J-Con— Axis' Section

Puxiki: (upon seeing the Moon Stone) <Whoa...! This is awesome! Thanks, Kamon!>

Axis: "Yes, thank you very much." (They take the Moon Stone and put it in their bag.) "I think I'll save it for later, though."

Tekkan: <Later? Don't delay, my friend! Act now, lest you regret it!>

Axis: "Trust me, Tekkan. I know full well what I'm doing."

Tekkan: <But what about Puxiki?>

Puxiki: <Oh, it'll be fine! I'm sure that Axis has something planned for me before I evolve. Trust me, it'll be worth the wait!>

Tekkan: <Iiiiiif you say so!>

(He flies back towards Axis.)

Tekkan: <So, Axis, what do you want to do now?>

Axis: "Simple. Head off on my first Pokemon journey. But not in Galar."

Tekkan: <Oh? Where will it be, then?>

Axis: "Hoenn."

Tekkan: <HOENN?!>

Puxiki: <Cool! I've always wanted to see Hoenn!>

Axis: "Indeed. It is the region from which my first Pokemon is from, after all." (They turn to face Kamon and the rest.) "Thank you all very much. It was very nice to meet you and attend this convention. But now... I have a region to head off to and a Gym Challenge to complete. Thank you very much for your time. Hopefully I see you again." (He turns to face Tekkan and Puxiki.) "Come on, you two."

Tekkan: <Farewell, my friends!>

Puxiki: <Bye~!>

(Puxiki waves. Afterwards, Axis returns both of their Pokemon— and promptly heads for the exit of the J-Con.)

MEANWHILE IN THE HASSLEMON INTERWEBS

apaceCourier (AC) began hassling cherubicAnimation (CA).

AC: Weeeeell, my friend! I$n't thi$ ab$ol-utely wonderful! We are headedofftotheHoennregion!

CA: @> I know! I'm going to absolutely L-O-V-E this, I know it! The Hoenn region is going to be so amazing and I can't wait to evolve! <3

AC: I'm $ure you can't, Puxiki! Ah, ye$, the Hoenn region! Critic$ give it a 7.8 out of 10 for "too much water"! But who care$ about that? We're headed on an ab$olutelyincrediblejourney that I'm $ure you don't want to mi$$!

CA: @> This is going to be so much fun! I can't wait to meet all sorts of new FRIENDS and develop FRIEND-SHIPS that are going to last forever and ever... <3

AC: Neither can I!

apaceCourier and cherubicAnimation left the conversation.

Crown Shrine, past

Calyrex: -To us- <This ingenious human invention should help get them back.>

-Produces two bags of what appears to be odd carrot seeds-

Never seen carrots like these before.

Calyrex: <One carrot for the steed of frost, another for the phantom steed.>

Stormchaser Training Room, nebulous time

-To Kai-

Well I'm no Aura Guardian, but I'd agree with Ever.

Crown Tundra, today

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Crown Shrine, past

Channah: Guessing we have to grow these? -to Tagg- Should we look for them together, or split up and each take one? Might be faster, but...

Martha: <But you're rubbish at puzzles. Much less finding things.>

Channah: Hey.

J-Con, past

-Kamon and his team say their farewells-

Veil: <good luck stay in touch!!!>

Kamon: Wow that was exhausting. Just gonna rest a sec... -plops down on a nearby bench and promptly conks out-

Rockstar: -sighs- <Well thir's worse thun playin bodyguard.>

Circhester Stadium Lobby

Attendant: You want to battle BOTH of them?

Me: Yep.

Evelyn: We love a good challenge.

Me: And it makes for great entertainment. Has in the past.

Attendant: Very well. I'll get everything set up for you.

-The attendant places a call to Gordie and Melony, making a note to not forget that Challenger 556 is two people, letting them know that their Gym's challengers want to battle both of them, and asks if it means they have to use both the rock floor and the ice floor as well as a mix of the sandstorm and blizzard. Gordie and Melony approve and the call ends.-

Attendant: Very well. The Gym Leaders await your arrival. If you could just change into your Gym Challenge uniforms and get ready for the challenge that awaits...

Evelyn and I: -bow in unison- Domo arigato.^Translation Thank you very much.

