J-Awesome_One

Well... I am like 99.9% sure of what’s gonna be shown tomorrow. Not gonna say anything though cus I know all of you want to wait for the video to come... all I’m gonna say is WOW!

James got out of the school. He was surprised that it was already in the evening. He didn’t realize that all of that studying and quiz taking took that much time. That didn’t bother him though. As he went through Obsidia Ward, he was challenged to a couple of battled, which he of course accepted. He would do anything to make his Pokemon stronger. By the time he made it to the Grand Hall though, his Pokemon were tired. So before heading towards Jasper Ward, he went inside the Grand Hall and healed his Pokemon there. He could see Ame at the counter up more into the building. So he decided to go talk to her before continuing his adventure. Ame was happy to see him. James: Hey there beautiful. Ame: Hey there hun. So how did your Gym Battle with Florinia go? James: -pulls out the Canopy Badge- Yep and here’s my shiny new badge. Ame: I’m so proud of you James! Congrats! James: Thanks. I’m so proud of my Pokemon. They worked hard to help me get this. Ame: They have worked hard. So what are you doing now? You turning in early for the night? James: No. I’m actually about to head over to the Jasper Ward right now. Ame: The Jasper Ward? For what? James: Florinia asked me if I could take care of their problem. Apparently, it’s the same thing that was causing crisis in Obsidia but it’s worse. So- Ame: Alright. I’m gonna come with you then. James: What? Why? Ame: To make sure everything goes well. James: Ame hunny, I know protecting these Wards is important but you need to stay here and do what you’re supposed to do. Ame: But what about what’s going on in Jasper Ward? Are you really telling me that you’re gonna do it by yourself? James: Yes. I’m more than capable enough of dealing with something like that. Besides… I need to stop Team Meteor no matter what. Ame: …Alright. Fine. I suppose you’re right. But just please be careful. James: I will! Don’t worry about me Ame. I’ll be fine. I’ll see you later ok? Ame: Ok. The 2 leaned over to each other and kissed. James then turned around and exited the Grand Hall. Ame really wanted to go follow him but she wanted to respect his wishes and let him do this on his own. James took a look at his PokeGear’s map and found where the entrance to Jasper Ward was. He walked to the Peridot Ward and then went most of the way up. He took a left and up through a gate. When he got inside, a policeman was there. Policeman: Sorry but no 1 is allowed passed this point. James: But Florinia said that I was allowed to come here. Policeman: Florinia? Wait… I recognize you now! You’re the 1 that helped out with that whole floral kerfuffle in Obsidia right?! James: Mhm. I’m gonna see if I can do anything to help here as well. Policeman: That’s great! I’ll gladly let you through if there’s any chance you can stop this mess at its source. James: Is it really bad up there? Policeman: Very. It’s a serious sorry set-up in Jasper. But the Beryl Ward is even worse. You know what’s going on here correct? James: Yea. The same thing that happened in Obsidia. Policeman: Yes but it’s 10 times worse. James: Really? 10 times worse? Policeman: Mhm. A lot of the ward is completely destroyed. We couldn’t even evacuate the citizens in time. Some are still trapped in there but we can’t do anything. The only thing we can do is keep everyone else out. James was suddenly starting to wish that he had let Ame come with him on this little mission but he knew he had to stop Team Meteor no matter what. The policeman stepped aside to let James through. As James was about to exit the gate, the policeman stopped him once more. He told him that he should visit the Police Station before going through the Jasper Ward and speak to the chief. James nodded his head and did as the Policeman suggested. James could see the building as soon as he made it outside. He went inside and walked up to the Police Chief who was sitting behind a desk. Police Chief: Greetings. I am the Chief of the Reborn City Police Department. What’s your name? James: My name is James. It’s nice to meet you. Police Chief: It’s nice to meet you too. What can I do you for? James: Umm, I’m not really sure. I ran into 1 of your policeman about a minute ago and he told me that I should come in