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Corey is one of my favorite characters in the game and his tragedy stems from not being strong enough or capable of dealing with his internal problems. Losing his wife really messed him up and depression beats some people. Corey is genuinely sympathetic and clearly doesn't like the path his head is taking him on. He doesn't ask for forgiveness or pity but what really makes him sympathetic is that he doesn't know how to ask for help. Victoria... yeah she kinda sucks. I mean the trainers you go up against aren't ever going to be real roadblocks in any pokemon game but damn could she at least get a legendary to make her "tough". Her personality is fine but she could easily be removed from the first part of the game and you wouldn't miss anything. In fact, you could probably focus more on Kiki who depends on Cal to takeover only to get that cruel heartbreak... Thanks Victoria. Amaria is the actual worst. I remember starting this part years ago when she first jumped and thinking oh my god this is so sad but by the end when she lets known that she's aware of her toxic tendencies and how they kill Titania its... sad but man does it make me not like who I initially thought would be a crazy cool badass from her first encounter. *Also I fought her the first time during a fire type mono... so extra albeit undeserved fuck her points* Terra isn't that funny. I think there's a real backstory between her and Lin going on that I'm curious about because no way in the distortion world is she still in that computer. Hopefully she pulls a Toby from Naruto on us. Heather is not likeable but in her defense, I don't think she's supposed to be likeable. She starts off as a miserable brat and finally becomes tolerable. I think the hate comes in from the fact shes like 10 and part of the E4......................... Yup. Feeling like this is shonen because the females aren't doing so hot. Saphira=Best girl.... that's something

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So I'm going through her gym and apparently Starmie learns rapid spin at lvl 1. It knows it regardless of level and Corsola's BST isn't 380... Still trying to figure that one out. Anyone experience these problems?

So I just finished my fire mono on E17.... *cries in firetype* and I'm looking to do a new challenge. Two fighters and two ghosts. I will only use four mons but I know one of them I'll get flack for. Here's the lineup Torchic (already in) Marshadow (hey only four mon run... XD) Jangmo-o (with focus blast if thats cool) Honedge Don't need special ivs or natures. I think those four can take down the league... I hope. Note to anyone doing a fire team.... don't. Also thanks to the kind soul who makes this playthrough possible. You da best. Game.rxdata

So that's episode 14. Those who know Taka can probably get that he's one of the stranger and more difficult characters to expand upon. Like... He only makes sense later on the road in the story and even then its only if you make certain choices. Anywho new characters mean new theme songs for said characters. For Taka I've decided on a song that I think perfectly captures him. Will you like it or appreciate it? Well If I'm being honest-

JUSTIN I can eat him. Justin points to Blaze who begins spitting fire on his own arm. JUSTIN Self-cooking too! FERN Have fun being dead loser. I'm gonna go to the beach and deliver the good news to Victoria. Ferns runs off. JUSTIN I'm going to kill him. Fern pops his head up from below a small cliff. FERN And by good news I mean your death and me being single. Justin punches the gate as Fern dashes away. JUSTIN FERNNNNNN! Justin begins pummeling the defenseless gate causing equal damage to it and his hands. Blaze sits down looking bored at his mentor's tantrum. After a few moments a Chatot pops out of some trees and looks around. It then goes to the lever hidden in the bush and pushes it to unlock the gate. JUSTIN (suddenly calm) Umm... Thanks. The Chatot looks at Justin for a moment. Chatot Help Justin. Help Justin. JUSTIN (confused) Wait whuuuu? The music note bird scampers off with Justin and Blaze confused. JUSTIN So... Should we see who's helping us? Blaze nods and the two give chase ater Chatot. E/I. skies of Jasper High above the forest of Jasper are Soldier and Isabella looking for and taking out drones. Isabella points them out and Soldier quickly disposes of them causing the masses of iron to plummet into the forest below. After a few moments a vine pops up and grabs Soldier by the foot and begins pulling him down quickly. He pushes Isabella off his back and he is dragged down but she stops his descent with her psychic power long enough for him to cut through the vine. She falls past him but he is able to catch her and she returns to his back. Without time for rest more vines begin to attack the duo and Soldier begins to descend as he cuts through the vines until they safely reach the ground. Soldier grunts and his wings close and retract and Isabella nods. Soldier looks around then taps her on the shoulder and rolls his eyes. He then walks ahead of her. She follows him from a distance and after a few steps several vines fly past her all aiming for Soldier but before they reach the mantis she stops them all with psychic power. She holds on to the psychic grab and Soldier untucks his wings and grabs her as the two follow the vines to their source. E/I. JASPER FOREST Justin and Blaze are running through the woodwork following the footprints from the small bird. JUSTIN So... Its odd that it isn't flying right? Blaze caws in agreement. JUSTIN Yeah... I think this might be a trap. Blaze again caws in agreement. JUSTIN Man. Me and you. Great minds think alike huh? Blaze once again caws in agreement. JUSTIN Ohhh.... I think we were right bud. Justin and Blaze stumble across the second of Team Meteor's grotesque Pulse machines once again hooked up to a clearly in agony Tangrowth. A young blonde haired man wearing a purple scarf with a yellow tee and blue jeans with dark spots under his eyes and a melancholic look on his face stands by the machine with a controller in his hands. Next to him is the Chatot responsible for saving Justin. Taka Hey there bud. The sunny disposition of the young man's words clash heavily with his exhausted expression. TAKA You must be Justin. JUSTIN The one and only. TAKA I'm sure there are other Justins. Its a fairly common name friend. JUSTIN I... Yeah. You are? TAKA Taka. And this awful machine you see hooked up to Tangrowth is the PULSE or Pokémon Ultimation Link System Exaggerata... PULSE works. JUSTIN Okay... TAKA Ya know... I kinda want to set this guy free... Just a poke that wants to play in forests ya know. Justin and Blaze cautiously walk over to the young man. JUSTIN Not hard when its not attacking... TAKA Yeah... Sadly I have orders. Keep guard, stop this Justin character who takes out PULSE and admins. JUSTIN You think you're gonna be the one to stop me? TAKA Dunno. The name is Taka by the way. Good luck saving the world... Arceus knows someone needs to. JUSTIN I'm confused. TAKA I hear that a lot. Taka activates the PULSE with a controller. TAKA Tangrowth. Battle Mode. The Tangrowth has poison ooze from its body as the machine fires up. It is jolted awake and wails in pain from the command. It whips out two vines that slam and pin Justin and Blaze into a nearby wall. TAKA I know you probably wont but don't take this personally... Just something I gotta do. Justin and Blaze fight back the weight from the crushing vines but they are embedded further into the rock wall. JUSTIN For Arceus sake... Is this thing stronger in the forest? TAKA Fraid so. A blinding light comes by and slashes the vines which are then covered by psychic energy and hurled back at the Tangrowth. Justin and Blaze are covered by the same energy and lifted a few yards away from the monster and Taka. JUSTIN Thank you Izzy. Soldier. Both nod to Justin. JUSTIN So... Taka? TAKA Sup? JUSTIN Don't like your job, I get it. I think I know just how to get you fired... Blaze. The young fowl ignites his hands with a serious look. JUSTIN Step one... Wreck your shit. Justin lunges forward. Soldier and Blaze fly upward and attack from above. TAKA That is surprisingly easier than quitting. The episode closes on Justin, Blaze and Soldier about to collide with the monstrous vine and we cut to black. JUSTIN You're weird. End of Episode 14.

JUSTIN Looks like its about their bedtime. OFFICER DEAN Agreed. Me and Growlithe will stick to the streets and see if we can get some gardening done. Fire types and forests aren't the best combinations. CHIEF Stay safe out their men. I'll try and get these drones working and maybe we can setup some better counter-surveillance. OfFICER DEAN Yes sir. JUSTIN Yes sir. Everyone except the chief exits the precinct. ExT. JASPER WARD dusk We see Officer Dean heading up streets between buildings and Justin and company going into the forest. JUSTIN I hate to say it given the state of the Ward but this does have a certain type of beauty to it... Now that I think about it. Reborn looks nothing like how my parents described it. Ten years can really change a place huh. Blaze pushes Justin to shake him off his train of thought. JUSTIN Sorry... Lets go. ExT. Jasper Forest Justin, Blaze, Luxcalibur, Soldier and Isabella are all cautiously walking through the forest. Nothing dangerous lurks in the forest, instead are a myriad of Bug types including Beedrill, Butterfree, Ariados and their early stage evolutions. Most are relatively docile and maintain their distance from Justin and company. A caterpie is seen crawling on Luxcalibur. JUSTIN I expected to run into some sort of danger at this point but nothing. Maybe the Meteors are just deeper but its odd since none of the Pokémon here are violent. I'm assuming- Justin sinks through a hole in the ground and begins to plummet while yelling. JUSTIN DO NOT ALL JUMP IN! The group of Pokémon all look at each other in confusion. Blaze tires of waiting and dives in after Justin. For light he ignites his hand and can see Justin slowing his descent with the poles usually holstered to his side. After a few moments they reach the bottom of the hole which is a small cave. Using Blaze's fire they look around and notice they are inside of a cage with a knocked out officer who looks as though he hasn't eaten in days. JUSTIN So Meteor is keeping them holed up huh. Dark thought but why let anyone live? Blaze and Justin hear steps in the distance and Blaze puts out his flame. JUSTIN We'll knock em out here. I'll lock this location and send it to Lux. They can rescue the officer. The steps get closer but no light comes on. JUSTIN (whispering) They can't possibly see down here. Finally the individuals reach the cell door and open it. Blaze reignites and lunges at them. We see it is a group of Nuzleaf and Shiftry. JUSTIN Nuzleaf and Shiftry. Explains the night vision. The wily Pokémon all snarl at Blaze. JUSTIN Wait! We surrender... Blaze lashes out at Justin. JUSTIN Blaze. We're on a rescue mission first. Lux and them know where here is. Let's find out if there's more okay? Blaze's embers weaken so that they can see. JUSTIN We good. The Shiftry begins to tie up Justin and Blaze's hands and the two are escorted out of the cave. When outside they can See Luxcalibur, Soldier and Isabella in the distance. Luxcalibur is about to run over but is cut off by Soldier after seeing Justin shake his head. A beep is heard on Isabella's communicator and a note pops up. "Head to stored location. Officer down, Lux's eyes needed" The group sees a map with a marker. Luxcalibur growls and heads to the location on the map alone. The small ballerina hops on Soldier's back and the two take to the skies. ExT. JASPER POLICE DEPARTMENT Luxcalibur arrives at the police station with the starved officer on his back. He growls outside the door and the chief comes out to see his hurt comrade. CHIEF Flynn? Damn it man what happened to you?! The excited chief pulls the downed officer to his feet off Luxcalibur and brings him inside. The chief lays him on the couch and begins to resuscitate him. He is unsuccessful after a few moments. His face is flustered as he looks unsure of what to do. Luxcalibur places his tail on Flynn's chest and gives him a light shock and he bounces up. Flynn HOLY HELL. Flynn recovers from the shock but then reels from his heavily growling stomach. FLYNN Thanks for the save chief. The chief nods to Luxcalibur. CHIEF Try again. FLYNN Saved by a Pokémon. Thank ya kindly lion. Luxcalibur smiles wagging his tail. CHIEF What happened to you? FLYNN Fell in a trap. Stuck in a cell. Growlithe was hurt from battling a bunch of Meteors. CHIEF So they've been setting up traps? FLYNN No. Nuzleaf and Shiftry. They setup pitfalls and crap. I don't think the Meteors know about them since I saw a few of their own fall for their fair share as well. CHIEF What did they do to you? FLYNN Nothing. Just left me in a cage they built underground. Flynn's stomach growls again with increased intensity. CHIEF Alright. Rest up and get something to eat. FLYNN Yes sir. Flynn limps to the back and the Chief pulls out a phone and calls Justin and Dean. ChIEF Dean. Justin. You copy? A quick shot of Justin inside of an outdoor cage and Dean pulling vines from a building's doorway. JUSTIN Copy. OFFICER DEAN Yes sir. CHIEF Apparently Meteor isn't the only problem out there. JUSTIN Nuzleaf. CHIEF Y-yeah. Did you run into them? JUSTIN Yeah. Lux should get to you soon with one of the officers we found. CHIEF He just got back. JUSTIN Yeah I'm guessing they want this turf. Ran into the same problem underground in the city with rival Pokémon gangs. OfFICER DEAN Arceus damn! What should we do? CHIEF Stay on your damn toes officer! OFFICER DEAN Yes sir. CHIEF Justin remember they aren't the problem so if you encounter more don't waste your energy if you don't have to. JUSTIN Got it. CHIEF Still gonna be a while until I get the drone working. Luxcalibur did a real number on it. Luxcalibur growls angrily. CHIEF Not complaining. Only have one because of you. He pets the young lion calming him down. JUSTIN Lux. Try to regroup with Soldier and Izzy. Much easier than trying to find us. Luxcalibur leaves the station. CHIEF He's heading out. I'm off too. Keep the line clear in case they can hear us too. JUSTIN Copy. OFFICER DEAN Roger. All three hang up and we focus back on Justin and Blaze trapped in the cage. JUSTIN So... Blaze. Blaze nods but before he can begin to tear down the cage Fern walks up. JUSTIN No...... Fern Well well well.... JUSTIN No....... FERN WELL WELL WELL..... JUSTIN NOOOOOOOOOO........ FERN WELLLLLLL WELLLLLL WELLLLL..... JUSTIN For Arceus sake why now.... Fern paces around the cage's entrance and uncovers a lever hidden by a small bush. FERN Justin... Why am I not surprised? I came up here looking for a gym but all I see is a scrub in a cage. JUSTIN You do realize this area is in lockdown and the gym leader may be dead right? I love ripping on people too but maybe this isn't the time for you to be you. FERN Please. No stupid lockdown can keep me out. JUSTIN Do you just not know what words are? FERN I couldn't expect a simpleton like you to understand how MY mind works. JUSTIN You got me there. FERN Of course I do. And as a sign of respect for you realizing your mistakes I will open this gate for you. JUSTIN Golly what a hero. FERN All you need to do is take a knee and ask nicely. JUSTIN I would but sadly it isn't opposite day so... FERN Last chance Justurd I will let you rot in there.

