I watch as the girl throws the pokéball at my head.
I'm too surprised to dodge... nah that's honestly a lie. I was too busy staring at the Pikachu which seemed to be hoping for any excuse to fry me into oblivion.
I'm technically a trainer and also a Pokémon. So... what exactly does that mean for me if I get hit by a pokéball?
The ball gets closer and closer. I'm waiting for it to open. ... and wait.... and .... SMACK
The ball collides with my forehead and all I can think before I pass out is... what the hell, was it just a painted rock?
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I wake up some time later in the arms of a young girl.. she smells nice at least. I keep my eyes almost completely shut to avoid attention and think about my options. I'm injured and tired and most importantly, somehow still alive.
I get the feeling that I'm being taken somewhere to be looked after. This little girl is a saint. I listen to the girls talking and realise with surprise that I can understand them.
"Jess, that's a wild Pokémon you have in your arms right there. We are in a Black Zone. It's probably a cute fluff ball of murder and i'm getting some seriously creepy vibes from it."
Okay so the girl holding me is Jess, that's one tidbit of information. The other is that they think i'm cute but are scared i'm going to murder them in their sleep.
Not really the most inaccurate thought for a trainer to think given all the Pokémon i've encountered out here so far are all mostly blood thirsty bastards.
So I just need to show them I'm not going to hurt them and maybe get this girl to take care of me?
"Also why do you want this Pokémon? It's clearly the runt of the litter."
How dare you... i'ma murder you.... .. jokes.
Jess squeezes me tighter... Ugh... can't... breathe, I think i'm turning blue.. nope nevermind i'm already purple... it's too late for me folks my time is up.
"I don't know about that, he's super cute and where did that explosion come from earlier? I'm betting he's got some firepower laser beams of death. I just need to make sure he can be tamed!"
Anna seems annoyed but doesn't say much else about the matter.
"And we have some of the strongest people in the world with us, I'm sure they can deal with a little Seel, even if he has beams of death. He can't be that strong either since he didn't fight off those ice Pokémon either."
Yeah that's right ladies... I'm harmless, let me liveeee, stop squeezing meeeeeee!!!
Anna turns to look at the baby Seel. She stares at it and notices that it's breathing has increased and it has a distinct look of discomfort at being hugged so tight.
"Well I think your little teddy is awake. At least he's not trying to escape or bite you, just playing dead whilst you crush him to death."
Ahhh sheet. How could she tell? I slowly and hesitantly open my eyes to stare back at the other girl. Something about her seems strange. Almost a sort of kinship, I'm not quite sure what to make of it. On the other hand Jess is just warm and seems like a sweet girl, with a powerful grip. The perfect target to tempt into not making me into a tiny fur pelt.
I look upwards at Jess and give her the big 1-2 of puppy dog eyes and a soft "Seel?". `Refer to image in Pre-Chapter autor notes`
Jess gushes. "Oh my god, it's so damn cute, no way is he going to hurt us. Look at him! ANNA!!! He's adorable."
With that Jess hoists me in front of her friend in what I can only describe as a Lion king grip. My tail dangling beneath me as I fix Anna with the best puppy dog eyes I can muster.
Anna scrutinises me for a while and I do nothing but stare.
"It looks like a she to me."
Mother fucker --- i'm gonna ..... be harmless. I'm a calm pond, see no ripples here.
"Nah it's a boy, can't you see his wee wee?"
I'm getting manhandled... stop touching me in the wrong places. I'm no pedo, I am definitely not going to get off being touched by strange children, STAHP!.
I'm lucky, the girls are interrupted in examining me by some trainers jumping off the ship and approaching them, a scarred older man in a red gym outfit walks onto the ice next to them. He seems familiar.
I hear a loud *THUD* behind him and try to see past him as to what that black slab of mass is.
"Girls are you okay? We heard a loud explosion and some lightning crashing down from the sky."
Jess pipes up
"Yeah we are fine, I captured my first Pokémon.... look!"
Jess continues to hold me in a Lion king posture. I'm too distracted to care, trying to figure out what that black thing is.
Kabu walks around to look at me from different angles and I'm finally able to see what was standing behind him.
A GIANT FREAKING BLACK DRAGON is glaring at me. He looks hungry and angry at the same time. I've heard of resting bitch face but now i've seen resting HANRGY face.
*DING - Baby doll eyes learned - Lowers the target's Attack - 0 Mp used*
The Charizard seems very very very angry now. I'm pretty sure it know I used a move on it. Kabu calms his dragon and looks back at the girls.
