Route 292: Lumeloch to Quakesburg

[pokemonleague]

The road to Quakesburg City is one of the shortest commutes (distance wise) in the entire region of Bohren, but it is also one of the most difficult. The terrain is filled with rocks and caves and high mountian peaks. The road is rarely straight and more or less weaves in and around. Toward the center of the trip there is a pokemon center, but that is all that is along the way.

The road to Quakesburg is a dangerous one...and is not to be taken lightly. At the end of the road there is a a giant cave opening, leading directly into the city itself.

Pokemon on Route 292
Common: Diglett, Geodude, Onix, Paras, Rattata, Spearow.

Uncommon: Phanpy, Hippopotas, Barboach,

Rare: Skarmory, Beldum, Clefairy.

Items: Moon Stones, fossils (all kinds), basic trainer supplies are sometimes lost in cracks and small caves.

All pokemon may be caught here. The RTF are minimal in the area, keeping a close eye on the Skarmory, as they are a protected species. Those that have a red bracelet around their leg may not be caught as they are protected and currently have chicks.

Points of Interests:
-Clefairy Cave: an area where many Clefairy live, here they keep moon stones which they guard heavily, though there have been a few that have been known to escape.
-Fossil Flat: Directly next to the Pokemon center, large flat space with multiple caves has been cleared and is used to dig for fossils. Trainers may pay a flat rate of 500 to attempt to find fossils. Fossils which may be found include Root Fossil, Dome Fossil, Claw Fossil and Helix Fossil.

Comments

[thereaper]

There was a part of Dist that very much enjoyed wandering around and seeing how people treated him when they didn't know who he was. That and sitting around in the gym constantly was incredibly boring and he needed to get out occasionally.

So, he had decided to wander and see what other trainers were up to. He knew that there was a Pokémon professor in Lumeloch, so walking that path should give him a chance to inspect starting trainers. Corax had flown him there and was currently circling the area high up in the sky, occasionally dropping down to perch on his arm for a bit.

Because walking around with a powerful, evolved Pokémon of your type was a great way of hiding your identity.

[headshotsavvy]

Elijah, however, wasn't interested in hiding his identity at all. He loved following the circuit of trainers, seeing them grow along with their pokemon as they made their way closer to his own gym. He was currently riding along atop Bobby/Bruce/Steve, though the sun was getting high overhead and he was thinking of taking a short rest soon.

And then he caught sight of Dist. Oh, Dist. Wearing his usual ridiculous outfit and parading around with an extremely high-level pokemon. At least Elijah had the sense to keep a low profile while scouting possible new trainers. He and Bobby/Bruce/Steve pulled up alongside the other gym leader.

"Well. Wasn't expecting to see you on this route, mate. Nice buncha kids this go-round, yeah?"

[thereaper]

Dist glanced back, then up, smirking a bit as he saw who it was.

"I got bored. I like what I see so far, though; it's been a while since I've had to try to beat a trainer. I haven't even given out a badge in months." Of course, the last few badges he'd given out were using his beginner's team, so it didn't much bother him that he had to actually admit that someone else won. It wasn't a real battle until he took out his Tyranitar.

[headshotsavvy]

"Ya got bored," Elijah echoed with a smirk, looking down at Dist over the rims of his sunglasses. "Mate, you are the oddest man I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. But yeah. I agree. This bunch'll give us more of a run for our money than we've been getting lately."

As the two highest level gyms and the last two on the circuit, Elijah felt they had something of a shared mission. It was their job, more than any of the other gyms, to prepare the new trainers for the Elite Four.

[thereaper]

Well, that was what Elijah thought. Dist simply enjoyed winning, especially when it was on paper that he won.

"I did get bored, yes. No one ever comes to Umberville, and I can only fiddle with my experiments so much before I have to let them run on their own; being a genius, they don't strictly need to be monitored constantly."

Corax decided to pick that moment to come back down, and Dist grinned. "We could have a quick battle here, you know. One on one."

[needsteaplz]

Saori let her Yanma, Tonbo, out to stretch his wings and fly around as she made her way down the route. Occasionally, he'd fly back to where his trainer was to check on her before zipping off.

A few moments later, she needed a break and sat down on a large rock. Tonbo landed right next to her. "You're tired too huh? You can rest now." He gave a pleased chirp before returning back to his pokeball. Saori picked out another ball attached to her hip.

"Okay Kai, you can come out, but please behave." She let out the Luxray who shook out his mane before sitting next to her. He did stay quiet until his ears perked up to the sound of someone approaching and he growled loudly.

[sky_sharkling]

"Gia wait up!"

