ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

 Limnal Hole, last night 

Oh?

-Puts two and two together and gives off a smile in Marslie's direction with absolutely no hint of kindness behind it-

edited 4th Dec '17 9:43:22 PM by rmctagg09

-Mew cracks her tiny knuckles-

Mew: ~Sure, it would be a pleasure ♥~

-she preps a standard Pokéform-discovery jinx-

-well, standard, except for her system being flooded with adrenaline right now, impairing power control just a little-

-and the sheer stress of being hunted by a beast no doubt about to notice her again making it really hard to focus on a genome-

-any genome, that is, except her own...-

ZIPPPPTAFFLE!

-and then Marslie were Mews-

-well then-

Down the end of the long corridor is the door, the door which behind it contains the interest of this whole retrieval operation. Yay!

-the yacht drops-

-Could anyone see that coming, really?-

-Ever certainly can't. His jaw drops-

Ever: ...Oh Kyurem she's here for my soul.

-even Every(?) looks startled, though she pretty quickly goes over to examine the yacht curiously-

-just as the air heats past the lethal point, the yacht lands-

-while the yacht itself is currently most likely aflame, the surrounding area is shielded from...well, the Heat Shield-

-it's pretty empty, but this does, surely completely coincidentally, mean that PEFE!Every is still alive and not a briquette-

-of those present, she seems the least startled, but maybe that's just shock-

Leslie: What was that?

Martin: Giga Impact, perhaps?

-they make to go outside-

-and are promptly Mew'd-

-unable to manage either their stubby limbs or psychic powers, they both flop to the ground-

Leslie: <...What. What is this?>

-Ever, who is at this point pretty close due to having sprinted away from the yacht at top speed, turns around-

Ever: Oh. Well.

-and he looks up at Mew- Really? This was your only thought for what kind of Pokemon you could turn them into?

Martin: <...What did it do to us?>

Ever: Well, ordinarily I'd let Echo explain, because she has cool words, but I'm a little stressed out and talking helps me calm down. Basically, Mew turned you into Pokemon. For some reason, she thought the best Pokemon into which to turn you would be other Mew. So now I'm feeling a little like we jumped the gun on the whole "getting rid of the legendary killer" thi—

-a screech from the yacht alerts Ever to the fact that maybe they didn't-

-and Unigma tears his way free from the boat. He looks a mess. one of his blades is shattered, and his side is ripped open where the core detonated. Every(?) squeaks and hides behind the yacht-

Unigma: <Hurts...it hurts...>

-Ever winces-

Leslie: <It...it talks?>

Ever: Oh, right, yeah, Pokemon can talk. And think, and do all that neat stuff. Chew on that, I guess?

-he sits down next to Martin and Leslie-

Ever: This would probably be the part where the good guy is all like "Now never fuck with my friends again", right?

-he whistles sharply. Unigma perks his head up-

Ever: Yeah. This isn't that part.

-he scoops up Martin-

Ever: Hey, Unigma! You don't want to die feeling like you never accomplished anything, do you?

Martin: <Wait—>

-and he hurls the Mew at the constructed mon. Unigma's eyes track Martin's flight, he lets out a roar...-

-even without the boosting power of the core, it's a horrifically strong attack. Getting into the details would not be pleasant-

-Leslie lets out a scream-

Leslie: <No...no! What did you do?! How dare you?!>

Ever: I dunno. It seemed pretty narratively appropriate.

Leslie: <You want narratively appropriate? Well then. How about I slaughter you like a Miltank with the power you've so kindly given me?>

-and Ever is blown backwards by a Psychic-

Ever: Okay, so you're a fast learner.

Leslie: <What can I say?>

-she flashes a wicked grin at the yacht-

Leslie: <It's in the blood.>

Ever: I don't know why you think I'd understand that refe—

-Leslie hurls him away again with a Psychic-

Ever: Ow fuck everything hurts I hate fighting legendaries this fucking sucks

Leslie: <You alienated my daughter, destroyed my creation, killed my husband, and broke my epistemology. I suppose it's only logical I do the same to you. Let me see how I feel about an or—>

Unigma: <You...hurt you!>

-he charges Leslie. She cackles-

Leslie: <You really think you can touch me? You broken thing, you're hardly worth the oxygen you're somehow still breathing!>

-there's a blip-

-Leslie vanishes, and a negative of her form appears five feet away-

-and then abruptly crackles out into nothing-

-oh yeah. Teleport disruptors. Those never stopped being a thing or anything-

 Route 4 Desert, last night 

-Watches Marslie die fairly impassively-

Xatu: -Walks over- <Martin and Leslie are finished.>

Killed by the being they helped create, and the daughter they abused, how fitting. May the Alpha bring you peace, Martin and Leslie, and may your corpses make some really good Berry Mulch because fuck both of you. May Yveltal devour your collective soggy pickle of a soul.

