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‘That’s right,’ Anise nodded in satisfaction to Volta’s little “bleh”.

‘Alright,’ she said later, when both Basil and Ameli seemed eager enough to battle for training. ‘There looked like there was a field one could battle on a bit further away from here in town, should we go there?’ That or they could head for the arena in the Pokémon Center, because there are always those in the background.

In case they headed for the field, they’d soon find themselves in an open green field. It was between the buildings of Stillwood Village, still under the massive crown of interlinked trees above the buildings with only the light filtered by the many leaves blocking anyone from seeing the sky while in here. The green field had white lines drawn into it, forming the borders of the arena and had a line crossing the middle, and it was currently not in use.

Still, the field wasn’t just entirely flat. There were a couple small, thin trees growing here and there, two bushes and two large rocks had been placed on it in two of the four quarters, as to just simulate a battle in the wild, perhaps. But the majority was still flat and open, there just happened to be a couple bits of terrain that a combatant could possibly make use of.

‘Okay. I am ready. I have four Pokémon that I train. … Zigzagoon has just been a companion, so far,’ Anise said. She took her place, and…

‘I’m ready to go!’



Battle Girl Anise would like to battle!


‘Alright. To start with. My newest and lowest level Pokémon.’ She grabbed a Pokéball, turned to the field, and then…

‘Go, Riolu!’ Anise called, throwing the ball and out of the flash of light came a small little blue canine-like warrior with black here and there. He immediately took a brave fighting stance. Riolu recognized it as an arena.



Pokédex Entry #447 – Riolu, the Emanation Pokémon. It can see the emotions of others in the form of their “auras”, and can also alert others using its own aura when feeling strong emotions. While small, Riolu is really strong. While sensitive to it, Riolu cannot effectively utilize aura.


So, how would Anise be responded to?
@Remram@Joshua Tamashii

Anise crossed her arms and watched Basil talk about what to do here, and she thought about it herself.

‘The Pokémon Gyms… that’s how you get stronger, huh? I already have Hector’s Challenge Badge, I had to earn it to become his disciple… But perhaps I should challenge others as well,’ Anise pondered.

Then Basil showed off Volta, and Anise blinked at the little creature.

‘Oh. Congratulations,’ she said about his new little Pokémon. ‘He’s… cute?’ she said, tilting her head looking at the thing. Maybe not entirely to her tastes. She reacted to what he said next, though. ‘Oh, he’s shiny? I couldn't tell! Oh, that's really cool. You’re a rare little creature, aren't you?’ she asked Volta, at least seeming to have some feeling towards him given the pet-talk.

Amelia then offered to possibly help training. ‘You would!? Alright!’ Anise clapped her cheeks once and held a serious expression. ‘I’m going to need experience against all forms of Pokémon if I’m to get stronger. If you’d help, I’d be most grateful!’ said the Fighting-type trainer to the Ghost-type trainer.

So, what would they do, then? Basil could head directly for the Gym as he mentioned, or they could all do some training, or they could change their minds and do something else.









Connected areas:
Route 4. Forest route at the base of Mt. Strength leading west to Rainrock City.
Route 5. A grassy incline connecting mountains, forests, plains, Stillwood and Lakewatch.
Route 14. The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.
Mountain Valley. A passage between Mt. Strength and Mt. Chill, a shortcut to Worldedge City.



@Remram@Joshua Tamashii

Anise nodded to what Basil was saying. ‘Yeah, that sounds smart. I’ll keep the options in mind,’ Anise said. ‘Are you heading there right now, or? I want to get started with my training. Will you be training, too?’ she continued, just checking with him. There also was Amelia over there, which he had a mission with, so.

‘If you ever want to return to the garden, you’ll be most welcome,’ Heather said, smiling kindly, while her staff was still panicking over the utter excess of berries they had suddenly been blessed with. Turns out, when they picked the berries, new ones just sprouted in their place.

So, what will you d now?









Connected areas:
Route 4. Forest route at the base of Mt. Strength leading west to Rainrock City.
Route 5. A grassy incline connecting mountains, forests, plains, Stillwood and Lakewatch.
Route 14. The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.
Mountain Valley. A passage between Mt. Strength and Mt. Chill, a shortcut to Worldedge City.

