LEAGUE BARRACKS 1E

It's time to work.

What poor timing.

"I'll keep that in mind." The blonde man said with a smile even as he discarded the advice entirely, turning away from the Ranger to face the large tracks leading into the forest.

He rolled his shoulders with a hum, beginning to stretch his limbs as his puppy companion leapt off his shoulder and began to mirror him as well.

"Looks like we've got a big job on our hands, Raki." The man said, prompting a grin from the puppy. "Hahaha! Excited, huh? A good attitude as always. Just... try to keep a lid on it this time; a pokemon belonging to the champion... Definitely not the kind of thing we can let our guards down against."

As he finished stretching, the large man turned his attention to one of his impromptu companions, Arashi Akiyama, as he spoke, tilting his head.

"Repair work? Ah. Are you a mechanic of some sort?" He asked, making a few educated guesses.

If he had been working on repairs and was hoping they would hold out in these circumstances... Then he must have been speaking of a vehicle of sorts. A Motorcycle, perhaps?

"My, already taking care of such work while so young? Hoenn youths are truly outstanding!" The man said cheerfully with a laugh.

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-at least 1 participant should mention the ranger advising them not to follow the large tracks and instead focus on the pokemon that fled into the city.

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It was really pure coincidence that Hideo was in Lilycove when it happened. He’d heard the explosion when it happened, and once he was there to investigate, he’d been conscripted requested to help. Who was he to refuse?

And it’d give his Piplup something to do; the little guy was getting restless, and was quite eager to join in, even saluting at the end of their briefing. Plus, he recognized the voices of the two fellows he’d been grouped with; Arashi Akiyama was an instant recognition, while Gwyar Wledig took a moment to remember.

“Well, we gotta keep ourselves busy somehow,” Hideo said to the latter, “Better than just sitting around doing nothing.” Hideo went around traveling through the region, Arashi sounded like he was a traveling repairman.

The Oranguru by his side, however, was more preoccupied with the nearby tracks leading into the forest - and by virtue of actually being able to communicate with Hideo (in a limited manner), she brought it to his attention.

Hideo was less subtle about his disregard for the advice than Gwyar.

“Think we should follow those tracks?” he asked the others, pointing towards the nearest one (that his Oranguru told him about). “The longer we wait to track something running into the woods, the harder it’ll be to find.”

at least 1 participant should urge the group to follow the big foot prints into the forest.

Arashi Akiyama , Gwyar Wledig

LEAGUE BARRACKS 1E

It's time to work.

It was hardly his first time looking at a prosthetic, but it certainly was a bit of a shock to see a boy so young missing quite so much of his limbs, as demonstrated by both Gwyar's and Raki's sudden jolt, their eyes growing wide.

"Oh dear!" Gwyar said, gawking at the metallic limb for a moment. "Most impressive yet, I would say!"

He nodded at the blonde youth, tipping his hat at Arashi Akiyama. Better to praise his hard work than pity his circumstances.

His gaze shifted towards Hideo Kino, a boy he vaguely remembered working with during the HsT, and then back to Arashi, taking in both of their words and suggestions before speaking up again.

"Yes. One of us should give chase to our large, missing friend." He said, before making it quite obvious who that person would be as he began taking steps towards the forest, before turning back to the group. "Given Mr. Ranger's words... whatever went into the forest way is the most dangerous escapee. So... do allow the Police to handle it, young citizens!"

The man flashed the two a bright smile that Hideo almost certainly could not perceive.

It was a particularly dangerous pokemon even amongst the former Champion's stock- he could not just send two civilian youths after it while he went about the city.

This wasn't really part of the mission he had discussed with Commissioner dahlia goode, but Gwyar was still serving as an Officer of Hoenn at that very second. No one was subjected to unnecessary dangers if he could prevent it.

"The forest aside- we need more eyes within the city itself!" He pointed out, nodding at the two youths.

The city was larger than the nearby forest, considerably more labyrinthian, full of verticality as well as nooks and crannies to hide within, and plenty of noxious fumes from vehicles that might prove disorienting for canine pokemon.

It definitely required quite a bit more leg work than a silent, lonesome forest with large, obvious tracks left all over the place.

"I'll scout out the forest while trying to keep out of our escapee's sight. Once you two are done, let's regroup and coordinate a takedown." The man said, taking out a cellphone. "Let's exchange contact info."

Oh, sweet, numbers! His contact list was drearily small... so that was nice!

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-at least 1 participant should mention and tag a league character (reference them; they don’t have to be in the thread) they know in response to the story about BAILEY COOPER.

Hideo looked over towards Arashi Akiyama - had he been working on something? He’d caught on that Arashi was a mechanic by now, but he had to wonder what the current project was. Must’ve been something small if he could present it here.

