Once More We Walk

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Dusk was just starting to fall, As Maeve and her pokemon stepped onto Route Two. All three had gotten a lot stronger for the training they had just finished, and Maeve felt confidant in their ability to handle anything that might come at them in this twilight forest. She wanted to get some way down the route and find a decent spot to sleep before night fell properly.

Kemedo and Tamala Walked on either side of the red haired human. Amel was trying to convince Astralon to Convince Maeve too carry him.... So far it wasn't working.

[Birdybot]

ooc// Wow, you're from Perth? I've always wanted to visit Australia!

ic// In the bushes, three pairs of eyes and three voices could be seen and heard by Maeve and her Pokémon. Astra would have been able to translate for her, being her daemon. It sounded as though two of the Pokémon were being mean to the third. Well, that wasn't very nice, was it?

~C'mon, ya great whimp! Are yeh scared?~[/color] the first voice sneered.
~Yeah, kid, are yeh chicken? Bwuk, bwuk bwuk bwuk!~[/color] the second laughed.
~I'm not chicken! You're chicken, bird brain!~[/color] cried a third Pokémon in a small, shaky voice.
~Are ya now? Well, go out dere an' fight, nerd!~[/color] roared the first voice. It sounded furious.

With that, three Pokémon emerged. A Pidgey was glaring down at a screaming, flailing Pokémon. Behind it, a Sentret dashed out. Pidgey was clutching the third Pokémon in his talons, flying it over to Maeve before it could flee. When the bird dropped it, Sentret instantly made sure it wouldn't flee while Pidgey landed next to it. The Pokémon whimpering before Maeve stood up...

It was a Ralts. Ralts looked at Maeve, scared. ~T-trainer...~[/color] it stammered. Sentret nudged it with a wing. ~Battle her, chicken!~[/color] she hissed. Ralts nodded, shaking in fear. ~I... I'd l-l-like to... b-bat... b-battle...~[/color] she stuttered, crying in terror now. Clearly the Pidgey and Sentret deserved a good kick up the backside, and Ralts a comforting hug. It looked as though the Psychic type could want nothing more. Would Maeve save Ralts from the bullying Sentret and Pidgey?[/size]

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It didn't take much for Maeve to know what was going on. A simple Glance at Tama's suddenly hate filled gaze was enough. A low growl came form the Pylenti, One which was soon Joined by the Electrike standing next to her. The Trainers Green eyes Glared at the Pidgey and Sentret, but softened when her gaze turned on the terrified looking young ralts.

Maeve dropped to one knee, Reaching out slowly to pull the terrified pokemon into a hug. "It's ok little one. I'm not going to hurt you" She held the pokemon to her chest, snuggling it just as she would a human baby. The ralts seemed very young, and obviously had no wish what so ever to battle her. "She's right. We're not going to battle someone who obviously doesn't want to." Astralon had come up next to his human half, blue eyes looking at the tiny pokemon in her arms.

Amel had done something surprising in all this. He'd moved up to stand in front of his trainer and the Ralts, Obviously setting up to protect them. Bully he maybe, and Coward he maybe, But he had never taken things as far as this pair had. There was a difference between getting someone to do something they didn't want to and making them scared. It was a subtle line, but one Amel had always been aware of, and never crossed.

A sharp nod and maeve moving to stand up was all the signal Tamala and Kemedo needed. The Pylenti and Electrike moved out form the places beside Maeve, and faced the Bullying Pidgey and Sentret. "If you Two Really want a Fight Your Going to Get it!" A loud Yowl and a Sharp Bark followed this statement, the sounds of her two pokemon setting up to fight.

"Tama! Keme! Start of with Leer!" Two pairs of Eyes locked with those of the Pidgey and Sentret. One pair an a evil looking red glow, the other a brown that seemed harder than rock.

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OOC: Usually its really warm here, but its been raining almost constantly for the last month or so. Wettest Winter We've had in a while.

