Pokemon: an ultimate journey (ic thread)
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				Title: <strong>Pokemon: an ultimate journey (ic thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>azzmeister89</strong> on <strong>08-03-2018, 16:42:38</strong>
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				Deep inside the caverns of Cerulean cave the artificial pokemon Mewtwo sat quietly, the only sounds were the small repetitive dripping as water trickled through the cracks in the walls and then into the deep pool surrounding the little island. Mewtwo focused it's mind, trying to sense the others but nothing, even Mew who was the strongest connection that Mewtwo knew was out of reach.<br><br>'I need to find them' was it's final desicion however Mewtwo knew that leaving the cave it called home meant risking capture, risking defeat. This was not an option. Instead the powerful psychic pokemon sent out its mind again and searched, searched the minds of the Professors and the gym leaders from across the world and gathered a list of names.<br><br>With this group, Mewtwo was sure they could complete the task that needed doing, Others could end up helping too. Getting them all in one place was the tough part however and Mewtwo had to spend hours preparing but eventually he had found a human and manipulated them into writing the letters which were sent off strapped to the legs of Pidgey<br>'Hurry Trainers' Mewtwo thought as it waited.<br><br><br>(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/9a/17/89/9a17892f5ec7bb978d2bf5c93e3511c6.png)<br><br>Tristan Row had been in Goldenrod City at the time. The largest of the supermarket buildings had been advertising some rare technical machines were to be arriving and Tristan had wanted to see what was on offer.<br>A TV behind the cashier was running through the news when the odd sensation rippled through his mind. The image on the screen froze and a purple haze came over his eyes. The image on the screen changed then showing an picture of Mew.<br><br>"The legendary pokemon from across the world have been mysteriously vanishing" a news reporter declared "Mewtwo summons you Pokemon Trainer Tristan Row, go to Cerulean cave in the Kanto region and your path will be shown to you" with the message delivered the screen returned to normal, the previous news program returning to normal as if nothing had happened.<br>"What the hell?" Tristan muttered to himself. Nobody else had seemed to receive the message so he acted as normally as he could and left the store.<br>Three hours later he boarded the train at Goldenrod station and went to the Kanto region.<br><br>Tristan didn't see anyone else as he approached the entrance to the cave but he had gotten the sense that he wasn't the only one called by Mewtwo. If the legendary pokemon trueley had been taken then it would take several highly skilled trainers to rescue them.<br>"I guess I wait then" he said to himself before sitting on one of the rocks lying around the cave entrance.
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				Post by: <strong>TerribleTira</strong> on <strong>11-03-2018, 03:29:45</strong>
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				<div class="floatright"><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Character Profile</div><div class="spoiler_body"><hr><hr><div class="floatright">(https://image.ibb.co/fAk9OS/pok.png)</div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family: comic sans ms;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 20pt;" class="bbc_size">~ Minora Eventide ~</span></span></strong></div><hr><hr><br><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Female<br><br>18 years old</strong></span></div><br><hr><hr><br><strong>•Height:</strong> 5' 2''<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>•Weight:</strong> 122 lbs.<br><br><strong>•B/W/H:</strong> 34C/25/38<br><br><strong>•Eyes:</strong> Light Green<br><br><strong>•Hair:</strong> Dark Blue<br><br><strong>•Orientation:</strong> Questionable<br><br><hr><hr><br><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="bbc_size">Personality</span></strong><br>Minora is a bit...eccentric. While her visage might suggest a youthful and delicate innocence, her looks belie a persona with more than a few loose screws. She will fly off the handle from what often seems an unprovoked state, and is sometimes caught babbling in incoherent arguments with herself. Minora seems prone to fits of hyperactivity, often followed by long periods of lethargy. And while sometimes she acts very much like a child, she has a deep rooted devotion to protecting wild Pokémon. She has burn scars on a good portion of her body, but most are usually kept from view under her clothes. She is not ashamed of her disfigurement, however. In fact, she proudly wears her blemishes as a testament of her dedication to her line of work.<br><br><hr><hr><br><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="bbc_size">History</span></strong><br>From her birth, Minora was fostered into a life of stagnant mediocrity and relative poverty. As a little girl, she often fantasized about danger and excitement. However, her hometown of Viridian City did not cater well to this ambition.&nbsp; When she grew to a young teen, the fair female took on a job at the local Pokémon Gym. There, Minora was conscripted as part of the maintenance crew. She cleaned the facility before and after the many Pokémon battles that took place within the Gym's walls. For the next year, the biggest thrill Minora would find was watching up and coming trainers battle against the local gym leader, Giovanni.<br><br>One fateful afternoon however, a match in the gym went awry. A trainer's Pokémon unleashed a powerful psychic attack that missed its target and instead struck Minerva as she was mopping the floor on the sidelines. As an effect of the attack, she was rendered comatose for several weeks. Minora was utterly unresponsive, and the doctors didn't know when, or IF she would ever wake up. At long last she did recover, snapping up from her coma as if waking from a bad dream. After being cleared by medical personnel, Minora went home and eventually even returned to work at the gym.<br><br>In a matter of days, it was apparent that something was amiss with Minora. She would often stare at seemingly nothing, facing a bare wall or even out into open spaces. Other times, she would be caught having conversations with no one in particular. Her behavior had also begun to grow erratic, with a constant shifting of moods and emotions. Not having the income to take their daughter to a specialist, her parents merely suffered through her strange rants and violent mood swings. What they didn't understand was that the stray psychic attack that had put their daughter in a coma had inadvertently awoken a latent psychic ability within Minora. She could now communicate without hindrance between herself and certain types of Pokémon. Specifically, Ghost types. She could even sometimes pass along her thoughts telepathically. An unfortunate side effect to these new abilities was that Minora had gradually become a bit psychologically unhinged.<br><br>Most people don't think that ghost Pokémon are common, and some doubt they even exist. But the thing about Ghost Pokémon is that if they don't want you to see them, you wont. Unless you have psychic abilities, of course. Minora could now spot these ghosts wherever they were. They could not simply fade away or disappear into the shadows to hide themselves from her. What's more, is she seemed to actually attract these Pokémon to her person. It became so that she started to befriend the ghosts. Minora would constantly talk to them as they floated or walked beside her, invisible to anyone else that would look on.<br><br>One of these ghost Pokémon in particular, seemed to greatly enjoy her company. He was a Gengar, and Minora dubbed him "Renzo" to distinguish him apart from others of his kind. Renzo was never more than a few steps away from Minora at any given moment, either blatantly visible, or hidden away with his innate abilities. Many of the other kids in her town aspired to be trainers. However, Minora had watched trainers for a good part of her childhood. And while she loved to see Pokémon in action, she didn't find the appeal in catching them and setting them to fight against one another for personal gain. Minora preferred instead to interact with Pokémon in their natural and wild state, often employing Renzo as a mediator for initial contact. It was Renzo who first suggested that Minora try and join the Pokémon Rangers, as she seemed to have a knack an interest that would align herself to this profession. Not only that, but she was already past the age where most kids went off to become trainers. At sixteen, she was set off to the nearest Ranger Academy in hopes of joining their ranks. Renzo of course, followed her incognito.<br><br>Nearly a year later, Minora graduated from the Ranger Academy. She was assigned as an Area Ranger to her home region, and with the occasional assistance from Renzo and other wild Pokémon, she made herself useful in protecting the balance in the Kanto region. As she was already acquainted with Renzo, the Gengar was a sure fit to become her Pokémon partner. Patrolling the Kanto region wasn't particularly dangerous, but it kept Minora busy and satisfied with her lot to helping wild Pokémon keep safe. She reported to the Ranger Union regularly, and did a fair job despite her aberrant personality.<br><br>One day a wildfire had started to spread in the area. It was inadvertently caused by irresponsible trainers battling in the woods. An unchecked fire attack had lit up the surrounding trees and brush, and was quickly engulfing the wilderness. As was her duty, Minora went in to try her best to stop the spread of the fire. However, the blaze had grown too large by the time she had arrived. Utterly surrounded by flames, Renzo guided Minerva to a nearby abandoned mine shaft. She took refuge in the security of the earthen hole, while the wildfire outside swept through. While waiting for the fires to pass, the two explored the depths of the mine to find a cache of forgotten explosives. Just then, Minerva had an idea. They could stop the spread of the flames by blowing them up!