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

[Dragonstrike]

When asked to see you newest addition, Emily got cartoonish stars in their eyes, and started to hop in place, quite eager to meet a new friend of yours! "Show me, mister! I always love meeting new friends, and a Pokémon that come from a friend of a friend must be really special! Let's see them, let's see them!"

Another chuckle from Reiner.  "Oh, he's special all right.  Very few people ever get to use one of his kind, and I'm honored that someone trusted me enough to give me the chance to train him.  Well, make a little room for him in the middle.  He's gonna take up a little space."

Once an appropriately sized area on the floor has been cleared, Reiner summons Dragonair!

"Hello to you, Dragonair.  Nice to meet ya."

[Lord Windos]

When asked to see you newest addition, Emily got cartoonish stars in their eyes, and started to hop in place, quite eager to meet a new friend of yours! "Show me, mister! I always love meeting new friends, and a Pokémon that come from a friend of a friend must be really special! Let's see them, let's see them!"

Another chuckle from Reiner.  "Oh, he's special all right.  Very few people ever get to use one of his kind, and I'm honored that someone trusted me enough to give me the chance to train him.  Well, make a little room for him in the middle.  He's gonna take up a little space."

Once an appropriately sized area on the floor has been cleared, Reiner summons Dragonair!

"Hello to you, Dragonair.  Nice to meet ya."

You were right to make way for Dragonair, for when their form fully coalested in the room, it seemed like the room became 2 times smaller, for the regal dragon was huge. Towering over everyone, the dragon had a distinct aura about it, but it was unlike the prideful majesty that surrounded your Kingdra and other member of its typing. No, its was something much more pure, a sense of self certainty, nobleness, and....calmness, for lack of a better term. This Dragon type had no need for petty trifflings confidence, arrogance, nor pride: he was so sure of its own power and abilities that their was no doubt in its mind that it was a supreme being, one of the most power Pokémon in the world. He turned his long, slender neck towards the other most powerful being in room, and gave a courteous nod of it head to them. It was no a show of submission on their part....rather, it was sign of accepting them as their equal.

Something else was also immediantly apparent about the mighty Dragonair: its blue coat was absolutely sparkling . While it was by no means a Shiny, it appears that whoever breed this specimen caused it to have the same natural luster as their off color counterpart. The Elders might be a bunch of mean,backwards, crockty old men, but they sure did known how to breed a great Dragon type! The Dragonair, once it was done surveying the room it was in, turned its attention of the two human standing in awe of its presence. He took one look at the little girl, before the orbs on his neck glowed, and they conjured up a coat of water on its tail. He then very delicately began to clean off Emily's face, causing her to giggle from the odd sensation it gave her, before moving on to her hand. Cranning his neck down to get a closer look at the girl, he nodded his head in sastifaction, before dispelling the weakened Aqua Tail it was using.

The Dragonair then turn to you , and stared deeply in your eyes, and you felt him read you like an open book. Unlike with with Officer Angelica or Chancey, you new powers had no effect on them as they looked at your very being, judging if you were as worthy as his former caretaker claimed. After an eternity of this invasive experience, you see them nod their head and feel his approval , before a deep booming thought echoed in your skull: My name is Yang, human. You are not yet worthy of my complete power, but I will allow you to prove yourself to me. Until then, give me what I desire, and respect my sovereignty and opinion, and I will listen to your orders. When the time come that you have become a true Dragon Master, I will speak once more, and you will know and hear the great blessings and honor I will bestoy upon you. Until that moment, Chosen of Mew, stroke the flame of passion within you, and be ready to unleash them on the promised day.

With that message clearly conveyed, their presence left your mind, leaving you gasping for breath for a short time. They then used their dexterious tail to hand you a small piece of paper that it tuck away...somewhere, before it glided over to the bed and curled up on it. Mew look a bit ruefully at the dragon for taking up most of the space, but they payed no mind to it as it got comfortable, and began to casually observe everyone in the room, all without a seeming care in the world.