@Remram@Joshua Tamashii

Anise took a second to consider what Basil just said. She nodded, looking to him before speaking.

‘Alright. That could work. I had an idea myself. Maybe if we planted the berry right in front of the Deepforest Shrine, he’d react to that it was planted in that specific location or something, and it would bring him right where we needed him,’ Anise also theorized. ‘There may be a location suited to what you’re saying. The fields of Route 31, way north of here, are famously barren. Now, there ARE Pokémon there, Pokémon suited for barren, rocky wastes, but the place is large enough that we should still be able to find somewhere that won’t disturb too much. But…’ Anise grimaced a little. ‘That’s also the route right in front of Victory Road, and one of the highest level wild routes there is in Isson.’ What was left unsaid was “we’re going to need to get stronger if we want to do that”.

Amelia did suggest planting it here was a good idea, and…

‘Well, for the purpose of getting the most of the berry’s innate powers, it is. But it doesn’t look like Landorus is about to appear…’ Anise said, peeking around with her eyes angled upwards, looking out just in case the flying genie Pokémon was about to pop out between the trees or something.

A couple moments later, Heather came walking back with a basket.

‘Well. That is a curious little gift you came with. As a result, we have more berries than we know what to do with,’ she commented with a playful little touch to her voice.

‘So, since you’re the one we have to thank for all this, would you like a lot of berries?’ she asked, holding the whole basket forward to them. There is a lot in it.



Or we can just shorten all that to

Both of you obtained Berry Basket!


… If you want them!









Connected areas:
Route 4. Forest route at the base of Mt. Strength leading west to Rainrock City.
Route 5. A grassy incline connecting mountains, forests, plains, Stillwood and Lakewatch.
Route 14. The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.
Mountain Valley. A passage between Mt. Strength and Mt. Chill, a shortcut to Worldedge City.



‘Figures,’ Ronin said in response to Nykannis apparently being pleased with her expression. Expected, but unpleasant. Miko stayed around.

Some time later the two twins were going to confront Penny, wherever they could find time, and lift the Grief Seed for her to see.

‘This was the thing we received,’ Ronin said, presenting it. They’d already told how they received it over the phone.

‘What do you think it is? Can you tell us anything about it?’ Miko asked. They weren’t sure if it was bad for any reason, but they sure didn’t want to take the chance.

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Mariette left the meeting eventually, having agreed to help out with the defense of the city and all of that. She’d start doing her scouting, and also took trips to the Wonderland world with some protective artifacts from Taihei. Two days was not a lot of time, but enough to get some scouting done. However, it was during these scouting trips that she made a curious discovery.

Sure, the inhabitants of Wonderland were, indeed, singing, and those closer to the capital were singing happily. But further away…

‘My dog done died yesterday, yesterday, had the rabies so put him down yesterday, yesterday.’
‘I’d go to the river to drown myself, drown myself, drown myself! But my family needs me working so I restrain myself, restrain myself, restrain myself!’

Mariette did a double-take as she heard the lyrics they were singing. They weren’t positive. In fact, she kept listening, and they kept singing more and more terrible verses. But, here and there the truth came out…

‘The queen is not providing, I can’t keep my family fed! But if I complain at all, I would lose my head!’

There it was. Here and there, the lyrics complained about the queen. It was interesting to hear. In fact, inspecting the land itself, beside the curse that made them all sing, there was a distinct lack of living qualities. That… gave Mariette an idea. Despite her upbringing, she had seen a few movies, and as such she knew the flow of these songs. With that, she summoned a paper to her hand and started trying to write some lyrics…

So as a guard stood, singing about his own misery…

‘The queen is all to blame,’ Mariette whispered in his ear through a portal. ‘As long as she rules, it will all remain the same.’

‘But noooo!’ the guard sang out. ‘I can’t possibly resist! I would simply add to the executioner’s list!’

‘You would not be alone,’ Mariette whispered on. ‘Together, you can remove her from the throne.’

‘All of you will meet in the vassal’s castle come next fortnight,’
‘Bring what weapons you can. Together, we make this right.’

‘Yes, perhaps there is a way!’ the guard’s eyes widened at the call to arms. ‘I will do as you say!’

