The Road to Indigo (Pokemon RP (Closed): Chapter 7: Dead Living On The Radio...)

[CounterAttack]

"Oh, not bad, not bad. Can't really say the same for the budding team I've got with me, though," Rochelle answered as Jordan left with his Scyther. "I guess I tired Kirsten out with all the battling today. On the upside, I've caught two Pokémon already: Phoenix as you see here, and another birdlike one... a Murkrow, I think it is." She gave Phoenix a smile, who had gently nuzzled himself against Fary's hand when she petted him. Evidently he was quickly warming up to the fact that he was living with humans.

"What about you? See anything you like? Er... besides Jordan, I mean," Rochelle added, blushing a little as if to say, Yeah, I saw you two just now. "That was kinda quick, you two getting together."

 

[Lizmichi]

"Oh please that was just flirting, though I had hoped something would have come from it." Fary sighed. "As for seeing something I like I caught a Murkrow as well." Fary said letting Raven out. "His name is Raven, you know the poem 'Never more.'" she laughed some. Raven hopped over to Phoenix and pecked him softly. "Krow Krow murkrow?" So you're stuck in a ball like I am too?

 

[CounterAttack]

"Ha, nice one. Yeah, I haven't talked with my Murkrow one-on-one yet. I think it needs to get accustomed to working with me, the way I did with Phoenix just now before I came over to you," Rochelle said, sitting down on the grass as she spoke. "I figure talking to new Pokémon and carefully interacting with them helps to befriend them easier. That's just me, though, I don't know how you or any of the others do it."

When Raven pecked at Phoenix, the latter hopped back a little and ruffled his feathers, cawing at the strange Pokémon as if to say, "Back off. Don't know you, don't trust you." He retreated to the relative safety of Rochelle's knee, hopping up and looking at Raven from his slight vantage point.

"It's okay, Phoenix, no need to be scared. It's just a Murkrow, you'll meet another one like him later," Rochelle said soothingly, lightly stroking the Spearow's feathers to try to calm him down a little. It seemed to work, although Phoenix didn't move from his spot.

 

[Lizmichi]

"No it really does help. Dad breeds Pokemon all the time and he taught me about taking care of them and befriending them." Fary said picking up Raven petting him before putting him on her shoulder. "Good boy." Fary said softly to Raven and gave him a Poke treat then handed one to Rochelle. "I made them my self but I know Pokemon love them." she said.

 

[CounterAttack]

"Really? Interesting," Rochelle mused, accepting the small object. "I've heard of different kinds of Pokémon food such as PokéBlocks or Poffins - strange word, that - and of course most will eat berries." She tentatively offered the treat to Phoenix, who took it in his beak and thought over how to eat it for a moment, as it was a bit big for him. Eventually he dropped it on Rochelle's leg and she broke it in half for him; Phoenix proceeded to eat one half, immediately perking up a little and scarfing the other half down a second later.

"Huh, you're right. Turns out he likes it," Rochelle commented, gently stroking Phoenix's folded wing feathers with one finger. "How did you make it? Is there some kind of recipe?"

 

[socialtangent]

Tyler became uncomfortable when Fary and Jordan began making out, so he decided to leave with Tank in tow. He didn't care where he was going, but he was fine if it was as far away from the "lovebirds" as possible.

That was a few minutes ago.

Now, Tyler and Tank were returning from a short walk in the surrounding woods. They had been in search of any interesting Pokemon in the area. Sadly, the Viridian Forest lived up to its reputation for being a Bug Pokemon's paradise. He had nothing against Bug-types, but they really weren't his thing. When you've seen one Caterpie, you've seen them all. As he returned to the campsite, he hoped that he wouldn't walk in on Jordan practicing his Megahorn attack on Fary.

Thankfully, he found that Jordan was gone, and that Fary was talking to Rochelle. Sighing quietly in relief, Tyler approached the two girls. "Just took a look around. I hoped to find something that wasn't a Caterpie or Weedle," he said with a shrug. "No dice'.

"Ran ran..." Tank chimed in, sounding somewhat disappointed.

 

[LunaSocks]

Spoiler: OOC

Greeeeeaaaaat metaphor social. Way to be subtle. Made me laugh my ass off, but still.

 

[Mookie_Magnus]

"Yeah, don't want to make everyone uncomfortable..." Mika smiled, kissing Aeris' cheek and holding her hand. He got up to stretch a bit, and then looked down at Aeris. "I'll be right back... Nature's calling, and I'm gonna check on what the plans are for tonight's dinner."

