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-At PEFE HQ-

<Zoe: "Hmm... Wait, would those space tunnels be useful?">

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-Goldenrod Radio Tower-

<??? #1: "You see it?">

<??? #2: "It's not exactly easy to miss...">

-A number of massive beams abruptly appear, striking the observation floor and transmission equipment on the tower. The antenna lists, and then collapses into the street-

-A large group of flying Pokemon appear from an illusion-

<Flygon: "Well that's not going to be usable for a while...">

<Altaria: "So now what?">

<Hydreigon: "Orders were to enter through any openings we made on that floor and to secure the interior.">

-The battalion lands on the remains of the observatory floor through the gaping holes in the roof-

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-Outside a human hospital-

-A group of about 40 of Pokemon abruptly appear from an illusion-

<Zoroark: "What were our orders for this place again?">

<Gardevoir: "To secure the perimeter and keep tabs on all people and Pokemon entering and leaving.">

<Aggron: "What about the inside?">

<Gardevoir: "Orders were to leave the inside alone unless an attack came from it.">

-The group breaks into patrols and begins to surround the hospital-

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-Goldenrod Harbor-

-The quiet of the night is broken by a series of abrupt explosions as the docks are destroyed and moored ships are sunk by massive attacks-

<Gyarados: "Keep going! This place needs to be trashed enough to not be able to handle anything bigger than a tugboat!">

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-At the Pokecenter-

-A fierce battle is raging inside between the embattled occupants of the Pokecenter and a group of several hundred attackers-

-While using Dark Pulse down a corridor-

<Zoroark: "HOW DID THIS HAPPEN AGAIN?! THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AN IN-AND-OUT RAID!">

-Using Fire Blast-

<Charizard: "SOME NIMROD SNEEZED!">

<Shiftry: "DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT, JUST KEEP WORKING THOSE TRAINERS INTO A CORNER!">

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-Approaching the Department Store-

<??? #1: "Are we clear what the objectives are?">

<??? #2: "Yeah, Blue Group is collecting and disposing of Pokeballs, Red Group is entering the Underground from the basement and attempting to rendezvous with those teams entering from the north, west, and east">

<??? #1: "Let's do this, then.">

edited 19th Aug '11 1:22:44 AM by TracerBullet

Thank you Anom...

-Fool rests easy under the tree-

Tropius: <Well, I suppose the first thing we should do is get the word out to the Unovan Resistance.>

Draca: <I'd agree with Tropius there, and Tagg, Tracer, and the other researchers as well.>

Nudi: <How do we do that though?>

PEFE HQ

-hearing Zoe-

Hmm... probably so, if I understand how they work right. Until we get enough portal guns distributed, though, the flow of supplies will be a trickle given the size of the target cities. Especially as we have no clue how secure the exit site may be...

-hearing Tropius-

Hmm... do we have any contacts in the Resistance? or the cities?

We should try Tagg and Tracer, yes... Basket, try calling them on speaker...

Barley: -via PA- <Newsflash- monitoring stations all over Goldenrod have lost power!>

• hisses in frustration*

wait... I hope Silent's managing over there...

Xatu -Speaks up- <I could simply teleport to the Entralink to inform the Resistance of our plight.>

Roc: <Good idea Xatu.>

Technical Corridor at Goldenrod Underground

— ...More explosions? Darn, I hope this doesn't mean what I think it means... I need to get out of here... Venomoth! Can you lead me out of here?

Venomoth — <Sure, so long as you don't trip...>

-I disconnect the console and try to head back to the main corridor that leads to the Dept. Store basement-

-However after a couple of minutes we stop-

— Venomoth, this is not going to work. Forget about me.

Venomoth — <What?> — buzzes — <I'll never do that!>

— There's more important people! Look, you have to...

-we are interrupted by a light that comes from one of the corridors; there, Magneton appears-

— ...Magneton!

