Glimwood Tangle

Just: <Hey! Unhand her, villain!>

-she crawls menacingly on Sorbus-

Mix: <...Hi!>

-he preens, a little, then stops as Abilene gets closer-

<Uh, I'm Mix, I'm Ever's Leafeon, you're a little bit in my personal space there, huh?>

Misery: <Yes, I can feel the migraine willing itself into existence.>

Wild Area

Amanita: Who's this clown?

YEVALITH: I assure you, if I were a clown you'd have heard of me.

Brie: She calls herself Yevalith.

YEVALITH: YEVALITH.

Brie: ...I'm not bothering with that. She's a costumed villain.

Amanita: Oh. Are we supposed to be the helpless bystanders?

Brie: (long sigh) No, we've got history.

Amanita: ...Like, she's an ex, or—

Brie: No! I don't date villains.

YEVALITH: You couldn't win me in a thousand years.

Brie: Do those sound like the words of a person whom I could interact with romantically?

Amanita: Eh? Whatever.

-she sends out Dart-

Brie: Right!

-and Brie sends out Atlantis-

YEVALITH: Cute. Goetia.

-she sends out-

Goetia the Mr. Rime: <Howdy.>

Welp. Hate that.

It looks like if a Mr. Mime had a child with Charlie Chaplain...if Mr. Mime reproduced like xenomorphs.

~You know, if I weren't about to inflict severe harm on you anyway, I'd probably consider it after those deeply cutting remarks.~

~Get out of our heads—~

-Goetia points his cane like a tommy gun, firing a beam of blue light at Atlantis-

-who zips to one side, and then up into the air as Goetia scythes the beam across the grass-

-Dart, meanwhile, has faded out into the grass, and reappears from behind Goetia-

-only to run smack into a Reflect-

YEVALITH: You can't honestly have expected different.

Amanita: There wasn't even any motion!

Goetia: <Because I'm not a mime, Sherlock.>

-he taps his foot on the ground, and the invisible Reflect wall shoots out, slamming Dart into a tree-

Brie: Yeah, I'm not impressed.

-a Hurricane descends from above-

-at the same time as the ground quakes. As Goetia covers his head with a shield, he's unable to avoid the Earthquake-

Brie: There we go. Now, if we could just—

-he counters with a Blizzard, and Atlantis and Whirlygig both drop-

Goetia: <No, there we go.>

YEVALITH: Defeated again. This is becoming a fun little pattern, isn't it?

Brie: You took out three Pokemon. We both have full teams.

YEVALITH: -tinny cackle- And yet—

-a shape dives from the sky-

-kicks YEVALITH in the face-

-and backflips away, landing on their feet-

-they're dressed oddly-

-they have a green bodysuit, with a red skirt, sleeves, and helmet crest-

-and there's a tiny dragon flapping away next to them, somehow supporting them as they hover slightly off the ground-

????: Evildoer, beware!

YEVALITH: (not really responding to having just been kicked in the face) You're interrupting a narrative here.

????: That's the role of a superhero, isn't it? Yield, villain, to Apple A Day!

YEVALITH: Obviously that is the worst name I've ever heard.

Apple A Day: Wh— no, it's like Alan-a-Dale? Like Robin Hood? Because I wear green...and have a Flapple?

YEVALITH: You're lowering the standards for the entire profession. I should disintegrate you on basic principle.

Apple A Day: I'd like to see you try.

-...-

Brie: ...So that's gotta be Ever, right?

Amanita: Obviously.

Silas waves Alice off with a smirk before turning to Gale, and resuming his serious look, "We do have a raid upcoming."

Hacks blinked, ~I was not here for that.~

Bishop returns, "Captain, Lieutentant."

A holographic display appears of a [Siberian] Supermax prison, "The Wall, we have a turncoat Pokefutures scientist locked up in there being transferred to maximum security within a week. This raid looks like we're forgoing our usual tenants of Stealth, and focusing on the breaking. Think you're up for it?"

Hulbury Stadium Gym Battle

(Kaylan grins over at Kim, delighted by the way this battle is going. Nessa, meanwhile, turns to them, as determined as ever.)

Nessa: "Leech Seed, huh? You sure are impressive. It's a sin I never got your name."

Kim: "Oh, my apologies. Kimberly Bond, lingual consultant and Gym Challenger. The Turtwig is Kaylan."

