Wedding Day

-Raru opens his eyes as they glow an eerie, yet comforting pink and stares directly at the panicking Sobble.-

Raru; -in a soothing voice- <Alright, Sobble... I want you to take a niiiiice deeeep breath...>

<Breathe in...>

-Raru breathes in to show Sobble.-

<Breathe out...>

-Raru breathes out to show Sobble.-

Wedding Day- Postwick

Sobble: (breathes in, still slightly panicked)

(beat)

Sobble: (breathes out, still slightly panicked)

Sobble: (whimpers a bit)

SPACE

Julius: You're more than welcome Ziltoid!

Wedding Zone

Giratina: -turns to DS- <Greetings, DS. It's been a while.>

Umbra: What - I - how?!

Human!Ammy: I put in a good word with Ho-Oh. Who put in a good word with him.

Giratina: <Yes, they did. This will be intresting, Nox.>

-Ahems-

<Anyway. I',m going to skip the readings from my holy books because you humans have changed a LOT in them since I wrote them down. You both will be an unholy union in my name because you agreed to this and I said so.>

Umbra: Y-yes my lord.

Wedding Zone

Daydre sits back in her seat, just sorta.. shocked. She's seen a lot at this point but this is still new to her.

If I get married can I come out whilst on fire?... gotta learn how to do that and not die.

Cafe That Is Most Likely Existing At This Time

Rowan places a paw squarely on top of the Cater Vee and squishes down slightly.

Rowan: <I don't think I've ever had one evolve on me, but then again I don't work in a gym.>

Rowan leans over and takes a delicate but sizable bite from the chocolate Caterpie. Daydre does not seem fazed by this and continues eating from the other side.

".. You're lucky that's like, mon-safe chocolate."

Rowan: <I read the menu, I knew.>

Daydre doesn't look convinced, but turns back to Megan.

"Yeah, it's- yeah. It's.. probably something I need to work on not doing."

Edited by Daydre on Jan 14th 2020 at 1:07:33 PM

Wedding Zone

-Pent mutters a few words under his breath and glances over the rows behind him-

Ur: <I can't remember when I last had a priesthood...>

Days after the wedding, a Media Montage

Compared to the two prior announcements, the news of the third recipient of a golden ticket was calmer and more subdued. Quite natural, given the general mood of a church choir. An old but spry man sits in a big comfy chair on an Unovan afternoon talk show.

Prelate Renold Highcastle: There is nothing that outright excludes the existence of other divine beings, merely that they pale in comparison to the great-on-high Arceus. But surely you wish to know about why we were chosen rather than what my faith thinks about the one who chose us.

Renold Highcastle, Prelate of the Unova-Orre Span, is a small piece of a changing tide in the Messiahnist sects; still deeply in touch with the doctrine and lore of the Arceun but more than willing to come to blows in the name of ideals and morals. More than once he has been seen at anti-corporate rallies, and has managed to rally even the old guard of the church in support of a prospective ban on the gathering of end-user data from smart assistant devices.

Prelate Renold Highcastle: I would really rather talk about the choir but yes I did partake in that rally. I honestly believe we have moved so fast in the last twenty, thirty years that we have allowed groups to gain power and influence beyond their means much to the detriment of the people.

It's been a rough century for the Messiahnist faith, not merely in Unova where the re-emergence of the legendaries of Truth and Ideals sparked the public's imagination of glorious ancient kings and the evidently powerful divinities that were dormant in their Region. Numerous scandals have rocked the once so powerful Arceun branches, most stemming from the use of that power to distinctly dubious ends.

Prelate Renold Highcastle: It has taken a lot of fundraising but I am confident we can get the entire forty-person men's choir out to wherever Meloetta has decided to hold her competition.

The old guard doesn't provide the Prelate money, at least not enough. The sole Messiahnist cathedral in Renold's administrative area is aging but will last a while as long as nothing happens that would require costly repairs.

