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prof-peach · 2 years
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Considering her general and whole-hearted dislike of the “gotta catch ‘em all” mentality, do you think if Prof Peach had a “game”, it would be more along the lines of Pokémon snap? Collecting research on Pokémon in the least-invasive method possible through photography seems like something she might approve of, as long as it’s done from a safe and respectable distance?
Yeah she’s no photographer, but she would whole heartedly encourage a dex that’s more suited to take only memories, leave only footprints. She would be fond of an autograph style book. You gotta help a load of different Pokemon, learn all you can, leave them happy, with a book full of “signatures” that are just all the footprints, shed scales, feathers, and general discarded items from pokemons daily lives.
That or her game is Tekken. Gotta fight em all. Fight your way through the dex, finding willing foe to defeat. No sneaking about, fairs fair, fight with your wits and fists, no weapons.
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kaweeella · 3 years
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To Be The Best Me
Chapter 3- Drats I Forgot To Name The Chapter
Gotta catch em allllllll pokemon
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“Alright, neither of them have a lot of experience, Masumi doesn’t have a pokemon, just go over the basics with them. Also, don’t let Matsukawa cook.”
“Okay.”
Izumi gives Tsuzuru the rundown before she leaves. She only packed a few things, she isn’t going to be gone long.
“Bye, Ms. Tachibana!” Sakuya waves.
“Please take me with you.”
“I only have one ticket, sorry. I’ll be back soon, I promise.”
She leaves. Her flight and time at home are pretty mundane. Nothing much happens. 
After she lands, Izumi goes back to the dorm building. When she gets in the dorm, she sees Tsuzuru writing something. Hashiru sits by his side.
“Oh, Izumi. I was working on some lessons for tomorrow. Glad to see you back, though. If you’ll excuse me,” He gets up and falls unconscious.
“Tsuzuru!” Izumi rushes over to him.
Hashiru picks him up and carries him to his room. She looks over the papers. “Jeez, how much did he write?” Potions, status affects, special care, gyms, leagues, there are several different worksheets on the topics. “How did he…? It’s only been a few days!”
“Did he finally go to bed?” Sakuya peaks in. “He’s been working nonstop. I was worried.”
Izumi stares at the papers. Had he really not slept the entire time?
She doesn’t have time to think about that, as she’s grabbed and hugged by Masumi.
“You’re back.”
“I told you it wouldn’t take long.” She pats his head.
“It was still too long.”
“So, how have things been?”
“Pretty good!” Sakuya says with a bright smile. “Mr. Minagi is a very good teacher.”
“Yeah, from the looks of it he had a lot on the lesson plan.”
“I didn’t like it. It wasn’t you.”
“Masumi, I think we’re going to have to talk about personal boundaries.”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean this is incredibly weird and pretty uncomfortable.”
“Oh…” He scoots away from her a little. “Sorry.”
She looks over the worksheets. They got pretty high marks on them.
“You guys have been doing good! I’m very proud.”
They both look so happy to hear that.
“So, Masumi, our next lesson will be catching your first pokemon. That is, if you haven’t already.”
“No, I was waiting to do it with you.”
“Boundaries.”
She keeps looking back at the papers. She’s surprised he was lucid enough to read, let alone write and grade these things.
“Right, how about we try tomorrow?”
“Alright.”
The next day, Izumi takes Masumi out to a wild area. They make their way through the forest, the breeze and shade of the trees making it a little cold.
“So,” Izumi tosses him a pokeball. “When catching a pokemon, you weaken it. It can be caught without weakening it, but it makes it easier.”
They continue walking until they see something wandering between the trees.
“Bud dew dew!” A budew.
Masumi throws the ball immediately. It shakes, shakes, then stops. They hear a small click.
“Good job, Masumi!”
He picks it up and turns it over in his hands. “Thank you.”
“Let’s head back and show everyone else.”
“Okay.”
They make their way back out of the forest, Izumi holding Masumi’s hand so they don’t get separated.
“So how was it?” Izumi asks as they get back to the main road.
“It was fun.”
“I’m glad you enjoyed it.”
Soon the two arrive back at the school.
“Hey Tsuzuru. Sakuya.” She greets as they enter the classroom.
“Hey, how was the lesson?”
“I’d say it went pretty well.” Izumi says. “Wanna show them what you caught?”
Masumi opens the ball and out comes the budew.
“Wew bew!”
“He’s so cute!” Sakuya says.
“Good job, Masumi.”
“So we should tell you how to take care of this thing. Grass types need sun to grow properly. And water. And-” She realizes she needs to get groceries soon.
Tsuzuru rests his face in his hand and closes his eyes.
“What is it, Mr. Minagi?”
“I feel like there’s something about budew that I’m forgetting.”
Masumi recalls budew and the four of them head back to the dorm.
“I’m gonna go get groceries. I’ll be right back.”
“Right. I’ll look after them while you’re gone.”
Izumi heads out. The three of them watch tv for a few minutes.
“Do you guys wanna play a board game or-” Sakuya’s suggestion of impromptu family time is interrupted when…
“Ahh!” They hear someone screaming outside.
“I’m going to check it out. You two don’t go outside.”
“Wasn’t planning on it.”
Tsuzuru rushes out to see someone being chased by a grumpig. He quickly jumps between the man and it and calls out Hashiru.
“Look at that thing...” Sakuya mutters as he and Masumi watch what’s happening through the window.
“Do you think he’ll be able to handle it?”
“I’m not sure.”
“Harishu use dual chop!”
Harishu lunges forward and cracks down on it twice. The grumpig stumbles back before readjusting. It stands up, the orbs start glowing, and it begins…
“What’s it doing?” Masumi asks.
“Looks like a dance.”
“Weirdest dance I’ve ever seen.”
“Damnit.” Tsuzuru mutters.
The kids watch as the two men’s limbs tense up and then go limp.
“What are they doing?”
“Nothing good. We should help them!”
“How are we gonna do that? We have two pokemon between us and no experience.”
“We have to do something!” 
Sakuya runs outside while Masumi grabs the phone and starts dialing.
“Hey!” He calls. The grumpig stops and looks at him. “Leave them alone!”
“S-Sakuya? I told you to stay inside!” Tsuzuru says when he snaps out of his trance.
“Always a big brother, huh Tsuzuroon?”
“What?” He looks at the man behind him. “Miyoshi?! How did you get yourself into this?”
“I didn’t do anything!”
The grumpig headbutts Tsuzuru in the ribs.
“Fuck.” He mutters under his breath. He recalls Hashiru, grabs Kazunari and Sakuya and runs back inside. The grumpig bags on the door for a few seconds, before giving up and wandering away.
“Bad job.” Masumi says.
“Fightings weak to psychic. What do you want from me?” Tsuzuru turns to Kazunari. “And what exactly happened?”
“I guess it was just in a bad mood. Wish I brought my pokemon with me.” He rubs his neck and chuckles nervously.
“Wait, Mr. Minagi do you know him?”
“I’m Kazunari Miyoshi!” He turns to Tsuzuru. “So, Mr. Minagi. What’s that about?”
“He’s my teacher!”
“I didn’t know you were a teacher.”
“I’m not. The head teacher just needed a sub.” He suspects that she’s not a teacher either, but he keeps that to himself.
“It’s good to meet you, Mr. Miyoshi!”
There’s a knock at the door. When Tsuzuru answers they see a man with dark skin, blue eyes, and a black headscarf. He’s holding the grumpig. It’s struggling something fierce.
“Your grumpig got out!”
“That’s not our grumpig.”
The grumpig wiggles it’s way out of his grasp. It’s orbs start glowing again. Masumi grabs the phone again.
Kazunari throws his jacket at it, something falling out of his pocket. A pokeball falls out and hits it. Shake… shake… shake… click.
“Nevermind. He caught it.” Masumi says into the phone.
Kazunari slowly picks up the pokeball and looks it over.
“Good job, Miyoshi. Now please get out.”
“Wow, so cold, Tsuzuroon.” He grabs his jacket and stands up before pausing. “Thank you, by the way.”
Before anyone can react as a grocery back is thrown through the door, hitting Kazunari in the chest and knocking him over. Another one is thrown and goes over his head.
“Christ!” Izumi enters the door.
“Izumi, why are you so angry?”
“Why?! I got a call telling me there’s a problem so I run from the grocery store all the way here and then I get another call saying it’s back and then “Oh, it’s fine now.” after I’ve already got here and I see two strangers with the kids. Pardon my french but putain je suis tellement fatigué que j'ai couru jusqu'ici, est-ce que c'est arrivé la première fois que je suis parti aussi? C'est quoi ce bordel.”
“Sorry, Ms. Tachibana, I’ll make sure this doesn’t happen again, Ms. Tachibana.” Tsuzuru quickly says.
“So, who’re they?”
“Kaz-Kazunari Miyoshi, ma’am.”
“And you?”
“I’m Citron! I returned your grumpig!”
“Still not our grumpig.”
“Oh yeah, where is it?”
“Right here!” Kazunari shows off the pokeball. Izumi stares.
“Minagi. Minagi get the bat.”
“Hey, I couldn’t catch it before because I didn’t have any of my other pokemon on me so I had to run and then Tsuzuroon stepped in to save me! Please stop being mad.”
“Whatever. I got the groceries. Could you boys put them away? I’m tired from my impromptu run.”
They all start putting the stuff away. Citron walks over to Izumi.
“Huh? What do you want?”
“Here,” He says, presumably with a smile. “Pet ninetails. She’ll make you feel better.” He opens a pokeball and out pops a fluffy silver-blue ninetails.
“Huh. I’ve never seen a ninetails like that before.”
“This one lived on an arctic mountain. They adjusted to the colder temperatures and became ice types.”
“Okay… is she gonna curse me if I touch her?”
“No, not at all. At least not according to any texts I’ve read.”
“Alright.” She pets the fur. It’s soft and cold.
“I apologize for any inconvenience I’ve caused.”
“Don’t worry about it.”
“Alright,” Tsuzuru says. “Groceries are away.”
“Woah.” Sakuya stares in awe at the ninetails.
“Sick ninetails, Ronron.”
“No, I assure you she’s quite healthy.”
“He’s saying he likes it.”
“Thank you!”
“She’s so pretty!”
“She is, isn’t she? By the way, Izumi? Your french is impeccable, though your vocabulary is a bit crude.”
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The Beginning... Episode 1 Part 3
Game 1
Ganondorf: Alright, alright alright! It’s finally time fro our first game of Volley-Bomb! Representing the Crying Goombas is Link, Leaf, Red, Joker, and Rosalina! Representing the Ugly Koopas is Samus, Roy, Pit, Lucina, and Erdrick!
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In the Confessional
Samus: I had high hopes going into the first round. I mean, Leaf and Red can barely be qualified as teens. They’re tiny. Then again we’ve got Pit... but the kid’s an angel! And he’s beaten Dark Lords and Evil Gods without any Pokemon.
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Ganondorf: The rules are simple... don’t kill each other! Oh, and stay on your side of the court. Aside from that? Go nuts!
Joker: Wait, seriously? No rules?
Ganondorf: People don’t want to see a fair fight! They’re here for blood, guts, and the occasional booty shots. *to the camera crew* Make sure to get Link’s moneymaker. Apparently fangirls like it.
Link: *covers his butt with his hands*
Ganondorf: And, without further ado... BEGIN!
*Link serves the bomb, throwing it over to the other side. To counter it, Erdrick draws his sword and uses it like a baseball bat, sending the bomb flying back to Link’s side.*
Link: Oh, so that’s how you want to play?! *draws the Master Sword* I’m the sword Ping-Pong champion!
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In the Confessional
Link: Finally! That Final Boss sequence in Ocarina of Time pays off! Never thought I’d be thanking Ganondorf for something.
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*Link charges up and unleashes a Great Spin sending the bomb back over with the force of a comet. It hits Lucina and the subsequent explosion sends her flying out of the arena*
Ganondorf: Point, Goombas!
Lucina, legs sticking out of the sand like a reverse ostrich: Sorry guys.
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In the Confessional
Samus: I may have spoken too soon.
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*the game begins again. This time Samus serves and sends it over to the other side. Rosalina catches it with her wand and whips it around her head like a sling*
Rosalina: Let me drop THIS bomb on you!
Everyone: ... *crickets chirping in background*
Rosalina: What, I thought it was a good one. *sighs* Oh well. *hurls the bomb back to Samus’ side*
*Roy intercepts the bomb and ripostes, countering and sending it back at Link’s team.*
Samus: Nice one flame-brain!
Joker: Oh yeah? How about this! *dramatically rips mask off, summoning Arsene* ARSENE! FIRE YOUR- *as he is preparing his epic anime-style attack the bomb hits him square in the chest sending him flying and dispelling the Persona* Oww.... my everything.
Ganondorf: And the Koopas even the score!
Link: Okay, no more screwing around! *picks up a new bomb* Just call me Marcellus Wallace, ‘cause I’m going Medieval on your ass!
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In the Confessional
Rosalina: Oh, so when Link does a one-liner it’s cool! How is that one different from mine? Puns make great one-liners!
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*Link tosses the bomb in the air and draws his bow and arrow. He lines up a shot and send the arrow flying. It hits the bomb and sends it over at Samus’ team.*
Pit: Oh yeah? Well two can play at that game! *Pit fires Palutena’s bow and sends the bomb right back at Link*
Link: Grr! *fire his bow again, hitting the bomb and repeating the process.*
Samus: I don’t think so pretty boy! *Samus summons up her Power Armor and Z-Jumps into the air. She fires her Zero Cannon, blasting the bomb down with such force it takes out both Link and Rosalina*
Ganondorf: Oh, snap! That’s  two-fer! Way to play for keeps Samus!
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In the Confessional
Link, bruised and bloodied: Okay, not gonna lie... that was pretty hot.
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Samus, her Power Armor flaling away: I play to win.
Ganondorf: Damn! Guess it’s down to just Redie Freddie and Leafy Green for the Goombas. How are they gonna get outta this one?
Red: Welp, guess it’s time for Plan P.
Pit: Plan P?
Leaf: Plan Pokemon!
*Leaf and Red throw their Pokeballs, summoning Charizard, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur.*
Roy: Wait what?! They can do that?!
Ganondorf: Nothing says they can’t.
Erdrick: That’s totally cheating!
Ganondorf: Guess who doesn’t give a shit ya Goku rip-off.
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Confessional
Erdrick: It’s not my fault I was designed by Akira Toriyama!
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Leaf: Bulbasaur! Use Vine-Whip!
Bulbasaur: ‘Saur! *grabs the Bomb with their vines and throws it into the air*
Red: Charizard! Use Flamethrower!
Charizard: ‘Zard! *Blasts fire at the bomb sending it at Pit with the force of a meteor*
Pit: Oh, applesauce. *Gets blasted out of the court*
Ganondorf: Oooh! And that’s another one for the Goombas!
Samus: Alright, that’s it! *turns to Erdrick and Roy* Morons! Swords out!
*Erdrick and Roy draw their weapons. Samus nods and spikes the bomb over the net.*
Leaf: Bulbasaur use Vine-Whip! *Bulbasaur grabs the bomb out of the air and tosses it high*
Red: Squirtle, use Hydropump! Charizard, use Flamethrower at the same time!
Charizard: 'Zard!
Squirtle: Squirtle!
*Squirtle and Charizard use their attacks at the same time. The resulting blast on the Koopas side blasts Samus, Roy, and Erdrick off the court*
Ganondorf: Holy Jompin' Gibblets! Red and Leaf win the first Game with an abolutely EXPLOSIVE VICTORY!
Red: Boo yeah!
Leaf: Pokemon Power! *they high five*
*The others of their team come and crowd surf them while Koopa Team picks themselves up and dust themselves off*
Samus: Well, that was the most humiliating thing ever.
Erdrick: My three favorite Pokemon just beat me up! This is a dream come true!
Samus: Lucina, hit Erdrick for me. I'm too tired.
Lucina: *whacks Erdrick upside the head.*
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Game 2
Ganondorf: After that explosive display, it's time for Round 2 of VOLLEY-BOMB! Both teams gave a great effort and, frankly, both deserved to win... is what I'd say if I were a LOSER! The Koopas sucked harder than a Hoover vaccum making sweet, sweet love to a Roomba!
Peach: Well... there's another image to repress with alcohol.