The battle for Beryl rages on with Justin and Team Shenanigans finally entering Jasper forest to take down Team Meteor and save the plant infested wards. It seems there are more perils that lurk in the wood work besides just Meteor. The true danger behind Beryl and Jasper has yet to be discovered but the real mystery is will taking down those responsible truly bring piece to this sliver of Reborn. Only time can tell in this installment of Justin's Story. The Battle for Beryl Part 2: Administrative Duties. ExT. jasper ward The episode continues where the last left off with Justin charging towards the forest. As he approaches the entrance he is attacked by vines. They lunge at him but he grabs them and locks them down between his arm and torso. Justin LUX! Luxcalibur jumps in the air and looses a thunderbolt which burns the vines to ash. JUSTIN Where's the trail of that vine lead bud. Luxcalibur's eyes glow and he looks around the area and is startled upon looking down. Justin turns around to see Blaze breath out a flame thrower that just misses him and scorches more vines that come from the woodwork. JUSTIN What in the distortion world was that? Luxcalibur growls and Justin sees the vines are coming from the ground. JUSTIN This is bad. Officer Its worse than you think. Check out the weather right now. The group looks upwards minus Luxcalibur and Soldier who are looking at a tree next to the police station. JUSTIN A ripe sunny day. Makes it hard for surprise attacks. OFFICER And hard to fight grass types like the one hooked up to that crazy machine in the forest. JUSTIN (sighing) Yeah... Forgot about that. OFFICER It sounds dangerous but I've made significantly more progress at night. Soldier kneels next to Luxcalibur and the two whisper between each other. JUSTIN Meteor might have surveillance. If that's the case then it just might be harder to track us after dark. OFFICER I hate to think they're keeping a better eye on us than we are on them. JUSTIN Hey Lux, Soldier. Wanna take to the skies and give us a birdy eye report? Luxcalibur shakes his head. JUSTIN Ummm okay. Justin looks at his partner confused. Luxcalibur rises to his hind legs and Soldier bolts away in a flash then a man screams as he is flung from the tree by the side of the station. When he lands Luxcalibur comes down and presses his front legs on the man's chest. JUSTIN (shocked) How about that? The officer rushes over to the man now being held prisoner. Meteor Let me guess... I have the right to remain si- The police officer punches the man in the jaw. JUSTIN I think we're supposed to interrogate a certain way first. OFFICER This is one of the maniacs behind the train station bombing! JUSTIN (shocked) What? METEOR Hey nobody important got hurt. The meteor snickers and the officer punches him again. Before a third punch lands Justin pulls the officer off of him. JUSTIN If he's knocked out or dead, he can't help us. METEOR Who says I will anyway? JUSTIN I dunno. How do you feel about heights? METEOR (confused) I... Wha? In the next shot we Soldier dropping the man from several hundred feet in the air. He screams in terror as he falls at high speeds. Descending next to him is Isabella who looks worried for the man. Justin can be heard through a communicator on her wrist. JUSTIN Hey Izzy. He have a change of heart yet? The man pulls Isabella's watch closer and yells violently into it. METEOR YES FOR ARCEUS SAKE I'LL TALK! JUSTIN Beam em up Scotty. Isabella teleports them up to Soldier who then gently flies them both down. He throws the meteor to the ground hard. JUSTIN Have fun big guy? MeTEOR (furious) What do you think- Justin raises his hand about to signal a second flight. METEOR (soft spoken) About helping this sick man reform his awful ways. JUSTIN I'd love to help. Officer... Officer dean Dean. I'll take him to holding. See what we can get out of him. JUSTIN Alright. OFFICER DEAN In the mean time I suggest you kids wait till night. Fight during the day and you're just giving them the edge. JUSTIN Yeah, I'd rather catch them sleeping... and would you look at that. Everyone stares at the captive Meteor goon. JUSTIN We have their old alarm clock. The groups glares quickly change to grins. METEOR Awww slurpuff tails. Int. jasper police department Only Officer Dean, the Chief and another officer are in the precinct along with one Growlithe. Justin and company are all sitting at a table with the police chief standing a few feet away explaining the scenario. Luxcalibur stands by the door with eyes in full glow. Chief I'm certain they have surveillance but its nearly impossible to figure out where it is. Their moves don't always counter ours and every once in a while we're caught in a trap. Hence the dwindling numbers. JUSTIN Lux. The young lion turns to Justin. JUSTIN What's in the skies bud? Luxcalibur looks up and walks through the precinct. He then exits the building. CHIEF What is he- JUSTIN Give em a minute. A few crashes are heard outside. After a moment Luxcalibur walks in with several drones in his mouth. They spark and fade in and out of view. CHIEF Cloaking... JUSTIN More where that came from? Luxcalibur points to the distance. JUSTIN Figured. Take a breather bud. You've never been pushed and I'd rather not see your limit hit while we're here. Luxcalibur nods and goes to lay down. CHIEF Thank you for giving us some freedom again. I'd go further in detail but I'm told you've been briefed more than once already. JUSTIN Yeah. Can you tell me about any places people could still be hiding if they've been holding out. CHIEF That's the question of the year kid. Until you told me about the young woman in the nearby complex... I assumed the worst. JUSTIN Does anything come to mind? CHIEF Well... Its a long shot but. JUSTIN But? Officer Dean comes from the back room. His fists are bandaged and traces of blood can be seen on them. CHIEF I take it our guest wasn't as ready to talk as we hoped? OfficeR DEAN We shared choice words for each other's co-workers... Finally he told me about a small group that his friends were trying to reach. They've been holed up in the Beryl Public Library. A lone girl has been wreaking havoc on anyone who tries to break in. CHIEF That's what I had hoped people reached and stayed safe. OFFICER DEAN Luckily its 100% intact. JUSTIN So we need to reach the library and we can save? OfFICER DEAN Barring a few casualties... Everyone. The police chief yells in excitement. CHIEF Arceus be fucking praised! JUSTIN We can trust this information to not be a trap? OFFICER DEAN Can trust him as far as I can throw em CHIEF And Dean can't throw for shit. Both officers chuckle. OFFICER DEAN Thanks Chief. But seriously Justin, as much as we want it to be the case we can't rule out it being a trap. CHIEF That said however, the library has a large stockpile of food for literally this kind of scenario. Scary problem is a couple weeks ago I saw a Salamance flying and a small girl with a large bag away from the direction of the library. JUSTIN Think its the same defender? CHIEF Can't know for sure until we secure the library. JUSTIN Alright. We need to secure a route to Beryl. OffICER DEAN Yeah. If we can help just say the word. Justin raises his Pokégear on his wrist and the cops raises his gear and the two bump them and a bing is heard. JUSTIN Stay in contact Officer Dean. If either of us need backup just say it. OFFICER DEAN Dean is fine Justin. Outside the windows we see the setting sun.

I honestly think there is a decent playlist with all the songs I've used for these past thirteen episodes. If anyone is cranking them out at parties just #djJustNBlaze They'll get it. As for this episode's song. The person(s) this is devoted to is the entirety of Team Shenanigans. The song that kind of put me back in the work mood. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do. I like this version best and think everyone should listen to it when they need a kick in the pants which Shenanigans is good at. Without further uhhdoo...

SEACREST Where you going? JUSTIN Talk to Nancy. Just get as much information as I can. Blaze grabs Justin's shoulder. JUSTIN Relax bud, I'll be right back. Just train or sleep for a bit. Justin leaves and Blaze looks on worried. SEACREST Calm down McNuggets, your dad will be back. InT. sEACREST'S GARDEN Its a few hours later and the group is in the lobby of Seacrest's manor. Justin walks in with four small books. JUSTIN (surprised) Oh hey guys. Guess you're all a little antsy. Here. Justin approaches each of his team members and hands them one of his booklets. JUSTIN That's our base outline plus field objectives and several emergency plans of escape should Grimer hit the fan. Learn it and love it by tomorrow. I'm gonna take a nap. Justin goes into the garden and lays against a tree. He looks into the air staring at the clouds when all of a sudden something lands on his lap. He looks down to see Luxcalibur laying across his legs reading his book. He pets his lion companion and looks up only to once again feel another bump. This time it is Blaze with his back to Justin's arm. Without missing a beat Isabella occupies his other arm and Soldier jumps onto the branch above and Lucky finishes the kodak moment by sitting on Luxcalibur's back. Justin smiles looking at his team all studiously devoted to their books. The scene fades from afar. ExT. jasper ward Justin, Blaze, Luxcalibur, Soldier and Isabella all stand side by side at the entrance to the Jasper ward. A lone officer stands in front of them. JUSTIN Hello officer. You probably heard about our arrival. Officer Heard it'd be another week before you were ready. JUSTIN People may not be able to wait that long. OFFICER Its not just Beryl as you will see. JUSTIN Jasper too. I read the report. OFFICER Beryl is definitely in worse shape but neither ward is good at the moment. JUSTIN We intend to fix that. OFFICER Arceus I hope so. Luckily me, my partner and the chief were able to free up the station so if you need to rest feel free to stop there. JUSTIN Got it. OFFICER Well then... Shall we? Just as everyone is ready to start their journey a young girl runs towards Justin and company. Young woman WAIT PLEASE! She reaches the halted group panting after her run. JUSTIN What's wrong? YOUNG WOMAN My... My... JUSTIN Take a deep breath. She regains her composure after a moment and starts talking again. YOUNG WOMAN My friend has been stuck in Jasper ward for weeks. JUSTIN Since the outbreak? YOUNG WOMAN Yes. You have to save her. OFFICER We will do our best but you can't get your hopes up. So please- YOUNG WOMAN NO! You don't understand. Her cell phone just died yesterday. I've been comforting her once a day to keep her sane but since it died now she's just scared and alone... Please- Justin's eyes widen. YOUNG WOMAN She lives in the only standing housing building. Its just left of the Pokémon center- Justin begins a mad dash up the stairs and his team follows suit. OFFICER Wait Justin!... Miss your friend will be safe. You can count on us. YOUNG WOMAN Thank you... Please save her! The officer runs up the stairs and catches up to Justin and his team who are in shock at the devastation done to Jasper. Once flourishing buildings eroded due to rampant vines. The streets torn to pieces now held together by seams of plants and roots. Grass type Pokémon dance among the damage they now call their home. Justin looks upon the infestation with more rage and frustration than shock. Blaze and Isabella place their hands on his arms and he calms down. JUSTIN I'm okay. Team Meteor will pay for this but that waits until after we've saved everyone who is still holding out. For every soul in Jasper and every body in Beryl we will fight until we can't anymore and when we can't we will push past that. Much like the Sky Dragon... We eat meteors. Now then. LET'S GO! Justin charges headfirst into the forest with his team right behind him and we freeze on the group about to enter the harrowing forest. End of episode 13.