<br><br>Quickly the two gathered up all the explosives they could find and moved them toward the mouth of the mine. As soon as the fire had cleared they both emerged with armfuls of ordinance, and began chucking it wildly at the fire line. <br><br><div align="center"><strong>Boom! BOOM! <span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="bbc_size">BOOM!!</span> <span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size">BOOOM!!!</span></strong></div><br>When the dust finally cleared and the debris stopped falling out of the sky, the fire had in fact been stopped. It had been a crazy mess, and in the heated frenzy, Minora had suffered burns to her body. The actions of the duo had also left huge holes in the the ground where a portion of the woods used to be. But the damage the fires would have caused by continuing to spread would have been much worse. At least, that's what Minora likes to believe. Renzo accompanied his scorched friend as they made a haggard trip to the nearest city. Once again, Minora found herself hospitalized. When she was well enough to return to her duties, Minora was brought under indictment for her actions during the forest fire. While she had displayed incredible bravery and ingenuity to combat the threat, the Ranger Union had no choice but to place Minora under an indefinite suspension for the damage she had caused to the environment.<br><br>It has now been three months since Minora has been on official suspension. She occupies herself by doing odd jobs around the area and in the towns. She still patrols the countryside, keeping in line with the call of her duties, even if not acting as an official Ranger. One morning while walking through the market district in Lavender Town, Minora picked up the daily paper. Printed in bold lettering was a headline announcing that Legendary Pokémon had been mysteriously disappearing. The whole town was talking about it, in fact. What was going on? Suspension or not, Minora had a duty as a Ranger to investigate... even if not officially assigned to the matter.<br><br><hr><hr><br><div align="center">(https://image.ibb.co/g1N6L7/2000px_International_Poke_mon_logo_svg.png)<br><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;" class="bbc_size">PARTNER</span></strong></div><br><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms;" class="bbc_font"><strong>#094, Minora's Gengar</strong></span></span> A.K.A. <span style="font-family: comic sans ms;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>"Renzo"</strong></span></span></div><hr><div class="floatleft">(https://image.ibb.co/bCJkxn/tenor_gif_itemid_5634798.gif)</div><div class="floatright">(https://image.ibb.co/imLTL7/giphy.gif)</div><div align="center"><strong><em>Psychic/Ghost Type</em></strong></div>• <strong>Hypnosis</strong>- Puts an opponent to sleep<br>• <strong>Dream Eater</strong>- Only works on sleeping opponents. Steals life from the opponent that was attacked to heal themselves.<br>• <strong>Lick</strong>- The opponent is licked with a long tongue, causing damage. It may also paralyze the opponent.&nbsp; <br>• <strong>Shadow Ball</strong>- A shadowy blob that is hurled at an opponent.<br><hr><br><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 13pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Memoirs of a Gengar</strong></span></div><br>What shadows pass through the places we can't perceive? What veil is beyond our comprehension? What places coalesce between the planar walks of mortals and the great beyond? What's on TV tonight?<br><br>Ghost Pokémon by nature do not readily concern themselves with the same things as more physically inclined creatures do. Many wander aimlessly, some alone for ages. Others find solace in others of their kind, congregating in forgotten places. And some... some just want to have a good time. Finding a few other like-minded ghost types, one particular Gengar had one such existence for as many years as he could remember. Scaring wayward travelers and taking the stuff they'd leave behind as they fled in fright, Gengar and his buddies would make off with various foodstuffs and things to entertain themselves. They even managed to transfer the innards of an abandoned home to a distant hideaway. They lived much like bachelors in a den of their making.<br><br><div align="center">(https://image.ibb.co/g1vdL7/Post_your_favorite_pokemon_gif_953ce0_5541591.gif)</div><br>However, this lifestyle could only last so long in its banality until the Gengar ultimately got bored. He started to explore the fringes of the spooky wilderness that surrounded their hidden locale. He would travel by night, as it is the preferred cover for most ghost types. He would go further each night, eventually going as far to not be able to come back before dawn broke. Eventually, he didn't bother coming back at all. His travels eventually brought him to a place that humans called Viridian City. There was a place there that seemed a particular attraction to humans. they called it a Gym, and they brought Pokémon they had caught and made them battle one another in contests for a badge that was awarded by a man that oversaw the building. The Gengar found this mildly entertaining, and stuck around the area. He hid himself well, avoiding detection and watching the battles from a safe distance.<br><br>One day, the ghost pokémon witnessed an especially exciting scene, when one of the staff was hit by a missed attack by the battling contenders. He thought nothing of it passed the hilarity of the moment. However, he did notice that the young girl did not return to work for a very long while after that. What did catch his attention, was that when the blue haired female did return, she would constantly look in his direction. At first, the Gengar thought it was mere coincidence. However, she eventually walked right up to him in an effort to start a conversation. Gengar immediately tried to hide, sinking himself into the floor. But the girl simply looked right down at him, even though she should not have been able to perceive his presence. This went on for several days; she trying to talk to him, and Gengar trying to avoid her in vain. So at length, he decided to give in and talk back. The two became good friends, and eventually reached a point of friendship where they were inseparable. She decided to call him Renzo, and the Gengar did not mind the name at all. Her name was Minora. Renzo has followed Minora since, seeing her grow a bit older and even through to becoming a Pokémon Ranger. <br><br><hr><hr><br><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="bbc_size">Reserves:</span></strong> N/A<br><br><hr><hr></div></div></div><br><div class="floatleft">(https://image.ibb.co/gqTJHn/pok.jpg)</div><hr><hr>The Pidgey had found Minora simply enough. The troubled Ranger had been out in the northern Kanto grasslands, attempting to recover a lost Pokémon for a lady in Pewter City. So far she was having no luck. The bird swooped down and caught Minora by surprise. <br><br><em><strong>"Gaah! Whazzat! Get Away!!!"</strong></em> Minora's arms shot up and covered her face, almost knocking a pair of field goggles off of her forehead in the process.<br><br>The Pidgy merely circled back around and hovered in the air. There was a note tied to its leg, and Minora noticed it only after she realized that she was not under attack from the friendly pokémon.<br><br><em><strong>"Is that for me?"</strong></em>, she asked plainly.<br><br><em><strong>"Pi!"</strong></em>, the bird responded. It circled around once more, looking very anxious.<br><br><em><strong>"Well, come on down then, silly!"</strong></em>, Minora extended out a gloved hand for it to land on, a warm and inviting smile on her face.<br><br>Although she was no longer officially on Ranger duty, Minora still wore her equipment. She wasn't sure if she was technically allowed to use it, but Minora had not been told otherwise by her superiors when she was put on suspension. She was expressly told she was <em>not</em> allowed to wear her uniform however, and she was currently dressed in a simple grey tank top and loose fitting cargo pants. Her right arm and side of her neck showed some of her burn scars from the lack of clothing cover, the rest hidden behind her rugged bottoms and boots. The young woman paid no mind to the occasional stares she got on her way out of town that morning. Many of the locals already knew her story, and those that didn't were not usually rude enough to inquire about the ugly marks. Fortunately for Minora, her fair face had been spared from the blemishes.<br><br>The Pidgey came down, and Minora swept her blue bangs out of her face before slipping out the rolled paper from the tying cord. Immediately, the sand colored bird lifted back off and flew away, leaving Minora staring up at the sky as it disappeared from view over the distant trees. Turning her attention back to the small parchment, she unrolled it.<br><br>Scrawled on the letter was instructions to come to Cerulean Cave. The letter had written in it that it's author had information about the disappearing legendary pokémon. Minora had already heard tell of the strange events surrounding those Pokémon. She had tried her best to look for any kind of lead while going about her usual business in Kanto, but had so far not gotten anywhere. Was this the break she was looking for? Who had sent the letter? And why go to Cerulean Cave? Wouldn't it be easier to meet somewhere inside a city?<br><br>As Minora pondered these questions, a familiar call came from behind her.<br><br><div class="floatright">(https://image.ibb.co/mLQBcn/gengar.jpg)</div><em><strong>"Gar!"</strong></em>, it was Renzo, her Gengar Pokémon partner. He was almost always nearby, even if most people couldn't see him.<br><br><em><strong>"You think so too, huh?"</strong></em>, Minora nodded in his direction. Renzo pointed eastward towards the distant mountains, clearly advertising that he was all for investigating the mysterious letter as well.<br><br><em><strong>"Gengar!"</strong></em><br><br><em><strong>"You have a point"</strong></em>, Minora agreed, turning her pale green eyes in the direction her ghost buddy had motioned. <em><strong>"This is much more important."