High Priestess of Fabulous
Psyscape
Psyche nods. "Long as we're agreed then. Y'all will go through the doors, while Skye searches physically? I can help narrow things again by saying I'm most likely off the coast of Hoenn, since that's where I was last."
"If I am to be met with disrespect, then I must first love myself with a fierceness no fool can take away." - Vraska, Gorgon assassin
The Flamebringer
Barioth: ~One of Gogmazios' wild conspiracy theories. He does that.~
Siobhan: "I... see. That's... probably not a good thing. You might want to get that checked out..." -uncomfortable silence- "I'm Siobhan. Siobhan Misturugi, by the way. "
edited 25th Jun '16 11:17:14 AM by Izshta
All are significantly abnormal in a normal world... All are significantly normal in an abnormal world.
Bona-Fide Mastah
Antumbra Isle
-Dane continues following-
Dane:Hey! Come back!
The Pokémon Genius
Antumbra Isle
-Zoya nods-
"If I'm not available, Klara will be able to point you where you need, or get a hold of me if it's something big." -She offers out her hand-
"Welcome to Chundona, to Antumbra Isle."
-As he follows along, the fog seems to grow thicker around Dane, the pale almost sylvan sprite of a girl gently leading him along into the forest, turning into the tree line and up a rocky almost mountainous path up one of the cliffs boxing Chundona in-
-After a few minutes she stops at a clearing, a small flowery alcove, almost it's own nanoscopic valley, with a waterfall and a river running behind it-
-She turns around, arms clasped behind her back- "So~ Who are you all?"
Veilstone - Yesterday
Jacob: -He shrugs- "I'm a broken man who's good at figuring out how things work. That's all. I have some smart mons and access to a lot of money, it doesn't make me good at most things."
-He looks at Kieran- "Long of the short, I tried to do a one man raid on a super inventor villain base and at the end of it I was crushed underneath a surprise Drapion."
Veilstone - Today
-Jacob is sitting in his room in the center reading a book in bed- "... Happy birthday to me."
Veilstone Game Corner
-Verax has gone out of his way to rent the place out to celebrate and rave all day-
"If there is no way to win, I will simply force a way."
Bona-Fide Mastah
Antumbra Isle
-The black haired boy tints slightly-
Heh...she's...kinda cute, actually...
Dane:Y...You all, huh?
-He looks around to see if he's been followed-
I, uh...I'm Dane.
CU, Alpha Quadrant
-Positron and Neutron manage to shake their dizziness off.-
Positron: <Er, yeah, let's do that. Anyway, flying is certainly the most direct route.>
Neutron: <Alternatively, flying may very well be the most dangerous route. If that turns out to be the case, we could always attempt to tinker with the teleportation system a bit more, see if we can't sync up with other teleporters than the one in Beta Quadrant.>
Galvani: <Hmmmm... What about hopping to flying to Delta Quadrant and taking that teleporter into the flagship, rather than flying straight to the flagship itself? It would keep us away from the worst of the lightning, and let us get onto the flagship without painting giant targets on our backs.>
Veilstone
- DS might be wandering around somewhere -
- Ray might also be wandering around somewhere -
-Hyp nods-
Hyp: <Agreed. Will go in.>
Foudre: <Though, while you're at it, could you tell me if there's anything I need to do if I know where my body is or do I need to do weird Psychic stuff like you?>
"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every
Tori: "Great"
-Beat-
"Wait, aren't we already basically astrally projected to get here in the first place? Or something?"
Curiously Cool Cat
=Solaceon=
Zachary: "Nice to meet you I guess.....Soooo....do you also have nothing to do and are also really bored?"
Ghiaccio: <These days have been pretty slow for us, which is weird considering that not too long ago we were just fighting against an angered Gyarados in Mt. Coronet!>
Bunby: <And fightin' for our lives against some sick crazy impersonator!>
Ghiaccio: <Honestly, now that I think about it, it's been a long time without us having a battle for sport or fun, everytime we get into a battle our lives seem to be on the line for some reason>
Meet The New Boss
Near Kieran
Gilgamesh: Oh, right, Projectile Guy, you weren't there for crashing that Zrone creep's party. What Wannabe One-Man Army said.
Near Blitz
Human!Kendall: The humans of Lacunosa leave out piles of food for me every winter... It's mainly to keep me away otherwise, but at least I have plenty of nice things to eat.
