Old Chateau

Elfana Aroway

The inside of the Chateau felt almost oppressive. Something about the air made Elfana feel even worse than she had when she was outside. The temperature didn't help any. How was it colder inside than it had been outside?! She briefly found herself wondering if the cold could perhaps be caused by Ice Types living within the building but the idea was quickly dismissed. If there were any Ice Types lurking around they were doing an excellent job of hiding themselves. The only evidence of Pokemon she found belonged to birds- which did little to help her mood. "Feathered beasts." She muttered as she picked a small black feather off of a nearby table, studying it briefly before setting it back down. Judging by the appearance of it (which could very well be off due to her lack of glasses), she felt it safe to assume that there were at least Murkrow lurking somewhere nearby. She made a mental note to wash her hands later before continuing on. The Chateau looked like it had been abandoned a long time ago. She knelt down, brushing aside some of the old leaves and dirt so she could get a better look at the worn out carpet hidden underneath it. "This place has seen better days." She muttered, her gaze drifting from the carpet to her "paw". "Not that I can talk." Elfana rolled her eyes and wiped her paw on her thigh. Her Pokemon had to be around there somewhere. She hoped they would have an answer to her current predicament with them. How would she be able to go back to work if she was stuck as a Lopunny forever?!

Her exploration of the ground floor of the building had yet to have any results. She hadn't found her Pokemon nor did she have an explanation for why she was suddenly a Lopunny. The longer she spent wandering, the more steady she became. While not feeling like the ground was going to fall out from under her was pleasant, she was still certain something was very off- the obvious addition of fluffy ears aside. "This type of environment seems like it would be the perfect place for...something." She commented as she pushed open a doorway that lead into the kitchen. What was it perfect for? She could walk just fine but her head still wasn't clear enough. Murkrow were Dark Types...what went well with Dark? Elfana set Liandry down and sat down on one of the counters. Her feet were sore. Not grabbing shoes had been a terrible idea on her part. "Something cliche. What's dark and edgy enough to go with something creepy like birds?" Creepy...that's what this place was. The Chateau was creepy and creepy would typically imply Dark Types and..."Ghosts."

No sooner had the word come out of her mouth did she see her Cyndaquil launch herself a solid two feet into the air and screech. "Called it!" She sighed as she studied the Gastly that had just phased through the wall and licked her Cyndaquil's face. Liandry protested loudly as the Ghost began to laugh at her. What a rude Ghost! "Liandry." The Cyndaquil looked up at her trainer, tears of frustration beginning to form as the Ghost continued to mock her. "Burn it." Elfana had had quite enough of Ghosts and their antics for once day. Their short break was over and they needed to get back to searching for their team. She wasn't ordering her Pokemon to take down the Ghost because she was furious with it for making her Cyndaquil cry...not at all. The Gastly's expression quickly changed when the room was lit up by Liandry's Ember. It glared down at the Fire Type as it tried to shake off the damage only to be set on fire again. Then once more after it lit up the room with a flash of its own, causing the Cyndaquil to begin stumbling. Its laughter resumed when it managed to get close enough to lick Liandry again. Her attempt at headbutting it away caused her to smack her head against one of the cabinets, knocking the poor thing flat.

The Gastly had just started to celebrate when the door to the kitchen was knocked clean off of its hinges. A deafening roar rang out and before the Ghost could react it was headbutted right back through the wall it had originally come from by a charging Cranidos. Cranberry scd his foot against the ground and growled. "You leave my mama alone you dumb floating coconut!" That Gastly had not been the first "flying coconut" that the Cranidos had dealt with but it was definitely the most satisfying. He was just glad he could make it in time to knock it away from his trainer! Elfana knelt down and carefully picked up her Cyndaquil, wishing she had her Pokeball with her so she could let the poor thing get some rest. "Thank y-" She was almost bowled over as the Cranidos latched on to her leg and cooed up at her. "Thank you." She couldn't help but smile slightly as she patted his head. Liandry would get to rest properly after they found the others and Cranberry would be getting a treat later for helping her.

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{Vs. Lv. 13 Gastly }
Liandry versus Lv. 13 Gastly

Round One
Gastly used Lick! (-30 60/90)
Liandry used Ember! (-30 80/110)

Round Two
Gastly used Mean Look!
Liandry used Ember! (-30 50/110)

Round Three
Gastly used Confuse Ray! (Liandry is confused! Two turns!)
Liandry is confused...
Liandry used Ember! (-30 20/110)

Round Four
Gastly used Lick! (-30 30/90)
Liandry is confused...
She hurt herself in her confusion! (0/90)
Liandry fainted!

Round Five!
Elfana sent out Cranberry!
Cranberry used Pursuit! (-80 0/110)
Gastly fainted!

Gained 7 EXP!