-To PEFE!Every, face shifting to concern-

Every, you okay?

edited 14th Jan '18 9:52:20 PM by rmctagg09

Mew: ~I was still groggy!~

-she zips inside to get away from the thing that just ate Martin and also to try and turn off that teleportation deathtrap sheesh-

Route 4 Desert

-Echo simply stands back, watching the "event" happen.-

Echo: This was far more satisfying than I expected. A happy accident, is it not?

-She pauses, then looks at Unigma and PEFE!Every. With Martin and Leslie gone, her face finally sinks back into concern.-

Echo: ...Every.

Lilac grimaces as she realizes the roadkill she hit isn't roadkill yet. "Well. That's disconcerting. And unnatural. Every dear, did you have something to do with this? I suppose I should have warned you against making unholy abominations, but then again, I'm the last one who should be giving mortals morality advice."

Brie: No, seriously, I cannot stress how much we all need to stay calm and not do anything crazy. I know we're all mad, but still.

Ever: Well that sure did happen. Nice work, Every...

-he promptly passes out-

-PEFE!Every, meanwhile, has followed Unigma over to the rest of the group, though she doesn't seem to be acknowledging anyone-

PEFE!Every: ...Hey.

-Unigma turns to her. It's pretty obvious, whatever's been powering him, it's gone now. He sinks to his knees-

Unigma: <...Hurts.>

PEFE!Every: ...Yes. Sorry.

Unigma: <...Hurt me?>

PEFE!Every: ...I hope I didn't. But I'm sorry I couldn't do anything to keep this from happening. I...

-she sighs. She's not really a words person-

-she places a hand on Unigma's head, and gently strokes the constructed mon-

-his eyes close-

-he breathes out-

-and goes still-

-PEFE!Every is silent for a while-

PEFE!Every: Echo. Tagg. Lilac ...I'd like to be alone for a little while. Would that be okay?

Lilac removes her sun hat. "Of course." She retreats into the cabin.

Route 4 Desert

-Echo nods-

Echo: Of course. I'm free to contact whenever you're ready.

-She heads back into the building to give Every some space.-

Flare Forest Facility — Lex's Lair's Location

Mason: Yeah, yeah, we get it. Chill.

-He knocks on the door twice.-

Mason: Housekeeping.

edited 5th Dec '17 11:00:04 AM by BittersweetNSour

-Pianis looks over at his sister, who is still sleeping-

Pianis: Woo. Happy birthday to me.

Siren: <It's your birthday? Oooh. Wish I'd got you something.>

Matthew(?): I joined Team Skull because I thought it was about honor, brotherhood, loyalty, that kind of stuff.

Team Skull Grunt♀: Yeah, but then we fell apart a few days before the sun went out. The boss just ran off without warning, and everyone else just... left.

Fortis: What happened?

Matthew(?): Something went down at Aether Paradise, but no one knows what. I bet that blond kid with the weird Lycanroc had something to do with it... he was apparently the president's son or something.

Fortis: Maybe we could go there to see what happened?

Matthew(?): How? I don't even know if the boats are running, and it's too dark to try flying there.

Fortis: Nuh uh! I flew here from my home universe!

Matthew(?): Yeah, right.

 Route 4, last night 

-To PEFE!Every-

What Echo said, except that you'll want to unblock me if you get the chance since those folks blocked my number.

-Heads inside after Ali picks up Ever to take him inside-

Va-Ru

Phaz pomfs in the pod

Lie seductively

Whips out phone

Phaz: "Oh hey a message."

"So what's in that garage uh?"

Joyous Forrest

Spinme: "Is your pen hacked Pent?"

She looks at the shadow and narrows eyes.

There is no verbal response, but the frantic shuffling and scurrying from behind the door indicates that there is definitely someone behind it.

In fact it sounds like two people? Two people and some bird noises and bug chitters.

The shadow stops before the tree, it knows it has been spotted.

-This is gonna alter some things Kid. I'm afraid to say you're gonna be stuck without me.-

Riju races the pod down to a hangar like structure where other sandpods await, <Here in my garage...>

She grins, <Go on, pick one out!>

JD places himself near the doorway and draws his blaster, he signals to the others, "On 3, we breach."

He Raises a hand. 1.

Riju's Garage

Colton approaches the one closest to the group, not really caring about any of its specs. "Hm... pretty nifty..." Still kinda curious why she'll so readily trust me...

Castelia City - Hasslemon

LE: You guys think this kind of culture shock is unhealthy for an Alolan like her? Especially one found in a literal cave?

