As Wren explored the testing dome further, he began to take note of strange flora in the area. "Are these the results of the testing?" He asked himself, noticing how some of the strange plants seemed to have an odd glow about them. He ended up distracted from one in particular, however, as a Cutiefly flew out of the darkness around it and began buzzing in his face. The sound hurt his ears and, in irritation, he finally snapped and threw Anemone's ball into the air, releasing the bee to combat her mockery of a relative.
The bee fly Pokemon buzzed again, more annoyed by the perceived invasion of it's space by Anemone than it was by Wren's presence and, thrashing around momentarily, sent a small series of projectile racing toward the Combee via Struggle Bug.
"Anemone, use Air Cutter!" Wren directed, watching as his partner flapped her wings aggressively and sent a wave of saw-like blades flying toward Cutiefly and cutting through the energy projections coming at her.
Cutiefly, seeing an opening in Anemone's attack, glared at her and from it's eyes, a strange beam of undulating red and green light shot towards her via Signal Beam.
"Anemone, dodge it and use Tailwind!" Wren ordered, ducking to the side and evading the, admittedly rather tiny, beam as it came toward him on the other side of his Combee. Anemone nodded and followed Wren's instructions, though she failed to evade completely and was sent spinning for a moment before she caught herself and summoned a useful gust of wind from behind her.
Cutiefly, seeing the way it's opponent was fighting, used Acrobatics to reach her, flitting through the immediate area and using it's environment to get close enough to hit.
"Anemone, use Bug Bite!" Wren ordered at last. The Combee rushed toward Cutiefly at this point, her new speed allowing her to keep up with the evasive insect until she closed the distance and, with a sense of contained glee, bit down on the Bug's fuzzy body. Cutiefly cried out in pain and froze for a moment, focusing on keeping it's tiny wings flapping for now.
"Hmm..." Deciding this little bug might be a skilled fighter, Wren pulled one of the Safari Balls he'd been given from his pocket and grimaced at it. "I'll switch it later..." He told himself, tossing the ball into the air before a sort of undetectable gust picked up some flower petals off the ground and blew them into the air, directly beneath the ball. Using the slowly improving control he had over his Channeling, he used Blossom Waltz to move the ball to Cutiefly and tapped the still somewhat stunned Bee Fly Pokemon with it accurately. It was so small, he was afraid he'd miss if he'd just thrown it.
Anemone - Female Ability: Honey Gather
[Experience Gained: II-----------------------2]
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Picking up the Safari Ball and sticking it in his pocket for now, he decided that if he ended up keeping Cutiefly and it turned out to not be a very good fighter after all, that he could still employ the Pokemon as a pollinator for the plants back at Snagem HQ.
In the meantime, however, he called Anemone over to him and gave the small bee a pat on the head before he pulled out the cord he'd used before and attempted to properly tie the Lucky Egg she was supposed to be holding onto around her body with a sort of web-like sling that shouldn't obstruct her flight. "You know... That looks like it'll work a lot better. You just trying to sit on it while battling wasn't working." He told the bee, watching the poor girl struggle for a moment to carry the extra weight before she adjusted to it. That Cutiefly battle had just proven it wasn't going to work. He'd tossed it to her as the battle began but she just wasn't keeping up with it. It did seem like it did her a bit of good, though, since she seemed to have gained the strength to carry it on her own already.
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Walking down the hall, Jezebel noticed a bunch of doors. "Oh could these be rooms or offices?" Walking up to one of the doors, She fines it locked. "Huh, locked huh?" She proceeds to clean the window by brushing off some dirt and grim. "Well that was unpleasant," She said looking through the window.
She finds a low lit room with a shadow silhouette running around the room. "What in the name of-" Looking closer she sees a Smoochum running around the room in a fuss. "It looks like it's in trouble, Cayenne use flamethrower on the door knob." Her Vulpix unleased a direct flamethrower, melting the keep mechanism.
Running inside to the pokemon's rescue only to be met with a sweet kiss. As Jezebel and vulpix came through the door, they startled the smoochum, causing it to attack.
Jezebel was floored for a moment, once she snapped out of it she looked over at the Smoochum, it was upset. "What wrongs little one?" The smoochum ignored her and went to trashing the room. "I want to help you, but i can not if you will not let me." The Smoochum stopped and lunged at Jezebel causing her to trip.
