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Post by Umbra on Mar 27, 2010 22:36:53 GMT -5
Spring was starting to hit the region of Cameron. The grass was greener, the weather warmer, and an air of life was present as the depressing gloom of winter slowly passed. The Saphire Lake's surface glimmered from the sun's light as the wind slowly rippled it's surface.
From the forest's edge near the lake, a large shape cautiously moved from the shade of the trees, standing on it's hind legs and sniffing the air around him. It was a raichu, a large one at that, with orange fur and brown paws. It had striking amber eyes, with a long whip-like tail that ended with a thunderbolt shaped blade. Brown stripes ran down it's back, and it's crescent moon shaped ears twitched for the slightest noise.
What set this raichu apart from other raichus, this one named Charon, was the scars that peppered his body. Most were barely noticeable, but a long white one seemed to cut a few of his stripes in half, a shadow of what was once a terrible wound.
But it hadn't bothered Charon for years, and like most things he recently learned, it was just a scar. A vague reminder of a wound. Now he was much more positive, much more lively since he had been traveling with Maria.
Today, the two chus were looking for a water type pokemon willing to help her. As it turned out... Maria's father knew surf... A technique that could only be passed down to a chu through certain ancestors, usually the maril.
Charon had agreed to help Maria find a teacher... The move would be extremely helpful against ground and rock types after all, pokemon that could cause a problem to the chus if they so desired to. The best part was they wouldn't expect it. A chu controlling a large wave of water would be unexpected.
The problem was finding a teacher. Water type pokemon generally didn't like electric types much. Charon being a raichu probably didn't help their chances much either...
But he promised regardless... And if they found nothing, the male raichu wouldn't mind the walk with his partner... So long as no humans showed up. "{It's clear Maria.}" Charon called.
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Post by starwave on Mar 28, 2010 19:04:23 GMT -5
Maria~Level 48
Hearing the raichu call out, a female pikachu slowly made her way out from a nearby bush with her ears twiching in caution and slowly reached the raichu's side. Her tail was unine compared to most pikachus, because it had a curve in her tail that looks like a heart. Showing on her back were the brown stripes, shaped like a lightning bolt.
Her name was Maria, a happy go lucky pikachu with a hyper spirt and a loving heart. Her eyes looked on at the beauty of a lake, shining under the sun's rays and let out a breath of air. {"Well? Where do we start to look?"} She asked Charon, smiling and nearly jumped for joy. Spring made her feel more hyper then most chus, but at the same time, more alert.
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Post by Umbra on Mar 28, 2010 20:09:11 GMT -5
"{Near the edge of the lake... See if any water types are willing to talk to us.}" Charon answered thoughtfully. Indeed... They would have to play it careful. How would you convince another wild pokemon to help you when they had their own problems? Usually they wanted some sort of pay... The large raichu turned around to face Maria. "{You ready to go?}"
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Post by starwave on Mar 29, 2010 17:13:50 GMT -5
Maria nodded, sniffing the air again with her eyes closed and slowly let her tail fall to the grassy ground. She could smell flowers everywhere, the scent reminded her of the loving time she met Charon and slowly opened her eyes again.
{"Now I am."} She replied, smiling.
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Post by Umbra on Mar 29, 2010 19:02:40 GMT -5
The raichu nodded thoughtfully as he got up and strolled toward the lake's edge, Maria behind him...
Overall, the experience wasn't very productive. A few water pokemon just took one look at the two chus and sauntered off into the deeper parts of the lake. When they actually had the chance to explain their situation, a few water pokemon just laughed at them. Others didn't like the sight of Charon, and wanted nothing to do with Maria because of the fat he was a raichu. Others questioned why they should waste their time helping... What was in it for them? The raichu couldn't come up with a valid answer, and knew there wasn't much he could really offer in exchange. Still, the ones that seemed nice enough just didn't have surf, they had other water moves, but not the ability to really hone Maria's special talent.
Eventually, Charon huffed and sat down on a rock not too far away from the water's edge. "{Lets take a break.}" He decided, whip-like tail swishing back and forth in agitation, arms folded and amber eyes closed tight, carefully controlling his temper. Occasionally, a spark flickered from his yellow cheek pouches, but Charon made sure it wasn't more.
OOC: Do you have another character you want to bring in? Does anyone else here have one?
