Camphrier Town

Kintaro was concerned about mention of a Shaymin. Of a quest of her own. Could he really deny it when he was about to go start fights with dead things? Her smile made him tick his lip up in a slight smile as well. "The Pokemon who spoke to me said they are wandering around. I presume they are somewhere nearby, or I would not have received such a request." He hoped. That would sound like something a legendary being would do. "Go here and stop this issue two regions over." Kintaro's eyes widened slightly, then his expression fell flat with bemusement. He was going to find out these Ghosts were somewhere off in the distant lands around them. He would find out and Giratina would be getting scolded by an irritable office worker like he could somehow do something about the Legendary Ghost Pokemon. Odyss held Hanako still, tightening his squeeze gently as he hugged the smiling little flower girl. "We'll keep her safe, Boss!" He announced, awkwardly flicking one massive paw with sign language to convey his message in a way Kintaro would actually understand. "It is as you said, Miss Hanako. We can go whenever you like." He added, using semi-formal language still. At least he was using her first name now. That was still an improvement! The man gestured for Hanako to lead the way since her task was far more directed than his. He could only hope that his Ghosts were hiding somewhere near Shaymin's friend. What a convenient event that would be. He dared not believe such a thing could happen. That was just begging for disappointment. Odyss took Kintaro at his word and waited patiently for Hana to direct him, quite content being a flower carrier until otherwise commanded by herself or the Boss.



Pack: Pokeball x, Potion x, Pokedex, Shell Bell (Attica), Burn Heal, Paralyze Heal, Awakening, Freeze Heal, 2x Ultra Ball, Lumiose Galette, Lava Cookie, Old Gateau, Castellia Cone, Big Malasada, Shalour Sable, Sweet Bouquet, 2x Lucky Charm, Nevermeltice, Snowball, 2x Lucky Egg, 1x Questionable Drink, 4x Big Mushrooms, TM 47 Low Sweep, X5 Jaboca Berries (+4 Bitter, +1 Sour), X1 Fist Plate, x3 Full Restore, Fightinium Z, x3 Expired Candy (Roll 1-100, uses matching TM move), Inverse Helmet (Reverse Type Effectiveness for Attacks used by Holder), Butterite (Mena), Electrium Z (Mary), Specific Lure, TM 83 Infestation, TM 81 X-Scissor, TM 22 Solar Beam, VS Seeker, Frost Plug, Heart Scale, x3 Max potions, x6 Rare Candies, x1 TM55 Scald, x1 Travel egg, x1 Freedom Flag, x1 Dowsing Rod, x1 Dowsing Machine, x1 Max Revive, TM 06 Toxic
Plot Hooks: Odd Keystone Fragment (Left Eye: Terror of Spiritomb), I.O.U. Note (Rotom Reverie), Ice Dancer Shiro's number (NPC Battle Speak No Evil), Hex Maniac Fiona's number (NPC Battle See No Evil), Battle Girl Claire's number (NPC Battle Hear No Evil)
Pokemon Encounter: 62/-- Wild Encounter Charged!
Trainer Battle: 81/25 Trainer Encounter Charged!
Item Posting: Max Revive 18/25 ~ (Labor Day Claim)
Badges: Bug Badge

Partners: Elfy

Pokemon:

