THE NEVERENDING STORY (Argenta)

[Phobos]

High above the seas of the Battle Frontier, there was a curious sight to behold. A large Steelix, propelled by the magic of magnets, was currently writhing high in the air. It didn't appear to be any sort of Nox attack, because it was just spinning in circles. If it was a spy it was an incredibly unsubtle one, considering it was a freaking flying Steelix. The unidentified flying Pokemon's purpose was quite unclear . . . at least, of course, until the singing began.

At first the figure rising on top of the Steelix's head was nearly unnoticeable. Even as he stood, arms spread out to catch the breeze, he was quite difficult to point out. But when he started warbling Whitney Houston at the top of his lungs, it was quite apparent who he was (some drunk) and why he was doing this (because he was way too drunk). He threw his head back and shut his eyes, squeezing out tears as he belted out lyrics in his amazingly-awful singing voice.

"AND IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII~ WILL ALWAYSH LOOOOOVE YOOOOOOOU~! he warbled, not even noticing that the winds were buffeting him and that his ride was slowly starting to tremble. The Magnet RIse, which had amazingly lasted long enough to get him over the oceans of Sinnoh, was finally starting to give way. He let out a last series of lyrics as his Steelix entered freefall, crashing into the ocean in a massive splash of water and highly-irritated Magikarp.

[argenta]

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kate loraine (argenta)

She'd often commented about how good the battle tower was, with its sturdy exterior, powerful pokemon littering the grassy area and potent frontier brains inside to flush out intruders as fast as they could come. She remembered gloating to Thorton (when the man still showed his face to the outside world once in awhile, instead of focusing all his attention on those electronic devices) that she liked the place so much she'd rather be caught dead than stray from it, because the only reasons she had to leave were to attend to those tedious tasks lux coughed up from time to time. Easy tasks that had her boredom quelled, and provided a good contrast from the ordinary with their tests of strength. Argenta laughed quietly to herself, listening to the waves lap quietly at her heels, and wondered if she could interest those challengers in the frontier, sometime in the future. There was a time, not so far in the past, when she couldn't possibly imagine leaving the frontier for anybody. Now, with lux pampering her attention and the frontier brains scattered in the far corners of the region, Argenta considered her odds, thoughts drifting off to the short visit to Iron Island and the brief adrenaline high that she'd experienced in that little game. The daunting trek to a different region was unnerving - vaporeon's endurance could only last so long - but exploring Sinnoh wasn't impossible, and it certainly was tempting, now that she thought about it. She'd just untucked the map she had stashed in her pocket, unfolding it to look at the long-forgotten routes once traveled, when something sparked in the corner of her eye, an earsplitting screech snapping the silence clean in half. In the distance, the ocean exploded, water rippling wildly in a pattern that almost soaked her jeans, but not quite. The corners of her lips tugged into a half-smirk, half grin, and Argenta reflexively clutched at a pokeball, twirling it between her thumb and index finger. She was partial - impartial, rather - to surfing, but this had the potential to be interesting, so it was worth it. Even with Vaporeon at full speed - the creature, taking after her own personality, certainly seemed just as excited about the situation - it still took awhile for the massive steel frame to come into view, and Argenta couldn't help but smile at the sight, stifling a laugh. She motioned for vaporeon to pause at a distance, tapping the creature on the ear and cupping her hands around her lips in one, simultaneous movement. "You over there! What's the situation?" As much as she wanted to get close, safety still came first. She'd come too close to finding out the hard way in the past, one too many times for her own liking.

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[Phobos]

The Steelix rose from the depths, stretching out its long body and yawning. Some water dripped from its steely hide, the massive leviathan of steel grimacing with discomfort the whole time. It wasn't a fan of the water, but even less a fan of shitty dives. That dive was a 5, maybe a 6/10 at BEST. Couldn't his human picked a better diving spot? Speaking of human, where did that good-for-nothing go, anyway? Was he just sitting around under the water, lazing around like he always did? It was painfully un-extreme, and Sly hated it whenever his trainer tried pulling that nonsense.

He heard the other human but ignored her. She was way too old to be paying attention to. Especially when he had to find his human before anything bad happened. The Steelix looked down, took a deep breath, and once more dove beneath the waves.

It was a lot like digging, actually. Except with less resistance and moving and more awkward undulating beneath the waves. Sly could badly move, and the saltiness stung his eyes as he tried to find Phobos. Fortunately he eventually found the trainer, lowering his tail and wrapping it around him. He seemed to be taking a nap on top of some rocks. How lame!

Phobos' eyes slowly opened as he looked around, eventually noticing Argenta. He weakly lifted one of his clunky "hands" and waved at her, hiccuping and tumbling over his words as he spoke.

"Heeey~. Lovely day for a swhim, innit? C'mon, join in!"