DarkLight

Relicanth

Huntail

498 Because Danielle wouldn't know about the plushie obsession unless he was with her while she was shopping in the pokedolls section. Plus, girls wouldn't normally buy a plushie for their boyfriends xD

Tropius

492 I'm leaning towards either an article of clothing or a plushie now xP If I choose plushie, it could reveal another side to Slade. But if I choose clothing, it would help explain the new outfit... Decisions, decisions...

Duskull

489 I know right? I think the situation there overshadowed my question. I was thinking of a new set of headphones, but the clothing one makes more sense... (He likes plushies? Any particular one? lol!) Avis could do the whole feather thing for herself.

Kecleon Hi Commander!

Armaldo

487 Almost as bad as 70 Hey, ExLink, what would Slade like as a birthday present? xD

On a more lighter note, since Slade will be 17 soon, I'm wondering what Danielle should get for him as a birthday present... Any ideas?

Crawdaunt

483

I also said in a PM that "...my posts will be getting shorter after Zared's entrance." I'm not holding any promises. As for Nanowrimo, I wouldn't try it for the same reason as Dobby's. I used to write short stories but that's about it.

"I-Is there?" Miki asked the group as she looked around at the machinery. Raito had taken the liberty to run around the room before he gave a yelp at one particular station. It had some dials and a microphone that seems to allow some sort of communication. "Hey! What about that thing?" Miki gestured to where Raito was standing. "Could we use that to hook up to the headquarters?"

