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"What the hell?!" Indy muttered when the lights, without any warning, suddenly turned off. Confusion grew to fear when the sound of the heavy wing doors suddenly slammed shut. Not that he knew what the sound was exactly, only that it was loud and startling. He bumped against the display behind him, startled, only to pull away with his arm covered in a strange, oily substance.

What was happening? He wiped his arm against his shirt. There was no shuffling, the faint sound of clicks. Dan spoke up but Indigo responded, "I can't really have her do that," whild furiously trying to scrub his arm of the strange liquid on it. Hawka may have been a fire type, but she didn't have a fiery tail like a Charmander did, nor did she know any moves that consisted of stationary flames such as Willow Wisp. Her Ember and Fire Spin moves were long range projectile moves that she couldn't exactly control. And, if she did utilize them, it would most likely burn the building to a crisp. Perhaps if they had something to light, but they didn't.

Before they could continue their conversation, a voice cut through.

"Shit, there's kids in here?"

"Take 'em hostage. We don't got time for this."

At these words Indigo's blood turned icy. Hostage? No, this couldn't be. But before he knew it, he practically felt the pounding footsteps coming closer. Louder and louder. There was no time. This was bad. Think! What could be used to light their surroundings?

And suddenly, an idea.

"Mimi! Kovi! Foresight and String Shot, go!" With the burst of light that accompanied the Pokemon released from their pokeballs, their surroundings were lit for just a moment, revealing their trio and the 'bad guys as the only people in the wing. That was ideal then, Indigo thought. At least they didn't have to worry about other civilians being involved.

Foresight was a useful move that identified opponents. Though it was still dark, the figures in the room lit up with a faint blue glow briefly. Mimi jumped on Kovi's back. With the Vivillion's brilliant Compound Eyes ability, they had a better shot of trapping their opponents. Not to mention Mimi doing a great job of communicating to Kovi where their enemies were. Indigo hoped they could trap at least one thief, if not all of them.

The Buneary took it even a step further, grabbing the ropey silk with her paws and jumping around nimbly in tight circles around the opposing humans, tying them up with the strong fibers. She was a difficult target to hit.

Sleep Powder or Stun Spore would have been better, but Indigo couldn't risk himself, Margo, or Dan from being exposed to the attack.

The next few seconds would reveal whether they were successful or not. Still, even if the men were String Shot and captured, the trio had the opponent Pokemon to deal with, as made evident from flashes of light on the opposite side of the wing. Even if they're tied up, I guess their Pokemon can still come out,. What Pokemon did they have? What are we in for, Indigo wondered. Still, all they had to do was hold them off until the police came, hopefully?

"Oh, thanks, I'll take a pancake or two," Indigo said, accepting a fluffy stack of pancakes. "The heavier stuff isn't my style though, but thanks." He took a seat at the table, munching on his oatmeal with fresh fruit and peanut butter mixed in.

After breakfast, Indigo released his Pokemon outside for some quick fresh air. Kovi flew to the top of the house and gazed around with his sharp eyes at the new scenery. Hawka and Mimi immediately began to play with each other, seeing who could jump higher or who could outrun who. The two were competitive with each other, but their rivalry had mellowed out into something much more friendly at least.

There was some lull time as the breakfast dishes were cleaned up, the dinner table tidied, and Indigo got ready for the museum. It took about an hour and a half but soon everyone was in the car with Indigo volunteering to drive, and they were on their way.

They parked and arrived at a good time. The museum wasn't overly crowded, and hopefully it would continue as such. The building was large, painted and built to look like a fossil, keeping in line with the prehistoric theme. The foyer was minimalistic with a few chairs, and signs advertising what displays were being shown at the present. Splitting into threee wings, each one had different things to showcase. Whether it was the Evolutionary stone exhibit, the Canalave cave drawings display, or the fossil showcase, each wing was spacious and gleaming. The precious stones, fossils, and artifacts locked behind glass cases so clean that the displays practically looked like they had been left out in the open.

