ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

"Wait Merlin... is the damned Alchemist still alive?" Arthur asked, "I know he's brilliant but it's been 600 years. How did he?"

"Nah not that Beau," Someone said.

Arthur looked over and blinked, "Denali."

"Arthur! So good to see you again! It's been, what, 600 years or so?"

"I was just transported through time Denali. As far as I can recall I saw you a week ago for you to enchant the key to the gate of the Arcane Dragon."

"Oh yeah that! How'd that go?"

"Died to it about... 12 times before finally slaying it, Lancelot distracted it when it switched to Ice."

Denali nodded, "Good to hear!"

Silas turned to Arvis and explained, "Kalos is the region/nation you are currently in. Arthur here is a great hero from our past."

Hacks spoke up, ~Seriously let's move outside. We're taking up too much space here.~

Arthur nodded, "Agreed," and took the lead.

Arthur looked about and stretched, "Rather impressive to see how much has changed... tell me what advancements in alchemy and philosophy have you found?"

"Well we've gone to the moon," Silas started.

Arthur gave Silas a look, and blinked, "The moon?"

"Yes."

"What was that like?"

"Wasn't born yet, but from what my dad says. Intense watching the first astronauts land."

Hae-won nods and looks around for other things.

Gogie: -to Arvis- <Oh, uh, Kalos is the name of the region we're in. Should've been clearer on that.>

Yunwa hears Colt and sees Caliburn change and decides and shift to their human form as well to do it.

Yunwa: "Uh, not Merlin, this person, actually."

They gesture at Denali.

Kaisei and Hazard are here.

Kaisei: "Okay, ready to try this, Hazard?"

Hazard nods.

Hazard: <Yeah, got the stone ready.>

Kaisei: "Okay..."

He focuses and gets the scrunchy out and presses the stone.

Hazard is covered in a cocoon of some sort of energy. When the cocoon breaks around at the first guitar rift, a Noivern emerges from the cocoon.

Kaisei: "...Wait, what?"

Noivern: <Something weird hap->

He looks at himself.

<...What.>

Elizabeth: "A big whale-mon and a big metal snake-mon."

“Whoo! Let's go!” Nana grins, tossing the bandanna back to her. “What kinda funky exotic Pokemon you think they got here?”

-Rose puts the bandanna on and hops the fence-

Rose: Probably something super fucking pretentious. They always have Furfrou, for some reason. And, like, specially bred versions of every normal species under the sun.

Julius: ...Got it.

-looks around, then finishes his food-

This was quite good. Should we get going?

Arvis: <An ancient local hero, eh? And Kalos is the name of this place... How did I end up here?>

-a white-robed man may be around-

-Everyone puts their hands up-

Enzo: <Easy, buddy, we're not here for trouble!>

edited 26th May '18 3:00:16 PM by Umbramatic

Lumiose

“That probably would have been easier, had I known we’d meet today,” Colt realized. “Is it possible I could also get one for myself? Maybe do a favor if I have to before I get it?” Colt proffered.

“Colt? What are you planning?” Caliburn asked rhetorically, placing a hand on his trainer’s shoulder, which was promptly brushed off.

“Hey, I don’t know if this is a good idea either,” Colt warded off to Caliburn. “But I’m bored, stupid, and eyeing something that I think is cool without thinking of the consequences,” he explained.

“You just made your own counterargument,” Caliburn realized.

“Bite me,” Colt spat.

Fortunately, Caliburn’s teeth did not penetrate his jacket sleeve. “You have to learn figures of speech,” he sighed, shoving Caliburn away as he rubbed his precious jacket.

edited 26th May '18 3:10:57 PM by AbsentCoder

Arthur instantly took notice of the man in the white robe, he seemed fami-

"HEY MERLIN!" Denali shouted.

Arthur was in shock, Merlin?! Still alive after all these years? The old bastard was brilliant certainly but there was no way he could've devised a way to live for-

Denali pulled Merlin over with a smile and Arthur realized it wasn't the Merlin he knew.

"Wait... the apprentice?"

Silas blinked, "Wait? Apprentice?"

"Yes, Merlin was a brilliant alchemist, naturally he had a student to pass that information along forward."

Merlin: ...Arthur? Denali? Those really you? Hello!

Arvis: <...Is this some sort of reunion?>

Gogie kind of shrugs.

Yunwa: "Maybe. You'd have to ask them. I know Gogie had to do a challenge with Hazard for a Mega Stone, but that was fun to watch."

They note for future reference that 'bite me' is not meant literally.

edited 26th May '18 3:57:14 PM by CorvusAtrox

-Elizabeth nods and pays Choco, leaving a generous tip.-

Elizabeth: "Let's go."

Lumiose

“Good to know,” Colt said. “Caliburn, could you bother to ask Denali if I could get one of those stones to keep a weremon’s transformation under control, and then ask Merlin if they can’t help?”

Caliburn nodded and left to do so.

Bwahte 4

Colt and Kazuma continued their assault.

