WAILMER WATCHING (Open)

[Victor Von Doomstein]

Soleh wasn't with him this time, and to that, he sorely missed her. Layton wasn't around to advise him, so he was without the wisdom of a professional and a gentleman. Not even Cricket, the one that he seemed to despise and make a rivalry of, was present to chastise him for the foolhardy steps he took that lead him to this point. Garci was all alone, when he needed company the most.

He was traveling alone, and it was like any other time he had been. The sands of Sol Beach seemed very strangely silent and unoccupied. Hollow, chilling winds blew through the air and pushed the sands about quietly, and the sun he so valued was shrouded within the cover of clouds. This was supposed to be another landmark to remember in his adventure, a pleasant place to stay and enjoy himself, just as he did the Spa or Escapade City.

He was used to stuff like this at this point. He had already braved the freezing climates of the Wayward Forest, and scaled the heights of the daunting Clock Tower. Still, nothing prepared him for what had been up ahead. That moment, Garci caught a glimpse of a shining, glimmering Registeel ascending from the sands below. He wasn't even -aware- that Legendaries had touched upon Era!

Obviously, he would go out and pick up the Pokemon most useful to the situation - Lexus. The massive steel titan was strong, but maybe, just maybe, he could pull it off. When he reached into his pockets, he felt nothing. Not a single Pokeball was found in his pocket. He panicked for a moment, worried that he had left all of his Pokemon back in his hotel room. However, he managed to find a single one left behind. Overjoyed, he sent out a.. Wailmer?

Oceanus. He faintly remembered having adopted it from the Breeding Center. It had just been staring at the wall, a.. very odd quality. Still, he was another little slice of Hoenn that he could take along with him. The advantages went on in his head - the ball whale likely knew Earthquake, and the natural attacks accustomed to a steel type such as Registeel would have a weakened effect. Strangely enough, though, as Garci sent his first command to the Wailmer to conquer the creature, he just.. sat there.

Oceanus was shaking rapidly in place. His eyes started to glow as his grin widened further from its usual form (which was saying something), and so suddenly, those glowing eyes adopted a human form. They were a deep shaded blue, and had the look of sheer tiredness - or derangement. His eyes popped to a bug-like state, as the strange creature opened his mouth to both wide and long proportions, reaching well three-fourths of the Registeel's height.

The intimidated Legendary started to shrink slowly, as it whimpered in place. Garci's mouth simply gaped as he watched the display of the whale consuming the shiny Registeel with a single gulp. Even worse, Oceanus turned to face Garci after finishing his meal. The shriek he unleashed was frightening. "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIL!" It was a long, drowned-out tone, and within it contained the no longer robotic but pained, agonizing noises of the Registeel.

Garcian stepped back, and reached in his pockets again. He was out of usable Pokemon! There was still the haunting absence of any other Pokemon within, as the whale grinned widely, revealing several new Pokeballs now adorned on his teeth, open and nearly crushed, almost as trophies of Pokemon consumed. "No.. NO!" The boy attempted to make a break for it. He ran in the opposite direction as fast as he could, making a mad sprint away from the horrible construct that was now Oceanus.

The Registeel did nothing to satiate the Wailmer's hunger. Garci, running through the areas surrounding Sol, noticed so many other Pokemon in his path. Swalots, Snorlaxes, and even poor, massive Groudon stood his ground. They all had depressed, despondent looks on their faces, as though aware of their fates and aware that there is little they could do to change it. A frightened Garci looked back and saw Oceanus using Rollout to reach him, mouth wide open as though accepting whatever else was in his path.

The Groudon, the herd of Snorlax, even the all-encompassing Swalots were all swallowed whole. Their shrieks (yes, even Groudon) rung into the boy's ears as he continued to run. However, try as he might, he would not be likely to succeed in his escape. The ground suddenly shook and crumbled around him as the monster whale used Earthquake, and the boy was wildly thrown about on the ground.

Managing to stand up and free himself, he looked around. There was a single path, and a massive abyss surrounding him. He had already reached the dead end. The whale was coming closer. There was nothing he could do, as the creature approached quickly. At this point, he could only hope for a death quick and painless, to be executed firmly in the monster's maw. Garci blacked out!