VICTORIA Yes they do. But what about you? JUSTIN Well I want you with me but I'm not gonna die if left alone. VICTORIA So you know then- Justin looks confused. JUSTIN About what? VICTORIA (shocked) Nothing. Its just you know how hopeless the students can be without me sometimes. Justin winks. JUSTIN Can't say I'm not jealous. VICTORIA Then something until we meet again. Victoria moves in close and gives Justin a long passionate kiss. JUSTIN Uhh.... VICTORIA I would of liked if we could have finished our date. JUSTIN M.m.m.me too. (clearing his throat) I mean we'll just have to set up something in the future. Like a picnic on the beach. VICTORIA I'd like that... well. See you later Justin. Victoria leaves the garden with Justin hopelessly lost as she walks out. He slowly returns to his friends who are all grinning including the once sleeping Blaze and Lucky. Justin clears his throat. JUSTIN WHO IS THE GREATEST TRAINER IN REBORN?! His team all cheer and point at him as he makes a pose. JUSTIN WHO IS GONNA TAKE DOWN TEAM METEOR NO MATTER WHAT?! Taking another pose Justin continues his chants. JUSTIN WHO IS THE BEST LOOKIN' BAG OF BAD ASSERY KNOWN AS JUSTIN FREAKIN' WEYLAND?! His team continues to cheer supporting his overblown ego. JUSTIN AND WHO IS READY TO KICK SOME ASS THEN AS A REWARD HEAD ON OVER TO THE BEACH FOR A SUMMER PARTY?!!!! Everyone excluding Seacrest jump and dance around the invigorated young trainer. We see Victoria outside smiling while hearing Justin's energetic rant. Back inside everyone is playing and dancing around. SEACREST Who is the rowdiest group of kids in Reborn? Team Shenanigans continue their wild parade. SEACREST Yeah... All of those questions were pretty obvious. InT. sEACREST'S GARDEN It is early the next morning. Justin, Blaze, Luxcalibur, Soldier and Isabella are gathered in the center of the garden. JUSTIN So guys. Serious talk here. Beryl Ward is a complete disaster and even in the rough shape its in, I'm not sure how we're going to pull through. What's worse is we can't all go. Everyone looks at Justin surprised. JUSTIN The garden would be left unprotected. Ideally I want at least two of you to stay here. The group shouts in protest and Seacrest comes outside. SEACREST They're taking that about as well as I expected. JUSTIN We can't leave you without help. Its usually when Magma attacks. I may not be able to rush back either. SEACREST Well then you may want to talk to someone. JUSTIN Who- Seacrest points to the doorway and a young light skinned man sits in the doorway. He has a slightly muscular build. He's dressed in tattered blue jeans and a large blue and white varsity coat with a #1 on the back. He has steely blue eyes and nods his head for Justin to come over. Justin makes his way over to the young burly blue clad man. JUSTIN Hello. How can I help you? Archer Me? Can't do much for me but I can help you. JUSTIN That right? ARCHER The name is Archer. I'm the guy who runs the team you impersonated. JUSTIN Team Aqua. ARCHER Damn right. I hear you and your boys beat Magma's ass a few times. JUSTIN Yeah. Bad teams tend to get hurt around us. ARCHER Cute threat. I'd like you to meet my friend. Archer walks outside with Justin following after. Archer looks into the purple discolored ocean smiling then pulls out a beautiful brightly blue jewel. ARCHER Watcher of the twisted waves... Justin looks at the Aqua leader in horror. JUSTIN Impossible. ARCHER Defender of the dying sea and guardian over my weak world. I beseech thee. May I be cleansed by your presence. The jewel in Archer's hand glows brilliantly and slowly an immense creature rises from the water which is all purified surrounding its immediate area. The Sea Basin Pokémon Kyogre rises to the surface. ARCHER Hey Levi. My bud here is gonna join us in cleaning up this dump. Just wanted you to see him for yourself. The large ocean dweller Pokémon speaks in a soft yet powerful feminine voice. The echo from her words reverberate through Justin's spine and for the first time we see fear in his eyes and frailty in his voice. Leviathan Ahhh. Justin correct? ARCHER How do you- Justin clears his throat to ease his own nerves and deflects Archer's question. JUSTIN (rushing Leviathan) Boring story. Yes I am. You can go now. LEVIATHAN Hmmm. Be wary Archer. This one attracts danger. Leviathan the Kyogre sinks back into the water which is once again sullied once she disappears. JUSTIN So. You care to explain? ARCHER You clearly like secrets so you keep yours and I'll keep mine. JUSTIN Sorry. I have to for now. ARCHER Got it. Anyway, Levi promised to keep the Magmas out so thats why Maxine wont be bothering you ever again. JUSTIN What do you get out of this? Are your members trapped in Beryl? ARCHER No. My team is small and generally sticks together. However I can see clear as day that this gross city will be clean again. When that time comes, I'd like your help in getting my boys clean. JUSTIN Really? ARCHER I make investments... Justin from Blackthorn. So what do you say? JUSTIN Keep my house and friends safe and when the police return, I'll make sure they overlook your past (clears throat) Activities. ARCHER My man. JUSTIN What was your friend's name? ARCHER Leviathan... (grinning) Yours? JUSTIN Helena. ARCHER Interesting. Well. See you around Justin. Stay fresh. Archer leaves. Justin stares into the ocean for a few moments before returning inside. Seacrest meets him by the fountain. SEACREST What did he say? Did you boys fight, I heard a lot of splashing. JUSTIN No... He's good. SEACREST Relatively. He runs a gang. JUSTIN No Seacrest. He's good. Like... Just trust me. The garden will be safe from here on out. At least from any fires. Seacrest studies Justin for a moment. SEACREST Alright. Justin and Seacrest make their way back into the garden with Justin's team eagerly awaiting their captain. Justin approaches the planning table and takes a deep breath. JUSTIN Blaze. Luxcalibur. Soldier. Isabella. The five of us are going to save Beryl. All members nod. JUSTIN I wont lie to you. This will be extremely dangerous and all of you are to read the reports and finish them by tomorrow. We will have plans in case of separation so no matter who you are split with you will have the best way to work with them even if one or both of you are injured. Lux and you too Soldier will be our biggest assets. Soldier you have aerial advantage and Lux you can see everything. If things take a drastic turn you follow my outline and I will finish alone if need be. Blaze punches Justin in the chest. JUSTIN (chuckling) I know... Figured I'd try anyway. (serious) We need to be smart about this. Our first goal is to save any survivors. 2nd is to find and assist Corey if he's still alive. 3rd is the police force. Lastly we take down team meteor. I know the police force should be first but they have the biggest advantage here so they can most likely hold out the best. The survivors will be hard. Izzy you will imprint at Grand Hall so we can quickly teleport anyone there. Isabella nods. JUSTIN If you guys have any objections let me know. There is no turning back once we go in the forests. Lucky hops on the table and jumps into Justin yelling in objection to his exclusion. JUSTIN (smiling) Sorry bud. You're not quite ready for the battle scene. Lucky swings his arms and they begin to glow. JUSTIN Yes metronome is cute Lucky but it can hardly compare to- A large shadow overtakes the garden, everyone looks up in shock to see a large meteor rain down. JUSTIN Is that... Draco meteor? In an instant a torrent of crystal clear water obliterates the meteor and rains light clean water over the garden. SEACREST What the heck was that? JUSTIN (nervous) Must of been Izzy's teleport. She begins to interject. JUSTIN That quick thinking will save lives Izzy. Good job. She tries to speak again but Justin throws a rare candy into her mouth. JUSTIN No need to thank me... (serious) Just. Eat. The young ballerina looks on confused as Seacrest looks at Justin full of suspicion. JUSTIN Now then kids. Go train, rest, prepare or just walk around and ease your nerves. I'll have plans ready in about six hours. I'll be back. Justin begins to leave.

