RE: Team Rocket's Revenge! A Wonderlocke - Chapter 8
Been a long time coming, but here's Chapter 9! Feels like Glittering Cave took forever. x.x; But now we have our fossil and we're back on the road. Read and enjoy! :3
Highlights/Notes/Thoughts:
I played most of this before my trip, picking up this evening right after the double battle with Team Flare. As such, I forgot all the Team Flare text from earlier, so I kind of made it up as I went along. -_-; I think it worked out more or less okay, though.
In case you couldn't guess from their descriptions, the Pokémon I got on Route 9 and in Glittering Cave were Toxicroak and Combee. I also did pick up an Old Amber in Glittering Cave (wasn't even looking for it, just happened to come across it in my 2nd rock smash), but I plan on saving it in case of emergency (I can't really see Jessie with an Aerodactyl anyway, especially after it's appearance in the first season anime).
I had originally planned Jessie's scene of getting rid of Furfrou to be a bit more mean-spirited, but since Jessie has come to have more "respect" for her Pokémon with Ivysaur's death, it seemed cruel (and a bit "too soon") to have her acting that way towards a Pokémon the very next day, so I toned that scene down a bit. I hope Jessie's personality still manages to come across, even though the scene is less mean (and hilarious) than originally intended. I guess that's what happens when I get death sooner than I thought I would. :<
Should have another chapter out in a couple days or so. I had a bit of a lag in playing after coming back from my vacation, but I should be back on track now.
Been a long time coming, but here's Chapter 9! Feels like Glittering Cave took forever. x.x; But now we have our fossil and we're back on the road. Read and enjoy! :3
Chapter 9: Ambrette and Team Flare
I woke up the next morning feeling refreshed. Without an alarm, I'd simply slept as late as my body felt it needed, and based on the position of the sun in the sky, I guess I really had needed the rest. I ate a few leftover berries for breakfast, shared the remainder with my Pokémon, then changed my clothes and prepared to pack up camp. It was close to noon by the time we set out, but sometimes a lazy morning is good for relaxing.
I laid a hand on Ivysaur's grave before leaving, giving him a final goodbye, then turned around and followed the southern route through the caves. Along the way, I began training Snorunt a bit, letting the little guy watch some battles to gain experience. I was careful not to let her get into too much danger, but, like the others, she began to grow and become part of the team. I guess life goes on.
On the other side of the mountains, I ran into Sino and whats-his-face again, the professor's assistants. They upgraded my Pokédex to allow for the "Coastal" expansion, then left as fast as they came. Good thing too, since my transmitter started buzzing. Since my party was full again, I didn't get a good look at it, but it appeared to be some kind of dumb rodent thing. Oh well, probably just as well that it went directly to my PC anyway.
My Pokémon and I walked and trained through the rain and mud, following the path to get to the town, defeating the few trainers we found along the way. We'd just about made it to the next town when Ash came running up behind me. He gave me directions on how to get from here to Ambrette Town (thanks brat, but I already have a map you know...), but his main purpose seemed to be to get me to come along with him to the Fossil Lab to learn about Fossils. He seemed convinced they might have something to do with the mega evolution stones, so I shrugged and agreed to meet him there, then left him along to go rest my Pokémon at the Pokémon Center and dry off a bit from the rain.
Once the rain stopped, I decided to make my way to the fossil lab; if Ash was right, we could get some valuable information about mega evolution there. Unfortunately, the scientist we met knew nothing about mega evolution, but he was really excited about fossils (I guess I should have expected that...) and invited us to go visit the excavation site with the promise that one of the assistants in the nearby cave might be able to help us. It felt like being sent on a wild goose chase, but I set off in the direction of the caves.
Route 9, the way to the fossil caves, was far from the ordinary route, however! The path was covered with spikes and stones, requiring that anyway who travels that way must ride on a Pokémon to cross safely. I had some experience riding a Rhyhorn in preparation for my role as the daughter of a Rhyhorn racer, but nothing could have prepared me for the jolting, bouncing gate of riding on a thick layer of rocks and protrusions. There were even wild Pokémon along the path! At one point I was forced to stop in the middle of a battle to receive a Pokémon from my transporter, some kind of weird blue frog thing. I already had a cute blue frog, so I let the Pokéball be zipped away to the PC with no worries.
With a numb butt and sand in my hair, I finally arrived at Glittering Caves. A nearby ranger offered to heal my Pokémon, and a gratefully accepted, worried (perhaps even paranoid) about my Pokémons' health, especially little Snorunt who seemed so frail. Rested and ready, it was time to head into the caves, which were indeed beautiful and glittering. For caves, anyway. The outermost passageways were mostly natural, but deeper in, the caves had been enlarged and used for mining.