</strong></em><br><br>They actually weren't too far from the Cerulean Cave. The duo immediately set out and made her way through the grasslands to a secret passage down the mountainside. They had found found it a few months ago, and it saved them the trouble of going up Route 24 by circumventing the need for the road. It was a bit precarious, and riddled with wild pokémon that were a bit aggressive and territorial, but Minora and Renzo managed to get there with little incident. Eventually, they came up to the rocky mountain face that hid the mysterious cave mouth. The two looked into the ominous hole, a bit hesitant as to whether this was such a good idea.<br><br><em><strong>"Gen-gar!"</strong></em>, warned Rezo.<br><br><em><strong>"Yeah, I know. It could totally be some kind of trap. But I mean, who are we to be important enough for that? I'm not even on duty, and we haven't had a considerable criminal element here in Kanto for a while now..."</strong></em><br><br>A strange look came over Minora's face then, and her eye twitched as the wiring in her head flickered in a proverbial short-circuit.<br><br><em>"<strong>And who are they to stop us anyway, right?! Don't mess with us, you meanie teamies!"</strong></em>, Minora shouted into the darkness of the cave, her voice had changed into a brash growl. <em><strong>"We'll smash your heads open against the rocks!... and eat your brains! Mwahahahaha!"</strong></em><br><br>Minora hunched, over cackling with a temporary mania. Her booted feet were spread wide in an attack stance, and her hands poised themselves in a claw like fashion as she darted her head quickly back and forth. The female's normally pouted lips were pulled back in a vicious sneer and her colorful eyes were narrowed and malign.<br><br><em><strong>"Gen-GAR-gengar-gar-gar!"</strong></em>, Renzo laughed alongside his partner, both of them sharing in the twisted reverie before Minora snapped back to a less crazed sate of mind. Her face and voice relaxed, and her persona regained itself.<br><br><em><strong>"You suppose we should knock first? We don't want to be rude."</strong></em>, Minora joked.<br><br><em>"<strong>Gengar?"</strong></em>, Renzo stuck his tongue out at the notion, then walked halfway into the shadow of the cave. His body seemed to vanish as he did so, only the red-orange glow of his eyes as an indicator to his presence. He motioned Minora to hurry up and get going.<br><br><em><strong>"You're right. We're wasting time."</strong></em>, Minora nodded happily. She checked her Capture Styler before heading in, it was nearly at full charge. That should be more than enough to deal with any unpleasant incidents they might encounter. Minora couldn't rport to a Ranger station to charge it up, and had to rely solely on the help of electric type pokémon to keep her gear charged and ready for use.<br><br><em><strong>"Here goes nuthin'!"</strong></em>, the ranger female braced herself as she took a step toward the cave.<br><br>But before they could go in, a movement to the left of the cave caught Minora's attention. It wasn't a Pokémon, but a young male. Was this the person they were supposed to meet?<br><br><strong><em>"Oi! Hey! Who are you? Whatcha doin' here? Are you meeting someone?"</em></strong>, Minora called out to a brown haired man. He seemed to simply be waiting, sitting on some rocks outside the cave. How Minora had missed him in the first place was a wonder.<br><br><br><br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Pokemon: an ultimate journey (ic thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Drowdeviant</strong> on <strong>11-03-2018, 05:01:58</strong>
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				(http://danbooru.donmai.us/data/__nagato_kantai_collection_drawn_by_hayabusa__6b909f7231b036312f60be3041980d40.png)<br><br>Naomi had been sleeping at the pokemon center in Saffron City when the pidgey found her. She was currently on vacation and was likely planning on taking on Kanto and Johto League Challenges in the coming months. After all one does not simply become the Sinnoh, Alola, Hoenn, Unova and Kalos champion without hearing of the Legend of Kanto's enigmatic now ex-champion Red.<br><br><strong>"UGGGH! Somebody get whatever is making that noise to shut the fuck up!!!"</strong> She groaned upon being rudely awoken by a loud pecking on the window of her room above Saffron City's pokemon center. <br><div class="floatright">(https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/10/103251/1505108-mismagius_by_sap_green.png) </div><br>Her outburst elicited a deep feminine chuckle from somewhere in the currently dimly lit room. <strong>"Mis mis mis mis. Mis...magius?"</strong> The voice the laughter belonged to asked in an evidently amused tone, a pair of eyes looking at her mistress from the darkness as the trainer simply let out a sigh. <br><br><strong>"You even have to ask?"</strong> She said through gritted teeth, the glowing eyes rolling at her answer before their owner soared past her and disappeared into the wall, the mismagius returning mere moments later to the now brightly lit room with a note clutched in her scarf-like hands. After taking it from the ghost witch Naomi looked it over, letting out a loud frustrated sounding growl afterwards. Perfect...just perfect.<br><br><br><br><div class="floatleft">(https://d.facdn.net/art/ironfeathers/1505782526/1505782526.ironfeathers_togekiss-low.jpg)</div><br><br>After performing her daily routine and making sure her team were securely in their balls she went down to the front desk to ask for directions to Cerulean city. Half an hour later she was airborne on the back of her Togekiss, her frustrations at having to stop her relaxing vacation temporarily placated with coffee and pastry...Chloe being a warm fluffy sweetie might have also helped matters.<br><br>An hour later she spotted the two people in front of the cave and motioned for Chloe to land nearby. Shrugging off her fur-lined flying coat and goggles before stowing them in one of her few pieces of luggage the two strangers would see that she was ideally dressed for the present heat wave&nbsp; impacting the middle of the region. <br><br><br><br><br><br>...Wait is that Tristan Row? Oh dear Arceus it is! Oh today is officially a good day again! <strong>"Tristan!!! Long time no see!"</strong> She showed excitedly, running up to the five-time champion before lifting him in tight hug. "What the hell are you doing here?...Don't tell me you got roped into this debacle too?" She asked in a playful tone, now turning to the blue haired young woman near-by.<br><br>"Oh hi there! What brings you out to these parts? Don't tell me you got dragged into this too." She remarked, her tone showing her mild amusement at the current situation. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Pokemon: an ultimate journey (ic thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wyldeviolet</strong> on <strong>11-03-2018, 09:23:25</strong>
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				<div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/tMfQP7f.png)</div><br>“Pi, pi! PI! PIPIPIPI!!!” The impatient cries of a pidgy along with the sound of the tent being jostled and tugged at restlessly dragged the sleeping male out of his dreams with a groan. Why was a pokemon trying to break in to his tent? It was way, way too early for this. With a grumbled, unimpressed mutter involving more than a few derogatory comments about people and pokemon who interfered with his sleep. Ivan yawned and got up to open the shaking tents door. Rubbing sleepily at his eyes.&nbsp; <div class="floatright">(https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/thumb/c/ca/Chimler.png/200px-Chimler.png)</div><br>“I’m comin’ I’m coming. Just gimme a minute!”<br><br>Hopping on one foot as he dragged his clothes on to make himself decent, he was a rather entertaining sight for his Infernape who’d also woken and was laying belly down with one eye open, sniggering at him. Pants on, but undone the trainer unzipped the entrance to be met with a flurry of feathered, frantic pokemon as well as blinding sunlight.<br><br>“Ack!!! Calm down!!” he brought his hands up to shield his face, tumbling backwards onto his ass. His Infernape, Blaze as he’d named her as a young ten year old. Coming to his rescue and grabbing the Pidgy until it calmed. Finally settled, the bird pokemon pecked a note tied around it’s ankle free and dropped it in Ivans lap using its beak. Job done the bird disappeared out the open tent door.<br><br>“Ok then, didn’t know pidgy mail was a thing. They really need to work on their delivery if it is...”<br><br>He shrugged, unravelling the note with Blaze looking curiously over his shoulder. The trainer having to gently nudge the pokemons flaming head out of the way so he could see it properly.<br>Red eyes widened as he read its contents. <br><br>“Uhhhh, this is not what I expected. MewTwo? Legendaries going missing? And they’re asking me to help? Am I dreaming?”<br><br>A sudden, sharp pinch to his side made him yelp.<br><br>“Dammit Blaze!”<br><br>“Ape!” <br><br><br>“Yeah, yeah. I know I’m not dreaming, could you have been a little gentler though?”<br><br>He spoke, eyes rolling. Rubbing at his side after giving his friend a gentle shove in retribution for the pinch.<br><br>“Guess we’re going to Cerulean cave then girl. If this is true, then I want to help”<br><br>Some time later, Ivan found himself where he’d been summoned to and staring at the small group. Bag slung over a broad shoulder and dressed for the weather in black shorts and a green t-shirt, black cap set upon shaggy, pale blonde hair. He shared a glance with Blaze before shrugging and marching forward confidently, bright, friendly smile in place.<br><br>“Hey there. Is this just a coincidence, or we all here because of MewTwo?”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Pokemon: an ultimate journey (ic thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>azzmeister89</strong> on <strong>11-03-2018, 18:55:18</strong>
