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Mt. Battle, Entrance to Area 10

-Dune steps into the final area, full of vigor.-

The GM House

-Deziree kicks her legs as she dangles upside-down on the couch. God, she wished she could go to that wedding as a Magnezone, but hopping a dimension while Ludmilla was still being chased seemed like a bad idea...-

-Her phone buzzes, interrupting her thoughts.-

-Deziree blinks.-

-He made it?-

-She turns on the TV, spinning herself into a proper sitting position.-

-Sure enough, her husband's face is on the TV, doing some stretches before he walks up to the first of the area trainers.-

Deziree: MOBIUS! HOLD ANY MESSAGES AND GET US SOME POPCORN!

~COUNTLESS BEANS FOR MY COFFEE MACHINE WERE GRABBED. THAT AND A FEW CHOICE RECORD DEALS TO GET MYSELF MONEY. BUT NOW I HAVE MINED THE ASTEROIDS OF YOUR SOLAR SYSTEM FOR GOLD! THIS BACKWATER PLANET IS THE ONLY PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE WITH GOOD COFFEE!~ Ziltoid proclaimed.

His volume strangely lowered, ~No seriously, your planet seems to have the best coffee and it took me forever using my Warp drive to warp myself here.~

Planet Droeey, Depths, Side B

Alyesha shot a few shells at the eyes until she heard a hollow 'clank' showing her that her ammo had run dry. With no screamers remaining anymore Alyesha fired with her single blaster until one of the lasers hit her fighter, cutting the remainder of the wing clear off.

With no weapons remaining Alyesha decided that she wouldn't sit this out, not now... nto anymore! Instead she blasted her own cockpit hatch away, taking out her sniper rifle and firing, using the nose of the fighter as footing for her bipod.

edited 16th Sep '17 4:11:55 PM by Sergey_Smirnov

Tapu Village

Y'know, given how amazing the coffee is to him, you think he'd have this place bookmarked, the Unovan snarked to himself. Well, he's here for a reason.

Capim Town

-Skye wingshrugs-

Skye: <Guess we'll find out later.>

Alolan Vulpix: Well, the J-Team once stopped me from ending the world, so, that's likely an important factor of it. I don't believe I've actually personally held a conversation with the bride or groom, though.

Kan'al'colel: Yes, keep tabs. At least get her name, so we know who we're dealing with outside of this world.

Kaito: <More or less! And, of course, to test the mettle of other trainers, but in a really showy way. Complete with battle music!>

PEFE Module

-Alyssa is looking through a poorly-stocked fridge when she hears her own phone buzz.-

-Quickly, Alyssa shuts the fridge, opens the freezer, grabs a pint of ice cream, closes the freezer, stumbles over to the bed, searches for the remote, turns the TV on, and fumbles with the DVR to make sure it's recording properly, then sits down to watch.-

Alyssa: ...

-She gets back up when she realizes she forgot to grab a spoon.-

edited 16th Sep '17 4:21:14 PM by BittersweetNSour

Mt. Battle

-Dune steps forward. Standing opposite him is a man in a lab coat, wearing ridiculously reflective Ray Ban sunglasses.-

Newin: I see you've finally made it this far. Excellent.

Dune: Thought you'd never see me yourself?

-Newin smirks.-

Newin: You've proven more stubborn than most. But let's see what your team can do against it's antithesis.

-Newin takes out a Pokeball.-

Newin: At your leisure.

-Dune takes out a Pokeball of his own and sends out a specific Lilligant.-

Anja: <OH YEAH! Time to hit the dance floor!>

-Newin blinks and stumbles as he throws his own Pokeball. A Lilligant? Sadly, he realizes his error a little too late as his Ludicolo takes the field.-

Ludicolo: <C'mon, sister! Let's see what moves you got!>

Anja: <I've got more than you can handle!>

BATTLE! VS. SCIENTIST NEWIN!

Dune: Quiver Dance!

-Anja spins and kicks, speeding up faster and faster. Newin sputters - nothing his Ludicolo knows can effectively fight a pure Grass-type!-

Newin: Ludicolo, Teeter Dance!

