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[misterbrief]

Arriving back in Luceti, he returns home, genuinely happy for a change. Because all the hard work has finally paid off. A brown, long monkey tail pokes out of a hole he's created in the seat of his pants, a reward he's been seeking since he found out it was possible. He felt stronger with it. Now he could reach his maximum potential, a level of power he hasn't had access to since he arrived here. He keeps his tail unwrapped, not feeling any danger of having it grabbed or cut off.

But, the tail comes with its own problems. Problems he hasn't had to worry about in thirty years...

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A:

[In the morning, he's headed right for the Clothing Shop, getting new pants for the moment with holes in it for his tail. On the way, he seems to be walking normally, tail bobbing behind him, but he's still a little wobbly. So much that out of the blue, he loses his balance...and crashes, right into you. Or maybe he didn't crash into you, maybe you were just walking by when he started to faceplant and his tail instinctively just wrapped around your arm and took you with him on accident. Or maybe he's hanging onto you by his tail because you are heavy enough not to get dragged down.]

B:

[All that shopping has made him sort of hungry, so he heads to Seventh Heaven to get a bite to eat, mowing down food like a vacuum. But it won't go without something happening on the way there. That book you were reading, the coffee you were drinking, or whatever it is you've got, there's a tail wrapping around it trying to thieve it right out of your hands. He doesn't know his tail is doing that, but it's doing its own bit of exploring and wrapping around things. The Malnosso couldn't let him go home without a little bit of mischief, after all.]

C:



[After all is said and done, he's going right to the Battle Dome to test things out. Inside, those who frequent the Dome would find that the man with the golden hair isn't there today- instead there's a man covered in red fur, wild brown hair, and looking quite simian instead of human. He's going through his drills, for speed and strength, taking advantages of the shifts placed on the walls to test out the power of his ki blasts, rocking the room inside. He's coming out every hour to reset the simulation, keeping the form up. He's taller, by a grand total of two more inches, setting him at a towering 5'7''.

Though there is a point in time where he's reverted back to his base form, and he's...latched his tail in what looks like a clamp. And he's leaning forward, using his body weight to pull on it almost as if he's trying to stretch his tail. Either way, it looks painful, especially when he screams in pain, gritting his teeth. What is he doing? Who knows.]

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[written video voice]

[pokeboy]

[ So some of us losers are trying to use the beautiful battle dome for training that doesn't rock the room. ... because they don't know how to. Rooms could even rock???

Apparently they could if the shaking that occurred told Red anything, the whole of the building even. Sure it might've been something else, though -- wow, what the heck. Not even Snorlax's earthquakes could do that.



Gotta be young.

Gotta be curious.

THERE IS AN OPEN DOOR TELLING RED TO WALK INSIDE IT. ]

WOW YOU WOULD

[misterbrief]

[He's just finishing off testing the building's limits. It held. He's impressed. Before Red is a big red monkey, with a familiar face, except with emerald eyes and wild brown hair. Not to mention the awesome red eyeshadow and eyeliner. It's fashionable. Plus the mismatching golden flaming aura around him, which lights up the entire room. He's like a super light bulb. You can't miss it.]

I SO WOULD

[pokeboy]

[ Wow it's like the world's first hairy charmeleon?!!?

Really, the guy does look familiar! Who else has weirdo spiky hair like that? Even if it is a different shade of colour... Though it's everywhere else Red's looking too, despite the light around the man-thing-guy that's making the boy's eyes squint. Is it actually for real for real that other person...? Nooo, right? Right? He's just seeing things isn't he???

(Also, Pikachu is way brighter than this guy when he wants to be...!!)

Can he stand here and be nosy a little more? Are you going to do something else guy? Don't need to pay attention to this shrimp by the door...! ]

[misterbrief]

[Cracking his shoulders, he snaps a finger to start a simulation up- a simple one, one that he uses often at home but modified a bit. It's target practice. Thousands of little bots appear, moving quickly, and start to shoot lasers around the room.

And in an instant, he disappears. Only to reappear occasionally to fire a blast off at one, blowing it up, and disappearing again as he dodges all the lasers. It's not long until they're all gone and destroyed, as Vegeta dusts his hands.]

Hah. This is child's play at this level of power... [Guess he'll have to find something else...]

[pokeboy]

[ Pikachu was a fast mover, but even for one as agile as him it took time to kick that speed into gear - but that just there, there no iota of build-up necessary from what Red saw. Did he actually need to make himself visible during the times he did, or was that just toying with the machinery?

How quickly it was over, too. It's -- a lot stunning to see, really, but with lasers no longer prancing around the room, well..

