To walk or run. (M)

[TimedKnight]

Black and Edolin walk out on to Route One, Thankfully there are no humans around. If there are they are at least staying away, for the moment. As they walk they look around at all the grass, trees and basically plant life. As they walk, Black decides to speak up and talk with the little Eevee, who is now trudging along beside him on the road. Perfectly at ease with the only human around being Black himself, and even then she isn't sure he is entirely human. No human has as much control over aura as Black has, He cannot be fully human. "So, Edolin do you think we might find something out here, maybe another pokemon?" Is the boy comment as they walk the route in the direction of the next town.

"I don't know Blacky-Kun. It not like a little female pichu or little female shinx, that lost it's family is going to suddenly come out of nowhere, for you to work your magic on." Replies the little shiny eevee, traveling with the young man. She glances around expecting exactly what she just mentioned to happen, even though she just mentioned it in passing as a sarcastic comment. She knows how her father figures luck works. Even if he doesn't try to be, he is a magnet for abused, neglected, and young pokemon who have faced tragedy's at a young age. Hell she wouldent be very surprised if both a pichu and shinx showed up at the same time, for the same reasons.

Black smiles at the little eevee and nods. "I know it's not likely, but knowing my luck, and my Pokemon has been through hell and back magnetism. It bound to happen at some point, you should know it brought you yourself to me in the lab back there." Edolin nod at her trainer/fathers comment as they continue down the route. Both are unaware that if anyone was following them. The people following would have herd every word they said to each other.

[Maxwell Smith.]

"So your saying that kid I saw that you and Spout were bugging was probably the one who gave you the ability to talk?"

Finally, after a few minutes of walking, the trainer and his Pokemon had found their way into route one, which so happened to be practically inside the starter town itself. Max had instantly started interagating the ghost type as they walked - or in Dusk's case, floated - along the path, Max letting Spout down to play. She seemed to be having fun, leaping amongst the bushes and sometimes frightening little bird or bug types away. She meant so harm, though, as she seemed to be the age of a toddler wanting to explore a place that she had never been to before. And max, having known such a thing with his Larvitar as well as his Dragonite, was fine with it. Well, as long as the small water type didn't venture too far out of her trainer's sight, that is.

In reply to Max's question, the large Pokemon gave a nod, looking wearily around at their surroundings. Dusk seemed to be more weary than usual around here. But then again, Max saw this as normal. Ever since the Team Rocket indecent back in Johto, Dusk seemed to pay more attention to places that he wasn't used to. He sometimes acted as Max's bodyguard, which was both kind of sweet and nice, yet funny at the same time. He was a chubby little goof ball, as Max's mother used to joke about back in Johto when Max hung around the house while both at his eleventh birthday and while resting before making the long journey to Gamos. Which in deed Flame didn't seem to like when he was out of his Pokeball. Max gave a questioning look, muttering a few words to him self before speaking aloud.


"Well I just don't see how someone could just give a Pokemon the power to speak," Max said, gesturing his hands out in front of him in confusion. "Well, I mean, not unless they were magical, of course." Dusk gave his trainer an odd look as his hands thumped back onto his jeans as he gave a harsh sigh.

"Well, maybe he was magical," Dusk insisted towards his trainer before looking to make sure that nobody was following them yet again. No one was, probably. The Pokemon was just paranoid, as one of Max's friends once commented. Which really wasn't true at all, no matter how many times one spoke of it. Just read up top, maybe you'll remember what I mean, yes? The young trainer gave a frustrated sigh towards his Pokemon, crossing his arms hesitantly.


"So you're saying he was a majicain?" Max asked almost sarcastically, his eye brows raised in question.

Dusk looked at his trainer for a moment, shrugged, and then went back to scoping the area. Max gave a frustrated sigh, his arms yet again thumping to his sides as he managed to try and want and end this conversation until dinner to say the least. Wasn't that late, sure; but with Max's luck, both Pokemon would be starved before the first battle. And he didn't want to hear them complaining. Well, at least not Dusk, anyway. The Pokemon could not talk for crying out loud! And anything that could officially talk could officially whine to where Max actually understood what they were saying. And Max's anger wouldn't be kept in for too long if that happened. And he didn't feel like making anybody - or anything - sad at the moment. And trust me on this one, Dusk got sad easily.

