Priest of the Temple of Syrinx
Rebel Island
(Howie, Tommy, and Pepper notice the confrontation that is happening, and their eyes grow wide. Immediately, Howie and Pepper rush in.)
Howie: "Stop! Please!"
Pepper: "Wot are ya doing? You're going to 'urt somebo'y!"
Tommy: "I think she is trying to tell you something."
Howie: "L-look, I don't know what experiences you've had with this... person, but I don't think they're a supervillian. They don't look like one, and if they were one... I don't think they'd give you back your sabre or come to this superhero island."
Pepper: "Still though. Please calm down. We don't want anyone to get 'urt, do we?"
Circhester Stadium Entrance Room
(Braker smiles, and takes back the camera.)
Kim: "Alright, Ian. Evelyn. You two get ready." (then, to Braker) "Braker, you should get your camera set up again. If I know anything about Ian and Evelyn... this is going to be very fun indeed."
Cuddles: <I can't wait to see it!>
Braker: "Neither can I."
The Wild Area, Bond or Break
Braker: "Cuddles- you're the only member of my team that refers to me as 'Lenny'— or, for that matter, any name other than 'Braker' or a variation thereof. Besides that, you're the most excited to meet people out of all of my other Pokemon."
Cuddles: <Yaaaaaaay~ you figured me out~! Alright, question two! What song did we sing at the karaoke session in Hammerlocke?>
Braker: "'As Long as We Got Each Other'; how can I forget?"
Cuddles: <You got it~! Last one: What is my favorite type of cookie?>
Kim: (thinking to herself) "I do not believe I know this one... but I'm guessing it's chocolate chip."
Braker: (smirking; he knows the answer) "Chocolate chip."
Kim: (with a smile) "Figured."
Cuddles: (emerging from the bushes) <Yaaaaaay~! You got them all right~!>
(He promptly jumps into Braker's arms and hugs him, nuzzling him, before ultimately jumping down to join the rest of Braker's Pokemon.)
Kim: "Only two left."
Braker: "Indeed. And I have a feeling I know who's next..."
J-Con— Braker's Section
(Braker and his Pokemon are still walking around the convention.)
Edited by OPALGARNET16 on Aug 5th 2021 at 10:03:19 AM
Hi, I’m oghond, and I’m a Rushaholic. Sorry if I annoy you unintentionally. 😅
No voice to cry suffering
J-Textspace
Created by: Ever Memito
Yes.
Whomst the fuck
Truth Hurts is typing…
i'm unhappy with this nick
Shock Therapy changed Ever's username to Seasonal Blues
better lmao
And the quartet is complete once more.
anyways
Truth Hurts is typing…
what
Interesting. Several possibilities come to mind, although I won't waste time speculating on the School's policy on what their creations are equipped for. There is the assumption that they are less-developed super soldiers of her sort, although I would not rule out an experiment in abduction and long-term indoctrination. "Kids", als
Ever, are you suggesting an avenue of leverage?
o possesses certain connotations I suspect were intentional. Are you certain of the provenance of your information? Dark-type or no, I wonder if this isn't intentional misdirection. An emotional ploy? Where did your Murkrow encounter her or these kids?
I have several family favors I am loathe to invoke for those they involve, but their expertise would be useful in this regard.
Signed, Hiro Alíthea.
Mesprit wept.
Edited by Asterisk395 on Aug 5th 2021 at 10:07:14 AM
No mind to think. No will to break.
The Wanderer
Path to the Peak
-To Channah-
Back when I was 17-18 I Got chased and nearly eaten by a man-eating Garchomp before Nudi Ice Beamed it in the face mid-flight, it was glorious.
Cam: <How come there's so many Beldum and their evolutions here?>
Muddy: <Well, magnets work better when its cold, so that's probably why.>
It's probably why so many Alakagross ruins exist around mountains, apart from protection and it being a good place for them to survive as opposed to getting vaporized by legendaries or scraped off by the receding of the glaciers, their fall was in the Late Pleistocene after all.
Muddy: <Have you guys run into any Alakagross ruins while you've been in Galar?>
-Shakes head-
Nope, would've told you if we did anyway.
Doc: <Guess that's why Blackreach is up in the Sinnoh North.>
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
like christ, but with more nails
Path to the Peak
Channah: -raises eyebrows at Garchomp story- ...Blackreach?
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
The Wanderer
Path to the Peak
Doc: -To Channah- <Well its Alakagross name is Fal'Zhardum Din, which means "Blackest Kingdom Reaches".>
Crochet: <That's not gonna mean anything to her though...>
-Speaking more-
<It's this giant cavern underneath northern Sinnoh, no idea if it connects to the Underground but we ended up there after we did stuff in the Hoenn Elysana's from to get a Shard, and Cobalt from that universe was with us.>
Doc: <We had to fight a bunch of Alakagross animiculi and these blind feral Alakazam, and that was just to get to the elevator inside the ruin. Got the Shard, but then we had to fight this Salamence that was sealed inside the giant orb in the center.>
I wasn't involved in this, it was probably around when we fought Van Kleiss and then that Guzzlord with a hunger to swallow the worlds.
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
As Neon passed through the door into the base, a sensor tripped for a second... and then passed. It barely noticed, not even a fraction of a nanosecond...
Deep within the systems, Bishop was talking with the other Pories and Rotoms who'd be helping run the island, "My Captain was surrounded, so I came rocketing into town on a hoverbike, twin blaster rifles in hand, ready to cause massive amounts of damage an-"
He was distracted, he looked over the sensor logs, and tilted his head, "Could it be? Couldn't be. He wouldn't be stupid enough to be here."
