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Pokémon: A New Adventure Unfolds
Summary: Alex is a young boy from Solaceon Town, who is still troubled by the loss of someone dear to him. But a trip to visit family in Hoenn leads to a fateful encounter that will change his life. This is his journey through the pokemon world.
Chapter 1: A boy and a lost pokemon
Summary: This is my first story so please review, comment, and rate. Tell me what I can improve on and what I need to fix or change.
This first chapter takes place when Alex is 6 years old. I hope you enjoy reading this
Alex and his family were traveling from their home in Sinnoh to visit relatives in Hoenn. As they pulled up to the house, Scott and Kristine got out of the car to let their kids Alex, Emily, and Andrew out. They had been driving for a few hours after their boat ride from Sinnoh and the kids were anxious to get out of the car. As they all walked up to the door, it opened and out came their Uncle Matt, Kristine's brother, and Aunt Amanda. The kids jumped and practically tackled their uncle and aunt; they hadn't seen them in a long time. Scott and Kris made their way up to greet them.
"Hey guys, good to see ya'll again" Matt said with a smile.
"We missed you guys" Amanda added.
"Well we all missed you too, now could you give us a hand with these bags?" Scott and Kris said practically in unison.
They laughed. "Alright alright, we're coming" Matt said as he put his nephews down.
"Why don't you kids go play outback, while your parents and us unpack the car" Amanda said as she put her niece down.
The kids ran to the backyard and found Tony, Amanda's Arcanine, and Coco, her Delcatty, playing. The kids ran over to join them. Andrew played with Tony while Emily spent time with Coco. Alex decided to sit on the swing that hung from a large tree in the backyard.
"It's good to see you all again" Matt said as they placed the luggage inside.
"So how have things been for you guys?" Scott asked as he sat down on the sofa.
"Same old, same old" Matt replied as he sat in his favorite chair.
"And how are things with you guys?" Amanda asked as she took a seat.
"We're doing fine" Kris answered as she sat on the sofa next to her husband.
"How are the kids doing?" Matt asked.
"Oh the usual, driving us crazy" Kris replied, Scott and Amanda laughed.
"How's Alex doing?" Matt said as he opened a bottle of beer.
A silence fell across the room as Scott and Kris looked at one another, trying to think of what to say.
"It's been almost a month since that day… is he doing alright?" Amanda broke the silence.
"I don't know, lately he has been kind of distant and quite" Scott said as he lowered his head.
"We sometimes hear him crying in the middle of the night" Kris said with concern in her eyes.
"It's been almost a month since Diana died saving him from that Seviper" Matt said as he finished taking a drink
"Those two were really close weren't they?" Amanda said as she looked out the window.
"Yeah, he looked up to her like an older sister" Scott said
"Ever since that day, he hasn't smiled once and he got scared stiff when we saw a trainer's Seviper battling another trainer's Donphan on the way down here" Kris said as she turned towards the window
"I see, guess seeing a Seviper brings back the memories of what happened to Diana" Matt said as he placed his drink on a small table
"What are we gonna do?" Kris said as she looked at her son on the swing with a sad look on his face.
"I think I know what might cheer him up, you just leave it to me" Matt said as he got to his feet.
"What do you have in mind?" Scott said as they all looked at Matt.
"I know this terrain like the back of my hand, and there is a special spot in the forest that I think he would really enjoy." Matt said with a smile, "It's a beautiful spot to relax in. It's also a great spot for fishing and swimming."
"That sounds like a good idea Matt" Amanda commented, "But why don't you take Ace and Ginger with you just in case" she added as she pointed at two pokeballs.
"Alright, but be careful" Kris said.
"Hey don't worry, he'll be with me after all" Matt replied.
"I know, that's why I'm worried" she responded.
Scott and Amanda couldn't help but laugh. As they got up, Matt made his way to the door and asked Alex to come inside for a little bit. He got off his swing and walked over to the house while Andrew and Emily continued to play with Tony and Coco.
"Hey buddy, come with me there is something I want to show you" Matt said as he put his hand on his nephew's head.
"Ok, Uncle Matt" Alex said as he followed.
"We'll be back soon" Matt said as they made their way into the woods.
As they walked along an old dirt path, Matt looked at Alex and saw a depressed look on his face.
"So what's wrong Alex, you feeling ok?" he asked
"I'm ok I guess" he replied without as much as an upward glance.
"Don't worry, you're really going to be excited when you see what I have in store for you" Matt said as they continued down the path.
As they continued to walk along the path, they started to see some pokemon going about their business. There was a Beautifly floating by some flowers. A pair of Zigzagoon playing in the grass. A Tailow and a Swellow perched on a branch cleaning their feathers. And some Seedot hanging from a tree. Further along the path a few Spinarak up in a tree while an Aipom hung from its tail right above them. Matt decided to stop by a tree to take a short break. He pulled out two bottles of water and handed one to Alex. As Matt opened his and took a drink Alex just held his and looked at the ground.
"Hang on a sec little buddy, I gotta take a leak" Matt said as he ran off into the bushes.
Alex continued to sit there as his mind started to wander. Memories of Diana started to fill his mind; he pulled his legs up and buried his head into his knees as tears began to roll down his face. Suddenly, he thought he heard a voice in his head. He pulled his head out of his knees and looked around. He didn't see anything and thought he had just imagined it.
"help…" a voice said weakly
He wasn't imagining things, someone was calling for help. Alex got to his feet, dried his tears, and started running to find out whose voice he was hearing. He eventually found a small clearing by a lake, there he found a Ralts lying in the grass. Alex could tell it was hurt badly as he approached the injured pokemon
"Are you ok?" he asked
But the Ralts just looked up at him and didn't say anything. Alex then remembered what he was told to do when you find a hurt pokemon… Take it to Nurse Joy.
As he got to his feet with the Ralts in his arms he heard something in the bushes, a Poochyena appeared and looked at them with a smirk on its face. It started to make its way towards them, growling as it got closer. Alex backed up nervously, not taking his eyes off the Bite pokemon in front of him. As it readied to jump, Alex tripped over a rock and fell backwards, dropping Ralts. The Poochyena quickly ran over to the injured psychic pokemon ready to make a meal out of it, but just as it was getting ready to bite, Alex picked up the rock he had tripped over and threw it, hitting the Poochyena right on the side of the head. It yelped and backed off as he picked up a stick and yelled at the Poochyena
"Leave it alone!" Ralts looked up to see Alex standing between her and the Poochyena.
The Bite pokemon looked at Alex and bared its teeth at him, it was pissed off now. It charged at him and jumped at him with its mouth opened ready to bite him. Alex managed to bring the stick up and get it caught in its mouth but the Poochyena bit it in half and bit him on the arm. Alex yelled in pain as it sank it's teeth into his left arm, he swung what was left of the stick he had and hit it a few times to get it off of him but it wouldn't let go. Alex quickly picked up the rock he had thrown and hit the Poochyena in the head as hard as he could, nailing it in almost the same spot he hit before. This time it let go and ran off with its tail between its legs and a trail of blood running down its face. Alex got back on his feet, walked over to Ralts, and picked her back up…
"Don't worry, I'm not going to let anything bad happen to you", he said before making his way out of the forest.
Ralts looked up at him, she was still very scared and didn't know if she could trust this human… but for some reason, she felt safe in his arms. Alex ran as fast as he could since he didn't want that Poochyena or any other wild pokemon to come and attack them. Soon enough he could see the road just up ahead. As they made it to the road, he could see the town
"We're almost there" he said as he took a moment or two to catch his breath.
But before he took another step he heard a loud and angry bark from behind him, Alex turned around and saw a Mightyena with a Poochyena with blood running down the side of its face. He then realized it was the same one from before and it looked like it brought its mother. The Mightyena glared at him angrily, baring her teeth, and growling furiously. Ralts was scared and held onto Alex's shirt tightly, he could tell she was scared and so was he… already exhausted from the fight earlier and the running he had done since then and with no pokemon of his own, he knew there was no way he could handle a Mightyena.
Alex was really trying to think of a way out but he was too scared to even think straight… he just held Ralts and tried to back away slowly. But as he did, the mother Mightyena opened her mouth and fired a Dark Pulse at him. The attack missed its target but the explosion caused a shard from a rock to fly up and give him a small cut across his right cheek. The Mightyena fired another Dark Pulse; Alex managed to dodge the attack but tripped and fell on his side. The Mightyena gave him a death look and started to charge at him, baring her teeth, prepared to bite this small human's head off. Alex tried to cover Ralts as best he could as the furious mother got closer and closer to them.
"I'm sorry, I tried my best to help you…" he said as a tear slid down his face.
The Mightyena leapt towards them…
"Ace, Mach Punch NOW!"
Alex looked up to see Ace, his uncle's Infernape, appear out of nowhere and punch the angry Mightyena right in the face. She flew back a few feet before getting up and growling at the Blaze pokemon. Alex couldn't believe his eyes.
"You alright, Alex?" a familiar voice asked
"Uncle Matt!" he said as he turned around and saw his uncle standing behind him.
