system behind @pinkpoweredpunk here, this blog is for Wrenās pokesona. they're a Latias disguising themself as a human, for the purpose of becoming a trainer and becoming a champion-ranked trainer.
here's what they look like in Latias form:
RULES
-Strict no NSFW rule.
-Magic Anons are on, within reason. If I don't feel like doing one I'll postpone answering it/ignore it
-Pelipper Mail/Variants are on
-In character hate mail is acceptable! Just don't go like, TOO overboard with it. They're very sensitive towards any accusations about them not being human, if you want a hint on how to upset them
// this is a horrible idea /silly but i want to see what's been happning in the tumblr space since i've been gone. rb or comment if you're an active rotumblr blog!
// Warnings: Pokemon typical violence, depictions of panic. See this post for context on what happened last time in Goldie's adventures.
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[ VIDEO: You see Goldie in their human form, walking up to a cabin that appears to be located deep within the Safari Zone. Theyāre wearing one of the worker uniforms, one that looks much too large and baggy on their frame, as they approach a guard posted at the front.
Guard: āā¦Hrm?ā
Goldie speaks in their physical voice.
Goldie: āUm. Hi.ā
With the way he squints at them, itās clear the guard already can tell something is off.
Guard: āUh⦠who are you?ā
Goldie: āUm. Worker person.ā
The guard blinks.
Guard: āYou look like a kid. We donāt hire younginās your age. Howād you get that uniform?ā
Thereās a flicker of nervousness in Goldieās eyes, but they try to keep their composure.
Guard: āQuit fooling around! Youāre not convincing anyone, let alone me. I dunno what youāre trying to do, but stunts like this can getcha in big trouble, you hear?ā
He steps forward, looming over them, and the child shrinks back. Trembling slightly now, they point to the door behind him.
Goldie: āN-Need to go inā¦ā
Guard: āThis place here is for authorized personnel only. Unless you can show me your staff ID, this little prank won't work on me! Honestlyā¦ā
Grumbling to himself, the man pulls out a walkie-talkie and holds it up to his face. You watch Goldieās fretful expression⦠darken into annoyance.
Guard: āHQ? Yeah, we have a troublemaker here pretending to be an employee. Not really sure how this kid got in, but-ā
All of a sudden, the guardās muscle seize up, locking him in place. The walkie-talkie clatters to the floor.
Guard: āA-Ackā!ā
Light outlines his struggling form. Soon, heās levitated off the ground and oh-so-carefully placed just a few inches to the side. As soon as heās out of their way, Goldie skips up to the door with a much more calm demeanor now and turns the knob, and waltzing inside.
After breaching the threshold, they pull the guard in with them before pushing the door back shut with their hand, scanning the contents of the building's interior.
As they do, the guard is released from the telekinetic hold and dropped over by the far wall. He scrambles to sit up, his breathing unsteady and his eyes wide blown with terror.
Guard: āWha-what are you doing?! Let me go! Please!ā
They walk up to the shelf closest to them, eyes scanning over the sticker labels that list each rowās contents. āRhyhornā, āParasā, āTaurosāā¦
Cheese pops out, seeming to already understand the objective as her ears perk up and she gives the air a sniff. Her mouth drops open when she beholds the shelves towering above her on all sides.
She bounces to face her trainer.
Cheese: { āIs this where theyāre keeping Biggs?ā }
Standing up on her hind legs, the Pikachu scratches her ear as she thinks.
Cheese: { āHm⦠Oh! I know, send out Peanut and Copper! Theyāre small enough to fit in here. Peanut can climb up and check the top rows, I can get up to the middle rows, and Copper can search the bottom!ā }
With their collective effort, the teamās soon able to get to the near-end of the room, yet still with no sign of Biggs. After clearing another shelf, Cheese stops to cross her arms with a huff, tapping her foot against the metal.
Cheese: { āStill nothing! Where the heck could they be keeping him?!ā }
After examining a ball with a Kangaskan in it, Copper snaps out of a deep thought he was in and looks up at the electric mouse.
