Tangeh
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“Lysandre!” Serena cried, her long hair whipping wildly around from the unnatural wind being produced by Yveltal’s massive wings. “You don’t understand! You need to - ”
“Silence!” Lysandre barked. Even through the dim lighting of the underground base, his red mane of hair made him stand out on top of the elevated platform. Yveltal – unbelievably - was hovering obediently on his right side. Serena could feel his power emanating with every beat of his crimson wings, and she bit her lip in anticipation. Lysandre laughed mechanically at the ceiling. “Don’t you realize it’s over, my dear? Yveltal has agreed to make my vision a reality. A beautiful world, a perfect world, freed from evil, freed from sin - ”
“You’re one to talk!” Calem shouted. He stood on Serena’s left, his eyes narrowed across the room. “If you go through with this, you’ll have murdered millions of innocent humans and pokemon. That’s not a sinless world!”
Lysandre furrowed his brow. “I will bear the sins of humanity heavily on my shoulders. It is terrible, yes, but a necessary evil to help the world flourish.”
“SKREEEEEEE!” Yveltal let out a horrible screech that caused both Calem and Serena to throw their hands over their ears.
“Calem…” Serena said, staring wide-eyed at her rival. “What do we do? We can’t seriously fight that thing…”
“We have to try.” Calem pulled a pokeball from his left pocket. “Use your jolteon – between the two of us, he’s the only one that can land a super effective hit against Yveltal, and our other pokemon are too exhausted from battling Team Flare.”
Serena shook her head fervently. “I can’t use Prism, he’s - ”
“SKREEEEEEEEEEEEE!” Yveltal send waves of dark energy rocketing against the room. Serena dove to her right to avoid it, but the sheer energy still send her rolling across the floor. She panted and rose her head to locate Calem. There were two flashes of light, and Calem’s greninja charged across the room toward Lysandre’s pyroar.
“Serena!” Calem yelled, allowing Serena to finally locate him at the opposite end of the room. “Use your jolteon! Now!”
Serena hesitated, then dug into her bag. She stared at the retrieved pokeball for a moment before tossing it into the fray. “Prism…” she muttered as the jolteon popped out of his ball and took a bewildered look around the arena.
“Lucifer!” Lysandre cackled. “Hyper voice!”
“Water shrunken!” Calem called. “Serena, hurry!”
Serena nodded. “Prism, please, I need you… Calem’s got Lysandre occupied, so I need you to focus on Yveltal!”
The jolteon nodded once, then walked bravely toward the legendary pokemon. He pinned his spiky yellow ears back against his head and growled. Sparks danced across his body in anticipation.
“Thunderbolt!” Serena called desperately. The sparks dancing across Prism’s body concentrated into a solid stream of yellow light, but before the beam could reach Yveltal it flickered and then vanished completely. Prism staggered back a few steps and began coughing violently, his eyes struggling to stay locked on his opponent.
“Prism!” Serena cried.
“SKREEEE!” Yveltal rose higher into the air, and send a dark bolt of energy flying toward Prism –
“NO!”
Serena flung herself in the middle of the blast as Prism watched with wide, terrified eyes. There was a massive flash of red light and an ear-shattering boom.
Prism smacked into the wall and collapsed onto the ground gasping for air. Dust coated his vision and interfered with his already laboured breathing. His ears rang. He coughed and squinted through the dust, just barely able to see the body of Serena splayed on the ground a few feet away. His claws scratched the ground as he tried to force his body to crawl toward her, but he gave into the pain and instead wheezed on the ground.
“Serena!” Calem came barreling through the dust and fell to the ground next to her. Prism whined, but the boy ignored him and groped desperately for Serena’s wrist.
“It matters not whether she is alive.” Lysandre’s voice called out. Tears began rolling down Calem’s face. Prism whined louder, his ears flat to his head. “You will all be dead within moments.”
Calem’s head shot up, but Prism couldn’t find the strength to do the same. Lysandre’s cackles were soon drowned out by the horrible sound of Yveltal’s screeching. Calem was screaming something that was inaudible by this point. Serena lay lifeless before him.
