Redemption -- a Pokemon RP (Open!)

[Commander Shepard]

Everyone knew the names. Rocket, Magma, Aqua, Galactic, Plasma, Flare. Villains from all over the world, though never any true threat, not really-- in the end, they got what they deserved. The teams broke up, everyone went their separate ways... and those hit hardest were those who were always overlooked.

Grunts don't always join out of a sense of villainy after all-- some truly believes in the ideals of their leaders, some needed some kind of solid income or place to stay in the headquarters, some were just lost and needed some direction, only to find themselves caught up in something larger than they had imagined.

So what happens to them, once their team disbands, and they're left half as a pariah, someone who can't be trusted, can't be considered 'good'? Well, for six of them, they'll find redemption in the strangest of ways...

Plot.
Not too long after their team was defeated, six grunts from all over the world find something... odd. A golden hoop in the middle of nowhere, swirling with a dark, but oddly enticing energy. They figure... well, what do they have to lose? So they go inside, and wind up...

somewhere.

That is where we begin, and the extent our characters will know. They start out with nothing but whatever they had on their person at the time; likely just the clothes on their back and any pokemon, though there will be opportunities to find other items later on.

However, so players know where the plot is going...

The characters have been transported by the mythical pokemon Hoopa, somehow freely unbound and able to wreak havoc as they please. In addition to the six grunts, the island now contains countless items, berry trees galore, even some buildings, and more pokemon than one can imagine... indeed, 718 of the 720 currently well-known can be found, the only exception being Arceus (though a mysterious flute may show up...) and Hoopa themself. This includes every other legendary... and some have been pulled out at the wrong time, or their being contained has had some... consequences.

Time and space are slowly but surely coming apart. Land and sea begin to shift and fail, ever so slightly, but it's happening. Beautiful Kalos begins to wither, Unova's hero stands before empty space, Kanto and Johto lose the protection of their great winged guardians.

The only way to remedy this is to re-seal Hoopa's power, and there are a few ways this can be done, and they aren't mutually exclusive-- indeed, personally I'd prefer to see at least a couple filled going into the end!

1. Find the Azure Flute and 18 Plates to summon Arceus... whether Arceus will listen and aid though, is an entirely different matter...

2. Gather the displaced legendaries. Though they aren't always fans of helping humans, especially if not caught (Only one can be caught per character, but the rest can be befriended), they all harbor a grudge against Hoopa and wish to return home.

3. Weaken and catch Hoopa. This is... incredibly unlikely, but hey, stranger things have happened!

4. Locate the Prison Bottle, something that can seal Hoopa's power and leave it more... manageable. This can leave it easier to catch, but might also reduce its power, limiting the ability to return pokemon to their proper time... however, if you've earned the aid of the original masters of time and space, perhaps that won't be an issue?

[Commander Shepard]

Rules.

I'll make it easy for y'all since I don't like big complicated rules any more than most of you do xD

Follow Eldemore's rp rules, be kind, no characters under 18, no sues/stus, no art that's not yours or you don't have permission to use (though site/my policy will allow for gifs from the show/games-- for forms only though, please, it can really slow down people's computers if it's in everything ), any gender/orientation allowed for characters.

You may start out with one pokemon, though I'll allow it to be... close to whatever you like. If it's a three stage evolution line, it can be nearly evolving to the second stage or just hit the second stage; no psudo-legendaries or actual legendaries. Due to pokeballs being a random find in this rp, not all pokemon can or will be caught-- however, your character can befriend up to six more pokemon as we go-- five standard ones, and one legendary (excluding Hoopa and Arceus). Duplicates of standard pokes are allowed, but legendaries are claimed from the start. As these characters are previous grunts, they do not have any pokedexes.

Legendaries can be played as they are often portrayed in the anime/movies, capable of telepathic communication and higher reasoning and such, if a player so desires ^^

And when it comes for finding pokemon/items/etc... just use common sense ^^ Don't find super rare/useful stuff every two posts (though given their total uselessness here, I actually won't go and say much if you find things like big nuggets ). Pokemon are not limited to four moves, nor do you have to keep track of levels, just have moves make sense (no lv. 1 Larvesta knowing Flare Blitz or no Ninetales knowing Roar of Time)/evolutions be logical. Stone based evolutions stand as they are, however; time based will be fine as long as there's some mention of the time of day ^^

Also, if you want shinies... hey, go for it xD They're just different colored pokes, and this setting is all about the strange and rare, so yeah, shiny encounters are unlimited.

Please PM forms to me for approval; do not post until given the go-ahead. You may make your own form as well, just make sure it includes the important bits ^^ If you need a visual appearance for your character, please go here or here, please.

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[Commander Shepard]

Characters:

Rocket: Open!
Magma: Open!
Aqua: Reserved by Commander Shepard {please note, I'm also claiming Mewtwo for my character's legendary}
Galactic: Open!
Plasma: Reserved
Flare: Open!