Rook, a Porygon spoke up, "Hey Bish, everything alright?"
"Forgive me Rook, I thought for a moment I detected Oran OS... If I find him here... " he said, his eyes suddenly glowing a very bright red.
"Whoa tone back the rampancy!" Queen said, "We don't need that right now! You got a Jackal to assist and we have an island to run!"
Edited by EchoingSilence on Aug 5th 2021 at 8:43:05 AM
Fwomph
Defiant Wing, Sector 4
I'm voting yes. The more forces we can muster to help the Federal fleet in the final battle, the better. We have much better chances if it isn't just us against the flagship.
Studio Palace
-Rakash emitted a deeply concerned noise-
I am really tempted to call veto on literally traumatizing someone through induced paranoia, but if I'm outvoted on this I'm outvoted on this.
The Hades
-The Nightingale emitted a faint hum-
That uniform is neat, but I think we're gonna need something more strictly formal for undercover work at a casino.
J-Con, Emerald
You give a little wave to the Jigglypuff.
"Uh... Hi there Puxiki. And Tekkan."
Some of that unease is from the previous revelations of your nature but currently a good chunk of it is from the fact that you heard maybe half of that conversation between Axis and some Pokemon at best.
"... So is speaking to Pokemon your superpower or something?"
Textspace, Non-Conflicting Space
A Certain Streaming Platform
Thanks to Philly and Golden for spagging this with me!
So, about a year ago I spent some time out of universe. I promised you guys the whole story on that and I'm sorry it took so long.
-Gale Knight sits in the cabin, a bowl of stew and a crystalline Pokeball on the same table her camera is sitting on-
Last time I talked, I mentioned how we got to Skysail and decided to follow the story out to the Ozolith by joining up with sky pirate mercenaries hired by Jirina Kudrow. I stopped there because I was getting to the painful part to remember, and between training and adventures I never really had a good opportunity to continue. So uh... Yeah, we're doing this. It's been way too long but I think I'm fine to tell you guys the rest of what happened on the plane of Ikoria.
Ikoria Skies
The Ozolith was chaos. Lukka's ability to control the nightmarish hybrids of the wetlands meant that he could unleash deadly force on the mercenaries. In the panic, I forgot the story and thought it would be safe to evacuate to the airship. But when I was aboard and underway I realized two very important things.One: Desmond and Kimberly had not made it onto the ship with me and Two: Jirina was the only person on this airship to survive.
-There is a crash as a flying Pokemon batters into the side of the airship, meters away from where Gale is pacing in a panic. It tears open a hole and crawls in, slashing at the walls and sky pirates alike. It's not the only one; elsewhere across the hull scything claws and gnashing teeth try and tear the ship apart and devour the crew-
Turns out this time, the rescue had enough room for a plus one. ... Okay that was terrible and cheesy anyway what I meant was.
-As the hull falls apart, Gale notices that Jirina Kudrow is running past her... Right as the floor gives out and both of them fall. There is a flash of black and red though, as something swoops in and grabs the both of them before flying off-
Of course, while I was about to have one of my worst days, it turns out Desmond and Kim managed to find a way home.
Ikoria, The Ozolith
(By this point, the ship has landed, and Kim has returned Geddy, Ozzy, and all of her Pokemon back to her Poke Balls. She has been separated from Gail, and is currently making her way to the so-called “Ozolith”.)
They had been separated from their companion during the chaos. Des and Kim have joined with a planeswalker and a soldier from Drannith who had gone rogue after finding out he was a Bonder. Des had found out that the weird phenomenon he experienced when the party first landed here, in Ikoria, that allowed him to tame that "Patagia" (a winged Delta Incineroar) was bonding. Apparently Bonders were not looked upon favourably.
With not many options left, they decided to follow the planeswalker, Vivien, and the soldier, Lukka, to something called the Ozolith.
Kim: “So… this ‘Ozolith’. Any idea as to where it might be…?”
Vivien turned and smiled at Kim.
Vivien: "Lukka knows the way."
Lukka: "I can sense it to a degree."
Lukka's response was kurt, he seemed rather focused. Des was bringing up the rear of the group, staring daggers through the back of Lukka's head.
Kim: “Ah. I see.” (then, to Des) “Why are you…?”
Des put his finger to his lips, signalling for her to keep it down. He answered in a whisper.
Des: " I don't trust him."
(Kim simply nods in response.)
As they make their way through the wilderness an oversized Stantler crosses their path. Lukka reached a hand out towards it and it turned away. A flock of smaller, though still oversized Stantler followed suit.
Des tapped Kim on the shoulder lightly.
Des: "That."
(Kim promptly glances up at the oversized Stantler.)
Kim: (''in a whisper') “Wait. Are you saying… you think this is all his doing?”
Des: "Listen, he can make these Pokemon kneel at his feet. Lots of people here can. But him...he's different…"
Kim: (in a whisper) “Oh…?”
Des: "Haven't you felt it? That weird sort of.." he gestures unhelpfully to his head.
Kim: (after a bit of thought, in a whisper) “Well… come to think of it…”
Des:"Not everyone here can do it. It's why the 'Bonders' aren't welcome in the cities. The people are afraid of them."
Kim: (in a whisper) “Well. That explains a lot.”
Des: "I hope Gale's ok…"
They continue to make their way, the thick forest around them getting thinner and giving way to large outcroppings of grey rock. Those crystals that seem to be everywhere become much more concentrated. Des and Kim would start to notice a growing herd of Pokemon around them.
