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Virbank Gym

Roxie nods.

Roxie: "Yeah, I've heard of that one! Let's do it!"

She and her band get into place

"1-2-3-4!"

Stormchaser

Hajime's wiggling Dance is somehow now only showing every second beat. He seems a bit perplexed but strangely amused.

Near the airship's entrance, a Lombre is dragging another guy around Hajime's age, but more muscular, tapping her foot as she does.

Rumba: <Hey, got another test subject for ya.>

Lumiose Center

Squealer: <Oh, yeah, them! They're trying to unleash multiversal chaos by uniting all the multiverse or something!>

Virbank City Gym:

During the performance, Mark would find himself unconsciously playing air guitar during the more powerful riffs when he wasn't nodding his head to the beat. He even ended up unintentionally singing the second verse as backup before catching himself, "♪Where'd you learn how to be so complacent?! They beat you down and you might as well face it!! Your heroes lied, yeah they're all just a fake....don't know how much more of this I can taaaaaake!!—- Dammit!♪"

Stormchaser, Sometime During A Future Timeskip:

The Lombra in question ends up dragging Mark into view, who's still trying (and failing) to resist being taken around. This time around he appears to be wearing most of his usual attire, save for the T-Shirt of Saitama's memetic "Ok..." face.

"Someone mind telling me what the hell's going on?!" He asks with annoyed confusion.

Muninn: <...O-oh. Well then.>

Ever: You sound awfully shocked.

Muninn: <It's unusual, that's all.>

Julius: Is that what the huge... thing in the sky about? I thought that was normal.

Cavendish: <It most certainly isn't!>

Neon: Mobius made it last year, yeah.

Dakota: <Which is why we've been assigned to stop it...>

Julius: Is that why I'm here...?

 The Beach 

-To Hae-Won-

Channah told me about a guy who killed her old team, and then hanged themselves not too long afterwards. I suspect that guy and this corpse are one and the same.

-Showing the book to the others-

And this might just clinch it.

The Beach

Hae-won: "...Dang..."

"I guess it might mean we're getting to the bottom of what happened then, at least..."

Lumiose Center

Squealer: <Oh, you that guy Maggie said was from You-Draw or something? Yeah, probably.>

Virbank Gym

Roxie doesn't draw attention to it, but the fact Mark is singing along has most definitely been noticed.

Hajime: "Heh, guess you both got what you wanted huh?"

edited 17th May '18 3:19:57 PM by CorvusAtrox

Basket: -to Muninn- <I think the Chiazard thing was more unusual?>

-to Mark- <Science experiments are going on!>

<Hm, so what happens if...>

Julius: How can we stop something like that? That's... Not how you pronounce that.

Cavendish: <That's what we're trying to find out.>

Neon: You said you were with us, Emboar?

edited 17th May '18 6:08:40 PM by Umbramatic

There are portholes in between the doors. Looking through them the group can see a congregation of divers a few meters down on the sea floor.

The seem to be lowering a casket into a hole.

A burial at sea.

"What in the..." Arronnax presses his forehead against the glass.

Stormchaser

Hajime is now dancing faster and occasionally doing motions that look like air violin or something.

Lumiose Center

Squealer: <Yup! I'm in!>

-"Homer points to the right."-

Homer: Just go down that way and-

Zags, out of sight: <Mokuba, I found the gas.>

-"There is an explosion sound and a fire can be heard cackling."-

Homer: Just tack a left at the flaming Kadabra. If there's anything you want brought to you, my Eevee would be more then happy to help.

Freyja: <Hi, cute ears.>

Zags, on fire: -sniff, sniff- <mmmm, grilled kadabra.>

The Beach

Blue man from a strange room... See visceral reaction for me is probably incorrect but a little thought... Okay this is super interesting but canonically our serial killer wears a blue coat and there's also a second ghost of him as a child. What if time travel is involved? Or like, spooky supernatural ghostie time travel?

-He ponders a little more and shrugs-

Buuuuut! I know how the plan pans out now, while it's not in the book it's likely that the fable then goes on to be about gold boy trying to transplant a silver soul into 'the child reborn'. So that's our villain motivation, now we just need to find like... The 'orb' and go to whatever counts as the hospital level and just rush the final boss with our purification items.

Makbeliv's Ocean - Rolling credits on BSI DLC

Such outright care likely wouldn't manifest on a military vessel. My dear chap I believe this vessel is being used for the purposes of discovery, going where no brave soul had gone before and the like.

edited 17th May '18 4:16:33 PM by Pentigan

-a voice then disturbs the tropical silence-

Disembodied Voice: <So many purposes served... Beautiful. Yet, I abhor loose ends...>

-in the hollow eyes of the sand-Meganium, two bright white dots appear - the miniscule eyes of a Palossand-

Makbaliv Ocean

Colt met the noise with a soul-piercing stare as he kept an illusory trilby held over his heart, muttering some prayers to Arceus.

