[IC] Pokemon: Nexus [Accepting Two More!]

[MissFortune]

Fantasia Heirloom - The Grand Tradition - 7:45 AM

@Sho Minazuki

Fantasia seemed to be in a rush to finish her accessorizing, afraid if she took too long she will miss the next batch of auditions being held. It took her a good thirty minutes to complete her look, then a solid fifteen to trek over to Blair’s room in her presumptuous dress and ungodly high heels.

When she arrived, she was shocked to find that Blair was not answering the door when she knocked, after a few patient minutes she began to panic and frantically rumble through her purse filled with beauty products for the Pokenav to call Blair. With shaking hands, she dialed his unit number and the projection screen popped up.

She stood trembling for a few rings before her prayers were finally answered, “Fantasia-“

“Where are you!?” She stammered, expressing great peril in her voice as the audition time grew near.

[Sho Minazuki]

Blair Aschenford | Grand City, Morning

@MissFortune

"That must be her", he said as he answered his Nav.

"Fantasia-"

“Where are you!?”, he flinched from the Nav for a moment so as to not be deafened. He resumed to speak calmly as he finished his pancakes.

"Eating breakfast on the first floor, the food here is really quite a treat", he answered back. He wasn't sure what time the uhhh, auditions were they? He wasn't sure when they were, but he woke early for no reason other than to eat something good before then. It seems the time was nearing for these auditions... She was getting rather pushy after all.

"I guess I'll meet you down in the lobby, I am about done and so are my Pokemon", after that was agreed, he got up and returned Eleanor and Alain to their Pokeballs before standing near the reception desk, with Empress following not far behind. No matter what, if you came down from your rooms, you would always walk past the reception desk, even to get to the food hall, so there shouldn't be any problem.

[MissFortune]

Fantasia Heirloom - The Grand Tradition - 7:45 AM

@Sho Minazuki

Fantasia paced the floor waiting for a response, hoping that she had good connection and her Nav didn’t freeze up.

"-Eating breakfast on the first floor, the food here is really quite a treat.”

“Eating?” She looked at his hologram and rolled her eyes, “-at a time like this!?”

Without delay, she began to hobble down to the elevator, in the room adjacent to her; shaking the Pokenav as she made her way, causing Blair to hear nothing but wind static and a shaky hologram.

"I guess I'll meet you down in the lobby-“ he seemed rather confused with the image “-I am about done and so are my Pokemon."

“Okay, be there in five minutes tops!” She pressed the elevator button while simultaneously hanging up her Pokenav, “Bye!”

In those few moments, Fantasia took a moment to reflect on the dream she once had with Meloetta; she appeared to get lost in deep thought but was quickly brought back by a loud elevator.

DING.

[Eklispe]

Hadaron looked at the battle worriedly, this was no good, if he couldn't land an attack on that Sandile than it would be impossible for him to win. The only way way he could see getting anything out of this would be... Hm, if he was right then it should work as long as Sandile didn't pull anything else unexpected. With this strategy he should be able to at least tie with his opponent. "Ralts, use Magical lLeaf, but wait until it attacks, then strike it at the same time. It either can't attack or can't dodge, you just need to be tough enough to outlast him." Hadaron disliked having to share his plan with the enemy but in this case he had no other options.

If Garret decided that it would go to a war of attrition then he could only hope that Ralts had enough training to suceed. Ralts nodded and focused intently, creating the magical disks once more but this time they hovered around Ralts, waiting for his mental command. It watched the Sandile from with its hidden eyes, relying more on sensing where it was with his powers then seeing it with his eyes. Of course if the experienced gym leader commited to such a tatic it was a sign that Garret thought he would win, but Hadaron trusted that Ralts would preform to the best of his ability.

[AbysmalDemon]

"Hmm..." Garret thought for a moment. The boy had skill, that was true. But it was lacking something, a direction was needed. He had plans, but not a direction to go with them. The boy was forced to adapt to Garret's path, when he needed to make Garret, follow his. "Alright Sandile, dig again, but this time, you know what to do." He gave his Sandile a look to make sure that it knew. It looked back with confidence signaling so.

