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Iri Manor

Jacob: "..."

-Utterly aghast, throws a cup of applesauce on the floor- "I have been betrayed."

"Explain."

edited 19th Dec '17 5:00:34 PM by Verax

"If there is no way to win, I will simply force a way."

Wherever Kaito Is

-Kaito may get a text-

Nimbasa Streets

Huginn: -chuckles- Maybe we could get him to bugger off to the dimension mine went to.

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Driftveil City — Nowish

-Kaito blinks, and checks their texts.-

Iri Manor — Past-est Past

Kaito: You know Best Berry? You know Team Iron? Best Berry is with Team Iron. Team Iron is with Best Berry. They're in cahoots.

Ever: Well, you clearly didn't do it hard enough, because he seems to be working with Iron now. He showed up to get PEFE!Every back, but we talked out our differences and he left.

PEFE!Every: I would die for him.

Meanwhile

Muninn: <Other dimension? I don't know, Ever hates anything that involves effort. How'd you get your trainer to go?>

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Nimbasa

Jacob: "Whelp."

"That's fun."

"Also please don't die for him, he literally tried to get his child to do that for him and also nearly broke reality for science."

"But at least he talked out his differences."

"Anyhow, what's up Ever and small child of humanity? Anything new?"

Iri Manor - Ancient Past

Jacob: "... I have never heard either of those names. Except Iron. I think. Once. Maybe? But okay."

"If there is no way to win, I will simply force a way."

Nimbasa Streets

Huginn: <That's the thing, I didn't do anything! She got super-depressed after that league loss and decided she couldn't live with the shame... in this universe.>

Driftveil

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Nimbasa Pokémon Center, Guest Room, earlier

-Megan is pacing excitedly-

Megan: I can't believe we met the J-Team!

-turn-

...And holy shit there's a lot I don't know

-turn-

I'm pretty sure you don't know it either, but if you are, then I'm glad some of us are prepared...

-turn-

I think everyone wants me to find the J-Team, but I don't know what'll happen or how to find them—

-turn-

Merciful Uxie, what do we do?

-turn-

-both Pippy and Vee are listening to her as she paces, their heads turning to watch her-

-everymon else is scattered around the room or resting in their balls-

-but anyways-

Vee: <How about...>

-she leaps off of her perch and grabs Megan's phone in her mouth-

-muffled- <You put those fancy human fingers of yours to work—> ptui -into her lap- <—while we—> -she takes Megan's Pokéball belt and swings it into Pippy's flippers- <—take care of the trainees for the day?>

Megan: -blinks- Just spend the day looking stuff up?

Vee: <Sure, why not? We're probably better off if we know what we're walking into first, right?> -she looks to Pippy-

Pippy: <Sure! In the meantime, we do have that demonstration we've been planning...>

Vee: <So we're agreed! What d'you think, Meg?>

Megan: -pondering- ...I mean if you've got it handled, then sure, I guess!

Vee: <Alright then! Now then...>

-as they turn to leave-

<AAAAALLL ABOAAARD!>

edited 19th Dec '17 5:20:37 PM by Asterisk395

No mind to think. No will to break.

Artoria: <... All right, let's take this away.>

Mordred returns the chart to hammerspace.

Artoria turns a corner, and comes back carrying a Glaceon.

Masako: <... Why.>

Artoria: <Shush, you are being used as a teaching instrument. This is Masako, she's a Glaceon. She is an Ice-type. Dragons, such as your Jangmo-o self, are weak to ice-types.>

Masako grumbles.

Artoria goes around the corner again, and comes back carrying a Glaceon-cover Mimikyu.

Astolfo: <Artoria! :D>

Artoria: <This is Astolfo. They are a Mimikyu. Mimikyu are Ghost/Faerie types. The relevant one here is Faerie. Dragons are weak to Faeries.>

Artoria: <Dragon types are also weak to other dragons.>

Artoria: <And that concludes what you are weak to. Dragons, Ice, and Fae. Now, on to what you're strong against.>

Artoria: <I am a Lurantis. Lurantis are Grass-types. Dragons are strong against grass types.>

Artoria goes around the corner again and grabs a Pikachu, an Arcanine, and a Tympole in succession, to their confusion

Artoria: <These, from left to right, are a Pikachu, which is an Electric-type, an Arcanine, a Fire-type, and a Tympole, a Water-type. All of these types you are strong against.>

All are significantly abnormal in a normal world... All are significantly normal in an abnormal world.

Driftveil City — Nowish

Nimbasa — Past

Corrin: ...Okay, I think?

