Pirates of the Oceania (ON HOLD)

[The REAL Joey]

The more time Joey spent in Goldenrod, the more the sprawling metropolis seemed to become his home away from home. It had everything. Vast shopping centres, incredible wild Pokemon and even a seedier underbelly in the form of the underground tunnel. Even a scruffy biker like him had some place he could blend in and look natural. A lot of the time when Joe went on his heists, he'd have a hard time blending in due to his stubborn choice of clothing. It may have been as obvious as a sore thumb but he didn't care. It was him through and through. But here, he could go on all manner of thieving and return to the underground and simply become lost in the hordes of leather clad bikers and ruffians. However, today was a day of carefree exploration and adventuring. Having scoured most of Goldenrod's east side, Joey had planned a good trek around the western reaches of the city. With his leather jacket strapped around his waist, the thief was doing everything he could to relieve the heat. So it seemed perfectly natural for him to explore the shores of Goldenrod that just so coincidentally happened to be on the west side of the settlement.

Slowly making his way over there, he had to pass through a series of very narrow, picturesque streets. The grand shopping extravagance that Goldenrod sold itself to outsiders was starting to gradually dissolve as more and more independent shops along with delicatessens, bakeries and cafes started to spring up. All manner of colourful and lively folk seemed to be attracted to these parts. Outside one cafe was an elderly couple of two guys who were fiercely looking at one another as they ruthlessly strategised to claw themselves victory in their little game of chess. Another had a group of young teenage kids congregating around a table with a rather strange stuffed bear. They all seemed deep in conversation about something but it was refreshing to see such a varied group of kids hanging out. The next thing was something Joe could hardly ignore. "STEP RIGHT UP, STEP RIGHT UP, GRAB A PULL-HOON FOR YOU-HOO!" It seemed there was a rather creepy balloon seller trying to offload his entire colony of purple balloons. Edging back having almost bumped into him, Joey refused his offer. "Eheh... No thanks." Persisting with his sale spiel, Joe jogged around him and made a break for the pebbly shore.

And that was where he saw something completely unexpected. Half sunken in the beautiful sapphire sea was a grand looking ship. "Oh man, what the hell is that?" Straining his eyes, he barely made out the ship's name. "S.S... Oceania? Sounds fitting. Especially as its pretty much one with the ocean now." Shaking his head, a familiar feeling got a hold of him. It was a feeling that had often got him in trouble but he couldn't resist it. Before he could even question it, the biker had started to clamber towards it in order to explore. "Looks empty as it is so i'm sure no one will mind. Might even find a few odd valuables! Nothing like a good scavenge." The only problem for this trespassing thief was the possibility of falling into water. It's not that he couldn't swim but he was all too fond of the smell of his bike. Slowly making his way to the nearing between the ship and the edge, Joey gulped as he saw the makeshift bridge tethered between. "There is NO way in hell i'm crossin' that." Standing back and sighing exasperatedly, he shrugged. "Bugger it." Running back a little, he calmed himself down in case of a potential dip. "Alright, you can do this... Just... DO IT!" Charging forward in an athletic run, he not long thereafter leapt in the air with a massive jump and safely rolled onto the main deck. Landing with a roll and eventually stopping on his back and his face looking up, he started laughing at not ending up all damp. "Hahahaha! No bath time for me yet." Unmoving, he continued to look up at the sky as he relived the leap.

[Morrigan]

As Joe took an adventurous leap of faith from the edge of Goldenrod's streets, over the rotting makeshift, strung together bridge and successfully tumbled onto the slanted, half sunken ship, it would be completely out of place for him to have a stroke of bad luck by falling through holey metal of the main deck. Luckily, he had landed on safe ground, the exterior part of the ship being perfectly stable and free to move around on. Of course, it did slant slightly into the water so there was only so far he could go before risking taking a dip in the clear ocean blue waves but where he lay right now, the courageous biker was perfectly safe.

Looking around him, all what surrounded Joe was a clear, solid and flat space to maneuver, thick metal railings to rid the idea of him falling overboard and a raised section near the center of the deck taller than the thief himself. A decrepit, wooden door which was practically crumbling from it's hinges just beckoning him to explore deeper. But for now, even though his surroundings looked plain, Joe had plenty to explore. With his deep, ocean blue eyes looking up at the crisp and clear sky, one could wonder what unique Pokemon and treasure lurked within the sunken depths of the ship and if Lady Luck continued to watch over him, this could very well be his discovery thus all treasure being his for the taking and without a fight. If only he knew about the group of female Rockets too busy drinking in the lower level to care about his loud presence.

The hidden Rockets were the least of his worries, however, as something else began to approach upon hearing his heavy body hit the deck. Cautiously tip toeing side ways from the waters edge crept a lone crab like Pokemon, known throughout the area as Krabby. It's orange and light tan body being a common sight for people who liked to spend most of their time by the sea. Clicking it's joints and blowing foam like bubbles which gathered around it's mouth, the Krabby was successfully able to approach Joe's head with it's great stealthy ability and not getting caught. But now that it had approached this unfamiliar male, what could it do to attract his attention in the most shocking way possible?

