Near Zinnia

-Mayor reverts to her normal form-

Mayor: <Hmph. Shows him.>

Robin: -turns to Zinnia-

Er, it's Robin. Robin Loptyr.

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Granite Cave

Zinnia: Zinnia! Since you won, I think you're deserving of a reward, no?

-She pulls out a rather large meteorite shard and hands it to him-

Zinnia: I'd keep a tight hold on this thing, if I were you.

-Aster prods Zinnia's leg-

Aster: <Hey, we should probably get going now.>

Zinnia: Right, right, okay, we're moving, sweetie! Such a spoiled little girl! ♪

-She waves to Robin and absconds-

Near Zinnia

-Robin takes the large Meteor Shard-

Robin: Oh, thank you! This will-

...

-Rounds on Zinnia-

HEY! You knew about the giant space rock well before we did! Why didn't yo-

-But she's gone. Robin scowls at where she went-

...There's just something so irritatingly confusing about that woman.

Mayor: <Mph. You tell me.>

Robin: Exactly.

-his expression grows more puzzled-

Though for some reason she seems... Familiar...

-Shakes his head and sighs-

Gah, it's likely a coincidence... We should get these Meteor Shards back to the others.

Mayor: <Yeah, we shouldn't be screwing around in this cave too much with said giant space rock incoming.>

Robin: Right. Though, Mayor... You're a bird, right?

Mayor: <Yeah, what about it?>

Robin: ...Do you know any impact survival tips?

Mayor: ...

-v-;

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Victory Road, Hoenn - Several days ago

-After reaching the entrance of the cave system Alexander looked around the area determinedly-

Alexander: Well, no time like the present...

-Alexander then placed a pair of earphones over his ears and then switched on his music device attached to his belt-

-As the music kicked in Alexander began traversing the cave while dancing along casually and jumping into large puddles-

-Approaching a lake along the way Alexander darted to the side, a trio of Barboach tried to jump at him each time narrowly dodging the first two-

-He caught the last pokemon with his hand and started using it as an imaginary microphone to pretend to sing along to the music-

-Proceeding along one of the main bridges Alexander dropped the Barboach into a lake below the bridge. He carried onwards throughout the cave with several enthusiastic twirls-

-With yet another Barboach in hand as an imaginary microphone, he continued pretending to sing along before sliding down a ledge. He harmlessly threw the Barboach back into a nearby river once he reached the bottom-

-Nearing the exit of Victory Road Alexander encountered a small trench full of hungry Lairons blocking his way to the exit. Instead of trying to find another way around he decided to time his jump so an irritated Perun would levitate him to the other side-

Ever Grande City, Hoenn - Present Day

-Alexander strolled through the city, possessing a shopping list of items he needed for his attempts at taking on the Hoenn Elite Four in his pocket-

edited 19th Nov '15 6:50:47 PM by Novace

Granite Cave, past

-As a SEP Field deactivates-

Well that was an interesting battle Robin.

-Thinking back to a certain battle nearly a month ago-

She of that lost people... she will guide you...

Perhaps...

We should probably keep a close eye on that Zinnia person.

edited 19th Nov '15 9:20:02 PM by rmctagg09

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Rogueport, in front of the Hundred Thousand Year Door

-Maggie has gathered everyone in the HTYD group here-

Jones: <So... Squealer's in there, huh?>

Maggie: "If what TEC said is right, yeah."

"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every

Near Tagg, past

-Robin yelps at sudden Tagg-

Robin: AGH TAGG HOW'D YOU DO THAT?!

-After Tagg mentions Zinnia, however, he calms down and nods-

Definitely.

The Hundred Thousand Year Door

Arika: Wait a minute. Grodus only has one Crystal Star and we have six. You need all seven to open the door. How are either of us getting in? On that note, Maggie, remind me to get in contact with Xerneas and convince him to get Arceus to spill the beans on all the liberties with the plot.

edited 19th Nov '15 9:21:41 PM by Umbramatic

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Rogueport, in front of the Hundred Thousand Year Door

Maggie: "I... think it's something like why you couldn't destroy the Stars in the original game."

"The door was gradually unsealing and you needed them to deal with the treasure. I think it took us all long enough to get here we didn't need the stars to unseal it, even if we're probably going to need all 7 to seal it again."

"And hey, if one of those liberties ends up being the thing that lets me save Squealer before he gets possessed, I'm not complaining."