here and speak to you. Police Chief: Ahh… I see… James could see that the Police Chief seemed severely upset about something. Even though James was trying to save the Jasper Ward, he couldn’t help but ask the Police Chief if everything was alright. Police Chief: The truth is that our police force is already high overextended and we can’t afford to spare more manpower at the moment. James: Why’s that? People all over this place need you and your men’s help. Police Chief: The reason is this. A lot of my men are turning up missing. James: Ohh. I see. That is troubling news. Just then, a policeman entered the building. When his eyes met James’ eyes, he started to get all excited and his facial expressions went from being completely sad to hopeful. Police Chief: What are you doing Officer? Policeman: Apologies for my behavior just now sir but this is James! I’ve heard about him! Police Chief: Heard about him? Policeman: Yea! I was stationed outside of Obsidia when Florinia asked for him to go through. He was the 1 who eventually ended up saving Obsidia! Police Chief: Huh? You’re saying it was this person here? James: Well I mean I did take down the thing that was making all the mess but others helped too. Policeman: Hey. If you’re here, does that mean you’re going to help the Jasper Ward too? James: Well that’s what Florinia asked of me. Also, I want to get rid of Team Meteor once and for all. Police Chief: Hmm… Policeman: What is it sir? Police Chief: James correct? James: Yes? Police Chief: Being that you aren’t officially enlisted, I cannot require others to act on any orders. However, I will afford you special permission to move freely about the area. James: Well thank you Chief. That’s very kind of you. Police Chief: You are welcome. Although, I do ask you 1 favor of you. I know you’re already busy trying to find the cause of all this plant life destruction of the Jasper Ward but could you try to find the rest my men? James: Hmm… Yea. I’ll help. I can look around as I deal with Team Meteor. Police Chief: Excellent! The only lead I have is that some of them were last seen in the Jasper and Beryl Wards. I know that’s not much to go on but- James: Nonsense. That’s plenty. I promise to search for them Chief. Police Chief: Thank you. When you find them, please either sent them back or let us know immediately. James: Will do! Police Chief: Officer, stand by. I’ll have new orders for you momentarily. Policeman: Yes sir! The Policeman went over to the side of the counter and stood there. He exited the building and started to walk more into the Jasper Ward. As he was exploring the place, he could see the plant life really thriving here. He could also see buildings broken into pieces, toppled onto each other. It was a horrifying sight to say the least. He had no choice but to go inside the buildings and to get around the place. He could see a few people in them but they were freaked out. Who could blame them for being afraid of all this? As James was going through the broken buildings, he saw a Meteor Grunt. As he was going up to approach them, the grunt saw him, whispered something into their glove and then ran out of the building. James followed them. He exited the building and ran to the left all the way until he came to an opening. He went through and could see he was in some kind of forest area. As James cautiously walked further into the area. He eventually came across a sign. James: Malchous Forest. Well at least this place is supposed to have plant life. Then again, it’s not supposed to have moving vines. James continued his investigation of the woods. Eventually, he came across another Team Meteor Grunt. He tried to get information out of them but they wouldn’t say anything. So he defeated them in battle and went back to investigating. James was now battling a lot more Team Meteor Grunts as he kept getting further into the forest. He also noticed something about his Mime Jr.. Whenever the little mime Pokemon would beat an enemy, it looked like it would do a jerking motion and then go back to normal. James was worried that his friend had maybe gotten sick somehow. But he couldn’t think about that too much. He jumped down a ledge and could see a very familiar machine and a Tangrowth in it. Before he could do anything however, he heard a voice. ???: Hey there. James: -in his mind- Damn! How did he know I was here?! ???: I figured