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Rahjet

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Jan 11 12 10:41 AM

"Yes?" The question came from a masculine voice but possessed no visible physical representative, "You have come to begin your journey through the Bombur region I assume? If you'll just walk in and have a seat, I will be out in a moment." Charlie looked around for some way to accomplish the task and relax herself on a nice, comfortable chair, but the only thing nearby that even resembled a seat were file cabinets and ridiculously large stacks of papers. At this observation, she decided to stand and wait for the man.

A few minutes passed and a man walked around the corner, struggling to put his lab coat on over his sweaty undershirt. "Could you lend me a hand, young man," he inquired/pleaded, "These things can be OH so tricky...Thank you, I should have known what I was getting into when I tried to sneak in a run on that treadmill after my last--... Nevermind that! What's your name?" As he asked this question of the trainer standing across from him, he noticed the Joltik's head sticking out of the jacket pocket and resolved to move right past the education phase of his program.

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Jan 11 12 2:27 PM

"Naturally, this place wasn't designed as a waiting room," Charlie muttered, nominally to the pokémon occupying her pocket, as she found a section of walling she could lean on whilst waiting for the owner of the voice to come.

"I'm Charlie," she replied, when the man had emerged from wherever he'd set up a treadmill, "I'm sorry if I interrupted something." She offered a hand to him, as Pallas put her head out of the pocket and regarded him carefully.

"You were correct - I am about to undertake a journey through this region, however it seems my equipment is not quite suitable." She pulled the flat Pokédex from her pocket and presented it. "This region has pokémon of types not found elsewhere, and my Pokédex doesn't recognise them, so I was wondering of you could provide the appropriate data for local species and types?"

"Jol?"

"Oh, yes, and could you please inform me where the closest gym is located?" She added, almost as an afterthought.

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Jan 11 12 4:26 PM

"Surely," he responded succintly. He then made a "come hither" motion with his fingers and speedily walked out of the room, down a hall and into a dark corridor. The trainer followed quickly, but upon arriving at the door was slow to open it, wondering why the professor's aide had closed it behind him.

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Jan 11 12 11:35 PM

'Surely?' she mused, questioning the unusual phrasing from the young man, but set off quickly after him through the building, through a hallway and down another corridor. The man went through another door, but then closed it behind him. Charlie stopped at the door.

"Now why would he do that?" she asked, reaching for the handle. Then she remembered something else, mentally chided herself, and, opening the door, entered the room.

"I'm sorry, but I never got your name, ...?" she asked as she entered, her eyes then scanning her surroundings.

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Jan 12 12 7:15 AM

She struggled seeing anything in the dark room, but that problem was quickly alleviated by the systematic kicking-on of the arena lights above, revealing the man in the lab coat on the other side of the large room, which turned out to actually be a PKMN battle arena.

"My name is Aaron, by the way. Oh, and that Gym Leader you were asking me about, let's just say I found him."

Gym Leader Aaron wants to battle!

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Jan 12 12 10:12 AM

"Good to meet you, Aaron," Charlie replied with a nod. "So, you're a Gym Leader as well? Is this a baptism of fire for the new trainers or did I just break the conventional order?

Whilst speaking, she held her hand up to her chest, allowing Pallas to climb onto it. "Just do your best. If things get too tough we can always come back later."

The tiny creature nodded, and then leaped forward into the arena with a crackle of electrical energy. As she came to land, her trainer pulled what resembled half a pair of glasses from her pocket, opened them out, and placed it over her right eye. The device quickly scanned the area, found the Joltik, and brought up an identifying label, reading 'Pallas', on the glass.

"Now, please allow me to see more of the pokémon from this region," she added.

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Jan 12 12 12:00 PM

"No, this is the normal manner of procession here. We like to give trainers practical experience before throwing them out into the world unawares," he (mini-)lectured, "Now, referring to your last request: With pleasure. Go, Nevermore!" Neeeevv evvrrooor! the PKMN squawked as it was released from its container. The squawking grew louder until it was understood that this was a Growl attack.

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Jan 12 12 12:34 PM

The eyeglass paused for a moment, before attaching a label to the bird. "Of course, he be using flying types," she muttered.

First thing's first...

"Before it causes too much damage, use String Shot."

The tiny pokémon suddenly ejected copious amounts of sticky threads - far more than it's body should have been able to hold - right towards the beak of the cawing bird.

Right, that it's a flying type is clear, but what else is it. There's nothing obviously elemental about it, so we'll just have to see what works.

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Jan 20 12 8:14 AM

The Nevermore struggled against the binding of its beak, which Aaron sought to alleviate, "Use Peck! That ought to break the bonds, then deal Joltik some damage!" The bird PKMN's beak glowed bright white and grew, snapping the string before it cawed loudly again and headed toward the Bug/Electric-type opponent.

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Jan 20 12 4:53 PM

The Joltik shifted itself backward as the larger bird charged it, but didn't move any of it's legs, remembering what the trainer had said, before they'd left for this place.

"Flying-types are always difficult for Bug-types to handle, but you, Pallas, you have a rare advantage. I know you'll do yourself proud, as long as you can ignore the fear."

Pallas was reading, bracing itself for the blow and waiting for it's next command. Electrical energy sparked between hairs on it's body.

"Wait for it," her trainer called, "make it a sure hit."

The bird closed in, slashing it's beak at the tiny bug, which in shifting it's body was able to force the blow onto the tiny creature's side, robbing it of a dead-on strike.