SP: Sylveon's got a point. We should try to be patient with her and maybe try to get her to learn about Unovan culture at a controlled pace.

VA: The only question is where to begin? Some cartoons? Higher theater? A tour of the city?

MB: Actually, some fresh air might do us all some good.

SP: All in favor?

VA: Aye.

MB: Aye.

CC: Daijoubu.

DD: Fine by me.

LE: And that's five. Might need to take shifts so we don't get funny looks from passers-by.

SP: ... Do you want to go first?

LE: Sure.

Castelia City - Colton's Apartment

Sylveon exited her Pokeball, walked to the couch and draped Rei over her back. <C'mon, let me show you around the city,> she offered.

Rei only offered a few grunts of protest before shrugging. And so they left.

Va-Ru City

-The Skarmory flies down to the hangar-

-He'd talk, but he looks pretty exhausted-

Joyful Forest

-Duolis' shadow speeds for the Jester's-

Neo Flare Hallway

Jared: 3!

Trina: 5!

-Jared sends out an Absol, Trina activates her powers, and they both bust down the door-

edited 5th Dec '17 8:10:53 AM by Umbramatic

Va-Ru

Phaz: "Sweet things... You choosing Colton?"

He then looks more at the Skamory and approaches it, giving him some dry berries from his rations.

"Heyo. So, what bring you here?"

Joyous Forest

Spinme goes back in front of Pent to protect him.

Spinme: "Great, this place is making me hate forests."

The door comes down with a heavy clang sound, revealing the quarters to the group. It felt like a smaller, more personable version of the labs mixed with a residential space. In the right wing, a group of regional birds is perched while a young woman of around a 5'7 height, brown bobbed hair and thick rimmed glasses braces for impact - her 18 different Patterned Vivillon's surrounding her. In the left, the target of the raid sits on a small, light olive green couch.

The featherless Toucannon, who was in the middle of a pleasant conversation with Lex's Pidgeot, squawks and flaps in surprise at the sudden intrusion.

Diogenes: Hark! A man!

A split-second after door is forced open, a blinding blue light covers the entire retrieval squad, rendering their entire bodies immobile - except for their eyes. The source of the blinding blue energy surrounding them, is the the metallic hand of the 5'8 scientist. The panicked and scared expression on his grey eyes betraying the calm, collected air he's trying to give off.

Lex: Heh h-heh heh! Y-you really think that I wouldn't have some of my own tricks up my sleeve?

He walks closer to the group, assured that he is in no danger from this motley crew of faux Ciphereans.

Lex: Did you really think I'd give them my best toys to play with?

The girl in the corner brings out an Infinity Ball in anticipation for a battle.

Riju's Garage

"One part choosing, one part - oh hey, that Skarmory." He noticed, electing to step away from the vehicles as he approached the Armor Bird. "You come from Gudrunn, or..." He paused, unsure of how to continue.

He elected to kneel down and meet the Skarmory at eye level.

Brie: Wait wait no I said—

-zap-

Mierda.

edited 5th Dec '17 8:33:09 AM by memyselfandI2

JD groaned, "Great... Hey genius! We're here to get you out of here!"

"I'm sorry if I sound rude but quite frankly we're trying to help and my patience is a little thin after getting a fair chunk of my skin burned away! Not your fault... possibly."

He tried to move, didn't work, JD tried popping out of his android body.

Neo Flare Base

Trina: Fuck.

Jean: Fuck.

Jared: Fuuuuuuuuuck.

Giselle: -to the others, but not Lex and co. ~I've got this.~

-To the Cipher Bois down the hall- ~We've gotten into a bit of a situation. Hurry on down.~

-to Lex and co.- ~Now now, no need for all this.~

-Objects start slowliy moving at inconspicuous points behind Lex and co-

Va Ru City

-The Skarmory gobbles down the berries-

Skarmory: <Yes, it is I... Kass... Gudrunn sent me.>

edited 5th Dec '17 8:44:18 AM by Umbramatic

Lex is... A tad perplexed at the fact that it seems that JD and Gisele are talking to despite not being able to move his mouth, before deducing the fact that it must be some sort of speaker apparatus talking or telepathy playing tricks on him.

Lex: And what? Be forced to work for you, Cipher? I'm sorry, but I'm not some village bicycle for all you gangs to try out.

Lex pouts and raises an eyebrow.

Lex: It is a bit odd you'd betray our recent alliance like this, Cipher. Unless you're a different splinter group who somehow got the word of my existence.

Lex shakes his head

Lex: No matter, you will be dealt with swiftly.

Lex does not notice the objects dancing around behind him.

edited 6th Dec '17 7:01:08 AM by PippingFool