~Pokémon of the Caribbean~
Brought to you by Crystal Tears and PokemonLuver

This story begins late one Friday night in Vermillion City, Kanto’s gateway to the rest of the world. The crew of a large cargo ship had just arrived back from a long journey and were celebrating their return home in the nearest pub on the harbour side. Laughter, shouting, music and fights filled the night air; a perfect distraction from the unusual gathering in the alleyway beside it.

Unknown to the humans, Vermillion City also thrives in Pokémon Piracy. Many unloved, released, un-captured, badly behaved, easily persuaded Pokémon took to a life of crime, the blame being automatically shifted to the work of Team Rocket or human thugs in general. Being a port city, the Pokémon often took to the water, building up rivalries between groups calling themselves, and each other, Pirates. Many innocent Pokémon dislike such activities and employed local water Pokémon, mostly Squirtle, to hunt down these Pirates and bring them to justice.

It was there in the dark alleyway beside an extremely noisy pub that one particular pirate had chosen to take a rest and have a well deserved drink with his crew. The Charmeleon bartender went from cardboard box to cardboard box, replacing and relighting candles set out on each of them. A pair of Machop stood at the entrance, keeping lookout for any humans that may have suspicions about the activities taking place whilst the Jynx barmaid served Soda Pop and provided friendly conversation for the punters.

A rather strange group gathered around a single box. A Raichu with a pierced ear, jacket and bandana, a red Flygon with grey eyes and a small Aipom that sat and twitched nervously huddled together around one of the larger boxes.

“My dear Carolyn, have I ever told you the story of Crazy Bones?” The Raichu asked, studying the bottom of his plastic mug carefully for any signs of another drop of Soda Pop.

“Yes, you have, but I’m sure I’m about to hear it again anyway…” Replied his Flygon companion, sighing as she watched the barmaid come over and poor him another drink.

“Crazy Bones was once a young Remoraid that swam in the waters of route 44 with all the other Remoraid in the Johto region. He was an outcast to the others because, lets face it, he was pretty damn ugly. He had strange ideas that the others didn’t like. One day he made friends with a little girl that happened to be passing by. Every time she came, she would play with him for hours until it was time to go home. Just like every year, the fishermen came with their huge nets and scooped up all the Remoraid, including Crazy. Desperate to get free, Crazy forced himself to evolve. This did not help his case, however. He failed to escape and once they had arrived in Olivine, he was thrown out into the sea because they were not exporting Octillery.” The Raichu sighed, taking a large swig of Soda Pop. “If only they had been exporting Octillery…”

After a moment of silence between them, Carolyn spoke up. “Captain?”

“Jay to you, dear.” He smiled softly.

“Jay… Is there a reason why you’re telling me this story now?” She asked, a concerned expression on her face.

“They say he lost his love to the sea…” He muttered, glancing towards the docks. “Maybe there is a reason, my dear, but don’t fret about it. Lets just say we’re going to need a larger crew than three.”

~~

Avast! There’s a rumour going around that the infamous Captain Jay Spearow is looking for a crew for his ship, The Black Clamperl. Maybe you were a pirate on another ship, a trained Pokémon that was released or are just curious, but you decide to go along to the recruitment and sign yourself up.

Okay, there are no human characters, no legendaries and no “overly large” Pokémon (simply because it’s a small ship).

Ranks on the ship:
Swabbie: Used for the jobs that nobody wants to do, swabbies tend to be smaller than most and unable to protest. However, without them the ship would probably fall apart.
Look out: These lucky crew members spend most of their time in the crow’s nest, looking out for other ships. They tend to have loud voices and no problem with heights.
Ship’s cook: The person that cooks all the meals for the whole crew.
Crew: A general crew member with no specific job.
Crew’s pet: An Aipom, actually called “Jay”, but referred to as “The Undead Aipom”. A NPC for everybody’s entertainment.
And anything else I’ve forgotten ^^;

Sign up form:
Name: Something Piratical, perhaps?
Gender: The usual, unless you’re playing a genderless Pokémon.
Species: No legendaries or overly large Pokes please.
Rank: Choose from the above or add your own.
Personality:
Appearance: Anything slightly different about your character. Different colouring or random items of clothing (not a full outfit).
History: What’s their background?
Other: Anything else.

Here’s mine:

Name: Captain Jay Spearow
Gender: Male
Species: Raichu
Rank: Captain
Personality: On the outside, Jay is a very relaxed and friendly Pokémon with what seems to be an easy going attitude towards life in general. However, this is merely a façade. Jay is constantly worrying about something and rarely tells anyone his problem until the last minute. This is normally because the one he tells can solve this problem. Nobody really knows what Jay is thinking and rarely complains about the way he does his job. He loves treasure (anything remotely shiny or of high value) and will always lead his crew on some kind of adventure to get it.
Appearance: Jay is your normal Raichu with a little bit of a twist. His left ear has a small hoop through the cartilage. He wears a bandana patterned with Pokéballs and the jacket that Ash abandoned after he realised he needed a new outfit to go to Hoenn in. It shrunk a little bit when he put it in the sea, so it fits nicely. He also owns a PokéNav that doesn’t chart the seas and a PokéDex that displays the wrong stats. Pic here.
History: Jay’s past is mostly rumours. As a Pikachu, he belonged to Lt Serge but was kicked out after stealing a Thunderstone meant for the other, more experienced Pikachu and using it on himself. Since then, he has turned to a life of crime, particularly piratical activities. His relationship with Carolyn is unknown, such as where they met, but he is very protective over her.
Other: His ship is The Black Clamperl. He also gets rather irritated if you don’t address him as Captain.

List of characters:
Captain Jay Spearow~ Raichu~ Captain~ Me
Carolyn~ Flygon~ First Mate~ Crystal Tears
"Stonenose" Pete~ Nosepass~ Navigator~ envoy of time
"Pichublu" Hitari~ Pichu~ Look out~ Crazy Elf Boy
Doon the Sharp~ Sneasel~ Carpenter~ Kevvaelli
Boomer~ Breloom~ Weapons man~ Bison Woes
Cutler Bones~ Cubone~ Ship's cook~ Green Lanturn
Thomas Treeckham~ Treecko~ Swabbie~ Smeargal
"Squirt" (Tommy)~ Vulpix~ Cook's Assistant~ Arnen
Tara Krystal~ Squirtle~ Crew~ Flaming Krystal

Okay... I'm staying at my friend's tonight so I'll add characters to the list on Thursday Yo ho, yo ho a pirate's life for meeee~

"Why is the rum always gone? *staggers* Ah, that's why..."