Not wanting to think too hard it merely shrugged it's pincers. Swiftly lunging for Joe's purple bandanna, the Krabby was able to slide it off with great ease, letting out a naughty, "Koooo-keeee-kooo" before fleeing backwards a number of scurried places. During the time it took Joe to regain his footing, the Krabby had successfully worked out how these mythical "bandannas" worked, a gleeful expression now spreading across it's little orange face as it wore Joe's prized possession with pride.

A wild Krabby (Level 17) has crawled up from the ocean depths!
Select a Pokemon to use in battle!

[The REAL Joey]

Lying there perfectly still aside from the steady pace of his chest breathing, Joey was in pure bliss. It was hardly everyday you stumbled onto a ship wreckage half submerged in the beautiful seas while the summer's sun beat down relentlessly and gave the atmosphere an intense warmth akin to that of a loving embrace. Eyes closed, Joe merely grinned as a faint breeze tickled his feeling. "Maybe just a few more secs before I get up and explore. So nice to just be able to relax and take in such a moment of tranquillity." Nestling his head for comfort, he couldn't help but think if this was the sort of nirvana like state the monks in Sprout Tower were arduously trying to achieve. "Might have a bit more luck if they found a nicer locale to practice it all in." Letting out a content sigh, he was completely unaware of the little mishap to befall him. Feeling a subtle tug on his prized bandanna, Joe's eyes ripped open as he energetically sat up to work out what exactly was unfolding.

By the time he did, his bandanna had been stolen away and lose strands of hair fell to the sides of his face, blowing only sparingly in the delicate winds. "Who the hell is stupid enough to steal from a thief!?" Roared Joey as he tried to rope himself back into the real world. "A KRABBY!" Joey's eyes lit up as if he was meeting an old friend. Or more accurately, that of an old enemy. Having been bit of a beach bum in his younger years, beach combing on the sandy dunes of Fuschia's sea side, Joey had more than made a few encounters with the pinching crustaceans. Clenching his fists ruefully, he couldn't quite get over the culprit was bold enough to wear his trademarked head wear. "You best be tryin' to have a joke with me because i'd hate for this day to get all ruined." Grabbing a Pokeball from his holster, Joe was intent on returning what was rightfully his. Bit of a hypocritical notion considering his path in life. "Disturbia, you're up!" Gleaming as it soared forward from his grip, a Pokeball opened up to reveal a glowing ethereal being.

Her faint radiance against such a bright environment seemed entirely out of place but there was no doubt that the infantile spirit was present. "Oh! That Krabby's wearing a bandanna just like..." Turning her head and seeing Joey was remarkably bare on his head made her realise the intent behind her summoning. "Oh." Shifting around to look at the Krabby, she tutted and shimmered. "Not a very good idea Mr.Krabby! I think i'll have to teach you better than to steal from someone like Joe!" Joey kept his stare focused on the sea dweller. "Enough clap trap Disturbia, give it a good Screech and let's hope it drops the bandanna..." Figuring he didn't want to jinx it Joe was cautious in what he said next. "...And let's hope it doesn't get it all wet. I haven't washed that thing in a good while." Disturbia turned to face Joe again and gagged. "Ewwww, I bet its all greasy and yucky!" Pulling a face, she blew a raspberry and then became serious. If she was to yell at the Krabby, she was going to give it her all.

[Morrigan]

Still more than happy with it's new little unique treasure, the Krabby became shocked as Joe sprang to his feet and turned, his face full of anger that his bandanna had been taken from him. Quivering subtly at the sheer size of Joe, the orange and tan coloured crab wasn't going to stand down so easily, even if it had just stolen something. Shaking it's pincers up to the biker ruefully, angered bubbles foamed from it's mouth, warning Joe that it was just as ready to battle and defend it's loot. Walking back in a sideways motion, Krabby looked from side to side as if trying to figure out which way to escape to but as a mysterious, childish voice filled it's mind, the confident crab soon turned as white as a sheet upon seeing Disturbia.

"KO-KO-KO-KO-KOOOOOOO!!!" Even a novice trainer could translate Krabby's reaction upon seeing the crisp white Shuppet, even move so as it hid behind it's large pincers cowardly. The only ghost around these parts, not that Joe knew it yet, only crept out at night time so to see such a creepy ethereal glow during the middle of the day was enough to drain Krabby of it's lush colour. A little scared and falling a bit under confident now that it knew what it was up against, the little Krabby had no time to run away and instead decided to stand it's ground. As long as it kept it's distance with long ranged attacks, all it could hope was that it wouldn't get licked or something.

Using it's pincers to prop back the bandanna which was obviously too large for it's little body, the Krabby took in a deep breath as if it were preparing an attack. It was a slither faster than this female ghost and it intended to keep it that way. Letting out a deep crackle of a cry, a flurry of bubbles escaped from the crabs mouth, spiraling through the air and giving off a glittering array of sparkling pastel colours. It's glint and shine was just a pretty and distracting display, however, as the hundreds of bubbles popped against Disturbia's delicate body so quickly one after the other that it began to sting. Many clipping her eyes and making her reel back in pain.

Smirking at it's achievement, the Krabby readjusted it's temporary bandanna but flinched as soon as Disturbia span back into motion. Parting her mouth, the ghost let out a high pitch wail that even caused the surrounding water to ripple in distress. Now having a loud ringing sensation echoing through it's body, the Krabby was wide open for attacking.

