Lumiose Game Corner

-Isbrand gets tackled.-

Isbrand: "OOF!"

-Bad move to get in close quarters with the buff girl who knows MMA though.-

Vulpecula: "Oh, come on!"

The Armored Arcanine: <Jetpacks!>

-They fly over the Surf.-

Vulpecula: "I forgot about those."

-Vulpecula aims her left hand and fires a concussive blast at World's Oyster while The Armored Arcanine attempts to get the drop - quite literally, as she disables her jetpack - on the Vulpix with a Iron Tail courtesy of her chainsaw.-

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Stormchaser

Shaun: "Yay."

-He walks over to his laptop.-

Shaun: "Mobius, Iron, School, Best Berry, Battle Company."

"Anyone else? Is the Pokémon Fan Club building nuclear weapons? Do I need to keep an eye out for any Gym Leaders putting bullets into skulls?"

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

Stormchaser, Tempquarters

Shutter: Gimbal, where are you? And where the hell is Tommy. I could've sworn some of the reports mentioned a guy eerily like Arachna-Guy and a couple of legit-looking superheroes; who knows what danger that kid would get himself into?
Charger: <They're big kids and they should be alright.>
Shinji: <Nonsense! Arachna-guy would never let anything happen to civilians.>
Shutter: It's Tommy I'm worried about.

Lumiose City Streets

A joltik is perched atop a knapsack filled with electronics, quite confident in its seeming ability to guard its horde.

Drake: <Boo. Mustn't let Gimbal and Tommy down. Back off, thieves, or face the wrath of Drake!>

Edited by MasterJayAM on Aug 18th 2018 at 12:28:37 AM

Lumiose Game Corner, Staircase

???: Oh, sorry.

-The figure shuffles past Gimbal and carries on down the stairs.-

Lumiose Game Corner, Lower Level

-Ogden grumbles at Jetta, but follows her through the hole that the hooded guy made in the ice wall all the same.-

Ogden: The language that children use these days...

-At the same time, Turboranger turns to face M-7 just in time to get hit by the Malamar's Hypnosis.-

Turboranger: <Oh no! I can't... I can't... Turbo Recharge... zzz...>

-He slumps to the floor as Aeroraptor is wrestled to the ground by the buff girl who knows MMA. Just as his Pokemon are flying back to him, however...-

???: Heya. Did I miss anything?

-A high, mocking voice comes from the stairwell as Whiptail steps out onto the casino floor, with one hand clutching a fist-sized sapphire - and the other holding a whip wrapped around Shun's neck.-

Shun: I... I'm sorry, I didn't-

Whiptail: Heh, looks like it. So, before anyone comes rushing up to whisper in my ear, just remember that you can all look but not touch. Any sudden moves and I break the neck of Detective Conan here.

Edited by Herbert40k on Aug 17th 2018 at 4:00:46 PM

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

???: Gods, the things I almost miss.

-A blur of purple atop a blur of green surrounded by a blur of every other color imaginable zooms down into the kerfuffle. They stop, both looking winded despite the Flygon being the one flying.-

Spectrum: <Halt, criminals! Prepare to taste the rainbow!>

-For those unfamiliar, yes, anyone who can understand her is hearing color.-

Kai: Thank goodness we made it. We're not too late to the party, are we?

Edited by BittersweetNSour on Aug 17th 2018 at 11:17:41 AM

Lumiose Game Corner, stairs where a hostage situation is taking place

Gimbal: <Oh, no you don't bitch. You do not just shove me.>

Gimbal tries to float out toward some of the other remaining dust clouds until she (and the camera) are directly beneath Whiplash's head. She was very fortunate that she remembered what setting Tommy forgot to remove from his camera.

