Shady Glen

[Tiki]

Arriving back to where this Farfetch'd hunting began, Alex saw that Sylvester was still around. He quickly returned to the young man, and gave him one of the two Farchet'd. He figured it's better to return one of the Farfetch'd first, in case it breaks free from the silk cocoon. Then, telling Sylvester that he'll be heading to find the other Farfetch'd, he headed off to another direction, which might be where the Farfetch'd would be hiding. Well, he didn't really tell Sylvester how to unwrap the Farfetch'd. Maybe he could do that when he comes back second time.

=going to luminous vale-

[Tiki]

Finally making his way back to where Sylvester was, Alex had made it through this annoyingly large forest. He greeted the wood cutter, and then handed the silk-wrapped Farfetch'd to the owner. Smiling, he began speaking his relief, "Well, your Farfetch'd put up more than a fight than I thought. But this might be because I have mostly grass and bug type Pokemon, haha." He laughed.

Then, he continued, "You can just yank the silk, and then it'll be ripped apart. Hopefully the Farfetch'd won't run away again..." He grinned as he spoke. "Also, which way do I go to Goldenrod City?" he asked before finally letting Sylvester speak. Might as well ask someone who lives here so he wouldn't get lost.


-waiting for mod-

[Tarlar]

Sylvester had been busy trying to free the already returned farfetch'd for the sticky thread, which had been more difficult than he had imagined. When Alex returned once more, Sylvester hadn't had time to worry about if Alex could find his other missing pokemon or not.
He raised his head and looked surprised when he was unexpectedly talked to, the farfetch'd in his arms, had still a few threads sticking to it, which it was attacking furiously with its beak, as they tucked a bit in them which it didn't like at all. It was also a bit of revenge from the lost of its pride.
"Oh! You have found the other one as well, Thank you!" He exclaimed relieved and grasped Alex hand. He had almost dragged Alex into a hug, but managed to stop himself in time, so he didn't make his savior uncomfortable.
"Thank you very much, you have saved my day. Did they give you much trouble?" He asked as he took the other farfetch'd and freed it the way Alex suggested, which was much easier than the way he had tried himself. The first one glared at its comrade, while it still tucked on one of the strings.
"Oh, that's right, I would give you something for your help," He said as he put down the other farfetch'd and started to look through his pockets, while his two birds stared evily at each other.
"Here," Sylvester said with a smile as he handed Alex the HM Cut, "I'm sure you will find use for it." He smiled and put a foot down down in front of one of the farfetch'd, who had turned and taken one step away from him, towards the forest.
"The City is just behind those trees," Sylvester said and grinned of his own clever joke, before he snatched his two pokemon, waved goodbye to Alex and hurried back to his father

Sylvester is grateful for getting his farfecth'd back and hands Ethan HM01 Cut!

[Tiki]

Alex had completely forgotten about the part the Sylvester said that he would reward him for helping him finding the Farfetch'd. He gasped, and almost stuttered as he took the disc with both hands, which he recognized immediately as the HM Cut. "Wh... Thanks! So this was how you cut the trees?" He responded his humble thanks, as he began to think about which Pokemon that he could teach this move to.

Finding that Sylvester wasn't helping with his request for direction, he smiled bitterly and exited the house. Returning all his Pokemon to their Pokeballs, he made way through the trees, hopefully he could arrive to Goldenrod City before it's dark and cold at night.

-moving to dense thicket-

OOC:
moving pokemon around

teach Cut on Bidoof
Box Snover, Combee. Take out Whirlipiede and Bidoof, self-updated.

[Tiki]

With a new badge on his collection, Ethan was now ready to head toward the big Johto City, Goldenrod. With a new found confidence from the gym battle, he have enough time until the confidence dwindles over time or the next gym he would face. Packing his bag and making sure he left nothing behind, Ethan headed over to Ilex Forest, where the forest was mandatory route for him to pass. Sending out his Cottonee out of the Pokeball to enjoy the outdoor, he was ready for whatever that this forest would bring. The forest was a nice change of scenery from the previous towns, as it was green and brown everywhere!

