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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Jul 1, 2024 8:21:55 GMT 11
“You’re welcome, Sox!” Naegi piped up as soon as his friend thanked him. He turned to the wild jellies as more strange, spongy heads bubbled up to the surface of the water. Why were they here? A strange, sticky substance oozed from their bodies and stretched through the usually bright blue waters, causing their hues to tint and change into a murky nearly sangria hue. Naegi flared his nostrils, raising his vines up high as though he might slap the surface with them. What was their problem?
“You could really hurt someone, you know!” The puffed up frog stated firmly, taking a daring step closer to the water’s edge. He nodded towards Shockira, who doubted her own capabilities. Maybe her attack wasn’t enough to truly hurt them, but if she could paralyze them then they could try to chase them off. Or at the very least, get them to back off. “We aren’t here to hurt anyone! So why do you want to hurt us?! Who are the ‘Bell Boys’?! I’m Naegi, I’m not part of any group! So why are you attacking us?!”
Tears welled up in the corners of Naegi’s eyes as he tried desperately to understand what was going on. First, they were attacked by some strange kitten who still didn’t quite trust them. Now, they were being attacked by some strange jellyfish that swam in the local river?! Naegi sniffed the water’s edge and grimaced. What a horrible stench! “Wait! Guys, the water stinks really bad. Yuck!” He called out to his friends with a wave of his head. Was this the source of the problem that caused the flowers in Litten’s garden to die?
Before he could dwell on the issue any further, two long vines shot out from the deep entanglement of a prickly bush nearby and slapped Naegi, knocking him into the water’s edge. Two large yellow carnivorous plants with large black eyes popped out from the darkness and glared at the Tentacool, whipping up a frenzy of sharp leaves that they sent flying everywhere, with little regard or care for the other Pokemon in the area. “You thought you had us!” One of the large bell-like creatures called with a loud, mocking laugh. “Well, you didn’t! I thought we made it clear that this is OUR TURF! Do you need to lose more of your hatchlings before you learn your lessons?!” They barked angrily.
Naegi splashed helplessly inside of the river, immediately consumed by the wild tentacles of the vicious jellies that inhabited its surface. “You fool! We’ve caught your friend, as payback for all the hatchlings of ours you’ve stolen!” They hissed angrily. Naegi screamed with such fervor that the limbs in the nearby trees seemed to shiver, as a large gust of wind spiraled across the open terrain. “Ohh! Help! Guys I….I can’t swim….!” The small Bulbasaur cried, struggling in vain to break free from his captors.
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Post by AshenPhoenix on Jul 12, 2024 3:07:23 GMT 11
In a moment's notice, the situation grew from already dire to even worse. The two large plant-like Pokemon made themselves known, knocking poor Naegi into the water, who was now hostage of the stinky jellyfish gang. Sox's first instinct was to climb back on the tree and try to reach him again, but he looked up to see a sad leftovers of the tree limb that was there before it broke...
- Hey! Leave our friend alone! - the Mankey's fur puffed up and ears went flat to his head, calling to the water types and shuffling as close to the edge as possible, wanting to reach the Bulbasaur without falling into the contaminated waters. Ohhh, if only his arms were just a tiny bit longer...! - We're just trying to fix the garden nearby!
One of the Tentacool swam up a bit to uncover its eyes from underwater and take a better look at what is going on. - Garden? Who cares about some garden?! - it replied in annoyance, waving Naegi around. - Yeah, who cares?! - another Tentacool spoke up. - You're on our territory! These doofus plants stole our young ones and we're not going to let you steal any more! - the Pokemon spat in anger, splashing water onto the grass, causing it to wither nearly immediately.
- No! You're on OUR TURF! - the Victreebel retaliated. - You make your nest here and try to push us away from the river! Go away and maybe we'll let the hatchlings out of the puddle! - Fat chance, you overgrown Wepear Berry! Just wait until Big Daddy Tentacruel comes! - a third Tentacool popped up to join the screaming match.
Sox's head was spinning from the two sides arguing. The forest was big enough and river long enough for everyone to find their place, why battle over a small patch of territory? At the moment, the most important matter was to save Naegi. - Boing, are you able to bring Naegi closer to us? I can't reach him... - fighting type sighed, still attempting to grab onto Bulbasaur.
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Post by Jenesis on Jul 13, 2024 17:21:06 GMT 11
Boing's mind was whirring with the arrival of the new plant Pokemon, and although she couldn't understand everything that was going on, one thing was for certain: these Victreebel were NOT friends with the Tentacool and their Tentacruel leader, apparently something that had been going back long before any of their impromptu friend group had arrived on the scene. Naegi's revolted response to the water quality had her backing her fellow Grass-types at first - surely the jellyfish were the problem, polluting the river and seeping poison into the garden? But then one of the pitcher plants taunted the Tentacool about stealing their hatchlings away, so surely their actions had provoked the others - and weren't their vines also poisonous? If the soil was being attacked from both angles, it was no wonder that Litten's garden was in such a sorry state.