-Ian and Evelyn then head off to the locker rooms to get changed.-

Lobby (A few minutes later)

-After a quick clothing change, Ian and Evelyn step out of the locker rooms. Ian, wearing his Kwan Industries Gym Uniform with a cute looking pink cape with the Gym Challenge Number on it in red and gold, and Evelyn, wearing her Psychic Kimono. They look at each other and nod as they head onto the playing field for their Gym Challenge.-

CIRCHESTER STADIUM, GYM CHALLENGE: PUZZLE ROOM

Announcer: Ladies, Gentlemen, Enbies and Pokémon! Welcome, one and all, to the Galar Gym Challenge! Here we are in the peaceful town of Circhester, and we're apparently here to witness our two challengers who share the number 556 as they make HISTORY! Having cleared every Gym up to Ballonlea, HERE THEY ARE!!!

-The Rotom-Drone focuses its camera on Ian, who winks and shows a thumbs-up to all who are watching. He then flips his cape and smiles brightly.-

Announcer: Hailing from Nuvema Town in the faraway Unova Region, with a showman's charm and the willingness of an anime protagonist to help a friend, Give it up for IAN!

-The Rotom-Drone focuses its camera on Evelyn, who spins around in her Psychic Kimono, does a little curtsy and then laughs.-

Announcer: ...and hailing from Ballonlea on the other side of the Galar Region is none other than that Psychic Sweetheart... Pretty Witchy EVELYN-chi!

Me: So, what's the puzzle again?

Hammerlocke Pokémon Center

Me: See you around.

Aurelia: Thanks again for saving me.

Me: Now... -to Aurelia- Do you have anywhere you need to be, Aurelia?

Aurelia: Honestly... I'm not sure. I mean, I did run away from The School, and that was pretty much the only home I had.

Me: Yikes... Well. I'm sure when we meet again, I'll tell the J-Team about your housing situation and work something out. But for now...

-Ian takes a couple thousand Ꝑ out of his wallet and hands it to Aurelia.-

Me: ...this should just about cover a few nights at a good hotel.

-Aurelia goes starry-eyed at Ian's generosity. In that moment, she felt the same gratitude that the the people in Castelia City felt for her actions back then. It felt good back then, and it certainly felt good now.-

Aurelia: Thank you.

Me: You're most welcome.

-Aurelia skips out of the Pokémon Center happily as Ian waves to her.-

Me: That reminds me, I gotta go back to where Evelyn and Hoops are.

-Ian and Piku-chan leave the Pokémon Center and head back to his friends.-

Battle Outside Hammerlocke, VS Hoops

Evelyn: Be careful, you two...

-Kec and Kit nod as they await Ray's next move. At the same time, Ian runs back to watch the battle.-

Me: Hi guys! Did I miss anything?

Hasslemon

Bond or Braker

???: (distorted) Well, Braker. This is it. You've already figured out the other nine Pokémon on your team, so you probably already know me. I just want to say that it has been quite the adventure since we first met. Thank you for letting me join you on your quest for the truth. It definitely has been interesting. So, go ahead, Braker. You know who I am.

Rebel Island

-With Gaia's encouraging words, Emilie wipes the tears from her eyes and gets back on her feet. She picks up her sabre and sheathes it.-

Emilie: -to Gaia- I accept your offer.

Rebel Island, Emilie and Gaia

"I guess now's as good a time as any to make my own presence known," an equally familiar voice said.

In a column of fire and smoke, Lamb appeared a short distance away from them, waving to Emilie. "Hello again, Belladonna. Remember me?" As if to jog her memory, she held up her calling card, the faint concentric circles visible.

"Ka - er, Lamb!" Sunny hollered from a distance away. "Was wondering what that fire was!"

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Rebel Island, Lamb and Gaia

-Emilie felt a shiver run down her spine. She knew who THAT voice belonged to, and stood up straight, like a soldier. There's always that power that comes with a name, and Emilie began to feel as though Lamb now had power over her. She was reticent to look behind her, as though she feared in doing so, there was another hypnotic flare waiting for her... but she did. Gus, however, had a rather adverse reaction to the mysterious superheroine. His belt of flames began to glow brighter as his coat became sleeker.-

Growltiger: <What business do you have here, you fire-fingered felon of the fell? Haven't you done enough damage!?>

-In that moment, Belladonna threw a Poké Ball in defense of Lamb.-

Unmasked Belladonna: Levy, calm Growltiger down!