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Wild Pokemon Battle

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Krabby: | Level 17 |
Health: 100% (42/42 HP)
Status: -2 Def
Krabby used Bubblebeam!

VS

Disturbia: | Level 18 |
Health: 80% (39/49 HP)
Status: Normal
Disturbia used Screech!

[The REAL Joey]

Watching as a steady stream of bubbles laid waste at Disturbia, Joe had to sidestep out the way as the strobe of bubbles hurried on even past her and nearly made contact with him. "I swear to god, everyone is out in full force to get me wet today! No dice!" Recomposing himself, he looked as Disturbia unleashed her part of the bargain. Her mouth broke apart as it became a tremendous black hole. Covering his ears readily, he knew that this attack was going to disturb a lot of the sea life with how reverberating it could be. Proceeding to scream, Joe had trouble keeping his footing as the decibel breaking noise continued on until it died after a couple of minutes. The effect was obvious as Joe looked on at the scuttling Krabby. The way it waltzed from side to side on its bony legs sprung a leak of pity within Joe. "Gah, don't make me feel bad. You're the one who ended up pinching my bandanna!" Shaking his head, he thrust a finger forward and command the next attack. "I could go with another Screech but even my ears are hurting... So how about you just Shadow Sneak and disarm the Krabby some more?" Disturbia giggled and with that, camouflaged herself perfectly. It was time for a round of tricks, something she excelled in perfectly.

[Morrigan]

The mysterious, childish giggle from the innocent spirit Disturbia gave Krabby another chill which ran across his outer shell. Her body looked as if she were just a small child hiding beneath a white sheet and this male trainer was just confusing the poor crab. But the way she glowed faintly and held large eyes that bored into it's very soul made the wild Pokemon think differently. Also a human couldnt stand very well against Pokemon attacks and she appeared to not have a single scratch! Now swapping it's nerves with a bit of fury, the Krabby still wore Joe's bandanna strongly, snapping it's pincers and foaming at the mouth once more.

Disturbia, however, merely giggled once again at it's tough Krabby act and with a single spin in the air, she disappeared. Krabby popped his eyes open in a comical manner, moving into a defensive position. Really, Disturbia had merged herself in with Joe's shadow, since he was closer, and had quickly managed to slip onto the side of the ship. Avoiding little waves and bumps, she slipped into the shadows of the stable railings and eventually reached the back of the Krabby. It's little bony shadow was just enough to work with, so the little spirit made herself at home. Krabby now felt a bit odd, as if something was over it's shoulder but every time it spun it's body around, it couldnt see anything! Itching the crown of it's head with a large pincers, the Shuppet reemerged behind him and by extending it's shadow to make the attack more powerful, she thrusted into it's head with all her might!

The Krabby shrieked as it was now flying across the air, straight for Joe, infact! Luckily the crab skidded back on deck and missed the biker by a few inches. Clambering back onto it's legs, the biker was about to be in for another close encounter with water as it shot out another array of manic popping bubbles for Disturbia to put up with.

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Wild Pokemon Battle

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Krabby: | Level 17 |
Health: 43% (18/42 HP)
Status: -2 Def
Krabby used Bubblebeam!

VS

Disturbia: | Level 18 |
Health: 60% (29/49 HP)
Status: Normal
Disturbia used Shadow Sneak!

[The REAL Joey]

Remembering back to his time spent on Fuschia's shores, Joey couldn't get over just how alike this Krabby was. Just as the ones in the past, they were cheeky little blighters that seemed to love getting themselves in trouble. And with the penchant this one had for using its hefty pincers for pinching things, maybe Joe could work out something for it in his gang after all. Seeing that Disturbia had managed to hold her own made him just as impressed. "I had penned this as a laid back day but it seems things are gonna have to be different." Shrugging his shoulders nonchalantly with a smiling expression on his face, Joey seemed enslaved to landing himself in another spot of trouble. And did he know it. "Really does make me laugh. I could run to the corners of the world and still things will seem to catch up with me." Letting out a mock sigh, he ran his hand through his hair and laughed. "What's a guy gotta do to just have one peaceful day where nothing hectic happens?" Although part of him did long for such a day, in truth, he wasn't exactly sick of having troubling incidents pop up day, noon and night. He had come to Johto for a number of reasons and thrill seeking was one of them. Snapping himself out of his contemplative state, he looked to see Disturbia was doing her best to hold down the fort. "Sorry 'bout that. I do have my odd moments." Disturbia swirled around in a spiral as she took her time to respond. "It's fine, it's fine. You looked like you were far, far away dreaming."

Pausing silently for a few moments, she broke the silence with a question. "What about?" Joey blew out air from his lips and laughed. "Nothing much. Just wondering why trouble loves to follow me around. Or maybe i'm following it without knowing..." As he spoke, the thief had procured from his belt inventory a shiny Greatball primed for capturing. Throwing it up and down in the air in his right hand, he looked through Disturbia's ethereal form and stared down the Krabby. "You should've given back the bandanna when you had the chance ya little crab." Grasping the ball tightly in his hand properly, he smirked. "Now you're gonna have to repay me back and become part of my gang." Lifting his arm backwards, he lined up his shot as he had done so many times before. By now Joe had become a professional capturer of sorts. His finesse might even be enough to land him in a baseball career. Lobbing the ball forward with a pitch, he grinned as it followed its course, honing in towards the Krabby. As he waited, he shoved his hands back into his pockets and recalled some more of his past encounters with Krabby as a kid. "Always had bit of an uneasy relationship with these buggers. Even back when I as a kid a whole group of them made off with my crappy lil' bandanna." Rolling his eyes, Disturbia turned to make sure the ball would do what it was designed for.

