Peony's Story

Luxray

"I would ask you if you needed help, but you're like me,” Peony whispered to him. [b] I hate when my brothers dote on me...” She flashed Luxray a wink (which caused him to turn quite red) before turning to her brothers. "If you two wanna eavesdrop, make sure that the other party can't tell." He had to let out a laugh at that. He had to admit, she reminded him of himself... in a way.

He tested his ankle again. The girl’s work on it had started its effect, and he felt he could start walking. Boy, was he wrong. He almost fell flat on his face. Luxray turned red again. “To hell with this...” he trailed off as he used his hands to hoist himself onto a low tree branch, his tail lashing about irritably.

Haunter
The girl had said the town was okay, but this puzzled Haunter, for her facial expressions clearly said otherwise. The thing that surprised him the most though was what she said next. "Knowing there is a ghost pokemon here though, makes it better!" The cheerfullness in her voice caused Haunter to tilt his head to one side in curiousity. “If I may ask,” he began, genuinely interested. “Why are you so interested in ghost types?”

Peony merely snapped a good sized branch off the tree and taking her sword against it to get all the little annoying ones off. She threw it against Luxray's branch, by his arm and yawned. "Just accept my help this once, kay? I'll keep it a secret..." she fluttered her wings, the bells jingling before she jumped back into the tree. She hummed softly as she began snacking on the berries in the trees. They were nice and sweet and oh so yummy to the near starving Flying type. She eat her fill before leaning against the tree trunk.

Azucena and Giglio were in awe at the house. It was nothing like the two mountain living birds had ever seen. Azucena looked at the little guy and ruffled his hair. "I'd love some water and Giglio likes juice." he told them before sitting at a chair. Giglio did the same and looked at his brother.

"Thanks... These kids... Think they'll let us crash here?"

"Doubt it, little bro. Besides the forest has been kind to us..."

Luxray
He took the branch in his hands and made a dismal pfft sound with his mouth as inspected it. He seriously considered rejecting it. He didn't need anyone's help! To hell with them! But it was probably necessary for him to get anywhere... Begrudgingly, he slid from his branch and began to test the makeshift crutch, facing away from Peony so as not to show how red his face most likely was at the moment. It appeared to work well enough. He idly tapped the branch against the ground, feeling embarrassed and pathetic. 

Haunter
He tilted his head to one side, taking in what she'd said. She'd made Ghost Types sound so... awesome. So fascinating. So amazing. Haunter chuckled good-naturedly, then replied, "I'm afraid we're not as intriguing as you think." He shrugged nonchalantly. "I suppose when you are one, it's hard to think much of yourself, because you're used to everything. Anyways, being a ghost's not all that great. Pretty much the same as being any other type. Except, of course, you can float and walk through stuff. But other than that, we're nothing special."

Azucena looked at Giglio, who nodded before taking a couple swigs of his juice. "Well, we're here cause of the outbreaks of evil Pokemon... There's been alot going on around the outskirts of the town..." Giglio picked up where his twin trailed off.

"We keep them back and out of the forests. It's hard but kinda sorta rewarding..." Giglio smiled here before sobering up. Azucena merely kept drinking his water.

Peony watched from the corner of her eye and smiled slightly. He was so much like her yet so different. Though they both had a habit of falling off branches. That had Peony's shoulders shaking with silent laughter. She shook her head and stood up. Stubborn Electric type... "Thanks, Luxray... See ya in town!" and with that she flew off towards her brothers and the twins. She landed and knocked on the door.

Plusle and Minun
There was a knock at the door and Minun flew to answer it. Plusle stayed in the kitchen and finished making the pie.
"Why are there so many bad pokemon now?" she asked curiously. She had asked her parents about it before but they had refused to answer instead choosing to distract her with toys and ice-cream.

"Hi Peo!" Minun grinned. His grin suddenly vanished as he heard some beautiful music. It sounded like a woman's voice and it was so pretty.
"Do you hear the singing? It's so beautiful!" Minun said in awe.