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Post by starwave on Mar 29, 2010 20:13:14 GMT -5
Maria sighed, sitting down next to Charon with her head down an her eyes closed. No one wanted to help her, even though a few did but they didn't know surf at all and other just laughed at her for being a chu. Sighing heavly, she slowly looked up to the raichu and saw that his cheeks were sparking. She put her paw on Charon's arm and whispered in his ears in a sweet voice and smiled. {"We can't give up..not yet. We just need to keep looking."}
Meanwhile, not far from the two chus was a piplup named Wave with a look of wonder in his eyes. The lake of course was his home, even if some water pokemon were too stupid to understand his way of thinking. Wave was a piplup that everyone called weird and seemed talk mostly about his eyes, even that he was the only starter pokemon to ever step foot into the wild. But that never stopped him and never will. Walking up to the water's edge, he wanted to test out his attacks on someone and his famos move, Bide. Sighing, Wave jumped into the water, making a loud sound and started to swim.
OOC: Wave the piplup is the only pokemon I have that is a water type.
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Post by Umbra on Mar 29, 2010 20:50:24 GMT -5
Charon sighed, letting his neck hair lie flat, and control his electrical output more. "{I know... I just need to calm down a little more... The quiet away from those idiots helps.}" The raichu's crescent ears twitched though when he heard Wave splash in the distance. The raichu opened his amber eyes and glanced at the piplup as it swam near the edges of the lake, seemingly playing.
After a thoughtful pause, the raichu slowly got up... "{Maria?}" Charon asked quietly... "{Try that piplup over there... Remember to be courteous and patient... I'll stay here to improve your chances... Make sure I'm on guard if anything goes wrong.}"
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Post by starwave on Apr 1, 2010 16:40:16 GMT -5
Maria looked at the piplup for a moment, then back to Charon and slowly nodded. {"Ok! I'll give it a shot."} She smiled, walking off to the piplup with her tail twitching alittle. /Ok, be calm and ask nicely./ She thought, reaching the lake's edge and looked at the piplup who was still swimming. <"Um...excuse me, can you help me with something?"> She spoke, tiling her head alittle.
{"Huh?"} Wave spoke, turning to find a female pikachu standing on the lake's edge and smiled.<"Oh! So even pokemon like you wander around here?"> He spoke, almost laughing and the female pikachu half closed her eyes.<"Sorry, sorry. Force of habit. So what do you need? Oh, the name's Wave by the way."> He added, swimming toward the pikachu by doing a back stroke.
<"Maria and I need help with a move, if you don't mind."> She replied, glancing at Charon before looking back at wave.<"Its a move that you water type might know."> She tilted her head to the other side as the piplup just stared at her for a moment and then smiled.<"Well."> Wave began, getting out of the water and face Maria. <"I know many water types who know moves like bubblebeam and Brine. But I don't think your type are capable of using....well, our moves."> Wave put bluntly, folding his wing-like arms. <"But what move are you talking about, Maria? Isn't your kind, just electric?"> He asked, half closing his light blue eyes.
Maria narrowed her eyes slowly as she listened to the piplup talk and twitched her tail in annoyance. <"No, not all."> She spoke, trying to keep her cool and nodded. <"Surf and I need someone to help me hone it."> She added, looking back at Charon with half closed eyes. Wave blinked once, before spotting the raichu as well and sighed.
<"I would like to help, but as you can see. I'm not the one who can Surf on Que. Anyway, I think I can help."> He smiled, bowing to the pikachu with one eye on her. <"Besides, I hate to see a Cutie like you in distress.">
Maria turn her head back to Wave, her eyes flashed with anger on that word. <"Cutie! Why you!"> She spoke, sparks shooting from her cheeks.
OOC: Hard to do.....
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Post by Umbra on Apr 1, 2010 17:54:31 GMT -5
"<Lets not send a willing helper into comatose by frying him Maria...>" Came a calm, slightly quiet voice as Charon walked over on his hind legs. Wave may have been friendly and open before, but now that the raichu was much closer, the imposing bulk of a pokemon that didn't have a good rep might have been present...
Or it might not...
