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An Omega Adventure: Part 4-Contests, Rivals, and Evolutions


JiMing

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Stunned, Jim went up to each Magma grunt in the line and questioned what they were doing. Responses ranged from telling him to stop cutting in line to mentioning how they were polite for paying the entrance fee..... And one who wondered if they should take the museum by force. While his unease was only heightened, Jim backed off and let the grunts go, as he didn't want to have to deal with fighting all of them at once right then and there.

 

The trainer rushed off to the shipyard, where Captain Stern was apparently located. However, going there, the captain's assistant, Dock, informed Jim that Stern left for the Oceanic Museum-the very location the Magma grunts congregated in. He wasted no time to run back, fearing for the Captain's safety.

 

Yet when he returned, all of the Magma grunts who had been waiting outside evidently got through the reception. In fact, most of them were peacefully observing the displays. One of them even recognized Jim as the one who had beaten them before, giving the young boy the TM for Thief before hightailing it. While there were a lot of Magma grunts around on the first floor, Stern was nowhere to be found. Therefore, using the power of logic, Jim went upstairs, and lo and behold, Captain Stern was there to claim the Devon Parts.

Yet two grunts had been waiting for the parts, and demanded Stern hand them over. After a few deep breaths and reminder of how easily the last grunt he had taken on was dealt with, Jim challenged the first grunt, winning with no losses. The second fared no better, confusing the trainer how they could be so weak. Then, before more grunts could show up, a thin, glasses-wearing man with cold eyes walked in. He introduced himself as Maxie, leader of Team Magma. Their goal evidently was to expand the landmass, providing more space for humanity to develop and exploit. Those words made Jim and his Pokemon's blood boil. How was it possible for someone to be so cold and callous?! The group wanted to stop Magma's plans right then and there but Maxie chose to withdraw the grunts from the museum. While glad he didn't actually have to take on the entire organization at once, the thought of what they were planning made Jim shudder.

 

With nothing left to do in Slateport, it was time to head to the next Gym. However, a large crowd was gathering around the. Pokemon Contest Hall, piquing Jim's curiosity. Making his way into said crowd, he saw a young woman in flashy clothes speak to the entranced audience. Apparently she was Lisia, a Contest idol on her hundreth talent scouting adventure. Despite screams from rabid fans, she chose Jim, who had never even heard of her or seen her performances. Despite the death glares he got, Jim agreed to participate in a Contest.

 

Bree conveniently had many 'Cool' moves, and so he participated in the Cool category. After feeding her many Pokeblocks and dressing up in a (rather tacky) outfit provided by Lisia that somehow fit his measurements perfectly, Jim went on to take the crowd and Contest by storm, as Lisia's chosen star.

 

Even with his victory in his first performance, Jim wanted to get a move on and head to Mauville to continue his quest for the Gym Badges. Despite her confidence and peppy attitude, the trainer also felt somewhat nervous around Lisia too.... As if being around the Contest star conflicted with... Someone else. Jade even picked up on his unnerved behavior, asking what was wrong. But there was no answer to be had.

 

It took a thanks and promise to compete again to wriggle out of the Contest Hall and Slateport. Beforehand, he received a special 'Cosplay' Pikachu who could learn new moves depending on the costume it had. Which, I guess was cool.

 

Pokemon Acquired!-Heather the Cosplay Pikachu

Heather doesn't speak much aside from the occasional 'Pika!' Instead, the maybe one-of-a-kind Pikachu prefers to express herself through bombastic and over-the-top motions. Being so unique has inflated her ego somewhat, though thankfully she's fully tolerable to the Pokemon of the PC. Some of her fellow Electric-types have even befriended her!

 

And so it was off to Route 110 for Jim and his team! Right off the bat, a Gulpin was caught and sent to the PC.

 

Pokemon Acquired!-NomNom the Gulpin

NomNom loves eating food. As in, a lot. In fact, eating is one of the only things that worries this relaxed muncher. And if there's no food around at the moment, NomNom is strong willed enough to find a way to acquired some. Keep your lunches away, folks!

