Posts by Steelia

(Today's update. The one up there was supposed to be for yesterday, but... Yehh. )

Wednesday 06/08/2008

The Notice...

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Team Rocket has continued their underground society of mischief. So long as they continue this, I fear our world will be in grave danger... because of something new that has occurred.

It was yester-day afternoon.
A Trainer was stopping by the town of Celestic after walking through a fog... and being attacked. His Pokemon, though suffering little damage, where fatigued from the ambush and were sent to the Pokemon Center.

As the Boy strolled around town in his leisure time, he caught sight of something laying on the ground before the shrine -- the shrine dedicated to Celebi, from saving Sinnoh from the electric-ghost Rotom. (If you recall, I played out this story in an earlier entry...)
The boy called for help, as the "something" turned out to be an elderly woman. It was the grandmother of Cynthia, Sinnoh's everlasting Championess. Receiving the call some half hour later, Cynthia immediately embarked to Snowpoint City, where her grandmother, grandfather, and sister awaited her with open arms.

...But before I get ahead of myself, it appeared, just before the Boy was attacked in the fog, Celestic Town had a little "visit" from an unknown group.

No one saw whom they were, but this is only known about them, and what they did before they left their mark:
They reached Celestic Town before the Trainer Boy.
Upon doing so, they instinctively went to the shrine dedicated to Celebi... and, using a small pocket knife, stuck a notice on the side of the Shrine.
As they left, they attacked the wandering Trainer Boy, where he fled to Celestic Town to the Pokemon Center.
Before doing so, however, the grandmother of Cynthia was about. She noticed the sign on the shrine, and fainted...

I have with me that fabled notice, as it has been marked in every major city in Sinnoh... I was able to get my hands on one as I saw it fluttering on the streets, carried by the winds... the winds of change...
The notice goes as so:

"TO THE PEOPLE OF SINNOH
WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE HELPED US IN BECOMING THE ORGANIZATION WE ARE TODAY

WE WOULD LIKE TO PUBLICLY ANNOUNCE OUR INFULTRATION OF SINNOH
AND SOON -- VERY SOON -- IT WILL BE RUNNING BY OUR LAWS
AND UNDER OUR COMMAND

SINNOH HAS NOT BEEN THE ONLY TARGET.
OUR OTHER SUPPORTERS -- NAMELY FROM THE KANTO REGION -- HAVE SPRUNG INTO BRINGING...
THE END.

THE WORLD WILL BE CONQUERED BY US
SO TASTE YOUR LAST MONTHS, WEEKS, DAYS, HOURS, MINUTES AND SECONDS OF FREEDOM WHILE YOU CAN

AS FORCES JOIN...
YOUR WORLD WILL FALL

SIGNED,
TEAM ROCKET
TEAM AQUA
TEAM MAGMA
THE CIPHER ORGANIZATION
TEAM GO-ROCK SQUAD

AND, YOURS TRULY, SINNOH...
TEAM GALACTIC

A BETTER WORLD, A BETTER FUTURE, FOR ALL.
FIRST TIME, THEN SPACE, SHALL FALL.
INTO THINE HANDS THE DEEDS SHALL REST,
AND WITH POWER WILST THOU BE BLEST.

~TEAM GALACTIC"

...The Tour...
When the She-Darkrai first arrived in Sinnoh, I recall going to my Master... where he showed me the Tour of Sinnoh, and introducing me to the She-Darkrai's residence. Before that, however, He summoned Space-Ruler Palkia and Time-Ruler Dialga into the Hall of Origin.
Again, I saw the duo when Master Arceus told unto me the fate of the She-Darkrai...

Could this be the reason why the Space-Ruler and Time-Ruler have been seen more and more frequently with my Master?
I had thought they were with him because of rumors started by the She-Darkrai, Giratina, and other Creatures...

Now, it seems, the Truth is becoming clear... They had not been summoned under such false grounds...

Could it be that my Master knew of this "Team Galactic," and had been discussing with the duo about them? And how their lives may very well be... in danger?

I sense Dark Times ahead for Our World... and though I have always wished for such a time as this, I cannot help but feel... something... more. I have grown attached to the Land of Sinnoh... It has been my home. And now, an organizaton sprouting out of the woodwork thinks it can bring Us to our knees...

