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rather_eat_turquoise[Today was just not a good day for Spike. After getting off the pokegear to everypony, Spike's Trapinch was really, really unimpressed. And Spike knew it. And now he knew how sharp those teeth were. The Trapinch had chased him up a tree, and then sat waiting for him to come down. There had seemed to be a gleam of...something...in its beady eyes that Spike did not like. And of course, the tree had been 'occupied'.]
[By a weird looking bluish tree nut thing.]
[Let's just say Spike also found out what 'Selfdestruct' does. On the upside, he 'caught' his first pokemon. It wasn't a moment he really wanted to remember.]
[The feed clicks on to an extremely disheveled and unhappy Spike - his hair has leaves and twigs in it, one eyebrow is gone, and he has a cut on his cheek which is bleeding lightly.]
Princess Cadence? I really hope you can hear me. It's Spike. Twilight said we're close by to each other and that she's coming to pick us up.
[An annoyed 'TRAAAAAAAAAA' can be heard in the background, and Spike visibly flinches.]
Where are you, and I'll come find you? [If he can ever get out of this Celestia-forsaken tree...]
[By a weird looking bluish tree nut thing.]
[Let's just say Spike also found out what 'Selfdestruct' does. On the upside, he 'caught' his first pokemon. It wasn't a moment he really wanted to remember.]
[The feed clicks on to an extremely disheveled and unhappy Spike - his hair has leaves and twigs in it, one eyebrow is gone, and he has a cut on his cheek which is bleeding lightly.]
Princess Cadence? I really hope you can hear me. It's Spike. Twilight said we're close by to each other and that she's coming to pick us up.
[An annoyed 'TRAAAAAAAAAA' can be heard in the background, and Spike visibly flinches.]
Where are you, and I'll come find you? [If he can ever get out of this Celestia-forsaken tree...]
[Video]
Date: 2013-04-11 07:50 am (UTC)...But once she actually sees him on the video, she's immediately worried.)
...Spike? What happened to you?! Where are you?!
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Date: 2013-04-11 09:38 am (UTC)You don't want to know. [The camera shakes violently, and Spike looks down.]
Oh come on, give me a break! It wasn't enough to force me up a tree and watch when that thing blew up in my face? What more could you possibly want? [The camera shakes again as the tree shakes]
I'm near the edge of this town...New Bark or something? [The shaking seems to have stopped, thankfully. Spike's Trapinch got bored waiting, and went off to go fight something in the bushes nearby. Spike breathes a sigh of relief.]
Where are you now?
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Date: 2013-04-11 10:30 pm (UTC)I'll come find you, Spike; just...stay exactly where you are. Tell me what you see from where you're standing.
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Date: 2013-04-11 10:51 pm (UTC)Sounds great. Um...I can see...water, pretty close by. I think I see the lab roof. And I'm near that house I got pushed out off this morning...
[There's a series of angry noises, a squawk and then a rustling in the bushes, and Spike's Trapinch emerges, looking smug, before disappearing into another set of bushes. Spike rolls his eyes, choosing to stay in the tree for now until he can actually see Cadence.]
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Date: 2013-04-11 11:40 pm (UTC)I'm on my way. Just hold on, Spike.
(She presses a few buttons to try and turn it off, only managing such after several attempts. Once that's done, Cadence and Chime set off to find the young dragon.
At the very least, it doesn't take too long for Cadence to be somewhere in that general area; there's only one spot in town with a body of water, after all. The only problem is Spike's exact location, so she resorts to calling out for him.)
Spike? Spiiiike!
[Action]
Date: 2013-04-12 01:45 am (UTC)[His ears perked up as he heard a familiar voice. Looking around, he spotted a familiar splash of mane colour.]
Princess Cadence! Over here!
[He checked the base of the tree but thankfully couldn’t see his Trapinch. Cautiously Spike climbed down the tree.]
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Date: 2013-04-12 02:47 am (UTC)Oh Spike, I was so worried about you...
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Date: 2013-04-12 03:59 am (UTC)[Despite how he looked and he felt, Spike put on his ‘I’m a big dragon’ face, giving Cadence a big, confident smile and waving off the whole ‘up a tree’ incident like it was nothing.]
I’m fine, don’t worry! My, er…partner animal?...and I were just…um…bonding?
[Because she’ll totally believe that...]
He’s around here somewhere. Watch out, he’s pretty…uh...well…
[And of course his Trapinch chose that moment to stomp out of the underbrush. And then just sat there, giving Spike the ‘evil eye’. Spike took a cautious step backwards].
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Date: 2013-04-12 05:23 am (UTC)Once she noticed Spike defensively moving away from the Pokemon, she instinctively stood between them, giving the Trapinch a very assertive glare. Poor Spike must've been having trouble getting acquainted with his Pokemon, but Cadence will definitely see to it that there's no longer hostility between them.
She remains stalwart, but her gaze is intently focused on the Trapinch.)
[Action]
Date: 2013-04-13 01:10 pm (UTC)[Instead it decided to roll in the dirt, completely dismissively.]
[Spike wasn't sure whether to be happy or annoyed.]
I don't know what its problem is. I fed it and everything! Maybe it just doesn't like me.
I don't even know what I'm supposed to do with it.
[Action]
Date: 2013-04-15 09:01 am (UTC)It might need a little discipline. It usually isn't easy, but they have to learn to behave and acknowledge you as their trainer.
...Oh, that reminds me! Has anypony told you if you're going to be a trainer or a breeder?
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Date: 2013-04-15 09:32 pm (UTC)Of course I have to get stuck with the difficult one.
Er...no? What are they?
