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The Next Hunt: A Pokémon Scarlet/Violet Rp

I think I'll go ahead and claim rock!

The Next Hunt: A Pokémon Scarlet/Violet Rp

I'd be interested in this - I'm not too fussed on type, but @Crimson Flame knows I'm the water lady, so I'll try something different this go round.

The Fairies Adventure

Lumina Forest - Mrs. Greypetal's House

Juniper turned as the ice fairy asked what her relationship with Mrs. Greypetal was. “She used to be the school principal,” Juniper chirped back, smiling. “She didn't teach me most of the time, but she was the most experienced earth fairy at school until she retired.” She poked her head curiously around the crystal a few times after being asked to imbue it. “Oh, yes, um, I can try, at least.” She obliged with some earth magic.

Juniper giggled at the hesitation of the others to fly up the tree. “It's not that high, come on!” she urged, following Sky to the top. Unfortunately, there was no answer – but there was a note, which Sky read out loud. Juniper frowned at the news that Mrs. Greypetal was out right now.

Sky thought it was odd Mrs. Greypetal would leave a note, and Zircon asked if Mrs. Greypetal usually got visitors. “Oh, I don't think it's that odd... my mother would always leave notes like that if she was going out...” Juniper got quiet for a moment, remembering the beautiful scrawl that she'd never quite been able to replicate. “But yes, Mrs. Greypetal would get a lot of visitors, she lives alone and is older so neighbours and family often check on her.” She smiled momentarily but faltered at Sky's irritation at the roadblock. “I-I don't think it would be okay for me to go through Mrs. Greypetal's things, but it'll be okay, Prince Sky,” Juniper assured him, “we can go into town and look for her – surely somebody would have seen her, most everyone knows who she is.”

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Feydellia Palace -> Lumina Forest

Prince Sky immediately took to Juniper's plan, and her eyes brightened at the young monarch taking her suggestion into actual consideration. In fact, he swiftly left to go set up preparations. Juniper nervously fluttered closer to Surge, half expecting to be scolded for throwing them into this mess. She was a little sad to be going back to Lumina, but this was an emergency. Maybe she could come back to the festival next year (or maybe she wouldn't want to after all of this...)

While Sky was gone, Juniper flew down to the many statues adorning the dance floor and looked into the glazed eyes of the Queen for a moment before feeling intimidated despite the petrification. She looked down and bowed respectfully. She'd never been able to use stone magic before, but... She gently reached out, and several pink flowers gently wove themselves around the queen's crown. “I – sorry,” Juniper squeaked softly, backing away. “I'll do my best to help you some other way, though...”

Sky came back shortly in a gold and pink carriage pulled by majestic winged beasts. “Awww!” Juniper flew over slowly as not to startle them. “Can I pet them?” She reached out to pat one on the nose, giggling in delight. Her joy was short-lived as Sky designated her as navigator. That seemed like a very adult responsibility, but he was right, maybe nobody else knew how to get there? She wasn't sure if her father could navigate very well from a moving vehicle. “Um... okay,” Juniper quietly agreed, with very little sense of confidence. “Dad... which way did we come from again?”

The ride there wasn't exactly smooth, but once Juniper caught sight of the forest's trees, she quickly took stock of other landmarks and was able to direct them through to Mrs. Greypetal's house – a hole close to the top of a massive tree. The carriage landed at the base, and Juniper hopped out, excited both to pet the unicorns again, and over the fact that they had somehow survived the trip.

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Feydellia Palace

As Prince Sky explained that he put up a HELP signal because many guests had turned to stone, including his own parents, Juniper quickly looked down upon the ballroom and her hands flew to her mouth in horror. Uncannily realistic stone statues littered the ballroom, frozen in time. Surge went down to check them, relaying that it wasn't just a trick of the mind - they really had been turned to stone. Juniper listened as the prince immediately blamed the dark fairies. Gosh, Juniper hadn't realized that the dark and light fairies hated each other so much, to turn welcomed guests into stone...