you’d show up eventually. Come here. James didn’t do anything for a couple of seconds. He though if he should do what this person said or no. He decided that it would be better if he listened and came out and walked up to the person. He was kind of shocked when he saw the boy. He looked way younger than any of the other Meteor people he had seen. He looked like he was at least 16. He also looked like he hadn’t gotten any sleep for a long while. He started to speak again. ???: So, you came here cause of this thing right? James: And so what if I did? James waited for an answer for a bit. The kid turned towards the Tangrowth. James could see that he didn’t seem too happy with what was going on with all of this. The boy finally spoke. ???: It’s… a real shame huh? Tangrowth’s caused a lot of damage. Both lives and homes have been lost. James: And why do it? Why destroy them? Taka: My name’s Taka. What’s yours? James: …It’s James… Taka: Thought so. James: So you’ve been waiting here for me then? Taka: You can say that. So you’re the 1 who stopped the PULSE in Obsidia huh? James: Yes I am and I’m gonna stop this 1 as well. Taka: Maybe you will. Maybe you won’t. But tell me. How familiar with the PULSE Project are you? James: I know enough that you’re not only hurting the environment and people but also the Pokemon itself. Taka: While that is correct, let me tell you what it stands for. Pokemon Ultimation Link-System Exaggerata- Maybe he could see the look James was giving him or maybe he didn’t feel like saying it all but Taka stopped talking and just looked at James. He didn’t know what to think right now. This was definitely the weirdest person he’d ever met that was apart of this team. Taka: …It basically morphs the Pokemon and it’s power… James: So does this mean you can do this to any Pokemon? Taka: Correct. All this destruction in the Jasper Ward? All thanks to this machine right here. There is a drawback though. James: And what would that be? Taka: Well it turns out that destroying a whole city region is pretty hard on a Pokemon’s body. James: Well duh! That’s easy to tell! Taka: You know… If I’m being honest right now, part of me wants to just set this thing free. James: You… want to set this free? But you’re apart of Team Meteor right? Taka: I am but it doesn’t mean I’m heartless. Alas, it seems as though I’m not allowed to. But it’d be nice right? James: I don’t understand. If you don’t want to do this to Tangrowth, why don’t you just do the right thing and set it free? Taka: Like I said, I’m not allowed to. I have orders to the contrary. Ohh yea. Almost forgot. 1 of my orders is to eliminate you. So don’t take this personally or anything all right? James: You seem like you have a good head on your shoulders but yet you continue to align yourself with this team. I don’t get it but no matter! You won’t eliminate me! I shall stop you and stop this PULSE! The 2 of them called out our Pokemon and the battle started. Despite him only having half a team, it was quite hard. His Exeggcute wasn’t all that hard but the PULSE Tangrowth and his Chatot were quite challenging to take down. Eventually, James was able to come out victorious. With the Tangrowth weakened now, the crazy plants started to die down. James was pleased with himself but the Taka kid seemed pleased too. Taka: Ohh boo. I lost. What a pity. James: You didn’t even want to win did you. Taka: Heh… You know, Jasper might slowly return to normal. James: Good. This place looks horrible as it is now. Taka: You know there’s another 1 of these machines in Beryl Ward right? James: I didn’t want to believe it but I figured there was 1. Taka: I know I don’t really have to tell you this but you might wanna check it out. James: You’re right. You didn’t have to tell me that. Taka: Right. Well I’m out of here. Actually, there is 1 more thing. James: What is it? Taka: I was told that if I lost to you… Tangrowth, Mega Drain on James. James: What?! The Tangrowth, although weakened, used the move that was instructed. James couldn’t do anything but stand there and take the move. He could feel his whole body getting weaker and weaker. Pretty soon, he wasn’t able to stand on his feet. He was completely unconscious on the ground. Taka returned the Tangrowth back to its ball and went on his way towards the Beryl Ward. Pokemon Team Character Ratings

Please let it be the starter evolutions!