Here we are once again. I'm in the mind to write and nothing is gonna stop me... at the moment. So this officially begins my favorite part of this story as well as my favorite part in Reborn and one of my favorite moments in gaming. The entirety of the Beryl ward arc. Seriously seeing a familiar story go in such a different direction was just nice to see. The police force actually trying to do something instead of sitting in front of a hole confused as to where a robber went... (were you even trying gamefreak??) And of course the major twist of a gym leader turning against you and if Pokémon had game overs even killing you. So hopefully I can do this story more justice than batman v superman. Anyway I digest... Justin finishes his epic battle with Florinia and is told of the vile infestation plaguing Jasper and Beryl Wards. He calls upon his team to save the wards. Now Justin, Blaze, Luxcalibur, Soldier and Isabella venture into the mock wilderness but what awaits them inside. This is the Battle for Beryl Part 1: Team Shenanigans. InT. OTS Florinia's Gym The episode continues where it left off in Soldier and Mega-Sceptile's battle. Soldier finishes his swing cutting his forest bound opponent down the length of his torso. It staggers away a few steps and begins to camouflage with a nearby tree. Justin Soldier. Soldier dashes over and begins cutting it repeatedly until it is forced out of its Mega form. JUSTIN Making him try makes your buddy leagues ahead of most mons. You should be proud of him. Florinia Well fought Sceptile. Ret- The weakened grass Pokémon begins to whistle and upon hearing the tune everyone in the stadium grows drowsy. JUSTIN What is that... Soldier staggers a little bit. JUSTIN No no no... Soldier you need- The Sceptile stands over Soldier charging an energy attack. FLORINIA A dragon pulse attack. Well done. Sceptile proceeds to stand on Soldier's foot as it charges the attack. FLORINIA Now before you lose your chance. The tree gecko releases his energy blast at point blank engulfing his opponent in a large explosion. When the smoke clears we see Soldier's arms have embedded into the ground and he has taken some noticeable damage from the attack. JUSTIN I cannot lose another match this early. Blaze wakes from his poisoned slumber with dark bags under his already black feathered eyes. He climbs off Justin's back and caws out to Soldier. Soldier hears this and his wings begin fluttering wildly with enough force to create a blowing gust on Justin, Blaze and the forest behind him. Blaze caws and at his instruction Soldier charges forward bashing Sceptile through a myriad of trees leaving him at the edge of the forest. JUSTIN Good job Soldier. Soldier looks at his smiling partner and has a flashback of seeing his old squad captain smiling forward in the same pose. FLORINIA Sceptile... The forest Pokémon is barely able to stand and walks over to Soldier limping the whole walk and extends its arm. Soldier smiles and the two clash blades a final time before Sceptile walks off the field and nods to Florinia and is recalled. JUSTIN Wow. Someone who just appreciates a good fight. I like your gecko friend Flo. FLORINIA Me and Sceptile have trained together for some time. She is my first teammate. JUSTIN Oh wow... Soldier beat up a girl. Not cool man... Soldier looks irritated by Justin's comment. He looks over to see Blaze and Justin shaking their head in disapproval. Soldier walks off the fighting area. JuSTIN Gonna go home and beat up all the other ladies. Soldier holds up Blaze's gear and shows a crying Lucky on screen. JUSTIN Gotta take care of the kid. I get it. Soldier exits the gym. FLORINIA You expect to take down the rest of my team with Blaze alone? JUSTIN Don't have a choice. He has a son. As a parent I can relate. Florinia and Julia look on at the young man in shock. Justin throws his arm around Blaze and kisses the top of his head. JUSTIN This is my beautiful baby boy right here. He takes after his not so old man. FLORINIA I see. Victoria I expected different and I shouldn't of. JUSTIN We both know how this fight goes from here right Flo? FLORINIA You may believe that but a battle isn't decided until its conclusion. JUSTIN That right? FLORINIA And make no mistake. The conclusion is forthcoming. JUSTIN (excited) Attagirl. Justin is fired up from Florinia's challenge. She summons Ivysaur to the field. Blaze walks onto the field his every step leaving embers on the grass. JUSTIN The next move is big Blaze. You already know what she's planning right? Blaze nods. JUSTIN Alright buddy. The battle is in your hands. Three...Two...One... GO! Ivysaur bolts up a tree and Blaze rushes to the center of the field. FLORINIA Rain dance! Before Ivysaur can activate his move Blaze explodes with flames bursting from his body and in seconds the field is covered with flames. A light drizzle starts over the now raging inferno of a forest but it does nothing to quell the blaze. JUSTIN Sit back buddy,the fires will take out her teammate. Justin's call holds true as the tree Ivysaur is on collapses from the flames and Ivysaur is burned by the field and runs out of the arena and is abruptly recalled by Florinia. Blaze takes a deep breath finally feeling some comfort from the raging fires surrounding him. JUSTIN You feeling better buddy? Blaze is seen throwing a thumbs up on the monitor. JUSTIN So Flo, who is left? Florinia summons her final Pokémon Cradily. The rock flower sits outside of the forest's edge gazing upon the raging fire and looks hesitant at its trainer. FLORINIA Worry not Cradily. I will not force you into that. The final grass types gives a sigh of relief before being recalled. Justin goes into the burning forest to retrieve his friend. FLORINIA Please wait, I have built in safety measures for- After a few moments Justin is seen with partially burnt clothes carrying Blaze from the burning woodwork. After the sprinklers above take effect and douse the field. JUSTIN He doesn't care for rain. FLORINIA I see. Justin for your exemplary skill in battle and displaying strength in the face of overwhelming odds, I award you the Canopy Badge. Florinia walks over to Justin and hands him his reward. JUSTIN Two down... Sixteen to go. This is going to take some time... Look bud, new badge. Justin shows Blaze the newly acquired badge. He caws weakly before falling back to sleep. JUSTIN Thanks Flo. Its been fun. See you around. Justin begins to leave with Victoria meeting him by the door until he is called by Florinia. FLORINIA Justin. Have you any current activities to occupy your time? JUSTIN Bold asking for a date after losing but damn if I don't respect it. FLORINIA Allow me to clarify. You assistance is needed once again. JUSTIN (weakly) Yay.... FLORINIA While we were able to protect the Opal and Obsidia Wards, I'm afraid Beryl wasn't able to receive the same attention. It has blossomed from its budding state and the plant infestation has spiraled out of control. JUSTIN What are you saying? FLORINIA The Jasper and Beryl wards are the current root of our problems. The police force's base of operations resides in Jasper and Beryl houses the gym leader Corey. We lost contact with both parties the day of the train station bombing. Given the amount of time passed we can only assume the worst has come to pass. Due to my extended departure I can no longer leave the school. You'll unfortunately find Julia is not equipped for a long journey either. JUSTIN (sarcastic) Of course not. FLORINIA If you accept this mission I will make sure you are properly rewarded. JUSTIN Good to hear, I would of taken the job regardless. VICTORIA Justin, maybe you should reconsider. JUSTIN Not gonna happen. Flo, send whatever reports have been developed to Seacrest's garden. Team Shenanigans is on the case. FLORINIA Very well. I would wish you luck however luck is merely an illusory essentialization of statistics and is not inherently good or bad in any way. Florinia extends her hand. FLORINIA However I hope that you fare well. Justin shakes her hand. JUSTIN Thanks Flo. InT. seacrest's garden It is late evening and a few people are gathered in the garden around a small fire. Blaze is sleeping with his head on Luxcalibur's back, next to him is Isabella who is watching over him. Soldier is sitting with Lucky on his lap sleeping. Seacrest, Justin and Victoria are all sitting in lawn chairs close to the flame each holding a beer. Seacrest So from one dangerous job to the next huh boy? JUSTIN I like to live dangerously. SEACREST Clearly. You do realize this one may be above your pay grade? JUSTIN Honestly... This one looks really bad no matter how you paint it. The police force gone, a gym leader possibly dead and two districts totally destroyed by the plants. Nancy showed me Flo's reports. For once Team Meteor actually seems competent. SEACREST Looks like they also setup two of those machines. JUSTIN Took quite a bit to take down one but this time they're sure to have guards. SEACREST You don't have to do this. You can wait and we can gather folks and mount a real rescue. JUSTIN Its been about a month since everyone got trapped up there. If people are still holding out... VICTORIA You don't think there are survivors do you? JUSTIN Maybe. VICTORIA So you want to rush into this on the off chance some people may still be waiting for help? JUSTIN Dumb yeah. My reasoning... Absolutely. VICTORIA Well, I obviously can't- Victoria's phone begins to ring. JUSTIN I know that song... SEACREST Yeah... Its called good luck Justin. VICTORIA No its... Just a minute. Victoria walks away from the group to answer it. VICTORIA Yes... I'm a tad busy at the moment. There is an urgent mater... Can you not help... Yes... I... Understood... I'll- Victoria looks at Justin and Seacrest waving her off. VICTORIA I'll be there in a few hours. Victoria hangs up and walks over to Justin. VICTORIA Justin. I'm so sorry. If you just- Justin stands and walks away from the fire with Victoria following him to the edge of the garden. JUSTIN Vic. Its cool. You've got big responsibilities as a gym assistant. I've heard about Apophyll. You can't leave them alone with how crazy Reborn's been. They need you.

Episode 12 was the most fun I had writing in some time. Hope you all can enjoy it as much as I did. Obviously wouldn't leave you all without a song. This episode is devoted to the stoic war veteran Soldier. I think its pretty cool and while I never played the COD games, I have them to thank for turning me on to this gem. Here ya go. Hopefully the next episode drops sooner rather than later amiright?

Florinia recalls Cacturne and summons a Sceptile. The wild tree gecko walks around the field brushing is hands against all of the field. It looks at Soldier occasionally. FlORINIA I originally planned on having Sceptile fight Luxcalibur but since you chose to exclude him from the challenge I suppose this will have to do. Justin throws his hands up in protest. JUSTIN Don't sell Soldier off so short. He's the most trained person in this room. He fought alongside Lt. Surge. Everyone in the room starts murmuring about Surge's legacy. FlORINIA (stunned) Is that correct? JUSTIN Yep. FlORINIA Then there is no need to hold back. JUSTIN Yeah... You're Fern's sister. FlORINIA Defender of the forest. One with the will to overcome corruption. Dragon of the sacred garden. Come forth and collect your power. Florinia reveals a Mega-Bracelet holstered to her left shoulder. JUSTIN Ohhhh no.... A swirling ball of pink energy surrounds Sceptile and it quickly evolves into the highly agile Dragon Grass type Mega-Sceptile JUSTIN Ummm Soldier. Again don't kill him but at the same time, holding back is not ideal. FlORINIA Don't allow them an inch Sceptile. Ignoring their trainers both Pokémon step towards the other and clash blades showing a sign of respect then return to their former positions readier than ever to begin their battle. JUSTIN Blaze wake up this is gonna be awesome. In that instant both fighters disappear then several clashes can be heard all over the stadium. As if mimicking and old DBZ cartoon their battle transcends speed and all of its known concepts. Teleporting across the field in high speed flashes these two combatants revel in ecstasy throughout their intense battle. The monitor picks up blurs of the fighters along with puffs of sand popping where the two Pokémon clashed. The only ones able to clearly watch the battle seem to be Justin, Florinia and Victoria. FlORINIA Sceptile. The field is yours to mold. Both Sceptile and Soldier separate. Sceptile digs its arms into the sand and they begin to glow a soft light green before trees and bushes and grass cover the entire arena changing it into a grassy terrain. JUSTIN So this is why you wanted Blaze out of the picture. FlORINIA Indeed. Your young pyro would have set the field ablaze and benefited greatly while my team would have suffered. A grass field would generally be more of a hindrance than a boon given the caliber of trainer in Reborn. JUSTIN Fair enough. Soldier let's take this chance to- Justin is confused by Sceptile's disappearance. JUSTIN Wasn't he? Soldier grunts and jumps on top of the newly formed trees. JUSTIN I think it can camouflage. FlORINIA A trait learned in its second stage of course maintained in Sceptile's adult form. JUSTIN Really wishing I had brought Lux. Sceptile emerges from the top of the tree next to Soldier. Soldier quickly reacts and swings his blade down towards Sceptile's shoulder but is blocked by a white shield. JUSTIN Damn it knows detect! Soldier move! FlORINIA Thunder punch. JUSTIN NO! The orbs on the Mega-monster's back light up with yellow sparks and the energy trails down its right arm before it punches Soldier square in the face sending it flying through several trees. FlORINIA I fully understand your belief in your team's abilities however I suggest you refrain from underestimating the talent of others. Continuing with such audacity may cost you more than a simple league match in the future. JUSTIN Soldier... Buddy? You o- Soldier stands with static still fresh on his body. The old mantis clearly furious viciously clangs his arms together and disappears leaving a crater in the dirt and grass. In a moment several trees are separated from their stumps and fall slowly through the air, Soldier bounces from tree to tree until he is directly overhead his Mega-evolved opponent. He whizzes downward towards the Forest Pokémon. FlORINIA Leaf storm! Sceptile raises both hands to the sky at his target and leaves, branches and trees from overhead begins to glow green with energy before flying towards Soldier. As they approach their target he disappears in a flash then reappears behind Sceptile. He swings his right arm blade through the ground, tearing it along the swing and everything cuts to black before the impact showing the terrified looks on everyone's faces. End of episode 12.

