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WELCOME TO GALAR
Six months have passed since the events of Sword and Shield, and Galar has once again opened its gates for all to participate in the new season of the Pokémon League.
With only a select few receiving an endorsement, these Trainers must travel the region and win all 8 Gym Badges in order to participate in the final tournament as the whole of Galar watches.
Post by scottygast on Sept 11, 2018 9:35:13 GMT -5
The Bug Girl from the City Darcy's Prologue
On a tepid night, Darcy crept out of her apartment in Castelia, making her way to Burgh's Gym. She was so enthralled by bug types she thought that if she could ask Burgh to help her, he may give her a bug type to train. As she arrived to the gym she surprisingly bumped into Burgh as he was leaving. Burgh turned to her and with a smile asked "What's a little girl like you doing out so late?" Darcy was starstruck, she saw her childhood idol and her goal right before her eyes. She eventually got some words out and replied with "I-I want my own bug Pokémon, just like yours!" Burgh smiled calmly and nodded his head, offering his hand to Darcys. She took his hand and he lead her back to her house, asking her parents if he could take her on a little trip, after some deliberation they complied.
Burgh and Darcy travelled to the exterior of Relic Castle. It was incredibly windy and sandy, causing a mild sandstorm to be perpetually blowing in the area. Burgh leant down to he was Darcy's height and began to give her some specific instructions. "Darcy, you have to follow behind me and be sure not to stray far." Darcy nodded with a "Mhm!" They began their descent into Relic castle, travelling slowly and carefully till they were what seemed to be a around 30 feet under ground where they found a sand-made nest full of cocoon like eggs. Darcy excitedly went to pick one up, but before she could the sand kicked up and a volcarona erupted outwards with a fiery blast of air.
Burgh threw himself infront of Darcy exclaiming "Stay back, this could be dangerous." He began to unclip him pokeballs and call forth his Pokémon. A Heracross burst from Burgh's pokeball, charging into the Volcarona, it flailed its arms violently using a Close combat in such close range of the Volcarona. The Volcarona fought back with a flamethrower, throwing Heracross across the room, crashing into the wall, Darcy was amazed but also scared. The fight raged on between the two bug Pokémon, but abruptly stopped when the cocoon like eggs started to crack and hatch. The Volcarona hurried back and Darcy pieced it together, as well as Burgh. "They're Hatching, it's a Mother!" Darcy said gleefully. A nest of about 9 Larvesta hatched from the eggs, most bug types produce a large amount of eggs, but this was a relatively small number for a Volcarona. Darcy didn't want to seperate the bugs from their mother, but she did grab a handful of berries from her back and placed them infront of the pokemon. Burgh and Darcy decided to leave, the Volcarona noting the kind gesture of Darcy.
On their way back, Darcy exclaimed "Wow, I wish I had a pokemon like that, it was so large and pretty!". Burgh chuckled and asked "Heracross?" which Darcy rapidly countered with "No, the big one with the colourful wings!" Burgh smiled as he watched the girl be so excited about bug pokemon, reminding him of himself as a child. Darcy returned home and Burgh returned to his place in the city.
A few days went by and a knock was heard on Darcy's door. She went to investigate the sound and as she opened it, it was Burgh! He asked if he could come in and had a present with him, Darcy let him in without asking her parents as she was super excited, expecting it to be the Pokémon she wanted from Burgh days earlier. "What is it? What is it!?" Darcy jumped about the room, looking to Burgh. "Well, it's two gifts, Darcy." he said and paused for a second. "First, I have some connections and I got you your first Pokémon!" Darcy excitedly accepted the gift, which was in a Pokéball, and let the Pokémon out anxiously wanting to see what it was. Out burst a Larvesta, one just like the ones that hatched in the Relic Castle. "Sadly it's not one of the ones from our journey, but it's from a friend in Sinnoh!" Darcy barely listened to what Burgh said, she was already petting the Larvesta, patting its warm fur on its head gently.
