Path of a Gym Leader

[Captain808]

After a few hours, the sound of pokemon chanting could be herd getting closer to the camp. "Moe! You wont believe what just happened!" Tommy says lauphing as a large group of sentrets carrys him over to the camp while chanting 'Sen-Tret! Sen! TRET!' "I think they made me there king" Tommy says using a proud tone before one of the Sentrets stands on its tail and let's out one last call before the group begins to slowly spin Tommy launching him into a few bushes while cheering as they all ran back into the forrest. "I guess not" Tommy says climbing back out and dusting his self off "at least I got some good news" Tommy says standing back up just as the massive Ferligatr lazily walks over to the camp. "Oh is that right" The old man says standing back up while he chuckles "alright, that's enough sight seeing, it's time you lads get going, come on I'll show you way out, it's best we do it before this Forest gets starts night cycle the...... what are you?.... hey! Stop that!" The old man says while Tommy walks up to him and begins to tie him up using his piece of rope. "I already told you I'm going to stay" the man argues as Tommy walks over to Moe casuallycarryingthe old man . "Alright let's get going" Tommy says to everyone as he follows the Ferligatr back into the dark cave with Bepo following behind. "Ol boy, help me out will ya" The old man says looking at the Ferligatr but was shocked to see no reaction out of the Ferligatr. "sorry gramps, I think big guy doesn't want you here anymore" Tommy says cracking another glow stick while they walked through the cave. Hearing the flowing water echo through the cave the man begins to struggle again "wait wait, It's too dangerous, why dont you lads just...."
"Give it a rest will ya" Tommy says putting his rebreather over the old man's face.
"If your worried about getting this place being found, don't worry about it, we will just say we found you in a waillord or something " Tommy says nodding toward the Ferligatr before it leaps into the pool of water."You sure about this kid?, it will be dangerous, you will be risking something for nothing"

"Not gonna lie, I just remembered I didn't pay my bill for lunch earlier... how much is a ticket for a dine and dash in this region?" Tommy says making the old man let out an exausted sigh. "Come on Moe" Tommy says jumping into the water with Bepo and waited for Moe to retrieve his pokemon and latch on to the Ferligatr before it shoots down into the dark water pulling them down into a hidden tunnel that led back out into the ocean. When they finally surfaced, Tommy Gasps for air before starting to chuckle as he rested on the Ferligatrs back "that wasn't that bad" He says while the Ferligatr swims them over to the beach. Tommy puts the old man down and untied the rope before collapsing back into the sand. "THIS IS IT, THIS IS WHERE I TRA.... This is were the distress beacon went off" nurse joy says running down the beach with a policeman and his growlithe. "Hey! You three!.. ugh" the office calls out, but was knocked over as the Nurse joy sprints strait towards them making the old man clutch his chest while Tommy flinched. "Are you ok?, I told you it was dangerous!, (slurp)is any thing broken?" The Nurse Joy says examing Tommy in a rather creepy manner to the point her fingers had begun to erratically wiggled. "This is a no diving area, what are you" " oh shut your trap Marve" The old man says holding his back as he slowly walked over to the officer. ".....Pete? " The officer says taking his hat off and look at the old man like it was some sort of miracle. "Uh dispatch, could you get Jenny to meet us at the poke-center, your not gonna believe this" The officer says into his radio before looking over at Moe
"You all right there son?, Nurse why dont you check him out before we head back to town" the officer says going over to help the old man. "Oh ..... ok" Nurse joy says slowly walking over to Moe while she begins to examine him "so you were with tommy" She says as her smile had slowly began to twist. "I'll pack up my camp before we head back" Tommy says standing back up and walking back down to the Ferligatr who had been trying to get Bepo to let go of his tail go. "Think about it" Tommy says to the Ferligatr while getting Bepo to leave him alone. The Ferligatr let's out a slight grunt before taking off into the sea.


After being escorted to the pokemon center, Tommy and Moe were allowed to freshen up and change but was told to wait for officer Jenny to arrive but were told they were free to go after the old man had explained how the two had rescued him. "You two are hero's" the officer says to Moe and Tommy before helping the old man finally get home. "I'll catch up with you later Moe, there is something i need to take care of" Tommy says waving at Moe before leaving the pokemon center leaving Moe with eerie Nurse Joy to return to that bbq stand he forgot to pay only to find out that the bill was already paid by the kid he met earlier reminding him about the Eevee. After apologizing, Tommy and Bepo walk around the town trying to find the girl who had caused the uproar at the Governess's introduction. Eventually Bepo picks up on the girls scent and leads towards a path that was leading .......out of town?. "Hey! Kid " Tommy says waving as he catches up to Neri "thanks for the bbq" Tommy says handing her back the money he owed while Bepo bowed his head.​

 

[Nim]

Tori Tobu
Lunavelle Beach
Mentions: Harmony (@Luelle ), Leo (@LoveandHate91 )​

Nodding with a smile as the Professor informed all three of them that they passed the test, Tori turned towards Harmony as she heard her name being called, asking her to join in the fun with the pokemon. And after a moment, Leo suggested that they went exploring the place. While both suggestions sounded nice, Tori wasn't sure if she was entirely up for it. Looking at Dee, who was playfully flying next to Oricio now, she first went and approached Harmony, looking at the gathering of pokemon that was now around her, all wanting her attention.

