Shadow Fire

Silver came close to the exit of the cave when something made him freeze. "No..." he choked out, kneeling down to pick up a dark garment. "It can't be..." Standing back up, he examined the garment closer. His eyes widened, then narrowed when he saw a big red "R" imprinted on it. "So..." he hissed. "They're back."

As Silver glanced at the Monster Ball containing his new Lapras, he couldn't help but snicker. "This day just keeps getting better..." he purred to himself. "I wonder what other Pokemon I can get." Snappy sounded his support, following his master as they left the hidden cove. 'Next stop, Azalea Town.'

The red-haired boy took a deep breath, before launching a Monster Ball. The ball landed and out came a Gastly. "Gastly..." he called out, smirking. "Mean Look!" The ghost Pokemon gave its own little smirk, turning its attention to the Lapras. "Gastly..." it purred, eyes glowing ominously. "Gaaaaaaaaaastlyyyyyyyyyy..." The Lapras was terrified, unable to escape. Out of desperation, it tried to use an Ice Shard attack, but Gastly easily dodged, moving in close and licking the Lapras' face. Paralysed, the poor Pokemon could only watch as Silver's malicious smirk widened, before he threw a Monster Ball right at the frightened Pokemon. The capsule ensnared the majestic creature without hassle, and though it tried to escape, it was no match. "You're mine..." Silver purred as the Monster Ball containing his new acquisition returned to his hand. "...all mine." Gastly gave its own smirk, before returning to its own capsule.

Silver made his way through the Union Cave, Snappy toddling behind in silence. It took them a while to get through the cave, but finally, they'd made it to a hidden cove. Silver's eyes bogged out. "Is that..." he breathed. "A Lapras?"

Silver had taken a little detour through Union Cave, having heard strange noises coming from within. "Toto..." Snappy said, liking the way his voice echoed throughout the cave. "...dile!" The red-haired boy swung his glance down to the little crocodile Pokemon, his eyes narrowing slightly. "What are you squeaking about?" he hissed. "Show some restraint! I wanna know what the source of that noise is, and if you keep that racket up, I won't get to..." The Totodile snapped his jaws together, looking a little bit upset. Silver's glare softened a little bit, before he gave a grunt and held out a bit of Pokemon food, which Snappy grabbed, giving a quietened thanks. 'Now... I wonder... it's a Pokemon... but I wonder what it is...'

Granted, you won the game, but in acknowledging that, you just lost the game. I wish something.

Silver gave a malicious snarl, before using his Escape Rope, vanishing quickly. Reappearing at the foot of the tower, he cast a vicious glare up towards the top. "I'll show you..." he hissed. "Strength... power... they are everything. Just you wait. I'll crush you under my shoes. C'mon Snappy. We're getting out of here." Snappy glanced up at his trainer and nodded, toddling after him.

In other news, Malqua is now a member of the group.

Silver had finished the battle, and was victorious. He and Snappy grinned at one another. "You showed us what you got, and it is indeed good..." the sage said in his mysterious voice. "Take this Technical Machine. However, you should care more about your Pokemon. The way you treat your Pokemon can be too harsh... Remember, Pokemon are not tools of war..." Silver snorted and made to leave. However, he noticed Ethan behind him, and with a glare on his face, stalked towards him. "Humph!" he hissed. "He calls himself the Elder, but he was no match for me. Sure enough, those who lecture how you should be nice to Pokemon... they cannot defeat me. All I care about are strong Pokemon that win every time. The rest of them don't mean anything to me." The red-haired boy began to fumble about in his bag for a moment, before bringing out an Escape Rope.

Silver continued to battle his way up the tower, and finally had made it to the master. With a smirk, the red-haired boy cast a glance at his active Pokemon. The Totodile gave his own grin up at his trainer. "Okay..." Silver muttered. "We've finally arrived. Now, let's take this guy down."

Granted, but it explodes in someone's face. You just ruined the start of their year and they probably didn't deserve it. If they did though... I wish that I didn't make this wish.

Granted, but we're all fucked next year. =P I wish that the next person who posts after me gets their wish granted.

Silver made his way up the tower, defeating trainer after trainer. He still only had Snappy, and was at a type disadvantage to the many Bellsprout the sages had. However, his will to win was enough to allow him his victories. "Good, Snappy..." the red-haired boy smirked after another win. "You just keep getting stronger and stronger." The Totodile snapped his jaws in pride. "Totodile!" he chirped. "Toto..." Continuing onward, he'd made it to the third floor, not knowing that a certain someone had just entered the tower.

