Amarin House

Brie: Of course. Wouldn't want to keep you.

-she beams-

PEFE!Every: -just giggles- You don't want to do that, Ms. Amarin.

Arc: -chews happily-

Glimmer: -picks up a kernel-

-stares at it-

-instead of popping, however, it rots away-

Glimmer: :c

Ever: (lazily) I'd say, maybe three seconds ago.

But yeah, I'm doing okay. Injury and I are well-acquainted, nothing's hurt that won't heal, and I have people to talk to in the meantime, who hopefully aren't going to kidnap and taxidermize me.

Which is, I'll admit, a low bar, but hey— I've got good company, no dead friends, babies to take care of, another evil team out of the way, and enough alcohol to forget everything that happens tonight.

So, in the spirit, so to speak, I can't help but notice that you choose to invoke okayness, rather than simply claim it. You're talking to me about how we reach out to fix others, and yet you're calling on yourself to enforce your own well-being.

-they smile, and hold up a mug of cocoa that they've produced from somewhere-

Just interesting. You're awfully good at magic, incidentally. Props.

Viridian City Hotel

As the group waited, the three Pokémon kept running around Travis' avatar, as if trying to play catch

After the loading was finished and the four where finally in the instance, the three sauropods all happily jumped around before darting off, quite obviously happy to finally be able to play after both waiting for a 4th party-member and sitting through the loading screens. If Travis wouldn't follow quickly, chances were good that he would lose sight of them - they didn't go all Leeroy Jenkins though, as if they found any enemies, they would wait for him.

Final Shell

-Charging-

Fan out, three prongs!

-Some of the gunships fly ahead and destroy rooftop defense so they can let off their Wanderer Corps cargo, who rope down and start making their way downwards-

Santa's Workshop

Lieutenant Cross' Emergency Phone: Cross. They've taken the bait. Stay still and proceed with caution. Have a small division of operatives inspect the tunnels where we're keeping Santa's Pokémon prisoner. Let them make the first move.

The Carrey

Captain Macraul: There is a disturbance on the lower deck, ma'am. What appears to be a stowaway scyther is in the machine rooms.

Deputy Director Panelo: I handpicked a group of operatives personally to deal with problems like this. Dispatch Division 113.

Captain Macraul: Received.

Captain Macraul gave the order. A cadre of soldiers now made their way down to the location of the metallic sounds below deck.

The tunnels below Santa's Workshop

The snom, Ferrell, happily hopped and crawled along. He knew that Santa had long since taken care of any pockets of toxic gas in the old coal mine. They were safe for now. Ezra, appearing as a rotomdex that floats, lit the way.

From a few tunnels away, the audible clang of cages being hauled and inspected can be heard. The whimpers of frightened jynxes, separated from their sisters, and those of stantlers and a ponyta, were heard.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Dec 30th 2019 at 10:12:51 PM

Spacequest, Null-G Training

-Pent was here because it was mandatory. He looked a bit... Grumpy-

I thought you said there'd be gravity. Why did you lie to me Silas?

Amarin Household

-The box contains about a dozen things that look like sugar-dusted cookies that have been topped by a soft meringue-

Old Coalmine

-Susan and Latias crept along, trying to be quiet. Or at least, Susan was-

Latias: So back there, that was..?
Susan: Yep. Keep it down
Latias: Sorry. We gonna tell them?
Susan: I dunno, there's some parallels I could draw about this.

-Susan rolls a pokeball in her hand, ready for a fight-

Final Shell

-Pent couldn't help but smile to himself at the low rumble of combat echoing through the halls. The cavalry was enroute, but if he could solve this himself...-

-He flinched a little and muttered under his breath about glory as he continued searching-

Lower Deck of the Carrey

Fuka is hiding behind some crates, her Binacle Elanor at her side, two Safari Balls at the ready in her hands, waiting to ambush whatever might come to investigate Mia's distrubance

Oblivion Wing in Space, Zero-G Training

-Ian chuckles slightly at Pentigan's reaction to the training-

Me: I have at least one question: Is the Zero-G training going to be anything like those spinny rides at the carnival?