"Popular with the pokemon, huh?" She said with a wink, before feeling Letty hop off her shoulder and move to fly next to Dee, with the two birds beginning to fly around Oricio while chirping happily "And it seems my pokemon like yours too." She watched the birds fly around each other for a bit, before looking at Leo. While she still wasn't feeling up for it, she figured she could try and go along with their suggestions, perhaps they will help improve her mood a bit.

After a moment of pause, Tori nodded "We could go looking around, or we could see where the pokemon are attracted to. That way, when they get to stay here, we'll know where we could find them. It is a lot of space to cover otherwise." She said, looking up the top of the dome and just spinning on the spot once "What do you think Harmony?" She stopped to look at her.

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Neri Tobu
Lunavelle
Mentions:Tommy ( @Mad Captain Kazu )
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It has been a bit since she ran away from Tori, and at some point, she moved to just walk quietly. Neri felt a somewhat depressed and she was in disbelief. She just kept going over and over what Tori told her in her head. The logic behind it made sense, but she wished that Tori would've thought of another way. Or that she wouldn't have thought that at all. Neri just kept wondering if, perhaps, Tori would suddenly come, chasing after her, telling her she was wrong to send her away.

But so far, there was no sign of her older sister.

As Neri slowly made her way out of the city, she heard someone call to her. Coming to a halt, Neri turned to see that same boy with the mudkip from earlier, the one who left her to pay for the food. While she was becoming agitated at the sight of him, he suddenly took out money to compensate for leaving her to pay. She just looked at him for a moment. She still had no idea who had reported her as the Eevee's abductor earlier, and from what she knew, he saw Eevee with her. But unless he followed her around, he wouldn't have known where she and Eevee went.
After the moment passed, Neri just turned away and kept walking. She didn't know him or if she could trust him, so she had no reason to believe that accepting his money, even if it was compensation, wouldn't somehow lead to her being blamed for something again. And she didn't want to risk that.

 

[True North]

The lab to Lunavelle Streets

Eevee quickly swished her tail away from the fire cat before the litten could take a chomp out of it. She scrambled into Harmony's lain out arms. Harmony scooped Eev up and retrieved her pokeball that was securely wrapped against the flowy ribbon on her straw hat.

"Eev.... Let's take a break." Eev wiggled out of her arms and refused to be returned. Harmony just sighed, and Eev turned to sneak a look toward Fang sticking out her tiny pink tongue.

Harmony placed Eev on top of her hat who now lay there sprawled out awkwardly. She sat up on her knees to give an affectionate scratch on the side of Fang's furry face. "Aww aren't you a cute kitty cat heheh."

Eev began to spring off to stop the attention to Fang, but she stopped herself wobbling unsteadily from her fear of heights. "How precious." She turned her attention to claw and wrapped her hands around the dark puppys sweet face.

The loving bright haired girl stood and knelt down to give Scorch a rub along its smooth, curled body. She gave a friendly giggle and Eev jealously tumbled off of her hat. Harmony catching the little fox before she could hit the ground. "Guess so." Harmony giggles to Tori about being popular with the Pokemon.

She helped Eevee onto her shoulder while thinking over Leo's suggestion. "Hmm." She looked to Tori analyzing her emotional state. "They do seem to get along quite well!" She offered a cheery smile while watching the birds flitter around happily. "That sounds like a great idea!" She exclaimed to Tori's idea. "But..." Harmony paused, "Why don't we make sure Neri made it to the docks safely first?"

She put a finger to her lip and thought about how she might could change Tori's mind about her sister. A light bulb went off, "OH! I told Neri that I'd help her with the money! I can't go back on an offer!" Harmony shot a beam of red light onto her twirling bird from the pokeball to return her and placed it snug within the ribbon on her hat. "Do you mind watching my egg, pretty please?" She handed the egg off to the Professor who happily obliged. "oh. Of course."

"Hopefully we'll get to her in time!" Harmony skipped off through the lab to exit and go find Tori's younger sister.

Harmony burst out of the lab and dashed down the street with Eev within her arms. She turned for a moment to look back to see if Leo and Tori were following and that's when she smashed shoulders with someone accidentally. Harmony found herself on her bottom with Oricio's pokeball dropping from her hat and rolling onto the ground. Other pokeballs mixed around with hers, one stopping close to her foot. "I'm so sorry!!" She immediately apologized to the boy whom she suddenly recognized.

"It was my fault, here's your's." He rolled a pokeball over to her. She took it and took a second look at him, "Thanks.... Lynus????" She blinked at him.

"Harmony! My oh my I can't believe it's you!.." He offered her a side hug and a cute smile. "What brought you from Lustereen city? Did you sign up for the gym initiation training? I'm on the way to sign up myself." He gave a wink.

"It's—good to see you. I'm in a bit of a hurry." She said to him. "Let's meet up later? Sorry again!" Harmony called back to him as she hurriedly skipped away. She almost seemed to be halfway avoiding him. The blonde waved her off collecting the other pokeballs from the ground. "A sucker just as I remember...." He whispered with a grin, walking away with Oricio's pokeball.

@Nim @LoveandHate91
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[Enthriper]

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Lunavelle City - Downtown Streets

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Ashe watched as Alder's Mothra delivered another blow to the wild Persian. She almost felt bad for the large pokemon as it was getting teamed up on so efficiently that it never saw an opening to attack. The powerful attack from Mothra must have come as a shock because the Persian reeled backwards, flinching. Ashe saw this as an opening to render the pokemon completely harmless, without directly harming it.

