ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Robin: Right. Let's go.

-he helps carry Julius to the infirmary-

-Sam makes siren noises-

Odin: <Well it was a suprise on my end too; Shaka kept up the kindly butler act even around me. But I wasn't the only one who noticed; the bird upstairs gave me a stern message about it...>

-If Yvan was outwardly rolling his eyes they'd be in the back of his head right now-

Yvan: Slow down there, bucko. I said I wasn't fate. Not weather or not it existed at all. Though yes I leave the fine details of that question up to the pony.

And the authors of this thread, but how much of their actions are determined by chance or fate is another can of Wurmple entirely.

edited 1st May '18 4:25:05 PM by Umbramatic

-Alice, still wearing her sharp black suit, looks up from her phone and turns to the desk in a room that resembles a private detective's office.-

Alice: I might be gone for a while. Any messages for me before I leave?

-The white-haired girl behind the desk looks up.-

Lissa: Nope, calls stopped coming after we moved into the new building. They're still sending you that lingerie catalogue, though.

Alice: Cute.

Lissa: It's 2018. If someone wants to get hold of you, they can just send you a damn text.

Alice: Fair enough.

 Stormchaser 

-To Odin-

It's a mess is what it is, did Yveltal have anything in particular to say that wasn't covered last week?

Shaka: So the reason you haven't done it yourself is less because you can't do it, but because the emotional payoff and pathos of such an action is less satisfying for the viewers at home than well crafted, built-up comeuppance, correct?

Silas is walking about, still trying to get the scarf off while Hacks watches in amusement, <Funny is it?>

"It is."

<The fact that I got a powerful aura based beam move?>

"Still amusing... be real you'd tire yourself out using it."

Silas grumbles and sees Trainwreck, <Oh hey Trainwreck!>

It had taken Silas and crew awhile, but he had managed to make it back to the island, "So... new airship," Hacks remarked, still wearing his scarf.

Silas blinked, "Isn't that warm?"

"Nah it's weirdly not there... like I know it's there but at the same time... it's not."

"Huh."

Silas decided to let it be as he finished up a text.

Silas smirked a bit and put his phone away, Carol driving up, surprisingly not wearing her spacesuit but instead a comfortable looking shirt, pants, and aviator jacket with sunglasses, "Sup Spaceman."

Silas chuckled at that which made Carol lower the glasses, "Wow. You have changed. What's up? Who's your... brother? Seriously that guy looks a lot like you."

"This is Hacks," "Hello."

Carol sat there for a moment, "Okay how?"

Hacks sighed and took off the scarf, stepping into the cart, ~Magic. Okay?~

"Shit nobody's gonna believe me, no need to worry. So you here about the new vehicle they want you to try out?"

"Airship, luxury design, meant to be used for rich people who want to go to the moon but in style."

"Yep, slingshot maneuvers only, engines aren't powerful enough for anywhere further."

"Damn, so I'm not gonna go Bebop around the solar system."

"Only in your dreams."

Silas smirked and stepped into the cart, "Well Carol. Take us ahead."

Trainwreck is a bit surprised but maintains their composure.

Trainwreck: <Ah, hey, Silas.>

<...Uh, wait, what's this about an Aura-based beam move?>

<Went to PEFE and went through a bunch of trials for a Prof Banana, which ended with me getting this cool move Aura Storm at the end.>

"He used it once before while Mega-Evolved, he wants to use it more now, I'm fine with this because at least he's enjoying Pokemon form."

Silas stuck out his tongue at Hacks and then turned back to Trainwreck, <So how are things with you then?>

Makbeliv Ocean

-Oh good, there's something alive out here. Pent tries swimming closer and waving-

Man overboard! A great deal of man and mon overboards!

Trainwreck: <Pretty alright... helping out at Asimov a bit when needed, mostly been hanging around, but staying out of trouble...>

<Though, glad you're enjoying it. Was a bit weird to see you mixed up from the usual thing, but, guess I've seen you a lot as a Lucario in general, so...>

Odin: <Just... I'm supposed keep tabs on this timeline's Shaka and all of cousin's mons for the record. You probably should too. Also probably like... Tell people. Just not Salvador, or at least don't let Sal know about his Shaka, it'll backfire hard.>

-Yvan blinks, then gives a suprisingly genuine grin.-

Yvan: Kind of. Also it really is the J-Team's job here, I can just subtly inform them. Also stay out of my head there's some really weird stuff in there.

edited 1st May '18 5:23:34 PM by Umbramatic

<Tell me about it... I was actually captured for 2 months with the Thief Jay and I only managed to make it to certain events thanks to time travel!>

"It's all very weird," Hacks responded.