Ganondorf: The Koopas are going to need this win just to tie it all up. This time we've got Daisy, Ike, Corrine, Marth, and Bonny Janet representing the Goombas! Opposing them is Zelda, Dark Pit, Robyn, Peach, and Captain Falcon!
Captain Falcon: Aw yeah baby! Let's get this party started!
Dark Pit: I hate everything.
Peach: Uhh... Dark Pit? How are you not sweating.
Dark Pit: I'm an emo. Emos don't sweat. We simmer along with our burning hatred for all things bright and happy.
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Confessional
Pit: Pittoo scares me sometimes. But I know that deep down he's a big old ball of sunshine! He's my brother after all. How bad can he be.
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Confessional
Dark Pit, stabbing a voodoo doll of Pit: Why! Won't! You! DIE!
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Bonny Janet: Ai'ght ya bleedin' coonts! Time ta show these hootin' tootin' flea-ridden, sheep-humpin', rat-faaced, doo-lillies tha' the Goombas ain't ta be messed with!
Corrine: Yeah! ...I think. Was that supposed to be inspirational?
Ike: Yeah.
Marth: How can you tell?
Daisy: The adorable Scot is right! LET'S FUCK 'EM UP!
Peach: Umm... Daisy darling? I'm right here.
Daisy: THERE ARE NO BREAKS ON THE ASS-KICKING TRAIN!
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Confessional
Daisy: Yeah... did I mention I can get kind of competitive?
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*Peach pulls down Captain Falcon by the arm and whispers in his ear*
Peach: Take Daisy out first. She's good. Too good, you get me?
Captain Falcon: *nods*
Ganondorf: Alright my funky-fresh friends! Let's get ready to ruuuuummmmmmmmbbbbbllleee!
*The battle is joined. Captain Falcon serves the bomb, sending it flying at Daisy. Daisy whacks the bomb with her baseball bat and sends it back over.
Daisy: GO LEGALLY BRAIN-DEAD BY CHOCKING ON MY ENTIRE ASS!
Zelda: Well that's just uncalled for! *Zelda summons up her armor to whack the bomb back over*
Ike: AETHER! *Ike swings Rangell, the sword wreather in blue flame. The bomb flies over... and out of the court entirely*
Ganondorf: Ooh, tough luck! Ike is out!
Corrine: What?! You didn't say anything about that!
Ganondorf: It's one of the basic rules of Volleyball Corrine, get with the fucking program girl.
Corrine: But this is Volley-Bomb!
Ganondorf: Look, I'm the host and I say that Ike's out.
Marth: Corrine, please just drop it.
Corrine: But he's just pulling this out of his ass! What we can use our powers but we can't knock the ball out of the court?!
Ganondorf: Okay, you know what?! You're out to missy. Grab Hunk of Burning Love over there and get off my court.
Corrine: WHAT!?
*Ganondorf Warlock-Punches her off the Court*
Ganondorf: ANYONE ELSE WANT SOME!? *turns to Ike* HOW ABOUT YOU MUSCLES!? YOU WANT SOME
Ike: Nope! No. Nuh-uh. *leaves and collects a delirious Corrine*
Ganondorf, cheerful again: Alrighty then! The Goombas are down two players. Can they make a comeback? Let's find out!
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Confessional
Corrine: Okay, arguing with the Man-Child of Evil may not have been my best move. But I don't like assholes doing whatever they like! Such a prick.
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Bonny Janet: A'ighty then... we're fooked ain't we?
Daisy: No we aren't! No yet! Come on guys! We can still win this. If Red the Twig and Leaf the... well Leaf the Leaf can pull off a win against all odds then we can too! So let's roll up our sleeves, grease those elbows, and WIN! THAT-
Captain Falcon: Falcon PAWNCH! *The bomb, struck by the Falcon Punch, hits both Marth and Bonny Janet, koncking them out of the arena*
Daisy: Game... Fuck.
Captain Falcon: FALCON PAWNCH! *Falcon knocks Daisy out of the arena with another bomb*
Ganondorf: AND LIKE THAT THE SECOND GAME IS OVER! THE KOOPAS TAKE AN ABSOLUTELY EXPLOSIVE VICTORY! Not losing a single player and absolutely DOMINATING the Goombas!
Captain Falcon: Oh yeah! High fives all around!
Ganondorf: And with that, the score is all tied up. You know what that means. It's time... FOR A TIEBREAKER!
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Tiebreaker
*The entire cast has assembled, including those nursing injuries.*
Ganondorf: The rules of the Tiebreaker are simple. Each team will select one, I repeat: ONE, champion each. These two champions will play each other in a 1 v. 1 game of Volley-Bomb. But this time, instead of ten player and one bomb... it's ten bombs and one player each!
Marth: Well, I'm out.
Robyn: Me too.
Red: Cowards.
Marth and Robyn: Yup.
Ganondorf: So, select your champions and let's get to this Sudden Death Elimination!
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With the Goombas
Link: Okay, so since most of us are nursing injuries and they're probably going to be sending out Captain Falcon... who should we choose?
Bonny Janet: Oh ho? So now yer askin' our opinions?!
Link, fed up: Bonny, shut up! I don't know what crawled up your ass and died but shut up and let me talk!
*there is a long moment of silence as Bonny Janet glares at Link... but remains silent*
Link: Thank you.
Corrine: I can't go. I'm still working through that concussion.
Leaf: You all look pretty banged up.
Red: And they'll probably be planning for our Pokemon. We won't be able to pull that trick again.
Daisy: I'll go.
*They all look at her*
Marth: Daisy-
Daisy: No. I owe it to the team to try. Besides, I owe Falcon a little bit of payback.
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*The battle lines are drawn. Captain Falcon representing the Koopas and Daisy representing the Goombas. Ganondorf  grins evilly and throws all ten bombs into the arena, ten to Daisy and ten to Falcon*
Ganondorf: Lights! Camera! SLAUGHTER!
Daisy: Oh yeah! *Daisy catches four of the bombs and delivers a massive kick upwards, sending the last one into the atmosphere. Daisy*
Catpain Falcon: You're going down girlie! *Falcon catches one, two, three of his bombs* Falcon KICK! *Falcon kick's one of the remaining bombs at Daisy.* Falcon KICK! *Falcon sends the other one at Daisy
Daisy: Sorry Falcon, but this flower's got thorns!
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Confessional
Rosalian: And now Daisy's doing one-liners two?! Ugh.
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*Daisy catches both bombs and sends one sailing at Falcon. Falcon dodges as the bomb hits the ground. Daisy throws the second one, but Falcon dodges again.*
Falcon: Hah!
Daisy: Sorry Cappy... I'm not done. *Daisy prepares to throw her remaining four bombs.*
Captain Falcon: Aww crap.
*Daisy throws three of her bombs. In a panic, Falcon responds. The bombs crash into each other, exploding on contact with each other. Falcon is officially out of bombs and Daisy has one left*
Daisy: Dodge this Falcon Dick! *Daisy throws the final bomb*
*Captain Falcon front flips over it. The bomb hits the ground where he had been standing moments prior.*
Captain Falcon: Wait a minute... we're out of bombs. What now?
Daisy: Oh... are we?
*Captain Falcon frowns, not understanding. Daisy smirks and points up. Falcon looks up and sees the final bomb. The one Daisy launched skyward, hurtling right towards his face.*
Captain Falcon: Aw, fu-
*the bomb explodes in his face, launching Falcon out of the arena. Daisy has won!*
Ugly Koopas: NOOOO!
Crying Goombas: BOO YEAH!
*The Goombas race forward, wrapping Daisy in a massive group hug*
Ganondorf: Well Holy Hell! That was one awesome tiebreaker! How're ya feeling Falcon?!
Captain Falcon, from the CF shaped hole in the nearby cliff face: No mommy... I don't wanna wear the pink bow...
Ganondorf: Eh, he'll be fine. Goombas! *The winning team stands at attention* I promised you a reward and now I'll deliver! You win invincibility, you cannot be voted off this island tonight. In addition, your team has earned... a beach party!
Crying Goombas: WOO HOO!
Ganondorf: There'll be good food, fine drinks, and all the volleyball you can play! … The none explosive kind, of course.
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Confessional
Daisy: Wow! So this is what it's like to be the hero? To be the one who saves the day?! It *sniff* It feels good.
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Ganondorf: Koopas. I'll be seeing you at the bonfire site, where you will vote off one member of your team. *evil grin* See you there.
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The Bonfire Ceremony
*As the lights of the Goombas' beach party blaze in the distance the Koopas sit in front of a massive bonfire in sullen silence. Most are nursing injuries and glaring daggers at the team bellow them on the beach. Peach sits with Pit and Zelda on either side of her*
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Confessional
Peach: I was confident that I wouldn't get voted off, especially after the poor showing of Samus and Falcon. Then again both are pretty powerful. I'm not sure if their failures today will be enough to get them voted off. Samus is more tolerable company, and she didn't fail as spectacularly as Falcon did. Still...
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*Ganondorf walks around the fire to face the Koopas, carrying a tray of One-Up Mushrooms*
Ganondorf: Welcome, losers, to your first bonfire ceremony! I have on my plate, nine One-Up Mushrooms. These one-ups represent immunity and safety for the coming week. If you fail to receive a marshmallow, you will walk the Dock of Fools, board the Boat of Failures, and be taken away from the Camp forever. And, lose your chance to ear the twenty million dollar reward.
*the Koopas shift around nervously*
Ganondorf: When I call your name, I'll throw your mushroom. The first goes too... Peach. Ganondorf throws it at Peach* Next up... Erdrick. *The Hero gratefully catches the mushroom.* Zelda. *Zelda catches hers* Roy. *Roy spear his mushroom as it flies at him* Pit and Pittoo.
Dark Pit: THAT'S DARK PIT!
Ganondorf: Shut up and eat your mushroom! *Pit happily eats his One-Up as Dark Pit begrudgingly chews on his* Next is... Robyn. *Robyn sighs in relief and eats her One-up* The second to last Mushroom goes to... … … Samus.
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Confessional
Samus: I was actually scared that I would be voted off first episode. Whew! I'd of never lived that one down.
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Ganondorf: I have, on this platter, the last One-Up Mushroom. Falcon, you let your team down when they needed you the most. And Lucina? You got knocked out before anyone else, pretty pathetic.
Lucina: Fuck off.
Ganondorf: Prettier girls than you have tried sweetie.
Lucina: Hmpph.
Ganondorf: And the last mushroom... goes too... … … … … … … Lucina!
Captain Falcon: What!?
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Confessional
Peach: Sure, Falcon's strong, but Lucina is by far the better thinker. Strong can be replaced. Thinkers can't.
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Confessional
Dark Pit: He's the one person on my team more annoying than Pit.
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Confessional
Roy: Call it a Fire Emblem bias... but Lucina should stay.
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Captain Falcon: This... this can't be happening!
Zelda: Sorry Falcon... I wish it didn't have to-
Falcon: This is bullshit! I-
Ganondorf: Cram it buddy! *Ganondorf grabs Falcon by the scruff of his neck and hurls him to the Dock of Fools* And that's your first episode of Total Drama Smash Bros! Falcon is the first to go, but have we seen the last of him? And what will become of the new teams? Find out next week, on Total, Drama, SMASH BROS!
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And that’s a wrap on episode 1! I’m so excited for this series you guys. I’m going to have so much fun with it!
I really hesitated to put Falcon down as the first off, but he was one of the few characters I didn’t have long term plans for. Sorry if you wanted him to stay.
Also, for a bit of extra fun, submit your own ideas for challenges! It will definitely help get my creative juices flowing.
Be good people!
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Technology and Society - VR, AR, AND MR
In this blog I will be looking at answering the question: could new age technology such as AR, VR AND MR, possibly cause a shift in our society and culture? Looking at theories of technological determinism (TD), focusing on its assumptions about how a societies social structure and cultural values are determined by its technology advances. Also, looking at the work of Jean Baudrillard and his theory on hyperreality, and his 1981 book simulacra and simulation, also looking at how the new technologies listed above can let us transcend our perceived realty into anther that lets us live in a simulated world? I will be focusing on the AR game Pokémon Go as my case study, but I will also be making references to other games through the blog.  
                                 Technological Determinism (TD)
Technological determinism, a term first coined by ‘Thorstein Velben’ in 1920, is according to ‘Ferrante’ is a reductionist theory that presumes a society’s technology drives the development of it’s social and cultural values (Fung, 2017). This theory aims to provide a link between the nature of society and technology. It attempts to give an explanation as to whom or what could have a controlling power to cause a cultural change, by questioning to which degree human thought or action is influenced by technological factors. However, there are many different versions of the (TD), In the book, ‘Does technology drive History?’, the ideas of technological determinism takes many forms, Ranging from ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ extremes (1994). In his book, Autonomous Technology, Langdon Winner states, “changes in technology are the single most important basis of change in society” (1977), he argues the core assumptions of the theory is that technology forms the basis of social life. With the development of the virtual reality game technology; could it cause a major societal shift in the new age of technology unlike we’ve seen before?
     Augmented reality (AR), Virtual reality (VR) and Mixed reality (MR) 
Augmented reality adds digital elements to the person’s actual environment often by using the camera on a smartphone. Examples of this would be the use of filters on apps such as snapchat, Instagram, and the most popular, Pokémon Go.  
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Virtual reality (VR) is a complete immersion experience that shuts out the physical world. 
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Mixed reality (MR) experience, combines elements of both AR and VR, real-world and digital objects interact. (The franklin institute, 2019) 
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Virtual reality is the use of computer technology to create a simulated environment (Bardi, 2019). The first instance of virtual reality was the panoramic paintings, that were made to create the illusion of being somewhere you are actual not. Exhibitions in museums of world war one, for example, to help to get a better experience. In the 1930s the idea of virtual reality was still only being thought of, science fiction writer Stanley G. Weinbaum, had the idea of goggles that would let the wearer experience a fictional world right in front of them. And today we have the Google glasses, which although doesn’t let us use whole new worlds, it still lets us see things that are not really there. ‘The Sensorama’ was invented by cinematographer Morton Heilig, it was an arcade-style theatre cabinet. A person could sit on the chair and be completely immersed into the film playing in front of them. It featured stereo speakers, a stereoscopic 3d display, fans, smell generators and a vibrating chair. Heilig’s next invention was the Telesphere mask in 1960, but it didn’t have motion tracking. However, motion tracking was added a year later, by two Philco Corporation engineers Comeau & Bryan. In 1995 Ivan Sutherland suggested HMD into the world of virtual reality, which he described as “ultimate display”. He wanted something that would give the ability to interact with objects in the virtual world in a realistic way. The first headset was released by SEGA, The Sega VR headset in 1993. At the time selling for $332. But as the idea of VR was still brand new, the release was flop, not selling as intended by Sega.  
And then VR as we know it...
To experience AR all you need is your apple or Samsung smart phone, but VR you will need a headset. These headsets go from £30 to £500, depending on the quality and what customers are looking for.  
The history of Pokémon-
Satoshi Tajin was the owner of the ‘Game freaky’ magazine. Himself and his co-worker and friend, Ken Sugimori (the illustrator of ‘Game freaky’ decided to make their own video games, as they thought all the other video games at the time were boring or bad. So, on April 26th 1989, the magazine turned to an official game development company. The company went on the create successful games: Yoshi for the NES, Mario and Wario for the Super Famicom, and Postman for SEGA (Bates).  
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On Nov 27th 1996 came the release of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green for the Nintendo GameBoy. Pokémon was a game in which players take the role of the protagonist number 721, they set out on adventures to collect and train creatures known as Pocket monsters - (hence the name Pokémon). With the ultimate aim of the game being to defeat 8 Pokémon gym leaders, stop and evil corporation and battle your way to becoming the best. But that what made it such a fun game, the end all aim for players was to collect all 151 Pokémon. However, not all Pokémon were in one place, you had to search for them across the growing world of Pokémon. The Game Boy allowed players to link cables and have battles against one another and trade Pokémon.  This opened the door for even better adventures with your friends. The game become very popular, making millions in Japan. Causing the campany make re-releases limited edition Pokémon. The game didn’t get a world wide release until September 28th 1998, Pokémon Red and Blue, in America. And when it was released worldwide, it become a worldwide phenomenon, following were successful releases of Pokémon anime series, Manga, trading cards and games. The sequel, Pokémon 2: Gold and silver come out on the 21st 1999 in Japan and later in the US October 16th 2000. And has since had many other sequels.  
