Pokemon Adventure! 17

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Andy:
Roooaaaaarrrrr!

Lampent 3:
Little help? I can't change my name in here...
Kaorin Sakura:
Dunno why.

Lampent 3:
It says only the GM can create tokens with multiple names.

Lampent 3:
...Is there someone named "Nox" in here?

Lampent 3:
...Damn, there is.
Venec:
I can change its name!

Nox:
yes >.>

Lampent 3:
Oh well, I'll go for the next best thing.

Nyctores:
Nox was just the name of DNA's Chandy and I wanted to keep it consistent, but whatever. I have other choices.

Nyctores:
okay time to go...

Andy:
Never stopped me from being named after the player.

Jupiter:
*pose*

Jupiter:
Ugh I'm stuck under this fish

Nox:
I can rename..not like i have used absol yet

Nox:
here we go

Nyctores:
Nah, it's cool.

Venec:
Venec loses 0 hit points.
Kaorin Sakura:
Last we saw our heroes, Team Oak had continued to slowly explore the Mansion after a small moment of clearing the air between some friends. A bit of exploration resulted in a devastating confrontation with a few Lampent, of which poisoned a handful of the team and burned Mary. Welcome to the World of Pokémon!

Venec:
"I think there is one more room left in this manor." Venec said, openig the door and walking back into the entryway's balcony.

Danny:
Wow. Andy is looking good now.

Cepheus:
"Shall we go explore that too, then?"

Danny:
Danny pushed in front of Venec. "I'm the leader!"

Venec:
"We keep finding a lot worth keeping. It would be a waste not to." Venec said. "Besides, Miranda said something about this building disappearing."

Jupiter:
someone should make me a light source
Kaorin Sakura:
You were before.

Venec:
"Wait."

Venec:
Venec stopped as he saw the pokemon at the edge of his vision, "We might want to take the stairs and go around."
Kaorin Sakura:
The group of Drifblim float peacefully in front of the doorway with a soft humming sound as they moved very slowly up and down.

Jupiter:
Jupiter's megascopic eye detected the highly irritating balloons and shied off.

Venec:
"They're acting strange... can anyone talk to them?"

Danny:
"Maybe we can explode the further one, and the explosion will hurt them, too?"

Jupiter:
As if in answer to the question, Jupiter poked Kia.

Kia:
Kia quietly followed the other humming softly in the rear. When she spotted the balloon pokemon she gave a quick no. "I can try....although hopefully it doesn't try to pick me up again."

Venec:
"... we don't have to fight them." Venec replied to Danny.

Kia:
Kia moved slowly towards the pokemon and called out to it.

Kia:
Kia loses 5 hit points.
Kaorin Sakura:
Please specify which.

Kia:
"bllloooooon." (Can we please pass? We don't want to battle you." (serious female)

Venec:
Venec had been taking steps back, but as Kia moved forward he made sure he was close enough to shift in front of her in a pinch.
You whisper to Andy: "We won't do anything. The slaughter-ghost is dead and we're waiting for peace to take us."

Venec:
As the two conversed in pokespeak Venec rolled his grip around the pole in his hands, making sure he was ready to spring in with the Naginata at a moment's notice.

Kia:
Kia smiled and replied back sending out another bount of noises before looking back at the others. "We can pass. These ghosts are just looking for peace."

Jupiter:
Jupiter was tensing himself, bracing for the worst.

Cepheus:
"Oh, that's a relief. We've had almost too much troubles with these ghosts."

Venec:
Venec exhaled, "Good. That's good. Maybe we should give a gift as a sign of thanks?"

Venec:
Venec looked through his items to see if there was any poketreats.

Kia:
Kia looked back at Venec. "You can if you want, but I think that they were attack us to protect us against that monster."

Danny:
"Perhaps an interpretive dance as thanks?"

Venec:
"I woundn't be surprised, they did only try grabbing us."

Cepheus:
"...they were trying to shy us away? Interesting..."

Venec:
"Maybe the haunter too, they were good natured until we started walking deeper into the mansion."

Danny:
"Well, we better not look threatening," Danny said, returning Andy into her Poke Ball.
Kia whispers: thanks, and I hope peace finds you well..sorry about earlier. We only wanted to rescue our friend!

Venec:
Venec took the front again as the group wound around the balcony.

Danny:
He walked to the forefront of the group and began giving the Drifbloom a thumbs up.
Kaorin Sakura:
The Drifblin all nod to Kia as they continued to slowly float up and down.

Cepheus:
"Jupiter, get in front of me, Grace behind; we'll walk single filfe.

Jupiter:
still stuck
DNA:
there we go

Danny:
Danny, barging in front of everyone, entered the room first.

Venec:
Venec reached the door first and waited for the group. Placing both hands on the door he looked back to see if everyone was ready. With a nod to the group Venec opened the door and walked inside.

Danny:
"Me first! I'm the leader!"
Kaorin Sakura:
As all of you enter the rroom, a few Yamask turn slowly as light fills the room.

Venec:
"Say back Danny..." Venec said, notcing Danny was quickly pushing toward the pokemon.

Larry:
Larry looked at the Yamask and nodded in their direction. "Peace."
Kaorin Sakura:
Each of the Yamask's face masks seems to have a different expression. Some happy, some sad, some in pain but each oddly detailed, resembling a real Human face.

Cepheus:
"It's almost morbid...to imagine these were people at one point..."

Cepheus:
"I'm not even sure what to do."

Venec:
Venec tried scanning the pokemon.

Danny:
"What do mean these were people?"

Kia:
Kia took out her pokedex and attempted to scan one of the creatures. "Your right Venec.." Kia replied back to his statement earlier about the Haunter. "Maybe all of the ghost pokemon in the mansion were only trying to warn us." She looked oddly at all of the masks. "The resembalance is creepy.."