Burgh raised his voice a little, to get Darcy's attention. "He also told me about a new school opening in Sinnoh and I thought it would be the best place to raise Larvesta." Darcy's eyes widened with disbelief. could she really be moving to a new region with a new Pokémon to start her new journey? Darcy and Burgh discussed the school with her parents in detail and eventually decided to send her there.
Post by scottygast on Sept 11, 2018 9:35:51 GMT -5
The Care Package Darcy's First Capture
Darcy's Parents flew back to Unova for a few weeks while Darcy was attending Azure Academy in order to sort out family issues in Unova. knowing they would have to go left her somewhat uneasy, but she did ask them to send her some items from Unova. A few days after they left, which was a few days after Darcy had arrived at Azure Academy, a package came for Darcy. She expected it to be family pictures and letters but it was more than that. Inside were a lot of childhood items and memories, along with photos and letters from her other family members, of course.
She had pictures of her with her grandparents playing in the Nimbasa fair grounds, and going to see showcases and contests after that. She has pictures of her cousins and her playing with a family Herdier. She rubbed her eye a little as joyful tears began to dwell in her eyes. She pulled out a small plush Swadloon that she used to cuddle with to fall asleep. She even had a signed picture of herself and Burgh from before she left for Sinnoh. She continued to pull out and put away items that reminded her of her childhood and her time in Unova.
A while after she was done reminiscing she began putting stuff away in safe places. Some went in her bag if they meant a lot to her, such as the Swadloon plush, which was there for moral support if she needed it. Suddenly, as she put her hand in the box she felt something crawl along her arm. She threw it in the air instinctively, but the little guy wouldn't budge. She took a closer look to see a small yellow bug on her arm. Her eyes began widening as she realised what it was, a new bug pokemon! She squealed with excitement, picking up her pokeball and bopping it on its head.
She let it out again once it was captured. "Sorry I was so excited to see you, I'm Darcy!" The joltik, while a little flustered after being suddenly caught in a matter of five seconds, happily clicked back to Darcy. "I'm going to call you Franklin, is that okay?" once again the small yellow bug clicked happily in agreement. Darcy had already caught her second Pokemon, and she couldn't wait to see what was ahead of her.
Last Edit: Sept 11, 2018 9:37:03 GMT -5 by scottygast
Post by scottygast on Sept 11, 2018 9:37:46 GMT -5
The Call from Burgh Darcy's Dilemma
Darcy was minding her business and going about her day as she usually does when she got a notice that someone was trying to call her on her communication devices. It was Burgh. She answered excitedly, and Burgh smiled as the camera lit up and they could see eachother. Darcy didn't waste a second and collected her pokeballs. "Hey Burgh! I'm loving the school! Look at all these bugs!". Burgh continued to smile, even though he was urgent to tell Darcy something. "Oh, they're lovely Darcy." She spoke up again before Burgh could get his message across. "I've made lots of friends, some of them even have bug pokemon themselves!" Burgh simply smiled and continued to listen as he wasn't able to stop her from getting excited and splurging all this information at him.
After several minutes, Darcy calmed down and asked Burgh. "Are there any updates from Unova?". Burgh's smile relaxed and it turned into more of a frown and he sighed. "About that, Darcy, There was a Plasma attack on the city." Darcy looked worried as she heard the news, tears began to appear in her eyes, thoughts raced in her mind about her parents wellbeing. "Is everyone okay, How are my Parents?!". Burgh nodded as he knew he'd have to be honest with her. "The city took a big hit, it's under re-construction. There hasn't been any fatalities... However." Darcy shot up in a panic "What is it?!". Burgh rested his hands on his lap "Your father... he was injured, it's looking bad but... He should be fine." Darcy sat there for a few minutes trying to take this all in.
Eventually she spoke up again after she had taken it in. "I'm coming home, I have to help him!" Burgh smiled at her compassion but he shook his head. "You'll be staying there, We can look after him, Your mother is just as strong and as smart as you will be one day. We can look after him, stay and complete your studies." Darcy had tears rolling down her cheeks, she loved her family and this news tore her up inside. "O-okay, but please give him my best. I-I Have to keep going and make him proud... right?" Burgh nodded with a smile again. "Yes, he'll be proud of you like he always is." Darcy wiped her eyes with a tissue to get away any tears that were left, she sniffeled and said her goodbyes to Burgh, and he said some goodbye back.
