A meeting in the Savannah (Open)

Jess had left Orencia and was now into the magnificent grasslands which covered most of the grand plateau. things were not going well, and life was not what she had originally had. For one, she was a male before the transformation. Hers was the first recorded case of actual gender change. It was unknown the reason for this change. The professor who cared for her during the change was kind, and gave much news. Aparently the cause was injesting a high amount of pokemon tears, as well as the sickness. Somehow when the sickness and cure combined this happened. Speculation was that the random pokemon DNA from the tears could cause random changes such as that. At any rate, it was pointless to speculate.

Jess flew about, getting the grips on how to use her  wings properly. To anyone noticing, she would probably look like a slightly larger, and more brightly color venomoth. The odd tribal venomoth shaped tattoo on her abdomen was only really discernible when views straight on. She was flying at a medium distance, only about 4 feet above the ground. But the grass was uneven in these grasslands. In some areas the grass was very tall, and in some shorter grass prevailed, or else a roaming herd of herbivore pokemon had eaten it down. This area boasted a lower, greener grass. Having grown up near these grasslands, she knew this meant water was not far.

But she was not alone. Just behind her was a large torterra, named Gaia, who was trampling down the grass as he followed. Goodra was also out and about, leaivng a gooey trail behind him. The grass was sticky from his passage. But Jessie had lived with Gooey her whole life. She was Jessie's first pokemon. She managed to arrive at a small stream. Which must be the source of the smaller and greener grass. Numerous tracks told of a herd of go-goat and Skiddo which had gotten water from the creek, probably not more than an hour around. She should look into catching one. But then that powerfull fear that new pokemon would not accept her, being so little human anymore. Jessie settled down on top of the tree on Gaia's back. Pheonix the blaziken was inside it's ball, which was attached to Jessie's belt, which was attached to the tree on Gaia. Jessie was to small to carry her own trainer gear now.

Yamu really had no idea where he was or where he was going.Yet,he didn't care.It seemed like a plain or a savannah or something.He merely shrugged as Pequeno sat on his shoulder happily,practically humming.There were alot of pokemon here.He saw a herd of ten Stantler not five minutes ago,yet he already see Beedrill flying through the air,Pinsirs fighting each other,and even a Scyther lounging on a boulder.If only he wasn't lazy.

He continued walking,tuning his banjo while he did.He suddenly stepped in something cold,slimy,and sticky.He looked down and could only make it out as goo.There was also a trail.Out of curiosity,he followed it.Pequeno now hopped off his shoulder and followed him,playing in the goo while doing so.As he walked,he could feel more moisture in the air.This meant water was close.He grinned from ear to to as he picked up the little Seedot and rushed to the water.He leaped in,not noticing the others as he remerged,sighing contently.Pequeno followed and jumped in too,splashing in the water

Jessie had been resting ontop of Gaia's tree, watching the world through her venomoth eyes. Odly enough she had had not trouble adjusting to the limbs and wings than adjusting to the eyes. The looked different, but she still had the same vision for the most part, the main difference being her field of vision was greater. She could still see all the world and it's bright colors, which was nice. She fluttered her wings impatiently, sending a small breeze wafting over Gaia's head, and he let out a loud grunt of either surprise or joy. Which was nice. She had no doubt he could use one. She had came up with the name when it was only a turtwig. But she had known what Torterra evolve into. It was a kind of "Father Earth" theme isntead of mother earth as Gaia was a male. But then something came from the corner of her vision. It came to the creek and bounced in. It was followed by another smaller splash. Torterra walked up to the water, but Gooey ran as fast as he could, which wasn't fast for a pokemon. But being made of goo, what could you expect? He would probably try to run up to them and hug them.

Gooey was a really friendly girl. She had seen countless trainers get hugged and covered in goo in the process. Heck if she was just in a good mood she had been known to hug. Needless to say, Jessie's years as a trainer could be described by the times she was covered in goo. And that was often to be sure. Torterra let out a grunt towards the people, but Jessie was fine where she was, and didn't move. There was little point to. But she kept an eye on them. She didn't fancy a trainer trying to catch her. Though she doubted the other pokemon would let that happen.

