Last Night

Olivine Center, outside

-Ramiel bounces away after being hit by the X-Scissor, and retaliates with another Hydro Pump-

-Sycorax snarls, twisting around the Ice Punch and thrashing past everyone fighting her (knocking out Jab and Spathi) to charge after Every-

Aaah!

-runs for it-

Olivine Center, outside

-Amarant shrugs off the Shadow Sneak, but then gets fainted by the Psychic-

-Zell is attacked three ways at once, and also faints-

Lily: You can't win this! Mezzy is mine! Detritus, Earthquake!

-Detritus slams his pillars into the ground, making a shockwave that hits the whole field-

-Straw notices Amber-

Oh, hello. Who are you?

Dixie, being Fire/Psychic, is extremely prone to the Earthquake, and faints, but not before using one last OVERHEAT on Detritus. Houdini uses Psychic on Detritus. Horace uses Psychic on Detritus too.

Ecruteak

Amber: Yep! Amber's my name!

-Turns to Straw-

Amber: Oh hi! I'm Amber!

Azalea Center

-as Onion opens the envelope two pieces of paper fall out-

Hm... -he looks at one of them and turns it over in his hands- I think it's a map.

-he picks up the second one and reads it aloud-

-Asphodel climbs up onto Onion's head and looks at the letter and map- <That's weird.>

Yes. A Sableye delivered this?

Ratchet: <Yep.>

Almer - Unknown Sector - PMD-B - Sometime in the Past

-The party is attempting to help pull a certain grass starter onto a dock-

<Lardna: "Rrgh... Come on, princess, pull yourself up here!">

<Pepper: "I'm trying! Meganium weren't meant to jump up like that!">

<Lardna: "Hey, I could do it and- ACK!">

-And one of the pier supports gives way, causing the pier to partly collapse into the water in a ramp-like fashion-

<Eir: "You all need to learn to phase through stuff...">

<Maurice: "... That's not physically possible...">

<Eir: "Why, have you tried it before?">

-Swooping in-

<Bozaka: "Oh hello, everyone~" :3>

<Gorga: "... Why weren't you helping?">

<Bozaka: "Pudge needed some fresh air." :3>

<Pudge: "Rrr~">

<Drilbur!Bottles: "Place is kinda shabby...">

<Maurice: "Gee, you thi-?">

<???: "Hey, you!">

<Andre: "H-Huh?">

-And the group turns and sees Mightyena with a guard's effects accompanied by a Linoone-

<Maurice: "Well this is just great...">

<Guard!Linoone: "Just what were you all doing under the piers?">

<Guard!Mightyena: "Yeah, if you're skulking in the marshes and making trouble like that, you must be up to- Eh? Wait a minute...">

-And notices the bound and gagged Archeops in the party-

<Guard!Mightyena: "Is that a spy you've got bound and gagged there?">

<Guard!Linoone: "What's the story of the short one? Was he more cooperative coming or something?">

<(?): "Mrrph!">

<Andre: "A... Spy?">

<Moogle: "I'm not a spy, I'm an adventurer, kupo!">

<Lardna: "Erm... I'm not sure if I fo-">

<Guard!Linoone: "I'm not fully sure who you are... But I commend your civic-mindedness...">

<Guard!Mightyena: "Good work... We'll take care of things from here...">

-And advance on the two ancient birds in our group-

Almer - In Port - "Miltank Legion" Sector

<Kat: "... What are we doing again?">

<Teala: "Tracer said that we was leaving the 'Empire' he was in to come here... If we can get off, we can ask around and try and figure out what dock he'd be-">

<Customs!Miltank: "Identification, please...">

<Teala: "Identification...? We came from Johto and we have scarves... Isn't that enough?" ._.>

<Customs!Tauros: "Mmph. We know better than to let mons like the likes of you come in as they please! Take a hike with your blue friend back to your mountain!">

<Teala: "... We came from a for-">

<Customs!Tauros: "Whatever!">

<Nadia: "I'm starting to understand how Draca keeps killing these things all the time...">

<Eevee!Cecil: "Wait, so can we come , then?">

<Customs!Miltank: "... Sorry, little guy. Customs is for everyone... We've got enough trouble here as it is...">

<Eevee!Cecil: "Aww..." :(>

<Trader!Kecleon: "Wait... Didn't you all specifically request the captain to stop in the Johtoan sector...? Why wouldn't you have had travel documents with you?">

<Kat: "Wait, who are you again?">

<Trader!Kecleon: "A trader with some business to attend to here. That's all. I'm not native to the land where these mons are from either.">

<Kat: "We left port from right near Golrod! And I didn't remember having to go through this anywhere before!">

<Customs!Miltank: "Sorry, that nest of ferals isn't part of our territory. And that port belongs to those water-sucking jerks to the south!">

<Kat: "... Fine, we'll get back on the-">

-And notices that the boat is gone-

<Kat: "WHERE IS THE BOAT?!">

<Rising Star: "... We bade farewell to them earlier, don't you remember?">

<Kat: "...">

-Facebones-

<Zoltan: "Uh... Can we just fly over, then?">

<Customs!Tauros: "Sorry. Our airspace is part of our territory, too.">

<Trader!Kecleon: "Calm down, I'm certain that there's something that can be-">

-Mulling some things over-

<Nadia: "Okay, you know what? Fine! We'll go and wait for a stupid boat! Your port sucks, anyways!">

