ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

The Harbringer: <Most likely.>

Vilkas: <Suffice to say, that place should be a cave, not a ruin.>

-He suddenly notices Arika but says nothing.-

~Caves are fine, classic exploring with caves,~ Hacks commented.

Silas in a instant started to spray himself with all kinds of bat repellent.

edited 9th Dec '17 8:16:12 AM by EchoingSilence

Ever: Two vs. one? I'll take the odds, but you don't think it seems a little unfair?

-he grins-

Ever: PEFE!Every.

PEFE!Every: Oh no.

Ever: You need the practice. You're on my team.

PEFE!Every: What if I say no?

Ever: Then we peer-pressure you into changing your mind.

-he blinks once, slightly too slowly-

PEFE!Every: ...Fine.

Tsubasa: <Hm... so we'll be looking into it, then?>

Va-Ru City

Phaz jumps in the driver seat.

Phaz: "Hmm... Let's see here~..."

He slowly begins to drive it, familiarizing with the controls.

"Perfect. This ain't no Delta Wing, but... Colton? Seatbelt. And Kass, get in the pod directly. I'm gonna have some fun~!!!"

Driftveil City

-Kaito grins-

Kaito: I'll take it.

-It seems, for the time being, Kaito's shifted from "unhealthily infatuated with Kuu" into battle mode, and all is normal in the world.-

Kaito: (Ever at least seems to know what Every's like in a fight, which is more than I can say about Gabe. They'll probably have at least some semblance of synergy, even if it's one directional, while we're going in totally blind about each other. Ever's good, Every is obviously ill-prepared so Ever will be carrying the team, but Gabe... I have no idea what to prepare for as an ally. He seems like he's confident, at least.)

-They clear their throat-

Kaito: All right, how are we doing this? One mon each? Two, three?

edited 9th Dec '17 9:49:21 AM by BittersweetNSour

PEFE!Every: I don't suppose I can just bring in the Legion, can I?

Ever: You could bring in a couple of them one at a time if you wanted.

PEFE!Every: Defeats the purpose.

Ever: Oh well. (to Kaito) Three per seems good? Gives us six total per side? Work for you, PEFE!Every?

PEFE!Every: I don't—

Ever: Alright then!

-he sends out Cross, who waves her claws threateningly. PEFE!Every takes a little longer to make her decision-

Kaito...unknown factor. Gabe...pointed ears, Wigglytuff, presence in Kuu's court. Presumably Fairy-type trainer.

-she sends out Checkmate-

Checkmate: <...What's going on?>

PEFE!Every: We're battling.

Checkmate: <...Why?>

PEFE!Every: Fairy said to...

Checkmate: <I'm so confused right now.>

PEFE!Every: Me too.

Cross: <Hey!>

-she points a claw at Checkmate, who looks startled-

Cross: <You better not get in my way, okay?>

Checkmate: <I wouldn't dream of it.>

Ever: Easy, Cross. Save it for the opponents.

-he smiles brightly at Kaito and Gabe-

Driftveil City

Still sitting down beside Kuu with the scarf beside him, Colton blinked. It would probably seem a little unfair to Kuu, but this was rather easily explainable.

"So what's typically accepted out of battles is that both sides use the same total number of Pokemon, but never go beyond 6," he started. "It would be beneficial to be able to use as many 'mons as you like, but 6 is accepted because then battles neither drag on or end too abruptly.

"While you're seeing what's known as a Tag Battle, there's actually a right variety of battle formats, but let's just stick with this one for now. Tag Battles allow for two trainers to delegate side-by-side, which opens a variety of windows for things to happen, but that's all you'll need to know for now. Again, just ask if something's bothering you."

He edged the scarf a little closer to Kuu, still wanting her to wear it, for reasons that would probably be put into action.

Va-ru Desert

He got in the back and buckled up. Then he dragged his jacket over his head.

edited 9th Dec '17 11:04:27 AM by AbsentCoder

Driftveil

-Gabe grins and strides up next to Kato-

Gabe: Pudding? You're up!