"Floam!" a call came from up ahead, making both Max and Dusk jump in surprise. "Floam! Whoo-floam!" the call sounded again.

Max gave an annoyed sigh, motioning for Dusk to follow before quickening his pace into a jog. Up ahead, Spout stood watching a retreating figure going deeper into the route, making Max pause for a moment. Hey, wasn't that that kid that Dusk said made him talk or something? Max stood for a moment, blinking, before yes, the realization did kick in. He mainly recognized the Shiny Eeevee, mainly because he couldn't forget someone with such a rare Pokemon like he used to have, but a shiny one none the less. Before he could speak to call to the other boy, though, Spout gave an excited call and dashed after the trainer and Pokemon, obviously either wanting to play with the other smaller Pokemon, or wanting to battle the duo instead. Either way, Max hoped that the other trainer didn't have a short anger span.

"No, Spout, wait! I don't think they wanna play!" Max called after as he jolted after the Pokemon, hoping that the talking would bring his Pokemon back. But alas, it did not, and instantly Dusk was close behind.

[OOC; LMAO. I make Dusk seem so retarded sometimes. "Well maybe he is magical." =P]

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Up ahead, a small Voltcan is pecking at the ground with it's flock mates. The only reason one would shun that Pokemon out from the rest of it's flock is because it's seems so much smaller than the other's, and it is nearer to the edge of where the trainers now reside. It seems to be searching for grubs to eat for it's daily meal before it gets too late in the day to find any more food.

When the small water type Pokemon goes rushing towards a young trainer and his Eevee, a lot of the flock, minus the smaller flock member and a few other flock mates, scatter up into trees and into the bushes. The smaller of the group raises it's head in confusion and interest at the other Pokemon and the humans. Well, it has certainly never seen humans this close before, for it hobbles over near some bushes to watch the commotion, muttering to itself in Pokemon language.

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[TimedKnight]

Black and Edolin continue to wander the route on the look out for pokemon and other people. Pokemon to befriend and humans to avoid. As they walk things are relatively quiet and peaceful for the moment.

"Blacky-Kun are you going to call those Town Protector friends of yours and have them come here to provide protection for us, from the rockets?" The little silver eevee speaks up loud enough for Max to hear plain as day, as they wander the route.

This gets a shrug out of Black as he considers his answer. Then after a minute he nods. "Good idea, I'll call them up now and have Volt send the elemental squad over here to watch out for us."

This gets a confused look from Edolin. "Elemental Squad?" she asks, wondering what this squad is and what they do.

"The elemental squad is a group of 5 powerful pokemon being Fire,Water,Electric,Ice,Grass. In fact, when I was at home they were my personal bodyguards, when ever I went somewhere. I'm surprised Volt didn't order then to follow me over here already." The young trainer replies to his pokemon as they walk. He takes this chance to pull out his Cell and dial up his home in Sinnoh. "Hey Volt, Can you gather up the elemental squad and send them over here? WHATTT! You did already? How come they haven't made contact with me yet? Hmm, Ok I'll keep a look out for them. Wait, what? Why are you bringing the entire force over here next week? So one of the rockets you caught spilled his guts before you killed him and you were told they are making a comeback over here? Ok got ya, I'll see you at some point you can give me the details then." Black puts his Cell away and glances at his Eevee "Looks like things are going to get really hectic over here in the next few weeks" this causes the Little eevee to nod.

It's at this point that a flock of bird pokemon take the trees and bushes with alot of noise to hide from something. This startles Black and Edolin both. Black immediately holds up a hand and a glowing blue shield of energy appears out of nowhere around him and his pokemon, Aura Shield, in his other hand appears a large sphere of energy, Aura Sphere. He looks around for the enemy and in his panic to protect himself and Edolin doesn't notice Max, his pokemon or the wild one watching them, and that they just got a full on view of his aura abilities. Edolin on the other hand lets out a squeak of surprise and then settles into an aggressive stance growling and snarling, she is ready to fight for her trainers safety as well her own, she will not let the rockets take her again.