Slightly: <So, how do we open it?>

Maggie: "Hm..."

"How about..."

-She gets onto the platform they hold the Magical Map aloft on-

-As she does so, a star pattern appears below her and the door lights up, though the star symbols on it stay dark-

-The door slowly slides open, an obscuric mist seeping out from it-

Yuuya: <...Certainly ominous, isn't it?>

Memory: <Tip: Standing on the platform seems to unlock the door.>

Maggie: "No duh."

"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every

Ever Grande City

Sergey is walking down the streets with Tropius, he may or may not be noticed by the others.

"One may feel fear in the face of danger so long as one banishes fear when danger actually arrives"

The Hundred Thousand Year Door

Arika: -To Maggie- Hrm... That makes sense. And damn good point.

Kaguya: <I'm not liking the looks of that door..>

Nico: Me neither...

-Gulps-

...But we've gotta go in.

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Rogueport, in front of the Hundred Thousand Year Door

Maggie: "Yeah."

Pa-Patch: <Y-you know, Cap'n Pink, I don't know if...>

Maggie: "If my boyfriend can handle it, you can too, Pa-Patch."

Pa-Patch: <I suppose...>

Maggie: "Anyway, let's go."

-She and her team head in, Pa-Patch a bit nervously-

edited 20th Nov '15 4:06:37 PM by CorvusAtrox

"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every

This has been a spagpost between Umbra and myself in which bad puns are made and romantic advice is given

The Glade of Life.

Tis a rather peaceful day in the Forest of Life. Flowers are blooming, birds are singing, and like always at this time Xerneas (though currently in his humanoid form) brews some of his finest tea blends for himself and anyone who comes along.

Though today, he has a rather pensive (and slightly frazzled) tea guest who normally eschews the land of the living.

Xander: So! Sister! How are you? Been awhile since we've last met up. Shame you were busy at work on the day of the Legendary Halloween party. I dressed up at The Beast and cousin made a great Wirt. It was marvelous.

Also I have learned

All the wonderful things

That you can do with Jelly Shots.

-Said "sister", ironically, is still currently in the form of Sepiroth, though "she" has the Yveltal-y blue eyes and one Yveltal-y wing sprouting from her shoulder-

Yvonne?iroth: "Brother", please... brother. I know it doesn't happen often but I'm in... One of those "states" right now. Not that you could particularly tell with a form as androgynous as this. >_>

Xander: Oh! Is that so? I shall adjust my language accordingly then~

-*AHEM*-

So, Yvan. What brings you here to my glade? The realm of the living is not usually your...

-Pours his brother a glass-

Xander: ...Cup of tea~

YvonneYvaniroth: -scowls at his brother/counterpart- That pun was terrible and you should feel bad. But regardless, there was a pressing concern on my end I wanted to bring up.

Xander: *Pours his own cup* Oh? Do tell, I'm always open to hear matters of

...life and death~

Yvaniroth: -Groaning the second bad pun- Well... ...

-Yvaniroth suddenly starts flailing wildly with a panicked look on his face-

Yvaniroth: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA BROTHER HELP I THINK ONE OF MY OWN CLERGY HAS FEELINGS FOR ME AND I HAVE THEM BACK AND I'M SO CONFUSED AND AAAAAAAAAAAAA

Xander was quietly sipping his tea when his brother went into panic. He stops, and slowly puts the cup down with a look of concern.

Xander: Okay, okay. Run that by me again, calmer this time.

-Yvaniroth takes a few deep breaths and tries again.-

Yvaniroth: There's a priest of mine named Salvador... I... have feelings for him. And... I think he has them back.

Xander takes a sip of his tea, before he begins a light chuckle.

Xander: Well then! No wonder why you came to me! After all, "affection" has never been your strong suit.

I do recall what happened to the LAST creature that confessed their everlasting love for you...

Yvaniroth: I reduced to a pile of cinders?

Xander: The scorch marks are still there, as far as I recall.

Yvaniroth: I'll have to check. But go on?

Xander: I mean. Everyone seems to have the impression that because I'm the God of Life, I know my way around affection of all kinds!

I mean. They're right, of course, but the rumors of my various escapades are greatly exaggerated.

Yvaniroth: -smirks- I know that one incident certainly wasn't.

Xander nonchalantly waves his hand.

Xander: That's water under the bridge now. Also I never want to see another iron poker as long as I live, and that will be 'till the end of time and space and inevitable heat death of the universe.

