Catching Victory (A Pokemon Quest)

You walk over to the sea shore, a good distance from where you got the rod before you take it out of your backpack.

As you cast out, you remember the fishing trips that mom took you on years ago. She taught you everything you know about it. From baiting hooks to reeling a catch in without breaking the line to coping with the mind numbing boredom you'd inevitably have to deal with. You never caught anything yourself and the fishing itself wasn't exactly exciting, but spending time with family always made it worth it.

"I'm going to fish for little while. Everyone here can take a break. We'll head back out in an hour."

Neptune excitedly jumps into the water. You don't stop him. It's probably been a while since he's gone for a real swim. The rest of your pokemon start relaxing.

After thirty minutes, you still haven't gotten a bite. Joan is tapping trees with her club. Every now and then, it sounds like she's tapping out a beat before she goes back to tapping at random. Eva is moving random debris with her telekinesis and talking to Moondust. Philosoraptor is mostly keeping to herself, occasionally eating a berry hanging from a tree. Adamantine went to sleep a while ago and you still haven't seen Neptune since he jumped in.

You are interrupted when something tugs in your line. Excited, you start to reel it in. A blue figure breaks the surface of the water. You start reeling in your catch even faster, excited to see what you caught.

It's a Horsea!

Wait...

It's Neptune.

Neptune smiles sheepishly as he hangs from the fishing rod. For a moment, you don't know how to react. You try to think of something, anything to say.

"Well, thanks for hanging around, but I'd like to get back to fishing." You say.

You immediately facepalm. A pun? Really?

Neptune chuckles and lets go of the lure, dropping back into the water.

'At least he thought it as funny' You think before you cast out once again.

About fifteen more minutes in, you are ready to leave when you feel something tug on the line again. You reel your line in, sincerely hoping that it isn't Neptune again. You reel in your catch and see that this time, it's a bright red.

You have a Magikarp hanging from your line.

Well... everyone has to start somewhere.

[] Neptune
[] Moondust
[] Philosoraptor
[] Joan
[] Eva
[] Adamantine
 
It's a Horsea!

Wait...

It's Neptune.
:rofl:

[X] Joan

Technically, this would be continuing our trend of type disadvantages.

I was tempted to choose Eva, just to rub in her earlier defeat.

Bard: "After your boasting and subsequent loss to the Fighting-type, I've decided to find more appropriate opponents for you."
Eva: "..."
 
"Joan?" You call over.

She stops tapping the tree and looks at you.

"Would you mind?" You ask, gesturing to the Magikarp.

She shrugs and slowly walks over to the Magikarp, brandishing her club.

If you're honest, it's almost sad. The Magikarp can only flail around while Joan hits them twice with her club. After the second time, she stops and walks back to the tree to keep tapping on it.

You take out a pokeball and toss it at the Magikarp.

Three shakes later, the pokeball beeps, confirming the catch. A second later, the pokeball disappears in a white light, sent to the Pokemon Storage System.

"Well, that was anticlimactic" You muse as you consider a nickname for your newly caught Magikarp.

[] Yes (Write in Nickname)
[] No

MAGIKARP CAUGHT

Level: 11
Gender: Female
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Relaxed
 
"Leviathan" You say. That would be a good nickname for the Magikarp. Especially when she evolves. You remember you almost gave Neptune that nickname. Even though you decided on Neptune, you still liked the name Leviathen.

You consider where you'll go next.

[] Continue to Route 303.
[] Go back to Superior City.
[] Look for pokemon to catch on Route 302.
[] Train your pokemon against the ones on Route 302.
[] Keep fishing.
 
[X] Train your pokemon against the ones on Route 302.

Eh, why not. I'm just hoping that we soon acquire either a Gastly (Route 303) or a Rotom (the town after Route 303). There are also Houndour and Zorua in a side path that juts out from Route 303.
 
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