New Beginnings

WHERE'S THE GOSSIP

Ridley sat on the desk chair, leaving the couch free, so Michael walked over it and sat down.
"This was a mistake," he started, putting his hands in his head and massaging his temples. He seemed stressed. "Some sort of joke. That crazy one who found the money shouldn't be here, what the fuck are we going to do with her? Unless she can be a bit more subtle, that's it. Fucking kaput. She can't just go jumping out a goddamn window every time she finds something.
"What do you propose we do?" He asked. He sounded very serious, something that was really unlike him. His pokemon seemed to notice this too, as the Honchkrow that was always near him let out a squeak and flew over that what seemed to be its nest.
Michael just sighed.
"I....don't know yet. If we could do something about that Relsy girl, she could be very useful. I am also waiting to see what Jasmine can do before judging her. She does seem to be serious about her job, so if she has any useful abilites she could come in handy. The other one...I can't say for sure. Still, trying to get rid of them so early might be suspicious. I don't want to risk it, but I suggest we wait and see how things go. Maybe if we could prove to the commandants that they're indeed useless and that we aren't getting anything good out of this they'll realize that it was a bad idea."

"Alright. I think we should bring the commanders to this demo," Ridley said as he got up, "and see what they have to say." He began to move cages aside, looking for the pokemon which Eris was taunting. Finally, he found it. A small sunkern lay in the cage, quiet but shivering. Ridley put the cage on his desk, so it was there when he needed it. "Hopefully," he continued, "these galactics will be of use. Hopefully for them, I mean. I don't give a fuck either way." He lit his lighter near the sunkern's cage, seeing if he could get it to react. It twitched a bit.

"Alright. I think we should bring the commanders to this demo," Ridley said, getting up "and see what they have to say." He began to move cages aside, for something. Finally, he found it. A small sunkern lay in the cage, quiet but shivering. Ridley put the cage on his desk. "Hopefully," he continued, "these galactics will be of use. Hopefully for them, I mean. I don't give a fuck either way." He lit his lighter near the sunkern's cage, and the pokemon twitched a bit.
Michael sighed again.
"Getting the commanders into this might be risky, but if we get their approval it'll be worth it. If they really aren't useful, I mean." He then looked at the small pokemon inside the cage, feel a bit sad for it, but he quickly pushed those thoughts aside. "What do you plan on doing with that one? Oh...Shouldn't we go see that 'demostration' Jasmine spoke about?"

"Yeah, well. They should be done in Mahogany by now, so unless the choose to fuck around at that base, they'll be here soon," Ridley said. "And as for this thing, I'm going to let whatsername experiment on it. It was Jasmine or something, right?"
Ridley put his lighter away, not wanting to kill the pokemon. "Anyways," he said as he swatted a mischevious Eris away from the sunkern, "we still have some time left. Do you want to call the commanders, or should I?"

MEANWHILE

At the lake of rage, rain was pouring heavily. The lake itself was churning violently, and roars could be heard coming from it.
Under an awning, a man stood with a houndoom faithfully by his side. The man's white-blond hair was soaked, and he was in the middle of drying off his sunglasses. The houndoom had opted to stay under the awning.
"Well, West, I'd say the broadcast is a success," he said, smiling as he put his sunglasses on his face.
West, the houndoom, barked in agreement.

"Yeah, well. They should be done in Mahogany by now, so unless the choose to fuck around at that base, they'll be here soon," Ridley said. "And as for this thing, I'm going to let whatsername experiment on it. It was Jasmine or something, right?"
He then put his lighter away. "Anyways," he said as he swatted his banette away from the cage with the sunkern, "we still have some time left. Do you want to call the commanders, or should I?" he asked.

"I...I'll call them." Michael replied, taking out his pokegear and quickly dialing a number.

MEANWHILE

Kevin stood under one of the many trees near the Lake of Rage, observing team Rocket's latest success with a proud smile. Next to him, his crobat floated seemingly pleased as well, both completely undisturbed by the pouring rain.
"Well Arikado...everything seems perfect. I wonder how the kids are doing back in Goldenrod, though?" He then felt a faint vibration coming from his pocket. Taking his pokegear out and seeing the familiar name on the screen, he smiled. "Heh, just in time."