-We run to him and he carefully starts guiding us out...-

Near the Radio Tower

-A Nidoran squad having been sent to watch over and assist the nearby 'krows watches from under some cars how the antenna is taken out-

Nidoran #1 — <Oooohh...> — to the others — <What is going on?>

Nidoran #2 — <All that noise... I'm scared...>

-A Snubbull comes in from an alley-

Snubbull — <Hey you there! What is going on? Why are they blowing up stuff here too?>

Nidoran #1 (frowns) — <"too"?>

-After some consideration and chatter coming from all directions, two groups of Nidorans organize themselves to make a hasty exit through two different paths to carry news to the forest-

-Outside the Dept. Store, Pokéteco and Maekrite are startled by the noise and what they manage to see of the explosions-

Pokéteco — <...This is happening everywhere!>

Maekrite — <Curses... Silent told us about this but didn't expect to be now...> — to Pokéteco — <See any enemy?>

-Pokéteco focuses his power to detect the occult and manages to notice some trails in the sky, as well as some on the south and...-

Pokéteco — <Whoever it is, it's getting close.>

Maekrite (swings horn) — <F*CK WAITING! I'm taking Silent out of here!>

-he jumps on top of the car and raises his branded paw up; in a couple of seconds twelve Nidoran, as well as a Nidorino and couple Pidgeotto, materialize from the now enforced shadows of the city-

Random Nidoran — <What service is requested of us?>

Maekrite — <Bring in two teams from the east.> — to one of the Pidgeotto — <Lead a team to protect any squad carrying news outside of the city. They must inform the Colony at all costs!>

-the Pidgeotto nods and flies away sending an alarm-

Maekrite — <As for you...> — turns to the Nidorino — <I need the Owsla here, on the double! Tell them to send three teams, Guerriero or higher.>

Nidorino (bows) — <Their mission?>

Maekrite (points to the building) — <The priority is extracting Silent from there. Then, evacuate each target he marks from this city. Now go!>

-The Nidorino nods and departs with the rest of the group-

Maekrite (to Pokéteco) — <Now you're gonna help me reach up?>

-Pokéteco shakes head and points to the streets-

Pokéteco — <If we fly, they'll notice. Besides, why to take the long path when we can go exactly where Silent went?>

-He points to one of the building's ventilation shafts-

At The Nidoran Colony

-Several messengers head towards Ring-1, with messages of varying complexity. One of them, a Butterfree, carries a warning that an entire wing of Rize's forces is unheard of and unreported. She meets with a Snubbull messenger, a Nidoran messenger and a Wooper officer who carry messages from the edges of the city describing the apparent situation-

-From a rock formation near the Magnet Train, Inka observes, worried; a Nidoking appears besides her-

"Dad" — <What is happening?>

Inka — <...> — restlessly rubs her arms.

PEFE HQ

Oh... yes, that would make sense...

Can you possibly take some of these with you? -gestures to a few Turrets still in their packaging-

Xatu: <Yes sir.>

-Teleports with the turrets-

Nudi: <I guess we'll just have to wait now.>

At Mistralton

-MGMT is currently trying to wire himself to all the Megaphones at Mistralton. All of them-

<Liepard>: <Now why is he doing that again Hades?>

-The Zoroark glances at the Liepard-

<Hades>: <Mass trolling Felicity. Aimed mainly at that Riptide fellah>

<Felicity>: <I don't care who it's aimed at! All of the results will be hilarious!>

-The two chuckle-

-Relic Castle-

<Guarding!Krookodile: "Are we still getting anyone through those portals in Driftviel?">

<Guarding!Scrafty: "Nope, the last refugees came through almost an hour ago.">

<Guarding!Krookodile: "... So either the town's empty or the pig took the place and put up a curfew.">

<Guarding!Scrafty: "As much as I want it to be the former, captain, the latter probably happened.">

<Guarding!Krookodile: "Tell those Resistance members on the other side to pack it up and kill the portals from Driftveil then. No sense in leaving those portals open to be discovered by the pig.">

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-Goldenrod Pokecenter-

-After a long and grueling fight, the Pokecenter is finally subdued-

<Cofagrigus: "Alright, you know the plan. Get rid of the dead in here and separate the human and Pokemon prisoners. Have the latter recalled to their Pokeballs if you can find them and get any injured human prisoners to a hospital.">

<Other Pokemon: "Yes, captain!">

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-Goldenrod Underground-

-Four teams are meeting up at a point within the tunnel network-

<Mienshao: "How's it going over at the Department Store?">

<Arbok: "Last I heard, Blue Team had finished smashing up the last of the Pokeballs in the back of the storehouse.">

<Luxray: "So I guess all that's left to do is to is to get the other teams in here to secure those other entrances.">

