Warning: This story idea was originally made by Metroanime. All of the foundational work belongs to Metroanime and all of his contributors. The contents of the Crimson League, however, are not Metroanime's. This storyline should be considered separate, but of the same universe. Most data entries were created by me and are not to be taken as canon Metroanime. Other data entries were taken from the BE Pokegirl Addventure. Again, this work is NOT by Metroanime. Any similarities are purely coincidental or an attempt at kissing Metroanime's ass. As for anyone who pops up here as well as in Metroanime's storyline... well, everyone's got a twin, right? Well, sometimes that twin has a similar life too. Beeeedah! ^_^ Anyone who'd like to help out a story maker like me with ideas on possible tamers, storylines or pokegirls; you can write to me, send your e-mail to: akun15@hotmail.com And please make it stand out from all the usual spam e-mails. I am, after all, on "SpamMail". Actually, if you've found this chapter, what the hell are you doing reading this again? ======================================================================= Wild Horses & Pokegirls - Crimson League Chapter 25 - Rude Awakenings Arshes Nei fumed as she glared at the artifact. For all intensive purposes, it resembled a silver plate polished to an almost ridiculously brilliant shine. It was, in fact, Arshes' Future Mirror, an artifact from which a person could explore future possibilities. It had been crafted roughly seventy years ago by a wizard who found herself making bad decisions too often on her own gut instinct. The mirror didn't show alternate universes where things were different, like a few similar artifacts did (Arshes had since stopped using one of those when she saw herself as a hermaphordite, wearing a clown suit, skipping around towns teleporting ice down people's pants). It was specifically made so that once the user inquired about a specific choice, it would show the highest probability future. However, something had been interfering with it lately. In fact, something had been interfering with every form of fortune telling, including Palmistry, something that should NOT have been possible! It all seemed to center around the man that everyone in the Crimson League was focused on: The Widow Slayer. When he'd reacknowledged his title as the Widow Slayer, something began changing. Little by little, the once certain future that Arshes and other experienced Diviners had foreseen began blurring. Arshes had first noticed something was wrong when Ben hadn't picked up a Magikunt like he was supposed to. Ever since, future divination for anything that occurred within the Crimson League was useless. Even an expert foretelling what someone might have for breakfast the next day had a 30%-60% chance of being wrong. And that was just the next DAY! Predictions like that were usually so accurate, that it was only if the person knew about the prediction that anything might change. Arshes tapped the wall next to the mirror. She was running out of options. Her plans for the future were defined by her former predictions of what would happen and what would result, but those were quite useless. She couldn't afford to make careless moves, which the now completely uncertain future seemed to be forcing upon her. She had to go see the woman who'd once been her master. If anyone had an idea of what was going on, it would be her former master. Doctor Zaiclit, the head physician of Friends of Humanity, looked over the file. He'd seen it many times over the years and he knew that he would be seeing it a lot more. He had no idea why, but every time there was even the tiniest bit of information added about the subject, someone would show him the file as if he'd never seen it before. Young people these days seemed to think that just because he was an old man with small body and thick glasses, he was senile. Friends of Humanity was a very strongly human-centric society, much like Team Rocket and it's clones. The only difference was that Friends of Humanity's upper council wanted nothing to do with pokegirls, save to remove them from the planet. They saw pokegirls as foreign invaders, a viral contamination or parasites, that had been introduced to the world because of Sukebe. They were continually seeking the separation of humans and pokegirls. As such, they were usually secret backers to organizations like Team Rocket, as well as cities like Viridick. Any place where pokegirls were banned, killed or forcibly brainwashed into docile states somehow found funding from Friends of Humanity. They also secretly supported any human martial arts dojo, as they would strengthen humans to the point that they could fight on an equal standing. Curiously, they acted openly when it came to recruitment. They made their views quite clear and often tried to bully people into joining. The only thing that continually irritated them was the Widow Slayer and his companions. "What could possibly still interest you in him?" Doctor Zaiclit inquired, "You know exactly where he stands. He would sooner tear out his own heart and eat it than do what you want." The young man standing before him in the business suit sneered, his light brown hair held in place with enough hair spray to make a satelite freeze in place above him, "Apparently, Doctor Zaiclit, you fail to realize his value." "Yes, yes, I know, Director Sherman, I know. 'He would be an immense asset to this organization, should we manage to convert him'. I've heard it a thousand times this year alone and I hardly think that a new director will manage what the former directors did not." Doctor Zaiclit answered haughtily, "Nine years have passed since we began making varying levels of contact with the Widow Slayer. The only times our agents received anything other than a 'No' followed by a severe beating were the incidents when the agent tried to coerce the Widow Slayer with violence. Then, they received the beating, THEN the answer 'No'. Frankly, I would sooner try and convert Cologne of the Amazons to our side. We would stand a better chance." Director Sherman growled in frustration. He'd hoped that the reason the other directors had failed was their lack of innovation and effective use of resources. However, the more he talked with various experienced staff members and agents, like Doctor Zaiclit, the more he found out the size of the pit he was heading for when he failed, "Then what would you suggest? Ever since he resurfaced in Nice Peaks, the council has been trying like mad to convert him to our cause. And I'd rather do something different so that I can feel better when I'm demoted to janitor like the other directors." "The main problem is that we have no leverage to use. With other people, we might be able to use money, sex or drugs. Against people stronger than our agents, we could find their family or friends and threaten them to get the target's cooperation. With the Widow Slayer, all chances of those methods working are zero or very close to that." Doctor Zaiclit explained as he shook