Some time later he replaced his hat and then let it fade from existence. “So, plundering? Is that why we’re here?”

Stormchaser

Colt, having put on his fake Vulpix ears, felt them flick.

Jaunty guitar music, he noticed. Curious, he hid in the shadows and walked towards the source. Still in the shadows, he figured out what was going on.

I’ve heard that rumor, he observed, without saying anything. It seemed to crazy to be real, but now it’s so crazy it can’t be fabricated.

The GM House

-Dune walks in, dusting his coat off. Deziree notices his "I just found out something that reminds me of my childhood" frown.-

Deziree: Something bothering you, dear?

-Dune sucks on his lips for a second.-

Dune: They're apparently setting up a "Troubled Teenager Rehabilitation Camp" nearby.

Deziree: From your airquotes I'm guessing you have your doubts.

Dune: It's just some scheme to let rich parents get rid of the kids they don't want to be responsible for. You remember when my father tried shipping me off to military camp.

Deziree: It was amazing seeing their faces when you'd made it back and stole your Pokeballs out from under their noses.

Dune: I'm just happy my 18th birthday was just after that and I got my power of attorney. I got out of Orre before either of them could stop yelling and get a judge to keep me at that place till I was 21.

-Ludmilla peaks her head around the corner.-

Ludmilla: They... can do that...?

-Dune scoops up Ludmilla into a bridal carry (which, Dune noted, was getting harder and harder to do).-

Dune: Only if the parents are eeeeeeeeeviiiiiiiiiiiiiiil!

-Father and daughter share a hug as Deziree smiles... before she realizes that she'd heard about "Trouble Teen camps" before. She heads to her workshop to look something up.-

 The Beach 

-To the Voice-

Who are you.

Dracula squinted, <Hm...>

<Does she often leave herself this vulnerable? And I don't mean like this out in the open, those morons over there pose no threat... Now I can see how several hunters could fire one blast of a petrifyer and suddenly have a mew trophy to take home.>

Dracula smirked, <Confident she is, how much power does she hold?>

Denali smiled, "Oh good you know him personally. He's cute and all, diluted sure but he's got the facial structure of Arthur."

Denali smiled a lot at the mention of that name, "Though he's a bit too techy for my tastes... not enough muscle on his bones."

"Alright so you wanna try out the stones, well normally I just sell em... but customers like you? J-Teamers... nuh-uh, I gotta make sure you're ready for it. Pass a test of wisdom, strength, stuff like that."

Denali closed the blinds with a snap and assumed Diancie form, <So... do you feel like going for a trial?>

Hacks smiled, "Okay yeah this is nice."

Silas grumbled, <Okay... you've had your fun... can we stop now?>

Hacks had his arms wrapped around Silas, "Hmmmmm... no."

Snakeye laughed while Ribbon stepped over and curled up next to them.

<Seriously stop hugging me.>

"Nah, you're soft."

<Soft?>

"Yes, I think that's a sign we need to get you training again, your lucario body is going soft."

Silas struggled a bit, it didn't work, <I have one arm, I'm the captain my own spacecraft, a successfully hardened mercenary and I'm soft?>

<To be fair boss,> Snakeye began, <You're less the badass or dignified Lucario like Hacks is, and more cutsey. Or need I remind you of the growling/purring noises you made while getting scratched behind the ears.>

<Okay you're going into a ball.>

Snakeye laughed more as Hacks continued to just hug Silas.

Jimmy was confused as hell, so he kept a tight grip on his sidearm and slowly stepped over to Tagg, hoping to follow his lead.

edited 17th May '18 6:04:52 PM by EchoingSilence

-"Ramona is standing in her room, punching the air, sweating and red faced from doing this for two hours."-

Ramona, out of breath: I -pant- can -wheeze- do -no air- oh gosh my stomach hurts.

Aya: <You know for how much she does this, you'd think she'd be in better shape.>

Norma: <And taller.>

Victor: <And smarter.>

Hyde: <Hey, there's chocolate in the mini fridge.>

Other Hyde: <It's $50.00>

New Hyde: <Eat it!>

Ramona, done punching: Okay -wheeze- let's -pant- start -needs air- filming.

-"Ramona wipes the sweat off her face with her top and turns to Lucy."-

Ramona: Ready Lucy goosy?

-"Lucy gives... the equivalent of a Lucario giving a thumbs up, as she holds the camera."-

Lucy: <Ready... action.>

-"Lucy starts filming and Ramona does a magical girl spin before throwing up a peace sign."-

Ramona, upbeat: Whad up ma demons, it's yer girl. So, get this, as some of you already know I beat Skyla! -pulls out the jet badge and holds it in front of the camera- see this, see it? it's the jet badge. Love its shiny goodness.

Victor: <Get to the point loser.>

'Ramona, dancing backwards away from the camera: Any who, that means I'm currently in Mistralton city, where -Ramona spins around and dabs- a haunted house is <3.

