Vix -- Prepare for Trouble

Jaden sounded hesitant, nervous even. Such tension brought a slight smile to her lips. Concern not only for her, but also the peculiar duo that was approaching them. He was kind, perhaps to the point of naiveté, and she actually envied him a little for it.

He didn't have to grow up jaded, like her. Each perspective on this world would be entirely brand new to him!

Did you grow up in a castle or something? Sheesh.

She shook her head then, regaining focus as first the girl approached them, alongside her was her spook no less. Her nose twitched, this one reeked of steel and death. A steel-ghost type? Interesting to say the least. Yet what was more interesting was the grit of her teeth behind the smile, she was trying to he brave, but she certainly didn't look it.

A coy smirk grew steadily on her lips; with it, the inclination for mischief also followed. Yet still beyond it all, his insistence that they wait for a Pokémon Center to nearby spoke volumes to one thing. He was not only genuinely concerned about her; he was worried for the girl and her companion as well.

That, and then pleading look he gave her after introductions were finally given spoke to one simple thing: he wanted her to he nice. No mischief, no smart mouth, no tricks of any sort.

She had to bite her lip first to keep her mouth shut, with a tiny little fang digging down into her bottom lip. Making her wince just briefly before folding her arms into her sleeves and bowing deeply, as it were naturally a tradition of Kanto to do so.

"Vix's the name, melting lame steel-types into slag is the gam-...oh my heavens I'm sorry. That slipped my tongue, please, I apologize." She stammered towards the end, smiling sheepishly before bowing a second time, this instance being in apology for insulting the steely ghost in front of her.

At least I tried! One can only keep my tongue silenced for so long!

She glanced back to Jaden apologetically, before continuing to speak. "My trainer is right, it's probably wisest to wait until we have a Center nearby that can reforge a broken blad..sorry! So sorry again! I'll...um...just...be, just yeah. Shushed on those jokes for now."

She bowed then a third time, before turning back to the route. "SO, shall we get going, the three of us? Ghostsdon'tcountbecausethey'realreadydead. You know, I heard a great joke once. It started like this: A boy, a girl, and an overgrown railroad spike witharibbontiedtoitbecauseheneededtofeelpretty walk into a bar..."

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Shadow had been quiet since Alexis had spoken to him, as a friend and partner. He nodded his agreements and had spent the rest of the journey in his thoughts whilst he watched his surroundings. Before long, they had caught up to another trainer. Male, white hair. His sharp eyes scanned over the area until they rested on a brownish orange shape amongst the tall grass. As they drew closer, the shape bounded out of the grass to stand next to her trainer, revealing itself as a rather pretty girl with 6 distinctive tails and a fiery Kimono. He was quick to identify her as a Vulpix, the overt fire theme and the fox features gave it away.

He was immediately on guard as Alexis spoke to him again, his pale blue eyes watching the pair with a steely expression. When they were finally close enough for the two trainers to speak, he watched the boy as he spoke. He narrowed his eyes slightly at the trainer, Jaden, the moment a battle was mentioned, but he didn't make a move to react because he was at least polite enough to consider the lack of medical centres in the area. He did notice the strange, pleading look he gave Vix and his mind tried to connect the dots.

'The way he introduced her, and that look... he's too soft. He doesn't actually have any control over her.'

As he thought to himself, his eyes flicked back to the Vulpix in question. She was biting her lip, trying to hold back some kind of comment until she bowed in greeting, eliciting a raised eyebrow from the steel-ghost type unfamiliar with the tradition. It didn't take him long to find out exactly the kind of person she was after three consecutive 'accidental' slights towards him, yet he showed no external emotion. He simply found her words childish and immature, as was she. He placed his hand on Alexis's shoulder, reigning in his ghostly life drain. With his gloves, her dress and him controlling his ghostly side, Shadow managed to not drain her. Instead, he shook his head slightly, telling her not to react to it before something could happen.

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Alexis took Jaden's hand and presented herself and Shadow. " Pleasure to meet you. He's Shadow and I'm Alexis Ghost. Don't ask about the name or the dark dress. A fight you say ? We are not interested in one , now either. Too far from a Pokemon Center , we wouldn't want to hurt you...or you hurt us. " said Alexis.

She waited for Vix to talk and then frowned when Vix was done talking...

" Hmph. Jaden , please tell your Pokemon to shut it's mouth. I don't like how she is talking about Shadow here and as I said before...I don't want to fight , not yet but if she talks shit again about Shadow , I'll make her a Ghost Pokemon. ". She felt Shadow's hand on her shoulder and quickly understood what it meant " Don't let her upset you , not looking for a fight yet. ".
She looked at Shadow and nodded.

" Don't worry dear one. I won't let that...Pokemon provoke us into a fight. *turning back to Jaden* We will travel with you but keep your Vulpix under control. I won't tell you how to raise your Pokemon but you should keep teach it to respect other Pokemons / trainers. Just take that as a friendly advice. If I spoke out of line , I'm sorry about that. " she finished saying , looking at Vix and Jaden.

She smiled again and put her hand on Shadow , leaned in towards his ear and whispered " Keep your guard up , my friend. I don't trust that Vulpix. " making sure that Vix and Jaden didn't her them.


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Jaden Locke: Route 1

A line crossed for both parties

Jaden nodded apreciatively at Alexis' introduction, though was confused slightly about her not asking about the name or dress. Her name seemed fine to him, and her dress was really quite lovely. Before he could say anything in response, however, Vix was quick to introduce her self with a bow . . . then immediately started burning bridges by making a bunch of rude comments towards the girl's Pokemon. Her apologetic look might've held some weight if she had stopped at one, but at three it was obvious that Vix had a serious problem with manners. Her outright rudeness caused Jaden to put his face in his hands, feeling extremely frustrated with her at the moment. Again, he opened his mouth, intending to apologize, when the woman responded in an equally rude manner. And while he didn't like her uncouth choice of words, he did understand why she'd be less than pleasant with them.

