ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Iggy's Glade

-Iggy is here, skipping about when she sees the strange dog again-

Iggy:Oh! Hello again!

Pup:Yip! Yip yip!

-Hop wagwag-

-He dashes off-

Iggy:Hey! Wait up!

-She begins to run after the small white dog-

-She runs faster, watching the dog disappear into the bushes-

Hey! Come baaaack! Can't we pl-

-She begins to pant slightly...it seems she'd begun to run up a mountain...and no longer in her own dreamscape-

P...Pu...ppy...?

-Pant-

-She comes to an abrupt stop, having come to a large hole-

Hah...hah...whew...almost...f-fell in...

-A few pieces of dirt begin to fall into the yawning abyss-

It...looks really deep...

-Gives a light giggle-

If I was auntie Maria...I'd wanna explore it...hehe...

-Deep breath-

Alright, now where's that pu-

-The ground suddenly gives way beneath her-

-Iggy feels weightless for but a moment...she soon finds her voice though...-

K...KYAAAAA!

-In the form of a form of a scream.-

-She passes out before she hits the bottom-

Slateport City

Ryklys: Team Aqua is an organization of people concerned for our rivers and ocean, willing to take action to defend them.

Teach the Blastoise: -slams a fist into a palm- <Sometimes it's aggressive action!>

Bartholomew the Slowking: <Usually it's constructive action.>

Grace the Cloyster: <That's the boring kind.>

Ryklys: Contrary to what you might read in the... tabloids, getting into fights with Team Magma is not our primary mission.

-she points at a series of pylons out in the Slateport harbor-

We constructed those a few years back to provide habitat for filter-feeding Pokémon. Water quality in the harbor has already begun to improve.

Somewhere, the rap arena

-Toxicroak steps forward. As he begins, his voice is somehow magnified-

Toxicroak: <Okay, listen up, your favorite trio's back.

And we've got a brand new plan of attack.

We'll beat you so hard, you'll say alas and alack.

And then Tim there will make you her midnight snack!

So give up your aspiration and give up your life goal, us

Three will turn your gang into a Salamence bolus,

Come at us with your best lines, let's see no hesitation!

You're packing nothing that can hurt us, says my Anticipation!

Slateport City

Willard: <Hm, I am curious about this singing and dancing. Would you be willing to go into more detail?>

Addie: So... what do members usually do?

-Savannah's still being silent.-

Slateport

Chum: <Well, I could...>

-He flashes a grin-

<But wouldn't you rather see a demonstration?>

Slateport City

Ryklys: Depending on your skills, you might train your Pokémon for battle against wild Pokémon and ecocriminals. Or you may help engineer or construct ecosystem rehabilitation projects. If veterinary medicine is your thing, we operate several rescue centers and research facilities throughout the region.

Typically, you'll live at an Aqua headquarters or aboard a ship during a tour of duty.

Malley the Shellder on Bartholomew's Head: <Oh no is he going to sing.>

Somewhere, rap arena

Jab: <Wait, which one of us is next?>

Mix: <Merle is! She was in that trial!>

Merle: <Wait, what? How'd you get your paws on those tapes?>

Mix: <They were sent out to all your loved ones!>

Jab: <Why didn't I get one?>

Merle: <...>

Jab: <Right. Well, proceed.>

-Merle steps forward-

Merle: <Okay, I'll admit, that was pretty good, but!

With two silent partners, you're now in a rut!

The balloon won't talk, and the bell can't be heard,

So it's three against one, you amphibian nerd!

I'll make myself clear, so it's no surprise,

We'll beat you in three rounds as the Murkrow flies!

So listen to the Perish Song count out your defeat!

I'm an expert on carrion, and you're dead meat!>

Slateport City

Addie: Hrm... There aren't many grass-types at sea, are there?

Willard: <Ooh, please do! Demonstrations can be super cool!>

-Still nothing but silence from Savannah.-

EVERY

OH MY GOD YES

YOU'RE THE BEST

Palace Of Shadow

-Bozaka is Ice Beamed, but tanks it due to Roost and sends another Fire Blast-

-Pudge is damaged even more visibly by another Aura Sphere and a Dragon Pulse, but swipes at Kaguya and Wasserkugel with Shadow Claw again, heavily damaging them both-

Gorga: -sees Vivian go down- <Ha! That'll - >

Nico: O'Malley, Disarming Voice!

Gorga: <...Ah shi->

-Is hit by the attack for fairly heavy damage and retaliates with another Crunch on O'Malley, doing much the same to him back.-

Why thank you. :3

Somewhere, rap arena

Toxicroak: <You doubt the abilities of my partners in crime?