Cresting over a hill they see a massive crystal jutting out of the ground, an improper helical shaped one.
Lukka: "The Ozolith…"
Kim: (in an awed whisper) “There it is…”
Des: "That's the thing that led us here. If we can somehow activate it, Tesse can pick up the signal and we can go home."
Kim: (in a whisper, to herself) “Thank goodness… What do you think we should do?”
Lukka rushed up towards it. Vivien followed behind.
Vivien: "Be careful, you can't be entirely sure what it can do."
Lukka starts moving his hands over the crystal structure.
Des: "Oh no…"
Kim: “What? What’s he doing?”
Des suddenly rushes forward, calling on his Patagia.
Des: "Lukka wait! That's our ticket home!"
Des's Patagia growled and leapt forward, but was intercepted by a fanged Luxray. The Pokemon that followed Lukka seemed ready to pounce as well.
Kim: (in a whisper) “This is getting very intense… what’s he trying to do?”
Vivien tensed up as well.
Vivien: "Call off your friend. We'll get you home soon enough. If Lukka can get this to work, he can pacify all the Pokemon on this plane."
Vivien gripped her bow, but didn't raise it.
Kim: (nods) “Right.” (‘’She turns to face Des.’’) “Des?”
Des doesn't seem to listen to Kim. He's completely transfixed by the Ozolith.
Des: "I can...hear it talking…can't you?"
(Kim’s eyes widen.)
Kim: (alarmed) “D-Des! What are you doing…?! We need to get back home…!”
Lukka seemed to hear Kim's remark about home.
Lukka: "Home. That is where the Ozolith will bring me as well. I have been cast outside of the walls of Drannith. But with its power, I can setup an entirely new wall. An army of Pokemon that will secure the safety of my people. Kudro will have to let me back in."
Vivien started to look uneasy. The Ozolith began to glow.
Kim: (in a terrified whisper) “Nononononononono--”
The Ozolith grew brighter and brighter before dying down. The Pokemon around them seemed to snap to attention. Des snapped out of his daze and saw his own Patagia acting irritated. Lukka slowly turned to face the group.
Kim: “Des! W-we need to get out of here…!”
Des reached out to the Patagia. It turned on him and pounced, pinning him to the ground and barring its teeth in his face.
Des: "Kim!"
Kim: “Des…!” (She starts thinking to herself) “Oh dear god what do I do…”
The Patagia reared back its head and opened its mouth to bite down on Des's head when, in desperation, Des sent out a command. Please!
(And then seconds later, one of Kim’s Poke Balls opens— and Ozzy the Corvisquire emerges from it.)
Ozzy: <Have no fear, young Trainer!>
(He immediately flies over to the Patagia and staring it down and pecking at it.)
'Ozzy: <You! What in the world do you think you are doing, trying to hurt this young Trainer?!>
The Patagia got off Des and swiped at Ozzy a few times before finally calming down. Vivien had knocked an arrow, but slowly put her bow back down.
Vivien: "Lukka, why would you-"
Lukka was gone. The horde of Pokemon were making off in a single direction: towards Drannith.
Des picked himself up and dusted himself off.
Des: "Thanks for the save, Kim. I owe you one."
Kim: “Oh, no. Please. Don’t thank me. It was Ozzy who did all the work.”
(Ozzy bows.)
Des gave Ozzy a smile. "Well thank you." He turned his attention back to the crystal. "We should see if we can make it glow again, just to make sure Tesse got the message. Start...running your hands over it I guess."
Kim: “Will do.”
(She promptly does so, running her hands over the crystal.)
Vivien: "We shouldn't waste too much time. We don't know what Lukka is planning."
Des: "I know, I don't have a good feeling about it either. But this might be our only shot."
Des took the side of the crystal opposite of Kim. As he rubs his hands he tries to reach out for the voice again. He almost seems to hear. Then he notices a slight crack in the crystal…
From the other side, Kim could hear a scraping noise.
The Ozolith starts glowing again, but not like last time. Instead it's a series of low flashes.
Des: "...Morse Code! T...E...S...S...E! TESSE! SHE DID IT, SHE FOUND US! KIM! KIM! WE'RE GOING HOME!"
(Kim grins with delight.)
Kim: (absolutely ecstatic) “YES—!! Oh, this is absolutely wonderful…!”
Ozzy: <Simply delightful, I must admit!>
Vivien couldn't help but smile a bit at the excitement.
Des: "We'll have to find Gale. She'll be happy to hear the good news."
Vivien: "Right. But first things first. Lukka…"
Des nodded in agreement. He called over his Patagia, and gave it a reassuring scratch on the ear.
Des: "We got to get to Drannith."
Kim: (nods) “Right.”
(And she runs off, with Ozzy in tow.)
Edited by Pentigan on Aug 6th 2021 at 1:50:26 AM
It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.
Dunsparce Cloud
Textspace
ITT: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Molybdenum?
Created by: Ever Memito
ouch
neway no abilene
when u find urself planning 2 kidnap a child is when u reevaluate ur plan
but yeah i think more like
Basically, she mistook Merle for me at J-Con— because Merle is fond of wearing my appearance for one reason or another. She was looking for these kids, who had gotten away from her somehow— she offered Merle a set of physical descriptions that she was unable to redact thanks to Merle's Dark typing and some quick thinking on her part.
That more than anything makes me suspect an unintentional slip. Molybdenum is driven by arrogance, or at least, a need to demonstrate her own superiority— she may bluff but she wouldn't, I don't think, evince a mistake even as a feint.
