Reminders:
Girl 1: Multicolored haired, Strange clothes, Very rude but a loyal friend to those who earn her friendship. Has a Snover, Misdreavus, and Spiritomb.
Girl 2: Girlfriend to Cody, Dark green hair (DYED), Wears slutty clothing despite it being freezing outside, owns a Eevee, Shiny Sentret, and Shuppet.
Guy 1: Black hair with orange tips, originally came from Sunyshore, Spanish decent, is the calmest and mature one of the series. Has a Chimchar, Growlithe, and Vulpix. (Although know one knows the last part)
Guy 2 (with minor roll today): Veteran trainer with tough pokemon and chases Team Galactic around. Shy around girls.
Amethyst and Carmine presents…
Episode 29
Probation Part 1/2
"DAY 22, July 30th...(I'm putting dates now to keep track of days! Aren't you proud of me Tasha? :D)
"Newayz, (YES, I used z, IT'S NOT LAME) I umm...went to the Casino last night. It was...interesting. There was a fire (more or less caused by me) leaving all the innocent drunk people and friends behind. I'm so guilty. Satan did it to me T_T...
"Also, today is the day of the Gym battle! And contest! I hope Kalib is okay. He was caught in the fire. Alright, closed battle, but I'll send you a DVD of it later! And the Contest is at 7, so don't forget to tune in!"
With buneary scarf and top an' bottoms, Kara entered the lobby where Noel had called her into just a few seconds ago. She stopped mid-way when she found someone slightly familiar...short, multi-color haired, with a strange fashion sense had just exited her room, the closest to the lobby, and was now facing the slightly taller girl.
"Hi Lexi!" Kara greeted, "When did you get to Veilstone?"
Lexi just gave her looks that could kill. "I don't want to talk to you."
"Aww, why not?" The other girl whined, following her to wherever she was heading.
"'Cause I don't, okay? Get away from me!"
"Aww, come on..."
"You're so damn annoying, you know that?" Lexi spat, arriving at the large flat screen TV Noel was staring at.
"Amen to that sister." He muttered, raising his soda bottle. Despite these negative comments, Kara just shrugged and planted herself on the couch next to Noel. The news was on, with the backdrop of the casino in all its burnt glory. Several Machoke were entering through the door with rolled up wallpaper and beams of wood. Apparently renovations came quick to a place with all the bills.
"I'm here at the scene of the war at the Casino folks; I'm Theodore Donatello and you're watching the Scene at 14!"
"Hey, when did Don become a news reporter?" Kara wondered. The others shrugged and continued to watch the screen. Don was quickly booted off by the real commentator, who looked like she had just run in with a makeup clown.
"Come back here again and I cut off your hair!" the reporter snarled at Don off screen, "Ah. Better. Hello, I am NPC Reporter for Scene at 14! We're here at the Casino, where last night reports went off about gang wars and devils setting the scene on fire! These reports were more or less exaggerated. Apparently one of these gang members, who, make note, was only 16, smashed a glass bottle of wine atop a card dealers head. After that, the whole Casino fell into disaster. These are the teens who were arrested last night."
Individual mug shots of the Floaroma Gang appeared on the screen.
"Oh no, Kalib..." Kara muttered, beginning to wonder what would happen for her gym battle later.
"I expected nothing less." Lexi said, rolling her eyes.
"Hey, he's a good guy!" Kara argued.
"Actually, he's not." Noel intervened, "I'm glad you weren't there when that mess happened. You could've gotten seriously hurt!"
"Ehehe...right..." she replied, looking downcast at her feet. Must remember to clip toenails later.
"We have little footage from the security cameras. Here it is folks" The reporter faded away as the grayscale video commenced, starting from the point where Kalib crept up to the man and slammed the bottle against his noggin, all the way to ending where Kara ran out the door and the gang boys were tranquilized.
"Wow, was that you in the itty-bitty dress?" Lexi laughed, knowing that everyone was watching that particular figure.
"N-no! I was at my cousins!" Kara retorted to her best ability, but the guilt was evident on her face.
"You went to the Casino? Without me?" Noel gasped, taking off his sock hat to look more authority-like. He looked more disappointed than angry.
"I-I'm sorry—"
"I so could've had a better night if I didn't have to play poker all night with the pokémon, who I've noticed cheat A LOT. You couldn't have let me tag along?" He whimpered.
"Well you don't like Kalib, and it just didn't seem like something you'd approve of..." She trailed off, playing with the hem of her shirt.
"I still wanted to go!" He whined. There was a ringing from a PokéGear and Kara was relieved to take her attention off Noel for a moment.
"Hello?...Yeah, I know, I just saw it on the news. Good going. ...WHAT? But what about the battle? ...They will? Alright, I'm on my way, can I bring Lexi?"
"I'm not going anywhere with you maniacs!" Lexi yelled, and stormed out the 'Center doors before Kara could ask.
"Okay, bye." She hung up, then turned to Noel. "So...where's the police station?"
