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Seto Kaiba ([personal profile] blue_ice) wrote in [community profile] victory_road2022-07-04 07:57 pm

a new rival appears

Who: Kaiba, Kingyoku the Goomy, and you!
Where: Obsidian Fieldlands, Cobalt Coastlands, Alabaster Icelands, Hisui
When: July!
Summary: One of the stranded people in Hisui wasn't in the present with the rest of you. Someone is completely lost and angry at the world. Help him or snap back?
Rating: E10+ for minor instances of anger and small injuries.
Log:

wiggle wiggle:

Among the temporally displaced newcomers to Hisui is a tall teenager with messy brown hair and sharp blue eyes, one most of the others won't recognize. He's growled at the guild members, reluctantly taken their deal for clothing and shelter, and ended up walking away with new blue and grey clothing in an ancient style and a strange red and brown ball in his hand.

Once he finds a relatively calm spot on the river, he releases the hatch on the ball. His eyes widen when some sort of purple slimeball pops out. It makes an odd squishy noise at him, twitches its antenna in the air....and rushes straight at the river to play in the shallows. This thing seems to really like the water. It wobbles and shivers like some kind of dessert jelly....

"Great. So I'm...in a new world some hundred years behind mine, where almost everything's trying to kill me, with this little jelly for protection?"

What a day. Kaiba peels off his new sandals and rolls up his pant legs, opting to sit close to the small creature and watch it play. It splashes about, all smiles: contrasting his trainer, all frowns.

working hard for the money:

Kaiba eventually picks up on the basics of Pokémon training through observation (and maybe a few questions). His little friend Kingyoku knows a few attack and defense abilities that he can use if the two get in trouble, and together they're meant to explore the wild and gather supplies. Fine, he can do that.

They don't stray far from camp (how he hates sleeping next to all these strangers), but they do search high and low for berries and leeks to earn their keep. Kingyoku's especially good at finding leeks, doing a little wobbly dance whenever he finds one. It's...almost cute.

Berries are a different story. Kingyoku isn't really solid enough to ram into trees to knock them down, so that leaves Kaiba to attempt to climb them. He hops onto a tree, hauls himself up the branches....

...and is promptly knocked down by a falling larva-like creature wrapped in leaves. Whoops. Kingyoku bubbles angrily, zooming over to try to scare it off! He hisses and spits a hot stream of bubbles. Kaiba looks up bleary-eyed as he hauls himself to his feet. What the heck?

The little goober is protecting him? He feels a strange surge of emotion in his chest and hops up to his feet, just as the weird leaf-bug surges forward for a bite.

"Attack!"

Kingyoku can't dodge in time, but it's so gelatinous that the bite doesn't seem to have much of an effect. And it's in perfect range for Kingyoku to spit some kind of hot breath, sending the thing flying backward.

Kaiba spares a little smile. Maybe they'll survive after all...is what he thinks until another one of these leaf-cloaked larvae drops out of the next tree, also gearing up to attack.

Help?

night skies

After dusk, when it's too dark to safely travel and unnerving ghostly sounds fill the area, Kaiba reluctantly retreats to the beach where everyone's tents are set up. He seems to hesitate around the outskirts of camp, looking at the gathered people socializing with a frown.

How are so many of them calm about this? Taken from their lives, partnering with strange beings...none of it's normal. He's no delicate flower, he can survive, but the idiot who trapped them here needs to get her mistake fixed ASAP.

He plants himself on a log and frowns up at the sky. The stars are surprisingly bright without the light pollution of the modern world, but...! No. No positives.

Kingyoku bumps into his leg then. Ugh, he's going to get his new clothes all slimy. Kaiba oh-so-carefully picks him up and sets him on the log beside him, but his hands are a mess. He wipes them on what remains of his old turtleneck, which he's decided to keep as a rag.

He feeds Kingyoku a berry absently, and takes a deep breath...and that calms him enough to dare to try to speak to one of the more experienced people passing by.

"...How confident are you that they'll send us back?"

--((prompts for weeks 3-4))--

never quite clean (fieldlands)

The trouble with having a Goomy for a partner is that they're very slimy. And very affectionate. That means his only fully intact outfit is very often slimy.

