Mitchell is partly relieved, and partly concerned, by Laurie's cavalier attitude towards facing the giant, angry Walrein. "Wait a moment," he says as Emcee disappears. "What do you mean, 'Alpha'? Is there something about this Walrein that's-"

Mitchell's words are cut off by the return of Emcee, along with the remaining four Pokemon of Laurie's team, who stood ready to battle the enraged beast. "Oh, I get you," he says. "Using numbers to trump raw power. Smart."

<Less chatting, more commanding, Boss!>, Gav calls out. His tone was enough to get his intent through to Mitchell.

"Right, um," Mitchell says, before seeing Zoltan pummel the Walrein with a Fire Punch. "Follow up with a Quick Attack, Gav!", he orders. "Aim for any soft bits!"

Gav follows through, running at the Walrein at blazing speeds and leaping into the nearest weak point he can find.

Meanwhile, the Chingling takes matters into her own metaphorical hands. She jumps upwards, lands on Mitchell's head, and looks all around her. <Where is that Oshawott?>, she mutters to herself.

Outside Jublife Contest Hall

-Justice is still here-

-They have gone down to sniffling-

Hearthome Contest Hall

Coil: "He's vulnerable! Grab him!"

-Iris attempts to do so while Neon yelps and dodge rolls out of the way of the Togepi-

Stormchaser, Maxime Zone

Jared: Stairs are over there dude.

Scraps: <Rrrrrrrrrrright on up!>

Earth Vellumental Temple

-The group eventually reaches a very large pit-

Olivia: <Wait, it's just a big empty hole? How disappointing! Earth Vellumental, we came so far to see you!>

Jackie: She's right. We should just go home.

-Olivia leans over the pit-

Olivia: <Hold on.... What's that?>

Contact Me!

Wild Area, Post-Mothra's Evolution

Me: Good question...

-Ian taps his foot contemplatively.-

Me: ...and who will I have to face for my Elite Four...

-Ian then thinks to himself, "I hope Hoops is feeling better..."-

Wyndon Stadium, VS Hoops

-Mirai gets blown back by the sudden Hyper Beam from Led.-

Evelyn: MIRAI!

Me: When did Led learn to do THAT?!

Saffron City, VS Sabrina

Sabrina: Not a bad move, Evelyn... Not bad at all...

Evelyn: Is Gallade in any shape to continue, Sabrina?

Sabrina: Oh, he'll be fine... It'll take more than just four blasts of ghostly energy to dull his blades... USE NIGHT SLASH AGAIN!

-Sabrina's Gallade picks himself back up, arm blades still glowing dark as night. He then lunges at Axon to slash at him again.-

Evelyn: Axon, use Teleport! Then hit him with Shadow Ball again!

-Axon's eyes flash gold for a split second before warping out of the way of Gallade's attack before re-appearing to the side of the Blade Pokémon and pummeling him with a Shadow Ball.-

Axon used Shadow Ball! It's Super Effective!

-Sabrina's Gallade falls to one knee, exhausted from the intensity of the battle.-

Gallade: <You have fought hard, Evelyn... I yield...>

Sabrina: -calling her Gallade back to his Poké Ball- Well... Gallade is unable to battle. You win!

Evelyn: YATTA!

Sabrina: You truly have gotten stronger during your journey through Galar. I commend you for that.

Evelyn: -telepathically to Sabrina- ~And I bet that if I were a challenger of your Gym, you'd be giving me the Marsh Badge right about now.~

Sabrina: -giggles- How astute in your observation, Evelyn. Seeing as you have bested the Gym Leader.

-Sabrina hands Evelyn the Marsh Badge.-

Sabrina: Here you go, Evelyn.

Evelyn: The Marsh Badge? Are you sure? I mean, I was only joking about that...

Sabrina: I know, but you did defeat the Gym Leader of Saffron City, so it is my obligation to give you this. Besides, you can wear this for the aesthetic.

Evelyn obtained the Marsh Badge! Apparently...

Temple of the Earth Vellumental

Me: -joking- Now don't go starting that again, kid!

-Evelyn laughs at Ian's joking response.-

-Ian and Evelyn then notice the giant pit.-

Evelyn and I: Whoa... How'd that get there?

-They then lean over the pit with Olivia.-

Evelyn and I: Are? What's what?

