towerofanimus | The Melody of The Sea is now Silent

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The Melody of The Sea is now Silent

Characters: Jasmine and you!
Setting: Dorm floors, cafeteria, and floor twenty-five.
Format: Staring with prose, but I'll match you!
Summary: Jasmine wakes up in the Tower and tries to deal with the fact that everyone she knows and loves is dead.
Warnings: None that I can think of!

When Jasmine woke up and found herself in an unfamiliar room and in an unfamiliar bed, in an unfamiliar nightgown, she was more than a little worried. Who had kidnapped her? Team Rocket? And why? Looking around, she saw a couple of letters on her nightstand, and while they were a bit informative, Jasmine had a very hard time swallowing it. Joto destroyed? Amphy dead? Olivine no more? All her friends and family dead? Jasmine sighed and bit her lip. In such times, she had to be strong. She hadn't gotten to be a Gym Leader by weeping at every cricis that happened along. She had to figure out what exactly was going on here.

So, she got out of bed and opened up her trunk, hoping to find something useful..and did. She quickly changed into her clothes and did up her hair before gathering up the Pokeballs that were in the trunk. So, her friends hadn't died at all. At least..some of them hadn't. Quickly, she opened up one ball and pulled out her Magnemite, which called out to her. Smiling, she patted it on the head. "Don't worry..we'll figure this one out."

With that, she ran out into the hallway, looking for anyone that she could find, her Magnemite trailing behind her. As she ran, she held onto her other Pokeballs. She wanted to pull them out, but Steelix was rather large, and she didn't want to tire Skarmory, even though she was rather strong.

While the bowl of oatmeal the man had handed her was rather unappetizing, Jasmine was trying to make the best of it and eat it as quickly as possible. While she ate, her Magnemite flitted about, and her other two Pokeballs sat on the table. Even though they weren't out, Jasmine wouldn't leave her friends out of a meal.

After going down the stairs for awhile, Jasmine had finally found a floor large enough for Steelix. Smiling, she released the large Pokemon, and it called out rather loudly as it was let out. "Sorry..this place is a bit smaller than home." In response, it lowered it's head and Jasmine, smiling, patted the large Pokemon on the head. They were made out of Steel and tough, but that didn't mean she had to be tough when she didn't have to be. After all, they were her friends.

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"Maybe not..but..not much is spoken about demons, to be honest. Erm..Pokemon can be seen as demons..and some thought they were..until professors came..and proved that they weren't."

"If you don't know much about demons, how can you prove anything about them, professor or not?"

"Because...um..I don't mean to offend..but it was shown that Pokemon..were just living creatures, even..if they did have powers unlike humans. They didn't come..from any hell or alternate dimension..so that's how the professors knew."

Zett shrugs at that. "They're still cool, I guess."

This, thankfully, was something that Jasmine could agree with, and she did so with a smile.

"They are! Especially Steel types. They're recently discovered..and they're really strong."

"I'm more of a lighting bug myself.... but steel's pretty cool."

Steal isn't even a type in your game, Zett.

Sadly, Jasmine didn't know much about the differences between the two universe, but that comment did make her smile a little.

"I know Electric and Bug types are popular back home..but Steel is much stronger than either of them. It really is wonderful! You can throw almost anything at it, and it usually doesn't stick!"

Jasmine, realizing that she was sounding a little bit weird, stopped herself, fidgeting a little.

"...Sorry. That..must have sounded..a bit odd."

"It's not weird. You're proud of them, aren't you?"

Zett grinned, and one of his hands sparked just slightly. "But I could definitely beat them."

Well..Jasmine wasn't expecting a reaction like that, but even if she wasn't expecting it, she did like it and smiled at the question.

"I am.."

While that sparking made her curious, she couldn't help but smile at the offer. Pokemon usually only got stronger through experience, which meant battling. And one couldn't remain a Gym Leader unless they were strong. She quickly put Magnemite-who had remained in the background, observing everything-back in it's ball. After that, she turned back to the boy, smiling.

