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"Oh god damn it all!" Josh would mutter as he sat in the fields in the middle of the ranch. A Little Piece Of Heaven, it had been dubbed by Serena and Kouji. He kinda liked Dragomir Ranch, the old name, better, to be honest. But it was a joint property now, he didn't really get a say in that.Regardless, his birthday had passed, a week had passed actually, and through all of the shenanigans, the smooch exchanging, and all the other stuff, something had stood out and that was Yumi giving him the book that he had recognized from when they had challenged the Temple together. It was supposed to show him how to use Mega Evolution, and he'd been reading through it nonstop all week. But he couldn't figure it out. Finally, he'd decided to text Yumi, who had agreed to meet him there at the ranch to go through it together. He sure hoped she knew more about this then he did.
The blonde let out a sigh and looked over at the Pikachu that was sprawled out on the grass, having fallen asleep while Josh had been reading.
Post by Yumi Tasukai on May 1, 2015 15:22:48 GMT -5
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"YES OUR TEETH AND AMBITIONS ARE BARED! BE PREPARED!"
With her phone still in hand, Yumi was looking over the text she'd gotten from Josh, laying on her back on, well, Enzo's own back. She needed to get to her friend post haste to see if she could help him out with his little dilemma, and that meant letting her Noivern stay home today, and taking the trip with her most reliable flyer. The other reason she had her phone in her hand was for some GPS tracking stuff. She knew where abouts the dragomir ranch was, but she was never good at spotting land marks in the wild, so until she got close, she needed some aid.
"Okay we're going off course a bit..." Enzo gave a huff from his nose, not angry at all, just confirming that he'd heard Yumi, waiting for his tainer to turn around and get a good grip on him before adjusting his flight course, soon ending up with his nose pracitcally pointing towards the little house in the distance that signified the dragomir ranch. "Okay, aaaaaaaaaand dive." Slipping her phone away, Yumi gripped the shoulder blades of her dragon tightly as he dove down for a landing, flapping his wings and kicking up dirt as he came to a halt right infront of the blonde Josh, hopping off his back and Yumi gave him a small wave as Enzo dusted her off with a woft of his tail, nearly knocking her over and making the red head chuckle.
"Okay okay, I'm here. What ya struggling with Josh?"
Post by Josh Dragomir on May 1, 2015 16:18:26 GMT -5
Josh would happen to look up when he would hear the flapping of wings. Lightning would wake up, letting out a Pika Yawn of sorts, by the sounds of "Chaaaaaa.....~" by what a human could hear before looking up to see what the source of the noise was. A Charizard, about Fawkes's size. But the thing on its back wasn't Josh, so obviously it wasn't Fawkes. It was definitely Enzo, Josh thought. "Huh... She's on Enzo this time? Strange, she usually crash lands here on her Noivern" Josh would muse aloud as he would watch the Charizard come in for a landing, with Yumi on its back. He would smile faintly as she would make her appearance.
"Well, you certainly work fast" Josh would tease as he greeted Yumi, getting to his feet and walking over to her. "I'm... Just having trouble understanding, I guess" Josh would admit, scratching his head as he showed Yumi what parts he was reading of the book that the writer wouldn't know what words are actually in it, or if there are actually words in it at all. "I mean... I understand bits and pieces, sure, but I've read psychology textbooks less complicated then this. I understand some, like I said, but not enough to put it all together. Figured since you've read and understood it, you could give me a hand"
Post by Yumi Tasukai on May 1, 2015 16:24:56 GMT -5
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"YES OUR TEETH AND AMBITIONS ARE BARED! BE PREPARED!"
Heading on over to Josh, Yumi was sure to give the cute little lightning a wake up scratch between the ears before heading up beside Josh himself, Peering over his shoulder at the page of the book he was looking at. Yumi had to admit, some of the text was faded, and in some cases, the wording itself wasn't the best. There were some parts that went on and on about seemingly random proverbs that added nothing to one's understanding of the technique they were training themselves to perform. Still, even as she admitted this, she also had to remember that she didn't understand mega evolution through the book alone. She, much like Josh, needed a teacher.
"I can see why you're struggling..." She held out her hand, waiting for Josh to hand her the book before skimming through some of the pages, finding some she'd marked with a highlighter in the corner of the page. "Tell ya what. Not everything can be learned from books. How about I give you a little practical?" She handed him the book back, finding a page that displayed some gems and their corresponding pokemon. "You got any of these? Heracrossite? Blazikenite? Heck even charizardites. There are two of those ya coulda found."