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Pokémon anime-  
The first episode aired on 1 April 1997 in Japan, not being broadcasted in the US until September 1998. It was a success and has been running ever since. On season 1 episode 38 episode, ‘Electric Soldier Porygon’ viewers started to complain after an explosion on the episode. The explosion was extremely bright with intense lights flashing blue and red rapidly, it caused children to “experienced blurred vision. Others felt dizzy, or nauseous. In extreme cases, some even experienced seizures and cases of temporary blindness”(Plunkette, 2015) although it didn’t last very long. it had effects on a total of 700 viewers, who were rushed to the hospital. That episode has never been shown again. This incident holds the Guinness world record for Most Photosensitive Epileptic Seizures Caused by a TV Show.  (Flint, 2015)
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Pokémon Go!  
On July 6th, 2016 the mobile app game Pokémon Go was released, available for download on iOS and Android devices, and was an instant hit. Becoming the most revenue grossed by a mobile game in its first month with $206.5 Million. (Marasigan, 2016) . Players can create an avatar, who is then placed on a map according to the players geographical location. Players can then move around collecting Pokémon as their location has been transformed into the world of Pokémon, with places like ‘PokéStops’ and ‘Pokémon gyms’ which were now battle locations for players, this is all possible with the app’s AR feature. The players can see, and hear the Pokémon as they catch em’, bringing it to life, providing an experience like never before. Players can like feel like Ash when they play. That’s what made it so popular, it seemed like everyone was playing Pokémon Go, didn’t matter what age, background, or location, at the parks, gyms, or schools, “millions of people roaming around the physical world to capture virtual characters” (KnowledgeWharton high School, 2016).  Pokémon Go was about the experience. Although, we had experienced AR in the form of snap chat/ Instagram fillers, this was the first time it was presented to us in this form. A big technology such as AR being so accessible, at any point we could take out our phones and transport to another world, another simulation but still within ours.    
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OC Yearbook, 4, 5, 6, 14, 22, 24, 27, 28, 33, 37, 39, 45, 48, & 49.
idk whether to love you or hate you but either way you’re the best :’) :’) :’)
UNDER THE CUT BC LONG 
4: Most Likely to commit murder
Most of them tbh - even Ben, though his would be totally accidental. Vrox has probably beaten people to death, if he needs to Dante has no qualms with snapping someone’s neck, June doesn’t have a problem with ripping people’s heads off with their teeth or at least removing a limb. Mars murders anyone who turns him down + all their loved ones. Myriad is probably the one that commits murder on a regular basis though; a hobby of theirs (and their job) is finding the worst kinds of criminals and... punishing them, then taking their souls directly to hell. Think Dexter but more extreme. :)) 
5: Most Likely to be murdered
None of them really. Jesse, maybe, bc he doesn’t know how to keep his mouth shut, or Ben, just bc he probably wouldn’t try to stop the murderer, or y’know, Mars, because I control what happens and I hate him. :))))
6: Most Likely to be framed for murder
Ben. He’s super quiet and withdrawn and just ups and leaves sometimes without explanation. He’s pretty suspicious from an outsider’s POV.
14: Most Likely to win the lottery and lose the ticket
Ginger, mainly bc she wouldn’t give a shit. XD
22: Most Likely to be asked for ID at 30
June. Not because they look young; they’re just so small. And every 4′9 bit of them would be steaming with anger, so Dante would have to jump in to avoid the murder of an innocent mortal. XD Ginger probably, too, she’s as old as the rest of them but physically she looks younger, about 20 at most. She doesn’t take it well either, but she’s less likely to plunge straight into murder.
24: Most Likely to Catch 'em all
Jesse plays Pokemon to finish the game and Be The Veeery Best. Vrox plays Pokemon solely to try and beat Jesse in a battle. They’d definitely have Pokemon battles with very loud swearing and fighting at like, 2AM in the morning. Their poor neighbours. X’D 
27: Most Likely to join the circus
Myriad. Possibly Ginger. Maybe even together. What can they say, it would be fun! 
28: Most Likely to overthrow the government
Myriad could, easily, but he chooses not to. Mars likes being in positions of power so he might try, too, subtly. Or August gets so fed up with how corrupt the government is and wipes everything clean singlehandedly. 
33: Most Likely to die alone
Ben, he doesn’t really talk to people/trust people. June, because they’re a bitter little asshole. Myriad, because they wouldn’t care and are fulfilled without a relationship. And Dante, because he doesn’t want the ones he loves to get hurt, again, so he keeps everyone kind of at a distance. :)) 
37: Most Likely to laugh on their deathbed
June, Myriad, Ginger, Vrox. All for different reasons.
39: Most Likely to accidentally teach a child to swear
MOST OF THEM. Excluding August and Mars. Damn, now I have a headcanon that Ben (seems soft but he can actually swear terribly if he wants to) swore once quietly in an “empty” classroom, looked up, saw one of his students at the door and almost died of mortification on the spot. XD
45: Most Likely to be a cult leader
Oh, Myriad, definitely. They already are. XD
48: Most Likely to get kicked out of life drawing class
Myriad and/or Ginger, because they’d keep seducing the models. Probably Vrox too ngl, Jesse the artist supreme probably brought him to one once but he got so bored he disrupted things and got them both kicked out. Oops. XD
49: Most Likely to not shower for a week
The most likely would be Vrox or Jesse. Jesse because he has bad PTSD days and depressive episodes and Vrox because sometimes he loses it and needs to be locked in a cage in hell until he calms down and can transform out of his hound form. Ginger too if she gets carried away with an adventure and doesn’t have anywhere to stop and bathe on a road trip. But normally they’re all pretty great with hygiene.
ask me the questions Em left out about my OCs?? XD
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hey, i'm tea (like the beverage). i'm in my early 20’s, and i live in midwestern USA so my timezone is central. i roleplay exclusively through email. i’ve tried other mediums and they just don’t stick for me. there will be an ooc thread for plotting/planning/talking and an rp thread for the actual roleplay. my ads never fully format properly after i submit them so i’m sorry if some stuff bleeds together or if there are huge blocks of text.
for the rp itself, well. i’m looking for a small array of things, so i figured i’d make an ad as a catch-all instead of doing something like one ad per request. i will only do oc/oc romance, and i only do m// and/or f//.
i’m currently looking to roleplay ocs in the following universes: fallout, percy jackson, harvest moon, and atla/lok. and for a purely original setting, apocalypse/post-apocalypse (zombies are good in my book! i like ‘em with a creative twist, though) or horror romcoms.
style; ☆third person. ☆past tense. ☆novel or multi-paragraph; i can snap out four paragraphs or 20, usually novel but like i can work w/ anything. ☆good handle on grammar, maybe some spelling errors if i’m responding from my phone. i’m very relaxed with typing OOC as u can tell but i go all out with actual writing, don’t worry.
characters; ☆varied in personality and backstory, i usually make new ones for rps but sometimes a character sticks with me. ☆i can handle various roles at once; side characters or recurring roles aside from mains are welcome. ☆doubling or tripling is alright. ☆i don’t use FC’s and prefer written descriptions, but i’m a hoe for pinterest and moodboards and use that for character references. i’m super into aesthetics. ☆i get attached to our characters so i’m into talking about them and making content. expect me making pinboards or drawing things or sending u vines/songs and being like “this is them.”
smut; ☆required. i don’t fade to black. ☆switch characters by default. i will die if you come to me with the intention of only playing bottom characters. ☆no incest, pedo, bestiality, toilet stuff, noncon, mpreg. please don’t contact me if u support any of that stuff in any way. i’ve had people contact me who have links online and i’ve found out they’ve written incest or pedo fanfics, so like… in general, stay away plz.
i prefer my partners to be 18+ minimum, 20+ is best case scenario. none of the characters will be underage and would be in their twenties or older.
AND NOW… ONTO THE UNIVERSE RELEVANCE… i’d looove to play any of these, but asterisks are for particular cravings.
FALLOUT; i’ve only played F3 and a little bit of F4 i know i’m a newbie. 😞 everyone tells me to play NV and i will! i’m working on it. i have no plot in mind other than it could be fun to make our own setting/area of the US they haven’t explored in canon, like mountains or something. but otherwise staying in canon areas is good! ☆ghoul/non-radiated person ☆fresh-outta-the-vault/wasteland veteran ☆sole-survivor/oc ☆lone wanderer/oc ☆regular oc/oc!
PERCY JACKSON;*** i never read heroes of olympus or any other riordan book beside the original PJO books. BUT i love the original series so that will be my focus. for the plot, i don’t have anything, but i’ve seen a couple ads floating around with some interesting plot bunnies? so anything is good! there is one proposal i’ve seen around that i think would be really fun, which is ocs in pjo in another time period. what can i say, the combination demigod/mythology + aesthetics from the 18th or 19th century just gets to me, i’m rlly into it atm! dashing adventures on cobblestone streets and deadly weapons hidden in skirts and tucked into the lining of carriages. PLUS U CANNOT DENY HOW PERIOD PINING KILLS U… brushing pinkies… longing gazes… i’m so down. but any time period to be honest, from ancient greece BCE to modern day. i’ve got a couple plot ideas + character ideas i’d like to try out so i’m ready when u are. some pairings ideas: ☆big three demigod/extremely minor demigod kid ☆demigod/satyr or spirit ☆demigod/someone who can see through the mist ☆demigods with a parental rivalry ☆BEST FRIENDS bro CHB is like. peak best friends to lovers scenario
STORY OF SEASONS/HARVEST MOON; alright, this one is pretty different. this would be very video game-like: heart events, character gift preferences, festival events, the whole nine yards. i have a couple of ideas for a town setting, but mostly i’d like to make one with my partner:
☆fantasy-based, like rune factory. along with humans, there could be dwarves, elves, mermaids/mermen, selkies, magic-users… maybe a shape-shifting dragon ☆supernatural-based, maybe a halloweentown vibe? or something more sinister. along with humans, there could be vampires, werewolves, demons, witches, ghosts, et cetera. ☆pokemon-based. instead of regular farm animals, they’re pokemon! miltank, combee, mareep, sudowoodo, et cetera. this could be suuuuper cute and fun. ☆LOZ-based, in hyrule. there could be hylians, rito, zora, et cetera.
A:TLA/LOK;** i’d prefer something set either before a:tla or after lok with our own avatar and group. could be fun and interesting to explore and make our own story. i have an idea for an avatar just because i’ve been thinking of avatar in general but i really don’t have a preference for the role so lmk if you’d rather play it. i also have a few little plot ideas, depending on what the timeline we shoot for is. ☆avatar/bender helping them master an element ☆avatar/non-bender ☆airbender/firebender ☆any/any!
APOCALYPSE/POST-APOCALYPSE;*** what can i say? every once in a while, i get bitten by the apocalypse bug. i’m used to doing post-apocalypse, where people are living on in the world after it’s ravaged, with it being the only world they’ve ever known. which is fun! but i’m also down for a current apocalypse, where people live their daily lives and are forced to adjust to the world following a catastrophic event. i’ll be honest, i prefer this genre with some sort of monster. usually zombie and I KNOW they’re overrated and everywhere ok but it’s a classic. i’m into zombies mostly in the vein of tlou or have a more creative twist but i’m cool with any. and that said, doesn’t have to be zombies! i’d love to do an apocalyptic rp with a different monster, from the supernatural to the paranormal to the extraterrestrial. a character being immune to whatever’s going down would be fun too.
HORROR/SUPERNATURAL ROMCOM; i prefer horror-comedy like the addams family with quirky horror stuff, so i’m not looking too much for anything genuinely frightening (but that could be super fun too! lmk how u feel). accidentally summoning a demon, someone accidentally selling their soul, vampires who have only been vampires for like a year, horribly unlucky witches, people investigating mysterious supernatural happenings in their town, roadtrips to hell, stuff like that. any and everything is good, my options are beyond open. also in general i prefer human/non-human pairings, so anything along those lines in a setting like this will work. werewolves, demons, vampires, witches, send them all my way.
 email; ☆[email protected]  
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Chapter 15: The Great Fossil Fight! What? Clefairy is Evolving!
“Naomi, you need to learn to see with your stomach, not your eyes,” Fae muttered, looking unimpressed at the elaborate breakfast Naomi had put together in the dining hall.
“What?  There’s nothing wrong with wanting a full stomach.”
Fae shook her head with a smile, going back to her Kalosian toast. “You’re going to have scraps…”
“Clef!” Clefairy was eyeing the spread on Naomi’s plate.
“Pancakes make you sick; remember, Clefairy?”
“Clef…” Clefairy huffed, then plucked a bluk berry from the top of Naomi’s pancake stack.
“Kailani, what’s got you so distracted?” Naomi asked as Kailani looked up from the Cure Dex.
“I was just thinking about that weird aura that Raichu got during the previous fight…”
“Oh, I’ve dubbed it Cure Aura!” Rotomi spoke from inside the Cure Dex, while Naomi muttered, “wasn’t that Dr. Pierce’s idea?”, “It seemed like a power boost was granted to Raichu when he fought against that weird Infernape…the energy signature matched what’s generated when you guys all transform.”
“A Cure Aura, huh…?” Kailani tapped her fork to her lips in thought.
“I wonder if it’s something all our pokemon are capable of?” Fae wondered, “Like, the situation has to become dire.”
“I think, as Precure, our goal should be to *prevent* situations from becoming dire,” Asuka warned as she arrived at the table, “Good morning everyone.”
“Morning, Asuka,” Naomi greeted, before biting down on a piece of a waffle, “Help yourself!”
“I’m good; I ate before I boarded the ferry,” Asuka smoothed out her skirt and sat beside Naomi, “Anyway, I spent some time last night looking up information on the other Precure out there.”
“For real? What’d you find?” Kailani turned to face her.
“Well, it wasn’t that hard; people are really enamored by the Precure. There’s photos, articles and blog posts all over,” Asuka took out her phone, swiping through some photos, “There’s two in Johto I’ve never even seen with my own eyes; Cure Crest and Cure Radiance...but I know there’s three others that have been spotted. No one’s caught their names, though.”
“The detective did mention there are three in Kanto,” Fae nodded, “Sacred Wing, or something?”
“Seems that the Precure mostly go wherever the trouble appears,” Asuka concluded, “So I suspect they’re all trainers with pokemon capable of such fast travel, which means they’re pretty tough.”
“Or maybe they have fairies like Rotomi, who can warp?” Naomi suggested.
“Ah, but I haven’t even tested it yet with all of you guys…” Rotomi replied, “But I guess…maybe it’s possible?  I admit I didn’t travel far much in my world, so I didn’t get to see just how many kinds of fairies there were…”
“You didn’t travel?” Kailani echoed, as the girls stopped to look at Rotomi’s face on the Cure Dex.
“Well, no…Amaranth stayed at home a lot,” Rotomi admitted, looking down, “So we didn’t get to see much…”
The girls looked to each other, before Kailani smiled.
“Don’t worry, Rotomi.  We’ll take you lots of places…and once this is all over, I’m sure you and Amaranth can travel lots and lots, too!”
Rotomi looked up. “…for real?”
“For real!” Fae agreed, “Speaking of which, we’re going on a field trip today, so you can come along!”  
“A field trip? Ooh, where to?”
“The Academy of Natural Science!” Fae beamed, “It’s a museum and a college, and they’re doing a special exhibit on fossils!”
“I’ve got an idea! Bzzt!” Rotom emerged from Kailani’s bag. “Okay, hear me out. How about juzzt for today, Rotomi and I zzzwap placezzz!  It’ll look like Kailani’s taking picturezzz on the Pokefinder!”
“Oh, that’s a great idea, Rotom!” Kailani replied, “What do you think, Rotomi?”
“Well…if that’s really okay…”
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“At this time, current technology is capable of restoring pokemon from fossils,” a tour guide was explaining as she gestured to a skeletal kabutops, “However, full skeletons such as this are unable to be restored.”
“That’s incredible, to find a full skeleton…” Fae muttered, “Kailani, can I borrow the Pokefinder?”
“Sure!” Kailani passed it to her, as Fae held it up and smiled.
“How do you like it, Rotomi?” Fae whispered.  Rotomi’s face appeared on the screen.
“This is amazing!  So much history all in one building!”