Cepheus:
"I'll let the Pokedex do the talking," he said, scanning them himself.
Kaorin Sakura:
"Yamask, the Spirit Pokémon. Ghost type. These Pokémon arose from the spirits of people interred in graves in past ages. Each retains memories of its former life."
Kaorin Sakura:
"Yamask, the Spirit Pokémon. Ghost type. Each of them carries a mask that used to be its face when it was human. Sometimes they look at it and cry."

Cepheus:
"So yes, these were once people who have full memories of who they were. It...it's sad, actually..."

Grace:
"There's quite a few in here. Are we sure they're not hostile?"

Venec:
"Full memories?" Venec frowned and put away the pokedex.

Cepheus:
"Could you ask them?"

Kia:
"That is sad..or it could be happy." Kia noted as she watched one with a happy expression.

Kia:
"Sure..."

Kia:
Kia loses 5 hit points.

Venec:
Venec turned to the nearby one, "Can you speak?"

Danny:
"DO. YOU. SPEAK. ENG-LISH?"
* Yamask 4 gives a pained and awful groan.
* Yamask 2 gives a cheerful and pleased laugh.
* Yamask looks at Lucy and begins to sob.

Lucy:
"...?"
Kia whispers: @ gentle female...Hello there..we were wondering if we could just explore a little and then leave in peace?

Danny:
"Wha?"

Venec:
"Don't all pokemon come from eggs? How are they from people?" Venec suddenly realized. Then looked to Lucy, "Is that someone you know?"

Kia:
Kia looks over at the Yamask closest to her and begins to speak softly to it.
You whisper to Andy: The thunder rumbles...

Danny:
"Talk to the one sad about Lucy!"
You whisper to Andy: The lightning strikes...
You whisper to Andy: As I stared into her deep dark eyes...
You whisper to Andy: They pull me in and I don't know why...
You whisper to Andy: I first saw her that fateful night...
You whisper to Andy: When she saved my life...

Kia:
Kia just stares for a second as they all begin to chat at her...and then starts to speak back.

Yamask 5:
"Now...she's all...that's on...my mind..."

Yamask:
"I can't...help...
Kia whispers: "What happened....are you talking about Lucy? What did she save you from?"

Yamask:
thinking...of those....eyes..."

Yamask 3:
"Eyes...that's seen....evil...."

Yamask 2:
"But remain...so...beautiful..."

Jupiter:
Jupiter started shivering. This was starting to get pretty creepy.

Larry:
Larry frowned. He stepped in front of Lucy in a protective stance.

Yamask 4:
"Eyes that seem to see...right through me..."

Venec:
Venec looked on curiously.

Lucy:
"..."

Cepheus:
"...what if they all know Lucy?"

Kia:
Kia tunrned toward's Lucy and in a quick whisper. "I think you saved one of them..."
Kaorin Sakura:
All the Yamask say together, "They are the eyes....of the girl...that saved me..."

Yamask:
"I want...to find her..."
Kaorin Sakura:
"FIND HER!!" They all suddenly yell.

Larry:
Larry still seemed weary.

Venec:
Venec couldn't help but jump at that shout.

Yamask 3:
"And...thank her...for saving...my life..."

Yamask 2:
"Out here....in the library...ALONE..."

Kia:
Kia took a few steps backwards clearly intimadated.

Jupiter:
Jupiter was really confused by now. Saving their lives? Weren't they all now dead? Or were they referring to a past incident?

Yamask 5:
"...I know...you have me...in your sights..."

Larry:
Or were they being sarcastic.

Yamask 3:
"So...please....come out... my darkest....night..."

Yamask 2:
"And tell...me why...you saved...my life..."

Venec:
He turned to Lucy, "Does any of this sound familiar? You do have striking eyes."

Danny:
Danny was shivering, clearly frightened, and hugged Larry for comfort. "They're scary!"
* Lucy shakes her head furiously, obviously disturbed.

Grace:
"I'm guessing they're saved because they're Ghost Pokémon now instead of just simply dead?"

Larry:
Larry turned to Venec, "Search the room. That's why we're here. Ignore them."

Kia:
Kia looked at the pokemon clearly confused. "Any other clue's you can give me about the girl who saved you? Eye color?...anything?"

Venec:
"Maybe Miranda then... she did too." Venec nodded to Larry. "Alright, I'll head in alone. Cover me if they attack. If they're only moving in ignore them." Venec took a deep breath and started to weave his way through their numbers, toward the back of the room.
Kaorin Sakura:
The Yamask suddenly stop and each glance at each other and begin sobbing.

Venec:
Venec dusted off an object in the corner of the room, glancing over it and pocketing it before feeling along the wall for anything else.

Venec:
(Picked up Metronome)

Kia:
Kia frowns and looks around at all of the crying pokemon. "DOn't worry..I'll find out who this girl is and I will tell her."

Kia:
Don't***

Jupiter:
Jupiter saw something else in the corner and went and snagged it...

Danny:
"It sort of makes you wonder, that maybe these PokeMon were the inspiration for PokeMon like Lucy," Danny said.

Lucy:
"Now there's a thought."

Cepheus:
"Wait, what? What do you mean?"

Yamask 5:
"People ask..."

Yamask 3:
Why do I always wear this ugly yellow mask..."

Yamask 4:
"Simply put..."

Yamask 2:
"If it gets stain."

Yamask:
"then it gets dirty!"

Yamask 5:
"A glimpse of a tained....anggggel...pointed out for you all...to....seeeee..."

Yamask:
"For a while..."

Danny:
"Well," Danny said, ignoring the creepy Yamask, "think about it. People being turned into PokeMon. That's like Lucy."

