"It's as big as the harbor at Fiverion," Greldo said, whistling appreciatively.
"Bigger," Rindiri said.
"It's weird," Irwin said, staring at the distant harbor. The three of them were standing on the hind deck while Zender was working to clean the sails, and Earila was standing on the prow, gaping at the distant harbor.
Like Fi...
2024-02-24 20:33:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe four figures landed on the deck while he walked forward. They looked like him, and he saw that the Loydin towered over even the Kraniox, one of the two at least a head taller than him and probably twice as heavy. He immediately saw the differences beyond their bulk. The Loydin didn't have the thin, red lines that crossed his own skin like a ...
2024-02-23 20:49:11 +0000 UTC View PostOrion curiously wandered through the town, looking around and surprised by how old all the new things looked. Those few people he encountered all looked like they were in a hurry to get somewhere, and the only one that took more than a glance at him sped up when they saw Riolu.
It took a while before he reached his goal, and without the di...
2024-02-22 21:05:33 +0000 UTC View PostOrion looked around, not sure how to feel. The town beyond the wall looked little like what he recalled. Although dull red tiles still covered the roofs, and the walls of the houses were the same shoddy white, he didn't see any of the familiar buildings. Everything seemed jumbled around or new, and he swallowed as he followed after Jeff.
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2024-02-21 20:18:37 +0000 UTC View PostTen minutes later, they reached the edge of the forest, and he gazed at the flowing hills stupidly. A deep crater sat smack in the middle, one that he had never seen before, and he could barely see the town behind it. It was encircled by a high wall of stone, and he saw flying Pokemon nestled atop impressive watchtowers.
"So… I guess a l...
2024-02-20 20:01:57 +0000 UTC View PostA mouth-watering scent of cooked fish spread out across the ruins, while Riolu was staring at the fish above the fire so intensely, Orion was afraid he would somehow telekinetically move it towards him. Which would be incredible because Riolu couldn’t even learn the move!
“It's almost done,” Orion said as his own stomach rumbled.
... 2024-02-18 20:39:57 +0000 UTC View PostOrion scanned through the rest of the papers and found they were all news clippings of Synthia’s victories in the league. There was even one that showed her in front of a gym. Orion pocketed a photo that was only slightly yellowed and had Synthia with a tall, dark-haired man and two blond-haired boys. They were all laughing and seemed incredib...
2024-02-18 20:39:22 +0000 UTC View PostAs Orion walked to the main ruins of the ranch, he noticed that the other Taurus kept their distance. He hesitated for a moment, wondering if there were other pokemon in the ruins.
Then he continued. He had to learn what had happened!
The building was completely overgrown, but the massive scorch marks on the walls showed that somethi...
2024-02-18 20:37:20 +0000 UTC View Post-Carrarn : Remember how I said I was going to write a pokemon story for my son? Well, I've been slowly working on that every now and again, and decided to post it here for you all to hopefully enjoy. He is 11 so its not going to have anything to harsh, and although there's a load of things I changed to suit my needs, it is all largely in spirit ...
2024-02-18 20:35:52 +0000 UTC View PostIrwin stood at the prow, steam roiling behind him and fanning out. It was already covering the back of the ship, and with every second, it spread out further and further.
Ahead of him, a wall of ships was closing in. Some were leaning against each other, looking more like flying wrecks than ships capable of crossing the Portal Galery. Othe...
2024-02-18 19:01:34 +0000 UTC View PostIrwin and Greldo shared a pained look as they saw Earila glare at Rindiri. Her words hung in the air like an attack.
Rindiri had frozen, then took a step back and watched her quietly. She was clearly thinking about how to respond, and when she began talking, it was slow.
"There was no time to get anyone else," she said calmly. "If I ...
2024-02-17 20:52:20 +0000 UTC View PostGreldo lay on one of the benches against the galley, watching Zender pace through the room.
"Don't worry, he'll get you a card," he said with a wide grin.
Zender nodded and sat on a chair, but only a moment later, he was back up and pacing again.
Greldo sighed and closed his eyes. He smiled as he listened to the soft h...
"Finally," Irwin muttered as he saw the regular, long, and flat portal gallery appear behind another ice mountain.
He wiped the ice and snow from his face and grinned at the prospect of sleeping for a whole night. Although he had nearly bottomless endurance, no sleep was draining it.
"The end is in sight?" Greldo shouted from the cab...
2024-02-11 20:34:49 +0000 UTC View PostThree days into the Glacial Area, Irwin was weary to the bone, his skin constantly tingling, and he was sick and tired of ice and icy mountains.
There was no sign of the Glacial Area ending anytime soon; instead, the mountains had grown taller and jagged. It was taking ever more time to navigate between the valleys between them while the c...
2024-02-10 20:32:53 +0000 UTC View PostIrwin's mind was blank as he steered the ship forward. He was staring into the distance, enjoying the ability to gaze as far as he wanted without obstructions. The temperature sank with every passing hour, pale frost appearing on the sail and the railings, then spreading to every other surface. By morning, Zender had gone down, the cold too much...