Then she threatened Vix.

The change that came over Jaden was subtle, simikar in a way to how he acted with his uncle. A mask of politeness would fall into place, hiding a majority of what he was really feeling. Looking at hus features, it'd be hard to tell anything was wrong. But looking into his eyes, one woukd find very little of the warmth that had been there mere moments prior. Instead, all that was present was a cold sterness that could be rather jarring to anyone not expecting it.

He waited paitiently for Alexis to finish whispering to her Pokemon, a Honedge if he remembered correctly, and once all was said and done, he'd speak his piece.

"Miss Ghost, whike I do humbly apologize for Vix's attitude, and will try my best to fix that in the future, believe me . . . I'd much appreciate it if you wouldn't talk about her in such a manner again, or put more plainly to ensure no confusion, don't threaten her ever again." Jaden would put a good amount of emphasis and steel in the last bit, looking Alexis dead-on in her eyes as he did so. "Do so again, Pokecenter or no pokecenter, there will be trouble between the two of us. While Vix was very rude to Shadow here, I believe you have made the larger social error here. My advice to you, madam, is to watch your own words before you tell others to do the same. Now, if you'll excuse me."

Jaden would goive a short bow to Alexis then begin heading down the route, giving Vix a slight nudge with his hand to indicate that she should follow him, saying nothing more to either Shadow or his trainee as he madehis way forward. However, before his partner could get to comfortable, Jaden would speak to her directly.

"As soon as we get you some better clothes in Viridian, you better prepare yourself. Don't think I'll forget about your completely intolerable behavior. *sigh* . . . we'll really have to work on that." Jaden's stern tone faded away as he walked away from the other two, the exasperation from early quickly taking it's place. I never imagined that my first partner would have such a major attitude problem. But how am I supposed to reign that in when she seems so stubbornly insistent about it, if that earlier display was anything to go by. . . *sigh* She wasn't kidding when she said she'd be difficult.

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Noibat -Somewhere in the forest

There's mischief to be made

As Zorua walked towards the town, a small shape would zip up to him, then swoop up into the air above, all that could be processed would be a light pink-ish purple fur. Immediately after that would be a flash of light, followed by a small figure rapidly descending upon him from above, accompanied by a rather loud, if joyful, cry.

"ZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!"

And so Noibat would enter the scene, dressed in her usual get-up of a somewhat raggedy tube top and short-shorts. If Zorua was unable to get out of the way fast enough, then then two of them would both go down in a tumble, resulting in Noibat laying directly in top of him, elbows placed on either side of his head as she looked down with bright golden eyes abd a smile, head in hands, legs swinging back forth in the air somewhat leisurely, as if she was just reclining in a couch instead of a person.

So, whatcha doin' Z? You're all dressed up like you're fixin' to go to town and all that, thinkin' of messin' with those squares, or is this a treat run? Either way, I want in, and I'm not gettin' off ya 'till ya let me.

To further emphasize this point, she would wrap her arms around his neck, rubbungnher cheek against his as she did so, a mischievous twinkle never leaving her eyes.

"We can do this the easy way or the hard way, it's all up ta you. I could stay like this all day if I have ta, and ya know I mean that."

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Vix -- And Make It Double!

Shut my mouth or she'll make me a spook?! EXCUSE ME?! A death threat over a few minor jokes?

For the most part, Vix was taken rather aback by what the girl threateningly stated. Fearful however, she was not. Much to the contrary in fact, as her hands balled into angered, white knucked fists. However, as with all things of indignant state, her anger faded, and instead was quickly replaced by a mischievous smile

A few teasing jabs equate to death threats. Hmh. Someone takes themselves a little too seriously. That will come in handy later...

Yet what was even more surprising, as she continued to guage the situation, was the state of Jaden! What had once been happy-go-lucky-lived-behind-a-wall had rapidly evaporated right before her eyes! Wha lt had once been naiveté had been forged into rigid steel!

And not the kind that melted with fire, either. The kind that spoke resolutely, with heavy weight upon each syllable as if each word he uttered oozed with confidence.

He turned, and told her to follow, and she finally closed her mouth which had been agape in shock, and fell into step just behind him. After they had finally gained a little distance from the Girl and her Spook, her fibally opened up with the first salvo against her.

His criticisms weren't unfounded, and she knew that. Guiltily causing her ears atop her head fold back shamefully. Perhaps even appeasingly, though she knew such things would be of no avail.

But the retribution for her behavior would not arrive until Viridian? After she got clothes? Why? Perhaps he had some kind of working sort of punishment in mind? One which wearing a Kimono wouldn't be conducive?

Speaking of which, the very same clothing was having havoc wreaked upon it by the tall, abrasive grasses. Even worse, the hem got caught on a particularly stubborn bit of bramble, and sent the little Fox tumbling to the ground only to get herself covered in bits of dry grass and dirt!

Great, just great. Jaden is actually REALLY mad at me, and now this. Just keeps getting better and better! This is what I get for not paying attention and getting distracted!

Grumbling a string of incoherent curses under her breadth, Vix stood back up. Dusted off what she could, and picked up hem of her Kimono and hurried after her trainer, vainly struggling to keep up with Jaden without making herself a burden more than she already had.

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(Finished!)

Alexis smiled again and realized that her comment might've been taken as a bad sign. She caught up with Jaden and Vix and with an apologetic look on her face said:

" Sorry about the threat , Jaden....and Vix. I don't like people talking bad about Ghost Pokemon and sometimes I get my temper get out of control. As long as any of you don't talk bad about my Pokemon , I won't do so about yours. Is that ok ? *looking at both of them* ".

