ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

"There are three things I require... the thick ink from overbloated searchers, the gears from gearboxes scattered around for that wretched ink machine. And the fluid pumps from some of its pipes. You'll find each around, the pipes especially down below where the Watcher is. Someone will have to go deal with him, the poor dear."

Lena smiled, "Finish these tasks, and you'll be set free."

Silas had his bags packed, a bright blue scarf in his hands, he had packed some stuff, just to study this other world, and hopefully to keep track of what was different about him. Of course he would have some trouble without functioning hands so he had Bishop following him.

It had a been a quick stop back to Asimov, Bishop's PRB functional and ready, Silas and his team were out, Bishop carrying most of the equipment.

"Everyone ready?" He got a resounding yes.

Silas took a deep breath inwards, looked at the portal, and stepped into it, wishing for him and his team to go to the supposed "Mystery Dungeon" verse.

Silas felt different, weird, he was stepping out with his te-AAAAAAH *Thunk*

Hacks stepped out and was treated to the sight of a Lucario face down on the ground, "Oh my Arceus."

"Ow..." Silas grumbled.

Out came Snakeye, who took in a deep breath of the air, before looking down and laughing.

Amber and Tae were next, Tae stretching, "Bright here."

"It's awesome!" Amber exclaimed, excited at this opportunity.

As for Bishop, "Oh yeah don't mind me, the Porygon pilot now a pack ponyta, That's wha- Captain why are you lying down on your stomach, if you are a Lucario, doesn't that mean your chest spike is in the dirt?"

Silas got helped up by Hacks and sat down, brushing the dirt off of his... fur coat, he dug the scarf out of his bag and wrapped it around his neck, "That felt weird... actually all of this feels weird."

"You have been a Lucario before, how come you can't walk?!" Hacks demanded.

Silas shot him a look, "Because I was still human in shape and my legs weren't digitigrade!"

edited 22nd Oct '17 2:29:29 PM by EchoingSilence

Pokeworld Studios

"This watcher character..." Colton mused, now with the smoother Great Ball outside of his pocket, "does he thirst for blood?" He asked, not really pumped about having to go back there.

"If the answer is yes, I'll have my 'mons battle your team if it means I don't have to go d-OW!" He was interrupted with Rei tugging on his hair so that she would meet him at eye level.

<Why don't you ask OUR opinion first?> She seethed. <I mean, I am getting a little antsy, given, but you really shouldn't just be ready to sacrifice us!> She punctuated, backhanding Colton's face so she wouldn't draw blood.

Malie Library

<Okay, let's see if I can't do this,> Colton announced as he set a paw on the deck of cards. He slid his paw slowly off, taking one card with it. He did this three more time, four cards now lying face-down on the table. He slid a claw under the rightmost card and flipped it over, revealing a 5 of Spades. Then he did the same for the next two cards, revealing a Jack of Diamonds and a 2 of Clubs.

<No one touch the last one, mmkay?>

edited 22nd Oct '17 3:04:04 PM by AbsentCoder

-as a bus pulls away from the library doors, a native Alolan brother and sister enter with a stack of three books, heading towards the Information Desk-

-meanwhile...-

-blip-

Mew: -looks around- ~Oh? Was I summoned? Oh, hi Echo! ♥~

~One sec-~

~OK, what's up?~

Malie Library

Echo: Oh, nothing, just was wondering if you'd actually show up.

-She smiles and continues reading her book-

Echo: Company's always nice, though.

Mew: ~What's up, then?~

-she accios a book of Spiral-themed photography off the shelf-

Pokeworld Studios - B2

-A task-giving character behind what he could only assume was bulletproof, shatterproof, cutscene-quality glass. It was hard for Pent to outright hate a narrative mechanic, but this kind of immutable, knowing and mandatory advancement of a villain's goals was kinda up there-

I highly expect you to revoke that promise as soon as we return and ask for one last thing. Please, please try to defy expectations.