---

The boy woke up in a cold sweat and short gasps. It was only a nightmare, he knew, but still too frightening for him to acknowledge. He had accidentally kicked Lexus out of the bed, as she let out a short yelp and fell off the end of the bed. "Agh! Garci, what's your problem?!" He looked down at her, shaking his head and sighing out, "S-Sorry. I just.. .." "Had a bad dream, I presume?" Anyone could determine this, but she had the audacity to interrupt him again. At this point, he was used to it.

"Yeah, that." He got up out of bed shakily, as Lexus started to ask. "What was it about, Garci?" "I.. don't want to talk about it. I just feel like there was something I really shouldn't have done." He trudged off into the bathroom to take a shower, while Lexus dismissed it shortly after, likely to bring it up again at another opportune moment. After what had felt like several hours, the boy finally left the hotel and went off to Sol Beach, dressed in trunks, the top of a swimming shirt, and sandals. He brought his suitcase wherever he went - why not take it with him to the Beach? Whatever provisions, be it towels, parasols for the shade, and suntan lotion, he bought from the nearby store and went off.

He was traveling alone, and it was like any other time he had been. The sands of Sol Beach were full of life, he had seen it populated by many. So many people lying against the warm sands, as he heard the laughter of children playing and the chat of the older beachgoers. Though there were indeed winds, the clouds were replaced with an amiable-looking sun, not at all shrouded in clouds. This was supposed to be another landmark to remember in his adventure, a pleasant place to stay and enjoy himself, just as he did the Spa or Escapade City.

To mark his location, he managed to find an area among all of the other towels and umbrellas scattered about, as he took Lexus and a new arrival, Persephone, along with him. The flightly Diglett was following the Larvesta's side, her head slightly poked out of the ground just to follow the Bug type's trail. The boy set up here, and placed an open parasol on the sands, lying down his towel gently under it. Lying on it, he felt a deep satisfaction as the warmth of the beach filled him. Lexus continued to look over him with concern.

This concern, of course, was well-justified. From a good look at him, you could tell that something was troubling him, clouding his mind and clogging any sensations of relaxation passing through. His attempt to hide it seemed to be futile, but thankfully he wore some nice, likely intensely expensive shades just for the occasion. Nobody shall defeat his poker face.

Persephone still hid, her presence a small bump of brown in the ground. She poked her head occasionally to make sure she had her bearings, and looked at both Lexus and Garci in short bursts. There were so many people here, she wouldn't even know were to begin. Slowly, but surely, she poked her head out completely, as Lexus smiled at her. <That wasn't so bad, was it?> The timid Ground type's only response was, <Y-Yeah, you were right.> She said it so awkwardly that it was almost unintelligible, added to the fact that she was speaking rather quietly. Garci continued his feeble attempt at relaxation, not listening or able to even translate the conversation between the two Pokemon.

[Maid Melody]

[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;)]Darn that Castform ... of course Rina had gotten away from her again. She was supposed to be looking for clues not relaxing on the beach ... of course, when in Rome ... . Of course it was obvious that Carly had come to the beach for some fun judging by her red bikini and white lacy overshirt, sure it didn't actually cover up much but then Carly wasn't trying to, it was more for vanity's sake than anything else truth be told. Looking around the beach, Carly finally did spot Rina heading over to ... a boy with an umbrella ... oh crud this wasn't good, he obviously didn't want to be disturbed and-"Rina! Come back here!" Running towards the boy, Carly just barely managed to tackle the Castform before she could spray the boy and his apparent Pokemon companions with water. Great ... now her clothes and hair were a mess ugh ... could this day get any worse? Sitting up, Carly brushed as much sand as she could off her shirt and smiled sheepishly at the boy,"Sorry about that, Rina can get ... a little excited sometimes, she didn't do anything to you did she?" she asked in a semi-nervous voice.[/scrolly]

[Victor Von Doomstein]

Garci couldn't hear much in his somewhat worried state of mind, only managing to truly hear the sound of rushing water, seagulls, and other generic beach noises. His eyes were shut gently underneath his shades, but what he did manage to pick up was the sound of struggling and a quick tackle. Confused and somewhat shocked, he lifted his shades up to see some small teenage kid with her Castform. Another relic of the past that was able to remind him of Hoenn. After such a dream, he wasn't really able to appreciate the region for a little while. For context, this is barring the Zafiro incident he had experienced so, so long ago, unless the particular person he is meeting now somehow had a Zubat. ..But that'd be silly!