Items used:

x1 Greatball (Auto-updating)

[Morrigan]

The Krabby crackled to itself after finishing it's beam of bubbles, noticing that the atmosphere suddenly fell flat as the blonde, thieving biker recalled his past memories. There was nothing stopping the crab from running off into the safety of the ocean with it's brand new bandanna but at the same time something kept it around. Males weren't a common thing to board this ship, only females in black and red clothing. He didn't appear to be one of them either, he seemed like a chilled out guy. But whilst thinking about this oddity, the little Krabby didn't see the Greatball being tossed through the air. Opening about upon hitting it's head, the weakened Krabby was forced inside, the locks of the ball being much greater than the average Poke' ones.

WIGGLE.

WIGGLE.

WIGGLE.

. . .

TING!

Well done!

Joey has successfully captured the Krabby!


Disturbia the Shuppet gained 2 levels and grew to Level 20!
+1 Happiness

[img]http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen5/blackwhite/098.png[/img]
[b]Krabby[/b]
Name: [choose]
Gender: [ Male || Female ]
Level: 17
Attacks: Mud Sport, Vicegrip, Leer, Bubblebeam
Ability: [ Hyper Cutter || Shell Armour ]
Nature/Personality: [choose]

OOC: Sorry this is short and crappy! Distractions D:

[The REAL Joey]

Grinning as bright as the sun, Joey cheered over his newest capture. "Hahahaha! I'll be able to have an entire team of pirate thieves at this point. Might as well say goodbye to my land lubbin' days and become a feared pirate of the high seas, yargh." Finishing his best pirate impression, he walked through Disturbia to reclaim two things. The first of which was the Greatball. "Best grab this before it rolls off into the depths of the bloody sea." Shaking his head and pocketing it, he then nabbed back his favourite bandanna which had fallen off during the capturing mayhem. Untying the knot and then placing it back on his noggin, Joey was back to his trademark self as he readjusted it to fit. "Perfect! How do I look?" Giving Disturbia a thumbs up, she giggled and swirled about hysterically. "You have a bit sticking up at the back. Here, silly." Floating over behind, she grabbed the loose bit with her mouth and tucked it in neatly. "Yarharhar, a thousand thanks to you." Still continuing on with his pirate impression Joey decided to greet the Krabby now he was under his command. Sending him forth in a burst of light, Joey raised an eyebrow incredulously as he noticed something off about the new team mate. "Huh... Can't believe I didn't notice this."

Moving in a little closer to the bemused Krabby, Joey spotted the Pokemon was missing a leg. "Open a barrel of rum and call me cap'n Joe... You've got a leg missing! Gotta admit, you did pretty good in that last battle all things considered." Standing back and smiling from ear to ear, Joey nodded and welcomed the Krabby to the team. "Name's Joe and i'll warn you not to grab the bandanna again, y'hear? Anyways, I think Pegleg's a fitting name for you matey." Laughing, the Krabby seemed okay with the name too. "Sorted, let's send you back to the warehouse." Recalling it back, the Pokeball disappeared into his pocket. Now left with an empty main deck, Joey took in another breath of sea air and decided it was time to investigate around the innards of the ship. "C'mon Disturbia, you can come and investigate around with me." The ghost Pokemon giggled and hurriedly followed after him. "Wait for me~!" She cried as the thief began to jog happily along past all the various rooms the Oceania had to offer. On and on he went until the adventurous thief came across something all too tempting.

Before him was an incredibly worn looking sign that simply read Entertainment Area. Grinning cockily, Joe scratched his stubble at what sort of leftovers might be up for grabs in here. "How about we go and play some games in there, eh?" Disturbia quickly caught up and seemed delighted by the idea. "Oh! Oh! Oh! Me first!" Phasing through Joe, the young spirit went through the wall and entered into the next area. "Blimey, wait up for me." Shoving past the worn saloon like doors, Joe entered through himself.

Entered the Entertainment Area.

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Krabby
Name: Pegleg
Gender: Male
Level: 17
Attacks: Mud Sport, Vicegrip, Leer, Bubblebeam
Ability: Hyper Cutter
Nature/Personality: Used to life at sea, Pegleg loves nothing more than to bathe in salty blue depths. Despite one of its favourite hobbies being to relax in the ocean's waves, that doesn't mean Pegleg is a peace loving pacifist. Quite the contrary, one of the Pokemon's legs is missing due to its immense love for fighting. Having experienced some vicious brawls in its time, it had lost one of its legs to a hungry Huntail. Since being taken under Joe's wing, the biker had him fitted a bespoke wooden pegleg to compensate for the missing limb.

[Morrigan]

As both Joe and his ghostly partner Disturbia passed through the wall, or door in Joe's case, the state of the room was actually pretty immaculate, considering the ship was crashed and half sunken into the sea. The slant of the ship was a bit more apparent in this room, particularly when looked towards to door which stood on the opposite end which belonged to the navigator of the ship. But that one door was the last thing to grab Joe's attention, what with everything else that surrounded him. A lush, cream cushioned carpet spread across the entire floor, walls painted a delicate ivory which held embossed ornate designs and the odd framed painting and map.