A couple minutes later after he trekked the forest, he stumbled upon a small house in the forest. Outside the house was a young man, dressed in rather traditional clothing, and he seemed to have trouble on his mind. Ethan, being the friendly one, approached the young man and was curious what was going on. Was the man waiting for a love one to return? Does he even needed help?

"Hey there! My name is Ethan and I'm a trainer from Hoenn. I didn't know people live in the forest! Are you okay? Do you have a sick sibling or something?..." He asked curiously, no idea what things he might have brought himself onto.

[Deleted]

Sylvester was in a lot of trouble and he was not sure who he could turn to. Things could not be worse for him as he needed to cut a series of logs for his father so he could create Charcoal but their Farfetch'd had run off earlier in the day and he knew his father would be furious if the logs were not ready by the time he got back from town to do some shopping. Just as all hope seemed lost Sylvester heard the voice of a man. As he looked up he saw Ethan and began to feel that all hope was not lost as he was not expecting company. Sylvester then began too explain the situation hoping to acquire some assistance from the young man.

" Dear sir I am in the biggest trouble of my life if I do not get my father's Farfetch'd back soon. They ran off earlier today and I do not have any Pokemon to go looking for them myself and the forest is a dangerous place to venture into without a strong team. Would you mind helping me out? They should not give you too much trouble as they have only a few spots they like to hide. I saw one of them running into an area of the forest with a Pokemon with what looks to be red boots. The other one ran off towards an area with a lot of trees and where one may hear the unique calls of an avian Pokemon." As he finshed giving his clue to where the Farfetch'd may be found he took a moment to catch his breath before speaking one final time.

" I beg of you please assist me. I cannot offer much but I may have a gift which can cut large trees down to size if you are able to return them to me."

Sylvester has begged you to help him recover the missing Farfetch'd. Please return both of them and then return here to claim your reward.

[Tiki]

After listening to the boy speak, Ethan finally realized what he got himself into: he got himself into a task to find some runaway birds. Understanding that the kid was without Pokemon now, and an offer of a reward, he agreed to help out the kid, and then casually walked off to find where those two darn Farfetch'd would be hiding.

"Alright, I can help you, let's hope they're not too far. Come on, let's go Weecot," he replied, and hollered at his grass type to follow along. Though for someone who just entered to the forest, Ethan wasn't sure if this kid's advise would be helpful. Wherever the Pokemon ran off to, he hope they weren't too far.

-going to Luminous Vale-

[Tiki]

-coming from Luminous Vale-

With a Farfetch'd on his arms, Ethan was moving in the forest again, hoping to locate the other Farfetch'd or Sylvester. Soon enough, he did encounter Sylvester's house, and happily returned one of the avian first.

"Hey, Sylvester. Here is one of your Farfetch'd. It put up a really good fight, but I managed to defeat this one," He grinned as he returned one of the flying Pokemon to Sylvester. Then, he waved his hand goodbye and departed again, to look for the other Farfetch'd in the forest, wherever it was hiding. He would have to talk with Sylvester later again, but it won't be now.

-going to Gloomy Ravine-

[Tiki]

-Enchanted Orchard-

With the Farfetch'd on his hands, still passed out, Ethan wasted no time to shout at the house to summon the teen to get his attention. "Heyyy!! I am bacck! I got your last Farfetch'd!" With some Goldenrod goals in his mind, he was sure that this was the best way to be both excited about finishing this task and heading toward Goldenrod City at the same time. Doubling the excitement, so to speak! When the boy would come out, he non-verbally greeted the boy with a grin on his face, letting the kid know that he was happy to help out a stranger.

