Pokemon Adventure! 13

Kaorin Sakura: 	Last time, Team Oak had performed some shopping experiences as well as a bonding evening with their individual Pokémon, just after Cepheus and his crew went on an uneventful exploration behind the waterfall! The sun rises over the mountains, slowly illuminating the city as morning washes over.
	Kia: 	Kia is healed and gains 40 hit points.
* Lucy gently nudges Venec in his cheek by her bare foot.
DNA: 	Cepheus' eyes perked wide open, and he sat upright almost right away. He released Jupiter and Grace from their Poke Balls to greet them both. Jupiter was still snoozing though, not sure why. Maybe he's just lazy.
	Venec: 	Venec mumbled a little and opened his eyes, his face white, "I feel dead..."
	Grace: 	"G'morning."
DNA: 	Didn't take long for him to wake up, though. The "Good morning, Jupiter!" was unmistakably the boss-man, but...his tone of voice sounded different.
	Lucy: 	"..."
DNA: 	"Good morning, Grace, Jupiter! How are you?"
* Lucy holds out a poffin to him as well as a bottle.
	Jupiter: 	Jupiter just wanted to go back to sleep, but there was something still keeping him awake. It was something...surprising. Cepheus sounded happy.
	Jupiter: 	This was new to him. He never knew what Cepheus sounded like when he was happy. He never saw Cepheus happy, either, and he'd known the guy for over a year now.
	Venec: 	"Thanks." Venec ate the poffin and took a long drink from the bottle.
	Kia: 	Kia let out a small mumble as the sun danced upon her face. She pulled her covers up not wanting her dream to be over yet.
	Venec: 	"Whew... thanks a lot better. Thank you." Venec stood to his feet, "I put a little too much into practice last night." He stretched his fingers out, his knuckles were raw and battered.
DNA: 	Cepheus then took a few minutes to get freshened up for the day ahead, and after that was over, he exited his room, almost bounding out into the hallway.
	Lucy: 	"...Don't get yourself killed."
	Artemis: 	Artemis gave a lazy yawn and stood up and looked around the room at all of the sleeping pokemon alongside her master. She gently began to nuzzle Kia awake.
* Grace followed Cepheus with an equal bounce in her step.
	Venec: 	Venec smiled, "I wont. I just need to stretch a bit and I'll be fine. Let's go find the others."
	Jupiter: 	Jupiter just got more confused. A big smile, a spring in his step? Why? He'd shown no hints of this before ...wait. He noticed Grace walk in time with the boss-man. She had to have done something.
Danny has connected.
	Jupiter: 	He caught up to the two of them, who seemed to be going faster than he could catch up, and tapped Grace on the shoulder.
* Lucy nods.
	Grace: 	"Hm? What is it?"
	Venec: 	Venec stretched out the kinks sleeping on the stone and dirt ground left him with before he began to slide and skip down to the pokemon center.
* Masten sat in the lounge, completely dumbfounded.
DNA: 	Cepheus know he didn't say anything, so he pivoted on his heel and turned around, wondeirng who Grace was talking to. It was Jupiter, who started speaking to Grace. Well, he was talking with a bunch of whirs and clicks.
	Kia: 	"mmhmm? Goodmorning girl. Is it time to get up already?" Kia slowly opened her eyes and blinked several times as she looked around. "Good-" She stopped and let out another small yawn. "morning everyone. I suppose it is time to start our day."
	Grace: 	I reassured him of a few things last night. maybe that's why?
DNA: 	More whirs and clicks. Cepheus knew the two of them were talking, but about what he didn't know. Ah, it wasn't that big of a deal.
DNA: 	Or was it?
	Venec: 	Venec walked into the center to see the nurse.
	Narrator: 	The nurse was not currently present.
	Masten: 	"It's you!"
	Venec: 	"Hm... I was hoping I could give my pokemon a check-up..."
	Danny: 	Danny had returned from the watery area, having apparently been training along with his PokeMon, and returned back to the PokeMon Center.
* Masten walks over to both Venec and Lucy.
DNA: 	At this point, Jupiter started buzzing and whirring like crazy. Now he was sounding like a noisemaker, and he was clearly excited.
	Kia: 	Kia slowly dragged herself out of bed and began to get ready at a glacial pace. She returned all of her pokemon except Artemis and Sarka. Once she had finished cleaning up she made her way down to the lobby. "I guess we should see if Dad is still here." She lifted Sarka up and placed the small mon on top of her head.
* Grace blinks as her face turns bright red.
	Venec: 	"Have we met?"
DNA: 	If he could grin, he would. Cepheus wondered what on earth Jupiter was thinking about.
	Grace: 	"WE DID NOT!"
DNA: 	...And then he just saw Grace blush...and yell.
	Danny: 	Danny walked leisurely up to Cepheus. He stared at the crazy-yelling Grace. "Whoa."
	Cepheus: 	"What didn't you do?"
	Masten: 	"We haven't, but I was referring to the---the THING."
	Lucy: 	"..."
	Masten: 	"I demand a rematch!"
	Venec: 	Venec turned around to look.
	Lucy: 	"I keep telling you, I'm not a Trainer."
	Masten: 	"Which is exactly why I'm going to catch you!"
	Lucy: 	"..."
DNA: 	Cepheus overheard this stranger's comments, and decided to make a quick save. "Don't bother. She already is."
DNA: 	"Whatever you're trying to do...it's not going to work."
* Grace turns to Cepheus with a red face and shakes her head, running outside.
	Danny: 	"Yeah!" he yelled. "Lucy has a better trainer!"
	Masten: 	"Wha---You're already captured?!"
	Kia: 	As Kia walked in she noticed her friends in the lobby and gave a small wave to them and made her way over quietly listening to the commotion.
	Lucy: 	"..."
	Danny: 	"A much more spectactular trainer than somebody wearing a hat to cover up their baldness!"
DNA: 	When Cepheus saw Grace run outside, he decided to excuse himself. "I'll...I'll be right back. Kia, can you watch Jupiter for me?" And without waiting for a response, he darted outside, leaving Jupiter behind.
	Venec: 	Venec turned to Lucy, "You've met him?"
	Masten: 	"It's a style, old man!"
	Kia: 	Kia smiled. "Sure Cepheus..Hello Jupiter how are you today? It seems...lively down here."
	Lucy: 	"I battled him last night. He kept demanding I face him on a three on three match."
DNA: 	First things first: where was Grace? His eyes darted around to see if he could find her.
	Venec: 	"That reminds me! Could I have my pokemon back?"
* Grace sat on a bench outside by the river.
	Jupiter: 	Jupiter had a rather downcast expression on his face. Was it something he said? Why was Grace annoyed?
* Lucy eagerly returns the Pokéballs.
DNA: 	Cepheus saw her pretty quickly, and walked slowly up to the bench, sitting on it also.
	Cepheus: 	"....What did he say?"
	Masten: 	"Only you fought me by yourself. Strangest battle I've had yet."
* Grace eyes Danny suspiciously.
	Danny: 	Danny crept up behind the pair all sneaky like. Except his shoes squeaked.
	Venec: 	Venec put them back on his belt, "She did? Are your pokemon okay?"
	Cepheus: 	"...Danny...would you mind leaving us alone for a bit?"
	Cepheus: 	"I'll join up with you later."
	Venec: 	Venec's first response was one of genuine concern.
	Kia: 	"Hey what's wrong? " Kia gave the metal pokemon a gentle touch. "I'm sure everything is okay.." She had walked in juust in time to see Grace exit.
	Lucy: 	"I didn't kill them."
	Danny: 	"Okay," Danny said, suddenly, "but only because Grace is the bees-knees!"
	Masten: 	"They're better than alright. They're itching for another go!"
	Danny: 	Danny darted away into the PokeMon Center.
	Lucy: 	"No."
	Danny: 	Danny kicked the door open.
DNA: 	Cepheus chuckled a bit at that response. Then as soon as Danny was out of sight...Cepheus' cheeks turned bright red.
	Masten: 	"Isn't that for your Trainer to decide?"
	Cepheus: 	"Seriously?"
	Lucy: 	"Also, no."
* Grace nods slowly.
	Jupiter: 	Jupiter's expression sagged a bit. He was only trying to help, but not everyone appreciated his moethods.
	Venec: 	"I'm fine with a pokemon battle, but I make none of my pokemon fight anything they don't want to. So it'll be my other five. Plus myself if you really want six."
	Venec: 	Venec seemed to not notice how beat up he was as he said this.
	Cepheus: 	"I guess that shouldn't surprise me. He's...well, rather easily encouraged. But I wouldn't even dream of something like that, not until you're more my height."
	Danny: 	Danny was next to Jupiter, also with a sagged expression, "Jeez, I was just trying to help. I just wanted to see them --" Danny made smooching noises.
DNA: 	Good thing Jupiter wasn't around to hear that.
	Masten: 	"Nah, I'm not willing to fight people down on their knees. I'd be willing when you're better though. I'll be by route 4 if you want a match."
	Jupiter: 	Jupiter's expression...oddly lit up again. He couldn't believe it. He and Danny...actually agreed on something.