My birds are pretty good cold-readers...for some reason. They both corroborate a sense that Molybdenum genuinely cared what had happened to the kids, and that she described them as Schoolchildren.
But at the same time, they're presumably meant to be liquidated. It doesn't seem like many of the children at all survive testing, and the ones that have are mostly escapees. If she knows she has an out, do you think that kind of pressure will get her to take it?
-these messages send simultaneously-
btw hiro love the texting
Wyndon Hospital
Mallory: How many times do I need to say amnesiac before it sinks in?
Percy: Ironic.
Mallory: I don't even remember what happened three hours ago.
Avery: Uh, you passed out at the con...
Janie: You were clinically dead, in fact. No heartbeat or brain activity at all.
Indeedee: ~You wouldn't happen to know Ho-Oh or perhaps Xerneas, do you?~
Mallory: All I remember is waking up in the bodybag. Which was a little upsetting, by the by.
Janie: I'm not going to apologize for putting a dead body in a bag.
Apple-A-Day: Why not?
Janie: ...Fair point. Sorry, person I was going to check for organ donor status.
Mallory: I should maybe take myself off that list.
Percy: You should. None of your organs are a match for anybody except maybe a few other members of your class. Your blood might be O-, though. The Templars are usually AB+ but it's useful to have us as liquid resources if necessary.
Mallory: Templars—
Percy: The real soldiers I mentioned. Like us in their way, but built with fewer failure states, and generally with a broader spectrum of abilities. Refined and very, very powerful.
Mallory: It's not hard to get more powerful than the ability to die on command.
Avery: Hold on, though. What if that's not it?
Mallory: Uh—
Avery: You were out for maybe...five minutes? Ten? And you don't remember the last three hours. How much of your life do you remember, again?
Mallory: Uh, everything since...April Fool's, 2016.
Avery: And you're—
Percy: Probably younger than they look. We come out without the benefit of a childhood, by and large. But they're probably between sixteen and twenty, I'd guess.
Apple-A-Day: ...Huh. I figured you'd be older than I am.
Mallory: (dryly) Me too.
Avery: So...what if you were passed out for a really long time? Enough to make you forget everything that happened before?
Mallory: That makes no sense. I'd be dead from starvation or something.
Janie: You'd be dead from being dead. I think we've gotten past the point where amonic biology is relevant. On the other hand, are you familiar with cryptobiosis?
Mallory: That's the game that makes your computer explode?
Janie: ...No. It's a...deactivated state, of sorts, for living things. Pokemon can access a sort of cryptobiotic state by using the move Rest, during which time they'll rapidly recover energy and heal wounds. Maybe what you can do is sort of like that, switching yourself off to recover from some kind of trauma.
Mallory: And the amnesia?
Janie: Also a known ability. It might be to prevent interference with your body while you're resting.
Mallory: But...it wasn't like this last time. Last time, I remember already having memories in my head.
Janie: It's possible to alter your own memories—
Percy: But it seems odd, that you'd be doing it one time and not the other.
Avery: But you do have a Medicham, right?
-...-
Apple-A-Day: Aren't you two friends? Don't you know their team?
Avery: They're never out. And they don't like them much, except for Axiom.
Apple-A-Day: ...Do you feel like maybe those things are connected?
Percy: Send out this Medicham.
Mallory: Uh...
-they send out Axiom-
Axiom: ~Hello? What's the occasion?~
Percy: Know anything about the School?
-...-
-Axiom moves in between Mallory and Percy-
Percy: Thought so.
-she smiles, which is a little unsettling-
Axiom: ~Mallory. Who's this?~
Percy: Do they have another name?
Axiom: <...>
Mallory: She's a friend, Axiom. I think.
Axiom: ~...What have you gotten yourself into, Tin?~
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
Some Rando
Rebel Island
"Yeah, cool those jets," Sunny said defensively, walking in with her potential costume folded up under her arm. "No one's here to hurt anyone, we're just here to get acquainted."
Studio Palace - Choose my Path!
"There's no 'ethical traumatization'," Rn'L began. "The only thing one can really do is warn of this place's dangers. We can't strip him of his powers. I move we hand him over to our benefactor and give him and the wardens say in his fate…
"Can we do that?" He considered. "They'd be able to strip the power from him, I believe," he reasoned.
Rn'L stepped over, supplementing his dog. "Daniel Clayton," he started. "Believe me, it's for the best that you never return to this realm. The walls of Mementos has ears, and now that they know both your name as well as what you have done, they will not be friendly to you. It is best to not escape into here again, lest you fade into the collective unconscious," he warned.
Edited by AbsentCoder on Aug 5th 2021 at 9:09:05 AM
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
Meet The New Boss
Stormchaser
-Owen, for whatever reason, shudders-
Rebel Island
Oran OS: Whew, felt a chill.
Noble Element: ...How DO you feel a chill?
Oran OS: Er, figure of speech.
-Noble Elemental shakes his head and keeps looking around-
Contact Me!
Priest of the Temple of Syrinx
J-Con— Axis' Section
Axis: "Well... I wouldn't necessarily call it a 'superpower'. There are plenty of other Trainers at this convention who can understand Monese. I learned it the hard way- by studying the language myself. Maybe you'll run into a Trainer at this convention who learned it a different way. Who knows?"
(beat)
Axis: "For the record, Monese is essentially Pokemon language."
(And then all of a sudden Puxiki's eyes light up— and he immediately taps his new Trainer on the shoulder.)
Axis: "Puxiki? What is it?"
(Puxiki promptly whispers in Axis' ear.)