Gimbal: <Cheese!>

She cranes herself down ever so slightly below the supervillain and let loose a flash, then drops the camera on her head and bolted as fast as she could.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Aug 21st 2018 at 4:12:40 PM

Lumiose Game Corner lower levels

Arachna-Guy, holding a tiny desk fan: Are there any civilians still here?
Aranos: <It appears most of the crowds are in the top floor.>
Arachna-Guy: Well, we can't go anywhere while that big lummox is in the way, now and holy crap is that my backup—oh no.
Aranos: <She isn't... she did.>
Arachna-Guy: Go help M-7 and the Deino. I'm about to beat my mallet toss record.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Aug 21st 2018 at 4:13:09 PM

Lumiose Game Corner

-Whiptail looks over at Kai, any surprise in her expression hidden by the mask's painted-on grin.-

Whiptail: Oh no, not at all. After all, I'd love a light snack right now... especially one as cute as you. I could just eat you u-

-Suddenly, Gimbal's camera goes off, and despite the glare-resistant lenses in her mask the shock is enough to make Whiptail recoil.-

Whiptail: Ack!

-Her grip on her whip loosens, and Shun uses the opportunity to scurry beneath a nearby table - but she recovers quickly and looks over at the group confronting her, holding up her hands.-

Whiptail: ...Well then. You all walk away with your detective, and I walk away my gemstone. Sounds like a fair trade, doesn't it?

Edited by Herbert40k on Aug 17th 2018 at 4:26:05 PM

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

Lumiose Game Corner, Lower Level

Arachna-Guy fires some sort of silk thread into one of the broken blackjack tables and hurls it like a mallet, aiming squarely for Whiptail's head. He was tempted to yell something snarky at that point, but decided not to in a rare moment of prudence.

Even in spite of that rather short-lived hostage situation, Juggernaut still found the motivation to fire off her second Dragon breath, not caring whether it hit Dynaman or Neowarrior. Birdie, having regained his severely sore footing, took a moment to stop and yell "<'Ere's a better fair trade, chicky! 'Ow's about I trade that sapphire for a million punches in yer stupid, gormless face!>" he taunted. He knew full well Whiptail didn't understand him, but that wasn't his plan. He'd merely intended it as a distraction while M-7 turned his Hypnotic energies to the jewel thief; deprived of leverage, no-one had any reason to hold back, least of all him.

"<You poor, sad girl... that sapphire is probably fake, Mr. Dupont didn't seem classy enough to get the real thing... you're just holding a chunk of blue glass, but don't worry, I'm sure you can dream it's the real thing...>" he telephathized as he attempted to put her to sleep, and hopefully end all this nonsense.

Edited by PresidentStalkeyes on Aug 17th 2018 at 4:33:19 PM

"If you think like a child, you will do a child's work."

-Kai blinks, cheeks tinting.-

Kai: ...I, uh, I've never been called a snack before, but I will take what compliments I can get.

-They attempt to get off Spectrum's back, but in their flustered state, they stumble and fall.-

Kai: ...Flubbed the superhero landing there. Not that it's good on your knees anyway.

-They get up, dusting themself off.-

-Spectrum, meanwhile, tilts her head.-

Spectrum: <But detectives aren't valid currency... Don't you know the laws of equivalent exchange? You can't trade a shiny rock for a person!>

-Kai snaps back into reality.-

Kai: Right, yes, okay. As an... off duty Frontier Brain, I cannot in good conscience let you get away with that gemstone! It will take significantly more complimenting and flattery than that to change my mind!

Edited by BittersweetNSour on Aug 17th 2018 at 11:35:06 AM

Lumiose City Game Corner, lower level

Aranos sneaks up behind the aromatisse and fires a poison sting at them.
Aranos: <You're not going to do any smoke and mirrors claptrap on my watch.>

Lumiose Game Corner, Lower Level

-For a moment, it looks as though M-7's telepathic musings are causing Whiptail to waver... but then she shakes her head dismissively.-

Whiptail: It doesn't matter if it's real. What matters is that he believes it is.

-In the same moment, she ducks beneath the blackjack table hurled by Arachna-Guy with almost supernatural speed, then looks back up at Kai.-

Whiptail: Wait, what? Oh, right... in that case, I guess I'll just have to lay on more compliments and flattery next time, if that's what it takes to see you on your knees~ For now, though, we should probably be leaving. Buh-bye now~

-She hauls Aeroraptor off of the floor with one hand while dropping a smoke bomb from the other.-

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

Casino

-The Vulpix is K Oed by the Low Kick. Fey Feind recalls her-

-The Aromatisse yelps from the poison sting and fires a Moonblast back-

Fey Feind:    World's Oyster! What's our status?   