It grabbed her bag and started riffling through it. "Hey now, it's rude to go through peoples bag without-" She stop just shy of grabbing the bad. When the bag stopped moving. The Smoochum came crawling out of the bag with Jezbel's mirror. "Oh? That is all you wanted?" She said with a laugh, going to kneel down next to the pokemon, it started crying. "Uh oh? What's going on? Why are you crying?"
The Smoochum threw the mirror back in the bag, than just sat there crying. Picking up the pokemon Jezebel sat down and held it. "Oh you're filthy, Let me clean you off." She took some facial cleanser and rag from her bag, than started wiping off the Smoochum's face and body. "You must have been trapped in here for a while huh? Here, have a snack." She said pulling out some pokepuffs. "There all better now." The Smoochum gave Jezebel a softer sweet kiss and jumped down and out of the room.
"Huh, i wonder if it's lost. Well, it's gone now. I suppose we should be making our leave too." Exiting the room, the continued down the Hall of doors.
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"Alright, this time I'm going to catch me one of those fancy Alolan Grimer and not some homicidal undead Fairy wearing the skin of an old Pikachu plushie." Sub said as he entered the flooded reactor chamber, which was really now just a giant empty chamber, dark and musky, filled with a pool of water and every piece of metal to be found covered in rust. It was a good thing he was up to date on all his shots.
"Odd odd!" Hemlock chimed as he walked beside him along an old metal bridge, the pair looking down the water below as they slowly walked across the creaky construct.
"Oh chill out, we won't fall. And besides, if we do I got Pym-...oh yeah, that's right I left the others behind." He said with a chuckle. Hemlock didn't find this funny.
The pair continued to walk along the creaky bridge, Sub paying more attention to all the wreckage around them, taking interest in some of the old machine parts that were still standing. He couldn't help but wonder exactly what powered this reactor, it had to be something powerful for a research complex that claimed to study space-time. Hemlock on the other hand was more concerned with this bridge holding them, he didn't fancy taking a swim in salt water.
As the Pokemon and trainer pair walked along, each with different concerns in mind, something watched them from the water below. One of many shifted around in the pool, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Hemlock saw it first, a massive shadow swimming around in the pool, something huge was down there the little Oddish didn't like it one bit.
"Oddish oddish oddish!" Hemlock cried frantically as he pulled at Sub's pants leg with one of his blades of grass, pointing at the large shadow in the water below with another.
"Huh? What is it? I don't see anything." Sub said as he finally looked, just as the shadow disappeared, much to Hemlock's disappointment. However the man wouldn't have to wonder what it was his Pokemon saw, nor would Hemlock be so fearful as the shadow resurfaced for a brief moment before a tiny little fish flung its self out of the water and smacked its self into Hemlock with a Feint Attack, Hemlock stumbling back a ways as it was blindsided by the creature.
"That's it? That's what had you so worked up?" Sub asked as he looked down at the little Wishiwashi, now flopping around on the rusty bridge, gasping all the while. Sure, it got a sneak attack in but he didn't think the meek little fish thought this all the way through as it was now vulnerable and at the mercy of a creature it had just cheap shot. "Eh, do what you want with it and let's go." Sub said as he brushed off the fish and began to walk away.
More annoyed than anything, and wanting to get off this bridge already, Hemlock gave the Wishiwashi a scowl before grabbing it with one of its leaves and executing an Absorb, sucking the life out of it before tossing it back into the pool, then proceeding to skip back up to his trainer.
Hemlock (Oddish): 4.5/25 EP
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Jezebel walked passed all the doors to the Double doors. Pushing them open, She finds herself in the cafeteria. "Well this makes me feel more comfortable. Let's see what we can find in here."
The noise of the doors moving alerted a pokemon in the area.
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As Wren and Anemone, who was now being left put of her ball for Wren's safety, traveled through the ruined testing dome, the channeler spent a bit more time inspecting the plant life and, after a short time, he collected a small sample of the soil for testing once he got back to HQ. He'd learn dnagem had a much more up-to-date lab than he had back home which made analyzing these soil samples much easier than ever. Unfortunately, as he collected his sample, he felt something rough and hard beneath his fingertips.
"Luuuuuuna... "
"That... sounds like something in Twist Mountain.. " He'd been there only once before but he'd run afoul of a lost Lunatone and Solrock and he had never wanted to come across one of either again.
"Anemone, get ready!" He warned the little bug.
"Cooooom!" She replied, buzzing with a strange combination of fear and excitement.