They must be naive and foolish.
I know the strength of Time-Ruler Dialga and Space-Ruler Palkia...

But...

What about Rayquaza of the Trinity? He disappeared... just before this notice...

Is it possible... he truly was captured?

Monday 04/08/2008
@2:40am

The Beginning...

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Team Rocket remains quiet... No news from the Drifloon nor the Drifblim. Many of us wonder what they could be plotting... as it is normally the Silent that are the most Deadly.

Only yester-night was it that I mentioned the story of my Master, a story He has passed down unto us Legends for safe keeping, so to protect Him during the Necessary Time... When it was, where it was going to happen, and why, we know not. Only Uxie, the Oracle, the Being of Knowledge, knows the Truth... and he remains shut out from the rest of us, keeping unto himself as he always has, and will always do... even from my Master...

It rains on my Newmoon as I prepare to tell this story. How rain has such wonderful timing... Perhaps Kyogre is nearby...

Eons ago, before the universe was created, and time had begun to spin, there dwelled in the void of space a lone egg. The egg, when it hatched, produced forth my Master: Arceus. How the egg came into being remains a mystery to us all... This was the First Day.
After growing in solitude, my Master eventually used his Powers to create two beings: Dialga, dubbed "the Ruler of Time," and Palkia, dubbed "the Ruler of Space." The two set forth and produced Time and Space as we know it today. This... was the Second Day.
Seeing how the vastness of Space had grown so cold and empty since its creation, my Master thus began the birth of the World, and along with it vast amounts of Solar Systems, planets, suns and galaxies. Though Palkia took care of the rest, my Master ensured his Planet would be... the Best. This was the Third Day.
Though the Planet was marvelous, it lacked life. Therefore, my Master created Groudon, to produce continents, Kyogre, to create massive seas, and Rayquaza, to produce the skies. The Trinity set forth and did their duties, and after the Planet became habitable, Mew was born to multiply and evolve into the Pokemon of today. That was when life on the planet took its first breath. The Fourth Day.
My Master was pleased with the work of the Trinity, and with Mew. But though it was filled with the colors of greens, browns, whites and blues, my Master felt it still lacked enough... life. So, with his Magnificent Power, he created the Trainer race, so to give purpose to the Creatures evolved from Mew. The Trainers would "capture" the Creatures and train them. Not as foes, but as allies... or friends. With the coming of the Trainers, came three more beings: Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf. The three taught the new Trainers the ways of willpower, emotion, and knowledge, and my Master was very pleased... The Fifth Day.
The Trainer race was a fine one. But it still lacked in something... Though Goodness was abundant, there was not enough bad to even with the good. Therefore, this is where I came in, along with Cresselia, so that Evil and Goodness would be forever split evenly. I would be the Bringer of Terror, whilst Cresselia would be the Bringer of Peace. The Sixth Day.
Upon the Seventh Day, my Master rested, as so much Creation had drained him... Thus, he resided in the Hall of Origin: the place where He first hatched.

All was well in his World. Evil was halved, and Goodness was halved, and the Trainers were doing what they were intended to do, as were the Creatures.

...However, upon the beginning of a new week, my Master dreamt of a vision: Eons from now, He was to be captured by one of his own created. A Trainer. Though Arceus loved his Trainers, He certainly was not fond of the idea of being caught by one of them. It would be like a Master tending to a servant, instead of the other way around.
Frightened, my Master fled his Hall of Origin to the realm of Uxie, as He knew Uxie's knowledge was infinite. Uxie exclaimed that my Master's vision was true, but would not elaborate when, where, or why it would occur. Since then, my Master would take trips to Uxie... but the visits began to graudally fall back, as years began passing, then decades, centuries, millennia, eons... The threat fell along with my Master's fears, and He is rarely seen going to Uxie now...

I have kept my Vigilant Eyes over the land of Sinnoh for many, many years, and not once have I seen a Trainer plot the capturing of my Master... nor have I heard anything of the sort.
Something tells me... that it is possible Team Rocket may lead to my Master's falling...

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@5:48am

Sudden News...

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I have received urgent news from the Kanto region... Apparently, Team Rocket has picked up suspicious activity... If I weren't so drained from last night's routine of NightMares, I'd gladly pay them a visit...

Rayquaza has gone missing.