Bones followed his trainer, Mika walking past the fire and going into the trees, so that he would have enough cover to keep him from accidentally flashing someone. After he relieved himself, he turned around and felt something land on his head. He looked up and saw that it was a HootHoot, perching on his hair and hooting softly.

"Hello there... Please get off my head." Mika said softly to the Pokemon, and it obliged, hovering in front of him by flapping its wings. Bones barked at it, and it hooted at him, before hitting the Dark Pokemon with a Tackle. "Hey! Alright, we'll battle. Bones, Bark Out!"

The Houndour growled and barked loudly and aggressively at the Flying-Type Pokemon, causing it to falter in its flight, and Mika tossing a Pokeball at it. The ball shivered and locked, falling to the ground and then Mika picked it up, smiling at his new charge.

"Welcome to the team, Artemis." Mika said with a smile.

 

[Lizmichi]

"It's a recipe my father gave me, hell it's in a book about making Pokemon food. It's simple to make and good for any Pokemon." Fary said petting Raven some. "I was raied with Pokemon breeding and coordinating." she added then looked at Tyler.

"I was lucky to find my Murkrow really." Fary said to him and threw in some salt to the soup. "well food should be ready soon enough." she said adding some fish to the bubbling pot.

 

[socialtangent]

The sound of something rustling in the bushes to Tyler's left caught his attention. He managed to turn quickly enough to see a small yellow blur dashing behind a tree. Wait, was that what I thought it was? The young Trainer squinted and leaned to the side slightly, hoping to catch a glimpse of the yellow figure. Tyler saw that Tank was already silently stepping forward towards the tree, which was about ten feet from the campsite.

[small]"Tank. You see anything?"[/small] he whispered to his Pokemon.

The Nidoran didn't respond. Suddenly, he leaped forward into the brush just as the yellow figure moved again. This time, it did not get away. He slammed into the creature, horn first. The two Pokemon vanished into the brush for a few seconds. Suddenly, Tank was sent flying backwards by a blast of yellow energy. The Nidoran landed on the ground, sparking. The Pokemon he was attacking jumped out of the brush.

A Pikachu.

Sweet!

The small, mouse-like Pokemon was advancing on Tank, sparks of electricity radiating from its red cheeks. "Pika!" it exclaimed indignantly.

Tank scrambled to its feet, ready to get back at the Pikachu that attacked him.

"C'mon, Tank, we can take it! Peck attack!" Tyler commanded.

Tank growled and charged for the Pikachu, aiming its horn right for center mass. It connected with the yellow rodent, who cried out in pain as it recoiled backwards. Angry sparks ran from its cheeks as it shot several bursts of electricity Tank's way. The Nidoran ducked and weaved, dodging the ThunderShock attacks with ease.

"Good job, Tank. Do it again!"

Tank did as he was commanded, and leaped forward at the Pikachu again. When he made contact, a sudden burst of electricity enveloped the Nidoran. Tank cried out as the energy coursed through his body and crashed to the ground, unable to move.

"Tank! Are you okay?"

"Ran..." Tank replied, obviously struggling to move.

Must be paralyzed. Dammit, I don't have any Paralyze Heals... Tyler pulled out an empty Pokeball and took aim at the Pikachu. It was worth a shot. "You're mine, Pikachu!" he shouted as he hurled the device at the Pokemon.

Reacting too late to dodge, the Pokeball slammed into the wild Pikachu and sucked it inside. The ball landed on the grass and began to wobble back and fort. A tense few seconds followed as Tyler watched the Pikachu attempt to break free.

The Pokeball abruptly broke open in a burst of energy, liberating the Pikachu from the device. After shooting Tyler a look of irritation, the small yellow mouse broke into a sprint and ran back into the forest.

Dammit! I think I almost had it...

Taking his attention from the broken Pokeball, Tyler rushed to Tank's side. The Nidoran lay on his side, almost completely stiff. He knelt down beside his injured Pokemon. "Oh, man. You don't look so good, Tank..." he said under his breath. The Trainer placed his hand on the Nidoran in a gesture of solidarity. "I'm sorry, buddy. I don't have the right medicine for you right now...I'll give it to you as soon as I get some. That's a promise," he reassured to Tank before scooping him up in his arms. Gah, he's is heavier than I thought...

