Battle Outside Hammerlocke

Sal: <You like that? That was just a taste of my signature power: Corrosion! It allows me to poison Pokémon that are normally immune to poison. Even Steel types.>

Evelyn: Sud! Use Iron Defense again! Sal! Use Dragon Pulse on Rav!

-Sud raises her arms to guard again. Her body tenses up even more as a metallic aura surrounds her, buffing her defenses even more.-

Sud used Iron Defense! Her Defense Increased Sharply!

-Sal takes a deep breath, channeling the power of the dragon through his body and then letting it out on exhale, firing a wave of dragon energy at Rav.-

♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...

Battle Outside Hammerlocke [TS]

Rav is focusing on controlling the sandstorm, and therefore can't react fast enough to avoid Sal's attack. She is hit hard and knocked to the ground, but she gets up.

Bis: <Corrosion? Then I must use my blades before they rust.>

Hoops: I was focused on Sud, but I forgot how dangerous Sal can be. Rav, use Earth Power, and then Bis use Night Slash!

Rav slams on of her feet into the ground, and a small crack in the earth through which lava can be seen snakes across the ground towards Sal. Bis runs along next to it, dark blades growing from her arms.

Wild Area - With Radon

-Ferrum slowly brings his makeshift steel hoverboard down to an isolated thicket shielded by trees, stepping nonchalantly off it when it's about a foot off the ground. Almost immediately afterwards, he sends out a Corviknight.-

Ferrum: Do a circle of the local area. Lemme know what you see. And you better not get too far, are we clear? Gonna need all hands on deck if we wanna put on a proper show for our little runaway riding hood.

-The Corviknight gives a caw and takes to the skies as Ferrum looks back at Radon with that wolfish grin, spreading his arms wide.-

Ferrum: So... once again, your time to shine, kiddo! How exactly do we seperate the meat from the chum? Hunt down our own homegrown hero? Can't just give you the answers myself, after all. The staff take a very dim view of cheating during assessments.

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

Battle Outside Hammerlocke

Evelyn: Sal! Push the lava back with Flamethrower! Sud! Confront Bis with Hammer Arm!

-Sal takes a deep breath and unleashes a stream of fire aimed at the crevasse formed from Brav's Earth Power. Sud runs up to Bis and brings down a crushing chop with her branchlike arm.-

Wild Area (Radon)

Radon: Alright... So here's what to do... we can cover more ground if we have two Flying Pokémon scouring the area.

-Radon takes a Poké Ball off of his belt and presses the button before holding it to the sky. The ball opens and out from it in a flash of light comes Ravager, Radon's Aerodactyl.-

Radon: Ravager. I want you to go in the opposite direction that Ferrum's Corviknight flies. The person you're looking for is a Schoolkid, like me. Her designation is 79, Gold, but from what I could gather, she goes by Aurelia. If you find her, come back to me and tell us where she is.

-Radon shows Ravager a picture of Aurelia. Ravager takes the time to memorize the details of the picture and gives a nod.-

Ravager: <Aye aye! I won't let you down!>

Radon: -to Ferrum- Good. Now, if all goes right, the flying Pokémon will find her and we can return with a passing grade.

♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...

Wild Area - With Radon

-Ferrum chuckles at Radon.-

Ferrum: Leave it to the birds, is that the plan? Would've thought you'd put in some legwork yourself. Terrorise a few more old ladies and all that. Still, who am I to question orders, huh?

-He gives a flick of his hand, and in an instant, a metal rod dredges itself up from the bottom of the Lake of Outrage to fly into Ferrum's grip and end up slung over his shoulder.-

Ferrum: C'mon, how about we get some cardio in while we're here?

-He starts striding north.-

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

Wild Area, Searching for Gold

Radon: Simple. You're a metallokinetic Templar with a superiority complex. Dr. Azala warned me that you'd be difficult to work with, but as long as you're kept on some sort of leash, you don't cost The School a pretty penny in property damage.

-Beat as Radon comes up with the perfect pun.-

Radon: This mission is living proof that metal can be refined!