"No, nothing happened," he responded simply, only having a small amount of sand tossed onto his feet, hardly noticeable in itself. "You do not have to worry about it. I've dealt with Castforms before," he continued, flipping his sunglasses back on. Of course he had no idea about her actual age, but he found it odd that such a small teenager, perhaps even a child, would wear such things. Granted that it WAS a beach, but.. still.

Persephone immediately noticed the Castform as it came by. Momentarily, she hid back into her little hole while Lexus waved to the pair clumsily approaching. "Hello," she returned after Garci finished. "You don't have to keep hiding, Persephone. They're not attacking us or anything." The Diglett popped back up, still looking at the Weather Pokemon with some concern. She was able to very easily get her soaked in water! <Er, hi.>

[Maid Melody]

[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;)]Carly sighed, relieved that Rina hadn't caused any trouble ... well, at least this time she hadn't, but that meant that she had gotten herself covered in sand for nothing! Ugh ... this was not her day ... well at least she had managed to stop Rina before that hyperactive Castform could do anything. Smiling at the boy Carly nodded,"That's good ... I was afraid she was going to try and pull a prank or something of the like. I'm Carly by the way,"she replied, extending a hand to the boy while still holding Rina with the other arm,"That's a cute Diglett you have~ and I don't think I've ever seen a Larvesta before, she sure is pretty~."[/scrolly]

[Victor Von Doomstein]

Garci felt lightly refreshed by the fact that the teenage girl (allegedly teenage, at least) prevented an impetuous Castform from disturbing him. It wasn't something that would absolutely make his day, but the less inconveniences to strike what is intended to be a day of relaxation, the better. He sat up a little, he removed his shades and placed them at his side. Looking at her extended hand, he knew quite clearly what to do with it. ... Shake it, of course? What other self-respecting mannerly gent wouldn't do that for a young woman? With a firm, yet not forceful motion (something that he picked up from some professor far off in the Escapades), he shook her hand genially.

Lexus bowed courteously to the young woman before her. A compliment of her appearance, though she knew not to be buttered up by it, was always nice, especially comparatively to hanging around with the more superficial Garci. "Thank you very much, Carly. I am Lexus." Again, had Garci not been walled by keeping social graces in check, he would reprimand the Bug for almost interrupting him. Persephone could make out the comment she gave her, and she beamed shyly at the girl.

Garci decided to try his hand at starting further conversation. "In light of.." His eyes shifted to the side for a moment, "some things that have been happening recently, it's good that Era has Pokemon from Hoenn in the first place. Granted that its connection to Orre is allegedly less than savory, but.." He was trailing off, and realized he should cut it there. Plus, he realized he wasn't talking the whole truth about really appreciating the taste of Hoenn in Era. Honestly, it was sort of scaring him. He was fine with Layton's Beldum, Cricket's motley assortment of Pokemon from regions he visited before, or Soleh's direct origins from the region, but he was afraid of a massive relapse - not in his behavior, he thought it was fine, but his anxieties carried about two particular species of Pokemon.

"Er, anyway, what brings you to the beach? Aside from relaxation, I suppose." Again he realized he probably shouldn't have asked that - what other reason would someone have for going there?

[Maid Melody]

[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;)]Carly withdrew her hand and wrapped her other arm around Rina to prevent her from getting out of her arms anytime soon ... well at least for the time being. When Lexus began to talk, Carly's eyes grew wide with obvious surprise; she had never heard a Pokemon talk before ... well, at least not in English ... maybe she could try and teach that Isaac how to speak English. When Garci continued on, Carly blinked ... what was he talking- oh, Pokemon origins ... but since when did that really matter, perhaps that's where he originally came from ... it would explain his fascination on the subject at any rate."Oh! Yes, Era has Pokemon from all the regions I believe, or at least that's what I was told by my parents~. What region were you born in? I've lived in Era all my life so I'm not quite familiar with Orre other than it's really hot there ... or Hoenn for that matter I'm afraid. I've read about them but that's about it,"Carly replied before Garci asked what she was doing on the beach. Well it was pretty obvious what she was doing there right ... surely her attire would have given away that much, but ah well, it didn't really matter to Carly one way or the other. "Pretty much just relaxing and having fun, that's the whole reason I let Rina out but of course she doesn't sit still long enough for me to tell her not to bother the other people. Besides, it was a good opportunity to wear my new bikini~, I figured I'd take advantage of it since I don't get to go to the beach very often,"Carly explained in a cheerful voice while Rina hummed a happy little tune, completely oblivious to the trouble she had almost caused.[/scrolly]

