ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

-To Tracer-

So, how was Quest by the way?

Yesterday, DS' mindscape

Optimist!Tagg: It's a bit cluttered.

Still better than our place.

-To DS-

You could say that.

edited 7th Oct '11 12:33:32 PM by rmctagg09

-At Mikan, on the docks-

"It was alright, all things considered..."

<Treeo: "Would have been better if someone didn't decide to teleport off to another island!">

<Teala: "Well... He wasn't trying to do that, was he?">

<Lardna: "Um, Tracer?">

-The egg in the incubator begins to crack-

"... Alright, time to get that thing out of there."

-Quickly removes the egg from the incubator-

-The eggshell continues to crack, with a diminutive claw poking out from from a vacant section-

<Chord: "... We have to worry about this on top of finding Guarde?">

<Harriet: "Hush. It's not as if taking a little break is going to make looking for him any more frustrating...">

<Teala: "... What do you suppose it will be like?">

<Iggy: "I'm not sure, actually...">

<Stratus: "I hope that it's not scary! Aren't Aerodactyl supposed to be really fierce?">

<Treeo: "... You have clearly been watching too many movies...">

<Chord: "And it's not as if it's going to magically turn into a 5-foot tall monster once it hatches, you know!">

<Nadia: "Actually, I'm more worried that it's going to be scared of us...">

<Lake: "I'm sure that it'll be fine.">

Yesterday, DS' mindscape

Oh.

- Is somewhat unsure what to say next -

-Looks at the egg-

It's hatching.

Limna: <What's Stratus so worried about?>

Muddy: <Well, Aerodactyl have this reputation for being flesh eating monsters. You know, like Salamence or Hydreigon.>

Limna: <Oh.>

Yesterday, DS' mindscape

So...nice room.

Now what do I say next? Well, short and to the point always works.

Jane leaving like that still bothers you doesn't it? To be honest, it kind of bothered me a bit too. Still bothers me actually.

Yesterday, DS' mindscape

Oh! You... saw that?

- Sighs -

Well... Yes. It does kinda bother me. I mean, in the last conversation we had before she went back to Hoenn, it seemed like we both wanted to fix the problems between us, such as our poor communication...

... and then she just vanished with no explaination, without even saying good-bye.

- Wonders briefly what revealed that, figuring that my subconscious must've created some sort of manifestation of those feelings somewhere -

... I probably should've talked to someone about how I felt about that, that might've helped, but...

Yesterday, DS' mindscape

Yeah, I did.

Optimist!Tagg: Well, you have us. Figured I'd say that.

Cynical!Tagg: Yeah, until we're gone.

Optimist!Tagg: -Gives Cynical!Tagg a dirty look-

Cynical!Tagg: Hey, just stating the plain and simple truth. It's surprising that she's even made it this far with something as pathetic as that "fanclub" over there.

Optimist!Tagg: Come on, you know about how DS and Jane had problems getting along.

-To DS while the other two Tagg's are arguing-

Sorry about that, my cynical side isn't exactly the nicest portion of my psyche. Anyway, I just wish Jane could've at least have said goodbye before disappearing into the wild blue yonder.

-Is bored-

- Looks over at Anom -

... How are you today?

Yesterday, DS' mindscape

... Yeah.

Anyways, the reason I didn't really tell anyone is because... well...

Inner Child: Because you were afraid, weren't you?

... Well, yeah... I didn't want to give anyone the wrong idea about how I felt about Jane...

???: ... Excuse me, but how exactly was not referring to Jane by name whenever she'd be brought up in conversation supposed to help with that train of thought?

...

- Sighs -

Sure, I was maybe a little mad at her, but I don't hate her for leaving us just like that or anything...

Yesterday, DS' mindscape

Cynical!Tagg: Yes, you did such an obviously good job at that, it could win a medal.

Optimist!Tagg: Maybe one day Jane will come back and you guys can finally settle your differences.

Cynical!Tagg: -Snorts- Not likely, from our last conversation Jane seemed very distracted.

And then there's those inner demons I noticed you have.

edited 7th Oct '11 1:35:09 PM by rmctagg09

I'm fine...

Feel better today now that I've gotten over... certain aspects of being female.

Oh, that's good to hear.

Yesterday, DS' mindscape

Um... Yeah. But, I guess everyone has some of those, don't they?

