ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

-Europa noms her Yache berry, reducing the damage but still sending her HP past half-

Europa:-Uses Outrage again-

So cold....

-Quagsire faints, Jackson sends out a Pelipper-

Jackson: Okay, now's the time for boosting, we can win this if we outlast that Outrage! Gulper, Stockpile!

Gulper: <I keep telling you, it's Stormageddon, Dark Lord of All!> -sucks in energy to boost his defensive abilities-

edited 7th Oct '11 2:56:24 PM by memyselfandI2

-Europa uses Outrage one last time before becoming fatigued-

-as Stormageddon Gulper's defense is currently quite high, the Outrage only brings it down to half-health-

Jackson: Ice Beam, Gulper!

Gulper: <Get my name wrong one more time and I'll Ice Beam you instead!> -blasts Europa with cold air again-

-Europa faints-

Go, Scar!

Scar:<REVENGE!>

-Scar charges forward and uses Zen Headbutt on Gulper-

Jackson: Spit Up, quick!

-Gulper fires a blast of energy into Scar's face before fainting-

Jackson: Awww, I'm down to one... -sends out a Ludicolo, and a certain piece of music starts to play-

Ludicolo: <We're no strangers to love~> -starts dancing-

- Sitting on the bed in my hotel room, feeling somewhat bored -

... So, Anom? Is there anything you want to know? Or talk about?

Kumquat City

-Lands on the island-

— Thanks, Copahue. I'm sure you are tired.

Copahue — lowers head — <Now that you mention it, yes. I'd welcome a rest, but I understand we are here for a challenge...>

— Don't worry, we can go to the Pokécenter first, and I still need to do a couple of calls first.

-heads to the Pokécenter-

-Is still sitting by the port since Tracer decided to go get supplies-

Muddy: <Are you still feeling down about what happened yesterday Tagg?>

Yes, Muddy. I kind of fucked things up badly. Perhaps I deserve to be alone, it's like every event that's happened is telling me so.

Muddy: <Come on Tagg, don't say that.>

Mikan Gym

Cissy: -Opens the door- I'm assuming that you're here for a Gym challenge.

-Scar is flung backwards, but gets back up-

Is that Ludicolo doing what I think it's doing...

Scar:<...>

Scar?

Scar:<...>

-Scar rushes the Ludicolo with great force-

-Nods-

Yes ma'am, What kind of battle is this?

Ludicolo: <You know the rules, and so do I!>

-sidesteps Scar's Dragon Rush-

<A full commitment's what I'm thinking of~>

-from the stands- He cannot be serious...

Ludicolo: <You wouldn't get this from any other guy!>

-hits Scar with a Zen Headbutt-

-Scar is sent flying into the wall, fainting-

Scar:<...>

-I recall Scar and send out Hax, who is accompanied by a fire Ball Capsule seal-

Hax: -Charges forward with immense force at the Ludicolo, with an accuracy boost form his Wide Lens-

-For some strangely adequate reason both in and out [of] universe, I decide that it is time that I really, really talk to Tagg-

-Sitting at a cabin at the Pokécenter with Shahinne (just in case Roc) and Ichtacya; fiddling the Moon Ball while dialing his number for video-

-The Ludicolo is sent flying back and knocked to the low orange, but gets back up-

Ludicolo: <I....just wanna tell you how I'm feeling...Gotta make you, understand...>

-charges forward and starts slashing at Hax-

Ludicolo: <NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP! NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN! NEVER GONNA RUN AROUND AND DESERT YOU!>

-keeps slashing-

<NEVER GONNA MAKE YOU CRY! NEVER GONNA SAY GOODBYE! NEVER GONNA TELL A LIE...>

-one final slash-

<AND HURT YOU!>

edited 7th Oct '11 3:23:22 PM by memyselfandI2

-My X-Transceiver starts ringing-

Hello?

Mikan Gym

Cissy: We don't battle here, we do challenges.

-Walks to a swimming pool-

For the first part, we'll be shooting at these cans using Water Gun.

-Releases Seadra-

-Hax is moderately hurt by the attack-

Hax:<Ow. That hurt so much.>

-Hax rests, then counters with Counter-

-to Tagg-

Shahinne — <Hello~!>

— Hello there, Tagg... How have you been? — scratches head — I kinda just felt like calling...

Ludicolo: <We've known each other for so long...wait, we haven't actually known each other for more than—> -gets Countered- <MY RHYTHM!> -KOed-

Jackson:...Ah, oh well. -recalls Ludicolo- Good battle. -walks off-

-Sends out Mama-

OK, just shooting cans? I can do that.

-Hax lets out a victory roar as I call him back-

- At a beach somewhere -

Latias: (picks up a Heart Scale) <Not the amulet...> (picks up a shoe) <Not the amulet...> (picks up a bottle that has a piece of paper inside it) <Not the amulet...> (takes out the piece of paper and reads it) <"Missing Pokémon"

"Missing Explorer: Machamp!"

"Please, my friend must be found!"

"Client: Slakoth"

"Objective: Search for Machamp"

"Place: Mystifying Forest"

"Restrictions: None"

"Difficulty: *3 (400)"

"Reward: 500 poké + ?">

- Latias stares at the letter in confusion for a moment, before putting it back into the bottle -

Meanwhile, in the outer layer of DS' landscape

???: The mental barriers appear to have been re-activated.

Inner Child: ... She still wishes to help Tagg, you know.

???: (shakes head) Face it, kid. We can't help everyone.

Inner Child: But-

???: (walks away)

Inner Child: ... (sighs)

Not well, to be perfectly honest Silent. I still get nightmares, and it's like everything has gone down the crapper. Not to mention what happened yesterday.

Mikan Gym

Cissy: Let's begin.

-Starts shooting-

-to Tagg-

— I'm sorry to hear that, really... I'd offer you a hug...

Shahinne — <I can~♥!>

— ...!

-Shahinne leaps to the phone, I manage to grab her before she crashes headfirst with it-

— Just wait a moment, yes? — puts Shahinne back on head — Uh, sorry about that. Look, things are gonna get better... and what is this about yesterday anyway?

Well, I've been practicing my Aura powers enough to enter people's minds and...

-Starts talking about the whole mindscape sequence-

edited 7th Oct '11 3:44:30 PM by rmctagg09