Let's see how smug you are when Fade completes my—>

Fade: <—rhyme.>

Merle: <....Hoo boy.>

Toxicroak: <We're working together on this one!>

Fade: <Collaboration.>

Toxicroak: <I may have Dry Skin but we're spitting fire!>

Fade: <Immolation.>

Toxicroak: <So go eat yourself, Merle, it's time for—>

Fade: <Humiliation.>

Toxicroak: <Next round, we're switching Easy Mode off!>

Fade: <Escalation.>

edited 4th Dec '15 6:55:53 PM by memyselfandI2

Slateport

Chum: <Alright, then.>

Now how'd I...

Oh, right!

-He starts singing in tune to the following song-

♪ <Yo Ho, Yo Ho, Yo Ho, Yo Ho, Yo Ho> ♪

♪ <The sea is teeming with life> ♪

♪ <And we want to keep it that rife> ♪

♪ <I bet you'd find> ♪

♪ <There's none who'd mind> ♪

♪ <A-joinin' with Aqua's Team> ♪

♪ <To save the ocean's gleam!> ♪

-He looks at Ryklys expectantly as if she's supposed to continue-

Palace of Shadow

-Pa-Patch is hit pretty hard by the Fire Blast as well-

Pa-Patch: <Argh, ya haven't worn me down yet!>

-He sends out a Blizzard this time-

Palace Of Shadow

-All three mons are hit by the Blizzard-

Bozaka: <...Owie...>

-Pudge and Gorga are knocked to their last legs as well, but when Bozaka goes down Pudge lets out an enraged roar-

Pudge:    <...YOU HURT MOMMY!>   

   <NO ONE HURTS MOMMY!>   

-Hurls a Rock Slide at everyone-

Wasserkugel: -is hit bad- <Why... Didn't you go boom...>

-Kaguya is knocked to her last legs and flinches-

Gorga: <Rrrgh... Let's end this!>

-Chains Howl into Outrage and rampages around the battlefield trying to hit anyone she can, and hits O'Malley into the red-

edited 4th Dec '15 8:03:52 PM by Umbramatic

Somewhere, rap arena

Merle: <...Yikes.>

Mix: <Now what? Neither of us have ever done this before.>

Jab: <Yeah, it wasn't exactly covered in the Sneasel curriculum.>

Merle: <Take the next verse together! You'll cancel each other out!>

Jab: <...Well...>

-he steps forwards-

Mix: <If you say so. :3>

-Mix hops forwards-

Mix: <Okay, frog legs, if teamwork's your game—>

Jab: <We'll show you a style that makes yours look lame!>

Mix: <We'll start at the beginning—>

Jab: <—the start of all your sinning—>

Mix: <—We'll go through all the reasons that you never started winning!>

Jab: <When you three ditched the team, we were shocked and appalled—>

Mix: <You tried to take over the universe and break the fourth wall!>

Jab: <But we spoiled your plot—>

Mix: <You guys wasted your shot—>

Jab: <You picked a fight with half the J-team!>

Mix: <That was brilliant.>

Jab: <Not.>

Mix: <We locked you up but you got out, and what did you do then?>

Jab: <Made us think you were Monokuma. What did that achieve again?>

Mix: <Next you kidnapped our human and you put him in a box—>

Jab: <Which you let Gyru make. Is your head full of rocks?>

Mix: <The box was useless and failed—>

Jab: <You got yourself Dragon Tailed—>

Mix: <Guess you didn't level up while you were rotting in jail.>

Jab: <Just face it, you guys screwed up every plan that you made.>

Mix: <Maybe Toxi would think better if he got himself laid?>

Jab: <But when your friends are a bell—>

Mix: <And a ghost in a shell—>

Jab: <It's just you and your hand.>

Mix: <Oh! You lost that as well!>

Jab: <Okay, we're through.>

Mix: <Now for the rest of your crew!>

Both: <Send 'em up in front of us so we can burn 'em too!>

Rap Arena

Unown: C R I T I C A L ! H I T

...???

-Iggy opens her eyes blearily. She wasn't dead, or at leas..not awake. This place wasn't her room. It certainly wasn't any place she knew.-

Iggy:N...Ngh...

-She pushes herself to her feet...and notices her landing pad. A bed of golden flowers.-

Flowers?

-She gives one a sniff...it smells sweet-

Where...am I...

-She looks around...the room is dark as far as the eye can see.-

-There is, however, a path more lit up, pointing to a doorway of sorts.-

Hm...? An exit?

-She begins to walk toward the door. Through it is a similarly dark room...save a brightly lit patch of ground-

-And rooted in the ground, is a Sunflora-

...

Sunflora:<Howdy!>

Somewhere, rap arena

Toxicroak: <Admirable. Gyru, you heard the gentlemen.>

Gyru: -floats forward- <I'll use small words, so I stay at your level.

