Adventure Thread - Group A

"Well folks, looks like we're down to our last two competitors for Round 1 of this Tournament. I know it's getting late, but hang in there. I'm sure these last two battles will be just as thrilling as their predecessors. For those of you who haven't been paying attention, our final match-ups are Cheerleader Ainsley vs Vincent Roth in a Double Battle; and Fashion Designer Barry vs Jojo Joyce! I wonder which of them will be fighting next? Let's find out!"

(A result of 1 is JoJo vs Barry. A result of 2 is Ainsley vs Vince.)

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The giant display screen where they have determined each match-up before turns up a result of 1 out of 2.


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Vincent looked at the numbers that had been drawn up so far and deduced that there was only one other odd number left other than his own. Who had drawn an odd number of the remaining participants though? The answer was made clear by the announcer. So I'll be battling the Cheerleader then. Vincent wondered what kinds of Pokemon she used. If he were to stereotype, he would assume Normal or Fairy-types, or perhaps simply Pokemon that were cute. If she did have Fairy-types, the match would be rather in her favour.

Not knowing anything about his opponent, Vincent decided to think ahead to the next round, figuring it would help if he got there and if he didn't, well it was still a good thought exercise.

So, so far the winners have been Jax, Miranda, Samantha and Ashley. Jax doesn't seem to be using his Mankey, so that's lucky for me. His Abra seems to be very adept at dodging, but I have trained Vel to deal with Pokemon like that. That Zangoose throws a mean Thunderbolt, but Vel is immune to those. If things go well, Vel should have that match up in the bag.

Miranda has a Kecleon which seemed pretty powerful. The Ghost type attacks it possessed wouldn't do much to Vel, but Sia wouldn't be able to hit it while it was a Ghost-type. It'd be best to have Vel deal with it and if he fails, Sia can pick up from there and hopefully beat it without getting injured, otherwise whatever Miranda sends out next might take Sia out.

Samantha has what seems to be a very strong Whismur. That Echoed Voice can take Pokemon out in one hit. Perhaps with that particular Pokemon it'd be best to send out a Pokemon with good defenses. Sia can hopefully take its hits and beat it. Then Vel can deal with whatever her next Pokemon is.

Ashley has only displayed a Magby which has been enough to take out two Pokemon. That Thunder Punch seems dangerous, but luckily, Vel is immune to Electric-type attacks. Fire-type attacks would still do damage though, so if it has a Fire Punch too, the match up would become dangerous. Beyond that, it would be a matter of using Bite until it went down. If Vel goes down, it's unlikely that Sia would last long enough to beat the second Pokemon.

With that Vincent concluded his planning. He'd have to actually beat his first opponent after all. He had enough presence of mind to wish JoJo "Good luck," as her match began.

Crissy, Poke Maniac Sherman's six year old daughter, squees the moment she sees the Oddish. She immediately begs her dad to get it. He chuckles, agreeing to do his best. He asks if there is anything specific that Jax would like to trade for the Oddish. He explains that he signed up for this for his daughter's sake, since she isn't old enough to be a trainer yet, but he has several other Pokemon that he's willing to trade.

After some thought, Sherman offers up a Cacnea that he caught while travelling abroad in Hoenn. That was where he ended up meeting his future wife, so he never got a chance to give it the attention it deserved. If Jax can promise to take good care of it, he's willing to trade.

(Cacnea is level 6, Male, Naive, with Desert Weather.)

While the battle between Barry and JoJo is just beginning to get started, some random tournament official walks up to the announcer and whispers something to him. The announcer nods before turning his mic back on to address the crowd.

"Welcome back, folks, to the Monthly Viridian Amateur Tournament! We've seen quite a few amazing Trainers out there so far, and things are only just getting started! Let's find out what our match-ups are!"

(Yeah. That's about what I figured it would do. Disregard those. I'm rolling off-site again where I can control the results better.)


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"Whoa! What an intense series of battles! Especially the one with young Ashley! Quite an amazing Cyndaquil she has there. It's no wonder she kept it in reserve. With those battles being over, we are left with only 3 contestants: Musician Samantha, Trainer Vincent, and Firestarter Ashley! Since I'm certain nobody wants this tournament to drag on any longer than it has to (it's already been two days, after all!), we'll make this simple: Each remaining trainer will be assigned a final number, between 1 and 3. Then, our trusty computer will determine who will battle whom to claim that coveted position in the top 2!"

Samantha is assigned a 1, Vincent a 2, and Samantha gets a 3.