his head, "He has no known living family, his friends are well-organized and more skilled than all of our agents, he takes no drugs, he has all the money and sex he wants. Save for using mind control, which as Agent 247 proved was a bad idea, there is little else we could possibly do." "Ah, yes. Agent 247.... bRRRRR! Having your own foot shoved up your ass the hard way isn't something I ever want to see again." Director Sherman commented, shuddering visibly as he recalled the picture. Broken collar bone, ribcage, pelvis, femur... it was a hideous sight to behold. Agent 247 had managed, almost miraculously, to recover physically, but never mentally. He just kept staring at the ceiling babbling, "Don't touch Jennifer... if you value your life, don't ever touch Jennifer..." endlessly on his GOOD days. On his worst, he either just screamed until he was hoarse or he babbled nonsense like, "This is CNN, reporting live...". The doctors who watched Agent 247 said it was likely an old broadcast from the Pre-Sukebe era that Agent 247 was picking up. "All forms of persuasion fail... we could try taking over a town and using it as a hostage. He'd have to surrender then." Sherman suggested. "Perhaps, but you forget about the other major forces out there. Vale and Jahana Corporation both have a long list of allies and if any word of our involvement were known, it would easily collapse our entire network. And both of them are much more dangerous to take on than the Widow Slayer." Zaiclit replied. "Maybe if we tried a propaganda flood... if we could somehow convince him that it would be more beneficial to join us than to oppose us..." Sherman considered aloud. Zaiclit shrugged, "It's probably the best chance we've got. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to go check on Project S." "I thought that had been shut down. I mean, wasn't the Ultimate Human Soldier Project military counter-intelligence?" Sherman noted. Zaiclit shook his head again, "Not entirely. It was simply never put into action. We managed to figure out how to make the core principles work. In any case, the council wanted to see how the first subjects worked out before we put it into full production." "So, there really was a Super Soldier serum..." Sherman muttered, (1) "But who were the subjects? And where are they?" "Most of them ironically wound up under the tutelage of Master Lunn, even though we'd scattered them around the world. Of course, most of them are muscle-bound oafs." Zaiclit answered. Elsewhere in the world, Junpei sneezed abruptly, then rubbed his nose in confusion. He never got sick and there wasn't much dust or pollen in the air... Simultaneously in another part of the world, a dark-skinned girl also sneezed, then rubbed her nose in confusion. She never got sick and there wasn't much dust or pollen in the air... Fatora felt like the world had changed. Not drastically, but everything seemed different. Ever since she'd arrived at Haven, she'd been wondering what she'd been doing with her life. Makoto Mizuhara wasn't nearly as important anymore. In fact, she felt like her whole reason for taming had been a sham. Since meeting Kalia, Fatora had made the decision to stop pursuing Makoto and look for something better to do. She was tempted to enroll in martial arts lessons because trying to tame Gilda was impossible. For the time being, only Kalia had been able to do so, and that was because Kalia could use psychic powers. While Iron Maidens like Gilda weren't exceptionally weak to psychic powers, it didn't mean that they were useless. In fact, unless Fatora got a fire pokegirl, developed psychic powers of her own or took up martial arts, there was a very low chance of her ever having the satisfaction of having made Gilda happy. And given how miserable Gilda looked most of the time, Fatora felt the Iron Maiden deserved some pleasure. The problem was finding a dojo that could teach her what she wanted to know. Many dojos usually doubled as gyms, and gyms were often filled with annoying male tamers who liked to tease female tamers like Fatora, just because she didn't have any bloodgifts. "Maybe I could find the Widow Slayer and get a few pointers..." Fatora murmurred to herself. Then, she began laughing to the point that tears began rolling down her cheeks and she fell to the floor gasping for air. That had been WAAAAY too funny. Like she'd ever find him. A mile or so away, giving pointers to Bambi on her first ki manuever, Ben sneezed... Reimi wasn't feeling good, despite all that had happened. She'd never been so distracted during a fight, so focused on inward thought, that the fight seemed more like a dream than her spiritual evolution did. She should have been happy about her new found spiritual height, but everytime she tried to think positively about it, she instantly recalled the thought that had pushed her over the edge: I hate him. It wasn't right. Ben had done nothing to her. Sure, he'd been a bit snipey back in July, but that was not a sufficient reason to hate him. He'd gotten Yuka in bed before she had. Big deal. It was a one time thing and every girl thought about having her first time with a good decent man. So what if Yuka wasn't warming up to Reimi as quickly as she had to Ben? They both had plenty of female lovers and there was only mild curiosity to be satisfied with another lover. Reimi looked at her hand and summoned forth her new indigo aura. The emotion that had pushed her to a higher spiritual plane had been something as petty as Jealousy. It was not the way she'd wanted to find that new spiritual height. She'd hoped for something more noble or beautiful, like Love. How would Yuka or Ben react knowing that she'd managed to raise her spirit through despising Ben? Reimi sighed, wishing she knew what to do for once. //This Is My December, Linkin Park// Kurumi was a Dracass and she was not doing very well. She was bleeding badly from both the mangled mess that was her left arm and the gash in her left side. She was hoping she could get away from her own sister, Saki, who had evolved into a Dronza. Kurumi stopped, leaning heavily against a tree, hoping that her sister wasn't following her. She wasn't too far from the town of Port and she might be able to get help. It was then that she sensed someone behind her. She spun only to feel her sister's claws dig into her stomach. She coughed, blood flowing freely from her mouth as she crumpled. "why.... why do you hate me so much?" Kurumi asked. Saki stared down at her sister, "Because you're a Dracass and I'm a Dronza. We don't need anymore than that." Saki opened her mouth and light began to gather. Tears rolled down Kurumi's cheeks as she saw her own sister, who had been loving and supportive prior to her evolution, planning to kill her. Just as Saki lowered her head to fire the lethal attack, Kurumi rolled over and unleashed a Dragon Rage attack. The two attacks exploded on contact, sending Kurumi hurtling backwards, crashing through trees. "You're just delaying the inevitable, dear sister." Saki snorted, walking through