ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Basement World

Oi, calm down the door opens outwards!

-He prepares for a fight-

So that's our third Pikachu noise, so if the noises are the message to send to the place we've probably completed the puzzle.

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Brie: oh my gosh

Ever: ^_^

Brie: aaaaaaaa!

Ever: Happy 22nd.

Brie: Oh, yeah, here.

-she hands Ever back their phone-

-Ever blinks-

Ever: ...Did you not scroll up?

Brie: ...No? Who does that?

Ever: Hmm. I think I need to reevaluate my moral compass.

Brie: Huh?

Ever: Huh?

Ever: Anyway, I need to go make a shopping trip. Also I hid a present on your arm while you were trying to steal my phone.

-Brie looks down at her arm, startled. When she looks up, Ever's gone-

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

M. Bush: -to Zacharias- <Heya!>

-to

Yunwa: "...Maybe... Don't have a good idea of what an airship is, though."

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

Daydre's eyes flash open, and she sits up. She looks around to find she's on a bed, with Rowan lying next to her.

".. Where am I?"

Rowan: <Beats me. I'm not even entirely sure how we got here in the first place.>

"???"

Confused, she gets up off the bed and wanders out of the room. She may be encountered.

off the shits

Jared: Yeah! Want me to translate?

Julius: -to Brynhilde- ...Are you from my world?

-Bathory illusions herself into her human form and snickers-

Contact Me!

Shaun: -To Kaisei- "Fair enough."

-He leans back, float in one hand and cone in the other.-

Shaun: "The J-Team is a weirdness magnet, Colt."

"I've fought glitches, met gods, became a Pokémon and an Obscuric, and met countless peoplemons."

"Palkia where did I go wrong in life?"

-His phone rings.-

edited 11th May '18 5:40:09 PM by SwiftSeraph

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

The tiny Zorua trnsforming is enough for Zacharias to divert her eyes from the blue haired woman, and retrieves Nieve before she starts picking a fight with someone

Zacharias: Thanks, Jared, but that wont be necessary

-picks a pokeball from his belt and sends out Baile the Ralts. Baile looks around for a second and then hides himself in Zach's hoodie, visibly scared-

Zacharias: Hey, kiddie. I need to talk with mr.Venusaur and perhaps more of these people pokemon. Would you do your thing? I promise they are nice.

Baile: <O-okay, bro...>

-Zacharias pats his head softly, and he visibly relaxes as he starts translating-

Zacharias: -To Venusaur- So, no wine related insight to share?

Teleports behind you* -"Nothing personal, kid."

Ice Cream Parlour

“Here’s hoping you’re right,” Colt remarked, lifting a can of Lemonade in mock toast with an illusory hand as he protectively hugged his forearms. He drank, arms still clutched to himself.

“And sure, I’ll see your airship if you want to show me,” he allowed.

“Believe me,” Colt said after another sip, this time using his real hands. He separated his indew finger from the can and pointed at Shaun in acknowledgement. “I should know. I have darkness powahz, the ability to comprehend noises in apparent static, 10-plus legenary pictures on my phone, the ability to understand Pokémon and an alien blacklisted from the Pokémon League,” he recounted. “And practically a dozen new friends, all thanks to this. I don’t know which of those things are weirdest,” he mused.

edited 11th May '18 5:54:23 PM by AbsentCoder

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Virbank City Gym:

Having never previously encounter a whirlipede, Chopper was unable to predict his opponent's moves and as a result, took a Poison Tail right into the chest. Unsurprisingly he's successfully poisoned, however this does not discourage him in the slightest. It seems like he's ready to retaliate until Mark begins showing his distinctive, devilish smirk like a school boy ready to cause some trouble and revel in the chaos.

"Save it for another day kid, I've got a wicked idea..." Mark tells his Machop as he recalls his mon, much to Chopper's annoyance. The trainer then summons his newly-obtained magnemite before replying to Roxie's remark, "You're lucky I'm not making ya dance after this...not like a badass like you would take crap from anyone."

Living The Fever Dream

-he does, and the body bag swings slightly at the touch-

-a placard appears on each bag, naming them the Murderer, the Swindler, the Thief, the Arsonist, the Bodily Injurer, and the Kidnapper-

-a plaque materializes out of thin air on the floor, bearing instructions and a strange story-

Girl: -frowns- ...A riddle. And not a very good one at that.