“Fossil pokemon are still few and far between, because it’s a long and expensive process to revive them, and even then, it’s not a guaranteed success,” Fae explained, “Sometimes it’s best to let sleeping pokemon lie…that’s what I think.”
Naomi was staring at masks and drawings on display in a different exhibit, “So these are all from one of Unova’s indigenous tribes?”
“It says the tribe is called the Tempa,” Asuka said as she read a plaque, “They’re known for their pottery and passion for music.  These artifacts were donated from a reservation in Unova.”
“That explains why it’s all in such good shape—the reservation must have been taking good care of these,” Naomi mused, as Kailani and Fae joined them.  Fae pointed the Pokefinder toward one of the old paintings.
“It says that this picture tells of an old legend,” Fae murmured, “About a warrior who acted as a liaison between people and pokemon, working for both their needs, and defending them from those who would want to harm either.”
“You mean like…” Rotomi began, then exclaimed, “A Precure!?”
“Rotomi—!” Fae held the Pokefinder to her chest as some curious museum visitors looked around to find the source of the voice.
“Sorry…” Rotomi whispered, embarrassed.
“It’s alright, Rotomi, but you have to calm down…truth is, this is all really exciting too.  And it means it’s possible that there’s a Precure legend set in our own world!”
The girls made their way to the next exhibit, where numerous gems and minerals were on display.
“Wow! Look at the size of that moon stone!” Kailani pointed to the twelve-inch chunk of crystal in the display. Fae took out Clefairy to have a look.
“Cleffyyy!” Clefairy’s eyes lit up and sparkled.
“I know! Just wait until you’re ready to evolve and use the moon stone we’ve been saving!” Fae replied, as Clefairy looked back at her excitedly.
“You think that’ll be any time soon?” Naomi asked.
“She’s almost ready! I’ve been keeping my moon stone in my bag for the big moment!” Fae nodded, as if agreeing with herself.
“Ooh, I hope we’ll all be there when it’s time!” Kailani beamed, “Though, I gotta wonder how you gauge a pokemon to be ‘ready’ for evolution…”
Back in the fossil exhibit, an unwanted guest examined the fossils, sneering.
“Pfeh…what’s the big deal about a buncha rocks?” Entropy snarled, looking the fossils over with disdain, “They’re pokemon who’re dead and gone!”
She made her way toward a glass display case showing an old amber fossil. Leaning over, she read the description. “‘This fossil contains a portion of remains from the pokemon Aerodactyl, a rock/flying type.’ Yeah, but it’s not the real thing…” she paused, thinking for a moment as an idea came to mind.  “But maybe…”
With one fluid snap of the wrist, she pulled a nega-ball out of her pocket, expanding it and opening it.
“Alright, nega-ball…can you do a little special trick for me?”
She pointed the open ball at the fossil, as a darkened aura enveloped it.
“That’s it…nega-evolution, go!”
In the gem exhibit, the girls looked up as they heard screams, and glass breaking. “What was that noise!?” Kailani cried.
“Sounds like a commotion in the fossil exhibit!” Rotomi said within the pokefinder, “Let’s go!”
Fighting against the crowd of visitors fleeing the fossil exhibits, the girls arrived to see display cases and windows broken, and heard the loud pounding of wings against the air outside.
“NEGAAAA!”
“Of all the places!” Fae complained, “Let’s go!”
Outside, Nega-Aerodactyl had perched itself atop the museum, talons digging into the roof as it raised its head and let out a deafening shriek.  Civilians below clutched their ears and continued to flee.
“That’s right…keep runnin’! Show us how scared you are!” Entropy cackled as she stood atop a statue outside the museum, “Generate more an’ more fear!”
“NEGA!” Nega-Aerodactyl prepared to take to the sky, when a flying kick from four well-aimed feet knocked it off the roof, crashing it into the ground below.
“We preserve the past to protect the future!” Sunrise announced, “You have some nerve, pulling a stunt like this!”
“Ah, cram it!” Entropy taunted, “No one wants to hear yer lousy altruistic yappin’!”
Sunrise flinched. “Wh-what?”
“NEGAAAAA!” Nega-Aerodactyl took to the air, beating its wings and kicking up a windstorm. Sunrise grabbed onto a lamppost to keep from being knocked off her feet; Starlight did the same and grabbed Willow by the hand, who in turn grabbed Wish by the bicep.
“At this rate it’ll cause a storm like a hurricane!” Willow cried.
“Aerodactyl is a rock type, so let’s counter it!” Sunrise raised her free hand. “Cure Ball!”
A glittery, pastel-colored pokeball appeared in her hands. She threw it with all her might. “Brionne! Use bubblebeam!”
Brionne emerged from the pokeball, immediately firing bubbles against the torrent of wind—against all odds, the bubbles struck, throwing Nega-Aerodactyl off as the wind stopped.
“Ah, come on!” Entropy snapped in irritation, “Nega-Aerodactyl! Crush ‘em!”
“Nega!” Nega-Aerodactyl planted its talons firmly on the ground before breaking into a charge.
“No you don’t!” Wish broke into a sprint in response, holding out her hands and catching Nega-Aerodactyl by the snout, skidding several feet before coming to a stop. In response, Nega-Aerodactyl swung its head, knocking Wish skyward as she yelped in alarm.
“Wish!” Sunrise cried out, then flinched as she heard her friend make impact on the rooftop of the museum.
“Oww…” Wish shakily stood up, then glared. “I won’t let you make a fool of me! For people and for pokemon, I won’t let you win!” Taking a deep breath, she jumped from the roof, landing on Nega-Aerodactyl’s back with a strong kick and forming a crater where it stood before flipping back to her team.
“Nice work, Wish!” Sunrise praised her, but Wish seemed to ignore her, instead charging back at Nega-Aerodactyl. “Hey, wait!”
“Your time has come and gone!” Wish shouted at Nega-Aerodactyl as she ran, “You just wanted to rest, right!? And that mean woman woke you up, right!?”
“NEGA!” Nega-Aerodactyl anticipated her attack, swinging a wing and knocking her through several trees.
“This is going from bad to worse!” Rotomi cried, “I don’t know just how much damage healing the nega-evolution will undo; there may be a limit!”
“What’s up with Wish, though?” Starlight asked, when she heard Entropy laughing at the whole display. “That’s it! I’m comin’ for you!” She began sprinting at Entropy, swinging her leg only for it to blocked by Entropy’s bat.
“I’ll help you get back to sleep!” Wish declared as she leapt at Nega-Aerodactyl again, only to be blocked effortlessly by a wing.  Wish responded by grabbing the top of its wing and throwing her weight back, flipping it onto its back.
Nega-Aerodactyl regained its composure, taking to the sky and beginning to form a series of stones around it.
“It’s going to use ancientpower!” Sunrise exclaimed, “Everyone get ready!”
“I’ve got this!” Willow raised a hand as a flurry of leaves appeared. “Magic Leaf Storm!” With a flourish, she sent out the leaves toward the oncoming stones, striking some but missing others.
“Hurry! We have to help it rest!” Wish pleaded, “It doesn’t want to be awake!”
“I get that, Wish, but we have to work together on this!” Sunrise replied.
“I know, I know, but—“
Sunrise looked up. “Wish!”
“Huh!? Eep!” Wish yelped, failing to react in time as a boulder came right for her.
“Clef!”
In a flash, Clefairy had emerged from her pokeball, ramming her body into the boulder and destroying it.  Clefairy landed in a crouch, shaking her bruised head and rubbing her stomach. “Clefairy…”
“Clefairy! I’m so sorry, I—“
“Clef!” Clefairy looked over and shook her head.
“She wants to help us, too, Wish!” Willow said to her friend, “Come on!”
“Not so fast,” a new voice spoke.  Entropy kicked away Starlight and looked up in irritation.
“Ataxia! Get outta here right now; this is my job!”
Ataxia stood atop a lamppost, toying with the Nega Ring around her wrist.
“I’ll be leaving momentarily,” she replied, “But you’re taking oh so long with this little mission. I thought I’d help you out. Besides, we have been called for a meeting.”
“A meetin’!? Now, of all times!?”
“Come along, sweetie.” Ataxia pointed her hand toward Nega-Aerodactyl and snapped her fingers. A dark aura surrounded Nega-Aerodactyl, who bowed its head and let out a low, pained rumble from its throat. Armored spikes formed along its back; two horns sprouted along the bridge of its snout; its tail grew a lance-like tip. It grew even bigger in size, towering the three-story museum itself. “And there. Now, let’s go.” With that, she vanished.
“What!? Grr…this ain’t over! Nega-Aerodactyl! Crush this entire town!” Entropy shouted as she vanished too.
“NEGAAAAAA!” Nega-Aerodactyl roared once more, its body radiating sinister energy.
“It’s even stronger, now!” Rotomi wailed, “We can’t let it run amok!”
“Right!” Wish immediately took off with Clefairy.
“Hey, wait!”
“Type: Fairy!” Wish shouted as she and Clefairy shared an aura. “Precure Moon Shimmer Blast!”
A spiraling beam of pink light flew at Nega-Aerodactyl, knocking it onto its back but appearing to do no damage; it immediately flipped over, folding its wings in a circle and slamming down, kicking up dust and debris.
“Wish!?” Starlight called; when the dust settled, it appeared that the Nega-Aerodactyl had curled up and covered Wish and Clefairy, its head tucked in.
“No! It’s closed itself in around her!” Sunrise shouted. “She and Clefairy are stuck right in front of that thing’s face!”
Wish was frozen.  She stared up at the rows of teeth looming down over her and Clefairy, as she started to shake.  A myriad of thoughts rushed about in her head.
I can fight.
I can’t fight.
I rushed in.
What was I thinking?
Clefairy.
Clefairy.
Clefairy.
“Clef!” Clefairy clenched her tiny fists, stepping in front of Wish.  “Cleeeeefairy!” She seemed to threaten the beast.
“Clefairy, no!” Wish finally dropped to her knees and hugged Clefairy tightly.  “Don’t…don’t try and fight it!  Even I can’t win!  We need the rest of the team…”
“Clefair.”
Clefairy looked to Wish, a fire alight in its eyes.  Wish stared back, the world around them all but silent save for the thuds of her friends attempting to force Nega-Aerodactyl to open its wings and expose itself.
The two continued to gaze at each other. A distant memory came forth.
“I can’t…I can’t do this…” a young Fae, no older than ten, was whimpering quietly to herself in the woods, the sun having set and the young girl having lost her way.  She had heard the echoes of eerie laughter, seen the sinister gaze of errant ghost pokemon, all looking for someone to terrorize.  The air had grown stiff and cold, and Fae’s tears stained the dry ground.
“Cleffa…” Cleffa stood beside her, tugging at her dress.  When Fae looked over, Cleffa offered a big smile, and after a moment, Fae returned the gesture.
“What am I doing…? I’m supposed to be your trainer, and be brave and strong, right?” Fae stood up, picking up Cleffa and taking a deep breath.  “Okay, let’s go toward some light.”
Slowly, Fae began to walk, noting the distant light of a town.
“We gotta keep going, yeah? We can’t just give up now…”
“Clef!” Cleffa agreed, then held out her hands, forming a little ball of white light.
“Oh, wow..it’s just like looking at the moon!” Fae grinned, as the dim light lit their path.  However, she stopped, hearing the laughter again.  “D-did you hear that?”
“Cleffa…” Cleffa replied worriedly.  A chill went down Fae’s back.  Slowly, she turned…
“GAAAASTLY!” A Gastly cackled, causing Fae to scream and fall over.
“KYAAAA!”
“Cleffa!” Cleffa jumped out of her arms, irritably throwing the ball of light; Gastly responded by backing away, as if frightened by it. Cleffa only got more annoyed, forming more little balls of light and throwing them, forcing Gastly to back away even further.  Fae got back to her feet, shaking her head and narrowing her eyes.
“C-Cleffa! Use Psyshock!”
“CLEFFAAAA!” Cleffa formed a psychic wave around her, firing it at Gastly, who was struck and ran away. Fae picked up Cleffa and began to run faster toward the light, before finally stumbling out of the brush and finding herself on the outskirts of Celadon City.
“We…we made it!” Fae looked to Cleffa.  “Thanks to you!”
“Cleffa!” Cleffa cheered excitedly, then looked down as her body began to glow.  Confused, Fae set her down and backed up a few steps…and when the light dimmed…
“Clefairy!” The newly-evolved Clefairy leapt into Fae’s arms, nuzzling her and showering her trainer with affection.
“…you always want to help me…you’ve always had a big heart, Clefairy…and you’ve always known when it was the right time for you.” Wish smiled sadly. “Thank you for always being there…”
“Clefairy!” Clefairy nodded in resolution, when her body began to give off an aura.
“What? That light…that’s like what happened with Kailani’s Raichu!”
“Clefairy….” Clefairy stepped back, then blinked as something appeared in front of it.
“My moonstone!”
“….” Clefairy looked at the stone, then at Wish.
“…you know when it’s right, Clefairy!”
“…Clef!” She closed her eyes tight…and clutched the stone in both hands.
Outside…
“That thing’s ludicrously armored!” Starlight snapped, “For all we know, it could have already—“
“Don’t say it!” Willow replied, “They’re fine!”
Suddenly, a beam of light shot up…and a figure was striking Nega-Aerodactyl in the jaw with a fierce, psychic-laden uppercut.  As it fell backward, Wish stood up...and Clefable landed beside her.
“Clefable!” Clefable declared triumphantly, still radiating the Cure Aura.  Wish held out a hand, as something began to form in it..a pretty scepter, with a cloud and moon motif, and what appeared to be catlike ears coming out of the top.
“Dream Baton, let’s go!” Wish declared, swinging and drawing a series of crescents in the air. “Precure: Wish Under Moonlight!”
The crescents flew at Nega-Aerodactyl, causing it to stagger repeatedly, while Starlight struck it from behind with a powerful knee to the head.  Willow and Sunrise grabbed it by the wings, holding on with all their strength.
“All together, now!” Sunrise announced.
“Precure: Quartet Refresh!”
“NEGAAAA!” Nega-Aerodactyl was struck, beginning to vanish….before the Old Amber reappeared where it once sat in the display case, the damage to the museum undone.
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“Wow…Clefairy not only gained the Cure Aura, but it evolved, too!” Kailani grinned at Fae, “Guess it was the right time, after all!”
“Guess so…I guess I was dragging my heels on it.  In the end, Clefable decided when she wanted to evolve, not me.” Fae looked to Clefable, sitting on her bed and eating a pokepuff. “She’s always surprised me with how mature she is…and she’s so good at keeping me calm when I’m scared or anxious.  I mean, all my pokemon are, to some degree, but…”
“We get it, Fae,” Naomi grinned, “Pokemon just kinda…know, sometimes, yeah?”
“…yeah. They really do.”
“Still, that was a little concerning…” Rotomi frowned, “Ataxia showed up and made the nega-evolution even stronger.”
“And she mentioned a ‘meeting’ of some kind…” Kailani added, “Sounds like the big bad’s re-strategizing, with all these Precure showing up.”
“Which means we need to keep getting stronger!” Naomi pumped a fist. “Easy as that!”
“I wish…” Kailani sighed.  Fae giggled slightly, then stretched, flopping back onto her bed.
“For now…I think we’ve all earned a good rest!”
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barpurplewrites · 6 years
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Gotta Catch ‘Em All.
Found this half finished in my WIp folder and thought what the heck. A RumBelle and ensemble Pokemon Go come to Storybrooke fic.
Very Fluffy, like you are going to need to brush your teeth after reading this level s of fluffy.
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“So, this is my favourite of the ones I’ve caught so far, it’s a Sandshrew. It’s not very strong, but none of my friends have one yet.”
Rumple peered at the screen of Henry’s phone. The creature was a buff yellow rodent, rather like one of the other Pokemon Henry had shown him in the past half hour.
“It looks good.”
Henry nodded enthusiastically and tapped at the screen.
“See as you walk around Pokemon appear. Look there’s a Jigglypuff in here. Watch, this is how you catch them, that’s a Pokeball.”
Rumple watched Henry catch the imaginary monster with a little red and white ball, he didn’t totally understand his grandson’s obsession with this game, but he was glad the he was sharing it with him.
“Got it! We could download the game to your phone and catch Pokemon together, if you’d like.”
