[Sophia Schuster]

Sophia was fairly eager to see how these “missions” would turn out. Honestly speaking, they sounded less like missions and more like requests for help from citizens, for the most part. Well, all in all, it was fine. It meant that they helped out people that needed it and got something nice in return. That was a win-win on all fronts, right? Well, whatever the case, it was also reassuring to know that Seraphina would be along for the trip, too. This “test of courage” thing was probably not going to be too much of an issue, but it was nice to have someone along that had some degree of experience, right?

She didn't really know anything about the other person.

Opting to wait at the entrance to the manor, Sophia leaned against the wall in the lobby. She wasn't too cold, thanks to the lightweight maroon jacket she wore. Her legs were kept snug like a Silk in a rug thanks to the cotton stockings she wore. Her uniform only offered so much defense against the cold, after all. Either way, she just needed to wait on her two partners for this assignment.

She was pretty excited, all in all.

Team: Cotton the Flaaffy, Cloud the Eevee, Silk the Larvesta

[Seraphina King]

When missions popped up for students to take them, Seraphina jumped at the opportunity. It seemed like something right up her alley. She was no half-witted trainer. She proved that she was a competent battler that could stand up against other trainers. But it wasn't like she was going in solo. She had her roommate along for the ride, and apparently some other kid. She could vouch for Sophia, but if need be, Seraphina was confident enough to pull the weight of the mission on her own. Call it cockiness, but she honestly believed herself to be strong. With a record like hers, why would she think any differently?

When she arrived on the scene, Sophia was already there. They were going to enter a big mansion and search for some sort of medal. That should prove to be interesting. Yo. She greeted her roommate and took up a spot right next to her. Now they just had to wait for the other kid. Hopefully he wouldn't be a no-show. Not that she cared if she had extra help or not. She just didn't want to wait out here when she could be making progress right now. If there was one thing Seraphina valued, it was time.

Active Team: Metang, Togetic, Shroomish

[Tyson Halloway]

Tyson got excited when he heard about these missions that he would be able to get the chance to do. He looked over all of the possible ones he could do and thought about what one he could do. He then decided one the one about Courage. He nodded and read it over again, and saw that there were already two sign ups for that mission and only one spot left, he quickly signed up for it and then he headed over to the Mana dorm section of the academy and went to the Blancblack Manor area to start the mission with his fellow Academy colleagues.

When Tyson got to the Manor he saw two other people there, both older girls, those must of been the other two who who he had seen was signed up for the mission. He walked up to the both of them "Hey whats up? Are you here for the mission too?" He asked them hoping he was correct in who they were. Tyson smiled at them and waited for a reply.


POKEMON: Chompy(Gible), Alcatraz(Pineco), Mysterium(Abra)

[Chromatic]

As all three of you arrive at the mansion, you begin by entering through the front door. As you make it into the entrance hall, there doesn't seem to be anything noteworthy. That is, until you notice a simple wooden post with a sticky note attached to it just up ahead. The note seems to be written in poor handwriting, but is otherwise readable.

lol. I hoped ur not spooked yet.

because I havent started spooking

the next clue is on the second floor in the main corridor

but look around u. i think u got visitors. lmao

With an eerie amount of perfect timing, you begin to hear noises from the various walls of the entrance hall. It seems as though nearing the post triggered some sort of pressure plate underneath. And as a result? The door to the outside slams shut, leaving all three of you in total darkness. Other than that? It seems that the three of you have company.


Species: Alakazam
Ability: ?
Gender: Male

• Pursuit

• Fake Tears

• Nasty Plot

• Night Daze


Species: Honedge
Ability: No Guard
Gender: Male

• Shadow Sneak

• Slash

• Iron Defense

• Swords Dance


Species: Espurr
Ability: Infiltraitor
Gender: Male

• Disarming Voice

• Psyshock

• Fake Out

• Covet

[Sophia Schuster]

”Good to see you here, Seraphina.” Sophia practically hummed as she rocked on her heels. ”That's right. Good to be working with you.” She nodded to the youth. With the arrival of both her partners for this job, she strode on in, just to see that. . . note. She visibly winced. That was some atrocious grammar. Still the note's precognitive warning was a bit off-putting. She sent her gaze around for a moment, seeing- . . . was that an Alakazam? With a Honedge and Espurr? No, that was improbable. Must have been an illusion, or something. Either way, she was sure one of the others could handle it- real or not.

”If neither of you have complaints, I'll go ahead and handle the sword.” She announced before releasing Silk. Honedge was a Steel-type. She knew that much. Additionally, it had impressive physical resilience, like most of the Steel-type. But non-physical defense? Well, it was time for a certain bug to shine again. ”Silk, use Flamethrower on the sword!” With a happy little hum, the bug spewed out a flurry of fire that coated the sword. It wiggled and waggled, but eventually collapsed on the floor.