Prism squinted toward the sound of laughter just in time to see Lysandre being mauled over by his own pyroar. The fire-type roared his own mechanical laughter as Yveltal turned his sights on Lysandre and let out a beam of intense darkness. Yveltal focused in on Serena next. Prism cried and tried to force his body toward her, but there was nothing he could do. Calem shielded her in the jolteon’s place, though the dark-type energy went straight through him and hit Serena regardless –
Prism shut his eyes tightly, the laughter of the pyroar and the screeching of Yveltal combining together to form an unbearable chorus of evil. The ground shook and the building’s supports cracked under the weight –
“Silence!” Lysandre barked. Even through the dim lighting of the underground base, his red mane of hair made him stand out on top of the elevated platform. Yveltal – unbelievably - was hovering obediently on his right side. Serena could feel his power emanating with every beat of his crimson wings, and she bit her lip in anticipation. Lysandre laughed mechanically at the ceiling. “Don’t you realize it’s over, my dear? Yveltal has agreed to make my vision a reality. A beautiful world, a perfect world, freed from evil, freed from sin - ”
“You’re one to talk!” Calem shouted. He stood on Serena’s left, his eyes narrowed across the room. “If you go through with this, you’ll have murdered millions of innocent humans and pokemon. That’s not a sinless world!”
Lysandre furrowed his brow. “I will bear the sins of humanity heavily on my shoulders. It is terrible, yes, but a necessary evil to help the world flourish.”
“SKREEEEEEE!” Yveltal let out a horrible screech that caused both Calem and Serena to throw their hands over their ears.
“Calem…” Serena said, staring wide-eyed at her rival. “What do we do? We can’t seriously fight that thing…”
“We have to try.” Calem pulled a pokeball from his left pocket. “Use your jolteon – between the two of us, he’s the only one that can land a super effective hit against Yveltal, and our other pokemon are too exhausted from battling Team Flare.”
Serena shook her head fervently. “I can’t use Prism, he’s - ”
“SKREEEEEEEEEEEEE!” Yveltal send waves of dark energy rocketing against the room. Serena dove to her right to avoid it, but the sheer energy still send her rolling across the floor. She panted and rose her head to locate Calem. There were two flashes of light, and Calem’s greninja charged across the room toward Lysandre’s pyroar.
“Serena!” Calem yelled, allowing Serena to finally locate him at the opposite end of the room. “Use your jolteon! Now!”
Serena hesitated, then dug into her bag. She stared at the retrieved pokeball for a moment before tossing it into the fray. “Prism…” she muttered as the jolteon popped out of his ball and took a bewildered look around the arena.
“Lucifer!” Lysandre cackled. “Hyper voice!”
“Water shrunken!” Calem called. “Serena, hurry!”
Serena nodded. “Prism, please, I need you… Calem’s got Lysandre occupied, so I need you to focus on Yveltal!”
The jolteon nodded once, then walked bravely toward the legendary pokemon. He pinned his spiky yellow ears back against his head and growled. Sparks danced across his body in anticipation.
“Thunderbolt!” Serena called desperately. The sparks dancing across Prism’s body concentrated into a solid stream of yellow light, but before the beam could reach Yveltal it flickered and then vanished completely. Prism staggered back a few steps and began coughing violently, his eyes struggling to stay locked on his opponent.
“Prism!” Serena cried.
“SKREEEE!” Yveltal rose higher into the air, and send a dark bolt of energy flying toward Prism –
“NO!”
Serena flung herself in the middle of the blast as Prism watched with wide, terrified eyes. There was a massive flash of red light and an ear-shattering boom.
Prism smacked into the wall and collapsed onto the ground gasping for air. Dust coated his vision and interfered with his already laboured breathing. His ears rang. He coughed and squinted through the dust, just barely able to see the body of Serena splayed on the ground a few feet away. His claws scratched the ground as he tried to force his body to crawl toward her, but he gave into the pain and instead wheezed on the ground.
