mind; some good, some bad. I shook my head and snapped out of my little trance. Yawning, I fell back and went to sleep.

Atomos’ POV

I looked up at Matt and sighed; he has been depressed for the last couple of days for some reason. I looked over at Ark – he was busy playing with the Meowth twins. “Ark, can you come here for a moment, please?” I asked. Ark approached me with the Meowths following. “What’s up, Atomos?” He said. “Just a little worried about Matt…” I said. “Why would you be worried about him?” Ark said. “Well… he has been depressed for a while now, and I’m worried about him. I mean, look at him – he’s just sitting there all alone like everyday.” I said. “I see what you mean. So what should we do?” He said. “I don’t know but we will be able to think of something eventually.” I said. Ark nodded and walked off with the Meowths to play some more. I just jumped up on the couch and lied beside Matt and drifted off to sleep slowly.

Ark’s POV

“Come on, Tabitha, come and get me!” I said running around in a circle to try and get away from the Meowth. She soon caught up and tackled me to the ground. Midnight came up and tackled me, too. We all started laughing and I managed to get the two off of me. “Ok, let’s play a different game; how about hide-and-seek?” I asked. They both agreed. “Then I will count and you two can go hide,” I said closing my eyes and starting to count. “1..2...3…4…5…6…7…8…” I started to say.

Madeen’s POV

“What should I do?” I thought. “There isn’t many pokèmon here I can talk to…” I started to look around the room. There was Yuna sitting on the floor and scratching for no reason. “Hey, Yuna… what are you doing?” I asked. “Oh, I’m just sitting here trying to occupy myself,” She said. “Well, you want to talk, play, do something?” I asked quickly. ”Sure! I’m glad you asked because I was starting to get lonely just sitting here all by myself…” She said. “So what do you want to do?” I said. Then I came up with a good idea. “Let’s have a race!” I said. “Ok! Let’s race to the kitchen,” She said. “Sure. Ready, set, go!!” I said starting to run. She wasn’t that far away from me.

Yuna’s POV

“I’m going to win this race,” I thought. I started to pick up speed as I rounded the corner of the house. She wasn’t that far ahead of me anymore. I ran up beside her and stuck my tongue out and continued to run. I reached the kitchen first, stopped and started to cheer. Madeen got there not long after me and looked happy for me. “Good race, Madeen; that was really fun!” I said laughing. “Yes, that was a very nice race – congrats,” She said. Then I started to hear munching of food. I turned my head and found Diablos and Cerberus sitting on the ground eating cheeznips. I ran over there as fast as I could. “Food! Give me some of those, Diablos!” I yelled. ”Ok, ok, just don’t hurt me!” He said handing over the box. “Come on over here, Madeen; let’s eat!” I said passing the box around.

Lulu’s POV

It was getting pretty late. I could tell since I was getting very sleepy. I yawned widely and looked around the room that I was in. There wasn’t much in here – just a little stool that goes with a chair. I jumped into the chair and started to make myself comfortable. As soon as I finished that my eyes shut and I went to sleep.

Rinoa’s POV

“I wonder where Valefore is...” I thought searching in every room. Then I finally realized that he was probably out on the balcony. I trotted into the room with the balcony and opened the doors to it. Sure enough, there was the bird sitting on the railing staring up into the sky. “…Hey, Valefore; I hope I’m not bothering you…” I said shyly. “No, you aren’t bothering me. Remember, we are really good friends; nothing can make you bother me and you know that. Now come on over here and look at this beautiful scenery over here!” He said. I went over there and looked up into the sky. “…Wow… the sky is so nice tonight… the moon is really bright, there are no clouds, many stars… this place is so cool,” I said in amazement.

Tabitha’s POV

“Where to hide...where to hide...” I thought as I ran around for a hiding place. I had left Midnight and went my own way so Ark would have a harder time to find us. Then, I found this nice little place under a chair. I wedged myself under there and waited to see if Ark would be able to find me…

Midnight’s POV

It wasn’t long until I found a nice place to hide; I had ran into the kitchen and there was an open cabinet in there. I jumped in there and shut the door – the other pokèmon in there didn’t even notice it seemed. I sat there in quiet until I heard Ark coming. My stomach twitched as he got closer and closer until he opened the cabinet door. “Hah! I found you!! Now to find your sister,” taunted Ark. I followed him down the hallway. He went into a room and just fell on the floor and started to yell. Sure enough, he had found Tabitha. It was like he knew where we were before the game even started… “Well, I found you both; now I’m tired. Come on let’s go into the living room with Matt for a while,” He said. We went in there and sat on the floor for a few minutes. Tabitha dozed off to sleep first; then Ark. Resisting as much as I could, I fell asleep too..

Eiko’s POV

I yawned; there wasn’t much I could do when I was sleepy. I slithered into a room and saw Lulu asleep in a chair. I giggled and went up there with her and curled up into a ball to keep warm. Then, I too, went to sleep...

Matt’s POV

I got up from the couch and looked around – most of my pokèmon were asleep. I laughed a little and started to go out the door. “I’ll come back for you guys tomorrow…sleep well in here and don’t get into too much trouble while I’m gone!” I whispered going out the door. I hoped that the other people didn’t mind.

The_Missing_Link

10th November 2003, 07:58 PM

<Aries's POV>

Sir, how cute, I thought as the young Umbreon asked for my name.
"It's Aries," I told him. "However, you could've found that out by looking into my mind.
"How so, sir?" he questioned.
I kneeled down onto the grass to get comfortable for the explanation.
"Psychic Pokemon have the ability to look into the minds of other Pokemon, even dark types if they wanted to. I've found out that dark types have this ability as well and can probe other dark type's minds and psychic types, although they're better at putting up defenses. That's how I found about your history. Blade didn't tell me anything about you or your problem. I just searched your mind and found what I needed to see."
"Did you see everything?" he asked quietly and sounded somewhat angry at the same time.
"No. I respect other's privacy and find what I need to find. I searched Blade's mind to see the problem and then your's to get the same information, just more accurate. I looked at nothing more than that."
He seemed somewhat relieved and settled down next to me on the grass.
"Now, since you were unaware of my probing, that means you're at a low level and you don't know the attack Psychic. Of course, you're a youngster so I don't expect you to have the attack at all. This just means I can do this to you."
Focusing on Nero, I started to lift him into the air and fly him around the yard, hearing him gasp and then yell in delight. I silently thanked myself for doing this on my teammates and other baby Pokemon.

After a couple of minutes, I lowered him back onto the ground where he was laughing like crazy from the rush of it all.
"Wow," he gasped between breaths. "That was amazing! Can you do that to yourself and when can I do this?"
"Yes, but not for too long. Nightshade is better at it than I am although he likes to teleport more. And you'll be able to do this when you participate in more battles, learn Psychic and endure long hours of practice."

Aipom Of Doom

10th November 2003, 08:39 PM

Whee flying race :O I think I have a good chance of winning at least one category... we'll have to see tho ;o

Zippy (Lv. 11 Spearow)
Speed: 27 (1-30 category)
Extremespeed, Steel Wing, Faint Attack, Peck, Agility, Leer, Growl

Sai (Lv. 53 Scizor)
Speed: 107 (I think :o) (91-120 category)
Slash, Metal Claw, Steel Wing, Hyper Beam, Quick Attack, Wing Attack, Pursuit, False Swipe, Swords Dance, Agility, Double Team, Focus Energy, Leer, HP: Water, Sandstorm, Return, Fury Cutter, Light Screen

Charizard04621

13th November 2003, 04:33 PM

Evenstar, the female Sneasel's POV:

"Anything you want to do? I'm a little bored," Yana admitted.

I felt the same way. As I glanced around the Eevee House trying to come up with ideas, I saw the new Houndour in our team playing tag with a Growlithe.

"Hmm. Yana, do you want to race, perhaps?" I asked.

My POV:

I saw little Arwen getting her first earring. I smiled at her, and then turned to watch Lani and Huan play. They looked so cute chasing after each other. It looked as if they had become good friends already.

Huan, the male Houndour’s POV:

To tell the truth, I felt kind of embarrassed for bragging about how fast I was and then not being able to catch up to Lani until she tripped. Still, I was having heaps of fun. I couldn’t believe it. I hadn’t played like this in ages!

Laughing, I looked behind me at Lani as I ran, not watching where I was going. But then I saw her look suddenly become fearful, and I turned around to see where I was headed. By that time it was too late to stop.

With a horrified yelp, I braced myself before plunging into the pool with a splash that sounded like the toll of a death bell.

Nero, the male Umbreon’s POV:

Wow! I couldn’t believe what Mr. Aries had just taught me: that some pokémon possessed awesome psychic powers, and that one day I could have them too!

Mr. Aries had to be the coolest Umbreon ever. He made me fly! I didn’t want it to end but finally he put me down. I hoped that I would get to do it again sometime. It was getting kind of dark, so I decided it would be better to go back inside. Secretly I wondered if I would get to meet Mr. Aries again soon and wished that I would.

“I think I should go inside now in case anyone’s looking for me or anything. Thank you so much, Mr. Aries!” I said to him. “I had the greatest time of my life. If you wouldn’t mind, maybe you could make me fly and help me to develop cool psychic powers like yours sometime. I was born with Hidden Power Psychic. Does that count?”

Wolfsong

13th November 2003, 05:01 PM

(Yana's POV)

"Hmm. Yana, do you want to race, perhaps?" Evenstar asked inm response to my question. I smiled. "Sure." It would be fun. However, before we could start a horrified yelp sounded before a splash. Then second later another splash and yelp. I looked to see Lani and her new friend in the pool. My jaw dropped as everyone was watching trying to help. Suddenly Zephyr dove from the rafters, and lifted them gently but swiftly out of the water in her talons. I sighed in relief as she carried them over ot Amy and Karin. Blazer had already arrived with his mouth full of towels.

(Lani's POV)

This was fun. I hadn't found anyone to play with. Steve and Bri and Shay were nice but it wasnt the same. Huan tagged me when i tripped. I laughed, and took off after him. Then my eyes widened in horror. He had turned back watchng me, and wasn't looking where he was going. As if he sensed my fear he turned around, before yelping and splashing into the water. I didnt' think about my safety i dove in after him. Then i yelped. The pain was intense, but within seconds we were lifted out. I looked up to see that it was Zephyr. Soon I was in Amy's arms and Huan was in Karins. They wrapped up both up in towels. I scooted closer to Huan wanting to make sure that he was ok.

(Zephyr's POV)

I was watching Lani and her new friend playing from my perch in the rafters. They were cute. My eyes widened when i realized what was about to happen. I leaped off and dove when i heard the houdour's yelp. I didn't expect to hear Lani's though. But luckyily i was strong enough to lift them both out.

(Meir's POV)

I saw Amy's bag by her feet. The flap was closed, but loose, and she wasn't looking so i crawled in. It was dark but rather roomy inside. Then i stepped on somethign sharp, and all of a sudden i felt strange. I cried out in alarm as the bag began to get less roomy and more crowded. Then i realized i could no longer crawl out . I began to panic.

Light_Togetic

14th November 2003, 10:20 AM

Melissa's (My) POV

I decided to walk up to the Eevee House. It was the first time I had ever been in there and I was more than a bit nervous. As I walked in, I saw various other people with their pokemon, and a poster on the wall about a flying race. I blinked. "Hey Koffing, do you fly, or is that floating?" I asked my first, and only pokemon. Koffing floated at eye level, and spewed out a bit of his gas as he talked. I sighed. Everyone else had so many pokemon, and I only had Koffing. 'Oh well,' I thought, 'Everyone's got to start somewhere.'

Koffing's POV

Floating by myself was getting a bit lonely, so I thought I'd move closer to my new trainer. I was surprised that my gas didn't bother her too much... Maybe it's just because I haven't been around her that long. "Hey Koffing, do you fly, or is that floating?" she asked me. I puffed. "I don't think this is considered flying. Flying would be what birds do." I bobbed up and down a bit in midair, and then stopped again.

*Murkrow

14th November 2003, 02:06 PM

Hannah’s POV

Gasping, for breath, I struggled the last few feet, before flinging myself against the door of the Eevee House. Pushing it open, I caught a glimpse of a large, bright room, filled with the sounds of talking and Pokémon cries, before I was knocked to the side by the Dark Pokémon running behind me. Grabbing at the door, I just managed to save myself, tightening my grip on the dark black egg in my arms.
Muttering under my breath, I glared at the Pokémon, who, as normal, was paying me no attention, instead staring around the room in amazement, listening and watching the commotion.
Straightening up, I spotted an empty space on a sofa. It seemed to be in a relatively quiet area of the room as well, which would make it perfect for my egg.
Tightening my grip on it again, I hurried over to it, grabbing Xolotle’s head feather as I passed her.

Xolotle’s POV

I couldn’t believe this, the first time in this new place and I was already being forced to do something that I didn’t want to.
Fighting the urge to hit her, I let Hannah drag me over to a quiet area of the room, before pulling free from her grip and whirling round to face her.
‘What’s the point of coming here if we’re just going to hide in corners? It better not be because of that stupid egg, because if it is….’
‘And what?’ She snapped back, ‘I can’t believe how you can act this way over one of your own children, and besides, its best if its over here, I’m worried about it. It’s smaller than the other one was, and has taken longer to hatch.’
‘So? It’s not as if all eggs are identical you know.’
‘Yeah, but they normally don’t take a couple of weeks to hatch, do they?’
She was kind-of right about that, actually, but I wasn’t going to let her know that.

Hannah’s POV

This was one of those times when I couldn’t help wondering why I even put up with this Sneasel, always unable to see things from other people’s points of view. Yet even as I opened my mouth to argue back, the egg in my arms began to glow softly.
My attention immediately snapping to it, I watched as the intense black colour lightened, becoming a rich, deep purple, then blue, as a glow began to pulsate from the centre. This glow increased, filling the egg, before beginning to fade away rapidly.
Hang on, Hannah’, Xolotle said suddenly, ‘what about Sniebel?’
‘Damn it!’, I gasped, grabbing a PokéBall from my belt. ‘Sniebel, go!’
The ball burst open, the light condensing to form a black cat-like Pokémon, with sharp front claws and feathers bursting from its right ear and its back.
‘Sniebel, your eggs beginning to hatch!’
’Oh joy’
'Ok, I give up with you Sneasels, you’re all the same…….huh? What’s going on?’
Staring in confusion at the egg, I watched as the glow finally vanished, yet instead of the baby Pokémon I had been expecting, the egg remained, but now the colour seemed to have vanished, leaving only a white shell in its place.
Confused, I reached out to touch it, feeling the brittle shell crumble even as I made contact with it. Even Xolotle and Sniebel where silent now, watching.
Pressing harder, I felt the eggs begin to crumble, then, in a split second, it shattered, the shell flying everywhere, revealing a small, curled up bundle lying on the sofa.
Panicking, I reached out and scooped up the baby Sneasel, feeling it stir, saw it open its eyes, look around. I let out a sigh of relief that it was ok, hugging it gently.
‘I was worried about you’ I said tenderly ‘but it looks like you’re ok now, Nyura’
The baby Sneasel looked up at me and squeaked happily.

Sniebel's POV

That was over fast. The baby Sneasel was tiny, fragile looking. It was no threat to me.

Xolotle's POV

Now that the hatching was over, Hannah was cooing over the baby, and Sniebel was back to trusting no one, I got up, shook myself, then wandered over to a large noticeboard with various messages on. A girl with a Koffing was looking at a large poster saying something about a flying race. Scanning it, I learnt that it was open to all adopted Pokémon, no items could be used and the Pokémon were divided into speed categories. Even better, the winner got a free item from the Reward Center.
‘Hmm, flying’ I said softly ‘Hannah’s got Latino, he could enter, though its not as if Murkrow’s are that fast, but still…..damn, you need to know their speed, but how to you figure that out? Oh well, I’ll mention that to Hannah, she’ll probably want to go in for it anyway’.

The_Missing_Link

14th November 2003, 02:26 PM

Heh, I'll answer that. You can find the speed of your Pokemon here (http://members.lycos.co.uk/noentiendo/BTStats.html?). That reminds me though, I need to add that in the first post so people will know

<Aries's POV>

"Just call me Aries, and I haven't practiced with Hidden Power Psychic at all, so I wouldn't know at all. Don't worry though, if you try to convince your trainer to get the TM and get you to participate in more battles, we can get to your training a lot faster than you think."
Nero nodded excitedly and raced inside to probably tell his team the good news, and force Karin to get the attack for him.
"It seems he's taken a liking to you," Blade commented from the roof.
"When did you get up there?"
"While you were talking to Nero. All of your attention was on him so I guess you didn't notice me. Has he become a second son for you?"
"No," I slowly replied. "More like an anxious nephew. He's too hyper and needs to calm down but he shows enthusiasm so I think he'll do well."
I lifted myself onto the low roof next to Blade and started to watch the sun set and turn to inky black, bright stars littered across the sky.

*Murkrow

14th November 2003, 02:46 PM

Xolotle's POV

Woah!
I jumped in surprise, not hearing the person coming up behind me, then loked in interest at the stat calculator they showed me.
'Oh, I get it now, thanks, er....' hurridly, I racked my brains, trying to remember their name '.....person'.
Quickly glancing away to regain my composure, I tapped in Latino's breed and level and finally got the stat that I was looking for.
I glanced over at the sofa, where Hannah was still cuddling my daughter. She looked very content, and didn't look like she'd want me to disturb her.
'Oh, what the heck' I said, reaching for the pen and the sign up form.

Latino
Murkrow
L8 M
Speed:24(1-30 category)
Trait:Insomnia
Moves: Peck, Confuse Ray

Wolfsong

18th November 2003, 04:21 PM

(Gloria's POV)

I walked back to the eevee house beside Amy. She was carrying two eggs. My eggs. I still couldn't believe it. I had no idea that i was goingt o be having twins. I shrugged. I couldn't wait till they hatched. Amy went over to the sofa and spread out a baby blue blanket. I saw Nero entering from the back yard. I cornered him and ushered him over to the eggs. He looked at them and then over to me. "Are they yours?" he finally asked. I nodded. "You're going to be an uncle. Congrats on beating me the other day." He smiled and nuzzled me. I nuzzled back when shouts grabbed our attention. I trotted over to the eggs and lay down beside them as the bigger one began to shake. Soon it began to shake faster and a crack appeared. A paw poked through and i began to purr encouraging him or her. Squeaks could be heard and the shaking came faster and more cracks appreared. Soon the tiny eevee had broken free. I looked down at my son and began to clean him up. Instead of the normal light brown he was a beautiful silery color. He squeaked happily when he saw me and then settled down in my paws. I smiled up at Nero. Then i turned back to my son. "Zale." I whispered and he squeaked again and everyone nodded approvingly. I carefully picked up Zale by the scruff of his neck and took him over to Nero. "Zale, this is your Uncle Nero." The other egg began to hatch at that time, so i placed Zale in Nero's paws and trotted over to my other egg. I could tell it was smaller, and it was taking longer to hatch, but the little eevee inside wasn't giving up. I could hear squeaks and ever so slowly the cracks got bigger. Eventually the other eevee tumbled out of her shell as well. She was the same silvery color as her brother. I picked her up and began to clean her as well. "Tiana." I said smiling at her. She squeaked. Then i trotted back over to my brother and introduced Tiana to her uncle then Nero placed Zale back in my paws. I gave them each a gentle lick and purred happily. Then i chuckled as Zale grabbed Tiana's ear in his mouth. Tiana yelped, and Zale let go of her ear. Soon the two of them fell asleep.

Charizard04621

19th November 2003, 08:43 PM

Nero, the male Umbreon's POV:

I couldn't believe it. My sister was a mother, and I, an uncle! Zale and Tiana were cute, and I tickled them a little. But looking at the tiny Eevee babies reminded me about just how small I felt a short while ago, before I met Aries. Aries... I hoped we could meet again soon.

Huan, the male Houndour's POV:

It was horrifying, to say the least. When I fell in, my body began to burn up, but then I forgot everything when I saw Lani jump in with me. I just couldn't think of anything else, except whether or not she would be all right.

Well, a Pidgeotto with a beautiful silvery-blue tail saved us both, and pretty soon everyone was crowding around us and we were bundled up in towels. I kept looking only at Lani, though, because nothing else mattered.

By and by she came closer to me and I was so glad to see that she was all right that I forgot all about how much the water hurt and everything. I smiled at her sheepishly and when she saw that I was fine, too, she smiled back.

Suddenly an idea occurred to me, and it felt like a good one. I whispered in my trainer's ear, and she smiled and nodded. This would be good.

Wolfsong

19th November 2003, 09:37 PM

(Gloria's POV)

Amy came over and looked at the babies and smiled. Then she pulled out two hidden power tm boxes. She looked at me and pointing at the sleeping Zale and Tiana. I nodded, and whispered, "As long as you don't wake them up. She nodded and opened the first box. She sprinkled it over Zale , and he slept on oblivious to everything. She repeated the process with Tiana who also slept through it all. Then Amy walked off to check n Lani. I snuck a glimpse and found that she had scooted closer to Huan. I winked at Nero and motioned over at them with my head since my paws were full. I grinned and gently licked them each again. Suddenly Zale sneezed, and I yelped as electricity coursed through my body and Tiana woke up and started crying. Zale was lookign around wide-eyed. "Well," I looked over at Nero. "Looks like Zale has an electrifying personality." I knew he was having a hard time not laughing. I could feel my fur sticking out all over the place and Tiana's mane was a mess. I chuckled and nuzzled Zale before turning to Tiana. I gently nuzzled her and purred to her and eventually she settled down. I then began to try and smooth out her fur which was easier said than done. Zale looked over at his uncle and squeaked.

(Lani's POV)

I was glad that Huan was ok. He smiled at me and i smiled back. He whispered somethign in Karin's ear, but i wasnt' sure what. When he had finished i scooted closer to him and placed my head on my paws. My tail wagged slowly back and forth.

(Steve's POV)

I was doing my backflips. I had finally managed to pull them off and they were fun. Anyway in the middle of on a yelp distracted me and i fell flat on my back. I looked over in hte direction the yelp came from and i burst out laughing. I guess Zalke had hidden power of electriciyt because Gloria and Tiana's fur was sticking out all over the place. I picked my self up and then decided to go for a swim in the pool.

Charizard04621

23rd November 2003, 02:11 PM

My POV:

Huan's request was cute. I snuck out of the Eevee House quickly to purchase a few things from the Crystal Caves Kiosk, and came back not long after. I called to Huan.

Huan, the male Houndour's POV:

Wow! My trainer really got the stuff! Barking happily and wagging my tail, I licked her feet until she giggled so hard she might have laughed her head off. She handed me a queer little box and a shiny golden earring. Lani started to walk over, so I quickly hid the stuff behind my back.

Nero, the male Umbreon's POV:

I grinned widely as I watched Gloria's twins. They cracked me up. Gloria could probably see that I was about to burst out laughing any minute. I was about to tickle Zale when suddenly I heard my trainer calling.

"Nero, I have something for you," she told me. What could it be? And why would she want to get anything for me? Curiously, I walked up to Karin and blinked.

To my surprise, she gave me a little blue box that glowed mysteriously. When I opened it, a soft blue light engulfed me, and suddenly, I felt myself more focused... What could it be?

"I heard that you liked the move Psychic, so I got it for you," Karin explained. "I hope you like it."

Wow! I couldn't believe it! Just for me? And I didn't even ask! I thought I'd have to wait forever to learn the move, but here I was! How could I ever thank her?

Gratefully, I rubbed myself against my new trainer's legs and smiled up at her. Then I went to find Aries.

Wolfsong

23rd November 2003, 02:47 PM

(Amy's POV)

While Huan was talking to Karin, Lani came over to me. She was grining ear to ear. I raised an eyebrow as she jumped into my arms, almost knocking me downint he process. Somehow i remained standing as she whispered something in my ear. I nodded and told her ok. I quietly snuck out of the house.

(Lani's POV)

I was so excited, that as soon as Amy lkeft i began to run aroudn the house tryignot get rid of some excess energy. Soon, Amy returned with the item neatly wrapped up in newspaper. It all she had btu still i ran over and gave her a lck on her hand and then pulling the package behind me, i went off to find Huan. It didn't take me long because he was with Karin. Grinning I trotted over.

(Meir's POV)

I was excited. I had missed out on Zale and Tiana's birth but it wasn't goign to happen again. I saw Karin and scampered over ot her. Then i jumped up on her lap and looked at her. I wa excited and it must have shown.

(Blazer's POV)

After things had calmed down, I went over to a quiet corner and lay down. I continued to watch what went on with my eyes half closed.

(Gloria's POV)

I smiles as Nero ran over ot Karin when she called to him. I had finally got Tiana's mane lookign decent again and soon both she and Zale were asleep again. Then i began to concentrate on smoothing my fur down. It took a while but i finally managed to get it lookign decent again. I looked around to see if Mom was anywhere around, but i didn't see her.

LightNinetales

25th November 2003, 04:01 PM

LightNinetales' POV

Silvereyes looked at my egg.
"Light,it is an Eevee egg?"asked Silvereyes.
"No,Silvereyes.It's a Growlithe egg." I answered.

Silvereyes' POV

I was with Light and the egg. A Growlithe egg."Hey,Whitney" I said."Light has a Growlithe egg."
"I like baby pokemon...."she answered.
"I know you like baby pokemons!But I think the egg will hatch soon." I said.And two minutes after,the egg was glowing."I was right!" I said. "Please,Whitney,try to find your mother,Acajou,Chataigne,Will-O' and Daddy.They have to see the baby."

Whitney's POV

"Mommy!" I shouted. "Another egg is hatching,and Silver wants you,Acajou,Chataigne,Will-O' and Honoo to see it!"
"Another egg?" She followed me.She wanted to see the baby Growlithe...

LightNinetales' POV

"Chataigne,Acajou,Will-O',Honoo,Silvereyes,Lightstorm,Keyword,Weather,Kai zerin,Golden,Joie,Magika,Sparkle,Kusa,and Enigma.Ok..."I said.
They were watching the egg.It was still glowing.And finally,we saw the baby.A male Growlithe."He is cute..."said Keyword."His name will be Rouge." "I like this name" I said.

Charizard04621

25th November 2003, 04:42 PM

Huan, the male Houndour's POV:

I saw Lani come over to me, and I got a little nervous. What if she didn't like what I got her? Blushing a bit, I drew out the golden earring and the little box.

"H-h-here," I stammered, putting the earring on her ear as gently as I could. I was shaking, though, and it was kinda hard, but I eventually got it on. "It's as beautiful and golden as the morning sunlight, just like you," I told her.

I could see her blush a little, and I knew I was turning red. I felt so embarrassed... Avoiding her eyes, I added shyly, "Also, I want you to have this." I handed over the box. "It's an Endure TM that my trainer got from the Crystal Caves Kiosk. When times are rough, it helps you keep going on. Unlike that earring, which can get lost, you'll have that TM with you forever. I want you to remember when you're in tight spots that I'll always be there for you, no matter what."

My POV:

I quietly left Lani and Huan alone. Not long after, Meir came over to me, and he was practically bursting from excitement. He leaped in my lap and landed so hard, and was shaking so much, that I felt that I myself couldn't breathe. I smiled at him.

Suddenly, I felt movement at my feet. It was coming from my backpack. The egg! Meir squealed and nearly fainted - he was that excited. With trembling hands, I unzipped the bag and carried out the soft electric-yellow egg. Cracks began to form, but they were so subtle - it was as if the egg was breaking as little as possible, only as much as necessary to reveal its tiny inhabitant inside. With a triumphant cry, the little Pichu burst out of his shell! Meir nearly toppled over. I could see his eyes wild with delight.

