Walking on Sunshine [open]

[Zee <3]

The sun danced off the surface of the lake, and the water glimmered deep blue, living much up to its namesake. Pokemon were gathering around the lake, splashing and playing in it. A soft breeze whispered through the area that made everyone pause for a second to relax and take in the coolness. Then the splashing started all over again.

Off to the shore, a boy laid in the grass. He had black hair spiked crazily and blue eyes hidden under dark sunglasses. He had hands behind his head and his jaw was slightly ajar, leaving his mouth half-open. His tanned legs stretched out and his chest rose and fell steadily. He was fast asleep.

His dreams were odd. They had something to do with a girl in a cafe, ninjas, and swinging handbags but he was going with the flow and didn't question any of it, as people usually do with dreams. Suddenly...

"MINUN!!!" A cream-and-blue colored blur hurtled towards him and struck him fairly in the stomach.

"OW!" the boy yelled and sat straight up, his sunglasses falling down slightly to reveal annoyance in his blue eyes. He looked down. "Ping! What are you doing?"

The Minun only giggled and bounced away to join its best friend, Pong the Plusle.

The boy rubbed his forehead. It was his bad luck to get those two. He didn't even catch them. They just came out of nowhere, attacked him, and followed him around since. They did well in contests; that was the only reason he put up with them. Normally he would've laughed at his being woken up but he'd been really tired.

He sighed. Relaxing was so hard to do.

<"Kyle?"> A graceful Milotic floated towards him.

"Hey, Mireen," he said, stroking the Pokemon's snout.

<"Luigi's trying to keep them down..."> Mireen said. Kyle didn't understand what it said, but knew when the Milotic's eyes slid over to a huge Swampert chasing the Minun and Plusle.

Kyle rolled his eyes. "It's okay. Just let them be." He leaned back but stiffened when he felt a pulling sensation on his ankle. "What the--"

Ping and Pong had grabbed hold of his ankle and were dragging him down into the lake. <"WHEEEEE!!!!"> they both yelled.

Kyle screamed. "AAHHHHHH! SOMEONE HELP!"

[starwave]

Toko the Riolu: Lvl 25

Running on all fours and speeding down the dirt path in a steady pace, was a male Riolu, his green banadana flowing behind him slightly and flopped in the cool wind. He was training, pushing himself to become faster and more agile, his ears flowing straight behind him. His Name for the most part, was Toko, a Riolu with little words and big actions.

Being that he lived close to the lake because of his love for water, he had always found peace here and tended to be around the lake's edge. But today was different, since most of the pokemon were out and in this case, Trainers would be around during this time of day. Because of his past, trainers would always be the one thing he disliked and chose to stay away from them. As he ran past the lake he loved so much, a sound of panic reached his ears and quickly stopped with one ear raised in the air.

It was a human's voice, sounding like in need of help or in pain. At first, Toko wanted to start running again, away from the noise that he thought was nothing. But then he told himself, as long as he left the area after he helped whoever it was, it would be fine. Lowering his ear, he bolted foward on his two hind legs and took off toward the sound. Reaching the lake in a manner of mins, the male Riolu scanned the area nearby a tree and spotted what was wrong.

A minun and a plusle, dragging a human down to the lake and couldn't help but chuckle at this. {I thought trainers could handle their pokemon.} He spoke, a sly smile showed on his face and with a sigh, started toward the human and the two pokemon. Since he knew that Minun and Plusle need to be together in order to strike back, Toko reached the cream-blue pokemon first and with one paw drawn back, pushed it forward and unleashed one of his moves toward minun: Force Palm.

[Rain]

``R A I N . M c F A E
``B L A Z E the blaziken ;; level 100
``J O L T the manectric ;; level 60

Before the Riolu could hit the Minun, a hand grabbed the paw, stopping Toko. Another first took Ping, lifting him up and putting him aside, then lifting Pong. Sharp blue eyes, framed by jet black hair, skimmed over the group. The girl wore a simple light blue tanktop and khaki capris. Oddly, she also wore a pair of thin elbow-length black gloves embedded with a round piece of sapphire. Behind her was a Blaziken with sharp blue eyes, and a Manetric stood stoicly at her side.

Silently, the girl, named Rain, released the Riolu's paw, straightening to look down at the Emanation Pokemon as well as the coordinator. She spoke first to Toko. "There are better ways to settle things than attacking," Rain said with disapproval, looking sharply at the Riolu before lifting her head to look at Kyle. "And no offense," the Aura Guardian continued flatly, "But if you can get dragged by little Plusle and Minun, you might want to work out a little more."

