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    [Writing Contest] Favourite Pokemon Edition! (January 30th-February 28th)

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    IGN: Archonn

    A Shiny's Ode, Saved Me From Victory Road

     

    Spoiler

    My sobs echoed through the vast tunnels. A chorus of territorial Pokemon replied as if to say, stay away or perish. If only I could see them.

     

    I was woefully unprepared for this trek to Ever Grande City. Victory Road: the final obstacle every would-be champion faces before battling the five best trainers in Hoenn to become the champion. It had been a dream of mine since I was little. To be the greatest in the region had endless allure - fame, glory, power, respect. Even as a child, I knew that I would have to work harder than anyone to get there. I was just a nobody from the small city of Littleroot, after all - a town that didn’t even have a Pokemon Center. 

     

    And it did take years to get here. Hours of training and battling, endless toil, to become strong. I’ve met many new people and grown considerably, blossoming from a timid young trainer into a force to be reckoned with. I defeated many opponents and collected the eight badges of the Gym Challenge. Nothing could stop me - I had momentum, I had my five partner Pokemon with me, the fruits of my labor.

     

    But, my hubris got the better of me. I had entered Victory Road soon after getting my final badge. I should have let my Pokemon rest, I should have stocked up on items, I should have taught one of my Pokemon the Flash move I got long ago. 

     

    The cave is darker than the darkest I’ve ever seen. I can’t see my hands in front of my face. It’s cold. My heart is beating in my throat. Tears are streaming from my eyes. I want out. 

     

    All of my Pokemon are fainted. It turns out I’m not the only young hotshot itching to be the champion. I might have been able to beat the few trainers who stumbled across me, but my Pokemon were still weak from my battle with Wallace in Sootopolis. So here I was, lost in a pitch black cave, with no one or Pokemon to help me.

     

    Panic had struck me long ago. What if I never get out? What if I break my ankle on a rock I can’t see and can’t move? What if a Pokemon attacks? I look over my shoulder, uselessly. I swear something is following me.

     

    Getting desperate, I scream HELP. It reverberates and dies in the rocky walls that entomb me. Who knows if anyone heard it? My breathing is getting shallow, walls are getting tighter around me, I can’t stretch my arms out fully without touching cold stone.

     

    Then something taps my shoulder twice.

     

    Startled, I gasp aloud through my tears and turn around. “Who’s there?” I sputter, voice trembling. I wait for a response…

     

    But no one is there.

     

    “Help me!” I desperately plead again, but to no one.

     

    I drop to my knees and put my head in my hands. I’m losing my mind. I hyperventilate, though I know it doesn’t help. Deep in the cave it feels like there isn’t enough oxygen for me. I gasp and reach for fresh air, but my lungs can’t find it. I whimper and lay down on the damp ground. How could I have done this to myself and my Pokemon? I took everything for granted.

     

    An indiscriminate amount of time passes. I just laid there until I calmed down a bit, and I must have drifted asleep. It might have been an hour or five minutes. There was no way to tell with no light or other reference. At least the tears have dried up for now. 

     

    I weakly push myself back up to my feet. I’m fatigued and my limbs are weak, but I trudge on anyway, for the sake of my Pokemon who I dragged into this situation. Where did I go wrong? I would have never been in this situation as a kid. I felt invincible as I came in, but I was sorely mistaken. 

     

    “Help!” I feebly cry out again to anyone nearby. It doesn’t echo nearly as much as before. Each step is a calculated use of remaining energy as I go through the darkness, likely in circles… 

     

    Something taps my shoulder. 

     

    I sigh aloud in relief. I can’t see anyone, but I say again, “Please help! I’m lost and don’t know how to get out!”

     

    But nothing responds. 

     

    I’m worn out beyond belief, I lean up against a wall I can’t see and slowly sink until I’m sitting. Surely I’m not losing my mind.

     

    “Please,” I say through renewed tears, “show yourself!” I look around, squinting through the darkness, to try and see something. Nothing.

     

    I put my head in my hands again. I wipe my eyes and smooth my hair back and resolve to try once more. If I can’t make it out, I’ll release my Pokemon and hope they at least can get out when they slowly recover, if they ever do. I look up. 

     

    Directly in front of me is a pair of glowing blue eyes.

     

    I scream and recoil backwards into the hard wall, falling back down on my butt. I put my hand up to try and protect myself in vain. Here now is a Pokemon who wants me out of its home. It will attack me and that will be the end of my journey. I got this far at least. 

     

    But it just stands there, watching me with its gleaming eyes. I can hardly breathe as I wait for my fate… But it doesn’t come quickly. I put my hand down and watch the eyes that are watching me. They tilt like they’re curious. 

     

    Feeling a bit less threatened, I choke out, “Can you help me, please?”

     

    The Pokemon makes a noise. Its body is outlined as it too starts to glow. I can see it now, a Medicham. But it looks different than any I’ve seen. Must be the darkness…

     

    It stretches out its hand, but doesn’t touch me. It wants me to trust it. I reach out and gently take its hand. Like a pulse of electricity running through my veins, I feel invigorated. I have energy, my head is clear and my legs are strong enough to stand. I sigh in relief.

     

    “Recover… Incredible.” The medicham stops glowing as it stops transferring me its psychic energy. “Thank you, Medicham. You’ve saved me and my friends.” 

     

    It replies, but doesn’t let go of my hand. It keeps hold as it starts to lead the way.

     

    I can’t help but laugh in joy. “Will you lead me out?” 

     

    It responds affirmingly. I laugh again. The tears are still here, but their cause is now different. We walked and trudged through Victory Road, Medicham leading the way, until we could see light at the end of the tunnel. As we moved closer to salvation, I examined my rescuer. I couldn’t help but say wow.