This is what I have heard, from the gossip amongst the Drifloon and Drifblim. He disappeared... around the same time Team Rocket began their businesses in Hoenn. Groudon and Kyogre, both of whom have been slumbering, know little of this "activity," but wonder about Rayquaza's whereabouts... He has never left the Ozone Layer, except when he tires and goes to rest uptop his home of Sky Pillar. And even there, from the beaks of Wingull this has been heard, he is absent.

Rayquaza of the Trinity... For many long years, we have dueled one another, to test each other's strengths, to pinpoint one another's weaknesses, and to strive together to become stronger. Though our relationship is not as strong as the bond I... once had... with the Shadow Master, Rayquaza was always looking forward to my challenges, and I to his. Our battles would be held out at sea, far from the horizons of land and far from the eyes of Trainers. Only the Remoraid and Magikarp below, and the Wingull and wandering Drifloon above, would be our spectators...
Though I have little interest in what Rayquaza may do in his spare time, I cannot help but wonder now where he is.

But, I needn't worry. How could a meager organization, consisted of corrupted Trainers no less, possibly capture the Sky High Pokemon? I've come face-to-face with Rayquaza's strength... He is not to be handled lightly.
But what are the chances that perhaps he was not able to flee capture...? Only when I hear news of this, will I give Team Rocket more credit. In my eyes, they are as pathetic as the Trainers they've grown up with. They are nothing more than a splinter at my side, which I could pluck out so easily and throw away forever...

I will continue to keep an eye out for anything myself. Somehow, I feel as if these events aren't exclusively known by myself and the Creatures...

^ Ah, I see. Well, hopefully you'll find your free time... soon.

Anyways, NEWCOMER!

<Diddy Kong>

Originally supposed to be on the roster for Melee (but cut due to time constraints), Diddy makes it in solo in his Brawl debut!

So much for the speculated Diddy-Dixie Kong combo. I'll well off enough with this, that's for sure.
Diddy Kong was one character of a few that was supposed to be added to Melee... but got cut. Ridley was another. I think Lucas (from MOTHER/Earthbound, with Ness) was another, too... That's all I can remember.

Anyway, Discussion!

Wow... Those aren't bad at all. I like the shading you applied to them, and how they seem to stand out of the pictures they're in.
Nice works!

Well, welcome [back] to the forums, then. ^o^

As you've probably noticed... we're having some slight technical difficulties at the moment... Hope that doesn't change much. We're working on it.

I'll pass on the beer... Besides, we got some younger members here who... *cough* *cough*

Thanks.
I hope to get pictures of them (and Akira) up someday, if my sister could do it. She does pretty well at drawing some anime. Heh.

Hmm. Now that I think of it, I haven't heard from quite a few of my friends lately. We normally keep on contact via Messenger, but I don't have that anymore (previous complications; had to delete it)... Sometimes I get a call or two, or an email, but rarely.

Anywho...
100 posts till 10,000 posts!! ^_^

Quote from Twistkill

Yes you most definitely could. Follow the steps as usual, and after you save it, put it on a CD/floppy disk/USB key/a flock of sheep/whatever and transfer it to one of the computers with internet access. Simple, Steelia.

Well, the USB ports on my computer don't work. Believe me, I've tried. Not sure what's up with them.
And as for floppy... those don't exist on both laptops we have. Shoot. Poor floppy's have become as obsolete as VCRs and VHS.
And as for saving to a CD, my CD burner is busted. Ehh... Too much trouble than it's worth. >_<

Desquode: Well, MY computer doesn't have internet, so I couldn't do that.
As for the other laptop, my dad is busily playing WoW (World of Warcraft, his newest addiction), so I won't be able to get THAT desktop until tomorrow.
We have 3 laptops, and 1 computer -- the computer's mine, the 3 laptops are my dad's (2 of which have internet; the third is only used for storage for pictures and music and the like).
Whoo.

Ah, wait, I got it~

FOR LAPTOP USERS: There is a button marked "Fn" and is in blue text (located next to the spacebar). Hold that, then press both the "Insert (Prtn Scrn)" and "Delete (SysRq)" buttons at the same time. Then open Paint, paste, and all that goodness.

Here's mine. It's my parents' laptop... which explains the current wallpaper. ^o^

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb64/gigabowserg/wall1.png

There's also a laptop I use, which is my dad's... I'll get that one up later, once he stops playing WoW. o_O
And then there's my computer... but that doesn't have internet, so I couldn't get that one up even if I wanted to.

