The PACIFIDLOG Team

He was drifting, just barely afloat upon the large sea. Leviathan was much appreciative of his miniature size at the moment, since no one dare bothered to eat the small ones, but he had always imagined himself as a grand Gyarados; his trainer didn’t like the hefty bulk of one, and so he had stayed a small Magikarp.

Hum... It had been much too long, Lev thought with a wince, that he had last seen life. His family of other fishes had shown onto him that life was indeed worth living... that is, until they died so recently and harshly, their blood staining the ocean’s waters. Let’s not think of that... The Magikarp squinted his eyes and let the sea wash away his tears. He can cry later. Hopefully.

Pacifidlog? Ah, a town he was familiar with! Lev pushed forward with renewed energy, glad that at last, there was something in his life that was not in ruins. Never mind that. He thought with a heavy mind as he realized that the houses in the town were broken up, the logs of the city no longer held up by the bountiful Corsola.

Is everything and everyone going to die around me? The Fish Pokemon shook his head in shame, flopping onto a log for some rest. When will my time come? I don’t deserve to live... Lev stayed on his side, awaiting death silently and with anguish.

Bang! Leviathan looked up in surprise when he heard the harsh sound of something crashing into a building close by. Bang! The Magikarp gasped in surprise, preparing to use Splash to get out of the way. He flapped his fins, but that was when he noticed a figure slither out of a building quietly. Wha? Lev stopped whatever form of action he decided to do, as what he saw was a Milotic, also known as one of the most beautiful Pokemon in the world!

And from experience, with a quick glance at how long its eyebrows told Leviathan that the Milotic was a male. A chance to reveal myself! Although nervous to meet a new Pokemon so early after losing many, he was near desperate to be around someone and know that they were alive as well. Loneliness can drive people insane if not treated quickly. The Magikarp rolled himself into the ocean, and began to swim over to the Milotic.

“H-hello!” Lev said enthusiastically, albeit just a tad shy. He had prepped his head (however much of a head he had) upon the edge of the platform the Milotic resided on, his body floating with the ocean’s currents. He hadn’t used his voice in so long - there was no use for it when there wasn’t anyone to hear it. And how refreshing it feels to say something to someone. He didn’t dare come any nearer until the other water type proved he wasn’t going to attack him though.

One can never be too careful nowadays. Imagine if he went right up to every little moving thing he saw; for certain he wouldn’t have survived this long. Opening and closing his mouth with the phrase ‘glub glub glub’, Lev speculated at how lonely he was. “Mind if I j-join you?” He eyed the berries the Milotic had with him favorably.

“... I mean there is a lot and a Queen such as myself should not be eating all this food to himself. I mean think of all the weight I'll gain." Thank Arceus above! The Magikarp disregarded the degrading undertone as he happily took an Oran berry to himself, the blue orb seemingly like paradise after so long. In all honesty he could not remember the last time he had eaten, shocking as it was. He blinked in gratefulness to the Milotic before him as he ingested the berry.

“My trainer a-always said to eat as much as I c-can so that I can keep up m-my energy.” Leviathan said cautiously but in a friendly manner, before realizing he should explain himself. “Seeing as how I’m g-going to become a large Gyarados when I evolve, I n-need to have as much energy as I can fathom.” Satisfied with his answer, and hoping the Milotic wouldn’t think badly of him as he took another berry, the Fish Pokemon couldn’t thank him enough. If I hadn’t found food in time...

He frankly did not want to imagine if he had died. So many of his friends and family and loved ones had died for his sake, as he watched them die at moments when he should have. The Magikarp flapped his fins to keep himself afloat, wanting so badly to evolve right then and there, to give himself a greater chance at surviving. But Lev had decided long ago that he would prevent his evolution until he was certain he was ready for it.

“Can I ask y-your name?” Lev asked nervously, not sure if the high-and-mighty Milotic would deem him worthy of hearing his name. The Magikarp looked around the sea’s grand landscape, seeing it as a wide world of many tragedies. And many miracles. Yes, he should think positively! There was still hope in the world, despite how drab it may seem. Turning back to the Tender Pokemon, Leviathan nodded his body in acknowledgement. It was okay if he rejected his offer. But it would be rather nice to know his name! “I’m Leviathan, named after the great ocean monster.” He forced his voice to sound more assured of himself, but with one look at the Milotic’s disapproving gaze, Lev’s courage faltered.

"You can have the rest." The Milotic, who had introduced himself as ‘Yusei’, had turned away sullenly, leaving the bag all to himself. Yum! Lev smiled in happiness as he pulled the bag with his mouth closer to himself, taking out two more berries and taking his sweet time while eating it. Only after a few minutes of ingesting those two berries and the Milotic still by his lonesome did the Magikarp begin to feel concerned. But what would he say?