James walked through the doors above him. When he came to the next room, Florinia was standing there. It seemed like she was waiting there for James. Before James could say anything or move up to her, she spoke in her usual emotionless voice. Florinia: James, it seems you have made it here. Albeit, later than I thought you would. James: Sorry about that. Your brother really put this battle on hold though. Florinia: I see. Well, are you ready for our battle? James: Of course I am! Florinia: Before the battle, I’d like for you to observe the door behind me. James: Huh? Observe the door behind you? Florinia moved out of the way so James could get a better look. It looked like an ordinary door. But as he looked closer, he could see that the colorful lines on it were strapped together in a weird way. He walked up to it and tried to move them out of the way but no matter how hard he pulled or pushed, they wouldn’t budge. The door was shut. James: What’s this? Why won’t they move? Florinia: It’s because you haven’t finished your quiz. James: My… quiz? Florinia: Yes. Follow me if you will. Florinia walked towards the door James had recently came out of. James followed her. They walked back to the room with a lot of computers. Florinia stopped in front of some of them and so did James. He was still very confused on what was going on here. James: So… what quiz am I supposed to- Florinia: -puts over to the pair of computers- Do you see those computers there? James: Yes? Florinia: You are to go up to them and answer them correctly. James: Why? Florinia: In order for you to challenge me to a Gym Battle, you must 1st complete the quiz. Otherwise, our battle will never happen. James: I gotta take a quiz?! But I was horrible at these when I was little! Florinia: Feel free to read the books in the school. They will be valuable information to you for these quizzes. There are 8 questions in all. James: What!? Ugh! Florinia: When you are finished, the doors you saw earlier will be opened and I will be in there waiting for your challenge. I expect to see you there today. James: But- James couldn’t get a sentence out as Florinia walked out of the room and back to her Gym Arena. James looked at the 2 computers in front of him and sighed. He hated taking quizzes and hated studying. But if this is what he had to do to challenge a Gym Leader, he had to do it. He looked at all of the questions on the computer screens. 3 out of 8 of them were true or false questions. He decided to guess with them. He picked true to all of them and luckily, he got those 3 correct. That meant that he only had 5 questions left to answer. After reading each question, he’d go around the school and read a book about that specific question. It took a bit but he finally answered all 8 questions. At this point though, he had a strong headache from studying so much. He kind of wished that Fern was here. At least that headache wasn’t as painful or annoying. James went back to the room where he met Florinia before and saw that the door was now fully open. Before he went in though, he saw the computer terminal there. Which meant he would be able to talk to Ame. He pressed the call button and soon enough, Ame’s face popped up on the screen. Ame: Hey James! James: Hey hun. How are you doing? Ame: I’m alright. Been investigating some stuff on the other Wards but ehh. How are you doing? I didn’t think it’d take this long to get to the computer terminal. James: Florinia had me do a quiz and I’m not really a good studier or whatever you call people who study. Ame: Ahh. I see. Doesn’t shock me. It’s been like that for a while with her. James: I see. So what do I need to know about her? Ame: Well for starters, her fighting style is a little different from what you might expect from a Grass Type user. James: Yea? How so? Ame: Her team is centered around sand. James: Around sand? Ame: That’s right. We like to call it her “Desert Rose” fighting style. She’ll try to stall you out and take you down with residual sand damage and other status effects. James: That sounds annoying… Then again, her brother is more annoying than her. Ame: Mhm. She’s all about knowledge and strategy. Check out your app and search for a field called the Desert Field. You’ll learn more stuff. James: I will. Thanks hun. See you later. Ame: Bye sweetie. Good luck! The screen went black and the call was over. James took out his PokeGear and looked at the Field Notes. He luckily found the Desert Field and took a look at it. James: Hmm… Doesn’t seem like TOO much stuff changes here. It’s basically a good place to power up Ground Type moves. I think this will be more even than the battle I had with Julia. He closed the app and entered the room. When he got through to the next room, he could see Florinia standing on the other side of the battle field. But when he looked over to his side, he