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

[Lizmichi]

Fary looked over at Jordan and laughed some. "Well I won't really be riding it much unless I need to. I more used it for getting from Black City to Pallet Town." Fary said. She walked over to Jordan and pressed her lips to his putting force behind it wrapping her arms around his neck.

 

[CounterAttack]

"Alright, so if that's everyone packed up..." Rochelle thought aloud as she looked over the campsite. The fire was dead, and everyone else seemed to be ready to go. Jordan in particular was looking to her for guidance through the forest, and perhaps a couple of the others would be as well, although they hadn't shown it the way Jordan had.

Feeling a little out of place, Rochelle added - a little louder to get everyone's attention - "Anyways. If Fary and Jordan are quite finished there, I guess I'll show everyone the way out of the forest. Let's go: Pewter City awaits." With that, she turned and made her way towards the path; the group had gone off the beaten track to set up camp. Hopefully everyone else was following.

Eventually Rochelle reached familiar ground: having only passed through the forest a couple of days ago. The path back to Viridian City was obvious enough, so Rochelle turned in the opposite direction and began walking northeast. Pewter was straight north from Viridian, but the forest twisted in all directions. Rochelle had learned that the hard way by going into the forest from Pewter without any kind of guide or map.

On her shoulder, Natalya looked around curiously, looking round at the slightest rustle of leaves or snap of a twig. The little Murkrow didn't move from her perch, however, although she cawed once at a Caterpie that emerged from the woods only to hide back in the undergrowth.

 

[Lambi]

Spoiler: OOC @Mookie

I just like to keep these things correct, you know. :3
But I'll pretend that they prodded at Tristan before Aeris put him back in his Pokeball. :3

Aeris walked behind Rochelle and beside Mika, following Rochelle through the forest. She held Mika's hand and looked around at the forest. She saw a Kakuna at one point and got data on it with her Pokedex, then Blaze fought it. Aeris let Tristan out of his Pokeball now and then so he could fight wild Pokemon they saw here and there as well, but she had to return him to his Pokeball after each battle because besides his Tackle, he couldn't move, and he was too heavy for her or Blaze to hold in their arms. Blaze fought the bug Pokemon here as well, using her Ember to burn them.

 

[Mookie_Magnus]

Mika watched as Blaze seemed to battle almost a dozen aggressive Bug-Types as they walked through the woods. Toxina was getting a nice training session as well, battling her own fair share of Metapod and Caterpie, as well as Pidgey and Rattata. Bones and Artemis had a couple of battles as well, but Mika didn't go too heavy into the training.

"Careful, Aeris... don't want to overuse Blaze's Ember too much. She might be unable to use after a while if you overdo it. Pokemon can only use their moves a limited number of times before they get too tired to battle." Mika explained to his girlfriend, trying not to sound patronizing or reprimanding. "But, she seems to be pretty eager still... so don't get worried too soon."

Toxina scratched an attacking Weedle with her claws, leaving a furrow of marks along its body as she walked with her Trainer, smiling at how strong she was going to become by traveling with the humans.

 

[socialtangent]

Tyler followed silently behind the rest of the group, letting them take care of the various Bug Pokemon that came their way. He wasn't interested in any of the Caterpies or Weedles. He was looking for that one damn Pikachu. The one who injured Tank and managed to get away. It was a longshot, but Tyler held on to the slim hope that he would run into the elusive Electric Pokemon and catch it this time. Come out, come out, wherever you are...

 

[NeoAC]

Jordan was surprised that Fary came right back at him outside of the tent, especially since she had a bike. He gave her a slow kiss back before Rochelle announced her intentions to leads the group out. "Uh, probably shouldn't do this right now, Fary. Kinda hard to walk and make out and the same time, you know?" With that he followed after Rochelle back into the woods.

He let Vince out to take down any random bugs that came at him, but as he let Spike out he stopped him before he sicced him on the fauna of the area. "All right Spike bro, Imma let you out now, but if you go after Fary again, I am totally going to punt you clear over those trees, and then you won't be getting any free food any more, you dig bro?"

"Mankey! Mankey!" Yeah, want food, won't hit. Won't hit girl. Won't!
Spike nodded his head very quickly and went off to join Vince in dispatching the local bugs.

He turned back to Fary. "Well, I think he digs. So he won't go at ya."

 

[Lambi]

"Yeah, you're right." Aeris kissed Mika on the cheek, then turned to Blaze. "Blaze, try to use your Ember only on the Metapods and Kakunas! Use Scratch on everyone else!" Blaze turned to her and nodded, then attacked a Kakuna with Ember, knocking it out. She then proceeded to Scratch a few Pidgeys, some Weedles and a few Caterpies. Tristan was released now and then still so he could fight as well with his tackle, using Harden when he needed to and since Aeris had found out what it did. Aeris didn't want them to battle too much, but both her Pokemon seemed to be filled with energy now. "I'll need to stock up on some Potions when we get to Pewter." she said. "And maybe a Pokeball or two."