Wild Area (Aurelia)

-Aurelia sits at a glowing golden drumkit with two glowing drumsticks in her hands.-

BA-DUM TSS!

Wild Area, Search for Gold

Radon: ...but I digress. Let's get a move on.

-Radon follows Ferrum as he strides north.-

♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...

Battle Outside Hammerlocke [TS]

The Earth Power and Flamthrower collide with each other, creating a cloud of smoke as no move is able to win out over the other. Bis tries to raise her blades to counter Sud, but at that moment the unfamiliar poison surges through her and she falters, taking Sud's attack head on. When the smoke from the other attack clears, Bis is unconscious.

Hoops returns Bis to her pokeball, grimacing as they do. They produce another.

Hoops: You did well, Bis. I promise I won't let the others go down like this. Now, Pol, I choose you!

The newly dubbed Pol makes a small crashing sound as she appears next to Rav.

Hoops: Rain Dance!

Pol stamps her feet and waves her arms, summoning a downpour that soaks the field and removes the sand brought by Rav.

"Little we can do," Bishop answered, "We're leaving, and we don't have the weaponry to fight that thing."

Within a few minutes the ship had exited the gravity well, Silas took his helmet off and ran a hand through his hair, "So... we have a name. We have an origin. We have a target."

Roxy nodded, "The Rebel Flagship, we take that. We take out Metanet."

"Frequently. It'll happen more as you rise up the ranks," Delta commented.

He lead the charge slowly, avoiding guard patrols, "Lightwave likes to keep their minions stocked with fancy toys. Avoid being seen if you don't want to get zapped by a light-rifle."

Zatarra popped ahead and opened a door, ~We're nearly at the meetup point.~

"Research center dead ahead," Delta commented.

Daniel looked about and gulped, "Well t-they said it was important! That they want to see how this universe affects ours, and that'd I'd be important."

"Translation, experimentation, he was the morpeko who got tested on," Silas commented.

"N-No they said I was important! They said anything I wanted, that I could get to here!" Daniel interrupted, he was seeming a little irate.

"Can I punch him and his persona now? He's already pissed me off," Knight said a little irate.

Daniel frowned, "Listen they were some guys in suits and such, said something about how the influence of this world can affect our world. Collective belief and all, they wanted to see that! So they gave me a mask and then Hetfield over there started talking to me!"

Stormchaser, Daydre's Room

Daydre is practicing illusions in front of a mirror. Or well, one specific illusion.

Rowan: <...>

<... Hey you remember that one guy who gave you that magic necklace a while back?>

"Yeah?"

Rowan: <You think he was onto something?>

(Daydre, in the middle of trying to make herself look more androgynous with the power of obscura) "What? Pfft, no."

Rowan: <I don't believe you.>

"I'm just following that advice I got! It's easier to work off something that's already there right? And I don't know if I want to go around copying other peoples' faces just yet. So I'm just doing like, myself but different."

Rowan: <...>

"..."

"Oh no he was right wasn't he-"

Rowan: <Yeah. Yeah. What did I say->

Studio Palace

"Just going off what we've heard it's sounding like the results of your actions were what was important, not you personally."

off the shits

Wild Area - With Radon

-As Radon talks, Ferrum suddenly stops, holding up a fist in the air for Radon to do the same.-

-...-

-Then the metal rod that he was holding suddenly darts towards Radon, stopping quivering in midair only an inch away from his throat.-

Ferrum: You think you're the one holding the leash out here, you little punk? 'Cause if I remember my orders correctly, it's you who's the snotrag on assignment, and me who's evaluating how you fare out here in the real world. That means that if you say, happened to trip and end up impaling yourself on a length of rusty pipe... well, I'm sure Dr. Azala would be real disappointed with your performance.

-He tuts, and the length of metal flies back into his hand.-

Ferrum: Word of advice, kid. Know your betters. You and I are both tools, as far as the staff are concerned, and there's a reason no carpenter ever invented a hammer that talks back. So cool your jets, keep that big mouth of yours shut, and you might just make it.