Had Odyss not been taking his job as Flower Carrier incredibly seriously, Kintaro might have been able to find a moment to delay further. Odyss took his job seriously. Kintaro had to jog to keep up with the steady, thumping pace of his Chesnaught. He paused only when Hanako felt unsure of her directions, then continued immediately the moment she settled on a path for them. Odyss even managed to find a detour for a space he couldn't just walk Hana through. Tiny flower was safely, tenderly, deposited on her feet as they approached the entrance to the out-of-place construction. Kintaro scowled at it. "What are the Pokemon League doing here?" He mused irritably. This was why Team Flare happened. This was how Team Flare nearly took the power of Kalos Region's Gods of Life and Destruction. Team Plasma had a base here. They only knew it even existed because Hanako's dream had told her it was here. He gestured for Odyss to fall in with him, then released Marshall from his ball. "I have a wish to grant you. You are going to be allowed to punch something. But," Marshall paused at Kintaro's words, "it will be at my discretion, Marshall. This is your opportunity to prove that you are reliable to battle with. I have had no reason to believe in you as an ally. Only a weapon." He paused as the Pancham flinched at his words. "I do not want to believe you are only a weapon. You are Marshall. You are more than your aggression. Be the Pokemon I know you are." Kintaro informed his Pancham, causing Marshall to hesitate. He definitely could do better than he had, but Kintaro had never come right out and said that he didn't believe in the little Fighting Type before. He knew he was obnoxious, but he didn't realize how much it hurt to be told that to his face. Instead of giving Kintaro his acknowledgement, he turned on Hanako, making some quick gestures that he'd gleaned watching Odyss with Kintaro. "I'll protect you!" He punctuated loudly and punched his little paw into the air. Kintaro couldn't help but smile. Hanako was a good influence. She made some of his Pokemon want to listen to him so they could help her. Marshall was not so obsessed with her as Odyss was, but he knew who he really had to impress to win Kintaro's approval. This was no time to cry! He had a mission and the Boss and his girlfriend were watching! This was his chance to show up that overgrown chestnut and prove he was good enough! "Wai--Marsha--Hold on!" Kintaro called out in sudden dismay. Marshall charged forward into the base, with Odyss first balking, then rushing forward. "I'm sorry, Miss Lucali, I have to go help Marshall. I'll be right back!" He signed "Sorry. Help. Return." to Hanako before he too disappeared into the base. "That...is a thing. That happened." He took a slow, deep breath. "I do not think he is cut out for adventures." To be fair, Marshall was great at adventuring. His problem was staying with and working as a team!


Partners: Elfy Hanako Lucali
Out of their Pokeballs: Odyss
Wearing:
Trainer Encounter: 82/25 Trainer Encounter Charged!
Wild Encounter: 63/-- Wild Encounter Charged!
Item Posting: Max Revive 19/25 ~ (Labor Day Claim)
OOC:

Kintaro had to bite his tongue when Hanako tried to defend Marshall's antics. They had gone from two potential protectors to zero because Odyss knew he was expected to deal with his teammates. They had their other Pokemon to help with that, so Kintaro could understand the concept. It didn't make him less frustrated with his Pancham. Marshall kept doing this and Kintaro had hoped that building him up would help temper the Pancham even a little bit. "He needs to learn how to operate as a team mate rather than a soloist. He is eager, we can give him that, but he does not yet possess the strength to support that." He pointed out, expressing at least some small concern that Marshall was diving straight into a fight he wouldn't be able to win. That wasn't bound to end well for anyone. "This is also why Odyss is the operation lead. He is prone to emotional reactions but he will still put his duty to us ahead of himself. Marshall...Marshall wants to be better, but he does not understand why being the strongest is not enough." Kintaro assessed further, frowning at Hanako. "I do not want him to believe he is inadequate as a combatant. As he grows he will be more than capable. But I do not need a fighter. I have fighters. I need someone I can count on to help Odyss and Attica when they is unable to perform their duties." He didn't have a list for that yet. Jade was stepping up now with something like Hanako's egg to help protect. Maybe that was Marshall's problem. He had a goal to fight toward, but nothing to anchor his ambition with. He only saw the stars and believed that was where he belonged. "He requires...a tether. Like Odyss tethered to you, and Zinnia. He has similar ambition as Marshall, but he never believed himself to be the best simply because he was strong. Attica and Mary tether themselves to me. It has manifested in a behavior issue for Attica, but she is very much dedicate to furthering my goals when she makes decisions. I do not trust her to take good care of you, but I do trust her to fight for your sake because..." He paused, realizing he was saying something...weird. "Due to the fact that you are my ally. You require my aid...As much as I am loathe to admit that I require yours." It was still an admission of fondness in a way, but he made it sound as clinical as possible. When did this little flower girl start to grow on him? Kintaro would need to cut that particular "tumor" out sometime soon. He was going to retire once he proved himself to his supervisor. He shouldn't let attachment to Hanako stop him from resuming his career at the center.