Nero, the male Umbreon's POV:

"Aries?" I called softly, scanning the tranquil starlit setting outside. Something told me he was there, but I couldn't see him anywhere. "Hmm... Guess not," I said to myself. "Maybe my instinct was wrong. Well, I guess I'd better go back inside..." But I couldn't resist stopping to breathe in the cool night air and appreciate the majestic celestial splendor of the stars.

Wolfsong

25th November 2003, 07:59 PM

(Lani's POV)
Aww that was so sweet. I knew that i was blushing big time, and for once i couldn't think of anythign to say. My tail was wagging back and forth. I sat there looking like an idiot for a few mintues then i gently licked Huan befor blushing again. i pulled out the sheild shpaed package and scooted it to him. "I have something for you too." I said still blushing big time. "It isn't as nice as what you got me but i hope you like it. Its a water shield." I was still blushing as i waited for him to open it.

(Meir's POV)
I watched on excited as my son carefully emerged from his egg. He was a cutie. I had to chuckle. I looked up at Karin my eyes wide open and excited. I scooted closer .

(Dakota's POV)
I liked my team and teammates but why did there have to be a growlithe on it. I tried to stay away from her. She seemed nice what little i've been around her, but after being attacked i was wary of all growlithes. I shook my head and headed over to the pool. I knew i'd be safe in the water so i decided to go for a swim.

The_Missing_Link

25th November 2003, 10:19 PM

<Aries's POV>

"Aries?" I heard Nero call from below very quietly. Sitting on the rooftop with Blade, I waited for him to make his move and look up but he didn't trust his instinct and started to walk back inside. I sighed before lifting him up next to the two of us.
"Should've trusted your instinct the first time around. Now that you know Psychic and start to train with it, you will start to know the locations of everyone you know as well as what they're thinking but I'd advise you against it. Unless it's an extreme emergency, you should never pry into someone else's mind. That's your first lesson for today."
Nero nodded eagerly, lapping the information up like a hungry kitten.
"It would be best for you and I to get some sleep before we try anything. Can't concentrate unless you're wide awake, you know. Meet me outside tomorrow at 10 sharp. Our first lesson will be trying to locate another, such as a teammate. I'm sure Blade wouldn't mind being our subject for a while and if I'm lucky enough, I'll drag Drake into it also."
"Wouldn't miss it for the world," Blade replied somewhat dryly.
I gave him a look and spoke on.
"As I said before, the only homework you need to do is practice your abilites and get your trainer to find battles for you. You can master the aspects Psychic has to offer at a lower level but it takes more time. Now, go get some sleep and I'll see you tomorrow."
Nodding excitedly, he let me lower him to the ground before racing off inside, probably to tell anyone that would listen about his new training.
"Glad he's keeping you occupied. I haven't seen you this busy in a long time," Blade commented.
"Yeah, not since she was in my life," I replied, looking up at the luminous stars. "She was so beautiful and kind."
"Don't worry mate, we're all here for you. Almost everyone on this team has experienced heartbreak so you're not alone. I learned that the hard way from Nightshade."
I chuckled as we lowered ourselves to the ground and walked inside.

Charizard04621

28th November 2003, 09:18 AM

Nero, the male Umbreon's POV:

SCORE! I was gonna get Psychic lessons from Aries! Trembling, partly from excitement, and partly from the cold, I went inside to find a corner and sleep. Aries did say I needed rest, after all. I found a suitable couch and curled up into it, satisfied. Nice, warm, and soft...

Huan, the male Houndour's POV:

Wow! She liked my presents! And she got something for me too...

Grinning from ear to ear, knowing that my face was completely red but not caring, I thanked her for the gift and began to open it with shaking paws. I uncovered a beautiful, glistening azure shield that looked as if it rippled with waves.

"It's a Water Shield?" I asked again.

"Yup. Now you won't have to be afraid of water so much anymore," she told me, smiling.

"Wow! Thanks, Lani! This is the best present ever!" If I turned any redder I could be mistaken for a chilli pepper.

Shockwave, the male Pichu's POV:

Finally. I was rid of that dark, smelly prison. Brushing the shell bits off my body, using the large portion of the remaining yellow eggshell as a mirror, I noted the reddish coloring of my fur.

A family of what looked like me passed by. They had similar builds, except for one thing... Completely yellow fur. Not like mine. I turned my attention to the larger pokémon beside me. He looked older, and slightly different... Presumably a more mature form of my species that I would grow into someday. He had red-yellow fur.

"This is your father," said a foreign creature - definitely not pokémon. It looked... female. But she was tall - much taller than me, or the one she called my father beside me. "That's your dad," she said again. "Say hi to your dad!"

"Hi, dad," I said. Both my father and the strange creature appeared shocked, but pleased. What? What did I do?

Wolfsong

29th November 2003, 04:46 PM

(Zale's POV)

I yawned, opening my eyes. After blinking a couple of times, i looked around. Mom and my... sister, i think is the word i had heard were both asleep. I wiggled a bit, and fell onto the floor out of Mom's paws. I stayed still trying not to make a sound. My sis made a soft squeak and i froze. Soone she settled back down and i tried to stand, only to fall flat on my head. After a few more tries, I finally did it! Then i tried to go forward and tumbled down again, and when i looked up, mom was standing in front of me. I swallowed hard then squeaked. She shook her head, and picked me up carrying me back over to where my sister was.

(Gloria's POV)

I had fallen asleep shortly after Zale and Tiana had. For a few minutes, the sleep was refreshing then a nagging feeling began to make itself known in the back of my mind. I tried to ignore it at first, but it wouldn't let me, and when i opened my eyes, I saw Zale standing. He tried to take a step but fell down, and soon, I was in front of him. He squeaked up at me, as i picked him up and toted him back over to where Tiana was, then i began to give Zale a bath, and soon he was asleep again. I looked around and saw Nero asleep on the couch. i just smiled as i watched Zale and Tiana sleep. It wasn't long before they both woke up, and when they did, they began to wrestle with each other, their movements geting better coordinated the more they wrestled. Zale had Tiana pinned but she had his ear between her needlesharp teeth and was not letting go.

(Meir's POV)

As Karin was introducing me to my son, i was looking at him. He had the same odd coloring of his fur as i had, and also his half sister and brother. "Hi, dad," I heard him say and my jaw dropped. I didn't expect him to speak so well so soon. I hugged ahim and said "Hi son." Then i looked at Zale and Tiana and up at Karin and then back to them and motioned my head barely noticable at my son. I hope she understood that i wanted him to meet his older half brother and sister.

(Lani's POV)

Yay! Huan liked his gift. I was afraid he wouln't since it wasn't as special as what he got me. I grinned, still blushing form the compliments he had given me earlier, as i scooted closer to him. Then I gave him a nuzzle. "Thanks again," I told him as my face got even redder. Then, trying to come up with somethign to say, i just couldn't think of anything.

(Yana's POV)

Once things had quieted down, I stretched. "Still want to race? Or would you like to do something different. If we race lets go outside ^^;;

Charizard04621

29th November 2003, 08:35 PM

Lune, the male Eevee's POV:

I walked over to Karin. I'd noticed a Pichu hatching from his egg - a shiny one, at that. Apparently there was a new team member. Interesting enough to check out. "What's going on?"

Karin looked up. "Oh, hey, Lune. This is Shockwave." She held up the Pichu.

Shockwave turned his attention to me. "Hmm. Lune. Hey."

He could speak already, a newborn. He seemed to learn and understand things rather quickly, too. Nice. I made a mental note to get to know him better. He seemed like an interesting character. A Captee, though, Karin confirmed, so he couldn't follow us on any Dragon Tamer missions. Too bad. He looked like he would grow into a skilled battler.

"Hmm, what is it, Meir?" Karin asked the Pikachu - Shockwave's father. Meir motioned towards two Shiny Eevee playing a way off, and then at Shockwave. Perhaps they were related.

"Oh, you want him to meet them?" Karin asked. Meir nodded. "Okay, here," she said, handing over the Pichu cradled in her arms, "Go ahead and take him to see them."

Huan, the male Houndour's POV:

As Lani got closer, I felt my breaths getting shorter. My face returned to its normal color, but my heart raced. I could feel her warmth as she stood beside me, with her head placed against my shoulder. It put me in a different world... As we sat there together in silence I wished that the magic moment would never end.

Evenstar, the female Sneasel's POV:

"Still want to race? Or would you like to do something different. If we race lets go outside."

I felt like a nice stretch and a breath of fresh air, so I took Yana up on the offer. We walked slowly outside into the tranquil night. The blanket of stars in the deep, black sky eased my heart. Their gentle rays illuminated the ground with soft light. It was a beautiful night. So magnificent I felt I had to whisper.

"Yana," I began softly, "Would you like to race to the woods up there? I feel like walking around among the trees. The moon and starlight makes the forest look enchanted. It’s going to be morning soon, and I don’t want to lose our chance."

Nero, the male Umbreon's POV:

Ah... What a night. Meet me outside tomorrow at 10 sharp. Tomorrow would be the best day of my life. Best day... Best... day...

I could fly, fly as freely as any bird. It was a beautiful morning. The pleasant scent of flowers made my head swim with ecstasy. I was happy, so happy! With front legs spread out like wings, I soared through the air under the golden sunshine, glittering gloriously. I felt like I was the king of the world!

Great clouds came into the sky. They blotted out the sun. Where once my coat was a tint of gold, the shadows cast grey hues upon my fur. My glowing rings no longer shone. Lightning crackled, thunder rumbled, and suddenly terrifying images flashed across the sky.

I saw a group of pokémon being shot by bad people. I saw blood, lots of it. Blood littered the forest floor. Red replaced green.

Then the pictures changed. An Umbreon, a Jolteon, and an Eevee were climbing up a mountain. It looked pretty barren, but when they got to the top, there was a beautiful meadow, and a lush forest filled with all the plants and fruits I could possibly have imagined, and more. The three looked like very close friends… And the Eevee and Jolteon were more.

Then the scene became a pleasant night. It was beautiful. The three more-than-friends decided to climb to the top and picnic there under the stars. I saw the Eevee offer to bring the food while the other two went up first. The images shifted to his point of view. He walked up the slope. When he was nearly there, he stopped. Two figures sat next to each other ahead. The Umbreon had the trusting Jolteon against his shoulder. Then, he pushed her…

“Nooooooooooooooooo!” I cried, breathing in and out rapidly. I was bathed in sweat. What did I just see? Trembling, my legs feeling like jelly, I went to find Aries, stumbling blindly here and there. This couldn’t wait until morning.

Wolfsong

30th November 2003, 06:14 PM

(Yana's POV)

I stood up and stretched before Evenstar and I walked outside. The weather was beautiful. "Would you like to race to the woods up there? I feel like walking around among the trees. The moon and starlight makes the forest look enchanted. It’s going to be morning soon, and I don’t want to lose our chance." Evenstar said. "Sounds good to me." I told her, my eyes sparkling in the dark. "Its been a while since i've been out at night myself, and i've sorta missed it."

(Meir's POV)

I smiled up at Karin as she handed Shockwave over to me. I took him and held him tight as i jumped down then i put him up on my shoulders as i walked him over to Tiana and Zale. I chuckled, Zale was standing with Tiana biting down on his ear. Eventually she too stood up, but with the help of her brother, and she still had not let go of his ear. I sat Shockwave on the ground and waved at Gloria who nodded. "This is your half-brother Zale and half-sister Tiana." I told him. "Zale, Tiana, this is your half brother Shockwave." Tiana and Zale squeaked their greeting, as Tiana who lost hold of her brothers ear tumbled down.

(Gloria's POV)

With Meir with the twins I felt it safe to get up and stretch my legs for a bit. As i did so, I saw Lani and Huan sitting together. They looked so happy, that i was happy for them. When i realized i was staring, I changed direction and headed into the kitchen to grab a little somehting to eat. I was rather pleased that i could move gracefully again, when i was knocked down. I looked up to see that it was Nero. "Are you ok?" I asked, but he walked on by, as if he hadn't heard me. I ran after him. Food could wait, my brother could not.

(Lani's POV)

This moment was special and I enjoyed just sitting there. I smiled and closed my eyes. This couldn't have been a more perfect moment, until... "AW CHOO!" I sneezed and groaned. I felt like burying my head under a rug, and not coming out for a month, it was embarrising.

(Arwen's POV)

I looked around, but i didn't see Belisama, or mom, or even Kahlia. So i ran over to Ebony and jumped up on her back, as she trotted around the house. I was hoping to find one of my friends, or make some new ones. Right now, I was content to ride for a bit

Edit:

(Amy's POV)

I walked over to the sign up sheet to check how it was goignfor the races. When i realized that more racers were needed, I entered Dodger and Flame in the races and hoped that more people would sign up. ^^

Flame
L.37 Male Charizard (102)
Knows: Scratch, Growl, Ancient Power, Ember, Seismic Toss, Smokescreen, Rage, Dig, Scary Face, Hidden Power Water, Flamethrower, Wing Attack, Mega Kick

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Dodger
L.40 male Volcanic Aerodactyl (which means that he has a little more resistance to fire, and may be able to yeild it in a small way) [134]
Knows: Wing Attack, Agility, Ember, Earthquake, Bite, Flamethrower, Supersonic, Ancient Power, Toxic, Scary face, Hidden Power Electricity, Fly

Knight of Time

4th December 2003, 11:45 AM

My POV

It has been quite some time since I was last at the Eevee House. Walking onward to the door, I decided that it was time for a "royal" change. As I came in to greet everyone here, I took out a Pokeball. Enlarging it, I opened it up to reveal my captured L4 Nidorino, Draco.

"Oh, hi Kyle. What's up?" Draco asked.

"Hi Draco. Err, did you happen to know that ever since I caught you, I've dreamed of the day when I would evolve you into a Nidoking?" I asked/

"Hmmm, I haven't thought about that for a while, but yes, that would be great, thanks." Draco said.

"You're welcome Draco. You're very lucky that I happen to have a Moon Stone in my backpack." I said with a smile.

"Thanks. How long did you have it?" Draco asked me curiously.

"Oh, I had it for a while. For a moment, I almost thought I didn't have it, but as it turns out, I have one after all." I said.

"So then you are ready to use it on me?" Draco asked.

"Yeah, I'm ready alright. Could you hold out one of your forelegs so that I can show you the stone, please?" I asked Draco.

"Okay." Draco said as he held out a foot.

Searching my backpack for one of my two Moon Stones, I carefully took out one of the stones, smiling at the glowing crescent moon on it, and I set it down near Draco's foot, watching as he carefully put his foot on it. Within a few seconds later, I watched in awe as he began to glow white, slowly getting bigger and bigger until the evolution process stopped several seconds later.

Smiling at my new Nidoking, I gasped in surprise as he let out a battle cry, as if he wanted a battle.

"Am I going to get a chance to battle at the PZBT again someday?" Draco asked me curiously.

"Yeah, I'll have you battle there again, someday." I said.

Deciding to return the powerful Nidoking back into his Pokeball, I decided to go to one of the couches to relax...

The_Missing_Link

4th December 2003, 02:56 PM

<Blade's POV>

Sleeping down by the pool, I was actually having a good sleep for once.
"Blade!" Aries called out hurriedly. "I need you right now."
I mumbled and then yawned before opening my eyes to see if Aries was calling me. Sure enough, he was and Nero was right beside him, looking like a wreck.
"It was horrible," the little one cried out. "It was beautiful one moment and then terrifying the next."
"It was a dream of his," Aries started to explain. "He was dreaming about a Jolteon, Eevee and Umbreon who were climbing up a mountain to this cliff. The Eevee separated from the other two and was doing something else. When he came back, he saw the Umbreon push the Jolteon off of the cliff. That's when the dream ended."
I sighed and dove into the swimming pool before coming up and shaking myself off.
"Sorry," I mumbled before explaining the dream. "What Nero saw wasn't actually a dream. He must of probed Lune's mind while he was sleeping and looked into his worst nightmare."
I watched as Aries shook his head and Nero gasping.
"That was Lune's nightmare? I can't believe I invaded his mind without knowing! I should apologize."
"NO!" Aries and I shouted together, with Aries continuing on. "Lune probably didn't feel a thing, maybe some mild discomfort. If he found out that you looke into his past, even by accident, he will not be happy. Besides, I will teach you how to keep your powers to yourself and not let them stray."
Nero slowly nodded and seemed to look better but who knows what he was thinking.

<Drake's POV>

Somehow, someway, Aries had roped me in to help train Nero, a student of his who wanted to become a skilled "dark psychic". It was late at night when he asked me and I remember being irritable, but I also remember agreeing to helping him out, my mind all mixed it. It was either the lack of sleep or him, I don't know which one but I was already starting to regret it.

It was about 7 when Aries, Nero and Blade came up and shook me awake.
"What's going on?" I grumbled, my tail lashing dangerously next to them as my anger started to rise.
"Oh, come off it, Drake. A little less sleep won't hurt you," Blade smirked.
I looked over at Elwing, who was luckily still asleep and grunted before getting up and joining them outside. It was a nice day as well, the sun warming the area up and the sky looking clear and blue.
"Ok. Our first lesson is locating others at different distances," Aries started. "Drake and Blade will fly and hide somewhere close, and then farther away as we move on. Your eyes will be closed the whole time so no peeking or else the lesson will end. If you have to open your eyes however, look at the ground and then close them again. Ok? Let's start."
Aries nodded at both of us to hide someplace close. I sighed but complied, knowing that today will be a very boring day.

Charizard04621

4th December 2003, 05:39 PM

Evenstar, the female Sneasel’s POV:

We raced to the woods under the light of the moon, hearts pounding, breaths turning into snowflakes in the cool night air. Yana beat me to the finish line, but I didn’t mind. It just felt so wonderful to be outside under the stars, in the shade of a lovely little wood.

“HAHAHAHA!”

The loud laugh startled me. “Did something funny just occur to you, Yana?” I asked. But she was looking at me in the same odd way that I was looking at her. My stomach collapsed when I understood the meaning of the situation. That laugh didn’t come from either of us…

Turning fearfully to my left where I heard the laugh come from, I saw a large pair of eyes in the bushes…

My POV:

Shockwave looked at his half-siblings carefully. I saw him take a glance at Lune lying in a corner, and knew he was again comparing Lune’s color to the color of the two baby Eevee. A smart Pichu, he was.

Shockwave, the male Pichu’s POV:

One type, two colors. Lune was the norm of his type, I guessed. Half-siblings, my father called the two young ones before me. They shared the same unusual tint of fur, distinguishing them from the rest, and the same blood lineage.

“Hello, Zale, Tiana,” I said to my half-siblings. They squeaked responses. Hmm, no speech? Perhaps that’s why I surprised my father and the human…

Then my trainer – that’s what she told me she was – came along. Something in her bag caught my eye… something shiny. I leapt onto it, surprising her, but she held the bag steadily. I climbed in, retrieved the golden object, and hopped back onto the floor.

“Oh, you like that Pokémon Earring?” she said to me. “You can have it if you want. It doesn’t work on Captured Pokémon like you, because it was made for Adoptees, but you can still keep it if you like it.”

Hmm, an earring. I remember noticing the same thing on Lune’s ear when I met him moments ago. He had two ears. He only had one earring, however. Walking off with the earring, I decided to offer it to him and see what he did with it.

Lune, the male Eevee’s POV:

That was strange… For a moment, the room spun as if I had been running around in circles all day. Then… Hmm. I’d worry about it later.

The newborn Pichu from earlier approached me, carrying a Pokémon Earring in his little hand.

“I got this from the human’s bag,” he said. “She let me have it. You have two ears. You have one earring. Do you want this?”

I laughed. “That’s a nice thought, but I only need one. These magically work to boost elemental attacks. They don’t need to be worn in pairs.”

“That might be useful,” Shockwave answered. “She said something about this working only for Adoptees. I can’t use it. You keep it.”

“All right,” I answered, grinning. “Thanks. I may not need this, but I know just who to give it to. See you later.”

“Ryu”, the male Trapinch’s POV:

“And what am I supposed to do with this?” I asked, puzzled. I could see a collar being useful to me, but an Earring? I didn’t even have ears!

“You may not be able to use it, but I’m sure you know a certain Dratini who does.” Lune winked.

“Wait, her? Me? Give her? But I!” My jaw dropped.

“It’s an earring, Ryu. It’s not going to kill you. Seriously.”

“Well… She’s asleep right now. I shouldn’t disturb her.”

“She’ll wake up sooner or later. You can do it then. No excuses.”

“But I… Okay, I’ll do it. I’ll just… um… I’ll say… uh…”

“Don’t say something lame like Karin told you to give it to her.”

“Hey! What’s wrong with that?”

“Haha. You were just going to say that, weren’t you?”

“…So what if I was?”

“Ryu, just give the damn thing to her. There’s nothing to it.”

“Fine, fine! I’ll um… I’ll do it later.”

“Good. You should, or you never know… You might be a victim of another Aglárien attack.”

“Lune, YOU SUCK!”

“Why, thank you.”

Huan, the male Houndour’s POV:

We continued sitting in blessed silence, and I found myself moving steadily closer to Lani, and slipping my paw around her shoulder, having her lean against me… When suddenly, “AW CHOO!”

Her sneeze startled me. I could see that she was getting embarrassed from the sudden outburst, though, so I decided to do something fast. So I sneezed too. “ARRRRR CHOOH!” I sneezed, making sure it was louder than Lani’s. “Oh, sorry, Lani,” I said, trying to divert her attention from her own sneeze, “I don’t know what got into me. Gee, that was really loud, huh? Sorry about that.” I grinned.

Nero, the male Umbreon’s POV:

“Are you ok, Nero?” Gloria asked me. I only half heard her. I felt like I was in a different world. What on earth happened back there?

“Yeah,” I stammered. “Yeah. Thanks for asking. I had a nightmare, that’s all…” She still looked really concerned, but she could tell I didn’t want to talk about it, so she left me alone, but I could see her watching over me from the distance. How thoughtful of her…

I found Aries soon enough, and between him, Blade, and a Charizard named Drake, I found out that my nightmare was a reality. For Lune, at least… Now I knew why he avoided me.

Anyway, we were going to have the lesson already. I had to locate Drake and Blade with my eyes closed, relying solely upon my own instinct. Well, Drake and Blade flew off, and Aries nodded to me. Taking in a deep breath, I closed my eyes. “Here goes…”

A couple of minutes later, I found myself standing under an old tree. I still had my eyes closed, but I could feel the gnarled roots of the ancient tree under my feet. I didn’t know why I was there, but something told me to go and stay there, so that’s what I did. I could hear some rustling above.

Dark Dragonite

4th December 2003, 08:54 PM

Steve's POV
I approached the Eevee House again, with a few new pokemon in my team, and missing all the old ones I had to set free for one reason or another. I released the usual regulars that would frequent the house with me, Nidor(Nidoking), Princess(Nidoqueen), Outkast(Alakazam),Mercury(Dragonite) and his son, Alucard(Winged Black Charmander), Evangelon(Espeon), Nave(Umby with white ruff, and electric blue rings), Noel(Vaporeon born on Christmas), Jimi and Lavender(Jolteon and Flareon twins).
I then thought I should let my Captured pokes out for a bit as well, throwing pokesballs that contained Spooky(Gengar), Glalile(Shiny Glalie), Oni(Mightyena), Leviathan(Flygon), Destiny(Altaria), Coheed and Cambria(Arcanine, and shiny Ninetails couple).
I let them mass sleep near me, as I looked around the house for friendly faces, and hoping that I could get a challenge or two in the Battle Tower. "Anyone up for a battle, I'm a bit rusty, but I'd love to get a chance to show I still have it."
With that, I took a seat, and waited...

Wolfsong

4th December 2003, 09:09 PM

(Yana's POV)

“HAHAHAHA!”

I froze. That didn't sound good. “Did something funny just occur to you, Yana?” Evenstar asked. I slowly shook my head, and she turned around. I got into a defensive posture. I wasn't going to attack but i was sure going to be prepared if whatever that was did.

(Lani's POV)

As embarrassed as i was, I couldn't help but notice that Huan didnt' laugh. Then not much longer after i had sneezed, he did too. “ARRRRR CHOOH! Oh, sorry, Lani, ” I smiled slightly. “I don’t know what got into me. Gee, that was really loud, huh? Sorry about that.” "Maybe its a side of effect of water." I suggested and we both laughed. Then I remembered soemthing that Amy had in her back. "Huan, will you close your eyes and count to ten?" "Why?" he asked. Grinning, with my tail wagging back and forth, I answered him. "You'll see soon." I waited, not budging from my spot till he had. Then i rand over to Amy. I whispered to her and she nodded, pulling the TM out of her bag and handing the box to me. I ran back over and reached Huan right as he reached number eight. I had a huge grin plastered on my face as i waited for him to finish counting. When he did, he looked at me. I pushed the box forward weith my nose. "Another little something for you. Its Sunny Day. I was born knowing it and i thought you might like it. Especially since you bright up my day like the sun." I waited for his response, my heart racing.

(Zale's POV)

Man, my ear was hurting thansk to my sister. Then our dad as i soon learned came over and introduced us to our brother. “Hello, Zale, Tiana,” he said but all i could do was squeak. It annoyed me. Tiana also squeaked. Anyway, mom returned not too long after and began to give me a bath i tried to squirm away but was unable to do so. Finally she let me go and i stood up. At least that was gettign easier. I tried to go forward. I stumbled but didn't fall flat on my face. Tiana whimpered and Mom looked up from giving Tiana her bath. I tried it again and managed to go forward and not even stumble. "Zale! You walked!" she exclaimed happily. "Wa?" I tried surprised it didn't come out as a squeak. Mom nodded, and said "Walk." "Wak?" "Better." she said. I smiled proudly as Mom gave me a hug. Tiana tried to stand on her wobbly legs and succeeded. However she fell when she tried to go forward. She latched onto my tail with her teeth and pulled herself up while i yelped.

Green Lanturn

4th December 2003, 09:30 PM

Ruben
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I walk in, after not being here for more than 4 months.

"Hey guys, long time no see. 'Fraid to say this is all I have right now, though im proud of it.
*lets out Ralts*

Ralts looks around, unaware of its surroundings. It feels shy at first, but chooses to walk forward a little.

~GL

Charizard04621

5th December 2003, 10:44 PM

Evenstar, the female Sneasel's POV:

Tensing, I could feel the hairs on the back of my neck rise. The cold night air was getting a little bit too chilly now, or perhaps it was just fear… Whether it was cold or I was afraid, or some combination of both, I began to shiver slightly.

The eyes burst out of their hiding place, out into the open. I saw the Sableye leap through the air, headed straight for me, and I jumped out of the way.

“Yana, watch out!” I called.

Huan’s POV:

“Aww, gee, thanks,” I told Lani, grinning widely. I pawed at the box curiously, and suddenly it opened, and my mind began to whirl. It took a few moments for the room to stop spinning, but when it did, I was granted the knowledge to call upon the sun. “Wow, thanks, Lani! This is such a cool present!” I gave her a big hug.

