Ninetailed
pokemon at heart...
~Cricket~
The Poffins quickly disappeared, to everyone’s dismay. Cricket loved spending time with her girls, and wished that Velda wasn’t such a tomboy, so that she could enjoy these times too. The four decided to lounge in the dressing room for a while to let their stomachs settle. When, Melody suddenly turned to Cricket and asked, <"Are you looking forward to it? Have you practiced your appeal? Do you need tips? Could I do the next Contest? Is stealing wrong? Do you think I'll evolve soon? Where do you find Moon Stones? Can we go underground?"> She took a deep breath and smiled, she always got very talkative after she ate Poffins.
Remilia decided to add her input, <"The questions aren't directed toward me, but I can answer some... Sealing’s wrong, yeah, but I've gotta admit, it was worth it this time. And the Underground? It's highly unlikely since Alli doesn't like getting dirty.">She grinned. <"Do you think we'll get caught?"> She asked nervously.
Cricket took a deep breath then said, <”In order, yes I’m looking forward to it, yes I’ve practiced my appeal, any tips I would appreciate, yes you’ll probably do the next contest, which is a double contest, meaning Alli will have four pokémon instead of two.”>She took another breath and continued, <”I agree with Remilia stealing is wrong, but only sometimes is it worth it, like this time, I’m not sure if you’ll evolve soon, Moon stones are found underground, but if Kris goes Underground we may be able to go with him. And Remilia, I think we better continue this conversation back out in the cabin, before Alli notices we’re gone.” And with that she went over to the door, and opened it just a crack to see what was happing.
Sepra was walking back over to the sofa, from what looked like a conversation with Evgeni. The other pokémon were still watching TV, and the humans were calling Mokele back into the blimp. Cricket turned back to the others and said, <”Now’s our chance, let’s go.>” And she quietly opened the door, and the four went back to their spots on the sofa, without Alli or Kris noticing a thing.
Cricket jumped up onto the sofa next to a now fast asleep Sepra, and sat down next to him, making sure not to wake him. She turned to look at Melody, Remilia, and Auri, and the four shared a sneaky smile. Their little snack-fest had gone unnoticed, which was just the way they wanted it. Cricket turned to look at Sepra sleeping next to her and smiled, she would have to tell him about her little “crime” once he woke up, but for now she was content, just watching “Sinnoh Now!” with her girls.
~Later in Jubilife City~
The blimp had landed right on time in Jubilife city. Mr. Heart said goodbye to the kids, and he was off to the TV station for his monthly business meeting. Alli, Kris, and their pokémon went over to the Pokecenter to check in and get their rooms for the week. They unpacked and after Alli went and registered of her Contest, which was in two days, they decided to go sight-seeing. The group first went over to the Poketch Company to get some free apps for their Poketchs.
“Wow, Can you believe we got all these apps for free!”Alli exclaimed as she played with her new Coin-Toss app, Berry Finder app, and Map app.
“Well, my Uncle is their head designer.” Kris said as he also played with his new apps. Their pokémon were having fun seeing all the new places around a city that wasn’t split in half by water. The group started walking towards the Pokémon Trainers School, Cricket and Sepra were walking together at the rear of the group, talking about Cricket’s snack-fest on the blimp.
When suddenly, a voice called out from the alley beside them, <”Hey where do you think you’re going, see.”> and a Murkrow flutters out of the shadows, <”This is my city, see. And I don’t take kindly to strangers, see.”> He then swopped at the couple with and Arial Ace, which they managed to dodge. <” Hah, let me show you real aim.”>Cricket cried and she fired a bullet seed, at the annoying black bird. It hit the bird square in the chest, but didn’t seem to do a thing. <”That didn’t even leave a scratch, see.”> The Murkrow cried, then swooped down to Cricket, and delivered a Sucker Punch, which sent her flying backwards. By this time the others had heard the commotion and come back over to see what was happening. Cricket hit the ground hard; she wasn’t expecting the attack to cause so much damage. She weakly stood up, only to collapse again. <”Sepra…”>she weakly cried. <”Help.”>
The Poffins quickly disappeared, to everyone’s dismay. Cricket loved spending time with her girls, and wished that Velda wasn’t such a tomboy, so that she could enjoy these times too. The four decided to lounge in the dressing room for a while to let their stomachs settle. When, Melody suddenly turned to Cricket and asked, <"Are you looking forward to it? Have you practiced your appeal? Do you need tips? Could I do the next Contest? Is stealing wrong? Do you think I'll evolve soon? Where do you find Moon Stones? Can we go underground?"> She took a deep breath and smiled, she always got very talkative after she ate Poffins.