[Birdybot]

ooc// It's your winter... it's our summer. Also, your Jiratchi sprite is adorable! I like the yellow thingy on her chest.

ic// Pidgey and Sentret exchanged glances. A battle, eh? The bird hopped forwards, a cold gaze in his eyes and a sneer plastered on his sharp beak. ~Sure, we'll fight. We'll show the wimpy Ralts what a real fight is!~[/color] he chirruped, fluttering his wings a little and eying Tama as though sizing her up. Judging her as a worthy opponent, he nodded sharply. ~All right, Sentret! I'll take on the Pylenti, you do the Elektrike!~[/color] he ordered, seeming to be the leader. Hm, and he was going for the Pokémon who wouldn't be super effective, too. Sentret, not seeming to notice, chuckled and crawled to face Keme.

At the Leer, both bird and ferret flinched, shuddering as they fearfully stepped back a little away from the opponents. Tama and Keme suddenly seemed so terrifying. The two little Pokémon gave a little whimper each, and then when the Leer stopped acted as though they hadn't been terrified. They coughed and blushed, embrassed. Pidgey then led the way. Lifting himself into the air, he shot like a bullet at Tama, using a Tackle attack. Sentret, seeing Pidgey was attacking, followed suit and leapt at Keme to use Scratch.[/size]

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Maeve continued to hold the ralts close as she watched the Pidgey and Sentret closely. "Keme! Dodge the Sentret and then use Thunderwave on the Pidgey. Tama, Hit Sentret with a Scratch Attack."

The two pokemon ran at their opponents. Tamala managed to twist her way out of the Pidgey's tackle attack, but Kemedo took a rather nasty looking set of scratches across one shoulder, his attempt to duck the attack failing.

The pair twisted and wove, switching targets. Tama took a running Swipe at the Sentret, Claws unsheathed in her scratch attack. Keme used the movement to get close to the pidgey and to build up his attack, Launching a jolt of pure electrical energy at the flying type.

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OOC: *Smiles* Thanks. Its the RS-Pinball image. The thing on her tummy is her 'third eye'. In the current gen of Jirachi Sprites its closed, but the original had it open.

[Birdybot]

Pidgey twittered in annoyance. Hey! He'd wanted to fight the Fire type, and now they were switching? No fair! His little wings pumped up and down furiously as he attempted to dodge the Thunder Wave, but it struck his foot. Falling to the ground, he knew that he must have been paralyzed; after all, that was what Thunderwave did, right? He clicked his beak in annoyance. Now he couldn't get a good take off! Well, if he supposed that Keme deserved a taste of his own medicine. Flapping his wings, he shot a jet of dirt and muck into Keme's eyes; Sand Attack. The bird looked a little odd, his body full of life but his legs rigid and still.

As for Sentret, she didn't seem much like the type for fighting. As Tama came at her with the Scratch, she bounced out the way by pushing her body up with her long tail. She did this again, but was caught out by the attack on as she was coming back to earth. Whimpering, she pushed off with her tail, speeding towards Tama with a Scratch.

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It seemed Maeve was better at battling then you might think, for a first time coordinator. The sentret's scratch attack passed harmlessly through Tamala's body, the ghost type taking no damage at all from the normal type attack. "Tama! Hit it with Ember!" The pylenti nodded, and Opened her mouth, a stream of weak flame shooting towards the sentret.

Kemedo whined as his eyes were filled with dirt and muck. The electrike whimpered as he rubbed his face on his forelegs, trying desperately to get enough of the stuff off his face so that he could see. He looked blearily out at the pokemon that had attacked him. He could still see, but his accuracy would be way down.

"Keme! Listen for it, And then Tackle" The puppy like pokemon listened closely for the fluttering on the enemy pidgey. His eyes found the blurry form of the bird pokemon, and he charged forward, aiming for the blurr, and for where he heard the flying type pokemon.

