Silas takes a deep breath and starts to charge a aura sphere, how is he to pull off a beam? Still, he'll try his hardest... He lets the aura charge, keeping it in a compact form, but he can feel it wanting to explode as he tries to keep it under control.

Despite his hardest, he can't help but start, <Kaaaaaaaa>

Hacks however, "The hell is he doing?"

<Meeeeeeee-haaaaaaa-meeeeee>

"Oh for Arceus's sake... really?! NERD!!!"

The aura sphere is threatening to explode on him, it refuses to be contained, Silas looks straight ahead, just as the zap cannon fires, <HAAAAAAAAAA!>

He thrusts his arms forward and unleashes the aura, a brilliant blue beam firing right from his palms, the force kicks him back a little.

Silas used Aura Storm

...

What?

Logan: -grinning- Alright! Just give me a moment to look up where it is—

Actually, do you remember where it is? I could just follow you!

(MEGAn: You NERD)

-the Kamehameha Aura Storm burns forwards, clashing against the surge of lightning-

-they rush against each other, the point of struggle wavering back and forth-

-and then Silas's makes headway, accelerating-

Tripod: !

-it blasts through the lightning, driving its way up to its user, and-

-BEEEEAM-

Tripod fainted!

-leaving a fainted Magnezone, telekinetically levitated, floating in space-

Pollen: -only slightly envious, awed- <...wow.>

Megan: -fistpump- Yes!

Dina: ~...!~

-flash-

Dina is out of usable Pokémon!

Dina: ~!!!~

-flash flash-

Dina whited out!

-foooom-

-suddenly, everything burns white, the silhouettes of Dina and Tripod visible against the background-

-then the visible shadows of the pair begin to flake away, dissolving to leave behind a pair of flashing cores...that pop out of existence-

-the light returns to normal, and where they were there is a small bundle of Poké, which scatters and falls onto a nearby roof with a fluttery thud-

MEGAn: ...um.

edited 5th Apr '18 1:12:22 PM by Asterisk395

No mind to think. No will to break.

Silas just stares at the results, <What. Just... wat?>

-Zinnia blinks.-

Zinnia: ...Well, that's unfortunate.

Mauville

Lila: If I remember correctly, it was near the fountain. Follow me!

Lila started to walk towards the fountain, gesturing for Logan to follow.

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

-Pollen floats Silas and Megan over to the rooftop-

MEGAn: -picking up the money, processing- ...

-gatc-

Dina: ~And then, when you did the magnet thing—!~ ^|^

Tripod: -bweeeeep!- ^-^-^

MEGAn: EEP!

-she moves to stand in front of Silas, before seeing who it is-

MEGAn: You're alive! :D

Dina: ~I am!~ ^|^

Tripod: -happy beep-

~Oh my gosh, that was so much fun!~

-their Ratatta, Pidgey, and Weedle wiggle in agreement-

Ms. Buzzy: <I kicked butt!>

Flutter: -poofing up proudly- <I helped!>

Mr. Whiskers: -earnestly- <i lowered her guard!> :<

-Logan does, their companions walking with them, the Manetric strutting in a long-practiced manner before Addie nudges them and they settle into a still distinguished, but less painful stride-

edited 5th Apr '18 1:45:36 PM by Asterisk395

No mind to think. No will to break.

Mauville

Lila continued to head for the fountain.

Lila: Sorry, I never caught the name of the Manetric. What is their name?

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

Logan: I call him Mane!

Manetric -standing tall- <I am a being of beauty and grace.>

-he produces a truly amazing amount of sparkles, seemingly through style alone-

Addie: -nudges him again, notably with a harmless spark of electricity absorbed by his fur rather than touching him-

Mane: -begrudgingly loosens his pose slightly, yet producing more lively sparkles-

No mind to think. No will to break.

Mauville

Lila: Hello, Mane. Wow, that's a lot of sparkles. I just realised what a beautiful day it is. Sun shining, Taillows singing, airship in the- wait. Oh, so that's what you meant about the j-team being here! That is their ship, right? Oh, look! We're almost at the fountain!

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

Mane: <Hello, child.>

Logan: -dryly- Indeed. You know, they didn't start with that ship, though they put it to good use sinking a bigger one—there's probably a video on [Youtube] of it. It was pretty...impactful.

I've been down to the wreck, it really was something.

-they may be approached-

No mind to think. No will to break.

-Logan and Lila may notice two blue-haired people by the fountain-

-Hmm, they're kind of reminiscent of that woman from April Fools, aren't they?-

Contact Me!

Channah: -sits on the bed in a room she's claimed-

Dolabella: -runs into her room- <Got a present for ya!> -tosses a ball at her feet, releasing a Pokemon-

Male Shadow Venipede: -rears up angrily and spits a Poison Sting at Channah, who narrowly dodges it by leaning to the side-

Channah: -as the slime slides down the wall behind her, corroding it slightly- Uh, cool. Put that back where it came from before its aim improves.

