Hearthome

Daydre blinks at the sudden 2B. She would remark on the fact that that's a video game character, right there, in front of her, but 1. she's currently on a magical girl team, outfits and magic and all, and 2. she can't even say that's the first time that's happened to her.

So she just doesn't say anything and goes to jump kick the glitched man in the back while he's aiming for Mothra.

Torna

Daydre, having never met Siobhan (i think) doesn't really find her being here out of place and focuses on the crater.

Arceus that's a big fucking crater... Hey, wait, is that an opening over there..?

Edited by Daydre on Jul 25th 2019 at 4:53:53 AM

Hearthome Magical Girl Fight

-Ian watches on in awe as Luca lands his attack on the Glitchman-

Me: Wow... Do we all have an attack as cool as that?

Stormchaser

-When Brie wakes up, Kai is... not in the immediate vicinity.-

hearthome, glitch alley

Eva: Incoming!

-She creates a shield out of various debris, then flings them all at the glitch.-

sootopolis, Kat's house

-Cady is waiting outside Kat's door. Kat opens the door, looking slightly messier than normal.-

Cady: Hey Loony! You good?

Kat: Yup, been working on a project. Fell asleep at the computer last night.

Cady: What sort of project?

Kat: It's something like a superhero paging service. Some way for new heroes to get out there and make contact with others in the business. It'll probably be a while before it's done. I was also working on trying to get a big bounty.

Cady: Cool! But what's a bounty?

Kat: Some companies will give big money for anyone who can hack them, so they can find the flaws in their security system. Probably the closest thing to what I used to do that's legal.

Cady: That's cool. You called?

Kat: Yeah, I wanted to show you the refurbished base.

Cady: Okay.

Sootopolis, underneath Kat's house

-Cady and Kat arrive at the... Superhero nerd cave? The computer is still there, as are the costumes hidden in the closet. There is now merchandise for various superheroes on the walls and dvds of the j-team and aurabolts tv shows stacked on shelves next to various corny fanfics.-

Kat: So, what do ya think?

Cady: It looks like the base of the worlds nerdiest superhero nerd.

Kat: Exactly. If anyone comes in here, it just looks like someone's nerd cave and not an actual base. The perfect disguise! Now all I need is some official and possibly signed aurabolts merch!

Orre Rooftop

Lamb looked at the fire around her fist before looking at the Palkia robot. Water-Dragon, if her memory served. Yeah, she was just about useless here, but that didn't mean she wouldn't try. The fire divided itself onto her fingertips and she held her palm out towards it, attempting to trap it in a Fire Spin.

Hearthome Eldritch Alleyway

Max and Sunny observe the Moonlight Silver Overdrive, slightly awed and jealous at the same time.

"We should come up with something," Max muttered.

"Yep," Sunny said simply, the two of them building up a massive amount of sparkles and fire to finish the job with.

Give them the word and they'll deliver the execute.

Stormchaser, Kai's Room

-Brie sits up-

-blink, blink-

-blink-

-blink, blink, blink-

Brie: Uh, Kai? You there...?

Stormchaser, Ever's Room

Ever: -withdraws hand-

Piplup: iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Ever: -places hand back on Piplup-

Piplup:

Ever: -withdraws hand-

Piplup: iiiiiiiiiiii

Ever: -places hand back on Piplup-

Piplup:

Ever: ...I guess I'm practicing attachment parenting now???

Salamence: <You get used to it.>

Ever: Alright. Up you get, little guy.

-they scoop up the Piplup baby, who waves his flippers cheerily-

Ever: You're very cute, considering you're a death omen.

Piplup: lup.

Ever: You're so right.

Stormchaser

-For a couple seconds, there's no response.-

-But then the door opens, and Kai pokes their head in.-

Kai: Oh, uh, you're awake! Good morning.

-They push the door open more, and carefully shuffle in, carefully balancing two plates of eggs and toast.-

Kai: I made breakfast, if you want it.

