Reversal Mountain

-With gritted teeth, Pent finishes healing himself and takes aim-

I think you're due for a break-up!

Kalos Warehouse

-Pent heads into the bag-

Four Macraul Mansion

Lucian Macraul: What kind of crass villains do you think we are? If you fail or wish to quit then you are free to leave with no penalty. Now then, to prove we're serious how about I show off the lovely prizes we have on offer today! Kat?

Ekaterina Macraul: Very well. Lady and gentlemen may I present the rewards.

-A second batch of spotlights switches on to illuminate four pedestals that you can swear weren't there before. On them are a book, a quadrupedal statuette, a chunk of crystal and an embroidery patch. Ekaterina walks over to the patch and holds it up to reveal that it's a police chief's rank insignia-

Ekaterina Macraul: Let us start with this. We have contacts in Interpol and the local police-

Tomas Macraul: What Macraul don't these days?

Ekaterina Macraul: -and I am certain that a promotion, with all the honor and respect that carries, is more than within our ability to grant.

-Tomas ambles over to the figurine and holds it up to show that it's a representation of Cobalion-

Tomas Macraul: Our granpaps Jerrod collected divine favors. This unique little treasure is more than a good reward for a worthy hero like one of yaselfs.

-Lucian strides over to the hunk of crystal. It sparkles like an over-sized opal-

Lucian Macraul: Great-aunt Euthemia, gods-bless-her-soul, visited a lovely desert town a few decades ago and came back with this sparkling little gem. I believe she called it a prophecy, and I'm inclined to agree!

-And finally, Janus wanders over to the book and pulls it off the pedestal. It's a fairly pristine copy of the Prax Obscura Second Edition-

Janus Macraul: Lucie got me this for my birthday. It's a really nice book Colton but I'm willing to give it away as a prize to someone else...

Lucian Macraul: So, aspirants. Do we have your attention now?

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Kalos warehouse

His eyes widened. He? Silversmith? Entrusted with a company credit card? He was not going to bungle this. No way, no how.

Silversmith: "Oh, thank you! I most definitively do that!"

He almost put the card in his pocket, but he recalled the many, many occasions on which he lost his keys and decided he should put it in a more secure location. Let's see, where could he put it? What did he have that was very secure? ...His locked box. His face fell, and he set his backpack down, removing the metal tin. With all the anxiety of one disarming a nuclear bomb, he inserted the key and twisted it. A satisfying "k-chke" came from the keyhole, and with all the finesse he could muster, avoiding the contents like the plague, he removed the lid and dropped the card into the box, alongside the scarf. He slammed it shut, dramatically locked it, and put it in his backpack.

Silversmith: "I am not losing it. Thanks again."

Reversal Mountain

-By this point the party's done enough damag it actually starts getting to Neo-Alovye and she snarls-

   Neo-Alovye: In̫̘̫͓̮s̨͈̖̞͈̥̞ͅo̩̙̞͙͙͠l̰̥̭̥̺̱̤e̱̭͈̹̮̰͟n̜̳̩ṱ̳͘ ͏̟͕̮͕͓w̧o̙r̞̙̰͕m̲̖̠̩͉̥ͅs̡̘̤̮̺̰!͉̦͙̱̺̖͓   

-She lands, sending Obscura pillars sprouting from the ground and starts charging energy behind a cocoon-like barrier-

-Once the barrier is fully charged she Flare Blitzes toward a random individual-

-There is no throne room left by this point, only a crater surrounded by steep cliffs-

Edited by Umbramatic on May 6th 2019 at 7:51:33 AM

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Rue Macraul

"Y'know if you want me to sign it all you have to do is ask," Colton said. "But yeah, if there's really no strings attached, you just had to say so," he allowed.

Kalos Warehouse

Talbain and Caliburn returned themselves after the Pokeballs were set in the backpack.

Reversal Mountain

"Man, just when all seems fine and I'm pain-free," Helmsman started, causing Colton's headphones to skip ahead.

"Jab another pin in me and let's heal what father's done," Colton added.