World's Oyster: -holds up a sack of loot- Loaded!

Fey Feind:    Then we retreat for now... But keep an eye out for our allies!   

-he floats out, his compatriots following-

Lumiose Airport

Aphrodite: Not yet. Not yet.

Edited by Umbramatic on Aug 17th 2018 at 11:55:13 AM

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Lumiose Game Corner

Isbrand: "What the actual fuck"

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

Kai: ...I didn't mean— well okay maybe subconsciously but that's not the point come back here! Spectrum, chase them down!

Spectrum: <You stop there and make a proper transaction for that gem!>

-She whooshes into the smoke cloud blindly, aiming to Rainbow Burn whatever she manages to hit-

Rubble of the Lumiose City Game Center

Arachna-Guy: Aranos, fall back.
With that, the duo fled during the appearance of the smoke; fortunately, in the ensuing battle the hole actually enlarged in size in the meantime. Aranos appears mildly injured and hobbles.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Aug 17th 2018 at 11:59:12 PM

Lumiose Game Corner, Lower Level

-Spectrum charging into the smoke with a Rainbow Burn is enough to disperse it... unfortunately, her efforts reveal nothing but empty space where the supervillains were once standing.-

Shun: Dammit. Dammit!

-He tears off his hat and throws it at the ground in frustration, while in the meantime, Ogden picks himself up, brushes himself off, and turns to Jetta.-

Ogden: ...I suppose I owe you some thanks. We can talk more about repayment later.

Edited by Herbert40k on Aug 17th 2018 at 5:08:09 PM

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

"<CRUSH! KILL! DESTROY! DESTROY!!>" Juggernaut yelled out to no-one in particular, by this point aimlessly barreling about the place and smashing into assorted tables and slot machines, almost as if it did not care about its hurt state in the slightest.

It took Birdie's intervention, in the form of a slide-in and a hard smack to the back of the head, to get her to stop. "<Juggahnaut, enuff! I said enuff! Bloody 'ell, ya been hit with so much fairy dust garbage it ain't even bloody funny! Yer a bloody crazy li'l bastard, y'know that? Yes, ya bloody are!>" he said, now sounding almost affectionate, like a doting mother as he began to stroke the top of her head. "<Yer a bloodthirsty ripper, a killer o' men! Yes you are! Yus yoo are!>"

Meanwhile, M-7 was busy looking the opposite direction, his arms folded in indignation. "<Hmph... that woman... how did she resist my power? Something about her was just not right, no measly human can just brush off my influence like that! I am a controller!>"

Meanwhile, Jetta was beginning to re-enter the building alongside Ogden, once the dust had settled. She sighed to herself with exasperation. Exhaustion, maybe. That actually felt good, at least marginally, so it was the kind of exhaustion you get when coming off an adrenaline high.

"You're, uh... heh, you're most welcome, Mr. Dupont... I wouldn't have said this at the time, obviously, but... well, those robbers dunno how to pull off this sort of job, with the discretion and the deception and the tactfulness. Trust me, they'll be scrubbing all the floors in Fallarbor Town before the week's done, hehehehe*snort*hehehe*snort*hehe!" she chuckled.

Edited by PresidentStalkeyes on Aug 17th 2018 at 5:12:16 PM

"If you think like a child, you will do a child's work."

-bonk-

-Spectrum collides with the wall, and staggers through the air dizzily.-

Kai: ...Damn. Oh well, I'm off the clock, it wasn't my job to get involved in this anyway. It's not my job on-the-clock either.

-They pick their hat up off the floor, and go to Spectrum to help stabilize her, turning their head to look at the group.-

Kai: ...So, uh, hey. I'm Kai. Kai Amarin. Frontier Brain. Sorry I was too late to help stop her.