This shouldn't be a time to experiment, but Kintaro decided he could only fail so many times before he got something right. A momentary call out "Yvonne, come out" and the little Pumpkin demon from their trip to the Parfum Palace was poised in front of the pair. She looked ready to bolt. Maybe just hide somewhere. Regardless, she was not enthusiastic about being summoned. "It is time to show that you are more useful to me than you were to Spiritomb." She visibly flinched at that mention. One indignant cry gave way to furtive glances making sure her old boss wasn't around to exact his revenge on her. "You are going to help Miss Lucali through this base. I need your help to make sure she does not come to harm. Marshall is...'scouting ahead'. I hope. Odyss went with him in case he found trouble. You will be Miss Lucali's guardian until Odyss returns." A slip back into formal terminology, but it was for the sake of teaching his Bulbasaur...honest. Yvonne fidgeted, then growled at Hanako. Kintaro took one step so that the Bulbasaur was staring at him again and immediately she shrank back. "We are going to need to work on this. Give Miss Lucali a vine to hold. Like a hand." Yvonne balked and made a distasteful noise. She was not some invalid's babysitter! It took little time staring with Kintaro for her to back down and do as commanded. She wasn't in control of anything anymore and her fearful nature was showing through as a result. The poor little Bulbasaur was scared of a lot of things and Spiritomb had done little to cure her of that. It had used her fear as a tool to make her obedient. Now she had to learn to be less afraid. Yvonne did her best to be a good little Bulbasaur for her new boss. He wasn't budging and she assumed that meant he had ways of punishing her if she disobeyed. He wasn't scared of her clearly he knew something she didn't. "Mary, your turn. I have a unique opportunity to teach you." He called out to his Luxray as she was released from her ball. She stretched out long and slow and bounced around just to give her muscles a bit of work. She sat happily at Kintaro's feet, trying her hardest to ignore the Bulbasaur beside her. Boss had caught her. She was part of the family now. Even if she was a selfish idiot that didn't deserve to be there. "We are hunting Ghosts...actual ghosts. If studies on Ghost-Type Pokemon and paranormal activities are any indication, you should be able to detect them. You are going to be my eyes in there Mary. Look out for the Ghosts, but first I need you to prioritize finding Odyss, then Zinnia, and then Marshall once those two are secured." Mary smacked herself in the face with her paw trying to imitate the salute that Attica and Odyss liked to do.

Meanwhile, inside the base, Odyss was chasing after Marshall's echoed cries of triumphant delight. "Marshall! Marshall? Oh, man. Boss is gonna be so mad! Marshall! Zin, can you see him!?" The Chesnaught called out hopefully for his Frogadier companion. He was so worried about keeping up with the Pancham he hadn't even made sure Zinnia had managed to keep up. Chesnaught was not the fastest, but his legs were long and his desperation kept him moving. Kintaro's Pancham had run off ahead in search of the first Plasma Grunt he could get to. He heard a cry for help deeper in the corridors and reacted immediately. Someone was in danger! He had to stop whatever was threatening them! That would teach Boss and Odyss! He would be the strongest! He was going to be the best! He ran without consideration to his actions headlong toward a fight he was woefully unprepared for. When he came upon the Grunt crying out for help, a mighty malevolent force was looming over her, shadowy hand closed into a fist preparing to strike! Marshall didn't hesitate to dive into it. He caught the punch with his tiny paws and, even though it threw him backward, he rolled back onto his feet quickly and lurched at his opponent to counter attack!


Partners: Elfy Hanako Lucali
Out of their Pokeballs: Odyss
Wearing:
Trainer Encounter: 83/25 Trainer Encounter Charged!
Wild Encounter: 64/-- Wild Encounter Charged!
Item Posting: Max Revive 20/25
OOC: Marshall's battle is going to resolve mechanically during the next post but will not be acknowledged in-character until the following post where Kintaro and crew will have finally found him for better or worse.

