sakurasuka

[B][COLOR=DarkGreen][FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]OOC: There's three of us coming in. Kitsune, her little brother Jason, and her boyfriend Christopher. Oh, and who's gonna get murdered? Or can we not know yet? [CENTER]__________________________________[/CENTER] Kitsune nodded at Mr. Jameson as she hussled her little brother to keep him moving [I][COLOR=DarkOrange]"Come on, Jason, let's keep moving." [/I] [/COLOR] Kitsune grabbed his bag from him and slung it over her shoulder along with three others, and then two on wheels. [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=DarkRed]"Hey, I can carry that!" [/COLOR] [/FONT] Jason hung his head as his sister took the bag carrying his laptop, PS2, and all of his other electronics and absentmindedly swaying it along with the rest. [FONT=Book Antiqua][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]"Kitsune!" [/COLOR] [/FONT] Kitsune's boyfriend ran up to her, apparently he fell behind, and put his arm around her waist, taking a few of her bags. [I][COLOR=DarkOrange]"Oh, there you are! Thank you!" [/COLOR] [/I] Kisune's face lit up and Jason stuck his finger in his mouth and made a gagging noise. [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=DarkRed]"Eew, gross!" [/COLOR] [/FONT] He wrinkled his nose as Kitsune kissed him on the cheek. [I][COLOR=DarkOrange]"Oh, lighten up." [/COLOR] [/I] Kitsune laughed, letting her boyfriend steer her down the hall, Jason falling behind purposly with intent on checking out the building. Jason loves to explore new places. [FONT=Book Antiqua][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]"Kisune, you're brother has homework to do, doesn't he?" [/COLOR] [/FONT] He looked behind him at Jason, who was now a good 5 yards behind them. [I][COLOR=DarkOrange]"Oh! You're right! Jason, hurry it up! You've got 3 essays to finish!" [/COLOR] [/I] Kitsune slowed to a walk and waited for Jason, now glaring angrily at Christopher, to catch up. They soon got to the room, they were all sharing the same one. Kisune set down her bags on one of the beds, and her boyfriend set down his on the other. Jason rushed over to his bag and pulled out his laptop and plugged it in. [I][COLOR=DarkOrange]"You had better be typing up you're essays!" [/COLOR] [/I] Kitsune kidded with him as she unpacked a few of her bags. [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=DarkRed]"Ummm.... Yeah..." [/COLOR] [/FONT] Jason cleared his throut a few times to cover up the sound of the computer dialing up to the internet. He had no intention on doing essays, in fact, but rather, he wanted to add a page to his website. He knew his sister didn't really care either way, but he would rather just let her think he was. He typed in the URL and began typing in long bits of HTML, then saving his work and opening a new page every once in a while to check his work. After about and hour or two, he seemed pleased with it for now and logged out. For about 15 more minutes he surfed the web, then, finding himself alone in the room, shut down his computer with intent on looking for his sister. He wondered how long she had been gone.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B][COLOR=DarkGreen][FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]"Oh, thank you..." Anizaki looked at her Blade and knelt down beside it, giving it the pill. Blade blinked repetedly out of disgust. Blade hates medicine in any form. "There. You're all better ^^ Wow, this stuff is really awesome! Thank you! Normally, it would've taken days for it to recover fully!" Anizaki stood up and shot an over-joyed smile at Dark, who returned it once he had administered the pill to his own Scyther. "Yeah. Thanks, Aku." "Oh, about the more energy thing, more energy than normal? Like, alot? Umm... Blade doesn't really need more energy... It'll like, explode or something..." Anizaki stuttered, looking over at the recovering Scithers. "Yeah... Quite a bit more energy, really." "Hey, can I have one of those? I'll pay you well for it! It's for study reasons..." Katai gogled at the Scythers. "Umm... Study reasons?" "Katai is a nurse. She no longer can help PKMN as much, due to the sheer lack of them, but she truly enjoys helping them still. She is the best nurse in all of Orange Islands, Jhoto, and Kanto combined. She has had a problem with learning how to put medication in pill form, though. No doubt she'll be obsessing over you for a few days. Better not let Unmenia know about that." Satoshi snickered. ((OOC: Katai was born in a village where arranged marriges are common. She was aranged to a person that she really liked, but then drifted apart from from him ever since the deppression. The dude's name was Unmenia. He is really over-protective, and almost killed Satoshi once, since he thought that they liked each other, and got jelous. Katai and Satoshi are no more than friends.)) "Really? Well, I don't know..." Dark joked with her. "Hey, who's Unmenia?" "Long story. Please?? PLEASE??? [I]PLEASE????[/I]" Katai ran up to Dark and stood about a foot from him. She wasn't quite as tall as him, even though she was a solid 4 or 5 years older. "Erk... Umm, okay?" Dark jumped back. "Hey hey hey! Katai, shove off!" Anizaki pushed her out of the way and glared around angrily. "What's you're problem?" Katai tripped but caught herself before she fell, but came up with the exact same expression as Anizaki. "I'm not the one with the problem! Look at you fawning over Dark!" Anizaki growled "What do you mean? I was only asking him a question! You're the one that's getting over-protective over nothing!" Katai growled back. "Haha! Cat fight! Watch it, Dark, looks like they BOTH like you, now!" Satoshi doubled over laughing and Dark took a few more steps back. "Umm... Uh, yeah... Well..." Dark stuttered. "HAHAHA!" Satoshi now rolling on the floor laughing... "SATOSHI! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!" Anizaki took a well-aimed kick at Satoshi. "BOTH?! LIKE THAT LITTLE RUNT? YEAH, RIGHT!" Katai kicked him, too... "OW!" Satoshi stood up, still snickering, but now holding his side where they both kicked him. "Hey, Katai, who're you callin' a runt, anyway? He's like, 3 inches taller than you! HA!" Satoshi started up again. "SATOSHI!" Katai and Anizkai each kicked him again, this time in the shin and he stopped. *Huff huff* Anizaki's face was bright red due to a mixture of both over-exertion, and embarassment. Katai looked exactly the same. "I was just joking. Hey, Katai, you're cute when you're mad." Satoshi turned on the charm. "That's not gonna work." Katai glared at him, but this time a bit of a smile twiched at the sides of her mouth. "Yeah, I know." SAtoshi and Katai both smiled, leaving Anizaki still angry and Dark still backing up. "Okay... I'm just gonna forget about that. Well, let's get back to training, shall we?" Dark looked around him at the Poke'mon that have been watching the whole ordeal, but seeing Dark look at them, they re-started thier training. Blade and Dil were now running around like they were starting to get super-hyper. Like they had been drinking soda all day or something. "Okay. Sounds good. Hey! Blade! Stop that!" Anizaki looked at Blade, who was now shooting random beam attacks at the wall. "Dil! Hey! No!" Dark started telling off Dil for doing the same thing. "Hey, guys, let's let our Poke'mon get to know each other, okay? No battles for now, just let them be themselves." Katai smiled. "Well, who else would they be?" Satoshi and Dark replied at the same time. "I say no." Satoshi shook his head. "We need to train, not 'get to know ourselves' or whatever. There's no point." "Katai, I can't believe you've become like... A shrink or something." Anizaki laughed. "No, I just think that if we're gonna be traveling together, we need to get to know each other. Become friends and all. Our Poke'mon included." Katai scoffed. "I don't need friends. Having friends makes you do stupid things like endanger the mission to help each other and all. Look at what freinds did to Blade." Anizaki nodded toward her smiling, laughing Scyther and wrinkled her nose. "C'mon, having friends can't be that bad. Look, Satoshi and me are friends, and we're happy. You and Dark are friends, aren't you?" Katai looked at her questioningly. "Well... I don't know. We just came to train. I told myself I'd not make friends, okay? What are you looking at me like that for, Katai?" Anizaki looked a bit perturbed with the whole situation. "It's nothing." Katai smiled. "Don't you smile at me! What are you smiling for? Cut it out!" Anizaki started following Katai, who had turned to leave. "Don't turn you're back on me! GET BACK HERE!" "Well, we'd better follow them." Satoshi smiled at Dark, who was now very confused. "Umm... I thought we were gonna train... Hey, I said you guys could follow me, not the other way around! HEY!" Dark ran after them angrily.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B][COLOR=DarkGreen][FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]"Cool sword..." Anizaki eyed the sword looking slightly dazed. "Hey! Blade! Train now! We have work to do!" Anizaki snapped back into reality and Blade over to her. Blade came slowly hanging it's head. "Scyther scy ther scy scy." (I'll train when I feel like training.) Blade replied contridictingly ((OOC: Is that even a word??)) "No, you have been slacking off ever since Dil got here. Don't you remember how hard we used to train? All of us! That means you too, Blade! Kick it into high gear and prepare for battle!" Anizaki seemed to have gotten through to Blade, but Dark was still trying desperately to make Dil see reason. Dil noticed that Blade had stopped struggling and was preparing itself for battle, and it stoped running around. "DIL!!!" Dark landed beside Dil, "Are you gonna battle now?" Dil nodding it's head 'yes'. Over a few yards away, Anizaki and Blade were traineng... Warming up, more like. Aku was trying to get Blade ready for the fight. They were doing some funky martial arts thing. "Ready, Aku?" Dark asked as he passed her on the way to his side of the field. "Depends. Are you?" Anizaki whispered. "Hmm." Dark nodded and took his spot on his side of the field, and Anizaki took hers. The two Scythers took a spot some 4 feet or so away from each other in the center of the field. "You guys ready? Why doncha make this a little more real, 'kay? I'll be ref! Oh, pick me!" Katai happily jumped up and down on the side of the field. "Katai, you barely know left from right. Just let the kids fight." Satoshi brushed his hair out of his eyes. "Who're you calling kids?" Anizaki yelled. "Oh, let's just battle." "Okay."