"...Desmond Descarte."

GIVE ME YOUR FACE

The grunt fidgets a bit.

Grunt: "Yeah..."

"...Could you tell me how to get to... Ambrette Town?"

While the Grunt asks, someone absurdly muscular and shorter than Cleo in another Grunt uniform tries ripping the car door off to get to the Pokemon.

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

-Ever feels his phone go off, and is about to check the texts, when Lita says the name-

Ever: ...Huh. I think I've heard that name before. I'll see what I can do.

Give me your number? I'll let you know if I find out anything.

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

She gives Ever her number.

"Don't get any ideas, hot shot. I'm into girls."

GIVE ME YOUR FACE

Pinwheel Block Tower

Lucario and Kazuma reoriented their fire at where Rabbid Kong was now.

Colt, however, stared at Rabbid Kong and his new pile of bananas. He had to stare to process what was going on.

Rabbid Kong had a seemingly infinite supply of bananas, the stamina to match, and Pippy in his hand. This was becoming a battle of attrition.

Colton facepalmed.

Only Lucario and Kazuma were able to root themselves into the ground, respectively with his wrist spike and with Cold Blood. Everyone else would probably fall over, and Rabbid Kong’s bananas would go flying.

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Lost Shrine

-When the group reaches the bottom of the stairs, they are greeted by a strange sight-

-A bulky Shade ramming it's "head" into the wall. A thin line proves to be a mouth as it open and closes with each tackle-

-in fact, it almost looks like one of these with a thinner midsection and the arms and legs of a Machamp-

-In front of it is a more humanoid figure, holding a long black scythe-

Sylph:<W...Who...?>

-Nier growls and draws his Greatsword-

Nier:<Trying to bring the place down?>

Facade

Fyra:

-Kainé faceswords-

Kainé:<Are you about ready?>

-Fyra hops, squeaks, nods, and skitters off out the gate, beckoning the team to follow-

Ever: (dryly) And your only sharp weapon is broken. It could never have worked out between us.

Anyway, I'm taken, and quite happily so. I'll text you if I learn anything. In the meantime, I do wish you luck.

-he strolls off, Brushfire taking a moment to notice before running after him-

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Henri sighs.

Henri: Well, to get to Ambrette town you first have to reach Cyllage. After arriving there, you then go sou-

Henri notices the small, musclebound figure attempting to rip off the limousine door.

Henri: Hey, HEY!

Henri charges at the man.

---

Inside, the three Amigos, Cleo and Pimpernel jump at the sudden attempt by the musclebound jer.

Everyone: AH!

Cleo grits her teeth.

Cleo: Oh, no they don't. Pakhet! Montu! Get out there and deal with that asshole!

Montu: <You're the boss!>

Pakhet: <Horray! I do love it when we get down to the fisticuffing~!>

---

Back outside, Pakhet kicks open the door the Muscledude was trying to open.

Pakhet: <SURPRISE MOTHERFUCKER!>

Montu: <Babe, your references are on point today.

Pakhet: -Girlishly blushing- <Thank you~> :'3c

I'm having to learn to pay the price

-Pollen and Lapis engage random Rabbids with a frenzy of Energy Balls and fire-hammer-swings-

-Pippy is a bit busier with the bananas than he expected, and Daydre's distraction only buys him enough time to slip on an unfortunately placed banana peel, falling through and maybe scattering the banana pile before he is caught, his wings pinned to his sides-

Pippy: -limply, staring wide-eyed at Rabbid Kong- <...damn.>

-Vee groans-

Vee: -loudly- <Buddy, I thought you learned from the Slaking!>

Pippy: -over his shoulder- <Give me a break, it was a valid strategy!>

<A-and this guy doesn't look so tough! H-he's just...kinda smelly! A-and rude!>

-and he nervously braces himself for whatever follows-

Vee: -looking on, despondently- <I pray for you, old friend...>

Vee used Wish!

Megan: -cringing- Oh Azelf, the Slaking...

-and Megan fires a heal blast at him-

Logan: -still circling- ...bad memories?

Addie: <...where did your parents used to work? If you want to talk about it.>

edited 25th Mar '18 7:14:05 PM by Asterisk395

No mind to think. No will to break.

Stylus jumps over Herbert and tosses a large aura sphere at Pakhet, <WRONG SIZE MOTHERFUCKER!>

The man gets charged at, but holds his ground.

Grunt: "Ngh... you're up!"

He throws out a ball and a Lampent appears.

Lampent: <Helloooo, Camphrier! Was planning on coming here under better circumstances, but...>

The Lampent tries flashing her light with a Confuse Ray to distract Henri.

---

The stouter one gets knocked back a bit as the door gets in his way.