Yamu walked out the water contently,wringing out some of his hair.He really needed that,not having found a pond all day.Yamu adored swimming,given it was his natural talent.When he was still in school,he was the fastest swimmer there.He chuckled before suddenly getting wrapped in goo.It was clear,cold,and sticky,just like the one he stepped in earlier.He looked up and saw a very friendly face,smiling.Yamu returned his own toothy grin."Why herro!"He said happily.Well this was new,a pokemon made entirely of goo.

There was a silence that followed for a few seconds.He looked around and saw a Torterra with a Venamoth resting on its tree.Yamu blinked before speaking."Hello thar!You mind prying her off me,She's getting goop in my hair."He said smiling.Pequeno came out of the water and instantly went to the Torterra to investigate.He literally looked up to him.

Jessie watched Gooey attack this pore morph with a big, sticky hug. It was predictable, Goodra were known for giving hugs out, and Gooey was not different than her species. If anything she was more friendly. Jessie looked at this situation and sighed inside. Now what? how could she resolve this. And he had just gotten out of the water. He was probably going to need another short swim to get it off as well. "Gooey, let him go." Jessie spoke in a higher, light and fluttery voice, that wasn't hard to imagine coming from the venomoth. Jessie rejoiced that she could speak. Many morphs of her kind, mostly pokemon, were no longer capable of human speech. Jessie took flight. She flapped her wings pondering the cunundrum. How had he known she was a morph and not a venomoth? maybe the pokeballs attached to Gaia had done it. Or the simple fact that it made little sense for a goodra to be in the middle of this expanse of savannah.

She flew over towards him, flapping her purpleish wings as Gooey backed off, smiling brightly at him. Gaia was busy eyeing the seedot that was staring at it with an odd mix of emotions, perhaps adoration or admiration? While Jessie flew, she spoke again in her light fluttery voice. The venomoth in her had altered the vocal cords, but again, she was lucky she could talk. "What gave me away as a morph?" She asked, looking at him, wafting her wings back and forth to stay in the air. It could be anything. The fact that her limbs were actualy 6 little human arms isntead of the normal venomoth legs. Though they were small enough she wasn't sure everyone would notice without getting closer. "Anyway, I am Jessie Helleck"

"What gave me away as a morph?""Morph?I was asking for help in-general!"Answered Yamu with a hearty laugh.He actually didn't know she was a morph,he just required assistance. "Anyway, I am Jessie Helleck""Yamu and could you wait one moment please?"Yamu didn't wait for a answer as he suddenly jumped back into the river and walked out and resuming his posistion in-front of Jessie.

Pequeno began jumping,trying to get on the Torterra.It was reminsistant of how a infant motions upwards in order to picked up.Quite a amusing sight.

((OoC: been using violet color.))

"Morph?I was asking for help in-general!" Jessie was not at all surprised that he excused himself to go wash it off. Gooey wan over to the seedot and began to try and give it a hug as well, smiling very happily as it tried. If the seedot didn't run away that was. Goodra was friendly but not fast at all. She would probably put the gooey seedot on top of Gaia, should she actually catch the little thing. Gaia tried to lower itself, but being it's shape, it really couldn't do more to make it easier for the Seedot than crouching slightly. Gaia had big strong legs, but not much for bending and crouching. Jessie took a minute to admire them. There was not any wilt on Gaia, and Gooey was just the right consistency, and had just the right sheen to it's goo. Jess was hapy that they were healthy. There was little else to be said. Professors and breeders had remarked it was impressive, but anyone who took good care of their pokemon, and trained them well, could have such pokemon. Many people didn't understand the bonding training reqired. You couldn't just head out, capture a pokemon, and then just instantly have it very healthy and well trained.

Jess flew above the water, almost skimming it. She missed swimming. Very much so, really. But the body was not really fit for such activities, and that was a problem. Jess flew in a variety of patterns above the water, thinking about things. Gooey had went over to the edge of the creek and was drinking. Which didn't surprise Jessie much at all. Gaia was busy doing the same. They had traveled a distance outside of their balls. They could use this break. As Venomoth neared the far bank, about to turn back, she turned around as an oddish emerged from the tall grass on the other side.

Pequeno saw the goo dragon approaching and ran straight to it,snuggling in it's slimmy embrace.Yamu chuckled at the sight.The goo dragon then proceeded to put the gooey acorn on the Torterra's head,slime gradyally sliding off Pequeno and onto the Torterra.Poor thing.As Yamu left the water,Jessie over it.She did a variety of patterns in the air,earning slight awe from Yamu.He sat on the creek-bank,cross-legged,as the others drank.