Rumple smiled and handed his phone over to Henry. As the lad worked the technological magic that summoned the game, Rumple rubbed his eyes, there was a dull ache in his head, which was probably caused by trying to understand all the information Henry had deluged him with in the past half hour. That didn’t explain the dry tickle in his throat, Rumple made a note to have Dove look at the air conditioning in the shop, it must be on the blink.
“Okay so you’re set up now with you Bulbasaur, you want to go for a walk now?”
Henry looked so hopeful that Rumple almost agreed, but his building headache sent a stab of pain across his temples.
“How about I meet you after school tomorrow? We can catch Pokemons for a while then I’ll treat you to dinner at Granny’s.”
“That sounds great. I’ll see you tomorrow!”
Henry bounced out of the shop, almost colliding with Belle at the door.
“Hey Belle! Bye Belle!”
Belle gave the departing Henry a cheery wave, but her face fell into a frown of concern as she turned to look at her husband. Rumple looked pained.
“Are you alright?”
“Hum? Oh I’m fine, sweetheart.”
Belle crossed the shop to him and gave him a stern look, Rumple resisted for all of two seconds before he sagged; “I have a slight headache, nothing serious.”
“Have you overdone the magic today?”
Rumple frowned as he tried to recall what he’d done today; “Just a little potion, but one I’ve not made in this land before. The price must be different here.”
Belle pressed a cool hand to his forehead making him sigh in relief; he hadn’t realized he was that warm; “You’ve got a bit of a temperature. Come on I’ll drive us home.”
That Rumple didn’t put up any resistance to her driving his beloved car worried Belle more than she let on.
By the time they’d reached the pink house Rumple was snuffling, before the kettle had even boiled for tea that progressed into coughing and sneezing.
As Belle handed him the teacup Rumple slumped sideways on the couch in a faint. The spilled tea and broken china was forgotten as Belle’s practicality over-ruled her panic. A rapid phone call to Emma brought the Saviour and Regina to the door in moments. Between the three women they got the shivering semi-conscious Rumple arranged more comfortable on the couch and covered with a thick throw blanket. Regina worked a little magic and announced that Rumple had the flu. Emma raised a sceptical eyebrow; Rumple was sneezing tiny golden stars, and sweating a frankly alarming shade of pink.
“This doesn’t look like flu.”
Regina wrinkled her nose at the purple cloud Rumple coughed out; “Magical flu. It happens sometimes, it’s not contagious, but he’s going to be out of it for a day, or two.”
Belle relaxed a little, she knew of at least two books in the house that described magical flu, but since she had Regina here she asked; “Anything I need to know to take care of him?”
Regina shook her head, “Treat it like normal flu, fluids and rest. Call us if his temperature gets too high.”
With that Belle was left alone with her sick husband. She rolled her shoulders and got ready for a long evening. She wasn’t the only one who was going to have a restless night.
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Hansel and Gretel were walking around the park hitting the Pokestops before dinner, and trying to track down a Ditto. Gretel’s head was bent over her phone when her brother suddenly said; “Pokestop.”
She didn’t look up, “I know give me a minute, my bags full I need to ditch some berries.”
Hansel caught her chin in his hand and pushed her head up, Gretel let out an annoyed sound before she saw what her brother was talking about; an actual Pokestop stood twenty feet in front of them. The siblings blinked at each other and shrugged.
“That’s new.”
In the game the park had three Pokestops and now they were looking for them they saw that all three were here in the real world.
“What should we do?”
Gretel shrugged, “Go on, give it a spin.”
Hansel frowned; “You give it a spin!”
She sighed and stepped up to the Pokestop. It felt solid enough under her hand and a good shove got it spinning. She stepped back sharply and watched with Hansel as it revolved and spat out three Pokeballs. Hansel nudged her; “Pick them up, they’re yours.”
As her brother was eagerly spinning the Stop for himself Gretel glanced around the park.
“Erm, Hans?”
The park was swarming with Rattatas and Pidgeys, actual real Pokemon stood waiting to be caught. Hansel’s eyes widen to a comical level.
“Call Henry?”
“Oh yeah.”
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After a frantic phone call from Henry the heroes had gathered in Granny’s and were trying to work out how best to deal with the bizarre Pokemon invasion. Granny kept shooting glares at the Oddish sat on the end of the counter.
“Y’know it’s odd, I was explaining the game to Grandpa this afternoon…”
Regina raised an eyebrow at Henry; “That might explain this. Rumple has magical flu, it can manifest in strange ways.”
Charming nodded along; “Okay, so we just wait until Rumple is feeling better and this will all go away?”
Emma waved a hand at him as she finished her call to Belle; “Okay thanks Belle, let us know if anything changes,” – she blew out a frustrated breath and slid her phone into her pocket, - “Right Belle has hit the books and apparently a flu based manifestation this big must be resolved before Gold can get better.”
Regina groaned; “Well, that would be simple if we knew what the conditions were. What are we supposed to do with pocket monsters?”
Hansel’s face lit up with a grin; “That’s easy then!”
His face fell as everyone turned to look at him. Regina fixed him with a disbelieving sneer; “And since when are you an expert in magical maladies?”
He shuffled on his heels, as if trying to decide whether or not to run; “Erm, well I’m not, but this is Pokemon, isn’t it? So, we’ve gotta catch ‘em all, that’s what you do in the game.”
Henry was nodding enthusiastically; “He’s right, we need to catch them all, then Grandpa will be okay.”
Granny huffed; “And how are we supposed to catch them, they snarl and snap if you try to pick them up!”
The Oddish had already avoided Granny’s attempt to shoo it off the counter, much to her irritation. Gretel pulled one of her Pokeballs out of her pocket; “You don’t catch by hand, you have to do this…”
She threw the Pokeball in the air and hit the Oddish perfectly; the ball rebounded and split open drawing the creature inside. As the ball closed and dropped to the floor every kid in the diner began a count.
“One,” – the ball wriggled but remained closed, - “Two,” – another wriggle, - “Three,” – the kids waited with baited breath as the ball gave a final wiggle before falling still and emitting a pulse of light.
“Nice catch Gretel!”
“Yeah, good one.”
Everyone watched at the Pokeball shrank and pinged out of existence, Gretel sighed; “Guess we don’t get to keep them.”
Charming clapped his hands together; “Right, now we know what we’ve got to do, we need to get organized.”
Within twenty minutes the trainers had explained the basics to those who’d never played before, and soon teams were heading out to the Pokestops to stock up on balls. Much to the surprise of the non-players there were plenty of adults who had gotten hooked on the game.
Emma teamed up with Henry, who was grinning like crazy; “Why so cheerful, kid?”
“Well, it’s not as if this is as dangerous as most of the stuff we face.”
She hummed an agreement, this would have been a hell of a lot worse if Henry had been telling Gold about Avengers or something before he got sick.
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The Pidgeys and Rattatas in the park were dealt with quickly by Hansel and Leroy. Gretel called her brother in a panic from the graveyard.
“We’ve got a flock of Zubats and Ghastlys here. Who do we know that is a great pitcher?”
The flying Pokemon could be tricky to catch in game, and apparently Rumple had picked up enough from Henry to know that. Leroy grinned, “We’ll send Bashful over, his got a wicked right arm, sister, and he loves Ghastlys.”
Leroy and Hansel left the park and headed down to the docks where Emma and Henry were trying to deal with a shoal of Magikarps and Poliwags.
Regina was getting frustrated with Drowzees and a high level Snorlax. Her situation wasn’t helped by the fact she was teamed with Sleepy who kept dropping off, she wondered if Henry had thought it was funny sending them to deal with these particular Pokemon.
“Oh, wake up! We need more balls!”
Charming and Red were tackling the Bellsprouts and Eevees along Main Street.
“Y’know the little furry one looks familiar.”
Red nodded and tossed Charming another Pokeball, “Eevee is a popular one, you’ve probably seen it in the cartoons.”
Charming lobbed a ball at a Bellsprout, “Maybe, but I feel like I’ve see in for real somewhere before.”
Red just shrugged at him; “Don’t worry about it. On your left!”
It wasn’t another Pokemon, but Henry and Emma running along the street. Emma slowed down enough to call out; “Belle just called Henry, we need to get to Gold’s house ASAP.”
Charming called after her as she jogged by; “And you didn’t use magic, because?”
Emma turned and ran backwards for a few steps; “Henry started running before I could. Docks are clear. We’ll call if we need back up.”
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On the lawn of the pink house, Belle couldn’t resist snapping one more photo. Rumple had become more lucid over the past hour and his temperature had gone down, but he was still giggly and more than a bit silly. When Granny dropped some Pokeballs off on her way clear the edge of the woods of Ekans, Rumple had slipped out the back door, worrying her sick until he called for her from the back garden. She’d found him sat cross legged on the grass nose to nose with something that looked like a bright yellow pangolin.
“It’s a Sandshrew, you’re a very good little sandshrew aren’t you? Yes you are, a good Sandshrew.”
She’d giggled at his sing-song voice and the cute way he bopped the creature on the nose, but became very cross when he vanished the Pokeballs he spotted in her hands.
“Rumple! We needed those to catch it!”
He gave her a sorrowful look and sneezed another cloud of golden stars, before wiping his nose on his shirt sleeve; “But, Belle, this is Henry’s favourite. He has to catch it. Please?”
He sounded like a little child, and she couldn’t refuse him; “Okay, I’ll call Henry.”
When she heard Henry’s shout from the side of the house she slid her phone into her pocket, not wanting to give anyone else the idea of taking pictures of the Dark One in the strange state. Henry skidded to a halt, closely followed by Emma who looked stunned at the sight of Rumple.
“Wow, he is out of it.”
Belle gave her a quick nod, and smiled at Henry, “He wants you to catch this one, says it’s your favourite.”
Henry bounced a Pokeball in his palm, “Okay, I got this. Grandpa?”
Rumple tilted his head back and over balanced, he ended up flat on his back grinning at Henry, “Henry, why are you upside down?”
“I’m not you are,” – He pulled Rumple carefully to his feet, - “Want to help me catch the sandshrew?”
Rumple nodded like a bobble head toy, “Nope you do it, its for you.”
Belle caught Rumple’s hand and gently tugged him out of the way. Henry took aim and threw the Pokeball, which the sandshrew promptly headbutted away.
“Oh no, no, no, Bad sandshrew,” - Rumple took a step forward wagging his finger at the Pokemon, - “You are Henry’s favourite. Play nice.”
“It’s okay Grandpa, all the best Pokemon are tricky to catch.”
“Oh, alright then.”
Rumple settled down again and Henry took a second shot. This time the ball bounce correctly and opened catching the sandshrew.
Rumple gave a twittering giggle, spoiled only by another sneeze, and clapped his hands together, “Well done Henry!”
He sagged and leaned against Belle, “I’m sleepy, can I go to bed now, Belle?”
Belle rubbed his back, “Of course, why don’t you head upstairs, I’ll be right up, okay?”
He gave her a dopey smile, “Okay. Night-night Henry.”
“G,night Grandpa.”
Emma watched him go in disbelief; “Oh man, I should have took pictures.”
Belle gave her a stern look; “He’s ill, he can’t help in and it’s rude and unpleasant to mock, especially when any magical user in town could catch this sort of flu.”
Emma look apologetic, “Sorry Belle,” – Her phone beeped with a text, - “Come on kid, the Zubats are being a pain.”
With a quick wave Emma headed off around the house, before he followed her Henry paused by Belle’s side; “You did get a photo of him and the sandshrew didn’t you?”
Belle winked at him just as his mom shouted for him to hurry up. Henry grinned, “Cool. See you later Belle.”
Being able to laugh with her and his grandson about his Pokemon encounter was one thing, but Belle wasn’t going to let anyone else in town see those pictures.
“Belle! Where are you Belle?”
“I’m coming, Rumple.”
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The Great Pokemon Go Adventure made it into the Storybook. The pictures were copied many times as everyone wanted a memento of them catching the colourful pocket monsters. Belle was the only person in town who had take photos of the event, and only a few people ever saw the images of Rumple giggling with a sandshrew.
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Morgan: *Prides themself on being A Very Professional Photographer*
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Pokémon Go Grandpa Levels Up His Bike to Carry 64 Smartphones
June 26, 2020 10:50 AM EST
The Pokemon Go Legend that is Chen San-yuan has now evolved to his greatest level so far.
If you remember back last year, 70-year-old Pokemon Go master Chen San-yuan rode around the streets of Taiwan going from raid to raid with 21 smartphones attached to his bicycle. In 2018, good old Chen started with only 11 phones and thus began his epic evolution of leveling his unit as time went on to now obtaining a whooping 21 – yes, 21 mobile phones stuck right in front of his face as he rides around the streets trying to catch ’em all. Here’s hoping no one catches the front of that bike and he has some top-grade life insurance.
The legendary Pokémon GO Grandpa — known for biking the streets of New Taipei City, Taiwan, with his “peacock of phones” — has unleashed himself onto the world with his biggest and ballsiest rig to date. As you can see from the pictures, Chen San-yuan is now rocking up to raids with seven tiers of smartphones all with different accounts to become the true grandmaster. The Pokémon GO obsession came about when Chen’s grandson introduced him to the popular augmented reality mobile game developed and published by Niantic and since then, there’s been no stopping him.
In an interview with EFE, Chen’s neighbors said “Before keeping the mobiles on his bike, he could be seen in the parks with several mobiles on a tray. He had a great idea of taking the bike because now he can move wherever the Pokemons appear,” and apparently spends around $1,000 every month on his internet bill to keep all of his phones afloat and in working order because god forbid he missed out on a rare Pokémon and can play for 20 hours straight. The legend also is said to be out roaming the streets until 4 am and not even the lack of sleep will stop him from fulfilling his passion although, he is said to rarely participate in battles with other players now because he does not want to overwhelm them with his advantage. Understandable, Chen, understandable.
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In February, Chen was named as the ambassador of Taiwanese brand ASUS. He not only participated in the presentation event of Zenfone Max Pro M2 but now carries more than 20 of those on his bicycle. Before Chen became the Pokemon Go legend that he is now, he spent his days as a fortune teller and Feng Shui expert in Taiwan, playing the game predominantly in the evening. I can’t help but wonder how Chen can see the road ahead or how he can touch the smartphones at the top tier? I guess this is what legends are made of and it’s not for me to question it. I’m looking forward to seeing Chen evolve his masterpiece even more so in the future – maybe he will eventually get to 100?
In other Pokemon GO news, Niantic has announced three events combining Pokemon GO‘s fourth anniversary with GO fest. The three events will take place in the weeks leading up to this year’s GO Fest which takes place on the weekend of July 25th/26th. Last week we saw during the Pokemon Presents presentation, three new Pokemon games in the works; Café Mix (which released Wednesday), Smile, and a new Snap coming to the Nintendo Switch. If that all wasn’t enough Pokemon news to sink your teeth into, Mega Evolutions (introduced in 2013’s Pokemon X & Y) will finally be making their way into the mobile title, allowing players to turn certain Pokemon into enhanced, more powerful evolved versions in battle for a limited time.
  June 26, 2020 10:50 AM EST
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NaNoWriMo Day Three
Philip snapped out of his trance as several hundred students burst forth from the depths of the gym. The previously quiet morning was now filled with energetic chatter, and he hopped to his feet, heading towards the auditorium for induction. The nervous flutter in his chest had returned, but it wasn’t quite as intense as earlier. Taking a deep breath, he followed the signs outside the auditorium to a side entrance, lining up backstage with the other inductees.
As the only new teacher of the year, Philip was the first onstage, preceding the students. It was bizarre to him to be first up for anything; his last initial was V, which usual put him at the very end of organized line-ups like award ceremonies and graduations. Stepping out into view of the audience, he could feel sweat dripping down the back of his neck. Despite having already spoken with President Moore the day before, he was thoroughly intimidated by the much taller older man as they met onstage.
“Welcome to the family, Mr. Valentine. We look forward to sharing our Stag traditions with you for many years to come.”
“Th… thank you, sir.” Philip faltered over his words, his hand clammy and shaky as he shook Julian’s.
The president gave Philip’s hand a reassuring squeeze, patting his shoulder as he shuffled offstage. A few rows from the front, a seat had been reserved for him near the other professors. He smiled sheepishly at his new colleagues, and many of them smiled back. Philip glanced around, trying to see if he could remember anyone’s names. Most escaped his mind, but one man in the corner was pretty hard to forget.