“Serena!” Calem came barreling through the dust and fell to the ground next to her. Prism whined, but the boy ignored him and groped desperately for Serena’s wrist.
“It matters not whether she is alive.” Lysandre’s voice called out. Tears began rolling down Calem’s face. Prism whined louder, his ears flat to his head. “You will all be dead within moments.”
Calem’s head shot up, but Prism couldn’t find the strength to do the same. Lysandre’s cackles were soon drowned out by the horrible sound of Yveltal’s screeching. Calem was screaming something that was inaudible by this point. Serena lay lifeless before him.
Prism squinted toward the sound of laughter just in time to see Lysandre being mauled over by his own pyroar. The fire-type roared his own mechanical laughter as Yveltal turned his sights on Lysandre and let out a beam of intense darkness. Yveltal focused in on Serena next. Prism cried and tried to force his body toward her, but there was nothing he could do. Calem shielded her in the jolteon’s place, though the dark-type energy went straight through him and hit Serena regardless –
Prism shut his eyes tightly, the laughter of the pyroar and the screeching of Yveltal combining together to form an unbearable chorus of evil. The ground shook and the building’s supports cracked under the weight –
Plot:
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I hate to recount that terrible day – the day the world as we know it changed forever. Many, many precious lives were lost due to the selfishness of one horrible pokemon and the ignorant trainer that commanded him. My own trainer – Serena – was among the fallen. She saved my life, gave me more than I could ever have asked for… and I couldn’t repay the favour.
I should give some context if I’m to be understood. My name is Prism, and I’m a jolteon. My trainer Serena believed that Lysandre, the leader of Team Flare, had managed to enact the ultimate weapon, with the intent of eliminating every human outside of Team Flare as well as every pokemon on the planet.
Serena was… well, I suppose she was right. That was Lysandre’s intention, after all. What we didn’t know was that Lucifer – Lysandre’s prized pyroar – was planning an entirely different scheme. We should have realized it… after all, Lysandre was planning to destroy all pokemon, including his own. It’s not surprising that Lucifer would have tried to stop him once he learned of the plan.
But far from being a hero, Lucifer took it a step further. He sided with Yveltal to destroy all of humanity, and the vast majority of pokemon as well. There are no longer any humans living on this planet. Yveltal combined with the strength of the ultimate weapon sucked their life-forces dry. Most of the life on the planet – from humans, to pokemon, to plants – was instantly killed.
…Most, but not all.
When the ultimate weapon was fired, it somehow missed several acres of landscape. I have a theory that Xerneas is watching over us, protecting us survivors with whatever strength he can manage. Yveltal spared several pokemon that were like-minded to Lucifer, but there are also many of us here that want to fight against him. I also theorize that these few of us that managed to survive were of Xerneas’s doing as well. We all come from scattered regions of the planet, somehow transported here and, for the time being, safe under Xerneas’s protection. I have no other explanation, and at times like these, faith is everything.
Some of us who were saved are like me, and want to fight to defeat Lucifer and Yveltal in the hopes of returning the world to what it once was. We have nicknamed ourselves Team Xerneas. Some others prefer the world without humans, and are working to stop our rebel and secure their own survival. They are called Team Yveltal.
Our surviving land is roughly divided by a large freshwater river that flows through most of the forest. Each team has claimed a half as its own territory. It is the only source of fresh water aside from rain, and thus we all must make treks there in order to survive. Both halves of the territory have foliage, though unfortunately we got the short end of the stick. Lucifer’s side has lush forests filled with edible produce, and they live in caves in tall mountains at the edge of their territory. Our half is mostly dry grasslands, with most of the berry bushes near the water. We technically have more land, but are constantly short on food, so scuffles between sides happen almost every day. The river ends just before the outside of the living land, and thus we can cross over to the other side to steal food, but Lucifer and his group defend their territory mercilessly. We typically get more injuries than we get berries.
