ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Hello Straw.

AU

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Sorry, Every.

Mikan, Today

-Jenna Walks out onto the field-

Jenna Oh, Hi Lyra! -waves-

-Sends out Star, Ari, And Squirtle-

-Star and Ari glare at each other-

Jenna: I hope I'm not making a mistake by putting them together.. Ok, Ready!

Lyra: Good luck! *grins*

Rex and Co.: *take their positions, their flags already tied*

Aqua: <...Grandpa, I've decided.>

Spinda!Rex: <Hmm?>

Aqua: *gives a determined look* <This is my last battle as an Eevee.>

Spinda!Rex: *blinks, before smiling and nodding* <Okay.> *turns back to Jenna's team* <We'll have to win then. This last battle will be special.>

Aqua: *grins* <Yeah!>

Nurse: Are both teams prepared? Then let the battle begin!

edited 1st Oct '11 9:59:08 AM by Hobgoblin

Hi Every and Mezzo.

Mindscape

Objective!Tangent: After Missingno was beaten everyone dispersed, so surely it was considered as a valid possibility?

Romantic!Tangent: Sometimes people need time alone to think, you know?

Dada!Tangent: Sheesh, why are you all still acting like this even matters?

Romantic!Tangent: Oh no, it's him...

OT

Navel seems nice, doesn't it?

AU

...

So, let's go do something.

Felis: <Like what?>

Well...I'm not really sure yet.

Mindscape

Optimist!Tagg: Well yes, it wouldn't be the first time, but that was a bit different I'll admit.

Cynical!Tagg: -To Tracer- We just learned how cruddy the world really is, that's all. From when we were still in grade school, to when we got trapped in the Under back when Cipher took it over. You remember, right?

Yes...

Cynical!Tagg: They were going around mauling people and Pokemon with their mons and even shooting a couple. Only escaping thanks to Nett and getting that info about what they were doing down there to Silva.

-To Dada!Tangent-

Who the hell are you?

AU Sinjoh

I'm truly sorry about that Every, but you do have us. I just wanted you to know that.

- Is not doing much -

... So, Tagg? You spoke of possibly entering my mindscape sometime... Any idea when we should attempt something like that?

Deserted Island - Yesterday

-After about a minute, the twin lights from the sun die away.-

Woolly: <Oh, it's over!>

Harriet: <Are they alright?>

Chord: <I can't see them from here...>

Lake: <Oh...Wow...>

-The Feraligatr stands up, allowing everyone to see what's happened.-

"Holy Miltank..."

Woolly: <OH!>

Treeo: <Wow.>

Harriet: <WHOA!>

Chord: <Wha-?>

Guardé: <Goodness gracious!>

Pleo: <COOL!>

Lake: -Tilts his head.- <What's happened?> -Checks himself, then jumps in surprise.- <WHOA!>

-Lake has become much more vividly coloured as a result of the changes. His scales are a brighter blue, his head spikes are a much warmer shade of red, and his jaw and chevron markings are now more of a gold-yellow then the creamy yellow they once were.-

Lake: <Wow...>

Ho-oh: How do you feel, Lake?

Lake: <I feel...Different. Stronger. In fact, I feel like I could fight one hundred Pokémon and still be raring to go. But, what did you do to me and Nadia? OH! Nadia!> -Looks at her.- <Oh...>

Mindscape

Calm!Lake: <What? You let your Cynical side dominate you?>

Feral!Lake: <That explains a lot.>

-Calm!Lake elbows Feral!Lake.-

Feral!Lake: <OUCH!>

Calm!Lake: <Anyway...> -To Tagg.- <There's no need to worry, Tagg. We may have split up for the time being, but we'll get back together again eventually. It's just that everyone really needs some time to relax after what we just went through. I can understand why you would feel abandoned...But we haven't left you, Tagg, I assure you.>

edited 1st Oct '11 10:08:27 AM by Luke924

OT

Well, there's a town a little ways from here.

Jab: <Oh! We should battle someone!>

AU

-flatly- Right. You guys. Because I definitely need more reminders of my other self and how much he screwed things up.

edited 1st Oct '11 10:09:52 AM by memyselfandI2

-Earlier in the mindscape-

"... So that's why you don't like talking about what you saw in Orre..."

Optimistic!Tracer: "But... As awful as some things that happen in this world are... Will dwelling upon them really make it any better?"

Cynical!Tracer: ""'Better?' Now, I'm not saying that you should go hide off into a corner and let cretins like those have their way and all, but let's get one thing straight: You don't make this world better, you do what you can to keep it from getting worse."