"Now!" Charlie called, "Thunder Wave!"

The electrical energy suddenly snapped out, two band arcing around the bird and meeting on the far side to pin the opponent in a ring of paralysing energy.

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Jan 22 12 11:46 AM

The electricity coursed through the air, striking Nevermore. Its body stiffened. Its wings ceased flapping. However, its attack did not stop, and its momentum carried the bird PKMN to collide--albeit a bit off-kilter--with Pallas. After the collision resolved itself, the Dark/Flying-type lay paralyzed on top of the challenger's Joltik.

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Jan 24 12 2:03 PM

"Good wor-" Charlie began, but then the flying-type crashed down onto the tiny Pokémon.

"Pallas!" She called out in concern, letting out a sigh of relief when she heard an admittedly muffled "Joltik" from beneath the Nevermore.

Not an ideal position, but at least it's not moving, and since I don't know it's other typing...

"Get hold of something and use leech life!" she called, and in response the mite twisted to bring it's fangs to bear on the underside of the stunned raven above it.

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Jan 25 12 4:35 PM

Nevermore grunted through its forced-shut beak as the yellow bug shifted underneath its limp form. The tiny Bug/Electric-type latched on to the soft down of Aaron's partner's underbelly. As its hit points were being drained away, the bird PKMN's fit of paralysis relented and it shot into the air, halting the challenger's attack but leaving it clinging to a small group of feathers by one leg. As the Joltik looked down, it began to panic. Noticing the reaction, Aaron decided to capitalize, "Lucky me..Nevermore fly up and loop around to throw Pallas to the ground! Then follow with a Tackle!" Nevermore swooped upward, completing the initial half of its intended loop...

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Jan 26 12 2:00 PM

"Pallas, you're doing well, don't lose focus. Get back to ground," the challenger called out. By the time the Joltik had recovered her wits it's opponent had swooped upward, putting the arthropod in a position it preferred, and, bringing it's remaining limbs into contact with it's foe, it pushed off into the air, arcing away from the Nevermore and twisting to face it as it began to drop back to the arena floor.

"Spider Web, before it closes!" Charlie called, and in response the spider spun a quick - although rather basic and, for an arachnid, crude - web, which was cast like a net at the bird.

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Jan 29 12 9:55 AM

"Halt your assault, Nevermore!" ((rhyme not intended)) Aaron hurriedly instructed as the bird PKMN ceased attacking mid-Tackle and swooped out of the way of the incoming web. Even as it did, the lab aide followed his order with another, "Now catch it in the back with a speedy Peck!" Nevermore curved its flight path once more until it was angled at the vulnerable backside of its opponent, beak extended and wings flapping intensely.

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Jan 29 12 1:13 PM

We need to wrap this up before too long, Charlie reminded herself, so when it passes...

The Nevermore arced again, this time aiming to strike Pallas from behind. "Brace for impact," she cautioned, "and prepare to roll."

The bird's beak slammed into the arachnid's read, forcing it down. Still in descent, she dropped below the bird's level as she rolled in the air. She kept rotating until the bird had passed and she was facing away.

"Now! Pursuit! Get hold of it."

Instantly the spider made her move, shooting out web to propel her backwards towards the bird. Still in flight, she flipped over again, ready to strike at the opponent.

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Jan 31 12 2:25 PM

Nevermore's fatigue was all the more apparent now that it was plagued by its paralysis. Following suit, as soon as Pallas' attack hit home, Aaron could tell his PKMN had sustained enough damage and recalled it into its Pokeball.

The lab aide proceeded to summon his second and final PKMN from its pokeball, "Ready, Ledyba! How about one more lesson for the challenger, eh? Growl."

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Jan 31 12 3:05 PM

"Good work Pallas," Charlie called as the Nevermore was recalled. "A Ledyba, huh? Oh, that takes me back, although I'm interested to know what you think it can teach me. Pallas, use Thunder Wave again. Maybe it'll shut it up."

In response, electrical energy sparked around the mite, which had curled up from the noise. Opening itself up again, it launched a ring of electrical energy at the insect.

I'm at a disadvantage here. Pallas is worn from the bird, whilst that Ledyba is fresh. Since it's a flying-type, Leech Life won't do much either, and she only have non-damaging electrical moves. My only edge is that it's still young, but Pallas isn't that experienced herself. We have to deal with this one quickly before she tires out.

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Jan 31 12 9:37 PM

Pallas loosed the electrical wave after a short pause induced by the opponent's Growl, allowing the Ledyba ample time to elude the paralysis-inducing status move.

"Nice try, Charlie, but try something new! I've seen that one before. Creativity is a trainer's best friend in a tough pinch. Ledyba, charge it with a Tackle! Full bore," commanded Aaron, playing instigator and opponent in the same speaking turn. His Bug-type rushed forward meanwhile and headed toward the Bug/Electric-type in the challenger's corner.

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Jan 31 12 11:31 PM

"Of course you have," Charlie replied, "I wouldn't expect such a basic move to be a surprise to anyone but the newest of trainers. Pallas, tag it with string shot."

The Joltik watched it's opponent rushing towards it, and dropped to the ground. Being so low down, the full force of the tackle couldn't be brought to bear on her without the ladybird running into the arena ground itself. To add to the disruption, as it closed another strand of sticky thread shot out towards the oncoming pokémon.

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