((NOOOO, That was MINE!!! :x . Evil is not supposed to triumph! ))

"But I promised him...but she's been my friend longer...but he's really cool...but she's really nice....argh! I can't decide!", he kept processing it through his head over and over, but still couldn't come up with a decision.

"Oh, good. Then you can make sure Sidney wins then." Ginger flashed her trademark grin, the painful one that looked like it'd stick if she held it for too long.

"Ah, that stinks." She scratched the back of her head, then straightened out her hair after she realized that she had messed it up. "Well, the tournament's not until tomorrow, so I don't really need to worry about it just yet."

"You guys are early." It was Winona, and she was wearing a dress as well, hers looking more like a cerulean feather gown. It made Sidney wish she had something as nice.

Seeing everyone in more formal clothing, compared to his camo getup, kinda made him a bit embarassed. Snapping out of his dilemma he said to Winona, "You don't suppose there's anyway I could get a yukata for myself at this time, is there?"

"We are?" replied Cassius, drat, I coulda slept in a few extra minutes.

"Hmm, His Majesty might be convinced to bestow some favor upon you" said Pandora, "but not until you take back all those negative ghost comments you've said over the past few days. There may also be some groveling involved."

"Hey!" Ginger growled. "I suck up to no one. Besides, it's Sidney he'd be favoring, not me. I'd rather saw off my blades before I kiss His Majesty's toe."

"Of course you are," Winona said, giggling a bit. "You said night. And it's not really night yet." She turned to Michael. "We might have a few left. But it's too late to go back and grab them now."

((Must poof. Ja. -poofs-))

"Well I can start now, if you'd like- it's the sun its self that was the real issue" replied Cassius. "And Pan, cut that out- Ginger has a point about negative vibes. This temple is supposed to celebrate cooperation."

The Absol smiled, sticking her tongue out at Pandora. "Nyah, nyah. He just told you to stuff it."

"Ginger, try and be quiet while Cassius works," Sidney told the Pokemon. "This is really important."

"Tsk." She scowled, looking away.

"Of course. The sooner the better," Winona told him, beaming.

((Anything Winona needs to do?))

(( Is it possible to join this late in the game? If it is could you make it clear to me... where exactly are you? ))

((Gah, play Counter-Strike for an hour and you get completly out of whack))

Cal, was walking along towards the temple with Mike when he noticed something strange something shiney

"Oh wow whats that?" He said traily off looking to see where it was coming from. When he got there he found out that it was just some spare change as sighed, disappointed.

"Well that was worth my time" He said sarcastically then looked behind him.
"Ah for crying out loud I missed him. I hope I wasn't gone too long. Maybe I can find him at the temple, since he said something about it" Mused Cal as he ran for the temple.

Cassius raised the incense burner, lighting the perfumed cone inside, which gave off a foresty sort of smell. His eyes turned their ghostly red, and he began speaking in the pokemon language as he walked towards the temple.

"Spirits of the forest, of the here and of the beyond, I call to you now. I am your vessel, speak to me and make peace with this temple" he said, crossing his path three times with the hanging burner.

((Winona probably just needs to follow, but if you'd like to give her a role I'm making this all up as I go along

There's a tournament coming up soon, undeadcutlet, so if you have a normal trainer character you could probably take part in that, possibly even as Sidney's partner. The roleplay is currently in fortree city, where a new temple is being opened with a festival, which includes a pokemon tournament that starts the next day game time. As of this post, the main characters are at the temple its self as one of them purifies it. This isn't open to the general public, so you may have to wait to write your character in.))

"Abs absol absol abs sol absol, (I'm not getting any of this.)" Ginger sighed, her eyes following the incense burner.

"Shh," her trainer told her. It was getting dark fast and she noticed the red of Cassius' eyes were more distinct than ever, almost giving her the chills. She then looked over at Winona, who was just as riveted as she was. "Should we follow him?" she asked in a hushed voice.

"Just wait a moment," she told her.

((I'm going to bring up the RP section in General Discussion again. Wish me luck.))