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

With everyone on board, Silas removed the mask, "Bishop get us going, get ECM at max we don't wanna get caught."

"The ship is rated to withstand 20 feet under water, shall I take us under the waves to keep us off the radar for a bit?" Bishop asked over the intercom.

"Copy that, get us to somewhere away from here."

Hacks broke the Mega-Evo and helped Silas carry Alice into the medbay and set her on the autodoc's table. It kickstarted and hooked itself up, starting a dialysis treatment, pulling more of the black and green ooze out of Alice.

Silas took a deep sigh and sat down nearby, "Hacks... are we doing the right thing?"

~Well I was against this stuff in the first place but... what I saw today. What Pokefutures almost had their hands on, we might need to start talking to other superhero teams as well. Backup never hurts.~

Silas looked at him, "Superheroes?"

~It's what we are now Bucky.~

Silas nodded, "We'll have to get everyone in the lounge soon, review what the hell happened. "

Roxy stepped in, "Meeting's on hold?"

"Yeah, need to make sure Alice will be okay first. Don't think anyone would forgive me if I didn't."

Roxy nodded and then commented, "Also... the lounge..."

Silas grunted and ran a hand through his hair, "Yeah we need to get a council room or something on this damn ship sometime. Would add to the air of authority."

Reversal Mountain

-Isbrand and Isbrabbid take advantage of the opened air to summon their motorcycles and dodge the Obscuric attacks. Their drones, too slow to keep up, are stored in Isbrabbid's hammerspace.-

-Shade, despite not having a lick of sense in her body, just stands behind a pillar doing the quadpedal equivalent of a T-Pose.-

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Kalos Warehouse

-Kaiiseii's Luxury Ball is placed in the bag.-

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Oblivion Wing

-Phantom's sneaked into the medical bay, eye mask removed. He leans against a wall and crosses his arms.-

Phantom: "I thought he was dead. I never found anything of his alive on Hyul. All the Ink dried up."

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

Four Macrauls Manor

-Shun blinks in surprise at Ekaterina's reveal, and though he attempts to take a stern tone, it's clear his confidence has been somewhat shaken.-

Shun: ...Such a promotion would be meaningless if I won it through corruption or nepotism rather than my own merit. Besides, you have yet to mention what these trials entail, or what's in it for you.

Oblivion Wing - Day 2

-Alice lets out a low moan as she's hooked up to the Autodoc.-
Strapped do̷w̨n҉...͠ ex͞p͘eriì̸m̢͟e͏̸n̨͘͠t͢͜ȩ͘͠d ̸ơ̴n.̨.̨͏.̶ ̴̨d͢iś͡s͡҉̢͢͢è͘ć͝҉͏͝t̷̵ȩ̢̡͟͡d̵̸͡.̷̡͜͞͞.͟͡.̀͘ ̢̛҉̕͡d̀̀o̷͏̨̩͇̩̝͍̱̰͍̤̜͚̪̖̜ ́҉̥̟͇̲͕̞̻̖̹͓̤͔̺͚͖y̛҉̼̞̞̼̱͉̦̪̮͙̖o̧͖̲̺̞̰̟̤̺̼̰̟̟̳̤̫̥͜͟ͅù̶̺̯̠̮̯̦͇͠ ̡̛̺̣͍̬̦̳ķ̸̧͕̥̟̣̜͈͚̹̖͕͘͞n̵̳͚̝̰͎̖̹̻͎̖̟̣̣̣͉̮͞ͅo̸̶͚͇̭̯̮̩̲̝̥̥̯͖̝͇̦̺͖͘W̢̫̮̫̮̠͡ ̛̪̪̳̖͍̖̯̱̙̼̮͡h̢̡̛̲̭̜͍͈̹͜͠ǫ̷̷̟̗̥̼̹͉̬͟͟ͅw̕͞͡͏̝̞̩̣͔͓͕̦̻͟ ̛̛҉͖̰̯͚̫̗̹̖̯̰̼̭͞ͅͅi̞͚̬̘͔̕͜͡T̨̛͏͕̹̤͉̲̠̞̖͍̼͉̞̙́͝ ̡̮͕̙̩͈̼͖͕͙͖̝̗͖̻͓̮͎͇͘͜͟F̸̤̜̬̜̻Ę̡̘̱͈̖̪̱̤͇̦̳e̵̢̧̖͕̭̦̠̳͍̪͘͜ḻ̢̦̝̩͓̯̩͝s҉̵̧̦̻̙̣̰͈̘ ̨͘҉̖͖̞̗͕͍͎̼ǹ̸͉̞̮̫͉͘͜͢O̵͡͏̡̗̰͎͔͍̙̞̭̺̪̠̮͜w̶̧̫̻̫̼͇͇̗̘͈͖͚̬̩̼?̴̴̧͚̩̭̳͢?
Alice: No... please... don't hurt him, this isn't what I wanted...