As the pokecenter door opened, Vix looked up and smiled. "Hi," she said, waving to the guy with the tauros, "I'm Vix." She got up to shake his hand.
Darren approached the bull pokemon slowly at first, then grinned.
Kit didn't bother to look up from Vix's map that she had left out, and Spine followed suit.

MEANWHILE

Ridley drummed his fingers on the desk, obviously impatient. This whole team up thing had really set him off, but he wasn't exactly sure why. He absentmindedly withdrew his lighter and flicked it near the sunkern again. It rolled over pathetically, and never stopped shaking. "The hell did you do to this thing, Eris?" he quietly asked the banette.
Eris shrugged, the sinister grin never leaving her face.
Ridley turned his attention back to Michael, eagerly awaiting what the commanders had to say.

MEANWHILE

Julian felt a buzz go off in his pocket. He took his pokegear out of his pocket and glanced at the caller ID screen. "What could they be calling about?" he asked no one in particular.
West barked again, but his attention was on the Lake of Rage. He thought he had seen an off-coloured pokemon, but couldn't be sure. But didn't want to go out in the rain, so he stayed put.
"Julian speaking," he answered the buzzing pokegear. "What's up?"

Michael stared down at his pokegear as the faces of the commandants started to appear, one by one as they answered his call.
He only called 3 of them, since Nuria handled the finances and he didn't think she would be really interested in this. Plus, he didn't like her much anyway.
"Julian speaking," Answered Julian. "What's up?"
Then there was Kevin, who was smiling. Michael didn't like him very much either. He kept calling him 'kid', which was almost as bad as that dreadful 'Mike'.
"Hiyo Mike." There was Tracey. "There isn't a problem... is there?"
"speaking of dreadful nicknames..."
Michael visibly frowned, but didn't say anything. The problem at hand was way more important.
Once he was sure that he had contacted all the commandants and that Ridley was also listening, he began to explain.
"...In a way, there is. You see, we have met the Galactic members that were asigned to this building. And...they're useless lunatics, to say the least. Only one of them seems capable enough, and we don't have proper proof of that yet, anyway. I assume you had your reasons for this alliance, but if all the members are like this, then this will just most likely slow us down. If you need further proof of it, one of the Galactic members if planning to do some kind of...demostration. We were wondering if you'd like to come and see it."

"Nice to meet you, Fiyero," Vix said amiably. "You'll have to excuse Kit; he's having passionate moments with my map. I didn't want to interrupt their time together."
"The sooner I memorize it, the sooner I can ditch you all," Kit replied.
"No. You love us too much. Especially my map."
"I was going to say I was kidding, but now I'm serious. Here's your map back. Goodbye forever." He handed Vix her map.
"... Is Kit leaving?" Lady asked.
"No," Kit said, resisting the urge to roll his eyes. He stood up to shake Fiyero's hand. "Kit Catastrophic," he plainly introduced himself. "It's a pleasure."

MEANWHILE

"Hm. I was under the impression that Team Galactic was rather capable," Julian said, "I had heard good things."
West whined a little, not liking his trainer's tone. He busied himself chewing up and burning any sticks under the awning, happy to be distracted.
"But I'd like to see this demonstration for myself," Julian admitted. "That is, if everyone else wants to. I believe we are finished at the lake?"

"Huh, a demostration? Well everyone is going and we're done here, so why not. I'll go too, kid." Kevin said grinning, knowing how much Michael despised that nickname. He hated everything, that kid. It was amusing to him.

On the other end of the line, Michael's frown deepened a bit, if that was even possible. But he was glad he got a positive reaction from all the commanders.
"I'm glad to hear that. She said that the demostration would be in two hours, so you should hurry. I have no doubts that you will agree with us in this." He said, ending the call and leaning back on the couch with a sigh of relief.

"It's unanimous, then. We'll see you there," Julian said, then hung up. He called for West, who had gone for a run now that the weather was nicer, and started off to catch up with Nuria.