-The Ludicolo does his best twisting Samba, but Anja keeps up and then some, completely unphased.-

Anja: <C'mon, that all you got?!>

Ludicolo: <Damn, shorty on dah floor got dem moves!>

Dune: Enough playing around! Petal Dance!

-Anja does a spin, throwing a storm of pink flower petals across the arena before they converge and throw the Ludicolo into the air. He gets some good air time before hitting the platform.-

Ludicolo: <Now that ain't cool.>

Newin: Zen Headbutt!

-The Ludicolo rushes at Anja again, but he reads her moves wrong and whiffs headbutt. Anja, with a flick of an arm, sends the Ludicolo flying again.-

Newin: Oh crap...

-The sombrero'd Pokemon hits the platform like a sack of bricks. Newin recalls him before pulling out his next Pokeball.-

Newin: Go, Milotic!

-The massive, elegant serpent takes the field before being immediately tossed into the air by a storm of petals.-

Anja: <I can do this all day!>

Tapu Village

Keithbin: If he thinks here is the best coffee I'm a little worried about the rest of the universe.

Capim Town

Houndour!Gudrunn: <Stopped from ending the world? I... can relate. What's your name by the way?>

-Collective ooh. Alli chuckles-

Muuna!Neon: <I want to do something like that...>

-he sighs-

<But I just have Kofun...>

Kofun the Bronzor: <W-well I at least I hoped I serve you valiantly, my leige...>

Mankey!Shizuo: Wait, where are Locke and Alex?

Gible!Archer: <Uhhh, good question. I dunno.>

Sand Continent

-A Rowlet and a Porygon-Z are being chased by an angry Hippowdon-

Hippowdon: <RAAAAAAARGH!>

Rowlet!Locke: <Why did we end up here of all places?!>

Porygon-Z!Alex: <Maybe if someone didn't think the destination was called Sandim Town!>

Tapu Village PMC

-The Enforcers are watching Dune's battle-

Reina: Do we know this guy?

Zumi: No, but he battles with style and it's something to do while Gudrunn's at the wedding.

edited 16th Sep '17 4:52:55 PM by Umbramatic

Mt. Battle

-Newin huffs and puffs. This Lilligant was making a mockery of him - taking him down to his last Pokemon, knocking out almost all of his team in one attack each. But his last Pokemon should be able to take her down, and then he can go on the counteroffensive, knock him down a peg or two.-

Newin: Go, Kingdra! Use Ice Beam!

-The scientist's pride and joy takes the field, and immediately lines up a shot.-

Dune: Nope!

-Dune's Pokemon disappears in a beam of light just as another takes its place. The Ice Beam hits, but it doesn't hit a Lilligant.-

Dune: Hildr, use Icicle Crash!

-Newin blinks as the new Pokemon shakes off the frost of the Ice Beam as if it were morning dew. The Donphan, with a grey-and-gold hide and tusks so icy blue you'd swear they glowed, paws at the ground before making a rushing, full-tilt charge at the Kingdra.-

Newin: Wait, THAT'S your Delta Species?!

-The Donphan comes in like a wrecking ball, flattening the Kingdra against the ground. The Kingdra is dazed, just for a moment, but long enough for his opponent to capitalize on it and finish him off with an Ice Shard.-

Newin: ... My goodness. That was... fast.

-Dune dusts his hands off before he beckons Hildr over and scratches under her chin. The Donphan rolls over, rocking back and forth on her spinal padding and kicking her feet in the air playfully as Newin regains his composure.-

Newin: Well done.

-Dune looks up, realizing that he wasn't done quite yet. He gives Hildr one last pat before recalling her and standing up straight.-

Newin: You handled yourself... exceptionally well. I feel humbled. You may continue.

-Dune just smiles, nods, and heads to the next platform.-

Tapu Village

"... Are.. Are you sure about that dude? There's a lot more shitty coffee on Earth than good coffee, I can tell you that right now."

Capim Town

Daydre waves.

<.. I uh, hope you don't mind me following you guys. I've never been here before.>

Tapu Village

"If I were to guess from how peppy this guy acts," Colton began in response to whoever made the remark. "I'd say that he's the kind of person who likes triple-double. I'm guilty of that myself."