-Kendall blinks and glances around for where the achievement notification came from-
edited 25th Jun '16 1:02:16 PM by Umbramatic
Contact Me!
The Wanderer
???
-A certain Salamence is floating in a black void-
Draca: <Where am I...?>
-A shadowy Salamence suddenly appears before her-
???: <Do you remember what you said to the Dovahkiin Weavile almost three years ago?>
Draca: -Bares her fangs, unsettled for reasons she isn't quite sure about-
???: <Dragons, one of the only groups of Pokémon to have the arrogance to match mankind itself, which is how they got into the state they're in within that universe you visited almost five years ago. As you know, within all dragons exists the desire to conquer, to dominate. You are no different.>
Draca: -Stays silent, but continues glaring-
???: <The Seven chose to attempt conquering humanity because they felt dragons were not only better than humankind, but all monkind as well. The Dovahkiin and even Lord Rayquaza himself wished to conquer any and every opponent. Nadia, Teala, and Vektor all wished to conquer their insecurities. As for you, Sakreinnote , what drives your desire for conquest?>
Draca: <...>
'???:" <Have you nothing to say?>
Draca: -Eyes narrow before speaking- <I will not deny your words have truth, we dovah all have within us those desires, but it's what we do with them that determines our destiny. I have those desires, but I use them to protect those who cannot defend themselves, against those who would seek to harm them. The same as any of my other comrades.>
???: <Is that so? Well, I'll leave you to that.>
-The apparition then disappears, seemingly satisfied for now-
Veilstone
Draca: -Wakes up- <Well that wasn't a fun dream.>
<But one that certainly held truth.>
edited 21st Oct '16 10:40:45 PM by rmctagg09
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Blitz: "Ah, I see..."
-He pauses as Kendal reacts to the achievement he may not have noticed-
(Not) A Game Master
Solaceon
Erin is taken aback by Kendall's comment.
Erin: ...OK, I am officially weirded out. Like, the cave thing was unusual, but at least you seemed human. Are you a Kyurem, of all things? Who am I hanging out with?
Meet The New Boss
Solaceon
-At Erin's words Kendall stammers, shrinks back, starts covering the scar wounds on their face up-
Human!Kendall: Aahh! I didn't know you- I'm sorry, please don't hurt me...
Contact Me!
Not A Lawyer
Veilstone City
Atop one of the rock walls in Veilstone, a costumed vigilante is sitting in self-contemplation. Unlike their predecessor, this Avenger's suit is sleek, black and futuristic, bearing more resemblance to the Cipher YMCA on which it was based rather than any particular Pokemon. A mask
◊ completes the ensemble and conveniently conceals the fact that the girl wearing the costume is currently freaking out.
Avenger: Okay, okay, stop freaking out. You can do this, Zoe. You're the Avenger. You're a superhero. You're a badass. Or at least you're pretending to be, because Lilli's the real Avenger and you're just a stand-in and unlike you she can actually fight and oh Arceus what am I dooooing?
They take several rapid breaths.
Avenger: I... I need to calm down. I can't let Lilli down, not when I came all the way to Sinnoh to pick up the Avenger slack. I've got the suit. If I see anything bad happening, I just need to show up and look tough and all the bad guys will just run away, right? Everything's gonna be fine. I'm wearing a piece of technology that's twenty years ahead of its time and might cause a paradox simply by existing. That's got to count for somethi-
Their rant is interrupted by a roaring noise from the sky above. They glance upwards to see a low-flying airship swooping over the city at speed, heading in the rough direction of Solaceon Town.
Avenger: AAAH!
They nearly topple off the wall in surprise.
Avenger: I guess I ought to see what that's about... so much for this being a quiet night...
They raise their grappling hook, latch onto a tree, and swing after the airship... only to promptly slam into another tree.
Avenger: OW! Funk me, that hurt...
They slide to the ground, sighing.
Avenger: ...I might need more practice at this.
Route 210
Amidst the fog shrouding the route, Alice has caught up to Lucius, and the two are walking through the thickets with the latter looking rather annoyed.
Alice: You shouldn't have come to Solaceon on your own. For a time I had no idea where you were.
Lucius: Gee, that must've been terrible. You walked from Hearthome to here just to tell me that?
