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"If a Bug-type move didn't even make him grunt, if at all, why do you think Fairy would?

"C'mon, Zoroarks are one of Unova's fastest Pokemon; let's get outta here!" And so he ran in a nondescript direction that was definitely not in Zachary's direction.

"Lucario would be so helpful right now..."

Colton's Apartment

D.C. sneezed and wiped his nose with the end of his Expert Belt. He'd wipe it off later.

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"My name is Silas," Silas corrected. "And hey I just helped Dave get the thing, though the techs did give me a few directions on it."

Bishop flew over and waved hello, "What brings you out here? Looking for the Captain?"

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Etran nodded. "Agreed."

Etran followed Colton. Malice and Erebus were right behind him.

Zoroark: <...I'm with you there.>

-The Zoroark who is not Zachary drops his Cartoony Illusion and runs with Colton-

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Shaun: "Yeah."

-Jessica smiles and wags her tails as she is pet.-

-Lyra cringes.-

Lyra: <Geez. Well it's either in pain, angry, or both. Lots of internal screaming.>

Elizabeth: "Seriously, what the fuck is that thing?"

Lyra: <Dunno. But yeah, the Unovan boy is right. We should probably run.>

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I've got some theories on what might work but I think we should flee for now.

-He smiles and heads towards the previously mentioned Exit door-

If you want to test, start with diluting him with Water attacks!

Jones: <Water? Oh, duh...>

-He stops fleeing for a bit to shoot a Scald at the inky Zoroark-

Obviously it doesn't work. In fact this just makes Zachary angry enough to finally break through the wall, the smile is gone. The not-so charming ink monster is free.

Way to go everyone. As they run, a soft singing starts to fill the halls, it sounds similar to a old musical number from the cartoons. Oh by the way Zachary is still gaining on you all.

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Colton, still fleeing while looking for somewhere to hide, contemplated what he knew about animation, ink, and Zoroarks.

Okay, so he's got both cartoon magic and illusions on his side, so we'll have to find some way to make sure he's not pulling Paper Thin or Master Of's.

Ink - if memory serves, it's toxic to consumption. It's water based, and Zachary is now technically an animated construct. As much as this goes against everything I know, this means that he's Dark-Ghost-Poison-Water. I'm gonna need a lot more time to think about this.

"REI!" The smoothed Great Ball opened, Rei making her presence known by clinging to the wall by her talons, waiting until they all passed her, and clapping.

She then leaped off the wall and returned herself, the King's Rock on her wrist fitting a little loose.

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Lyra: <Solgaleo above I never realized how much I relied on Teleport.>

-She hears the song/singing.-

Lyra: <Too spooky for me.>

Elizabeth: "IS NOW REALLY THE TIME?"

Lyra: <YES!>

Elizabeth: "WE'RE BEING CHASED BY AN INVINCIBLE ELDRITCH ZOROARK!"

Lyra: <I NOTICED!>

-She throws some Psycho Cut kunai at the inky Zesty - on the off chance it does something useful - without breaking stride.-

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Robin: Whoops, my bad.

Nico: Oh, yeah, we'll need to thank Dave later... We're just trying to catch up with everyone else right now.

Umbra: So you're newer, right?

Shaun: "Newer? I think I understand what you mean, but could you clarify?"

"Catching up is good. Never fully met you before," Silas said standing up, "Though I did see that pocket dimension you were in get threatened by De Cross. Psycho that one."

AU Lacunosa

-Kage fumbles (edgily)-

Kage: I meant the former ruins of Lacunosa Town, heavily damaged prior to the event that solidified this world as an alternate timeline.

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Nico: Oh yeah, the Oranguru. That was pretty intresting.

Robin: ...You were menaced by a giant monkey from another dimension?

Human!Ammy: New to the J-Team!

AU Lacunosa

Alex: ...Right then.

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"Menaced is just the beginning. I was stuck in another dimension, became the captain of a Mercenary band, used starfighters, fought a war, and then killed the giant ape head when he became a giant Brain. It was honestly terrifying."

<Lead to some sleepless nights for 'im,> Snakeye added.

"Oh yeah I was also a Lucario humanoid in that dimension and now apparently I can understand my Pokemon. And honestly the last weird thing that happened was a Beheeyem carrying a large cup of coffee landed at my place of work before I left."

Shaun: "Am I part of the J-Team?"

-He furrows his brow.-

Shaun: "Essentially, I suppose. Yes, I am newer."

Mobius Airship, PEFE!Every's Room

-PEFE!Every is lying on a bed, staring at the ceiling-

PEFE!Every: So, uh, there are actual alternate universes.

