fourteenth feather [text]

[charcoalfeather]

help
fiSH
so ma ny
stuck
hlep!!

[Okay...?]

Action for Goldenrod City

[It's certainly wet out there today. Heavy rains have brought numerous puddles, and with them, Magikarp! But these Magikarp seem different then the usual ones, don't they? And there sure is a lot of them.

In fact, there's one puddle in Goldenrod that has way too many Magikarp for its size. There's literally a large pile of the many-hued karps, flopping around in the water and mud. There's just so many of them and...

Is... is that a pair of legs sticking out of the pile? Human legs?]

Comments

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[shiro2hero]

Rakka?

What is it? Are you okay?

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[charcoalfeather]

no
hands tuck
somany fish
karp

text

[shiro2hero]

Fish karp??

Where are you?

[charcoalfeather]

pok
mon center
help !

[You would not believe how hard it is to get to the exclamation point right now. Please appreciate her attempt, Shiro.]

[shiro2hero]

okay

Okay hold on.

We just got to Goldenrod.

[charcoalfeather]

not goin anywheere

[she uh, literally can't. So, take your time, Shiro.]

[shiro2hero]

[Okay, just give him a minute or two to run around and try to find...]

[A pile of fish.]

[With legs.]

Rakka?

[charcoalfeather]

[Yes, a rather large pile of Magikarp.

And as well all know, Magikarp don't normally have human legs with shoes and all that.

At Shiro's question, the legs begin to... wiggle? and a muffled voice could be heard from within.]

Help me!

[shiro2hero]

[Thankfully, Kuro is always at his side, and with the Aggron's help, they start shoving fish off the wiggling legs.]

Hold on!

[charcoalfeather]

aaaaaaaaaaa

[It's really all she can do, Shiro. It's what she's been doing since you answered her text.

Karp! Magi-! Karp? Karps are tosses aside in droves until their combined weight is low enough that the pile begins to wiggle and shake.

And, suddenly, Rakka bursts out of the pile, sitting up, looking soggy, chilled, and none too happy about this.]

Ah... wha....

[shiro2hero]

[Kuro is still holding a few of the fish when they manage to dig her out. He looks mildly irritated about this, but oh well. He can handle it.]

[Shiro, however, has knelt, offering her a hand, or two.]

Hey. Can you hear me all right? Are you hurt?

sorry about the wait!

[charcoalfeather]

I... I-I'm fine. Shiro. I think I'm fine...

[Rakka, still in a daze, looks down at Shiro's hand, and places her's in it.

This hand also happens to have a Magikarp stuck to it. Guess that's why texting was so hard?]

it's fine!

[shiro2hero]

Okay. Nothing hurts?

[He's about to help her up but uh. Fish.]

[So he'll... try to peel it off. Instead.]

[charcoalfeather]

No, no, I'm fine. [well...] Just, um, a little roughed up.

[It's kind of... sucking on her hand. But hey if he works at it, the Magikarp will come off. Eventually. Rakka ,to her credit, kind of tugs on her end too.]

I guess... you could say I got attacked?

[shiro2hero]

You kind of look like you've seen better days...

[No offense, Rakka, but you did just get dug out from under a pile of fish.]

[He will work at it. Until her hand is fish free and the Magikarp is also free.]

Just like that?

[charcoalfeather]

[Thank you, Shiro. Rakka appreciates it, even if the pink Magikarp certainly doesn't seem to. It flops in his grip, as frustrated as a fish could be.]

...Thanks. [for everything. Let's start with that.]

Well, I was looking at this one Magikarp, but then there was another one, and another one showed up...

[And then it got hectic.]

[shiro2hero]

[He's just going to delicately... put the fish down. In the puddle. Maybe they should get a bucket.]

So... you got jumped by Magikarp. From a puddle?

[charcoalfeather]

[Yessssss that's the good stuff. And a bucket will have to come later.]

Yes. There was... a lot of them.

[Evidently.]

I got trapped, and I could only use one hand, so--A... a-choo!

[Sniffle. Whoops.]

[shiro2hero]

Are you -- okay?

Maybe we should get you inside. [The big Aggron over his shoulder nods in agreement.]

The Pokemon Center?

action

[pipers_son]

[Due to Reasons (tm), Angel the Mime Jr isn't with her trainer today. Which is quite a rare occasion on its own! Usually Joker and his starter are inseparable. But that's simply how it is today.]

[That doesn't mean she isn't active, however, and she seems happy as she rides Lightning the Luxray along the streets of Goldenrod, their effective hometown. The pile of Magikarp gets her attention, and, clad in a tiny little raincoat while holding an umbrella to shield her feline companion, Angel nudges her over.]

[Curiously, Lightning bats at the legs sticking out. Is it dead...?]

[charcoalfeather]

[It's a pretty impressive pile of Magikarps, honestly. Where did all of them even come from?

of course, the most surprising thing about it might be the human legs sticking out of the pile... that start to struggle when they feel Lightning batting at them. It seems like there's someone in there...]

[pipers_son]

[!!!]

[Hopping off of Lightning, Angel immediately begins to chatter at her. Slowly, with a combination of lazy cat bites and psychic power, each Magikarp starts to get moved off from the pile.]

[charcoalfeather]

[the Magikarp don't take too kindly to being moved away from their puddle, but it's not like they can do anymore then flop uselessly around the ground.

It's a slow process for them, sure, but the struggling in the pile suddenly picks up as weight is taken off. More and more, the struggling works until finally... a young girl pops out of the pile, soggy and very chilly from the looks of it.]

