The Rough Riders are a bit shocked as Arthur and Co. retreat.

"Uh...what were you saying about running away?"

The small entourage of flyer Rough Riders all land here. However there is no one on the Pidgeot...

The J-Team members all receive an email containing codes. Mobius security codes. For the Multi-Carrier.

GIVE ME YOUR FACE

-Kai relaxes a bit, and can't help but smirk slightly at the thought of that awful Oricorio getting upstaged.-

Murkrow: -poofs proudly- <I can't say I've had a name before. Oh, but I've had titles! The Rosy Prince of Mélancolie Path, they called me.>

Kai: I wouldn't dare do something as crude as dousing a Murkrow in glitter. If he chooses to bedazzle himself, of course, that's his choice, but I wouldn't force it upon him.

(I hate sucking up to people, but it's keeping me alive. I can deal with it.)

The Battle of Lumiose

-Lissa blinks at the gust of wind.-

Lissa: What the fuck was-

Alice: We need to get out of here! Grab anyone you can and take Foxglove to the Stormchaser!

Lissa: What about you?

Alice: I'll be fine! Go!

Lissa: Alright...

-She pulls Colton to his feet and grabs Roy by the sleeve as a Tropius runs up next to her.-

Foxglove: <Reporting for duty!>

Lissa: Okay, boys, we're leaving. Hope you've got something that can hit that monster from the air...

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.

-where last we left off, Ever was about to die-

-speaking of people who are about to die-

Pokefutures HQ, Portal Room

-Brie's knocked off her feet, a long cut opening up across her torso-

Atlantis: <Brie!>

Amanita: —ie.

-she rushes over, her mons following-

Troy: Ah, you're here too. Don't you get it?

Amanita: Thorn!

-Thorn launches alternating Sludge Bombs and Energy Balls, which Troy dodges easily-

Troy: I can read your minds. I can see your futures. There's nothing you can do to fight me.

Amanita: ...I think you're wrong.

-she palms a Pokeball, and Troy glares at her, freezing her in place telekinetically-

Amanita: ...

-and an Air Cutter from Ares taps the button-

Troy: Great. So you have another useless Pokemon.

-his eyes glow...-

-and then he blinks-

Troy: Wait, why can't I—

-and he's batted across the room by a heavy claw-

Emperor: <Limbs? Evil? Must be a tree.>

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Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Route 7, Battle Chateau Bridge

-Headpet watches over the side of the bridge, getting a bit impatient-

Headpet: <Which one, which won, which one, which won, which one, which won...>

-and finally something floats out from under the bridge-

Bidoof: <zzz>

Headpet: <!?!>

-he points an accusing claw at the water-

<Not a stick!>

Bidoof: -opening one eye- <I would hope not, that is an unrealistic and recklessly unhealthy standard of beauty.>

Headpet:

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Pokefutures HQ, Portal Room

-Troy picks himself up, wincing-

Troy: ...I can't read your future.

Emperor: <Because trees can't read, obviously!>

-he snaps his tail at Troy, launching a needle which the Agent only narrowly teleports away from-

Troy: Right. Drapion. Dark-type. No problem.

-his eyes flash bright-

Troy used Miracle Eye!

Troy: You really thought a Dark-type would be enough to deal with me? I am—

am...

...what

Amanita: I mean, not any Dark-type. This one in particular.

Troy: ...that doesn't make any...why would you...

-a pair of heavy pincers come down on his shoulders, holding him fast-

Emperor: <That's the problem with you trees.>

-he lifts Troy into the air-

Emperor: <You're so tough, but all that means is that when the storm comes, you break.>

-and slams him into the ground-

Thorn: <...> (to Amanita) <How is it fair that he's the strongest of us?>

Amanita: Nobody ever said life was fair, Thorn.

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Route 7, Berry Fields

Basket: <So, these trees were planted by people with the intention of being able to return later to harvest berries, yes?>

Snorlax: <OK.>

Basket: <And perpetuation of civilization depends on the ability to plan for the long term, yes?>

Snorlax: <Sure.>

Basket: <So consider that raiding the community berry garden without contribution to its upkeep is a violation of the social contract.>

Snorlax: <Makes sense to me.>

Basket: <So you will stop?>

Snorlax: <Nah.>

Basket: :/

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Pokefutures HQ, Portal Room

Amanita: I...think that's everyone?

