ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Iri Manor

Verax: "Maybe? He wasn't too memorable to me. But you might."

"He beat you in a dance off for my brother's Gardevoir. It was."

"... Anyways. It's 2016! Let's go celebrate it's first and last birthday!" -He rushes off to the kitchen-

Verax: RP!Me may be marrying Ammy, but I'm marrying Edge~ <3 o3o

Battle Frontier

Seishirou: ...Brother?

Fuuma: ...Yes?

Seishirou: I got this weird feeling... That someone slandered those closely tied to us over an old shame and we need to help Yveltal of all beings deal with it.

Fuuma: ...I would normally call you crazy brother but I have the same feeling. ._.

Seishirou: ...Should we do something about it?

Fuuma: Given these kinds of premonitions and which Legendary is involved, probably.

Near Levi

Yvan: Yes, yes, good you two...

-starts, stands straight, and clears his throat-

As obnoxious as you are, Levi, I admire your passion for a work as fantastic as Jojo...

-puts a hand to his chin-

That said, I'm leaning mascot throwdown myself. More... Appropriate, in a sense.

edited 31st Dec '15 10:19:46 PM by Umbramatic

BF

".. Really? I'd like to go, then..."

Iri Manor

Rose: Right! And to my first full year of memory! Finally more than just a weird concept that I somehow understand.

-She runs off after Verax-

Battle Frontier

-Sarah grins-

Sarah: Yep! If anything, you can meet more people there.

Embedded Tower.

Levi: Aww, I wanted to cream you as only the best character ever in the history of anything.

Battle Tower - past

Fletcha: <Yeah great battle, I'm glad we finally got to do this.> -smiles-

-Kronk nods and smiles in agreement-

Battle Frontier

-Fletcha again refrains from saying anything and starts feeling slightly uncomfortable, but tries not to show it-

Brandon: <...Hmm. Being separated must have been tough.>

BF

".. Oh, cool. Are there that a lot of people in the J team?"

Battle Frontier

Sarah: More than I can count. And that's just taking the ones who are still sticking around into account. There are a few who have left to head their own ways.

BF

"Wow... "

Her face becomes contemplative.

Battle Frontier

Sarah: Something on your mind?

Near Levi

Yvan: ...And that would be...?

edited 31st Dec '15 10:36:26 PM by Umbramatic

Embedded Tower

Levi: Why, Funny Valentine of course!

Levi poses.

Levi: Dojyaaa~~n!

BF

"Nothing much, just that I've never really been in anything that much bigger than myself... Kinda cliché frankly.."

Battle Tower, past

Hajime: "Yeah, it was pretty fun."

"...I should probably go heal my team but you want to head inside after that?"

Battle Frontier

Nessa: <Indeed.>

<And when I finally got away, it turns out I had been disowned by my family and unable to see my sister as a result. We only met up again two weeks ago because of that.>

edited 31st Dec '15 11:06:01 PM by CorvusAtrox

Battle Frontier

Sarah: Ah... Well, at least you didn't have the biggest worldview-shattering reveals all at once like I did. Or, more accurately, multiverse-view.

-She offers a hug-

BF

-She takes it-

"... Multiverse?"

Battle Frontier

Sarah: -sweatdrop- Uh... yeah. Want me to elaborate or would you rather not learn about these things so late at night?

???, Kalos

Constantin is sitting on an outdoor patio, overwatching the sea as it crashes towards the shore. Sipping some swanky red wine as the sky lights up with colour.

Constantin: Another year has passed, and we crawl ever closer to our goal. Admittedly slowly, but keeping out of the public eye and learning from the mistakes of our predecessors will help us in the long run. After all...

We can't let them catch wind of our developments, can we Shaka?

The Gallade stares at the fireworks lighting the sky.

Shaka: <No sir>

Constantin: It'll take longer, but if we play our cards right. That lot will be so occupied with more obvious threats that by the time they come to deal with us it'll be too late~

He takes another sip of his wine.

Constantin: I will not repeat Lysandre - or Echo's, for that matter- mistakes. Tch.

Shaka observes his trainer. Specifically, the curious new devices up his spine◊ and on his forearms (Though a protective bubble like structure surrounds a particular point of his neck)

Shaka: <Are they in working order, sir? No bad side-effects to report.>

Constantin: None whatsoever.

Constantin looks down at his left forearm.

Constantin: Lex is worth the value of 50 men. Where would I be without him? Probably still bed-ridden and eyeless. Speaking of...

Re-calibrate.

Constantin brushes away the hair obscuring his left "eye". A neon-gold eye, completely out of place compared to his dark, coffee brown eye starts flicking around in a cuboid pattern, before Constantin blinks his eyes to align them together properly.

Constantin: Outside of the occasional re-calibration everything works wonderfully.

You know me better than anyone, Shaka, so you're aware that my biggest flaw has always been my relative fragility.

Shaka: I wouldn't say that's you're biggest flaw...

Constantin: Say something?

Shaka: <No sir.>

Constantin raises his eyebrows curiously, but begins fiddling with some of the options on his forearm implant.

Constantin: But due to these wonderful Extenders of Lex's design, I have been feeling... healthier, livelier and sturdier lately.

Constantin clenches his fist.

Constantin: And even younger. I've noticed that a few of those liver spots have faded away when a few months prior they were evident all over.

It's exhilarating.

Shaka gets more morose than usual.

Shaka: <Yes, but, remember sir. Lex stressed that these are only prototypes. If you burn them out, or they get too heavily damaged... You're Out of Continues, for good.>

Constantin finishes his wine.

Constantin: Let's just hope I never have to burn them out, hmm? Let those J-team gallivant elsewhere is healthier in the long run.