Copper: { āAre they trapped here? Should we free them, too?ā }
Peanut: { āYeah! Maybe stirring up a bit of a riot in this place will help us get out!ā }
Cheese: { āWell, letās hurry and find Biggs first! Thereās no way weāll be able to if this place gets torn down by a bunch of angry-ā }
Sssssssssā¦..
A low, eerie hiss makes everyone stop in their tracks. Cheeseās fur spikes up, Goldieās ears prick on high alert, and Copper grips his club. Peanut raises into a stand, eyes diligently scanning the room for the sound's source. Her pupils narrow when she hones in on something you canāt see, and her hackles raise. Without any word of warning to her teammates, she lunges across the room. You watch her fly over Goldieās head before roughly tackling something to the ground.
Whipping around, Goldie jerks their head back after a pair of Arbok fangs snap right in their face. They stumble back, knocking into one of the shelves and sending several balls clattering to the floor.
The poison snake continues to bare its teeth at them, but is held back by the restricting grip Peanutās already got its lower half in, its body practically tangled around her arms. Cheese yelps and scrambles up onto Goldieās shoulder, where they clutch her tightly as they step further back from the restrained Pokemon, and Copper takes a protective stance in front of them.
Cheese: { āWh-where did that guy come from?!ā }
Peanut grunts as she struggles to hold the thrashing snake, but glances to the side when her ear twitches at the sound of something else.
Peanut: { āWeāre not alone! Get outta here and-ā }
Another hissing sound cuts her off, as suddenly, a white smog starts to fill the room. This time, it comes from above, and everyone looks up to see a circular shape descending from the ceiling. The Weezing stops in between Goldie and Peanut, choking out a low cry. Before anyone can have time to react, a voice barks out from somewhere-
Ahead of Goldie, the smoke starts to clear in a specific spot. Slowly, youāre able to make out the shape of a person with spiky hair, donning a scarf that billows in the wind.
???: āIām the one sent to put a stop to your transgressions.ā
Koga: āMy name is Koga. I am the Fuchsia City gym leader.ā
After introducing himself, he points at Goldie.
Koga: āAnd youāre that Latias Iāve heard so much about- the one thatās been trying to disguise itself and infiltrate human society, no?ā
Goldie tenses. The gym leader was showing up here of all places? Maybe they had gotten in over their head⦠Still, they thrash at the older trainer threateningly.
Goldie: āLeave us alone!ā
Their new adversary remains unfazed, his hand falling back to his side.
Goldie readies to hold their ground, and Peanut does the same, followed by Copper. They catch sight of Cheese trembling in the corner of their eye, and turn to look at her.
Cheese: { āG-Goldie, what do we do?!ā }
Her trainer glances at Koga, then looks back to her with a determined expression.
Goldie: āWe gotta fight back! If we donāt, we might lose our chance to save Biggs!ā
Itās clear Cheese wants to face this battle with that same amount of bravery. She had before in so many other battles, but⦠One look at that Arbok, and she almost seemed paralyzed.
Shaking like a leaf, she steps back.
Cheese: { āI- I canātā¦ā }
Reassuring claws press against her back. When she looks up again, Goldieās face is now painted with understanding.
Goldie: āIām scared too. But weāll be okay!ā
Peanut brandishes a thumbs up back at her.
Peanut: { āJust sit back for this one, Pipsqueak! Iāve got this one covered. Iāve wrestled with WAY nastier than a couple of STINK-BREATHS like these guys!ā }
Copper: { āI-Iāll do my best, too!ā }
Sensing the time to fight was nigh, Arbok and Weezing stalk closer. Cheese bites her lip, before whipping around to bounce onto Goldieās back.
Cheese: { āAlright, but⦠I-If things get sticky, Iāll⦠I promise Iāll do my partā¦!ā }
Goldie straightens themself so Cheese could climb on safely. Watching this all, Koga looks appalled.
That strikes a nerve, and Goldie emits a growl as they let light cloak them again, reshaping them back into their human form. Cheese remains steady on their shoulder as their feet touch the ground.
