James
Quickly losing interest in the aggressive cat, James picks up the remaining food and turns to leave- The cat, seeing the food being taken, gives the cutest look it could possibly muster at James- But seeing he's lost his chance, quickly turns to a scowl before picking up what prize he managed to claim and leaving.
Following that, he looks for a lower level match to train some of his weaker mons- And heading to the gym, doesn't take too long finding a trainer with some weaker pokemon himself- A large area provided for trainers to compete with each other right there. As the first pokemon his opponent sends out is a small, round pink pokemon with... What appears to be a small hole in it's head?
Round pink pokemon(2)
Drake, Phoenix
As Drake and Phoenix quibble who gets what from the backpack- Seeming to settle on Drake keeping the stuff, as Jeremy sighs and takes the contract and diary for inspection- Quickly browsing through the contract as Drake and Phoenix finish their little fight. Noa meanwhile, had unpacked most of her heavy equipment, and was now starting to make motions to try and squeeze through.
"It appears to be... A pretty standard contract for something rather exquisite. A voluntary subject for an experiment about... Something with dna? It refers to an extern document for more information, but that's not in here..."
"So... We should check the diary, I guess?" Jeremy says- Carefully opening the tattered notes, as he starts reading from the beginning- It seems the dating begins only about 4 months back- Not more than a few weeks after he disappeared.
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Following my latest visit after we started the additional experiment, the doctor said that I was... Remembering things wrong? I'm not sure if that's correct, but he advised me to start keeping a journal- Make sure I keep my thoughts in one line I guess? I suppose it'll also make for good research material for them, if it actually affects my mind... Which I don't think it does.
So I guess I should start with a quick recap... Many months past I volunteered for this genetic experiment. Something about inserting base pokemon dna and the possibility of turning into part pokemon? Not sure that I understand it even now but... I guess the idea of becoming part pokemon was pretty cool. I also had nowhere else to go, which was they offered me this in the first place, but...
Anyways, so considering the nature of the pokemon I seemed to take, they suggested an additional experiment- I wasn't sure I was so keen on it, but as long as I'm a part of their research I'm under their care, and I guess it pays well. I'm still not sure how I feel about it all, but they guarantee that if I ever feel like quitting I can with no problem- And that they'd abort too if they think it's too serious.
So... I guess that's everything? I'll keep writing as they ask.
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Been a few days, with no real change besides that it seems to be spreading. Not sure if I like it, but they assured me that it can be removed without even any scars- So no need to panic.
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Been spreading even more, but I've grown accustomed to it by now. I guess it's not that bad... As long as the researchers are happy I guess.
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I've been thinking... They say they can remove it, and I'm sure they can, but... Can they really without any extreme measures? I guess I should trust the doctors, but...
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Today they asked if I wanted to abort the experiment- Said that they had more than enough information and that it's getting pretty bad... I don't think it's grown that much? I... Think I should have said yes, but I panicked. I'm afraid of the operation that they'll have to do. I'm sure waiting a few more days won't be a problem- I get to live on their expenses until then.
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They said they're cancelling the experiment today. I refused- I'm doing fine. But they ordered me to be there tomorrow to undergo this... Operation. Not even giving me a choice. I fucking hate that. Throwing excuses at me as to why and almost kept me in there instead of letting me go back home.
Oh Arceus... They can't cure me can they? They can't and now I've...
I think... They don't want this to leak. They can't afford to let out a fuckup like me.
They're going to kill me. Oh Arceus, they're going to kill me. There isn't even anyone on this god damn world who is gonna remember my name after they're done with me.
I have to leave. I'm bringing little Shock with me. Little bastard is the only one left who actually gives a damn about me on this world.
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I can't believe I almost forgot Shock in my hurry. I completely blanked on him in my panic. Anyways, I'm safe now. I found these caves, so if they implanted some kind of chip they won't be able to track me, and I got plenty of food. I'll go deeper in the cave tomorrow.
I'm not sure why I'm even writing anymore. Maybe so when someone eventually finds this, they know my story? I guess... I feel a bit of comfort in writing this down and... It clears my head. A bit.
I should be reading back. I need to remember to read what I wrote.
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I'm heading deeper in the tunnels, for safety. Found this ravine. I think I'll be able to climb down, but... I don't want Spark to be stuck in here with me. I shouldn't have taken him with me. I'll leave him up here. I'm sure sooner or later some trainer will find him.
Anyways, I need to stop writing and spend more time progressing.
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I think the meat I have has gone stale. I'll have to do with only vegetables. Not sure what I'll do once those run out.
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Oh Arceus, I almost tore this thing! I ran out of vegetables and as I wanted to write I just got... Angry and... Oh god, I can't destroy this thing. I need to keep writing. I need to write more. I'm starting to forget things. It's probably just having nothing to do, but I'm having these... Blank moments. I can't remember what I was doing before I checked this.
