I took the road less traveled...

Name's Saturn Walls. 19 years old. Pokerus Project Guardian. Hoenn native. Wise beyond my years and young at heart.

[ironoxidized-blog]

wrong move || rusty & saturn

[ironoxidized-blog]

"Damn right whatever I say… ocean sucks." He muttered under his breath, the toe of his sneaker kicking a pebble off the rock. Glancing over to Saturn, he shrugged, a corner of his lips tugging up into a light grin. "Well, yeah. We saved up money for awhile, and our group of friends came to a vote for who looked the oldest. I won." His grin faded when Saturn got all serious — but then he realized he was joking, and his eyes narrowed. "Stop this." 

Rusty missed his hometown, and all of his friends, but being on this great adventure made it impossible to be homesick. Plus, he’s constantly video chatting with everybody, so that made him feel better. “Pff, that’s lame, Saturn. But I guess if you’re not home there’s no point in decorating according to your personality. Or maybe you did — but you’re just bland.” He quipped, sticking his tongue out at the other. “The only thing I can think of is that new Nicki Minaj song. I liked that.” He’s grinning again, before he decided to lay against the rock with his hands on his tummy, staring up at the sky. “I didn’t know your grandparents ran a day care, though. Okay — my turn. What’re you afraid of? No deep stuff. Like the future. I mean like bugs, or the dark. Something you’d be embarrassed to say.” 

[ace-saturn]

Saturn turned himself to get a good look at Rusty. “I need to see if that holds true myself.” After a few seconds, he nodded in affirmation and shifted himself back over so he was next to Rusty again, their arms lightly touching. He leaned back on his arms while he had his legs out forward. The sun setting was beautiful and he felt at peace. He frowned at Rusty’s comment. “I can promise you, I’m not bland.” And then he stuck his tongue out at the other. “Although I can guarantee you that your life is far from bland if you’re into Nicki Minaj.” Saturn bit his lip to stifle his laughter.

“What am I afraid of?” He furrowed again, thinking about his answer. There really wasn’t much he was afraid of. He had to be strong a lot for his grandparents when they couldn’t handle some situations. “Well, I’m not a huge fan of masks. They peeve me out. Especially the Halloween ones.” He shuddered at the thought of walking into a Halloween store and seeing the wall of masks. To try and push that thought out of his mind, he thought of another question to ask Rusty. “So of everyone in our group, if you were to end up with one of them, who would it be?” Saturn mischievously grinned, hungry for gossip and deets.

[ironoxidized-blog]

wrong move || rusty & saturn

[ironoxidized-blog]

Today Rusty had tried to go in the water many times — but he swears, it’s like he’s just a rock type, or something. As soon as he stepped foot in the ocean, he found himself in a half-run stumbling back to shore, out of breath, and very anxious. It was pretty bad. He squinted at Saturn, shaking his head. “No. Not fun. Let’s not talk about that.” He crossed his arms over his chest, half-pouting. “Hate the ocean. I don’t care how pretty it is.” 

He’s grinning now, nodding. “Heh. Yeah, that was fun.” He glanced over at Saturn, shrugging his shoulders as he introduced the idea of the game. “Alright sure.” After racking his brain for memories, he nodded his head. “Oh, yeah. Tons of times. There was this girl who I was friends with back in Goldenrod. I have a fake I.D. that we used to buy drinks for parties and stuff.” His gaze drifted around as he thought of something to ask Saturn. “What’s your room at home look like? Like, the stuff that’s in it. Colors of the walls and all that jazz.”

[ace-saturn]

Saturn snorted at Rusty's comment about not liking the ocean. "Okay Rusty. Whatever you say." He liked his idea of a game they were about to play. A little fun for the two of them wouldn't hurt. As he listened to Rusty's answer to his question, he laughed loudly. "No way. You have a fake?" Then he got serious. "Sir, as a Guardian, I demand you hand over your fake and turn yourself in in the name of the law!" He then laughed.

He had to think back to his room back home. In all honesty, there wasn't much to his room that made it stick out or look less generic. "My walls are a light blue with a white ceiling and the carpeting is black. All of your typical furniture in there. I don't really have much there since I was barely home, even as a kid when I spent most of my days working at my grandparent's day care." He hoped that his answer would suffice before asking his question. "In terms of music, what's your guilty pleasure?"

