ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

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Joe: Oh.

-bursts into peals of laughter-

Joe: I was talking about me and Munn! But yes, we need to meet again!

Kai: Well, you two should also do more together. But hey, no matter how you interpret it, it's not wrong, is it?

Leo: Use Magnitude!

Automa used Magnitude!

Magnitude 5!

The powerful quake made three of the Electrike retreat, while the remaining two both used Tackle on Automa, nearly making him topple over. <GUOGH!>

After regaining his balance... He was immediately toppled back to the ground with Quick Attack. <GUGH>

And then he regained his balance AGAIN and... Automa used Night Shade!

The surprisingly powerful attack made the other Electrike faint, leaving the one that was originally woken up...

[insert something relating to myself here]

Morgan: "Well, we're -as far as we know- alone, we have no idea where we are, we may be in hostile territory..."

Cynthia: "Adventure?"

Morgan: "Well... Yes. We should explore."

Cynthia: "Adventure! Heroism! We shall aid any who are in need!"

She starts walking off and trips over a loose sidewalk brick.

Morgan sighs.

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

- ??? pulls themself to their feet. They don't really look human at this point. Their skin is gone, and under it, they seem to be far less humanoid than their shell might have suggested. Holding them together is a mess of what appear to be...vines-

???: That actually hurt.

-they take a slow step towards Brie and her mons. And then another. And another, until they're moving at a regular pace-

-Brie's heart sinks, just a little-

???: I'm impressed. A little more power, and perhaps you could even have destroyed me. But...you didn't.

Brie: We'll...we can—

???: No, I don't imagine you can.

They're right. It was bad enough using Skystrike back-to-back like that, if I tried to go for two in a battle on top of that, I'm not sure Skyfire or I would make it out...

...Not that I'm sure we're going to now.

- ???'s remaining skin pulses and flexes as the vines writhe under it-

???: To stand against a High Krawl is a story few live to share.

-and a hideous grin splits what remains of their face-

But it seems you will be one of those lucky few. Without a Xelles, I cannot regenerate, and I cannot risk my destruction at your hands. I will leave these hunting grounds, human.

-they reach down with their remaining arm, their fingers extending and curling around Brie's throat. Skyfire snarls, but she really can't do much about it. Atlantis fires a Dragon Pulse, but vines snap out from the stump of ???'s arm, forming a barrier that simply shrugs it off-

???: Perhaps we will encounter each other again, should you truly see yourself as a defender of this world. For your sake, defender, I hope you bring more effective weaponry.

-they release her-

But I doubt it.

-the shadows begin to pool around them-

When they ask who was here, tell them the name of the one who will consume this world. Zemmalise.

-and they vanish into darkness-

Brie: ...Well, that was super ominous.

Atlantis: <...I know 15 languages, and that's not a name in any of them. Alternate universes are the worst for linguistics.>

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Clerk X: Thank you kindly~

-she takes Maggie's cash and gives her the box, then turns to a schedule to plot her trip to Mauville-

-...of course, a little more vacation time wouldn't hurt...-

Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?

 Pacifidlog 

-To Channah-

Don't doubt it, though it's important not to conflate legality with morality. Lots of terrible things have been defended by using the former argument.

...You know, would you like to visit a certain airport with me? Was thinking of meeting someone else there anyway.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Channah: Oh sure, I love airports.

There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.

The Electrike uses Quick Attack again, hitting Automa right in the center.

He tries to maintain his balance, and finishes off the Electrike with a Shadow Punch.

Leo: Huh...

Cerbeau: <Is it me or was that a bit too easy?>

Leo: My thought exa-

Automa: *suddenly confused* <...OUGH?>

A white glow coming from Automa interrupts the two.

Leo: Wait, after that?!

Cerbeau: *stunned* <I...I guess he was closer than we thought...>

AC: *jumps back onto Leo's head once Automa starts growing*

The sequence ended almost as quickly as it came, leaving a Golurk standing in the middle of Route 117.

Congratulations! Your Automa evolved into Golurk!

AC: <HOLY- HAH?! HE'S HUGE!>

Cerbeau: <Well, uhh... uhm...>

Automa: <ME CONFUSED...>

Cerbeau: <Y-you just evolved! It's totally normal! For the most part...>

Automa: <WHAT ABOUT ROCKY...?>

Cerbeau: *using Psychic to bring the plushy closer to Automa, who's now able to hold it one hand* <Don't worry, Rocky isn't going anywhere.>

AC: *looks up at the sky* <Jeez, it's late. We should go to the Center.>

edited 24th Mar '18 11:56:52 AM by Reuknighted

[insert something relating to myself here]

-Another Pokenav box slides up onto the counter.-

-A green head with a set of pink lenses periscopes up from the other side.-

Spectrum: <Psst. Pssssssssssssst. Go forth. Be cute. Find love.>

~Nervous?~

~Not at all. My hands are just normally sweaty and clammy. And my heart rate's usually 300 beats a minute.~

~Now now, Elizabeth...this is one of the simpler songs we know.~

~THE MOST PEOPLEMONS I'VE PERFORMED FOR IS THREE~

~You have the easiest part here.~

~How did I let you talk me into this?~

~I wanted to perform on my birthday.~

~Right.~

~Alright ladies here we go.~

-The nervous Alolan/Sinnohan girl fiddles with her ukulele. Her Primarina clears her throat. Her Oricorio stretches.-

~Well...here goes.~

Christina: <♪Fly me to the moon...
Let me play among the stars...
Let me see what spring is like
On a, Jupiter and Mars...
In other words, hold my hand...
In other words, darling, kiss me...