Remilia decided to add her input, <"The questions aren't directed toward me, but I can answer some... Sealing’s wrong, yeah, but I've gotta admit, it was worth it this time. And the Underground? It's highly unlikely since Alli doesn't like getting dirty.">She grinned. <"Do you think we'll get caught?"> She asked nervously.
Cricket took a deep breath then said, <”In order, yes I’m looking forward to it, yes I’ve practiced my appeal, any tips I would appreciate, yes you’ll probably do the next contest, which is a double contest, meaning Alli will have four pokémon instead of two.”>She took another breath and continued, <”I agree with Remilia stealing is wrong, but only sometimes is it worth it, like this time, I’m not sure if you’ll evolve soon, Moon stones are found underground, but if Kris goes Underground we may be able to go with him. And Remilia, I think we better continue this conversation back out in the cabin, before Alli notices we’re gone.” And with that she went over to the door, and opened it just a crack to see what was happing.
Sepra was walking back over to the sofa, from what looked like a conversation with Evgeni. The other pokémon were still watching TV, and the humans were calling Mokele back into the blimp. Cricket turned back to the others and said, <”Now’s our chance, let’s go.>” And she quietly opened the door, and the four went back to their spots on the sofa, without Alli or Kris noticing a thing.
Cricket jumped up onto the sofa next to a now fast asleep Sepra, and sat down next to him, making sure not to wake him. She turned to look at Melody, Remilia, and Auri, and the four shared a sneaky smile. Their little snack-fest had gone unnoticed, which was just the way they wanted it. Cricket turned to look at Sepra sleeping next to her and smiled, she would have to tell him about her little “crime” once he woke up, but for now she was content, just watching “Sinnoh Now!” with her girls.
~Later in Jubilife City~
The blimp had landed right on time in Jubilife city. Mr. Heart said goodbye to the kids, and he was off to the TV station for his monthly business meeting. Alli, Kris, and their pokémon went over to the Pokecenter to check in and get their rooms for the week. They unpacked and after Alli went and registered of her Contest, which was in two days, they decided to go sight-seeing. The group first went over to the Poketch Company to get some free apps for their Poketchs.
“Wow, Can you believe we got all these apps for free!”Alli exclaimed as she played with her new Coin-Toss app, Berry Finder app, and Map app.
“Well, my Uncle is their head designer.” Kris said as he also played with his new apps. Their pokémon were having fun seeing all the new places around a city that wasn’t split in half by water. The group started walking towards the Pokémon Trainers School, Cricket and Sepra were walking together at the rear of the group, talking about Cricket’s snack-fest on the blimp.
When suddenly, a voice called out from the alley beside them, <”Hey where do you think you’re going, see.”> and a Murkrow flutters out of the shadows, <”This is my city, see. And I don’t take kindly to strangers, see.”> He then swopped at the couple with and Arial Ace, which they managed to dodge. <” Hah, let me show you real aim.”>Cricket cried and she fired a bullet seed, at the annoying black bird. It hit the bird square in the chest, but didn’t seem to do a thing. <”That didn’t even leave a scratch, see.”> The Murkrow cried, then swooped down to Cricket, and delivered a Sucker Punch, which sent her flying backwards. By this time the others had heard the commotion and come back over to see what was happening. Cricket hit the ground hard; she wasn’t expecting the attack to cause so much damage. She weakly stood up, only to collapse again. <”Sepra…”>she weakly cried. <”Help.”>