[ironoxidized-blog]

wrong move || rusty & saturn

The day had been long, and Rusty was pretty tired. It was a beach day, and most of the things he’d done required him to move about a lot. This wasn’t really good for Rusty, considering he was bad on his feet, and didn’t have too much stamina. He found himself taking lots of breaks and falling quite a bit. But now it was getting pretty late and the group was getting ready for a bonfire, or something. Rusty himself decided to go get a better, more quiet view of the party. Somehow Saturn had joined him. It had been awhile since they truly hung out, since Rusty was pretty busy training his Pokémon lately for his Gym Battle. It was nice to finally relax.

He found them a nice spot on some large, dark, slate-like rocks. The clouds grew pinker by the second, and he rock felt cool against his palms. “Today was pretty fun.” He said to the other, grinning as he started past the ocean. “I didn’t think I’d like it since… y’know. Ocean problems. Did you have fun?” 

[ace-saturn]

Saturn had quite the day. Keeping an eye out for the participants while mustering up some fun and mischief himself. He had Zip and Zap out helping him with every step of the way. The sun was starting to set and it looked beautiful out on the beach. He suggested to Rusty if they wanted to separate from the group and have some quiet time together. They sat on a boulder in the sand of the beach. It was definitely very nice. With the wind in their faces, Saturn held Zap in his lap, while Zip was with Rusty as usual.

"I'm definitely glad you had fun. Especially with your ocean problems." Saturn let out a small laugh. "I did have fun. And honestly, I had a lot of fun with you causing mischief by my side. I really love making Erik's job so much harder. It gives me life." He let out another small laugh, before he looked back out with a very small smile resting on his face. "So... let's play a game. It's like truth or dare. But without dares. I'll go first. Have you ever lied about your age?" Saturn had a mischievous grin on his face.

[thepokemonhuntress-blog]

"Well, I wasn’t exactly following any actual guides when I tried. And your grandparents run a Pokemon daycare? Epic. That’s really epic."

[ace-saturn]

They do and it's very well known all over Hoenn. It's also where I got my first Pokemon and my partner, Pulse.

[ironoxidized-blog]

Aw, geez. Have I really done so many embarrassing things around you? How can you even look me in the eye without laughing?

Uh — thanks, I think? 

[ace-saturn]

Well, I'm intentionally a goofy klutz, so your natural clumsiness doesn't bother me at all. And no problem, man. I'm kind of bored. Want to hang out? Plus Zip misses you!

[ironoxidized-blog]

Someone’s gotta know. I’ll Google it later.

Aw, man. You don’t have to give me examples. 

[ace-saturn]

Well, I was going to list more, but I guess I'll save you from the embarrassment. To be honest, it's adorable watching you be clumsy.

[thepokemonhuntress-blog]

"I tried to learn how to juggle once, only I ended up with the worst headache after I hit myself in the head with the golf balls I had used to try and juggle with. You’re lucky, being able to do it naturally."

[ace-saturn]

Every beginner knows to never start juggling with something heavy. And thanks. I used it to entertain the baby Pokemon at my grandmother's Pokemon Day Care back in Hoenn.

[ironoxidized-blog]

Well — then what would happen? Does the Pokémon inside just cease to exist? 

I dunno. I’m pretty clumsy — you know that. I don’t think I’d do well in a circus.

[ace-saturn]

I don't know, and let's hope we'll never have to find out.

That's true. You did get lost in Viridian. And you're afraid of water. And water Pokemon too.

[thepokemonhuntress-blog]

"I guess that takes care of both problems then, making it okay. Boom! Now, do you care to tell me where you learned how to do that?"

[ace-saturn]

Well, I don't remember. I've known how to juggle for the longest time. Just a little quirky talent I have.

[ironoxidized-blog]

What if you, like, smash one with a jackhammer, or something? They can’t be indestructible.

Pretty cool, yeah. You could be the ringleader of a PokéCircus or something. 

[ace-saturn]

Well, yes, then it will break. But dropping it will not break it.

I could. I do love to entertain! You can be my second-in-command!

[thepokemonhuntress-blog]

"I’m going with no. Besides the obvious you know dropping them, what if someone were to just go and pluck one of them from the air and then make off with it?"

[ace-saturn]

Well, right now, there's no Pokemon in them. They're all out so I wouldn't be too upset.

