Future Gym Leaders, Let's Go! Pokemon RP - Semi-lit

[Vespur]

[.if I joined what type is free?.]

[softballsava]

Cassie

Cassie rode softly across the waves on the back of her beloved Empoleon. He let out a small clicking sound as he scratched behind his ear. "I hope I'm ready for this.. I miss everyone back home, but I also know I may be nervouse.." Cassie tried to shake the thought out of her head as she and Empoleon reached the shore line. As the banked she could tell he was fairly tired so she pulled out his favorite poffin from her bad and fed it to him gently. Although standing he was a fairly large pokemon, she could still remember when he was still small, actually she had raised him for the younger part of his life, here, on there islands. She smiled at the thought. She couldn't wait to see her old friends now that she was back.

Cassie pulled out the letter she had gotten, they were to meet at the pokemon center, and she figured that after the travels, her pokemon could use a nice rest. She walked along the sand and toward the inner island. She then saw her friends in the distance and resisted the urge to run, although at the sight of his old friend Empoleon let out happy clicks. As they walked up Cassie let out a small shreik, "I missed you guys!" She shouted as she ran with outstretched arms. She was so happy to see them all, then she turned to Sunny, "I'm so glad you planned this, thanks so much for bringing every one back together!"

[eden .]

Alexandra

Alexandra yelped in surprise and glee as Raiko tackled her, the two of them falling back onto the sandy shoreline. The girl laughed as she shook sand out of her hair, saying, "It's good to see you too!"

By now a few more people arrived, including Cassie, who Alexandra scrambled up to greet.

"How are you two?" Alexandra beamed at Sunny and Cassie. She couldn't keep the smile off her face.

[Wildmagic_warrior]

Collin Oliver Cross.

The first thing was that the wind smelled of salt. Everything smelled of salt.
The second was that he didn't mind.

Looking out across the white-capped ocean, Collin could just barely see the top of Kuaka Volcano, smoking as usual. The fire Pokemon inside never let the flames go out, but neither did they allow lava to swallow the rest of the island. It was a delicate balance, and the people the islands had a long-standing tradition to keep it that way; a Volcano Celebration, as it were, at the start of the summer. Collin wondered if he had missed it this year, and hoped that he hadn't. One of the older women in town was famous for her spicy red lava cookies. Everybody liked them, even Pokemon. Pausing in his thoughts, Collin took a moment to wonder if she was still alive. He hadn't been home in years and years- everything was like to have changed.

Turning away from the ocean, the young man grabbed his knapsack from the bench and slung it easily over one shoulder. With unsteady steps he made his way to the front of the ferry, and grabbed for the rail when the boat rocked violently. It was a good thing he had kept his Pokemon in their balls for the crossing from Johto; Westing was known to become notoriously sick when near water. Collin suspected that this was because Lokik had once nearly drowned him in a ditch, but he couldn't speak to his Meowth and therefore didn't know for sure.

Once the boat stopped rocking, Collin glanced over the rail in time to see a Wailord dive out of sight. He smiled, and then his smile broke into a laugh. It was the perfect homecoming, to see a Wailord on the crossing. With a crackle of static, the captain's voice came over the intercom. "All passengers who are disembarking at Tui Island, prepare to leave the ferry. I repeat, this is the call for Tui Island."

The boat slowed as it entered the harbor, and Collin hitched his knapsack up once again. There was a small group of people gathered on the dock already; was he late? Would he be the last of the little group to arrive? He had only spoken to his old friends sparingly, through letters or the occasional phone call. Most of the time he was unable to communicate with them, since Whitney was always having him go off and capture Pokemon in different regions. To toughen him up, she said. Give him a bit of experience in the world. He would have preferred to stay in the Gym, truth be told. It was safer there.

"Welcome to Tui Island. We hope you have a nice stay here in the Huia Isles!"

Collin cleared his throat nervously, then hitched up his knapsack one last time and walked down the ramp. A few people were ahead of them, and so he wasn't able to see who else was on the dock right away. Once the others wandered off, though, he saw that he had been right. It was them. He didn't know if he was still allowed to call them friends, since he hadn't rightly seen any of them since he left the islands for Johto. He should have planned something to say, some impressive first words. But he couldn't. There was no pretending with these people, that much he remembered. So instead, he walked up to the group and just said one word.

"Hey."