<"Oh, that was harsh Rain,"> the Blaziken, Blaze, said from behind said girl as he leaned forward, although he looked slightly amused.

"Hey, it's true,"

[/i] Rain replied telepathically, although not with the same flatness; this time, her tone was more humorous.

Blaze just snickered/laughed lightly, leaning back as he crossed his arms.[/font][/blockquote]

[Zee <3]

Kyle rolled his eyes. What the frick. This is just my luck. This girl was kind of--no, she definitely irritating. Or maybe it was just the humiliation of being saved by a girl, but she was pretty all the same. Whatever. She wasn't his type. He took off his sunglasses and rubbed his face, a common sign of frustration for him, and sat up.

"For your information," he said crankily, "I was half-asleep and caught off-guard by these two annoying brats"--here he poked the pair of electric Pokemon--"because I swear I saw them over there by my Swampert." He gestured in a vague direction. "And I do happen to work out a lot because I am from Sootopolis City, where my mom made me go swimming every single day of my life there."

The Milotic beside him nudged his shoulder, and Kyle smiled gently. "Thanks, Mireen," he said quietly and stroked it on the head. Then he gave a glare at the two offenders, who only giggled and ran away, only to start annoying Kyle's Swampert. Kyle rolled his eyes at the scene and decided to let them have their fun. Just wait till he put sleeping formula in their Poffins.... He smirked slightly at the thought, then stood up and brushed off his shorts. "Anyway. Since we're all here and you rescued me and blah, I might as well introduce myself. I'm Kyle. Kyle McAllister." He smiled and held out his hand to shake, all traces of his former annoyance gone. It irritated him a tiny bit, but he could never stay mad at people for long.

The Milotic made the closest thing to a coughing sound. <"Bipolar much, Kyle?"> she muttered, and Kyle shot a playful glance her way.

Mireen soaked him with a Water Gun, and he laughed. She then turned her attention away from her trainer and blinked at the Riolu and Blaziken. The Riolu seemed to hide something in its eyes, as if it had a past that was something it didn't want to talk about, while the Blaziken was laughing at something that Mireen hadn't heard. Odd. "I'm Mireen," the Milotic said cautiously.

[starwave]

Toko couldn't belive it, he was stopped by a mere Trainer, let alone a girl! But when Rain had spoken to the Riolu, he couldn't help but bite back a remark and turn away from them. He was so angry, he didn't really see the Blaziken at all and folding his arms, he started padding away and close to the Lake's edge.

Somehow, Toko found it to be alittle annoyied at the fact that he was stopped by a trainer but yet, he was wrong for attacking the two pokemon, Plusie and Minun. But at the time, he didn't know what else to do and it seemed hopeless to try and talk those two out of dragging their trainer around. Sighing, he was able to hear the Milotc say her name but didn't respond and closed his amber eyes halfway, once again in heavy thought.

[Zee <3]

ping the minun~ lv 38
pong the plusle~ lv 38

<"HAHAHAHAHA!"> Ping darted out from between Luigi the Swampert's back legs. <"CAN'T YOU CATCH ME, LUIGI?"> Luigi let out a roar of frustration, and with another giggle, Ping raced over to Kyle again, its trainer, its best friend Pong following it.

Kyle always got them. He was the core of Ping and Pong's existence, and they both knew it. There was just something about him that was so fun to annoy and so fun to work with. They were both lucky he didn't abandon them or something, but then again, all they'd do was track him down again. He was wonderful, and they repaid his kindness and hospitality with brilliant (sometimes ad-libbed) performances in contests. And each and every time they improvised, he was angry. But then he wasn't when he won and that made everyone happy. Ping clapped mentally inside his head. Even thinking about it made Ping happy. And Pong, as they could read each other like open books 24/7.

But at the moment, as they both looked upon their trainer, they knew that he was busy. Talking to a GIRL! Of all things, Kyle was talking to a GIRL! They both laughed at the sight. How funny was THAT?

They turned their attention to the Riolu. Oh that was the guy who tried to attack Ping! They both widened their eyes and looked at each other. <"Maybe he wants to play!"> Pong said excitedly, and they both bounded towards him.

<"HI!"> both Pokemon chorused excitedly.

<"I'm Ping!"> the Minun squeaked.

<"And I'm Pong!"> the Plusle squealed.

<"Do ya wanna PLAY?"> Ping and Pong danced around the Riolu.

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mireen the milotic~ lv 52

Mireen blinked. Was that Ping and Pong off to annoy the Riolu? This was going to be problematic.

