Orre Tower, Robogod Battle

Murphy disappears, presumably entering Taipan's mechanical system.

Taipan: What did we learn?

Murphy: Quite a lot. You know, him having a god complex does wonders for distracting people long enough to get stuff from them. We'll run that by Jackal and see if we got anything useful.

Taipan: Okay, I don't got a lot o' bullets so make this one count. Aim for the processor.

Murphy: Don't worry. I know exactly where it is.

Taipan's interface gains a pair of PEFEGon-colored crosshairs. She begins firing several rounds of incendiary bullets toward the case holding the CPU.

Fuschia City Zoo

-Lissa blinks, going slightly red as Lita's grip tightens.-

Lissa: Huh. Don't think I ever got around to asking where you're from in the first place. Still, they really are something. It took me a while to get around to the whole Pokemon thing, but... yeah.

PEFE HQ Depths

Kahlia: ...Thanks. I... it's good to know that there are people like that, people who... who...

-She blinks, and suddenly her eyes are streaming with tears.-

Kahlia: I'm s-sorry, I just never thought anyone would c-care about the monster they made me into...

-She sinks into Mason's shoulder, sobbing.-

Orre, Factory Tower Rooftop - Past

-Gaia, seeing that she lacks the heavy ordinance required for a direct assault, swings over towards Rogue.-

Gaia: Rogue, Vulpecula, good to see you again. Did you encounter any significant resistance on the lower levels? Your armour is dented.

-She glances back at the Future-Series!Palkia.-

Gaia: I can provide a distraction, if you need one. Draw its attention away for long enough to allow you to place the charge.

Fuschia City-Past

Lita realises she might be holding onto Lissa bit too tight and relaxed her grip a little.

"Sorry. I just..."

She stares almost starry eyed.

"We need a picture."

She turns and puts up her phone for a selfie with the Lapras in the background.

"C'mon, hop in."

Orre, Factory Rooftop

Stranger also heads over to Rogue, Vulpecula and Gaia.

"I can run interference to if you like. I am woefully underequipped for this type of mission. I was expecting human targets. I brought salt rounds. *Salt*. Unless I plan on taking down robots through the long con of rust degradation I can only hope to be a distraction for you guys."

PEFE HQ Depths

Mason: Er uh—

-He's hugged and cried on. This was not how he expected his day to go, so he just... awkwardly pats her.-

Mason: ...You, uh, you'll get that a lot around the J-Team. People, y'know, care.

-He wraps his arms around her in a similarly awkward hug.-

"I think we have it... NOW!" Jackal held up his hands to halt the attacks, a large crack had appeared in the Palkia-unit's head, he hefted his left arm, the sound of servos winding up was audible, and dove in.

With a sickening crunch the metal fist punched through, and with another loud crunch Jackal pulled out what appeared to be a computer tower of sorts, "Hayon, catch," he said tossing it over.

The Lucario leaped and grabbed onto the device, his eyes glowing brightly, he landed and held it tight. Hayon's spikes began to glow as well as he hummed, his eyes a bright white glow, the hum got louder and the device began to shake, and in a bright flash, it dropped to the floor, smoking and burnt.

There before everyone stood a glitching orange tinted ethereal form, of Doctor Braun, "What in the blazes!?"

Fox blinked, her mask somehow mimicking the action, "How? When did Hayon learn to exorcise things?"

"A few years ago, he thought I was possessed when I stopped, well you know the details."

Fox blinked once more, "huh... learn something new every day."

Jackal turned to Rogue, "Rogue you're cleared to cover the body in thermite, leave no trace, we have the good doctor here."

~Now the next question is, how do we deal with a ghost that isn't a ghost mon?~

Fuschia City Zoo

-Lissa smiles.-

Lissa: Heh, don't worry about it.

-She gets into shot for the selfie.-

PEFE HQ Depths

-Kahlia clings to the awkward hug for a few moments before pulling back, wiping her eyes.-

Kahlia: I... I'm sorry. I've been bottling this all up for so, so long, and I just... I don't know how I would've managed, keeping it in a moment longer.

-She blinks a few times before attempting one of her signature smirks.-

Kahlia: ...Anyway. You were supposed to be escorting the helpless damsel to safety, weren't you?