-The Poké Ball opened and from it came Levy, Belladonna's Bisharp, who performs a Swords Dance as she enters the fray.-

Levy: <Growltiger... This is not the time or place for your rage! These are superheroes we are in the presence of!>

Growltiger: <How do you call them superheroes when they hypnotized our trainer and robbed a casino?!>

Belladonna: There was a reason for it! The Hunter's Guild used that casino as a front so they could pursue their evil aims without trouble from the law! The Aurabolts had to do what they did back then!

Growltiger: -to Lamb- <Well, then... Lamb? What reason did you have for putting my trainer under hypnosis back then?>

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Rebel Island

In an attempt to make peace, Lamb removed her helmet, shaking her head and letting her gray hair flow over her shoulders. Her red eyes looked into Emilie's, with a mixture of understanding and pleading.

"You were in our way, but I had no intention to hurt you. In the heat of the moment, the first thing that cane to mind as a peaceful solution given how little time we had…" she trailed off, holding up a non-hypnotic flare. "Was to put you to sleep long enough for us to carry out our escape."

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-Kai pauses, staring at the unfinished text for a moment.-

Kai: ...hm.

-She backspaces out of it, and starts a different one-

-Once again, she stops before she finishes, deleting and retyping a few times noncommittally-

-Until she just deletes it again.-

Kai: .............mmmmmmmmh.

-She hits send, and switches conversations again for a completely different topic.-

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Rebel Island

-Gale pops a bit of a smile at the armored recruit and Don-fan-

Well, I hope this facility will be acceptable to you. I am theoretically the one in charge of training the Rebels after all.

Stormchaser Training Room

My vote is that we keep it and figure out how it works, maybe see if anything changes if a Pokemon uses it on an Aura Nexus or something. Hopefully at best this is just a weird little weather move that is a retro throwback to that time everyone was ghosts. At worst, if we can figure out how it works we can start trying to come up with countermeasures that don't require involving the gods.

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Rebel Island

-As Lamb removes her helmet, Belladonna becomes mesmerized. Not by the flare, but by how cute Kamui looks. Her eyes shimmer like rubies in firelight and her hair is silver like stardust. Before long, she has devolved into a blushing mess.-

Belladonna: -thinks to herself- Oh non, elle est chaude!

-She covers her face as she becomes extremely flustered. Not only does the superheroine who hypnotized her know who she is without the mask, but she's super cute. What does she do?-

-Growltiger, on the other hand, pulls back, attaining Gus' calmer demeanor as everything is explained to him.-

Gus: <Oh. Well, then... I apologize profusely for threatening you...>

Levy: <What I'm wondering was who's the idiot who thought setting a casino on fire was a good idea? And, in my opinion, hypnotizing someone to sleep IN a burning building's an even WORSE idea.>

Stormchaser Training Room

-Kai nods-

Kai: Yeah, that's... about what I was thinking. Keep it, learn from it. Maybe keep it in the training room's systems for practice. But as for quantity versus quiddity? I can't help but feel like that's something we'd need someone capable of taking a deeper look into it than a simple TM can provide. A proper Move Tutor.

-They take out their phone.-

Kai: Considering who the source of the original was, it's probably obvious who I'm thinking of as the best candidate to be that Move Tutor. I did let Mason know there was something I might want his help with today, but haven't told him quite what yet just in case. So what do you think?

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Crown Shrine, past

-To Channah-

I figure we can figure it out one step at a time.

Stormchaser Training Room, nebulous time

-To Kai-

Mason would be the best bet, I was meaning to talk to them about some things anyway.

Crown Tundra, today

Stormchaser, Training Room

Ever: ...I have no idea who that is.

But, I mean, I assume you know who to trust. You've probably got better instincts on the matter than I do.

Ever: If you want a hand testing I'm happy to help out I guess. I'm not great at making things stronger but I'm pretty solid when it comes to making them a little bit sideways.

Stormchaser, Memito and Y-Squad Room

-after some general explanations, Axiom is filling Mallory in-

Mallory: Wait, so we already had all this exposition once?