Yamask 4:
"I have been doing fine..."

Larry:
Larry looked at Danny with concern. "Don't think too much about it, Danny," he said in a soft voice.
Kaorin Sakura:
In unison the Yamask float upright with the arms held into the air, "Overcame COUNTLESS obstacles determined to SUCCEED!"

Jupiter:
He then picked up the blue bandlike item and carried it back to his master, who accepted it.

Venec:
Venec slowly walked back to the group, looking to see how Lucy was doing. He knew how she handled ghosts.

Yamask 2:
"Where there is such goodness in....a corrupted world then best believe..."

Cepheus:
"They're...they're being cryptic..."

Lucy:
"Are they stuck in a memory?"

Cepheus:
"It's possible...they seem to be almost fixated on a specific thought."

Venec:
"If they had the full memories of life they would just continue living with their family. Maybe they only keep a few stray memories of life. Their strongest perhaps, you hear that in stories."

Yamask 4:
"There's...a bad seed...implanted in an innocent girl...with odd genes...and beautiful eyes..."

Danny:
"Maybe if they all combine together they can make a Mega Zord!"

Venec:
"It sounds like either you or Miranda..."

Lucy:
"..."
Kaorin Sakura:
Each of the Yamask grow silent again, but this time still like statues.

Venec:
"Maybe you should try saying 'hi', just to be sure...." Venec wasn't quite sure what to do here, just leaving felt like a pale ending to a story not yet finished.

Danny:
"Why does it have to be Lucy or Miranda? Maybe it's someone we haven't even met."

Grace:
"Korvin did mention many others. And Lucy is no child and Miranda isn't innocent."

Danny:
"Exactly," Danny said, pushing his chest out in pride.

Danny:
"I'm a genius!"

Jupiter:
Jupiter kept shaking. He wanted to get out of here; this felt way too weird for his liking. He started slowly backing away towards the door...

Kia:
"But what if she once was?" Kia looked thoughtful as she spoke.

Cepheus:
"Jupiter, don't wander off."

Danny:
"Anyway," Danny said, "let's go. I'm with Jupiter. This place gives me the heeby-jeebies."

Lucy:
"Maybe...we should just go?"

Venec:
Venec rubbed his chin, then stopped. He reached into his coat and held a pokeball, "If one of you came with me on my journeys, we might find this person. Then you could come back and tell your friends?"

Venec:
He held out the ball in front of him, with an open palm.
Kaorin Sakura:
None of the Yamask moved. Instead, they remained perfectly still. Locked in that single spot just a few feet above the ground.

Grace:
"Maybe...Kia should catch one? She can actually talk to Pokémon after all."

Kia:
"After all...Miranda is just a child. I wonder how they let a child volunteer for such a test." She looked over at Lucy curiously. "Does age not have a limit when it comes to Scion? Do you know anything about Miranda's past?"

Cepheus:
"...It's like they're sleeping..."

Venec:
Venec shrugged and pocketed the pokeball. If they refuse to follow their own obsessive destiny, with my help or otherwise it's their problem, Venec thought to himself.

Lucy:
"Miranda was there as a Pokémon years before I ever joined. She might be someone's daughter as far as I know."

Jupiter:
Jupiter started tugging on Grace's hand, as if he was some child bugging his mother. (Can we leave now...)

Kia:
Kia looked over at Grace and nodded her head thoughtfully. "I can always try..." She turned towards gentle/female Yamask and questioned it.

Cepheus:
"Years before you joined? ...That's mildly worrying, actually..."
Kia whispers: would you like to join us in our journey? If you joined we may come across the girl you spoke of, and you could always thank her in person.

Danny:
"That's probably why I thougth she was so ugly," Danny said, "because she's old enough to be a granny!"

Venec:
Venec waited to see how things turned out for Kia, but otherwise made his way to the door again.
Kaorin Sakura:
Which Yamask is being spoken to?

Jupiter:
*tug tug tug*

Jupiter:
(gentle/female)

Kia:
^ that
You whisper to Andy: You...will be...my savior...?

Grace:
"We can't just abandon our friends, Jupiter."

Jupiter:
(but it's so creeeeeeepy in here! Bug boss-man so we can go! He'll listen to anything you say...)

Grace:
"Anything?"
* Grace suddenly turned to Cepheus.

Grace:
"Ceph-chan. Strip."
Kia whispers: Savior is a strong word but I will protect you and help you seek the girl you spoke of

Danny:
Danny looked at Grace, then to Cepheus.

Cepheus:
"...No," he responded, not even fazed.

Kia:
Kia held out a pokeball for the small creature.

Venec:
Venec found himself interested into the one-sided coversation he heard Grace go on about with Jupiter. Then wondered if it was worth it.

Danny:
He looked at Cepheus in an expectant manner. "Strip."
DNA:
He didn't even turn around.

Jupiter:
*thwacks Danny*

Danny:
"Ouch!"

Danny:
Danny whimpered.

Larry:
Larry didn't even bat an eyelash. He whistled.
Kaorin Sakura:
Slowly, the Yamask each fades from view until the only, still motionless, Yamask left was before Kia.

Jupiter:
(okay maybe not ANYTHING...)
Unknown command: "whiper andy Take me...take me to...the girl with beautiful eyes...who...saved...us...". Try /help for a list of commands.
You whisper to Andy: Take me...take me to...the girl with beautiful eyes...who...saved...us...

Jupiter:
Jupiter was staring at Grace surprised beyond belief. She didn't REALLY just say that? Why was he the only one freaked out by this?

Grace:
"...Later, Ceph-chan?"
DNA:
There was a pause.
Kia whispers: I will take you to her I promise we will find her

Cepheus:
"...I'm not going to answer that."
* Grace grinned to herself.