"Well he looks different from any Seel I've ever encountered. He also looks pretty worn out and injured. Lets get him and you girls up on deck to check him over. Also Jessica?"
"Yes sir?"
"Congratulations on your first Pokémon!"
Anna gives Jess the stink eye but says nothing. Clearly unhappy at the prospect of a wild Pokémon being mistaken for a first capture.
"Thanks Kabu, I'll take great care of him. I'm going to feed him up so he's not so small and then I can use him in my training!"
Oh god, she's going to use me in battles. Fuck I don't want to fight the to death everytime. I hope battles are more tame than what I've been having to deal with out in the wilds, otherwise I'm going to escape the first chance I get.
Once upon the ship I can see more and more members come to approach me and stare at the new addition to their group.
I get placed on a bed… that rolls. Oh gawd… is this a stretcher? Deja vu! I’m normally the one putting people onto these things, not the other way around. This is humiliating… just let me walk!
I try to slide off the stretcher but the Pink haired nurse is having none of it. I’m in her care and a nurse joy never lets a charge walk away unhealed. A fat pink and white egg looking thing walks alongside the stretcher. My first view of a Chansey makes me realise that although some Pokémon are cute in the game, it doesn’t really seem to translate so well in real life.
She just looks like an obese sized pink ostrich egg with eyes and some random arms sticking out. To top it all off the Pink Egg has a white egg in her pouch like a mother kangaroo has just abducted a ducks clutch.
I am very curious to see how they are going to heal me. I can recall in the game I would get shoved into a Pokémon ball and then placed on a glowing bench. I really hope that is not the case as I really don’t think I'm going to fit into one of those things.
We continue to make our way deeper into the bowels of the ship. Finally arriving at an elevator which takes us down below deck. I’m wheeled out into a sterile operating room.
…. Please, don’t harvest my organs, I’m too cute to die or be mutilated.
I watch in abject terror as the previously ugly Chansey walks towards me…. Who am I kidding? It's still ugly.
Anyhow she starts to stare at me and glows. She has a look of concentration which I can only describe as a constipated clenching of her body. She then sighs seeing nothing happening.
Well that was a disappointment. She turns around to the nurse joy and shakes her head. Oh no, what I have has no cure!
The nurse just sighs and shoves a HP potion in my face and down my throat. I gag but the desired effect is achieved as I heal back to full health.
“That’s all I can do for this little guy. You should take him to bed to get some rest, or just store him in his Pokéball.”
Jess blushes and quickly thanks the nurse joy. She grabs me off the stretcher and carries me back to the elevator, Anna still in tow.
I can’t wait to go to sleep. However that is not to be as Jess takes me into the dining room. Some people are already sitting down to eat an early lunch. Jess puts me down and approaches one of the waiters and requests some Pokémon food for me.
I look around and spot a huge buffet of steaming delicious food. I notice that nobody is keeping an eye on me at the moment and I take the opportunity to dash towards the table.
I tense my body as much as I can in an attempt to climb the table. But… yeah…. No hands.
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The table is almost like Gandalf with a staff preventing me from accessing my goal of yummy food.
THIS WILL NOT STAND.
WACK ….. CRASH
Anna and Jess turn around along with the waiter to see a collapsed buffet table and a little Seel covered in Corphish Bisque happily lapping up as much as I can.
I don’t care that I’ve been burned from the heat of this food. Irrelevant, and totally worth it. The best tasting food in both worlds. Bliss, I can die a happy man/Pokémon.
The girls burst into laughter and the waiter just looks on, both amused and annoyed at the mess that I've made.
With contentment and to avoid getting yelled at I think it is time for me to REST!
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The girls return to the training area whilst the Seel’s unconscious and loudly snoring body is carried along for the ride. Bits of food are stuck in his fur but he’s dead to the world right now.
They head into the nearest communal bath and dump the sleeping Seel into the water. Anna walks off as she has had enough of the little shit for one day. Jess is still infatuated with her new Pokémon and studiously scrubs his coat with Pokémon shampoo and conditioner. It regains it’s shiny texture and sparkles in the light.
From a blood soaked, food covered dirty Seel to an immaculately clean looking Pokémon, still small but certainly looking far more presentable now.
Jess rejoins Anna outside in the training area.
“Kabu, do you mind if I take some time off to go talk to Professor Oak to get her opinion on my new capture. There are a few things that just don’t seem normal about him.”
Kabu: “That’s fine with me Jessica. Anna can stay behind and continue with the day's planned lesson. I’m sure she will catch you up on what is missed at a later date. You should be able to find Professor Oak in the research lab.