Post by Josh Dragomir on May 1, 2015 16:36:53 GMT -5
"Chaaa~" Lightning would chirp as he got his wake up scratch behind the ears from the redhead, who he would then lean up and lick her hand playfully as if he were some kind of happy puppy. Josh would chuckle a bit to that reaction before looking over at Yumi once she had turned his attention to him. The books, he had to admit, were pretty damn faded out. Luckily, he was a great reader, it was one of his more subtle gifts. He used to put a lot of time into reading books of fiction on his spare time when he wasn't working on the ranch, before he got himself a Pokemon and all that. But these were difficult to read, and weren't... Really lending themselves what was necessary for him to learn what the hell he needed to know. Thus why he'd asked for Yumi's help. If anyone knew how to handle this, it would be her.
He would nod before handing her the book when she spoke. It seemed she had an idea of what to do. He smirked a bit when she mentioned that not everything could be learned from books and had offered a bit of a practical. He would take the book back when she offered it, watching her flip to a certain page. "Lets see..." He trailed off to her question as he fished through his pack until he found the case of mega stones. "Yeah, I've got both of them" He said. "Blaziken, Heracrossite... Blazikenite... Plus the Charizardite you gave me before, you sweetheart" He added, playfully messing with her hair a bit. "I also got the other Charizard stone from Izumi, the one I've been looking for; for ages quite frankly, ever since I saw you mega evolve Enzo" He'd add.
A Blaziken would walk by, looking at the stones curiously. Yumi would recognize him as Vulcan, the Combusken that had evolved during one of their times together training in the wild.
Post by Yumi Tasukai on May 1, 2015 16:52:45 GMT -5
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With the ruffle of her hair Yumi had to chuckle, she'd honestly forgotten that she'd given Josh one of her old gems. Must have been back when she was doing more trips into the wilds to try and find them. Whatever the case it was good to know he had them, and as the blaziken walked over, it was all falling into place.
"Oh hey Vulcan.~" She'd say, almost as if it was second nature for her to recognize the pokemon after it had evolved. In some ways it was, afterall she spent a good chunk of her time training her pokemon to evolve, she started to pick up on traits that would carry over, which, in turn, allowed her to recognize the shiny Vulcan. That, and Josh didn't seem like the type to have two of the same pokemon all trained up, nooooo, she wasn't a collecting loon like her. Not a chance. "You might be able to help us out. Up for it?" She wait for the Blaziken to nod or shake it's head, but whatever the case, she next sent out her own blaziken.
"Come on, we're gonna learn this on the spot. Tequill, mind showing us the..." Yumi gestured to her own ponytail, bringing Tequill to remove her own band that kept her feathery hair in a ponytail. As her hair was the only easy indicator of her true gender, the fiery bird kept her ponytail in place with her hand as she demonstrated that her band had her Mega gemstone sown into it. "You need to make sure Vulcan is carrying a Blazikenite, and you also...." She began gesturing to the gem on her bracelet. "Need one of these. Once you get those set up, we can begin. And no, before you aks, the bracelet is not necessary to use it.~"
Post by Josh Dragomir on May 1, 2015 16:58:27 GMT -5
Josh chuckled a bit as he ruffled her hair. Aye, he'd remembered the, I believe... It was a Christmas present, right? He thought so. He hadn't forgotten. While the gem wouldn't be used with Fawkes due to his moveset, he treasured it dearly and knew that down the road, he would have a use for it. He wasn't usually one to train up fully two of the same Pokemon... But for this, he might make an exception. Two Charizards, two different styles, two mega evolutions. He would look over and note the curious Blaziken walking over, and would nod for it to go ahead and come over.
"Blaze" Vulcan responded with a nod to Yumi's question as he came over, curious as to what the redhead had in mind. Vulcan had recognized Yumi from before, but wasn't sure what she was doing here. Still, one of the stones that Josh was showing gave off... Some sort of vibe to the Blaziken, but he couldn't tell just what and why. Josh, Lightning and Vulcan would all watch as Yumi would pull off the band that kept her hair in a ponytail, showing the pin with the keystone in it.
He would nod when she said to bring out the stones, and Josh would hand the Blazikenite to Vulcan, who blinked as he held onto it, and then took the keystone out of his pack as well. "This one?" He'd ask. "Alright, ready when you are"
Post by Yumi Tasukai on May 1, 2015 17:23:14 GMT -5
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"Alright then..."