But then Prince Sky immediately dropped the accusations to greet a 'cutie'. A young blonde fairy with black and red wings was just standing there. Juniper blushed - he was kind of cute. No, no, focus... A female fairy with light blue hair and goggles was rambling on about a cure for petrification. Juniper listened hopefully for a bit, but it was a little above her level of comprehension. A darker blue female fairy with transparent wings dismissed Sky's notion that the dark fairies had anything to do with it, and suggested instead that they investigate Lumina. Lumina? Oh... right, stone magic. Juniper didn't have the gift for it herself. She glanced at the fairies gathered and surmised she was probably the only earth fairy there. She flew closer to her dad before speaking. "Oh, u-um, yes, I know lots of earth fairies who specialize in stone magic... but I've never seen anybody be turned to stone before..." She started suddenly as if realizing she'd forgotten something. "Sorry, my name is Juniper. My father and I live in Lumina." She nodded at Surge. "Maybe Mrs. Greypetal could help." Juniper smiled and perked up. "She's like, a million years old." For what it was worth, it was meant as a compliment to her experience, though in hindsight Juniper would be glad that Mrs. Greypetal wasn't around to hear the gross exaggeration. "She used to be my school principal before she retired, and she knows all about stone magic!"

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Feydellia

Juniper paused as her father called out for her to slow down. She obeyed and flew closer, but kept throwing anxious glances behind her. “There's a message right above the castle. It appeared right when I was looking at it – it says HELP in big capital sparkly letters... and... and nobody else saw it right away, and I got scared. Sorry for flying off like that.” She hesitated, then decided she didn't want to leave time for him to argue that it might be dangerous to help, and instead turned back around. “Come on!” she urged, flying at a reasonably slow speed so that Dad wouldn't lose her.

Juniper followed the light to the castle. “Down here!” she piped up so Dad knew why she'd suddenly changed directions. The first thing she noticed was several out-of-place statues of fairies in the ballroom, though she didn't immediately realize the significance of them, so didn't narrate them to her father. There was a small group of fairies chatting nearby, so Juniper flew over to them, realizing that Prince Sky was among them after she was already in front of them. She'd never been in the presence of royalty before. “P-Prince Sky!” Juniper squeaked, hastily bowing. “U-um, I'm sorry to interrupt, I saw the HELP above the castle... and... um... thought maybe somebody needed help.”

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Feydellia

A young earth fairy flitted through the pink clouds of Feydellia on green and blue wings, her bright purple and green eyes looking upon everything the festival had to offer. “There's a stall to the right with pink cupcakes loaded with even more pink and sparkly icing, piled so high it's like it's trying to be a cupcake castle! And over on the other side, there's a game where you have to pop pink bubbles – oh, somebody just popped one, and sparkles came flying out!” Juniper giggled and pushed her wavy brown hair to the side, and as she did so, multiple pink flowers bloomed from her hand and wove themselves into the loose strands.

She turned around to make sure her father was still following her. It was a shame Dad couldn't see what an amazing show the royal family had put together, but she was doing her best to give him a mental image. “Thanks for taking me here, Dad,” Juniper said sweetly, trying to smile with her voice.

In the distance, the Feydellia royal castle stood tall and proud. Juniper's eyes shone as she took it in. “Feydellia is so big and open compared to Lumina – and so much more pink!”

As Juniper beamed at the castle, a flash of light just above it caught her attention. HELP it said, in flicking lights. Juniper immediately turned for the reaction of the crowd, but many of them were so engrossed in their enjoyment of the festival that they didn't immediately notice. “Help...” Juniper muttered, quickly realizing she needed to be louder to rouse attention. “Help... help!” she called anxiously. “Somebody needs help at the castle! We have to go help them!” She earned a few stares and mutters from the party-goers, a few now staring in shock at the writing in the sky as Juniper wrung her hands. They weren't going fast enough! “Dad, we have to go help!” Juniper cried, then took off toward the castle.

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Name: Juniper Thunderbee
Age: Teen
Gender: Female

Magic: As an earth-aligned fairy, Juniper is able to manipulate plant life and make plants grow, including those with harmful or helpful properties.

Appearance:

Picture

Juniper is of normal height but is quite lithe, giving her an air of fragility. She has a light skin tone and cascading oak-brown hair which curls lightly and would trail quite a ways down her back if she left it be. She can spend hours playing it into different braids and buns, or experimenting with wearing different flowers in it. Flowers and small vines often trail across her pointed ears, neck, wrists, arms, and hair. She can summon or dispel them at will and have just become a normal part of her everyday fashion. Juniper normally wears plain, solid-coloured dresses and allows the flowers to do the part of accentuating her looks.

Typical of fairies, she has soft features and expressive eyes which both feature a gradient of green to purple from right to left. Her wings are mostly bright green, but fade to a sky blue as they come closer to her back.