Aah! W-what? What...? [...Oh. Pokemon. She stares at them for a moment.]

[pipers_son]

[The Magikarp are in for an even worse time, as Lightning leaps out from the comfort of the umbrella and starts to bat them around. While she has fun, Angel beams up at the girl and waves.]

[charcoalfeather]

Uh-whu...

[She's so confused, and lose, and cold actually. Plus she smells like fish.

She actually tries to wave at Angel... only she happens to have a Magikarp stuck on that hand. Which she notices immediately after.]

Wha!!

[pipers_son]

[Whups, missed one- Angel moves it off with more telekinesis, and moves closer to pat Rakka's knee. There, there.]

[charcoalfeather]

[Karp! How dare you remove her from this tasty hand!!! The Magikarp will just flop uselessly in Angel's telekinetic grip.

Rakka, meanwhile, looks like she might cry. Or it may just be the fact she's very wet. But she does look down at Angel, and sighs.]

Why does this have to happen to me?

[pipers_son]

[Another gentle pat and then, after disposing of the Magikarp in another puddle, her psychic grip will gently tug on Rakka. C'mon, now, no messing around here.]

[charcoalfeather]

[But whyyyyy does she have to get up. With a begrudging acceptance, Rakka lets the Pokemon help her to her somewhat shaky, shivering feet.

She wants to say something, but a sneeze comes out instead. At least it's not directed at them?]

[pipers_son]

[Small blessings! Even if it's enough that Lightning looks back with clear distaste.]

[But that's fine. Angel just continues guiding her along, doing the Pokemon equivalent of humming. To the circus!]

[Audio]

[in4apounding]

Rakka? What's going on?

[Audio]

[charcoalfeather]

Penny!! [Rakka's voice is muffled, like it's being half-covered by something. Not to mention all the noise.

Karp! Karp! Karp? Magi! Magikarp!]

Help me, please!!

Re: [Audio]

[in4apounding]

I'm coming, don't worry!

[There's the sound of running footsteps for a minute or so before they pause.]

...where are you?

[Audio]

[charcoalfeather]

I-I'm at the pokemon center! Outside it!

[Penny will definitely know her when she sees her.]

[Audio] > [Action]

[in4apounding]

Pokemon Center, got it!

[It's probably not that long before Penny arrives; she's riding her Metagross, and Iris can move fast when it needs to. It helps that people tend to get out of the way of twelve-hundred pounds of fast-moving steel.]

...Oh, wow, that's a LOT of Magikarp- Rakka, I'm here! Stop kicking, I'm going to try pulling you out!

[charcoalfeather]

Hurry....!!

[And she'll be waiting here, in this pile of fish, until Penny arrives. Even under this pile, she can feel the rumbling of Penny's Metagross when she gets there.]

Penny? I'm in here! [Her cries are muffled, but that shouldn't matter.] O-okay! Uh, please try that, but be careful!

[in4apounding]

Okay! Uh-

[Careful means taking a firm grasp on both of Rakka's ankles and slowly pulling harder until she comes free, right?]

Iris, can you do something about the Magikarp-?

[So you know what helps dislodge a bunch of fish? Telekinetic force.]

[charcoalfeather]

Aah! ow, ow, ow, ow...!

[Penny. Honey...

That kind of hurts, but. You know. Sure. Through their combined might, Rakka is getting pulled out of that pile.

But isn't that a bit too much force? Can you stay up, Penny?]

[in4apounding]

[Yeah, no. Penny's going down, backwards, fairly hard. In a presumably fishy-smelling pile.]

Rakka! I'm sorry, are you okay?!

[charcoalfeather]

[And Rakka is coming with her? Yeah, they're both going down, once again into a pile of Magikarp. Fun.]

Ow... [She's rubbing her head... with a hand currently inside a pink Magikarp's mouth.] I'm alright, Penny. I-Wha!

[in4apounding]

Okay, okay, let's-

[...And that Magikarp sure is pink.]

....Rakkapleasedon'tpanicbutthere'saMagikarpeatingyourhand.

[charcoalfeather]

What? What!

[What's the best thing to do right now- oh yeah, panic!

She starts waving arm, attempting to dislodge the fish pokemon.]

It's not... letting go!

[in4apounding]

Oh, oh-! We could-!

[...Probably not just pull it off, given howe her attempt at dislodging Rakka from the fishpile had gone.]

OH! Try catching it? Do you have any Pokeballs?

[charcoalfeather]

Pokeballs...?

[That's.... actually a great idea. Rakka gets right to it, trying to go for her empty pokeballs with her free hand.

The pokeballs happen to be in a bag on her back. Um.]

Penny? Could you, um... help?

[in4apounding]

Absolutely! Okay, just- kind of, hold still-

[And attempting to rummage through Rakka's pack without disturbing the contents too- no, okay, she's on a mission for Pokeballs and anything getting in the way is acceptable collateral damage.]

[She'll help put it back later.]

Do you know if you have any- uh, any Great Balls or anything, or just the regular ones?

[charcoalfeather]

[Congrats, Penny. You have now seen Rakka's bag. There's some pencils and paper in there, one or two chocolate bars, some pokepuffs, an extra pair of socks (because you never know, right?) and finally... Rakka's pokeballs.

....Everything else is just kind of going flying, I guess. Well, okay.]

O-oh! Yeah! There should be a, uh... what's it called?

[An Ultra Ball. And it's right there for Penny's taking.]