Herbert: <Oof, hehe... you're gonna be pretty tough, huh?>

He pulls out a Sharpened Stone and tries to stab Montu with it for a Stone Edge.

Gallade pops out.

Gallade: <Ngh... this is gonna be a pain, but...>

He tries hitting Stylus with a Brick Break.

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

Stylus is knocked back by the brick break, he gets up and shakes himself off, <Not bad. Not a bad hit.>

He stretches, <Though I'm a bit tougher than I started out... hug happy Conkeldurs are apparently great for building durability.>

He looks at Montu, <Sorry about all of this.>

Stylus waves his arms out, glowing long claws extending.

Content Warning: Suicide Consideration (Under the "Nimbasa" header)

Shaun: "That's fair. The dissection bit is a bit creepy, but I've said worse."

-He slips the Poké Ball onto his belt.-

Shaun: "I'll do my best to rehabilitate them."

---

Anna: "Indeed. Visitors from other regions get 1500 Poké's worth of chips to spend at their leisure along with a tour of our art gallery. If you're interested, I'd be delighted to show you around myself."

---

-Jakob walks into the home's living room, trailed by Jessica, Cereza, and Achille.-

Jakob: <Gentlemen - and Morgan - I have important news.>

-Achille raises an eyebrow but says nothing. Seven Eeveelutions - everyone but a Flareon - turn towards Jakob.-

Morgan: <D-dad?>

Jeremy: <You?>

-There's a stunned silence before the foxes/cats/both begin speaking simultaneously, all overlapping.-

<It's good to see you again->

<Decided to come crawling->

<-got a lot of nerve->

<-self-centered asshole->

<-deadbeat->

<-why'd you->

<-too late->

Jakob: <HUSH!>

-All the Mons stop midsentence.-

Jakob: <One at a time.>

Jeremy: <Why the hell are you here?>

Achille: <To make amends.>

Finn: <Yer about ten years too late.>

Achille: <Yes, but she->

-He jerks his head towards Jessica.-

Achille: <Practically dragged me to Unova.>

Jeremy: <And who's she, huh? Your girlfriend? Had to replace Mom? Or are you dating bofa them?>

-Cereza laughs.-

Cereza: <Believe me, I wouldn't dream of that.>

Glaceon: <No one asked you!>

-Achille sighs.-

Achille: <I knew this was a mistake. I should just leave.>

Jeremy: <Yeah, run away again! Leave! Just like ya left Mom and us!>

-Bad move, Jeremy. Achille stops midstep before leaping around.-

Achille: <You think I wanted to leave? Why would I? I loved all of you. But I made bad decisions! I. HAD. TO. LEAVE!>

-Each of those four words is puncutated by Achille jabbing a claw at Jeremy.-

Achille: <I knew I couldn't protect you! I told your mother why I left! I had enemies, Jeremy! Do you know why I spent so much time in Orre before I left? The same reason I left. CIPHER. I left to protect you all from them!>

Jeremy: <Well it didn't work, did it? Cuz Cipher came and took Mom anyways.>

-Achille's expression immediately softens.-

Achille: <What?>

Jakob: <That's what I was going to tell you, Father. Almost a year ago. I believe they knew who she was. We fought hard, but...they took her.>

-The Eeveelutions all hang their heads in shame.-

Leafeon: <I'm sorry, Papa. We...we failed.>

-His ears droop. Or, well, his one and a half ears droop.-

Morgan: <...I miss her.>

-She begins to cry quitely. Matthew and the Vaporeon hug her.-

Well...

-Achille backs off from Jeremy, shocked.-

Achille: <I-I need a minute.>

-He wanders outside, dazed. Jessica follows him, while Cereza approaches Morgan.-

Cereza: <Now now, dead, chin up. No crying.>

-Morgan looks at Cereza, blinking through her tears.-

Morgan: <H-hey...you're->

Cereza: <I am. I guess one of us did end up in the other's home, hmm?>

-Morgan just sniffles a bit.-

Cereza: <If there's one thing I hate in this world, it's crying peoplemons. So no crying, okay? For me.>

-Morgan nods and sniffles a bit. Her crying stops.-

Cereza: <Good girl. Now don't worry. We'll get your mother back, even if I have to fight every Legendary at once, okay?>

-Morgan nods.-

Morgan: <I-I don't know why, but I believe you.>

-Cereza just smiles.-

---

Jessica: <Hey, Achille. How are you feeling?>

Achille: <I just found out that one of the evilest groups around kidnapped my wife and that my self-imposed exile were for nothing. How do you think I feel?>