At Arashi’s mention of splitting up, Hideo nodded. “Yeah, we’ll probably have to. Some people go into the woods while someone goes for the city Pokemon.” He wasn’t too keen on someone going into the woods alone - if these were a Champion’s Pokemon, no doubt whatever wandered in there was a threat. And the last time he’d gone looking for a Pokemon in the woods…it hadn’t been pleasant.

Yet Gwyar Wledig volunteered to go into the woods - alone. “You sure you’re fine with going solo on that?” Hideo asked. A police officer had the best shot alone - but it was still a risk.

Hideo could hear some noise deeper in the city - must’ve been one of the city-bound escapees. With a sigh, Hideo conceded. “Alright. Me and Arashi round up the city Pokemon, while you track down the one in the woods. Just, please be careful.”

Hideo would share his contact info with Gwyar (and accept the man’s in turn). Admittedly, his own contact list was on the short side as well - only a few apart from the other Follies. Not a lot of people he could contact regularly - his family wasn’t an option for the time being.

He’d fix that once he was done.

“Well, the longer we wait, the further they get. Let’s go, Arashi!” His Piplup was already raring to go, though his Oranguru glanced at Gwyar, truly wondering if it was a good idea for him to go alone.

Arashi Akiyama , Gwyar Wledig

LEAGUE BARRACKS I

FIRST POST

THE TRAIL LEADS them well into the forest. the deeper the descent the more destruction in their wake. trees are toppled. bark is ripped and splintered from trunks wide enough to show their age.

upon closer examination, privy eyes will be able to surmise that the perpetrator boasts incredible PHYSICAL STRENGTH. some cuts look wild, imprinted from claws that rely on strength rather than sharpness. others look torn, as if dislodged from a flailing appendage or tail.

following the path leads up to a small clearing of disheveled soil. deep trenches show evidence of some skirmish, spread out from a single epicenter. among the broken branches and still standing shrubbery are the remains of injured pokemon. at least those that remain. among them, the trainers will find several dead, others with wounds that range from mild to serious.

should you aid them, you will fine that they suffer from the cleanest incisions and residual poison.

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redeem as a gacha pokemon in the shop.

OBJECTIVES

• post at least 5 time total.
• at least 2 participant(s) should reference the damage.
• at least 1 participant should examine the damage in detail.
• at least 1 participant should verbalize a hypothesis on what happened.
• at least 3 posts should address the injured pokemon in some fashion.
• at least 1 participant should comment about that a pokemon was killed.

once all objective have been completed you may request a new mod post to progress your story.

the earliest you may request a new mod post is JANUARY 3RD.

NOTE:

anyone who has not posted in this thread at least once by the NEXT MOD POST will be kicked. instead, they may join part two.

Locke Jamison
Hideo Kino
Arashi Akiyama
Gwyar Wledig
Yvaine Varron
gabrielle black
Dovac Funco

But just as Hideo was going to head into the city, his Oranguru stopped him. “What’s up?” Hideo asked, before getting the Telepathic notification: go follow Gwyar. “He said that he’s got it set.” Another urging, this time followed by his Oranguru physically (gently) pushing him in Gwyar’s direction. “So who’s going to take care of the ones in the city?  I don't want Arashi doing it alone.”

The Oranguru indicated herself - and the Piplup. Though Hideo wasn’t a fan of leaving his Pokemon to deal with it on their own, his Oranguru was probably one of the best at coordinating. There was another moment of hesitation from Hideo, but his Piplup cried out - to assure him that they got it.

With a nod, Hideo turned back to Gwyar, taking a couple Pokeballs out of his pocket to let out the Pokemon within. His Lycanroc and Medicham would accompany him now.

“My Oranguru insists I come with you,” Hideo said to Gwyar Wledig . “Guess she thinks we all gotta work together for what’s in the woods.”

So along he would follow. And Hideo could recognize the devastation instantly, with all the trees he had to navigate around the footprints he could feel under his shoes. “Guess it wasn’t a Champion’s Pokemon for nothing,” Hideo noted.

The flashbacks to that hunt for the Silvally were starting to come back in force. He hoped it didn’t go nearly as bad as that did - and that the damage wasn’t nearly as severe.

It was best that he couldn’t see how close a comparison it was.

Reference the Damage 1/2

Arashi Akiyama , Gwyar Wledig

LEAGUE BARRACKS 1E

It's time to work.

Ultimately, their planning ended up being a waste of time, what with one of the children's pokemon overruling its own trainer.

"Well... it is an Oranguru's advice. Very well." The blonde man said after a moment of consideration, shrugging it off before moving to take point.

He would merely have to be doubly as careful with the children in tow. Nodding at Raki, the man grasped at several of his pokeballs before releasing multiple canine pokemon onto the field.

"Spread out and maintain a low profile. Our quarry is both large and powerful." The man ordered his dogs before letting them spread out into the woods, trusting the hunters to hunt.

Only Raki remained with the man, holding onto his shoulder as he and the children wandered deeper into the forest.