He didn’t exactly know the Milotic - heck, other than their names, they didn’t know anything else! Nonetheless, Leviathan swam on over to where the serpent lay, his body heaving upward and downward suddenly, as if he were... crying. Lev frowned, wishing he knew what he could say in comfort. He had no consoling words, since he knew not what the problem was. He had to way to settle whatever pain Yusei was experiencing, since he didn’t know what had happened. He couldn’t do anything.

Lev closed his eyes in thought. He had told himself just a week ago as he watched his trainer drink sea water in desperation for some sort of liquid to replenish himself with, only to kill himself in the end with the sudden rush of salt. When the Fish Pokemon opened his eyes once again, he had a gentle and kind determination set in his face. “... Do you want to talk about it?” He obviously had no words to describe the situation, so he went right to it, his heart thudding with worry. Perhaps he was selfish for thinking so, but the Magikarp was afraid that in the end, he would be the one taking the emotional brunt of this new acquaintance he had found.

The fish scanned his eyes throughout the broken town of Pacifidlog, finding the world to be dying and killing itself outside in.Leviathan made ‘glubbing’ noises with his mouth, wondering where in the world could living Pokemon hide from the undead. I shiver to think we’d actually have to fight them! The Magikarp didn’t have the heart to kill the undead, knowing that at one point in their life they were actually alive and well. “O-oh?” Lev could’ve sworn he had seen red orbs in the blue ocean! He turned to face Yusei and tell him of his find, but seeing how he was still down, the Magikarp knew that there were things that were more important that finding another Pokemon.

Casting one last look at the red orbs, he focused on the Milotic now, wanting to help Yusei but not feeling entirely confident on what to do.

[ooc: skippy orz. I dunno what to write for Lev at the moment, so... just say he stared at the place where Yusei swam to. dflakd]

Francis was very happy at that point. Underneath the town there were so many treasures and new things! The Tentacruel ran his tantacles over everything. He hummed happily. Jullie would just laugh at him and that cheered the duel type up quite a lot. But then it saddened him. His joy at exploring a new place could only be tainted by one thing and that was the thought pf hos beloved Jullie. Francis sunk to the floor of the shallow waters, not bothering to look around to make sure it was safe. He would sulk by himself. 

But something startled Francis from his thoughts. "NO I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT!" The Tentacruel shot up, instantly alert. "What the Murkrow was that?" he murrmured, cautious to be any louder. It had sounded like a fellow living, but one could never be too careful. Francis made the decision to investigate.  There was a path through many splinttered wood stuck in the sand that led to get him out from under the town and Francis quickly found himself back in the light of the sun. But the greatest shock was when he turned- there, right by one of the houses of Pacifidlog, was a Magikarp! It was clearly alive, too! Francis rushed over to it, trying not to trip over himself as that would not only be awkward but weird. As they were in the sea. "Hey there!" Francis called in a friendly matter as he was close enough. His eyes were the only way for him to show how happy he was and the Tentacruel's brown gaze was shining. "Please excuse my manners... I call myself Francis." Not Frankie, he added silently.

"Please excuse my manners... I call myself Francis." Leviathan turned around to the source of the voice, opening and closing his mouth in mild shock as he realized there was a Tentacruel. The Magikarp waved his flippers, wondering why this Tentacruel was so small - he had not actually seen one firsthand before, but he was certain they would be larger! The Fish Pokemon shook himself out of his stupor, knowing it was just a tad rude to be staring so carelessly at someone who had been so kind at first meeting.

“Excuse myself, ha ha! I’m Leviathan, Lev for short!” The Magikarp swam closer to the Francis, sincerely liking the jovial happiness that was coming off him in waves. He suddenly stopped himself however, hurt flashing in his eyes, but another moment passed and the orange fish was as happy as he was before. It’s okay to find new friends Lev. He reassured himself in his mind, telling himself that not everyone he would meet would end up hurting him. And the hurt wasn’t intentional in the first place... Leviathan smiled in glee once again, but this time it was just a bit more subdued.

"LOOK OUT!" The Magikarp spun around rapidly to see a large wall of water coming towards both Francis and himself. W-what? Just as the powerful Surf came upon them, Lev could see the Milotic from earlier atop the waves, hardened eyes looking at him. W-why? The harsh waves hit him square on, his fins not entirely developed, causing him to be pushed along with the current. Lev stopped himself by grabbing onto a broken log of Pacifidlog Town, but his eyes had begun to water up.

He blamed the ocean and the salt within it, but as a fish he was immune to that. He blamed his memories playing tricks on him, but that was only one part of it. That wasn’t an accident... Leviathan flopped himself onto the log, wiping away the tears, and looked out the sea to look for the Tentacruel he had just met (with a twinge in his heart, he’d rather avoid the Milotic). “Francis? A-are you out t-there?”