((OOC: What do you think of making a third team for the region. The Protectors who oppose Team Rocket, and is made almost entirely of Pokemon.))

[Maxwell Smith.]

"Floam!" the small water type announces as she managed to jolt right behind the trainer and other Pokemon, ready to release another Bubble Beam at the duo. Well, at least she would have if Max hadn't had anything to say about it.

"Hey, there, you little rascal," Max managed to say as he picked her up quickly before she could do any damage. As he picked the small Pokemon up, a small bubble escaped from her lips and popped in mid air. The Pokemon gave a cry of protest, trying to wriggle her way out of her trainer's clutches to try and play her prank on the possibly unsuspecting duo. "C'mon, Spout, would you just stop a little and-"


"Blacky-Kun are you going to call those Town Protector friends of yours and have them come here to provide protection for us, from the rockets?"

Okay, so he knew that that wasn't the boy, and he knew that Spout couldn't speak either. Unless Dusk could suddenly mimic voices that his trainer didn't suddenly know about - this would not be a surprise, of course, considering the fact that Max just found out that the Pokemon could actually talk - is must have been the Eevee. Max blinked his eyes for a moment as the two walked on, the boy explaining something about the "Elemental Squad" when the small Pokemon asked about it. Was it right to follow the two and listen up on their conversation? Max really couldn't tell, but he knew that he did have a few questions for the boy, like how he made Dusk talk with his "strange and magical powers" as Dusk put it. So, while trying to keep Spout in his arms and from not squirming, he gestured for Dusk to follow as Max him self quietly followed the other trainer.

He didn't know if the two had noticed the trio or not while they were following them, but if either did, they didn't care. The other boy was on a cell phone talking to someone about Team Rocket - making Dusk growl slightly when he heard the mention of them. Killing one of them? That made Max flinch slightly at the sound of it. Actually kill a Rocket Grunt? Okay, so Max did hate Team Rocket a lot, but he wouldn't go to the resort of killing them after he got even information out of them. He wasn't that bad. So was this kid a villain, too, or something? Or did he just hate team Rocket that badly, too? After the boy finished talking to the Eevee, and as if on cue, Spout managed to squirm out of her unsuspecting trainer's arms and onto the ground. Before Max managed to stop her, the little Pokemon dashed towards the duo with a cry of excitement.

"No, Spout, wai- Whaa!"

Max lunged to go after his Pokemon yet again, when suddenly some force started to knock him back. Wait, was that a shield? Did his Pokemon just learn new moves or something. Still frightened and not knowing what happened to Spout just yet, Max stumbled backwards, only to be caught by two bulking arms. The next thing he knew, there was a big body standing - or floating, really - between he and the other boy, of whom he now realized was the one who both made the shield and was holding what looked like an Aura Sphere as well. Which crept Max out a little, but also seemed to amaze him when Dusk finally turned around to examine the boy, seeing as how they wren't going to get hurt by this. Spout, on the other hand, seemed all too frightened, lying on the ground, trembling with her paws over her head and her eyes tightly closed.

"Erm, wow?" Dusk finally managed to say in his trainer's silence, blinking his one eye slowly.

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Scared by the boy's sudden outburst, the small Pokemon gave a cry and concealed it self within the bush it was hiding near. It began to shake and shiver slightly, thinking that the boy and his Pokemon was out to get it. But after a moment of silence and strange speaking by the two legged creatures, the Pokemon slowly inched it's way out of it's not so secluded hiding spot and looked overly curious at the shield the boy had made. It curiosity got the better of it, and meekly it hobbled forward and began to peck at the strange shield the boy created, murmuring to it self at how strange this was.

"Volt Volt Voltcan? Volt Voltcan Voltcan Volt? Voltcan?"
What, what is this? A strange shield created by a two legger? How so?