Kintaro frowned at Hanako even though he fully understood why she was against working with Yvonne. "Hanako, please. She is trying to help." He chided the young woman even as Riven came out and assumed the role he'd meant for Yvonne to take on.He looked down at the Bulbasaur who immediately cowered. Spiritomb was prone to blaming her for problems that were not her fault. Kintaro didn't strike her as much better for it. "It appears your services are not yet required. I will allow you to rest a while longer." He stated calmly, though he couldn't help giving Riven a disapproving glance. "Return." He commanded, powering up Yvonne's ball and returning the Bulbasaur to it. Mary mewled, worried that made her unnecessary too even though Kintaro was asking her to seek everyone out. Definitely an interesting task to be put up to. She waited for Kintaro's command to continue with her job, then stared into the base quietly for a while. It was much easier now that she was fully evolved! She almost didn't even have to think about it in her adult form. It was as easy as breathing! She still struggled to process the information, however. Maybe she should have listened to Kintaro and practiced more. Odyss' hulking frame was the first thing she found. She grunted an acknowledgement that she found Odyss, Attica relayed the message so that Mary didn't have to focus on communicating too. She flinched when she found Marshall. It was hard to read at first with his essence getting all tangled up with another, larger entity. She let out a cry as Marshall's tiny shape was bounced off of something. She could see their electric auras, but she couldn't actually see what was going on in there. "Marshall's in trouble!" Cried the Luxray, jumping to her feet. She padded nervously in place. "Mary, stay here. Jade, you and Attica go ahead to check on Marshall. Wait for me there." Jade didn't like the sound of the command, especially the way Attica looked. Mary made it pretty clear there was something wrong and Kintaro had absolutely zero urgency to the situation. They weren't going to support Marshall until Kintaro decided they should. He gave a nod to Hanako and began to walk forward at a slightly quicker pace than normal. "Mary found Marshall and Odyss. Marshall is in a battle with something. I think it may be a GHOST. She will keep watching out for Zinnia." His tone was measured and even. His Pancham being in a fight without him didn't seem to faze the man at all. He wanted to get there but he was in no hurry to see what trouble Marshall had gotten into.

Marshall lashed out at his opponent with a triumphant shout. The possessed Dusclops blocked and countered each strike by the young Fighting Type with expert focus. His first counter attack knocked Marshall back again and the young woman was shoved to the ground. The Ghost Type's body floated back to make some distance as it observed its target. The young Grunt was scared and trying to hide from the Dusclops while Marshall got right back up and charged back in. "You ain't gettin' rid of me that easy, buddy!" The Pancham challenged, staring down his opponent even as his body protested against moving right now. The oddly behaved Ghost Pokemon was stronger than he looked. And that ball of light was unusually focused. Marshall could tell something was off even before he engaged, but now he had a creeping dread crawling up his back. He shouldn't have come here.Just one blow and his body was throbbing all over. The panda Pokemon still sized up to his enemy, trying again to pummel and punish the Ghost for trying to hurt this random girl he still hadn't clocked as an enemy herself. One of Hanako's targets was being protected by someone that was supposed to be helping stop her. Another flurry of attacks, even less effect than before. Dusclops barely even registered a hit on its face except to stare down Marshall before pounding him straight back into the wall he'd been bouncing off of all this time. Oh, he hurt. It hurt so much. He just had to keep the girl away from it, then Boss and Odyss would come save them both. He struggled back to his feet slowly as Dusclops turned away to go after the Grunt once more. She screamed before Dusclops stumbled over Marshall's tiny feet. His kick had done its job. "Fight's right here, idiot!" He bellowed, raising his fore paws up trying to look intimidating with one eye swollen shut already. Dusclops closed its fists and took on a boxer's stance once more. This time, it didn't pull any punches. Marshall could barely register he'd been kicked by the time he bounced off of the wall. Dusclops' fist connected with his body and smashed him into the floor immediately after. He tried to recover only to get punched again. Dusclops couldn't speak but its message was clear. If Marshall wanted to stand up to it so badly, it wouldn't hold back against him anymore either. It looked the little Pancham in the eye as he tried to get up and the attacks continued.



Battle! Marshall (130/130) vs. GHOST 1 (230/230 inhabiting a Dusclops)
Round 1
GHOST (230) used Brutal Swing! It's not very effective... (-25)
Marshall (105) used Leer! Ghost's Defense fell!
Round 2
GHOST (230) used Slam! (-80)
Marshall (25) used Low Sweep! (-66) GHOST's Speed fell! Ghost's Wandering Spirit swapped with Marshall's Scrappy!
Round 3
GHOST (164) used Slam! (-80) Marshall's Wandering Spirit swapped with GHOST's Scrappy! Marshall fainted!


