To celebrate the 500th post of the CCCC, the staff of CCCC is proud to open the very first games of the Crystal Caves.
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How could this be happening to such a peaceful place as this?…

It was an earthquake. The ground rumbled, shook in an angry rage. I fell to the ground, the vibrations knocking me over. I looked over to Matt, who was also bewildered as I was about what was going on.

It always was such a peaceful place…a sanctuary…I would have never thought this would happen here…

Slabs of rocks…the ceiling of the caves, were falling around us, crumbling to pieces as the stones crashed to the ground. The stalactites fell downward, and stuck to the ground darts on a dart board. We quickly got up and ran through the caves, trying to get to safety. I dodged the falling slabs and through the corner of my eye I could see Matt doing the same. Quickly, we dashed down the halls.

A quick turn to the left, a short dash down a hall, sharp turn right, and finally…we made it to a dead end. We turned back, but just then, the ceiling crumbled in front of us and we were trapped. I leaned on the solid wall and sighed, thinking of our impending doom when Matt told me to come over. He pointed at the wall and I put my hand on it, feeling the wet cracks on the wall that was dripping out water. We heard more creaks and the cracks were getting bigger, until the rocks exploded toward us, the water breaking through the no longer solid barrier and sweeping us away as it broke down the rubble…
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When we awoke, we found ourselves at the mouth of the caves…the beginning…the place we started. It was like a miracle, months living in a section of boat, miraculously surviving those months…and then being saved by the Dratini and brought here, to what looked like our safe haven. Now, it was a refuge ground. All of the inhabitants of the Crystal Caves were huddled in this one location. I got up and felt the crystal walls. The walls here gave these caves their name. The walls vibrated, but seemed to absorb the shock waves, the cracks in the gems obscuring light going through them.

I looked back, and saw Matt sitting near the water, his attention devoted to staring at the water. I walked over to see what was up and found that the water was filled with Pokemon, hiding, just like us. There were Seels, Goldeen, Horsea, Tentacruel, Remoraid, Chinchou, and even Mantines! The little ones whined and whimpered, scared of whatever was happening out side. ”There’s something out there…” I thought.

So it was decided, we were going to go out there and see what’s up. So Matt, Danny, Jay, and I donned scuba diving suits and plunged into the water. We swam out, through the clear aquamarine water, and were amazed at what we saw. It was a swarm of Gyarados, speeding past the caves, scratching and ramming the sides of the caves as they hurriedly passed through. “But why…” I thought to myself. ”Why…” But why was the least of our worries. We looked at the hole in the walls and the cracks that were already there, ready to burst at any moment. If that happened…it would be the end of the Crystal Caves…
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The Tremor Games

Welcome to the first tournament in the History of the Crystal Caves! The Tremor Games! As an inhabitant of this wondrous paradise, you feel obliged in saving your home, and are ready to dive into that cold water and swim out to battle those Gyarados and divert them off away from causing the beautiful caves any harm.

As like the Avenger Games, and the recent Dragon Games, the Tremor Games will work in the same system. The host will post a scenario and a Pokemon to face and you shall do your best in writing a battle for that scenario. As more people sign-up, you will be paired up with other competitors and compete in your skill of writing. Now, for some rules.

1) Only Captured Pokemon that were caught at the Crystal Caves Capture Center or caught at Pokemon Avengers but approved at the Crystal Caves may participate.
2) As stated above, you will be matched up with another participant and be given an opponent to battle in a scenario. Whoever writes the best battle will proceed to the next round. Pokemon will be awarded an amount of levels and CCPs for the quality of the piece. The better quality, the more levels and CCPs awarded.
3) The amount of Pokemon used in this tournament will be decided when the amount of participants are totaled.
4) The winner of the Tremor Games will receive one Dratini and 100 CCPs as their award. Second Place shall receive an Elemental Larvitar and 50 CCPs. Third Place will receive one Master Ball and 25 CCPs. All participants will recieve a rare, one-time release only TM.

So now, sign up! State your name and sign up two Pokemon beforehand. If the amount of Pokemon that will be needed for the competition does increase, we will ask you to post more. Also, use this format.

Name:
Pokemon 1:
Pokemon 1’s Nickname:
Level:
Attacks:

Pokemon 2:
Pokemon 2’s Nickname:
Level:
Attacks:

Note: Remember to replace the "<" and ">" with "[" and ']"

Good luck.

NOTE: The Sign-ups will officially close Saturday, May 31 at Midnight Pacific Standard Time. All sign-ups sent in after that time will not be guarenteed a spot in the games.

Participants
1. Reptillius Pyrus
2. classy_cat18
3. Nala98
4. Darkprincess
5. Faithless
6. Link 10
7. DarkDragonite
8. SneaselReborned