”. . . well, it's nice it was that simple, at least.” She hummed happily. Sure enough, a fight easier than expected was better than a dangerous one. Especially when there was no telling how long the hunt would last. She scanned the surroundings, checking on her partners' fights.

[Tyson Halloway]

Tyson smiled at both girls "Nice to be working with you two as well." He said as the three of them headed into the Manor. Once inside Tyson glanced around the place and then his eyes locked into the note. He and the two girls went over to it and gave it a read. The grammar was terrible and hurt his brain a little. He turned towards the two girls "This grammar hurts." He said as the doors closed behind them. Then the three of them were surrounded by three Pokemon, He quickly pulled out his Pokedex and pointed it towards all three to see what they were and their types. Tyson then nodded when one of the girls asked to take on the Honedge. He watched as she called out her Larvesta and it battled the Honedge. He then watched as the Larvesta took out the Honedge. Now it was his turn to take on of them on.

Tyson stepped towards then Espurr "Hope you two don't mind if i take this one." He said as he put his hand in his pocket and retrieved a Pokeball from it. He then threw it and out came his Pineco Alcatraz. Yes this was a very odd choice of a Pokemon, but even tho Tyson was young, but he knew Type Advantages and Disadvantages. "Throw some Spikes around Alcatraz." He said as the Pineco jumped up and circled the Espurr with Spikes. At this point the Espurr must of seen the Sitrus Berry the Pineco was holding, because the Espurr went in for a Covert attack and hit Pineco. Pineco wasn't hurt that much, so he shook it off. Then the next thing Alcatraz knew was his berry was gone. He jumped up and down looking for it.

Alcatraz then turned towards the Espurr and saw it was holding his Berry in its hand and Alcatraz got mad. "Use Payback!." Tyson said as the Pineco nailed the Espurr with it and the Espurr was hurt badly, and fell to the ground dropping the Berry in its place. Alcatraz hopped over to it and picked it back up as Tyson went over to him and pet him on the head. "Good job buddy. Hope your not hurt." He said as Alcatraz gave him a happy look, as Tyson then retracted him to his ball. He then walked back to the girls to see how the other girl deals with the Alakazam.

[Seraphina King]

The last person showed up not too long after that. They seemed to be quite a bit younger than the two of them, admittedly. Sure, he was around the same height as Sophia, but he had a much younger face. Yep. That'd be me. With a few words of greeting the three of them went into the building together, only to be met with some strange note. The other two seemed to hate the grammar of the note, but Seraphina honestly couldn't tell. Written slang didn't really translate well to her.

She understood the note just fine though. Well enough to know that they were about to have company. The other two seemed to pick out Pokemon almost immediately, leaving her with the big guy. Which was just right for her. Admittedly, this thing looked tough. But Seraphina would see after a few hits. Seed Bomb on the big one! Calling out a move, Seraphina tossed out her Shroomish which attacked as soon as he exited the ball. Sure enough, something was fishy. That thing seemed to be a lot more hurt than it normally would have. On top of that, it followed up with an uncharacteristic physical attack. Seraphina was beginning to get a sneaking suspicion about this thing. Regardless, she followed up with her next attack which was another Seed Bomb, doing a bit more damage. This time though, the opponent began to act like some sort of evil genius. It was planning something.

Normally at this point, Seraphina would just go with another Seed Bomb, but something wasn't right. Drain Punch. Charging at the opponent, her little Shroomish hit them for a significant amount of damage, knocking them out. He even got healed out of it. Not bad. Plus it seemed that the other two had finished off their Pokemon as well.

Shall we continue onward then?

[Chromatic]

After clearing out that ambush attack, the three of you decide to head upstairs as per the description on the note. As you head up, you find several cardboard cutouts of spooky looking Pokemon. Though, they are about as spooky as something one may find in a party store. The corridor which the first note mentioned seems to be filled with spooky decorations of a similar caliber. Someone really took time out of their day to do all of this.

At the end of the hallway, you find another note in similar handwriting.

gj bro

I left you some quality spooks in the hall

but I left some even better spooks in these doors


also, theres another clue back where you found the first one lmao


And once again, in an anti-climatic fashion, some little baby Pokemon opened a few of the doors in the corridor. It took them a moment to locate your group, but they seemed to know to attack you as soon as they spotted you. You're beginning to get the feeling that whoever set this up is a professional; and not the good kind.


