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POSTED ON Sept 26, 2019 17:01:40 GMT

listening to kyle's baffling spiel. he'd devour his pizza whole. "that's because you lot didn't have me!" they didn't have a proper leader either, he assumed. mateo knew enough about what happened. it was in the news.

thinking back, that was a time when he was so self-absorbed with his own personal goals that he vowed he'd never get into hoenn's affairs. now look at him: a ranger, an elite four member. talk about sticking your hand into the cookie jar. he'd take a swig of alcohol into his system. "besides, now that i'm officially apart of the league. we'll be together even more; so as long as you're on speed dial there shouldn't be a problem, right? if i get into a sticky situation i expect you to come rushing in on your dog sled to back me up." that included facing rayquaza.

though he wasn't going in underestimating rayquaza's power. he knew what a legendary was all about, how else did they earn their moniker? "me and my pokemon train our asses off to take a hit. i'm literally walking around with a team full of dragon-types, plus an arcanine and eevee, you don't think i expect people to gun for our necks with a fairy-type or ice-type?" he's grown a lot during his time here in hoenn. thinking about the fights he had reminded him why he loved raising dragons: the challenge. "if we can't handle our disadvantages, forget about fighting rayquaza." rayqauza was said to be a dragon-type, another dragons weakness.

"you of all people should understand with those mightyena's of yours." looking toward kyle, he'd stand up from where he sat. "we're not going down without a fight. willpower isn't enough to win, but it's damn well apart of our strategy. i teach my pokemon that they just need to hit that wall harder until it breaks." and rayquaza was just thought--a bigger, stronger wall. "luckily though, i have you and everyone else to train with. you guys make for good target practice for when i have to face the real thing." a subtle compliment was given.

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a baby? it must've been the galvantula's that he just caught. the joltik was crying, begging for the trainer to take it with them. it wanted to be with its mother. how could mateo say no? "fine, you can come! only because you're being annoying!" it was a temporary capture anyway, right? it was just for this contest. "you'll be back with your mom soon, just help me win!" and like that he'd smack the pokeball atop of its head. absorbing the joltik and continuing on his path alongside dragonite!

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POSTED ON Sept 26, 2019 3:26:53 GMT

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for today's attire mateo didn't adorn his signature wear. he adorned an open happi that could be seen huddled over his back, arms within their appropriate sleeves. white bandages were seen around his stomach, the stomach brace he once wore now replaced with a simple sarashi. loose, beige colored bermuda shorts were worn for his bottom. for footwear he wore a pair of wooden geta's.

having just arrived. he'd come to return dragonite back to his ball. "ooooooh..." examining the scenery, mateo would say, "ewww, that's disgusting!" adding his two cents. he wasn't exactly big on bug-types. they were a nuisance and were physically unappealing. bugs were not fun to toy with. turning toward adam, he'd shout, "oi, where's dog brains!" his head darted from one direction to the next, searching for kyle lopez.

"and how the hell are we going to take care of, anyway? shouldn't you've called professional exterminators." did everything have to be solved by people who owned pokemon here? hoenn was such a strange place.

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POSTED ON Sept 26, 2019 3:09:41 GMT

well that wasn't much of a challenge. the bug-type was casually strolling by. watching as it scuttled pass the duo. mateo would look to dragonite, dragonite awaited confirmation. mateo nodded, "do it." it too was met with a flamethrower like its brethren.

a pokeball was thrown. ensnaring the weak critter and absorbing it soon after. "let's continue, go-go!" and they continued to move on through the forest.

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POSTED ON Sept 26, 2019 2:31:15 GMT

a sharp turn. he'd look at kyle as if he'd just called his own mother fat. "what am i gonna do?!" he shouted, appalled by kyle's own question. he'd come to hear the doorbell. it must've been the pizza man.

heading toward the door and grabbing the pizza. he'd shout, "here!" tossing the money at the guy and slamming the door. he'd go back to kyle with the pizza box in his hand. holding the box in front of him, he'd drop it on the floor angrily in front of kyle. "what a stupid question to ask?!" mateo shouted, finally letting his internal thoughts out.