Mariette kept doing this, individual after individual. Because of the “impairment” of the citizens, it was decently easy to find out the would-be traitors.
‘Oh, but I see a way out of this misery!’ a merchant sang with excitement. ‘If I warn the queen, she will reward my- AAAaaah-!’ And into the portal he goes.

However, more important than any of those were the vassal at the castle herself. As Mariette could tell, each area of the world of Wonderland was ruled by a Vassal Princess, which essentially was the same as any count or other landowner which someone with an empire too big to manage by oneself would have. It was trivial for Mariette to use portals and Absolute Direction to go to unrelated worlds and find tribute. And so…

Searching Wonderland via her use of portals, Mariette was witness to many strange sights. A gothic castle surrounded by a thick wood of black trees, fields of candy with gumdrops and lollipops replacing normal flora, sprawling cities surrounded by a great wall, a tower that seemed to pierce the heavens themselves, and more.

But focusing in on those she might be able to convert, she was drawn first to the Wonderland Coast. Scenic beaches meshed with rising cliff faces, scenic in its natural beauty. The landscape was dotted with gazebos and other structures to allow for visitors to partake in outdoor activities. There were a few people wandering about, but that was not where her Absolute Direction led her.

Instead it pointed below the waves, past a lighthouse jutting out into the sea. If she could figure out a way to keep the water from coming through her portals, she would find a watery civilization down below. Aquatic beings swam about, whether they be actual fish or water-adapted people. In the middle of the shimmery water rose a castle made of coral and stone, matching the rest of the landscape in its vibrant colors.

The Vassal Princess could be found swimming around in that area, ducking around little chasms and keeping active as she hummed to herself. For how oppressive this place could be, she did seem to be genuinely happy at the moment.

A sudden rush of water could be heard nearby, as parts of the ocean fell through a portal. There was always more water to replace it, of course, but that’s when multiple portals opened, creating a room that drained of the water. Multiple planes of glass that Mariette had stolen from a window-factory in Penrose slid into place, replacing the portals at the walls. Eventually, they formed a glass cage, in which Mariette trod forward. Standing now underwater, Mariette spoke.

‘The Little Mermaid. I would like to speak to you,’ she spoke, using some small portals to transmit the sound of her voice to the vassal’s ears. Said little portals leaked water through them, but she was confident the mermaid would be able to hear her. ‘I am Mariette… or, as the queen deigned to call me, “Alice”. She says I’m her daughter. What does this mean to you?’ she simply asked, standing a couple meters away, in a cage in the water.

The Little Mermaid paused in her frolicing as the new guest made themselves known. She watched with curiosity at the appearing panes of glass as Mariette made herself a box to stand in for her conversation. It might not be the most efficient, but it was undeniably effective.

Once Mariette had made her presence known as well as her identity, the girl clapped her hands together and gave a small bow, insofar as one could manage that with a torso that shifted to being fish rather than legs. “Hello, and welcome to my domain,” she replied happily. “I wasn’t expecting any visitors, otherwise I would have prepared some items to let you come in the water with the rest of us.”

She let out a melodious hum before addressing the question placed before her. “The Queen talked a lot about you, about how you had been stolen away from her and how precious you were to her. But nothing that the other Princesses haven’t also heard.”

‘Very well,’ Mariette replied. Okay, let’s see how she reacts to this. And, of course, Mariette’s light-spec means she would be able to tell if the one she spoke to was lying. ‘Having learned of my heritage, I decided to investigate this land. What I found… concerned me. The citizens do not seem to be as happy as their constant singing would suggest. Are the needs of the citizens being prioritized? How do you feel? I want to know,’ she asked. Of course, she was scouting for potential lies already. What was and wasn’t a lie could tell her things.

Another question, and one that carried with it a more serious subject matter. The Princess' smile only faltered for but a moment before returning, though not quick enough for it to escape Mariette's piercing eye.”I cannot speak for the people of the other Princess’ realms,” she warned. Some of the other lands were more difficult for her to visit than others.

“The Queen has protected us, kept us safe from monsters and Horrors and everything else. Though she can be unpredictable sometimes,” she replied, “But she lets me oversee my realm as I want, so long as she gets what she is owed.”