Once again, he was making the Ralts adapt. The Time Sandile spent down there, he was digging away the earth underneath the Ralts, in a fifteen foot radius. For the Ralts, the ground started to shake, as a small sinkhole like formation was made, sending rock, dirt, and soon to be, the Ralts as well. Since the Ralts was being put deeper down, it was not possible for it to jump back up. It was also not able to see the Sandile when it was on top. The Sandile could also dig down, and attack from any side with speed, and precision. @Eklispe

[Eklispe]

Hadaron took a step back and yelled, "Don't stop, keep your focus." Though he couldn't see it Ralts nodded in confirmation and held its pose. Though it may seem like Ralts was at a disadvantage now, the only thing that had changed was its ability to move, and it had never planned on dodging in the first place. The green blades floated in the air around him menacingly, as soon as Sandile struck, Ralts would retaliate. It was the only way Hadaron could see winning, he wondered how Garret would react now. Did he have any other choice then to engage Ralts in a battle of fortitude?@AbysmalDemon

[MissFortune]

Fantasia Heirloom - The Grand Tradition - 7:50 AM

@Sho Minazuki

4…
3…
2…
1…
DING.

Fantasia rushed out of the elevator, being extra careful not to trip over her large ball gown as she lunged toward the Grand Tradition foyer; which the elevator room wasn’t far from.

As she grew near the hotel restaurant, she scanned the crowd for Blair; hoping to find him between the hustle and bustle this busy hotel had constantly up kept. After a few minutes of no luck, Fantasia spotted his Shiny Snivy relaxing on the chair adjacent to him.

“Blair!” Fantasia shouted as she made her way toward him, “-I’ve been looking –what?”

He gave her a rather confused look.

“Why are you not dressed up?”

[Sho Minazuki]

Blair Aschenford | Grand City, Morning

@MissFortune

Blair was waiting in the lobby. He decided to let his Pokemon out until they were to get going, so his Snivy made itself comfortable on a chair, Swablu sat upon his head while Empress rested in his lap. As soon as Fantasia had arrived, she seemed confused... Why was he not dressed up? He responded, it appears she expected him to also be in the auditions is what he was guessing at the moment.

"I- well, I'm not auditioning... Would you prefer if I dressed up though...?", he inquired. He could, but he'd rather avoid going back home today, so going to a boutique to buy entirely new clothing would've been best if she were to force him to dress up.

[MissFortune]

Fantasia Heirloom – Grand Tradition Lobby – 7:50 AM

@Sho Minazuki

“I- well, I'm not auditioning... Would you prefer if I dressed up though...?", Blair asked Fantasia who stood there in shock.

“No-no-no! There is no time for that!” She sighed, opening up her phone to call the limousine driver; ensuring to get the number correct on the first attempt.

“…Cashton?” Fantasia held up a finger toward Blair whom looked as if he was going to say something, “-This is Fantasia Heirloom, I had partaken in your services yesterday evening?”

A muffle was heard on the phone, which Fantasia and Blair had difficulty understanding.

“-H-hello?” Fantasia asked nervously, hoping for an instantaneous cellular fix; but to no avail.

She hung up after a few moments of static, tearing up as she collapsed onto the chair adjacent to her; this day couldn’t get any worse.

“No… No…”She patted away a few forming tears, smudging her makeup a bit in the process, “I was so close, now how am I going to get to the auditions now?”

[Sho Minazuki]

Blair Aschenford | Grand City, Morning

@MissFortune

"Just, just calm down a bit, take some deep breaths... Take this one at a time", he said. This was... Evidently quite serious... Well, for her at least, she was having a little panic attack after all. He wanted to get this past and over and done with, so that they could probably relax a bit more. He worried about her performance in general if she were to be bothered so easily too... Coordinators are under pressure from a crowd and judges after all... That was an impressive amount of pressure if he thought about it.

"Clean that up first I guess, and then we get going. How long until the auditions?", he asked. He returned his Pokemon to their Pokeballs except for Empress who strode off his lap as he got up, and seated herself in another chair while waiting.

[AbysmalDemon]

"Alright Sandile, take 'im down! Dig, and Chomp!" At the command the Sandile burrowed its way into the ground, wriggling its body as it did so.