Grace:
"So...there's a chance?"

Venec:
"That means yes." Venec called over.

Jupiter:
Jupiter's eyes widened like crazy. (Holy crap. He didn't say NO.)
* Grace gave Cepheus a cat-call.

Kia:
Kia was oblivious to this conversation as she was fully focused on the yamask and placed the pokeball beside it.

Jupiter:
Jupiter then rushed in front of Cepheus' face and held up his right "hand" in front of Cepheus, shaking it like crazy.

Cepheus:
"For the umpteenth time, Jupiter, you are not holding up any fingers."
Kaorin Sakura:
Yamask suddenly vanished and the Pokéball flashed with a bright light before disappearing as well.

Jupiter:
Jupiter felt like saying something but couldn't figure out what. He decided to take it out on Grace, the little troublemaker. (Look what you did!)

Jupiter:
(You did...something! Something weird!)
* Jupiter started whirring, as he normally did when speaking.

Grace:
"Naughty. Not weird. Welcome to the adult world, Jupiter."

Jupiter:
(You're one to talk; the only adult here is the boss-man here...)

Venec:
"If that's taken care of I'm afraid we've got a Miranda sitting in Viridian.." Venec was a little wary about how that was going to resolve itself, "And we have to tell Irian and Tulip where we are going."

Jupiter:
(Unless you count me, but...)

Lucy:
"I do believe I'm quite lost here. And I don't care. One bit. Can we leave? Like, yesterday please?"

Danny:
"Yeah! Let's go back to Viridian! And beat up Professor O's GYM!"

Venec:
He put his hands on the door and pushed them open, walking back into the hall again.

Cepheus:
"...Right, we really should be going, since there's nothing left to see here."

Danny:
Danny rushed past everybody. "Me first!"

Venec:
Venec wasted no time ni heading back to the forest.

Cepheus:
Cepheus was content to walk in the rear flank.

Cepheus:
On the walk down, he turned back to Jupiter and Grace and said "What AM I going to do with you two?"

Kia:
Kia turned toward's the other thoughtfully and completely oblivious to what had taken place. "A new mission, find the girl with the beautiful eyes with odd genectics....can't be that hard can it?"

Cepheus:
"We've already found two, and knowing our luck there will be so many more."

Jupiter:
(what do you mean, what are you going to do with me? I thought you liked me!)

Danny:
Danny, alongisde Larry, all marched back to the forest.

Venec:
"... what's all this then..." Venec looked around at the strange appliances that were sitting around the doorway.

Danny:
"Um...."
Kaorin Sakura:
As each of you make it to the opening room, you find that it's on fire with random floating objects and huge cracks in the ground with many odd puddles.

Kia:
"Errr..what happened down here?"

Larry:
Larry tried to put out some fires.

Grace:
"Is the place about to vanish or...or...are we not alone?"

Venec:
"I think it's fading. Miranda said something like that." He stormed to the door, "And I don't want to be here if it does!"

Cepheus:
"It's like this place is about to dissolve. Run!"

Kia:
"Vanish? Ahh!" Kia ran after the others

Larry:
Larry 'ran' out of the door.

Cepheus:
Cepheus sprinted for the exit, Jupiter well ahead of him, Grace not far behind.
Venec has received initiative.
Venec:
"Watch the fire!" Venec called back to Kia, before kicking down the front door.
Larry:
Larry totally put out that flame before Kia was burnt by it.
Kia:
Kia was careful to avoid the fire as she made her way out.
Venec:
"We should be able to get back this way, maybe find some new things." Venec lookd down the overgrown path cutting through the wood.
Kaorin Sakura:
A loud, howling sound is heard as the buildingbehind you folds into itself, leaving behind a Deep black jewel.

Danny:
Danny tagged along with Venec.
Kia:
Kia turned as the mansion sunk and went over to take a closer look at the jewl. She looked up at the others curiosuly. "Think I should take it?"
Kia:
curiously**

Danny:
Danny looked back for a moment, then shrugged, totally used to this strangeness now.
DNA:
Cepheus looked back at this strange black jewel. He looked intently at it, wondering what it was.

Larry:
"I like to pretend we don't destroy everything we touch," Larry noted.

Jupiter:
In the meantime, Jupiter was flapping his hands like crazy, feeling there was something really wrong with Grace. There probably was, but still, either way it was irritating.
Kia:
Kia bent down and picked the strange object up.
Kia:
"I guess we can always check it out in town."
Venec:
"Sometimes Fantasy is a good escape Larry."

Larry:
"Definitely," Larry agreed.

Larry:
"For us, at least."

Lucy:
"Unintentional destruction?"

Grace:
"We rampage pretty hard."
Venec:
"I punched it repeatedly on purpose." Venec shrugged.

Danny:
"Yeah! We do, don't we?"

Danny:
Danny looked pretty proud.

Black Jewel:
The Black Jewel suddenly flies out of Kia's inventory and embeds itself deep into her wrist, the sphere shape clearly visible from the underside of her wrist.

Kia:
Kia loses 40 hit points.

Venec:
"Kia!"

Danny:
Gasp!

Jupiter:
!!

Danny:
"Kia! Nooooooo!"

Venec:
Venec ran over in a flash of speed.

Jupiter:
Jupiter rushed over to Kia to make sure she was all right. Cepheus did likewise.
Kia:
Kia lets out a scream and attempts to dig it out. "What the heck..."

Yue:
Yue trotted over after Venec and Lucy, oblivious mostly.

Danny:
"Maybe it wants to be friends?"
Kaorin Sakura:
Your attempts screatch at the jewel which now oddly feels like your own flesh. Each rake at it pains you as if you were ripping your own skin.
Kaorin Sakura:
scratch*

Cepheus:
"Danny, if you're as much of a doctor as you say you are, get over here and try to figure out what's going on!"