Lower Deck of the Carrey

-Evelyn, with Hatty on her head, hides behind a different box than Fuka, with two Poké Balls in hand and a smirk on her face-

Evelyn: -whispering- All seems to be clear... And it's kinda funny to me...

Hatty: -whispering- <How do you gather, Evelyn?>

Evelyn: -whispering- Think about it... I am a girl with psychic powers and Psychic-type Pokémon... on a boat called the "Carrey"... It's like this boat mission was tailor-made for people like me...

Hatty: -whispering- <You're right... that IS funny...>

Final Shell

-Ian, Evelyn, and their Pokémon follow the army in their charge-

Oshawittle: <May this be our finest hour!!!>

Piku-chan: <YEAH!!!>

Me: Let's do this!

Evelyn: Give Mobius no quarter!

Lower Deck of the Carrey

A cadre of Interpol Authority soldiers arrive, with one exceptionally smug fellow leading them. He was tall, blond, and was followed around by a regular raichu, and wore an officer's version of the creepy bad guy navy uniform every naval operative on the ship seemed to wear.

The other troops cocked their rifles and took aim. Said rifles look like futuristic-looking [NERF] guns that were painted black. He held aloft his hand, telling them to shoot at his signal.

He muttered to himself as he scanned the group. His fingers twiddled quickly. A familiar observer might notice that they resembled [American Sign Language].

"Where are they?"

The Mines below Santa's Workshop

Ferrell led them deeper underground, away from the soldiers. There was more coal here than usual.

An low yet ominous grumbling echoed across the tunnels.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Dec 29th 2019 at 10:42:53 PM

Amarin Party

-Kai grins.-

Kai: You can keep me another time.

-Whether they even know what they mean by that or not, they give Brie another quick kiss, and head out to deliver gifts which the author has been too sick and too occupied with Ace Attorney to come up with on the spot like the coat-

Spacequest

-Julius just shakes his head-

Amarin Household

Alli: -to Pef- Why not?

-To Daydre and Megan- Do you have this under control...?

Santa's Workshop

H.G. Cross: Yes, good, can this wait? I'm trying to get revenge and yes while it's a dish best served cold it can't get much colder up here.

The Boats

-Mia can be found hacking very loudly at a boat-

Final Shell

-The initial wave of Mobius grunts goes down easy-

-As the J-Team progresses further inward, however, tougher Translated mons show up-

-The Arctozolt nods and goes a separate direction-

-Pent may hear a loud humming-

Amarin House

"You know what I like," Ammy said simply. "Thanks, Pent."

Spacequest Cargo Hold Day 1

Colton shook his head no, no questions coming to mind that weren't already asked.

Final Shell

As things get harder, more of Colton's team appear.

Within time, his original six have materialized, Sean having come forth from Lucario.

Edited by AbsentCoder on Dec 29th 2019 at 10:10:16 AM

Final Shell

-Without really meaning to, Pent matched the tone of the humming with his own hum while running towards the source of the sound-

Amarin Party

Well I mostly just needed to get the ingredients right and the oven did the rest. It's maybe cheating but then again it's producing good work. But you're welcome babe.

-He flashes a confident smile-

Old Coal Mines

-Susan flinched at the sound, her hand around the pokeball brushing over the button-

Susan: Get out here and watch my back...

-Unleashed from the pokeball is a Decidueye who is not shiny. Just... Goth. From how it needs a bit of a refresh the darker color scheme is actually just a mundane dye-job, probably to go with the occasional plastic skull brooch affixed to her wings-

Goth Decidueye: <They shall not escape my gaze.>

Susan: Thanks Sylv.

-Latias gives the bow-owl a little wave and with an exasperated eye-roll said bow-owl waves back-

the tunnels below Santa's workshop

-Lila follows the rest of the group.-

Lila: What was that noise? Is someone coming?

The Carrey, Lower Deck

Lita pinched her brow.

"Mia why..." she spoke quietly.

She signaled to her teammates to stay hidden until the guards were drawn over.

Amarin Household

Lita gasped as she opened her gift. She gingerly ran her fingers over the scabbard. She spins on her heels and leaps at Isbrand, kissing her.

Des hicks as he's looking for Lita.

