Melody Argent

Melody as she appears at the beginning of "Pokemon Spear"

Melody is one of the graduate students of the Wedgehurst Pokémon Academy and a main character of the Z-verse story, Pokemon Spear, She is written by LinearAxel.

## Personality

Melody describes herself as apathetic. Throughout the beginning of the story, she often notes that she is only willing to do things for others if she believes she will be compensated in some way for her efforts. In episode 1, she expresses a desire to track down stolen luggage only due to the belief that she will be paid, and in episode 2, agrees to help Ranger Mat deal with a situation in the Wild Area only after he tells her he will give her something if she offers her assistance.

To most, she comes across as aggressive and bitter, to the point that Professor Sonia has to confiscate a metal pipe Melody came very close to bludgeoning Jasper with. There are multiple instances where she becomes excited by the thought of engaging in a physical fight and even attempts to goad Youngster Johnny into a fistfight during their confrontation in the wild area.

She does seem to have something of a soft spot for those who find themselves in bad situations, as seen when she rescues a Dreepy that is being bullied by children, befriending a young girl she meets living on the streets, and later, at the Gym Trial Ceremony, offering her headphones to Rosa when said fellow student expresses a desire to tune out the multiple noises of the stadium.

Melody is shown to have an extreme fondness for music, going as far as to refer to herself by her middle name due to the name's musical meaning. In episode 3, she is shown to have an incredibly large music selection stored on her phone, and is shown being genuinely excited for the first time when she goes to Motostoke's record store to purchase a new album. This coincides with the pride she feels from being a resident of Spikemuth. In Episode 2, she shows very little care for the trouble Youngster Johnny is causing for others until she realizes that he has a Zigzagoon, a Pokemon commonly associated with Spikemuth's former gym leader, Piers. Only then does she feel any real desire to stop him-- if only because she does not want the Youngster to give Zigzagoon's (and by association, Piers) a bad name. In episode 3, she goes after the remains of Team Yell for the same reason.

## Appearance

### Piercings

Melody has numerous piercings, including:

Ten ear piercings on each ear

* Melody's trial uniform earrings.
* Melody's casual earrings.
* Melody's eyebrow piercings.
* Melody's navel piercing.
* Melody's shoulder tattoo.
* Melody's back tattoo.
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two piercings above her right eyebrow

a nose piercing

two tongue piercing

a navel piercing

## Academy Life

Despite having a rather apathetic view of education, claiming there was very little education that was actually good for in the real world, Melody did considerably well in school due to her photographic memory. She is noted by several students to often be caught sleeping in class, only to be awoken and mumble out the correct answer. Despite her less than welcoming nature, she does befriend two students during her time at the academy: Elias Wagner and Simon Pearburgh. She bonds with the former over a shared interest in ghost type Pokemon and becomes invested in the latter's life after demanding he stand up for himself.

## Journey

### Chapter 1.1

Melody attempts to board the train to the wild area immediately after graduation; however, she comes to learn that the train is delayed due to several angry passengers reporting that their luggage was stolen. Hoping that tracking down the thief will earn her a reward, Melody follows a set of tracks to a nearby warehouse. There, she learns that the thief is a wild Thievul wearing a shock collar. The owner of the shock collar is holding the Thievul's babies hostage in order to keep the Thievul obedient.

Melody deduces that the baby Nickits are somewhere in the warehouse and sneaks through to find them. Shortly after finding the Nickits, Melody is found by the crook. Nightshot and the Nickits work together to tackle the crook to the ground and wrestle the shock collar's remote from him. Melody locks the crook in the warehouse by jamming a crowbar against the door's handle and bids farewell to the Thievul family, earning the TM for Thief in the process.

### Chapter 1.2

Attempting once again to board the train, Melody runs into Jasper. The two exchange words before parting ways. Unannounced to Melody, the chain of her necklace snapped and fell to the ground. When Jasper tries to call her back for it, the necklace is swiped by an eager Rookidee. Both trainers chase the Pokemon into a nearby field where Jasper battles the Rookidee with his Larvitar. Rookidee calls for its flock for backup, which Melody attempts to keep away from the battle by swinging at them with a stick. Jasper catches and Rookidee and returns Melody's necklace before promptly releasing the Rookidee. Said Rookidee, impressed that Melody's violent attitude and attracted to her numerous pieces of silver jewelry, flies after her. The two trainers part ways after Melody catches Rookidee.

### Chapter 2.1

Melody is trekking through the wild area when she meets a picnicker named Gia. Gia asks if Melody has seen a Cosplay Pikachu and Melody quickly brushes her off. After Gia leaves, Nightshot communicates through gestures and glares that the girl needs help finding her Pokemon, and that if she was Haleigh, Melody would help. An annoyed Melody agrees to help in the search.

With the help of a wild Duskull, Melody and Gia find the lost Pikachu locked in battle with a very hostile Mimikyu. The wild Duskull attempts to fight Mimikyu off but is overpowered. Due to a strong fog, Melody is forced to rely on Bishop's keen eye and Nightshot's newly learned Lock On to keep Mimikyu away from Pikachu. Upon defeat, Gia asks Melody to capture Mimikyu so that it doesn't come after her again. Melody agrees because she thinks a fairy type will be useful down the line.

### Chapter 2.2

Melody leaves Gia to look for the wounded Duskull. This search leads her to a ranger camp run by Ranger Mat. While getting her Pokemon healed, Mat asks Melody if she will help him deal with a troublesome trainer who is bothering the local Nidoran. This leads to a brief run in with Youngster Johnny as well as Valerie, the latter of whom is searching for Rayquaza. Johnny comments that Melody could never beat Valerie in battle, something that Melody agrees is likely true.

