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The Author: Alexia Wynd

STATUS: Wow three years since an update....well - I guess I've been busy. Finally getting back into real story writing instead of just editing and submitting old stuff. 8 mos ago
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8 mos ago
Current Wow three years since an update....well - I guess I've been busy. Finally getting back into real story writing instead of just editing and submitting old stuff.
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4 yrs ago
Responses didn't come like I meant them to. I'm working on being able to get to them this week. Thank you for your patience with me.
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4 yrs ago
Responses to those waiting to hear from me will come tomorrow. Apologies.
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4 yrs ago
Shit happens, responses slow. Working on it. Please be patient.
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I'm an adult with a family and responsibilities that take priority, as well as mental health issues that can cause me to not get on this site for periods of time. Just know I will get back to you within a few days. If I had something going with you at some point, and you're interested in either starting it back up or starting something fresh, just reach out.

I recently started working on getting published, and have self published one story so far. Check it out on Amazon - Into the Night by Alexia Wynd.

You can also check out more of my work - short stories and the like - at my recently started Patreon: patreon.com/storiestocaptivate

Also found on Twitter: @AlexiaWynd

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In Pokémon: There and Back Again → 2 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay

Faye Wrexlyn




Okay, so this was a much tougher fight than some preschoolers' pokemon. Sage didn't seem like he would handle the next attack the rowlett sent his way, but thankfully the sand cloud stopped the rowlett enough for him to get another solid hit in on it. That glow was weird though. It almost - oh! There's an ability that did something like that. What was it? Ugh.

It didn't matter. Aside from the power, it didn't look like the bird could handle another hit from Sage. Not that Sage could handle another hit from the rowlett either. If she was ever going to catch it, now was her shot.

She pulled out one of her starter balls, expanded it, and "Pokeball, go!" threw it at the rowlett. Please please please
In Pokémon: There and Back Again → 2 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay

Faye Wrexlyn




Sage made a solid hit, but the rowlet wasn't going to go down that easy it seemed. Especially not with the way Sage tensed after the rowlet let out a growl of it's own. When it flew up, Faye took on a more serious look to try to figure out what attack it might be. It could just be getting advantage on Sage to divebomb tackle him. Or...oh no.

"Sage, try to dodge the leaves. Use your Sand Attack while you do to kick up a cloud of dust around you to help provide cover. As soon as it's close, Tackle."
In Pokémon: There and Back Again → 2 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay

Faye Wrexlyn




Well, it didn't disagree. That helped confirm it wasn't actually someone's Pokemon. Kind of. After giving it a moment longer to consider the camera, she raised it and snapped a few pictures at different zooms and angles. One, if not all, of them would be a great shot of the rowlett. Hopefully she could add the Pokemon to her team. But, if not, at least she could add its image to her portfolio.

Luckily, it seemed to like the idea of joining. Well, it liked it well enough for them to prove they were worth joining. She hadn't figured it would be so easy as to just ask it to join and that it would, but hopefully this would go their way.

"Alright!" Faye grinned. She looked at Sage. "Ready to convince this rowlett to join us?" "Ee," Sage puffed up his chest as he yipped.

"Alright then." She pointed toward the rowlett. "Get on in there. Don't let his ability to fly intimidate you. Kick off with a Sand Attack then go in for a Tackle."
In Pokémon: There and Back Again → 2 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay

Faye Wrexlyn




Faye nodded. That all sounded fair. She could always check on the kids after seeing this Mr Hoots the kids mentioned. From the description, it sounded like a rowlet, but she didn't want to set her hopes on it and be disappointed by children's poor descriptions. "Well, if you think they'll be fine, I'll help them out after I see this Mr. Hoots. And maybe I can pay them back for Sage's first battles by doing a photo session for them with their Pokémon. I've done it for other young trainers in King's Cross, and it's literally the least I could do to repay them for letting Sage get some experience under his belt." She pulled out one of her business cards and offered it to the teen she was following.

It was a longer walk than she suspected, but it was a nice day for the walk anyways. Sneaking through a portion of someone's yard made Sage nervous, but he stuck with her all the same. At last, they came to it though. Why walk so far away to have their little battle? There was plenty of room here. Probably because they couldn't decide how to fairly handle it and needed to be at a place closer to where others might come across them? It was the only way to ensure they maybe got the attention of another trainer and get a fair tournament. (Though calling it a fair tournament didn't seem quite right given how quickly all of Sage's fights went.)

Her thoughts were derailed by an ear-piercing whistle. Sage ducked his head and covered his ears with his paws.

What Faye expected was a run of the mill rowlet. What she saw was far more fantastic. She blinked a few times to make sure she wasn't staring in awe at the poor thing. Considering kids were fighting to get the right to catch it, it might not have appreciated that. Her hands went to her camera hung against her side, but she held it low instead of instinctually snapping a shot of the thing right away.