She was too frantic to do anything right now, she needed to know more about what happened in Castelia, she searched up online for Videos or new articles about the attack, eventually finding one.
The news report began to play
A middle aged woman with hair pulled back into a ponytail was on the screen, she shuffled some papers and begna speaking. "A busy day in Castelia City was ruined today when the Notorius Team Plasma attacked the ever so popular Castelia Cone shop. The villanous Group began their attack there and branched out into the City. Several veteran trainers attempted to stop them but the damage was done. Several Civilians are in the hospital." Darcy's brow furrowed as she knew one was her father, and remembering Bryony was also from Castelia she wondered if this had effected her too.
While Darcy wasn't paying attention, a amateur video began to play. It showed a male, around 20-21, in Plasma grunt attire. They throw pokeballs out, summoning pokemon like Watchog, Liepard and Cryogonal aswell as Garbodor. The Pokemon began using strong moves to cause chaos and damage to the City. Liepards were seen shooting hyperbeams into nearby buildings, while Watchog were causing people and pokemon to fall asleep with their Hypnosis. Every now and again the video showed people trying to fight the terrorists, Darcy eventually took notice as she saw both of her parents trying to defend the City. The Video cut off as it ended and the news reporter spoke again. "Gym Leader Burgh had this to say about the Incident." Another video began with Burgh being shown. "It's a terrible act what these people have done, Not only have they ruined our beloved city but they have attacked and indangered the lives of the citizens too. I am sorry I let them attack our city and I wish there was something I could of done to stop them before they started."
The news report had ended
Darcy wiped her eyes dry and decided to go look for Eve, after all that had happened she needed a friend.
Last Edit: Sept 11, 2018 9:38:42 GMT -5 by scottygast
Post by scottygast on Oct 28, 2018 17:27:48 GMT -5
A Hero Amongst Ants
Darcy's Selflessness
Just like any other day, Darcy was traversing the wilderness around Azure Academy, she was taking a break from the studying to clear her head. She did as she always did, she greeted the Pokemon who came by and didn't attack her for once. She came to a clearing that seemed rather quiet, and thought she could take a little break. She found somewhere to sit and just sat back and relaxed, taking in the forest.
Minutes went by, she wasn't keeping track of time so maybe an hour had past, when a rustling was heard from the bushes. She instantly grabbed her pokeballs, ready for a Pokemon to spring out and attack her. A sudden rush of about 12-15 Durant sped past Darcy, she could tell she wasn't in danger and loosened her clutch on her pokeballs. Mere moments later two enormous Heatmor burst through the same bushes in pursuit of the Durant. The sped past her, not giving her a second thought. For the first time in a while a Pokemon wan't after her.
A sudden rush of thoughts ran through her head, she remembered how Heatmor fed on Durant and her feet started moving before she did. She threw her pokeball into the air. "Minerva, get infront of them!" Yanma burst from her pokeball, Darcy catching it as it fell back down. Darcy sprinted as fast as she could to catch up, the Durant were running for their lives. She clicked open another pokeball and Dwebble appeared in her arms. Eventually she caught up with them.
Darcy threw herself in the path of the Heatmor and called for Dwebble to attack. "Rock slide, Warrick, Now!" A rain of rocks appeared from above the trees, seemingly summoned from nowhere. It didn't hit the Heatmor but it stopped them in their tracks. The Durant huddled around Darcy as Yanma and Dwebble stood in front of her. She stood her ground and shouted back to the Heatmor "Leave these Dwebble alone! Or else!" She had a conviction in her voice, but the Heatmor ignored it launching two flamethrower attacks at her and her Pokemon. Darcy narrowly threw herself to the side to dodge the attacks, dirting her clothes in the process, her Pokemon instinctively doing the same.