Fox's Wedding, VS Radon

-The Extrasensory and Dark Pulse attacks do a decent amount of damage to Radon.-

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Glitchy Radon:    H̶̛͈̒̔̍̄͝A̸̡̳͔̜̳̟̥͍̋̋̀̋̈́̀͑́̽̚ ̴̧͎͔̌͜H̴̢̞͇͚͚̜̖̥̗̠̑͗̓̚Ȁ̶̖̪͕̹̲͎̳̉͑!̴̡̨̰͚̪̩̩̓̓ ̵̛̲̥͊̓   

-Radon turns a vibrant violet eye towards Kendall.-

Glitchy Radon:    Ī̷̛͖̠͎͓̂̊̇̚ ̸̡̀̐͠s̵̟͚͎̻̲̺̿̃͝e̶̹̾̽̈̋̕n̴̰̞̼͕͂̄́̊ͅs̷͖̰͕̜̬̯̭̩͑̈́̿̔͊ę̶̖̠̼̹̗͛̄̐̔͋̀̒̆́ ̷̣̱̱̮̈͌̀̓͝ă̴̧̧̯̘͔̝͚̫͛͑̕͝ ̶͎̠͆s̵̛̗͈̹͉͗̊́t̷̢̡͉͓̙͓͈̮͙͚̆͂͝r̵̨̛̛̦̣̩͗͗̉̑̄͊͠ơ̵̢͙̩͔̥̯̤̠͔ͅn̷̢͚͕͂ḡ̵͕̆̚ ̴̙̬̼̭̪͑d̶̨̢͓̭̝͎̠̖͉́ả̷̦̗͕̓̑̈r̴̟̤͈͇̙̂͒̔͜͜k̷̙̥̖̯̮̈́̌̋̃͐͒͆̓̄n̸̼̠̹̦̘͎̤͈̯̮̓̓̽̍̈́̌̈́̍̒̊ę̵͕̥̯̫̗̻̗̹͊̄s̵̨̥̘̫͚̲̾s̸̪̜̄̓̈́̀ ̵̼͎̻̥̟̝̓̂̄̔̈̊̀̃̚͠w̶͇̞̳̟̏̂̈́i̴̛̖͓̾͆͌̔͋͌̕̚t̸̟̓h̶͎̙̣͇̙̮̺̲̓͜i̸̬̺̖̮̺̇̋̈́̅̋ͅn̴͕̮̩̭͉̩̪̖̾̄̄ ̶̢̡͓͔͓̜̠̿̍y̸̡̭̺͒̒̐͠o̶̢̝̭̯̺̔͒͗̏u̵̢̡͉̣̪̼̫̗̙͆̓͜.̷̛̻̬͍̗̿̀̈͑̌̒̆̚.̷̝̞̭̜͎͈̭̰̺̣̅̉̓́͑͠.̴͚̭̣̲̔͊̈́̋ͅ ̶̡̢̯͖͒Į̴̩̳̖͈͇̕͠ ̴̤͍͈̹̰̹͂̊ȁ̵̹̲̾̈́̃̈́̊̔̽̊͜͝d̶̫̖̖̈́͝m̸̢̪͐̑͘į̴̣̲͇̿̾r̸̪̗̙̦̯̬̰̱̔̐̍͒͆͌̎̈́ē̴̮͗̄̆̊̏͘ ̴̘͍͈͚̲̗͉͚͇̾͐̊̑̓ͅt̷̨̗̥̩̠̓̂͠h̵͎̤̻̺͇̰̫̦̖͈̉̌̐̃̾͆̆̄͊̒ã̴̢͉̬͚̗͔́́̾t̴̨̨̢̧͈̺̦̼̲͖͒̍͊̎̕.̴̡̏͗̅͊̅͆̾̓̊.̴̡̦̖̬̣͉͇̈́͝.̷͇͆͐̆̋ ̶̭͊͐̄͆̔̕J̸̡̩̖͚̥͚̻̑̃̃͂̿̐ở̵̬̻̭̭͖̺͛̆ĭ̸̛̜̜͎̮̬̬̋͂̃n̵͈̘̰̓͆̓͝ ̸̢̘̭̺̖̗̟̾̑̓̈́͝m̶͈̥̫̭̺̖͒ẹ̸̢͔̩͎̤̻̩̄ͅ ̸̠̣͈̤̲̾̏͒͘̚̕o̶̠̞̰̯̙͚̣̳̩̜̓͊̕͝ň̷̠̥̰͈̙̺̖̥̟̰͛̇ ̴̙̌͂͛t̴̳͉̝̖̪̍̏͒̊̃̑̈̈h̷̢͉͎̮̬̋̅̓͜ͅë̸̲͚̼̥̦́̀̈̈́̂͘ ̵̯̞͕͇̟̪̬͈͇̄͆͋͑̓̑̀D̷̛̠̯̣͍͎͓͎̠͎̮̑͑̈́̚͘̚͠͝ä̷̬̙̭̣̱̯́̈̊̋̍͆̋̍̓̕r̷͈͉̿̊͘͜k̴͚̲̾ ̶͍͖̠͍̐S̸͕͓̘̥̻̗̹͙̮̼͑̓́͒̾͛͝i̵̙̙͔̖͒̾̅͒̚d̸̨̡̛̩̟̱̣̟̹̈́̂͊͘͜ḙ̷̜̟̹͖̜̔̃̉̅́̐̒̋͋.̵̗̳̥̊̏͌ͅͅ.̴̢̤̺̟͇̖͓͖̑̊́͘.̸͔̼̯̀̄̅̑͜ ̸͉̓   