 

[Mookie_Magnus]

"Mmhmm. I've got some Berries on hand in case of an emergency, but I think we should be good for the moment." Mika said with a smile. Toxina managed to Scratch a Rattata as it tried to Tackle her, causing the Pokemon to fall to the ground and scamper away. Toxina squeaked proudly of herself, and Mika smiled. "You're doing great, hun... You're gonna be strong."

Thank you, Mika. With your help, I am sure I will become a Nidoqueen one day.

"We'll see, Tox. But I don't see why not... You seem strong enough." Mika said with a smile, holding hands with Aeris as they walked. The Nidoran female seemed to be a little tired, so Mika called her back and sent out Artemis, who rested on Mika's shoulder for a most of the trip.

 

[Lizmichi]

Fary glared at Spike. "I'm still going to watch him. I swear do you give him crack or something?" Fary asked Jordan. She walked with him through the forest. She let her Nidoran out as well to take care of any Pokemon that attacked her. She already has to stop an angry hoard of Pokemon. "Damn for some reason they seem to what to attack me today." Fary said as Horny dispatched a Pidgie with Peck.

 

[LunaSocks]

As Rochelle led the way, Terinth filed into the back with Tyler. She watched as the others let their pokemon take down all of the bug-types that roamed the forest, she could see her pokemon almost dragging themselves on the ground.

"You guys need some rest," She said, watching them go into their respective containers via a red beam of light. She looked up at Tyler and saw his face tight-knit with what looked like anger and determination. "Hey Tyler, did something happen to one of your pokemon or something? You look kinda....distressed." She asked him looking at all of the pokemon popping in and out of the trees.

 

[socialtangent]

"Hey Tyler, did something happen to one of your pokemon or something? You look kinda....distressed."

"Well, my Nidoran got beat up pretty badly by that Pikachu, but he's more exhausted than anything else," Tyler replied, momentarily taking his attention from the forest around them to talk to Terinth. "It still bugs me that the Pikachu got away, though," he added. Taking in a deep breath, Tyler sighed. "But I guess you can't catch every Pokemon you see..."

Something caught Tyler's attention. About five feet off the trail to his right, something small lay on its side the grass. Something yellow. He immediately froze in place. Could it be? It only took a second to register. It was a Pikachu. Judging from the scratch marks and bruises, it had to be the same one that Tank battled the other night.

But something was wrong.

It didn't seem to be healthy. Cautiously, Tyler approached the fallen Pokemon. The Pikachu's breaths were coming in short and ragged. As he moved closer, he could hear the sounds it made as it struggled to breathe. It appeared to be unconscious. While trying to figure out what might be wrong with it, a dawning realization began to emerge. With a degree of horror, Tyler realized that it must have been poisoned from its battle with Tank. The Pokedex's synthesized voice echoed in his head.

Nidoran - The Poison Pin Pokemon

A sudden wave of guilt washed over him. Of course. Even though it managed to flee, Tank's poison had sapped the poor Pikachu's strength, to the point where it must've collapsed at this very spot. It was barely clinging to life, and it was directly Tyler's fault. Pewter City, and therefore the nearest Pokemon Center, was still a decent distance away. It was a possibility that the Pikachu wouldn't even make it. But I can't just leave it here, he thought.

Carefully, Tyler scooped up the dying Pokemon into his arms and jogged back to Terinth. "This Pikachu is in bad shape. We need to get it to a Pokemon Center, and fast!" he told her urgently.

 

[LunaSocks]

"Wait, what's wrong with it? Is it poisoned or something?" Terinth said, concerned for the pokemon, looking like it was just about to die. "An Antiodote cures that, right?" She queried, pulling one of her two Antidotes out ad handing it to Tyler.

Spoiler: OOC

Short post is short.

 

[socialtangent]

Tyler took the Antidote and examined it briefly. "It should, but I'm not sure just an Antidote alone will help it at this point," he said uncertainly. Shaking the bottle a bit, he sprayed a liberal dose of the Antidote on the unconscious Pikachu. Its breathing slowly became less erratic, but still labored. After spraying the rest of the bottle, Tyler felt relieved, but only a little. Even with the Antidote, it could still very well die from the damage already caused by the poison.

"Okay, I think it helped a little bit...but it still looks pretty bad," he said, his tone laden with worry. "It's still struggling to breathe". Tyler wouldn't let himself live it down if he caused the death of this Pikachu, solely because he wanted to capture it. He wouldn't let it happen. Picking up his pace, he caught up with the rest of the group, whose Pokemon were engaged in battles with Caterpies, Weedles, and Pidgeys. "Guys, we need to get to Pewter City, now," he told them frantically, looking down at the dying Pikachu in his arms.

"This Pikachu isn't going to last very long".