Standing next to the carts was one of the dumbest-looking dorks I'd ever seen in my whole life. Dressed in a ridiculous orange suit with skintight pants and humongous shades (yes, sunglasses, in a cave). I was about to write him off entirely as a loser and not worth my time, until he announced that he was a part of Team Flare and challenged me to a Pokémon battle. Team Flare, hadn't Giovanni mentioned them? I couldn't imagine Giovanni being concerned about a bunch of punk kids with bad fashion sense, but regardless, I decided to follow his orders and see what I could find out. Fortunately, the guy was a piss poor battler, though he refused to tell me much. He did, however, slip that there were more members of Team Flair elsewhere in the cave, so I snuck forward, hoping to catch them by surprise to see if I could eavesdrop on anything worthwhile.
Unfortunately, this ended up being something of a bust. I'd just spotted another Team Flare member (those orange suits would stand out anywhere) when my transporter started buzzing, and because I was pressed up against the wall, it made a huge rattling noise against the stone. I barely had time to acknowledge my receipt of the Pokémon from HQ (some yellow bug, ew, no) before I was challenged by the grunt, a female this time with pigtails that just screamed "I've never seen a real hair stylist in my life." She was about as incompetent as the other dweeb and I quickly made my way further up through the caves, striving to stay quiet this time.
Eventually the way was blocked by a pair of grunts, male and female. I paused and listened to their conversation, overhearing their plans to kidnap the fossil scientist and sell the Pokémon fossils to make a bunch of cash. I rolled my eyes. These little criminal organizations had been popping up all over the various regions for the past few years (all copycats of Team Rocket, of course, no one is ever original anymore), and this team seemed to have really hit a new low. I couldn't believe Giovanni was worried about them at all; I could eat them myself for breakfast!
I was about to stroll forward and challenge them to a Pokémon battle on my own, when Ash suddenly appeared behind me in the cave and offered to take them on together. I swallowed my own disdain and agreed to team up with the twerp, figuring that at least my Pokémon would take less of a beating if one of his was around to take all the punches. Together we made quick work out of them, leaving them whining pitifully about how they just wanted to make a buck. I wanted to slap some sense into them, but since the derp was there, I had to be on my best behaviour, so instead we headed through the caves together to find the lost scientist.
Fine him we did, lost in his work in a side passageway towards the back of the caves. The dork was so engrossed in his pretty shiny rocks that he hadn't even noticed Team Flare's arrival. I shook my head, wondering what it was like to be so naive and incompetent, though I quickly grew fond of him when he offered me a fossil. He even said he could revive the fossil back in the labs. I couldn't believe it; I could actually own a powerful prehistoric Pokémon! Wouldn't Giovanni be pleased?
The scientist had two fossils with him, a jaw fossil and a sail fossil. Ash let me pick which one I wished for, so I decided to snack the jaw. A jaw fossil would surely revive into a strong Pokémon, and a sail fossil would, what, revive into a boat? Ash took the other and we went our separate ways, heading back to Ambrette. I made use of the Ranger's services to heal up my Pokémon again before braving the rocky passageway of Route 9, and once back in town, headed for the Pokémon Center. It was tempting to head to the fossil lab right away and restore my new Pokémon, but I was hungry and my feet hurt. We could all use a break.
Once in the center, I released my Pokémon from their balls and... what in the world is that? What happened to my gorgeous Furfrou?! In its place was a rangy mutt with shaggy hair, nothing at all like the beautiful, groomed princess I had back in Lumiose. I sighed. The groomers were all back in Lumiose, meaning I was stuck with this shaggy beast. If I'd had James as my assistant, and all my equipment, I could have done something about it myself, but... no, I was a regular Pokémon trainer on my own now. Vowing to regroom Furfrou back in Lumiose, I let her eat to her heart's content and then sent her off to the PC. I'd need free space for my new fossil Pokémon anyway.
Rested and refreshed, I headed back out of the Center and off to the fossil lab. the kooky old scientist was there, putzing about, but he remembered me and offered to restore my fossil right away. I quickly handed it over and soon received my new Pokémon, a magnificent Tyrunt! It was small, but powerful-looking, and, according to my Pokédex, it was part Dragon-type! I hugged little Tyrunt and then returned him to his Pokéball, skipping out to the lab as I made my way to the aquarium to head out of this little town and back on my path to the next gym.