 Leviathan turned around to the source of the voice, opening and closing his mouth in mild shock. The Magikarp waved his flippers. The Fish Pokemon shook himself out of his stupor.

Francis watched as the Magikarp turned and regaurded him with supprise, his mouthing gaping before closing only to open again. Then it seemed to pull itself from it's shock and happily waved it's small flippers. The small jellyfish felt numb with releif and happily came closer, his huge head above The water's surface while his many tentacles moved in perfect sync beneath him.“Excuse myself, ha ha! I’m Leviathan, Lev for short!” The Magikarp began to happily swim closer so that the two would meet in the middle but suddenly pain flashed behind the fish's eyes. Fancis froze with a start, his own brown eyes widening. Had he done something to frighten him? The Tentacruel began to ask if Lev was alright as caution now gaurded his eyes, but was interrupted. 

"LOOK OUT!" Francis whipped around just in time to see a Milotic riding a massive wave right in their direction. He gasped at the beast's expression- it was dreadfully feirce, those eyes hard and glaring right at the fish and him. Quick as a flash, he dove. Francis dropped beneath the water like a human diver and when he hit the sea floor, clung to it like no tommorow. His body was roughly rocked but no damage was dealt. He waited several cautious moments before he began to return to the surface again, sighing with releif. Fear then shot through him as be realized that he had lost Lev. Fortunately he heard the timid call as soon as he was avove water again.

“Francis? A-are you out t-there?” Francis turned and quickly swam over to his new friend. "I am alright, Leviathan," he replied, trying not to let his voice tremble. He was shaken. That Milotic had not been infected yet it had openly attacked them. The thought made his stomach churn. However, the Magikarp appeared much more shaken. "Are you okay?" Francis asked him softly.

“I am alright Leviathan. Are you okay?” The said Magikarp focused his eyes on the nearing Tentacruel, wishing to reassure the jellyfish but not having the heart to lie. Not really... Why did this small act of unjustly directed hate have to affect him so greatly? He should put this behind him, smile at the Milotic and say that he had forgiven him. Lev rolled off the log and began to sullenly swim towards Francis; his mind was heavy with thoughts as to why Yusei would do such a thing.

But he still had Francis to think about. Forcing on a small smile, he made his way over to the Tentacruel. Better to have friends than to not, right? “I’ve been better.” It wasn’t really technically a lie - he wasn’t implying that he was alright, but he wasn’t necessarily saying that he was downright depressed (which he wasn’t!). The Fish Pokemon looked around absentmindedly, wishing that he could forget the last few moments and still wonder where Yusei was without the hurt he was feeling along with it.

That was when he saw Yusei, a sorrowful face on him as he swam nearer to them with an unsure look. Lev wasn’t sure if he felt guilt for prying into the life of a Pokemon he barely knew, or angry at how Yusei acted based on emotions, or... Glub. The Magikarp really didn’t know what he felt at the moment. It was all just a jumbled mess in his mind, everything was distorted and he didn’t know what to feel. He turned towards the Milotic, steeling his determination.

“W-w-why?” His stuttering came out more often than it normally would, and with a quiet sigh, Leviathan looked at Yusei. The Magikarp, although hurt, wanted to know first. Behind every action there is a reason - and behind every face is a background. The Fish Pokemon stuck close to Francis, not sure if he should prepare for another attack.

Francis felt immense releif as he watched Lev flop from his perch and move  loser to the small jellyfish. However, his eyes were dull, as if somethig were deeply troubling the fish. His response did nothing to calm his growing anixiety.  “I’ve been better.”  The Tentacruel glanced awa awkwardly. He had been raised by a human far from his own home and friends with little interaction with other pokemon other than battling. Jullie would talk to him if she needed to, but that was all that he could do to help- listen.

"L-listen... If you need someone to talk to, I will be more than glad to let you talk to me if you want. I don't judge" Francis spoke softly to the fish, his eyes crinkling as he tried to give him an optimistic look. But then the Milotic was approaching, his head bowed. Francis' tentacles spread out beneath him and his eyes then regaurded the newcomer with anger.

“W-w-why?” Lev beat him to it. The fish moved closer to the Tentacruel and he felt braver having someone near him. "Yes, why? What did we ever do to you Milotic? That was not only rude, but you could have very well attracted the undead right to us!" Francis glared as he spoke.

(OOC- I'm not letting Yusei die and i can't think of anything so please skip.))

"L-listen... If you need someone to talk to, I will be more than glad to let you talk to me if you want. I don't judge." Francis made an attempt to make the situation at least somewhat better, and Lev gave a small smile in return. ... Thank you. It really warmed his heart, knowing that there were others in the world still that weren't entirely hardened by the modern day's troubles; one look at the nearing Milotic, however, caused his smile to falter.