And much like the cathedral, the religion is one tragic revelation away from a terrible cost.

Wedding Zone

DS: (waves at Giratina)

Rouge: (to Sunburst) <So... What's the story behind how our trainer knows that legendary Pokémon?>

Sunburst: <Well, you might want to ask HotStuff or one of the other members of her original team for the full story on that one. They'd probably be able to explain it better than me.>

Rouge: (nods) <Oh... Okay.>

Ah, the Wedding

Galen rubbed his eyes and cleaned his glasses, then looked at the sight again. His grandfather is unfazed and kinda happy looking.

Galen: What in the Devil-

Grandpa Reynard: Cool your jets kid and be more respectful. Hmmm. Wonder if he could take a selfie with us?

Galen: Are you for real?

Grandpa Reynard: Your brother interviewed Lugia and got to hang out with Ryan Seo. And you're not attempting to one-up him at all?

Galen, camera at the ready: Forget selfies. We're vlogging this. Heck, maybe [Pleasantville] can sell his friendship with Gavin to 'em.

Grandpa Reynard: Now now. No Jake Paul nonsense. You remember what happened.

Galen: And nothing of value was lost.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Jan 15th 2020 at 11:30:13 PM

the wedding

Kat: Woah!

Cady: Imagine, your marriage being officiated by your patron legendary.

Kat: Yeah! That'd be like you getting married to someone by Meloetta, or if Mew did my wedding. Not that I have an attribute like you do, I just fricking love mew.

Postwick, Wedding Day

Raru: -in a soothing voice- <Now... Focus only on my voice...>

Cater!Vee: -primly, squish- <Hemorrhagin' money t'small children's deeply meditative, like flensin' a Leppa, or communin' somewhat confrontationally with the souls of the restless dead.>

Pippy: -another squish- <Practically nothing poisons me any more!>

Cater!Vee in a cup: <I dunno if I have organs!>

Megan: I haven't taken an allergy test in twenty years!

-nom-

Megan: Oh, me too, probably! ^_^

Maybe we can work on it!

Pippy: -nudge- <You said that already. Also, that's still lead-following.>

Megan: -blush- Well clearly it's something I need to work on...!

Pippy: -renudge- <Say something new!>

Megan: Um!

Uh

Well..?

Pippy: -patient stare-

Megan: ...I guess…

-slight headtilt- ...I...don't think I've ever, like. Asked you about yourself…?

Pippy: ^v^

Megan: -glance at him- Yeah, there was the…and the time when...and……

-...-

-smile-

-...-

-quizzical- ...huh.

-sticking her hand out- So, um, hi! I'm Megan! And I!!

-...as though preparing to seal a deal with a handshake- ...would like to get to know you better…??

Logan: ...Megan?

Megan: Yeah?

Logan: Do you ever, have a moment…

Where you're wondering about something, something just kinda mysterious—like, the wherefores and hows of the…comprehensiveness, of the havoc a fairly reasonable-sized group of individuals can wreak

And then you get the answer, and it explains so much more than you ever wanted?

Megan: ...

One time, I found out my teacher went to school with my mom.

Logan: -surprised- Pretty much exactly like that, yeah.

Megan: Huh.

Fancy!Thespi: -gasp- <Did we get invited to a chosen hero wedding?>

Pollen: -still befuddledly squinting at the flowersigs of the bride and groom (and officiant)-

Dr. Ironspine: -giggles maniacally in a nearby Wooloo pen, holding a parabolic scanner dish and receptor antenna-

Igor the Alolan Geodude: -likewise dressed for the event in a spherical wool suit-

Postwick Wedding

"Did he just say "my lord"?" Colton and Sylveon asked each other.

"Hey, don't ask me, I know as much as you. Why don't you do some research into this? Why me? Because I sure as heck don't want to. Suck it up, you're going to, like it or not."

