Hokulani Observatory

[CORRECT! OPENING DOOR...]

There's the sound of a metal door slamming open, followed by the sounds of something scuttling inside..

"Oh! as soon as the door opened, a pokemon came through.. I'm counting on you, Alli!"

Said Pokemon is a Grubbin! They jump at Alli!

Observatory

'Alli: Yipe! Go, Urban!

-A Passimian is sent out-

Urban: <OK, so do we punt this thing?>

Alli: Just use Brutal Swing!

-Urban does so-

Shaun: "Ya know, you look really cute right now."

-He's looking at Lightning, who's licking honey off of her hand? paw? extremity on the tip of her right arm.-

Lightning: <Oh, thank you.>

-She smiles.-

Lightning: <So tasty...I remember eating this in the garden...The other Pikachus always saved some for me. They-they took care of me. Just like you.>

-Shaun pets her on the head, to which she responds by closing her eyes and smiling.-

Shaun: "Kinda my job. I take care of you all. Speaking of which, where are Tsunami and Ace?"

Ruby: <They went out for a walk.>

Shaun: "Again? That's...strange."

-Jessica laughs.-

Jessica: <*singsong* I have a few ideas...>

-Ruby shakes her head.-

Ruby: <You really are oblivious, aren't you?>

Shaun: "What? I don't get it."

Ruby: <My point exactly.>

Jessica: <Don't worry Rube, I got this.>

-She exits the room and returns a few minutes later with a whiteboard covered in equations, words, and drawings of Tsunami and Ace.-

Shaun: "Wait, where'd you get that whiteboard? And how'd you draw all that? You don't have hands."

Jessica: <That's classified. Now, sit and listen, children. It's classtime.>

-Shaun rolls his eyes and turns his chair to face her.-

Jessica: <Are you paying attention? Good. Now, if you'll look at the upper-right corner...>

edited 23rd Jun '17 5:54:05 PM by SwiftSeraph

Observatory

The Grubbin is knocked on her back by the Brutal Swing and wiggles around for a bit before she's able to get back on her feet.

Grubbin: <Oof! That wasn't very nice of you! I was just trying to get to that weird noise, and you guys happened to be in the way!>

She retaliates with an Acrobatics.

Observatory

Urban: <Yeow! Foul! Foul!>

-and tries a Gunk Shot-

Hokulani Observatory

The Grubbin is hit by the Gunk Shot, and doesn't seem to be in good shape. She's also been poisoned. Despite this, she goes for another Acrobatics.

-Mezzo is wandering the streets, umbrella in hand-

Mezzo: Here kitty kitty kitty... sheesh, this place is another ghost town. And why doesn't it stop raining?

Observatory

-Urban isn't hanging on too well either but goes for another Brutal Swing-

Po Town

(A few haggard-looking Team Skull grunts are slumped against the graffiti-covered wall of a house, staring at nothing in particular.)

-Mezzo draws a circle on the sidewalk and throws some Skittynip into it, then looks toward the Skull Grunts-

Mezzo: What's with these punk guys?

Sunny: <They look like the guy who saved you the other day.>

Mezzo: Sunny, that guy didn't save me, he chased my friend away.

Hokulani Observatory

This last attack knocks the Grubbin out.

"Whoo! I knew you could do it!" Sophocles' voice is immediately followed by the clang of metal doors closing.

".. And just as I said it, the doors close. Darn. You're going to have to answer another question."

[DETECTED PRESENCE OF APPROACHING TOTEM POKEMON]

"Oh, but the Totem's definitely approaching! That's reassuring."

[IN ORDER TO OPEN THIS DOOR, PLEASE RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING AUDIO QUIZ. WHAT ARE YOU GETTING WHEN YOU HEAR THIS SOUND:]

This plays over the speakers.

Sophocles frowns, and gives off the distinct impression that he's scratching his chin. "I don't remember that sound being part of the quiz..."

Observatory

-Alli recalls Urban-

Alli: Oh! It's the Item Get thing from Zelda!

Hokulani Observatory

[CORRECT! OPENING DOOR...]

Again the doors slam open, and again scuttling noises can be heard coming in.

"Whoa, another pokemon came in! I'm gonna have to trust you to handle this one too.."

A Charjabug jumps out of the darkness at Alli!

INCOMING LONGPOST!