He pulled out his banjo and began playing,not noticing the oddish."Fire around the mountains run boys run!I'm in the house of the rising sun!Chicken in the bread-pan,picking at dough!Granny,does your dog bite no child no!"He sang happily as he played the banjo like a master.Several pokemon came and listened to the music,including a turtwig,bulbasaur,chickarita,a venusaur,and a grovyle.

Jessie fluttered over the water thinking mostly, and still adjusting to having wings. It was a weird feeling to be flying "so odd to have all these limbs and wings. Not easy to get used having these limbs." Jessie said in her fluttery voice. But just then Yamu pulled out a banjo and started to play. Oddly enough a Ludicolo and a banjo went right together, it was as if the voice, the instrument, and the morph itself were harmonized. All manner of grass pokemon began to come out and watch and listen. Jessie had caught grass pokemon here, so at this point, she wasn't surprised by this. This was a haven for grass types, and being near a creek only made it more alluring to them. Gaia was now busy shaking off it's head, clearing all that slime off it. He was used to it, you got used to it fast beign around Gooey. Gooey herself set down next to the man playing the banjo and singing. It was in interesting song she had to admit. Jessie set herself down ontop of Gaia's branches. She then got off and, flying gently to keep as still as possible, let Pheonix out of it's ball. He burst out of the ball, and, after assessing the situation, put out the flames on it's wrists.

(( OoC: Sorry, mouse broke and been busy today.))

Yamu looked at the Blaziken but continued playing.The little pokemon pranced around while the venusaur and grovyle just sat contently.Right when his hand went down to puck the banjo strings once again,there was a angry roar that silenced eveything.There was a rustle in the bushes,then a two large pincers appeared.Yamu raised a eyebrow.The body then came.A Pinsir,a whooping 5'7 one with black skin and green eyes!Something was off,though.It wasn't angry,so why would it roar in such a fashion.It ran out the bush,fear placed on it's face.Then came the real source of the noise.Another pinsir,same size as the other one.This one,however,was different.The spikes were longer and sharper than a normal pinsir's and its eyes were a dull gray.Blood soaked both its pinsers and mouth.It was then Yamu realized that is might be trying to eat the scared pinsir.It had no wounds though,but that mattered little.

Yamu instantly stood up and blocked its path from the frighten pinser."Want em?Gonna have to go through me!"He said,forming his fists.The other pokemon were,least to say,out-right astonished,including the scared pinsir.The cannibal roared and charged at Yamu.Yamu inhaled and used Water Gun,a large stream of water shot from his mouth and went straight to the pinsir.It didn't bother dodging,which surprised Yamu.It was furled back a few feet and landed on its back.After a few seconds,it rose up even angier and roar."Great.."Yamu said under his breath.

Jessie was spending time listening to this song. Pheonix had set himself down and was paying attention to the grass pokemon. He was looking...bored. But that wasn't a surprise, he was always bored if he hadn't done anything exciting in a while. He was going on with his music. The blaziken sat down half listening, bidding it's time hoping for something exciting. Gaia had walked over to the creek and dunked it's head in a few times. Gooey was busy leaving a sticky gooey spot on the ground from her sitting and listening to the music. If he kept making Gooey so happy he might end up with another hug after his song was over. Jessie could see that coming.

But then there was a ruckus. A pinsir, a big one who looked frightened, and clearly wild. It didn't have that quality that you could easily see that screamed healthy and happy. But the explanation came as a roar sounded again, and another pinsir came out, demonic looking and violent. Was it cannibalizing other pinsir? This was obviously why the other didn't look in great health. A canibalistic pokemon could be scaring others of it's kind out of their wits. The blood on it's horns told of a kill. It wasn't fresh, at least not all of it, as some was clearly dried and old. How long had it been killing it's own? The dried blood told at least for the last week or so, it hadn't rained recently.. Blaziken was up in an instant as it charged. But this odd Ludicolo-man stepped up and shot out a jet of water. Water gun, she knew. She had seen most pokemon moves many times, as the current champion. But the pinsir was so angry it didn't dodge. Then again, it really didn't need to dodge. It wasn't weak to water and that wasn't a strong attack. Pheonix was up and ready to fight, it's wrists wreathed in flame. But before it could, Jessie let go and took to flight about 12 feet in the air. "This man has claimed him, do not interfere without his [permission or unless he is about to get seriously hurt." Jessie said in her light fluttery voice. Pheonix kept standing, watching, gaia did the same. Gooey was busy standing between the other pinsir, and this ludicolo man.

