Rank-Up

Jackson and Atlas were now back on a patch of flat, barren terrain on the surface above Thunderdale. After he had last trained with Atlas the pokemon had completely obliterated their wooden dummy. Which, of course Jackson didn’t mind because it just showed how much stronger his pokemon had become. The trainer had immediately started work on a new target device, using his tech skills to try and make something that would withstand the noctyena’s attack. Howeve...

"All right! Good show, girls." Kavi smiled as he tossed a berry to each of his two Pokémon, pleased with how they'd performed in a double battle. Sizzle had always been a handful, and Lumie was rash and impulsive-- so much that she would occasionally disobey him in battle. He'd been concerned about that. It had been some time since he'd had a Pokémon do as much to him-- only Pokémon he'd gotten in trades in the past had ever done so, which made it clear to him that ...

"It's all right. We're all friends here." those were the first words Kavi had said to all of his wild-caught Pokémon in the past, and it was what he was saying to Lumie. She was an Illumise who'd naturally fused with... a Tinkatink, if he wasn't mistaken. She'd fought fiercely in the battle she'd had against his Sizzle, but with a type disadvantage like hers, the burn she'd been dealt was too much for the steel-bug pokemon to do well with, and after a battle of attrition he'...

In the time since Jackson had started taking his training with his partner pokemon, Atlas, more seriously the two had grown much stronger. Of course they had grown physically stronger, even with his injured leg Jackson had a lot more endurance and muscle strength. However, the two had also grown even closer as a team and with their knowledge. Battling took a different sort of connection between person and pokemon, with both trusting each other. It also took some...

As Kurai set down the bag of groceries, his gaze traveled through the kitchen. Clearly Pesky had already cooked their dinner, the smell clearly betraying that a whole bowl of curry would be waiting for him in the fridge. Most of the kitchen was already cleaned up again, only the leftover plate betraying that Pesky had taken way too much time to nibble on his food before having to run off to some appointment without being able to finish cleaning up his own stuff. By now that was a usual...

Now that Jackson had been expanding his pokemon knowledge, especially by catching more and battling with them, he was feeling more confident with his skills. Still, he knew that there was still a lot for him to learn, and a lot of pokemon out there he hadn’t seen. The trainer still wanted to reward himself for his successful efforts.   Although the current economic state happening in the world had further le...

Cain grimaced at the thick ozone and plastic smell as he stepped into the ritzy technology store he had been recommended. It hadn't been that long since he had entered the Reigns Rest region and ever since the catastrophe his phone had stopped working. Apparently this place had tech that still functioned some how and even though he despised the hustle and bustle of the city and especially hated snooty stores like this one appeared to be he couldn't deny that he desperately needed their servic...

Iris panted as she reset her stance, bringing up her hands into loose fists in front of her as she squared off again against Cerise. Why did she agree to learn how to defend herself like this? Hand to hand combat of all things. Cerise really wanted to kick her ass today, didn’t she? Cerise came over, smiling, though Iris could see the frustration starting to show in the woman’s bright teal eyes. Her fluffy tail twitched and swished behind her, and Iris felt ...

Omega stared at her smartphone, her chest tightening like a coil of steel cables. She swallowed, trying to return any form of moisture to her mouth that she could. How the frick did she even read this kind of map? Her phone, which definitely needed an update, had lost signal thanks to the high charge of electricity that abounded in Thunderdale. It was almost like static electricity constantly prickling at her skin, especially near the surface or near the exits t...

Kina stood on the balcony to her and her twin’s apartment, overlooking the lower portions of Ethermoor, bathed in the orange and red glow from the setting sun. In the distance, the fog threatened to engulf their little city, but all the beacons blazed strong throughout Ethermoor’s streets, or would be soon enough. The sun continued its trek down the horizon and Kina turned her attention back to the telescope she was setting up. A friend had randomly gifted i...

Phoenix felt the tense ball of anxiety roil in his stomach as he watched the update program slowly progress. One of the programs he used for his game development had a massive update he was installing now, and he was nervous on how much he’d have to relearn or just entirely learn anew. The bar quickly shot ahead once the biggest parts of the update installed, and Phoenix fidgeted, his forked tail lashing back and forth behind him for a moment. This was not how...

Pesky looked up, eyeing the large man who stood in the middle of the park. He was shaking. Even Frida, who stood back beside Pesky to let her trainer do what he wanted to do, looked surprisingly insecure about the current happenings. “You know you do not have to prove anything, yes?”, Pesky called over, making Kurai look up with a little grunt. “I have everything to prove!”, the fused trainer then called, maki...

It had been a long time since Kite had been alone, by himself, in his house. He had roomied up with Cica so long ago and ever since then the persian man had become a presence that Kite hadn't realized he needed so badly. Sure, he didn't truly live alone. The back of his home was to the sea where Bubbles and his other companions played in a pinned in section in the water, and Woggle, Wiggly and his other wigletts stared from their specialized aquarium in his home, bu...

Claws clicked on the tiled flooring of his home, curled tail beginning to wag back and forth furiously as he looked around the house. Aeson was still asleep, which left Knight awake with the two other pokemon, and all of them to their own devices. While Lil King seemed to be distracted with the orb that he held and could move around at will, it seemed Queen was playing with a large ball that their trainer had gotten for them for entertainment. Knight remembered ...