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Post by subtleAssiduities on Aug 2, 2011 14:10:13 GMT -5
Tunes looked around, wide eyed as she walked into Goldenrod City. She had never been there before, but she had heard good things about the place. Now, as she walked through, she was a bit disappointed. The city did not feel happy, like so many had said it did. As a matter of fact, there seemed to be a... darkness over the entire place. Like something was wrong.
Vivian looked around warily as she walked by the trainer's side, her eyes narrowing. "This place is a dump," she growled, her tail twitching. In the time she had spent with Note, she had learned not to fear cities, but she was still not fond of them. This one especially felt off to her.
The little Eevee at her side sneezed and shook his head, his eyes shifting back and forth. Like his older companion, he was also wary of the city, but for different reasons. His abnormally long tail swished low to the ground. "I don't like it here, Viv," he growled.
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Post by Atticus on Aug 2, 2011 14:21:28 GMT -5
Angelo crept along the road, pressed against the building walls. Team Rocket Grunts were guarding multiple buildings and holding many hostage. Team Rocket was serious this time, he was sure of it. They had the whole place on lock down. No one could leave the city by foot and no one could fly. Ellie was stuck in her condominium with a PC to access all her Pokémon, so she was sure not to let any grunt in... otherwise they would be able to hack her whole database and rob her of every single Pokémon she was in possession of.
Angelo was forced to creep along town, risking his safety, to find food for everyone. He had to find a store of sorts... The Dark Type moved along the shadows until he spotted a new Trainer by the gate. He crouched down and licked his lips. She was sure to have food!
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Post by subtleAssiduities on Aug 2, 2011 14:27:51 GMT -5
From the tiny pocket on Tune's vest a pikachu poked her head out. The tiny Pokémon was smaller than EV's paw, but her legendary tenacity was nothing to underestimate. She looked around and growned. "This place is a dump! I thought we were going someplace nice!" she cried, lowering her ears.
"I know, Lemondrop, we'll leave soon,"Tunes murmured to the tiny Pikachu, patting her head. The little Pokémon sunk back into the pocket, frowning.
As Vivian looked around, from the corner of her eye she thought she caught something moving by an alley. She turned, but whatever she had seen was gone. Her lip curled in suspicion, but she could no longer see anything.
The Eevee and Tunes both came to a stop, looking at the dog Pokémon warily. "What's wrong?" Tunes asked, trying to see something.
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Post by Atticus on Aug 2, 2011 14:37:45 GMT -5
Angelo, controlled by hunger, prowled around the trainer and their Pokémon. One looked oddly familiar though, but all the Umbreon's red eyes targeted was food. He lifted his nose into the air, his yellow markings flickering in the darkness. The Dark Type began to murmur a warped growling noise, stalking along the sidewalks. Did she have food? The smell of smoke and chaos clogged his nose and he was invulnerable to the smell. He narrowed his eyes.
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Post by subtleAssiduities on Aug 2, 2011 14:42:32 GMT -5
Tune's bag, the one at her hip, was filled with pokeblocks and poffins. She gasped as she saw the Umbreon, stiffening.
The fur on Vivian's shoulders stood up, and she snarled, glaring down the ragged Umbreon. She saw the hunger in them, she recognized it as a look she had worn so many times. But this mangy scrap looked familiar to her, and that was unsettling.
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Post by Atticus on Aug 2, 2011 14:49:37 GMT -5
Angelo, completely fearless, prowled forward, growling. He looked at the Flareon mishap as the fur along his spine began to bristle. "(What do you have in the bag?)" he demanded, his fluffy tail lashing. The Umbreon would have put on a tougher act if he hadn't felt like he knew the Eon. There was something about her that rang a bell. If he hadn't been so delusional with hunger, perhaps he could have recognized her. In the back of his conscious, he knew that if he was able to score up some food and take a nice, well-deserved nap, he'd be able to think better and hopefully recall who this was. He knew her. He knew he did.
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Post by subtleAssiduities on Aug 2, 2011 14:54:44 GMT -5
"Nothing that belongs to you!" she snarled, taking a step forward. It was digging at the back of her brain, how familiar he looked. Why couldn't she remember? She knew she had never met such a ragged Umbreon before, so why did he look like that now?
The little Eevee took a step back, fighting the extreme fear he felt at seeing the wild look in the Umbreon's eyes. He stared at Vivian, wide-eyed, as she stood in front of them, protecting them.
Lemondrop's eyes narrowed, and sparks started to fly from her cheeks. "This hairball really thinks he's going to rob us?"
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Post by Atticus on Aug 2, 2011 15:10:18 GMT -5
Angelo's wicked eyes flashed up at the Pikachu who spoke up from the human's pocket. "(I would shut up if I were you, you little twit,)" the Umbreon fumed, openning his mouth as a dark, purple and black Shadow Ball formed in front of him and launched at the tiny Pikachu.