Makbaliv Ocean

"<Something's ali~ve in the ocean,> Colt and Xatu mused as they descended, Xatu keeping a bubble of air psychically held around them as they descended.

Counterraid Aftermath

"Normalcy left me with my lineage," Roy observed. "I would not be surprised if within a few years, whatever brought me here rose again and I'd be able to reconsider," he stated bluntly.

"Who was corrupted?" Colt piped up.

edited 1st May '18 5:10:52 PM by AbsentCoder

Trainwreck: <...Oh, right, yeah, you were with that thief I'd heard Sholto and Gogie talk about sometimes... I get the impression it wasn't very nice...>

<...Wait, time travel? Like... Celebi? Something else?>

Nino: His name is Jaffar. He used to be in the same assassin company as us. -produces a pokéball and stares into it- Channah told me he's a... Shadow Pokémon now. We found him in this laboratory that was imprisoning them. And now we have to purify him.

Legault: Not an especially fun process. I don't recommend it.

Counterraid Aftermath

"Shadow Pokemon, Shadow Pokemon..." Colt mused as he placed his chin in his hand while rhythmically snapping his fingers. "I swear I've heard it before, what's the details?"

<Not Celibi per say... Megan has the details and can explain it better...>

"It involved borrowing money and getting Psychic Stones from a Diancie in Kalos named Denali. They run a shop where we got our Mega-items!"

Trainwreck: <Huh... Don't think I've heard of that shop before... Didn't see where that'd come from.>

<Though, uh, who's Megan?>

edited 1st May '18 5:32:09 PM by CorvusAtrox

Nino: I only know what we were told. An evil organization in another country created them.

Legault: Cipher.

Nino: That's it. I think they're gone now, but someone's still creating Shadow Pokémon for some awful reason. They have to be purified through a special process to be normal again.

Legault: I just wonder why I didn't become one, what's the difference between us. Maybe it simply has to do with where you enter this world... -flips his hair, thoughtful-

Ersatz Alliance

Oh We Know Its You, Mew: ~A gift registry is a list of gifts people would like for special events to make sure they don't get fifteen slow cookers at once!~

Shaka flicks away his cigar butt

Shaka: I can handle weird, it's no skin off my back.

Shaka gets up and walks towards Yvan, arms behind back but less formal and upright than his usual posture.

Shaka: You nor Tagg may not like me Yvan, but I am not your enemy (that's the me of this time's job). In fact, I am much more of a help to you than I'd be a hindrance to you. Think of it this way, if I didn't show my hand you and the rest of them will all be strung along for the ride and then blind-sighted at the moment where it matters most.

Now, everyone's sceptical, they're not gonna be fooled by my facades and thus - makes it harder for them to be metaphorically sucker punched (Gallades, alas, cannot actually learn the move Sucker Punch, which is a shame. Though punching a sucker in the guts is something anyone and everyone can and should do) and keeps everyone on their toes.

Shaka looks up to Yvan (which he practically has to do for everyone considering he's only 5'2)

Shaka: Non?

Counterraid Aftermath

“Nah, that can’t be it,” Colt dissuaded. “Simply put, Shadow Pokémon are incredibly unnatural, given that they were just described as being “created”. The only question is what the purification entails, because there’s no way it could be so easy as to just be exposing them to what they used to be,” he remarked.

Nino: -looks a bit distraught at Colton's reasoning- He... When we first saw him, Jaffar was trying to kill Uncle Legault... So I called out to him, and... he stopped. For a bit. That - has to be worth something... -bites her lip-

Legault: -shifts- We've been trying to train him like normal, which seems to clear his head, at least. -hums- Maybe we should see how that seahorse Shadow Pokémon is getting along... There were quite a few of them in that raid.

Squealer: <Oh, cool! I think I can afford all that stuff, so I'll get all that too!>

Counterraid Aftermath

Before either Roy or Colt could say anything, a blindfolded Lucario materialized. <Allow me,> he asked.

He then placed his paw on the back of his trainer’s head before shoving him face-first into the ground. <   You socially incapable fuck, did you really think that was going to end well with two people who are so foreign to this world that they may very well not know       any media or clichés?!   > He growled rhetorically before returning.

“I told you he was an idiot,” Roy sighed.

“Socially incapable,” Colt defended weakly, still face-down. “Don’t worry about me, this isn’t the worst I’ve taken to the head.”

edited 1st May '18 6:24:59 PM by AbsentCoder

Legault: ...Well now.

Nino: -immediately kneels down to try to help Colt up, dropping Jaffar's ball, which Legault darts over to grab- W-what was that? Who - Are you sure you're okay?