Axiom: ~Maybe try to stay alive long enough to remember it this time, yeah.~

-while Brie and Amanita are dealing with Apple-A-Day-

Brie: ...So, I think we may need to accept that this person is not, in fact, Ever.

Amanita: I'll be honest, after the different accents, personalities, teams, interests, behavior, and Pef having seen them in the same room once, I was starting to wonder.

Brie: But I think the real sticking point is that they're a full inch shorter than Ever without those elevator shoes.

Amanita: And I'll confess I'm still not sure.

Apple-A-Day: I don't know who this person is that everyone's been mistaking me for lately. I don't understand any of what's going on. I didn't think supervillains were really going to be a problem in my life. And I wasn't able to protect anyone at the hospital.

Percy: You saved my life before, though. With Nitrogen.

Apple-A-Day: Oh. That's good.

-it doesn't really sound like it makes them feel much better, though-

Brie: Is there a possibility that you can take off your helmet? Just so we can check better if you're hurt.

Applause: <They are marinating in their own blood.>

Brie: That's an unnecessarily disgusting way of putting it.

Quickdraw: <It is...sort of accurate, though.>

Apple-A-Day: ...I cannot compromise my secret identity—

Percy: Nobody here is going to recognize you. It doesn't make it true that you're nobody, but I have never seen you without this mask, I doubt anybody here has, and there are 56 million people in this country. If I can go under the radar, I think you probably can.

Apple-A-Day: ...

-they peel off their mask and helmet-

-they look remarkably ordinary-

-brown skin, light brown eyes that are currently squinting slightly because the lenses in the mask are prescription, sort of oval face. They have a red hijab under the helmet, held in place with a green apple pin-

-there is, in fact, a lot of blood on their face, mostly from a cut on their forehead-

Brie: Oh my gods, you're really not Ever.

Amanita: Yeah, okay, let's...let's get that cleaned.

-Amanita helps Apple-A-Day up, while Brie texts Kai back-

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Crown Shrine, past

Channah: Sounds good.

Ballonlea Stadium, sometime late last year

Channah: -cracks knuckles- It's quiz time. -enters the gym-

Gym Trainer 1: -stops shouting orders to her Pokemon and addresses Channah- What did I eat for lunch yesterday?

Channah: Th- -stares- This is an actual question?

Gym Trainer 1: Is that your answer?

Channah: ...No. Uh. Shit, what do Galarians eat for lunch? Fish and chips?

Gym Trainer 1: Correct!

Channah: .-.

Gym Trainer 2: What is the average cruising airspeed velocity of an unladen Swellow?

Channah: Fioran or Hoennese?

Gym Trainer 2: Hoennese.

Channah: Like... You're probably lookin at anywhere from 35 to 50 miles per hour. Or 65 in the case of my madwoman.

Gym Trainer 3: Close enough.

Channah: What do you mean close enough? There's no exact number!

Gym Trainer 3: Besides Normal-types, what is the only other type that Hidden Power cannot transform into?

Channah: -sweatdrops- Hale help.

Hale: <IhaveneverbotheredtouseHiddenPower.Whyareyouaskingme.>

Channah: You're supposed to be the galaxy brain on this team. ...Uhhhh, Psychic?

Gym Trainer 3: Wrong! It's the Fairy-type!

Channah: Oh my God.

Rebel Island

Catty: <Lady Gale, you are clearly the most fitting for such a position.>

Noble Elemental: So you'll be a teacher? I... I don't think I've ever had one of those for real before. Outside of... -he pauses-

Circhester Stadium- Stands

(And then Ian and Evelyn enter on the giant jumbotron in front of Kim, Elton, Braker, Walter, and Cuddles.)

Kim: "Well. There they are."

Cuddles: <This is going to be really fun!>

The Wild Area- BOB

Braker: "Of course I would know who you are, Walter."

Walter: <As I thought you would. Now, for my second question: How can I tell which move is physical and which move is special?>

Braker: "You remember it based on the fact that physical moves make direct contact with the opponent, and special moves are mainly energy-based. Though, of course, like everything in life, there are exceptions."

