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[AU] Olivine City

-Smiles at the thought of Mint and Boldo-

— Heh, I guess they are running across some corridor giving their parents some work. Basket must be so happy.

-sips the rest of coffee-

— Meh, things were quite weird here at Goldenrod. Maekrite says he met Tagg before we got back, when we, uh, went there to see that Ho-Oh had arrived. I stood away from the roads for an entire week, and... well, from what I gather, some idiot sent a clueless officer to Inka's place to subpoena me. Poor sap ran the entire way back to the city, from what I hear. Like that's going to help my case...

-takes a look at the door, where Maekrite is waiting and a Quagsire is waving a hi-

— What the heck... I haven't heard much yet, and it's not like Maekrite or I can go into a police station and ask. So I thought of asking here. — waves a "be right back" to Maekrite — But it's good to hear that you are doing well, too. And if you're still there I'd say you're getting quite an approval. So... have you heard of Tagg, Luke and the others? I've heard the youngest Nidos say they miss Luke's starter. The fire-one, I mean...

Felis: <Oh, please. I didn't even do anything yet.>

-AU!PEFE HQ-

-Walking in accompanied by Kammy, Vesta, and Zoe-

"Hello Dr. Tagg... I guess that it's-"

-Notices Larvesta!Helios-

"... How did you get that Larvesta, Dr. Tagg?"

<Vesta: "You went back to Unova already?">

<Kammy: "And I thought that the Volcarona only lived in that one patch of desert...">

<Zoe: "Or is there something more to how you got that Larvesta?">

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-Elsewhere in AU!PEFE HQ-

<AU!Kat: "It's been over a month and a half, Nibbler. Give it a rest.">

-A certain Hydreigon is cowering behind a corner from Kat, with his right leg still in a cast-

<AU!Nibbler: "G-Go away!">

<Josephine: "Why does she keep calling him 'Nibbler' again?">

<Kit: "Apparently their counterparts knew each other in the other universe.">

<AU!Buggy: "Honestly, those two have only tried to be accommodating to you since you got here! Not to say that it isn't amusing to watch you squirm...">

<Leana: "You suppose that the other Nibbler is going through this too?">

<Buster: "Eh, what are the odds?">

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-OT!PEFE HQ-

<Rena: "Nibbler. Stop. She's our teammate for crying out loud!">

<Nibbler: "B-But she's a Maro-">

<Kit: "You are technically a different Pokemon than the one that attempted to kill my clan member. I don't see why you should fear me as your counterpart does...">

<Nibbler: "J-Just stay away...">

<Rena: "So help me Nibbler, if you don't get a hold of yourself, I'll rip a bone out of your leg!">

<Nibbler: "N-No! Rena! PL-PLEASE!">

-Starting to cry-

<Nibbler: "(*sniffle*) N-No... (*whimper*)">

<Rena: "... I shouldn't have said that, should I?">

<Kit: "... Probably not...">

<Vlad: "Aww... There, there... You're okay... No one's going to hurt you! Your teammate was just a little frustrated... I hope...">

<Milo: "Ugh... Please tell me he's not going to relapse into begging for mercy every time he sees a Marowak...">

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-Somewhere on Hamlin Island-

<Teala: "Do you think that the others are doing okay?">

<Gene: "Eh, what's the worst that could possibly be happening to them right now?">

edited 11th Sep '11 10:15:53 PM by TracerBullet

AU PEFE HQ

Well Tracer...

Helios: -Is still eating honey- <There's a funny story about that.>

-AU!PEFE HQ-

"... Wait a minute... Is that Helios?"

<Kammy: "... Wasn't he a Volcarona though?">

<Zoe: "Yeah, and he went back to his original timeline! Universe... Thing...">

AU PEFE HQ

Helios: <I got brought back through the Dream World since the others thought of me.>

Yeah, his egg just appeared one day, it was the weirdest thing.

-A Dream Ball then forms in my hand-

-AU!PEFE HQ-

<Kammy: "You know... We never did find Nadia...">

<Vesta: "Yeah, she's the only one of your other teammates that we haven't been able to track down at all...">

"... Well... If it worked for Dr. Tagg... Maybe..."

<Zoe: "I wonder if this thought is also occurring to your counterpart, Tracer...">

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-OT, Hamlin Island-

"... Did you get the feeling that I was supposed to have a sudden epiphany right now?"

<Iggy: "Nah. What would the odds of that be?">

"Yeah, you're right..."

[AU] Olivine City

-via videoconference-

— ...Is that Tagg I hear?

-Maekrite carefully enters the store and tries to hide besides me, while the Quagsire makes derpy faces outside. As a distraction, I guess-

AU HQ

Dr. Tagg's here, as is Dr. Tracer, yes. He just retrieved a version of Helios from the Dream World.

OT, Some time later in the hotel room

Thresher: -Is being surrounded by the others- <What is the meaning of this?>

Victini: <We saw you talking to Abby earlier.>

Crochet: <It was so adorable Thresher. I knew there was a softer side underneath that metal shell.>

Limna: <Guys, remember the human song.>

All: -Start singing- <Thresher and Abby sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N->

Thresher: -Cuts them off- <Stop it this instant, we're just friends!>

Victini: -Unconvinced- <Sure you are.>

Doc: <According to Tagg it's perfectly normal for you to feel this way Thres-.>

Thresher: -Launches a spike very close to Doc's head- <She is not my girlfriend! I only just got acquainted with her!>

Muddy: -Has an eye open- <Your vehemence is not helping your case.>

AU PEFE HQ

That I did.