The paper read as follow:

This is what Yang has both requested and requires for his conditional obedience to you, Reiner. Sorry about this, but unless you want to deal with a very unreceptive and icy dragon, as hard as it is for me to say this, you will have to get these items. Given your...resourcefulness, you should be able to get the funds to buy these items....or outright steal them, as you are want to. Best of luck to you, my friend: Lindworm

Items Needed

Deluxe Mineral Oil and Fine Terry Cloath rag: to polish and groom Yang's scales beyond their normal sparkliness. Yes, its natural, don't question it.
Top of the Line, Highly Nutritous, Energy Pack Dragon type Rations: To sastify his specific dietary needs, and help grow his power further.

Leftovers: They want the ability to continuely heal of damage in and out of battle, rather than rely on potion and Pokémon Centers.

The First Move (Action) in Combat: He wants to access the situation first, then employ what he thinks will crush the enemy. He'll listen to your orders, but he also wants to make his will known as well.

Cost of Oil and Food: $10000 Poke (You already have the Leftovers, so I didn't factor that in the cost!) ; can be bought from a random Vendor at the Festival.

[Dragonstrike]

'Whoa...dang, the Elders certainly know how to breed 'em...'

That Aqua Tail usage was actually pretty clever...and very, very appreciated by both him and Emily.

But wow, Reiner hadn't expected Dragonair to...well...read him so perfectly...he could feel the dragon's presence throughout his entire being...there was no secret he could hide from this majestic dragon...and it didn't melt or take over the Dragonair's mind just from contact with Reiner's mind, either, which was certainly impressive in its own right...training the Dratini line was surely going to be a VASTLY different experience compared to raising the Horsea line...

After Reiner's caught his breath, he cracks a smile when Yang is done with speaking.  "Of course, Yang, I understand.  I have the utmost respect for pokemon such as yourself, and I'll do my best to prove myself worthy of your strength."

Oh?  A note?  Must be from Lindworm...let's see here...Deluxe Mineral Oil, Fine Terry Cloth Rag, High Quality Dragon Rations, Leftovers, First Action in battle...well, he at least had one of those things already, courtesy of Raijin and Archie.  The care items could likely be found in the festival pretty easily too...well, that shopping list didn't look too hard to fill, even if it did sound a little...expensive.  Aside from maybe that first action in battle, but there were ways to try and bolster the odds of fulfilling that criteria...

"I'll work on obtaining these items for ya at the soonest opportunity.  In fact, I'm sure you'll be pleased to hear I've got one of them already."  He hands the Leftovers he'd obtained from Raijin to Yang.  "You're welcome to relax there for the time being.  I've still got a few things to discuss with Emily and Mew here, so it's no trouble.  We have a busy day ahead of us afterwards, though, so I hope you don't mind testing your battle prowess later."

He turns to Emily once more.  "Well then, he's very nice as far as Dragonair go, which I'm very happy to see and very appreciative of.  I've seen some really rowdy ones in my time.  What do you think of him, Emily?  If you want to draw him, maybe he'll agree to cooperating with ya for a little bit if you ask nicely and show him some of your other drawings."

[Lord Windos]

Yang used his tail to pick up the Leftovers from you palm, gave the regeneration it a once over glance, before they tucked it away....somewhere on thing long, sinuous being. At you relaxation suggestion, they just laid their head down upon one of the pillows and rested their eyes from a moment, but you doubted that he was resting so much as biding his time, waiting for the time which its power and interest would be put to good use. That, and his food and bathing oil. That too. Emily was more than pleased with the Dragonair's cleaning ministrations, and quickly went over to give it a hug...when the drakes tail gently but firmly moved to halt her motion, placing the tip on her chest before pushing her back a tad. Yang held no malice for the girl, but he didn't just let anyone touch his glittering body, not unless they were the Enemy, their Master, or whoever was assigned to oil and clean their body. Such was the way things were with him.

The girl looked a bit put off by the aloofness of the Dragonair, but they soon regained their cheerful smile and patted the tail instead, which a non-aggressive *Hmm* from the serpent as she backed away from them and turned back to you once more, twisting her hips back and forth in place. "Well, he won't accept hugs minster, but he doesn't seem grouchy or have a 'stick up somewhere unpleasent' like other Dragon types I've seen...not counting your Kingdra, oh course!" she said, earning an amused snort from Yang at being compared to other dragons. He was a supreme being and knew it, while other of its kind felt the need to prove such a thing. Reasonable....for one that is not absolutely certain of their power. "He's nice and gentle in his own way, though, even if he tries to hide it from you mister. As for drawing them, the last time I made a picture for something as pretty as them....it didn't turn out very well for the both of us. I'll show my pictures and see if he's interested, though, so thank you for the suggestion!"