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				Tristan had been looking over the supplies in his bag when the next trainer appeared, she was using the gear of a pokemon ranger and Tristan decided it made plenty of sense. When Legendary pokemon go missing obviously they would want to investigate. Brushing off his shorts he stood up and extended his had "Tristan Row, and you are?" <br><br>A second voice sounded then and Tristan gave a resigned sigh Naomi was indeed a gifted Trainer and he would welcome the chance to battle her if and when she ever took on the Johto league. As a former champion it was more than likely their paths would cross, however he had always found her personality harder to deal with than he liked. He turned to face her but was instantly enveloped in a hug "oof" he grunted. One of the Pokeballs on his belt burst open and his Typhlosion came out as if ready for battle, ghostly blue flames flaring up upon its back however the moment it saw who was 'attacking' his master the challenging roar seemed to die in its throat "ty?" It asked questioningly.<br><br>Tristan heard the third voice soon after but was still being crushed by Naomi to respond "Naomi, can't breath" he gasped 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Pokemon: an ultimate journey (ic thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Drowdeviant</strong> on <strong>11-03-2018, 19:39:24</strong>
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				She chuckled at Tristan's pained words, "Sorry about that. I want to catch up later, haven't talked to you in forever." She quipped, pulling away before having the Infernape immediately catch her eye. "Oh it appears another child of Sinnoh has been been dragged into this mess. Naomi Hunter, yes <em>that</em> Naomi Hunter. Tristan and I go back a little ways, though it still seems someone is still uncomfortable with me being affectionate." She teased, tickling Tristan's chin moving to offer her hand in greeting to the blonde haired young man who had just arrived. "Quite the lovely specimen you have there, not often I meet a man who keeps his team properly groomed."<br><br>Meanwhile her Togekiss had waddled over to join them and seated herself in the middle of everyone, cooing softly and rubbing against hands if someone felt the need to pet her. Chloe was a people pleaser by nature.<br><br><div class="floatright">(http://d.facdn.net/art/godbird/1520677096/1520677096.godbird_0tank.png)<br></div><br><br>While they sat around and talked Naomi soon had still somewhat sleepy Skunktank in her lap who she was giving belly rubs to. "So just how many people did you invite to this party Tristan? Mewtwo never struck me as the social type from what I've heard."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Pokemon: an ultimate journey (ic thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>pdragon</strong> on <strong>11-03-2018, 20:11:01</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/91U2ek6.jpg?1)<br></div>Name: <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Mio Mai</div><div class="spoiler_body">Name: Mio Mai<br>Gender: Female<br>Age: 42<br>Appearance: (https://i.imgur.com/1fsVDW2.jpg)<br>Sexual preference: Bisexual<br>Personality: Mio has a very soft, motherly demeanor, and is typically very patient, kind, and supportive of others as a general rule. She's used to going above and beyond to help others, and finds great enjoyment in doting on both people and pokemon alike. Of course this is all what one would expect from a motherly house wife, but Mio also has a more eccentric streak as well. Her old passion for battling tends to flare up at the oddest of times, and whenever she gets heated about something she can be surprisingly aggressive and intense. She can also be a bit of a goof, having a bubbly enthusiasm and odd sense of humor that for her age can be seen as highly endearing or really embarrassing. <br><br>History: Mio started her journey as a pokemon trainer over 30 years ago. Back then as a child she had no real care in the world aside from traveling the world and growing stronger beside her team. Despite pokemon contests becoming a big draw for female trainers at the time, Mio never cared much for it, focusing entirely on tearing her way through the pokemon league. She would compete in the Hoenn league grand tournament for 12 consecutive years straight before retiring, managing to reach the Elite 4 on 5 separate occasions and even facing the league champion once, though she would never actually capture the title herself. <br><br>Mio ended up retiring in her early twenties after becoming pregnant with her first and only child Sho, deciding to settle down with her husband and starting a proper family life. She would stay retired for nearly 15 years, until her son decided to start his own pokemon journey. With her son out traveling and her husband often away on business trips, Mio ended up dabbling back into the world of pokemon. First she picked up a part time job at a pokemon day care, then a battler tutor, and even applied to become a gym leader. Unfortunately none of these jobs really captured that old spark of being an actual trainer, and so she eventually decided to come out of retirement and take another go at the pokemon league. She didn't pursue it as seriously as before, every few weeks or so she would take a trip to one of the big cities, have a few battles here and there, maybe even challenge one of the gyms, and it more or less became a hobby for her. However despite that she's managed to rack up quite a few badges, and word of her come back story has made her somewhat renown among older trainers, and day by day the thought of going all out and finally trying to become champion grows more and more tempting. <br><br>Pokemon Team:<br>-Grumpig (https://i.imgur.com/5inU6ZY.png) (psychic)<br>[Psychic, Teeter Dance, Hypnosis, Dream Eater]<br>-Ninjask (https://i.imgur.com/W6wobf6.png) (bug/flying)<br>[Ariel Ace, Slash, X-scissor, Swords Dance]<br>-Shedinja (https://i.imgur.com/AVI9Qn9.png) (bug/ghost)<br>[Shadow Ball, Phantom Force, Hyper Beam, X-Scissor]<br>-Exploud (https://i.imgur.com/cXtSasu.png) (normal)<br>[Boomburst, Echoed Voice, Crunch, Thunder Fang]<br>-Torkoal (https://i.imgur.com/ZWx54M5.png) (fire)<br>[Lave Plume, Overheat, Sunny Day, Solar Beam]<br>-Walrein (https://i.imgur.com/jtC4OwZ.png) (ice/water)<br>[Ice Fang, Rollout, Ice Beam, Surf]<br><br>Reserves: <br>-Shiftry <br>-Seviper<br>-Beautifly<br>-Wailmer<br>-Claydol<br>-Altaria</div></div><br>Location: Cerulean Cave<br>Active Pokemon: Walrein <br><hr><br>Mio's morning had started about as picturesque as one could, arriving in Vermillion city upon the luxurious S.S. Anne, greeted by the dazzling sun and amazing coastal views, catching breakfast at a local cafe, and now getting to chat with her darling Sho, "Uh huh, I just got off the boat a few minutes ago. No I didn't get sea sick! Your mom's made of tougher stuff than that!" she chided with a chuckle, talking into her cell phone as she pecked at her oren berry crepe. She had come a long way from Hoenn for this trip, a special vacation to go meet up with her son who's journey had brought him all the way out to Kanto. While they hadn't met up face to face yet she was still excited to hear how his adventure was going, "So how's your play going? Oh I can't wait to see it! I bet you look adorable in your costume! Oh don't give me that you're such a cutie wootie hehehheh...so how many gyms have you managed to stop by so far? Hmmm not that many yet huh? Don't worry mamma bear will give you some first hand training to whip ya into fighting strength! Oh you know I'm serious! Speaking of which where did you want to meet up for dinner tonight?...." she mused. <br><br>However in the midst of making her plans a cute little pidgey suddenly fluttered down right to her table,&nbsp; giving a few chirps to get the woman's attention, "Huh? one second Sho..." she muttered, placing the phone down on her lap and giving the pidgey a gentle pat on the head, ruffling it's feathers a little before noticing the note tied to it's leg, "what's this little guy? A letter?Wow I've seen this on TV and stuff, but I didn't know they even still trained carrier pidgeys for real, how old fashioned..." she cooed, smirking a bit at how novel it felt. However the actual message inside was another matter entirely, "Eh!? MewTwo? Disappearing legendaries? Aren't they always "disappeared"? I mean you never see them just wandering around...huh they were talking about something like that on the news the past few weeks haven't they?" &nbsp;she mused, turning the whole idea around in her mind, slowly picking back up her phone, "Hey Sho? We might need to cancel on dinner tonight...I don't know how serious it is but I got some weird invitation to something...like a party I guess...don't worry I'm just gonna check it out real quick, but I might be out and about till late, yeah it's probably nothing sweetie, but when a mystery calls you gotta go check it out, right? Love you too" she cooed, hanging up the call and casually tossing her toast to the dutiful pidgey as a tip before kipping up out of her seat and flagging down a taxi. <br><br><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/jtC4OwZ.png)</div>One car ride later Mio found herself drifting down the little waterway that lead to Cerulean Cave, floating comfortably on the back of her Walrein, who's wide, strong back was more than enough to support the shapely pokemom, "If the directions I got were correct it should be right around here..." she muttered to herself, head perking up as her suspicions were confirmed not by any formation in the stone, but by the rag-tag collection of trainers gathered about. This must be it! And it seemed she wasn't the only one to get a mysterious invitation, "Ahoy!" Mio called out to the group as she floated closer, excitedly hopping up to stand on her Walrein's back, waving to the assorted group of youngsters, "you're all here for the Potluck right?" she teased, chuckling as they neared the shore. However before they could reach solid ground it seemed Walrein had bumped against a stone or something beneath the surface, shaking just enough to throw the motherly trainer off balance and send her falling forwards towards the water, "Waaah! Walrein!" she called out for help, not wanting to crash into the water below and ruin her outfit. Quick as a flash Walrein turned his head and unleashed a powerful ice beam across the water, "Waaaalrein!" the tusky pokemon roared as the water flash froze into a solid sheet of ice, which saved Mio from going under, but caused her to smack face first into the icy floor with a heavy thud, which was....better? <br><br>"Ughff...." she groaned, splayed out comically on the ice, even sliding a few inches after taking her nose dive, "It's ok! My face broke the fall...." she assured, quickly sliding herself over to solid ground and shakily hefting herself up to her feet, "heheheh, I guess I didn't break the ice very well huh?" she cooed, rubbing her face and brushing a few stray locks of hair out of the way. Despite her less than graceful entrance the older woman was quite strapping, wearing a loose sweater and denim shorts that seemed to show off her thick yet clearly well maintained figure, "alright so what's the prize? This is like one of those guerrilla marketing campaigns or something right?" she questioned, clearly not buying into the world ending connotations of the note. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Pokemon: an ultimate journey (ic thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Drowdeviant</strong> on <strong>11-03-2018, 20:39:47</strong>