Kaylan: <Hello!>

Nessa: "Well, Kim, I must say, you are certainly skilled. But you're not going to defeat my Golisopod just yet!" (She points ahead.) "Golisopod, hit him with a Liquidation!"

Golisopod: <GLADLY!>

(He loads up a water kartana, which he aims directly at Kaylan. It hits, and Kaylan is thrown back a bit, but is still standing.)

(Mere seconds later, the vines surrounding Golisopod glow green again, sucking his energy— and bringing it back to Kaylan.)

Golisopod: <YOU... FOOL!>

Kaylan: <Thank you~!>

Golisopod: (annoyed) <Aw, screw it! I'm outta here! Defeat me later!>

(And with that said, Golisopod returns himself to his PokeBall. Kaylan grins.)

Kaylan: <Alright! I think I got his HP below half!>

Kim: "I'd say you did, Kaylan. But I have a feeling that Golisopod's going to come back later for a fight."

(Nessa smirks.)

Nessa: "Impressive defense, Kim. Using Protect to prevent a super-effective hit was definitely a smart move on your part." (Her eyes suddenly glisten with determination.) "But we're not finished yet! I'm sure my next Pokemon will take Kaylan down with ease!"

(She takes out a second PokeBall and throws it into the air.)

Nessa: "Take him out, Toxapex!"

(The ball opens, and a Toxapex emerges from it, glaring over at Kaylan.)

Kaylan: <Uh-oh... isn't that half Poison-type?>

(The Toxapex grins menacingly.)

Toxapex: <That's right, you little punk. And I'm gonna take you down with my toxic moves in the span of a few seconds!>

Kim: "Oh, are you?" (She takes out Kaylan's PokeBall.) "Kaylan, return!"

(Kaylan does so, and the Toxapex grimaces. That grimace grows even more when Kim takes out a second PokeBall and throws it into the air.)

Kim: "Red alert, Joel!"

(The ball opens, and Joel emerges from it.)

Joel: <Hmmm? So this is that Toxapex, huh? Good choice usin' me, then.>

Toxapex: <Oh, don't get too cocky, Quagsire. You're still not immune to my poisonous attacks!>

The Oblivion Wing

No stealth, break stuff, overwhelming but nonlethal violence?

-There's suddenly a skull of some kind hovering over her shoulder and a faint glint in her sunglasses-

Yeah I think I can do that.

Hulbury Stadium, Stands

-Recording still continues...-

Me: And there's Golisopod's ability in action...

Evelyn: Meaning it'll be back... Think it might return after Nessa either Dynamaxes or Gigantamaxes her Drednaw like it did with us?

Me: It's possible... but I'm not sure either...

Savai Borderlands

Incineroar Left: <The cycle... You aren't of the cycle...>

Incineroar Right: <Predator and prey...>

-And the one at the back stops and stares... How does it feel Des, that connection that snaps taut? What does it feel like to experience the sway of the Eludha?-

Jam Session

Luperian: Bold of you to assume we follow any set system regardless.

Takcorian: We're very Chaotic Good.

Luperian: Chaotic "Good".

Jam Session

"So, "chaotic" is italicized and "good" is in air quotes? Why not Neutral? I mean, your reasons and morality are your own, so who are we to judge your judgment of your alignment?" Curtis asked.

"I mean, given how open they were with what they know, and the virtue of the fact that this all hasn't devolved into violence, my money is still on "Neutral with Good leaning"," Julius refuted.

S-o-S Past

When Bea's next Pokemon landed he effortlessly dodged out of the way of the oncoming Slash from Cassandra.

As Sirfetch'd continued to recover from the Detect dodge the Disaster Pokemon bit down on his leek sword and tugged him to the ground.

Irritated, he swung the sword, still with Cassandra having bit onto it. She couldn't get up.

Sighing, Kamui returned her and nodded at the Premier Ball once again.

Irritated, the Fighting-type inelegantly swung his sword around himself.

At the end of his rope, Lilac roared in the direction he sensed his opponent in.

"It's surprising how strong you are already," Kamui considered.

"Even if you're good, you're not the best!" Bea challenged.

Edited by AbsentCoder on Aug 10th 2020 at 9:16:53 AM

Hulbury Stadium Gym Battle

(Kim grimaces, realizing that Joel isn't immune to poison attacks like she thought. Joel, meanwhile, just shrugs it off.)

