Pokémon Rust: Tyranitars in F-14s

[hero122]

In other news? A suggestion/entry!

>Professor: Be the pervert. Have stereotypical hidden crush on main-character.

Calvin or Susie? ....or Hobbes?

Hobbes.
What else does he do then HAND OUT electric pokemon... HMMMMM?

[harmoniousExtremes]

So she's a dirty cheater. XD

Nope, I'll give you that, if anyone's the cheater here it's Calvin.

He just has a handicap he doesn't know about yet.

Handicap? I think they prefer to be called "Special". XD Kidding, of course.

In other news? A suggestion/entry!

>Professor: Be the pervert. Have stereotypical hidden crush on main-character.

Calvin or Susie? ....or Hobbes?

Does it really matter?

[Ladybug]

Does it really matter?

Depends which quadrant.

[OnBackorder]

In other news? A suggestion/entry!

>Professor: Be the pervert. Have stereotypical hidden crush on main-character.

Calvin or Susie? ....or Hobbes?

The professor is obviously her own main character. She should call Susie all the time and brag about herself, give Mrs Wormwood tickets to spa visits the professor 'just doesn't need' and other highly narcissistic thingies.

[Ladybug]

>Professor: Update us on your research.

"Well, I have discovered that there are neither water nor ground types in the mud bath. Let's check the sauna and hot tub."

[MessiahForHire]

I support this business.

> Professor: Become the main character.

In other news? A suggestion/entry!

>Professor: Be the pervert. Have stereotypical hidden crush on main-character.

Calvin or Susie? ....or Hobbes?

It's obviously Hobbes. No one else has his sheer animal magnetism.

[Ladybug]

It's obviously Hobbes. No one else has his sheer animal magnetism.

(Hobbes is a girl)

[harmoniousExtremes]

It's obviously Hobbes. No one else has his sheer animal magnetism.

(Hobbes is a girl)

(Yes, but Hobbes' animal magnetism is clearly male. He gets all the poke-bitches.)

[MessiahForHire]

It's obviously Hobbes. No one else has his sheer animal magnetism.

(Hobbes is a girl)

(Wait did you think I was talking about the Shinx?)

[Ladybug]

It's obviously Hobbes. No one else has his sheer animal magnetism.

(Hobbes is a girl)

(Wait did you think I was talking about the Shinx?)

(Yes)

[MessiahForHire]

It's obviously Hobbes. No one else has his sheer animal magnetism.

(Hobbes is a girl)

(Wait did you think I was talking about the Shinx?)

(Yes)

(I wasn't)

[OnBackorder]

It's obviously Hobbes. No one else has his sheer animal magnetism.

(Hobbes is a girl)

(Wait did you think I was talking about the Shinx?)

(Yes)

(I wasn't)

So does the old lady has pictures of a cartoon tiger in her wallet, from a cartoon that apparently transcends dimensions?

[Galaxa13]

Calvin and Hobbes is a universal constant.

[Oblivion]

==> Name him Locke. Then run like hell.



Locke it is. Locke is currently gnawing at his bonds. Meaning you have a very effective time limit as to when you need to reach Abscor City. You hoof it as fast as your legs will carry you.

It's a couple of miles between Hephsterdam and Abscor, and by the time you arrive the sun has already set. The air has gotten significantly colder and the wind much harsher, and snow has started to fall. Thankfully you clear the distance in your fastest time yet, and manage to make it to town before the blizzard hits.

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Abscor City rests at the foot of Mount Pyth and, aside from small hamlets like Hephsterdam, is the northernmost city in the Iotavi Region. It doesn't have a Gym, but it doesn't need one - its location provides enough transit, as does the Power Plant stationed at the foot of the Falls that descend from the mountain.

It does, however, have plenty of Pokemon Trainers passing through or living here, so there are the necessities - a PokeCenter and a Mart for supplies.

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You make a beeline for the store. Locke has managed to chew through the first couple of bands of twine, and is making quick progress on the rest. He's also glaring daggers at you. You're not sure whether he'll bolt for freedom or lunge for revenge when he gets free, but you'd rather not wait for either option.