"Take my eyes off of you for five minutes and look what happens… what have you been up to this whole time?" Matt said as he stared at pokemon in front of him
"I gotta get to the Pokemon Center" Alex replied while trying to catch his breath.
Matt looked down at him and saw the injured pokemon in his nephew's arms. The Mightyena let out a loud howl and a second Mightyena appeared, only this one was bigger than she was.
"I guess here comes daddy" Matt said to himself as he took out a pokeball, "You can fill me in on the details later just get to the pokemon center, take Ginger with you" Matt said as a Lopunny appeared from the ball's light
"Ginger, go with Alex and make sure those two get to Nurse Joy. Ace and I will handle things here" Matt said as he turned to face the Mightyena.
Ginger nodded as they ran down the road towards the Pokémon Center; the Mightyena saw this and grew very angry. The father opened his mouth and fired a Shadow Ball.
"Use Flamethrower" Matt commanded.
The Infernape opened his mouth and fired a powerful Flamethrower to counter the Shadow Ball. The two attacks collided and exploded violently as the father Mightyena charged at them ready to use Crunch.
"Ace, Mach Punch"
Ace's fist began to glow as he ran with incredible speed at his opponent. But just before they connected, the mother ran after and fired another Dark Pulse at Alex.
"Look Out!" Matt yelled.
Alex turned and saw the attack coming right at them but before he could react, with what little strength she had left, Ralts jumped in front of him and used Protect to shield them from the attack. Alex looked at Ralts, and as she finished her move he caught her in his arms, she looked up at him, smiled and put her hand on his cheek. As the mother Mightyena readied to fire another Dark Pulse…
"Ginger, Sky Uppercut!" Matt yelled, Ginger quickly moved to attack and the mother was sent flying back a few feet as Ginger punched her in the face.
"What are you waiting for? Get going now!" Matt yelled at his nephew
Alex got to his feet and made a run for the town. As the mother Mightyena got to its feet Ginger used Bounce and landed right on its back, forcing it back to the ground.
"If you want them, you're going to have to go through me first" Ginger said as she jumped off.
The father glared at Ace, the Infernape smirked at his opponent,
"Come on, unless you're afraid" he said as he dropped into a fighting stance.
The Mightyena charged at him his tail glowing brightly; it jumped and readied to hit Ace with an Iron Tail.
"Ace, dodge and use Blaze Kick"
As the Mightyena brought its tail down, Ace jumped into the air his foot ablaze as he kicked the Mightyena in the face, sending it into a tree trunk. It let out a cry of pain as it hit the tree and fell to the ground.
Meanwhile, as Alex ran towards the town he saw something approaching in the distance, it was an Officer Jenny on her motorcycle.
"Hey, Officer Jenny" he yelled and waved one of his arms trying to get her attention.
As Jenny got closer, she saw the little boy and stopped right in front of him.
"Are you alright kid?" she asked.
"I need to get to the Pokémon Center right away, it's an emergency" he said in a frantic voice, as she looked at him, Jenny noticed the injured Ralts in his arms
"Alright kid climb in and hang on tight" she said as motioned him to climb into the side car on her motorcycle. Jenny noticed a rather concerned look on the boy's face as he looked at the pokemon
"Don't worry, we'll be at the Pokémon Center in no time" Jenny said as she revved the engine and sped back to town, Alex couldn't help but yell "whoa" as he held onto Ralts tightly.
As they sped through the town Jenny quickly spotted the Pokémon Center. As Jenny drove up to it, a couple trainers were coming out of the Center; Jenny seized the opportunity, sped up and zoomed right through the open doors, the two trainers dove out of the way. She hit the brakes and they stopped right in front of the front desk.
"We do have a parking lot you know" Nurse Joy said in a rather annoyed voice, this wasn't the first time this particular Jenny had done this
"No time for that, we got an emergency on our hands" Jenny replied.
"Please Nurse Joy, you gotta help us" Alex said as he got out of Jenny's side car and showed Ralts to her.
"Oh my goodness, Chansey bring me a stretcher quickly" Nurse Joy said urgently.
A pair of Chansey appeared with a stretcher as Joy took Ralts from Alex and gently placed her on the stretcher. They quickly made their way into the emergency room as Alex looked on with a look of worry and concern on his face. Jenny placed her hand on his shoulder.
"Don't you worry now, your friend is in good hands" Jenny tried to reassure him.
"I'll be right back ok" Jenny walked off as Alex took a seat, after a few minutes, she returned with a first aid kit, "Let me see your arm"
"Huh, how come?" Alex asked with a confused look on his face.
"We better get that cleaned and bandaged up before it gets infected"
Alex looked at his arm; he had completely forgotten that he had been bitten earlier. Looking over himself he also had a couple scrapes on his legs, a cut on his right cheek, and a bruise on his side from when he tripped trying to avoid the Mightyena's attacks.
Jenny opened the kit, pulled out a bottle of disinfectant and a white cloth.
"Ok now hold still, this might sting a little bit" she said as she slowly poured some disinfectant on the cloth
She then began to gently go over the bite mark with the cloth wiping away the dirt and cleaning it out; Alex closed his eyes and groaned slightly as he felt the stinging from the disinfectant doing its job.
"So tell me, what happened back there?" Jenny asked him as she poured a little more disinfectant on the cloth and worked her way to the bottom side of his arm.
Alex took a deep breath and began to tell her what had happened; how he found Ralts lying in the woods hurt, how they got attacked by a Poochyena which is how he got bitten, and what happened at the road with the Mightyena and his uncle just before he ran into her.
"Wow, sound like you have had quite a busy day" Jenny said as she finished wrapping up his arm and putting band-aids on the scrapes on his legs.
"There we go, we're all finished" Jenny said as she closed the first aid kit and placed a band-aid on his cheek.
"By the way, what's your name?"
"My name's Alex" he said as he looked up at her.
"It's nice to meet you" she smiled at him, "Do you know where your parents are?" she asked him.
"My mom and dad are back at my Uncle Matt's house and I think my uncle is still fighting those Mightyena" he said to her.
"Ok, I'm going to see about see if I can find your uncle. Stay here ok."
"Ok, Officer Jenny" Alex said as Jenny made her way to her bike which was still parked right at the front desk.
"Growlithe, Come on out" out of the pokeball's light a Growlithe appeared next to Alex, "I need you to stay here and keep an eye on this boy for me" the Puppy pokemon nodded its head "I'll be back soon" she said as she drove off. Alex took a seat and Growlithe sat on the floor next to him.
"Alright you guys lets finish this, Ace use Close Combat and Ginger use Return" Matt commanded.
Ace and Ginger both prepared to launch their attacks but before they could finish, the two Mightyena ran back into the forest with their Poochyena right behind them.
"Good job you guys, remind me to get you guys something special when we get home" Matt said as he returned his pokemon to their pokeballs, "I wonder if Alex made it to the pokemon center" he thought to himself.
As he turned around to make his way to town Officer Jenny came speeding down the road. Matt waved Jenny down
"Excuse me I'm looking for my nephew, did you see a little boy carrying a Ralts anywhere?" he asked
"Is his name Alex?" Jenny asked.
"That's him, is he alright?"
"Don't worry he's fine, he's at the pokemon center. Climb in" she said as she turned her bike around. He got in and she sped back into town.
Back at the pokemon center, Alex was still waiting to see if Ralts was going to be ok. He stared at the emergency room door for what felt like forever. Suddenly, Growlithe jumped onto the bench he was sitting on and put a paw on him, Alex turned and began to pet it on the head. The Puppy pokemon returned the favor by giving him a lick on the cheek before lying next to Alex, placing his head on Alex's leg.
"Thanks, I needed that" he said as he continued to pet Growlithe on the head.
"Alex, you ok?" a familiar voice said
He turned and saw his uncle with Officer Jenny right behind him. He ran over, buried his head into his uncle's shoulder and started to cry.
"It's ok Alex, you did a good job" Matt said as he held his nephew tightly. Growlithe ran over to Jenny
"Good boy, thanks for your help" she said as she patted him on the head before returning him to his pokeball
"Thank you for everything Jenny" Matt said.
"You're welcome" Jenny said as she made her way out of the pokemon center. Matt walked to the bench and sat down as he wiped the tears from nephew's eyes.
"I'm really proud of you Alex; Jenny told me what you told her on the way down here" he said, "You really showed a lot of courage out there today."
Alex looked at him and embraced him again as tears began to fall down his cheeks. Matt held him and after a few minutes he started to calm down.
"Ok, I gotta go call your parents and let them know what's going on. I'll only be a few minutes ok" Matt said as he got up.
Alex wiped his tears away and nodded. As Matt walked to where the phones were, Alex started to wonder how Ralts was doing and if she was going to be ok. Matt picked up the phone and dialed his sister Kristine's cell phone.
"Hello?" she said.
"Hey sis, it's Matt" he said to her.
"Matt… where are you?"