Alexis felt a little bad because her temper got out of control but she couldn't help me sometimes. Growing up in the cemetery she heard people making fun of Ghosts and the cemetery since she was a child and become some sort of protector of the cemetery. Caring for the graves and the Ghost Pokemon that lived there and that got her more than once in trouble with the bullies from the village.

" Jaden. May I ask you something , please ? If we are to travel together...may we train together ? I mean our Pokemons to train together. As long as they don't hurt each other it will be fine. Just make sure Vix doesn't do anything bad to Shadow and we'll be ok. Oh' and a small condition if we are to travel together. If we find any Ghost Pokemon of any type , they're mine. I don't care about the other Pokemons , so they're yours for the taking. How does that sound ? " a small grin appearing on her face.

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Zorua - In the woods on the route to town

There was the shadow and the sound of something fast. His ears perked up under the sun cap he wore. He turned his head towards the direction where he noticed it, up. His eyes registering the purple. Zorua recognised it just in time, but didnt get to actually attempt and dogge. She always liked to do this.

And so He was greeted by a flying tackle tumbling with the other pokemon and landing on his back, the backpack uncomfortably pressed under him and his sun cap flying off his head and down some distance on the way. His ears twitching slightly annoyedly and more so happy. Sure it was troublesome getting his cloths dirty especially the human ones. Washing them in the river didnt always get the them clean. On other hand, he didnt saw Noibat in a small forever. Last time was when he helped her with a scheme of hers, it was really fun making those people curse them, especially because it was their fault for being stupid enough to fall for the scheme to begin with.

" So, whatcha doin' Z? You're all dressed up like you're fixin' to go to town and all that, thinkin' of messin' with those squares, or is this a treat run? Either way, I want in, and I'm not gettin' off ya 'till ya let me."

And she hugged him nuzzling him like a plush toy and Zorua puffed his cheeks his ears lowering as he huffed. It was embarrassing, and she was pretty much the only pokemon who would treat him like that. He attmpted to wriggle out her grip, but he saw the futtility of it especially after her next words.

"We can do this the easy way or the hard way, it's all up ta you. I could stay like this all day if I have ta, and ya know I mean that."

It was really silly, he pushed her head away making her look at him as he gave a firm nod that yes she could come into his plans. "Both." He gave her another push. Once she did release him he went for his hat and adjusted the streak of red hair and ears under it. If anyone would wander onto him it would be bad if they figure out he was a pokemon. It would ruin his plans for today. He dusted himself off and only then looked over at Noirbat. He tilted his head.

"Where were you? Didnt saw you in a while."

He showed her to walk with him, they could multitask. He know what she was interested in so he grinned the smile that showed his fangs and the amount of fun he was planning to have. Some pidgey told him once that when he smiled like that he looked evil, but he found that stupid, it was simple a smile for fun little tricks he was thinking up in his head.

"Either way, ice cream and money are my goals. " He lowered his voice and leaned closer to her, whispering. "Are you interested in making fools out of new trainers? Or have some target of your own? " Today turned out to be much better than he awaited.

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As they were moving towards Pewter City , Alexis looked at Shadow and started to talk with him. It was time for her to get to know her Pokemon.

" So...Shadow. I want to know a few things about you. If I am allowed my friend. I'll tell you something about me and you continue about something about you , ok ? *she smiled at him* I was abandoned in the cemetery when I was born and I was raised by some old folk 'till they died when I was 10. Since then I returned to the cemetery and lived there until now. I lived most of my life in the cemetery. Even when I stayed with the old folk , I kept returning to the cemetery to play with the other Ghosts. " said with a sad smile on her face because she remembered about the man and woman that raised her.

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Rasa talked, under that oak she spend a lot more time chatting with her first pokemon then she realized it. It was a nice experience and she was pleased with it. She took her pokedex out looking at the map it offered. Then she spotted the time and rasa jaw fall open.
"Oh dear! We nearly spent the whole day away!"

Well it wasnt a whole day but it was quite a bit of it, already. She wanted to get to the next city before night fall and start the training properly there. The two talk about possible ways how to take the first gym down. Some ideas and plans being shifted around. NOthing clear to decided yet on but having a better understanding on the possibilities. She called Corina back in the pokeball and put it safely in her bag. She started running though Pallet town. Apologizing to the people she unintentionally bumped into. She slowed down once she could see the route 1 coming closer. She took a deep breath and slowly stepped on it. There was her first step in her adventure.

Now on the route she started to walk more paced, but still a bit faster to catch up the time she spend chit chatting with her first pokemon. It was after a short while that she got surprised when she noticed ahead of herself four shapes. She caught up with Jaden and the girl from the lab. Rasa remembered the name professor Oak used for was Alexis.

She noticed the vulpix stumble a bit because of the high grass and her attire not being a good fit, Alexis talking to her pokemon. Rasa decided against running up to them and to simple keep her pace and once she caught up she can call them slowpokes. Adjusting her bag she did just that moving through the tall grass.

As the four trainers meandered down the road—the fifth one not too far behind—their conversations were interrupted by crying as they would see a young boy blindly running in their direction. His eyes were soaked in salty tears and emotionally-distressed sobs were leaving his mouth. His face was bruised and his shirt collar looked stretched as though it had been jerked.

Beyond the boy was a gang of rough-looking young men wielding bats and wearing belts of Pokeballs. There were five men and each had a belt of six Pokeballs that unknown to the group, they have been stealing from trainers who passed through Route 1.

“Whatta' weak-ass kid,” the bully with the yellow Mohawk scoffed behind a heartless grin.