Axis: "Oh? Really...? Well, then."
(They turn back to Emer.)
Axis: "I am so sorry, Emer, but my Pokemon and I must go now. Puxiki apparently has met with other Trainers prior to capture, and promised them that he would introduce them to me. I sincerely apologize for leaving on such short notice. It was very nice to talk to you, and I hope you have a pleasant rest of the afternoon."
(They promptly leave, with Tekkan and Puxiki in tow.)
J-Con— Afterwards
(Axis, Tekkan and Puxiki are wandering around, searching for Kamon, Rockstar and the rest.)
Hi, I’m oghond, and I’m a Rushaholic. Sorry if I annoy you unintentionally. 😅
Flying Colors
Stormchaser Training Room
From: Kai
Depends on if you think the songbird's been around since 2012 or not. Up to you though
-They glance over at Ever, and smile.-
Kai: Hey. You're getting weirder, you know.
-They're holding a TM case, specifically one denoting being from the PEFE archives.-
Kai: I want to wait until the others get here before I go into too much detail, but it's about some recovered Pokefutures stuff.
Dunsparce Cloud
Stormchaser, Training Room
Ever: Yep. Sorry if I seem distracted, I'm scheming.
-they narrow their eyes at the TM case-
Pokefutures? Fun stuff. Isn't this more my cousin's speed?
Wyndon Hospital
-Avery frowns at the mention of Tin-
Percy: Tin, huh? Makes sense, I guess, for someone regularly wiping their own mind.
Mallory: ...
Percy: Phosphorus, by the way. But I prefer Percy.
Apple-A-Day: Valid.
Percy: Eh.
Janie: It's getting crowded in here, isn't it?
-indeed, it's a hospital room for two patients. The divider's been taken down, Percy is still in her bed, Apple-A-Day is at her bedside, Avery and Mallory are sitting next to each other on Mallory's bed (with Facade napping in Avery's lap), Janie and the Indeedee are by the sink, and Axiom has now claimed the space between the two beds-
Indeedee: ~We are technically within fire code. Maybe try and keep anyone from sending out more Pokemon.~
Axiom: ~Nobody's answering my question. This makes me worry.~
Mallory: We're not sure ourselves. But...who are you, really?
Axiom: ~I'm Axiom. We used to work together.~
Apple-A-Day: Hey, Percy, the woman you were fighting. Another Schoolkid?
Percy: Nitrogen. We were friends. She seems to have sold out.
Apple-A-Day: Ah...I'm sorry?
Mallory: Work together, like...in the School?
Axiom: -nods-
Mallory: What happened?
Axiom: ~You died. One of your classmates, Molybdenum—~
Avery: Wait, I've[[purple— heard of her. She came up when the J-team was talking about her.]]
Axiom: ~She killed you, or everyone assumed she did, because they all thought you were pretty much useless. All you did was faint whenever anyone hurt you.~
Mallory: And?
Axiom: ~Pretty much useless isn't all the way useless.~
Mallory: (flatly) Thanks.
Axiom: ~I waited...longer than I'm proud of before I made up my mind to try and grab your body. But I wasn't really surprised when I found it. Or when you woke up a few hours after I dragged you away. And then...well, they wouldn't take you back, even if you had survived. I grabbed a Mienshao buddy of mine and we made a run for it. Nobody really cared about two Pokemon carrying around what they assumed was a corpse, it turns out.~
-everyone is staring at Axiom. She looks uncomfortable-
Mallory: ...You made it seem like I was someone normal.
Axiom: ~That was later. I got you back up to speed on things. Tried to live quietly with you and Reticulate. But we were worried about the possibility of someone finding you. If they learned you were alive...well, I'm sure they'd figure out a way to kill you. We decided to try...a total restart. Reticulate found Pokemon that wanted a fresh start...uh, and Shrike. Wiped their minds, too. Set up some vague memories of being an ordinary trainer.~
-she looks embarrassed-
~I've never been good at the mind stuff. Sorry if things were confusing for a while there. But...Tin asked me not to tell you. And they meant a lot to me.~
Mallory: ...Oh.
-...-
-...-
Avery: Well, hey, cheer up, at least you're not the piece of shit who kidnapped a bunch of Pokemon and brainwashed them?
Mallory: That's...yeah.
-they sigh-
I'm not sure I'm not still a piece of shit, to be fair. I left Axiom to hold onto all this. I'm not a great trainer aside from that.
-...-
-...-
Mallory: Axiom, could you maybe—
-Axiom lights up-
-but any further discussion is nixed when Aware pops out of the camera-
Aware: <Hello! I figured out your riddle!>
Percy: Riddle?
Aware: <Yes! By observing every camera and microphone in the hospital—>
Indeedee: ~Felony. I won't tell, though.~
Aware: <I have determined that the reason for your nervousness and exposed skeleton is that the School is active in the area and you've had an adverse encounter with them!>
Percy: Well...yes. Admittedly.
-...-
Percy: But why—
-there's a knock on the door-
-...-
Percy: -hissed- Don't open it.
Apple-A-Day: Agreed! And not just because of the obvious anti-doctor joke!
-Janie moves closer to the door, locking it as quietly as she can-
Janie: I'm not an idiot. I haven't called in a doctor, and this room is marked in use.
Percy: Aware. Aware, who's outside?
Aware: <I'll be right back!>
-they zip out-
Janie: Who's this?
???: Dr. Holland. Argle bleep snoo kranta?
Percy: ?
Apple-A-Day: What?
Avery: Whew.
Hm? Good morning, humans and Axiom.