Partners: Elfy Hanako Lucali
Out of their Pokeballs: Odyss
Wearing:
Trainer Encounter: 84/25 Trainer Encounter Charged!
Wild Encounter: 65/-- Wild Encounter Charged!
Item Posting: Max Revive 21/25
OOC: Marshall's battle is going to resolve mechanically during the next post but will not be acknowledged in-character until the following post where Kintaro and crew will have finally found him for better or worse.

rooker
As the Dusclops lay motionless on the ground, its form began to be consumed by darkness. The shadows almost looked tangible as it flickered in its shape like flames. The shadows began to seep out of the Dusclops and take on its own form. It began to take the shape of a Runerigus. It remained motionless next to the other ghost type until it flung itself into the air engulfed in the shadowy flames ones more. However now much more expressive than before. It began shouting in a woman's voice angrily, no words just anger, as she wildly lashed out in aimless directions. Her shouts of anger slowly changed to screams of fear and concern. "I can't breathe!" she wailed frantically in foreign accent, and coughing. "I can't see Tulio, sweetie! The Smoke! Keep shouting!" She instructed. She whirled around one more time and came to a stop. Seeming much more present as the ghostly flames vanished, she quickly scanned the area around her. "What? Where am I?" She questioned fear clear in her voice, as she asked the shadowy energy flickered out of her form for a quick second before stabilizing again. Her eyes fell on two humans, but her eyes settled on Kintaro as she floated over to him. "Please help me, I can't find my son-" She asked him however with a glimmer of hid glasses, as her Pokemon eyes met his she gasped in shock, not fear but surprise before her form melted into shadows once more only to be sucked into the reflection of his prescription seeing glasses.

Kintaro has defeated 1 lost soul!
+23 Exp split amongst Jade and Marshall

rooker

As the blimp ghost went down, like the previous one it began to flicker with black shadowy flames. As the flames grew and consumes the Drifblims form, a very loud wail erupted from the shadowy flames. The scream was very loud and filled the area, much like a banshee but it caused no physical harm. Her shadowy form rocketed out of the blimp and soared straight up into the air. Her wail only ceasing to look around before dropping back to the ground and continuing her screeching. She landed in the middle of the clearing, but unlike the previous GHOST, she remained stationary. Her ghostly form began to melt into one that was very feminine, revealing a shadowy figure of a woman wearing a large ballgown, as her form solidified, her wails and screeches began to melt into an opera-like melody. The voice began to rung out to those around her. The ghostly form had no discernible facial features to anyone that wasn't a ghost themselves, as she sang her song. The voice was beautiful and strong as she powered through what would be a fairly difficult song to sing. That was until her voice ceased with a gasp, as the figure quickly looked up and braced herself. Something invisible hit the ghost, knocking her ghostly figure out of it's form, only to reveal a grounded Chandelure. It rolled to the side as her flames ignited as she slowly rose into the air. She appeared confused like the previous ghost but not near as frantic. "What....Where am I?" The ghost asked her voice smooth as silk, but still very strong and articulate. She slowly processed the scene around her before she looked down and saw there was no legs holding her up. "Wha-No, I don't understand" She spoke her voice now in a panic as she looked to the only human she could locate. "Please, sir, can you please tell me what happened and-" She began, moving closer to Kintaro, trying to ask him a few questions, but the moment her ghostly eyes locked in with the reflection in his glasses, she was stopped only for her ghostly form to be consumed with the shadowy flames yet again as she too was pulled into the reflection.

Kintaro has defeated 2 lost souls!
+23 Exp split amongst Yvonne, Jade, and Attica

Any second now Riven would return. She would lose her pursuer and they would continue on with their search for Shaymin's friend. Hanako held Zinnia close to herself and waited quietly for any sign of Riven. When the Sirene didn't show up after a few minutes Hanako decided she needed to move. One of her babies was in danger and she needed to find her! Hanako stood and peaked out the door, making sure the hall was clear before leaving their hiding spot. "Riven?" She called as quietly as she could. The Sirene didn't respond. Something else did though. Hanako fled right back into the room when she heard a Pokemon cry out further down the hall. She hid as best she could until she registered that what she heard hadn't been a person. She had just heard a Pokemon. "Maybe that was Shaymin's friend?" Hanako hoped so. If it wasn't then she was going to end up in another battle.

