[Game] Lord Windos' PokeRole Adventure: Celadon City Vandel

[Lord Windos]

Giovanni almost did a double take when you brought up the Merchant, looking somewhat surprised; a very seldom state for the boss to be in, before it transitioned into grumpy annoyance, yet another rare sight to see. "The Merchant is in my city?  No wonder Team Rocket's Contraband Sales halved been slashed in half ever since the Flower Festival started.....and they are selling equipment that I struggle to obtain for a premium price at a third of the cost on top of that. *Sigh* Great. If I had known they started planting roots here, I would have sent my Executives to kindly tell them to look for Grassier Terrain, but its a pointless task by now. They are entrenched, and it would take the National Guard arriving on scene to drive them out for good, and that might not be a certaintity. I can't fault how effective and lucrative their Network is, but....*grrrr*"

Your boss pinches his brow in frustration, before letting out another sigh and looking tiredly at you once more. "By all mean, though, avail yourself of their services. Despite my....resentment of them introducing competition in Celadon, they do sell quality goods that no one else does, or can for that matter. Though, when you meet up with them again, do tell them to start getting in touch with me. If I am forced to share this city with another criminal interprese , I need to get started on arranging business deals, trade agreements, separate districts of sale..... Here I thought that the Flower Festival was going to be a holiday for me.... *Grumbles* I'll foot the cost for that Heavy Duty Body Armor you desire to test out in exchange for my favor. I'm intrigued to see where this leads myself, so I'll ship it with the Rhydon so that we may both observe its effects, if any, it has on their evolution."

The Boss got off from their desk chair and walked off screen of the camera, and you could here the distinct sound of another telephone line being opened. A moment later, you heard the Merchant's shouting in the background "Hellu, STRANGA, this is tha Merchant yue be speeking tu. Whet biz du yue heve with me? Boyin, sellin. tredin? Speek op nuw, befere I heng op end bluck this nomba!" An unhappy sigh resound throughout the office as Giovanni request your prize, and after some muttering between the two parties, you heard the strange sales person holler "Thenks fer tha biz, Mob Boss! Tell yuer grunt Ai seid hi, end tu stup mure often. Bye!" and the line going *click!* The boss returned to his set moments later, his composure back again once more, only this time with notable veins pulsing on his forehead.

10 Minutes passed, and Nurse once again returns, this time carrying a miniature trade machine (The wonders of technology!) and the Heavy Plate  in question; when they dropped it off on the table, you could swear you heard the aluminum legs on that side starting to buckle! Quickly, you snatched Rhydon's Pokeball and pressed the button against the armor, immediantly digitizing and transferring it to the rocky beast as a Hold Item. A Wide Lens re materialized on the desk, which you were equally quick to snatch up as well. Looks like the boss was rather thoughtful in regard's to the beast Accuracy problems...

With both you and your boss eager (in their own ways) to see what the heck happens, you run the Ultra Ball through the machine....and the ball starts to shake wildly the moment the process finishes. *Poing!* It bounced right off the table, landing right smack dab in front of you, releasing your newest addition to your team in a blinding, shifting light! Rhyperior!......wait, hold on, this isn't a Rhyperior. Its a whole other monster, and as you crane your neck up to get a good look at the towering giant (You didn't notice the dumbfounded look on your Boss's face, sadly), you have a sudden appreciation that this Kajui is on your side.

At first glance, the beast body looked vaguely similar to a Rhyperior's, but that ended with the main colour coordination on its body: Light Timberwolf Skin, and Bright Steel Plating. Its arms looked far more precisely designed than Rhydon's normal evolution, looking like they had been fashioned in a factory than rather than naturally evolved. The Protector Plates on its body, instend of being interconnected slab of Rock, were now seemless, thick layers of Steel plating, enveloped the Kajui's body like a suit of armor. Strangest of all was its head. It main horn was now far larger, stretching a little under a foot in length from its skull, and it sat on 90 degree angle from the crown of its skull. The other horn was situated at the back of its skull rather than pair up in the front with the other one, and it was far stumper that the former protrusion. Finally, their was this interlocking helmet design ( Bi-vertical halves that connect together to form a helmet like this one ) that encased its head, which suddenly split apart to reveal the smooth ash, grey eyed face of this new branch evolution. It craned its neck up into the air, and shouted its name for all to hear! :

"Rhyxemplar!"

Custom Evolution: Rhyxemplar

Type: Steel/Ground
Ability: Aegis Ferrum
Raise Defense by 2, in addition to halving all damage dice dealt to it. Lethal Damage from moves is then subjected to a - 1 Damage Penalty, on top type resistence and the additional benefits of this ability.
New Move(s):
Stone Edge replaced with Iron Tail, and Rock Blast with Gear Grind EX (2-5 Hits instead of 2). Smart Strike replaces Horn Attack as base move, and Rock Wreck has been converted into Ball Bearing Blaster, its Steel type equivolant.
Disobedience: 3

Pokedex Entry:
Rhyxemplar, the Vanguard Pokémon. A recently discovered offshoot of the Rhydon line, this creature boast a notiably less aggressive demeanor than its previous and alternate evolution. In exchange, however, it is EXTREMELY overprotectively of its ward/trainer/king , and will zealously fend off all many of threats against them, both real and ill preconcienved . The perfect bodyguard, its can with standard a Focus Punch from Mega Heracross without being phased; only Mega Aggron is consider to be by many to be the ultimate tank.

".....Perhap business with the Merchant will be more amenable than I first thought," Giovanni quietly says, before hanging up on you.

How do you react?