Kaiba's once again at the river by the dam at dusk, wearing his slightly ripped black leather pants while he washes his clothes *again*. He has a whole setup for laundry with buckets, water heated by a small fire (thanks to the little Ponyta curled up on the sands nearby), and he's rubbing his hands raw with scrubbing. Goomy slime really is stubborn.

Meanwhile the guilty Pokémon plays in the shallows in front of his Trainer, doing his usual dance.

"I'd probably kill for a washing machine right now."

highest heights (coastlands)

Once Kingyoku and his new fiery pony Zephyra are both a little stronger, it's finally time to train against tougher Pokémon! He takes them to the Cobalt Coastlands for some searching, training, and gathering. And an incredible view of the ocean wouldn't hurt, really.

He finds such a view on the cliffside to the left, and there's a relatively easy walking path up there. They have to battle their way through a few Pokémon, but once they make it to the top...it's an incredible view of the beach, with a few hidden lakes and lagoons on either side.

Time to let Kingyoku and Zephyra see the view! He lets his two Pokémon out of their balls and takes a seat on the cliff beside them. A little risky? Of course. But the view can't be beat.

He just...gently pulls King back from the ledge before he can attract a nearby bird. "Easy. I don't know how an aerial battle's gonna work when you can't fly."

King seems to pout. He's a dragon, he wants to fly! But that's not gonna happen, buddy.

hot spring field trip (end of month, icelands)

Kaiba is absolutely miserable once they arrive in the Icelands. He has a team of three by now, but his gentle little moth isn't really doing well in the cold. It's Zephyra who takes the lead here, the pony's gentle heat very welcome in this environment. He walks beside her on his travels, and her flames seem to scare off most of the smaller Ice-types. That's a relief.

He's looking for somewhere to stop and double check his supplies when he finds an unexpectedly peaceful place...a hot spring. Zephyra accidentally kicks a rock and the Pokémon in the spring turn to him...but they collectively shrug and turn back. Two that resemble muscular men with reptilian faces approach...but all they do is flex, laugh...and are they waving them over?

"...do we join them?" Kaiba asks, frozen in place. What a bizarre situation.

wildcard:
[ ooc: want a different prompt? feel free to suggest one here! ]

heartofalioness: (I'll spend my vacation AT THE LIBRARY!)

Working Hard for the Money

[personal profile] heartofalioness 2022-07-04 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)

Help is on the way! A young woman with (messy) curly white hair and a pink kimono top runs forward, a teal and tan rodent at her heels.

"Plamer, use Flame Wheel!"

A few squeaks and the little Fire Mouse rolls into a ball and spins forward, wreathing itself in flames before it slams into the Burmy!

heartofalioness: (Your "acronyms" are strange.)

[personal profile] heartofalioness 2022-07-04 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)

And that should do it; three strong attacks from two directions should knock the Burmy out easily. Allura recognizes the "breath thing" easily, since her Altaria back home knows Dragon Breath, but... this means this young man must be new.

"Are you two all right?"

Edited 2022-07-04 18:56 (UTC)
heartofalioness: (Calm Smile)

[personal profile] heartofalioness 2022-07-04 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)

A soft smile and a grateful nod from Allura; Plamer is shyer, nibbling on a berry before eating more enthusiastically.

"Just experienced; I've been in... well, not here, but this place's future for roughly eight months now. I am Allura, and this is Plamer, my new Cyndaquil."

heartofalioness: (Your "acronyms" are strange.)

[personal profile] heartofalioness 2022-07-04 07:12 pm (UTC)(link)

"Oh goodness, I can't imagine that rough a start." A soft sigh. "Well, it's cold comfort now, but this is a bit of a shock to all of us too. And at least we're all in one place."

As for Kingyoku... "He's a Goomy. As I recall, they're a pure Dragon type, and he'll evolve into Sliggoo and Goodra, although I don't know the conditions off the top of my head."

And she really doesn't know about the Hisuian evolutions being part Steel.

thetombkeeper: (074)

wiggle, wiggle

[personal profile] thetombkeeper 2022-07-04 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Kaiba. Why did it have to be Kaiba. Of all the people from his world. He nearly had a heart attack when he recognized that booming voice of his. Almost ran away to hide as well but... that would draw attention to himself, which is the last thing he wants.