Spacequest, Day 1

Des is here, looking curiously at the robotic frames.

"What's EVA stand for?"

Lower Deck of the Carrey

-Evelyn silently "eep!"s and conceals the twins' Poké Balls in her robes-

Evelyn: -whispering scaredly- We can't let them know we're here... They're scary... They have guns...

Hatty: -whispering bravely- <Who cares if they have guns? You're Evelyn! You've faced worse odds when you fought Mobius! You can take these guys...>

Evelyn: -whispering, not-so-scaredly- You're right, Hatty... I have faced worse odds, and I'll face 'em again to help Father Christmas!

Hatty: -whispering assuredly- <That's the ticket!>

Evelyn: -whispering- Kako, Mirai, Simon! Up and at 'em! Kako, Simon, use Hypnosis! Mirai! Use Draining Kiss!

-Evelyn throws three Poké Balls to the other side of the lower deck as a distraction to the guards, then crosses her fingers-

Evelyn: -whispering- I hope this works...

Lower Deck of the Carrey

The guards (save for the commander) turned to the direction of the balls. Meanwhile, another soldier falls over unconscious. Within a split second, however, all of them fell unconscious as the raichu from the nonchalant senior officer thundershocks them.

Apparently, their boot insulation was less than ideal.

The senior officer made a set of gestures that Lita would recognize as [ASL], spelling out a four letter word.

Gobo: It's a type of stencil used to create patterns in stage lights. Dolly sent me.

Santa's Coal Mine

The grumbling and moaning take on the sound of someone in deep pain. The decidueye goth will see a cage left in darkness, and within it, an elderly grimmsnarl, beaten, ill, and fighting for his life.

Further grumbling deeper in the mine can be felt. It was clear enough to be heard. It was the cries of a pokémon. "Help him," it seemed to say.

Pippy: -squawk- <I didn't want to!>

Megan: -inadvertently sing-song- We kin-da got called over because, Rowan said you burrowed in a blanket nest.

-nervous- And I know that that is a time that really sucks, so I'm cutting the knot, dragging you out, and treating you to something warm.

-nervous jazz hands- Because seasonal depression or possibly self-murder-related trauma which I am thoroughly unqualified to treat, let alone solve

(-she's not a very good singer, which may explain why she doesn't seem to know she's kinda half-doing it-)

-everyone charges in-

-by some happenstance, they all end up charging up just the one corridor-

-the four humans seeming used to working together, following the three keyholders

-and the humans and their teams fight like they're waging war-

Logan: -hearing Evelyn and the no quarter- Remember, our goal's at the center! It's not a revenge quest!

Abilene: I'm here for a family revenge quest.

Vee: <'m at my best when I'm spite-y.>

Rapidash: -nicker- <I think the Knuckles've more than earned a little payback.>

Luxor: <Also, they like...broke our world.>

Logan: Okay, this kind of is a revenge quest! Just...the best revenge is thwarting them, not beating them up unnecessarily!

Dr. Ironspine: -drawl- <Such insights I'm gaining into your priorities this day!>

Addie: <You knew this already.>

-bloodless war, but war-

-they entrench themselves, calling out moves more like siege weaponry than battle fare, trying to clear a path as the key-wielders storm before them-

-here, where shapes familiar and unfamiliar drift about in the backdrop-

Unown A: -floating by- …

...a

Vee: -laughing, to Daydre- <Noooo, you gotta take the opportunity!>

Megan: -likewise to Daydre, taking her arm- I'm okaaaaay~

Vee: <I'm pretty sure you're violatin' some lab safety ordinance!>

Megan: -turning up her nose- Then take it from me yourself!

Vee: -intent- <Is that a TRAINERLY COMMAND?> Ɛ°

Megan: -laughing- Nooooo!

Vee: -shaking a paw, curling tighter around Megan- <Blast it all, I'm thwarted!>

-...-

<Seriously though, take that thing outta yer mouth.>

Megan: -still licking- But I'm curious!

Vee: <At least feed it to me!>

-Pef-

Vee: <...nevermin'. Keep eatin' it.>

Megan: Score!