"Zubat, go! Use Supersonic!" She shouted excitedly, not leaving her position near Mélanie and the new girl. Zubat interrupted its circular pattern around her and sent itself flying towards Alder, circling him a few times before launching itself at the Persian. It let out a screech directed at the feline's body, entrapping the pokemon in loud, confusing noise.

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Interactions: Alder @Justsomeguy
Mentions: Mélanie @Hecatty Natalie @Mystical Fox

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[Nim]

Tori Tobu
Out of the Lab
Mentions: Harmony, Lynus (@Luelle ), Leo (@LoveandHate91 )​

Tori watched with amusement at how Eev was acting, and how she ended up on Harmony's shoulder. While Eev was small enough to not look absurd on Harmony's shoulder, she still thought it was a bit amusing due to how Eev ended up on there. Guess Eev was quite stubborn with what they wanted.

When Harmony suggested that they went to make sure that Neri made it safely to the docks, Tori seemed a bit hesitant and also a bit confused. She and Neri didn't arrive through the docks, and she never even told Harmony where they came from. Perhaps Neri did and Harmony just assumed they came through the docks? Tori scratched her cheek as she turned to look towards Dee and Letty, before making a soft whistle. Dee immediately came back to her, landing on her head softly. Letty was confused for a moment, before following Dee's flight, only to land on Tori's shoulder. Tori then brought up Letty's pokeball "Want to rest?" She asked her newest companion, who simply chirped a bit in return. Returning Letty to her pokeball, Tori watched as Harmony started to run out, before following her.

The last thing Tori wanted was for Harmony to do or say something that would just end up making things worse between her and Neri, and she wouldn't be there to intervene.

Running after Harmony, Tori came to a stop as her friend bumped into someone, and her sight immediately turned to Oricio's pokeball, who dropped from Harmony's hat. As she listened to the exchange between the two, she kept looking Oricio's pokeball, only to see that instead of Harmony picking it up, the boy did, before pocketing it. As he walked past her with a grin, Tori had no doubt that he did it on purpose "Harmony, stop. Check for Oricio, now. And you, Lynus was it? Take out the pokeball from your pocket." She instructed both with a very demanding and serious tone, clearly not approving of what she believed had just happened, without kneeling down or touching any of the pokeballs that had dropped, keeping her hands clear from making things more chaotic then they could become. She only hoped that Leo had noticed what she did as well.

 

[True North]

Lunavelle City Streets

Lynus froze with his back facing them, and Harmony halted to a stop at Tori's words. She pressed the center button and the pokeball fell open, empty. "Oh man, wait you're right!" Lynus spoke up.

He snapped his fingers and pulled out the Pokeball and cast it out to release the bird. ORI! OR? Oricio exclaimed, and then tilted her head in confusion at the random boy.

"I was just wondering why the pokeball felt heavier than an empty one.. Thanks for the good eye! That would have been a terrible mishap." Lynus returned the ball to Harmony and halfway cringed at the sight of the fluffy bird.

He was secretly glad the girl he did not know saved him from the disappointing reveal. "Wow, you have a really observant and thoughtful friend Harmony." He flashed a smile.

"Ohmygosh, thank you so much Tori!" She held her arms open for Oricio as Eev climbed her shoulder to hide within her hair. OR! Oricio cartwheel hopped into the sky and hovered down to crash land into her attractive hair.

She couldn't help to giggle at Oricio's fascination with her hair as the bird now clung there. Eev narrowing her eyes at the bird from within Harmony's strands.

"I guess I do." She beamed back to Lynus. "And she's also a level headed, caring sister." Harmony gave her a wink. "Speaking of sisters, we should hurry and try to catch up with Neri!" She started back on her pursuit.

"Farewell! We'll see each other again soon, I'm sure." Lynus waved. "Phew, I'm so glad she spotted that mistake!.." He said aloud when turning his back to them. He successfully held back a laugh and walked away toward the lab.

After a some time of running, Harmony stopped and began running backward toward Tori. "Wait, um so did you guys come here on a boat or a plane? I'm pretty sure you aren't from here, but I can't just assume."

Harmony's cheeks warmed now a bit embarrassed. Oricio still dangling in her hair. They were back at the celebration that was now drawing to a close with words from the former Governor. The sky darkening.

@Nim @LoveandHate91



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[Captain808]

Seeing her become agitated at the sight of him, Tommy runs the back of his neck "that was my bad back at the food stand" thinking she was upset about him skipping out on the bill. When Neri just turns to walk away, Tommy looks around not seeing the Eevee and let's out a sigh putting two and two together. "So that's it then?" Tommy says to Neri as she continued to walk away
"Your just giving up?" Tommy says crossing his arms "well.... see you around kid" Tommy using a smug tone while he waved. "And don't worry about the Eevee, I'm sure after I shave it bald, nobody will want it" He says with a smirk looking down at Bepo only to do a double take when he notices the very same Frogadier standing next to them. "Your a long way from home" Tommy says kneeling down to examine the oddly colored Frogadier while it climbed onto his shoulder making Bepo let out aggressive Kip's as he circled Tommy.
"Dam, what time is it" Tommy says standing back to see the sun starting to set
"Did that letter say we needed to show the professor our seconde pokemon?" Tommy says trying to remember while he looked back towards the town before looking in Neri's direction. "Hey! Don't you think you should wait till morning? Going out there without a pokemon could be dagerou... hey, come on" Tommy says catching back up to her and following behind her letting out an exausted breath. "Let me at least walk you to the next town" Tommy says while Bepo begins to whine since he wanted to ride on Tommy's shoulder like the Frogadier.