the smoke without so much as a singed scale, a somber look on her face. The two dragon pokegirls stared at each other for a few seconds before Kurumi sat up and unleashed a final Hyper Beam of her own. Saki slid around the beam, caught Kurumi by the throat and slammed her sister to the ground, sending her sister into the realm of dreams. Saki stared down at her sister. Her instincts as a Dronza told her to kill the Dracass. Even so, she didn't want to kill her own sister. "How sad that a mere evolution should make two sister lunge for each other's throat. If only there were a way to change that..." came a sudden voice behind Saki. Saki spun to see a middle-aged blonde woman wearing a red cheongsam. "Who are you?" Saki demanded. "My name is Scarlet and I've got a proposal for you. One that will cure your sister of her current evolutionary 'ailness'. Interested?" Scarlet inquired, before adding, "After all, siblings shouldn't fight." Saki looked down at her sister. It was true. She didn't want to fight Kurumi, but so long as Kurumi was a Dracass, they would never be able to so much as be in the same room without one of them trying to kill the other. "All right." Saki responded. "Excellent..." Scarlet replied, smiling widely. Ben scratched his head as he looked on at the parade. He hadn't seen so many people wearing black since he visited that one Goth club in Blowmetropolis a few years back, hoping to sneak some free drinks and snacks. Of course, the Goth club hadn't been nearly as upbeat as the parade was. "I wonder what the occasion is." Serenity commented. "Dunno. I've never heard of Rage having too many festivals and we should've heard something about it on the news..." Setsuna commented, absent-mindedly stroking the hilt of the sheathed Black Dragon. As if to answer their questions, a woman suddenly appeared in front of them, startling the trio, who leapt a foot of the ground with a loud simultaneous yelp of "GAH!". The woman wasn't unpleasant to look at, but her sudden appearance had been so alarming that they couldn't help but panic. "Hello, would you like to know about the new god?" the woman asked. "New god?" Ben asked, trying to get his heart rate down. "Yes. He revealed himself last night to over two hundred thousand people worldwide. We're holding a parade in his honor, but also to spread his word of love and understanding." the woman said, handing Setsuna a flyer, "We're building a church to him on the edge of town. Feel free to visit if you have any questions." With that, the woman moved on, startling another person. Setsuna looked at the flyer, "Come one, come all, to the Church of Darkness. The new god Dark Emperor-" Serenity and Ben winced in unison. As Setsuna continued to read, the duo leaned close together. "You don't think..." Ben began, quirking an eyebrow. "Well....the effect that he generated when he was summoned was certainly not normal." Serenity responded, with a great deal of uncertainty. "Ah." Ben noted. "-and make parity a reality. Donations, volunteers and those interested in learning our new god's way are welcome to visit the newly built Church of Darkness when it is completed later today." Setsuna finished. "Later today? That's pretty quick." Ben commented. "Maybe it was that convincing." Serenity suggested. "No, I mean, how will they get the plumbing and electrical up to code so quickly? And paint doesn't dry THAT quickly." Ben answered. "........" Serenity replied. ======================================================================= (1) - If you recalled what famous comic book this idea was from, pat yourself on the back and give yourself a cookie. If not, whap yourself upside the head for having never heard of _Captain America_. The Ultimate Human Solider Project was originally a lie, but I decided that it could be fun to play with. ^_^ Ain't I a bastard? With the recent ascension of the god Dark Emperor, various techniques have been created by his devote order. These are just some of those techniques. Fire: Wildfire Tsunami - (ATK 180) Flames burst out from various joints of the pokegirl briefly, before the pokegirl unleashes a wall of flames that rush forward like water. Because of it's effect on the environment, most users will try to refrain from using this technique in a forested region. Ground: Quagmire Twister - (ATK 140) The pokegirl punches her arms into the ground, then lifts large segments out, and proceeds to spin in a circle, striking all opponents within the reach of the earth segments. Water: Draining Rain - (ATK + EFT) Similar to the Cloud techniques, the Draining Rain drains 1% to 15% of a technique's PP every turn and drains away half that amount (rounded down) from the target's HP. Ghost: Nightmare Syndrome - (EFT) If successful, the target sees their friends as their enemies and will even perceive all of their actions as aggressive or cruel. This technique will fade after one hour or if the target is smart enough to notice something is wrong with themselves. Can only be used by ghost pokegirls. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Warrior, Early Martial Arts Pokegirl Type: Very Near Human Element: Steel(?)/Fighting(?) Frequency: Extinct Diet: Unknown Role: Guerrila troops Libido: Unknown Strong Vs: Ice, Rock, Dark, Normal, Steel, Poison Weak Vs: Fire, Flying, Psychic Attacks: Unknown Enhancements: Ability to create weapons (swords), ability to grow stronger with relationships, hardened skin, natural martial talent Evolves: None Evolves From: None The Warrior race is one of the many that briefly popped up during the Sukebe War and was only discovered through intensive study of the past. It is believed that this breed may have been the predessor to the Ronin and the Slicer, as well as many of the non-amazon based fighting pokegirls. Records show that intelligence was not high amongst this particular breed, as the last one wound up being exterminated just shortly before Kary the Volcano Mistress died. However, study in Vale has also shown that this breed was one of the two primary elements to the War Esper breed. Their ability to become more powerful (and gain more abilities) as they began relationships with others was no doubt one of the primary reasons behind the awesome might that the War Espers were known for. It has been discovered by Vale that Artemis, an infamous pokegirl general, and lover to Athena, that operated in the former southern United States of America and Mexico, was of this species. Esper, the Pure Magic pokegirl Type: Varies Element: Magic/Varies Frequency: Very Uncommon to Extremely Rare Diet: Varies (Very Near Human for at least 58% of all known Espers) Role: Variable mystic badasses Libido: Average to High Strong Vs: Varies Weak Vs: Varies Attacks: Varies Enhancements: Varies, Magic Affinity x 10 Evolves: Unknown Evolves From: None Were anyone fully capable of understanding the sheer immense variety of powers, skills and attributes of Espers, they would likely either be one, or be close to one. Similar to the Megami, but taken a bit further in literal terms, very little can