'So much for the cool fairy resistance~ Henry's Vulpix managed to step in with a Quick Attack to skew the Deino's attack.' Danielle thought as she resisted the urge to laugh at Zared's baffled expression. 'And they managed to win despite the disadvantages. Not bad at all~' "Great job Henry! You and you Pokemon were amazing~" Danielle clapped politely at Henry's victory. Hearing his master's clapping, Zared snapped out of his daze and quickly clapped along, giving a cheer towards the Pokemon that participated in the heated match. Danielle suddenly felt a bump on her legs and looked downwards to find herself a lost Deino. "Hey there, little fellow~ Your friends are over there, silly." she greeted the Deino as she pointed his head towards her right side. Before he was able to go off, however, Avis had flown in front of the little Deino and began to talk rapidly in their Poke-language. It looked like Avis was asking the dragon for a favor. The female coordinator looked back at the Deino horde and the big Deino that was approaching them, but the little Deino was nowhere to be seen... 'Unless he is at my feet right now! And he is the one with Dark Pulse!' Danielle quickly opened up her backpack to fetch out one of her last Oran berries and offered it to the small Deino. "I know it's a weird thing to ask, but could you really help Avis with her Dark Pulse? She's been having trouble controlling it and... Seeing how you released it so well in that battle, I figured you would be the best Pokemon to ask for advice! What do you say?" Danielle pleaded with the Deino that is now sniffing her hand cautiously. "I still have some of these if you want them~" Avis also gave a few, modest cries, acting as Danielle's interpreter. Although the small Deino is blind, his auditory and olfactory glands are more than enough to compensate for this disability. The little dark dragon listened to the Murkrow's plight before he smelled food near this trainer. From his remaining senses, he could tell that the Murkrow and this trainer was sincere about their offer for letting him be a teacher for the next few hours. Normally, he would just take the food and run but, since it was a fellow Dark type that asked for his assistance, he felt responsible for helping the bird out. "Dei!" he bellowed before he gulped down Danielle's Oran berry from her hand. Once it's down in his stomach, the Deino sniffed around for the trees. He knew that there are a lot of good target practices in there; he and his Deinos buddies would always go to them to fool around when their parents are out hunting. As soon as he sniffed out a familiar scent, the Deino then ran behind the Murkrow and began pushing her towards the trees. After pushing her a few feet, he then threw the surprised Murkrow up onto his back and began running off with her, as he deemed her to be too slow. "Thanks little guy!" Danielle laughed as she watched the Deino sprint towards the forest. Zared cried after the duo of dark Pokemon; he didn't want to be left behind! He tugged on Danielle's pant leg and pointed to them before he ran off too. "Well Henry, I would love to stay and chat, but that takes priority. I'll catch up with you later~" That being said, Danielle ran off after her Pokemon. "Wait up, you three~" ------------------ The small Deino had taken them to his playground: A small clearing with beaten up sticks, stones, boulders, fallen trees... Anything and everything broken seemed to have ended up here. There was no doubt that many tussles have taken place in the past. After shrugging off the Murkrow from his back, the small Deino stepped in front of a huge, dented boulder and waited for his students to pay attention. As soon as there was silence, the Deino gave a roar before his mouth emitted many dark, purplish rings that is the signature of a Dark Pulse. The dark energy crashed into the rock and sent many smaller stones flying into the distance. With a resounding cry, he then stepped aside and waited for Avis to try it out. Avis looked back at her master and at Zared, worriedly. What if she lost control like she almost did the last time? Would they be able to stop her? Zared noticed her apprehension and gave a pat on her back. He then gave a reassuring cry and nudged her to go forward. Danielle nodded and stroked her wing. "Zared is right. There is nothing to be afraid of. Zared is a Steel and Fairy type, so he will be able to stop you if necessary. And, I'm sure the Deino will too." The Deino gave an affirmative "Deino!" before he released a Dragonbreath into the air. "See? Just believe in yourself and you could do anything~" Sensing their support, Avis gave a small cry before hopping over to the Deino's previous spot. With her eyes on the huge, looming rock, Avis channeled every dark thought that she had held in these past few days. Soon, her beak was cloaked with the black aura and, more surprisingly to Danielle and Zared, her eyes have a crazed look. She wasn't the cheerful, mischievous Murkrow they know and love; Avis looked like a mad murderer that was out to seek revenge on those who had wronged her. With an angry cry, the little bird released a huge Dark Pulse stream that shattered the boulder in front of her. However, unlike Deino, Avis didn't stop. Once the boulder was smashed into pieces, Avis flew up and began sending Dark Pulses everywhere around her, letting out a loud battle cry as she released each of those attacks. "Avis! No! Stop! You're destroying everything! Avis!" Danielle yelled out in vain as she saw her lifetime partner spin out of control. Her voice, however, didn't seem to register with Avis. The Murkrow has shut Danielle out completely no thanks to her crazed mania. "She's going to cause herself harm soon if we don't stop her... Zared?" The Mawile had placed himself protectively in front of his new master, ready to shield her with a Fairy Wind if a Dark Pulse happened to come too close for comfort. He looked up at her questionably. "Send... Send a Fairy Wind up!" she commanded forcefully. Zared nodded and snapped his fingers. The air around him began to sparkle with a pink hue as it took up the Fairy's energy. When Zared was about to released it, however, a black and blue blur sent him crashing onto the forest floor, effectively canceling out the attack. Zared growled angrily and was about to retaliate with his horn before he realized it was the small Deino. Danielle immediately ran to her Mawile's side as he got up. The air that was once surrounding Zared had gone back to its invisible state. "Deino? Why did you stop him? Avis is going to destroy herself it this keeps up!" As if to reiterate her statement, Avis let out another furious cry as she delivered another Dark Pulse. However, Avis seemed to be growing weaker with each attempt; her flapping was uneven and she could be seen panting before she flew towards another object to destroy. "Zared, now is your chance! Use--" "DEINO!" The small dragon roared at them. Danielle and Zared froze in their places; startled at the dragon's reaction. Did he want to see his toys destroyed? Or was he just amused at Avis' self-destruction? Once he knew that he got their attention, the Deino then took in several breaths to catch himself. He then began to explain his reasoning for letting Avis continue her rampage, turning his head this way and that as if to indicate that the fallen trees, the broken bones, the small stones, and the torn up vines were all a part of the training. By the end of his explanation, Danielle saw Zared nod reluctantly and went to sit down a little ways from the destruction to watch Avis' descent into exhaustion. The Deino then followed Zared and proceeded to do the same thing, although he couldn't see anything. "Zared, why...?" Danielle asked her partner as she took a place beside him. Her Mawile looked at her sadly before he pointed to Avis and the beaten up playground. Avis was now flying lower than before, but her Dark Pulses are nearly identical to that of the small Deino's. Avis' pent up rage, Danielle guessed, was wearing her out. "So... It needs to be done?" the human girl asked the two Pokemon at her side. The dragon now answered with a sympathetic cry before he put his head down on the cool grass, waiting for Avis to finally collapse. "Alright, if you say so..." Danielle relented as she looked on at the scene before her eyes. 'Avis, I'm sorry for not listening to your anger... I'm so sorry...'

427 Almost as bad as 70 Yay! Welcome back!

Lombre

419

Cascoon

417 Almost as bad as 70

Zigzagoon

412

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Poochyena