Fandom Poke`mon Redwood: A Collaborative Adventure

[Vorpal Chandelier]

Finbar frowned and placed his hand on Rosie's back, leading her away from the others to talk privately.
"You know, you aren't in Kanto or Jhoto, you don't have to bow to anyone." He joked poorly, trying to make the following conversation a little easier to hear.
"Your mother, regardless of what she's done or why, loves you very much, that much is obvious, so clearly you'll see her again... but, I'm afraid she will likely be going to prison... Right now she's being held in a jail cell at the police station in town, but visiting hours don't begin until tomorrow, and on her salary as a teacher she won't be able to post bail so... I'm afraid you'll have to wait. Ultimately what you do is up to you, and although your mother and I don't get along we do know each other very well... Despite how things turned out, I feel she would want you to live your own life and make something of yourself, and I also feel like if if you had been given your first poke`mon by any other professor, she would be giving you this advice herself. So, I would recommend you give her your pokegear number and have her call you when she gets settled in prison, but go on your way. Of course if you do want to see her before you leave, as I said she should have visiting hours some time tomorrow. Either way you have your own choices to make now, and I can't really help anymore than that."
He patted her on the back in what he hoped was a more encouraging way than a creepy one and stood up.
"Alright, I'm overdue for some very important work at this point, so Damian I'll trust you to show them the way out?"
With that he turned and walked down the hall, entering his office and seeing that it was empty, no Tobi in sight.
He sighed and sat at his desk with his hands in his hair, reflecting on the events of the day.

 

[Minako]

"A-ah! Right! E-er sorry! I-I don't know why I did that!" She peeped (and it was true, for she did not!).

She listened to his advice with a lot more understanding and respect than a normal thirteen year old would have, especially in her situation. She, of course, still loved her Mother deeply...

And it was because of that love... That knew what to do.

For the first time in a long time... Possibly ever... She knew what had to be done. What her and Poseidon had to do.

"Thank you, Professor Redwood," She responded quietly as he said his piece and excused himself.

Though she didn't look as lost anymore, she did look flustered, as if she was overwhelmed. Granted her huuuuge to-do list, that was not shocking:

Get first pokemon

Register Trainer ID

Train Poseidon to be as strong as possible

Beat all the gym leaders

Challenge Elite 4

Make lots of Money

Bail Mother out of jail

She smiled to herself in satisfaction as she got everything organized in her Pokegear. Now that her goals were all nice and organized... It was time to take the first step in her journey of a thousand miles...

But exactly which step should she take...?

She frowned to herself for a moment... Most trainers go it alone on their journey... but...

Her Mother's freedom depended on her winning this... Could she really afford to go it alone...?

The thought of travelling with companions was unnerving to say the least... but...

She looked at the people remaining before her and... Maybe... Maybe travelling with friends would be optimal... For both morale and support... and, hopefully, success...

"Uhm... Excuse me... I.. I-I was wondering... Will you two be.. travelling in a group...o-or...?" She asked meekly, looking down and hoping as obvious as her implication was, it wasn't imposing.

Though she did want to see her mother in jail, she knew she may have to put that on hold for a while as to not hold them back should they accept her... but after everything, it was pretty obvious should they want her in the group they would have to wait to leave the town until tomorrow, after visiting her mother...

Amiulord
BestrJestr

 

[BestrJestr]

Damian's smile faltered as Redwood pulled Rosie aside for a private chat. Between Redwoods vague answer and Rosies bizarre about being at fault, he was pretty sure he figured out who the culprit was.

Despite the evidence Damian was still unconvinced that Rosa was the culprit. He was well aware that Rosa could be a grade-A bitch sometimes but he found it unlikely that she'd put her own daughters life at risk.

No, she couldn't have known what was in the pokeballs she swapped for the starters and that implies that someone else did.

Damian snapped out of his thoughts as Rosie spoke up:

"Uhm... Excuse me... I.. I-I was wondering...Will you two be.. travelling in a group...o-or...?"

He smiled warmly at her as he responded,

"Yup, me and Moonlight were gonna stick together so I could help keep an eye on her Slowpoke. You're more than welcome to join us, safety in numbers and all that"

Damians smile faded again for a brief but noticeable second as he said that last part. Truth be told he had more anxiety than excitement about embarking on his "second try" but it would be a good way to earn money to finance his research, and almost certainly provide an environment in which to test his inventions.

