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Zephyros The Crobat came out of the cave flying, with the two Noiverns on his sides, and flew towards Swain, overlooking the Training Grounds. "The fact that the King came here to call Azauqyar back from his everyday activity here made me think that the King has an important announcement to make. Living in a cave doesn't help in this regard but... it seems it is something I should know. I'll go there too" he said before starting to follow the Rayquaza, going at the highest speed possible, hoping that he wouldn't lose some informations... It wasn't enough to match Azauqyar's speed, but the Bat Pokemon's speed was still considered very high. After all, he was a Crobat.

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"Alright, here I am" declared Dexter, after returning to Takeshi's building. Surely the transformation made him more agile and let him jump much further (as he would have fell otherwise) but that wouldn't last long. Takeshi said that it would only last five minutes, and at least three passed away. He looked back at Krys and Bobby, who were about to rejoin Takeshi and the blonde guy, and took a look at himself, searching for wounds or scratches from that failed landing which happened before.

Zephyros Zephyros was standing near the entrance of a cave - actually, one of the entrances of the complex cave system where most bat-like Pokemon of the Sky Kingdom lived. That was the exit leading to the training grounds, where he recognized his superior, Azauqyar, and Swain, the adviser of the King. After he managed to stand out among all the bat-like Pokemon soldiers, he had to go through Azauqyar's hard training program to become a Commander, but it was surely worth it. Not only he became a Commander at that age, but also he was now considered the leader of all the caves of the Sky Kingdom. And just taking a look outside brought his memories back. He was not hit with stones very frequently, as he would always dodge them, so his "training" consisted in being roasted with Electric-types attacks or being hit with Psychic very often. Zephyros had to admit that this kind of training was very useful and made him much stronger, but he still felt bad for the other Pokemon that would get hurt everytime. His Majesty, Kruga the Salamence, caught immediately Zephyros' attention with his arrival. What is the King doing here, near the training grounds? Is someone invading us or something? he thought. Living in a cave certainly didn't help this much... He called to himself a group of three Noiverns. "The King has just come to the Training Grounds, and this made me think about a new battle coming nearer. I'll ask more about this to the King, but in the meantime you could patrol the area around the Mountain." he declared, trying to not make that order sound as one, then flown away from the cave, following the King and the other two Pokemon. Azure For Azure, that was just an ordinary day. She was just another one of those Eevees belonging to the Water Kingdom, and, like a relatively small group of them, possessed a special talent (actually two): she knew Heal Bell and Wish. The Water Kingdom was, in fact, trying to set up a group of Vaporeons that were able to use Wish and Heal bell for a lot of reasons: first, they could heal civilians from any status problems and act like the Doctors of the Kingdom; second, they could be used during conflicts to heal the soldiers who needed help, and third, they could even be used for additional support (with the moves Aqua Ring, Rain Dance, Baton Pass, or Surf). Azure, like around twenty other more Eevees, was one of the first Pokemon that would have got a place in that group, and was now finishing to learn how to use her special moves: it didn't take long before Azure could evolve into a Vaporeon, and knowing that, the Eevee was always excited, thinking about that day coming nearer, and she felt she was born to do that... Which was the cold truth: as Azure always lived in an island in the middle of the sea that was used just for that project, her life chioces, at least until then, were always decided by someone else. This also made her more shy and calm, not very insterested in any kind of war. ...Azure was just staring at the horizon during her break from the lessons, and trying to imagine what the rest of the world was like. She'd lived her entire life in that island, and had never seen any other place in the entire world. She was alone, standing still on the sand; her "classmates" were all playing on a grass field near there. Zero Zero was the first attempt at creating a "machine" to protect the Magic World and was born in a small branch of the immense cave system known as the Magic World. Some intelligent Psychic-type Pokemon were working on that project secretly, as most of the Kingdom's most influential Pokemon said "no" to that, (especially the Commanders, who were trying to win their battles with their loyal troops alone). Having the intelligence of a Metagross, a fairly broad movepool, the ability to levitate, an outstading power, and, most importantly, an actual brain, Zero (as it was nicknamed by his creators) was now an actual Pokemon, who evolved two times already: after he was born, in fact, his creators tried to improve him two times, to make it more strong. And, while everything was working out for them at the beginning, with the last evolution everything changed. Zero stopped being what it was - essentially, a machine, able to resist most attacks and counterattack, inflicting the most diverse status aliments quite easily - and lost his great defensive abilities. But gained something extremely important: self-consciousness. Because of his own self-consciousness that was basically telling the Pokemon that he was a living being, and the fact that he was NOT a living being, now Zero is stuck in an infinite doubt. Do I exist or not? he would always ask himself, sometimes moving his floating head erratically. After gaining his self consciousness, Zero's next step was trying to get some opinions and thoughts, and one of the first things he understood is that he was created for annihiliating enemies: when his creators attempted to block him to reverse the evolution that was happening, Zero was able to knock them out in one single blow. And, after that, he escaped the Magic Kingdom to know more. Zero now came back to the Magic Kingdom as a wanderer, seeing that his power, being that strong, is better off not used. The Porygon-Z was able to see what wars and conflicts could do and developed an antipathy against those things. He lives in the same cave where he was created, but most of the time still visits other Kingdoms and is accepted as any other traveler; he's become wise and still retains his incredible intelligence, but is always stuck inside of a doubt that he'll take with him for the rest of his life. Zero in that moment had just seen a Pokemon entering the caves... a blue Pokemon, probably from the Sea kingdom... The kingdom that was Zero knew the least. Hoping that a new war wouldn't begin, he moved his head in his usual way and returned to his everyday business. After all, he didn't want to get involved in that eventuality.

