ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Snowpoint Hospital, Brie's room

-a little while later, the doctor and the Chansey leave-

~...~

~Kai, do you think she's angry at me?~

Falconan Mall

Star: "So basically we just gotta get from point A to point B? Piece of cake."

Star cracks her knuckles and does some stretches, lightening her movements and making her faster.

"Just point me where we need to go. I'm pretty fast, so I probably make a good scout, yeah?"

On a road in Viridian City

Right behind them a young man whose face is rather similar to the lady's rotom "boyfriend" drops down. He has an uncharacteristically confident look on his face, indicating that he doesn't "feel" confident very often. Whether it looks badass or cringey depends on whether you'd like to deck him in the face.

Feeling his personal aura would reveal that of a human with mechanical parts. His thoughts aren't readily detected, however. He appears to be wearing a pair of sleek black headphones, similar to the aura jammers worn by who could presumably be his companions.

His eyes glow red, presumably because he thinks it would be cool.

Dave, finger guns: Hey there criminal. Sorry for dropping in.

From a distance, his rotom doppelganger is holding up a sign with a 10 in it while his female companion facepalms. He has a piece of toilet paper stuck in his shoe.

Swooping down behind him is a Galvantula and a Magnezone.

Dave: There's got to be some sort of prize you can win for entering this demented timeline where everything is backwards and criminals try to catch cops.

PC, via communicator, vocally: Dave, just stop. You're not the hammy monologue type. Also, I'd hate to bring this up but you appear to have some sort of smudge on your left cheek.

Dave, muttering: From the breakfast bar. Of course.

PC: Don't shoot the messenger, I added it because I care about you.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Dec 2nd 2018 at 5:27:19 PM

Channah's PokéNav

Stormchaser

-Looking down the halls with a mop-

Unfortunately for all its abilities, this airship doesn't seem to be able to clean itself.

-While moving-

Should probably talk to one of the others who are more robotics-inclined to make some cleaner bots or something.

Cylus laughed loudly and just shrugged, "Well if isn't Joke Peralta."

Hayon took a deep breath and looked at the galvantula, <I've got this one.>

Archer looked at the Magnezone, <Dibs.>

"Seriously you think that you're hot shit? I was expecting someone from the higher ups, not the bootleg of Robocop."

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-a short, pale young man with bed-mussed white hair and bags under his eyes steps out-

Joe: I don't know robots but I have time on my hands. Need help?

Viridian City

Jonathan, who offscreen turned back into his usual hard light human disguise: Ooooooooooohhhh.

Dave: Jon, you're not helping.

Theodora: I'm with him.

Theodora taps her cane, releasing a steelix from the pokéball on top of it. She grabs two more balls and releases a metagross and... another lucario, who is wearing a checkered scarf.

Theodora: Though the discount Robocop thing was funny. And Jonathan, why are you touching your pockets?

Jonathan: Because I get way too invested in my human disguise. Waitaminute.

Jonathan generates electricity in his hands with glee.

Jonathan: Booya. I should get into the superhero business.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Dec 2nd 2018 at 11:10:07 PM

Stormchaser

-To Joseph-

Seems like it's been forever since I last saw you, but sure. How have you been anyway?

Muddy: <Botuli's sticking behind, you'd probably have extra cleaning to do if she stuck close by.>

Pici: -Perched on a railing- <Also the ceiling turrets need to be oiled.>

Cylus whistled again, and released the rest of his team, a Typhlosion, a Cacturne, and a Swampert appeared.

"Impressive little party you got here, and hey Jonny boy," Cylus started, before morphing his left hand into a large Krookodile mouthed chainsaw like weapon, "You think electricity is cool, try morphing weaponry."

Hayon laughed a bit, <Been waiting to use that eh?>

The chainsaw revved as Cylus smirked, "Yeah."

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Joe: I've been...

-thinks-

Joe: Tired. And I don't know why. I was supposed to be learning how to get with it from my older self, but who knows where he's gone off to? And I'm just kind of...I dunno, distant from everyone else. And I don't like that, but I dunno how to change it, either.

-he looks around-

Joe: You have another mop?

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-Getting another mop out of seemingly nowhere-

Well that's a familiar feeling, made me take a month long break 11 months ago. And then I got two girlfriends, which I've kept mostly on the down-low but I figure basically everyone knows already because news gets around quick, but I still kinda feel that feeling. You and Munn doing okay, relationship-wise?