Joel: <So you'd think.>

Kim: "Indeed. Joel, hit him with an Earthquake!"

Nessa: "Not yet."

Kim: "Oh?"

Nessa: "Toxapex! Counter it with Baneful Bunker!"

(Beat.)

Kim: "Oh, right. This is a Toxapex."

(Said Toxapex snarls, before tucking himself back into his shell. In an instant, a purple barrier goes up, but Joel, realizing what he's going for, doesn't even make a move.)

(In an instant, the purple barrier fades, and Kim takes that opportunity.)

Kim: "Now."

(And on cue, Joel lets out a cry, trying to sound as menacing as possible as he stomps on the ground once. The ground shakes beneath the Toxapex, who is thrown back against the wall, taking massive damage.)

Joel: <AWWW YEAH!>

(The Toxapex groans, standing up and glaring over at Joel.)

Toxapex: <Oh, that is IT! I've already had enough of you! How's about THIS!>

(He opens his mouth, and immediately fires a poisonous liquid from it straight towards Joel, which hits.)

(Despite the attack, Joel remains standing and is not poisoned. He smirks over at the Toxapex, and said Toxapex's eyes widen in shock.)

Toxapex: <WHAT?!> (He growls.)

Kim: "Alright, Joel! Hit him with a Yawn!"

(And Yawn is exactly what Joel does next, making the Toxapex suddenly drowsy to the point that he yawns himself.)

Nessa: "Hm. Impressive move, putting my Toxapex to sleep— or, at least, planning to. We'll defeat you before that can happen." (She points ahead.) "Toxapex, use Liquidation!"

Toxapex: <YOUR DROWSINESS WON'T STOP ME~!>

(He creates a water kartana and aims it at Joel... and Joel's Water Absorb does all the rest. In an instant, the water goes straight into Joel's body, and he glows green as his HP is restored.)

Joel: <How's that for an Ability!>

(The Toxapex's eyes widen, and he growls in rage.)

Toxapex: <WATER ABSORB?! YOU LITTLE—>

(He finds himself unable to say anything more, however, as he soon falls asleep, the Yawn attack having gotten to him.)

(Joel smirks, as does Kim.)

Kim: "Excellent. Let's finish him. Joel... use Earthquake again!"

Joel: <On it!>

(He stomps the ground again. Once again, it shakes, and once again the now-sleeping Toxapex is shot towards the wall for massive damage. Nessa turns to him, concerned.)

(A huge cloud of smoke goes up, and when it fades, the Toxapex is lying on the ground with swirls in its eyes, unconscious. Joel gives a whoop of delight.)

KIM HAS BEATEN NESSA'S TOXAPEX

NESSA HAS TWO POKEMON LEFT

Turffield, Finally Awake

Rikuo blinks, absolutely sure he's heard that somewhere but unsure as to where.

<Uhhhhhh.......... Yyes! I was!... Everyone's still alive right?> He says, eyeing the presumably somewhat smaller Crawdaunt.

Metropolis of Vanity

Daydre jumps.

"... Oh, okay, you're not something here to kill us."

Circhester

Violet: Yeah. Melony is pretty cool! I got her gym badge the other day. Now you mention it, I'm pretty sure the j-team are going around Galar at the moment.

"Good," Silas said, "I'll need to put some more research in and summon the others, but we're moving out quite soon. We got less than a week to catch this transfer before we can't get to them again."

He nodded and stepped out, Hacks grinned, ~Congrats on the promotion,~ he said before leaving.

Jam Session

Luperian: I guess it comes down to whether you get in our way.

Takcorian: We are generally in favor of helping people though. That's kinda part of the ol' brand yaknow? Picked that up from mom.

Oblivion Wing

Cool cool, I'll keep my schedule clear and gear tuned then.

-She dissipates the summoned skull and smiles to herself-

Day by day, one step closer to the New Heroic Age...

-She stands, wanders over to the lightswitch and in a flash of darkness she's departed the ship-

-the Crawdaunt is indeed much smaller! making surgery either much easier or significantly more complicated-

Logan: -slightly blearily- Yeah, everyone's still alive.

-shooting Rikuo a smile- Thanks for coming along. Thought it'd be a bit simpler.

