ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

-Joseph arrives-

Sorry, weird schedule mixup.

Erm, exactly how did you teach your mons to play Blackjack?

Zeta: Good. It's over. Let's all calm down now.

Black City, Melinda's house

- Melinda is standing in front of a mirror, seemingly practicing for an interview -

Melinda: What I think about these rumors? It is simply awful that people like that would hide out here in Black City! Doing such things to Pokémon... Oh, it's simply horrible to even think about it! The sooner somebody takes them down and puts a stop to their awful plans, the better!

- Melinda looks over at her Skarmory, Tangrowth and Galvantula watching in the background -

Melinda: Was that a bit too much? I wouldn't want to overdo it.

- The three Pokémon shake their heads -

Melinda: Oh, you think it was good?

- The three Pokémon nod -

Melinda: Excellent. You know, I wasn't lying when I said I wanted somebody to deal with them... (smirks) ... after all, with them out of the way, I won't have any competition. (snickers)

Melinda's Skarmory: <Oh, Melinda, you're such a genius!>

Melinda's Galvantula: <And such acting talent, everyone loves you!>

Melinda's Tangrowth: <Um... Yeah...> (looks away) <... It seems some of the Pokémon on the routes near the city might be onto us, though. Should we be worried?>

Melinda's Skarmory: <No worries. They're all informed to stay as far away from this place as possible, so we won't have to worry about them trying something.>

Melinda's Tangrowth: <I... I guess...>

The basement of Melinda's house

- Caged Pokémon cower in fear as a Chandelure hovers around the room, going back and forth in front of a particular cage, which has a Dewott inside it -

Melinda's Chandelure: (to the Dewott) <My, you sure are stubborn. I must admit, I am impressed. I've never seen a Pokémon like you managing to put up with me for this long without having their spirits broken before.>

Dewott: (smirks) <You'll never break me. Someday, I will get out of here!>

Melinda's Chandelure: (snicker) <Oh, really? Sure, you were able to help your friend escape from here, but I'm not letting that happen again.>

Dewott: (shakes head) <I wouldn't be so sure about that. I will find a way out, and I will see her again, like I promised!>

Melinda's Chandelure: (chuckles) <Oh, so you think that'll actually happen because you made a promise? HAHAHA!>

Dewott: (crosses arms) <Laugh all you want, but I will keep my promise.>

Melinda's Chandelure: (narrows eyes) <You know, if it weren't for the fact that Melinda needs the Pokémon here to remain healthy, I would've->

Dewott: (yawns) <Yeah, whatever.>

Caged Deerling: <Oh, Virizion, that otter is insane!>

Caged Liepard: <Why d-doesn't he see that it's hopeless? He should just give up already...>

Caged Tranquill: <I-If he would just behave, w-we wouldn't need to worry about the Chandelure's r-rage...>

Caged Marowak: <T-That f-foolish otter is n-nothing but trouble...>

Melinda's Chandelure: (chuckles) <Do you hear that? Everyone in this room is against you. It's not just me. They all hate you. I'd suggest you start behaving yourself.> (leaves the room, snickering)

edited 21st Apr '13 4:32:35 PM by DarkerShining

Warehouse

Sarah: -turns toward everyone else- Someone else call them. I'm not giving him a chance to slip away.

-As she cranes her neck, people might see a thin, sickly green gash across her throat. Not deep enough to be critical, but a gash nonetheless. It quickly disappears from vision as she looks back at Deimos-

Sarah: I repeat. I will not kill you. But I will make you wish I did.

edited 21st Apr '13 4:01:08 PM by Eskay64

Driftveil Gym

Krokorok: <Hey, I was the one who taught him!>

Clay: "That doesn't matter, kid. I'm ready to see what you can do."

Zeta: I'll do it.

| She dials the number Pi gave her.

Zeta: Hello?

The Pilot: Yes?

Zeta: We have captured a Galactic member by the name of Deimos, in Black City, Unova. Please send some agents to come pick him up ASAP. Thank you.

The Pilot: Who is this? How did you get this num-

| She hangs up.

Zeta: There, they should be on their way.

Man, I oughta teach mine a card game. It'll help on weekends.

Anyway, time to fight!