Mariette silently listened to the reply, gazing intently at the mermaid.

‘What is she owed? What does one need to pay for her protection?’ Mariette asked, keeping her question sharp.

“Typically resources like metals and gems, sometimes labor, sometimes whatever has taken her fancy,” the Princess offered. She would like to say that it was predictable, but the Queen could be erratic sometimes (which likely was not a surprise to Mariette)

‘…’ How very political of her. Mariette needed to see if she could catch her in a lie. ‘Are you happy with how things are? Answer with a single word,’ she instructed. Now, if “yes” was a lie… then she had something to work from.

The Princess paused for a moment, uncertain of the question once again. But nonetheless she answered. “Yes!” A lie, just as Mariette had hoped.

Excellent. Time to put on the pressure, then. Another question.

‘So you aren’t simply managing the best of a terrible circumstance where you’re doing your best under the constant threat of losing your head if you fail?’ Mariette asked, just checking how deep it went.

“O-Of course not! I’m sure the Queen would never do that to her loyal subjects,” the Princess insisted. A claim that was a lie just like her first answer.

‘I see. So you’re alright with things staying like this, unchanging, until the end of your days… or, more accurately, until your next mistake,’ Mariette concluded, intending to let the princess rummage on that one.

‘... Do you think you have a place in the queen's final design for this world?’ Mariette calmly asked, staring toward the princess. It occurred to her, she didn’t have to be entirely truthful, either.

That question seemed to take the Princess off guard, if her confused expression was any indication. “W-What do you mean?” she asked after a moment. It seemed Mariette had an opening that she could take advantage of, now that her seeds had fallen close to fertile soil.

‘I’m saying…’ Mariette said, taking a deep breath to focus her thoughts, before looking straight at the princess once again. ‘Your queen cares naught for the comfort of the people she rules, nor for those who also have power in her court. This speaks to me of someone who is using their people not as a people, but as the means to an end. So what do you think happens then, when she has accomplished her goal? When she no longer needs you?’

The Princess tensed, her eyes widening nervously as Mariette drove her point home. She did not do the best job of hiding her worry or her confusion as her tail flipped in the water. “But surely she-no, she wouldn’t! R-Right….?” The hook was in. Now it was time to reel her in.

Mariette stayed quiet, looking intently at the princess. She was but silent, providing no answer, letting the princess herself come to whatever conclusion she wanted. However, if the princess in question looked miserable enough after some time, Mariette looked away from her, as if perceiving something from far away.

‘There is… a way to avoid this fate,’ she said, with just a slightest touch of warmth in her tone.

Mariette’s offer was yet another lure, this time in the form of a lifeline. And while the Mermaid wasn’t necessarily concerned for herself, she was concerned for what fate would befall her people without her. “What is it?” she asked, doing a decent job of keeping the worry from her voice but not entirely succeeding.

‘In a few days, your people are going to rebel,’ Mariette stated as a fact. ‘They will do so regardless if you get involved or not. Without your help, they will surely be vanquished, and you'll be asked how this came to be under your charge,’ she said, inspecting the mermaid's reaction closely. ‘With your help, it could go better. You have knowledge they do not, and the ability to manage an operation. And… you wouldn't be standing alone.’ Mariette paused there, to see how the mermaid would react.

The Princess’ eyes widened as Mariette warned her of the seemingly inevitable uprising that would soon occur. Her reaction spoke of concern and a bit of panic, either for her people or for her own fate. Based on what Mariette had observed so far, probably the former more than the latter.

“W-What do you mean?” she asked in response to Mariette’s hent. White she had not directly committed, that she even asked in the first place spoke volumes towards her wavering feelings.

‘I’m saying, the people of Penrose don’t like being attacked, and would be willing to help work towards a better future together,’ Mariette stated simply. She hadn’t actually talked to anyone in Penrose about it, but she did think it would be decently simple to put her into contact with Penny.

“A-Ah, the Queen’s latest attempted conquest,” the Princess observed with a small nod. She didn’t really know much about Penrose, aside from what the Queen had said about the subject and the fact that someone had thrown a bomb into the party during their last big event. Had that been them? She wasn’t sure. “Are they really strong enough to fight her?”