Marik grinds his teeth as he forces himself to approach the other teen. Still, he isn't exactly friendly. Arms crossed, looking down at Kaiba with a less than thrilled expression, and a Gastly floating next to him.

Be civil, Marik. You're both out of your element right now in this... even weirder place than before. It's better to have him as an ally and use him to your advantage.

"Well. Look what the Mimicat dragged in."
thetombkeeper: (087)

[personal profile] thetombkeeper 2022-07-04 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
The Egyptian notices the movement and how he pulls the Goomy closer. Good. At least he's still somewhat intimidating.

"I was. Before we all woke up in this.. place."

Chenzira. He's worried sick about his Pokémon. This Gastly is alright but he's not his baby. He needs to find him and soon. Marik looks pained but only for a brief moment.

"... I'll admit, I wasn't expecting to bump into you of all people," he glances off to the side. "You've arrived at an... interesting time. Things weren't like this yesterday. I really hope we're not stuck in here. I've got a team of Pokémon back in... the future? I don't know."
heartofalioness: (Credulous)

[personal profile] heartofalioness 2022-07-04 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)

"Not for lack of trying. We believe it's something to do with the god Pokémon Arceus, but so far no one's been able to confirm it for certain, and the mechanism is unpredictable. People are brought here from a few weeks to a few years, returned to their home reality just as suddenly, and to the second they left with no memory of this place. And, frankly, for some people this is a reprieve from their homes, with how peaceful the modern day is."

Like, say, a war, or being dead.

"This, on the other hand, is extremely unusual."

thetombkeeper: (005)

[personal profile] thetombkeeper 2022-07-04 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Marik scoffs. "Yeah, I'm not exactly confident of her skills. She should let you do it."

Even if he isn't super fond of Kaiba, he can't deny the man is a genius.

"I just wonder... once it's fixed, will it return us home or back to the present?"

He's hoping for the latter. He isn't ready to go home yet.

... What a strange concept.

"In the meantime, welcome to the Pokémon World, I guess."
heartofalioness: (Hm...)

[personal profile] heartofalioness 2022-07-04 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)

"Normally you would have access to a PokéGear, but it's an electronic device." And she and Keith had been in a hotel at the time, soooo didn't have time to grab their bags. "Not to mention I'm not sure how accurate it would be to these surroundings. Still, I can give you a run-through of some of the basics."

thetombkeeper: (067)

[personal profile] thetombkeeper 2022-07-04 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"The 'regular' world here is pretty similar to our own. A pity you didn't arrive a week ago. This would all be less of a shock to you."

Even if it's still quite the shock to him.

Marik sighs and does the stereotypical delinquent crouch close to the river edge. "Six of them. I know most of them can fend for themselves but... my Yamask is... timid."

He doesn't want to outright tell Kaiba he's worried. That would give him power of him rather than the other way around. But he and Chenzira have formed a special bond. His partner is missing and he needs to find him.
heartofalioness: (Bemused)

[personal profile] heartofalioness 2022-07-04 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)

"Yes, just gathering leeks, but supplementing with gathering firewood and patrolling as well. Care to team up, Seto?"

heartofalioness: (Uh well...)

[personal profile] heartofalioness 2022-07-04 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)

"Ah, well... yes and no. My home planet had an ecosystem rather similar to this one, but we were also very technologically advanced and skilled martial artists... and I was a princess. Even now I am a military commander, but I still have a roof over my head."

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[personal profile] thetombkeeper 2022-07-05 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
He's... apologizing? Seto Kaiba, saying he's sorry? Marik can't even mask his surprise at that so instead of looks down at the ground.

"... It's fine."

It's not, obviously, but hearing apologies is still sort of weird to him, especially with Kaiba. His Gastly is sticking close by his side.

"There really isn't. Why she even messed with it in the first place is beyond me. Fool..."

Marik sighs and decides to sit down properly, crossing his legs.

"... I don't know if you want me to fill you in on everything I know about the... future of this place. Seems kind of moot point at the moment. Suppose it couldn't hurt and might pass the time."

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