"At the pokemon center"
"What are you doing there; I thought you and Alex were taking a walk in the woods"
"Well, we were but something came up"
"Are you both alright? What happened?"
"Don't worry we're fine, Alex is a little bandaged up but he's doing alright"
"Bandaged….. What happened?" Kris practically shouted
"Cool your jets, he's just fine… Grab Scott and get down to the pokemon center, I'll explain everything"
"Alright, we're on our way." Kris said as she hung up the phone.
"Who was that honey?" Kris turned and saw Scott walk up.
"It was Matt, we need to get to the pokemon center right now" she said.
"Did something happen?" he asked.
"Matt said he would explain when we got there" she answered. As they made their way to the door; Amanda walked up.
"You two going somewhere?" she asked.
"We're just going into town; can you watch Emily and Andrew for us?" Scott answered.
"Sure, is everything alright?" Amanda asked with a confused look on her face.
"Yeah everything is fine" Scott said as they walked out to the car.
After a twenty minute drive they arrived at the pokemon center. They rushed inside and found their son sitting on the bench outside of the emergency room.
"Alex, there you are" Kris called out to him
"Huh…" he turned and saw his parents, "Mom… Dad… what are" before he could finish, his mother grabbed him and held him tightly against her.
"We were so worried… are you ok?" she asked him frantically.
"He's just fine, no need for you to be in 'Frantic-Mommy' mode" Matt said jokingly as he walked up to them.
Kristine turned towards him with an irritated look on her face. Scott tapped her on the shoulder.
"Kris, you might want to let go… I don't think he can breathe" he said as he pointed down at his son.
"Oh, sorry sweetie" she said, loosening her grip as her son gasped for air.
"We're going back to the house and Uncle Matt is going to explain himself, isn't he" she said as she looked at Matt with an irritated look on her face again.
"No!" Alex said as he got free of his mother's embrace.
They all stared at him with a look of shock on their faces.
"I'm not leaving!" he exclaimed.
Before anyone could say anything else, the light above the emergency room switched off and Nurse Joy appeared through the doors. Alex rushed over to her as his parents wore a look of confusion on their faces. Joy took a deep breath, and then said with a smile "Your Ralts is going to be just fine."
As his face light up, Alex ran through the doors as fast as he could
"Excuse me, but are you the parents of that little boy?" she asked them.
"Yes, he is our son" Scott replied.
"There is no need to worry; his pokemon is going to be just fine" she said with a smile.
"But he doesn't have any pokemon" Kris exclaimed.
"Oh, I just assumed that Ralts belonged to him. Judging by how he was acting when he arrived here, you would think she was one of his pokemon." Joy said with a surprised look on her face.
Scott and Kris's look of confusion only grew more and more. They turned towards Matt who couldn't help but laugh.
"Take a seat you two and I'll explain everything" he said as he took a seat himself. Matt explained to them what had happened after he and Alex went for their walk together down to the last detail.
Meanwhile in the next room, Alex rushed in to see Ralts lying on a bed. She appeared to be asleep. He made his way to the bed but before he could say anything, he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned and saw Nurse Joy with her finger just over her mouth.
"Shh… your Ralts is still pretty weak and it looks like she has been through a lot. Right now she needs plenty of rest" she explained to him.
"I see" he said as he turned his head.
"Don't worry; you got here just in the nick of time. She's going to make a full recovery" Joy said to him in a reassuring tone
Alex let out a sigh of relief and smiled. He then pulled up a chair and sat down next to the bed where Ralts was sleeping. Joy decided to leave the room and return to the front desk. As she made her way back into the lobby, Joy noticed Alex's parents and uncle talking.
"And that's exactly what happened" Matt exclaimed as he finished explaining what had happened. "I know this all seems pretty crazy but it's the truth."
"It's getting late, I think we should finish this tomorrow" Kris said with a sigh
"What about that pokemon that Alex found?" Scott asked.
"Alex is really worried about his new little friend and I think he made it pretty clear he wasn't leaving it alone here" Matt replied.
"Yeah but…" before Kris could finish her sentence
"Excuse me, if you'd like you all can spend the night here" Joy suggested
"That might actually be a good idea" Scott replied, Kris was about to open her mouth and say something.
"Relax sis, it's not like it could do any harm." Matt said with a smile.
"Honey, what do you think?" Kris asked as she turned to her husband.
"Hmm, I think we should let him stay the night then in the morning we will figure out what to do" Scott answered as Kris continued to look at him, "Besides, I think this might do him some good" Scott put his arm around her.
"Alright…" Kris reluctantly said.
"I'm going to call Amanda and tell her what's going on." Matt said as they all stood up.
As Nurse Joy walked into the room where Ralts and Alex were to check on them, she saw Alex in the chair leaning over with his arms and head resting on the bed. She couldn't help but smile as she reached into the closet, pulled out a fresh blanket and placed it over him to keep him warm. She turned off the light and gently shut the door as she exited the room. Scott and Kris were coming down the hall to check on their son when they spotted Joy closing the door.
"Nurse Joy, have you seen Alex?" Kris asked her.
"Shh…. they're asleep" she whispered to them.
They gently opened the door and as the light from the hall crept in they saw the figures sleeping. Scott and Kris couldn't help but smile.
"Aw, how cute" Kris said softly
"That's our boy" Scott looked at his wife
Matt came down the hall and saw them standing around outside the door. He walked up and looked in.
"Let them sleep, they've had a long day" Matt said as they gently closed the door.
"Come with me, I'll show you to your room" Joy led them to an open room.
"Good night Nurse Joy" Matt yawned as they went in get some sleep.
"Good night everyone" she made her way back to the front desk.
That night as everyone slept, Alex had a very strange dream. In the dream, he saw a Gardevoir and a Ralts in a forest together. The Ralts was playing in some flowers as a Beautifly floated by, the Gardevoir smiled as she watched Ralts play. As the Beautifly flew away, a sinister figure lurked in the bushes close by. As Gardevoir went to a Pecha berry tree and started to pick some of the fruit, they heard a slight rustling in the bushes; suddenly a large Seviper appeared and attacked the little Ralts. Ralts screamed as the massive snake attacked with its sword-like tail. It wrapped its long body around the terrified little Ralts and began to squeeze tightly, as Ralts began to scream in pain. The Fang Snake pokemon stared at the little pokemon and opened its mouth, but just before it could bring its catch up to its mouth, Gardevoir appeared and blasted the serpent with a powerful Psychic attack. As the snake was sent flying back into a tree, Gardevoir quickly grabbed Ralts and placed her by a tree.
"Keep your filthy scales off my daughter" she said as she turned to face her attacker.
"You'll pay for that" it hissed as it got up and glared at the Gardevoir.
The Seviper raised its tail and slashed at Gardevoir with a Poison Tail, as she dodged the attack her fingers began to crackle with electricity and as she landed, fired a Thunderbolt at the Fang Snake. Her attack scored a direct hit as the Seviper yelled in pain. As she finished her attack, Gardevoir raised her hands up as a ball of energy formed. As the Seviper got up she launched the ball of energy upward in the form of blue-hued electricity, it looked around but nothing happened. It charged at her and prepared to use Night Slash: but before it had a chance to connect, Gardevoir gave it another blast of Psychic. This time the Seviper flew back into a tree and broke it in half. As it raised its head it opened its mouth and fired a Dark Pulse, Gardevoir dodged it but Ralts got caught in the edge of the explosion. She screamed and landed on the ground hurt. Gardevoir looked back and saw her daughter in pain. The Seviper saw the injured Ralts as an evil smirk came across its face. It fired another Dark Pulse as Gardevoir fired another Thunderbolt to block it. The two attacks collided and exploded violently and the Seviper appeared through the smoke readying to use Poison Tail on the helpless Ralts.
As it brought its tail down, Gardevoir used Teleport to rush to her daughter's side. Ralts looked up to see her mother appear and take the attack. The serpent's sword-like tail slashed across Gardevoir's front as she screamed in pain. Gardevoir fell to the ground as the Seviper prepared to strike again, but before it could make a move, a bolt of energy came down and struck it. Gardevoir looked up as her Future Sight attack finally came through. With the last of her strength, she used Psychic to pick up a piece of a fallen tree trunk and throw it at the Seviper smashing its head and finally killing it. Ralts managed to get to her feet and limped over to her mother. As tear began to form in her eyes, Gardevoir placed her hand on her daughter.
"Be strong, my darling daughter" she said as her breathing became heavier.
"Mother, you can't die" Ralts said as a tear ran down her face.
"I love you, my dear beautiful…."
Before she could finish her sentence, Ralts felt her mother's hand fall to the ground.
"Mother… Mother…" Ralts burst into tears.
Alex screamed as he awoke from this horrible nightmare, his breathing was heavy as his heart pounded within his chest. His head ached badly, like it was about ready to split open… was it from the dream? He had been having nightmares for several nights now… but never had he experienced one as intense as this one. He got up and made his way down the hall to get a drink, as he walked he saw a figure in the dark.
"Oh, what are you doing up this early?" Nurse Joy asked as she approached him.
