Pokémon World : Revival

[Duck14]

Robin

My mouth curled into an enourmous grin as my friend was returned to a less stony form, not her natural one but at least she wasn’t stone. I had seen these stones before, Daniel had chased Lucario and myself across Kanto to get ahold of a box full, now he and the Elemental Order were somewhere else and the result of their conflict was unknown. I laughed and looked back at the figures.

“How did you get that stone? How did you know it would work like that? Will that resolve the stone thing permently?” I drew a breath and chuckled a little more. “Sorry, first things first. Thanks. Who are you?”

[Creative]

General RP

The figure nodded without saying a word. "I, uh, I- wasn't sure it would work but I had my suspicions." The shorter figure stepped closer and was seemingly ill, very pale and bony. "My name is Reno." He said. "I-I study mega-evolution."

After a brief moment the Pidgeot reverted back into its natural state. "We don't have much of a bond, a stable mega evolution can't last." He muttered to himself.

"It's not a cure for pokemon that can't mega evolve but if Pidgeot was put into stasis the way I think she was, I think I know a cure." He said back to his taller companion.

In the distance a helicopter seemed to be hovering in a fixed spot before beginning to move closer to the Vermilion docks. Reno looked up and quickly made his way onto the boat. He seemed to be very anxious as he ducked under a window and sat there wide-eyed.

[Duck14]

Robin

I looked up at the helicopter in suspicion, were we being followed? Pidgeot, however, payed more attention to flapping her wings. She looked stiff at first but eventually regathered herself happy to be free of her stasis. I fingered her pokeball for a moment but decided against returning her, she deserved to be free for awhile. She nuzzled her head against my side and let out a short cry directed at the duo.

“I guess she’s thanking you,” I say wth a grin. “But what’s going on? There are other frozen Pokémon back on the Orange Islands, one belonging to a man by the name of Murdoc.” I wondered if they had anything to do with him but it was likely they didn’t. “And what’s with that helicopter?”

[Creative]

General RP

With a fixed gaze at the wall Reno responded. "Th-they're not with you?" He asked nervously. The taller figure looked up at the helicopter and sighed. It was Gallade, it stood about half a foot taller than it's trainer.
"I should go." He rustled around for the keys to the boat. He looked back at Robin. "I'll give you the coordinates to my home." He said starting up the boat and quickly leaving.

[Duck14]

Robin

“How?” Then the obvious answer hit me. “Oh, yeah.” I looked at Carl who had made his way over.

“What was all that about?” He asked.

“I’m not sure I know yet. But hopefully they got Pidgeot back so I’m willing to bet they’re trustworthy. Speaking of. Pidgeot, I know I shouldn’t but to much stress on you right now but if you’re able could you keep an eye on that helicopter. Covertly, of course.” She flapped her wings again in eagerness and took to the sky. She looked uneasy and stiff at first but eventually found her form, though not quite one of her usual standard.

[Creative]

General RP

The helicopter hovered through the sky with its light shining down at an injured Wailmer. A ranger climbed down a ladder and began aiding the pokemon. "You'll be as good as new, buddy. Just take it easy, and avoid these boats." She said cheerfully to the large pokemon who dived back into the water happily.

After merely a few minutes after their last encounter an address number appeared on Robin's communicator.

[Duck14]

Robin

As soon as I realised the helicopters true purpose for being here I whistled Pidgeot back. She showed off a little by doing an unsteady lap of the docks before swooping low over the water to land by my side. My watch buzzed and I checked it to see the address Reno had promised. “Alright Carl, looks like we have another place to get to.”

“Always an adventure..” he muttered.

I snickered, “You could stay here and wait for me to get in touch.”

[Creative]

General RP

The house was on the outskirts of Vermilion City, it seemed fairly normal at first glance, the yard was a bit unruly but it was pretty much any other suburban house. It was very clean but no light seemed to be on.

[Duck14]

(https://archive.froast.io/forum/87768114 That’s a link to the whole thread from Roblox. Apparently someone archived the whole forum.)

Robin

I shared an uncertain glance with Carl but shrugged. We had been in worse situations than a doorstep. I advanced towards the door and knocked carefully. What made Reno so cautious of... well everything?

[Creative]

(It's a couple hundred short I believe, Awesome was still there and she left 3/4 in at least I believe. I saw that the forums were gone recently, shocked me a bit but I can't say I was too surprised. Forums don't really make them money.)

General RP

The blinds on the front porch window parted ever so slightly before they shut and the door creaked open being stopped by a chain lock. "Robin?" Reno's voice fell through the door. "And company." It was said referring to the man behind him.

Before opening the door Reno waited for Robin's voice. An intake of air from Reno on the other side of the door before it cautiously opened just wide enough for them to enter. "Quickly." He said.