Partners:
Out of their Pokeballs: Liandry (Cyndaquil), Cranberry (Cranidos)
Wearing: outfit
Trainer Encounter: 24/25
Wild Encounter: 11/7
Item Posting: Fan Plug 23/30
OOC:
Halloween Notes:

Elfana Aroway

"At this rate I'm going to end up hating Ghosts." Elfana muttered to herself as she entered what she could only assume had once been a bedroom. "This kinda shit is exactly why I don't leave my lab." She kicked aside a bit of debris, cursing a moment later when she remembered that she did not have shoes on. Didn't she have paws now? The lack of shoes shouldn't matter! She sighed, staring down at the sleeping Cyndaquil in her arms. Her Pokemon weren't acting like she had changed any- which was nice. They had immediately accepted her new form...She blinked and tilted her head. "I'm the only one acting like there's anything wrong with me." Liandry had reacted to her behavior with confusion. She hadn't acknowledged the supposed change at all. Elfana shook her head, trying to clear it enough to come to the conclusion she knew should have been obvious all along. She was in a mansion surrounded by Ghosts and other creatures that could easily mess with her head! "Come on! You know this!" She grabbed at what should have been an ear, pulling on it hard. The sharp pain that followed caused her to wince. When she looked down at her paw she saw several strands of orange hair. "An illusion." She let the bits of hair fall on to the floor. There was obviously something in the mansion messing with her but her latest conclusion significantly narrowed down the list of potential suspects. "New plan, Cranberry. We find the others then we punish the little brat that caused this mess." The Cranidos let out an excited cry, charging right on past her and straight through the wall near her. He was going to find the bad thing and headbutt it! "That's one way to do it." Elfana frowned but didn't even consider scolding him. His enthusiasm was appreciated and honestly- who cared if her Cranidos put a few more holes in the building? Such behavior would be strongly discouraged when they were in a town but the Chateau was abandoned. He wasn't hurting anything.

A second crashed followed not long after. Cranberry was charging through every structure he could find now, hoping to scare out any Ghost that might be trying to hide from them. If they could hide in a television then they could be hiding anywhere! Elfana followed his path of destruction, crawling through any holes that were big enough or calling him back to expand the holes when she needed him to. "Good boy." She called to him as he smashed his way through yet another wall. This was making the entire process of searching so much easier. Several loud crashes followed before Cranberry came to a stop. She was almost worried he had gotten himself stuck into she crawled through his most recent hole. The Cranidos was bouncing from foot to foot, resisting the urge to run at his little Turtwig friend and the clearly terrified Bounsweet that was hiding behind him. Had she not been there Pantalaimon would have been on the receiving end of a hug from a charging Cranidos. He babbled away at Pantalaimon while he bounced. The Turtwig was just as happy to see him and his trainer. Elfana stared at the Bounsweet, wondering where it had come from until she remembered the extra Pokeballs that she had gotten from Kana. She must have occupied one of them. "Did Kana send you?" She questioned the Grass Type, more than a bit frustrated that Kana had sent another plant her way. The Turtwig was more than enough for her. She sighed, not waiting for the Bounsweet to respond before scooping her up. It wasn't her fault that Kana thought that irritating his twin was hilarious. She wouldn't hold it against the Grass Type. "Shhh. You're safe now." Elfana tried to reassure the small berry before smiling at her sweet Turtwig. "Did you protect her?" Pantalaimon did his best to nod while Cranberry squished him, giving up after a moment and wiggling a little foot at his trainer instead. "You did great, Pantalaimon." All of her Pokemon were going to need some sort of treat after this mess was over...They would have to stop somewhere nice for lunch tomorrow. "Have you seen Kiro anywhere?" Pantalaimon seemed to deflate when he was asked about the Croagunk. He whined, waving out the door towards the hallway. "He left us all alone!" The Turtwig pouted at the hallway. "He's the big Pokemon! We're still little! He shouldn't have left us!"

Elfana looked towards the hallway. "Back out that way then?" She couldn't understand Pantalaimon but she didn't really need to. Pantalaimon's flailing had given her more than enough to work with. "Let's get moving."


Partners:
Out of their Pokeballs: Liandry (Cyndaquil), Cranberry (Cranidos), Elisa (Bounsweet), Pantalaimon (Turtwig)
Wearing: outfit
Trainer Encounter: 26/25
Wild Encounter: 6/7
Item Posting: Fan Plug 25/30
OOC:


Halloween Notes:

