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@Joshua Tamashii

‘Diglett!’ the Digletts happily announced, looking like proud little tiny moles sticking out of the ground for having helped Amelia with her request. They then proceeded to watch as she turned to the Sableye…

Sableye was gnawing and nibbling on the Rock Gem as Amelia sat down to talk to it. It’s eyes focused on her for the duration of the speech, the two gems for eyes unmoving as she spoke. That said, as she concluded what she said, she might see the Sableye turning its eyes towards Amelia’s bag, where she’d put the gems in.

Amelia turned her attention to her Pokédex, seeing Basil’s response and then typed a reply. When she looked back up.

‘Sable,’ the Sableye was all of a sudden right next to her, staring up at her intently while holding up pointing at the bag. As in, can I have some more?







Connected areas:
Route 2. Feel free to fast-travel.
Lakewatch Town. Behind you.



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@Remram

Gothita didn’t actually step off his shadow. She just stared at him, expecting another song. Though perhaps if he suggested that she’d get a better view from in front of him, it’d work better. Regardless, he picked up his mandolin and played for the little Pokémon.

Basil played for the excited Gothita. And with that, he got the Psychic type’s eyes to stay fully widened and her little mouth to hang as she wiggled a tiny little dance to the song. Definitely appreciating the song-choice, somehow upping and style just from the language alone. He definitely got more attention than just the Pokémon, but as far as opinions that mattered, that Pokémon absolutely loved it.

‘Thia!’ the little Pokémon clapped happily with its tiny little arms as Basil finished, and his attention went to the Pokédex and then sent that message. He then addressed the little Pokémon, who looked up at him curiously as if she didn’t seem to understand what he was talking about. But, then he offered her the Pokéball.

Gothita took a moment. She then looked over towards the right, somewhere…







Connected areas:
Wet Caverns. Water-filled caverns that are located to the east. There’s a small hill to climb to get to the entrance.
Route 5. The main exit of Lakewatch, leading to a grassy incline connecting mountains, forests and plains.
Route 14. The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.


@Remram

Didn't seem like the Gothita obviously belonged to anyone nearby. Some were noticing it and raising an eyebrow or two, but otherwise moving along. So there was just this wide-eyed little humanoid known for becoming obsessed with things staring straight at him.

At the question if she'd like a song to be played just for her... the little Pokémon's eyes widened even further and she nodded her head very excitedly while keeping her eyes fixed on Basil.

That would appear to be a "yes".

So what's Basil to do?





Connected areas:
Wet Caverns. Water-filled caverns that are located to the east. There’s a small hill to climb to get to the entrance.
Route 5. The main exit of Lakewatch, leading to a grassy incline connecting mountains, forests and plains.
Route 14. The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.

@Remram

‘Aw, don’t say that! I don’t think luck’s something that can be “used up”! I bet you still got plenty!’ Kalmia encouraged him happily, eventually placing down her Slowpoke again. She was happy enough that he’d taken the time to call her.

‘Oh! Huh. I’ll make sure to stock up…!’ Kalmia looked a little startled with Basil’s cautioning words about the Deino he’d just obtained. With that, Basil prepared to take his leave. ‘Alright. Do keep me posted. I wish you continued luck!’ Kalmia waved from the other side of the call until Basil ended the call.

Basil sent the text-message to Amelia, and then just sat down on a bench doing nothing. Well, almost nothing. He started playing some music on the streets. Probably a common enough occurrence.

So yes, he played some nice little tunes, and the occasional passerby threw in some money. Some even stopped to listen to him play. Numerous of those who stopped to listen to him were Woopers. Money wasn’t the only thing they threw in, however. In fact, they threw in a variety of stuff. One particularly rich-looking guy threw in what appeared to be a stone.

Basil obtained 475P!
Basil obtained Repel!
Basil obtained Ability Capsule!
Basil obtained Moon Stone!


… And that would do for now.

Eventually, Basil would probably attempt standing up…

… and found that he couldn’t move. Well, not too far, at any rate. He could still look around to try to figure out why, and that’s when he saw it. A tiny little Pokémon, standing squarely on his shadow, staring up at him with tiny but very wide little eyes.



How would Basil respond?





Connected areas:
Wet Caverns. Water-filled caverns that are located to the east. There’s a small hill to climb to get to the entrance.
Route 5. The main exit of Lakewatch, leading to a grassy incline connecting mountains, forests and plains.
Route 14. The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.