Danny:
Danny looked at the jewel.

Venec:
Venec drew his pokedex and aimed it at the exposed jewel.

Danny:
He made a 'hmmmmmmmmmmmm....' noise.
Danny whispers: what's the verdict, doc?
DNA:
Cepheus was staring at where the black jewel had been, trying to discern what it was and why this happened.
You whisper to Andy: Base Arms Damage increases to 8 and you deal Dark or Ghost damage normally.
Kia:
Kia stops scratching as her wrist and holds it anxiously in front of her as Danny attempted to examine it.
You whisper to Danny: It's obviously some sort of meld of some kind, though oddly enough, you feel she's more pokemon than human.

Danny:
"I believe it has melded with you, and now you are more ... PokeMon... than human now."

Danny:
"It's very odd," Danny noted, nodding enthusiastically.

Cepheus:
"If that's the truth, we need to get Kia to a hospital, ASAP."

Venec:
Venec would have brushed that off as more of Danny's nonsense. But Danny's nonsense had hever been that uncertain.

Venec:
"Alright, Kia and I are heading to Viridian City now. Danny, Cepheus, you go to Irian and Tulip to tell them the change of plans.

Danny:
"Will do!"

Venec:
"Safety in numbers, if we have to split lets split evenly."
You whisper to Andy: You can now use Dark Pulse, Hone Claws, Confuse Ray and Shadow Ball as the Pokemon moves, using your Wisdom stat as your special attack stat.

Venec:
Venec returned Yue.

Cepheus:
"Got it. Where should we meet up with you after we have told the news?"

Lucy:
"This isn't something I've ever witnessed or heard of before."

Venec:
"Either Oak's lab or the pokemon center, check both maybe."

Danny:
"I think it's kind of crazy that you're rushing her to a hospital, yet splitting from the only one with medical knowledge..."

Danny:
"Just that's what I think!"

Cepheus:
"Right, got it. All right - Danny, Jupiter, Grace, let's move."
Kia:
Kia looked at her wrist and then gulped uncertainly. "Well...what this thing does feel like it is apart of me now.." If what Danny had said was true, then her attempts to meld with pokemon had just became way more...permanent.

Danny:
"Okay!"

Venec:
Venec turned to Kia, "Alright, humiliating way or slow way?"
Kia:
Kia turned back towards Venec and scratched the back of her head sheepishly. "You pick. "

Danny:
"Hurry up, Cepheus!"

Danny:
"Even a Slowpoke is faster than you!"

Cepheus:
"I'm ahead of you!"
Kia:
She wasn't in the mood to pick, her mind was on the black jewl.

Venec:
"Humiliating it is!" Venec picked up Kia in both arms and ran as fast as he could.

Venec:
Press+

Venec:
Venec loses 53 hit points.
Kia:
"Ahhhhh!" Kia blushed as Venec picked her up.

Venec:
Land Speed now 14.

Danny:
"Wait. Where did Cepheus go?"

Venec:
Venec continued to charge forward at great speed, jumping over everything in his path.

Larry:
"We lost him a little while ago," Larry noted.
Kia:
"I promise I'm okay...we don't have to rush..."She blushed as she watched the forest floor dash underneath her. "Thanks Venec." She was lucky to have a group of friends that were so concerned about her well being.

Jupiter:
(There you are! Hurry up!)

Venec:
Venec charged blindly through the impeeding pokemon, even as they began to close in on him.

Danny:
"We went the fast way!"
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 1d20-4 Razor Leaf! => 18 - 4 = 14
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 1d20-4 Razor Leaf! => 14 - 4 = 10
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 1d20-4 Razor Leaf! => 5 - 4 = 1
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 1d20-4 Razor Leaf! => 3 - 4 = -1
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 2d10+8+3+17 Physical Grass Damage to Venec! => 18 + 8 + 3 + 17 = 46
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 2d10+8+3+20 Physical Grass Damage to Venec! => 11 + 8 + 3 + 20 = 42

Venec:
Venec loses 12 hit points.

Venec:
Venec loses 8 hit points.

Venec:
Venec grins and takes it, leaping past the pokemon as the torrent of leaves rain down.
Kaorin Sakura:
Venec rushes down the green and leaps over an edge (Jump ability 8 currently) landing easily and continuing his rush!

Venec:
"Here's the edge. Alright, Route 2 now." Venec saw the buidling dividing the forest from the trail into Viridian.
Kia:
"Venec!" Kia watched concerend as a group of leaves hit him and then amazed as he just rushes by. "We don't have to rush..I don't want you to get hurt!"
Kia:
Kia sighed relieved as they made it to the edge.
Venec:
"Nonsense!"

Cepheus:
"I think we're almost at his house...Danny, step it up a bit!"

Danny:
"Almost there!"

Cepheus:
Cepheus called out across the lake. "Korvin! Tulip! You there?"

Danny:
"Quick! Larry!"

Danny:
"TULIP! KORVIN! HELP US!"
Kaorin Sakura:
Both Tulip and Irian turn from kicking their feet in the water across the lake.

Danny:
"IRIAN! YOU TOO!"
* Korvin appears from his shack and moves to the lake's edge.

Korvin:
"Oy, What's up?"

Cepheus:
"Something happened to Kia and we need to rush her to a hospital in Viridian, so our return will be delayed. What's the quickest way to Route 2 from here?"
DNA:
He was speaking a little louder than normal so his voice would carry.

Korvin:
"Southwest mostly, but watch out for wilds."

Tulip:
"Is everything alright?"

Cepheus:
"So keep going southwest from here? And Tulip, not entirely. We'll give you more details later; for now, we need to rush and help her."