After a relatively short breakfast consisting of snacks from the vending machines, the duo took a bus to the police station, almost at the edge of town. The inconvenience of getting to other places that were in danger, like the Casino for instance, went on unsaid. Kara entered first, annoyed that a bell went off as the door opened, and looked around for a place to go. In all seriousness, she had never been to a police station before. She just wasn't that bad. The room the duo was in consisted of grey marble floors with a castform chandelier hanging above the receptionist desk, and the room parting into 4 hallways; 2 from the front and 2 from the back.
"Welcome to the police station," said the person at the receptionist desk, "What is your problem?"
"We're here to visit an arrestee." Noel said, strolling up to the desk. It was scarily organized, with stacks and stacks of paper like pancakes at the back of the circular desk.
"Oh? And are you blood related?" the receptionist inquired.
"No—" Kara started, but Noel took liberty in interrupting her sentence.
"Yes, she's Kalib...umm...forgot his last name, uh cousin. Yeah." He said.
"Who now?"
"Pink hair, nose ring, sunglasses?" Kara suggested.
"Ah, the young men who were arrested last night." the receptionist nodded, and began going through her computer, "Hmm...yes, we have records of them making their final call to a caller ID of 2920..."
"That's me!" Kara waved her hand up.
"Yes, but they informed the staff that they were just friends, not cousins." the receptionist eyed them with an unimpressed look.
Kara shifted around nervously, then pointed at Noel, "He lies all the time! He did it!"
"Hey! Don't blame me!" Noel whined.
The receptionist coughed. "No matter, just take that back hallway to the left and continue till you get the end. I'll alert that staff that you are coming."
The two nodded and hurried off, not wanting whatever reprimands the receptionist was going to give them for lying through their teeth. The hallway went on for almost forever, with too many doors to count and not enough walking space. Eventually they reached the end where tall steel doors stood, completely throwing off the office-like look the hallway gave off. There was a code lock on the side, but they didn't even have to think of hacking into it because two officers who looked oddly identical were waiting for them at the side.
"Are you two the ones the receptionist was talking about?" one of them inquired. The duo nodded and the other officer punched in the code to the door, which made a loud creaking noise as it opened slowly.
Inside it was like an animal pound. People were behind cell bars, all of them men, more or less looking like a creature straight out of a horror novel. Several were thick with pot bellies, wearing biker gang jackets and mullets that were way out of style. Their ages ranged from as young as 18 to the old desperate 70 year olds.
"They're all staring at me..." Kara whispered uneasily to Noel. Luckily the corridor was wide enough for her to walk through the middle without fingers being able to reach her through the bars.
"You're the only girl in a 10 foot radius; they have a good excuse." He shrugged in response, "Hey sicko, don't look at her like that you pedophile!" He yelled, wagging a finger at a random cellmate. "See Kara? All you had to do was..." Said cellmate reached pass the bars and took the end of Noel's sock hat, then pulled it off. Noel squealed and attempted to keep it on his head. "AHH! HELP! HE GOT ME!" he squealed at the top of his voice.
Kara rolled her eyes and pried the guy's fingers off Noel's hat, pinching them in the process. The cellmate whimpered and backed away while nursing his fingers.
"You wouldn't last one day here." She said to Noel, pushing him away from the bars. He decided not to reply and followed the officers to the end of the corridor, where the pink haired trio waited behind bars. Kalib was boredly leaning on the wall, Cody was asleep on one of the cots, and Shawn was holding the bars while looking at the people on the other side with a sad puppy face. He wanted out.
"Are these the ones you're here for?" One of the officers inquired.
"Yeah." Kara nodded, "Do I have to pay bail or something...?"
"No, they're just minors." The cop replied, "These two are just being given a warning;" the cop pointed out Cody and Shawn, "And this one has probation."
"What does that mean again?" Kalib deadpanned.
"It means that you'll be given a tracking anklet and you're not allowed to leave town." The cop sneered, "One more strike and you'll be in the slammer even longer."
"Oh, one more night, I'm so scared." Kalib said sarcastically, although beyond his face you could see fear.
"Oh shush Kalib, don't give them a reason to make you stay longer." Kara snapped, "We have a gym battle in a few minutes remember?"
"Yeah yeah..." he muttered, "I'll just need my pokémon back." he looked over at the officers expectantly. One of the officers left to get the items while the other officer punched in a code in a box next to the cell bars to make it open. The bars retreated to the side and allowed the twins to get out, while Cody continued to sleep.
"Someone want to wake him up?" Noel asked, pointing to Cody who was snuggling with a pillow.
"Nah, he'll wake up later." Kalib said, although he was grinning instead of grimacing at his friend.
"Aww, do you forgive him now?" Kara asked, pointing her question at his smile.
"I'm not going to answer that." He shrugged as the other officer returned with a box full of pokéballs and a metal bracelet. The twins claimed their pokéballs, while Cody's Cherrim still sat to the side.
"I'll hold it for him." Kara volunteered, taking the pokéball and adding it to her belt. Now she had three full pokéballs and two empty ones; this balance felt safer for some odd reason.
Afterwards the tracking bracelet was snapped around Kalib's ankle. The cops warned him that if he took it off, he would be fined or worse; deported. Someone pointed out that it might be impossible since he was from this country, but apparently the cops didn't see it like that...
