ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Have been away

Jeremy: -Bids his goodbye to Kim and to Lampent, telling the Pokemon to be a good girl and not bother anyone- That's your big sister, she'll be a handful but she'll watch out for you.

Togepi: -Once again, could NOT care less, is far too comfy being carried around-

Jeremy: Hmm, wonder who else is around...

(Pauly is still pecking on 49)

Pauly: WHY DID YOU SIGN ME UP TO THE POKERINGER COMPETITION?!?!

WHY ARE YOU STILL PECKING ME?

Pauly: BECAUSE I AM F***ING PISSED! You do realize I hate the Pokeringer Competition FAR more than I hate you.

BUT WHY?!?

Pauly: BECAUSE...

Flashback Begins

Pauly Narrator: I used to be a Champion at Pokeringer every competition I would win RING AFTER RING AFTER RING... however, one day, I was facing off against a stupid little Pelipper... AND THEN, I LOST TO THE FLUFFY BASTARD! Ever since then, I had been bitter to the world... SO MUCH SO THAT MY TRAINER RELEASED... although, I can't blame him.

Flashback Ends

Wow... I didn't know.

Pauly: OF COURSE, YOU DIDN'T... YOU'RE JUST A STUPID LITTLE TRAINER JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER TRAINER IN THE WORLD!?!? (Flies away)

Last post for today

edited 2nd Jan '12 7:05:17 PM by Troper49

Foretree, having been sidetracked by conversing with Doppelganger!Nadia's trainer for the last couple of hours

<Nadia: "... Okay, that is scary...">

<Doppelganger!Nadia: "I know... We have so much in common... It's like we're clones or something...">

-Aside-

"Well, it was nice to meet you, Call. We'll catch up again at the Pokeringer later this week."

<Thibodaux: "See you all later!">

<Zoltan: "Goodbye!">

<Doppelganger!Nadia: "See you at the Pokeringer then.">

<Nadia: "Yeah... Same to you...">

-And we separate-

-Out of earshot of Call and his mons-

<Nadia: "... So what sort of freaky black magic caused that to happen?">

edited 2nd Jan '12 7:14:18 PM by TracerBullet

Pidgeot: <I simply can't believe I'm going to be competing in something! This is such a fabulous day! I'm so giddy, I could just SING!> -Swings her wings out and backhands both Infernape and Sawk-

Infernape: <STOP DOING THAT.>

Sawk: <It gets rather old, Ms. Pidgeot...>

Jeremy: -Grins- I guess she's excited about being in the Pokeringer Competition.

The Winking Rattata

Rattata: <Ow!> -gets hit by the Brick Break, though not showing signs of especial exhaustion yet-

Joey: The indomitable spirit of the common mon! It breathes life into your veins! Again!

Rattata: <NOM!> -Super Fangs Meme to 1/4 HP-

With Tracer

Mew: -drops from the sky- Oh... heh, I may have another thing to answer for...

Mew: -looks at Nadia- Well, remember back when you were a Bagon and you Wished for a friend who was just like you...?

-is looking for Salamence to tell her that she's signed into the Pokeringer competition-

Meme :<A quarter! That's almost a half! Hehehe.....that's so funny!>

-Something inside of Gamer snaps.-

For Arceus's sake, would it KILL YOU TO TAKE A BATTLE SERIOUSLY FOR ONCE! For three years, I've had you, and not once have you made a token attempt to fight seriously! You always do STUFF that just annoys everyone! For Groudon's sake, a few of my Pokemon had to be released because they couldn't stand you! For once in your life, can you just not treat a battle and other Pokemon as just an imaginary daydream of yours!

YOU! ARE! DRIVING ME! CRAZZZZZY!

