lokuri

((OOC: I thought Seviper was not one of Galactic grunt(s)'s Pokémon. Ah, who cares...))

Star noticed Rik running towards her. She was releived as he weakened Zubat and crushed Stunky. Unfortunatly, a top conditioned Seviper had come out, directed by the male grunt. She glared at it, and noticed Jib out of the corner of her eye. Looking directly at him, she gasped in horror. Sure, he was holding his own battle, actually winning for a bit, but he was destroying the Pokémon Center!

"Of great, if Rik and I do not finish this battle soon, Jib will destroy the whole Pokémon Center," Star fumed silently. "I have to think of a plan quickly, or we will be blamed for the destruction of the building, since Jib is one of our teammates now!"

"Lovely Pokémon that soars through the skies with grace and shimmering glory, come forth to help me defeat these underling grunts who dare act the part of a trainer," Star spoke as she performed her introduction dance for her next Pokémon. "Beauty, show these so-called Pokémon trainers how true trainers battle! Give that Zubat the glorious winds of fire!"

Beauty eyed Ember, who in turn nodded. They rushed at the Zubat, Ember about to attack from below, and Beauty, from above. Confuse the Zubat waited for instructions.

"Zubat, do not be intimidated by that inapt trainter!" The woman yelled with the most monotoned voice Star had heard so far. "Attack the Beautifly with Air Cutter, following up with Confuse Ray at the Ponyta!"

"Get in there, Seviper, and Poison Fang that Ponyta in the meantime!" The male grunt instructed, laughing. "Heh, let me see you get out of this, little girl. Is fate on our side, or does it position itself around you? Let us see in this battle. You, other trainer, stay over there! We have reinforcements hidden all over this forest!"

"That is right, one step to help this girl, and your Pokémon are ours," The female grunt turned to Rik to say.

Star winked, her Beauty releasing a gust attack. Ember in turn opened her mouth and shot her ember attack at the gust, becoming a flamed gust attack. It hit the unexpecting Zubat with great force, knocking it unconscious.

"Looks like fate is indeed on my side," Star told the grunts, her voice a little deeper than before. "Never let your guard down with pety conversations! If I were you, I would watch my back! Go, Ponyta, show that Seviper our bond as we suffer the fury of fate by punishing all three of us! Also, Beauty, show them your precious Silver Wind attack."

The Seviper ready itself, its fangs becoming a purple color. With the grunt's wish at hand, the Seviper wavered on the ground like the snake it was, raising its fangs. With eyes on the poor Ponyta, it bit right into Ember, just as her body was engulfed in flames. It was Flare Blitz! Slightly hurt from the poison, Ember charged the Seviper and a tremendous flame arose, harming herself, Seviper, and Star a bit, who was standing right by her side. Sheilding herself, she nodded at Beauty, who was high enough to not get injured. Beauty let go a beautiful mist attack, forming into what looked like silver disc striking down at the Seviper. With its last strength, it tried to use Wrap on Ember, but Star leaped in the way. The Seviper's strong tail was making it hard to talk, but Star managed to get through it.
"B-Beauty, u...use your rem...remaining str-strength to tackle th-this Sev-viper!" Star struggled to tell her Beautifly. "Please!"

Without hesitation, Beauty headed directly at Seviper, who in turn could not do anything, since it had Star in its grasp. Shocked, the Seviper was knocked unconscious as well.

"Why you--"

"Why would you sacrifice yourself for your Pokémon?" The male grunt asked, surprise at the outcome. "It seems that there is more to being a trainer than I thought. Return, Seviper!"

"Humph, she was just lucky," The angered female grunt stated.

"No, it seems fate was on this child's side," The male grunt replied. "I will give her that much. But get this straight, young trainer. We are grunts, people who work for the Galactic Team. Although this is the way you act as a trainer, we ourselves selfishly take Pokémon to fulfill the Galactic Team needs. Then, we take out our enemies without care or love for our own Pokémon. That is what seperates a grunt from a trainer. Well, I would atleast like to hear your name. You can atleast do the losers that much."

"My name is Star," Star said weakly. "But why..."

Star could not finish her sentence. Blackness surrounded her, but she could hear the grunts leaving. THe female grunt continued to bicker, saying that they could still her Pokémon while she was down, but the male grunt silenced her.

"Still, you ended the battle like a true trainer," Star told herself, her consciousness fading. Perhaps not all grunts are evil. If only...

The cries of her Pokémon vanished, and her thoughts ceased.

((OOC: Whoa, I hope this is not as long as it seems *probably is* ))

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Ultimate Aries

What? That idiot!

Rik had stood back for a bit, waiting to see what his passionate companion was going to do. Appearently he had lagged a bit behind, and now Star was injured. He looked at Zaku and pointed towards the Galactic members, the Dark-type following his wordless command and making himself into a threatening barrier.