With both sides holding the gems they needed, and Tequill replacing the band that kept her ponytail in place, and thus putting the gem she held back in it's permanent spot. Yumi felt they were ready. Raising up the wrist that held her keystone bracelet, she decided she'd give Josh some advice before throwing him into the thick of it.
"Okay, I'm not gonna show you this myself, but I'm gonna push you to do it. One of the most important things to learn about this is how to do it in the middle of combat." It was an important lesson to learn, and one Yumi had mastered through numerous high powered battles. "I'll tell you what I told Izumi...you need to sort of visualize a link, between your Keystone, and the "ite" your pokemon is holding, like an invisible tether between the two..." It was a hard thing to explain and she knew that, but she had to try. "As you imagine it, you should feel your Keystone activate, like it gets a little warmer in your hand. Just keep focusing on that line between the two of you, and eventually, you'll start sharing your energy. Got it?"
Yumi gave him a moment to try and get any reaction out of it, but it was his first time, so it would take time for him to actually activate it, which is where phase 2 of her plan came in. "Now, if we're gonna do this I'm throwing you in at the deep end. You need to mega evolve while I'm battling you. It sounds rough, but the strain it puts on that link your making will make it all the easier for you to do it again a second time! Now, Tequill!" Withotu even needing an order of attack, the blaziken rushed forward, darting accross the field with a quick attack, stopping beside the other blaziken and attempting to strike it with a round house blaze kick!
Post by Josh Dragomir on May 1, 2015 22:30:04 GMT -5
After all that was set up, it appeared both sides, both Trainer and Blaziken, had their Keystones and Blazikenites respectively. Josh's grip on his keystone would tighten a bit as he would listen to Yumi's instructions. He noted that the Blaziken, Yumi's Blaziken I mean, also had a ponytail, sort of like its Trainer. Josh couldn't help but smirk a bit at their similarities. White hot in some fashion and rocking ponytails to boot. All jokes aside, he'd take in all the advice and briefing that he could, seeing as this was his first time trying to do this sort of thing.
A link, she said? He took a breath, and nodded. He needed to visualize some sort of link between he and Vulcan... But how? I mean, there was a bond between him and Vulcan, he knew... But how could he visualize a sort of link in his head? He would nod again and try to close his eyes, relaxing... Allowing himself to try and visualize a link, a line, between he and Vulcan. Granted, it was his first time, it wasn't likely that he'd get it first try.
For a moment, the keystone would grow a bit warmer, but he'd missed parts of her explanation due to putting focus on it. Then he heard something, and that was Yumi issuing an attack order! Josh's eyes instantly opened as he lost focus on the key stone. "Vulcan!" Josh would call suddenly. Vulcan didn't need any further orders, he knew what Josh meant, as he would use his leg to block the Blaze Kick, before using Sky Uppercut himself to try and counterattack.
Post by Yumi Tasukai on May 2, 2015 16:54:12 GMT -5
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"YES OUR TEETH AND AMBITIONS ARE BARED! BE PREPARED!"
While her blaziken rushed into battle, Yumi's attention rested only on Josh, watch his face closely, with quick glances here and there to the palm that held her keystone. It was clear that the moment she attacked he lost his hold on it, and Yumi knew full well that he had to learn the hard way this time. She may have been able to just tell Izumi, but the gal had proven she could handle herself in battle..Yumi had never actually seen if Josh had the focus for a true test of skill such as this.
"You need to keep focus on that Bond Josh! It needs to constantly be there, a picture in the back of your mind behind the orders! The moment that link breaks, you lose your mega evolution!"
Ready to put the blonde haired trainer to the test, Tequill swiftly retreated from the sky uppercut with her own quick atack, flipping onto her hands before back onto the pads of her feet, muscles seeming to pulse along her legs as she innitiated the Ko-ken style bulk up most of Yumi's fighter's knew. The added muscles launched her like a rocket towards the other flaming bird, a bright blue aura coating her as she innitiated her brave bird.
Post by Josh Dragomir on May 2, 2015 17:08:07 GMT -5
As the battle began, Josh could hear Yumi shouting instructions to him to keep on focusing on the bond. She was right, he realized he could no longer feel the stone's warm aura between his fingers. He'd lost focus... But how was he to focus on both at once? But... Yumi had been able to pull it off. Izumi had been able to pull it off. He knew there was a bond with Vulcan... He just had to figure out how to use it. He relaxed then, kept his eyes open, but relaxed. He tried to imagine a link between he and Vulcan... Yes, the link, the bond between them...
