(Tamers) Inaba - Every Day's Great At Your Junes!

[Candescence]

"Hey, don't count yourself out like that!" Emerald smiled. "You've got a lot of potential as a trainer! Now... If we have time before we take on the Dark Masters, tomorrow, I'm gonna try and reach the top of the Sky Tower in the Hoenn Region to try and catch Rayquaza. Maybe you can come, hone your skills, ya know?"


"Would be a good opportunity to gain experience as well."


"Yeah, we Inaba mon guys should stick together! Speaking of which... Adachi's a tamer too, it's kinda weird."


"And he has a Koemon too... And incredibly weird Koemon."

[YolkaEd]

@koemon@

"Don't forget the T! Koe is Koemon!"



"...hrm, maybe... I'm trying to keep my team sort of balanced, you see." Chie hummed.



"I don't know which Pokémon are in the Sky Pillar, but I'm trying to keep a team of only Fighting types! I feel sort of a bond with them; they've got spirit, you know!"

[Candescence]

He scratched his chin. "Well... Actually, I hear that the Pillar is mostly populated by Claydols. There's also Banette, Dusclops, Sableye, Golbat, Altaria... And the occasional Mawile."


"What's a Mawile?"


He took out his Pokedex, and showed him.


"Hey, it's kinda cut-HOLY (BEEP), THAT'S A LOT OF TEETH."


"Still cute!"


"Well, you could just train the Pokemon you already have... But, having a bit of variety doesn't hurt."

[YolkaEd]

"I'm sure it doesn't, but I'd still like a Fighting-only team." Chie nodded.

[Candescence]

"Hey, that's up to you." He chuckled.


"Still... Catching a Legendary would help immensely, since they're roughly the same level as Megas..."


"We don't know if Emerald could control it, though."


"Hey, remember who you're talking to. If there's anyone who is worthy to be Rayquaza's trainer, it's me!"

Then, the gem on his forehead glowed again.

[YolkaEd]

"...okay, I need to ask. What's with that gem?" Chie inquired.

[Candescence]

He removed it from his forehead (a surprisingly easy task), and examined it. "I don't know... Every time I mention Rayquaza, it glows, as if it's connected to it somehow... I wouldn't know, personally. I found it washed up on the side of a river when I was younger."

He placed it back on his forehead, but then, suddenly, something unexpected occurred. The gem literally sunk into his forehead, and Emerald gave out a scream, falling to his knees, clutching his face in pain...


"EMERALD!" He kneeled down to help. "You alright?!"


"Guh..." He panted, taking his hands off his face. "I'm fine... What... What happened...?"

However, instead of the gem... On his face, were markings exactly the same as on Rayquaza's body.


"WHAT. THE. HELL?!"

[YolkaEd]

"...buh?!" was all Chie managed to utter.

[Candescence]

He found a nearby mirror, and looked in it. His jaw dropped. "These markings... I recognize these... They're the same as the ones on Rayquaza's body!"


"Is it possible for you to remove the gem from your body?"


"I... I don't know."


"Dude, I don't like this. We don't know what kind of crap it could do to you. We need to see an expert or something!"


"But, all the Pokemon experts are on Pokearth, and everyone with a D-Sphere has gone back there..."

[YolkaEd]

"...so... what do we do?"

[Candescence]

"Good question..." Then he hit on an idea. "We might not be able to get to Pokearth, but we could contact someone there. Hypnos was able to."


"So I suppose we head back to Hypnos, then? Sooner we get Emerald's 'condition' diagnosed, the better."


"I feel fine."

He turned around. "It's weird, but... I don't feel weird or sick at all."

[YolkaEd]

"...really?" Chie blinked. "...you're sure about that?"

[Candescence]

He took a deep breath. "I just feel... Disconnected. From something. I don't know, I've never felt this feeling before. It's strange, but I somehow feel I'll feel better if I find that connection..."


"Perhaps the thing you need to 'connect' with is... Rayquaza?"


"Maybe. I dunno."

[YolkaEd]

"...hm... seems weird to me..." Chie commented. "...maybe we should try getting in touch with someone, so we can at the very least get to Pokéarth?"

[Candescence]

"Well, that's why we're going to Hypnos, right? We need to find a computer."


"We can't try the electronics section, too risky. My place is closer. I'll call Dojima-san and let him know." He began to dial his uncle's number.


"Cripes, never thought one gem could do something like this..."

[YolkaEd]

"...well, I'm sure we'll find a way to help Emerald out." Chie hummed. "We can head right for that Sky Pillar when we get to Pokéarth, right?"

[Candescence]

"Wait, are you suggesting we go after the Sky Pillar NOW?!"


"If this thing is tied to Rayquaza, I'd rather do it sooner than later. I just hope we don't miss dinner in the process." He laughed.

[YolkaEd]

"...oh, that reminds me! I should probably tell Yukiko that I'll be late in helping her today!" Chie exclaimed, before she pulled out her cell, quickly dialing a number. "Excuse me a little..."

[Candescence]

He got off the cell, and spoke up. "Dojima said we can use the computers at the police station, that's even closer. He'll meet us there."


"Works for me. Let's go!" He grabbed Emerald by the arm, and started walking away.


"HEY!"


"We're never gonna get any rest at this rate, are we?" He sighed.

[YolkaEd]

"Doesn't seem like it." Chie chuckled, as she got off her cell as well. "Yukiko said that it's alright. So, let's go!" With a nod, Chie ran ahead of Yosuke and Emerald, towards the police station.