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Post by ~Aloghty~ on Aug 3, 2009 14:49:03 GMT -5
Sora sighed, as she layed on the grass. It was a nice sunny day. Bubbles, her Dragonair, was swimming around, enjoying the day as well. Sora sighed again, as she wiggled trying to get comfortable.
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Post by Rain on Aug 3, 2009 14:58:06 GMT -5
Rustling could be heard in the growth around Sapphire Lake as three figures made their way to the lake. As they emerged from the trees, it could be seen that tall woman in a white lab coat and a Meganium with a nervous-looking Dratini on its back were the ones coming to the lake.
As Professor Lilian noticed she and her Pokemon weren't the only ones at the lake, she smiled. "Come on Silva," Lilian whispered. Silva gave a quiet chirp of happiness; the Dratini, however, did not look so happy and whimpered as he shrunk back. Lilian reached out and patted the dragon's head. "It's okay Zephyr," Lilian whispered. "No one's gonna hurt you." The Dratini whimpered again, but slowly moved forward once more.
The trio made their way over to Sora, Zephyr hiding from his perch on Silva's back. "Hey there," Lilian said, sitting down next to the younger girl. Silva plopped down next to Lilian, and with a squeal Zephyr jumped off the Meganium and into the lake. "You're Sora, right?"
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Post by ~Aloghty~ on Aug 3, 2009 15:03:19 GMT -5
Sora looked up and smiled. ''Yeah...Hey! You look familiar...'' Sora nearly jumped up when she recognized the person sitting next to her. ''OMG! Your Prof. Lilian, right? I'm such a fan!'' she said, grabbing her hand and shaking it.
Bubbles lifted his head above the water, and smiled once he saw a Dratini jump in. He swam over, and smiled, trying to be friendly.
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Post by Rain on Aug 3, 2009 15:08:50 GMT -5
Lilian couldn't help but smile at Sora's enthusiasm, and Silva let out a small chirp-like giggle. "Hm...I'm happy to see I'm not completely unknown," Lilian replied, mirth in her voice.
Zephyr gave a small yip of fear as Bubbles approached him. The Dragonair looked so much stronger then him; who knew what he could do? In Zephyr's eyes, the smile was a snarl, unfriendly and frightening. The Dratini took one last look at the much bigger Bubbles and swam to the lake's shore.
Lilian looked over as she heard Zephyr's yelp and looked slightly crestfallen. Giving Sora a small apologetic smile, she said "Sorry. Give me a second." The professor walked over the lake, rubbing her Dratini's head. "It's okay Zeph," she murmured. "Bubbles isn't going to hurt you. He just wants to be friends.
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Post by ~Aloghty~ on Aug 3, 2009 15:14:14 GMT -5
Bubbles frowned in confusion. Normally, pokemon didn;t run away from him. He swam closer to the Dratini, who's name was apparently Zeph, and tried again. He smiled and tried to look harmless.
Sora smiled. ''It's okay little guy'' she said, walking over to him. ''One day, you'll be big just like Bubbles, right?''
Bubbles slowly nodded his head.
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Post by Rain on Aug 3, 2009 15:22:27 GMT -5
Zephyr squealed again as strangers started gathering around him, and unexpected leapt into Lilian's arms. Dratini aren't exactly small; and so, Lilian went crashing back, although mostly in surprise.
Silva jumped up and ran over to Lilian, whimpering in worry as she nosed the fallen professor. Lilian grunted as she got up, lifting Zephyr in her arms. "I'm fine," she said, smiling at the worried Silva. She then turned back to Sora and Bubbles. This, of course, got another whimper from Zephyr as he buried his head in Lilian's arms.
"I'm sorry," she apologized. "Zephyr's a bit nervous around strangers. You see, his original trainer was abusive and mistreated his Pokemon." At the thought, Lilian scowled. "Eventually, the trainer deemed him to be too weak and released him. A good Samaritan who saw this got him and took him to me. Zeph's never quite gotten over his past, though, and he still thinks everyone's out to hurt him. It took me a long time to gain his trust, and for months I could barely get in the same room as him without him getting scared and trying to run away."
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Post by ~Aloghty~ on Aug 3, 2009 15:27:16 GMT -5
''Oh...'' Sora said, as she listened to Zephyr's past. Sora made a fist with one hand, and hit the palm of her other hand with it. ''How could someone be so mean to Pokemon!''