News:
/shrug nothing yet

[Commander Shepard]

Username: Commander Shepard
Character name: Laguna
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Previous Team: Aqua
Appearance: Heavily tanned, with even darker freckles over her cheeks, shoulders and arms. Gray-blue eyes, shaggy black hair reaching about her shoulders. Still wears the Aqua uniform (male version though, comfort's sake), though with a dark blue bandanna instead of the Aqua logo one. About 5'10, solid build.
Personality: While first impressions might leave one with the idea that Laguna is a quiet woman, you would be... somewhat off track, at least. True, she is rarely the first to speak, but when she does? Better hope you're not too close! She goes into a situation giving the best she can, even back in her days as a grunt, though... well, that never ended well, since she was given fairly poor pokemon. Laguna does care deeply for pokemon as a whole though, which led to her joining Team Aqua. (Will be played out a lot in rp xD)
Starting Pokemon: Piplup (Penny/female/Modest/lv 5/Aqua Ring/Hydro Pump/Growl)
Preferred Legendary: Mewtwo
History: Square in the middle of nine children, Laguna always felt a little... invisible. The eldest children were always off doing great things (or really irresponsible things), the youngest needed looked after, and she? She was in that strange in-between, unable to rile up anything to get attention, but too old to ask for it just because. She was... just average honestly, always doing okay in school, getting along okay with the family pokemon and even getting a trainer's license, but never really finding the time or opportunity to put it to use. When she heard of Team Aqua though... well, she felt she didn't have much to lose by joining, right? And even though she was only a grunt, she felt more like she had a place there than anywhere else, enjoying the relaxed and friendly atmosphere... at least, until the true intentions of the group showed. Though she respected Archie's apology and admittance of wrong-doing, the fact he was unwilling to unleash such a terrible power frightened her. She left the team, just wanting some time to think things over before getting involved with the reform, but the strange ring she found put a delay on that...
Other: The Piplup was a gift from her older sister, a pokemon breeder, just before Laguna found the ring.

[Yonaka Kyoki Prince]

Username:Yonaka Kyoki Prince-currently changed for the month

The Plasma Grunt

Credits go here.

Name: Griffith Neo
Gender:Male
Age: 26


Personality: Griffith is a somewhat whimsical person and occasionally waxes poetry in his thoughts. He was once a dramatic and emotional person- being overly polite and somewhat annoying in his display of emotions. Now, he has changed into a much more calmer if a little quiet at times. His cry-baby trait still remained though. His dream is to have Pokémon as his equals and seek the truth- later on being convinced to fight alongside Team Plasma. Unsurprisingly, he dislikes battles due to his pacifistic nature, though he can be persuaded occasionally. Forgetful at times.

:Background History:
Griffith led a rather boring life, in many people's eyes. He was born in the peaceful city of Laverre, and led a rather peaceful life there with his parents. Though his father was often dramatic and overreacting, his mother would often straighten him out. Due to this, Griffith too took after his father, both are equally as emotional as the other, though they all have a good heart. Sometime when he had his sixteenth birthday, his parents gave him a watch, which he swore to take good care of and wears it to this day. Later on, he noted the connection of humans and Pokémon, often watching the battles between the gym leader and their opponents, the wild Pokémons' battles and more. This led him to be fascinated by Pokémon and their ways, though he was somewhat repulsed when humans would mistreat Pokémon for no good reason. This was the push that lead him to join Team Plasma in the Unova region.

He then became a grunt under the command of Ghetsis.Ever since then, Griffith was often sent out to many unimportant missions due to his incompetence AKA the fact that he went too soft on the enemy Pokémon- and often a errand boy/ runner. Griffith is often seen as a whimsical person by others.

Things changed when Ghetsis betrayed his King N many years later and attempted to control the Legendary dragons to remake the world to his liking. Shocked and hurt by this betrayal, Griffith personality was dampened and he became more calmer, though he was more prone to crying. He dreams to find the truth and reality of this world, and find a way where everyone would see the reality of Pokémon and be equals. His mental state deteriorated too, which led him to be more forgetful and caused him to forget some of his past-which is also another explanation for his new personality.
Now losing everything, he falls decides that nothing would be lost if he were to go into this mysterious 'Hoop Ring'.

Pokémon

Nickname:Vaughn
Gender:Male
Personality: Quirky (Likes pretty things)
Type:Dark
Ability:Illusion
Level:29
Innate Moves:
-Leer ---Scratch ---Pursuit ---Fake Tears ---Fury Swipes ---Feint Attack ---Scary Face ---Taunt ---Foul Play ---???

Learnt Moves: (Only able to learn four TMs/HMs.)
-Protect
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Preferred Legendary:Reshiram

Bag/Inventory

Poké Ball x0
A device for catching wild Pokémon. It is thrown like a ball at the target. It is designed as a capsule system.
Potion
A spray-type medicine for wounds. It restores the health of one Pokémon by healing minor wounds.