The New World, Jungle

Back still arched, the giant catmon-like monster crept forward two more steps before suddenly letting out a massive roar and pouncing towards Logan and Megan, teeth barred and claws outstretched. If Colton didn't move, he would be sideswiped by the monster's spiky tail.

Clutch, meanwhile, wasn't actually a Metagross anymore. He was instead this giant metal enemy crab.

Yes of course you shoot it! C'mon, give me details. What does the thing look like?

The New World, Volcano

Dragon you say? Could be a Rathalos. What's it doing?

The dragon-like monsters briefly took to the air and despite it's large size, did a back-flip, swiping it's spiky tail at Hunter!Pent. It landed back on the ground and fired a fireball at Lance.

Stormchaser, Kai's room

Brie: Oh. Whew. Okay.

Thanks!

-she digs in-

Stormchaser, Ever's Room

-Ever is sitting on the bed, Piplup in their lap, explaining addition tables-

Ever: Okay, one plus one is—

Piplup: pip.

Ever: And one plus two is—

Piplup: pip.

Ever: And one plus three is—

Piplup: pip.

Salamence: <You do know he's not saying anything, right?>

Ever: I am aware.

Salamence: <Pretty sure he just wants food.>

Ever: He has literally consumed his own body weight in fish.

Salamence: <But he doesn't know that!>

Stormchaser

-Kai smiles, and sits down next to Brie-

Kai: Sorry, I woke up early and was getting a bit antsy, but I didn't want to wake you up too. Didn't mean to scare you.

Stormchaser, Kai's Room

Brie: (through a mouthful of egg) Oh, don't worry about it. I was just a bit confused.

Stormchaser — Kai's Room

-Kai stifles a giggle.-

Kai: All right, then, I'll save my worrying for when it's important.

-They take a bite of toast.-

Hearthome Magical Girl Brawl

Me: Sunny and Max have the right idea... I should think of something too...

-thinks to self-

Luca's attack was just AWESOME! And it was beautiful too... I want my attack to be as beautiful and as awesome as Luca's... but how...?

-Ian thinks even harder-

Think about it, Ian... This man is possessed by a glitch... He has no control over his actions and words... He's probably not even aware of what he's doing... It's as if the moment the glitch possessed him, he lost a piece of his heart... Maybe, I should make my attack one that heals the hearts of those possessed by the glitches as he is...

Me: -with all my heart- Wherever love and hope are threatened, leave it to the Magical Girl Squad to be there to defend it and uphold justice!

Behold, the technique that heals the lost heart!

-Ian, enjoying every moment of this, raises his right hand to the sky-

-Ian's right hand then becomes surrounded by a brilliant pink aura-

Floette: <Here it comes... Ian came up with a powerful attack!>

Me: STARLIGHT PINK HEALING SHOCK!!!!

-The pink aura of psychic energy surrounds Ian's whole body and he jumps over the Glitchman, doing a somersault as he focuses the energy into his hand and fires a blast imbued with love at the Glitchman-

-One notices the attack leaves a trail of Psychic energy behind resembling a star-

-Ian lands on his feet after pulling off the attack-

-thinks to self-

I hope it works...

Shit.

-and Logan moves, in one smooth motion zipping beneath and behind the lunge and flinging Addie like a sling stone from their glaive at the creature's flank-

Addie: -following the tutorial, tries to Super Fang an essence from the creature's body as distractingly as possible-

-behind them, Vee interposes herself between Megan and the monster, cushioning the force of the attack as it slams otherwise directly into Megan, smashing them both into the ground-

-she Roars back beneath the onslaught, her one pupil burning like a deep-sea vent in its dark sclera over a mouth filled with rows and rows of pointy teeth-

Megan: -shrieks, trying to bring her Switch Axe awkwardly to bear in the space Vee provides, stabbing up at the monster through her-

Palicogon-2: -clearly, but on the edge of frantic- It's large, sleek, moves fast, got claws, dark, red eyes, in a jungle—

-and they continue until a gist has gotten across-

Edited by Asterisk395 on Jul 25th 2019 at 6:17:14 AM

a... courtroom?