"Why are there so many bad pokemon now?"

"Well, let's wait for Peo before we answer that, kay?" Azucena smiled at the girl. Giglio looked at the door as it knocked.

"Hi Peo!"

"Hi, kiddo!" Peony ruffled his hair when she heard the singing.

"Do you hear the singing? It's so beautiful!"

"Yeah... Come let's get inside..." she walked in and heard Minun follow.

"Ah, look Peony's here. Come sit. Do you want a drink..?" Azucena patted the seat and watched Peony sit.

"I'm fine for now, what were you talking about?" She asked, her wings shifting to make her sitting more comfortable.

Peony pointed to the water. "I'd like water, thank you..." she looked at her brothers and sighed. "Well, the bad Pokemon are mostly from this mysterious Darkrai... We're not really sure what he wants with this little town or what... Then there are the bandits and thieves but they're never a problem..."

Azucena took over here. "The Darkrai that these Pokemon speak of sounds like a very mean person so we try to keep him out as much as we can..."

"But there's only three of us and we have a lot a ground to cover... It's hard..." Giglio finished his juice and sighed, running his hand through his hair.

Plusle & Minun
"That sounds bad," said Plusle nervously. "Everyone has seemed a little jumpy of late is that why?" Minun continued eating unmoved by the turn of conversation. Plusle jumped out of her seat and looked worridly out of the window towards the horizon.
"Are we in danger?" she said, fear clear in her voice.

Peony stood and smiled at Plusle. "No, little one. You're safe. We've worked most of the night and morning so they've retreated for now. It'll be late tomorrow when they try again. It's a cycle with them. We'll keep you safe no matter what." she wrapped a wing around Plusle, meaning what she said. "Let's eat some pie and not worry about this anymore." she moved her wing and sat back down before she began to eat the slice on her plate.

Plusle & Minun
Plusle nodded as Peo explained they were safe. She felt reassured after that and went to finish her pie. Minun had finished his huge piece of pie and dropped the dish in the sink just as he was about to start washing it he noticed a commotion outside the window. Something was going on at the dojo and several familiar pokepeople were standing outside.
"Hey guys!" said Minun excitedly. "There's something going on outside we should check it out!"
"Minun we're trying to enjoy some pie! Some of us like to savour the flavour of our food," said Plusle, a slight tinge of annoyance to her voice. Minun hung his head dejectedly and stared down at the floor. He shuffled over to Peo and brought up his head unleashing his move charm. It was a useful move that Minun had practiced to perfection when he used it at the same time as Plusle there was no-one who could resist. Though even on his own the Minun's move was pretty potent. His eyes were huge and shining on the brink of tears. His mouth was quivering as though he might break down at any second. Little hearts and flowers appeared out of nowhere and shimmered in the air around his head.
"Peo can we go and see what's going on please!" said Minun as sadly and cutely as humanly possible. Pusle rolled her eyes, she'd be very surprised if Peo managed to resist Minun's charm. It worked on practically everyone except for Plusle of course.

Peony laughed at the display of cuteness and ruffled his hair. She had learned that if you smile with your eyes closed, it doesn't effect you because you don't see it. "Why don't we finish the really good pie and then we can go. That way the pie isn't wasted and we can still leave!" Azucena had finished his slice and Giglio was cleaning off the last bites. She quickly polished off her own and took the plates to the sink.

"Peo! I'm impressed, you fought of Charm like that." Peony laughed at her older brother.

"It's all about sight, really. Though, I almost caved, I remembered that if I don't see it, I'm not affected. Now, shall we go see what all that's about?" she pointed at the window.