In the center of the room sat a large pool table, many of the balls and cue's just dotted around the surface, suggesting that someone else had previously been here. To the left of Joe, a sort of dance floor and stage was situated, the flashing lights being completely out due to loss of electricity otherwise the booming music from the speakers would've been the one thing to attract him down there. Towards the opposite corner, a fair size bar curved around one corner of the room and around the wall, glasses stacked neatly on the surface along with a plain white towel. Infact, looking a little closer there appeared to be something moving behind the bar and with a sudden smash of an accidentally dropped glass, all was made clear. Joe was not on his own.

"OOH! Phooey! I best clean this up before...!!!" The door Joe had entered from finally slammed shut, causing the jumpy individual to leap up from behind the bar and cast her eyes on who had entered. The bright red look on her face proved that she was guilty of something and whoever she originally thought it would be would probably usually tell her off. In too much of a hurry and panic, the girl emerged from the bar and ran towards Joe's figure, which was somewhat darkened due to the lack of natural sunlight. "O-Ooh! You're back early! H-How did the mission go-o-OOOOOOH!" Whilst hurrying over, the girl tripped clumsily, tsking and rubbing the back of her head as she landed by Joe's feet. Slowly looking up, the girl caught a better look of Joe, as he did her, only she wasn't very sure of how to feel.

Towering above her stood a tall male wearing leather and a purple bandanna, he stunk a little too... He didn't have any signs of the Rocket symbol on his clothing, making him a trespasser!? Afterall, men were next to never allowed on board. Stuttering nervously, the girl scrambled to her feet and made a good distance between herself and Joe. To Joe, the girl looked fairly young, probably in her mid teens considering her small height, body shape and tone of her childish voice. A green bob and plain black ribbon framed her pale face and large brown eyes, almost looking as if they were about to burst into tears. Her clothing being that akin to a waitress, being a black puffy dress lined with a fine red lace and a white apron worn over the top. Her posture showed that she was incredibly nervous and not used to strangers, let alone men, mindlessly entering a Rocket filled ship. If only she wasn't on her own today...

"Y-You shouldnt be here! I dont know wh-who you are!!" Obviously panicking, the girl delved her hand into her pocket, pulling out a Pokeball and tossing out a rather energetic Venonat. "I-I'm warning you! You r-really be-best leave! Civilians like you arent w-welcome here!"

Rocket Grunt Gwen wants to battle!
Gwen has sent out Venonat (Level 24) select a Pokemon to battle!

[The REAL Joey]

While he had been meaning to keep his eye out for where Disturbia had disappeared off to, his attention was evidently stolen by just how pristine this room had appeared. So much so, that as he entered he froze a little at the doorway, his mind reeling in from such a surprise. "Deja vu man... Deja vu..." He mumbled, eventually coming to terms that this dishevelled wreck still had such a room. "Reminds me of my warehouse... Looks like its run down but in reality the other rooms are pretty..." Raising an eyebrow and now scratching his chin for extra thought power, he shrugged and sighed cheerfully. "What are the chances this is some sort of secret base. Maybe this ship only recently crashed. Yeah, gotta be it." Stepping forward a bit further, the pool in the centre immediately caught his attention if not for the fact it appeared to be on bit of a slant. "Wonder how easy it is to NOT sink your own." Shaking his head, he eventually saw where Disturbia was. It seems the ghost had become obsessed with the odd lighted dancing contraption. "Pfffft."

With all the commotion died down, he looked around the ivory clad and cream coloured flooring until his eyes locked fatefully with the bar. A BAR. "Hahahaha! Looks like I landed on my..." He paused and frowned. They definitely weren't the only ones having a little adventurous jaunt on the ship, or so he thought. The sudden clashing of glass breaking made him a little on edge. "Don't tell me someone's already helped themselves to all the booze." Hearing the individual mumble something made him want to speak out but a sudden jump of his own made him turn to see what the disturbance was. It appeared the creaky old doors behind him had finally shut themselves. Calming down, he looked back and saw the mystery figure coming into view. He was unsure of how to respond but the sudden trip and tumbling crash made him relax his posture somewhat. "How the hell can anyone be that clumsy...?" He mumbled under his breath but knelt down a little to offer some assistance. "Need some help little lady?" Getting a better look at her, Joe saw she was wearing a waitress outfit with some unusual mix of red and black. For now, it seemed her true affiliation remained unrealised. After all, who had heard of a Rocket waitress?

A bit irked by the fact she suddenly waltzed back as if in revulsion, Joey scratched the back of his head as she seemed to stammer with her objection to his presence here. "Woah, slow down! I was just wonderin' if you were ok, no need to get all angsty on me." Still perplexed by her sudden behaviour, he couldn't quite get over how young she was. "Are you even old enough to drink? What are you doing serving drinks?" Shaking his head, the fact she seemed so adamant on fighting was good enough for Joe. "Fine, fine. Maybe if my Pokemon knock some sense into you, you'll be a little more talkative." Seeing that she had commanded forth a Venonat, Joey wondered about his own choice. "Hm, not bad. Venonat are kinda cute haha. Fluffy little bodies and big, big eyes." As the little blighter bit the air with its little fangs, Joe reared back a little. "Ehhh... Disturbia? DISTURBIA?!" He turned to see the ghost was having fun playing with the dancing machine. Raking his face down exasperatedly, he thought of another team mate. "Gah, fine. You go and get sidetracked. I suppose it's an idea to use Zidane here. He'll likely end up wrecking everything but maybe if I let him have a bit of rampaging he'll calm down." Shrugging, he sent forth his Pokeball and revealed Zidane. Who looked simply murderous. "Hey... Er, ol' pal! How about you Take Down on that Venonat?" The beast roared and wasted no time in laying waste to everything around it.

