Pokémon Academy: Ch 2a: Dragons [IC]

[Chim]

Turbo and Tses

The remaining Gible dodged the Gust attack and failed to find Jet’s location immediately. It looked around and started to fling sand in every direction like some sort of a defensive shield.

Elf and Azery

The roar was loud enough to startle the golden Arbok. The snake retreated a little and raised its head; hissing in anger and waiting for another moment to strike.

Murdoc and Zephyr

“Oh I completely forgot about the assignment,” Lana said. “I’m coming with you. I think I’ll just make a picture of my team.” She was about to follow her childhood friend when she quickly glanced to Kage. She was a little worried about him and wondered why the Celebi would do such a thing and if the vision would come true.

After both girls were gone Celebi came from behind the rock just a little bit, but it was enough for Lucas to trace its presence.

[Chevaleresse]

Kage moved over to Celebi's hiding spot. "I don't know why you came back to warn me, but thanks." He chuckled once. "I guess I don't know what else to say."

[Zephyrus the Priestess]

"It would've been nice to draw a Celebi, but the professors probably wouldn't give me points for a Pokemon that isn't normally sighted here, pon... or... does it come here frequently?" mused Raiza, aloud. Then she shrugged. "Anyway, you've given me a really good idea, pon! I'll draw my cute little baby Lucifer--" The Litwick in question beamed, the flame flickering in joy-- "and the rest of my dear team!" A candle went out, evidently displeased.

[Tacos]

The Flygon was unfazed by the Gibles trying to pull it down. Instead, it took off, going high into the sky. Ryan felt bad, and decided to drop a whole case of pokeblock for the poor Gibles to eat.

[TurboAura]

Watching as the Gible shifted to a defensive with the sand, Jet was able to take the best out the situation due to his flying typing, but still had the hidden affect of lowering his sight. Of course, such a defensive just gave the Noibat an advantage in typing and offensives. "Jet, while it is busy, fly higher up and use Gust towards the Gible." Jet flew quickly up, focusing on the direction instead of the target, and sent the Gust down towards Gible.

Edited December 1, 2014 by TurboAura

[DarkLight]

"Merci for your help, little guy~" Danielle thanked the little Deino as she gave him 3 Oran Berries. She and Zared watched as the Deino accepted the offer gratefully before he munched them down. As soon as he was finished with them, he sniffed the air to find out where his buddies are. As soon as he caught the dragons' scent, he began to run deeper into the forest, stumbling all of the while. Before he disappeared from their view, however, he turned back towards them and gave a few cries before he crashed into the bushes and trees. The trio said their goodbyes to the Deino and proceeded to head back the way they came from.

"Are you feeling better now, Avis?" Danielle asked the Murkrow on her shoulder. The training session did take a toll on Avis' stamina, but Danielle did see the fruits of her labor: The dark rings of energy are now executed perfectly without any loss of control. However, the newly acquired move could still terminate every once in a while. The Deino, it seems, has assured Avis that this was normal. She just needed to use it more to work out the small kinks in the system.

Avis crowed happily before she settled into her feathers. It was definitely satisfying for her to know that she can restrain her power now. Without another word, she began to close her eyes and let the wind tickle her as Danielle walked back.

"I'm glad you're okay now. Good night~" the coordinator whispered before she turned to Zared and give a thumbs up. Inside, Danielle was absolutely overjoyed that her Murkrow came out of it alive and stronger than ever. Nothing makes her even more pleased with the world than to see her Pokemon and friends happy. Her enlightenment with Zared was a cherry on top; nothing, she feels, could bring her down now.

[Azeria]

"Dratini,try to get out of range of the bite attacks by using Aqua jet!"James screamed out frantically as the Arbok's approached.Dratini's body was enveloped in a thick stream of water as she bulleted her way out of the Arbok's reach."Good job Dratini,now use Dragon Rage to hit 'em hard!"He asked the Serpent of Draconic origin.

[Felicity]

"Colere, keep that Arbok distracted, Stomp again, but be ready to follow up with Bite attacks!" Claude ordered, the small dragon pounced once more, jaw lolling open, ready to clamp onto the pokemons neck.