Pudding: <Heck yeah! Bring it!>

Gabe: OK, I have no clue what any of these people are like in battle, but I need to keep Kuu appeased, because she's a powerful archfey and given how fickle we fey are who knows what she'll do to the multiverse if she finds this sector too boring or something.

Santalune

-Zumi cocks an eyebrow at the Harinbringer-

edited 9th Dec '17 12:05:05 PM by Umbramatic

Mt.Hokulani

-Doomsday and Hermes shake their heads in confusion.-

Doomsday: <For the life of me I can't figure out what this Cleffa wants.>

Hermes: <Maybe we should ask a Clefable.>

Doomsday: <Where and how are we gonna find a Clefable?>

-Hermes blinks and his face lights up.-

Doomsday: <No.>

Hermes: ~Auntie Selene!~

Doomsday: <NOOOO!>

*wuh-thoomp!*

Selene: <Somebody called for their favorite Aunt~?>

-Doomsday screams into the cushions of a nearby couch as Hermes floats over and pulls Selene into a Clefable/Alolan Raichu hug.-

Hermes: <Auntie Selene, you know how to handle baby Cleffa, right?>

Selene: <Of course! I've been a Cleffa wetnurse in the past!>

Doomsday: <AAAAGH T.M.I.!>

Va-Ru

Phaz takes out his phone.

Phaz: "Needin' music for that. Hope you're not afraid of G's Colton, because you're going to feel a lot of acceleration~!"

He giggles excitedely and puts on music.

"Let's roll~!!!"

He slams the speed lever to the quickest speed the pod can manage, and immediately starts tightly gripping the steering levers as well as the brake one.

Somewhere in Unova

Sergey was currently walking along and might be noticed

 Driftveil 

-Trudging through snow-

Well it figures I'd have to deal with this today.

-Only Ali and Helios are out-

Driftveil

-Joe and Thirtyjoe make their way out of a chain coffee store, each holding their own Styrofoam cup of hot cocoa-

Joe: What are you supposed to be teaching me, anyway?

Thirtyjoe: We'll get to that sometime.

The Harbringer: <Well?>

Driftveil City

Kaito: (Oh, good, we can deal with this no problem.) All right, MGMT, ready the battle music!

-They send out the Eelektross, who begins dancing to the opening bars of... the battle music, apparently.-

Kaito: ...Not what I was going for, but I guess you do you.

-MGMT grins-

-Ever raises his eyebrows. He never figured out how to raise just one-

Smart, Kaito. I might have used Sunny Day to diffuse Thunder and activate Leaf Guard, which would set you up for a Flamethrower.

-he sways slightly, his grin broadening-

Too bad I can't rely on Checkmate's toughness. A Petal Blizzard right now would be fun.

-PEFE!Every, meanwhile, is working through her thought process a little differently-

Help

PEFE!Every: Um, Ever, any advice?

Ever: Now might be a good time to attack. Cross, Leaf Blade MGMT!

Cross: <Finally! You think too much, you know that?>

-she bends her knees, and in one jump rockets towards MGMT, unfolding her claws as she goes-

PEFE!Every: Um...Checkmate, use Swo— Um, Iron Head. On the Wigglytuff.

-Checkmate nods and rushes forward, swiping at Pudding with the blade on her head-

Checkmate: <This isn't exactly my speed, but don't think I'm helpless.>

Joyous Clearing

-Pent shrugs as he idly starts firing the Gaster at the tree while trying to fiddle open a few Pokeballs-

Tepig: <Oh hey, why's everyone burning big huge tree?>

Braixen: <It's clearly being totally a butt!>

Tepig: <Oh. Kay then! Burning?>

Braixen: <Burning.>

-The two start applying further firepower-

Driftveil's City, Kuu's Court

-Pudding is smacked by the Iron Head for decent damage-

Gabe: Hecking cold iron

Pudding, Flamethrower!