Alice: Someone has to keep an eye on you.
Lucius: Right, because it's not like I have a team of Pokemon for that.
Alice stops walking.
Alice: Is something the matter, Lucius?
Lucius rounds on her.
Lucius: Oh, you finally figured it out? Maybe I don't appreciate being babysat like I'm still a child who's going to hurt himself if he toddles out of an adult's field of vision for two minutes.
Alice: ...We travelled together for four years, Lucius. You never accused me of "babysitting" you then.
Lucius: Because back then I could at least go take a piss without having to give you written notice beforehand! I'm happy to have you looking out for me, but you can do that without acting as this weird hybrid of nanny and stalker. I can take care of myself. I can fight, I have Pokemon-
Alice: You have enemies.
Lucius: Yeah, but unlike you, they don't spend every minute of every day obsessing over where I'm going and what I'm doing! I can walk down the street to the Poke Mart without getting myself killed! Why do you have to be so damn paranoid?
Alice's usual stoic demeanour finally snaps.
Alice: Paranoid? We died, Lucius. Have you already forgotten? I had to watch as you were murdered by strangers before they turned to me, and I have never been more terrified before or since. I was helpless as my last living friend died before my eyes. I couldn't save Lanie, and I couldn't save you. I might not be able to bring her back, but I can make sure you remain safe. Did you consider any of that? I doubt it. You never concern yourself with the feelings of others. You isolate yourself inside this bubble of selfishness and-
Suddenly, a spotlight ignites somewhere above, cutting through the fog and illuminating the arguing pair. Lucius and Alice look up to see a airship hovering over them, with a certain Swoobat-themed supervillain hanging out of the hatch.
Batastrophe: Ohohoho, there you are~ Looks like we're interrupting a lover's spat~
from something (cookie, oracle, local newspaper) that comes true.
The Wanderer
Not A Lawyer
Route 210
Batastrophe jumps down from the Nyneve and lands in front of Lucius and Alice, her Jumpluff floating after her.
Batastrophe: You two really shouldn't be walking alone at night. There's all sorts of bad people wandering around. Like us, for instance~
Lucius: And who would you be?
Batastrophe: Oh, where are my manners? I'm Batastrophe. My friends and I are very excited about meeting you, Lucy Lu~
N1T3SL4Y3R, clad in his OSCAr battlesuit, jets down behind the two trainers as Helion and Iapetus clamber down the rope ladder after Batastrophe.
Batastrophe: After all, some of us have never met a superhero out of costume before~
Alice's hand goes to her Pokeballs.
Alice: I will refrain from saying "I told you so".
Lucius: Oh, lay off.
He glares at Iapetus.
Lucius: ...I remember you. Decided to bring a few friends to help you take on an emaciated teenager?
Iapetus: Joke all you like, Cain. This time, there will be no Avenger to save you.
Helion: Could we save the catch-up session until after the fight, please? I'd rather get this over with nice and quickly.
N1T3SL4Y3R: Four of us. Two of them. This shouldn't take long.
Alice: As it happens, I agree entirely.
A plume of Obscuric smoke erupts around her, concealing her from view. Batastrophe's Jumpluff fires a Bullet Seed at the cloud of smoke, forcing Lucius to dive behind a hiding rock, but it hits nothing.
Batastrophe: Where'd she go?!
Helion: Great. We just keep running into superpowered bystanders.
She turns around just in time to see Alice and Belladonna emerging from a shadow behind her. She raises her gauntlets but Belladonna hits her with an Energy Ball first, flooring her.
Helion: Oof...
Belladonna: ~Too slow, dearie.~
Alice wheels around to face Batastrophe with a Shadow Claw in each hand - only to have Sleep Powder blown in her face by the villain's Jumpluff. She stumbles backwards, coughing.
Alice: Ugh, I'd forgotten what it's like to be on the receiving end of that...
Batastrophe: Ooh, that was a close one~ Why are you hero types always so cocky?
Belladonna: ~Stay on your feet, Alice! We can still-~
N1T3SL4Y3R flies over and blasts her with a Shadow Ball, allowing Iapetus to knock her out with a zap from his stun baton. Alice wobbles on her feet for a couple of seconds, then topples over, out cold. N1T3SL4Y3R lands next to Iapetus, grinning beneath his helmet.