[Starkit12]

K A L E


Raven black hair whipped back and forth with the wind, and sweaty palms grasped and gripped glistening blue scales. From this distance above the sea the wind was a tornado of directions and strengths. Warm air thermals from the ocean rushed upwards and created more complications for the Salamence to fly steady with the young man on his back. Kale patted the side of the large dragon's neck before covering his eyes to block out the sun as he squinted in the direction of the island. He had flown over water many times with his flying-type Pokemon but never this far out land, though thankfully his Pokemon had flown steadily as they switched jobs of flying across the ocean.

He could see the island now in the distance as it began to form along the horizon. They were still a fair distance away and Kale they would not make it on time. "Eh, stopping won't make much of a difference." He mused as he patted Salamence's side again before directing the beast down to some jagged rocks in the middle of the ocean.

Once settled on the rocky outcrops, Kale released the rest of his team so they could all have a break, some fresh air, and a snack. Charizard was rather unimpressed by the water that surrounded him but once Kale tossed each Pokemon a few snacks he didn't seem to mind. Gyarados on the other hand, enjoyed his time as he explored the depths of area and stretched out his long body.

Kale rested with his eyes closed against the warm rocks, enjoying the sun that bathed his bare bronze chest; the waves that crashed against the rocks; and the sound of his Pokemon fluttering around to stretch their wings. Part of Kale didn't want to reach the islands that now lay in the distance, for time here, alone, and with his Pokemon was good for him. However, depth within there was a rope that tugged him towards the familiar shape of the horizon.

He was being pulled towards home. Home were he had grown up and first chosen Charizard as his starter. A small grin played across his lips as he remembered his partner when they had first met. However, the memories soon turned over like the tide as he thought about the friends he had made there. The friends he was going to see after scrawling notes to them for years.

After quite a few long minutes of rest Kale gathered up his team and selected Charizard to fly the rest of the way to island. The fire-type grumbled, and Kale's echoed that as he too was tired from flying for so long. "Almost there." He muttered, stating the obvious as Charizard took off for the horizon with Kale on his back.

[LEAVING]

Aura
I approached the Pokemon Center and closed my eyes as I heard the door slide softly open, with a small Ting! To remind me where I am. I look around cautiously as I step in, squeaking as the door suddenly slams behind me. I look up and around, trying to find my friends. Maybe this was a bad idea. I could be home, training or something. Not meeting some friends, which might be serial killers. Nah, They are my friends! My only friends. This is the first time I get to meet them face to face, and I'm not messing this up. Vulpix chirps happily as I start to walk towards the group, sweat beading down. Calm down, Aura. Calm down, you can do this. I shake my head weakly as I wave lightly, my fingers lightly waving. I walk over to the group and suddenly choak, unsure of what to say. "Uhm..Hi?" I say softly.

[Clowesia]

(The rp is closed, galaxier. Also guys can you please read more carefully? I specifically said the Pokecenter was on top of a hill far away from the ocean. Please don't make up your own locations for where they are all meeting when I already specified one. You're just going to make it confusing.)

Sunny

"Man you guys are way too loud, it's like 6am." Sunny grumped, 'They're still the same.' She thought to herself as she watched her two friends hugs. Her attention was pulled elsewhere as she heard the quick footsteps, her lips breaking out in a smile as Cassie came into site. It quickly died on her lips, however, as Cassie let out a deafening shriek. 'Can't I get a break.' She silently wept to herself. It seemed like she was the only one in the group who didn't like early mornings.

"It aint a problem, Cassie. I missed you guys." She said with a half cocked smile. "I can't wait to see all your new pokemon and how the old ones have grown."

Sunny was relieved when Collin ushered his gentle hello, soon followed by a similarly quiet greeting from Aura. Sunny simply gave a nod and raised her hand, giving a steady "Yo." in greeting. She let the others have their reunion as she turned to look at the clock.

"Man, where are the others. I told them to meet me here at the Pokecenter and ready to leave at day-break. if we want to make it to Kakariki by nightfall we gotta leave soon." 'Maybe I should have planned their arrival too the slack sacks of lazy. If you want something done right you gotta do it yourself.' Sunny stopped herself as she realized she was getting to worked up over this, instead taking her time to breathe in and out 'Relax, go with the flow of time. They will get here when they get here and all will be good.'

She was broken out of her meditative state, however, as an energetic Houndoor came flying out of the bushed and subsequently taking out her legs as he bowled her over. As she fell flat on her backside she was greeted with a lap full of dark Pokemon. it took her a second to gain back her senses, but as soon as she did, she immediately recognized the Houndoor that had taken her down.

"Long time no see boy, eh?" She chuckled.