Fill my heart with song
And let me sing for ever more!
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore...
In other words, please be true..
In other words, I love you!

Fill my heart with song
Let me sing for ever more!
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore...
In other words, please be true...
In other words, in other words
I love you!♪>

---

Shaun: "I dunno why, but today feels important."

Jessica: "..."

-She just smiles knowingly...and winks at the "camera".-

Jessica: "Hey, what's that?"

-She points at a tear in the fabric of the universe.-

Shaun: "Arceusdamnit. I thought they were confined to Alola?"

---

-Lucina sighs as well.-

Lucina: "I'm glad I take after Father...We need a map."

-She looks at her brother.-

Lucina: "Do you have any tomes with you?"

edited 7th Feb '18 8:43:12 PM by SwiftSeraph

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

 Pacifidlog 

-To Channah-

Cool. Xatu?

Xatu: -Blip-

 An Airport 

-We may end up near Pentigan-

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Airport

-Pent looks up from his quiet pondering and waves Tagg over-

Huh, brought a guest...

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Channah: -to Pent- Heya.

There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.

Jay: "...You've got that right. So, what do you want?"

"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every

 An Airport 

-Is waved over-

Long time no see Pent, even not counting the time I've been on vacation.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Airport

I'm generally quite elusive, though events have kept me tied up a little as of late.

-He sighs and leans back in his chair-

The Team began here, not quite exactly in this shop but elsewhere in the airport. Or... Maybe we really weren't the J-Team back then, just some people who would go on to form it.

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Channah: -looks around- Uh, okay. -glances at Tagg-

There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.

 An Airport 

-To Channah-

If you didn't know, this is Pentigan, he's the only person besides me who's still here from back when... all of this started.

-To Pent-

I'd say we probably became "the J-Team" after the Oblivia stuff since that's when we got, like, globally famous. Before then we were just a bunch of Pokémon trainers.

-Sitting down-

So, this marks seven years.

edited 7th Feb '18 9:08:11 PM by rmctagg09

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Hoenn, nowhere

<Actually, where are we?> Xatu realized as his trainer continued to sleep with his eyes open.

He once again channeled power, and they were gone.

Xatu used Teleport!

Airport

Xatu and Talbain materialized, the Mystic Pokemon removing the scarf with extreme force, forcing Colt to wake up while Xatu stuffed the scarf and returned himself.

Begrudgingly, he stood up and sat outside the shop, seeing who was sitting there turning him off from entry. He recognized them, but said nothing as he tried not to get noticed.

Rather, he seated himself at a table away and drew a can of Lemonade, letting it fizzle as he then drank half of it in one swig.

He’d be sitting here for a duration, hand gripping his hair, teeth gritting and a distant look in his eye. His other hand lightly crumpled the can of Lemonade and he ultimately decided.

Secretly, he’s praying to be noticed and spoken to.

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Morgan: "We do, but where do we go to get one?"

Cynthia: "Hey, that place has a map on the sign, lets go look there!"

It's not actually the Lumiose visitor center. It's a clothing shop.

Morgan: "... Cynthia, there are clothes in the widows, that's a clothing shop."

Cynthia: "... Shhhh."

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

Airport

Hm... I'd put our start no later than the defeat of Missingno. Probably before that point.

-Pent nods-

Yep. Though of course that's only if you count here and now as our start... Given the Tickets exist, I'd say the universe wishes it to be so.

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Clerk X: ...

Clerk X: ...

Clerk X: ...

-the clerk scans the box with a goofy smile and mechanical motion betraying a mind too busy teetering on the edge of a cloud to think much of the mundane affairs of Earth-

Clerk X: p-p-paper o-or cr-credit?

Paul: Perhaps we can reach an understanding with a show of goodwill, and leave the police out of this.

Well out of this.

-he slides a photograph of a slightly-awkward-looking, curiously-bigmouthed, bug-eyed Blaziken across the desk; the photograph is captioned "Montu"-

I've had my eye on this fine fellow for my collection for a long time. I'm afraid his trainer, a one Misses Cleo de Nile, is not... amicable to deal. But perhaps with your skills, you could arrange delivery, I will compensate you duely, and not ask unpleasant questions.

You, of course, would never dream of breaking my trust, yes?

-the Blaziken behind him makes an I'm-watching-you gesture at Jay, capping it off by running a jolt of lightning between her talons-

edited 8th Feb '18 9:41:14 AM by Tangent128

Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?

Channah: -examines Pent, her usually dull eyes going interested for a second- Eh, nice to meet you, then. Tickets?

-some of Channah's Pokémon drift away from the meetup and notice Colton; they sense something in him and approach-

Titus: -lumbering over- <Hola. You look familiar...>

Basil: -sniffs in Colton's direction, then turns to Titus and strikes a pose vaguely reminiscent of a certain piece of theater-

Titus: <From the Christmas party? Sharp eye.> -to Colton- <Then you've gotta be J-Team, huh?>

edited 7th Feb '18 9:27:37 PM by Metanoia

There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.

 An Airport 

-To Channah-

We met Gamer because he got a bunch of tickets to Unova from Professor Oak. Things were weird back then, I suspect killing two major Glitches straightened out the kinks a bit. I learned like almost two years ago that they became the most recent manifestation of our universe's Cosmic Keystone. Yes, apparently our meeting seven years ago was an event of truly cosmic importance.

-To Pent-

I guess I mean more of a codification of the concept, rather than when it was you, me, Gamer, Daisy, Anom, Jane, DS, and Luke.

-Sighs-

At least we still see DS sometimes... the others might as well have died from how they've disappeared off the face of the multiverse.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.