-Her free hand reaches up weakly towards Rogue.-

Edited by Herbert40k on May 6th 2019 at 1:04:28 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.

-As soon as the party's back on the airship, Rogue's attention is immediately toward Alice's condition. With their hood still up, and their face turned away from anyone who might recognize them, they pull off their helmet and take a breath.-

Rogue: ...Gods, Alice, I thought I was reckless.

-They hesitate as Alice reaches out for them, but reach forward and takes her hand in a reassuring squeeze. And then lets go just as quickly.-

Edited by BittersweetNSour on May 6th 2019 at 5:08:25 AM

Wing, Past

Taipan: Good gods, is she gonna be alright?

Murphy: She jumped into the poisonous bowels of an eldritch demon that neither man, woman, enby, or pokémon was meant to stare at. Fortunately, I think she's starting to stabilize. Must've been some nasty stuff inside that thing. I worry about her long-term health though.

Taipan: I concur. We can't do this save-the-world stuff alone.

Murphy: We're gonna go resurrect Awesomeguy like in the movie?

Taipan: Heavens, no. Just ring up Gligirl. Always nice to have some of my other galpals on hand.

Taipan paused, unable to continue the Miracle-Cinematic-Universe-style banter she always expected came naturally with the job. Just seeing one of her heroes in this condition made her feel terrible.

Sometimes this happened, she mused, and this is why we do this. It would've been someone else's loved one. It would've been that kid from Castelia her brother liked to antagonize, or Big Daddy, or uncle Angus, or, heck even Henry. Or Jon.

Murphy: You okay, T? She'll be fine. She's stable now.

Taipan: <Distressing flashback>

Edited by MasterJayAM on Aug 9th 2023 at 12:42:10 AM

Rue Macraul, Near-future

Luciana squints supiciously.

Luciana: "... I don't think I trust this but... fine. I accept your challenge."

Reversal Mountain

Rin: "... Try luring the thing into crashing into the obscura pillars!"

She puts a pillar between herself and Neo-Alovye, attempting to attract its attention through sheer annoyance, mostly.

Oblivion Wing

Skadi: "Arceus, he was one annoying son of a bitch. Hopefully that's the last of him."

They stop at seeing Alice

Skadi: "... Arceus."

Lumiose Warehouse

Kaze: "If anything goes wrong, we'll be there."

He walks out with Artoria following, heading to a cafe near the Rue Macraul.

The Stormchaser

F!Robin tilts her head.

F!Robin: "More from Jugdral, or...?"

Edited by Izshta on May 6th 2019 at 5:18:14 AM

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

Lumiose City, Supermarket

Me: Okay, Des... We'll need Pokémon Food so the Pokémon have something to eat and the rest of the team might need some equipment for the raid if they don't have enough equipment already... You can never be too prepared for a big raid...

Kalos Warehouse, After the Shopping Trip

-I set one foot in my bag and suddenly feel tingly-

Me: Ohoohohohoo... tingly...

-I look at Grandpa Reynard-

Me: Hey Grandpa Reynard... Where'd Silversmith go? It's almost time to get in the bag.

Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on May 6th 2019 at 8:22:06 AM

♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...

Kalos Warehouse

Reynard: He'll be carrying the bag along with me, so he won't be hopping in. Speaking of which, time for us to suit up. I'm not sure how tall he is so I just brought clothes about my grandson Gavin's size.