"<Besides it was a compliment. Just be careful who you say that to Wave, some pokemon out there are a little touchy, like I'll kill you and eat you touchy. I'm Charon, Maria's... Well... Friend.>" He ended awkwardly. The raichu then composed himself. "<It isn't impossible... If different but compatible species have children, sometimes they get certain advantages by inheriting techniques their kind wouldn't normally know. Anyway, we have no background to controlling and manipulating water, a gift that was passed down from her family.>"
Charon rubbed the back of his orange head. "<How much do you know that can help?>"
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Post by starwave on Apr 2, 2010 19:32:07 GMT -5
Maria glanced at Charon, her eyes still ablaze and for a moment, wondered if he was right. She blicked her eyes slowly before sighing, the sparks disappeard from her cheeks and looked at wave in half sad, half annoyed look in her eyes. <"Sorry."> She spoke to wave, only to glance at Charon again at the word friend and twiched her tail. /I...guess./ She thought, looking back at Wave with a half smile.
Wave looked at the raichu for a moment, blicked his eyes once and then waved one of his wing like arms in the air. <"Don't worry about it and by the way, I'm used to other pokemon getting mad. I just wished some wouldn't take it so...roughly."> He replied, saying the last word with a sigh. <"Anyway, I know a few water types that can help you but I don't thing they would like either of you. You know?"> Wave said with a sly tone, and turned away from them for a moment. <"But no pokemon works for free, unlike me. So just remember that.">
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Post by Umbra on Apr 2, 2010 22:18:34 GMT -5
"<Well thats life kid.>" Charon pointed out. "<Most of the time, the path is never easy, if not out an outright challenge against you.>" This time Charon sighed. "<I don't have anything I think you would be interested in anyway Wave... Same goes for everyone else. But I do appreciate your help and understanding... Maybe I could repay the favor someday.>"
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Post by starwave on Apr 4, 2010 20:05:10 GMT -5
Wave nodded slowly, turning around to meet the raichu's gaze before smiling. <"No, No. You don't need to, really! Just stay here for a moment and I'll be right back."> He spoke, turning and started running off toward the otherside of the lake and tried not to trip over his feet.
Maria watched Wave take off and sighed with a half smile on her face.{"I just hope We can find someone that knows it."} She sighed again, sitting down on the grassy ground with her tail laying at one side of her.
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Post by Umbra on Apr 4, 2010 20:17:08 GMT -5
Charon ~ level 100
A reassuring brown paw stroked the female pikachu's forehead as Charon sat down on the grass next to her, amber eyes gazing softly at Maria before turning back to the lake again. "<We'll be fine. We'll find a teacher for you eventually.>" This was said with a convincing, confident smile... The kind Charon seemed to have more and more often when he was with his new companion.
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Post by Rain on Apr 6, 2010 18:45:38 GMT -5
``M E E R the lapras ~ level 58
The water rippled, and a Lapras slowly came into the line of sight of the two 'Chus. He was rather small for a Lapras, but by no means weak. He was fairly average otherwise; cerulean blue skin, black eyes that held a mischievous light. He wore a crooked smile on his face that only grew as he saw Charon and Maria.
<"Hey, thunder mice!"> Meer said with a carefree laugh, swimming over to the duo and stopping near the water's edge. <"Name's Meer. Nice to meet'cha. What brings you two here to Sapphire Lake? Don't see too many 'Chus around here.">
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Post by Umbra on Apr 6, 2010 19:00:21 GMT -5
Charon rose slowly when he saw the water being disturbed, getting on his powerful hind legs and walking steadily to the water's edge as the lapras rose out. The raichu's crescent shaped ears twitched at the water pokemon's greeting, but Charon's amber eyes never stopped looking up at him. He was completely unafraid of course, there was no real threat present from the lapras, but it never was a crime to be careful.
At the humorous greeting, if Charon was in a bad mood, might have said, "Oh look, a snail/dolphin/turtle... Thing...", but of course he didn't. "<Hello there Meer.>" Charon said with a small smile. "<Nice to see another water pokemon with some actual class. Name's Charon, and my close companion over there is Maria.>" Speaking of the female pikachu, Charon waved her over with a brown paw. "{Maria, I think we found our guy.}" The raichu turned back to the male lapras. "<You haven't seen much of my kind here? No chus? Probably makes sense I guess. This lake is awfully close to humans, and my kind is a little uneasy with them.>" A pause. "<Did a little piplup call you over here>" The raichu asked, faking slight curiosity.
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