Dressed in red and black formalwear, with long dark hair and a villainous goatee, the Drama professor, Balthazar Noctus, was rocking a Straight Outta Transylvania aesthetic. According to the other less weird teachers, he was an insanely dedicated method actor, trained in Hollywood. He had never once been spotted outside in the sun, and the only thing his students had ever seen him drink or eat was a goblet of fruit punch here and there. Philip was pretty impressed by Balthazar’s commitment - he couldn’t even stick to a diet for a week, much less keep up some crazy act for over a decade.
As the ceremony dragged on, student after student repeating the same three actions, Philip found himself growing impatient. He slipped his cell phone out of his pocket, turning down the brightness all the way. There wasn’t even much to do; the signal was far too abysmal to text or browse social media. In the end, he opened up a Pokemon emulator to pass the time. A few of the older teacher shot him looks - some were judging him for playing childish games, but some just thought pulling a phone out during a ceremony is a dick move. Philip cringed a little under the glares, but he didn’t put his phone up; he was dying of boredom and he honestly didn’t care at this point.
An hour and 20% of his battery later, Philip was finally able to file out of the auditorium. The warm sun and clear air was a welcome change of pace, and he stretched, taking a deep breath. Freedom, sweet freedom. He had about fifty minutes to grab a bite to eat before the games started. He could’ve walked off campus for some real food, but that was so much effort. Instead, he just went to the coffee shop, grabbing himself a muffin and a cappuccino.
Once he was thoroughly caffeinated, he made his way back to the courtyard, looking around for the water balloon toss. The other teacher attending the booth was a skinny blonde woman. She looked to be between thirty and fifty, and she had that sort of wardrobe that screamed ‘desperately clinging to my youth’. When Philip approached, she smiled and waved.
“You’re the new kid, right? What’d they say your name was, Philly?”
“Philip, yeah.” He nodded, holding out a hand. “Nice to meet you.”
She shook his hand, her grasp firm but her touch cold. “I’m Meredith. You can call me Merry. I teach Chemistry. What’re you? You look like liberal arts.”
“Yeah, I’m… I’m the new English teacher.” he nodded. “So, we’re running balloon toss?”
“You know it. Kids are s’posed to try and bust ‘em on the targets back there. Ten points for the rim, fifteen for the middle, twenty-five for the center dot. Forty points gets a prize, they get three shots.” Merry gestured to the different parts of the target as she spoke, before chucking a water balloon at Philip. “Think fast!”
“Whoa!” He fumbled with the balloon, failing to actually catch it, but diverting the explosion to only soak his shoes. “Crap…”
The blonde woman laughed, patting his shoulder. “It’s just water. Won’t hurt ya.”
He smiled awkwardly and nodded. “Yeah, I guess so.” Before he had a chance to force some awkward small talk, students started lining up to play. The first girl offered him a dollar, the fee to play, and lobbed the first water balloon. It fell a foot short of the target, awkwardly rolling away instead of actually bursting. Philip chuckled and handed her the second balloon. “Here, try again.” That one flew way off to the right, smacking into his leg and bursting. He sighed in dismay as his pants got more soaked.
The afternoon dragged on, with Merry cackling every time a balloon hit Philip. By the time the games drew to an end, he was pretty much drenched from the waist down. Once they finished cleaning up for the evening, he trudged off to the nearest men’s room, ringing out his soaked slacks in the sink before holding them under the blow dryer. Though his pants still weren’t totally dry, it was an improvement from their dripping wet state. He grabbed his bag off the bathroom counter, heading out towards the library.
Now that the sun was starting to go down, the heat was dissipating, leaving an unwelcome chill in the air. Philip picked up his pace, trying to get his soggy pants out of the cold breeze as soon as possible. He tugged open the hefty wooden door, hurrying inside. A burst of warmth welcomed him, and he sighed softly in relief.
“I was wondering if you would show up.” A familiar voice echoed from the top of the stairs. Julien made his way down the spiral, smiling warmly. He held a hand out as he reached the door. “Follow me, I have some blankets in the back. You’re a soaked mess.”
“Oh, I… I’m okay. You don’t… you don’t have to do that.” Philip stammered, not wanting to be fussed over too much. Nonetheless, he followed Julien into the back. There was a small lounge with a refrigerator and a coffee maker, as well as an old pull-out couch. The older man opened up a closet in the corner, rifling through the shelves until he found a thick afghan.
“Here. This should warm you up some. Would you like a hot drink? I have tea, or hot chocolate. There might be coffee in here somewhere, but I’m not positive, I don’t drink it.”
Philip tugged the blanket around himself, cozying up on the nearby couch. “Whatever you have is fine.” He was a little overwhelmed by the attention he was getting, but at the same time, he was kind of enjoying it. He curled up in the corner of the couch, watching Julien work.
The tall, slender man was gathering teabags and sugar from the cabinet, turning the coffee maker on to heat up water. Humming softly under his breath, he poured the steaming liquid over the teabags, stirring in a spoonful of sugar. He strolled over to the couch, offering the mug to Philip. “Careful, it’s warm.”
The younger man smiled gratefully, his cheeks turning pink under a layer of freckles. “Thank you,” he murmured, accepting the drink and taking a sip. “That’s really good… What kind of tea is this?”
“Earl grey.” Lucien replied, perching on the arm of the couch. “So, have you been wading through the river? What got you soaked?”
“Water balloon toss.”
“Were you the target?”
“No,” Philip laughed, “the kids just had really shitty aim.”
Lucien raised an eyebrow. “Well… I don’t have much hope for our football team this year.”
Philip shrugged, “Eh, sports are pretty lame anyway. Speaking of sports, you coming to the dodgeball game on Friday?”
“God no,” Lucien shook his head, “I think I’d have traumatic flashbacks to high school. I’ve gotten hit with more than enough dodgeballs for one lifetime.”
“Are you sure?” Philip pushed, “I hear it’s pretty fun.”
“Yeah, that’s what my student assistant said last year, and I nearly got a concussion.”
“Fair enough. Are you coming to any of the other welcome week stuff??” Philip asked.
Lucien nodded. “I’m helping with a booth for the book club tomorrow. If you’re not doing anything, you should join us.”
“Oh, uh… sure. If you want me there.”
“Absolutely. We could use some more representation. There’s only about twelve members right now, and less than half of them attend regularly.” Lucien sighed; the kids at Elk Grove really were borderline illiterate.
Philip frowned. “You’re kidding. That’s insane. I was always in book club in school. It was super popular at my college.”
“It might be me,” Lucien admitted sheepishly. “I’m not the best advertiser. I don’t have any witty enticing pick-up lines, or clever gimmicks to get people involved.”
“We can fix that!” Philip insisted. “We’re gonna build the book club this year, I promise.”
“Do we really have time? The booths are going up tomorrow morning.”
“Well, that means we have tonight, doesn’t it?”
“I suppose it does.” Lucien smiled. “What did you have in mind?”
Philip smirked. He was still barely more than a college kid himself, and pretty well in touch with pop culture. He knew exactly what would get the students involved and riled up. “We’re gonna start a fandom war.”
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Maelstrom Melodies Chapter 1: A Little Respect and a Pikipek
Welcome to my first singing Fan fiction of Pokemon. Hopefully you enjoy and this and can critique me on how i did. Will post later on Ao3 When i’m accepted.
Legend:
♫ - Musical Part (for better experience look song up please)
“♪♪Lyrical Singing♪♪”
(Inner Thoughts)
-/Telepathy/-
Songs:
Mite Mite☆Kotchitchi - Momoiro Clover Z
Happy – Pharrell Williams (Not a major role)
The Beginning - QUIÑ
Bonus song – Next Chapter
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“You guys ready?! There’s a crowd out there and we’ve gotta tease and please our customers.”
The small bunch of Pokémon roared, squealed and barked in joy and anticipation while the customers were screaming outside. There is a show being held in Alola called the Rainbow Eclipse, it is being held on the beach in Hau’oli City by a man named Mazul and his team. He recently moved to Alola from Unova looking for relaxation and a fun time. Why? It's because he’s the previous champion of the Unova Region. Although his lifestyle was an easy going kind of life, he wanted things to be different than being challenged all the time. In result he gave up his title to a dragon master princess named Iris. She constantly messages him on X-Book to keep up with the times. Anyhow the show is about to begin.
“Okay … Ready. Alakazam use Psychic on the vocal chords.” An Alakazam eyes began to glow and soon Mazul’s voice began to distort into a mess of voices. Once everything calmed down he grabbed a microphone and began speaking in an announcer type of voice. “Good Afternoon Ladies and Gents, Boys and Girls. Welcome to the first ever show for RAIIINNBOOOOWWW ECLIPSE!!!!!” On cue he snapped his fingers and two magnemite’s used flash nearly blinding the few of the crowd. Mazul began to panic but remembered he needed to keep a cool mind. He took slow breaths and continued to the event. “Woah guys, we asked for a party huh? Well today we have a first timer show going for my new addition Pikipek.” A small Pikipek hopped out from behind Mazul and cheered sweetly. The crowd became overhyped to its cuteness that it became startled and scared. Mazul saw and he knew it was going to fly off if he didn’t calm it down soon.
“Okay okay people, simmer down. Little buddy has a song he wants to sing and it’s a wonderful one. Once its over please leave tips and donations in the hat on the end of the stage.” The stage was a small set; it was about the size of a kitchen table for a family of 8 with a floral pattern bed sheet as a curtain hanging over the back. Behind was 2 Loudred’s providing sound and the Alakazam that was still working on Mazul. Once the crowd was calm again he pointed to the Loudred’s and they began playing a fast piano tune with some bass and rezz. As if on cue Alakazam stopped working on the Mazul and began working on the Pikipek. While the Song was starting the crowd began clapping and the Pikipek began stomping back and forth along the stage with joy. The Pikipek then speaks in a child-like voice.
♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫
“Hello Everyone!!!! Welcome to the first show!!!! ARE. YOU. READY?!!!!!!” At that moment a bunch of kids and Adults began screaming loudly which attracted more people from the streets to the beach. Again the Pikipek became startled by the live reaction from the crowd. It looked around for Mazul to see the man smiling back at it with a gentle ‘continue’ push. It gave a wary smile at first, but then changed into a confident one.  “Okay!!!! If you know the song then sing along, HERE I GO!!!!!” The crowd screamed again. So far the show was starting off successfully, kids were jumping around and adults were dancing with others while watching.
The Pikipek stopped center stage and began singing.
“♪♪mitemite☆kocchicchi kocchi mite hoshii mitetekuretara dokidoki happii! mitemite☆mottotton motto mite hoshii mitetekuretara harihari kiriri! ♪♪”
The crowd screams again while it’s in the middle of its small dance break.
“♪♪pajama hayanugi shinkiroku, miruku nondara shirohige, suki na sensei no monomane, moderu aruki de kidorimasho, bataashi bataashi ikitsugi, natsu no oshiri wa masshiro, sofutokuriimu de seika rannaa♪♪”
The children begin jumping around the stage dancing and singing along which startles the Pikipek again. It begins to fly a little so it can focus on the song but is startled again when it sees more people coming to the venue.
“♪♪mitemite☆mottotton motto mite hoshii mitetekuretara ureshii na! ♪♪”
The crowd screams louder and terrifies the poor Pikipek to the point it’s about to cry. Due to the current situation the music and vocals began to dissipate and split off.
“♪♪a-a-ano mabu-bushii ohisama ni-ni-ni mimamorarete k-k-k-kyou mo tt-t-t-tanoshikatta ne ♪♪”
Things became blurry for the poor thing and it flew off east of the beach, west if you look from the audience side. It cried out and its voice became dysfunctional, but the one thing everyone heard in the mix had everyone but Mazul confused. “WAAAAAHAHHHHHH MAZUL, SAVE ME!!!!! PIPIPIPPPII--- I CAN’T--- PIPIPIPI ---MORE.” With that Mazul began running off for the poor bird. “Alakazam, Pack up with the loudred’ n go home. To everyone else, I’m sorry the show is ending shortly have a good evening.” The man ran haphazardly for his Pikipek who was flying fast and dangerous. The Pikipek flew over a grand volcano like mountain, in which the man became scared with the fear of it falling into dangerous heat. Once he saw it made it over but couldn’t see it anymore he ran far down the end of Hau’oli City to Route 1.
While that was going on the people of Mele Mele became upset that the good show ended immediately. The Loudred neatly put the stuff into a pile and stood beside the Alakazam. The last of the crowd turned to them and watched as the three of the Pokémon and the equipment disappeared in thin air, leaving sand fluttering around the stage area. Slowly but surely the beach became a deserted place in minutes. The man ran further and further down the route passing by the tall mountain and a school. He ran so hard that his breathing was short and quick, but he wasn’t giving up on his little buddy. Not after he just got him only being in Alola for two weeks. Soon he stopped at a house that had a for sale sign that split into 3 paths, two going uphill and one going down to another beach. Mazul begins to panic because he doesn’t see his little bird anywhere after the Mountain-Volcano sight.
“Little Buddy! Where are you?! I should have waited til you were ready to perform. I’m sorry I have let you down. Please come to me” he screams with his hands cupped around his mouth. The man turns left and right to see if he could spot it but it was already turning night time and getting dark fast. Soon after screaming again he hears small whistles coming down one of the upper hill paths in a jolly tune. Mazul looks up the path going up top and sees an elderly man walking with a beat going his way. “♪♪Doo – doo- dooooo- clap along if you feel dew—doo –doo –dooo – dooodie- doo- doo. Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth.♪♪” The man stops in front of Mazul and raises an eyebrow with a smile. “Alola young man, is everything alright tonight? It seems like you have a load on your shoulders at the moment.”
“Alola sir, at the moment I’m looking for a small Pikipek. It was with me during a performance on Hau’oli Beach, but it got a case of stage fright and flew away in this direction.”
“Hmmm, why not catch a new one? There’s plenty of ‘em here in the Alola Region. It doesn’t make sense to keep one if it runs away when the tough gets going.”
“Sir, With all due respect, I don’t want any other Pikipek. The Pikipek I found two weeks ago is a very special, charismatic, joyful and spontaneous Pokémon and I refuse to give up on my little buddy. And I---“
“Have you caught it yet?”
At that moment Mazul didn’t know what to say. He’s used to being a trainer and battling against others, but he has left that life behind to move forward and make others happy. The man opened one of his eyes to look at him. The man could tell Mazul was honest with his caring words. But he wanted to see more, he wanted to see what his will was worth. Mazul turned away towards the beachfront path near the mountain and began to walk. The elder man followed behind him.
“I haven’t caught it … yet. I want to value it individually before making it a member … no, I’m sorry. I want it to be my friend. That’s why I’ve spent two weeks playing and singing with it.” The Elder man opened both of his eyes in small shock.
“Singing?! Oh, you mean like how they actually speak but we hear it as a sound. Okay then ---“
“No sir.” Mazul turned around and gave the man a serious look. “Like actually vocal with human speech. I … I came from a region where it’s hard to live unless you make it your world. I chose my world, and that’s to sing with my Pokémon.”
The elder man was baffled by the sudden serious nature of the man in front of him. He was even more confused that a man believed that Pokémon can sing in human tongue. But what he was certain about is how the man spoke in honesty and a calm aura surrounded him in good spirits. That being said, they both continued walking until they arrived at an old looking shack with a hole in the window. The lights were on and they could hear something barking on the inside. To be honest, the elder man was interested in the topic of vocally inclined Pokémon and wanted to see it performed. But before he can ask the young man beside him the question, he has to check on the scene to make sure his people of Mele Mele were okay. He goes up and knocks at the door, which barely held on tight.
“Alola, is everything okay in there?!”
Mazul walks out towards the beach checking for sand prints.
“Yes, everything is okay. I’ll be right there in a second.”
Numerous amounts of barking, yipping and chirping are heard in the worn down house while the elderly man is outside. Lots of things falling and clanging can be heard as well. Meanwhile, Mazul sits on the beach sand and contemplates in his thoughts about the whole situation. The younger man being easily frustrated about the situation becomes sad and more frustrated that he lost his first Alolan friend too soon.  He begins to bury his head in his knees. Back at the house a young lady answers the door.
“Good eve … Oh! Alola Grand Kahuna Hala. How are you doing tonight? Taking an evening stroll?”
“I was Lil’ Lillie. Alola! Is everything okay in there?”