Emily then went over to the table and picked up her art pad, before pulling up a chair beside the bed and began flipping through it to show the regal dragon. Yang lifted his head of the pillow and craned his neck to gaze upon her artwork, and was for his part mildly impressed by such a young woman's talent/skill in such a difficult field; perhaps she would be worthy of depicting him in his full glory.... Mew, taking the opportunity of the two being distracted, she floated off the pillow she was comfortably rest on and made her way torwards, and poked you in the nose a couple of time to get your attention. 'Alright, now that Mr. Godly has introduced himself to us, and is over their tied up with Emily now, mind telling me what REALLY brought you here. I'm starving for some interesting news, so try to keep your story condensed and to the point, for both your and mine sake. You have a lot of work to do, and I don't want to spend a half hour listening to the unabridged version of events of your morning and early afternoon.'

[Dragonstrike]

Mew, taking the opportunity of the two being distracted, she floated off the pillow she was comfortably rest on and made her way torwards, and poked you in the nose a couple of time to get your attention. 'Alright, now that Mr. Godly has introduced himself to us, and is over their tied up with Emily now, mind telling me what REALLY brought you here. I'm starving for some interesting news, so try to keep your story condensed and to the point, for both your and mine sake. You have a lot of work to do, and I don't want to spend a half hour listening to the unabridged version of events of your morning and early afternoon.'

'Well, get comfy, because we've got a few things to talk about concerning my newly acquired psychic powers.  Starting with what happened last night.  Before I encountered Mitchell Malcolm, I'd ended up in a rather...annoying battle with a drug addict and his mushroom pokemon.  Before Breloom slugged his former master and turned himself and his mushroom buddy over, though, I felt really, really strange.  I don't know if you noticed, but I had a splitting headache after that battle.  I was focusing on trying to figure out how to turn the battle around one moment, and the next, my pokemon were all surrounded in a faint aura of power.  I got really frustrated at Breloom and desired to punch it myself...and then it directly took a weak psychic attack soon afterwards.  The druggie thought he was just seeing things at first, but after that second occurrence, he was fairly certain I'm psychic.  And after what happened this morning, I can't say he's wrong...

'So, I said I almost got caught red-handed earlier.  That's because there was an officer by the name of Angelica with an unusually empathic Chansey on duty today.  Her Chansey got a little suspicious of my cats and me, and they managed to catch Weavile and Felicia in the act of snatching a Big Nugget when they got a little excited at nabbing such a valuable item.  I almost managed to convince her that it was nothing more than having a little difficulty with getting a disobedient, stray Persian to abandon her old habits, which isn't entirely wrong, but Chansey wasn't buying it.  So Angelica had Chansey read my intentions, and I had no problems with that because I figured I could hide them.  It wasn't my first rodeo with psychic and empathic pokemon, after all.

'But it didn't go as expected...instead of throwing off the Chansey and convincing the officer that nothing was wrong, the duo started feeling a little strange...I took the opportunity to lead them to a quiet, out of the way seat to divert the attention I'd drawn from a few passerby and figure out what in the heck just happened...but it wasn't so much leading them as it was them following orders.  It seems I'd accidentally brainwashed them or something just by letting Chansey attempt to read my emotions...which is a good thing in a few ways considering my line of work, though it's still a little disturbing...particularly since the effect doesn't seem to be waning.  They're probably still out there, ready to take orders from me at a moments notice...

'So...yeah...I seem to have access to a few psychic attacks now, from what I can tell...not 100% sure which ones they are, but...well, that's why I'm asking you about it.'

[Lord Windos]

Mew was oddly silent throughout the whole conversation, not interjecting or making quips at your expense as you explain you new psychic powers and invaritebly brainwashing a couple of poor police officers (Angelica looks a lot like Mercy from Overwatch, just more robust in the thighs, legs, and arms, btw) , before they vocally said "Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew...." and put their paws over their eyes in a remarkably human gesture of exasperation. You are not sure if they learned if from your kind, or if it was the other way around, but its meaning was loud and clean to you regardless of tis origin.