[Victor Von Doomstein]

Garci listened to her explanation and shrugged. It was just a good cause as any to go to the beach, so he thought little of it. "Castforms do tend to act impish sometimes. Their control of the weather can make anything happen, really." He wondered if he should continue on with his line of conversation, and decided that it couldn't hurt. "I am aware that you have not quite asked, but my reasons for coming here are not that far from rest and relaxation either. I have been traveling around the region for a while, but I have not quite had that many opportunities to relax. Something sort of disconcerted me though. Almost stopped me from coming here." He shuddered very, very lightly, having brought back to mind that little nightmare.

"Still, I do not particularly remember what it was all about," That was a lie. "So, I suppose I have already mellowed out." His tone was very notably eloquent and enunciated. Lexus tilted her head for a moment at Carly's clear surprise, and then immediately went to the assumption that her surprise came from the fact that she is a talking bug. "Still, Rina seems like the kind of Pokemon that, even if she did go around bothering people, they wouldn't really mind. She looks like a lot of fun!" That was the truth. Well, the truth according to Lexus, at least.

To suddenly exacerbate absolutely everything, something new popped out of Garci's trunks. Something he didn't even know he had. It was.. a Wailmer! It looked around with its beady eyes, and smiled at everything within sight with its massive, gaping maw. Oceanus. Garci faintly remembered having adopted it from the Breeding Center. It had just been staring at the wall, a.. very odd quality. Still, it was another little slice of Hoenn that he could take along with him. Huh. Garci just then felt like he was repeating himself, but it wasn't of any matter at all. What the hell was this thing doing outside of the hotel?

Regardless of however it managed to get smuggled out of his room, the Wailmer continued to look around with parsed curiosity. All of these new faces, how thrilling! He was poised and prepared to amiably greet all of these new creatures he met, but then.. .. Then it came. The hunger. His absolutely bottomless stomach made a rather unpleasant rumble. Now, without doing absolutely anything else, Oceanus suddenly found him staring straight at Carly and her little Castform. They were eyes that seethed with hunger, yearning for sustenance.

Garci, upon noticing this, opened his mouth. "I would love to feed you now Oceanus," At this point, Oceanus shortly turned his stare to him. "Yet, I do not quite have any money. I will feed you once we return to the hotel. Don't worry." Oceanus, however, continued to worry. He turned back immediately to Carly, grumbling as he did so, finding Garci's promise to be most likely empty. He continued to make that grin. That damn. Eerie. Whale. Grin.

[Maid Melody]

[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;color: #a52020;)]Carly listened as Garci went on about Castform and what they did and nodded,"Yes, that's right ... but I think Rina's more mischievous than most and playful of course, but she is fun to have around. One thing's for sure, it's never boring,"she replied before listening to his reason for coming to the beach. Of course curiosity always got the better of Carly and his story made her wonder what was so horrible that he almost didn't come to the beach,"What happened ... ?"Carly asked in a softer voice. Before she got her answer though, a Wailord appeared on the beach and proceeded to give her a look that made him think he would eat her given the chance. Shuddering involuntarily, Carly hugged Rina closer to her as if the Castform would somehow protect her from the giant Pokemon. Swallowing, Carly tore her eyes from the Wailord and looked back at Garci though she could still feel Oceanus' gaze ... it gave her the creeps to say the least ... ."Does ... he always look at you like that ... ?"Carly whispered, feeling uneasy to say the least of things.[/scrolly]

[Victor Von Doomstein]

Garci's eyes darted back and forth as he put his sunglasses back on and hid his eyes underneath them. He was saved by Oceanus's presence, but simultaneously cursed with it. While not responsive to her first question, he tried his best to answer her second. "I'd.. like to tell you, but this is probably the first or second time I have ever really let him out. I really only got him recently, you see." He looked down at Oceanus again for a second, before immediately turning back to face Carly.

The ball whale stayed absolutely put, continuing his hungry, all-encompassing stare. If Carly had been watching him, he'd been slowly inching up to Carly's leg. His mouth watered with a deep desire for anything to eat. He decided not to be aggressive just yet, but it was a hard temptation to fight off. After all, that Castform looks so much like a soft serve. Mm. Flashing his broad grin, he started to look directly up at Rina. Someone get this thing a butter turkey or something.