@Nim​

 

[Sketching101]

Wye Maple - Spruce Park​

"Hey there little guy." The moment Wye took another step, the Duskull spinned and puffed its head before spitting out a blue ball of flame at him. Before the attack could reach the young man, Milly leapt into action, spinning around its handle and slapping the ball of flame to the side. Wye held up his hands defensively. "Woah, woah, woah! No need to be afraid," he said, upon which Milly seemed to relax as well. The Duskull was still watching them cautiously, but didn't appear to be preparing to attack.

"I've met ghosts like you before. You're the kind that just wants to play, aren't you?" Wye said, kneeling to level with the Duskull. He placed a pokeball on the sandbox the pokemon emerged from. "This place looks like it gets pretty lonely these days. How about you come along with us? I'll make sure you can play all you want." His unsettling smirk widened, putting the Duskull more at ease. It inched toward the pokeball, eyeing it cautiously. Still, it didn't seem fully convinced. "Oh, I know!" Wye sat down, and struggled to get his hoodie off. He pointed at the skull shaped like the mask of the Duskull on his t-shirt underneath. "I'll get you one too, if you want to come along," he said. The Duskull's single eye seemed to get watery, somehow. It pushed the pokeball away, shaking its head fiercely, and vanished into thin air. Wye heaved a heavy sigh as he reached for the pokeball, before letting out a shrill shriek when the Duskull rematerialized right in front of his face. The pokemon let out a wild cackle before disappearing into the pokeball by hitting the button. Wye, now leaning on his arms to keep him upright as he sat on the ground, let out a laugh as he struggled to catch his breath. "Quite the prankster, aren't ya? Alright then," he said, letting the Duskull back out of its pokeball. "How do you like the name Eris?"

 

[Nim]

Tori Tobu
Lunavelle
Mentions: Harmony, Lynus (@Luelle )​

As Tori watched both stop and do as she instructed, Tori couldn't help but still feel like something was a bit off with how Lynus behaved. But seeing as everything seemed to be resolved, she decided to just focus her attention on Harmony "It would've been bad if you kept going without Oricio. Who knows what kind of stress you or Oricio would've been under if you realized you weren't with one another." She said with a smile, before glancing to give Lynus a more proper look. She didn't remember seeing him earlier by the lab. but with how the crowd of trainees were there, she figured it was possible he just kept to the side and out of most peoples sight.

At the mention of how she was a caring sister, Tori's gaze turned to the ground. She still wasn't entirely on board with catching up to Neri. She knew that she'd waver on what she told her sister if she saw her. But Harmony was quick to begin running off once more, and then Lynus started heading in the direction of the lab, caling out loud once more how glad he was that Tori found out about the mistake, which felt like it was purely for them and no one else. Tori figured she should catch up to Harmony and begin running once more, following in her younger friend's footsteps.

As they came to a halt near the celebration, Tori noticed that this time, a man was speaking to the crowd, and it was becoming late. While she was a bit concerned about Neri, she remembered that Neri had one repel on her, since she insisted to buy it incase they felt like they were going through a dangerous area. Harmony then turned to her and asked her where they came from, to which Tori felt hesitant to answer. If she wanted to avoid catching up to her sister, now was the best chance, most likely. Putting up her finger against her cheek, Tori closed her eyes "We did pass through the water, but we also went through the islands between Keukelo and here, to explore them a bit. I don't remember exactly where we got off the boat though, but it was a small one, handled by this funny looking old man. He had some really interesting stories and some that were pretty unbelievable. Like about a legendary pokemon that he claimed lived thousands of years, just waiting for his master to understand a lesson the man, who was supposedly immortal, failed to learn." She said, appearing to drift away into her memories of the stories the man told her as she did.

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Neri Tobu
Lunavelle
Mentions:Tommy ( @Mad Captain Kazu )
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Hearing the remark Tommy threw towards her, about shaving Eevee, got Neri to stop for a moment "If you really want to risk going to prison over shaving the Governess's pokemon, be my guest." She said with a depressed voice, before continuing to walk. After a moment, however, Tommy decided to catch up to her, insisting on escorting her. Sighing, she stopped once more and looked at him, putting her hand in her bag as she did.

"What, in everything that I did, indicated that I wish to be escorted? And besides, you'll be going off the island to escort me when you need to get back to the professor? Wouldn't that be forfeiting your gym leadership attempt? And lastly, about it being dangerous," Neri said, before taking out a can of spray for a moment, showing it to Tommy and then putting it back "That is exactly why I got a repel for. Even without any pokemon, I'll be able to keep most, if not all pokemon, away from me. So just leave me alone."

After she finished talking, Neri turned away from Tommy again and continued walking. She was only becoming more and more annoyed with his apparent attempts to make up for what he did before. She was the one who helped make sure Tori arrived here, so Neri was certain that she could arrive back home without anyone elses help, let alone someone who could've potentially ratted her out to the local authorities.