The_Missing_Link

12th December 2003, 07:58 PM

<Aries's POV>

I watched as Nero began to concentrate. Perspirating slightly only after a minute, I could tell that he needed more battle experience. Still, he was doing well for a beginner as he walked into the woods, intent on finding Drake and Blade. After a couple of minutes of treading through bushes and low branches, Nero stopped at a gnarled old tree. Looking up, I could tell he was certain on this one.
"Sure about this?" I questioned him, no hinting in my voice.
"I'm not sure but something told me to come to this tree," he replied nervously.
I smiled and looked up as something was slightly moving in the limbs. I sighed inwardly as I called out, "Anyone up there? Show yourself if you are."
With a grumble, Orion flew out of the tree and down next to us.
"He must be good if he located me on the first try."
"Yeah, it also helped that you were moving in the tree," I replied dryly.
Blade made a face but followed us as we trekked on to find Drake.

An hour had gone by and we still couldn't find him...well, I knew where he was but Nero didn't. As he walked ways out in front of us, I quietly talked to Blade.
"That damn Charizard went out too far. He should've known that Nero is just beginning," I growled.
"Maybe he was just too tired to think. We did wake him up pretty early for his time schedule," Blade reasoned.
"I suppose so. Still, he shouldn't have gone out this far."

It took another half hour before he found Drake, sitting against a log, sleeping. Standing behind him, I raised my paw and slammed it on his head. Instantly springing up, he released a flamethrower, which I dodged and Blade buried with dirt before it spread.
"Moron," I spat at him. "You weren't supposed to go out this far."
"Don't call me a moron. You're the one that woke me up after 6 hours of sleep and dragged me out to do this experiment."
My fur bristling, I stared at Drake long and hard before Blade separated us.
"Ok you two, settle down. Perhaps Aries was a bit too hasty in starting the training too early and maybe Drake should've realized how far he was heading out. It's all over now so let's just go back to the house and relax for a while."
I glared at Drake a while longer before turning around and looking at a bewildered Nero.
"Don't worry about it," I said as calmly as I could. "Let's go back to the house and have some brunch. I haven't eaten anything all morning and I'm starving!"
As the other two rose in the air and flew away, I also rose and levitated Nero.
"We might have to land a few times but it'll be a lot quicker than walking."
He nodded excitedly as he thought of the prospect of flying again as we headed back.

Cheesey

13th December 2003, 06:22 PM

.~: Cheesey's POV :~.

I walked into the Eevee House after being away for a long, long time. I let out Athene, my Swablu, but I kept the rest of my pokemon in their pokéballs. Athene took the chance to fly around the large room, stretching her wings and practising little tricks. Then she flew down to me again, and she nestled in my hair, like she normally does when we come here. She was stronger than she was before, as I want to train her and evolve her into a beautiful Altaria. I walked over to the sofas as I couldn't see anyone I wanted to talk to. When I sat down Athene started talking to me.

"You know, I'd like to battle more. Since I battled in Templa Taure I've been feeling rejuvenated, and ready to battle different pokemon. Do you know anyone I could battle?"
"No, not off the top of my head." I replied. "Though I want you to battle more too. Surely you want to become an Altaria sooner rather than later?"
"Of course I would!" Athene replied excitedly, going into a daydream filled with thoughts of evolution.

And with that, she started to take a little nap. I sat on the sofa and rested - I don't know why, but I was feeling awfully tired.

Charizard04621

15th December 2003, 07:23 PM

My POV:

Elwing looked curiously at the hands I hid behind my back. I could tell she was excited.

"What is it?" She was practically bouncing up and down trying to sneak a peek.

I produced the two boxes, one in each palm. The box in my right hand sparkled mysteriously, a soft baby blue that reflected things like a mirror. The other glowed with all the colors of the rainbow.

I opened them one by one, showering the anxious Dratini with white light. "Light Screen," I said, after the first, "and Recover."

"WOW! Thanks! I can't wait to show Daddy!"

Nero, the male Umbreon's POV:

"Wooo!" I cried happily, and began to laugh as I spread out my legs like wings. I was flying again.

The Charizard was in a bad mood, though, and I could tell Aries was kinda mad at him. They got into an argument, but the Scizor broke it up, so I guess everything was okay.

We were heading back to the house when suddenly a Dratini came charging out like an insane maniac and jumped onto the Charizard, wrapping herself around his nose.

"Dad! Guess what!"

*Murkrow

16th December 2003, 11:36 AM

Hannah’s POV

Now that Nyura seemed to have settled into her surroundings, I figured that it was probably about the right time to introduce her to her other team-mates.
Pulling six Pokéballs from my belt, I threw them all into the air.
‘Latino, Zazar, Tropitorm, Anorith, Tazim, Greione go!’
The balls all burst open, the white light pouring from them condensing to form six very different Pokémon.
‘Ok guys, I’d like you all to meet Nyura, she’s the daughter of Sniebel’-I pointed to him- ‘and Xolotle’-glancing around, I noticed her coming over, grinning- ‘so be nice to her, ok?’
There was a general murmur of agreement, a few smiles in her direction, before they all began to focus on other things, except Greione who crept closer to her, smiling nervously.
I grinned at him, then reached into my bag and pulled out a magazine, which I handed over to Nyura.
‘You take a look at this, ok? I’m just going to wander about for a bit’
She smiled, nodded, and reached out a small claw to take it.

Greione the male Sneasels’ POV

I jumped lightly onto the sofa next to Nyura, who was already turning the pages of the magazine, seemingly amazed at the different images she could see-she looked at me and smiled gently.
Settling myself down lightly next to her, I glanced over her shoulder, and began to browse through the articles quickly.

Nyura the female Sneasel’s POV

This was so amazing. All of the pictures of Pokémon other than myself….I couldn’t believe how many there were.
A sudden movement made me look up-another Sneasel had jumped up beside me, smiling. He looked almost exactly like me and my parents did, except…..instead of pink tail feathers, his were a light grey colour. Quite how he’d got them that colour, I didn’t know.
As he sat next to me, I smiled at him, then turned back to flicking through the magazine, sensing him leaning over my shoulder, seemingly reading the magazine.
Turning over a page, I suddenly gasped out loud- on the page was a full size picture of a Sneasel, but it was a colour unlike anything I had seen before. Rather than the rich black fur I had, it was a light shade of pink, richly highlighted, and the feathers growing from it’s back and head were not pink, but a amazing shade of gold. It looked incredible.
‘That’s a shiny Sneasel’, the one next to me said, ‘there’s something in it’s genes that makes it that colour, similar to how I’ve got my grey tail, but on a lot larger scale.’
‘They’re, they’re born like that? But I want to be one!’
‘Well, that’s kinda hard to do…but I’ve heard that it’s possible to get these juices that can make you shiny, maybe Hannah’ll buy you one. Only problem is, they’re apparently really expensive.’
‘Oh, maybe then, thanks for telling me.’
‘No problem, it’s nice helping out my little half-sister’ he laughed

Xolotle’s POV

This was actually a really nice place, now that I’d been in here a while. After signing Latino up for the flying race, I’d just wandered around, watching the various people and Pokémon socialising, before returning to Hannah. That’s how I noticed that she’d sent out all of her other Pokémon. Knowing who I wanted to talk to, I was just heading over to him, when I noticed Greione cuddled up close to Nyura, who seemed to be enjoying his company. That was good, deep down I did care about her, but when it came to expressing myself that way, I just couldn’t. Not that it really mattered, anyway, I knew that she’d get a lot of attention from Hannah and the other Pokémon.
Shrugging myself out from my thoughts, I glanced round, seeing the Pokémon I was searching for.
Unable to keep from grinning, I ran over to him.
‘Hey, Latino, guess what!’

Latino the male Murkrow’s POV
[color=yellow] Woah, this sure was a big, noisy place, and I didn’t have a clue where to go first. Glancing up, I saw that a number of large beams criss-crossed across the ceiling, from which various flying Pokémon were perched. Figuring that’s where I would probably find some good company, I was just about to fly up there, when a sudden voice came from behind, startling me.
‘Hey, Latino, guess what!’
It was Xolotle.
The minute I turned round, the first thing that caught my attention was the glowing gem on her head. Catching the light, it sparkled in my eyes, an irresistible item. Letting out an excited ‘caw’, I jumped forward, intending to take it for myself. Instead, a sharp claw smacked into my face, knocking me back.
‘Please don’t do that, it won’t get you very far, you know….and don’t bother trying to use Confuse Ray to disorientate me either, I’m too smart for that’
I guess she was right about that, unfortunately.
‘Um, yeah, what’d you want, Xol?’
My mouth dropped as she told me. A what? A flying race? I’m not that fast!
But apparently it didn’t matter, and there was no backing out now, my name was up, and I was in.
‘Great’ I muttered, ‘where’s the sign up sheet anyway? I want to check out the competition’
She pointed over towards the door, barely visible through the mass of bodies in the way. Stretching my wings wide, I flapped over in the direction, and noticed it pinned on a noticed board. A quick scan told me all I needed to know. I was going to lose.
‘Thanks a lot, Xolotle’ I muttered under my breath.

Tropitorm the female Tropius’s POV

I couldn’t believe this, all these traitors. There they all were, laughing along with those humans.
Fools!
How could they be so happy with those who had enslaved them? That meant that they were all idiots, bound over by those wretched humans, and as long as they continued with those ways, they mean nothing to me.

Anorith’s (male) POV

I glanced around in amazement, all those talking, happy Pokémon. They looked so carefree, none of them could possibly have the secrets that I have….but that wasn’t important now, all that mattered was my dream of evolution, the awakening of my true power. Then I wouldn’t have to be scared anymore.
Glancing around, I noticed Tropitorm withdrawing into a corner, shying away from those around her. I caught her eye and smiled gently at her, but she responded with a snarl. But I understood her.

Tazim the male Torchic’s POV

Oh my, the noise, the lights, that action! This is excellent, oh my, what shall I look at first?
Unable to contain myself, I tore off through the crowd, colliding with people and Pokémon’s legs, jumping up to see what they were looking at. I could see Greione sitting on a sofa over on the other side of the room, but he seemed pretty preoccupied with the Sneasel next to him. Buy hey, that didn’t matter for the time being, I was sure to find someone to play with, or, even better, some FOOD!

Sniebel the male Sneasel’s POV

I crouched low, drawing back whenever somebody got to close. I couldn’t let my guard down, not know, not when I’d got this far, nobody would ever surprise me.
Scanning the crowd, I saw Zazar pacing closer towards me, sizing up the Pokémon, obviously looking for a challenge.
How could he do that? I wondered, ‘how can he willingly let himself be open to attacks?’ But then, fighting was that mattered to him, whereas I knew the truth, that all that mattered was survival.

Zazar the male Zangoose’s POV

This was excellent, all these strong Pokémon. Defeating them would increase my strength beyond anything I could imagine.
Eagerly, I looked around, everywhere seeing more potential opponents, all seemingly ready and willing to battle. And even better, no Sevipers, those pathetic snakes. Seeing one of them would have ruined my day without a doubt. But then again, it would have given me a chance to prove my strength and rid the planet of one of their kind, so it might not have been too bad actually.
Sniebel was watching me, shrinking away. He was so unlike me, but still, I envied his speed. I had the strength advantage, but he had the speed. It would be great it he could show me his tactics, but he would never do that, he was always to wrapped up in his own little world, fearing attacks from everyone.

Hannah’s POV

It looked like all my Pokémon were settling in to their new surroundings ok, which was good. Xolotle came padding over, smiling, having just told Latino about some sort of race she’d entered him in.
I laughed, glad that at least some of my Pokémon were beginning to integrate themselves here.

Meowth_Kitten

17th December 2003, 07:32 PM

[Tara's POV]

I quietly and slowly opened the door of the Eevee House. The sights that entered my eyes were wondrous to me. It was very busy, and there were many faces I did not recognize. I decided to enter anyways. My team followed behind me, just as quiet and somewhat scared. We hadn't been here in a very long time and everything seemed brand new all over again.

I smiled at those trainers who made eye contact with me, but didn't expect any of them to remember who I was. I hoped that maybe BlueShadow, my natural skyblue colored Dragonite, would help ring some bells.

I didn't see my best friend, Nala, so I found a sofa that was occupied and sat down, feeling a bit lonely. I really wished I had come back a long time ago or at least never left. I would fit in again sometime, but who knows how long that would take.

[Christian's POV]

Though we had been absent for some time, the Eevee House hadn't changed a bit. I grew up in this place, ever since my trainer brought me as an Eevee cub from the EBC. It amazed me that every bit of it was the same, except for the people, of course.

I had finally gotten myself over the depression I was feeling over Crystal, and I wanted to get out and meet some new friends and maybe a new special someone. It had been probably over a year since I last talked to Crystal, anyways. It was time for me to move on. Out of it all, all I wanted was to make some new friends. As a cub, I had many friends and never got lonely. I miss them all so much now, and wish things were back to the way they used to be when I was young.

[Misu's POV]

I knew absolutely nobody in the entire room. They were all strange faces, but worse, strange scents! I trotted around the huge room with my nose to the floor, taking in everything that would come. I hoped maybe I find a trail that would lead to someone nice. Why did we have to be gone for so long?

Cheesey

20th December 2003, 09:12 AM

.~: Cheesey's POV :~.

I woke up from my sleep, and I stretched, my joints all tense. Then I sat back and looked at the ceiling. I admired the fine paintwork, and then I looked at the room itself. It was surprisingly tidy, and I got up and walked around, just to get to know the place a little bit better. After having a little look through everything, I sat back down and decided to let out all of my adopted pokemon, and let them out to explore the place.

.~: Athene the female Swablu's POV :~.

As Chris let all of his adoptees out I immediately decided to fly up to the rafters and look at everyone from below. It wasn't very hard to spot Chris, as he was the only one in the place with blue hair. I also saw a girl sitting on the sofa's that I know I'd seen before, but I couldn't put a name to. Thinking about it, my train of thought slowly drifted to battling. I really want to evolve into Altaria, but that's going to take some time. I sat on the rafters, and I closed my eyes, dreaming about evolution.

.~: Hera the female Blissey's POV :~.

I was let out of my pokeball and I looked around the area. I hadn't been here for ages, but it was familiar... Of course! It's the Eevee House! Jumping for joy, I explored the area a little bit. I found a table that had a lovely vase of flowers on it. I admired the beautiful flowers before something caught my eye... A mark from a mug?! Why don't people use the coasters? I've grown to be obsessed with cleaning... I don't really know why. I ran to the kitchen to find a cloth, and I ran back and scrubbed at the table furiously. I could hear Chris giggling behind me - He thought my cleaning obsession was amusing. I think it probably is.

.~: Imarad the female Zangoose's POV :~.

I came out of my pokeball in a wash of red light. I looked around the room... The Eevee House. I hadn't really ventured very far away from Chris before as he was often unsure of how I'd get on with other pokemon because of my temper, but he seems to trust me more now. I walked down further into the room, trying to find some pokemon to talk to. It really bothers me that I don't have friends to talk to...

.~: Kane the female Arcanine's POV :~.

I felt myself come out of my pokeball, and I stood up as high as I could to stretch my tense muscles. I started to groom myself - I hadn't had the chance to do that for a while. After I'd done that, I ventured outside and into the snowy weather. The whole of the garden was under a white blanket of snow, and I admired it all. It glistened so beautifully... I started to walk around, leaving large paw prints in the snow. I love doing that. I don't know why, I just always have done. I wandered around some more, looking for some pokemon to talk to.

.~: Lightning the male Mareep's POV :~.

The Eevee House!! I bleated in happiness as I saw the beautiful interior again. I hopped up onto the sofa beside Chris, and I snuggled up beside him for a while to be comfortable whilst I was examining the room. Once I'd examined it thoroughly, I ran down the side of the room to the very bottom part - I'd never been in this bit before. There were a lot of books in the corner, and I immersed myself into a book about electric pokemon. I kept bleating when I saw a picture of an Ampharos - I hoped to be one one day. I also looked at one of the pokemon curiously... A three eyed magnety thing? What is that?!

.~: Thor the male black Mareep's POV :~.

I ran after Lightning when I was released - He was great fun to be around. I found him looking at a large book, and I popped up beside him to look at it. I saw a large, three-eyed, magnetic... thing. Then I realised something. "That's a Magneton!" I bleated, and Lightning replied by saying "Ohhhhh! I remember seeing one of those once. It was trying to get away from a Mawile, but the magnets kept making him stick to it." Lightning started to giggle. Soon we were both rolling on the floor laughing.

.~: Mars the male Ralts' POV :~.

I was let out of my pokeball and an amazing sight was awaiting me. It was a huge building, beautifully decorated, filled with lots of pokemon having all sorts of fun. I'm too shy to want to go and meet them all though, so Chris lifted me up onto his lap and I continued to look all around myself. It must be the Eevee House Chris had mentioned several times. I kept looking to see if I could see any Kirlia's or Gardevoir's, but I couldn't.

.~: Miracle the male Togetic's POV :~.

Wow. I hadn't been here for ages! I quickly fluttered over to Hera, who was scrubbing a coffee table, determined to get some sort of mark off. "If you scrub much harder you'll take the varnish off!" I giggled, and she chuckled. "I don't really know why I'm so obsessed over cleaning, but it... just... annoys me!" she replied whilst rinsing her cloth in a bucket she had beside her. Then she hurried to the kitchen to get a teatowel, and came back with one to dry the table off. "There." she said triumphantly, and she returned everything back to the kitchen. When she came back we started to talk. "You know Athene battled in Templa Taure?" I asked, and she nodded. "What do you think it'd be like to go there?" and we continued a conversation about dragons, battles, and the place itself.

.~: Muddles the male Tangela's POV :~.

I shook my vines out of my eyes and looked around myself. There were lots of pokemon around, something which made me feel nervous. I bravely plodded outside to the garden, and I saw Kane. I went and asked if she knew of any parts of the garden which weren't covered with snow. She told me about a bit under a tree, and I went there and sat down, looking at the snow glistening and the pond moving gently.

.~: Thunder the female Raichu's POV :~.

As I was let out of my pokeball I saw a place that was alien to me. Chris told me it was the Eevee House, and I looked around in wonder. I jumped up onto the sofa beside Chris with my feet and my tail hanging off. I didn't really feel up to going to meet new pokemon at the minute - I was feeling a bit drowsy. I took this chance to have a look, deep sleep.

.~: Cheesey's POV :~.

I walked outside to let out Neptune and Talis. They're better suited outside. When I got out into the garden I realised how cold it was compared to the heat inside. I let out Neptune first seeing as he'd been here before, and then I let out Talis and sat on a bench.

.~: Neptune the male Wailmer's POV :~.

I was let out of my pokeball with a splash. I found myself in the familar water of the Eevee House garden, and I dived under the water to make sure my swimming skills were up to scratch. I practised somersaults, swimming, diving, bouncing, floating, and a host of other things. I was having a whale of a time (see the joke I made there? I'm a whale and I'm having fun... so I'm having a whale of a time... I'm so funny). I then rocketed up to the surface and tried to leap as high as I could, whilst accidentally splashing some other pokemon. Oops!

.~: Talis the male Onix's POV :~.

I was let out into a beautiful garden. I imagined this was the Eevee House I'd been told about. This is where I could make new friends. I gazed around myself - Because of my size I get a bood view of my surroundings. I then moved on round the back of the house in curiousity, wondering what would be around there. I really want to get to know new pokemon... Hopefully I'll get to.

.~: Cheesey's POV :~.

Seeing that Neptune and Talis are perfectly happy, I went back into the Eevee House. I wandered over to a girl who was sitting on the sofas - I'd never spoken to her, but I'd seen her before. I said "Hi!" and waited for her response.

Linux

20th December 2003, 09:45 AM

i'm sorry but i'm going to have to complain about the mod who pulled jays last post

as of where did he cause damage to the eevee house property by sticking his head in the water? also, 'drown' doesn't necessarly mean to die. it means to get drenched also

blame cheesy if you thought otherwise

Jay

20th December 2003, 09:51 AM

In the future I request a moderator PM me or IM me to remove my post rather than deleting it without notice. I find that abuse of power considering that causing harm to yourself is not placed in the rules here.

I need a good explanation. Edit: And I will repost if I don't get one.

Lady Vulpix

20th December 2003, 10:29 AM

Ok, I'll give you an explanation. You were trying to cause trouble. I don't understand why you did it, but you know that kind of posts can't bring anything good. Whoever you may be trying to provoke, don't do it here. Preferrably, don't do it at all, because you're the only one who will take serious harm from your actions in the end (and this goes beyond the board and beyond anything a mod or an admin could ever do to you).

Jay

20th December 2003, 12:15 PM

Role play is different... bleh, maybe you know me too well Gabi.

My POV

I walk out.

Cheesey

22nd December 2003, 04:33 PM

.~: Cheesey's POV :~.

I decided to sit down on the sofas again, and I watched as Hera and Miracle had a conversation. They had become very good friends after they'd met each other, and it warms me to see them together, communicating so well. I looked down the room and I saw Lightning and Thor rolling about on the floor in hysterics. I tickled their tummies and they laughed even more. As I continued to tickle them the static electrocity in their wool built up, and a shock was sent through my spine. x_x I stopped tickling them, and sat with them on a rug, rubbing my back to soothe it.

.~: Lightning the male Mareep's POV :~.

As me and Thor were laughing, Chris came over and tickled us. I really love getting tickled, as it makes me feel so hyper... Then he got an electric shock, which was accidental. It's quite annoying, actually, because we never mean to do that... It just... happens. I should be able to control it more when I evolve though... And I hope that'll be soon.

.~: Thor the male black Mareep's POV :~.

As Chris sat back and rubbed his back, I walked over to talk to him. I wanted to know how he was getting on with his ankle, as he'd broken it recently. I poked his crutches before settling down to talk to him.

"Hi Thor. Having fun?
"Of course... I'm having a great time with Lightning.
"Did I hear my name mentioned?"
"Yep. Just talking about how much fun we have in the Eevee House."
"Yeah, this is a cool place to hang out... It seems that you have more fun then I do though. I haven't seen Tyler is ages...
"I expect he'll come back sometime soon. It is Christmas, after all."
"Yeah, he should be on his Winter Break about now..."
"I've not met Tyler before... I look forward to seeing him. By the way, how's your ankle coming along?"
"Not very well... It's been better after I had a bath and rested, but it's still sore."
"It'll get easier to cope with, and it will get better as soon as you know it!"
"I hope so..."
"Aww, c'mon... You know it's not going to be as bad as you think it'll be."
"Yeah, Chris, you always expect the worst."

And I continued to chat to the two little Mareep. They were a great help when I was in a bad state.

Crystalmaster Mike

24th December 2003, 07:28 PM

~ Mike’s POV ~

Ah! It felt good to be back here at long last! The things we went through since our last visit… I had to tell the rest.
“Hey, Nemo? Could you do that psychic call-thingy you did the other time? To get the others here?”
“Sure thing.” And indeed, Nemo’s eyes already were glowing blue.
“Ouh, I can hardly wait to see them all again!”
“Let’s start a countdown, you guys: 5…” I tried to stay alert, trying to hear any new sounds in this crowded place.
“4…” There! In the pool hall! Big splashes, of Pokémon hurrying out the pool!
“3…” And there! In the kitchen! Plates breaking, as Pokémon hurryingly stood up to get out of the room!
“2…” Here! Right in this room! Sounds of annoyed people and Pokémon, as other Pokémon pushed and poked them to get through!!
“1!” And voilà! My 7 other Pokémon, who I hadn’t taken with me to Templa Taure, stood before me! Next to Nemo the Espeon, Hanna the Carvanha, Tony the Trapinch, Dylan the Totodile, Aron the… Aron and ‘Cada the Nincada: Liam the Ninetales, Gordon the Mudkip, Verne the Larvitar, Bruce the Machop, Shane the Whismur, Rays the Chinchou and Arthus the Spheal!
“HI YOU GUYS!”, they shouted as one man (or Pokémon).
“HI!!”, we shouted back.
“How was Templa Taure?”
“Far away.”, Hanna said truthfully.
“Did ya get good battles?”
“Lessee… A Gastly, a Bagon…”
“And don’t forget the Charmeleons!!”
“Yeah, we didn’t really have to battle them, we caught them off-guard!”
“Hey, yeah! And listen: …”
“Wow, wooow!! You guys, hear me out!” They turned to look at me. “Hey, before we start telling our stories to each other, why don’t we go some where cosier?” That seemed fine, so we found ourselves a nice big sofa to sit in.
“Okay, everyone comfortable?” Everyone nodded. “Okay, now before everything else, I need to say… Merry Christmas, y’all!!” Their eyes boggled, and they looked around: indeed, the whole Eevee House was covered with Christmas stuff.
“Now, because our trip took so long, I haven’t been able to buy y’all presents, but I’m planning on doing so within the hour!” They cheered. “Uh… Oh yeah! Say, it has come to my attention that some of you think Rays and Arthus are… what, Tony?”
“Um… well…” Rays and Arthus looked at Tony inquisitively. “Well, you guys never do anything with us!”
“Howsa thatsa, Tony?”
“All you do is dreaming! Why don’t you play with the group?” Rays opened her mouth… but didn’t know what to say.
“Well, I’ll tell you what I’ll do: next time there’s a Tamer mission, I’ll take Rays and Spheal and any of you who didn’t have a chance to fight… Oh wait, that won’t go.”
“And why not?”
“There’s too many of you; well, I think in any case I’ll take you, Liam, since you haven’t got out yet, ‘kay?”
“Okay. I’ll have to see Freya knows it, though.”
“Freya? Who’s Freya?” Liam didn’t speak; instead, he looked as though he’d said too much.
“Uh-huh. Well, then there’s still one matter to discuss.”
“Oh? What then?”
“The matter of the Bagon.”
“What?”
“At Templa Taure, we saw this little Dragon,”, and I showed them the Pokédex-entry, “that was a very good fighter.”
“And it had a dream of flying just like me!”
“Yeah, and know Tony wants to get a Bagon on the team… But the only way I know for that to happen is to breed for on, and then we’re stuck with a baby!”
“Coolia!”
“Baby! Baby! I wanna see the baby!”
“Huh?”
“We’d love to have a baby on the team! Then we can raise a Pokémon ourselves!”
“You guys serious?” They nodded. “Okay… but where will I find a Bagon?”
“Espeson! Espeson!”
“Huh?”
“There’s a trainer around here with a Bagon. I thought they named her Espeon12 or something.”
I was flabbergasted. They were up-to-date with the Ulthuan trainers! “Okay, you have me. I’ll go ask her. And I’ll also go to the shops while I’m at it. You guys have fun! See ya!”
“OKAY, BYE MIKE!!!”

Crystalmaster Mike

29th December 2003, 03:49 AM

~ Mike’s POV ~

With the heavy sack tossed over my back (making me feel like Santa), I once more entered the Eevee House. As I looked for any of my Pokémon, I saw Shane, resting in a seat.
“Hey-ya buddy, what’s new?”
“Huh? Oh, hi Mike! I was just closing my eyes for a second…”
“I’m sure you were.”, I said mockingly. “D’ya happen to know where the others are?”
“No… Not really…”
“Oh, that’s alright. I guess I’ll give you yer presents individually.”
“Oh yeah! That’s right! You were going to the shops! Whatcha bring me, whatcha bring me?”
I smiled at my Whismur-pal, who changed from exhausted to ecstatic in just 30 seconds.
“Wow, wow! Calm down! There’s thirteen of you, so don’t expect me to have bought out the whole Reward Center!” That seemed to calm him down.
“But you still bought me something nice, right?”
“Of course.”, I smiled as I pulled a box out of the sack which contained a mysterious white smoke.
“Wow! What’s that?!”
“Have you heard of ‘Cada’s battle at Templa Taure?” I asked. Shane nodded. “Well, then you must have heard with which move he ended the battle…”
“Aerial Ace!!” Shane yelled excited.
“Yeah. But if you’d please lay of the yelling? It’s kind of ear-piercing when a Whismur screams in your ear.”
“Oh, sorry Mike.”, Shane apologized as I showered him with the contents of the Technical Machine.
“There.” I said as the light dimmed. “Now you can keep some a Fighter’s butt!”
“Cool! Can I come with ya? I’d like to show Verne!”