Thespi: -catching Rikuo's glance- <Ooooh, I can explain!>

-puffing up, nimbly- <You see, except in rare circumstances, Pokémon only retain hold on Galar Particles while conscious!>

-floating higher- <And while Dynamax Pokémon's sheer size normally prevents them from being predated on, this one appeared uniquely vulnerable!!>

Crawdaunt: -ongoing squelch, sigh-wheeze-

Thespi: <By being mid-molt.> ^_^

Logan: I'm guessing the process of trying to expand to cast off the shell instead caused everything to grow?

-examining warping- Unevenly, which hurt and burned the energy needed for molt, and caused any more efforts to continue to be used for Dynamax instead.

Thespi: <Tasty pre-shelled critter!> >:O

-flip, floating upside-down- <Unfortunately for everyone involved, the loss via unconsciousness means there's not the motherlode of meat they're expecting...unless this one got eaten alive!> ^_^

<Either way, the result is an angry mob of hungry Pokémon really close to town, which we've remedied!>

-smells intensify-

Hulbury Gym, Locker Zone

-Abilene tuts over Castanea's bandages-

Abilene: Still rough…

Castanea: <We should remove these. Rather avoid any accusations of "forcing" an injured Pokémon to fight—>

Abilene: -clutching a thorn- And exacerbate a routine, nice recovery? Don't make me laugh.

Castanea: <Hrm.>

-drawing an Expert Belt out of her bag- <At the very least, put this on over it. Give the appearance of martial bindings rather than hospital linens.>

Abilene: ...fair enough, I suppose.

Not that I intend to require your services. Our specialty, after all, remains...

-she begins wrapping his arms, one hand over another-

Abilene: ...as though anyone here could compare to what you faced outside. I really will laugh, don't test me.

-Megan's leaned up against the lockers, laughing her head off-

Megan: -giggle- Oh man, I've missed Gym-swimming.

<Right??>

-the wet peels away from her like a second skin-

Vee, bein' sneaky: <Quick an' easy, too! No one suspectin' a thin'~>

-they share a private little laugh-

<Now, all tha's left is sneakin' through the big fight!>

Megan: ...yeah! ^_^

Vee: <...> . _

-...-

Megan: ... ._ .

Sorbus: -gasp- <How dare you! For this I'll have you—>

Leafspace

-Just's menacing crawl may take them to a land cast in leaf and vine-

(-Berries as far as the eye can see—oh those branches are menacingly twitching-)

Abilene: Maybe I am. Maybe I'm not. Personal space is a construct of the survival instinct, readjusted for closer company. You are a gorgeous creature, aren't you?

-she backs off nevertheless, continuing her investigation sadly sans pets-

-and with an incongruous bubble-popping sound, Vee appears in the glade-

Vee: <Helloooo~> ~w

<I smell EEVEE.> .3

-she makes a drillline to Pippy, wrapping him up Seviper-like (to which he seems amenable) and dragging him bodily to greet a fellow fennec-

(-this, somehow, slightly calms the sputtering emotions in all present-)

(-Vee tries-)

Vee: -purr, conversationally- <<'m Vee. Greetin's!>>

(-and a friendly sense of her-ness thrums through the clearing for those sufficiently similar, by way of introduction-)

-wink blinking- <That outta the way, I hear we're talkin' evolutionary weirdnesses!> ,3

-she giggles-

Abilene: I like plants.

Logan: -offers Misery a more conventional cold press from their fanny pack-

Edited by Asterisk395 on Aug 14th 2020 at 12:48:02 PM

Circhester

Upton grabs another box and continues eating. Phineas, however, observes Mog's teeth.

Phineas: Notice something peculiar about that woman.

Upton: Gee, that's not inappropriate at all. I didn't think you'd be into that old [Central European] ideology but here you are.

Phineas: Look, that's not what I was referring to.

Upton: Still doesn't make it right, you know.

Phineas: That's not— I'm just digging myself deeper, am I?

Upton, flickering: Yeah, that last insinuation hurt on a more personal level.

Phineas: Could she be a faller, like us? You don't see people dressed like [Carmen Sandiego] with sharpened punk teeth outside of a cosplay convention. And there aren't any in Circhester.

Upton: Your funeral.

Phineas decides not to argue and floats toward Mog. He continues eating.

Phineas: Excuse me, Madam, but you don't happen to be from around here, are you?

Upton: And for your information, that's [Vash the Stampede's] coat.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Aug 12th 2020 at 2:59:45 AM

Hulbury Stadium, Stands

-Recording continues still...-

Me: -cheering- YEAH! That was quite a move!