### Chapter 2.3

Still looking for Duskull, Melody comes across a group of Petilil that are trying to find berries for their sick mother Lilligant. Melody takes the Petilil and Lilligant to several trees only to find that they are all empty. She then runs into Aeliana, who agrees to help by leading them to a grove of Oran berries. It is there that they encounter a wild Greedent who is hoarding all the berries. Melody and Aeliana battle the Greedent with the combined forces of Nightshot, Tampa, Bishop, and a wild Ralts. Once the Greedent is defeated, Lilligant gives the two trainers evolution stones as thanks, and Melody suggests Aeliana make the wild Ralts part of her team.

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## Pokemon

 Lock On

Nightshot is Melody's first Pokemon. He was found outside of the academy, being harassed by two students who reveled in the Pokemon's weakness. After forcing the students to let Dreepy go, Melody decides to keep it.

 Fury Attack

Bishop is the first Pokemon Melody properly catches. He first appears in stage 1 as a Rookidee that steals Melody's broken necklace out of Jasper's hands. After a short chase, the necklace is broken out of Rookidee's grasp when Jasper hits the Pokemon with Faust's Pokeball. In an attempt to get it back, Rookidee calls forth its entire flock to help it fight against the Larvitar. Melody attempts to stop the other Rookidee from getting to Faust and Jasper, getting pecked several times in the process.

Bishop is first captured by Jasper, though he is released immediately after his data is recorded. Impressed by Melody's determination, it flies after her and makes a request to join her on her journey.

* Annabelle as she appears in the wild area after being caught by Melody.
* Annabelle as she appears in Motostoke.
* Annabelle as she appears on route 3.
 Double Team

Annabell was caught in the Watchtower Ruins section of the wild area. She was first seen hunting down Picnicker Gia's Pikachu through the fog. Upon being captured and gaining a trainer of her own, Annabelle became significantly less hostile and more affectionate. Annabelle has a habit of breaking out of her Pokeball in the night and searching for fabric to make herself different disguises.

Annabelle was named after the haunted doll of the same name.

Lyric**♂**
 Baby Doll Eyes

Lyric was caught as a Zigzagoon on route 3. The Pokemon was first seen by Melody and Aeliana after the pair rescued a wounded Tyrogue from an abusive trainer. and sang a lullaby in order to comfort it. Because of Lyric's Pickup ability, he was carrying a Hyper Potion, which Aeliana battled him for in order to help the Tyrogue. After the battle, Melody realizes that Zigzagoon is the answer to Gambler Shawnie's riddle-game and (somewhat reluctantly) catches him. Lyric has a small tear in his right ear and three small white circles above his right eye.

Piper **♀**
 Bullet Seed

Melody found Piper wandering lost in the Galar mines outside of route 4. She is the extra small variety of Pumpkaboo and, due to her tiny size, can often be seen riding atop Nightshot's head.

Celeste **♀**
 - Psyshock
- Hypnosis
- Fake Tears
- Charm
- Confusion
- Thief

## Connections

### Haleigh

Haleigh is Melody's best friend. The two met prior to joining the academy when Melody found Haleigh living on the streets of Spikemuth.

### Elias

Melody and Elias became friends during their time at the academy. Melody quickly gained a soft spot for Elias due to his fondness for ghost type Pokemon and his happiness upon meeting Nightshot. Melody says the only person who can get a good picture of her smiling is Elias.

### Jasper

Jasper and Melody have a very hostile relationship. At many points during their time at the academy, the two nearly came to blows. Melody mentions that Professor Sonia would not allow the two to come within seven feet of one another for fear of what they would do to one another. As of act 1, the two are on slightly better terms, having worked together to get Melody's necklace back from a Rookidee that stole it from Jasper. While Melody refers to Jasper as her rival, Jasper refuses to give their relationship any 'labels.'

### Clovis

Clovis is the first academy graduate that Melody agrees to battle. While they do not get along, their interactions at the academy never came close to becoming violent. Melody even comments that Clovis would be 'something closely related to likable' were he not so arrogant about his own intelligence.

### Valerie

While the two rarely spoke at the academy, Melody did occasionally watch Valerie's streams, though only under a username that wouldn't be associated with her. While she isn't sure she necessarily likes Valerie, she does admit to admiring her for having a goal and staying with it. Melody became the sixth friend of Valerie's *Journey to 100 friends* campaign when they encountered each other in the wild area.

### Aeliana

Melody often avoided Aeliana during their time at the academy, finding her friendly attitude and caring nature to be grating as well as suspicious. Her opinion begins to change when she comes across Aeliana in the wild area during chapter 2.3. Melody reluctantly works alongside Aeliana to find berries for the wounded Lilligant, and the pair battle battle a wild Greedent together with the help of a wild Ralts. After the battle, Melody suggests that Aeliana adds the Ralts to her team as it seems quite fond of her. They meet up again at the battle cafe shortly before leaving Motostoke City, where Melody tells Aeliana that she is rooting for her.

## Trivia

* The Spikemuth Tee that Melody wears in her casual outfit is a men's style tee, while the tee she wears as part of her gym trial uniform is a women's.

* The headphones Melody lets Rosa borrow in episode 3 are a reference to the headphones worn by Aoba Seragaki from the Visual Novel and anime *DRAMAtical Murder.* Mentions of the series are something of a running gag/inside joke amongst several of the series' writers.