[Morrigan]

Gwen shuddered as Joe asked her if she was ok, the green haired maiden holding her fists tightly against her chest as if trying to protect herself from his eyes. Looking away from him, she appeared to deflate slightly, a faint whisper purring from her lips, "I hate men... And you're scary just like the rest..." Looking back up at him, she tried her best to pull a stern and intimidating expression but it just appeared as awkward and distressed to Joe. "Everyone here agreed that this place was no boys allowed! So why are you here?! Everyone in Goldenrod knows that it's best not to defy us, so why do you think waltzing in was such a good idea..." Trailing off slightly, a thought suddenly hit her. Considering his smell and rough appearance, she dropped a fist into her other hand gently, cupping it with her fingertips. "Unless... You're just a traveler? If thats the case, it's our code to take all of your Pokemon!"

Looking down at the Pokemon Joe had chosen to battle with, the girl seemed to lose all colour in her face with how violent the thing looked. Even Joe himself was a bit uneasy, "O-Or not...!" Glancing down to Venonat, she wondered if her Pokemon would survive against this brute. Only time would tell though, the fluffy bug was rearing to go, pretending to swipe away at Joe with his claws as he nattered his fangs. About to answer Joe's question as to why such a young girl was attending the bar, the way he shouted at someone called Disturbia caught her attention. Turning her head, the sight of the rare and playful ghost really lit up her face and made her gasp and speak out under her breath, "A-Amazing! A white Shuppet?!... Incredible!"

Meanwhile, Venonat was staring head on at Zidane, prancing teasingly on the spot and hissing at the recovered fossil, poking at him to just hurry up and attack. The Cranidos, as violent as he was, didn't even need a command from Joe. With his blood as hot and bubbling as a volcano, Zidane roared and began his head leading charge for Venonat, who quite simply miscalculated the Cranidos' speed. Being hit so hard that it thought an antenna broke, the Venonat rolled painfully to one side, yet Joe's Pokemon continued to charge. Straight at Gwen. The green hair girl, wrongly mesmerized with Disturbia seemed to notice his advance far too late and with a huge scream was surrounded by a popping sound and a bright flash of light.

With no choice but to shade his eyes, Joe missed the next chain of events. Somehow, Zidane had completely missed the delicate legs of Gwen and landed head first in the ships wall, hitting himself with recoil damage. The Rocket wasn't even standing in her place, instead a huge Machoke stood where she did, the blubbering nervous girl held up in the air with his muscled arms. "MA-MA-WAAAAAAH!!!" Bursting into joyful tears about being saved by her second team member, the muscled being placed her on the ground next to him before shooting Joe a venomous gaze. Cracking his knuckles together, the Machoke seemed to usher Joe himself forward. If he was the owner of this rampaging beast, then he too deserved a beating for even trying to aim for his beloved trainer.

Drying her eyes, Gwen could just about make out a blurry shape of her Venonat, standing back to his feet and demanding an order. "O-O-Oh, ri-right!" Machoke placed a comforting hand on Gwen's head as if trying to help give her some thought power and for once, the nervous girl managed to smile, a very cute and innocent one at that. "Venonat! Use Giga Drain---AAAAAHHH! THE WAAAALL!!!" Only just seeing the state of the wall behind her, the girl started stressing, skipping on the spot and muttering something about how her friends will be reeaaaallly mad with her now. Venonat on the other hand didn't seem to care, Machoke was trying to calm down Gwen which left him with free reign of how to use Giga Drain. Jumping up and down, large green dusty orbs seemed to float up from it's furry body before spiraling through the air and clinging to Zidane himself! Sapping his energy away, the orbs seemed to grow even larger, the usually powerful Cranidos falling to one knee as he tried to regain his breath. Thanks to this attack, however, Venonat was all healed up and ready to go again.

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Trainer Battle

Rocket Grunt Gwen

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Venonat: | Level 24 |
Health: 62% (44/70 HP)
Status: Normal
Venonat used Giga Drain!
Health restored!

VS

Zidane: | Level 24 |
Health: 38% (25/73 HP)
Status: Normal
Zidane used Take Down!
Hit with recoil!

[The REAL Joey]

Just listening to Gwen speak was enough to assure Joey he was on the express train to crazyville. Not only was she bit of a ditz and clumsy but now she was a self professed MAN hater. Trying to bite his tongue he realised this situation could potentially explode for the worse. "You hate men, eh? That's bit of a problem considering i'm a guy myself. Least I was the last time I checked..." Almost going to see if he still was, he stopped at the last moment and laughed. "Haha, joke, get it?" Her stern albeit terribly awkward gaze made him cringe a little. So much for the fun day off. "The whole of Goldenrod may know better but, eheh, i'm bit of an outsider me. Wandering about as I please. Sad to say i've not really heard 'bout your reputation outside of this city." Still trying to act gentlemanly, he raised an expressive eyebrow as something wholly unexpected came out of her mouth. "Excuse me, what? You're gonna STEAL from me? Pah! Haha!" He burst out laughing and almost had to prop himself up on the pool table. "Considering you can barely walk in those heels i'll sincerely hope you're joking. Thieving from a thief is never a good idea anyway."