Boing gasped as Naegi was suddenly pulled into the water, and cried out that he couldn't swim. With Naegi held captive, Shockira wouldn't be able to use her electrical attacks for fear of him getting hurt, but luckily Sox was ready to help... if only he could reach! "Naegi, grab onto me!" Boing said, as she stood on the edge of the riverbank and reached her leaves as far forward as they were able to go. "Then Sox can pull us both back to safety!" She was relying on the Mankey to be able to out-muscle a simple sea creature that didn't even have hands; no, she had to rely on him! If only Naegi could wiggle free just a bit, the Mareep would be able to blast those jellies back into the deep sea!
But that was not the only battle that appeared to be starting. One of the Victreebel had taken affront to the Tentacool's attack, and it let out a shrill screech. In that moment, a pair of Bellsprout emerged from the trees, as the Tentacruel raised itself up. In mere moments, water blasted across the riverbank, as vines were thrown in retaliation and leaves sliced through the air.
"Give our hatchlings back and stay away from our river!" hissed a Tentacool.
"You get out of our forest first!" grumbled a Bellsprout in return.
"They're distracted, Naegi!" Boing said excitedly. "Now's our chance to escape!"
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Jul 16, 2024 1:38:54 GMT 11
The world erupted into a brutal war in the blink of an eye. Naegi struggled against the ‘strong’ tentacles of the bright blue jellyfish and gentle currents of the wide river. The more he kicked and floundered about, the more his large, bulbous frame slipped underneath the surface’s edge. Waves splashed over his face and slipped into his gaping jaws, causing Naegi to cough and sputter each moment he managed to kick his head back above the surface. The pain from the effort and aggressiveness of swallowing water down the wrong pipe burned through his windpipe and lit his lungs ablaze. It hurt so much! Why did water hurt him so much?! He was a Grass Type, naturally resistant to such attacks, wasn’t he?!
“Ack! Ughf! Ugh!” Naegi choked, struggling in vain to reach out to Sox or Boing. “I’m…I’m trying! Auuugghhh!” Tears broke from the corners of his eyes in long, streaming waves that blended with the droplets of water that clung to his chubby cheeks. He was drenched inside and out. How on earth did he expect to get out of this one?! Two long vines broke through the sides of his bulb and reached out for Boing. Just a little more…almost…he had to hope! Then a large, serrated leaf whose edges looked like the blade of a knife slapped his vined out of the way temporarily, causing Naegi to scream out from the shock and pain of it all. “Owww! Ughhh! Heeelppp!”
A level-headed Naegi would have questioned the animosity of it all. Where and when did such a vicious war start, and how their skirmish must have been the cause of the wilting gardens all along. Surely, there was a way they could all come together for the better. A way to rescue the Tentacool hatchlings, while also making sure there was space along the riverside for Victreebel and their tribe. Naegi couldn’t focus on such noble moments, though, too caught up in self-preservation and the determination to do everything he could just to survive. He struggled against the Tentacool that kept him bound, reaching out once more with a small glimmer of hope – fragile in its current stage, but still burning inside of his chest – and wrapped his vines around Boing’s leaves. “Augh! Sox, Boing, Shockira….help…!” He screamed, his voice blending with the loud shrieks of the large, carnivorous plants.
“You’ve been trying to claim all of the forest for your own selves!” One of the bright yellow-headed plants screamed. The Bellsprout waddled over to the riverbank’s edge and pointed one of its cordate leaves at one of the Tentacool, poking it in one of its large red crystals on the sides of its body. The jellyfish reeled back, hissing loudly, and snapped at Bellsprout’s leaf with its sharp beak. “See what I mean?! You almost bit me! Victreebel were right about your kind all along! Nothing but evil comes from the whole lot of you!” Bellsprout nodded its head firmly in its own bias. Tentacool puffed up angrily, emitting a loud screech that echoed through the surrounding forest. “I was only defending myself from your nasty attack! Look at the scar you left on my head!” It retort loudly, tapping a teeny tiny scratch, barely noticeable, on its dome. “I could have died! Which is what your evil kind want for everything not one of you, I bet!” It huffed very assuredly.
Current Posting Order: Caramell, Kito, Ashenphoenix, MPG, Jenesis. Please allow 48 hrs before skipping over someone's turn to post. After which, all's fair in love and war.
