Pokémon: A World United

[Kisuke]

"Luxray! Use Thunder!"
"Glaceon, finish it off with an Ice Beam!"
The Luxray bristled up and sparks flew between the points of it's fur before forming into a gigantic bolt of electricity, headed straight for the champion's Glaceon. "This is it!" The Glaceon countered by firing a light blue beam from it's mouth. The two energies collided in midair and a cloud of dust covered the battlefield. As the dust settled, the Luxray lay on it's side, unconscious, the Glaceon sitting silently at it's master's side. "Sorry kid, looks like you need some more training before you'll be able to become champion. Don't lose hope though, maybe someday you'll come back and dethrone me." Alex walked over to the kid and ruffled his hair, cheering him up a bit.

After the kid left, Alex sat in the champion's throne to await the next challenger. Suddenly one of Professor Rowan's lab technicians ran into the room carrying a letter. "Urgent news from Johto! You've gotta read this!" Alex grabbed the letter and let the clearly exhausted technician sit in his seat while he read it. "Oh... crud.." He quickly pulled out his cell phone and hit the speed dial for Cynthia. After only a couple rings she picked up, "Alex? What is it?" "Cynthia, I need you to fill in for me for a while in the Elite Four, there's a crisis in Johto I need to take care of." "Of course, I'll be there in a flash." "Thanks." Alex closed his phone, stuffed it into his pocket and went out the back door of the Champion's room. Once outside, he brought out his Garchomp and climbed onto it's back. "Come on Garchomp, we need to get to Johto now." The large Pokemon roared and ran, head down towards a cliff. The Garchomp then leaped off the side of the ledge, picked up speed in the fall, and then angled upward and flew as fast as it could towards the Johto region.

Meanwhile in Kanto:

Professor Pine sat back in his chair, musing about something or other when suddenly his computer sprang to life and Professor Elm's face appeared on the monitor. "Pine, we need your assistance in Johto, there's a new threat on the rise and these guys seem like they might succeed where others have failed." Pine quickly adjusted his seating to face the monitor and camera placed above it. "Oh my, what are they attempting to do?" "You know that legend about the Pokemon that shaped the world as we know it? Well apparently Arceus is real and Team Stratos is out to harness it's power and use it to take over the planet." "Oh dear.. that's not good now is it? I'll be there as soon as I can." "Before you leave, round up the best trainers you know, including the Kanto Champion. We're gonna need all the help we can get." Pine saluted Elm and shut the computer off then turned to his assistants and they all nodded, knowing exactly what to do. "Well, in that case, I shall be heading off to Johto. Do your best to round everyone up." As Pine walked out the front door of his lab, he couldn't help but think out loud. "So.. Arceus is real huh..? Now how did Team Stratos figure this out before me..?"

[Volgaia]

The sun was beginning to set over Goldenrod city as a large crowd gathered at the city's new coliseum. The seats were already filled, and various monitors around the building's perimeter were broadcasting the battle that was taking place inside. The announcer was busy commentating on the fight at hand."Oh! It seems that Terric's Lucario has taken quite a beating from that last attack. Both Terric and Bryan are down to their last pokémon, although it's safe to say that this fight isn't looking good for our challenger from Sinnoh."

Terric's Lucario and the opponent's Meganium stared each other down whole the crowd cheered on. "Jeez, I didn't think I would be placed against the number 2 seed so quickly; it's good to know Johto has good competition as well." Terrec said before letting out a chuckle. His opponent quickly answered back. "You're laughing already? With that kind of attitude, you wont last too long around here. Meganium, take that Lucario out with your Body Slam!" The Meganium let out a roar before charging towards the Lucario. "Easy Lucario, just wait for it." The Lucario simply stood still, waiting for Terric's command. The Meganium closed in and was mere seconds away from collision. "Quickly, hit him full force with Blaze Kick!" Lucario wasted no time; she jumped towards Meganium and aimed a flaming kick straight at its face. Meganium was far too slow to dodge suck a quickly timed attack. The impact caused it to stumble around for a few seconds before finally collapsing. The crowd was silent as the attack happened and immediately broke into cheers once the fight was over. The announcer's voice echoed through the stadium again. "Ladies and Gentlemen, give it up for Terric Lancer!"