[/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B][COLOR=DarkGreen][FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]"Doesn't matter. Hey you know, Dark's right, Satoshi. What's up with you and having to know everything about me all the time, eh?" Anizaki looked around for Blade and Dil while she spoke. "That's just what I do." Satoshi replied with a smile, stealing Katai's line. "Yeah. He's the same with me, if that accounts for anything. He did this stupid spy thing when I was on my adventure, (Oh, to be 13 again.) he was always following me and making big entrances every time we were in danger. ('We' meaning me and the newbie trainers ^^) Ha. That was a long time ago." Katai smiled as well, absentmindedly clapping to call her three PKMN. "Hey, Katai, do you want to show the little nOObs a real battle? Ruby vs Emrald? (Named it when it was a Scyther... Not smart...) How about it?" Satoshi and Ruby stood side-by-side ready for a fight. "Okay. Let's have a regular battle, though. Three-on-three, no martial arts, just PKMN. I'm totally wiped out from the trip here." Katai's PKMN came behind her and they were all smiling except Emrald. "... Emrald? Why...?" Anizaki put her face in her hand and shook her head. "Oh, shut up. Let's go." Katai and Satoshi each took one side of the ring. "Hey Aku, who are you cheering for? The winner, or Katai?" Satoshi joked. "I'm not cheering for either of you morons." Anizaki scoffed. "And you are not alowed to call me Aku." "Oh, c'mon Aku. Get into the fighting spirit. Take a side and cheer them on!" Katai gave her a thumbs up. "No. Let's go train, Dark. Somewhere NOT around my ideot cousin and her boyfriend." Anizaki sighed. "He's not my boyfriend!" "Yeah, I'm not her boyfriend!" "What's up with everyone and being so over-protective?" Dark asked. "Nothing!" "What are you talking about?!" "Says you!" The three of them yelled at him. "Hey... See what I mean? Oh, who cares. Let's go train." Dark said. "Azura, Stun, Blade, let's go!" Anizaki called her PKMN and told Stun and Azura to train agaist each other, and Blade to go train against Dil. "Well. What're we supposed to do, then?" Dark asked, seeing all of the PKMN training and Katai and Satoshi hogging the field. "Yo, morons! Hurry it up on the field!" Anizaki yelled. "Yes, sweet little Aku ^^ Hehe." Katai replied. "Okay. Let's get this over with." Satoshi said. "Let's battle Blade and Dil when they're done, okay?" Anizaki looked excited. "Umm... Okay. If they will." Dark looked over at the not-training PKMN over in the corner talking and goofing off and all. "Blade has never slacked off before, this is wierd." "Yeah. I know." "Tie! Again!" Katai moaned, dissapointed. "How come we alweys tie?" Satoshi shook his head.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[COLOR=DarkOrange][FONT=Century Gothic]OOC: Okay, this is my first RP and my favorite, I spent about a week making and drawing and figuring out my character, and eclips and guadoguardian are in it. Right now, that's the only thing keeping me from calling it quits. The story and all is awesome, and eclips took a long time to figure out how stuff is supposed to go and all, so I'm not just gonna leave, but untill the focal point is off of what the hell a dock is made of in what pretenses it is used, I'm not gonna post. Sorry, but I really find no amusment in 1) A guy who (It seems) lecturing me (And eclips) is the high point in his day, 2) A guy who seems just as annoyed with the whole shmear as me and doesn't post because anything he would would be held against him. 3) A suck up. (I can't believe you don't stand up for yourself. If someone was in any way rude to you IRL, you'd punch thier lights out or something.) 4) Random people either on vacation or ignoring RP and finally, 5) Myself, who has tried to fix stuff but it seems I've only made it worse. I think I'm just about sick and tired of this, as well as at least 3 others that I know of... I'll post only if I feel the need or boredom. Otherwise, leave me out of this. (Sorry eclips, but I get enough crap IRL every day that I don't need to be lectured by people online, and it's not your fault.)[/FONT][/COLOR]

[B][COLOR=DarkGreen][FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]Anizaki smiled at Blazekin and Dark. She was happy there were some people... And Poke'mon... Out there that were still happy despite the Deppresion. The Blazekin looked at her apprihensively at first, but then lowers it's guard a little. "Hey... Dark... Just tellin' you... I don't really like small places... like caves... So, umm..." Anizaki said in a barely audible voice. "What?" Dark wondered why this was just coming up now... "Well... Why you haven't bothered to mention that before, I don't know, but there's really nothing to be afraid of." "I know, it's stupid. It's not even a fear I can explain... I don't even know why I told you that... It's just I feel as though... It could cave in at any minute... A legitimate fear..." Anizaki tried to explain her fear, but it still wasn't very clear. "No fear is stupid, Aku. If you are scared of somethin' it doesn't hurt to tell people, either. Not to say you should just be scared of everyhting your whole life, now THAT would be stupid. You have to face your fears and fight the unknown and all that jazz." "Umm... Okay..." Anizaki still looked freaked out, though. "Yeah, and you got us to protect you!" Out from behind them jumped two figures... "EEYAH! *huff huff* KATAI? Why d'you hafta come out and scare me like that?" Anizaki jumped up out of fright. "It's what I do. So, how have you guys been?" Katai replied cheerily. "Katai, we've seen them less than an hour ago, I don't think they've done all that much. Hey... Aku (Don't call me that!) isn't that your pin? Didn't you win that a few years back?" Satoshi eyed the shiny thing pinned to Dark's chest with scepticism. "Yes." Anizaki replied with no emotion whatsoever. "Then why does he..." "Because he defeted me. I wanted him to have it. It is as important as an inanimate object can possibly get, and it is a token of his victory." Anizaki said these words truly from her heart it seemed, but it still lacked any true EMOTION in her tone. But hey, that's Aku Anizaki for ya'. OOC: Sorry for the short post... Gotta go! >.

[B][COLOR=DarkGreen][FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]OOC: Umm... DarkMark, sorry for putting your person so much in my posts, then not knowing what you're supposta act like >.< Yeah, well, whatever. I don't know if you care or not, but I'm not trying to rule your person or anything, or make him different, but I tend to put everyone around my person in my posts, and you're the only one around my person... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Hmm... You've got guts. Go, Azura, Hydro Pumo followed up with a Thunder!" Anizaki pointed at the opponent and Azura leaped around, dodging some ash balls and getting hit with others, losing HP but finaly finding an opening to attack... It hits! But somehow Flame isn't fainted? "How can your Azzurill learn Hydro Pump? Let alone Thunder! What is this? Grr... Okay, Fire Blast!" Dark quikly lost interest in what attacks Azura knew, he was now just concentrated on winning... The fire blast hit it's mark and sent Azura flying. "It's okay, Azura! Now, Arora Beam! Oh, and dark," She turned her attention momentarily to Dark, "I've never seen any trainer ('Cept the TR twins back there) ever get through that combo of attacks! You really are tough, I'll give you that, but no way you're gonna win. Azura, to your left!" Anizaki pointed out a Flame Wheel coming, and Azura barely dodged it, but it still got burned a little. Azura powered up for Arora Beam, and took precise aim, but Flame wasn't just gonna sit around and let her use a powerful Ice attack, and be just a sitting duck! "Flame, Rage attack!" Flame begun to use Rage, but Azura amazingly enough, dodged it. Flame's Rage was stopped abruptly by Azura unleashing her Arora Beam and knocking Flame almost out of the ring, but it made a quick save and came back with another Rage. "Okay, let's try another Hydro Pump?" Anizaki asked Azura, Azura nodded, saying it was up to it. Azura pointed her tail at Flame and unleashed a huge Hydro Pump directly at him... Making a direct hit! But still, even after all that, it still had HP left... But barely. "Flame, we can still do this! Go, Rage again!" Flame started shooting random Rage attacks everywhere, finally hitting Azura. Azura's tiny body couldn't stop in mid-air, so she just curled up and waired to land. She coudn't yet use another attack, the downfall of having all power and no easy attacks and in being so young was that she could not use so many attacks or she would tire herself out, as she is now. Azura was going to fast to stop herself, so Anizaki ran over and caught her as soon as she flew out of the ring. The match belonged to Flame and Dark. "You did well, Azura. Now, let's wait untill Katai gets here to heal you. You are a good trainer, Dark, to have reduced her HP by that much. I'm impressed. Though, your Flame took more damage, my Azura didn't have any energy to go on. Of course, it gets it back instantly after the battle..." She said sarcastically at the fact Azura was now hopping around on her tail again. "Wow. That fluffball is more powerfull than I expected. How is it that it can go it's merry way and hop around when just moments ago, it could barely move?" Dark asked, pulling out a potion to heal Flame. "I don't know all that much, either. All I know is that she can quickly regain her strength, but what does that matter if she is already lost due to the fact she gave her opponent a 30 second opening? Well, Azura needs to work on her stamina, and she needs to pace herself. That last Hydro Pump almost took you out, but she used too much powed in it. She almost won, but drained herself in doing so. And she also panics once she gets to that point. She can't keep her cool." Anizaki knelt down and petted Azura. "Oh... I see. It is a high level, yes, and it knows all the high level attacks, but it is young and unexperienced, so it can't use tham to her full ability. That would be a major drawback..." Dark wondered for a moment how the match would've gone if Azura had been more experinced, but he already knew the answer. "Hit the nail on the head. Well, to the victor goes the spoils, here. Take this, as a token of your victory." She held out a pin... It was in the shape of a Masterball. "What is it?" Dark walked up to her. "It is the prize from the tournament I won. This was the biggest one there had been in years, and it had all of the winners and strong trainers all of every reagion could find. There ended up being 48 people at that tournament. I won the last match with Azura. You defeted Azura, meaning this should have been yours." Anizaki spoke in short sentences and tried to keep a sweet tone in her voice. She was un-happy that she lost, but she wouldn't have rather lost to anyone else. She was truely happy for him. She didn't know why, normally if she lost at something, she would throw something at the victor then deny it ever happened, hitting whoever said otherwise with something long and hard, but this time... She didn't really care. "No... You won this, why are you trying to give it ot me, huh?" Dark looked at it like it might be a trap or something, turning it over in her palm. "No, no trap. Just because you are my friend." She couldn't believe she just said that. WHY DID I JUST SAY THAT?! "Well, yeah. You beat me, it belongs to you. "Just because I beat you doesn't mean I won that tournament. You did, apparently, so you keep your pin." Dark pushed her hand away. "Take it or die." Anizaki started to get a bit angry... "I mean, no, here." She pinned it to his shirt. "There. It looks nice ^^ D'you like it?" "Uh.... Sure." Dark didn't know what to say. He half wished Anizaki would go back to being evil, but... "Thanks..." "No problem." She smiled. SMILED![/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[COLOR=DarkGreen][FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium][B]"Yes. Let's go, Katai, Satoshi, if you will..." Anizaki looked back to see if they were coming, and took off just as fast as Dark. (She couldn't very well go faster, she doesn't know where to go ^^) "Hmm." Satoshi dissapeared, apparently running too fast to be seen. "Oh, wait up! I can't... AAAHHH!" Katai started to follow, but tripped on tree root... (Okay, I forgot to mention, Katai is sssooo uncoordinated, she can barely take a step without falling on her face. The