"So we can go?" Kara asked after all the paperwork was done. The cops nodded and Kalib smirked, looking up to the ceiling.
"I have a feeling you won't like our next destination my poor ole' teammate..."
The location was a park somewhere in Veilstone near the various fountains that spewed water and bubbles in funny directions, and the inhabitants were the guys from before minus Shawn. No one knew where he crawled off to, and frankly no one cared. All participants for the gym battle today were out and about, or in simpler terms; sitting in front of a fountain and watching their trainer's argument.
"No!" Kara shrieked, glaring at Kalib. He went on unfazed.
"Yes."
"NO!"
"Um, yes. Kara, there's no escape to exercise." He deadpanned, crossing his arms.
"Exercise is my enemy." She hissed, turning slightly just to show that she refused to do any running. Why was it that everyone wanted her to exercise all of a sudden? It just wasn't fair sometimes.
Kalib made a face to Cody, who was sitting on a bench nearby. They swapped looks, nodding their heads towards their dark haired friend, then gave a final nod to seal the silent deal. Kara switched gazes from Cody to Kalib, trying to figure out what they were saying. If her besties were here, maybe she'd be able to have a silent conversation too...take that Cody and Kalib.
"What was that all about?" She inquired.
"Hug!" Cody smiled, running towards her.
"You're weird!" She shrieked, and began to run away from him. Vespiquen was let out of her ball, and she was added to the chase sequence as well. Kara gasped, "WHAT? This is your plan?" She received a nod from Kalib and scowled. "You're mean!"
Noel laughed, tossing a few coins into the fountain that the others were running around. "Good plan. Takes a lot of effort on her part..."
"I've noticed" Kalib chuckled, "So are we...cool? Or are you still mad at me? I swear that thing with Team Galactic was not my fault. I tried my best to get her the hell out of there!"
Noel stared at him for a few more seconds, contemplating no doubt. "...You're on probation." He replied.
Kalib sighed, "That's a start. So...do you remember Maylene's pokémon?"
Noel grinned, "You'll see later."
Kalib glared at him, then broke into a laugh, muttering "You suck"
A few more minutes later Kara was caught by an overly-friendly Cody and Vespiquen who really just wanted to join into the hug. This got her into cringing and looking elsewhere to avoid awkwardness. That's when she spotted Lexi walking with her Snover.
"Lexi! HELP ME!" She cried across the many other people in the park.
Lexi and her ice mushroom stopped, and turned ever so slightly to see the situation. After one second, she uttered this; "No."
Kara groaned and sweat dropped.
The trio arrived at the Gym almost a half an hour later, only minutes early to their battle. If they didn't hurry, they'd lose their spot, and you know how professional pokémon gyms are these days. Goodness. When Kara reached to open the door, she was surprised to see it open itself and almost push into her. On the other side were her rivals from Sunyshore; Edgar and Kayla.
"Hey..." She said as they passed her without giving her a second glance. She wasn't sure whether to take their cold attitude as a positive or not. What did she do this time?
Cody caught up with Kayla before she went anywhere. "Hey, umm, just gonna leave us hanging like that?"
Her scowl slowly melted when she faced her boyfriend. "Oh hey honey, didn't see you there! Her lameness must've washed you out."
"Hey..." Kara growled, taking that as an offense.
"Hey nothing, you're not in this conversation." Kayla spat. Kara shrunk back to the door, seeing as though that was as long as she could hold in an argument.
"What's with the attitude?" Noel said, "Edgar, now that you've got 4 badges, you think you're all that? That you don't have to speak with us?"
Edgar didn't reply, in fact he still hasn't acknowledged their presence.
Noel continued. "Well FYI, I have 12 badges. I don't see why you think you're so badass now."
"Stay out of this" Kayla spat, pointing her finger at him. Edgar stopped her before she went on, and looked up at them with irritated gold eyes.
"Look—you did something wrong. I don't want to be associated with people like you."
"People like us?" Kara repeated, "We're the same! Just because we ended up on a news report doesn't mean we're any different!"
"Especially you;" Edgar replied, "You're the last person I'd expect to see get arrested. Maybe we'll speak again when you regain you're stereotype status." With that, he walked away with his Chimchar on his heels. Kayla stuck her tongue at her before following him.
"I never wanted to be a stereotype...and I wasn't arrested!" Kara protested, but they were already out of earshot.
Kalib groaned, "Let's just go, they're not worth it. If they were real friends, they would've accepted it, or at least stick around to hear the whole story." He said while nudging her towards the building.
"But...Edgar..." Was the last thing she said before the Spanish civilian left her vision.
Well, thats it for today :D I meant to put the Gym Battle and Contest in the same chapter, but I could never got around to finishing it on time. Why? Cause I joined the swimteam O_O I know its not a valid excuse since practice is in the freakin morning, but I just felt like sharing :3
I guarantee that I will have the last part of the episode done by Monday, so if 5 individual people would like to give feedback, the next chapter will be sent Monday :D Promise!