Sholto: <Oh, yeah, that's fine!>

-One minor freak-out later, and a group of mons consisting of a Rowlet, Greninja, Ledyba and a wobbly geodude finally start making their way into town-

Geodude!Derek: <I wish someone had mentioned this pokemon wedding involved being pokemon earlier...>

Ledyba!Laura: <Or that you were a Mew, when exactly did that happening again?>

Shinobi: <Mom, please, not so loud. Someone might think I'm the real thing>

>_>

Rowlet!Tori: <This is kinda cool though, maybe if I hang out here long enough I can learn to fly for real>

^-^

edited 16th Sep '17 5:08:32 PM by BlitzTrain

Alola Hotel, Present

~Yes I am certain! True the shitty coffee is bad, but the good coffee far outnumbers the good out in the Galaxy. I don't know why but the beans... The beans just taste better! I do not know why!~

Ziltoid turned to them, ~I AM THE UTMOST CONNOISSEUR OF COFFEE IN THE UNIVERSE! THE GREATEST GUITAR PLAYER TO HAVE EVER LIVED! I AM! ZILTOID! THE OMNISCIENT! AND YOU WOULD ALL DO WELL TO REMEMBER MY NAME!~

The drones started to clap, Ziltoid silenced them, ~STILL IT IS RATHER ODD. YOUR PLANET WAS MARKED WITH "DANGEROUS" ON THE NINTENDIUM NETWORK, NO NINTENDIUM NODES ARE HERE THUS NECESSITATING THE SLOWER WARP DRIVE TO SURPASS LIGHTSPEED LIMITATIONS. THERE WAS A WARNING THAT THIS AREA IS HIGH IN GLITCH ACTIVITY. I HIGHLY DOUBT IT AS NO SOLAR SYSTEM'S LUCK IS THAT BAD.~

Capim Town

-Likewise, following shortly behind, is a 'floon, carrying a 'quil-

Maria:<Hehe~. Haven't been like this in ages~>

Lane:<Sis...put me down.>

Maria:<Nu. Never.>

-And one Cassidy Japes is there, along with Alouette-

Tapu Village

Colton was kind of reminded of Quirinus. He got a little emotional before he went back to his wise-cracking. "We're not unlucky, just collectively stupid sometimes."

Mt. Battle

-Dune steps on the next platform. The breeze is cool, this high up, but the little old man with the Alolan shirt looks none the wiser.-

Roben: Well, hi there! I'm Roben.

-Dune blinks.-

Dune: I'm... Dune. Have we... met before?

Roben: You know, you do strike me as familiar. Did I see you at my grandson's gym in Phenac City?

-Dune blinks in surprise.-

Dune: You're Justy's grandfather?!

-Roben laughs.-

Roben: One of 'em, anyway! But we're not here for me, we're here for you! I think you and I are gonna have a fun battle!

VS! FUN OLD MAN ROBEN!

Roben: Go, Tyranitar!

-The massive pseudo legendary takes the field, kicking up a sandstorm. Dune smiles - this was his element.-

Dune: Go, Vega!

-Dune sends out the Excadrill, who snaps his claws together in rhythm.-

Vega: <Ah, I feel light on my feet!>

Dune: Vega, use Brick Break!

-The Excadrill races through the sand before landing a solid, crushing blow against the Tyranitar's chest, throwing it back and bouncing it off of the mountainside.-

Critical Hit!

Roben: My goodness! What spirit!

-Roben applauds as he sends out a Gliscor.-

Roben: Use Earthquake.

Dune: Wuh-oh.

-Dune quickly recalls Vega before he's hit, and sends out Garuda the Sigilyph, who floats right over the ground-based destruction.-

Garuda: <Targeting the Gliscor. Moving into attack range.>

Roben: Ice Fang.

Dune: Ice Beam!