~ Verne’s POV ~

“Verne! Hey Verne!” I turned to look for who’d called my name. I was standing outside, in the huge garden surrounding the Eevee House.
“Mike! You’re back!”
“Sure thing!” He stepped aside to let Shane through. His skin was a bit… shiny.
“Hey Verne!”
“Hey Shane! What’s with all the glitter?” My Whismur pall looked at himself, as if sparkling like that was embarrassing to himself. Luckily, the glow was already fading.
“Oh that? Mike gave me a present: the Aerial Ace move!”
“Cool! So,” I said, turning to speak to Mike, “what did you bring for me?”
“You Pokémon are all the same!” Mike said laughing. “You’re all present-crazy! But okay, I’ll give you your present!” he said putting the sack on the ground. “By the way, what were you doing, standing outside here like a pillar o’ salt?”
Oops! “Oh yeah, right! I was playing hide-‘n-seek with Gordon, Dylan, Tony and ‘Cada!”
“Well then, I’ll give them their present, too!” Mike stood up from his kneeled position. “Okay you guys, I’ve got presents! Come ‘n get them!!” Almost right away, I heard noises in the bushes nearby.
“YEE--!!” “--HAUH!!” Dylan was riding Gordon like a horse!
“Show - me - the - presents!” “Wait up, Tony!” And there came Tony, followed by ‘Cada as usual.
“Okay, you guys, okay! I’ll give you your presents, but I’ll start with Verne; after all, he saw me first!”
“Cool!”
“Can I ask, if you’ve gotten that Bagon yet?”
“Nope, sorry. I’ve put up a request note at the Breeding Center, and am waiting for a reply from the two trainers I directed it at. Okay Verne, come ‘n see.” said Mike while grabbing for something in his back.
“For you I bought – ah, here it is – an Ice Beam TM! So as to return the favor to any Grass Pokémon attacking ya.”, he said while pouring me with white light coming from inside the box.
“Wow! Glittery!”, I said, looking at myself.
“Now me, Mike! Pick me!” “No, ME!”
“Ho-ho! Keep y’r shirt on, will ya? Besides, Dylan and Gordon came before you two!”[/color]
“Yes!” “Right on, brother!”
“Let’s see, for Dylan… Ah! A Rain Dance TM! And for Gordon… Hidden Power Flying!” Mike showered my two friends with the white powder of their respective TMs.
“Thanks, m’lord. But… I do not know any Water Attacks yet!” Mike was momentarily dumb-struck.
“True… But at least, you’ll be able to humiliate the Fire-types some more!”
“Hey, he’s right, Dylan! Now Liam will need to watch what he says around you! By the way, thanks for my present, Mike!”
“Haha! That’s right! I’ll go test it out right away!” Dylan was starting his Dance, when Mike stopped him.
“Not so enthusiastic, Dylan! Don’t forget, there’s three Ground types in the facility!”
“Oh, indeed.”, Dylan said wearily, eyeing me (a Larvitar), Tony (Trapinch) and ‘Cada (Nincada).
“Now can we get our presents?” Tony asked impatiently.
“Okay, Tony, you can! Now, where did I put it… Ah! Way at the bottom!” Mike pulled out this strange… shell-like, transparent film.
“It’s a Deflection Coat!” Mike said on seeing Tony’s inquisitive look.
“And… what does this… Diffraction Code do?”
“It’s called a Deflection Coat, Tony! It’ll pump up your Special Defense! So now Water and Grass attacks and what not do less damage than they would have!”
“Ah… Well, that’s cool…”, Tony said unsurely, while Mike put the Coat on him. “I’ll have to see it first, though.”
“Fine by me! So, ‘Cada,” Mike said, turning to look at the little Bug, “d’ya want to see your present?”
“Sure thing, Mike!”, ‘Cada said smiling.
“Well then… Here it is! Giga Drain! So now you can suck the life out of, for example, Grass and Rock Pokémon!”
And with that, ‘Cada got covered in the sparkling white light I’ve become so familiar with.
“Cool!” And with a mischievous look in his eyes: “I’m getting hungry, Verne!”
“Yeah, yeah, very funny, ‘Cada!”, I said, backing away a little non the less. You never really knew what you could expect from that Nincada… “Say, don’t we have a hide-‘n-seek-game to play?”
“Oh yeah! Now you mention it…”
“Hey, can I join? That little catnap revitalized me completely!”
“It was rather long to be a catnap, Shane!” I told him mockingly. “But sure, you can join! We hadn’t really started playing, anyway!”
“Okay then, I’ll go look for the others, so I can give them their presents. Would any o’ you guys know where they are?”
“I saw Bruce in the kitchen earlier!” Tony said while walking to the bushes again to hide himself. “He was exercising!”
“In the kitchen? The only kind of exercise I know you can do there is trying to find out how many hamburgers you can put in your mouth at a time!”
“You’ll see!”, Tony called as he disappeared behind the bushes. “Hey Verne, don’t you have something to do? You’re it, remember?”
“Huh? Oh yeah! 1… 2… 3…”

~ Mike’s POV ~

I opened the kitchen door… to an amazing sight. In the middle of the kitchen floor, a Machop was lifting a Resting Snorlax above his head with one arm! Several Pokémon were looking at him in amazement, though there also were an equal amount that weren’t paying attention to what he was doing; after all, you get used to stuff like this when visiting the Eevee House often.
“BRUCE!” The Machop almost let go of the (still sleeping) Snorlax, but managed to recover, much to the relief of the on-looking Pokémon.
“Woah…?! Oh, it’s you Mike.”
“Um, yes. What’s ya doing?”
“Just exercising.”
“Uh… okay. Ain’t it a bit… heavy?”
“Nah,”, Bruce said, while consecutively bending and straightening his knees. “It’s not yet a grown-up Snorlax, as you can see.”
“Uh-huh. Say, I have a gift for ya.”
“Cool. Okay big guy,”, Bruce said while putting the Snorlax down, “time for a break.” The Snorlax merely rolled over and started snoring.
“Here,” I showed Bruce the box in my hands, “It’s Flamethrower. Don’t worry,” I said looking at his wavering look. “you aren’t supposed to have a raw throat each time you use that move.”
“I’ll just take your word on that.” he said while I showered one of my Pokémon for the fifth time that day.
After the glittering stopped, I asked him if he knew where the others were hanging out.
“Well, Rays, Arthus and Hanna should be at the pool, and I think Nemo was taking a dip, too… I saw Aron in there too, I think… But I don’t know where Liam is.”
“That’s okay. I’ll go to the pool first, and then go look for that Ninetales. Oh, before I forget, the Bagon’s for another time.”
“Okay Mike, I copy you. Okay buddy,” Bruce turned to the Snorlax, “the break’s over.”
“LAX!”

~ Nemo’s POV ~

“Hey Nemo, Nemo! Come over here, will ya?”
“Coming Hanna… Oh, hey Mike!” Mike was standing on the floor in between the Olympic pool, where Hanna and me were swimming and the little play pool for the Baby Pokémon, where Rays and Arthus were playing in, though they were a bit too big to still be classified as ‘Baby Pokémon’. Aron was resting next to his left feet.
“Hey Nemo. I’m back from the shops, and guess what I brought y’all?”
“Presents?”, Aron asked hopeful, while looking up to him from her resting position.
“Yup. I’ll start with you three first; I don’t think Rays and Arthus are listening at the moment.” Indeed, those two were too caught up in their own position to have noticed Mike’s arrival at the pool hall.
“So A’thus, what did the Cacnea said to the Maku’ita?”
“Knock Off!”, Arthus said beaming.
“Okay, Aron, you first: you saw how ‘Cada ended his battle with Spactar, the Ghastly, right?”
“Yeah, he knocked him down with Aerial Ace!”, Aron said excited.
“Well, I since you’re weak to Fighting attacks, and Aerial Ace is a Flying-type move…”
“I can have it? I can really that awesome attack?!”
“Yup.”, Mike said while opening the TM he’d taken out of his sack.
“Yipee!” Aron shouted excited while she was being covered by the white powder-like light.
“So uh… Mike,” Hanna casually said, while spinning around her middle to hide her excitement, “what’s in the goody-bag for us?”
“Well…”, Mike said equally casual, “For Nemo, I have a Hidden Power TM. Fighting-type, for the Darkees.”, he explained.
“Heh-heh. Watch out Hanna, I’m ready for you now.”, I said eyeing my impatient Carvanha-friend.
“Yeah, yeah, but tell me, Mike: what’s in there for me?”
“An Earring.”
“Uh, yeah, sorry to burst your bubble, Mike, but I’m not the self-decoration-fancying type of Pokémon.”
“I know. Your more the kind of Pokémon that wants to have an advantage in battle. That’s why I bought you a special Pokémon Earring that, when you were it, boosts your Special Attack with 50 percent!”
“Now you’re talking!! Gimme, gimme, gimme!”
“Okay, okay!”, Mike laughingly said, while bending over to put the Earring on Hanna’s left head fin (since no real ears are present on a Carvanha’s body). “There you are! Now,”, he said, turning to speak to Rays and Arthus, who stopped their conversation to hear what he to say, “what kind of present do you think I brought you two?”
“Baby! Baby!”
“Noo… The baby Bagon will be for another time; for now, you’ll have to make due with… A new Beach Ball!”
Mike pulled the Ball (resembling a Master Ball) out of his sack. I had heard what that Beach Ball was actually for, but Mike didn’t bother telling Rays and Arthus. They were too caught up in inspecting their new toy.
“Hey, Mike!” Arthus said laughing. “This ball is bigger than me! How can I pway with it?” It was true; a Spheal would have a hard time playing with a Beach Ball bigger than itself, even if it was just an inflated peace of plastic.
“Oh, but I’ve thought of that, Arthus! See… this is for you!”, Mike said while pulling a cream-white box out of the sack, leaving only one, tiny present inside. “It’s a Pound TM I bought from Cheesey; maybe you’ve seen one of Pokémon already? A black Mareep? But Arthus shook his head. “Never mind. With this,” he covered Arthus in the white light, “You and Rays will have a Ball together!”
“Yippee-yahooee! Come on, Rays, throw the Ball!”
“Okay Arthus, here it comes!” Soon, Rays and Arthus were caught up in a game of throw-‘n-catch. Mike was watching them play, and he smilingly shook his head.
“It’ll be a long time before they grow up… Ah well,” he said while turning back to us again, “I still have Liam’s present to give. Anyone know where he is?”
“Right outside, actually…”, I said while I watched my mental scan of the Eevee House.

~ Mike’s POV ~

“Hey, Liam, my man! What’s up?”
“Oh, hey Mike…”, my Ninetales said, with a bit of a disappointed smile. “I was just… looking for someone.
“Oh, then I won’t be holding you for long. Look what I have hear!”, I said while holding out the little box in my hand, the empty present sack nicely fold up in my pocket.
“Matches?”, Liam said disapprovingly.
“Yeah, real Dragon Tamer Matches. They boost your Speed if you hold them.
“And how…?”
“Around your neck of course!”, I showed him. “They come with a free wire of almost unbreakable Flaaffy wool.”
“Oh, now you’re talking! Lemme have it!”
“Heh,” I laughed while putting the wire around his neck, “you wouldn’t believe how many times I’ve already heard someone say that to me today.”
“Heh. Thanks Mike!” Liam said, suddenly feeling a bit bashful. “I don’t know…”
“You don’t have to. Come on, maybe now you’ll find who you were looking for.”, I said while nodding towards the rest of the Eevee House.
“Yeah. Thanks Mike!”, he shouted again, while disappearing in the crowd.
“You’re welcome!”, I shouted back; and then, quietly to myself: “Ninetalesses. Ya can’t live with ‘em, and where’s the fun without them?” With that, I went back in the pool; maybe I’d take a dip…

Wolfsong

29th December 2003, 11:27 PM

(Yana's POV)

“Yana, watch out!” Evenstar shouted as she jumped out of the Sableeye's way. It was then that he noticed me. Grinning evilly he advanced towards me, as i backed up until i could go backwards no further. I felt the grass give way under my paws to dirt, so i scooped some up in my paw and threw it at him in hopes of blocking his sight giving us time to escape. However, the fact that i was backed up against a tree with the sableye advancing made me nervous and my aim was poor, i just hit him on his shoulder. I gulped...

(Amy's POV)

I slowly made my way back to the Eevee House. It had been ages since i was last here. I had my finals then everyone was rushing getting ready for Christmas. Now that it was over and i was making my way back. I entered and saw that it was full of people. Then I saw M_K on the couch. I walked over to where she was with Oliver following me. When we made it to where she was, Oliver jumped on her head. Then I released the rest of my adoptees and captees. Jasmine looked around for her sister, as the others went to their usual spots.

(Gloria's POV)

I smiled as I watched Zale and Tiana, they had grown a lot in the last month. Even though they were in fact a month old, they were still my babies. I nuzzled them before they ran off to play. Amy had given them a little ball and they enjoyed it. I decided to go and look for Nero. I didn't see him, but somehow i knew that he was nearby.

(Tiana's POV)

I playfully jumped on Zales back. Although we were both eevees, he was bigger and older by a few minutes than i was but that didn't stop me int he least. "Hey," he said. I sat down on his back. "Wanna see if we can find Shockwave and ask him if he wants to play ball with us?" I asked. "If we do woul you get off my back?" I grinned though he coudn't see me. "Maybe." He laughed and tried to buck me off, but i had ahold of his mane, and we took off looking for Shockwave.

(Blazer's POV)

I slowly made my way to my usual spot, but i was gettign looks. I tried to ignore it but i could feel people staring. I sighed and closed my eyes hoping that i wouldn't fall asleep and if i did the nightmares wouldn't strike....

(Kaida's POV))

I wandered into a room full of thingys hanging from the ceiling. I didn't know what they were for, but they looked fun. I looked arounf in hopes someone could help me figure out what they were and how to use them.

(Lani's POV)

Huan liked the TM! I barked a soft yet happy bark then lay down beside him. Then I grinned. "Wanna wrestle?" I asked. "If so, let's go over there?" I said pointing to the far side of the room. I got ready to run just in case he said yes.

Charizard04621

31st December 2003, 01:56 PM

Evenstar, the female Sneasel's POV:

We weren't having much luck with the Sableye. Mud wasn't going to do anything to him, because he had sharp eyesight, and it pierced right through distractions.

Suddenly, the Sableye vanished. Yana shivered. I couldn't help being a little freaked out myself. He was using Faint Attack... What was he planning?

We soon found out - he reappeared behind Yana and gave her such a shock that she looked as if she'd seen a ghost. Of course, that much was true.

I had an idea, however... From birth, I had been blessed with the gift of sight. Foresight. Even a ghost couldn't escape. The ray of light washed over the Sableye. He probably didn't know what it was for, though; he simply laughed.

"Yana, when I say so, run," I told the Houndoom. She nodded. Brandishing my claws, I jumped onto the Sableye... who tried to phase away, but could not. Good old Foresight. Hesitating a bit - since I really didn't like hurting things too much, but in this case had no choice - I clawed at his eyes. The terrible shriek that resulted was horrific. "Run Yana!" I cried. Turning, I also fled for my life.

Nero, the male Umbreon's POV:

I was sitting by the pool when I felt a familiar presence close by. Turning, I saw Gloria a ways back. She was looking for someone. I smiled and made my way to her. I wanted to tell her about my Psychic lessons with Aries, anyway. "Looking for me?" I asked, coming up behind her and grinning.

Shockwave, the male Pichu's POV:

Ball? Hmm. Why not? In all my training sessions with Lune, I had mostly concentrated on the art of battling. Games had not been a focus.

I nodded to Zale and Tiana. "Ball sounds fun."

Huan, the male Houndour's POV:

"Wanna wrestle?" asked Lani. "If so, let's go over there?"

"Sure," I answered.

As soon as I said that, Lani sprang off and ran like the wind. I guess she still wanted to race. Laughing, I took off after her. "Hey-" I panted, "Wait up!"

Ai, the female Skitty's POV:

I sighed as I watched Huan chase Lani playfully. We used to be so close before I had to move away. I guess time changes pokémon. But when we had parted I'd always thought that we would always remain what we were... More than friends. Now I realized that Huan didn't see it the way I did. Secretly I wished that we could have been together longer. Maybe then it would have been different, instead of having to move apart... But time brings along its differences. Destiny cannot be helped. It was fate for us never to be. I just wished that fate wasn't always so harsh.

"Ryu", the male Trapinch's POV:

I'd decided. I was finally going to do it. There was nothing I could do with the Earring myself, anyway... And Lune had threatened again to loose Aglárien upon me. I figured I'd best avoid that.

So... Where was Elwing? It took me a while to find her, but I finally spotted her with Drake. She was telling him about the new moves she'd learned - Light Screen and Recover. Well, she certainly was developing into a fine battler. If I wanted to keep up with her, I'd have to work harder. Extra hours of training for me, then...

I wanted to give her the Earring before Lune found me and set Aglárien upon me, but I didn't want to interrupt her time with her father, so I just waited. Eventually she finished showing him her new moves and calmed down a bit. I thought maybe I could talk to her then, but Drake was watching me with a weird look, so I didn't dare to approach her.

Elwing saw me, however, and she came over to say hi. Sheepishly, I produced the Earring, and then she got really, really excited again. Just seeing the sparkle in her eyes made the whole thing worthwhile.

I didn't stay, though... Drake was making me nervous. I made an excuse to go somewhere else, perhaps a little too hurriedly. From the distance I could hear Elwing ask her father, "Daddy, what's wrong with Ryu?"

Charizard04621

1st January 2004, 01:37 PM

Attention! The 121-150 Flying race begins now! The race track is 3350 units.

The contestants are:

Amber Lv.49 Female Charizard (133) - Lady Vulpix
Dodger Lv.40 Male Volcanic Aerodactyl (134) - Nala98

You may send in your attacks now.

Round 1

As both combatants take to the sky, Dodger takes an early lead, warming up with an impressive show of speed. Despite his increased Agility, he encounters problems with pockets of turbulence, allowing Amber to fly past him, advancing 532 units compared to his 268.

Amber (133): 532
Dodger (268): 268

Round 2

Dodger utilizes a second kickstart to catch up, spreading his wings more and soaring even faster. Turning her head to face her opponent, Amber casts an intimidating glare. Dodger, shocked by the Scary Face, slows down. This still doesn't stop both combatants from progressing astonishingly rapidly! Dodger advances 1608 units, pulling ahead of Amber as she flies 798!

Dodger (268): 1876
Amber(133): 1330

Round 3

Left far behind, Amber struggles to catch up. She manages a great 665 units, but Dodger still does better. With the help of his previously improved speed, he advances 1340 units. The finish line is in sight!

Dodger (268): 3216
Amber(133): 1995

Round 4

With Amber nowhere in sight, Dodger slackens the pace, advancing 536 units - enough to cross the finish line. Amber, determined to catch up, pushes forward another 798 units - an impressive effort, but it is not quite enough.

Dodger (268): 3752
Amber(133): 2793

Congratulations, Amy and Dodger. You win a free item from the Rewards Center. Gabi and Amber, you also did great. Amber never rolled anything below a 4!

Toxicity

2nd January 2004, 09:47 AM

~*^*~Laura's POV~*^*~

I sighed, entering the Eevee House for the first time in ages. I looked around, a few unfamiliar faces, but still the same as I left...well, maybe a few of the Pokemon changed, but it was almost the same as I left it months ago. I let out Mizu and Samara into the pool, and I let out my other Pokemon: Socrate, Sen, Takuya, Akina, Kouichi, Crowdia, Loki, and Phoebe. I sat down around all of them, smiling slightly.

"I think you guys deserve new nicknames to start out fresh with..." I told them, before looking around in thought. I pointed to Socrate, and told her, "You can be Wicca."

Sen and Takuya stepped forward, and I said, "You two can be Hotaru(Sen) and Pyro(Takuya)," They looked to each other and nodded. Stepping back, Akina approached, the Poochyena and her glossy pelt shining slightly in the light.

"You will be Inu," I said, before she nodded. I looked to Kouichi, and smiled towards him.

"Your new name can be Dusk," I said, and he nodded, pawing at the ground in curiousity.

I looked to Loki, as he waved his little arms towards me, also wanting a new name. "You will be Bender." He nodded, curiously sitting down, wondering why I named him for the robot on the show Futurama...ah well, I hope he wouldn't mind. Phoebe, my Chikorita, stepped out, and swirled her head leaf in the air, smiling.

"I guess you'll be Gardenia..." I told her, before looking back at my newly named crew...wait, where was Crowdia? I felt a pawing motion on my shoulder, before turning to see my Umbreon, innocently looking at me, as if to ask for a new name. I nodded, before placing her in my lap and petting her.

"You....will be re-named Tsukasa."

Wolfsong

2nd January 2004, 08:00 PM

(Amy's POV)

Sora sailed over and perched on my head chirping happily. I couldn't help but laugh as she tickled my face with her wings. She then floated down, and i pulled out a small wooden box that had a question mark carved on it. She looked at me puzzled. "Its a hidden power TM." She chirped excitedly as she opened up the box. The poder stood out against her blue body before it slowly disappeared. Once it was gone, everything in the house went dark for a few seconds before it was back to normal. "I guess your hidden power is dark." She chirped before flying off in hopes of finding some friends. I gave Gloria her Body slam tm next, and then Steve's Mimic TM.

(Gloria's POV)

"Looking for me?" I heard Nero say, as he walked over. I smiled up at my still bigger twin brother. "Yeah, I was." I said as I playfully bumped my head into his side. I sat down. "I know it sounds weird, but i somehow knew that you were in htis area but i wasn't sure why. Then he began to tell me about his psychic lessons and I smiled. "That sounds like fun." I told him and waited to hear some more. I glanced around to see that Zale and Tiana were playing ball with Shockwave.

(Yana's POV)

"Yana, when I say so, run," Evenstar told me an i nodded. After what seemed like ages i finally heard her say run as the sableye let out a shriek that chilled me to the bones. I took off running and so did Evenstar, and we eventally made it back to the Eevee House safely. I sat by the back door panting for a bit trying to catch my breath. Not long after i made it, so did Evenstar.

(Dakota's POV)

I was jsu walkign around trying to keep my distance from any growlithes of which the number seemed to multiply. Amy asked me if i had seen Flare and i had pointed her to where i had last seen her. Then i almost walked into a black arcanine. I froze, but luckily he had his eyes closed and didn't see me. I backed up, shaken, and backed right into someone. I turned around and saw that it was a skitty. "I'm sorry." I told her. "I didn't mean to bump into you." I sighed. At least it wasn't a growlithe. She just nodded and looked sad. I needed a fiend and she looked like she could use one. "My name's Dakota." I finally said as i sat down.

(Flare's POV)

I was lying down next to Ranec and had just closed my eyes when i heard Amy approach. "Flare," she whispered. "Yeah," I said as i opened my eyes. " Sorry if i woke you, but i have a couple of tms for you." That got my attention. "You didn't wake me i had jsut barely closed my eyes. Then curiosity got the better of me. "What are they?" I asked. "Faiint Attack and Hypnosis." she replied as she sprinkled the powder over me. Then she scratched me between my ears and stood up.

(Lani's POV)

"Hey- Wait up!" I heard Huan shout. I slowed down and Amy salled me over. She gave me a tm, body slam, before she left me and Huan alone. By then he caught up with me. While i seemed to be faster, he was much stonger. "Pinned ya!" he cried out triumply when he pinned me. I gave him a sly grin and then began to tickle him some.

The_Missing_Link

2nd January 2004, 09:04 PM

<Drake's POV>

"C'mon daddy, use an attack on me," Elwing said excitingly.
"I don't think you're ready to have me attack you," I replied. "Maybe when you're older we can start sparring."
"No no, just punch this wall that I'm going to make and do it as hard as you can."
I started to sweat as Elwing made her barrier, a shiny but translucent golden wall that could barely protect her. I didn't want to hurt my only daughter but she was so eager to try it out that who could refuse?
"Fine, here I go," I muttered gruffly.
Swinging my fist into the barrier, it broke through easily and connected into Elwing, who flew backwards and smacked into the wall. Running over as fast as I could, I gingerly picked the stunned one up and started to yell for Lyra when she started to glow. White light blinding my eyes, I closed them until the light died down to see a somewhat new but panting Elwing.
"See? I...knew I could...do it," she wheezed.
I rolled my eyes and set her down. Before I could give her a stern lecture, she spotted that Trapinch that always followed her with a dreamy look in his eyes - Ryu. I watched on as she slithered over to him and was proceeded to be given an earring by him, a big smile on his face that seemed to say 'your happiness make me feel like a new Pokemon'. As she fawned over it, he glanced over at me with my disgruntled look and quickly said something to her before waddling off as fast as his little legs could take him. Rather puzzled, she came back over with the earring in her mouth and put it on the ground. As I helped to attach it to her ear, she asked me, "Daddy, what's wrong with Ryu?"
Surprised that she hasn't figured it out yet but she's still young," I thought.
"Nothing's wrong with him. He just needed to get somewhere quickly. I'm sure he has important things to do."
Satisfied with my explanation, Elwing smiled and her aura sparkled more than usual, acknowledging her happiness.

Charizard04621

3rd January 2004, 06:15 PM

Evenstar, the female Sneasel’s POV:

Wow, that was close. My body ached, and I couldn’t stop panting. Eyeing my claws ruefully, I wrinkled my nose in disgust at the blood that had gotten on it. I felt sorry for the Sableye. I just wish he’d left me some other choice. I still had no idea why he’d attacked us.

I signaled to Yana that I would be right back. Still looking at my bloody claws distastefully, I went to wash the blood away…

Huan, the male Houndour’s POV:

Lani slowed down, and I saw her trainer give her a new TM. When I managed to catch up to her, we began to wrestle, and I almost immediately pinned her. I was winning! Except…

Giggling, Lani began to tickle me. “Ooh! Ack! Not there! Noooo!” She seemed to know the right places to attack. In a few moments I was laughing so hard that tears began to flow from my eyes.

Nero, the male Umbreon’s POV:

I watched in wonder as Zale and Tiana happily played with their half brother. Gloria was amazing. So young and already a capable mother. The twins looked happy enough. As for me, I couldn’t imagine having children myself. The thought just seemed too far away at this point. I had other things on my mind – learning how to utilize my Psychic to the fullest extent, for example. Thinking about that gave me an idea.

“Gloria, would you like to meet Aries?” I asked. “The last time I saw him, he was heading to the kitchen. He’s really nice. I still have to go thank him for teaching me this morning.”

Lune, the male Eevee’s POV:

How long does it take old scars to heal? Scars of battle, weeks. My body can handle wounds. Scars of the heart…

For the most part, the trouble was over. It had been over for months, ever since I had given Sentinel my forgiveness as he lay dying. That part of the past I had let go.

But recent events had opened new wounds… I gazed from afar at one of the newer additions to the team – a Captee – Nero. So alive, so energetic, so spirited… In all aspects, he reminded me of Sentinel.

Sentinel in the old days… Before he was overcome with madness. Thinking back, I realized I wanted something I could no longer have. A memory of a friend to become present reality. I missed Sentinel very much.