AshenPhoenix / Jenesis it's either's turn. ^^ Not sure if you still wanted your round this turn Ashen given the time? I'll post in a couple more days if you both need the break first.
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Post by kito on Jul 21, 2024 5:23:11 GMT 11
Shockira glared at the fight that was going on. This is ridiculous. We were just trying to help a garden and now this is a thing. Seeing Nagei struggling. YOU WILL NOT HURT MY FRIENDS!!! Shockira glared at the fight going on her fur sparking wildly unleashing waves of thunder hoping to paralyze the water pokemon. Then without stopping she charged into the fray among to take on the grass type pokemon. This Fight Stops now your fight is causing the land to be destroyed there will be no land to share. Sox help me with the grass pokemon, Hop can you go and help out Nagei please. We will protect this land together.
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Post by AshenPhoenix on Aug 8, 2024 5:25:33 GMT 11
Sox observed as the Hoppip took to the air again, valiantly trying to help save Naegi from the nasty jelly Pokémon. The situation was growing more alarming with each passing second. The two gangs were arguing fiercely, inching closer and closer to an actual battle, with their group caught in the potential crossfire. Both teams seemed considerably stronger than any of them.
Thankfully, Boing was on top of his game. He managed to snatch Naegi and drag him closer to the shore, allowing Sox to grab both grass types, one in each arm. The real problem arose when Mankey realized that the Tentacool had no intention of letting poor Bulbasaur go. Instead, it started pulling back harder than before, forcing Mankey into a dangerous tug of war with Naegi's body. Losing this struggle could mean both of them drowning.
- You stop that, Victreebel sympathizer! - the Tentacool yelled, using every muscle in its jelly body to keep its hostage. - You have our young, we have your bulb! - Water clogged your ears? We don't know them! - the biggest yellow plant retorted angrily. Sox tightened his grip on the grass types, his mind racing to find a solution. - We need to calm this down... - he muttered to himself. Sox continued to struggle against merciless Tentacool, sometimes seemingly gaining advantage and then losing it right away.
Shockira then drew upon its power to control the electricity, sending stinging waves of thunder towards the unruly Tentacool. The electricity surged through the air, striking the Tentacool and forcing it to release Bulbasaur. The force of the attack was so sudden that it sent all three Pokémon flying backward, tumbling through the smaller Bellsprout as if they were skittle pins.
- THEY'RE KILLING ME, THEY'RE KILLING ME! - the Tentacool cried pitifully, splashing around violently in the water. - Ohhh, now you've done it! - another jellyfish growled angrily. - I'm bringing Papa!
On land, the toppled Bellsprout began moaning painfully. - They're working for the Tentacools! - one of them decided, wincing in pain. - Hah! Knew you were the shady sort! - the Victreebel glared at the three, waving its sharp leaves menacingly.
Now all the ire was directed squarely at Sox and his companions. Sox quickly assessed the situation, realizing they were in grave danger of being attacked from both sides. And he had no idea how to deescalate it...
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Post by Jenesis on Aug 15, 2024 12:57:53 GMT 11
Her friends were so brave! Sox reached up to grab Boing and Naegi, and Shockira's electric attack sent the Tentacool flying, but unfortunately also knocked the party rolling backward - and bowling over top of a Bellsprout. As the jelly and plant Pokemon geared up for battle, Boing realized that unfortunately they were caught in the crossfire. She couldn't see any way to calm them down with mere words, and defeating them in battle was also out of the question. Therefore there was only one thing to do...
"RUN AWAY!"
She spun her leaves as fast as they would carry her, and buoyed by the light of the sun, they responded. Within moments she had arrived back at Litten's garden, where the fiery cat would do the opposite of welcome her, glaring at her harshly as she approached.
"What in Arceus' name is going on?" she demanded, not so reckless as to send a fireball careening Boing's direction when the hovering plant had a posse of backup, but agitated enough that she was definitely thinking about it. There was no doubt that she had overheard the fighting that was taking place at the riverside. "You stomp into my territory, you kick up a whole bunch of noise - and NOTHING is getting better!" She would look around sadly at the withered plants, and the small puddles of polluted water seeping into the soil.
Boing sighed. If anything, they had only made things worse.
"This all started because the Bell Boys took those Tentacool hatchlings, didn't it?" she said, trying her best to remember what the gangs of Pokemon had been shouting at them while they had been caught in the middle of the fight. "So, if we go find them... and we figure out why they were taken in the first place... we'll surely be able to figure out who the bad guy is!" She would look around at her newfound friends. "We wouldn't have been able to get even this far if we didn't stick together. What do you all say?"