[Birdybot]

Sentret gasped as her attack had no effect on Tama. It was a ghost type? How was Sentret to know that?! It looked a little like a Ghost type, now she thought about it. Especially with those flames. Flames? Oh, no. Ember! Sentret squealed, hopping out the way to one side. However, she got unlucky as the flames washed over her. She was panting a little when the attack had finished; a two or three more attacks might finish her off.

Pidgey wanted to mess with Keme's hearing. He cawed, then let himself fall to the ground. He called again, then silently shuffled away. Keme's attack went through where he had just been, but the speed seemed to have blown out the last of the sand. Sentret had hopped over. ~Pidgey, the other one's part Ghost type and all my moves are Normal type!~[/color] she said urgently. Pidgey nodded. ~Don't worry, Sentret. I'll take on the Pokémon.~[/color] he said, pretending to be brave. He din't even move from his spot; he simply flapped his wings, creating a weak Flying type attack; Gust. Sentret shot towards Keme in a Quick Attack.[/size]

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Tama was slammed into a near by tree, as the gust of wind blew her off her feet. Keme was slammed into another tree nearby, as the sentret's quick attack connected with his body. As the two pokemon pulled themselves to their feet, they both directed a terrible look at their two opponents. The Leer attack caused their eyes to glow for a moment.

Maeve looked at her two pokemon as she gently patted the ralts' head. "Tama! Keme! Flame Wheel and Thunderwave!" The two pokemon both took a step forward, Keme's body crackling with electricity, and Tama's surrounded by small balls of fire. The Pylenti and Electrike loosed their attacks at the same time. Keme's Thunder wave arcing through the air towards the sentret, and Tama's Flame Wheel Headed for the Pidgey.

[Birdybot]

Ralts smiled as Maeve stroked her, nuzzling the girl's hand effectionately.

Sentret was caugth out by the Thunder Wave attack, and fell to the ground. She tried to stuggle, and you could see her muscles clenching and unclenching, but it was no use. She was paralyzed, all over her body. And that Leer attack had been pretty scary. She was still panting a little, too. With hugely weakened Defense, and with her being completely unable to avoid any more attacks, it looked as if this battle's outcome was already fixed on her part.

Pidgey, however, was still going. He was, yes, tired, but not as much as Sentret. He shivered, hopping back at the Leer. Scary! He felt his Defense stat slip away. He wasn't doing so well all of a sudden, was he? Then came the Flame Wheel. The powerful Fire type attack struck, and he cawed loudly in pain. Ouch! That was hot! It seemed that he now, like Sentret, didn't have much left in him.

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Maeve gently patted the Ralts. She looked over the battle field watching as the sentret went down paralysed, and the Pidgey took a rather nasty hit from the Flame Wheel. "Tama Scratch the Pidgey. Keme, Tackle the Sentret"

The two pokemon nodded and dashed towards their opponents. Tama raced for the Pidgey, her claws out and scratching the bird pokemon as soon as she got close enough. Keme Raced for the Sentret, at the last moment he lowered his head, aiming to hit her with his full body.

While this was happening, the red haired trainer had considered the little ralts in her arms. "Hey little one. I've got a question for you. I'll understand if you say no, You've probably got a family out here. But would you like to come with me? Join the team and travel along side us?" She pulled out one of her empty pokeballs "You'll have to have one of these. But, as you can see, I don't like to keep anybody in these. I really only have them for emergencies, and so that no-one can be taken away form us by someone else capturing them." Astra looked up at them form his survey of the battle field, the espeon daemon's blue eyes flicking between the emotion pokemon and his human half.

[Birdybot]

Sentret was struck by the force of the Tackle, the paralyzed Pokémon falling over like a skittle. Admittedly, it was a little funny. OK, maybe that was an understatement. At any rate, whether it was the paralysis or not, she didn't move for some time. Finally, a paw gave a tiny twitch, and she rolled over. Her eyes were shut in a faint. She was defeated!