Sighing, I slinked back into the shadows, taking a roundabout route to the kitchen to get some food. I didn’t want to meet Nero on the way. At least, not yet.

Wolfsong

3rd January 2004, 06:37 PM

(Gloria's POV)

“Gloria, would you like to meet Aries?” Nero asked. "I'd like that." I answered. "From what I've heard, he sounds great ." I glanced over at Zale and Tiana in time to see Tiana run under Zale and toss the ball at Shockwave and giggle. I smiled, then stood up.

(Lani's POV)

I giggled, not expecting Huan to be that ticklish. I finally let him up, only for him to tickle me. Now it was my time to laugh like crazy and i began to try and tickle him back and pretty soon we were both laughing and tickling each other.

(Jasmine's POV)

I didn't see my sister anywhere, but i did see Elwing. She was talking to a charizard. I slithered over nervously. "Hi Elwing." I said. I tried to fold up my wings somewhat because i was a little nervous.

(Blazer's POV)

... I glared at the ebony arcanine, and he glared back as we circled each other. Suddenly, he lunged at my throat… Then I was the ebony arcanine and in my place was an electabuzz with the same fearful look that had been on my face seconds earlier.

I awoke with a start. I took a few deep breaths to calm my racing heart. At least i hadn't shouted out loud. I slowly stood up and headed outside. Maybe the fresh air would help.

Knight of Time

4th January 2004, 05:01 PM

Hi.

I'm really sorry that it had to be delayed for so long, but the 1-30 Flying race will begin at 2:00 p.m. AST (aka 1:00 EST).

You guys that have a Pokemon in this race are more than welcome to IM or PM me your moves whenever you like before I declare this race ready to start.

Lady Vulpix

4th January 2004, 06:35 PM

It's time for another category of the races to take place!

This time the contestants are:

• Drake L.40 male Charizard
• Sai Lv.53 Male Scizor
• Flame L.37 Male Charizard

The track is 2750 units long. Good luck, everyone, and have fun!

And so, the race begins! Drake looks for the nearest target, who turns out to be Sai, and slows him down with a Scaryface. Sai uses Agility to regain his lost speed, but another Scaryface, this time from Flame, sets him back to where he was. With this, he only manages to move 54 units!
Drake tries to get ahead after attacking, and advances 220 units, but is quickly passed by Flame, who's now 306 units away from the starting point.

Progress on the first update:
• Flame: 306
• Drake: 220
• Sai: 54 (speed down to 54)

Flame tried to move on, but Drake stopped him with a Scary Face. The atacked Charizard countered with a Scary Face of his own. Sai, in the meantime, recovered his speed with another Agility and advanced 642 units! Drake only managed to move forward 165 units, and Flame even less: only 102.

Progress on the second update:
• Sai: 696
• Flame: 408 (speed down to 51)
• Drake: 385 (speed down to 55)

This race became one-sided, as Sai used Agility again, advancing 428 units. The two Charizards did their best effort to get ahead. Flame managed to fly 306 units with great effort and some luck, but Drake wasn't so fortunate and could only move 55 units.

Progress on the third update:
• Sai: 1124 (speed up to 214)
• Flame: 714 (speed down to 51)
• Drake: 440 (speed down to 55)

Now Sai used Quick Attack to get even further ahead... Reaching the finish line! And even more. He actually advanced 2354 units!
Flame made a last effort, but the 204 units he could advance didn't get him to the end.
Drake, tired, advanced only 55 more units before the race ended.

Final status:
• Sai: 3478 (speed up to 214)
• Flame: 918 (speed down to 51)
• Drake: 495 (speed down to 55)

Congratulations to the winner! Danny, you may pick yet another item from the Reward Center. x_x

Flame and Drake did their best too, so cheers to them and thanks for participating in the race. :)

Knight of Time

5th January 2004, 12:15 PM

Okay, is is finally time for the 1-30 Flying race to begin!

The length of the track this time will be 3000 units.

The Pokemon that will be in this race are as follows:

Jasmine Lv.10 Female Winged Dratini (21) - Nala98
Gwaihir the Windlord Lv.8 Male Aerodactyl (30) - Charizard04621
Valefor Lv.12 Male Natu (29) - Link10
Zippy Lv.11 Female Spearow (27) - Aipom of Doom
Latino Lv.8 Male Murkrow (24) - Sneasel(h)Obsessive
Ailani Lv.10 Female Taillow (28) - Aragornbird

Gwaihir used an Agility first, as he zoomed a whooping 360 units!
Valefor used a Faint Attack as he moved only 29 units thanks to some obstacles in his way.
Ailani had a bad start too, as she moved only 28 units thanks to some obstacles that got in her way.
Zippy used an Agility of her own as she advanced 324 units!
Latino had a fairly good start as he advanced 120 units!
Jasmine used Extremespeed to start off, but a few obstacles got in her way as she advanced 126 units!

Gwaihir: 360
Zippy: 324
Jasmine: 126
Latino: 120
Valefor: 29
Alaini: 28

Gwaihir used another Agility, but this proved to be a hinderance as he flew right into a few obstacles in his path, moving only 90 units.
Valefor used another Faint Attack as he advanced 87 units.
Aliani managed to get some good luck for herself as she advanced 140 units!
Zippy used another Agility as she advanced
162 units!
Latino had little trouble moving on as he advanced another 120 units!
Jasmine used another Extremespeed of her own, but quite a few obstacles got in her way as she advanced 84 units.

Zippy: 486
Gwaihir: 450
Latino: 240
Jasmine: 210
Alaini: 168
Valefor: 116

Gwaihir used another Agility, but like his last usage, this one also proved to be a hinderance for him as he advanced only 240 units thanks to more obstacles.
Valefor used yet another Faint Attack, but a few obstacles got in his way as he advanced 54 units.
A few obstacles ended up hindering Aliani's path as she flew only 56 units.
Zippy used another Agility as she advanced 432 units!
Latino had a bit more trouble moving on as he advanced 72 units.
Jasmine used another Extremespeed, but more obstacles proved troublesome for her as she advanced 105 units.

Zippy: 918
Gwaihir: 690
Jasmine: 315
Latino: 312
Alaini: 224
Valefor: 170

Gwaihir changed his strategy, using Fly as he flew a whopping 600 units!
Valefor used another Faint Attack, but a few more obstacles got in his way as he moved 87 units.
Alaini had a bit more trouble of her own once again, as she advanced 84 units.
Zippy changed her strategy as well, using a Extremespeed of her own that helped her advance only 432 units thanks to more obstacles that got in her way.
Latino managed to find himself a breeze as he advanced 144 units!
Jasmine used yet another Extremespeed, but many obstacles got in her way as she advanced 63 units.

Gwaihir: 1518
Zippy: 1350
Latino: 456
Jasmine: 378
Aliani: 308
Valefor: 257

Gwaihir used Fly again, but many obstacles got in his way as he advanced 240 units.
Valefor used another Faint Attack, advancing 87 units thanks to more obstacles in his path.
Aliani had a lot of trouble with the obstacles that ended up in her way as she advanced only 28 units.
Zippy used another Extremespeed, advancing 324 units thanks to more obstacles.
Latino had some more obstacles in his way as he advanced 72 units.
Jasmine used Extremespeed once more as she advanced 147 units!

Gwaihir: 1758
Zippy: 1674
Jasmine: 525
Latino: 522
Valefor: 344
Aliani: 336

Gwaihir used Fly again, catching an excellent breeze as he advanced 720 units!
Valefor used Faint Attack again as he advanced 174 units!
Aliani's tough luck unfortunately continued as she advanced only 28 units.
Zippy used another Extremespeed as she advanced 756 units!
Latino's troubles unfortunately continued as well, as he advanced 48 units.
Jasmine used her Hidden Power: Flying as she advanced only 42 units.

Gwaihir: 2478
Zippy: 2430
Latino: 570
Jasmine: 567
Valefor: 518
Aliani: 364

Gwaihir used yet another Fly, but many obstacles proved to be troublesome for him as he advanced only 120 units.
Valefor used another Faint Attack as he advanced 116 units.
Aliani's bad luck was eased quite a bit as she advanced 112 units.
Zippy used another Extremespeed, boosting her past the finish line as she advanced 648 units!
Latino's troubles were eased as he advanced 144 units!
Jasmine used another Hidden Power as she advanced 63 units.

Zippy: 3078
Gwaihir: 2598
Latino: 714
Valefor: 634
Jasmine: 630
Aliani: 476

Congrats to Danny and Zippo for this intense win. This was definitely a close race.

Charizard04621

5th January 2004, 02:42 PM

Ai, the female Skitty's POV:

I was watching Huan and Lani quietly when someone accidentally bumped into me. He was a cute Poochyena, but he looked very scared.

""I'm sorry." he told me. "I didn't mean to bump into you." He sighed. ""My name's Dakota," he finally blurted out.

I smiled at him. "It's okay. My name is Ai. How are you doing?"

Elwing Starspray, the female Dratini's POV:

I couldn't believe who I saw in front of me. It was Jasmine! I hadn't seen her in a very long time.

Smiling, I greeted her. "I heard the flying races for Daddy are starting soon," I said. "Want to go watch?"

She agreed, so we went outside. I couldn't believe it. Daddy lost! And there was a really fast Scizor that pulled ahead from everyone.

Hiding my disappointment, I asked Jasmine if she knew anyone else who was going to participate in the race. To my surprise, she said she was going to fly next!

"Wow! Why didn't you tell me before?" I said excitedly. "Good luck!"

Wolfsong

5th January 2004, 03:12 PM

(Jasmine's POV)

"Wow! Why didn't you tell me before? Good luck!" Elwing told me excitedly. "Thanks. I guess i didn't want to draw that much attention to myself." I said as I shrugged. "Anyway, is there anyone else you know thats going to enter?" About that time i had to go. "See ya afterwards." I called as I hurried to the starting line

(Dakota's POV)

"It's okay. My name is Ai. How are you doing?" I smiled slightly. "I'm a little nervous with all these growlithes and arcanines around." I admitted. "You?" I asked her. I nervously pawed at the fur on my side that barely hid a scar on my side as i awaited her answer. Everone one kept telling me that it was hardly noticable and if they didn't know it was there, they wouldn't have known that i had even had one.

(Zale's POV)

I probably should have been paying more attention, as we were getting close to the pool. But when i saw it, i just stared in amazement at it. Then i saw the ball come at me out of the corner of my eye as it went over my head and landed in the pool. Tiana groaned. "Why'd you let it by you Zale?" she asked while she ran past. I tried to grab her tail in my mouth but missed. She laid down close to the edge and I asked her to just ask someone to get it for her. She reached out...

The_Missing_Link

5th January 2004, 03:59 PM

<Lyra's POV>

I watched from the pool as Drake entered the annual flying race but quickly fell behind and lost to a Scizor. I was disappointed but it wasn't really much of a surprise since Drake didn't know any moves that could increase his speed, unlike the Scizor who could do it quite easily. I knew how he would feel afterwards so I didn't bother consoling him. Floating around as always, I started to space out when I heard a plop! about a few feet away from me. Looking up, I saw two white Eevees perched at the edge of the pool, one reaching out for it and the other whining that they should ask for help. Unfortunately, the one reaching out fell into the pool and started to thrash about and scream. Hurriedly identifying the Eevee as a girl, I glided over and grabbed her.
"Your brother is right, you should've asked for help," I murmured to her.
Helping her onto the edge, I went back out and retrieved the ball, which I promptly threw over their heads.
"Next time your ball lands in the pool, you should ask for help or at least know how to swim. Every Pokemon should anyway."

<Aries's POV>
"Enjoying your break?" Nightshade asked as I was lounging by the kitchen.
"Yes, as a matter of fact," I replied and smirked when he started to down cheese and popcorn. "You know, you might get a stomach ache from doing that."
"You saw me when I was younger. You know of my digestive skills. I'm like a skinny Snorlax but I'm more handsome."
I snorted as he continued to stuff himself silly. After calming down a bit, I looked around to see Nero coming towards us with another Umbreon I didn't know.
"It's like Umbreon City around here," Nightshade muttered as Nero and the stranger came closer before standing next to us.
"Aries, this is my twin sister Gloria. Gloria, this is Aries, my teacher."
I looked into the eyes of a young and pretty Umbreon, albeit less trained than her brother. It also appeared that she had children as well although it was very difficult to tell.
"Nice to meet you," I replied before Nightshade moved in front of me, bits of cheese dribbling from his mouth.
"fmph fmph fmph fmph fmph fmph" he tried to say but failed miserably as Nero and I quietly snickered.
"Shut up, cheese mouth," I said before pushing him away and acknowledged to Gloria. "This is Nightshade, my sparring partner and unfortunately one of my best friends. His appetite was renowned when he was younger but unfortunately, he's gotten a bit sloppy lately."
I grinned as Nightshade gave me the look before swallowing his 'snack' and starting to levitate, showing off his psychic powers. I rolled my eyes and levitated right next to him, giving off a hint of a smug look at him.
"Stop proving nothing. Any psychic and developed dark Pokemon can do this."

<Drake's POV>

Oh well, another loss for me. I had doubts in the beginning about winning and after I fell behind that fast, it confirmed my fears. I went down to Elwing, who was obviously disappointed that her father lost but tried to act like her normal, spirited self.
"You did great, daddy," she cried and wrapped herself around my leg. "You'll win next time!"
"Thanks, sweetie," I replied. "Once you evolve, maybe you'll become just as fast as me, maybe even faster. Just continue to train and you'll be fine."

Charizard04621

10th January 2004, 11:44 AM

Shockwave, the male Pichu's POV:

I was enjoying the game with my half siblings when the ball rolled out of our reach and into the pool. Zale cried out in alarm as Tiana attempted to retrieve the ball and fell into the pool instead.

Then Tiana began to wail loudly in fright. I could understand why she was afraid. With my kind of build I couldn't swim, either - the experience with the two Lapras was not something I wished to repeat - but at least I knew how to stay afloat, and that counted for something.

I couldn't help Tiana, but fortunately a Wartortle came over and pulled her out of there. I could see she was quite relieved.

Ai, the female Skitty's POV:

I could tell the Poochyena was really nervous. He was pawing away at a tuft of hair on his side like it was poisonous or something. I couldn't see anything wrong, and I knew he wouldn't want to talk about it, so I didn't ask.

"Well, I guess Growlithe and Arcanine can be rather intimidating and unpleasant," I responded. Not to mention there was a Growlithe with Huan right now. "Especially Arcanine because they're so large. I think they're beautiful creatures, though. But I prefer Houndours." I silently scolded myself for letting that last sentence slip. How careless of me.

Dakota shuddered when I mentioned the Growlithe and Arcanine. I wondered what problem he had with them. Certainly so much fear wasn't natural. "Have you had bad experiences with Growlithe or Arcanine before?"

Nero, the male Umbreon's POV:

I tried to stifle my laughter, but Nightshade was just hilarious. Of all pokémon that could be accused of being gluttons, an Alakazam was not on the top of my list. Nightshade took the cake, though. Perhaps even literally.

When I saw Nightshade lifting himself up and Aries after, I wanted really badly to learn to levitate myself. If Karin taught me my type charts right, I knew that affecting Dark type pokémon with Psychic attacks was very difficult. So instead I tried to lift myself indirectly. I concentrated hard on a piece of cardboard I was standing on, trying my hardest to make it float in the air.

A blue glow surrounded it as I strained my mind, and for a few seconds maybe I imagined that the cardboard was an inch off the floor. But then my head just hurt too much, and I collapsed with a loud thud. "Ouch... Maybe I shouldn't have tried that..." I grinned at Gloria, who was giggling at the funny sight.

Lune, the male Eevee's POV:

I watched from a corner of the kitchen as Nero made an attempt to help himself levitate. I hit a pocket of déjà vu, because Sentinel used to do the same thing. He wanted to fly, but by nature it was difficult for him to concentrate too deeply for extended periods of time. So he practiced levitating himself while standing on objects instead of attempting to penetrate his dark barrier with a psychic probe.

But Sentinel didn't try that immediately. He knew that it was too large a step to attempt at first.

Sighing, I walked out of the shadows and approached Nero, who was very surprised that I would willingly come close to him. I'd decided that Sentinel was way beyond recovery. In fact, it was selfish for me to want him to live. He suffered so much during his life that death was his only road to peace. I had to let him rest in peace... I had to let him go. Just like I did Zephyr so long ago.

I looked at Nero, then at the piece of cardboard he was standing on. "Impressive effort, but that's not the way to do it. If you want to learn to fly, start off small. Practice levitating pebbles. Once you get good at that, try stones. Proceed to slightly larger rocks. Keep practicing in small increments until you can manage to lift your own weight. If you take things one step at a time, you will be less likely to get splitting headaches or hurt yourself. You just need patience." Saying that, I allowed the words to sink in, and acknowledged Nightshade, Aries, and the third Umbreon.

Elwing Starspray, the female Dratini's POV:

I could tell Daddy wasn't very happy that he'd lost. Curling myself around his leg, I began to make myself comfortable. I liked the idea that someday I might become as awesome as Daddy. Smiling, I dreamt about the day that I would be perfect, just like him. Then I decided that if I wanted to become as great as he was, I would have to practice. Uncurling from his leg and nuzzling him one last time, I told him that I would be in the pool practicing my swimming.

Kalazeth, the male Horsea's POV:

It is no secret that I want to be a hero someday. But when Karin came to the adoption center and told me that she would help me out, I couldn't believe my ears. No one had offered such kindness to me before.

To tell the truth, the other pokémon ridiculed my dreams. They told me that it was impossible, that I was a hopeless romantic, and that I should give up right then and there. But I didn't listen to them. I never talked to them any more about it, but secretly I harbored the belief and hope that someday my dream might just come true.

I was going to dive to the bottom of the pool again to see if I could find anything interesting on the floor, when I spotted that pretty Dratini from earlier. I knew her as one of my teammates. I had never gotten the chance to introduce myself to any of them (in fact, I'd avoided contact, because I thought they would all probably laugh at me again), but she seemed nice, and it didn't look as if she had the capacity to be mean. Besides, I couldn't run away from everyone forever. Maybe she would help me with my dream?

Elwing Starspray, the female Dratini's POV:

I could swim pretty fast, but it was acceleration that I found quite difficult. I couldn't seem to start off well enough. I was trying to think of how I could start quicker, when I saw the shy Horsea that just recently entered our team.

It was weird, but I could tell that he was avoiding all of us. For some reason, he didn't want to talk to us. I didn't think he was antisocial or anything like that, though. He looked like he was truly lonely and wanted friends. He just didn't seem like he trusted anyone.

I decided to try to talk to him, because simply ignoring him would be very rude. Besides, it wouldn't hurt to try to make a new friend. If he would just not swim away or anything like he usually did, I could get the chance to introduce myself and then maybe ask what the matter was.

To my surprise, he didn't retreat. Instead he smiled and swam towards me! I guess I would get to talk to him this time, after all.

"Hi," I greeted him. "My name is Elwing. What's yours?"

"Kalazeth," he replied, apparently glad that I was friendly.

"I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself earlier, but when I tried before, I could never get to you!"

He nodded guiltily. "Yeah. Sorry about that. It's just... I thought you would all ridicule me."

I was shocked. "Why would any of us do anything like that? I'm pretty sure no one on our team would be that mean. At least, no one that I know."

He looked embarrassed. "Well, you see, I want to become a hero some day."

This was confusing me even more. "What's wrong with that? I think that's great! You could try to be a hero, just like Daddy."

Now he looked surprised. "You're not going to laugh at me?"

"Of course not!" I answered, even more perplexed. "I think that's a very brave and wonderful goal."

Kalazeth looked like he had been dumped into a bucket full of ice. "I've never met a pokémon that hasn't made fun of me for wanting to become a hero before."

When Kalazeth said that, I felt sad. Obviously wherever he had spent his life before this, the pokémon were all mean to him. It didn't make sense to me. How could pokémon be so cruel like that? Was it fun to be bad? No, I just didn't believe that. Being mean was just wrong. "Trust me, none of our teammates will be mean to you like that," I told him.

"Really?" He seemed to cheer up.

"Really."

At that, he smiled. "Thanks a lot. I've learned there are good pokémon in the world, after all."

Wolfsong

10th January 2004, 01:02 PM

(Dakota's POV)

"Have you had bad experiences with Growlithe or Arcanine before?" Ai asked. I nodded, not trusting my voice at the moment. I took a deep breath and then lifted up the fur that i had been nervously pawing at and showed her the medium-sized scar. Though hidden by fur for the most part, when the fur was lifted, it was easily visible. Her eyes widened. When I finally felt like i could talk I told her the story.

"Our pack had recently gotten a new leader. Although he was strong, I neither liked or trusted him so I left. I guess news got around that i had left though not sure how. Anyway the next morning, I woke up and made my way to a puddle and lapped up some water. The next thing i knew three growlithe, all males, approached. I nervously waved at them, and they just growled preparing to attack. I knew I was vulnerable. Had i still been with the pack I needn't have worried but since i left, I was no longer under their protection. So, instead I took off running and they chased me into a dead end." I shuddered. "They approached and began crunching down wherever their teeth could go. The biggest one caused this." I said as I pointed at the scar. "Just when i thought I was a goner, a human, Amy, appeared. She sent out her ninetales, Flare, who used her hidden power, luckily water to run the growlithes off. She patched me up the best she could and carried me through the caverns. Eventually she asked me to join her team and i agreed. Only thing was i didn't find out till i got home that she had a captured growlithe and an adopted arcanine. She told me abot them and then she told them not to push talking to me or anything. I'm glad she understood, and that i lucked out that a caring trainer had found me. But still..." I shuddered. I waited for her reaction, half scared that she'd turn away, and half relieved that i finally gotten up the courage and had finally told someone.

(Gloria's POV)

Nero was right. Aries was nice. I looked up at him in wonder when he lifted himself up. "Wow." was all i could say. Then Nero tried to lift himself on a piece of carboard and not having much luck. I got tickled at him. Then an eevee came up and gave Nero some advice. I kinda felt outta place, but i was happy that Nero was including me by introducing me to his friends.

(Tiana's POV)

I thanked the wartortle for her help. Then i had an idea, my eyes sparkled. Zale groaned. "What are you planning Tiana?" "Not much. Just wanna see Uncle Nero." "He's here?" "Yep. I saw him go into the kitchen with Mom." "Are you going to dry off first? You are soaked." "Nope." Zale sighed, before turning to Shockwave. "You're welcome to come with us." I took off running towards the kitchen and Zale came after me. It wasn't long before he passed me since he was bigger and had longer legs but we raced into the kitchen together. We spotted him right off the bat. "Uncle Nero!" we shouted and pounced on him, causing him to fall to the ground.

MarshmallowEgg

10th January 2004, 11:18 PM

[My POV]

I slowly poked my head in the Eevee House, looking around a little before heading in. My team followed quietly behind me, looking around shyly. It had been MONTHS since we'd been to the Eevee House, and the team was afraid no one would remember them. I took a seat on the couch while the others headed off.

[Akia's POV]

I was the first to break away from the group, walking slowly around. I couldn't believe it had been so long since I'd been here. I wondered if Kyan was still around... he was my best friend outside the team, and I missed him. Of course, I couldn't exactly complain; Royce hadn't seen his father since we left, and Laurenor hadn't seen either of his parents... it was a little harder being separated from your family than being separated from your friend.

[Laurenor's POV]

"Hey Aryll, wanna come jump in the pool with me?" I asked, grinning up at the Vaporeon and wagging my tail. She looked down at me, cocking her head to the side and then smiling.
"Sure, why not?"
I laughed. "Race you!" I took off without a warning or a countdown, but the swift Vaporeon overtook me easily and dove in. I jumped in clumsily after her.

[Royce's POV]

I missed my father. I couldn't believe it had been so long since I'd seen him. From the looks of it, he obviously wasn't here, but I hoped he'd come by soon. Of course I loved the "family" of my team, but that didn't make it any easier to be apart from my father for months. I missed Auntie Khaisa too. Hopefully her and daddy's trainer would come by soon.

Wolfsong

11th January 2004, 11:58 AM

(Ayla's POV)

I missed Salem, but at least he was happier now. I knew he'd want me to be happy and not be miserable. So i began to surface. I needed air anyway, i was running low after being underneath the water for that length of time. I needed to be alone for a bit though but now i was feeling better. As i surfaced, i was smiling. I rolled onto my back and just floated there.

(Dodger's POV)

I landed in the rafters. I looked around for Gwaihir, and smiled when i spotted him. He still had the sunglasses i gave him not long after he hatched. I watched him for a while and wondered how long it would take him to spot me.

(Talut's POV)

I got tired of flying, so i entered the Eevee House, and my eyes widened as I saw a dratini that reminded me of Blue when he was little. I knew that he had had a son, and i had only seen him from a distance cause i dind't want to interupt the father son bond, but i looked again. I was certain. it was him, my grandson. I took a deep breath and approached.

MarshmallowEgg

11th January 2004, 12:39 PM

[Laurenor's POV]

Not long after Aryll and I got in the pool, I noticed someone else get in. A pink Vaporeon. My mom! Excitedly, I swam over to her as quickly as I could.
"Mommy!" I cried, attempting to pounce on her (it isn't exactly easy to pounce in water, you know).

[Royce's POV]

I was just waiting around, hoping daddy would come, when a shadow fell over me. I turned around and almost fell over from shock. A dragonite! And he looked a lot like daddy, too, only daddy was blue, and this dragonite seemed older. I didn't know who he was, but I decided to say hi anyways - it wasn't every day I met another of my species.
"Hi!" I chirped. "What's your name?"
"Talut," the dragonite said. "I'm your dad's father - your grandfather."
I grinned. I had a grandfather? Neat! "Hiya!" I said again. "Nice to meetcha, Grandpa Talut!"

Cheesey

14th January 2004, 01:47 PM

.~: Cheesey's POV :~.

I hurried into the Eevee House, two eggs in my arms. I held the larger one in my right arm, since that one was stronger, and therefore made carrying it easier. The other one was slightly warm, and quite small in comparison. I sat down on the sofa, and laid the bigger one to my side. I put the smaller, warmer one on my lap, and slowly it began to crack open. Little chips of egg shell fell on the floor, and the larger parts split to reveal an adorable baby Charmander. She looked at me with big, blue eyes, and I gave her a little hug, so that she knew I would be the one taking care of her. I sat on my lap whilst I lay the larger egg on the floor in front of me. Big, long cracks split right down the sides of the egg, and then it shattered all over the floor to reveal a big, strong Aerodactyl! He sat on the floor for a minute, looking up at me with determined eyes. Then he flew up into the air, soaring above the rafters, whilst me and my Charmander sat and watched in awe. I looked at Charmander for a minute, and she looked back at me. I immediately knew what I wanted to call her. "Tigerseye." I smiled, and she looked back up at Aerodactyl, exercising his wings. "And I'll call you Faithless." I whispered.

The_Missing_Link

17th January 2004, 09:49 PM

<Aries's POV>

After Nightshade had made a fool of himself and settled down to just levitating, Nero tried to levitate a piece of cardboard but it was too much for him and soon gave up. Then suddenly, Lune of all Pokemon stopped by for a minute to address Nero.
"Impressive effort, but that's not the way to do it. If you want to learn to fly, start off small. Practice levitating pebbles. Once you get good at that, try stones. Proceed to slightly larger rocks. Keep practicing in small increments until you can manage to lift your own weight. If you take things one step at a time, you will be less likely to get splitting headaches or hurt yourself. You just need patience."
He then acknowledged Nightshade and I before walking away.
"Wow, that was weird," Nightshade muttered.
"Considering his past, it definitely was," I replied.
Nero looked positively thrilled that Lune directly talked to him for once and was ready to go outside to practice when two Eevees bounded over and landed on top of him, calling him "Uncle Nero".

