ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

With DS

Galadriel!Eowyn: Hi, DS!

Arbiter!Gravemind: Oh. Guess we can't use it as bait, then...

Shiki!Rhyme: Sorry, DS... DOOM got a little overenthusiastic.

Pearl!DOOM: WHO'S A CUTE EEVEE? YOU ARE!

edited 1st Apr '12 1:09:03 PM by Umbramatic

<Well come on then.>

-Has Muddy and Garchomp open the seemingly brass-covered doors and we all walk in-

<I can sense five Tears at the end of this ruin.>

<Right, The faster we fix this, the better.>

-Through the door is a setup that looks like a life-sized game of Mario Party. It's only a few dozen spaces long.

<Maybe the Tear is at the Star Space?>

Goldenrod Coast

Simon: <We could steal a boat...Hey, the name tags changed!>

Lake: <We're not stealing anything.>

Simon: <Well, have you managed to come up with a plan to get us to the Orange Islands that hasn't involved stealing something?>

Lake remains silent, an annoyed expression on his face.

It had been hours, and yet he and his gatecrashers still hadn't figured out just how they were going to get to the Orange Islands. At least...not without committing acts of theft, which Lake was hardly keen on.

Simon: <So, we steal a boat, and->

Blitz kicks Simon again.

<ARGH! OH GROUDON, WHY?!>

Blitz: <How many times do I have to tell you? We're supposed to be improving our image!>

Simon: <So? The other members of the J-team steal all the time, and they're still popular!>

Blitz: <We're not part of the J-Team, though!>

While Blitz and Simon continue to argue, Lake turns his attention to Lewis, who has simply been lying on the sand, bored.

Lake: <So...you've had a pretty rough time of things, then?>

Lewis: Nods. <Not a lot you can do when nobody's writing for you.>

Lake: <Oh...I can't imagine what that must feel like...>

The Feraligatr pauses to glances at the other two Pokémon, who have broken down into physical fighting. Despite the type advantage, though, Blitz seems to have the upper hoof.

Simon: <No fair, you can't use Flame charge on me! It's super effective!>

Lake: <Say...what happened to Hallow?>

Lewis: <...Er...>

Elsewhere...

Hallow: <Where are you,    Phantom?    I want to    play    with you...>

Goldenrod Coast

Lewis: <She kind of went off the deep end when Phantom ran off.>

Lake: <What happened there, anyway?>

Lewis shrugs, clearly just as clueless as Lake. Meanwhile, in the background, Simon has taken to hiding underground while Blitz stomps on the ground, trying to collapse the Excadrill's tunnels.

Blitz: <You can't stay down there forever!>

Simon: <I can try!>

-Ian has borrowed Star's Poke Gear and is calling the first name in her contacts-

<Perhaps.>

Pica: <I thought we were supposed to be looking for Tears, not playing stupid games.>

<Good to see that you're back to "normal". If you're in such a hurry, go first.>

Pica: <I will then!>

-Hits a floating dice and moves about one space-

recap?

-Pica gains 3 coins, having landed on a blue space. Gamer rolls next. She gets a six, and lands on a ? Space.

-Another dice blocks appears over Gamer's head. She hits it, and it shows a x2 symbol. It multiples the 10 coins Gamer started out with by 2, resulting in him her having 20 coins.-

<If the Tear is anything like a Star, we have enough to buy it.>

-Gamer and friend's coins are all pooled together now, due to them all being on the same team setting vs...no one.-

<Try to land on that mushroom space and get another roll. We can get the Tear then.>

- Giggles a little -

<Yeah, I am pretty cute like this, aren't I?>

With DS

Shiki!Rhyme: So... will you help us find who did this, DS?

With Gamer and Tagg

Takhisis!Tiamat: -appears- OK, ENOUGH GAMES!

-Changes into a five-headed dragon and rampages around the game board, heading for the Tears.-

Route 32 - Johto

Wild Mareep♂: <What do you think?>

Wild Flaaffy♀: <Mmm...The grass over here is certainly sweeter, but it's not so chewy.>

Wild Mareep♀: <Oh! But I do like being near the train line! The electricity in the air makes my fleece all puffy!>

As the flock of Mareep discuss which part of the route has the best grass, a few exhausted Ampharos sit against the pillar of the Magnet Train line, keeping a close eye on their flock, taking a few seconds to relax from guiding them around the route, trying to find just the right patch of grass to graze on.