==> Enter Mart and proudly display your catch.



Hello Abscor City! Look-
Aah! What are you doing?!
Huh? What?
Why did you tie that Pokemon to a board!?
It's not a board, it's a sled! And I didn't have any other way to catch him so...
You WHAT?
Yeah, gotta buy balls now, see ya!

It only just now occurs to you that this might be against League regulations in a way that can get you fined or even banned. Best not to let this go on too much longer, and keep such incidents to a minimum in the future.

Yeah right. The only thing that's going to stop you from doing this again is not running out of PokeBalls, and running into stuff that's too big to tie down.

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Hey there.
Shopkeeper: Hi. Welcome to Abscor Mart. Wh-... what the hell.
Yeah, five PokeBalls please!

That should be enough to start. You think. You've got enough cash saved for more than that, if you need.

You immediately spend the first officially capturing Locke. Between the fight with Hobbes, being pinned down and tied, then being dragged-carried two and a half miles over snowy backwoods while struggling to escape then to bite his way free, he doesn't stand much of a chance of escape. That done, you recollect your twine and shoulder your sled, then make your way back outside.

Son of a Bidoof it got cold out here! The snow is coming down in sheets and the wind is roaring. Looks like your travels for tonight are done.

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You scramble your way through the snowy square and manage to get back to the PokeCenter. You get a few glances due to being covered in snow and visibly exhausted, but thankfully it seems word doesn't travel from one shop to another that quickly, and the attendant happily takes Hobbes and Locke and puts them through the machine.

You're definitely not going anywhere tonight, so you request room and board for the evening. As with all PokeCenters lodging is free for League-registered trainers, and she directs you to the downstairs escalator where you find several cots laid out in rows and curtains hanging from the ceilings. Simple and cheap, but you can't complain much about free service.

There are a handful of other trainers down here too, but you don't see Susie. Either she hasn't gotten this far and got caught out in the snowstorm or forced back to Heph, or she's already gone ahead. Several of them have let one or two of their Pokemon out of their balls for a bit as well, so you follow suit.

Hobbes glances around a little, then spins in a circle, flops down in place, and starts bathing herself. Locke looks up at the ceiling, over at Hobbes, toward the door, then glares at you. At least he doesn't run for it... yet. You decide not to risk it and put him back in the ball. You momentarily consider challenging some of the other trainers here, but there's signs all over the walls reading "No battling in lodge" and a rent-a-cop at the bottom of the stairs.

Despite this, there's one guy giving you the eye. He's about half a foot taller than you, and nearly as wide, with a mop of unruly black hair that covers his eyes. He holds a dented and tarnished Pokeball in one meaty hand, and a grungy Phanpy lays in a heap at his feet. The rest of the trainers aren't paying you any attention, but they do seem to be giving this guy a fairly wide berth - none of the cots around him are occupied.

What do you do?

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CALVIN STATS:

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POKEMON:
SHINX "Hobbes"

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Level 6
HP: 100%
Type ELECTRIC
> Tackle
> Leer
> -
> -

SANDSHREW "Locke"

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♂
Level 3
HP: 100%
Type GROUND
> Scratch
> Defense Curl
> -
> -

INVENTORY:
x1 Potion
x1 Sled
x1 PokeDoll (Raikou "Hobbes")
x2 Vampire Teeth
x4 Firecrackers
x1 Twine Spool --10% damaged--
x2 TM [ERROR]
x1 Bag of Marbles
x1 Deck of Cards
x6 Markers
x5 Chalk
x1 Pocket Knife
x1 Whistle
x1 "Fossil"
x1 Glass Eye
x1 Flash Drive
> x1 Town Map
x4 PokeBall

POKEDEX: 5 seen, 2 owned

[Ladybug]

I can't decide. Hmm.

>Calvin: Sleep.

Then

>Be Locke. Plot escape. Or vengeance. Both?

or

>Be Susie.

[MessiahForHire]

If it's Locke...