-Meme stops fighting. For a few moments, nothing happens. Then, something very odd happens. Rather than burst out into false tears, or make some obscure pop cultrue reference no one understands, Meme begins to chuckle. Unlike many times he has laughed before, this laugh is not an imitation of a villans or some Youtube Poop clip. This gale of mirth is unmistakably his own voice: low, controlled, and completely unnerving.-

-Gamer's eyes twitch, and his eyebrows rise in confusion. Suddenly, Meme turns around. However, he is noticeably changed. Gone is the wild, glazed look in his eyes, replaced by a calm, calculating intellect, of which Gamer had previously seen in the likes of Cyrus.It was utterly terryfying.

Meme: <So,. The proverbial penny finally drops. I must say, it's been an entertaining preformance. Seeing you, over the years, cry out in annoyance and rage, over my little act.>

........what?

Meme: -Slow claps-. <He finally gets! Yes, yes indeed. All that madness......all the sheer, mind-breaking insanity.....was a simple act! And nothing more.>

edited 2nd Jan '12 7:37:58 PM by gamerex27

Rattata: -tilts head- <What is he talking about?>

Joey: A dramatic revelation, apparently more effective than mine... Knew I should have waited for Johto to pull that off...

- Umbra twitches -

Lumos: What's wrong?

Umbramatic: I sensed that something VERY wrong has happened...

Meme: -Scowls- < It seems I spoke too soon. That look in your eye......You still have your wits. I failed to completely crush your sanity. If only you'd have not met those friends of yours. The solitude would have let me finish my goal.>

What.......Wha-

Meme: <No matter. I've still broken far more Trainers than I have failed to do the same too. What's one faliure, compared to my many successful attempts! And that of my family! My wonderful, massive family! We've done this for centuries, you know. All of us, getting captured by foolish humans, on purpose. Then, we fake our madness, to slowly drive our "Trainers" to geniuine insanity. It's so much fun to see them crack!>

.......All these years......You've been toying with me......

Why? Why would you ever want to do this?!

-At this, Meme seems genuinly suprised.-

Meme: <Why? Why do we do this? Why not?>

-momentarily gets a bad feeling about something-

-shrugs it off, due to being tired and not knowing where Salamence is-

Basket: -is still reading Silent's megapost, because she is not a very fast reader- but really, most Tropius can't read at all, my efforts are quite impressiv- hey, get back to reading and let me narrate!-

Tangent: -who has been watching the battle- Oh, that's sick...

Joey: Huh, what?!

Rattata: Can I just Hyper Beam him?

-Jeremy, Infernape and the others are too busy getting Pidgeot ready-

Togepi: -Waddling about, freezes, sensing...something off-

Sawk:...You sense it too young one?

Fortree City

"Ah! Where did you come from?!"

<Francis: "Isn't this the dingus who started that whole Mindscape inanity a couple weeks ago?">

<Nadia: "Wait...">

Four-ish years ago, at the sucktacular old HQ

-Nadia, still a Bagon, is shivering, being patted by Kat-

<Kat: "There, there... Vlad's a nice mon... If a bit of a numbskull...">

<Nadia: "(*shiver*) B-But h-he, and- Wh-What if Tr-Tracer w-wasn't there? W-Wouldn't h-he have ea-eaten me?">

<Kat: "He was just trying to be friendly... Though he really should have seen that coming after he tackled you... Are you getting along with the others?">

<Nadia: "... We don't have anything in common though...">

<Kat: "Nonsense! You have plenty in common!">

<Nadia: "Sonny's a mean bird, and a thief. Audrey always tries to beat other Pokemon up...">

<Kat: "She's just training, dear... Although I am a little worried by how seriously she's taking it... I think that those nasty comments are getting to her...">

<Nadia: "Shaun and Iggy are big enough that they'd probably squish me if they fell on me... Gene and Dintel are always off doing their own thing... And the only thing that we share in common is that we can headbutt things!">

<Kat: "Well... What about Inka...?">

<Nadia: "(*shiver*) Eep! Inka is scary... I'm glad she hasn't been around for a while...">