‘If anyone does, it’s them,’ Mariette told with absolute conviction. ‘They’ve already defeated another invasion by a different magical queen,’ is what she’s deciding Justine was, ‘dealt with a horror manifesting in the midst of town,’ that’s totally what that was ‘and they’ve managed to spark change in how Beacon handles monsters, which is something nobody has done before.’ As far as Mariette knows.

‘What are you thinking?’ Mariette asked. Because, depending on if she lies or not, Mariette might have to make the princess disappear after telling her all of this.

It would have been very unfortunate for Mariette if she invested all of this effort only for the Princess to refuse. She’d probably win that fight, but it would have meant all of this effort and time was wasted.

Luckily for her, it was not to be the case in this particular instance. “A-Alright, I’ll do it,” the Princess agreed with a hesitant nod. “For my people. Just don’t leave us to do it all on our own, please?”

Mariette nodded, not showing her relief and elation at this working. ‘I’ll give you what you need to get started,’ she said. The details could be sorted out later. ‘I was intending on making contact with more princesses than just you. The more the merrier, after all. Would you have any recommendations, friends? Or, perhaps, anyone who I should be staying away from?’ Mariette asked.

“Thank you Princess, you are kinder than I deserve,” the Mermaid replied with a small bow.

After a moment she addressed Mariettes remaining question. “Sleeping Beauty can be difficult, not that it's her fault. She just sleeps a lot, so it can be hard to find time to do stuff with her. Rapunzel is very distant from the rest of us, and Scheherazade’s realm is… unique even by our standards.”

But then she brightened up once more. “Snow White is a good friend though, you could try talking to her! There's the Lilliput Princess too, I know she's had some disagreements with how the Queen manages things.” She let out a musical hum as she thought it over. “The Brave Princess and the Frog Princess are also pretty open about their opinion on things, they might be worth contacting.”

Mariette nodded. ‘Good. I have some places to look at, then. In the meantime… Promise me you will not leak any information about this to someone who would not want this to happen.’ Just as a precaution. Nothing so far had been a lie, so.

“I promise,” the Princess replied with a sincere smile.

Mariette nodded, satisfied.

‘Then that will be all for now. I will put you into contact with Penny, and then we can arrange this further. I’ll also see if we can recruit some more of you. I will see you again later. Goodbye.' With that, Mariette would exit through a portal and leave the princess to consider what had been spoken about. Mariette would later supply her with coordinates and valuable information, but that’s for later.

For now, their little revolution was taking shape.
@Remram@Joshua Tamashii

‘Hm,’ Heather made a light noise as she placed a hand on her chin and watched the very much flourishing garden after having heard what Basil had to say about the matter. ‘I’ll be right back, I need to give my staff a touch of guidance,’ Heather said, and then started to gently jog away, her Cherubi stumbling after her. She started to gather the other workers over there to share a couple words with them, and point at the tree that had grown over there. Meanwhile.

Anise had become a bit wide-eyed at the entire event. She met Basil’s eyes, and was a bit surprised by the eagerness that came from him.

‘Please elaborate,’ she asked, not entirely getting it yet but very much interested in what Basil had to say.









Connected areas:
Route 4. Forest route at the base of Mt. Strength leading west to Rainrock City.
Route 5. A grassy incline connecting mountains, forests, plains, Stillwood and Lakewatch.
Route 14. The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.
Mountain Valley. A passage between Mt. Strength and Mt. Chill, a shortcut to Worldedge City.

@Remram@Joshua Tamashii

Heather smiled happily at him for making that decision, and then gestured to follow her.

‘Let’s find you a plot~’ she said. After a short bit of walking, along the way her Cherubi was dancing among their feet, she presented a plot. The plots of this garden were small squares of limited space, each allotted to one tree, and there were rows upon rows of these plots. Heather had intentionally wandered to an area where there weren’t a lot of other used plots, and gestured for an empty plot in the middle of it.

‘Let me show you. Here, take these,’ she said, handing him a bag and a small shovel. The bag was a brown bag with a fancy label on the front, introducing it as the Amaze Mulch. ‘Do you want to try, too?’ she asked Amelia, holding out a piece of Growth Mulch and an Oran Berry, just happy to potentially share the glory of planting.