-For some reason everyone is singing.-

All: Is she gay or European? gay or european? Gay or Euro-

Lila: Wait a minute! Give me a chance to crack this guy. I have an idea I'd like to try

Jerry the postman: The floor is yours.

Lila: So Ms. Hudson... This alleged affair with Mr. Windam has been going on for...?

Kat: 2 years.

Lila: And your first name again is...?

Kat: Lunette.

Lila: And your girlfriend's name is...?

Kat: Cadence. I'm sorry! I misunderstand. You say girlfriend. I thought you say best friend. Cadence is my best friend.

Cady: You bastard!

-Cady stands up.-

Cady: You lying bastard! That's it. I no cover for you, no more!

-She walks into the middle of the room.-

Cady: Peoples. I have a big announcement. This lady's Gay and European! and neither is disgrace you've got to stop your being a completely closet case. It's me not him she's seeing No matter what she say. I swear she never ever ever swing the other way. You are so gay. You big parfait! You flaming boy band cabaret.

Kat: I'm straight!

Cady: You were not yesterday. So if I may, I'm proud to say, She's gay!

All: And European!

Cady: She's gay!

All: And European!

Cady: She's gay!

All: And european and gay!

Kat: Fine okay I'm gay!

All: Hooray!

-Kat and Cady kiss in the middle of the room as the music ends.-

Kat's bedroom

-Kat wakes up with her face in a pillow.-

Kat: I really need to watch less musicals.

Edited by QuantumMelody29 on Jul 25th 2019 at 8:58:20 AM

Kai's Apartment

-After what was undoubtedly a cute rest of the morning with Brie, Kai has returned to their apartment at the Battle Frontier.-

-Currently, they're pacing frantically, checking their watch every minute as if it was an hour, waiting.-

Kai: Come on, come on...

-And finally, a knock on the door. Kai immediately bolts to the door to open it.-

Mason: Hey.

Kai: Thank goodness, you came. We, uh, need a closed door. Want— want something to drink or whatever?

Mason: Dude, relax. I'm listening.

Kai: Right, okay.

-As Mason comes in, Kai quickly closes and locks the door behind him.-

Mason: So what's going on? Whatcha need me for?

Kai: Okay, so, this is gonna sound really bad, but... I need your help for a breakout.

-Mason raises an eyebrow.-

Mason: That sure doesn't sound like your style.

Kai: Yeah, I know. It's— it's Whiptail. The person who got busted for the Lumiose Museum heist. I need her out of jail.

Mason: ...Right. Sure, no problem, I'm in.

Kai: And I know it's gonna be super dangerous and illegal and if word gets out that we did this we're both ruined—

Mason: Kai.

Kai: —and I don't want to put you at risk if I can help it but this is urgent and I'm scared of what's gonna happen if I don't—

Mason: Kai! Chill out, I said I'm in.

-Kai blinks.-

Kai: ...Wait, really? That easy?

Mason: Sure. You asked for me, you never do that. Obviously it's fuckin' important, and lucky for you, I'm literally the best person for the job.

-Kai gives Mason a strange look.-

Kai: ...Question, how many breakouts have you done?

Mason: Let's see... broke myself out of the Phantom Class, broke myself out of Team Iron's captivity last year, led a breakout from the Macraul house...

Kai: Oh, thank the gods, it's all from criminals.

Mason: Yeah, sure, we'll say that.

Kai: ...

-concern.jpg-

Mason: Anyway, what's the plan?

Kai: Right, okay. Yeah. The plan.

-There's a few moments of silence.-

Mason: ...You haven't thought about this at all, have you.

Kai: I literally just got the word that I had to do this! Calling for your help was the first thing that came to mind! We need to do research, reconnaissance, figure out exactly where she's held, what their security is like—

-Kai's eyes widen in a "eureka" expression.-

Kai: Oh, boy, is it good that I saved that backup.

Mason: ...?

Kai: If Silas finds out I redownloaded his app, he'll kill me, so we'll have to make sure there's no way for him to track its usage. Myra's gonna have to do some work in a signal dead zone...