Danny:
"NO! KIA MIGHT DIE!"

Cepheus:
"Danny, can you keep going? We still have a ways to go."

Danny:
"Okay," Danny said, nodding. "Let's go!"

Cepheus:
"...MOVE!!"
DNA:
And he took off like a shot again.

Danny:
Danny, sort of, took off like a shot again.
DNA:
okay what check is this
DNA:
STR?

Larry:
"Careful now," Larry said, "there's a ledge here."
Kaorin Sakura:
STR, DEX or CON.
DNA:
Cepheus saw the ledge of him, but he was already in the middle of his run, so he tried to make a running jump to clear it!
* DNA rolls: 1d20+2 Running Jump! => 13 + 2 = 15
Kaorin Sakura:
Cepheus safely hops down the steep ridge, landing on both feet solidly.
DNA:
Cepheus skidded to a halt and turned about to where Danny was. "Danny, if you fall I'll catch you."

Larry:
Larry climbed down, assuming there is no Check for PokeMon.

Jupiter:
(Actually, I think I can just float.)
Kaorin Sakura:
Larry has a JUMP capability.

Larry:
Yes. 1.
Kaorin Sakura:
Meaning, he makes a check, adding that 1 and I'l subtract the 6 ft. prior to roll.
* Danny rolls: 1d20+1 => 16 + 1 = 17

Larry:
Larry jumped down.
Kaorin Sakura:
Lary jumps over the ridge, landing safely with impressive poise.

Larry:
"I am not just a pretty face," Larry noted with a modest tone.

Danny:
"Okay! My turn!"

Danny:
Danny jumped!
* Danny rolls: 1d20-6 => 17 - 6 = 11
Kaorin Sakura:
Danny jumps down the ridge, giving a minor "Mmph!" as he lands without much poise.
DNA:
Cepheus nodded, said "Good" then kept going.

Danny:
"Mmph!"
* DNA rolls: 1d20+2 Running Jump! => 17 + 2 = 19

Danny:
"ANOTHER RIDGE! GODDAMN!"
Kaorin Sakura:
Cepheus leaps into the air and tumbles forward, fully capable of still running afterward.
DNA:
Cepheus landed on the ground below striking an epic pose as he did so.

Danny:
Larry jumps down.
* Danny rolls: 1d20+1 => 19 + 1 = 20
Venec:
Venec saw the sandshrew ahead and made a wide weave around the trees to the left to not disturb them, heading due south after his weave.
Kaorin Sakura:
Larry moves down with such grace that it you weren't watching, it would've appeared he was never atop the ridge in the first place.

Danny:
Danny followed afterward, jumping down!
* Danny rolls: 1d20=6 => 18
DNA:
that's not a minus sign

Danny:
=16

Danny:
=12
Kaorin Sakura:
Danny mimics Cepheus with his leap and landing.

Danny:
"Hey, Cepheus," Danny said, "say nothing if you're a poop-poop head."

Danny:
The group finally arrived, and entered the next route through the building.

Grace:
"I think that's the exit."
Danny:
"Woo!"
Danny:
"Light!"
Danny:
"Glorious light!"
Venec:
As Venec reached the edge of the route and moving to the city Venec set Kia to her feet, "I wont drag you through town like that, don't worry." He laughed.
Danny:
Danny and co then moved to Viridian City!
Kia:
Kia's face was bright red by this time, and she gave a sigh of relief as he put her down. "Thanks..."
Venec:
"Alright, now Prof Oak or the Pokemon center, who would know more about this sort of thing...
Danny:
While going down, Danny grabbed that Revival Herb. That would be useful.
* Sandshrew looked up at the approaching party, bearing its claws.
Kia:
"Well...if what Danny has said is true I would say Prof Oak..." Kia was looking down at her wrist still unsure what to make of it.
Danny:
"Eep!"
Danny:
"They're vicious looking!"
Danny:
"Larry! Use your powers!"

Venec:
"Right then, this way." Venec started to walk to Prof Oak's lab.
Kia:
Kia followed hustling to keep up.

Larry:
Larry stepped forward, planning to release a Water Pulse at all the Sandshrew.
Kaorin Sakura:
Hope you don't miss.

Venec:
Venec made sure to keep to a slower speed, the power of Press+ leaving him and taking half of his power with it.

Larry:
Same.
* Danny rolls: 1d20 => 20
Kaorin Sakura:
o.o
Kaorin Sakura:
Well, that's a hit and a critical.
Kaorin Sakura:
News on critical guys.
Kaorin Sakura:
Just roll twice the amount of damage the move says.
Kaorin Sakura:
2D8+6 becomes 4D8+12 for example.
* Danny rolls: 4d8+16+8+29 => 20 + 16 + 8 + 29 = 73

Larry:
Water, Special.

Venec:
"I think it was up here, right?" Venec was a little winded, battered and with a mind full of events from the past few days.

Sandshrew:
Sandshrew loses 138 hit points.

Sandshrew 2:
Sandshrew 2 loses 138 hit points.

Sandshrew 4:
Sandshrew 4 loses 138 hit points.

Sandshrew 3:
Sandshrew 3 loses 138 hit points.

Larry:
A watery torrent managed to incapicate the lot of these Sandshrew.
Kia:
"I think so..." Kia trotted behind Venec, and felt bad as she saw him winded. "Thank you Venec.."Her voice came out as a stutter as it once had. "For being a great friend."
Kaorin Sakura:
Larry single-handedly performs homicide to a group of Sandshrew.

Larry:
Larry heaved a sigh, feeling a little guilty about killing them all.

Larry:
"The path is cleared," he said in a sad tone.

Venec:
"Ah! Now I rememever, I get the lab and gym confused sometimes, sorry about-" He stopped as she thanked him, never sure how to take flattery, "Th-thanks..." He replied, equally stuttered.

