( SEMI-OPEN ) hardcore monster fighting: the movie

[refuses]

Who: silver ( refuses ), steven stone ( geophile ) + you!
When: slightly backdated to the afternoon/evening of 4/11!
Where: all things ViViD.
What: WHAT EVERY TRAINER LIVES FOR, pokemon battles!! in which steven mops the floor with silver :') characters are welcomed to enter the open ViViD session and watch from the audience bunks ( handwave it to your heart's content! ), and/or can interact with either of them after the battle's end.
Rating/Warning: maybe a bit of language, animals fighting each other-- but that's it for now!

POKEMON BATTLE: IN SESSION_
VS
ADD:\ player.cde < viewing only >
ENTER ?_

[ in this session of ViViD is a room— large and widened, reinforced floors of shimmering onyx reflecting the lights from each of its corners, soft designs carved into each plate of smooth stone on the battlefield. the room is set up as a stadium, its enormous middle arena surrounded by hundreds, seemingly thousands of bunks and an open sky that seems so dark, you could very well mistake it for a poorly lit ( vast ) ceiling. for now, all things are in silence, not a single sound to be heard other than the quiet, echoing steps of two trainers down below, a shock of cherry red hair on one side, and a shine of silvery white on the other.

they both look excited.

more lights clap on, shining down to properly illuminate the battle arena, and with that, a grand screen lights up above them for the whole room's easy viewing, from close ups to amazing camera angles, would you look at that. the trainers speak with each other, exchange smirks, and with a fast beat tune beginning to play, surrounding the arena and booming with the beat of one's heart with each drum— it could make just about anyone's pulse race all of a sudden ( especially with the appearance of creatures most would call otherworldly ). the entire room roars with cheers and yells from faceless npcs that were moments ago nowhere to be seen, whistling and clapping for the battle's start.

pokemon battles, man. things are going to go down. ]

Comments

why didn't i tag this sooner

[geophile]

[ steven did give silver some time to reflect and take in the loss, but he doesn't want to ignore him completely. they still had to talk, and there were some things that steven felt like he should explain.

with metagross behind him, he approaches silver and his team. he's not here to gloat, and his expression says as much - it doesn't look cocky in the slightest. ]

I could tell that you all battled your hardest. That's more than a lot of people can say.

!!!!!! (1 / 2)

[refuses]

[ with his pokemon to their resting, that leaves silver to reflect on his own— he looks deep in thought, staring off into something ( nothing in particular ) hard, palm to his chin and fingers to his lips, occasionally tapping. not only had he thought about strategy, how his pokemon fought . . .

it was near impossible not to think about mega evolution. what in the world was that even. if someone had told him by word of mouth, he might have been a bit skeptic. mega evolution? what's that??? no, instead, he saw it first, experienced it first, and never has he seen something so absolutely powerful, so exciting, so

so cool

not that those very words would come from his mouth, no, but he could think it and by arceus if he wasn't already wondering how to learn how to do it with his own pokemon. imagine that.

steven gets his attention enough that he actually jolts upward a bit ( it was really quiet before, okay!!! ), and meets his eyes, takes in what . . . sounded like a compliment . . . ]

(2 / 2)

[refuses]

[ he's seeing you in a new light, steven. at first, silver's eyes wander as the air goes quiet again, but soon enough he's got a slight frown in place ( actually, this is his default face ). ]

My hardest wasn't hard enough.

[ he'd train them harder, as hard as he could— train everywhere. train sneasel, work with him, with everyone. then with a subtle puff of the chest, silver straightens himself, standing up. ]

That's far from giving up, though. We'll come back as the greatest challenge you've seen, Steven.

[ remember that!!!

( and with that said— haha sorry steven, he's eyeing your mega pin, there. eyeing it like it would somehow show him all the secrets ) ]

[geophile]

[ it's natural for younger trainers to think he (and his metagross, of course) are cool, and he knows that. but he makes sure not to let it go to his head, instead making sure that he's a good role model. that's a part of his duties as champion, and he takes full responsibility for it. ]

I'd be disappointed if you did give up. It's not every day that you find someone that can hold their own against the Champion of the Hoenn League.

[ he says it nonchalantly, as easy as if he were saying his name. his smile is gentle, but serious. ]

You're a Trainer to be reckoned with, Silver. This battle was proof that my intuition didn't betray me.

[refuses]

[ the second half might have gotten more of a response had it not been for the first part. the compliments get to him, making his face feeling like it's a little too hot for comfort, but the title— the title takes the cake, and it leaves silver staring, wide eyed, and mouth parted with delayed words. until his voice cracks ( embarrassingly so— he's only fifteen, okay ), and he speaks up. ]

—You? You're Hoenn's Champion—?!

[ a champion was saying he was a trainer to be reckoned with???

he just battled another champion????? ]

[geophile]

[ oh man, that reaction was so worth withholding that little tidbit of information. he doesn't quite laugh, but that crack of silver's voice and slight flush does bring an amused smile to his lips. ]

Well... I suppose I should say ex- Champion - I was dethroned not too long ago by a Trainer not much younger than you. But she's decided to keep travelling, so I still hold the incumbent title until further notice.