Somewhere on the Sea of Kyogre

-A group of marine Pokémon and a couple of surfing Pokémon are migrating towards the east, while above them, a group of ten Pokemon flies in the opposite direction, making their way [towards] a particular spot in the sea, shrouded in Mist (not mist)-

-Heading the group there is a Swalot flying on a Skarmory, and tailing the group is a squad of six Yanma-

-the Skarmory turns to observe the [Sun]-

Skarmory — <Terrible, terrible... Are we still in time, boss?>

Malot Devorȯs — <Don't ask me that!> — shudders — <Time is not of [their] concern if that smug Heracross can not give us due notice of this [transport]!>

Skarmory — <But we would still have to hurry, boss Devorȯs... with the timeplan the informant in the facility has told us...>

Malot — <What? ...What? What timeplan?>

Skarmory — <Eeeep~ Didn't... didn't I inform you of this myself, boss? The humans's transport departs tonight!>

Malot — gulps — <Wait wait... tonight?> — pounds on the Skarmory's back — <Where?>

Skarmory — cocks head — <To that environment the informant said the humans have in [REDACTED]...>

Malot — blinks — <Where again? I think I misheard you.>

Skarmory — louder — <It's in [REDACTED]!> — points to the north with a wing — <Somewhere past the continent in that direction!>

-The Malot pounds on the Skarmory harder, almost causing it to lose balance-

Malot — <Ack! Can't you pronounce it correctly? Stop playing with me, subordinate!>

Skarmory — sweatdrops — <But boss, this is how it's named... just, look, repeat after me: [REDACTED].>

Malot — in a bad mood — <[REDACTED].> — wiggles, seems surprised — <Mon, that place really sounds weird... Anyway!> — shakes itself — <That means we are already falling [behind]!>

Skarmory — <What do we do then? We can't fail a mission assigned to us by the [newly] signed Protector Ξ!>

Malot — <We won't! We'll have to intercept the human carrier in the air!> — to the group following — <Peoplemons! We are turning to the north! I want top speed! Discard the Mist if [necessary]!>

"Yes boss!"

"Right away!"

"Off we go~!"

-The Mist changes direction and heads to the north-

Yesterday, DS' mindscape

Yeah. I've definitely got a few of my own...

Cynical!Tagg: Oh right, the worse week of our lives that so few of the others were there for and what DS here was too busy walking through the void to attend. Friggin gator thinking he has all the answers.

Optimist!Tagg: Yeah well...

Cynical!Tagg: He was only there for one day, what the hell does he know? I'll give him his due though, he didn't run away like those cowards in Hoenn. "Help fight the Dragonite, lol no we're gonna leave Hoenn to its fate." No wonder they need kids and teenagers to do their work for them.

...

-I try to wake up but feels to tired to wake up yet, especially as I have nothing to do until DS' Latias returns with the amulet-

-I decide to sleep in for a bit-

Yesterday, DS' mindscape

...

???: (adjusts her glasses) Well, it is not like it was our choice to get stuck in another dimension. (sighs) Admittedly, it was partially my fault for not realizing sooner that if DS had kept her ability to speak to Pokémon, chances were the others kept it as well, and could possibly bring back their memories... (shakes her head slightly, with a somewhat bitter smile on her face) I was such an idiot...

Platinum Heroine: Hey, at least we fought through the despair and loneliness, and saved Palkia! Sure, we would've been there sooner, but there wasn't much we could do about that.

Yesterday, DS' mindscape

...

Optimist!Tagg: As we discussed the last time, there was no way DS could've predicted that happening.

Cynical!Tagg: She could've gotten help without running to the Giant Chasm without a real plan like Guy the Unfezant would've. No wonder he became Liepard food in this timeline.

...Maybe I ought to go.

-Continues to tap on the door of the gym-

Hello? I want to challenge the gym...

-I step onto the field, facing my opponent-

Yesterday, DS' mindscape

- Sighs -

Yeah... Maybe... Besides, I should probably be helping Anom about now...

-waves a flag with a crudely drawn Salamence face-

Go Straw!

Meanwhile

-A boy wearing all red steps into the arena-

Jackson: Okay, let's do this!

-sends out a Quagsire-

Quagsire huh... Go, Europa!

-The Salamence appears on the field and lets loose a roar-

Use Dragon Dance!

-Europa begins dancing an ancient dance-

Jackson: Quagsire, skip the boosts! Ice Beam!

-the Quagsire fires a beam of intensely cold air at Europa-

-from the stands-

Ooh, that's going to hurt if it connects...

Dodge!

-Europa barrel rolls out of the way, sending the Ice Beam into the crowd-

...Oops. Anyway, use Outrage!

-Europa charges forward and attacks the Quagsire with a series of slashes-

-hit by the Ice Beam-

AAAHHHHHHH

-Quagsire is sent into the red, but hangs on due to its high defense-

Jackson: <Another Ice Beam!>

Quagsire: <On it...> -blasts Europa with another Ice Beam point-blank-

Yesterday, DS' mindscape

...I'll let myself out then Stine.

Optimist!Tagg: -Angrily to Cynical!Tagg- Looks at what you've done! You've probably made things worse for both of them.

Cynical!Tagg: -Nonplussed- If neither of them can deal with the cold hard truth they can-

-Gets cut off by me leaving DS' mindscape, dragging them with me-