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@Gardevoiran

Skylar stopped by the man currently bent over picking up more sand, asking if he needed help. The man seemed unable to turn to look at him, but he sure had multiple Sandygasts turning in his direction without changing their expressions. Skylar had time to say his second part as well. After that, it took a couple seconds… then the man spoke.

‘It would seem I am not in control of my actions,’ said the man, pouring another helping of sand over a ghostly sand-pile. ‘I might require help.’

That claim might have triggered the ghosts around him.

‘SANDYGAST!’ called the living sand-beings, and they together summoned their powers, and the powerful swirl of sand known as Sand Tomb manifested to attempt to trap Skylar and his Pokémon…!

That is, it would. If Paradise wasn’t able to just fly above it. Because Ground-type move against flying-types.

The Palossand hadn’t reacted yet.

What would Skylar do now?



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@Joshua Tamashii

The Onix continued resting, peaceful enough where it remained partly inside the wall.

When Litwick apologized, the Geodudes gave the Pokémon equivalent of a thumbs up. They had redeemed their race. Their purpose is now complete.

They arrived at the wall, as the Digletts dug forth the gems a question arose. Were these the kind of gems that could be sold for a lot of money or the kind that can be used once to boost a Pokémon move?

Well, duh. It’s the Pokémon World. Of course it’s the Pokémon kind.

Amelia obtained 3 Fire Gems!
Amelia obtained 3 Dragon Gems!
Amelia obtained 2 Dark Gems!
Amelia obtained 2 Water Gems!
Amelia obtained 2 Rock Gems!
Amelia obtained Ice Gem!
Amelia obtained Ground Gem!
Amelia obtained Grass Gem!
Amelia obtained Ghost Gem!


Pick one to feed to the Sableye.

The pair of eyes in the dark held still in the dark… until the creature started speedily crawling over towards her, the short little ghost grabbing the gem offered out of her hands.

‘Sable,’ it stated, taking a couple steps back and started to nibble on the gem. It would appear Amelia has managed to bargain herself a moment of its time.

She also got a text-message from Basil, through her Pokédex if they didn’t provide any other means.



What will Amelia do now?





Connected areas:
Route 2. Feel free to fast-travel.
Lakewatch Town. Behind you.


@Remram

Being out on the streets when his egg hatched, Basil had a number of people look his way when the hatching took place, looking happy enough to watch the miracle of life… but then none of them had any idea what this weirdo creature that just hatched from it was. They couldn’t even tell it wasn’t its regular coloration. So they wandered on, none the wiser…

Basil, however, had a handy tool that could tell him something was off! In fact, there was even a tiny marker on the spot in the Pokédex keeping track of his team that told him so! Not that it said what it meant. It was just a couple stars!

Still. He called Kalmia, opting for the option that allowed a video-feed. It took a couple rings, then the screen opened up.

‘Hello! Professor Kalmia speaking! Oh, hey, Basil!’ Kalmia waved, she was clearly in her laboratory. ‘I just got the notification you sent something new into the box! So, guess you caught something new, eh? What is it?’ she excitedly asked. So, Basil showed off what he’d gained, and…

‘Ohmigosh,’ Kalmia made a noise as she saw the newly born little fella. Basil kept talking, and the professor’s eyes sparkled, kinda like the effect this new Pokémon was going to give when it emerged from a Pokéball from now on. ‘Basil, this is…’ Kalmia spent a little time smiling widely and excitedly bouncing a little on the other side.

‘He’s shiny!’ she eventually said, happy awe in her voice. ‘Caused by an especially rare mutation in the Pokémon, it’s born with a different coloration than regular. This phenomenon is very rare and just seeing one is considered extremely lucky, nevermind hatching one! Congratulations!’ She clapped a little for him.

‘He’s a cute little thing, isn’t he? Does the color match my Slowpoke?’ she asked, and picked up her Slowpoke to hold it in front of the camera. It stared blankly and non-responsively into the screen at Basil and the Toxel. And to answer her question, kinda.

‘To perhaps ease your possible worries, there’s nothing different between him and a regular Toxel otherwise, it’s just the color!’ she continued, and that’s about it, really.

How would Basil respond?





Connected areas:
Wet Caverns. Water-filled caverns that are located to the east. There’s a small hill to climb to get to the entrance.
Route 5. The main exit of Lakewatch, leading to a grassy incline connecting mountains, forests and plains.
Route 14. The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.



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@Joshua Tamashii

Amelia asked her question… and the various Digletts looked at one another.