I woke up the next morning feeling refreshed. Without an alarm, I'd simply slept as late as my body felt it needed, and based on the position of the sun in the sky, I guess I really had needed the rest. I ate a few leftover berries for breakfast, shared the remainder with my Pokémon, then changed my clothes and prepared to pack up camp. It was close to noon by the time we set out, but sometimes a lazy morning is good for relaxing.
I laid a hand on Ivysaur's grave before leaving, giving him a final goodbye, then turned around and followed the southern route through the caves. Along the way, I began training Snorunt a bit, letting the little guy watch some battles to gain experience. I was careful not to let her get into too much danger, but, like the others, she began to grow and become part of the team. I guess life goes on.
On the other side of the mountains, I ran into Sino and whats-his-face again, the professor's assistants. They upgraded my Pokédex to allow for the "Coastal" expansion, then left as fast as they came. Good thing too, since my transmitter started buzzing. Since my party was full again, I didn't get a good look at it, but it appeared to be some kind of dumb rodent thing. Oh well, probably just as well that it went directly to my PC anyway.
My Pokémon and I walked and trained through the rain and mud, following the path to get to the town, defeating the few trainers we found along the way. We'd just about made it to the next town when Ash came running up behind me. He gave me directions on how to get from here to Ambrette Town (thanks brat, but I already have a map you know...), but his main purpose seemed to be to get me to come along with him to the Fossil Lab to learn about Fossils. He seemed convinced they might have something to do with the mega evolution stones, so I shrugged and agreed to meet him there, then left him along to go rest my Pokémon at the Pokémon Center and dry off a bit from the rain.
Once the rain stopped, I decided to make my way to the fossil lab; if Ash was right, we could get some valuable information about mega evolution there. Unfortunately, the scientist we met knew nothing about mega evolution, but he was really excited about fossils (I guess I should have expected that...) and invited us to go visit the excavation site with the promise that one of the assistants in the nearby cave might be able to help us. It felt like being sent on a wild goose chase, but I set off in the direction of the caves.
Route 9, the way to the fossil caves, was far from the ordinary route, however! The path was covered with spikes and stones, requiring that anyway who travels that way must ride on a Pokémon to cross safely. I had some experience riding a Rhyhorn in preparation for my role as the daughter of a Rhyhorn racer, but nothing could have prepared me for the jolting, bouncing gate of riding on a thick layer of rocks and protrusions. There were even wild Pokémon along the path! At one point I was forced to stop in the middle of a battle to receive a Pokémon from my transporter, some kind of weird blue frog thing. I already had a cute blue frog, so I let the Pokéball be zipped away to the PC with no worries.
With a numb butt and sand in my hair, I finally arrived at Glittering Caves. A nearby ranger offered to heal my Pokémon, and a gratefully accepted, worried (perhaps even paranoid) about my Pokémons' health, especially little Snorunt who seemed so frail. Rested and ready, it was time to head into the caves, which were indeed beautiful and glittering. For caves, anyway. The outermost passageways were mostly natural, but deeper in, the caves had been enlarged and used for mining.
Standing next to the carts was one of the dumbest-looking dorks I'd ever seen in my whole life. Dressed in a ridiculous orange suit with skintight pants and humongous shades (yes, sunglasses, in a cave). I was about to write him off entirely as a loser and not worth my time, until he announced that he was a part of Team Flare and challenged me to a Pokémon battle. Team Flare, hadn't Giovanni mentioned them? I couldn't imagine Giovanni being concerned about a bunch of punk kids with bad fashion sense, but regardless, I decided to follow his orders and see what I could find out. Fortunately, the guy was a piss poor battler, though he refused to tell me much. He did, however, slip that there were more members of Team Flair elsewhere in the cave, so I snuck forward, hoping to catch them by surprise to see if I could eavesdrop on anything worthwhile.
Unfortunately, this ended up being something of a bust. I'd just spotted another Team Flare member (those orange suits would stand out anywhere) when my transporter started buzzing, and because I was pressed up against the wall, it made a huge rattling noise against the stone. I barely had time to acknowledge my receipt of the Pokémon from HQ (some yellow bug, ew, no) before I was challenged by the grunt, a female this time with pigtails that just screamed "I've never seen a real hair stylist in my life." She was about as incompetent as the other dweeb and I quickly made my way further up through the caves, striving to stay quiet this time.