be assumed about ANY of the Espers, save for the fact that their bodies never exceed 90% raw magic. They will always retain enough biological matter for thinking, taming, eating and waste disposal (pooping). Little else can be said about the general race, other than the fact that every esper has the potential to use magic. It is believed that the Espers were the first magical pokegirl in existance and may be responsible for many of the magic-type pokegirls who followed. It was recently learned by Vale that this is the other half of the War Esper's genetic structure, leading Vale mages to believe that War Esper might have originally been named 'Warrior Esper'. It has been discovered by Vale that Athena (nicknamed 'The Moon Goddess'), an infamous pokegirl general, and lover to Artemis, was of this species. (The entry below was borrowed from the Pokegirl Primer, all credit goes to whomever made it) NOGITSUNE, the Can`t Get Any Tail Pokegirl Type: Anthropomorph (vulpine) Element: Dark/Magic Frequency: Rare Diet: omnivore, preference for fish and meat Role: illusionist, avenger Libido: Average (can become High depending on the Tamer`s Harem) Strong Vs: Dark, Ghost, Psychic Weak Vs: Bug, Fighting, dog pokegirls Attacks: Scratch, Bite, Pummel, Leap, Tackle, Hypnotize, Dream Eater, Illusion, Smile, Mana Bolt, Mystic Bolt, Shadow Shot, Teleport Enhancements: Quickness, Enhanced sense of Hearing and Smell (x5), Undetectable Aura Evolves: Dark Kitsune (redemption, love) Evolves From: Kitsune (personal dishonor; loss of tail) It seems that whenever a Kitsune does something that goes against her personal code, a form of honor unknown to any other being, a Kitsune loses her tail and becomes Nogitsune. With the loss of her tail, the Kitsune`s body seems to unleash a high amount of dark energy, changing the Kitsune into a new pokegirl. Though it is unknown how it happens, perhaps it is the work of a natural mechanism in a Kitsune, perhaps it is not. By becoming a Nogitsune, there are many changes to the Kitsune's body besides the loss of her tail. The Kitsune`s fur changes to a pattern of black and white, almost similar to a Skunkette or Mephitits. Also, with the loss of tail, more magical properties of the Kitsune are unleashed, making her a somewhat powerful Magic-type. It should be known however, that a Nogitsune is quite a difficult pokegirl to maintain in a Tamer`s Harem. The Nogitsune becomes very conceited, as she sees herself as having nothing to lose, so that train of thought makes two traits about the Nogitsune stand out. The first, and hardest for the Tamer is that since the Nogitsune sees herself as having nothing, she wants all she can get from her Tamer, wanting more time with him during Taming sessions or as the second trait shows, wanting to be used in battle. The need to fight within a Nogitsune however can be a mixed blessing as with the want to be in battle, a Nogitsune is ruthless, using Hypnotize to put her opponent to sleep first, then draining her with Dream Eater. Should a Nogitsune`s opponent be able to shake off her Hypnotize, the Nogitsune will tend to use Mana Bolt or Mystic Bolt, depending on the level of mana, then follow up with Shadow Shot while the opponent is stunned. It should also be stated that it is NEVER a good idea to have a Nogitsune and a Shaguar in the same Harem. The two pokegirls seem to have a rivalry that is up to the ferocity of the Kunoichis and Cheshires or the Demon Goddesses and the Neo Iczels. It is thought to be possible for Nogitsune to evolve, however, what she can evolve into is unknown at this time. ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= Wild Horses & Pokegirls - Crimson League Chapter 26 - Flame Versus Darkness Mike was anxious. He knew that the strong one he'd sensed the other day was sure to come. It was the challenge he'd been waiting for. Someone so powerful that even a power-reflection technique had failed to defeat him. Then, Mike felt him. The fight he'd longed for was finally entering the gym. It was impossible for him to completely hide his glee as a grin formed on his face. It wasn't long before the doors opened and Mike's anticipated challenger entered. Ben was a bit impressed at the size of the arena. Generally, the space taken up by Mike McGrull's personal arena was usually occupied by two small resturaunts. "Welcome. I'm Mike McGrull, the gym leader. I understand you beat Weevil Underwood the other day. I applaud you for getting rid of that weed in our otherwise upstanding gym." Mike began, smiling, before taking a more serious look, "It is unfortunate that he died yesterday, but it was nothing I wouldn't have foreseen, given his personality." Ben had to smile. Though he hadn't cared for Weevil, Mike's aura and personality were fairly good. Weevil was just a weed, like Mike had said. "I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that Weevil wasn't up to the standards of this gym. I'm also glad that you aren't as pathetic as him, or else winning this badge would be too easy." Ben replied. Mike grinned again, "Not everyone can as pathetic as Underwood. Of course, not everyone can be as powerful as you, Widow Slayer." "I see you actually understand who you're up against." Ben noted. "Even _I_ have to check the gym leader's message board. It's quite bothersome, most of the time. But I suspected it was you when you managed to beat that Duelist's power reflection card. Only a master-level aura user could have pulled that off." Mike responded. "I'm not quite that great, but I suppose something had to have given me away." Ben answered. "To be honest, I didn't think it would take someone like you to get Weevil out of my gym." Mike commented. "Shouldn't you have gotten rid of him when he first joined?" Ben inquired. "I would have, had I been here. I was on a training journey with a friend of mine, Jamin, of Fitness Dojo. When I got back, that little runt had managed to gain a high standing here, and League rules say that Gym Leaders can't remove anyone who's of a certain standing for personal reasons. That rule was put in to keep any corrupt gym leaders from throwing out senior members who might challenge them for the leadership of the gym." Mike sighed, "In any case, it's time that we get this party started. It'll be a three-on-three elimination battle. You and I are automatically combatants." Ben nodded. "Go, Mink!" Mike yelled, tossing out a pokeball. It burst open and revealed a Vixxen-esque girl that Ben didn't recognize. He pulled out his pokedex as he looked her over. "Dark Kitsune, the Redeemed Nogitsune Pokegirl. Dark Kitsune's pelt colors are much darker, with a cranberry-red all over, with the deepest ebony black on her hands and feel, and a rather tanned cream-colored underside to her pelt. However, the most noticeable trait of the Dark Kitsune is her tails. Before, where she had no tails, she now has two! Both tails are red-furred, but one is tipped in black and the tip of the other tail is the tanned cream. Her elemental expertise is Psychic and Fire-type attacks." Ben considered