Mason: Right, you do that. What prison is this?

Kai: It's in Lumiose. High security solitary confinement, considering she's a literal supervillain.

Mason: Exciting. Challenge accepted.

Kai: ...Gods, I'm more concerned about you the more I talk to you.

Mason: I'm good at what I do! Relax. We've got this.

Kai: ...I wish I had your confidence.

Mason: It's really something. So, research time?

-Kai nods.-

Kai: Research time.

New World Raid, Volcano

Lance: OH ARCEUS-

Lance narrowly avoided the fireball, though it did set his hat on fire which he quickly took off.

Lance: -to the Commander- Okay, so it just attacked us.

He pulled out his Light Bowgun and aimed it at the Rathalos.

New World Volcano

Hunter Pent: Tell the Commander it is a Rathian! Far from it's usual habitat too, probably why she's all riled up.

-As this variation of Pent struck home with his weird bell club, it rang out dire notes that he started humming to himself-

Hunter Pent: Let's see, could break the tail for spines. Shame she isn't pink...

Heathome City Brawl

-Both Pent and his Magical Girl stop and watch whether the blast of psychic energy had any effect-

New World, Volcano

The Rathian reeled back and let out a roar. She stomped forward towards Hunter!Pent and swiped her spiky tail in a circle. Now facing Lance she swung her tail in a circle again.

Stormchaser, Shaun's Room

Shaun: "Kaiiseii, why do you want me to learn how to walk in heels?"

Kaiiseii: "There's a lot of reasons."

Isbrand: "We want Phantom to have gunboots."

Shaun: "...I'm interested."

-Kaiiseii sprints out the door.-

Kaiiseii: "Gottagobuymoregogobootsbebeacksoon"

-Shaun and Isbrand blink at each other as Cereza strides into the room.-

Cereza: <Is he okay?>

Isbrand: "What do you think?"

Cereza: <He's part of my bloodline, so no. Anyway...Shaun.>

Shaun: "I know that look. Midna and Beo can't keep their godsdamn mouths shut."

Cereza: <I'm not letting you become a vampire. It's not as cool as you think, dumbass. How many times has your aura been completely or almost depleted?>

-Shaun starts counting on his fingers.-

Cereza: <My point exactly. I love overkill too, but Arceus, kid.>

Shaun: "I get results. I protected my daughter and my boyfriend."

Cereza: <You're gonna get yourself killed. Soul Arrow got away, and you jeopardized the situation. I'll give you a pass on Isbrand because your dad instincts kicked in but come on. I don't care how much of a crush you had on Mason, there was no excuse for that.>

Shaun: "..."

Isbrand: "You know, you had Kaiiseii and me this same talk, Shaun. Just in case we ever awakened our Obscura."

Cereza: <It usually skips generations, but your dad was right, Isbrand. How would you like it if your kids died from Aura Depletion? Mason?>

Shaun: "..."

Cereza: <Just something to think about the next time you're drunk on adrenaline and testosterone.>

-She saunters away. Isbrand casts a look at Shaun before hurrying after the Delphox.-

Isbrand: "Cereza."

Cereza: <What is it, little one?>

Isbrand: "I'm gonna assume that's irony since I'm the tallest and buffest and also older than Dad but..."

-She sighs.-

Isbrand: "On the subject of the dormant Obscura in me...I'm more of a mechanist than a biologist, obviously, but I was hanging out with Ace and Monsoon the other day and I got an idea..."

"It's...it's easier to show you. Watch my hand."

-Cereza peers lazily at the offered hand. She takes it in a paw...and watches wisps of dark energy come out.-

Cereza: <I see. Why don't we take this to your room now, shall we?>

New World Raid - Volcano

Lance: -smiling- Hiya, pal!