Eventually the way was blocked by a pair of grunts, male and female. I paused and listened to their conversation, overhearing their plans to kidnap the fossil scientist and sell the Pokémon fossils to make a bunch of cash. I rolled my eyes. These little criminal organizations had been popping up all over the various regions for the past few years (all copycats of Team Rocket, of course, no one is ever original anymore), and this team seemed to have really hit a new low. I couldn't believe Giovanni was worried about them at all; I could eat them myself for breakfast!
I was about to stroll forward and challenge them to a Pokémon battle on my own, when Ash suddenly appeared behind me in the cave and offered to take them on together. I swallowed my own disdain and agreed to team up with the twerp, figuring that at least my Pokémon would take less of a beating if one of his was around to take all the punches. Together we made quick work out of them, leaving them whining pitifully about how they just wanted to make a buck. I wanted to slap some sense into them, but since the derp was there, I had to be on my best behaviour, so instead we headed through the caves together to find the lost scientist.
Fine him we did, lost in his work in a side passageway towards the back of the caves. The dork was so engrossed in his pretty shiny rocks that he hadn't even noticed Team Flare's arrival. I shook my head, wondering what it was like to be so naive and incompetent, though I quickly grew fond of him when he offered me a fossil. He even said he could revive the fossil back in the labs. I couldn't believe it; I could actually own a powerful prehistoric Pokémon! Wouldn't Giovanni be pleased?
The scientist had two fossils with him, a jaw fossil and a sail fossil. Ash let me pick which one I wished for, so I decided to snack the jaw. A jaw fossil would surely revive into a strong Pokémon, and a sail fossil would, what, revive into a boat? Ash took the other and we went our separate ways, heading back to Ambrette. I made use of the Ranger's services to heal up my Pokémon again before braving the rocky passageway of Route 9, and once back in town, headed for the Pokémon Center. It was tempting to head to the fossil lab right away and restore my new Pokémon, but I was hungry and my feet hurt. We could all use a break.
Once in the center, I released my Pokémon from their balls and... what in the world is that? What happened to my gorgeous Furfrou?! In its place was a rangy mutt with shaggy hair, nothing at all like the beautiful, groomed princess I had back in Lumiose. I sighed. The groomers were all back in Lumiose, meaning I was stuck with this shaggy beast. If I'd had James as my assistant, and all my equipment, I could have done something about it myself, but... no, I was a regular Pokémon trainer on my own now. Vowing to regroom Furfrou back in Lumiose, I let her eat to her heart's content and then sent her off to the PC. I'd need free space for my new fossil Pokémon anyway.
Rested and refreshed, I headed back out of the Center and off to the fossil lab. the kooky old scientist was there, putzing about, but he remembered me and offered to restore my fossil right away. I quickly handed it over and soon received my new Pokémon, a magnificent Tyrunt! It was small, but powerful-looking, and, according to my Pokédex, it was part Dragon-type! I hugged little Tyrunt and then returned him to his Pokéball, skipping out to the lab as I made my way to the aquarium to head out of this little town and back on my path to the next gym.
Braixen - Lv. 23
Lucario - Lv. 23
Kirlia - Lv. 23
Frogadier - Lv. 23
Snorunt - Lv. 23
Tyrunt - Lv. 20
Can you tell I like keeping my Pokémon at even levels? >_>
Lucario - Lv. 23
Kirlia - Lv. 23
Frogadier - Lv. 23
Snorunt - Lv. 23
Tyrunt - Lv. 20
Can you tell I like keeping my Pokémon at even levels? >_>
Highlights/Notes/Thoughts:
I played most of this before my trip, picking up this evening right after the double battle with Team Flare. As such, I forgot all the Team Flare text from earlier, so I kind of made it up as I went along. -_-; I think it worked out more or less okay, though.
In case you couldn't guess from their descriptions, the Pokémon I got on Route 9 and in Glittering Cave were Toxicroak and Combee. I also did pick up an Old Amber in Glittering Cave (wasn't even looking for it, just happened to come across it in my 2nd rock smash), but I plan on saving it in case of emergency (I can't really see Jessie with an Aerodactyl anyway, especially after it's appearance in the first season anime).
I had originally planned Jessie's scene of getting rid of Furfrou to be a bit more mean-spirited, but since Jessie has come to have more "respect" for her Pokémon with Ivysaur's death, it seemed cruel (and a bit "too soon") to have her acting that way towards a Pokémon the very next day, so I toned that scene down a bit. I hope Jessie's personality still manages to come across, even though the scene is less mean (and hilarious) than originally intended. I guess that's what happens when I get death sooner than I thought I would. :<
Should have another chapter out in a couple days or so. I had a bit of a lag in playing after coming back from my vacation, but I should be back on track now.