 

[Amiulord]

I looked up when Damian mention my name and about me and him going on a journey together. i was just going to go home and figure out what im going to do. i don't even have all my stuff packed and ready to go. I looked over and chad and he shrugs "it would be best to have him come along moony, hes an adult and can protect us while we look for your brother" I slowly pet dopey thinking *hmm-mm... we i would be safer and i really want to find my brother.. but.. what if i mess up.. and hurt someone...* I look sad and upset as i thought this. i looked up at Damian "um-mm...D Damian sir...i don't think..uh..us traveling together would be good... uh i mean i would like to ..uh...but i am..retarded..so if you want people to look at you like they would a great Pokemon trainer..then i should be left out." I looked down after i say this im afraid what there going to say and a little sad cuz i wanna go but ill look dumb and make others look dumb when there around me.

 

[Minako]

Rosie was relieved to have such a friendly response from Damian (though she was glad her suspicions were true, he wished to stay beside her for her Slowpokes sake) but sort of... tucked her head down shyly as if she were a Squirtle upon hearing Moonlights response to Damians confirmation.

Rosie, of all trainers here today, knew what it was like to be different, and to be alone...

"Uhm... Actually, ah, Moonlight, right...? I think... I think you're wrong: Not only do we all have the potential to be great trainers, but I also think they'll probably look upon Mr. Damian more favorably when they see him trying to help us grow as trainers ourselves! You shouldn't see yourself as a hindrance or burden. No one is. Everyone is worthwhile! ...A-and if other people don't think you are, w-well that's their problem, n-not yours. My mom always taught me that those who matter don't mind and those who mind don't matter... If they see your disability and not you, then... It shouldn't matter what they think, b-because they don't matter.... I-I... I-I think..." Rosie spoke, but in a rather surreal feeling where it felt more like she was... listening to herself?

She felt the words coming out of her mouth, but... It was almost like her mouth was talking without getting direction from her brain..

Where did those words of encouragement come from???

Amiulord

 

[Amiulord]

I looked surprised that she said all that. I thought she was quiet like me but shes bold. I glance at chad and he nods in agreement. "I like her we should keep her...hm-mm i wonder if human can go in to poke-balls" Chad had his hand on his chin looking thoughtful. I give he a WTF look and he grins at me "I kid I kid moony that would be bad if that could happen even tho that would be cool... just saying" I roll my eyes at him and look back at Rosie and smile at her. "OK Rosie.. ill travel with you guys" I stand up and offer her my hand to give her a handshake, not minding that it was still hidden by my unusually long sleeve. "my name is Moonlight Shadow, this is chad...even tho..you..um..cant see him..but he here..and uh..yea.." I go quiet as i started to ramble. its wired that i am talking all happy and not me.I hope i am interacting socially correctly.

 

[BestrJestr]

Damian smiled as the girls spoke to each other.

"It's settled then" Damian chuckled, "Boy it sure is a good thing you guys agreed to travel with me, 'cause I don't even technically have a pokemon yet"

He looked down at the egg in his hands and continued,

"With a couple of tough bodyguards like them you're gona grow up just fine little buddy"

Damian looked back at the girls, and then smiled as he turned toward the exit.

"Alright, well I'd better lead us out of here before Poltergeist shows up..."

 

[Minako]

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Rosie smiled at the two and shot Moonlight a smile as she shook her hand, glad she agreed to join them, though she was also a bit confused as to who this Chad person was she was talking about?

Was there a Chad mentioned earlier amongst the trainers?

Even if there was... There was only Moonlight and Damian here now...

Could Moonlight see something she couldn't? The small brunette looked to the older man to see if maybe he knew what was going on? He didn't seem to react like there was anything out of the normal, but... He also didn't seem like he could see this Chad, either??

Well, his attention was on his egg, so that made sense he wasn't reacting to them. She giggled at his comment like they were seemingly his bodyguards, though it was true he might have a tough time even after it hatches, as it will start from level one and even around here the weakest start at around 5, Rosie thought.


Then Damian said something that made her blood run cold... Poltergeist???

"P-poltergeist?" Rosie asked, quickly glancing at Moonlight, wondering if there was a correlation, "Wh-what poltergeist?"

Amiulord
BestrJestr

 

[Vorpal Chandelier]

Rosie felt an eirie presence as she asked about this poltergeist. The air around her turned cold, and her shadow... started to dance? With a sudden flash and an eirie chortle Rosie felt her blood turn cold as a chill went up her spine, the source? A strange purple pokemon with red eyes had just dragged its largue tongue up ward, "scraping" from her elbows, up her popplio and along her face, leaving her hair in a sticky cowlick almost as bad as the ekans incident. Following this action the purple pokemon, who had what seemed like spikes running along its back, leaned backward, floating slowly toward Damian, grabbing itself below the mouth (where it seemed its belly should be) with a wide toothy grin, making a strange chortle sound that seemed to pass for laughing.

Poseidon, being caught completely off guard, and not too happy about it's trainer being "assaulted" started to bwark accusingly toward it, so much so that it almost broke loose from Rosie's loving hold.

