ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

The locked door suddenly swings open. It almost seems as if it's inviting everyone in, it's pretty obviously a trap. The trappiest, but is there any way else out?

Seafolk Village

Jackie: Mabye it's your body language? Or your tone of voice? Or dare I say it, your smell? Pokemon are sensitive to these kinds of things.

Chiroptera: <Actually, nope, I can't pin it either.>

-Jean starts heading over-

Jean: There you guys are.

-seeing EJ-

Who's this?

Ruins Of Abundance

Gabe: Well I'm willing to help! This is probably relevant to my own mission anyway.

Poni Wilds

Umbra: ...That was awkward.

Human!Ammy: Yeah... At least I got this.

-holds up the Beast Ball-

Umbra: Wait, you actually got one?

Human!Ammy: Yep. I swear I will use it responsibly.

Umbra: -shrugs- Good enough for me.

-they head back to Seafolk Village, Ammy gesturing Shaun to follow-

Poni Wilds, elsewhere

-Robin and Gudrunn arrive in a secluded spot-

Gudrunn: Here goes nothing...

-They send out Jelly Belly and Clippy-

Robin: Careful, they might-

Clippy and Jelly Belly: {AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA}

edited 16th Oct '17 5:04:34 PM by Umbramatic

Tsunami: <Let them try.>

Shaun: "You worry me sometimes...too prideful."

Tsunami: <And?>

Shaun: "Nothing. We all have flaws. Pride is yours."

Tsunami: <Perhaps.>

-Shaun dismounts Ace, and they both follow.-

Elizabeth: "Yes Haku, I know you're gonna tell me it's a trap, but once again, we don't have a lot of options."

Lyra: <I don't like this dude's Mareep obesession.>

Haku: <[Biblical] reference. A shepard and his flock. Being led like a Mareep to the slaughter.>

Lyra: <Thanks for the reassurance, Haku.>

Haku: <You want that, go to Olivia or Christina.>

-Lyra says nothing.-

Pokworld Studios

Colton sighed. "Look. We have one option. We are going to step through this door. We are going to learn what lies in wait. If that includes being jumped by some inky entity who wants to dilute the ink composing them with the blood of a bunch of suckers, so be it." He stepped into the doorway.

"On a related note, what happened to that Pikachu?"

Petey is still there, but shoving himself into a tiny hole in the wall, which he successfully does. He's gone, pretty fast as well as if he was in a panic.

Ruins of Abundance

-Mason blinks at Shaun and Tsunami-

Mason: ...Pardon, were you just talking with your Empoleon? Like, an actual conversation?

Mako: <Welp. Sure wasn't expecting that.>

Mason: Are you... like, a psychic or something?

edited 16th Oct '17 5:15:55 PM by BittersweetNSour

Shaun: "No, I just know Monese - though I haven't heard it since that wedding."

Tsunami: <What?>

Shaun: "I hear it as [English] now. I don't have to translate anymore. Mons sound the same as people to me now."

Tsunami: <Ace would want to know that.>

Shaun: "I've been meaning to tell him."

Ruins Of Abundance

Gabe: :O!

How'd you do it?!

Poni Wilds

The Tick and Jelly Belly: {AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA}

Robin: Agh! We need to get them to stop!

-Gudrunn pulls out a Pokebean-

Gudrunn: Alli had some of these left over...

-Robin grabs it and tosses it into Clippy's gaping mouth-

Clippy: {AAAA- Mmm? Mmmm! This is one of the tastiest things I've ever eaten! And I've eaten a lot of things!}

-Jelly Belly stares, then turns to Gudrunn, who holds up another Poke Bean-

Jelly Belly: {Eh, why not.}

-Saps at one and quivers in delight-

{SO GOOD!}

Shaun: "Well I spent years learning Monese. It was part of my homeschooling. But I don't think that's what you meant."

Lyra: <Oh joy, because that alleviates my trepidation.>

Elizabeth: "Didn't you fight in a war?"

Lyra: <I can't shoot/explode/slash something I can't see.>

Elizabeth: "Point."

Ruins of Abundance

Mason: ...Uh...huh. I didn't realize it was something that could just be... learned, other than a very rudimentary understanding of vocal patterns and body language. And what do you mean, "hear it as English"? And what wedding?