wierd thing, though, she has never once tripped or made a mistake in a fight or while in a tree... Yeah... Katai is supposed to be wierd.) "Coming. *Sigh* You okay?" Satoshi came back and helped her up, and didn't wait for her answer, he just put his arm through her's and dragged her along. They could no longer see Dark or Anizaki... "Oh, wait! We left Spore behind!" Katai went back for Venonat and scooped it up into her arms. "Oh, I'm so sorry, Spore (Veno's name.)" Katai stroked it's fur (Venonat was so affected by the depresion that it's color had morphed to green, and it had numerous scars and was very tiny... It wouldn't die, the depresion hit it slowly and it built up somewhat of an immunity to it.) But it still looked really sick and sad, until the moment Katai picked it up and it's eyes lighted up. "Spore... You know Katai, there are probably numerous PKMN that are like that, but don't have the will to live. Spore lives for you, but what do the wild PKMN have that lost all thier friends and now feel sick all the time and wont get better? You should help them, Katai. Once we get TR back, the PKMN can take up home there. Katai, do you know the cure for PKMN that have been hit with the depresion? Love. I hate to say it, but if a PKMN can get through the worst phase of the depresion, then they just may live. There is no sure-fire way, no perfect cure, but if the PKMN loves you and concentrates on that, they have something to live and fight for. The worst effects of the depresion are to make you feel as though you need not exist, noone loves you, but if you counter that, you give them a chance. Do that, Katai. I'm sure Aku would be more then happy... Well, a little bit happy, to help you, and I know I would." Satoshi was petting Venonat now as well. "Satoshi... I will. I will help PKMN hit by the depresion, and I will help them... Give them a chance to get better... And take care of them afterwards..." Katai blinked her eyes and opaque tears rolled down her pale cheeks... "Katai, just know, they will most likely not live. Don;t just expect to go out there and save every PKMN in existance. Love only goes so far, then it's up to them..." Satoshi had a caring look on his face for a second or two... "Oh! We need to follow them!" Katai remembered. (Amazing! Katai remembered something!) "No, we can take our time. I know where they're going, we'll catch up later. I sent Ruby after them as a backup plan, though, don't worry." Satoshi looked quite happy with his readiness to formate plans and things "Okay. We'll walk. Besides, Aku most likely doesn't want us there..." Katai thought aloud. "Not true. She looks up to you. It's just that she can't get past the fact that we betrayed TR so many years ago... It's not her fault, I can see where she's coming from. But if only she'd been there..." Satoshi muttered. "Yeah. She would've done the same thing." Katai and Satoshi started walking after Anizaki and Dark... ***Anizaki and Dark*** "Keepin' up? Hey, where's your friends?" Dark yelled over his shoulder at Anizaki. "I dunno. Katai moroniclaly tripped over a tree root or something. What am I, her keeper?" Anizaki sped up a bit and they were both running side by side for a while. "Why not?" Dark sped up as well, but more to show off. "She's my cousin, yes, but do I despise her? Also a yes." Anizaki couldn't let a boy beat her, so she kept right up with him. They stayed exactly the same pace for a while, each trying to go faster than the other, but none succeding. At last, they each colapsed, out of breath. "We... Are... Almost there..." Dark leaned against a tree... "Really.... Then?" She took a few sharp breaths and pulled a metal canteen out of her pocket and took a big drink and screwed the cap back on. "I... Can't go much... Farther if I tried..." Anizaki joked. "Ha... Yeah... I wonder where your... Cousin and the wierd guy... Are about now? Think... Think they got lost?" "Katai? yes..... Satoshi? No. They are just.... Trailing." Anizaki tried to un-stick the hair from her face and make it lay straight, but the hair just did whatever it wanted. "!!! I hate this... Stupid hair!!" She slumped over in defeat. "Well... Let's get going." Dark stood up. With a little trouble, but nonetheless... "In a minute... I think my Venonat is... kinda tired... It refuses to... Get in my backpack, though." Anizaki and Dark both looked up into the tree that a winded Venonat was sitting in. "Okay, then." Dark remembered his promise to leave them behind if they couldn't keep up, but he feeled a bit sorry for the poor Venonat. And besides, Blade and Dil had already gotten comfortably and were smiling and talking rapidly in PKMN language. "We'll just rest here a while. Maybe your cousin will catch up that way. Hey, why not train while we're waiting? I said I was gonna train, and I'm gonna train!" "Okay!" Anizaki looked happy he was so enthusiastic about bettering himself and his PKMN, and no way she was gonna dissagree. "Let's go, Azura!" A cute little Azzurill poped out of Anizaki's backpack that now lay about 20 ft away... "Let's just do this in a 1-on-1 barrle, okay? Blade isn't about to battle (See? This is where love gets you.) and my Venonat is too exhausted to move, let alone battle." "Yeah. Fine. I'm gonna kick your butt!" Dark took one side of the clearing. "Let's just see, shall we?" Anizaki took the other, a cute blue Azzurill bouncing around her. "Azura! Do you have to be so... So happy all the time? We are EVIL! Members of the infamous TR, you know!" Anizaki put her hand on her face and shook her head, like she was lecturing a child. "Azu? Zu zu rill?" Azzurill stopped and tried to look mean. She glered at dark and growled, then looked up at Anizaki smiling as if asking if she did it right. "HA! Cute wimp, Aku! HAHA!" Dark doubled over laughing at it. It was quite funny, but Anizaki didn't see the humor. "SHOVE IT! Good enough, Azura." She sighed. "Now send out your PKMN to thier doom, Dark. Don't underesimate he just because she'd nice and small and cute and ARG! NEVERMIND! Send out your PKMN." "Underestimate? There's nothing there to underestimate! The fluff ball is barely 6 inches tall!" Dark kept laughing at Azzurill. Well, more at Anizaki, "Aku? Why would you have a PKMN like that? Aren't you a bug trainer, anyway? Why aren't your PKMN more evil?" "I like all PKMN. Powerful intimidating ones are okay, but aren't they always better small and not thought of? You wouldn't expect Azura to last at all in any battle, but I'll have you know, this Azzurill has beaten many a tough PKMN. It once defeted Blade. Mind you, Blade had already been training all day, but a win is a win. Blade accepted the battle and lost. Not to say Blade is weak, Katai's Scizor is the strongest PKMN in the entire world. (Satoshi's is tied w/it, though.) and Blade can stand up to it. Well, almost, anyway. Please don't underestimate Azura, okay? It may be the last thing you do in this battle." Azura, trying to show it's worthy-ness, took a battle stance, balacing on it's tail, but it fell over and started blushing angrilly. "Okay then." Dark couldn't help but snicker at that, but he didn't let Anizaki hear him. "Let's begin, if you're serious." "I'm serious enough. Send out your PKMN, Dark." Anizaki crossed her arms. Azura tried to do the same, but it's arms were too short so it just settled on clenching it's fists.[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]

[B][COLOR=DarkGreen][FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]"Yeah?" Anizaki looked at Dark, "You know, I'd rather you'd call me by Anizaki, but I don't really mind Aku, it's just that where I'm from, you call everyone by last names unless they're your close friend, and I don't really want to be friends with any of you. No offence, I just don't want to turn out like some lovey loser that is attached to everything. But you can call me whatever you like." "Okay, Aku!" Kin smiled. "Not you, just Dark." "Aww..." Kin really was kinda tired of Anizaki by now, but he didn't say anything. He wished she'd just be decent. "Why just me, huh?" Dark eyed her suspiciously. "Well, duh! You trained your Dil well, well enough my Blade respects it, anyway. That said, you are a powerful trainer and a good ally and I've no right to tell you how and how not to address me." Anizaki tucked her hair back in place. "Okay... Oh, you know, about Dil and Blade," Dark paused and wondered why Anizaki was suddenly accknowledging the fact that her Scyther liked Dil, "I don't think Dil will like it if we just left." "Yeah, you know, Blade would probably follow you..." Anizaki thought things over, "So you are going to train alone?" "Yeah... Haunter, flame, Dil and me. And I guess you and Blade, if you want to come." Dark looked kinda mad at having to be so nice, but he really didn't want to have to leave Dil behind, that was out of the question. "Okay!" Anizaki said in a very light and happy voice, "I mean, I suppose I will. You will make a good training partner." Anizaki went back to her usual tone. "Okay, then. I guess we should get started. How strong are your PKMN?" Dark asked. "Aww, isn't that sweet?" Katai and Satoshi approached them, but Satoshi remained silent while Katai spoke, "The cute litte Scythers and the cute little trainers ^^ This is like one of those shoujo romance comics!" "Erk! Katai, you're NOT coming!" Anizaki turned around quickly to fid herself in a face almost mirrored to her own. "Why ever not? Is there a reason you don't wnat Satoshi and I to accompany you, Aku?" Katai winked. "NO! I mean, YES! You are ANNOYING, that's why!" Anizaki's face reddened. "Well, now, what about me? I don't suppose you find me annoying, do you?" Saoshi looked amused with the whole arguement. He really did like dissagreements. "No, but, I mean, yes... Oh, I don't know anymore. Whatever. Do whatever you want." Anizaki gave up. It was her against them, and she wasn't going to win. "Yay! We're goin' on another journey!" Katai whirled around and laughed, "Oh, we'd better get you guys aquainted with our PKMN! Katai whisled and four PKMN appeared behind both her and Satoshi. Two Scizors, a Venomoth and a Venonat, a Dewgong and an Azumarril, and a Mightyenna and a Golduck. "Yes. We have more, but they don't rightfully belong to us, they are property of TR." Satoshi said. His were the Scizor, Venomoth, Azumarril, and Mightyenna. The rest were apparently Katai's. "What's with you guys and TR? They don't exist anymore. The morons destroyed themselves!" Dark spoke up at last. "Yes. They, under new rule, caused the deppression. There was nothing any of us could do about it, but Carter and the rest of the group lessened the blast. We all fought against it and lost many PKMN in that battle. Katai and I were the only ones with more than one or two left. Dewgong and Mightyenna are our newest ones, but the rest aided us in the battle. Poor Venonat left with more than just a few scarrs, though." Satoshi didn't try to justify himself or TR, but instead pointed out thier faults. All eyes were on the tiny Venonat trying to hide behind Katai's leggs. "That is awefull..." Dark addmitted, sorry he ever brought it up, "But if TR caused all this, then why do you still support them?" "Because it is my fault. The deppression and all, and I wish to bring back TR and make them fix the world back to the way it's supposed to be. Then we can go back to our plunderous ways in peace, after we are no longer indepted to anyone." Satoshi took a breath, "My sister was the ruler of TR when this all began. I could have stopped her, but it would have resulted in her death. I got cold feet, and she went through with her plan. Her plan sidetracked and got messed up, causing the wave of deppression." "Saving your sister's life doesn't account for 'cold feet', Satoshi... If you and Katai and your friends wouldn't have been there, ALL PKMN would be gone." Anizaki comforted him. "Well, this conversation is getting a bit deep... Mind if I change the subject? When are we gonna start training?" Katai didn't have her usual bouncy voice, but she still sounded somewhat happy. "Yeah. We should start training." Dark had a whole new respect for Satoshi, but still didn't aggree with it all, but what does it really matter? Satoshi's gonna do whatever he wants whether anyone likes it or not, Dark supposed. "C'mon, Blade, let's go." Anizaki was trying to pull Blade away from Dil, but it wasn't really working... "I said let's GO!" Anizaki gave one last yank on Blade's arm and fell to the ground. "Fine! Have it your way!" "Don't be so mad, this is the first time it's probably even seen so many PKMN, Aku. No wonder it's excited." Katai helped her up. "Yeah. I guess." She still didn't look fully satisfied, but whatever.