could see a bunch of students sitting on some bleachers. He didn’t know he’d be having an audience with his Gym Battle against Florinia. James: Who are all of them? Florinia: They are students. When they have time, I allow students to observe my battles with Gym Challengers to show them the rights and wrongs of the battle. James: Ohh. I see. Well I guess I can understand that. This is much less awkward now. Florinia: Now James, your assistance in the Meteor-related affairs is appreciated. However, that alone fails to merit the appropriation of a badge. James: Well I know that. I just did that to help you all out some. Florinia: Nevertheless, our battle will commence shortly. Students, please take notes on standard battling procedure. Students: Yes Miss Florinia! Florinia: Hypothesis: Subject displays insufficient data for conclusive success. James: Umm… What? Florinia: Expected outcome: Failure. James: I’m not so sure what exactly you’re saying but it sounds like you think I’m gonna lose! Well I’ll teach you that this won’t be the case today! And with that, the battle began. Much like his Gym Battle against Julia, most of Florinia’s team were easily taken out. It only started to get difficult when she brought out her Cradily. It kept raising its defenses and recovering its health. James decided to use her own strategy against her and put a status effect on it and chip at its health down until it fainted. And with that, the battle was over. The students stood up and clapped. James felt embarrassed but thanked them for congratulating him. Students: Great match! James: -chuckles nervously- Thanks everyone. Florinia: Students. Silence. Please come here James. James: -walks over to Florinia- Yes? Florinia: Here is your Canopy Badge. Florinia took out the badge from her pocket and placed it into James’ hand. He looked at it with excitement. This was now his 2nd Gym Victory. He couldn’t help but feel proud. Not with just himself, but also with his Pokemon. He was proud of how strong they became. James: Alright. My 2nd Gym Badge! Thank you for the battle Florinia. Florinia: So where do you intend to go now? James: Umm… Hmm… I’m not really sure. I’m not familiar with the area yet soo- Florinia: I would like to ask you for a request. James: Uhh, sure. What is it? Florinia: Because of my status as Leader and faculty at this school, I cannot stray far from it right now. However, there is still a crisis in this city. As you no doubt know, the Jasper and Beryl Wards have been ransacked by the same machine as Obsidia. James: Actually, this is the 1st time I’ve heard of this. Florinia: Hmm. That still doesn’t change what I would like to ask of you. We were luckily able to catch this crisis in Obsidia in a budding rate. However, we were not so fortunate with those wards. Being that you alone have had successful experience of terminating the previously active project, I ask you to venture to the Jasper Ward. James: So you basically want me to go there and see if the same thing that’s happening there happened here as well. Am I right? Florinia: Correct. I also have something for you. Could you hand me your Pokegeard for a moment? James: Yea. Sure. James handed the PokeGear over to Florinia. She took something out of her pocket, inserted it into the device and started to press buttons. James had no idea what she was doing but if this was going to help him somehow, then he was ok with this. A couple of seconds later, she was finished and returned the device back to James. When James looked at his PokeGear, he could see something called the PULSE Dex. James: The PULSE Dex? Florinia: What I just installed to your Pokegear will be able to read data output from the PULSE Machine we encountered before. There maybe others out there and if that’s the case, you’ll have to get those separately. James: Alright. That sounds handy. Thanks Florinia. Florinia: Yes. I will make preparations for your passage to Jasper. I would wish you good luck. However, luck is merely an illusory essentialization of statistics and is neither inherently good nor bad. James: Uhh… Florinia: Regardless, farewell. The students on the bleachers got up and started to exit the room. Florinia walked passed him and also exited the room. He wasn’t exactly too sure what just happened but what he definitely knew is that he had a shiny new badge and that he was about to be confronting Team Meteor once again. Pokemon Team Character Ratings

I'm assuming that since you said Matthew, you are referring to me. So for that, I thank you! I liked your story. Interesting that you skipped to the after train crash screen. Not complaining though. I also like how your character has lost his memory on the whole ordeal too. I am curious about 1 thing though. The sentences that are like this, does that means something? Is that him talking in his mind or something?