Jessica: "So, in conclusion, Tsunami and Ace are in looovvvve. Any questions?"

-Shaun has an odd look on his face as he stares at his lap.-

Shaun: "Only one. Did you just lecture me for an hour about how my first two Mons are romantically involved?"

Jessica: <Yep!>

-The whiteboard is gone.-

Shaun: "What happened to the whiteboard?"

Jessica: <Oh, I didn't need it anymore.>

-Shaun stares at her.-

Shaun: "Right."

Ruby: <Do you understand now, Shaun?>

Shaun: "Absolutely. One hundred percent."

-Right on cue, Tsunami and Ace walk in, and Shaun stares at them for a moment.-

Shaun: "Well, hello lovebirds. Literally, in fact."

-They both blush furiously.-

Tsunami: <Wha-what are you talking about?>

-She attempts to maintain her normal composure, but fails miserably.-

Ace: <Sue, the most logical course of action would be to come clean.>

Tsunami: <I told you not to call me that in public.>

Ace: <Sorry, darling.>

Tsunami: <That too!?>

Ace: <Ah, sorry! Alright, Shaun, you've caught us red-handed, or red-clawed, as it were.>

-Tsunami appears to be fuming silently.-

Shaun: "What, got nothing to say? Glameow got your tongue?"

Tsunami: <Oh, shut it, you. Yes, we're involved.>

Shaun: "How long has this been going on?"

Ace: <Not too long. Let's see, about...a month or two? Feels like longer. Around the time I turned human.>

Shaun: "I see. And how long have the rest of you known?"

Ruby: <I happened to figure it out a week before you recieved that egg, and I told those two as soon as I could.>

-The Vulpix and Pikachu nod.-

Shaun: "Huh. I really am blind."

Ace: <You aren't mad or anything, are you?>

Shaun: "Of course not. It's cool. Just don't give me another Piplup egg."

-The two backpedal and appear flabergasted. Shaun laughs.-

Shaun: "Relax, I'm kidding. You two can't make an egg anyways. Try all you want."

-They both shuffle around awkwardly.-

[ Tsunami: <Gonna sleep.>

Ace: <Yep, me too.>

-They both go over to one of the beds, and then stop awkwardly.-

Ace: <Uh...>

-Shaun climbs into his bed immediately with Jessica, and Lightning and Ruby lie down on the couch.-

Shaun: "Sorry, this bed's taken!"

Ruby: <And perhaps I should sleep on the couch. As a lady, I offer you my place on the bed, Ace.>

-Shaun laughs, and the other two climb into bed, as far away from each other as possible (even though they want to be closer).-

edited 23rd Jun '17 9:13:20 PM by SwiftSeraph

Hoenn, Lilycove City, Phaz's Family House [Yesterday]

Phaz's Mom: "Welp, enough work for today. Time to chill~"

She sits in the sofa and turn on the T.V.

Television: "...And now, the news. Team Asimov's Oddysseus Rocket has entered his second phase, where it has returned and is aiming for Mars."

Phaz's Mom: "Asimov, huh... Reminds me about something... Let's see..."

She takes out her tablet and researches "Team Asimov" on it

Phaz's Mom: "... Space travel?... Recently attacked by another Team, but the new recruits helped stop the threat... Wait... RAY?!"

Malie City, The Randomest Café You Could Ever Find [Yesterday]

Amélie is chilling out, listening to the radio on her Pokénav while drawing stuff.

Radioguy 1: "Alright, so what do you think about that new Asimov Team?"

Radioguy A: "Well, I think it's pretty rad what they're doing. Going to space, all that stuff. Really cool! Plus I really like the new recruits. Theses guys like Sergei, Phaz, Romeo..."

When hearing the name of Phaz, Amélie spits out her drink.

Oddysseus Rocket [Yesterday]

Phaz is on his terminal.