The sheer ferocity in their telepathic shout seems to take Koga by surprise, but whatever hesitance struck him then is only there for less than a blink.
Sensing their trainers resolve, Peanut and Copper march forward. Arbok and Weezing do the same. Not wasting anymore time, Goldie and Koga call out their first attacks in unison.
Goldie: āFury Swipes!ā
Koga: āPoison Fang!ā
Arbok lunges again with its fangs bared, a purple energy gleaming off of them. Peanut leaps up to dodge, making the snakeās jaws snap around nothing but air. She deals an onslaught of clawed swipes at her opponentās face, making it hiss and slither away.
Goldie: āHeadbutt!ā
Koga: āSludge Bomb!ā
Weezing rears back and launches a blob of purple sludge from the back of its throat, right at the oncoming Marowak. Copper jumps, slashing through it with his club and ramming into the enemyās face. It grunts as itās sent rolling back by the blow.
Once free, Arbok rounds back for another go at Peanut, snapping at any exposed spot it thinks it can reach. Every time, Peanut either evades with ease or parries with a punch to the snakeās nose, her attention completely honed in on its movements and predicting each strike.
Seeing this, Koga realizes an opportunity, and seizes it.
Koga: āUse Glare!ā
With her gaze locked so fixedly on Arbok, itās inevitable that sheās unable to dodge the way she has been when its eyes glare red and bore directly into hers. Just like that, her body starts to twitch before it fully seizes up with paralysis, leaving her at Arbokās mercy.
After thumping against a wall, Weezing recollects itself before carrying out its retaliation. Lowering to the ground, its body starts to glow red, before it unleashes a Heat Wave sweeping across the ground. Copper takes the billowing flames head-on, wielding his club once more and letting it swallow him. Instead of succumbing to the heat, his spinning weapon creates a barrier of air around him to keep it at bay until it subsides.
He calls out his next order, but this time, he points at Goldie.
Koga: āArbok, use Glare again, on Latias!ā
Eyes still aglow, Arbokās head snaps towards its directed target. It happens so fast, and Goldie canāt look away before its gaze locks with theirs. In a heartbeat, they go stiff, their face frozen in a state of panic and their limbs locking in place.
Not long after, they lose the strength to keep their human disguise up, and collapse to the ground as it dissipates. Panicked, Cheese jumps off their shoulder and places her paws on their neck, trying to shake them out of it.
Cheese: { āGoldie! Get up!ā }
The Arbok lurches closer, hissing lowly. Cheese freezes, gawking up at it in horror, but tries to push down her fear and lower onto all fours. Lightning crackles off her cheeks before she unleashes the most vicious Thunderbolt she can muster.
A grating sound echoes out of the Golbatās gaping mouth, hitting Cheese point blank and fizzling out her lightning. The Pikachu begins to stumble around in a daze. Arbok takes this chance to wrap its tail around her tightly, trapping her in a coil. This action resurfacing her previous fear and sending it into overdrive, Cheese starts screaming at the top of her lungs, almost like she's dying.
Goldie's eyes shoot open hearing their partner's shrieks. They thrash around with weak and shuddering movements, trying to break free of the paralysis. They manage to lift a few inches off the ground with their paws, glaring at Koga with a kindling fury behind their eyes. Their pupils and iris flood with white, readying a psychic attack.
Koga falters for a moment, but reaches into one of his pockets and pulls out an Ultra Ball. A peculiar ball, with some kind of metal clamp wrapped around it. Wasting no more seconds, he flings it at Goldie.
Goldie moves tightens their focus moments before in preparation to stop it, but the paralysis flares at just the wrong time, making them stagger right as the ball comes flying at them. It strikes the top of their head, clicks open, and breaks down their form into light before absorbing them. Their bag, watch, and belt of Pokeballs are left falling to the floor.
The ball's lid snaps shut, and it thuds to the ground, rolling around as it fights to complete the capture. Prongs slide out of the metal clamp and around the sides of the Ultra Ball, tightening its hold on Goldie.