> Plot an incredibly complex and elaborate escape. Have everything go catastrophically wrong along the way in the background.

[Ladybug]

> It should involve barrels.

[OnBackorder]

Invite McMeaty to the rooftop for an epic first battle.

[harmoniousExtremes]

Do something to creep the guy out and make him stop staring at you.

[MessiahForHire]

> It should involve barrels.

> But first you need a Ponyta...

[Siegmundfried]

I was wondering how long it would take for Moe to make his first appearance.

> Keep your distance from this cretin. Get assailed by him anyway.

[Viimesen_Kerran]

So I figured out what happened in that first battle, Hobbes has Rivalry as opposed to Intimidate.

Calvin: Go talk to Mcmeaty, he's obviously lonely. Have marbles ready for escape, hijinks

[WaveOfBabies]

Calvin: Walk up to McMeaty and teach him a thing or two about Pokemon battles.

[Oblivion]

==> Calvin: Avoid.



Sounds great. Avoiding the massive thug. You can do that.

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oh sweet merciful arceus hes coming right at you

hey twinky. you got a staring problem. you want somethin?

He's even more of a neanderthal up close. He can't be that much older than you but he's built like a tank and has a scruffy barely-shaven beard. His Phanpy's plopping along behind him and mirrors his glares perfectly, and he has a second ball on his belt.

Oh, and when he moved everyone in the room was quick to get out of his way, with the singular exception of the cop at the foot of the stairs.

Uh... nope, nah, I'm good.
i think youre lyin at me.
Who me? Why would I want anything from such a... fine outstanding specimen of neolithic superiority as yourself?
what?

You've confused him! Now's your chance! You attempt to bolt for the safety of the stairs...

hey twinky, where you think youre goin?

... only to find yourself strangled by your own scarf.

Holy crap he's fast for someone so big!

==> Have marbles ready!

Panic overrides preparation and you dump your entire cache of marbles on the ground, just in time to be dragged back into them. So now you're on your ass in addition to hanging from this punk's vicegrip on your scarf.

you think youre a funny guy, dont ya?
Hurk... I like thu thindh I huvv uh gud suns of hummer...
heh. heh heh.

He drops you, mercifully. You spend a few moments gasping for breath, ignoring the marbles jabbing into your back.

okay funny guy. lets see how good your laughs are where it counts.
Sorry Jack, all out of Guffaws for today. No Ethers either, and the Center doesn't do humans.
im not jack, jackass. im moe.
Oh okay. Where's Larry and Curly? Can I have your autograph? Wait a minute, I thought Curly was the fat one.

He kicks you. Ow.

Alright, that's enough you hooligans. Take it outside. Can't you read?
He started it!
And I'm finishin' it. OUT!
heh heh heh.
Oh go choke on a Magikarp.

==> Walk up to McMeaty and teach him a thing or two about Pokemon battles.

You and Moe - and Hobbes and Moe's Phanpy - head back upstairs then out into the snow. It's still coming down in torrents, but as long as the battle stays in front of the Center you should be safe from the wind. You both only have two Pokemon, so this should be relatively quick.

You just wish you had more time to grind before it came to your first real battle. Yeah, first real one. That skirmish with Susie? Warm-up round. Doesn't count.

==> Locke: Plot.



You are, momentarily, the Sandshrew currently known as Locke.

You have had a very, very, very bad day. Normally this time of year you would be hibernating, only waking once every couple of weeks to forage then descending back into slumber until spring. Foraging was exactly what you were doing today when all of a sudden a Shinx showed up and attacked you. You of course, wanting this intruder out of your territory, fought back; she didn't put up much of a fight, but she had the advantage of experience as a trainer's pet that you thus far lacked. To add insult to injury, instead of simply shoving you inside one of those confounded prison-balls, the Shinx's master proceeded to take a piece of driftwood with metal claws, slam it into you repeatedly, tie you up, and drag you through the woods to some place you've never been before. And just as you start to get free, there comes the prison ball.