[Chim]

Group 1 (Bfroger, Murdoc, Zephyr, EXLink)

A whistle could be heard to signal the group was about to head back. Celebi heard the screeching noise and gave Kage a quick hug before disappearing. She would surely see him again.

After everyone gathered the group went back to camp. Along the way Brendan started to collect the artworks, from those that actually bothered doing it, and was done as soon as they arrived. The group was first and had some free time until the others arrived.

((Those that wish to describe their art can do so. I'm gathering everyone up anyway so you're free to interact))

Group 3 (TurboAura, Tses, Tacos)

The Gibles jumped at every Pokéblock they could find. Each and every one of them stuffed their mouths full. Alastair walked between them while gathering the students and announcing it was time to head back.

In the meantime the ongoing battle between Robert and his opponent was almost over. The Gust attack managed to hit Gible head on and the dragon stumbled. He fired a Dragon Rage at Jet and started to pant.

Elf and Azery

The golden Arbok dodged the Stomp attack but was caught by the following bite. He hissed in anger and started to wrap himself around Colere, trying to escape the bite.

Dratini’s Dragon Rage was enough to knock out one of the snakes. The other one quickly slithered towards the dragon and tried to wrap her body around him.

[Felicity]

"Keep going Colere! Rip that Snakes scales off!" Claude ordered. He knew Colere could continue on, her durable body would protect her from the worst of it. Colere cotinued to clamp down with it's Jaw onto the snake, trying to ignore the pressure it was putting on the small dragon.

[TurboAura]

"Jet, use a Gust upward and dive downward!" The sand in Jet's eyes made limited in being able to get out of the way, having to rely on what separate sounds he could. Because of that, while he was able to get out of most of the attack, it was obvious that he was still atleast skimmed by the Dragon Rage. "Jet, go forward for a finishing Wing Attack!" Forward was all Jet needed to hear, flying straight towards the Gible for a Wing Attack. 'Okay, this needs to work. Otherwise he's going down. Should I send Kiai in afterwards, or maybe let Sissy finish it with her offer- No. What am I thinking? I haven't lost yet, be strong and put some faith in Jetstream, he's in it till the end and I should be to.' Focusing back in, he watched to see if Jet could stay in just long enough to finish it.

Edited December 1, 2014 by TurboAura

[Aurorix]

As Slade was walking back towards the group, he remembered about the sketch that was due. Seeing as how he was by the lake and had his pencil and book on him he might as well finish his drawing. It was a pencil sketch of Sasuke looking out into the lake. It was very detailed to the small blades of grass on the ground to the small flakes on the top of the lake. He finished just before he heard the whistle and proceeded to head back. He handed the sketch to Brendan and wandered around for a bit. 'Man we must've been the first ones back.' Slade thought to himself, 'Well, might as well try to socialize.' He sighed as he saw face, it was Lana. He really didn't know much about her and she is Danielle's roommate. Seeing as how this might be a good chance to learn more about here he walked over to her. "Hey Lana," Slade said walking over to her while his hands were in his pocket, "Anything special happen during this trip?"

[Jory]

Jacob chuckled as he looked at the sketch he'd made of his team, then back up at his friends. Spitfyre and Teo seemed to be getting along much better today, especially after Spitfyre's victory. Chalchi was busy playing with Arete, which Jacob really appreciated as the little egg's playfulness was tiring even the fit young man out. I'm glad Spitfyre and Arete joined the team. They're going to be a lot of help during the Winter Cup, he thought to himself. "Hey, guys, come look!" he said excitedly. All his Pokemon rushed over to take a look at the sketch, and Chalchi craned her neck to see it. Spitfyre and Arete looked absolutely horrified at the poor quality of the drawing, while the other two simply laughed. "Yeah, I'm not the best artist around, ok? But at least I'm a good Trainer!" he said happily. His team nodded their heads in agreement as Jacob leaned back against a tree, waiting for the chaperones to call the students back to the campsite.