	Venec: 	"All right, I'm looking forward to it."
* Masten bows to everyone before exiting the Center, "See you around!"
	Jupiter: 	He nodded....sloooooooowly.
	Danny: 	Danny looked at Jupiter. He got his meaning. "We're calling a truce," Danny declared, "for the sake of love!"
* Jupiter struck a pose!
	Venec: 	"Well, if he lived through a hit from you, " Venec said to Lucy, "He'll be a challenge." He was silent for a moment, "Where's Route 4?"
	Danny: 	Danny also struck a pose.
	Jupiter: 	But as soon as that was set in stone, all bets were off.
	Kia: 	Kia bit her lip not sure what to say, but then smiled as Jupiters mood rose by Danny antics.She smiled at Danny. "I never thought I would hear those words..."
* Grace looks up at Cepheus before standing from the bench and comparing heights before looking away.
	Grace: 	"W-What's wrong with my height now?"
	Danny: 	"We may need some outside help, Jupiter," Danny admitted, "but I think I know someone that can help!"
	Cepheus: 	"...You're about half my height, and it'd probably be rather awkward for me to kneel."
DNA: 	...Even though he really wouldn't care either way.
	Lucy: 	"East of here I think. Or southeast."
	Danny: 	Danny released Larry the Love Guru.
	Jupiter: 	Jupiter raised an eyebrow. Or something. He waited for Danny to go on.
* Grace folded her arms with a "Hmph!".
	Grace: 	"I guess that may be odd. But don't think that means I want to k-ki--whatver you! I was just curious!"
DNA: 	And then Cepheus realized his mistake. That was probably not the best thing to say and he knew why.
	Venec: 	"Alright, so what's the plan?" Venec turned to everyone.
* Grace frantically scrambles to the Center in a way to avoid the awkward moment.
	Cepheus: 	"Curious in regards to wha--...oh, she's gone."
	Cepheus: 	(Better head back...)
* Grace presses the doors open with an audible, "Chya!!".
DNA: 	He slowly got up off of the bench and sprinted back.
DNA: 	And was rather surprised at Grace just popping out like that.
	Venec: 	Venec finds the board of jobs and reads through it.
DNA: 	Wait, popping inside or outside?
	Danny: 	Danny stared at Grace. He made kissy faces.
* Grace flinches at the sight before reeling back to slap him.
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 1d20 SLAP YOU DANNY! => 10
Kia: 	Kia scratched the back of her head sheepishly. "I was actually thinking about going fishing. Well I want to try atleast once before we head to Mt Moon."
	Jupiter: 	Jupiter just got the distinct feeling that Cepheus and Grace were kissing outside, given Grace's reaction.
Kaorin Sakura: 	Slap successful.
	Larry: 	Larry stared at Danny, then to Grace, then to Jupiter, then to Grace who just slapped Danny.
	Larry: 	Danny seemed to shrug somewhat. Not sure.
DNA: 	And by the time Cepheus got back, he saw Grace give Danny's face a nice red handprint.
	Danny: 	"oof!" Danny slammed into a wall!
Kaorin Sakura: 	1) David, the Trainer Care shop owner is looking for some Cherubi berries to try and create an application for armor upgrades. Through study of how some Pokémon naturally overcome certain status afflictions his armor is supposed to allow humans wearing it do the same thing.
	Cepheus: 	"The answer's no, by the way," Cepheus dodged the imminent question.
	Danny: 	He seemed pretty light when it came to being slammed away.
Kaorin Sakura: 	2) Report: The rivers have been recently toxic in the morning but become clean by noon and remains that way until the following morning. What’s causing our waters to become toxic?!
Kia: 	"Of course we still have to beat the gym." Kia talked as she thought outloud.
Kaorin Sakura: 	3) 3) Rare Sighting! I saw a Mew! But it turned into a Ditto before going invisible! Ditto don’t go invisible so it must be a Mew!
	Cepheus: 	Then he walked over to Jupiter. "I know you mean well, but please try not to work her up."
Kaorin Sakura: 	4) Report: Little kids claims there’s a small underground passage behind our towns waterfall! We can’t seem to find this passage but local Pokémon always seem to appear from random places on the stonework. I think there’s a hidden passage but I can’t find it! I’ve found fragments of a Legendary Pokémon in town and think there may be a fossil of it in this passage! Bring me its fossil and I’ll pay you handsomely! - Mark, the Fossil Expert.
	Jupiter: 	His face fell a bit. okay.jpg
DNA: 	Then Cepheus was back to smiling again. "Don't worry; I'll be able to handle it on my own."
* Grace turns to DNA as she pulls from some hiding place a black Syringe.
	Danny: 	Danny got up, staggering a little. He made kissy faces at Cepheus.
* Lucy snaps her head in Grace's direction.
	Grace: 	"Hey, Ceph-chan---!"
	Venec: 	"Huh, the water turns toxic? That explains why I've been throwing up all night."
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 1d20 Snatch that syringe! => 3
DNA is disconnected.
DNA is disconnected.
* Grace quickly recoils backwards as she evades Lucy attempting to take away her syringe.
DNA has connected.
	Grace: 	"Hey, it's mine!"
	Lucy: 	"Give it."
	Cepheus: 	"Grace, where'd you get that?"
Kia: 	Kia turned toward's Venec. "DO you need some lumlum juice? Are you not feeling well?"
	Danny: 	"It's fine," Danny said, "I'm like a doctor. She's totally safe."
	Grace: 	"I got it from Tatakai-kun! And no, it's mine."
	Venec: 	"Stop it! You shouldn't flail around holding a needle! I've read this comic!"
	Cepheus: 	"Who on earth is Tatakai?"
	Venec: 	"Me I think."
	Danny: 	"A person with a very unfortunate name."
	Lucy: 	"You have no idea what you're doing with that and I KNOW what you're going to try. Don't."
DNA is disconnected.
DNA is disconnected.
	Grace: 	"Yes, Tatakai-kun!" Grace points to Venec.
	Danny: 	"Oh," Danny said, looking confused, "is that your real name, Venec?"
	Grace: 	"You can't stop me from using it!"
	Venec: 	"No, I'm Venec Myles. Or Venec Chance I guess..."
	Lucy: 	"I can and I will. Don't fool yourself into thinking you can survive it."
* Grace looked angrily at Lucy before looking rather confused.
	Grace: 	"...What?"
	Danny: 	"Use your mind powers on her Lucy!"
	Danny: 	"Show her who's boss!"
DNA has connected.
	Venec: 	Venec wasn't getting involved with Grace, he was still a little mad at her.
	Lucy: 	"Oh for heavens sake. There's a heavy chance you'll die upon immediate use of the syringe."
DNA: 	(quick someone refresh me what I missed)
	Grace: 	"Says...says who?!"
	Danny: 	Danny walked leisurely with Larry to the wall, looking at the list of things around town to do.
	Danny: 	(Grace wants to use a syringe and Lucy is talking her down)
	Narrator: 	AND PAUSE!!
	Narrator: 	Or that.
DNA: 	all right
Kia: 	:0
	Cepheus: 	"Grace...why do you still want to use that?"
	Narrator: 	I'll send you the log quickly so you can read it to catch up.
	Cepheus: 	(nah it's cool; I'll play it by ear)
	Narrator: 	We'll wait until you catch up.
	Narrator: 	And continue!
	Cepheus: 	"You still don't know what it will do to you."
	Grace: 	"It'll make me stronger."
	Danny: 	"It might make you stronger," Danny commented, "but it might make you weaker, too."
	Cepheus: 	"At what cost?"
	Lucy: 	"IF you survive."
	Danny: 	"There's nothing weaker than being dead."
	Danny: 	"Unless you're one of those zombies from the movies. Or a Gengar."
	Lucy: 	"If you die because of it, there won't be anything left. Fossilization won't be able to save you."
	Grace: 	And then Grace was lost.
DNA: 	The thought of Grace dying made Cepheus' heart sink.
	Grace: 	"Fossilization?"
	Lucy: 	"Hand it over. Now."
* Grace put away the syringe.
	Grace: 	"Make me."
	Lucy: 	"...Alright then."
	Danny: 	"Larry."
	Lucy: 	"It's a new day after all.
	Cepheus: 	"Lucy...don't."
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 2d20 MIND SLAVE => 20
	Cepheus: 	"...Please."
* Grace eyes suddenly resonated the exact same colour as Lucy's and she became very still.
	Lucy: 	"Bring me the syringe."
DNA: 	He wasn't smiling anymore, but Jupiter could tell it wasn't just him returning to normal. He was sad. Very sad.
	Kia: 	Kia frowned and took out the syringe that Artemis had orginally stolen from Lucy. " Lucy...I would like to apologize about the way I have been acting. I never gave you a chance to e
* Grace walked over to Lucy, produced the syrine and returned it dutifully.
	Danny: 	Danny got Lucy's message. "It's a new day, which means you can only do that once a day," Danny said, frowning all of a sudden. "Bad Lucy!"
	Danny: 	"Larry."
	Kia: 	explain yourself. Also I wanted you to take this back," Kia gave lucy the syrigne.