Larry:
The group move forward, this time letting Larry take the lead.
Kia:
"It's okay...I live here and sometimes I forget..." Kia looked around for a moment in an attempt to collect her surroundings and herself.

Venec:
Venec tried to hide his face under the shade of his bangs as he walked foward, having more than enough hair for it.

Larry:
Then group exited Route 2.

Venec:
"It's this way..."
Kia:
Kia followed quietly unsure what else to say.

Venec:
While Lucy was usally quiet, Venec was now struck silence for the trip down Viridian City's streets as well. "You too." He tried, "It's fun having you around."

Lucy:
"This city changed since I've last been here."

Venec:
"Whe was that?" Venec asked maybe too quickly, eager for the break.

Venec:
*when
Kia:
Kia blushed as Venec complimented her back, but was happy when Lucy interuppted.
Larry:
"I know the way to the Center. Follow me."

Lucy:
"A decade or so ago. It got bigger."

Venec:
Venec nodded. "Yeah, it's a pit stop to the Indigo Plateau, and once the Oak family started working here," Venec started as he looked at the Lab's front door, "it just took off."
Kia:
Kia approached the door and let out a series of light knocks.
Kaorin Sakura:
The door opens to the knocks automatically and you can see the same expansive lab that you all visited a little over a week ago. Professor G.Oak is sitting at a desk in the main room, looking through some papers.

Venec:
Venec walked inside with Lucy and Prof Oak.

G.Oak:
"Welcome to my lab. If you give me a moment, I'll be right with you."

Venec:
*Wrong

Venec:
*Lucy and KIa

Venec:
Venec turned to Kia, "Once this gets resolved. And it will don't worry. Do you want to try doing some duet contests together? We've got a lot of complementary pokemon."
Danny:
The rest of the cavalry had fianlly arrived.
Kia:
Kia smiled as Venec attempted to reassure her, but was quiet once he brought up the idea of contests. "COntests, i'm not sure if I would.." She stumbled over her words for a second. She would have to get over her shyness someway. "I'll ask my pokemon if one of them would like to, but I would love to join you."
* G.Oak looked up as he blinked for a moment, taking notice of his Team that he sent out, not expecting to see them again so soon.

G.Oak:
"You all made it here rather quickly. I wasn't expecting to see you until tomorrow or the like."

Venec:
"I'm a quick runner." Venec said frankly.
Kia:
"Well...umm.." KIa blushed. "There was a slight accident." SHe held out her wrist so that he could look at it. "It seems as if this jewl has embedded itself in me. Was wondering if you knew anything about it.."
* G.Oak stood from his chair and walked over to Kia, gently taking her arm in his hands and traced along her skin with his fingertips. His eyes were fixed on the black jewel in her arm and he traced it lightly, frowning a bit when he did.

G.Oak:
"Hmm..."
Kia:
"Hmmm never sounds good." Kia started to sweat as he examined it. Why had she picked up the stupid thing anyhow?
* G.Oak stepped deeper into his lab away from the group before opening a small safe in the wall disguised Gastly portrait. He pulled out a similar sphere before walking back toward the group.

G.Oak:
"This is the Griseous Orb."

Venec:
"That doesn't sound pleasant." Venec blurted, then immediately regretted as he looked aside to Kia. He was as worried as she was, but tried not to show it.

Venec:
Venec was not good at hiding his emotions.

G.Oak:
"This sphere somehow has a similar effect when it touches Giratina."

G.Oak:
"The effects are a much bigger change and most instant I imagine, but that could be because Giratina is a Pokémon and you aren't."

Venec:
"What's Giratina?"
Kia:
"I'm confused." Kia spoke softly not following the professor at all. The more he talked the more nervous she got.

Danny:
Danny and Larry were moving around town, allowing things to make chronological sense, as they putted along.

Danny:
Eventually, Larry and Danny found a strange ball on the side of the road. Danny chose to pocket it.
* G.Oak glanced at the orb and held it out to her.

G.Oak:
"Well, let me explain for a moment."

G.Oak:
"Giratina is a Pokémon that travels through dimensions."

G.Oak:
"And as for this sphere, it's the only thing I know that does anything similar to what's now part of you."

Venec:
"Can it come out?" Venec interupted with the question he and Kia both wondered.

G.Oak:
"That I'm not sure of. It's not something I've seen before."
* G.Oak returned the Griseous Orb back into it's hidden place.

Venec:
"But why did you touch that one, but Kia couldn't touch the one she picked up without it fusing with her?"
Kia:
"So I'm stuck with this thing forever?" Kia looked questingly down at it, but eventually shurgged. "I feel fine now, so I guess as along as it isn't hurting I guess everything will be okay."

G.Oak:
"From what I can tell, it's a slow process of doing whatever it is that it's doing. That could be merging with you completely and changing you more or just ejecting itself from you in a more complete form like the Griseous Orb. I can't say which, but you're it's host and I doubt that it'd bring harm to you."

Venec:
Venec still didn't like the sound of this, but everyone seemed sure it would be okay. He shifted uncomfortably and said nothing.

Lucy:
"I could rip her arm off, Venec, if you really want it out of her."

G.Oak:
"That's a rather brutal statement."

Venec:
"Only if it's going to kill her."
Kia:
Kia nodded slowly, still obviously unsure about the ordeal, but happy to know that it wasn't going to hurt her. Her head snapped up as Lucy threatened to rip her arm off. "Err...I'm good...see everything is okay! No worries Venec!" Kia enthusastically swung her arms around.

Lucy:
"...That was a joke..."
Kia:
"Sometimes I can't tell." Kia sheepishly rubbed the back of her neck.

Venec:
Venec could help it, and started laughing as Kia begain to flail.