Blinking tears out of her eyes, Cheese reaches a shaking paw out towards the capsule.
Cheese: { "G-Goldie, no-!" }
Peanut tries to break through her own paralysis and sway forwards, but the Golbat swoops in and plants its feet into her back, holding her down. She tries with no avail to shake the stubborn bat off.
Peanut: { "G-g-get OFF OF M-ME!" }
The only one left with any freedom of movement is Copper. Yet still, his club is impounded by the Weezing, and unless he wants to drop down and fight without it, he can do nothing but swing helplessly from several feet above. His eyes fly between each of his captured team members, panic building as the gravity of their situation sits in.
And in the midst of the team's hopeless hour, Koga treads forwards, watching the ball continue to shake with a solemn frown.
His hand twitches at his side, and his head lowers. Just barely, you can hear things he's murmuring under his breath.
Koga: "I was warned that everything this Pokemon would say and do to try and dissuade me was just a ruse, but..."
He looks around at their distraught Pokemon.
Koga: "...Even the most skilled masters of deceit in this world would struggle to feign the amount of conviction I saw in that Pokemon's eyes."
His eyes drift to their scattered belongings. Items from their backpack had partially spilled out; food, a water bottle, a Pokedex, Pokeballs, a medical aid kit, a map... a thorough ensemble of all the essentials any truly dedicated trainer would think to keep on hand.
Koga: "...Just what would motivate a Pokemon to put together such an elaborate facade? A Legendary Pokemon, no less...?"
He looks down again. The ball is still shaking. Its hard to discern exactly what Goldie's chances are of actually breaking free.
Koga: "What would a creature- a supposed god gain from acting as a trainer? As a human...?
Magikarp I can confirm are unburdened by the concept of basically anything. Gyarados, however, know that they're shiny. Especially the males, because shiny male gyarados have a distinct advantage in the breeding season.
I'm not sure if they fare particularly better or worse in socializing otherwise, but gyarados social behavior is woefully understudied.
Humans are so confusing⦠I donāt think theyāre bad but thereās so many things I donāt understand about them! I wanna do fun things like they do. I wanna fight gym leaders and become a champion and go on adventures! And I wanna ride bikes and I wanna go indoors and I wanna play games with them! But they think Iām dangerous and scary if I do those thingsā¦
āCause humans suck. Before I moved out to Hoenn, EVERYONE in Orre who i knew would blame Korin(my Absol) for ANYTHING bad happening, even though itās been proven thatās BULLSHIT.ā
āBut thereās always those little exceptions. Those rays of light in the darkness that is humanity. And those little exceptions are why I think Arceus hasnāt justā¦.smitten? Smote? The human race.ā
My friendās mama had an Absol, too! She was friendly and nice and protected us, but a lotta people were still scared of her when mama brought her out in publicā¦
My friend and her mama were the ones that took care of me as a baby. Are they ārays of lightā? Also, what does smote mean?
The majority of people are good. There is just a rather loud minority of bad people.
People don't suck. People are inherently compassionate and a lot of the times all they need is to be taught.
Nobody is perfect, a lot of people are not the greatest but it doesn't mens they suck.
Also you can't expect everyone to know about the absol thing. It is still something a lot of people just don't know about. You cannot blame them for not knowing or not being online or watching stuff enough to know.
ā¦Do people try to capture and hurt me because they donāt know? If I keep trying to tell them I really do wanna be a trainer and donāt wanna hurt anyone, will they start being co⦠ācom-pass-ion-nateā to me, tooā¦?