[Chim]

Group 3 (TurboAura, Tses, Tacos)

Both Pokémon collided and fell on the ground, exhausted and unable to battle. The combination of the Dragon Rage and Rough Skin was just a little too much for Jet to take or else he would’ve won.

Thirty minutes later the group arrived back at the camp where they were greeted by the students of group one.

ExLink

Lana turned around when she heard her name and saw Slade walking over with his hands in his pockets. “Oh uhm hey Slade,” she said with a soft voice. When he asked her about her trip she stayed quiet for a second, thinking back at what Kage said not so long ago. She decided to keep it a secret, it wasn’t really her business, and mentioned her new Pokémon. “Not really, I caught a Turtwig and Shellos, but that’s it…” She stared at her shoes. She felt a little awkward and wondered why Slade came over to talk to her.

[Tacos]

When they arrived back at camp, Ryan was beyond eager to talk to Kage to show him Victoria. He looked all through the crowds yelling for him. "Kage! Kage? Kage, where are you?" He was almost like a little lost puppy, except not that lost.

[Aurorix]

“Not really, I caught a Turtwig and Shellos, but that’s it…”

"Oh really, nice!" Slade said with enthusiasm, "Speaking of pokemon, I don't think I've ever seen your pokemon." Slade said rubbing his chin, "Would you mind if I asked to see your pokemon because now I'm curious." Slade said still rubbing his chin, "Oh yea, Flare come out." He said releasing Flare from his ball. Seems Slade forgot to let him out after that Team Rocket incident. Flare didn't mind being in the pokeball but preferred to be out. Flare let out a little "ruff!" as he got out of the pokeball. Then he looked towards Slade then did a whimmper, "Don't worry, it was taken care of." He said trying to calm Flare who was worried about before. The growlithe then nodded then looked at Lana with a questioned face. "Oh, Flare this is Lana she's Danielle's roommate if I am correct." Flare then gave a, "yip!" as to say, "Hi!" to this new face.

Edited December 1, 2014 by EXLink32

[Zephyrus the Priestess]

"Well, this should do," Raiza saig, gingerly. Neither Toothless nor Achlyx would sit still for a second without hissing and/or snapping at each other, so their Trainer settled for drawing Lucifer watching a flock of Ducklett led by a Swanna. Crouching to the Skorupi's level, having left her out of her Pokeball while everybody else stayed in theirs for the time being, she said, softly, "All right, we're gonna have to work something out, here, so for now, let's walk together, pon." Quietly, the Poison-Bug type seemed to roll her eyes, but followed her new Trainer anyway. Looking back towards the cave, the girl wondered whether she should've left Kage or not... though, he did seem capable, so she supposed it was all right. In no time, she arrived to see Lana with Slade. "Eyo," she called out monotonously, with a hand up in greeting.

[Aurorix]

"Eyo,"

'That's Raiza's voice.' Slade thought to himself. He looked back as he saw Raiza with her hand up and a weird scorpion walking with her. 'That must be one of her pokemon, though I never thought she'd be interested in a Skorupi.' Flare then decided to sit on his hind legs and stare at the new faces being brought to him. "Hey Raiza come join us, don't stay cooped up over there forever!" Slade said as he had his left hand on his hip while giving a smile towards the girl and her pokemon.

Edited December 2, 2014 by EXLink32

[Commander]

Henry let his Pokemon relax after that rough battle. Burrows and Zuko both kept an eye on Paradox because of how troublesome she became in the last fight. They watched the Pokemon carelessly run around playing with the Deinos which seemed to tire them out rather quickly. In a couple of minutes, the two found themselves snuggling with each other for a pleasant nap. That nap ended when abrupt noises came from nearby. The two looked at each other at the horror they committed and pretended like it never happened. Henry, on the other hand focused on where the noise came from.

"I have an odd feeling Danielle has something to do with that noise. She'll probably be alright though. Only a broken bone or two at the most." Henry then noticed a little Togepi shaking by his feet. Henry bent down and patted her on the head. "There's nothing to worry about, it's just a Pokemon battle, that's all."