     

    I knew Medicham to be pink and white, but this one was blue where pink should have been.

     

    We finally emerged from the cave, Ever Grande City looming over us nearby. I looked down and saw I was completely covered in dirt and filth. I laughed at the sight of it.

     

    “Thank you again, Medicham.” It let go of my hand and looked at me longingly. 

     

    I took an even closer look in the actual daylight now. Medicham wasn’t in much better shape than me. It looked beaten and worn. Then it collapsed, like I had earlier - it fainted. My trainer instincts took over, instincts that I had forgotten when I entered Victory Road. I would never take them for granted again. I scooped the Medicham up and ran towards the towering stadium.

     

     

    * * * 

     

     

    “It seems Medicham was rejected from its pack because of its unique coloring.” Nurse Joy explained as I sat in the waiting room of the connected Pokemon Center. The Final Stadium stood nearby, but I hadn't yet spared it a glance. Nurse Joy continued, “Victory Road is infamous for having crueler Pokemon than you might see in the rest of Hoenn. This sort of thing is common, though most rejected Pokemon don’t make it out… You likely saved this Medicham’s life.”

     

    I chuckled. “Really it saved my life. I had gotten lost in the cave and all my Pokemon were fainted and I had no items to help me escape. He found me and used Recover then led me out.”

     

    “How are your other Pokemon?”

     

    “Ah!” I sat up in my chair. I had completely forgotten about my other Pokemon. “They need to be healed as well.” I removed the Pokeballs from my belt and handed them over.

     

    “I see. Please wait here while I heal these Pokemon. Medicham should be out shortly.” She turned and went off to work. I sat and waited for Medicham to come…

     

    Medicham, it said as it emerged from the Nurse’s office, looking a lot healthier. I got up and ran over to it, bringing it into an embrace. As I held it, I felt no pity for it, only determination - determination to see it at the top of the Pokemon League, as I had once dreamed, as I still dreamed. I had been in its spot: a castaway on the edge of Hoenn, an ambitious young trainer who people scoffed at. Now we were both here at the end, together.

     

    I pulled away, but still held it at arm's length. “Medicham, would you like to join my team?”

     

    The Medicham smiled and nodded. Its blue colors looked radiant in the light, shining. 

     

    “Today, we will become champions.”

     

     

    * * *

     

     

    “Medicham, Hi Jump Kick!” I shrieked over the crowd’s thunderous cheers. Steven Stone, the Champion, and his Metagross stood across the battlefield from me. Our last Pokemon, Medicham versus Metagross, fought ferociously for the title of Champion. This was the very last obstacle, the last Pokemon standing between us and the top.

     

    I could barely hear Steven yell, “Meteor Mash!” 

     

    The Metagross slid across the ground to feint and slip under Medicham’s kick. It raised one of its front arms and punched, like a hydraulic press made to destroy anything under it. A final desperate attack with the force of every one of its defeated opponents behind it. A champion’s attack.

     

    I could feel Medicham’s energy and mine meld together, like we were one. I could see through its eyes, and it mine. Our strength and unwavering will were pooled - one and the same.

     

    Medicham glowed, filling the arena with a luminous aura. Time seemed to slow. Though the Metagross’ Meteor Mash was faster than the blink of an eye, Medicham dodged effortlessly, pirouetting into its windup.

     

    Medicham spun and let fly the most vicious kick the Pokemon League had ever seen. It was faster than Metagross’ piston because of the emotion behind it. It was stronger because of the bond I shared with it. 

     

    The kick connected, right between Metagross’ eyes. At once, the Metagross flew out of the arena and through the wall, crumbling all around it. The kick had seemed to precede its sound - a shockwave was sent throughout the stadium, a sonic boom temporarily deafening everyone.

     

    I watched the wall, holding my breath, though I knew it was over. I had felt it, just as my Medicham had. Then I heard the announcer.

     

    “Metagross is unable to battle! The challenger wins the battle and is the new Pokemon League Champion!” I couldn’t even hear the crowd. I ran onto the field and took Medicham into another embrace. We were the new champions.

     

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    Archon's Hide and Seek Extravaganza #1

    in Events

    Posted · Edited by Archon
    Changed starting location to Vermillion

    Archon's Hide and Seek Extravaganza 1

    (This event is for in-game Team RISE Members only)

     

    Date:

    26 February 2022

    Time:

    11am CST

    Location:

    Locations will vary across Hoenn and Kanto, Channel 3 only. We will start in Vermillion PC channel 3.

    Duration:

    10 Rounds of Hide and Seek

    Rules:

    • There will be 10 rounds of Hide and Seek, where I, Archonn will hide somewhere in either Kanto or Hoenn
    • I will then give a hint to my location in team chat. The first person to find me and send a trade request will win and get a prize.
    • All participants will then go back to Vermillion PC and wait for the next hint.
    • Only members of RISE can win rounds.
    • Anyone caught cheating (ex. colluding with other people [specifically people not in RISE]) will be disqualified for the rest of the event
    • Prizes will be evenly distributed between rounds
    • Extra rounds may be added if non-pokeyen donations are added, or if a lot of donations are contributed

     

    **Prizes are subject to grow bigger and will be updated before the event to better reflect the prize pool**
    Send donations to Archonn with subject line: Hide and Seek

    Prize per round: 544,643 pokeyen

    Donators:

    Archon: 1 million pokeyen

    xSparkie: 1 million pokeyen

    Bakugo: 1 million pokeyen

    Chaos: 2,446,436 pokeyen

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