Orre, Factory Tower Rooftop - Past

-Gaia takes a step back, blinking beneath her visor.-

Gaia: ...I suppose a distraction won't be necessary after all. I expected more from a facsimile of a god created by a self-proclaimed genius. As for how to deal with the good doctor... Murphy, is it possible to isolate him somewhere?

Edited by Herbert40k on Jul 29th 2019 at 6:30:06 PM

New World Hunter's Base

"Dear diary, today I die," Colton muttered to himself, a Protect beginning to form reflexively but he called it off.

Orre Rooftop

"I wonder if we can bind him to that tower," Lamb considered, collapsing and putting away her bow.

Fuschia Zoo-Past

She leans in close to Lissa and takes a selfie.

"I'll send you a copy."

She yawns a bit.

"I've had...a bit of a week. Shall we retire for the night? And to our own rooms or...?"

Orre, Factory Roof

"Oh. Welp. Shows how useful I am."

He looks to the weird pseudo-ghost.

"I'm not sure if a salt circle will work if he's not a true ghost. Maybe we could suck him up into a vaccum and put him in a jar or something. Or maybe put him in a smart device and if he gets any funny ideas we could dangle him off of a roof above a body of water."

Edited by PhilosopherStones on Jul 29th 2019 at 8:51:28 AM

PEFE HQ Depths

-Mason nods, managing the slightest smirk of his own.-

Mason: You don't look so helpless now. But sure, let's find some sort of creepy abandoned office or something for you to call home.

-And he gets back on track with his navigation of the depths.-

Futures Factory Roof

-Rogue's mask produces a surprised emote.-

Rogue: Huh. Way easier than expected.

-They stroll forward and get to work with their thermite.-

Orre Factory Rooftop

Spectre: <I could    EAT HIM   .>

Orre Tower, Past

Taipan takes out an ordinary-looking USB.

Murphy, manifesting: Well, we did consider shoving him onto this clean thumb drive and later transferring his consciousness into a harmless isolated computer and stored safely in PEFE custody.

Taipan shows a hologram of a small cardboard box that had the words "Gay Baby Jail" half-assedly scribbled out and had "disembodied mad scientist jail" written on it.

Taipan: I had these marked. Anything without a label is clean, but just to be sure—

Taipan quickly checks the USB.

Taipan: Yeah, this one's clean.

Murphy: How much memory does a human soul require, though, and it begs a lot of ethical questions since humans aren't... well... accustomed to the possibility of being stuck in a machine indefinitely.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Jul 29th 2019 at 5:23:08 PM

Orre Tower Roof

-The eyes of Nightingale's mask turn a dull blue that pulses unsettlingly-

Or we could let a soul that has fled the reaper long enough pass on.

Orre Tower

Taipan: I'm... inclined to agree. Inasmuch as he would be useful, humans aren't designed to flourish as signals in a circuit board. This is a do not resuscitate situation. Plus, it seems more practical in retrospect.

She pockets the USB.

Taipan: If anyone can make an argument about how he can be useful, we're better off taking the surviving hard drives to PEFE. If we'll ask the good doctor what he wants that isn't related to apotheosis, that's still not a guarantee that we can even safely incarcerate him anywhere other than an input-less thumb drive in a cardboard box, let alone get him to talk.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Mar 8th 2020 at 3:40:19 AM

The New World, Outside the Base

The Groudon markings on the Magdaros' body suddenly started glowing. The sun overhead became harsher. The plant-life within the mountain monster's immediate vicinity already began to dry up and wither.

Megan and Logan suddenly caught the monster's attention. It slowly took a massive step toward the fleeing pair, bringing it a little closer to the base's Dragonators.

Hunters could definitely get on it's back from here.

Des had followed Megan and Logan outside. He gasped when he saw Logan use his Megastyler.

"I...that is...where do I get one of those!?"

He sends out Jovi and climbs atop her.

The New World, Inside the Base

Lita points out Wisp and Spiderbyte heading towards the Dragonator controls.

"C'mon let's go!" She quickly dashes to catch up with the pair.

As the J-Teamers would round the corner and head into a wide room with a large, window with the Zorah Magdaros looming in the background, they would be prevented from actually reaching the controls by force-field.

Sitting smugly behind this force field is a hunter, an older one. He's wearing an armour set similar to this but with a wide brim hat on his head and a bandanna over his mouth. On his back a wicked bow was slung. He casually sipped a cup of tea (through his mask no less!) as the team entered.