the entry. A fire type should be easily countered with Kei, but her psychic attacks were a problem. He decided to summon Nine. "Nine, come on out!" Ben yelled, unleashing his Umbrea. Nine looked Mink over. Ben noticed Nine shift into a defensive stance, indicating that the Umbrea thought of Mink as an actual threat. The instant the battle began, the two pokegirls vanished from the naked eye, but not to the keen senses of Ben and Mike. The flare of Psi-Blade MK II versus Dark Blade continually indicated where the two pokegirls were on the field, but the occassional burst of flame or ball of darkness further implied that neither Mink nor Nine were giving each other much quarter. Elementally speaking, the only thing Mink had going for her were her fire techniques, as that was the only thing in her repitoire that Nine couldn't easily counter. However, the Umbrea was using Memory of the Dark to unleash techniques like Kei's Fire Blast, Roll's Mega Punch and Bambi's Hyper Kick, removing much of Mink's advantage. Ben was as impressed with Mink as Nine was. The Dark Kitsune was adept at blocking and deflecting attacks, even at pointblack range. However, faced with the massive onslaught of techniques that Nine can summon up, being a domesticated Umbrea with Memory of the Dark, Mink was essentially fighting every pokegirl in Ben's harem. That became especially apparent as Nine began pulling out attacks like Miko's Shuriken attack, Lita's Thunder and Ihadurca's Mystic Bolt. [Wait, I thought Ihadurca wasn't part of my harem.] Ben thought to himself. Despite Nine's rather impressive onslaught, it still took her over ten minutes to finally defeat Mink, and the Umbrea didn't walk away without injuries of her own. Both tamers leapt down to the arena floor to treat their respective pokegirls. Lina Inverse loved hiking. It was a necessity, really, to make sure her big sister could never find her in any one place regularly. And considering that Lina had been absolutely terrified of her big sister, that was not a good thing. But, over time, she'd come to actually enjoy the activity itself. It was why she so rarely flew from town to town, like many mages did in order to avoid bandits or other such thugs. That and one could more easily spot bandit hideouts from the ground. Having Luna, her big sister's dimensional counterpart, walking next to her was still a bit disturbing, but nonetheless the walk was a pleasant one. They were heading for Vale. Lina found herself excited about the destination. Flying citadels were a rarity in her world, ten times more rare than a Clair Bible manuscript. And considering the rarity of any written duplicates of the ancient holy manuscript, it could give one a reasonable idea of how often one might come across a citadel in her world. It was, perhaps, a bit disconcerting, considering that Lina's homeworld had a greater number of libraries, artifacts and magical mentors for magic-users to gain knowledge from. Then again, with the number of high-ranking demons who were just aching for something to blast, being in the air tended to make one a BIT more noticeable. "So, what kind of magic can you use?" Lina inquired as they walked. "I have the usual innate powers, plus a repitoire of about fifty-eight normal spells." Luna explained. "Fifty-eight? That's not a whole lot..." Lina commented. Save for a few speciality spells, like the strongest Spirit magic spell, the Ra Tilt, she was fairly sure she knew roughly a hundred or so of combat spells alone. It would seem that she would have a lot of training to do. Hopefully, Vale would have the right sort of environment to train Luna. Ben was deep in thought about his next move. He hadn't expected Mike's Dark Kitsune to be so powerful. She had so formidable that Ben was actually glad he hadn't decided to jump in first. He doubted he could have handled that level of combat and still be ready to fight Mike himself. "For the next match, I'll use my Ria, Pai!" Mike declared, tossing out a new pokegirl. For a moment, Ben thought Mike had somehow gotten his hands on Jun, Yuka's Ria, but the girl simply had dark skin. Besides, with the wild blue hair, it was obviously not Jun. From her lack of fur, Ben guessed she was a domesticate or a threshold girl. The best counter to a Ria would be a ground type. Unfortunately, Ben didn't have any. The next best would be another Electric type, a dragon type, a grass type or a magic type. And save for Lita, Ben had none of them. After all, he was still trying to find Ihadurca another tamer. Perhaps that Succubus he'd picked up, but he hadn't talked with her, and besides, two out of her three elements were weak to electric attacks. Ben sent out Lita, "All right, Lita, let's see how well you've improved." The Joltina had been missing out on some training lately, mostly because of Bambi, but Ben was confident that she'd put up a decent fight. Unfortunately, just like with her battle against Jun, she had a severe disadvantage in terms of strength, but her feralborn status gave her a better advantage in defending against Pai's electric attacks. The battle began with Lita unleashing a powerful Thunder technique, forcing Pai away from the kinetic shock alone. Pai didn't look very injured from the attack, but the fact that it had hit was a good sign for Lita. It meant Pai hadn't learned any speed techniques before she'd evolved into a Ria. It wasn't much, but it was an advantage they could use. Pai dodged two Thunderbolts before unleashing a Thunderbolt of her own and charging at Lita as the Joltina shrugged off the electric attack. "Pai! Now!" Mike yelled. Pai slid under another Thunderbolt and unleashed a Gatling Punch to Lita's stomach. Ben winced as Lita fell backwards, clutching her stomach. Unsteadily, Lita got up as Ben yelled, "Lita, left!" Lita rolled to her left, narrowly dodging the follow up Trample attack. She began focusing her power into a tight ball and flung it at Pai. Pai saw the zigzagging electric attack and jumped over the Satelite MK II just in time, but was caught off guard by Lita's real attack, Magbomb. Pai hit the ground hard. She would have rolled out of it, but the Magbomb's paralyzing effect held her in place. It was pure luck that the technique's paralyzing effect had worked. While it was impossible for her to move, she could still use her electric attacks, which she did, activating her Static Barrier. Lita growled in frustration. She couldn't attack while the Static Barrier was up, and even if she did, she'd just waste energy to do minimal damage anyway. By the time the Static Barrier went down, the Magbomb's paralyzing effect would wear off as well. Instead, Lita decided to do something constructive. As electricity began arcing off of her, Ben smiled. She was setting up a Rapid-Fire, allowing her to attack almost relentlessly once Pai's barrier went down. He wasn't sure which attack Lita was going to use, but seeing as she was showing greater promise, he was feeling confident that she'd do her best. True enough, Pai leapt to her feet the instant her barrier went