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[TimedKnight]

Black and Edolin continue to look around for whatever made that noise. Black is the first to notice the wild bird pokemon, due to it pecking at his shield. Edolin is the next to notice it is just a wild pokemon, the two visibly relax. Black's shield goes down, breaking apart as if someone had hit it too hard. but in fact he just dropped it, The sphere of energy also dissipates as if it wasn't even there.

"Man, I have got to stop reacting like that every time someone surprises me." Black mutters to himself as he looks around, and finally spots Max and his pokemon.

Edolin has also by now noticed Max and his pokemon, and her eyes widen in not surprise, but fear at the sight of Max. She scampers over to Black and in hidden in his chest yet again like before in town in less then 5 seconds. "NO!, Don't let them hurt me." Black lets out a sigh at this, he knows this kid is not a rocket and is probably just someone traveling the route like they are. He still gently comforts the distraught Eevee however.

Black glances at the wild pokemon now and gives it a questioning look. "Can I help you?"

[Maxwell Smith.]

Max managed to stumble to his feet as the boy, erm,
put away" his shield, Dusk blinking his one eye confusingly. Okay, so maybe this guy was magical. Or had a good sense of Aura, none the less. Max had heard about such things from people such as Elm and his father, though never really got to see it in action. Hm, maybe he should ask him about that. Spout, now realizing that the boy had made his shield and sphere disappear, held her head up to see what had happened. When she noted the small Eevee, she gave a happy cry and leap to her feet. She was about to rush over to greet the normal type, when the oddly colored Pokemon gave a cry and shot to her trainer's arms/ Spout gave a sad look, first to the other boy, then back to her own trainer when he was being spoken to.


"Um, yes," Max practically jumped after the realization of the small Pokemon actually talking, too kicked in. "Okay, one how the hell did you make the shield and the sphere?" he couldn't help but ask, partly petrified as to what the other trainer could do to him if he wasn't nice to him or his Pokemon. "A-and two, my Pokemon said you made him talk. H-how the hell did you do that? An-and why?"


"And thanks, by the way, for the talking thing," Dusk managed to perk up, his hands folded together in front of him. And, none the less, he had an innocent look on his face when Max looked over to him, giving the large Pokemon with the "you shouldn't say thanks for something like that, really" look before looking back to the other trainer, waiting for a response.

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The bird Pokemon jumped back, giving a call as it was startled by the shield suddenly disappearing as if someone was shattering that stuff humans called glass. The small Pokemon then stood for a moment, realizing the humans were chattering on, and slowly hobbled forward, it's head cocked to the side as it managed to get a full view of the Eevee in the boy's arms, and also nearer to the water type.

"Volt, Voltcan Volt Voltcan Volt? Voltcan Voltcan?"
I say, what was all of that ruckus? What's going on?

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[TimedKnight]

Black glances at the other kid and his two pokemon for a moment before considering if he wants to answer his questions. He decides it wouldn't hurt to tell the kid. "It's very simple Kid, I'm an Aura gifted. As for the talking thing, it a special aura ability I developed on my own. Depending on how much of my power I use, I can give a pokemon a few different abilities. Human Speech, a Telepathic link, but that only works with me and that pokemon so I don't use that one, except on my own pokemon, and the last one is I can slightly power a pokemon up in battle for a limited time, kind of like how swords dance works. But I only use that if I'm fighting off a team rocket member or someone smiler to them. I call it Aura Empower. As for why it's simple, Your dusknoir has a similar past as me and Edolin here. I always go out of my way to be kind to an abused pokemon. The reason I know this is because everyone gives off a spiritual aura, the color of that aura shows what a person or pokemon has been through in life and how much darkness is in their heart and that is my Aura Sight" Turning tword Dusk now he nods and smiles. "Your welcome."

Edoling has by now calmed down and is just laying in Black's arms relaxing now, and she would have stayed that way if she haden't noticed something out of the corner of her eye. "Blacky-kun someone or something is heading in our direction and coming on fast." The Eevee hops to the ground ready to battle again. watching as whatever it is gets closer.