-to Alli- We've got it handled, I think! ^_^

Vee: -shoving her, familiarly- <No we ain't, but let's say we do an' call it square!>

Megan: Before anyone catches on~ ^_^

Addie: <Oooh, I'll...pop some more for you.> c:

-and she pats Glimmer-

(-oh yes, even after seeing the kernel dissolve-)

Logan: -snicker- Got me in one.

-beam- Hey, that's—

...taxidermy. Hm.

That's...my baseline's now more of a—this— -they wave their hand, the thread making the least shapely shapes in the air- —but that still seems. A bit beyond the pale.

-friendly shrug- ...I'll trust in that bar you set, though. If you need to get it out, you know where to find me. I'm glad I'm counter among good company. ^_^

-holding up their mug- Cheers to adventuring, and our own reasonably lowered standards!

Addie: -blink-

-...-

Logan: -lowering their tone- ...speaking of speaking, I'm under no illusions as to how "okay" I am.

-wiggling the finger with the string on it- I know how okay I'll be, though. (Thank you for the reassurance—)

-grin- And there's the beauty of it!

-leaning in- I'm crowdsourcing my own help!

See, I'm the one that reaches out. Unlike—to be fair, most of the J-Team—I've got actual, legitimate training for dealing with horrible psychological trauma. I, privy to both my own inner thoughts and the lifetime of professional experience I possess, know exactly what I need to function, and can solicit it piecemeal from ordinary friendship ranges.

And no one's any the wiser. ^_^

Everyone's together, nobody's sad, we're getting along and I'm not alone. ~_~

The Final Shell

-The URS contingent starts breaking out Ultra Beasts (Other then the usual Poipole and Naganadel) who leap into battle-

AU!Tagg: Keep going!

-Hearing Evelyn's proclamation-

What?

Arundi: -Firing a massive Flamethrower from their jet arms- {It's a bit cramped in here!>

-Judith and Pikachu find Calvin and co taking cover-

Calvin: -Shooting at some robots- Took you long enough to get here, were you guys just taking your time after we blew the roof open?!

Judith: -Holstering her rifle in exchange for a laser pistol and aiming- Sorry, we were a bit...

-Takes the shot, the laser bouncing around in such a way that it instantly dispatches the enemies arrayed in front of them-

Waylaid.

Calvin: -Standing up- Okay then, where's Aegis?

Pikachu: <Told us to go help the J-Team and you guys while he fights the Demon Tide.>

Judith: -Changing weapons again- Also that the Red Talon might take advantage of the chaos to try making off with Mobius contraband.

Calvin: -Sighs- Them again? This assignment continues to be a headache.

Ultra Badlands

Wanderer: -Lands on top of a mountain that wasn't there before- This is just intensely annoying.

-Takes a deep breath before expelling brilliant white flames from his mouth spreading 100 feet wide that incinerate the seven Demon Tide tendrils being swung at him, before creating a giant magma fist from the ground to smack the Demon Tide's core around a few times-

Its regenerative capacities are really something else, if this was war the creator would likely be of high priority for assassination if they couldn't be captured.

Edited by rmctagg09 on Dec 30th 2019 at 4:24:45 AM

Amarin Party

Alli: -eyebrow raise- Uh, okay?

-to Pef- What did you do?!

SPACE

Julius: I for one welcome the lesson in antigrav.

MAGNUS: {GRAVITY NEVER BOTHERED ME ANYWAY.}

North Pole

Mia: -is still hacking at the boats-

Final Shell

-Oh shit-

-Julius (not that one), Galdera, and Omega are here-

-They fire a Darkest Lariat, Reflux, and Flash Cannon at the groups they're targeting-

-Pent now has found a door, from which the humming seems to be emanating-

-It is unfortunately locked-

coal mines

Lila: Oh no... The poor things...

-She paces up and down.-

Lila: But I don't know how to get them out and it could be a trap...

Final Shell

-Pent tested the door a little bit, before sighing and stepping back to give his pokemon room to be let out-

Alright, beam attacks on my mark.

-He breathes in, raising one hand to signal a hold-

#Sooooooooome...#

-The hand drops, a barrage of energy blasting against the door-

Coal Mine

Sylvan the Decidueye: <Hmph, a disgusting hair monster. It will die soon.>

Susan: Hair... Wait hold on that might be what we're looking for!