Outside of the living territory is… nothing. It looks like desert for as far as I can see. A few more curious pokemon have ventured out, only to return hours later with reports that the scenery doesn’t change at all. If they hadn’t been walking in a straight line, I doubt they would have found their way back.
Right now, our primary objective is simply to survive. With this in mind, I’ve devised three different divisions within Team Xerneas for pokemon to work in:
Division A is in charge of gathering, dividing, and preparing food and water. With our half so barren, we need to be constantly searching for berries just to avoid starvation. This division must ration food fairly to ensure everybody get their share. I will warn Division A to steal food from Lucifer’s side with extreme caution.
Division B is in charge of guarding, defending, scouting, and, when necessary, battling Lucifer’s side. All pokemon have the capacity for battle, and when necessary all Divisions will need to play their part, but the primary responsibility for these duties will fall on Division B members. They will also be in charge of training young pokemon in preparation for battle, regardless of what division they will eventually end up in. We all must be prepared.
Division C is in charge of medical treatment and scientific research. Injuries happen often, and we need to have all of our members at the peak of health. We also need to find a way out of this situation – with that in mind, Division C will also be in charge of solving the mystery that is this entire situation. What lies beyond the Badlands? Is Xerneas responsible for our lives? What happened to Yveltal? We have so many questions, and I can’t answer all of them myself.
As for myself, I will be acting as the temporary leader. I faced Yveltal, faced Lucifer, and I know I need to help my tribe as best I can.
…I say temporary because... because I am dying. Before this fiasco occurred, I was diagnosed with a terminal lung disease. This situation has only exacerbated the problem... I’m not sure if I have more than a few months, if that. Serena kept me with her for the sole purpose of fulfilling my last wishes. I am elderly. My time must come to an end… but I cannot allow the fate of the entire world to come to an end.
We need to stop Lucifer, find Xerneas, and bring back life to this barren planet! For Serena, and for all of humanity!
Notes & Rules:
1) You can join either Team Yveltal or Team Xerneas, but you cannot be neutral. The pokemon that want to bring back humans and the rest of the world were saved by Xerneas for the purpose of doing so. The pokemon who want to fight to keep the world ridded of humans and have only pokemon with similar ideologies living were spared by Yveltal. Any neutral pokemon would not have survived.
2) Deaths can and will occur. With that being said, births can also occur. I will be imposing a starting character limit of THREE. As the roleplay goes on, this will be extended, and if you have two pokemon that want to have an egg (for the purposes of the RP, you can ignore egg groups and the offspring can be of either species) you can ignore the character limit.
3) Leadership positions will be a first-come-first-serve thing for now. There are five leadership positions available (leader of Team Yveltal, leader of Team Xerneas, leader of Division A, leader of Division B, and leader of Division C). Preferably, I’d like it if five different RPers took on these roles. For now I’ll be controlling the leadership positions of both Team Yveltal and Xerneas, but hope to pass the Xerneas baton to another member when Prism dies (you can mention in your SU if you’re interested in this role). If your character is a Division Leader and dies, it is expected that they will name their replacement with their dying breath or otherwise state it beforehand. Otherwise, it is the job of the Team Leader to name a replacement. If your character is a Team Leader and has a mate, they will both be considered Team Leaders (this does not go for Division Leaders).
4) You cannot be a legendary pokemon (*I reserve rights over Yveltal and Xerneas if necessary, though). You can be a pokemon of a canon (or non-canon) character if you wish, so long as they aren’t legendary. You can also be a wild pokemon. You cannot be a human: you must be a pokemon. There will be no human characters in this RP except for backstory etc.
5) You don’t formally need to keep track of moves nor restrict yourself to four at a time, but your pokemon must be able to learn said move and keep in mind your character’s experience level before having your newborn vulpix spew out fire blasts. Weaker pokemon will know weaker attacks until they gain more experience.
6) Some basic RP rules:
- DO NOT GODMOD / NO MARY SUES
- NO POWERPLAYING (unless “necessary” as dictated by the site’s RP rules...)