Janie: ...Gods. You've gotten me paranoid. Hey, Brad, bit busy, sorry. What is it?
Indeedee: ~That isn't—~
-Aware pops out of the camera-
Aware: (brightly) <The camera facing this door has been destroyed!>
Janie: Uh...
Dr. Holland: Ribble bibble wanna faa?
Janie: I...
-she lunges forward, grabs Janie, and hauls her back, both of them sprawling on the floor-
-just as a several-inch translucent blade of fuchsia light stabs through the crack between the door and the wall, right where Janie's face was a moment ago-
-Percy's eyes go wide-
Apple-A-Day: (as if snapping out of a daze) Wha—
Avery: That isn't good.
Mallory: ...
-the blade slashes down, cutting through the deadbolt without visible disruption or sound-
What's everyone so confused about? Someone's trying to kill us.
Avery: Facade, Mallory's eyes!
-a shimmery light wraps around Mallory, turning them into a medical mannequin-
Avery: What!
I panicked!
Dr. Holland(?): I guess I got impatient.
-the door swings inward, and a woman steps in, a somewhat lame SEP field shucking off her-
-she's on the tall-ish side, maybe 5'11 or so, the labcoat she's wearing not quite fitting her. Her skin is a light brown, features sharply pointed. She has long black hair that's been heavily styled, with a curly ponytail dyed purple-
-the same vivid purple as her eyes, to be precise-
Janie: Y-you're not Brad.
???: Astute!
-she closes the door behind her. With the deadbolt torn in half, it's a pretty silent endeavor-
-Apple-A-Day assesses the situation. Avery looks like she's lost in thought. Janie looks utterly stunned. Axiom is alert, but pinned under Janie. The Indeedee is...there, and does not appear to care much about the situation. Mallory is a mannequin, doing their best to sell the illusion-
-and Percy looks ashen, eye wide, breathing fast-
???: (breathily) Phosphorus? I heard the news, and I almost couldn't believe it. Some people just do not make it easy, do they?
Percy: A—Ade...
Adelinde the Scythe: For auld lang syne, my dear.
Edited by memyselfandI2 on Aug 5th 2021 at 11:07:57 AM
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
Snowy
Studio Palace
Lioness: -thinking- (Who cares if it's unethical, we need to do something with the jerk—)
Lioness: — I think handing him off to the VR would be a better idea.
chaos catby with a flannel shirt addiction
Hammerlocke pokemon center
Nurse: If it's long and we don't need to hear it, this Whimsicott is in need of urgent treatment.
The Indeedee uses Psychic to lift Florence onto a stretcher and starts wheeling them away.
Nurse: Are your pokemon okay?
Rebels island
Jess makes their way into the house, trying to avoid the confrontation between Emilie and Terra Preta.
I used to plug my deviantart here but turns out the link was too long.
Battle Outside Hammerlocke [TS]
Ray takes the attacks from both the front and back, though the attack from the front is a collision with his Thunder Fang, so he's sure that his opponent would have been hurt as much, if not more, than him. Nevertheless, the combined force on his old body makes him shake.
Hoops: Ray, get out of there!
The Luxray bounds away from his position between Kec and Kit and goes to stand in front of Hoops.
Hoops: You alright there?
Ray: I may be older, but I'm not weak yet, Young Mixter.
Hoops: Great. Going on the attack didn't work, so this time we'll let them come to us.
Not A Lawyer
Rebels Island
-Terra Preta holds her hands up in the air, seemingly unfazed by the threat of Emilie's rapier.-
Terra Preta: I am here to apologise, and to explain. Something I did not have the time to do during our first meeting. I am well aware that you mistrust me, and for good reason, but I ask that you hear me out. Afterwards you are free to do as you please.
-A purple, shadowy haze passes across Terra Preta's face, and when it passes, her mask is gone, replaced by Gaia's helmet.-
Terra Preta Gaia: You may know me better as Gaia, part of the original generation of superheroes and second-in-command of the Aurabolts. The Argent Claw were merely disguises we donned for our mission at the casino, which was a front organisation responsible for holding and distributing captured mons. The villains behind this are known as the Hunter's Guild. We have been fighting them for some time, but actually bringing them down has been difficult, given that they frequently hide behind the facade of legitimate businesses. Hence the need for our deception.
Fwomph
Stormchaser Training Room
-The shadows quake and Pentigan is here. Black hat, popped-collar longcoat, the traditional look-
Hm. Heard someone managed to yoink some Pokefutures scraps. Guessing you found something in there that shouldn't be there.
It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.
like christ, but with more nails
Path to the Peak, past
Channah: Ooh yes, that wasn't great. Huh, the Underground...
Owen: -pops out of nowhere- <Did you know that the Velvet Underground wrote many surf rock songs early in their career out of love for the Beach Boys?>
Channah: Yeah, that does sound like a crazy time. I don't think I'd like to go up against these Alakagross things.
J-Con, paster
Rockstar: -sees Puxiki with his new trainer- <Ah. Hir comes trouble. Thit was quick.>
Kamon: -wearily- Oh, it's that. Thing. The cute brown thing. -stares into nothingness-
Veil: <puxiki!!! over here!>
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
Priest of the Temple of Syrinx
J-Con- Axis' Section
Puxiki: (lighting up) <Veil!>
(Happily, he bounces forward. Axis and Tekkan take a quick glance at each other before following him.)
Puxiki: <Veil! I'm so happy to see you~!> (He gestures to Axis.) <This is Axis! They're my new Trainer.>
Axis: (smiles) "Greetings. I am Axis Hunter. It's very nice to meet you. The Ninjask is my partner, Tekkan."