Personality: Juniper has a gentle and sweet disposition, rarely getting into disagreements and quick to offer help. She is especially empathetic to animals, and would probably help an animal in need ahead of another fairy. Animals tend to be drawn to her calm nature (and tendency to bring treats) and many creatures of all shapes and sizes are familiar with her in the Luminous Forest.

Juniper has a tendency to narrate what she's doing or verbally describe objects around her, which might seem like an odd quirk before learning that her father is blind. She would never purposefully talk over anybody, though. That would be difficult anyways given her soft speaking voice. She is easily dominated in conversation by more extroverted types, but is happy to sit and listen.

Her obsession with her appearance means she prefers not to fly too fast, as not to mess up her hair or dislodge any flowers. She can also be dramatic and immature about things such as not wanting to go out in the rain, or landing in trees instead of on the dirty ground.

History: Juniper was born in Lumina to the Thunderbee family. Her mother, Dalila, was an earth fairy just like her. Her father, Surge, was a rare electric variant. In her earliest memories, they spent their days playing among the glowing mushrooms and snuggling together at night. Her childhood memories slowly became of just her and her mother, overlapped with heated arguments between her mother and father when they thought she wasn't listening. It became normal - dad left, and then he came back, sometimes with little souvenirs for her from the lands he visited. She would brag to the other fairy children that her father was a great explorer, a brave hero who ventured far away to bring her and her mom back cool trinkets.

Her point of view changed abruptly when her father returned one day permanently blinded on an adventure. She worried desperately about him when he left again, but tried not to let her mother see that she was upset. She didn't want to give her more reasons to yell at Dad.

Juniper began spending more time outside on her own after that. She had always been fascinated with the plantlife and creatures that dwelled within it, but now she realized she couldn't take her eyesight for granted. What if one day she couldn't see them anymore? She wanted to experience it all and commit it to memory. She made quick friends with many a magical beetle or rodent, and even some of the larger creatures became used to her presence - helped by the cookies that Dalila was so talented at baking. When her father returned from his travels, Juniper told her everything she'd experienced in as much detail as she could. She wanted him to "see" it, too.

Juniper became very familiar with the forest at a young age and would venture progressively deeper into it. She learned which path to take, helped by the creatures she came across. She stayed out longer and longer playing by herself, despite her mom making it clear that she had a strict curfew. One day it began raining when she was deep in the forest, and she decided to wait out the weather instead of fly home and get soaked. The rain didn't let up, and Juniper ended up falling asleep in a tree burrow, snuggled with a large feysquirrel.

She awoke much later to find sunlight peeking through the tree hole. She flew home in a panic, knowing her mother would be wondering where she was. There were fairies bustling around everywhere when she arrived back to Lumina, and all of them surrounded Juniper when they spotted her and began crying. They'd thought she was dead - the whole town was out searching - and her mother...

Her mother had gone looking for her last night and not returned. When Juniper insisted she would go find her, they broke the truth - that she had already been found, but she'd been found dead. Perhaps a toxic plant had gotten her, or a bite from one of the feysnakes - the cause wasn't obvious. She looked so peaceful when Juniper approached to say goodbye for one last time.

Juniper refused to leave the house for weeks and fell into a depression. Her father wasn't home, so neighbours would check on her and make sure she was eating. She blamed herself for her mother's death - part of her still does to this day. When her father finally returned home, Juniper collapsed in his arms and sobbed.

Both of their lives abruptly changed, but they had to move forward, together. Surge stopped adventuring to look after her, but in a way, Juniper began looking after him, too. She took over cooking after Surge's first several attempts ended with him feeding her trail mix for dinner. She'd picked up some level of knowledge from watching and listening to Dalila cook. She also became accustomed to narrating her surroundings or people she came across for her dad. Sure, Dad set the rules and paid the bills, but they slowly became a team. For years she would beg him to recount his stories of grandeur before she fell asleep, and then she would dream about exploring herself one day.

Perhaps that day isn't too far off...

Other:

The Fairies Adventure

Completed WIP

Name: Juniper Thunderbee
Age: Teen
Gender: Female

Magic: As an earth-aligned fairy, Juniper is able to manipulate plant life and make plants grow, including those with harmful or helpful properties.