Rik ran over to Star's prone form and picked her up without much effort; she wasn't a very heavy girl. He glanced once at the retreating grunts and took the unconscious girl towards the Pokémon Center in a fireman's carry. He was going to have a long talk with her after she woke up.

Still, it's kinda admirable how she would sacrifice herself for her Pokémon. Not many would...

He looked down at her, her blonde hair falling haphazardly over her face as she drew labored breath after labored breath. She looked so vulnerable now, when she could do nothing to protect herself, but he knew she was a strong young woman and a passionate trainer. He allowed himself a sideways smile.

Hey...she's kinda cute.

The Pokémon Center wasn't made to treat humans, but the nurse immediately made a place for Star and promised she would be fine. Rik had business with Jib, the Earthquake-loving kid who thought he could fight anywhere, anytime without reprocussions.

He approached the younger boy with a sour look on his face. If he hadn't been wearing sunglasses the anger in his eyes might have melted Jib on contact.

"Do you have ANY idea how much damage you might have caused? Why do you think the attack is called 'Earthquake'? Maybe I'll help clarify it for you: BECAUSE IT CAUSES AN EARTHQUAKE!! This is an urban area with lots of tall buildings, including the Pokémon Center you were demolishing about five feet from. People can be hurt in Pokémon battles of you aren't careful, so you better start paying attention, or I may have to take drastic actions."

He glared straight at the boy and said slowly in a low tone "Do I make myself clear, Jib?"

OOC: Honestly, I wasn't trying to keep them to certain Pokémon. It's not like *none* of them were trainers before they joined, so one of them might have caught a different Pokémon than the standard-issue.

(shrugs) This is our world, anyway. You caught a wild Glaceon and my Pokémon know some pretty unorthodox moves for their species. Let's do it our way, okay?

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Kenapachi

Jib, a little shocked, he knew that the pokémon center was getting destroyed, although, he didn't know he did that much.

"Ah sorry, ill refrain from using inside the buildings from now on then, is that alright, boss?" Jib didn't mean it, he didn't care if the pokémon center got destroyed, he had the money anyways, besides, the Nurse Joy would probably forgive us--Jib, because he saved them.

" It's very clear, Rik, now if you excuse me, i have Monferno to faint, if you hadn't notice that Female Grunt over there, as well as the other two male grunts, help would be...appreciated."

"Hiz, Wrap yourself around Monferno." Hiz Slithered across the Pokémon center floor, to Monferno, and strike quickly before the Monferno could react.

"Q, if you would use Bonemerang." Q Looked at Jib, not very happy, and threw the Bone at Monferno.

"Monferno, Try to break out of the Wrap!" The Female cried.

Monferno, desprate, got out of the Wrap, and dodged the Bonemerang.

"Poison Sting, Hiz!" It was a direct hit, and the Monferno Was Poisoned.

"Bonemerang's again, Q!" Monferno was slow this time, but managed to dodge again.

"Monferno, Ember on the Ekans!" The Female ordered, It was a hit, but didn't do very much.

"Headbutt, Q, try not to miss!" Q Charged to the Monferno, and gave it a headbutt.

The Monferno, looked Tired because of the Poison, and as a last attempt, he used Ember furiously, Hitting Hiz and Q Multiple times, hurting them a bit, then fainted.

"Monferno." The Female looked a little sad, walked up to the Monferno, and gave it a slight hug before putting it back in its Pokéball.

The Next two Male Grunts walked back, scared,and started to walk out.

"Not so fast," Jib Evilly smiled. " Hiz, use Wrap around One of the Male Grunts.
Hiz, hesitant, wrapped himself around One of the Grunts.

Jib, Walked up to him and whispered, and made sure, NO ONE could hear other than the grunt.

"Have you heard of someone named, Luis Kitisha, if so, Tell me where he is." The Grunt, desperate to escape, " Ye-yes, a new Recruit that joined about a half a year ago, rose rather quickly than other grunts.." Jib dissapointed, and surprised why he talked so loudly " I asked WHERE." The Grunt probably didn't know, or was choking.

"Lets go, Hiz, return, you as well Q." They went back, peacefully, knowing what it was about.

The Grunts ran out, scared.

" Rik, Star fainted, is she injured badly?"

((OOC: Hope this is ok, if it isn't i can ,make adjustments, just tell me.))

Ultimate Aries

Rik didn't indicate one way or the other. "She took a blow intended for one of her Pokémon in battle and it took a lot out of her. The nurse says she'll be okay, so I don't think we should worry too much. Get your Pokémon rested in the meantime. You did a lot of battling today."

Rik had already presented his to the nurse when he realized there was only minor cleaning-up left to do. He took a seat by the front desk, leaning back and trying to relax after the surprise attack.

He looked at Jib. "You did a nice job today. Just try to keep property damage to a minimum when you don't have the money to pay for it or the strength of will to shrug off casualties you cause."

OOC: God, we have so many confusing battles going on at once...let's keep it a little less everywhere from now on, 'kay?

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Kenapachi

" Yes yes, why of course, but i have the money, so it won't be a problem, oh and Nurse, Can you look after my pokémon, again please?" Jib said it, while putting his pokeballs on counter.

The Nurse looked at him furiously, "You, you may have saved us, but giving your pokémon a beating from others? Do you feel no Sadness for them? They fight for you and you don't return a thing!"

Jib was sad, in two ways.

" I am sad, Nurse..Can you just rest them, please?""

Jib, was worried for Star's Pokémon,for having to worry for her.

" So Rik, what do you think of Star and sacrificing herself?" Jib Leaned back in his chair, wondering.

" I think it's stupid myself, I mean I would if it was in serious danger, not if it was about to faint."

Jib did care for his pokémon alot, and would rather sacrifice himself than watching his pokémon almost dying in front of him.

((OOC: So, what time is it in RP? I'm confused. Morning, I presume?
Also as stated in my last post, tell me if i should change anything in this one.))

Ultimate Aries

Rik had no choice but to snicker. "I think there was a better way to have done it. If she's willing to put herself into physical harm to win a battle then I feel a little guilty for having challenged her in the first place. Pokémon are much more durable than humans, so battling for them is a bit less-dangerous than it is for humans. Star was either very brave or very foolsih to have tried a stunt like that."

Of course, it doesn't mean I don't respect her fervor. She's willing to go farther than I am to win a battle, and that's saying something.

Rik tapped his foot a couple of times, then reached into his backpack to get his laptop out. He plugged it in the wall behind him, this time without Alastor to get in his way. He needed to report this little fiasco to GerGUI.

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Derek Dwyre

[OOC: I have come to stalk you, Aries. Just kidding. Aries and I go way back, so I figured I would need to inflict some of my own weirdness upon this RP.]

Name: Derek
Age: 18, four months older than Rik.
Hometown: Goldenrod City, Johto
Years Training: Eight years, two months, and seven days.

Description: Derek prefers to keep things comfortable and casual. He usually wears a black T-shirt with a black, button-up, collared shirt over it, with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows. He prefers loose fitting jeans over everything, though he generally wears a pair of carpenter's jeans as they tend to cling less without sagging to much. Derek has a simple pair of running shoes and a pair of fingerless black gloves resting in his back pocket, which he tends to wear in Pokémon battles.

History Brief: Derek was always the quiet type, growing up. He didn't say much, and for that, people thought him to be extremely slow. Rather, Derek spent an inordinate amount of time analyzing a situation. As time progressed, he learned to analyze things faster. Starting out in the Johto Region, Derek spent his first year as a Trainer dividing his time between Training and Gym battling and helping his ailing father at home. After his father got better, Derek took the last six Gym badges within four months.

Making his way to the Kanto Region, Derek spent two years there studying and training with his Pokémon. It was there that he met his first true rival, Rik. In their first battle, Derek was utterly smashed by his opponent, but used the knowledge to further his own skills. After aquiring the eight Kanto badges, which he used as a measure of his growing skills, Derek attended the Pokémon League on the Indigo Plateau, where he once again faced off against his rival Rik. This time, he barely managed to defeat Rik, but his Pokémon were not in any condition to continue fighting, so he dropped out of the tournament, and instead opted to head for the Shinoh region.

Style: Derek employs strategy mixed with brute force. His attacks are devastating to many opponents, as he simply overwhelms them. However, at times, he becomes oblivious to traps, and he tends to rely too much on simply crushing opponents rather than enduring a fight.

[Bite me over my nicknames. These have significance to me.]

Species: Charizard
Nickname: Pyro
Gender: Male
Personality: Brave
Move list: Flamethrower, Fly, Hyper Beam, Slam

Species: Steelix
Nickname: Ironhide
Gender: Male
Personality: Relaxed
Move list: Iron Tail, Sandstorm, Stone Edge, Iron Tail

Species: Hitmonlee
Nickname: Lee
Gender: Male
Personality: Naughty
Move list: Rolling Kick, Blaze Kick, Focus Energy, Meditate

Species: Gengar
Nickname: Specter
Gender: Male
Personality: Rash
Move list: Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Nightmare, Shadow Ball

So am I in? I'm really want a Shiny Charizard... A Shiny Gengar wouldn't be too bad either...

lokuri

Turning a bit in her sleep, Star thought she could hear Beauty and Ember talking to each other. She grasped a soft pillow below her head, her legs shifting to the side through the covers. Blue eyes like the ocean over the horizon began to grow wider as she realized where she was.

"Huh, am I in the Pokémon Center?" Star asked herself, scanning the room. "This must be a spare bed. Hmm, what happened to me? Oh yeah! I was fighting along side my Pokémon, when they suddenly grew weak. Then, that Seviper tried to use Wrap on my poor Ember! After that, I told Beauty to Tackle that male grunt's Pokémon. It fainted, and the grunt made a speech, ignoring that female grunt. I could not hear most of it, but it sounded like he gave up and let me when, not trying to cheat and steal my Pokémon after I lost. Hmm, I guess not all grunts have black hearts."

"Ah, hey Beauty, Ember," She greeted her Pokémon happily. "Did Nurse Joy cure your wounds? Well, you two do look healthy! Ah, it is morning now! I better go see how Rik and Jib faired against the remaining grunts. Is the building okay? Jib seemed to not care that he was destroy--"

Star had stood up, now on her feet. As she rose her body, a pain arose from her chest, and she quickly hugged it harshly, trying to ignore the pain. Smiling slightly at her Pokémon, she tried to not worry them. Her Ponyta rubbed her head on her leg, and Star's Beauty flew up into her face, her eyes filled with worry.

"Aw, you two, I am okay," Star told them with a grin. "I am going to check up on the guys, and posibly tell Jib off for his careless attitude. You two return to your Pokéballs now, okay?"

Beauty and Ember, still worried, were sent back into their Pokéballs willingly, hoping to not upset her. Star walked out of the room she was in and spotted Jib and Rik. Waving, she walked up to the two.

"Hi Rik, hope I did not worry you too much," Star was shocked that she was blushing, remembering hazily that Rik had carried her in, only glancing slightly at him at the time, before passing out again. "Hello, Jib. I didn't get to talk to you last night! How could you? First, you acted like I was weak and helpless, then you go and have a battle in the Pokémon Center! As though I did not see you use Earthquake! What are you trying to do, destroy a whole city by taking out a few grunts? Ha, how foulish! And you called me scared! Only an idiot would carelessly attack inside a building, instead of luring them outside and finishing them that way, like I did! Sheesh, no wonder Nurse Joy is glaring at you! You could of seriously harmed your Pokémon too! How conceited! Well, I guess that is all I can say, seeing as Rik has no problem having you on the team. Sure, you held yourself in battle, but keep fighting like that, and there will be nothing left of your Pokémon to defeat the grunts with. By the way, why do you hate Team Galactic so much? I mean, sure, they are cruel people who want to harm this world, the people within, and steal Pokémon from all the trainers, but...but, there has to be more of a reason. I mean, with the way you act, I would of thought you would be the type that would carelessly go off and take on Team Galactic. So why?"

((OOC: Okay, sorry for the long post recently. I just wanted to let Star tell off Jib >_< She hates his guts, hahahah!
Also, I made it so now it is morning, and what Kena (Kenapachi) did in his RP happened last night ))

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Kenapachi

"That is my Business what i want--need from Team Galactic, not yours, and the pokémon center looks better than it did last night, besides, Slaph held back." Jib glared at her, not happy.

"Well, sorry." Jib really wasn't happy, he had to apologize, seriously.

"So, how are you? Obvious not that better since your Hugging your chest,
what do you think you are some kind of hero for saving your pokémon? They were worried sick for you,
then you go make yourself in pain, and making Rik AND me worry for you too?
Are you stupid? Do you not care for their feelings? Think before acting,
I knew that the Pokémon Center would be Destroyed when Using Earthquake,
but i have the money to fix it, and made Slaph hold back, as i said before."

Jib Was angry at her for making it seem like he was the bad person.

"And i only Called you scared because you weren't doing ANYTHING hiding behind that bush, so i got your attention."

Jib sighed, "Sorry." He sat down.

" Rik, when do we take off?" Jib wanted to cool off.

((OOC: Jib is angry at you too . ))

lokuri

Star was about to say something, then she stopped herself.

"Okay, maybe I may not be the best trainer ever," Star admitted. "I did it because I am not that strong. But I truly care about my Pokémon. I just...I just do not want to see them get hurt. Do not think it is because I want to win! I am not that kind of person, and I could see the two of you thinking that way. I just want to point that out. Call me an idiot, careless, whatever. I really do not care. That is just the way I am. I want to be strong for my Pokémon, and help them as much as possible. I know it worries them, and I know it worries the both of you two. But, I do not care! I mean, I do not care if I get a little hurt. To me, a trainer is one who works together with their Pokémon. It is more than giving a command and watching from the side, cheering them on if they are about to fall. For me, it is standing right by their sides, stepping in when they are in danger. I will try not to do something as danerous as that again, okay?"

Star saw Jib sit down, obviously fuming. She turned from him, heading for the door.

((OOC: Erm, that was my way of letting Star back off of you, so that there would not be too much fusing in the party. You know this is going to turn into a feud between Star and Jib throughout the storyline though, right? Rik is going to have some problems >_< ))

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