[ironoxidized-blog]

I don’t see why not. Unless it breaks. What happens if it breaks?

Where’d you learn to do that, anyway?

[ace-saturn]

Well, they're built to withstand being thrown around, so they won't break, that I'm sure of.

And, I don't remember actually. I've known how to juggle for quite a long time. Cool, right?

[ace-saturn]

Is it a good idea to juggle my Pokeballs?

[ace-saturn]

Oh! You've Got a Bite! - Saturn Solo

Saturn was excited to finally try and catch his first Pokemon in Kanto. He figure now was as good as a time to catch one. Looked at his team, he though about what types he could use to add to his team. Cerulean City, he thought. City of Blue. Blue... The color blue sat in his mind before it hit him. A water type!

He had a rod from his previous journey in Hoenn and grabbed some bait. He would test his luck to see what Pokemon he could catch in the waters of Cerulean City. Not too far off from the gym, he found the river that ran along the city. He figured this would be a good spot to try. Releasing all of his Pokemon, they went about to their own thing, only with Pulse sitting next to him.

Saturn got himself comfortable at the edge of the water and cast his line. There was no telling how long he'd have to wait for a bite. He looked over at Pulse and reached down with one hand to rest it on the Yanmega's head. "It's been you and I for all these years buddy. I think it was destiny for us to be together. For me to find your egg and hatch you myself. We've had many adventures together and we're going to have many more." Saturn sat there, reminiscing about his adventures and growing up with Pulse by his side. He got so into it that time passed and he didn't realize for a minute he had a bite.

A sharp jerk from the rod snapped him back into reality. "Whoa!" Saturn exclaimed, reeling in whatever he had on the rod. It was a tough Pokemon because it was not making it easy for Saturn to reel it in. He let out a laugh, hoping that he would catch this tough Pokemon that seemed to be giving him a run for his money. He pulled and reeled in with all his strength. Pulse flitted up, excited now for a possible battle.

After a few minutes of battleing with the rod, Saturn gave one last tug, pulling the rod back as far as he could and a Pokemon came flying out of the water, attached to his rod and landed on the grass. It was a Horsea and it looked very agitated, but on second look, Saturn saw a different look in its eyes. Almost as if it was cocky and begging to battle. "Alright Pulse, let's start this off with a Shadow Ball. Hit it with your fastest one you got." Thanks to Pulse's high speed stats, he managed to hit the Horsea with a big Shadow Ball, sending the little water type flying back and slamming into the ground. It bounded back up with a wince. Saturn could see he did some damage and that this would be quick.

But he underestimated the power of the little Pokemon. It then used Twister, letting powerful winds go and rage, trapping Pulse in a vortex. "Pulse, you got to fight against it and hit Horsea with your Aerial Ace. With a bit of effort, Pulse managed to break free and sliced through the air, slamming into Horsea. It tumbled back again, falling down on the ground.

Saturn decided to used this opportunity before the little Pokemon got back up to try and catch it. He pulled out an Ultra Ball from his back for an extra guarantee that he would catch it and threw it at the Horsea. With a surge of energy, the litte Pokemon went right into the ball and it landed on the ground. With three wobbles like usual, the Ultra Ball clicked, signifying that the Pokemon was caught. "Alright!" Saturn said, jumping up and cheering. "I got you now!"

He let the Pokemon back out. "Hey there, I'm so happy to have you on my team. This is Pulse," he pointed over to Yanmega who buzzed happily at the Horsea. It took one look at Saturn and then squirted his face with ink. He couldn't see but he could hear that the little Pokemon was laughing to itself. He couldn't help but laugh too. He then thought of the perfect nickname. "I think I'm going to call you Lady. It suits you."

[erik-ovesen]

Flicking the residue of his cigarette onto the ground, Erik watched everyone — including his Pokémon — enjoy the new pastime. He never liked swimming as a kid, even if he learned to do so. He would rather sit and watch anyway, maybe set a good example as a Guardian. With Riley coiled into a furry ball and napping on his left and Everett flying above everyone, Erik felt fine. But not when he was hit with a wave of water, and the poor Arcanine wasn’t spared either. 