PassioneCream began pestering PersonnalRocket.
PC: RAY WHAT DID YOU DO?
PhotogenicArtist joined the pestering.
PA: PHAZ WHAT THE FUCK
PR: Hi Mom, hi Sis
PA: HOW THE FUCK DID YOU ENDED HERE?!?
PR: Well, there were recruiting.
PC: How did you even meet them?!
PR: Somewhere in Alola?
PA: I hope this is a joke. You can't possibly have done this.
PR: Look at this pic.
PersonnalRocket send a file◊.
PA: HOLY FUCK
PA: YOU DID IT
PA: ABSOLUTE MADMAN
PC: That's savage.
PR: Mom please stop saying savage it bothers me a lot.
PA: But can I say it?
PR: No.
PC: Savage.
PC: Anyways, how could you not say that to us?
PR: I GAVE YOU THREE MESSAGES
PR: ISN'T THIS ENOUGH?
PR: ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?
PA: HOW THE FUCK DID THEY TOOK YOU?
PA: I didn't think this was even possible!
PR: I got lucky I guess.
PC: I am so mad at you right now.
PC: But proud too.
PowerMech joined the pester.
PM: PHAZ WHAT THE FUCK
PM: HOW DID END UP WITH ASIMOV
PM: SIGN ME THE FUCK UP I WANNA GO TO MARS TOO
PC: Sweetie, please.
PR: Hi dad. What's up?
PR: That's right.
PR: Me.
PM: I SWEAR I NEED TO KNOW EVERY DETAIL
PR: Well at the moment only Ashley and Volta are together
PC: Oh, that's sweet ^^
PA: Agreed ^^
PR: THEY USED MY BED IT'S GOD DAMN HOT
PC: Hot Damn
VoltarenPlasm joined the pester.
VP: Hey, uh, sorry about that.
PA: How do a Ghost-type mon even do this
VP: Well
PA: NEVER MIND I DON'T WANNA KNOW IT'S RETHORIC
PR: But it's cool up there anyway.
PR: Besides the bed.
PM: Did you experience 0G?
PR: Yes
PA: :0
PC: :0
PM: :0
PM: Is it great up there?
PR: Dad I'm not even on Mars yet.
VP: It's fucking sweet tho.
VP: We gonna bring life on Mars
PR: Volta I swear to Arceus don't do this reference it's my joke.
VP: TOO LATE, CAN'T STOP THAT STARMAN!
PR: YOU'RE NOT EVEN A MAN! YOU'RE A SPACE ODDITY!
VP: I'M NOT AFRAID OF YOU DAVE!
PA: eats popcorn
PR: BJ, this ain't no spectacle.
PC: Double negation
PC: It is a spectacle.
PR: Whatever, we gonna space out now.
PR: ON A GOD DAMN HOT BED
VP: I SAID I WAS SORRY OKAY
VP: I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY WE TOOK IT WE WERE IN 0G
PM: Send video
VP: NO FUCK YOU THERE'S NONE ANYWAY
PC: Disgusting.
[[AC:PA: Yeah.
PM: Nooooo
PM: This is worth billions for my studies
PC: Since when do you study this
PR: He doesn't
PM: I do
PR: Liar, liar
PM: Says the one who says nothing to his FAMILY ABOUT SPACE TRAVEL
PR: IF IT WORKS EVERYONE WILL BE ABLE TO
PR: WAIT YOUR FUCKING TURN
PA: where did this go
PC: I swear Mic just go back to your robots
PM: Yeah, whatever, I need this to know all about Rotoms
PM: PEFE ain't precise on this.
PR: Anyways
PR: bye, gonna sleep.
PA: Bye then.
PC: Is the bed compfy?
VP: Yeah, a lot
PM: I'm hacking in
VP: THERE'S NONE ALREADY SAID IT I DISABLED THE CAMERAS
PR: ...I gave up on this.
PA: I swear thoses two
VP: WHY WOULD I DO THIS
VP: THIS IS MY LIFE
VP: AND YOU WON'T CREEP IN
PR: I'm stopping this.
Pesterlog ended.

Oddysseus Rocket [June 24]

Phaz is around in his suit. He's watching the outside world.

edited 24th Jun '17 4:58:32 AM by Phazya

Observatory, yesterday

-Alli sends out a Sandygast-

Sandygast:    <DEATH COMES>   

Alli: Reaper, Earthquake!

-The Sandygast shakes the ground-

Odysseus Rocket - 24th June

Maybe Phaz would notice Sergey, also looking outside.

Oddysseus Rockeet

Phaz: "Oh, hi Sergei. Did you sleep well?"

June 24th - Mars

The probe sat lifeless, running only automatic systems, until a sudden jolt brought it to life. "FEELS GOOD TO BE HOME!"

