"Mega-Ventures of Remnant"
Chapter 10: Velvet Scarlatina (Part 1)
Inside Marrón City Gym, 8:48am
"A Letter to Velvet"
From earlier, as the children became upset for Velvet's loss and stood up before clapping for Ruby about her another victory, Velvet prepared everything she had for all needs, especially breeding Pokémon.
"Velvet, there's a letter underneath the door," said Yatsuhashi. "You may now get it before reading."
"Okay," said Velvet, going to the gym's door having a letter underneath it. Velvet read the letter underneath the door.
Dear Velvet Scarlatina,
Since you applied as both Pokémon Breeder and Gym Leader as your occupations, you'll now be given a yellow cape designed with your Gym Badge's symbol and your respective type as a "Marchioness" for the Chateau section of Pokémon League Association of Remnant. You did well in your gym battle against Ruby Rose, both for the first one involving your victory and second for involving your defeat as rematch. Since you taught Ruby some good things, we entrusted you with a "Venusaurite Kit," a box contained with a Poké Ball with your type's color on top in which contained a Starter Pokémon Bulbasaur, and also a Venusaurite for Mega Evolving your Venusaur. Take good care of Bulbasaur, and he now is yours. Make sure you have Bulbasaur evolved at your own needs without risk as you have become as a "Marchioness." The next box will be a "Sceptilite Kit," a box kitted with the same Poké Ball with its design that is the same from a "Venusaurite Kit" containing Treecko and also comes with a Sceptilite, in which will be launched for next week. Perhaps a Grass-type specialist like you will also have two Grass-type Pokémon will be at your disposal for the upcoming Chateau event, and save for "Abomasite Kit," in which Mega Abomasnow is also part Ice-type. We apologize for the misfitting of your respective type, and thank you for your perseverance and guidance.
From Pokémon League Association of Remnant
Reading the whole message has fed into Velvet's mind in order to become a Marchioness from becoming "Gym Leader" and "Pokémon Breeder" as her main occupations.
8:53am
"Velvet's Delivery: Venusaurite Kit"
Velvet picked up her box and opened a "Venusaurite Kit," a kitted box contained with a Poké Ball with her type's color on top in which contained a Starter Pokémon Bulbasaur, and along its Mega Stone is a "Venusaurite," a mysterious stone designed to Mega Evolve Venusaur into its Mega Form. Velvet put the kitted box she picked in the table, white Yatsuhashi called her for another box.
"Velvet, here's another box," said Yatsuhashi. "It's a cape for your "Marchioness" status."
"Thanks, Yatsuhashi," said Velvet, receiving another box and opened it.
The content of inside the box is a yellow cape designed with her badge's symbol and respective type.
"You may now keep it in a safe place, Velvet. You can also wear it in the Chateau section of "Pokémon League Association of Remnant" for your "Marchioness" status."
"Thanks. I'll be keeping it in a more secure place to keep it so I will not lose it from ineligibility." Velvet kept her yellow cape in a more secure place to avoid loss of her ineligibility.
"Perhaps you should train Bulbasaur right?"
"Yes. But I'll do my best as I can to train him."
Inside Marrón City Gym: Grassed Stadium, 8:56am
"Velvet's Introduction: Her Bulbasaur"
Velvet sent out her Poké Ball and popped out a small green Pokémon named Bulbasaur, a starter Pokémon with a green body and bulb from its back.
Velvet smiled to her Pokémon, and as does Bulbasaur, and the two, including Yatsuhashi, enjoyed meeting the kids. The kids made Velvet introduce her Pokémon: Bulbasaur. The kids cheered for Velvet and Bulbasaur.
"This is Bulbasaur, a starter Pokémon from the Venusaurite Kit I received earlier," said Velvet. "And it is also a Grass- and Poison-type Pokémon. I received a Venusaurite from a kitted box earlier, too."
Hearing Velvet's words and showing her Mega Stone has fed the children inside the gym into their minds, gasping in awe.
"A Venusaurite?" said one of the children. "That will be cool! It's a Mega Stone!"
"It allows Venusaur to initiate Mega Evolution!"
"Yes, and it can be held by only Venusaur; but before I have to train and evolve my Bulbasaur first for the qualifications from the Pokémon League Association of Remnant, thus including my "Marchioness" status. In mean times, Mega Stones can neither be stolen nor knocked off from their respective Pokémon."
"We know that you have the guts and will to be a "Marchioness" in the Pokémon League!" shouted another. "And you're right about the Mega Stone, too."