Dopey, as usual was unphased.

 

[Minako]

"Waah!" Rosie cried, a perfect balance of scared and startled as the poltergeistr generously "styled her hair", and though she was stunned by how sudden it was, it didn't seem like she was hurt or actually paralyzed by them.

"Bwaaark! Bwark bwark bwark bwark! Bwark!" Poseidon protested, making it a bit difficult for Rosie to hold onto him, though she was hanging onto him as tight as she could without hurting him so as not to drop him.

"Posie, it's ok! It's ok! Calm down, sweetie!" She pleaded the Popplio to stop indignantly barking at the Gengar, though in truth she wished she could sit down as to lower her heart rate.

After taking a moment to compose herself, she stared at the guffawing ghost-type a bit and, after a bit, gasped.

"Oh! Chad?" Rosie asked while pointing to it and looking at Moonie like she possibly figured out something.

Amiulord
BestrJestr

 

[Vorpal Chandelier]

Chad looked confused at the pokemon, and almost insulted. "I'm not one of those!" he said exasperatedly, although only Moonlight could hear him. "Moonie, I'm cuter than that right? Right?"

Gengar looked slyly in the direction chad happend to be, ceasing his laughing, but still relaxing mid air, ignoring the little girl.

 

[BestrJestr]

Damian clenched his teeth as the Gengar rose from Rosies shadow. His heart sped up and his smile disappeared from his face. He pulled his egg away from it and pulled out his pokegear.

"Everyone back up" Damian said, no hint of humor in his once jovial voice.

The few seconds it took for his pokegear to check the Gengars level were perhaps the longest in Damian's life, his eyes never leaving the pokemon. Sure he'd been in this situation before but he was younger then, and he was alone. There were children here now and Damian sure as hell wasn't going to let anything happen to them.

His pokegear dinged, almost giving him a heart attack, and he sighed as he read the results. He shifted his stance from defensive to casual as his face softened once more.

"Whew," Damian chuckled, "level 100, it's definitely you Poltergeist"

Damian's face became a mock scowl as Poltergeist floated towards him with a sly grin, looking sideways toward Moonlight.

"Don't be a jackass Poltergeist, you know there was an incident involving poison types today" Damian scolded, not entirely sure if he did, "Go pester Finn"

Damian pointed down he hall that Redwood had left through, and looked at him expectantly, one hand on his egg and one hand on his hip.

 

[Vorpal Chandelier]

Poltergeist chuckled again in delight, and coasted sideways into a nearby wall, but not before blowing a rather messy raspberry Damian's way.

 

[Amiulord]

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I shake my head at Rosie " no that's not chad... uh .. chad is a boy who is 5'4", has yellow eyes and black hair..he my best friend.." I look over at chad and laugh a little and pat him on the head smiling "its OK chad your cuter than Poltergeist but hes also cute OK? chad nods and hugs me i hug him back and look over at Rosie "only i can see him and talk to him" I look down at my bare feet ashamed.

 

[BestrJestr]

"No need to be sad Moonlight" Damian said, "you know when I was your age I ha- wait why aren't you wearing any shoes?"

 

[Amiulord]

"oh..uh.. i forgot to put them on this morning..cuz..um.. i always run around barefoot by the lake.." I rubbed the back of my neck and laugh awkwardly then holding my bag closer to me.

 

[BestrJestr]

"Oh, well we'll have to get your shoes before we leave town" Damian said, "We'll probably end up walking on a bunch stuff that'll hurt our feet before our journey is over"

 

[Minako]

"Oh..." Rosie responded to Moonlight, looking confused yet again.

Rosie could have sworn she saw no one with that description... And then that last sentence sorta cinched it for her.

"Ooooh..." Rosie said again after she realized.

"Uhm, I see! Sorry for making assumptions, then! No worries, haha! He sounds great!" Rosie figured it was best to not make Moonlight feel odd about mentioning Chad.

She lit up and welcomed the change of subject when Damian suggested getting some shoes for Moonlight (which was also something Rosie found a bit odd, but it wasn't as high on her radar as Chad was).

"Ah, may we stop by my house as well afterwards? I have to pick up a few things I also forgot to pack as well... Though I don't have a key, so I may have to stop by the Police station to pick it up..." Rosie asked, trailing off at the end of her request.

Amiulord

 

[Amiulord]

I nod at Rosie in agreement. "yea lets get my shoes and i can show mom and dad my little dopey" I get down on my knees and hug him smiling "they're going to love you dopey, they're strict but everything will be OK once i tell them your moves so they know u can protect me" i stand back up and look at Damian then Rosie excited that i have new friends. *now i wont be so lonely hehehe i am so happy * I follow them out slowly leading my slowpoke with us and i check the little joltic in my bag secretly seeing that he was still asleep i smile softly at it and close it up gently.