Plusle & Minun and Kirlia
Plusle laughed, she was very impressed at Peo. The women were always the first to crumble but Peo was made of sterner stuff. Minun looked a bit annoyed and sulked in the doorway of the kitchen as he waited for everyone to finish. As soon as he was done he scurried out the door and headed to the dojo.
"Wait for me Minun!" Plusle yelled. By the time she caught up he was talking to Kirlia, Zubat and Goldeen. He seemed to pay specific attention to Goldeen.
Haha he's got a crush! Plusle thought.
"What's going on?" Minun asked excitedly sparks flying from his fur. Kirlia frowned down at him. She wasn't keen on little children, they were unpredictable, erratic and unhumanly cheerful. The problem was she couldn't bully them like she could people her own age or older, that'd just be wrong.
"Something about an evil army or something," she said with barely concealed disdain. "We're going to see Xatu he's got all the know how apparently."
Plusle and Minun chimed in together, "We want to come too!" Kirlia grimaced, children who spoke in unison were creepy.
"Sure come on whatever, I don't really care either way," she mumbed.

Primape started sprinting once he knew they were coming. "We can talk, later! Right now, We gotta get moving!"

Peony followed the twins, her own behind her. They watched with amused eyes as Plusle and Minun annoyed a Kirlia. Peony ruffled their heads and grinned down at them. "If you two are coming, we'll tag along. The more the merrier, right?" The twins nodded behind her, wearing identical smirks.

Riolu, Kirlia, Plusle and Minun
Everyone crowded round Abner and Xatu peering into the strange smoke. It vanished before any of them got to have a proper look. Apparently the two pokepeople in the smoke were called Mismagius and Dusknoir. And from the way Xatu and Abner were reacting they were dangerous.
Riolu stepped forward, "What should we do Xatu?"
"Hey what do you mean we. I'm not about to go fighting against some evil creeps. That's not a part of my job description," whined Kirlia. Riolu wheeled about, if he had been a fire pokemon he surely would have combusted there and then.
"YOU ARE SO GOD DAMN ANNOYING! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU, YOU SELFISH FUCKING BITCH! WHY THE HELL WOULD... you..." Riolu stopped his shouting when he noticed Plusle and Minun standing nearby their eyes wide with shock.
"Ah crap..." sighed Riolu. He disliked that there were rules that had to be followed when in the presence of children, no swearing being right at the top of that list.
"Mr. Xatu. I think you choose what we do next," said Plusle quietly. Kirlia and Riolu nodded sheepishly and shrank to the back of the group.

Peony watched the smoke with narrowed eyes. Her hard work would be for naught because of this army. It was personal now. Azucena noticed this and laid an hand on her shoulder, squeezing it. Peony wrapped her wings around the twins carefully as the Riolu cussed up a storm, but she had to agree. It was her town, her home. Peony's hands became fists, her nails cutting into the skin.

"Mr. Xatu. I think you choose what we do next,"

Peony looked at Plusle. She was so smart at times. "Agreed." Azucena and Giglio both nodded. "If it'll save this town, our weapons are at your command." she said, gripping the hilt of her sword. Both her brothers played with their own.

Kirlia, Riolu, Plusle and Minun
"Fine I'll fight whatever," Kirlia sighed. A small part of her relished a change to the usual boring routine but only a small part.
"There are still a few pokepeople we can gather to help us like Luxray, Kira, Crystal... Someone should round them up!" Riolu announced to the group assembled. Their group was small at the moment there was no way they could fight off an army in this state.
"I have a question!" said Minun loudly. "What's that." Everyone followed Minun's finger to see what he was pointing at...

Mismagius & Dusknoir
A large group of psychic pokepeople stood in a circle round Mismagius. Dusknoir stood back watching them with mild interest. The psychic pokemon chanted and hummed a great purple light surrounded Mismagius. She began to chant under her breath her aura lighting up like a bonfire. The few dozen psychic pokepeople round her helped to amplify her power. She unleashed a shadow ball that with the help of the psychic pokemon was teleported to Claris Town. It was far bigger than a normal shadow ball however and stretched from one end of town to the other.
Plusle and many others gasped in horror as what looked like a giant meterorite of darkness descended from the heavens. It was headed straight towards Claris Town and did not appear to be changing route in the slightest. A few seconds of horrified silence past before impact. As soon as the giant shadow ball collided with the town it exploded consuming all the houses in a bruise coloured inferno. Tremors shook the group that surrounded Xatu sedning most sprawling and those that remained standing were soon knocked over by seismic waves that issued from the explosion.
Mismagius grinned the explosion could be felt from where they were and they spotted the purple smoke coming over the horizon. All around her the psychic pokemon collapsed, killed instantly by the energy it took to perform the monumental task.
"Was that really necessary?" Dusknoir asked hardly concealing his boredom. Mismagius grinned panting slightly from the spell, "Oh yes! That was a special gift to my dear friend Xatu." Dusknoir stared at Mismagius before walking slowly away, "Crazy bitch."

