ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

-Ren-

-the Drama Club watch his entrance, as the Plusle and Minun whisper to each other about something or other-

Thespi: -absolute starry eyes- <Oh my gooooooosh!> :D

<That entrance! It was perfect, and you—you're Ren! I've watched some recordings of your Contests and I was there at that Christmas party and omgggggggg>

-she's gushing-

Tripod: -beeps in confirmation that yes, this is "extra", while possibly being the source of the background music-

Ceal: -to Basil- <...w-we're from where he's from.>

-to both Basil and Ren- <A-as far as we can tell, he (the Raticate we're after) has s-some sort of m-mind-control? Apparently...>

-they look to Chum for confirmation-

-there is a bwahrrage-

Pollen: -tchs, flitting around a few blasts and sobering somewhat- <Okay, that's kinda annoying.>

-glancing down at the Gatling gun, still aimlessly swinging a now twirling Rabbid!Megan^*  BWAAAAAAAAAAA— and the flaming hammer she's spinning around- <So this is some kinda weapon?>

-she picks it up with Telekinesis-

Megan: -ducking for cover- Er, yeah! You turn it on by—

-Pollen squeezes, and there's a click-

Pollen: -as it spews icy pellets everywhere- <Got it!>

<On your mark, Megan?>

Megan: -ducking further- Okay yes, go

-and Pollen charges in, dual-wielding the arcs of fire and stream of ice, aiming the former at boxes near the Bwahnibwahne and the latter at the firing Rabbids-

-similarly, Pippy takes the spears of ice impaled everywhere and shreds them into a Blizzard, trying to suppress the crowd of Rabbids-

edited 5th Mar '18 2:51:03 PM by Asterisk395

-Ren nods at Ammy's affirmation that Walt got them there on time. And politely nods at Thespi's gushing.-

-Before answering the Rattata, Ren slides his cane into his bag then pulls out an umbrella which has a brass Talonflame-head handle.-

Ren:-to the Raticate- I suppose. But I suppose it comes with being a showman.

-At Ceal's statement, Ren also looks at Chum.-

edited 5th Mar '18 2:38:01 PM by keys2tkingdom

Basil: -to the Rattata- <Hm, then I shall feel free to not note that due to your smell of alcohol and birthday cake on top of the hat, I have deduced that you are originally not from this fair city and are, in fact, an informant by the name of Enzo.>

Dawson: <Other worlds? Oh my, I must say I didn't expect that.>

Jones: <Yup! Their world's pretty cool. Weird to get used to all the humans at first, but I like it!>

Chum: <Yeah, from what I know about that tiara, at least.>

Basil: <...Mind control? Hm... that would have fit quite well with his previous scheme... though, would he dare to do it again this soon? Hm... at any rate, the queen's upped her security so she should be safe for now.>

<At any rate, this could prove to be an interesting lead, if we could find some way to get it to lead us to him in some way...>

Copper: <Well, if you were right about the pirates, I can try and sniff them out.>

Alolan Rattata Enzo: <E-eh? What the hell?! Are you psychic or somethin- No, that ain't right, Psychic-types can't read my mind...>

Umbra: -looking at Enzo- Hmm.

Human!Ammy: -to Copper- If you need an extra nose...

-shifts to Arcanine-

<Or I could look from above!>

-shifts to Volcarona-

-they gasp at Ammy's double Pokéform, with all the glowy divine sun-ness-

Thespi: <My goddess!> :D

-to Basil- <We can help too! More sky-eyes, or monitoring radio or something—>

Tripod: -chirp-

Thespi: <—or maybe something these guys can do, if whatever they're here for happens to be relevant!>

Plusle: <Oh, we're totally relevant.>

Minun: -shrug-

edited 5th Mar '18 3:18:13 PM by Asterisk395

Bronze Birds Initiation

Soleil: <I don't know! Obviously something that'll test our heroic might!>

-As they enter the next room, what appears to be a Chatot automaton gestures for them to approach.-

Chatot DU: Hello, you two are the group consisting of [Soleil] and [Semigloss], correct?

-The Chatot's voice obviously sounds like some sort of text-to-speech program.-

Soleil: <Oooooooh... what are you?>

-Semigloss, out of the crowds, is opening up again-

Semigloss: <I...think it's a robot? My mom told me about those...>

-she hops closer-

<That's us, yes!>

-Ever and Brie are playing a certain card game-

Brie: What? There's no way it works like that now.

Ever: I don't make the rules, I just enforce them.

~Wait, play that one.~

Ever: Hey, no kibitzing, Halcyon.

~You should, though. He doesn't have anything that'll help him.~

Ever: Wh— Breeze, shouldn't you be on my side?

Chatot DU: Indeed I am! The Bronze Birds developed a line of automata for the purposes of recon, monitoring, and efficient information transfer among a shared server. We were dubbed the Daedalus Units, or DUs for short; my designation is DU-T4.

Soleil: <Ooooh...>

DU-T4: Anyway, [Soleil] and [Semigloss], were there any other prospective Bronze Bird cadets you wished to add to your team before receiving your training assignment?

Basil: <Well, I had considered finding a way to become a certain variety of Raichu for that reason, but, not currently.>

Copper: <...Heh, you're pretty.>

<Er... yeah, I've got a certain guy I've got the scent of pirate-wise. If you think he's working with this Ratigan.>

Basil: <Hm... well, I think I might like to take some of you up on that aerial view. If you could spot a Crobat with a peg wing, that would be helpful.>

<I'd love to assist more of you scent-wise, but I'm afraid I don't have anything to help you with. I do appreciate the assistance, though.>

Copper: <Well, we'll see what we can find.>

With that, he starts sniffing out a certain scent.

Semigloss: <That is so cool. We have robots on our side!>

-she thinks-

<...I don't think so. Did we want to add anyone, Soleil?>

Soleil: <I don't think Corrin and Artoria are planning on joining any time soon, and they're the only people I know. Uh, people so-to-speak.>

DU-T4: Very well! Your assignment is being received now.

-The Chatot's eyes glow blue, and it goes rigid.-

DU-T4: RECEIVING ASSIGNMENT. DOWNLOADING. 10%... 16%... 27%... 56%... 75%... 85%... 95%... 97%... 98%... 99%... 99%... 99%...

-Soleil just sorta stares in awe.-

-Lou plays. He plays like he's never played before.-

Salvadore: <OOOOHHHH SHIT LOOK AT 'IM GO>

 Stormchaser 

-Gets interrupted from pacing-

Semigloss: <You know me!>

-she blinks at the DU, and sweatdrops-

<...Mom says this happens sometimes.>

-The other Rabbids are obliterated-

-The Carnivibbid is still standing-

-There are a fair few blocks around it now, though-

-Izana peers over Channah's shoulder-

Volcarona!Ammy: -looks between Copper and Thespi- <...Pretty?>

-she flies up and looks around-

-Enzo attempts to slip off but is grabbed by the tail by Umbra-

Umbra: Ah ah ah! You know something about the pirates and Ratigan, possibly something Basil doesn't. Care to tell us, Mr. Informant?

Enzo: <What- you- Oh for fucks sake!>

edited 5th Mar '18 5:33:52 PM by Umbramatic

 Stormchaser 

 Pinwheel 

Ann: -Kicks a box at the Carnivibbid's mouth-

Rabbid!Ann: <Bwah!>

-Tries to snipe it just as it connects-

edited 5th Mar '18 5:32:48 PM by rmctagg09

Channah: -is sitting stiffly on her living room couch. She slowly turns, eyes Izana, and turns back to her PokéNav-

Soleil: <Oohh... okay.>

DU-T4: 99%... 99%... 100. ASSIGNMENT DOWNLOADED.

-The Chatot's beak opens rigidly, and a tinny recorded voice comes out, with dramatic music behind it.-

-The Chatot's eyes stop glowing, and they return to normal.-

DU-T4: Due to this being your training mission, the urgency of the situation is not as real as it may seem. In actuality, the "victim" is another DU, whom you must locate and safely escape the cave with. Should circumstances prove to be too daunting, you are free to back out at any time to wait for a future test, and your conscience can remain clear; however, as long as you remain on the mission, it is expected that you take it just as seriously as if the target's life was truly on the line. Do you understand and agree to the Terms And Conditions of the mission?

Semigloss: <...Huh.>

-she scratches her head with a wing-

<...Well, if that's what we gotta do, then that's what we gotta do! Soleil, you ready?>

 Stormchaser 

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edited 5th Mar '18 6:26:24 PM by rmctagg09

-Soleil poofs up.-

Soleil: <I sure am! I'm ready to take whatever they throw at us!>

DU-T4: Very well! Before you head off for your mission, we have supplies to provide you with.

-They produce a backpack. Upon looking inside it, the interior seems to extend far more than the exterior would feasibly suggest.-

DU-T4: This bag contains food and healing supplies, as well as two headset pieces and official Bronze Bird capes. Understanding the headset functions is not an important part of this mission; for now, simply keep them on, in case an alert comes up. The capes have distress buttons and emergency trackers, located beneath the agency's sigil. Should you find yourselves in sudden severe danger, press that and we will immediately send for experienced support.

Soleil: <Wow... you guys really have this stuff figured out!>

DU-T4: We like to be savvy.

-Semigloss's antennae stand up with excitement-

Semigloss: <Oh my gosh oh my gosh oh my gosh! We have actual capes!>

-she puts one on, somewhat awkwardly since Swablu are not really made for cape-wearing-

<Let's go let's go let's go!>

Veilstone Arcade

Colt looked at Salvadore. “Yeah, mighty impressive,” he conceded. “Said to a guy who can beat [Ikaruga] in only 20 lives,” he sniped. “At least he’s probably a little happy he gets to show off,” he considered.

Whittington

Ninetales!Amaterasu has stopped paying attention as is just kinda pantomiming chatter with a shirt reading “話”.

A Pokéball opened up and a Sneasel landed beside the disinterested Ninetales-turned-human. <What do we need to know; what’s the TL;DR?> She asked bluntly.

Carnirabbid Battle

“Just die already!” Colt pleaded as he leveled Pot Shot to go between the Carnirabbid’s eyes. Sylveon Wished.

edited 5th Mar '18 6:59:51 PM by AbsentCoder