Shaka: ...

Shaka looks back to the lights.

Shaka: <You're going to be 27 in 13 days sir.>

Constantin: Hmph, don't remind me. That day has brought me more anguish than it ever has joy. I'd rather not think about it.

At all.

Shaka: < won't bring it up again sir. I'm assuming you want nothing to be made of the event?>

Constantin: You are correct mon'ami.

The both watch the fireworks fizzle out into embers over the ocean.

Shaka: Another year.

edited 31st Dec '15 10:55:22 PM by PippingFool

Battle Resort, somewhere

Pianis: This just isn't right.

Mezzo: What isn't?

Pianis: Look around, Piano. What do you see?

-Mezzo does as commanded-

Mezzo: The beach, the Battle Tower, more beach, some other battle facility, the Pike I think, uh...

Pianis: But there's no snow, Piano. How are you supposed to have a New Year's Day without snow?

Sunny: <You sound like my dad.>

Mezzo: Sunny, I suspect your dad got his snow mania from Pianis.

Pianis: Is it too much to ask that I get a winter that actually feels like winter?

Mezzo: Maybe you'd be more comfortable if you took that coat off, you know.

Pianis: Nope, not doing that.

-a Drifloon floats by, carrying a letter; Mezzo grabs it and reads it-

Mezzo: Well.

Pianis: What is it?

Mezzo: Umbra's getting married to Ammy.

Sunny: <Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!>

Pianis: Wait, the one that's also Jenna's daughter from the future? And a Volcarona?

Mezzo: Yeah.

Pianis: ...Huh.

-pets Sunny-

Near Levi

Yvan: Hmm...

-ponders, then smirks-

I'd likely go Dio... He's a douche, but one just as fabulous as the rest, and a vampire of his caliber's fitting for a being such as myself.

edited 31st Dec '15 11:23:49 PM by Umbramatic

Battle Tower - past

Fletcha: <Oh yeah, I need to go do that too...>

Kronk: <Not being poisoned sounds good to me.>

Fletcha: -nods- <Got it...But yes, we'll head inside after.>

Battle Frontier

Brandon: <Wow, that well...really sucks, at the very least...>

Battle Tower, past

-Hajime nods and heads looking for somewhere to heal his team-

Battle Frontier

Nessa: <Yeah...>

<Though, I'm at least pleased to be reunited with her now at least.>

<Though... This group with several humans that...>

-She turns to Sholto-

<Your name's Sholto?>

Sholto: <Uh... yeah.>

Nessa: <Sholto is involved with. I don't know if I trust humans, but there must be something good about them if he's willing to hang around with so many.>

-She gets a look of sudden realization on her face-

<...Oh, I apologize. Are you members of the group too? I may not be fond of humans, but I can understand if it was awkward listening.>

Embedded Tower

Levi: We're talking a lot about prospect characters we'd play in a fabulous fighting game when you yourself said you were leaning towards mascot.

You're not being flip-floppity now, are you drumsticks?

Floatress

Lazarus: Well Glendower, it's a new year soon! And things are looking great. Our little generator downstairs is keeping our aurics fueled and ready, Project Weird is coming along, Project Tunnel is a practical success, and soon we launch Operation Eclipse. Truly, a wonderful time to be alive.

<Glendower: Indeed, milord.>

Lazarus: It's fantastic. Lucid sales are constantly on the rise, and everything from the weapons deals to the human trafficking is just reeling in the profits. I think it may be about time we reinvest that cashflow right back into the company, yes? Maybe buy myself a Senator. I think I'd like that. Also, more... muscle, hmm? I'm thinking... robots. Combat droids, mostly, to accompany Pokemon in the field. Oooh! Oooh! See if we can contact that Impossible Merchant guy, see if he has any backpack-nukes in stock. Or maybe a description-theory logic bomb. Love those things, so neat and tidy.

<Glendower: Are you sure about the nuke, milord? That may escalate things to a level of... divine intervention.>

Lazarus: You know what you're right. Scratch the nuke off the shopping list. Last thing we need is some god breathing down our necks. And what are you looking forward to, Augus?

The old, scarred Infernape, sword across the back of his hips and fire burning white, grins where he sits.

<Augus: I'm looking forward to the battle you promised me.>

Lazarus: I suppose you would. And you, Deus?

A Malamar steps forward, smug.

<Deus: My freedom from that pathetic, little backwards valley is enough. For now.>

Lazarus: Oooh! Ominous.

Mt. Coronet

Asura is still here, motionless, trapped in happy memories. Snow has started to pile up around him.

Stormchaser, THE LABS!!!

Blue is running more diagnostics on the MAD. She's practically asleep on her feet.

Red sits in the corner, keeping an eye on her.

Enigma is on Blue's phone, reading the news.

It's quiet.

Nice.

A calm before the storm.

An Old Castle, [Europe]

Deep in the cellars, a sentence forms itself out of dust.

The rats are in the walls.

A Morgue, [Chicago, USA]

For no apparent reason, blood pours out of a cadaver, and spells out a sentence.

The rats are in the walls.

Outside Snowpoint Temple, Sinnoh

The wind briefly blows the falling snow to form a sentence.

The rats are in the walls.

Everywhere.

   The rats are in the walls.   

   The rats are in the walls.   

   THE RATS ARE IN THE WALLS.   

edited 31st Dec '15 11:31:38 PM by BluBeriPi

BF

"I think I'm fine with hearing it now.. Worst comes to worst, I'll wake up tomorrow and write it off as a dream."

<You might not believe it, but she's done it before.>

"That was one time and you know it"