Persephone had long burrowed herself into the ground upon inspecting the huge whale thing. She wasn't willing to pop out for a long, long time. Lexus noticed this, and tried half-heartedly to dig out the little Diglett before giving up, realizing that only Persephone herself would probably know the way. In reaction to Oceanus, she just looked at him for a moment and inched carefully behind Garci. This was a Pokemon she didn't seem to particularly welcome, if only for that disturbing maw and those eyes.

[Maid Melody]

[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;color: #a52020;)]Carly nodded at Garci's words, shifting nervously as she caught Oceanus staring at Rina like she was an ice cream cone. She ... had to get away ... not only for her sake but for Rina's; there was just something about the Wailord that made her skin crawl. "I know! How about we go swimming? It'd be fun and then you could see some of my other Pokemon~. I know Minny would love the chance to swim in the ocean,"Carly suggested, pulling out the pokeball as she spoke. Of course there was more than one reason Carly wanted Minny out ... Minny was rather protective of her and if that creepy Wailmer tried anything, Carly knew that Minny would protect her. That and it would be fun to ride on the Milotic's back just as she used to do when she was younger."So what do you say?"[/scrolly]

[Victor Von Doomstein]

Garci looked entirely apprehensive for a moment, feeling that introducing a starved, crazed Wailmer to the beach would be like introducing a Sharpedo to a small pond. It usually doesn't end up too well. However, realizing that there must be Pokemon around to defend them from the possibility of experiencing the world's first whale bite, he felt slightly more secure. Besides, what could be so threatening about just a ball-shaped whale floating around the waters? It's not like he's THAT ravenous. And he's sure that nobody's going to end up accidentally cutting themselves very slightly in the water and attracting his attention. He knows only sharks pick up that sort of stuff, but he isn't about to rule out that thing.

"You know, that sounds fine to me." He removed his sunglasses yet again and placed it near his towel. He walked forward and gestured to Carly as he headed toward the waters. "Lexus, just stay behind for now. I'm sure you'd like to relax on your own." Lexus complied, as she flipped around on her back and exposed her underbelly to the sun, the whole action seeming entirely dog-like. Oceanus, waiting for Carly to move first, if she would, started to roll very slowly after them, calculating his movements carefully. If Garcian wasn't going to feed him now, he would help himself. He's just sooooo hungry... As Oceanus left Lexus and Persephone, the Diglett immediately popped out of the ground and uttered a sigh of relief. <What is it?> inquired the Larvesta. <He.. really sets me on edge.> <.. I see what you mean.> Both of them shuddered quietly.

[Maid Melody]

[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;color: #a52020;)]Carly grinned when Garci agreed and released Minny immediately before the creepy Wailmer could do anything else ... Oceanus was eyeing her like he was going to eat her and ... it was making Carly feel uneasy to say the least of things. Minny upon being released, looked around at her surroundings before finding Carly and wrapped her tail around the girl in a hug of sorts. Eyeing the Wailmer not that far from Carly, Minny leered at the Wailmer as if daring him to try and harm her Carly before promptly picking the girl up and setting Carly on her back, heading towards the ocean. Carly laughed when Minny hugged her, feeling safer already now that the protective Milotic was out. Suddenly she found herself picked up and placed on Minny's back as they headed towards the water. Releasing Rina, Carly instead wrapped her arms around Minny and before too long they were in the water having the time of their life. Rina upon being let go (finally) settled on Carly's head so that she too could ride the roller coaster that was Minny.[/scrolly]

[Victor Von Doomstein]

Garci went on ahead into the water, even though Oceanus was his only Water Pokemon. He felt it'd be mighty rude to bring Oceanus along with him into the waters, given how.. well, intent the Wailmer looks. He already had his suspicions cast on the ball whale, and he'd rather not risk the suspicions being confirmed. Besides, he had full confidence in his ability to swim. He was born and raised in Lilycove, after all, where the beaches were beautiful and initially populated with strange blue sailor men wearing bandanas with skulls on them. Oh yeah. Team Aqua.

Garci got a quick running start on the sands - which, in itself, was a pretty rare thing to see. Usually, one would only see Garci running if he had to - say, from imminent danger, to get to someone before they depart, anything like that. However, in this case, he was doing it out of pure excitement. Feeling for the water until it started to get less and less shallow, he made a dive into the ocean and swam at a leisurely place near Carly's Milotic. "A Milotic?" He spat out some of the water in the other direction. "Are you certain you were not born in Hoenn?" He'd like to open his big mouth and tell her that he thought Feebas were ugly and weren't worth the effort into training them into such elegant creatures, but then he realized that tact was, more often than not, a good thing.