 

[CounterAttack]

Rochelle immediately turned and looked at Tyler as she kept walking. More specifically, the Pokémon in his arms. "Oh no, that's not good, that's really not good," she said hurriedly, picking up the pace a bit as she and Tyler rounded a corner, the others not far behind so as not to lose sight of their guide. "Um, I've got a couple of Potions in my pack if you want to use one," she suggested. "If we paused somewhere to find them, it might buy the Pikachu a bit more time. Your call, though."

She said 'the' because she didn't know if the Pokémon in question had been caught by Tyler, or was found somewhere in the wild.

 

[socialtangent]

"Give it to me. I'll spray it on the go," Tyler replied. "I don't think we have a lot of time". At this point, he wasn't willing to stop for anything. He simply wasn't going to let this Pikachu die in his arms. As if on cue, the previously inert Pokemon stirred. Its eyes opened slowly, looking straight up at Tyler. The Pikachu's expression seemed to indicate that it recognized him.

[small][color=FFB00F]"Pikachu?"[/color][/small] it groaned quietly, its tone that of slight confusion.

"Oh, thank God you're awake," Tyler said, incredibly relieved to see the Pikachu conscious. That was as good a sign as any. "My name is Tyler. My Nidoran fought you and hurt you pretty bad back there..." He swallowed hard. "I'm sorry. But I'm gonna make things right. I'm taking you somewhere that'll make you better and I'll let you go. I promise. I won't try to capture you again. I've done enough to hurt you".

[small][color=FFB00F]"Pika..."[/color][/small] the Pikachu struggled to reply before slipping back into unconsciousness.

Tyler's heart sank. "Come on, we've got to hurry!" he said frantically.

 

[NeoAC]

"No, I don't give it-" Jordan had started to answer Fary when Tyler started going into a panic. Apparently something he fought earlier was hurt pretty bad and he wanted to get to Pewter ASAP, he was in a frenzy.

"Whoa bro, calm down man," he told Tyler. "Gotta just be calm dude. We'll get to the place, can't be that far away, right Rochelle?"

 

[Lambi]

Aeris heard what Tyler said and took her backpack off her back, then searched for a Potion she knew she had. She found it and handed it to Tyler. "Here. Spray it with this Potion." She would have one left now, but at least the one she handed to Tyler would be used to prevent a Pokemon from dying.

Meanwhile, Blaze and Tristan were getting tired from all the fighting. After Aeris handed Tyler a Potion, she turned to them after putting her backpack back on. She took the two Pokeballs she had on her belt off it. "You guys have done well now. Rest for now." She returned them both to their respective Pokeballs and put the Pokeballs back on her belt.

 

[CounterAttack]

Caught between trying to find a Potion in her pack for Tyler, and answering Jordan's question, Rochelle was a little uncoordinated. "Um... Ah, cripe. Too many things going on at once. Natalya, off you get," she instructed the Murkrow, who obliged by taking off from her shoulder, circling around and landing on her head instead. It would have been amusing if Rochelle wasn't already busy.

Rochelle quickly slipped one arm from the strap of her backpack and brought it round to her front, so she could see what she was doing. As she rummaged through the pockets to find what Tyler wanted, she held off on answering Jordan's question. "One moment... Got it," she added, pulling out the small purple spray-bottle. Closing the appropriate pocket, she slipped her pack back on and turned to Tyler, only to find that Aeris had beaten her to it by giving him one of her own.

Hmm... will he need my one? Who knows, judging by that Pikachu's condition, she thought to herself. Electing to keep the Potion in a more accessible place to be on the safe side, Rochelle hooked it onto a pocket of her jeans by the spray attachment and turned back to Jordan. Natalya was still standing on her head, occasionally picking at a feather.

"Um, let me see..." she mused, looking around to get her bearings. "We passed the bush that looks like a chandelier a little while back, and... that looks like the U-turn in the path up ahead, so judging by the time I went through from Pewter, we're about two thirds of the way through the forest."

 

[socialtangent]

"...we're about two thirds of the way through the forest."

Close, but not close enough, Tyler thought. He thanked Aeris, who had given him a Potion. Without hesitation, he applied the contents of the spray bottle on the Pikachu, who still lay limp in his arms. "I hope that'll stabilize it for now," he said quietly, trying to heed Jordan's advice to calm down. He took deep breaths, trying to clear the panic from his mind. Little success came from the effort, however. "Okay, we're getting close. We gotta keep going".

 

[Lizmichi]

Fary looked over at the hurt Pikachu and felt bad she couldn't really do anything to help. "Tyler if you want I can wrap up the Pokemon, I also have some Pokemon pain killers. I'm not Nurse Joy but I can make the poor thing feel better." Fary offered pulling out her Pokemon first aid kit and gave Tyler the liquid pain killer. "It's not much but it's better then letting the poor thing suffer with the pain." she added.