down and began running to dodge the stream of high-speed Zaprings Lita was firing off. Even though the electric attacks wouldn't do very much to her individually, at the rate Lita was firing them, it would not take long for her to beat Pai with sheer volume. Despite Lita's best efforts, she only managed to tag Pai three times. Finally, the Joltina decided it was time to end the battle with a Max Attack. Pai slowed as she realized Lita was setting up for a powerful finisher. Considering how well trained the feralborn girl was, the technique she would use was unknown, but Pai was not about to let the Joltina beat her. She began setting up for a Super Charge attack. Lita leapt forth with a Max Attack version of Electric Blade while Pai countered with a Super-Charged Thunderbolt. The two electric attacks exploded against each other, sending both crashing into the walls below their respective tamers. Lita was unconscious while Pai, who was further away from the blast, was still awake. She was in a lot of pain, but she was still awake. Ben sighed and sent Lita back to her pokeball. She'd done very well, a true testament to how good his pokegirls were. He summoned Setsuna to hold his pokebelt and leapt into the ring as Mike returned Pai to her pokeball. Mike followed Ben into the ring. The two fighters examined the other closely. In turns of raw power, Ben had the upperhand. However, Mike had the advantage in terms of skill. They both took careful breaths, knowing that the instant they themselves showed a sign of weakness, the other would attack. Setsuna coughed, starting the battle. Ben leapt over Mike's Blazing Charge attack. Mike skidded to a halt, before turning to block Ben's sidekick. The gym leader's fists began to glow as he punched at Ben, who blocked the first punch and was sent catapulting backwards three feet. Ben regained his feet, "Interesting." Mike smiled, at least until Ben created a sword of darkness in his left hand and lunged at him. Mike raised both his hands to block the Dark Blade technique, only to curse himself as he realized Ben was using it to distract him. "But this is better." Ben replied, his right hand glowing with a golden energy. Mike winced as he slammed into the wall behind him. He cursed himself for not seeing the obviousness of Ben's feint. That Gold Fist technique was really painful too. [Okay, time to kick it up a notch.] Mike thought to himself. He leapt up into the air. At first, Ben thought Mike was simply going to try to close to gap between them. However, when Mike began to glow and rebounded off the ceiling, Ben realized Mike was attacking. Ben leapt backwards, but not fast enough as Mike slammed into the spot Ben had been standing seconds prior. Ben found himself smarting as he crashed into the floor. [Didn't expect that. Gotta be more careful next time.] Ben noted, regaining his feet. Mike had raised his arms above his head. Ben realized what Mike was going to do and raised his guard to block. Mike's fists slammed into the floor and a powerful shockwave shoved Ben backwards. Mike then leapt up and began firing small ki bolts at Ben. Ben growled in frustration. He was beginning to see the flaws in his own training. While he had the Dark Ball technique, it was largely his only projectile attack and he was loathe to use it and the full Dark Fist on someone he didn't intend to kill. All of the other techniques he'd learned were for close-in fighting. Then again, very few opponents has ever attacked him with largely projectile attacks. Most of them thought along the same lines as he himself. Not to mention, no one would have respected those people if they hadn't beaten him face-to-face. However, he got the impression that Mike was nearly out of new techniques to use. That gave Ben the advantage in terms of tactics. He'd learned plenty of moves from pokegirls. Granted, most were simply variants punch or kick techniques and he was cursing himself for not learning a projectile attack earlier, but he still had more special moves than Mike seemed to. Mike finally landed, giving Ben the oppurtunity he needed to turn to match around. Mike cursed himself for not using another Falling Meteor as Ben unleashed a flurry of punches and kicks that he could only block. Mike leapt away, cursing himself for not focusing more on the physical aspects of training. He'd been so busy last year, setting up the new sensors in the dojo and increasing his aura that he'd forgotten that he couldn't rely on his special moves alone to win the fight. As Ben was teaching him all over, there were fights where the regular physical attacks were just as important as the special attacks. "You are an enlightening opponent. But I think it's time we end this." Mike declared, trying to ignore the many bruises that were forming. As Mike's fiery crimson aura began to grow, Ben summoned his own dark aura and began creating a powerful barrier to counteract the move Mike was about to use. Whatever it was, it was going to be much move powerful than that rebound technique. Mike extended a hand and a large sphere appeared on the ground in front of him. It was about the size of a wreckball and growing quickly. Within roughly a minute, it was as big as Mike was tall. The instant it was twice that, Mike leapt into the air. As Mike richocheted off the ceiling, Ben hardened his shield as best as he could. Mike slammed into the sphere, causing a massive explosion. The force was so great that it knocked the secretary at the front of the building off her feet. Mike panted as the light from the explosion died down. He groaned inwardly as he saw the black dome around Ben still standing. As it lowered though, Mike was somewhat pleased that Ben was looking as exhuasted as he himself probably was. "You're pretty good, but it looks like this fight is over." Ben declared. "Yeah, it is. I wasted just about all the spare energy I had in that last shot." Mike answered, chuckling despite himself, "I can't find the strength to punch you, let alone do anything that might hurt you." "For what it's worth, if you did another one of those richochet attacks, I don't think I could do much to block it." Ben replied. "Oh, come on. You weren't blocking that the first time." Mike retorted, a bit angry at Ben's lie. "Well, maybe four more." Ben admitted. "Tha's what I thou-" Mike began, stumbling a bit, "Whoa! That's what I tho....thought..." Mike pulled out a meteor-shaped badge and tossed it to Ben, "You earned it." Ben almost caught it, but he was a bit unsteady on his feet. He bent down to grab the badge, then after taking a moment to prepare himself, stood up, but not without wincing at the pain in his back and the soreness of his legs. He turned, then paused, "By the way, if you were wondering, yes, I'm fairly sure you could. You'd need to work a bit on your speed, but you could." Mike frowned, then realized what Ben was implying, "Thanks." ======================================================================= Ice Attack Glacier - (ATK + EFT) Exclusive to the Leviathaness, this technique creates an actual