‘Digidig!’ One said.
‘Diglett?’ Another asked in reply.
‘Diglett!’ A third confirmed.

With that, they turned away and wanted to head down into the cave, but turned to call for Amelia.

‘Dig?’ It seemed they wanted her to follow them.









Connected areas:
Route 2. Feel free to fast-travel.
Lakewatch Town. Behind you.


@Gardevoiran

Skylar went down to the shore and-

and nothing. There was not a single thing here at the shore. He might have heard rumors about Route 16, not living too far from it. It was called “Isson’s most dangerous route” and that you’re absolutely not allowed to play around there. There were actually fences if you went down the cliff at Freecape City and then tried going south via the shore. As he’s not actually on top of Route 16, you’re not getting the image. That said, there sure were some shores here, and then out over the ocean there was some distant light from the Eerie Lighthouse. The shore itself was just a stretch of sand that there didn’t appear to be anything on…

Or, wait, what was that. There was someone running over this way! It’s a swimmer?


‘I SWEAR THOSE DIDN’T USE TO BE THERE…!!!’

It was a positively panicked swimmer that was going to run straight past Skylar in terror. So, that wasn’t something you saw every day. So, what was that going on further down the beach? It did seem like…

Oh, there he is.





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@Remram

‘Alright, then,’ Lesley simply responded in response to the nothing Basil had to say.

Then, one eventful hospital-scene later. He got his bracer and Lesley nodded to his thanks for everything.

‘I’m counting on that you’ll be back. I need to see how well you’ve raised your dragon. You might just find that I’ve come to check up on you before you’ve come to visit me,’ Lesley said, giving a chuckle as she took a couple steps back. She then took a deep breath and whistled in front of the hospital, and people around who knew what that meant moved out of the way as Lesley stepped out into the open. ‘I’ll see you later!’

With that, she leapt up into the air, and just as the Salamence once again blew through the streets she landed on top of it and was carried off into the distance.

Then Basil was once again on his own. He walked a bit, and then sat down to take a look at the egg…



Hey, how about you take 3 + 4 steps more?











Connected areas:
Wet Caverns. Water-filled caverns that are located to the east. There’s a small hill to climb to get to the entrance.
Route 5. The main exit of Lakewatch, leading to a grassy incline connecting mountains, forests and plains.
Route 14. The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.

@Joshua Tamashii

The race continued over there. Slowpoke was not winning. The Onix did win once, though.

‘Dig!’ ‘Dig, dig!’ ‘Diglett!’ The Digletts happily replied to being asked what they were up to. For Amelia’s Pokémon, it translated to that they were curious and investigating the new presence in their cave.

Psyduck shook its head. ‘Psy-ay-ay-ay…’ It told, basically that it just saw a gathering of Pokémon and hoped for some kind of food.

‘Geo…!’ one Geodude looked upset at being shouted at, but the other Geodude looked more appreciative. ‘Geodude,’ the other Geodude said, and then looked towards the Digletts. ‘Geo, dude!’

‘Diglett!’ one Diglett called, and suddenly all the Digletts went into the ground and the Geodudes floated away. Of course, Amelia’s Pokémon had understood what they were saying, but…

A couple seconds later, the Pokémon returned. The Geodudes were holding out something for Amelia. An Oran Berry and a Super Potion. The Digletts had recovered some random stuff they’d found in the ground, looking way happy. ‘Geodude,’ Sorry, basically. Of course, it didn’t know if these things worked on humans, too.

Amelia obtained two Oran Berries!
Amelia obtained Super Potion!
Amelia obtained HP Up!
Amelia obtained Antidote!
Amelia obtained Amulet Coin!


So, that happened.

What now?





Connected areas:
Route 2. Feel free to fast-travel.
Lakewatch Town. Behind you.

@Remram

Lesley threw a look at his now bloodied jacket and gave a little shrug.

‘Well, if you ever felt like going for the dangerous ruffian look, there ya go,’ Lesley said with the tiniest bit of mirth in her voice while still patching him together.

When he then used her own words back at her, she made a bit of a grimace.

‘You’re right, and it probably was the right move to get closer to the Hydreigon… but you do realize how close you just came to being torn in half? If you keep making those bets, one of these days it will not go your way. Darn it, did you HAVE to pick that one? Most others don’t just randomly attack humans. Like, if that one was the only mother on the island, I wouldn’t have let you go off like that,’ Lesley grumbled.