* Lucy took the syringe before handing it over to Venec.
	Jupiter: 	He floated over to Cepheus and just stood there.
	Lucy: 	"Where it belongs.
	Danny: 	"Disable. Whatever the hell that mind control power is."
* Lucy closed her eyes briefly and closed the link.
	Venec: 	Venec took it, but didn't feel at all good about it.
* Grace eyes suddenly returned to normal and glanced around, completely unaware of what just transpired.
	Jupiter: 	He looked at Cepheus' face. It was immobile as a stone. No wait, he moved. His head was craning downward slowly.
	Kia: 	Kia looked down at Artemis scratching her behind the ears. "I thought about using it on Art, but I would feel horrible if anything ever happened to her."
	Lucy: 	"Keep it, Kia. I don't have the rights to these items currently. I just don't want anyone throwing their lives away."
	Jupiter: 	He rammed softly into Cepheus' back, trying to snap him out of it.
	Kia: 	"I'm not willing to take that chance."
DNA: 	That caused Cepheus to snap out of it and jolt upright again. "...I...I'm sorry. I was lost in myself for a moment."
DNA: 	"Grace, you didn't...use it, did you?"
	Venec: 	"Nope, it's here."
* Grace shook her head, looking up at Venec who was now in possession of the syringe.
DNA: 	"....That's a relief."
	Lucy: 	"With you right now, Grace. There's a...."
* Lucy she pauses for a moment.
	Venec: 	Venec looked back and shook his head, clearly feeling sorry.
	Lucy: 	"9% chance of survival."
	Larry: 	Larry looked at Lucy with a mean look, well, at least for a slowpoke.
DNA: 	(NINE? out of a hundred?) Cepheus was thinking. He was right to have stopped her before...
	Danny: 	"Yeah," Danny said, nodding, "she's a meanie. Talks about not liking humans. Only liking PokeMon. But look what she does.:
	Lucy: 	"I'm not trying to be mean. The odds are clearly against you. You can't help anyway if you're dead."
	Grace: 	"That's...that's not your decision to make!"
	Danny: 	"I hope your ends justify your means," Danny responded.
	Lucy: 	"If you think that, Kirlia. Get stronger than me and prove me wrong."
DNA: 	"...Grace..." Cepheus said softly, finally mustering up the will to talk, "...can you come with me please? Outside, by the bench."
* Grace stood there stunned for a moment.
	Venec: 	"It's Cepheus's descision like I told you. And I told you he'd say no. Because just like me he believes in you."
* Grace slowly turned to Cepheus before nodding. She gave Lucy a rather mean glare before stepping outside of the Center.
DNA: 	"I'll be right back." Then he walked outside.
	Danny: 	Danny made a kissy face as the two left.
	Jupiter: 	Jupiter thought about following, but decided against it. Clearly this was going to be a solemn moment, and he didn't want to interrupt.
	Jupiter: 	Then he slapped Danny on the opposite cheek.
	Danny: 	Danny made a sad face.
	Lucy: 	"...I think I'll wait somewhere in town. I seem to have made a mess of things."
	Jupiter: 	He looked at Danny with a face that said (Don't make fun of my boss!)
	Venec: 	"You did the right thing, none of us knew."
	Larry: 	Larry nudged Danny's leg, which caused Danny to look down at the slowpoke, and Larry shook his, "No. Let them take their time. True love takes time."
	Jupiter: 	(Yeah, but Cepheus had a feeling...Even though he didn't know, he had a feeling...)
	Kia: 	Kia frowned and put away her syringe. Kia looked over at Lucy appreciative. 'I'm glad you told us how dangerous they are."
	Lucy: 	"I want to say I did. It feels like I just pissed off all the people I know."
	Venec: 	Venec shrugged, 'I mean, what vein do you even pick? Stab it anywhere?"
	Danny: 	"Okay, Larry," Danny finally conceded, rubbing his cheek, "you're the love expert."
DNA: 	Cepheus was sitting on the bench again. He was quiet, but he had words to say. He just couldn't force them out of him yet.
	Lucy: 	"No vein. Just stab it into you, somewhere. It'll find its course."
DNA: 	He took a deep breath and tried to compose himself. His eyes were already welling up. "Grace..." he managed.
	Danny: 	Danny decided to march over to the PokeCenter shop and look at their selection of balls; he was looking for some Luxury Balls.
* Grace sat by the waters edge, kicking the water idlely.
	Larry: 	Larry, naturally, followed behind Danny at a calm pace.
	Narrator: 	The shop was currently closed. A sign read, "Out for breakfast!"
	Danny: 	Danny made a sad face, deciding to lurch back to everybody else. "Bummer, Larry. Nothing is going right today."
	Danny: 	"Let's get out of here."
	Larry: 	Larry nodded.
	Kia: 	Thoughtful Kia made her way towards the pokemon center's counter.
	Venec: 	"Grace has it in her already, I knew Cepheus sees it just like I do. When she asked me for it, and said she'd give it back if Cepheus said not to do it. "
DNA is disconnected.
DNA has connected.
Danny: 	The pair left the PokeCenter and went to look at the waterfall.
	Lucy: 	"...I didn't know. But even the, there was the risk that she'd attempt to use it anyway."
	Venec: 	"I knew Cepheus wouldn't do it, and I trusted her to keep her word. But she was getting pretty riled up, you solved what could have turned very ugly."
DNA: 	"...Grace, why?" he asked. He still couldn't say anything else. What was holding him back?
	Grace: 	"Why what? You know why I want it. The risk is fine to me."
DNA: 	"...Even if it's death?"
	Larry: 	Larry relaxed by the water, soaking up the sun's rays.
	Grace: 	"What point is living if I can't protect yo----everyone?"
	Danny: 	Danny walked up to Larry, sitting down beside him, relaxing as well.
	Kia: 	Kia quickly took a small peice of paper out and wrote a quick goodbye note to her father. There was a chance he was still resting, and she didn't want to disturb him. "Nurse Joy would you give this to my father for me?"
	Narrator: 	Nurse Joy is currently not present.
Danny: 	Larry and Danny scooted a little more to the side. Further and further.
DNA: 	The word that Grace was almost about to say must have flicked off some switch deep in Cepheus' head, because at that moment he flung his arms around her, his eyes forced shut and about ready to cry any second.
DNA: 	Then he yelled "I don't want to lose you!"
Danny: 	Larry and Danny made shocked faces at this turn of events, well, mostly just Danny, but the two looked at each other!
* Grace was about to become just as emotional but then, there was Danny and Larry.
* Grace grinning, she embraced Cepheus back deeply.
	Danny: 	"So cute~"
	Danny: 	Danny pulled out his camera and took a photograph.
DNA: 	Cepheus couldn't see Danny or Larry since his eyes were fast shut, but he heard his voice and managed a "Dammit Danny; don't ruin this for me."
* Grace took notice of the camera and leaned up, kissing Cepheus clear on his lips before jumping to her feet.
	Grace: 	"Got what you two, wanted?"
DNA: 	"....Did....did you two just PLAN that?"
	Danny: 	Danny took a snapshot and his eyes brightened.
	Danny: 	"Yes!"
	Grace: 	"Can I sit alone with Ceph-chan now? For two minutes?"
DNA: 	He was still kneeling on the ground, happy, dazed, and confused. Mostly happy, though.
	Danny: 	Danny, closely followed by larry, went back to Jupiter to give him the good news.
	Kia: 	After not seeing Nurse Joy around she slipped the note inside her pocket. She would have to give it to him later. She made her way back towards Venec and Lucy. "Hmm. The nurse must still be sleeping. So i was thinking, after Grace and Cepheus make up prehaps we should check out the sewer while it is still early."
	Lucy: 	"Sewer?"
	Danny: 	Danny and Larry marched back inside the PokeCenter, racing up to Jupiter.
DNA: 	At this point, Cepheus was...actually too happy to care about the photograph.
	Grace: 	Satisfied, she turns back to embrace Cepheus.
	Danny: 	"Larry did it, Jupiter," he declared. "He made them..."
DNA: 	He was crying, yeah...but he was chuckling a bit too.
	Grace: 	"Alright, I won't take the syringe. I won't do anything suicidal, alright?"
	Kia: 	"I meant the river.." Kia corrected herself.
	Grace: 	"It's...kinda hard to remain all upset and gloomy with Danny and Larry around...I have to admit."
	Lucy: 	"What about...the river."
	Danny: 	Danny showed Jupiter the picture of them kissing.
DNA: 	Cepheus went back to hugging her as well. "It's true...they do have a way of lifting spirits. And...thanks for understanding, Grace. You're just...just..."
* Lucy seemed to be quite focused now.
	Jupiter: 	FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU----!!!!!
	Larry: 	Larry looked at Jupiter with a triumphant staring face.
	Jupiter: 	He was going off like a fireworks display on the Fourth of July. The boss-man's first kiss. And he MISSED it.
	Jupiter: 	To DANNY.
	Jupiter: 	All bets were off. He was going to kill him.
	Kia: 	"On the board it said aomething about the river becoming toxic in the mornings. I feel like it is the perfect time to check it out1"
	Danny: 	"It was all Larry's work," Danny said, nodding. "He used his love guru powers."
