<div class="floatleft">(http://api.ning.com/files/mdHZvw03i*CGtsDN0LtfmUcgwnGEzcn1TYwBd-dIje3UhHDsWx0iVsng64hRwI31SfNV4pQJqB1nofG6HkqXVYVMMEycorew/Drayolagain.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Cedric Oleaster<br/><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Ferry, Below Deck<br/><br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Katsuo<br/><br/><strong>Current Pokemon:</strong>Gloom (Priscilla), Turtwig<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Cedric frowned deeply at the current hopelessness of their situation. He trusted Priscilla to handle whatever opponent he put her against, and he knew she had the willpower to avoid any basic form of manipulation, but if what Katsuo said was true, then their opponent had some powerful and dangerous technology in his hands. Losing his Gloom to this person would not help them at all. "We can't just let him get away, though," the Grass-type leader said firmly, starting to move quickly in the direction of the secure room. "What do you suggest we do?"<br/><br/>===<br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/0/05/376Metagross.png)</div><br/><strong>Name:</strong>? ? ?<br/><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Old Douglasberg, Walkway<br/><br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Hibana, Skylar, Dr. Pierce<br/><br/><strong>Current Pokémon:</strong>Steelix (Exeter)<br/><br/><hr/><br/>As soon as Hibana let her guard down, the Metagross sent one of its limbs out again, grasping its steel claws tightly around the round, white stone before the cable pulled it back. As soon as it arrived, a hidden hatch opened like double doors on the top of the mechanized pokemon's circular body and the mineral was dropped inside for safekeeping. With that, whoever was controlling the villainous device was going to quickly take his leave, but he was stalled by the sudden reappearance of the other girl, who he thought was no longer a threat. That didn't exactly complicate things, but it did make them more interesting.<br/><br/>The Steelix, Exeter, turned his head as he heard the attack coming, but was too slow to move in time. Unfortunately, the tri-colored beams barely seemed to register as they struck the iron snake, both type deficiencies and the pokemon's own incredible defense making the attack more or less pointless. The Steelix emanated out a incredibly low, deep, throaty growl at the annoyance and seemed poised to strike back at Nuzleaf and finish it off. It was only the soft chuckle and words of its master that soothed it again. "Calm, Exeter. Now is not the time to fight. We have work to do," he told his pokemon, who turned its eyes swiftly to the Metagross. With a nod, the Steelix turned from the doctor and her protectors, diving into the cavern wall and digging its way through in a matter of seconds. Before their eyes could adjust to the darkness of its burrow, it was gone.<br/><br/>"I'm sure we'll be seeing each other again in some time" the Mechagross said to the three trainers now that his pokemon had left. "But if you choose to be our enemies, then I suggest you enjoy that time. It may be all you have left," with that, the advanced device leapt over their walkway in a single bound, landing on the rooftop Exeter had inhabited before using a second bound to disappear into the blackness of the burrow, following his Steelix until neither could be heard any longer.<br/><br/><strong>Zorua gained 4 Evo Points!<br/>Hitmonchan gained 3 Evo Points!<br/>Vibrava gained 3 Evo Points!<br/>Bagon gained 3 Evo Points!</strong><br/><br/>===<br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://moe.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/chars/thumbs/200/5688-2026575884.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Name:</strong>? ? ?<br/><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Ferry Restaurant<br/><br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Elektra, Rae Ann<br/><br/><strong>Current Pokemon:</strong>Drowzee,<em>Wobbuffet</em><br/><br/><hr/><br/>Refocusing her attention onto the two girls who had apparently fainted her Wobbuffet, the pokemon thief realized neither of them had moved or spoken yet and became a bit curious. "I thought you would have at least threatened me by now," the trainer mused. Her Drowzee dropped down from the table from which it had been sustaining its Hypnosis, shuffling between its master and her enemies to protect her. With her Wobbuffet taken care of, there was no telling how many pokemon she had left to battle with, but she appeared to be confident enough when faced with two Gym Leaders.<br/><br/>"Go ahead, Drowzee," she said in a gentle, melodic voice, the tapir like pokemon stepping forward and raising its arms. Staring Rae Ann and Elektra in the eyes, it began waving its hand up and down slowly and chanting, projecting psychic energy to try to put the both of them to sleep. Normally, it would be far outside the rules of battle for a trainer to use status effects directly on the challenger, but this wasn't a case where the woman before them had any sort of ethics. "Don't worry, you two; your pokemon will be well taken care of," she promised darkly.<br/><br/>===<br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/2/20/VSMisty.png)</div><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Misty<br/><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Douglasberg Casino<br/><br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Draven, Elly, Marco<br/><br/><strong>Current Pokemon:</strong>Starmie<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Misty did not expect her first interaction with the new Tetso Gym Leaders to be one of the leaders' pokemon popping out on its own accord and dropping its molted skin "pants" at her and her Starmie. In fact, she never thought that would be something she had to react to, but she had spent her entire life and career dealing with the little creatures, so she just shrugged it off and giggled at how cute and strange the act was. Her Starmie didn't even look like it was paying attention, just standing next to Misty and twirling its arms. It had no eyes, so it was hard to say whether or not it even looked. "If he likes us, he should watch how he introduces himself," she teased, calling her Starmie back into the ball as she moved back and made room for the others to join her on the platform.<br/><br/>With her attention free from the Scrappy, she looked a little more at the other two Gym Leaders aside from Elly that she would be facing off against. Both newbies were cute, that was for sure, but in different ways. The one with the red hair and the glasses was the quiet type, or at least quiet when compared to the people around him, and he looked pretty reserved and patient. Intelligent, probably not prone to being immature. The other one, while looking no less intelligent, was definitely the competitive type, probably somewhere between the other two when it came to basing his actions on reason or on emotion. His Aerodactyl was pretty neat, too, but she knew Starmie could take it down in a regular battle.<br/><br/>It seemed the Tetso leaders hadn't arrived a moment too early, as the contest was ready to begin mere seconds after their ascension to the platform. Slowly, cables retracted with a mechanical drawl and lifted the covering from the majority of the stage before them, revealing a rather elaborate maze considering the amount of area they had to work with, with a glass ceiling over the top of it all. The walls were made of some light blue plastic, smooth and flawless yet sturdy and cheat-proof. Each intersection had a random pokemon painted on the floor, and symbols displayed on each path around it: a fire, a leaf, a rock, and many others.<br/><br/>"TYPE IT RIGHT!" the announcer in the red suit shouted from the other end of the massive platform, an entire audience having filed in while the Gym Leaders weren't looking. "In this contest, you'll have to guide your pokemon to the end of the maze by choosing the most effective attack on each pokemon shown! If you don't know your pokemon and your types, they'll be in there for a while!" he explained audaciously. Small, clear, tube-like devices rose up in front of each leader, having an opening the size of a pokeball. "Place your chosen pokemon in now to have them put in the maze!"