Terric took in the crowd's applause for a minute before recalling Lucario to her pokéball and ducking back into the waiting room for the next round. Upon entering the room, an attendant lead him over to a corner of the room where Nurse Joy was waiting. "Good job out there Terric, I heard you put on quite a show." Terric turned to see a man in a lab coat approaching him. "Yeah," Terric spoke back, handing Nurse Joy his pokémon, "It's fun to see people try something different; it keeps the experience fresh." The man laughed. "I'll say, I've never seen a Lucario use a move like that before. Oh do pardon my rambling, I should probably intoduce myself," the man made a small bow. "My name is Professor Elm, I head most of the pokémon research that goes on in Johto." Terric's eyes beamed. "Terric Lancer, the pleasure's all mine. To what do I owe the pleasure of meeting the man who fronted the research of pokémon eggs?"

Elm's smile quickly faded. "I'm going to be blunt. I need you to come along with me." "But wouldn't that mean-" "Yes... you would need to withdraw from the remainder of the tournament." Terric stared blankly at Elm, "Would you care to elucidate a little? What could be so urgent to warrant that?" he asked as he accepted his healed pokémon from the nurse. Professor Elm leaned closer and spoke in a whisper. "All I can say here is that if this goes unchecked, the results would affect much more than just Johto. Most likely, the entire world would be in danger." Terric started weighing his options, "Just one more question... why me? Why not ask gym leaders or members of the Pokémon League?" Elm adjusted his glasses. "To be frank, I've already requested the help of the current Kanto and Sinnoh champions. If we call upon too many people though, we might get noticed; or worst case scenario, cause a panic among citizens."

He let his words sink into Terric's mind. After a couple of minutes of silently debating with himself, Terric let out a sigh, and bounced one of his pokéballs against the ground, releasing his Jolteon. "Okay Professor, we're in." Elm silently handed him a card with a number and address. "Here. It's my number as well as when and where we're all going to meet. If you don't already have a Pokégear of Xtranceiver, I would highly recommend getting one. We're going to need to stay in contact. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to make some more calls." On that note, Professor Elm quickly turned and left the room. Terric looked down at Jolteon, who stared at him rather accusingly. "Yeah I know, I wanted to sweep this tournament too; but if he managed to pull Alex over here, it must be serious," Terric stretched his arms, "Anyways, I think we should do some last-minute shopping."

[unsteddyPhoenix]

Matt pushed back the pokemon league doors, ignoring the looks and whispers from the prospective challengers he head straight for Nurse Joy Hello Joy, can you heal my team please? he asked, pushing his disheveled hair back from his face to look at the Nurse Of-course Sir! she replied happily, taking the pokeballs that Matt had lay out on the table and putting them in the machine. League Master Silver! a familiar voice called out, he turned and saw Karen walk briskly up to him Sir. Professor Elm is on the phone, hes been calling all day for you, apparently theres an emergency. she said quickly, offering him the phone, he took it wordlessly and held it up to his ear Yes Professor? what is it? Matt! theres a problem, a illegal group is- Matt cut professor elm off mid-sentence Oh god, another one? Fine. tell me where and i'll deal with them. I'm afraid this time it's much to big for a single trainer, i'm gathering powerful trainers from around the world to help, failure could mean the end of the world. Professor Elm said gravely Is that so? Matt asked, suddenly interested i'll be there then, tell the details to Karen, i'll take a shower and head out immediately after. as soon as Matt finished his sentence he thrust the phone back to Karen before Elm could protest and told her to get a pen and paper, then gathered his pokeballs from Nurse Joy and started walking to his room.

(OOC: incase anyone doesn't know, Karen is the 4th eilte 4 member that you fight, not a secretary, Matt just treats her as one . Also I can't figure out if I should put "the" in front of "Nurse Joy", considering how there is 20 of them.)

[hands_of_stealth]

Damion was taking a break from his Champion duties, he had beaten his nth trainer today and was slacking off at league food court, along with all his pokemon. Some of the League challengers that couldn't even get past the Elite Four just watched, starstruck. Some murmurs and whisperings can be heard as well such as: ZOMG, it's him! He's so cool! or His Nineteails is so Pretty! I want it! or I like his Glaceon better though... and of course... Has it occurred to anybody that he has a weakness to electric attacks? ...Alright guys... Damion says to his team. I think that's enough resting for now... he gets off his chair and makes tracks for the outside, pushing his way through the crowd, Pokemon in tow. Excuse me...