Now it's time for me to join in the revel.>

-it hums, and starts to rotate-

<I'm sure you're betting we're regretting that upsetting refrain,

but now you'll cower at the power of my towering brain,

we were ready for the steady stream of petty aggression,

and your scent, while incidental to your mental recession.

What's offensive is your sense of confidence of your win,

but you'll see now, you and me now, number three now steps in.

Not the past verse, no half-assed verse. Let the last verse begin.>

Fade: <Word.>

Toxicroak: <Merle, I seem to recall a boast.

That after three rounds, our side was toast.

Would you care to recant 'fore you become a ghost?

If not, no worries, Tim's ready to roast.>

Palace of Shadow

-Pa-Patch is struck and knocked out by the Rock Slide-

Pa-Patch: <Heh... At least I showed 'em somethin...>

-He faints-

-Maggie recalls him-

Maggie: "..."

"..."

"MEMORY!"

-She sends out the Porygon-

Memory: <Tip: Calming down would help you think through the situation->

Maggie: "I DON'T CARE, JUST DO IT!"

Memory: <...Very well.>

-She launches a Blizzard at Gorga and Pudge-

edited 4th Dec '15 9:40:58 PM by CorvusAtrox

Palace Of Shadow

-Gorga's Outrage is cut off when the Blizzard KOs her, though she manages to get another hit in on O'Malley and take him out too-

-Pudge is almost out, but seeing Gorga go down makes him more enraged-

Pudge:    <NOW YOU HURT FUZZY MOMMY! YOU DIE!>   

-Makes a last-ditch rush at Memory with a Power-Up-Punch-

Kaguya: <No! You're not killing anyone here!>

-Blasts him with a Dragon Pulse-

-Pudge's attack is cut off before it connects, and he staggers back...-

-And finally falls-

Nico: -sighs- Geez... That was more intense than expected.

...

...What now?

edited 4th Dec '15 10:20:52 PM by Umbramatic

Palace of Shadow

Memory: <...That was certainly close. I shall need to remind myself to be more careful when attacking fuzzy mothers in the future.>

Maggie: "What now? We move on and save an Emboar!"

"Though... with this fight being here, I don't know if..."

-Maggie shakes her head-

"No, we will do this. No matter what."

-Someone may or may not notice a presence nearby that wasn't there before-

Somewhere, rap arena

Mix: <...Well, it's been nice knowing you.>

Merle: <Guys, we're going to have to work together.>

Jab: <How exactly do you expect us to beat that?>

Merle: <...Teenage determination?>

Jab: <...>

Mix: <It's better than nothing.>

-the three of them step forwards-

Merle: <I'll recant nothing, we're just getting started!>

Mix: <Don't hold your breath for our death, you'll be left broken-hearted!>

Jab: <So fast and so cold, it's like getting Ice Sharded!>

Mix: <We're the trinity epitome of raps triple-parted!>

Merle: <Toxicroak, we bid you adieu!>

Jab: <Sure you're already cooked, but what can you do?>

Mix: <When we're done with this line, you can redefine "through"!>

All Three: <In the dictionary it'll have a picture of you!>

Jab: <Fade next! You think you're strong and silent?>

Merle: <We all know you better! You're wrong, you're just violent!>

Mix: <Your pranks are a joke, and they're mostly the same!>

All Three: <Now see if you can keep yourself afloat with that flame!>

Mix: <And Gyru, you can spin a nice rhyme, but you're weak!>

Jab: <You couldn't find the rhythm if we played Hide-and-Seek!>

Merle: <When it comes to rap battles, you're a flash in the pan!>

All Three: <You could recycle yourself, but you already got canned!>

-the three take a step forward-

All Three: <You've all been irrelevant for over a year!

We outgrew you as villains, you're nothing to fear!

We've fought Shadows and legends, we're out of your tier!

This verse and your story are both ending here!>

Palace of Shadow

-Nico, Arika, and Kaguya all notice the presence, and try to assess it-

Somewhere, the rap arena

Tim: <Well, that was entertaining.>

Merle: <I should frigging hope so.>

Toxicroak: -eyes narrowed- <Well? Are you going to decide or not?>

Tim: <Certainly. The winner is—>

Well? Who is the winner?

Triplika

Palace of Shadow

-The presence would be revealed to be a few other X-Nauts-

Memory: <It seems our recent guests are not the only X-Nauts around.>

I vote for The Other Guys

The Other Guys, due to much better Jabs.

Yvan: Don't make me Oblivion Wing you. >:|

Eeep! Sorry, sorry, back to The Tale Of Thwap...

Palace Of Shadow

Nico: ...What are you all doing here? Shouldn't you be with Grodus?

edited 4th Dec '15 11:08:35 PM by Umbramatic