ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Ula'Ula Island

EJ exhales slowly as he looks up at the dilapidated Thrifty Megamart.

"You sure this is the place?"

I am. There is something of great power within. I must possess it.

"Seems more like anything you'd find in there would give you botulism rather than power, but if you insist..."

He begins to walk forward, before noticing the symbol on the door.

"Oh, dammit. It's a trial site. This will be... interesting."

He pushes the door open, trudging into the darkness.

edited 14th Nov '17 3:38:42 PM by Orichalcon

JD waved hello, "I am JD. Replicant Model 000. "Owen" here was our first successful contact after our own AI unit decided to try and make friends."

Lanakila Center

Mason: Yeah. I can imagine they're more than a good enough place to go to if you have a bone to pick with us.

Rose: I'm gonna go get actual medical attention now before it gets too bad.

-She wanders off to get her nose treated.-

Mason: ...Anyway, what's shortstack's deal out there?

Po Town

Ariados: <Oh, man, this is gonna be tough. But I can do this!>

-An image of a MUCH BIGGER AND SCARIER ARIADOS MONSTER appears momentarily, before disappearing.-

edited 14th Nov '17 3:48:09 PM by BittersweetNSour

Team Iron Auxillary Base

Alonya: -looks over to JD- I...

Owen: Oh, I should explain myself! See, my creator was this scientist named Odin, who was super-brilliant but also super-psycho! He had enough foresight to know his enemies might do him in eventually, so shortly before he was killed he remapped his neurology to a computer program to create me! So I'm pretty much an AI clone of him, and these Rossum guys were kind enough to put some of his DNA into making this body look just like him too! But I ultimately didn't want to pursue his goals after his death like he wanted, so I quarantined all his psycho tendencies I inherited into a mirror program that is itself quarantined into a flash drive that is unfortunately in the hands of-

-Notices Alonya is still staring-

...I'm rambling, aren't I?

Alonya: This is just... A lot to take in...

Owen: Er, right, uh... I'll leave you alone a bit and consult my mons on... Stuff.

-he heads off-

Lakinala Center

Human!Ammy: -shrugs- He's Lucius, a grump that holds decades-long grudges for forgetting his drink.

edited 14th Nov '17 3:51:46 PM by Umbramatic

Po Town

Lucario stared at the Ariados incredulously, after recovering from the Night Shade. <Jumpscares? Really?> He asked rhetorically, one spike lighting up before it was ready to be weaponized.

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edited 14th Nov '17 3:56:31 PM by AbsentCoder

"Excited aren't they? Fancy tech with us. We figured it was for the best since Oran Os requested it."

JD sat down, "John Doe."

Lanakila Center

-Mason raises an eyebrow-

Mason: ...Sounds about right to me, from what I saw. Good to know my grudges are more than reasonable in comparison, then.

Po Town — Shady House

-The Ariados is blasted backward, but rights herself-

Ariados: <I can do more than that!>

-She sends BRAIN WAVES into the Lucario's BRAIN-

edited 14th Nov '17 3:57:29 PM by BittersweetNSour

Po Town

With his head now being forced to POUND, it was a little bit hard for him to remain focused.

That’s why he had his ability, his head now back in the game.

With disregard of the typing combination, Lucario swept his foot under the Ariados to force their footing to falter.

And maybe he’d pop another Flash Cannon if he now had the speed advantage.

edited 14th Nov '17 4:06:30 PM by AbsentCoder

Lakinala Center

Human!Ammy: Pretty much! But Lucy's not all bad. We've done some awesome stuff together. Like travelling back in time to beat up my fiance. Long story.

Team Iron Auxillary Base

Alonya: ...Alonya Polnoch.

-she looks in the direction Owen went-

...Where did you get that technology anyway?

Thrifty Megamart

-EJ may notice a PERFECTLY INNOCENT little girl-

JD smiled a bit, "We made it. Rossum believes in technology, thus we worked hard to make it. Our main frontline fighter is the humble droid."

In a instant, a blue flash, and then a green metal skeleton stood there. "See? We can teleport them in, we did need to study the teleportation move a bit before we got it figured out."