Lunatone rose up from the soil, rising into the air like some ancient behemoth of stone and rage, glaring at Wren and Anemone with crimson eyes full of anger. These tiny creatures had disturbed it's slumber and they would pay the price. Unfortunately for it, Anemone knew just what to do and her buzzing increased in volume still further as she fueled the sound with her energy. The impromptu Bug Buzz would be enough to harm Lunatone but not enough to stop it as it conjured constructs of stone and hurled them at the honey bee like meteorites.
Anemone, however, evaded the incoming asteroids like any truly skilled pilot would and rushed the ancient foe, swirling star-shaped beams shooting rapid-fire from the tiny creature's wings. The Rock throw shattered as each beam struck, clearing a path for the miniscule ace pilot.
The looming monster of a 'Mon's eyes narrowed as it channeled it's mental energy into an array of psionic lasers around it via Psyshock, firing the attack in a haphazard attempt to put a stop to Anemone's advance. "Tooooone!"
"Anemone, dodge and use Bug Bite!" Wren directed, standing his ground from behind Anemone and refusing to back down, despite his dislike of his astrological opponent. The Tiny Bee Pokemon continued her advance, barely dodging psychic beams left and right, barrel rolling out of harm's way and otherwise proving her aerial superiority over the moon-like satellite that she was determined to defeat. Reaching her opponent at long last, she circled around behind the Pokemon, into it's blind spot and, getting in close, she bit down, hard, funneling Bug energy through her tiny form into a needle-like proboscis she used to skewer the hard shell of her assailant.
"Luna! Tooone!" Lunatone exclaimed, it's body glowing bright white almost instantly, as the attack caught it by surprise, triggering an Explosion as a final act of self-defense.
"Cooooomb!" Anemone cried as she fled the impending kaboom. Seeing the incoming devastation, Wren summoned a pair of springy vines winding around his legs and, as his partner reached him, he leaped away, using Queen's Heels to give him a big boost, Anemone in hand, to escape the blast.
Unfortunately for Wren, his landing was less than graceful. As he came back to the ground, the rocking of the area from the exploding Lunatone caused an Alolan Diglett to emerge from the ground and it just to happened that his feet came down on top of it. Thanks to his channeling, he didn't break his ankle on it but the vine on his left foot snagged and, as he came back up again, it caused him to fly off his expected course and slam into a nearby wall. "Ow!" He yelped, getting up as he released Anemone and rubbed at his sore head. "I'm getting tired of all these Rock and Steel-types... There has to be a unique Grass-type living in all these plants?" He told his partner as he got up, the vines on his legs withered as he stopped feeding them his energy. Fortunately, the Diglett seemed to have fled the scene of it's accidental crime.
He'd barely made it two steps before he stepped on something hard and painful, his poor bare foot screaming at him in pain for a moment before he raised it to see what he'd stepped on. "It's a rock..." He told himself rather bluntly. "Of course it-" He'd cut himself off, however, as he got a better look at it. It wasn't just a rock. It was a fossil. Not one he was familiar with but definitely a fossil. "...Well... I don't suppose anyone's coming back for it." He decided as he picked it up and inspected it more closely before putting it into his bag for the moment.
Anemone - Female Ability: Honey Gather
[Experience Gained: III----------------------3.4]
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They were finally making it to the end of the rusty metal bridge, much to Hemlock's delight. Towards the end the pool of water below them was becoming more swallow and eventually disconnected from the larger pool until there was nothing but a very nasty looking puddle of water directly underneath them. Sub could smell it from here, it looked and smelled like something a Kantonian Grimer would just love but if what he read up on the Alolan variant they were a little more cleanly so he doubted to find one there.
As the pair made their way down some steps, which would eventually end at the nasty puddle of water, they both stopped short of stepping off the final step as they noticed something moving in the water. Eying it with suspicion they both slowly stepped down, preparing to jump off the step and to the side. Right as they went to jump a Tentacool came leaping out, ready to lunge at them. The pair didn't have much time to react, however the Tentacool would be denied its prey as something else in the pool turned the tables.
"Grimer!" Cried out a Grimer of a different color from what Sub was used to, falling upon the Tentacool from above as it apparently had hidden its self underneath the bridge, waiting for the tasty little morsel to appear. Both Sub and Hemlock just watched as the Alolan Grimer wrestled with the Tentacool for a short bit before getting the better of it and gulping it down with little effort. Sub himself was having something of a flash back as the last time he tried to get an Alolan Grimer it was it that ended up being eaten after all. It was also then that he encountered that demon of a Mimikyu but he didn't want to think about that right at the moment.
