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[rydiaofmist]

Who: Everyone!
Where: The newly discovered island
What: After recent events, the people of Union could use a bit of R&R. What better place than a tropical island?
Warnings: Drinks with little umbrellas in them, swimsuits, idek



An island paradise, discovered just off the southern coast, less than a day's travel from the city. A strong enough Pokemon could easily carry their partner and others out there. It was hard to say just who sent the original message, but pictures surfaced, with the tagline "Don't you wish you were here," came over the warp bands' feeds, and, like Venomoths to the flame, people began clamoring toward this new found tropical get-away. Those who wanted to go would find it easy enough--with so many people making their way to investigate, for whatever reason they claimed (but let's be honest, it was probably the beach), one could just hitch a ride.

The island itself appeared untouched by human contact. The Pokemon were strange and different compared to the fare immediately around Union. A warm breeze blew through palm trees, carrying the scent of hibiscus flowers. The water, blue as the summer sky, was warm and inviting.

This truly was a paradise.

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[crimson_pinnacle]

Two. He didn't know what sort of Pokemon they were, and he sure as hell wasn't an Analyst to divine the answers, but he did know his Pokemon. It was terrible all-around. Abby couldn't use Fire-Type moves as is, and without the boost wouldn't be for much. If only he could bur--Wait. He needed Nike.

Feeling the tears start from the pain in his foot and choking back a cry as he stood, he turned and ran. "Nike! I NEED YOU! Use Sand Attack!" The Pidgey was up in the air and rushing to his voice to whip up the ample sand into their eyes. Red didn't have much for protection, but he did have his hat, removing it and pressing it over his face to avoid being blinded himself.

((OOC: A question if you can answer it, can Red's Charmander use it's tail to ignite things? For practicality it makes sense he could, but I want to get this cleared up.))

[bravenewmods]

((Yes, it can. To some degree. Additionally, as a note, the Warp Band has a ranged recall feature, as well as an SOS.))

One of the Pokemon opens its mouth and launches a blast of water at the Pidgey. Even with the sand, it still hits dead on, and the unconscious bird starts falling out of the sky.

The second turns on Red and charges. Just as it's taking off, the sound of more stomping can be heard as two more come crashing out of the brush.

[aniiue]

[Wait. It is a foot. Chester stops short, staring at the ground, then alllllll the way up the neck of the "Palm Tree," eyes widening. His Yanma... courageously hides behind Chester's back as the blue haired young man reached for his bow and arrow.]

Open...and to explain Red in all the other tags I make.

[crimson_pinnacle]

"Nike!" Red shouts for the fifth time, jogging down the sand, and...Well. Other than his hat and his Warp Band, Red is sans culottes.

The Pidgey while normally very Mild in temperament, has decided to be sneaky and has a red and black cloth clutched in it's talons as it flies down the beach almost casually, and Red finally comes to a stop. The Pidgey likewise settles down on the sand with Red's trunks, and finally lets Red calmly walk up before trying to take off. He manages to grab a leg this time, and the sand gives from under him, and Nike also lets go at that moment, letting Red's shorts fly off into the water, and a riptide quickly draws them away.

Defeated, and really everyone's probably seen him--all of him by now anyway, he merely shrugs and adjusts his hat before setting it down on Abby, his faithful Charmander before he dives into the water.

[bravenewmods]

[Chester sees coconuts in the trees. But they aren't coconuts. They're faces. Leering at him. All around him. And just as suddenly, he feels lances of pain shooting through his head as his vision blurs and spirals out of control. In his more coherent moments, he may recognize the telltale eye glow of a psychic assault.]

[antiseptic]

[He's about to set off when he notices Apollo getting ready, so he swings back to see what he's up to.]

Hello, Hippopotas. [If the Pokemon doesn't object, he reaches out to pet him on the nose while he turns to talk to Apollo, studying his other Pokemon curiously.]

I see you've found yourself some new Pokemon. And some clothes too! How nice.

[Yes, Jade was on the beach when Apollo emerged from the sea.]

[aniiue]

Savior.

[Chester gasps, putting a hand up to his head. He's too close and woozy now to fire an arrow at it, trying to scramble backward. Even with the attack though, he tries to think. Think, think, think, it looks like a tree, it's probably... Grass Type? And Psychic... Ugh, his head. Managing to open his Warp Band, his summons his Pidgey. The bird flies up right away, seeing his friends in danger, and tries to land a Brave Bird on the much stronger Pokemon while Chester tries to shake off the Psychic assault and get far enough away to fire at it.]

[bravenewmods]

[The psychic attack abates as the attack strikes. The Pokemon, however, now turn their gaze on the Pidgey, which wobbles in the air as they stare it down before dropping out of the sky, snoring softly. As Chester's vision refocuses, he notices at least 8 of the tree Pokemon crowding around him.]

[crimson_pinnacle]

Water Type. That means coming any closer to the ocean is just a death sentence.

Raising his Warp Band, he records the Pokemon as it charges, and the two more emerging before he turns off the video and dives, doing the only thing he can; scooping some sand and flinging it at the Pokemon's eyes as he moves to his feet. He takes off again, back toward the treeline and panting as he also recalls Nike and raises the Warp Band so he can speak.

"Hey, this," He takes a breath of air, "is Red. I found a bit of trouble. Need some help. Can't talk, just come." He pauses, running into the treeline.

"Abby, return!" He shouts, remembering to turn off the audio and turn on the SOS as he recalls the Charmander back to him, picking up the fire lizard and running with him. "I need you to find something to burn, anything. I need--" He stops talking and picks up a stick as he's running, holding it to the Charmander's tail to see if he can start a fire. Which, sadly is taking much longer than if Charmander could even use Ember.