Edited by BittersweetNSour on Aug 17th 2018 at 12:20:31 PM

Lumiose Game Corner, Lower Level

-Ogden lets out a snort that could be read as either satisfied or irritated - it's hard to tell with him.-

Ogden: Let's hope so. Regardless. I need to take an inventory upstairs. I'll be in touch.

-He shuffles upstairs, while Shun rather sheepishly picks up his hat and looks over at Kai.-

Shun: Detective Shun Hontou, International Police, and there is no need to apologise. This is my job, both on the clock and off, and I am sincerely sorry for my failure to apprehend the perpetrators.

Edited by Herbert40k on Aug 17th 2018 at 5:20:43 PM

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

Lumiose City Streets

Tommy, dressed in the same casuals he wore earlier—a T-shirt and shorts—arrives back to the bench where he left his knapsack. He loads a heavy satchel into the knapsack and sits down. He appears to have strained himself and is covered in a lot of building dust and gypsum particles.
Gimbal, in the phone: Tommy, where have you been? You left your camera in the satchel.
Tommy: The backup? Yeah, I appreciate the effort, but I probably wouldn't have much use for it. Drake, go retrieve both cameras.
Drake happily jumps off the knapsack and leaves toward the ruined Game Center
Gimbal: You had two this entire time? Oh, I have such a bone to pick with you right now, Thomas!
Tommy: I saw what you did with the camera, though. Or barely, anyway. Thanks for looking out for me.
Gimbal: Well, as long as you're not harmed. And Arachna-Guy was there. Weird that he'd show up. In the same place. Where you can take a picture of him.
Tommy: I'm largely bummed. They're up to something big; this is more than just a jewelry heist. The other superheroes were attempting to make chase but Arachna-Guy just fell back. And I can't blame him. Those guys were talking about things back when I was at their dumpster. Big things. Couldn't make out too many of them, but it involves—
Gimbal: Just where were you?
Tommy: Hiding in the lower levels. Managed to sneak off just as Arachna-Guy left.
Gimbal: You sick stalker.
Tommy: I'm not being too persistent, am I?
Gimbal: You went past that long before we even met.
Tommy: Well, I hope the photos are any good. The backup's quite resilient. It's the same model as Lucille. Arachna-Guy managed to save a few peeps, but that's about it. I'm telling ya, I need to contact these people.
Gimbal: Sure, a bunch of trained superheroes will surely take the advice of a guy who sleeps in supervillain dumpsters... Hey, there's a cop there. The one I so bravely rescued. Maybe you can explain the whole thing to them.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Aug 18th 2018 at 1:22:18 AM

Lumiose Game Corner

Isbrand: "Isbrand Sapphire, J-Teamer. I just wanted to play some blackjack."

-The Armored Arcanine and Vulpecula tiptoe out.-

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Stormchaser

-Shaun rolls his eyes.-

Shaun: "Now, Rod, why me?"

Edited by SwiftSeraph on Aug 17th 2018 at 11:20:58 AM

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

Lumiose City Game Corner

A young man wearing a Geographic Society T-shirt, shorts, and a press tag walks into the ruins, having been given clearance by the gendarme to interview some of the people. He is carrying a heavy knapsack.
He is followed by a rotom. A joltik that had previously been hovering around a surprisingly intact fallen camera wanders close to him. He approaches Detective Shun.
Tommy, voice cracking: Hello there! My name is Tommy Petersen. I'm from the Geographer Weekly. I'd like to schedule an interview regarding the impact of this case in the coming weeks. This is my friend's rotom, Gimbal. She wandered in with my camera.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Aug 18th 2018 at 12:31:10 AM

-Kai shakes their head at Shun.-

Kai: Don't beat yourself up too much over it, supervillains are astonishingly competent when they want to be. I hope she didn't rough you up too much before I got here.

-They hear Isbrand, process the names "Isbrand" and "Sapphire", visibly connecting dots in their mind.◊-

Kai: ...Geez. A lot has happened in the time I've been away from the J-Team. You wouldn't happen to be related to Shaun Sapphire, would you?

Stormchaser

-Rod shrugs◊-

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