<Teala: "Wait... What?">

-And the Salamence grumpily hops down from the pier and moves into the marsh underneath-

<Teala: "Nadia, what are you doing? Tracer specifically said-">

<Nadia: "I know that! We're just going to get about this a bit differently...">

<Rising Star: "... We're waiting down there-?" ._.>

<Nadia: "Follow my lead.">

-And the rest of the group follows Nadia underneath-

<Eevee!Cecil: "What are we doing here?">

<Zoltan: "Are we exploring?">

<Nadia: "Kinda... We're going to play a bit of a game... It's called 'let's take a shortcut'...">

<Customs!Miltank: "Hey! If you're going to wait for a boat, do it on the docks. It's filthy down-">

-The faint sound of muddy terrain being trodden underfoot can be heard-

-And realizes what the group is up to-

<Customs!Miltank: "Wait a minute... GET BACK HERE!">

<Trader!Kecleon: "... Or you could do that..." ._.;>

Almer - In Port - "Ancients'" Sector

-A certain Archeops is disembarking from a ship on a palanquin-

<Archeops(?): "... Wow... How'd this dump ever get chosen as a place to hold a diplomatic summit?" ._.>

<Audrey: "Beats me, but it worked out nicely enough.">

<"Wait, Audrey? Where are you-">

-And notices a spike jutting down through the roof of the palanquin-

<Archeops(?): O_O;>

<Audrey: "What? It's easier to shadow you this way and they were dumb enough to put removable decor up there! ... Also, I'm going to need help getting out of here later.">

<Archeops(?): "... Still... Couldn't you have stowed away lying on your back?" ._.>

-Thinking-

<Archeops(?): "I hope that we meet Teala well enough... Eh... What's the worst that could have possibly happened?">

edited 1st Dec '12 1:33:52 PM by TracerBullet

Olivine Center, outside

-Detritus gets knocked down after the second Psychic-

Detritus: <You guys won dis one...>

Lily: This isn't fair! Why did all of you have to get involved, huh?

Azalea Center

Pianis: ...That's all it says?

edited 1st Dec '12 1:32:56 PM by Mezzopiano

Rose/Kyle/Scrapper use Psychic/Air Slash/ Hi Jump Kick on Deintarus.

Lily charges Solar Beam, looking at Human!Lily.

edited 1st Dec '12 1:35:44 PM by Trip

Azalea Center

Amanita: ...Brennenburg Castle?

Psyche raises her eyebrow. ~Um, because you were in the process of kidnapping someone? I mean, I've done some pretty nasty things, but that's just low.~

Hi Amber! I'm Straw.

Azalea Center

Yeah... I suppose that's what the map's for.

Ratchet: <...Well, clearly you aren't actually going to g—>

Pariah: <When do we leave?>

I don't know if I am. I don't even know who sent this.

-Asphodel points a paw at the corner of the letter- <'Alexander'.>

Great. That helps out a lot.

Azalea Center

Amanita: ...Do you know an Alexander?

Olivine Center, outside

Lily: I was rescuing her! She was going to be eaten alive by a Tentacruel!

-she then notices Lilligant!Lily looking at her and backs away slightly-

Azalea Center

Crystallux: <A report. There is no current data on any location known as "Brennenburg Castle". There is a 50% chance that this location does not in fact exist.>

Pianis: Now that's just mysterious.

Azalea Center

No, I have no idea what's going on. -he throws his hands up into the air helplessly-

Xakk: <Whoever it is, they seem to know what's been going on.>

Yeah, that makes me trust them.

Azalea Center

Amanita: ...So are you going to go, or not?

~Oh? And did you, by chance, happen to have an accomplice that was in charge of this Tentacruel? My Kadabra is reading your mind, so don't bother lying.~

Olivine Center, outside

Lily: Hey! You can't do that!

Lily fires said Solar Beam. At Lily's chest.

Olivine Center, outside

Lily: And if you had really read my mind you would know that my love for Mezzy is—

-she then gets blasted into a wall by the Solar Beam, and knocked out-

-Mezzo pokes her head out from a nearby window-

Is she gone?

Last Night

Olivine Center, inside

All: -is most definitely an accomplice, though not within general view-

Olivine Center, outside

-Every is running from Sycorax, but the Gyarados is larger, faster, and can fly. In short, it isn't going well-

Sycorax: <Time to die/now say goodbye!>

The last words I hear are going to be a terrible rhyme...

-Sycorax lunges forward...and her jaws close around Every-

Diesel: <HEY!>

Azalea Center

I don't know. I think it would be kind of stupid, but I'm not sure what other options I have. -he falls back onto the bed and sighs-

-Asphodel, meanwhile, is looking at the map- <Wherever this place is, it's in a big forest I haven't heard of.> -she examines the diagram of the castle in the center- <It's huge...>

Pariah: <Do you think there'll be mons to play with?>

- Is probably looking for someone to interact with -

Azalea Center

Amanita: -pats Onion- Well, if you go, I'm going with you.