Pudding: Hope you like things spicy!

-Shoots a stream of flame at Checkmate-

 Off Poni Island, past 

Gekkota: -From the lookout post- <Did they just damage their own ship?>

Ann: Fuck.

Genmei: -Lands on deck not too far from Hess- <You must be the Captain!>

Zarigani: -Claws raised with the Crawdaunt equivalent of a big smile- <We've been dying to meet you!>

Driftveil City

-The singing begins.-

MGMT: I'm mister white Christmas, I'm mister snow~

-He's struck by the Leaf Blade, and circles around Cross-

MGMT: I'm mister icicle, I'm mister ten-below!

Kaito: Don't worry about him. Let's take out the Bisharp instead — Drain Punch!

-MGMT turns and eyes Checkmate-

MGMT: They call me Snow Miser! Whatever I touch—

-He lunges at Checkmate with a fist swirling with Aura-

MGMT: Turns to snow in my clutch!

-And immediately afterward, he bounces back.-

MGMT: I'm too much~

James takes a look, "Okay we need to stop them before they melt out boat... but the way they are moving... They want us on board."

Otacon displayed a question mark, "What could you mean?"

"The way they are acting now, I can't understand a word they are saying... but I can understand movement. They want us to board, they have a trap set."

James looked at Ryklys, "Got some way to keep them from using that against us?"

Cross: <Hey! Don't ignore me!>

-Checkmate is struck by the Flamethrower, plunging to the red-

Checkmate: <Ow ow ow ow—>

-and then she's sent flying by the Drain Punch-

Checkmate: <...Ow.>

-PEFE!Every winces, recalling the Bisharp-

Ever: (conversationally) Eelektross sure learn a lot of moves, don't they?

-PEFE!Every nervously taps at the Poke Balls in her coat. She instinctively reaches for Sharptooth's, then eyes Pudding and makes a different decision-

PEFE!Every: Scuttle. You're up.

Scuttle: <Wow, it hasn't even been a week.>

PEFE!Every: I don't like the circumstances of this battle any more than average... focus on the Wigglytuff. Poison Jab.

Ever: Look at you, not wasting time anymore! As you can see, Lady Kuu, battles are an interplay. A sort of dance, if you will. Speaking of...Cross, you've got them lined up. Petal Blizzard.

Cross: <Yes!>

PEFE!Every: Wait, what?

Cross: <I said not to get in my way! Hope you can take this!>

-Cross spreads her arms wide, fast enough that flickering afterimages of her claws appear in the air around her, and springs forward again, leaving more mirages behind her-

-which quickly solidify into pink, glowing blades of energy that follow her lunge, spearing towards MGMT and Pudding-

-and, as Scuttle... let's say skitters, forward to bite Pudding, him too. Being Bug/Poison he shrugs it off gamefully, but it's clear it made an impact-

Scuttle: <Nngh!>

Va-ru Desert

"Actually I'm deathly afraid of-" and then he was interrupted by acceleration forcing his brains into his feet.

Driftveil City

Colton let his eyes drift to the scarf.

Driftveil

Kuu: -She nods along with the explanation, listening intently- "I see. Thank you."

-She looks down at the scarf and smiles- "No thank you. I can already understand them. It appears somewhere in my past I gained the ability to understand their language."

-She watches the battle- "Indeed. Such an intriguing multi-faceted dance. The rhythm is set by the players in the back, and yet they must dance too to the music as it drifts across the stage. And you seem to have already fallen off beat. I wonder if you will catch up and overdo them, or simply patter off..."

Verax's Villa

-He flushes slightly-

Verax: "Good. It wouldn't be you, or fun, if it all was certain."

-He gives a sort of half nod and a trademark cocky smirk- "I guess I'll be seeing you round, then."

edited 9th Dec '17 2:25:33 PM by Verax