Iām on the um⦠the news thingy a lot⦠ever since what happened in Saffron City⦠thereās been a lotta trainers a-and ranger and police people trying to catch me ever since. How do I talk to them and tell them I donāt wanna hurt anyone? Iāve tried and they donāt believe me! Then I do end up hurting someone because I get scared and attackā¦
Is it my fault? Is it too late to fix anything cause I attacked them�
oh my godsssss you talk about the underwater ruins like some kind of loser who doesn't even have gills. i bet you use your stupid bifurcated legs like some kind of plebian, too
Anon can you help a poor landbound being out and get some good clear photos or rubbings or something of the Abyssal Ruins texts? The only options we have for translating them are grainy photos from the '70s and transcriptions made by Zinzolin Team Plasma
Humans are so confusing⦠I donāt think theyāre bad but thereās so many things I donāt understand about them! I wanna do fun things like they do. I wanna fight gym leaders and become a champion and go on adventures! And I wanna ride bikes and I wanna go indoors and I wanna play games with them! But they think Iām dangerous and scary if I do those thingsā¦
āCause humans suck. Before I moved out to Hoenn, EVERYONE in Orre who i knew would blame Korin(my Absol) for ANYTHING bad happening, even though itās been proven thatās BULLSHIT.ā
āBut thereās always those little exceptions. Those rays of light in the darkness that is humanity. And those little exceptions are why I think Arceus hasnāt justā¦.smitten? Smote? The human race.ā
My friendās mama had an Absol, too! She was friendly and nice and protected us, but a lotta people were still scared of her when mama brought her out in publicā¦
My friend and her mama were the ones that took care of me as a baby. Are they ārays of lightā? Also, what does smote mean?
The majority of people are good. There is just a rather loud minority of bad people.
People don't suck. People are inherently compassionate and a lot of the times all they need is to be taught.
Nobody is perfect, a lot of people are not the greatest but it doesn't mens they suck.
Also you can't expect everyone to know about the absol thing. It is still something a lot of people just don't know about. You cannot blame them for not knowing or not being online or watching stuff enough to know.
ā¦Do people try to capture and hurt me because they donāt know? If I keep trying to tell them I really do wanna be a trainer and donāt wanna hurt anyone, will they start being co⦠ācom-pass-ion-nateā to me, tooā¦?
Humans are so confusing⦠I donāt think theyāre bad but thereās so many things I donāt understand about them! I wanna do fun things like they do. I wanna fight gym leaders and become a champion and go on adventures! And I wanna ride bikes and I wanna go indoors and I wanna play games with them! But they think Iām dangerous and scary if I do those thingsā¦
āCause humans suck. Before I moved out to Hoenn, EVERYONE in Orre who i knew would blame Korin(my Absol) for ANYTHING bad happening, even though itās been proven thatās BULLSHIT.ā
āBut thereās always those little exceptions. Those rays of light in the darkness that is humanity. And those little exceptions are why I think Arceus hasnāt justā¦.smitten? Smote? The human race.ā
My friendās mama had an Absol, too! She was friendly and nice and protected us, but a lotta people were still scared of her when mama brought her out in publicā¦
My friend and her mama were the ones that took care of me as a baby. Are they ārays of lightā? Also, what does smote mean?
Humans are so confusing⦠I donāt think theyāre bad but thereās so many things I donāt understand about them! I wanna do fun things like they do. I wanna fight gym leaders and become a champion and go on adventures! And I wanna ride bikes and I wanna go indoors and I wanna play games with them! But they think Iām dangerous and scary if I do those thingsā¦
šØļøā:āhow does your muse react to snow? do they want to stay huddled up inside where it's warm, or do they want to go out and play in it?
// on account of the dragon-typing, Goldie really hates snow. they also grew up in a pretty hot climate + I hc that Latias and Latios are typically more suited for warmer temperatures. snow itself doesnāt kill them or even hurt them that badly, but it feels greatly unpleasant and theyāll avoid it whenever possible.
šā:ādoes your muse carry any good luck charms or other memorable trinkets? what makes this item significant to them?
// their scarf, their watch, and their Latiasite (did I reveal that they have one of those here yet-??) are all things they got from Annie and/or Carmen. The scarf is the one Annie used to wear everywhere, so was the watch, and the Latiasite was⦠something Carmen had on her for undisclosed reasons.
// they probably have a few other little trinkets on them, like jewelry or toys from their childhood.