Wedding Day- Postwick

(Kim, Geddy, and the Scorbunny look over at Raru and then at each other. The Sobble, meanwhile, looks directly at Raru. His hyperventilating has stopped, but he’s still breathing heavily and shaking.)

Sobble: <W-what are you... what are you going to do to me...?>

Postwick, Wedding Day

Raru: -calm and to the point- <I'm going to use one of my moves to help you calm down and recover emotionally...>

<Now... just relax... Relax and let go of whatever troubles plague your heart and mind...>

-The soothing glow from Raru's eyes begins to flicker, sending soothing energy pulses in the Sobble's direction...'

Wedding Zone

Giratina: <Now... Ammy, do you take Umbra to be your husband?>

Human!Ammy: -holds Umbra's hand- I do.

Giratina: <And you take her as your wife, Umbra?>

Umbra: -holds Ammy's hand- I do.

Giratina: <Very well. This is normally the part where I say you're husband and wife and you kiss... But that's boring.>

-A cocoon of Obscura energy forms around Umbra, and he becomes Penumbra-

-A barrier forms between the guests and the altar-

-The bridesmaids and groomsmen grin and scoot waaaaaaaaaay out of the way-

   Penumbra: ...Huh?   

Giratina: <No you're going to fight for your right to be betrothed.>

-Ammy grins and becomes a white Arcanine-

Arcanine!Ammy: <You ready or not big guy?>

   Penumbra:    -grins back-    A rematch, huh? Let's make it LEGENDARY.   

-They clash!-

-Styx is munching popcorn-

Wedding Zone

-Pent lets out a louder-than-he-intended panicked "Okay!" as the barrier goes up and he scrambles back in his seat a little. Ur claps and excitedly stares at the battle on the other side of the protective shield-

Ur: <Oh how wonderful! History playing out before our eyes!>

W-well, I guess if this makes the wedding narratively satisfying without a messy interruption that's good.

Wedding

"Wait, so who has to win for them to be married?" Sylveon asked.

Colton didn't answer as he was plugging "Umbra Giratina lord" into a search engine on his phone.

Gail stood up and ran to the back of the crowd, muttering “oh shit” repeatedly under her breath.

Colton and Sylveon moved back a couple of rows but stayed close enough to watch the fight.

Wedding Day, Amaterasu VS Penumbra

-Ian grips his chair so he doesn't fall off as the bride and groom transform right before his eyes. As he watches them prepare for battle, Evelyn becomes worried...-

Evelyn: Wh-What?! They're fighting?! But... they love each other, don't they? I have t-

-Before Evelyn can rise up to try and stop the battle, she feels something tug on the sleeve of her kimono. When she looks down, she notices that it was Ian's hand, stopping her from interfering with the grand battle.-

Evelyn: Huh?!

Me: No, Evelyn... Let them fight. This is their day...

Evelyn: Ah...

-Evelyn calms herself down and sits back down.-

Evelyn: I see... This is their fight, as it was 600 years ago...

-Ian nods, then starts to hum a strange yet familiar tune...-

Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on Jan 15th 2020 at 4:46:30 AM

Jenna: I'm not sure whether to feel offended or awed.

Kyle: Both?

Jenna: Yeah, that works.

-Tanten usually tries to act all international, such that all cultures can understand his expertise on the natural world, for the ratings.-

-But there are no cameras here.-

Tanten: "Kick 'is feckin' arse!"

Wedding Zone

- Linnéa, Ray and Linnéa's Sobble watch in confusion -

Ray's Grookey: (smiles) <Looks like we got picked by some interesting trainers, huh?>

Rouge: (nods) <Y-Yeah...>

Sunburst: <Go, Ammy!>

Candida: <Are all weddings like this?>

Eli: <I... don't think so?>

- DS seems to have other concerns -

DS: This won't get too loud, will it? (pulls out some earplugs) Should I put these in, just in case?

