Pokemon Apokelypse (IC)

[Nacho]

OOC

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Pokemon training and Pokemon battles have now been deemed as animal abuse by activists. The gyms in the Kanto region have been shut down as a result of this. Because of this, a new way of making money was thought up. Underground Pokemon battles to the death. These battles take place in empty lots, and underground clubs where people place bets on the winning Pokemon. The organizers of these death matches quickly gain enormous wealth. Gangs of hoodlums work in service of the rich men to trap and capture Pokemon so they're used in these fights. Old Pokemon trainers are forced to either give up their Pokemon, or are threatened with their lives to use them in the death matches. The police force has become useless as they're easily bribed to look the other way. Several people have stood up against the actual abuse of Pokemon and teamed up to take action against these cruel people by putting them out of business. But it doesn't seem to be enough.

Team Rocket has greatly benefited from these new changes in the Pokemon world. Their leader Giovanni is now one of the mist powerful men in the region. He is virtually untouchable by those who want to take down his wretched organization as he is always surrounded by bodyguards. Giovanni has men on the inside of the groups of those who try and do good so he's able to bring them down. This is why these groups aren't successful in their mission to restore Pokemon battles like before.

Given that Saffron City is the biggest city in the Kanto region, that's where we'll start.

[Nacho]

It was a new day in Saffron City. Uri was at a local cafe having breakfast. With his cup of tea, and his pastry on the table, he say sideways on his chair with the day's paper covering his face. It wasn't really news anymore to find an article about a bust from an underground Pokemon ring, or that someone has died because of it. Still, Uri went ahead and read the articles. Given that he was a journalist, something about that made him read through the seemingly familiar articles. Besides, he's written articles on these things before as well. The newspaper did good to shield Uri's face. Not that he intentionally did that, but it was smart given that for the past few months, he would look over his shoulder every so often as he was a wanted man. Not wanted by the police, but by Team Rocket. He has been a thorn in Team Rocket's empire to exploit Pokemon for monetary gain, and Uri along with some other people has taken down two underground facilities. Although the chase isn't as hot as it was before, when he would face daily threats from Team Rocket, he feels that they're trying to get him to relax so he's vulnerable when they decide to strike. But, Uri always seems to be on red alert.

Uri folds the newspaper back to the way it was when he picked it up, and places it under his arm. He goes over to the counter where he pays for his breakfast, and goes on his way.

[SkyFairwind]

Wandering down the street with no exact destination in mind, Kiera had been rounding the same block with her head down. She'd almost bumped into people hundreds of times, and she had no idea why she hadn't just gone back home. Well, then again it was going to be pretty damn hard to explain the cuts and bruises to her mother, and she did still have to find her apparent 'source'. She hadn't the faintest idea who they were, and all she had to identify them was a password. 'Freenova'

She still had a fair amount of time to waste she assumed, but she couldn't stop thinking about the fact that they had followed her out of that mess... It was getting lost in this train of thought that left her barreling into another man. She stumbled back a little bit, and shook her head, apologizing profusely. "My goodness, I'm really so sorry. I need to watch where I'm going."

[Iatos]

An soul breaking silence, in a cold, dark and wet cell. With only faint light comming in from a window, thought not fully silent nor yet fully cold. The body nearby was very warm, and the sounds its heartbeats was like comforting drumbeats to a melody in the silence. Thought as they walked up the path smeared in blood with only a single stand of water to wash your wounds. The silence would soon break into loud cheering as we came closer to the doors. Opening the door leading out into the arena, and up the short path to the barred gate blocking the entrance for just but a moment. But we was without fear, no emotions at all, no matter who we would face, we both knew that there was against none we could not prevail. And as usual the loud voice would soon break above the roaring crowd. "Hailing from the nothern continent comming all the way here, we have a new challanger...With her Lovely looks and an equally lovely looking Pokémon...we have Trish...and her Glaceon.....Blue!....Against her, with a slight turn of bad luck...For our new challanger....We have!....Comming from our own Arena......The Ruling Champion.....KAISER VON DEATHCLAW!.....And his Trainer.....VICTOR!...." Among the almost exploding roars and cheers that followed you could hear those drawing their breath in a gasp. Holding and betting on this new girl that had gotten a slight win streak they was now worried that it would be crushed....

That was the life here, you never knew who or what you would face next. The only thing I cared about was to keep those up there cheering, and the two of us alive...Climbing the back of Kero, we were ready. To slaughter the opponents if the crowd pleased so, both of them was our opponents, Human and Pokémon alike. And we would kill them if we had to, without regret or remorse. There would be no Mercy, From this moment on. There would be four of us in total, but only two would ever walk away if none said otherwise....

This....Our Arena....Our Home....Our...Place to Rule....