The computer blips, and the semi-final match will be between Ashley and Samantha, with Vincent taking on the winner of that match to determine 1st place.
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A heated battle takes place, with Samantha's Whismur quickly falling to Ashley's fiery onslaught. She sighs and pulls out her second Poke Ball. The one which contains the only unknown contender in the tournament so far. She tosses it up fearfully, almost flinching as a tiny, purple-ish Pokemon with large speaker-ears materializes. It's a Noibat! Samantha was hiding a Dragon-Type! It doesn't even wait for instructions before swooping and diving at Magby, claws extended. The Magby tries to retaliate with electric punches, but Noibat proves far too quick for the slower Pokemon to hit. The Magby goes down, and a frustrated Ashley quickly sends out her Cyndaquil, Smoke.

Despite it having fainted both of Jax's Pokemon after a short struggle, this Noibat is simply in another league. It tears into the tiny Fire Mouse, bowling it over onto its back and tearing at the soft insides. Samantha shouts for it to stop, but it merely shrieks at her and goes back to what it was doing, only to find its prey gone, recalled by a horrified Ashley before it could get hurt further. The small Flying/Dragon Type seems angry at this, and takes its frustrations out on the one who distracted it and thereby allowed its prey to escape. It attacks Samantha! She shrieks in terror and covers her head and neck with her arms while crouching down, fumbling for Noibat's Poke Ball. It's then that the Arena Alakazam steps in and calms Noibat with blasts of Hypnosis.

Seeing her disobedient dragon fall to the ground, asleep, Samantha quickly recalls it, profusely apologizing to Ashley. Ashley snaps her fingers, sending a burst of fire from her own hand towards Samantha. The Alakazam easily blocks it with a Light Screen, and its eyes glow a bright blue as it Disables Ashley, preventing her from moving. Both girls are teleported to the Poke Center so their Pokemon (and a battered Samantha) can be treated for their injuries.

(I will post more later on, after everyone has had a chance for their PC to react to the events. And you thought this game wasn't going to get dark until later. Showed you, huh? )

Jax stands on his tiptoes and watches the match as best he can from way back at the nurse's station, getting to take his turn now since Ashley had priority healing due to her immediate match. While Abra and Zangoose are being healed, he stares in amazed horror as his previous opponent is positively destroyed by the young Musician's wild and unruly Dragon-type.

At one point, he even lifts his mask up for a moment to get a completely unobstructed view of things. No one notices, though, as they, too, are all transfixed by the events playing out in the arena.

After Abra and Zangoose are returned to him, he goes to find a slightly less occupied place with slightly less noise so that he can release Abra and Zangoose in order to speak with them, wanting to make sure that they know he still feels that they did an amazing job and that he's very sorry for allowing them to faint.

As Ashley and Samantha are teleported away, the crowd begins murmuring. They all wonder what this means for the tournament finals. Will Ashley proceed despite the loss, or are her Pokemon too injured to continue regardless? Would Samantha be disqualified for being unable to control her Pokemon? These questions and more fly about the room, the crowd whipping itself into a veritable frenzy as they impatiently await news.

After nearly two hours, the Announcer returns. The crowd goes silent as they await the results.

"Due to the unfortunate circumstances of that last battle, the Tournament's final round may not be taking place for some time. Young Samantha has withdrawn from the tournament, her reasons being, and I quote: 'I don't deserve to go further. I can't even control Noibat, and it was a mistake to come here. I'm sorry.' That being said, Ashley's Cyndaquil is in no condition to battle further, leaving her short one Pokemon even should she wish to continue. Thus, it falls to our remaining competitor to decide what to do. Ashley is willing to surrender the 1st place title to young Mr. Roth if he doesn't wish to wait.

That being said, he may choose to wait. It seems that she has other Pokemon available to battle with, but they must be brought here from her home in Cinnabar..."

The Announcer finishes apologizing to all those who wanted to see the final match of the tournament, and then approaches Vincent to get his answer.

"So what'll it be, son? Nurse Joy says that while Ashley's Cyndaquil will make it, it will be some weeks before it can make a full recovery after what was done to it, and, naturally, Ashley wishes to stay by its side while it recovers. So your choices are these: 1) Take First Place. Ashley is willing to officially surrender the battle to you (which, if I may say, is something you shouldn't take lightly, given how prideful she is). 2)Wait 6-8 weeks while her Cyndaquil heals and recovers enough to be able to battle. 3) You could always surrender the battle to her if you wished.

Take some time to think about it if you like, but I need an answer by midnight, which is two hours from now. Okay?"