ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

It's likely.

Thresher: <Oh, well, I was wondering if you were willing to go do something together, by ourselves. Well that was stupid. I sound like Tagg when he's talking to his girlfriend.>

edited 24th Sep '11 10:34:02 PM by rmctagg09

-recalls Sniffles, then steps into the portal with Kensei-

-Sunny, Wolf, and Kensei rematerialize in Pummelo Island's central town-

-looks around, expecting Fool to show up-

...

-she doesn't-

...

Abigail: <Oh- uh...>

-considers a second, then smiles nervously-

<Well, why not?>

-Is trying to figure out why Susan decided to start growing Pinkan berries in the Dream World-

-Meanwhile, Altair is flying over the ocean, thinking-

Well, I guess we'll just make camp here for the night.

Thresher: <Hooray! I'll make sure you don't regret it Abby.>

-My other mons simply look on with bemused faces-

- Is still asleep, so is Odette and Tulip -

Tulip: (mumbling in her sleep) <... Don't run with Scizors, yes... They're faster than you, yes...>

Meanwhile, in the Dream World

- Odette is playing around in the Dream World, by using Dream Mist to alter and conjure up things as she wishes, as Briar Rose had taught her to do previously -

- The little Ducklett has just finished turning her dream home into a small castle floating on an inner tube -

Odette: (claps her hands excitedly) <Yay!>

Ribbons: (is also in the Dream World, visiting Odette's dream home) <Huh... That's pretty impressive.>

Odette: (giggles) <Not done yet!>

- Odette closes her eyes for a moment, some dream mist forms outside the castle, creating... a Claydol with a pair of fake cardboard dragon wings taped to its back -

Odette: <... Close enough.> (smiles) <And now for best part!>

- Odette gets the dream mist to conjure up a dream mist copy of Guardé... riding on the back of a Lugia. The Lugia neighs like a horse as it runs up to the Claydol -

Odette: <Yay! Great hero Guardé will save me from the dragon!>

- "Guardé" and the "dragon" begin fighting, the fight seeming to mainly consist of throwing fruit at eachother -

Ribbons: (watching) <... You've got quite the imagination, don't you?>

Odette: (grins)

-Susan goes to grow some more berries in the Dream World, I decide that one day I shall see if it is possible for me to go to the Dream World for myself before I fall asleep-

Night.

Aqua: <Okay!> *tags her and runs off* <Hehe!>

Rex: *watches them both with a little smile, before turning to Silent* Where'd Algira go? She seems like she's been gone a while.

-Jenna has found a poster for a tournament on Mikan Island-

Jenna: Hmm....

-Star is Asleep in her pokeball, dreaming about ...empty space?-

.......

??: <Hey, I Found her!>

???: <Finally.>

huh...?

-something leafy is nudging her-

????: <Hey, Sarabi? You awake yet?'>

.......

???: -Sound of wing attack being used- <Idiot, that's not her name, remember!? She's proably not going to respond to it!>

????: <How do you know!? And Ow! Why'd you need to hit me!?>

...?

-Someone starts shaking Star-

??: <Uh, Star? C-an you wake up, please?>

<......>

-Wakes up-

-And looks around-

-Ari, Squirtle, and Vinny are standing in front of her-

<Oh, Hi guys.>

<.....Where am I?>

Ari: <Welcome to the Dream World, Sara- Er, Star.>

This is the dream world?