He'd try to remain focused on what he was beginning to perceive as he observed the battle carefully. "Bulk up!" Josh would call when the Sky Uppercut would be dodged and the other Blaziken would use Bulk Up. With them both at the same pace again, Josh knew deep down he had to match her shot for shot. "Brave Bird!" Josh would call toward Vulcan. The Blaziken would allow that blue aura to coat him as he launched himself toward the other Blaziken, as Josh began to see what Yumi meant... A bond... A link... A line... He could feel that link during their battle, everytime they'd battled... He just never really noticed it, thought it natural.
As he seemed to begin to understand, the stone would begin to glow...
Post by Yumi Tasukai on May 2, 2015 17:40:18 GMT -5
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Yumi smiled just a little brighter as she watched Josh carefully, the expression on his face telling her he was slowly starting to see it, the same tethered bod that linked her to her blaziken whenever she needed to reach that next level for a battle. The thing was he was still only focusing on the first step. She needed him to really push himself and put this into practice! It was all fine and dandy to have the keystone recognize the bond between trainer and pokemon. The issue was that they still neede to actually activate the gem.
"You got it Josh! Focus on that bond, and push all the energy you can muster through it!"
Not requiring an order, Tequll knew just wat to do. The burning flame inside of her was growing more intense by the second, yumi's own link with her blaziken feeling so natural neither pokemon nor trainer found themselves requiring to put any effort into it at all. Bouncing off of the opposing brave bird, she slammed her talons down into the earth before screeching into the sky, flames coating her entire body before shooting into a pillar towards the sky. The very sound of her "voice" seemeto change until the flames ultimately vanished, leaving a new and improveMega blaziken in it's wake. He was there for but a moment before re-appearing behind the other Blaziken, much faster than before even with the aid of her quick attack, rearing back a brick break attack to strike down the other pokemon with.
Post by Josh Dragomir on May 2, 2015 18:04:35 GMT -5
The Brave Bird attacks would collide, sending both Blazikens back. Josh took a breath, as if their bond, their link, allowed him to feel every feeling that his Blaziken would. He wasn't psychic or anything, and couldn't really... But it was a sort of phantom pain that he couldn't describe. He could feel their bond, their link... Pulsing through him like he never could before. Of course... It had always been like that. He had just never noticed it because it felt so... Natural between him and his Pokemon, especially ones like Vulcan, or Lightning. He had been training these particular ones for years, Vulcan especially...
Vulcan, he remembered, was his first Pokemon. Obtained in a lab, having been the victim of some horrendous experiments. His coloring wasn't actual shiny... It was an artificial sign that he had been immunized from the horrors that had plagued his former region, he'd been used as a test subject as a Torchic to test the immunization syringes so they could be sold to Trainers and families that were desperate to protect their Pokemon, to ensure they didn't lose their partners and their family members... All for a high, marked up price that would make them very rich men. It disgusted him, but when they were done with Vulcan, they gave him to the next wannabe Trainer that came by in hopes of covering their tracks, as well as knowing he'd be back with more Pokemon to buy the vaccine from them when he found his Pokemon could be infected.
Josh had fought alongside Vulcan against insurmountable odds.. And continued to do so even in Nue. Their bond was uncanny, and he was just now starting to realize it as Vulcan didn't even need an order to know what to do. But before they could attack again...
"Oh my god...."
That was all that Josh could whisper as Yumi's own Blaziken would Mega Evolve in front of their very eyes. Vulcan backed up a bit, but Josh would take a breath, relaxing... Vulcan's own stance would return to normal and he would try to dodge the Brick Break, just sensing his Trainers orders, not needing an order himself... Josh knew that he needed to hurry!
But the Blaziken on Yumi's end was too fast in its Mega Form! Vulcan would take the hit and go crashing into a tree from the pure power of Yumi's Blaziken. "Vulcan!" Josh cried out, gritting his teeth. The tree had been smashed by the bark and it had fallen onto his Blaziken... His poor Blaziken... His fists clenched.... His stress levels were overwhelming, he was worried for Vulcan. Their bond, their link... It pulsed, he could feel it... It was as if they were one being. They could feel what the other could feel, even if not in reality.
