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[islandshore]

Getting all eight badges does nothing. It won't send you back home.

[That's the first thing Riku says as the feed clicks on.]

So, to any of you who still buy that bogus rumor, forget it. I have all of them, and all I got was an HM. So, if you're after the badges to go home and just that? Might as well give up.

[He tosses a Pokéball up and down a

Comments

[video]

[islandshore]

A little too easy.

[He shrugs.]

Not that it bothers me. I didn't want to go home, anyway.

[video]

[islandshore]

Yeah. Sora and Kairi might've left, but I'd rather have them back here.

[video]

[k9tantei]

Figures that'd be too easy. Least it makes it easier t'get around here, eh? [Sure, he'd love to go home, but in the meantime...]

I've had t'deal with one that was pretty vicious - I'd say a lot'f patience, for one. She abused before y'got her, or just a pain in th'ass?

[video]

[islandshore]

Yeah. The Gyms are fine for the HM prizes. Wouldn't have Fly without them.

[He shrugs.]

She was violent from the start. First thing she did when she hatched was try to chew my head off.

[video]

[k9tantei]

[...And here he's been trying to get one of those...]

An' those're bigger than you, too... If you can get'er to decide you're in charge an'prove dominance, that might work - though tryin' to pin'er down until she stops bitin' might not work. [He's thinking - animal behavior plus a bit...] Can y'get one of th'others to help?

[video]

[islandshore]

The others could take her down easily. Most are at or around level 100, but Terror's kind of stubborn. Losing just ticks her off.

[It's irritating, to say the least.]

[sunshine_fruit]

[This message. Yumi gets it, and it shakes her pretty badly. She's been training, after all...extremely hard. She figured she would take down the gyms one by one and be back home in no time at all.

Hearing that she can't...she doesn't believe it. If she did, what was the last month of hard work for, anyways?]

Why don't you show them? If you're going to say that, at least show us you have all eight badges.

[islandshore]

[He'll pull out the case and show off all eight of them. Ta-da!]

I'm not saying the gyms are useless, but they're not a free ride home.

[Video] 1/2

[sunshine_fruit]

[See Yumi's face? If you're paying attention, you can pinpoint the exact second where she just breaks.]

That's a lie! That's what everyone's been telling me since I got here.

[sunshine_fruit]

[And before she turns her Pokegear off, she's actually starting to cry...but she's definitely not going to talk about this with Riku. At least not right now.]

[seasalttwilight]

Maybe you have to beat the Champion as well.

[Not that he plans to go back home if he does.]

[islandshore]

I doubt it. It's probably all up to chance, just a waiting game.

[seasalttwilight]

[Shrug]

Maybe. So you got them all?

[islandshore]

Every last one.

[Sigh, Trainer. Lifting his spoon, Psyche the Alakazam makes the badges circle around the feed with his telekinesis.]

[video]

[itsthebutz]

[He always had a feeling, buuut...there is another thought that's been nagging him. And now that someone has all eight badges...]

You should see if Johto has an Elite Four like the old games did. You get to battle 'em after you get all the badges.

[video]

[islandshore]

I've heard about the Elite Four, but I just don't see what beating anything has to do with leaving. If that was true, people wouldn't just disappear.

[video]

[itsthebutz]

Even if it doesn't, it'd still be really cool to take on the real big leagues of the Pokemon world.

I just wanna know if they're around.

[video]

[islandshore]

I've heard kids talk about taking on the Pokémon League, so it's possible. Just a matter of finding where it is and getting there.

I just hope they're tougher than the Gym Leaders.