Master of Faster
He/Him
25
December 12
Goldenrod, Johto
Straight
Mauville Gym Leader
Champion
"With great speed comes great responsibility."
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Josh Devlin
Josh was too blinded by his confrontation to notice that Aqua Kennedy had radioed in before taking off on Aleph's back. What didn't go unnoticed, however, was how all of her Pokémon retreated back into their Poké Balls in protest. All except for her Toxtricity. The scene was eerily similar to when Josh himself was at his lowest point, in his greatest, most desperate longing for the Beast Kyle had later bestowed upon him.
Before Josh could respond to the psychic's hateful remarks, Robin's Z-CHARM glowed brightly, a web of ethereal chains completely binding and immobilizing him just after he had leaped into the thundercloud saddle to fight alongside his ashen friend. Though the Raikou could not think or even act on his own, he was still a friend to Josh. A friend he would not have taken away from him. Her psychic abilities gave her the precognition to foresee how Josh would be placed at his most vulnerable. The old Josh, the one Eris Halla struggled against, would have begged for mercy and thrown his Poké Balls to the ground.
Not the Josh that came from the pyre of the Great One's RAINBOW FEATHER. The Josh kyle lopez , Melody Miro , Greyson Connors , MATIAS SILPH , Navy, and Callan Young had cultivated and transformed through the Champion Assessment.
"No, Robin, you aren't in control," Josh retorted using the only set of muscles he could move: the ones around his mouth and throat. "You're making a huge mistake. A mistake I made, too, and one not far from your own. Your lust for power is getting to your head... just like my lust for speed once destroyed me. And the life of a child." She was far from an innocent child, having committed some truly heinous acts under Rocket's directive. But she had completely repented under the League's amnesty program. She was a valuable asset to the League, alongside Cassandra Kubrick and Hideo Kino .
"Eris Halla . My Pokémon, too, turned on me after I gave the command to attack her when she was most vulnerable. All but one: King Zing, my Beedrill. It took me months of being separated from my Gym, and well over a year of being ostracized by my coworkers, to mend relations with the League. I was separated from that Beedrill for over a year, too. It would not surprise me if the League did the same thing to you for what you've already done to that Rocket who already laid down their arms. I went through this, Robin. You don't have to. Please... stand down. The League will handle them from here. There is no reason for us to fight. You're not a victim. You're a Ranger. A hero. Think about all the people and Pokémon you've brought back from nearly certain death. What would those people think if they saw you like this today?"
The way Josh's mind had shaped Swift's capabilities, he was almost all-in on his recognition of the Beast's unparalleled land speed. Quick Attack and Electro Ball both relied upon the electric tiger's unparalleled land speed to be at their most effective. The spheres the Pokémon launched from his crown were far less effective when done so from a standstill. There was far more nuance to the electric legendary Pokémon than that. While his extreme speed was what Raikou was most well-known for, he was also a god of thunder and lightning.
And there was more than one way to harness lightning's power.
While he could not move his arms nor his hands, Josh curled his fingers like he was in prayer. "O Great One... Robin needs your help. She, like I once was, is a lost Mareep. In Your name, I pray for your help in guiding her back to Your flock. To a place where she can use her Arceus-given gift not for evil, but in Your name. To spread not emnity, but benevolence. Purity. She cannot do this on her own. When You delivered me from my sins, O Great One, I could not do it on my own, either. Please, grant her the strength she needs to overcome this great trial. May she surface from the darkness, her mind and body emerging from it into the light of Your Most Holy Rainbow. In Your name, amen."
As if beckoned by Josh's prayer, a gigantic downdraft blew upon the entire battleground as black storm clouds rolled in. A light drizzle rapidly turned into torrential, hurricane-like rainfall, bathing the grassy plains north of Petalburg in a deluge. A RAIN DANCE whose floodwaters would almost assuredly conduct the ashen Beast's electricity. In the boy's moment of greatest plight, he and his mind's reflection realized a new power.
robin coello Aqua Kennedy TOTAL MP: 765 Post (80) use a legendary, mythical, ultra beast, paradox pokemon in a way that reflects your character or highlights another character. (50) have an antagonistic exchange of dialogue between your character and another writer's character or NPC. (50) include a motif or recurring symbol of some kind in your thread. (50) have your character learn something from the other character. (50) have your pokemon be inflicted with a status condition by an opposing pokemon. (25) have your character recall a past thread or event that they have participated in or not (link the thread). (50) reference (tag) another character that is not in your thread in a meaningful way. (50) have your character learn to respect another character in some way. (50) have your character self-doubt or cast doubt on another's confidence/allegiances/beliefs, etc. (50) have your character reflect on why they're fighting/reflect on their loyalties. (50) have your character attempt to or successfully take revenge in some way. (50) have your character's Pokemon symbolize or represent in some way, the condition of your character. (50) have your character "hit rock bottom" (their lowest point). (50) showcase a meaningful moment between your character and their Pokemon. (50) have your pokemon set weather, terrain, or a magic, trick, or wonder room in your thread. (10) {PC: 8} NAME SPECIES STATUS Entei Gouging Fire Poor Swift Raikou Good Aleph Type: Null Missing
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