Black blinks and turns to look at what his eevee is looking at and immediately sweatdrops massively. Oh, Great. I bet anything they are going for a flashy entrance. "Relax Edolin it's them. wonder why they took so long though?"

From out of some bushes jumps a large pokemon which covers itself in flames before landing on the dirt path and sending the flames up in a pillar of light. The Pillar suddenly disperses as if it was never there revealing a large Ninetales who suddenly speaks up in a feminine voice. "Kyuubi of the Flames"

A smaller form zips along the ground like lightning and comes to a stop covered in electricity, which suddenly calls down a lightning bolt that strikes behind him. It's a Pikachu with a cocky smirk on his face. "Static of the Lightning"

Out of a nearby stream in a burst of foam and water another form bursts onto the scene. with a twirl and tail flip he lands on the ground and bow politely. It's a Buizel and he looks like he is happy to be there. "Itachi of the Waves"

All of a sudden a large block of Ice drops down from one of the trees with a thud. With a huge amount of noise the Ice cracks and breaks apart, from the center of the large ice block steps out a lithe and smiling softly female. It's a Glaceon. "Hime of the Cold"

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From out of the sky in a swirl of leaves another pokemon lands on the ground in the center of the other four who have grouped together and reverts to her previous form. This pokemon would cause any trainer who saw her to fall all over themselves to impress her. Unlike most of her kind who would love the attention, she would just up and flip the trainer the bird with her tiny fingers. It's a Shaymin with a nasty glare on her face, though that glare is gone in an instant when she notices Black."Minish of the Nature"

The five pokemon now grouped together speak up one last time together. Even Minish is getting into it. "Together we are the Elemental Squad" Now that they are finished then all walks over to Black and actually bow to him like he is a King.

Black sighs, Facepalms, and mutters to himself just loud enough for Edolin, the boy and his pokemon to hear. "Note to self, NEVER EVER! let them watch a Power Rangers marathon ever again." He then looks at the Squad. "You guys do not have to bow to me, Sheash, I thought we went over this not long after Volt assigned you five to be my body guards." This causes the five pokemon to smile at the boy. He nods to Minish. "Ok Minish now that your teams theatrics are done, Report, where have you guys been?"

Minish steps forward and gives her report. "Of course master Black, We have been following you in the shadows for the last few weeks as your traveled here, and were told by Volt not to make contact with you. Let you go on your journey without worrying about our well being, as well as your own team. But when we herd you call volt and ask where we were, we decided to show ourselves. Also with Volt coming over here, I'm sending Kyu,Static,Ita,and Hime back to join Volt to set up the Protector Base here in this region. During that time I'm going to stick with you and be your bodyguard. Meaning I want in to your pokemon party and I am not taking no for an answer this time." Minish smiles when in the middle of that Black spoke up and mentioned not to call him master. She almost breaks out laughing when Black's jaw literally drops to the ground, when she told him she wants to join his party.

[Maxwell Smith.]

Max blinked. Aura Empower? He had never heard of it, really. Sounded powerful, though. Really cool, too. And he only usually used it on Pokemon with a hard past like his and him self? Now how did Dusk... Oh, yeah! That was right. Dusk had been beaten and abandon by his trainer as a Duskull at a Pokemon Center, which was where Max found and caught him. Sure, the now large Pokemon wasn't the same as he had been. Hell, if the trainer who had beaten him because he wasn't strong enough had seen him now, he would have wanted him back! With a small smile, and while the other boy wasn't looking, Max glanced slightly at Dusk, of whom now seemed more interested in the other kid and his talking Eevee. As if Max wouldn't hear more of that later on in the journey. Like Dusk was staying too long, anyway.