-Jessica says nothing. Achille sighs.-

Achille: <I wouldn't expect you to understand.>

Jessica: <I do understand!>

-Achille laughs darkly.-

Achille: <I doubt you understsnd why I wish I had a cyanide cigarette.>

Jessica: <Achille, we both know that's not the answer.>

Achille: <Is it, though? It would be so easy to just...>

Jessica: <Achille, you're just distraught and confused. You aren't thinking straight.>

Achille: <...I know. I'm just so angry - at myself, at Cipher...>

Jessica: <I understand, Achille. I really do.>

-Achille puts his head in his paws.-

Achille: <For once, I don't know what to do.>

Jessica: <I'll tell you what were going to do. We're gonna cool down for a bit, go back in their, have a nice, polite discussion, then hunt down Cipher and make them pay. Sound good?>

Achille: <...that almost makes me want to laugh. In a good way. You make it seem so simple.>

Jessica: <Hey, Achille-look at me.>

-She puts on her choker and places her hands on Achille's shoulders, looking directly into his eyes.-

Jessica: "We'll get her back."

Achille: <A statement, not a question.>

-Jessica nods.-

Jessica: "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye."

-She, of course, mimes these actions, which elects a chuckle from Achille.-

Achille: <Okay, Jessica. We'll sit here for a bit, go talk to my children, and then get the bastards who took my wife.>

edited 25th Mar '18 8:56:56 PM by SwiftSeraph

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

PEFE!Every: Alright then.

Brie: Good luck! Take care!

-the two head off-

Ever: Explain.

Brie: I wanted to help.

PEFE!Every: I wanted an interview.

Brie: Anyway, as you can see, we're both fine. So what's with someone looking for someone named Des?

Ever: Oh, right.

-he recounts the events of his day-

Brie: Weird.

Ever: Extremely.

-he yawns-

Well, it's nice to see you both alive and uninjured. Please continue this pattern.

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

-Once again, the bananas are cleared from the area-

-Once again, Rabbid Kong hollers in anguish and claws at the ground where they were-

Nero: I always find a way, umu!

-she points-

They went that way, umu! We ought to follow, umu.

-she heads off-

-Everyone follows-

-Alli (with Mine Turtle and Huginn out) and Jean (with Azurda and Pidge) are talking up here-

Alli: ...So yeah I need to find out how the hell to get all of Locke, Shizuo, Alex, Archer, and Gudrunn back.

Jean: Sounds like a daunting task.

...But why did you seek out me?

Alli: -shrugs- I dunno, I wanted to get to know some of the people who joined the J-Team after I left and you seemed like a good and hot start?

Jean: Oh, uh, thanks.

Doesn't know I'm from another dimension then, good.

Alli: But yeah, you know anybody that can help?

Jean: Not in particular. that knowledge was beyond me back home too...

???: I think I can help.

-The two turn to see a woman with long ice-blue hair in a long ice-blue coat and a monocle approaching-

Woman: I... Overheard your conversation investigating something else. And I wanted to help.

-She hands the pair two buisness cards each-

Aphrodite Lumen Clavis, joint CEO of Yggdrasil Corp and Clavis Sciences. I'm not sure what I can do about this Gudrunn woman but I can help with the oth-

Alli: You're a Clavis?! I'm a Clavis, sorta! We're cousins!

Aphrodite: -stares for a bit, then laughs- Oho, family! We'll work together just fine then!

Jean: Something seems off about this lady... Not in a malicious-suspicious way, weirdly enough, but I feel like there's more to her than she lets on and it could go multiple ways.

Though, that reminds me...

-She heads off a ways as Aphrodite and Alli are talking and calls Tagg-

-Meanwhile, Azurda and Huginn are watching the kids play-

Pidge: <Play! Plaaaaay!>

Mine Turtle: <Hello!> :D

Azurda: -chucking- <Hehe, kids. Look at how much they're enjoying themselves.>

Huginn: -bored- <Meh. What have the children ever done for me? More seriously I've got better things to do than babysit.>

-She scurries off into a darker area... and runs right into a sword-

Duolis:    Wh   a- Oh. Oh no... I'm so, so sorry...

Huginn: -gets to her feet, finds she is a yellow-eyed, red-haired human woman in red robes- What the-

Molph: -looks up from texting Banquo- Duolis you have to be careful with that thing!

edited 25th Mar '18 9:35:08 PM by Umbramatic

Contact Me!

Marco: "That sounds cool." Not really an art person, but..

EMPEROR runs off after her. Man, having human proportioned legs makes running a lot easier.

"You want a yellow ..cylindrical ... object- You know, I was going somewhere with this but I lost it I'm throwing the grenade now" Daydre lobs a stun grenade at Rabbid Kong while he's distracted.

Tabitha and Azure somehow make the same pained face despite not being near each other, and Rabbid!Daydre bounds up and slams Rabbid Kong with her hammer.

off the shits

 Stormchaser 

-Is called-

Hello?