The call echoed ahead in the rocky surroundings, before the called Gible popped into view. She had no qualms about wandering over to the human and Luxray (avoiding the Luxray slightly) and peering up at them curiously. She didn't remember seeing the girl before, which meant new people. New people were fun.

The blue-haired teen that was her trainer appeared shortly after, out of breath. Gia was enjoying this far too much. "Gia...oh hi," Akito stammered, getting his breath back when he noticed the girl and Luxray. The Luxray was kind of awesome. He'd always wanted a Shinx. "Sorry if Gia was bothering you."

[needsteaplz]

Saori turned her head to the sound and saw the Gible from where they sat. Kai stopped growling when Saori gave him a look. Still, he leaned forward to sniff at Gia. It was his first time seeing a Gible before, so he was a little wary of her. He took a step back, figuring that the new pokemon was alright.

"Oh no, she wasn't a bother at all," she looked up and smiled at Akito. "I've never seen a Gible in person before. Is it alright to pet it?"

[sky_sharkling]

Gible chirped at the Luxray, wandering around him. She'd seen Luxrays before, but this one was new.

"Oh, that's good," he replied with a sigh. Gia always got so far ahead of him... "And sure. I don't think Gia will mind." The Gible agreed with that. She was enjoying this place.

[needsteaplz]

Kai's eyes followed Gia as she circled him. Well, she didn't look like a huge threat to her trainer, so he figured it would she would be alright.

"It's nice to meet you, Gia," she laughed as she pet the Gible. There was something very adorable about the land shark pokemon. She turned her attention to Akito. "I'm Saori and that's my Luxray, Kai."

This is so late, otl.

[tackylamps]

Sasha had, of course, arrived in Lumeloch hopelessly late. He'd even been too late to sign up for the tournament and had had to content himself with merely watching. That had, of course, done nothing for his self-esteem. Trainers who were most certainly better than him had been creamed in the very first rounds, for goodness sake!

Pest was trying to cheer him up, making funny faces and darting from tree to tree in order both to surprise him into being happy and keep mostly out of the sunlight. Considering that there weren't actually many trees where they were, this was easier said than done.

He happened on Saori quite by accident -- that is, he was busy swatting Pest away (he didn't much like being licked, no matter how good the pokemon's intentions were) that he ran smack into the other side of her rock. Whoops.

"...ouch."

Better late than never, /o/

[needsteaplz]

Saori jolted up from her spot and peaked over the rock to see what hit it. She jumped down to his side, naturally worried about Sasha, considered how loud that smack was.

"A-are you alright?" Oh, of course he wasn't, she mentally chided herself, he just ran right into a rock for crike's sake.

[brushiebrushie]

The big, flat rocks that lined either side of the road were perfect for murals. While Miyako set up a small campsite with what small provisions she had, her Smeargle busied himself with painting one of the rocks up to look like a perspective painting of a cave entrance. What Miya was protective of, though, was the big parcel tied up in a tablecloth that contained three big, round watermelons. She leaned back on her bag, and grinned.

"Doble! Let's cut this thing up! Waai!"

[pain_split]

"'Maaagious" she appeared almost as if from no where and started to circle the table and hover next to Miyako. She circled a few times, staring intently at the large watermelons. She looked back and Miyako and few times and then back at the watermelons.

"'Laaaasss" Frosslass soon to follow, hovered down from the sky and sat in front of the food elegantly. Eyeing Miyako and then back to the watermelons.

"NOIR!" Dusknoir flew from the sky and plopped around the melons, hard enough to make them shake a bit, and the ground round everyone.

The three pokemon eye Miyako as if they were waiting for her to make them a plate.

[brushiebrushie]

Miyako had procured a large stick with which she was going to break open the melons, and just as she was about to raise it up to come crashing down on the green and black globes, it came to her attention that she and Doble were definitely not alone. A little shiver ran down her spine, and she looked up. She and Doble had been joined by three new friends.

For a second Miya paused, and then nodded. "Definitely! You guys can share if you want," she said, and split the melon open. She had a kitchen knife, sure, but the stick was far more fun to start with. Her Smeargle clambered up her back and perched itself precariously on top of her head, watching both the watermelons and the other three newcomers. In a few seconds, the melon had been doled out, cut into sixths.

"I'm not very good at geometry, you see," she said with a grin. "Straight cuts are easiest, so someone will get two pieces from this one. We'll do Sumo to see who gets it!" It barely crossed her mind that these three were not natives of the area as far as she'd seen; if they were not attacking her directly, she was fine with sharing. One piece for everyone present.

[pain_split]

The pokemon all nodded in thanks and started to munch down. Mismagious and Froslass were being polite and eating like ladies, but Dusknoir was being nothing but a lady. He munching in hard, eating the rind as well. Once he finished he looked to Miyako with hungry eyes, "Nooiiir~" it moaned quietly. Mismagious eyed over at him and whipped him on the back of the head with a shadow she pulled off of a nearby rock.