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B][COLOR=Indigo][FONT=Fixedsys] Name: Shinrai Age: 15 Species: Hillian Main weapon: Shurkien and single Wakazashi (Also has a bow, but only uses it in extreme conditions...) Magic: Cure/Bow & Arrow abilities Apperence: Short in hieght, long blonde hair (With red and green streaks in it) and a huge green and orange hat (Similar to Mistril's on .hack//) and baggy orange and green pants (Similar to InuYasha's) and a short orange/green shirt (Like a mix between a sailor school girl uniform, and InuYasha's shirt...) huge green eyes and a cute face. Postion: Healer/Long range fighter. Special power: Heal (Really good healer. Uses no MM to cure.) Personallity(Not needed, but I can't help it ^^): LOVES Chickens... A really shy girl, but is fairly mental when you get to know her. Off the wall, kinda. She is not above being mean, but she scolds others for doing so, she is mysterious, though, and never tells you anything straint out. Always in riddles. So, it's really annoying to have a conversation with her. Bio(Yet again...): Knows Link from various travels, lives in a cabin not too far from the LonLon ranch, she has a horse, and also once knew Zelda. Not well, just had spoken with her a few times. She liked Zelda, though, wich is the only reason she aggreed to help save her. She is the kind of person that wouldn't help anyone unless it would benifit her in some way... [/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[COLOR=DarkOrange][FONT=Century Gothic]OCC: Okay then, I just figured Ash would be out of the picture by now. (Figuring Misty to be about 15, since Katai is almost 14, that's the whole 'good friends' thing.... Katai lived in Ceruleon for a little while. They were supposta be around the same age... A year apart.) YES, I KNOW WHAT A DOCK IS! ROROHIKO AND MIZU WERE STANDING ON IT WHEN THE WAVE HIT, AND UNLESS THIS IS SOME SUPER-FREAKY DOCK, THEN IT SHOULD BE MADE OUT OF WOOD, HENCE THE WOOD IN THE WATER. And still, if this is Ash's time, (Whitch I don't remember 'establishing' that, but I am just as forgettful/clumsy whatever you'd call it, as Katai, so whatever.) then you'd think that he would make a grand opening sometime soon? Oh, and you will never no matter what make me believe that the cult thing is more dangerous and threatning than TR, so cut it out. TR has weapons and scientists and trainers and spies. And a bunch of alliances. And now Katai. *Freaky music plays and everyone gasps* ..... No, not really, but they should. (Notice I'm all for TR ^^) Well, whatever. I'm not in a good mood. How come every RP I join people spend all thier time trying to prove me wrong or accuse me of something? ('Cept SUN SHINE, but it got killed...) Goodbye. *Walks away and starts talking to self* (My new hobby.)[/FONT][/COLOR]

[B][COLOR=DarkGreen][FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]OCC: Well, sorry okay? It's just that you ALREADY made Katai a boy in her 20's and you made Satoshi have an Arbok (Not your fault I'm forgettful and forgot to post what they had, but still...) I am in another RP and tried to bring Satoshi into it, (He's a guy in one of my comics and I love him, but I never want to be a guy in RP cause things get wierd, so I just try to stay within my gender.) And he is suppost to be the best, and in the other RP, (That takes place bafore deppression... Katai is the person I play, but eclips said I couldn't bring her over since the other one's not done yet, but she could come in sometime...) a lotta people automatically made thier's the best, and it ticked me off witch triggered me to bring in Satoshi, and I just figured, not knowing that, that you would make Zan win since him (And Anizaki!) are most likely the strongest in all of RP... And I just really hate short posts. But sorry, it's just in all the other RPs I've been in noone's been so uptight. (I didn't think I made you all nice... That's what you said was wrong, was it not?) Oh, and what's with the short posts here? In my other RPs a post as short as some of the longer ones here would be considered spam! (The admin. people yelled at oe girl in a dot hack// one I was in, and she posted three short paragraphs.) Dunno, I'm pretty new, so I guess I just don't know all that much.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[B][COLOR=DarkGreen][FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]"Well, the one seems strong enough." The orange haired kid stepped out from behind a tree and walked directly in Aku's path. "What do you WANT? Look, just 'cause you got your a** kicked by that loser, doesn't mean it's my fault! You really are making me look bad, ya know? You're making all of TR look bad!" Anizaki looked a little... Flushed to say the least. "Hello, Aku. I suppose these are your friends, then? Quite a few. You came out more popular than I ever would have guessed. (With your whole, 'I'll rule the world' thing and all.) Oh, Katai! Look at Blade!" The orange haired boy sounded, if possible, more cold and evil than Zan and Anizaki combined. His eyes were narrowed almost to slits until he he noticed the two Scythers. "..... Don't call.... Me Aku.... Satoshi...." Aku stepped behind Tanji and hid her face behind her bangs as if to make everyone not notice her resemblance to Katai... "Aww, c'mon Aku! Don't be so dull! Oh, aren't the Scythers just SSSOOO cute?" Now the green haired girl was back. They were apparently friends of Anizaki's... Or enemies, either way. "Grrrr..... They are NOT cute! Blade is furosious! He could scalp you in a minute!" Aku's voice grew, if possible, colder. "Let's go, Katai! Here and NOW! If I win, you NEVER talk to me again!" "Oh, you're just the cutest little thing, Aku. Well, fine, but if I win, you have to promise to be more cheery and lovey and make a few friends, 'kay?" Katai winked and a dark red Scizor appeared beside her, as well as Satoshi... "Oh, Satoshi, yours doesn't need to be here! I thought it was busy training! This is MY battle, 'kay?" "Yes, Katai. I'll await your victory over there... This could get messy, I've seen both of them battle. They're ruthless. You might want to move, for your own safety." Satoshi tilted his head toward the tight knit group of young-teenagers and noticed one looking angrily at him... Zan, of course, the Rocket uniform kinda stood out. "You lookin' at me?" "You wear the Rocket emblem, yet do you know what it means? What you're symbolizing? Evil! Destruction! Ruthless demolition!" Zan looked at Satoshi with a look of pure venom, with Satoshi returned hundredfold. "What's wrong with that?" Satoshi talked so calmly of the anguish TR had once caused... "I wear the emblem because I am not one to hide my 'true feelings', as moronic lovey-types would call it." Satoshi paused to hear a 'What's wrong with lovey-types, huh?" from Katai, and a 'That's right! Evil rocks!' from Anizaki, "Team Rocket is... Was my home. Katai and I left, and we regrett it somewhat, and we accknowledge that, henceforth marking ourselves and forewarning others of our... Spotty backgroung. It's better than keeping it inside and it coming as a surprizs to everyone." Zan looked at the nodding group of ex-Rockets nodding and he winced out of hatred, but didn't say anything more. He already thought he had proved himself against this loser, why argue? He knows he's wrong. "Don't you dare think you're better than me. You won our mach fair and square, but if you really wanna have a battle, then bring it on! Arbok is newly evolved, but you looked like a little wimpy trainer, so I underestimated you. So, would you like a REAL battle, or do you want me to use my secret weapon?" Satoshi's eyes narrowed back to slits. "I'll take your challenge, but only if you realize that I am better than you. You lowered yourself to join ranks with a DEAD GROUP OF THIEVES." Zan saw that sink in and thought it was a nice touch for a begining of a match. "Use whatever you wish, you will still lose at my hand." "Fine. Your funeral. Go, Ruby!" The Scizor that had come to him earlier came back... Raring for battle. "A one-on-one?" "You may use however many you own. I will just use Ruby." "Oh? Well, I'll just use Gyarados again!" Gyarados appeared in a flash of light and used a Hydro-Pump from the start, but it seemed as though Ruby just dissapeared into thin air... "Well, just use Metal-Claw, okay, Ruby? Wouldn't want to hurt it too bad, now." Satoshi comanded, but Zan still couldn't see Ruby... Katai, standing a few feet away from him was darting her eyes all sround. Apparently she was seeing something he wasn't... "Grrr.... Hydro-Pump again! At the left corner!" Zan said, following Katai's eyes to read where Ruby went. "Nope. Another miss. Go in for the kill, Ruby." And without warning, before the words had even fully escaped, Gyarados was hit with the full extent of the Metal-Claw by Ruby, but Ruby was still nowhere to be seen. "Look, what did you do? TR is scum, you cheated to win, you must've. How is it I couldn't see your PKMN?" Zan looked almost sad at having lost to him, but it came out much more angry... "You snot-nosed brats have un-trained eyes and no sixth-sence. Goodbye." Satoshi jumped up into the tree above Katai and Anizaki's upcoming battle and took a seat on one of the higher branches. "I'll show him... No way he's gonna just get away with that...I beat him so easily the first time. What did he do?" Zan thought to himself. "Okay, let's begin, shall we?" Katai, Anizaki, Blade, and Katai's Scizor stood on 4-corners of the ring. "On your marks..." Katai took a battle stance, "Get set..." Everyone wondered why it was not just the PKMN, but the trainers who seemed to be preparing themselves, "GO!" Katai and Anizaki leaped into battle, as did thier PKMN. Apparently, Katai and Anizaki were both Mertial artists or something. "Uh... What's up with all that? I can't see anything... Well, I see some green and orange and black flashes every once in a while, but they're just going too fast... I can't even see thier PKMN..." Kin and Tanji gawked at the strange battle. "Well, I win!" Katai and Scizor landed on thier feet in unison, re-appearing. Aku and Blade didn't look quite as lucky... Blade was holding itself up with one claw stabbed in the groung, and Anizaki wasn't standing at all. She was making an effort too, though... "D*** you... I should've... Won..." Anizaki huffed and amazingly stood up. "Now, please don't ask for a re-match, Aku. That really seems like something you'd do..." Katai trailed off. "Oh, I'll have you guys healed and bandaged up in a jiff!" True to her word, in about 30 seconds or so Blade and Anizaki looked fine again and the only thing that distinguished the fact that battle occured was a few bandages. "Wow, you're a really good nurse!" Andrea momentarily forgot Katai was a member af TR, and praised her good healing skills. "Katai, let's leave, I don't think we're wanted here." Satoshi lookd around at everyone, and some looked angry, some looked astonished at the whole ordeal, and some looked just plain emotion-less at the moment... "I don't wanna leave yet. I want some bonding time with my baby cousin!" Katai put her arm around Anizaki and Anizaki wriggled out. "No, you leave!" "Why don't we just all go to Kin's master's house or whatever, okay? I don't really think it matters whether they come or not..." Dark said, but he seemed more interested (As were Katai and Aku,) at watching Del and Blade. Del seemed worried about Blade, but Blade just seemed happy. "That really is the sweetest thing, PKMN love." Katai sat down beside Dark. "NO IT'S NOT! Okay, PKMN love is all honky-dory and all, I mean it makes them happy, but not MY Blade! Blade isn't some lovey-dovey type, okay?" Anizaki put on a fake angry face, but didn't fool anyone. "Come off it, Aku. I can't believe it either, but I think it's gonna be something we just have to get used to." Dark accidentally called Aku by her first name, but she didn't seem to notice or care. It seemed as though the pause was her way to agree with him. Or secretly be thinking he is an idiot, either way.