Bubbles nodded his head, eyes filled with anger. Sora looked at Zephyr and smiled. ''It's okay little dude! I promise I won't ever, ever hurt you. Bubbles too!'' she said, as Bubbles eyes turned happy again.
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Post by Rain on Aug 3, 2009 15:30:09 GMT -5
Zephyr moved his head, peeking out at Sora and Bubbles. He still looked frightened, but it was definitely a start.
Lilian sighed and nodded. "Yes...as difficult as it is to believe, there are people out there who think of Pokemon as nothing but tools. My wish would be that one day, that statement would not be true." Silva, eyes sad and angry, nodded, chirping in agreement. The professor then smiled. "But I'm glad to hear you're not one of them."
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Post by ~Aloghty~ on Aug 3, 2009 15:36:23 GMT -5
''You know what Prof. Lilian? I'm going to make it my goal to stop all the people who abuse their Pokemon!'' she said, jumping up.
Bubbles made that Dragonite noise (ooc: what would you call that? a roar?) as it did a back flip, and went underwater.
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Post by Rain on Aug 3, 2009 16:37:24 GMT -5
Lilian smiled. "That's a wonderful goal to have, Sora." The professor then knelt down, murmuring as she coaxed Zephyr to return to the water. "Come on Zeph, go meet Bubbles. It's okay. He won't hurt you." With a hesitant whimper, Zephyr slid into the water. Lilian gave a small smile and stood up, turning back to Sora. Silva squealed, and Lilian turned to the Meganium in surprise. As Silva tossed her head with slight impatience, Lilian laughed. "Oh, I'm sorry Silva. I haven't introduced you, have I?" She turned back to Sora. "This is Silva; she was the first Pokemon I ever had." Silva chirped as if in greeting.
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Post by ~Aloghty~ on Aug 3, 2009 17:35:51 GMT -5
''Why, hello Silva'' Sora said, bowing a little. She stood up and smiled. ''That's Bubbles. He's the first Pokemon I ever had too! I found him stuck in some netting when he was a Dratini.''
Bubbles smiled once he saw Zephyr go into the water. Very carefully, he went under the water to say hi to Zephyr. {''Hi there...''} he said, smiling and moving very slowly.
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Post by Rain on Aug 3, 2009 17:39:50 GMT -5
Lilian smiled. "That's great. I can see that you really love and care for Pokemon."
Zephyr was still very, very nervous, but at being spoken to in his own language he seemed to calm down a little. Just a little. {"H-hi,"} the Dratini stammered. He looked down. {"A-are you gonna h-hurt me?"}
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Post by Zee <3 on Aug 4, 2009 9:11:33 GMT -5
Callie closed her eyes, enjoying the warm sun. I should be getting plenty of vitamin D today, she thought drowsily. She half-opened her eyes, checking on her Pokemon. All of them were safe and sound. Krystal, her Luxray was snoozing by the edge of the water, Vip was floating on top of it, and Cloudy flew around, sweeping great distances in the sky. Callie turned her head slightly and grinned at her best friend, Kash, the Eevee who had followed her and been with her since she was 10. That'd make about 6 years trooping along with me now, she thought with a small smile. She was about to drift off into sleep when suddenly she heard voices.
She sat up. Two people stood by the edge of the lake talking. One was chattering animatedly, while the other one seemed more calm, more mature. What's the harm in talking to them? Callie thought, and headed over. "Hi, my name's Callie." She suddenly realized that one of the people was in fact Professor Lilian. "Are you... you're the famed Professor Lilian?" she said, astonished, eyes stretched wide.
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Post by Rain on Aug 4, 2009 9:17:46 GMT -5
Lilian couldn't help but chuckle. "I don't know about famed," the professor replied with a smile. "But yes, I'm Professor Lilian." Lilian reached out, shaking Callie's hand. "Nice to meet you Callie. I don't believe I've seen you before. Are you from out of Cameron?"
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Post by Zee <3 on Aug 4, 2009 14:11:08 GMT -5
Callie smiled. There wasn't anything else she could do, but she got a good vibe off Professor Lilian. "Yeah, I just arrived a couple of days ago. I'm from Hoenn, Lilycove City. I've heard of you, even back home--you've done lots of work concerning the welfare for Pokemon and lots of work on the epidemic ten years, ago, right?"
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