Flying Colors
Diane: Oh, of course! Really, most Pokemon Centers have low-budget lodging, since so many young trainers tend to be off on their own.
-Kai smiles-
Kai: Oh, of course! I was just teasing. Yes, I've met you! Unless, by some twist of fate, I haven't met you.
Slateport
Joe: Well, you've met me. But have you met...me?
-steps aside. There, sitting on a park bench, is Thirtyjoe, who looks up from his newspaper with a perfectly straight face-
Thirtyjoe: What's poppin'.
Another green world.
Jester roars out in pain, "Why! WHY WHY WHY WHY?!"
He senses something, "One of you carries the heroes blade!"
Jester lets out a loud shriek, crawling can be heard, and the piano tune returns.
Out of the tunnels come the Guardian Stalkers, followed by the Jester centurions.
Best finish him off, and fast.
Leo: Oh, right! I almost forgot.
Cerbeau: <At least that that solved before it became an issue.>
AC: <Good.>
Automa: *hugging the doll*
Cerbeau: <May we join you? I always wanted to see Mauville City.>
AC: <Maybe we can fight some wild Pokemon along the way, too! Or even better, another Trainer!>
Leo: *sweat drop* (He has a feeling he knows what AC's excited for. He always wants to do a Pokemon battle.)
[insert something relating to myself here]
Flying Colors
Alyssa: Um—
Diane: Sure! I'm on vacation, so there's no rush.
Alyssa: Well, at least you're embracing it.
-The realization dawns on her.-
Kai: Ooooohhhhhhhh. Hi! You know me. So, how'd you meet you?
Slateport
Joe: Well, you know the weird Heartbleed thing I had going on?
Thirtyjoe: It's still going on.
Joe: Wait, really?
Thirtyjoe: Yep. We'll talk about it tomorrow. Anyway, I came back in time from the future to help him out with that.
Another green world.
Leo: S-sorry we're sort of forcing ourselves on you.
Cerbeau: <He could use the company.>
Leo: Hey!
AC: *tugs Leo's hair impatiently* <Well what're we waiting for?>
[insert something relating to myself here]
Flying Colors
Kai: Oh, I see. Intervention from your future self. Cool!
Diane: It's no problem~
Alyssa: Looks like the J-Team's about to get a new member.
Slateport
Joe: Soooooooooooooo what's been up with you lately? You seem to have a hip cool fairy energy about you! You smell different.
Another green world.
Leo: ...Oh...kay...
AC: *jumps on top of Cerbeau's head, which makes him flinch* <Well, lead the way, ladies!>
Cerbeau: *annoyed sigh* <Where do we go to get to Mauville City?>
Automa: *waiting for directions*
[insert something relating to myself here]
Flying Colors
-Kai sighs dreamily.-
Kai: I kissed another universe's creator deity and now I'm fae.
Diane: Right, then! Just gotta go through Rusturf Tunnel to the east, cut through Verdanturf Town, then keep going and we'll be there!
-She leads him off. Alyssa sweatdrops and follows-
At Mauville City, AC had gotten so jumpy that he couldn't sit still. Leo took this as a sign to break off and try to find some wild Pokemon.
Leo: Sorry, it's just...uh...
Cerbeau: <Thank you for bringing us here. Good luck on whatever it is you'll do.>
Automa: *nods in agreement with Cerbeau, but not really understanding what he said all that well* <BYE.> *slowly waves with free hand*
[insert something relating to myself here]
The Flamebringer
Slateport
Joe: Oooooooh. That sounds like fun.
-Thirtyjoe, meanwhile, tilts his head-
Thirtyjoe: This doesn't quite sound kosher. Who was this universe creator?
Another green world.
Some Rando
Uncharted Island in Hoenn
Xatu materialized out of the Pokeball and looked at where he was. He committed the place to memory before deciding his trainer had enough of a reverie.
Xatu used Teleport!
Somewhere in Hoenn
Talbain is now here, as Xatu returned himself. To prevent a Telefrag, his jacket was beside him as well as its contents, neatly set out in its pockets.