Ares had re-entered the Asimov Mars probe and got about to doing his job, he started a broadcast back to Earth and turned the Camera to face the sky, through the atmosphere growing larger and larger was a bright blue plume that would be audible, if Mars had any air to properly carry sound.

It stopped being a plume and soon became a full on rocket that proceeded to land.

June 24th - Earth, Asimov Broadcast of Mars

T Vs, streaming sites, and even various radio shows started to talk about the result, what they were seeing. They were 8-minutes behind or so but it didn't matter, this was the end result.

The Rocket had landed, it's engines going dark and cold, pikes shot out into the ground, anchoring it as the lowest part of the rocket not part of the engines lowered a ladder. Out stepped what appeared to be a woman wearing a white spacesuit of sorts, she carried a flag, and was soon followed by what appeared to be a knight of some sort carrying another flag.

As they marched out, more knights and people in spacesuits stepped out of the Rocket, crowding the last step as the Knight and the Woman marched forward, A Lucario shaped spacesuit trailing behind them as the two raised the flags.

The first Flag was held by the Knight, it was a bright Red with the Asimov symbol in a brilliant gold and blue on it. He planted it firmly, Asimov had claimed the planet. The woman raised her flag, it was black, but on it was a bright colourful Earth, she planted the flag next to the Asimov one. Earth had claimed Mars.

Asimov had claimed Mars for Earth.

The entire group of astronauts crowded together and waved to the Camera, before a voice was heard.

"I am Ezekiel Thriers of Team Asimov, we've done it. We've made it to Mars safely and will soon begin our efforts! With this, we hope to bring humanity into a new age of space exploration, how fast we move does not matter, we only wish that soon many will join us in this dream!"

The broadcast cut.

To say in a few places, people went crazy, was a understatement.

Mars - June 24th

With the broadcast done, the effort to basebuilding was underway, Pokemon were released and had their spacesuits on and ready, humans started to get the Porygons into the PRBs and the Cargo bays opened up depositing the materials and supplies onto the planet via crane.

Zeke was laughing from his suit, a custom tailed mobility suit with some almost armor like padding to help him stand out. Johnathan was in his own Hardsuit directing the efforts, as the first rover went out.

~This is amazing!!~ Hacks exclaimed, sure they were on a red wasteland, but still, actually making it to Mars?

Even Silas couldn't contain his excitement, "HAAHAHAHAHAHA! OH MY ARCEUS! WE DID IT! WE'VE MADE IT!"

Carol was smiling, "Well it's good to be in low grav, plus at least our food keeps us healthy."

She turned to Zeke, "So week or two here?"

"Just enough time to set up the starting base before we get working on the Mars dome habitats. We're also explorers and such, speaking of which," Zeke explained turning to Silas.

Silas was helping unpack one of the larger Rovers when his suit sent him the message that Ezekiel wanted to talk, "Yes sir?"

"Round up a small team, take the large Rover and go exploring a bit, we've got satellites all set up so we've got mapping and waypoints so you can't get lost."

Silas saluted, "Yes sir!" he marched back into the Rocket and began to select his roster. The starting initials were R, T, And S.

edited 24th Jun '17 5:42:10 AM by EchoingSilence

Odysseus Rocket - Before the Landing

Sergey chuckled

Sergey: "Hehe, mostly, lets just say the bed was occupied - no, nothing happened there, but still."

He stretched, the planet come closer and closer.

-Trainwreck has put on their suit and is looking out at the red landscape, excited-

Oddysseus Rocket [Before landing]

Phaz: "I hardly slept. Excitement, the big day! And the bed was burning lava hot pocket because of Ashley and Volta."

Mars [June 24]'

Phaz is around with his blue and green suit, watching the world around him.

Phaz: "It's... beautiful."

Odysseus Rocket - Before the landing

Sergey smirked slightly

Sergey: "I won't ask."

Mars

Sergey was currently getting into his knight suit.

Mars

Silas sent a message to Trainwreck, Phaz, and Sergey to come meet him outside. There was a mission to do.

Mars

Sergey had just finished putting on his suit and had checked if he had his P-Droid - in a white, blue, red, yellow colorscheme not at all dissimilar to the one of a certain iconic mech, he also had his Agfa Isolette folding cam - nothing like being on another planet with one of the quite early designs of camera after all.

As he got the message he quickly made his way outside, the his heavy footsteps clanking on the ground. Followed by the ones of his team.