"Come on, Vulcan... Come on! I believe in you!" Josh called out to Vulcan, hoping that underneath the rubble, he would be alright... His keystone had gotten warmer and warmer, it would begin glowing brightly, before finally...
Under the tree, Vulcan would begin glowing. Josh's eyes widened, unsure of what was going on... He could almost feel it, something going on with his Blaziken... Before flames could be seen under the tree. Seeming artificial, as the remains of that large tree didn't burn, but the entire tree would be engulfed with that flaming aura, until finally, it would disappear in a flash of light, trees remains being sent in every which way as the Blaziken would re-emerge... In a new form.
This would likely be the first time that Yumi would realize that Vulcan was differently colored, due to the lack of much difference between Regular Blaziken and Shiny Blaziken. But here, this golden-colored Mega Blaziken shone in its full glory... Vulcan had mega evolved!
Josh's eyes widened, but not in horror... Not in pain... It was joy. Happiness. Through their bond, their link... Vulcan had finally achieved mega evolution. "You.... You... You did it!" He exclaimed as he ran over, looking over this new.. Mega Blaziken. "You... You mega evolved. I'm so proud of you, Vulcan..." He said quietly as he would wrap his arms around the Blaziken, who looked down at him and hugged his Trainer as well, before they looked back at Yumi and her own Mega Blaziken.
The question is... Finish the fight, or was it over now?
Post by Yumi Tasukai on May 3, 2015 15:02:48 GMT -5
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The moment the other blaziken was sent flying into the nearest tree, Yumi had to hiss as she vicariously felt the pain herself. She knew Mega blaziken was powerful, but sometimes she forgot just HOW powerful, calling over to Tequill before the firey aura began to show. "Hey er, Tequill? Maybe hold back a bit on that one?" Tequill only gave a slight huff in response. She would lighten up a little of course, especially since she was clearly the more "experienced" of the two blaziken's when it came to battle, but that didn't mean she was completely happy about it. "Thanks hun. I-"
Her train of thought stopped as she heard the tree shatter once more, wondering if the blaziken had broken free before a bright smile hit her face, chuckling as she watched Josh rush over, recalling the first time Tequill had mega evolved and how proud she was too. Still, it was one thing to make the link, and it was just another to finally succeed in mega evolution...but this wasn't all there was to be tested. "You may wanna step back Josh. We're not done yet. The link feels stronger right? You can feel that bond between you, like it's physical now? It's gonna be a lot harder to lose it this time, but we need to make sure you can keep it up! Lose that link for a second? You lose mega evolution!" Her smile turned to her own burning bird. "Tequill? Forget what I said. Take off the limiter!"
Tequill seemed a little shocked, but soon, a bright grin formed on her beak. This bird infront of her was now on her level, or at least as close as it could be with the difference in experience between them. Rolling her shoulders, she prepared to take off the limiter, crouching down and bulking up her legs once more, waiitng for Josh to get out of the way before unleashing hell. In an instant, she moved, the earth she once stood on seeming to explode as dirt flew in all directions, kicking so hard off the earth that she left a minor crater behind, launched at full speed with an intense blaze kick aimed for the new mega blaziken. Yumi had to wonder if Josh could keep up the link and still help vulcan out with this battle.
Post by Josh Dragomir on May 3, 2015 21:55:26 GMT -5
Josh and Vulcan's tender moment was interrupted when Yumi would tell them that this wasn't over. It was one thing to make a link and trigger Mega Evolution, it was another to keep that link strong in battle and still be able to fight like normal. Josh took a deep breath. Okay, this was going to be hell in a hangbasket. He was proud of Vulcan, sure, but it was obvious that it was going to be a long road before they could master the art of Mega Evolution. Josh would look over at Yumi as she spoke, and took a deep breath, before looking over at Vulcan. They both nodded in unison, another sign of their bond, their link, before Josh would step out of the way. Once he had, Yumi's Blaziken wasted no time in going after Vulcan, a lot faster then Josh would normally expect from a Blaziken.
The blonde took a deep breath as he would motion toward Vulcan. The Blaziken didn't hesitate, and would use Bulk Up as well before launching itself toward Yumi's Blaziken at a speed Josh had never seen from him, ever. The spot that he had formerly been in was reduced to a small crater before the two Blazikens collided before Vulcan would block the Blaze Kick with one of his own.