Jess heads to an area of the ship deep in its bowels. The research lab is cold, sterile and brightly lit. It is also a hub of activity and strange experiments. She approached one of the white coated researchers.
“Excuse me, where can I find Professor Oak?”
He doesn’t even bother to turn around, so engrossed with his work is he. He points towards a private room with large letters on the door reading PROFESSOR OAK.
Ugh so obvious. Jess approaches and knocks on the door.
“Come in”
Jess walks through to a veritable mess of papers strewn about EVERYWHERE. Literally everywhere, the floor, the walls, the ceiling, the chairs. The only spot where there is no paper is the desk.
“Sorry for disturbing you, is now a bad time?”
Kelly doesn’t look up as she stares at the wall which has a map of their progress and intended destination. Little red pins are stuck on the wall and question marks are littered around it as well.
Kelly sighs and turns around. Before she can say anything she lays eyes on the little snoring Seel in Jess’s hands.
“Holy shit… where did you find it?! Do you even know what that is?!”
Jess jumps in fright at the undivided attention and slowly takes a deep breath to calm her nerves.
“Well Professor, not really. I came here to ask you about him actually. He’s my first Pokémon but Anna says he is stunted.”
The professor looks at the girl searchingly. She holds out her arms and the Seel is deposited into her grasp. The professor takes some time looking at the Pokémon and then heads to the back of her office to grab a pen and paper. She starts to scribble on it, occasionally looking towards the sleeping Seel as she writes.
“Absolutely fascinating, how astonishing! What an amazing specimen”
Jess has had enough of standing at the door awkwardly and she idles over to stand behind the professor to see what she is writing. Unfortunately the handwriting of the professor is illegible.
Jess tries to gain more information by prompting the professor.
“Excuse me, but what is fascinating, astonishing and amazing?”
The professor stops writing, turns around and looks up at the girl.
“I’m sorry dear, I was too distracted. I forgot you were there. To put it simply your Pokémon looks like a variant. Similar to how you can get both ice and fire Vulplix. I’m not too sure what type he is however the purple usually indicates either fairy, psychic, dragon or poison. I don’t suppose you are willing to give him to me for research purposes?”
Jess looks horrified. “NO HE’S MINE!”
Kelly smiles and gives off a light chuckle, unphased about her outburst “Didn’t think so, that’s fine. However I think it would be a good idea to do some tests on him when he is awake and also routinely say once a month?”
Jess quickly agrees and the Professor promises to come to the next training session to observe the little Pokémon.
With that sorted Jess quickly find a reason to exit the research lab.
Jess returns in time for the lesson with Kabu just wrapping up.
Lucky for her..... it's time for Physical training with Foul.
"Argh... why couldn't I have just taken longer down stairs!"
Foul grins as he presents each of the girls with a weight pack to wear.
"It's your lucky day girls, today we are going to celebrate the capture of Jess's first Pokémon with a rammped up training lesson! Wooooo!"
The girls both groan and Anna send Jess death glares.
"Why you have to do me like this? I haven't got my first Pokémon yet! Still i'm going to suffer for your acquisition of a little teddy bear."
Jess sticks out her tongue at Anna. "Worth it, 100% worth it!"
Jess is motivated thinking about the little Seel and refuses to put him down for the majority of the training session.
Afterwards Anna panting and sweaty jumps on Jess and they both fall onto the ground in an undignified heap. Jess protectively preventing the little Seel from getting squashed.
"What was that for!"
Anna just gives her a grin as she untangles herself from Jess. "Payback for that routine, that damn Seel better be worth it.
Jess has a massive grin. "Considering the professor doesn't think he's a runt just a variant Pokémon... yes he's totally worth it. Even if he wasn't.. still worth it. Cutest thing i've ever laid eyes on.
The girls have a quick dinner and head to bed, exhausted.
Jess pulls the Seel into her embrace and gives him a big cuddle.
"Good night sweetie"
STATUS
TRAINER SEEL: LVL 5
Slots: 2/2
AVAILABLE MOVES: CAST 100MP, RECALL 100MP, CAPTURE 0 MP requires spare Pokémon slot and Pokémon to be injured enough to capture
Items: 6 x Potion's
Caught Pokémon: 2
Bonded Pokémon: 2
[SEEL - LVL 15]
[PSYCHIC/???]