Vinny: <We actually weren't sure if you'd be here or not, since, you know, You're human. Butt I guess humans- turned pokemon can come here too.>

<Yeah, I guess...>

Squirtle: <Anyway, We should probably start the tour...>

Ari: <Right. Let's go!> -starts walking-

-Star follows behind Ari, With Vinny and Squirtle following her-

edited 25th Sep '11 8:41:09 AM by stargirl93

~Off to the side~

Lian: *redirects a jab from Anya, throwing a kick at her head*

Anya: *grabs her leg, tossing her to the side*

Lian: *flips to regain her balance and circles Anya, looking for a weak spot to attack from*

Aqua: *momentarily forgets about playing tag and watches* <Are you...fighting?>

Anya: *without taking her eyes off of Lian* <Sparring.>

Aqua: <Oh...what's that?>

Lian: <It's like fighting, but for fun.>

Aqua: <But, won't you get hurt?>

Lian: <Hmmm, maybe. But that's not the point of sparring.>

Anya: <It makes you stronger so you won't get hurt in a real fight.>

Aqua: <Ooooh!>

- Is woken up by Tulip -

Tulip: <Good morning, yes!>

Oh, good morning, Tulip...

- Notices that Odette is still asleep -

Odette: (mumbling in her sleep) <... Thanks for saving me, Guardé... Now let's go swimming!> (smiles)

-yawns, turns to Rex-

— Algira? Well... she's supposed to be intimidating the wild mons around... hope she doesn't cause any problem.

-sigh-

As if...

-Meanwhile, Ichtacya is watching Lian and Anya spar while keeping an eye out for Aqua when...-

??? — <Tee hee~!>

-Ichtacya looks to the side to see Algira flying around towards the campsite, what appears to be a Sewaddle hanging from a silk strand-

Ichtacya — <Oh no you didn't....> — sighs and growls.

-She moves to intercept Algira-

Algira — <EEEEEP!!!!> — flutters around.

Ichtacya — <What are you doing with that? I think I recall Trainer giving you instructions.>

-Algira flutters around then flashes a menacing pattern-

Algira — <Who do you think you are, daring to speak to your Team Leader like that, eh?>

-Ichtacya paces around then shows her fangs-

Ichtacya — <You better let it go. Trainer can feed you.>

-Algira swings her prey for a while, then lowers it almost to the ground, and her wings take on a pale gray glow-

Algira — <You are now being annoying. You don't even know what I have been doing, come judge me like that~>

Ichtacya — <Rrrrrrrr~>

Algira — <Bzzzzzzzzt~>

-Ichtacya steps forward, prompting Algira to hover higher up and stare menacingly-

Algira — <You should have been playing around with Shahinne. I was bringing this nom to her.>

Ichtacya — <Well she's exploring happily. She does not need to go around killing stuff if her Trainer can feed her.>

-The two stare at each other for a while, ready to attack-

-...-

???? — <...AAAAAHHHHHHH~! LET GO! LET GO!!!!>

-Both Pokemon turn around...-

Ichtacya and Algira — <...! Shahinne!>

Aqua: *is hiding nearby, watching Ichtacya* <Hehe, you won't find me...> *Algira flies down and starts arguing with her* <Oh, are they sparring too? I want to spar with somebody...> *hears a noise* <Hmm? Who's that?> *goes to see*

Rex: *blink blink* <Did you hear something?>

-I'm still walking around the island with Hunter's team, looking for his parents-

-I pull out a notebook filled with old drawings of Pokemon and flip through it a few times, feeling sad for some inexplicable reason, then shoves it back into my bag and keeps walking-

Green Hill Zone - Yesterday

"Oh, I dunno really. If we let him go, he could go back and tell the Ferno guy about us. And that'll make keeping Pleo save harder."

Rhydon: <Oh...I didn't mean it literally. But he probably will punish me severely for not bringing that Lugia in. As for how I ended up with him. Well...He came to me one day and asked me if I wanted to help the make the world better for us Delta mons. That's how he recruited all of us. Well, that's what most of the others say, at least.>

Treeo: <Others?>

Rhydon: -Nods.- <Yeah, there's quite a few of us...>

-to Rex-

— ...? Sounds like a couple of mons fighting... Maybe we should go check...