 

[BestrJestr]

Damian led the girls down the many twists and turns it took to get to the exit, saying his farewells to anyone he knew and passed on his way out of the facility. When they reached the exit Damian opened the door and let them leave first before stepping out and closing the door behind him. Damian took an exaggerated breath inward.

"Whew, we made it, I'm surprised my egg didn't hatch on the way"

Damian chuckled as he looked at the girls,

"Breath in that sweet Hueville air girls we may not taste it for a while after we leave"

Damian turned to Moonlight and continued,

"So Moon, lead us to your shoes before your feet start to blister"

 

[Minako]

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Rosie kept her head down and was silent during the small venture of Damian leading them outside the facility... And Rosie was glad for it! Though the sun wasn't quite setting yet, it seemed only an hour or two off of doing so.

She smiled at him when he said his comment about breathing in Huesville air, though honestly it made her a little sad to leave home...

"Mm!" Rosie chipred in agreement to Damian, ready to follow Moonlight to her house and hoping that it wouldn't be too much trouble to stop by the Police station and then her house afterwards.

 

[Amiulord]

"Mr Damian my feet will be okay.. i go with out shoes all the time unless i go into a store. i don't really like shoes very much" I lead them to my home, dragging Dopey every step as i did. I was quiet as i lead them, thinking about how my parents are going to react to slowpoke i hope happy. I look down a little sad. "there going to love dopey moony i mean look at his face so cute and innocent makes you wanna squeeze him" Chad laugh after he said this and puts his arm around my shoulder comfortingly. I walk up my pathway to the front door excited and happy. I open the door "Mom Dad I'm home and guess who is with me?!" I walked into the house with chad, Damian ,Rosie and dopey. Mom was in the living room organizing. She looks over at me and smiles walking over holding out her hand to Damian and Rosie. "hello my name is Marianne and i am moonlight's mom obviously you must be her new friends?" I nod at her happily " yea this is Damian and Rosie there helping me with my little guy dopey the slowpoke" i gesture down and my baby who is ignoring whats going on. "Damian said he will help me cuz..uh..umm.. i kinda..dropped..him..heehee he was an egg a while ago.. but hes okay so that's good" I laugh awkwardly rubbing the back of my head, slowpoke leaning to one side since my hand is free. "Bwow..." I look down at him and grab him again "sorry little guy .. anyways.. i am going to go and look...uh i mean .. go with them to see the world" mom looks at me with worry and goes to say something but i interrupt. "But I'll be safe he knows three moves: growl, tackle, and curse."

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[Vorpal Chandelier]

Marianne's face twisted to one of shock and almost fright, her face paled and she shouted suddenly. "Richard! Richard get in here now!"
As panicked as she sounded her husband came in quickly, looking worried himself, then looked at everyone in the room confused. "Heavens Marianne, what's wrong?"
Marianne ran over to her husband and wrapped her arms around him, beginning to cry. "Honey, that terrible professor... he... he gave our daughter a cursed pokemon... I think he's trying to form a cult!"
As unreasonable as it sounded, Richard seemed as mortified as his wife was, and placed the oddish he was holding on the ground. "Honey, Curse is one of those devil moves, if your slowpoke knows Curse, then it either has a curse or is one of those evil psychic or ghost types! You need to put it down and come to daddy." He opened his arms as he said this, fully expecting his daughter to come running, frightened into his protecting arms.

 

[Amiulord]

I looked confused why were my parents acting like this to a Pokemon? "What no hes not he is a retard type pokemon, one of the other kids said so. Dopey's not a ghost or psychic type hes my baby" I hug Dopey closer to me almost choking him which he didn't seam to mind. Frowning at them giving them a look like they're crazy. Chad laughed a little bit. "If they're this afraid of dopey mabey they should go see poltergeist. No wonder your brother left, these guys are trippin'." I look over at chad and nodded "no wonder brother left..you guys...are weird" i stood in my spot staring at them. "I'm not coming over there, I want to go with them. What did you guys eat?"

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[Vorpal Chandelier]

Richard and Marianne looked even more concerned at their "meek daughter" having such a sudden outburst. "Oh dear lord, Richard, what if she is haunted?" Richard looked stone faced and serious as he looked at the two trainers next to his daughter. "If you know what's good for you, you gangsters, you'll leave my house immediately. Marianne, get my gun." As his wife left his side Richard walked over to Moonlight, attempting to grab her by the arm, speaking as he did. "We're going to take you to the church young lady, hopefully whatever witchcraft they've spelled upon you hasn't set in yet." Oddish, equally concerned by their behavior, sprinted out of the room, heading into the kitchen and into a flower pot that served as sort of a pet bed for her.