	Grace: 	"I want to grow stronger still. But I'll do it on my own."
	Jupiter: 	He was so imbued with rage he attacked Danny with a THUNDERBOLT!
	Danny:
* Lucy shifts in the way of the attack.
* DNA rolls: 1d20 => 10
	Cepheus: 	"Thanks, Grace." Then he forced himself to finish his sentence. "....You're just my first true friend and I don't want to lose you."
	Grace: 	"Likewise, Ceph-chan. Likewise."
* DNA rolls: 4d12+16+18+4 => 27 + 16 + 18 + 4 = 65
	Cepheus: 	"....Before I forget, I have one question I meant to ask you."
	Lucy: 	Lucy loses 24 hit points.
	Jupiter: 	(Get outta my way, Lucy! I'm going to kill that boy!)
	Grace: 	"Hm?"
* Lucy sighs discontently.
	Cepheus: 	"....What's your name?"
	Venec: 	Venec stood to his feet and charged at Jupiter.
	Lucy: 	"Can we stop being kids today...?"
	Venec: 	"...not a kid..." Venec stopped.
	Jupiter: 	Jupiter was frothing at the mouth he didn't have. I mean, a truce was okay, but he had victory stolen from him by his archenemy, and Danny was rubbing it in his face.
	Kia: 	Kia took a few steps back from all of the fighting. How had everythiing turned to this?
	Jupiter: 	He was spinning around angrily, sparks flying.
DNA: 	Poor guy. It wasn't going to get better for him any time soon.
	Grace: 	"...Erm...you wouldn't like it."
* Lucy steps over to Jupiter and sighs heavily.
	Cepheus: 	"Is it a name involving a bunch of random letters and numbers?"
	Cepheus: 	"I'd still like to know, if you don't mind."
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 1d20 Backhand slap! => 18
* Lucy succeeds in slapping Jupiter across its side sideball with the back of her hand.
	Lucy: 	"You lost today. So what? Deal with it."
* Grace fidgets uncomfortably.
	Grace: 	"Omiho."
	Jupiter: 	(...not fair....it's just...not fair...)
	Cepheus: 	"Omiho? What does that mean?"
	Danny: 	Danny made a frowny face at Jupiter. "You fool! I thought this was about true love! Not winning!"
	Danny: 	"You're a bad friend to Cepheus!"
* Lucy turns and walks toward Venec, rubbing the back of her hand muttering 'owowowow.'
	Jupiter: 	Jupiter just wanted to slap Danny right across the face for a comment like that - he could have at least invited Jupiter to see it, that would have been fine!
	Jupiter: 	...But now all he could manage to do was cry.
	Jupiter: 	And cry he did. He stopped floating and started crying.
	Danny: 	Danny showed Jupiter the picture again, "See. True love at work!"
	Jupiter: 	His body fell to the ground with a clang as a pool of tears began surrounding him.
	Kia: 	"Jupiter! It will be okay!" Kia began to pat the pokemons back in an understanding matter.
	Danny: 	"All of Larry's doing," Danny said, noting that Jupiter was crying, "and don't feel ashamed of your tears! I would cry too from happiness if I wasn't so manly!"
	Jupiter: 	Jupiter would have been cheered up if he even had a back to pat. Upon hearing what Danny said, he wanted to Thunderbolt again, but he neither had the strength nor the will to do so anymore.
	Jupiter: 	for the first time for Jupiter that he could ever remember, life was now SUCKING.
	Danny: 	"You needn't thank us, Jupiter," Danny said, "it's alright. We're just doin' it from the goodness of our heart."
	Danny: 	"Aren't we, Larry?"
	Larry: 	Larry looked up, he had been licking up Jupiter's tears.
	Larry: 	He nodded.
	Jupiter: 	(I missed it...I MISSED it...)
	Jupiter: 	He was still crying, but he wasn't crying with greater intensity. It just seemed to stick at one point.
	Jupiter: 	Then he just kinda fell forward with another thud, and hummed (groaned) audibly.
	Grace: 	"Little beautiful flame...?"
	Cepheus: 	Cepheus chuckled a bit. "And why would I not like that?"
	Grace: 	"I'm...not a fire type?"
	Cepheus: 	"But you don't contest the 'little beauty' bit, now do you?"
	Cepheus: 	"Besides, 'flame' doesn't necessarily mean fire-type."
	Cepheus: 	"I've seen in many contexts where the soul is objectified in a tongue of fire. So maybe it means that within you is a soul that radiates beauty."
	Grace: 	"I'm not sure. I've heard weird things about my specie."
	Cepheus: 	"Such as?"
	Grace: 	"I uhh...it's not appropriate."
* Lucy suddenly turns to Venec.
	Lucy: 	"They're talking about sex. Stop them."
	Cepheus: 	"...Fair enough. Regardless, I still think you're beautiful. What would you rather me call you, Grace or Omiho?"
	Danny: 	"I agree," Danny said, making a sour face, "that's icky."
	Jupiter: 	Jupiter just perked up. Wait, WHAT?
	Venec: 	Venec decends into flustered stuttering, " erm a wha..."
	Grace: 	"I prefer Grace."
	Danny: 	"Quick! Read my mind to escape all that sexy stuff, Lucy!"
	Kia: 	Kia blushes at Lucys bluntness.
	Cepheus: 	"Grace it is, then." He smiled and, in a move that surprised even him, kissed her cheek.
	Lucy: 	"....But, you're still thinking about it. In fact...everyone here is."
DNA: 	At that moment...Jupiter rushed outside to see the talk. What his motives were were anyone's guess.
	Venec: 	Venec left the room to at least break the atmosphere, "H-hey!" He waved over.
DNA: 	Then he lifted his eyes up towards the sky and let out a triumphant...yell?
* Grace just paused there with a bright red face, unsure of what to do.
	Danny: 	"No, I'm thinking about Larry," Danny said.
	Danny: 	Danny heard the yell and made a confused face.
* Lucy exited the building after everyone.
	Venec: 	"W-we're making plans now. A-are you doing alright out here?" He stuttered.
	Danny: 	"I, erm, now I'm thinking about it."
	Jupiter: 	It wasn't sex, but close enough.
* Grace still sat dumbfounded with a red face.
	Cepheus: 	"Venec, what's the matter? You look embarrassed."
	Venec: 	Venec turned to glare at Lucy.
	Kia: 	Kia's face grew redder as she followed everyone outside.
	Cepheus: 	Then he turned back to Grace, who was blushing like crazy.
	Cepheus: 	"Now you know how I feel," he said, smiling.
	Lucy: 	"What? Look at Grace's face. I heard them."
	Venec: 	"ANYway...." Venec started.
	Danny: 	"They did stuff!"
* Grace blinks before standing and shaking her head furiously.
	Grace: 	"Did NOT!
	Danny: 	"I got pictures to prove it!"
* Grace panics from the sudden involvement and did the one thing she knew could solve her problems.
	Grace: 	"Like Venec!"
DNA: 	Cepheus then pulled out his Pokedex and start making a few notes on it.
* Grace turned and attempted to leap across the river.
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 1d20 JUMP! => 14
DNA: 	He then put it away, knowing he might need it later.
* Grace and suddenly lands halfway into the river with a large splash.
	Venec: 	"... does she have sinker?"
DNA: 	Upon which Cepheus simultaneously released Mary from her Poke Ball and dove in after Grace.
	Jupiter: 	Jupiter was glad, mostly because this was the boss-man he knew and loved. Taking action for the ones he cares about! Yeah!
	Kia: 	"Uh oh the waters might be..' Kia was cut off as Cepheus dove in. "Toxic still..."
DNA: 	Cepheus dove in and then surfaced for breath, holding on to Mary's side. He scanned the waters for Grace.
* Grace floats faceup in the water, cooled off and thinking clearly again, staring up at the sky.
	Venec: 	"Yeah... I got sick from it last night."
	Grace: 	"This has been a weird morning..."
DNA: 	"Don't SCARE me like that!" Cepheus yelled.
DNA: 	His breath was pretty heavy still.
* Grace turns to Cepheus, still floating in the water.
	Grace: 	"What? I'm just floating in the water getting YOU off my mind! Lucy'll read them again!"
	Lucy: 	"I will. Everytime."
	Grace: 	"You shut your mouth!"
DNA: 	(Uh oh, NOW what?) Cepheus thought to himself.
Danny is disconnected.
* Lucy shuts her mouth.
DNA: 	He clambered up onto Mary's back so he wouldn't go under, then had Mary float over to where Grace was.
Danny has connected.
	Grace: 	"The waters' cool."
DNA: 	"I noticed."
DNA: 	"But I know that I might panic again, so for now I'm going to sit on Mary's back."
DNA: 	"....This....has been a weird morning, hasn't it?"
	Venec: 	"Is the water still toxic?" Venec called over.
	Venec: 	"Tell us if you throw up!"
DNA: 	"Is the water still WHAT?" Okay, that was surprising.
	Grace: 	"It's toxic?"
