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★ = RECEIVED
★ = UNOBTAINED
★ = PRIORITY
★ = LOCKED
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★ getting her first pokemon ★ battling Cynthia for the championship ★ being entered into the hall of champions ★ Togepi hatches from her egg ★ first battle with Barry ★ the Lunar Wing ★ getting her first Gym Badge from Roark ★ a villa... her very own house! ★ "you made it so I could see it..." ★ competing against Johanna in a Contest ★ battling Barry (can be given repeatedly) ★ her first Contest ★ Johanna approving of her journey ★ helping Mira out of the cave ★ traveling through Eterna Forest with Cheryl ★ going through Victory Road with Marley ★ trekking through Stark Mountain with Buck ★ spending time with Johanna (headcanon) (can be given repeatedly) ★ playing with Barry (can be given repeatedly) ★ seeing Cynthia in the Celestic Ruins ★ battling Aaron ★ battling Bertha ★ battling Flint ★ battling Lucian ★ battling Gardenia for her badge ★ battling Maylene for her badge ★ battling Crasher Wake for his badge ★ battling Fantina for her badge ★ battling Byron for his badge ★ battling Candice for her badge ★ battling Volkner for his badge ★ battling at the Battleground (can be given repeatedly) ★ dressing up her Pokemon ★ seeing Floaroma Meadow for the first time ★ meeting Cynthia ★ one of her Pokemon evolves (can be given repeatedly) ★ battling alongside Lucas ★ my Pokemon had an Egg??? ★ feeding Giratina Poffins ★ an old notebook ★ having visitors in her villa ★ Flying with her Pokemon ★ getting a bike ★ making Poffins ★ "...just a little. only a tiny bit." ★ meeting Cyrus at Lake Verity ★ fighting to take back the Windmill ★ the meeting at Canalave Library ★ Cyrus gives her a Master Ball ★ the Darkrai event ★ the Sinnoh Myths ★ fighting Arceus because she can ★ Cyrus' speech ★ saving Celestic Town ★ "we have to chase Cyrus!" ★ "all the Pokémon and people were born because they have a part in the world." ★ fighting her way through Victory Road ★ "i'm sure it will look good on you. after all, I chose it." ★ double battling with Barry against Jupiter and Mars ★ Lucas' catching tutorial ★ surfing an upside down waterfall ★ gambling at Veilstone's Game Corner ★ meeting Looker for the first time ★ meeting Volkner at Vista Lighthouse ★ the Battle Tower ★ the Battle Factory ★ the Battle Arcade ★ the Battle Castle ★ the Battle Hall ★ taking a power nap in the enemy's base ★ finding something neat in the trash ★ childhood memories (can be given repeatedly) ★ have you seen the Psyduck on Route 210? ★ Sendoff Spring ★ "he was shouting about you needing to get on a ship at Snowpoint City." ★ a montage of Barry threatening to fine her during their childhood ★ a montage of Barry running into her during their childhood ★ "an easy way to become a great Trainer!" ★ voices from the Odd Keystone ★ what are those Pokemon doing in tanks? ★ finding Barry at Lake Acuity ★ first encounter with Giratina ★ her father leaving ★ "all spirit will disappear." ★ "do it. you inherit my legacy." ★ "is spirit, a vague and incomplete thing, so important to you?!" ★ did they really blow up Lake Valor?! ★ battling Mars at Lake Verity ★ battling Saturn in Valor Cavern ★ battling Jupiter at the Eterna Building ★ driving Charon out of Stark Mountain ★ why can't she climb these ledges?! ★ why can't she catch this bidoof?! ★ Professor Rowan ellipses ★ pokemon training level 1 ★ pokemon training level 2 ★ pokemon training level 3 ★ strategy level 1 ★ strategy level 2 ★ strategy level 3 ★ cooking level 1 ★ cooking level 2 ★ cooking level 3 ★ pokemon breeding ★ sewing ★ appallingly high cold tolerance (starter skill) ★ pokemon coordination |
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elystia
SIGNEU;
contents: You reach Celestic Town just as the sun starts to set, casting a warm red light over everything. It's a small, rustic place with a Pokemon Center, a privately run shop in place of a PokeMart, and an ancient shrine and ruins that are as old as the town itself.
You greet an old woman as you head for the stairs only to pause when she says "There's an odd spaceman in front of the ruins. There isn't anything there, but that only seemed to make get him angry. He's saying he'll blow up the town with a bomb... The nerve of it all... If only I were younger, I'd punish that spaceman with my Pokemon..."
You pale and almost trip down the steps in your hurry to get to the ruins. Spaceman can only mean Team Galactic is causing trouble again, and you don't doubt for a moment those guys are stupid and crazy enough to set off a bomb in the middle of a town so you have to find them and stop them before someone gets seriously hurt.
The grunt in front of the ruins starts talking the moment you run up to him. "This town is insignificant! There's nothing of value here. It doesn't need to exist, so I'll blow it up with a Galactic Bomb!" ...You cannot believe how dangerously stupid this guy is. "If you try to mess with me, I'll shut you down with a Pokemon battle. So, what's it going to be? Are you going to mess with me?"
"Bring it!" You snap, already snagging a Pokeball from your pocket; there's no way you'll just walk away and let this idiot destroy this town!
"You dare to oppose Team Galactic?" He sneers. "That means you're taking on the world... No, the universe, even!"