Norma: <Dabbing's deader then my zombie army.>

Ramona, jumping up and down now: Now, as you might recall, me and Vicky actually went to this haunted house before, where we met a cute little ghosty girl.

Aya: <Vicky?>

Vicky: <Shut it.>

Ramona, trying to be serious but failing: It would seem that this ghostly girly girl, is being held captive by an evil force of nature. Probably a necromancer or something awesome like that.

Hyde: <What's a Necronmaser?>

Other Hyde: <I think it's some body who hits people with a mace, but Necroly.>

New Hyde: <Our stomach feels weird.>

Other other Hyde: <Eat mor chocolate!>

Ramona, pumped: You know what that means? -Ramona spins towards a white board with Rescue mission written on it- It's time for a rescue mission <3. Now, I'm asking you, my super duper awesomely awesome viewers to give me a hand. If you find your self in Mistralton city, meet me at the old house at, lets say 4-5. Love ya guys, don't disappoint, bye.

-"Ramona winks and blows a kiss to the camera before Lucy shuts it off."-

Ramona: Whew, so how was that?

-"Lucy happily claps, while the others boo. Hyde throws up from eating chocolate."-

Stormchaser:

"Science huh, is that what you call it now? Also,..Violins, country and dance music...what is this, Avicii?" Mark asked, clearly having no idea what the song in question was. He doesn't dance, instead noticing what Hajime was doing, completely unaware of what the nature of this experiment was. If this was a pop culture reference, it was definitely lost on him.

Virbank City Gym:

"Well...at least I got to pick the music, so I knew the words at least..." Mark hesitantly replies, trying to rationalize his unconscious singing. He would have been embarrassed, had it not been for the fact that he enjoyed this music too much.

The Beach

Hae-won, unsure what else to do compared to the others, throws her cape up so it flutters dramatically a bit.

Megavonne

Kaisei: "Well, sounds like you've got *something* bad."

"Well, At any rate, Silas doesn't seem to swing... period, so..."

And then Denali changes.

Yunwa: "Ooh..."

Kaisei: "...Well this is unexpected."

Hazard: <Hey, Mew was signing autographs a few days ago, this is nothing new.>

Kaisei thinks and nods to show he's ready.

Genetics Lab

Hazard: <Eh, I saw her transform 3 members of some Team and boot them out before they could do anything. I think she's more prepared for Hunters or whatever than we were.>

Jessica: "Thanks!"

-She grins at Freyja.-

-As she steps out from the aisle, we see that she's holding about 3 dozen different swimsuits.-

Jessica: "I may be a while."

-Shaun's sitting in the kitchen, waiting for some corn to pop, when his phone starts blowing up.-

-Uh, as in he's getting a lot of messages.-

-Not as in exploding.-

-Not again.-

Shaun: "This can't go wrong."

-He lets out a Lucario...-

-Said Lucario immediately tries to Force Palm him but is interupted by Beowulf grabbing him and slamming him into the ground.-

Beowulf: <Vow-breaker.>

Homer: Go for it, just ask the fox if you need anything.

Frejya, to her self: <How much money does she have?>

Julius: I'm in as well.

Neon: Guess we've got a squad. Where do we start?

-Sandy and Blizzy go down-

Beep-O: The way is clear!

Reina: Finally.

Human!Ammy: Hmm... Lots of humans around...

edited 17th May '18 7:43:01 PM by Umbramatic

<Alex?>

"O-oh! Yes, Vatt?"

<I apologise if this seems abrupt, but... didn't you say you were going to return to the J-Team several months ago?>

-shrug-

"...maybe. At some point. I'm just wandering right now. Waiting for the pro season to start again."

<But why? You told that magazine they were your friends, so why not at least pay them a visit? Rekindle the old bonds?>

"Well... for one thing, I don't think anyone who looks for the J-Team ever finds them. They come to you."

<And the other thing?>

"...I never said I needed to go back. Like... I don't know. I'm content where I am now... and..."

-sigh-

"Is it really worth clinging desperately to your first friends for the entire rest of your life? Even if you don't need them anymore? Even if all it would really do is hurt you?"

<...Alex...>

"Yeah, I know... but there was a magic back then. I'm not sure if I was still feeling that magic the last time we met..."

-...-

"Y-you're crying... no, no, please don't cry, Vatt!"

On a nondescript route, in a nondescript region, the location of which is unimportant, the scruffy Trainer and his Vaporeon share a hug. Then they separate, both feeling better than they did a few seconds ago.

They turn around and move on. Where they go next, only time will tell.

-perhaps in answer to Dracula, Mew begins the aura transfer from him to Hazard-

-slurrrrrrrrrrrp-

Basket: -nods at Colton, then looks at Mark- <People from Hoenn have an odd compulsion to dance when exposed to Cotton-Eye Joe. I'm exploring the extent of the phenomenon.>