Standing back up, Tyler rounded Fary's tent and returned to the campfire. The smell of food wafted through the air. He saw that Fary was tending to a pot of soup, which he admitted looked really good. "Does anybody have any Paralyze Heals?" he asked nobody in particular, setting Tank down on the ground.

 

[NeoAC]

"All right see Vince bro," Jordan started showing his young Scyther. He had Vince cut down another relatively small tree and he started marking where on the trunk the cuts should be made. "You do it like that, the fire lasts a lot longer, and you get good coals for cooking stuff on, OK?"

"Scyther, Scy," Vince grudgingly nodded. My way is more fun though. He started hacking at the spots indicated by his trainer and cut much longer logs this time.

"Good stuff, bro," Jordan complimented Vince. "Here let's take this stuff back to camp."

The two got back into the clearing at the same time Tyler came running back asking for....something. "Para what heal? No idea what that is bro. I got a Potion left if you need that." he answered.

 

[CounterAttack]

"Ah, that's fair enough considering there are probably a few different books catering to the needs of Pokémon," Rochelle commented, leaning sideways a little to take in the scent coming from the pot Fary had set up. It smelled pretty good: mushrooms were the strongest flavour she picked up.

Tyler seemed to wander off as quickly as he had arrived and joined the two of them; Rochelle wondered briefly if she would have to get used to people doing that. Her thoughts were interrupted by a wild Pokémon, presumably a Pikachu judging by its cry, making a fair bit of noise as Tyler battled it with his Pokémon. While Rochelle listened closely, the battle was short and fierce.

"No, I don't, sorry," she answered when Tyler asked the campsite as a whole. Evidently his Pokémon - Nidoran, was it? - had been paralysed in the battle. "Just a couple of Potions, I'm saving them just in case. Um... I'll be back in a little bit. Just going to look at something." Rochelle gently lifted Phoenix off of her knee and set him on the grass, telling him to be nice to the others before she got up, dusted herself off and made her way over to where Tyler had battled the wild Pikachu.

The only evidence of a battle that Rochelle could see was the scuffed dirt and trodden-on grass... and an open Poké Ball lying discarded on the ground. Rochelle picked it up and examined it, a little perplexed as to why a perfectly good Poké Ball would be thrown away. It turned out that the Ball in question had been damaged somehow; perhaps Tyler had thrown it and it had broken after the Pikachu escaped from it. Nonetheless, Rochelle tucked the broken Ball into her pocket, intending to deposit it in a rubbish bin or recollection facility when they reached Pewter City. In the meantime, she could examine it and maybe find out why it had broken in the attempt to contain its target.

Rochelle returned to the campsite, where she picked up her backpack and Poké Balls and placed them down at her spot near Fary. Phoenix hopped away a few steps when he saw the large heavy object coming towards him, but promptly returned to pecking at the grass. Occasionally he hopped a step or two towards Raven to investigate the Murkrow cautiously, but jumped back after a few seconds each time.

 

[Mookie_Magnus]

"Paralyze Heal?" Mika perked his attention when Tyler asked for the salve to help alleviate his Pokemon's condition. "Hold on, I think there's a Cheri Berry bush nearby."

Mika looked about, and managed to find the bush that was covered in the spicy, red berries, picking a few. He brought one of them over to the injured Nidoran, and knelt down beside him.

"C'mere little guy, this'll make you feel better." Mika said, gently stroking the Pokemon's ears, holding one of the berries in front of his nose. The little purple Poison-Type sniffed at the berry, and opened his mouth, letting Mika put it in his mouth. "There you go... Chew, chew... Now swallow."

The little Pokemon did so, and Mika smiled at Tank, stroking his ears again, looking up at his Trainer.

"He'll be fine in a little bit. Just give him a few minutes, and he'll be up and about again." Mika smiled and patted Tyler on the shoulder. He looked around, and saw that some other types of special Berry were growing nearby, so he decided to pick a few, just in case this were to happen again.

 

[Lizmichi]

Fary smiled. "Well, looks like the food is ready for anyone that want's some." Fary said taking out some bowls and spoons, just enough for everyone that was around the cam site. "It's not much but it's food, mushroom fish soup and I have some bread to go with it. I bought it right before I got to Pallet town." she pulled out the so called bread and set it on a plate.