glacier of varying size (depending on the pokegirl's level). This can be used as a delaying tactic so that it can escape or as a weapon against boats that are attempting to capture it. Normal Attack Bellyflop - (ATK + EFT) With this technique, the pokegirl attempts a Leap attack, but either slips during the jump or forgets to aim her arms and legs correctly. Either way, the pokegirl winds up doing a bellyflop onto the target, resulting in a very painful collision. The user pokegirl take 1/4th the damage she deals and remains doubled over for 1-3 rounds in pain. However, this technique has a large stun factor and can stun an opponent for 2-5 rounds. Psychic Attack Metronome - (???) This technique can allow the pokegirl to use any technique at random. Unfortunately, that technique WILL be random. If the technique winds up being a species-exclusive technique and the user is not of that species, they will instead use Bellyflop. Meteor Style - (Now you know what the hell I'm talking about!) The Meteor Style is a style taught only to students of the Rage Fighting Dojo (though some of Mike's weaker techniques are sold in expensive T2s). Mike McGrull is one of the few fighters who has managed to make it to the semi-finals or finals in virtually every tournament in the last four years with this style, giving it additional praise. Most of the techniques have a 10% chance of dealing Burn Damage and a 15% chance of Stunning the target. The Meteor Style attacks count as Ground/Fire techniques. Blazing Charge - (ATK 130) The user races at their opponent and attempts to tackle them. Meteoric Slam - (ATK 190) A stronger and faster version of the Blazing Charge. Meteor Fist - (ATK 150 + EFT) This attack combines the effect of a Fire Punch technique with the Bronze Fist technique, dealing fire damage and knocking the opponent back if it hits. Meteor Shower - (ATK) The user leaps into the air and fires twenty ki bolts at their opponent. Each one has an attack rating of 25, but when added up, it can lead to serious damage. The accuracy is only 60%. Meteor Shockwave - (ATK 160) Mike's revamp of the Megawave. The range has not improved, but it deals more damage. Falling Meteor - (ATK + EFT) This technique requires either something to rebound off of or enough room to jump at least twenty feet into the air. Depending on how much room is given, the ATK rating and speed of this technique can vary (the rebound version is weaker, but faster and more accurate). The user leaps up and then descends using their ki to direct their path to their opponent, dealing heavy damage and knocking them down for 3-10 rounds. Even if it misses, anyone within fifteen feet of the Falling Meteor still receives 10-30% of it's damage and anyone who is on the ground is knocked down for 1-3 rounds. The Falling Meteor can not be used if there is not at least five feet to jump. Planet Killer - (ATK + EFT) An improved version of Falling Meteor. This is the penultimate attack of the Meteor style (meaning: not available in T2s). Mike leaps into the air and creates a planet-shaped ball of ki beneath him. He then uses his Falling Meteor technique on the planet of ki, causing an enormous explosion. Anyone within a radius of 50 feet who is not blocking with an aura or special defense is automatically knocked down for 30-50 rounds. The good news is, Mike can only do this once a day. (or so he says) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Leviathaness, The Deep Sea pokegirl Type: Inhumanoid Element: Water/Ice Frequency: Very Uncommon? (Any League by an ocean) Diet: Brine, shrimp, kelp Role: Unknown (servant of Scylla? anti-submarine movements?) Libido: Low Strong Vs: Fire, Rock, Dragon, Flying, Ice Weak Vs: Grass, Fighting, Steel Attacks: Tidal Wave, Whirlpool, Water Spear, Glacier (unique attack*) Enhancements: Thick skin, immune to cold temperatures, high manueverability in water. Evolves: N/A Evolves From: Selkie(?) The Leviathaness was discovered in the Tropic League. It is one of the first exclusively deep sea pokegirls that has found. The Leviathaness resembles a Naga, with the upper body of a woman and the lower body of a snake. However, the Leviathaness' lower body is three times longer than that of a Naga's, and allows the Leviathaness almost unparalleled maneuverability in the ocean. Leviathaness' are EXCLUSIVE to deep ocean and rarely come near the surface, save to give birth. It is strongly believed that a Leviathaness could not survive outside of water and thus, is of no value to any surface-dwelling tamer. Though believed to a be counter-measure against submarines or possibly a servant of Scylla, the Water Legendary, the Leviathanesses found have proven to be fairly peaceful and only attack when provoked or when a researcher attempted to get too close to one of their young. Leviathanesses move in small school of roughly 5 to 7, and communicate with visual and emotional telepathy, which made communication with them difficult for most telepaths. Ninjette, the foppish in-training ninja girl Type: Very Near Human Element: Normal Frequency: Very Uncommon to Rare (all Leagues) Diet: Normal Human Diet Role: Kunoichi-in-training Libido: Average Strong Vs: N/A Weak Vs: Fighting, Magic, Ghost Attacks: Sleep, Leap, Leer, Throwing Star, Bellyflop, Metronome Enhancements: None Evolves: Kunoichi (Level 15), Kunimitsu (Fox E-medal) Evolves From: N/A Ninjette are considering the runts of the litter, an embarrassment to a clan, etc. Ninjette's have potential, but they have to REEEEAAAAAALLLY work for it. Roughly 30% of all their attacks or techniques will fail for no explicable reason and will result in them either falling down to the ground, tripping over their own feet or simply confusing the technique for a different one. Some Kunoichi trainers will view as a punishment from their ancestors for some transgression and often seek to make restitution. Some see them as a test from their ancestors and do their best to make the Ninjette into a full fledged Kunoichi. Others just see them as a pain and cast them out. As such, these may account for the very rare occassions of finding a Kunoichi or a Kunimitsu in the wild. All Ninjettes have at least one flaw, but some have more than one: Unfocused (constantly loses track of what she was doing) Sleepy (always tired, even after long naps) Easily Distracted (different from Unfocused as she may keep track of what she's doing, but will simply focus on something else) Unaware (never quite sure of why she's doing what's she doing, will stop to think about it occassionally, even in battle) Headache (always has a headache, which may cause vertigo) Clumsy (trips even when walking on a smooth floor) Hungry (insatiable appetite) Easily Flustered (panics whenever she needs to act quickly) Easily Fightened (panics whenever someone yells or talks loudly, even if not at her) While a cast-out Ninjette might find just about any tamer suitable to be their master, once they evolve, that tamer will have to prove themselves worthy of her. (Once a Ninjette evolves, she loses access to