The Durant made another dash for cover behind some bushes as Darcy and her Pokemon regained composure. "Minerva, Uproar. Warrick, Rock Blast!" The two Pokemon used their moves together, The uproar increasing the speed of the Rock blast, rocketing them at the Heatmor. The Heatmor took a beating from the Rock blasts but weren't out yet. Darcy knew if they landed an actual hit of Flamethrower her Pokemon could be put out of business. "Minerva, Hypnosis, put them to sleep!" Yanma's green lens like eyes began to glow and radiate a light, these lights changed colours in a hypnotising way, lulling the Heatmor to sleep.
Instead of knocking them out, Darcy decided to use this time to guide the Durant to safety. "I know you might not trust me, but we have to hurry to get away from those Heatmor, this way little guys!" Darcy and her Pokemon hurried down the path, to where more Pokemon were, she turned and ran through a bush to get to a more secluded area. The ran for a few minutes, making sure to get distance between them and the Heatmor. They came to a cave in the mountain, somewhere for the Durant to stay. "Here, you can stay here, I'll cover the entrance and our tracks so those Heatmor never bother you again. I'll come back too, to make sure you guys are okay." The Durant clicked their mandibles together, making a clinking metal sound. They applauded her.
Darcy and her Pokemon dragged branches that had fallen from trees to cover the entrance, and made sure to move the dirt so it didn't look like several Durant, a Dwebble and a teenage girl had come this way. As she returned to the path, she saw the Heatmor waking and hid in the nearbybushes. They sniffed the air but didn't seem to catch a scent, they walked the opposite direction the Durant came, Darcy hoped this meant they wouldn't be back. For once she wasn't the Damsel, she was the hero in the situation and that made her feel good. She eventually went back to walking the path and made it back in time for her next class.
Last Edit: Oct 28, 2018 17:28:59 GMT -5 by scottygast
A few days after Naomi and Darcy bonded in whilst completing an assignment for class, Darcy returned to the pool that they found the Dewpider and Surskits. She looked around at how peaceful and quiet it was, breathing out a happy sigh. She took out a Pokeball from her bag and clicked it open, allowing her newly caught Scyther to come out into the open. It was apprehensive, looking about for any danger.
"Hey there, you're not in danger, don't worry." Darcy used her most soothing voice to try and relax her new Pokemon, slowly making her way towards it. It didn't attack but it was stiff as Darcy slowly laid her hand on it's head. The pokemon was battered and scarred from countless battles it had been in before it had found Darcy, perhaps its last trainer wasn't so kind. Darcy rubbed it's head to sooth it. It was still extremely stiff and untrusting.
Darcy pulled out a white cloth from her bag, the Scyther almost slashed at it with a sudden movement, but narrowly missed. "Sorry! I'm just going to use it to clean your wounds, okay?" Darcy said slowly, making eye contact with her Pokemon. The Scyther relaxed and sat down on its behind. Darcy dipped the cloth in the pool water, allowing it to soak up the water. Darcy picked the cloth back up and balled it together. She looked at the gash that was on Scyther's forehead and she frowned, who could do such a thing to this wonderful Pokemon.
Darcy held onto one of Scyther's scythes and slowly patted the cloth on the cut, cleaning up any dirt and dried blood from it. She slowly washed it over to make sure any and all dirt was off of it. She searched it's body for any more cuts and did the same to them, making sure they were all clean. She looked at her Scyther sincerely. "I know you may not have been treated the best, but I promise you, I will be different. I will care for you." Darcy once again rinsed the cloth over Scyther's wounds.
The Scyther slowly and surely began to loosen its tough exterior, allowing Darcy to sooth and cleanse its wounds. Darcy also got out some bandages to cover any wounds that were too deep to heal right now. "I want to show you I care, I want to give you a name. Magda." She finished with the cleansing of the wounds and simply sat there with her Pokemon. Allowing it to take it all in. She hoped that Scyther had started to warm up to her, and in time would be able to meet her other Pokemon.
