The Sarah Star Treatment! Interviews with Ohanas Hottest Trainers!
Sarah: First off, thanks for taking the time to speak to me today and congratulations on making it to round 4! How has your experiance been so far?
Caroline: "It's been an overwhelming experience to say the least. When I had initially found out that I had not made it into the competition, I was devastated. But when I was later contacted and admitted anyway in place of a competetor who had dropped out, I was elated to say the least. As for round 3, I never felt more in the game. Everything was so chaotic, but I was just running on andreniline."
Ace: "Heh. this 'challenge' was not challenging at all yet. I had no problems getting this far but well....I didn't expect anything else anyways, so don't worry I'm fine with it.~"
Anise: "Ah humm, considering that I made further here than in UBF four years ago, I'd say it's going well minus the volcanic eruption that almost got us all killed."
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Sarah: When the details for this round were first announced, how did you feel about it? Were you a little apprehensive?
Esu: "Apprehension was the last of my worries. If one cannot face a challenge, they should not have applied in the first place."
Ace: "apprehensive? Ha! Yes I was worried about the E4's mental health! This round was a game of hide and seek! I felt like a little kid again, hehehe so of course I and my brilliantly trained Pokemon had all the keys together in no time. 18 it where I think, more than enough. It was a pleasure to knock out the other competitors that way~ No keys, no Gym battle~ Hehehe."
Anise: "It beats looking for beacon in snowstorm! That was my first thought! So when I heard about details from this round, I knew that It would go better than it did 4 years ago!"
Aurora: "Well, it sounded like fun. Scavenger hunts are great, and at first it seemed like fun having the entire forest. Oh how wrong I was, but it was worth it."
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Sarah: Did anything interesting or unexpected happen to you during this round?
Esu: [growls] "Lee...that godamned Kecleon of his paralyzed me and I lost the first key I had found."
Caroline: "Indeed. There was a very interesting incident with Will. There was this incident with stolen keys and a giant tree, but it's all rather fuzzy. As for my own personal adventures, I did run into some interesting people... I did some things that I am not proud of to get the second key, and poor Vince's face is still red and bruising..."
Ace: "Pff! Nothing did happen that I didn't expect...there was some girl with electric Pkmn that was a tad annoying but at all it was no challenge, like I said before."
Aurora: "When we were walking around, I heard a lot of commotion. After the round, I found out that trainers were attacking one another for keys...I just ran up and stole one from some kid. A lot of commotion though, it makes me glad we did it the easy way."
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Sarah: How did you feel about the rain? Wasn't it just awful? D: My hair was absolutely ruined, but I doubt wet hair was the least of your worries.
Caroline: "Oh yes, it took hours to brush out the tangles and tame the frizz. It still isn't back to normal... Rain, humidity, and curls do not make good bedfellows. I sincerely thought that I would leave the forest with an afro."
Anise: [points to hood] "No my hair was safe from the rain, though I wasn't thinking much about it at that point, it could of rained more I wouldn't care at all unlike some people!"
Aurora: "I love rain. Seriously. Growing up in Lilycove, you get used to it, but this was horrible after an hour. Especially since my transportation was made of fur and scaled, he smelled horrible after a while."
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Sarah: How did your team fare in this round? Anyone disappoint you or have a hard time? Any unexpected heroes?
Esu: "No. Azize did the job he was trained to do. And Shane proved he can still fight despite being a whiny brat."
Caroline: "Oh no, everyone was amazing."
Ace: "Ahahaha! Yes my team showed a brilliant performance again. Especially my Infernape Hitze. Even though she is a fire type she followed all my commands and did find that ugly tree Pokemon in the rain. Okay she collapsed after that but at least she had pleased me and Team Rocket with her successful mission."
Anise: "Everyone worked hard...exepted my Druddigon who I kept in his ultra ball the whole time My Aerodactyl was very nervous the whole time, but he did very well considering the weather was against him"
Aurora: "Trent and Lefty, they're amazing. They managed to drag me everywhere, even through the mud and rain. I felt horrible, but I'm so greatful. I can always rely on Scarlet, my team leader, but Salem my mismagius really pulled it off during the match. She's young, but did wonderfully.
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Sarah: Did you have any trouble with other trainers?
Caroline: "Well... really with just one. It wasn't trouble or anything, but I did run into my ex-girlfriend, Kendra Vega, in the forest and I ended up using some... *ahem* dirty tricks to get her key. So far I've been lucky and haven't run into her since, but I know it's bound to happen and I am certainly not looking forward to it."