 

After much exploring, Jim ran into May on the Route! Apparently she had expanded her team and wished to challenge him, a wish he obliged too. While it was true her team was a massive improvement over having one unevolved starter, it was still a cakewalk for Jim and his full team to tackle. Jade even evolved during the battle into a Kirlia!

 

May once more was rather impressed at how far Jim had come in such a short time. After all, he had only started being a trainer back at Littleroot! Even he was baffled at how quickly he picked up on the skills. However, it was quickly becoming clear that May had to leave in order to continue her fieldwork, and in that moment, Jim suddenly felt conflicted to mention his exploits at the Contest Hall. Before he could come to a decision though, May had left and it was onwards to Mauville for Jim.

 

He had heard tales of how large the city had become, but the sheer size of Mauville still caught Jim and his team off guard. It was like the city was just one massive shopping center with living quarters upstairs. After a few minutes of deliberation, he decided to start at Rydel's Bike Shop. Kindly enough, Rydel allowed Jim to take not one, but two bikes for free! Even though he had to switch between bikes, this was by far the best deal he had ever gotten. After choosing the Mach Bike, Jim thought back to the Granite Cave. Could those muddy slopes be traversed at such a high speed?

 

After returning to Dewford to check, it turned out that was indeed the case! The trainer had the opportunity to explore new sections of the cave, and caught two Pokemon.

 

Pokemon Acquired!-Diamond the Aron

Most of the time, Diamond is a lax Pokemon. She never really enforces or backs up her requests. She is however, defiant to not listen to the requests of others. How is that possible for one Pokemon to have those two traits at the same time? I'm not sure.

 

Pokemon Acquired!-Futakuchiona the Mawile

Futakuchiona is quiet. As in, truly quiet. She never utters a peep, ever, or does much of anything. That combined with her hair mouth makes the Mawile quite unnerving to the other denizens of the PC. And for good reason too, she's aggressive and loves to fight. Best to keep away!

 

Afterwards, Jim made his way back to Mauville to take on the Gym! Every single one of his team members evolved save for Stormageddon. Combined with his lack of importance during key battles, the Wingull was getting frustrated. Was he useless? Gerridae no longer being a water type meant he had no one to compete with either. The others did what they could to cheer Stormageddon up, but nothing could snap him out of it.

 

When reaching the Gym, there was none other than Wally, who was begging for his uncle to let him challenge Wattson. In a desperate measure to prove himself, Wally took on Jim. Sadly, only having one Ralts against a full team left him little chance of success, and so he was defeated in short order. Naturally, the sickly boy was disheartened... But seemed to gain a sort of resolve as he left.

 

Nevertheless, it was Gym time! The electric barriers seemed rather unsafe, but that was of little consequence as Jim made it past the puzzle in short order. It quickly came down to Wattson versus Jim. The battle hit off to a good start, as the trainer learned of Magnemite's Sturdy ability beforehand, which was bypassed by Bree first using Quick Attack before securing the kill with Flame Charge. Voltorb didn't fare much better, as Jade simply healed back any damage done through Draining Kiss. In short order, Wattson was down and Jim claimed his third Gym Badge!

 

Of course, that meant it was now time for him to head to the next city. But when reaching the end of Mauville, he saw two Magma grunts discussing plans and leaving. Just who WAS Team Magma, and just what were they planning? Jim was feeling afraid at what the future held for him, and Hoenn as a whole...

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Am I the only one who actually lost his first contest? It probably didn't help that I thought I was entering a Smart Contest, but didn't realize until halfway through that it was a Cool Contest. But hey, at least Lisia was encouraging. Gotta say, when I first saw her I thought she was just another celebrity character, but I really like her. She's really a different person when she's not on camera.

 

And while I do like the nickname Heather, I think female Pikachus will always annoy me with their heart-shaped tails.

 

Gotta love Wattson with his cheery attitude and all. But hey, can't believe I didn't realize this pun before, but when you make it to the next gym, it'll be Jim time. =P

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