Hanako proceeded down the hall slowly, still holding on to Zinnia as she had decided the safest place for him was in her arms. Her Frogadier looked every bit as nervous as she did. The door to the room she thought the cry had come from was wide open. "Could that be where that person came from?" The thought made her shudder. That meant there was a higher chance of it being one of the Team's Pokemon. She took as deep a breath as she could manage, braced herself for the worst, then glanced into the room. Hanako let out a sigh of relief when she found that the only Pokemon in the room were caged. Relief quickly turned to concern when she realized that the cages meant the Pokemon were prisoners. Probably stolen from trainers or taken against their will. "Are either of you Shaymin's friend?" She asked while she began to search the room for a set of keys or anything she could use to break the locks off of the cages. A shiny Bellossom perked up and moved closer to the front of her cage. She had been skeptical of Hanako until she mentioned Shaymin. The Bellossom raised her arm up and nodded. Hanako gave her a reassuring smile as she grabbed a metal tray off one of the nearby counters. She hadn't found a key so she was going to try to break the locks instead. "She asked me to find you. Are you okay?" The Bellossom nodded as Hanako moved in front of the cage that contained a cute pink Chimchar. "Please stay back." The lock for the Chimchar's cage was already damaged. It appeared as if the Fire Type had tried both clawing and melting it. She hoped that meant it would come apart easily. Hanako brought the tray down on the lock until it was too dented to continue to use. She had done a little bit more damage to it. If she pulled hard enough it might break. With Zinnia holding the cage in place to make sure it wouldn't move, she began to pull. She was pulling on it hard enough to land her flat on her rear when it did finally give out. "Ow." She whined and tossed the lock aside. Before she could stand she found herself being pounced on by the Chimchar. She hugged her as tight as she could manage before climbing on to Hanako's shoulders. "You're welcome~" She got back to her feet and began examining the lock on Bellossom's cage. Unlike the Chimchar's lock, it was still in perfect condition. There was no way she was going to be able to break it. "Odyss could snap that thing easily." She mused before glancing towards the door. The cage was far too heavy for her to carry for long. If she stayed where she was, there was a good chance she was going to be caught. Leaving Bellossom alone was out of the question though.

She wasn't given much time to dwell on it before Riven entered the room. The Sirene had abandoned her disguise and Hanako was happy to see that she was okay until she noticed her expression. Something had unsettled the Sirene. "Is something wrong?" The Sirene shook her head and, after taking in Hanako's current situation, went to grab the Bellossom's cage. "We need to go." While she had been leading the person chasing her around the base he had suddenly doubled over. The air around them had felt wrong so she hadn't stuck around to find out what was going on with him. She had fled back to the hall she had left Hana in and had tracked down her trainer from there. Hanako moved to grab the other side of the cage until she heard something moving in the hallway. That person must have been back already! She let go of the cage and rushed over to the door instead. If she shut it and blocked it with something then they could hide in the room until Kintaro found them!

Hanako's hand came just short of grabbing the door's handle when she froze in place. The hallway had gone silent but she could tell that they weren't alone. She felt long, cold fingers brush up against her cheek. They pushed a few stray hairs out of her face before tracing along her jaw and throat, then along her shoulder to where the Chimchar was sitting. The monkey was flung to the side as if it had somehow offended the entity by touching its target. Hanako snapped out of her daze and tried to go to the Chimchar's side but the thing grabbed her arm, yanking her back into the doorway with it. "L-let go!" Her visioned blurred as her fear had her on the verge of crying. Some small part of her way grateful for that as it prevented her from being able to make out any of the ghostly purple mass that was forming in front of her. Riven rushed forward to grab her trainer but before she could she was pulled through the doorway by the thing. Hanako's scream echoed through the base.


Partners: rooker
Out of their Pokeballs: Zinnia, Riven
Wearing: outfit, sweater, shoes
Trainer Encounter: 93/25
Wild Encounter: 72/5
Item Posting: Sail Fossil 30/50 (Labor Day?)
OOC: Rainbow Spray used on Peony. Deleted from Pokedex.