Ace: "Heh, no, I don't really had any problems that round. There was that Archaeologist who did hand me is key all from alone after noticing how much I deserve to get into the next round. Yeah well and then there was that girl...uhm her name was....Shan. Yes Shan. She was troublesome but I'm sure we will meet again. No one fools Team Rocket and gets away with it..."
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Sarah: How did you feel when you finaly stood in front of those gates?
Caroline: "I felt... accomplished. I was proud of myself, and I was so very proud of Jasper. I gave him the keys to show him how proud I was of him, just using the string from my track pants as a thread. He hasn't taken them off yet."
Aurora: "TOTAL. ACCOMPLISMENT. I can't tell you how great it felt to see those after hours of rain-filled walking. It honestly felt like victory even though I hadn't even gotten to K.C."
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Sarah: When you first saw the Gym Leader K.C. what was your first impression of her?
Esu: "I didn't recognize her. Which was a bit of a surprise, I seem to know a lot of the gym leaders and the Elite Four members. Nonetheless she proved a somewhat worthy opponent."
Caroline: "It's hard to believe that she's only 5'5", the woman stands like she is way over 6 feet tall. And she is absolutely gorgeous and strong. I was in awe of her. She was very sweet before and after the battle, I've never battled any gym leaders before this competition, so I am still overwhelmed by how kind and easy to get along with they are."
Ace: "Hm the small girl who claimed to be a Gym leader? Yeah she was okay, didn't stand a chance though. I had a way to powerful team and the spectators were all cheering for me too~" [Ohana News Network resources confirm this to be a lie. They were booing him.] "What can I say? The people just love the wonderful Ace." [unconfirmed]
Anise: "That time wasn't really the "First" impression actually. I wondered if she remembered my Gastrodon nomming on her hair a few days before the beginning of the round, she didn't didn't mention it so maybe she forgot. She reminded me abit of another trainer that I admire."
Aurora: "She wanted to have fun with the battle, that was obvious. I think that's why I enjoyed it so much more. She and I are a lot alike in that sense, it wasn't complete competition."
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Sarah: How would you say your battle went with K.C.? Was it a tough challenge after having to search for keys and a Shiftry?
Esu: "It would have been if my entire party was exhausted. Shane had remained in his ball until we entered the arena, and I didn't have to give orders."
Caroline: "It went really well. Rigby was on top form and it was fun to not depend on type advantage, it proved a far more difficult challenge. And, of course, K.C. herself is an excellent Gym Leader, she would not lose easily. As for the difficulty, yes, it was certainly an added challenge facing her after the forest trek, but having a Pokemon who was well rested and ready for battle helped a lot. His enthusiasm got me pumped and brought a whole new level of enjoyment to the challenge."
Anise: "Triple battles in the mud are chaotic, I'd say it wouldn't be right if it was easier really, which makes it the more fun!"
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Sarah: Finally, did you have fun during this round? Do you think the leaders did a good job of making this round fun and challenging?
Esu: [smirks] "That they're definitely excelling at. They need to keep it up."
Caroline: "I had so much fun this round, the heads at BFOI really came through. It's fun having these sorts of challenges between regular battles. It certainly wasn't anything I expected and nothing I've experienced before, making it all the more thrilling. So far BFOI has been an amazing experience overall, made all the more special by introducing me to many new friends, friends who make all of the hardships in this competiton so very, very worth it."
Anise: "Challenging? yes! Fun? Their definition of that word seems different from mine, but then again they made us fight at night next to a volcano the round before soooo, yeah fun overall. But it would of been funnier if I would of came across Ace's way and kicked his butt back there"
Aurora: "If I could hug the leaders right now, I would make an Ursaring's hug look weak. This was by far the greatest challenge so far. It was such a task, but not once did I feel like giving up."
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Sarah: Thank you so much for your time! Good luck in the rest of the tournament!
Caroline: "Thank you! I am most certan that I will. I hope I make it through this round so that I can compete in Lane's round. I am very excited to see what that entails.
Ace: Luck? Hehehe, Yeah luck has nothing to do with this sweety. I tell you something. It's skill. MY skill. The skill that will make all of Ohana Team Rocket property ! Ahahah! [Taz would like to ensure all Ohana residents that "That s*** ain't happenin', y'hear!?" ]