Max was about to turn and speak to Dusk, to tell them that they'd better go, when he heard the oddly colored Eevee say something. Max turned his head back to the duo, to hopefully hear someone say something else. The boy did, none the less, though he only spoke as something as "them." Max crinkled his nose slightly, and was about to ask aloud what the other kid meant by them, when he heard a rustling sound from some nearby bushes. Spout turned her head as well, her ears twitching slightly. She was still near the boy and his Eevee as a pillar of fiery light bolted out from behind the bushes. Max gave a yelp, jumping back slightly at the movement as Spout gave a cry, turning back and scattering in between her trainer's legs for shelter. At Max's jumping, Dusk again went into protective mode, sliding in front of his trainer ready to fight back at the intruder.

The ironic thing was, it was only a Ninetails. That could talk. Dusk didn't move from his position, though Max was able to grasp onto his Pokemon's shoulder and lean over it, listening to what the Ninetails was saying. It wouldn't surprise the boy if Dusk said something about Max him self having a Ninetails, too, seeing as how this one belonged to the other kid. Both were female, too, as it so happened, though it was more likely that Nine was more protective of her trainer than possibly this one was. But who knows, all Pokemon were different, yet all were the as well. Man, his father could be so confusing. More Pokemon appeared, none the less, some of which Max recognized, and others seemed foreign: Pikachu, Beuziel, Glaceon, and a... Wait was that a Shaymin?

Max blinked as Spout came out from hiding very slowly, peeking around Dusk cautiously as the Pokemon introduced them selves all at once - or more or less, but still their team all together - making Max blink slightly. Erm, right. How, um, creative. And apparently, they watched Power Rangers, too.

"Erm, wow," Max muttered, an eye brow raised as he stared at the Pokemon once more in more shock than awe of anything.

"I know, right?" Dusk replied in question to Max's statement as he looked over his shoulder to his smaller trainer. "He has a Ninetails just like you do! How cool, right?!" Eye brows feel in a slightly angered face, an exclamation mark appearing atop his head quickly as he gave his Pokemon a slight glare. "What?" the big Pokemon asked, his one eye questioning.

Max only rolled his eyes stepping sideways from where he was still behind Dusk when the Pokemon had leap in front of him as the Shaymin spoke. Max wasn't so surprised as to seeing a Shaymin as much as he was seeing someone with a Shaymin in their hands. Or standing right in front of them, really. He had met one back in Johto a couple weeks before he decided to come here to Gamos. It was a cute little bugger, and was searching for some flower meadow where all Shaymin go or what ever. Or at least, that's what Chatot had told him. That, and apparently, that Shaymin could speak telepathically. A nice touch, really. Max wasn't the one who had been able to help it, though Elm had been nice enough to send Noctowl and Pidgeot with the small Pokemon for a ride where it needed to go.

As the Shaymin had finished up it's little information giving to it's "master", Spout seemed to lighten up a bit, and happily gave a call as she dashed from behind her trainer's legs and over to the group of Pokemon, her tail wagging slightly as she went from one Pokemon to the next with a small greeting. Obviously, she was happy to see all of the new arrivals. Once at the Shaymin, she paused a couple of feet away, her head bobbing one way and the other, as if cautious as to weather or not she should actually approach the other being or risk the possibility of getting attacked. Okay, sure, when it came to come Pokemon and trainers, Spout seemed fine as to take a head long strike at them at first glance. But some, she seemed to just have to wonder about.

"Um, can I ask what this is all about, or have I seen to much and have to be exterminated?" Max was able to finally speak up, ignoring Spout's little greetings as the last par of his speaking he managed to say in a slightly sarcastic tone.

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The bird-like Pokemon listened intently - or as best as she could, really - to what the trainers spoke to each other, and from what the Pokemon they with held had had as well. Or really, the Pokemon that stood next to them, perhaps. The small bird never got the point as to why Pokemon actually decided to pair up with humans in the first place. Was there something specail about these strangely skinned two leggers? Did they home specail powers or something like that that Pokemon did not? Could they become stronger, maybe evolve, too? Peh, now that right there would have been a magical that the small bird would have just loved to see.

The bird would have possibly left right then, if it hadn't have been for something leaping out of the bushes near by. This startled the bird to give a call of fright and dodge back into the bushes for cover, all the while watching closely as to what the heck happened.

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