Walter: <Indeed there are. And finally: Why is my Hasslemon handle trustedAnchorman?>

Braker: "You were named after [Walter Cronkite]: the most trusted newscaster in [America]."

Walter: (smiles, exiting the bushes) "And that's the way it is. Well done, Braker."

(Braker smiles down at his Pokemon, and Cuddles promptly perches up on his shoulder.)

Braker: "Well. I believe that's everyone. I must admit, that was a pretty fun game."

Cuddles: <And when you catch a Pokemon capable of Mega Evolution, then you can play a real Bond or Break game!>

Braker: "Indeed I can."

(And then he hears something rustling in the bushes.)

Braker: (suddenly turning) "Oh? What was that?"

Kim: "Should we go investigate?"

Rebel Island

(Upon seeing Lamb, Howie, Tommy, and Pepper all react in very different ways.)

Howie: (recognizing her) "Is that...?!"

Tommy: "Ooh~! Another one!"

Pepper: "'Ello there, Lamb!" (He promptly waves at Lamb.)

Hoops vs. Evelyn Battle

Kim: (to Ian) "Evelyn is down to two and Hoops is down to one."

Hasslemon

SK: Oh. I see.

SK: ...

SK: Maybe someone else on the team could help?

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The Wild Area

(By this point, Axis, Tekkan, and Puxiki are all out of the J-Con and are exploring the Wild Area before heading off to Hoenn.)

Axis: "Well, Puxiki... here we are."

Puxiki: <Whoa...! Is this the Wild Area?! This is so cool~! I love it!>

Tekkan: <Indeed! And we'll be able to find a ton of Pokemon here that we can use for our first battle against Roxanne.>

Axis: "Yep. After all, you'd be a bad match against her Rock-types, and Puxiki wouldn't really be able to do much."

Tekkan: <Yep.>

(Unbeknowst to them as they search the Wild Area, two Shiny Pokemon, a female Torchic and a male Mudkip, are watching them through the tall grass. The female Torchic is also reading a copy of Of Rattata and Men. Confused, the Mudkip turns to face Torchic.)

Mudkip: <Hey, what's that? Who is that?>

Torchic: (to the Mudkip, momentarily looking up from her book) <There are Trainers here.>

Mudkip: (excitedly) <Trainers?! Here?! Wow~! That's so awesome! I can't wait to go talk to them about all sorts of things! I wonder what I'll be able to talk to them about? Maybe I could surprise them?>

Torchic: <Please don't.>

Mudkip: <Awww...! But it's so much fun...!>

Torchic: <It'll interrupt both them and my reading.>

Mudkip: <But maybe they're here to battle?>

Torchic: <Well... battles are enjoyable. I'll admit that. Even so, though, I have analyzing to do.>

Mudkip: <Awww...>

(The Shiny Mudkip sinks. The Torchic, meanwhile, glances over at the Mudkip for a few moments. Then looks back at her book. Then back at the sad Mudkip. Then back at her book. Then back at the Mudkip. And then eventually...)

Torchic: (sighs, relenting) <Fine. I suppose I could stop reading for now to battle them.>

(The Mudkip instantly lightens up.)

Mudkip: (happily) <Yay~! I'll go get the costume ready!>

(And he exits off-screen. The Torchic just stands there and glares.)

Torchic: <Battle them. Not surprise them.>

(The Shiny Torchic promptly sighs and heads forward towards Axis, Tekkan, and Puxiki, and soon afterwards, the Shiny Mudkip joins her, dressed to the brim in full Spanish Inquistion garb.)

Galar Mountains

While possible, it seemingly was not needed, with Alyesha being up on the wall easily enough, now looking down to Emer with a grin.

Alyesha: "Alright, now it's your turn~ I'll keep you safe, just make sure to get the anchor~ Alright, Emer~?"

And indeed, Emer would see that Alyesha took a few steps back from the cliff's edge, bracing herself so she could properly secure Emer.

Wyndon Alleys

Marco Jevan, totally normal odd-jobs worker from out of town, was not prepared for being a witness to a back-alley stabbing today. Unfortunately fate decided today was the perfect day for him to become just that.

