Mew: So... I was reading the manga verison of Zoroark: The Master of Illusions recently when I saw the Pokemon Baccer World Cup in the first few pages. They never elaborated on that, and it intruiged me... so here I am, doing a Pokemon Baccer tournament. I'm accepting OC teams; the registration sheet is down there, but please read the story. :) Enjoy and review when you get to the cute little blue button with the speech bubble! :D
Pokémon Baccer
Chyna's POV
"Man," I murmured softly, gently brushing Riolu's head fur with a brush. "Man," I repeated. "The tournament we've all been waiting for Riolu. It's tomorrow. Actually tomorrow." Riolu nodded eagerly, not having yet mastered telepathic speaking yet.
"Rio!" he cried happily. He bounced away happily, jumping onto a chair. From there, he leapt onto my neatly made bed, creasing the sheets as he jumped away.
'Now Riolu,' a soft, seemingly feminine voice reprimanded Riolu. 'Don't mess up Chyna's bed. She just made it ten minutes ago. Off you jump now.'
Riolu made a cute pouting face but complied readily. I turned to my Lucario. "Thanks Luca," I said, using my unofficial nickname for her. She nodded calmly, gracefully standing up.
'I think I shall check on Meta, shall I not?' She looked outside, where Meta, my Metagross, was practicing in my homemade Baccer field. It bounced four Baccer balls around with its four limbs easily.
"Go ahead Luca," I said absentmindedly. Riolu had somehow snatched the brush from my hand and was currently running wild around my bedroom. "Riolu!" I snapped. "Stop that right now!"
'Riolu...' Lucario warned before heading out the door. My Riolu sighed, flopping down onto the floor. It growled softly when I took my brush back.
"Now, now, Rio," I clucked softly. Riolu pouted again as I swept him into my lap. He sat obediently as I worked on his head fur again. "We can't have you looking scruffy for tomorrow can we?"
Riolu shook his head as Lucario entered my room again. 'Meta wants to have one last practice battle,' she said. I nodded.
"Practice makes perfect after all." I said. Riolu jumped off my lap as I stood, brushing light brown bangs out of my eyes. We walked outside, my bipedal Pokémon and I. Metagross was waiting patiently outside, floating in the air as it juggled several normal balls.
"So Meta, two against one again?" I asked it as I walked over to the Baccer ball goal, reaching in to pull out a moderately heavy ball. Metagross nodded and made a small sound. "I take that as yes."
Lucario and Riolu walked over to one side of the spray painted grass, Lucario right behind the line while Riolu stood a ways behind her. Metagross floated to levitate above the other side of the line. I stood in the middle, the Baccer ball held high above my head.
"Alright you two," I said. "You know the rules. Fair play, no rough fighting and absolutely do not use your moves. Okay... play!" I threw the Baccer ball up high and retreated quickly.
Luca instantly lunged into action, jumping high to grab the ball. It snatched the egg shaped ball out of the air, flipping and landing neatly on its feet as it ran for the opposite goal. Metagross quickly floated after it, neatly cutting in front of Luca. Luca growled impatiently as she feinted towards the left but quickly changed her course to the right. Of course, with Meta having four limbs, the ball was taken easily.
"Come on Luca!" I shouted. "You're usually sharper than that! Get your head in the game!"
'I know, I know!' she snapped impatiently, instantly running after Metagross, her black paws sending grass flying. 'Rio!' she shouted mentally.
"'Lou!" Riolu called back. He ran, quickly overtaking Luca. I had trained the little dude for speed, and it was paying off. Being so small, Riolu slipped under Meta's floating body easily. He popped up under its front claws, snagging the Baccer ball with ease.
Meta made a strange noise, one I associated with frustration. It swiped the at Rio, but by then, my small blue Pokémon had thrown the ball at Luca. Luca grabbed it like a football, ran a few paces, jumped, and threw the ball with all her might. It flew through the air, above Meta's grasping claws, and into the goal.
"Safe!" I yelled, walking over to retrieve the ball from the goal. When I looked back, the ball safely under my arm, Riolu was happily perched on top of Metagross. Lucario leaned against the silver and green Pokémon; for once, it had all four claws on the ground, instead of floating like it usually did. I smiled.
"Great job guys!" I cheered. "Tomorrow we'll wake up nice and early, hm? Check out the competition!" I grinned.
'That's fine with me Chyna,' commented Lucario. She sniffed, looking away contentedly. 'Actually, this Crown City is really nice, despite what has been rumored to happen here.'
"Riolu!" agreed Rio, while Metagross made a sound like a cross between a purr and a hum. I chuckled.
"Let me put this Baccer ball away, then we can walk around, see the sights. How's that flow with you?" I said over my shoulder, tossing the ball in the air. I caught it with ease, mock dunking it into the mesh netting that was my ball holder.
'Sounds great Chyna. Let's go then... Riolu! Stop that this instant!' Lucario snarled, reaching up to pick up Riolu by the scruff. He had begun to jump excitedly on Meta's head, although I don't think the Steel Pokémon minded much. It just cast a reproachful look at Riolu.
'Respect Meta Riolu,' Luca scolded severely. 'Metagross is your elder, you much treat your elders with respect, you hear me?' Luca backed her reprimand with growls accenting the verbal punishment. Riolu's ear appendages drooped sadly.
