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Gathering at "The Gateway", LA, Kam, Kitty
Living Arrow
post Apr 20 2014, 03:57 PM
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Travelling back to Port Barley after the events at the Petropolis Grand Invitational had been a long and gruelling affair for Lori. Well, it had involved public transport which inevitably meant sharing elbow room with all manner of undesirable and social reprobates. If she was not worrying about her bag being stolen from off of her shoulder, the young Trainer was replaying the events of the tournament again and again to find the moment that had made her act so foolishly.

*Who really thinks they can play the hero and go down some stupid hole to save random people they’ve never even met before!?* She demanded of herself for the fiftieth time as the stench of body odour from her latest ravel companion drifted her way. Holding back a gag, she politely turned her head the other way and cried inwardly. *At least Cesc smelled good!*

*Hey! Stop thinking about him, dammit!* Lori blushed in spite of herself, heat rising in her cheeks to decorate her skin with blotches of ruby embarrassment.

The coach pulled up to a stop at the edge of the town in the later hours of the sunny morning, a couple of miles from her final destination, and freedom announced itself as the coach doors clunked open.

*Close enough!* Lori told herself, springing up from her seat without a backward glance for the stinking hobo next to the window. Cuddling her bag close to her chest with one hand while squeezing the length of her intensely red hair in the other, she hurried to the front of the vehicle.

“Thanks!” She smiled and bowed her head politely to the driver (a sweet old man who she doubted spoke any English) and skipped down the steps to the sidewalk. The coach pulled away with the hiss of its brakes releasing to leave her drinking in the fresh air of the coast. It had been a while since she had been in Barley, and the town hadn’t changed a bit, but she felt like a different person to the rookie that had picked fights with bullies on her first day in the town.

*Never again, Lor.* She reminded herself of the boys that had threatened to cut off her hair when she’d defended another beginner trainer at the bus station. She shuddered at the memory, pushing those thoughts down to her toes where they couldn’t plague her thoughts anymore.

“Pipster,” Lori clicked open the green-capped Pokeball of her Piplup and grinned as he materialised in front of her, “we’re back in Barley.”

“Lup, Piplup!” His cheery reply was a welcome change to the dismal mutterings of the ‘people’ on the coach.

“And you know what that means, right?” She prompted him. A blank expression was her response. She rolled her eyes and pumped her fists energetically, the infectious enthusiasm of her naturally bold demeanour finding its way back to the front of her otherwise woolly teenage brain. “It means we get back on a ferry and go to Fidona! That Gym badge won’t win itself, y’know?!”

“Lup!”

“So, let’s go!” Lori cheered, breaking into a run down the final slope into the town with her Penguin Pokemon close on her heels.


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Huntress Wizard
post May 22 2014, 03:49 PM
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When Marwan told his Growlithe to Roar, Roxxy had a brief moment of panic. Then she relaxed when she remembered that it wouldn't work, since Zeta was fainted. She had no pokemon to switch to; Mutt would merely tumble for a bit before getting back up and throwing himself back into the fight. And when the Growlithe failed to deliver on the supposed intensity of the move, letting out a happy bark instead of the mighty roar, Roxxy managed a huff and a small smile. Mutt looked back at her, ears half-up and head cocked. She stared at him for a moment before realizing he was awaiting another order.

"Uh..." She smacked her pokedex against her palm again and scrutinized it, finally managing to make out the word 'Tackle' amidst the static of the screen. "Tackle, Mutt. On the Growlithe, on the Growlithe!" She had to add this last part in when Mutt decided that a bystander's Pikachu was his target, and began barreling towards it. He changed course on a dime, aiming now for the Growlithe. Good thing too, as the electric rat had nearly zapped Mutt back into place.

Marwan called to his Growlithe for an Ember, and Roxxy dug her nails into the palms of her hands. No time for Mutt to dodge, and the center of the quickly-spreading attack hit him right in the snout. He whined, sharp and piercing, and from here Roxxy could tell that the fur on his nose and ears was singed. But...as far as she could see, he hadn't been burned. And sooner than she'd hoped for, Mutt was nearly on top of the Growlithe.