Kalos Warehouse

-Once everyone gets in the bag...-

Outside Rue Macraul

-The group moves here-

Voyd: -from within the bag- ~OK, time to make our move.~

-Merlin's ball is comfortably nestled in Daydre's bag-

Stormchsaser, Roy

Sigurd: <Yes, I am Sigurd of Chalphy.>

Deidre: <And I am Deidre.>

-The two freeze-

Ishtar: <...Wait, what?>

Aphrodite: I have a hunch these two know each other...

Edited by Umbramatic on May 6th 2019 at 8:26:02 AM

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Kalos Warehouse

-Ian gets fully into the bag and the tingly sensation can be felt all over his body-

Me: OO Oohh... That was an interesting experience.

-Ian tucked the Ian into the J-Team Pocket of his backpack-

Outside Rue Macraul

Me: -whispers- Okay... I'm ready for whatever we need to do... I just need to change my form... Don't worry, the bag only transforms into my cape when I'm wearing it... which I am not... Bird Go...

-Ian silently transforms into Ian the Pikipek, and his backpack remains a backpack-

♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...

The Stormchaser

F!Robin: "I... do not remember all the historical context, but Sigurd, and his son, Seliph's province of Chalphy and Velthomer, that of Julius and his father, Arvis, were at war, motivated by the machinations of the cult of Loptyr. Ishtar's province of Friege supported Velthomer."

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

Stormchaser, Aphrodite

"More characters - er, people from Jugdral, I'm guessing?" Roy asked. "Well, hello," Roy acknowledged before whispering a question to them.

"Do you know the truth about your world?"

Oblivion Wing

Ammy has since removed her Lamb getup, carting it around in a plastic bag while having gone back to her attire of blue jeans, jacket and shirt with kanji of "終". She listened in with her vulpine ears, as she had gone gijinka to let her fur breathe. "What's so concerning?"

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Macraul Manor

Assistant: Sieur Macraul, there are people from the chocolate company who wish to see you.

Lowell: Tell them to wait for me at Function Room Roi Soleil at the restaurant.

Assistant: We also have an exclusive tour group booked for the afternoon; they would be perusing the collections. Which family member would be doing the tour today, your grace?

Stormchaser, Roy

Sigurd: <Deidre, is... is it really you?>

Deidre: <You seem so familiar... But I can't place it...>

Ishtar: <I feel the same way about this Robin's words...>

Aphrodite: Okay so that explains Ishtar... But what about these two?

Archer: I think they were a tragic couple or something?

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The Stormchaser

F!Robin thinks for a moment.

F!Robin: "I think they were married, or at least engaged? As I recall the Cult of Loptyr kidnapped Deirdre, gave her amnesia, and married her to Arvis so as to bring about Julius having Loptyr's blood dominant, allowing the fell dragon to possess him through the tome that bears his name. She also gave birth to Julia, who had the holy blood of the divine Naga Herself dominant, allowing her to use the tome bearing Her name and banish Loptyr - once more. Of course, this is all ancient history and I cannot vouch for the quality of the sources."

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

Rue Macraul

-the imperious double doors to the mansion swing open, followed by a tentacle, and then the rest of a Malamar, who stands in the doorway peering at the trio with disapproving eyes-

Idris: <...Hmph. Bienvenue chez nous. Master Ludovic.>

-several seconds after the prompt, a handsome man with dark blue hair steps out from behind the Malamar, looking a bit sheepish-

Ludovic: Ah, thank you, Idris. -bright smile- Hello there! Please forgive my appearance, I was just buried in paperwork all day. -his suit looks immaculate- You are... -leans down as Idris whispers in his ear- ...Yes, l'entreprise de chocolat. Wonderful! Please, come in, come in.

Edited by Metanoia on May 6th 2019 at 10:49:18 AM

There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.

Macraul Manor

Reynard: Bonjour! We are from the chocolate company. My name is brand ambassador Reynard Albright and this is my assistant Jackson Silversmith. We've a presentation for the administrators of the Macraul family restaurant. A pleasure to meet you, Sieur Ludovic.