You and your Pokemon wipe the floor with him in the following battle, of course. Team Galactic grunts always talk big, but they can never follow through.
"Too much to handle..." The grunt mutters, staring at you with wide eyes. "I can't do anything here... This place is nothing! I'll happily be rid of this place!" He runs away from you once he stops talking and you breath a sigh of relief.
As you administer Potions to your team, the old woman walks down the stairs and over to you. "Oh, you were magnificent! Aren't you quite the Trainer? As the elder of Celestic Town, I give you my thanks." She pats you on the hand but pauses when she catches sight of something in your bag. "Oh? That Old Charm... May I see that, dear?" You have no reason to refuse, so you pull it out and pass it over and mention you got it from ******* to bring here. She blinks in surprise.
"... What's that? You say ******* entrusted you with it to deliver to me? That *******... She's my granddaughter." She explains with a fond chuckle. "This charm is something made in Celestic Town long, long ago. It was made in honor of a mythical deity said to have created Sinnoh. These Old Charms are still discovered now and then..." The elder slips the charm into her pocket and ushers you toward the entrance to the ruins. "Since you're in Celestic Town, why not look around inside the ruins?"
You dash in and look around in awe. The ruins are the size of a cave, but they have a distinctly man made (or Pokemon made) feeling to them, and on the farthest wall you can see a mural of some kind that you immediately head for.
The painting is obviously ancient and depict three strange things forming a triangle with a shining sphere in the middle of it... You can't understand what it means. Are those things Pokemon? What is the sphere in the middle? Maybe the Canalave library has something on this... While you think, the town elder quietly walks up beside you with a knowing smile.
"The cave painting's meaning seems to be this... There existed beings... Beings so powerful, they were considered deities at the time. There were three Pokemon with power to match either being. The three kept balance with either being, as if they formed a pyramid. It's an ancient legend of Sinnoh that is still told in Celestic." You listen to her in awe at how well she knows the story and open your mouth to ask her some questions-
"I would like to know more about that legend, if you will."
A man's voice echoes in the cave, one you've heard before. You and the elder both turn around to face the newcomer. "You might you be...?" She eyes him as he approaches the both of you and you... you recognize him; you've met him a couple times before. He has something to do with Team Galactic, but you've never spoken with him long enough to know what that something is.
He stops in front of the elder and folds his hands behind his back. "My name is *****. I want to put an end to pointless strife and hostility. I am seeking the power to create the ideal world. Thus, I want you to answer." His gaze strays to the painting behind you. "The world today can't change because the three Pokémon keep it in balance. Is that what you are saying?"
The elder frowns and shakes her head. "I wouldn't know. I do know the world is in balance. I'm quite satisfied with the world the way it is." Her voice hardens and its suddenly very clear why she is the town elder: she won't be intimidated by anyone. "I'm not interested in your question."
The man slowly looks to the elder again, expression so neutral it unnerves you. "..Plead ignorance, will you? What a pointless attitude. You fail to appreciate that the world is incomplete. I will change the world." He points to the mural. "As the first step, I will destroy this cave painting that you've protected all these years. A new legend of a new world will take its place. Am I wrong? If you feel that way, challenge me."
No way. Absolutely not. Your hands tighten into fists and you step forward with a Pokeball in hand. The challenge is clear and he certainly takes notice of it, looking straight at you for the first time since he arrived.
"...I know you, Trainer. We've met at Mt. Coronet. Why would to protect this incomplete world?" ***** shakes his head and retrieves a Pokeball of his own. "As the boss of Team Galactic, I will show you the error of your ways." ...You can't say you're surprised he's the leader. Compared to the grunts, he seems to be on an entirely different level... Even higher than the Commanders you've met before.
The following battle is harder than the battle with the grunt. His team is made up of similar Pokemon to the rest of Team Galactic, but they're better trained and they're stronger. You still beat him, of course, even though you spend the battle trying to make sure the ruins aren't damaged by anything but its not such a smooth victory. If your Pokemon weren't as strong as they are, you think you might have lost.
"Impressive. Your prowess is notable." ***** looks at you with new respect as his last Pokemon is called back to rest in its Pokeball. "...Remarkable." He murmurs as he looks back to the elder. "But, Elder, your attitude told me what I needed to know. If the beings of time and space are brought together, they can't be stopped..."
He leaves immediately, leaving you and the elder alone with the mural once again. She clucks her tongue and shakes her head. "Such a strange, strange man. Spouting nonsense. The time and space of Sinnoh are filled with the memories and thoughts of countless people and Pokemon. This is a wonderful world. What need is there to change it?" You agree with her. The world is full of so many amazing things that it could never be incomplete. Whatever scheme he's got for the Pokemon of time and space, whatever change he wants to make, it would never improve the world. Not with his methods.
The elder gives you HM03, saying it used to belong to ******* but she doesn't use it anymore, pats your arm lightly and excuses herself.
You look up at the painting once more, and can't help but feel like something big is going to happen very, very soon.
what is learned: ● TEAM GALACTIC IS FUCKING INSANE HOLY SHIT
● luckily they're typically weak lunatics but still
● i've met Team Galactic's boss at least twice before this, but never found out his name
● i was doing a favor for someone!! someone i like, i think.
● i am a pretty damn good battler
● history and myths are so cool
● still no idea what Team Galactic is actually doing
effects: ● -50 aversion to danger