JUSTIN Or. And hear me out here. Justin easily breaks free from Serperior and grabs its tail. He then begins to slam it repeatedly into the ground until it passes out from the damage. JUSTIN You recognize the true top dog. FERN Another fluke. THATS ALL YOU ARE TURD! Justin rubs his nails on his shirt scoffing at the lost grass trainer. FERN YOU THINK YOU'RE SO AWESOME TAKING THE LEAGUE ON. FINE THEN. I'LL CHALLENGE THIS LOSER LEAGUE AND SHOW YOU WHO IS THE BOSS AROUND REBORN! JUSTIN Doubtful. Fern feigns regaining his composure. His face is a giveaway for his actual mood. FERN Enjoy this win Justurd. It'll be the last one you have against me. JUSTIN Bet it isn't. Fern leaves the hub in front of Florinia's gym. JUSTIN And that ladies and gents is how you knock a clown down a peg. Victoria cancels the video. JUSTIN How was I? VICTORIA I used to think you were kinda cute. JUSTIN (sarcastic) Awwww... VICTORIA Ready for your match? JUSTIN Yeah. I hope it'll be fun. InT. onYX TRAINER'S SCHOOL Florinia's gym Justin, Blaze, Soldier and Victoria enter Florinia's gymnasium and much to Justin's shock her gym is a desert themed battleground complete with cacti and dried out tumbleweeds. JUSTIN Wait what! We here a camera snap and see that Victoria has taken a picture of Justin's shock. VICTORIA Maybe still a little cute. JUSTIN Wait time out. You knew about this? VICTORIA I went to the school and my sensei is a gym leader. I know every gym leader's layout. JUSTIN I planned for this since I fought Julia. Florinia Hello Justin. I am pleased that you have overcome both Meteor attacks and could make it to this arena. JUSTIN So you aren't a grass type trainer or... FlORINIA Indeed I am. I however has chosen a route that hinders mobility allowing me time to plan. Justin applauds Flornia's methodology. JUSTIN Not bad Flo. Not bad. VICTORIA Good luck Justin. A large viewing space filled with bleachers rests to the side of the arena. The space has a fair amount of students including some of Justin's recent challengers. Victoria makes her way to the front row. JUSTIN Julia didn't really believe in my talent when we fought so I didn't get the whole welcome to Reborn, we kick ass speech. I know its not your style but- FlORINIA I'm afraid I'm not one to comply with such paltry wishes. It is not my method of teaching or combat to intimidate. JUSTIN Didn't think so. FlORINIA That isn't to say I am not thankful for your endeavours at the waste center or during our battle with the monster Tangrowth. However those alone fail to merit the awarding of a badge. JUSTIN I understand. FlORINIA So allow us to begin our exhibition. Follow carefully class. The subject lacks sufficient knowledge to achieve victory. Justin looks on confused. JUSTIN Excuse me? FlORINIA Expected outcome. Failure. JUSTIN (shocked) W-was that smack talk? Did she just?... (Justin is immediately amped up) Blaze you're up. Blaze ignites his palm before punching it then enters the sand covered battlefield. He sinks a little but moves around a bit. JUSTIN Careful. Sand limits motion. (whispering) See those rocks? Blaze takes notice of the rocks and even the cacti. JUSTIN That's your best footing here. Make it work. FlORINIA Blaze, your initial partner from what I hear. Perhaps Breloom would be suitable. Florinia throws out her first Pokémon which is the Mushroom boxer Breloom. Breloom wears a necklace with a large purple ball at its center. It shines brightly. JUSTIN Hey Flo, you wanna take the jewelry off? FlORINIA I doubt you'll be able to hit it. JUSTIN (sighs) It just runs in the family huh. Blaze get to it. I'll chime in. Blaze charges forward igniting his fists again upon reaching Breloom he begins wailing on the small mushroom mon which is far to slow or frail to fight at Blaze's level. Justin looks on in confusion. JUSTIN Is this bait? This feels like bait. FlORINIA Breloom drain punch! The grass Pokémon launches a glowing dark fist but Blaze easily blocks it and parries with a kick to the chest accidentally breaking the purple gem. He throws up his hands and caws in an attempts to apologize. He looks up to notice that purple liquid is dripping down Breloom's chest and the Pokémon even drinks some of the liquid. JUSTIN Oh that's cute a little juice container. FlORINIA Breloom Dynamic punch. Justin starts laughing. JUSTIN You think Blaze would ever allow that move to hit. In fact why would you even teach that (sudden realization) wait a minute! Blaze begins to stagger before dropping to one knee in a coughing fit. From Blaze's perspective we see triples of the room and everyone in it. He struggles to stand and by the time he stands Breloom is at his chest with a fully charged Dynamic punch. JUSTIN BLAZE DEFEND! Blaze throws up Protect at the last moment and the vicious blow is deflected by the white shield from his face to his torso. Upon contact we hear a rib break and Blaze is launched into a nearby boulder. JUSTIN Was that a toxic orb? FlORINIA Correct. By breaking it, a portion of its toxicity has been taken in by Blaze. With this field restricting mobility and the kicking up of sand combined with the poison, its safe to say that Blaze is not in for an easy fight even considering his typing. JUSTIN And I'm guessing that this is one of the rare Breloom with the ability- FlORINIA To turn toxins into nutrition. Yes Justin I know your team very well. Without the powerhouse of your team here I'd say this battle is far from something you can claim. Breloom, continue your assault with mach punch. Breloom begins wailing down on a weakened Blaze with a series of high speed hits. After a long painful combo Blaze catches the Mushroom's fist and smiles. JUSTIN No energy attacks Blaze! You can't afford it. Breloom starts throwing punches at close range but Blaze tanks the hits while his eyes are closed and he takes a deep breath. FlORINIA Breloom, remove yourself, his next attack will be dangerous. Blaze's upperbody ignites and he bear hugs Breloom locking away any more attacks. He then charges into a boulder as the helpless grassling screams in pain. After collision with the rock Breloom drops out cold and is quickly recalled by Florinia. FlORINIA Blaze is a fair combatant on his own. I commend your efforts even in your weakened state. However your partner's failure to include a complete roster will be your undoing. Blaze begins panting heavily and drops against the rock he previously crashed into. FlORINIA Torterra, come forward. Florinia summons the second of her team. A large sand turtle with an immense tree and small boulders emerging from its back. Soldier attempts to enter the arena but is stopped by Justin who simply shakes his head. JUSTIN Alright Blaze, lets focus on keeping the distance and trying to overcome this poisoning okay bud? Blaze nods and forces a weak smile. JUSTIN Attaboy. FlORINIA Torterra Sandstorm. The mighty Torterra roars and a sandstorm quickly overtakes the field. Vision is distorted slightly in the field. Monitors drop down in front of the audience and overhead to allow people on the outside to view (to some extent) what is occurring on the battlefield. At the moment Torterra is attacking Blaze from a distance with its long vines. Blaze can only block with the poison flowing through his veins and the sand in his eyes. JUSTIN Forcing my hand Flo... FlORINIA My intention is to hold you as close to the ropes as possible. Justin turns to the crowd. JuSTIN Hear that kids, your teach is kind of a freak. Florinia turns away from the students blushing. JUSTIN Blaze. Get hot then defend. On the screen we see Blaze jump in the air and release and overheat attack. The large whirlwind of sand turns into a storm of glass and flies all over the arena. Florinia is protected by a barrier but Justin is guarded by Soldier. When all the glass falls to the floor we see Torterra inside of its shell. JUSTIN You're welcome. Blaze jets his way over to Torterra's shell and hops on top. He begins charging fire in both of his hands. Florinia Well played. I expect no less from you Justin. JUSTIN HA-DOOOOOO-KENNNNNNN Blaze drops off the top of the shell in front of Torterra's face and releases a full powered Fire blast to the unsuspecting tortoise's face. The immense fire damage leaves residual flames all over the forest on its back rendering the Pokémon useless. Florinia recalls him. FloRINIA Time to control the field. Blaze throws up more bile and Justin walks on to the field to carry him off. JUSTIN I'm switching out. This guy is a tad tuckered out. Soldier. You feelin' it? Soldier gives a cool reassuring nod then slowly enters the sandy field. FlORINIA Cacturne, the field is yours. JUSTIN This normally goes without saying but killing them is off limits. Or even serious damage. Soldier nods. FlORINIA Cacturne Destiny- A puff of sand flies forward and lands on Florinia's feet, the next thing to grace her presence is the knocked out body of her cactus partner. The room stares in awe trying to comprehend what has just occurred. Soldier huffs in disappointment brushing off his right shoulder with his left arm blade. JuSTIN For those who missed it Soldier first class gave him a shoulder bump to the stomach. For those who wish to repeat it. Do plenty of squats.

So Onyx Trainer's School or OTS as the top dogs are calling it has a few challengers. J-Stunner, B-Eazy, Soldier 76 and Vicky V. On the opposing side we have bush gardens very own Fern and Florinia. Who will win this epic battle? (I'll be honest its a two parter) Who knows? Read and find out in this high stakes battle to return the school to the students. Justin, Blaze and Soldier have a lot to fend off but when battling the desert rose simplicity may be key. Welcome to Florinia's school for gifted youngsters. Int. Onyx trainer's school Justin, Blaze and Soldier are walking down a hallway full of sobbing teenagers and knocked out Pokémon. One of Fern's lackeys from earlier walks from the end of the hall he is guarding to confront Justin and company. A tall blonde pale skinned young man wearing all red. Skylar Yo Justin. Justin raises his hands to stop Skylar from talking, then quickly takes a fighting stance. SKYLAR Look, I'd rather not fight you. Justin That's because losing isn't fun. SKYLAR (sighing) Tim. Bring her out. A moment after Skylar's order a couple of men force Victoria out of one of the rooms and into the hallway. JUSTIN Where are you going with this? SKYLAR Take her, leave and come back when Fern says its okay. JUSTIN Couple things. First she can probably beat the brakes off of all of you. Second, we're in your school so this is hardly a threat. And lastly, really need you to focus here. Justin punches through the wall next to him revealing a portion of a girl's dorm. JUSTIN I really don't mind hitting any one of you guys. So you sure you want to give me a reason. All of the fighters look nervous but take a deep breath when Victoria speaks up. Victoria Skylar. SKYLAR Yeah? VICTORIA Please let me reason with him. SKYLAR I... In the room and no funny business. VICTORIA Of course not. Victoria goes into the nearby room and Justin cautiously follows. Blaze and Soldier remain outside. Blaze's watch starts ringing and we see Lucky is calling. The young foul shows Soldier his son before we cut to inside the room. InT. girl's dorm Justin and Victoria are inside the room sitting down at the community table. JUSTIN So why are you playing along? VICTORIA Originally just wanted to see my old room. Do you like? Justin looks around the dorm at pictures of Victoria, Amaria, Julia, Florinia and another red haired girl. JUSTIN Must of been a fun time. VICTORIA It was. If you can believe even Fern was occasionally enjoyable. JUSTIN I cannot. VICTORIA His sister used to be so different. She was much kinder and more open. But then Titania happened. JUSTIN I'm guessing that's red over here? Justin points at the only unfamiliar party in the photos. VICTORIA Correct. Tania always had well... A way with words. JUSTIN Hm. Why'd you leave? VICTORIA I was needed back on Apophyl. Things get out of hand from time to time. JUSTIN So then why take the league challenge? VICTORIA My sensei thought it would be good preparation. What made you take the challenge? JUSTIN My brother already beat the league by me so... VICTORIA He.. what?... Victoria stares in disbelief. JUSTIN Oh yeah I have a brother. He sucks. VICTORIA Who exactly is your brother? JUSTIN Some jerk. Justin turns away but Victoria simply walks in front of him. VICTORIA Justin? JUSTIN Lance. Victoria is shocked by the reveal. VICTORIA Wait... THE LANCE? JUSTIN Don't give him "the" hes an "a" Lance at best. VICTORIA So you came all the way to Reborn so you could one up your brother? JUSTIN Yeah. He took out the lame league, so I'll conquer the awesome one... (under his breath) Didn't think I'd be fighting my own team rocket. VICTORIA Wow Justin. You really want to beat him. JUSTIN I beat him once. VICTORIA Blaze isn't your first Pokémon? JUSTIN (changing the subject) Umm.... Sure why not. Anyway was there another reason you played along with Team Fern? Justin gives a cheeky smile hoping to distract Victoria. VICTORIA Hmmm (glaring at Justin) Fern has a surprising amount of control of the going-ons here at OTS. The students are all so obedient because it affects the funding of their clubs. So losing to you actually hurts them severely. JUSTIN So we tell Flo. She owes me one. VICTORIA That may be why he's trying so hard to keep you away. JUSTIN So you're saying I shouldn't fight these guys? VICTORIA I think you could return control to the students by fighting but more importantly Skylar and the rest of the students actually think its hilarious how much you rile up Fern. So he asked if you could take him down and record it. JUSTIN Never have I known how much I love school until this moment. Vic. Justin throws his Pokégear to Victoria. She quickly starts up a video. JUSTIN My name is Justin and welcome to Just-an-ass! Justin and Victoria leave the dorm in a Crib's styled fashion. JUSTIN Whats going on Reborn this is OTS you know we represent and this is my campus. Top dog and cat at the same time J-stunner bout to teach the whole class how to live. Justin walks by Soldier and Blaze who are now wearing sunglasses. JUSTIN This is B-Eazy and you know we got Soldier 76 doin work. The bodyguards always guarding Reborn's finest. We heard about some poser trying to take my throne and figured, lets teach em a lesson in class. Vic catch my subjects candid before the king comes in. VICTORIA Yes sir. JUSTIN She's my mental health advisor. Keeps me all feng-shui and ish. Victoria heads down the stairs. JUSTIN So Skylar right? SKYLAR Yeah? JUSTIN Any requests? SKYLAR If he pisses himself I will gladly give you my trust fund. JUSTIN Got any rare candy. For Pokémon. Apparently I have to specify that in Reborn. SKYLAR I have a few. JUSTIN Send em to Seacrest's garden by Julia's gym and we're even. SKYLAR Thank you. JUSTIN Its what I do. InT. ONYX TRAINER'S SCHOOL lower Area Justin heads down the stairs after Victoria. The students largely playing dumb to Justin's overacting in the school. Everyone goes about their business fully aware of what's to come. Finally Justin arrives at the entrance of Florinia's gym. Fern sits annoyed waiting for his only challenger. JUSTIN So this is the screw loose in the tool shed that calls himself... Uhhh. Shrub?... Bush?... Oak? Fern Fern. JUSTIN He's about to teach a master class in how to respect the top dog. Justin stares into the camera. JUSTIN That's me in case you didn't know. Fern takes a deep breath and approaches Justin. FERN I don't get you Justurd. Why do you always go out of your way to get slapped around. I tried to spare you humiliation and this is how you repay me. Fine. Just remember. I tried to help you. Fern readies Pokéballs and summons his ace Serperior and Ferroseed. JUSTIN How about that. He actually managed to evolve two whole Pokémon. A world record for the world's worst. FERN Serperior, Ferroseed. Teach this novice a lesson. Ferroseed spins wildly rushing towards Justin. He readies a kick like the previous encounter but changes at the last moment and grabs the spinning thorn Pokémon at the last moment. He then proceeds to slam it onto the ground, knocking it out. JUSTIN Oh my little grasshole. I've grown. You however have not. After I win today. You relinquish control of the student council to one of those idiots you had control the gate. Red was the only challenge so I say him. FERN Justin, if you actually manage to win, I will do just that. JUSTIN Why would you win Fern? You've literally never beaten me. FERN Because I'm the top god damn dog. Justin sighs. JUSTIN Alright. FERN Serperior. Frenzy plant! A large surge of thorned vines spike through the floor and Justin carefully dodges each one. JUSTIN WE JUST HAD A PLANT PROBLEM! FERN Serperior Iron tail. The regal snake's tail lights up and it charges Justin to attack. Justin blocks the hammer-like tail but a puff of smoke reveals a substitute had been in effect. JUSTIN What?! Justin looks around the room confused but is quickly ensnared by the powerful cobra wrapping its body around him. FERN You might think you had me all figured out but you didn't. Not using your Pokémon may have been the dumbest decision ever made. JUSTIN You missed my lecture earlier. Justin laughs coyly. JUSTIN It was for Blaze and Soldier. I wanted them to see what their leader can do. And spoiler alert. Its anything. FERN Yeah sounds great. Serperior crush him until he decides to leave my school. Serperior begins putting the squeeze on Justin whose countenance does not change.