[brushiebrushie]

She giggled. "It's okay, I have two more!" she said, and held the other two up to her chest. "How is it? Do I remind you of Nurse Joy?"

She set one down and picked the knife back up to cut the other one. "If you three want to hang out, I'm heading to the next tournament to find the best people to paint. I won't make you come if you don't want to, though." She doled out another piece to each of them, and grinned. "I hear there's a cake shop in the next town, too, but I don't have a dime, so..."

She leaned back on her pack and sighed. "Back in New Bark Town there were lots of people I could mooch from, but now out here, it's pretty desolate. That's why me and Doble can't afford to settle down for a while-- we don't have any supplies."

[serpentmaster]

The road was long and boring. The curves and slopes that the mountains had carved were annoying and Armonde forgot to pack the proper shows. Usually he would just ride his Steelyx through the mountains...but he had to remain...inconspicuous. He was sort of glad that he lost the tournament. He had reported all the information that he could gather about the leaders of the tournament circuit to Team Rocket, "Madam-mad!"

"Oh...I'm sorry Wormadam, I was lost in thought." he shook his head, Wormadam to his side shaking her head as well. She had tried to warn him about the battle and since then he hadn't been right. Contentiously day dreaming and cursing to himself about, "Not fair, just utter Rapidash Dung." Except he didn't say dung.

"Thank you for your help today Wormadam." Sneaking into the lead office and getting that paperwork on all the competitors was more than enough help for Team Rocket. He smiled and patted her on the head.

"Wormaadam!" She nuzzled him with happiness. You can say what you want about him, but Armonde was still decent to his own pokemon.

[thereaper]

"Oh, there you are!"

This was certainly an interesting meeting. Dist wasn't expecting to see anyone he recognized, especially after running into Elijah. But this was interesting; it would give him a chance to do some gloating. Corax fluttered off to do a sweep of the area.

[serpentmaster]

"You have got to be kidding me." Armonde rolled his eyes and shook his head. Of all people that he could run into. He would have rather run into a heard of oncoming Taurus then have to deal with Dist.

"Madam." she looked away dramatically. Wormadam was protective of Armonde, sort of a motherly figure and she could feel Armonde's distaste.

"So what have you been stalking me or something?" He wasn't happy that he had out Wormadam, he was hoping to keep her a secret for the world, but oh well. What else could he do.

[thereaper]

"Stalk? Why, of course not; I never stalk. I got a bit bored and thought I'd walk the route, keep an eye on the upcoming trainers. This was purely a chance meeting."

And it was true! Dist couldn't be expected to remember every little trainer he defeated, after all. He grinned, winningly.

[shoothimfirst]

Tobias thought that following the trainers along their route would be quite beneficial to himself, perhaps he'd even get involved in the league challenges. For now, though, he was more interested in the types of Pokemon he could catch here. A Skarmory would benefit him greatly as he'd never owned a Steel-type before. A Clefairy would be interesting to keep around as well.

For now, he went on in the cave, looking for the rarest types to be found. Perhaps he'd look at the Fossil Flat later; fossils were something he'd seen before but never dealt with...The Pokemon that could be obtained were definitely to his interest.

[pain_split]

Viktor had finally gathered his pokemon after feasting on more watermelon than he had ever eaten in his life. Completely full all his pokemon had returned back to their pokeballs, except Persian who liked to walk after eating. She had decided that they were going to explore some caves, although Viktor really didn't need any new pokemon, he still enjoyed exploring caves, and maybe it lead to Quakesberg...he was almost there...he thought...Viktor hadn't traveled on this side of Bohren in a long while, he was from the most western peninsula after all.

"Permrow." she looked up at Viktor and lifted her paw forward.

"Oi! It's that Medic!" he looked down at Persian, "The one that one the Chingling." He thought back to when he saw the egg hatch...the Medic did not seemed pleased. Maybe the pokemon had grown on him, "Oi! Medic!"

[shoothimfirst]

Before that oh so irritating call came to Tobias's ears, he had released said Chingling from its pokeball. He hadn't bothered to nickname it yet or to do anything with it other than keep it contained so it didn't start making noise.

With an involuntary cringe, he turned to face Viktor.

"Can I help you? I am not on duty at zhe moment."

[pain_split]

Viktor caught up, Persian at his heels. She walked over to the Chingling and began to sniff it a little. She wasn't fond of children, but she had dealt with them before, "Ah! No I don't need any healing at this moment. I was just..." He looked at Persian who occupied with the Chingling, "...well...I don't know what I wanted...I suppose a traveling partner! I assume you're headed to quakesberg."