9-Volt removed his scarf and fired a Thunder down at a Buckler. They weren’t protected from above, right?

Nana snickers. This Rose chick is way cooler than Paula. "They're so pretentious even their Pokemon gotta be fancy, huh? Bet those heartless pricks don't even take care of 'em."

A bush to their side rustles, and Nana whips her head around. It rustles again, and she grins. "Whaddaya think that could be?"

Makbeliv - The Iron Whale

Apologies, our vessel sank nearby and this was the closest sign of safety we could find. Also you left the hatch unlocked.

Route 4

-Pent tries to poke the Vibrava with another shot-

The Room

Good, good.

-He's doing some calculations-

If you can set up two for one banishment by rearranging the decor you should go for it.

Stormchaser, Quarters

Huh, okay that's a good start.

-He scribbles some shorthand-

Anything relevant to their current activities or overarching goal beyond 'they plan to fuse the multiverse'?

Rose: Either they don't take care of 'em, or they care more about 'em than other people. Sometimes both.

-Rose peers into the bushes to see what's rustling them.-

Rose: Hrm... can't tell. Probably something ridiculously cutesy.

edited 26th May '18 4:43:54 PM by BittersweetNSour

"Reunion? Yes!"

Arthur looked at Merlin, "So... you took Merlin's name?"

Silas blinked, "Uh..."

Arthur then smiled, "Oh have you met my Descendant... Grandson for more convenience, Silas?"

"Met him? Arthur I sold him stuff to let his Lucario mega-evolve! Hell Silas is famous in his own little way, he's a astronaut!"

"What does that even mean?"

"Star Sailor?"

"He sails the stars?!"

"Not yet but he has gone to another planet."

Arthur looked at Silas and remarked, "There is so much about this time I must learn of."

Some sort of cute purple bunny-thing pokes its head out!

"Ohhhh it's so cute. Oh my god. That's the cutest pokemon I've ever seen. I want it. I have to save it from the rich bastards," Nana stage-whispers, pulling out a Heal Ball.

-Rose winces-

Rose: Better hope it doesn't already have someone with a Poke Ball, 'cause I'm not helping with the alternative.

"You know these damn rich people wouldn't let their pokemon play around in some wild-ass bush. Also they'd put a tag on it or something..."

"Chi-chiiri! <I'm wild!>" the Audino giggles helpfully, and Nana turns to Rose incredulously.

"D'you speak Pokemon?"

-Rose sighs in relief.-

Rose: Thank goodness, they are. Yeah, I do, and they said they're wild. Probably means they also jumped the fence, so you're a perfect fit.

"Ooh, nice!!" Nana shoots Rose an appreciative grin, then crouches to the Audino's level.

"Hey, honey. Wanna come with me?" Nana asks, in a voice so uncharacteristically soothing and gentle it doesn't sound like it came from her.

She opens her arms slightly, and, after gazing intensely at her for a few long moments, the Audino scurries into her arms, as if asking to be hugged! Nana appears to be crying happy tears!

-Oh my gosh.-

Rose: Oh my gosh.

-Rose puts a hand up to her mouth, smiling behind it.-

Rose: I really shouldn't be surprised, this isn't the first time someone whose first instinct was to try to kill me turned out to be a big softie. But still. Oh my gosh.

Gogie: <Well, I'm already leading two people around so having another wouldn't be too weird.>

-Shadow is looking over Forte's shoulder at their laptop-

Shadow: <The less time you spend on this, the more I can spend playing cards.>

Forte: Why don't you go play with real cards instead of imaginary computer game ones?

Shadow: <Real cards require shuffling. And they don't get me any closer to that golden Chameleos.>

Forte: Whatever. You've had enough card games for today. Besides, I'm busy.

Forte: Furry stuff. You ever heard of weremons?

Shadow: <What?>

Forte: Mons that turn into humans, humans that turn into mons. You know, like how I was an Eevee for a while, or when Icicle turned human to recruit for Team Glacier?

Shadow: <Yes, that was a colossal failure. I don't know why he did it to begin with. What's the point if you don't have ears?>

Forte: What? Humans have ears.

Shadow: <No they don't.>

Forte: Whatever! The point is this is a roleplay group or something about weremons, and I want to work on developing my fursona more.

Shadow: <Fursona?>

Forte: Fursona, Pokésona, whatever. Kind of like my alternate self. You know, like how Kerro is my Eevee name.

-Shadow tilts his head-

Forte: Uh, it's a human thing I guess.

"Guahh... I l-love them so much," Nana sobs, either not hearing Rose or not replying. "W-we gotta take them right to a Pokemon Center and then I'm gonna feed them every cookie 'n berry 'n candy they ask for and play any game they want and brush their coat with one of those fancy brushes... Are you a boy or a girl, hon?"

"Che-chiir! <Girl!> ," the Audino replies, playfully headbutting Nana, then willingly going into the open Heal Ball she's holding. Nana, wiping her eyes and standing up, looks to Rose for a translation, still wearing a wobbly smile.

edited 26th May '18 6:14:25 PM by Palindromee