Victory Road!

<sub>[It's 7:00 AM sharp in Azalea Town! Time to tune in to the Johto News Station for the morning broadcast!]

[Although, at this time of year, usually the sun is WELL up by now. Instead, the sun seems to only barely be creeping through the trees behind the anchorwoman, who is standing by the Slowpoke Well (because how will people know they're filming in Azalea unless the Well is visible?? They have to consider these things every day).]

[There's only a second's pause before her cue, at which point she looks right at the camera and starts her speech.]</sub>

Good morning, Johto!

It's looking like a beautiful day is on the horizon, but as our viewers may notice, something is just a little off from normal. The sunrise has come late, and that's just the first among many anomalies occurring in and around Azalea Town.

_{[The video cuts briefly to home footage of potted flowers blooming (it looks fast-forwarded, but a hefty Purugly that meanders into the frame to sniff them shows that it is, in fact, filmed in real time). And then to more home footage of a Slowpoke literally zooming across the town square as though it's wearing heelys.]}

From out-of-season flowers to not-so-slow Slowpokes, life has gotten very exciting for the residents of this normally peaceful town-- especially once the oddities started attracting curious tourists.

<sub>[Footage of a packed diner, recognizable to anyone who spends a lot of time in Azalea as The Slowpoke's Tail, although they might be thrown off to see it packed full of excited PokeFans with fannypacks and cameras instead of the usual 3-4 devoted local regulars. The camera zooms in on one of said regulars, trapped at a tiny table in the corner and being jostled by some over-excited twenty-somethings with big backpacks. He's making a face like this.]

[It cuts back to the anchorwoman, who is now accompanied by a few older folks-- clearly more townsfolk.]</sub>

Joining us now are a few locals, who we asked to comment on these unusual phenomena. Mrs. Cutter, what do you think about the rumors that these events may be caused by the mythical Cele--

--YES HI we're the Legend Seeker Brothers, and we're here to PROVE the mythical Celebi is behind these events!

_{[That was SUPER not Mrs. Cutter who answered that-- rather, it's a trio of geeky-looking bespectacled guys armed to the teeth with strange-looking equipment who just butted straight into the frame. The anchorwoman stammers, but the leader is already launching into a spiel.]}

TO ALL YOU PEOPLE VIEWING AT HOME, you've probably already heard of us, but for posterity's sake, we're an elite team of passionate trainers on the hunt for Legendaries of all shapes and sizes! And we won't rest until every legendary is 'hashtag'-confirmed!

_{[He proceeds to dab. ... Badly.]}

... I... sirs, if you could... we're on live television...

WHAT'S THAT? How can others join our noble cause?! Great question, miss! Ever since Lugia's legendary appearance off the coast of Olivine six years ago, the Legend Seeker's ranks have swelled from a humble three to-- to-- ...

_{[A couple of Hikers (one of them has a sign that reads "I Celebelieve") wave in the background. The townsfolk who'd been waiting to actually be interviewed have created a fairly wide space around them.]}

--more than three! AND, because there should be no limits to curiosity, we want YOU to join us! So, if you have a passion for mystery and a thirst for adventure in your heart, and if you call my brother Trent in the next twelve hours, we will PERSONALLY pay for you to come to Azalea Town from ANYWHERE in Kanto or Johto! You heard right-- PERSONALLY, out of pocket! So call the number on your screen and come join the hunt!

_{[One of the other brothers whips out a scrap of paper with a 'Gear number written on it, and hurries forward to try and hold it up to the camera. It's visible... just long enough to be written down, before the broadcast cuts to a cheerful We'll be back in a jiffy! message as the Legend Seeker Bros. are presumably escorted off the broadcast set.]}

((ooc note: Feel free to tag amongst yourselves on this post, but there won't be any NPC responses! Contacting the Legend Seekers for travel can be handwaved.))