-She cranes her neck to see how many other Pokemon are conveniently around the corner-

Iri Manor — Past-est Past

Kaito: They're the aforementioned local evil fruit company and local godkillers, respectively. Well, wannabe godkillers. As far as I know, Ever's the only one who's actually succeeded, and considering iron is bad for the fae, I doubt he's with them. I hope he's not with them, we just became buds.

edited 19th Dec '17 5:21:06 PM by BittersweetNSour

Ever: (concernedly) He has a kid?

PEFE!Every: (delightedly) He tried to break reality for science?

Ever: ...

PEFE!Every: Which is wrong.

Ever: He is also apparently not much of a dad, so maybe not your best avenue for another parental figure.

PEFE!Every: You're such a joykill.

Ever: Well, anyway, things have been okay. Uh, had some weird issues with Yveltal the other day.

PEFE!Every: A bird creature nearly killed me last week.

Ever: ...Oh, yes, I was trying to repress that. Uh, remember how you were talking about Tragedy?

Meanwhile

Muninn: <...Huh. That's...>

Relatable.

Muninn: <Embarrassing. I should tell Ever; they didn't part on such great terms and it'll annoy him.>

edited 19th Dec '17 5:22:00 PM by memyselfandI2

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Corrin sees no other convenient Pokemon, but a very befuddled woman with ninetails ears and tails.

Artoria: <That is... progress, at least.>

All are significantly abnormal in a normal world... All are significantly normal in an abnormal world.

Iri Manor - Ancient Past

Jacob: "Ever is what."

Godbert: -Lugging around the piano, holding it like an accordion and mashing keys on it- {BEAUTIFUL}

Nimbasa

Jacob: "Yeah, he has a kid. She's... he's... shahe's... she he's...? She's shy and hides her face and also commands Pokemon in coded sign language and it's weird. But yes. He. Uh. Well. Psychic semi enslavement installed a kill phrase in her mind so she, he, she couldn't betray him. Verax's one copper haired friend chick kicked her in the face. It was interesting. And she's fine now."

"But yeah he was trying to invent a new universe and just about did. But Zrone not jr. Abel, I think her name was? Or something along those lines."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Oh no"

edited 19th Dec '17 5:28:32 PM by Verax

"If there is no way to win, I will simply force a way."

Nimbasa Streets

Huginn: <Hmmm, yeah, we should probably let someone know.>

Driftveil

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PEFE!Every: (irritably) You can say "they."

Ever: Is this the time?

PEFE!Every: Always.

Ever: Um, anyway, yes, we've met Tragedy now. It attacked us after a raid on some group holed up under Saffron. Had an aura that minimized our abilities while maximizing its own, summoned energy fields to imprison people and bombard them with attacks.

PEFE!Every: Future Sight did seem to work to suppress its temporal defense mechanism, however.

Ever: Yes, but what happened after that?

PEFE!Every: It sealed me in a box and broke every bone in my body. But I'm still here and now we know my idea works.

-Ever rolls his eyes-

Meanwhile

Muninn: <Right. I'll let Ever know when he's not busy being ridiculous.>

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Driftveil — Nowish

Nimbasa — Past

-Corrin's eyes light up-

Corrin: Oh, there are Kitsune in this world too! Perhaps it's not nearly as strange a world after all!

-She goes to greet the Ninetales lady, and curtsies.-

Corrin: It's a pleasure to meet you, ma'am. Are you the trainer to these Pokemon?

Iri Manor — Past-est Past

Kaito: Ever is an actual Legendary slayer, yes. Did you not see him and Muninn?

Vast Poni Canyon, Dragon Trial

-Cu Sith goes down, and Ludmilla finds herself at her last available Pokemon.-

-The Kommo-o wipes the corner of his mouth as his companion Scizor flexed.-

Totem Kommo-o: <I'm afraid that is five of six. And my companion and I are hardly done.>

-Ludmilla nods.-

Ludmilla: Then I'm afraid I'll have to end this. Go, Sandnix!

-The Totem blinks as a figure shrouded in a cloak stands before him. Sandnix. What a strange name.-

-Two hands reach up and pull back the hood, revealing the bleached white face of an Alolan Marowak. However, something strange burned in the Pokemon's eyes as he reached behind him.-

-This strange Marowak produces a Thick Club, marked with carvings of history and combat - a sign of friendship from one tribe to another. The club lit up with spectral flames. The Totem Kommo-o slid back - a Marowak with a Thick Club was not to be underestimated. Stories had even reached him of the Marowak who would kill dragons as coming-of-age ceremonies.-

Ludmilla: Sandnix, get them.

-The Kommo-o had a bad feeling about this.-

edited 19th Dec '17 5:41:27 PM by DuneTheWanderer

Psyche shrugs. ~She texted me out of the blue- I don't think it really was her, probably someone pulling a prank- but I actually went with it and asked her out? Like, I don't think I should have, but then she said yes and aaaaaaaaaaa~

"If I am to be met with disrespect, then I must first love myself with a fierceness no fool can take away." - Vraska, Gorgon assassin

Nimbasa

Jacob: "I mean, they works but, is that accurate for someone who is a boy some days and a girl most others and then somewhere not really either of the two other times? Most of the time she showed up presenting female so I thought..."