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				Looks behind her upon being greeted from the nearby river, visibly cringing a little at the mature woman's problematic entrance. Rushing to her the ex-champion set to helping her dust herself off before giving her a light chuckle. "Sorry to disappoint you darling but there is no prize. What Tristan's little note to you said is nothing but the truth...so welcome to our merry band of misfits I guess. I'm Naomi, Naomi Hunter. You've probably seen me on the new once or twice. That handsome young man would be Tristan Row, five time Johto champion and a very shy boy when it comes to receiving affection. Now the others...come to think of it I don't think I've got your names." She remarked, turning to Minora and Ivan with a puzzled look on her face.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Pokemon: an ultimate journey (ic thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wyldeviolet</strong> on <strong>11-03-2018, 21:22:07</strong>
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				The young male couldn't help but cringe at the rather comedic, but painful looking entrance made by the latest arrival. Blaze, he saw out the corner of his eye, had facepalmed and was currently shaking her flaming head. He gave the Pokemon a nudge and a hissed 'Be nice' under his breath, earning a not so apologetic grin from the large ape. Now shaking his own head, he turned to the woman, one of who was being helped up after the spectacular tumble.<br><br>"Ivan, and my Infernape goes by Blaze"<br><br>He offered a bright, wide smile showing his pearly whites and gave a mock salute.<br><br>"At your service and it's a pleasure to meet you. Hope nothing broke in that tumble. Looked kinda painful"<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Pokemon: an ultimate journey (ic thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>pdragon</strong> on <strong>11-03-2018, 22:33:54</strong>
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				<br><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/91U2ek6.jpg?1)<br></div>Name: <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Mio Mai</div><div class="spoiler_body">Name: Mio Mai<br>Gender: Female<br>Age: 42<br>Appearance: (https://i.imgur.com/1fsVDW2.jpg)<br>Sexual preference: Bisexual<br>Personality: Mio has a very soft, motherly demeanor, and is typically very patient, kind, and supportive of others as a general rule. She's used to going above and beyond to help others, and finds great enjoyment in doting on both people and pokemon alike. Of course this is all what one would expect from a motherly house wife, but Mio also has a more eccentric streak as well. Her old passion for battling tends to flare up at the oddest of times, and whenever she gets heated about something she can be surprisingly aggressive and intense. She can also be a bit of a goof, having a bubbly enthusiasm and odd sense of humor that for her age can be seen as highly endearing or really embarrassing. <br><br>History: Mio started her journey as a pokemon trainer over 30 years ago. Back then as a child she had no real care in the world aside from traveling the world and growing stronger beside her team. Despite pokemon contests becoming a big draw for female trainers at the time, Mio never cared much for it, focusing entirely on tearing her way through the pokemon league. She would compete in the Hoenn league grand tournament for 12 consecutive years straight before retiring, managing to reach the Elite 4 on 5 separate occasions and even facing the league champion once, though she would never actually capture the title herself. <br><br>Mio ended up retiring in her early twenties after becoming pregnant with her first and only child Sho, deciding to settle down with her husband and starting a proper family life. She would stay retired for nearly 15 years, until her son decided to start his own pokemon journey. With her son out traveling and her husband often away on business trips, Mio ended up dabbling back into the world of pokemon. First she picked up a part time job at a pokemon day care, then a battler tutor, and even applied to become a gym leader. Unfortunately none of these jobs really captured that old spark of being an actual trainer, and so she eventually decided to come out of retirement and take another go at the pokemon league. She didn't pursue it as seriously as before, every few weeks or so she would take a trip to one of the big cities, have a few battles here and there, maybe even challenge one of the gyms, and it more or less became a hobby for her. However despite that she's managed to rack up quite a few badges, and word of her come back story has made her somewhat renown among older trainers, and day by day the thought of going all out and finally trying to become champion grows more and more tempting. <br><br>Pokemon Team:<br>-Grumpig (https://i.imgur.com/5inU6ZY.png) (psychic)<br>[Psychic, Teeter Dance, Hypnosis, Dream Eater]<br>-Ninjask (https://i.imgur.com/W6wobf6.png) (bug/flying)<br>[Ariel Ace, Slash, X-scissor, Swords Dance]<br>-Shedinja (https://i.imgur.com/AVI9Qn9.png) (bug/ghost)<br>[Shadow Ball, Phantom Force, Hyper Beam, X-Scissor]<br>-Exploud (https://i.imgur.com/cXtSasu.png) (normal)<br>[Boomburst, Echoed Voice, Crunch, Thunder Fang]<br>-Torkoal (https://i.imgur.com/ZWx54M5.png) (fire)<br>[Lave Plume, Overheat, Sunny Day, Solar Beam]<br>-Walrein (https://i.imgur.com/jtC4OwZ.png) (ice/water)<br>[Ice Fang, Rollout, Ice Beam, Surf]<br><br>Reserves: <br>-Shiftry <br>-Seviper<br>-Beautifly<br>-Wailmer<br>-Claydol<br>-Altaria</div></div><br>Location: Cerulean Cave<br>Active Pokemon: Walrein <br><hr><br>Mio gave a small chuckle as one of the gathered trainers raced over to lend a hand, "Thanks honey, and that's disappointing, I guess I took the <em>trip</em> over for nothing..." she cooed, putting in a short pause as if waiting for them to laugh at her pun, "Hmmmm....Naomi Hunter....Naomi Hunter....Naomi...Hunter..." she mused, trying to recall if she had heard the name before, "Oh! is that like from that Krookodile Hunter show? I love that show but I barely get the chance to catch it when it airs!" she cooed, mistaking the multi-time champion for a nature show host. It seemed that the older woman hadn't really been keeping up with current league events during her time in retirement, so this newer generation of champions was more or less unknown to her. <br><br>As the blonde haired lad stepped up to introduce himself Mio gave him a beaming, motherly smile, "well looks can be deceiving you know" she said, referring to the fall, "because it was actually <em>really</em> painful!" she said, flashing a cheeky grin and a goofy thumbs up, seemingly taking a bit of pride in her prat falling. Behind her Walrein just shook his head, casually wading around in the water as his trainer got up to her old antics, "It's a pleasure to meet you all, I'm Mio, no fancy titles or anything heheh." she cooed, glancing around at the gathered trainers, "wow, this really is a pretty impressive looking bunch, and you're all so young too! I wonder if my message might have ended up going to the wrong person..." she mused, seeing how she seemed to be the odd one out, both in age and in importance. Everyone gathered here seemed to have some kind of elite air about them. One was a multi-time champion, one was apparently a tv star, one was toting what looked like ranger gear, and one had an infernape with a really cool nickname....talk about feeling out of place. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Pokemon: an ultimate journey (ic thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Drowdeviant</strong> on <strong>11-03-2018, 22:56:58</strong>
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				Naomi sighed at Mio's incorrect answer, "Try multi-region champion honey bun. But it is refreshing to not to have my reputation precede me for once. Come sit, we were just getting to know each other." She quipped, snaking an arm across the mature beauty's back and gently leading her to a seat beside her. <br><br>Almost immediately a certain very pleasant smelling Skunktank jumped into Mio's lap and snuggled into it, making her mistress freeze for a moment. "Fifi...maybe you should ask first." She said in a somewhat nervous tone, the skunktank staying where she was and tickling the older woman's nose with her tail. "She seems to like you...that doesn't happen often." She added in a now clearly embarrassed tone as she reached over to scratch Fran's head, the skunk merely letting out low content sounding chirps as she snuggled into Mio's warm sweater clad front.<br><br>The older woman's self deprecating words would elicit a chuckle from her younger seating neighbor, "I find that hard to believe Mio dear, Mewtwo saw something in you he thought would be an asset to this little quest of ours. Everyone is here for a reason. Hell I can't imagine he wants things to be hush hush given he recruited Tristan and me which has the potential of exciting quite the media circus if and when word gets out." remarked, resting the side of her head on Mio's shoulder. "Judging by the Walrein I'd wager you're from Hoenn...Nice little region that one. Always has nice weather from what I remember. You got here awfully fast."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Pokemon: an ultimate journey (ic thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wyldeviolet</strong> on <strong>12-03-2018, 00:55:21</strong>