Elfana Aroway

Elfana couldn't say she was surprised when the lights began to flicker again. "Another Rotom?" She muttered, watching as the lights quickly moved away from them. This one didn't seem even a little bit interest in trying to trap her like the last one had been. The Rotom was trying to escape her Cranidos' rampage and it seemed to think the best way to do that was to hide in things out of his reach. She couldn't fault it for that. "But I also can't let you escape." Rotoms were far too useful to pass up the opportunity to catch another. She watched it jump from light to light, noting a lamp in its path on a table at the end of the hall. "Cranberry, stand in the center of the hall. Hold position." The Cranidos roared in frustration but listened to his trainer anyway. There had to be a reason she wasn't letting him attack the lamp monster but that reason was bothersome! He wanted to run at it! Elfana watched the fleeing Ghost, counting down until it was almost at the end of the hall. "Now, Cranberry." That was all the Cranidos needed. It took off down the hall, his loud cry echoing through the building. Right as the Rotom tried to duck inside of the lamp the table and lamp were smashed by the Cranidos. The poor Ghost was thrown out, leaving it open to another attack from the Cranidos. With a bright flash of light it attempted to confuse the fossil so it could make its escape. This would have been successful had Elfana not thrown a Pokeball at it immediately after. She really needed to thank Cranberry for finding the Pokeballs earlier. They were a great help. While the Pokeball shook on the ground, Cranberry crashed through the nearest door. He hadn't realized the battle had ended. She retrieved the Pokeball after it signaled that the Rotom had been captured, glancing at the remains of the door and shrugging. "You okay?" The Cranidos had fallen flat on to his belly and was grumbling to himself. He roared and hopped back up when he heard his trainer. "Good. Thank you for your help, Cranberry." She started to smile when he roared again but quickly shushed him when she caught something...above them? "Kiro." Elfana looked up, trying to follow the sound of croaking and...something that sounded almost like a blade colliding with wood. "We're going up then." There was a large enough hole in the ceiling nearby for her to get through. If she could figure out how to get her Pokemon up there it could be useful to her.

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{Versus Lv. 13 Rotom}
Cranberry Vs. Lv. 13 Rotom!

Round One!
Cranberry used Pursuit! (-80 30/110)
Rotom used Confuse Ray!
Cranberry is Confused!

Round Two!
Elfana threw a Pokeball!
Rotom was captured!

Partners:
Out of their Pokeballs: Liandry (Cyndaquil), Cranberry (Cranidos), Elisa (Bounsweet), Pantalaimon (Turtwig)
Wearing: outfit
Trainer Encounter: 28/25
Wild Encounter: 1/7
Item Posting: Fan Plug 27/30
OOC:


Halloween Notes:

[/font] the thing cooed to him, further relaxing the human. The Pokemon was aware of his forgetfulness. As his body untensed from the frenzy it had apparently been working itself into for longer than he might have suspected, his memory cleared and he smiled. It wasn't hostile and it wasn't a target. It was... It was a friend. "Did you find them, little one?" He asked softly, scratching the underside of the Pokemon's chin. In response, Little one chirped a bit more and nodded, turning its beak sharply to his left and beginning to let out very short but stiff notes in rapid succession. After the sixth note, it stopped and Thadius nodded in understanding. a sixth of a mile due northwest.

Walking along with the Pidgey on his shoulder, Thadius was proud to discover that upon counting his steps in the direction the creature had indicated, it was quite accurate in its assessment of the distance. As he closed on the position he began to see a building there in the forest. One that had clearly, CLEARLY seen better days. He didn't need to be a genius to know that was the type of place that held pokemon with dark intent. He could almost smell the scents associated with ghost Pokemon. No sooner did the building come into full view than he spotted a woman and her partners outside, causing him to stop in his tracks. For the very briefest of moments when he saw her, his mind refused to identify what his eyes were seeing. Was she a stranger? The big man frowned, one of his hands subconsciously going to the belt pocket opposite the knife he had since stowed and retrieving a small notebook. The thing about knowing your memories weren't reliable anymore was that you could plan around that to minimize its ability to render you ineffective. And planning was what the 108th had done best back in his day. "Hoorah." He half-whispered, flipping open the notebook and then lifting his wrist to check the date. Once he was more aware of where to look, he quickly opened the correct page and stared at the photo placed there as a bookmark. He stared at it for some time before turning his gaze back to the woman outside the Chateau. It was the same person. The man then removed the photo and read the notes scribbled there before heaving a sigh of relief. He DID know this woman. Or at least he had.

After replacing his notebook and giving the Pidgey one last scratch on the chin, Thadius slipped out of the treeline into a straight walk for the woman, his hands down by his sides in what he hoped indicated a non-threatening gesture. Just in case. He hoped she wasn't so distracted that he managed to sneak up on her, which made him smile a bit inwardly. He had always been the brunt of jokes in the service by those smaller than he. No one his size had any business being a tracker - no, he had been built to fight. But that was not his calling and so he had had to work twice as hard. The result was that he tended to sneak up on people even when he wasn't trying to do so. By the time he had closed enough of a gap to the woman to ensure she could hear him if he spoke, the man actually frowned. He hadn't actually stopped to think of what he should say. If she knew him she'd know he wasn't really all that good with words. Even still... The interaction required some level of effort the big man didn't always seem willing to put forward. With another deep breath, Thadius raised his Right arm and saluted her sharply, forcing a bit of a smile. "Good morning. You look...Well." He offered, Even though it was clear that the great doctor Elfana Aroway was anything but. [/div]




Wearing - a mixture of tattered military armor and accessories and a Rocket admin top. pants held up with suspenders. Also carrying a small backpack with more than the legal limit of Pokeballs attached to the suspender belts.