Dolabella: -is already dashing out, snickering-

Channah: -sighs and takes out a new pokeball, quickly tossing it at the Venipede- Great...

-the door opens and Legault strides in-

Legault: Hallo there. Your rat almost ran into me.

Channah: Whoops. What'd you wanna talk about, then?

Legault: -leans against the door, folding his arms- In short, your Fell Contract. I used it during the raid to avoid death by creepy assassin-turned-maddened ice weasel. Just figured I should let you know before any... unpleasantness occurred.

Channah: Thought I mighta lost it. Well. Glad it worked out for you.

Legault: Yyyyes, I was hoping I wouldn't have to use it, as it's worth quite a bit in gold, but desperate measures... -shrugs-

Channah: ...Hey, can we consider that your payment? Since you said we technically hired you guys or something?

Legault: -his smile turns sardonic- Speaking of the second topic I was going to bring up...

Channah: ...

Legault: -begins to pace slowly- A Fell Contract is no mere - power-up coupon, so to speak. It's an agreement between two parties. That's why it's called a contract. They say Dark magic is involved in one's creation, which - is not my field of expertise, but let's just say that these types of agreements are hard to break off without severe consequences.

Channah: So... You sold your soul for power?

Legault: Ah, well. What I did... Let me ask you this first, since it's eating at me - How in the hell did you get your hands on one of the rarest, most coveted assassin's accessories in the- my world?

Channah: Got it for my birthday.

Legault: ...You sure you didn't kill anyone for it? Deal in extremely shady business practices? Have you extorted any poor widows lately?

Channah: Nope.

Legault: -raises an eyebrow, but keeps going- Interesting. Well then. So, you, an average civilian, somehow became the rightful owner of a Fell Contract. And signed it. I'd show you evidence but it magically disintegrated.

Channah: ...I may have doodled a cake in the corner, but -

Legault: Right next to the line where it says 'WITNESS' in large lettering.

Channah: -shrugs- Dude I can't read your language. And a cake isn't my signature.

Legault: -_- It's still your own writing, Miss, and the Fell Contract isn't picky. What we have here is a situation in which the safety of my soul has been compromised and you are officially involved as a witness.

Channah: Okay... You were the one who got promoted, not me.

Legault: Right, and I don't blame you for that. I just think you should know about it in case anything unfortunately supernatural happens regarding you or I. As one non-mage to another.

Channah: Well that's really vague but alright, fine.

Legault: I'll still need payment, though.

Channah: Uh. You just said it was worth -

Legault: 50,000 gold, to be precise. I'll need equivalent monetary restitution for the deep emotional pain it caused me to use it.

Channah: ._.

Legault: -snorts- Nah, no. We didn't do much fighting anyway. I'll just ask you to help keep an eye on Nino for me while we're here, how about that. I'm not... the most reliable guardian.

Channah: I'm not either.

Legault: Perfect! Then together we may be nearly adequate for the job.

Channah: ...Are we done here?

Legault: Of course, Miss. Soon I have to decide what to do with this soul-less ice weasel. -sighs- Suddenly life here is complicated.

Channah: Just put it off for now, 's what I always do.

-Legault leaves the room and Channah goes to take a nap-

edited 5th Apr '18 2:34:00 PM by Metanoia

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

Logan: -blink- Hey, don't those two look like that Egg Prophet?

-they wander over to them, possibly accompanied by Lila-

Hello! May I offer you an egg in this trying time?

-they pull out an unopened package of Easter candy and grin with (they hope) a winning smile-

Addie: -waves friendly-ly-

Mane: -sparkles aloofly-

-floof-ly-

No mind to think. No will to break.

Nero: -deep breath- <Oh my fucking Tapu Bulu, Logan.>

<...umu.>

Laura: ...Do they know about Dad?

Rod: Sounds like it... Er, could you help us, actually?

Contact Me!

-Like the rhythmic sound of a snare drumline, a certain someone knocks on Aulstyne's door.-

Logan: -curiously, smiling- Certainly! What do you need?

No mind to think. No will to break.

<Okay I have no clue what I did or what move I used but that was amazing. I can feel the power coursing through me and I want to do that again!>

Silas let out a evil laugh, but stopped, <Oh man, far better than what I dealt with the previous 2 months.>

Another Lucario hopped up onto the roof top but in the middle of the arc onto it, pulled a scarf on and the human form of Hacks appeared.

<Okay that was extra.>

"Not nearly as extra as you pulling a Goku. What the hell was that move?"

<No idea but I want to do it again! If I can do it once, I can do it twice!>

Silas had a smug look, <Jealous that I can do that?>

Hacks smirked, "No."

Silas was confused, <Huh?>

"Silas, you're still in mega form, you're still wearing your scarf and you haven't run off... hell you are happy. That's all I wanted."

<What you wanted?>

"Yes! I wanted you to experience this stuff and enjoy it, I've seen and experienced so much thanks to you, I just wanted you to experience something new as well."

Silas blinked, a little surprised.

