Message #317896

[Magical Girl Mimi]

-Part 3 Accumula Town 1: Revelations-

I'm sorry for the slight delay; had to do something. Anyway, nothing happened after Cheren's revelation. I... I knew it'd be something like that. I didn't want to believe it, but that was the only explanation; why Bianca wasn't there, why Cheren kept commenting about Blair's choice in starter, and why Hilda showed up as the second rival, and why everyone kept thinking Blair was taking something personally. However, there are still answers, and the aftermath of that conversation didn't help; Hilda simply said nothing(...), and walked off, and Cheren walked toward the grass, giving me a chance to save the game and end it there when I had ended it.

Now, I picked the game up again recently, and had Blair walk forward. Nothing happened, but Cheren kept telling me not to go into the grass, so I talked to him. This was obviously the Pokemon capture tutorial, I thought. However, it didn't appear to be, when the conversation actually started.

"So... we're here again..." Cheren said, as he looked toward the grass, not turning around.
"She thought she could befriend the Pokemon herself..." Cheren stated, as Professor Juniper walked onto the scene.
"I see you're remembering the incident..." Juniper said, as both Cheren and Blair turned around, Blair heading to stand beside Cheren, as Juniper took his spot.
"I regret giving her that Pokemon, I admit, but... Neither of you are to blame. you couldn't do anything; you two didn't have Pokemon, and not even her Pokemon could handle it." Juniper said, as Blair looked at the Pokeball that contained his Tepig.
"All we can do is remember what happened, and move forward, trying to prevent that from happening to anyone else." Juniper said, and walked into the taller grass.
"That is why, I am going to show you how to battle, and how to catch, Pokemon. You may feel you already know it, and I don't doubt you might, but... I want to make sure you know, for sure." Juniper explained, as the catching tutorial started.

It was rather straightforward; there were actually no differences, as was to be expected of a catching tutorial. Weaken Pokemon, throw Pokeball, catch Pokemon, tutorial over. The scene went back to the overworld, and the conversation continued, as Juniper turned back to the other two.
"And that is how you catch a Pokemon properly." Juniper said, as Blair simply wlked forward into the grass.
"Blade! Where are you going?" Cheren asked, and Blair turned around.
"We have to be careful. Even if we have Pokemon, we have to remember what happened. Nothing is guaranteed, and anything could happen if we aren't careful..." Cheren said, and Juniper turned from facing Blair, to facing Cheren.
"I agree. I will give you each 10 Pokeballs; try and capture Pokemon so that if you're ambushed, you have a chance of maybe getting away, or stalling until you can." Juniper explained, and Blair looked at his Tepig once more, and simply continued through the grass.
"... He just needs time to think." Juniper said to Cheren, who tapped his foot on the ground.
"I hope you're right, otherwise we might be trying to get over the loss of another friend..." Cheren responded, still facing forward.

So, I believe out of the hour or so I've been playing, I've spent about 20 minutes, if that, actually in control of Blair. I don't know if this cutscene-like storyline is awesome, or just annoying. However, I spent a little time training here; unfortunately, The Pokemon didn't give massive boosts of EXP compared to the equivalent in the normal game, like it did for the starter fights. However, with the first fight, my Tepig reached Level 7, and after a few more fights, I had captured a Patrat and a Lillipup. Apparently, no-one thought to add more Pokemon to the grass, here at least. By the time I finished training and capturing my Pokemon; I had a level 8 Tepig, a level 6 Lillipup, and... Well, a Level 3 Patrat. I didn't train that one. I moved Blair to the edge of the Route connecting to Accumula Town, and Cheren walked up.

"It's funny..." Cheren said, as he stood beside Blair, who looked over at him.
"We had been talking about having a Pokemon contest; to see how many Pokemon we could catch. Bianca had said she would befriend every Pokemon on the route. ... Guess that never got to happen..." Cheren said, and looked to Blair.
"... Hmm... It appears as if you fulfilled that." Cheren said, in a piece of dialogue that was likely dependant on how many Pokemon you caught during that initial trip.
"Either way, we should probably head to Accumula Town, see what's going on." Cheren said, as he walked off toward the town ahead.

I regained control then, noticing the lack of a Cross-Transceiver call, which hopefully meant there was no Pokemon Center tutorial. Well... There wasn't. Walking into the city, I heard an odd theme, I somehow recognized, but couldn't recall where from. Shrugging it off, I had Blair move right into the Pokemon Center to heal up. There was a different scene there, however; as control was taken once more, a male Team Plasma Grunt walking around the Center, as Cheren stood in the middle of the building.

As Blair approached, Cheren turned to him.
"Hey, Blade; you see this guy? He's telling everyone to stay away from the Square, but to then return in about 5 minutes... However, he's also trying to get everyone to release their Pokemon... What's with him?" Cheren wondered, as he turned back, and a [!] appeared above his head.
"Wait, releasing Pokemon?" Cheren wondered, however, he moved to the side, as Blair was forced to walk forward a step, as a female Team Plasma Grunt walked in.
"Hey! They're about ready! And the boss said to forget about this town for now. He said to remember what happened the last time we ordered a willing person to release their POkemon here." The female grunt said, and the other Team Plasma grunt shoved Blair to the side, and walked by.
"..." Cheren looked over at Blair, and then to the door.
"Go heal up; I'm going to follow them." Cheren said, as he walked out of the building.

I regained control, but wondered what could have caused Cheren to want to follow him; despite the whole 'Release your Pokemon!' goal being bad, no-one had any idea it was nefarious, not yet at least. And no-one had mentioned they had their Pokemon stolen. I definitely healed, and then walked outside, where the two Plasma Grunts were being confronted by Cheren.

