Nara

IC - Gargh, Silver SeaGargh walked atop the rotting wood of the ship, heading for the bow; he had been on this floating log for far too long now. The sun was coming up and the birds were gawking. Lucky for him, Gargh couldn't hear any of it, and for that he was glad.Pressing himself against the railing, something stuck out to the Toa of Sonics. There was a mask tucked between two barrels. But that was not the odd part; a head was connected to the mask. Someone escaped along with me, Gargh thought. He used his Sutelu to determine if there was any life left in it.Unfortunately, there was.Gargh, the being thought. Gargh, please help. Take me to Metru-Nui or somewhere. Please.Gargh moved closed, pushing away a barrel. It revealed that the Matoran had a full torso, but nothing else. He stared, with eyes that could freeze the soul. Nobody would care if I brought you to Metru-Nui. Nobody can fix you now. He looked up. There was an island approaching in the distance. It seemed to be just a mass of solid protodermis.He steered the boat to dock there. Closer inspection showed that Gargh was right; it was just a mass of solid protodermis. Regardless, he picked up the mutilated Matoran and set him down on the island. What are you doing!? the Matoran asked in shock.I can't have people think that I care for the living dead. Just be thankful that this island showed up; I was going to drop you in the sea.

OOC: In the past (like, way at the beginning), I think that what most players did was give their characters an infinite amount of money, but claimed it to be limited, I guess? =P I dunno, maybe just.. Oh! How about, doubling as my reward, Jared trades a Dawn Stone instead? Pierce would let it slide.

Username: NaraName: GarghSpecies: Toa of SonicsGender: MaleDescription: Appearance: Here Due to being a Toa of Sonics, Gargh is deathly silent and has damaged hearing. Due to the nature of the element, Gargh has excellent observation skills and avoids contact with others. Because of this, he is colder than most Toa, and wouldn’t think twice about violating the Toa Code.Equipment: A Staff of Sound constructed by Gargh shortly after he became a Toa; it is capable of imitating most of the powers of Sonics. It is usually used if Gargh cannot generate enough elemental energy.Mask: Kanohi Suletu, in the shape of a Volitak.Powers: Vast control over the element of Sonics. He tends to keep a small sphere of silence around him at all times. However, doing so limits the use of Sonics greatly. He relies on his Mask and tools for most combat.Vehicle: N/aBiography: Gargh lived in a village of Sonics, on an island south of Artidax, where few beings travel. On a shipment voyage to the southern continent, the boat crashed onto a mountainous island; many of the Matoran went deaf or sustained injury to their sense of hearing. On this island, Gargh came across a Toa Stone, and transformed. Very quickly, he realized that the island was overrun by dangerous Rahi and was killed in an attack. He was reborn and began crafting his Sound Staff with materials mined from the mountain. He also patched the ship and left the island, traveling across the sea with no destination in mind, leaving his fellow Matoran at the claws of the Rahi.

IC - Eric and Pierce, Route 38 Base, Johto"So I can mark you down, should something happen," Pierce responded. He logged into a computer and inserted the USB, adding Jared's name to the list."Though, since you technically aren't a member of Team Liberty," Pierce said, "we can't just throw you in jail. Especially since I'm not aware of what you actually did, aside from disloyalty.""You'll be fined, 78,000 PokeDollars. Hope you have the money now, or we'll have to throw you in jail," Eric said, chuckling.IC - Zac Flash, Anville Town, UnovaZac left the mart sporting a new shirt; though, the sleeves were ripped off. He replenished his supplies as well, and headed off for the all too familiar forest. "I think Kongo can handle some Plasma grunts now.."OOC: Zac Flash, with his updated design. I keep forgetting how old he is now. ;o;

Congrats! I looked over Perpetual and think it's an interesting idea. If I have a correct understanding of the contest rules and rewards and stuff, then I think I'll be playing. ^-^