 

[LoveandHate91]

Fang was not a fan of Harmony's Eevee. If anything Fang would love the chance to fight against the other Pokémon. Seeing as it was a attention hog and a stubborn jerk.

But Harmony move Eev up to her hat and began to give attention and love to all three of Leo's Pokémon. Which Fang took the chance to stick its tongue out at Eev. While Fang and Scorch gave Eev a told you so type of look.

"Hey guys which one of you wants to stay out a bit longer?" Leo asked to his three Pokémon. "Scorch you been out the longest so maybe it's time you take a break but I'll let you out later." Leo pulled out a pokeball with the word Scorch painted across it and returned him. "Fang maybe I'll keep Claw out for a bit and you can come out later and stay out for a bit ok." Leo said petting Fangs furry head and Fang pecked it's nose against Leo's pokeball returning itself. "Alright Claw it's me and you." Leo said scratching behind Claws ear.

"Should we really check on Neri? I mean I would like to know that she's ok but I'm probably the last person she wants to see. Seeing as she seemed to hate me during our last meeting. But I guess it would give me a chance to apologize and maybe make up a little."

"Harmony hold up you don't even know where Neri is she could be walking out of town for all we know." Leo called after Harmony. And then looked to Tori. "Do you want to stop Harmony and let your sister go? Because we could help you watch after her but I can't promise much from myself considering the last meeting I had with her." Leo said to Tori.

Leo watched as Harmony ran into a boy she seemed to know but Leo was busy watching the pokeball and noticed the boy take Orcico's and slip it in his pocket. Leo was not a thief but he could spot one and this boy was defiantly one. Tori called out to Harmony before Leo could. So Leo put his hand on the boys shoulder to keep him from fleeing if he tried to. But after caught he seemed up to giving it up quickly. Leo didn't hear what the boy said when he took Harmony's pokeball but Leo say his mouth moved do he said something. "Want to tell us what you said when you picked up Harmony's pokeball?" Leo said glaring at the boy almost as if trying to intimidate him.

And boy kept repeating that it's wasn't his and it was a mistake almost like trying to convince them through repetition. After the boy left Leo decided to speak up. "That boys a thief he tried taking your pokeball and did you notice he had more then six with him. Not to mention he was faking that entire personality." Leo said before checking to make sure he had his own Pokémon in case the kid was also a skilled pickpocket.

Leo then stopped to listen to the two girls exchange words before over hearing the governor was in front of a crowd giving a speech.
@Luelle
@Nim

 

[True North]

Lunavelle City

"Lynus is my cousin…. He wouldn't steal from me." Harmony said unsurely to Leo. "Oricio was returned, so that is that." She said, taking a deep breath to calm herself.

She turned to Tori to inform her about Neri, "Then she's probably headed to Port Moonwater at the southeast of town! The docks at Lunavelle beach are mainly en route to Soleora."

"Woah, you guys had quite the captain." She giggled which lightened her mood. "I wonder which legendary he was on about? It certainly doesn't sound like Plundrift or Brecerus…."

She wandered over to Leo to speak with him personally, "I know you might be reluctant to see each other again, but I suspect Neri will find it in her heart to let bygones be bygones."

"Let's go find Neri…." Harmony said to them both and led the way passed city hall. They were now enveloped in the city, houses and shops on either side.

A particular stray Persian could be spotted sneaking in the alleyways.The rest of the city was mostly a blur as she ran. She stopped to take a breath and waited for Tori and Leo.

"We're halfway to the port….heuh." She filled her lungs with another breath. "She either made it in time for the ferry, or it's very likely she missed it." Harmony said looking up at the darkening sky.

"Or maybe we missed her…." A frown forming on her lips. ​

@Nim @LoveandHate91

 

[Nim]

Neri Tobu
Lunavelle, Port Moonwater
Mentions:
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After Tommy seemed to stop bothering her, Neri hastened her step. She did notice it was becoming dark and she figured she wouldn't have much longer before the last ferry of the day to Keukelo took off. And without knowing where she would spend the night on the island if she got stuck there, Neri decided it would be best to make sure she got there in time. She started to run in the direction of the port, arriving there with the Ferry still in the dock, with the bells ringing to indicate it is almost departure time.

Approaching the stairs to board the Ferry, a man stood by the climb and gestured to her to stop "Got a passage ticket?" He asked. Neri checked her bag for the ticket she and Tori used to get to Lunavelle, but upon finding it, she saw it was only a one way. Looking back at the ferry employee, she shook her head. The employee looked back at the ferry, seeing someone from on board signal something to him, before looking back at Neri "I can sell you a ticket, although it'd be a bit unorthodox. Normally you'd get it at the stand. But it would cost just as much as a regular ferry ticket from there." He told Neri. She nodded and started to go through her bag, aiming to find her wallet, only to stop halfway through and close the bag.
"I just remembered I don't have the money for it." She mumbled, her gaze turning downwards. While the employee looked at her with sad eyes, he shook his head "Then I can't let you on board. I'd be fired if I let someone without a ticket, and I certainly can't just give those for free. Sorry kid." He told her, before gesturing to her to take a few steps back. Doing as instructed, Neri watched as the ferry employees made sure all the last checks were done, and then the ferry started sailing away.