The inside of Reno's home was an organized mess. Neatly stacked folders, papers, photographs filled the room; the light was on but greatly dimmed. In the far corner sat a Tangela on a stack of books. The room had a scent of dust and the air hung heavy with steam coming from the kitchen.

Reno quickly shut the door behind the two and began locking his door once more first the chain lock, then a switch lock, and then a digital lock.

"Sit, sit." He said gesturing towards a couch with a few scraps of paper on the cushions.

[Duck14]

(I think she actually left when the thread died. Lucario and Zoaroak fought on the Orange Islands where things ended there. She had become quieter for some time though.)

Robin

I nodded and quietly sniffed as the dusty smell of the house hit my nose. Carl beat me to the cleaner part of the couch so I made do with what was left. The house looked like it hadn’t been looked after properly for a long time in the sense that it hadn’t had a proper clean. But then I couldn’t judge Reno on that, I hadn’t exactly been back to my own home for quite some time and probably liked the public a little more than he did. Carl nudged me slightly, to prompt me to talk more likely than to get my attention but what would I say?

“Thanks for letting us in Reno. But I must know, why are you so timid? Is someone after you?”

[Creative]

Reno

Timid? I'm not timid. I thought on it for a moment while looking into the kitchen, I had food boiling.
"I'm not timid, I'm cautious." I stated. "Th-there is a very big difference. Timid is to be afraid, cautious is to be brave. I'm ready for what will come, because I know it is coming." I began.
"When it hits the fan I'll be one of the very few that are actually ready for the oncoming onslaught. It'll happen any day now, I've been ready for years, it's only a matter of time before it all comes crumbling down and all these people on the outside won't be ready for it. I'll be ready for it."

I got lost in thought. "I'll be ready for it..." I suddenly remembered why Robin was here
"Oh, uh, right, the Pidgeot." I said tapping my head slightly. "I was going to give you one of my of my bracelets. You don't have one yet do you?" I asked Robin before reaching into a box. I saw Tangela was staring at Robin. "Stop being rude, they are guests."

I pulled out an old bracelet I used for research and set in on the table before Robin. "Try it." I said pacing before them.

[Duck14]

Robin

Oncoming onslaught? Did he already know something about Jude, Bridgette, and the rest of Team Rocket that I had been made unaware of? Or did his caution stem from some other fear where he just assumed something of this kind would happen but never knowing what would actually happen? I smiled and took the bracelet off the table and attached it to myself. “No, I’ve never had one of these before. Almost had one in my grasp a long time ago. But that was before the champions started to disappear and before I found Team Rocket were back. Things were much simpler back then, my dad and a werid cult were the most troubling issues then.”

I snickered lightly to myself and eyed the bracelet on my wrist. “Will this allow me to connect to any Pokemon that has one of the Mega Stones or something? I really haven’t learnt much about these things.”

[Creative]

Reno

I dug through a box before wandering off into the kitchen for a moment. I knew where it was, I opened up a small box on my kitchen table and came back with the Pidgeotite. I looked at Robin. "Here is the stone that will allow your pokemon to transform into her mega form. The str-stronger your bond is. The longer she can stay in her form and the more powerful she will be in it." I said setting the stone on the table.

Tangela stared at Robin then at the stone then back at Robin. "I said don't be rude." I scolded Tangela. Always had a staring problem with visitors, always so nervous.

"As for the other pokemon." I said wagging my finger. "The ones trapped in a stasis without a mega evolution."

"I think I have a plan for that." I sat down on a sheet of paper on a folding chair near the doorway to my kitchen. "As for you. I'm gonna need the device they used to cause the stasis if I'm going to fix it though. It's up to you of-- course, but I'm certain I can fix the stasis globally if you can get me that device."

[Duck14]

Robin

I took the stone and slipped it into my jacket pocket. My bond was relatively strong with all my Pokemon but I had never had to use this method before. I frowned at what he had asked us to do. “That device? It’s the hands of Priar, I’ll do my best to get it for you but it’s not going to be an easy feat by any means. He may not even be on the Orange Islands anymore considering all the attention we’ve drawn to that area.”

At least it wasn’t Bridgette or Jude that had their hands on it. Either of them would put up much more of a fight than Priar, though even as the weaker of the three he posed a massive threat if we met him on the wrong terms. “Is there any way to locate him?”

[Creative]

Reno

"Plenty, but none that I-I, uh, am capable of." I said. "They track all of us, you know? I wish I had that kind of technology as well, it would provide an extreme amount of convenience and safety, nor would I abuse it in the same way they do. I simply just cannot get my hands on that kind of technology."

A long pause filled the air. "Perhaps, it would be easier to bring him to you?" I asked. "Show yourself somewhere they can see you and get to you, don't make it o-obvious. Y'know." It was the simplest way I could think of.

"Bait him over, get that device and get it to me." I offered.