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
Dunsparce Cloud
-Brie sends out Skyfire and Atlantis-
Atlantis: <Skyfire! Are you ready to defeat this...uh...whatever it is together?>
Skyfire: -just nods-
???: Ah. The defenders of this world. Unfortunately, I have yet to appropriately set down roots, or I would take time to imitate them.
Brie: ...I feel like you're making a reference you expect me to get. Nothing's coming up.
???: Then you truly have never heard of us.
Brie: Is that not clear at this point?
???: ...Die ignorant, then.
-they wave their hand, and shadows pool in front of them, two more Swar forming-
Brie: Not that that isn't super cool, but I already beat one of those things.
???: Then defeat two, and you may yet survive the night.
Brie: Fine, no playing around. Atlantis, Giga Impact. Skyfire, Blast Burn!
Skyfire: <No problem.>
Atlantis: <It's great to be able to cut loose once in a while!>
-Atlantis arcs up, surrounding herself in purple light, while Skyfire explodes with flames. Atlantis dives down onto one of the Swar, pulverizing it, and a torrential inferno vaporizes the other-
Skyfire: <This is getting...old.>
Okay, so. Blast Burn, Giga Impact, Z-moves, all hit hard enough to break those things. I'm really hoping there's something less...resource-intensive, because otherwise this is going to be really difficult if they decide to make more.
???: Impressive. Human of the Aurora.
Brie: What?
???: You call yourself a defender?
Brie: I'm certainly defending.
???: Then defend.
-and they lunge. Atlantis and Skyfire, who are both exhausted from their attacks, have no time to intercept, the being zigzagging past them, and going straight for Brie, one claw extended-
Brie: Shouldn't have monologued.
-Brie adjusts her stance. She doesn't have the supernatural speed of ???, but she has timing, which is often just as important. Catching the oncoming claw, she twists her hips to fling ??? over her shoulder...-
-the arm just extends-
Brie: Huh?
???: Are you really so surprised?
Brie: ...Guess not.
- ??? raises their other claw, and the sharp tips extend, curving inwards-
???: I hope you are the best this world has to offer. A foothold in a new solar system would be quite an achievement..
-and they slash down-
-they don't quite make it, as their arm is removed at the elbow by an Air Slash-
Skyfire: <Not happening!>
-she seems to have recovered-
???: -whipping around- I see.
-they shove Brie away, but she rolls with the momentum of the push, quickly coming back to her feet-
Skyfire: <I can hit them with a Skystrike from here!>
Brie: Are you sure? It hasn't been long...
Skyfire: <It's been long enough!>
Brie: Alright then!
-she goes into the poses. ??? makes towards her, but is intercepted by a Dragon Pulse-
Atlantis: <Let Skyfire do her thing first!>
Skyfire: <This is what happens when you make threats you can't follow through on!>
-and she hurls her wind attack at ???-
- ??? is hurled off their feet, and sent flying almost 100 feet, bouncing off the ground repeatedly. A trail of shadow pools out in their wake, like blood, and as they plow into the ground, darkness explodes off of them-
-Skyfire drops from the air, exhausted, and Brie falls to her knees. Two Z-moves in a row is...a whole lot to deal with. But it seems like it's been worth it-
???: Intriguing.
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Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
Flying Colors
-Diane and Alyssa turn to the two. The former is beaming, which she definitely wasn't doing when they met.-
Diane: Any time! It was nice to meet you.
Alyssa: Um, good luck!
-They wave and head off.-
Kai: Lady Kuu! She gave us prophecies and then just came up and made out with me on the spot and then left. I'm like 80% certain she's been killed by now, though, but oh well. It happens.
Slateport
-Thirtyjoe visibly relaxes-
Thirtyjoe: Oh, so it's no one. Good.
Joe: Sounds cool! I can relate, I too would become very sparkly and gay if I was kissed by someone cute.
Another green world.
-a older man enters the office, followed by a Blaziken with a red head, but a beige back, black body plumage, and a long black tail-
-she wears a silver comb clipped to her breast, and her plumage is impeccably groomed and glossy, not a single feather out of place-
Paul Macraul: Well good evening my dear lady. Tsk. So sorry to disturb your gaming tonight, but, oh how do I say this, you seem to have found yourself in an awkward position.