DNA: 	Cepheus FELT fine...he hoped
	Grace: 	"IT'S TOXIC?!"
	Venec: 	"Yeah!"
* Grace suddenly flings herself out of the water with her telekinetic powers and shunts all of the water off of her body.
	Lucy: 	"..."
	Grace: 	"What?"
	Grace: 	"You look like you wanna say something."
	Lucy: 	"..."
DNA: 	Another panic switch in Cepheus' head went off. Then, "Mary, shoot some water at Grace...enough to clean her off."
DNA: 	(Fountain)
* Grace rolls her eyes before turning to Mary who sprays water all over her.
* Grace she just stands there. Not moving. Drenched.
	Venec: 	"You told her to shut her mouth."
DNA: 	Cepheus then had Mary move to the shore, then he hopped off and said "Great. Now me."
* Grace shunts the water form her again before turning to Venec.
	Grace: 	"So...she won't talk again?"
DNA: 	He was already dripping wet; at least he'd be rather wet with clean water.
	Danny: 	Danny simply observed all the goings on.
Lucy whispers: Weren't we going to do something?"
	Danny: 	"I think we should find out the perpretator of this toxic water," Danny commented, looking at the water carefully.
	Kia: 	Kia walked over to the edge of the river inspecting it. "Did you two notice anything off while you were in there?"
DNA: 	And after that Water Gun, he pivoted a bit on his heel to flick some of the water off. He could let the sun dry whatever was left.
	Grace: 	"Nope."
	Danny: 	Danny looked carefully at the water for any trace of something strange.
DNA: 	"Myself? No, not at all. I didn't even know it was toxic until Venec pointed it out."
Player "kaorin_sakura" is not connected.
You whisper to Kaorin Sakura: Venec thought back as best as he could, "I think we're all just happy for a distraction."
	Larry: 	Larry suddenly sprayed some water on Grace, using his own Fountain capability, to wash her. He was a little slow like that.
DNA: 	He took out his Pokedex, which strangely enough was mostly fine...because waterproof. He opened it again and looked at the screen with a satisfied nod.
* Grace stands there soaked for a third time.
	Grace: 	"Thank you...Larry..."
	Venec: 	Venec tried not to laugh. It was clear he was trying not to laugh.
DNA: 	"Oh, Grace, look at this..." cepheus said, still staring at his Pokedex. "I found something interesting."
	Danny: 	"Good job, Larry," Danny said, patting Larry on the head. "You're always a champion like that."
* Grace gives Larry a thumbs up.
	Grace: 	"Champion. Thank you. O'sexy champion."
	Jupiter: 	His eyebrow was raised. She thought Larry was sexy? But he thought she was dating---
	Danny: 	Danny beamed with happiness, glad that someone agreed with him. "Yeah! Sexy Larry!"
	Danny: 	"He's a love guru, y'know!"
	Larry: 	Larry just stared at Grace.
	Jupiter: 	(He is NOT...)
	Larry: 	Larry then looked at Jupiter. He stared. Almost. Like. He. Was. Taunting. Him.
	Larry: 	Then back to Grace.
DNA: 	He was still waiting a bit for Grace to come over and see what the Pokedex screen was displaying.
	Larry: 	Larry looked at Cepheus.
	Grace: 	"Hm?"
* Grace gasps.
	Grace: 	"Wait a second!"
* Grace rushes to Cepheus to use his Pokédex but stops when she realizes he's looking at something.
DNA: 	Cepheus had pulled up a notepad function on the Pokedex. He'd typed up something on it.
	Venec: 	"We might as well go look for some Cherubi berries, I dunno where to look though, other than south of town."
DNA: 	He waited for about two seconds, then closed it out.
* Grace suddenly opens her mouth to speak, but nothing comes out and her face turns bright red again.
DNA: 	Then he pocketed the Pokedex and turned to the others. "Did you guys find anything of note on the message board?"
* Lucy points directly at Grace.
	Jupiter: 	Score one for the boss-man! he thought. He saw the red face.
* Grace shakes her head before stepping over to Danny, trying to hide her red face, "C-Can I hold your Pokédex?"
	Danny: 	"Yeah," Danny said, nodding, "berries and toxic water."
	Danny: 	"I say we check this toxic water out."
DNA: 	"...That was it?"
	Danny: 	"It seems like a greater problem. And I'm totally altruistic like that."
* Lucy continues to point directly at Grace.
	Danny: 	"Also, something about Mew."
DNA: 	"...Lucy, why are you still pointing?"
	Danny: 	"Doesn't sound that interesting."
	Kia: 	Kia was still intent on figuring out why the river was toxic. "I have an idea actually." She now had a plan, and figured she could kill two birds with one stone. She took out her fishing pole along with the special lure that had been given to them by Irina and attempted to cast iout her pole.
	Lucy: 	".."
DNA: 	"Are you going to just stay silent forever?"
	Danny: 	"What's wrong, Lucy?"
	Danny: 	"What is it girl? Timmy fell down a well, the old barns on fire?"
You whisper to Kaorin Sakura: Venec tried to think to her, "What is it?"
	Danny: 	Danny made a sad face. "I already miss Lucy's snark," he cried.
	Kia: 	Kia held out her pokedex to Grace. "You can use mine if you want to. "
DNA: 	"Ah, whatever. I'm going to check the message board myself and see what I can find. Be right with you guys." Of course he knew why Lucy was pointing. He didn't need to ask. He was just wondering how long Lucy would go with this silent treatment.
DNA: 	Then, grinning slightly, he stepped inside the center. Jupiter decided to follow.
* Hoppip suddenly falls on Venec's head.
	Venec: 	"Hello there little guy."
* Hoppip looks up at Venec expectantly.
	Venec: 	Venec pulled out a Wepear berry and gave it to the little hoppip.
	Hoppip: 	"Hhh...hhhh...hhooo..."
	Danny: 	"Look! It's a Hoppip."
	Danny: 	Dannys canned the little guy.
* Hoppip passes out.
	Danny: 	scanning it with his pokedex.
	Venec: 	Venec picked it up, "That's not good, what's wrong with him?"
	Danny: 	Danny made a worried expression. "I guess I better use my medical brilliance to fix this up," Danny mentioned. He walked over the Hoppip to do a diagnosis.
	Venec: 	"I think he's sleeping."
Kaorin Sakura: 	"Hoppip, the Cottonweed Pokémon. Grass and Flying type. It drifts on winds. It is said that when Hoppip gather in fields and mountains, spring is on the way."
	Danny: 	"He's a little hurt, though."
* Lucy points to Venec.
	Danny: 	Danny used Treat Injury on the Hoppip: healing 40 HP.
	Venec: 	Venec looked at her finger as if something were about to happen.
	Hoppip: 	Hoppip is healed and gains 40 hit points.
	Hoppip: 	Hoppip loses 5 hit points.
	Hoppip: 	Hoppip loses 5 hit points.
	Hoppip: 	Hoppip loses 5 hit points.
	Hoppip: 	Hoppip loses 5 hit points.
	Danny: 	Danny pulled out his medical equipment and got to work helping out the little guy. By the end, he went PHEWF, and wiped his brow of sweat. Being a doctor was hard.
* Hoppip shudders violently and it writhes in pain.
	Danny: 	Danny made a funny face, "What?"
	Hoppip: 	Hoppip loses 5 hit points.
	Hoppip: 	Hoppip loses 5 hit points.
	Hoppip: 	Hoppip loses 5 hit points.
* Lucy points to Venec.
	Venec: 	Venec tries to catch it with a pokeball"
	Kia: 	Kia frowned and put her fishing pole down and made her way over to theem. "You should probably get him inside the pokemon center...'
Kaorin Sakura: 	The ball opens before sliding to the ground, giving a loud error sound.
	Hoppip: 	Hoppip loses 5 hit points.
	Venec: 	Venec uses an antidote.
DNA: 	Cepheus hopped out of the center, seeing that the fossil job and Baltoy trade request interested him, when he saw a Hoppip that appeared to be ....clearly ill.
* Hoppip after a few moments, it stops writhing and breathes slowly again.
	Danny: 	"It must have been poisoned," Danny said, nodding.
	Venec: 	"This hoppip belongs to someone."
	Grace: 	"Dammit, Lucy. You can talk again! What do you know?"
Kaorin Sakura: 	The antidote has no affect.
	Lucy: 	"It recognized you, Vinnie."
	Danny: 	Danny paused. "Maybe it belongs to Irian."
	Grace: 	"What's it thinking 'cause I can't read it's mind."
	Venec: 	"Wait, I think she did use one of these."
	Lucy: 	"Not sure, but I saw that Aura. I can't sense it etiher."
	Danny: 	"I am so smart, aren't I Larry?"
	Larry: 	Larry nodded, moving to Danny's side.
DNA: 	Based on what was said, he could deduce that it ...probably wasn't a Hoppip at all.
	Venec: 	"Come to think of it I did have some kind of dream where she was calling to me for help..." Venec thought.
* Nurse Joy began walking back to the Center with a bagel in her mouth.
DNA: 	"Joy!" Cepheus yelled. "Quick; we need your assistance."