-sends out Florence-

Black City, Abandoned Warehouse

-Herbert leans in to whisper to Carol-

Herbert: There's six of us, and one of him. We're armed, he's not. Plus, Sarah has Pallad. That thing is terrifying in action. I think we're okay for the time being.

-he looks back at Sarah and Deimos, not noticing Sarah's wound-

Herbert: Fine. Thank you for calling them, Zeta. Keep him in place, Sarah, but don't kill him.

Deimos: Aw, look at the little girl, thinking she's tough. I have seen and done things that would make you piss yourself just thinking about them. Although I imagine that's not difficult for a coward like you.

Zeta: And how do you compare to Cipher?

edited 21st Apr '13 4:07:06 PM by BluBeriPi

Drfitveil

Clay: "Krokorok, Torment!"

Krokorok: <Water-type? You guys are all one-note!>

Florence: Grh!

Use Surf! This Krokorok shouldn't be an issue!

Warehouse

Sarah: After what I've seen and done...

-Her eyes flash briefly-

Sarah: ...I think I can handle it.

Psyche is with Sarah and the group, and was helping as much as possible.

~What do you want me to do? I'm here for you...~ She winces at Sarah's words.

edited 21st Apr '13 4:12:29 PM by ace3469

Black City, Abandoned Warehouse

Deimos: Ooh, I'm so scared of the little teenage girl who can't even see a Toxicroak without running for her Metagross to save her. Leave the boasts for people who can actually back them up, will you?

-Deimos spits in the nearest face at Zeta's comment, which is most likely Sarah's-

Deimos: Cipher are morons. They have the brawn, and the brains, but no ambition. They could change the world, and yet all they do is spend their time terrorising the residents of that backwater desert that barely even deserves to be called a region. It makes me sick just thinking about the willful negligence it requires to squander such power.

-he smiles-

Deimos: We might not have the resources that Cipher has, but we have the ambition that they lack. We have goals. And we've already managed to get our hands on some Cipher equipment. You saw the body armour on my security detail, I assume? Modified Peon armour. Step by step, we're growing stronger. And we're growing bigger. Unlike Cipher, we have plans.

Saphira buzzes in anger, and flies away.

Driftveil

Oh...not too much. Haven't done anything since the battle, really.

Driftveil Gym

-Krokorok is struck by the wave of Water, falling to below half-health-

Clay: "Use Crunch!"

-Krokorok rushes at Florence, teeth bared-

-Florence is dropped to just above half-

Alright, now Ice Beam!

Florence: Hmm. I don't really need STAB to beat you.

Hearing Deimos, Psyche stands up and glares at him. ~Listen here, bub. You say anything else about MY girlfriend, and I will see just how much I can screw with your head. Capiche?~

edited 21st Apr '13 4:32:19 PM by ace3469

PEFE HQ - Sometime in the Not-So-Distant Past

-A certain Salamence is attempting to get a Deino to play with a toy being nudged forward-

<Nadia: "Alright... Do you see this-? No wait, of course you can't see it. Okay, do you smell this?">

-And pushes forward an Unfezant-shaped chew toy-

-Sniffing inquisitively-

<Hatchling!Deino: "Dei... No?">

<Nadia: "This is a chew toy, it's specifically made to be bitten...">

-From an observing ledge, safely out of reach-

<Toothless: "... I've always found the premise behind that to be slightly perverse."> ._.

-And nips the chew toy, causing it to squeak-

<Nadia: "See? If you bite this thing instead of me it makes funny sou-">

<Hatchling!Deino: "Deino!">

-And clamps down on the toy... Along with Nadia's muzzle-

-Frustratedly-

<Nadia: "YEOW! What is wrong with you?!">

-Unclamping his jaws and flinching back at the sound of an upset Salamence-

<Hatchling!Deino: "Dei- D-Dei-">

-And starts to cry, loudly-

<Toothless: "Kid's got quite a set of pipes."> @_@

<Nadia: "ACK! Alright, alright! Just- Just calm down here! I'm not that mad at you!">

<Hatchling!Deino: *sniffle* "Dei- Deino?">

<Nadia: "It's just that I've been trying for so long to get through to you... And all I ever seem to get back is a nip-">

-It is at this point that a certain trainer accompanied with a number of his mons-

"Is everything alright?"

<Nadia: *sigh* "Is looking after a kid supposed to be this tough?">

"... I can't really answer that since I don't have my own yet... But young creatures do tend to be a handful, yes..."