-there's a shuffling sound-

Kyler: -from somewhere in front of Amanita- ...I'm here. Do you have a light?

Houndour 2: -gets Slashed deeply in the side, leaving a wound leaking black fluid. She yelps and limps away-

Houndour 1: <What sorry excuse for a Sand-Attack is that?! Achoo!> -sneezes glitter away and tries to Bite Hae-Won-

-meanwhile, another Houndour has entered the Pokemon Center - the same one from before, holding its squeaky toy and apparently drawn to the commotion-

Houndour 3: -growls, watching the fight with narrowed eyes-

-Arkady is about to reply when the door bursts open, breaking its hinges. Standing in the doorway is, oddly enough, a rusty ATV with a Venemoth head and wings-

Lewis: Perfect. The Mob told me you'd be here. -holds up a Dome fossil, regarding it fondly- One last consultation... -tilts his head as if listening to something, and whispers a command to the All-Terrain-Venemoth-

ATV: -revs up and zooms forward toward Pent with a Zen Headbutt-

edited 11th May '18 6:01:19 PM by Metanoia

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

-one unrealistically quick shopping trip later, Ever has updated their look somewhat-

Ever: (to the Klefki perched on their shoulder) It feels very strange using the Ersatz Alliance as a clothing store and not a wormhole.

Access: <It feels strange that humans feel the need to dress themselves up in strange pieces of fabric at all.>

Ever: Oh, hush. You have your keys, right?

Access: <...Listen,>

Ever: ^_^

-they wander lazily back towards the Stormchaser. They could have just gone through the supply closet, but, like...it's a nice day, right? And they have Kalos mons who might want a chance to hang out at ho— -

Guillaume: Ever!

Ever: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA—

Amanita: -sighs- In a manner of speaking.

-she sends out a mon-

???: <Oh good, you left the lights off.>

-there's a finger snap-

-and the outline of a Salazzle bursts into brilliant flames-

Oxy: <Hello, hello, [Korea]!>

Amanita: How does everyone know where we are but me

Oxy: <Glad to make your acquainta—>

-and her eyes fall on the bodies-

<OH TAPU WHAT THE HELL>

edited 11th May '18 6:04:52 PM by memyselfandI2

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Brynhilde shakes their head at Julius. "Given that question, I assume you are not of this world, whilst I am of this world. So no."

"But, you need wine? Hm... No, that winery closed down decades ago... that one was destroyed in the second world war... I think that one still exists."

They seem lost in thought.

All are significantly abnormal in a normal world... All are significantly normal in an abnormal world.

-Zacharias clears his troath-

Zacharias: -To Brynhilde- Would you care to tell me where? My boss requested two specific brands of a certain vintage, and I can't stay at Kalos for too long.

Teleports behind you* -"Nothing personal, kid."

Basement World

Oh hey, welcome back buddy.

-Pent tries to avoid the hit but can only make it somewhat glancing... Before sticking his sword into the ATVeno-

Yaknow buddy you probably look like a rock fan amirite? Some classic stuff, AC/DC maybe.

-He smirks and rushes in for a solid punch-

So how's that Mob of yours work? Some vast intelligent democracy, some voting and sluggish democracy?

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

M. Bush: <Oh, I'm a girl, but, no, sorry.>

She shakes her head.

<Or well, I've passed by a shop or two around here, but I was a kid, then, so...>

Roxie sees the Magnemite and smirks.

Roxie: "So, you came prepared for the Gym, huh. You're lucky you didn't send them out against Grimer."

"And, hey, we'll see how this ends up. Whirlipede, Pursuit!"

The Whirlipede rolls and rushes after Magneman with a chasing attack.

Akravator sees the black fluid.

Akravator: <...Bleh, guess we're gonna have to deal with that.>

He then sees Houndour 3 with the squeaky toy.

Akravator: <Ah, hey! Anything you'd be willing to trade for that Heart? We kinda need it...>

Hae-won, meanwhile, gets Bit.

Hae-won: "Ngh... was worth a shot..."

She throws out a ball, releasing a... slightly off-looking Yanma.

"Let's do this, Libby!"