Scuttle: <Is this really that surprising? We were trapped in an alternate universe for a while. You spent a month finding events, imagery, sounds, and phrases to synchronize our memories because you wanted to figure out if anyone had learned something useful.>

PEFE!Every: That's different. That was a single, self-contained universe created by specific revisions of time to create a divergence point in history. That's normal. Given the presence of this...other Every, who is not, in fact, the same one as the one from the alternate universe, it seems most plausible that the universe from which she hails simply...is. And if that's the case, it means that other universes simply are as well. And furthermore, given that Dr. Multiman has been correct so far, extrapolating his...mission statement, suggests a panoply of infinite or near infinite universes. Universi?

Tuft: <Universem.>

PEFE!Every: ...I don't think that's it. Anyway, if every possible possibility has an entire universe dedicated to its playing out...do my possibilities represent a meaningful component to that mechanism? If any action I take produces an opposite world in which I never took it, why bother taking action at all if they only matter within the context of the reality, or possibly just a reality, which I happen to inhabit?

Xeno: <Who said your actions matter in the context of this reality?>

PEFE!Every: Fair enough.

-she fiddles with her hat-

PEFE!Every: Undoubtedly, there is a version of myself who never came to this realization, whether through wilful ignorance or through chance leading her in a different direction. Why not let her handle things?

Scuttle: <Uh, what things?>

PEFE!Every: Whatever things happen to need handling.

Checkmate: <...>

PEFE!Every: Yes, Checkmate?

Checkmate: <That doesn't feel like...cheating?>

Scuttle: <You say that a lot.>

PEFE!Every: She's right, though.

-she sits up-

PEFE!Every: There's a simple solution to this. I could resign myself to the irrelevance of my universe in the grand scheme of things. Or—

Tuft: <You could destroy all the other universem!>

PEFE!Every: Um, no.

-she pauses-

PEFE!Every: Well, maybe. But that's a different issue. Not really within the scope of my knowledge for now.

-she hops to her feet-

PEFE!Every: But! If I leave the work to another me, what's missing?

Scuttle: <Sense?>

Tuft: <Satisfaction?>

Checkmate: <Observation?>

-PEFE!Every snaps her fingers in Checkmate's direction-

PEFE!Every: Bingo. If I get lazy and let someone else do the work, even if that someone's me, these eyes don't get to see it. And if anything's a universal constant, it's that I am a scientist.

Xeno: <You probably don't exist in most universes. Multiverse theory generally posits the idea of clusters, in which universes closer to each other differ less and less until you eventually reach differences solely on the level of electron positioning, and it's only those universes that are superficially similar to ours which we have any capacity to interact with. Outside of that cloud, there are probably—>

PEFE!Every: Less scientific nihilism, more scientific humanism, aight?

Xeno: <Do I have to?>

PEFE!Every: Yep. Now, we've got a lot of work to do.

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Umbra: Ah, huh. Robin said... You knew Locke?

Nico: Nifty.

Robin: So that's where Dave and Mia got the wormhole generator?

"Yep. Mind explaining to me how you got trapped in a pocket dimension?"

Shaun: "Yep. Helped him out a bit. Found the Shrine of the Pendant and helped Locke and company get in. Reminds me, I told those Garchomps I'd see if I could help them repair it..."

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Robin: Well, this glitch of some sort that called itself The Fanatic attacked us, and it killed Arika, who reverted back to the Lunar Pendant just as Umbra wished he never met the J-Team, trapping him and Lina in an alternate universe. Eventually Arika managed to undo all that and seal us off in a bubble where the Fanatic couldn't get us, but Locke wound up from that AU in ours and The Fanatic-

Nico: Hold up, hold up, you know that things name?

Robin: It called itself that?

Nico: I just heard ones and zeroes!

Umbra: Wait, is that that shrine you first found us at?

Human!Ammy: Arika never told us about the place before.

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Shaun: "Yep, the very same. Maybe Arika had a reason for not telling you. In her shoes, I probably wouldn't have told you about it."

Jessica: <I would've.>

Shaun: "You just like the attention."

Jessica: <Can you blame me?>

AU Lacunosa

Kage: You should be safe here.

-Kage turns and (edgily) begins to walk away-

Kage: I have duties to attend to elsewhere.

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Amélie is following with Thalès hovering by her.

Amélie: "I did not expect that at all. This isn't what I did not pay for."

Thalès: °We should run faster.

Amélie: "Right."

She releases Aaron the Garchomp and goes on his back.

"Run fast!"

Aaron: <Where's my pumpkin spice latte?>

Amélie: "Not now!"

Aaron: <We're in Unova and you promised me one!>

Amélie: "REEVALUATE THE SITUATION AND YOU'LL GET YOUR SPICY SHIT WHEN WE'RE OUTTA THIS AFTER YOU RAN!"

Aaron: <Alright, alright!>

He runs fast.

edited 8th Oct '17 5:52:13 AM by Phazya