“Hey, go on and open up that Pokeball and see what that runt got!” came the bully with the bushy red hair and nose ring. The ring hung from his nose like a bull—hardly attractive.

“Aaalll~right! Let’s see what we got here.”

The Mohawk tossed the ball onto the ground and in a flash of light, the ball opened and deposited a form onto the grass. The form grew and molded into a creature with two large ears before the white-glare winked away to reveal a purple Pokemon.

Blinking his red eyes, the Nidoran looked left and right in confusion. Where had Tommy gone?

“What is it?” asked one of the gang members.

The gang surrounded the Nidoran, causing the Pokemon’s hackles to raise defensively.

“Looks like a dumb rabbit!” one of them snorted and grasped his belly as he started to laugh.

The ganger with the yellow Mohawk held the Nidoran’s ball out to him as he declared, “You’re mine now rabbit. Your trainer was too much of a bitch to stop us from taking you.”

The Nidoran frowned up at his bully-trainer. He knew that Tommy was weak and kind of annoying…but…he did deserve a stronger trainer…right?

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A gentleman's duty

While Vix stumbled her way through the grass, Jaden would be silent, simply slowing his pace until he was behind her a bit and then, with nary a word, he would quite literally sweep her off her feet, carrying the small fire type pokemon in his surprisingly solid arms as if it was the most natural thing in the world . . . almost. One could see by his tendency to look to the side that even he found the action to be a bit much and a tad embarrassing(especially in front of twothree other people. That being said, Jaden couldn't just stand-by and watch her struggle like that, and since Vix seemed to be the prideful sort, if her actions were anything to go by, he knew she wouldn't ask for help no matter what.

"It reflects poorly on me if I let my team go through hardships like this needlessly, so I'm fine with carrying you through the tall grass, and before you protest, do note that I'm stubborn about this and nothing short of burning or clawing my eyes out will make me put you down. His tone left no room for question, though his attention would quickly turned away by Alexis' question which seemed . . . oddly specific and, if he was to be honest, rather unsporting of her to insinuate such a stipulation. As taken with Ghost pokemon as she might be, to claim them all as her own, even if he didn't really plan to 'catch' his pokemon per se, seemed like a rather rod declaration. "While you're free to travel with me and Vix for as long as our paths converge, I don't think I can truly accept your terms. I plan to ask individuals who seem interesting to join my group, and I see no need to limit my opportunities by handicapping myself any more than I already have. In any case, I also think that while specializing is well and fine, you should be certain to keep in mind your weaknesses and have answers to them, which may include pokemon of other typings. Just my thoughts on the matter."

Whatever the girl's reaction to his response, he would see shortly behind them being the other trainer he had met, Rasa, and he would've waved to her, but his hands were currently full with a possibly angry and/or embarrassed Vulpix. Thinking of Vix also brought thought sofrth about Alexis' partner, Shadow, and he wondered how he should apologize to the slightly older man for his own partner's actions, as well as if they were mute or not, as the Honedge had yet to speak for as long as he had known him(which was admittedly short, but still). However, his attention would be turned from his new traveling companions when he heard the sounds of crying heading their way. Looking between the boy and the gang of ruffians, he was quick to put two and two together and see that they were accosting the poor lad. However, what really made his blood boil was when the lowlives bragged about stealing a pokemon from the boy and, to make matters worse, began to insult the pokemon inside it, before one claimed that he was the boss of it simply because he held it's pokeball.

Properly enraged by this horrid display, he gently let Vix down before stepping forward to grab a rock from the ground. Taking a second to aim, he drew his arm back, before hurling it strait at the head hooligan's hand in an attempt to make him drop the Pokeball. Afterwards, he would brazenly step forward, hsi ice-blue eyes glaring holes through the lot of them.

"Now see here you bottom-feeding neanderthals, I will ask you only once to politely step-down and return to this boy his Partner, as you have no right to separate the two, especially in such an ill-begotten matter. If you refuse, then I'm sad to say that it'll be up to me and my partner to teach you all proper manners, which I'm sure you'll have plenty of time to practice once the authorities throw the lot of you into prison for you misdeeds." Now, while Jaden might've looked and sounded inspiring to anyone taking just his words into account, one has to remember that he is not only a newbie trainer with but a single pokemon to his name, but he was challenging an entire group of more-than-likely violent criminals while also telling them of his plans to alert the authorities to their activities. As far as plans go, his was neither the brightest nor the most logical, fueled by emotion, righteousness, zeal, and very little else.

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"Boo. . . Ya give in too easily, Z." Noibat would say, making a face before releasing the dark-type, rolling to aside to let him up. As he asked about where she'd been, she seemed to take a second to ponder the question, before jumping up from her back to her feet without a single misstep, explaining as she dusted herself off. "I dunno, around? Ya know I like to travel around a bit when the pickings get slim 'round here. What's the matter, didja really miss lil' ol' me that much?

Noibat would say the last bit, while fluttering her eyes in a mockingly seductive manner, even taking a second to pose before quickly breaking the facade with a burst of laughter, unable to take herself even a smidgen seriously. Following behind Z, she listened to what he had to say, the smile on her face growing much wider as he laid out his plan for the day.

"I'm always ready ta knock them traders down a peg, or five. Any one of 'em will do, really, the newbies are always really gullible and easy to steal from. Prep the sweet-tooth, Z, we've got some business to do." With that said, Noibat would(as she always did)start taking the lead, grabbing on to Zorua's hand and dragging him forward towards Route 1, eagerly anticipating all of the stuff she could get from the money she got from selling those stupid pokeballs, as well as the other stuff trainers tended to have on them when they started on their journey.

Vix -- To Protect the World From Devastation...