"Fuckin' A," Ridley muttered as Michael ended the call. He slumped over his desk, glaring at the small yellow pokemon as if it was responsible. He had begun to genuinely hate it, for no reason that seemed reasonable. "I really hope she fucks this thing up," he said bitterly.

MEANWHILE

"Well I sort of ended up here by accident, and I'm just sort of tagging along with Neuge," Vix admitted, placing her map back in her pocket.
"Just travel. Maybe I'll get a few badges," Kit said.
"I wanted to see the rest of Johto!" Lady chirped, "Oh, and just have all kinds of experiences! And I'm glad I've met new people already!"

OOC// lady you're such a derp

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"Fuckin' A," Ridley muttered next to Michael, while he ended the call. He slumped over his desk, glaring at the small yellow pokemon as if it was responsible. "I really hope she fucks this thing up," he said bitterly.
Michael barely glanced at his 'friend' and at the pokemon in the cage, who was still shaking violently.
He then sighed.
"I don't know. If they really proved to be useful, having them on our side could be an advantge. Jasmine, at least. The other two I've got no hope for."

MEANWHILE

"Hmm...Goldenrod is a bit far away, so I suppose we should get going!" Kevin said, flashing a smile at his pokemon. "Right, Arikado?"

MEANWHILE

"Pleasure's all mine" Fiyero said, shaking Kit's hand. "Now if y'all don't mind my askin'... What are ya doin' here? You'd have to have somethin' in mind with this many people." He looked around at all of them. "I, uh... I'm here for the gym challenge, myself. But I, uh, also just wanted to travel..." He trailed off at the end, seeming sheepish.
"Well I sort of ended up here by accident, and I'm just sort of tagging along with Neuge," Vix admitted, placing her map back in her pocket.
"Just travel. Maybe I'll get a few badges," Kit said.
"I wanted to see the rest of Johto!" Lady chirped, "Oh, and just have all kinds of experiences! And I'm glad I've met new people already!"
"I'm here to see Johto, too! I've lived in Sinnoh all my life so it's a nice change. I just might take on the gym challenges, though..." Neuge answered, smiling yet again.

"That's exactly how I feel!" Fiyero smiled, looking at Lady. "I love seein' new places an' learning what the people there are like." He paused for a moment, seeming serious. "Actually, my dream is to see the whole world. But that'd take too long, so I'll settle fer Johto. ...But enough about me! What do you guys wanna do? I was thinkin' about checkin' out that tower over yonder... Boc seems 'fraid of it."

"Oh, that's Sprout Tower isn't it? Roc seemed to be interested in it! We should go explore it, who know what we'll find in there. It seems so exciting!" Neuge said, giggling.

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lol, dynamite

"Whatever. Fuckin' kids can play with their chemistry sets, as long as they don't get in my way," Ridley said. "I guess we should head out soon. See what she can do." He slumped back in his chair, staring at the clock.

ONE LONG WALK LATER...

Julian tossed the ball for West one last time, as they entered Goldenrod city. When the houndoom brought the ball back, he pocketed it. "Which building is it again? There's too many here," he asked, lowering his sunglasses and looking around at the city.

MEANWHILE

Kas sat up in bed, having been woken by the racket from the floor below. "What the hell is going on," he muttered. All he could here from the room below him was yelling about throwing hands up in the air and someone telling someone else to be quiet. Tossing back the covers, he got up and got dressed. He released Jetscream from her pokeball, and attempted to pull a comb through his hair before putting on his hat. "Let's go check it out, Jet," he said to the garchomp. He managed to not hit his head on the way out.
Jet nodded and headed out with Kas, heading down the stairwell.
Kas knocked on the door of the room under his, fully aware that team galactic was supposed to be here today. He hadn't cared enough to go meet them, but he supposed he was about to now.

MEANWHILE

"Yes! Sprout tower! I heard it like, moves," Lady said. "Don't give me that look, Kit! I'm not crazy!"
Vix shrugged. "I can't see why not. What about you, Darren?" she asked her pokemon.
The frog pokemon nodded.
"Sure. Whatever," Kit said as he got up again.