N1T3SL4Y3R: Holy shit, did you guys see that? That was like a comic book panel right ther-
He coughs, and corrects himself.
N1T3SL4Y3R: Hrmph. Consider me impressed by this suit's capabilities.
Helion gets to her feet, groaning.
Helion: Don't let me spoil your fun, but we still have another Obscuric to find and deal with.
Iapetus: Leave him to me. This is a personal matter.
He looks around the area.
Iapetus: Do you have anyone else waiting in the wings to fight your battles for you, Cain, or will you face me yourself this time?
From his hiding place, Lucius sighs.
Lucius: He's right. I can't run and I can't hide. I have to face him.
He steps out from behind the rock.
Lucius: Alright, you want me? Here I am. Just leave Alice out of this.
Iapetus: Gladly.
He ignites his stun baton and steps forward... only for a black-clad figure to come flying out of the treeline and crash into Batastrophe, sending her crashing into a nearby rock.
Batastrophe: ...Owie...
The Avenger gets to their feet unsteadily, dusting themselves off.
Avenger: Wait, did I do that? I am so sorr-
They notice Lucius and do a double-take.
Avenger: Wait, is that Lucius? Why are these guys after him?
Taking advantage of the Avenger's distraction, Helion raises her gauntlets.
Helion: Listen, I don't know who you are or where you came from, but you're going to regret that.
She fires a Thunderbolt straight into the Avenger's chest - only for it to be harmlessly dissipated by their suit's insulation.
Helion: ...Oh. Shit.
Avenger: You're probably a bad guy, but just so you know, I'm really sorry about this.
They swing a Force Palm-boosted punch at Helion, cracking her helmet and flooring her. Iapetus turns away from Lucius and focuses on the Avenger instead.
Iapetus: You... this will be the last time you obstruct my revenge! Slayer, hold Cain in place. I will deal with this.
N1T3SL4Y3R: Alright...
N1T3SL4Y3R creates several Obscura tendrils to hold Lucius in place whilst Iapetus charges at the Avenger, who only barely dodges.
Avenger: Aah!
Iapetus: You have stood in my way for too long. This time, you meet the same fate as Cain.
He swings again, catching the Avenger in the stomach and knocking them down.
Avenger: Urk...
Iapetus: Hmph. Last time we met, you could actually fight.
Avenger: Lilli must've fought this guy at some point... but that must've been before she had this suit!
Smiling beneath their mask, they raise their arm.
Avenger: Last time we met, I couldn't do this.
They blast Iapetus with an Aura Sphere, sending him flying a good thirty or forty feet before he lands in a sprawled heap. Seeing Iapetus's defeat, N1T3SL4Y3R aims a Shadow Ball at the Avenger, only for a second Aura Sphere to tear through it and hit his suit's thrusters.
N1T3SL4Y3R: Oh shi-
His suit goes blasting off with him still in it. The Avenger looks around uncertainly.
Avenger: ...Did I just win? I think I just won. And managed to come up with a snappy one-liner, too.
Lucius: Uh, a little help here?
Avenger: Oh, right! Sorry.
They run over to Lucius, who is still bound by N1T3SL4Y3R's tendrils.
Avenger: Are you okay, Luc- sir?
Lucius chuckles.
Lucius: It's okay. I know you know who I am, and I'm pretty sure I know who you are too.
Avenger: R-really? I, uh-
Lucius: Don't worry, your secret is safe with me. It's the least I can do. Those were some impressive Aura skills, by the way.
Avenger: Oh, um... thank you?
Lucius: No, I should be the one thanking you. Thank you not only for helping me, but reminding me that I need help. I dunno where I'd be without you, Sa-
He is cut off by a voice on a loudspeaker speaking from the Nyneve above.
Rei: Ahoy down there! I wasn't going to intervene before you sent my trainer on a one-way trip to who knows where, but there is still an AI controlling this airship. And all of its weapons systems.
Avenger: Wait, don't-
Rei: Firing EMP cannon.
An electromagnetic pulse emits from a ship-mounted cannon, catching the Avenger head-on. Their suit locks up entirely, and they fall to the ground, stiff as a board.
Avenger: Oh sugar lumps.
Rei: That should wear off in a couple of minutes. More than enough time for us.
As she speaks, Batastrophe and Helion slowly heave themselves back to their feet, Batastrophe's Jumpluff floating back to her side.
