ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Fortree Outskirts

Fool has recalled all her Pokemon sans Socrates that arrived at the finish line. She is currently stroking the bird's down when a very angry Staraptor approaches the duo.

Fool: Oh! Sahara you've-

Sahara: <YOU>

-Sahara leaps at Socrates and pins him to the floor-

Sahara: <YOU ARE THE BIGGEST CHEAT I HAVE EVER HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF COMING ACROSS! THAT WAS A DIRTY, NASTY TRICK!>

Fool: Wha-?

.+Socrates+: +And what are you gonna do about it? Cry and mope? Th' gal chose me, not you and I'll be the shining star of the Pokeringer competition!+

Sahara: <AS IF THE JUDGES ARE GONNA LET YOU GET AWAY WITH WHAT YOU JUST DID!>

.+Socrates+: +I highly doubt any of them would be nearly as fast as you Sahara. You're the only competition I'v had in months.+

Sahara: <YOU SNEAKY, CHEATING GOOD FOR NOTHING- Wait what?>

Fool recalls Socrates.

Fool: I've had enough of this tomfoolery. Socrates is going to be my entree, sorry Sahara...

Sahara: <Did 'e just... compliment me?>

'''Fool: You should get some rest too.

Fool recalls Sahara. At that moment, Lenore waltzes over to Fool holding the GODDESS MAYONNAISE.

^Lenore^: ^I wonder if there's a Horseradish of Time around here~^

Umbra: Oh my. -Turns to Tangent- What in the world is causing his man such despair?

Well, turns out his Smeargle Meme was an evil bastard.

-Is still crying, and only nods to support Tagg's point.-

With Tracer

Mew: I did what seemed like common sense at the time... (apparently I'm not very good at that though...)

I sampled your DNA, and used my powers to create an egg that would hatch into an exact clone of you... I left it in a nearby incubator, you didn't meet her?

The Winking Rattata

Basket: <Yeah, Exasperated Pidgeys is overrated.>

-looks up- <...What'd I miss?>

Tangent: ...ouch... -looks at Gamer, worried-

Joey: -is frowning while thinking, mini stormclouds swirling around his head-

PEFE HQ, [REDACTED] Island

Evangeline: -is flying in the sky, directing a Signal Beam into space-

HOOTOPOLIS TO ODDISH GAMBIT STOP HOOTOPOLIS TO ODDISH GAMBIT STOP INFILTRATION FULLY SUCCESSFUL STOP THEY LET ME DRIVE THE BIG AIRSHIP STOP IT WAS AWESOME STOP AWAITING ORDERS STOP LOVE AGENT P STOP

edited 2nd Jan '12 8:26:10 PM by Tangent128

-Sniffles.-

I had him for-for three years. I thought he was a little strange, sure, but I never t-thought her was lying to me thiswholetimeARUGH!

-Sobs into Basket's shoulder.-

Umbra: Villanous Smeargle... Such creatures must be stopped at once!

Styx: Sounds like someone's due for an ass-whooping!

Lumos: I guess we should help...

Mata Nui: I shall assist you as well! (So long as we get back in time for the Pokeringer...)

Umbra: But I feel we'll need more help. How do we accomplish that? It's not like it'll just fall from the heav-

- Is interrupted by something crashing through the roof onto his head. -

Styx: You shouldn't tempt fate, man.

edited 3rd Jan '12 1:28:34 PM by Umbramatic

Now, Fortree

"... No, I wasn't even aware that there was an extra Bagon egg lying around..."

<Teala: "... What happened to it then?">

Four-ish Years Ago, Old PEFE HQ

-Seeing a Bagon egg in an incubator-

<Shaun: "Isn't that one of the eggs that's supposed to go off to that program in Hoenn?">

<Iggy: "Now that you mention it... It does look about right... Wonder why they would pick a Bagon egg though...">

<Shaun: "I'll get- Er...">

-Looks down at "flippers"-

<Shaun: "On second thought, you get it. I still remember the time that I wound up frying Tracer's camcorder...">

<Iggy: "Can do...">

-And picks up and carries off the incubator to a room with a number of others-

Fortree

Fool walks over to where Umbra, Gamer and Tagg are with Lenore.