Despite his warning, the youthful girl seemed all too enamoured with Disturbia. "Oi, oi! You best not be getting any funny ideas. She's with me and... Well. You wouldn't exactly want to look after her. The things I had to go through to get her on my side..." He trailed off, his mind recalling the feeling of turning into a Scolipede. His eyes shifting over to Gwen made him wonder just how she'd react if he managed to become one in front of her. Certainly a lot more timid than she was now. His concentration was quickly snapped back at the sudden turmoil of destruction before him. "Crikey! Cool it down a little Zidane! If you carry on like that we'll sink this bloody wreck for good!" The dinosaur merely roared aggressively at Joe, almost boring him had it not been for the other more dangerous threat on the battlefield. And with that... The beast charged aplomb at Gwen. While the girl may have been a little kooky, Joe didn't wish any harm upon her at this point. "ZIDANE! GET BACK 'ER..." Falling short, the sudden turnaround of events left him speechless.

The imposing figure of a Machoke made Joey flinch a little. "Wow, kinda odd to think a little lady like you's packin' such a muscle headed 'Mon." As he finished, Joey pulled a face of realisation and couldn't help but point out a potential flaw in what she had said earlier. "Wait... If you said you don't like guys and... To be honest, Machoke are pretty macho as looks go does that mean..." Stopping himself, he didn't quite want to go there. The thought of a female Machoke was all too much to bear. His question seemed to be ignored by the sudden yell from the Venonat's trainer. However, she trailed off insanely as the state of the wall became known to her. As did Joe who had his view obscured up until now. "Oh crap...! I didn't think he'd be this much of a loose canon!" Grinning uncomfortably and shrugging awkwardly, Joey tried to make her look on the brighter side of things. "Least this is just an abandoned wreck, huh? Huh...?" Thankfully, the Giga Drain she had commanded sapped Zidane's life force and put a hold on anymore rampant fits of anarchy.

On the negative side it meant that Joe now had a disadvantage on his hands. Zidane looked weakened but did he have enough strength to go on...?" Dammit Zidane, you effed up good and proper because of what you did." Scratching his stubbled chin, Joey smirked. "Let's see if you can really live up to a Cranidos' reputation. Unleash another Take Down and say goodbye to Venonat!"

OOC: Will colour tomorrow... Too lazy at the moment.

[Morrigan]

As Joe looked as if he were about to check himself out, the face of Gwen turned to that of a bright beetroot red as she began to wildly flail her arms about in front of her, "NODONTEVENTHINKABOUTITOHMYGOODNESS!!" Covering her eyes suddenly, she flinched as he pointed out that he was only joking. Sighing with relief, she slouched her shoulders. Looking up to the ceiling for a moment, the girl tried to think about just why she hated men so much but it was more like trying to find anything good about them for her. "Men are always so scary and competitive... Girls can be mean too but not as mean and smelly as boys. And the girls here are so nice to me." Tilting her head to the side at his words, Joe didn't quite seem to realise where he was. Even trainers had heard of this evil organization that plagued Johto, why was he any different? That and when he laughed at her attempt to be serious, he just laughed back in her face. Slumping her head forward, it seemed like a rain cloud was always over this girls head. Choking as she tried to hold back her tears, he could just faintly hear a, "I told you men are mean to me" escaping from her lips.

Getting herself back together, the green haired teen seemed to gaze back over to Disturbia, who in return looked as if she were having a lot of fun looking around the ship. That and Joe confirmed that she was a girl. Holding a hand to her mouth, Gwen spoke out again, "But she looks like she would fit in perfectly in a sunken ship. It looks like she likes it here. Afterall, no matter how much you call out she isnt returning to you..." Trailing off as the bandanna wearing fellow then starting making implications about her Machoke being female, Gwen couldnt help but look nervous at the expression of her muscled beast. If Joe was willing to pull his pants down, then Machoke would just as easily whip off it's belt but with a stern telling off from Gwen, he remained against the idea. "Both Machoke and Venonat are MALE!... Human men are stupid, ignorant, arrogant, mean, competitive, heartless--"

The list seemed to go on and on until Machoke pointed a single finger towards Venonat who was oddly laying on the floor, foot twitching in the air. Somehow, whilst she was busy yelling at Joe, Zidane had managed to zip right underneath her nose and take out Venonat, the poor bug now being unconscious. "NOOOO!" she squealed at the top of her lungs and instead of using a Pokeball, she dashed out and decided to keep her Pokemon wrapped tightly in her arms. "Venonat, you did so well." Looking over her shoulder, Gwen nodded to Machoke and will her taking steps back whilst he moved forward, she seemed to pick her next use of Pokemon. However, Joe's lack of knowledge of just where he was started to get too much for Gwen. Looking him in the eye from behind the safety of her Machoke, she explained a bit more to the clueless man. "Well, of course. Where else for a group of Rockets to hang out? Out here, hardly anyone bothers us. Buuut, it is still like a little base and you're Pokemon are ruining it! All the other girls are gonna be so mad when they find out..." Suddenly straightening her back, she seemed to be able to force a smile, even though her words completely didn't match, "So that's why you arent welcome here and why I'm gonna be taking Disturbia!"