-He shakes his head- "Anyhow on to more important pertinent things! Future sight worked? ... Huh."

-He thinks- "... It imprisoned you in barriers? I... hadn't seen that before. Most of the time it just... burned is the wrong word. Disintegrated things and attacks near it with these weird black pixel-y waves. I'd never seen it use conventional attacks."

"But you're alright now, small child of humanity? This is good. And we know that works but..."

-He starts pacing- "But would it be enough?"

Iri Manor - Ancient Past

Jacob: "I mean I only learned about that recently but no no after that bit."

Godbert: -Flexing for you, the viewer- {SPLENDID}

"If there is no way to win, I will simply force a way."

Nimbasa Streets

Huginn: <Does that even happen at all? Him not being ridiculous?>

Driftveil

edited 19th Dec '17 5:52:47 PM by Umbramatic

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Tamamo: "Nope! The Mimikyu, the Glaceon and the -" -she looks around the corner- "normal Lurantis mostly just follow me around, though♡"

-Beat-

"I am not sure where she found the... other Lurantis and the other three pokemon☆"

Mordred: <I HAVE A NAME, YOU FOX!>

edited 19th Dec '17 5:46:10 PM by Izshta

All are significantly abnormal in a normal world... All are significantly normal in an abnormal world.

Muninn: <Not really. I'll just find a good time.

...How've you been, sister?>

Meanwhile

PEFE!Every: I mean, I suppose you'd have to ask them...

-she coughs. There is science to discuss-

Ever: It did some of that too. It seems versatile in terms of output.

PEFE!Every: No particular typing theme. It employed obscura against a Psychic-type, but fire and electricity against me.

Ever: How on earth did you notice that?

PEFE!Every: I am literally paid to notice things.

Ever: ...Okay.

PEFE!Every: Practically, I don't believe it would be enough. Particularly given the skew in power between it and anything it challenges, spending time on attacks that take several seconds to play out would end with all of us dead. The salient point is that its time manipulation can be counteracted at all, which means that if we can use a more powerful source, we can disable that avenue of defense.

Ever: ...I'm glad you're on our side.

PEFE!Every: I'm on Dr. Tagg's side.

Ever: There was no need for that clarification.

PEFE!Every: (to Jacob) And seriously, you should ask next time you see them. It's only polite.

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Driftveil — Nowish

Nimbasa — Past

Corrin: Ah, I see. I mean, I suppose I just sort of follow Mason around sometimes. But the... uh, one bug that apparently isn't actually a bug decided to start training me in dragon form, so I suppose in that case we may see each other around!

Pizza Parlor — Further Past

Kaito: Ah... well, I think the first thing you should likely talk about with her is the, y'know, circumstances this all happened in. I don't think it's doomed to fail, certainly not, but of course you should work out what that means going forward.

Iri Manor — Past-est Past

-Kaito tilts their head.-

Kaito: Ever is, uh... we're... buds now? I mean, I feel like we're not to the Buds point, with a capital B, just a diminutive one. We made amends after years of tension, and yeah, buds.

Nimbasa

Jacob: "Hmm..."

-He thinks-

"... Which means... Okay. So abilities like that work because it creates a fixed point in its timeline, whereas abilities like Detect and Mind Reader don't work because it chooses the course of events that lead up to it..."

-He starts pacing- "We would need multiple heavily impacting attacks all at the same instance of Future Sight... or a significantly more powerful version of it. No wonder Doom Desire struck it so hard... But..."

"That doesn't change the fact that we would need so much more firepower... I think we're dancing around the main issue here which is we need a way to anchor it to one line of events or somehow strip it of its powers, which I don't know if we're capable of doing. We may just need to call down Legendaries or get other Champions and organizations just to destroy it through sheer number of attacks that bleed through its resistances..."

Iri Manor - Past-est Past

Jacob: -He grabs Kaito by the face- "Fae. What did you mean by fae."

Godbert: {BEAUTIFUL} -He flexes again, this time for all Dunsparce that have flexed for him, which is every Dunsparce-

"If there is no way to win, I will simply force a way."

Nimbasa Streets

Huginn: Good, good. You?

Driftveil

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Driftveil — Nowish

Iri Manor — Past-est Past

-Kaito is grabbed by the face, and goes bright red-

Kaito: O-oh, um, wow. This is, uh, the second time this week someone's done this when I didn't expect it, and last time it meant she was about to kiss me, like, really hard. I didn't think you were that forward. No complaints, I'm just super surprised.

edited 19th Dec '17 6:20:10 PM by BittersweetNSour