Well... euh... I'm having some trouble with your steps.

I found the "Prnt Scrn" and "SysRq" buttons... but what do I do then? Do I press them at the same time? O_o (I have a laptop, and both buttons are marked in blue... Not sure what I hold or press to activate this.)

Edited~
For future reference, please keep pictures that big as links... for the sake of those who have slower internet connections.

I'll get mine up in a second....~

Both characters related to: Akira Tanaka (Daughters)

Name: Lyzabeth Tanaka
Alias(es): Lyzzy (normally said by sister)
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Race: Human (though also part-demon and part-angel, inherited from her father, Akira)
Height: 5'01"
Weight: 99 lbs.
Armor (if any): None.
Weapons (if any): A gold-colored enchanted staff, crafted and given to her by one of her father's friends as a present when she was a child.
Physical Attacks: Powerful punches, but lacks in kicking strength; can team with her twin sister for powerful Team Attacks; can also conjure up some stronger attacks by sending volts of light/dark electricity into the bodies of her foes... only works if direct contact is made with her fists. Volts can temporarily paralyze opponent, depending on their physical and magical conditions (whether they resist it or not).
Magical attacks: Able to use her staff to create light and dark attacks. It can also absorb some other magical attacks, but overheats and becomes useless for a time if it absorbs too much power. Can also convert collected energy into health.
Weakness(es): Direct physical contact (punches, kicks, etc.); magical attacks of any sort also deal a bit of damage, though not as much as physical moves.
Resistance(s): None.
Appearance: Has heterochromia -- her left eye is violet, while her right eye is a deep crimson; charcoal-black hair that stops midway down her back (therefore shorter than her twin sister's, due to her always trimming it); is always seen matching clothes with her twin sister (normally sky blue dresses, like their mother, or skirts).
Personality: Has a somewhat quiet disposition, though will grow angry if her sister is messed with. She is the more leader figure of the twins, and loves going on adventures... which can sometimes lead her and her sister into all sorts of trouble. Is about as adventurous as her father was.
Family (if any): Father (Akira Tanaka); mother (Yukina Tanaka [maiden: Yukina Kobohuruza]); great-uncle (deceased); aunt (Sari Ine); twin sister (Hikari Tanaka)
History/Bio: Lyzabeth Tanaka was born one year after Oblivion's destruction. She was brought into life with a twin sister, named Hikari.
The significance of her name has a semi-complicated story (as Akira, her father, says): While out on his journeys around the world, Akira came across a tournament. There, he met someone who would have a great influence in his life. It was a woman, whom allowed him access into the tournament. Her name was "Lizabeth". Though Akira saw her only twice, there was something about her kind personality that struck him. Upon leaving the tournament, he realized that the woman acted just as his mother did. Lizabeth was tragically murdered some days after the tournament ended, however, by the hands of a vengeful fighter whom she had directed out of the battle grounds (as he was beaten in a fight). In memory of the kind woman's deeds for him, and for those she had also influenced with kindness, Akira named his daughter, Lyzabeth, in her memory.
On her first birthday, one of Akira's close friends, Eric, gave Lyzabeth a gift he had crafted himself, which was enchanted by the magics of some of Akira's other close friends: a staff. Though given to her as a birthday gift, Lyzabeth would not hold the staff for another eleven years... as, on one night, their mother Yukina would vanish... Thinking she had been kidnapped, Akira leaves the twins in the care of his other friends, and goes with Eric to venture out and find her... only to disappear themselves.
Managing to get past the security of her babysitters (as she was always in the mood for adventure), Lyzabeth took her staff -- as well as her sister -- to embark on a journey to find their lost parents. Little did they know they would end up... in a dramatically changed world that both their mother and father had once been to themselves years before.