((OOC: Activated the SOS, just in case that needs noted.))

[aniiue]

Shuu'u!

[Chester watches frantically as his Pidgey falls from the air, asleep, his eyes wide. With the Psychic gone, he can finally fire one of his steel tipped arrows at the strange tree Pokemon... Only to look around him, behind himself, and see so many more.]

Hayate, Shuu'u... Go back in the Warp Band!

[He's not going to let his Pokemon get hurt because of his own stupidity... They disappear back into the Warp Band, and he tries to look for an opening to run.]

[bravenewhelpers]

[Imogen is in great luck! With the coast being so close, the Pokemon here are accustomed to the lush surrounding and thrive off them. In other words, most of them are herbivores coming to the coast line to snack on what greens grow only a few miles away.

However, you'll soon come across tracks. This Pokemon lurking close has large, broad feet. Are they friend or foe?]

[for_realsies]

*Clearly it's a friend, because everyone is a friend you don't know until they turn out to be mean.*

*So of course she doesn't hesitate to follow those tracks.*

[bravenewmods]

[The trees are crowding around him, but his arrow did knock one off balance, giving him a small opening.]

[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

[Hippopotas leans into the petting. No objections here.

Apollo pulls the drawstrings of his bag shut and leans it against a tree.]

I transported them over when I got here and had my clothes in my bag. They aren't from the island.

[Continuing to miss the issue.]

We're going to look around a bit and see if we can find a high spot and where everyone here gets their water from. We should be able to get a good idea of how big the island is and what kinds of Pokémon live here if we can find those.

Were you going to explore too?

[springcleaning]

Levi had been conned into coming out to this sandy, hot hell hole by his definitely not in any way friend and/or boyfriend Erwin Smith. They had planned on fishing at the pier at the bottom of the continent, but Erwin had insisted on coming out with everyone else here instead. Ditching the old man for right now, Levi walks down the sand. He's not in uniform, for once, also in... what looked like his boxers and a baggy tshirt. (It's his, damn it. Definitely not Erwin's.) He's not doing much of anything except glare at the sand sticking to his feet and keeping an eye on his new Pokemon, an Omanyte creatively named Shell. He's poking around the sand, enjoying himself as he looks for hermit crabs and other things Levi's roommate had promised them would be there. It was exciting to be on the surface after its entire life down in the Deep Canyon! Even if the bright sun was hurting his eyes a little. Luckily, Levi had bought him a fashionable visor to wear around his shell! How nice of him. They come across Fig's little hut and Levi leans to look in it while Shell continues to kick around the sand a little bit.

Meanwhile, a ways away, is Bug of course. Levi doesn't seem to go much anywhere without his first Pokemon. He's given him free reign to roll up and down the sand around the island at high speeds! The dumb Whirlipede is finally getting hold of his speed and able to do sharp turns and doughnuts in the sand! Of course, this is probably kicking up sand all over the place and making a mess of any picnics anywhere. When Bug sees Victor in the distance, he slows down, rolling up to him. What're you making?

[aniiue]

[Chester picks himself up and bolts for the opening, just hoping he's quick enough...]

[bravenewhelpers]

[The brush becomes thick as she travels deeper, you're in tall grass now. Pokemon lurk in tall grass, didn't your mother warn you?

This turf is thick and hard to maneuver in, the pokemon you're bound to come across has made large dents into this thick brush -- It's size is grand in comparison. The tracks are no longer visible but the pokemon has made it easy to follow, you're heading toward a group of odd looking trees.]

[bravenewmods]

[He is! But one of the coconut heads is now sailing through the air right at him.]

[aniiue]

[It hits him in square in the back, snapping his quiver of arrows and sending all of them sailing in random directions. Vaguely, in the back of his mind, he prays for any tiny Bug or Grass Pokemon to forgive him if they get hit. He leans to pick up two or three for defense, but continues to book it out of there, toward the shore again.]

[springcleaning]

[Levi is holding his Omanyte above Jade's head, carefully maneuvering its tentacle (soaked in tanning oil) to write cocks on his exposed forehead.]

[thatwasnotmyintent]

[Erwin is an Adult, so he would never think to bother his be-robed comrade.

...Gunsmoke is not an Adult, though, and will go careening through the sand to leap onto Jade because friend!!!]

[for_realsies]

*Immy's nobleborn, she shouldn't be outside of the city? Where would you find tall grass in the city?*

Cooooool.

*Imogen almost wished she had her sketchpad, these trees are totally different from the stuff in the city. She's still keeping an eye out for the pokemon that left these tracks, but she's definitely going to keep toward those trees.*

[bravenewmods]

[The good news is the stick lights.

The bad news is there are four angry, enormous Pokemon running after Red.]

[bravenewhelpers]

[Turns out, after closer inspection, they are banana trees!

All around her there are tones and tones of banana trees, but more importunately the tracks are ending. In fact, the brush is completely normal here, whatever Pokemon you're bound to meet enjoys the tastes of bananas.

Humm they are around here somewhere, but where?]

[tinytactician]

"She's absolutely gorgeous," Armin coos, emphatically enough that his little Mareep lifts her tiny head, yawning and making a happy baby sound towards Huzar.

"Oh, right, this is Nim. It's short for Cumulonimbus." Armin's naming privileges should be revoked, tbh. "And Famke is around here somewhere...I couldn't leave them behind, you know? I'd worry too much."