Species: Spoink
Ability: Thick Fat
Gender: Female

• Psychic

• Bounce

• Power Gem

• Splash


Species: Duskull
Ability: Levitate
Gender: Male

• Shadow Ball

• Payback

• Mean Look

• Curse


Species: Croagunk
Ability: Dry Skin
Gender: Male

• Poison Jab

• Sucker Punch

• Revenge

• Swagger

[Sophia Schuster]

Sophia nodded at Seraphina's question. The first round seemed to be adequately addressed by the lot of them. She herself picked up Silk. So long as he was calm, and she was careful, Flame Body wouldn't bother her. She held the Larvesta against her chest not out of fear, though, but simply so she didn't have to keep returning and sending him out. Stairs would be an issue for him. Either way, questionable decorations aside, the “test of courage” wasn't really that trying. If anything, it was like a joke. Sure enough, they found another note. At least that one wasn't as atrocious.

”Well, at least we know what to expect.” Sophia hummed lightly as the next wave meandered, then homed in on them. ”Silk and I will handle the piggy, if neither of you mind.” She placed the Larvesta down with one thing in mind: Instant annihilation. She recognized the Spoink from her breeding research into the Field group. It was Psychic-typed, so it had a very bad compatibility with bugs.

”Bug Bite, Silk!” With the order, the bug hummed to life before zig-zagging towards the pig and chomping its face. Like the last time, the choice allowed for an instant knock-out. Utilizing type-effectiveness, combined with specialization, led to destructive results. Of course, part of it was Larvesta's shocking physical power. While the bug made his way back to her, she sent her gaze towards the other two, making sure they had no issues with their chosen opponents.

[Tyson Halloway]

Tyson had returned Alcatraz to his Pokeball when they headed up towards the second floor to find the next clue. Tyson was looking around when all of a sudden the three of them came across another note. This one had a bit better in grammar but not by much he thought to himself. He then watched on as three more Pokemon appeared before all of them. He watched as one of the other girls went ahead and took on the Spoink. She had made some quick work of him. He then stepped up next. "I;ll take on this little guy." Tyson said as he moved towards the Croagunk.

Tyson then reached into his pocket for another Pokeball and pulled one out. He threw it to the ground near him "Mysterium, its your turn." He said as his Abra came out of the ball and sat there on the ground in front of Tyson. The Croagunk saw this and went for a Poison Jab but Abra was able to stop it with a quick Protect. "Psybeam" Tyson shouted once the Poison Jab missed and the Psybeam nailed the Croagunk and the Croagunk got flung backwards down the hallway and didn't come back. "Must not be a fan of Psychic moves." Tyson said with a smirk as he then returned his Abra to his Pokeball.

[Seraphina King]

Realizing that she would just be sending out her Pokemon again, Seraphina decided to just keep Mac out of his Pokeball. Together the three of them went up the stairs where they eventually happened upon another note and another ambush that seemed even less intimidating than the last surprise. Well, this was annoying. The other two picked their targets, leaving Seraphina with a ghost type. With a sigh, Seraphina realized she wasn't utilizing her Pokemon to the best of her ability.

Screw the rules. More Pokemon. She tossed out Tyson alongside Mac to double team their opponent. Was it an even match up? No. Was it fair? Considering there were no rules in fighting wild Pokemon, yes. Iron Head and Seed Bomb. With a double attack going against the ghost Pokemon, he wouldn't be able to handle her for very long. It countered by hitting Tyson with a dark type attack that seemed to do a bit of damage. But the difference by their evolution stage minimized the damage. Again, finish him off. And sure enough, the Duskull went down in two hits; technically. She really needed to work on her Pokemon's move pools. After that battle, the three of them would be ready to head down and see what the next note would have for them.

[Chromatic]

Sure enough, as you return to the bottom floor, there is another note on the ground right where the first one had been. There was something a bit different about this note than the other ones. It seemed to be the handwriting, probably.

Congratulations for coming this far, human.

Beyond this next test, you will find what you seek. Good luck.


Sure enough, as you read the note, you hear the sound of a mechanism activating, opening the doors to the outside. Upon examination, you see a small table outside that wasn't out there before. Perhaps that is where your prize is? But before you could make your way out, your group is confronted by a group of seemingly stronger Pokemon!


Species: Kirlia
Ability: Synchronize
Gender: Female

• Psychic
• Calm Mind
• Magical Leaf
• Stored Power
• Hypnosis
• Dream Eater


Species: Lampent
Ability: Infiltrator
Gender: Female

• Shadow Ball
• Overheat
• Curse
• Pain Split
• Flame Burst
• Will-O-Wisp


Species: Krokorok
Ability: Moxie
Gender: Male

• Earthquake
• Foul Play
• Swagger
• Sandstorm
• Thrash
• Crunch

[Seraphina King]

After that last round of battling, Seraphina decided to take point and start heading forward first, since she had been lagging behind so far. When they got to the last note, everything about it seemed different from previous ones. It was like someone or something else, as per the subtext in this note, had written this one. What was up with addressing them as 'human.' Nevermind the plural here; what non-human wrote this.