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Name: Hikari Tanaka
Alias(es): N/A
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Race: Human (though also part-demon and part-angel, inherited from her father, Akira)
Height: 5'01"
Weight: 98 lbs.
Armor (if any): None.
Weapons (if any): A silver-colored enchanted staff, crafted and given to her by one of her father's friends as a present when she was a child.
Physical Attacks: Powerful kicks, but lacks in punching strength; can team with her twin sister for powerful Team Attacks; can also conjure up some stronger attacks by sending volts of light/dark electricity into the bodies of her foes... only works if direct contact is made with her feet. Volts may temporarily paralyze opponent, depending on their physical and magical conditions (whether they resist it or not).
Magical attacks: Able to use her staff to create light and dark attacks. It can also absorb some other magical attacks, but overheats and becomes useless for a time if it absorbs too much power. Can also convert collected energy into health.
Weakness(es): Direct physical contact (punches, kicks, etc.); dark attacks also do some damage, but not as much as physical contact.
Resistance(s): Light attacks aren't very effective, but still deal some damage (depending on the strength of the move).
Appearance: Has heterochromia -- her left eye is violet, while her right eye is a deep crimson; charcoal-black hair that reaches to her waist (therefore longer than her twin sister's, due to her letting it grow naturally); is always seen matching clothes with her twin sister (normally sky blue dresses, like their mother, or skirts).
Personality: While her twin sister is up for adventure, Hikari would rather stay at home and play around. She is very timid, much like her mother was before meeting Akira, and is rarely seen talking. However, if spoken to, she will normally reply... unless it is a stranger (though she can talk to those her age in school). She tries to avoid conversations if she can. If her sister is in trouble, however, she will always try to help save her.
Family (if any): Father (Akira Tanaka); mother (Yukina Tanaka [maiden: Yukina Kobohuruza]); great-uncle (deceased); aunt (Sari Ine); twin sister (Lyzabeth Tanaka)
History/Bio: Hikari Tanaka was born one year after Oblivion's destruction. She was brought into life with a twin sister, named Lyzabeth.
The significance of her name is rather simple (as her mother, Yukina, would often say): She was named after Yukina's mother, whom she never really knew herself. (Yukina's mother divorced when Yukina was of young age, so she didn't really know the woman much, only that she was very kind and quiet.)
On her first birthday, one of Akira's close friends, Eric, gave Hikari a gift he had crafted himself, which was enchanted by the magics of some of Akira's other close friends: a staff. Though given to her as a birthday gift, Hikari would not hold the staff for another eleven years... as, on one night, their mother Yukina would vanish... Thinking she had been kidnapped, Akira leaves the twins in the care of his other friends, and goes with Eric to venture out and find her... only to disappear themselves.
Being as easily persuaded by her sister as she often is, Hikari (very reluctantly) sets out on an adventure with her twin to find their lost parents... before the summer break is over! Little did they know they would end up... in a dramatically changed world that both their mother and father had once been to themselves years before.

Where's Muigi at? He's normally the one doing updates. O_o

Hopefully Sakurai doesn't falter with tomorrow's update. Today's took a little while to get up... Wonder what that was all about.

Anywho, I'm still keeping in mind that rumor that "something VERY good/debatable" is supposed to be revealed this week. (From the lips of the one who predicted a Newcomer [Pokemon Trainer] and a Veteran [Peach] would be revealed last week... though I'm guessing it was by sheer luck he did that. And since when has a Smash update not been debated? )

Toxicity - System of a Down

Gotta get my daily System! ^_^

EDIT: Deer Dance - System of a Down

Great, I just had to get myself started. o_O

Like it, though I wish I had seen it in theaters. Probably would've looked a lot better then.

Cell phones!

Old indeed, but still one of the best videos of Smash Bros. Melee I've ever seen compiled.

Also shows how you can effectively use Action Replay to kill time. ^_^

1 word: WOAH.

I had no idea that Mario Bros. 2 was THAT much of a copy of that... other... game. o_O
I knew that "Lost Levels" was the official Mario Bros. 2 (just released in Japan only at the time), but I had no idea that Mario Bros. 2 (released here) was an exact replica of that Panic game. Sure, I heard they had similarities... but that was as far as I did my research.

This still doesn't change my views much at all. Mario Bros. 2 is still one of my favorite [Mario] games, and Toad's one of my better team players for possessing speed and power (just little jump ability).

^ I could believe that. ^_^

Desquode: Trust me, you don't want to ask me questions about ages. o_O
In any case, I envision everyone here to be at the ages of 13+. If that answers anything.

Only 200 posts to go till we hit
10,000 posts total!

If this speaks about life in general (as in, my life), then I'll say I like. It builds me into the person I am today. ^_^

Space (as in, that vast darkness above our heads we have yet to completely delve into and explore thoroughly).