When Basil shouted off towards the Hydreigon, she was still locked in combat with Salamence. But, with Basil’s shout of her name, the dragon flapped her wings and came to a stop, hovering in mid-air. Salamence also stopped the assault, a momentary ceasefire. Hydreigon listened to his words, notably with her back turned… then gave out a loud roar. The roar of a dragon that had heard his promise. Then, she flapped her wings, and soared out through the cave’s entrance and out into the open sky.

‘Ooo, it’s been a while since she left the cave…’ Lesley said, looking momentarily back towards the eggs and the Deinos, then nodded. ‘Alright. Salamence! Come back! We’ve got a delivery to make!’ Lesley called her dragon, who came flying back. Lesley applied a Hyper Potion to heal the damage from the battle with Hydreigon, then helped Basil back up, much gentler than last time.

Then, they were off. This time with Lesley keeping a more steady hold of Basil, just in case he’d suddenly faint, and not flying quite as dangerously. That is, since last time she was somewhat intentionally trying to scare him.

During the flight, Basil asked how much Lesley had heard. She gave him a peculiar look.

‘If you’re talking about what you said to Hydreigon, none. When I came running, the Hydreigon was already in your face. I stayed at a distance, because approaching would just have made it worse. Then it charged the Dragon Pulse, and I could wait no longer, so I sent Salamence. At that distance, I didn’t hear anything,’ Lesley said, because realism. ‘Do you have something you wish to tell me?’ she ended on an open-ended question.

Up to Basil if he wants to answer.


@Remram

While Hydreigon and Salamence were still battling it out in the background, Basil got his arm chewed by Deino. Deino looked, as far as one can look without eyes, towards him as he spoke, or at the very least towards the source of his voice. Then, it let go of his arm just enough to loudly call in his face.

‘Deeeein!’



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@Joshua Tamashii

Amelia sat down to watch the races. It looked like a new competitor had stepped onto the line! It was another Slowpoke, preparing itself to race the Sableye, Diglett and Onix! Everyone faced forward professionally, preparing for the signal…

‘SLOW!’

The Slowpoke at the finish called, and the race was on again! The Onix was, in fact, quite fast… but the Diglett dug its way forward at an unmatched speed, leaving a trial of dug-up ground after it! Poor Sableye didn't stand a chance against that speed, and the Diglett once again won and received another gem. Not that the Diglett had much use of the gem, it was just happy to win.

And the Slowpoke that entered the race… it looked like it was going to lose the next two races too before it reached the finish-line once.

Looking at the races, Amelia might have failed to realize that there was a collection of not-ghost Pokémon that had gathered around her!

‘Diglett?’ ‘Dig, dig?’ ‘Diglett?’ … asked the collection of tiny mole-Pokémon that had poked out of the ground to look at her curiously. There was also a couple floating rocks floating near.



Pokédex Entry #50 – Diglett, the Mole Pokémon. They live underground and spend most of their time submerged. It’s weak to light, and will only pop up where shielded or in caves. They often exist a mere yard underground eating roots. They’re often raised on farms, because soil dug through by Digletts is left perfectly tilled for growing healthy crops.


‘Dude!’ ‘Geo, dude!’ The Geodudes asked whatever ghosts they could see while trying to float closer. In Pokémon, they asked what the ghosts are for something. As Geodudes born here, they'd never seen these species before!



Pokédex Entry #74 – Geodude, the Rock Pokémon. Found in fields as well as mountains. They commonly rest, half-buried in the ground and indistinguishable from normal rocks. There are always way more Geodude around than a traveler will notice. Stepping on one by accident may trigger their rage.


A Psyduck was coming walking from over there, possibly attracted by the various noises made by Digletts and Geodudes.



Pokédex Entry #53 – Psyduck, the Duck Pokémon. It is plagued by headaches from the moment it is born until it evolves. Its vacant look is there to lull its enemies, and by intensifying its headaches it can unleash psychic powers. However, any time it uses these powers will create a lapse in its memory and it won’t remember having done so.


Then… maybe the most startling might be the realization that what looked like a rock-formation in the wall was actually a sleeping Onix, who now opened its eyes to gaze curiously at the little girl that had sat not too far from it.



Pokédex Entry #95 – Onix, the Rock Snake Pokémon. It lives deep underground, and it burrows through earth at a staggering 80 km/h in search of food, and it grows harder as it collects material while digging. A magnet in its brain keeps track of which direction it is traveling. The tunnels it creates behind it as it burrows are often used as homes for other Pokémon.