'By all the grace of Arceas  the First, what the hell did I do to you to make you a Psychic?! All I did when I originally meet you was establish a slight connection between us, nothing that would have lead to this type of transformation! Ugh....maybe Giovanni was right in some aspects. WHATEVER I did to you during our fight when I briefly went out of control- tell Felicia she has my 'thanks' for that -, its caused all sorts of strange and arcane change within the both of us. I'm borderline powerless for a Legendary now, and you seem to be developing all sorts of odd tricks, like the Ability to use Confusion and Calm Mind. Urggg....since you managed to take control of two individuals mind on accident no less when they went digging where they didn't belong, you have ALSO replicated my mental defenses measures as well, so you could probably pull of using the move Trick as well. Graaaah....nothing makes sense about this, I never experienced or encounterd something like this. This is new territory to me as you, Reiner, so there is not much insight I can offer for your situation. All I know to tell you is that you have apparently become the world's strongest Psychic Trainer on top of being a Dragon one SOMEHOW.

If I had to take a shot in the dark, which I do, I say that you can probably use each your new found powers once a day before you burn out like me, so don't go over that limit unless you are a closet masochist. As for you....new allies, you can probably do what I did to people that tried and failed to probe my mind: control them. Right now, since this was a freak accident, your influence is likely weak in them, but its enough to get them to do simple task for you. As time goes by and you continue to exert your power over them, they'll grow more competent and intelligent, until the only way you can tell them apart from someone else is the glowing eyes. Get some sunglasses for the both of them, and that should solve that issue. Problem is....I don't think you just brainwashed them into compliance or following your commands. Since this was just happenstance and both of them remained in contact with your mind for what you described as a LONG time , I think your influence will slowly override their very being until you have someone that is completely and unequivocally loyal, loving, and happy to be your....well, slave really. They'll still be just as intelligent and retain their original personality, and can maintain their old interactions and connection with friends and family just as well....but you will litteraly became the most important person in existence, and will do any and all things you ask of them. If you want them to give you thier Pokémon to you and slit their throat, they would do both with an ecstatic smile on thier face with no hesitation. Ask them to kill thier family and friends, and they won't even ask why, they'll just want to know how you want it done and how quick they must be. The process will be slow, and normally would be reversible  if treated early on, but since YOU did this by complete accident somehow,  by the time I could teach you how to undo this mess, it would be too late. Haaa....I hope you enjoy Thrawls , Reiner, because you have one for the rest of your life now....'

The divine feline let out an aggrevated sigh at this revelations, her tail lashing back and forth as random objects in the room started to wobble around in response to their power.  To say they were displeased by these unexpected surprised drop in both of your laps would be putting it lightly. Meow.

[Dragonstrike]

Oh...so it would be permanent...oh dear...

Well, on the bright side, having an insider in the Police force was certainly a benefit for Team Rocket's operations...and it's a good thing Reiner carries around plenty of spare sunglasses since they tend to break so easily...he'd have to hand a few pairs to Angelica on the sly as soon as he was done here...this was probably something he was going to have to inform Proton and the boss about directly if he needed to explain what the heck had just happened...he could make this work...even though it was incredibly awkward in a lot of ways...making it seem normal and treating it as such was going to be the most difficult part...

Hmmm...speaking of unlocking and developing weird tricks...Reiner discretely reaches into his bag and pulls out the Extra Rare Candy to show Mew.

'Mew, do you know what kind of effect this might have on unlocking potential?  I know that Extra Rare Candies can make a pokemon subtly stronger if they're already strong, but what if there was power locked away or still developing?'

He was curious to see what Mew knew of the treat.  He was mostly asking for Mew's sake, but if it couldn't help her regain a little of her former power...well, thinking about it, doesn't that last part he mentioned apply to him now as well?  Hmmm...