Wedding

Elizabeth: "THIS ISN'T HOW WEDDINGS GO"

-The Sapphires cheer, even Kunaimi.-

Cereza: "GET HIS ASS AMATERASU!"

Shaun: "COME ON UMBRA!"

Kaiiseii: "WHY ARE WE SCREAMING?"

Wedding Day- Postwick

(As soon as he is hit by the pulses, Sobble relaxes and starts falling asleep... only to suddenly be woken up by the sounds of what is happening around him. Startled, he looks around for a few moments- no longer shaking or hyperventilating, but still very much scared as always.)

Sobble: <W-what was that?!>

(Kim, Geddy, and Scorbunny hear it, too, and look up. Giratina is about to declare them as husband and wife. Upon hearing Giratina's words, the Sobble's eyes fill up with fear, and the Scorbunny happily shakes him.)

Scorbunny: <Sobble, look! This is it! They're about to be husband and wife!>

Sobble: <T-they're going to kidnap each other!> (turns away) <I can't look!>

(Kim and Geddy look at each other.)

Geddy: <"Kidnap"?>

Kim: "I... don't think that's what they mean by 'do you take this person as your husband...'"

Scorbunny: <It isn't. I've tried to tell him that, but the poor Sobble is scared of everything around him...>

(They suddenly hear something else. Kim, Geddy, the Scorbunny, and the Sobble turn, only to now see that Umbra has become Penumbra and that Ammy is now an Arcanine. Their reactions are as follows:)

Kim: (stunned) "I-is that...?!"

Geddy: <Whoa...>

Sobble: <W-why is that man suddenly dressed in a suit of armor? A-and what is that Arcanine doing there? Where's the woman?> (beat, then, in terror) <Oh my god; was she eaten by an Arcanine right there at the altar?!>

Scorbunny: <I doubt that.>

Sobble: (turns to Kim) <Please tell me she wasn't eaten by an Arcanine on her wedding day! T-that would be terrible!>

Kim: (gently petting the Sobble) "She wasn't. Believe me."

Sobble: (breathes a sigh of relief) <Oh, thank Arceus...> (beat) <But wait, w-where's the bride?!>

Kim: "It's... a long story. I can tell you about it later. For now..." (she turns to the battle) "I gotta see this..."

Wedding Day

-Suddenly Arcanine!Ammy and Penumbra-

When will that damned thing quit haunting me?

Hotel, MMO Space

The three began exploring the cave - mostly by simply randomly running around, bumping into pretty much every wall - and enemy - there was.

Postwick Wedding

Alyesha, being a member of the J-Team since a while now, had seen quite a bit, though, Giratine now also being there most definetely was not included in that

Alyesha: -whispering- "I-Is... is that who I think it is?"

Matvey: -whispering back- <You mean literally Giratina themself?>

Alyesha: -still whispering- "Uuuuuuh-hu"

Matvey: -whispering back- <Yeeep, that's them>

Megan: -windswept, faintly- If I ever get married, I wanna get married like that <:

Vee: -fins vibrating- <There ain't any romance in my soul, but Giratina I almos' wan' a wedding jus' for the vows part>

Pollen: -quizzical expression intensifies-

Logan: -spectating, windswept- :|<

Addie: -Pachirisu-still in the face of a Big Thing, interested, windswept- :E<

Thespi: -grin, windsweeping- <Fini, I love being a Pokémon.>

-staring at the two to be wed- <I. I want your story. Oh, yes.>

<You're so fascinating, and I've only just met you. The ups and downs, what's shaped you. What you've touched. I want to know it all.>

Pollen: -sideways, a weird look-

Thespi: -not even paying attention- <That said, I'm so happy just to be here in your epilogue.> ^_^

-she whoops and looses a burst of stars into the sky in celebration- <TO THE MARRIED COUPLE!>

Vee: -cheer- <KICK ASS!>

Edited by Asterisk395 on Jan 15th 2020 at 5:49:45 AM