[Action]
Date: 2013-04-16 01:15 am (UTC)They're actually different ways to raise your Pokemon. Trainers coach their Pokemon for battling and fighting while breeders raise them and help them breed. They're very appropriate names.
[Action]
Date: 2013-04-16 01:33 am (UTC)I'm sure I'll have no problems handling them.
Oh, that seems logical. How do you know which you are?
[Action]
Date: 2013-04-16 01:58 am (UTC)Breeders also receive an apron, so if you should check for one of those, too.
[Action]
Date: 2013-04-16 02:21 am (UTC)Oh I have that here somewhere! [Spike searches his pockets and pulls out the card triumphantly.]
Got it! Hmmm...it says I'm a breeder. I guess that's better than making them fight each other.
[He checks on his Trapinch, which has now appeared to have fallen asleep in the sun. At least it wasn't causing any more problems.]
What are you, Princess Cadence?
[Action]
Date: 2013-04-16 02:53 am (UTC)(Cadence is rather enjoying the idea. Granted, she was still a bit worried about how things at home were going, but talking to others at least helped clarify things. Besides, the place didn't look so bad...
A cautious look over at the Trapinch, noticing that her Audino is watching it curiously. Then she remembers something.)
Oh, there's also a guide to breeding in your bag, too! I was reading it before I received your call.
[Action]
Date: 2013-04-16 03:20 am (UTC)That's great! It'll be much easier with two of us. I wonder what Twilight and the others are?
...of course there's a book. [Sigh]
[Spike really hasn't looked at what's in his backpack, so he proceeds to empty it out, looking for the book. He finally pulls it out and flicks through it. He frowns.]
Isn't there any way to tell what they are? [He gestures towards the two pokemon].
[OOC: Sorry for any spelling errors - I'm replying on my phone]
[Action]
Date: 2013-04-16 03:56 am (UTC)(She gives another look to the two Pokemon. After a moment's thought, Cadence takes out her PokeGear.)
One of the books said this can tell you all about a Pokemon, but I'm not sure how to do it...
[Action]
Date: 2013-04-16 04:31 am (UTC)Yeah you know how competitive she is. I bet Applejack is a trainer as well. I can’t see her as a breeder. Fluttershy would definitely be a breeder. There’s no way she’d want to make pokemon fight.
[Spike’s ears perked. He pulled out his own pokegear, and flipped through the book until he found a picture of it.]
Hmm. It says there’s a…program on this thing…called a Pokedex. If you point the pokegear at the pokemon, it will identify it. Oh well, let’s try it.
[Being used to using fingers (well, claws) unlike Cadence, he flicked the gear open, and found the setting labelled ‘Pokedex’. He cautiously pointed the gear at his sleeping Trapinch, hoping that it wouldn’t wake up. There was a beep and a screen popped up out of the pokegear.]
Trapinch. The Ant Pit pokemon. Its big jaws crunch through boulders. Because its head is so big, it has a hard time getting back upright if it tips over on to its back.
[Spike started as his gear ‘spoke’ in an electronic voice.]
That was weird. Okay, so you’re a Trapinch. [Spike’s Trapinch opened one eye a crack, then closed it again, going back to sleep. Spike rolled his eyes and looked back at the screen.].
There’s a picture and a whole bunch of numbers and stuff about him. Try it on yours!
[Spike is eager to know what Cadence has]
[Action]
Date: 2013-04-16 06:12 am (UTC)Audino, the Hearing Pokemon. Using the feelers on its ears, it can tell how someone is feeling or when an egg might hatch.
That's amazing...both for the PokeDex and Audino! I didn't know it could do that!
(Cadence is now acting like a filly on Hearth's Warming morning, what with how eagerly she reads through the information on the PokeDex.)
[Action]
Date: 2013-04-16 06:36 am (UTC)This is kind of cool! That’s a neat trick for a breeder.
[He glances over at his Trapinch.]
My Trapinch doesn’t seem anywhere near as useful...or as friendly.
[And on cue, Spike’s Trapinch opens its mouth wide in a mock yawn, showing off those teeth. Spike winces, remembering how much they hurt. His eyes suddenly light up.]
Oh right!
[Spike carefully pulls out a poke ball from his pocket, looking unsure of what to do with it.]
I kind of caught another pokemon. It blew up in my face, and then it was really hurt, so I put it in the ball so it wouldn’t get worse. I hope someone can heal it…
[Action]
Date: 2013-04-16 07:50 am (UTC)Maybe your Trapinch is better at fighting? It looks aggressive enough to be a fighter, don't you think?
(Cadence looks over the Pokeball.)
Then we have to take it to the nearest Pokemon Center. One of the books recommends taking your Pokemon there when they're hurt or exhausted. They're in large towns, so it shouldn't be too hard finding one.
But...are there any other Pokemon nearby that got hurt from it?
[Action]
Date: 2013-04-16 09:36 pm (UTC)Aggressive isn't quite the term I'd use.
[He brightened on hearing that his pokemon could be healed, but it didn't sound like they could do it anywhere close. Maybe when Twilight arrived, she'd know where a close Pokemon Centre was?]
Well...he did go off into the bushes over there [Spike waved in the general direction] and fight a few things. I think most of them got away, but we should check.
[A little sheepishly]
I was sort of stuck in that tree until you came along.
[Action]
Date: 2013-04-17 04:17 am (UTC)Ripping through the sky at incredible speed, a majestic Dragonite soars over the top of the trees and straight into New Bark, stopping at the edge of town and steadily starting to descend. Soon enough, Twilight is visible on the dragon's back.
As the massive Pokemon lands, she hops off and looks around, but she's on the wrong side of the hulking behemoth to see her two recently regained family members, and is looking at the town rather than over at the nearby tree.]
Spike? Cadence? It's Twilight, I've come to pick you up!
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