Lexus curled up into a big, white-fuzzed ball, bathing in the dense sun. Persephone managed to nestle herself underneath the towel in the shade, where she had felt right at home. Passers-by could see a strange Diglett-shaped bump protruding out of a towel. And, the star of our show, Oceanus, had been slowly progressing into the water still. Milotic or not, this was a whale with an ambition. He was hungry, and he wouldn't wait. He was hungry -now-, and he wasn't about to let some sort of upstart slippery water snake stop him. Managing to sneak into the shore without directing Garci's attention, he carefully slid his body into the water and dove deep into the shore, so as not to get immediately noticed. There were other swimmers around, he noticed. Maybe.. maybe just one nibble couldn't hurt. Yes, a tiny little bite would be enough to satisfy him for a little. A little, tiny bit of the foot of that women over there.

It was all so tantalizing. Suddenly, the Wailmer found himself, unfortunately for most everyone else, in his own element. It was a smorgasbord - a buffet table, strewn out in front of him. Why settle for some small fry girl and his own trainer, when there are so many other fine catches before him?

[Maid Melody]

[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;color: #a52020;)]Carly was having so much fun with Minny that she had almost not seen Garci until he spoke up, asking if she was from Hoenn. Laughing, Carly shook her head,"Nope~ born and raised in Era. But my mother might have been, Minny was hears before she gave her to me. I guess you could say Minny's been like my second mom ever since my birth mother died years ago,"she replied before gesturing for Garci to climb on,"Come on, she won't bite you and you won't get as tired so easily." Minny lowered her head to Carly when she said that Minny had been her second mother and cooed in her melodic voice in a way that seemed to say I love you. Carly hugged Minny and smiled, clearly enjoying herself out in the ocean. Rina was quite content to remain on Carly's head for the time being, this way at least she could easily see the other people in the water all the better to locate them later and see if they wanted to play :3 .[/scrolly]

[Victor Von Doomstein]

Upon hearing what Carly had to say, he was mildly entertained at first, but immediately after, taken aback. Of course he's got no conception of how old she might be - it all sort of exacerbates things. He is at a loss for words at first, but manages to stammer out whatever he was able to. "I-I'm sorry to hear that. My condolences." Feeling that it'd be terribly rude to deny her, he climbed onto the Milotic and looked around. He felt safe from Oceanus, who was- suddenly missing! Looking around frantically, he realized that the Wailmer may have, frighteningly enough, went into the water. Hoping that the people of the waters could discern whether or not the whale was a threat, he tried not to let it get to his head.

His apprehensions, of course, came true. As Garci was rollicking and staying close to the pleasant ride that is Minny, he heard screams and squeals. They didn't travel very far, but they started to grow in quantity. Boys and girls alike had been started to run to shore, gashes and bitemarks on their legs. Oceanus was having the time of his life, and Garci felt like there would be no other possibility than him. An observant lifeguard looked to the shore and saw the wounded approaching the shore, and, quick to tweet on his whistle, hopped off his stand and called for everyone to return to shore.

Garci bit his thumb anxiously. He looked to Carly and her Pokemon, and tried to gesture to them with his eyes - he directed his pupils to the beach, and then down at the water. "Oceanus is missing.. and the lifeguard's calling us to the beach. There's no other way." The whale in particular was still enjoying himself - he managed to sate himself very slightly with some underwater fauna. An occasional bit of human leg (bits, not chunks, hopefully) was enjoyable as well. It wasn't enough, though. He was still hungry. So, so hungry. He rolled toward the Milotic's tail very slowly. He wanted more.