Yvaniroth: Hmph. Well I figured I'd remind you of your faults since you assume I reduce peoplemons to ash heaps at the slightest provac-

-Just then Anthony enters carrying a platter of snacks, but stumbles, spilling some of them. Without even looking at him, Yvaniroth blasts him with an Oblivion Wing that reduces him to a dust pile-

Xander: :/

Dust Pile!Anthony: ...That's gonna smart in the morning.

Yvaniroth: ...Okay, I admit it, I do. But that's exactly why I need your help here!

Xander: Hmm...

Xander takes a sip of his tea.

Xander: Well, obviously the first thing to do is probably reign in that temper of yours, brother. It can be quite the... scorcher

Yvaniroth: Well the puns don't help. -_- But agreed...

Xander: Aw c'mon bro, you're smiling~

Yvaniroth: I KNOW, AND I HATE IT!

Xander: -Snickering- I guess the next point is. This thing is going to be weird for you, but it's going to be triple weird for him.

As someone who's had their fair share of mortal partners, the scale of the inherent power imbalance is quite daunting.

Annnnd as someone who has had partners even from their own clergy, doubly so for them.

I mean, for someone who's devoted their mind, body and soul to a greater power. It becomes strange to them when that power has feelings of affection back.

Xander sips his tea

Xander: To make a long story short: 2spoopy

Yvaniroth: Damn straight it's spoopy. For the both of us.

-Sghs and places a hand to his forehead-

Yvaniroth: Though I suppose I should tell you how it all got started?

Xander: I'm always a sucker for schmaltzy, gushing stories~

Yvaniroth: >:|

Anyway... This priest... His name is Salvador. Came from some other timeline where things got fucked up pretty badly...

Xander: ...Trouillefou?

Yvaniroth: ...You know him?

Xander: Yes. Solana and cousin come over from time to time for tea and they mentioned him in passing. According to my sources; he's apparently a quiet, reserved and patient young man with a few... oddball quirks.

Yvaniroth: ...Sums him up.

Xander: Well, that and apparently he's quite easy on the eyes once the mask, hat and other vestments are off~

Xander punctuates this with a coy smirk

-Yvaniroth shifts nervously-

Yvaniroth: Erm... That's... Related to the problem...

Xander: Oooh~ The plot thickens~! Anyway...

Continuuee~

Yvaniroth: You know me. I steer clear of romance and such because... Well, I'm a death and destruction deity, that kind of thing's more your territory. But didn't pay much notice to Salvador at first... Then he started reaching out to me, and first it was just business as usual until we started having more casual and personal conversations, and I... I grew fond of him.

-He frowns-

But as my bond with him deepened... Other feelings started surfacing as well... And one of the first was for... for...

Xander: Something a lit-tle more intimate than talking over a cup of bloodstained coffee, I presume~

Yvaniroth: ...

Ash Heap!Anthony: Just tell him, sir.

Xander: (Am I going to have to reconstruct you again or does that come naturally now, Anthony?)

Ash Heap!Anthony: I got it figured out myself, yeah. Thanks though, Xander.

-reforms and observes-

Yvaniroth: ...HIS ASS! HIS GLORIOUS BODACIOUS ASS!

Xander tries his best to hold back his laughter.

Xander: You were always one to appreciate a finely sculpted posterior, admittedly Yvan.

Also. Oh.

Oh honey.

You've got it baaaaaaaaaaaaaaad~

Yvaniroth: And finely sculpted it is! Those curves... I want to just squeeze it like a-

...What?

Xander: This crazy, strange and mysterious thing we call love, brother. I mean, your affection for him doesn't just come from his body - though that obviously for you it's a contributing factor~

Yvaniroth: ...Yes. That was the... Catalyst, but eventually it grew into romantic feelings for him as a person as well. And it was all fine and good at first when I kept it to myself except for when I was screwing with Steven Stone's head... But then I got wind he felt the same way back... And that's where I knew I was in trouble.

Xander: What tipped you off about the feelings? The clincher if you will - if I may ask~

Yvaniroth: ...You know that infuriating pipsqueak of a Kyogre? Levi?

Xander: Of course. I mean, he's the Kyogre of Santiago's band of Blood Brothers.

-Yvaniroth grimaces-

Yvaniroth: Well HE got a touch of that fine posterior before I did! And worse, poor Salvador thought he'd blasphemed me by letting it happen! When he called me about it I was absolutely FURIOUS at that half-wit porpoise, and tried to reassure poor Salvador...