No sooner was she finished cursing beneath her breath when all of an sudden she was swept off her feet in a rather abrupt fashion! So surprised by such a motion was she, that for a long moment, the little Fox was rendered utterly speechless! She was left with little else but to stare up at him in bewildered amazement.

With his words, and the rapid realization that others could very well be watching, her face flushed vibrantly red with embarassment.

Really though, what could she do?

Tripping and stumbling all the way to Viridian certainly wasn't a plausible thouught. But now, as another voice chimed in, and forced a pair foxen ears to perk and her head to turn, was entirely a subject of her being mortified! Here she was, the taunter and teaser, forced to being carried by Jaden because of poor fashion choice!

Even though she did look downright adorable in the Kimono. Alas', fashion rarely if ever meant function as well!

Her demand thatnshe have priority in dibs for spooks made Vix roll her eyes exasperatedly. Just who did this girl think she was? To meet someone, ask them to travel with them, and make demands of them as part of it? She really, really, really wanted to make light of this in jeering fashion, but her current state silenced her tongue.

One needn't quip insults and jest when one is in a comprimising state to begin with, after all.

Thankfully, Jaden agreed with her, otherwise she'd have to say something about how being a monotype trainer is special snowflake and all, but overall it'd be pretty idiotic. To her, at least. Yet the base matter of it all is simply that it'd be way, WAY too greedy to lay claim to a single type purely because of some flimsy personal preference.

Even then, there was a different noise.

A child in tears, and the guttural essence of idiots being groused about. Then, and only then did Jaden set her down, pick up a rock and promptly throw it at the biggest of the lot.

Kimono or not, as she watched the projectile sail through the air, Vix knew she would have to act quickly. To protect Jaden from the cave man collective at least.

In the blink of an eye, the sash about her waist came undone, and the fabric of the Kimono loosened to reveal tight chest wrappings beneath. With one moment, Jaden seemed to be alone, and in a flash of orange fur and fury, a Fox Girl would appear out of nowhere between Jaden and the cave men. Especially since one had taken an aggressive step forward. In response, a gout of flame ruptured forth from her lips in the shape of a fireball curled with rippling heat to the heavens before dissipating.

Above all things, she was here to protect her master, and with fangs bared across grit teeth, Vix was absolutely bristling. Intimidating as best she could to say the least.

"Bring it." She harshly stated with monstrous severity, holding onto the sash of silk tightly, as if she were brandishing it as a weapon. "Let the Nidoran go so we can return it, or I'll send you and your filthy Pokémon to the burn ward. Now."

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Rasa saw in front of her when Jaden turned and picked his pokemon up, which she found really cute. She saw as well that the vulpix became oddly silent. Rasa smiled, trainers are supposed to figure out the weakness of pokemon? But as amusing it was something else caught her attention and it was crying. A boy was running their direction and before he could pass Rasa, she moved in his way and grabbed him by the shoulders. Stopping him in place. She looked over the boy shoulder at several people dressed similar with pokeballs on them and laughing obnoxiously loud.

"What happened?" She asked the boy, having a good guess herself what happened. They released a purple pokemon and were looking it over pointing fingers at it. The boy thought the sobs said a few things but to Rasa stuck out the words my nidoran and took him away.

"Hey, Hey, whats your name?... Okay listen Tommy its illegal to take someone pokemon away. Its stealing." She heard more then saw the vulpix angry words and the warning shot of fire she gave.
"Can you go to the police? Or tell some adults that they stole your pokemon? I will try to get you nidoran back. Promise." She saw the boy nod in thanks and watched him run off, hopefully listening to her advise and getting some authorities to come. But until those arrive it would be a good idea to keep the gang in one place and red handed.

Rasa run the short distance and stopped once she was beside the two trainers who started out with her.

"Now what do we have here?" She said with a smile, one hand around her pokeball the other casually resting on her hip. But as she spoke it moved in her back and took out the pokedex opening it, to be ready to scan whatever they decide to use. "Isnt it quite unfair to have what... "She gave a quick head count." five vs one? " Rasa as well now noticed they all had a lot of pokeballs on them. SOmehow she doubted those were all theirs, plus if they stole one of which she knew what is it to say they didnt stole more.

"Lets even the odds a bit and fight! " She looked at Jaden and then at Alexis, silently debating if she should suggest double or triple battle, even though the danger of having their pokemon gang up on them.

"Corina," she called the name of her pokemon. "Time to bring the storm!" She released her eevee, and a little but loud part inside of Rasa head was jumping up and down definitely thinking she was cool. And that she is now in love with her prashe. That beside she whispered so the other two trainers could hear her. "We could work together, if one get in trouble you know and help out. Covering the weakness and giving support." She offered them.

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Hearing Noibat enthusiasm about knocking out trainers made the dark pokemon hum. He didnt answer her if he missed her as truth he could go without the tackles and nuzzles she gave out. Then on the other hand she shared his idea of fun. That alone was making Zorua more than happy to see her. Because truly without fun he would die, he dramatically thougth. This will go so well with his plan. As he was pleased with himself he was grabbed and all but dragged him along.

He let her lead, until instead in the city she started leading into route 1. Oh no. That was not part of his plan. He stopped digging his hills into the dirt road and huffing shock his head.

"Said ice cream and money." He stressed the sweet threat looking absolutely stubborn and unmoving. "Order is important." Well that was a lie, but as hell he was going to work without the sweet first, or even less will he ever use the money they earn to pay for the ice cream.

"Viridian city." He declared and turned down the other road the city quickly coming in view. It was time to lay his plan on his partner in crime.
"The trainers will give us the money willingly. Because they will lose a trainer battle against us." His eyes twinkled as he grinned at Noibat. "I am a silent boy, a young trainer with his pokemon partner Noibat. " As he said the word silent he tapped on his fang to indicate why he will avoid speaking, so he would pass off as a human.