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[FONT=Century Gothic][COLOR=DarkOrange]OCC: Yes, I never said the ship wes made of wood. I just said Karasu blew holes in it. VERY posible. I figured the dock would be, though. You didn't exactly SAY it wasn't, so I just figured. Guess I was wrong. (Easy mistake, just a few short posts ago you were lecturing eclips about how 'we are on a dock, not inside, there's not a roof' or whatever) As for the TR/TA/TM thing, I'm expecting this is a much later date than the TV show, (At least a few years) and TR expanded more into Hoen, meaning TA and TM would either have to work TOGETHER with EACH OTHER, or seperatly with TR or they would BOTH be destroyed by rocket's rampage. The base Katai and Kazu went to before was a TR/TA joint base. (Hence Unmenia being welcome there.) So TR now also has TA and TM at it's disposal, as well as the millions of members in every reagion. (TA and TM won't work together in the same place for the same mission, though... TR has promised to help each one as much as they service THEM, meaning each is kind of competing to raise the level of land/water.) Oh, I didn't think it was that long, I went back and put in more talking and forgot to take out that end thing. But it WAS a short post. (I just didn't think I put enough detail...) That's all I'm gonna do, since I don't even think everyone WANTS to leave yet, so everyone can just do whatever, I'm gonna sit back for a while. Oh, just a little note, Katai said you either agree with and FULLY TRUST BOTH HERSELF AND JOSH or you might as well be saying 'no'. Josh coming along was a mojor part of the plan ONLY IF HE COULD KEEP LATIOS, otherwise, he's pretty useless vs Rocket. (All of them.) And you disagreed with that aspect of the plan and, in Katai's eyes, discarded the idea completely. Not being able to trust your comrades is as bad as not having any. This was more of a test of trust than a real aspect to the plan, to see if Rorohiko, Josh and herself would all selflessly put aside thier wants and needs for the better of all, trusting and believing in each other and working as a team. The plan could be accomplished without Josh, but Katai wanted to see how easily Rorohiko would turn his back on one who wishes to help him, and Rorohiko failed misserably. That, not Katai's total control issiue, is the reason she discarded her plan. P.S. Katai is still infiltrating TR. That hasn't changed.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=DarkGreen][B][FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]Um.... I'm just wondering, how would the aquaintances work? Like, if they are all in thier own place, and they each find a clue at the same time, is that posible? ex.:[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOrange][I]Kitsue walks into room and sees something suspicious...[/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[/COLOR] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=DarkRed]Jason goes to dining hall to get something to eat, but stumbles across a closet he's never seen before... Curiosity takes over him and he opens the door...[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=DarkGreen]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[/COLOR] [FONT=Book Antiqua][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]Christopher was almost finished re-writing a report ((OCC: I've decided he's gonna be an aspiring writer with a columb in a newspaper)) and he got up to open the window and saw two people talking below... One of them stepped into the light and Christopher saw it was...[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=DarkGreen]See, I don't really get how we are gonna even do that, since it's not like we have a floor-plan of the hotel thing, so how're we gonna know if there even IS a closet on the way to the dining-hall or whatever?[/FONT][/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkOrange][FONT=Century Gothic]"Think; if there was a multi-milion person crime establishment thing, you'd think they would have spies in all of everywhere. Giovanni no longer runs TR, I already know who does, so whatever. *Cough, Satoshi's sister, cough* And though I don't know how many people are in the cult, I know it isn't millions, and I know that they don't have as many PKMN as Rocket, or as many spies or allies, (Rocket has both TA and TM) so TR is definitally more of a threat than the cult. Also, if you are so powerfull he can just beat all the cult ppl w/out any problem, then why even worry? That would make TR much more of a threat." Katai looked at Rorohiko unblinkingly. "No, you don't---" Rorohiko tried to speak, but was interupted by Katai. "I gave you the choice to accompany me, or to betray and distrust Josh and I. Apparently, you chose the second, making me your enemy, Rorohiko." Katai said in a small but confident voice, "I never let my enemies accomplish thier goals. Come, Josh, we need to get out of here. Farewell, Rorohiko." Katai swirled around and grabbed Josh's wrist and pulled him toward the water, but he stopped abruptly, "Where are you taking me?" Josh still didn't know whether or not to trust her... "Out of here. Send out Charizard and hurry! Go, I'll keep them occupied!" Katai motiooed toward Rorohiko and the guard people, "GO NOW YOU MORON! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!" "Aura! C'mon!" Josh sent out Charizard and mounted it, looking back at Aura to see if she was coming. "Charlia!" Aura sent out Charlia and followed Josh... "Karasu, go! Surf! Carter, you'd better move!" Katai's Tentacruel landed in the water and caused a huge tidal wave to start... And it was headed right for the dock... Where everyone was standing. "Ahh!" Carter sent out Dragonair and he and Maura grabbed onto it, and Kazu used Pidgeott... Katai kinda dissapeared for a minute. The wave crashed into the dock, leaving it in pieces and all of the guards plus a stunned Rorohiko and Mizu in a big unconcious pile on what was left of the dock... The boat lost a few hunks of wood, too. Kinda looked like swiss-cheese... "Oops. A bit too rough there, Karasu. Maybe we shoulda stuck with water-gun or something..." Katai fell from the sky and landed on one knee on a piece of wood in the water. "We'd better get outta here... Befor the guards wake up." "Er... Was that nececary, Katai?" Kazu circled a little lower so he could talk to her, "I mean, now you are in trouble with the law as well as Rorohiko... (Not that I care what happens to him, but...) You should watch your back, Katai... Why are you STILL wearing that uniform?" " 'Cause it's cute, doncha think?" Katai said sweetly as she jumped onto Pidgeott and took a seat behind Kazu "Yeah, we'd better get outta here, I think..." "Umm... What?" Carter looked around in dismay at all of the distruction and stuff, "We're just gonna leave Rorohiko here?" "Uh, duh! He has left us more times than we have left him. It only seems fair." Katai fidgeted around a little, wondering if Pideott was comfortable carrying two people, but it hooted a content 'Pidgot' so Katai stopped worrying. "Well, where are we going?" Kazu scooted forward, remembering Unmenia... "I dunno, back to Kanto? We still need Mew and Celebi and all that, so I think we should go back there..." Carter reasoned. "Yeah... I guess..." Said Maura, who was trying to find a comfortable position on Dragonair... "Kanto it is, then! Full speed ahead!" Katai punched the air, barely missing Kazu who flinched. "Okay. Go, Pidgeott!" Pidgeott and Dragonair and the two Charizards flew off in the same direction, headed for Kanto... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OCC: Sorry for the short post, but I'm really not feeling too well.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[B][COLOR=DarkGreen][FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]"Look, kid, mock my uniform and I may feel the need to get back my second wind" Anizaki rubbed on a patch of dirt smeared on her cheek, "If it weren't for my cousin and her friends, there would be not a one PKMN that would have survived the deppresion, so lay off." "Oh? Who might you're cousin be?" Zan still didn't look satisfied with her answer, "You don't know who I am?" Anizaki almost lost her cool for a minute in sheer dumb-founded disbelief, "What kind of crap is that?" "Well, if you have family, why do you say your so lonely and all? Why not go live with your cousin?" Kin wondered aloud. "My cousin, Katai Sakurai, betrayed TR and TA to help her friends, and she is WAY too nicey-nice. We've only met once, too. She didn't know I existed before that. And for your information, kid, I'm not lonely. I do fine by myself. (It seems like the majority of us here are kinda dark/evil... Heck, one person's NAME is Dark!) Oasaki, you need to learn to respect your elders." Anizaki tucked a few strands of flayaway hairs behind her ears, "Elders? C'mon, you can't be older than me! What are you, 9 maybe?" Kin looked amused, slightly at Anizaki's hair... It seemed to have a mind of it's own. "Oh, you want to say that to my face, Oasaki?" She flinched a little and her face stiffened, she was apparently trying to resist punching Kin in the face. "Didn't he? I mean, it wasn't like he went behind your back and made fun of you, he is just stating facts. What are you, 10?" Dark was happy to get the subject off of DTs, he really didn't want to be over-heard. "Do you have a death wish?" She loosened up a bit and amusedly toyed with what words would give the best effect in this situation, but then noticed Dark's and her own Scyther looking quite content a few feet away, "Dark! Wow! Look at Blade! This is the first time she's even ACKNOWLEDGED anyone other than me! This is amazing!" Anizaki yanked Dark's arm over a bit closer to the Scythers pointing them out. "Uh, yeah... You can let go of my wrist... Dark looked as if he was stumbling somewhere between puzzled and amazed and content with the whole Scyther/ Anizaki not being evil thing. "Umm.... Yeah." Anizaki let go blushing a bit, just a little but it really stood out on her pale face. "Haha... Sorry ^^' Well, uh... yeah." "O...kay?" Dark looked really puzzled at her. He supposed she couldn't decide whether to be evil or try to make friends with him, but he didn't really care either way. At least she wasn't hitting anyone in the face or ripping off limbs. "May I excuse this tender moment to put in my two cents?" Zan didn't wait for an answer before returning to his cold, angry voice, addressing Anizaki, "Look, I will help in the defete of DTs, but I wish to make it perfectly clear that I will NOT work side-by-side with TR scum like her, that openly supports evil-doers." "Oh, yeah? (What tender moment?) Well, I suppose that's your issue now, isn't it? I would rather DTs run the world than have some stupid sappy nicey-world, you know. And I will do whatever is in MY best interest to re-populate PKMN, that is the ONLY common thing I share with ANY of you. You will never get ahead in life if you just do what would accomodate everyone, you know. Also, I will indulge you with this tidbit of information, my eventual goal is to mold the world as I see fit. The PKMN's best interests in mind, of course. I will wipe out cities if I must, and those who refuse to succumb to my will will be shattered by my armies! Bow before your future master!" Anizaki went a little crazy there, and her hair fell out of the ponytail when she whiped her head around to speak with Zan, so it was sticking out everywhere again... "Nice." Dark thought to himself. "Real nice. Maybe she is just a nutcase." "Now, now, Aku, don't be rude to the cute little newbie trainers!" "Still snotty nosed and wet-behind-the-ears. Barely out of grade school." Two dark figures appeared behind Anizaki... One a mirror image of Anizaki, only much older, same hair (A bit neater, though...) same milti-colored huge green eyes, same uniform, and the other one a boy, similar hairstyle only orange and a bit shorter and more foreward, same eyes only orange (Yet again.) and narrowed, a TR uniform with stripes down the sides as well, but his was baggy pants and broad boots, and a long-sleeved jacket with a green t-shirt underneath. He was a good foot taller than the girl, though... "Katai? Satoshi? What the h*** are you doing here?" Anizaki jumped back but remembered to stay calm, so she just glared, trying to hide her dis-belief at the two people standing in front of her... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OCC: Anizaki is 13. I accidentally put 12 on the thing, I just noticed that yesterday and would like to clear that up. She still looks like a little kid, though.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B]

[COLOR=DarkOrange][FONT=Century Gothic]"Sorry, but I must dissagree, Rorohiko. Josh has every right to keep Latios, seeing as he has not yet betrayed any of us (Well, he did hit you in the face, but...) whalst he was in his right mind. Everything he has done has been under the control of TR. That would make him MY responsibility. So, I suppose you hade somewhat of a right to be angry with me, seeing as Satoshi and I created that potion in the first place... But it was meant to calm wild PKMN so we could train them without the nasty after-affects of the more potent potions. I would also like to inform you on my un-resignation form, complete and signed, making me an honorary member of TR. I would never betray any of you, but--" Katai intook a sharp breath, which Josh and Rorohiko mistook for an ending, and started barking back, "I knew you could not be trusted! You or Josh! Mark my words, you will both be caught!" Rorohiko accusedly pointed a finger at Katai and Josh. "What the hell? Who do you think you are, Katai? You have no right (Not to agree with Rorohiko, but...) To be anywhere near us if you are that much of a back-stabber!" Josh also accusedly pointed a finger at Katai, but more angrily... "LET ME FINISH! I would never betray you BUT I think it may add a nice touch if we had a spy who knew all the goings-on of TR, TA, TM, and every other evil group. I would expect praise on your part, me risking my life and all, but NO, you just jump to conclusions and think I've gone all evil." Katai walked off away from Rorohiko and Josh toward Carter and Maura and Kazu. "What? You joined TR so you could find out stuff? Like what?" Aura questioned over her shoulder. "Well, TR now knows of all the orbs and things, and seeing as they have a good 10,000 more people than us, it is likely that they will find the PKMN and orbs long before we have a chance. (This isn't one of those heor shows, everything does NOT turn out well in the end, you know.) And they are positioned in every reagion, too! So, Rorohiko," Katai turned around and shot him a dirty look, "You and I will work together. Carter can't do much, not against TR, Maura stands even less of a chance, Josh and Aura could help, but I'd be afraid of them being brainwashed again, Kazu has Lapras, wich is a plus, but not much else. You and Mizu are our only hope (Mizu's got that super-human strength thing, and you are the most experienced and have Absol.) Look, I like this even less than you, but to thwart TR and get the orbs and the legendaries, you and I must put our full trust in each other and work together. Josh and Latios can help, but that would mean you MUST let him keep it. Aura, you and Josh could help if you want, but the more spies we have in the same place the more chance of getting caught. I'd advise against it." Katai crossed her arms. "So, to put it simply, TR knows the wherabouts of the legendaries, you joined TR and risked your own ass to spy so you could tell me where to go and help me capture them? And you want me to let Josh keep Latios so he can help out, too? Well, what about Carter and them?" Rorohiko wanted to pull the attention off of him so he could think it over a bit. "We still need info on the reagions, and it wouldn't hurt to have friends everywhere. I already sent Satoshi to try to set up safe-houses in different reagions. Carter has a direct line to Oak, meaning through him we could transfer and transform the orbs making it possible to obtain and control the legendaries. Maura and Kazu could stay with Carter and help by collecting info on reagions and things. Also, it would be nice to take some time to enter laegues and things (Gotta have fun in life, ya know?) Rorohiko and Mizu will go after the legendaries, Josh and Aura will keep TR out of everyone's hair. I'll do whatever else, and get any info and other stuff. Well, that's my plan. I know, even I don't LIKE it persay, but it is a fairly good plan nonetheless. Whadaya say, guys?" Katai looked from one person to the next, waiting for one to answer... "Well.... Overall, I think the plan has quite a few holes and it seems everyone wold have to trust you, Katai. I think your a bit crazy if you think we can all trust you after what you've done..." Rorohiko was getting a little less angry, but more doubtfull as she explained more and more... "Thats not my question, whether you like it, the question is whether you will help."[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkGreen][B][FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium]"Dark trainers? You speak so loudly and un-afriad of such, but have you ever truely faced one?" A girl threw off a huge trenchcoat to reveal underneath an outdated TR uniform... "Let me introduce you." "What? A Dark Trainer? Out here in public?" Tanji stepped back a bit... "What do you want?" The girl, standing her ground, inched forward, "And why is a Dark Trainer wearing a TR (Team Rocket) uniform, not a DT (Dark Trainer) one?" The girl remembered her brother... DTs don't wear a certain uniform, but the groups try to dress somwhat alike. And they certainly wouldn't wear a TR uniform. "Let's have a battle then! You guys won't leave me alone, well afrer I beat you go tell your supiriors to lay off me!" Andrea gripped a Poke'ball. "HAHAHA! Nah, I'm no DT, kid. I just like to see people squirm. I do belong, though, to a more powerful, specific gang by the name of TR." The girl tied the arms of the trenchcoat around her neck so it looked like a cape thing. "You guys are so gulible. What brings you to this tournament? Surely you weren't in it?" The girl looked questioningly at them. "No, we weren't..." Tanji still looked a bit uneasy. "Look, you need not be afraid of me. I believe we have the same goals here, no? To re-populate all reagions?" She pushed her hair out of her eyes reveling huge, brilliant, multi-colored emrald orbs... Kinda mysterious looking, "My name is Aku Anizaki." She started to hold out her hane to them, but pulled it back as if she changed her mind. "Hi, I'm Kin Oaski ((OCC: Can't spell it.))" Who, like Tanji, looked quite uneasy at Anizaki's presence, "Aku? Doesn't that mean evil? Well, that's strange... Uh, hi Aku..." The fact her very name meant evil perturbed him even more, it seemed. "Do NOT address me by my first name. Next one who does loses a limb." The girl's eyes went cold... "Er, sorry..." Kin didn't really like this girl... ".... Tanji. Hello." Tanji stated his name and offered a shaky hand to Anizaki. "Yes, greetings." Anizaki acknowledged the fact he had greeted her, but did not take his hand nor lose the cold look in her eyes. "Okay then." He retracted his hand and stepped back again. "Uh, why are you here?" He tried to make conversation. "Oh, I had entered the tournament. It was a joke, so I left. No point in winning anymore." Anizaki once again flipped her hair out of her face. "What about the winnings? Everyone could use tournament money." Kin looked puzzled. "What do you mean by that? You know not what you speak. I suppose all of you have loving families that provide food and clothing and a warm bed and a place to live, and even if they don't, you at least HAVE them don't you?" Anizaki put her hands in her pockets, "All of you have lives, families, friends, everything. And then you think it wize to perturb those who don't? You make me sick." Apparently, Kin hit a nerve... "Well, we are kinda your friends now, right? We are gonna help each other right? Who were you up against in the tournament?" Andrea tried to change the subject. "Do you know what my beliefs on 'friends' are, kid? A friend is a mutual unbreakable agreement that you will work together for a common goal, helping them just because you know they would do the same. And I know everyone is to have thier own thoughts on what a 'friend' means to them, but that is what one truely means. But some get too emotional about the agreement and let that guide them, making many weak points. There is not much point in a friend unless on a mission as such, meaning I accept in aiding your mission. Friend? No. Partner? Yes." Anizaki left a long pause before continuing, "I am not one to believe in sayings either, so don't give me that 'Winners never quit and quitters never win' or whatever, or you may find yourself missing teeth. Oh, you haven't yet met my Poke'mon. Come out." Appearing beside her was a very battle scarred Scyther, apparently a super high level, and out of her backpack jumped a Venonat and an Azurill. "You have three Poke'mon?" Kin questioned, knowing because they stood in front of him, but more trying to make friendly conversation... "No." Anizaki sarcastically joked, "Well, who wants to battle?" "Battle?!" Kin jumped back in protest. "Yes, battle. What, do you need hearing aids?" Anizaki and her Poke'mon all looked ready for a heated battle. "No, no battle. Why don't we just..." Kin was interupted by Anizaki... "Fine, we won't battle." Anizaki pulled her hair back into a ponytail high on her head due to the fact it kept falling in her face. It still stuck out messily in all directions, though... "What do you propose we do?"