IC - Eric and Pierce, Route 38 Base, JohtoPierce was getting quite annoyed. "Listen, kid," he said, folding his arms. "I'm getting tired of this. If you have a badge or something, show it now."Eric shook his head. "He basically said yes, Pierce." He turned to Jared. "Say, I don't think I ever caught your name. What is it?"IC - Justin Icewater, Lilycove City, Hoenn"Whew," Justin said, jumping onto the soft familiar grass of home. Unfortunately, it was dark. All over. "Thanks Plush, I'll take you to the Center as soon as I finish something." He turned to Sparks. "Think you could light things up a bit?"The Manetric nodded, emitting some light from his fur.In front of him was a house. Its colors were fading and the lawn was overgrown. It held the appearance of being abandoned for thirty years. Justin walked through the unkempt lawn, reaching out to touch an oak tree. It had been at least five years since he touched the oak, and he was finally tall enough to reach one of its branches.The branch snapped in the cold, winter air."It's been too long," he said, eyes glowing. Justin removed a key from his pocket, and fit it into the door. It was unneeded, as the door fell down as soon as it opened.The interior of the house held the same title as the exterior; the only difference was, inside, it was enclosed. He found and lit a candle, and wandered through the house, lighting all the candles he found, including the fireplace. His Pokemon gathered there while Justin moved through.There were portraits on the wall next to the stairs; a family of four, two brothers and an Electrike. Upstairs, the house was in slightly better condition. There was a hallway, branching off to four different rooms: the master, a bathroom, and two boys's rooms. The Pokemon trainer couldn't get himself to enter any of them. No, that wasn't true. He entered one, and returned wearing new clothes.He returned downstairs and sat with his Pokemon, looking up at the fireplace shelf. There were more pictures, during Christmas time. In fact, the tree was still up, ornaments and all.Justin left this house six years ago, when he was old enough to legally be a Pokemon trainer."Well," he said, getting up from the heat. "We better get going. C'mon, guys."OOC: I'm going to rebuild my character profiles, after looking through them yesterday. Personally, I saw a lot of improvement in writing from Justin to Pierce.Including names. So Justin's going to reveal his true last name; Icewater was just a [bad] disguise. He is Justin Iredsi, with a third design overhaul.

For now, most of the art I'll post will be of my RotR characters. But I'll categorize it anyway. RotR Justin and Sparks Color ---Updated design for Justin. Again. Kind of a throwback to his original design, but with a haircut and cooler shirt. Zac and Melon Color ---Updated design for Zac. I keep forgetting how old he's getting. Eric and Slush Color ---Personally, I think he looks better without color. ..Yeah, that's all I got.

OOC: It probably was the lack of color. =PIC - Eric and Pierce, Route 38, JohtoThe guard returned to Eric, who was watching Jared sit in a chair. Surrounded with Pokemon. "Ey," the guard said. "Check if he's with Liberty." He threw a USB to Eric."What's this for?""That contains what rebel James got us a while back; a list of Liberty Agents. Might not be updated, but it's what I've got." He turned to leave, stopping before exiting the door. "Unless you want to read the list from a scroll." With that, the guard slammed the door shut.Pierce rolled his eyes. "Why not just do this the easy way.." He turned the Jared. "Are you with Team Liberty or not? Surely they give those guys badges or something.."

Yeah.. I got the game today, and it's sadly the only thing I've been doing. Hopefully this won't push back a planned demo. But to think of it in better ways: Now I know why all of you are always talking about it! =D

OOC: No problem, glad it made you giddy. =PI like the new first post. It seems incomplete still, though I don't really know why. =/Also, is the reward per player or per character? Or does it depend on the reward, I guess.No IC now, maybe later.

Operation Rally is the current name of the RotR game I'm working on. And I created a topic for it in OTC, found here. Please post if you see anything you like (or don't like, I guess)!