The two could do nothing as they stared with morbid curiosity as the Alolan Grimer smacked its lips. It wasn't until it turned to face them, or rather faced Hemlock, its tongue flicking out and slurping across its lips as it eyed the Oddish with hunger.
"Oh dear Darkrai, that's right, they consume trash and other toxic materials. You're a Poison type, just like that Tentacool!" Sub informed his Oddish as the Alolan Grimer slowly sulked towards them. "Get ready, Hemlock! Try using a Secret Power!" He ordered. They had been working on Secret Power here lately and while Hemlock did well in the STR this is the first time they tried it in a real environment.
Dipping a foot into the puddle of nasty water and rattling its leaves, Hemlock's body would give off a faint glow as it cried out, unleashing its power into the water as he attempted to bend it to his will in the form of a blast of water at the Grimer's face. Unfortunately things did not go as planned and a small jet of water shot out of the puddle and squirted the Grimer, causing it to flail around a bit to get it to stop but alas it had about the same strength as a Water Gun. Oops.
Now a bit angry the Alolan Grimer rushed Hemlock and backhanded him away with a Pound, the little Oddish knocked right off its feet and sent rolling. "You okay, Hemlock!?" Sub called out to the Pokemon, just as it was getting back on its feet. "Just shake it off and try showing this pile of sludge what he's dealing with! Use Growth! Flex on that Grimer!" Sub called out, chuckling a bit to himself.
With a nod Hemlock would take out his Black Glasses and slowly sludge them down his face, giving off a devilish grin once they rested in place. Once in place Hemlock would then began to 'flex' with his leaves, as if they were arms, striking several possess. With each 'pose' Hemlock would grow in size, not much all together but it was enough to notice that the little Weed Pokemon had grown. With its new size it also found knew strength as its Attack and Special Attack also increased. The Alolan Grimer however was not as amused as these two were.
Folding its arms and rolling its eyes the Sludge Pokemon would let out an annoying sigh before taking a deep breath and hocking up a ball of Sludge and spitting it at the bothersome Oddish, the Sludge smacking Hemlock right in between his eyes and causing him to fall over backwards, his Black Glasses knocked right off his head, causing the Weed Pokemon to frantically scurry back onto his feet to pick up the glasses, choosing to tuck them safely away rather then risk almost losing them to the gross puddle of water.
"Okay, I guess this one won't be intimidated. No matter. Time to get old fashioned and move in close. Hemlock, aim for the gut with a Headbutt!" Sub ordered. Hemlock would look at his trainer questioningly for a moment but alas would resign its self to obeying as he turned his sights back on the Alolan Grimer.
A tad angry himself Hemlock would charge the Sludge Pokemon, ramming into it head first with as much force as he could muster. While it did harm the Alolan Grimer somewhat, causing it to grunt in pain, Hemlock would find himself now stuck in its sludge body, struggling to get free as the Grimer looked down at him pleased and hungry as the creature's body began to consume him.
"Don't worry, just calm down and make it regret keeping you so close! Use Stun Spore!" Sub ordered. Hemlock was all too happy to obey as he rustled his free leaves and unleashed a thick cloud of yellow spores from them, the cloud consuming them both but alas it did not harm Hemlock. The Alolan Grimer on the other hand was a sitting down and took a deep breath of the spores, becoming instantly paralyzed as its body went momentarily limp, Hemlock using the opportunity to struggle and free himself from its gooey exterior.
"Now I got you! Stand clear, Hemlock, this one is mine!" The man called out as he took out a Dusk Ball and hurled it at the Alolan Grimer. Fortunately it was dark in here so this should be an easy catch.
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Jezebel walked passed all the doors to the Double doors. Pushing them open, She finds herself in the cafeteria. "Well this makes me feel more comfortable. Let's see what we can find in here."
The noise of the doors moving alerted a Rattata of her presences, startled it ran toward the kitchen, "Not surprising we find a Rattata here. It looked like it was from Alola." Chasing it be into the kitchen, Jezebel find a marvelous sight.
A table set up very elegantly. Candles, glass of wine; with steamed vegetables, some seared duck, and rice pilaf.