Here was where it took a turn for the strange. Instead of simply knocking down the Growlithe with his forward momentum, hopefully scraping it up against the floor and causing some damage, Mutt slowed down at the last minute. He opened his mouth, as wide as he could, and latched on to the left shoulder of the Puppy pokemon. The air became charged, and even from here she could smell ozone. What the hell-are those sparks!? It looked like electricity was emanating from where Mutt had grabbed on.

The moment only stretched for a couple of seconds before Mutt released the Growlithe. He whimpered, backing away and swiping at his mouth with every step. But the Growlithe still had static electricity forking up and down its leg; paralysis? What is going on? Roxxy stared down the Pokedex again, and eventually the screen cleared up enough for her to make out Mutt's entire moveset.

"Howl," she said to herself. "Tackle...and Thunder Fang?" A small asterix by the move denoted it as an egg move, inherited probably by whoever Mutt's father was. Well, this changed things; maybe she wouldn't have to lie her way out of handing over some of her money after all. "Mutt!" she called out. "Thunder Fang, again!" When he didn't react, she sighed and added, "Bite the Growlithe again, like you did before!"

Thus instructed, Mutt - albeit somewhat cautiously, as that last bite had startled him quite a bit - advanced on the Growlithe again, teeth and gums bared in as vicious a snarl the little ball of gray fur could muster. If his lovely trainer commanded him to bite his opponent like his father used to do to the Wingulls hanging around the docks, then so be it.