Pokemon: Rise of the RocketsOperation: RallyA "Rise of the Rockets" fangame InfoA ROM hack of Fire Red. When released, alphas and betas will be given in .ips format. No base will be provided.Last updated: December 25, 2012Completion status: ~10% doneIntroductionThis is a fangame of an awesome RPG, Rise of the Rockets, made by Parugi. I've been RPing since the beginning and watched the game grow. At first, I was skeptical that a working game could be created, since there is so much story. I have recently found a solution, however, and I am attempting to re-create this story as a playable Pokemon game. I've tried in the past, and failed. I think this is my third attempt, and you know what they say, third time's the charm.What I plan to do is create essentially four games: Two following Team Rocket, and two following Team Liberty.I know that I'm reaching out to a probably small audience, but if you are a Pokemon fan, please look through this post. If you see something you like, take a moment to reply. If you have any suggestions, don't be afraid to speak out! More likely than not, I will consider and implement it. Feedback is more helpful than most people think. StoryIf you have played the RPG:Following Team Liberty, the game covers most points up to the Manaphy Arc.If you have not played the RPG:"Story in a NutshellTwenty years prior to the events of the RPG, Giovanni's abilities as leader of Team Rocket were called into question. A group of ambitious Rocket Administrators, called the Shadow Admins, overthrew him and orchestrated a master plot to take over the four main regions -- Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh. After infiltrating the governments of those areas, they succeeded, and now rule with a supposed iron fist.In response to this, several small groups of trainers attempted to rebel; all were defeated and imprisoned or killed. One of these groups -- Team Liberty -- moved their operations to the Sevii Islands, a small region that they had managed to erase from the Rocket's database. Here they turned their rag-tag team into an organized fighting force, declaring war on Team Rocket soon after.Twelve years after Team Liberty's formation, the war has shifted in favor of Team Rocket. Desperate, Goldhawk, Bluefalcon and Blackskull, the leaders of Team Liberty, decided to send several small groups of newly recruited and trained Agents to search for the Gym Leaders, Elite Four members, and Legendary Pokémon and trainers that Team Rocket had driven into hiding, to assist them in the war."This game in particular follows Team Liberty. You start off as a newly recruited agent and will search for Legendary Pokémon, Gym Leaders, and famous trainers, while doing everything you can to help out in the war. Most events are canon and will closely resemble the RPG.Features, planned and implemented-16 different starter Pokemon-Play through parts of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh-Pokedex featuring 303 Pokemon-44 Gen 4 Pokemon-29 Gen 5 Pokemon-Battle player-controlled characters from the RPG-Options on what to do, story-wise!-Updated Pokemon stats, movesets, and evolution methods--No longer do you have to trade to evolve Pokemon like Haunter and Machoke-Increased difficulty-Not a walk in the park; The game strays away from traditional games, offering a new experience-Wild Pokemon will increase in level as you progress through the story-Physical/Special Split from Gen 4 into Gen 3!-Includes some Gen 4/5 moves-Day and night systemScreenshotsFour Island Expansion(Yes, I will be updating trainer sprites soon)DownloadsCurrently, none.Next predicted release: Shooting for sometime in January. Will probably release a demo.Current TeamHead: MeSpriting: Xaeraz and ParugiStory: Parugi and I, and to an extended point, the players of the RPGIf you have any experience with hacking Pokemon games, please PM me. Help is always appreciated. Always looking for more spriters, too.CreditsScripting and mapping - MeSpriting: A plethora of RotR players-Pokemon sprites: Wichu (from a different forum)Expanding the ROM to allow for amazing features: JPAN (from a different forum)For the mass amount of tools I am using: Gamer2020 (from a different forum), who compiled a bunch of tools into a single program.-In specific: LU-HO, Silver314, HackMew (all three from a different forum)GameFreak, for the game and amazing franchise.Parugi, for creating the RPG and being ridiculously helpful during the planning stagesEveryone playing the RPG. Without you guys being as awesome as you are, I wouldn't have the motivation to even start this.