-The two Fliers rush each other before Garuda quickly redirects his momentum upwards. The Gliscor tries to climb to follow, but is shot in the face by a blast of ice.-

Garuda: <They always fall for that.>

Capim Town

-Croagunk do not have eyebrows to raise, but if they did, Kaito would be raising one.-

Kaito: <Oh? Well, do you have somewhere to start?>

Alolan Vulpix Come On Guys You Know Who It Is Already: <You know, I really should be less surprised. Anyway, you can call me Echo.>

-The Thornes might notice Lisa talking with Skyane-

Tapu Village

Keithbin: Ehe, funny story about those Glitches...

Capim Town

Gudrunn: <Gudrunn. Gudrunn Ginnung.>

-she awkwardly attempts to shake a paw-

Muuna!Neon: <Like where?>

Tapu Village PMC

Leeya: This guy knows how to get things done!

edited 16th Sep '17 5:24:17 PM by Umbramatic

Tapu Village

"... Oookay then. The heck is a nintendium node?"

~... Yeah yeah omniscient guitar player whatever whatever.. Do you have to yell everything though...?~

Ziltoid would frown if he had a visible mouth, ~A Nintendium node is one of the many network ends our universe runs on for FTL. A nintendium node allows someone to move from one node to another, otherwise you're stuck with less efficient methods such as constructing wormhole gates or Warp drives. You have none.~

He eyed Robin, ~Seriously... Seriously? Oh poop.~

edited 16th Sep '17 5:30:15 PM by EchoingSilence

Mt. Battle

-Roben can't help but smile, despite being down to his last Pokemon.-

Roben: Cacturne, Earthquake!

Dune: Ice Shards, Hildr!

-The Cacturne doesn't have nearly enough time to get its attack off before being thrown to the ground by a barrage of ice. Roben beams as he claps.-

Roben: Good work, good work! I figured I couldn't do much to stop you, considering your team, but that was fun nonetheless!

-Dune recalls Hildr again and nods.-

Dune: I'll tell Justy you said hi next time I see him.

-Roben looks up at one of the cameras watching the proceedings.-

Roben: I think he already knows. Now, go on. I'm certain the next of your challenges is just itching to meet you.

-Dune nods and waves as he heads to the next platform.-

-There, he sees a young woman, her hands clamped into fists so tight her knuckles are white.-

Rillian: YOU!

-Dune is somewhat taken aback by her intensity.-

Rillian: You've made it this far, but by my title, I will hunt you down, bury you in the ground! I will chase you to the horizon and back!

-Dune just smiles and glares back, eliciting a similar treatment.-

VS! CHASER RILLIAN!

Rillian: We're going Orre rules! Doubles!

Dune: Oh, you're gonna wish you hadn't said that...

Rillian: Espeon and Umbreon!

-The two Eeveelutions take the field, the Umbreon taking the fore and the Espeon hanging back.-

-Dune just smiles.-

Dune: Go, Ajax and Vega!

-The wind kicks up again as the massive Tyranitar takes the field alongside the scarred Excadrill.-

Vega: <Want the Umbreon out of the way?>

Ajax: <If you would be so kind.>

Dune: Ajax, Crunch! Vega, Brick Break!

Rillian: Mean Look and Power Swap!

-Vega knocks the Umbreon clear of the Espeon. He feels the withering glare from the Umbreon, and his power being sapped by the Espeon. Heh, a clever trick, even if they were ignoring the quite literal Tyranitar in the room, who goes storming past and latches on the Espeon before throwing the Eeveelution around and throwing it against the wall.-

 Capim Town 

-To Daydre-

<So am I, but then this is your first time in this universe in general, isn't it?>

Capim Town

Kaito: <Well, back in our world, most regions have a Gym Challenge or similar challenge meant for beginning trainers. That's where I started, after all — first, the Johto league, then I started taking on other regions, until I got the recognition necessary for the Frontier in Hoenn.>

A!Vulpix!Echo: <Pleasure to meet you.>

-As Gudrunn reaches out to shake Echo's paw, the connection to Kan'al'colel is briefly lost. As the pawshake ends and Gudrunn retreats her paw, the connection returns, leaving Kan'al sputtering.-

Kan'al'colel: Ack! What in Giratina's name— what is wrong with this woman?