-He keeps sauntering on northwards.-

Edited by Herbert40k on Jul 16th 2021 at 9:12:43 AM

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

Wild Area, with Ferrum

Radon: I'm not afraid of either you nor the School, Ferrum. I can take the heat.

-Radon hovers behind Ferrum as they continue north. If Aurelia was somewhere to the north, then following Ferrum would be his best option for finding her. The problem Radon is considering is "When we find her, what do we do?". The Counselor and Dr. Azala are expecting her retrieval. They need her alive for "counseling". But Dr. Azala's words echoed through his mind... "And please, Radon... Try not to hurt her..." In fact, Radon had a lot on his mind regarding the mission, with Dr. Azala's words being just one of those things. He needed Ferrum's help in finding the golden-haired psychic sweetheart, but capturing her would be the hard part, made even harder by his interaction with Aunt April. Part of him wanted to scrub the mission and let Aurelia go free, another part of him wanted to complete the mission so he wouldn't let The School down... Hopefully Ferrum wasn't listening in on Radon's internal conflict of following his heart VS following orders.-

Radon: Ferrum... There's something I must ask you... It's an honest question... Not trying to anger you...

♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...

Wild Area - With Radon

-Ferrum stops in his tracks once again. With another flick of his hand, the metal rod flies out of his grip and hovers in midair for a second before embedding itself in the dirt.-

Ferrum: ...Really now? Depending on the circumstances, I'd call that either brave or stupid. How does the saying go? They brought you into this world, they can take you out of it, or something along those lines.

-He turns around, facing Radon with a grin.-

Ferrum: But hey, I'll bite. I'm not like those other robots they call Templars. I'm my own man. So what's eating you, kid?

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

Wild Area

Radon: Well... Has there ever been a time where you just... stopped to ask yourself... if what you were doing was right?

♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...

Wild Area - With Radon

-It's impossible to see beneath his sunglasses, but Ferrum blinks.-

-Then blinks again.-

-...-

-Then breaks out into raucous laughter.-

Ferrum: That's what you're worried about? Righteousness? They've been letting you watch too many movies, kid. Ain't no such thing as right and wrong. There's strong and weak, that's all there is to it. "Righteousness" is something made up by all those sad, worthless peons out there to try and convince themselves they've got some measure of control in this world, and to sell toys on the side. It's a children's story. Guess I shouldn't be surprised a kid like you bought into it.

-He takes a step towards Radon, still grinning.-

Ferrum: Think about it, though. Look at what you and me can do. You really think we should waste all that power doing what they think is right? We're better than them, kiddo. You know that, the School knows that, and deep down they know that too. Subjugation is their natural state. We are the future. And there's gonna be a future for us after the School, you can bet your ass on that. So... you wanna stop asking stupid questions right about now?

Edited by Herbert40k on Jul 16th 2021 at 10:29:16 AM

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

Wild Area, Radon

-Radon listens to Ferrum's speech about how they are Above Good and Evil, about how they are the future, and he nods. When he blinks, his facial expression turns into a menacing glare, as though he has been akumatized. He has cast aside the conflict of right and wrong and is now only focused on one thing: Aurelia's Capture.-

Radon: No more dilly-dallying... Let's go!

♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...

Wild Area - With Radon

-Ferrum gives Radon a nod, still grinning.-

Ferrum: Just what I like to hear. Keep this up and you might just make it through the meat grinder after all, kid.

-He steps forward as if to clasp Radon on the shoulder - only to be interrupted by a caw from above.-

Ferrum: ...Well, well, looks like miss riding hood didn't account for the wolves. My bird's given me a location, so... right now, I reckon you've got the right idea.

-He recalls the metal rod out of the dirt, and, clutching it in his hand, uses it to just yeet himself towards Aurelia's location.-

Edited by Herbert40k on Jul 17th 2021 at 11:31:59 AM

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

Wild Area (Radon)

-Radon lights his aura ablaze and flies after Ferrum.-

♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...

Wild Area

Brie: Uh.

Halcyon: <There's a store.>

Brie: That is. Arguably true.