So as the title suggests (I need a new opener) I was working on another episode of Justin's Story (like and subscribe) and a thought occurs. How exactly do the trainers in Reborn stack up. This is saying every gym leader has equal leveled pokemanz but not equal skill. i.e Noel is probably higher than Julia because he's chosen on his intellect and ability to use the worst type even those he's a child. You can include trainers too like the player, fern and cain. I was thinking Fern may not be all that terrible. Not as good as Cain since by both of their omissions, Fern lost to poison due to bad planning but Cain was prepped to battle a psychic lead and was ready to test on you to see its effectiveness. We can probably say as of this post Lin is the current top but her battle plan seems highly reliant on power and not much else based on her dialogue. So who are your top 5. Here be mine. 5. Florinia- Not much to say outside of using a gym she had no business having and making it work well. 4. Corey- Debateably the hardest gym in the game. The posion in either route does damage, his team (especially on hardcore) is monstrous and he has the coolest closing line in gaming. "all things must come to an end" 3. Cain- He's honestly limited by plot. His intelligence isn't too far off since he plans to attack and defend depending on the problem and he did fight solaris and taka by himself before we came to the rescue. Lastly he fought an E4 knowing to deter them instead of engage. This guy deserves a spinoff. 2. Solaris- I'll try not to ride him any harder than I have in the past. One of very few fights in canon and non canon material where the pc loses. That has to count for something. 1.???/Lin- The two top battlers in Reborn. I didn't mention the other for those who haven't finished but one is the holder of champion in the toughest league ever and the other beat them as well as commands team meteor. Anyone who scares Sirius, ZEL and Solaris has to be more than really tough. Hopefully she can keep her... head.... ehhhh

This episode's song is devoted to Fern who believes in his world he is king. With Justin bringing the war to him I found a nice little gem from a music pal of mine. At any rate hope you all enjoyed. Next episode ends this arc and begins my literal favorite part of the story in the game. Battle for Beryl. Wooooooo

VICTORIA We should stop him! JUSTIN Why he always cries after he's beaten. He's a less intelligent Cartman. VICTORIA I don't understand that reference but Florinia runs the school here as Principal and Gym Leader. JUSTIN And. VICTORIA He's the Class president JUSTIN So- VICTORIA By vote. Terrified by the revalation. JUSTIN Oh. Oh.... shit. Justin and Victoria run inside of the school. InT. Onyx trainer's school O.T.S Just as Justin and Victoria make it inside a gate slams down in front of them with Fern sitting against a table next to two students. Above him is a large picture of Florinia and himself. FERN So what have we learned? JUSTIN (sighing) Please don't monologue. FERN You shouldn't challenge people above you. You should know your place. You probably think that I'm doing this out of spite or to disrespect you Justin. JUSTIN Why would I ever think so lowly of the mighty Fern? Fern begins to walk away. He snaps and the two men beside him rush out the other door. FERN Incompetence. You aren't very bright. But no Justin this isn't an attack on your intelligence or lack there of. Justin takes another deep breath. FERN No Justin. This is a matter of class and simply put. Fern is at the door to Florinia's gym. FERN You aren't worthy. Fern is gone. JUSTIN NO. DON'T YOU DARE DO THE COOL GUY WALK AWAY! I DO THE COOL GUY WALK AWAY! Victoria grabs Justin's hand and he calms down. VICTORIA Relax Justin. He's just trying to bait you. You'll still be able to challenge Florinia. JUSTIN (furious) But Vic you saw him, he thinks he's cool now. Fern peeps his head back in. FERN Vicky, I'll let you and the douche in easy if you blow me. Fern winks before popping back out. Justin is triggered once again. JUSTIN FERN I HOPE YOU HEAR ME! I'M GOING TO BEAT EVERY SINGLE TRAINER IN THIS SCHOOL WITHOUT ANY OF MY TEAM FIGHTING. I SWEAR WITH MY BEAR HANDS WILL BEAT THEM AND YOU DOWN. Justin begins to leave but Victoria grabs his shoulder, he quickly pivots throwing his arm around her and quickly closing in for a long kiss catching her off surprise. JUSTIN (angry) I need to put him in his place. I'm sorry but patience will not work here. Then. (briefly smiling) We can enjoy our date. Justin storms out of the O.T.S. VICTORIA (still in shock) Yeah okay. InT. sEACREST'S GARDEN Justin bursts through the doors to see Luxcalibur greeting guests along with Rebecca. Rebecca Hey Justin, how have you been? JUSTIN Fantastic. Justin storms right into the garden past the visitors. JUSTIN BLAZE! SOLDIER! Both Pokémon make their way over to Justin. JUSTIN Blaze, you remember Fern? Without missing a beat the young rooster enflames his arms and punches his palm. JUSTIN Good. Soldier, you ready to see your new team leader in action? Soldier gives a light nod. JUSTIN Good. Let's go. Justin and Blaze head for the exit but Soldier runs over to his son Lucky who is playing with some of the guests and Isabella. He pats his son on the head and bows before Isabella who simply rubs the Mantis soldier's head while smiling. Soldier then follows out after Justin and Blaze. JUSTIN Rebecca, if anyone unwanted comes, you call me immediately. ReBECCA We should be- JUSTIN GOT IT?! REBECCA (nervous) Yes sir. The three head out leaving behind a very confused Luxcalibur. ExT. oNYX TRAINER'S SCHOOL O.T.S Dozens of students and mid-level Pokémon fill the school yard. They all stare in anticipation of Justin, Blaze and Soldier who make their way towards the front gates. JUSTIN What I intend to teach you two is a simple lesson in power. Something ingrained in me by my friends, my family and my home in the violent Dragon-land of Blackthorn City. One of the trainers sends out a Meganium which launches a vine whip that latches around Justin's arm. Though the large flower Pokémon attempts to pull at Justin its attempts are as fruitless as its flower petals.. JUSTIN With what you witness today something should become painfully clear. Justin reels in the giant grass type and kicks it into a nearby wall then proceeds to stand on the unconscious Pokémon's stomach. JUSTIN I am the ace of this team. Blaze and Soldier look upon their leader with pride while the students are clearly in shock by what has taken place. JUSTIN You will simply watch until we reach Flo. I can't allow them to fight you- not out of spite. Student SCREW YOU! JUSTIN Its simply a matter of class. And you kids got some learnin' to do. End of episode 11.

MeMBER Hey Lux... (confused) Are you running the garden now? Luxcalibur nods as he smiles. MemBER Oh... Okay. The patron makes his way to the garden but Luxcalibur growls and points to the sign in. MemBER Sorry... Ummm The man signs in and bows. Lux smiles and he makes his way to the garden. Lux continues smiling and wagging his tail, facing forward waiting for the next person to make their way in. ExT. opal ward Its a relatively nice day outside. People are casually strolling down the main street in front of Grand Hall. Justin and Victoria make their way down the road. JUSTIN Its just now dawning on me that I'm kinda new here. VICTORIA With your adventures haven't you been all over the wards? JUSTIN Ironically no. First day I fought Team Magma. VICTORIA The day you met Blaze you dragged him into that? JUSTIN No he was sleeping after fighting a Klinklang and a hoard of Noibat. This girl Shelly actually helped me along with Lux. VICTORIA Sounds like a fun first day. JUSTIN Yeah... Justin stops noticing the dark toxic lake in front of the Grand Hall. Victoria stops shortly afterward. VICTORIA This lake has seen better days. JUSTIN I don't get it. VICTORIA Team Meteor they- JUSTIN No Vic. Me, Flo, Julia and some other guy shut the factory down. This should be changing back but nothing. VICTORIA It may be some time before the waters clean up. JUSTIN Jeez. No real romantic spots around here are there? VICTORIA There's a lovely pier with a slightly less rough view of the lake. JUSTIN Less rough sounds beautiful. Lets- A small Lilipup rams into Justin's shin wildly barking and wagging its little tail. JUSTIN Hello bud? Any reason you charged into me, I can be your friend. The small dog Pokémon races circles around Justin energetically barking and bumping into him. VICTORIA Seems a new Pokémon wants to be your friend. Justin crouches down and pets the lively pup. JUSTIN Seems cool enough. Friends we can be but teammates... VICTORIA Don't like dog types? JUSTIN Normal types aren't very... Good... Lillipup barks angrily. JUSTIN No disrespect, you just don't get far against much pal. Ask Helena. VICTORIA Whose Helena? JUSTIN Total bad ass. She- A portly man is running towards them yelling from Grand Hall. Man HELP! PLEASE CATCH THAT LILLIPUP! Without hesitation Justin reaches out to catch the puppy unawares but its already running towards Obsidia despite hearing its Owner's plea. JUSTIN Sorry bud. MAN I can never catch that doggone doggo. JUSTIN Ha. VICTORIA Perhaps we can help? Justin turns away looking at his watch. Victoria hits him in the side to encourage his assistance. JUSTIN Yeah we can't just leave a guy in need. MAN Such a sweet couple. JUSTIN (through his teeth) YUP! VICTORIA Where would he have gone? MAN North Obsidia, he's been restless since the plant invasion and that's where I usually walked him. We should go before he starts bothering anyone else. Victoria and the older gentleman race off after Lillipup. JUSTIN I wonder if once... Just once... If I set out to do something I'll be able to do that one thing. Arceus... Just once is all I ask. Victoria yells from the distance. VICTORIA HUNNIE HURRY UP! Justin raises a finger as if asking Arceus one more time before running after Victoria and the Man. ExT. north obsidia North Obsidia Ward is virtually untouched by devastation. People go about their business as if no problems have occurred. An arcade has a plethora of students playing outside and inside. The only oddity is the large amount of people. MAN Crowded today huh? VICTORIA Probably just trying to stay away from the vines. MAN Makes sense. VICTORIA Also the mall and the Onix Trainer's School. MAN Oh no I hope no one tries to catch doggo. Justin makes it up the stairs into North Obsidia Ward. Once the trainers see him they all glare for a moment then slowly walk away. JUSTIN Ummmm... Nice to meet you too. The owner and Victoria both look at Justin as if searching for his offense. JUSTIN Sup? VICTORIA (suspicious) What did you do? JUSTIN (annoyed) Besides save the City several times? VICTORIA Hmmm MAN HEY ITS Doggo! The man pulls out his Pokéball and readies to throw it but Justin grabs the ball and minimizes it. JUSTIN Just a thought but if he constantly wants to run and explore maybe cooping him up wont help. The man slowly puts his ball away. JUSTIN Just talk to your pal and join him on a run. He might be more likely to stay in range. The man slowly walks up to the Lillipup and crouches down. MAN Hey Doggo. Wanna run around town? The pup races around his owner excitedly. MAN Alright (hesitantly) Lets go The Lillipup dashes ahead of his owner when they run. MAN Just stay close buddy. The small pup barks as the two leave North Obsidia. VICTORIA That was easy. JUSTIN Yeah. I expected that to be the whole day. VICTORIA A little patience will go a long way. JUSTIN (smiling) I'll try to keep that in mind. As Justin finishes his sentence Fern bumps into his shoulder as he walks down the street. Fern Move it idiot. JUSTIN Its gonna be this kind of day. Fern stops walking and turns to see Justin and Victoria. FERN Well look what the fat Meowth dragged in. Justin takes a deep breath. JUSTIN Patience. He'll pass. Fern slaps Justin upside his head. FERN You know I can hear you fool. Justin responds robotically to the small green man. JUSTIN I apologize Fern. I did not mean to offend you. Me and my friend will be on our way. VICTORIA (concerned) Justin... JUSTIN Lets go Vic. Fern runs in front of Victoria attempting to flex what little muscle mass he can. FERN I thought my eyes were playing with me. Vicky that you? VICTORIA Yes Fern. Fern whistles obnoxiously. FERN Why the hell are you with this loser? You know I'm still single. Justin feigns shock. JUSTIN Surely you jest! FERN Justurd, usually I'd engage but I don't want my zen squeeze to think I'm a brute like you. JUSTIN Yeah I bet. Victoria grabs Justin's hand tightly. VICTORIA Sorry to burst your bubble Fern but me and Justin have places to be. Easiest way for us to achieve zen is via the Karma Sutra. Both men drop their jaws in disbelief. FERN WITH THIS LOSER ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! Justin takes a monk-like stance, closing his eyes and preaching to Fern. JUSTIN Peace my brother and you too will someday learn ALL the pleasures life has to offer. Fern throws a right hook to Justin's smiling jaw but he is unfazed by the smaller teen's attack. JUSTIN That's actually four strikes so- Before Justin can react Victoria punches Fern but a small shockwave is sent without her connecting to his body and he flies back several yards. Fern struggles to stand while coughing. FERN You think you can get away with disrespecting the top dog? JUSTIN Literally has not negatively affected me yet. FERN We'll see about that. Fern scurries off down the road towards the large school in the back. JUSTIN Oh come on Fern, this isn't the first time someone has- wait Vic, how did you do that? VICTORIA I'll explain later. JUSTIN Doubtful.