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				It was really hard not to laugh a little at the elder womans mistaking a champion for a TV personality. But it was hardly the motherly likes ladies fault if she was out of the loop somewhat, or maybe the tumble had scrambled her brains a little. Who knew, either way it seemed Naomi hadn't taken offense to the innocent mistake. Feeling hungry after such a trip, he sat himself down and opened his pack, it didn't seem like they were going anywhere for the moment. The blonde tossed Blaze a snack, who caught the treat mid air with a grateful hoot of thanks before chowing down.<br><br>"Pokemon like MewTwo work in strange ways, but they have a reason for it usually. Don't write yourself off just yet" The trainer stated with an upbeat tone, giving a wink and a grin to Mio before reaching to grab a drink bottle from the pack between his knees. only for it to vanish before he did so.<br><br>"Ape!!" Ivan barked a loud "Hey!!" as his Infernape stole his backpack, bolting a distance away to start flinging it's contents everywhere, no doubt searching through it for more snacks. The monkey like pokemon had a sweet tooth that beat even his trainers. Usually Ivan kept limited sweet treats on him as a result of the apes pilfering ways. But that didn't stop his friend from searching for them, just in case one sweet had been left behind. <br><br>"They're all gone Blaze. No more treats for you, you ate them all you sweet fiend. Give the bag back"<br><br>"Ape! Ape!" Whether Blaze had another idea in mind, or simply hadn't realised what she was doing. A pokeball flew from the flaming primates hands. The red and white sphere flew high, releasing the pokemon inside midair. A startled roserade appearing in a flash, Ivan moved fast and caught his second pokemon before she hit the ground. The flower like creature, surprised but happy to be out wriggled free to twirl pirouettes in the green grass. <br><br>"Rade! Rade!"<br><br>"Dammit Blaze. In your ball you go, that's enough trouble from you"<br><br>The Infernape vanished inside the ball Ivan pulled from his belt. Shaking his head as he tucked it back in it's protective pouch around his trim waist.<br><br>"At least you have manners, aye Bloom. Not like that monkey friend of yours"<br><br>"Roserade!"<br><br>Turning to the gathered trainers, he gave a sheepish grin and rubbed at the messy locks at the back of his head. A little ashamed at his apes performance in front of strangers. Bloom continuing to dance and twirl happily at his feet, trilling sweetly.<br><br>"Ehehe, sorry about that. Blaze is something of a sweets addict and won't believe me when I say none are left. Guess that's one way for you to get to meet another of my team though. This is Bloom, one of my more recent pokemon"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Pokemon: an ultimate journey (ic thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TerribleTira</strong> on <strong>12-03-2018, 02:08:57</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://image.ibb.co/gqTJHn/pok.jpg)</div>Before Minora could have her questions properly answered, another person showed up. She seemed to recognize the brown haired male. apparently, his name was Tristan. And the very loud and assertive brunette called herself Naomi. Apparently they were trainers, and champions at that. Minora hadn't delved much into that world herself, and never bothered keeping up on news of people that battled pokémon for sport. Her affairs had always been focused on the safeguarding of the creatures, and to the green eyed ranger, fighting them against one another seemed to be an antithesis to that. Nonetheless, it was a legal practice, and the fame of Pokémon battles did also bring about a lot of funding to keeping their many sanctuaries safe. That, and wild pokémon were a necessity to keeping the sport alive. So it was a double edged sword, as far as she was concerned.<br><br>She was about to introduce herself to the two champions, when yet another person arrived on the scene. A tall, blonde man; very fit and arriving up to the cave in clothes meant for travel. Minora had to admit, he was a bit handsome. When he spoke, he spoke of MewTwo. The other two continued to converse and it seemed that they had all been summoned here as well. Minora rifled through her baggy pants and produced the letter that had been brought to her by the pidgey. She read it over again, finding no mention of MewTwo's name on it.<br><strong><em><br>"I just got this letter by a Pidgey. Sooo.. yeah, here I am. If there's information about the Legendaries going missing, I need to find out. Oh. My name's Minora, by the way. Minora Eventide... of the Kanto Region Pokémon Rangers"</em></strong><br><br>Minora decided to leave out her disgraced status for the moment. No need to have to give a bad impression or have to go through the explanation of that fiasco.<br><strong><em><br>"So... Mewtwo, huh? I've never heard of him...her..it?* And I live in these parts."</em></strong>, Minor addressed the three, as yet another person came up.<br><br>This last addition to the group was a bit older than the rest of them, a woman with very motherly endowments. She'd fallen on the ice bridge her pokémon had laid out form the boat she'd come down the waterway to the shore. As the woman got up and adjusted herself, Minora caught herself staring at her chest for just a moment too long before looking back up.<br><br><strong><em>(I'd like to bury my face in those bazongas!)</em></strong>, the ranger's crude inner monologue slobbered.<br><br><em><strong>"Minora."</strong></em>, the ranger cleared her throat and introduced herself once more, offering out her hand to Mio while nodding to the others.<br><br>The sweater clad matron was quickly stolen away in conversation by the woman claimant to a TV personality, Naomi. She seemed very full of herself, and already Minora's underbelly of a personality was starting to dislike her. Meanwhile, everyone's pokémon seemed to have all started up with their individual antics. Renzo himself had kept quiet and hidden from the new company, as was his nature. He wasn't shy, just cautious. If there was ever an advantage to not being known, Renzo would take it. Minora counted up the heads, and did her best to attach their names to their faces as she listened in on their conversations.<br><br><strong><em>(Poke the blonde one, Ivan!)</em></strong><br><br><div style="text-align: right;"><strong><em>(Why would I poke Ivan?)</em></strong></div><br><strong><em>(Because he's cute!)</em></strong><br><br><div style="text-align: right;"><strong><em>(No he's not! and why does that matter?)</em></strong></div><br><strong><em>(Just do it!)</em></strong><br><br><div style="text-align: right;"><strong><em>(Shut the fuck up and let me think!)</em></strong></div><br><strong><em>(How about the hot momma?)</em></strong><br><br><div style="text-align: right;"><strong><em>(GO. AWAY!)</em></strong></div><br>Minora rapped herself on the side of her head a few times before shaking it in a flurry of messy, blue locks as she tried to shake away her own argument. <br><br><strong>*Edit</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Pokemon: an ultimate journey (ic thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SilkenVenom</strong> on <strong>12-03-2018, 06:02:28</strong>
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				<div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/l54mch5.jpg)</div><br>The plane ride from Unova had been long, though uneventful. As Lilian exited the plane, she stared at the message in her hand, lost in thought. Pidgys weren't native to Unova, so seeing one was a strange site, especially one carrying a message. At first, she hadn't really given the message much thought. However her father seemed insisted that she heed it. She didn't really understand why he made such a big deal out of it, but if nothing else it would be an interesting experience. So she grabbed the first available plane to Kanto.<br><br>As she moved along, she looked over at her oldest partner walking along side her. <strong>“I don't know about this. What do you think, girl?”</strong><br><br>“Gothitelle...”<br><br><strong>“The weather has been a bit wonky as of late. Maybe there is something to this letter. Only way to know for certain is to go there, I guess.”</strong><br><br>“Goth...”<br><br><strong>“I kind of wish I brought my motorcycle with me though. Such a long walk.”</strong><br><br>As she approached the cave, she could hear voices coming from inside. Apparently she wasn't the first one to arrive. She tried to remain quiet as she approached the assorted group, taking note of each one. She stayed out of sight for awhile, never really being one for large crowds, but eventually resigned to having to join them, her foot steps echoing off the cave walls as she approached.<br><br><strong>“Sorry to interrupt, but...I'm guessing all of you received the same letter?”</strong> She held up the letter in her gloved hand before putting it back in her pocket. <strong>“I'm Lilian. Hopefully I'm not the last to arrive, but I did have kind of a far distance to travel."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Pokemon: an ultimate journey (ic thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>azzmeister89</strong> on <strong>12-03-2018, 16:44:24</strong>