"We know you can do it!"
"And by the way, I'll be training hard with my Bulbasaur for today, along with my Grass-type Pokémon coming soon for my "Marchioness" status."
"Right it is," said Yatsuhashi. "I'll take care of the kids while you are training outside."
"I agree with you, Yatsuhashi. Perhaps I'll go outside and train my Bulbasaur and evolve into Ivysaur before Venusaur for my Marchioness status, as of commemoration of the Chateau Section of Pokémon League Association of Remnant."
Velvet took out her Poké Ball and popped out her signature Pokémon, Lilligant, to assist Yatsuhashi and take care of the kids as she went outside to the gym's door in order to train her Bulbasaur.
Outside of Marrón City: Park 9:01am
"Velvet's Training"
Outside of Marrón City, with wind blowing more serenely with leaves, Velvet stood up as she began her training with her Bulbasaur with new moves. She used the Pokémon League AVRT app from her scroll to test her Bulbasaur's new moves, including those combined themselves as advanced techniques. The area becomes surrounded with chrome green walls after her registration.
"Welcome to Pokémon League Augmented Virtual Reality Training," said the voice from Velvet's scroll. "Please register by entering your name, occupation, and other info."
As Velvet glanced at her scroll, she typed both her first name and surname from the registration screen, and along with her occupation and other info.
"Registration of Pokémon League Augmented Virtual Reality Training (approved by Pokémon League Association of Remnant)," 9:04am
Name: Velvet Scarlatina
Occupation: Pokémon Breeder, Gym Leader
If "Gym Leader/Elite Four" is your occupation, state your type specialty: Grass-Type
Hometown: Marrón City
Reason: To train and evolve Bulbasaur for the promotion of "Marchioness" status.
"Pokémon League AVRT Normal Category: Velvet Scarlatina – Initiation," 9:03am
"Registration complete," said the voice in Velvet's scroll. "Initiate Augmented Virtual Reality Training."
As the voice in Velvet's scroll finished its line, chromed green walls surround the area, enabling Velvet's AVRT to initiate training with her Bulbasaur.
"I can do this," thought Velvet. "I must pass my every test from Augmented Virtual Reality Training without making any mistakes."
"Bulbasaur, you ready?" asked Velvet. Bulbasaur shook his head for approval. Velvet took out her scroll for more information.
"Each test will prove your chosen Pokémon to evolve into their final starter sooner or later on; and opposed of that, the categories, based on difficulties are divided by two: Normal and Hard," explained the voice from Velvet's scroll. "Normal Difficulty will have the basics of each of your Pokémon's moves, and Hard Mode will push them to the test in advance. However, you'll be given five mistakes for Normal Difficulty and three for Hard Difficulty. Five mistakes on Normal – and so will three on Hard – will instantly fail your test, and you will not retake each of them, so you must act fast for each of them and improve the Pokémon's moves, even those in advance. If you can pass each of any of the tests without making a single mistake, you'll have your rank risen up automatically at a high chance and have other tests exempted. There will be the first five tests on Normal and last five on Hard. Begin "Test 01."
"Test 01: Grass Knot," 9:06am
As the voice from Velvet's scroll finished its line, Velvet and Bulbasaur ready their stance for beginning the AVRT test. Velvet took out her scroll for more information.
"Test 01: Grass Knot – Since the start of training, you'll pass this test in three out of five chance to avoid mistaking each attempt time. The more advanced, the better your result. Repeating the same process of Grass Knot invalidates the chancing attempt. You'll be given training dummies for each mission as of target practice."
"Alright Bulbasaur," said Velvet, "you know what to do. Don't repeat the same move, and otherwise, it will invalidate the chancing attempt."
Bulbasaur shook his head with obedience.
"Bulbasaur, use Grass Knot." Velvet commanded Bulbasaur to use his Grass Knot attack. Bulbasaur's eyes glow green, and a vined tentacle grabbed one of its dummy's legs, tripping it into the ground.
"Chance 1 successful," said Velvet's scroll voice. "Begin Chance 2 by using a different movement."
"Bulbasaur, use a different movement of Grass from the first attempt," commanded Velvet, telling her Bulbasaur to not repeat the same thing from Chance 1. Bulbasaur's vines entangle the training dummy and had its eyes, glowing green from earlier, to summon a tentacle made of slender vines, tossing it aside as the vined tentacle caught it by surprise. Watching it caused Velvet to gasp in awe as she learned about her gym battle with Ruby earlier, with her Lilligant entangling Ruby's Mega Beedrill with a vined tentacle from her Grass Knot attack before launching it with a green energy beam from Solar Beam. The vined tentacle from Grass Knot slammed the training dummy into the ground, bouncing as if it were a Pokémon hammering their opponent with both of their arms at full force to the ground.
