(06-09-2017, 04:29 PM)PhantomUnderYourDesk Wrote: [ -> ]Wait a moment... What was that weird atmosphere here in the room? It did not come from the Pinsir... The bug looked so calm currently... Almost a peaceful view if one forgets what it has done to her, Ventus and Sage. But, what was that Ven said...? That Pinsir harmed Nathan as well ? When? And most likely, how? ... It must have happened at some point while she was running around with Ventus in town.. She felt inclinged to ask about it... But would it be a good idea?
... ... ... Something between Nathan and Ventus must have happened while she was away to meet the elusive Fire-Type in the woods. That's something she was somewhat sure about. Oh my... She's no present for a while to serve as comforter and mediator, and they almost immediately get into spats... Again... But honestly, she didn't mind that. If anyone in their group needs comfort, they should know that she'll be happy to provide it - if she's present at this time. She may not be much of a direct fighter, but she surely saw it as some sort of task to keep the group together. Serve as the secure spot. Ventus already picked that up and greatly appreciated that. Or so she assumed given his behavior around him.
Very very slowly, she looked up to face Nathan. With an expression that showed understanding mixed up with caution and curiosity. Then, in a quiet voice that dwelled in the room nevertheless: "Nathan... Is it true what Ventus says? That this Pinsir attacked you as well?"
"What?  He didn't tell you about his suspicions about what that trainer did to me?  Well, better I tell you both what happened now rather than later, I guess..."
"First of all, just to confirm that the trainer is the same one you encountered, Kirlia is fairly certain this is the same Pinsir we fought.  Not 100% certain, unfortunately, but that's likely because there's no Mega energy surrounding it right now. That, and there's almost no chance it was a different trainer because he was using a Mega Pinsir.  Mega evolution is rare enough as it is, but Pinsirite is even rarer.  You hardly ever see Megas in Creshire, and when you do, it's typically only used with common pokemon like Pidgeot and Beedrill.  The rarest one I've heard about is a Mega Slowbro, and those are still relatively common, all things considered.  I'm about 99% certain that you guys encountered the same guy, and that he's part of something bigger.
"Anyways...I sent the combee out on a Honey Gathering mission earlier while I was doing some training with Staryu and Porygon. Â Around the time I wrapped that up, Zippy came back alone. Â No honey, no Princess. Â He looked incredibly frantic and worried, and I figured they must have gotten into some kind of trouble, so I followed him to the southern part of the forest.
"Sure enough, Princess was in trouble. Â What looked like a wild Pinsir was attacking her, and preventing her from gathering the honey like she was supposed to, said honey dripping from its mandibles. Â Thinking it was a wild one, I ordered both Combee to use Gust on it repeatedly...
"And then it mega evolved. Â I immediately tried to stop the battle, but the Pinsir's trainer had set out to gather honey, and he wasn't going to leave without it. Â He refused to negotiate peacefully, instead threatening to kill me and my pokemon if I didn't get Zippy to gather at least two small barrel's of honey for him. Â He was apparently trying to attract a pokemon with strong moves for the Cress City gym. Â My guess is he was looking for a Heracross, since they're known for having a wide movepool and being particularly strong in addition to loving honey as much as Pinsir.
"I refused to give in to the demands.  I was more than willing to negotiate as an apology for the misunderstanding, but he continued attacking instead of stopping to listen.  I'd ordered the combee to only continue attacking if Pinsir received orders to continue attacking, and they almost KOed the Mega Pinsir, just barely missing the KO when Zippy missed a gust in his anger at Princess getting KOed...
"And then he pulled out all those damn potions." Â Nathan slams a fist into the ground. Â As much as I fought him, he taunted me for being unable to touch him. Â He had more pokemon, more potions...Mega Pinsir was only one pokemon in his team. Â And I was struggling to take it down. Â He wasn't expecting me to have a full party of 6, but that wasn't going to mean squat if I had to use at least 4 of them to take down one pokemon that should have been KOed before I'd even lost one...
"I got lucky. Â Pinsir let its guard down, and I managed to recall both combee and Swiftfire, and managed to get out of there with Kirlia's Teleport. Â Princess had come dangerously close to being squeezed by that Pinsir way too hard, and she needs an overnight stay here to recover."Â Â
His fist tightens. Â "I refuse to be seen as weak by him. Â The next time I see him, it's going to be different. Â He'll see how strong me and my pokemon are. Â Relying on Megas and a large supply of potions...I'd say he's the weak trainer in the end. Â He said he didn't fear the League, but he turned tail and ran when I escaped and sent the authorities after him."
Nathan's not really registered what Ventus has said about the statue yet. Â Shiva's question has distracted him from that issue.