Just before Bryony had made her phone call, Darcy found her phone and dialled up her parents, she was unsure of what to say, if to tell them anything, she didn't want to worry them. She also wasn't sure if telling them about Galactic would put them in danger. She waited for the phone to finish dialling, hearing the ever familiar voice of her mother on the side. "Darcy, Junebug, how are you?" Darcy held back the tears that were about to rush down her face. She coughed to clear her throat. "Hey Mom... I just wanted to hear your voice, I'm home sick." a tear escaped her eye and rolled down her cheek.
"Junebug, We miss you, how have you been, We're sorry we couldn't make Graduation, something came up." Darcy actually cracked a slight smile, she's glad they didn't come, that means they'd be safe in Unova. "I'm doing good and don't worry about that. It was bad anyway" Darcy's mother could hear the uncertainty in her voice and was getting worried, she got her attention by coughing. "Darcy, If there is anything, anything at all you can tell us, we'll be right over."
Darcy held the phone out for a second, wiping tears there were escaping her eyes, she couldn't tell them but she wanted to so bad. "I promise Mom, I'm good. Just take care of Dad for me, Okay?" Darcy couldn't handle the phone call, she was almost crying on the phone itself, surprised it didn't short circuit from the amount she was crying. "Junebug... I know you're the kind to not want us to worry, but if you are in danger and don't want to worry us, I want you to know we love you, we care about you. We're com--" Darcy's mom was cut off by Darcy herself. "I know Mom, I love you too... I'll keep fighting." an audible sniffle could be heard, but before Darcy's mother could even respond the phone line was cut off. Darcy couldn't finish the call and hung up.
Last Edit: Jun 4, 2019 19:59:29 GMT -5 by scottygast
Post by scottygast on Feb 19, 2020 16:17:18 GMT -5
On the wind
Darcy's Epilogue As the climax of the legend of the Azurites came to a close, Darcy and her team had grown to such a point where they were all fully evolved. Her Larvesta evolved to save her from a fall, grabbing her and allowed her to guide it's flight, they truly became one in that moment. She learned more about her Snom and it's evolved form, Frosmoth she planned to make a trip or two to Galar so it could see it's home once or twice. She left her Dwebble, who had evolved into a Crustle at this point, at Oreburgh mines. She left it there so it could help them out with digging and everything. It always seemed happier underground. Franklin stayed with her, he always enjoyed Darcy's company ever since he was a little Joltik. Matthias evolved and every time Darcy looked at him she was reminded of Matt, she hoped he was okay and that she'd see him again one day. Scizor and Darcy bonded closer than ever, the care Darcy showed Magda payed off, after finding a mega stone, the pair was able to mega-evolve.
Darcy did collect 5 ribbons and compete in the grand festival in a stunning Levanny silk dress, a web design running through the whole of it. She was disheartened by her loss near the climax of the festival, but she found comfort with the azurites who were also at the grand festival.
When the travel ban lifted after the defeat of team Galactic, Darcy visited home and her parents. She spent a while there to make sure they were both Okay. She even bonded closer to Burgh, showing him Frosmoth, which he reacted excitedly too. She planned out a few months of travel, she had been stuck in Sinnoh for quite a while. She visited Alola, meeting a brunette young girl who gifted her a Venonat that she later evolved into a Venomoth. She encountered Team Skull while she was there, meeting their leader Guzma. Guzma and Darcy had a weird relationship, they both loved bugs, but stood for vastly different things.
She also visited Kalos, she met up with Viola and learned alot about bugs from her too. She also learned about photography and started a Pokegram account for her contest career and bug types. After Kalos she went to Johto, she met some cute bug types like Paras and Ledian there, she also met up with Bugsy, who she ended up teaching some things too and they had a small bug catching contest with their nets.
She returned to Sinnoh and met with one person she always dreamed of meeting up with, Aaron the Bug Elite four trainer. She learned a whole lot from him and the two became close after comparing their journeys.
Darcy still tries to keep in contact with the Azurites. Though sometimes its hard and people lose touch.
As time went on and she needed to find something to do, she started to dive into journalism and became a travelling newspaper writer and at times, news anchor. She became quickly noticeable as a quite common News Anchor who tackled cases in different regions.
Last Edit: Feb 19, 2020 20:41:22 GMT -5 by scottygast