Evelyn: Not let's see what else she has up her sleeve...

Hulbury Stadium Gym Battle

Joel: <Alright! We got 'em!>

(Nessa smiles, taking out a PokeBall.)

Nessa: "I must say that your Quagsire's performance was very impressive indeed. Didn't even manage to get poisoned, which is saying a lot- my Toxapex almost always poisons its foes. Of course, he won't even be a match for the Pokemon I'm about to send out next!"

(She throws the ball into the air.)

Nessa: "Go! Drednaw!"

Kim: (thinking, to herself) Ah, but which one?

(The answer comes mere seconds later, when the PokeBall opens and a Drednaw emerges from it, before turning to face Joel— and looks over at him, emanating a voice very much akin to this.)

Drednaw: <So... you have a Quagsire, too, huh?>

Kim: "Ah. It's the female one. The one that can Gigantamax."

Drednaw: <Course I can Gigantamax, you puny Trainer. But don't worry. Assuming you keep that Quagsire on the field, I'll go pretty easy on him.>

Kim: (smiles) "Thanks for your concern." (She returns Joel to his PokeBall and pulls out another one.) "But I'm not using Joel against you. I'm using someone different."

Drednaw: <Oh? Well, in that case...> (She roars.) <I'M GOING ALL OUT!>

Kim: "Will do. I've been training this one." (She throws the ball into the air.) "Red alert, Dalt!"

(The ball opens, and Dalt, the hyperactive Yamper, emerges from it, looking around curiously and sniffing the floor.)

Dalt: <wot is dis place>

Dalt: <sniffs like water>

(He looks up at the Drednaw.)

Dalt: <oh henlo droodnaw>

Dalt: <am dalt>

Dalt: <am verr happ>

(He suddenly notices Nessa and all of a sudden it hits him.)

Dalt: <WAIT A SEC>

Dalt: <THAT NESSA>

(His tail excitedly starts wagging.)

Dalt: <IS THIS HOOLBOORY>

Dalt: <ARE WE IN HOOLBOORY>

Kim: (smiling) "Yes, we are. And you're going to be battling that Drednaw."

(Dalt's eyes instantly light up, and he starts running around in circles.)

Dalt: <I GET TO BATTLE?!>

Dalt: <OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY HOLY HECC>

Dalt: <ARKEYUS ABOVE DIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE>

Dalt: <BRING IT ON YOU HECCIN DROODNAW I'M GOING TO END YOU IMMEDIATE>

(The Drednaw snickers.)

Drednaw: <Heh. Cute. You're on.> (She turns to Nessa.) <Alright, Nessa, you know what to do!>

Nessa: "Indeed!"

Drednaw: <LET ME GROW!>

(Nessa nods, and with that, she raises her Dynamax band into the sky. Galarian particles of red Gigantamax energy start coalescing in front of her, and eventually the Drednaw turns red and starts to grow bigger and bigger.)

Dalt: <holy HECC SHE'S DINOMAXXING>

Kim: "Not quite."

Dalt: <what you mean?>

Kim: (pointing) "Look."

(Dalt does look— and what he sees utterly stuns him, no pun intended. In addition to growing bigger, the Drednaw's form also starts to change. Her horn grows longer, becoming more akin to that of a battleship, and spikes begin to grow on her feet and tail. Her shell extends to cover her head, which retracts into the aforementioned shell, and she stands up on her hind legs while her tail grows longer and gains more spikes. Now fully Gigantamaxed, she lets out a cry to the heavens:)

Gigantimax Drednaw: <FEAR ME—!!>

Hulbury Stadium, Stands

-Ian continues to record the battle.-

Evelyn: Yeah! She's holding NOTHING BACK!

Me: -telepathically to Evelyn- ~Is it just me, or does recording a battle with Pokémon that can Dynamax/Gigantamax feel like filming a giant monster movie?~

Evelyn: -telepathically to Ian- ~Y'know... You're not far off...~

Hulbury Stadium Gym Battle

(Dalt's eyes go completely wide, and he stares over at Kim.)

Dalt: <holy HECC THIS ISN'T DINOMAXX>

Dalt: <WOT HAPPENED TO HER>

Kim: "Gigantamax."

Dalt: <jigantomaxx?>

Dalt: <wot that?>

Kim: "It's when the Pokemon doesn't just change in size- it changes in form, too."