"Who knows?" The man answered simply to Arashi Akiyama's many questions, his gloved digits slowly tracing the clean, poisonous incisions upon the bark.

"Two, at least. Or so seems to me, at any rate." The man said simply. "These cuts are sharp, clean and tinged with poison. Earlier ones were rough and thick, made with sheer force... These were not made by the same creature."

His brow furrowed deeply as he said this. Considering the destruction they were witness to, this job seemed far beyond what the league should ask from mere volunteers.

"... Let us continue. There's no guarantee these pokemon will remain in the forest for long." He said, continuing forward.

He stopped moments later when one of his canines, an Arcanine, emerged from the woods, a small, bleeding pokemon carried upon its mane.

"Ah... an unfortunate victim of our unknown escapees." The man said as he approached, cupping his chin thoughtfully as he stared at the creature, it still feebly clinging to dear life.

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• verbalize a hypothesis on what happened (1 / 1)
• address the injured Pokémon in some fashion (2 / 3)

Though Hideo couldn’t fully comprehend all the damage the Champion’s Pokemon had wrought, he was able to understand it enough with the aid of his Medicham; there were other Pokemon here, some injured, some…his Medicham was less discretionary about the information she shared than his other Telepathic Pokemon.

The smell wasn’t as bad as the corpse pile the Type:Null had left months ago, but Arashi Akiyama was right about it reeking. Gwyar Wledig was able to provide some insight on the damage - that some of the Pokemon still alive had been poisoned.

And that it was likely more than one Pokemon that was rampaging.

Hideo was silent for a moment, reaching into his pocket for another Pokeball. “We should try to help the Pokemon that are still alive,” he said, letting out his Hatterene. “Vibes, you know what to do.”

The Hatterene looked around, both at the trainers and their Pokemon, then among the injured and deceased Pokemon. It was easy to tell them apart - the dead didn’t have any emotions to sense. The first she went to was that small Pokemon upon the Arcanine’s mane, putting her ability as a Healer to work.

While the Hatterene was at work, the Medicham took a closer look at the damage, relaying her observations as well as she could to Hideo Telepathically. “Snooper’s agreeing with Mr. Wledig’s hypothesis: it doesn’t make sense for a single Pokemon to go from wildly tearing things apart to clean precise cuts with poison. And it started battling from over there.”

He pointed towards the epicenter that his Medicham found.

Reference injured Pokemon 3/3
Reference dead Pokemon 2/1 (or 1/1)
Examine Damage in Detail 1/1

Arashi Akiyama , Gwyar Wledig

LEAGUE BARRACKS I

CONCLUSION?

KEEN OBSERVATION starts to unravel what has happened here. while others tend to injured pokemon, one (Arashi Akiyama) even taking up the mantle of ferrying it back to be nursed, a foregone conclusion has long passed. something, or someone, is behind all of this. whoever it is proves both frighteningly powerful and lacks the empathy to discern between the weak and the strong.

“this is dispatch!”

the staticky sound of one of the ranger dispatcher’s bleed through someone’s communication device. it stutters now that they’re out in the wild, away from a decent signal.

“we have a situation—rangers back to base. we need—immediately!”

it cannot be said enough that the rangers are an essential service. their work and diligence keeps society safe from the inadvertent challenges that come from a world that embraces wonderful creatures with vast powers. however, such urgency is rarely relayed over their commands. the last known instances was during the POISON PATROLS during the THREE DAY WAR.

before the civilians depart from this scene, they make note of several things:

the same signs of destruction, uprooted ground and broken trees, leads toward MOUNT PYRE. whatever the source, it looks like somethin BULLDOZED its way out of the forest. the same claw marks from before can be seen. a pair of three pronged foot prints leave deep imprints.

a smaller path diverges from the epicenter. it leads to ROUTE 120. despite being small enough to travel through, you notice that branches and undergrowth alike littered on the floor. whoever transversed down this path literally cut through anything in their way. each cut shows the same pattern, clean, perfect, and articulate. small puddles of purple sludge sizzles further down.

and, to only the most observant person, a trail of small footprints lead back to LILYCOVE. they consist of a pair of single dots with a more oval shape point, as if from a pair of high heels. after a good measure, they simply disappear.

OBJECTIVES

• post at least 8 time total.
• at least 1 participant should get the call to return.
• at least 2 participant(s) should investigate the scene again before leaving.
• at least 2 participants(s) should verbalize a new or reinforced hypothesis on what happened.
• as a group, decide which prompt you would want to explore: MOUNT PYRE, ROUTE 120, or LILYCOVE. this will determine part 2 and the finale.
• at least 3 participants(s) should mention what they’ve noticed and will include in their RANGER REPORT.
• optional: whoever posts LAST should compile the details each character would’ve wrote about into a small report to submit icly.

you may submit this thread to mod reqs whenever you have finished the objectives!

Hideo Kino
Arashi Akiyama
Gwyar Wledig