But during the furious bit I let slip about the ass part and he got... Curious. Unnervingly curious.

Xander: To be perfectly honest.

I would be curious too if someone got really defensive about my ass.

Yvaniroth: ...True. But still, I have a suspicion he's... You know.

Anthony: Knowing your brother you can just say i-

-Yvaniroth snaps his fingers and Anthony is reduced to an animate skeleton.-

Skellyton!Anthony: ...Well. Maybe you've got less of a bone to pick with him.

-And now he's a skull-

Xander: Aw, I thought that pun was humerus

Skull!Anthony: Good one, Xander.

Yvaniroth: You two shut up. >:|

Xander: Anyway. I'm your "way more experienced in this subject than you are" advice doling brother, Yvan. Surely you can tell me~

Yvaniroth: ...

I... I think he likes me too.

Xander: Oooh~

Did he ask my darling baby brother out on a daaAaaAaaAAAAte?

Yvaniroth: Technically I'm only younger than you by a few seconds! As soon as there was creation and life in this universe death and destruction weren't far behind!

...But yes. Kind of.

Xander clasps his hands with a slappable grin on his face

Xander: How positively adorable~! You have a locale yet? Place? Ooh! What are you going to wear~!

Skull!Anthony: Woah, woah, woah, Xander, you gotta make sure she doesn't blow up the restaurant first.

Xander: That is true. And a fair bit of warning, dear brother

Possessiveness and exploding things at the slightest misgivings are not qualities that contribute to a healthy relationship

But I made that point earlier.

Yvaniroth: -to Anthony- Quiet, you, before I let Tornadus and Thundurus and Thundurus use your skull for ping-pong again.

-Anthony quickly shuts up as Yvan addresses his brother-

Yvaniroth: But fair point...

What do I do?

Xander: Well, maybe reading up on anger management would help. To find something more suited to you, even if reducing things to ashes is not a normal human way of expressing anger.

But have you considered a stress ball?

(And no, Anthony doesn't count)

Yvaniroth: Good point, and right now Anthony coul- Dammit.

-Anthony sighs in relief as much as a skull can-

Xander: I don't think that a store owner would take one of their patrons abusing another, even if comedic in nature, in their venue very well.

Yvaniroth: Fair point.

Xander: But anyway.

Xander sips his tea with a smirk.

Xander: Do come back when you've decided on whether to take your crush up on his offer or not. And all the juicy detail therein~

Yvaniroth: Alright... Though as to question on outfit...

-Yvaniroth gestures to his current body-

Yvaniroth: What form should I go with? I've never been able to figure out a satisfactory default male human form for myself like I did female, but I doubt he'll want to go on a date with a pear-obsessed mama's boy.

Xander: That is the $64 dollar question here, hmm.

If you're in one of your admittedly rare moments where you identify as male, then I would suggest presenting yourself in a form YOU can feel at least presentable with.

If you going to pursue a relationship like this, he would have to accept and love you as you are. And, from what I hear, I don't think he'd have a problem with how you present at this moment in time~

-Yvan ponders-

His wing then retracts and his eyes become more humanlike-

Yvaniroth: ...Alright. Though I'm gonna need a new outfit.

Xander: Red and Black have always been your colours, my dear~

Yvan's outfit suddenly glows and turns into a black coat with a red underside and a fluffy collar and cuffs similar to his natural form's neck fuzz, along with a black tank top, red jeans with black chains, and black boots.-

Yvan: That suitable?

Xander muses over Yvan's new outfit while finishing off his tea.

Xander: It's definitely "you". If a swap from "goth" to "punk"

Yvan: Hey! My outfit as a female human is the definition of classy! >:|

Xander: -Chuckling- Yes, yes. I know, brother. I know~

Yvan: -Scowls, then shakes his head.- Well, never mind. I've got a date to schedule.

Xander: Later bro, do tell me how it goes~ (Ee~ This is just so cute~)

Also

Xander looks to Anthony's skull

Skull!Anthony: (Yessir?)

Xander: (Do try your best to intervene if things get a little... rowdy)

Aren't you taking your whipping boy with you, Yvan?

Skull!Anthony: (Duly noted.)

Yvan: Oh, right.