-Susan rushes forwards, rummaging in her pockets for one of the two Potions in her everyday carry-

Edited by Pentigan on Dec 30th 2019 at 9:42:47 PM

Final Shell

-Twin bows sing as they clear a path.-

-A duo's talons slice through the air.-

-Flash Cannons fires from Celena's cannon arms.-

-Jessica punches everything, Cereza astride Cheshire as their 600-odd years of training guide them.-

-Elizabeth just focuses on staying alive, wielding Lyra's shotgun.-

-Lyra, for her part, is a blur, flashstepping and tearing Mobius apart with Love is Blue and Psycho Cut axes.-

-Luca's swords and Lydia's fists go after bigger threats while the mafiosos protect them.-

-Gabrielle's rapier sings as Mega-Michael fires Dark Pulses to accompany Aurora's Psyshocks.-

-Misaki and her Legion act in perfect sync.-

-Two tacticians lead their battalion, for the Emperor and her father.-

-And two twins, a knight and a cowboy, fight with sword and whip, accompanied by a Mega-Houndoom and a Battle Bond Empoleon.-

-Scratched, bruised, and weary, they keep fighting for everyone's sake, to end this war, to bring an end to the shattered skies.-

Amarin Household

-Isbrand smirks as she pulls away from Lita's lips, hands draped on her back.-

Isbrand: "I guess you like it, huh?"

Silas pushes off the ceiling and flips about, landing on the floor with grace, "Alright, first question. No it's not anything like that, that's G-Force training and the artificial gravity and the inertial plating is currently rendering that inert. The average trainer can however sustain 3-4 Gees with how fast some flying capable pokemon can go."

Roxy drifted in sipping what looked to be a silver pouch with a straw as Silas began the next answer, "EVA stands for Extra Vehicular Activity. Aka, Spacewalking. We have EVA packs that make use of hydrogen bottles and respond to mental activity, but the training sets we'll have you use, use mono-propellant instead."

Roxy looked to a Grumpy Pentigan, "Something wrong?"

~He's upset thinking Silas promised gravity in this section. We did not.~

Roxy smirked, "Well if it's any consolation, after this we'll set up the consoles in the operations deck to run piloting simulators for the ship and the Mechs. They use a standard Asimov Control scheme so they are pretty easy to pick up."

Silas nodded, "Exactly right. The Mechs being the robotic exo-frames you were staring at Des, Colton owns one of the three there. They're technically EVA Space Pods meant for intense high-G burn activity, officially anyways."

~Now all the non-pokemon stuff aside, everyone feel free to bring out any mons you feel need this training and just have fun bouncing around. The hangar is completely safe and we have a med-bay for a reason, the idea here is to get used to the movement mechanics of outer space.~

The Pen began to Whisper to Pent, Of course you and I could do away with all that nonsense and just cheat, the wings are pure aesthetic, I could easily just slap the "thruster" parts to you if you wanted, and then you'd have complete control of your own flight in here. It'd be a bit tiring but soooooooooo worth it friend. Care to give it a shot?

Final Shell

AU!Tagg: No holding back!

Tuethis: -Uses Foul Play on Julius as he approaches-

Aquarius: -Uses Sparkling Aria combined with a Thunderbolt from Raijuu-

Otegine: -Spins into a Drill Peck-

-A Kartana from the URS side swings in with a Night Slash-

-As a number of Protects come up-

You're just going to get crushed under our collective heels!

Muddy: -Comes down on Omega with a Hammer Arm-

Arundi: -Unleashes a Fire Blast- {Burn.>

-The Wanderer Corpsmen facing Galdera block the Reflux with a massive energy shield, before opting for their mons using Ice Beam, at least some of the magic users using Blizzard spells, and at least one pulling off a Blizzaza-

Edited by rmctagg09 on Dec 30th 2019 at 8:03:15 AM

Lower Deck of the Carrey

Fuka clips her two Safari Balls back onto her belt. She signals her Binacle to stay hidden but comes out of hiding herself

Fuka: Are you the guy Goober told us about?