- KEEP LANGUAGE PG-13 – mild swearing only, and obviously no explicit sexual content. Fade to black is acceptable if absolutely needed. Otherwise don’t do it at all.
- ALL SITE RULES APPLY obviously
Please feel free to ask if you need help or have any questions!
Team Yveltal
Yveltians borrow from Team Flare’s objectives and strive to see a world free from all humans. Thanks to Yveltal and Lucifer, they have succeeded – however, Team Xerneas threatens to reverse this achievement. Their primary objectives are to eliminate Team Xerneas and figure out how to expand their land.
Their hierarchy system is simpler than Team Xerneas’s, as they do not have to worry about food or research for the time being.
Yveltians borrow from Team Flare’s objectives and strive to see a world free from all humans. Thanks to Yveltal and Lucifer, they have succeeded – however, Team Xerneas threatens to reverse this achievement. Their primary objectives are to eliminate Team Xerneas and figure out how to expand their land.
Their hierarchy system is simpler than Team Xerneas’s, as they do not have to worry about food or research for the time being.
Rankings:
Team Leader: Lucifer (Male Pyroar; Tangeh)
Warriors: (all adult members aside from the leader are classified as Warriors)
Masani (Female Mawile; Tangeh)
Ellis (Male Banette; Schade)
Din (Male Gallade; BenBot2500)
In-Training: (young pokemon not quite ready for battle)
Infants: (infants are required to be with a parent or other adult at all times)
Deceased: None
Team Xerneas
Xerneans want to fight to bring all humans, pokemon, and land back into existence. Their primary objectives are to stop Team Yveltal, find Xerneas, and to not die of starvation.
They hierarchy system is more complex than Team Yveltal’s, as they have more pressing research needs and are constantly short on food.
Xerneans want to fight to bring all humans, pokemon, and land back into existence. Their primary objectives are to stop Team Yveltal, find Xerneas, and to not die of starvation.
They hierarchy system is more complex than Team Yveltal’s, as they have more pressing research needs and are constantly short on food.
Rankings:
Team Leader: Prism (Male Jolteon; Tangeh)
Division A Leader: Fluffles (RealMrGame10)
Division A Members: (Division A focuses on foraging and managing food)
Fizz (Male Minun; BenBot2500)
Division B Leader: Kaladin "Kal" (Male Aegislash; Crash & Charm)
Division B Members: (Division B focuses on preparing for battle and defending their territory against Yveltians)
Shallan (Female Kangaskhan; Crash & Charm)
Sapphire (Female Glaceon; Noibat)
Gove (Female Doublade; Crash & Charm)
Division C Leader: Chi (Genderless (leans toward male) Metagross; Billy Mays)
Division C Members: (Division C focuses on medical care and research on bringing back the world)
In-Training: (young pokemon not quite ready for work – they can select a division once they are old enough)
Aluna (Female Absol; Milennin)
Infants: (infants are required to be with a parent or other adult at all times)
Deceased: None
Sign-up form
PHP:
[B]Name:[/B]
[B]Species:[/B]
[B]Gender:[/B] (or lack thereof)
[B]Team:[/B] (either Team Yveltal or Team Xerneas)
[B]Ranking:[/B] (see above for descriptions)
[B]Personality:[/B] (at least 100 words)
[B]History:[/B] (at least 100 words. Please include what your character was doing right before Yveltal destroyed humanity. Try to include their motivation for being on whichever team they are on)
[B]Other:[/B] (This section is optional. Please use it to point out any differences in your character’s physical appearance compared to others of their species. If there’s any other quirks you haven’t mentioned, they go here too.)
*I didn’t think a full “appearance” section was necessary as all pokemon in a given species are pretty much identical.
My sign-ups:
Name: Prism
Species: Jolteon
Gender: Male
Team: Team Xerneas
Ranking: Team Leader
Personality: Being up there in years, Prism moves slowly and cannot effectively execute attacks. His strengths lie in his ability to keep a level head even in stressful situations and to think quickly and logically through any hardships. His physical abilities can inhibit his mental strengths, as even a small blow can render him out of commission. He constantly will put others before himself, especially after taking on the role of Team Leader, and values the lives of children above all else. He tends to be very serious and focused, and it is difficult to get his mind off of the grave situation his team has been thrown into.