I'm no lawyer- that is my nephew's business, I daresay- but cheating in my casino? You're easily looking at fraud charges- that could be a couple years in jail... trespassing, a fineable offence normally, but carrying potential further jail time if committed upon, say, a noble estate, and if you're cheating you aren't playing casino-sanctioned games, naturally, so that's gambling without a license...
Dear me that would be an unpleasant situation to be in, Miss Jay Dartiri-McGuire, especially given your... record?
edited 7th Feb '18 7:48:17 PM by Tangent128
Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?
pain peko
Lucina: -Basically this
◊, but with her croissant-
Lucina: "So...Morgan. Where do we go now?"
"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"
Flying Colors
-Kai grins-
Kai: You already are sparkly and gay! I'd probably volunteer though if I spent more than a third of my time in some sort of masculine form but yeah no I'm definitely pretty solidly girly right now so I'm pretty sure that's off the table in several ways.
Slateport
Joe: This is very true! Plus, y'know, I have a boyfriend. :3
-he frowns slightly-
Joe: We really oughta do more together, huh?
Another green world.
After leaving, the group finally parted ways as Leo and his team made their way to the nearest exit to Route 117.
AC jumped around, trying to see if he could find any Pokemon he could pick a fight with.
His prayers were answered...with an Electrike who had previously been asleep, and it does NOT look happy that the Trainer's Pokemon woke it up.
AC: *not backing down*
...At least not until 4 other ones joined in. Then he ended up hopping backwards until he was near Leo.
Leo: *panicking, but trying to look like he knows what he's doing* Uhh... Automa, go!
AC: <What?!>
Cerbeau: <Well, Automa knows Magnitude, which would be the ideal move here.>
Automa: *gets up and puts the doll down, patting it before going into the battle*
[insert something relating to myself here]
Flying Colors
Kai: Honestlyyyyyyy. We should really fix this whole barely-interacting thing.
-as the orbs emerge, Skyfire launches a wave of heat at them-
-wild. Not like that was implied or anything-
-...not touching that-
-the orbs pop fairly easily. Tara destroys several more with well-placed Acrobatics or Giga Drain attacks, and in fact even one that gets past the two Pokemon runs headlong into a kick from Brie, splattering it-
That's unexpected. If they're going down to a hit from a human, they can't really be much of a Pokemon...
Aha.
Brie: They're being manufactured by something! Come on! They're concentrated this way, if we keep moving we can find what's making them!
Skyfire: -shredding several with an Flamethrower- <Alright! I'll bring up the rear! Tara, keep up and make sure nothing hits us from the front!>
Tara: -pelting an orb with a Giga Drain- <Got it~!>
-the three proceed forward, tearing through orbs without much difficulty-
-and then there's a soft hissing noise, and the darkness around Brie gets, somehow, even deeper-
-and swirly-
-and barrier-like-
-and laced with writhing, bladed tendrils-
Brie: ...Concern.
-and a figure melts out of the darkness-
-unlike the orbs, it has a clearly defined shape. It has two long, thin, arms, a single, almost serpentine lower body, and a featureless face-
-looks a lot like this
, really-
Brie: ...Hello.
Swar: ̶̨̡ ͜͜͠ ̴̸̶͡ ̢̕͠͠͞ ̶͠ ҉̛͝͝͞ ̢̢̨ ̴̛̕͝ ̀͘͟҉̢
Brie: -sighs- Are you making these orbs? Did you make this darkness?
Swar: ̴̕͡ ́̀ ̀̀͘ ̸̧ ̴̵̧̀͠ ̷̡ ̡ ̶̡̕ ̨̛̕͠
Brie: ...I guess I have to take that as a yes. Look, uh, weird Ditto, you're clearly not from around here. I'm not getting the sense there's a lot of point in negotiating with you, but I'm experienced in this kind of stuff. If you're willing to work with me, I can help you get home. Okay?