Viridian City

Dave quickly rolls up the sleeves of his jacket to reveal two metal arms with guns attached to them.

Dave: Thank you, Uncle Andy. Let's dance.

From behind them, Jonathan stands still

Jonathan, awkwardly: Anytime you're ready, Teddy!

Theodora: Jonathan, just shock them. You don't have to follow the cue.

Jonathan: Just messin' with you. Gotta short out that mechanism first.

Jonathan runs in and fires a discharge at Cylus.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Dec 2nd 2018 at 6:54:21 PM

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Joe: Oh! I didn't hear about that. Congratulations! I think!

And yeah, we're doing fine. He's a sweetheart. He's come a long way since when you first met him, y'know.

-he continues to help clean up the hallway-

Joe: I wonder when he's gonna pop the question?

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-To Joseph-

Thanks. As in an engagement? Could be any time now. Sheesh, I've been together with Sol longer than some people stay married and that question hasn't even come up yet. I guess part of it's that I kinda have to mention to my parents at some point the polyamory thing, lest they learn about this from some shitty, probably crypto-racist [Daily Mail] article saying that I'm a serial philanderer or something like that.

-Shrugs-

Maybe if we finally had sex, I get someone pregnant somehow despite protection, and they decide not to abort that'll be a thing, but I'm not really in a rush.

Cylus grins, "A perchance to dance this fine eve," he responded, unintimidated by the arm mounted weapons.

He takes the discharge rather well, though it does leave him a bit staticy, "Wanna play that way?"

Archer responds by firing a spirit shackle right at Jonathan, Ember proceeds to spit a flamethrower at the Steelix.

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-Joe nods sagely-

Joe: Gotcha. Well, thankfully I don't need to worry about that last bit anytime soon.

-mop mop mop-

Joe: Y'know, I've been sort of out of it regarding J-Team stuff. Are we fighting anyone?

Castelia City, November

The dust had settled, and Arachna-Guy had basically wrapped up the remnant Plasma grunts in a ball of polymer and stuck them to the wall.

Arachna-Guy: Whooh boy, that was too easy. I'd hate to be the schmuck who had to write this. That'd be interminably boring.

Reynard: What are you talking about? That was amazing. They were like, "we'll bash you into a pulp," and you did that thing where you ditch the ninja jacket thingy and beat the pulp out of them. Small wonder why my grandson's friend loves taking pictures of you so much. And you cut a fine figure in that suit. I don't even like men that way but dayum.

Arachna-Guy: You met Tommy Petersen. That's swell. Nice kid, by the way. And very good looking if I might add.

Reynard: I'll let him know that.

Plasma Grunt A: Well, if you like him so much, you should tell him how you feel. I mean, the worst that could happen is if he's not into that sort of thing.

Arachna-Guy: Well, neither am I.

Reynard: ...right.

Arachna-Guy: Well, I'm off to return these pokéballs to the angry storekeepers down the street. Take care of yourself, Mister. Also, call the police. Officer Jenny and Jeff are going to be happy about this.

Plasma Grunt 1: You know, I always thought Jenny and I were gonna be an item. It's one of those things where I, a misunderstood rogue called a villain by those who don't believe in the words of Ghetsis, enamor the misguided lady of the law.

Plasma Grunt A: Even if we weren't considered criminals, she's way out of your league.

Later

The two Plasma grunts stay inside a CCPD police car. Meanwhile, Jeff inspects the scene. Reynard, meanwhile, has met up with Tommy, who had just been around the neighborhood.

Jeff: Well, we've managed to catch two grunts. That's two less Plasma remnants causing trouble for our fair city. So, Mr. Albright, you going to be okay?

Reynard: I'm fine, Officer Sanchez. Anyway, Tommy was just in the neighborhood, though apparently he couldn't get down fast enough to help me or Ninja-spinarak Man.

Tommy: Arachna-Guy

Reynard: Yeah. He was stuck in the roof and couldn't help me out. But he did show me these awesome pictures.

Tommy: Jeff, I can explain.

Jeff: I expected you to have taken care of our guest, Thomas.

Reynard: It's okay. I wouldn't forgive myself if I let anything happen to him.

Jeff: He is not a child anymore, Mr. Albright, and your safety was his responsibility.

Tommy: Arachna-Guy told me not to intervene.

Jeff: The important thing is neither of you were harmed. You could stand to learn a thing or two from him.

Tommy: I bet I would.