The boy was somewhat skilled, but not skilled enough. There was only a matter of scenarios he could get out of, this, not being one of them. The Sandile was currently positioned under the Ralts, ready to strike. The Sandile readied itself, aiming to strike directly above itself. Within a couple of seconds, the Sandile was out of the ground, and had clamped onto the Ralts' legs, with all its bite force. This would no doubt cause the Ralts an immense amount of pain, and a searing sensation up its legs. And if the Ralts tried it Magical Leaf, it would risk hitting itself in the attempt. @Eklispe

[MissFortune]

Fantasia Heirloom – Grand Tradition Lobby – 7:50 AM

@Sho Minazuki

Fantasia took a moment to open her Pokenav and check the current time.

"Well," She sighed, "It's 7:50 right now, and the auditions are at 8:30."

Fantasia sniffled, looking down at the floor with glossy eyes; as far as she was concerned, 45 minutes was not going to be enough time.

"Her studio is across the city, without transportation I'm doubtful that we would make it in time!"

She pulled a handkerchief from her purse and glanced at Blair, as if she was waiting for a solution to pop into her friends head.

[Eklispe]

Ralts moved as soon as it felt the ground under its tremble in a distinctive way, and as it sensed the Sandile's moments it jumped upwards. A shaky jump given the terrain but a jump nonetheless. As the Sandile followed it out of the ground and left its body exposed; a hand gesture sent the green disks in a flurry towards the crocodile like pokemon. Ralts let out a cry of pain of the savage jaws clamped on but but grimly continued the attack, there was no way it was going to let this chance go by. "Nice job Ralts, don't let him get away!" Hadaron called out encouragingly. He just had to hope that Ralt's attack was the more effective of the two. @AbysmalDemon

[Sho Minazuki]

Blair Aschenford | Grand City, Morning

@MissFortune

Across the city huh...? Yes, that could be difficult to make in time. The train network would be far too busy at this time, and this was at around rush hour, or towards the end of it at least, so going by car would be a difficulty. He did have one option, his family had considerable wealth and assets within Grand City... But he didn't want to speak with his parents again, at least not until he's gone around the region enough. There was only one person he could ask... He dialed his Nav, and pretty soon he heard a familiar voice.

"Master Blair? It is flattering you would call me rather than your parents so soon into your journey, how fare you?"

"Oh yes, quite well... It is sudden of me to contact you Benedict, but I am in need of assistance... Or rather, more my friend does", this was his personal butler assigned to him since birth.

"Why yes, what is the favour?"

"You wouldn't happen to be able to fly from the Grand Hotel to Vanessa Von Goshe's studio right about now?",

"A rather specific request, but I am able to at the moment... I'll have one of the apprentices cover for me, wait on the rooftop please... And I assume not a word to your parents?"

"You know me too well", and with that, they hung up. He turned over to Fantasia.

"Well, let's get to the rooftop then Fantasia", he stated.

[AbysmalDemon]

Even though the blows were severe, the Sandile managed to hang on, biting down harder in rage. The Sandile had became infuriated, and gained the upper hand on Ralts. With the Ralts still trapped in its jaws, it swung it around, hitting it against the ground with tremendous force. Sandile then threw it against the wall, head first, now that it had barely enough energy to get up, it went in for another blow. "Sandile, Pursuit!"

At the command, the Sandile ran to catch up, shrouding itself in pure dark energy, and ran like a bullet, and hit the Ralts back against the dirt wall, leaving an imprint. "I believe, it's your turn."

[MissFortune]

Fantasia Heirloom – Grand Tradition Lobby – 7:51 AM

@Sho Minazuki

Fantasia was too absorbed in her own self-pity to notice that Blair had been on the phone with an anonymous person the whole time. Instead, she sat cradling her purse and watching the hotel guests pass to and fro within the lobby. She would’ve given up if not moments later, Blair would tap her shoulder.

"-Well, let's get to the rooftop then Fantasia", he stated.

She responded to him with a peculiar look as she made her way off the chair and to her feet; she wasn’t quite sure where Blair was going with this

“The rooftop?” Fantasia moped, “-What on earth are we going to the rooftop for?”