"Well, before that, would you mind if I take a picture of you? Even if you don't want to join me, I doubt I'll see another rowlet that looks like you and I'd really appreciate getting the opportunity to photograph you." She motioned with her camera but hadn't taken her eyes off the so-called Mr Hoots yet. "Then, if you're interested, I'd would like it if you would join me. Sage and I are just starting out our journey together and we'd love some more company."
In Pokémon: There and Back Again → 2 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay

Faye Wrexlyn




Things weren't looking good for the first time using Tail Whip, but much to Faye's surprise, the Wooloo had even worse luck. The poor thing was offbalance then distracted, and while she was apprehensive about how well Sage's tackle would land - that was definitely a fluffy Wooloo after all - it all seemed to go off so much worse than she figured.

Sage bounced off the Wooloo and landed, shaking his head to right it after the hit landed. Then watched on in a bit of worry as the Wooloo bounced away and started rolling down the hill. The whole thing happened so fast, Faye couldn't think to react and stood there just, dumbfound, and watched in horrid amazement as it rolled away. Thus ending her third battle as a trainer.

Wait...they won, again, just that easily?

The Eevee yipped happily as he trotted back over to his trainer. A few blinks, and Faye was able to greet him with a smile and scritches. "You performed wonderfully, and looks like you're getting stronger too." The congratulations were short-lived as her attention was stolen away by the babysitter. Right. The runaway Wooloo....Oh, right! the Pokémon she was even battling to get to try to capture.

Faye stood, casting one last look toward the children chasing after the Wooloo. She and Sage caught up with the girl and walked with her. "Are you sure they don't need any help catching Wooly? We can help them catch him again before going to see the Pokémon."
In Pokémon: There and Back Again → 2 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay

Faye Wrexlyn




Okay, this one definitely didn't feel like a good win, not that the other did either. The kids had asked her to participate, and Sage wasn't exactly experienced in battling as far as she knew; starting Pokémon were generally trained enough to tamed already but not battle exerts. Still, the girl crying made it hard to congratulate Sage on a battle well done. She exchanged the apologetic look with the teen, though. It may not have been the first time, but it still mustn't be easier on the girl's sister to deal with a kid wanting comfort after every fight.

A soft, sympathetic smile slid into place as she turned her attention to the girl. "You know, you've got a pretty good Pokémon. If you continue to train it as well as you have been, you'll be beating people easily. This field is a great place to train your Nicket to get stronger and less susceptible to scares."

Sage, in the meantime, trotted over rather proud of himself. Maybe her words would help calm the girl's tears, but if not at least she tried. Sage didn't deserve his triumph to be overshadowed by the other's defeat though. This was only his second battle, after all. Faye knelt down and gave him scritches behind his ears. He yipped happily, and Faye smiled more. "Yes, you did well. You were a very fierce little fighter. Soon enough you'll be stronger and even have a team to battle with that will help you get even tougher."

She turned her attention from the last battle to her next one.

Like the other kids, he seemed just as certain of himself as well. While another normal type should have made her feel confident - which wasn't to say she wasn't given she was battling kids and how strong could their pokemon be? - this was only Sage's 3rd battle. She didn't want to go in too confident and lose to a kid. The Wooloo was extremely fluffy - just how much of that fluff was fluff and how much was body? One way to find out.

"Sage, get in there and use Tail Whip, then Tackle."
In Pokémon: There and Back Again → 2 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay

Faye Wrexlyn




Sage's growl was far louder and more fierce than she ever expected. It certainly caught her off-guard how scary a noise her Eevee sounded, but the surprise vanished in a second with a quick blink. She was going to have to remember he could do that so she didn't betray the shock next time; fighting a more seasoned trainer would pick up on the unexpected aspect and assume she was an amateur. While being underestimated would be an advantage, she dreaded the idea of anyone assuming she didn't know what she was doing.

At least her assumption was correct: this wasn't going to be a quick fight. It was good the Nicket wasn't badly hurt from all Sage's attacks, but it meant there was still risk of Sage getting hit hard too. At least the kid sounded like this was the usual strategy - lower defense and hit it.

"Sage, go in for another Tackle, then use Sand Attack to try to throw off its attack again." While lowering the Nicket's attack ability further first would be helpful, the other pokemon could move faster than Sage if it knew Quick Attack already, which meant another attempt to try to throw it off again was going to be far riskier than the first time. She was better off trying to just beat it instead of trying to lower its defensive or offensive abilities.
In Pokémon: There and Back Again → 2 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay

Faye Wrexlyn




Did she feel bad about beating a kid that was about half her age? Absolutely. Did it diminish her first Pokémon battle and, by extension, first win? A little, yeah - as long as she was being honest with herself. On the outside, she did her best to remain calm though. "Don't be discouraged. Sage just got a lucky hit. Keep training and some day you'll be on your own journey to take on the Evig gyms and Elite 4." When Sage trotted over after the battle was over, she crouched and scritched the fur on his cheeks and behind his ears. "You did great. But one easy fight doesn't mean they all will be," she murmured to him. "Though that was a good warm up, and soon we'll have more on our team to help us get stronger." Sage yipped in response.

