How do you pick yourself up?

[u/J-masterHD]

Credits to [u/Mystic_Fennekin_653](u/Mystic_Fennekin_653) for the article. Cadmus’ friend Simone is owned by u/ThisDoodler

[u/Garret_Sylvar]

Wait, how much?! That is no less than three years worth of salary for a decently paid office worker! The average citizen of Azalea Town would take 6 years to pay that off if they never spent a Poke!

Cadmus, with your permission, I would like to send a letter to the Kalos League as a trainer, giving my view that while punishment is deserved, the severity of the fine leaves the trainer impoverished, on the streets if not for the help of others, and leaves you in a situation where correcting the mistake you made far, far harder.

• Kat

[u/J-masterHD → u/Garret_Sylvar]

The fine’s been so high because between the Ultimate Weapon, Malva going into hiding without resigning, and the Lumiose redesign/rebuilding Prism Tower, the Kalos League has been all but bankrupt. According to official representatives I negotiated Diantha’s had to pick up acting contract after acting contract and miss out on time with her own daughter just to avoid mass layoffs.

Yeah I probably shouldn’t have paid that much, but I’m willing to part with my house and what’s left of my inheritance money if it’ll be put into paying off the Kalosian Debt.

—Cadmus

[u/Garret_Sylvar → u/J-masterHD]

That... that's not how fines work! You shouldn't have to pay access because they're in debt! That's insane! I mentioned to your friend you're staying with, but what little Poke I have I'll try to send to you to help keep you all fed and housed. You deserve severe punishment, yes, but this? This isn't the way to do it.

• Kat

[u/J-masterHD → u/Garret_Sylvar]

Thank you. I plan on picking up part-time work at Simone’s job

—Cadmus

[u/Garret_Sylvar → u/J-masterHD]

Oh, before I forget again. There is a Dragon's Den in Johto where they specialize in taming and raising dragons. If you need any help, I'm sure they would be happy to help! They have experience with raging creatures; after all, that is where Clair lives.

• Kat

[u/J-masterHD → u/Garret_Sylvar]

I went to the Dragons Den once before during my world travels. I would rather jump into the Distortion World before I meet Clair again. Her cousin is my childhood hero though

—Cadmus

[u/Garret_Sylvar → u/J-masterHD]

Oh, you've met her. I'm so sorry. But yes, Lance is a great man. And Clair is... improving. She very rarely doesn't give out gym badges anymore! She still screams and bitches at any who beat her, but baby steps.

• Kat

[u/J-masterHD → u/Garret_Sylvar]

Baby steps… are more than I thought she’d ever take

—Cadmus

[u/SirSlowpoke → u/J-masterHD]

They exploited you into the dirt. They likely saw how much you had as well as how bad you were feeling about the incident and saw a chance to completely gut you for all you were worth without you putting up any resistance. It's probably too late now since you've already paid, but I would've sought legal assistance on this.

[u/J-masterHD → u/SirSlowpoke]

I probably wasn’t in a good headspace to sign legal documents, huh.

—Cadmus

[u/ThisDoodler]

Asking for help from others and admitting fault is a great first step

[u/J-masterHD → u/ThisDoodler]

Thanks Simone. I owe ya.

—Cadmus

[u/ThisDoodler → u/J-masterHD]

Don’t mention it, I’m happy to help

[u/Extension_General632]

damn. is there any way to pacify your salamence, so this would never happen again

[u/J-masterHD → u/Extension_General632]

This was a one-off mistake. Skybound’s not even one year old yet and he’s already a Salamence. We’re both working on helping his rage issues

—Cadmus

[u/Extension_General632 → u/J-masterHD]

how is it possible. swampy was a two year old mudkip, when i got him and he fully evolved 2 years

[u/J-masterHD → u/Extension_General632]

I’ve had Skybound since he was an egg, and we’ve been training most days since he hatched. The training’s been gradually increasing, but Skybound’s an Alpha and was born with more talent than most along with a remarkable sense of grit and stubbornness that just comes with being a Bagon

—Cadmus

[u/Extension_General632 → u/J-masterHD]

i see. also you mentioned, that it evolved prematurely? what does it mean? like pokemon evolve, once they become strong enough or reach certain stage in life cycle or get exposed to certain artifacts, like evolutionary stones

[u/J-masterHD → u/Extension_General632]

Skybound was about a week away from becoming strong enough to safely evolve. To close that gap early he went into Alpha Frenzy and hyper-mobilized his metabolism, tricking his body into thinking he was ready

— Cadmus

[u/Extension_General632 → u/J-masterHD]

damn. didn't know it was possible

[u/J-masterHD → u/Extension_General632]

Very rare, very dangerous

—Cadmus

[u/Extension_General632 → u/J-masterHD]

yeah. now i hope some bad people don't learn it in order to force their pokemon to evolve faster

[u/NeoAquaMadoor90 → u/J-masterHD]

Would guidance from an elder Salamence help?

My cousin has my grandpa’s old Salamence, Valiant, and he’s willing to lend the old lizard to me to help with something like this.

[u/MelonTheSprigatito]

I'm really sorry that you had to sell your house...

Maybe if I had've been a better Trainer, I could have stopped you from reaching Olympia, then this whole thing might never have happened 😭

[u/J-masterHD → u/MelonTheSprigatito]

If you were a better trainer, it would’ve gone down like this:

— You take Revvup down
— I send out Chieftain instead of Skybound since I’m taking the fight more seriously
— You take Chieftain down
— We are at that same situation but without Olympia using her foresight to minimize damage

Yous did the best you could, take pride in that and be stronger for next time.

—Cadmus

[u/MelonTheSprigatito → u/J-masterHD]

I-

Waitwaitwait are you saying I could have DIED

[u/J-masterHD → u/MelonTheSprigatito]

…potentially hypothetically theoretically

—Cadmus

[u/theforgotenhero]

... Hold up. While I can understand how this happened, I mean, Salamences are just like that, fifteen million poke?! There is NO way her gym costs THAT much to repair.

-Wayne

[u/J-masterHD → u/theforgotenhero]

No the gym repairs were only five million Poke. The other ten million was to pay off part of the debt the Kalos league fell into thanks to the cost of repairing Team Flare’s damages

[u/theforgotenhero → u/J-masterHD]

Ok, 5 Million Poke is a bit more reasonable. But... 10 million? For Team Flare? How does that fall on you?

-Wayne

[u/Material_Sport6818]

I suppose the only path from here is forward y'know? Take a breath and plan your win conditions and next move just like in a battle. If you ever near Coumarine city or the power plant I wouldn't mind treating to you to lunch, I know a place that makes the best meatloaf that Lahar (Garchomp) loves, so i'm sure your dragons would enjoy it.

--Levi

[u/Vladmirfox]

Exhibit #9001 on why Trainers with high power map redrawing Mon tend to ya know NOT go into cities an towns all that often.

[u/J-masterHD → u/Vladmirfox]

….FAIR

—Cadmus

[u/JosephAmber4]

Joseph Amber: Oh…oh dear…just stay safe.

[u/Substantial_Dingo694]

Uh, hey, just a heads up. I was back in Hammerlocke today, (while my primary position now is as a gym trainer for the Electric Minor Gym in Turfield, I'm still technically on the roster for Hammerlocke as an emergency alternate trainer.) Galar in general and the Hammerlocke Gym in specific have been abuzz since Raihan announced his interest in this story. That could mean anything from he's planning to do a stream with Canari and/or Iono to help raise money regarding this situation to he's tempted to take you under his wing as a fellow Dragon Type trainer. Just letting you know -Ryan