Red won't be stunned still, or into silence. ]

Saori's friend! [ Hey hey, guy, it's this kid right here taking another step in!! ]

[misterbrief]

[His ears perk up, who was addressing him? He looks over, and sees that boy! He remembers that boy.]

I've got a name, you know! What do you want.

[pokeboy]

[ So it was That Guy!! ]

What happened to you? Did you evolve? Is that your real form? -- oh, wait! [ let's not forget!! ] The building shook before! Did you feel it?

[misterbrief]

Enough will all the questions! Sheesh. [What's with this boy?] Slow down, one question at a time!

[pokeboy]

Oh... sorry! [ oops, heh. ]

I was just turning the simulation back on in my room, and there was a weird rumbling and your door came open. Did you make an earthquake?

Can you make an earthquake?

[misterbrief]

I could make this entire planet tremble. An earthquake is nothing.

[Stupid barrier]

[pokeboy]

[ woaaahhh... ]

...How do you do it? Do you punch the ground? Do you have some special technique to it?

[misterbrief]

When have you all of a sudden been interested in me, huh? [Prying! Geez, how rude!]

[pokeboy]

Because you just made an earthquake that shook the whole building and made beams! I didn't ever know what you could do. Saori just told me she really really trusted you and you did training with her. [ Or something like that. ]

[misterbrief]

Well I don't punch anything to do that. Just so you know. [He guesses that's a fair explanation.] All I've got to do is raise my power level. Then you can kiss this entire enclosure goodbye.

[He wouldn't do that. But just an example. Because he likes to brag.]

[pokeboy]

[ Power level... also, that sure is some bragging but nobody wants any real life examples of that, no. ]

So that's the energy that was around you like a light? You build that up around you... and then you use it to attack? You don't have to direct it with your body at all?

[ He's trying to think it out as he's talking. Using pure energy attack - it's not completely out there considering the way people attack, but not putting any bodily force behind it and making a whole building - this building - shake?

Maybe it's just because he doesn't have pokémon mentally strong like that, but that's very... interesting. ]

[misterbrief]

It's called ki, first off. Or energy. Whatever you prefer. [He sounds annoyed by all the questions.] I can manipulate it any way I choose. I'm not a rookie, you know. And I've got enough of it that I could fight for days without having to rest.

[pokeboy]

[ Doesn't he always sound annoyed? Or is that just Red's memory of him that makes him think that? ]

Then is ki only something you or special people can do? There's a guy who has a power he can manipulate to do stuff, but only he and people like him can use it.

[ Hopefully explaining why he's asking will make it sound less annoying...! ]

I don't think even the most really trained pokémon could keep up energy attacks for days.

[misterbrief]

No. Every living thing has ki. Even a weakling like yourself. It's a latent power, a life energy that must be drawn out, but not everyone can do it. [He sort of examines Red.]

You're too puny to even attempt it.

[pokeboy]

[ Wooowww. That puts on a more-familiar face onto Red, just as he's folding up his arms in front of him. ] I'm not thinking about me - I'm thinking about my pokémon!

[ But he unfolds his arms following that. ]

I know I'm using up your training time right now, but if you know about controlling energy and bringing it out, can you tell me about it?

[misterbrief]

[He sighs. Not this again.]

And why should I bother wasting my time telling you? You've been nothing but a nuisance.

[pokeboy]

I may be a nuisance, but you still nagged me about doing a better job before, right? So you care at least a lil' about people doing it right with training.

And if there's really something you know about controlling energy that my pokémon can do, that's going to be worth it in a fight where we're all on the same side. [ Or meant to be. ]

[misterbrief]

How should I know if your peanut-brained pokémon can do anything about it? [He glares at Red. Yeah, he does care, because he wants the Third Party dead. And he hates the fact that he can't do it himself.]

[pokeboy]

You don't know anything about them if you're calling them that. [ Glaring right back at Vegeta he motions out an open arm towards the room. ] But if you really want to see if they can do anything in a fight, we'll show you. We'll simulate the soldiers and you can see what they can do. You'll see the energy moves they can do too.

[misterbrief]

I've seen your pokémon fight before. There's no need. [He remembers watching them train.] I can solve that issue right now. Does it look like this?

[He holds his hand out, energy forming in the palm of it, before he lets a large blast fly at the far wall. The explosion sends a forceful wind back at the two of them, the room filled with a blinding light for a moment. He stands, staring at Red.]

[pokeboy]

[ (he's so rude.........................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Red has to whip up an arm to shield his face from the light and the wind, but then lets it down once everything has calmed. That sensation, it's way stronger but... ]

Yeah, like that. That's like what Snorlax does. 'Cept Venusaur's are more nature-y, she takes in the energy from the sun and plants to use.