"I had a nightmare" he replied.
"Did you want to talk about it?" she asked
Before he could answer her, Alex suddenly started to hear someone crying
"It sounds like someone's crying" he said
"Crying… I don't hear anything" Joy replied with a confused look on her face
"I know I just heard someone crying and… ", before he could finish, he heard it again
Alex recognized it as the voice he had heard in the woods before and as he ran to find it, Nurse Joy followed closely behind him
"Where are you going?" she asked as she followed him.
As he followed the voice, Alex found himself back in Ralts' room and found her crying. He entered the room and rushed over to her.
"What's wrong? Are you ok?" he asked
She looked up at him and quickly embraced him as she continued to cry uncontrollably. Joy stood in the door way as Scott, Kris, and Matt came down, all with sleepy looks on their faces.
"It's six o'clock in the morning, what's going on over here?" Matt asked through his yawn.
"Sweetie, did you have another nightmare?" Kris asked as she rubbed her eyes.
"Your son said he had one and was about to tell me what it was about when he said he heard someone crying, but what's strange is I didn't hear anything." Joy answered her.
"I'm telling you I heard someone crying!" Alex said in an annoyed tone, "And it was the same voice I heard in the forest yesterday!" there wasn't a doubt in his mind
"Pardon me, but I would like to hear what the boy has to say" an unfamiliar voice said.
Everyone turned around and saw a gentleman standing behind them.
"Forgive me for interrupting, I was passing by and could help but hear the commotion." he said as he walked into the room.
"And who might you be?" Kris asked as she gave him an odd look.
"Of course; where are my manners, forgive me… My name is Professor John Harrison" he said very politely, "I'm a scientist, and I am an old friend of Professor Birch and of Professor Oak in Kanto. I was passing through and thought I'd stop and rest here."
"If you would young man, I would like for you to tell what you saw in that nightmare of yours and about this voice you've been hearing" he requested as he took a seat.
As everyone moved into the room and situated themselves, Alex began to tell them about the voice he had been hearing and how he it led him to Ralts back in the woods, he then went on and about what he saw in the nightmare. As he finished, John was deep in thought as he processed what had just been said. Scott and Kris looked at each other with concern in their eyes. John opened his eyes…
"I think I may have an explanation, you see pokemon like Ralts and their evolved forms Kirlia and Gardevoir are highly attuned to the emotions of humans and pokemon and are capable of read thoughts as well. They are also known for making a bond with someone they feel they can trust"
"Bonds?" Matt said with a curious look on his face.
"You mean like a close relationship?" Kris asked as her confused look grew.
"Not exactly, well yes and no…. through their psychic powers they can form a type of link between their mind and the mind of the one they trust, generally their trainers" John explained.
"So your saying, this pokemon's mind and our son's are linked?" Scott asked.
"In a manner of speaking…" John nodded, "I believe it would be safe to say that your Ralts established a connection between your mind and its mind" John said as he looked at Alex.
"Her, not it" Alex corrected the professor.
"Oh, my apologies" he said
"So you're saying what he's been hearing is actually Ralts talking to him?" Nurse Joy asked
"Yes, talking directly to his mind" he said as he poked at his head, "You have to understand, they are Psychic-type pokemon, and as such they possess many psychic abilities such as telepathy, telekinesis, and the ability to predict the future… but Ralts and their evolved forms are well known for their empathic abilities, which is why they are so attuned to emotions" he explained, "Ralts, for example, is a timid pokemon that will hide if it senses hostility, but it becomes a little braver if it senses happy feelings and optimism from others. If its trainer is in a cheerful mood, it grows cheerful and joyous in the same way. If its horns capture warm feeling from people or pokemon, its body will warm up slightly"
"Kirlia's abilities are mostly about the same as Ralts's are, only stronger. Whenever Kirlia uses its psychic abilities, the space around it can become distorted, creating mirages of nonexistent scenery. Kirlia also has the ability to see into the future and has even been observed to be able to create a rip in the dimensions, although, this hasn't been truly documented or thoroughly researched yet"
"Gardevoir is able to sense the feelings and emotions of humans and pokemon and can see the future clearly. In the wild, they live in family groups and care heavily for their young. Among this evolutionary line, Gardevoir is well known for their loyalty to their trainers, they will do whatever takes to keep their trusted trainer safe even if that means sacrificing their life for them. It's been noted that their powers peak when they're protecting their trainers, during these situations, they have the psychokinetic power to distort the dimensions and create a small black hole"
"Wow…" was all Matt could say
"So then, what about his dream?" Kris asked
"When Ralts formed a psychic bond with him, she linked their minds, so to speak… I think it's possible that through that connection your son was given a glimpse into Ralts' mind." John said as he again turned towards Alex
"So the dream I had…" Alex looked at the professor in surprise
"Was most likely a memory" John finished his sentence
Alex looked down at Ralts, who was still in his arms. She looked up at him, she had stopped crying but he still felt a sadness coming off of her as she placed her head against him and continued to hold onto him
"So you're just like me..." Alex said as he continued to hold her
Ralts looked up at him again, a look of surprise and confusion appeared on her face
"What do you mean young man?" John asked as he scratched his head in confusion
"About a month ago, Alex was attacked by a Seviper and lost someone very close to him" Scott answered him
"We were playing in the woods together and we got separated for a few minutes, a Seviper appeared and attacked me from the bushes. I tried to run but it was too quick for me. As it raised its tail to strike, I was so scared I couldn't move. And as it moved in, I heard someone scream "Alex, Look Out!" The next thing I remember was seeing Diana appear in front of me as its tail stabbed her. She yelled in pain as the snake pulled its tail out of her and as she fell to the ground it moved into bite. Suddenly, these two big black claws came out the front of its face. A Zangoose had seen the Seviper and attacked it. The Zangoose cut the Seviper's head off with its other claw and ran off. I remember there was blood everywhere as I crawled to Diana. She was in a lot of pain and I didn't know what to do. I just asked her "why?" She simply said with a smile "it's a big sister's job to protect her little brother." She didn't say anything as her hand fell to the ground. I must have passed out or something because the next thing I knew I was in a hospital." Alex felt tears form in his eyes as he finished telling his story
"I'm so sorry for your loss" John lowered his head
Alex closed his eyes as tears began to flow down his face, but then he felts a small hand wipe his tears away. He opened his eyes to see Ralts wiping his tears away. He looked down at her and held her close to him. Matt got up, walked over to Alex and he placed his hand on his shoulder
"Why don't you two go and play outside, the adults need to talk" he said with a smile
"Ok…" the boy replied
Alex got up and carried Ralts with him outside. As they left the room, Matt closed the door as he turned around. He looked over at Scott and Kris
"So what are we going to do about this?" Matt sighed as he returned to his seat
"I don't know" Scott said as he turned and brought a hand to his face
"He's not old enough to have a pokemon" Kris said as she looked at Scott
"You need to be at least ten-years old to qualify as a trainer, not to own a pokemon" Matt said as he looked at her. "Besides, given everything that's happened I really don't think he would just let that little pokemon go… not after everything that they've just been through together" Kris was about to say something but Matt cut her off, "Besides having her around might be for the best"
"What do you mean?" she asked
"He's lonely and needs a friend…" Matt replied
"And by the sound of it, Ralts needs a home and a family to take care of her…" Nurse Joy added
Scott and Kris looked at each other
"Oh come on, just let him keep her" Matt said as he looked at them, "They need each other…"
Meanwhile, Alex and Ralts walked outside and sat on a bench. The sun had begun to rise, spreading its light and warmth all around… a calm and gentle breeze blew by, kissing their faces. Alex looked over to Ralts, she seemed to be alright, yet he felt a lingering sadness around her… it was kind of strange to be actually able to feel it, not just from empathy, where you feel what someone else is feeling
But to truly be able 'feel' another's emotions, to truly understand their feelings, to feel them as if they were your own… was it because of their bond?
"So that voice I heard, that was you Ralts?" he asked
"Melody…" she said
"That's my name; my mother gave it to me" her voice echoed clearly within his mind
"Wow…" he said
"I miss her…"
"I know how you feel…"
He paused for a minute before he spoke again
"Melody, I promise I'll take care of you no matter what" she looked up at him
"You mean it?" he smiled at her
"I promise, so don't you worry"
She embraced him tightly as a tear ran down her cheek. He held her warmly as he felt her sadness being replaced with hope. As the two of them held their embrace, the adults finally emerged from the pokemon center
"Come on Alex, we're heading back to Uncle Matt's house" Kris said as she and the other adults approached, Alex turned to face them
"I'm not leaving Melody behind" he said to them
"Melody?" Matt said with a curious look on his face
"That's her name" he replied, "and I'm not leaving without her… I promised I'd take care of her"
Scott and Kris were surprised by all this. They had never seen him act like this before. They looked at each other and paused for a while. Kris sighed as Scott looked at her and gave a little smile
"Alright Alex, if you're so determined about this…" Scott said as his son gave him a look of uncertainty
"Then I guess she can come home with us" Kris finished where Scott left off
Both Alex and Melody looked at them with a shocked expression
"You really mean it?" Alex asked
Both Scott and Kris nodded their heads. Melody and Alex embraced as the air began to fill with happy laughter. Tears of joy began to roll down their faces
"Aw, isn't that sweet?" Nurse Joy smiled before returning to the center. John just smiled as he also returned inside. Kris brought a hand up to her face as she tried to hold back her own tears. Scott simply placed his arm around her and smiled
"This is the first time I have seen him smile in weeks" Kris said as joyful tears began to roll down her cheek. Scott offered her a handkerchief as he continued to smile and look on. Matt let out a sigh of relief and smiled
They eventually returned to the house and as the adults talked about the recent events, Alex and Melody ran outside with his siblings and the other pokemon and played. As the adults looked on they couldn't help but smile at the scene
"So what do ya'll want to do for lunch?" Amanda asked.