Dalt: <OH>

Dalt: <HOLY HECC>

Dalt: <THEN I NEEDS TO DINOMAXX TOO>

Kim: (grinning) "Alright, then."

Nessa: "How is that even possible? You don't even have a Dynamax band."

(Kim says nothing, simply smirks and takes out her Wishing Piece, before holding it up to the sky. With her other hand she takes out Dalt's PokeBall and returns him, all while Nessa looks on.)

Kim: "Oh, we'll see about that."

(She holds the Wishing Piece up to the PokeBall, and all of a sudden, the red energy gets transferred over to Dalt's PokeBall, causing it to grow to a massive size. She throws the PokeBall and it opens to reveal Dalt— who starts to grow larger and larger until eventually a huge Yamper is standing in front of Nessa and her Gigantamax Drednaw. Both of them gape in shock.)

Nessa: "She Dynamaxed her Pokemon..."

Gigantamax Drednaw: <And she didn't even need a band to do it! This is impossible!>

(Dalt looks down at himself in delight.)

Dalt: <HOLY HECC I'M HUGE>

Dalt: <I HAS BEEN DINOMAXXED>

Dalt: <LOOK OUT DROODNAW PREPARES TO DIE>

(The Gigantamax Drednaw roars.)

Gigantamax Drednaw: <OH, YOU ARE ON!>

Hulbury Stadium, Stands

-Ian continues to record the battle.-

Evelyn and I: Let them fight.

Glimwood Tangle

Mix: <Oh, I mean, I guess I am. I like plants too! :3>

<Gosh, I'm refusing pets. The me of a few years ago wouldn't even recognize himself.>

-he hops out of Ever's arms to go demand further attention from Abil—-

Mix: <Eevee!>

-and is promptly distracted by Vee-

<Hi! I'm Mix!>

Ever: I see you've gotten over your nicknaming habit.

Mix: <Well, it did feel a bit childish. You know I'm almost ten, right?>

Ever: ...Arceus's traif hoof.

Leafspace

Just: <...This is unusual.>

-she braces herself-

<...Hope Abilene's careful about parasites.>

-she crawls a bit deeper-

<...Ribombee? You there?>

Unleafspace

-Misery accepts the cold compress with some relief, still looking deeply distressed-

-strands of her hair begin to deepen to purple-

-which Ever does not take particular notice of, as they take their phone out of their pocket-

Ever: Shit, sorry, I need to take this—

Wild Area

YEVALITH: It's nothing personal. It's just that your very existence offends me.

Brie: Feels like the definition of personal.

YEVALITH: I'll get back to you in a minute.

Apple A Day: You'll do no such thing! Splice! Impede that Mr. Rime!

Amanita: -mouthing "Mr. Rime" in abject horror-

Brie: ...Splice? That's never a good thing to he—

-Apple A Day throws out a Poke Ball, and-

Splice the Dracovish: <Impedity in progress!>

Goetia: <Impedity not a word! And if it were, I imagine I'd be better at it!>

-he taps his feet-

-Splice rushes forward at unbelievable speed-

-leaps up, not high, but his feet find purchase on something invisible-

Goetia: <Oh, hell—>

-as he coils up, and snaps his head out like a trebuchet-

Goetia: -picking himself up, steadying himself on his cane- <You know, more than the pain, it's the tackiness that gets to me.>

Splice: <You get used to it after a while!>

Goetia: <I have no intention of needing to.>

YEVALITH: ...

-she points at Apple A Day, who dives to one side as the ground where they stood explodes in a geyser of earth-

-they repeat the trick again as another invisible laser strikes where they were standing a moment ago-

-and as they rise to their feet, YEVALITH is gone-

Apple A Day: Hm. I get the feeling I haven't seen the last of her.

-the large sign left in her place, bearing the words "YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE LAST OF ''ME'" in LED, twinkles-

Brie: (deadpan) What gives you that idea?

Apple A Day: Well, enough of that! Are you two well?

Brie: Yes, and generally capable of handling ourselves. The problem was that we relaxed for five seconds, so...not gonna make that mistake again.

Apple A Day: Nonsense! Everyone needs a hero from time to time.

-Brie glares at them-

Amanita: Okay, Yevalith's gone, enough with the act, we know it's you, Ever.

Apple A Day: ...Pardon?

Brie: Nobody else would wear such a stupid costume, for one, and definitely nobody else would come up with such a bad name.