While he sent the Shadow Ball hurtling towards Lemondrop, he lunged over EV and curled his teeth around the bag, tugging it off the straps and collecting it in his mouth. The smell of poffin overwhelmed him. It was fresh, new, and relieving. With a meal so close, he had to get away! He couldn't let them take it back! Now with the broken bag in his mouth, he made a dash for it.
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Post by subtleAssiduities on Aug 2, 2011 15:22:41 GMT -5
Tunes screamed, falling to the ground as both she and Lemondrop avoided the dark attack. The pikachu left from her trainer's pocket, cheeks sparking. "I'll show you little twit!" she screeched, and lightning exploded from her cheeks and enveloped the Umbreon as he tried to dash away.
Vivian rushed over, pinning him to the ground as he fell from the electric attack. "You little bastard!" she snarled, glaring at him in rage. "You have a lot of nerve to..." she trailed off as she looked at the Umbreon's face. It was slowly coming back to her, who he was.... Could this really be...?
The little Eevee ran to Tunes as the girl picked herself up, shaken, but not hurt. She looked at him, and then down to where Lemondrop was standing ready for battle with electricity dancing around her cheeks. Her eyes shifted again to where Vivian had the Umbreon pinned.
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Post by Atticus on Aug 2, 2011 16:00:53 GMT -5
The Umbreon held back a yelp as he was electrocuted during his get-away. He rolled onto his back as he felt a large weight hold him to the ground. At first she looked like the was ready to kill him, but her sentence trailed off into nothingness and her features softened from their hard glare. Those eyes... The features started to resurrect themselves into his memory.
His brows furrowed. It wasn't like he'd had amnesia. So who was this?
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Post by subtleAssiduities on Aug 2, 2011 16:17:12 GMT -5
"...Angelo," she murmured, staring at the Umbreon in disbelief.
"Kick his ass, Viv!" the little Eevee called, oblivious to the exchange taking place. Vivian ignored him, still staring down at the Umbreon she had pinned.
Lemondrop's ears twitched. "What is she doing!?"
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Post by Atticus on Aug 2, 2011 16:21:15 GMT -5
Angelo's eyes widened when the mutant spoke his name. How did she know? But then it hit him. The scruffy fur, red-and-yellow coat, black rings, singed ears... "(...EV...)" he breathed, the hunger fading from his clouded eyes. He dropped the bag, feeling guiltier than ever. He completely relaxed, continuing to stare into her eyes. It was really her... There was no other Pokémon who looked even relatively close to her. He ignored the other Pokémon's cheers to end him. How long had they been apart? He swallowed, feeling the saliva rush down his throat.
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Post by subtleAssiduities on Aug 2, 2011 16:26:13 GMT -5
Seeing the hunger fade from his eyes, he backed off of him, and her tail went up. "You look like hell! What do you think you're doing!?" Pity was forming in her chest for the Umbreon, and it made her uncomfortable. The emotion made her feel vulnerable, and she hated that. Then again, Angelo had a way of often making her feel vulnerable.
Tunes slowly got to her feet, and stood, watching the two anxiously. Did they know each other? Because she had honestly expected her brother's Pokémon to rip the Umbreon apart.
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Post by Atticus on Aug 2, 2011 16:30:56 GMT -5
The Umbreon scrambled to his paws, shaking out his fur. He looked up at EV, his necklace swaying back and forth with his movements. "(Sorry about that. I couldn't really... see right,)" he apologized, dipping his head to the Flareon mix.
To answer her question, he lifted his paw and gestured to the space around him. ("Goldenrod City is in hell. Team Rocket moved in and decided to take over the joint. The whole city is on lock down. Now that you're here, you can't get out. I would have warned you if... my vision hadn't been so clouded. Ellie's ill so I have to sneak out of the house and get some food for the company. If you hadn't been able to tell; we haven't had much luck.")
The bony Pokémon desperately tried to ignore the aroma of the poffins beside him. He couldn't steal from his friend.
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Post by subtleAssiduities on Aug 2, 2011 16:35:51 GMT -5
Vivian's eyes narrowed. She looked back and with a wave of her tail she gestured for them to come forward.
The little Eevee blinked. He looked at Tunes, pulling on her pantleg briefly before bounding to Vivian's side. He looked up at Angelo, glaring at him warily.
"I'm sure he explained this away," Lemondrop sighed, starting to gather up the things in the bag. The little Pikachu glared at the Umbreon for a moment, before trying to drag the bag to her trainer, but failing miserably.
Tunes picked up the bag and one hand and the Pikachu in the other. "What's going on, Vivian?" the girl asked, kneeling beside the Pokémon.
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