Yarn the Shiny Ampharos♂: <Phew! We must have been up and down this Route three times by now...>

A certain female Ampharos nods in response.

Woolly the Ampharos♀: <Were they always this picky?>

Yarn: Shakes his head. <Hey, come on now. You were just as picky when you were a lamb. Don't you remember only wanting to eat pink flowers?>

Woolly blushes, fiddling with her scarf in embarrassment at the memory.

Woolly: <Ah-heh, yeah...Why did I do that again?>

Yarn: Smirks. <You told me it was because you wanted to grow candyfloss instead of wool.>

Woolly: <Oh, right...Now I remember.>

Yarn: <I bet the whole flock would have wanted a bite of you had managed it. It's a shame it didn't work.>

Woolly: <I know, I was so disappointed. For a few minutes at least. Then I decided that I wanted to be a cloud.>

Yarn: <Oh! I remember that too! That's when you started throwing yourself off big rocks...>

Woolly: <Oh yeah...> Sweatdrops. <Sorry about that.>

Yarn shakes his head.

Yarn: <It's fine, you were young. Most of us are silly at that age.>

Wild Flaaffy♂ <Oh! I've heard that if you eat the grass that we saw Raikou standing on a few weeks ago, you'll become a legendary!>

<"OOH!!!">

Yarn: <...Of course some of us grow out of it faster than others...>

edited 1st Apr '12 2:03:18 PM by Luke924

-no one answers-

-Ian calls someone else-

-The board is wrecked, and Toad runs away in fear. However, the Tear is nowhere to be found. However, my magical narrator powers tell me that the first Tear is in the next room, and possibly Helios.-

<How do you know this? Who are you?!>

-Do you want to get back to normal or not?-

<Eeep!>

-Then shut up and move on.-

-Gamer does so.-

edited 1st Apr '12 2:07:11 PM by gamerex27

Magnet Train Rail

A cargo train carrying various new specimens and materials for the former Battle Tower is speeding towards Goldenrod, when all of a sudden and without any real, practical justification, the train brakes to a halt just a small distance past the Mareep flock.

A monese voice with tones of authority can be heard speaking with other mons.

????: <Awww but come on! Are you telling me we'd have to go all the way back to...>

After some slightly heated discussion, a window opens in the lead car and an Ampharos face pops out.

Ampharos Driver: <I need to get some fresh air...> — breathes — <Awww, home~>

Then suddenly the Pokémon looks down and sees Yarn's group some short distance behind.

Ampharos Driver: <! Hey!> — bleats contently — <Family!!!!>

With Gamer and Tagg

Takhisis!Tiamat Head 1: Finally.

Takhisis!Tiamat Head 2: Now to find the Tear...

-they follow Gamer and presumably Tagg. -

edited 1st Apr '12 2:13:28 PM by Umbramatic

Of course the first reaction to seeing another member of their line is for the entire flock to bleat back in greeting.

<"Hello!">

<"Ooh! I want to ride the train too!">

<"What does the grass in Kanto taste like?">

Woolly and Yarn meanwhile, glance up at their fellow Ampharos in interest.

Yarn: <I didn't know they used us on trains...>

Woolly: <Neither did I!>

Yarn: <Oh...

...Do you think if I asked, then maybe-?>

Woolly: <Perhaps. But worry about that later, you need to calm the flock down.>

Yarn: <Oh, right. Of course!>

While Yarn goes to keep the Mareep under control, Woolly turns her attention to the Magnet's trains' Ampharos, waving a flipper in greeting.

Woolly: <Hey! What's going on up there?>

edited 1st Apr '12 2:26:54 PM by Luke924

Ampharos Driver: <BAAAAAA~ > — greets back to the group.

Random passengers and staff's voice: <-Hey, what's going on there?>

The Driver suddenly produces a small ladder designed for mons and gets down to the rail; from there he greets Woolly.