Well. Amelia and co had a bunch of curious wild Pokémon around them, now. They didn't appear to be aggressive.

What would she do now?





Connected areas:
Route 2. Feel free to fast-travel.
Lakewatch Town. Behind you.



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@Typical

Eryn headed down, deeper into the Frozen Cave, away from the harsh wind and blowing snow. Fortunately, she seemed to be dressed for the occasion, and could avoid accidentally slipping, mostly. She might be vaguely aware of some Sneasels stalking her on a distance, not able to quite use their stealth due to it not being night, yet. So, she headed down towards the shouts…

‘WOAH!’

… And came across a curious sight. She was looking down into a round room from a somewhat higher ledge. She could slide down if she wish, but then she'd likely be unable to get up. In the centre of the small room was a large, cold-looking rock, and on top of it stood a creature like a picture of grace itself, a quadruped mammal-creature with a tail, two ears, locks and a very obvious heritage…



Pokédex Entry #471 – Glaceon, the Fresh Snow Pokémon. An Eevee that evolved for a colder climate. It is capable of controlling its body-temperature at will. If endangered, it can freeze its fur into sharp needles that it can fire upon their foe. The chill that follows a Glaceon is capable of freezing the atmosphere into powdery snow, making it a popular Pokémon for ski resorts.


… that was currently in the process of shooting Ice Shard needles at a young man that was frantically trying to dodge. On his side stood a confused, strong-looking Golduck, who wasn't interfering. It looked a bit concerned, but had clearly been told not to do anything.



Pokédex Entry #54 – Golduck, the Duck Pokémon. Said to be the fastest swimmer of all Pokémon, it effortlessly uses its webbed flippers to navigate even stormy seas. It is typically found along the banks of lakes or in gently flowing rivers, catching fish. It is known to use its telekinetic powers to Disable its prey. When it does, its forehead glows.


While dodging, the young man in dark clothes yelled out at the Pokémon.

‘I'm telling you! We'll go see the world! Have wonderful adventures making lifelong memories and becoming the best of buds! We'll face awesome foes and come out on top! Doesn't that sound exciting!?’

The Glaceon, clearly unimpressed, said nothing and simply shot another set of frozen needles that the guy dodged with a panicked but deft combat-roll.

‘YAAAH!’ he cried as he ran, the same kind of shout that had led Eryn here in the first place.

‘What, are you saying you prefer just lying around here for the rest of your life!?’ the guy asked, turning to look towards the Glaceon while panting.

Glaceon curtly nodded and then shot another set of Ice Shards at him, which he ‘WOA’ matrix bent over backwards and precisely managed to dodge.

So, what Eryn heard was, in fact, an extrovert trying to convince an introvert to come with him to see the world… if the introvert was capable and willing to shoot said extrovert with ice needles.

What would Eryn d-

Hold on. What was that sound?

That's when Eryn might look behind her and realize there were two angry-looking horned floating ice-heads that ALSO had been attracted by the shouts of the guy!



Pokédex Entry #362 – Glalie, the Face Pokémon. It is a living floating rock coated with an armor of ice. It can instantly freeze moisture in the air into any shape it desires, which it then adds to its armor. Its mouth can open to fire air cold enough to freeze its target solid. After their prey is frozen, Glalie leisurely eats them piece by piece.


They were coming from the direction Eryn just came from. Her other choices of directions she could potentially go are either down to where the guy and the Glaceon are right now, or take her chances running to her right, which leads down to another tunnel, not knowing what lay in that direction. Or she could fight, or any other potentially clever option. All up to her.

What would she do now?





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@Gardevoiran

Skylar shook the pirate’s hand, paid 2,000 P, and then…

‘Yeah, no,’ Elma said in reply. ‘We’re not going to send our bird on some quest to try to find you where you only might be. What’s your phone number? I’ll notify you and tell you where to wait,’ the more serious pirate girl said as she pulled a phone out of her pocket…

‘Ack! A phone!?’ Zachery suddenly complained, shielding his eyes with his one hand. ‘What about our pirate theme, Elma…!?’

‘Yeah, stuff it,’ Elma muttered. ‘I like keeping up with the news, thanks,’ she continued.

‘But, but… our image…’ Zachery looked so taken aback.

‘Fufu. There, there, captain,’ Mila started patting his back as she comforted him. ‘Let’s go raid some ships on Route 28. Would that make you feel better?’

Zachery mumbled a “yes” somewhere in there as a reply.