History: Prism lived the vast majority of his life as a wild eevee. He has four children and several grandchildren. When Serena made her way through Route 10, she found Prism collapsed on the ground. She rushed him to the nearest pokemon centre, where he was diagnosed with a terminal lung disease. Determined to make the most out of the elderly pokemon’s last days, Serena offered him an opportunity to travel, which he accepted. For the first time in his long life, he was able to explore the world beyond his birthplace. His lifelong dream of evolving was also accomplished via a thunderstone. He was too weak to properly battle, but was allowed to watch and - when he felt up to it - participate in training with Serena’s other pokemon. He witnessed the events involving Yveltal and the ultimate weapon, and strongly wishes to reverse them, though he understands he will probably not be alive to see Serena again.
Other: He is old and terminally ill. His fur as compared to a younger jolteon is not as brightly coloured due to age, and his ears tend to sag a bit.
Name: Masani
Species: Mawile
Gender: Female
Team: Team Yveltal
Ranking: Warrior
Personality: Armed with a sharp wit and an even sharper tongue, Masani exudes confidence. She has a loud voice and is never afraid to use it. Her demeanor is coldhearted and unforgiving, strongly disliking those who prove incapable and quick to suck up to those with power. What she lacks in size she makes up for with brutality, only letting up in battle when her body gives out on her. Beneath her both literal and figurative steel exterior, she is self-conscientious of how she is perceived by others, but is too afraid to let her guard down to let anybody get too close to her. She occasionally worries over whether she is even capable of true love.
History: Masani was originally a wild pokemon from Hoenn. She lived in a mawile pack south of Fallarbor Town with her father and several brothers. Her father was the leader, and he led with an iron fist and preached constantly about how awful humans were. This was a result of Masani’s mother being captured by humans when Masani was very young. She never saw her mother again, and therefore also grew a strong dislike toward humans. She often picked fights with other members of her clan and other wild pokemon in order to better herself. She hoped to impress her father enough to sway him to choose her as the leader rather than her oldest brother. She was sparring with one of her brothers when it happened – a bright light overtook the sky and caused her to lose consciousness. When she awoke, she was on the Yveltian half of the land. Lucifer found her, and after affirming that they had similar motives, invited her to join Team Yveltal.
Other: N/A
Name: Lucifer
Species: Pyroar
Gender: Male
Team: Team Yveltal
Ranking: Team Leader
Personality: Similar to Lysandre, Lucifer truly believes that his actions are for the well-being of the world. He has no doubt that he will eventually succeed and rarely stresses over it. The fact that Yveltal destroyed most of the beautiful planet instead of just humans and pokemon does sadden him, but it is a secondary annoyance in comparison to the fact that there are still survivors willing to oppose him and his beliefs. Considering that he, like Lysandre, aimed for a world without conflict, he wishes to destroy of anyone who opposes him as quickly as possible in order to finally attain that goal. He speaks in a clear, elegant manner, though he will turn rougher if the right buttons are pushed. He prides himself in his appearance, and cherishes beauty in living things. Lucifer is very good at reading others, which makes it difficult to hide secrets from him. He has a habit of giving overly-grand speeches to rouse his allies and intimidate his foes.
History: Lucifer was born in captivity and given to Lysandre when he was very young. As such, he was raised with the beliefs that Lysandre had about radical change being the only thing that can save the world. Both Lysandre and Lucifer believed that pokemon were tools of war when used by humans – although Lysandre used this as his reasoning for eliminating the world of pokemon, Lucifer used it as his reasoning for eliminating all humans. Lysandre was oblivious to his pokemon’s reasoning, which led to his downfall when Lucifer turned on him in the heat of battle and caused Yveltal to destroy him.
Other: N/A
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