	Danny: 	"Maybe it's that evil Mew splice that Lucy mentioned earlier."
	Venec: 	Venec waved the nurse over.
DNA: 	It helped that Cepheus was still standing in the doorway.
	Nurse Joy: 	"Yes, what is it?"
DNA: 	"There's a...something...here that looks like it's badly wounded."
	Danny: 	"We found a badly hurt Hoppip that just fell out of the sky."
	Nurse Joy: 	"Let me have a look at it."
	Venec: 	"Yeah, we tried to heal it but very wound just sort of rebrused the way it was."
	Danny: 	"Well, it might be a Hoppip," Danny noted, nodding to Cepheus. "It might also be the devil in disguise."
	Kia: 	Thoughtful Kia attempts to connect to the Hoppip while the nurse works on it.
* Andy rolls: id100-18 => Invalid expression: id100-18.
* Andy rolls: 1d100-18 => 21 - 18 = 3
	Venec: 	"I think it's Irian Joy's hoppip. Do you know where she is?"
	Kia: 	Kia loses 10 hit points.
	Danny: 	"She went missing, right?"
	Danny: 	"Don't you remember? You are her boyfriend, after all."
DNA: 	(So that would mean she's trying to call for help,) Cepheus thought to himself. (I...still don't think that's a Hoppip at all...)
	Venec: 	"No...?" Venec had been talking with the buneary when they had all heard that.
	Nurse Joy: 	"Not sure, but this Hoppip is mildly cursed. Which is odd."
	Danny: 	"I see," Danny said, his hand on his chin rubbing thoughtfully.
DNA: 	"Mildly cursed? As if by a ghost?"
	Danny: 	"Who cares?"
	Danny: 	Danny declared, taking to the road. "Let's go find Irian! If it's her's!"
	Danny: 	"She can't too far away!"
	Venec: 	"We're waiting for Kia to find out what she can."
	Nurse Joy: 	"Yes, but a Ghost I would assume."
	Nurse Joy: 	"But it's not that different from a Darkrai's Bad Dreams either. It's really odd."
	Venec: 	"... I don't like ghosts. You can't punch them." Venec muttered.
DNA: 	"So, it could be like Bad Dreams...but this Hoppip isn't sleeping."
	Lucy: 	"...Would you like me to teach you how?"
	Kia: 	"The last time this guy saw Irian was in a Mansion in the Viridian Forest. Irian might still be there..."
	Nurse Joy: 	"It's clearly sleeping to me."
	Venec: 	"Yes she is." Venec nodded to the sleeping hoppip.
	Venec: 	Venec turned to Lucy, "You could teach me?"
	Lucy: 	"Yes."
	Danny: 	"Maybe the attacker is invisible."
	Venec: 	"How?"
	Lucy: 	"By teaching you keen senses of a Dog."
	Venec: 	Venec as now distracted by Ghost Punching.
DNA: 	"Should we try to wake it up, then?"
	Kia: 	Kia began waving attempting to get everyone's attention. "The last time this hoppip saw Irian was in a Mansion in the Viridian Forest. I think she is in trouble..."
* Lucy whispers into Venec's ear.
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 1d20+8 => 1 + 8 = 9
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 1d20+8 Tutor! => 13 + 8 = 21
Danny is disconnected.
Danny has connected.
Kaorin Sakura: 	Venec has learned something new!
	Danny: 	Danny tapped his feet in an impatient manner.
	Venec: 	"Well..." Venec said, a little light headed, "Lets go!"
	Lucy: 	"Should we wait first? You're still really hurt."
	Venec: 	"No...?"
	Danny: 	"Here! Let me heal you!"
	Venec: 	Venec was confused by this offer.
	Lucy: 	"Let him heal you!"
	Danny: 	"Oom-chuka! Oom-chuka!"
	Venec: 	"Okay, much appreciated Danny."
	Grace: 	"Let it heal you!"
DNA: 	(Looks like it's time to go rescue Irian. I knew this was coming.)
	Cepheus: 	"Danny's not an 'it'."
	Danny: 	Danny used his powers of science to heal Venec!
	Lucy: 	"So, the plan is to follow Venec to Irian, right?"
	Danny: 	Danny used Treat Serious Wound on Venec: heals 80 HP.
	Grace: 	"Like he knows where she is. He's from the forest, sure, but he never mentioned a Mansion."
	Danny: 	"Yes. He has Irian senses."
	Venec: 	Venec is healed and gains 80 hit points.
Kia: 	Kia frowned. "From the Hoppips memories I'm not really sure where the Mansion is...it seemed to of appeared out of nowhere..."
	Danny: 	"Let's role, gang!"
	Venec: 	Venec tries to make sure no one is looking. Then use Oder Sluth on Hoppip to pick up Irian's scent.
	Cepheus: 	"Shall we go, you two?"
	Venec: 	Venec makes a tracking roll! « 1d20 = 12 »
	Jupiter: 	Jupiter was all too ready.
	Kia: 	"Have you ever seen the Mansion Venec?"
	Danny: 	Danny, while walking, noticed a few people swimming in the water. Naturally, with the knowledge that the water was toxic, he thought he should warn the masses.
	Danny: 	"You do realise that the water is toxic, right?"
	Venec: 	"No, but I could probably find it. We need to be in the forest to have any chance at all thouhgh."
DNA: 	"Should we leave now or should we wait until you and the Hoppip are feeling better?"
	Samara: 	"The water is fine in the day. It's at night when it's poisonous."
	Ronald: 	"Someone should really do something about that. Except no one knows what's causing it."
	Danny: 	"Are you guys causing it?"
	Ronald: 	"You're joking, right?"
	Venec: 	Venec grabs the item on the ground.
	Danny: 	"You tell me," Danny said, eyeing Ronald with a serious gaze.
	Danny: 	Danny sent out Andy into the water. "Now," he said, "interrogation time! Tell me what you guys know! Or the Magikarp gets crazy! And you won't her when she's crazy!"
	Venec: 	"... Grace, you couldn't speak or awhile, right?"
	Anthony: 	"It's a fishy!"
	Hazel: 	"Cuddles!"
* Hazel tries to hug the magikarp.
	Grace: 	"Yeah. For a while, why?"
	Danny: 	"No!" Danny cries, "Andy isn't for hugging! She's a bloodthirsty battling machine!"
	Venec: 	"Did this happen before or after you told the police about the dead body?" Venec's new strengthened sense of smell detected something a little off just over the ridge.
	Danny: 	"Now! Tell the fishy all you guys know!"
	Danny: 	"Quick! Andy! Growl or something! Be menacing! I believe in you!"
DNA: 	Cepheus shuddered a bit when Venec mentioned that, but he tried not to let it show.
	Grace: 	"Before."
DNA: 	(I guess that would explain why no police showed up...)
	Venec: 	"Well we should probably take care of that then.."
* Andy is cuddled by Hazel.
	Danny: 	"Okay," Danny cried, "you win this round!"
	Danny: 	"But when I return, Andy will be a battling machine of pure, unaldurated power! Prepare yourselves!"
	Samara: 	"We'll be here."
	Danny: 	"Yeah, you better!"
	Kia: 	Kia nodded in agreement. "That is a sound idea. Although Nurse Joy was with us, she might have taken care of that already."
	Danny: 	Danny then, calling Andy to jump in his arms, carried the Magikarp away. Larry walked alongside him. The group would uncover this poisonous madness.
	Venec: 	"Oh yeah, I need to heal my pokemon..." Venec headed into the center.
	Danny: 	Danny met back up with everybody.
	Nurse Joy: 	"Welcome back. Would you like to rest up?"
	Kia: 	Kia scratched the back of her head. "Perhaps now is a good time to try to fish again while everyone is busy."
	Venec: 	"Yeah, I'm due for a checkup."
	Lucy: 	"If we wanted to wait until tomorrow, I could Mind Slave something again. It's a pretty useful ability."
DNA: 	Cepheus was lost for words at this point. He wasn't sure what to be doing next. More than anything else he'd just like to go off on his own for a while, but he also wanted to tackle one of those things on the message board.
DNA: 	The Baltoy might be a good option, but he didn't have any Poochye-wait, maybe Venec had a spare? He could ask him.
	Kia: 	She took out her rod and the special lure and set it up.
	Danny: 	Danny went over a bridge, looking for answers. He had a lot of questions.
DNA: 	"Venec, do you know at all where the person who had a Baltoy might be at?"
	Venec: 	Venec handed over his pokemon to the nurse, "No, it just said on the board."
	Danny: 	Danny kept walking, searching, looking, finding, he wanted to find the culprit! He climbed some staircase.
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 1d6+15 => 3 + 15 = 18
	Kia: 	Before casting out her pole, Kia releases Zaine (Venonat). "Zaine help me catch a new friend!"
* Andy rolls: 1d20+2 => 11 + 2 = 13
DNA: 	"Hmm...wonder if I could find him. Venec...you have a Poochyena though, right? If you don't mind I'd like to have it for the trade, but I want to offer you something in return if I do."
	Venec: 	"I've got two of them, one I've been hoping to find a home for actually. I would only use one. You're free to have him."