Fool: Hey guys, how's it-

Fool sees Gamer sobbing his eyes out.

Fool: Going...

Basket: <...> -uses Sweet Scent to sooth Gamer, neckhugging him-

Tangent: -to Fool- Um... Gamer's Smeargle? He was kinda... a manipulative monster.

-Stops crying, but is still convulsing due to sobs. He eventually heads back to the others, but still sits down, as he is too emotionally drained to even stand up.-

Fortree

Fool: You mean Meme?

Poor Gamer

`-Is sitting in the corner near the group, curled into the fetal position.-

-after that strange incident, Every continues looking for Salamence, eventually finding her curled up with Spathi-

...Guess I'll tell her tomorrow, then...

Rex: *has also found Spathi and Salamence* Huh...so this is where you were. ...Wait, is that Salamence? *notices Every* ...Everyyyyyyyyyyy! *glomps* You didn't leave after all!

Mew: ...I probably bungled up something else there... it seems to be a pattern. But she's here now apparently...

You were afraid we left you? You sound like my brother.

...

Where is he, anyway?

Under the snow cloud

Icicle: <We're bringing snow in the name of Team Glacier!>

Forte: Okay, I think we're taking this a bit too far...

-glomped- Ack!

Of course not, why would I leave you behind?

Rex: Oh, Mezzo's here too! *starts to glomp her...but thinks better of it and instead smiles at her* H-hi. ^^;; *to Every* I dunno. I couldn't find anyone...

In Fortree

<Francis: "Figures.">

"Er... Well... I'm not sure what to say..."

<Nadia: "... And how on earth is that other... Me? Her? Whatever. How's she going to take that if she ever finds out about this?">

<Zoltan: "Wouldn't she be happy? I'd like to have another me...">

Oh, sorry...

I was trying to find Salamence. -gestures to her-

Mew: I... I don't know... I mean, maybe she always wanted someone like you as a friend?

Slightly less than four years ago, Hoenn

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

Celebi: Hmm... Maybe I'll see if Mew's hands-on approach is any good...

Old!PEFE HQ, a few months prior, in an incubator

Celebi: Ah, here's your egg... now, the tricky part...

-Celebi takes the egg and forks her personal timeline-

Hoenn Breeder, a few months before that

Celebi A: -sneaks Bagon!Egg!A into the breeder's warmroom-

Old!PEFE HQ

Celebi B: -has returned Bagon!Egg!B to the incubator- Mission accomplished?

Celebi A: Yep. Her timeclone should be waiting for her in Hoenn once she gets sent there...

-the two remerge-

Celebi: Ideally I'd guide this process a bit more, but the timeline's bent enough as-is...

With Another!Nadia, Present

Celebi: ...so... yeah... I goofed.

Fortree, Present, not with Doppelganger!Nadia

<Kat: "One can hope, I suppose...">

<Nadia: "But... And... ... I think I need some rest... My head hurts...">

-To the Mew-

"Er... See you later, I guess..."

-We depart-

edited 2nd Jan '12 9:34:18 PM by TracerBullet

Mew: It seems likely... I still get this feeling I'm forgetting something important, though...

Mirage Island

Mirage Island Man: -talking to the Pink!Poacher!Sneasel, sharpening spear- Come on, you have to keep your wits about you, Lickitung! Those Liechi Berries can eat a grown man in seconds...

edited 2nd Jan '12 9:38:24 PM by Tangent128

Mirage Island

The Shiny!Poacher!Sneasel is busy feeding off a Wynuat he just caught

Shiny!Poacher!Sneasel: Oi, shut it. It's hard enough being changed from a human to a Pokemon, even harder that I was abandond here on this Island with YOU, ya' crazy Loon!

The Poacher!Sneasel takes another bite out of the Wynaut

Shiny!Poacher!Sneasel: I didn't even get to find out if Half-Life Episode 3 was in production!

edited 2nd Jan '12 9:53:07 PM by PippingFool