So its been quite long, this story is far from gone, I'll also prepare a song and for those who are wondering Fern is still wrong. Terrible segue but 11 is my lucky number. You're welcome. InT. Magma base Maxwell is sitting on his throne next to Momo his Magmortar. Only members of the team are in the base at the moment. Break, Darm and Chris are kneeling in front of the mad king waiting for him to speak. Maxwell Ya done fucked up. All of you. Break Apologies sir. Darm The fuck are you apologizing for? BREAK Failing to stop you. Darm sucks his teeth. DARM Kiss ass. MAXWELL So since ya done fucked up ya gotta get punished. Break you're first. BREAK Yes sir. Break stands and walks up to Maxwell. MAXWELL Your hand. Break extends his arm without hesitation. Maxwell lightly slaps it. MAXWELL Hope you learned your lesson. BrEAK One I wont soon forget. MAXWELL You're dismissed. Break leaves passing by an agitated Darm and Chris. Chris Is he literally going to spank us? Darm shakes his head. DARM You're stupid. MAXWELL Next up Darm. Darm lets out a heavy sigh and walks over to Maxwell. DARM Can we not be dramatic? Either kill me or hit me cause I got shit to do. MAXWELL Still got the fire? DARM Even after I start burning in hell. Maxwell smirks. MAXWELL Iron hide... You're up. Darm turn around. Darm turns around and takes his shirt off and bites down hard on it. As he does a pitch black Flareon walks from behind the throne. Its tail lights up in silver then catches flame before hitting Darm square in the back sending him about ten feet forward and knocking over several trash cans. He lays still in the garbage. MaXWELL Oh shit, did he die this time? Chris looks on horrified. After a few moments Darm coughs and turns around laying on his back. DARM Thanks. (he coughs a little more) May I have another? Maxwell claps and the other members of Magma team all cheer and roar for their teammates survival. MAXWELL You gonna fuck up again? DARM (scoffs) I'm busy tomorrow but there's always the weekend. MAXWELL Get outta here! Darm slowly stands and limps out of the base. MAXWELL Alright Kriz. ChRIS Its Chris. MAXWELL Yeah well I like Kriz better, doesn't sound like some prissy rich kid. This is how this works. You shut up, walk up here, get punished, shut up again and go home until the next job. Its so simple even an Aqua could get it. Member Maybe on opposite day! The sidelines chuckle. Max gestures for the crowd to settle down. ChRIS Yes sir. Chris reluctantly walks up to his new master. MAXWELL Momo... The gargantuan fire beast steps forward shaking the ground. MemBER Don't you dare move newbie. Member 2 Ohhh he's gonna piss himself. Member 3 It'll be steamed away thats for sure! Chris closes his eyes and drops his head in fear. Momo raises his arm and begins charging up a fire attack. MaXWELL Try to leave it in tact this time. I think I like this one. Chris keeps his eyes shut and even begins to cry as he feels the heat emanating from the black hole that makes the Magmortar's arm cannon. MAXWELL Fire... Chris lets out a small yelp but nothing happens. He opens his eyes to see Magmortar heating a cup of tea in Maxwell's hands. The sidelines are full of laughing members. Momo uses his free arm to raise Chris' hand and Maxwell slaps it as he did with Break. MeMBER Holy crap he didn't piss himself. MemBER 2 Maybe there is a set of balls on him Member 3 Hilarious background chatter! MAXWELL Alright, see you later Kriz. Oh yeah and don't fuck up. ChrIS Ye... Yeah... Chris begins walking towards the door. ChrIS (V.O.) I'm going to get out of this group... I'm going to get Onix.... then I'm going to kill you and take your throne.... Chris turns to see Max and the members all cheerfully laughing and playing around. ChrIS (V.O.) You wanna fuck with high society... You better be ready to get fucked BY high society. Chris leaves the Magma base. EXT. seacrest's Garden The garden is very peaceful and early in the afternoon. Blaze is reading while laying against a sleeping Luxcalibur. Isabella is cradling Lucky in another area of the garden. Justin and Soldier are standing at a table looking over what appears to be battle plans and formations. Seacrest is nervously looking around the garden and inside the main hall. Nancy is in the main pavilion talking to a few men and women dressed rather well. She says her goodbyes to the group as they leave and she makes her way to a clearly distracted Seacrest. Nancy Mr. Seacrest, you seem weary. Is something bothering you? Seacrest Too damn quiet. We've been under attack so many times I guess I'm just nervous. NANCY Perhaps you should take the day off. Rebecca said she would be coming today. Why not let her run things here. SeACREST I suppose it couldn't hurt. What about you? NANCY I figured I would join you. I've been meaning to go to the Lapis ward market. SEACREST That sounds lovely. Shall we? NANCY Don't you want to wait for Rebecca? SEACREST The boy can handle it for an hour. Seacrest holds his arm out and Nancy latches on gently. SEACREST Boy! You're in charge. This place better still be standing when I get back. Seacrest leaves. Outside we see Justin and Soldier engrossed with their work. Soldier hears the door slam and nudges Justin. Justin Yeah I'll clean it in a minute. After a few moments Victoria walks into the garden. It doesn't take her long to reach Justin. JUSTIN This all really loops back to if she's poison. I gotta admit though even though Cain hasn't said anything I'm thinking he's the poison leader. If she's grass then this strategy is safe. Blaze burns the field so that they wont ingrain meaning no setup or still defense. We keep her mobile and with her ace probably being Venasaur mobility is the last thing she'd need. Victoria Oooh Justin's battle plan. Justin turns and waves before immediately turning back. JUSTIN Hey Vic. After Julia I figure every leader is going to have a modified field. Meaning the ones that will give me the most trouble will be Poison and Fire gyms since they'd wear the team down. Grass will probably been a meadow or something she can use to build up power to cover Grass' weak offense. The damn type is so balanced though so- VICTORIA You go over this with your Pokémon. Justin raises his hand to correct her. JUSTIN My team. And yes, Everyone learns all strategies so when I can't think they can for themselves. First is type effectiveness which Luckily Luxcalibur only has one problem and Soldier was taught this during the war... Long shot but did you have Surge as a teacher? Soldier shakes his head then growls into his device. It reads back to Justin "subordinate" JUSTIN Well damn. This should actually go smoothly. VICTORIA Justin are you forgetting something? Justin ponders for a moment before his watch lights up with the word date. He jumps at the shock. JUSTIN Our date!... I mean, yeah of course I remembered. Garcon' Justin snaps and Soldier flash steps in and out bringing flowers when he returns. JUSTIN Milady. Victoria raises an eyebrow and Justin's sudden shift in demeanor. VICTORIA Thank you Soldier. If only your teammate could be as thoughtful. JUSTIN At least 2 or 3 times as thoughtful. Soldier, we'll continue later bud. Soldier nods and proceeds towards Isabella and Lucky. VICTORIA Shall we? JUSTIN After you. Justin follows Victoria out. Before he's gone he yells out. JUSTIN Lux! You're in charge. Make sure the building is in tact when I get home. Justin is gone. Luxcalibur lightly taps his tail on Blaze's head who stands up and goes to sit against a nearby tree. Luxcalibur walks to the main desk sits in front of it. He quickly bolts up with an idea and runs behind the desk. After a few moments he scurries back out and has a sign around his neck with the word "welcome" crudely drawn on it with his paw prints around the borders. A park regular walks in.

Alas a song that works for our newcomer this episode ZEL otherwise known as the trio de dangers including Zero, Eve and Lumi. Here's a song that I think gets them depending on how you interpret it. The soundtrack to this reborn story would be amazing (its my taste in music so yeah bias but true XD) anywho here's da tunes.

FLORINIA I've avoided injury yes. AMARIA Okay... Goodnight everyone. Amaria leaves. VICTORIA Justin, The two families worked well together. JUSTIN Do they hate each other anymore? VICTORIA No... I think we've averted their attention with that attack. JUSTIN Good. Call Clean and get everyone to go to Seacrest's Garden. VICTORIA Where is that? JUSTIN A block away from Julia's gym, VICTORIA Sure? Is that okay? JuSTIN I'm sure they were just sitting around bored all day. Cain. CAIN Sup? JUSTIN Wanna get drunk? CAIN I'm 19. JUSTIN Didn't answer my question. CaIN That meant yasssssssss. JUSTIN Flo? FLORINIA Your company is a fresh reprieve from the recent affairs that have destroyed Obsidia. I think after seeing your activity I can feel safe in joining you. JUSTIN Alright. LETS PARTYYYYYYYYYYY- E/I. sEACREST'S GARDEN Justin and company are at the front door to Seacrest's garden with Seacrest angrily staring at a smirking Justin and Luxcalibur. JUSTIN So... SEACREST YOU WANT TO PARTY?! YOU MISSED ANOTHER ATTACK! JUSTIN (concerned) Who was hurt? SEACREST NO ONE BUT! Justin is back to smirking. JUSTIN Who. Was. Hurt? SEACREST Anyone could have easily been- JUSTIN Pops pops. Simple question. Need you to answer it to the best of your ability. Seacrest grunts. JUSTIN Who. Was. Hurt. Seacrest glares angrily but the next shot is the garden full of energy. Everyone who stayed behind after the fight along with the warring underground families and Clean are at the party. Justin and Cain are harassing Florinia and Victoria. CAIN So this almost good-looking guy wants to talk to you Victoria. JUSTIN Woah C-money. I'm just your average Terrorist fighting, good looking, gym beating, badass. I don't need special treatment. ViCTORIA Of course not. So I wont give you any. Victoria and Florinia walk away and talk to Clean. Justin and Cain go over to Seacrest. Justin's arm is over Cain's shoulder. The two are clearly inseparable at the moment. SEACREST I hate you. JUSTIN He says that every day. I still haven't paid rent so don't worry. SEACREST You missed another attack. JUSTIN I'm sorry. I really am. I didn't think- BLAZE. WHERE IS MY BOY SEACREST Walking Nancy home. JUSTIN Did he get hurt? Seacrest looks at Justin's broken hand. SEACREST I feel as though that shouldn't be your primary concern. Isabella walks over to Justin and begins healing his hand. JUSTIN Don't exhaust yourself Izzy. I'll- Isabella slaps him and continues healing. JUSTIN Ummm. I was just trying to help- Isabella punches Justin in the mouth. JUSTIN What the heck Izzy? Blaze is seen on the edge of the garden laughing hysterically. CaIN So you fight terrorists but lose to Psychic types. Cain and Seacrest laugh. JUSTIN Yeah so do you smartass. Cain has an epiphany. CaIN Oh right. Everyone laughs. JUSTIN Izzy. Seriously, don't over exert yourself. Blaze walks over and plucks Justin's head. He caws slowly and subtly. Seacreast pats Blaze on the back as he heads inside. JUSTIN Sorry. Thank you for your help. I appreciate all assistance for this broken man. Isabella smiles and hugs Justin then continues healing her new friend. Blaze sits next to his partner. JUSTIN So you bodied REDTEAM huh? Blaze arrogantly rubs his chest then blows on his claws. JUSTIN Yeah yeah. Blaze I'd like you to meet a few people since we finally have a break. First is Cain. Cain's dope. Cain throws his arm around Blaze and hands him a drink. CAIN Oh my god. I- JUSTIN Its coo. CAIN Oh then enjoy. Blaze indulges. JuSTIN Thoughts? Blaze throws up a thumb. CAIN Obviously. Cain's phone begins to ring. JUSTIN Don't do it. CAIN Sorry Cain answers his phone. CaIN (loudly) Its my super overweight sister. She needs support at the gym to lose weight to distract from her club foot. (now focusing on the phone) Hey sis what's up? Cain leaves. Blaze sits down in one of the nearby recliners. JUSTIN So bud how did you lead the charge against the flaming offensive? Blaze outstretches his free hand and waves through the sky as he caws boldly. He sets his beer down and Isabella quickly snatches his seat. He puffs out his chest and takes a great breath. JUSTIN I don't know where this clown gets this stuff. As Justin finishes his comment, Victoria walks over. Justin bolts up with his chest fully puffed out and his voice deepens for his conversation. JUSTIN Hey Vick.... uhhh hows it hanging? VICTORIA Just letting you know me and Florinia are heading out. JUSTIN Shame. You're missing out on the activities. VICTORIA I'm sure. Perhaps tomorrow we can make up for lost time? Justin's voice returns to normal and his chest falls in his excitement. JUSTIN Yeah-yeah-yeah... (regaining composure) I mean, sounds coo. Maybe we should exchange numbers. VICTORIA Already got yours. Victoria casually walks away, meeting Florinia by the exit. JUSTIN But how? Justin turns to see Luxcalibur in the back of the garden waving his paw and pointing to his communicator. Justin throws a thumbs up while smiling. JUSTIN I love you guys so much. Justin sits down in a chair to see a widely grinning Blaze and Isabella. JUSTIN Sorry kids. Mom and dad had to talk. Continue. Blaze enflames his arms as he dances, the scene silences as he caws and performs the story of his epic battle. The scene slowly fades to black as both Justin and Isabella look on in amazement. ExT. SEACREST'S GARDEN Morning The morning is new with the light just breaking in certain areas of the garden. Many of the Pokémon still slumbering from the night before. Blaze and Isabella are asleep in recliners. Luxcalibur is half-awake with Lucky completely passed out nestled beside him. In the center of the garden Justin and Soldier are doing one-handed push ups. JUSTIN Fun to finally have a challenger for this. Blaze is strong enough but his balance is still crap. For the first time it seems Soldier is enjoying physical activity instead of just getting through it. JUSTIN You at two hundred for this arm yet? Soldier nods. Both stand and shake themselves off. JUSTIN I'd like to make a little wager. Soldier looks curiously upon his challenger. JUSTIN I win, you come with me to tackle Flo- 50-50 got she's grass or poison. If she's grass, Lux isn't the best match-up. If you win, you name it. Soldier points to Luxcalibur. JUSTIN You can't have Lux. Soldier shakes his head and points again to Luxcalibur's paws. JUSTIN Oh the weights. Win or lose I can get you those. Isn't there something nice you want? Cmon man sky's the limit. Soldier looks around pondering. JUSTIN How about a shiny stone? It'll help Lucky reach his last form. Ya know for when he gets older. Soldier shrugs, clearly uninterested before entering his stance. Justin sighs before entering his pulling out the three wooden poles usually holstered to his side. He attaches them to each other forming one solid three foot pole. JUSTIN Alright, don't you go holding back on me. The two clash several times with Soldier's blade arms and Justin's wooden pole. One last clash leads them to a face to face smiling encounter before the screen cuts to black. End of episode 10.