Sentret was defeated! Keme gained two levels.

Pidgey saw that his comrade had fainted. Oh, this wasn't looking too good for him. He practically gave up at that moment, allowing Tama's Scratch to strike good and hard. Painfull, yes, but the bird didn't mind. The battle was over, anyway. He saw the ground rush up to meet him, but was fainted before he had reached the ground.

Pidgey fainted! Tama gained two levels!

Ralts' eyes widened in excitement at the offer Maeve had made her. A trainer! That would be absolutely fantastic! The Pokémon could picture herself now, a proud Gardevoir having defeated the elite four. She nodded, understanding how Maeve didn't like leaving anyone in their Pokéballs. She reached out to pull herself inside, but stopped, seeing that Sentret and Pidgey were both defeated. She looked at Maeve. ~I'll go with you, of course. But you've got to catch Pidgey or Sentret. You need to catch one; that way they won't be able to gang up on anyone ever again. I think Sentret is used to being ordered around and might be easier to tame, but Pidgey is stronger and I think Pidgeot in general are strong Pokémon. Your choice.~ Ralts adviced Maeve before allowing the Pokéball to suck her inside. It barely even twitched before pinging, announcing a capture.


Name:
Species: Ralts
Gender: Female
Level: 10
Ability: Synchronize
Attacks: Growl, Confusion, Double Team
Personality: This Ralts is shy. She's forever being bullied because she isn't much of a fighter, but she's incredibly smart and has a big heart. With kind words and gentle training, she'll make a good fighter in the end.

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[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Species:[/b] Ralts
[b]Gender:[/b] Female
[b]Level:[/b] 10
[b]Ability:[/b] Synchronize
[b]Attacks:[/b] Growl, Confusion, Double Team
[b]Personality:[/b] This Ralts is shy. She's forever being bullied because she isn't much of a fighter, but she's incredibly smart and has a big heart. With kind words and gentle training, she'll make a good fighter in the end.

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Maeve smiled as Ralts accepted her offer, and nodded when it mentioned capturing one of the combatants to prevent this form happening again. "I will" she promised as the young emotion pokemon touched the pokeball and was sucked inside. Before letting Ralts back out again, Maeve knelt to run a hand threw her daemon's fur. "What do you think Astra? Pidgey or Sentret?" The espeon Daemon regarded the two downed pokemon, before turning his blue eyes back to Maeve. "Either would do nicely. As Ralts said, Pidgey is the stronger of the two, but the Sentret is more used to taking orders"

Maeve nodded and took a moment to hug Tamala and Kemedo, as the pair had trotted back to her side. "Congratulations you two. You did fantastically" Carefully she treated each with a potion to heal their wounds, and then said to them and to Amel "Ok, Question for you all. I'm going to catch either Pidgey or Sentret to bring with us. Which would you guys rather have along?""

The two pokemon thought carefully about the question. It reinforced to both of them that their choice of trainer had been a good one, That she was actually asking them which of the two they thought they would do better with. After conferring with each other and with Amel, Tamala spoke up ~Pidgey would be the better choice. He's the stronger of the two, and the one most likely to be able to be taught better behaviour. Sentret's not a personality type that will mesh well with us~

Maeve thought about it and agreed. Catching Sentret, with this bunch of rather forceful personalities, would be asking for trouble, particularly from Amel. Pidgey on the other hand, would be able to hold his won against her manipulative Nincada, and he wouldn't grate on her nerves like the Sentret would. That sort of subservient attitude was not one Maeve wanted to deal with, timid and shy like Ralts was one thing, Subservient, a totally different one.

On that note, Maeve fingered the enlarger on one of her empty pokeballs, throwing it at the Pidgey. While waiting to see if it caught or if the Pidgey broke out, she hit the release on the newly filled one, to let Ralts out. The beam of light from Ralt's new pokeball formed into the small humanoid pokemon, who Shook her head at the strange feeling.