<Gigalith: "Right, everyone back to your positions!">

-The four groups start going opposite directions down the tunnel network-

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-In a park-

<Serperior: "So what's the status of the campaign?">

<Blastoise: "All of the targets in the briefing have been neutralized, General. The patrols are being deployed onto the streets to enforce a local curfew and dispose of Pokeballs at local shops as we speak.">

<Serperior: "And the snipers and aerial patrols?">

<Magmortar: "Are also being deployed. Along with their respective Zoroark.">

<Serperior: "What is the status for local resistance and their losses?">

<Hydreigon: "We encountered minimal resistance outside of the Pokecenter and the police stations, sir. Most of the sites that were targeted were virtually abandoned. All in all, we estimate that there are fewer than 2,000 combined enemy casualties. We have taken roughly 1,600 prisoners, most of whom overlap with the aforementioned casualties.">

<Serperior: "I see, and for our forces?">

<Hydreigon: "Roughly 800.">

<Blastoise: "How do we handle the streets when the humans return to them, General?">

<Serperior: "Order your subordinates to attempt to maintain as much normalcy as possible. Attack only when either attacked first or as a last resort to enforce curfew or otherwise maintain order.">

<Blastoise: "Understood, General.">

<Serperior: "Any news from the other theaters?">

<Gyarados: "It appears that the Samurott has taken Celadon, sir. The rest of Kanto is presently under martial law.">

<Serperior: "... It's under martial law? What on earth did he do?">

<Gyarados: "He appears to have cut a swath of destruction from the southern districts, which are reportedly heavily damaged. Kanto news outlets are currently pegging the human casualty total at around 60,000 with roughly third of those consisting of deaths.">

<Serperior: "... Why on earth am I not surprised? Has he accomplished anything else in that theater?">

<Gyarados: "He has apparently started large fires in several shopping districts.">

<Serperior: "... I swear, that ogre wouldn't know subtlety if it came up, ripped that stupid mask off his face, and spat into his eyes... What about the twerp's theater?">

<Eelektross: "He heavily damaged a coastal town by running his fleet through it, and somehow managed to completely annihilate defensive forces near Sootopolis.">

<Serperior: "Hmph. I see that his front is... Scattered. As usual. Thank you, that will be all.">

edited 19th Aug '11 1:30:15 AM by TracerBullet

Riptide: <Thinking> Haven't seen that pisshead in a while... He might be up to something.
...Nah, he probably just left. Finally.
-Goes back to relaxing-

Goldenrod Underground

-With the power gone, I instruct Magneton to lead Venomoth and me towards the ventilation corridor of the Dept. Store instead of the basement corridor-

-after connecting the information console to a network hub again-

— No use... for some reason I can't get more information.

Venomoth — <...Something is coming.>

-Magneton charges up some electricity, but I command him to let go when I hear some familiar bickering-

Pokéteco — <...And why do you talk about him like he was a kit, anyway?>

Maekrite — <...Because! Something happened... something that had to happen but didn't happen but did... ARGH!> — sound of horn scratching the metal surface — <It's complicated, OK?>

— Maekrite?

-Maekrite and Pokéteco peek from behind a corner, and we reunite-

Pokéteco — <It's a mess, everywhere! Now the Radio Tower literally fell, too!>

Maekrite — <I've sent news to the colony... but I'm more interested in getting you out of here!>

— Figured as much...

Maekrite and Pokéteco — <We need to know who else to get out of the city!>

— I know, I know... I didn't expect to use these this soon...

-I produce a couple of apparently veiled photographies-

— Look, Pokéteco, I want you to make it to the northern exit of the city and hand this over to the Nidorin@ guards there.

Pokéteco — <These are...?>

-I nod and explain to Pokéteco that only the Nidos will be able to reveal these pictures, and that the people there must be evac'd to the colony, or to Ecruteak.-

Pokéteco (flies up) — <And what will you do?>

Maekrite — <I'm getting you out of the city.>

— Not yet! — I grab Maekrite by the neck.

Maekrite — <Hey!>

— I need to fetch as much resources as we can from the Dept. Store. Potions, Pokéballs, whatever. Can you call your buddies to help?