Almost as if thinking the samething,both Yamu and the cannabil charged at each other at the same time.The water from water gun wiped some of the blood away,now only having drool.Yamu pulled his fist back and attempted to punch the Pinsir.Once again,it didn't dodge and took a step back,scratching the area of impact frantically before swinging its claw.much sharper than a normal Pinsir's.Yamu moved back in the motion of reeling his fist back,but was too late.The claws dug into his abdomen,leaving 3,4 inch bloody lines on him.Yamu inhaled and exhaled Icy Wind,the cold air hitting the Pinsir head-on.The Pinsir yelped in pain,shacking its massive head frantically to get the wind away.Using the opportuntiy,Yamu punched the Pinsir right in the mouth when it swung it's head to left,making it ram into his fist.Blood emerged from its mouth as it suddenly swung right.Yamu failed to expect this,having thought it would turn to him and roar.Its head and pincers hit Yamu hard,some of the pincer spikes pirecing his shoulder.

He fell to ground with a loud thud,slightly disoriented.The black Pinsir stood,its eyes widened.The Cannibal neared Yamu,bending its head downward so that the pincer was pointing to Yamu.They opened wide to fit his size.The black Pinsir suddenly ran to the Cannibal who was to focused on ending Yamu.Right as it thrusted itself forward to grab Yamu,the black Pinsir rammed into it,making the cannibal fall on its side.Yamu looked up,wide-eyed.The Pinsir made haste and then wrapped its pincers around the cannibal,lifting it up off the ground.The cannibal thrashed left and right,trying to get free.

The pincers moved to each other,slowly crushing the cannibal.The first few tightenings seem like nothing happened,but then a loud crack was heard.The cannibal roared and screamed at the top of its lungs as the Victim finally tigthened it pincers completely and squished the cannibal's mid section,the spikes on the pincers having piereced the cannibal's skin and the mid-section now greatly dented.

Jess watched one again, flying over the match, watching from a birds-eye view as it were. This was a very demented pokemon. What could have done that? What could turn that pinsir into such a cannibalistic mess? Sure they had always been violent. But that was a bit extreme. What was there to do? She watched. The pinsir and ludicolo morph charged at one another. It was an up close fight it seemed. The kind Jessie would get beaten in. The morph quickly received several cuts, fairly long but they didn't look too deep from this angle. But then the wind changed, and a small gust of wind came from the morph. Venomoth could feel the temperature change from there, but being at that range, there was no worries about any problems. But the pinsir felt it, he shivered and shook his head violently, making pained screechy-yelping noises. The morph put his fist right where it's head would hit, and sure enough the pinsir smashed it's head into the fist.

But before much else happened other than a bloody mouth, it swung it's big thorned horns on it's head, driving several spikes into the morphs chest. The morph fell to the ground with a thud, but the pinsir was on him quickly, bending his head downward in an attempt to pick him up. Blaziken watched, ready to enter the fray at the least excuse, and here it was coming. But before he could, the other pinsir darted around Gooey and rammed into the cannibal, knocking it over violently. The pinsir then picked up it's attacker and began crushing it. When it was done, several cracks had issued, and the cannibal was roaring in pain and it's armored shell broken. Those spikes had pierced it's abdomen. Jessie watched half in horror. There was little doubt that pokemon might well die from such a blow. Jessie flew down and resting on Gaia's tree as Pheonix walked forward, exmaning it. Gooey was just watching from afar, a slightly disturbed expression on it's face.

Yamu couldn't comprehend what just happened.That Pinsir saved his life.He looked at he corpse.Even in death,it still looked angry.The Pinsir's knees shook,perhaps in fear,perhaps in regret,but made it's way to Yamu and nudged him,innocentence was the only thing in the Pinsir's eyes.He looked at Jessie and the Blazeiken,giving them a 'What just happened'.He panted as he rubbed the back of his head.He suddenly heard movement where the corpse was and what he saw shocked him.