-picks up Anthony's skull and starts tossing it between his hands as he walks out-

Skull!Anthony: Ack! Oof! I don't how, but I'm getting nauseated...

Xander: I don't think he enjoys that a skele-ton

The universe itself provides the ba-dum tish

Xander:

Yvan: -grimaces- If only you weren't both my brother and a Fairy-type...

-exits-

Xander: Oh, this should be a fun few weeks indeed~

edited 21st Nov '15 5:43:33 PM by PippingFool

I'm having to learn to pay the price

Hoenn

-Places, people exist I guess.-

Hundred Thousand Year Door

-Arika heads in-

-Kaguya's about to head in as well when she notices Nico's standing stock still-

Kaguya: <...What's wrong?>

Nico: ...Maggie's wrong. I can't handle this.

Kaguya: <...What are you even talking about? Of course you can!>

Nico: ...

...I've never told you why I joined the J-Team, have I?

Kaguya: <...You have not.>

Nico: -sighs-

As you do know, I have psychic powers. A lot of the kids in my hometown bullied me over it, and after I got Nazca from an egg as a birthday gift, once she was old enough I hightailed it out of there to get away from it all...

-he smiles-

Then I discovered the J-Team TV show... And then soon after they were an actual thing! And I wanted to meet them because they were oddballs like me, but they were heroes who did awesome and badass hero-y stuff! And then when I finally met them they actually let me stick around! I thought things were looking up!

-he frowns just as quickly-

...But then I just lagged behind instead.

Kaguya: -blinks- <What do you mean?>

Nico: I thought the J-Team was good. I didn't quite realize how good until after I joined. They're the elite. Top of the line. They've thwarted more unscrupulous organizations and disasters and beings of unimaginable horror than I can count. And the individual members are often forces to be reckoned with themselves. I mean, look at the five I hang out with - you've got the Ghost Lord, the Crimson Lady, The Heroine of the Sun, the Lunar Pendant manifested, and a master tactician that was once a god!

-looks down at himself-

Me? I'm just the freak kid with psychic powers I'm not fully sure how to use I always was. I've seen people that joined after me zoom by me in the badassery regard.

And... Sticking with Maggie and Team Umbra as people I'm particularly close to has been nice... And we've all come a long way in this particular quest... But... I'm still afraid I'm not badass or awesome enough to be like the J-Teamers I view as heroes.

Kaguya: ...

-suddenly bursts out laughing-

Nico: -rolls his eyes- Great, you find the notion ridiculous too.

Kaguya: <No, no, just the opposite! It's just- You've got the hero thing all wrong!>

Nico: Wait, what do you even me-

-recalls a certain ancestor of his saying exactly the same thing-

...Go on.

Kaguya: <Now, I've only heard bits and pieces of what you've done before I joined up this particular adventure... But from what I did hear you've been doing the hero thing right several times before... And from I saw after you've got it down without even realizing it!>

Nico: ...Huh?

Kaguya: <Well, I first saw shades of it when you wanted to keep Maggie safe... But then...>

-She smiles widely-

<...I've seen your friends The Heroine of the Sun and the Crimson Lady in action. I've seen plenty of heroes and heroines since then in 600 years since. And I still think what you did to save Lancelot was one of the most heroic things I've ever seen!>

Nico: -blinks- It... was?

Kaguya: <Yep. Now, I'm gonna be a bit heavy-handed here, but just because you need it...>

<...Nico. Being a hero isn't just about doing things that are awesome and badass. It's doing them with a good purpose... Especially if it's for the people you care about.>

Nico: ...

-a familiar voice echoes through his head-

???: ~Told you your friends were the answer in more ways than one, kiddo.~

-Nico remains silent for a bit before nodding-

Nico: ...Alright. I think I understand now.

Kaguya: <Good.>

-her expression becomes more serious as she turns back to the door-

<...Though we should catch up with the others there. Whatever's in there... Definitely isn't pretty.>

-She heads through the door-

-Nico stares after her a while-

Nico: People I care about...