Halcyon: <Some of the defective merchandise has been known to have transformative effects.>

Brie: Yeah. No idea how to get there though. There's, uh, entrances around, but like, don't just walk through random doors, you know?

Stormchaser, Ranger's Lair

Quibilah: <Don't forget whatever Dark-types have going on. Subtlety? Uncertainty? Concealment as a reified concept?>

Dunsparce Baby: -receives pet- Dunsparce!

Quibilah: <And yes, Dunsparce. I don't know why the School has failed to harness that untapped resource.>

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Isle of Armor

-There's a solid two seconds before Mason realizes Shaun was directing the unsubtle look at him too, and he snaps back to attention-

Mason: Uh— yeah. Wait— oh. Oh.

-He makes a valiant effort to keep his composure, but his cheeks glow bright red.-

Mason: Ah-heh. Yeah.

-Rogue looks at Kahlia-

Rogue: It takes a lot to steal another thief, you know. Though, I'm sure the gendarmerie can attest that it's possible, can't they?

---

-Something quietly pops out of the sand, just out of Pippy's line of sight.-

Kai: ...Sharpedo tipping? How does that work??

-Something green, with pink highlights.-

Kai: Like, it makes sense for land-dwelling species, especially big top-heavy ones that sleep standing up. But... Sharpedo don't... sleep??? They rest, but nothing about it seems especially tippable—

-The green entity bursts out of the ground!-

Spectrum: <Did somebody say sandball fight????>

-And a torrent of sand that absolutely cannot be described as a cohesive sandball scatters in the direction of everyone in the vicinity.-

Spectrum used Sand Attack!

Defiant Wing

-Rogue blinks. The mask does, in fact, blink.-

Rogue: The LARPer was responsible?

-The person behind the mask pretty quickly connects the dots, but the mask itself does not indicate that.-

Rogue: Of everyone on this ship, that's the one I'd absolutely never assume to be doing of her own volition. So—

-And the explosion happens! And the Poisoner shouts a name!-

Rogue: ...ah.

-They grab the Antidote with their free hand, and quickly stab it into their paralyzed arm.-

Rogue: If this is more poison, I hope you like dragging around a corpse for the few minutes we still have.

-And, not even waiting for it to kick in, they start storming down the hall with the Poisoner still in hand.-

J-Con

-J-Con! It's happening.-

-At one of the tables, there's a person with little more than a deck of cards, and a hastily-put-together sign saying F O R T U N E S.-

Edited by BittersweetNSour on Jul 17th 2021 at 11:39:33 AM

Studio Palace

"So they set you loose in a sandbox," Rn'L started. "and now they're waiting for you to report what you did, and how it affected her?" He asked, somewhat rhetorically. He then scoffed. "Tell them if they want to play god, they will be met with resistance." Assuming of course we even let you report to them, he considered to himself, cracking his knuckles.

Beside him, Ahemait looked at the threat, taking a deep breath in with his eyes closed and opening them with a red flash, the scent of prey committed to memory.

J-Con

"What are we even doing here?" He asked Kamui.

"Fulfilling an obligation," she returned.

Edited by AbsentCoder on Jul 17th 2021 at 9:08:02 AM

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Two figures marched into the convention hall, they wore unusual armor, similar to a popular franchise. The Taller of the two wore a set of blue armor with pointed ears, a black cape flowing rather dramatically behind him. The other wore a set of white and pink armor with tall rounded ears, the outfit of which also had a pink tail behind it.

"You sure you don't want a cape?" The one in blue asked.

"And deny the world my gifts?" The one in white asked cheekily, "Babe come on."

Silas sighed and shook his head, he stepped up to the fortune booth, "Hello," he said, "We'd like to have our fortune read."

J-Con — The Fortune Booth

-The Fortuneteller (for whom we will use a capital F) smiles at the two armor-clad individuals.-

Fortuneteller: Ah, yes, yes, of course! One for the both of you together, or perhaps, one for each? There's no charge but your time and your fate, friends.

-They place a hand on the deck.-

Circhester Stadium— Battle

(Melony smiles, then returns her Galarian Darmanitan.)

