ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

 Yangport 

Ann: -To Giratina- Well, there's an active J-Team, if you know what that is since this universe seems to lack one, the year is 2018, and we use a [Gregorian] calendar.

Yangport

Colt's breathing continued at a rapid pace. He managed to calm down enough to get his phone drawn.

*flash!*

"You'll probably recognize it as one where the Entralink's done goofed up," he offered as he waved away the weed smoke. "It's how we got here in the first place," he added.

edited 31st Jan '18 12:30:14 PM by AbsentCoder

-as soon as Fortis and Noelle leave the library, they hear a voice calling-

???: Hey, pigtails girl!

-they both turn to see a red-haired young woman who also has her hair in a pair of pigtails-

Lily(?): You're that girl who Jen met on the beach, aren't you? The one who said she was from another universe?

Fortis: Uh huh!

Noelle: That's correct.

Lily(?): I've been looking for you for ages!

Fortis: Huh? Why me?

Lily(?): Because if you really are from another universe, that means that it's all true.

Noelle: What's true?

Lily(?): That there really are other worlds out there! That Scarlette might not be dead!

Noelle: Well, we just met her parents in the library and...

Lily(?): I know, I know, she disappeared the same day the sun did. But she could still be alive, couldn't she? Please, I need this.

Fortis: Uh huh.

Lily(?): You know what, why don't you come over to the garden, and you can tell me everything you know about her. And about this whole thing.

Noelle: Um, sure thing.

Channah: -blinks, then slowly turns to Tagg- If you want, doesn't matter.

Montanari: -adjusts his tie- Ah, pardon me - I'd like to speak to the two of you about something later today. It can wait for this, however.

The walk up was uneventful, the Centurions did nothing but stare at everyone. Unmoving, unblinking, waiting, waiting.

The doors to the castle were massive, awaiting someone to open them.

Silas has been following Jay, refusing to go back in the ball, if he's stuck like this he wants to be mobile.

Giratina: Lessee... Has a big Trainer team called the J-Team and it's still active... Didn't set their calendar to the Skybreak for some weird reason... Is the source of the current multiversal instability... Yeah, I definitely know where you dudes came from. I can get you home but since the multiverse is unstable and I'm really hecking high it migt take a few jumps. See ya!

-A purple Obscura portal opens beneath everybody and drops them into...

-A normal cul-de-sac with preeteens running around-

~Oops, I go here for jawbreakers. Next!~

-portal-

-A castle-slash-spaceship-

~I'd tell mustache dude I said hi, but not the time.~

-portal-

-A normal castle with young magic-users running around-

~Similarly I would let you try the butterbeer but~

-portal-

-The back of a titanic creature-

~Oh, I need to get back to this game back home. Anyway!~

-Portal-

-And everyone is finally spat out here-

~There we go! Thank you for flying Giratina Airlines, where we go sky high!~

 Sootopolis 

-To Channah-

Right, sorry for startling you, this way.

 In a secluded portion of Sootopolis 

-Sitting on a rock-

Well, I guess it started about 13 years ago, not too long before my 14th birthday.

 Mauville 

Ann: Well... that was something.

Channah: Alright...

Zoroark Green: -falls out of the portal after the others, grabbing her hat protectively-

<Ooh, are we home?>

-she looks around, noting a mess of leaves lying about-

-and two quart jugs sitting on a table-

<"Charizard sauce"?>

...

<Don't you hate it when people forget to clean up after themselves in the food court?>

-The group stumbles a bit as they arrive.-

Diane: HONEY I'M HOOOOOOOME

Skye: I get why you did that but I'm right here

Diane: ❤️

Dylan: -to Alli and Kai- All right, I have things to take care of back home... but if you ever need someone to talk to, I will always be available.

Ellen: Same. Just give one of us a call.

Kai: Right...

-The group all heads their separate ways.-

-Except Kai, who does not head anywhere.-

-She turns to her sister.-

Kai: ...Hey...

Alli: ...Yeah?

-Gina attempts to wrench open the doors-

edited 31st Jan '18 2:18:34 PM by Umbramatic

Hyul Castle

-Pent breathes deeply and starts trying to pry open the doors-

We're here, time to put an ending to things...

Mauville

-Pent lands. And immediately stumbles over-

-Holy crap that was a blazing bounce around the Slip and his stomach is turning over-

-Also his phone is just going wild pinging with messages that have only just gone through-

-The shadows quiver-

-He's gone-

edited 31st Jan '18 2:16:44 PM by Pentigan

-"Homer and his mons are sitting in a booth. While his mons eat, Homer glares at his laptop, eyebrow twitching."-

Adds on Homers laptop: Congratulations you've won. Please give us your social security number, and we will send you a one free I-pod.