Darkrai
Up in his tower Darkrai cackled with delight. He saw the whole thing. The psychic pokemon that died at Mismagius's hand just so she could blow up Claris Town. And he saw the horrified expressions of the few survivors.
"This is fun!" he grinned.

(OOC: Obviously the pokepeople who are controlled by you guys aren't dead but all the NPCs in Claris Town are. Bet you didn't see that coming did ya!)

Goldeen listened well as Xatu explained the situation. She nodded in agreement with the others. “I shall also do all that I can to help Claris town.” She said calmly and elegantly.

Goldeen was knocked to the ground by the explosion that was the destruction of Claris town. Her legs in shock actually reverted back into their mermaid tail form. She sat up and placed her hands on her lap. Looking out at the destruction she gasped. “Oh my!! What a horrible happening!!” Goldeen looked over to Kirlia.

“Are you alright Kirlia?” She then turned to the others, “Is everyone unharmed?” Goldeen was in an extreme state of worry. Goldeen was startled even more with Xatu’s next actions.

Xatu stood up slowly and grabbed his head and screamed " Mismagmuis you fucking whore !!! No, no oh dear Arceus " he fell to his knees and put his head in his hands. " We might be the last left from Claris town ", he said tears leaked out but he didn't sob just panted slightly.

Goldeen had never seen Mr. Xatu like this. He was usually so composed. This tragedy was enough to bring anyone to a state of utter insanity. She wondered who Mismagmuis was. She had never heard of that person before. She had definitely not been a patron of her shop. Then with the thought of her shop she realized that her shop and home could have been caught up in the meteor of dark energy’s destruction.

“Oh no!! I must see if my home is alright!” Goldeen said as she floated at full speed out of the door. She looked as if she were swimming in the air as her mermaid tail billowed behind her. Goldeen lived just outside of town by the lake. As she reached her home she saw that it was still standing and unharmed. She descended to the ground and let out a sigh of relief.

"I was fortunate, but most others were not... I shall return to Mr. Xatu's and do all that I can to help them. Perhaps I'll start by bringing supplies, everyone could use anything we can muster up." Goldeen said to herself. She went in and gathered as many supplies as she could carry.

Abner was forced back by the sheer force of the explosion. When he got up, he saw the entire town destroyed. "Son of a... Was that massive portion of the forest not good enough for them?" He punched the nearest tree he could find, shattering the lower portion to the point where it fell right next to him. Nobody was in the way of it, thankfully. He next noticed Goldeen floated to her home. "Hey, wait! You don't know what's out there!" He sprinted after her as fast as he could until he reached her home. "You shouldn't be here alone!" He stood right next to Goldeen, ready to walk beside her in case someone were to attack.

The explosion made Peony shield the young twins with her wings and a well placed Protect. When the smoke cleared, both her and Giglio spread their wings and took flight. Azucena watched over the twins for his sister and only watched as they flew off. "Be safe you two..."

"I'll go south, you go north!" Giglio told his sister and they split up there. Peony corkscrewed and got down close to the carnage. She saw all the bodies and shook her head. Who would do this is an innocent town? Her face set into a scowl and she gripped her fists, blood almost being drawn again.

"Madness..." she muttered, her wings keeping a steady pace as she flew. She managed to find Luxray and land near him. "You okay? That huge Shadow Ball came outta no where..." she murmured, the bells on her wings moving in a nervous state. She was still shaking from the blast and the bodies but she hid it pretty well.