DNA: 	"But is there something I can give you in return for him?"
	Danny: 	Danny went up another staircase, running into that strange hat-guy from earlier. "You!"
Kaorin Sakura: 	Kia yanks out of the water a spiny looking fish!
	Kia: 	"What is that?" Kia takes out her pokedex and scans the creature. "Either way I say we try and catch it! Are you ready Zaine?"
Danny is disconnected.
	Venec: 	"I told you I'd pay you back." Venec grinned, "We're all a part of a team, now it's just not one-sided."
Kaorin Sakura: 	"Qwilfish, the balloon Pokémon. Water and Poison type. It shoots the poison spines on its body in all directions. Its round form makes it a poor swimmer."
Danny has connected.
DNA: 	"I know, but I still feel awkward asking stuff from you for free."
	Jupiter: 	Jupiter patted him on the back, urging him to just accept it and roll with it.
	Venec: 	"Deal with it" Venec laughed.
Danny is disconnected.
	Cepheus: 	"Heh, thanks." He then went over to the PC and deposited one of his othe rPokemon in, leaving with it a note: "Professor, I'm leaving with you another splice Pokemon. His name is Estark, and he can breathe ice. I hope you two get along well. From, Cepheus."
	Cepheus: 	Then he graciously accepted the Poke Ball and went back to the message board, tacking below the request something: "I'm accepting your trade. Look for a man with blue hair and followed around by a Magneton."
DNA: 	After that? Time to look outside and see if he would either run into this person, or see what was up at the museum....because that was PROBABLY where the other requester was.
Kaorin Sakura: 	Everyone is suddenly credited with 1000¥.
	Kia: 	"Alright!" Kia looked over at Zaine thoughtfully. "Let's start this battle out with an confusion!"
* Andy rolls: 1d20 => 10
* Andy rolls: 2d8+6+7 => 8 + 6 + 7 = 21
	Adory: 	"Willing to trade that Poochyena you were talking about, by chance?"
	Quilfish: 	Quilfish loses 26 hit points.
DNA: 	Cepheus' head whipped around as he pivoted on his heel. "You're the owner of the Baltoy, correct?"
	Venec: 	"Lucy, do you know how to break this kind of curse? You've delt with a darkai splice before at least."
	Adory: 	"That I am. Saw my post, huh?"
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 1d20 Poison Sting vs. Zaine! => 1
DNA: 	"That I did. I find Baltoy very fascinating actually...creatures from an ancient time, now alive today? Amazing."
* Quilfish shoots up, disorient from the confusion attack.
DNA: 	"Anyway, the Poochyena's what you came for, yes?" Cepheus produced what was once Venec's Poke Ball and opened it. "Here."
	Adory: 	"I don't mean to rush you, but I'm a Trainer at the Stygian Gym in need of new black pokemon. If you'd like to, you could always follow me to the Gym."
	Adory: 	"Yes, let's start up the trade."
* Adory steps over to the PC and places his pokeball on the platform and waited for Cepheus to do the same.
DNA: 	"Ah, Stygian Gym, I see. I've heard about that. I'm not quite prepared to tackle the challenge yet as there are a few other errands I need to do around town, but after those are done, I'll come drop by."
DNA: 	He placed the Poke Ball down on the specified platform.
	Lucy: 	"I don't actually. Darkrai is shielded from anything I have psychic-wise to learn information about."
Kaorin Sakura: 	After a few moments, the two pokeballs went through some whirring and clicking before shining like brand new pokeballs.
	Kia: 	Kia bites her tongue not wanting to over do it. "Well hopefully this works." She throws a great ball.
* Andy rolls: 1d20 => 9
	Adory: 	"All done. Great. Well, I'll be at the Gym if you ever need anything, including a challenge. Enjoy your new Baltoy."
* Andy rolls: 1d100 => 83
DNA: 	"Thanks very much! Best of luck to you."
DNA: 	Then Cepheus opened his new Poke Ball just to see if it actually was a Baltoy.
	Venec: 	Venec nodded, he didn't think the solution would be easy. "We should stock up on some healing items and head out. The forest is dangerous but I don't think I can just leave Irian. And I could lose the scent trail." Venec looked to Cepheus, "I'm going to get some supplies, I'll meet back up with you and Kia in the front of town. Scan some things on the way if you want to keep yourself busy."
DNA: 	"All right; I'll catch up to you later."
Kaorin Sakura: 	The Greatball briefly traps Qwilfish before exploding at it breaks free almost instantly.
	Venec: 	Venec walked into the pokemon care shop
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 1d20 Poison Sting vs. Zaine! => 12
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 1d6+3+11+3 Poison Damage! => 2 + 3 + 11 + 3 = 19
	Zaine: 	Zaine loses 11 hit points.
* Quilfish shoots a poison needle at Venonat!
	Zaine: 	Venonat falls but jumps back up!
	Kia: 	Kia grits her teeth and takes out another pokeball. "Alright Artemis I want you to use Ember now. "
* Andy rolls: 1d20 => 6
* Andy rolls: 1d12+6+13+4 => 2 + 6 + 13 + 4 = 25
	Quilfish: 	Hit!
	Quilfish: 	Quilfish loses 8 hit points.
DNA: 	"Jupiter, Grace, shall we be going? There's something I want to check out at the museum."
	Kia: 	kia takes out a normal pokeball and chucks it towards the Quilfish.
* Andy rolls: 1d20 => 6
* Andy rolls: 1d100 => 45
	Jupiter: 	Jupiter was all ready to go. not sure about Grace, though - maybe she wanted to do something else?
Kaorin Sakura: 	The pokeball swallows Qwilfish whole!
Kaorin Sakura: 	Shake.
	Venec: 	"Come on Kia!"
Kaorin Sakura: 	Shake..
Kaorin Sakura: 	Shake...
	Venec: 	Venec shouted over the river
Kaorin Sakura: 	Ka-chunk!
	Kia: 	"Woohoo! " Kia jumped up and down excitedly
	Kia: 	"Thanks for the support Venec!"
	Venec: 	"Lets start heading for the forest, I'm stocked up on enough healing items to see us through."
	Kia: 	She then dives in to retrieve her other great ball.
	Kia: 	"Sounds good to me. We can always look for berries on the way."
Kaorin Sakura: 	The greatball exploded. It no longer is a greatball, but instead, shattered pieces.
	Grace: 	"Sure!"
DNA: 	"All right; let's head out. I don't plan to be long...especially if that idiot curator is there."
	Kia: 	"Should we go get Cepheus?"
	Venec: 	Venec scanned the Trubbish.
DNA: 	Cepheus then stepped inside and asked the man at the front desk where the people were that studied fossils.
	Kia: 	Kia followed Venec but decided to recall Artemis.
Kaorin Sakura: 	"Trubbish, the Trash Bag Pokemon. Poison type. The combination of garbage bags and industrial waste caused the chemical reaction that created this Pokémon."
Kaorin Sakura: 	Mark: "Welcome back, welcome back!"
	Venec: 	Venec scanned the Jigglypuff.
	Venec: 	"Might as well take in the wildlife, right?" Venec laughed.
DNA: 	"Can you tell me where the fossil research section is? I have something that might interest them."
Kaorin Sakura: 	"Jigglypuff, the balloon Pokémon. Normal type. When it wavers its big, round eyes, it begins singing a lullaby that makes everyone drowsy."
Kaorin Sakura: 	Mark: That would be me. You have something of interest?
DNA: 	"You're aware of the tale that involves a fossil behind the waterfall, right?"
	Venec: 	Venec, following the pattern, scanned the Gothita.
Kaorin Sakura: 	Mark: I posted it.
	Jupiter: 	Jupiter was scanning Grace intently, just making sure he wouldn't try to blow up the guy's head again.
	Cepheus: 	"I found the fossil."
Kaorin Sakura: 	"Gothita, the Fixation Pokémon. Psychic type. They intently observe both Trainers and Pokémon. Apparently, they are looking at something that only Gothita can see."
	Venec: 	Venec tried to look where Gothita was looking.
Kaorin Sakura: 	Mark: Really? Really?! Let's see, let's see!
DNA: 	Cepheus slowly took the fossil out of his pack and laid it gingerly in front of the man so he could see it.
	Cepheus: 	"This is it. A fossil behind the waterfall, just like what was said."
Kaorin Sakura: 	"Oh, amazing, amazing! Name your price!"
	Grace: 	"the pokemon in it."
	Kia: 	Kia also looked outwards in the general area. "Fascinating creatures.."
Kaorin Sakura: 	Mark: ...I think your pokemon is trying to speak again.
	Cepheus: 	"You seriously can't hear her words?"
	Cepheus: 	"Or are you just pulling my chain?"
Kaorin Sakura: 	Mark: ...Pokemon can't speak English. They need telepathy to communicate.
	Cepheus: 	"They can if they're intelligent enough."
	Cepheus: 	"Anyway, she said the price is the Pokemon in the fossil."
Kaorin Sakura: 	Mark: You want...you want the pokemon in it?
	Grace: 	"yes."
	Cepheus: 	"Yes."
	Venec: 	Venec scanned the Grimer!