Maekrite (smiles) — <Already did!>

— Fine then. Let's move team. — to the owl — Pokéteco, I want you go on the clear as soon as we exit the building. — to the Venomoth and Magneton — You guys shouldn't be fighting in this... I already risked the Colony... I can't risk you too.

Venomoth — <But... we want to get you to safety...>

— You can get me out of here, but after that you escape. Understood?

-Both Pokémon stare at each other then kinda sorta nod, not very convinced-

— Oh well... — sigh — We take all that we can, then it's just you and me.

-The five of us head to back through the ventilation tunnels-

Gone for the night. Since I stood up to 3:00 AM, I'll hardly be here until after lunch. Crewe: sending you PM with suggestions. Luke: Won't be needing Yarn until tomorrow, I think. Goldenrod can be taken but pretty please with a cherry on top don't damage the Magnet Train, I want it for a scene by the last day of invasion.

edited 19th Aug '11 12:37:10 AM by SilentReverence

-The flight to Entralink has been held up for several hours due to a mid-air ambush by a rouge agent of Solipede-

Sorry, haven't been able to get on the computer until now.

-Lands on one of the Entralink bridges, scraped and with blood on the cream dagger-

-runs outside entralink-

Penti how have you been? And why do you have a bloody dagger?

Ambushed...

-Stumbles off the bridge and onto the grass-

Sorry I was late and all. Now then, one thing I must ask: Does anyone have a spare roll of bandages? Altair took a bit of a beating on the way over.

I don't. But I have a Audino

edited 19th Aug '11 1:14:59 AM by Lilqueendaisy

Better.

-Moves Altair over to the grassy area, begins cleaning the blood off the dagger-

Why must it be so hard to get blood off anything made of bone...

-sends out pink-

Pink use Heal pulse!

Pink: <Okay!>

-pink pokes altiar and uses heal pulse on him-

Mistralton City

-MGMT has finished wiring himself up to all the megaphones, with Felicity and Hades helping with the last few wires-

<Felicity>: <Ready?>

MGMT: < Eyup!>

<Hades>: <Then LETS GO!>

-MGMT starts singing and all the Megaphones in Mistralton emerge with sound-

MGMT: Seven A.M./Waking up in the morning/Gotta be fresh/gotta go downstairs/Gotta have my bowl/gotta have cereal/Seein' everything, the time is goin/Tickin' on and on/ everybody's rushin'/Gotta get down to the bus stop/Gotta catch my bus, I see my friends...

edited 19th Aug '11 1:42:48 AM by PippingFool

Riptide: -Riptide's thoughts are interrupted by MGMT singing-
...No, no, no, what?! This isn't happening. This can't happen now. Not now, for Arceus' sake.
-Shouting, hoping MGMT will hear him- YOU ARE SUCH A PISSHEAD IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY!

edited 16th Oct '15 1:33:49 AM by Slouch

-Altair wanders back over to me, I get the blood off the dagger-

-sees a stick on the ground and feels that I have seen it before-

Hmmmm.

-picks up stick on the ground and waves it around at the air-

- Goggles is sitting by himself, trying to figure out how to restore Artemis' memory -

Goggles: (thinking) Hmm... Maybe Mira? No, wait. She might already be working for Artemis... DS? Oh, but we still don't know where she is...

Chase: (hops over) <Leader? What are you doing?>

Goggles: <... Thinking about stuff.>

Chase: <Ah, of course. I bet there is a lot of interesting going on in your mind.>

Goggles: (nods) <Yep!>

- Chase hops away, Goggles realizes something -

Goggles: Ooh! Chase! He can probably restore Artemis' memory! (pause) But Chase doesn't remember who Artemis really is... (sighs, and continues trying to think of more alternatives)

Mistralton City

-MGMT hears Riptide, but doesn't care because his target is reacting-

-MGMT is still wired up to all the Megaphones-

MGMT: Kickin’ in the front seat/Sittin’ in the back seat/Gotta make my mind up/Which seat can I take?

It’s Friday, Friday/Gotta get down on Friday/Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend, weekend/Friday, Friday/Gettin’ down on Friday/Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend!

Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)!/Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)/Fun, fun, fun, fun/Lookin’ forward to the weekend

-Hades and Felicity have burst into laughter-

edited 19th Aug '11 4:42:21 AM by PippingFool

-Is wandering around, thinking, for some reason, of ideas for a variation of chess that utilizes a time-travel mechanic-