Appearance:

Picture

Juniper is of normal height but is quite lithe, giving her an air of fragility. She has a light skin tone and cascading oak-brown hair which curls lightly and would trail quite a ways down her back if she left it be. She can spend hours playing it into different braids and buns, or experimenting with wearing different flowers in it. Flowers and small vines often trail across her pointed ears, neck, wrists, arms, and hair. She can summon or dispel them at will and have just become a normal part of her everyday fashion. Juniper normally wears plain, solid-coloured dresses and allows the flowers to do the part of accentuating her looks.

Typical of fairies, she has soft features and expressive eyes which both feature a gradient of green to purple from right to left. Her wings are mostly bright green, but fade to a sky blue as they come closer to her back.

Personality: Juniper has a gentle and sweet disposition, rarely getting into disagreements and quick to offer help. She is especially empathetic to animals, and would probably help an animal in need ahead of another fairy. Animals tend to be drawn to her calm nature (and tendency to bring treats) and many creatures of all shapes and sizes are familiar with her in the Luminous Forest.

Juniper has a tendency to narrate what she's doing or verbally describe objects around her, which might seem like an odd quirk before learning that her father is blind. She would never purposefully talk over anybody, though. That would be difficult anyways given her soft speaking voice. She is easily dominated in conversation by more extroverted types, but is happy to sit and listen.

Her obsession with her appearance means she prefers not to fly too fast, as not to mess up her hair or dislodge any flowers. She can also be dramatic and immature about things such as not wanting to go out in the rain, or landing in trees instead of on the dirty ground.

History: Juniper was born in Lumina to the Thunderbee family. Her mother, Dalila, was an earth fairy just like her. Her father, Surge, was a rare electric variant. In her earliest memories, they spent their days playing among the glowing mushrooms and snuggling together at night. Her childhood memories slowly became of just her and her mother, overlapped with heated arguments between her mother and father when they thought she wasn't listening. It became normal - dad left, and then he came back, sometimes with little souvenirs for her from the lands he visited. She would brag to the other fairy children that her father was a great explorer, a brave hero who ventured far away to bring her and her mom back cool trinkets.

Her point of view changed abruptly when her father returned one day permanently blinded on an adventure. She worried desperately about him when he left again, but tried not to let her mother see that she was upset. She didn't want to give her more reasons to yell at Dad.

Juniper began spending more time outside on her own after that. She had always been fascinated with the plantlife and creatures that dwelled within it, but now she realized she couldn't take her eyesight for granted. What if one day she couldn't see them anymore? She wanted to experience it all and commit it to memory. She made quick friends with many a magical beetle or rodent, and even some of the larger creatures became used to her presence - helped by the cookies that Dalila was so talented at baking. When her father returned from his travels, Juniper told her everything she'd experienced in as much detail as she could. She wanted him to "see" it, too.

Juniper became very familiar with the forest at a young age and would venture progressively deeper into it. She learned which path to take, helped by the creatures she came across. She stayed out longer and longer playing by herself, despite her mom making it clear that she had a strict curfew. One day it began raining when she was deep in the forest, and she decided to wait out the weather instead of fly home and get soaked. The rain didn't let up, and Juniper ended up falling asleep in a tree burrow, snuggled with a large feysquirrel.

She awoke much later to find sunlight peeking through the tree hole. She flew home in a panic, knowing her mother would be wondering where she was. There were fairies bustling around everywhere when she arrived back to Lumina, and all of them surrounded Juniper when they spotted her and began crying. They'd thought she was dead - the whole town was out searching - and her mother...

Her mother had gone looking for her last night and not returned. When Juniper insisted she would go find her, they broke the truth - that she had already been found, but she'd been found dead. Perhaps a toxic plant had gotten her, or a bite from one of the feysnakes - the cause wasn't obvious. She looked so peaceful when Juniper approached to say goodbye for one last time.

Juniper refused to leave the house for weeks and fell into a depression. Her father wasn't home, so neighbours would check on her and make sure she was eating. She blamed herself for her mother's death - part of her still does to this day. When her father finally returned home, Juniper collapsed in his arms and sobbed.

Both of their lives abruptly changed, but they had to move forward, together. Surge stopped adventuring to look after her, but in a way, Juniper began looking after him, too. She took over cooking after Surge's first several attempts ended with him feeding her trail mix for dinner. She'd picked up some level of knowledge from watching and listening to Dalila cook. She also became accustomed to narrating her surroundings or people she came across for her dad. Sure, Dad set the rules and paid the bills, but they slowly became a team. For years she would beg him to recount his stories of grandeur before she fell asleep, and then she would dream about exploring herself one day.

Perhaps that day isn't too far off...

Other: