PKMN- Journey of Regions

[spiritchan]

((OOC: Randy, OOC means out-of-character, btw. Like, when you're you talking to the rest of the RPers, like I am now. 8Db

ANYWAY.... The damn title of the RP is subject to change, I was just trying to make it general. Soo... Whatevs. And I'm starting this out as like, the Journey of Regions is a challenge put on by some... some dumbass (idk who yet) who just challenges willing trainers to go through each region one by one and battle the gyms (they give out special badges for this, as well as their regular ones), and they have to do it in order and can't move on to the next region until they have them all, plus maybe special items found throughout each region? Is this appealing at all?

Maybe I will start my post as just vague shenanigans, I'm so used to this shit being planned out in person. XD))

Ellie was lost on top of a mountain.

She'd had a map... But it somehow got lost amongst her overpacked bag, something she's very bad about doing. She was pretty sure she was somewhere in the mountains around Cerulean City, as she had been at Mt. Moon about a week ago. Now she was just lost.

Giving up for the moment, she sat on a rock. Feebee, her partner Shinx, lept up next to her.

"Sorry Feebs, I know how stressed you are..." she apologized, scratching her ears.

"Shii..." Feebee sighed.

"I was sure I put the map in here somewhere, do you think it got left behind--"

Ellie was cut off when the very rock they were sitting on started to rumble and move, lifting from the ground. Feebee jumped down, while her trainer was thrown off with no time to react. As the rock stood upright, it turned around to see who had disturbed its slumber.

"Golem!" it shouted angrily, and the split second of terror Ellie felt was suddenly excitement.

"No way, a Golem!" she exclaimed happily, turning to Feebee. "Maybe it can help us get out of here!"

Feebee quickly caught on to her trainer's idea, and proceeded to ask the large rock Pokemon for directions.

"Golem Go-Golem!" it rumbled, and gestured for them to follow.

"Wow, I can't believe that worked, thanks Feebs!" Ellie said, and the two quickly followed the leading Golem through a mess of rocks.

After some walking, they came to the face of a hill, and the Golem stopped. Rather than taking them right to town, it gave them the remaining directions to get back to Cerulean City. They thanked it, and it rolled back to its napping place.

Feebee had understood the directions clearly, and led the way back into town, taking no more than 20 minutes to reach the foot of the mountain.

"Shi! Shi!" Feebee cried, running merrily to a nearby pond. Ellie slowly followed, taking in the cityscape before her in awe.

"Oh Feebee, I'm so glad we made it out! Let's get to a PokeCenter and get some rest!"

Having visited Cerulean many times before, Ellie knew her way around without a problem. Upon reaching the Center, she checked everyone in for any necessary refreshing, and booked herself a room for the night.

Her team was returned to her quickly, and she noticed a group of trainers loudly discussing some sort of challenge as she put her PokeBalls away.

"I'm telling you, this would just be a huge waste of time! Who has two years to dedicate to going to each and every region, just to do what we're already doing?" one boy said, clearly opposed to whatever this was.

"It's not a waste of time! It's a full Pokemon experience!" the one in favor yelled, waving around a poster.

As the poster caught her eye, Ellie looked around the Center to find more just like it pinned in eyeshot of visiting trainers. Clearly, whoever created this... challenge wanted a lot of participants.

Curiosity got the best of her, and she went to examine one.

And then her name was on the list of participants ten minutes later.

((OOC: Dumb, I know, but it's a start! Now get your asses in gear, I want our trio to travel together~))

[rydersapphire]

((OOC: Well I guess its my turn! Its my first time doing this so cut me a break if its bad.))

"Milata GO!"

A bright beam of light revealed a beautiful Milotic.

"Mila head down that alleyway and cut him off!" shouted Ryder, heavily breathing as he ran. 'I cant let him get away!' he thought.

Milotic quickly took off down the alley way and out of sight.

"Stop thief! Give up now and maybe I won't smash your face in for wasting my time!" he shouted.

This chase had been going on for a little while and the bag of potions over the thief's shoulders was heavy. Ryder could tell the thief was growing tired.

"Why you slowing down!? Too much sushi for lunch!?" Ryder taunted as the thief struggled to keep running.

Ryder had always been physically fit. His father would never allow the son of a soldier to be anything less than fit for duty. He knew this would be over soon.

Suddenly Milotic came out of an alley next to the thief. She quickly tackled the thief to the ground and wrapped around him.

"Get this thing off me!" He cried, helpless to Milata's strength.

The bag of potions had crashed onto the ground next to him. They spilled out of the bag all over the ground, many breaking.

"Nice try big guy," Ryder grinned, "you put up a nice chase but you've wasted too much of my time. Now you just sit back and enjoy my fist in your face. OK?"

The thief had fear in his eyes as Ryder pulled back a fist, ready to give this guy what he had coming.

"N-n-no! P-p-please!" He cowered.

"Stealing is a crime, but I'm not a cop. So I get to teach you a lesson my way!" Ryder said with a grin.

"Milotic!" Milata grinned, pleased with the way Ryder had always dealt with bad people in his own way.

Ryder brought down his fist hard when...

"STOP!" a voice sternly shouted.

He stopped halfway through his punch. 'Crap... Officer Jenny!'

"What do you think your doing?" She demanded

Ryder let the man go glaring at him as he stood up.

"Ma'am, this man stole these potions from the Poke-mart! We caught him red handed!" Ryder replied respectfully.

"What did you think you were going to accomplish by punching him?" She scolded.

He paused. He knew it was wrong, but believed the man deserved to be punched in the face. Jail wasn't good enough of a punishment for criminals. They get three hot meals and a place to sleep! Hardly a punishment. He could only hope that the other inmates would "take care" of him.

He glared at the thief who still lyed there frightened. Then he looked back at Officer Jenny.

"Nothing ma'am..." he finally replied

"Let the police handle people like this next time," Officer Jenny still scolded. "You could have gotten hurt! Your Milotic could have gotten hurt too! Seriously what were you thinking?

Ryder and Milata looked at each other. They knew they could do anything together. Wounds were only battle scars that told stories. They were proud that they had the power to take the law into their own hands.

"Lets go Mila," Ryder said smiling at her ignoring Officer Jenny's scolding.

Milata released the thief who was quickly cuffed by Officer Jenny.

"Oh, Officer Jenny!" Ryder said while walking away proudly.

She turned to see what he wanted.

"Your Welcome."

Officer Jenny didn't reply but Ryder didn't care. He knew that left a mark somewhere within her.

Ryder and Milata were enjoying their victory. They walked around remembering all the other times they had adventures in Cerulean city. The sun was setting and it was getting late.

"Good job Mila! You rocked out there today! Lets go and get you all cleaned up. I bet you'd like a rest at the Pokemon center."

"Milo! Milo!" She cried cheerfully.

"I thought so!" Ryder smiled, "You deserve it after how you tackled that punk! Your getting so strong!"

"Mi! Mi! Milo-tic!" Milata cried lovingly.

As soon as he made it to the Pokemon center and checked in his team. Ryder was relaxing and enjoying just watching the different trainers and Pokemon that came in and out, when out of the corner of his eye he saw a beautiful girl.

'Is that... Ellie?' He thought stunned by how amazing she looked.

Ellie had matured since the last time he saw her. She was busy at a table. It appeared as though she was filling out something. He continued to stare as she finished what she was doing and left the Pokemon Center.

'What is she doing here in Cerulean? What was she writing? Oh shes so gorgeous... C'mon you don't let girls get into your head like that! No girl could tame you!'

He walked up to the table and realized exactly what she had wrote. She had signed up for the "Journey of Regions." He couldn't let her get one step ahead of him. He immediately signed his name below hers. He may be friends with Ellie, but as a trainer she was the enemy. His father had taught him to always be ahead of the enemy, only then can you achieve victory.

'I'll win this and be the ultimate Pokemon Master. I could get anything and any girl I wanted!' He thought daydreaming about being a celebrity.

He quickly snapped out of it.

"And it begins," He said to himself with a sly grin of confidence and determination.

He needed to talk to Ellie. At least wish her luck. Shes an enemy in a battle, but she was always a close friend.

He grabbed his Pokemon and headed out after Ellie.

[Chad]

(OOC: Sorry about the delay!)

As Caleb Strike first cast his eyes over the familiar skyline of Cerulean City, he gave a heavy sigh. This was the first time he had been home in a year, and he didn't know what to expect.

Hiding from Team Rocket had taken a toll on Caleb's spirits. Squirt, his best friend who also happened to be a Squirtle, looked up at his trainer's contemplative expression. After weeks of staying out of sight in his friend's basement back in Vermillion, Caleb was appreciative of sights and smells of the city he grew up in.

Caleb snapped out of if and grinned down at his Squirtle. "Well, we might as well go see if anything has changed around here." Caleb and Squirt moved on as a crisp breeze swept through the countryside.

Caleb knew Cerulean like the back of his hand. Since he had been gone, Caleb's father had moved to the Johto region and sold the house he grew up in. Walking through his old neighborhood was a surreal experience. He wasn't accustomed to seeing someone else's cars parked in the driveway and an unknown pair of girls playing with Pokemon dolls in the front yard.

The pair continued to travel to the Pokecenter so that Caleb could withdraw his Flygon, Kai, from the Box. They only had a few blocks left to go when Caleb noticed that Squirt was starting to lose his pace.

It had been a few days since they had left Vermillion and Caleb wasn't able to take Squirt to a Pokecenter when they passed through Saffron because of all of the Rocket members that were swarming the place. Squirt was worn out from battling wild Pokemon and not getting rest, so Caleb picked Squirt up and hoisted him over his back. He didn't mind carrying Squirt for a few blocks.

As Caleb turned a corner into a small alleyway to cut through the main streets, his heart sank. Two Rocket members were standing right at the other end, and Caleb and Squirt were in plain sight. Caleb froze, wondering what to do.

Wide-eyed, nervous, and wanting to avoid a confrontation, Caleb turned the other direction and tried to get out of sight before he was noticed.

"HEY!" one of the Rocket members shouted and began walk swiftly torward Caleb to get a closer look. Suddenly he paused and shouted to his trainer, "I can't believe it, it's the traitor who has the Squirtle with the cracked shell!"

"Shit," Caleb whispered to himself. The Rocket grunt must have noticed the large crack on the back of Squirt's shell.

"GET HIM!" the other Rocket member yelled back to the first. Both trainers threw Pokeballs torwards Caleb and after a flash of light, a large Golbat and an angry-looking Ratata materialized before him. Squirt threw himself off of Caleb's back and rushed in front of him, despite his obvious tiredness. Squirt was the only one to defend Caleb since he was the only Pokemon Caleb had with him.

Caleb was worried. "Squirt! Are you sure you'll be able to handle this? We can still try to make a run for it!"

Squirtle cried out "Squirt!" and remained in his position. Caleb knew Squirt hated to back out from a fight, no matter the circumstance.

"Use Quick Attack, Ratata!" one of the Rocket grunts commanded. The Ratata was very fast but Squirt was faster. Squirt shot a powerful jet of water from his mouth directly at the charging Ratata and it hit him with full force. As Squirt was focusing on the Ratata, Caleb shouted "Squirt, watch out!"

It was too late, the Golbat had flown behind Squirt and struck him with a swift Wing Attack.

Squirt was knocked onto his stomach but he was able to push himself back onto his feet and fire a few more water jets at the Golbat. Only one of them struck. "Squirt hurry, finish off the Ratata! Use Bite!"

Squirt jumped torwards the Ratata and gave it a fierce Bite when he reached it. Ratata fainted but Squirt had no time to celebrate, the Golbat had snuck up behind him yet again and gave Squirt a Bite of his own. Squirt yelped as he suffered massive damage.

"SQUIRT!" cried Caleb as he rushed towards Squirt, swatting away the Golbat with his arms. Caleb got down to help Squirt but the front of his shirt was grabbed by one of the Rocket members and he was pulled back up.

"You are in some BIG trouble, mister," the grunt said wearing a sinister grin.

"Please, my Squirtle needs to be healed! Let me take him to the Pokecenter!" Caleb pleaded the Rocket member. I am so screwed, he thought to himself.

"Shut up," snarled the grunt as he gave a harsh kick at Squirt, knocking him back a few feet.

"STOP IT RIGHT THERE," a girl's voice cried behind Caleb. Caleb tilted his head back and saw a young girl with flowing, dark hair and a Shinx at her side. "What are you creeps doing to this kid's Pokemon?"

Maybe Caleb wasn't so screwed after all.

[spiritchan]

((OOC: Yeee now we can begin! ))

Ellie wasn't sure what she had stumbled upon there in the alley, but she knew this guy was in need of help, and she wasn't about to just stand by. Feebee was ready by her side, sparks of electricity generating from her mouth.

"It's against the rules of battling to attack a trainer who has no usable Pokemon!" Ellie yelled, and then her heart sank-- she didn't realize the opposing trainers were Rocket grunts. Of course they didn't care if this guy had any usable Pokemon...

"Shut up girl, this doesn't involve you!" one of them yelled.

She quickly assessed the situation: this guy they were attacking had a weak Squirtle in his arms, and there was a fainted Ratatta that obviously belonged to the Rockets, and a Golbat that was still in action.

"I don't care who's business it is, I'm not gonna stand by while someone is in need of help--"

"Ellie! Hey-- uh..." Ellie spun around in shock and horror to find none other than her rival, Ryder. He had followed her there, also unsure of what he was getting himself into. "What's going on here...?"

"Ryder?!" His presence had brought out the flustered side of her already. "Did you follow me??"

"Golbat, use Wing Attack on that Shinx!" one of the Rockets yelled, but Ellie was too quick for their tricks.

"Feebee, Thunder Fang before they get any ideas!" Ellie screamed, spinning back around in a rage.

The sparks that were emitting from Feebee's mouth intensified as she lunged into the air and bit down on the Golbat's wing. A flash of light and an outrageous spark of electricity came from her teeth, and Golbat fell from the air.

The Rocket grunts had worried expressions on their faces.

"W-well, I guess that's our cue to go...!" they said, trying to sneak past them.

"I don't think so!" Ryder yelled, gripping a Pokeball on his strap. "Milata, Bind them and keep them here for Officer Jenny!" A blinding light shone and Milotic came slithering out, quickly snatching up the Rocket grunts in a tight bind.

"Hey, didn't you just say it's against the rules to attack a trainer without usable Pokemon??" one of them yelled in a panic.

"It's different when you're dealing with criminals!" Ellie told them snidely.

"Did someone call for help-- What? You again??" Officer Jenny called from her motorcycle, shocked to see Ryder for the second time that day.

"I know, I know, I'm becoming the vigilante of Cerulean City. No need to thank me!" he said sarcastically. Jenny rolled her eyes.

"I will take it from here, thanks kids."

Ellie and Ryder made their way back to the boy in need, who was still caring for his Squirtle.

"Thanks you guys, you really helped me out there..." he said, Ellie could still see worry in his eyes.

"No problem, I'm glad I walked by when I did." She offered her hand, and helped him up. "We should get him to the Pokecenter..."

"I'm Caleb, by the way. And this is Squirt."

"Ellie, and my Shinx is Feebee. And this is--"

"Ryder and Milata," Ryder interrupted, grabbing Ellie by her shoulder and pulled her close to him. "We're rivals."

"Yes, rivals, not boyfriend and girlfriend," she grumbled, pushing him away. "Let's just go to the Pokecenter..."

The three of them made their way from the alley where Officer Jenny was cuffing the Rocket grunts, and Ellie secretly thought about how she was excited to get back on the road and away from random chaos.

((OOC: Sorry, my ending is derpy XD))