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Living Arrow   Gathering at "The Gateway"   Apr 20 2014, 03:57 PM
Kamaitachi   To Taggarty Lee, Port Barley had been nothing more...   Apr 20 2014, 04:55 PM
A Kitty Cat   Marwan had just stepped foot off his boat a few mi...   Apr 20 2014, 09:06 PM
Huntress Wizard   In Roxxy's humble opinion, the sun got too muc...   Apr 27 2014, 08:21 AM
Living Arrow   “Luuup!” Pipster’s strangled squawk snatched L...   Apr 27 2014, 01:03 PM
Kamaitachi   Much to Tag's chagrin, no trainers had stepped...   Apr 28 2014, 12:57 AM
A Kitty Cat   Marwan shifted his way through the crowd, Natu per...   Apr 29 2014, 05:54 PM
Huntress Wizard   "No worries! Pipster's fine - it...   Apr 30 2014, 03:11 PM
Living Arrow   Lori gave a deep gulp. If it wasn’t bad enough tha...   May 3 2014, 10:33 AM
Kamaitachi   Tag and his Pokemon lined up to face the two girls...   May 4 2014, 08:18 PM
A Kitty Cat   “Sorry. It's just...” Marwan stumbled over him...   May 5 2014, 12:31 AM
Huntress Wizard   “There’s gyms in this region?” Roxxy asked, though...   May 5 2014, 03:57 PM
Living Arrow   From the moment tag announced his own intention to...   May 7 2014, 11:47 AM
Kamaitachi   Piplup. Snivy. Water. Grass. Two mono-typed Pokemo...   May 8 2014, 12:41 AM
Living Arrow   Lori hissed through her teeth as the Mienfoo manag...   May 12 2014, 12:01 PM
A Kitty Cat   “If you wanna take a few steps that-a-way we can g...   May 12 2014, 03:13 PM
Huntress Wizard   “I hated Lilycove,” Roxxy said without emotion. “G...   May 13 2014, 05:23 AM
Kamaitachi   Arms crossed and standing passively, Tag calmly wa...   May 13 2014, 01:46 PM
A Kitty Cat   He noticed Roxy make a face when he commended his ...   May 13 2014, 10:04 PM
Living Arrow   “Pipster, try to dodge!” Lori urged from the s...   May 14 2014, 11:49 AM
Huntress Wizard   Roxxy sighed in relief. The Natu had gone down in ...   May 14 2014, 02:17 PM
Kamaitachi   Tag let out something that sounded like a satisfie...   May 15 2014, 03:49 PM
A Kitty Cat   Marwan flinched as the whirlwind barreled towards ...   May 15 2014, 06:57 PM
Living Arrow   *Wonder Room!? Calm Mind!?* Flummoxed by ...   May 18 2014, 10:17 AM
Huntress Wizard   The Gust flew apart into nothing as the Flabebe cr...   May 18 2014, 10:35 AM
Kamaitachi   Tag watched, somewhat satisfied as Lori mounted a ...   May 19 2014, 12:13 AM
Living Arrow   “Th-that’s…” Lori whispered, her gaze transfixed u...   May 20 2014, 02:06 PM
Kamaitachi   Tag's eyebrow cocked upwards as Lori blurted o...   May 21 2014, 03:44 PM
A Kitty Cat   Marwan started to feel a little anxious as he watc...   May 22 2014, 10:55 AM
A Kitty Cat   Marwan could barely react in time as his Growlith ...   May 23 2014, 03:01 AM
Huntress Wizard   As the Growlithe launched itself in a futile Tackl...   May 23 2014, 04:04 PM
Living Arrow   “Triss…” Lori whispered to herself as Tag recalled...   May 27 2014, 11:28 AM
A Kitty Cat   When she couldn't answer his question Marwan t...   May 30 2014, 12:55 AM
Huntress Wizard   Just as Roxxy had suspected, the little grass snak...   May 31 2014, 03:07 PM
Kamaitachi   Watching as the tear-strained girl approached. Tag...   Jun 2 2014, 11:13 PM
Living Arrow   “What was that, Kino?!” Lori rounded on her si...   Jun 3 2014, 01:46 PM
Huntress Wizard   When the tattooed trainer revealed he was from Joh...   Jun 4 2014, 05:19 PM
A Kitty Cat   Marwan stood awkwardly off to the side as the two ...   Jun 8 2014, 07:38 PM
Kamaitachi   "I remember Lilycove being a really nice plac...   Jun 8 2014, 08:34 PM
Huntress Wizard   "Hm. Tag," Roxxy said. As in the game? Y...   Jun 9 2014, 04:51 PM
Living Arrow   “Thank you, Penelope.” Kino nodded to her Gardevoi...   Jun 10 2014, 02:36 PM
Kamaitachi   Tag relaxed visibly as the Chansey Nurse handed hi...   Jun 15 2014, 12:28 AM
A Kitty Cat   As Marwan wrapped up his short conversation with R...   Jun 15 2014, 06:15 PM
Huntress Wizard   Kino disappeared after trading one of Lori’s pokeb...   Jun 16 2014, 03:47 PM
Living Arrow   *Learn what I can. Catch a Fairy-type. Get two Gym...   Jun 18 2014, 12:03 PM
Kamaitachi   The aforementioned nameless kid approached him and...   Jun 19 2014, 03:01 PM
A Kitty Cat   Marwan trudged along side the group in silence, th...   Jun 20 2014, 11:25 AM
Huntress Wizard   It took Roxxy a moment to come out of her self-ind...   Jun 20 2014, 03:30 PM
Living Arrow   Lori pondered Marwan’s reason for being in Furoh a...   Jun 21 2014, 05:36 AM
A Kitty Cat   The man in black that had stepped forward to chall...   Jun 26 2014, 09:18 PM
Living Arrow   SLASH SLASH SLASH “Ciiiinoooo!” Chico wailed ...   Jun 29 2014, 01:57 AM
Huntress Wizard   Mutt lunged, catching the Fury Cutter on his side ...   Jun 29 2014, 05:29 PM
Kamaitachi   As the battles broke out around him, Tag kept focu...   Jun 30 2014, 03:35 PM
Living Arrow   As one, a stream of Chico-clones descended upon th...   Jul 5 2014, 08:34 AM
Huntress Wizard   True to her word, Zeta's Gust was on target. T...   Jul 7 2014, 06:48 AM
A Kitty Cat   Ledian buzzed forward with amazing speed the momen...   Jul 8 2014, 09:51 PM
Kamaitachi   With a powerful flap of her leathery wings, Tiamat...   Jul 10 2014, 02:15 PM
Living Arrow   “Ha! What's that supposed to do!?” The...   Jul 13 2014, 06:26 AM
Kamaitachi   As Lori wrapped up the last battle, the group of s...   Aug 13 2014, 11:29 PM



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