"i'm gonna beat it up!" opening the box and taking a slice of pizza. he'd take bite, talking all the while as a string of cheese hung from his mouth and the pizza in hand. "how can i become the dragon king if i can't beat up a couple of dragons?!" was kyle off his rockers? "i'm gonna be a real dragon master, maybe even a 'dragon slayer'." taking another bite, he'd add, "but right now we're the pizza slayer because this is some seriously good pizza..." slateport's pizzeria really knew how to throw down.

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POSTED ON Sept 25, 2019 18:59:42 GMT

jumping over the couch. mateo headed toward the kitchen, speaking all the while, "just because you read something in a book doesn't mean it to be true. i mean these things manifested from somewhere, who's to say it's not rayquza's doing?" wishful thinking was his greatest weakness. but maybe if he just believed hard enough it was bound to happen.

grabbing his beverage. he'd take kyle's to him. cap taken off of both, he'd stand over kyle upon taking a sip. "besides, after what happened to balder..." he thought about the solgaleo that appeared before the male. "anything is possible in this world. to think a guy like that was acknowledged by such a pokemon." it was ironic, wasn't it? the solgaleo acknowledged someone who hailed from the legendary's origins.

mateo wasn't familiar with the alola region, but he knew enough from those who spoke about it. "balder's from the alola region. that...thing recognized him as someone fit to possess it." it made him wonder if he was fit to stand before rayquaza. "i bust my ass everyday just so i'm prepared to fight the dragons of old. maybe rayquaza hasn't appeared to me because i haven't been trying hard enough." rubbing his chin, he continued, "yeah...working out and training everyday isn't gonna get him to notice me. i need to hunt for it, like actually search. balder is a different story, but what if..." he began to pace back and forth, "what if, like the dragon king from that children's book, i have to hunt it down and show it i'm ready. i've been so busy dealing with hoenn's crap that i forgot all about my own crap--the reason why i'm here!" he sharply turned toward kyle. yelling to his companion his thoughts aloud.

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POSTED ON Sept 25, 2019 17:55:00 GMT

"an entei?!" he'd heard of such an infamous creature. turning upon the couch and peering over out of shock. mateo would settle down, clearing his throat. "to think you saw an entei...it'd be cool if i could've fought it. that would've been awesome..." talk about jealousy right there.

he's not too familiar with the tale of entei and company. but he knew enough that meeting it was a big deal. "i'm so jealous..." slouching upon the couch, he was then asked about his lead. "my lead? oh, the country gal told me about what happened in mossdeep." specifically about freya morningstar.

"i'm gonna go check it out. i think those wormholes might be a key, maybe a doorway to another plane of existence!" he stood up with excitement. "what if another gate appears over mossdeep?! what if those creatures they fought come from a world ruled by rayquaza and us fighting them is some sort of test! a testament for the best of the best! only the strong who wish to challenge rayquaza have to face his pawns first!" he sounded like child spouting off nonsense.

but, then, he was caught off guard by kyle saying he wanted to see 'rayquaza'. was that his way of saying he wanted to follow mateo? maybe he was reading too deep into it. but it was actually pretty sweet, "nope! this is all mine, you can stay home and play your games." turning toward kyle, he'd come to jump upon the couch and point dramatically at the blonde. "you've had the most fun in this region, it's my turn dog boy!! my story is..." he'd raise his index finger to the ceiling, "now!"

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POSTED ON Sept 25, 2019 17:13:40 GMT

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"dragonite, are you--" eevee, emerging from its balled, manifested before the duo. hyperactive and frantically dancing about the scarred surface. mateo, shouting, said, "aye! back in the ball!" a crimson beam of energy attempted to force the pokemon back in. but he wouldn't budge.

each attempt to bring it back into the ball missed. "you little shit--" dragonite would call to the duo. signaling for mateo to come over and look upon the ground. together the group noticed soot stain. feeling the ground and touching the remnants of fire. this was no ordinary fire, but "dragon fire." just from sniffing the black stain, as well as tasting it, he could feel the sensation of something akin to a dragon-type's flare.