Batastrophe: Ugh... my head feels like it just lost a barfight...
Helion: Ditto. Plus, I think that punch broke my helmet...
Batastrophe: Oh, just take it off. No point in letting it hide a pretty face~
Beneath her broken helmet, Helion flushes red. Oblivious, Batastrophe surveys the area, glancing down at Iapetus's unconscious form as she does.
Batastrophe: Looks like we're going to be carrying Major Tom here. And where's the new guy?
A red-and-black blur crashes into the ground next to Batastrophe.
N1T3SL4Y3R: ...Here...
Helion: Well, that was easy.
She looks over at Alice, who is still snoozing away next to the KOed form of Belladonna.
Helion: What should we do with her?
Batastrophe: I dunno. Might as well take her with us. There's room for both of them, after all~
Lucius: You even think about touching her and I'll-
Batastrophe: Oh, quiet you.
The Jumpluff dusts Lucius with Sleep Powder, and he is out cold within moments.
Batastrophe: Okay, I think we're done here! Go team~
Helion: Wait a sec. Where's the other one? The one with the fancy getup.
She glances around in the fog. Sure enough, the Avenger is nowhere to be found.
Batastrophe: Does it matter? Let's just get out of here before we have to deal with him again.
The two board the Nyneve, captive heroes and unconscious villains in tow, and soon the airship starts drifting away. None of its occupants notice the miniscule tracking device - too small to be a product of modern technology - that has been attached to the hull. From the forests below, the Avenger watches the Nyneve depart and sighs.
Avenger: Oh man, I can't believe I let them get away with Lucius... good job being useless, Zoe. You can bet Lilli wouldn't have let that happen.
They turn and disappear into the woods.
edited 25th Jun '16 8:31:32 PM by Herbert40k
Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.
The Pokémon Genius
Antumbra Isle
-The girl leans forward with a small smile-
"Dane... Dane. That's a nice name. I'm Alyona~"
-She giggles and leans back- "We don't get many travelers here, and you looked interesting! So I wanted to chat~ Why are you here in the middle of nowhere?"
Veilstone
-Jacob puts down whatever game he's playing and looks at his phone, which has been mostly silent today, he sighs and he is about to put it back down when it goes off with a text from Tagg-
Hey, thanks. You know if you ever have time to kill or need to talk about something, I'm always around to talk. Or you know if you want to just go visit a museum or something. But thanks friend.
From: Jacob
-He sighs and goes back his game-
"It's hiiiiiiigh noooon-"
Jacob: "OH DAMMIT-"
"If there is no way to win, I will simply force a way."
Veilstone
-Jacob will notices a wall of ice shoot up between him and his offending opponent.-
- TheGalvinizer: Happy Birthday, Jacob~
-The nearby Mei waves hi before taking an exploding tire to the back.-
- TheGalvinizer: I meant to do that
edited 25th Jun '16 7:43:10 PM by DuneTheWanderer
The Wanderer
Veilstone
-Is about to respond to Jacob's text when I feel the strangest chill-
What was that? It didn't feel good, and when things don't feel good I get an urge to make sure my weaponry's in good condition.
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Meet The New Boss
Veilstone
-Gilgamesh and Enkidu may sense whatever Tagg is sensing-
[OVERWATCH]
-The suspiciously Zygarde-y Junkrat who fired the tire cackles-
CoreAnnihilator: Sure you did!
edited 25th Jun '16 8:17:32 PM by Umbramatic
Contact Me!
[Overwatch]
-Jacob would likely see a Reaper on his own team sloppy swish past him completely out in the open-
edited 25th Jun '16 8:54:13 PM by CorvusAtrox
"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every
Flying Colors
Psyscape
Skye: Looks like that's the plan. I'm ready to get out of here whenever.
-Lillianna nods as she processes the information she was just given.-
Lillianna: Thank you, it'll be good to know. If we need anything we'll be sure to find you, given the assumption that the fog doesn't suddenly worsen and make navigation completely impossible.
Skye: Yeah, yeah, I know. I don't trust the astral projection thing anyway.
Kieran: Right, uh, anyway...
-He looks between Tagg and Jacob-
Kieran: ...Er, I feel like I'm missing some sort of very important context here.
edited 25th Jun '16 9:06:12 AM by BittersweetNSour