LET'S KICK THIS THING OFF RIGHT

[shadowsnagger]

Perhaps you were out buying groceries, or perhaps you were having a picnic. Whatever outdoorsy activity you were indulging in this fine day will soon meet a tragic end.

The chirping of birds suddenly stops, a peculiar silence falling upon the town. Then, a noise that you feel rather than hear- a deep rumbling in the earth begins to multiply until it's a dull roar. The ground shakes... an earthquake? No, not quite. Look to the north, and you'll see a cloud of dust and debris kicked high into the air. The source? A huge mass of purple headed this way.

That's right, it's a stampede. A stampede...

of RATTATA.

Coming this way, trampling all in its path.

WHAT DO?

((OOC: Flee, fight, panic, MINGLE.))

Comments

[feelsgoldman]

Ethan stops beside Silver, watching him thoughtfully.

"That'd make sense. What would scare off so many of them at once, though? I know that Rattata travel in big groups, but it almost looked like every Rattata on the island was in that stampede. Almost like they were being gathered up by someone."

In the back of his mind, Ethan thinks it's the type of thing Team Rocket would do. And Team Rocket did train Rattata. But that was years ago and they were long disbanded, weren't they?

[meanlook]

"Who would want a bunch of Rattata?" Silver scoffs, crossing his arms over his chest, "There have to be stronger Pokemon to go after."

[feelsgoldman]

"Strength in numbers," Ethan points out. "I'd rather deal with Lance's Dragonite than five hundred Magikarp at once, y'know?" He adds, struggling to keep a straight face, "Besides, maybe all this island has is Rattata."

[meanlook]

Silver's expression sours at the suggestion, "This stupid place WOULD only have one of the weakest and most useless Pokemon there is."

[feelsgoldman]

"Have you ever met this one kid named Joey? He lives in Cherrygrove and knows a lot about Rattata and how strong they can be. You guys should chat it up sometime," says Ethan, grinning widely. "When you manage to get home, that is."

[meanlook]

"I'll probably get home before you ever will," Silver huffed, "Considering how lazy you are."

[feelsgoldman]

"Yeah, plus there's the whole fact that you're trying and I'm not." Ethan laughs and claps Silver on the back, inadvertently pushing him forward a little. "C'mon, let's keep going before the trail gets cold!"