Ares: <Everyone who's not fighting the Crawdaunt, anyway.>

Crawdaunt: (from outside the room) <FALL BEFORE ME, PATHETIC LAND DWELLERS!>

Amanita: ...That seems like not our problem.

Ares: <I'd agree.>

-and the two realize something-

Amanita: Brie!

-she runs over to the other girl, who has made no particular effort to get up-

Brie: Hiya!

Amanita: Are you alright?

Brie: Been better. I'm pretty sure I'll be alright.

See what I meant, though? You're dependable. I couldn't deal with Troy, so you covered for me.

Amanita: ...Did you stage all that just to set up for that line?

Brie: No. I am in a lot of pain.

Amanita: ...I'll see what I can do about that.

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Lumiose City

Mae and Lucario returned.

Roy grabbed the choker from Colton and put it on, then attempted to break free of Lissa’s grip, but would still keep pace through Flame Charge.

Colton himself grabbed his Sun Stone through his shirt and turned into Talbain, the Lycanroc levitating a few stones around himself as of to say “I got that.”

The phone buzzing with the security codes was picked up out of Colton’s phone with an illusory glove unzipping the pocket and showing him the email.

The glove then tried to show the email to Lissa, with an addendum at the bottom that seemed to pop off the screen.

Edited by AbsentCoder on Aug 29th 2018 at 11:40:30 AM

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

-so they're fine. Let's do something else-

Pokefutures HQ, Mary's Office

-the metal ball is vaporized by a blast of Obscura-

Mary: What?

-stepping off of PEFE!Every, she peers out of her room-

-and is hit by a second Shadow Ball, sending her flying down the hall-

Leah: ... (to PEFE!Every) Do I say something cool?

PEFE!Every: (weakly) I'm not the person to ask.

-she sends out Rotary, picking herself up with obvious discomfort-

Rotary: <Let me guess. Things have deteriorated?>

PEFE!Every: I would venture to say that we are several steps past "deteriorated."

Leah: ...

I'm...I'm sorry about your cousin. They were neat.

Ever: They still are.

-both PEFE!Every and Leah yelp-

Leah: Holy shit, what does it take to kill you?

Ever: More than...this. Apparently.

-they recall Muninn-

Ever: We should maybe go now. Pef?

PEFE!Every: Froslass woman? Are you coming with us?

Leah: I...

-explosions echo down the hallway as Mary rises to her feet, flickering with blue flames that appear to be emitting...bubbles?-

-okay-

Mary: How dare you, Agent?

Leah: Okay yeah I'm in.

Mary: The words to describe the pain you are going to experience have yet to be invented.

-she raises her hands, Aura gathering in them-

PEFE!Every: Rotary!

Rotary: <Me!>

Click!

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Kalos Route 7, Battle Chateau Bridge

-a Helioptile looks horrified-

Headpet: <So... if you don't eat enough food, you die?!?!>

Bidoof: <That... is how life works, yes.>

Headpet: -tearing up- <So when Basket makes me eat my peas she's trying to save my life...>

Bidoof: <...that's a technically true but needlessly dramatic way to put it.>

-they continue to float downstream-

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Lumiose

-The guns do some damage to the crystal, but not enough, as Mobius' attacks are directed to the Stormchaser-

Dr. Multiman:    Get them! After their ship! Don't let them esca-   

-Suddenly there is a noise-

-A third airship flies up to the fray-

-It's bright pink. And on its bridge...-

Locke: Sorry we're late!

Archer: We had a hell of a time getting back to this timeline.

Shizuo: But we're here to kick these creep's asses!

Ship!Alex: Starting with that crystal!

-A MASSIVE Hyper Beam launches from Ship!Alex and impacts the crystal, shattering it. The shock has a clear effect on the boss mons, leaving them vulnerable-

Get them! Now!

-Archer sends out a Flygon, which flies down to attack the Fucking Biolizard-

Edited by Umbramatic on Aug 29th 2018 at 2:45:53 PM

Contact Me!

Pokefutures HQ, Portal Room

-Brie is lying down on a Grassy Terrain, recuperating. Skyfire is fussing-

Skyfire: <Ohhhh, I knew it was a bad idea for you to recall me! And now you're hurt, and it's because I wasn't there. Let me tell you, I—>

Thorn: <Shaymin's quills, shut up...>

-Amanita glares at him-

Amanita: (to Skyfire) She'll be fine. It's just a cut.

