ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

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I don't understand... W-What could've made him act this way?

Mira: <DS, we must fight to protect Odette, Tulip and everyone else.>

...

Mira: <... DS?>

Dream World

-swims into an underwater cavern-

Hotel Room

-an error message appears on the screen-

Nevermore: <I told you not to hit that button!>

Felis: Okay, which button do I hit then? These all look the same!

-swims after Mezzo-

Nihilist!Tagg:    I tire of these games. This is your last warning, yield or be destroyed.   

Mindscape

-Two aspects of Tagg's mind are hiding inside a massive library, one a child, the other of constantly shifting age-

Inner Child: Thanks for letting me hide out here.

The Curator: No problem, luckily he can't really get in here.

-Both are watching a TV screen showing what's going on in the Real World-

This is gonna suck.

"..."

-Thinking-

"... He's bluffing... He couldn't possibly..."

Optimistic!Tracer: "Okay, something's really wrong with him..."

Cynical!Tracer: "I mean, I knew that he was never going to get better from what happened in that Arceus-awful month, but DAMN..."

<Iggy: "Think about what you're saying for a moment. Are you really prepared to have us killed for simply being here? After the years that we've gotten to know each other?">

-To Tagg's Pokemon-

<Nadia: "And what about you all? Are you really going to just blindly follow your trainer off of a cliff whenever he has a bad day? Training is a two-way street you know!">

<Teala: "... I don't think that worked...">

<Nadia: "... I know, but it's worth a shot...">

edited 20th Jan '12 10:16:55 AM by TracerBullet

Naga: *practices her surfing as Rex watches, taking heed of his advice*

Eclair: *chasing the Krabby from before, zapping at it with Thunderbolt* <Come back here!>

Krabby: *scuttling away fearfully*

Pandora: *decides to help chase as well, firing Energy Balls at it*

Eclair: <Hey, that's my lunch!>

Pandora: <You can have it. I just want its soul~>

Eclair: *blink blink* <Erm...sure.> *resumes chasing*

Mantisk: *snorts* <Children...> *slashes the boulder in front of him with Leaf Blade, noting how it only goes halfway through the boulder* <At a stationary position I can cut this much, eh?> *runs a finger over the gash*

Aqua: *slips underneath the water out of Kim's reach* <Nya nya~>

Kim: *dives in after her* I can still get you~

Aqua: <Eep!> *swims away from Kim's outstretched fingers*

-My Pokemon look at Nadia with glowing eyes-

Berserk!Muddy: -Monotonically- <   We will do as we are told. If Tagg wants us to destroy you all, we will.   >

-Thinking-

<Come on, one of you read my mind.>

Nihilist!Tagg: -To Tracer-    I am not bluffing, stand down or be destroyed.   

Mira: <... DS? What are our orders?>

Think, DS... He was fine yesterday...

- Coughs -

So, what could've caused this change in behaviour?

Artemis: <... I think we've lost her.>

Ribbons: <Don't do anything rash, Artemis.>

Artemis: <I won't.>

Lake: <...>

-Harriet pats Lake reassuringly.-

Harriet: <Sorry Lake. But it looks like that this is one fight we can't avoid.>

-Harriet cloaks her wings in obscura as the rest of my team assume fighting stances.-

Lake: <...Fine then.> -Assumes a battle stance.- <I'm sorry, Tagg. You may be my friend, but I can't let you do this. I won't.>

"...Tagg? Remember when we fought at the Gold Conference and you beat me? Well...I can't afford to lose this time. So we won't be holding back."

"If we don't stop him now, who knows what sort of damage he could do if Tagg gets loose? Hmm..."

-Salamence is still attempting to reach either Draca or Nadia, with the rest of the group holding her back-

Salamence: <I just want to say hi! I've met that Salamence before, she's nice!>

Breeze: <You didn't pick up on the thoughts coming from them...> -shivers-

Diesel: <And please stop drawing so much attention to us...>

edited 15th Oct '11 10:32:26 AM by memyselfandI2

Dream World

-is caught in a water current-

<Eep!>

Hotel Room

-the laptop is now displaying the Blue Screen of Death-

Nevermore: <You killed it.>

Felis: Oh, this is my fault now? I hit the buttons like you told me to.

Nevermore: <Well, you hit the wrong one.>

Felis: They're all the same!

<Mezzo!>

-tries to catch Mezzo with tail-

<Mezzo!>

-Tries to catch her with my tail, but fails-

edited 15th Oct '11 10:33:40 AM by strawberryflavored

Nihilist!Tagg: -Snort-    You were hardly the only one holding back. Now you'll face our true power, UNFETTERED AND RAW!!!   

-Gets my battle face on-

-is swept away, and ends up surfacing near an open cavern-

<I'm okay!>

Mikan

-Every's team gets ready in case Tagg has noticed them-

Diesel: <This isn't good...>

Breeze: <I'm never letting you guys talk me into these things again.>

Fade: <...>

Jab: <This is gonna be awesome!>

Salamence: <...I'm confused.>

Dream World

(relieved) <Oh, good...>

-swims after Mezzo-

-Visibly startled-

<Nadia: "... B-But that's not- And you're- Muddy! L-Listen to yourself!">

<Lardna: "... As much as I can't believe I'm saying this, it sounds like you all need a little sense knocked into you.">

<Vlad: "Yeah, how could you all say such things?!">

Cynical!Tracer: "I think that you're going to need to smack him around a bit..."

Optimist!Tracer: "That's insane! He's going through a bad moment, don't do something that you could wind up regretting later!"

"... Thog, return..."

<Thog: "Wait, what? Wh-">

-Is recalled-

-Thinking-

"This isn't happening... He's possessed or something... This isn't the Dr. Tagg that I know..."

-The five remaining team members hastily assume battle stances-

edited 15th Oct '11 10:49:01 AM by TracerBullet

Mira: <DS!>

... Right. Mira, Wide Guard.

- Mira creates a barrier to shield me and my team -

Come on, DS... What is it you're missing here?

Latias: (is prepared to fight) <Don't worry, DS. I'll help you guys!>

-Swims back to Mezzo-

-as Every and Straw approach, a Wailmer with a pipe in its mouth leaps from the water, making a large splash-

<Oh joy, it's just like back in that cave.>

<Wow, seriously?>

-revs tail-

-throws several kunai at the Wailmer; it swims past, blowing water at the ceiling and causing rocks to fall-

-hit by a rock- <Ow!>

-swipes tail-

Nihilist!Tagg:    Xatu, Doc, Sentinel.   

-All three use Telekinesis...on Tracer, Luke, and DS and begin slamming them together very roughly into trees and each other-

-I swat the rocks away with my tail-