Important Action I probably should have asked something different... The fact that I just wanted to see if this man was Ayatane or someone else would have been less obvious. Monika thought, replying to the man afterwards. "Can I just ask you if you have already seen me? Do you know who I am?" Of course, that place and this man just made her more nervous... And because of this, more impulsive. She had promised to herself that morning that she would have been more careful and less instinctive, but it didn't last long. Monika then noticed a preoccupying detail. I can't excape from here... There is no way. Unless I actually start using my brain. she told herself, waiting for another word, or action, from the man, while standing still in the centre of the alleyway. If that was going to be her end, that would have been partially her fault, so be it.

Thank you! Now I'll post in the IC topic.

Is it me or am I missing fron the update? Thank you :|

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Eonic, now be a Latias Anyway, I have posted the profile for Zero! Please read it as I'm kind of asking a favor to the other players... Could someone play as Zero's creator?

Wait... there is already a king for the Sky, right? (Eonic Eevee as Latios, but he still needs to tweak the character before posting)... There could be some gender bending here (like having a Latias...) I'll ask again to be sure it isn't missed: what if I make a Porygon-Z character? Edit: I got the answer via pm, so now I'll try to create the new character.

I have edited the post. I hope it's ok now.

Important action The footsteps' sound both scared Monika and heartened her. So there was someone in that alleyway... Probably Ayatane. The day before Zander said that he hanged out there fairly often. That voice, and also that alleyway that was making Monika nervous by itself though, didn't help the girl. The words that that man said were also disturbing... What did he want? Monika could see something like a shadow but couldn't recognize that person. "Could you show yourself first and tell me what you want from me?" she replied, trying to keep a steady voice despite actually trembling with fear. "let's just hope he's the right person, or is at least involved with these Number Cards" she whispered, like if she was thinking aloud, realizing that she couldn't go away then. She was alone in an alleyway with a mysterious man and no one else.

1. Name: Zephyros (the Elite) Age: 25 Gender: Male Rank: Commander Kingdom: Sky Poke'mon: Crobat Bio: Zephyros has been grown in the caves of the Sky Kingdom alongside a lot of other Zubats, who would obtain lower ranks in the Kingdom way too often, as other species of Pokèmon were usually preferred. Determined to change at least his own life, and maybe give a better reputation to Zubats, Zephyros managed to make him stand out from the rest of the Pokèmon because of his unique agility and fighting technique. While most Zubats would be used as the other soldiers of the Sky Kingdom, Zephyros gained the title of Commander at a relatively young age and is considered one of the best combatants of the Sky Kingdom. 2. Name: Azure Age: 15 Gender: Female Rank: Mage Kingdom: Sea Poke'mon: Eevee > Vaporeon Bio: Azure is an Eevee that has specifically been raised to become a Vaporeon and serve the Sea kingdom (and as such, she is very loyal to it). To do that, she had to stay in an island in the middle of the sea, until she would evolve and could live in the water, and because of this she is now shy and very calm. Her normal role is (as she doesn't like fighting) be a supporter and "medic", using moves like Wish to heal other Pokemon, and she is currently learning everything about it. 3. Name: Zero Age: unknown Gender: genderless Rank: Wanderer Kingdom: none (magic maybe) Pokemon: Porygon-Z Bio: Zero is the only Pokemon of his species currently alive. No one knows clearly how he was created, or just why he doesn't eat, breathe, drink and talk normally. One thing is sure: Zero doesn't fight often, but when he does he is serious, and very strong, being able to use various powerful attacks. He is related to the Magic Kingdom, but has never been involved in an actual battle and has never confirmed this, being therefore srill considered a wanderer. (I could have an idea for this: someone else in the magic world could have tried to use some electricity or magic energy to create this prototype. But, as this is already my third character, I could let someone else do this part: so if someone wants, he could just create a character for the Magic World that created Zero. He could, for example, be a metagross or another powerful psychic or electric type). So, if anyone wants to join or create a new character, keep in mind that you could play as Zero's creator.