"How about a picnic?" Kris suggested.
"Good idea and I know the perfect spot" Matt got to his feet as he finished his beer
They called the kids and the pokemon inside as they finished packing for the outing. Matt led the way while everyone else followed. After about a thirty minute walk they finally arrived at their site. It was a beautiful site, a clear open spot situated by a beautiful lake. A tire swing hung from a branch on a tree stretching out over the lake. As they took in the beauty of their surroundings, Alex got the feeling he had been here before. Suddenly, it hit him…
"Wait a minute… this is where I met Melody." Alex said in a surprised voice.
Matt nearly choked as he spat out his drink, "Say what?" he coughed.
"This is where I found Melody yesterday and where we were attacked by that Poochyena" he said as he looked at her.
The adults couldn't help but laugh a little. As the kids played down by the water with the pokemon, the adults spread out the blanket and set out the plates and bowls. Amanda called the kids over to eat; they were over in a heartbeat as they sat down and began to serve out their lunch. Scott poured pokemon food into bowls for the pokemon before serving himself some food. As they enjoyed their family outing, the Scott and Kris smiled at each other as they saw Alex eating happily next to Melody. They had their son back and a new member of the family
After they finished eating, everyone decided to enjoy the water and do a little fishing. While Scott sat a few feet away from on the shore with a fishing rod, Kris, Emily, and Amanda sat down at the edge with their feet in the cool water with Tony and Coco relaxing next to them. Matt and the boys decided to enjoy the tire swing. Matt swung and cannon-balled into the lake, everyone laughed as he hit the water
"Come on in, the waters great." Matt laughed as he came up for air.
Andrew swung on the tire swing and wildly jumped into the water almost landing on Matt. Alex and Melody jumped in together and splashed Matt and Andrew as they landed.
Time rolled by and after several hours, they returned to the house, exhausted from their day. As the sun began to set, they all decided to call it a day and go to bed. Matt and Amanda set up the futons for the kids while Scott and Kris set up the bed upstairs. And as the lights dimmed, whole house fell asleep. Alex felt himself starting to doze off, but just as he was about to fall asleep, he felt someone tap him on the head. Alex turned and saw Melody standing next to him
"Melody?" he yawned
"I'm sorry" she said
He could tell she was nervous about something.
"What is it Melody?" he said in a sleepy voice.
"Um… c-can I sleep with you tonight?" she asked in a nervous voice
Alex was a little surprised at her request. Alex suddenly remembered when Diana first came over to his house and spent the night. He had a nightmare and was feeling scared, Diana allowed him to crawl in bed with her
"Sure" he said as he lifted the covers
She moved to lie down next to him. As they rested their heads on the pillow, Alex couldn't help but smile as he held his new dear friend close to him as they both fell into a peaceful slumber


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Cờ tướng -Co tuong online 2015
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The Sex Game (DEMO)
******** THIS IS JUST A DEMO VERSION OF THEORIGINAL GAME, PLEASE READ CAREFULLY *******In this version, only 5 cards of each type are inserted into thegame.The Sex Game is a board game created for the amusement of thecouple between four walls.Increases the intimacy of the couple because helps to reveal thethoughts and intentions of the partner, The Sex Game provides amore pleasurable sexual intercourse due to internal events andexcitement created by the game.The objective of the game is to reach the end of the board. Theloser will do your partner's sexual desires for 3 hours!The game so far has more than 80 cards of internal events plus theevents of the board, such as: kiss, drink a dose, take a piece ofclothing, etc..Download, enjoy and have fun with your partner!It just depends on you to improve your relationship having somefun!If you find any bugs, please report us!
Chess With Friends Free
Take no prisoners and protect your King at allcosts! Brought to you by the makers of Words with Friends, Chesswith Friends Free is the best way to play the classic Chess boardgame on Android.Connect with friends and challenge them to one of the oldest,most popular strategy games in the world. Play multiple games atthe same time, track your moves and improve your stats.Download Chess with Friends Free and start playing the mostsocial chess game today!Features:★ CONNECT with Facebook to play family and friends, or find andchallenge a random opponent★ TRACK your record, skill rating, and head-to-head stats toimprove your game play ★ SIZE UP your opponent by viewing their matches and stats on theirprofile★ PRACTICE MODE - Choose your skill level, train your brain, andlearn new tactics by challenging Chesster the Chess coach. Play himonline or offline to sharpen your skills★ RELIVE the glory by replaying moves on the board in existing andpast games★ ENCOURAGE, boast or taunt your opponent with in-game chat★ PLAY multiple chess games at once across Android and iOSPlayer Reviews:★"Great app for playing with friends or anybody else that loves thegame"★"I love this game!!! It's as simple as that. A must have for thechess player in all of us"★"Great game that challenges your mind, and helps you learn newskills while playing with friends"★"My favourite app. The first app I check each morning. The onlygame I play every day. I've got a dozen opponents across the globe.My favourite app by far.__________________________________Already a fan of the game?★ Join the community on Facebook to discuss the game, give feedbackand find more friends to playhttps://www.facebook.com/ChessWithFriends★ Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/ChessWFriends for all ofthe latest news★ Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/chesswithfriends fordaily challenges and inspiring quotes__________________________________ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES● Use of this application is governed by the Zynga Terms ofService. These Terms are available athttp://m.zynga.com/legal/terms-of-service.● For specific information about how Zynga collects and usespersonal or other data, please read our privacy policy athttp://m.zynga.com/privacy/policy. Zynga's Privacy Policy is alsoavailable through the Privacy Policy field in the Developer sectionbelow.● The game is free to play, however in-app purchases are availablefor additional content and premium currency. In-app purchases rangefrom $0.99 to $99.99.● This game does permit a user to connect to social networks, suchas Facebook, and as such players may come into contact with otherpeople when playing this game.● Terms of Service for Social Networks you connect to in this gamemay also apply to you.● You will be given the opportunity to participate in specialoffers, events, and programs from Zynga Inc. and itspartners.● Must be 13+ to play.● Use of this application requires a Facebook or Zynga With Friendsaccount
Shobo: strategy board game
SHOBO™ - stab, smash and maneuver your way tovictory in this single and multi-player board game specificallydesigned for mobile social gaming.SHOBO™ is very easy to learn, but difficult to master. Gamesnever repeat themselves, and an average game takes just a fewminutes from start to finish.In SHOBO™ part of the skill comes in guessing your opponent'snext move, and every decision is deadly. Strategy and Agility.Intellect and Domination. How you play, how you survive, is up toyou!Play Single Player to train and entertain yourself, or challengeyour friends and see how you do on the leaderboard.Originally a highly successful Facebook app with tens ofthousands of players, the game's original developers have turned tomobile specialists, Leo Tech, to make a mobile version with morefeatures and plenty of exciting gameplay.