Just then, the Petersen family arrive.

Tommy: I hope we're not late. We're here for the tour. We booked the tour of the Macraul Family Art Collection for this time... Oh hey, Dr. Albright.

Jeff: Hola, Mr. A. What brings you here?

Reynard: Hey Jeff. Tommy. My assistant and I are here on business. Silversmith, friends of mine: the Petersen-Sanchez family. Sergeant Jeff Sanchez from the police. His wife, the lovely Sara with their daughter Miley.

Miley: Pappy!

Reynard: Her mother, the fabulous April Kirby-Petersen. And Tommy Petersen. Geographic Society photojournalist. He's the new host of the new Learner Lab web show.

Unbeknownst to Reynard, or so he thinks, Tommy is quickly composing a message to Shutter.

Tommy: Oh, so you're on a business trip. Good to know, Doc. I'll see you around.

April: We should meet up some time, Dr., if you're not too busy. It's our last week here in Kalos.

Edited by MasterJayAM on May 7th 2019 at 7:53:59 PM

Stormchaser, Aphrodite

"Well, given that I remember that this fell dragon has been talked about before and subsequently exists," Roy started. “everything you said must be true.”

Rue Macraul, Raid, Hasslemon

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UO: This is going to be daunting.

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Macraul Manor

Silversmith was terrified. He didn't think this family of tour-goers were a part of the plan, and the Manor was incredibly daunting in its own right. He got himself together as best he could and acknowledged the new-comers.

Silversmith: "Greetings, Petersen family."

He wasn't sure that was the correct way to say it, or even if that was what he would say under normal circumstances. It is hardest to act normal when you are trying to act normal. His heart raced. Did anyone notice? Did anyone suspect foul play? ...He resolved to think about something else. Perhaps that Albright was a doctor? That was surely odd. ...No, he should focus on the events in front of him. He remained silent, at a loss for words, prepared to follow Reynard wherever he might go. He thought he recognized one of the newcomers, but he couldn't be sure, and was to focused on acting normal to address him.

Edited by arishipshape on May 6th 2019 at 12:38:38 PM

Reversal Mountain

Daydre hides behind a pillar because getting possibly toasted by a Flare Blitz doesn't sound fun.

Kalos Warehouse, Past

Marco jumps in the bag.

Outside Rue Macraul

Daydre is here, scarf swapped out for a suit that she obtained. Somehow. She's still got the mask on though.

Rowan: <... You're not gonna take the mask off?>

"Nope. Don't worry they'll probably just think I'm eccentric or something."

Rowan: <I really hope that's the conclusion they come to.>

Edited by Daydre on May 6th 2019 at 1:15:33 PM

off the shits

Four Macraul Mansion

Yeah, I'm in too.

-Lucian smiles and taps his cane on the ground-

Lucian Macraul: Wonderful! Now if you'll just follow Tomas, he'll show you to the maze to decide who'll be doing what challenge for Round One!

Ekaterina Macraul: Uh about that, brother.

Janus Macraul: The Gorajo escaped...

Tomas Macraul: Well we only need him for Round Three so-

-The lights flicker and dim for a moment-

Lucian Macraul: ... What was that?

-The wolf-masked sister takes out a tablet and checks it-

Janus Macraul: Kat's new Memoria blew the house's wiring... Power's down there, in the Arena-

Tomas Macraul: Oh come on!

Janus Macraul: -the maze, and my library...

Lucian Macraul: What about my collection?

Ekaterina Macraul: Please tell me the vault's alright.

Janus Macraul: Lucie your room's the only trial room still functional.

Lucian Macraul: Great. Great. Okay folks we're going to do my trial first and hopefully by then the other three will be fixed.

-He glares down at Janus-

Lucian Macraul: Am I correct?

Janus Macraul: Y-yes sir...

Tomas Macraul: Oi, don't pester her. I can do my trial in your room if need be.

Lucian Macraul: You are not getting blood on my crystals!

-The four seem consumed with bickering-

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.