She looked over and watched the other battle nearby. It was a good way to see what other Pokémon she'd be putting Sage up against, and try to figure out a strategy for moving forward. One lucky hit didn't mean every fight would go that easily. Sage seemed to be better at fighting other normal types, and the odds were in her favor the kids would all have normal types, but that wasn't a guarantee.

Like now. She knew only a little of the fox Pokémon summoned. A little more than just the pokédex entry, enough to know it wasn't normal type, but couldn't remember what type it actually was. It didn't matter; Sage was it and he'd face it just the same. But her Nickit was faster than the Rattata. That required a different strategy.

"Sage, growl as fierce and loud as you can then kick up sand to distract it. Then hit it with a tackle." It wasn't likely to go as quickly as the first fight, considering Sage got a lucky hit, but hopefully it wouldn't drag out. But that was her basic strategy - distract and intimidate the Nickit into weaker attacks or missing all together, then go in for a hit.
In Pokémon: There and Back Again → 3 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay

Faye Wrexlyn





Faye let out a steadying breath. This was to be her first Pokémon battle. While it was against kids almost half her age, that kind of meant failing at her first battle would be even more embarrassing than if she fought someone her age and lost. That meant the pressure was on. She had to win, not just because it meant getting the right to first claim for catching that rowlet, but to preserve her confidence in being a trainer. Perhaps embarrassing wasn't the right term for if she lost. It would be a lot more than embarrassing. She'd studied to do well her with her first Pokémon - know what starter moves did and what could counter what regardless of Pokémon type - and losing to a munchkin would be a blow worse than just losing with her first step onto the trail of being a Pokémon trainer.

Words from her mother's parting advice repeated in her head. Trust your Pokémon and trust in yourself. The first challenger, Will, called out his Pokémon. Faye put her hair up in a ponytail and stepped into position with Sage at her side. They were battling another normal type. She let out another breath and muttered quietly, We've got this.

She looked down at Sage. "Ready?" Sage nodded and yipped back. "Alright. Let's show these kids how to battle! Sage - go!" She pointed toward the center and Sage charged out into position. Her attention was focused on the battle at hand, not noticing any others that she might have recognized show up on the route on their way out of town.

Listening to the instructions the kid shouted at his Ratatta, her confidence wavered but she kept it bottled up. Defense lowering and actual attacks...okay, she could do this. "Sage, dodge its tail and get into a good position! Kick up sand and get it in its eyes, then go in for a tackle!" From there, she would keep advising Sage to dodge in and out with varying instructions to use other stat reducing attacks between tackles.
In Pokémon: There and Back Again → 3 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
Faye Wrexlyn





The amount of trust that babysitter placed in her wasn't misplaced, but Faye wasn't entirely sure it was the right thing. She supposed maybe the girl wasn't as irresponsible as that statement first appeared given she could easily watch to make sure the new trainer didn't do anything improper. So long as the game was kept out in the field anyways. Given how much the kids all seemed delighted she might just join - Faye struggled to find a viable reason it wouldn't be okay. Even if it was a game of tag, she could still spare an hour to a little lighthearted game if Sage could play, too, she supposed.

It was odd watching them all huddle up to discuss, though. What could those little devils be planning? The way they eyed her and Sage after coming to a consensus on whatever their discussion was made her second guess wanting to see what the game might be. Maybe coming over wasn't the right call. She certainly didn't want to start off her journey with getting Sage mauled by some kids.

Of course, then the blonde explained it all. Hearing it was a Pokémon battle tournament...How could she say no to that? Especially if it was the fair way to get a chance to catch the wild rowlet.

'Don't go easy on them for me' the girl had said. Problem was, Faye was still a new trainer. The first round in this would be her first fight ever. She was confident she could handle a fight, but a round robin match? Even against kids, there was no telling how long any of them had their Pokémon, aside from the fact that only one Pokémon still meant a bit of a learning curve. Not to mention Eevees were normal type; Sage may have seemed a bit stronger

Faye looked from the girl to the kids to Sage. "Well, what do you think?" Sage seemed to do the same evaluation before looking up at his trainer. "Vee eev eevee," he yipped with a nod of his head and determined look. The teen nodded her head as well and looked back at their waiting opponents. "Alright. We're in. After all, it might be her very first match as a trainer, but she had been studying, and eventually there would have to be a first battle. She was confident she could handle fighting a couple of kids. Especially if it meant getting a chance at a rowlet.
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