Metronome) (The entry below was borrowed from the Pokegirl Primer, all credit goes to whomever made it) DARK KITSUNE, the Redeemed Nogitsune Pokegirl Type: Anthropomorph (vulpine) Element: Psychic/Fire Frequency: Extremely Rare Diet: omnivore, preference for fish and meat Role: illusionist, avenger Libido: Average to High Strong Vs: Fighting, Fire, Ice, Plant, Poison, Psychic, Steel Weak Vs: Dark, Ghost, Ground, Rock, Water, dog pokegirls Attacks: Scratch, Tackle, Leap, Ember, Fire Spin, Flamethrower, Fireball, Hypnotize, Illusion, Cry, Dance, Psywave, Psychic, Psi-Blade Mark II, Confusion, Teleport Enhancements: Quickness, Enhanced Hearing and Smell (x5), Undetectable Aura Evolves: None Evolves From: Nogitsune (redemption, love) Nogitsune, a mostly sharp-tongued, quick-witted, and evil-aligned pokegirl, can actually go through a marvelous transformation when given a chance. A Tamer that tries to help a Nogitsune is a rarity to see. No surprise really, as a Nogitsune's personality tends for her to be quite disrespectful, resentful, and violent towards her master and Harem-sisters, and usually causes for them to be traded to another Tamer. However, a Tamer that works to break through the shell of hate a Nogitsune has built up around herself, trying to take down the insecurity, envy, and sadness that surrounds the Nogitsune's character, and can actually come to genuinely care for the rather selfish Nogitsune will receive a genuine surprise. Literally becoming enveloped in a fire of black, the Nogitsune goes through a final evolution, burning away all the evil that had wrenched her soul, shedding the shadows and magic which empowered her, allowing her to embrace truth and understanding. She becomes almost a whole new pokegirl altogether: The Dark Kitsune. The Dark Kitsune is comparable to a Vixxen in looks, albeit with a few more differential cosmetic changes and powers, such as the fact that a Dark Kitsune's pelt colors are much darker, with a cranberry-red all over, with the deepest ebony black on her hands and feel, and a rather tanned cream-colored underside to her pelt. However, the most noticeable trait of the Dark Kitsune is her tails. Before, where she had no tails, she now has two! Both tails are red-furred, but one is tipped in black and the tip of the other tail is the tanned cream. And as can be expected, a Dark Kitsune fills out more physically, compared to her previous form of Nogitsune. The personality of a Dark Kitsune is a complete U-turn to a Nogitsune. Whereas before she felt alone and damned by the darkest depths of hell, a Dark Kitsune feels free. She openly is more affectionate now, and gladly reciprocates any affection the Tamer will show the Dark Kitsune. Also, the Dark Kitsune is more accepting to commands and will more than likely do as the Tamer commands of her. In battle, a Dark Kitsune follows mostly the same strategies a Vixxen and Foxx do, going in and striking hard with Fire-elemental attacks. However, because of the Psychic powers it also contains, a Dark Kitsune can try to add some more advanced tactics, such as teleporting from view just as its about to strike, and then hitting the opponent pokegirl from an entirely different direction. Also, she has a tendency to pick up and sharp metal it can get as soon as possible, as to perform Psi-Black Mark II. Also, when cornered, a Dark Kitsune can use Psychic to damage the opponent Pokegirl, and get the breathing room she needs. Taming sessions are also quite hot. While a Dark Kitsune does not need as much Taming as a Vixxen or a Foxx, a Dark Kitsune is just as passionate, loving her Tamer and having sex with him in every way possible. Also, it seems that a Dark Kitsune is more controlled than a Vixxen, as the motto ?ready anytime, anywhere, with anyone? doesn't seem to apply as easily, since a Dark Kitsune does not have the tendency to start screwing out in public. Granted making out kissing, and a bit of foreplay is okay to them, but they will not spread their legs until they are in a private area. Also, it's now possible to have the Dark Kitsune as the same Harem as a Shaguar, though granted, it's still not a good idea. The Dark Kitsune and Shaguar do get along, but maybe a little too well. The Fire-type nature of the Dark Kitsune seems rather attracted to the smaller Ice-type pokegirl. This can lead to a Tamer having a rather tired Shaguar when he needs her for battles. ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Pokedex Ben (Tamer, Level 45) - Kei (Growltit, Level 26) Bambi (Milkmouse, Level 20) Pirotess (Drow Zee, Level 37) Lita (Joltina, Level 24) Tifa (Chocoboob, Level 15) Nine (Umbrea, Level 23) In Storage Setsuna (Heroine, Level 25) In Storage Brittany (Cheetah, Level 15) In Storage Ihadurca (Dominatrix, Level 30) In Storage Miko (Kunoichi, Level 20) In Storage Succubus (Aeris)(Succubus, Level 1) In Storage Roll (Iron Maiden, Level 35) In Storage Serenity (Duelist, Level 17) In Storage Faye (Duelist, Level 15) In Storage Spider Queen (Spinnertit, Level 24) Yuka (Amachoke/Demi-War Esper, Level 41) - Satomi (Flarea, Level 30) Jun (Ria, Level 34) Elena (Milktit, Level 28) Hiyori (Vaporita, Level 20) Tamao (Pidgerseat, Level 19) Inez (A-bra, Level 5) In Storage Brianna (Cheetah, Level 15) Junpei (Tamer, Level 40) - Airi (Ditto, Level 20) Celcia (Elf, Level 31) Ritsuko (Charamanda, Level 24) Mike (Youma, Level 12) Rapier (Amazonlee, Level 20) In Storage #388 (Ice Nymph, Level 10 In Storage #239 (Flamasaur?, Level 15) Reimi (Tamer/Demi War-Esper, Level 49) - Chiho (Kunoichi, Level 31) Maya (Dragonfair, Level 24) Lilica (Merrrowl, Level 24) Nanvil (Drow Zee, Level 27) Kaori (Amazonlee, Level 39) Kiyone (Kitten, Level 5) In Storage Fubuki (Kunoichi, Level 10) Yuji (Retired Tamer, Level 16) - Rio (Jigglyslut, Level 23) Sara (Drow Zee, Level 60) Arshes Nei (Drow Zee, Level 73) Eris (Sorceress, Level 30) Madam Arctica (Ice Maiden, Level 50) Madam Magma (Magmary, Level 80) Madam Phantom (Succubus, Level 35) Madam Iron (Iron Maiden, Level 65) Madam Radiance (Megami, Level 55) Madam Darkness (Drow Zee, Level ??) Madam Thunder (????, Level 50) Temp Madam Venom (Spinnertit, Level 20) Madam Yggdrasil (VenusBloom, Level 99) Professor Fujisawa (Professor) - Miz (Naiad, Level 23) Jinnai (Citizen) - Diva (Buzzbreast, Level 30) Fatora (Tamer, Level 4) - Alliele (SexyCute, Level 5) Qawool (Naiad, Level 15) Kalia (Drow Zee, Level 1) Gilda (Iron Maiden, Level 5) Makoto (Tamer, Level 4) - Shayla Shayla (Growlie, Level 5) Nanami (Merrrowl, Level 5) Afura (Djinn, Level 5) Rune (Mousewife, Level 5) Lina (Tamer, Level 5) - Misao (Loner, Level 5) Sylphiel (ShieldMaiden, Level 10) Misa (Naga, Level 15) Amelia (Amazonchan, Level 28) Gracia (Sorceress, Level 20) Guest Luna (Sorceress, Level 34) Sasami (Tamer, Level 3) - Mirei (Cheshire, Level 2) Mizuki (Succubus, Level 2) Hikari (ShieldMaiden, Level 2) Ihrie (Hunter's Guild Commander) - Rasha (Sorceress, Level 30) Saki (Dronza, Level 30) Kurumi (Dracass, Level 20) ------------------------- Visit Penny Arcade! 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