With that, Skylar was then free to leave this place.

So he flew over to the place indicated by the message, flying past Route 6 in the process, but that aside…


@Gardevoiran

‘Hey, I’m becoming a bit of a celebrity here! I can’t be going around deceiving people, word would spread! Now, yes, I’m a pirate, but I’m also trying to run a business here…’ Zachery argued when Skylar was doubtful about leaving the vase with that pirate. He then looked a bit concerned with the potential plan that Skylar was bringing up… when his eyes suddenly opened wide.

‘Wait, you literally want your egg delivered to you by-’ Zachery then dropped his head back and laughed. ‘Hahahaha! I love it!’

‘I wouldn’t recommend it,’ Elma said with a slight frown. ‘It is true, there is a bird Pokémon known for carrying items with its feathers… however, it is also pretty well known for dropping them for fun.’

‘Eh, we can persuade it! Sure, that sounds like a good deal. The price is 2,000 P for an unevolved Pokémon, though the price doubles per purchase. To make sure nobody rich buys up everything. Still, with your Relic Vase on the line and this not even being a Pokémon from outside Isson, we can skip the doubling this time!’ Zachery said.

‘So, deal?’

With that, he could probably go.





Connected areas:
Route 6. If you can climb the cliffs up north.
Raremine Town. Directly east.



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@Remram

The Dragon Pulse charged up straight in front of his face, and yet Basil decided that he was going to face it straight-on, risking losing his face in the process. Hydreigon held her pose for a bit, staring silently at him even as the sound of the energy of her attack hummed. There was something in her gaze…

Then she arched her neck up and unleashed a powerful, purple blast off straight above Basil… and straight into the Salamence that had been charging in at such a speed that Basil didn’t realize it was incoming until it had been struck by the Dragon Pulse.

That didn’t stop the other giant dragon, as the Salamence dove down through the beam, despite the damage. Hydreigon gave a content grunt as she jumped into the air and crashed into the other dragon, both of them sent backwards, notably avoiding the Deinos and the eggs. This was when Basil heard someone running behind him.

‘Basil!’ Lesley came running, in full armor, looking alarmed. ‘Why, out of ALL the ones you could have gone to, did you go to HER!?’

Clearly less than impressed by his choice, Lesley was here to attempt getting him to run while her Salamence kept Hydreigon occupied. Before him… the two dragons circled in the air. Dragon Pulse and Dragon Breaths blasted against the other, and the two winged creatures quickly dodged one another. Salamence charged at the Hygreigon with a wicked Dragon Claw, and Hydreigon replied in full delight with a Dragon Rush. The impact sent a blast wave that shook a number of the eggs below, Basil probably could feel it off where he was at that moment, and a couple of the Deinos were trying to retreat into the corners. By her expressions, it was clear Hydreigon was enjoying fighting what was probably one of few creatures around here that was her match…

‘C’mon, not even I try to bother that particular one-!’ Lesley said, trying to grab Basil to pull him out of the tunnel, when… ‘WATCH OUT!’

She grabbed at Basil to try to pull him to the floor, because Hydreigon had suddenly nosedived and then flown across the floor straight past the two humans, Salamence flying after as fast as she could. It had all gone so fast, that…

Then something else fell down on the two of them. The thing that dropped down on them was big, black and weighed a not inconsequential amount. The thing had been grabbed by Hydreigon mid-dive with one of her side-mouths and then just casually dropped on top of them as she passed by.

It was one of her kids, currently looking down at Basil in confusion (with the assumption he was no longer standing after having a mini-dragon dropped on him).



Pokédex Entry #633 – Deino, the Irate Pokémon. Usually found nesting deep in a cave. Deinos cannot see, and their first instinct upon encountering anything is biting and eating it. Approaching them carelessly is dangerous. It is said a trainer will be covered in wounds before a Deino has warmed up to them enough to not automatically bite.


If he looked off towards the flying dragon, he’d get a brief moment of Hydreigon looking back at him, full of intention… before it turned back to the intense fight with Salamence that it delighted.

‘… Huh,’ Lesley made a somewhat surprised noise, looking away at the encounter.

The Deino looked at him curiously…

And, true to the Pokédex word, the first thing it then did was bend down its neck and try to bite him.

Despite this action, didn’t seem like the Deino had decided to come with him quite yet. Did he intend on trying to convince this one somehow?





Connected areas:
Route 14. The lake surrounding Dragon Lake is also known as Route 14.