I sniffed and lowered myself to the ground. Laying down, I placed my head on my paws and watched Nero tussle with his neice and nephew.
"Sad thoughts?" Nightshade asked quietly, on the ground.
"Yeah. Wish I could have my kid back or even another offspring but I probably never will."
"Hey, you don't see Abra's around here often. How do you think I feel?"
"Sorry man," I gave a sad smile. "I forgot that a lot of us wants kids. Drake is the only lucky one."
I looked over at Drake and watched him look over his daughter swimming in the pool. I sighed and focused on Nero and his family once more.

Charizard04621

18th January 2004, 09:48 AM

Ai, the female Skitty’s POV:

After I had heard the poor Poochyena’s story and seen his scar, I understood why he was so afraid. I could tell that he had been keeping it mostly to himself and was kind of relieved for finally letting it out into the open.

I wasn’t really sure what to say, but at length I smiled and told him, “I think you’re safe now.”

Nero, the male Umbreon’s POV:

I stared bewildered after Lune, who disappeared into the shadows. It was really cool that he talked to me, but it also felt really weird. Especially because I knew he had been avoiding me the whole time.

I could tell that Gloria felt a bit out of place, but before I could think any further, I was ambushed by my niece and nephew! I took a tumble as they tackled me, and began to laugh, playing with them as they jumped up and down on my belly.

“Ohhh, that tickles,” I laughed. Being called uncle still seemed kinda weird to me, but I liked it. Gloria’s twins were adorable. I saw Aries looking a little down, but I had no idea what it was. Perhaps the two little bundles of joy could cheer him up? “Zale, Tiana, I want you to meet – ouch– ” I got cut short because one of them stepped on my face with their little feet. They were crawling all over me, and it was becoming really, really ticklish. Pointing in Aries’s direction, I gasped, “Th-that’s Aries, your uncle’s teacher. He’s going to show me how strengthen my psychic powers. One day I might even be able to lift you two in the air. Isn’t that neat?”

Gwaihir the Windlord, the male Aerodactyl’s POV:

It had been a while since I had seen this place. Rúthruin told me that when I came here a while ago, she used to chase me all over the place and had trouble catching up – I was that fast. I even supposedly started flying almost immediately after I had hatched.

Rúthruin often annoyed me by telling me in front of other pokémon about how when I first hatched, I had extremely cute, irresistible baby eyes. I’d ask her to stop whenever she started that; it was so embarrassing! But I think she did it just to see my face turn red. I swear… She liked embarrassing me!

The sunglasses that my father gave me were still on my face, except they fit perfectly now. I vaguely remember a time when they used to slide off my nose so often that I became quite frustrated. I had grown a lot since then, Rúthruin told me. She said that there was a time when she could hold me… Now I could pick her up in my claws. And the thing was, I still had a while to grow.

Something in the rafters caught my eye, by chance, a flicker of light on a reflective surface… Could it be? When I looked closer, I realized that it was. A large Aerodactyl with sunglasses… My father.

Grinning to myself, I flapped my powerful wings and flew up to the rafters.

“Ryu”, the male Trapinch’s POV:

I saw Lune slinking off by himself into the darkness. He was in a pensive mood, so I decided not to bother him. To tell the truth, I didn’t talk to him much at all these days. He was so distant and strange… It was like I didn’t know him any more. I felt guilty for avoiding him, but I felt that we had grown apart.

Elwing was in the pool talking to the Horsea that had just joined our team not long ago. He hadn’t talked to anyone until then, though; he had avoided us all. I decided to take the chance to introduce myself to him now that he seemed to be in the mood for talking.

Walking over to the edge of the pool, I called over to Elwing, who saw me and brought the Horsea over to the edge, too.

“Uh, hi,” I said to the Horsea. “I’m Ryu. I’m sorry I can’t get in the pool or anything, because bad stuff would happen. But anyway, what’s your name?”

“Kalazeth,” he answered.

“Cool. That sounds like a name that could make its way into a legend or something.”

His eyes lit up. “Really? You think so? Thanks, you’re really great! Elwing was right! You guys aren’t mean!” …Did I miss something…?

After Elwing explained everything, I had to grin. “Kalazeth, you’ll be just fine here.”

Then Elwing and Kalazeth swam off, and began chasing each other. They made swimming look like fun, but… Ohhhhh, water… I shuddered. The day I fell into a body of water was the day I would die… Unless I grew wings first. That was another bonus about evolving.

Crystalmaster Mike

18th January 2004, 01:24 PM

~ Gordon’s POV ~

We were waiting, sitting together in a pack, for Mike to come back from the Breeding Center. A week or two ago, he’d gotten a call the Bagon Egg he’d asked for had been laid, and today they’d phoned him to tell him it was now ready to be taken with him (the mother and father had had some privacy with it first, but now they’d allowed for it to be taken away). It had been a little while already since he left, and some of us were getting quite restless, for different reasons.
“What’s taking him so long?!”
“Patience, Hanna, he’s not been gone that long!”
“Oh, I know, Nemo… It’s just… I want to see it!”
“From what Mike told us, it’s not an it, Hanna. Well, not technically in any case; it’s supposed to be male, though it’ll still be in its egg.”
“I truly hope it hatches soon;” Dylan jumped in, I can’t wait to get myself a real sparring partner!”
“Hey watch it, Dylan! A Dragon baby’s still a baby, and I’ll see to it the lil’ critter won’t suffer from any of your Knight Games, kapish?”
“Why do you care what happens to a Dragon?”
“For starters: I’ll be one when I evolve, thank you very much. For main course: it’s just a baby, for crying out loud! And as for dessert: me and him have a dream in common! To Fly!”
“Really?” Dylan said, clearly not convinced, “And how do you now that? It could be a Dragon that’s afraid of heights!”
“No, it can’t!” Tony said agitated, “Bagons have it in their genes to dream of Flying! It’s the source of their existence! Their destiny”
“Well, I have it in my genes to dream of becoming a knight! And no Dragon-loving Trapinch will keep me from fulfilling my destiny!”
“Umm, if I may just ask something, Dylan?”, I jumped in between the two kibbling Pokémon.
“Yes, Gordon? What is it?”
“How do you know becoming a knight means battling Dragons?”
“How… Wha-… I… Huh?” Dylan seemed surprised by my question, as if it didn’t make any sense to him.
“Well, I don’t know much of the medieval times, but I don’t think there was a Dragon for each knight back then. Those knights proved their worthiness of that title by… defending the defenseless, helping the helpless, and what not. So, while you wait for that Bagon to grow up and get stronger, why don’t you focus on those things first? Maybe it’d prove to be a good exercise as well!”
Dylan seemed to need to have some time for himself, to think about what I just said to him, so I signaled to Tony for us to move away a bit.
“Thanks, buddy! I didn’t know what to say to him next; apart from his not wanting to admit he might be wrong, he seems to not know he’ll evolve into a reptile too!”
“Yeah, I know Tony; he’s maybe forcefully repressing the knowledge or something. Anyway, I know he means it well, that’s why I suggested he proved his knightiness by helping people!
“Yeah, that was well thought of you! Hey, what’re Rays and Arthus doing over there?”
I turned to look: Rays and Arthus had been playing with his Beach Ball just outside, in front of the open door, but I could see they had stopped to look at something – or someone approaching the Eevee House. Just when I thought I knew who it was, I heard them yell something:
“He’s here, he’s here!”
“Mikey! Mikey!”
“Come out here, you guys!”
“He has an Eggy! An Eggy!”
Mike was here with the Bagon Egg! We all rushed outside; well, all except Liam, who came behind at a leisurely pace, pretending not to be excited. He could be such a show ball at times…
“Hello guys! Wow… Take it easy! Now don’t run me over here!” Mike was trying to calm us, but to no avail. We all jumped up his legs to take a closer look at the Egg. From what I could make up, it was a sort of shiny purple. Which made sense if you heard the stories.
“Lemme see! Lemme see!”
“He hatching yet? He hatching yet?”
“Wow! WOOOW!!”
“Could y’all stop making like jumping beans and hear what the guy has to say? Puh-lease…” Liam’s annoyed comment calmed us down a bit.
“Uh, thanks, Liam. Let’s all go sit under that Lum Berry tree, over there, ‘kay? So we can wait till he hatches.” Mike started walking in the direction of the tree.
“Uh, but Mike; couldn’t that still take, like, days?”
“It could have, Nemo, if Nurse Joy hadn’t assured me the critter is on the very verge of hatching. Look!” Mike held the Egg up in the air, so the sunlight traveled through it. Indeed, not only could we see it was trembling, we could also make out something inside was moving. In fact, as we sat down at the foot of the tree, the trembling grew!
“It won’t be long now…!” Mike said excited.
I suddenly was pushed to the right rather roughly. Surprised, I turned to see Tony was trying to reach the Egg. Behind him, Dylan also was anxious to get to it.
“Oh…” “… my!!” They got to Mike, and with their eyes opened big in anticipation, they waited for the hatching, not wanting to miss a single detail. The trembling increased even further!

~ Mike’s POV ~

He was hatching! My Bagon! My special little Bagon!
“Wauw…” “Coo-hool!” As the ooh!-ing and aww!-ing heightened, I could see a crack forming in the shell. Instantly, all grew quiet. Out of the crack, pure white light shone, as if a night lamp had been turned on inside. Another crack formed, and another… A whole network of small thin cracks now ran over the shell, dividing it in what may well have been a thousand pieces. Then, the light grew more intense. The energy that made the light pushed away all the shell pieces, which dissolved almost instantly. Now, an Egg-shaped piece of pure, white energy stood in the place of the Egg. Then, it changed shape, as if evolving. Two, three points sprouted out of what soon formed into the head of the Bagon. Two paws and an equal amount of arms and a double amount of claws formed soon as well. A tail also became, but there it didn’t end. To the amazement of all of my Pokémon, two wings formed at the back of the Bagon too. Then, the light dimmed, and color came to the form. There he stood. Our new friend, the purple, winged baby dragon Bagon. And as he opened his eyes, I said to him:
“Welcome to the team… Skyler.”

Charizard04621

19th January 2004, 12:37 PM

Ooops, I forgot someone important. Oo

Shockwave, the male Pichu's POV:

I watched Zale and Tiana go, but I did not follow them. Something else caught my attention... The bag. Walking towards Karin's unattended backpack carefully, I kept my eyes on the soft, white glow coming from inside.

During my time with Lune and the others, I had learned a very important concept: evolution. I wanted to be powerful. Larger. Stronger. Able to swim... Like...

I was partially surprised when I spotted my father nearby, watching me. He smiled, so I smiled back. Reaching into the bag, I picked out the curious object that would grant me power beyond that which I had now...

The Genetic Accelerator Gene flashed violently as I held it, and I could feel the strength surging through my body as I was engulfed in white light... My hands grew longer, I grew taller, and I felt the strongest that I had ever felt before. When the light faded, the result of the evolution did not disappoint me. I was powerful now.

Gwaihir the Windlord, the male Aerodactyl's POV:

I sat next to my father, exhausted and feeling down. Despite my supposed inexhaustible reserves of energy, the flying race had taken a lot out of me.

I was doing very well; I had trained extra hard for the race. Upon Karin's suggestion, I even changed my diet - no more of the unhealthy snack food that I liked... I gave it up for healthy things.

In fact, I was in prime condition for the race, the fastest and possibly the best prepared out of all the pokémon there.

Then, out of the blue, some impossible freak of nature showed up... A Spearow that somehow knew Extremespeed and Agility! The surprise nearly knocked me out of the sky. I was so distracted trying to figure out how on earth such a low level Spearow could have Extremespeed?!?! and Agility that I couldn't concentrate well on my flying. I tried my best to keep up with it, but in the end I fell behind. It just didn't work out... There was no way I could beat such a souped-up pokémon (was it even a real pokémon?) without some weird upgrades of my own. And I liked my natural genes just the way they were, thank you very much.

Huffing, I told my father the story and repeatedly tapped the wooden beam I stood on with my feet in irritation.

Wolfsong

19th January 2004, 10:00 PM

(Jasmine's POV)

I was exhausted. The race was long, but at least i didn't come in last. I slithered slowly over to the pool, my wings were tired. I saw Elwing talking with a horsea so I swam over and then just floated at the edge and talked with Elwing and she introduced me to the horsea and the trapinch on the edge. I nodded at them. "Nice to meet you."

(Ayla's POV)

Not long after i had swam to the surface, I heard a voice calling "Mommy!" I looked around and saw my son heading towards me. I smiled as he tried to pounce on me. I playfully dove under the water and emerged undrneath him. When I made it to the surface, he was standing on my stomach. I smiled and tickled his somch witih my paw.

(Talut's POV)

"Nice to meetcha, Grandpa Talut!" Royce, my grandson said happily. I smiled and picked him up letting him see things from a higher perspective. If he wanted down all he had to do was ask.

(Dodger's POV)

It wasn't long till Gwaihir had spotted me, and he was exhausted. And anyone could tell that he was down. I listened as he complained abotu the race, and the spearow that won. When he was done, I asked him if he had did his best, and he replied that he had. Smiling, "Then you have nothing to be upset about. Sure things didn't go your way. I've even had bad luck in races before. While this one i did well, the last one i had rotten luck and was paralized." Gwaihir just nodded still upset about the race, so i decided to give him one of my scarves. This one was a Christmas present a while back and a royal blue color, though the rest of mine were red. "Don't worry about it. I told him. You're a natural at flying, and don't let it get you down." I told him, and waited for his reaction.

(Meir's POV)

I smiled as i saw Shockwave walking over towards Karin's bag. He saw me and smiled back, and i watched him as he grabbed the accelerator gene and began to evolve. When he was finished i walked over and congratulated him. I could tell that he was pleased with his new change.

(Zale's POV)

Tiana, though a lot smaller, had a lot of energy and she was the main one crawling over Uncle Nero's back. “Zale, Tiana, I want you to meet - "I tried to climb up on his back but i accidently stepped onto his face right in the middle of his sentence. "– ouch– ” "Sorry," I muttered. “Th-that’s Aries, your uncle’s teacher. He’s going to show me how strengthen my psychic powers. One day I might even be able to lift you two in the air. Isn’t that neat?” "Cool." I said as Tiana, immediately ran over and pounced on him, knowing no fear. She sat on top of Aeries' head. I walked over and said hi. I would have stayed and joined my playing with my sister, except I wanted to get back to the pool. Somehow, I was drawn to it. After staying a few minutes so that i wouldn't seem rude, I silently walked off. Mom started to follow me but i shook my head and she seemed to understand that i wanted to be alone for a bit. I slowly made my way back to the pool and I saw the kind wartortle that had helped my sister. "I walked back over and stared at the water. She saw me and floated over. "Thanks again for helpin my sister." I told her as i continued looking at the water.

(Kaida's POV)

I got bored since no one seemed to be coming. I stared at the huge bags hanging down from the ceiling. I picked one and ran at it full force. I hit it, and was sent flying backwards into the wall. I stood up and shook myself off before trying again with the same results. I kept picking myself up and repeating it getting flown across the room. Eventually the repeated thuds alerted someone...

Lady Vulpix

21st January 2004, 07:00 PM

Considering how long it took for the last race to start, we're going to start taking registrations for the Land race now.

And to begin, I'd like to enter Tsunami, my level 58 Vaporeon, whose speed is 116.

Crystalmaster Mike

22nd January 2004, 12:47 PM

~ Mike’s POV ~

“Ba? BaBaBa?”
“That’s right”, I laughed, “Your name is Skyler.”
“He doesn’t really seem to understand it, Mike.” Verne said.
“Well, what’d you expect?”
“I dunno about the others, Mike… b-but, well… I kind of expected him to immediately jump up and start being the living image of Goban or something.”
“Umm… kind of… utopic, ‘Cada. Skyler here has a long while to go before he’s the size and age of Goban. Nope, for now he’s still a baby Bagon.”
“Well, it doesn’t matter he’s a baby, Mike; he already has something Goban didn’t.”
“You mean…?”
“Wings.” Tony whispered. It was the first I’d heard from the two Pokémon that had anticipated the coming of a baby Bagon to our team the most. Dylan, while closing his mouth which had been hanging open the whole while since Skyler had hatched, nodded.
“How come… How come he has wings, Mike?” my little Trapinch asked emotionally.
“Well, Tony… It’s because his father, a Charmander, had them. It’s in his genes. You know, Skyler here’s the second… no third… or something, great-grandchild of Lagi. She’s…”
“That special Dragonite.” Liam said. “I’ve seen and heard a lot about the special Dragon Genes that run in that family.”
“True, Liam. I don’t know if any of you have already seen a Blue Dragonite, or winged Dratinis? They’re all family of Skyler.”
“Woow…” My Pokémon found that information quite impressive, and now eyed Skyler very respectfully. The Baby Dragon himself, meanwhile, had no real clue as to what was all the commotion about. So I sat down on my knees next to him, and held my arms out towards him. This intergalactic – no, more interdimensional – sign of mother-(or in my case, father-)hood, he did understand. With unsteady legs, he walked to me, and I closed him in my arms. Then I gently stood up, and said, as I looked into his eyes:
“Skyler, I want to show you something.” He looked at me in a cute, puzzled way.
“And that something is…” I said, as I pointed towards the sky, “… your namesake.”
“BaGON!! Gooon…” His eyes grew to double their sizes, successively in amazement and admiration. Unconsciously, he flapped his wings, of which until then he hadn’t seem to have known he had them. The sensation of the leathery wings touching his back would have made him grow goose bumps, if the structure of his skin had allowed it. As he continued flapping his wings, he tried to turn around, to look at his back. That’s where I let go of him.
“BAAAH!!” “MIKE!!!” “Oh no!!” My Pokémon were shocked… and then some more. In his fright, Skyler had started flapping his wings even more intensively. And though he was still a bit too weak to actually fly already, he had managed to slow down his fall to almost 1 km/h, which is quite impressive if you think about it (I was holding him approximately 1.50 meters above the ground, and normally, when you fall, you do it at +/- 10 m/s)
“Wàààw…” The team was impressed… but not as much as Skyler. As his tiny feet touched the ground, he finally managed to look behind him, at his wings. The shock nearly threw him out of balance! When he had managed to grab a hold of himself, he turned to look at me. The look he gave me, well… I won’t ever forget it. Put simply, it was a mix of “Thank you so much!”, “How can I ever repay you?”, “My dream has come true!”. But it was more than that. And that’s obvious, too. Bagon, after all, are born with the desire, the dream, the wish, the hope to someday grow wings and fly. For Skyler, that dream became reality within the first hour of his life. How would you have felt, eh? Ecstasy, melancholia, plain old happiness… I saw all of those emotion battling for a front seat in his eyes. That look was the most magnificent gift he could have ever given him as a thanking. I felt my eyes wet slightly, even. And my throat was blocked by something, too.
“Hey Skyler!” “Cool!” “Sublime, little one!” “You’re the awesomest baby ever!!” …
Those comments and more were heard, while my Adopted Pokémon gathered around, flooding Skyler with welcome’s and greetings; they seemed to have forgotten he had only just hatched. I was about to say something about that, when I felt someone poking me from behind. So I turned around, after one last worried look at the little mob in front of me.
“U-huh? Liam? What’s up?”
“Hey Mike.” My little (well, not really) rebellious Ninetales had a soft look in his eyes. I instantly figured I had to remember about that the next time he would speak his mouth rudely.
“Nice… Nice thing you gave us… and Skyler too.” I just smiled.
“He… Ah phooey, you know what I mean. I’m not good at this soft-doing.”
“Well, I know that already.” I laughed.
“I know. Say, changing the subject on ya, would ya let me race?”
“Say what?” I was momentarily confused, both by the sudden subject change, and by Liam’s “would you let me…?”. If he wanted something, I always expected him to take it without asking.
“Race. Would you let me race in the next race organized here?”
“Uh… Sure. If you’re up to it?”
“No sweat. It’s a land race, and with the Matches you gave me, I’ll be the king o’ the road.” That was the old, self-confident Ninetales we all knew and loved right there!
“Okay buddy. Tell ya what, if you see to it no-one overwhelms Skyler too much, I’ll go put you up right now. But remember, you’re never the fastest out there. Someone’ll always have a higher Speed than you.”
“Yeah, I know. But Speed’s not the only thing you need. Brains matter too.”
“I’d never thought I’d hear you say that,” I jokingly said. “Okay guys,” I said loudly, while turning back to the (now a bit calmed) Pokémob. “Liam’s thinking of racing in the next race. That’s a Land Race, so if there’re any more volunteers…?”
“Well,”, Tony said, turning his attention away from his new Bagon friend, “I mightn’t be the fastest, but maybe this Deflection Coat o’yours’ll give me the extra push I need!”
“Okay Tony, I’ve noted it. Anyone else?” No-one else.
“Okay, then I’m a-going inside ‘n put you up for the race.” As I turned to the door, I heard Liam already putting his temporarily leadership to use.
“Okay boys ‘n girls, back away, back away! Give the little Bagon a little space will you? Bu-… Rays, didn’t ya hear me? Scram!”
“Liam…”
“Wha?”

My enterings for the Land Race for February:
Tony (Trapinch) (LV10) (m)
Bite, Sand Attack, Quick Attack
Double Team
~ Deflection Coat
Speed: 13

Liam (Ninetales) (LV5) (m)
Ember, Tail Whip, Faint Attack
~ Matches
Speed: 36

Wolfsong

22nd January 2004, 03:14 PM

Originally posted by Nala98
We are now having a race once a month. The categories are based on speed to make it fairer to all. In addition, the type of race will alternate each month between the flying, land, and water races. To find the speed of your Pokemon, just click on the Battle Tower Stats Calculator (http://members.lycos.co.uk/noentiendo/BTStats.html?). Since you can't use items in the race and every Pokemon has normal stats, just enter their name and level and you'll find Speed in the middle of the stats.[/color]

Thanks for signing up, but to be fair, items arent' allowed. I'll wait to edit in to be sure that those are the two you still want to enter ^^;;

The_Missing_Link

22nd January 2004, 07:39 PM

<My POV>

Noticing that the land race signups were finally posted, I walked over and signed Aries up, since Apollo had been acting kind of weird lately.

Aries (Lv. 30 Male Umbreon)
Speed: 62 (61-90)

<Lyra's POV>

I had started to relax again when the brother of the Eevee who fell in before came over. Naturally curious, I swam over and looked at him.
"Thanks again for helping my sister," he said timidly while looking down at the water with a wistful look in his eyes.
"What's your name, little one?" I asked him.
"I'm Zale and my sister is Tiana."
"My name is Lyra, the Venusaur over there is Shade and the Cubone on his back is Orion. I suppose you want to learn how to swim."
He suddenly looked up with increasing hope.
"Oh, could I? It looks like so much fun."
I chuckled and headed over towards the shallow end. When Zale didn't follow, I motioned him over and watched him stiffen up before trotting over towards me. Shade followed me as well with Orion, who needed time to recover from his stint in the pool.
"Ok, place your paws on the first steps," I motioned to him.
Looking down at the cool blue water, he slowly placed one paw in the water before flinching.
"C'mon, the water won't hurt you. Orion had it much worse than you but he survived," I pointed at the smirking Cubone.
Zale grimaced but did as he was told and placed his other front paw in the water. After nothing happened, he finally placed his back paws in and stood there standing, elated.
"There's more to come, I promise," I chuckled and watched as he went down the steps before standing in the water, even low enough for a Eevee not to drown.

<Lee's POV>

As I was kicking the bags with Apollo, a little Bagon waddled up and looked at them with curious interest. Thinking that she would figure its purpose sooner or later, I ignored her and continued kicking, the loud thud! sounding everytime I smacked it. After a while, she became frustrated and launched herself into one, immediately knocking her backwards into the wall. She brushed herself off and plowed into it again and again, always being sent into the wall soon after.
Well, at least she has spunk, I thought.
Walking over to the little Bagon, I placed myself in front of the bag and watched her plow into my well-muscled legs, her head lowered. Tumbling backwards, she shook her head and looked up at me.
"Why did you do that?" she whined.
"Because you were running into those punching bags with no purpose whatsoever and I decided to stop it," I explained.
"So that's what they are," she said slowly.
She was young but I didn't have much patience in the first place so I decided to fix the problem before I started to yell at her for no reason. Picking her up, I walked towards the left hand wall and placed her in front of the smallest bag, right about her size.
"This punching bag is small and light enough that it can take any hit but won't make you fly backwards. You can headbutt it, punch it or kick it. Knock yourself out, kid."
I went back to my routine while looking at her once in a while to see her headbutt the bag over and over with a pleased look on her face.

Crystalmaster Mike

23rd January 2004, 09:26 AM

Originally posted by Nala98
Thanks for signing up, but to be fair, items arent' allowed. I'll wait to edit in to be sure that those are the two you still want to enter ^^;;
Oh, okay. As it is, I won't be able to sign'em up both for the same race (their Speed is for both below 30), but that's okay. Before I choose who, though, can I ask - again - which levels are used for level-up attacks for Pokémon? Those from RB, Y, GS, C, RS, or the lowest ones from those games for each level?

Lady Vulpix

23rd January 2004, 09:45 AM

GSC for all the moves available in those games. For other moves, whatever game they're available in.

Crystalmaster Mike

23rd January 2004, 12:03 PM

Thanks, Gabi. I'm saving that info, for the next time I wonder... *heh*

~ Liam’s POV ~

When Nemo came up to me with that smirk on his face, I knew I was in for something.
“So, Liam, you’re gonna compete in a race, are ya?”
“Yes, I am, Nemo; and you needn’t use that tone on me. If you want to say something, say it.”
“Oh, it’s nothing; just that I can’t really see a Pokémon without any speedy moves race.”
“Without any… what?”
“Speedy moves. You know, like Quick Attack or Agility.”
“Euh…” Damn. Good point. “I know Faint Attack.”
“Yeah, but that move you use to sneak up on your adversary, not to outrun it.”
“I’ll still be fast enough, thank you very much!” After all… “I have my trusty Matches to help me, don’t I?”
“I’m afraid you don’t, Liam.”
“Huh?” I whirled around to see Mike standing behind me. And the way he was standing there, looking a bit embarrassed… “Wha- What do you mean?”
“Well, I’ll tell you. Tony? Could you come here as well? This concerns you, too.”
“Okay Mike.” He turned away from admiring Skyler’s wings – ugh! everyone was keeping on insisting on how cute that Bagon was! it made my fur stand on end, it did (not that having wings ain’t cool, don’t get me wrong) – and at his own Trapinch pace, he walked over to us. Nemo took his place in the idolizing crowd, the softie... “Whazzup?”
“Bad news.” I knew it! “Apparently, no Items are allowed in the races…”
“NOO!!!” I felt like howling!! “Why?! For Pete’s sake, why?!”
“Apparently, to make things fairer. And another thing…”
“For whom? The Slowpoke?!?”
“For the people that can’t afford fancy Items, Liam.” My angry sneer had annoyed him, it seemed. “Not every Pokémon Trainer can give his Ninetales Matches for Christmas, you know.”
That silenced me good…
“Anyway, I recalculated your stats, and it seems both of you’d compete in the same race, without the Speed boost Liam’s Matches would have given him.”
No!! This couldn’t happen! I didn’t… I couldn’t… I kept watching the ground under my front paws, unable to say something comprehensible and constructive. After what seemed like an hour, Tony began to speak:
“Well, I suppose I could…”
“No Tony” I said firmly. “I will. You race, I’ll watch.”
“You’re serious?” He eyed me a bit suspiciously.
“Sure, no sweat.”
Tony’s beaky crab face (don’t let him hear me call it like that!) grew a smile. “Thanks, Liam! You’re one cool customer!”
“Thanks, though I prefer to think of myself as ‘hot’.” I remarked jokingly.
“Okay then, then it’s a deal. So no regrets, ey Liam? Next time, it’s your turn, ‘kay?”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah, now go put him up!” Sometimes Mike could be so… neutrally. Going out of Conflict’s way ‘n all. Totally not like me. It was probably because of that I ‘sometimes’ couldn’t get along with him very well.
“Alright, alright! I’m going! Sheesh! You, Ninetalesses, man!!” Throwing his arms up in the air in despair, Mike walked back to the House.
“Okay then… What ya say we go idolize the Dragon a little more?”
“Waddya mean?”
I sighed. “Never mind…”

So, it’s Tony, my lvl.10 male Trapinch, with a Speed of 13, that’ll race.