But, in case they were willing to try it out, Heather picked a plot to show how it is done.

‘First, make sure the soil is not completely dry. It should be just a bit moist. If it isn’t, use the Swanna Pail to make it a bit wetter,’ Heather said, and put her finger into the soil, past the surface, and upon an evaluation grabbed her own can and spilled some water into it.

‘Secondly, if you are using mulch, apply a layer of it above the soil. It protects the soil from having its water evaporate, plus whatever other effects particular mulches have. A spade should suffice at a small scale like this,’ she said, pouring out the mulch on the plot and then using a small spade to spread it evenly.

‘Then, plant the berry! Now, if you’re growing anything else, you probably want to make sure the plant is growing before applying the mulch, but Berries are strong little things that actually grow better if it’s done first. So, here we go,’ she said, using her spade to create an opening to put the Rawst Berry she was using as an example into the soil, before then covering it again.

‘Then simply make sure it is watered! Regularly, you’ll want your berries watered around every 24 hours, but then you should have your berries ready to be picked in around four days! They grow that fast! With a Growth Mulch, they’ll be done in just two!’ she happily hummed as she watered it again.

‘And that should do it. Of course, you used an Amaze Mulch, meaning you don’t need to water it, the resulting berries will not fall off, and more.’

So, did Basil go ahead and follow the procedure to plant the berry?

Since he did...

Eventually, the berry was planted, and the procedure was done. With that, Heather gently clapped for his progress.

‘Of course, we won’t see the result of the berry you’ve planted until in a couple of days. However, I would be happy to look after it until the time comes. After we’ve obtained a few more of the berries, we can start conducting tests to see how they affect Pokémon that eat them! It is truly exciting. May I ask how you obtained these berries? It is awfully rare that new ones appear like this…’ Heather kept talking, but… Where Heather wasn’t looking, the plant in the soil Basil had just planted was already poking out the soil. In fact, it was still growing. It was slowly growing in height, yet compared to the usual speed plants grew with it was tremendously fast.

It was, in fact, growing into a splendid tree in a very short amount of time. Two branches emerged to the left and right, before they crossed in front of it. They suddenly resembled a pair of crossed arms. Then, the green leaves emerged, and… it perfectly recreated Landorus’ “hair” and mustache in green, making the plant into a standing living statue of the legendary Pokémon.

‘What…’ Heather looked over with a stunned expression, when a pulse emitted from the tree. It coursed through the ground past where they were standing, across the garden. For a second, there was nothing. Then… other plants started growing, at pretty much the same speed that the tree before them had grown. Incomplete Berry Trees grew to full bloom. Withered plants regained their vigor. Berries sprouted. On those that already had berries, the amount of berries increased. And, some of the berries that grew were becoming absolutely massive.

‘Oh, my,’ Heather gently expressed, as around them was now an utterly complete garden with many, many types of berries around this tree that stood like a monument to the one they’d received the berry from. Across the garden there were confused visitors and staff alike, because all the plants suddenly sprouting at once like this was definitely unnatural. However, notably, the tree itself did not appear to carry any berries of its own.

If Amelia planted that plant she’d been offered, that included that one, of course.

‘It would seem we have some harvesting to do,’ Heather noted, turning towards the plant that had grown from where Basil planted it. ‘That… resembles Landorus, the Guardian of the Fields and god of harvest. What exactly did you plant?’ she asked, a hand placed on her chin.

‘Er…’ Anise, meanwhile, was looking towards Basil looking like she was wondering if he was going to explain this, or whatever the plan was supposed to be.

Oh, and the feast was attracting some Pokémon. Like a big all-eater, numerous sloths dragging themselves towards the trees, numerous green and numerous pink monkeys, in addition to a couple small eggs bouncing in from somewhere. There seemed to be a couple trees that were there specifically for these wild Pokémon.



What would they do now?









Connected areas:
Route 4. Forest route at the base of Mt. Strength leading west to Rainrock City.
Route 5. A grassy incline connecting mountains, forests, plains, Stillwood and Lakewatch.
Route 14. The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.
Mountain Valley. A passage between Mt. Strength and Mt. Chill, a shortcut to Worldedge City.