You've been forced to rest and recuperate since, due to that strange cave that you were put into along with your fellow prisoner Hobbes. One second you were in the ball struggling to find a way to free yourself despite your exhaustion, the next you were asleep and your wounds mostly mended. You were allowed to see the light of day momentarily, as well as a better view of the face of your captor, then returned to your jail before you could act.

You have seen the face of your enemy, and he will suffer.

You will make him regret the moment his loyal stooge sniffed out your warren. You will force him to lament the second he decided to take you captive. You will teach him agony beyond words. You will make his ex-

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Alright Locke, let's go!
Mrrrrrrn...

The jailer has called you out to fight in his stead. Why would you battle for him? You want to fight AGAINST him. You want to hurt him. You want to...

time to kill buckethead.
Ooom!

But if you attack him now, that will leave your back exposed to this creature, who you already know can cause you severe harm if you're not careful.

Very well. You will fight against this creature, and any others the larger human sends out. But once they are gone, it will be you and your keeper, and there will be blood.

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You are now Calvin again. Locke is still glaring at you every time you enter his field of vision, but he seems focused on the opponent for now. Nevertheless, you feel a small chill go down your spine.

Maybe it's just because you have a bit of a disadvantage in this fight....

==> BATTLE!


VS.

THUG MOE wants to battle!

==> Round 1: Locke VS. Buckethead

Lv3 VS. Lv2

Judging by the fidgeting of his Bellsprout and the rather good condition its ball is in compared to the other he's holding - which you guess belongs to the Phanpy - you guess Moe's only had this Pokemon about as long as you've had Locke. Maybe that means you can actually win this....

LOCKE used SCRATCH!
BUCKETHEAD used VINE WHIP! It's Super Effective!

Locke is NOT looking good. One more of those and he's a goner.

LOCKE used SCRATCH!
BUCKETHEAD used VINE WHIP! It's Super Effective!

That SHOULD have finished him. Even with a strength advantage, the vulnerability should have just been too much. But by some miracle, he's still conscious, hanging on by the barest bit. Maybe...?

LOCKE used SCRATCH! Critical Hit!
BUCKETHEAD fainted!
LOCKE grew to LEVEL 4!

Somehow, miraculously, you won.

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[Oblivion]

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Locke celebrates this victory by grabbing Buckethead, bending it painfully over his knee, then turning around and hurling the agonized creature directly at you. The Bellsprout shrieks then lays there mewling piteously until Moe calls it back to its ball.

The Sandshrew simply stares at you, sap dripping from its claws.

You get that chill again.

Then you return Locke to his ball. Even if you weren't worried that he was going to run off or something, there's no way he can fight much longer after that beating.

==> Round 2: Hobbes VS. Dozer

Lv6 VS. Lv8

The instant Hobbes gets into the fray her hackles are up and she starts snarling. THAT'S not a reaction you've seen before.

That's the spirit! Get'im Hobbes!
dozer. kill!

HOBBES used TACKLE!

That... actually worked a lot better than you're used to. Not enough to win the battle in one shot, but it seems like Hobbes is actually putting up a decent fight. She hasn't seemed to want to fight most of the time, except that one battle with that Cherubi.

DOZER used TACKLE!

Unfortunately, seems like Moe's partner can give back just as well as it can take.

HOBBES used TACKLE!
DOZER used GROWL! Attack decreased!
HOBBES used TACKLE!
DOZER used TACKLE!

Despite Moe's meager attempts at tactics, the battle still seems neck and neck. It'll be decided in the next few...

HOBBES used TACKLE!
DOZER used FLAIL!
HOBBES fainted!

heh heh heh.

Oh.

Well, no way you're going to lose after coming this far.

Okay Locke! Let's finish this!

You burn one of your Potions on Locke, before Moe can smack him down. All his wounds appear to vanish. He gives you another one of those glares, but at least he turns his focus back to the battle just in time to get a face full of Phanpy.

DOZER used FLAIL!

Thankfully, Locke's tough hide manages to keep him standing after that beating.

DOZER used FLAIL!

Crap, it's faster than you.