-"Homer closes the, Multiple pages of adds, and looks over at Zags, who is enjoying a caramel sundae."-

Homer: I should really stop letting you on my stuff.

Zags, eating: <*Snarf* *slurmp* *Nam Nam* Probably *Smlap*>

-"Homer goans, and puts his laptop in his bag next to a resting Anubis."-

Homer: Damn it, not only didn't I find anything useful, I might have to get a new laptop. -Looks at the paper he had Melly write on. All that's on it are numbers and a dot.- These are latitudes and longitudes, but why'd Melly write this down?

Melinoe, with a lemon sundae: <Because that's what he told me to write, not my fault he's an idiot.>

-"Mokuba takes his spoon out of his chocolate sundae, and sticks it on his nose."-

Mokuba: <Hey Mor, look at me -Mokubas nose starts to sizzle, because ground types are weak to ice- ahhh, it burns.>

Mor: <d-do you want some of my hot chocolate?>

Kai: ...

-She gives her sister an exhausted smile-

Kai: I'm really glad to have you back. I was so worried about you...

Alli: -smiles- I'm glad to have you back too. And... I'm sorry for everything.

-she hugs-

Kai: It's okay. Depression sucks. I know that just as well as you do.

-Kai hugs back tightly.-

Kai: I'll probably be headed back to the Frontier soon, especially since we're in Hoenn already...

-She grins-

Kai: But you can bet I'll be looking forward to our proper rematch. And... I'll try not to be so distant in the meantime.

 Sootopolis 

-To Channah-

You'll have to give me a second, it's still kinda traumatizing even now.

-Takes a breath-

I'd gone to Orre, just on a lark, and eventually I ended up in the Under, this underground city beneath Pyrite Town. Of course, since my luck is bad, I ended up there shortly before Cipher took the place over and turned it into their personal fiefdom.

Channah: It's fine, I can wait. And I did go to Orre, so you don't have to explain.

Alli: On my end I ought to get changed back into my normal clothes... Then mabye go shopping for some new ones... And, obviously, finding out what happened to the rest of Team Locke...

-she smiles-

But I'll be less distant myself... Sis.

-she heads off, waving-

-Kai smiles, and waves as Alli leaves.-

-After a moment, she sighs. It's been a long three weeks.-

-She starts to head to the Pokemon Center.-

 Sootopolis 

Then I'll cut the fat to how this deals with me in particular. One day my mons and I came across some Cipher Peons murdering some trainers and their mons, and their Commander just casually shot the last one in the head. Then he decided to try killing us as well as witnesses once we were spotted.

-Sounding slightly ashamed-

I'd like to say we fought, it wasn't even the first time I'd dealt with Teams at that point, but we ran away.

 Mauville 

Ann: -Is standing right next to the Center door, Fortuna out as well- Um, Kai? I thought I'd wait until after you were done with Alli, but we need to talk.

-Kai blinks, and turns around.-

Kai: Oh? What about?

Channah: 's reasonable. Did they like chase you guys, then?

Mauville

“Ten over ten; would fly again,” Colt thanked with no regard for if the Renegade Pokémon was still there. Then his phone started buzzing. And kept going, making it hard to get a good grip on the keyboard. Soon it all stopped and he was able to access his data and look up what a Mind of Crystal was.

“Hey, you guys think ya might want to do Hoenn’s Gym Challenge first, maybe try out this Battle Frontier I’ve heard so much about?”

Xatu gave him an affirmative from inside the Pokéball. Colt nodded and opened up a new tab, looking for the closest Gym. “Oh, heh, there’s a gym in town,” he noted as he walked towards said gym.

If anyone were to want to tell him something, they’d have to get there first.

Hyul Castle

Colt threw his body against the doors. “I’ve been waiting for this all night long, but it’s not quite right,” he observed.

“Probably just me.”

 Sootopolis 

Chased us, had my Aggron ram the guy in question, then after I met Megg the now ONBS receptionist I hid out with the Kids Grid until they needed someone to get to the surface to inform Pyrite about what was going on. Then after all the Cipher stuff blew over I basically lived as a cryptid for the most part, since I wanted to be left alone, until I turned 16 and helped form the PEFE. I obviously got PTSD from the whole episode, but I never got any treatment, I just.. didn't want to talk about what happened, even though I wanted to take revenge for what they did to me and those they murdered.

-Voice taking an edge-

Especially after I actually did end up personally killing someone when I was out there...

-Looking down-

Never saw that guy again regardless, until after I'd returned to Holon from 15th Century Ransei, which is a whole story in itself.

 Mauville 

Ann: -To Kai- I'll let Fortuna here explain.

Fortuna: <I noticed that following our altercation with the Mobius Grunts, there was a certain change to your Aura, similar to that of Aura Depletion.>