Realizing she was now in a foreign city, alone, and without money to help sustain her, Neri turned away from the docks and started walking. She figured her best chance now would likely be to try and ask the pokemon professor for some help. Maybe he could help her, and Tori wouldn't need to know or worry about her. Of course, there was also a chance of encountering Tori at the lab, but she just couldn't come up with any better ideas, she thought to herself as she started heading in the direction of the lab.

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Tori Tobu
Lunavelle
Mentions: Harmony, (@Luelle ) Leo (@LoveandHate91 ) ​

"Oh, the captain said it was a tale from a different region, one he heard of while travelling. But I don't think he ever told me specifically where it was from." Tori first responded to Harmony's show of intrigue regarding the Legendary, hoping it might keep Harmony still distracted. But it was to no avail, as Harmony still determined where Neri would've probably gone, and after a moment started heading in the direction of Moonwater port. On the way there, she looked at Leo and pondered if to say something about what he said. She didn't want to see Neri because she knew it would make her waver, but on the other hand, she still wanted to see her and make sure she was safe.

Neri was still her little sister.

After chasing Harmony for a bit, they all came to a stop. While Harmony was catching her breath and mentioning how they were halfway there, Tori looked at her "I doubt she would've missed it. Neri always made sure I was on time for things back home. And she had quite a bit of a head start over us." She said, taking deep breaths as she spoke. And as much as it hurt her to think that her sister was most likely headed home due to her decision, Tori kept thinking about how it was likely the best decision for both of them.

 

[LoveandHate91]

"Your trust in family is nice but just because he's related to you doesn't mean he wouldn't, it just means you'd trust that he wouldn't. But I have a feeling that he would something just seems off about him." Leo said he felt as though the kid was putting on a show and would steal from Harmony or anyone else. So Leo checked his pockets to make sure he wasn't missing his own pokeballs. "He was returned but remember to Check your Pokémon whenever he is around just to make sure." Leo said.

"Hold on if she's at the docks she can't leave. Remember at the beach she said she was out of money after that one guy kind of cost her all the money she had. So if she's their she can't even take the ferry. So that means she has no money to travel, get food or afford a place to stay." Leo said referring to Neri.

"Wonder if the captain was telling true stories or if he was just spinning a Take he heard and making it more unbelievable then it already was. Pretty much making a large fish tale." Leo said making yet another horrible dad joke. "I should probably stop making bad jokes." Leo said realizing how bad of a joke he just made.

"Well I sure hope she does because I plan of apologizing for snapping at her. But when she claimed I snitched her out I don't think she's going to let that go. But I'll go with and see, but don't expect me to be much help if she still hates me. Even though I will try to patch up our differences."

Leo caught up to Harmony. "If she didn't have money then it's almost guaranteed that she's either still in the city or trying to walk as far away as possible. Or if she's lucky she may have found the same captain again."

@Luelle
@Nim

 

[True North]

Lunavelle City Streets

"As my cousin, and like anyone else, I will give him the benefit of the doubt." Harmony answered to Leo, wishing not to continue the negative conversation about her family any further.

"I see…. and it's getting dark…." Harmony said to Tori, feeling defeated.

"Maybe we should head back to the lab and you can call her?" Her wrist began to buzz and Harmony lifted a smart watch with the watch face positioned on her inner wrist. She played the voice message.

"HARMONY. You have me worried sick! You left your things here, and I thought you'd be back by now to get them!
Did you forget to say goodbye to me before you left?...."

"No, of course not! I was planning to stop by on the way back to the lab. Love you, Mom." Harmony answered solemnly with a click. Ee? Eev looked up at her human who seemed down. The petite fox nuzzled into her to comfort her.

"I wish I could've said goodbye to Neri." She peeped. Her tone quickly changing at Leo's reminder.

"Wait, Leo is right! Unless it was a round-trip ticket…." Harmony thought aloud. She offered a slight smile to Leo at his cheesy joke. "It's the thought that counts." She encouraged him.

On the horizon, Neri walked toward them back in the direction of the lab.Harmony gave a few blinks and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was seeing correctly. "NERI!" She rushed to the girl and scooped her up into a hug nearly squishing Eev.

"YOU'RE STILL HERE!" Harmony dropped her gently and realized she may've overwhelmed her. "Sorry- We were just really worried about you." She beamed. Orrrr. Oricio waved a pom pom to Neri halfway confused.

Spruce park

"Eris suits him. The name's Lynus, how bout you?" Walking up near the sandbox Harmony's cousin appeared. "Say, do you need a cutiefly? I can trade you." He asked the boy with the newly caught Duskull.

"You don't look like you're from around here. Where'd you come from?" Lynus looked the boy over and took a seat on a nearby stump. He sat down and took out a pokeball, spinning it on his finger.

While he got Wye's attention, a flying squirrel pokemon sailed off of a tree limb close by and glided down behind Wye quietly peeking up at his pockets for anything valuable.

"Hey little guys…" Lynus gave a sly smile and wave to Wye's Pokemon to further distract them. He whistled, "Man it sure is getting late." The whistle, really a signal for his partner to grab and go.