Battle Frontier — Battle Base

-Kai seems to be here.-

-They seem to be wearing sunglasses on such a bright, sunny day.-

-They also seem to be somewhat on the quiet side today. Something about a sore throat, they seemed to say.-

-It seems like they're having a normal day.-

-It seems they have an alibi.-

Lumiose Prison, High-Security Wing

-In a dark, bare solitary cell, a young woman who is thin to the point of emaciation is sat on a hard cot, scratching at her bony arm with her nails.-

Kahlia: I wonder how much longer I have left... a month? A week, maybe...?

-The silence she's grown accustomed to over the months, however, is broken by the muffled sounds of talking beyond her cell door.-

???: ...one shot. The moment this door opens, we've got maybe a minute before we have to bolt. You ready?

???: Ready as we'll ever be.

-Kahlia stands up, her eyes darting to the cell door and her fist closing around a chunk of loose concrete from the wall. And suddenly, the door swings open, and in the doorway stands a familiar, Skarmory-styled sentai suit.-

Aeroraptor:    Kahlia! We're getting you out of here!   

Kahlia: ...Holy shit, Amel. You came.

-She staggers towards Aeroraptor, but trips after a couple of steps, ending up half-falling, half-leaning against him with her arms wrapped around his neck. Aeroraptor instinctively catches her, making sure she doesn't fall completely.-

Aeroraptor:    Don't get too hasty with who you thank, you can do that later. You... gods, this hasn't treated you well.   

Kahlia: Heh. Understatement of the year...

-She coughs weakly and tries to straighten herself.-

Kahlia: Can I... do you mind if I drain you real quick? Just a bit? I'm running on empty here...

-Aeroraptor falters.-

Aeroraptor:    ...Sure. But do it along the way, and don't say anything about it. At all.   

Gendarme: Clock's ticking!

Aeroraptor:    Right, here we go.   

-And he lifts Kahlia into a bridal carry, and rushes out the door.-

Gendarme: Lucky for you, we already grabbed your team's Pokeballs, we've got 'em right here.

Kahlia: Thanks...

-She puts her fingers to Aeroraptor's neck and initiates a quick Aura Drain. As she does, her eyes widen.-

Kahlia: You-

-Then she remembers what she was told earlier, and shuts up.-

Aeroraptor:    Yeah. Me.   

-As they leave the immediate vicinity of Kahlia's former cell, the gendarme — who, surprise surprise, is our favorite illusion boy — hides Aeroraptor and Kahlia from sight as they pass other guards, two of whom are heading down the corridor with their Stoutland.-

Gendarme 1: So, did you see that ludicrous display last night?

-His partner sighs.-

Gendarme A: You repeat that gag every time we're stuck together, and it stopped being funny the first time. This is what, time number twenty-seven? Seriously, either come up with more material or- hey, you!

-She looks over at the illusionary gendarme. Mason stops, and turns toward the two.-

Gendarme!Mason: What's up? What, need some comedy advice or something?

Gendarme A: Oh, he's too far gone to help. Just wondering whether you'd be willing to take my next shift with this joker.

Gendarme!Mason: Oh, man, I wish. Except, no, sorry, Jean's already dragged me into her shift this week, and I can't keep doing this for everyone. It's nothing personal.

Gendarme A: Fair enough, don't sweat it. Oh, and don't forget that it's Pierre's birthday today, so we're throwing a thing for him in the common room at 4. See ya there.

-She turns and carries on down the corridor, Kahlia letting out a breath she didn't know she was holding as she goes. Mason waves her off, then glances toward where the escapees are hidden, giving a sly wink before continuing out.-

-It's once the trio gets to the home stretch that the alarms finally sound.-

Aeroraptor:    Fuck.   

-Mason gives the empty space behind him a glare, but nods his head in the direction of the door, before turning to find the nearest guard rushing by.-

Gendarme!Mason: What's going on this time?

Gendarme: Breakout in high security. Whiptail's cell is empty. C'mon, she can't have gone far!

-Mason nods to the gendarme, and moves to follow after... before letting the image just vanish behind them as the real one sneaks off toward the front entrance unseen. Aeroraptor mutters something under their breath as they hurry off as well.-

Stormchaser

Piplup: pip.

Ever: You're growing up so fast.

Piplup: lup.