-two small blades of pink energy sprout from his wrists before retracting just as quickly-

-He then adopts a look of grim determination as he charges through the door himself-

Thoughts?

edited 20th Nov '15 8:04:44 PM by Umbramatic

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Palace of Shadow

-As the group which may contain Cass and Allouette heads in, they would notice that the inside of the door looks fairly ornate, with black, purple, and red fabric-

-The general structure seems Alakagross-based, but attempted to be disguised-

-They might also see an X-Naut lying on the ground-

"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every

Palace of Shadow

Cass:<Well...ain't dis pleasin' to the eye.>

Alouette:-nodnod-<Most certainly.>

-Beat-

-She pokes the X-Naut-

Palace of Shadow

-The X-Naut does not move-

Kamdida: <...>

"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every

Palace of Shadow

Alouette:<Mon Dieu...>

Cass:<I think...he's dead....>

Palace of Shadow

Arika: Geez, and the original was already dark by Mario standards...

Nico: Something got to at least some of the X-Nauts before we did...

Kaguya: <...But what?>

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Palace of Shadow

Maggie: "Well... knowing us, we'll probably run into whoever did it later."

Kamdida: <...Whatever did this, it'll pay.>

"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every

Palace of Shadow

-The two Dark types nod in unison-

Kanto, Mount Moon

-Mendel, Pearl, Hertz, Scissors are here.-

-Mendel is carrying a Metal detector with a Geiger counter built in. Hertz has possessed another Metal detector/ gieger counter device. Pearl his hoping along as she floats an worn out bag filled with meteorite shards behind her. A Clefairy with a stargazer lily worn on the side of her head hops alongside the group-

Pearl: <I still can't believe that your colony of Cleffa and Clefable are so willing to help us, Kaguya.>

Mendel: Especially considering that the Cleffa-line rarely approach humans in the wild.

Kaguya: <Well we had felt something amiss for a while, but we didn't think it was that bad until one of our scouts heard you all talking.>

Hertz: <So they sent you to deliver that bag and guide us around the caves?>

Kaguya: <That was the idea, yes. I don't think most of the colony would like the thought of a human knowing where are colony is.>

-The meters on Mendel's detector go crazy as he passes over a spot.-

Mendel: Sci, Dig here.

Scissors: <Okay,*snip-snip*!>

-The Anorith begins to burrow where Mendel indicated as Mendel places his detector down and pulls a trowel from his belt and carefully digs the mouth of the hole wider as Hetrz releases his possession and floats over where the others are.>

-Eventually a dull thud is heard followed by a voice yelling.-

???: <Watch where you're digging buddy!>

Scissors: <Sorry, *snip-snip*! I was looking for a rock that makes a funny kind of energy, *snip-snip*

-Another dull thud can be heard.-

???: <Here's one! NOW GET OUT OF MY LIVING ROOM!>

Scissors: <EEP, *snip-snip*!>

Mendel: -calling down the hole- Sci, what's up?

Scissors: <I-I can't get it through the hole... *snip-snip*...>

???: <GRAAAHHHH! GET! OUT! NOOOOW!>

-The ground rumbles a bit as the group can hear Scissors' panicked sounds issuing up from the hole.-

Scissors: <snip-nip-nip-nip-nip-nip-nip-nip-nip-nip-nip-nip-nip—!!>

-Suddenly, in a burst of dirt and pebbles, Scissors and a baseball-sized Meteorite shard are flung out of the ground by a very annoyed Dugtrio.-

Scissors: <HALP MEEEE, *snip-snip*!> D:

-Kaguya jumps and catches the meteorite shard as Pearl drops the bag and uses Psychic to catch Scissors.-

??? Dugtrio: <AND STAY OUT!>

-The Dugtri descends back into its hole, only stopping to fling out a few small meteorite shards that phase through Hertz, who is just blinking his eyes at the scene.-

Hertz: <Well. That was a thing.>

Scissors: <I didn't mean to dig into his burrow, *snip-snip*! He didn't have to be so mean, *snip-snip*!>

-Mendel picks up Scissors and feed him a Poffin.-

Mendel: Some peoplemon are just grumps, Sci. Thanks for your hard work. *sigh* At any rate, we've gotten more than we thought we'd get from here. Let's get back to the Pokemon Center and contact the others.

-Mendel, Hertz, and Pearl gather up their things before Mendel turn to Kaguya, who is holding the meteorite shard.-

Mendel: Thanks for helping us not get lost Kaguya. Do you want us to escort you back towards your colony?

Kaguya: <Thanks for the offer Mendel, but I'll turn down that offer. There was another reason I came.>

Mendel: What was that?