@Joshua Tamashii

Amelia stepped down into the darkness, alert in case of ambushes. She found a network of tunnels in the darkness… that weren’t very quiet. In fact, there were the sounds of rolling rocks just about everywhere down here. Here comes one now!



Pokédex Entry #74 – Geodude, the Rock Pokémon. Found in fields as well as mountains. They commonly rest, half-buried in the ground and indistinguishable from normal rocks. There are always way more Geodude around than a traveler will notice. Stepping on one by accident may trigger their rage.




Pokédex Entry #75 – Graveler, the Rock Pokémon. A Graveler’s life consists of travelling up mountains feeding on their rocks to grow big, and then rolling down to the bottom to climb again. Due to their free and uncaring nature, they make some mountain trails very dangerous.


Gravelers and Geodudes rolled through the caves, using the fact the caves weren’t entirely flat for their favorite pastime of rolling as fast as they could all the way from whatever top they found down to the bottom. As the Gravelers rolled, they sent more Geodudes flying than Amelia could possibly have realized were there as they came through. Fortunately, they were very loud, so she had plenty of time to get out of the way before the living rocks came rolling.

Still, Amelia had a goal, and she pushed on towards that goal. Because indeed, she felt the presence of ghosts in this cave. She had already deduced which one it had to be, and she was not wrong.

A bit more searching, and there it was. Sableye. Kneeling on a relatively flat piece of cave… by what appeared to be a line?

Next to it, was a tiny mole sticking out of the ground…

… as well as a positively humongous rock-snake. All standing ready.



Pokédex Entry #302 – Sableye, the Darkness Pokémon. They live quiet lives in dark caves where they dig for their favorite food, raw gems. These gems surface on their eyes as glittering jewels. They tend to be feared, for it is said that those who meet with these glittering eyes in a dark cave have their spirits stolen away.




Pokédex Entry #50 – Diglett, the Mole Pokémon. They live underground and spend most of their time submerged. It’s weak to light, and will only pop up where shielded or in caves. They often exist a mere yard underground eating roots. They’re often raised on farms, because soil dug through by Digletts is left perfectly tilled for growing healthy crops.




Pokédex Entry #95 – Onix, the Rock Snake Pokémon. It lives deep underground, and it burrows through earth at a staggering 80 km/h in search of food, and it grows harder as it collects material while digging. A magnet in its brain keeps track of which direction it is traveling. The tunnels it creates behind it as it burrows are often used as homes for other Pokémon.


On the other side of this particular cavern… sat a pink, mindless-looking… whatever Slowpoke is.



Pokédex Entry #79 – Slowpoke, the Dopey Pokémon. Extremely slow and sluggish, it doesn’t feel pain until 5 seconds after the blow. It fishes by dipping its tail in water and then doing nothing all day waiting for something to bite. To assist, a Slowpoke’s tail is flavorful, and can break off with no pain and grows back after a while.


The three Pokémon seemed to be waiting for something. That’s when, eventually…

‘...’

‘...’

‘...’

‘...’

‘...’

‘...’

‘SLOW!’

With the sudden call the three Pokémon shot forward! The massive Onix blasted forward with great (literally) enthusiasm, the Diglett surged forward as a tiny spot of speed, and Sableye… Sableye did his absolute best to run after them, waving its arms as it tried to head after. But unlike Onix and definitely unlike Diglett, Sableye just wasn’t built for speed.

Diglett poked Slowpoke first, and for his effort, Slowpoke spent the next twenty seconds picking a glowing gem from a small pile behind him to hand over to Diglett. Diglett made a little cheering noise, and then carried (somehow) the little gem over to a small pile that was apparently its winnings from previous rounds. Because now the three Pokémon, Diglett, Onix and Sableye, was gathering once again by the starting-line. Seems they were repeatedly having a race for who gets Sableye’s favorite things, the gems…

And Sableye didn’t seem to be winning.

What would Amelia do?





Connected areas:
Route 2. Feel free to fast-travel.
Lakewatch Town. Behind you.



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@Gardevoiran

‘Oh, gunning for Lowell’s position? Yeah, that’s cool. Especially if you’re blind, hehehe. Good on you. Alright, Elma! Get one of those!’ Zachery told one of his girls, and she simply nodded before hurrying back towards the ship. Apparently, he didn’t need to clarify which one.

‘Yeah, and I’m Zachery! These girls are Elma and Mila! Say hi!’ Zachery said with a grin.