 

[Lambi]

"Alright. Don't take too long." Aeris said as Mika left. She just sat there for a while with Tristan in her lap, who had lied down to take a nap, apparently. He looked so cute there, she thought. She just sat there for a while, until she heard a battle nearby. She picked Tristan up in her arms and woke up Blaze, in case she needed her to fight, since Tristan was still so young.

She moved towards where she heard the noise and saw Tyler with his Nidoran fight a Pikachu. "Wow! A Pikachu!" she said, whispering. She took out her Pokedex and aimed it at the Pikachu, getting data from it. She placed it back in her pocket, but no sooner than she did, a Weedle appeared, not in a good mood, apparently. "Blaze! Ember!" Blaze nodded and spew a pit of fire at the Weedle, knocking it out. "Good job, Blaze." Blaze smiled at Aeris and gave a victorious cry. Tristan wriggled out of Aeris' arms and landed on the ground, safely. "You want to fight, too?" Tristan nodded. "Alright. Maybe you could fight that Pikachu if we can find it..." She looked around, seeing the Pikachu nowhere. "Well, if we find another wild Pokemon, you can fight that one. But let Blaze help you if you get in trouble." Tristan nodded and walked along with Aeris and Blaze.

Aeris heard Fary call for, well, she was close enough to hear her say that the food was ready. "It would be a good idea to eat. Come on, you two." She walked towards where the others were, with Blaze and Tristan right behind her. She took a spoon and a bowl and put a bit of the soup in the bowl, then sat down and started eating. She gave Blaze and Tristan a bit, however Caterpies eat, of the soup in between eating herself.

 

[LunaSocks]

The sound of Fary calling out, saying there was food, roused Terinth from her sleep. She slipped out of her sleeping bag and her nose. It still hurt with a throbbing pain, but it had stopped bleeding. All that was left of the injury was the dried blood below her nose. She grabbed a bowl and took some of the soup, grabbing the bread and dipping it in the liquid. At the point her hunger was at, any food was good food, even food she hated. She had heard the sounds of a battle in her sleep, and she was curious about what had transpired.

"What kind of pokemon have you all found?" Terinth asked the group halfheartedly. She scratched at her nose a little, and the dried blood bothered her. "Hey Rochelle, does your Horsea know any water-based moves, like Bubble or something?"

 

[CounterAttack]

Rochelle looked up from her food at Terinth, having borrowed a bowl and spoon from Fary and taken some of the soup. It wasn't much, but it tasted pretty good. Phoenix seemed to think so, as she had had to stop the Spearow from getting at it while she ate.

"Um, yes, Kirsten knows Bubble and Smokescreen. Why do you ask?" she asked in answer to Terinth's question. "Also, I think I tired her out, so she's in her ball for the rest of the night. And to answer your first question, a Spearow and a Murkrow." Phoenix looked up when he heard the same of his species, but his attention was quickly occupied by something else, presumably a particularly interesting blade of grass.

 

[Lizmichi]

Fary took a bowl of her own soup not really wanting to respond to Terinth at all. She was still discussed at her for how she treats her Pokemon but one punch to the nose was enough for her to get her message across to Terinth.

Fary ate the spoon full of the soup, it was just as thick as she wanted it to be with out it being like paste. She ate her hunk of bread then took another spoon full of soup with some fish in it. Wasn't the best she made but it was food to her.

 

[Mookie_Magnus]

Mika smiled and brought out his Pokemon for dinner, serving them their own Pokemon food and watching them eat. He sat next to Aeris and nuzzled her neck softly, then took one of the offered bowls of food, taking a bite and swallowing the hot stew.

"Mmm... It's good, Fary." Mika said with a smile, taking another bite. "It's really good, you can cook pretty well."

Can I please have a bite, Mika?

"Sure thing, hun." Mika let the Dark-Type Pokemon have a little taste of the stew, to which the Pokemon licked his maw and smiled. "You like it?"

It is good. The girl can cook well.

"Bones says that you can cook well." Mika said to Fary, patting the Pokemon's head gently and smiling as he continued to eat. "So, how long do you guys think it's gonna take to get through the Forest?"

 

[LunaSocks]

"Oh, I just needed to get some water so I could wash off my face." Terinth responded, glaring at Fary. Before getting up, Terinth heard Mika ask a question. "Hopefully, not to long." She said.

Terinth ate half of of her food, then brought the rest over to her pokemon. "Here guys, soups on. Eat up, it might be all we're getting till Pewter." She said to her pokemon, going back into her sleeping bag to return to sleep.