Extra
Well, this 'Extra' section is basically to place any questions/ updates I may have on my character, so check back for more updates at times.

[Commander Shepard]

'Lup?'

A curious coo and a sharp peck to the arm were what finally roused Laguna, though it took some moments before her vision finally focused. The last thing she could remember was running through a small cave with Penny, and then... that strange golden hoop on one of the stone walls...

"We are definitely not in Hoenn any more, huh?" she said quietly, rubbing her head and wincing slightly, she must have fallen awfully bad. But she was feeling well enough now, and... well, she really had no idea where she was. It seemed... okay. Lush green grass spread out all around her, a warm breeze carrying the scent of water and sea, but... definitely different than Hoenn's familiar smell. A few trees swayed in the breeze, just common, broad-leafed things.

Nothing out of the ordinary...

A chorus of loud peeps caught her attention, and Laguna looked to where Penny faced. The woman's eyes went wide as saucers then-- Rayquaza preserve her, a trio of gleaming yellow Rattata scurried across in the distance. She'd heard people talk of strange color morphs in pokemon, but... never seen it. And yet there they were.

"... where in the world are we, Penny?" she asked quietly, finally pulling herself up to her feet.

[Yonaka Kyoki Prince]

Griffith
Pokémon on hand
Zorua

Griffith fell. Deep into the rabbit hole.Wait what? Wrong story fool! Where did all this begin again? Back to the beginning.

A cool breeze blew across the land of Unova as Griffith began his weary journey back to his faraway hometown of Kalos, where he would no doubt be scolded by his parents. How were they doing anyways? He thought. He felt guilty of running off to join some Team in the Unova region, ignoring his family and committing so many sins for some goal that turned out to be nothing more than a ploy to capture the dragons of Truth and Ideals. In his arms, he held a shiny Zorua, given to him as a pal/gift when he joined Team Plasma.

The Zorua, who he had named Vaughn, was a trickster like his species, that stuck with him through everything, even when they were betrayed by Ghetsis. Vaughn was once given a choice whether to leave or to stay with him, and to Griffith's utmost delight, he stayed. So now with a constant companion, he trudged home to the scolding of a lifetime- and maybe, just maybe, a chance to find the truth of the world.

'Zoru..rua!'

Vaughn whined as he nipped at Griffith's uncovered arms none too gently. Feeling a slight twang of pain, Griffith snapped out of his thoughts, giving a gentle smile to the fussy Zorua in his arms, murmuring words of comfort. He knew that Zorua was concerned with his current behaviour, but he did not want to worry his buddy with his behaviour. As they continued on, both noticed something amiss.

"What's that golden hoop floating in the middle of nowhere?" Griffith wondered aloud as he dashed forward to inspect this new mystery. A polished gold hoop floated in mid-air, unhindered by anything as both human and Pokémon looked at it. With a huff, Vaughn suddenly leapt from the former Grunt's arms, landing soundlessly on the dirt path. To the human's surprise, Vaughn began barking and attempting to tug Griffith away, as though the hoop was the gateway to the Distortion World.
However, it was too late, as Griffith's hand touched the swirling 'insides' of the hoop.

Before either could yell in shock, an unknown force pushed the duo into the portal, dragging out a screech from the Zorua and causing Griffith to hurriedly grab Vaughn for fear of losing him. They fell, deeper and deeper- into the unknown depths of a new world...

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Username: Infinite.
Character name: Trinity Archimedes
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Previous Team: Galactic
Appearance: A tall, delicate girl with alabaster skin that contrasts sharply with her feathered, wavy, and flinty hair and her deep azure eyes, Trinity is one of those that possesses what you would describe as a "ghost-like beauty". Slender and not exactly the fittest, her skin is unmarked and not weathered, save her slim and nimble fingers. Wears a weathered black cloak with no hood that wraps around her shoulders, as well as a green and white long sleeved shirt that shows a small sliver of midriff, and crisp white pants tucked into the trademark Galactic boots. Has a weathered Galactic emblem stitched into a corner of her cloak, looking as if it were ripped from cloth and put onto the cloak. Some clothing is different.
Personality: A silent, thoughtful soul that doesn't really prefer speaking up and seems like quite a pushover, Trinity is calm and patient, not to mention understanding, though also extremely stubborn with a strange regal streak. Prone to notice the small details and too cautious for her own good, Trinity often acts too slow for her actions, though it's unfortunately misconstrued as a heavy lazy streak. A bit awkward around people, Trinity is stiff and overly courteous, and seems to have a mix of politeness and prickliness that makes for horrible regular interaction. However, Trinity is extremely rule-abiding, and frowns down upon those who aren't.
Starting Pokemon: Shinx - Lux/Male/Naive/Illuminate/Spark, Tackle
Preferred Legendary: Suicune
History: might fill in later; I'm not sure how I want to play her out yet. ^^"
Other: No items
Writing Sample: One of the most recent I could find, sorry. >.<