<Geez, Mireen,> she muttered in her head. <You sound more like Kyle every day.> She supposed it wasn't a horrible thing, but it was kind of annoying.

She focused her attention on Ping and Pong again. It was probably going to be her job to step in and clean up the mess those two would make.

[starwave]

Toko glanced at the Crystal water, taking in it's beauty and calm shine. He always loved the lake, being around it calmed him and eased his mind. Slowly, the Riolu came to a stop and fully closed his eyes. Listening to the Lake's sounds, how the water moved and even each leaf that moved in the trees. Yes..this was what peace was and nothing could dampen this moment. But yet it was once again ruined, this time it was the sound of Ping and Pong, speaking at the same time with a loud and cheeriful voice.

Great...just great. Just when I was about to relax. Toko thought, unfolding his arms to find himself being cricled by the two jumpy pokemon. Do I want to play? Do I look Like I want t- He cut his thought off, shaking his head slowly before sighing.

<"No Ping and Pong. I do not want to play. Not today anyway."> Toko spoke, padding Pong on the head and started padding again, oddly calm and cool about things. He sighed again, this time, he was aware of a fire type in the area but still didn't know who it was.

[Rain]

ooc; Lol, sexist much Kyle n' Toko? xD

Rain listened to Kyle's rather cranky explanation with a slightly cynical gaze. The girl crossed her arms -- mostly out of habit than actual hostility -- and smirked. "Whatever helps you sleep at night," Rain muttered quietly. Geez, did this guy know how to talk on and on and on. Then, when the boy, who was apparently named Kyle McAllister, stood up and cheerfully introduced himself, the Aura Guardian couldn't help but lift an eyebrow. Hearing the Milotic's comment, the girl bite back a snicker. Well true that.

"Yeah, you're welcome," Rain said pointedly, deep blue eyes fixed on the paler ones of the boy with slight annoyance at the lack of a "thank you." Seriously. Were all guys so wrapped up in their pride that they couldn't even manage two little words of appreciation? Rolling her eyes, the girl just sighed, as if deciding the matter wasn't worth it. Taking the boy's hand in her own black gloved one, she shook it lightly, the bracelet on her wrist shaking as she did so. "Whatever. My name's Rain McFae."

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Blaze, turning to look at the Milotic, nodded in greeting. <"It's nice to meet you Mireen,"> the Blaziken said with a friendly smile. <"My name is Blaze. And my companion here,"> the Fire Pokemon jerked his head in the direction of the Manectric, who was sitting a couple of feet away. <"Is Jolt."> Said Manectric just looked over with an uninterested look in his ruby eyes before grunting something that sounded vaguely like hello before looking away again. Blaze coughed, giving Mireen a sheepish look. <"You'll have to excuse Jolt,"> the Blaziken explained. <"He's not exactly the social type.">

[Zee <3]

kyle mcallister

Kyle quirked an eyebrow back, the corners of his mouth tugging down. So much for not staying mad at her for long. All she did was give a little smirk and some smart-mouthy comment. Well. Fine then. She could be that way if she wanted to; he was used to girls being independent and fierce and stuff, thanks to living in a house with his sister and his mom and his aunt. They were all irritating enough but he was cool with them and they were cool back. No biggie. And he did have his pride. Being saved by a girl? Yeah. Not exactly great for his image.

But still, what was her problem? Seriously. She was nice enough to save him but did she really have to be condescending like that? She was just... He sighed. Arrogant? What did he ever do to her, anyway? ...

After a couple seconds' thought, he realized he'd never said "Thank you." Huge face-palm. Dammit, dammit, dammit. His mom had really drilled manners into him and now he was kicking himself for it. Rain probably thought--no wait, he already was an idiot in her eyes. Being dragged into the lake by his two mischievous Pokemon? It would've probably been better to take a swim (courtesy of Ping and Pong) than get saved by a girl. He sighed again. What the heck. Maybe he should find something else to do, because this really wasn't going well.

Kyle put his hands on his hips. "It's nice to meet you, Rain. But I think I'll finish what Ping and Pong were going to do to me and go for a swim. Maybe I'll see you around." He gave a little salute and started walking away.

Then at the last second he turned around. "Oh yeah," Kyle said. "Thanks for saving me. Maybe Ping and Pong could hang with you for a while. They do seem to like your Pokemon." He pointed.

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ping the minun~ lv 38
pong the plusle~ lv 38

Pong drooped. <"Maybe it wasn't meant to be, Ping,"> he remarked to his partner.