-Captures Helios with the Dream Ball before releasing him back-

Felis: <Your lack of responsiveness bores me. It's obvious you're not going to do anything worthwhile.> -walks off-

[OT] Beach

-Goes sleep with team of mons, sans Algira who is hunting some poor Wurmple and bashing it against a tree. Shahinne is cuddling with Copahue, so Dintel gets a free pass to my head again.-

[AU] Olivine City

— ...The what? From the Dream World, really? Man, I thought we had stopped seeing weird stuff.

Maekrite (offscreen) — <Silent are you ready yet? That idiot Quagsire is attracting tourists...>

-looks around, then back to the screen-

— Oh darn... Say hi to the other researchers on my behalf, and send me news about my situation when you can. I should be going now.

-AU!PEFE HQ-

<Kammy: "Wait... Do you know how your Pokemon did this, Tagg?">

<Vesta: "Yeah, there's one Pokemon in particular that we can think of that we'd like to try something like that out on...">

Streets

Rufus: ... <Fine. Be that way.>

-Looking for the Smoothie stand, the authentic Abigail emerges from an alleyway ahead of Felis-

Rufus: <Err...>

AU HQ

Okay. Good luck.

edited 11th Sep '11 10:56:29 PM by Tangent128

AU PEFE HQ

They thought about him and "poof", he appeared.

Felis: -pauses mid-stride- <What.>

-Felis turns his head back to Rufus-

Felis: <So then who was that Vanillite next to you?>

[AU] Olivine City

— Bye, Tangent.

Maekrite (off-screen) — <Say hi to Basket~!>

-hangs up-

Maekrite — <We gotta go. Got everything we need?>

-shows him some things packed at a bag-

— Yeah... let's go.

-leaves the store and the city in company of a derpy Quagsire-

Rufus: <Err... my dessert, actually. Wait.. I actually had you going, didn't I?>

-smirks, and snickers-

<Now I have a scrumptious Unovan delicacy, and you merely have egg on your face.>

Felis: <What is the point of taking an ice cream cone and pretending it's your friend? Are you really that lonely?>

Rufus: -rolls eyes- <Somebody has no appreciation for the fine art of trollery.>

Felis: <Oh, I do. That's why I know how bad at it you are.> -walks away-

-In AU!PEFE HQ-

<Kammy: "Well... We don't have any problems with making her appear...">

<Zoe: "Yeah, she's been in the Dream World with us for the last month!">

<Vesta: "Tracer, would you mind if-?">

"Nah. Actually, I'd love it."

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-AU, several hours later, in the Dream World-

-My entire AU team, along with the AU counterparts of Vlad, Teala, Milo, and Kat as well as the manifestations of Shaun and Vlad from the original timeline are standing around an egg-

<Kyle: "... Isn't this going to be awkward for her? I mean... She already had everything that she could have wanted... And now she'll need to start over...">

<Aloysius: "Well... She won't be going through it alone...">

<Pascal: "Yeah man... And I'm sure that there's a gator dude out there somewhere who's just waiting to be able to be with her again...">

<Dream!Shaun: "I'm not sure if it would work that way... But if your Lake somehow remembers... Then yes, I'm sure that he'd be thrilled... When this Nadia gets old enough.">

<Gligar!Vlad: "Aww... Aren't we going to make them into eggs too?">

<Dream!Vlad: "Well... Aren't we already in this universe? In a way...">

<Buster: "Yeah, we don't need two dipwads permanently here! One's plen- OW!">

-Is pecked by Leana-

<Leana: "Don't be rude!">

<Dream!Shaun: "It probably would be for the best if you left us here. Who knows? There might be a chance that you'll be able to give our counterparts our memories somehow.">

<Pascal: "We hope so too, dude...">

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-OT, Hamlin Island-

-The rest of the team is dozing inside the cabana while Iggy and I stare out to sea-

<Iggy: "... Is something wrong?">

"... It's just that I don't feel at peace for some reason... Even though I ought to..."

<Iggy: "Was it those things that you saw in that other universe?">

"Actually... I think that it is... (*sigh*) I'm never going to be able to shake what happened to me, will I?"

<Iggy: "... Do I have to repeat what Lake told you earlier this month?">

"No... I still remember what he told me... But I really do feel like nothing's ever going to be the same for me..."

<Iggy: "Give it some time... Wounds don't fully heal overnight, whether physical or mental... And besides, even if you're right...">

-Places a hand on my shoulder-

<Iggy: "We'll be there alongside you.">

"Thanks, Iggy... And good night."

Night.

Rufus: Hmph. Well, he has low expectations from me at least... but isn't as easy to bait as I'd hoped... hmm.

-wanders back to the room to scheme-

At the Docks

-Fool turns to her side-

Hello Tagg.

In the Streets

Felicity: <Why are you taking me to a place of so much noise Claudandus?>

Claudandus: Oh. Fool wanted an Ice Cream, that's all...

Felicity: <Oh>

Claudandus: It won't be long, just let me-

-Claudandus bumps into Felis-

Claudandus: Oh...Umm... I'm sorry...

G'night.

edited 12th Sep '11 5:04:15 AM by PippingFool

-Has managed to notify Susan that we're headed out to the next island in the morning and then heads back to cabana to sleep-

Night.

edited 12th Sep '11 3:52:54 AM by Pentigan