"Now, now, Rio," I chided, picking up the young Pokémon. I sat him on my shoulder, moving around with some difficulty due to the added weight. "That wasn't the right thing to do, now was it? Say sorry to Meta, okay?"
Riolu supposedly nodded, as it chirped an apology to Metagross. Meta smiled as only Meta could, and picked me up gently with one of its clawed hands. It set me on top of its head, indicating that it would serve as my transportation for the day. Actually, Meta usually served as my transportation. Meta never minded, as it liked the knowledge of knowing that I was in a place where Meta could defend me easily if need be.
We toured most of Crown City the rest of the afternoon, receiving some strange looks on the way. Even though people walking around with Pokémon wasn't uncommon, it wasn't every day you saw a girl about 16 years old, with long, light brown hair wearing a much-too-baggy t-shirt and faded jeans sitting on top of her Metagross, holding a Riolu, while a Lucario walked calmly by their side. Nope. A sight like that was pretty rare.
When dusk began to fall, had a small race with Luca back to our apartment. Meta held onto me with its two front claws, while I held Riolu. In that fashion, it floated full speed towards our apartment. Lucario bounded, leaping from tree to tree. She called that training. I thought it was just an excuse to test out the 'flimsy trees' that served more as decorative plants rather than trees.
Lucario helped prepare dinner, wielding the sharp spikes on the back of her paws as an effective knife. After eating, Meta retired outside. The cold didn't bother it none, and it preferred to have the unfamiliar apartment under its constant supervision. Lucario went into one of the other bedrooms with Riolu, although I don't think they went to sleep immediately. The sound of running water confirmed my suspicion. Riolu was getting a shower.
I showered as well, setting aside some of my nicer clothes for tomorrow. As I was about to hit the hay, Riolu dashed into my room, jumping into my bed before me. He burrowed under the blankets, instantly falling asleep. I sighed.
'I'm sorry Chyna. The small rascal escaped my grasp.'
I looked over at Lucario, who was standing in the doorframe, the door cracked open a fraction. "It's alright," I said in reply. "I suppose Riolu will have to stay with me for the night. Good night, Luca." I slipped under the blanket, reaching over Riolu to turn off the bedside lamp. The quiet creak of the door informed me that Lucario had left us to our rest.
I sighed again, closing my eyes as the darkness slowly leeched away at my consciousness. My last thought before I was lost to the shadows was:
'I am going to wipe the floor with the competition tomorrow.'
And then I was gone.
Rules for Pokémon Baccer:
Only three Pokémon allowed.
One of the three Pokémon must not be evolved.
There can be no legendries whatsoever.
Your Pokémon must be able to handle a Baccer Ball, be it with its fore paws, talons, or hands.
There can be no move using. Aka, Metagross cannot use Psychic to move the ball.
To clear up any confusion, Metagross usually moves around by floating. If you have, say a Pidgeot, it may fly around, but it cannot fly too high. Ball must always be in reach of other land bound Pokémon's grasp unless it had just been thrown.
Pokémon do not have to be evolutions of the other Pokémon on your team. Do not restrict yourself to a team of, say, Pichu, Pikachu, and Raichu merely because you think they have to be chain evolutions.
You must make 5 goals on the opponents goal before you win.
YOU MUST PLAY FAIR.
My own personal rules:
When you enter an OC team, please put the word BACCER at the beginning, or top, or your entry. That will inform me that you have at least read the rules, and perhaps the story. If you do not have the word Baccer, I shall not consider your entry, no matter how good it is.
There can be only one entry per person.
I will only take entries from people with accounts. I love you anonymous people, but I have to have contact with you. I'm sorry for the inconvenience I may have caused you. If you are anonymous yet claim you have an account, I shall delve deeper into that, and if what you say about your account is true, I shall accept your entry in that manner.
The winner shall be fairly chosen. It most likely will not be me. Whatever entries I get I will put in a box of sorts, draw out of that, and I shall chose who goes up against whom in that fashion. That is the fashion in how I will chose the winner as well.
No flames, please.
I need at least 7 entries.
Oh yeah, one last thing before my time runs out. ENTRIES MUST BE PM'ED TO PREVENT THIS STORY FROM BEING REPORTED AND TAKEN DOWN! You may only review your entry if you cannot get into your account for some reason. I believe FanFiction is acting up currently as well.
OC Registration Sheet:
Name: (First and Last, Middle if you so wish.)
Gender: (This is rather obvious. Arceus save you if I must explain this further.)
Age: (Nobody under 14 please. The maximum age is 22 if you mind.)
Personality: (Give me a detailed description, please. No one liners saying, 'Oh, he's cool' or 'Oh, she's super smart'. No Mary Sue's or Gary Stu's please.)
Appearance: (Both casual as in every day, and formal if you don't mind.)
Physical Appearance: (Hair, eyes, skin color, height, you know what I mean.)
History: (Your childhood, how you learned of Pokémon Baccer, or just an important event. Must be at least 4 sentences.)
Team Name: (For your team of three.)
Pokémon: (Again, this is obvious. They can be from any region.)
Other: (Anything else I may have missed or you wish to add.)
Have fun!