Kaorin Sakura: 	Mark: ...Yes, I suppose I could share. Give me a moment, and a spare pokeball.
	Cepheus: 	"You can have the rest of the fossil; it's more so the Pokemon I'm interested in. By the way, before you wander off..."
	Cepheus: 	"I have a fossil I found on my own I'd like re-animated, if possible."
Kaorin Sakura: 	"Grimer, the Sludge Pokémon. It was born when sludge in a dirty stream was exposed to the moon's X-rays. It appears among filth."
	Venec: 	"What?"
Kaorin Sakura: 	Mark: 3000¥.
	Cepheus: 	"Argh, I don't have that much on me. Is there something I can help you with that would drag down the price a bit?"
	Jupiter: 	(He's not really selling himself, is he?)
	Jupiter: 	(Nah.....no way.)
Kaorin Sakura: 	Mark: Why not ask some of your friends to loan you that cash?
	Kia: 	"What is it Venec?" Kia watched as the boy continued scanning creatures.
DNA: 	Cepheus felt weird. He didn't want to ask for something like that, but he'd really like to see what was in this fossil while he had the chance.
	Cepheus: 	"All right. Grace, can you go find one of the others? I need to borrow $1400 off one of them, with the promise to pay it back as soon as I'm able."
	Cepheus: 	"Jupiter, you stay with me."
	Grace: 	"Will do!"
	Venec: 	"That's the..." he searched for a word, "dangest origin for a pokemon Ive ever heard. And I know a magneton."
Grace: 	"Hi, Kia."
* Grace appears from out of the sky, flying at high speeds with her telekinetic ability.
	Cepheus: 	"Very well. She should be back soon. Now, let's reanimate the fossil you've been wanting to see."
Kaorin Sakura: 	Mark: Right away!
	Venec: 	Venec scans the Lillipup,and shortly after the Pichu
	Kia: 	Kia jumps a little as Grace takes her by surprise. "Hello Grace, what's up?"
	Cepheus: 	Cepheus took both the legend fossil plus his own, and followed Mark.
Kaorin Sakura: 	Mark takes the fossil and Pokéball, walking off into the back.
Kaorin Sakura: 	"Lillipup, the Puppy Pokémon. Normal type. The long hair around its face provides an amazing radar that lets it sense subtle changes in its surroundings."
Kaorin Sakura: 	"Pichu, the tiny mouse Pokémon. Electric type. The electric sacs in its cheeks are small. If even a little electricity leaks, it becomes shocked."
	Grace: 	"Cepheus wants to borrow 1600¥."
	Venec: 	Venec POWERSCANNED the castform, Pikachu and Snubbull.
	Grace: 	"Says he'll pay it back however he can as soon as possible."
	Grace: 	"But that does NOT include his body."
	Kia: 	Kia frowns and digs out all of her money. "All I have is 1,300 but he can gladly take it. "
Kaorin Sakura: 	"Pikachu, the Mouse Pokémon. Electric type. It occasionally uses an electric shock to recharge a fellow Pikachu that is in a weakened state."
	Kia: 	Kia chuckles at the mention of Cepheus's body. "Don't worry Grace, I know a taken man when I see it. " She frowned slightly as she spoke.
	Kia: 	She hand her money to Grace.
Kaorin Sakura: 	"Castform, the Weather Pokémon. Normal type. Its appearance changes with the weather. Recently, its molecules were found to be just like water."
	Kia: 	hands***
Kaorin Sakura: 	"Snubbull, the Fairy Pokémon. Normal type. Small Pokémon flee from its scary face. It is, however, considered by women to be cute."
	Venec: 	Venec looked to Lucy, "You think that's cute?"
	Grace: 	"He's taken...? Where's Venec, Ceph-chan is still short."
Lucy whispers: Not to insult the Snubbull, but no. I don't find it cute at all.
	Venec: 	Venec thought the snubbull looked unnervingly like a clown...
	Kia: 	Kia points in the general directioin that Venec had went. "I think he is over that way....and of course he is taken. Maybe not officially, but the way he looks at you. " She simply smiled and began to walk in the direction she had pointed.
	Cepheus: 	"Go ahead and commence the first re-animation. We can start the second when she gets back."
	Venec: 	Venec stopped in his tracks as he saw the Minccino and tried to hold back a girlish smile at its sheer cuteness.
* Grace chose not to respond to Kia's words but just followed.
	Grace: 	"Venec, Ceph-chan needs to borrow 100¥ please."
	Venec: 	"I only have 100 left... what for?"
Kaorin Sakura: 	Mark places the fossil in a large machine along with the pokeball. WIthin moments, the machine nearly causes the museum to lose power but the lights flicker back on and the pokeball is returned. Mark hands it to Cepheus, "There. Be careful where you release it for the first time."
	Grace: 	"Fossil re-animation."
	Venec: 	"Sounds important, he owes me lunch later tough." Venec fished out his last few coins and handed them over.
DNA: 	"I'll be sure to release it outside then. The rest of the fossil is yours." He was wondering where Grace was, but she was probably coercing the other two.
	Grace: 	"Thankuu, Venec!"
	Venec: 	"Well, she's calling me Venec again." Venec noted.
* Grace suddenly leaps into the air and flies back to the museum using her telekinetic powers.
* Grace returns to the museum and steps inside, looking for Cepheus.
	Grace: 	"Ceph-chan, I got the moneys!"
	Venec: 	"Could you hold her?" Venec asked as he handed over the Hoppip to Kia, "I'm going to see if I can get this fuzzy one."
	Venec: 	Venec approached the Minccino slowly.
	Kia: 	Kia nodded and accepted the hoppip. Venec had a thing cute pokemono that was for sure.
DNA: 	"Thanks, Grace!" he gave her a quick hug and handed over the borrowed money plus what he had. Now, unbeknownst to him, 3 of the 4 were broke.
DNA: 	"That's $3000 exactly, just like you asked."
Kaorin Sakura: 	Mark accepted the funds and held out his hand, "Fossil and spare pokeball."
	Venec: 	Venec sat down, seeing if it would run away.
DNA: 	to which Cepheus complied, handing over both 1 Poke Ball and his other fossil.
Kaorin Sakura: 	Mark took the money and items before turning back to the machine, repeating the process and handing out a sparkly, if not overheated, pokeball.
DNA: 	"Much obliged, kind sir! Thanks for giving me the opportunity."
* Minccino doesn't flee, instead she turns and and stares up at Venec.
	Venec: 	Venec hands over his Wepear berry.
* Minccino pauses for a moment before snatching the berry and sniffing it suspiciously.
DNA: 	Cepheus then slowly walks outside, with two new Poke Balls in hand. "Wonder what's inside these things. Grace, Jupiter, you guys ready to see what kind of secrets they hold?"
	Venec: 	Venec chuckled and watched it react, sitting cross legged.
* DNA will be sending Stratus and the Baltoy to the box for the time being
	Jupiter: 	Jupiter, as always, was ready and waiting.
* Minccino eats the berry for a moment, chewing it and licking its lips and looks up at Venec, moving a little closer and sniffing his pants.
	Cepheus: 	"All right...let's see what mysteries these two fossils will reveal," and then he threw the 2 Poke Balls forward almost simultaneously. What would he see?
	Venec: 	Venec leaned back, alowing it closer.
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 1d20 => 13
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 1d20 => 6
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 1d100 => 21
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 1d100 => 47
* Minccino sniffed his leg and slowly climbed a bit on his leg.
	Venec: 	Venec carefully began to pet it.
* Lucy watched closely at the two.
* Minccino grinned somewhat and held out its paws to Venec.
	Venec: 	Venec grinned back a little and gave it a tickle.
* Minccino squirmed some before tumbling off his leg.
	Venec: 	Venec took out a pokeball and set it on the ground, seeing how she would react.
	Cepheus: 	He stared up at the two impressive creatures now staring back at him. A sense of awe came over him. Two legendary Pokemon, standing before him...
	Cepheus: 	The feeling of awe rendered him speechless.
	Kia: 	Kia went a few feet away as she watched Venec and Minccino intereact. She had just remembered something of her own. She took the oddly shaped fossil she had just recovered and attempted to scan it with her pokedex.
* Minccino looked down at the pokeball before before looking to Venec and pointing to itself.
	Venec: 	Venec nodded, "Do you want to come along with me? I can have you back here in just a little bit."
* Minccino pondered for a moment, folding its arms.
	Venec: 	Venec gave it a scratch on the top of her head, "It's your choice, I wont force you."
* Minccino shrugged for a moment and nodded, climbing up Venec's coat and onto his shoulders.
DNA: 	Cepheus wasn't sure what to do next. He needed a snap back to reality. Jupiter, of course, was right there to give it to him.
DNA: 	"Ah, right." A short pause. "Grace, what are they thinking?"
	Venec: 	Venec nodded and stood up, "I'll be right back guys, I'm headed for the pokemon center."
Kaorin Sakura: 	The two pokemon turned to each other briefly before looking around and then to Cepheus.
* Minccino willingly accepts capture, diving into the Pokéball.
Kaorin Sakura: 	-/end