The victim of the stabbing, for his part, looks bizarrely unbothered. He has a paper bag of ISO Standard Groceries held slightly off to the side (presumably so he doesn't get blood on them) and his posture is fairly casual given he has a fractured shard of psychic energy thrust into his abdomen. He has his dark hair pulled into a bun, light tannish skin, and tinted glasses that make it hard to tell what color his eyes are. (Grey? Brown? Maybe even purple? Who can say?) His clothing is nice enough but fairly casual- just a white button down shirt (that's rapidly being stained with blood) and dark jeans.

The stabber is similarly expressionless, though a very slight twitch of his mouth suggests he's annoyed. He's fairly unassuming looking, dressed in a blazer and jeans. His silver hair is notable, though. It's kept mostly short, though it's longer in the front and frames his bright purple eyes. He flicks his hand back and the shard removes itself from the wound, dripping blood. As soon as the last of it is out it dissipates and the rest of the blood just splatters on the floor.

Stabber: ".. I didn't expect to find an escapee at the grocery store, of all places. And one so far past their expiry date too? I'd be doing them a favor, taking you out."

Stabbed Man: "..."

Marco, hiding behind a crate, looks on with trepidation.

Marco: Shit, fuck, I probably shouldn't get involved in this should I

This looks shady as fuck

He turns, quietly so as to not alert either of the two to his presence, and is about to start walking away when the better part of him rears its ugly head.

Marco: ... No. No no no I am not getting involved, this isn't my problem, I'm just going to walk away-

... But he's already unclipping a ball from his belt.

Marco: "Luc, Accelerock!"

The stabber is full force tackled by a large quantity of rocky canid, while Marco runs forward, grabs the man who just got stabbed by the arm, and books it in the other direction.

Marco: -returning Luc- "OKAY TIME TO FUCKING GO-"

Stabbed Man: "..."

The stabbed man seems nonplussed by all this, but runs along with Marco anyway. The stabber behind them utters a string of curses but mercifully seems unable to stand for now. His shouts fade more and more as they run, until Marco can't hear them at all.

Once he's confident they're far enough away to be safe for a little while, Marco turns to the stabbed man.

Marco: "... Okay sorry to make you run like that when you're injured, but sticking around probably would've been worse for your health. I don't have much on me to bandage that but I can-"

Stabbed Man: "It's fine. I don't need it."

Marco: "...You what?"

Stabbed Man: "I'm fine. See?"

... True to his word, the stabbed man's injury is gone. Beneath the bloody hole in his shirt left behind by the shard, there's nothing but smooth skin.

Marco: "... Okay what the fuck- What are you??"

Stabbed Man Ynos: -looking him straight in the face- "Ynos."

Marco: "I said what, not who."

Ynos: "Oh. Oops."

"That is my name, though."

Marco: "Uh... huh."

Weird name but okay.

"Do you need me to like... walk you to a police station or something? You evidently don't need a hospital."

Ynos: "A police station would be of no use to me. They-"

Stabber: -voice echoing through the alleyway- "You should know you cannot hide from us forever. We'll find you, and then we'll take back our property."

Ynos and Marco both look around wildly to see- nothing. They both start to relax when Ynos is suddenly blasted into a wall with a wave of psychic force.

Marco: "!!!"

Ynos falls to the ground and is still.

...

...

Marco: "Shit, are you oka-"

And he gets up again, perfectly fine. Smoky red aura rolls off of him as he dusts himself off.

Ynos: "Ah. I see he's one of those types."

Marco: "???"

"Dude you just got blasted into a wall are you-"

Ynos: -not even acknowledging Marco- "That will be a little annoying."

Marco: "One of what types?? I'm so out of the loop here, what the fuck is going on"

"How do you keep doing that?"

Ynos:-seeming to remember Marco is still there- "You're probably better off not knowing.."

Marco: "Am I really?"

Ynos: "... Yes. I do not know many things, but I.. know what happens to most people who get involved with us."

"..."

"We should keep moving. He'll find us if we stay here."

Marco: "So no explanation, got it. Cool cool cool..."

Ynos begins walking and gestures for Marco to follow. Marco, not wanting to be caught by the stab guy alone, reluctantly does just that.

Stormchaser, Memito and Y-Squad Zone

-Amanita and Apple-A-Day can be overheard from the bathroom-

Amanita: So do you have like, an ordinary human name?