Shaun: "Oh, I went to a wedding in another dimension where everyone was a Pokémon, and having Pokémon DNA lets you understand Monese, but since I already understand it, I think it let me hear it as [English]. They sound just like you or me now."

Ruins Of Abundance

Gabe: So it's like magic but with DNA?

Poni Wilds

-Jelly Belly and Clippy are happily munching Poke Beans-

Gudrunn: Well, that went surprisingly well.

Robin: They still can't understand a word we're saying and vice versa, but we'll work on that.

Gudrunn: Say, what did you want an Ultra Beast for?

Robin: ...I dunno, what did you want an Ultra Beast for?

Gudrunn: Well, that's certainly none of your business then.

Robin: And it's certainly none of yours either!

Gudrunn: Hmmph.

Robin: Hmmph.

Jelly Belly: {You ever wonder what they're even saying?}

Clippy: {Less talking, more eating!}

Ruins of Abundance

-Mason stares.-

-And cracks a smile.-

-And bursts out laughing.-

Mason: Oh, man, you had me for a while there. You're not too bad at BSing stuff with a straight face, you know? Hell of a useful skill to have, I like it.

Shaun: "Essentially."

-To Gabe-

"Ultra Beasts are falling from the sky, a Legendary's missing, Glitches are a thing, a hell portal opened up over Akala months ago, Fairies reawoke, and that's what sounds unbelievable to you?"

Tsunami: <I don't appreciate you calling my trainer a liar.>

Seafolk Village

EJ waved to the new person, smiling kindly at Chiroptera before she flew away.

"Call me EJ."

Ruins Of Abundance

Gabe: Fairies reawoke? I thougt they were always a thing...

-Shakes his head-

But no, he's probably serious.

Seafolk Village

Jean: I'm Jean.

Jackie: I'm Jackie!

Chiroptera: <I'm Chiroptera but you knew that already.>

edited 16th Oct '17 6:28:08 PM by Umbramatic

Ruins of Abundance

Mason: See, that's why it's so good! It almost fits right in with Glitches and Ultra Beasts! Giving a wedding as a reason for crossing time and space and becoming a Pokemon is a little extra-absurd, but tell it to the right person, and they'll believe you without question.

Mako: <Just wait for it, he'll realize you're serious before too long.>

Pokeworld Studios

"Look, the entire aesthetic of this place is gonna lead to a sense of unease. I say we just knock it out of the park. We'll no doubt be in here for a good while, so we might as well get used to it."

With that said, he advanced further beyond the door.

"C'mon, I don't want to be alone in a place like this!"

AU Lacunosa

-The Mienshao is knocked away, flipping head over heels into the sky-

-Mikey's Surf washes over a few Fire types, knocking them out, before a platoon of Jellicent float down and absorb it. The Jellicent then all swarm Mikey with Energy Ball-

-All Might is using [Detroit] Smash left and right, blowing away scores of 'mons. But for every Pokemon he blows away, three more take their place-

-Kage, meanwhile, is fiddling with his phone-like device-

Ruins Of Abundance

Gabe: Well then Mason. How does he hear Pokemon language as [ENGLISH]?

AU Lacunosa

-Shizuo grabs a nearby mon and tosses them-

Mikey: Not good, dude!

-Blasts Dark Pulses at the Jellicient-

Locke: -moves to help, but pauses seeing Kage-

Shaun: "If you say so, Mako."

-Shaun drums his fingers on his other arm.-

Ruins of Abundance

-Mason almost makes another comment, but a look from Mako shuts him up.-

Mason: ...Oh. You, uh. Actually were serious.

-He falls awkwardly silent.-

Seafolk Village

EJ nodded with a smile to the two. "Jean and Jackie. Nice to meet the two of you."

<Hello, Chiroptera.> came the ominous voice from his shadow again.

-Shaun and Tsunami both smirk slightly.-

Shaun: "Indeed I was."

Ruins Of Abundance

-Gabe pets Mason, not minding whether it comforts him or embarrasses him further-

Seafolk Village

Chiroptera: <Spooky.>

Jean: So, you look fresh off the boat. Literally.