[/FONT][/B][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkOrange][FONT=Century Gothic]"Oh, were you addressing me?" *Katai said sarcastically* "Why, I don't see you having any better ideas! And to be quite frank, I don't really care whether or not you give a shit. I'm not the asshole here, mister 'OMG, take a step and I'll let out this Mewtwo! I don't care if it destroys the world as long as I get my own way!'." *Katai flipped her hair out of her face and laughed* "YOU'RE operation? Well, I do believe that burden was placed upon the shoulders of our friend Carter, whom I might add, was fully accompanied by us, the assholes. Where were you? Risking the orb by including the damn cult in all of this crap. Now who are you to tell us what to do?" *Katai never once lost the little smile on her face... Kinda evil looking, if you ask me* "I SAID I don't give a shit about your damn excus..." *Rorohiko was again interupted by Katai* "No, no, I didn't think you did. I'll ask you kindly one more time, Rorohiko, I'd like that Latios now, if you would." *Katai crossed her arms... STILL wearing the TR uniform* "Do you have a death wish? I said now, Rorohiko." *Katai replied to the rebelious pause by Rorohiko* "Katai, don't... Let's just go." *Kazu put his hand on Katai's shoulder to keep her from stepping toward Rorohiko* "Who cares what he thinks." "Katai? What's wrong? Why are you acting so... Un-Katai?" *Aura looked up at the once kind/sweet/thoughtful Katai and wondered what was up with her* "She's not fully acting of her own free will. Katai is directly related to a very powerfull man... The man who once defeted TR all by himself, but there was a problem. That problem was directly related to the legendaries, (Celebi, Jirachi, ect.) and the Aura given off by the Poke'mon clashed, due to the unbalance of good and evil. That problem caused the man to go into a coma, but the problem didn't cause his family near as much of a problem, for some reason. The reason: They were never near enough to the Auras. Katai, being related to all this, got too near Jirachi's ball and all her ying and yang (Inner good and evil) got screwed up, thus making Katai no longer in control of her emotions. If she is angry at the current situation, her anger will explode. If she is content with the ongoings, her happiness may blow out of proportion. So, it's not her fault. I wouldn't get too near her at her current state, though," *Josh took a long breath and closed his eyes* "How do you know about that?" *Katai threw Kazu off her shoulder and stomped toward Josh* "Some you told me (Long ago) and some was from TR reascearch." *Replied Josh, nonchalauntly* "What the hell does that have to do with anything? I still don't want her corupting my mission. Nothing changed. Except now the fact is confirmed that she is truely mental." *Rorohiko scoffed* "Why you ---" Katai's eyes narrowed and she rebounded upon Rorohiko, being held back by Kazu who seemed the only one who dared get near her* "Katai, ignore him! Cut it out!" *Kazu almost yelled* "You too!" *He shot a nasty look over his shoulder at a mumbling Rorohiko, who stopped at once* "Well, umm... Why don't we al just appologize and get on with it..." *Carter, who was staying out of it untill now, stepped forward* "Why does everyone want me to appologize to that nutcase?!" *Rorohiko stood up to do something, but Mizu held him back* "No I didn't say just you appologize... I meant... Why do we all have to fight?" *Carter looked like he wanted to just dissapear* "Because he called Kazu and myself assholes for no apparent reason, then he accused us of ruining the mission, when he in fact is to blame, in my opinion." *Katai looked about to spit fire...* "Oh, I'm to blame, am I?!" "I wonder." *Katai replied sarcastically* "Oh, yeah?" "Yeah!" "Watch your mouth you little -" "Oh, me watch my mouth?" "EVERYONE JUST SHUT UP!!!" *Carter yelled over all the noise, bringing all attention to him...*[/FONT][/COLOR]

[B][I][FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium][COLOR=DarkOrange]Name: Kitsune Marino Age: 19 Acquaintances: (Below...) Reason for being There: Parents on vacation and boyfriend trying to find job near there... Wants to get away from home. Personality: Really nice to most people (Unless you give her a reason to not be) pretty smart (Brilliance runs in her family) wants more than anything to run the first American Manga Cafe (Japanese comics, though. Just, I seriously have found NO Manga Cafes in all the places I have lived.) Description: Short and skinny (5'4", 115 lbs) strawberry-blonde hiar, a little longer than shoulder length. Wears casual clothes most of the time, but occasionally wears a dress or skirt...[/I] [COLOR=DarkGreen][CENTER]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ***Aquaintances***[/CENTER][/COLOR][/COLOR] [FONT=Arial Narrow][COLOR=DarkRed]Name: Jason Marino (Kitsune's little brother) Age: 11 Reason for being there: Parents on vacation, too young to stay at home alone. Personality: Smart, thinks things through, quiet, doesn't much like other people, shy. Description: Spiky brown hair and round glasses, black jeans and t-shirt[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]Name: Chrostopher Shafer (Kitsune's boyfriend) Age: 21 Reason for being there: Trying to get job in Florida... Personality: Really loves and babies Kitsune, laid back, a great would-be-family-guy. Description: Neat, bleached hair, tanned skin (Always lived near Florida) long sleeved t-shirts all year round, neat dark jeans.[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=DarkGreen][CENTER]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[/CENTER] OCC: Apparently, I put bios on my aquaintances, too. I think the murderer should be one of us (Or our aquantances...) not an NPC... That isn't a bad idea, but you would have to make a whole lotta NPC's or we could just take a guess. Just my opinion. (I think this is gonna be a really fun RP ^^)[/COLOR][/FONT][/B]

[B][FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium][COLOR=DarkGreen]Well, some of you could already be friends and you could be in a PKMN shop/center (or somewhere lotsa ppl are) and meet up with Anizaki (Or anyone, just a suggestion) who over-hears you talking about the Depression and how everyone wants to help, and just go from there... I dunno, whoever could just meet up with one person at a time doing whatever. (Remember: The only reason Anizaki wants to help re-populate PKMN is to reform TR [Team Rocket] and TA [Team Aqua], okay? She's not some mushy person, and she couldn't care less otherwize. She does like PKMN, though. Some.)[/COLOR][/FONT][/B]

[FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium][B][COLOR=DarkOrange]Name: [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen]Aku Anizaki[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOrange]Age: [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen]12[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOrange]Gender: [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen]Female[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOrange]Pokemon with you: [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen]Scyther, Azurill, Venonat[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOrange] Starter pokemon: [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen]Scyther[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOrange]Personality: [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen]Doesn't talk much, doesn't trust many people, doesn't like many people, an orphan who doesn't really live anywhere.[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOrange]Bio: [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen]Wants to re-make the population of Poke'mon (Breeds her Poke'mon and others and releses the babies to the wild once old enough) Wants more than anything to re-form Team Rocket and Team Aqua, thinks Team Magma is fine dead, would rather die than betray a friend, thoough (Doesn't mean much since she makes it a policy not to have friends) Battles alongside her PKMN, (Martial arts master) and finds there is nothing as exciting as a battle with her Scyther. (Loves bug types) How she got her PKMN: For a while, she lived in a little cabin she made (Asked wild PKMN to cut loggs and she stacked 'em and lived there for a while. She never had even 2 pennies to rub together) One day, (She was about 5 or 6) her cabin fell over. It was winter, but she still worked really hard to put it back together. It didn't work, she got angry and walked away. When she came back, it was all re-built and everything, (Blah blah blah, long stort, fast forward) and Scyther had re-built it and after a while started traveling with her.[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOrange]Description: [/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkGreen]Short, (Looks like she's 9 or something) wears huge obnoxios hats (Similar to those on dot hack) Wears a re-designed Team Rocket uniform, baggy pants and a shirt kinda like Jessie's only no sleeves and turtle neck with and orange shirt underneath (Uniform colors: Green stripes down the sides of the arms and legs, black of course. Hat colors: same.) Hair: a little longer than shoulder length, orange with green streaks. Really messy, though, so a lot of it sticks up. Huge boots (Same colors, Black Green and Orange) Fairly pretty, but more tom-boyish cute than acual beauty.[/COLOR][/B][/FONT]

[COLOR=DarkOrange][FONT=Century Gothic]OCC: eclips wasn't saying you HAD to, it's just he thinks everyone should catch a good party (Not you, Rorohiko, you're only catching one. We all know.) But really, the majority of ppl are meant to get PKMN from inheritance, or mere chance, but with a PKMN from Oak, your journey is redily laid at your feet. You help Oak, to repay his kindness in gifting you your PKMN. That is all he's saying. Me, I am going to capture probably 2 more PKMN all this league. (Oh, just saying, PKMN that I will use in the league: Venonat (Unevolved) Egg's evolved form (For me to know, ect.) Beedrill (DUH!) and maybe the bug PKMN I am gonna catch pretty soon (Yet again, for me to know, you to find out.) but I will have 1 PKMN that is so powerfull, it isn't fair play and she won't use it. and Azurill is too young. So prob'ly three... But that's it. Whatever. [COLOR=Navy]Oh, and the majority of this post is kind of just pointless rambling, so it doesn't really matter. Just telling you, you can probably just skim it and you'll get the main gist. Even if you don't read it at all, it's irrelevence is so... Well, you probably won't miss much of anything.[/COLOR] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Yay! Go Kazu! That really WAS a good fight, you guys!" *Katai ran out to the field cheering* "... Thanks, Katai." *Kazu smiled a little, but not so much as to anger Unmenia... This guy is really scary, you know* "Yes. Kazu, that was a good match. I'll have you know, you would be beaten in a mere hit or two if I were using my PKMN that were trained fully by me. But you do have style, Kazu. I take back what I said before. Hey, Katai, do you wish to battle? I want to see how much you'v improved. 1-on-1, here. Use this." *Unmenia tossed a painted Poke'ball to Katai...* "But, um... Wait... Where did you find this Poke'ball?" *Katai leaped a little to catch it and stared at the familiar paint* "This... is it him?" "Why, you remember, Katai! How delighted I truely am! Now, I will use this..." *Unmenia pulled an ultra ball off his beltloop... One of HIS PKMN.