...A fairly large cut, but a cut. Grassy Terrain will fix her up in a minute or two.

Skyfire: -snorts, a puff of smoke escaping-

Amanita: Promise.

Skyfire: <...How do I know you're—>

Click!

Amanita: Gah!

Ever: Nice to see you too.

-they collapse, and Leah catches them-

Thorn: <Hang on. Aren't we supposed to be fighting her?>

Ever: I am a diplomatic genius and she's on our side now.

Leah: I'd debate the first but the second is true.

Amanita: (to Ever) What happened to you, then?

PEFE!Every: The facility is being run by my mother.

Leah: What.

Amanita: Wh— are you alright?

PEFE!Every: (with a slight grin) I got to tell her she was wrong to her face. I'm fantastic.

Leah: She's your mom?

Ever: Can we share backstories later? I'm sort of dying.

Amanita: Right! You, uh...

Leah: Leah.

Amanita: Froslass girl, get them onto the grass.

Leah: ...Why?

Amanita: ...

Leah: ...Alright, if you think it'll help. God, your universe is weird.

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Lumiose City Streets, concurrent with the siege of the Stormchaser

Shutter, watching the Stormchaser take off: There goes all our stuff. Am I ever glad our producers are on that ship. Wonder if she's okay.
Gimbal, in the phone: Should we make the switch now?
S\hutter: Yes. Switch feeds.
He switches on a camera on a tripod he has set up.

Shutter, in as close to a newscaster register as he can muster: I'm at Lumiose City, where the mysterious Ivo Univyse—who calls himself Dr. Multiman—has put both the city and the entirety of Kalos in a state of emergency. As seen in my previous feeds, ominous monitors have announced his cruel designs to the city. While he claims he has attacked only members of the J-Team—a loose organization associated with PEFE—the recent reports from both the Gendarme and Interpol have painted an altogether different picture. I'm coming to you live on the Geographer Weekly [YouTube] for this exclusive look of the situation. We'll now return to our eye in the sky, Scout, for further developments around the city. Once again, I'm Gavin Albright, reporting.

Geographic Society Head Office, Castelia City, Unova

Hank H. Harvey: Just great, Kalos explodes in chaos and we only have half the required footage. If I get my hands on that blasted slacker Albright...
Penelope Grant: Sir, you might want to see this. Our news department's [YouTube] just went live.
Hank H. Harvey: Wait, we don't have—
Penelope Grant: It's an exclusive on the Lumiose Crisis.
Hank H. Harvey: We don't have any— That's Shutter's voice.
Penelope Grant: You know, he doesn't sound so nasally. He's covering the event.
Hank H. Harvey: Any contact with anyone else in Kalos?
Penelope Grant: Just in, sir. We're receiving calls for permission to use the feed footage from every news producer in town.
Hank H. Harvey: Make this an exclusive and tell them to get lost. Contact the Kalos division and tell them to send out a few videographers to add to the live feeds. Who else do we have there that reports to the Unova office?
Penelope Grant: Tommy Petersen, sir.
Hank H. Harvey: Forget it! He's on Arachna-Guy duty since that Spinarak-themed menace decided to play jewel thief.
Penelope Grant: He can speak Kalosian, sir.
Hank H. Harvey: How did you know that? Never mind. Get him on the line and into our Kalosian division's office on the double, and let them know he's coming. I want a coordinated special on this on [YouTube] on the double.
Penelope Grant: Consider it done.

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Arthur and 16 observe the attack, the two look at each other, "Would you by chance happen to have some sort of flight or swing ability?"

<I have a high speed flight mode.>

"Excellent."

16 shifts to flight mode and Arthur climbs on top, the two speed out of the stormchaser, Arthur snagging a bluetooth headset, "Undying Knight here. We're going after the Dinosaur, anyone care to join me?"

The two get close and 16 starts firing Magnet Bombs as Arthur leaps off and onto the Tyrantrum's back.

Pokefutures, Portal Room

-a little while later...-

-Ever is now lying next to Brie on the grass. They look significantly less dead, though their prosthetic isn't responding. Brie, for her part, is sitting up again and looks basically fine-

Brie: See, Skyfire? It's alright. I'm fine.