Tekkan: <He-lloooooo there, friends! Deee-lighted to meet you!>
Hi, I’m oghond, and I’m a Rushaholic. Sorry if I annoy you unintentionally. 😅
No voice to cry suffering
J-Textspace
-an extended pause for reading ensues-
Created by: Ever Memito
Fair. In unrelated news, there's several relatives to whom I'd love to introduce the J-Team.
lmao
Truth Hurts is typing…
and they do say fortune smiles on the Braviary
Die.
not too much of a stretch to find other properties favoring avians
Truth Hurts is typing…
(seriously though, Murkrow pattern recognition is pure murder)
Are you seriously punning on the oddly uniform quirks of others' Pokémon when you're constantly surrounded by rodents of varying but greater than five levels of mischief
i can't help having a magnetic personality lmao
-a pause inexplicably populated by aimless banter-
Empathy for the devil, Voltaire?
Practicality as well as kindness. If nothing else, I'm very interested in the nature of her self-justifications.
If she's lived this long, she must have some method by which the dissonance hasn't destroyed her.
The question is exactly which, yeah.
Weirdly, I think—even if she's been through this before, something that could be different this time around—
I doubt she's been beaten before.
That gives you hope that she'll turn? I'd double down when defeated just on principle.
Ha. She doesn't seem that much like you.
-Abilene pauses the text-to-speech for a moment-
Abilene: -adjusting an earbud- ...that may well be the nicest thing they've ever said to me.
-and resumes-
And if the School relies largely on fear to keep dissidents in line in addition to the promise that they're special or useful in a way that makes them valuable, a show that their higher-ups can be beaten— (pause for effect)
Such as, say, a band of utter hooligans appearing on their doorstep to suddenly and inexplicably curbstomp their most-elite forces?
(got it in one lmao)
—might encourage more than just her to take the risk and break from their ranks, even beyond the swathes who apparently already try.
[⅓] Noted. This lines up with what I observed in pursuit of her, or less likely one of her fellow agents. Often, her victims possessed some mental flourish seemingly chosen over more practical means for little reason other than cleverness for cleverness' sake. Tidbits or triggers ostensibly chosen for utility but far more involved than efficient for time or attention.
"i have a question"
[⅔] To forestall anticipated inquiry, shortly after ascertaining that my mental hardening fails to guard from blunt force trauma, I nearly died to an elaborate sequence involving a Gurdurr pivoting with ladder in hand, a child mistaking their Applin for an ordinary piece of fruit, and a winsome young lass wandering in front of a Corviknight taxi with bread in mouth (description hers).
there it is
[3/3] At no point does it seem to have occurred to her to purchase a gun with which to shoot me, or perhaps employ a Pokémon whose primary skill set is not Psychic beyond those belonging to her thralls. Yes, Abilene, every time we've existed here in the same room I've watched you for a sudden inescapable desire to fire in my direction, or perhaps to trip on an errant Slowpoke, causing you to pull the trigger. We will never know if you would have asked.
Did I as
Hey.
[postscript] If the J-Team truly has managed to shelter so many for so long, to the extent that Molybdenum herself was sent to eliminate that safe haven, and failed, then my experience in information management suggests that the School keeps that haven's existence or friendliness property quiet if not countered by their own propaganda. Evidence to the contrary of those falsehoods in the form of those such as Mason may give truth to the lie.
If they're willing to show themselves, of course. Lots of effort to get away from them in the first place.
Thank you, Ever. Hiro Alíthea.
Edited by Asterisk395 on Aug 6th 2021 at 4:47:19 AM
No mind to think. No will to break.
The Hades
Priscilla responded much like a timid mareep would. She certainly wasn't expecting that. These past few days have not been good for easing tensions of the carnal kind. Not that she minds.
Murphy, via phone: My girl thinking about that offer hard.
Priscilla: Quiet you!
She regains her composure, or as much as an awkward, geeky secretary wearing
Priscilla: I knew you'd like it. And since the sub thing, it felt all the more apropos. Call it serendipitous.
Murphy: Very.
Priscilla: I hear it's lovely this time of year. Still, the [European] game houses are a lot less like the trashy place Scratch hid the guild's dirty laundry. It's a more demanding dress code, and I've prepared appropriately.
Murphy: Please disregard the turtleneck nerd librarian getup she's wearing now.
Priscilla: It's a sailor outfit! I even used the navy blue blazer.
Murphy: Anyway, she won't look like faux navy [Amy Santiago] by the time we get there.
Priscilla: Wouldn't be surprised if Sphinx and co, have their grimy little paws on our location, seeing is that for all their vile machinations, they do have a touch of sophistication.
J-Con
Tommy, Shutter, and Grandpa Reynard are there. Tommy seems rather preoccupied with something he's seeing on the phone, whereas Shutter and his grandfather are engaged in a long, almost rambling discussion about the movie.
Shutter: All I'm saying is that you shouldn't count on it. I hear that it isn't screened for critics, and that's almost never a good sign.
Grandpa Reynard: A guy can dream, can't he? Now who do we need to schmooze to get Javier Bardem to play me in the J-Team Movie 2?
Tommy: Hang in there, Gavin Wesley Caktiong Albright. He'll forget about it eventually.
Shutter: Ha ha. Anyway, Andrew, is it still trending?
Grandpa Reynard: Oh, Arceus, is that still about the Berry thing?
Tommy: It wasn't that long ago, sir. And like, I'm loving every minute of it.
Grandpa: Serves those tepigs right for trying to buy out our chocolate smallholders back home.