[Maid Melody]

[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;color: #a52020;)]Carly shook her head when Garci said that he was sorry her mother died,"Don't be, it was years ago. I don't really remember her to be honest,"she replied before Garci had climbed on to Minny,"Hold on tight~,"she chimed right before Minny dove under the water. When they had surfaced after a few various flips and other tricks under the water, Carly found herself gasping for air just as Garci pointed out the lifeguard that was now motioning them to the beach. Frowning, Carly was about to object to the action when Minny let out a scream as Oceanus bit her tail. Furious, the Milotic dove rather unexpectedly and lashed her tail, attempting to remove the stupid Wailmer from her tail. When Minny surfaced again, Carly gasped for air,"Quick! His pokeball!"she shouted, hanging onto Minny for dear life as she did so,"Minny Protect!" Minny was still thrashing her tail around, slapping it on the water to try and remove that horrible Wailmer when she heard Carly's command and used Protect, thus effectively protecting all those that were on or around the Milotic from further harm.[/scrolly]

[Victor Von Doomstein]

Garci, immediately hurled into the passion of the moment, realized that the Milotic would probably be in danger if he wasn't to do anything. While not being in -control- of him, he did own Oceanus, and he had to try something. "Right," he replied reluctantly, standing up carefully on the wriggling Milotic, nearly losing his balance, before making a dive down into the waters. Gotta get to my towel..!

[/b] Garci would keep trying to promote himself by restating his mission in his mind, stroking forward as fast as his arms could take him. Lexus watched on in fright - she knew Oceanus was hungry now, and she especially knew that someone being his trainer wasn't liable to stop him.

"Garci, what are you doing?!" She yelled across the sands at her. Some of the people who witnessed the whole turn of events were understandably bewildered by the fact that a fuzzy white earwig was yelling at the boy hastily swimming to shore. He managed to choke back some of the water and yell over at her. "Gotta.. Gotta get to my towel, gotta get him back in!" Oceanus, of course, heard these plans, and wasn't quite satisfied with what he was hearing. Still latched onto the Milotic's tail, he was pushed away by the Protect move and started to roll toward his trainer.

"Lexus.. you.. you gotta get the Ball over here!" The sun faded away. Well, to Garci, at least. He wasn't aware of what was going on, until he looked up at the sky for a mere moment. "Oh.. oh Jesus.." Not even Arceus was enough to save him from the fear brimming in him. The whale had already Bounced high into the air, absorbing as much water as he could beforehand. The creature must have been able to plunge pretty deep in order to rise up such a height.

Loaded with his own survival on his mind, Garci continued to swim forward, panicked. Unable to take in enough air to focus on screaming, he gasped exasperatedly, making whatever desperate motions he could to get to shore, or at least avoid falling right into the impact center of the massive creature. What the hell is going on? I can't let this happen, something's got to give! Lexus looked on in horror. She was much less than satisfied, but realized that there was something she could do. Running out of the shadow of Garci's umbrella, she bristled her fur, which started to shimmer with energy from the sun. Narrowing her eyes, she tried her best to focus her energies on capturing whatever sunlight she could, and to try and stop the crazed Wailmer from crushing their trainer.[/left][/blockquote]

[Maid Melody]

[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;color: #a52020;)]Minny sighed when the Wailmer finally released her tail and stopped her thrashing ... that was until she heard Lexus and saw that Garci was swimming towards shore with Oceanus close on his ta- no ... up in the air. Eyes growing wide, Minny dove under the water and came up right under Garci before moving quickly in the water towards the shore. Rina on the other hand was looking for some more fun and just then saw Oceanus bounce high into the sky. Thinking this was some fun new game, the Castform flew up into the air and blew some Powder Snow at Oceanus all in good fun. Of course everyone liked snowballs right, and the fact that this may be construed as an attack never even occurred to Rina. Carly swore under her breath when she saw Oceanus jump high but didn't have time to say anything before Minny took action, surfacing under Garci this time. Taking deep breaths, Carly looked up to see where Rina went off to and sweat dropped when she saw the Castform shooting snowballs at Oceanus ... well ... at least it had knocked the Wailmer off course ... .[/scrolly]

[Victor Von Doomstein]

Oceanus, deterred and slightly damaged by the Powder Snow, started to drift over to the side. He wasn't quite appreciating what's going on here. As he drifted from his destination, he started to tumble and spiral downwards into the water. The effect was much more than the seemingly slight Powder Snow was - the ball whale fell far off course from the target Garci. However, the whale's impact still left quite the splashdown.

Garci, though thankfully picked up by the Milotic, was again blasted right off of her, caught off-guard by the sheer mass of water crashing down on him. His shock forced him into the water, as he remained submerged for tens more seconds than he would have liked. Drifting to the surface, he heaved in what breath he could, gasping and panicking. Just as he gathered himself, a beam of light came crashing near him. Rina may have done some good by using Powder Snow, but it ended up causing quite the problem.