[Lord Windos]

Mew seemed even more startled about the Extra Rare Candy, and quickly snatch from you hand and gave it a sniff, before recoiling away from it like it was trying to Bite her. Placing it back in your hand, the psychic kitty massaged it head with their pink paws, before they got back to you on your question. 'Haaa.....well, I did said I wanted to be told interesting things, but seesh Reiner. Extra Rare Candies can unlock all sorts of Suprises withing a Pokémon ('Discuss your idea(s) in the Meta thread, Dragonstrike!' Mew says, breaking the fourth wall briefly) , but on a human....hmm. Normally, it would just boost one of you attributes extremely high, possibly beyond what is normal for a human, but for a Psychic like you...it would possibly enhance one of your existing powers, or give you more uses of them per day. Confusion would become Psychic, Calm Mind becomes Zen State (Boost INS and DEX by 1), and Trick becomes Magic Trick (Outright steals an item, rather than switch them). If it just expands your overall psychic power over a move, it would most likely give you double uses of it per day. Oh, and in case you didn't see from my reaction, I really don't want to eat that. Rare Candies and similar items make me sick to the stomach; the smell alone is completely offputing. Besides, it would only make me stronger as I am NOW, rather than make any progress towards regaining my full power. That will take a heck of a lot of time, and I'm afraid their are no shortcuts to get to the end of this process...' she said, before glancing over at Emily to see if she was alright. From the looks of it, she had resumed drawing her picture of Porygon, but with Yang acting as an audience to her work, occasionally pointing out flaws or areas she could touch up upon. Well, they are getting along nicely!

[Dragonstrike]

'Fair enough, I suppose.  I appreciate the insight on its potential uses and effects.  I'll have to think carefully about how I want to use this since getting more would be nothing short of a miracle...'  Heck, maybe it could unlock the potential for him to use Teleport if things got dicey again...he certainly didn't want to risk relying on Mew for teleportation if he could help it...and it could certainly help him avoid the Malcolms for just a little bit longer if he had to...

Reiner glances over at Emily as well.  He smiles.  Yup, Yang was a pretty good pokemon, it seemed.  He was certain he would be able to get along well with the dragon.

'Again, thank you for keeping an eye on her, Mew.  I know being cooped up in here all day isn't exactly exciting.'

[Lord Windos]

Mew let out a small sigh at you gratitude, and politely waved you off, trying not to make a big deal out of this. 'It might be a bit too sedative for my tastes, but I like keeping the girl company anyway. Its something different than my usual antics, and she's so sweet I swear that if we were not inured to it by now, we would be comatose from the affection she keeps pouring out for us. Well, since everyone has been introduced, and I've explained everything to my best if thinly stretched abilities, I bet you are going to hit the streets once more and get some dirty work done. Just remember what I told you about your...Thrawl , and hopefully get started on taming that Dragonair of your. Honestly, they remind me of Raquaza with the way they act, sheesh!' Mew said, before they floated back over to their pillow to law down, only to find that Yang was using it as a cushion!

With a ticked off look on her face, the psychic feline moved the serpent out of the way and reclaimed their rightful throne, giving the dragon a molifiying glare. They briefly diverted their gaze from Emily's artwork (Which they were once again totally absorbed in, occasionally absent mindedly plucking some meat out of that ration can and snacking on it) to the Legendary, before they shrugged and promptly went back to ignoring them. Mew was.....unhappy about that, to be blunt, but they choose not to make a scene and instead just got comfortable before turning invisible. The little miss and Yang might get along, but it looks like a rivalry is forming between the two might Pokémon. Oh my.

Wednesday Evening

When you eventually leave your room and return to the festival, you find that Erika has left Agemi's company, and was instead mostly by herself and hanging out in the shade of a Tea Shop. Strans himself seemed to be finishing the final touches on setting up the podium/stage , and you estimated that his Presentation/Demostrasion is just about to get started, and security was far lighter than it had been all day. Angelica (Who you seem to be innately aware of her presence now within a given area...) was currently enjoying a light meal at the Tamayaki Stand with her Chansey, and seemed to be make friendly conversation to anyone that desired to listen to her. Right now she was acting normal (or 'normal' as described by Mew, but you couldn't tell at this point), but the moment you go over there to 'introduce' yourself, you have the premenition things will resume as they once....

Buying the Dragonair Items won't cost an Encounter slot, since because I said so. Same with giving orders to Angelica. All other encounters are the same, but Erika is FINALLY alone and apart from the busy crowds and people, and Agemi is about to begin their show. What happens in the future remains to be seen....