When the door opened up, three more strong looking Pokemon popped out. Sizing them up, Seraphina decided to take aim first. I've got the scaley croc over there. This guy didn't seem to be native to the mansion. In fact, it was possible none of them were. They were evolved Pokemon. Did the person who set this up bring evolved Pokemon to the mansion in order to give them a challenge? Seraphina did like that. Mac, Seed Bomb. However, she decided that she could probably beat this guy with one Pokemon. And sure enough, that one attack seemed to do some nice damage one him. It retaliated with a dark type attack. Something that only gave Seraphina more options. This thing was most likely a dark type. Hang in there. Use Drain Punch! Mac was at the end of his rope. But with that last attack, he was able to regain a substantial amount of health back. He had gone through three fights and made it through just fine. And his opponent? Slowly losing consciousness. But Seraphina liked this one. He could prove to be all sorts of useful. You're mine now. With a smirk, she tossed a Pokeball at the unconscious Pokemon before waiting for her partners to finish up.

[Sophia Schuster]

”Oh my.” Sophia was genuinely surprised by a note written with actually respectable grammar. Of course, it also signified the next wave. Coincidentally, was the writer trying to act cool, or was it legitimately written by a non-human? Either way, sure enough, some very nice things appeared. Well, nice in that they were good “marks” for capture, so to speak. Seraphina claimed the overgrown alligator- crocodile?- so that left the phantom lamp and the Kirlia. She was curious to see how Silk could handle the lamp.

”I'll handle the lamp, then.” She sent a glance to the boy. ”If you don't want the third Pokemon, please capture it anyway. I may be able to interest you in something for it later.” No sense in wasting resources, especially not when she could replicate goods. Letting Silk down, the girl considered the situation. Ghosts, it seemed, were usually specially-inclined. There were a few exceptions, but they were noteworthy and looked physically-inclined. Ghosts were immune to Normal-type moves. Thrash wasn't an option. Fire resisted itself, Bug, and Grass. It was a good thing she took up teaching the bug Psychic in preparation for his evolution.

”Silk, start with Amnesia.” The firebug quivered before looking upwards aimlessly. His resistance to special attacks doubled. Whether the ghost wasn't aware of Larvesta's typing or it was simply a bit lacking in tactical know-how, Sophia didn't know. Either way, the ghost used Will-o-Wisp. It failed. Whenever the ghost tried an actually-effective attack, though, there was a high probability the damage would be negligible.

”Silk, use Psychic!” The bug glowed lightly before the overgrown, spiritual lamp was assaulted by an invisible barrage of weaponized brainwaves! Additionally, it seemed that the attack lessened the resistance the next special attacks would receive. In return, the ghost fired off a ball of spectral energy! It was powerful, sure, but ultimately negligible thanks to Amnesia's boost.

”Again! Just keep using Psychic!” The second barrage really winded the lamp, and, in return, it sent out a powerful burst of heat, seemingly crippling its own offensive abilities in the process. The flames were powerful- exceedingly so- but Silk stayed in there. No doubt, if not for Amnesia, that blow would have put the bug out. With a third Psychic, thanks to the reduction of the target's specially-defensive capabilities, the lamp went out. Wasting no time, Sophia lobbed a ball at the lamp.

Even barring the rewards for the mission, this was a good turn-out.

[Tyson Halloway]

Tyson walked with the other two girls, back towards where the first clue was. Tyson looked around and saw the third clue and read it along with the two girls. He watched as the two girls went ahead and picked out what ones they wanted to battle and catch. He didn't mind really, because his eyes were locked on that Kirlia. He stepped up to the plate and looked at it with determination. Tyson then reached in his pocket and retrieved a Pokeball from it and threw it to the ground, and out came his Gible, Chompy.

Tyson and Gible nodded at each other as they were ready for this fight. "Sand Attack!" Tyson shouted as the Gible picked up some dust from this old Manor that they were in and threw it into the eyes of the Kirlia. The Kirlia got hit and had troubles keeping its eyes open. The Kirlia went for a Hypnosis attack, but missed and hit a nearby wall. "Again Chompy." Tyson said as the Gible hit another Sand Attack on the Kirlia. The Kirlia went for a Magical Leaf, and was able to just hit Gible with it. But Gible quickly shook it off. "Dig!" Tyson shouted.

With that the Gible jumped up and dove down under the floorboards of the manor. The Kirlia didn't know where the Gible was so it tried for a Psychic attack on where it might of been, but it missed big time. Soon after that the Gible came charging up form under the Kirlia and nailed it with the Dig move. The Kirlia flew up and landed on its head. It shook it off a little and got back to its feet. It tried for another Psychic, but missed and hit a wall. "Slash!" Tyson said as the Gible ran in close and Slashed the Kirlia across the face. Tyson then pulled out a Pokeball and threw it at the Kirlia and after a few wiggles it stopped.

Tyson smirked as he walked over to the ball and put it in his bag as he pet his Gible and smiled. Tyson then returned his Gible and waited to see what happened next.