"Silas, one of the worst parts of losing you wasn't just the loss of someone I consider a brother, the loss of the one who has lead us through so much, but the guilt I felt because in trying to get you to try something new, I had inadvertently hurt you, and ruined what should be a fun experience for you. I wouldn't have been surprised if you never wanted to try pokeform again, and I wouldn't have blamed you... but here you are, laughing and having a good time with it. Go on, be a smugcario as much as you want, I'm just happy you are enjoying yourself."

Silas gave it some thought and took a deep breath, his tone returned to its usual state and he had a small smile, <I'm not gonna abuse this... stuff like this though. I'm for... on occasion. I'm human first.>

Bishop levitated up, "Speaking of that Sir, how are we to deal with everything you missed? Surely you want you catch up."

<Of course I want to catch up... and don't call me Shirley.>

Bishop sighed and gave a cross face, Silas smirked and stuck out his tongue, <We'll figure something out.>

Team Iron Safehouse, [Scandinavia]

-Aulstyne jumps, having been engrossed with the various requests her officers have put forward for new field units.-

Aulstyne: Enter.

The GM House

-Deziree lunges at the massive Templar again. Bruce backpedals, throwing an Aura Sphere at the ground to kick up dust.-

-Of course, considering that Deziree is an Orran native, this works less to his advantage than to hers.-

-Deziree throws her stance wide and swings in a vertical half-moon, causing the dust to hit her laser blade to glass and fly up into Bruce's face.-

Bruce the Chopper: Bloody hell!

-The other Templars, who were grappling with the other Pokemon at the house, begin forming around their leader. A baseline Templar catches Deziree's laser blade with his own Psycho blade.-

Deziree: Huh. It cuts through Obscura, but not-

-Deziree notices that the handle of her blade begins to hum in a different tone. The Psycho Cut begins to destabilize, and the Templar barely avoids losing his hand as it gives entirely.-

Deziree: HAH! HAHAHAHA! Oh man that's awesome!

-The Templar then pulls out an Uzi.-

Deziree: Oh, that's cheating!

-the decorative statue on top of the fountain blinks-

Pleth: <Come on, the whole point of this was getting us closer. How are we supposed to do that if you blink?>

Ever: I'm not sure "breaking down the barriers between us" involves the elimination of the actual quantifiable physical differences. I have eyelids.

Pleth: <Sucks to be you.>

-she lazily salutes the fountaingoers with the claw she was using to support Ever-

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

-The door opens, and Scarlette enters.-

Scarlette: Hello, ma'am, sorry to bother you. I wanted to talk about a... well, I suppose at the current stage of it, it's just an idea I had, if not a plan.

-Laura peers curiously up at Ever-

Rod: You seem to be familiar with a certain Dr. Ivo Univyse. Do you know his wereabouts?

Contact Me!

Iron Safehouse

Aulstyne: Well, you get my respect for actually approaching me with it, rather than attempting to bury me under piles of paperwork. What do you have in mind?

-She shoves the folder in front of her into the quite-full trashcan at the side of her desk. The "Accepted" files amount to maybe one or two folders.-

Scarlette: Right, yes.

-Her eyes wander at the folders for the briefest of moments.-

Scarlette: It's about the J-Team. Taking initiative against them. I want to plan out an attack against them personally, when their guard's down — I know nothing I do on my own could completely eliminate them, but I think I have enough knowledge of them from the inside to be able to figure out a way to at least severely weaken them, given the go-ahead and the time to work it out.

MEGAn: It was pretty sweet. I think I saw...Cynthia, do that once, with her Lucario.

-she shrugs- I'll look into it later?

-and she smiles at Silas and Hacks's bond-

Pollen: -stares sidelong at the space between MEGAn and Silas, pondering-

-she opens her mouth to ask something, glances at a different space, then shuts it, turning away-

Dina: ~Oh dear, that sounds terrible, whatever it was...~

~But thank you both for battling me.~ ^|^

MEGAn: It was a pleasure! And a pleasure to meet you, Tripod's pen pal!

Dina: -smiles- ~It was a pleasure to meet you as well, Tripod's friend!~

Tripod: ^-^-^

MEGAn: -smiles surprisingly wide at being called that-

MEGAn: ...oh geez, the J-Team must think we're dead.

Dina: ~The J-Team?~

Logan: -tilts head- Ivo...Univyse?

-they pull out their Styler and start [Googling]-

-after they spare a good second or two to process, then greet the strange fountain person-

Logan: -to Ever- Hi! =)

Addie: -as Logan [Googles], scampering up to the shoulder nearest Ever and Pleth- <Getting closer? We might have a bit of experience in that field, if you'd like a hand, or a friendly ear!>

edited 5th Apr '18 3:40:03 PM by Asterisk395

No mind to think. No will to break.

Team Iron Safehouse

-Aulstyne arches an eyebrow.-

Aulstyne: You... are the first to come to me with anything regarding the J-Team after the Alola Incident. That's twice you've surprised me.

-Her eyes give a reflection of... devilish...? glee.-

Aulstyne: Go on.