"Chance 2 successful; begin Chance 3 as final attempt."
"Bulbasaur, use Magical Leaf after the Grass Knot phase." Bulbasaur fired multicolored leaves at the dummy, leaving it wide open as he summoned a vined tentacle underneath the ground from Grass Knot, tossing the dummy aside. Bulbasaur fired the multicolored leaves from Magical Leaf at the airborne dummy as if they were throwing knives.
"Chance 3 successful; congratulations, you passed "Test 01." Begin Test 02 – Magical Leaf."
"Test 02: Magical Leaf – Shooting Practice," 9:12am
Velvet took out her scroll for "Test 02," and a voice explained about the mission.
"Test 02: Magical Leaf – Since Bulbasaur has improved of using the Grass Knot from after the previous test, he has to test his shooting skills using Magical Leaf against moving targets. To pass this test, the score must have twenty-five targets shot by Magical Leaf. Five missed attempts will result in failure. Using a blindfold is okay, since he is highly intelligent despite having Special Attack stat as his EV will automatically sense in any direction and have a chance to exempt any one of your missions. You have thirty seconds to shoot moving targets without missing."
Velvet took out her blindfold and gave it to Bulbasaur to test his sense of movement by shooting moving targets by using Magical Leaf. The test instigated thirty seconds to initiate by the buzzing of Velvet's scroll.
"Use Magical Leaf to shoot moving targets without missing," commanded Velvet. Her Bulbasaur, now wearing a blindfold, sensed more acutely than ever; despite his high intelligence from his Special Attack stat; and shot multicolored leaves from Magical Leaf at the moving targets without missing. He shot more of them at those appearing from behind. As the time stops, the score of number of moving targets shot from Magical Leaf is twenty-five, with no misses. Velvet took off of the blindfold from Bulbasaur.
"Congratulations, Velvet. Test 02 successful. Choose any one of your remaining missions to exempt."
As Velvet successfully passed her mission once, she chose to pick any one of her remaining missions to exempt with.
Choices:
"Test 03 – Energy Ball"
"Test 04 – Leaf Storm"
"Test 05 – Solar Beam"
With few seconds left, Velvet chose "Test 05 – Solar Beam" for exemption, as of taking the test is already given.
"Test 05 – Solar Beam" is now exempted. Begin Test 03 – Energy Ball."
"Test 03: Energy Ball," 9:19am
Velvet took out her scroll the third time as its voice explained "Test 03: Energy Ball."
"Test 03: Energy Ball – In this mission, you'll be given three chances; shoot three floating targets for at least ten seconds by using only the angular aim of Energy Ball, not straight-fire. Using straight-fire also invalidates the chancing attempt, counting it as failure. One chance passed will successfully complete this mission."
Hearing the mission caused Velvet to face a difficult task as if it were a tough mission to beat.
"Good luck Bulbasaur," said Velvet. "Remember: fire Energy Balls at three moving targets by using only the angular range. Don't use straight-fire."
Bulbasaur shook his head from his trainer's response. Velvet's scroll buzzed as the test starts in ten seconds.
"Use Energy Ball to shoot three floating three targets by ten seconds at angular range." With Velvet's obedience, Bulbasaur sensed the floating target from behind and the other two from front by firing an Energy Ball one-on-one at angular range, scoring a direct hit. Bulbasaur fired the remaining two: the first one floating skyward from an Energy Ball at a 45-degree angle, and the other being scored a direct hit by another from a 75-degree range. The test succeeded.
"Congratulations. Prepare for your final test: Test 04 – Leaf Storm."
As Velvet successfully passed the first three tests, and the one being exempted, she proceeded to face "Test 04" as her last mission.
"Test 04: Leaf Storm," 9:26am
Velvet took out her scroll as its voice explained about "Test 04: Leaf Storm" as her last mission.
"As Test 05 you picked earlier is exempted to reduce your training time, this test will be your final mission. Your mission is to successfully score a direct hit with a correct target. Hitting an incorrect target will result in failure from having five chances. Remember: Hit the green one; it will match the move. Hit at least following seven targets glowing green for 15 seconds."