"Would you like to try?"

"Sure would. So what are the rules for a Pokemon battle?"

Again, it's not like Zett would know what he was up against.

"Well, the quickest Pokemon would usually go first..but since this is a bit different, we'll use numbers. Pick a number..between one and ten."

While Jasmine didn't know that Zett didn't know what he was getting into, the idea of a Pokemon battle was cheering her up a bit.

"Six," Zett answered.

If the tower had monsters with the frequency that caves had wild Pokemon things would be so much worse.

Thankfully, the Tower was not like that. Even though Jasmine didn't know that.

"I..chose nine. Steelix!"

When she called out, the large Pokemon uncurled itself and stood to it's full height in front of Zett. It was a huge Pokemon, easily taller than a two-story house.

"Iron Tail!" With a loud yell, Steelix would sling its huge and long tail at the boy.

"Woah!"

Thankfully for him, Zett was light on his feet and managed to jump back out of the range of is tail. His immediate response was a large blast of lightning from his hands... not that it would work on a Ground type.

The blast hit Steelix's midsection, and while the Pokemon cried out in pain, it was still able to fight.

"Screech! Get him to slow down!"

At the command, Steelix would let out a large bellow that would harm any eardrums that it encountered. Jasmine had her ears covered in advance..but Zett might not be so lucky.

Zett covers his ears, and while he keeps running, he's slower and easier to hit now. His next attack is a dark beam of energy crashing down from the ceiling, which should pack a nasty wallop if it connects.

Steelix was a very large Pokemon, which meant that it was hard to dodge attacks like that sometimes. So, the beam would connect, harming Steelix and causing it to growl in pain. Jasmine, her smile gone, wished she had some Potions on hand before giving out her next command. If things didn't improve, she would have to send out Skarmory.

"Sandstorm!"

In response, Steelix called out loudly, hitting the ground and any trees he encountered with his tail. This would start a violent sand and earth storm that would harm almost anything caught in it.

"Hey... this is practically the only nice floor we have, can we not destroy it?"

Important concerns while getting sand blown at you.

To Jasmine, this was an important concern, and she nodded, biting her lip.

"Oh! I'm sorry..I didn't know." She then called out to Steelix. Once a Pokemon started using Sandstorm, they tended to get caught up in it..but that didn't mean that Jasmine couldn't try to lessen the damage.

"Steelix! Avoid the trees!" Her Pokemon bellowed in response and obeyed..but dirt and rocks were still being thrown everywhere around Zett.

Zett was being buffeted by the rocks, but at least he didn't feel irresponsible. Definitely a step up.

Dodging a Sandstorm was impossible, so Zett just focused on trying to keep the dirt out of his eyes. "Thanks."

Jasmine still wasn't quite used to Tower life, but she did think that it would have been horrible if the trees were felled.

"You're welcome! Thank you..for telling me." As she spoke, Steelix kept the storm up.

[He wasn't very good at aiming with an arm shielding his eyes, but Steelix wasn't very good at dodging either. Zett sent another bolt of dark magic at him.]

[Sadly, when you were a lizard-like creature made out of steel, you tended to not be very good at dodging small things. Especially if you were making a sandstorm at the same time. Steelix growled in pain again as the magic connected with his side, but as he kept up the sandstorm, he picked up a large rock in his mouth and tossed it at Zett.]

[Zett tried to dodge out of the way of that, and it clipped his side. He winced in pain, but still sent another bolt of magic out from his fingertips.]

[As Steelix sent out the last bits of the sandstorm, the magic flew at him..towards his face. Quickly lowering his head, Steelix dodged the magic. At the dodge, Jasmine smiled.]

Good job! Finish him off with another iron!

[Which prompted Steelix to use its tail as a club once more, and he flung it at Zett with all his might.]

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