Cleansing the air in front of him, Cassius entered the temple, looking about with wide, glowing eyes. He repeated the same phrase again, and Pandora shook his head. "I'd better stay outside" said Pan, "that chant is pretty potent, and I'm not ready to leave this world just yet."

((I'm gonna have to leave soon- going to see Star Wars Episode III!))

"Ah well, I'll just have to deal with it then; it's not too much of a biggy I suppose."

"What I'm just hoping that I didn't lose Cal, I mean after what Sidney, Cassius, and I went through just to get here, you can't be too careful anymore."

Cal walked up the steps of the tower, when he heard some chanting from above. Something that sounded bone chilling to him. As he reached the top he saw Mike there along with some other trainer and the gym leader. As well as another trainer that seemed to be the reason for the chanting. He slowly walked towards the group and tapped Mike's shoulder.

"Sorry I took so long." he said in a whisper "What did I miss?"

((I just posted the RP poll. I have to go for a bit, but please vote here. Ja.))

((Edit: I return!))

"Are you sure? The world would be a much happier place if--hey, wait up!" Ginger was too busy smarting off to notice her trainer had gone after Cassius. "Sheesh! What with all this running away all the time?"

"Where were you? I thought you got lost or something. But you really didn't miss much, just some speical ceremony going on. I'll introduce you later, after it ends, alright?"

"Ah okay gotcha. I'll wait afterwards" He replied.

The ghostly trainer stepped forwards again, repeating the same words for a third time. Something in the air around him shifted, and the smoke from the incense twisted around in the air, almost seeming to form shapes, figures... They disappeared as quickly as the appeared, too quickly to be concrete enough to pass off as anything but an optical illusion.

((Edit: RotS IS THE MOST AWESOMEST MOVIE EVER!!!11!!!11!!one!11! Go see it. Now.))

Sidney stopped in her tracks, a quiet gasp escaping her lips. Did I just see what I think I saw? Spirits? But could there really be evil spirits inside the tower? It was enough to put her on edge though. She nearly jumped when she felt Ginger brush against her leg on the way in, and later when she heard Winona step up behind her.

"Calm down," the gym leader said. "There's nothing to be frightened of. Cassius knows what he's doing."

((I get to see it tomorrow morning. We already printed our tickets online. ))

"Spirits of the forest, of the here and of the beyond, I call to you now. I am your vessel, speak through me and make peace with this temple. I am Kin" said Cassius, still speaking in the pokemon language. His voice was growing louder, and the white smoke around him seemed to be getting thicker. A wind blew by, whispering something, but the words were muddled and soft and unintelligible.

"Whoa!" The whites hairs covering Ginger's body stood on end when the wind entered. "That was just a little creepy. Maybe you guys should consider closing the doors. There's no drafts that way." But Sidney and Winona weren't listening, so the Absol returned to sniffing around. She didn't care if Cassius was the center of attention and not her. Nope. Didn't bother her one bit.

For an instant, a trail of smoke became a wispy jaw, lashing out at Cassius' left arm. It disappeared momentarily, but left a visible gash in the cotton fabric of his yukata. He repeated the original chant again, his eyes glowing brightly in the darkness of the temple.

Something's here, Ginger thought to herself. And I'm going to find out what. She drew closer to the chanting ghost, but heeded her trainer's words and refrained from disrupting the ritual...as much as she'd love to. Instead, she did her best to appear big and threatening, which was hard considering she was a small Absol. But she wasn't going to let any ghosts take her by surprise.

"I am thy Kin, I swear to thee
Forest spirits, hear my call
For humans and your kind, for all
This forest is for all to see.

This temple is for all to see
And with your strength,
And with your power,
A monument to unity"

Cassis seemed to be speaking in human and pokemon-speak at the same time, both voices meshing together and sounding rather ominous. He nudged Ginger with one foot, trying to get her to stay away, but could not risk breaking the chant.

Ginger had to bite her own tongue to keep herself from shouting at Cassius, but she suddenly felt herself lifted up off the ground. Sidney had picked her up, carrying the Absol back over to where Winona was still standing. "What did I tell you about bothering him?" she whispered, making a face. The Absol was heavy.