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Real Chess
This app brings classic chess game into newdimension. With advanced 3D graphics you can feel all beauty ofinteracting with virtual chess set. Choose to play with AI or withreal opponents.Game Features:* Advanced 3D graphics;* Online gameplay. More than 1 million registered usersworldwide.* Matchmaking feature;* Chat with opponents while playing online;* AI with 2400 levels of difficulty;* Hints for beginners - highlighting of possible moves;* Different themes of chess set;* 3D and 2D board variants;* Both landscape and portrait screen mode supported.Note: Location data may be used for providing you more relevantads
"Catan", the legendary strategy game providesgaming fun anytime, anywhere.True to the original game, you can compete with up to fourplayers for the most settlements, the longest roads and the largestarmy. You can trade with each other and claim the precious landwith all its resources.Challenge other Catan fans online via cross-platform multiplayerto prove your strategy skill or play against the AI:Various computer opponents, each with their own individualcharacteristics, will prove themselves worthy competitors: thepirate Jean, who knows no compromise, Vincent the merchant, whonever allows himself to be cheated, Sean the knight, who takes whatis rightfully his...The popular Catan expansions "Seafarers" and "Cities andKnights" are available as In-App purchases.The complete Seafarers expansion includes more than 10additional scenarios with an extensive campaign. BecomeHarbormaster, discover new islands and extra game elements likeships, gold fields, treasures and pirates. Ahoy!The Cities and Knights expansion introduces various new gameplaymechanics that add even more variety to Catan. Invest new tradegoods in city improvements to build one of the three metropolisesof Catan – but beware of the barbarians attracted by Catan's newwealth! You'll need your best knights to fend them off! C&Kcontains a short campaign and 7 challenging maps.Features:- Available languages: English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish,Portuguese- Optimized for smartphones and tablets- Original "Settlers of Catan" rule set- Smart computer opponents with individual strategies- Scrollable game board including zoom option- Freely combinable game settings- Game statistics- Comprehensive tutorial- Seafarers LITE: New scenario "The 4 Islands" and two additionalgame variants- Cities and Knights LITE: Test the new expansion in the scenario"The first Island"- 3 different graphic sets to choose from*****Catan FAQ:Question: Why do I have to download additional files afterpurchasing?Answer: The download from Google play includes the basic game dataand a tool that will determine your device's display resolution andthen download the optimal graphics data for your device.Question: Which Android security permissions does Catan need andwhy?Answer: "Storage" to write data to the SD or move the game data,"Network communication" to download game data and access the In AppStore and "system tools" to check if Catan is already running toresume a game.Question: I bought one of the expansions but after an update,reinstallation of Catan or after restoring my phone the expansionseems gone?Answer: Don't worry; your initial purchase is already saved in yourGoogle account. However for technical reasons you might have toselect "Buy" again. Confirm and a message will tell you that you'vealready purchased it. You will NOT be billed twice!Question: I lost my campaign progress after reinstalling,updating from or when restoring my phone. Is there any way torestore it?Answer: Savegames from old versions can usually be restoredautomatically. For all other cases we've integrated a cheat code:Enter campaign mode and go to select player. Enter "CatanWarp*" (*= 1–15, e.g "CatanWarp5") as your player name and confirm. Exit thegame via the home button. Enter your phone's settings menu. Selectapplications/manage applications/Catan/ and then "Force Stop".Restart Catan. The campaign can now be continued from the specifiedlevel number by selecting "New scenario *".**********Suggestions for improvements and feature requests?Mail to email@example.com are looking forward to your feedback!When contacting our support team, please provide details on thetype of device and Android OS version used as well as a detaileddescription of the issue. Thank you!For news and updates follow us on Facebook and Twitter.*****
Tic Tac Toe Free
Tic tac toe free is a noughts and crossespuzzle game for 1 or 2 players, play against the computer atvarious difficulty levels or play with your friends and find outwho is the X's and O's champion!!No need to waste paper! Now you can play Tic Tac Toe on yourAndroid device for free!!Tic-tac-toe (or Noughts and crosses, Xs and Os) isa paper-and-pencil style game for twoplayers, X and O, who take turns marking the spacesin a 3×3 grid. The player who succeeds in placing three of theirmarkers in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row wins thegame.Tic Tac Toe Free supports one player and two player gameplay, soyou can play against a friend or against your Android device.Tic Tac Toe Free offers a host of exciting features,including:Great graphics and sound effects.4 difficulty levels Easy to playConfigurable player names and player stats.Tic Tac Toe is a great way to pass the time, whether you'restanding in line or spending time with the kids. Get Tic Tac ToeFree now and let the fun begin!The game has a number of English names.Tick-tack-toe, Tic-tac-toe, Tick-tat-toe, or Tit-tat-toe(USA, Canada)Noughts and crosses or Naughts and crosses (UnitedKingdom, Republic of Ireland, Australia, NewZealand, South AfricaXs and Os (Egypt, Republic ofIreland, Canada, Zimbabwe)X and 0 (Romania)O-X (Mauritius)Twiddles and Bears (Norway)X-e O-zees and Boxin Oxen are also used.Copyright Notice!Polysoft Studios reserves all rights on all source code,backgrounds, screen-shots, icons, sound files, and images usedwithin this application..Do not use our source code via decompilation,our graphic elements,our description or other resources as we will file a DMCA requestfor copyright infringement with Google without prior warning andyou risk loosing your account.Thank you.© 2015 Polysoft StudiosPlease forward all feedback, suggestions and bug reports to theemail address below.
Snakes & Ladders Aquarium FREE
Check out this brand new version of the most popular board and dicegame Snakes and Ladders (in Aquarium), now available for yourAndroid device!The game play:Players spin the dice and move their character for the number ofsteps indicated by the dice. If they land on the lower-numbered endof the block with a "ladder", they can move their way up to thehigher-numbered block. If they land on the higher-numbered squareof a pair with a "snake", they must move their character down tothe lower-numbered square.The first player who successfully arrives at the last block in anexact number of steps is the winner.Features:• An "all time classic" returns as a mobile game: long-lastingenjoyment on Phone and Tablet is guaranteed• Easy but addictive gameplay brings fun for the full family• Easy to control: Automatic or manual movement• Brand new star fortune blocks – give the game a totally newtwist!• 2 boards with different locations for snakes and ladders (5 morein FULL version)• Singleplayer AND multiplayer mode• HD graphics and lovely underwater effects• Multi-LanguageDeveloped By: Kadus Virtual Development (FinalBoss)
Dr. Janggi
Dr. JanggiJanggi (including romanizations changgi and jangki), sometimescalled Korean chess, is a strategy board game popular in Korea. Thegame derived from xiangqi (Chinese chess) and is very similar toit, including the starting position of the pieces, and the 9×10gameboard, but without the xiangqi "river" dividing the boardhorizontally at the middle.Janggi is played on a board nine lines wide by ten lines long.The game is sometimes fast-paced due to the jumping cannons and thelong-range elephants, but professional games most often last over150 moves and so are typically slower than those of Westernchess.Sign in Google+ to enjoy online match via internet.SUD Inc.
2048 Hex
2048 like game on Hex Board, UPDATED!!!Three Simple Rules: 1 Swipe, 2 Match, 3 Enjoy.3 Tile sets: RGB, Numbers, Chinese3 Modes: Classic, Triangle and Hour Glass!We are proud to present another smart puzzle game of highestquality.You will definitely like 2048 Hex Puzzle if you like 2048 or1024!Maximum tile is 4096.When you collapse two 4096 tiles you get a star. Try to get as manystars as possible.If you initially bought this game at start, we can refund yourpurchase. For that please provide us with the Order Number of thepurchase. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Laser Puzzle
Innovative, unique, free puzzle game about Lasers! LazerPuzzle!★ Laser Puzzle FREE ★Check out our new game - 2048 HEXhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spiralcodestudio.hexled• Over 180 different puzzles for free plus secret levels!• Unlimited number of random puzzles!• You can solve puzzles in any order!• Very creative game overall• Retina support and 8-bit pixel chiptune retro music!★ «Wow! This puzzle game provided much more than I expected froma puzzle game! Very much worth the download! Excellent pro workfrom the developers.» — Loves Good Apps★ «Every puzzle level makes you think. It's not about how fast youcan move your fingers like a lot of other puzzle games. It's all inyour brain.» — Mark Graesser★ «Laser Puzzle is really a great free puzzle game. Many puzzles,colorful lazers. It is much more interesting than Lazors or LaserLogic 3D» — Mike BeamsSpell Lazer with S - Laser! Lazer is a wrong spelling, becauseLaser is an abbreviation. As well as plural Lazers must beLasers.We hope you like Laser Puzzle Free game as much as we likemaking it.You are awesome!
Tabuzz - Παιχνίδι με λέξεις
Το Tabuzz είναι ένα παιχνίδι λέξεων για ναδιασκεδάσεις με την παρέα σου! Είναι το γνωστό Taboo μεπερισσότερες απο 1200 ελληνικές λέξεις για ατελείωτες ώρεςπαιχνιδιού.Οι κανόνες είναι απλοί.Μαζευτείτε τουλάχιστον 4 παίκτες, χωριστείτε σε 2 έως 4 ομάδες καιξεκινήστε τη μάχη!Στόχος του παιχνιδιού είναι η ομάδα σου να μαζέψει περισσότερουςπόντους από τις αντίπαλες ομάδες μαντεύοντας σωστά τις λέξεις στιςκάρτες στον λιγότερο χρόνο!Το ένα μέλος της ομάδας περιγράφει την λέξη στο πάνω μέρος τηςκάρτας χωρίς να πει τις απαγορευμένες λέξεις taboo από κάτω, ώστενα την μαντέψουν οι υπόλοιποι της ομάδας.Με κάθε σωστή μαντεψιά κερδίζετε ένα πόντο, αλλά προσοχή! Aνπεις καταλάθως μια από τις απαγορευμένες λέξεις taboo θα αφαιρεθείένας πόντος από την ομάδα σου!Κάθε ομάδα έχει συγκεκριμένο χρόνο για να μαζέψει όσουςπερισσότερους πόντους μπορεί, τον οποίο αλλάζεις από τις ρυθμίσειςστο κάτω μέρος της κεντρικής οθόνης, όπως επίσης και τον ελάχιστοαριθμό πόντων που πρέπει να έχετε συγκεντρώσει μετά το πέρας ενόςκύκλου γύρων για να νικήσει.Νικήτρια ομάδα είναι αυτή που θα μαντέψει τις περισσότερεςκάρτες χωρίς να λέει τις λέξεις taboo.Εσύ, το μόνο που έχεις να κάνεις είναι να πεις τις σωστές λέξειςκαι να κάνεις την παρέα να μαντέψει!The Tabuzz is a word gameto have fun with your friends! Taboo is known in more than 1,200Greek words for endless hours of play.The rules are simple.Gather up to 4 players, split into 2-4 groups and start thebattle!The aim of the game is your team to collect more points than theopposing teams guessing correctly the words in the less timecards!One member of the group describes the word at the top of thecard without saying the banned words taboo underneath, so to guessthe rest of the team.With each correct guess, you win a point, but beware! If you saykatalathos one of the prohibited words taboo will be deducted onepoint from your team!Each group has a specific time to collect as many points as itcan, why you change the settings at the bottom of the main screen,as well as the minimum number of points must have earned at the endof a cycle of rounds to beat.The winning team is the one who will guess most cards withouttelling the taboo words.You, all you have to do is say the right words and make friendsto guess!