2024-02-09 20:09:49 +0000 UTC View Post"It's fine. We tried everywhere we could go right now. They will just have to find them themselves.
Irwin nodded slowly, still examining distant swamplands.
"Yeah," he said absently, his gaze drifting back to a very distant pulse of soulforce moving through the swamp. It overlapped with a heat signature that he recognized as one of t...
2024-02-04 20:18:26 +0000 UTC View PostGreldo leaned against the wall of the smithy as the beautiful, deep song continued to resonate throughout all the surrounding buildings. He felt the soft vibration in his shoulder.
"Do you think I will ever be able to do this?" Endil whispered.
Greldo looked at the young smith, wondering when he'd started thinking of Endil as young.<...
2024-02-03 20:01:28 +0000 UTC View PostIrwin tapped the table slowly as he gazed at the dozens of differently-sized stacks of cards without really looking at them.
There was one stack for each of his types, a thin stack with generic cards and a thick stack with cards he couldn't use but were meant for practice and forging Daubutim's heartcard. To the side lay three other stacks...
2024-02-02 15:10:29 +0000 UTC View PostIrwin groaned as he woke up.
Seriously… this has got to stop, he thought as he felt a dull throbbing pain in his head that seemed to originate from his soulscape. His lips were dry, and his stomach so empty it felt like he would need to finish an entire charbull to not feel hungry.
How many times was he going to wake up af...
2024-01-28 20:22:25 +0000 UTC View PostIrwin groaned as he leaned against the building, ignoring the dangerous moaning of the ruined stone. Excited shouts came from far away, and he guessed the rangers had found another group of imps. Either that or the people Daubutim sent to investigate the Terullian glyphs had discovered something new again.
"You should take a rest," Greldo ...
2024-01-27 20:23:51 +0000 UTC View PostJust a bit more, Irwin thought, feeling sick to the stomach.
Imps were screaming with laughter, some rolling down into the lava without a care as he slaughtered their kin.
I’m going to have nightmares for a long time, Irwin thought as he sent a spear of flames roaring across the lava, turning four Imps into blac...
Irwin stumbled out of the portal onto a muddy square. A warm breeze carrying the stink of sulfur rippled around him as he looked around.
They were on a square littered with rotting wood and square gray stone, beside a crude tower with a base of stone and a top of rotten wood. The door was partially open, and there was a dozing four-horn l...
"One ship, no more," Lord Bron said calmly.
Doomblade stared at him, and Irwin could see the calculative intelligence behind his dark red eyes spinning, trying to come up with a way to gain more. Irwin almost pitied him. There was no way he would beat Lord Bron at negotiations; that much was clear from his position on the sidelines.
...
2024-01-20 17:59:58 +0000 UTC View Post"Die!"
Irwin jerked his head back while kinetic energy exploded from his feet to propel him out of the massive energy blast as Doomblade's namesake slammed into the ground, leaving behind ripples.
Stumbling back, he increased the size of his hammer to cause himself to fall back forward. Fire was raging all around him, keeping at bay ...
2024-01-19 18:09:31 +0000 UTC View PostIrwin stood beside Rindiri as she navigated The Sonata through the mountains. The ship was eerily silent as everyone stood on the prow and sides, staring ahead. They were closing in on the location where the Galub had said the portal would be, and Irwin had told everyone to be still. Who knew if there was any Galub that could hear as well as Gre...
2024-01-14 19:46:12 +0000 UTC View PostIrwin and Greldo walked through the outer wall of Portal Keep until they found Basil and Xi'kroak. Seeing the Da'xi leader, Irwin noticed a gleam on the other's face plates and a glitter in his eyes.
"Smith Irwin," Xi'kroak boomed, causing Basil to look up. "It is good to see you again."
"Captain Xi'kroak, how are you?" Irwin asked.<...
2024-01-13 20:08:59 +0000 UTC View PostIrwin hummed happily as he struck down on the large chunk of deformed dark red and orange metal. It was flattening rapidly, but he had to make sure not to use too much force because he didn't want to puncture it. Instead, he needed to make it into a large, flat sheet.
Two days had passed since he'd returned, and a group of woodsmen were wo...
2024-01-12 19:56:47 +0000 UTC View Post"Damned demons, how did you find this path again?" Greldo asked.
Irwin pushed himself further through the thick, bramble-like undergrowth, just as impressed and confused as Greldo.
Abie looked over her shoulder, her face flat and nearly emotionless but her eyes glittering. She was young, barely twenty, with long light-brown hair brai...
2024-01-07 18:35:44 +0000 UTC View PostIrwin moaned contently as he woke, stretching his arms up and then out, causing them to plop and crack.
Ugh, slept on my chest again, he thought as he pushed himself up, then flipped over on his back.
A quick inspection showed that he was still wearing his clothes, meaning he fell asleep as soon as he reached his room agai...
Two days later, Irwin was walking across the hardened road away from New Degonda, looking at the cultivated fields around him. In the distance, some farmers still working on the unfinished fields waved at him.
"Who would have thought," Greldo said, barking a laugh.
"Thought what?" Irwin asked as he waved back the farmers.
"That...
2024-01-05 18:28:52 +0000 UTC View Post