AFTER SEVENTEEN DAYS, WE'RE BACK WITH ANOTHER INSTALLMENT OF THE ADVENTURES OF CRYSTAL!
LAST TIME...
Our hero made it through Ilex Forest without sustaining any major injuries, and then made it to Goldenrod, where nothing interesting happened!
That brings us to this update!
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Alright, we're all rested up, time to explore this c-

Stop calling, stop calling I don't want to talk anymore, I left my will to speak back through that sliding door... I really need to go out and EXPLORE.
Uncle?

That's really pathetic, man. I mean, how sad can you get?

More than a bit, Ralph.

...okay?


I'll use it to not get lost!




...I should check that out. I love me some music. like
Fire and Ice by Jenny Perry and
PokeGear by Lady Jynx!

I HOPE THEY HAVE SWINGS!


...Candyland?

Oh,
those kind of games.
I STILL PREFER CANDYLAND!


Actually, yes! I wouldn't mind playing one or two games.


I have pockets. Is the case REALLY required? Hmph.

You have an addiction. This place isn't good for you.

Lucky bastard.

If I get stuck in any bad weather
I am blaming you.

That's gambling, man. You win some, you lose some.


...interesting. I'll keep that in mind.

This place is biiiig. Must be, like, twelve New Bark Towns put together!


I'm a tourist, too!
Or maybe you're just old and lost.
Should I phone for help?

Yes! And I am not a rookie, so don't say it or even think it.



Uh... 'Kay.



And you give out his number to anyone who walks through the door?
- - - - MEANWHILE, SOMEWHERE ELSE... - - - -
- - - - Back at Goldenrod... - - - -
The entrance to the underworld!
I'm coming, Hades.
I like shopping.


Don't the store owners get angry at them battling?

Scared? Maybe they're too powerful for me... I should do some training,
then go shopping.

What?

Oh god Omelette #2 is hatching!


THE CUTE
IT'S
TOO POWERFUL

Kirby! Because you probably
suck at battling! But your cuteness makes up for it! (Named by Prof. Winchester)
Later...

Well Nurse Joy said the little ball of uguuu is fine, and we had a good rest, so we can go do that training, team!
...I was right! Kirby DOES suck at battling!
Oh well, there's always this strange method Mr. Earl taught me about!

Level up for Kirby!

And level up for Boris! You rock, Boris!
"Wild ABRA appeared!"
(for some reason this screenshot is missing)

It was... so cool. The way it knew when to teleport despite being fast asleep, how calm it was - likely a part of being asleep...
So cool.

I must have one!

PANK booger!

AUGH WHAT HAPPENED TO IT IT GOT ALL DEFORMED


...that's just
wrong.

That's what you get for trying to be Geist.
There can only be ONE Geist in the world!
"Wild ABRA appeared!"
(seriously why don't I have these screenshots?
I threw a Pokeball.)




Interesting. I like him a lot!
(hurr hurr named by me)
Aha! I caught ya, ya transforming bastard!




...if it copies it's opponent exactly and Ditto do nothing but that, if you put Ditto against Ditto won't they just copy each other over and over and get nowhere.

You sound like a Bloopy to me.
(Also named by me, since I never plan on using the thing anyway.)
Yesss, Pouncer grows stronger with every passing second!



Ohmygodyou'resoaweso-


I lo
ve you, too!
But I also love my blood when it stays inside my body.


I knoooowwww~!





Awesome! We can now poison our enemies!

GAWSH EVERYONE IS EVOLVING THESE DAYS! :
D

WOO! BEST BIRDY!





FINALLYYYY
It took you this long to learn to use your teeth to fight instead of just for eating and showing affection!
Or maybe you were trying to eat me.
I can't tell anymore.
THE CRYSTAL SQUADRON IS GETTING EXTRA AWESOME TODAY!

Whew, that was a full day of training. And it shows! Great work, team!




Alright team has been switched around appropriately, we can take on anything!

WE ARE PREPARED

Nothing can deter me, not even stairs!
OBJECTIVE: Obtain the COIN CASE!




So this is the kind of people who are down here.
I should just head back up those stairs right now...


He has silly putty in a Pokeball.

I FOUND IT! Objective complete!
NEW OBJECTIVE: Escape from creeper tunnels with virginity intact.


Haircuts =/= strength


Ewwwww tongue rape creature.



I win! How does that make you feel, haircut ma-

Oh... oh god.

Don't touch me!

...I'm warning you, I've got pepper-spray!
...
...
He seems to have collapsed. Oh well.


Ah, the man who gives the strength-increasing haircuts.


...interesting job titles.


OH,
PUH-LEEZ.
Pouncer is already beautiful!

Oh, sorry, I think he's eating one of your customer's Pokemon.

No, 500 is way too much to have something with no hair get a haircut.

Yeah, if only your price was lower and Pouncer had hair.
Man, things would be
weird if Pouncer had hair.


Not really, I just kind of tell my team "Go destroy them" and they do it.


I bet you'll still lose, though. Every creeper in this place so far has been taken down.

A floating metal ball
with magnets on it.
Neat!
Destroy it!

Oh, come on. It was just a few whips from Wiki's vines.
I won't stand for this.
I'll be back!
JUST YOU WAIT, DOOR.
YOU'LL REGRET THIS!


Yeah, Wikileek is a bit unique.

If you start doing anything creepy I will let Pouncer devour you.

Surprise.


I knocked out a few creeps who tried to take "battling" a bit too far.


The gym... I finally made it back to the surface. Sorry, Hades, I must have taken a wrong turn.
AND THAT CONCLUDES THIS UPDATE! I would do more but WHOOPS have things to do tomorrow morning and I have already spent over an hour on this!
Another update maybe soon!
Here's your UPDATE BONUS:

Crystal making a funny face, as drawn by Verom, now in avatar size!
Here is what I was listening to while writing this update.