Tommy: Right.
Shutter: And you're certainly enjoying the karmic blowback.
Tommy: After what they made me and Tobi go through, this barely scratches the itch. I just wanna make it worse for them, you know.
Shutter: Gee, that certainly sounds heroic.
Tommy: So they get beat up so bad that they'll never hurt anyone again. You know how these corps are like. One minute their bad press is driving their PR people crazy, the next it's business as usual. What I wouldn't give to make that minute last longer.
Shutter: Don't sell a marriage for it.
Tommy, mumbling almost indistinctly: You're telling me. Which one of us has the marriage to sell?
Shutter: Shush!
Grandpa Reynard: What are you talking about?
Shutter: I'll explain later on the way to dinner with Flash later.
Edited by MasterJayAM on Jan 19th 2022 at 9:56:34 PM
Empathic Kid Hero-in-training
Rebel Island
-Emilie's eyes widen as she realizes that all Gaia is saying... is true. Her sabre starts to feel heavier than normal as she loses her will to fight. Her eyes, instead of glazing over, begin to fill with tears, as she realizes that she had been used by this Hunter's Guild. She falls to her knees as the sabre falls out of her hands and clatters against the floor. She then quickly covers her eyes to hide the fact that she is crying.-
Emilie: So I've been working for the bad guys? What have I done? Why didn't you tell me sooner? Some hero I am...
-The Poké Ball falls out of Emilie's hands and opens on the floor, revealing an Incineroar who looks like he's seen better days.-
Gus: <Emilie? You called for me. Is something the- oh my.>
-Gus looks on as Emilie cries, unaware of where he is, or what is even happening at this point.-
Emilie: I can't believe I let myself get tricked by them so easily... I'm so lame.
Circhester Stadium Lobby
Me: Alright. Shall we get ready, my lady?
Evelyn: -giggles- Of course.
-Ian and Evelyn walk up to the attendant.-
Attendant: Welcome to Circhester Stadium. What can I do for you?
Me: We're here for our Gym Challenge.
Attendant: Ah, Challenger number 556. We'll have to set the puzzle room for you depending on which Gym Leader you'll be facing. So, who will it be? The Rock-Hard Crusher, Gordie? Or the Ice-Cold Professional, Melony?
Me: Evelyn?
Evelyn: We'll be battling both of them together.
Wild Area, Bond or Braker
??? (distorted) Heya, Braker! How're things going? I'm doin' well and I just wanna say thanks again. For everything you’ve done for me. Thanks for taking me in when you did, 'cuz I don't know where I'd be without ya! So, who am I?
Hammerlocke Pokémon Center
Aurelia: Our Pokémon are okay.
Me: What she said.
Battle Outside Hammerlocke, VS Hoops
Evelyn: Kec, Kit, stay on your toes. You never know what Hoops might be planning next...
-Kit and Kec wait for Ray to make their next move.-
Somewhere in Unova, with Alexis and Radon
Radon: Honestly, I haven't thought about it that much...
Alexis: I understand. But, ultimately, it's up to you to know where to decide on what you believe is right or wrong.
Radon: Okay... but... there was also this warm feeling I felt in my heart when my psionic fire blast and the psychic energy blast of one of the kids who stood in the way collided... It felt strange, but not unpleasant. I tried asking Ferrum about it, but he got mad the moment I told him about it. And it wasn't just the explosion. I felt that feeling before the kid showed up, when Ferrum had grabbed Goldy by the wrist and threatened her life. What was it?
Hasslemon
UL: And Ozzy's thinking about getting one for himself?
Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on Aug 6th 2021 at 4:29:35 AM
♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...
chaos catby with a flannel shirt addiction
Hammerlocke Pokemon Center
Nurse: In that case, have a nice day.
Loki: <See you guys around, I guess?>
The nurse and Loki head to the back of the center.
Rebels island
Jess continues to look around the base.
I used to plug my deviantart here but turns out the link was too long.
Rebel Island
-Upon hearing the voice coming from behind her, Emilie remembers where she last heard it and, subsequently, remembers the battle at the Casino. She drops Howie and whips around, taking the sabre out of Terra Preta's spectral hand. She then assumes fourth positionBallet tip and points the tip of the sabre at Terra Preta. Emilie then shoots a withering glare at the supervillainess.-
Emilie: YOU! What business do you have here, villain?! Have You Come to Gloat? You and your gang of Argent Claw members have defeated me once already! Now that we meet again, I shall SEE TO IT that you face the justice you've long since avoided!
-Emilie takes a Poké Ball off her tutu and grows it, getting ready for battle.-
Emilie: Growltiger...
-Emilie prepares to throw the Poké Ball into the air and run the rumor along the isle that Growltiger's on the loose. That is, if someone doesn't stop her.-
Battle Outside Hammerlocke, VS Hoops
Evelyn: Now, Kit! Use Quick Attack!
-Kit throws himself headlong at Ray, causing a clash between the Quick Attack and the Thunder Fang.-
Evelyn: Kec, use Slash!
-Kec's skin changes back to its regular green color as he claws at Ray with normal claws.-
Circhester Stadium Lobby
Evelyn: Sugoi!
Me: I'm with her on this.
Wild Area, Bond or Braker
???: (distorted) Hi, Lennyyyy~ How are you? I'm doing super duper well today! I'm glad I could join you on your quest for the truth, and I'm even happier that I met so many new friends~! I hope we meet tons and tons of new friends... anyways, who am I?
Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on Aug 5th 2021 at 9:21:45 AM
♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...