Yeah, keep following. Is this what Takeshi calls a Beginner's lesson? thought Dexter, seeing the other guy jumping with ease from a rooftop to another. The blonde guy was still slightly shocked because of his less than stellar landing on his first jump, but at least, he knew he could jump as far as Takeshi. Determined to not repeat the same error as before, with his right eye still "glowing" like before, Dexter ran off the edge of the building he was standing on, this time landing in the correct way on the third building. He didn't stop and performed his third jump of the day without too many problems, and, although he wasn't in his best condition, every jump (while still being a difficult task) was becoming slightly easier than the previous one. He was actually able to keep the pace. He looked around, trying to focus on Takeshi, and follow him - not just with his eyesight.

I have performed an Important Action! I hope that it's still ok if I "teleported" as the alleyway is near the school and I was a bit late (as I stopped talking with Setsuna and Lane; and that took a longer time than I expected).

Important Action After hearing Lane and Setsuna's answer, Monika whispered "Thanks, Setsuna. I'll go now...", then walked downstairs and joined the end of the crowd of students coming out from the school. After passing the gates, she headed for the alleyway she'd explored the day before, then stopped in front of the entrance. "It's time. You can hold your ground. Just keep calm!" she told herself, then made the first step in that small space between the buildings. She walked slowly, staying close to the wall on her right, fighting against her instinct of leaving as soon as possible that area: that alleyway was still seen as a potentially dangerous place for her, but as this wasn't the first time, Monika was more confident. The only problem was that she was alone.

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When Takeshi jumped so easily across that gap, Dexter stood still on the roof, staring at him amazed. "How am I supposed to do that? Especially in these conditions." the blonde guy thought. After that, he also saw Krys refusing to jump. She tried to run off the edge, but stopped right before jumping. That was a fairly intimidating gap and Dexter tried to take his time before attempting any dangerous action. The shotgun disappeared from his hands. Trying to remember exactly what Takeshi did, Dexter ran for the edge of the roof, then stopped. Although he wasn't feeling very well, Dexter was able to run quite fast, surely faster than the normal Dexter. He tried to jump for a second time, his blue eye glowing with a fiery light, and finally he seemed to take off. The time spent in the air seemed eternal for Dexter despite his speed. He actually thought he could do it, as he was getting every second closer to the other building. At the end of the jump Dexter had some doubts on that. The other building, which seemed so close, was actually not coming closer to Dexter like before... And it was then that the guy landed on the roof, right on its edge, then stumbling and falling forward, right in front of Takeshi. "It seems I'll need to work on that. I landed here just for some centimeters.".

Ok, then... It was just that by "drop out" I understood "Leaving, but not coming back" (which didn't even make much sense)... Thanks for the explanation.

I was waiting for a reply from Chim, as I said, but now I've seen his post... So what about now? Cit Bon Jovi Also... Commander and Chim were Number Holders, so what will happen to the Numbers themselves?

3 17... is like 13 in Italy (Ancient Romans' habits). And, to confirm this...

"I have already a weapon... But surely it won't be enough in situations like these, with Beasts and magical people." Dexter thought, trying to come up with a good idea for a weapon. As he was not very strong he decided to avoid swords and other melee weapons... After all, even as a random human his best weapon was ranged - a pistol. Again, the blonde guy found some help in his past... Not very recent either. He remembered those good times he had at a funfair, at a stand where people could try to shoot with false guns (working with compressed air) and get a prize if they'd hit some targets. Of course, he was doing that with his father on his side, and what was supposed to be a shotgun - these actually were painful memories now that his father died. The idea for a weapon therefore popped up in his mind: a shotgun. Dexter tried to concentrate again more, still thinking about his past and letting go his other thoughts (which was what helped him transform in the first place, too). This time he actually recreated the image of the shotgun in his mind... And then he found himself with something heavy in his hands. It was right there. A silver coloured shotgun, with some golden parts, and with some ammo too. As he was ready to show the others the new gun, his pain, that he had from before, began to intensify slightly. He didn't didn't talk with anyone about it and didn't want to complain now, but people could notice that anyway. Could it be related to the magic powers he'd obtained? He was accusing it more strongly only after materializing the shotgun... Trying to just think about his new achievement, he declared "So, here's my weapon.", looking at the others with a strained smile.