Jeff: Why is there a wishiwashi in a basin?

Reynard: He's been complaining about the dirty water he fell in since before Arachna-Guy came in.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Dec 12th 2019 at 4:05:13 AM

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-To Joseph-

Well there's the guys who created that hole in the sky, Mobius, the guys who want to kill the gods, Team Iron, and the wicked fruit company, Best Berry. (They've been quiet, too quiet, it frightens me)

And then there's still the fascists, Neo-Flare. And also the evil geneticists, the School.

We're kinda booked lately.

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-Joe blinks-

Joe: I'll be honest with ya, I know, like, only one of those?

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-A [Roomba] with an Alolan Ninetales on it slowly glides past Tagg and Joe.-

Jamie: <'Scuse me.>

Falconan

Shaun: "When have we ever solved problems with sunshine and smiles, Silas? Sometimes solutions seem so savage, sadly."

-The Birb Trio marches side-by-side through the streets, Lyra following behind.-

Falconan Mall

Colton and Helmsman got jumped by a few troops a short time after getting briefed, taking a blow or two each.

All the Lycanroc could see was red for a brief moment. With a smooth gesture Colton swiftly grabbed one troop's collar, shot him in the chest with a brutal burst of electricity from his gun and then used Assurance to knock him away into a crowd of more troops.

Helmsman followed up by sending an Air Slash out to the soldiers, watching their bodies become host to a fair amount of lacerations. When it wasn't enough to keep them down, and they continued to run down the both of them, Helmsman and Colton were forced to fire another round each into the cluster of DF Troops, both of them looking away as they did it.

"Are we gonna have to kill? I think we're gonna have to kill," Colton and Helmsman said to each other as they watched each other's back as they advanced with the rest of the group.

Viridian City

Theodora: Hogarth, harden!

Hogarth braced itself for the flame attack and attempts to weather through it. Once the flames dissipated...

Theodora: Rock throw at the Typhlosion.

Upon being bound, Jonathan's hard light human form immediately dematerialized into a device reminiscent of a pokédex, plopping and flopping harmlessly into the ground, before reappearing in human form in a badass pose, seemingly slightly battle damaged, and with a cocky grin on his face. Overall, he seemed to have reconfigured his human form to resemble an action hero.

Jonathan: Heeeeere's Jonny.

Theodora: Hold on. You're on a—

Jonathan: A dex. Maybe it's about time I played the trainer card as well.

Theodora: You could've done that earlier. So much for a take-charge action hero.

Jonathan: Not a bad idea. Hogarth, if you know any more rock-type moves, lob them all at the typhlosion and keep dodging any of its flames.

Theodora: Reference tome trying to pass himself as [John Rambo]. We can work with this.

Hogarth: <With pleasure.>

Jonathan: Hey, Dave. Stop measuring hydraulics with that creep and get Joycon to attack the cacturne. Also, have Darlene sonic boom that swampert. Merely shocking them won't work.

Theodora: Mind if we cut in. Cut that succulent down to size, Ewan. And Henry, cover for him.

Ewan and Henry: <With pleasure Madam.>

Dave: Fury cutter that cactus Joycon!

Jonathan: And, oh ho ho, we're not through you creepy little owl. That stung.

Jonathan used Hex against Archer. Meanwhile, Dave fires at Cylus' face. It is then that he realizes that most of his issued weapons are still set to stun.

Dave, falling back: Really should've set that one to kill.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Dec 12th 2019 at 4:06:23 AM

-Kai blinks.-

Kai: ...You mean Skyfire, I take it?

Ember dodged the Rock throw and set about using a flame wheel, <FIRE BEATS STEEL! AND I '''AM THE INCARNATION OF FLAME!"'>

"Yeah by the way. Roland, pop it."

The Cacturne's eyes seemed to glow as he said in a low menace <It's High Noon...> and raised his arms, before firing pin missiles at 6 of their foes, one missile for each, Ewan and Henry especially.

Archer took the hex and frowned, <That stung asshole!> he shouted before tossing a shadow ball.

Kyoji for his effort instantly took to mud slapping Darlene in a attempt to stop the sonic boom.

Hayon just tossed Aura spheres about the battlefield.

Cylus took the stunning and smirked, "Really? Those are your weapons?"

His left arm morphed again and formed the barrel of a large cannon◊ weapon. This was a bit overkill but Cylus wasn't about to stop, "You know I'll go easy on you if you leave now and stop trying to arrest me."