Happy Horsea, soaked trainer

[Espeon]

Kaelin had been happy when Risha had found a creek for her to swim in. But, no matter how much she pestered, Risha refused to join her in the creek. It wasn't big enough for the girl, anyway, and she'd just get... wet. But that, of course, was the point of swimming.

"Well, there aren't any fire Pokemon here." Risha said quietly, as she thumbed through a pamphlet she'd snitched from the Professor's lab, which told every Pokemon that should show up in Route 1. "Hey, Kaelin, if you see any fish down there, tell me, okay?" The Horsea nodded, and playfully shot a burst of water at Risha. She was giggling insanely when Risha's arm became soaking wet.

[Naolin]

(I know these are under fishing, but I'm bored, and I felt like Magikarp.)

A rather dull looking Magikarp, awakened by the splash and subsequent giggling, made himself known.

"<Please keep it down.>" He said. Then, as an afterthought, he added, "<Though I doubt you will, you don't care, no one cares. And why should you? I know you hate me, there's no use denying it.>"

(Points if you tell me who he sounds like. If you can't, that means you haven't read it. If you haven't read it, read it or be threatened by moldy french toast.)

[Espeon]

(Forgive me for being totally brain-dead at the moment, then. x-X;; I've just listened to a mind-numbing speech by my dad. But it does sound familiar... from which fanfiction, though? Raggedshadow? Go ahead and hit me with moldy French toast if that's wrong...)

Kaelin squeaked and put more distance between herself and the Magicarp, "Umm... we'll keep it down." She said quietly. "Besides... we don't hate you." But the way she kept swimming backwards could be taken as the exact opposite to what she was saying.

[Naolin]

(Not fanfiction, a book. Come on Avalon-san, you have to have read it.)

"<I knew you'd hate me.>" the Magikarp droned. "<It's inevitable, you know. I would have been rather surprised if you didn't, really. But you know, people didn't always hate me. Why, when I was just hatched everyone loved me. But then tragedy struck. I don't suppose you'll want to know what it is though. No one does. Besides, you're already running away.>"

[Espeon]

( Oh, DUH!!! It's Moaning Murtle, isn't it?)

Kaelin stopped moving back to blink at the Magicarp, "Umm... I don't hate you." She said, nervously, "Tell me, please. It'll make you feel... better?"

[Admin]

((I would've guessed Ritsu (from Fruits Basket), but come to think of it, Myrtle sounds better...))

"<I doubt anything would make me feel better at this point.>" The fish replied sullenly. "<And you're just like the others...they say they don't hate me, but they really do. They all really do hate me...You're not any different, and you just want to keep me talking so your Horsea can sneak up behind me and attack me, then you'll capture me, and once you realize once a worthless Magikarp I am and that you hate me, you'll release me...That hasn't happened yet, but it's bound to happen soon. You all hate me so much you try to catch me in spite of me...>"

[Naolin]

(Have either of you read Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy? Ah well. He sounds a bit like Myrtle, I suppose. And if he were Ritsu, he would have said "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!")

[Espeon]

(O.o;; No, I haven't read that book.)

The Horsea began to edge back again, "You scare me." She said matter-of-factly, before taking off swimming in the opposite direction. Kaelin could swim fast, when she wanted to, Risha learned as she attempted to keep up with the speeding water Pokemon.

[Naolin]

(WHAAAAT!? -poke- Avalon-san, you must read it at once.)

<I told you!> the Magikarp called after them. <I told you, and I was right, wasn't I? You hate me, just like everyone else. It was obvious from the start.>

[Espeon]

( I willlllll... after the Chronicals of Narnia, and a random assortment of other books...)

<Well, if you wouldn't be so creepy, I might have stayed!> Kaelin yelled behind her. She eventually came to a stop, panting slowly.

"We should be battling soon..." Risha said when she caught up to her Horsea, "...That Magicarp would have been perfect. Aw well, Kaelin."

[Naolin]

(I...will...update...-brain dies from lack of oxygen- Well, I'll try. But if you're moving accounts, I don't really see the point.)

A dark greem lump on the ground near Risha's foot opened it's eyes and blinked. <Ah, humans.> it said in a rather regal sounding voice. <Well, how blessed you must feel to have met me.>

[Espeon]

(I'm only renaming my account. xP Aww... *pats* It is still an update. ^^ Amusing... green lumpy royalty. Is ita Shroomish?)

"Uhh..." Risha looked down at the lump and blinked, "Sure. I suppose. What... are you? You, Kaelin, come back!" Her Horsea stopped swimming away, and turned around, looking a little nervously at the green lumpy thing.

[Naolin]

(Yay, you guessed it. It's a level 5 Shroomish, cause that was the first Shroomish I saw in the forest in the game, and it had a lax nature, which I'm making lazy and rather presumptious here.)

<I,>said the Shroomish, drawing out the word, <am a Shroomish. I come from a very well-bred family of Shroomish. Did you know?>

[Espeon]

(^^;; Shroomish are kinda cute, but they don't evolve very cutely-like. You know, I once thought that lax nature was -Speed, but it actually isn't. It doesn't effect Speed at all. O.o)

"No, I didn't know." Risha said, looking slightly startled, "Umm... so... what's your name? I'm Risha..." And then her look turned mischivious, and she lied, "...the Great. Don't ask what I'm the Great of, because you'd never believe how much of a vast amount of territory calls me 'Risha the Great'."

[Naolin]

(Heh. But I caught it, and fought with it, beat Brawley with it, and got it to level 40. X3 Oh, I'm gonna have fun with this Shroomish. Catch it, please?)

Now, this Shroomish liked to know things. It considered itself a veritable well of knowledge. So...<Ah, Risha the Great. Yes, I'm sure I've heard someone mention you. And my name is (Oh gosh, here we go. If Cait-san were here she'd get this, but alas. I'm naming it after a marshmallow that kept dying at camp.) Flopalopagus III. >

[Espeon]

(Oh yes, now I must catch the mushroom-named-marshmallow. xD This is going to be fun.)

"Ah, yes, errm... Flopalopagus. I think I've heard that name somewhere. But do you mind if I shorten that some, call you... perhaps, Pagus? Or Flopal?" Risha stammered over the long name, and Kaelin looked at the Shroomish strangely.

[Naolin]

<It would be an absolute disgrace for my honorable name to be shortened in any way.> huffed Flopalopagus III, puffing up.

[Espeon]

"Okay then." Risha nodded, "I understand... Flopalopagus III. Ahh... you seem to be a Shroomish that would enjoy traveling around and meeting important people. Would you like to come with me, and my Horsea Kaelin.... errm.... the Princess of the Waterfall Pool, on our Pokemon adventure?"

(You know what? I so want to write Risha's adventure so far in a fanfiction. )

[Naolin]

(Why Avalon-san. Taking the easy way out? I'm shocked. XD)

<A princess, you say? Well, of course I would be honered to travel with such esteemed persons as yourselves.> So saying, Flopalopagus III drew himself up to full height, which actually wasn't very tall at all. <Of course,> he puffed, <If I find anything to be not to my liking, I shall take my leave of you.>