Blair hesitated for a moment, realizing she was not listening to anything he had just conversed, “-We are getting you to Miss Von Goshe.”

With that sentence, Fantasia couldn’t contain her joy as she smiled widely and hugged her friend as they both made their way to the elevator.
“Thank you so much!” She wiped away whatever remained of her tears, “-Now let’s go!”

DING.

[Eklispe]

Hadaron looked at Ralts worriedly, with this kind of beating he could only take one or two more attacks at most; he should probably just call the match. But he felt that one more solid hit on Sandile would put it out of the fight. Just a little bit more and they could win. "Hang in there Ralts, just one more hit on him for me. Now use magical leaf and double team!" Hadaron called out. Ralts nodded still somewhat shaken by the ferocious attacks, but underneath its hood Ralts's eyes shone with a fierce light. It trilled and summoned its glowing leaves once more, this time vanishing and reappearing in a blur of movement causing a flurry of images to appear. Hadaron suspected that if the Sandile dug once more as it no doubt would, then it might be able to sense where the real Ratls was, but this was their only shot.

@AbysmalDemon

[Sho Minazuki]

Blair Aschenford | Grand City, Morning > Vanessa Von Goshe's Studio

@MissFortune

As they rose to the rooftop of the hotel where there was a helipad, they waited for at least a minute before they heard the sound of a helicopter roaring in the distance, approaching rather quickly. As it landed, an old man in a rather nice butler's tuxedo was riding it.

"So good to see you Master Blair! I do suggest getting in immediately", he yelled over the helicopter's blades. Without much of a word, he and Fantasia entered the aircraft and were on their way.

"I thought you said you wanted to use only what you had without relying on others during this journey sir",

"This is a special favour... I really hope I won't have to call in such favours again. It doesn't feel right imposing on others",

"Right, well I assume this is a favour for the young Heirloom here? I never thought you the type to go out of your way for someone",

"I'm not, unless they're close, or should I remind you of thos-"

"Yes yes, understood Master Blair... Well, we'll be arriving shortly, a ride across the city is a leisurely flight for me. I can just tell the servants I was out to clear my head a bit in the clouds", he joked.

As he finished speaking, they came onto one of the skyscrapers and landed on its respective helipad. From here, Von Goshe's studio was barely a minute's walk once they reached the ground floor, which wouldn't take long. The entirety of the helicopter trip took around five to ten minutes, so there was plenty of time left over.

"Well then, until next time Master Blair, and do call your parents, their worrying is far more difficult to deal with than your pranks", and with that he flew off.

[MissFortune]

Fantasia Heirloom – Unknown Grand City Rooftop – 8:00 AM

@Sho Minazuki

Fantasia stepped off the Helicopter as Blair waved goodbye to his butler as he ascended into the clouds above.

As soon as the helicopter was no longer visible Fantasia turned her body towards Blair, “Thank you again, this means a lot!” There was a brief moment of silence as the roaring helicopter was unable to be heard, "-so are you going to come to the auditions with me?"

She waited for a reply as they both made their way down to the ground floor, she didn't seem too bothered if he wanted to do his own thing; but she would enjoy the support. Regardless, It was not much of a walk to Vanessa’s studio from here, maybe five to ten minutes time. Fantasia’s doubt was soon filled with excitement and that ever lurking stress of auditions as she made her way down the fire escape stairs toward the street.

[AbysmalDemon]

Cal made his way through route two, taking in the air. The smell of grass came to him, as well as flowers. Route two was a simply amazing place, but it is close to being the next victim of industry, and overpopulation. With many Pokemon scattering from their beloved home on route one, many more trainers are coming here in search of Pokemon.

As he walked he noticed a familiar face along the tree line. It was that young trainer he had spoken to earlier in the day. But what was he doing, crouching so low. Just in case he was dangerous, Alex crouched, and made way to the patch of trees where he was.

"Hey there again. What is I-" As he looked over the trees, he noticed Team Nexus. He had heard about them on the news, but what were they doing here.

Alex saw them looking off in the distance, but at what. This could only mean one thing. Trouble.

"Do you think that they're trying to take Pokemon from other trainers? Maybe they see a trainer off in the distance. Either way, we have to stop them."

@Lord Santa@1charak2