Libby: <Ha, let's get the show    started   !>

She forms some sort of shadowy aura which goes into the ground. Underneath Houndour 2, some shadowy spikes burst out of the ground.

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

GORE WARNING?

-Kyler stands there in the firelight, holding the aforementioned sword up to his neck. His irises are a pale red, and his face is placid-

Kyler: < There. That wasn't so hard. If it's not too much to ask, would you kindly avenge my death? And take this Sword of Obedience with you. I certainly won't be needing it. >

-he rips the blade hard across his throat and falls sideways-

16/21

-the jab pushes the ATV back on its wheels outside the bathroom, and Lewis flashsteps out of the way of the punch-

Arkady: <Don't...> -attempts to trip the ATV with a Grass Knot, which sort of succeeds-

Lewis: ...Neither. Both are the work of the False Prophet. No, Anarchy drives me. And the Mob decrees that only you will become the victim start9 start9 start9 start9 start9 start9 start9 - -begins speaking gibberish and makes a strange gesture, which opens up a black portal to his right, from which a Lapras' head comes forth and blasts an Ice Beam at Pent-

Houndour 3: -eyes go wide at being seen by Akravator; runs back outside-

Houndour 2: -tries to follow #3, but gets stabbed by a few of the shadow spikes in her soft underbelly and faints-

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

 Healing World 

-Annoyed-

Okay, that didn't work.

-Putting in an Awakening-

If this doesn't work do you have any ideas?

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Blastoise: <Um... Uh, could the f-f-f-flexing mean a-a-anything?> -wrings his claws-

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

Akravator: <Ah, hey!>

Hae-won: "Ah, wait, Libby, use... that one trapping thing!"

Libby: <Sure! The show's still going on!>

A similar shadowy aura appears and darts toward the Houndour, possibly holding her and keeping her from escaping.

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

Brynhilde: -writes an address on a slip of paper, handing it to Zacharias.- "Here it is. Enjoy Lumiose, and... stay away from the Casino Macraul."

All are significantly abnormal in a normal world... All are significantly normal in an abnormal world.

Basement World

Yeesh man, you're a-a-a-a-a little too hasty ain'tcha? How're you gonna know what's right, what's right when you're the only one left left left here?

-He smirks and weaves around the room, at one point trying to pick up the paper head-

Damn, I feel a little like John.

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

 Healing World 

-Pacing-

Teams, poachers, hired guns, Glitches, corrupted gods, evil mutants, I refuse to be defeated by some damned puzzle.

Flexing...

-Puts an anti-Taunt pill in the Manspeon's mouth-

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Ever: —And that's what you've missed.

Guillaume: ... (weakly) Congratulations on coming out?

Ever: Well, I haven't really I've told one person and now apparently you Just glossing over everything else, then?

Guillaume: It didn't fit into my worldview and I am choosing to ignore it. You live a dramatic and messy life and I want no part of it.

Ever: Relatable! So how've you been?

Guillaume: Eh, pretty boring. I was just going to collect a couple things I need from the Mart when I ran into you.

Ever: We're nowhere near the Mart.

Guillaume: -rolling his eyes- Tourists. Come on, I'll show you where I shop.

-without waiting for a reply, he walks off. Ever shrugs and follows, texting-

Amanita: Wait, Kyler, what are you—

-...-

-...-

Oxy: <Well. He certainly just stole the show, I suppose.>

Amanita: Not the time.

Oxy: <Understood.>

Amanita: ...I...I guess we gotta avenge him, right?

-she picks up the sword-

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

-the Houndour struggles against that one trapping thing, snapping at the air in vain-

Houndour: <What is this? Blaaah, I can't move!>

-the papier mache head gives Pent a look of surprised indignation, as if to say "im cool mad"-

-Lewis has suddenly vanished again, along with the ATV-

Arkady: -reappears, looking exasperated for once- <This has to end... Maybe next time I should just throw myself in his way.>

-nothing happens yet again, but dead silence ain't gonna write itself-

Blastoise: -watches Tagg anxiously, eyes darting between the remaining puzzle piece and the view of the lower level over the balcony-

-the lights come back on, though it's still dark outside-

-a chime sounds; on the scales where the tools of murder were now lie two new objects - a glass Girafarig and a holy-looking medallion-

-in front of the scales is a floating message-

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