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POSTED ON Sept 25, 2019 16:52:33 GMT

"screw you!" he retorted.

returning to his phone and casually scrolling about. he'd think about kyle's question briefly. "because i follow my intuition." touching his nose, he'd add, "and the smell. i know that bastards here somewhere just waiting for me to find it. he's definitely waiting for me to challenge it, just like the protagonist from my favorite children's book." he had little to no leads, but he was definitely going to head over to the location bailey told him about.

"plus, there's a place i'm going to head over to soon." he spoke of mossdeep center. "i can feel it in my gut that what happened there could be a lead..." determined eyes stared for a moment, only to whimsically be broken mid thought as he'd respond to kyle's insult, "plus, you literally met a legendary in front of everyone and turned down its blessing. what was it...tapu...tapu poo-poo?"

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POSTED ON Sept 25, 2019 5:16:00 GMT

a cutiefly was simply flying by. but dragonite saw it as an enemy. accidentally, too, was met with an intense flamethrower. the bug-type was showered and dowsed in flames. its wings were set ablaze. and like the bug-type from earlier she, too, would come to be met with a pokeball.

"get over here!" he captured the cutiefly and continued on! they weren't letting up anytime soon.

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POSTED ON Sept 25, 2019 4:44:11 GMT

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upon the back he rode atop of dragonite. after his time spent in lavaridge with Bailey Cooper. he wanted an up close look of what he'd missed out on. "talk about knowing how to party..." hovering over the battlefield, he'd come to gesture an order to dragonite with a stroke atop of his head. telling it to land them upon the ground.

for today's attire mateo didn't adorn his signature cape. he adorned an open happi that could be seen huddled over his back, arms within their appropriate sleeves. white bandages were seen around his stomach, the stomach brace he once wore now replaced with a simple sarashi. loose, beige colored bermuda shorts were worn for his bottom. for footwear he wore a pair of wooden geta's.

once dragonite touched the surface. mateo, too, followed in suit. but the moment his wooden clogs touched the floor he'd come to feel a sudden shock arise through him. almost falling dragonite would help catch his trainer's footing. holding unto his pokemon, he was confused as to what that was.

a hand was brought to his forehead. "what the..." he couldn't make it out clearly, but he felt ash beneath his footing emit something...never before felt yet possessing a familiar energy. something was amiss, he just couldn't figure out what.

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POSTED ON Sept 25, 2019 4:00:34 GMT

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a galvantula ambushed them from above! jumping back, it would land before the duo. "don't let up!" a thunder wave was sent their way, but it would come to be countered with one of their own. "flamethrower!" mateo ordered. the galvantula would come to be dowsed within a spew of fiery flames.

a pokeball was thrown. an attempt to capture the galvantula was made. "nice one, dragonite. looks like the big ones are starting to come out! let's keep it up!" mateo encouraged.

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a karrablast would attempt to join the battle, but...it was a newborn. dragonite would simply hold back its power, but gave it a full throttle of its ferocious flames. burning the bug-type and watching as it ran in circles. watching as the bug-type attempted to put out the fire atop of its head. without further ado, mateo would throw a pokeball at the creature. capturing and absorbing it into the empty ball.

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POSTED ON Sept 24, 2019 20:03:11 GMT

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POSTED ON Sept 24, 2019 17:53:05 GMT

"champion seat?!" the barbaric balls he had to even say that. just because he was rolling in badges didn't mean crap. gritted teeth and a tightening grip upon his device, mateo would respond. "as if that anyone's climbing for that throne. my throne is bigger than some adult-sized car seat." that's right, he was aiming big.

"i only took this position because it guaranteed some action." he didn't exactly read all the details of what an elite four entailed, it was just the spur of the moment when he accepted. "sadly, with the disbandment of rocket. i was late to the party, but..." a finger upon his chin as he thought about it, looking up at the ceiling. "i guess i shouldn't take this opportunity for granted. i mean i did come to hoenn, originally, for one thing." like a child he chuckled, covering his mouth at how giddy the thought made him.

"i'm so close to finding rayquaza, i can almost taste it," he said, "and i eat dragon flake chips so i know!"

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