Kaguya: <I wanted to leave the colony for a while now since I prefer a bit of excitement. So I volunteered to take the bag of shard to you guys if I didn't have to come back.>

Hertz: <And they agreed?>

Kaguya: <Well it was either me, or send a scout that would have prioritized not being seen by you than actually delivering the shards.>

Mendel: So a guaranteed devilry or risking something not being delivered and causing more more worry if the scout came back without delivering it?

Kaguya: <Pretty much.>

-The group heads out of the cave.-

Mendel: So how are you going to let the colony know you did what you told them you'd do?

Kaguya: <Oh that? Like this.>

-Kaguya fires a huuuuuuuuge Moonblast at a big rock, causing a Clefairy to tumble out from behind it in surprise.-

Mt. Moon Clefairy: -upon seeing Mendel and his mon- <Eep!>

-As it turns to run away, Kaguya yells after it.-

Kaguya: <Be sure to tell the elders back at the colony I did what I promised!>

Pearl: <Yeah, I can see why they sent you then - you don't mind making a scene.>

-Kaguya place the meteorite shard she was hold in the bag with the others before turning to Mendel.-

Kaguya: <Now here's a question for you. You mind letting come with you? I don't mind being a trained Pokemon or whatever, but you all seem to be infinitely more interesting than anything my colony had to offer, so I want to tag along with you all.>

-Mendel, Hertz, and Pearl blink at pink fluffbaff in front of them.-

Scissors: <So you're staying with us, *snip-snip*? Nifty, *snip-snip*!>

Mendel: *sighs* Sure, why not. It's not like you have an expensive hobby like Pearl...

Kaguya: <Yes! Where to first?>

Mendel: Well were going to head to the Pokemon Center at the base of the mountain. But it'll take us a few hoursto get there from here.

Kaguya: <Oh there? I can get us there!>

Mendel: Huh?

-Kaguya snaps her fingers three times and with a SNAP!, the small group vanishes...-

Mt. Moon Center, near the front door

-... And appear here.-

Mendel: -blinks- How do you know Teleport?

Kaguya: <When I was at the colony, every now and then one of us would a find one of these shiny, round, flat things that come in various colors while wandering around and bring it back to the colony to decorate their den. And one day I—>

Hertz: <Let me guess. One day, a white round thing fell on your head, and you suddenly knew how to use Teleport.>

Kaguya: <Yes! How did you know?>

Hertz: <*sigh* I had a similar incident happen to me when I met Mendel.>

Mendel: Let's just go in and rest. I'll explain all about what happened after I give the others a call.

edited 21st Nov '15 7:06:28 AM by keys2tkingdom

Ever Grande City

Sergey is walking down the streets with Mistral and Aicha, the latter eating from the fruits of the former.

"One may feel fear in the face of danger so long as one banishes fear when danger actually arrives"

Palace of Shadow

-The group eventually comes to a spot where there are a decent number of X-Naut corpses-

Kamdida: <...This...>

Maggie: "Wasn't expecting this many..."

Ever Grande

-Hajime, Buddy, Rumba, and Haru are doing nothing of consequence when the human gets a call on his phone-

Hajime: "Hello?"

-He listens for about 30 seconds, smiling-

Hajime: "Thanks, guys."

-Someone on the other end asks something-

"It's been going... pretty well. We're still in Hoenn."

"Yeah, I probably could come home for a bit, then. I probably should give someone the stone I found in case they need it, though."

"Oh, uh, the team's gathering stones for... something."

"Yeah, guess I kind of am."

"...Yeah, I'm staying safe."

"Yeah, see you in a while, then."

-He hangs up-

Buddy: <You're not telling them?>

Hajime: "I mean..."

"Given how everyone's talking about this, it sounds like this is standard business for these guys and I don't want to get them worried if this is all going to get resolved."

Buddy: <Maybe, but they probably should know.>

Hajime: "...We'll see."

Rumba: <Why aren't we getting in on more of the action anyways? I mean, with all that's been going on->

Hajime: "I'd... rather stick with safer stuff."

Buddy: <Like I've been saying.>

Rumba: <Ugh, fine. I suppose I can live with helping find stones or whatever.>

edited 21st Nov '15 9:28:09 AM by CorvusAtrox

"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every

Ever Grande City

As they walked along Sergey noticed somebody, along with a Roselia and a Lotard

Sergey: "Hi there."

Aicha(Between bites from Tropius fruits): <Hi pals>

edited 21st Nov '15 11:43:10 AM by Sergey_Smirnov

"One may feel fear in the face of danger so long as one banishes fear when danger actually arrives"