[HP 300/300 MP 300/300]
STATUS: Sleeping
Lvl
Move
Use
Cost
12
SWIM
... to swim.. idiot
Uses 0 MP, requires some energy to use
3
Bite
Om nom nom
Empowered required 2 mp, unempowered 0
1
Struggle
Fight for your lifeee, wiggle like an epileptic
Uses 0 MP however causes recoil damage
4
Headbutt
Now that's using your head!
Uses 0 MP however causes recoil damage
9
Propel
Use your primary appendage to give yourself forward momentum
1 MP per use
1
Tourniquet
Apply pressure to a site to cut off circulation
No Mp per use however loss of use of the limb bound until tourniquet is removed
2
EVIL EYE
Glare at a creature hard enough and lowers the target's crit rate, whilst making them more susceptible to critical hits.
1 MP per use
6
REST
Recover HP at the expense of giving yourself the condition ASLEEP
Uses fat reserves/energy
6
AMBUSH
Sneak up on unsuspecting foes - if ambush is successful you will attack first and always score a critical hit.
Uses 0 MP however requires skill, patience and practice to successfully pull off
5
DIG
Use whatever is at your disposal to .. dig
Uses 0 MP, requires some energy to use
2
ROCK BULLET
Fire projectiles at great speed at a target to do damage, types of damage dealt depends on the medium used to attack the target
10 MP per use, Recoil damage to anatomy used depending on object hit and velocity used.
2
Tackle
A simple tackle does basic attack damage
Uses 0 MP, requires some energy to use
1
Defense Curl
Curl into a 'defenseless' ball
1 MP per use, can't move during the skill
7
FOCUS ENERGY
The user takes a deep breath and focuses to raise its critical-hit ratio
Uses 0 MP, must stand still and actually have focus to use
4
PHYSIC
Deal physical damage in a blast and has a 10% chance of lowering special defense of a target
Uses 20 MP, has a chance to fail
1
PSYWAVE
Do a random amount between 1-1.5 times your level in damage
Uses 5 mp per use
1
MIRROR COAT
Reflect special attacks back against a target
Uses 5 mp per use, each use per fight reduces it's chance of working by 50%
1
BABY DOLL EYES
Lowers the target's Attack
Uses 0 MP, must appear cute to target to use successfully
1
TAKEDOWN
A reckless charge attack that also hurts the user
Uses 0 MP however causes recoil damage
Level
PASSIVE
Description
1
Poison tolerance
A skill for those dumb enough to be hurt by poison but smart enough to survive being hurt by poison
1
ICE BODY
During hail, a Pokémon with Ice Body will slowly regain a small portion of it's maximum HP. A Pokémon with this Ability will take no damage from hail if it otherwise would
1
THICK FAT
If a Pokémon with Thick Fat is attacked by an Ice or Fire-type move, Damage received is reduced by 50% halving the damage the Pokémon takes.
1
HYDRATION
Heals status problems if it is raining
[CARVANHA - BLACK ZONE VARIANT - LVL 16]
Carvanha's strongly developed jaws and its sharply pointed fangs pack the destructive power to rip out boat hulls. Many boats have been attacked and sunk by this Pokémon.
[WATER/ELECTRIC]
HP 60/220 MP 0/220
Lvl
Move
Use
Cost
15
SWIM
... to swim.. idiot
Uses 0 MP, requires some energy to use
8
Tackle
A simple tackle does basic attack damage
Uses 0 MP, requires some energy to use
10
AQUA JET
The user lunges at the target at a speed that makes it almost invisible. It is sure to strike first.
Uses 30 MP
10
Bite
Om nom nom
Empowered required 2 mp, unempowered 0
10 NUZZLE Nuzzle inflicts damage and paralyzes its target when it hits Uses 10 MP
7
THUNDER FANG
The user bites with electrified fangs. It may also make the target flinch or leave it with paralysis.
Uses 30 MP
7
SPARK
Spark inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target
Uses 30 MP
1
Struggle
Fight for your lifeee, wiggle like an epileptic
Uses 0 MP however causes recoil damage
1
ELECTRIC FENCE
set up a field of electricity around you, anything that touches this field will receive all the energy from the fence as Electric damage
Uses 50 MP
1
AMBUSH
Sneak up on unsuspecting foes - if ambush is successful you will attack first and always score a critical hit.
Uses 0 MP however requires skill, patience and practice to successfully pull off
1
FOCUS ENERGY
The user takes a deep breath and focuses to raise its critical-hit ratio
Uses 0 MP, must stand still and actually have focus to use
1
THUNDER BOLT
A strong electric blast crashes down on the target. This may also leave the target with paralysis
Uses 100 MP
LEVEL PASSIVE DESCRIPTION ??? ??? ???