"Well... You do still need something to compare it to, don't you? Isn't that still an ideal to be striven after?"

edited 1st Oct '11 10:08:46 AM by TracerBullet

Mindscape

Dada!Tangent: Like you, I have been able to recognize the world for how it is. Empty, meaningless.

... "ideals"? Ha. People try and distract themselves with those all the time, not realizing they are simply constructing an impossible dream that only makes them feel worse. Enjoy exactly what you have now, but don't expect it to stay.

There's a gym here. One of us could challenge it.

Mindscape

Calm!Lake: -To Dada!Tangent.- <What?! That's an awful way to view things! If you go through life seeing things like that, you'll never be able to enjoy anything! I'll admit that nothing in the world lasts forever, but we shouldn't let that stop us from cherishing the time that we have!>

-To Cynical!Tracer.- <And how can you possibbly say that after all the things we've done! Can you honestly say that after all the things we did in that other world that thing there aren't better?>

Feral!Lake: <They would be much better if you had let me killed that Samurott and Emboar. But noooo...>

Jab, aren't you still hurt?

Felis: <Or he just didn't learn his lesson.>

-Yesterday-

-Watching a visibly lighter Lake emerge-

<Milo: "... That's his prize? Getting a lighter hide like some other Fera-AAAAAAH!.">

-Is telekinetically lobbed into the air-

<Audrey: "Shut it.">

<Iggy: "I know what you're talking about, Milo... But even so, I don't think that I've ever seen one of those lighter Feraligatr with colors like that...">

"Wait, are you okay, Nadi- OH!"

-Notices that Nadia's blue portion of her hide has become noticeably lighter in color◊-

<Nadia: "Wait, what's wrong?">

<Shaun: "... Isn't that the color of those Salamence from Unova?">

"... It's similar, but something's different about it... I can't place it though..."

<Teala: "Do you feel different at all, Nadia?">

<Nadia: "Yeah... It feels like I just got up or something... Minus the the whole drowsiness...">

-To Ho-Oh-

<Audrey: "Wait, is Nadia really that much like Lake? I mean she seemed really close to Pleo during this last week...">

Yes, he's still hurt.

Jab: <I'm fine! I can totally battle!>

Jab, it's been a day. Calm down.

Lake: -In awe.- <Oh, wow...You look awesome, Nadia.>

Ho-oh: -To Audrey.- Well...She's not really like Lake at all, to be honest.

"Oh?"

Lake: <What do you mean by that?>

Ho-oh: Well, she's special, Lake. There's no arguing that. But in a different way then you. -Smiles.- And that's why you work so well together.

Lake: <Oh...right.>

Pleo: <So...Is Nadia like, Lake's opposite then? Like my Dad is your opposite, Mister Ho-oh?>

Ho-oh: -Looks coy.- Well, that's one way of putting it. -Smirks.-

-To DS-

Whenever it's most appropriate really, I don't really have a time in particular.

Mindscape

-To Tracer-

I was 13 at the time. You can imagine how this came to affect my worldview.

Cynical!Tagg: -To Dada!Tangent- Oh, another one who talks sense. Oh yes, I'm very aware of that.

-To Feral!Lake-

Napoleon was too busy hiding behind his lackies like a coward to get killed by anything other than that oversized Hydreigon.

AU Sinjoh

-Sighs-

- Nods -

I see.

-In the Mindscape-

-To Tagg-

"... I see..."

-To Calm!Lake-

Cynical!Tracer: "Yeah, it's an improvement, or at least a return to normalcy. But how long will it last? I mean, you're literate, right? Have you ever read a history book? It's just the same old mistakes being repeated over and over again."

"... But don't people have the opportunity to learn from their mistakes? I mean, it's not as if people and Pokemon instinctively try and mimic the failings of the past, don't they?"

Cynical!Tracer: "If you're right, I certainly don't see it..."

edited 1st Oct '11 10:28:24 AM by TracerBullet

Well, I guess he can watch a battle or something. Who knows, he might learn something from it.

-starts walking toward town-

Jab: <Please. I already know all I need to about battling!> -waves claws-

You really don't, you know.

AU

(To Tagg) Oh? Going to say why I should look past it and join up with you guys or something? Or can I leave now?

-Yesterday-

<Nadia: "Huh? But then why did I get a gift from you? Not that I'm complaining or anything?">

<Gene: "Well hey, you earned it, didn't you?">

<Lardna: "It would be more than a little bogus for you to not get something out of this. If Lake and you didn't fight together like that, you two would probably have needed Revives...">