Dark Dragonite

25th January 2004, 12:38 PM

DD's POV
I walked up to the house, or rather, as close as I was going to get for the time being. I felt so distant, and out of place once again, and I'm not sure why, or what to do about it.
Releasing Outkast, I gave him a nod, and we teleported onto the roof.
I took a seat, staring down at my 30 pokeballs, from which all my hard work achieved, and let out a sigh.
I let my new blue flame Blaziken out, and he sat down beside me, and just gave me a questioning look.
I pondered my place here, as I could hear the peptalks for the race going on soon inside clearly.
I thought I could get the most help from a few friends, and let them stretch.
Out came Nave, Alucard, Mercury, Ryu, Spooky, and Onida, who seems to get along well with Outkast.
Nave strolled straight up to me, and I could feel a question being asked, that I almost hoped would never be asked from such a warm, sweet face.
I pulled her onto my lap, scratching behind her ear, and whispered: "I'm not giving you up, or forgetting about you, and I never will."
a simultaneous tear strolled down both our faces as I watched the clouds dance across the sky.

*Murkrow

25th January 2004, 03:00 PM

~Hannah~

I rushed into the Eevee House, slightly elated, and slightly upset that my journey to catch Pokémon was over-with the addition of the small Pokémon cradled in my arms, my team was full, so my travels to find Pokémon were over. But at least I had a team of great Pokémon.
I grinned and pulled fourteen Poké Balls from my belt, hugging my newest addition as I did so.

~Flash the Cyndaquil~

Nestled in my new trainers’ arms, I stared at the sight that confronted me; people and Pokémon of all sorts were milling around the large room, talking, laughing. Up in the rafters I spotted a number of flying Pokémon, and from the loud splashing sounds, I figured there was a pool somewhere nearby.
I couldn’t resist letting out a squeak of delight; excitedly, I jumped from my trainers’ arms, unable to decide where to go first. All the noise….all the sights…so bright…..I could feel my energy level rising, reacting to all the new stimuli. I couldn’t control it; I jumped forward, feeling the energy pour into my back, then a rush of heat as my flames ignited.
The rush of energy was uncontrollable; with another squeak of pure excitement, I flung myself forward, dashing into the crowd.

~Deveus the Houndoom~

I flicked my tail, surveying the crowded room, counting the number of Fire type Pokémon that were milling around. But simply, there were a lot…..much more than the number of Ice types.
Smirking, I turned to Farfuret;
‘Seems that most of the people here agree with what I think; Fire types being better than Ice. Just look at the number of my type, compared to the number of yours’
‘Yeah right, I just bet that not all of the Ice type trainers are here at the moment, besides, we’re a lot rarer than stupid Fire types, so you’ve got no argument there. And if you haven’t noticed, you’re in a team that has a lot higher number of Ice types than Fire, so there.’
He was right about that, but still…
‘That’s only because your all the same species, at least there are two different Fire types, rather than five exactly the same.’
That stumped him, if only for a while.
Grinning to myself, I did another quick glance round the room in order to see if any more Ice types had appeared. None had, which proved my point.
Suddenly, my spine prickled; I could sense somebody watching me. My heart sinking, I looked behind, easily spotting the Dark/Ghost Pokémon grinning at me. I snarled, making sure he could see my fangs; I didn’t want him to think that he could push me around. He knew I hated and distrusted his kind, after those two…..even though that was in the past, I couldn’t get rid of the old fear. I glared at him one more time, then turned away.

~Farfuret the Sneasel~

‘Oi, you’
I poked Deveus with my claw.
‘It doesn’t matter if we’re all the same species, it still shows that she prefers Ice types over Fire.’
‘Wha..? The only reason there’s so many of you is because she loves Sneasels, and you know it.’
He glanced behind him.
‘Erm, gotta go, Nightjade..urgh’
He quickly trotted off.
I flicked my claw in a wave, not surprised at his hasty exit. Everyone in the team knew of his fear of Sableyes, including, unfortunately, Nightjade himself. Still, I was sure that even if Nightjade hadn’t made him run, he’d have found some reason to leave. He just didn’t want to lose our argument, which was something that he was just about to do.
I laughed, turned round…and walk smack into Nighteye. She grinned,
‘Enjoy losing your argument?’
‘I didn’t’
‘Suit yourself, loser’
She flicked my head with her claw. Without hesitation, I used my ice powers to freeze my claw, and flicked her back. This was usual behaviour for us; we got on well, but still ended up having a fight at least once a day. We’d probably have had a full on fight, had not a small, purple dragon suddenly come barging into us, knocking Nighteye over. The dragon ran off with a hurried 'Sorry', but that wasn’t enough for Nighteye.With a snarl, she jumped up and ran after the dragon.

~Nighteye the Sneasel~

‘SHO! Get back here’
I darted forward, easily catching up to the Bagon and overtaking her.
‘Take it you didn’t notice that I was having a conversation? Just ran right into me, then ran on without even seeing if I was ok?’
I snapped, my voice cold.
‘Er, I knew you’d be ok, I wasn’t running fast’
‘How do you know that? You didn’t look back’
‘Um, sorry then’
‘Good’
I extended my claw to its full length and gently scratched her head.
‘Anyone ever tell you that you’d make a nice scratching post? After all, you can’t really feel it, can you?’
‘No, but..’
I ignored her and began to run my claws over her head crest-not hard, not even digging in, just a slight pressure she wouldn’t be able to even feel- but she still started to squirmed, squealing loudly.
‘Cut it out, will you? I..’
I felt a tap on my shoulder, turned, saw the large shell looming over me. Getting the hint, I shrugged and hurried back over to Farfuret. I couldn’t resist a passing shot;
‘Thanks for being my scratching post, Sho’

~Sho the Bagon~

I heard Nighteye yell back at me, but didn’t register what she said. I could barely control my happiness as I scrambled onto Omega’s shell; to me he was the best Pokémon in the world, as well as the strongest.
I cuddled up to his back as he carried me over to where a large skylight was letting light spill into the room. He settled down, looking up, up into the deep blue sky. I knew that he was longing to be able to fly into that blue, a dream that he’d had ever since he was born. According to the other Pokémon, most Bagons had the same dream, but I don’t, but as long as Omega wished to, then I would support him as much as I could. Because he meant that much to me. Smiling, I cuddled even closer to his rough shell.

~Omega the Shelgon~

I felt Sho snuggle closer and couldn’t resist smiling. She was a great help in fulfilling my dream, more than any of my other teammates combined. And when that day finally came, I would make sure that she would reap the benefits as much as I did. But that day was still long off, but I was going to battle to make it come sooner, battle to grow my wings and then, then fly. And I was going to let nothing stand in my way- a promise I had made to myself long ago. And I had never broken it.

~Iright the Sneasel~

I looked at my claws, flexing them. Without any effort I could summon an icy sheet that covered them, the beginnings of an Ice Punch. It was a skill I had inherited from my father, and he’d been delighted. He had seen it as proof that Ice made a Pokémon better than all others…only, only in my heart I prefer the psychical attacks as favoured by my mother. I had yet to reveal any of this to either of them, and I dreaded that day. But while I prefer the psychical style of battling, I actually like watching battles more, watching the strategies used, or the appreciating the simple pure power. That was another of my secrets. If either of my parents found out I didn’t really want to battle…..well, lets just say it was more than my necks worth.
But at least now they weren’t demanding that I make my decision now; now at least I could relax. Smiling, I headed over to where some of the loudest noise in the room was coming from; the pool. The laughing Pokémon and trainers soothed me. I’d be ok.

~Nightjade the Sableye~

That Deveus was such an idiot. Just one look at me was enough to have him running scared. I laughed, feeling very pleased with myself. My other ‘team-mates’ weren’t as pathetic as him in that they didn’t run at the mere sight of me, but other than that, they were no better than he was. The only reason I went after Deveus more was because it was his fault I was even with this bunch of losers. They didn’t like me, and I didn’t like them. Still, I knew my ‘trainer’ had noticed the problem, so hopefully, very soon, I would find myself free once more. Excellent.

~Hlepand the Umbreon~

‘And how do we even know exactly who we are? There’s no proof that how we perceive ourselves is what we truly are’
‘Er..what?’
I flicked my ears disdainfully. Abys could be incredibly confusing at times, asking talking about the meaning of life and what we are. But I didn’t begrudge her that, if anything I was proud of the fact that she was willing to seek me out to run her theories by.
‘How do we know that our mind and body are joined?’
‘Um’
‘You know what I think, though? I think they are joined, after all, you know when you use Wish, it doesn’t matter if it’s the mind that’s tired, or the body, or even both, but it still restores all energy to every part, so they must be connected some how.’
‘Um, sure, Abys, whatever you say so’

~Abysoul the Absol~

This was excellent, I was thinking up so many new thoughts, probing deep into the tangled realm of ideas that surrounded what we really are. Hlepand wasn’t really an active talker, he occasionally gave me his thoughts, but was more just a listener helping me to join my ideas. I appreciated that, talking continuously let me keep my ideas fresh. Though I was surprised that he didn’t seem more eager to join in, I fail to see how anyone cannot be amazed by these ideas, about all the hidden mysterious that surrounded us. But that was his choice, and I respected that; something in him made him like that, and I was content to accept it.

~Brenth the Donphan~

I flung my trunk back, trumpeting my arrival to all these new faces. Many of the looked strong, so strong, built to fight, like me. They would understand me. I charged towards them; on all sides those in my way leapt to avoid me. That made me feel great, so powerful. I stomped my feet proudly on the ground, feeling pleased with myself. Now all I had to do was find an opponent willing to fight and I’d be able to prove that power was the way to win. The idea of a fight in my mind, I turned and sought out my trainer, to see if she could set me up against anyone.

~Li the Sneasel~

This was incredible. I stared round with wonder, marvelling at all those around me. I couldn’t believe I was part of it all, but I was and I felt great.

~Ralex the Sneasel~

I laughed at Li’s reaction, knowing how new areas and people affected her. The busy atmosphere seemed addictive, and I couldn’t wait to explore it further. With Li at my side, I slipped into the crowd.

~Sianna the Chikorita~

Above me came the scent of flowers, freshly picked, their scent tickling my nose. Quickly, I scrambled up, jumped onto the windowsill. My first reaction was to the heat; the window was is full range of the sun, and the heat-and light- was pouring onto it. I could feel it pulling at me, this was paradise!
Happily, I slipped forwards, sprawling on my belly as I relaxed, drifting slowly off into sleep.

~Pock the Poochyena~

I circled the area the team had spread out in; they knew I was there, and that meant they’d do see what I meant. Hopefully. Some of them followed my orders with a sense of bemusement, others acted like it was just a joke, especially that Sableye…..but I didn’t care about him. As long as the others respected my authority over them, then I was happy. It made me feel powerful, a feeling I rarely felt. It gave me a sense of self worth, a feeling I belonged. It helped me to shield my true feelings.
I quickly shrugged myself out of my thoughts. It wasn’t known among the group that I was a thinker, and if they thought I was acting strange, then that could throw my cover.
Pulling myself together, I ran over to where Si was fast asleep on a windowsill, seemingly happy judging from her ecstatic expression. I couldn’t help smiling. She had become a good friend after I helped her out in her first battle, and was the only one who knew about my hidden feelings of insecurity.
I smiled, yawned, and curled up under the windowsill. I was ready for a sleep.

~Hannah~

Like my adopties, my captured team seemed to have settled in well here, ok, there was the usual friction between Farfuret and Nighteye, and Nighjade seemed to be acting as normal, I’d already learnt that that was to be expected
Glancing round, I noticed a new poster on the wall; it was advertising the February race-it was a land one. That meant Xolotle could compete! Excitedly, I ran off to find my Pokémon.

Dark Dragonite

25th January 2004, 04:42 PM

DD's POV
I felt Spooky nudge me, and I knew he was up to something.
I returned everyone but him, and Outkast, and no sooner did Spooky look as him, we were inside the Eevee House.
Thanking Outkast, I returned him, and felt Spooky grab a pokeball from me.
Releasing the pokemon inside, I knew nothing good could come from this.

Spooky's POV
I sent out Galile, after hearing a houndoom boasting.
I may not be a dark type ghost, but I have my tricks, and so does he...

Galile's POV
Spooky had informed me of someone claiming fire types were better than me.
As the sparkles faded around me, I thought I would make a sly comment: "If Fire types are so great, why are there none in the Ancient Division of the Mele Games, there are 2 ice types though."

Nave's POV
I sensed trouble, and sprang into action, getting in-between Galile, Spooky, and a Houndoom.
"Galile, Spooky, just because a type is popular, or prevalent, doesn't make it better. We all have strengths, and weaknesses that differ, and sometimes, it isn't anything to do with our types as for why we are chosen to be on a team. Look, Coheed, and Cambria are fire types on the same team, and Cambria is shiny like you. Also Lavender, and Alucard are Fire types. How about we just sit here, and enjoy the warmth, huh?"

*Murkrow

26th January 2004, 02:17 PM

~Deveus the Houndoom~

Woah, that was a surprise, I hadn't realised that anybody else had been listening to mine and Farfurets' arguement.
I turned round, just in time to see an Umbreon apparently trying to calm the situation, standing between me and a Glalie and a Gengar. The Glaile didn't look to happy with me..but oh well. And even though I knew that the Umbreon was right-heck it sounded like something I might say in a different situation-a little bit of disagreement never did anybody any harm.
I grinned at the Glalie over Umbreons' head.
'There might not some of that type competing, but I can't see any being offered as prizes, whereas there was a Fire type being offered.....as I'm sure you must know'
I laughed.
'Still, I agree with what she says....'
.......indicating Umbreon..
'....sorry, don't know your name...I didn't really come here for an arguement-and not with anybody other than Farfuret either. But if you still want too.....'

Wolfsong

28th January 2004, 07:56 PM

(Zale's POV)

"Tiana, get off my back please." "No," she said giggling then she grabbed my ear in her teeth. "Sisters," I muttered under my breath. As Amy released the rest of the tea,. I headed for the pool. Thats when Tiana began to get upset. "Zale are you crazy? Why are you going to the pool?" I sighed. "Because I'm getting swimming lessons." "Come on Zale, tell me the truth." I gritted my teeth. "I am." I resumed my trek to the steps and stood at the same place that i had stood last time and waited for Lyra. I was eager for my next lesson. Of course I was getting distracted. Tiana was biting down hard on my ear and had a death grip on my mane. I closed my eyes and counted to ten before opening them again. When I did, I smiled. Lyra was swimming over.

(Kaida's POV)

The thuds had alerted a hitmonlee. Of course i didn't know it until he had stepped in front of the bag causing me to collide into his legs. He was kind enough to explain what the bags were and how to use them. He also led me to a much smaller bag. I smiled when i wasn't sent across the room. Before i could do much, Amy called me over. She gave me a TM which she said was headbutt. Then she walked off to check on the others. I returned to the bags and decided to practice my new move on them. I smiled.

Everoy

29th January 2004, 04:01 PM

(Note to all: I had to start all over because I have a new computer so I lost my old pokemon file :( )

Mittens the Female Mareep
I walk into the Eevee House for the first time. I curl into a little ball in the middle of a room and think. So much had happened since I was adopted the day before! First, Patrick, my trainer, (although he asked me to call him Chris), took a little walk with me and showed me different places. First he showed me the Adoption Centers. There were only two, Dragon Tamers, where he got me, and Pokezoo. Then he showed me the Battle Range, which he said always had a certain task for trainers to accomplish. He told me a little about the places that he had gone to with his old pokemon before they were stolen :( Then he showed me the Dragon Tamers Reward Center and we took a little peek in. I want a Custom Juice so that I can put a little tattoo of a mitten on my cheek! But I don't know if the Juice can do that. After that, we stopped at Buena's Radio Show to get a question, because Chris wanted me to see the place myself instead of just calling in. They haven't called us with the question yet though. Right next store was the Breeding Center, then Goldenrod Tower, but it was too late in the day. He said that he would go there after dropping me off here so that he could surprise me. Well, that's my day in a nutshell!
Hey! Who poked me!?!

Dark Dragonite

29th January 2004, 05:29 PM

Galile's POV
"It's a shame I can't continue this conversation further, but I have somewhere important to be."
With that, I nodded toward my trainer, and we left for my last match in the Mele Games.

DD's POV
I packed my stuff up again, and walked out the door with Galile.
He seemed pretty dead set on his goal, and I patted him, reassuring he is loved nomatter what happens.
I then released Mercury to fly towards the Stadium, leaving the EH as a speck in the horizon.

Dark Dragonite

1st February 2004, 09:01 AM

DD's POV
I walked back into the house, feeling a bit more comfortable, and looking to see if anyone wanted to talk. Plopping down on a comfy couch, I watched my Glalie seem to shine more than usual, a huge grin on his face, as he tried to put on the Melee Games Champion Crown. I laughed, letting the 2 pokemon I had just received the privilage to train relax, hoping I was the right, and best trainer for them. I also brought out my Lotad, looking at him, wondering if he would get a few fights in, to hopefully evolve, or if a rare candy was needed. I sighed as Eva hopped up on me, curling up, and purring, hearing Blaze practicing on the punching bags.

*Murkrow

2nd February 2004, 01:05 PM

~Hannah~

I dashed excitedly into the Eevee House, and tore over to the corner where my adopted Pokémon had settled, some curled up asleep, some play fighting, or-in Xolotles’ case- tearing towards me, obviously wanting to be the first to find out what was up.
‘Hey everyone, check out my two new Pokémon!’
I revealed the two Poké Balls I had been holding to my Pokémon, then tossed them both high into the air. They both spun gently, catching the light, then suddenly burst open, white light spilling out, to condense into two forms; one a tortoise shaped Pokémon-a Torkoal, the other an even smaller Pokémon, shaped like a swallow-a Taillow.
‘Ok, guys, I’d like you to meet Heat Wave and Fizz’

~Heat Wave the Torkoal~

I stared around slowly, steadily taking in the scene….or trying to, because what seemed to be uncountable number of other Pokémon seemed to be crowding around me-me and a Taillow. She seemed to be slightly surprised at the amount of attention we were receiving, but looked like she was enjoying it as well. Well, that might have been fine for her, but personally, I don’t like getting so much attention.
But then again, seeing as we were both new, I figured that it was only natural we’d both be the centre of attention-if only for a little while.
I yawned, and smiled at one of the Pokémon closest to me-a rather small and fragile looking Sneasel. She was about to smile back when suddenly, a blue and white blur shot past me, swooping up to and around the rafters. It was the Taillow, and she seemed to be determined to show herself off to the best advantage. It seemed to be working as well, as the other Pokémon were soon cheering her on, urging her to go faster. But because I’m so small, my view was blocked by everyone else; by the time I’d actually got a good view, Taillow’d probably have finished. Not that it mattered though; Taillow was a teammate, which meant that I’d be seeing a lot of her, and that meant I’d probably be seeing a lot of her stunts. So there was no need for me to struggle to get a good view of this, when I’d probably be seeing a lot of it in the near future. Smiling, I puffed out a small cloud of smoke, then gently withdrew into my shell. I was in the need for a rest.

~Fizz the Taillow~

I stretched my wings wider, picking up speed. The rafters were looming, but I simply flicked a wing and soared over them. Then under. Then over again. Then I spun, twirling in mid air before diving towards the ground, getting shrieks of admiration from the watching crowd. Their cheers spurred me on. A Murkrow came chasing after me; I outstripped him easily, then dropped towards the other Pokémon. They all ducked or jumped out of the way; at the last moment, I swerved to avoid crashing into the long neck of a Tropius that had been lurking at the back of the group. She snapped at me, but I had already circled it, swooping to the floor, gliding easily through the cloud of smoke that was slowly rising from the Torkoals’ shell. Then, I snapped my wings together, and shot up, rising to the roof, then dropping again, and finally coming to rest on one of the rafters just above them. Instantly, there was a loud cheer, applause, from my spectators.
I couldn’t resist smiling; this was the best feeling in the world. I was going to like this team.

Charizard04621

2nd February 2004, 06:35 PM

Gwaihir the Windlord, the male Aerodactyl's POV:

"Don't worry about it," my father said to me. "You're a natural at flying, and don't let it get you down." With that, he presented me with a glossy scarf, a deep royal blue color. It helped take my thoughts off of losing.

I had recently gotten a Pokémon Collar from Karin, too. I had no idea where she got it from, because the Dragon Tamer Staff was poor and couldn't buy anything, but I was very happy about it. I showed the collar to my father, then I decided to ask him a question. "I kind of want to learn Earthquake. Do you think I should try to participate in the land race? I can fly, but I'm not so sure about land."

Ancalagon the Black, the male Bagon's POV:

Annoying, all of my teammates were. I decided to stay away from them. What would a dragon like me need to do with any of them, anyway? Hmph.

My new trainer had gotten me a few TMs: Facade and Rock Tomb, among them. It was about time. I needed more TMs to grow stronger. Nothing could stand in my way toward evolution.

Switchblade, the *male* Porygon's POV:

I was excited. Karin had gotten me a new TM, something that she hadn't given me in a while. I understood, though. Dragon Tamer Staff members weren't allowed to earn any Stamps, so she couldn't really buy things often. It was hard for her to get her hands on items, but I knew that she tried. Although I wasn't sure what to do with a Recycle TM since the item I held was my Status Die, I liked it anyway. It could come in handy in the future.

Nero, the male Umbreon's POV:

I watched as Gloria and Zale bounded off happily. Ah, how cute. I wished I could do that too, but if I wanted to fly, I had to practice. Looking around, I couldn't find Aries or Nightshade - they seemed to have disappeared. Shrugging, I went outside to practice my Psychic on flowers. Karin called me to give me an old Confuse Ray TM that she had found, and then she left me to continue my practicing.

My POV:

I sifted through my backpack, which had become quite cramped. I was surprised to discover several TMs that I hadn't used for a while. Smiling, I called several of my pokémon to reward them with the gifts.

I found Aglárien last. She was at the punching bags, trying to get Naurmir to Mega Kick one, like she was doing. He really didn't feel like it, though, so she stopped trying to persuade him. Aglárien was very protective of her brother; I was sure that she just wanted to teach him how to defend himself. Naurmir, however, was a pacifist. Fighting scared him.

Aglárien was practically jumping with joy when I sprinkled the new move over her. She would surely enjoy the Submission TM that I had just won from the EMT. I smiled as she immediately tried to practice her new attack on a punching bag. She hit it too hard, though, and was sent sailing right through, into Rebecca's Scizor on the other side.

Not phased in the least, Aglárien shook herself, got up, and began to stare at Blade. Then she growled playfully and tried to reach his claw by jumping. Naurmir, who was watching, came up to him, too. I chuckled to myself as I remembered his first encounter with the Scizor. The newly hatched Naurmir clung on to Blade's leg and wouldn't let go!

Crystalmaster Mike

4th February 2004, 03:06 PM

~ Gordon’s POV ~

After a period of Skyler-admiration, our group split. Tony stayed with Skyler outside; he’d been self-appointed as his trainer and mentor, a sort of Tony-Wan-Kenobi, if you may. Hmm, if Tony’s Kenobi, ‘Cada’s Artoo (no reference to Arthus intended). And Dylan is trying his best to be a Darth Vader, but he’s softened since we’ve let him to understand Skyler won’t become his nemesis for… who knows how long!
I’d seen Nemo, Hanna, Aron, Rays and Arthus enter the pool, but I didn’t feel like joining them. No, I felt a bit… adventurous. Indiana-Gordonish, if I may so. So when I saw Shane and Verne enter the kitchen, I went in another direction. I felt like exploring the House, visiting a room I hadn’t before, maybe come across a fun thing to do.
Wandering around like that, wondering where Liam may have been hanging out, while avoiding being stepped upon (for a flat Mudkip’s not too good an explorer), I ended up in a hallway, rather hidden out of sight because of its location (just in-between two large closets containing plates, mugs and what not). At the end of the hallway, through the door opening I could see a part of a long, big room… and there were noises coming from inside! Noises of Pokémon, exercising! Excited, I dashed inside, only to immediately be trying to stop. The floor made a good glider. When I had fully come to a halt, I was standing somewhat in the middle of the room, where I had a clear view on some of the Pokémon inside.
It was a boxing room! From where I stood, I could see a Hitmonlee kicking, and a Bagon Headbutting a boxing sack. For a moment, I thought it was Skyler, but this Bagon not only was female, but she didn’t have wings, either.
I sat down, and started watching the two Pokémon exercising. The Hitmonlee had stopped a moment to briefly look at me, but he almost instantly resumed his kicking. The Bagon, on the other hand, was so focused on her Headbutting she hadn’t noticed me… yet. I didn’t care. All I wanted was watch them exercising on the sacks. I was fascinated by the sacks, but had no intention on finding one for myself. I wanted to start boxing when I had the abilities to (that is, when I evolved and grew hands).
“Hey, Gordon! You’re here too?”
I jumped at hearing a familiar voice in here. When I got back on my feet, I turned to the speaker.
“Bruce… you’re here!”
“Uh… yeah. This is a fitness-type room, after all. A Machop isn’t really out o’ place here. But as for you… ?”
“Just looking around, that’s all. I’m thinking of becoming a boxer when I evolve. But don’t tell anyone yet!”
“Afraid it might be a faze you’re going through, Gordon?”, Bruce said while walking over to one of the punching bags to commence boxing.
“Kinda. ‘n Besides, if Dylan hears his ‘noble steed’ has plans of his own, he might become… annoyed. And I don’t find it wise to annoy a Pokémon stronger than myself.”
“Too true.” Bruce continued his boxing for a while, completely concentrated on his hands clobbering away at the bag. So for that while, no noises were heard aside from the *twap*’s caused by a head/leg/fist hitting a punching bag. After awhile, something drew my attention.
“Say Bruce…”
“Myeah?”
“How uh… how much of a challenge is all this boxing for ya? I mean,” I clarified, seeing the puzzled expression on his face, “you don’t seem to be needing much of your strength. You’re not even sweating!”
“Well yeah, us Machops don’t grow tired that easily.”
“But why do it then, if it isn’t challenging?”
“Um… Because it’s fun? Why else would I come here?”
“You’ve got a point there.” Bruce turned his attention back to the boxing, and for a while again, no other sounds were heard but the occasional *twap*.

