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 Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:33 pm
Eunmi dashed forward, catching up with Henrietta pretty easily. She linked arms with the girl.
"...so you, like, owe me a new shirt," Eunmi replied, trying to strike up a conversation to get the teenager's mind off losing her Pokemon.
"And we should get something to eat," she said, leaning forward and looking at Salieri. "I'm seriously starved."
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:38 pm
Robert sneered at the man. "You took several Pokeballs from the Dreamyard. You said you were going to return them to their trainers, or did you forget?" Robert yelled at the man. "For all the good you spoke, you never returned them." Robert spoke with a powerful tone of voice. "Or perhaps you never intended to do so. Only an honorless man gives a word he has no intention of keeping!"
Garnet and Beatrix came over to Robert sides, in case a battle was about to break out. "I'd prefer not to fight, but if you have no intention of returning those Pokemon, then you leave me no choice. Even if it's a battle I have no hope of winning, I will do everything within my power to reunite those Pokemon with their friends!"
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:43 pm
Wayne noticed the slight smile, "Heh. I take back the Yes Trespassing thing."
He rubbed the back of his neck. He had his pokémon and his life. And in a bizarre way he'd gotten training out of it too. Thanks to the dream mist he'd even gained a little insight about himself.
His stomach sank at that thought. He'd nearly killed a man.
The trainer started moving towards Striaton City, "Well, better head back."
And if nobody tried to speak to him, he'd move at his own pace and eventually reach the city.
***
Striaton was still alive with activity. Rest tents were available for trainers to sleep in if they couldn't afford a hotel. They were basically large four-posted tents, open at each end, with a number of beds inside.
Representatives from the World Government had already arrived. They'd been deployed to inspect the hospital and Pokémon Center ruins to try and learn what manner of terrorism had taken place. It was their job, even if no official claims had been made for the attacks. Personnel guarded the trainer tents, the hot mobile floodlights that illuminated the nearby ruins made the area warm; the body heat from the milling investigators and trainers didn't help matter.
Any nearby grass had been trodden into dirt. Guards stood between the closely positioned tents. It was like a small town had sprung up, made out of waterproof fabric and the occasional low-tech medical station for injured pokémon.
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:43 pm
"I gave them to rightful people, people who will not abuse them and abandon them, discarded in the wild. You, boy, have no place speaking of honors. Only the honorless take Pokemon who cannot win a fight and fling them at the odds in the hopes of doing some good," spoke Gorm as he stood, towering over Robert.
"Come, but be warned that if you fall here I shall take from you that which you abuse for the corrupted thing you pretend to be honor," warned Gorm.
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:45 pm
Salieri practically drooled at Eunmi's suggestion. "Oh GOD yes. Girl, I could eat a Blitzle right now, sparks and all." Her stomach rumbled again. She really wished that there had been more soup.
"Let's go get that hotel room!" she announced. She still had money left over from all the trainers she had beaten that day at the Trainer Academy (although she could never figure out if they were allowed to gamble in school or not, but that wasn't her problem). "I want to fix my hair and have roomservice bring me a steak!"
****
Although the sun had set, N was still hanging around the forest on Route 3 with Zero. He had asked a Leavanny to create a hammock for him, which the pokemon had done up in the trees. N was lying in it with his Zorua sleeping on his lap, snoring quietly while N used the small, localized light of his lantern to complete a sudoku puzzle. It seemed that he only carried around puzzles and the most neccessary of equipment.
"Hmm, what do you think goes there?" he asked while looking up. In the branches above him, a Patrat's red eyes looked down at the small number puzzle in the book N was holding. After a few seconds a contemplating, the pokemon gave an answer.
[I dunno, 3?]
"It can't be a 3, my friend. There's already a 3 in this row, see?"
[Honestly? I don't know how to play sudoku.] He could practically hear the Patrat shrug. [Sorry, man.]
N chuckled. "I thought your Keen Eye could spot something I had missed."
[Doesn't work that way, bub.]
N laughed lightly again, then craned his head to the side. "Excuse me, would you like to help me with this puzzle-"
[Some pokemon are trying to get some sleep, here!] cooed a Pidove in response from a hole in a tree, and with that the bird flew off to find somewhere quieter to sleep. N furrowed his brow and looked at his watch.
"My, it's late. I had no idea I was keeping anybody up," he said apologetically to no one. The green haired trainer had been waiting for one of his subordinates to meet him here, but he had lost track of the time. "Perhaps they will be here shortly."
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:49 pm
And so, arm locked as if to make sure she totally couldn't get away, Henrietta was brought to Striaton City in a giant crowd. On the way she swore she saw a mugger slump his shoulders and sigh in defeat.
"A h-hotel?" she asked. Wait, a room? A single one? For how many? She looked at Wayne. He wasn't going was he? W-was he? Her face lit up and she looked away.
"I-i c-can s-stay i-in a-a t-tent i-if i-it's t-too e-expensive!"
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:51 pm
"Jeeze!" panted Chuck and he turned to look at his allies. Leonarda had discarded her armor, but for the most part the trio looked obviously suspicious. Ginger haired and black skin tight suits. Of course, they needed to meet with N before they could properly be 'clocked out' so to speak.