* "Well, go! Karasu!" *Out of the Poke'ball came... A giant Tentacruel? It looked just like Satoshi's* "Ha. Yes. Now, go, my pet." *Out of the Ultra Ball came a Relicanth...* "Shall we? Yes. Whirlpool! Suround it!" "You mock me, Unmenia. Go, manuver 73... Follow up with a whirlpool of your own!" *Katai commanded the Tentacruel... It made a sharp left and leaped out of the water, using one of the whirlpools to bounce off of, than landing in the water directly under Relicanth and capturing it in a whirlpool* "No, no, Katai. Never would I think of mocking you. How can I, when your one PKMN can most likely defeat all 6 of mine?" *Unmenia ordered a few more attks, all avaded and countered perfectly and flawlessly by Katai and Tentacruel* "Return, Relicanth. Well, wanna make this one a 6-on-1? Yes, we will" *He answered for her* "Go, Ampharos! Land change... Number 24." *He dialed in numbers on a remote to make land spaces for Ampheros* "That's not even competition. Ampheros is a very high lv, as we can all tell, and it's lightning." *Kazu silently comented. But still, the way Katai used the manuvers without one hint of delay or fright... Maybe this is a one way match, but the opposite of what it seems? Katai is apparently a very good trainer to be so in sync with that PKMN.* "Well, Tentacruel, give it your best and I'll do the rest! Now, defensive manuver... 56, okay? That's a good one against a PKMN of this calibur..." *Katai was deep in thought. This is supposta be a battle, not something that takes all that much thought, but Katai looked really into it* "Oh? Well, I don't know what all your numbers translate to, but I guess I should stand my ground, no? Well, Agilility! And Shock Wave!" *Ampheros tried, but not hard enough. It walked straight into an under-water Hyper-Beam* "Well? That good?" *Katai reached down into the water and gave Tentacruel a high-five* "Yeah, Karasu just stayed under-water powering up for a Hyper-Beam untill you got close enough to attk it, then it releses! Not bad, eh?" "That was an awesome move... One hit KO" *Kazu thought.* "No wonder Katai was so famous before!" "Well, go! Mightyena!" *The rest of the match went quite the same way, and Tentacruel left a match with the leader of TA without a scratch* "Katai? How did that get so strong?" *Kazu was quite amazed at this, mainly since he guessed Unmenia's PKMN were in the same league as Rorohiko's, and now Katai just beat them all and a few hits each* "Oh, this Tentacruel I had since I was 4. Seeing as I'm almost 14 now, it's been through intense training (Here and with me) for a solid 10 years. This is my second PKMN. My first was a Scyther... Silver Blade. He was the strongest PKMN in all of the teams combined, probably. But he's gone. So are the rest. Except mt lovely Karasu!" *Katai knelt down and reached into the water, immursing a good half of her body so she could give Karasu a hug* "Katai" *Unmenia aproached her as she shook the water out of her hair* "I would like to ask you something. In private." *Unmenia added, seeing Kazu a few feet away gazing at Karasu* "Oh! Okay, I'm gone." *Kazu entered the Poke'ball building hurriedly* "Katai?" "Yes?" "I need to ask you something" *Unmenia put his arm around her shoulder* "What?" *Katai leaned against him* "I want you to stay here with me. In the mansion. Forever. I'll help you find your family, and everything else, You can join TA!" *Unmenia looked excited* "OH!" *Katai was about to say yes, but then she thought of Carter and Kazu and Maura and everyone else, and of Satoshi, whom she promised to meet in the league, and of just everything, and she reconsiderd...* "Maybe... After I join all the leagues. I need to help Carter, and I really want to make sure Josh is really all okay, and there's Kazu, of course, and no way I'm just gonna leave Au..." "Oh, Kazu again." *Unmenia ignored all the other names and pin-pointed Kazu* "No! Everyone! I have to help them all! And you said you'd be friends with him!" "Yes! But that doesn't mean I'm blind, Katai!" "I never said you were. Just listen, once I finish helping everone, I'll come back." "No! That is what you said last time! You never came back! I won't let you leave again, Katai! You'll stay by force, if needed! You're not leaving with Kazu and those other moronic pals of yours!" *Unmenia was getting angry...* ***Insinde the building*** "Well," *Kazu stood by the wall thinking* "I guess I'll be the first one murdered here." *Kazu couldn't help over-hearing, they were much too loud* "But Katai wants to leave, and he won't let her... There must be a law against that." *Kazu didn't know exactly what to do except stay where he was. Unmenia wouldn't hurt Katai, he really did love her, but he WOULD murder me next chance he gets... Better stay put, I can't very well just leave.* ***Back outside*** "Well, I'm sorry. I really am. I will come back, okay? And you can even send Satoshi after me if you're afraid I won't!" "Well..." *Unmenia's anger was slightening* "You can go... For one year. You must send letters telling how you are, you can't complain if TA spies are sent after you, and you must stay away from Kazu." *Unmenia gave the conditions* "Okay. I'll do the first three, but Kazu is my friend. That's final!" *Katai said forcefully at his sputtering* "Grrr.... Fine!" *Unmenia stomped toward the Poke'ball tower, telling Katai to wait where she was* "I need to speak to Kazu." "Oh, crap..." *Kazu thought as Unmenia aproached him* "...Uh, hi?" "Don't you 'Uh, hi?' me! *Huff huf* You had better watch your back!" *Unmenia was turning a slight shade of maroon* "Um..." *Kazu backed up a bit, wondering where Katai was when he needed her* "You lay one hand on Katai... Even come within a foot of her, I swear, I'll..." *Unmenia cracked his knuckles* "Um.... O...kay, I won't..." *Kazu said* "I'll tear you limb from limb! Satoshi is bad enough to compete with!" *Unmenia looked like he wanted to cry* "I never... No, Katai likes you, I swear! I didn't... No... um," *Kazu trailed off...* "Grrr.... I changed my mind! She's not leaving! KATAI!" *He called for her* "Ugh!" *PING! Katai hit him in the head with some wierd metal thing... Smart. Oh, yeah.* "Katai?! Did you just... Kill him?" *Kazu now looked more afraid of Katai with a bat than he was at any point with Unmenia* "No, just knoched him out. we'd better get out of here. Don't worry, he just likes to intimidate ppl, he would never really hurt you. Lookit how puny he is ^^ Well, let's go." *Katai looked around and dragged a stunned Kazu almost all the way to the beach* "I can't believe you hit him with a metal bat, Katai!" *Kazu still looked half stunned* "Didn't you like him?" "Oh, well, of course. I kind of have to. But, yeah, I love the guy, but sometimes you just gotta put him in his place. I would have never been alowed to leave otherwise. Now, he'll just send a bunch of spies after me, that's all. And he'll have a nasty bump on his head for a while." *Katai and Kazu header down toward the beach, ready to get back to Carter and the others...*[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkOrange][FONT=Century Gothic]***In the Team Aqua base** "Katai, were you planning on re-joining TR anytime soon? You're just as welcome in TA(Team Aqua), you know." *Unmenia, Kazu, and Katai sat at a long table. Unmenia broke the silence with a subject none of them seemed to want to discuss at the moment* "I don't know, I suppose I'll come back some day. When? That time is unknown to even myself. I appologize fully for my indecision. Well, what about Kazu, here? Are you just going to set him out on his own, or will you try to pin-point Carter and set him in the general location of the group?" *Katai picked up one of the, like, 15 forks and pushed her food around on her plate* "I don't yet see why you even bothered to bring him." "I gave him a warning. He didn't heed, so he is now my rival. I don't very much like having rivals who have befriended my future wife, Katai. I wish to... Settle my differences with him. I invited him so I could appologize, and I do, Kazu." *Unmenia looked like he would rather have eaten something really nasty than say what he just said* "....." *Kazu thought a minute what he should say, not wanting to make matters worse just at the moment they may be getting better* "Oh, than you... That was an er... A brilliant entrance you made back there. In the cave, you know. And your Blastiose looks very well trained. (In power and all, you know...)" *Katai shot a gratefull look over at Kazu, who gave a very slight smile* "Yes, yes. I have had this Blastoise since... What, 3? 4? When did you get your Scyther, Katai?" *Unmenia scrached his head* "As for the undetectably entrance, Katai is much more stelth trained than I, I find it not something worth bragging." "Katai decided to move the subject on and away from her* "Well, why don't we do some training battles?" *Katai stood up, her fork giving a little 'clatter' as it hit the plate* "Grand idea, Katai! Down to the basement!" *Unmenia led the way, Katai a slight bit behind, Kazu taking the back* "Training battle? Our PKMN? But... Aren't his way higher than ours, Katai?" *Kazu wondered why Katai wanted to battle with someone 100 x stronger than her* "Oh, no, no no. When you are high up in TR (Or TA/TM) you spend hours training PKMN that were captured/stolen by yourself or other members of the team. They have to get way strong before you can really use them, and (Unlike TR) TA thinks Rare Candies are cheats and they refuse to use them, except in dire situations. We are just training the team's PKMN. It'll be fun!" *Katai quickened her pace to catch up with Unmenia* "We're here! No, they are my friends, let them in." *Unmenia waved a hand toward a few doors and a huge room full of Poke'balls (Ultra, Great, Lure, everything) all over shelves. Unmenia threw everyone a few Poke'balls, and led them out the doors.* "Wow... All this is yours?" *Kazu looked around at all the poke'balls* "Oh, no, these are empty. Look on the bottom, there is a name, color, and number. The number is where they are (Here's a map) the color is the ribbon (Or sometimes, rarely, piercing) on the PKMN. Find the one you want to battle with, okay? (The ones I gave you are all around lv 30, so they are all equal strength)" "Oh... You gys spend a long time on this, don't you?" *Kazu stepped out the door to find hundreds... Thousands of happy PKMN, mostly water, all in natural habitats...* "Oh... Wow..." "Okay, I gotta Dewgong, Lanturn, and Venomoth! (Oh, do you mind if I let my PKMN out for a while to mingle with the others?)" *Said Katai, looking at the bottom of her Poke'balls* "Oh, yes, Katai. Let them out, by all means! PKMN treats all around! Now, find you're PKMN and meet me in the arena (Over there, it's on the map.)" *Unmenia took a few seconds to point out on the map the arena, nd he was gone* (15 mins. later, in the arena...) "All three? How..." *Kazu re-called a mightiena* "How did you beat all three with just one? I thought you said they were the same levels?" "Oh, yes, I appologize. They are, but the battly stile they learned is way different then the way you battle, meaning I have the upper hand. I know the weaknesses of all those PKMN. Hey, here's a plan! Why don't you use you're own PKMN?" *UNmenia looked excited at the idea* "Right... Against those, or yours?" "These." "Okay, fine." *Kazu called all his PKMN into thier balls and readied himself for battle...* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OCC: I really don't know how Kazu battles, so whatever. (Or what three he would use...)[/FONT][/COLOR]