“Bruce! Here you are!”
“Alright! We found you! Hey, Gordon, wazzup?” The quietness was broken roughly by the entering of Shane and Verne. Shane’s voice particularly was enlarged drastically by the acoustics of the room; but what else could y’have expected?
“Still the sky, as always.”, I smiled. “What brings you guys to this happy hallway?”
“We were looking for Bruce, actually.” Bruce, upon hearing his name, now stopped his exercising.
“What for?”
“We needed a third Monster for our band!”
“Band?!” I turned to look at Bruce, and saw he was as confused as me about what they meant.

~ Bruce’s POV ~

“In here! In here!”
“But… wait a second you guys” I complained as Verne and Shane were pushing and dragging me into the kitchen. “Isn’t this…?”
“It’s right where we need to be, Bruce!”
“Yeah, you’ll see!”
“You’ve gotten me curious, you know that?”
“Me too! Eh…? Oh!”
“What’s the…? Oh!” I said, while I stopped to look, making Shane and Verne pull at me, to no avail. Of course, they couldn’t ever have dragged me over here if I hadn’t been curious to see what they were up to. And now I could see it! In one of the corners of the kitchen, they’d put some of the pottery. And in front of all that, lay a miniature…
“Guitar?!”
“Yup!” Verne proudly said. “It was thought to be only a toy guitar, but I found I could play a good tune on it, after I tuned it!”
“U-huh… And the pots?”
“Well, Verne plays the guitar, and I sing – I still need practice of course, I’m no Jiggly! – but we needed a second instrument to improve the sound. So we thought of this: self-made drums!”
Shane looked proud of the idea they had, but I wasn’t following.
“And what…”
“Well, we needed a drummer, of course!”
“So we thought of who could be it!”
“It should be someone who can stand up straight, …”
“So that immediately deleted some of the possible candidates!”
“In fact, after careful consideration, …”
“We found you to be the only possible candidate!”
“Heh, congrats, Bruce! They thought of everything!”
“Bu-but!” Resistance was futile.
“Just try it, Bruce!”
“Yeah, try a fancy move or something!”
“This I gotta see…”
Yup. Resistance was futile.
“All righty then!” I walked over to the pots and pans, still uncertain.
“Yeah!”
“Your drumsticks are lying there somewhere.”
“Drumst-…? Oh.” Two wooden soup spoons. Jùst perfect.
“Here goes…” I sat behind a couple of pots, and lifted a spoon, preparing to start drumming. “But, what do I play?”
“The same as me!” Verne had put a string attached to the guitar around his neck, and was now posing in a classic rock guitar player pose. A bit strange if the guitar player’s a Larvitar, but still; I could see he’d already gotten used to the instrument, and suddenly, I felt the urge to play rise inside me.
“Okay then…” Shane had walked towards us until he thought himself to be in the right position, and then he had turned back to his audience: Gordon (and maybe one or two curious Pokémon in the kitchen). He took a deep breath (and that’s quite deep since he’s a Whismur), to calm his nerves.
“Okay, here goes… 3, 2, 1…”

Charizard04621

4th February 2004, 03:28 PM

I'll enter in the race my Trapinch, Ryu in the 1-30 division.

"Ryu", Trapinch (m)
Level: 18
Speed: 19

Evenstar, my Sneasel, will be in the 31-60 race.

Evenstar, Sneasel (f)
Level: 12
Speed: 40

Dark Dragonite

4th February 2004, 05:40 PM

Ok, I would like to enter in the land race:

1-30 -
Loki Lv.12 Male Lotad(19)

31-60 -
Lavender Lv.24 Female Flareon (51)

61-90 -
Jimi Lv.24 Male Jolteon(82)

91-120 -
Evangelon Lv.37 Female Espeon(109)

121-150 -
Nidor Lv.62 Male Nidoking(149)

*If Dragonite is allowed, Mercury(141) Dragonite Male Lv.61 instead of Nidor please

I would like one in each race, but if it gets tight, I will pull some of my pokes out.

Charizard04621

4th February 2004, 05:47 PM

Originally posted by Dark Dragonite
Ok, I would like to enter in the land race:

1-30 -
Loki Lv.12 Male Lotad(19)

I don't think you can enter Captees. >_<

Dark Dragonite

4th February 2004, 05:57 PM

hmmm, well, that stinks, but then:

1 - 30 -
Hunter Lv.11 Beldum(18 ) I believe, I might be off on the speed by a digit.

Charizard04621

4th February 2004, 06:08 PM

DD, I have a weird question. Alucard spells Dracula backwards. Did you do that on purpose? *random*

Dark Dragonite

4th February 2004, 07:33 PM

Originally posted by Charizard04621
DD, I have a weird question. Alucard spells Dracula backwards. Did you do that on purpose? *random*
LOL
Actually, I never saw that before, but itis indeed coolness.

I got Alucard's name from the Playstation game:
Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night
The main character's name is Alucard, he is the son of Dracula, and a human woman killed for being a witch, although she only used magic to heal. Very cool game.

Wolfsong

5th February 2004, 03:37 PM

Originally posted by Dark Dragonite
Ok, I would like to enter in the land race:

1-30 -
Loki Lv.12 Male Lotad(19)

31-60 -
Lavender Lv.24 Female Flareon (51)

61-90 -
Jimi Lv.24 Male Jolteon(82)

91-120 -
Evangelon Lv.37 Female Espeon(109)

121-150 -
Nidor Lv.62 Male Nidoking(149)

*If Dragonite is allowed, Mercury(141) Dragonite Male Lv.61 instead of Nidor please

I would like one in each race, but if it gets tight, I will pull some of my pokes out.

Actually, sorry Steve, but a person can only enter at most three pokes and they have to be in different categories ^^;;

I'll post my pokes later that i'm entering once i decide.

Dark Dragonite

5th February 2004, 06:06 PM

*sigh*
Ok, hopefully I have everything right this time, it's just a lousy friggan day:

1 - 30 -
Hunter Lv.11 Beldum(18 )

61-90 -
Jimi Lv.24 Male Jolteon(82)

121-150 -
Nidor Lv.62 Male Nidoking(149)

*If Dragonite is allowed, Mercury(141) Dragonite Male Lv.61 instead of Nidor please

Noone answered if Draggy is allowed.

The_Missing_Link

5th February 2004, 07:28 PM

Dragonite isn't allowed because this is the land race, not flying

Everoy

6th February 2004, 05:04 PM

I'm entering Typar, Male Lv. 6 Sneasel (22) in the land race.

The_Missing_Link

6th February 2004, 07:26 PM

<Orion's POV>

As I got out of the pool to dry, I saw Zale gingerly step into the pool to train with Lyra. It was kind of stupid to see an Eevee so careful about water but he was younger so I couldn't blame him. Looking around for anyone to possibly talk to, I spotted a Bagon standing all by himself, looking quite peeved. I knew it was a risk to take but I was even tempered most of the time - he wouldn't be able to bring me down.
"Hi," I said as I came near him. "What's your name?"
"Get away," he growled. "You're not fit to address me."
"And why not?" I calmly asked. "I don't see a sign anywhere that says you're off limits."
"No one speaks to Ancalagon the Black. Dragons are superior to all."
"Oh la de dah," I said dryly. "I'm sorry your highness. I'll never disturb you again. Have a nice day."
I started to turn away before abrupting turning around and jabbed my bone under his chin.
"You've got a lot to learn, Bagon," I growled. "You're far from the best fighter in the world and you'd be surprised to know that a dragon is not the strongest in this house right now. Do you know who is? It's a Ninetales. Someone who you would consider a lowlife. Now I suggest you smarten up and let some sunshine into your life or else you'll be a small, lonely Pokemon for quite some time."
I turned around with the bone twirling in my hand, wondering how a Pokemon could think so low of everyone else.

<Blade's POV>

I restlessly sat around next to Drake, both of us watching everything that went on in the house. We hadn't been in a battle for the longest time and it was starting to get on my nerves.
"Don't worry Blade, a battle will come our way soon enough," Drake commented.
I grumbled and looked at the fighting bags. Lee was kicking nonstop and I also saw a few Bagons practicing their headbutts, bouncing off the bags but continued on with their overabundance of determination. I also saw one tiny Charmander roll into the bag and ricochet into my direction. As it came unfurled, I recognized it was Aglárien, the twin of Naurmir and daughter of Flame. She shook her head and looked at me for a moment before jumping to get at my claw. Realizing what the game was, I got up and raised it higher, always a bit out of her reach. The stunt must have attracted attention because the other twin came over and stared at me.
"This should keep me going for a while," I said to Drake as he tried to amuse Naurmir by sweeping him off his feet with his tail and waving it up and down slowly, so as to not buck the young Charmander off and scare him at the same time.

Wolfsong

6th February 2004, 09:56 PM

(Amy's POV)

I finally made my way over to the sign up sheet myself. I had decided to sign up Kiara and Kovu.

Kovu
Level 55 Male Umbreon
Knows: Shadow Ball, Acid Armor, Tackle, Sand Attack, Slash, Zap Cannon, Pursuit, Psychic, Hidden Power Fighting, Quick Attack, Confuse Ray, Toxic, Faint Attack, Moonlight, Mimic, Mean Look, Screech, Swift, Helping Hand, Tail Whip
Trait: Synchronize (when the Pokemon becomes poisoned, paralyzed, or burned, so does the opponent.)
Speed 111

Kiara
Level 40 Female Flareon
Knows: Tackle, Hidden Power Electric, Agility, Sand Attack, Slash, Ember, Double Team, Quick Attack, Bite, Toxic, Fire Spin, Sunny Day, Fire Blast, Helping Hand
Trait: Flash Fire (activates when user is hit by a damaging fire type move. Once activated, user's fire type moves deal 1.5x damage and user is immune to damage from fire type attacks.)
Speed 82

(Zale's POV)

"Will you get off of my back now?" I asked Tiana for the tenth time that day. "If you get out of the water first." "Okay." I told her as I waded out of the pool, and she jumped off my back and took off. I think she may have been looking for someone to play with. This time i went back in the water again, this time deep enough that i had to stand on the tips of my paws to keep my head out of the water. Maybe when i actually was able to swim Tiana would try it. For now, it seemed she didn't want anything to do with the water. For some reason I was drawn to it. I wasn't sure what to do next so i just kept standing there on my tiptoes.

(Yana's POV)

I walked around the house looking for Evenstar. I hadn't seen her in a while. I almost tripped over Tiana who came running by as if a pack of mightyenas were after her. I looked in the direction she ran from and saw the pool. I nodded, as i continued to look around.

(Lani's POV)

I saw Huan across the room, but he hadn't seen me. I slowly snuck up behind him... and pounced. The look onhis face was priceless. I let him up only to have him pin me and then start to tickle me. Soon i was laughing so hard that I got the hiccups.

(Kaida's POV)

After a while, I realized that i was tired so I left the room with the punching bags. I soon saw the bagon that i had battled the other day, so I decided to go over and say hi. He didn't look like he was in a good mood but I didn't let it get to me. "Hi. I just wanted to say that it was a good battle the other day. A close one as well." I held out my arm and waited, unsure of the reaction that i would get.

(Tiana's POV)

I took off running as fast as I could away from the pool and Zale. Why did he want to learn how to swim anyway, I thought to myself. I narrowly missed running into Yana, but i didn't miss Amy's pack. I hit it and it fell over and several items came umbling out. There were a few boxes, an earring a couple of Dice, since Sora decided she didn't need it at themoment, though she still thanked Kaida for thinking of her by giving it to her. There was also a glowing purple and blue stone. The blue one was boring looking, but the purple one was pretty. It was glowing and I wanted to touch it.

I slowly neared it, and as I reached to touch it I heard Uncle Nero shouting. "No, Tiana, don't touch it!" It was too late. I had touched it and immediatly i began to feel strange. I ran and hid behind Nero whimpering. "What's happening?" He closed his eyes as he answered. "You're evolving. "What?" I said as i looked down indeed I was changing. My pretty silvery fur was turning green and I grew slighlty though I knew that I was still smaller than Zale. Just not as small as I was. My head began to ache as a jewel formed on my head. My tail grew longer, thinner, and forked. Finally, My ears grew larger. "Will you come with me?" I asked Uncle Nero. "I'm scared Amy will be mad. I didn't mean too."

He nodded as we walked over to where Amy was. I pawed on her leg and when she looked down, I burst into tears as I told her what happened. She hugged me, and told me not to worry. I was still crying, so Amy asked Nero to fetch her bag. He nodded, and brought it to her. Amy reached in and grabbed one of the dice, placed it around a chain and tied it on my neck. I was still sobbing as Amy continued. She was scratching Uncle Nero with her other free arm. I was planning on giving this TM to whoever evolved into an espeon, so i guess you get it. She said as she sprinkled the powder over me. By now i had stopped crying and looked up at Amy. "What... What is it?" I managed to ask. "Its a psychic TM." I smiled and turned to Uncle Nero. I jumped on top of his back and tugged at his ear. "Would you teach me to use it, like you're learning?" I asked. "Will ya? Will ya?" I said as I waited for his answer.

edit: fixed a typo

Charizard04621

7th February 2004, 01:59 PM

Nero, the male Umbreon’s POV:

Things were insane. Just when I was about to leave to practice outside, I saw Tiana reaching at a purple stone amongst a pack of scattered belongings. I tried to stop her, but by the time I got there, it was too late.

Before me I had a scared green Espeon who was afraid that her trainer would yell at her. I agreed to accompany her; she sobbed the whole way. When we met Amy, she hugged Tiana, telling her not to worry. Amy then presented the newly evolved Espeon with a Status Die chain and a Psychic TM!

“Would you teach me to use it, like you’re learning?” she asked me. “Will ya? Will ya?”

Well, I was kind of stuck. The truth was, I hadn’t quite managed to master my own Psychic abilities yet. But I couldn’t refuse my eager niece. “Sure,” I answered, “But we’ll need to get Aries’s help. I’m going to go see if I can find him now.” With that, I took off into the house, trying to sense Aries with my psychic abilities. Tiana followed right behind me.

Ancalagon the Black, the male Bagon’s POV:

What a meddlesome Cubone. I stared after him, having a mind to give chase. But then a female Bagon came up to me and blocked my path. “Hi. I just wanted to say that it was a good battle the other day. A close one as well.” She extended her arm. I assumed she wanted to shake hands.

“Get out of my way,” I snapped. “If you want to gloat over your victory, go talk to someone else.”

With that, I pushed her to the floor roughly and took off after the Cubone. Through the corner of my eye I saw an unfamiliar Treecko helping the other Bagon to her feet.

Kir, the male Treecko’s POV:

“Are you all right?” I asked the Bagon, reaching out with my hand to pull her back up. “I saw the whole thing. I think he’s on my team, too, though I’m not sure, because I’m new. I’m really sorry. I don’t think everyone on the team is like that,” I explained. “I have no idea what’s with his attitude. My name is Kir. Nice to meet you.”

“Kaida,” she answered. “Thanks for the help.”

I looked at the running Bagon – I think his name was Ancalagon, but I wasn’t certain. My new trainer had pointed out various teammates in the house as they passed by. Ancalagon (I think) was screaming at a Cubone to come back and fight, although it looked as if his target was way stronger than he; he was calling the Cubone a coward. Whatever his name was, that Bagon had no right to treat others like that. Taking a deep breath, I called after him. “Hey! Where are your manners? Kaida was just talking to you, and you pushed her unprovoked. That’s no way to treat a lady!”

He kept running for a bit, and then, when he realized that I was talking to him, he turned around. He was frowning as he walked back towards me. “Damn you. You made me lose that Cubone,” he cursed. “Why don’t you mind your own business?” His fist shot into my stomach, knocking the wind out of me and sending me into the floor on my back. I was a lot faster than he was, but he had caught me by surprise. He put his foot on my chest and started to press all his weight down upon it. It became increasingly harder to breathe. “Answer me!” he demanded.

Huan, the male Houndour’s POV:

I was looking around for Lani, when suddenly, aaaah! She’d ambushed me from behind and gave me a fright. Payback! She let me loose, so I turned her around and pinned her to the ground, then began to tickle her playfully. She giggled so hard that she got tears in her eyes, and then she began to hiccup. I decided I’d better stop.

So, I said, grinning, “How have you been?”

Evenstar, the female Sneasel’s POV:

I saw Yana ahead of me, so I approached her. I hadn’t seen her in a while. “Hi! How have you been? I’m entering the land race. What about you?”

Aglárien, the female Charmander’s POV:

The tall Scizor kept lifting his claw every time I jumped. I thought I would catch it, but each time it just barely slipped out of my reach. After a while I got tired, so I sat down and started looking up at the Scizor. I felt better soon, though. Getting to my feet, I wondered how I was supposed to reach that claw.

The Scizor was tall. If I knocked him down, his claw would come down too. Then I could reach it. Grinning, sure that I had found a solution, I leapt and tackled his legs as hard as I could. I tried this two or three times, but he wouldn’t budge. I was starting to get dizzy, too. Maybe it wasn’t as good of an idea as I thought.

I sat down again and blinked. Looking at the claw, I tried to figure out other ways of getting to it. Out of the corner of my eye I could see Naurmir, who was giggling. The big Charizard was playing with him with his tail. Interestingly, Naurmir didn’t shy away and hide like he usually did. I think he was enjoying himself.

“Ryu”, the male Trapinch’s POV:

I was proudly more than halfway to my first evolution. Some more training sessions, and the goal would be within my grasp. Some of the others suggested that I slow down a bit, or at least don’t punish myself by not eating if I failed in a battle. I would not hear of it. Vigorous training was what I needed; a faster pace if I wanted to truly evolve. Which was why I was glad when Karin entered me in the land race.

As a Trapinch I may have been slow, but that wasn’t going to stop me. It gave me a new goal to work towards; speed was something that would do me good, anyway. I would have to work harder to keep in shape for the race, perfect since I had been thinking of increasing my training intensity anyway.

I made my way to the pool to tell Elwing the news. She was swimming with Kalazeth again, as she liked to do nowadays. It was fun watching them chase each other; they were both energetic, vibrant, agile. I wished I could move like that… But I shuddered at the thought of touching water. Perhaps when I reached my final evolution I could think of learning how to swim. For now, however, getting into the pool would be a sure way of drowning. I had no strong limbs to paddle in the water with.

“Elwing! Kalazeth!” I called. The two swam to the pool’s edge where I was standing, the Horsea behind the Dratini. They looked at me expectantly. “Hey. I just wanted to tell you two that Karin entered me in the land race. Watch out for me, will you?”

“Sure!” Elwing chimed. “We’ll cheer you on!”

Kalazeth nodded in agreement. “Good luck.”

“Thanks. I’ll see you two later. Right now I need to lay out a practice plan.”

Elwing shook her head. “You never rest, do you?”

“Nah. How can I? There’s too much to do.” Nodding at both of them, I left to go outside and figure out exactly how I was going to train for the race.

Wolfsong

7th February 2004, 04:24 PM

(Kaida's POV)

“Get out of my way. If you want to gloat over your victory, go talk to someone else.” he snapped. My eyes widened, as he pushed me to the floor. I sat there in shock for a few seconds before a treecko came over and helped me back to my feet. “Are you all right?” he asked. "I nodded slowly as i gathered my bearings. I was still in a bit of shock. I hadn't expected that. The treecko continued to talk but i was half listening. “I have no idea what’s with his attitude. My name is Kir. Nice to meet you.” I nodded. "I'm Kaida. Thanks for the help.” By now i was getting angry. “Hey! Where are your manners? Kaida was just talking to you, and you pushed her unprovoked. That’s no way to treat a lady!” Kir shouted after him. The other bagon heard him and turned around looking even angrier than before. “Damn you. You made me lose that Cubone. Why don’t you mind your own business?” I watched in horrer as the bagon punched Kir in his stomach. Kir fell backards. My eyes widened as the bagon put his foot on his chest and started to press down on him. “Answer me!” he demanded. I had had enough. "That's it!" I shouted as I stomped forward. "I've had enough." I pulled the bagon off Kir and threw him to the ground. I think i may have surprised him. It was my turn to pin him. "I don't know what in tarnation your problem is but get over it. I wasn't trying to gloat, at you. I was trying to be nice. You also had no right to push him down. I'm sick of your attitude. Like most bagons, I want to evolve to, but from where I'm standing i can see i have a better shot at it than you. And i'm not gloating, and I'll tell you why. I have friends. They help me by giving me hints and tips on how to battle better. They are also there for me when i need them. So get a life, and stop being a bully." I told him. Then before i could stop myself, I slapped him across the face and stalked off. I wanted to be alone, so I went outside. The other bagon just stayed where he was at least until i got outside.

(Lani's POV)

Huan contuinued to tickle me until i got the hiccups at which point, he finally relented. I sat there, panting a few minutes, hiccupinig occasionally, as I tried to regain my composure. “How have you been?” he asked. I smiled. "Pretty hic good. Had hic a few hic battles that didn't hic go my way and one hic that did." I watched as he tried not to laugh. Then i got a look in my eye and he started to back away when he saw it. However, I pinned him and began to tickle him between hiccups."

(Yana's POV)

Evenstar saw me before i saw her, and she walked over. “Hi! How have you been? I’m entering the land race. What about you?” I smiled. "I've been pretty good. Thats good. I'll be sure to watch. Amy had thought about entering me, but Kiara wanted to race as well. I decided to let her race this time."

Sonic

7th February 2004, 11:47 PM

My POV

Eevee House. So this was it. I glanced to my left, then to my right. Left of me was my new Spoink, who I had named Schwein; to my right, Donnerhund the Electrike. Both were female, and were my first two adoptions. And so far, my only two.

So in we went -- or started to. A Bagon walked rather angrily (or it seemed angry; you never know with pokemon) out the door just as we started in. That caught Donnerhund's attention, and she wandered off to follow the dragon. "Uh, yeah," I called with a shrug. "You can go off and have fun. Just... stay out of trouble."

Not that I knew if she was a troublemaker. She didn't seem it, but you never know with pokemon. I would just trust her not to hurt anyone or get herself hurt. I looked at Schwein and said "come on," leading her in. She bounded in next to me as I walked through the doors. Nice place. I flopped into the nearest open seat, not really paying attention to where it was or who was around, or saying anything. I'm not a people person. So why did I go there? Don't know. Guess even I need outside contact sometimes.

Donnerhund's POV

That Bagon seemed ticked. I didn't like that. She should be smiling! Having fun! And I wanted to help her do those things. So I followed it. Once I caught up, I asked cheerfully, "Hey, how's it going?" The answer, as I expected, was "Not good." No kidding, I thought. Nice question, Hund. "Well, cheer up!" I urged, with a little hop to show just how cheerful I was. No dice. "Please?"

Schwein's POV

Too many people.

*Murkrow

8th February 2004, 02:21 PM

~Hannah~

‘Hmm, let me see….’
I scanned the sheet in front of me quickly, then reached for the pen hanging next to it.
‘Land Race, Speed 1-30..that sounds about right, doesn’t it?’
'Sounds fine to me’
Xolotle jumped onto my shoulder to get a better look, digging her claws into my shoulder.
‘Hey, get off’
I shoved her back onto the floor then quickly entered her details

1-30
Xolotle
Sneasel
L7 F
Speed: 25

That done, I replaced the pen then headed over to the pool, Xolotle following me.
‘Guess you want to introduce them in their natural surroundings, huh?
‘Yeah, it’ll be easier for them’.
I stopped, having reached the pools edge, and reached for two Poké Balls attached to my belt. I rolled them in my hands for a second, then chucked them in the air. The normal white light burst out, condensing into two figures, who stared back at us with obvious curiosity.
Xolotle surveyed them interestedly.
'Nice’
I knelt down in front of them and gently patted both on the head.
‘The Mudkip’s Kaiko, and the Clamperl’s Pearl..hey!’
For the Mudkip had just jumped out of the water, stumbled, then shot up my arm, settling on my shoulder. There, he looked down and around, and his bright smile widened.
The complete opposite to the look on Xolotle’s face.
'Hey, you little pest!’
She jumped up and swiped at him, causing him to jump off. He gave her a hurt look, but she just glared and stormed off.
I grinned at the two Pokémon.
‘She’s like that at times..still, I’d better go sort her out. Enjoy yourselves.’

~Kaiko the Mudkip~

‘Kai..ko.’
I couldn’t resist trying out my new name to myself.
‘It sounds good’
'Yeah, it does, doesn’t it? Though Kai would be quicker to say…yeah, it’ll just be Kai’
I jumped up, proud of myself for sorting out my new name properly.
‘What’s up with that Sneasel anyway? I just wanted to get a look around, I can’t normally do that, being so small and all.’
'I know, being small is annoying, still, might just be because she over-protective, that happens at times’
‘Yeah, oh well, I’m more interested in this water!’
I laughed and ran forward-and almost instantly stumbled over my own feet, catching my balance just in time. The Clamperl-Coral-looked slightly surprised, then relieved as I caught my balance.
‘That happens all the time, I’m not the best mover on land..heh’
She smiled, looking happier
Eagerly, I jumped in the water, splashing my companion. I’m not the best swimmer, but I still love it.

~Pearl the Clamperl~

I sighed, relieved that Kai was ok. I might just have met the little guy, but that was enough to make me worry about him. I watched as he continued splashing around, obviously enjoying himself, but figured it’d be better if I just watched. I might be missing out, but if something happened, at least I’d be able to help.
To pass the time, I turned slowly, scanning the crowds around the pool. There seemed to be an uncountable amount of Pokémon around. That was a nice change, in all that time at the adoption centre, I’d gotten so used to it being virtually the same old Pokémon, that it was a nice change to see a variety.
'So they got you as well? When you could have been enjoying a free life? Shame on them.
I turned.
A large dinosaur type Pokémon was standing at the poolside. It’s body was a brownie colour, and it had large leaves covering it’s front. Three large leaves sprouted from its back, exact representations of wings. It had a long neck and it’s head was covered in the same leaves that covered it’s front. Bananas hung from beneath it’s neck. A Tropius.
I frowned, confused.
‘What’s wrong with being here? Being a trainers Pokémon?’
‘What? What’s wrong with being treated like slaves, captured against our will, made to do whatever they want us to do?’
I regarded the Pokémon slowly. She evidently was a quite troubled creature, and I wasn’t totally sure if I would be able to help her. But still, it was worth the effort to try.
‘Why do you feel this way? You’ve still got freedom, just not on such a large scale. And look-you could just run and leave right now, before anyone even noticed, but you don’t. So why don’t you?’
The Tropius looked slightly startled at what I’d said. She blinked slowly then looked at the ground, seemingly pondering her answer.
‘Better…better to be..where, where..there’s lots of..of others’
She shifted edgily from foot to foot. I looked at her with concern.
‘Why’s that?’
‘Because..because…hang on, why’m am I telling you? You’re just like the rest of them!’
She swung round and dashed away into the crowd.
Her sudden departure startled me, and for a few seconds I could only stare at the spot where she had been. What’d happened to her to make her have so much hate? I glanced round and caught the eye of a Murkrow perched on a rafter in the roof. He jerked his head at where she had been and rolled his eyes. Obviously she was often like that. Still, maybe if I talked to her more, I’d be able to help her.
‘Hey, this is really neat!’
‘Kai’s voice startled me, he was so close. More than close, actually, as next second, his head dropped down from above me.
‘Can you give me a lift?’
I laughed and gently began to spin round; he laughed and clung onto my shell tighter, before diving off.
I let myself slow to a pause, then relaxed and felt myself start to sink immediately. Kai swam past and round me, but obviously figured that I wanted some time to myself, though if he’d needed me, I’d have gladly helped him out in anyway.
My shell closed slowly over me, enclosing me in darkness. I need to think.