"Wha- What on earth is this?" Looking around Jezebel calls out. "Hello? Anyone here?" The Rattata comes out from behind a large pot on the table. Jezebel looks confused, "Are- You? Were you the one that made this?" The Rattata shrugged it shoulders. "That's impressive. Have you tried basted Lumineon? Lemons and Sitrus berries. Add some sweet Bechmel sauce. Pair it with a white wine; preferably from the Kalso region." Jezebel stopped for a moment, "I have to make this now! Is there any food even left here?"
The Rattata Ran off, Jezebel followed. There was a huge assortment of still good perishables and the refrigerator was filled with meats and veggies. "These all still look good, i wonder how they got here." She asked herself. Not questioning it she goes to start making the dish.
Throwing pots on the stove "Cayenne, could you heat the water please." Her vulpix threw some embers under the pot to get it heated. Jezebel goes to cut up the vegetables, and prepare the Miltank milk beschmel sauce.
The Rattata looked on in amazement, than runs out of the room. Jezebel didnt notice it leaving due to being drawn into her work. She cuts open the Lumineon and cleans it. Than adds the vegetables to the insides, along with several lemons and Sitrus berries. "There, now to keep and eye on the sauce." She said placing the fish in a bath of broth and placing a lid over it.
The Rattata came back with several things, And started making something on the stove next to Jezebel. "Welll now, looking for some friendly competition are we?" The Ratatta smiled and nodded, "Alright, Let's turn up the heat!" While she was making her fish dish, Jezebel went and grabbed a rack of Gogoat ribs, and some Starf berries, sugar, and apples.
The Ratatta didnt want to be showed up, it went and grabbed some Bouffalant steaks, it threw them on the grill with some savory seasoning. After throwing those on, it went and grabbed some vegetables as well. Using Fury swipe, it dices the vegetables into perfect pieces. "Impressive form i must admit, but you'll have to do better than that." She said with a challenging smile. The Rattata nodded with a clever grin.
Jezebel checked her beschmel sauce, turning the heat she waits for her fish to finish. Placing the last bit of season and vegetables on the pan, she places the Ribs in the oven. The Rattata gestures toward Jezebel. She looks over and flips the stakes over. The Rattata goes to place the vegetables in a sauce pan to saute it's Vegetable blend.
Jezebel begins to plate her food, Rattata smells his dishes, and than tastes it. Leaving it for a few minutes longers. Rattata goes to plate its dishes.
Rattata and Jezebel stand there staring each other down. With both of their plated dishes on the table. Jezebel takes the first bite; starting with the Rattata's steak dish. Taking a cut of the steak, she pairs it with the earthy sauted vegetables. adding some savory yet spicy Tamato Berry sauce it made prior. "Oh my Arceus. The flavors. the combination. It magnificent. The Rattata goes and takes a Rib of Gogoat, place some Starf berry chutney on top. Taking a bite, slowly chewing it. It falls on it's back, tears running down its eyes, it squeaks softly with a lack of words.
Jezebel goes to take a bite of the dish on the table, and falls to the floor to her knees, "I can't believe it, its better than the last dish i tasted." Complete astonishment over came her. The Rattata, sets up and wipes its eyes, and proceeds to the next dish. Taking slice of the fish and vegetables, it continues to add some of the beshmel sauce. Placing the food in its mouth, it drops the cutlery. It didnt know what to think, the look on it's face was astonishment and joy. It fell backwards and laid there.
Jezebel got up, and looked at the Rattata, "You dishes. I can't describe how delicious there were. The favors, The combinations. You're an amazing cook-" Stopped herself, "Not just a cook, you're a chef. Very talented chef."
Looking at the mess of the kitchen, "I guess i need to clean up my mess don't I?" The Rattata pointed at both of them. "You'll help me?" The Rattata Nodded. Taking some time, the two cleaned up the kitchen.
After the clean up, Jezebel looked over at the Rattata. "You know, your talents are a bit unchallenged here are they not?" The Rattata looked around and nodded. "Well, you're more than welcome to come with me. There is a huge kitchen that i love using. Also, there are plenty of people to cook for." She said leaning over with a smile. The Rattata jumped up and down with joy.
"Alright, I only got three tries at this." Pulling out a Safari battle she throws it at the Rattata. "Fingers Crossed"
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The Rattata broke out of the Safari, "Alright, lets try this again." She said tossing another Safari ball a the Rattata again.
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"Awesome! Welcome to the family Little Chef" Placing the pokemon into her bag, her and Cayenne proceed farther into the facility