‘Hi~’ Mila gave a playful little wave towards him as Zachery commanded. Elma was already back towards the ship at that point, though.

Then Skylar came with his second suggestion.

‘Oh, a Piplup. Nah, sorry,’ Zachery said, grinning as he said. ‘I don’t stock up on Pokémon that do exist in Iss- OH, GAH, RELIC VASE-!?’ Zachery suddenly flailed with all his limbs when Skylar revealed what he had to trade with, the notebook suddenly flying. Mila took a moment to catch said notebook, all while whistling as she heard the offer.

‘Kid’s got some treasure,’ Mila commented.

‘Er, let’s see,’ Zachery suddenly started thinking about something, his expression looking focused. ‘If we just… Piplups should live at… if we sail to… then to…’

Mila, however, looked confused.



‘Okay, so!’ Zachery turned to Skylar, holding out his hand. ‘If you’re ready to hand over that Relic Vase, then next time you find us, we might… we might have come up with something! Sounds good?’

What does Skylar think?

Regardless of what he thought, eventually Elma would come back. On her shoulder sat a little owl-thing, and Zachery smiled as Elma walked over to Skylar.

‘Hey, this is your new friend,’ Elma said, letting the little owl hop onto her hand before she held it forward for Skylar to inspect as the little owl looked up at him. ‘Would you like to say “hello”?’



Pokédex Entry #722 – Rowlet, the Grass Quill Pokémon. It uses photosynthesis to gather energy during the day, then becomes active during the night. It hunts for prey, known to fly silently and then pelt their target with vicious kicks. At a distance, it’s able to launch sharp feathers. It feels relaxed in tight, dark places, and has been known to like nestling in its trainer’s bag.


And if he wants it…







Connected areas:
Route 6. If you can climb the cliffs up north.
Raremine Town. Directly east.



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@Rune_Alchemist

‘Ah! Team name!’ Simon overheard her talking about team names. With not a single second of hesitation, he came with his announcement. ‘Of course, we over here are Team Simon! Let’s go!’

With that, the match was on!

‘Simon! Get the ball! Simon, I want you on defense and Simon, coordinate with your team and be ready to Teleport!’ Simon called… and somehow his team knew exactly which one he was referring to at all times. Barboach Simon launched himself, swimming forward to intercept the ball first. Cubone Simon prepared her club, dashing to stand ready to close the gap. While Ralts Simon stood in the way of the goal, ready to attempt coordinating or something.

Laurel unleashed a Sandstorm! It blew from their side of the battle towards Simons, obscuring the vision… albeit notably, two out of three of her opponents were ground-type, virtually unaffected by the blowing dust. It did bother Ralts Simon over there, however.

Now, as fast as Barboach Simon was, he wasn’t faster than a Teleport. Zeal was teleported to the ball, and was able to go at it first! With a Mach Punch, he was double first! The ball was struck, and went straight past the Barboach… when a bone club hit it in mid-air and launched it back in the other direction! Cubone Simon maybe wasn’t the fastest contestant, but she had range with thrown bones!

‘A fast clash immediately! But who will adapt the fastest!?’ the announcer called, very excited.

‘Nice hit, Simon!’ Simon called to his Cubone. ‘Alright, Simon! After the ball!’ Simon called, and his Barboach went into pursuit after the ball that had been repelled by the Cubone! Ralts Simon kept ready to try to help, albeit didn’t see that much.

What was Claire’s strategy?

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@Remram

The large three-headed one-brained dragon kept a steady look at him as Basil started his speech. Other than heavy dragon breathing, there was no reaction to the first part of his speech. There was the mildest of a scoff when he said he didn’t want to insult her intelligence, then… when he said he wanted to ask one of her kids to come with him. Now that got her attention. If her eyes previously were narrowed in focus, they now opened wide as she glared down at him. Her presence towered over him.

There was a growl when he mentioned Team Amethyst. She stayed relatively quiet as he finished his tale, his affirmation and determination laid bare before the Brutal Pokémon. She waited a couple seconds, raising her middle head higher as she seemed to be thinking something over, the Deinos behind her watching curiously. She lowered her heads down to him, almost looking like her head was going to sniff him or something…

When her mouth swung open, and in the dark depths of her mouth a purple gathering of massive power brew while the two other heads snickered menacingly.

That would be Dragon Pulse, about to be shot a couple inches from his face, directed into his face.

What would Basil do?





Connected areas:
Route 14. The lake surrounding Dragon Lake is also known as Route 14.


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