<Iggy: "Have you given him a name yet?">

<Nadia: "Er... Uh...">

"Well... That's something that we can do right no-"

-A crash can be heard in the background-

<(Ex-)Goon!Luxray: "Hey! Get back here!">

<Francis: "Are those those dweebs from Hoenn again?">

"... Yes..." >_<

<Francis: " Well no wonder they keep getting kicked out!">

*sigh* "Hang on a moment, I should probably go and sort this out..."

<Nadia: "Aren't you going to stay around and name him, though?"> :/

"... Honestly, I think that I'd be okay with whatever you guys came up with... I mean, you named Riana-"

-And hears the crashing in the background-

<(Ex-)Goon!Krokorok: "Oh, smooth moves, genius!">

"Tangent's going to have my head for those mons... >_< Anyways, I'll catch up in a bit."

-And departs, exasperated-

-Grasping that something important is going on... But not being able to place just what-

<Hatchling!Deino: "... Deino?">

<Nadia: "Erm... What does one call a Deino anyways?">

<Teala: "Uh... 'Smaug'? No wait, he only had one head...">

<Audrey: "'Medeus'.">

<Andre: "'Ghidorah'!">

<Hatchling!Deino: "Dei... No?">

<Nadia: "Okay, names that aren't names of villains, please..." >_> >

<Milo: "Well gee, be picky, why don't you?">

<Cleo: "Oh! Oh! Name him after the dark god he's bound to summon one day!" :3 >

-Rolling eyes-

<Nadia: "Um... Right... Maybe a more individualistic name?" >_> >

<Courtney: "Mrph. 'Nommigeddon', obviously.">

<Nadia: "... No. Does that even fit in the character limit?">

<Eir: "Character limit?">

<Hatchling!Deino: "Deino?">

<Gene: "Don't question it, it gets weird otherwise.">

<Hatchling!Deino: "Deino.">

<Milo: "'Owgetoffme'? You seem to be saying that an awful lot...">

<Nadia: >:( >

<Milo: "Uhm... Or not!"> O.O;

-And hides behind a certain Meganium-

<Pepper: "Really classy... Hrm... What about 'Dino'?">

-Tilting head-

<Hatchling!Deino: "... No...? No.">

<Pepper: "Hrm... I suppose it is a little simplistic...">

<Zoltan: "'Ravioli'!">

<Nadia: "... What." -_-;>

<Cecil: "Well, Deino like food, right? It's not that inappropriate.">

<Audrey: "Hmm... Well... We have a 'Cecil'... What about 'Baigan'?">

<Nadia: "Another food name?" >_> >

<Audrey: "Actually, it's more of a midboss.">

<Nadia: "Oh come on. I thought I said enough with the villainous name-!">

-Excitedly-

<Hatchling!Deino: "Deino!">

<Nadia: "... You like that name?" ._. >

-Bouncing up and down-

<Hatchling!Deino: "No! Dei Deino!">

<Lardna: "... To be fair, it could also be that he likes 'Ravioli'.">

<Nadia: "... Yeah, I'll stick with 'Baigan', thanks..." >_> >

<Hatchling!Deino Baigan: "Deino!">

<Toothless: "Heh... Glad to see that you're getting a kick out of it...">

edited 21st Apr '13 4:21:39 PM by TracerBullet

Warehouse

Sarah: -smirks- You think I can't handle it? Let's see. Pallad. Link our minds. Show me these supposedly terrible things.

-Pallad hesitates, then links their minds.-

Driftveil

Jacob: "...I see.... So...."

Beat

"Damn it, I've got nothing to say now."

Driftveil

How'd your battle go?

Driftveil Gym

-Krokorok is hit by the Ice Beam and faints-

-Clay recalls Krokorok-

Clay: "Alright, your turn Stunfisk!"

-Stunfisk is released from its ball-

Stunfisk: <I used to be a Milotic, too, then a hivemind virus changed my life!>

Clay: "Use Discharge!"

-The Stunfisk emits a large amount of electricity-

Building

Carol: -nods and looks back at Deimos- We drove away your moronic mooks, and have tied you up. There are more of us, too. And yet you continue to act cocky. You're hopeless, so I'm assuming this is just your coping mechanism. -laughs a bit- If you've got plans, then so do we.