-Meanwhile, Algira and Ichtacya are running towards the beach, growling and looking menacing, and they emerge from the last line of thickets charging an Energy Ball and an Ominous Wind...-

Algira (looks around) — <...?>

-As they reach the sands they find nothing. No Krabby. No Shahinne. Only some faint trails in the sand and some drops of blood, leading to some rocks-

-Ichtacya reaches to smell the blood-

Ichtacya — <...Oh no... bird blood!>

-Beat-

Algira and Ichtacya (gasp) — <Trainer's gonna kill me!>

-They run towards the rocks-

edited 25th Sep '11 9:08:32 AM by SilentReverence

-Yesterday-

<Thog: "How exactly does this help them again? And just what is a 'Delta' Pokemon anyways?">

<Iggy: "They're Pokemon with different typings than normal that were caused by exposure to some radio frequencies. Most of them came from a land in the north where a bunch of experiments were held...">

<Teala: "... Couldn't you just ask Lugia for help? I mean... If Lugia's anything like the gods that I've met...">

edited 25th Sep '11 9:16:46 AM by TracerBullet

-Pleo pokes his head cautiously over Lake's shoulder.-

Pleo: <Yeah, my Dad's really nice. I'm sure that if you asked nicely, he'd want to help.>

Rhydon: <Well, um...We're not so sure that'll work. Ferno says that Lugia probably wouldn't be so keen on threatening to cause some damage if we're not treated properly...>

Harriet: -Sneers <So that's it? you're going to make everyone like you guys by force?!>

Rhydon: <EEK!> -Shivers.- <Please! I'm not such a big fan of this plan either. In fact, I don't think a lot of us are. But it's the only way...>

Aqua: *comes upon the scene at the beach moments later, staying out of sight* <...> *notices the blood* <What's this?> *sniffs it, feeling a bit apprehensive about the odd smell* <...I don't like this.> *follows the trail*

Rex: *heads in the direction of the beach, Rascal following along too*

-Yesterday-

<Nadia: "... So that's what we're up against... A bunch of thin-hided mutants... Wonderful... So much for a relaxing vacation...">

<Teala: "Why are they so convinced that the only way to get better treatment is to scare everyone into giving it to them.">

<Iggy: "... Doesn't that kinda not solve your problem though? I mean... Is threatening other Pokemon going to make them think that you're less dangerous or encourage them to think of you as not being a freak? I mean... Perhaps you could convince them to hide those opinions if you succeeded... But... Won't those opinions still be there?">

edited 25th Sep '11 9:23:51 AM by TracerBullet

-some dialogue can be heard from behind a rock-

???? — <See? You better let go, or I'll swing you and crush you against those rocks.>

-some complains and threats can be heard, as well as Shahinne's cries-

-Ichtacya checks around and sees Aqua following-

Ichtacya — <You should stay there, little. I'm gonna take care of this!>

Algira (swiftly flies laterally) — <You mean I'm gonna take care of this! It's your fault that this happened!>

Ichtacya — <It is you who has been teaching little bird wrong!>

-The two leer at each other as they run, but more of Shahinne's cries and the sound of something being crushed above the rocks makes them gasp and return to the race-

Aqua: *whimpers, feeling a little scared* <Birdie?> *continues following, wondering what's going on*

Rhydon: <Er...Um...> -Sweatdrops.- <I dunno'. I'm just going along with what Ferno tells me to do...But...I guess those are some valid points...But...It's not that simple...>

Lake: <Why not?>

Rhydon: <Because...A lot of us aren't from Holon. Most of us spent our lives around normal Pokémon. But, a lot of us got exiled or otherwise driven off because they're afraid of our mutations. One of us even belong to a trainer once. But once the League in his home region found out about him...Well, he had to leave his trainer. Otherwise her Pokémon would be taken away from her. And he didn't want that.

...We've all been effected in ways like this. And for most of us, we can't just ask them to treat us normally. We have to make them listen by force. It's...It's the only way some of us will get our lives back...

...Surely you understand?>

Lake: <...>

Guardé: <That still doesn't excuse the awful thing you tried to do! Honestly, are all of you Delta Pokémon this foul?>

Chord: <...Not helping, Guardé.>