[ѕнαdy]

Kierstyn

A smile lit the young trainer's face as she watched her Luxray walk silently beside her. Dawn had just broken through the horizon- a truly beautiful sight. Her current companion watched the colors light up the sky. Kierstyn followed his gaze, finding the slope she was walking at suddenly changing. A hill? Wasn't this where they were supposed to meet?

Now that she was meeting people Kierstyn pulled out a great talker of hers- Ampharos. The male Pokémon was always smiling and brought his company a laugh. She rounded the hill with him- Luxray already returned to his pokéball. Kierstyn smiled at her friends, mimicking her companion. The two seemed rather perfect for eachother. Both had a lot of color in their appearance, had two black rings on each of their ears, and were about the same weight.

Everything had changed so much, yet everything had stayed the same. In order to gain attention, Ampharos sent a shockwave through his body, illuminating the area for a few seconds in bright yellow light. Kierstyn laughed and touched her Pokémon's back gently- the rubber gloves resisting the current. She gently stroked from the tip of his neck down, hoping to calm the almost five foot tall Pokémon. If she couldn't do so then he would probably end up shocking the majority of the beings within a ten foot radius of him- which included almost everybody.

Kierstyn shook her head with a smile. She watched as everyone pulled out technology. Hers had plummeted into the ocean on the way to the islands. "A battle would be fun. Who isn't here? Has Serenity showed up yet?" Her voice asked. The girl had a set of headphones with her, one in her ear, one hanging down from the center of her black shirt with paint splatters.

[Wildmagic_warrior]

[Sorry. I sort of assumed that they would be meeting on the docks, since everybody was just coming in.]

Collin Oliver Cross.

"Kakariki?" inquired Collin, setting his knapsack down on the tiled floor of the Pokecenter. It was more of a rhetorical question, to make sure that he had heard right. The young man's voice was quiet, as usual, but now it was resigned. He was... not overly fond of bug Pokemon. They made him nervous. They had always seemed sinister to him, creeping and crawling. It's not that he disliked them, they just gave him the willies. He would be glad to be home again, though; the house he had grown up in was not far from the edge of the berry forest that grew all over the island.

His little sister Sophie was going to school in the Almia Region now, studying to become a Pokemon Ranger or some such thing. He had gotten a letter from her maybe a month past, telling of all her new adventures. She even had a partner Pokemon, a sweet little Pachirisu named Swizzle. Laughing at the memory of this, Collin wondered if she always gave her Pokemon nicknames starting with 's'. And, as he thought of her sister, he decided that the first Pokemon he would introduce his friends too would be hers.

Unclipping a pokeball from his belt, Collin stepped back a bit to give himself room and whispered, "Skittles! Come on out." There was a flicker of pinkish light, and a Skitty bounced cheerfully across the meticulously cleaned tiles. The cat Pokemon seemed overwhelmed by the sheer amount of people to make into new friends. For a few moments she just stood there, looking around at everybody, humming and wiggling. Then she meowed happily and sprinted straight at her trainer, sinking her claws into the leg of his pants and hauling herself up. She didn't even break step as she reached the young man's waist, opting to scramble up his back and perch on his left shoulder. There she sat, still humming quietly at the others in the room. Collin laughed, unable to help himself. "I think you all know Skittles," he said. "Sophie gave her to me before I left. My first Pokemon."

[eden .]

[ weep, sorry! I'll be more careful >< ]

Alexandra

Alexandra watched the proceedings with amusement and jubilation. All of her friends were all together at the same time at the same place in...how many years had it been, now? Well, way to long, in any case. Alexandra watched her friends bring their Pokemon at their sides and ruefully looked at her own Pokeballs along her hip. Her Pokemon were great, but none of them were really walker-friendly. Kingdra was a fish, Dratini had no legs, and Altaria and Flygon flew rather than kept by Alexandra's side, which was fine by her. She found herself reminiscing about them, however, when Flygon was a Trapinch and could fit comfortably in Alexandra's arms.

"Adorable is what it is," Alexandra was saying as Collin's Skitty made its appearance. Alexandra crouched down and held out a hand to beckon it while saying, "Why don't you call them? Do you have their numbers on...wait, what do you use?" Alexandra rose again and dug around her shoulder bag for a few moments before unearthing a Poketch, which Alexandra never put around her wrist because she thought it felt uncomfortable but was unwilling to walk around with it.

"Do you have one of these or something else?" Alexandra asked Sunny conversationally. "I mean, I guess you can use the phones in the Pokecenter. They're bound to have those."