-waiting for prizes-

[Morrigan]

As Ethan made his way back through Shady Glen with the second Farfetch'd in hand, he would soon noticed Sylvester standing in the same place as before, with one Farfetch'd tucked under his arm. Ethan had truly given them both a fierce battle to the point where they would be resting for a little bit longer. Made alert by the sound of crunching footsteps, the apprentice woodcutter turned on the spot, face filling with pure glee at the sight of Ethan returning with the other Pokemon. Meeting up with Ethan mid way, the young man wore a wide grin as he was presented with the second Farfetch'd. "Thank you! I don't know what I would've done without your help! Ah... One moment!" Taking out a pair of Pokeballs, he swiftly withdrew both of the Farfetch'd and put them safely into his pocket.

"It would've been impossible for me to go into that forest without any Pokemon to help. Those Farfetch'd... They are always trying to run away from me." Frustrated within himself, Sylvester knew that he still had a lot to learn but he wished that the Farfetch'd would help him rather than make things difficult. Still, there was no need for him to tell Ethan of his worries as the trainer likely had more important things to do. Shaking his head from side to side, Sylvester wore a cheerful smile, "Still, I really am grateful for your help. Tell you what, I'll give you this." Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out a strange disc like item, known in the world as either a TM or a HM.

"This is HM01 Cut. You can teach it to a Pokemon and have it cut down huge trees in your way. I'm sure it'll help you get through the forest so you can get to Goldenrod City." After his brief explanation, the young man lifted his hand to bid farewell to Ethan. "I'll be going now, thank you again!"

Sylvester thanks Ethan for bringing back his Farfetch'd
and hands him HM01 Cut!

[Tiki]

OOC: teaching the Bidoof in my box Cut, self updated

After helping out the forest boy with his request to find the runaway Farfetch'd, it didn't take Ethan a long time to locate them and then to return them. Smiling and nodding happily as he received the first hidden machine that he owned, he was elated that he got such a nice reward for doing something quite simple. Tucking away the Hidden Machine, he waved farewell to the kid, and turned around to depart himself as well. He had somewhere to go, after all.

-going to dense thicket-

[Marchbaby]

" So here we are, Ilex Forest, known for it's maze like conditions and being a giant thorn in trainer's sides. A true hellhole I have ever seen one. Flint might just be getting in some fun during our visit here." Mania continued to walk along side him silently. She still did not fully trust him even with her strength greatly improved. " Mania I want you to hold these Blackglasses again instead of that Lucky Egg. We no longer need to rush raising your level and I think the increased power the glasses will give you will be a far better investment. I want you to show me just how powerful you have become and I am willing to bet this forest will give you that chance."

Mania handed Tyler her Lucky Egg and took the Blackglasses from him. As she did her power began to surge as the hit a fever pitch. Her eyes began to glow blood red as her Illusion powers began to activate. In the blink of an eye her  appearance changed from her normal self to that of a female second world war soviet sniper. Tyler was flabbergasted by her transformation as he thought of all the dirty deeds he could perform using her powers. " So it is true, Zoroark can create illusions to both change the environment and themselves. That will be quite useful moving forward." Mania finally began to speak again. " Nothin will be able to stop me now. Even my father will be powerless against me."  After she spoke they came to a crossing with different paths to follow. The maze like forest was not easy to navigate and they were unsure which path to take.

" This place is a nightmare. How in the hell are we supposed to know which way to go? There are no signs or anything in this confounded forest." Just as it seemed they would have to pick a path and hope they were right a noise came from behind a bush. Tyler was on edge as usual and he ordered Mania to get ready to strike. " Mania if whatever is behind that bush does not speak English I want you to use Night Slash. If it does speak English give them 5 seconds to explain their presence and if they do not convince you use Night Slash anyway." Mania then moved into position to strike.



Ooc: Starting Wild Goose Chase quest. Returning the Lucky Egg to Tyler's bag and putting the Blackglasses on Mania. As per my last thread I used his two rare candies to evolve Mania and she forgets Scratch to learn Night Slash. Just want to make sure that part is not missed.

[Dan]

Zoroark was tall and lanky, ready to call on the power of the shadows of illusion to bend at her own will. None of the Pokemon would want to mess with Mania, she was the most intimidating thing around here that’s for sure.