So it's been forever since I posted one of these episodes but I've finally had some time to write again and why not continue the story I love to write. Thanks game for existing. That was pretty cool. So story picks up from episode 9 obviously. Refresher? Sure. Justin and co went to fight Pulse tangrowth, split into teams, Blaze is fighting team magma back at the garden episode ends on a trailer line. Here we go with the aptly named episode 10..... "What did I miss?" ExT. seacrest's garden Its night time and most of the Pokémon are sleeping. Seacrest, Blaze and Soldier are tending to the wall. Lucky is trying his best to help but isn't tall enough to assist. Soldier kneels and signals for the young egg to sleep. He pouts but ultimately follows his father's direction. Seacrest You boys can sleep, I don't mind doing this alone. Blaze caws in opposition and Soldier quietly remains focused on his task. SEACREST Didn't think you'd listen. Nancy walks over to the group. Nancy I spoke with Ame, she'll be sending over a team of workers to do some repairs and reinforce the wall. SEACREST You'd think it was made of kindling at this point. NANCY Perhaps you should get some rest. SEACREST Yeah. You going home now? NANCY I am. SEACREST Blaze come here boy. NANCY This isn't necessary. Blaze joins the two. SEACREST Walk Nancy home and come right back. NANCY I'll be alright. SEACREST Nancy its been a long day and those thugs are out there. Let's just be safe. She looks at Blaze's ready face then to Seacrest's worried expression. NANCY Very well. Blaze- Nancy gestures for Blaze to follow her. NANCY Good night Seacrest. SEACREST Goodnight Nan. Nancy and Blaze leave. Seacrest walks over to Soldier. SEACREST You can get some rest. Someone will come in the morning to take care of this. Soldier nods then goes over to his sleeping child and sits with his legs folded around him like a cradle. After a few moments Seacrest gives Soldier a blanket that he uses solely to cover Lucky. SOldier extends his arm out to shake. Seacrest does so slowly. He then sits down next to the two. SEACREST Thank you for earlier. Solider drops his head. SEACREST No... It makes sense to want to take someone like him out. But these gangs wont fall without the police coming back. For now- Cut TO: ExT. desert Soldier, Lt Surge and Soldier's partner General Daniel Rush, a tall extremely muscular man with an automatic strapped to his back and traditional military garb. Soldier has bandages drenched in blood all over his arms and torso. G.Rush Let's stick to the defensive. You got a bad habit of attacking the leader bud. Lt.Surge Kid ain't stupid. End the leader and the rest fall to pieces. Besides pipsqueak saved all of our shit. So... Rush steps close to Soldier and extends his hand. CUT TO: ExT. SEACREST'S GARDEN Soldier looks up and shakes his head as if exiting a daze. SEACREST I said thank you. Soldier looks and sees Seacrest's hand. Soldier cracks a smile. ExT. obsidia Park The action continues here from last episode's endpoint. Justin and Luxcalibur are homing on the plant and metal monstrosity that sits at the epicenter of Obsidia park. As the two get within attacking range of the monster Tangrowth they are separated by a rampant vine that propels Luxcalibur back towards the group of trainers, Justin continues forward and lands directly at the eye of the storm. Justin Hey... Justin flourishes the glass in his hand and just as he is about to lunge it at the plant's eye several tenrills all come crashing down on him but a flash of green pulls him out of the way at the last second. After a moment he realizes he's next to Florinia, Amaria, Cain, Venasaur, Muk, and Kingdra. JUSTIN Thanks Flo. Florinia You're welcome. I do wish that you'd take some form of caution when attacking opponents. JUSTIN Flo cmon where's the fun. HOLY SHIT IS THAT CAIN?! Cain Would love to banter but now's not the time for jokes. JuSTIN Ha. CaIN Muk keep the screen up on Venasaur. JUSTIN And... Uh... Who's the lady in blue. Hi, Justin Weyland Terrorist fighter. CAIN Literally couldn't of picked a worse tree to bark up. Amaria Or time. JuSTIN I mean, what's the worst that could- One of the tentacles swoops Justin up and slams him several times into the ground and throws him at the guardrail at the edge of the park. AMARIA This is the talented back-up Rini? CAIN I thought he'd be good too. Looks can be deceiving huh? Justin's head is down but one hand is on his ear and the other is shaped into a gun that points at Tangrowth. JuSTIN 3...2...1... Bang... At that moment. A bolt of lightning slams down and stuns the plan monster momentarily. JUSTIN Sorry guys figuring out if my spine still works can someone else kill it? Every directs their attention back towards the weakened Tangrowth. AmARIA Kingdra ICE BEAM! JuSTIN Yo Cain. Poison gas this place. CAIN That wont hurt- You're not bad Justin. Justin chuckles and coughs up blood. JUSTIN Oh Arceus.. it hurts to laugh. CAIN Poison gas. A smog covers the battleground. The group is all seen with gas masks covering them even the non-poison Pokémon. Luxcalibur makes his rounds to point everyone in the right direction. JUSTIN Lux HIT IT HARD! The forest Pokémon roars and the gas clears the area Luxcalibur is nowhere to be found but it is holding the young Panchams it kidnapped from their parents. Justin leaps from behind the Tangrowth dropping an empty bottle of moomoo milk and snatching the two cubs from the tendrills. JUSTIN Hey. You got about 10 seconds. Justin runs past everyone, kissing Florinia on the cheek before he plunges into the underground. Florinia turns from the group. FLORINIA Still a poor choice of trees. InT. obsidia depths Victoria, Embroar, Scrafty and the Pangoro crew are fighting in the now lit tunnel where a creepy eye covered in moss swings tendrills at the heroes. Victoria Justin. You're okay. JUSTIN Only a few broken bones. VICTORIA Are those the Pangoro children. JUSTIN Yeah so. The lead pandas take notice of their now safe children. JUSTIN Time to go all out boys. Purple fluid leaks from the ceiling. The Pangoros and Scrafty begin ruthlessly beating on the eye of the storm that is the Tangrowth's underbelly. The ceiling is broken in by vines and Justin is pulled up by Venasaur and flung towards the heavily weakened monster. JUSTIN Thanks V. YOU BOYS DOWNSTAIRS BETTER BE READY. The Pokémon underground unleash a flurry of punches and Justin follows suit and begins violently beating down on the main body of Tangrowth and eventually it is knocked out of its PULSE form. Justin crosses his arms. JUSTIN Everyone step back. The team underground exits the monster's nest and the trainers upstairs all run to the park's edge. JUSTIN Here's a real monster's technique. Several tendrills all begin to crash down on Justin mimicking the beginning of their fight. JUSTIN Thunder. Lightning strikes the field around him. JUSTIN Thunder. More lightning strikes the ground. JUSTIN THUNDER! Just before the attacks land a violent crash down of several lightning bolts all scorch the ground and burn away the violent overgrowth. Many plants around the city are destroyed. Finally the body is violently electrocuted and burns away as well. Luxcalibur falls from the sky and lands on the PULSE machine in front of Justin. JuSTIN Thunder cat..... hoooo... Luxcalibur wags his tail. Justin walks over to the trainers in time to see Victoria and company have made their way above ground. Luxcalibur sits behind Justin and stands to rest on Justin's shoulders. JUSTIN So guys, as much fun as it would of been to solo that sin against nature I am very much glad I had a team to work with. That said... WHAT THE FLORGES WAS THAT THING A stange hooded figure steps outside from a decrepit shed. Zel (Eve) PULSE is the proper designation for the creature you just witnessed fight. Cain How did that shed not get destroyed? JUSTIN Professor Oak the Science Folk says its Tangrowth. Zel (ZERO) That hasbeen fool has no idea what power we're dealing with. ZEL (Lumi) I.. ZEL (ZERO) No one cares Lumi JUSTIN This is... CAIN Unsettling. VICTORIA Who are you? Justin whispers in Luxcalibur's ear and he gets off his shoulders. JuSTIN Yeah you umm... Evildoer? FLORINIA They killed well over a dozen people in the last 6 hours alone so yes. This person is well within the boundaries of evil. JUSTIN Makes sense since that eyepatch guy is right behind them. ZEL looks behind themself, Justin takes this moment to jump up and Luxcalibur uses his tail to fling him powerfully towards the individual. Justin throws a punch but goes through a hologram and punches a hole in the PULSE machine effectively shattering his hand. ZEL looks confused at Justin's attack. ZEL (EVE) That was a wise distraction. You've given us much to think about Reborn leaders and slightly gifted trainers. JUSTIN (scoffs) Slightly? AMARIA You will never win Meteor. ZEL (ZERO) We'll see girlie. We will see. The hologram disappears. AMARIA I'm sorry Cain, didn't mean to drag you into this. CAIN No sweat. Always fun thwarting evil and what-not. AMARIA I have to report to Ame. Rini you okay?

Cal rigged the machine before anyone got up there. It was never going to erupt, him attacking Camerupt was just a rage moment due to Kiki's (beheading?)