Their it was,that little Pinsir,nudging the corpse,as if expecting it to get up to.The Pinsir's back was away from everone,so everyone had a clear view of its face.It wasn't scared,nor sad,more like sympathetic,as if he too,felt sorry for this ravaged beast.Yamu walked to the Pinsir and placed a hand on his shoulder.He then lowered that hand to the corpses face and shut its angry eyes,now giving it a peaceful expression.Yamu got up and went to Pequeno,who was currently hiding behind the Torterra's front legs.The Pinsir quickly followed and nudged Yamu again,like how a poor dog does to a person who gave it food.

Jess Looked at the scene, and the body as it lay. The wounds were largely covered in cracked armor, but they must have been deeper than Jess originally thought they were, for it looked like it was already unconious and death was inevitable. It was the other Pinsir who caught her attention. Sadness and regret plain on it's face. Probably the first time it had ever taken a life, and yet it had done so without hesitation. The pit and regret on it's face though made it plain and obvious this pinsir was no violent rampaging murderer, like the one now lying there, unconscious and dying, if not dead. With the armor checked it was hard to judge just how bad the wound was. Regardless, as the morph closed it's eyes, making it look less violent and angry, Jessie could sense why he did so. Perhaps he felt for the pinsir? The surviving one most of all. Jessie was still, thinking, while phoenix was busy looking at the corpse with an expression of both pity and intrigue mixed into one expression. It wasn't Phoenix was more stoic in such occasions, less emotional. But even he was effected somewhat. Now was, perhaps, the time to say something like "It needed done," or "if it hadn't been killed it would just have killed others." But it just didn't feel right to manifest what everyone knew out-loud like that. Sometimes you had to say nothing and let those people deal with it on their own. But the pinsir seemed to have become attached to this morph. Perhaps he would gain a friend and a pokemon. Jessie thought about it for a moment, wondering how this would proceed. Gaia was mostly looking at the seedot with a slightly affectionate expression.

Yamu smiled and pet the Pinsir,who moved into his touch affectionectly.Yamu turned and continued to Pequeno,the Pinsir following close behind.Yamu suddenly stopped however and looked back,back at the corpse.He remained still,just looking at it before he walked back to it.He knelf by it's side and began digging a hole.The Pinsir quickly caught-on and went next to Yamu and helped dig.Pequeno ran from between the Torterra's legs and helped digging also.The pokemon that were there earlier,the turtwig,bulbasaur,oddish,venusaur,and grovyle crossed the river and also helped,all having the mutal sympathy for the now dead Pinsir.

Sure it was a cannibal,but it wasn't its fault.Something must've happened to make it act like this.The air was quiet as they continued to dig,now having a hole 2 feet deep and 6 feet wide.

Jessie watched as he was walking away, and was touched by the pinsir. Clearly it was attached to him. The pinsir followed again after a pat, and then the morph turned back as Jessie watched. They started digging a hole. Jessie couldn't really do much physically. Instead she used Phychic to begin lifting dirt out of the hole, moving loose dirt out of the way. Blaziken began to help as well, Gooey stood back, looking very sad, as if it longed to help and yet didn't want to cover everyone in goo. Torterra had little he could do really. Sure he was part ground type, but the best ground move he had for this would be earthquake, and that would only fill in the hole. So, with some reluctance, Gaia stood near Gooey looking somewhat awkward. They would have this hole dug forever. But while digging Jess pondered what could have caused that? Some form of disease probably. Rabies? That seemed possible, and reasonable considering it's behavior. Jess stuck to helping with psychic.

Yamu smiled slightly at Jessie,seeing she was helping,along with Blazeiken.Once the hole was big enough,Yamu stood.He gently and carefully picked up the dead Pinsir into his arms.He stepped into the hole and gently laid him there.He jumped out and remained quiet for a second,only staring at the corpse,before begining to fill it back up with soil.He pondered by what could've caused this.He heard there was a new kind of pokerus,perhaps it was a side-effect.He shrugged it off and continued filling the hole.