[Duck14]

Robin

So I was going to be bait, brilliant. But at least it was a chance of getting one of them to appear in some form especially with me being a target. “I don’t think I’ve been bait before, at least not recently or for this reason. They probably know about me being in Vermilion right now considering I was on the radio before. Maybe we could make use of that.”

Carl chuckled. “You were bait just recently when we found out about that stuff on the Orange Islands. And you used yourself as bait when Daniel was chasing you. And that time when -“

“Alright, I get it. I’m the bait.” I cut him off and he chuckled harder. “We just have to hope it works this time.”

[Creative]

Reno

With that I nod and walk into the kitchen and call the radio station while making a dish of dumplings for myself. "Hello yes, put the line up to Mr. Fera." I said into the phone. "We're gonna need a report on Robin staying at the motel down near the Vermilion docks and something about him being onto the case of how to fix the stasis crisis." I said. "Undersell his location."

I listened to the response and nodded. "Thanks." I said hanging up. I grabbed a hunk of bread off the counter.

"I think we're good." I said. "Now we just gotta watch over the motel."

I grabbed the remote to the television across from the couch that Robin and company sat on.

"L-Let's, uh, let's see." I flicked through all my surveillance channels. "I think it was...seventy-two?" I kept clicking until it showed a clear image of the motel from across the street. "There we go."

[Duck14]

Robin

I frowned at the ease of which he had access to not only the radio station but also the survellience for what seemed to be the whole city. “How are you so well connected? Derek seemed to know you quite personally, or at least to an extent where he trusted you as a contact. And now you have access to all these cameras. Is it something you set up yourself or do the authorities allow it?” I spared a glance at the motel and wondered how much longer it would be before Team Rocket turned up, if they were planning to at all.

[Creative]

Reno

My eyes widened a bit, it's a good thing he hasn't seen the numbers past the hundreds. "It's cautionary, I don't abuse these cameras. I use them to make sure I'm safe. You never know what's happening down the street or possibly at motel by the docks, you know?" I explained. "I'm not about to risk a coup."

"The world is a naturally very unsafe place, I'm just waiting this out until we're at a point where I can live eternally in cyberspace. Right now, I'm but a frail body-- Oh right, so no not really. The law enforcement have no knowledge of these cameras and Derek is just an old friend."

I never took my eyes off the television. "I think it would be safe to say it should take a few hours for anything to happen. Hungry?" I ask.

[Duck14]

Robin

I raised my eyebrows. Virtual reality? Possible coup? This guy was either the smartest person I had ever met or paranoid to the point of being psychotic. Either way, it really didn’t matter, he was on my side and willing to help, and right that was the kind of person I needed. My stomach grumbled as he asked his final question and nodded. Though since he was looking at the screen rather than at me I decided it best to ask, “What do you have?”

[Creative]

Reno

I look at him. "I have it all, you have to be prepared, y-y'know?" I got up slowly and then rushed off to the kitchen. I began digging around in my primary pantry looking for a snack for my guests, energy bars, perfect. I came back with multiple energy bars. "I got these, great for energy and they're an excellent source of protein. Nutrient rich and all that."

I set them on the table and looked back at the television. After a few more minutes there was a surge in activity near the motel, none were wearing Team Rocket uniforms but there were a lot more people suspiciously looking at the motel. I sat watching quietly while eating my food.

[Duck14]

Robin

I nod. “Yeah, those would do, always good to have some energy bars while we wait.” I glanced back at the screen as he sat back down and noticed the same surge in activity around the motel. “They’re not wearing the normal uniforms but then they probably wouldn’t do that much these days. They seemed very concerned in keeping themselves secret, after all I didn’t know they were back until I was inside their base facing those ex champions.”

[Creative]

Reno

I watched as some of the people left the line of sight of the camera and that is when I switched the channel to the next which showed six of seven people talking or playing with pokemon across the street. "A bit suspicious." I muttered when I saw a taller figure, with brown twin-tails spiraling down her back, as hat covering her head and sunglasses covering her eyes. "Looks like--" I kept muttering. "Champion Bridgette." I said a bit louder.

"I-It, uh, seems that those are more than just, um, pedestrians." I said to Robin and company. "Now is the best time to make your move, strike when the iron is hot and all that."

[Duck14]

Robin

Bridgette was here. She may not have the weapon in her possession but then there was a chance they had more than one, especially as that was the quickest way of taking out my Pokemon. But even if she didn’t capturing her would certainly work in our favour. “Right. When you say ‘strike the iron’ you mean go out there and take them on in the middle of the street?” I asked. “Or do you mean sneak up on her and hope we can subdue her before we capture any undue attention? Either works for me but you’re the one with the CCTV so it’s your call.”

Carl stood up and adjusted his pokeball belt. “Also, I doubt you’ll be coming with us Reno. So do you happen to have any of those cool earpieces that we could use?” I frowned at him but kind of hoped, as he did, that Reno had something like that in his supply.