On his way out though his pokegear starts to ring. Hmm...? He flips open his phone to a call from Prof. Pine's Aide. The fact that one of his Aides would call is urgent enough already. Hello...? Yes...? Yes...? Really...? Okay, I'll be on my way he ends the call and quickly speed-dials another number. Hello, Red? Yeah, this is Damion you think you can fill in for me right now? You can? Thanks, I owe you one! He looks over to his pokemon, with a look of concern. Seems like we've got something important to do, Sarah, Kaoru and Reaper return! Ace! to Johto! so with that and a loud battle cry from his trusted Pidgeot, the Kanto Champion takes off.

[silverwolf17]

Meanwhile, at a dark room in an undisclosed underground facility, lights can be seen all about the room from hi tech devices. The lights being accompanied by whirs, clicks, and other various sounds that show they are hard at work on their given task. In the center of the room sits a large and elegant glass tabletop desk that lies covered with various documents as well as a hi powered PC. Just behind the desk sat a black leather chair that faced a large monitor behind it. On the monitor were various images of documents and pictures portraying to Arceus. Vincent was yet again at work intensely studying any resource he can find to obtain clues of Arceus and how to summon him. Suddenly the door to the room opens and the silhouette of a somewhat tall and slender pokemon is seen advancing towards the desk, as it does so, it is meet with a slightly cold and calm greeting. I thought i said that this room was off-limits when i'm conducting my research... it looks like i might have to- Vincent immediately stopped his threat once he turned his chair so that his eyes meet with his gardevoir while she set down a small folder on the desk. His tone immediately lightened as she stared at him with a soft look of concern. Sorry about that... i didn't think you would come in here like this... Still, if you've come to get me, that means i'm either working too hard or we have ourselves a problem. She nods and stands still as he looks over the documents carefully before letting out a long sigh and gathering his bag and pokemon together. Well, it looks like we have an emergency on our hands... i was hoping to deal with this without interference for at least another six months but oh well. It looks like the party is going to start a little early... Please do me a favor and send copies of this message to the others, and let them know to meet here in a few days. After that, meet me outside. Can you do that for me? *she nods and leaves the room, and as the door closes Vincent looks back at the monitor as it displays a prominent depiction of Arceus* Soon... soon i will make sense of all of this and make the world a truly better place... a feat that can only be accomplished by your almighty powers... but for now, i think i could do with some relaxation. After all, a little gambling and sightseeing never hurt... right? He let out one last sigh before exiting the room and leaving the monitor on as it continued to display the image of Arceus.

[tony1695]

Tony had just arrived in Johto after a long boat trip from Sinnoh. He stepped off the ship and looked around Olivine City.

Man, it's good to get off that thing.

Before he could look for somewhere to stay, his Pokegear starts ringing. He opens it.

Yeah? Really? Well, lucky I just got to Olivine then. Yes, I just got off the Aqua. Really? Are these guys related to Team Rocket?

Tony let out a sigh as he closed his 'gear.

So much for a holiday...

[Saperaud]

As the sun set another adventure had just begun. Koren stood at the gate to Goldenrod city with his mother as they watched his sister heading down Route 34 with her Chikorita on their way to New Bark Town. His mother teary eyed left for home once her daughter was out of sight while Koren stood there at the gate thinking back to when he first started his journey hoping that his sister's journey would be even better.

In the coliseum Koren had lost interest in the current match. He had been disappointed to find out earlier that the challenger from Sinnoh had pulled out of the tournament. With little interest in the tournament now Koren rose from his seat in the stands and left the coliseum. Outside the coliseum his Pokegear started to ring, "Now theres a sound I haven't heard in a while." He answered and to his surprise found Professor Elm on the other end. In a rather happy tone he said, "Oh, hey Professor Elm. I haven't heard from you in a while." Elm responded in a serious tone and Koren realized that something was going on, "As much as I'd like to just talk Koren we have a big problem right now." Koren responded in a rather happy tone that turned serious as he spoke "Professor you really know how to dampen a guy's spirits. So whats the problem another illegal group?" "Yes Koren and this time if they are left unchecked the consequences would be astronomical. I asking you to help me with this. You won't be alone either. I'm gathering some of the best trainers from around the world to help resolve this." "Good to know I won't be alone Professor. Call me back when you know where we'll all meet, oh and tell my sister I said hi if you're in New Bark Town when she gets there." He hung up his phone and sighed walking back to his house, "Well it looks like my search for Kyurem is going to be further delayed."