Venec:
"Alright alright, I'm just getting too worried."

G.Oak:
"There's nothing really to worry about as far as I know."

G.Oak:
"Stranger things have happened."

Venec:
"Good." Venec sighed.
Kia:
Kia nodded her head in agreement with Professor Oak. "That is true..we have been finding a lot of strange thigns lately. Speaking of strange things, " Kia looked excitedly at the professor glad to have a chance to reconnect with her pokemon. "Where are my pokemon at? Can I see them all? I've missed them terribly."
Kia:
things***

Danny:
Danny picked up the Luxury Ball. Then, wanting to buy a TM 45 - Attract for Larry, the two headed for the PokeCenter Shop.

G.Oak:
"Of course you can viist your Pokémon. Each building here is designed specifically to house your own Pokémon."

G.Oak:
"Although, what other odd things did you find?"

Venec:
"Well then..." Venec felt a shiver run through him as he thought of it, "I was wanting a talk with that girl I caught.. Miranda... We had a rough introduction and we have a lot of impressions to mend..."

G.Oak:
"I may be able to help you with those."

Venec:
"No offense Lucy..." Venec started.

G.Oak:
"She's in your building just west of this one, Venec."
Kia:
Kia takes out the two tms secret power and chip away. "Well besides from finding a monsterious banette who was eating people, I found these and I am not sure which pokemon of mine can use them."

Venec:
Venec nodded and took his leave.

G.Oak:
"Ah, these are the older TMs."

G.Oak:
"I can always help you with that. Just send me a message through your Pokédex or Cell Phone, and I'll let you know."
G.Oak:
"Secret Power can be taught to your Audino, Venonat and Zorark and Chip Away can be taught to your Houndoom, Zebstrika, Umbreon and Zorark."
Kia:
Kia nodded. "Alright will do for now on," KIa didn't like to ask others for help, but knew she had little choice in this matter." so, er. which ones can use these?"
Kia:
"Thank you so much!" Kia looked pleased as she put the TMs away. "and which building hosts my pokemon?"

Danny:
As if possessed by the power of God, Larry and Danny rushed to the PokeMart to claim their TM!

G.Oak:
"The one east of this one. Was that all the odd things you guys found?"

Danny:
Danny rushed into the PokeMart with Larry. "Gimme an Attract TM! Nowz!"
Kia:
"Well for one we found a monsterious banette that was trying to eat people, we have found out that there are half-human/half pokemon creations that were produced by Scion, as well as genectically spliced pokemon." KIa blushed. Professor Oak had known all of these things, but it still was a shocking discoveries in her mind.

Danny:
Danny would apply the Attract TM to Larry, then he planned for the two of them to pimp out all over town.
Kia:
"Also....it is strange that the forest can grow and shrink in such a short time period...I guess there was just a lot about the world that I didn't know."

G.Oak:
"My assumption is that something happened to cause a lot of Grass Pokémon there to suddenly force it to grow. Some Pokémon can cause plants to grow up to 150% of their normal size in as little as 5 minutes."
Kia:
Kia looked thoughtful as her mind traveled through the group's journey the last serval days. "Also...we have come across some interesting fossils." She takes out her root fossil, along with the fossil that looks like a gradevoir's eye.

G.Oak:
"Ah, I recognize one of those."
* G.Oak motioned to a small machine in the corner of his room.

G.Oak:
"I can revive those for you. I'll need to charge you 1000¥ for supplies though. Uses a bit of shard energy as a power source."

Danny:
Danny and Larry exited the PokeMart. Danny spotted a couple bikes, walking over to one, then eyed it with interest. "We should steal this bike, Larry!"

Larry:
Larry frowned. "Well," he drawled, "but you don't know how to ride a bike, Danny."

Danny:
Danny sighed and looked sad. "Can you teach me how to ride a bike, Larry?"

Larry:
Larry thought for a moment, Danny continuing with the puppy-dog eyes, then conceded. "Okay."

Danny:
Danny and Larry then proceeded to steal the bike, and take it for a ride.
Kia:
"Really?" The excitment on Kia;s face grew as he offered to revive the fossils. "That would be great! I have been trying to save money to revive them, but it is so expensive!" She dug out the money and handed it over to him. "Do I need pokeballs or anything? If so I might have to go grab some."

G.Oak:
"Just give me 400¥ more for the Pokéballs and I'll provide you with some."
Kia:
Kia handed the extra money over. "Thank you so professor! For everything...for picking me to join this team!"
* G.Oak took the fossils and brought them to his machine, placing both into it in seperate cylinders. He started up the machine and watched as the fossils were being torn apart and slowly being reborn as the Pokémon they once was.
Kia:
Kia watched the proccess deeply intrigued and curious at what was going to come out.
Kaorin Sakura:
After a moment the two Pokemon emerged from the machine, a Lileep and Meloetta, both of which awaken and look around confused.

G.Oak:
"Welcome to Viridian City, you two. This is your new Trainer, Kia. She's the very reason the both of you are alive again today, so treat her well and with the utmost respect."
Kaorin Sakura:
The two Pokémon glanced to each other and were confused, but the imposing strength this man radiated told them to not disobey his words, so they nodded.
Kia:
Kia watched amazed as the two pokemon came out and looked around. She bent down to greet them. " Hello there..." SHe inched forward. "I'm excited to have you both join my family!"
* Meloetta smiled and nodded to her, giving a curtsey to show respect.
* Lileep made bubbly sounds and wiggled.
Kaorin Sakura:
Alright, with that, I think I'll cut the game here.
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 1d20 => 10
* Kaorin Sakura rolls: 1d20 => 11
* Danny rolls: 1d20 => 14

Danny:
"Hah! I'm higher!"