@Nim @LoveandHate91 @Sketching101​

 

[Nim]

Tori And Neri Tobu
Lunavelle
Mentions: Harmony (@Luelle ), Leo (@LoveandHate91 )​

Tori just listened in silence as both Leo and Harmony seemed to shut down the idea that Neri would've made it off the island. She remembered they only got one-way tickets, due to how they didn't know how long they would stay in Lunavelle, nor if they would even need to head back to Keukelo afterwards. And when Leo also mentioned how Neri was lacking in funds, Tori started to grow worried. If she didn't have money, nor a ticket, then she would be stuck here, at night, with no one to look after her.
As Harmony answered the call on her watch, Tori couldn't help but feel a bit envious. It wasn't likely her mother would just check up on her for forgetting stuff like that, ever. Maybe she'd asked about how much fame Tori got so far, but nothing more. And Tori couldn't help but just look at the ground at the thought. Her mother wouldn't even care if Neri was all alone.

Once Harmony finished her call, Tori wasn't sure of what they should do next, only for Harmony to spot someone walking towards them, appearing to be slightly depressed.

As Neri kept walking towards the lab, she suddenly heard someone call out to her. While she initially expected it to be Tori, turning to look at the direction of the voice revealed it was Harmony, who was quickly on top of her, grabbing her into a hug. It felt warm, but she also felt Eev slightly move as Harmony hugged her. Still completely caught off guard, Neri just looked at Harmony as she explained they were worried about her. Looking behind Harmony, she spotted Tori and Leo, with Tori having started to walk closer. Looking back at Harmony, she offered her a gentle smile "Thanks. Couldn't get on board the ferry without money, so I was just thinking of heading back to the lab, seeing the professor could help arrange something for me." She explained, before looking at Tori who now stopped besides Harmony and Neri.

The two sisters looked at each for a moment, with it being clear that both were unsure of what to say to the other. After a brief moment of silence, Tori just grabbed Neri into a hug, putting her head on Neri's as she tightened her grasp "I'm sorry Neri. It shouldn't matter what happened, we'll just face whatever consequences arise together. I'm sorry I thought that was the right thing to tell you." Tori begin apologizing and closed her eyes, just wanting to keep Neri in a hug.

After being pulled into the hug, Neri just remained quiet as she listened to Tori speak. When her older sibling was done, Neri lowered her head slightly, trying to hide her eyes away from the sight of others as she began shaking. She wrapped her arms around Tori before her voice was finally heard "I'm sorry too. And I was scared that you were starting to think like mother. Please don't that again." She whispered to Tori "I promise I won't. We'll stick together, no matter what." Tori whispered back.

A minute passed, and Tori finally let go of Neri. As the younger sibling wiped her eyes from her crying, Tori turned to look at Harmony and Leo "Should we head back to the lab then?" She asked the two, before Neri fixed her gaze on Leo "With him?" Neri asked, clearly not liking the idea one bit, while also giving Leo a bit of a stink eye.

 

[LoveandHate91]

"Yea." Was all Leo has to say as he would not trust Harmony's cousin. But Harmony was too trusting but If was family and people tended to have done clouded judgment when it came to family. But if Harmony didn't want to continue the conversation about Lynus then Leo wouldn't push it.

Leo heard Harmony's mom end up calling her worrying about here. Leo was somewhat Envious but that was mainly because he didn't have a mother or even father in his life anymore.

If Harmony was going to encourage some of Leo's horrible jokes then he may have to just continue making them. But his attention was taken as Harmony shouted Neri's name and charged up to hug her.

Leo just listened to the sisters exchange clearly not having a good relationship with their mother. But they should just be thankful that they still have their mother alive. If she was dead they would probably have a different opinion of their mother.

And just like Leo thought Neri wanted nothing to do with him. He kind of gave Harmony a told you so like look before looking back to Neri. "Look Neri lets take a step back I did not snitch on you. But the fact that you were willing to claim that without knowing me at all, made me snap back at you. And I'm sorry that I did maybe we could start over a little bit and let that be water under the bridge and move forward a bit, maybe even become friends in the future." Leo said the Neri putting as much sincerity into voice as he could, more as a show because frankly he didn't really care if Neri liked him or not. But it would be better if she did like him or at least trust him.

@Luelle
@Nim

 

[Captain808]

Tommy


"Dam she can move" Tommy says running around still looking for Neri while he held a ticket in his hand. Even if she said she could manage own Tommy still chose to follow Neri finding out that she needed the money he offered at the docks. But after Bepo had wondered off he lost her on the way back to town. He dashes through the town looking for Neri and finds his self in some sort of park. "Come on Bepo cant you pick up her sent?" Tommy says accidentally ramming in to Lynis by accident knocking a few pokeballs into the air. "Ahg... sorry about that kid" Tommy says looking around for the ticket he had. "There it is dammit" Tommy yells seeing the ticket he brought flying away in the air before dashing off after it. Bepo who had stayed looking at Lynus begins to sniff at a pokeball before picking it up in his mouth and running away after Tommy. "Excuse me, sorry", coming through" Tommy says pushing his way through some of the trainers following the ticket
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[True North]

Lunavelle City

"I'm glad you couldn't leave! Because, I made you an offer." She gave Neri a wink with a warming smile. "Smart thinking! The lab facility has dormitories!"

A sweet smile formed on Harmony's lips at the sight of the sisterly reconciliation. She teared up a bit at Neri's crying, but quickly held them in before offering a heartwarming glow.

"YES, but first, let's pay a visit to my house before heading back!" Harmony beamed. "I need to collect my things and say goodbye to my mom if that's ok."

Her smiling disappeared at Neri's reluctance to travel with Leo and she caught Leo's look at her. He stepped up and began talking to the younger girl before Harmony could respond.

