Yellow Threedot: <The opening to this tunnel is 25 bones off the ground!>

Okay...Ow. -Rubs head.- Dusty, takes us down.

Dusty: <Right!>

-Dusty flies down and lands in a clearing in the Ilex Forest, allowing me and Lake to climb off.-

Okay, you rest for a bit while me and Lake talk to this Xatu.

Dusty: <Okay!>

-The Dragon Pokémon goes over to a nearby tree and sits down against it, sighing from relief.-

So, what's this all about?

Pokémon at the front: <Wait, what?>

- The Pokémon at the front suddenly stops, causing everyone behind him to crash into him -

Pokémon at the front: <Oh, sorry guys!> (looks down sheepishly) <Let's just slow down a little, okay?>

- The other Pokémon seem to agree with it, and they continue moving at a slower pace -

-In an all-too-familiar cell in Iccirus-

-I can hear Seismitoad's voice from somewhere down the hall. He is speaking to what I now recognize as Bisharp-

Is it my time now? Or are they just talking again? I guess I won't know...

So, the whole world has gone to ruin. Scolipede got his dream, from what I've heard Sinnoh is destroyed, and I'm stuck in here...

What happened to all my Pokemon? Barring Scolipede, obviously...

I guess before I got caught I had Armaldo, Heracross, Scizor, Drapion, Masquerain, and...

Yanmega. She's alive.

...

-Hmmmm....There's too many Pokemon here to stage a direct assult. Too many even for me.

-Notices a massive amount of valuable jewles, statues made of precious metal, and various other valuable objects in Sol's mansion.

....But if I can convince him to help.....

-Teleports back to his boss's office.

How did Gamer get to Sol's mansion? Mezzo is still on Route 16 or somewhere in that vicinity.

Star why has nobody defeated Scolepede? After all its not a legendary pokemon.

edited 2nd Aug '11 6:51:06 PM by Lilqueendaisy

He romote acess the memories of several of Sol's and your soldiers whom have seen the mansion. Gamer is going to use these riches as a motivation for Golurk to send out his forces to help him.

Gamer, Sol doesn't have vast amounts of jewels or statues made out of precious metals. If she did, the would be locked up in a bank that only Napoleon and Sol would've seen

<Snowman>: <You amuse me~>

-Snowman takes another puff-

<Snowman>: <But just don't be surprised when Sol comes to the next meeting covered in blood and not hers~>

-Snowman warps away from Mezzo-

edited 2nd Aug '11 6:56:08 PM by PippingFool

I don't know. I'm not from this region.

....And I guess you know my name because of the alternate timeline thing?

Felis: <Oh, I'm so scared. She can't even bother to clean herself up.>

Never mind. Let's forget about that brat and keep walking.

-Felis and Mezzo continue walking toward Black City-

-Sunny wakes up inside a cell-

Shadow: <It's about time you got up.>

Sunny: <Shadow? I'm surprised it's you who's been sent to punish me, and not Mezzo or Felis.>

Shadow: <They don't know you're here, and with any luck, they never will. I've decided that this is something I'd rather handle personally.>

Sunny: <Why are you doing this, Shadow? Can't you see what's happened to you? To everyone? All I wanted was to—>

Shadow: <Enough. You ask me why I'm doing this? Have you forgotten who it was who betrayed our commander? I'm not the one who ran away.>

Sunny: <I ran away because I wanted to bring things back to the way they were!>

Shadow: <No. You ran away because you were weak. You aren't strong enough to handle what it takes to live in this world.>

Sunny: <That's not true! I ran away because I saw how corrupt you had become! Please, Shadow, you have to understand!>

Shadow: <I understand things far better than you, brother.>

-Shadow sighs-

Shadow: <I had hoped I could talk some sense into you, but it seems you really are clinging to your little dream.>

edited 2nd Aug '11 6:55:44 PM by Mezzopiano

However, this is not that Stuish in my mind, because A: Joshua spent 5 years honing his pwers to this point, and B: Joshua is not a likeable character. He has a one-track mind, focused on revenge, is willing to kill his enemies in gruesome ways just for serving Scolipede, and various other reasons.

Meter Clan, Below Tunnel Opening

-the clamour from the tunnel has gone on long enough to draw attention-

Hydreigon Marrow: <Stand ready!>

Scratch: <What did Threedot DO up there?!>

Arbok: <It sounds like an army!>

Yes. In it you helped rescue a guy named Gamer. i knew that poison bug thing that Goggles is fighting in it too. He was not a threat in it.

edited 2nd Aug '11 6:59:19 PM by Lilqueendaisy

...I think I talked to him, he told me about the alternate timeline. He goes by Joshua now, though.

Gamer remembers too?! Thank goodness.

edited 2nd Aug '11 7:00:06 PM by Lilqueendaisy

- Some of the Resistance members exit the cave, only to back up slightly -

Random Pokémon: <Uh... Okay. One at a time, guys.>

- The Pokémon exit the cave once at a time, climbing down one by one (unless they can fly, of course, or if they can't climb, be carried down by one of the flying members) -

Last post for tonight. See you guys tomorrow.

Yeah, I guess. I don't, though. -Shrugs-

Daisy, Don't try to jog Star's memories. She's not ready yet.

Okay.

So um can I help out?

Somewhere in Ilex Forest

-Xatu looks around for a while, trying to make sure that no one in particular is around; after shivering for a while, he perches on a tree trunk and addresses Lake-

Xatu — <This world is not what it used to be. I guess you understand it better than me anyway. Things have changed ahead and you must be prepared for them.>

-addressing Luke-

<You are not the only ones to not have seen Ho-oh. He hasn't been seen for a long while. And the times he was seen soaring the skies above us, somehow, in this world, haven't. And in response, Pokémon have changed their lives...>

-Xatu flies to Luke, hovers before him and announces menacingly-

<You go ahead expecting to find something friendly in a familiar land. But you will meet a new truth. Even in such a heavily guarded city, the suffering is hidden until you know where to look. Tell me... what are you trying to find there?>

Meanwhile in Goldenrod

-I walk around the city, go to the supermarket to buy some groceries. After that, still followed by a squad, head to the house I have in the east side of the city-

-Notice a piece of paper stuck at the gate-

...What? "Prof. Silent: Gone to check incoming shipments to the city. Please be wary of activity in the Dept. Store." It seems I have to check some things later...

-Enters house, noticing it empty; after running a security shift just in case, I go pull the special book to head to the cave, but decide to take a look through the window before-

There's nothign strange... Just the Nidorina going back home and those Murkrow flying around the... Department Store...

-Mulling some things, I return to the cave and try to get a couple of calls patched up beyond PEFE's autoresponder to no avail-

In The Midori Room

-Sol has taken a seat behind a desk, the only desk in a vast room-

Now Samuel, I've done so much for you over the last few weeks...

-Sol starts flipping a coin-

I have gave you a home, helped you recover, protected you from the out side... Now it's your time to return the favour...

<Samuel>: Anything.

-Sol Smirks-

I am offering you two choices. Join Liepard and Scolipede's forces alongside me and help us decimate the resistance, or be decimated.

<Samuel>: <WHAT?>

Don't worry, I'll give you three chances~

Help with what?

-Me and Lake look at each other, both mulling over what the Xatu has just told us, before turning back to him.-

I'm looking for a man named Silent. He's a friend. At least...He was in our timeline.

Bed now. Bye!

-Looks around at the Honchkrow and whispers to Tracer-

I'm still trying to figure out how to convince another one of these guys to go with us.

Stop Scolepede.