Malie Library

Overhearing a vaguely familiar voice, Colton turned to look for the source. A good few seconds spent thinking about it told him it sounded like that Mew he fought. He loped down from the seat.

<If someone bothers to bet, consider me folded.> He announced as he then trailed the Mew's voice. <Prima?>

Malie Library

-Ephemera, who has been running routine psychic scans of everyone in the entire library, notices the people coming in and raises her hackles intimidatingly-

-well, she floats up a sign saying "Hackles". She isn't sure what hackles are-

-Ever, meanwhile, has abandoned the poker game in favor of cyberwarfare with PEFE!Every, taking out a laptop to type better-

-PEFE!Every, meanwhile-

PEFE!Every: Magic is fake as shit!

Ever: Then where did this quarter come from?

-he produces it from behind PEFE!Every's ear-

PEFE!Every: It was up your sleeve.

Ever: Then where did this quarter come from!

-it just appears in his hand-

PEFE!Every: ...How...

Ever: Magic.

PEFE!Every: ...

Malie Library

Echo: Oh, you know. Just another day of unemployment and milling about in a library while the threat of multiversal disaster looms upon us.

-She turns a page-

Echo: Say, these cats in this book seem to have an uncanny thematic similarity to Starkeeper's clans, don't they? Wonder if the author is Holonian.

Pokeworld Studios B2

-A strange apparation suddenly comes up from the floor in the midst of the group-

Malie City

-Everyone is now here-

-Including a certain Aegislash in the library that has only had a cameo recently...-

edited 22nd Oct '17 4:01:03 PM by Umbramatic

Lena snarls and starts pounding at the windows, losing more of her more realistic features, she looks as if she's melting down as she pounds, "NO NO NO NO! NOT! YOU!"

Pokeworld Studios

Human and Sneasel both stared at Lena, backing away slowly, both refusing to blink. They were unsure of what she was even getting at, but neither of them would be surprised if her dual demeanors were as exploitable as Lucario's three personalities were.

Rei'd probably learn sometime. Every time prior she tried to get him to tick she was either Bullet Punch'd, Flash Cannon'd or Vacuum Wave'd. "I suppose we're gonna have to get those things. C'mon, Rei." Colton finally blinked and they both turned around.

And came face-to-face with the reason Lena flipped.

"Holy hell!" Colton reflexively threw a punch at the new figure that would probably strike as hard as his facepalms do.

edited 22nd Oct '17 4:09:05 PM by AbsentCoder

Pokeworld Studios - B2

-Well, this was something different. And different meant that perhaps things could change-

What are you so concerned about Lena, you're safe and sound on the other side of the glass after all, right?

-Of course he did momentarily glance at the new arrival just incase it was that invincible inkfiend again-

The glass shattered, Lena's fist reaching right through, "Make this clear. It's to protect you. Not me."

-Celeste gasps and squirms in Forte's grip-

Celeste: <There they are! The book thieves!>

Forte: Hey! What are you going on about?

Malie Library

-A woman in a strange Aegislash-themed outfit suddenly appears behind Forte-

Woman: Book thieves?

Pokeworld Studios, B4

-The figure reveals itself to be a Darkrai, who blocks both fists with Obscuric Protect barriers.-

Familiar?!Darkrai: -to the group- <Woah woah woah there, I'm here to help!>

edited 22nd Oct '17 4:25:07 PM by Umbramatic

"He won't like that you're here. Not at all... Don't you dare intervene!" Lena called out.

Terry poked his head in, carrying a few more tape players.

Lena went silent, "when would you tell me about that?"

She turned back to the lever, "Only one way left for you... down." she broke the switch. She was smiling, as if she had gotten so incredibly angry she had flipped into tranquility.

edited 22nd Oct '17 4:30:15 PM by EchoingSilence

Pokeworld Studios

Colton stared. Rei stared. Pantomiming pulling a pince-nez and its chain off of him, the human collected himself. Unsure if Legendaries were above him in some way, he kneeled, resting an elbow on the knee that wasn't laying on the floor.

"Forgive us," he offered. "for I did not know you held no malice. As most everything looks ready to kill, I figured the worst.