[silverwolf17]

The sun has set and the moon is quickly rising as the city becomes bustling with nightlife. Overhead the silhouette of a large bird can be seen flying as it quickly descends to the ground. As it touches down near the coliseum, Vincent and his gardevoir get off of the Staraptor and puts him back into the pokeball before looking up at the grand coliseum in awe and excitement.

Lets go check on my little bet before we head to the Casinos. What do you say? She crosses her arms and rolls her eyes at him. Oh come on... its not like i'm gonna lose that easily. I did place my bet on a very talented trainer that i've honestly wanted to meet for sometime. Who knows, i might even get to see his favorite Jolteon.She smiles and walks beside him as he heads toward one of his usual contacts for his bets. Naturally he looks a little nervous and he has good reason to be as he delivered the message, "Sorry Vince but... you kinda lost tonight... in fact, you lost within the first round." Vincent laughed for a bit before placing a hand on the guy's shoulder. Your kidding me right? Have you seen that kid?! its not likely he'd lose this early. Come on man, quit yanking my chain. The contact starts to look away from Vincent but this is quickly met with vincent holding him against a nearby wall with one arm and looking intense. You better start talking cause i placed good money on that kid! I know for a fact that this can't be normal, i have seen his videos! he is one of the best and to be quite honest, i respect him more than Giovanni. you got that!? Gardevoir places a hand on Vince's arm and looks into his eyes before nodding. Just like that Vincent released his grip and took a few deep breathes before talking to the now speechless person before him. Ok... tell me... what in the world caused my money to disappear faster than the Magikarp at the Lake of Rage incident? The contact spoke calmly, "I don't know sir... he just dropped out... apparently it was an emergency. thats the best of my knowledge."

Vincent soon after sighed before starting to leave the stadium with a slightly sullen look in his eyes while Gardevoir kept close as he talked to her again. "You know what, i can't be mad at him. Emergencies do happen so thats only natural to put the threat over a trophy... still, it would be nice if- He finds himself cut off mid sentence as Gardevoir tugs at his shirt and points his attention to a Jolteon as it rounds the corner. His eyes lit up even more as he saw Terric follow close by. He casually walks up to Terric and tries to strike a conversation. Terric Lancer, correct? I kinda feel a bit silly for doing this all of a sudden, but i'm a bit of a fan of yours. As he does so, his Gardevoir is looking at the Jolteon rather curiously.

[Volgaia]

Nightfall was starting to make itself apparent as Goldenrod City's lights quickly flickered to life. Terric stepped out of the local pokémart with his Jolteon in tow. "Seems like Pokégears are a little harder to come by than I thought. Perhaps we should try the department store next." He looked down at his Jolteon, who was tugging on his pant leg; the Jolteon looked like it was asking for something. Terric smiled and knelt down to pat Jolteon's head. "Oh okay, we'll make a race of it. Just be sure to give me a decent head start this time."

As Terric finished, he immediately broke into a sprint. Jolteon sat still for about a minute before dashing off in pursuit. It actually took Jolteon about twenty seconds to overtake Terric. "Oh come on, I thought we agreed to two minutes!" He shouted as Jolteon bounded around the corner. 'Well looks like I lost him already.' As Terric made his way around the corner, he almost tripped over Jolteon, who for some reason, decided to stop at the corner. Yeesh, mind being a little more careful? That could have ended badly." Jolteon remained silent and was staring ahead; Terric followed Jolteon's gaze and noticed a man, as well as his Gardevoir. The man noticed Terric and walked up to him, all the while talking about being a big fan of his. Terric smiled back at him, "Thanks, it's good to know that people around here are so supportive." While the two were talking, Jolteon stepped closer to the man's Gardevoir before sitting down at it's feet. "Heh, it seems that Jolteon's interested in your Gardevoir. Nice choice of pokémon by the way, definitely one of my favorite psychics." Terric watched Jolteon lightly paw at the Gardevoir before returning his focus to the man. "Well, seeing as how you know my name, might I ask you yours?" Terric extended his hand in a friendly gesture.

