You're shivering. Are you afraid?
-Mezzo, not knowing what the Orb is, decides the best course of action is to examine it closely...-
-...pfffhahahaha no, she smacks it with her umbrella as hard as she can-
Do not fear power... fear those who wield it.
The Pen looked at the pirates, -Okay then.-
It squished itself into a Gengar shape and summoned a bunch of old naval cannons and pointed them at the pirates, -Buh-bye.-
It fired, only to feel the flicking, -Wait can the others see me?-
The Wanderer
Channah's Mindscape
I think... I understand you a lot more than I did before, Channah.
-To Truth-
...You stayed with me for a month when you didn't really have to, even when things got dangerous, like with those Stakataka. Maybe it's not a super noteworthy thing or involved any sort of special skill or talent, but I do know the majority of people would've likely ran and left me to my fate.
I haven't forgotten that, you didn't disappoint me that day. Also, there was that time when you helped me with the potmaking back in Lentimas, that was pretty cool.
Maybe you're not a perfect person, but no one is, really. Regardless of your past, you matter, just like I said back in Lavaridge, and I continue to stand by that even now.
edited 14th Mar '18 2:59:32 PM by rmctagg09
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Fwomph
Whittington
<Yes, probably. Probably a purely ink manifestation right now. Speaking of!>
-Pent bounds over to the perilous pile of pots and pans-
<Mr Smee, your tower of power needs to be brought down. Dreadfully sorry>
-Well, lacking a properly usable blade he must simply rely on his paws to do the work of combat. Light left jab, feign right, the boxer has a weak left... Wait hold on this tower was made of inanimate objects, nevermind. ORA until the tower is gone is the dominant strategy-
Pinwheel Blockchaintower
-Pent shrugs and sets up in cover like normal-
I'll pick off any weaklings that pop up.
edited 14th Mar '18 3:04:43 PM by Pentigan
It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.
like christ, but with more nails
Truth: -makes a dismissive gesture- Reaching, check. -shrugs again- Bottom line, I'm barely a real person. So there's no point in trying to be friends. I have nothing to offer you. And you have nothing to offer me, really. There's your balance.
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
Meet The New Boss
Izana: <There's more to you than that, really! Love, peace, and Torcuc grease!>
Azama: <More seriously, don't we all amount to nothing in the end?>
edited 14th Mar '18 3:43:14 PM by Umbramatic
Contact Me!
The Wanderer
Channah's Mindscape
-To Truth-
...I don't think you really mean that.
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Dunsparce Cloud
Brie: Wait, so what happens when they come after us?
Ever: They shouldn't be. Amanita's here, which means nothing keeps the orbs from gaining ground, so...
Amanita: You've got plans within plans going, huh?
Ever: It's more of an "improvising plans B and C simultaneously" sort of thing. (to Brie and PEFE!Every) Sorry it came a little late.
-they both shrug, Brie wincing as something in her knee repairs itself-
Amanita: So seriously, what happened?
Ever: Turns out those guys from Pokefutures had holed up here.
Amanita: Wait, what?
Guillaume: Who?
Ever: Uh, can I explain later?
Guillaume: ...Sure.
Ever: ...I just want you to know, like, this is the third time you've helped me out of a scrape. Like, if you ever need anything.
-Guillaume smiles sheepishly-
Amanita: (coughs) Pokefutures guys?
Ever: Right. We ran into them. Didn't go well.
Amanita: Oh Ho-oh, are you—
-she trails off, realizing that what she was about to say was kind of pointless given the obvious evidence otherwise-
Amanita: ...Well, anyway. We left them to deal with those orbs, so I doubt we'll be hearing from them again.
PEFE!Every: I'm not sure about that. They're uniformly capable of immense output.
Amanita: Yeah, but would that be—
-and the darkness simply vanishes-
Ever: Fuck. Guess that's what their fourth was up to.
Brie: -just sighs-
-the orb pops as soon as Mezzo hits it-
Helioptile: <Hey, nice work!>
-and the darkness vanishes, for totally unrelated reasons-
Helioptile: <...Wow. Guess that was all it took. Thanks, stranger!>
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
like christ, but with more nails
-something stirs beyond the walls-
Truth: -to Izana and Azama, looking unsurprised- No one here has ever cared what you think. -to Tagg- I'm called Truth for a reason. I'm the second-most accurate aspect here, and the first doesn't count. Ask me anything. I'll give you a straight answer, and if you ask again when this done, my answer'll be the same.
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
You're shivering. Are you afraid?
Mezzo: That's it? What a disappointment. I was told about furious plant Ditto things.
Sunny: <Where's Ever and company, though? I don't see them.>
Mezzo: ...Wait, this is that big plain in Kalos, isn't it? The one where Xel screwed with my vision.
Xel'lotath: <We are so pleased to hear that you recall our work.>
Mezzo: Don't you even think of doing it again.
Do not fear power... fear those who wield it.
-Down doesn't seem to have any gearing up or talking to do-
Shinobi: <This whole multiversal stuff is weird. But where there's a way in there's a way out, right?>
Dunsparce Cloud
Helioptile: <Furious plant Ditto? That sounds scary.>
-she frowns-
<What's an Ever?>
-with the darkness cleared, it turns out that the Pokefutures group and the Memito Complex aren't far enough apart that the Complex doesn't notice Al pointing. A fourth figure, somewhat further away, but wearing the same uniform, likewise begins approaching-
Ever: Ah, crap. That would be their fourth. Uh, Bram. Probably short for Abraham. Middle name, I'm feeling H.
Brie: They've lost the element of surprise. We can—
-she tries to stand, and her leg simply gives out. Damascus catches her-
Damascus: <You need more healing.>
Ever: Yeah, I'm not feeling like there's a lot we can do. On the other hand, there are other people over there, I guess this'll give them some time to run...think we can distract them long enough to escape without throwing any other civilians to the Zoroark?
PEFE!Every: We're not running from them.
Ever: Stubbornness really runs in this family, huh? Guillaume, can Damascus get us out?
Guillaume: Yes.
Amanita: Hey, uh, I think we've got other problems.
-she points. The others look...-
-something else is coming. Very, very fast-
-...-
Brie: We need a shield!
Guillaume: Damascus, Protect!
-a pink, metallic wall forms-
-and something slams into it with enough force that the ground around the Protect wall shatters-
Guillaume: ...Merde.
Brie: Mierda...
-the Protect crumbles away, revealing a familiar teal figure-
Zemmalise: You're back. And you brought friends.
Ever: Can things never go wrong one at a time?
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
The Wanderer
Channah's Mindscape
Then who's the most accurate?
-To Truth-
...If that's how you feel, why bring me here in the first place, you could've just left me this whole time and knew I wouldn't have followed you.
-Trembles slightly-
What I think, is that all the stuff that's happened to you has made you afraid to bond with others, lest they leave you again, and therefore you try to push them away so that you can't get hurt again. But at the same time, you still kinda do, and therefore those two parts of you are constantly in conflict, known among other names as the Chespin Dilemma.
Now, I don't know much about the symbolism of the carpet, but it does make me think of a void, so it's probably representative of the non-physical wall you try to place between yourself and others.
And I care what they think, so you're not exactly correct about that one.
edited 14th Mar '18 4:12:07 PM by rmctagg09
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
You're shivering. Are you afraid?
Mezzo: He's my boyfriend, he brought me over here so we could attack the darkness.
-she scans the horizon-
Do not fear power... fear those who wield it.
Dunsparce Cloud
Helioptile: <Oh, cool! I have a boyfriend too, but he goes to a different desert. You wouldn't know him.>
-in the distance, assuming she can ignore the Helioptile chattering in her ear, Mezzo will likely see a number of colorful dots facing off. Approaching them are four black dots-
-Brie stands up again. She manages it this time, but she's rather clearly favoring one leg. Zemmalise watches her, dispassionately-
-the rest of the Complex likewise begin to form battle lines. While they're less injured, none of them really look in top form. Ever is bleeding from several cuts, and his prosthetic is currently unresponsive, pink sparks leaking from the burns on the wrist. PEFE!Every just looks generally startled, and is standing behind Sharptooth. Amanita, while physically fine, seems utterly exhausted-
-Guillaume, for his part, is standing off to one side, looking extremely confused-
Guillaume: Ever, what's—
Ever: It's a very long story.
Zemmalise: So. Defender.
Brie: Brie.
-Zemmalise waves a claw dismissively-
Zemmalise: You and the other group have cleared out my darkness.
-Brie blinks-
The people from Pokefutures were able to actually hurt these things?
-Zemmalise narrows their eyes-
Zemmalise: But it weakened you. Your group is injured. You can barely stand, your creatures are defeated.
Brie: Atlantis is in tip-top shape. Feel like taking a Z-move again?
Zemmalise: An empty threat. You already know it won't finish me, and you don't have time to waste on anything other than a lethal strike. Rest assured, I won't spare your life again.
-they smile, and their claws lengthen-
-and they're sent flying by a wave of sound, backed up by a wave of Fairy power-
You're shivering. Are you afraid?
Sunny: <Aww, that's cute. I hope you get to meet him again!>
Mezzo: Not the time, Sunny. Okay... that way!
-Mezzo starts running toward the colored dots-
Do not fear power... fear those who wield it.
Dunsparce Cloud
Helioptile: <I will soon, Umbreon! He's super cute and definitely real!>
-she crackles with electricity-
<Hey! I'll help you out in this fight, okay?>
-Zemmalise crashes to the ground, skin burned away to reveal vines. The wounds begin to close as they get back up-
Ever: (turns to Guillaume, and a Mega Evolved Damascus) ...Holy shit, dude.
Guillaume: -holding out a hand on which a bracelet rests, bearing a familiar stone- What? I am Kalosian.
Brie: You... actually hurt them.
Damascus: <To begin with.>
-as Zemmalise finishes healing, Damascus teleports forwards, taking up a stance between them and the Complex (and Guillaume). Clapping his hands together, spheres of metal appear in the air around him, firing off like rockets as they punch holes in the strange being-
-and the two engage, Zemmalise's claws flashing as Damascus keeps inches out of their reach. Ever watches in fascination, Brie in horror, PEFE!Every in mild confusion-
Brie: I'm gonna help.
Ever: Wait, what? No! You're already hurt, you'll—
-but Brie is already limping towards the fight as quickly as she can-
Amanita: Hey, guys? We've got other problems.
Ever: Right.
-he turns his attention to the incoming Pokefutures group. While they're all covering ground pretty quickly, Eric pulls ahead of the others, dashing forward at supernatural speed-
Ever: ...Well. Doesn't that give me an idea?
Amanita: Dick move?
Ever: Isn't it always?
-he sends out Narrow-
Narrow: <Hello, every— augh, my head. Ever, are there magnets here?>
Ever: Lots of them. Sorry, buddy, this'll only be a minute.>
Amanita: Ever, what are you—
Ever: Keep Brie from getting herself hurt, okay?
Amanita: Right.
-Amanita dashes towards Brie, grabbing her by the shoulder-
Brie: Hey!
Amanita: This fight is out of our weight class.
-while Ever returns his attention to Eric, sending out Merle-
Ever: Narrow, Helping Hand.
Narrow: <On?>
Ever: I'm sure you know.
Narrow: <Heh.>
-they begin to dance, green light gathering around them as Eric approaches, a golden light building up by his palms-
Eric: None of you are getting away!
Merle: <My job?>
Ever: Turn that Power Gem into a Feint Attack.
Merle: <...Gladly.>
-the birds dart forward. Narrow finishes their dance, the green light disappearing from them and forming around Eric as he lashes out-
Eric: Huh? What are you—
-and Merle tackles him, the two vanishing into Eric's shadow-
-and reappearing from Zemmalise's, launching the boosted attack into their back-
Meet The New Boss
Izana: <Ooh, would you rather fight one hundred Ducklett-sizedRapidash or a Rapidash-sized Ducklett?>
Azama: <On my end... Doesn't this whole dreary spook ordeal get old after a while?>
Contact Me!
Dunsparce Cloud
-the Power Gem carves through Zemmalise like a hot knife through butter. They're left open to an attack from Damascus, who opts to simply backhand them, sending them plowing into the ground-
Ever: Physical attacks?
Guillaume: A curious quality of his Delta typing.
Ever: Huh.
-Zemmalise doesn't so much roll as flow to their feet, the vines writhing under their skin as one of their arms whips out like a snake, pinning Eric to the ground-
Damascus: <Hmm.>
-he teleports back from another claw, clapping his hands together to send another Magnet Bomb at Zemmalise, destroying the arm pinning Eric down-
Zemmalise: So there are things on this planet that can harm me. Good to know, I suppose.
-their arm already regrowing, they lash at Eric again, only for him to teleport out of the way. Zemmalise growls...-
-and Al buries her knife in their back, obscura exploding off of it-
Al: I don't know what you are, but you aren't of use to me, and nobody hurts my teammates and lives to talk about it.
Zemmalise: Interesting opinion.
-Al's eyes go wide with shock as Zemmalise simply whirls around and smacks her away, the knife falling out of their body as they brace themself for a charge from Mags, catching the larger woman effortlessly and flinging her to one side-
Zemmalise: An interesting development.
-Damascus, seeing Zemmalise distracted, charges in with another Play Rough, but Zemmalise appears to have had enough of being target practice. Moving an an imperceptible speed, they're suddenly behind the Gardevoir, claws extended-
Guillaume: No!
-they recall Damascus before the strike can land. Zemmalise snarls, but is promptly occupied by another attack from Al, the two striking at each other fast enough that it kicks up dust. Mags joins the battle, but she's not nearly fast enough to keep up, and as Bram arrives, slashing at Zemmalise with a Psycho Cut, he finds himself too slow as well-
Ever: Right. That's our cue, then. They'll finish each other off, we run for it.
Brie: We can't leave them.
Ever: ...Have I suffered brain damage, or did you just say we need to stick around and help the monster trying to consume the world and/or the...well, other monsters trying to consume the world?
Brie: You haven't. Or, well, you might have. But you did hear me right.
Ever: Ah, so you've suffered brain damage.
Brie: No, I haven't.
-she grabs Ever's collar as he starts walking away-
Guillaume: (to Amanita) ...Are they always like this?
Amanita: It's frequent.
Ever: You can barely stand up. You're holding on to me with one arm because the other one hurts too much to move it. You've lost blood, you wouldn't have the energy for a Z-move if you did have four functioning limbs. You really want to die for them?
Brie: Will you stop talking? I'm not doing this for them. I want Zemmalise destroyed, and the Pokefutures agents imprisoned if we can and dead if we can't. But letting them fight it out between themselves doesn't accomplish that for sure.
And more than that, it's the wrong thing to do. This is our fight. We have to be a part of it.
-...-
Ever: ...I'll back you up.
-Brie nods, and the two turn towards the battle, where Zemmalise is still dueling the Pokefutures agents. They've shed any semblance of a human disguise, tearing at the agents with a writhing mass of vines, barely kept at bay by slashing attacks from Al, Mags, and Bram, as Eric pelts the core of the mass with Swift stars-
Brie: Amanita?
-she nods wordlessly-
Guillaume: (Kalosian) ...I'll sit this one out, if you all don't mind. My epistemology is a little broken for one day.
Ever: ...C'est bien.
Brie: Every?
-they turn to PEFE!Every. She's watching the battle intently-
Ever: Brie, I'm not sure that's a great pl—
PEFE!Every: I've figured out the pattern.
edited 14th Mar '18 5:04:37 PM by memyselfandI2
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
You're shivering. Are you afraid?
Mezzo: So long as you don't zap me, that's cool.
-she keeps running toward the dots-
Mezzo: They're really far away...
Do not fear power... fear those who wield it.
Dunsparce Cloud
Helioptile: <I can probably hit them from here!>
-she fires off a bolt of lightning. It goes about twenty feet-
<...Maybe not!>
PEFE!Every: Infinity Energy. Moves with a certain amount of power bypass the innate defenses of these creatures, but a Mega Evolved Pokemon can manage it with any attack. Furthermore, the Pokefutures soldiers, whose drives allow them to expend far more energy in an attack than a Pokemon should be capable of, are likewise able to damage Zemmalise. It's only a hypothesis so far, but I think it's a good one.
Ever: ...Well.
Brie: ...Then we need to hit them hard. Ever, Narrow?
Ever: -nods-
PEFE!Every: I can help too.
Brie: Amanita. I need you to perform the Z-move. I would, but...
Amanita: I've got it.
-Brie tosses her the ring holding the Sparkling Stone, and a Flyinium Z, which she tosses to Ares-
Ares: <This should be interesting.>
Ever: ...You know if we do this, we're just going to be fighting the Pokefutures guys again, right?
Brie: (firmly) Then we'll take them down too.
-Ever shrugs-
Ever: Alright, let's do it.
-PEFE!Every sends out Tuft, Cytosol, and Spark-
Ever and PEFE!Every: Helping Hand!
Amanita: Ares!
-she begins striking poses, the four mons mirroring her movements-
Amanita: Supersonic Skystrike!
-an aura explodes into life around the Crobat, 5.0625 the usual size-
Ares: <...This feels amazing.>
-he rockets up into the air-
Ares: <Calamity, eat your heart out!>
-and he dives, plowing headlong into the battlefield-
-and scattering the combatants like tumbleweeds-
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
Bona-Fide Mastah
Facade
-This time, the passerby waves back!-
Passerby:(<By our Rules, we may now converse. Is there something you wish to know?>)
Lost Shrine
Sylph:<Yeah...I hope so...>
-The stairs finally ends at a door, which Nier opens, leading to a bridge to another door-
-The scrabbling of Shades is much, much louder now.-
Nier:<Sounds like they're all in here...huh...>
Dunsparce Cloud
Ares: <God of war. Got the name for a reason, folks.>
-there's a new crater in the Lumiose Badlands. It contains a Crobat, doing the closest his species can to a superhero landing. Surrounding it, four scattered humans, and an amorphous mass of vines-
Amanita: -makes a so-so motion...before falling to her knees, breathing hard-
Ever: Amanita!
Amanita: I'm fine! Long day...Z-move takes a lot out of you.
-Ever looks to Brie worriedly-
Brie: She'll be okay.
Ever: Alright. At least it seems to be—
-the vines begin to move-
Ever: ...Kyurem's shattered wing.
Zemmalise: A valiant effort.
-their voice booms across the Badlands as the vines reassemble. The end result, while it bears a superficial resemblance to Zemmalise's human form, takes far more cues from a Trevenant, vines forming spiny, whipping limbs, and the familiar fan of spines. Their mouth, now a gaping maw filled with yet more tendrils, unhinges, a glowing light coming from within it-
Brie: Amanita! Pass the crystal to PEFE!Every, we can still end this!
Zemmalise: You won't get the chance. The last time we fought, I told you, I hadn't put down roots. This time, I didn't make that mistake.
I'm impressed with what you've achieved. You will be the first to see my true form and live.
Not to tell the tale, of course. Motricorch, come.
-and they vanish into shadows, as before-
Ever: ...That was certainly ominous, but it didn't make an awful lot of sense. What were they—
-and an explosion of darkness tears up from the ground-
-it coalesces into a twenty-foot-tall creature. It resembles a spider in the broad strokes, with a sharp blade protruding from each limb joint, and a long neck ending in snapping jaws-
Ever: ...Oh, what the fuck?
Guillaume: ...I'm going to go if that's alright.
-Ever nods-
Guillaume: Text if you need anything.
-and the creature lets out a loud roar-
Battle! Krawl Boss Motricorch vs....everyone.
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
The Flamebringer
He walks off.
She nods at Chrom.
All are significantly abnormal in a normal world... All are significantly normal in an abnormal world.
Helioptile: <Gosh, I told you to watch out.>
-another one of the rocky orbs emerges from the darkness, getting ready to throw another rock-
-...-
Al: Excuse me?
Ever: Oh, yeah, sorry, that's what I was doing earlier and why I was so distracted. Oh, look, Every's gone.
Eric: Wait, what?
-he whips around to where PEFE!Every has, in fact, vanished-
Al: Eric, wait, don't—
-a Gardevoir appears, grabs Brie, and vanishes-
Al: —take your eyes off her...
-she shoves Ever away from her-
Leaving yourself for last? How foolish.
-she drives the knife at him-
-and the Gardevoir reappears in between them. The knife strikes home-
-and bounces off with a metallic clang-
Damascus: <...>
Ever: You're a— -coughs- Delta?
Damascus: (in a voice like a steel rasp) <Count yourself lucky that I am, or I wouldn't be able to teleport here.>
Ever: I'm just making conversation.
Damascus: <You're bad at it, and this isn't the time.>
Ever: I'm insulted.
Damascus: <Mmm.>
-Ever collapses to the ground-
Ever: That was harrowing.
Amanita: Wait, what happened? PEFE!Every disappeared, and then you just ran off. And then while I was trying to hold the line against the orbs, just when Emperor and Sharptooth fainted, a Gardevoir teleported us out.
Ow...
-Ever's eyes widen-
Ever: PEFE!Every, are you okay?
PEFE!Every: I'm alright.
Brie: You're bleeding. A lot.
PEFE!Every: Looks worse than it is.
Brie: Are you sure? If you—
-she sits up, and winces as she puts pressure on her injured leg-
Amanita: ...Are you okay?
Brie: ...I've been better.
Damascus: <If I may.>
-he turns to Guillaume, who is sitting nearby, a worried expression on his face-
Guillaume: Yeah. Damascus can heal you up okay.
Ever: I'll go last.
Brie: PEFE!Every?
Amanita: ...Brie, I'm pretty sure that something's torn in your knee, and your arm is certainly broken. Are you—
Brie: It's fine. I got about halfway healed already.
-Damascus shrugs, and begins Heal Pulsing PEFE!Every's hands and face, the injuries quickly patching themselves up, before moving on to Brie's leg-
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.