Apple-A-Day: I don't think I should really tell you that—

Amanita: I'm cleaning blood out of your scalp.

Apple-A-Day: ...Nasreen. But...I mean, just Apple-A-Day is fine.

Amanita: ...Okay?

-while Avery and Mallory are still chatting-

Avery: So you just...heal completely, huh?

Mallory: Apparently. I mean, I don't feel like I got stabbed. For all I know that's how it is normally, it's not like I have any experience with being stabbed.

Avery: I can confirm that it still feels very much like I got stabbed.

Brie: So...Schoolkid, huh?

Percy: For fuck's sake.

Brie: Sorry! Just...the purple eye, and the incredibly unusual obscuric abilities.

Percy: Yes, I'm from the School. I wasn't supposed to be on anyone's radar anymore, but...well, that's shot, I guess.

-she sighs-

Percy: I left a lot of my stuff at the convention. Hopefully nobody's stolen it.

Brie: I can go get it.

Percy: Not if Adelinde's keeping an eye out, you can't. She's not the most strategic person, but if Nitrogen tipped her off to where she found me, she might have the sense to watch out for whoever comes to collect my stuff.

Brie: I can—

Percy: No, you can't. Adelinde is easily distracted and incapable of reaching a point within an hour, but if she wants you dead, I don't think there's a thing you or whatever team you've got could do to stop her.

Brie: I admit, I haven't met her.

Percy: No, you haven't.

Brie: ...I'll go get it once we've all had some rest. It'll be fine.

Percy: -snorts- Nice knowing you.

Brie: If you've got a place—

Percy: Nah. Safer not to. Neighbors might talk, talk reaches the wrong ears, and it's that much harder to pack and go.

Brie: ...Ah. You can stay here as long as you need, then.

Percy: Don't take it personally if I say that only my deep fear of death keeps me from taking my chances with Adelinde.

Brie: ...How am I supposed to not take that personally?!

Rebels island

Jess looks around awkwardly at all the superheroes.

Jess: I feel like I'm the only one here who hasn't met any of these guys.

Robin: <Didn't you meet one of them at the halloween party? Weren't they called Jackal or something?>

Battle Outside Hammerlocke [TS]

Hoops notes that Ian has returned, but is more focused on the battle for the moment.

Hoops: What do I do? If we go on the offensive, we'll have to worry about their counter attacks, but we can't just keep waiting for them to come to us. Come on, think. In a situation like this, the only thing to do is -

Hoops: - something insane.

Ray: <Young Mixter?>

They grin.

Hoops: Ray, I do believe I've thought of something sufficiently crazy. Use Electric Terrain again, and don't stop until you've used up all the electricity you have left!

Ray looks at them, confused, but complies. With a mighty roar, he pushes all the electrical energy out of his body. The few sparks that were there before become small bolts of lightning that strike random points on the field, accompanied by the low rumbling of thunder. Everyone's hair begins to stand on end.

Galar Mountains

You cast a smile back up before beginning your ascent. It was easy, your affinity with Palka lent itself to climbing just as easily as a Rock-Type. You tried not to show off too much, it was intended to be a subtle use of power and besides you needed to recover the anchor in the process.

"Hoo, good start yeah?"

Rebel Island

Ah. Understandable hesitation. It was not my intent to come across as a teacher due to potential trauma however it appears I have stumbled into it regardless... I hope I can make it clear that Rebel Island is intended to be a safe place and that I will endeavor to be available to hear concerns and recommendations from my charges.

Stormchaser Training Room

If you think Mason can be trusted, I am fine with allowing him to Tutor it to those that he feels can be trusted with the knowledge. There's still a lot we don't know about this move though, and I'd hazard caution until we can test it out at a higher power level...

-Pent flinches a little-

And... This may sound out there but we should monitor any Pokemon we teach the move to. If there's any mental effects on the user, we need to know about them.

Rebel Island

-Gaia gives Emelie a nod, smiling faintly under her helmet.-

Gaia: I am glad to hear it. Since the two of you appear to have already established a rapport, I'll let Lamb continue with your orientation. For now, I'll simply say that it's a pleasure to have you on board.

-She turns and walks away.-

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-It's a few minutes before the next messages come through.-