[ he refrains from mentioning his plans to retire from competitive battling completely - it's a little too early for that, and it won't matter very much in this context. plus, he doesn't want to bum silver out. ]

[refuses]

[ and you never said anything, oh my god silver straightens his features, tries his best to keep his brows knit together and his lips tugged down, to keep his cool, to keep serious— he just has to wait for his face to relax before he's actually able to really do any of that. ex-champion— very much like lance. lyra had always wanted to keep venturing, hence the dragon master still keeping to the champion's throne in kanto.

this changes things even more. if silver had already wanted to challenge him to a rematch and win— now, he had a personal obligation. the want has never been greater, and the surge in energy makes his shadow chuckle and move on its own, what should be silver's head craning back to give a chortle if one were to keep their eyes on the bit of shade.

gengar liked that. just look at his trainer firing up all over again, isn't that precious. the shadow moves again, this time, an arm reaching over to ruffle silver's hair; the teen only tenses at the surprise touch, and firmly tries to smooth his messy hair back into place, all while giving his shadow a quick look. ]

You know I don't like that—

[ gengar gives a snort, and through the shadow there's a smile, a row of white, jagged teeth that lay back and relax. see? too precious. too precious for this world.

but now— let's get back to something serious. ]

With Metagross— Tell me how you did that.

[ he's staring hard, and giving a quick point to steven's pokemon. ]

[geophile]

[ now that captures steven's attention. while he definitely doesn't specialize in ghost-types, he's worked alongside phoebe enough to know what they're like. he knows that it's gengar lurking in his shadow, and he can tell that the bond between him and silver is strong.

hm. ]

I assume you're not familiar with the concept of Mega Evolution?

[ it's still a fairly new phenomenon, so he's not surprised. but there's a definite link between the stickpin in his lapel and the stone set into the band around metagross' leg. ]

[refuses]

I wouldn't be asking you if I did.

[ another chuckle from gengar, who's rising halfway up from the ground to join the others, silver's shadow rippling around him like a pool. heheh. hello. he's here for the funnies. ( because it's kind of funny when his trainer gets bristly like that ).

with a short huff, a tad annoyed ( but mostly impatient to find out ), he crosses his arms. ]

What is it?

[geophile]

[ that's to be expected. mega evolution is still a new concept - he's had to teach more than a few trainers about it and what it can do. it definitely isn't because it doesn't exist in silver's world. because that would mean zinnia was right. and that he had almost given the okay to destroy silver's entire world via an incoming meteor.

ha ha. good thing that isn't true. ]

It's the bond that a Trainer and Pokemon share, given physical form. Using a Mega Stone paired with the correct Pokemon and a Key Stone, if your bonds are strong enough, a Pokemon can reach its Mega Evolved form.

[ he takes the stickpin out of his lapel, twirling it between his thumb and forefinger. it seems to glimmer in a way that's almost like it's... pulsating energy. ]

What you saw in our battle was just that.

[refuses]

[ woah it's a good thing crazy dragon girls are always wrong! you almost became a mass murderer, steven.

silver is listening, so hard he doesn't even blink as he gives steven his full, undivided attention. thank arceus he's growing all these bonds with his pokémon now, and everyday he's learning more about them, and they about him. crobat isn't the only proof he has of his friendship with his team.

he wants to mega evolve them

he totally has the bonds right ]

Can they all Mega Evolve?

[ mega crobat??? mega typhlosion?? mega gengar and weavile and everything??? ]

[geophile]

[ fuck crazy dragon girls tbh. they're crazy.

he knows that silver is dead-set on becoming stronger, so he knows not to mess with him this time around. he'll give him all the information he has about the subject. well... most of it. ]

No - or at least, we don't know that much yet. While being in the final stage of evolution is a requirement, only a small handful of Pokemon are known to be able to achieve Mega Evolution.

[refuses]

[ squints at senpai what are you hiding

so, only a select few— he just had to hope one of his six had one. ]

Which ones?

[ his eyes are fixed, but he's not only extremely curious but he also feels he needs to know here. come on. please.

he needs to know. ]

[geophile]

[ steven isn't one to beat around the bush in the name of teasing, so he'll meet silver's inquisitive eyes with a smile. ]

You're in luck - your Gengar has the potential to Mega Evolve.

[refuses]

[ trying not to look kind of excited, really trying not to— he's frowning to make it stop, and gengar lifts himself from the shadow to hold a hand to his teeth, chuckling all the while. hehehe ohhhh. ]

We just need the stones, then.

[ silver looks a bit pensive though, hand coming up to his chin and thoughtful. he had a lot of ViViDing to do if sneasel was the first on his list . . . oh boy. ]

[geophile]

That's right.

[ he watches him think, smile still fresh on his lips. he's not going to say anything specifically, okay. ]

The Gengarite is quite the beautiful specimen - I managed to find a piece of it for my own collection back in Hoenn. But before we get to any of that, I think you still have plenty of training to do.

[refuses]

[ !!! straightening up!!! because he knows how much training he's going to be doing, and with some grade a determination, he gives a curt nod, eyes flaring and resembling a fire with the way it sparks with excitement.

who knew people liked training so much. this guy does.

( but he likes battles like these even better ) ]

—We'll look for you again. Just you wait.

[ and they'll be ready for it!! ]