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Aug 26, 2024 1:44:24 GMT 11
A flash of electricity surged from Shockira’s thick fleece and consumed Tentacool’s body. It sizzled the jellyfish’s long greyish tentacles, causing the wild Pokémon's grip to slip off Naegi’s body. The poor drenched bulbous Pokemon hopped back onto land with Sox’s help, spurting up thick pockets of water from his lungs as he coughed violently. “Thank…you…” Naegi struggled through tear-soaked eyes from the effort. His lungs burned from the water; his throat felt as though it was eaten by fire itself from the effort.
“That was very mean of you!” Naegi snapped, raising two long vines up into the air. A soft wind slipped through, carrying a strange scent. It had a hint of jasmine and honey blended together, though it might have been just a momentary blur in the background of the violence and chaos that surged around them. “We don’t know what happened. We’re willing to help. But not if you keep attacking us and especially not if you both keep fighting!”
Then Naegi turned and fled back to Litten’s garden once more as soon as Boing gave the command. With a scarcely given moment to consider anything else, and the Tentacools raising their long tentacles to try and snatch the troupe of mismatched Pokémon once more, all he could do was heed the words of his companions. “How is running going to solve anything?!” Naegi demanded, confused, his eyes shooting a questioning look to his floating companion who used the gusty jasmine-scented breeze to carry her all the way back.
Litten was anything but welcoming upon their arrival. Bulbasaur braced himself, stretching all four limbs apart to widen and steady his stance. Though he didn’t unleash them, the ends of his vines popped out from their deployment spots along his flesh, as though they were quietly observing the moment. “I believe the Tentacool have been poisoning the waterways, which is where your plants get most of their water from. And Victreebel’s team of Bellsprout… I think they may also play a part in this, somewhere. But their fighting is harming everything around them.” Naegi chimed in, aiding words to Boing’s own spoken thoughts.
Litten glared, her ears pinned against the side of her head. They were stirring up a ruckus?! How could they promise to help Litten out and save her garden, if they only managed to enrage the wild Pokemon of the land and sea itself?! She turned, paws digging desperately into the earth in hopes that somehow this act along could save her plants. “I don’t care about Bell Boys and Tentacools! I care about my plants! How is any of that my concern?!” The kitten yowled, thrashing her tail about angrily. Why were they even here if all they could do was actively make things worse?! “And now… MORE of my plants are dying!” Litten gestured to some other flowering bushes, whose leaves were starting to brown and wither away.
Naegi hummed thoughtfully. Something seemed…definitely off. “Boing, you and I should go investigate the nearby woods. Sox, you and Shockira should stay here with Litten… maybe? In case either of the gangs comes up this way. We’re plant types naturally so we might be able to blend in.” He asked with a knowing look to his friends. Once they worked out the details of who would patrol what, Naegi would turn and nod to his companion. He headed off towards an area thick with wooded trees just a ways from the lush landscape of wild grasses and open land where Litten’s garden grew.
“There has to be more to this story somewhere…” Naegi hummed. He carefully searched around, following strange sounds and checking in large bushes. Naegi even lifted up some large rocks with his vines, after struggling extra hard to do so, whilst searching in vain. It seemed as though nothing would come to light. Was it all just some elaborate lie? Did the Bellsprout do something heinous to the two hatchlings?!
Then… inside a grove of large weeping willows where the scent of jasmine and honey was the strongest, he would find them. Carefully hidden inside of the tall grass, Naegi peered out in shock and awe. A lone Tentacool and a lone Bellsprout sat, vine in tentacle, together staring at two hatchlings playing in a muddy puddle. They were ill-fated for each other, being Pokemon from separate egg groups that could never have children of their own naturally. Yet somehow, in this moment, it could almost feel as though everything was right.
“We can’t stay like this forever, you know.” Tentacool sighed sadly, watching the young jellyfish hatchling splashing about. “He needs open water to stretch his tentacles and survive.” It was a reality neither of the two wanted to truly face. They stared deeply into the other’s eyes for a second, then Bellsprout shoot her head firmly. “I don’t want to lose our family! Look…they’re like brother and sister over there. If we return…they’ll never get to be a family together!” Bellsprout cried, tears springing from the corners of her eyes. She pointed to the hatchling Bellsprout who used its root-like legs to kick at the water and splash the hatchling Tentacool playfully.
Current Posting Order: Caramell, Kito, Ashenphoenix, MPG, Jenesis. Please allow 48 hrs before skipping over someone's turn to post. After which, all's fair in love and war.
Sorry for the wait! ^^ Hopefully with this conclusion, we can reunite everyone and conclude the story soon. It's been a lotta fun!
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