Lanakila Center

-Mason stares-

Mason: ...Pardonfuck you did to whomst?

Po Town — Shady House

-The Ariados isn't hurt much, but she does stumble.-

Ariados: <Whoawhoawhoawhoa ahhhh!>

-She takes a moment to regain her footing before using Psychic again-

edited 14th Nov '17 4:16:17 PM by BittersweetNSour

Abandoned Thrifty Megamart

EJ noticed the little girl among the shadowed shelves, tilting his head. Was she scavenging, or perhaps a trialgoer? He decided to approach he, smilingly politely.

"Excuse me, miss- this is the trial site, yes? Is the Captain around?"

Psyche sighs. ~Lucius...~ She shakes her head and walks back in.

Nimbasa City

The woman looks around the house more. "Hmm. The pictures indicate this house had a few occupants, but it doesn't look very lived in." She looks at one photo. A man, three small children, and a woman that looks very similar to her are standing in it. In the woman's arms is a small baby. The man's face is burned out, as is the baby's.

"...Peculiar."

Po Town House

Another blast of Psychic force struck Lucario, but having recently taken a blow of the same nature, he kinda shrugged it off.

And he thus went for a more close-ranged Flash Cannon.

Lakinala center

Human!Ammy: Ohhhhh, you speak meme, let me rephrase that...

We dove right into the timey-wimey ball as total bros and totally pwned my spoopy fiance! -dabs-

...

-Shakes her head and shudders-

...I hope to never have to do that phrasing again...

Team Iron Auxiliary Base

Alonya: ...Interesting.

-double-takes-

Wait, are you and your little toys authorized to be in here?

Thrifty Megamart

Acerola: That would be me! :3

Mt. Lanakila

-looking somewhat lost, a skinny young man bundled up in his green coat looks around-

Joseph: Hmmm...this is where everyone is now?

-his companion, in many ways identical to him but slightly taller and older, nods-

Thirtyjoseph: Yep.

Lanakila Center

Mason: ...If you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go drink to forget that sentence ever existed. Do you know where the nearest bar is?

Po Town

-The Ariados is blasted back into the wall.-

Ariados: <Aw man, I couldn't do it...>

Skull Grunt B: ...Guess you're free to go. Whatever.

Abandoned Thrifty Megamart

EJ said nothing for a moment, slowly exhaling through his nose.

"...Yeah, OK." He straightened a bit. "Well, Miss Captain, I'd like to take the Trial here. What do I do?"

-Internally-

This girl is like 8! How late to the game with this training thing am I?!

You are exceptionally late, and age has little to do with ability- you are perhaps the crowning example of that.

Oh, shut up.

"Probably not," JD commented. He smirked as the Droid teleported away, "We'll talk again sometime in the future, hope Owen has fun with his new body."

In a static crackle, JD vanished. Leaving Alonya alone with Owen.

-Ever is feeling somewhat awkward. Yesterday, he was a human with a ghost for a Pokedex. Today, he is a human acting as a Pokedex for a ghost. Is this karma? Was Muninn right after all?-

-he is, presumably, approachable, if the Haunter isn't feeling possessive-

-Amanita notices Brie, sitting on a bench-

Amanita: Hey!

Brie: Hiya...

Amanita: Uh, are you alright?

-approaching, it's pretty clear that Brie looks about two-thirds asleep, and is making rapid headway towards the last third-

Brie: Who, me? Yeah, I'm fine...just been a long week, is all.

Amanita: Really? I haven't seen anything weird going on.

Brie: You're welcome.

Amanita: What?

Brie: What?

-they are approachable-

-PEFE!Every is sitting on a stool in a lab. Scuttle is clinging to the side of the same stool-

PEFE!Every: See? I was right.

Scuttle: <About?>

PEFE!Every: Nothing good comes of leaving HQ.

Scuttle: <...>

PEFE!Every: No, I know, a lot of good things happened, but...ugh. I'm stuck again. I hate being stuck.