OOC: Merry Christmas everyone! =)I don't have a Christmas present for you guys or the RPG, but if things go as planned (and they never do), I'll get a birthday present up. IC - Justin Icewater, Dream World"Aw, look," Justin said, noting the snow. "Plush's still asleep." He gazed out the window. Snow was making its way to the Dream World, and frosting the ground. Oddly, it wasn't very cold."I didn't think it snowed in here.." Justin looked back at his Pokemon, who were also viewing the marvelous work of nature. All of the have seen snow before, but in a place as peaceful as the Dream World? It was a sight to see, something out of a snow globe."I think we should stay here a while; at least until something urgent happens."IC - Zac Flash, Anville Town, UnovaZac stepped off the train and onto the familiar town of Anville. "I'm gettin' ya this time, Meloetta."

And Happy Holidays! And New Year! c:

Konuju: Blade:

IC - Eric and Pierce, Route 38, Johto"That's for Joker to decide," Eric said as they walked up to the Rocket Base."Hey," a guard said, recognizing Eric from when he got handcuffs. "You got the kid. I'll send a message to Abyss. In the meantime, we have a small jail for him to wait in."To: Abyss Control RoomTwo agents have got the kid messing with our shipments. Requesting information on what to do with him.Route 38 Base CommandIC - Zac Flash, PNT, Unova"Figures that the first loss I have here is the final battle," Zac said, chuckling. "A rematch sounds nice, but I've got something eating my insides; it'll be a while before I get some free time. Thanks for the offer, though."With that, Zac left the National Tournament, heading for Nimbassa. He had some unfinished business in Anville Town.OOC: If you guys are interested, check out some updates on the fangame.

I should probably make a RotR tag. Hm. Anyway, more updates. Hidden for those who want to play blind. If you've got any suggestions, please comment. More likely than not I'll consider and implement it. Should I make a topic in OTC? I'm not sure if it'd be allowed, actually, but I'm wondering. A topic would be easier to navigate than my blog.

IC - Eric and Pierce, Route 38, Johto"Tsk," Pierce said, not amused. "The base is just ahead. I'm sure someone knows where to throw you."Hidden by a mass of trees, there was a towering Rocket Base, gloomy as the sky.IC - Zac Flash, PNT, UnovaThe series of attacks was relentless, clawing away at Melon until finally, he fainted. "Melon," he called back his Pokemon. "It was a good match."He walked towards the center of the arena, arm extended.

IC - Eric and Pierce, Olivine City, JohtoEric moved to Jared side as Dusknoir pushed him north, out of the city."You might want to stop suggesting things to me," Eric said, walking. "We could go all the way to Mahogany, but that's a world away. We'll go to the base nearby and request a teleport."IC - Zac Flash, PNT, UnovaMelon was swift, avoiding the spheres of dark energy with grace. Until, he got hit with one.Zac froze. "Don't try anything!" he called. "A Pokemon won't hurt itself if it can't do anything to try." He's too weak to Sub, though.. This battle's almost over.

School is over and since I haven't been notified about anything, I'm assuming everything went well. ^-^ The Gun Threat was indeed an empty threat, as many predicted. I wasn't going to push my luck anyhow, but I'm glad everyone's safe. And with the closing of the school day, that means that Winter Break has officially begun! Joy! Also, Progress3.5: I've decided to map instead of insert more sprites. Edited Cerulean a bit, Mt. Moon a bit, added to Four Island but haven't started on the Alamo.

IC - Zac Flash, PNT, UnovaMelon, not really having much to be able to counter, just took the Fury Swipes, being a relatively unpowerful move."Ugh.." Zac said, realizing the situation he was is. "Try a Shadow Claw, I guess."

100% of the Gen 4 Pokemon are complete! Woo! Except for icons, but I'll get to that sometime Other than that, there really hasn't been too much significant work on the game. I'm debating on whether to start mapping or finish inserting the Gen 5 stuff. Leaning towards mapping so it looks like I've actually done stuff. I figured some screenshots would prove that I've got stuff done. Granted, it really doesn't show much, but I've got stuff. =P

I approve.