[y7h65]

Ryan's POV
It was night. A calm quiet night on an island in the middle of nowhere. Suddenly, sirens broke out as searchlights swept the sky and earth. "He got out! What'd he get?! He managed to steal Genesect! [censored]. Send out guys to find him, he couldn't have gotten far! Aye!" Meanwhile, a few kilometers away, a man was rushing towards a cove. He was followed by a Metagross, Scizor, and a Ninjask. As he approached the cove, a small explosion could be heard. He let out a swear as he realized that they found his boat. Running up a nearby hill, he stopped as he realized he was on the wrong side of the cove as he came to a cliff edge with a large multitude of sharp pointy rocks at the bottom. As he turned around, he found himself surrounded by a group of people. One of them stepped forward."I don't know who you are, or how you find this place. Just give it back to us and I'll promise you, you'll get off this island." The man chuckled as he was given the ultimatum. "Yeah, I'll get off this island alright. However, unlike your plan, I plan to leave alive. Metagross! Scizor! Hyper Beam!" Both Metagross and Scizor fired their Hyper Beams into the group of people. As confusion arose, the man called the Ninjask back and sent out a Kabutops. Calling both Metagross and Scizor back, he and Kabutops jumped over the edge of the cliff. A loud *crunch* could be heard. The leader of the group of people stepped forward while an underling followed. "Should we send search parties?" The man shook his head. "No, don't bother. Nobody could've survived that."

A few days later.
Ryan was sitting around his home in his room when his laptop informed him that he got a new e-mail. He opened it up and read through it a few times. (Hmm.....Arceus......) He quickly typed a response and stood up. Throwing on his body armor, jacket, mask, and helmet, he went downstairs, into the garden, and approached a very large circular warehouse building. Opening the door, he looked at a series of monitors in the main hall quickly locating his five Pokemon that was currently spread all over the warehouse's interior. The warehouse's interior was a work of art and technological ingenuity. There was a large multitude of environments, all under one roof. However, instead of keeping each Pokemon locked up in it's own respective environment, it was a rotunda plan. The center of the rotunda was a large grassland, while there were an off-shot room for each environment, separated from the grassland by a set of doors to prevent the other environment from spilling over. Thankfully, the main Enviro control console had an all recall button so he didn't have to walk to all the separate button. He pushed the button and all five started to head towards the center grassland. As they got there, Ryan took out a chair, and sat down. "Ok guys, we've got ourselves another job! We're saving the world! Again. By yet another wackjob team who plans to harness the powers of a legendary Pokemon that shouldn't exist but does to take and/or destroy the world." He shrugged as if to say "'color=#008000]When will they learn[/color]'. "We're going now though, so come on let's get moving. Ninjask and Shedinja will be staying outside this time, and no complaining! All of you've gotten a turn but those two. And truth be told, I have some serious doubts that I can carry any of you on the bike and the chartered boat." With that, he recalled the three other Pokemon into their Pokeballs, and he set up. As he left, he held up a Masterball and looked at it for a second. "You'll get you chance to get out and stretch your legs soon enough." With that, he left.

(OOC: Whoops, wall'o'text.)

[Ironworks]