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				Tristan gave a sigh of relief when he was let go by Naomi and proceeded to get Typhlosion to return. He kept quiet whilst the others introduced themselves only rolling his eyes when Naomi called him 'handsome but shy' <br>Lost in thought he decided to try and think of a reason for why Mewtwo had called them all although to be completely honest why he had been contacted differently first. Anyone could have written the letter and certainly there were closer people to use.<br><br>"If the stories are correct" he said after a while "Mewtwo is second only to Arceus in terms of power" he crossed his arms with a small frown "if he's hiding out in this cave then that means whatever or whoever took the others are a serious problem. Why did Mewtwo contact us?"<br><br>He noticed another new arrival then. She looked the business type but he also got a vague sense that he had seen her or at the very least someone who looked like her "your dad is a gym leader right?" He asked 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Pokemon: an ultimate journey (ic thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TerribleTira</strong> on <strong>13-03-2018, 07:50:49</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://image.ibb.co/gqTJHn/pok.jpg)</div><br>Minora turned her attention away from the casual introductions of the ever growing group as Tristan spoke up about the current situation. <br><br><strong><em>(Good, someone a little more focused on the situation at hand)</em></strong><br><br><div style="text-align: right;"><strong><em>(Yeah, but is he cute, though?)</em></strong></div><br><strong><em>(Really? Is this even relevant right now?)</em></strong><br><br><div style="text-align: right;"><strong><em>(Ok, then. When's the last time you got laid?)</em></strong></div><br><strong><em>(Um...)</em></strong><br><br><div style="text-align: right;"><strong><em>(Exactly!)</em></strong></div><br><strong><em>(Ugh! Just... can we just figure out why the hell we even showed up here? It was a long hike, after all.... and he's not my type, anyway.)</em></strong><br><div style="text-align: right;"><strong><em>(You don't HAVE a type, slut!)</em></strong></div><br><strong><em>(We're done here. I'm not having this conversation)</em></strong><br><div class="floatright">(https://image.ibb.co/c7FDSn/latest_cb_20140804010855.gif)</div><br>Minora had begun muttering to herself under her breath as her inner argument manifested into whispered words. Whether or not anyone had noticed that was beyond her, as she was lost in her own little world at the moment. At length, Renzo drifted up from the floor with a look of tired familiarity of having to pull his partner out of another self contained squabble.<br><br><strong><em>"Gar!"</em></strong>, He beckoned, while pulling on the hem of her grey tank top.<br><br>Minora snapped out of it, back-stepping her thoughts so as to remember her initial intent. Slut...not my type...cute?...no...focus...MewTwo. MewTwo! Right! Minora turned squarely to Tristan and responded. <br><br><strong><em>"Why don't we just go check it out? Between the lot of us, I'm sure we can deal with any problems we might encounter. I have half a mind to bet this is some kind of prank."</em></strong><br><br>She then added, <strong><em>"And if this turns out to be real, we can just ask, right? I mean, we WERE invited, after all."</em></strong><br><br><em><strong>"Gen-GAR!"</strong></em>, Renzo objected.<br><br><em><strong>"Shush! I know they're strangers, Renzo. That's why you're gonna watch my back, right?"</strong></em><br><br>Renzo paused for a moment, then looked around at the group. He nodded, then disappeared into the floor once again. Because of their partnership and Minora's capacity to communicate with some ghosts telepathically, Renzo had a unique way of warning the young Ranger of potential threats before they were upon her. He would slink in the shadows and scout around, relaying the situation to her via a psychic link. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Pokemon: an ultimate journey (ic thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>pdragon</strong> on <strong>13-03-2018, 21:35:52</strong>
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				<br><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/91U2ek6.jpg?1)<br></div>Name: <div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Mio Mai</div><div class="spoiler_body">Name: Mio Mai<br>Gender: Female<br>Age: 42<br>Appearance: (https://i.imgur.com/1fsVDW2.jpg)<br>Sexual preference: Bisexual<br>Personality: Mio has a very soft, motherly demeanor, and is typically very patient, kind, and supportive of others as a general rule. She's used to going above and beyond to help others, and finds great enjoyment in doting on both people and pokemon alike. Of course this is all what one would expect from a motherly house wife, but Mio also has a more eccentric streak as well. Her old passion for battling tends to flare up at the oddest of times, and whenever she gets heated about something she can be surprisingly aggressive and intense. She can also be a bit of a goof, having a bubbly enthusiasm and odd sense of humor that for her age can be seen as highly endearing or really embarrassing. <br><br>History: Mio started her journey as a pokemon trainer over 30 years ago. Back then as a child she had no real care in the world aside from traveling the world and growing stronger beside her team. Despite pokemon contests becoming a big draw for female trainers at the time, Mio never cared much for it, focusing entirely on tearing her way through the pokemon league. She would compete in the Hoenn league grand tournament for 12 consecutive years straight before retiring, managing to reach the Elite 4 on 5 separate occasions and even facing the league champion once, though she would never actually capture the title herself. <br><br>Mio ended up retiring in her early twenties after becoming pregnant with her first and only child Sho, deciding to settle down with her husband and starting a proper family life. She would stay retired for nearly 15 years, until her son decided to start his own pokemon journey. With her son out traveling and her husband often away on business trips, Mio ended up dabbling back into the world of pokemon. First she picked up a part time job at a pokemon day care, then a battler tutor, and even applied to become a gym leader. Unfortunately none of these jobs really captured that old spark of being an actual trainer, and so she eventually decided to come out of retirement and take another go at the pokemon league. She didn't pursue it as seriously as before, every few weeks or so she would take a trip to one of the big cities, have a few battles here and there, maybe even challenge one of the gyms, and it more or less became a hobby for her. However despite that she's managed to rack up quite a few badges, and word of her come back story has made her somewhat renown among older trainers, and day by day the thought of going all out and finally trying to become champion grows more and more tempting. <br><br>Pokemon Team:<br>-Grumpig (https://i.imgur.com/5inU6ZY.png) (psychic)<br>[Psychic, Teeter Dance, Hypnosis, Dream Eater]<br>-Ninjask (https://i.imgur.com/W6wobf6.png) (bug/flying)<br>[Ariel Ace, Slash, X-scissor, Swords Dance]<br>-Shedinja (https://i.imgur.com/AVI9Qn9.png) (bug/ghost)<br>[Shadow Ball, Phantom Force, Hyper Beam, X-Scissor]<br>-Exploud (https://i.imgur.com/cXtSasu.png) (normal)<br>[Boomburst, Echoed Voice, Crunch, Thunder Fang]<br>-Torkoal (https://i.imgur.com/ZWx54M5.png) (fire)<br>[Lave Plume, Overheat, Sunny Day, Solar Beam]<br>-Walrein (https://i.imgur.com/jtC4OwZ.png) (ice/water)<br>[Ice Fang, Rollout, Ice Beam, Surf]<br><br>Reserves: <br>-Shiftry <br>-Seviper<br>-Beautifly<br>-Wailmer<br>-Claydol<br>-Altaria</div></div><br>Location: Cerulean Cave<br>Active Pokemon: Walrein <br><hr><br>Mio smiled as a fellow blue haired girl came up to introduce herself, "Minora...it's a pleasure, you're a ranger right?" she mused, returning the hand shake, the motion of her arm causing her cleavage to jiggle just a little bit more, unconsciously granting the girl an even better view than before, "I've seen them out and about with those wand things before, that's so cool" she chimed, though was then taken further off guard as Naomi announced her true credentials,"oh wow, that is impressive..." Mio mused, not realizing she was in the presence of multiple champions, and they had both won their respective titles multiple times....and it had been over 30 years and she still hadn't won the Hoenn league championship even once! <em>"Noooo! my youth! my prime! where did it go? what did I even spend it on!?"</em> Mio mentally cried out. Of course she had managed to get a loving husband and a darling son for all her troubles, but that pokemon league championship still eluded her after all these years. Sudden internal mid-life crisis aside Mio allowed herself to be ushered over to the group by the confident young woman, letting out a small chuckle as one of her pokemon rushed to her lap, "oh hello there little cutie! you're a good little girl aren't you? aren't you?" she cooed, instantly starting to baby the skuntank with plenty of belly rubs and had scratches, the extra motherly touch causing the pokemon to practically melt in her lap, no doubt an enviable position for any pokemon to be in...or human for that matter, "I don't mind dear, she's just being friendly" she cooed, laughing at the antics of the other gathered pokemon around the group, especially the mischievous infernape. <br><br>"Yep, I'm a Hoenn girl through and through, though I was actually visiting her in Kanto when I got the message. In fact I was barely 10 minutes off the boat when that little guy swooped down, I'm guessing everyone else is from different regions too right? Must have been some tricky timing to get everyone together at the same time then" she mused, still absentmindedly petting the skuntank in her lap. She smiled a bit as everyone was quick to reassure her she belonged, though that did raise one rather important question, "Ummm, not to sound ignorant or anything, but who or what exactly is this MewTwo? I think I heard of Mew once, it was during a science lecture or something like that...is that the same thing?" she asked, having no idea what a MewTwo even was despite everyone else talking so casually about it. Which to be fair wasn't totally her fault, MewTwo wasn't actually a "legendary pokemon" in the sense that it was part of established myths or legends. It was a secret science experiment created by a shady underground crime organization contained solely within Kanto, a pokemon that had only one significant encounter with the outside world and had actually wiped the memories of all people involved after it's departure. To be honest is was kinda more ridiculous that all these people seemed to know exactly who MewTwo was than it was that Mio didn't. <br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Pokemon: an ultimate journey (ic thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>RockSalt</strong> on <strong>15-03-2018, 07:48:31</strong>