"No one will think about catching you or me because they will think you already have a trainer ergo me. All you have to do is take out already weakened newbs just when they leave the route 1, before they get to heal. We will pick the one who are the best match for you." He stopped just before they would come into the city adjusting his hat once more and checking his tail if it was still well hidden. He looked at the other with his eyes questioning if she was still on board and if he could count on keeping the charade.

@Ashevelendar@Feisty-Pants@Raijinslayer@Shadow Daedalus@geminironin

Alexis heard Jaden and nodded. " He is right. I am loving just Ghost Pokemon because I lived with them all my life but a true trainer...needs more than one type. " So she said exactly that to Jaden and added a smile and a " Thank you ".

As she was still talking ( I hope you answer @Shadow Daedalus ) with Shadow she saw a kid running down the road with tears in his eyes.

A gang of bullies stole his Pokemon it seems. " Damn it " she thought. " Shadow , prepare for our fist battle together dear one. Let's put the fear of the dead into them , shall we ? " a wicked smile appeared on her face.

Before she could do anything Vix stepped in front of Jaden ready to protect him. She smiled at Vix's dedication to the protection of her trainer even tho' he is not fully controlling her.

A new voice entered the fray. A girl , Alexis only had a glance at the lab where they all got their Pokemon.

" These guys need to be stopped and if you are a true Pokemon trainer , you'll help us , yes ? Three against three of them and may the real trainers win. Yes ? " Alexis said to the new girl that joined them and to Jaden in the same time.

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As he watched the verbal altercation between the trainers, Shadow narrowed his eyes but didn't speak. His hands tightened slightly for a brief moment as his eyes followed the white haired boy right up until Alexis spoke to him again, asking him about himself. He blinked at the question as he tried to form a response.

"Can't say much. Lived on a grass plain, caught by a professor, lived in that 'pokeball'."

He heard movement to his side and his sharp eyes caught shape of another trainer, female, sneaking though the tall grass in an attempt to get passed the group before his eyes flicked back to Jaden and Vix walking ahead, or stumbling in the Vulpix's case. The faint mimicry of a smile graced his face at the display before he schooled his features. He continued on in silence until the group was confronted by a worrying sight. 5 thug-like trainers were surrounding a young boy and his pokemon. As the man he had pinned as the leader spoke, a small frown made it's way onto his face. The frown deepened as Jaden tossed a rock at the man, before it fell back into his neutral expression.

After his short speech, Vix was quick to jump to his aid in her own brash and hot-headed way. Shadow, nodding at Alexis's words he step forwards, in line with Vix, and entered a fighting stance. From behind, he heard another trainer call upon 'Corina' and sure enough, an Eevee stepped into the line. He glanced over to the two girls and spoke to them both for the first time.

"We fight together."

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The little Eevee had been to overwhelmed to react when first released from her ball... Suddenly having a Trainer, and a name... it was simply too much to take in.

Now, though, she was ready to make her Trainer proud. When Rasa let her out, she hit the ground ready for a fight. She'd been expecting to face one of the other Pokemon she'd glimpsed earlier, but it seemed she'd be battling at their side. Fighting together.

Well, that made things easier.

She stepped up between the Vulpix and Honedge and stood ready, glaring a challenge at the enemies arrayed before her. No matter who they sent to challenge her, she'd be ready. She'd adapt. With a wink toward Rasa, she gathered her courage and shouted a challenge.

"Ready when you are... Ready to let the storm strike!"

The thug with the yellow Mohawk growled when the rock Jaden lobbed cracked against his hand. The Nidoran’s pokeball dropped upon the ground, and Nidoran’s head immediately snapped over his shoulder to watch in wide-eyed surprise, his new trainer’s face contort in the most frightening way. The gang leader gripped his red hand with his other and bore his teeth furiously at Jaden.

“You little punk!” he snarled.

Now see here you bottom-feeding Neanderthals, I will ask you only once to politely step-down and return to this boy his partner, as you have no right to separate the two, especially in such an ill-begotten…

The gang leader glanced over at Nose Ring. “What the hell is saying?”

“I don’t know. He’s using big words to try and make himself feel smart, and it’s pissin’ me off.”

The gang leader, having zoned out Jaden’s chivalrous speech, watched as the Vulpix came between him and what he felt was going to be an ass-whooping. The five gangers’ eyes widened a little when Vix showed off her firepower. They didn’t have Pokedexes like the rest of the group because they weren’t licensed Pokemon Trainers.

“A fire type. Heh, I’m sure I got me a water,” said Nose Ring. He grasped one of the Pokeballs from his belt and tossed it onto the ground. Just like with the Nidoran, the ball flashed, depositing a form next to the Nidoran. What appeared was a little girl in a blue dress. Her hair was arranged in buns with a springy tail with a sphere-like blue tuft swaying behind her.

The girl blinked her eyes and regarded the situation in confusion. Raising a finger to her lips, she frowned a little in bewilderment.

“Hmmm, you don’t look like my trainer,” she wandered aloud.

Nose Ring slapped his forehead and snorted. “Ah shit, I got a little brat.”

“Hey! I’m not a brat! I’m Marill!” she exclaimed as she rested her hands on her hips and puffed her cheeks irritably.

Nose Ring rested his hands upon his hips, leaned over and roared, “YOU’RE WHATEVER I SAY YOU ARE! I’M YOU’RE NEW MASTER NOW SO IF YOU DON’T WANT TO LOSE, THEN YOU BETTER BEAT THAT FIRE FOX!”

Marill’s eyes grew as she tensed when the man yelled at her. This wasn’t fun anymore! She wanted to go back to being wild! She twirled around to face Vix still wearing a pale expression.