The young girl giggles. “Yes ... Sort of. You see, a strange thing happened. I was up in my loft getting ready to write in my journal about the day and I heard the window break. The professor was in the lab in the basement too when he heard the crash and came up to check if I and the Pokemon inside were okay. When we both came to the main floor … Rockruff, Stufful and Snubbul were barking at a small Pikipek that was flying crazily around the room. Heck, even the Corsola’s and Luvdisc’s in the tank were gurgling.”
The elder man raises an eyebrow. (Hmmm, Could it be a coincidence that this small bird Pokémon in the house ... is that young man’s Pikipek?!) The elder man is escorted in by the young girl and sees the professor inside hopping around to catch the bird while the three small Pokémon are barking in circles. The professor stops what he is doing and tends to the elder man with full attention, even though his appearance is distraught.
“Woah! Alola Kupuna.  What’s going on?”
“Alola Kukui, Nothing much at all. What’s the situation in this house? It seems like Tapu Koko paid a sweet visit in here.”
“Ah. The mess right here? Oh it’s nothing I can’t handle. A small crash and burn victim is in here and won’t leave for some reason. I was in the middle of speaking to a new student when the crash happened. The interview had to be cut short but they got the spot, they should be here in two to three months.”
“Wonderful. Ahem, I think I might know who this little fella belongs to.”
“Do you? Well by all means, take him Hala. I don’t think I can survive a night with an ‘Uproar’ in a ‘Round’ manner like this.”
Hala reaches out to the bird like a tree branch and lets it perch its talons on his arms. Lillie looks at him with a pained expression causing the elderly man to bellow in a grand laughter. The professor looks at him with inspiration, seeing that the man is not bleeding at all he kind of got jealous too. Hala continues to laugh and walks out the house having the two others follow behind him. That’s when they get curious to why the man is walking towards the ocean water.
“Um, Kahuna Hala. Why are we going towards the sea? Are we not looking for a trainer?”
“Hmmm?! It’s a grand surprise for me and you two. The man is here and hopefully this is the Pikipek he desires.”
The young girl and the professor both stare at each other before continuing on the cold breezy beach at night with the Kahuna. Hala then walks up to Mazul, who is slouched over on the sand, and touches his head with the unoccupied hand. The young man looks up and sees the elderly man and his Pikipek in the other arm calmly perched.
“Little Buddy!!! He found you!!!”
The small bird squeaks in joy and flies into the trainers’ chest. The Kahuna begins to chuckle a bit and then laughs with a tumultuous amount of joy. Meanwhile the professor and the girl are relieved and confused at the same time. The messy professor and the young girl both begin to question the boisterous old man. (What is the grand surprise that he mentioned about?) The laughter and joy calms down and they all come to a halt in the dead silence in the night.
“Thank-you mister…”
“Hala. Hala’s the name.”
“Thank-you mister Hala, I guess if we didn’t cross paths I would’ve lost my little buddy forever. Its thanks to you we can be together again.”
“No Problem at all.”
The silence is wearing thin and is getting quite uncomfortable for all of them.
“Oh, it’s rude of me to not give my name back huh? My name is Mazul Un … Um, I’m new here to Alola. Nice to meet ya.”
The smile is a killer smile. So warm that it can melt madness away. It instantly makes all of them perk up as if they were the ones being rude.
"It's a pleasure to meet you too, young man. Behind me are the Professor and his assistant. They are the ones who were in care for your Pikipek. It crashed into their house.”
“That house near the ocean? I’m very sorry. It was frightened and ran away from its special day act.”
They all became interested in the fuss that caused the late ruckus. Suddenly an Alakazam appeared behind Mazul and the other three became alert. It’s as if someone let loose a wild Mightyena on them. Mazul turned around and laughed at the Alakazam who laughed back at him. They all questioned the situation because that was never normal. To encounter a wild pokemon and laugh at it like you knew it for so long raised the suspense bar. To calm everyone down Mazul explained that it was his Alakazam. They didn’t believe it until he returned it and pulled it back out of its Pokéball. That’s when the professor interjected.
“Woah now cousin, that was a pretty rad but dangerous move. You gave us all a scare there. How did it know you were here?”
“Via Telepathy. Me and my Alakazam go way back. We’ve bonded over time and troubles and became the best of friends. This is an enlightened skill it shared with me and we use it daily.”
“So you are a psychic that uses psychic typed huh?”
“Not really Mister ---“
“Call me Kukui, or Professor if you must.”
“Professor?!”
“Yep, the one and only professor of the Alola Region. Do I not look like one?”
Mazul thinks carefully not to disclose his prior life. He wants to live peacefully in the now new life in Alola. The professor becomes worried about his appearance due to the lack of answer.
“Uhhh … No. But your attitude says otherwise.”
They both take a deep breath of relief for opposing reasons while the air gets comfortable again. That’s when Lille spoke up in turn.
“Kahuna Hala, What is this Grand Surprise that we are supposed to see? Not being rude Mister Mazul, but what does this man have to do with the surprise?”
The three men became startled with the blunt question. Kukui and Hala were both startled by Lillie’s sudden question and shocked that they forgot about the main thing they were there for.  Mazul was startled the most not knowing why he was in the topic of discussion. Things were going nowhere fast and Lillie took the moment in her hands. Hala clears his throat before he begins to talk.
“Lil’ Lillie. This man here can make Pokémon sing.”
They all stand there still.
“Kahuna Hala! That’s Preposterous; there is no way that a Pokémon can sing. The only songs they sing are in their dialect, meaning we will never know what they sing. But that may be what you meant right?”
The Kahuna looks forward to Mazul and the Pikipek and Alakazam, making Lillie and Kukui look at them too. Mazul smiled at them but the smile was serious. Alakazam’s eyes began to glow and Mazul spoke in a deeper tone than his usual tone. He then clears his throat and begins to talk.
“What about now lil girl? My Alakazam can make vocal chords shape to will. It doesn’t tear the muscle ligaments in my throat but it is able to alter how I sound and how others sound too.”
Surprised by the change, both Hala and Kukui clap in amusement. Lillie is unfazed by it though.
“Mister Mazul. This still does not prove that Pokémon can sing. It just proves you have great voice acting skills.”
Disheartened by the realistic words coming from the young girl, Mazul encourages Alakazam to change people and perform a duet with the Pikipek. Mazul resumed the act in his normal voice.
“Ready Little buddy?”
The little bird looked at the three nervously and then looked back at Mazul smiling at it. It smiled hard and responded loudly.
“READY MAZUL!”
The three were shocked at the little Pikipek’s response. This defied all laws of nature and physics. No man was ever supposed to hear a Pokémon talk unless it was telepathy. But the beak moved in sync with the words it spoke. This has to be a joke, a prank, anything that defines something so unrealistic. Lillie was beyond shocked to the point she froze with a jaw open like a Golbat. Just like that Mazul began singing.
♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫
“♪♪ This for yooooouuuuuu♪♪”
The Pikipek flies with joy yelling loud. “This is the song He sang when he found me. I won’t let you down Mazul, I love this song.”
Mazul:
“♪♪Boy, It’s time to enter the consciousness That grants you the promised land from where you began Boy I know, It’s time to enter the consciousness That’s granted your every wish since when you began♪♪”
“♪♪Boy I, It’s time to enter the consciousness That grants you the promised land from where you began Boy, It’s time to enter the consciousness That’s granted your every wish since when you began♪♪”
The Pikipek begins to sing its part while soaring in spirals.
Pikipek”
“♪♪I’m on earth But I’m lonely I’m slowly Dissolving In your world Cuz is my world is so far away To find my way I’d do anything♪♪”
The small bird flies back down and perches ontop of Mazul’s head.
Pikipek:
“♪♪Yes it's true I come out when it’s blue When the sun is all gone And the gloom is all I ask of you I hope the weather gets better soon♪♪”
The bird and the young man begin to grove as the song resonates between them and the audience. The Alakazam smirks as if he knew the results were coming all along.
Both:
“♪♪Boy, It’s time to enter the consciousness That grants you the promised land from where you began Boy I know, It’s time to enter the consciousness That’s granted your every wish since when you began Boy, It’s time to enter the consciousness That grants you the promised land from where you began Boy, It’s time to enter the consciousness That’s granted your every wish since when you began♪♪”
The three are still astonished but begin to dance as the joy is going through the muscles and bones in their bodies. They can’t believe they are witnessing a performance on a grand level. All together they thought (What else is this man capable of?)
Pikipek:
“♪♪I’ve got to Break away From the tomb Cuz I’m quickly Evolving In all That I have come to do So confined’s been what’s blinding you♪♪”
Mazul:
“♪♪I know you know, where I’m coming from You know, like, like when you’re far from home♪♪”
The Pikipek flies and perches on an open palm by Mazula. They both signal their wings and arms as if they are searching for someone.
Pikipek:
“♪♪Wiped my mind, from the other life♪♪”
Mazula:
“♪♪And oh, you’re hard to find, but I got you from the other side♪♪”
They synchronize in vocal utters and dance/ fly around each other, not missing a beat or bumping into each other.
Both:
“♪♪Boy, It’s time to enter the consciousness That grants you the promised land from where you began♪♪”
They stop dancing to kneel/ stand in the sand with their arms/ wings raised in unison while staring at the stargazed audience.
Both:
“♪♪Boy I know, It’s time to enter the consciousness That’s granted your every wish since when you began. ♪♪”
They both stop singing and smile at each other happily. “That was wonderful Little Buddy! Practice more like this and we can do a concert.” The little Pikipek flutters around his face nuzzling with every pass. “Mazula I … I want to sing with you forever. Please let me be your partner.” The Kahuna, the Professor and the Young Assistant, all bewildered with the event, now had jaws dropped like an Exploud. -/Sure little buddy. I’ll call you … hmmm? Zazu. No … Kimele Lepek? Hmm…/- They sat in silence until he gained a thought. “Welcome to the Family, Kimele Zazul!!!” Just like that they both played like they were best friends from time ago. The others were still frozen from the jaw dropping experience which left them on both sides in an awkward position. Alakazam stopped using Psychic and looked tired, but it still had enough energy to send them home. Taking that note Mazul said their goodbyes for them.
“It was wonderful meeting colorful people of Alola, we wish to see more of you on better terms. Until we meet again.” Just like that the man and Pokémon vanished in thin air leaving the sand flowing in the night wind. The three were left behind on the beach gathering their thoughts together. They still couldn’t believe that they witnessed a miracle, a person and a Pokémon singing with voices. Their individual voices! Kukui began to burn up with excitement as Hala laughed incredulously to the ‘Grand Surprise’. Lillie was still frozen, for she witnessed something on a level that another professor she knew of needed to know immediately for research.
“Woooohhh! That put a fire in my soul. Alola must be shining brightly this year. Let’s see … today is July 23rd of 20XX , and we have encountered an amazing phenomenon. Pokemon actually singing. This is better than getting hit by a Dynamic Punch from a Machamp.”
“Mmmm. Indeed, I bet that Mischevious Tapu Koko was bewildered by that experience.”
“KOOOOO-KOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!”
“Hah, I knew it.”
Lillie finally gained consciousness and spoke her words.
“That was ‘The Beginning’, a song performed by Queen Elesa. Fashion Model and Pop Idol, Queen Elesa. Performed perfectly by Man and Mon … Professor Kukui, We have to tell your wife about this!!!!”
“That indeed Lillie, let’s get back to the house with ‘Extreme Speed’.”
“No more Poké Puns for you. Let us make haste to this call.” Lillie groaned while she ran behind a laughing Kukui.
Hala began to walk back up hill from the beach, but then he stopped in his track. Excited, he pulled out a PokéPager from inside his open shirt and called for a Tauros to ride on. The Tauros sensed the Kahuna’s energy and was raring to run. “This must be fate, cause I haven’t been this excited in a long time. Mazul … A man of mystery. Make Alola shine bright and give us great purpose. HIIIYAAAAAAHH!!!” The elder man and the energized Tauros sped up hill to his destination with flair.
While night has fallen and the energy is calming down, things are beyond relaxed at the ‘Slaking Inn’ Motel on route 2. Mazul and the gang cleaned up the room and made beds. Mazul cooked and fed his Pokemon and thanked them for an entertaining day. They all slept soundly. Hopefully they get a new song soon.
-/♪♪You only show me love when it comes to the music♪♪…/-
Startled; Mazul wakes up as if he saw ghosts while the other Pokémon sleep peacefully. “What was that?” Unsure of what that was he rolls back into his sleep.
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If you’ve been around any cloth diapering groups, you’ve probably heard a bit of excitement around a brand called Lighthouse Kids Company or Lighthouse Diapers for the past few months.  The hype train arrived at the station recently after they released their summer passport series of exclusives across a variety of retailers including Nicki’s Diapers, Abby’s Lane, The Crunchy Bean, Crunchy Rosie, and Green Path Baby, the sister company of Lighthouse Kids Company, and further continues with the recent Dearest Diapers release and My Sweet Pickles release coming tomorrow, 8/21/2018 at 8:30 AM PDT (11:30 AM EDT), as well as upcoming exclusives at Diaper Depot expected to land in late August and Fluff & Familia expected in September.  The exclusive promotion introduced a lot of people to the brand through the retailers as well as the retailers to a lot of different customers who usually shop elsewhere.  This also included ridiculously fast sell out times, including The Crunchy Bean exclusive “Shirley” selling out in under a minute, while the rest were all gone in under 10 minutes.
Why are Lighthouse Kids Company Diapers so Hyped?
There are a couple main reasons Lighthouse Kids Company Diapers are so popular with those who have tried them.  The designs are unique, and  the interior of the shell is a breathy jersey knit much like the interior of a lot of swim wear instead of fleece, cotton, or other warm but absorbent materials.  Also, the absorbency is a built-in book tongue style natural fiber in the form of bamboo with a stay dry topper on one side, making the diaper good for both potty training and younger babes and very easy to add additional boosters in that stay in place.
Unique Design and Style of Lighthouse Diapers
I think the biggest reason for the fan following is the unique designs.  A lot of companies will get a generic PUL or TPU that they can buy from different fabric dealers, whereas the patterns for the diapers at Lighthouse Kids Company are designed in house and consequently unique.  There area a few other companies with unique designs as well, however the majority of the time they look, uh, not great.  The designs from Lighthouse Kids Company are consistently beautiful.  In the most recent Go Coastal series where they partnered with another local artist from Florida, they brought elements of beach life into a unique summer diaper.  To top it off, most of the recent diapers have been designed in a way that makes a bad bum placement unlikely.  It still happens, but that’s usually just a rare unfortunate soul (such as myself with Shark Bait), and the tabs tend to be fantastic to balance it out.
Frequent Retailer Exclusive Releases and Limited Edition Prints from Lighthouse Kids Company
On top of that, the company has only been in business for about 2 years, and they have more prints and colors released than a number of decade and older diaper companies.  Considering they’re unique and beautiful, it definitely gets the Pokemon “Gotta Catch ‘Em All” mentality going.  There have been a total of 53 diaper releases in just over two years, making for about one every month on average with frequency increasing.
That said, with LKC’s recent rise in popularity, a lot of retailer exclusive orders didn’t include enough diapers to meet current demand, making it so many sell out incredibly quickly and a lot of people miss out on getting prints they want.  Consequently, this leads to people who flip the diaper on Buy/Sell/Trade pages for double or triple the retail price due to the large demand and limited supply.  Fortunately, there’s a very frequent release of new diapers to keep looking for new releases if those prices are a bit excessive to you, and at $20.99 for solids and $22.99 for prints at retail, the price isn’t bad.
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How Do Lighthouse Kids Company Diapers Fit?
Fit of an LKC AIO with additional 5 oz booster.
For a good video on getting a proper fit from LKC diapers, I strongly recommend their YouTube video.
Lighthouse diapers run a little small due to the stretch in the TPU, the waterproofing layer of the diapers.  Thanks to the TPU being so stretchy, I’ve seen them comfortably fit skinny and chubby babies alike, though I know some parents aren’t comfortable with how much they need to pull the TPU to get a good fit.  My son weighs around 23 lbs and is very tall for 8 months old, so he is a little slimmer.  I can’t speak to having a chunky baby unfortunately, but I know some mamas with cute chunky babies have the diaper work for them, while some do not because they feel they’re too tight in the thigh without any riser snaps and pulling the elastic to relax it.  My son can go with one riser snap connected if using a booster, but generally is more comfortable without any riser snaps and the waist all the way fastened.  I believe the sizing for the diaper, saying they will work until the child is 32 lbs, is likely very accurate.  I have seen babies as small at 6 lbs wear them as well, though they advertise for kids larger than that.