"You criminals..." Cheren muttered, and Blair walked up to him. Cheren looked at him for a moment, however, he turned back to the two grunts shortly after.
"So you're the ones responsible. I knew there had to be a reason for that incident." Cheren said, and a [!] appeared over Blair's head, as the player character turned to Cheren, seemingly confused.
"That day... That foreign Gyarados that should not have been anywhere near Unova... It all makes sense now..." Cheren muttered, and a new thing, even for this hack, happened. Everything took on a sepia tone, like in the Memory Link episodes in Black/White 2. Unwavering Emotions also began to play again, but I had gotten used to that by now, and I like the song anyway, so I didn't mind.

"Now remember, Bianca; we need to stick together; even you. Even if you have a Pokemon to defend yourself with, we don't, and that's why we need to stay near you." Cheren said, as him, Blair, and Bianca were on what looked to be Route 1, near where they take their first step.
"I know, I know; let me have some fun, though, would you?" Bianca said, as she ran forward, quickly outpacing the other two.
"Bianca! This isn't a game! Please; stay close!" Cheren called out, as the two male trainers ran to the edge of the tall grass, however, Bianca was already on the other side of it.
"I'm fine! Nothing seems to be around! See?" Bianca called out, as she spun around in a section of grass near the opposite edge. However; a Patrat quickly popped up, and Bianca jumped slightly, but walked toward it.
"Oh, look; a Patrat! I think I'll try and befriend it." Bianca said, and Cheren tapped his foot on the ground.

"You can't just befriend Pokemon; you know that." Cheren said, obviously doubting what Bianca was saying. However, at that moment, a roar rang out through the area, starting all three trainers, as a [!] appeared above Cheren's head
"Bianca; please, get back here now!" Cheren said, and Bianca looked from left to right.
"But I don't see anything..." Bianca said, and then turned around, as a large blue serpent slithered across the ground, roaring out.
"W-what is that!?" Bianca called out in fear, and Cheren tapped his foot once more.
"A Gyarados. Except, they aren't supposed to be here in Unova... So how is one wild, here...?" "Bianca; look out!" Cheren suddenly called out, after explaining about the Pokemon, and Bianca sent out her Tepig, just as the Gyarados attacked.

As the battle started, I could tell the music was slightly different; it was actually the music for the 'special' wild fights. Otherwise known as the 'Audino Battle Theme', because that's what is most commonly being battled, when that plays. The second thing I could tell, was that Bianca was doomed. A level 5 Tepig, versus a level 80 Gyarados. Geez; who was the original trainer, Red? Nah, he's likely still stuck up on that mountain of his. Anyway, my fears were confirmed twice; given that this was a flashback of what happened to Bianca, seemingly. The Gyarados, which was definitely not originally wild, used Outrage on the poor Tepig, which was knocked out instantly. The battle ended, and went back to the overworld.

"Waah! Tepig!" Bianca cried out, as the Tepig, which had a rather well drawn custom sprite, I noticed, was pushed back into the middle of the grass patch. Blair and Cheren took a step back, as the [!] sign appeared above both their heads.
"Bianca; run away now!" Cheren yelled out, as the two trainers attempted to help their friend, who was in danger, but were blocked by two Herdier and two Watchog.
"What? There aren't supposed to be any of these here... Are they from somewhere else...?" Cheren asked, as the [!] sign appeared above his head again.
"Bianca, watch out!!" Cheren yelled, as the Gyarados rushed at Bianca again.

Oh no, this is never a good sign, a wild battle, without any Pokemon, without any Pokeballs, and this is supposed to be the explanation behind Bianca's disappearance. And this is with a wild level 80 Gyarados. Well, I guess we know what happened now... Bianca appeared on the screen again; however, every time she tried to run; the attempt failed. The Gyarados hit her with Outrage once; and dropped the mysterious HP bar she had down to half health. A second flee attempt; a second attack; this time taking Bianca to critical health, with only 5 HP left. However, despite this, her trainer sprite collapsed, and the very odd battle ended.

"Bianca!!" Cheren yelled out, as a [!] appeared above Blair's head. However, as the Gyarados backed up for another attack, a Bouffalant appeared, and blocked the blow, even as a Volcarona appeared, and knocked the Herdier and Watchog out of the way. Cheren and Blair ran over to the critically injured girl, as a long red haired man jumped down from atop where the Volcarona had come from, and looked at the Gyarados.
"I have this, go get your friend to safety." The person said, and Cheren looked up, a [!] appearing, before being replaced with a [...] sign.
"I understand." Cheren said, and him and Blair attempted to rush Bianca to Accumula Town, Cheren recalling her Tepig. The Volcarona cleared a path, however, and they reached the town.

The scene returned to normal, though the music stayed Unwavering Emotions, but Cheren turned away.
"... She died shortly after we got her to the Pokemon Center. They tried, but they said it was too late, that she had sustained too many injuries. Because of YOU, she's an example of why to not travel without Pokemon!" Cheren yelled out, as the female Plasma agent looked slightly confused. However, the other agent turned to her, after that.
"Don't worry about them; they're just a couple teens. They can't do anything." The agent said, which prompted a [!] from both Cheren and Blair, as Cheren turned back to face the grunts.
"... Then we'll just have to prove that. Come on, Blade; they killed Bianca; and we're going to avenge her." Cheren said, as Blair looked at his Pokeball, but then stepped forward, ready to fight.

Due to size of this part, I will continue the next part later; since it's getting too long; but I wanted to include all of that info in there... Wow... So that's how Bianca died... It's sad, to me...

-Part 3 End-

I hope to get back into this, but I've been neglecting it for a while. We'll see what happens over the next few days. =)