New to Android for 2015!Former iTunes #1!Mastersoft's Chess game is 100% Free and has one of the World'sbest Desktop PC chess engines crammed inside!* 100% Free but with one IAP if you wish to remove the adverts.* 4th in World Micro-computer Chess Championships.* 100 Graded Levels from Novice to Grandmaster.* Coach Training Mode guaranteed to improve your game.* Rating Mode that evaluates your ELO rating andprogression.* 2 Player Mode.This engine finished 4th in the World Microcomputer ChessChampionships and is not available in any other Android chess game.Designed by chess champions to play like a human opponent,Mastersoft Chess will take you from Novice to Grandmaster level!Features stunning high resolution sets by renowned Chessdesigners.Easy to play but difficult to beat, this is pick up and playchess at its best!As previously supplied by the World's biggest OEMs, and nowavailable for FREE thanks to the power of the Google PlayStore!PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS:"It truly is close to flawless and is by far the best mobileChess game I have played on any platform."- PDA 247.AWARDSHP Choice Strategy Game of the YearSmartphone Magazine runner up.Various levels, board styles and breathtaking Retina Displaychess sets combine with an outstanding World beating chess engineto offer you a great playing experience and an ever increasingchallenge.Whether you're just starting out or else a seasoned pro,Mastersoft Chess has something for you!BEGINNERSHint facilityCoach mode showing best moves and biggest threatsBuilt in coach to monitor your progressTraining levels that dumb down your Android device.Take back a move if you change your mind!Your phone checks that your moves are allowed.Simple intuitive uncluttered interface that lets you concentrate onyour game.NB If you are new to Chess then please ensure that the coach isturned on in options and that the lowest difficulty level isselected.GRANDMASTERSA unique engine unlike any other - plays interesting andsometimes quite aggressive chess.Designed to play like a human opponent - right up to Grandmasterlevel!Opening Book of over 23000 moves!100% Full Chess rules including enpassant, castling etc.Thought analysis (main line, depth and score).Setup position (including castling rights, enpassant and side tomove)Move forward / backward to any point in the current game.Includes Standard Chess Book Sets in addition to the realisticones.In depth statistics.ELO rating system.100 levels of increasing difficulty.OTHER FEATURESHuge collection of stunning high resolution chess sets in both2D and 3D. Makes the most of your phone display!Boards constructed from the real thing - Oak, Ash, Marble, Slateand more!Online play.Save and load games.Realistic sound effects.Adjustable piece movement animation.Auto saving of your current game.Great for novices but will grow with you and still offer achallenge at Championship level.100% FREE!
麻雀昇龍神 [無料麻雀]
■無料でも楽しめる麻雀アプリです!■非ネット対戦!究極AIとの対戦はサクサクです!■迫力の麻雀演出!雷が落ち、龍が画面狭しと昇る演出は必見!■イベント戦がアツい!定期的に、全国の猛者との麻雀イベントが開催されます。イベント上位入賞し、限定雀士キャラを無料でもらおう!■最高の麻雀思考エンジンを搭載・超高速思考&百万通りの打ち筋を持つ「次世代麻雀思考エンジン 雀-X」を搭載!・対人を超えたAI雀士に勝利し、昇龍神の称号を手に入れろ!■究極まで高めた、プレイしやすさ・例1:横持ち縦持ち両方に対応 両手で「横持ち」し、座ったり寝転がりながら本格プレイ! 右手で「縦持ち」し、左手は吊革や鞄を握って気軽プレイ!・例2:選択可能な捨て牌方法 スマホでは[捨牌]ボタンがやりやすく、 タブレットではツータッチがやりやすいですよ。・例3:多彩なルール設定 18種類のルール設定が可能なので、自分にあったルールで打てます。※なお、設定変更ができない採用ローカルルールは以下となっております。・平和自摸あり・食い平和不可・暗槓のドラは即ノリ。加槓・大明槓のドラは捨て牌後。・国士無双のみ暗槓でも搶槓が可能。・国士無双のフリ聴は現物牌のみ。・大四喜、国士無双十三面待ち、九連宝燈九面待ち、四暗刻単騎待ちはダブル役満・人和は役満・十三不塔なし■ It is amah-jong app can enjoy for free!■ non-net play! Play of the ultimate AI is crispy!■ powerful Mahjong production! Thunder fell, directing the dragonrises and crowdedly screen must-see!■ event battle is hot!Periodically, Mahjong event of a national veteran will beheld.Are events top finishers, and Get a limited Janshi character forfree!■ Equipped with the best of mahjong thinking engine- With a muscle out of super-fast thinking and one million ways itis equipped with a "next generation Mahjong thinking engine sparrow-X"!- Interpersonal were victory in AI Janshi it exceeds, and throw itto hand the title of rising Dragon!■ was increased to the ultimate, and ease of play• Example 1: Side possession vertical retention both in thecorrespondingAnd "horizontal retention" with both hands, authentic while sittingor Nekorogari play!Is "vertical retention" in the right hand, left hand and hold thestrap and the bag feel free play!• Example 2: selectable discarded tiles way[Discarded tile button is easier in the smartphone,It is easy to spear Tsutatchi in the tablet.• Example 3: versatile rule settingBecause the possible 18 types of rules set, we will strike with arule in his own.※ In addition, adopt local rules that can not be set change isbecoming less.· There is peace itself 摸-Eating peace impossibleAnd dark 槓 of Dora immediately glue. After Dora of the pressurized槓-Daming 槓 discarded pie.搶槓 is possible in-thirteen orphans only dark 槓.- Pretend hearing of thirteen orphans is kind tile only.And large four Hee, thirteen orphans thirteen face waiting, ninegates nine face waiting, four Anko single horseman waiting doublerole MitsuruAnd human sum YakuMitsuru• The thirteen Futo None
Go GridMaster (free)
GridMaster provides a graphical user interfaceand artificial opponents for the game of Go (Igo, Baduk, Weiqi). Itcontains a full featured SGF reader/editor, a lite version of the9x9 Olympic Champion Go program Steenvreter (it also plays largerboards), and a Go Text Protocol (GTP) interface to connect othergtp-compatible engine (more opponents can be downloaded/added). Itcan be used as a tool to play, study Joseki, solve Go problems,make diagrams, annotate games, etc.If you are new to the game of Go, an introduction as well assome links to more information is included in the help.Here's a non-exhaustive list of features:- Full featured SGF reader/editor (perhaps the only Android app tosupport all properties in SGF4)- Includes a fairly strong artificial opponent (Steenvreter lite,level configurable)- Support for ARM and Intel cpu's- Ability to add other bots such as GnuGo, Pachi, or your own GTPengine- Tool for reviewing games (easy to rate moves/states, addcomments, links, game info, etc.)- Setup *any* position (including illegal ones, e.g., fordemonstration purposes)- Quickly opens large SGF files such as Kogo's JosekiDictionary- Supports all rectangular board sizes up to 52x52- Tips at start-up (can be turned off)- Accurate stone placement even on small screens- Correct wrong input by shifting stones- Zoom in to show only some part of the board (by pinching)- Zoom out to show the game tree- Fast navigation through the game tree (button push+slideaction)- Auto-replay games at configurable rate (long-click forward tostart).- Collection support (i.e., multiple game trees in one file)- Share option- Export to image file- Copy-paste variations/games (also between applications as sgftext)- Configurable rules (Chinese / Japanese)- Configurable timing (Absolute / Canadian / Japanese /Stopwatch)- Configurable sound for stone placement & clock- Various graphics options (configurable in settings)- Full screen portrait & landscape modes- Indicate last and/or next move- Extensive help, includes an introduction to Go- Optional debug tab shows GTP streams (the communication betweenGUI and engine), rules issues, and provides option to send gtpcommands manually (double-tap to pop up dialog).An ad-free version of GridMaster is available at:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.tengen.gridmaster.goIf something doesn't work, send me an email. Suggestions forimprovement are always welcome. Also, any help with translationswould be greatly appreciated!P.S. Some crooks are actively manipulating the ratings, and Googleprovides no means for developers like me to fight it. Sure I couldjoin the war, buy fake likes, drop fake 1-star reviews oncompetitors, waste money on ad campaigns, etc., but this is just ahobby for me and it should remain fun! So far all growth has beenorganic, and I'd really like to see it continue that way. So, ifyou have tried the app and like it, please give back a little andrate it 5 stars! I understand some of you may want to be morenuanced, and I do also appreciate 4-star ratings, but please noticethat they don't help much; the bad guys give very low ratings, andcurrently even 4 stars pull the rank down, so the only real helpcomes from 5-star ratings and sensible review comments.