Indigo ventured to the Evolutionary stones exhibit. The jagged chunks of what appeared to be rock and crystal exuded mysterious energy, even when stowed inside a tank of glass. "Cool," he said, reading the informational plaques. "This is awesome. Dan? Margo?" He pointed to the silver stone with a moon carved inside. "I think that's my favourite. A moonstone... They're said to be from outer space."
Posting tonight! Sorry sorry for the delay!
Quick question before I post-- how are they getting there? Bus? Taxi? Car? I mean they're all of driving age so they could definitely drive to pewter lol

I'm asking just so I have enough detail to time skip to the museum, if that's okay with everyone!
Indigo, per usual, was the last to wake up the next morning. Lazily, he was flicking through the functionalities the pokedex provided. Surprisingly, he could surf the internet on the little device, and Dan's house had pretty decent wifi.

Since they were in Kanto, he was looking for things to do. Something laid back for sure he thought. Of all the locations, Pewter, Saffron and Mt. Moon were nearby. However Pewter City had a museum of fossils, and that captured Indigo's preference quickly. Maybe I'll suggest it when I go down. Speaking of, I guess I should get ready...

After refreshing himself with his morning routine, Indigo headed to where everyone was eating.

"Morning all," he said, grabbing some oatmeal and granola from the pantry. "Sooo I was thinking, Pewter City's having a day at their fossil museum where people can enter in for free. Crazy, right? We should totally go. They're always adding the historical exhibits and I think it'll be fun."




After Qwerty's training, Valen once again trekked to the pokemon center for some much needed refreshing. After Qwerty was healed promptly, Valen opted to take a nap in a waiting room. He couldn't help it-- his nerves and the anxiousness of the upcoming event had been wearing away at him all day, despite his best efforts to stay positive. He and Qwerty had been productive enough, but that hadn't helped his mindset.

Even after waking up, he took a few minutes to lay in bed and breathe. It's okay. You're prepared. Qwerty's got this. You'll be okay. They had trained pretty hard, hadn't they?

Afterwards, when the sun was past setting and the day began to settle into evening, Valen and Qwerty made their way to the old, dilapidated house where the teacher was.

"Should we knock?" Valen asked Qwerty. Doubtless, their client would probably hear them dealing with the pokemon that were causing him trouble. Concerned, Valen didn't want to scare their client with the ruckus they would undoubtedly start.

Qwerty bumped Valen impatiently, nudging the sharp planes of her beak against his shoulder. Whatever he needed to do, he needed to hurry up! There were things to do!

"Um," Valen knocked on the door. "We're gonna start, um, tackling our objective now," he called, trying to sound professional instead. If the man did acknowledge Valen, then Valen would smile politely, bow his head, then say he was off to do the job, complete with hurrying to the back of the house to get started.

A few stars dotted the sky now and soon enough, the culprits were found. Looking very much like black sheets of cloth suspended in midair, they were creatures that Valen realized from his reading at the library.

"Shuppet... Ghost types!"

‘Shuppet~!’ One of them was happily tackling the breaker, for some reason, knocking it with Knock Off.

‘Shup-shup!’ Another one was just looking happy floating about the noise.

‘Shuuppet.’ The third was floating around, peeking through windows and hiding in the eaves occasionally.

Valen stepped forward, shoes crunching too loudly on the dead leaves and crisp grass. "Okay, we're gonna move in on 'em and surprise 'em with a sneak attack." His legs were shaking, his heart was racing. Their first wild pokemon battle. It was real, here, happening now.

Qwerty, on the other hand, was beginning to have opposite feelings as saw the Shuppet. Did they know what they were doing was wrong? The other two weren't even doing anything! This wasn't training. How could she attack pokemon who didn't attack her? And she was fortunate enough to have a trainer. What kind of guidance or care did these most likely wild Shuppet have?

"Use-" Valen was cut off by Qwerty ramming into him.

Stumbling back, Valen rubbed his shoulder where she'd knocked him with her bill. "Qwerty..!" His jaw was dropped open. "What'd you do that for?"