Skyfire: -huffs-

-Ever, meanwhile, in addition to the slow repair from the Grassy Terrain, is being healed by Breeze-

Breeze: <You know you should be dead. Again.>

Ever: I am very resilient.

Breeze: <You also have a ghost eating the signals telling your brain to make you pass out.>

-as if on cue, a baby Litwick in a food coma forms out of Ever's shadow-

Glimmer: <Zzzzzz...>

Ever: ...Ow.

Breeze: <...> -sighs- <Why are you like this?>

Ever: You knew what you were signing up for.

-they sit up, wincing-

Breeze: <I've healed what I can. Try not to break anything else.>

Ever: I can make no promises.

Amanita: Uh, we should be able to keep that promise. Portal's right there.

-she gestures to it-

Ever: Not yet.

Amanita: What?

Ever: I've been doing a lot of thinking in the ten seconds or so since I regained access to the full spectrum of my emotions.

Breeze: <So that's why you're like this?>

Ever: (ignoring Breeze) I left a universe behind once already. I'm not letting that happen again.

-...-

Leah: ...Also, you promised you'd help.

Ever: That too.

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Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

-Along with the pink airship is...-

-A run-down rustbucket of an RV.-

-Which opens up to reveal Grandpa Max aiming a huge, high-tech Hyper Beam cannon.-

Grandpa Max: Evelyn, take the wheel!

-A Mismagius is released outside of the Rustbucket.-

Evelyn: Charmcaster, help Grandpa out!

Charmcaster the Mismagius: <This? This is child's play.>

-She and the cannon both fire at [Octopath Spoilers]

Kalos Route 7, Berry Fields

Basket: <And what makes you so special to be exempt from the rules for managing the commons?>

Snorlax: <I'm the king.>

Basket: <pmacrudsoen?>

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Pokefutures HQ, Portal Room

-at the mention of help, Brie perks up-

Brie: You have an idea?

Ever: ...No.

-and Brie slumps back down with a sigh-

Leah: ...

PEFE!Every: I think I might.

-attention turns to her-

PEFE!Every: ...I'm not certain you'll like it.

---

Leah: She's right. I don't like it.

Ever: Your universe. Your call.

Leah: ...If you think you can pull it off? ...Do it.

-PEFE!Every smiles-

PEFE!Every: Alright then. Brie, can you help me with the portal?

Brie: Yeah.

-the two go off to fiddle with the remote-

Ever: ...So, is it just me or is it really weird that Mary hasn't gotten here yet?

Leah: (sly smile, not that anyone can see it) It's not that weird.

Ever: ...Block?

Leah: Block.

Ever: Best unethically augmented supersoldier!

-Leah winces-

Amanita: If she can't teleport, that means we have a while. Especially if she has to get through the giant Crawdaunt.

Ever and Leah: Giant what?

Crawdaunt, from outside: <BRING ME MORE TO FIGHT, YOU COWARDS!>

Leah: ....

Ever: ....

So I see you managed to deal with Troy.

Amanita: Yeah. He turned out to have a Xatu implant apparently? Fucker saw the future and read minds too.

Ever: ...How'd you—

Amanita: Emperor.

Ever: Of course.

Emperor: <I AM GOING TO EAT AN ENTIRE PINE TREE BECAUSE I AM A POWERFUL WIZARD>

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Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Kalos Route 7, Berry Fields

Snorlax: <It's true. I declared myself king of this segment of Route 7, nobody has challenged me for the title, therefore I am the divinely appointed monarch and can do whatever I want.>

Basket: <You just... declared it.>

Snorlax: <This morning! To a few Combee!>

Basket: <A very tenuous claim even if monarchism wasn't a discredited governing philosophy.>

Snorlax: <Don't talk to your king like that. The divine right of kings says that I can eat any berries I want, from any sort of tree in my domain.>

-he looms ominously over the Tropius-

<Even flying trees.>

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The Stormchaser

Siobhan: "Well that's one hell of an entrance! Who are those guys?"

"I want that gun though."

Lumiose, Tyrannotitan Kurodil

Artoria: <Mordred, take out its legs.>

Mordred nods, and the two, in sync, slam solar blades into the thing's forelegs.

And another lightning bolt is fired at its face.

Lumiose, Ferric Observation

Natalie: "The expected ace up their sleeve. Just in time, too, they were needing to retreat. Unforunate, that thing's continuous existence might have been enough of a thorn in their side to allow us to advance our plans with more-or-less impunity."