"Greetings. They call me The Hunter Admin, and what you are seeing...-he laid down his cup of tea and spread out his arms, slowly rising from his seat- is the end of what you would call 'The Stone Age'."

Fuschia City Zoo - Past

-Lissa allows herself to be glomped by Lita for the sake of a selfie before smirking.-

Lissa: Say, uh... how about I walk you back? It's been a pretty long day, but the night's still young.

PEFE HQ Depths

-Kahlia gives Mason another smirk, this one far more in line with her adopted persona.-

Kahlia: Oh, so you're finding me a lair, are you? You should've just said so. We've passed about half-a-dozen blocks that would've made decent lairs, though I'm not sure I'd be willing to lean into the "product of mad science" aesthetic. Hits a little too close to home. Plus I prefer my lairs to be a little more metropolitan, y'know what I mean?

Orre, Factory Tower Rooftop - Past

-Gaia is a woman of few words and limited expression even at the best of times, but her nod to Taipan and Nightingale conveys her opinion well enough.-

Fuschia City-Past

A grin spreads across Lita's face.

"I would love for you to escort me back. As you said the night's still young and I wouldn't mind relaxing a bit within the Stormchaser before I wind down."

Orre, Factory Roof

Stranger looked at everyone around him. Taipan, Nightingale, Gaia, Vulpecula, Rogue, Jackal, Fox, the weird ghost girl. He suddenly felt like he didn't quite fit in.

"Y'know...I kind of horned in on your whole operation here. So, you can consider my vote forfeit. I really shouldn't have been here anyways. Leave it to the professionals, right?"

Edited by PhilosopherStones on Jul 29th 2019 at 5:37:41 AM

New World Base Interior

Fleeing the Desolate Land into the base so as not to have heat stroke, Colton's longsword stayed floating behind him as he followed the rest of the party into the base, seeing the Hunter Admin.

Orre Tower

"Pass on, how?" Lamb asked.

-at full "gallop", Logan glances at Des, somewhat quizzically, but nods-

-and the sun burns-

-Megan clutches her arm, nearly falling off of Pippy-

-which is a nice prelude to Vee's sudden, uncharacteristic scream of agony, which she swiftly bites the head off of-

Logan: !

-and the whole plan to get a little distance before starting to fight grinds to a halt-

Pippy: -stopping dead- <Vee?>

Palico!Vee: -hissing- —

Megan: Vee!

-Vee's hissing steam, increasingly hot to the touch-

Palico!Vee: Keep running.

-Pippy, not heeding her, tries to spray her with a Water Gun, which vaporizes instantly-

Pippy: —!

-then a full-force Hydro Pump, which ends the same-

Logan: -quickly- Make for the exit. Get a Wormhole—

Palico!Vee: -crumbling, before she catches herself- Fffight that thing.

-then a Water Pledge from the ground at her feet, which sputters and dies-

Addie: -staring right at the Zorah Magdaros, watching it get closer- <You need to live.>

Palico!Vee: -grit- I'm. Fine.

-white-hot veins continue to spread through her body-

Pippy: -holding back hysteria, trying to shield her in his shade- <I-I've heard that before!>

-he, shuddering, tries something that ends before it gets beyond wisps of light-

-nothing-

-then Vee, somehow, exhales a Blizzard onto herself, the temperature differential curling off her skin in waves-

Palico!Vee: Mean it this time.

Megan: ...Vee, please don't go.

Palico!Vee: -panting- ...

-and Logan swiftly Captures Vee-

Palico!Vee: Unfair—

Logan: -in the same tone, if slightly gentler- We don't have time for this. Get back in your ball.

Palico!Vee: No—

Logan: -cantering around on Mane to face the Geddon- Everyone lives, Vee. On my soul.

Palico!Vee: —

Logan: Fight by running or fight by hiding, we'll need you fresh to finish this. And we need focus.

Mane: <We'll cover you, keep going.>

Addie: <Including yourself—keep everyone safe!>

-empathically- (Keep everyone safe.)

