haha oh yeah I got more padsx to post
its almost as if I work 80 hours a week or some shit
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Pokèmon, Asylum of the Devitory Style, X!
Venombadge Saga
Chapter II- A Chance Encounter
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"Mega Kick!"
Rob swung his foot forward, sending the pebble bouncing down the road.
"And that's how far the Vileplume flew," he said with a grin.
Tia rolled her eyes. "No exaggeration in the slightest, I'm sure."
Rob snorted. "When you're Tom Simms, you've earned the privilege of exaggerating."
Tia glanced at the thick book tucked under Rob's arm as they headed down Route 2000. "You really have to wonder what in there is real and what's Tauros shit," She said.
Rob shook his head dismissively. "You're not getting under my skin today, Tia," He said. "Some day, I'm going to meet Tom, and then I'm going to challenge him."
Tia snorted. "Yeah, if you can find him. He's been off the radar for, what's it been, five months now?"
"He'll show up again," Said Rob with confidence, "and when he does, I'll challenge him."
A quiet rustle in the air quickly silenced them, and the two trainers stopped dead in their tracks. "Did you hear that?" Tia whispered, scanning the sunny dirt path ahead.
Rob's eyes locked onto a bush in the thick foliage beside them. "It came from there," Rob whispered back, creeping slowly towards the bush, "and it's a Pokèmon!"
Rob's hands plunged into the branches and ripped a chasm into the wall of leaves. His eager grin soon drooped with disappointment when he saw nothing but branches and dirt. Tia came up behind him and tapped on his shoulder. "If there was a Pokèmon there, you've scared him away," she said.
Rob leaned further into the bush. "I could have sworn-"
Suddenly, Rob heard a quiet chewing at his feet. He looked down to see a flash of brown fur, and the bow from his shoelace torn out. Rob looked up and to his left, and saw a fuzzy ball of fur scampering down the road. "Hey!" Rob yelled, dashing after the Pokèmon, "You get back here, you little bastard!" Rob fumbled with the pocket inside of his jacket and pulled out his Pokèdex.
"Rollarat, the pack rat Pokèmon," The Pokèdex stated. "It has been known to steal and hoarde items from other Pokèmon, and even from humans."
The Rollarat scurried towards a hole in the ground beside the path a few meters ahead, with his spherical body hopping into the air and rolling towards the burrow. Rob put everything he had into his legs and leapt forward, diving to the ground and skidding along the path, shooting his arm into the burrow after the Rollarat. "Ha! Gotcha!" Rob cheered, starting to wiggle his arm out of the burrow.
Tia came to a staggering stop beside Rob, catching her breath as Rob stood up, holding the Rollarat up by the tail. "Are you crazy?" Tia panted, as the Rollarat struggled and squirmed.
Before Rob could answer, the Rollarat quickly pulled himself up his tail, opened his jaws wide, and sunk his teeth into Rob's arm. "Arrrgh! Fuck!" Rob wailed, throwing his arm up and sending the Rollarat into the air.
"Are you okay?" Rob heard Tia ask, as he squeezed his eyes shut in agony.
"I'll be fine," Rob groaned, tightening his grip on his bleeding arm.
Rob forced his eyes open, and his jaw dropped. "You'll be okay, little guy," Tia said, crouched down beside the Rollarat, patting the round rodent's head. The Rollarat chattered and rubbed his cheek into Tia's hand gleefully.
"Yeah I'm okay too, Tia," Rob muttered, "I mean, it's only a little gushing blood."
The Rollarat suddenly perked up and glared at Rob, snarling and bearing his teeth. "Rolla!" He growled, his fur standing on end.
Rob pulled out a Pokèball from his belt. "Vessi! I need you!"
The Pokèball opened, and Vessi materialized between them with a flash of light. "Vessi!" Vessi chimed.
The Rollarat curled into a ball and barreled towards Rob. Vessi braced himself, tilted his head down, and waited for Rob's command. "Vessi, Ember!"
Vessi barked as a pack of burning ash shot from the volcano on his head. The Rollarat swerved to his right, narrowly avoiding the embers as he charged towards Vessi. The Rollout attack plowed into Vessi's face, knocking the stout grey Pokèmon over. Vessi quickly bounded back to his feet, and rammed himself into the Rollarat, bowling the Rollarat into his back. Vessi took in a deep breath, lowered his head again, and blew out a mass of embers from his volcano again. The embers* stuck to the Rollarat like tar, driving out a yelp of pain.
"You're mine now," Said Rob, plucking and empty Pokèball from his belt, "Pokèball, go!"
Rob flung the Pokèball at the Rollarat, smacking the rodent on the chin. In a flash, the Rollarat was zapped inside the Pokèball, dropping to the ground. The Pokèball shook violently, rocking from side to side. Rob bit his lip, his gaze locked firmly on the squirming Pokèball. His fists clenched as Tia joined him at his side, watching the Pokèball intently. And with a soft ding, the Pokèball fell silent, its convulsions ceased.
"Hell yes!" Rob cheered, darting to the Pokèball. He scooped it up off the ground, and it shrunk in his hands, quickly being attached to his belt again. "My very first ca-!"
Rob's celebration was cut short when Tia pulled out his arm, wrapping a bandage around his bloody bicep.
"Oh, right, I'm bleeding," Rob murmured, "Thanks."
"What would you do without me?" Asked Tia, fastening the bandage with some tape before stuffing her first aid supplies back in her purse.
"I don't like to think about it."
"Yeah, that's the problem."
Rob clicked open Rollarat's Pokèball, and the furry ball of a Pokèmon materialized in a flash at Rob's feet. Rob crouched down, and stroked Rollarat between the ears. "I'm sorry about all that, Rollarat," He said, "Forgive me?"
Rollarat eagerly nodded. Then, his jaws opened wide, and he spat out the bow of Rob's shoelace, dripping in sticky spit. "Rolla!"
Rob shook his head. "Nah, why don't you keep it?"
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The Asylum's Note:
And the journey itself begins in proper! It feels so good to get back in the PADS! groove again!
- The Asylum
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