ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

-the flowers begin to bend towards Noelle and Joseph, whispering-

Welcome, weary travelers. We offer you our beauty.

Hau'oli Center

-Joseph gives a sharp little intake of breath-

Joseph: Wow...

Hau'oli City

Rose: -sweatdrop- Uh, right. What she said. But seriously, though, if you do want to do it, I'd be happy to see you around more often.

-She smiles. Meanwhile, Scarlette nods at Locke-

Scarlette: Yeah. Apparently I got tossed here through a wormhole and lost all my memories. Other than that, though, I'm all right after it.

-A faint smirk crosses her face as she waves her left half-of-an-arm.-

Scarlette: Y'know. All right.

Jaune: <Can we run away now?>

Noelle: Hm... I like beauty, but what are you offering in exchange?

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-Locke :|s at the pun then shakes his head-

Locke: A wormhole?

-thinks a bit-

Hey, can I ask you something?

Alli: -to Savannah- I'd be willing to help too.

Steely Dan: <...Why? Is something wrong with your head?>

Keaton: <Sounds fun, actually!>

Steely Dan: <Well, anything more particularly wrong with your head than his.>

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Mandrake: <Ha, even if there is, I enjoy it, so what should it matter?>

edited 15th Mar '17 3:11:28 PM by CorvusAtrox

-the flowers sway, as if there was a breeze-

Our beauty is all we see. We offer this to you, and in exchange we will see the rest.

-Savannah gives a clearly forced chuckle out of fear that Scarlette will feel bad if no one liked her pun.-

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Joseph: ...this feels like a trap. But ooooh...

Jaune: <Uh, I'm with what he said.>

Noelle: Oh, it'll probably be fine. I'm used to dealing with faeries.

-she touches a flower-

Noelle: Sure, show me.

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Joseph: Me, too! Why d'you think my hair's white?

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-Rose sweatdrops. Scarlette, however, either doesn't realize Savannah's laughter is forced or is completely aware and says nothing.-

Scarlette: Oh? Sure, go ahead, ask away.

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Locke: Apparently, my parents got trapped onside a pocket dimension? Do you think they might have gotten there by falling in an Ultra Wormhole?

Steely Dan: <Whatever. I'm out of here.>

-he sulks off. Keaton sniffs Mandrake breifly, then notices and follows-

Verdant Cavern

(The noise from the burrows has long since died away, with the exception of the screeching sounds made by a very frustrated catmon.)

Aziraphale: <Aw, c'mon, after all that effort you're still just gonna run away? Why is Alola so full of sissies?!>

Belinda: ...Aziraphale, sweetie? I think it's about time you got out of there...

Aziraphale: <No way, I'm gonna stay here and ambush those damn rodents! I'll show those bastards what happens when you chicken out on me!>

Belinda: why arceus

(She's distracted from seriously contemplating asking Hala for a refund by the sound of falling bowling pins. Glancing over, she sees, not a bowling alley, but three fainted rodentmons, a dazed Popplio in a heap against the wall and Simon bent to the ground in a ball-throwing pose.)

Belinda: .-.

Simon: What? I knocked out three opponents using my Pokemon, didn't I?

Madrugada: <meh> @_@

Belinda: Well, I'm pretty sure Aziraphale knocked out way more than three, so that's me covered too... but now he won't come out of the burrows! How am I supposed to fight the Totems without a Pokemon?

Simon: (dully) How is that my problem? This is a versus Trial, remember?

(As he heads off to the Normalium-Z podium to fight the Totems, Belinda just sort of... awkwardly stands there.)

The Podium, Verdant Cavern

(Simon, however, does not find the battle-ready Totem Pokemon he was expecting. Instead, he's met with the sight of a small horde of Yungoos and Rattata ranting in abject terror at an exasperated-looking giant Gumshoos and Raticate.)

Random Yungoos: <-awful teeth and claws and->

Random Rattata: <-tore apart my sculpture, do you realise how long I spent->

Random Yungoos #2: <-you gotta stop 'em, big guys, you gotta->

Totem Raticate: <Alright, alright, settle down! We'll deal with this "psycho Litten" when we have the time, okay?>

Totem Raticate: <Pfft, why wait? It'll be one kitten against the two of us and all the youngsters at once! They won't stand a chance!>

(Encouraged by these words, the smaller Pokemon start pouring back into the main chamber. The Totems share a smirk, albeit one that's quite uneasy on the Raticate's end, before heading that way themselves.)

Simon: This is becoming a distinctly strange experience... 8/

Later

(It's not long before all the rodents pour back into the podium room. This time, they do not look nearly so confident. Or composed. In fact, the Totems are now screaming louder than any of their minions.)

Totem Gumshoos: <HE SET THE BURROW ON FIRE>

Totem Raticate: <OH MY GOODNESS OH MY GOODNESS>

Totem Gumshoos: <THE WHOLE FUCKING THING'S BURNING HOW THE FUCK DID HE MANAGE THAT>

Totem Raticate: <I DON'T KNOW AAAAAA SOMEONE HELP>

???: <A-ha! Is that the sound of innocent civilians calling for help I hear?>

(The Totems freeze in place.)

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-Mandrake shrugs-

Mandrake: <Suit yourself.>

-He then heads off himself-

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Scarlette: Um... maybe? I actually don't really know much about the whole Ultra Wormhole thing other than the fact that I ended up here through one.

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Locke: Hmm... So it's still a possibility.

Alli: Were you guys heading to Akala too?

-flower petals leap off the plants, swirling around Noelle and Joseph-

The mortal humans, we have blessed!

Our beauty is    all    they'll see

Flowers for them, but all the rest

Seen not by them, but by we.

Noelle and Joseph now see all people, pokemon, and objects as flowers.

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Joseph: ...um! Well! This is...

-Alisa views him suspiciously-

Alisa: <What kind of grotesque sorcery...?>

Joseph: Oooh, a flying flower~

Floelle: Oooh... everything looks so pretty.

Fleur Jaune: <Are you all right?>

Floelle: Why yes I am, fellow talking flower.

Fleur Jaune: <That's a "no" then. Great...>

-Savannah begins to open her mouth to ask what an Ultra Wormhole is, but then worries that it might be common knowledge and they'll look down on her for not knowing, and so says nothing and bites her lip.-

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Joseph: Ooooh!

-he looks at Noelle-

Joseph: Do you know what you are? A giant marigold!

Floelle: Ooh! And you're a big white water lily! It's like that white flower that I keep in my petals.

Fleur Jaune: <You need to stop this.>

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Joseph: Ooooh, so pretty~ Your flying flower's being weird.

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-A lavender blossom holding an Oran Berry blossom enters the Pokemon Center and looks around-

Lavender: Now what have we here...