But I should start scavenging. I don't have any more time for reading or writing. I'll just put this away for now. I'll remember to come back.
And there, the writing ends- The ink long dried into the paper.
"...Holy fucking shit."
The trainers are so taken aback by the story, it takes a moment for them to notice the struggling legs of a certain Noa- As Isabella is the first one to take note and quickly assist by pulling her back out- She's silent for a bit before eventually recovering.
"Comments of my weight aside... I think I'm too big to fit through there. Certainly not acrobatic enough anymore, I guess."
"... I guess you will have to go without me. Just... Try and talk him down, okay? Me and Pawn will look and see if we can find any alternative route to get to... Wherever this passage leads. We'll meet back here in 20 minutes if I don't find it, okay? Don't go too deep on your own, alright?"
Bjorn
This time around, the girafarig seems to project some psychic energy at the net, continuing to try and pull itself free- Almost tearing itself free as it releases a cry upon being hit by Silk- As Bjorn then throws a pokeball... Capturing the pokemon!
Bjorn has caught a lvl 15 skittish female girafarig with early bird!
Net is also down to 14 HP
Koa
Koa is left slightly saddened as he loses the battle- The victor of said battle addressing him afterwards.
"Heh, well cut me some slack, yeah? It's my second day doing this, and my pokemon aren't all super-strong like yours are. Just give my guys some time, they'll get there."
The man gives only a short
"Hmph" in reply- Before checking his dex, Noa now curious as he tries to distinguish what he's doing... And he starts to get the fleeting suspicion that this guy isn't just a "random passerby"- And with a few things he said in battle, that these were not even close to his "regular" pokemon. As if, be it part of chance or purely deliberate, he had been testing Koa...
"Er... yeah! That's my name alright. You know me?"
"Hmm. Honestly, it's a surprise not more people know you."
"Were at the stadium yesterday, and apparently went eye to eye with the supposed leader of that attack... As far as we know. And then later on the day, uncovered an ancient site and some nasty stuff. Admittedly... We don't want that last part out in the public."
"And then today, Matsudo decided to promote you and your friends to league agents... And you're the first I found. But I'll be honest kid- If you couldn't defeat that level of challenge, I'm kinda worried about you having that badge."
"Then again, I shouldn't be mad at you. Like I said, you've done more than a fine job for someone who's been trainer for only a little over a day, so credit where it's due. Then again, who am I to criticize Matsudo? For such a fucking smartass, he sure isn't wise."
"Anways... If you don't mind..."
"Koa."
"Koa. I'd like to ask some questions. You met this... Grim yesterday, right? What could you tell me about him?"
Elias, Irene, Tyke, Alex, Izzy
The giant mech opts to stick to it's current position- As the head this time charges up a powerful glob of fire, lobbing it towards the magnemite- Luckily however, the attack seems rather inaccurate, and misses.
Following that however, the trainers opt to single out the tail, before it can charge up another devastating attack- Vigicose first to start the attack, actually dealing a good amount of damage to the structurally weaker tail- Striker meanwhile, tries to leer at the machine in general, which somehow is affected by the menacing glare as both arms and the head are affected- Tyke meanwhile has changed up her music to a battlesong, helping out with trying to tear the monster down. Kay meanwhile is recalled, cleaning of the goop, as Maku is sent to take his place.
Then the machine suddenly shifts however- The left arm quickly connecting a fire punch with the magnemite, dealing 28(36) damage to the magnet and bringing it low health. Elias meanwhile is still giving orders as Alex has Roy rushes up and quickly twists the metal of the tail with a force palm- Managing to break it's structure as the tail collapses, taking down some of the main body's plating with it! The machine does NOT seem happy with that development, however...
Crackle then takes revenge on the machine, paralyzing it's other arm- as Maku tries to target one of them, but fails to hit his mark with the punches.
The left arm then comes bearing down on Striker- Dealing 30(25) damage to the electric hound!
The machine seems to show a few subtle behavior changes after it's tail has been destroyed- And the beebots that have stayed passive for now seem also to exhibit some...
The MK IV: Body and head(28/25) levitating, very lightly injured +1 SPD -1 DEF
Zeke(20/15)
Vigicose(19/14) +2 ATT +2 AC
bee1(15) KO
Irene(17/12)
Izzy(17/12)
Kay(16/11) Downloaded
Roy(15/10)
Adrian(15/10) KO
Striker(15/10) 23/43
Tyke(15/10)
bee4(11)
bee2(10)KO
Elias(11/6)
Alex(10/5)
Crackle(10/5) 21/46
Maku(8/3)
The MK IV: right arm(8/15) levitating, paralyzed -1 DEF
The MK IV: left arm(5/9) levitating -1 DEF, paralyzed
bee3(4) Lightly injured
The MK IV: Tail(2) Destroyed