Melony: "Well. That was a very fun battle between you both." (then, to Elton) "Congratulations on your evolution, by the way."

Elton: <Thank you!>

Melony: "You're welcome."

Circhester Stadium— Stands

(Braker, meanwhile, smirks, then notices Ian and Evelyn. He waits for a few moments to let Evelyn calm down, then taps them both on the shoulder.)

Braker: "Ian? Evelyn? I don't mean to interrupt, but... you two just missed something big."

(He points down at the stadium towards the newly-evolved Elton.)

Battle Outside of Hammerlocke

Kim: "Bis is unable to—" (she sees that Bis has already been returned and that Pol has been sent out) "—never mind."

The Wild Area

Elton: <Oh. Phew. Well, I still figured I could 'elp ya both up.>

Braker: "It's wonderful to see you two. I believe you're both here for help with the Bond or Break game?"

Jules: <Um... what's Bond or Break?>

J-CON TIME!!

(Two Trainers have both arrived. On one side is Kimberly Bond, with Paul, Ringo, Elton, Geddy, and Freddie all out of their PokeBalls. The last one, of course, is looking as nervous as ever and hiding his grippers from view.)

Paul: <Whoa...>

Ringo: <This place is amazing! I di'n' know that the J-Team 'ad a convention!>

Elton: <Neither did I~!>

Kim: "I do wonder who we'll see here. I would imagine that Ian, Evelyn, Rever, and Hikari are here, as well as Braker..."

Geddy: <Oh, I'm sure that Braker's here.>

Freddie: <B-Braker? T-that's the person with that Galvantula and Wobbuffet that you mentioned isn't it...?>

Kim: "It is indeed."

Freddie: <Oh dear... oh no...>

Elton: <Relax~! I've met Cuddles before; 'e won't 'urt you!>

Freddie: <...I hope he doesn't...>

AT ANOTHER PART OF THE J-CON

(Meanwhile, and as Kim had predicted, Braker is also at the J-Con, complete with phone camera, video camera, and microphone. Walter and Cuddles are there as always, along with the three other members of the team who would be most interested in this con: Jules, Panto, and Snoop. Serkis is out, too, though.)

Braker: "Well. I had heard of the J-Team's exploits before, so I knew they were famous, but this famous?"

Walter: <I would have imagined they were this famous.>

Jules: <Yay! A convention!>

Panto: <This is going to be so much fun!>

Snoop: <Agreed. You think they'll have any games here?>

Cuddles: <I hope that there are tons and tons of people here so I can hug all of them and give them all cookies~!>

Braker: "I'm sure you do."

Serkis: <Yessssss... the J-Team's exploits, all laid out here in front of me... I'll keep on guard for any suspicious peopleses.>

Braker: "Good. Thank you, Serkis." (then, to himself) "I doubt that anyone here would want to be hurt by a giant monster again."

(Note here: both Kim and Braker are open for interaction.)

Hi, I’m oghond, and I’m a Rushaholic. Sorry if I annoy you unintentionally. 😅

"One at a time," Roxy said, pushing her husband forward, "Him first."

"Any reason why?" Silas asked.

"Any reason why not?"

Silas grumbled, he had no response, "Okay me first then."

The Fortune Booth

Fortuneteller: Ah, wonderful~ Very well, then, without further ado!

-They shuffle the deck, then place it face-down.-

Fortuneteller: I'm going to draw three cards, one at a time. In order, the side of each card that is upright to you will say something about your past, then your present, then your future.

-They take the first card, and place it. The image depicts a direct interpretation of the Veilstone Swordsman, upside-down relative to Silas's point of view — a person in the woods kneels before an undefined mammalian creature, with two pieces of their broken sword buried in the ground before him. Below— or, more accurately, above the line denoting the ground, a spiral of thorns and cracks sprawl through the sky, splintering it, as the silhouettes of indistinct creatures lurk behind it.-

Fortuneteller: The card of your past... is the Warp. Something has been lurking just out of your sight, it seems — something changing your life from just out of view, whether you know it or not. It may seem dark, or simply misunderstood, but invariably? Your life would never be the same without it.

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