"That's something that makes sense for someone as jumpy as me, right?" He asked, going back to his casual speech pattern as he stood back up.

edited 22nd Oct '17 4:54:30 PM by AbsentCoder

-the girl glares at Ephemera and makes an I'm-watching-you gesture-

-Doggo!Colton's path likely takes him near the arguing Memitos; certainly all three would hear a psychic voice-

Mew: -glancing at Echo's book- ~Why does Starkeeper get all the good press? The story about Gévaudan wasn't nearly so flattering~

~Oh, it's you again. Are you Lycanroc'in the new stage?~

Sol: Hello, I'd like to renew these books-

Librarian: -rips off a plague-doctor mask, revealing themselves to be an Alolan Marowak balanced on a unicycle-

Fuego: <NOT TODAY!>

-he leaps onto the desk, igniting his bone-

edited 22nd Oct '17 4:45:39 PM by Tangent128

Malie Library Core

PEFE!Every: You did not just make a coin appear.

Ever: I clearly did.

PEFE!Every: No, you didn't.

-she grabs at Ever's wrist, he moves his hand away-

Ever: Now who's being rude?

PEFE!Every: There's clearly something up your sleeve!

Ever: What sleeve? This is a tropical island.

PEFE!Every: -attempting to grab Ever's arm- Show...me...!

-this escalates into something resembling a fight, except not really because PEFE!Every has approximately the grip and arm strength of a good-size dust bunny-

PEFE!Every: Let me up you coward!

Ever: I'm using, like, no force. Are you okay? Do you have a Vitamin D deficiency or something?

Librarian: Keep it down, you two! This is a library!

Both: Oh, sorry.

Ever: ...Wait. If you're here, who's that at the front desk?

Malie Library Entrance

-Ephemera, who was helping maintain the illusion by suspending Fuego in the air at the appropriate height, also pounces, taking the somewhat expedient solution of telekinetically fixing the books Sol and Ton are holding in place-

Ephemera: -Salamence!-

Pokeworld Studios - B2

Aha! Walter! Here to visit old rivals 'ey?

-His gaze snapped back to the crazed inhabited VA as she broke the lever-

We were gonna tell you never because hey, we've seen whatcha been doing to other Terries and his fellow toons. So, you gonna get out here and fail trying to take him by force or shall we just head downstairs without your 'help'?

She smiled a little, a screech came out as in the ink pools behind them, a familiar figure appeared.

"Oh, you'd need my help alright. Seems Zachary isn't pleased with this visitor."

Malie Library

<Ba-dum tish!> Colton responded, before taking on a face that screamed exasperation. <Now then,> he decided. <Would you mind reverting me to my original form? As much as a love the new me, I'm in the middle of a round of poker.> He clarified.

<And I should actually be checking what trials I haven't done, DANG IT.> He realized.

Pokeworld Studios

"Oh, fuck me sideways with a paddle," Colton groaned, the mention of Zachary telling him everything. He sent out 9-Volt, knowing about strength in numbers.

Electric-type and Ice-type nodded to each other, one striking her claws in prep, the other retrieving his Wise Glasses.

Malie Library

-Sol may also find an Aegislash-themed sword at their throat-

Woman: There you are.

Pokeworld B2

Darkrai: -sees the lever break- <...Well this just got notably worse.>

-Shakes his head-

<Anyway, I'm Walt, and I have personal reasons to get involved in this mess.>

-to Colton-

<Yeah, I'd say it makes sense, kid with the supressed Obscuric pot- Oh geez Zachary's coming>

-Dark Pulse-

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<Hold my King's Rock,> Rei decided, extending her wrist so Colton could claim the yellow stone. He did so, surreptitiously checking if it would fit his own wrist. It did not.

*CLAP!* <Should we just kill him outright?> She mused.

"If we can!" Colton responded.

...

"Wait, what was that about "Obscuric" whatever?"

edited 22nd Oct '17 5:19:38 PM by AbsentCoder