"So um- my house is this way!--" Harmony said with an awkward smile edging away. CO! Orcio cheered with pom poms raised in her hair. Ee.. Eev sighed and shook her head.

****

Harmony skipped ahead and glanced back to see if they were keeping up. She guided them northeast of Lunavelle passing near a hidden shoreline that looped around the base of the cliff behind the city.

Along the bottom of the cliff, was a neighborhood of shacks and beach houses. She skipped the last home on the left. A yellow garden beach house overlooking the ocean.

"HERE WE ARE." Harmony glowed. She raced up the front wooden steps and threw open the doors. Her mother meeting her at the door with a gigantic smile. The two embraced and hopped around in a circle together happily with squeals.

"I'm so glad to see you! Who're your friends?" Her mother, Stlya asked with a welcoming smile to them.

"This is Tori, Neri, and Leo! With their Pokemon!" Harmony chimed.

"I'm so glad to meet everyone", she said to the group happily.

Harmony held up Eev for her mother to snuggle into with her face. "Is that the Eevee from our garden?" Harmony nodded and her mother responded cheerily, "I'm really glad she warmed up to you!"

"Her name is Eev." Harmony giggled, "And this, is Oricio!" ORO! Orico chirped riding in her hair.

"Eev is such a sweet name! And Oricio is adorable." Styla smiled handing over Harmony's bag. "Here's your things. How is the egg?" She asked noticing Harmony wasn't with it.

"Kurtis is watching it for me." She blushed with her mom now with a teasing smile.

"Well, I'm happy you stopped by to say goodbye. Would you all like to come in for a minute or are you needed at the lab?" Styla gave her daughter a hug and asked them. Harmony looked to the group unsure. A voice then coming seemingly from nowhere.

"YOU, stop. I need a word." Officer Jenny was on foot this time, nearing the group. She was glaring at Neri as she walked up. Styla looking to Harmony with eyes now concerned.



Styla

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[True North]

The Seaside Cave



Stuf. What seemed to be a stuffed, toy bear toddled behind the nearby footsteps at the seaside cave. Flowing quietly across the wet sand, was a brother and sister with minty shades of hair.

Spoiler

Nero & Nelle

Scanning with her lavender eyes ahead, the sister stopped and leaned down to scoop up Stufful before continuing across the shore. The brother with the icy mint hair observed the mouth of the cave.

A boy lay flat on the sands below the entrance with a girl tending to him.

"Heh." Nero muttered looking at the state of the boy before stepping by them with the girl who remained quiet. "So you managed to clear the spirit from the haunted cavern."

His icy blue eyes seeming to judge their every move. "They say it possesses the anchor from a sunken vessel shipwrecked by the one and only Plundrift."

After his moment of slight amusement, his face chilled to an unsettling blank slate. The girl with the similar hair coloring, just stared blankly at them before turning to follow after him.

She only gave a delicate smile to Vanna's glimmering ghost that appeared to munch on a pokeball. Her brother stopped ahead of her with his back facing toward them. "A shiny Spiritomb.... May I ask where you found it?" His face turning to Vanna.

@AshenAngel @Cresion Breezes​

 

[Soverign]

Walking out of his now familiar cave surroundings Leon looked at the pair and their Pokemon. He had not tried to be cold but sometimes he did have moments he forgot about others. Not many, but he would be a fool to refuse they happened. Walking over he felt the Pokeball in his bag open and the small gem like pokemon he caught chimed and got comfy. He chuckled shaking his head but lifted an eyebrow at the mental description of it. It was like a gem.....maybe a good name. He pet the Carbink's jeweled head then lifted it up "Gem......you like that?" Once it stopped wiggling in confirmation of its new name he placed it back in its bag. With some of his other supplies separating the cool plate from the Carbink it made quite the even climate in his bag. And thus Gem slowly closed her eyes and fell into a calm nap. Seemingly pleased with the temperature and safety it was in.

Leon then looked over his two traveling trainer partners "Apologies for leaving into the cave so suddenly. Just got caught up in wanting to explore caves. They are my place really. Are you both alright?" He asked calmly. Though his voice was calm mostly he weaved concern into it so the stability of his voice held but gave the right meanings. Brass inspected Altair also wondering if he was alright. But made no motion to touch him being cautious about her density and ability to cause injury.

Then did he notice the pair that seemed to talk to his friends. They had arrived most likely just after he had entered. He had not seen them before hand. He looked at them critically but then smiled "Hello there" But other than his short greeting he returned his attention to his friends. Though a fascination with their pokemon made him take caution. He had not seen them and it was a new land. He didn't know what to expect.

He then tapped his cane twice and Brass looked to him accepting the beam as the now opened Pokeball top opened ant took her. With all his pokemon secure or otherwise asleep Leon. Focused on Altair as Vanna gave aid to him. He had forgotten to pack much more than for him. He had not anticipated being with others. But thankfully his unprepared packing was covered by another. He was thankful for Vanna being prepared. An injury this soon may have stalled Altair's journey but he held himself well even when in danger. Leon found him giving a small smile. A good trainer to be indeed. Though as he watched his friends he gave a constant glance to the newcomers watching for movements. Feeling protective even of his newly met friends.

Interactions: @Cresion Breezes - Altair, @AshenAngel- Vanna, @Luelle - Siblings