LOCKE used SCRATCH! Critical Hit!
DOZER fainted!

What.

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no friggin way.
Yes friggin' way! WOO! Pay up, meathead!
oh ill pay you up twinky, ill pay you up good...
AAAAH! Sanctuary! Sanctuary!

You snatch Locke back up into his ball and flee back into the Pokemon Center. Moe never gave you your reward for the battle, but frankly you're not particularly interested in the money at this point. You beat that thug fair and square, though it cost you a Potion and Hobbes fainting to do it. And Locke got some well-needed combat experience in the process.

You consider this a productive day, and thus have zero qualms about heading back down into the lodge, picking up your marbles, reclaiming your abandoned cot, and zonking out until the storm passes.

Doubly so when Moe apparently never comes back downstairs. You wonder if he ever came back inside, or if you'll find a Moecicle in the yard in the morning.

So, since Calvin and his crew are calling it a night....

==> Be Susie.



You are now Susie. You are somewhere on Route 11, in your sturdy PADDED TENT. You knew you would never make it to Abscor City on time to beat the storm, so you found a relatively well-shaded glade and set up your tent, which is specially designed to be able to withstand nearly any natural weather short of a tornado or flood. (Protection from powerful Pokemon attacks not guaranteed.) Thankfully, your tent came with a small PORTABLE HEATLAMP and a nice warm BEDROLL so that you can sleep comfortably warm tonight. It's also fireproof! (Well, again, as long as fire Pokemon are not involved.)

You have already acquired two new Pokemon in addition to training Mr. Bun. One was a SNORUNT you encountered almost immediately after leaving Hephsterdam and captured. The second was a CHINGLING that you found unconscious and badly injured in the middle of the path. If you didn't know better, you would think it was trampled by a stampede then run over by someone riding a sled! You'd blame Calvin, but you know Calvin too well; these meager paths are too tame for him to bother sledding on, he likes the steep hills at the foot of the mountains in the woods north of Hephsterdam. The chances of him sledding out here are practically nil. More than likely it was some youngster from Hephsterdam or Abscor who didn't see the poor creature. You had its wounds tended back at the Lab, but it still has a crack in the bottom of its bell that won't seem to heal.

So you have two new party members! What are their names? And what do you plan to do, while you wait out the storm?

SUSIE STATS:

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POKEMON:
BUNEARY "Mr. Bun"

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Level 7
HP: 100%
Type NORMAL
Happiness: 180
> Pound
> Foresight
> Endure
> Defense Curl

SNORUNT ???

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Level 4
HP: 100%
Type ICE
Happiness: 75
> Powder Snow
> Leer
> Double Team
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CHINGLING ???

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Level 3
HP: 100%
Type PSYCHIC
Happiness: 50
> Wrap
> -
> -
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INVENTORY:
x5 Potion
x8 PokeBall
x5 Antidote
x5 Ice Heal
x3 Burn Heal
x3 Parlyz Heal
x3 Awakening
x5 Oran Berry
x1 Town Map
x1 FirstAid Kit
x1 Padded Tent + Supply Kit (in use)

POKEDEX: 8 seen, 3 owned

CALVIN STATS:

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POKEMON:
SHINX "Hobbes"

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Level 6
HP: 100%
Type ELECTRIC
> Tackle
> Leer
> -
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SANDSHREW "Locke"

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♂
Level 4
HP: 100%
Type GROUND
> Scratch
> Defense Curl
> -
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INVENTORY:
x1 Sled
x1 PokeDoll (Raikou "Hobbes")
x2 Vampire Teeth
x4 Firecrackers
x1 Twine Spool --10% damaged--
x2 TM [ERROR]
x1 Bag of Marbles
x1 Deck of Cards
x6 Markers
x5 Chalk
x1 Pocket Knife
x1 Whistle
x1 "Fossil"
x1 Glass Eye
x1 Flash Drive
> x1 Town Map
x4 PokeBall

POKEDEX: 7 seen, 2 owned

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Locke pics by MessiahForHire =D