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				<em>Pik pik pik pik...</em><br><br>Dai had been doing his best to ignore the persistent tapping of the pidgey pecking at the window of his hotel room. The damn thing had been at it for hours, and at this point he was ignoring it out of spite as he tried to focus on his magazine. It was the contest off-season and the poke-fan convention he had been invited to had been a complete bust. It was a tiny little thing and there was hardly any media here. With a sigh he put the magazine down and took out his notebook. He still had to decide the order of his routine for his next magic show. When the Contest Spectaculars were away, the magician would play.<br><br><em>Pik pik pik pikpikpikpik!</em><br><br><strong>"Ugh, you nasty little ball of feathers what do you want?"</strong> Dai huffed and opened the window, leaning away as he let the pidgey flutter in. It quickly settled down on top of the dresser, a puffing up its feathers as it settled in after its long hours of pecking. It was the first time Dai had actually looked at the bird, and he finally noticed the message tied around its leg.<br><br><strong>"That's an old-fashioned way of sending fan-mail,"</strong> Dai said as he plucked the mail off of its leg. He unrolled the small scroll, and his eyebrows raised as he read it.<br><br><hr><br>As the five trainers spoke softly to each other, Dai strode onto the scene, wearing a black suit with shimmering purple sequined accents and a pair of sunglasses on his face. He certainly wasn't dressed for roughing it, or the beach. In one hand was a shopping bag from Cerulean's stores and he lowered his sun glasses down a moment to take in the sight of all the trainers and pokemon gathered around. His gaze halted a moment on the wailren and his expression tightened a moment, but he quickly tried to brush it away as he ran a hand through his strawberry blond hair and flicked his bangs casually as if to brush off the tenseness.<br><br><strong>"Not going to lie I expecting this to be some sort of scam or something,"</strong> Dai said, pushing his sunglasses back up his nose to their proper place. He didn't follow the competitive battle scene at all, but a few of them vaguely pinged his memory as being a Someone in the battle world. Not necessarily a band of shmucks then and maybe not a scam. Really though, Mewtwo? Dai didn't believe THAT for a second.<br><br>From behind him a sleek roserade showed herself, taking her own gauge of the situation. She looked almost more on top of absorbing her surroundings than her vapid trainer. She practically oozed cleverness and grace, calm and collected with every one of her movements. A fancy green ribbon was tied around her neck, the golden badge of a master rank clever contest glimmering in the light.<br><strong><br>"Rade..."</strong> she prowled forward a bit, placing herself naturally between the walrein and Dai as he approached the group.<br><strong><br>"Daiki Ikeda,"</strong> Dai introduced himself, <strong>"Master ranked contest spectacular star and stage magician at your service. You may have heard of me..."</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Pokemon: an ultimate journey (ic thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Wyldeviolet</strong> on <strong>15-03-2018, 09:06:33</strong>
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				Even more people had shown up, and Ivan was beginning to wonder just how many would end up here in the end. Was this many trainers really needed? It was quite the eclectic group to from the looks of things. If anything they'd probably be a lot of fun to hang out with, messing around with them would be entertaining to. Though he'd wait a bit before trying anything, it was time to be serious. Legendaries going missing was no small ordeal. Everyone seemed to be having their own little conversations in ones and twos. <br><br>Bloom was twirling around happily, the flower like pokemon was a bit of a fan of contests. Especially looking pretty and elegant. She'd downright insisted on wearing a pink bow not long after she'd met a contest trainer and their pokemon some time back. But the poor pokemon had a serious case of stage fright, else he'd have happily found a contest for her to enter in from time to time. Though the thought of having to dress up in the types of costumes worn by the trainers made him snort. At 6'0 and built muscularly he looked a little ridiculous in all that finery. Sitting quietly for the moment and listening in on the ongoing conversation, he idly watched his roserade dancing about. Enjoying the rest after the trip, his feet ached after walking so far.<br><br>Dozing a little in the sunshine, he missed Bloom bolting off in the direction of the newest arrival. Until an exceptionally loud chant of "RADE!! RADE!! ROSERADE!!" grabbed his attention. Red eyes blinked open, with a puzzled frown on his features. Landing on the sequined coat and fancy pants, it wasn't difficult for him to guess just why Bloom was so excited and staring openly at the other roserade, dancing happily about. If it were possible there'd be stars in her eyes. Hefting himself up with a groan, he wandered over to apologise and retrieve his over excitable pokemon. The guy looked vaguely familiar, probably from TV when he'd been coerced into leaving contest shows on by his pokemon.<br><br>"Hey there, sorry. Bloom is mine. She's a little over enthusiastic about contest trainers and their pokemon. Name's Ivan, apparently we all got the same invite"<br><br>He turned briefly back to the still debating group. Raising his voice to be heard clearly.<br><br>"I vote to check out the cave, might as well rather than sit here"<br><br>Looking back to Daiki with an apologetic smile.<br><br>"Sorry, no one can seem to decide what to do apparently"<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Pokemon: an ultimate journey (ic thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>thewomboldt</strong> on <strong>15-03-2018, 18:49:48</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/14/75/c5/1475c586be86f7392ec2613cf1efbf39.png)</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: courier;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 36pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Zander Deltiro</strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="bbc_size">Location:cerulean city cave</span></div><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="bbc_size">Mood: inquizitive </span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="bbc_size">Pokemon:Weezing</span><br><br><hr><div align="center">Whilst in the midst of an intense gym battle for a new trainers final gym badge. An echoing crash came though the gym. " Ok Crobat lets finish this up with a cross poison" &nbsp; "Bat bat" his Pokemon let out in excitement as it tucked in its for wings to the center of its body. with a quick swoop the wing spread out sending a glowing beam of poison in the shape of an X towards the trainers Raichu clashing with it and sending it flying and Knocking it out. " Raichu is unable to battle Crobat is the winner" the judge exclaimed. " You did well"Zander said as his Crobat flew next to him "With a bit more training you can be a great trainer. Now I need to go find out what that crash was. Please pardon me" He said as he walked to the back of the gym <br><br><br>Zander walked to the back of the gym where he heard more commotion. as he turned to corner into a hallway he saw a Pidgey flying around in a panic. " Hey there. Its ok we are here to help" Zander said with a smile. The pidgey landed next to Zanders feet where he noticed broken glass from the window it must have smashed when breaking into the gym. He picked the little Pidgey up and examined it to confirm if it had been cut. There was no blood so it had to have shattered from the sharpness of it's beak. " What is this" Zander exclaimed as he noticed a note attached to a it talon. he read over it and sighed slightly " Well Crobat time to go on the road " he said as he called Crobat back to it's poke'ball. Zander quickly gathered supplies and closed down the gym " Not sure how long I will be gone" he said as he took one final look at the gym he had crated.<br><br>It had been quite the adventure to get to Cerulean City But he had made it. as he walked to the Cave he noticed several others there with there Pokemon. "They must have been called as well" He thought to himself as he looked up at his Weezing floating next to him. Zander approached the other others.&nbsp; </div><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Pokemon: an ultimate journey (ic thread)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>azzmeister89</strong> on <strong>16-03-2018, 23:06:48</strong>
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				At the confused looks on several of the others faces Tristan pulled out his pokedex and looked for the entry "Mewtwo is a genetically engineered pokemon made by manipulating the genes of Mew" he showed the image to the group.<br><br>"The experiment was under the orders of team rocket leader Geovanni but it was too powerful for him and it escaped. Even Red, arguably the strongest trainer in the world couldn't catch it" he ran a hand through his hair "of course anyone who ever made champion have tried but as is evident" he spread out his hands "Mewtwo is still free" 
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