All are significantly abnormal in a normal world... All are significantly normal in an abnormal world.

Pokefutures HQ, Portal Room

Ever: ...Okay. If we have time before she gets here, that means we can prep. Leah, Amanita, if Brie and Pef are working with the portal, that means we need to—

-the room shakes-

Boom.

Ever: ...Tell me that wasn't what I think it was.

Amanita: I have no idea what you think it was but we definitely have company.

Ever: ...Right. That changes one step of my plan, I guess.

-they begin limping towards the door-

Breeze: <Hey, wait!>

Amanita: As much as I don't want to agree with Breeze, he's right. You're not in any condition to be fighting.

Ever: Well, it's a good thing I don't fight, huh?

-recalling Glimmer, they send out...everyone-

Leah: ...I'm really beginning to see the upsides to the whole "Pokemon" thing.

Diesel: <Ever, what's this and who's that?>

Breeze: <I'll fill you in later. It's time for the big fight scene!>

Diesel: <Wait, what?>

Breeze: <Let's goooo>

Pleth: <Sweet. Let's do this.>

Brushfire: <Do what?> (to Narrow) <What's going on?>

Estoc: <Of all of us, why would you pick them? They never know.>

Narrow: <Hey!>

Estoc: <Do you know what's going on?>

Narrow: <...No.>

Pleth: <We're kicking some ass. That's all we need to know.>

Merle: <...I'm not sure I agree, but that is what's happening.>

Breeze: <Hey! What are you all waiting for?>

-Leah blinks, and looks to Ever for a translation, but doesn't say anything, staring at the huge grin on their face-

Leah: ...They're saying something good?

Ever: It's always something good.

-they wince-

Amanita: You're sure you're up for this?

Ever: Hell yeah. Let's go buy our smart cousins some time.

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Kalos Route 7

-Headpet is finally able to judge the results of the stick race under the bridge-

Headpet: <STICK TWO WON!>

<Did not expect. Underdog victory!>

-he thinks to go and deliver the good news to mom, scampering back to the berry fields-

Headpet: <Basket! Stick two won the rac->

-no Tropius here. Just a Snorlax-

Headpet: -tilting his head- <Where'd Basket go?>

Snorlax: -shrugs- <Gone.>

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Pokefutures HQ, Portal Room

Brie: Alright, what's your plan?

PEFE!Every: Can you get the portal back to our world?

Brie: It is currently on our world.

-...-

PEFE!Every: ...Oh.

Brie: Is that all you needed me for?

PEFE!Every: I don't know our universe's code.

Brie: Don't you work for an organization that's all about the multiverse?

PEFE!Every: I mean we're sort of about not having a multiverse.

Brie: ...Well, I'm here now. How much time will this take?

PEFE!Every: I have...no idea?

-Brie sighs-

Brie: I'll make sure nothing kills you in the meantime, then.

PEFE!Every: Oh! Thank you!

-she turns to Rotary-

Rotary: <Hey, so, just wondering, why is it we're still here and not home safe?>

PEFE!Every: Brie has a conscience and Ever makes dumb promises.

Brie: ...I'm glad you're so invested in this.

PEFE!Every: It wouldn't be scientific if it weren't objective. ^_^ Rotary, go!

Rotary: <Alright!>

-they float through the portal, and Click! away-

-and then, in another Click! reappear with...-

Basket: <ONE, that is not what Divine Right of Kings means, and even if it did, TWO, I am not sharing my berries with a cretin like->

...

<Hello, Every. Rotary. ...Brie, was it?>

<...you may have saved me from an awkward conversation with a Snorlax. So, um...>

-she glances around the room-

<...do you need any bodies hidden?>

Thanks to Tangent for Basket's dialogue!

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Route 7 Berry Fields

-a Helioptile has skittered atop a Snorlax's head-

Headpet: <c'mon, where'd she goooo?>

Snorlax: <Dunno, wasn't paying attention. Move, I've eating.>

-the Snorlax attempts to eat a few berries, only to find them desiccated by a Parabolic Charge-

Headpet: <You're bigger than me so you've had more food so I need it more than you.>

-he flips down to glare into the Snorlax's face with a wide-eyed stare-

Headpet: <Or else I'll dieeee>

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