Jessie COncentrated on her task, and soon the whole was made. It did not take long with all the help. Jessie worried momentarily if burying it close to a creek was a good idea, if it would befoul the waters. But all the sand and dirt would filter out the bacteria. It should be fine, not to mention that creek was moving and not very slow. This would also help prevent problems with that. It would be find. After the Ludicolo morph lifted the pinsir and put it in the whole. After it was adjusted and set, Jess picked up a rather large ammount of the dirt with Psychic. It was amazing how usefull it was that venomoth and their morphs had access to psychic moves. She slowly lowered as much dirt as she could onto the corpse. Gaia and Pheonix, as well as Gooey where mostly watching now, having little they could do to help with this task, at least without turning other pokemon.

Once Jessie finished fully burying the Pinsir,there was a silence.Not a awkward one,but a moment of silence.Yamu welcomed it,so did the pinsir.There was no noise besides the creek,which proved to be rather peaceful.Yamu lifted his hand and searched for something in the sombero-like plant on his head.He pulled out a few seeds.He walked and dug a very small hole,just three inches from the buried pinsir,and buried the seeds.

He walked to the creek,got a hand-full of water,and came back.He watered the seeds before drying his hands on his hair.More silence followed.He went back to the creek bed,pulled out his banjo,and played a tune.He didn't sing,however,he had a small smile plastured on his face as he played,the Pinsir and Pequeno obviously following him.

Jessie and her pokemon kept the moment of silence, and thought about the whole incident. A pokemon, a ravenous oen sure, had just been killed infront of her. Had it not been for the fact that it had happened before, she would be crying. But then she thought on all her pokemon who had died in a fire at a professors lab. They were being stored, but then the lab got fired and hundreds of pokemon perhaps had ended up dying in the inferno. She did cry them. She rested on Gaia, thinking about what to do. But she took notice of the pincir. It was following him dutifully now. He had gotten it's respect and admiration for sure. "I think you have a new friend and companion there, I get the feeling it will follow you forever." She said in her fluttery voice, thinking. If only she had had the kind of pokemon that could heal. This morph still had wounds on him, those cuts and claw marks.

"I think you have a new friend and companion there, I get the feeling it will follow you forever." Yamu looked at the Pinsir.Jessie was right,it seemed the Pinsir had become loyal to him."So you wanna join me on awesome adventures huh?"Yamu said,petting the Pinsir."Hang one moment."Said Yamu as he began digging through his hair.He pulled out a ball"Nope."He pulled out a diamond."Nope."He pulled out a old sandwitch."Nope."Yamu suddenly yelled in pain and retrieved his hand,revealing a crabby attached to it,via claw.Yamu shook his hand vigorously until the crabby flew off.He then resumed digging."Ah-ha!"He said,triumphantly pulling out a pokeball.

Jessie admired the scene, it had a certain beauty to it. He had to admit burying the pokemon had been a great idea. It is what she would have done, had she been able to do such. But the pinsir was truly attached now. And what really mattered was the determination perhaps. It again brought a pang to her mind to imagine all her dead pokemon. The ones that had truly earned her the title of champion. Now what was there to do? There was also a bit of comedic relief in the form of Yamu pulling all manner of nonsense out of the bag. It was interesting to be sure. How did a crabby get in there? She might never have the answer to that question. Her best guess was while he was swimming in the river. "I think you will go well with oen another."

Yamu nodded at Jessie before returning to the Pinsir.He simply threw the pokeball in-front of him and he was zapped inside.It shook three times before finally remaining still.Yamu picked up the ball."I'll call you....."He suddenly it up high."LEONIDAS!!"He said in triumph.A few awkward moments passed as he remained in that pose before zapping the Pinsir out again.

Jessie looked towards the pokemon around her as he captured the pinsir. Though no one would likely know it, Jessie was frightened of her future as a trainer. How likely were pokemon to accept a morph who is now mostly a pokemon themselves? In a trainer context. She feared few would. Jessie fluttered over to Yamu, thinking. "I am sad to say I can do nothing for your wounds. I had an Audino before that could deal with that but He died in an out of control fire in a pokemon lab. He could easily have helped with the wounds but..." Jessie sighed and began thinking. She was really virutally powerless. She used to have her audino on her at all times. Now she was rather helpless in such situations. "Some champion I am." she said, talking to herself in a quiet voice. While Jessie fluttered about bsy and missing her old pokemon, a chancey appeared from a bush, aparently it had been hiding there for a while. Perhaps it had gotten in while everyone was distracted by the pinsir. It began to walk over towards Yamu, holding up it's egg to him.