"Man, that ocean is beautiful." Kale stated with a soft smile, gazing out of the second floor window of the ferry. Turning to his right, he found his Wartortle standing on the adjacent chair in order to get a glimpse of the glimmering vast waters, with his tail wagging excitedly. "I see that." Kale added, chuckling at the turtle's reaction, who, after being caught, quickly halted his traitorous tail's action and regained his indifferent ploy. "Don't worry. We'll be off the boat soon."
His Pikachu, who was resting in his lap, quickly jumped off and scurried onto a table nearby the exit, catching a glimpse as well. "Case, come on, get off the- God Dammit Coal..." Kale was quickly cut off by a nearby chair, now smoking from a small, smoldering ember on the arm rest. "Jaden..." In response, the Wartortle shot a quick water gun across the isle, extinguishing the small flame. "Coal, what are you thinking? Get over here." He said with a tone of both urgency and strictness, as the small Charmander scurried over to his side, an apologetic look on his face. "You tryin' ta get me in trouble?...again? He began questioning under his breath, as the few other passengers on the second floor began to turn their heads. "Sorry..."
Startled, Case quickly jumped off the table as an attendant walked through the nearby door. Running quickly across the floor, he jumped up onto chair, and up Kale's arm, peeking over Kale's head as he used his beanie to hide himself. "Sir, I don't want to have to ask you again, but you cannot allow your Pokemon to run free throughout the floors." The man began, obviously irritated by this point. "We usually enforce a Pokeball policy, you know."
"I know I know sir, I'm really sorry." Kale began, as he pulled the Charmander closer to his side. "They won't be a problem any longer, I promise." Case shifted slightly behind Kale's head, obviously uncomfortable with the new face. The Wartortle to his side merely shook his head, unimpressed.
"They better not be, this little one's already set the women's restroom on fire."
"They won't be a problem again, sir." Kale added, gently flicking the Charmander on the backside of the head, who quickly flinched, embarrassed.
The flight attendant merely nodded, though before saying anything else, he was cut off by the overhead system. "-Attention Vermilion passengers. Attention. We will be arriving on the continent of Johto in five minutes. I repeat, we will be arriving in Johto in five minutes. Please gather your belongings, and prepare to disembark. Thank you.- With that, the man gave Kale one last stern look, before turning around and quickly making his way down the stairs.
Kale let out a deep exhale, and shook his head. "It was only the toilet paper. Don't make it sounds like the whole damn place was ablaze..." he muttered under his breath. Turning to Coal, he added "Try not to set anything else on fire, huh?"
Case jumped off from Kale's back, and into his backpack, which was resting on a nearby chair. Peeking his head out, Case had a letter in his mouth, handing it in Kale's direction. "Oh yeah, thanks Case." He stated, taking the letter in his outstretched hand. "Why we're here in the first place." Holding it in both hands over his lap, Kale merely stared at it, as though he expected to be able to see through the envelope to read it. "This should be fun."
A few moments later, the ship finally reached its destination, the cabin shaking abruptly as the hull made its contact with the dock. Grabbing the backpack, with the Pikachu still inside, Kale threw it over his shoulders, and, beckoning the other two, began to make his way towards the door. Shielding his eyes from the sudden brightness, Kale stepped outside and onto the walkway, making his way down. "Finally off that damn boat." He muttered, as his Wartortle followed slowly behind, gazing out onto the waters they were walking over, while his Pikachu peeked out of his backpack to catch a glimpse at the same view. Coal, however, was not as interested in the view as the others. Rather, he was far more interested at the contraption another passenger was holding onto. Sprinting forward passed the others, Coal ran up to snatch the Pokegear out of their hand, holding it in front of him, shaking and sniffing it amusedly. "Coal, what the hell you doing?" Kale muttered a little less than under his breath, jogging to catch up with the troublesome pokemon.

[tony1695]

Tony was trying to put his Pokegear away when a Charmander ran up and grabbed it. He heard a trainer call after it, and sighed. He went to grab it, but the Charmander didn't want to let go.

Give me that.

But it wouldn't listen. Tony honestly considered kicking it, but knew that, apart from being cruel, it probably wouldn't work.

[silverwolf17]

The Gardevoir let out a smile and knelt down to pet the curious jolteon while Vincent took Terric's hand and shook it with a firm grip. You can call me Vince. Still, thats kinda not important right now. What's got me is the fact your not preparing for your next match. What happened? I mean... its not like you lost in the first round or anything, was it? Vince was hearing out Terric while his Gardevoir seemed to enjoy the company of the jolteon as she continued petting and observing it.

[Ironworks]

"Gah, Sorry!" Kale yelled ahead, as he closed in on the two, Jaden still running close behind on all fours. As Kale finally met up with them, he quickly snatched the Charmander by his tail, lifting him into the air. "Coal, what the hell?" He sternly questioned, glaring into the eyes of the upsidedown lizard. "Drop it." He stated, holding his free hand outstretched underneath him.
Apologetic look on his face, the Charmander did as told, as the Pokegear fell into Kale's grasp. "Sorry about that, man." Kale began, turning towards the device's owner. "He's usually a bit better behaved."
He took one more quick glare at Coal while he stated this. Kale held the Pokegear out towards Tony. "The name's Kale."

[Volgaia]

Terric scratched the back of his head when Vince asked his question. He didn't want to disappoint a fan, especially one of the few that he had in Johto; but on the other hand, he did recall what Elm told him about keeping quiet on what was happening. He thought for a moment before coming up with a passable idea. "I hate to tell you this, but something family-related came up and I had to withdraw from the tournament." Terric was starting to feel horrible having to tell the man this. He decided to take advantage of the silence while he could; he still needed to get some things after all. "By the way, do you know where I can buy a Pokégear? I need to get into contact with my mom and dad back in Veilstone, and having one would probably do me a world of good anyways."