Maeve smiled at the tiny pokemon and scooped her up in another hug. The coordinator was very happy with her new friend. "Now We have to think up a name for you don't we" The young woman knelt and put the little one down, and she and Astra both looked the emotion pokemon over. "Luca" Astralon exclaimed "You should be called Luca" Maeve cocked her head to one side as she considered "Well, I like it, But its all up to you Ralts" the little pokemon smiled ~hmmm..... I Like it to, It has a nice sound.... Luca~.

[Birdybot]

Pidgey's Pokéball rocked gently from one side to the other, before rocking more violently. It shook so fast it was a blur; this bird was restisting capture quite well. The Pokéball finally started to slow, until eventually it stopped altogether. It gave a last, final, shake, before it gave a soft ping, the light on the button going out. These were all the signals that had happened to announce Luca's capture, and it was clear that the Pidgey had been caught.

Meanwhile, Sentret regained conciussness. She gave a yelp as she saw the Pokéball and no Pidgey. Could it be that... her friend had been captured? No more pranks?! She hissed, scarpering into the bushes in case Maeve intended her to suffer the same fate.

Also, activity seemed to be happening in a bush nearby; it was shaking violently, spitting and growling.

Maeve caught a Pidgey!


Name:
Species: Pidgey
Gender: Male
Level: 10
Ability: Keen Eye
Attacks: Tackle, Sand Attack, Gust
Personality: This Pidgey is mean. He loves to play pranks and isn't too friendly. He's used to having Pokémon obey him. However, he's an extremely good fighter and may eventually see that his trainer is 'worthy'.

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[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Species:[/b] Pidgey
[b]Gender:[/b] Male
[b]Level:[/b] 10
[b]Ability:[/b] Keen Eye
[b]Attacks:[/b] Tackle, Sand Attack, Gust
[b]Personality:[/b] This Pidgey is mean. He loves to play pranks and isn't too friendly. He's used to having Pokémon obey him. However, he's an extremely good fighter and may eventually see that his trainer is 'worthy'.

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Maeve sighed as she cast one eye to the sky, while noting that the sentret had run off. It was getting quiet dark now, twilight quickly giving way to full dark. Walking over, the coordinator reached down and Picked up the Pidgey's pokeball. Maeve held it in her hands for a moment, before hitting the release Button.

The beam of red light formed into a pidgey, Who sneered as he caught sight of his new trainer. ~Well You caught me. Congratulations. I'm going to make your life a waking nightmare~ Once Astralon had translated for her, Maeve Snorted "We'll See about that." Green eyes raked over the bird pokemon "Your new name is Hain" ~And what If I don't want a name?~ Pidgey glared at Maeve. Maeve glared right back "Deal with it." The tone of her voice was final.

With a loud call, the pidgey launched itself at Maeve. The young woman's hands reached out grabbing him about body and clamping his wings to his sides. Unable to move he looked at the trainer defiantly. "Right" she said, "Your going back in that pokeball until you're in a better mood, and understand what you've done wrong." Clamping the bird pokemon under one arm, She clicked the pokeball and recalled Pidgey.

"well" Maeve looked around at her other pokemon "That could have gone better" They all shook their heads. "I don't think it could have Maeve. That Pidgey, is going to take quite a bit to make it behave and to make it respect you. Though you seem to be on the right path path to do so" Her espeon Daemon told her.

Maeve nodded and looked about for a good campsite. Instead she spotted what seemed to be a spitting, growling, shaking tree. Today it seemed, was just not her day. It looked Like, for the third time, she would have to break up groups of bullies and fights among wild pokemon.

She scooped up Luca, settling the small pokemon on her shoulders like she would a human child. She then gestured for Amel to take the lead, with Tama and Keme as backup. Maeve and Luca poked their heads over the bush, and Amel poked his head under it, Hopeing to see what was going on.