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Trainer Battle

Rocket Grunt Gwen

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Venonat: | Level 24 |
Health: 0% (0/70 HP)
Status: Normal
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VS

Zidane: | Level 24 |
Health: 27% (20/73 HP)
Status: Normal
Zidane used Take Down!
Hit with recoil!

Zidane the Cranidos gained 4 levels ( +1 due to Lucky Egg ) and grew to Level 28!
Learn Ancientpower?
+1 Happiness

Lockjaw gained +1 Level due to Exp. Share.


Gwen withdrew Venonat and has now chosen Machoke ( Level 26 ) !
Change Pokemon?

[The REAL Joey]

Joey had come across some girls who were painfully shy but as far back as his recollections could go, he doubt there were any as bad as Gwen. It wasn't quite shyness that was the problem but more so her irrational hatred for men. The only person who even came close but was leagues below was Sharada but even then, Joey understood her reasons for keeping other people at bay. Gwen on the other hand was just hysterical. "I'm startin' to think you're not the one to take jokes very seriously. There's no way i'd just drop my pants in front of some complete stranger." Letting out bit of an exasperated sigh, he seemed to have some problems with her negative views of men. "You really love to brandish all a bunch of primates don'tcha? Why don't you take a step back and just judge the individual." Shrugging nonchalantly, he put on a small coy smile and raised an eyebrow as he delivered a point for her to consider. "Just because you've been with a couple of bad apples don't mean the whole tree's gone rotten."

Realising that his words would have little to no sway on her clearly adamant feelings, it was his turn to get a little apprehensive as her eyes seemed to become aglow with possessing Disturbia. "Disturbia's just a little girl so I don't want you tryin' to corrupt her into whatever the hell kinda crazed stuff you're into here. I was holding back my judgement at first but I gotta admit, somethin' might suspicious about some young lass like yourself all tarted up in some maid outfit and hanging out in a surprisingly well looked after bar." Turning his head out of curiosity, it did seem like she had a point about Disturbia being affixed to the dancing machine. "Dammit, gonna have to work out somethin' for that." His mind would have little time to plot up a scheme as her sudden bout of hypocrisy made Joey roll his eyes. "So you got no problems with male Pokemon? That is just..." Sliding his hand down the front of his face, Joey wearily sighed. "What's the difference? Pokemon males can be ignorant, arrogant, mean, competitive an' heartless too." Pausing, he realised just how much bull this all was. "HELL! So are you women. Don't try and deny it. I can rattle off a list for every time a dame's been ignorant, arrogant, mean, competitive and definitely got a few I can name that take the biscuit tin for heartlessness."

Squaring up after feeling he had gained some high ground to argue upon, Joey didn't even bat an eyelid when she said she was a Rocket. Amazingly, he burst out laughing hysterically and slapping his knee. "You? YOU! A Rocket?! Pahahaha, oh god, pull the other one. I've met dozens of Rockets and they've all been a bunch of pebbles. Lemme guess, that's your way of scaring off people from your little tea club right?" His maniacal laughter was short lived as the hulking big Machoke stood forward and took the place of its fallen comrade. Sounding a huge gulp, Joey looked up as the behemoth's shadow seemed to creep over him. "Sweet mother of..." Trailing off, he looked down to Zidane and knew that this wasn't going to end well. "I need to recall him back... Wait! With how violent he is... Aha!" Having finally pieced together a plan, Joey let out a wolf whistle with his fingers tucked in his mouth and got the rampaging dinosaur's attention. "OI! ZIDANE! Return you munter!" The sudden yelling made a blood vessel burst in the dinosaur who immediately turned a one eighty degree stance and then went full pelt at were Joe stood.

Having anticipated as much, Joey leapt to the side just as the charging personification of anger sundered past him. Realising that he had missed, Zidane tried in futile to stop the breaks so to speak but ultimately was far too late. The ongoing momentum sent his chunky legs on and it wasn't long before he ended up on the other side of the room... Exactly where Disturbia and the dance machine stood. Phasing past the spirit, Zidane closed its eyes as he chaotically jammed into the machine. A huge spark of electricity went everywhere just as the dance machine seemed to malfunction the song it was playing. Thankfully, Zidane was trapped for the time being with his enlarged head stuck in the hole he had made. With the machine broken, Disturbia was grossly disappointed. "ZIDANE! You always break my stuff! If its not my dolls its stuff that I like... I HATE YOU!" Sniffing her nose in the other way, she realised what had unfolded with Joey and the stranger, Gwen. "Uh oh...!" Hovering over to Joey with a concerned pace, Joey let out a laugh. "Haha, you goin' to help now? If so, break out a Curse on that musclehead over there." Disturbia looked over and noticed the huge Machoke. Without so much as fear or intimidation in her eyes, she agreed. "Okay Joey!" Scratching his chin, Joey couldn't quite work out why she wasn't scared. "Huh... Maybe he looks like an oversized teddybear."