@Remram@Joshua Tamashii

‘It could give us a clue as to what they’re made for,’ Anise replied to Basil, keeping her arms crossed and looking thoughtful for the moment. ‘Worst case scenario, we have another one,’ she said, referring to the one she received.

‘Of course you should do it~!’ Heather looked like it was obvious. ‘Planting berries is how you make more of them. If you have a rare berry that we’ve never seen before, of course we must ensure we have more of them! Don’t you agree?’ she said, clearly stating her opinion on the matter.





Connected areas:
Route 4. Forest route at the base of Mt. Strength leading west to Rainrock City.
Route 5. A grassy incline connecting mountains, forests, plains, Stillwood and Lakewatch.
Route 14. The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.
Mountain Valley. A passage between Mt. Strength and Mt. Chill, a shortcut to Worldedge City.

@Remram@Joshua Tamashii

Anise looked surprised at Amelia telling her that she wasn’t being inflexible only wanting to raise one type, and then gave numerous examples of such individuals. Over time as Amelia spoke, Anise started smiling.

‘Yeah. Yeah!’ she said, looking determined all of a sudden. ‘That’s it. I can raise the kind of Pokémon I want to raise! It’s fine to have weaknesses! I’ll just figure out how to overcome my weaknesses, WITHOUT going against my beliefs!’ Anise raised her clenched fists, gritting her teeth from sheer determination. ‘Watch me, Landorus! I’m gonna take you down, all with a team that I built, for myself, with MY ideals!’ she called, and her Pokémon called out with her, looking quite happy with this decision.

Amelia pointed out she had a non-fighting-type right there. ‘Ah, yeah. He’s…’ Anise smiled a bit as Zigzagoon made a happy noise and pressed himself against Amelia’s hand. ‘He’s a special exception. I’m not really bringing him for fighting…’ she said, tilting her head a little to look at her little buddy. ‘But maybe you could do something, too?’

‘Zag!’ Zigzagoon happily called out back to her. Anise smiled to him, then turned to Amelia again.

‘Thank you, Amelia. I think that’s what I needed to hear.’

With that said, they then headed to the Berry Garden. Basil spoke to the receptionist…

‘Oh, I’ve never seen such a berry… Let me call one of our experts!’ she said, and then dashed off. Eventually she returned, accompanied by an Aroma Lady, with a living berry walking on two leg-things with a green stem extending from its head and another, smaller berry growing on that one.



‘Hello~! I’m Heather. I’ve been told you have an odd-looking berry?’ the lady asked, and assuming the berry was presented to her… ‘Oh, that is…’ she said, walking forward and inspecting it, and the Cherubi underneath also skipped to stare from below. ‘… That… is not a berry I know. And believe me, I know a lot of berries. In fact, I would have claimed I knew all of them… until this moment. Interesting,’ she said, with a gentle smile on her lips.

‘So, are you going to plant it?’ Heather asked. ‘No berry is truly fulfilled until it has been planted in soil. I’m excited to see what kind of a tree will grow from this. I’m willing to donate a plot and a Mulch of your choice, given the circumstances,’ she said, definitely looking like she was containing her excitement under her ladylike grace.

Amelia went and inspected a nearby berry plant… when a happy head suddenly stuck out towards her from the little tree. There was a monkey in the tree.

Said monkey dropped down onto the ground, grabbed a Pecha Berry with the hand on its tail, and then ran off using the other berry plants as cover.



Pokédex Entry #190 – Aipom, the Long Tail Pokémon. It lives atop tall trees. Their long tail is very strong and strong enough to throw its own body-mass. They jump from tree to tree, hang from branches using their tail and pick berries with it. Because of overreliance on their tail, its actual arms are weak and very clumsy.


Anyway. What does the two of them do now?





Connected areas:
Route 4. Forest route at the base of Mt. Strength leading west to Rainrock City.
Route 5. A grassy incline connecting mountains, forests, plains, Stillwood and Lakewatch.
Route 14. The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.
Mountain Valley. A passage between Mt. Strength and Mt. Chill, a shortcut to Worldedge City.

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