Ampharos Driver: <Hello there fellow shepherd... I-er, sorry to interrupt. I'm a driver of this [Magnet Train] and the staff have just discovered there is some stuff missing.>

The Pokémon stares at Woolly and the others intently, then swings his tail and emits flash patterns from it.

Ampharos Driver -swings tail eeagerly: <We are taking various things to the [Safari Zone]. But hey, tell me fellow shepherd, is this the Route 32 flock that grazes near the Union Cave on the autumn?>

Okay, where are the guys searching for tears?

-Meddler has somehow grown fairy wings and is now flying around, looking for some members of the J-Team. Unfortunatly, she also somehow became mute-

edited 1st Apr '12 2:33:45 PM by TheMeddler

Something is approaching...

This is problematic, as well as the obvious problem of not knowing who or what I've been turned into, I have no way of knowing if those who approach my darkened room are hostile...

   Hostile...   

Those of us looking for Tears are inside Stark Mountain, but you can look for them elsewhere.

-Opens the door and finds a Tear-

<Well, that was easy.>

edited 1st Apr '12 2:36:22 PM by rmctagg09

Woolly eagerly responds with some flash patterns of her own.

Woolly: <Oh, it's fine! You're not interrupting anything. And...I'm not a Shepard. That's my brother's job.>

She gestures at Yarn, who is discharging weak jolts of electricity at the flock to clam them down.

<As for your question, yes, we're the flock you're looking for.>

She tilts her her inquisitively.

<Why do you ask?>

   Plot Trinket containment has been compromised.   

Oh dear...

   Initialising battle sequence.   

-There is a his as the device that restrained me disengages. I stomped forwards. It was at that point when I saw how small the peoplemons were before me that I realised-

-I was trapped in the Soul Gem of the weaponry of a Dwemer Centurion-

-All of my team and myself have become various crazy things. I am tiny, Aurora has started glowing like the Northern Lights, Crescent is still pink, Zero is still a potted plant, Talon can still only communicate through clicks and whistles, Envy is still a weird green dragon thing, Helryx has been turned into a sentient book, and Hex is now torch shaped. Hex has the least weird transformation-

So, how do we fix this?

Talon:-clicks and whistles-

Envy:-shrugs-

Helryx:<I advise that we wait until April Fool's day has passed.>

Works for me.

Rt.32 Magnet Railroad

The Ampharos looks back at Yarn and the group and claps contently, while keeping his signal conversation with Woolly.

Ampharos Driver: <Oh so that means this is it... this is where I was [born] see...> — breathes more air — <I was just a cute little Mareep when I challenged a police officer... years ago.>

The Ampharos narrows his eyes at Woolly in a friendly manner.

Ampharos: <What are you doing here anyways? isn't the grass greener closer to the Greenfield and the Nidoran colony by this time of the year?>

Hearthome Hotel

Mezzo: So what do we do?

Stop asking useless questions, that's what.

Every: <I'm not sure. You think we could find something out?>

Oh, for the love of Arceus!

Oh, and the brat is still crying, by the way. Thankfully, no one cares about him.

Hearthome Streets

Sandslash♂: <I found you, faker!>

Wait, where did you come from?

Shadow: <Faker? I think you're the fake one around here. You're comparing yourself to me? Ha! You aren't even good enough to be my fake.>

Sandslash♂: <I'll make you eat those words!>

Sure you will.

Snowpoint City, docks

Pianis: Okay, I think I've got a handle on these now.

The moment she said that, she then dashed straight into the water.

Pianis: Blurgh!

Yukikaze: <I think you need to take those boots off.>

Oh sure, now he grows a brain. Why didn't you say that before?

DS' Villa

Oh no, she's waking up.

Forte: What happened...?

She takes a moment to look at a conveniently placed nearby mirror, and sees herself wearing the dress.

Forte: ...

Again, really?

Mt. Moon

You want me to do what? No, absolutely not.

Ugh, fine. Here.

Charybdis is... is growling at something.

Charybdis: <This is pointless!>

She charges up energy in her mouth and OH ARCEUS GET AWAY!

...

...Right, she can't hurt me from here... Anyway, that Dragon Pulse she charged up she sent down the tunnel after that jester thing. There, I gave you your update. Can we get out of here now?

edited 1st Apr '12 2:58:36 PM by Mezzopiano