Thankfully, as opposed to a direct hit, the Solar Beam refracted upon impact into the water, and it instead stung him right in the arm. The water's diluting of the beam's impact as well as Lexus's own clumsiness with energy-based attacks only hurt him somewhat. However, the effect was still significant for him to stagger backwards into the water and stay stalled. Re-emerging once more, he gasped out even more water and looked at Lexus with an understandable anger. She looked down in shame, realizing she accidentally hit the trainer she was intended to protect.

Garci felt that horrible singing sensation on his arm, but the adrenaline pumped into him purely by the spur of the moment kept him going. He felt nothing but that pain - and one could see, if they were close enough, that the solar beam left a definite mark on his right arm, a burn, but not quite. Gritting his teeth and letting out occasional moans of pain, he kept stroking forward to the shore. He had to, or else he'd be in quite a lot more pain than a slightly burned arm.

Oceanus continued to not like these developments. He was getting closer and closer to the beach, and pretty soon, he'd be cooped up in that little ball that he doesn't even think possible to carry him in. Deciding to go for an even more aggressive action, the whale summoned forth a great wave of water, crashing forward to hit Garci. It was a Surf, of course, as the whale kept that massive grin on his face while he surfed on the wave toward him.

Garci continued to swim forward, with even more vigor as he saw the wave coming straight toward him. He could last a Solar Beam, sure, but the fear of drowning engulfed him. In a stroke of luck (or perhaps exacerbating manenrs,) Garci was hurled forward by the wave pushing behind him, as he felt the stinging impact of water moving at such a velocity. The sand was an adequate enough cushion, and hell, he was even lucky enough not to fall onto any glass or shells or anything.

He rolled along the sands, still pushed by the water. Lying on his back, he felt the wet, caked sand over his body, as he still felt like every part of his body was stinging in pain. Yelping, he arched his back forward and remained flat on the ground thereafter, breathing heavily. Lexus screamed, "Garci!", and immediately started forward to her trainer. The Wailmer was approaching the boy slowly, with an even more menacing grin than just that moment ago. Don't even ask how these creatures have grins that appear menacing. This one's just the exception.

[Maid Melody]

[atrb=background,http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo48/elronia/VC%20Pics/CarlyTable.png][atrb=height,300][atrb=width,493][atrb=style,border:0 firebrick none,b,Table][scrolly:h(220),w(240),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-right:3px;margin-left:230px;margin-top:45px;margin-bottom:10px;color: #a52020;)]Carly had managed to stay on Minny by sheer luck when Oceanus plummeted to the water below only to find that Garci hadn't been so lucky. "Garci!"she cried out just as the Solar Beam hit the water right where Garci had fallen off. Alarmed, Carly urged Minny towards where Garci was only to be swallowed up by the Surf that Oceanus had formed and probably would have drowned Carly had she not been with Minny. When the two surfaced, Carly gasping for air they saw that Garci had managed to make it to shore but Oceanus was quickly bearing down on him with that creepy grin on his face. Thinking quickly, Carly pointed at Oceanus,"Rina! Shock Wave quickly! Minny Hyper Beam!"she called out, hoping that the attacks would at least slow down Oceanus enough that it would give Garci time to return him if they didn't make him faint first. Rina's eyes grew wide when Oceanus plummeted to the water below them and wondered why he seemed to be going towards his trainer with that odd grin that sent shivers down even the Castform's spine. No sooner had she flown closer to see what was going on that Carly gave her a command. Oh ... well now then that must mean the Wailmer was being bad ... right, time to punish the bad Wailmer ^o^. Flying a little closer to where Oceanus was now speeding towards the shore with his Surf, Rina aimed a Shock Wave at Oceanus and then a Thunder on top of that for good measure just to make sure the bad Wailmer would be sufficiently punished ... that and the water made the electricity so pretty Rina just had to do it again. Minny didn't hesitate before aiming a Hyper Beam at the Wailmer, still furious that he had even dared to bit her tail. There was no doubt that Minny was certainly the type of Pokemon to hold a grudge especially since Oceanus had threatened her precious Carly and was now trying to harm his own trainer which was an unspeakable evil in the Milotic's eyes. Nevermind that she was rather biased where Carly was concerned but Minny still firmly believed that all Pokemon should protect their trainers and the fact that Oceanus was attempting to do the opposite made him the enemy ... or at least in Minny's eyes.[/scrolly]