-and before she can respond, Mane runs into a takeoff, and Logan completes the Mega Evolution cocoon, sparking a fresh burst of speed as it breaks-

-and from it a flash of lightning spirals in the Geddon's direction, trying to lure it toward one of the Dragonators in a direction away from Vee and her group-

Palico!Vee: -icily- Asshole!

-empathically, back through the link- (Stay ALIVE, no matter WHAT)

-turning to Megan- There's no way in hell we're leaving 'em.

Megan: I—

Vee: -huffing more ice, which rapidly steams away- Yeah, yeah.

-and she recalls herself, allowing Megan to stuff her ball as deep into her mass-produced hyperspace as it'll go-

Megan: -dully, sweating in the heat- ...th-there's no way in heck, gosh flipping dang—

Pippy: -miserably- <C'mon, come on—>

-and she boards and they hurry after Logan's speeding spark, at a much slower top speed-

-within the cocoon, some Translations make themselves known-

New World Raid, Inside the Base

-the razor-sharp scale armor gives them pause-

-the substances coating the bow lead them to hesitate-

-but the Hunter Admin drinks tea through a mask-

-this...is a powerful man-

-whose potentially hackable hardware lies on the other side of a force shield, dammit-

Palico!Spiderbyte: ...I don't suppose we could talk this out?

Wisp the Rotom: <Logan's better at this than youuuu...>

Palico!Spiderbyte: I'm not usually in FRONT—Okay, so you know about our world's history—have you considered NOT utterly destroying your world's environment and slaughtering...hundreds of your kin, probably? Trying a nice symposium instead?

New World Base Interior

While everyone else tries to figure out how to take on the Hunter Admin, Nicky pokes around, using his small size and instinctive desire to look for large sources of electricity to get around.

In his head, this music plays. It should also be important to note that this little joltik has his own little camera strapped securely to his back.

Goober, holding a monitor: Okay, good news, we've got a fella in the infrastructure. We should eventually find the circuitry behind it. We'll know when it's feeding time. But for now, how vulnerable is that thing to electrical attacks?

The big, [Kratos]-like man beside Goober fired up his fists, which crackled with electricity. His hard light projection briefly fizzled out, revealing a rotom in a drone.

Ezra: I am most certain that the man within is himself vulnerable to electricity, as all organics are.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Jul 29th 2019 at 10:24:21 PM

Fuschia City Zoo - Past

-Lissa grins and takes Lita's arm in hers.-

Lissa: Sure thing. There's a couple of movies I was hoping to watch in my cabin, and I'm sure they'd be all the more enjoyable with company.

-She starts heading back to the Stormchaser.-

Fuschia City Zoo-Past

Lita giggles a bit as she's lead back to the Stormchaser.

"I look forward to the rest of the evening."

Stormchaser-Now

Lita's phone goes off. Without getting out of bed she grabs her phone off of the bedside table and looks at.

"Hrmmm, Dad's seeing an old friend?"

She sends a reply saying she's sleeping in. Satisfied she turns over and blushes at what she sees.

"Oh no, this isn't my bed."

Stormchaser, Lissa's Cabin

-Lissa, on the other hand, is not blushing but instead wearing a giant shit-eating grin.-

Lissa: Mornin', sleepyhead. Up late last night?

Stormchaser, Lissa's Cabin

Lita grumbles a bit, still tired and still blushing.

"Yeah, you're the one to blame for that. Keeping me up all night..."

She inches a bit closer.

"I hope Isbrand doesn't snap me in half over this."

Stormchaser, Lissa's Cabin

Lissa: Honestly? Far as I'm concerned that's a pretty good way to go.

-She snuggles closer to Lita.-

stormchaser gym

-Cady and Kat exist.-

Kat: Hey! I've been practising this cool new technique!

Cady: Cool, what is it?

Kat: I call it 'phantom grapple claw'! Let's go!

-Kat stands on a box. She extends a shadow claw and grabs something on the ceiling, swinging across the room. The claw abruptly disappears, sending Kat flying and landing right on top of Cady. They quickly untangle themselves.-

Cady: That didn't happen.

Kat: Agreed. I guess I need to work on that, these claws can't take much weight right now.

Cady: That's okay, you can work on it.

Kat: Actually, there was something I wanted to ask.

Cady: What is it?

Kat: So, I won a couple tickets for the royal Unova, fairly of course. So, I was wondering if you wanted to, um, come with me?

Cady: Sure, why not?