Me: He'll never join you, Radon!

-Ian's orb on the tip of his magic wand glows pink as he draws a circle in the sky over his head.-

Me: Soaring Esper Sunrise Beam!

-Ian brings the wand down and points it at Radon, firing a pink beam of psychic energy at the possessed pyrokinetic.-

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Jubilife Contest

Evelyn: Um... Justice? You okay?

Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on May 4th 2022 at 11:10:43 AM

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

Earth Vellumental Temple, past

Ann: -Looks down-

Veilstone, past

-Getting out my phone-

Then we should probably be getting inside the Palace.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Just outside the stormchaser

Maxime nervously goes up the stairs, followed by Kliff, ready for his journey to begin.

Here goes...

Fox's Wedding Vs Radon

Refusing to acknowledge the banter with his own, Kendall simply held up a middle finger while his other hand sent out a Night Slash, courtesy of his finger tracing out paths for the invisible yet tangible force to strike along.

Cesium and Bismuth forced themselves to stay focused, the former approaching to goad Radon into an attack she could effortlessly dodge, already familiar with his every tell.

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Lake Verity

- After a while of waiting and doing nothing, there was a bite on the pole, and Mike takes notice. Lux reels in as best he could, and soon a Goldeen appears. Mike, though, didn't seem like he wanted to battle them, so Lux sends out his Weedle, whom he calls Wendy. He has her battle the Goldeen, as well as any other Pokemon he reels in with his fishing rod. -

Why's this eggo angy all the time? | Current video game focus: Minecraft

Jublife Contest Hall

Justice: "...No."

Stormchaser

-The inside of the Stormchaser is vastm even vaster than it looks on the outside, with lots of doors-

Scraps: <Don't be too intimidated!>

Jared: Yeah if it let you in at all that's a good sign bro.

Contact Me!

Inside the stormchaser

Maxime is bewildered, amazed, trying to take it all in.

It's amazing! Whoa... so big...

<"Let" us in? Is the thing, like, alive?>

Eterna City, past

Channah stalks out of the Eterna City Gym, bearing the spoils of war. Her Pokémon follow behind her warily.

Channah: Well that was a shitshow.

Etienne: <Sorry, but I couldn't have known what move you wanted me to use, and anyway we did wi- >

Channah:    You SHOULD have.   

Etienne: <...> (hangs his head)

They walk in silence for a bit. Channah comes to a stop and looks at Etienne with a blank face.

Channah: Hey. Do you want ice cream?

Etienne: <What? O-Oh. Sure.>

Channah: Come on.

Channah's Mindscape

Metanoia is dusting a broken altar in a gray, dilapidated temple of some kind, humming to herself. A little Taillow sits on top of her head, swaying happily. Other Pokémon sit near her

Metanoia: My pancreas attracts every other pancreas in the universe, with a forrrce, proportional, to the product of their masses~ And inverselyyy, proportional, to the distance between them...~ ~WoooOOOooOoOoookay how'd you get in here.

Ira: (perching on a pile of rubble) Hello. What are you singing?

Metanoia: Uhhh. Nonstandard cover of Ave Maria. I swear. Where. How.

Ira: I am -

Metanoia: The lamest villain on our TV Tropes character page, yeah yeah yeah. I was in fact there for a bit at the end. But you're supposed to be kaput. Did someone let you out?