That said, the diapers are incredibly trim.  Even with a 5 oz booster added, they’re still significantly trimmer than a Grovia ONE or any pocket diaper I’ve used for equivalent absorbency.  They fit along what you would expect to be a normal underwear line, and don’t limit your baby’s movement.
  Design of Bookfold Insert in LKC Diapers
The design of the LKC diapers is unique with the bookfold inserts.  There are a few AIOs available that have book tongue inserts, but like the Grovia AIO, they require an attached, snapped in booster still and do not include a dry touch side and sometimes require assembly after the wash due to it being recommend to unsnap them in the wash so as to not weaken the snaps over time.  There are no snaps on the interior of the LKC diaper, which with its absorbency is rather impressive.  There is no assembly required unless you need to use the booster, and with how slim these diapers are, it makes them great to throw in a diaper bag on the go, and incredibly fast in the laundry.  They dry in the same time as my fleece-lined diaper shells do on low, or in half 2/3rds the time my bamboo inserts on their own do.  All this while offering a dry touch side with natural fibers.  The only other natural fiber diaper I can think of that offers a dry touch side is the Best Bottom Heavy Wetter AIO.  Compared to pocket diapers, AI2s, or even other AIOs, the LKC design significantly speeds up the laundry process and makes stuffing no longer a necessity for most parents.
Adding a booster inside is simple with the bookfold insert, pulling the insert up higher as necessary for a smaller baby is also easy enough, and the insert easily catches wet and plop-able poops alike.  Additionally, due to the stretch, the swim diapers also work great as covers, and come with the same breathable jersey material as the AIO.
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Lighthouse Kids Co Diaper Absorbency
LKC diapers come with an additional, small bamboo booster, but the primary absorbency is the bookfold insert.
Absorbency is one of the areas I find fault.  I’ve prepped my diapers to the point you normally would for near max absorbency, and I have yet to reach three-fourths of the 12 oz of absorbency for the bookfold insert stated by LKC per their website.  I even have a couple of older diapers I purchased used that had been worn many times in the past couple years that barely met the absorbency including the booster in the measurement.
My methodology for testing a diaper’s absorbency is pretty simple.  Good used condition (GUC) diapers are nearing needing their elastics replaced and are well-loved, very good used condition (VGUC) diapers have slightly relaxed elastics and have been used pretty frequently, while excellent used condition (EUC) are typically nearly like new, though in interest of diaper science, my EUC diaper had been through the wash about 20 times.  I used one diaper of each type for these measurements. I weigh the diaper on a zeroed out kitchen scale.  Get the absorbency portion wet by soaking it in water, then wait until it stops dripping water, then I weigh it, subtracting the original weight.  I won’t bore you with all the photos and math, but the numbers are in the table below.  The shell can also hold an additional ounce of liquid, but when you’re relying on a TPU shell and athletic jersey to absorb, you’re likely approaching the point where you learn that water resistant is not the same as waterproof.
Absorbency in ounces Bookfold Insert Booster Total Absorbency GUC LKC Diaper
10
2
12
VGUC LKC Diaper
8.1
1.5
9.6
EUC LKC Diaper
7
1.4
8.4
A diaper approaching the end of its normal life without additional repairs that’s been used for years is the only one reaching the absorbency claims in my stash.  7 oz of absorbency for a regularly washed AIO isn’t bad, and the additional booster is very petite for the amount of added absorbency I’ve measured, but it’s definitely taking a lot more prepping than I expected to get even close to holding 12 oz in the bookfold insert.
That said, it is appreciated they list the absorbency as a number instead of vague statements like “super absorbent” and for “heavy wetters” given this means very different things for different people.  My heavy wetter pees over 40 oz at night without any additional feedings at 8 months old.  Another mama’s heavy wetter pees 10 oz, exceeding most AIO capacities without a booster.  Actual measurements are amazing for knowing what to expect!
While I’m finding the prep time to full absorbency to be unusually long compared to other bamboo and natural fibers, the LKC all-in-one (AIO) is definitely one of the more absorbent AIOs on the market, and because of its bookfold insert, it’s very simple to add a 5 oz booster that will stay in place.  With 13 oz of absorbency, my new LKCs hold up just fine for my little guy’s daily needs for a couple hours, and my GUC diaper with a 5 oz booster with the included 2 oz booster works well for naps.  The included booster is so trim and small, you can easily add an additional booster with it.
What Boosters Work Best With Lighthouse Kids Company Diapers?
Softbums small bamboo booster in LKC bookfold.
Really, any insert that measures shorter than 11.5 inches and 4.5 inches wide will fit in the bookfold insert just fine.  Currently, I’ve found the Softbums small no-prep bamboo inserts work the best with my LKC of the inserts I have plenty of.  I’ve also tried Grovia, random microfiber, and Geffen hemp.  Microfiber isn’t as absorbent and adds a lot of unnecessary bulk.  Grovia’s cotton boosters were a bit long in the shell, as were Geffen hemp in the plus and normal sizes.  Geffen hemp newborn fits well, but doesn’t absorb very much.  The Softbums small no-prep bamboo fits perfectly inside the bookfold so you can still use the stay dry side of the insert, and I haven’t had any issues with the speed at which LKC absorbs urine to date, so found microfiber unnecessary.
Overall Opinion of LKC Diapers
I would definitely recommend them if you happen to buy one at retail price instead of double at the B/S/T.  $23 for an AIO with such great absorbency potential and being a natural fiber is a good price point if the fit works for your baby.  However, as with all cloth diapers, they don’t always work for everyone.  If you want to try one, I recommend one of two options.  One, buy a less popular diaper such as Funfetti, Violet’s Garden, or Coral Cove on the B/S/T group on Facebook for retail + shipping to give them a try, or wait until there’s a multi-retailer diaper release rather than a retailer exclusive to increase the likelihood you’ll be able to buy one.  As you can see, after I bought one, I definitely bought more, and they’re currently my favorite diaper I own.  They have a trim fit, beautiful and unique prints, wash and dry quickly, easy to use bookfold style, are breathable in the summer so my son doesn’t get too warm and sweat out, and of course due to being TPU are soft.  Along with that, they also usually sell adorable matching bibdanas that are incredibly soft you can buy to go with the diapers as well.
That said, unless you enjoy collecting, I wouldn’t recommend paying double or triple retail for one to give them a try.  I’d save that for after you fall in love if you don’t need to be frugal.
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Commission - Gotta Catch Em All
A trainer’s will is enough to do all sorts of things. You can say it has...transformative effects: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/25060453/
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The sun was shining bright in the Johto region today. The sweltering heat causing most of the grazing Pokemon to retreat to watering hole or taking shade in the forest. Alex was no different. The young traveler fatigued from his long journey. He’d been traversing the Johto region, alone, for close to a week now. Alex took in all the sights the region has to offer along with the different Pokemon that were around. He used his camera to document his journey. “Everything thing is so much more different than the Hoenn region” he said aloud. He kept his pace up entering the forest and finally getting a momentary reprieve from the sun’s harsh rays. Alex stopped underneath a large tree wiping sweat from his forehead. The sun was high in the sky with it being noon already. He sat down underneath the shade fanning himself with his hat. He’d allow himself a small rest before continuing onto Goldenrod City. Alex took out his camera to capture some of the scenery around him. Most of the plains dwelling Pokemon have run off but he was able to get a few shots of a migrating Tauros herd. A couple of curious Furret watched him from the tress above as he snapped away his pictures. An Oddish poked its way out of the ground next him startling Alex before he started laughing. “Well hey there little guy. Scared me there.” The Pokemon stared him innocently with curious red eyes before popping out of the ground and running off. The heat was getting even more intense making Alex sigh. He packed up his camera and grabbed his bag to retreat deeper into Ilex Forest. The light penetrated through the foliage just enough to provide decent photo lighting. Alex was able to get some more shots of nesting Pidgey and even a group of young Pikachu. ‘Wow these are amazing. Johto really is beautiful’ Alex thought to himself.
“Ugh I can’t believe this. So close to finishing this thing and I’m missing one last Pokemon” an angry young man said to himself. A Gengar trailed behind with its usual mischievous smile. “I don’t even know the first place to look for one of these” he said looking at the picture of an Umbreon in his Pokedex. A breeze flew by blowing the boy’s jacket revealing the trainer ID card reading Ian. Ian looked up from his Pokedex realizing he was close to Ilex Forest. “I just need an Umbreon. Maybe we can find an Eevee in here Gengar.” The Pokemon laughed and floated towards the forest taunting the trainer to follow. “Wait for me!” Ian said running after his Pokemon. He followed his Gengar’s trail but lost him deeper inside the forest. The sun was even starting to make its descent on the horizon. “Gengar come on, I don’t have time for games today. Where are you?” As Ian continued on through the forest, he lost his way. After getting turned around a few time he ended up in front of a shrine. “Whoa, I don’t think I’ve ever been on this side of the forest before” Ian muttered. He walked up to the shrine observing how old it was. “Gengar!” The Pokemon said intangibly jumping out of the shrine scaring Ian. Ian shouted, jumping back and falling on his butt while Gengar laughed. “Hardy har. Take a look at this Gengar” Ian said getting up and pointing to the shrine. The wood was faded and chipped but otherwise looked sound. “Legend says Celebi used to visit this shrine when given an offering” Ian said rubbing the roof. “How awesome would that be?” For fun he took out an old pokeball his mother gave to him and placed it inside the pedestal. “Hey look, a perfect fit” he joked. The shrine glowed faintly iridescent green surprising Ian. He backed up from the shrine as it glowed again brighter this time. A beam of light shown up from the shrine bathing the surrounding forest area in a yellow green aura. Ian shielded his eyes as the resulting wind burst shook his jacket and the trees. His Gengar clinging to his pants leg to not be blown away. When the light faded, Ian looked up to see blue eyes staring back at him. “Celebi?” he asked. The Pokemon smiled and nodded. It flew all around the trainer. Circling him, it sensed his deepest desire and innocently laughed to itself. Celebi puts its hands together and sent a luminous shockwave throughout the forest before disappearing in the same light it appeared in.
Alex was surprised to feel such a strong gust of wind from deep inside the forest. The breeze nearly making him drop his camera. The surrounding Pokemon fleed or took shelter. Just then, a beam of light shone from further in the forest in a yellow green spiral. But just as quickly as it appeared, it was gone. Alex chocked it all up to a freak incident or maybe an intense Pokemon battle. ‘I’m sure it was nothing’ he thought ready to continue onward. As he walked onward he saw a flash of brilliant light followed by a ripple that flew through him. The feeling like the aftershocks of an earthquake. The sensation tingled every part of him. ‘Man, Ilex Forest sure is one crazy place’ he thought anxiously. The sun already having made its descent and the moon starting to rise, Alex wanted to reach Goldenrod as quickly as possible. The bug Pokemon could be heard throughout the forest along with its other nocturnal residents. Alex couldn’t shake the sensation he felt earlier. He couldn’t tell what it was making his eyes feel like they were burning. He rubbed them unaware of the color changing from their normal brown to a light red. The iris around them darkening into a deep red. When he moved his hands away from his eyes, Alex was surprised to find he could see the forest path clearer than before. ‘Guess I just had something in em’ he thought adjusting the bag on his shoulder. He idly scratched his chest carefully traversing over an upturned root.
A slight irritation had been bothering Alex for a while since the earlier sensation. It started off a slight itch here and there, but evolved into full on irritation. He had to stop numerous times to scratch at his arm or side or thigh. The itching only getting worse as he tried to continue onward on his trek. After a while, the sensation became unbearable and Alex stopped moving altogether to scratch. When he lifted up his shirt, he audibly gasped at what he saw. Fine, black fur was creeping down his sides and leg spreading all over like a hairy rash. “What the hell is this!?” Alex screamed. The panic caused his heart beat to pick up in pace and further along the changes quicker. The fur started to blend in with the beard on his face and crawled down his neck. Alex felt his hands tingle and lifted them up watching in horror as the palms swelled and turned pink. His fingertips following suit. Soon, he has begun the formation of paw pads. “What the hell is go-EON. Umbreon.” Alex clamped his deformed hands over his mouth. ‘Why did I just say Umbreon?’ he thought panicked. Things started to click into place in his mind then. He was turning into a Pokemon! How in the world it was happening, Alex didn’t know but he had to find help. When he tried getting up to go look for help, he fell back on the ground. Looking back at his legs, he saw how they too, have changed. The appendages took on a digitigrade stance now as his ankles bent outwards. Alex in his panic tried getting up again only to fall back down. The fur only continued to spread in his panic induced stupor. His feet soon grew too small for his shoes and he slipped out of them. His feet having undergone the same changes as his hands. “Somebody help m-EON. Umbreon! Umbreon!” He said uncontrollably. It was starting to become harder and harder to remember how to use human speech. His mind knew what it sounded like but was unable to say it. Yellow rune-like patterns started forming on Alex’s arms and legs as the fur nearly finished consuming his body. Alex couldn’t find any trash of skin left on his body. As it overtook the majority of his head, his ears stretched into points and grew. They started elongating even more and Alex briefly couldn’t hear. The ears grew out longer and longer, the cartilage popping, before stopping. Fur crawled up the new ears as the rune-like pattern grew around them. Alex opened his mouth in pain feeling his teeth sharpen, and he let out a silent scream feeling his mouth start to move away from his face. His nose darkened to a deeper black than his new fur and grew out along with his mouth forming a slight muzzle. As it did, a final rune appeared just above his eyes on his forehead. Alex thought the changes were over until the world around him started to get bigger. In actuality, he was getting smaller. He was steadily shrinking in size and grunted in pain feeling some sort of irritation on his tailbone. Alex looked back in horror watching as it snaked it way further from his body growing out even longer. The hair from his back slithered its way up the foreign appendage’s skin. “Um…breon!” Alex groaned unable to make human speech any longer. He dug his hands into the dirt gritting his teeth oblivious that the hands were also shrinking. His thumbs moving further up his arm and shrinking away as his finger grew stubby and paw-like. The same process simultaneously happening to his feet. By now, the tail had finished growing along with the final rune forming around it. Alex had fully changed into an Umbreon much to the other forest Pokemon’s surprise. The clothing on him looking slightly ridiculous and baggy on such a small Pokemon. His new mind couldn’t remember why he was wearing such strange human clothing. His fur keeps his plenty warm already. He shook out of the clothes and kicked up dirt on them concealing their presence. “I’ve had it with this forest Gengar” came a familiar voice from behind. Alex looked behind him to see a human and a Gengar approaching. He got into a protective crouching stance ready to attack if necessary. His ears and tail sticking up as he bared his new teeth. Seeing the Pokemon of his quest, Ian dug out a pokeball. “Whoa! A real Umbreon. Gengar, what luck!” “Gengar use focus blast!” Ian shouted. The Pokemon jumped up and swirled a glowing reddish white ball of light before unleashing it towards Alex. Alex instinctively dodged one and then another but was grazed by the third hit. “Use hypnosis!” Ian said as Gengar looked towards Alex who started to feel very drowsy. Before he knew it, Alex was asleep. “Alright let’s go!” Ian said throwing his pokeball. It hit Alex in the side bouncing up in the air. A red light beamed from it encasing the sleeping Umbreon inside before falling to the ground and shaking briefly before stopping. “Alright, I got an Umbreon! My pokedex is finally completed” Ian shouted triumphantly. The Gengar looked at the idle pokeball feeling umcomfortable about the strange Umbreon. It shared the same aura as his trainer but was a Pokemon like it. Gengar didn’t dwell on it thought, content to share in his trainer’s victory. Ian threw the pokeball into the air releasing Umbreon who looked happily towards his new trainer. “Hmm, I wonder what should I call you” Ian said rubbing his chin. “You look like an Alex. I’ll call you Alex!” The words resonated with the Umbreon who briefly recalled a vague memory of itself but looking much different. Just like Gengar, it didn’t dwell on the thought happily shouting its name before walking alongside Ian. “Next stop, Goldenrod City!” he said marching onward. Alex would be about to see the sights of the biggest Johto city after all. END
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