 Pinwheel 

-Cue shooting-

edited 25th Mar '18 9:59:41 PM by rmctagg09

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Jean: I'm ready to send out the word for that operation whenever you are. Also, unrelated, do you know an Aphrodite Clavis?

edited 25th Mar '18 10:04:06 PM by Umbramatic

Contact Me!

 Stormchaser 

-To Jean-

...I know a Renard Clavis and a Daniel Clavis personally, they're like this super rich conglomerate family. Them and the Heidens Of which two are also part of our merry band of misfits are fairly well known in Unova and elsewhere in the [United States]. What brings that name up?

edited 25th Mar '18 10:09:24 PM by rmctagg09

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Jean: Damn rich people◊, got it. This CEO from the conglomerate apparently wants to help Alli get her friends back from another dimension.

Contact Me!

Azure: <So uh... Why are we out here?>

Daydre shrugs. "I wanted to take a walk."

Azure: <You just wanted to take a walk at 1 am. In the middle of the woods. Couldn't you have Rowan out to keep you company? I feel like he'd enjoy this more.>

"Maybe, but uh.. Bonding?"

Azure stares at Daydre. Daydre stares right back.

Azure: <... Alright then.>

The two continue on. For a while, everything is quiet. Then the silence is broken by something darting through the underbrush towards them.

"Did you hear that"

Azure: <Yeah, sounded like scampering. Or maybe frolicking? I dunno, one of those.>
Before either of them can continue, a black and white bundle of fur barrels into Daydre's chest.

"AGH- What the?!"

Fur Bundle?: <PLEASE CATCH ME I DON'T WANT TO LIVE HERE ANYMORE>

Daydre makes several confused sputtering noises before anything else coherent comes out. "I-I'm sorry, what? You don't want to what?"

Fur Bundle?: <You understood that? Oh, that makes this easier then.>

"Wait, why would you say that unless you thought I'd understand?"

The bundle of fur pops off of Daydre's chest, revealing himself to be a Zorua with white fur where there'd usually be red. The tuft of fur on his head and his tail flicker oddly, like a flame in the wind.

.. Weird color. Maybe it's just some kind of genetic thing?

Weird Zorua: <Uh, I guess I thought you'd get the general idea? Just not exactly what I was saying. Anyway, yeah please catch me.>
".. Any particular reason besides not wanting to live here anymore, or..?"

Weird Zorua: <Nope. None at all.>

"Alright then." I feel like there's something else going on here, but... "You got a name?"

Weird Zorua Rikuo: <My name's Rikuo!>

"Okay then, here we go-"

Daydre taps him on the head with a Dusk Ball. Rikuo gets sucked in, and the ball wobbles a few times before clicking.

off the shits

Mauville

Lila shook her head.

Lila: Nonono! It's nothing you need to be concerned about! It was just a pokemon conservation company with some sinister undertones. Also, it wasn't bad memories before, just deja vu. Probably just something that happened before I was five.

I used to plug my deviantart here but turns out the link was too long.

-Pippy is scraped along the ground by Rabbid Kong, throwing up sparks-

Pippy: <...>

Vee: -Passing the Wish to Pippy- <Hey, Meg, hit him with your cannon.>

Megan: -switching setting to blast, aiming at Rabbid Kong- No.

Vee: <Fair enough.>

-meanwhile, Lapis hammers a large Grenade at Rabbid Kong, as Pollen fires a barrage of Energy Balls-

-the Grenade splash-damages Pippy with a few of the more poorly-aimed Energy Balls, before Vee's Wish comes true and he heals-

Logan: Ah, I'm glad it wasn't anything bad, then.

-they smile-

-with the continued circling, there's a (flash) around Zippy, and the top returns to the Styler-

Zippy: -telepathically, to Logan- (Heyyy.)

Logan: -telepathically, back- (Hiya!)

Logan: And lo, we are connected!

Zippy: <We can finish each others' sentences—>

Logan: —although this is sorta the first time that any human we've met could tell.

-they grin-

So, ah, what conservation company? Odds are we've heard of it.

Addie: <Huh, most humans can't remember much stuff that young.>

Zippy: <Really?>

Addie: <Yup.>

Zippy: <Humans are kinda weird.>

Addie: <A little.>

No mind to think. No will to break.

Mauville

Lila nodded.

Lila: Yeah, but most people my age remember something. For me, it's just like, nothing until my parents found and adopted me. Apparently I was just, there. Lying on the beach with my Mantine and this pendant. Marie was a Mantyke then, though.

Lila gestured towards the pendant.

edited 26th Mar '18 3:26:48 AM by QuantumMelody29

I used to plug my deviantart here but turns out the link was too long.

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