Apple A Day: Needlessly hurtful. I assure you I've never heard of any such person.

Brie: Plus, it's really obvious you just repurposed that awful Sceptile scalesuit you wear.

Apple A Day: This is a Flapple outfit! Didn't you see Syrnewt?

Syrnewt the Flapple: -flaps- <Uh, hey.>

Apple A Day: And if I were this "Ever", would I tell you? It's hardly a secret identity if people know.

Amanita: Look, I can resolve this.

-she takes out her phone, and makes a call-

Glimwood Tangle

Ever: Hey.

-...-

Ever: Uh, no? I'm in Glimwood Tangle.

-...-

Ever: Oh, like Alan A'Dale?

-...-

Ever: You just don't appreciate puns. Look, I'm kind of in the middle of something—

Wild Area

Amanita: Wait, don't hang up, I want to test something.

Brie: ...

Apple A Day: ...

-Brie approaches, peering up at them-

-she leans in-

-Apple A Day leans back-

Brie: I need to see your mouth.

Apple A Day: What part of secret identity aren't you getting, ma'am

Circhester A

Mog: ...I'm not, why?

Farfetch'd: <Let's just say very far away.>

Ciurchester 1

Person: See, you get i- Wait, they are?! Where?!

Arctozolt: -softly- <oh no>

Metropolis Of Vanity

Royal: Alright, carefully now...

-he opens the other door to the storage closet-

-and finds a dance floor with Shadows getting funky-

Flamel: <They really know how to lean into a theme don't they?>

Turffield, I Don't Have Any Clever Location Tags

<You're welcome! This isn't even the weirdest or most dangerous thing I've ever done!>

Rikuo nods along to Thespi's explanation.

<Ohhhh, okay. I don't know what a Galar particle is, but that makes sense. I think.>

-sniff-

<So that's what you're gonna feed all these mons?>

Late January, PEFE Medbay

Ama: ".. I'm surprised you're back after last time."

Daydre rounds the entrance.

Daydre: "Okay, seriously how do you keep doing that?"

Ama: "Wouldn't you like to know?" .. Is that a smile? Oh, wait, it's gone. This doesn't go unnoticed by Daydre, but she doesn't comment.

Daydre: "Yes, obviously."

"..."

"But, yes I'm back. .. Part of me doesn't want to be here, but the other part wants to hear the rest."

Ama: "You're assuming there's a 'rest'?"

Daydre: "You mentioned stuff aside from the.."

Ama raises an eyebrow.

Daydre: ".. The getting turned into a vampire part. Also I swear to Arceus Kaden mentioned you from being 20 years from now, that can't have been all of it."

Ama: ".. I almost forgot they came over too."

(With a tone that's, surprisingly, not serious in the slightest) "They're all infuriating."

"But. Anyway. Yes, you're correct in your assumption that things happened after. The details are fuzzy now, but.. I was. Commended for handling that vampire. By some, anyway. There were a few people at least who realized that how I handled that was.. A red flag. I trained my abilities. And using these abilities I engaged in .. vigilantism."

Daydre: "Wait, wait. 'Vigilantism'. Like you were a superhero or something ?"

Ama looks mortified. It's the first strong expression she's made in a while and Daydre finds it simultaneously comforting and shocking.

Ama: "I called myself that at the time, yes. I was an idiot."

"I drained criminals to sate the hunger for aura I'd been given. I was irresponsible, and thought I could handle that power. I couldn't. But the consequences for that wouldn't come to bite me in the ass until later. While it was happening, thinking of myself as a hero was.. A little fun, I'll admit." Her expression turns wistful for a second.

"But.. the fun part didn't last, of course. All my mistakes caught up with me and I had to go into hiding." She shrugs, as if that were simple and normal.

Daydre is still thinking up a response when a doctor knocks on the door.

Doctor: "Oh, I hope I'm not interrupting anything."

Daydre: "Er.. No, no, I can come back later."

Ama: "You're coming back?-"

Before Ama can actually say anything else Daydre dips.

Circhester

Violet: Unfortunately, I have no idea, sorry. I think I ran into a couple people who are in it but I dunno where they are at the moment. I guess we're in the same boat here.

Hulbury Stadium Gym Battle

(With both of the Pokemon now Dynamaxed, Nessa points ahead towards Dalt.)

Nessa: "Prepare for this stadium to be flooded! Drednaw, it's time for your G-Max Move!"