Paradox stopped shaking when something began to vibrate in Henry's backpack. She curiously watched as the trainer sat the bag down and pulled out this strange machine with a circular object which popped out of the side. She climbed up Henry's arm to see a bunch of flashy things coming off the device. He seemed to be focused on the white symbol thingies which he looked at very closely before saying, "Zuko's going to be excited about this news. I'm going to wait otherwise he's going to be bugging me about it until we get back."

Meanwhile, the Vulpix was secretly listening in on Henry's words. He tilted his head wondering what he master was hiding from him. Within a flash, he hopped over to his trainer demanding to know this news. Henry gave a small smirk signaling he wasn't going to cave in so easily.

[Zephyrus the Priestess]

Shrugging, Raiza came over, saying, "I'm sure I wouldn't have come in like a Gyro Ball if I were planning to keep to myself, pon." Before anybody could comment on the reference she made, she gestured to the Skorupi by her feet. "Her name is Achlyx; I'd just gotten her earlier, while we were in the swamps, pon. Just don't... pet her, though. Lassie's got a temper." As though to prove Raiza's words, Achlyx turned her back to the new characters and sat down.

[Chevaleresse]

Kage was relieved to hear Ryan's voice after the events earlier. He pinpointed Ryan's location and virtually sprinted toward him. Kage threw his arms around Ryan in a tight hug, but despite the affection in the gesture, the tension in his muscles was clearly not just from wrapping around Ryan.

[Tacos]

Ryan was filled with a sense of euphoria as Kage ran up to him and threw himself around Ryan. But something was off. This wasn't their normal kind of hug. Something was wrong. Ryan tried to pull back, but realizing that Kage's embrace was too strong, he pulled his head back slightly. "Hey. Is there something wrong? You seem a little... tense? Normally I would ask I could help you relieve it, but this seems serious."

[Chevaleresse]

When Ryan pulled back slightly, Kage let him go. "Yeah. Someone who I'm pretty sure is an old friend, in a way, told me something pretty important that involved you. I don't know if I want to tell you in public, though. It freaked me out enough, and I guarantee it'll do the same to you."

[Tacos]

Ryan's face was distorted in confusion. He cocked an eyebrow before speaking. "Um... did you maybe want to go to my room and we can talk about it? I can have my new friend guard the entrance." Ryan at least wanted to relieve some tension by releasing Victoria and letting her do her own thing. She ran around Kage's legs, lightly flailing her arms around trying to bring down the other giant. Ryan put his arm around Kage's shoulder as he limped back to his room, guiding Kage in hopes that Victoria wouldn't trip him. He'd at this point had enough of a recovery that the crutches weren't necessary, but limping was still an unfortunate side-effect.

[Chim]

Group 4 (K_H, Surge, Jory, Azery, Lucky Elf)

The golden Arbok hissed in pain and let go of the wrap attack. He started to struggle a lot and finally managed to escape Colere’s might jaws. Arbok hissed in anger and frustration one more time before taking off. The others, including the ones that were ganging up on the Dratini, followed their leader.

“Man, they still are as weak as ever. I guess they never learn,” a female voice said from behind Claude. Phoebe was standing there with a disapproving look on her face as her eyes followed the slithering snakes. “Anyway, you two could use some teamwork if you run into a stronger opponent, but for now let’s head back to camp.” She motioned her head towards the rest of the waiting students and left both boys behind.

In the meantime Roman managed to calm the angry Dragonite down so Kenny could leave the lake. He wrapped a towel around the wet student and made sure he was alright before leading him back to camp. Phoebe and the others students, including Claude and James, followed after them and when they arrived they were greeted by students who returned earlier. Only group two was still on their trip.

ExLink and Zephyr

Lana released her other Pokémon when Raiza joined them; a sleeping Rhyhorn, a Nidorina that started to push against Lana’s leg to get some attention, a Turtwig that started to sniff the Rhyhorn and a blue Shellos who was happily looking around.

She scratched Flare on his head and looked at Slade’s chin to avoid eye contact. “These are my Pokémon. You might’ve seen Rhy sleeping somewhere when I was around Danielle…”