Ira: (looking around) This place is interesting. Who, um, is that man up there? Why are his hands nailed to the wood? I like his thorny crown. And the blood.

Metanoia: Okay, we're having at least two conversations here and we need to only be having one. Look dude, are we like supposed to be having a deathmatch or something, because all I've got on hand is this nasty dustrag and that's sorta more Phoenix's show to begin with. I don't even have any holy water right now.

Ira: That's okay. You won't need it. Please, come with me?

Metanoia: I should probably be pointing out how that isn't supposed to work on me lore-wise but something is compelling me not to dig too deep so awesome, where are we going?

Eterna City

Channah: (abruptly stops walking) ...On second thought, no. You don't get ice cream. You sucked ass back there.

Etienne: :(

Channah: Get a move on. Next gym awaits.

There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.

Hearthome Contest Hall

Due to the fact that he is currently in immense pain, it is not hard for Iris to grab hold of Xaster. A moment after she does, Hoops makes a decision and their bandages wrap around Xaster's torso, binding his arms. "Do whatever you need to do. Just fix him."

With no orders being given, the Togepi starts to rampage, attacking anything in sight whether it's a person or a chair with a bad upholstery pattern.

Wyndon Stadium, past

Hoops grins. "What's wrong? You thought I wouldn't have a few surprises ready to battle you guys? This is our ultimate gauntlet, of course we'd be at our best."

<Plus I really wanted to be able to shoot a giant laser> Led adds. She is breathing heavily, the effects of the Hyper Beam leaving her momentarily paralysed.

"Good!", Gardenia replies. "Now, Roserade, use Petal Blizzard!"

<Right,> the Roserade says. She starts to spin in place, scattering petals from her rose-like hands and forming an increasingly large tornado.

"Gavroche," Mitchell commands, "use Quick Attack. Get in and out fast."

<Way ahead of you, Boss,> Gavroche replies. Moving with incredible speed, he dashes through the tornado, bounces off the Roserade's head, and leaps back. Unfortunately, he gets caught inside the tornado before he can escape, sending him airborne before painfully landing on the arena floor. <Ghurk!>, he squeaks as he lands.

The Roserade, for her part, is staggered by Gavroche's attack. <Ow, ow!>, she says. <Why the head? That's so mean!>

<Yeah, sorry,> Gavroche groans as he gets to his feet. <It's my wild technique.>

"If you're okay, Gavroche," Mitchell commands, "get back in there and use your Hyper Fang!"

"Roserade," Gardenia orders, "use your Stun Spore!"

Gavroche rushes towards the Roserade, his teeth bared and ready to deliver a powerful hit. The Roserade, in turn, aims her right arm, set to launch paralyzing dust at Gavroche. Unfortunately for the Roserade, the blow she took from Edmond left her a moment too slow to hit her rodent opponent.

Gavroche's teeth sinks into the Roserade's shoulder, causing her Stun Spore to fire off-target as she convulses in pain. Seeing that his attack has done it's job, he lets go and backs away from her.

<Why, you!>, the Roserade says, as she bites down into the Sitrus Berry she had in reserve. <I'll get you with this next hit!>

"One more time, Roserade!", Gardenia orders "Petal Blizzard!"

"Gavroche, use another Quick Attack!", Mitchell commands.

Once again, Gavroche moves at a blinding speed, and he gets to the Roserade before she can summon her tornado. She tries to cover her injured shoulder, but instead, he aims his strike at her exposed stomach.

With that unexpected blow, the Roserade staggers, falls, and lands on the arena floor, unconscious.

"Roserade is unable to battle!", the referee announces. "Leader Gardenia is out of usable Pokemon. The winner, by 3 to 2 knockout, is Challenger Mitchell!"

Mitchell collapses to his knees, barely able to process what he just heard. "I won?", he mumbles. "Really?"

"Yes, you did," Gardenia replies, as she recalls her Roserade. "You and your Pokemon were really tough in there. Wasn't it hard for you to raise them so good?"

Meanwhile, inside the arena, Gavroche is struggling to contain his excitement at his and his Trainer's shared victory. <We did it, Boss!>, he shouts. <We really di->

Suddenly, an all-too familiar sensation flows throughout Gavroche's body. It is as if his whole body is on fire.

<No!>, Gavroche squeaks, as his body begins to swell and distort. <Not this again!>

Mitchell sees what is happening to Gavroche. Before his mind can think, his body jumps into the arena and embraces the Rattata. "Hang on, Gav!", he desperately says. "I'm with you!"