Gigantimax Drednaw: <HAH! You didn't need to tell me twice, Nessa! TAKE THIS!>

(With that said, she stomps on the ground, creating a shockwave that travels towards Dalt, who looks around nervously.)

Dalt: <oh noes>

Dalt: <wot is this>

Gigantimax Drednaw: <You don't know what's comin', do ya, ya little pup? This is my G-Max Move! G-MAX STONESURGE—!>

(And the second she says that, the ground underneath Dalt erupts with a massive burst of water, knocking him to the ground.)

(Dalt, however, is mostly unfazed, and stands back up again, ready to fight.)

Dalt: <HECC YOU YOU HECCIN DROODNAW>

Dalt: <THAT WAS NOT FUNNY>

Kim: "Indeed it wasn't. Besides... like I said, I've done a lot of training with this Yamper, so I can assure you that I know what I'm doing here."

(And with that:)

Kim: "Dalt, hit her with a Nuzzle!"

Dalt: <gladly>

Dalt: <TAKE THIS JIGANTOMAXX DROODNAW>

Dalt: <PREPARE TO GET SHOKKED>

(With that said, Dalt starts barking repeatedly towards the sky, and eventually a bolt of electricity is released from his body. It heads towards the sky, and storm clouds begin to form above the Gigantamax Drednaw. Moments later, a bolt of lightning crashes down on top of her, reducing her HP by half. When the bolt of lightning fades, the Drednaw's body lets loose multiple electric sparks, a sign of paralysis.)

(Seconds later, an Electric Terrain forms on the battlefield.)

Dalt: <HAHA>

Dalt: <congrabulations droodnaw you have been shokked>

(The Gigantamax Drednaw groans in annoyance.)

Gigantamax Drednaw: <Dang, you're good. You just had to paralyze me, didn't ya?!> (She sighs- and then gains a smirk on her face.) <Well, no matter. I'M STILL GOING TO TAKE YOU DOWN! HOW ABOUT I TAKE YOU OUT WITH A BIT OF DARKNESS, EH?!>

(At this, Dalt's eyes grow wide again.)

Dalt: <darkness?>

Dalt: <OH NO>

Dalt: <I HATES THE DARK>

Dalt: <SEND HALP PLEEZ>

(The Gigantamax Drednaw just grins massively and laughs to herself, before preparing to stomp on the ground once more. Kim, however, smirks, prepared for this.)

Kim: "Oh, you won't be able to do that."

(The Gigantamax Drednaw stops herself.)

Gigantamax Drednaw: <WHAT?! WHY NOT?!>

(Kim smirks.)

Kim: "Dalt... use Charm."

Dalt: <ooh charm>

Dalt: <i like that move>

(With that, he gazes over at the Drednaw cutely— and a blue barrier suddenly goes up. The Gigantamax Drednaw doesn't notice, and stomps on the ground while still laughing. In an instant, multiple hands of darkness come up from the ground— and they don't hit Dalt, due to the protection of Max Guard.)

(The Gigantamax Drednaw's eyes go wide with frustration.)

Gigantamax Drednaw: <WHAT?! HE PROTECTED HIMSELF?! IS HE SERIOUS?!>

(Kim smirks, knowing full well that all her training paid off and the Gigantamax battle is soon going to be over.)

Kim: "Indeed. And now... he will end you. Dalt, use Spark!"

Dalt: <PREPARE TO DIE>

Dalt: <HECCIN DROODNAW>

(His body starts glowing with electrical energy— energy that coalesces into a bolt of lightning and aims itself directly at the Gigantamax Drednaw.)

Gigantamax Drednaw: <NOOOOOOO—!>

(But it is too late. The attack deals massive damage due to the Electric Terrain, and mere moments later, a huge explosion goes up on the battlefield as the Gigantamax Drednaw shrinks back down to her normal size and form.)

Drednaw: <Avenge... me...>

(Within moments, she falls onto the floor with swirls in her eyes, and the Electric Terrain fades.)

KIMBERLY BOND HAS DEFEATED NESSA'S DREDNAW

NESSA HAS ONE POKEMON LEFT

Edited by OPALGARNET16 on Aug 11th 2020 at 5:34:52 AM

Hulbury Stadium, Stands

-Ian continues to record.-

Evelyn: Alright! That's two down!

Hatty: <Only one to go...>

Piku-chan and I: <And I think we all know who...