-...-
-the Swar lashes at Brie with its arm. She's sent flying back, into the wall of the swirling shadows at the edge of Tara's light-
Brie: ...Ow.
Skyfire: <You'll pay for that!>
-she launches a column of flame at the Swar, Tara following it up with a Giga Drain-
-the Swar just sort of stares-
-and then it lashes at Skyfire, knocking her back with no more difficulty particularly then it had with Brie-
Brie: ...Not liking this.
Swar: ҉̷̛͠ ̷͝ ̸̕͢ ̧́̀ ͏̵̵ ̷̨̀͟͠ ̷̵͘͟͡ ̢̀͜ ̛͢͡҉̡
Brie: Are you being smug?
-there's no response-
Brie: So, you're clearly tough. Let's see how tough. Skyfire! Get ready!
Skyfire: -snarls- <Ready.>
Brie: Alright!
Man, I hope it isn't actually this tough.
-Brie takes a series of poses-
Brie: Show this Ditto we don't mess around!
Skyfire: <With pleasure!>
-she beats her wings, air swirling up into a vicious tornado-
-and then launches that tornado at the Swar-
-the Swar is hit by the tornado, and blasted backwards, disintegrating into shadows-
Brie: ...Um. Didn't mean to hit it that hard.
Skyfire: <Worked out fine. It threatened you, it's dead.>
-as the Swar detonates, the swirling shadows start to fade-
-as do the ambient ones-
Brie: ...Huh.
-several orbs waiting in the darkness abruptly disintegrate-
Brie: ...Easier than expected.
Tara: <We did it! It's still dark, though...>
Skyfire: <Yes, but that's because it's night.>
Tara: <Oh yeah...someone should change that.>
-she hurls up a Sunny Day-
Brie: Tara, wait, you'll annoy...
The Pokemon...
-what Pokemon? They don't seem to be around-
Brie: ...Mierda.
Maybe they fled when it got all dark...? There's, like, other zones here, right? Like at home.
???: They certainly tried.
-Brie turns around, startled-
-observing her is someone who could be anywhere between 20 and 80, in a black cape over what appears to be some sort of body armor. They're significantly taller than Brie, narrowly built, and...long. Long limbs, long fingers, long neck, long face. Stretched, not quite past where a human ought to be but it's a little uncanny-
-oh yeah, and their skin is a soft teal-
-their eyes are as well, lacking pupils or sclera. Their hands tip in sharp claws, and in lieu of hair, a mane of spikes fan out behind their head like a porcupine's quills-
???: The native life here is remarkably resilient. It has prevented our spread into the other areas of this hunting ground, but will not do so for long.
Brie: You talk.
???: Of course I talk. Did you think I was like the creatures I sent against you?
-Brie recalls Tara and Skyfire, in the interest of negotiations-
Brie: ...I don't have a lot of basis for making assumptions. Look, I, uh, dealt with your...
???: The Dust. And the Vortexes. I had so hoped the humans here would not have harnessed the power of light.
Brie: ...Right. Anyway, I dealt with them. Sorry about that, but they were attacking people.
???: Were they? Lovely.
Brie: ...I'm getting the sense you're not lost.
???: Lost. Conquering. What's the difference?
-Brie narrows her eyes, shifting her posture slightly. She shifts her weight onto the balls of her feet, holding her right arm in front of her as her left reaches for a Pokeball-
-it's a fairly practical fighting stance if you happen to be about to call on a Pokemon-
Brie: Historically, that viewpoint hasn't gone over well.
???: I found myself here through a portal. We've used them before...what system is this?
Brie: ...System?
???: Solar system. Or is this planet not yet aware of others?
Brie: Uh, we are, we just— uh, there's not really a name for it.
???: How quaint. A defenseless backwater system.
Brie: ...Oh boy. Look, I'll give you a chance to reconsider. Call off...whatever it is you've brought here, and I'll happily help you get back home. But if you don't, I'll happily demonstrate that this world is, in fact, defended. With extreme prejudice.
???: ...You are certainly welcome to try.
Battle! Sky Knight Brie vs. ???
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Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.