<Kat: "What about her child? Or Basket?">

<Nadia: "Maekrite wouldn't be any different... Would he? And how is Basket like me at all?">

-Going quiet-

<Nadia: "I don't know... I... It's just that... Sometimes I wish I had a friend just like me, Kat...">

Now

<Nadia: "WHAT?!">

edited 2nd Jan '12 8:00:24 PM by TracerBullet

Meme: <Ah, well. It was fun, regardless of the fact I failed. I suppose I'll start again. Hm. Something different this time, perhaps? Maybe I'll be a Ranger's Partner Pokemon? Or maybe I'll use Father's charm to go to the Otherworld, and join an exploration team? And tear it apart from within?>

-Gamer who had previously collapsed to the ground in shock, now rises to his feet.-

No. If what you said is true......I won't let you. I'll stop you, and your family. I'll hurl every last relative of yours right into the Distortion World if I have to. You're not hurting anyone else. EVER.

-At this, Meme chuckles again.-

Meme: <I'd like to see you try. In fact, why not put that resolve of yours to the test? You can come to our home, and have ourselves a good old-fashioned duel! If we lose, we'll stop out little games. If YOU, however, lose........well, if I say it in front of this miserable excuse for a deity> -Points to Joey- <I'm afraid I would get vaporised on the spot. I don't want that, now do I? I'd prefer to finish my buisness here before I have my fun in the afterworld.>

< We live on Navel Rock. Meet us there whenever you are ready. I hereby challenge you to a duel. Good luck, Joshua. You'll need it.>

-With that, Meme proceeds to fire a Rock Blast at his Poke Ball, destroying it. He then uses Teleport to head off to parts unknown, leaving a silent Gamer behind him.

edited 2nd Jan '12 8:05:25 PM by gamerex27

-Just stands there-

Well...

-To Gamer-

How did we not see this coming?

I.....I.....

Tagg, I knew him for years. All the time, he acted the same way. And it all was a lie. I....I just......I trusted him, and.........

-Gamer bursts into tears, and buries his face in his hands.-

-Every is still looking for Salamence-

???: <Haaaaaalt!>

Huh?

-a Blaziken ghost floats out of the ground and blocks Every's path-

....What?

Blaziken Ghost: <I....am the ghost of that lunch Diesel ate! I have spent years training in the afterlife, and I am here for REVENGE!>

....You have got to be kidding me.

Umbramatic: I'll have to investigate that disturbance! -Runs towards Gamer's direction with his Mons. -

edited 2nd Jan '12 8:10:09 PM by Umbramatic

Felis: <What.>

Butterscotch: <You really like to say that.>

...Um.

Butterscotch: <How about you do something? You've got type advantage here.>

Uh, right. Night Slash it or something.

Felis: -sighs and swipes the ghost away with an Obscura-imbued claw-

Somewhere in Fortree

Rex: *has managed to miss everyone despite signing up at the same time as them; thinks that he's been left behind* ... ... ... AAAAARGGGGGGHHHHHHHH! D:<

Elsewhere

Spathi: *has fallen asleep cuddling Salamence*

Umbramatic: - Reaches Gamer - What happened here?

....You're the malevolent spirit of the lunch that Diesel ate before I caught him?

Blaziken Ghost: <Staaaaand asiiiide, humaaaan! My business is with your Kricketooooot!>

Er...first of all, he's a Kricketune now. Second, you were already dead. Wouldn't your grudge be with the food manufacturers?

Blaziken Ghost: <....SHUT UP! Send out your Kricketune that we may do battle!>

...Okay... -sends out Diesel-

Battle Begin! Diesel vs. Malevolent Blaziken Spi—

-Blaziken is Night Slashed, fades into the abyss-

...Oh.

Diesel: <That was odd.>

Elsewhere

Salamence: -drapes herself around Spathi and sleeps-

edited 2nd Jan '12 8:14:18 PM by memyselfandI2

-Is too busy sobbing to answer.