Scuttle: <That's fair. I'm sure someone will be here to help us eventually.>

PEFE!Every: Empirically? If you could hold your breath, I wouldn't recommend it.

Leslie: Who are you talking to?

-PEFE!Every and Scuttle both turn their attention to Martin and Leslie, who have appeared more or less out of nowhere-

PEFE!Every: Oh, I was just chatting with Scuttle.

Martin: Don't converse with Pokemon. It's a bad habit to get into.

PEFE!Every: ...What?

Scuttle: <Excuse me?>

Leslie: While speaking to something you know is unresponsive can be a useful method of fact-checking out loud, speaking to something that you believe to exhibit emotional responses is worse than a waste of time.

Martin: While the Pokedex Extended Filesystem Endeavor may have instructed you to treat Pokemon as beings capable of rational thought, they were incorrect in doing so, and the sooner you unlearn that information, the better.

PEFE!Every: What on earth?

Leslie: With allowances for certain species, there is no evidence that truly suggests that any Pokemon has intelligence comparable to our own.

Cytosol: <How's this for "comparable to our own", you co-dependent sociopaths?>

-Leslie and Martin stare at Cytosol-

Martin: A defense mechanism. A psychic ping of emotion, which translates to our brains as speech. A Chatot's mimicry on a mental level.

PEFE!Every: That is the most ridiculous theory I've ever heard.

Leslie: The communications of Pokemon are filtered through our own anthropomorphic lens. There is no truth to them.

Cytosol: <Listen, I don't know where you're getting this from, but—>

Martin: Every, silence your Solosis, or we will do it for you.

Cytosol: <Screw you both. I—>

Cytosol. ...Please.

Cytosol: <...>

Leslie: Much appreciated.

Martin: Refrain from communicating with your Pokemon in the future. If your Psychic-types are an issue, we can separate them from you in the interim. Knight will ensure your cooperation.

Leslie: Now, just wait there.

Martin: We'll need your help in just a minute or two.

-the two walk off, leaving PEFE!Every alone and in silence-

Team Iron Auxillary Base

-Alonya pauses, then heads off to find Owen-

-Owen is speaking with his mons-

Owen: She's freaked out! What do I do?

De Leo: <Tackle her to assert your dominance!>

Haggar: <Give dishonor or worse to her enemies!>

Ein: <Proposal: Sniff her posterior.>

Fortran: <Be forward and honest, sir?>

Owen: None of you are hel-

Alonya: ...Ahem.

-Owen and his mons whip around-

Owen: Look, Alonya, I-

Alonya: Your new body. It's pretty cool. I can tell you really like having it.

Owen: Uh... Thanks.

-Alonya smiles a bit and leaves-

-As soon as she is out of sight Owen swoons-

-His mons collectively sigh-

Lakinala Center

Human!Ammy: In the village, can I join you for the same purpose?

Thrifty Megamart

Acerola: Take pictures of ghosts! It's just like that one Wii game! :3

Po Town

They both shrugged. <That was actually fairly satisfying,> Lucario mused. <Call it prejudice, but I was expecting it to go a little more smoothly.>

“You know what they say about assuming,” Colton began as he returned Lucario, followed by sending out Sylveon to create a Heal Bell.

A few swears came from Amaterasu’s ‘ball as Colton and Sylveon entered.

Shop Assistant: A Pokeform is what the name implies. It is the Pokemon that humans take on when exposed to certain magic or powers. The Pokemon of your very soul, to be precise

A side effect of becoming a Pokemon is that once you turn back human, you can understand what your Pokemon are saying. Lucky you~

-In the middle of that sentence, he finally got his hands to his neck to pull the scarf off. He stands up, brushes himself off, and slaps Gabe.-

'Phoenix: Don't fucking touch me. How much for the scarf? And do you have Moon Stones?

Shop Assistant: Wow, rude~.

Anyway since that particular scarf would be a heavily coveted item and a one of a kind. 5000 poke dollars. 3000 if you apologise~

And Moon Stones? Why are you asking about that! This is a clothing shop, not a department store!

edited 14th Nov '17 6:18:04 PM by PippingFool