The Pokémon hopped on all fours, angrily barking up as he shook out his fiery mane. Erik stopped him from using a Flare Blitz on the first trainer he saw, tugginh im back in to dry him off. With his clothes soaked and cigarette deemed unusable, the Guardian sighed before watching Saturn bob of the water. Erik rolled his eyes at the childish behavior. “Aren’t you supposed to be settin’ an example, Saturn?”

[ace-saturn]

Saturn just couldn't help but laugh at the chaos he ensued with Erik and his Pokemon who were both soaked. He was having himself some fun and he really didn't care about setting an example. Well, he did, but what's the point if you can't have any fun.

"Come on Erik," Saturn said, scoffing at him. "I am setting an example. That it's okay to have fun and splash anyone who's a sourpuss about it. Stop complaining about your cigarettes. Smoking is bad for you anyway. Jump in and actually smile. That's better for you than smoking." He used his hands to splash Erik again, not really caring if the guy got pissed.

[erik-ovesen]

I don’t mind that everyone’s getting excited over the water and going in for a swim. Just… ah… try your best not to splash it up over at me, yeah? I pay good money for these cigarettes and I can’t piss them away because they get wet.

[ace-saturn]

Scoffs at Erik's complaint and feeling mischievous, he walks away from the pool far enough to get a running headstart. Saturn had already changed into his swimming trunks and began to run to the pool. At the edge, next to where Erik was sitting, he jumped up and did the biggest cannonball close to the edge so he could really soak the other. Coming back up, he brushed his wet hair off his forehead, laughing. "Oh I'm sorry. I didn't see you there."

[acetrainer-brienne]

Goddamn Kidnappers || Brienne & Kepi

[acetrainer-brienne]

With a desire to punch Erik for his stupid comments, Brienne merely gritted her teeth at him. Bastard. However, she gladly accepted Saturn’s and his help with this show down. He was right about something, strength in numbers. Looking at her Talonflame and Gogoat in the bushes, she whistled out loudly. It was an earsplitting sound and the two Pokémon jerked up to face their trainer. Gogoat charged in first, bleated his name out fiercely before Talonflame swooped in as well. Brienne immediately returned her bird, he wouldn’t do much here. But Roarke would be very convenient.

Roarke, Seed Bomb. Don’t stop for anything, buddy.” The Gogoat bleated over to his trainer. A white sphere formed in his mouth and once it was released, seed bombs pelted the Lapras. The status moves came in and Brienne didn’t think they’d help much in battle. It was a set up to get away and she refused to let her escape with Cocoa. She could go home empty handed, especially when it came to a Pokémon being in danger. Looking over at Erik, she frowned before shaking her head. “Stop calling out your strategies asshat!” Noting that Salamence was brought back, there was no point in going off with his plan. However, they could do some serious damage to that Lapras.

Of course, Perish Song. A saving grace of a move for her and Brienne brought back Roarke and Shilo. Instead, she sent out Althea and Jaxon. She looked to the Aurorus. “Althea, join Zip and Zap with a Thunderbolt on that Lapras.” The majestic Pokémon cooed out her name before complying, shocking the water type relentlessly. With her gaze still locked on Kepi and Cocoa, Brienne watched Jaxon swoop over to her, flapping to nudge himself closer to his trainer.

"You have to get that Archen, Jax. And be quick, we can’t let her take her away." Her brows narrowed in. "I’m depending on you, you have to make sure she’s safe." Sensing the seriousness in his trainer’s voice, the Talonflame nodded his head at her. Hunching back low, he took off like a bullet, his taloned feet positioned to swipe Cocoa out from the woman’s arms. Powerfully, he flapped away, spiraling through the moves used before driving back into the camp.

[ace-saturn]

Saturn just rolled his eyes when Erik decided to showboat and take all the glory for the battle. Part of him just wanted to punch Erik in the face but he'll save that for later. The battle got more serious when Lapras used hail and then Perish Song. He saw a quick end to this battle anyway.

He called out his Metagross and decided to redistribute his role in this battle. "Zip and Zap. Both of you use Helping Hand on Althea. Make that Thunderbolt even more powerful." The electric pair nodded and began to redistribute their energy straight to Brienne's Pokemon for teamwork.

After the Talonflame retrieved the Archen from the hunter, Saturn decided to help out there with Slade. "Alright Slade, use Psychic to protect Talonflame and the Archen from outside interference." The Metagross complied, creating a ball of energy around the Talonflame and Archen to protect it.