Seven Castles
"Seven Castles" is a real-time, multiplayerboard game in which you build castles, roads or cloisters byplacing tiles on the board. You get points every time you completea castle, road or cloister which you have occupied by placing yourfollower on it.You can log in using your Gmail address or your Facebookaccount.With Gmail login the user name part of your Gmail address will bedisplayed in the game.With Facebook login your Facebook name will be displayed.After successful login you will find yourself in the Lobbyarea.Here you see a list of users currently online - the Lobby list- anda list of the ongoing games - the Games list.You can invite other people to play or you can join an existingunlocked game.If you are new to the game I recommend playing a Demo gamefirst.Disclaimer:As this is a real-time game you need a decent mobile internetconnection to play the game without issues. Bandwidth is notimportant but reliability is - network dropouts can break your gameespecially when it's your turn.Classic games - these are based on the Carcassonne board game- Mini game: 35 tiles, 5 meeples- Base game: 72 tiles, 7 meeples- Expansion1 - Inns and cathedrals: 90 tiles, 7 meeples, 1giant- Double base game: 144 tile, 10 meeples,- Double Expansion1: 180 tiles, 10 meeples, 2 giants- Expansion2 - Traders and builders: 96 tiles, 7 meeples, 1builder, 1 pigCastle games - in these you can build castle walls- Castles Mini - 37 tiles, 5 meeples- Castles - 70 tiles, 7 meeples- CastlesPlus - 100 tiles, 9 meeples- Double Castles - 140 tiles, 10 meeplesYou can buy credits in Google Play to play bigger games - 10credits cost about $1.Credits are only deduced for completed games.If the owner of the game - the one who pays for it - leaves beforethe end f the game no credits are lost.How to playPlace your tile so that it matches the existing ones.You can rotate with the rotate button on the right side. The tilewill only rotate into good positions.Put one of your players (the little avatars at the top) on the tileby clicking on a red circle. This way you can occupy a castle,road, cloister or field (an entity).Click 'Submit' - the program will warn you if the tile doesn'tmatch or if the entity was already occupied.When you complete an occupied entity you get points for it and yourplayer(s) are returned.ScoresThe program automatically calculates the scores for you - so therules are listed here just for information.During the game you get points when you complete a castle, road orcloister occupied by you. For fields you only get points at the endof the game.If more than one player is present in a castles or road, the onethat outnumbers the others will get all the points. If they havethe same number of players in the castle all the players get thepoints.For a completed castle you get 2 points per tile and 2 points perpennant (court of arms).For a completed road you get 1 point per tile.For a completed cloister you get 9 points. The cloister iscompleted when all its sides are connected i.e. there are no emptyplaces around it.End of game scoreThe game ends when all tiles are placed. Then you get points foruncompleted castles, roads and cloisters, but only one per tile.Also pennants are not counted then.At the end you also get points for fields - 3 points for eachcompleted castle that borders on your field.For an uncompleted castle you get 1 point per tile.For an uncompleted road you get 1 point per tile.For an uncompleted cloister you get 1 point per neighboringtile.
Get back to basics and play the classic gameof Mancala on your Android device! You can play against thecomputer or multiplayer.Mancala is from ancient times. It is one of the oldest knownboard games. There are many variants including Oware, Awale, Ayo,Warri, Ouri, Ncho, Awele, but this game uses the most popular,Kalah.You are allowed to make multiple moves if your last piece endsup in your mancala pit. Game uses the official rules found at:http://bit.ly/31dGaFeatures- Best Mancala multiplayer features.- Play your friends online!- Play random players online!- Play the computer on your device! No internet needed!- Play a friend on your device! No internet needed!- Instructions - Learn how to play, or check out the rules if youneed a refresher.- Online high scores - Compare yourself to other players. (comingback soon)- Local game history stats - Try to beat your own bestscores!- Choose number of stones - Mix it up by altering gameplay.- Multiple animation speeds - Slow it down to visualize it betteror speed it up to play faster.- Multiple difficulty levels - For beginners to novices.NOTE: If you experience slowness or choppiness, try disablinganimations in the settings.Go real retro and play the two player classic mancala based onthe ancient Kalaha board game. Try different strategies to beatyour friends in this traditional game of Kalah. Use yourmathematical skills to capture the beads and pits. Fill your homepit with colored gems.
Free Dice Board HD
If you are free and want to spend quality timethen 3D Ludo game is here for you. We all have played this in ourchildhood. So here we are offering you once again your childhood.So that you can live that moment again.If you don't have any partner with you to play LUDO, In that casealso you can play LUDO, Because we have come with AI system. We areoffering AI as your opponent to play and live your childhoodtime.You need to beat the computer to win this battle.We also have Pass & Play game play. So that you can play withyour friends or family on single device.For you we have also introduced some power-ups. Which are givingmore strength to this game. So fun with tellant is here.If you have power that you can win this battle then you will be thePLAYER of this LUDO.Your suggestions are also very important to us. Please get back tous:- firstname.lastname@example.com.
Mahjong Minutes
Mahjong Minutes invites you to this traditional Chinese game in amodernized and especially ... timed version !As soon as you start the game, you have to choose between games oftwo minutes, three minutes or five minutes. Once your choice ismade, the game begins, and there is no question of wasting time,you must move quickly to make a good score. Select the tiles bypairs to remove them from the game board when they are actuallyfree... Easier said than done in fact. While you concentrate welland when you think that there is no more paires possibles, ask anew board, again without wasting time. At the end of the game,share your score with other players of Mahjong Minutes.The game records your best score on each different timed game,giving you the opportunity for three challenges each each time youstart a new game ... So, ready ? Go !
Free Bingo Cards
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Whether creating electricity or moving planes, this engine continues to inspire innovation
Lee S. Langston
The gas turbine has some design advantages over other power systems. It is capable of producing large amounts of useful power for a relatively small size and weight. Because motion of all its major components involves pure rotation (there is, for instance, no reciprocating motion as in a piston engine), its mechanical life is long and the corresponding maintenance cost is relatively low. However, during its early development, the deceptive simplicity of the gas turbine caused problems, until aspects of its fluid mechanics, heat transfer and combustion were better understood. In the words of Edward Taylor, the first director of the MIT Gas Turbine Laboratory, early gas turbine compressor designs foundered on a rock, and the rock was stall. Stall is the sudden blockage and even reversal of engine flow, caused when fluid separated away from the compressor airfoil surfaces instead of flowing evenly over them. Taylor paraphrased P. T. Barnum's words to describe two kinds of stall: You can operate a compressor so it stalls all of the blades some of the time (called surge) or some of the blades all of the time (called rotating stall). It took much early research and development to avoid such stall conditions.
Although a gas turbine must be started by some external means (a small external motor or other source, such as another gas turbine), it can be brought up to full load (peak output) conditions in minutes, in contrast with a steam turbine plant whose startup time is measured in hours.
Gas turbines can also use a variety of fuels. Natural gas is commonly used in land-based gas turbines, whereas light distillate (or kerosene-like) oils power aircraft jet engines and marine gas turbines. Diesel oil or specially treated residual oils (such as biodiesel) can also be used, as well as combustible gases (such as methane) derived from blast furnaces, refineries, landfills, sewage and gasification of solid fuels such as coal, wood chips and bagasse (the crushed stalks of sugarcane or sorghum). Some recent work in South Africa on a type of nuclear power plant called a pebble bed reactor (which uses tennis ball–sized spheres of graphite embedded with fissile material) provided helium gas to power a type of turbine that has a closed cycle, meaning it uses a gas preheated by an external source that is recirculated through the system.
An additional advantage of gas turbines is that the usual working fluid is atmospheric air, and the machine does not require liquid cooling—an important consideration in many parts of the world, where cooling water is in short supply.
In the early days of its development, one of the major disadvantages of the gas turbine was its lower efficiency (hence higher fuel usage) when compared to other engines and steam turbine power plants. However, over the past 70 years, continuous engineering development has pushed the thermal efficiency (18 percent for the 1939 Brown Boveri gas turbine) to present levels of about 45 percent for simple cycle operation. Efficiencies can reach over 60 percent for combined-cycle operations, where exhaust gases are put to additional use.
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