Velvet let out a deep breath and a relieved sigh before facing Bulbasaur. "Good luck with the last mission; use Leaf Storm to hit seven targets within 15 seconds.
Bulbasaur shook his head as he readied for the final test. Velvet's scroll started buzzing as the test instigated for 15 seconds of time.
"Use Leaf Storm!" Under Velvet's command, Bulbasaur whips up a gusted storm of sharp green leaves at the green-glowing targets without touching the other targets in 15 seconds. After that time, Velvet's test was successful as her skill is perfected from her sharp mind, and apparently, also is her Bulbasaur's.
"Pokémon League AVRT Normal Category: Velvet Scarlatina – Conclusion," 9:28am
"Congratulations, Velvet," said Velvet's scroll voice. "You have successfully passed all the tests, including Test 05 as exemption, without making mistakes. You may now take Hard Category or later."
"I'll take Hard Category for later," said Velvet.
"Very well; you may take it for later."
As Velvet chose Hard Category AVRT test for a later time, chromed green walls dissipate as Velvet went back to her gym.
Back to Marrón City Gym, 9:31am
"Velvet's New Key Stone: Mega Brooch"
As Velvet went back inside her gym after her training, Yatsuhashi came back and informed Velvet to show her a new item.
"Where are the children?" said Velvet.
"They're safe inside, along with your Lilligant," said Yatsuhashi. "Velvet, here's your new accessory."
"What's that?"
"It's a "Mega Brooch," the one that found in a kit earlier today." Yatsuhashi showed Velvet a Key Stone called "Mega Brooch."
"It is also your Key Stone. It allows you to Mega Evolve your Pokémon. You may wear it."
Velvet received her Key Stone, "Mega Brooch," from Yatsuhashi and wore it from the right side of her dark-brown, long-sleeved jacket.
"Thanks Yatsuhashi," remarked Velvet as she put her Key Stone onto the right side of her jacket. "But I've got training to finish. I'll see you there."
"Good luck, Velvet," said Yatsuhashi.
Outside of Marrón City Gym, 9:35am
"Pokémon League AVRT Normal Category: Velvet Scarlatina – Continuation, Part 2"
As Velvet went outside after talking to Yatsuhashi inside the gym and receiving her Key Stone he found earlier, she took out her scroll to initiate the continuation of her training.
"Initiate continuation of AVRT," said Velvet.
"Registration complete," said the voice in Velvet's scroll. "Initiate continuation of Augmented Virtual Reality Training."
As the voice in Velvet's scroll finished its line, chromed green walls surround the area, enabling Velvet's AVRT to initiate training with her Bulbasaur.
"Before doing this, you may now evolve Bulbasaur using a Rare Candy."
"Rare Candy?" said Velvet, sending out Bulbasaur from her Poké Ball. "I'll do it."
As Velvet did her action, she picked up a Rare Candy from her pocket and gave it to Bulbasaur, causing it to level up and evolve. A green-and-purple aura surround Bulbasaur as it instigated its evolution into Ivysaur.
"Congratulations," said the voice in Velvet's scroll. "Your Bulbasaur has now evolved into Ivysaur."
"Thanks," said Velvet. "Commence initiation of AVRT Hard Category."
As Velvet said after her scroll's voice, chromed green walls surround the area, enabling Velvet's AVRT to initiate training with her her newly-evolved Ivysaur.
9:43am
"Pokémon League AVRT Hard Category: Velvet Scarlatina – Initiation"
"Registration complete," said the voice in Velvet's scroll. "Initiate Augmented Virtual Reality Training.
"I can do this," thought Velvet. "I must pass my every test from Augmented Virtual Reality Training without making any mistakes."
"Ivysaur, you ready?" asked Velvet. Bulbasaur shook his head for approval. Velvet took out her scroll for more information.
"This is your last test, Velvet," explained the voice from Velvet's scroll. "Hard Category will rely on your Ivysaur's learnset containing status moves. However, you must have specific training in almost any battle, especially battles from PLAR's Chateau Battles for "Vale Nobility." You and your Ivysaur will push your skills to the test. Give at least ten status moves for Ivysaur, and you will pass this test."
"I'm ready. To finish what we started in order to become a Marchioness as my personal status."
"As you wish, Velvet. Good luck."
Ending: With Velvet training her Ivysaur from using status moves as warmup for her "Marchioness" status, will she pass the test or fail? Catch the next part of this chapter in "Mega-Ventures of Remnant."