The Mohawk-sporting gang leader grinned wickedly as he commanded Nidoran, “Fight with the brat to take out that stupid fire-breathing girl. You’re trainer isn’t coming back. He doesn’t have any balls. I’m you’re trainer now. Accept it.”

Nidoran frowned a little in frustration with how everything turned out. He turned to face Vix and then glanced over at Marill who sadly nodded at him. The two entered defensive stances, and the Pokemon Battle begun!

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Nidoran
Nature: Adamant
Level: 1

Health 58
Attack 64
Defense 46
Sp. Atk 45
Sp. Def 46
Speed 56

Marill
Nature: Sassy
Level: 1

Health 83
Attack 26
Defense 56
Sp. Atk 26
Sp. Def 56
Speed 45

Jaden v. Nose Ring & Mohawk
Vulpix v. Marill & Nidoran

Marill used Water Gun on Vulpix: Missed!

Nidoran used Peck on Vulpix: Missed!

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Marill’s cheeks puffed up again as her mousy tail went as straight as a rod and gushing from her lips was a jet of water that went surging toward Vix. Nidoran decided to attack with Marill, bowing his head to present his horn to the Pokemon as he charged her.

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Now what do we have here?...Isn’t it quite unfair to have what…five v. one?

Bat Man turned toward Rasa and quirked his upperlip up in an ugly stare.

“Where did this kid come from?” he questioned. His steel bat thunked against his shoulder as he turned from watching Nose Ring and Mohawk gang up on Hero Boy and started toward Rasa and her now summoned Eevee. He stopped when the Eevee emerged, staring stupidly at the Pokemon.

“It’s another fox except this one is brown…” he thought aloud. “Ha, let’s see what I got to crush your little Pokemon.”

He grasped a Pokeball from his belt and tossed it onto the ground. Emerging from the ball was a man with mischievous yellow eyes, bushy brown hair, and ringed horns. For a moment, he glanced curiously about his surroundings before he turned a single yellow eye over his shoulder to suspiciously regard Bat Man. Bat Man pointed his bat in the Pokemon’s face and commanded:

“Hey, afro dude, you’re mine now. Destroy that fox girl!” Bat Man commanded.

Bouffalant slowly turned his eyes back to the Eevee and regarded her with a condescending smirk.

“That I can do,” he answered.

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Bouffalant
Nature: Naughty
Level 1

Health 108
Attack 118
Defense 102
Sp. Atk 46
Sp. Def 101
Speed 62

Eevee
Nature: Quiet
Level 1

HP 68
Attack 62
Defense 56
Sp. Atk 51
Sp. Def 72
Speed 61

Rasa v. Bat Man
Eevee v. Bouffalant

Bouffalant used Pursuit it was not very effective 5 damage.
Eevee HP 68-5 = 63

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Boufallant’s lips rolled back as he bore his teeth wickedly, bowing his thick skull, he bull-rushed Corina, catching her by surprise.

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These guys need to be stopped and if you are a true Pokemon trainer, you’ll help us, yes? Three against three of them and may the real trainers win. Yes?

“What the hell is she talking about?” the thug with the mullet asked.

“Ha! I think she wants a fair match,” scoffed the Slick-back. “Little girl, this ain’t a compromise. We’re gonna beat your Pokemon, beat you, and then take your damn balls.”

The two thugs glanced at each other, chuckling behind immature grins. Mullet unleashed his first Pokemon and then right after him followed Slick-back.

The Pokemon that emerged from Mullet’s ball appeared to be a normal girl with salmon-pink hair arranged in a strange heart-shape. Scratching his head, the thug regarded the Gijinka with uncertainty.

“She looks so…normal…” he observed.

Luvdisc twirled around on the ball of her shoe and giggled. “Do I? And here I thought I was cute.”

She then faced her trainer and leaned enticingly close to him. Her eyelids lowering. “Do you think I’m cute?”
Mullet’s cheeks flushed red as his mouth hung open without a word escaping. Luvdisc giggled and faced her two opponents.

“Oh? Are these bad people?” she asked Mullet.

Appearing next to her was a purple girl with unamused eyes. She silently stared at Alexis and Honedge before she glanced back at Slick-back.

“Hm…I guess you’re my new trainer. No matter. Just point and I will destroy,” said Skorupi.

Slick-back grinned proudly and bragged over to Mullet: “Ha! My Pokemon is awesome. Go then Pig Tails. Beat that weak Pokemon to a pulp!”

“You do the same Bubblegum Head!”

“Bubblegum Head!?” Luvdisc exclaimed before giggling wildly. “Wow, my nickname rocks!”

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Luvdisc
Nature: Jolly
Level 1

Health 55
Attack 36
Defense 62
Sp. Atk 45
Sp. Def 72
Speed 104

Skorupi
Nature: Mild
Level 1

HP 52
Attack 56
Defense 96
Sp. Atk 36
Sp. Def 62
Speed 72

Alexis v. Mullet and Slick-back
Honedge v. Luvdisc and Skorupi

Luvdisc used Charm! Charm lowered Honedge’s attack by 6 pt!

Skorupi used Poison Sting! Missed!

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Luvdisc waved at Honedge before winking his way. A pink heart flew from her eye toward the Gijinka.

“Hey there handsome!” she greeted.

Skorupi lunged at Honedge, whirling her poisonous pig tails at him.

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@geminironin@Shadow Daedalus@Ashevelendar@TalijaKey@Feisty-Pants@Raijinslayer


The results of the Enemy Pokemons' attacks are posted. If you know your opponent missed your Pokemon, then respond accordingly as though the situation happened that way. If you know your Pokemon was hit, then same thing.