"He said he'd meet us here," Bill said. He was obviously in pain, burns still littering his body where his suit was torn. Chuck's face was still a mess, nose broken, teeth missing. Only Leonarda was perfectly fine, save for some dirt from her previous fall.
So, the trio began to step around Route 3, calling out for the boss.
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:52 pm
"No way, we can split the bill. You can get conjoined rooms at a hotel with two double beds," Eunmi said. She tilted her head sideways as she counted.
"We can get a room, you, me and Sal, and one of us will just have to sleep on a cot," Eunmi continued. "And he can share a room with..."
Where had Robby gone? Had he stayed behind?
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:55 pm
Robert sneered at the man. "Shows how little you know about me. My Pokemon CHOSE to travel with me. I didn't beat them into submission or throw a Pokeball at them. I gave each and everyone one of them a choice, telling them of what I would face and what I and they would endure. They have the freedom to leave at any time they desire, and they can tell you that themselves. To me, they are family, as those Pokemon are to those you stole them from. At the end of the day, you are nothing more than a common criminal. I have already nearly sacrificed my life to protect these Pokemon twice." Robert spoke in a firm tone of voice.
"Those Pokemon were not abused or abandoned. They were left with me as a forced gambit that the Munna demanded, and it was you who killed Musharna, and for no other reason than to gather some mist. So don't think to tell me about Pokemon abuse when you go around murdering wild Pokemon!" Robert spoke. He could only hope at this point that the police were around. He knew he was in no shape to fight, and he wasn't going to risk his own Pokemons' lives, but he was going to get those Pokemon back. And the only way this brute was going to take Robert's Pokemon was to kill Robert first.
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:57 pm
And as if called by the acknowledgment that he should exist, Robby appeared in that mysterious way he did with a mugger on his back, breathing hard as he tried to beat the obese lad for what money he had. Robby felt it about as much as he did when the Plasma guy was beating him. Of course, since the plasma guy had had metal gloves, it was actually easier. "'Sup. Y'all walked off without me."
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:02 pm
Salieri grinned and nodded. "Totally. I already said I owe you, remember?" she reminded Henrietta while giving her a playful punch on the arm. She paused then added, "Of course, that means you're sleeping on the cot though."
As Robby caught up,Salieri turned to him and extended a hand for a handshake, failing to notice the ineffective mugger behind all of the fat. "Hi, I'm Salieri Del Forrest, Sal for short. Are you a master chef or something? Whatever you were cooking before smelled delicious."
****
N could hear his name being called out through Route 3. At least, he was 99% sure his name was being called. The odds of someone yelling the letter "N" in this area now were slim, save for the people who knew who he was and that he was here. So, that probability made him certain that he was being summoned.
He carefully lifted up the sleepy Zorua and placed her gently on the hammock before rolling out, falling down from the high canopy onto the ground without a scratch. A difficult but not impossible feat for almost any human in decent physical shape, if one was to carefully calculate the angle of the landing correctly mid fall and re-position themselves accordingly.
Conveniently, he also landed in the middle of the three grunts with a thud. As he stood up, he put his hands into his pockets. "Team Plasma, I am glad to see you are all still with us. Though it seems not without hardships. For that I am sorry."
N whistled, and a patch of tall grass rustled. An Audino stepped out and stood beside N, holding it's paws behind it's back patiently. "I can ask my friend to heal you all. Please, allow us to help you."
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:04 pm
Gorm was not interested in long winded speeches. "I recall simply Pokemon training," said Gorm. Hardly illegal. In fact, trainers left Pokemon for dead every day, hundreds of them, if not thousands.
"Furthermore, I have no Pokemon present on me, you are the one harassing me. If you will not step boldly to solve this with your fists then you force my hand, boy," said Gorm and he produced a cellphone from his robe.
"Come, or go, or I shall dispatch of you with the proper authorities."
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:09 pm
"I'm actually gonna go to the government camp," Wayne said, pointing over toward the mass of tents and floodlights. "I got family in the government, so I wanna see if they know what happened."
Wayne scratched quickly behind his ear as he managed a grin, "I'll see you guys tomorrow. So long!"
And with a wave, Wayne quickly jogged towards the government camp.
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:10 pm
((I like upping that sweet, sweet post count.))
WHOA! Well, ********, there came some green haired kid out of completely ******** no where. Bill took cautious step back, though normally he would have like, killed the ******** out of someone for sneaking up on him.
Chuck and Leonarda looked at each other.
"I'm fine," said Leonarda in monotone.
"Bill and I not so much," said Chuck.
"We have a present from the boss," said Bill and they each produced a Pokeball. "Liberated from abusive trainers."
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Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:13 pm
Robert sneered. "If you don't have them, then where are they?" Robert asked in a firm tone of voice. Robert was already tired, but he had no intention of letting the guy go without getting at least something to go off of. He wasn't going to leave unless he had something to work with, and he wasn't about to battle the man knowing the man would steal his Pokemon.
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