Granted, but yours was terrible. An elephant flattened your letterbox. No more mail for you. I wish for more wishes.

Hey, guys... it's now 2011. The past year went by exceptionally fast. I just hope that everyone had a great new year celebration. Also, we have a new administrator... or rather... the return of an administrator. That's right, Naxylldritt has returned to the administration team. This puts us back to 4 administrative users. Very soon, I may be recruiting for positions, so keep a heads up. In closing, I hope everyone had a great 2010, and that 2011 will be an even better year. Hopefully, we'll see some progress with projects. Peace out.

Well, all you had to do was ask. Also, you need your eyes checked. You DO have administrator powers. I just gave them to you...

OFF TOPIC: Look at you. Using quotes from the games. lol I stopped doing that, mainly because I couldn't be buggered to look through the game files. Some time later, Silver managed to tear his eyes away from the scenery of the tower, and return to his real agenda. "There's a guy who possesses the power to teach Pokemon a special skill..." he murmured to himself. "I want it... so I guess I'll have to battle him for it. Let's go, Snappy." The Totodile gave a soft noise of agreement, before toddling off after his trainer.

Granted, but they are months old, with maggots wriggling around. Damn, I'm hungry. I wish I could fly.

Silver was amazed at the appearance of the towns in the Johto region. Before long, he found himself in front of Sprout Tower. "Wow..." he breathed. "I never expected to see places like this." Snappy looked up at his trainer, tilting his head to the side. "Toto..." he said. "...toto...dile?" Silver smirked down at the Totodile, who blinked back. "I see you're still out of your Monster Ball..." he chuckled. "I suppose you can stay out. After all, you have gained many victories already. C'mon... let's go check out this tower."

Lyra gave a slight smile. "I know you..." she whispered. "When you lie, your eyes dim in colour." With those words, she pressed a finger to her lips, indicating she'd say nothing about Ethan's little white lie. Then, she left, allowing Professor Elm to speak with the raven-haired boy. -- Meanwhile, Silver had made it to Violet City, managing to crush every trainer he came up against.

After the police officer left, Lyra took Ethan to the side. "Ethan..." she mumbled so that nobody but her and Ethan would hear. "You didn't... lie to the police... did you?" The girl was expressing her concern for her neighbour... and friend.

Just when all hope seemed lost, the doors to the lab flew open, and Ethan's neighbour, a young girl called Lyra, came rushing in. "Wait!" she shouted. "Ethan didn't do it! I saw a strange boy with long red hair peeking into the lab this morning." Meanwhile, Silver had managed to defeat his opponent, smirking in triumph. "Good work, Snappy..." he said. "You did good this time." Snappy gave a cheeky grin of his own, snapping his jaws in victory.

Silver quickly took Snappy to the Pokemon Centre, impatiently pacing back and forth. Finally, although not very long had actually passed, the Totodile was back up on his feet. Giving a hurried thanks to Nurse Joy, Silver recalled Snappy to his Monster Ball and left. 'Snappy, you were defeated by a Pokemon with a type disadvantage... Insulting.' Noticing a trainer nearby, Silver stopped and smirked. "Okay, Snappy..." he purred. "It's time for you to prove that we are a fearsome group... That I can be assured you are worthy of being my Pokemon. Hey, kid! A battle, now!"

Silver quickly took Snappy to the Pokemon Centre, impatiently pacing back and forth. Finally, although not very long had actually passed, the Totodile was back up on his feet. Giving a hurried thanks to Nurse Joy, Silver recalled Snappy to his Monster Ball and left. 'Snappy, you were defeated by a Pokemon with a type disadvantage... Insulting.' Noticing a trainer nearby, Silver stopped and smirked. "Okay, Snappy..." he purred. "It's time for you to prove that we are a fearsome group... That I can be assured you are worthy of being my Pokemon. Hey, kid! A battle, now!"

Silver didn't get very far before realising he had dropped something important. Stopping in panic, he turned around, only to notice Ethan glancing at... "Hey, that trainer card!" he called out, rushing back over. "It's mine!" Grabbing it back, his eyes widened. "Oh, no..." he moaned in exasperation. "You saw my name! Oh well, it's not like it really matters anyway. All that should matter to you is that I will crush you." With those words, he rushed off once again.