Ever: It's as though every day you learn something.

Piplup: piplup.

Ever: So I would take it as a personal favor if today you learned that I don't need to be physically attached to you at all times.

Piplup: -shrug-

Ever: -removes hand from Piplup's head-

Piplup: iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

Ever: -replaces hand-

Piplup:

Ever: ...You're too cute to argue with, honestly.

Piplup: (smugly?) lup.

Ever: Maybe I should give you a name. So I can stop just calling you Baby.

Piplup: pip.

Ever: On the other hand, if I name you, Vee will end my life. So y'know.

Piplup: pii.

Ever: Thank you for all your input.

Outside the Prison

-Sirens wailing and lights flashing around the prison complex provide a nice distraction as Mason and Aeroraptor hurry off to safety several blocks away, Kahlia safely in tow. Under a new disguise, Mason checks into a room at the Pokemon Center, with the supervillain duo following behind, still under the illusion.-

-The door clicks shut, and the illusion is dropped.-

-Where Aeroraptor was once holding Kahlia, instead Rogue is the one who sets her down.-

Rogue: -flicking their vocoder off- Fuck. Holy shit. I just did that. We just did that.

Kahlia: Yeah. You did. Thank you so much, Kai, b-but...

-She hesitates for a moment, then pulls Rogue into a weak hug, shaking. Rogue tenses, but gently pats Kahlia before breaking away.-

Kahlia: ...I'm s-still not safe.

Rogue: ...Yeah. I know.

-Rogue takes their helmet off, letting out a deep sigh as they finally breathe open air again.-

Kai: It's Livius, right?

-Kahlia's eyes widen.-

Kahlia: Wait, how do you... did he g-get you to do this?! Please, you can't send me back to him, he'll kill me! I'll disappear, I'll do whatever you want me to, just d-don't let him get to me!

-Kai looks away.-

Kai: ...Yeah. He put me up to this, in exchange for clearing Rogue's name. But.

-They bring themself to meet her eyes.-

Kai: The deal, exactly, was that I'd break you out, and then bring him to where we took you for safety. Those were the exact terms. You understand why that's important, right?

-Kahlia nods frantically.-

Kahlia: Yeah... yeah, t-thank you... I'll sneak out once you leave, you won't ever hear from me again...

-She tries to haul herself upright, but stumbles and collapses again.-

Kai: ...Here.

-Kai walks over to Kahlia, places a hand on her chest, and transfers some Aura to her. Some of the colour returns to her skin, but she's still rail-thin and shivering.-

Kai: Get rest. You need it.

-As they say this, though, they give her a look that says "get out as soon as you can." They glance toward Mason.-

Kai: ...Can I trust you to make sure she's exactly where she needs to be?

Mason: Thank goodness you remembered I was here. I was starting to feel like the world's most subversive third wheel.

Kai: Sorry about that. It's up to you now.

-They put their helmet back on, and start toward the window, active camouflage cloak flickering to life.-

Kahlia: W-wait!

-She extends an arm weakly towards Rogue as they start to vanish. Rogue stops, glancing back toward her.-

Rogue: ...Yes?

Kahlia: You... you're back in the game, right? You wouldn't have a new suit if you weren't. I'm not going to ask you to work with me again, but... I hid a hard drive in my apartment with information about a group of people. Bad people. I... I've never been able to do anything to them, but you might be able to. Or at least, you might know someone who can.

-Rogue is quiet for a moment. Then nods.-

Rogue: Sounds like a job for the Aurabolts.

-And they're gone.-

Orre, Factory Tower, Rooftop - Past

-Gaia dives to the side as the Future-Series!Palkia unleashes its energy beam, her Grapnel Gear firing as she does so she latches onto the wall. She puts a finger to her helmet to reply to Vulpecula's comms.-

Gaia: No gas, but no time to talk either! Gaia out!

-She swings across the roof, firing a couple of EMP Darts at the Future-Series!Palkia as she yells down to Jackal.-

Gaia: I have to agree with Fox in that I much preferred that sort of covert operation. What's our game plan here?