Your next moves will be written as attempts/intentions. You will not confirm the move having been successful. You will find out on the next GM post whether the move was successful or missed. The battle ends when a Pokemon faints. You are free to switch opponents and strategize.

Alexis cursed loud when she saw the Pokemon that were sent up against them.
She looked at Shadow when he got hit by Luvdisc's Charm attack.
" Shadow ! Do the Sword Dance to counter that Charm's effect ( a part of it anyway ). Make sure you keep moving. Watch yourself ! "

Alexis was getting determined to win this fight by any means necessary. She hated bullies and she just had to prove herself.

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As the pink-haired girl winked at him and called him handsome, he raised an eyebrow slightly before the fast moving pink heart shape flew straight at his heart. As it hit him, he could feel the power in his body drop slightly before the purple-haired girl charged forward, swinging her bladed pigtails at him.

He sidestepped the attack before he activated his Swords Dance. He quickly moved his hand up, as if tossing an object into the air, and 5 ghostly swords appeared in a ring around him. They floated around him for a moment until they flew up a little higher and crossed themselves above his head before shattering and disappearing. As the ghostly shards impacted his skin, they turned into purple mist and Shadow could feel the energy return to his body.

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Jaden Locke: Route 1

The First of Many, but with a bitter taste

Jaden would give his battle companions only the briefest of nods, thankful for their support, before turning towards his adversaries, his frown turning into a grimace as they basically bullied the pokemon they held into fighting. He noted that the Nidoran behind him was heading up, apparently still set on fighting who he believed to be his new trainer. It was moments like these that made him dislike the concept of Pokeballs even more, as it seemed that the conditioning it imprints on the pokemon leave them without the ability to make their own choices, simply giving into the will of whoever held their pokeball. As both the Nidoran and the water-type pokemon that one of the thugs had pulled out went to attack Vix, Jaden would quickly dive to the side, telling her to do the same.

As he crashed to the side, he took a moment to breathe, focusing his mind, then got back up to survey the situation, pulling out his Pokedex in order to get an idea of what he was up against. Water and Poison . . . that's a really bad combination for Vix, who probably can't take to many hits to start with . . . unless I try and turn the tables. Jaden's eyes turned first to the Nidoran, then to the pokeball that still rested by the two thugs feet, a plan forming in his head as he did a quick look around at the other's situation, scanning all Pokemon present in order to get a quick run down of where Vix could be put to good use in this situation. If she could burn the Boufflant or help weaken the Skorupi . . . but that could leave her open to the Marill . . . Damn, I don't have the time to think, so I have to go with what my instincts . . . and hope for the best. Steeling his resolve, Jaden quickly shook his backpack and jacket from his shoulders to the ground, but not before reaching into his bag to take out another pair of pokeballs,taking another deep breath before bursting into action.

"Vix, get some distance, then use Ember on the Skorupi." He'd yell out as he ran around the other two pokemon, heading straight for the thugs, before throwing the pokeballs at them, calling out the names of the first pokemon that came to mind."Go, Fennekin and Froakie!" The balls would go spinning through the air, but instead of releasing the two named pokemon, would continue flying straight at the two thugs heads.

Jaden hoped that this would distract them, as his next action would be to slam his shoulder into the Mohawked one, aiming to throw him off balance and possibly into his friend, before quickly attempting to kick the Nidoran's pokeball away from him, not having time to really aim. Whether he succeeded or not, Jaden would then back away from the two thugs, unsure what they'd do in response to what he did. However, this fear wouldn't stop him from speaking out to both the Maril and the Nidoran.

"Listen well, the both of you. You don't have to fight for these thugs! Just because they have your pokeballs doesn't mean they own you, that they're your trainers. They are nothing but crooks and you don't have to listen to them. They're not strong, just bullies who gang up on those who they can take advantage of. Do you really want to let men such as these be your masters? Take control of your own lives, decide your own fates, and do what you want instead of what somelse tells you to, especially when they're as undeserving of your service as this lot." Jaden couldn't look at the two pokemon as he spoke, but he hoped that what he said would at least cause them to hesitate, if not simply refuse to act. If not, then he had likely put himself in a very bad position, as he didn't doubt that this lot would hesitate in siccing them on him after what he did. He was putting his faith and, quite possibly, his life in the hands of those two pokemon that he barely knew.

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[color=Darkorchid][center]Noibat[/center[[/color]

"Ugh, what's with ya and sweets!?!?! We can get all the ice cream ya want aft'a we go scam some Trainer's now on the route. Ugh, Z, ya killin' me somethin' fierce I hope ya know." Noibat complained with a passion, her face set in a rather upset frown as she glared at the Zorua for a bit as he explained his plan, though it lightened a bit as she took a second to imagine how each of the trainer's would react if they knew they got beat by a bunch of wilds. "Hmmmmmm . . . I wish we'd do the trainer beatin' first, and take 'em down sooner rath'a than later, but I'll go along with it. But first, since we're goin' to the City, I gotta get changed. Won't be but a moment.

Noibat would then quickly shift into her Pokemon form, flapping her wings in order to get some lift into the sky, but before launching off,she would smack into Zorua's cheek, rubbing against it affectionately. After that was done, she'd zip off to where her city clothes were currently stashed. The whole process would take about 7 minutes tops, after which she'd drop from the branches to land perfectly behind Z, looking really uncomfortable at the moment as she stretched this way and that in an attempt to get more comfortable in her clothes, to little success.

"I really, really don't get how ya can stand dressin' up like this everyday? It feels so weird and uncomfortable . . . and it chaffs something fierce sometimes." She muttered the last bit as she scratched at her thighs, the fur from the boots irritating her skin a bit. "Ugh . . . Let's hurry this up, M'kay, less time I have ta spend in these clothes, the better. Lead the way, Z, show me some targets so I can work me magic."