The bushes rustled and naturally Tyler wondered what could be in there? Mania was ready to pounce, using her strong dark type attacks to her advantage on whatever foe was lurking in the forest. Sylvester popped out from behind the shrub, he continued to rummage around through the vegetation, looking for something specific. Mania made a subtle noise to assure that the trainer knew they were there. “OH! Well hello there! Perfect timing actually, I could use the help of a trainer such as yourself.” Sylvester looked Zoroark up and down, the Pokemon certainly looked quite menacing and strong. “I can tell you’re quite the experience trainer, I need to look for some naughty Farfetched. It’s an easier task for someone such as yourself with Pokemon. I, unfortunately, have no Pokemon to assist me. Could you help me out? I’ll reward you with a very exquisite prize if you complete the task!”

Help Sylvester find the birds!

[Marchbaby]

Mania backed off as she allowed Sylvester to explain what he was doing there and though Tyler was not one to help others willingly the thought of an exquisite prize for helping the young man out intrigued him. Anytime he could make cash or get his hands on something valuable for helping a poor schmuck out was a worthy investment for him to make. Not only that but the idea of getting a chance to test out Mania's powers on Pokemon who more than likely not expect him to be hunting them made him all the more willing to help. He started to walk towards the stranger to get a better look at him before he began to speak.

" A prize you say, well I am not one to turn down a reward for my services, I cannot imagine that Farfetch'd will be able to give me too much trouble. Do you have any clues as to where the little buggers might of ran off to?" He asked as he looked over at Mania with a small smile on his face enjoying his little false friendly attitude in hopes of scoring big. Mania felt no pity for the man at all as anyone dumb enough to ask Tyler for help had no one but themselves to blame once he had what he wanted. " Yes a possible location or even a hint might be nice. I cannot just smell around for them in such a large forest. Once they are located I can work my powers to scare them straight so they never run off again." She then started to look around as she waited for Sylvester to answer.

While waiting Tyler had the idea to bring out Höllenhund as well as two noses would be better than one. Mania was not thrilled at all as the Hellhound appeared in front of her. Both bore their fangs to one another as Tyler snapped his fingers to get their attention. " I need you two to focus not tear one another apart. There will be time later for that but for now I need both of your noses once this man gives us a hint. If the mere sight of you two does not set those Farfetch'd straight then the pain from your fangs chewing on their wings should convince them to follow us." Mania and Höllenhund then stood side by side still hating one another but refusing to act any further on their emotions unless Tyler gave the order.


Ooc: Waiting on a Clue from Sylvester on Farfetch'd whereabouts.

[Morrigan]

Sylvester clapped his hands together, exclaiming a relieved "Great!" but he had perhaps turned toward the wrong trainer for help, this time. Ending his agreement to help search for the Farfetch'd with a bit of a dig towards the Pokemon by calling them buggers, Sylvester allowed that to roll by unnoticed, as he did partially agree with him. "Alright, let's see..." Trailing off, he tried to recollect the places that his two, run away avians preferred to go when fleeing into the forest. "I am certain the first one ran off in this direction" he motioned with a point, "If you keep following the path, you will come across a place were the ferns are thick and the trees and tall and thin. The way the sun laminates the area is very beautiful. Plus, there is a rare, unusual, tangled Pokemon in that area."

Letting out a bit of a chuckle, he hoped the bit of information might make them less eager to harm his birds. "Then the other area is almost completely opposite to the first. It is almost as if it were eternally dark but when the rays of the sun or moon shine down between the canopy's, the sight is very enchanting. As if it were from a picture book. The sweetest little weed-looking Pokemon live there, too. They are nocturnal, so they can roam such a dark area freely!" Giving his hints, the boy was somewhat uncertain about this. He wasn't getting the best vibe off of Tyler or his Pokemon. Hopefully his two Pokemon would be returned in one piece and not half eaten.


OOC: Sorry for interfering, it's been a while since any mod has done a Ilex thread so the hints were missed but rather than waiting another 5 days or so, I'll quickly add them in now~