"Kre kre!" Qwerty responded, clearly annoyed. She jabbed towards the Shuppet impatiently, then a melancholy look softened her features. "Kre." She looked at Valen, pointing to herself, then the Shuppet.

"I..." Valen shifted himself up, hands on one knee. "You don't want to attack them?"

Qwerty shook her head.

"Why?"

She made a whimpering noise. "What's wrong? Are you hurting?"

She shook her head once more, looking down and then back at the Shuppet.

"They look pretty goofy, huh?" Valen tried to comfort Qwerty. "It's okay." He studied the Shuppet. What about them was freaking Qwerty out, he wondered. They looked so natural and in their element, cute even. They look like they're having fun. Does Qwerty feel bad? He tilted his head. I feel kinda bad just thinking of sneaking up on them now. They're like kids. Maybe they are. You wouldn't just ambush a bunch of kids if you saw them playing with something they weren't supposed to. Kids don't really know. Maybe the Shuppet don't know...

"Well I don't exactly know what's bugging you," Valen knelt down to stroke Qwerty. "But can we talk to the Shuppet? Are you cool with that? I guess I can understand why you wouldn't wanna go up and attack them. It's scary." As Valen had been talking, Qwerty had been nodding her head, eyes bright, but then quickly shook it close to when his words came to their end.

"Hmm... Do you feel bad for them, too? They don't seem like they mean to be mean. Those other two just look like they're there for the ride, even. It just... seems rude?" Valen laughed sheepishly.

Qwerty was nodding. The human had eventually picked it up after all.

Valen exhaled. "Well, new plan. I guess we could start talking first, see where it goes from there. If they start attacking, you'd still have to defend yourself, but at that point I think it's okay to battle and drive 'em off. Right?"

"Kre," Qwerty agreed.

Valen crossed his arms. "Well, let's see what they have to say. Which one do we go up to... I guess the troublemaker, right? The other two are just hanging around."

Qwerty analyzed the situation, concluding that Valen's plan was acceptable.

"Alright. Geez I hope it doesn't attack. Get ready just in case, okay Qwerty? Also, I think it's better if you talk to them. I feel like you'd be able to get your point across better." Qwerty nodded.

Taking one last moment to gather his courage, Valen and Qwerty strode over to the breakerbox, where the Shuppet was.

Qwerty began to earnestly talk to the Shuppet. In her own series of quacks, she introduced herself, then asked the Shuppet to please stop bothering the poor human inside the house with their banging on his breakerbox or other equipment.

Who knew if it would work or backfire? Valen was about to find out.










Yay! Did you need help plotting at all balth? @Balthazar007
i think it'd be fun if perhaps we planned the outline of a mini plot and balth could help GM it just to keep it fresh?

i love the idea of perhaps getting a chance to get fossils like in the first rbg games? maybe something with a thief having stolen from the museum in pewter city and our chars have to stop him. maybe they went to pewtwer for the day...? its close enough. they could probs get there by train or car, perhaps. balth could perhaps rp the thief, or at least kind of have us go through this mini story/ plot.

mt moon would be another fun place explore. again, maybe some people are up to no good and trying to exploit/ steal the clefairy? that'd be fun.

saffron city to the south is another interesting place. maybe we can also make up a location too. i think a trick master type house would be a ton of fun, except its more psychic themed or something? that could be like a dungeon crawler/dnd where our characters have to figure out how to get out of puzzles or figure out tricks set by the gm. i love challenges like that!

WE COULD FIND THE TRUCK WITH MEW UNDERNEATH IT (did anyone get that reference? xD)

theres definitely a lot to do in kanto!
Pinging @iKatamalicious !

Maybe theyre busy? @TheForgottenArc you could probably continue the story and im sure ikat's char could catch up pretty quick? Especially since margo mentioned she'd stay at the pokemon center?

@Balthazar007 thoughts?

Or we can wait longer! Just throwing ideas out there!
sorry that took so long guys. Schools out but i've just been so busy with friends and family because of the holidays. Also, still catching up at work. thank you for your patience! i wasn't sure what to write tbh so I hope it's okay!
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