Ping patted Pong on the back. <"That's okay! We can go find someone else to play with.">

Pong c.ocked his head. <"Like who? Mireen and Luigi are boring now.">

Ping grinned mischievously. <"THEM!"> He pointed to the pretty dark-haired girl with gloves and the huge Blaziken and Manectric beside her. Mireen was talking to them.

Pong grinned back, and the two of them skipped over.

<"HI! WE'RE PING AND PONG!"> they both cheered, and did a show-offy Spark.

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mireen the milotic~ lv 52

Mireen heard Blaze talking to her. <"Oh, sorry!"> she said. <"It's nice to meet you, Blaze, Jolt."> She gave a dip of the head in return.

Suddenly she heard two familiar voices cheering and felt the tingle of an electric Spark.

Uh-oh.

OOC: I think I put too many of my characters here.... >.<

[Rain]

``R A I N . mcfae

Rain’s smirk appeared back on her face, although this time it was less unfriendly and more just amused. Well at least the guy had the manners to say thanks eventually. Better late than never, or whatever. At the thought of the boy going for a swim, Rain first shrugged it off, then grimaced as she realized that they were rather close to her cottage, which meant her rather…mischievous Lapras would be nearby. Well. She hoped for Kyle’s sake he didn’t run into Meer. No one deserved to be caught in one of said Lapras’s pranks.

Dismissing the thought as Ping and Pong, as Rain had deduced were the names of the Plusle and Minun, danced over, the girl’s features softened into a small smile. As standoffish she could be around people, she was almost never that way around Pokemon; the sight of any Pokemon, especially two that adorable, could bring a smile to her face. “Well, for two ‘annoying brats’ you sure are pretty cute,” Rain chuckled, kneeling to the level of the two Electric Pokemon. “Nice to meet you Ping n’ Pong.” The girl gained a thoughtful look on her face for a moment, head tilting slightly before fishing around in her pockets for something.

Moments later, Rain pulled out two Pokeblocks, both red and both homemade, just like all her Pokeblocks were. Rain’s Pokemon loved them, so she figured the Plus and Minus Pokemon would at least like them. And considering her Castform Wymsy, who was at least as crazy and playful as these two, liked red Pokeblocks the most, hopefully the personality match would mean Ping and Pong would like them as well. “Want some?” the girl asked, holding out her hand, the two cubes placed in the center of her gloved palm.

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``B L A Z E the blaziken ;; level 100
``J O L T the manectric ;; level 60

Blaze half-smiled as the Plusle and Minun skipped over. <”Well hey, nice to meet you Ping and Pong,”> the Blaziken said friendlily. <”I’m Blaze, and that guy over there’s Jolt.”> Once again, the Fire-type nodded to the Manectric, who once again just gave a small grunt of acknowledgement. Oddly enough, however, the Electric-type seemed to suddenly have sparks of electricity dancing around his mane, as if he was charging for an electric attack. In truth, it was just the static in the air caused by the Plusle and Minun’s Spark, which ended up gathering around Jolt.

Blaze noticed, but knowing the Manectric could take care of a bit of static by himself, ignored it and continued talking to the other two Electric Pokemon. <”So which one o’ you is Ping and which is Pong?”>

ooc; Bit of randomness right there. xD

[Zee <3]

ping the minun~ lv 38
pong the plusle~ lv 38

<"Food? FOOD! YAYYYYY!"> Pong exclaimed, and chomped on the Pokeblocks right on Rain's hand. Ping giggled and chomped the other one. Nomnomnom. The burst of flavor in their mouths was AMAZING. They both looked at each other and giggled. This Rain person who was talking to Kyle was AMAZING. Hehehehe. Almost as AMAZING as Kyle. They both almost jumped for joy at how AMAZING it was.

They jumped on her hands and clambered up to the girl's shoulders. WOW! The view was AMAZING! They giggled.

<"So, Rain,"> Pong squeaked. <"What's YOUR life story?">

Ping giggled. <"Yeah, do you like Kyle? Cuz we LOOOOOOVE him.">

<"Yup yup yup. He's our favoritest person in the entire world."> Pong bounced on Rain's shoulder.

<"Do you think she can understand us?"> Ping whispered.

Pong shrugged. <"Kyle can't. I don't think so.">

They both giggled for no reason.

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mireen the milotic~ lv 52

Mireen blinked. <"Err... the Minun's Ping. The Plusle's Pong. Believe me, they do look cute and tiny and stuff, but Kyle happens to have a hard time controlling them."> She chuckled. <"I think it's mostly because deep down inside, he loves them so much he's afraid to hurt them. That boy's a good kid.">