As the Tentacruel beside him began to interrogate Yusei, the Magikarp had mixed emotions. Was he angry at the unnecessary action? Was he sad at the sudden betrayal? Or am I just curious as to why Yusei did it...? The Fish Pokemon floated a bit, looking at the serpentine fish critically. Leviathan wasn't sure what he felt, but he had questions, and when he had questions, he wanted answers. Glub, now to find a way to get those answers. Fluttering his fins, the little Pokemon swam forward, just enough to appear to be in front of Francis.

"Y-Yusei? Just tell us you w-won't do that ag-gain." The words played on his lips, jumping out with a small stutter. "But... why?"

The Milotic was still coming closer so it seemed that it had not heard the words of Lev and Francis. Or merely chose to ignore them. This made him frown mentally, his brown gaze darkening with disapproval. He did not like the looks of the normally coveted pokemon. It appeared to be depressed or something. The Tentacruel flicked one tentacle as if trying to physically dislodge the dark thougts. If the thing did not start getting it's act together then Francis would be forced to leave it be, hopefully keeping Leviathan with him. However, the fish's next words supprised him.

"Y-Yusei? Just tell us you w-won't do that ag-gain. But... why?" The Magikarp stammered, clearly ruffled by something, but that was not what supprised the duel type. Yusei? Did Lev just call the Milotic by a name? It could only mean that he knew the emotionally unpredictable Milotic from before he attacked them and that made Francis not too thrilled. In fact, it irked the Tentacruel aven more that this Yusei would attack not only a stranger but someone he knew! Francis drifted to Lev's side as the fish moved closer to Yusei. He would not chance the thing attacking again. Francis shot Lev a glance from the corner of his eye before adressing the Milotic again. "I would like to know why also, but keep this in mind, Milotic, I have met few souls on my travels uneffected by the Epidemic like Leviathan and I will not allow you to continue attacking Lev like he does not matter, or me for that matter," Francis warned in a darker tone, protecting his new friend.

((Ooc; ifbhdb I almost forgot this team existed orz Lets get this show on the road.~~ >:3 ))

"... I have met few souls on my travels unaffected by the Epidemic like Leviathan and I will not allow you to continue attacking Lev like he does not matter, or me for that matter," Lev listened to the words of Francis that were edged in warning, and it took a moment for the Magikarp to process what had been said. H-huh? His inside voice stuttered, though more so for embarrassment than for anything else. What did the Tentacruel mean when he had said 'unaffected'? Leviathan fluttered his fins consciously as Yusei continued to come closer.

"I-I'm sorry, but you don't need to yell at me for it, I simply lost my temper momentarily." Even though they had only known each other for such a short time, the Fish Pokemon hadn't expected Yusei to be the apologizing type. He stared at the Milotic for a moment, before smile in acceptance. We shouldn't be fighting anyhow. The Magikarp was more than ready to forgive and forget, and get on with life. Lev guessed that this serpent just had trouble expressing his feelings; with that thought in mind, he was ready to tell Yusei that he was forgi-

"Look, lets just put this behind us." The jutted words were thrown at him, cutting off Lev's train of thought. Where had the sensitive Yusei from before go? The recently said words were hissed, authority seeping into them. Leviathan waved his fins about in confusion, looking towards Francis with a questioning glance. Glub? What exactly happened right now? Which Yusei was the true one - the sensitive and repenting Milotic, or the strict and commanding one?

Trying to be upbeat, the Magikarp nodded to Yusei. "If it m-makes you feel any b-better, I forgive you." By the time he had finished his sentence, his heart was beating, anxious as to whether he should be happy that Yusei showed regret, or confusion to the sudden change of emotion. ... Glub.

Francis listened to the Milotic speak, seeming to show actual remorse for a few seconds. The Tentacruel mentally clicked his tounge in scorn at the childish way the normally adored water type heald himself. No matter what he said, Francis was not too accepting of him trying to harm not only himself but Lev, too. And they knew eachother before hand. Francis' eyes narrowed slightly."Look, lets just put this behind us." He was not too ghrilled at the way Yusei spoke the words, almost spitting them out as a threat. Francis was about to respond with his sharp tounge, but Leviathan beat him to it.

"If it m-makes you feel any b-better, I forgive you."Francis shot the fish a sympathetic look. It was ovious just in the few short minutes he had known him that the Magikarp hated confrontation. Because of this, ghe duel type decided to just follow his lead for now, but Mew help him if he attacked them again. Francis gave a small nod to Yusei, trying to make his eyes seem kinder. "Very well. I can accept your apology as well. And I call myself Francis," he added, trying to be friendlier as his voice dropped the harsher tone to a nicer one.