The sensation that overwhelmed Gavroche quickly subsides, leaving his body back as it once was. <Thanks, Boss,> he whispers. <I owe you>

"It is, Leader," Mitchell says, finally responding to Gardenia's question. "It really is hard. If I could really understand them, it would be easier, I think."

Gardenia steps into the arena and approaches Mitchell. "Even so," she cheerfully, yet sagely says, "I can tell that you show some love for your Pokemon. In recognition of that," she adds, holding out her right hand. "I award you these."

In Gardeina's hand were a metal badge in the shape of three green squares, a lime green circular disk, and a set of stickers intended for Pokeballs.

"Thank you," Mitchell replies, taking the items into his own hand. "I accept these humbly. What are these, anyway?"

"Rather formal, aren't you?" Gardenia says. "Anyway, what I gave you are the Forest Badge, a TM 86, and some of my special stickers. The Forest Badge will let you use Cut through your Poketch, while the TM 86 will let you teach one of your Pokemon one of my favorite moves!"

"Is it Grass Knot?", Mitchell asks. "Both your Turtwig and your Roserade knew it, so-"

"That's right!", Gardeina replies. "Here's the thing about Grass Knot: the heavier the foe, the more damage it will cause."

"So I save it for big guys," Mitchell deduces. "And the stickers?"

"They're for your Pokeballs," Gardenia replies. "Stick them on your favorites, would you?"

"I'll consider it," Mitchell says. "Thanks for letting me challenge you today."

"You're welcome, Mitchell!", Gardeina says, as the Leader and Challenger shake hands. "There's just one thing I should tell you, though. You and your Pokemon are going to get even tougher, even if you don't evolve them now."

Mitchell smiles in relief at this. "Goodbye for now," he says, as he turns to exit the Gym.

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Gavroche is restless tonight. What he had heard Gardeina say to Mitchell earlier that day is knawing at his mind. What did she mean, even if you don't evolve them now?, he thinks. Was that painful feeling supposed to be evolution?. He paces back and forth on the city streets, unable to shake off his growing concern. Whatever this is, I have to get it fixed soon. I can't let Boss worry about me.

Mitchell watches Gavroche, worrying about the Rattata's obvious distress. If only I could understand your words, he thinks, or even talk to you in your own tongue. Anything at all, just so we could open up to each other.

These concerns will continue to be on Gavroche's and Mitchell's minds, as their journey through Sinnoh, alongside their many allies and acquaintances, continues.

Oreburgh Gym

-The battle against Roark continues, with Bubbles now going up against Onix-

Roark: Hm. So your plan involves that Piplup. Well, that won't change much! Now, Sand Tomb!

Onix: Oh yeah! Taste the pain!

Onix used Sand Tomb!

-Onix whips up Sand Tomb once again, trapping Bubbles in a sand tornado-

Hailee: Now, Bubbles! Bubble Beam up top! Make sure most of those Bubbles reach the top!

Bubbles: I can't see in all this sand! Good thing I have a good sense of direction, even with my eyes closed!

Bubbles used Bubble Beam!

-Bubbles shoots multiple bubbles near the top of the Sand Tomb, which explode, washing out the sand, and by extent the entire Sand Tomb-

Roark: Ah! Impressive!

Hailee: That's not all! Those weren't all the bubbles! Now, Bubbles, let 'em rip!

-Bubbles shoots the remaining bubbles from her mouth, greatly damaging Onix-

Roark: So, you used half of the bubbles from Bubble Beam to get rid of Sand Tomb? Clever! But don't forget my Onix has other moves! Now, Dragon Breath!

Onix used Dragon Breath!

-Onix unleashes Dragon Breath, blowing Bubbles back, but not completely throwing her off her feet-

Hailee: Now get a load of this! Bubbles, Peck!

Bubbles used Peck!

-Bubbles climbs Onix, and uses Peck repeatedly on its head-

Roark: Nice! Now, Iron Tail!

Onix used Iron Tail!

-Onix's tail glows, whacking Bubbles with it-

Hailee: Now, Bubbles! Time to put Onix out! Bubble Beam!

Bubbles: You got it, ha!

Bubbles used Bubble Beam!

-Bubbles shoots one last Bubble Beam, taking down Onix-

Roark: Ah!

Gym Guide: Onix is unable to battle. Piplup wins!

Hailee: Alright!

Bubbles: Yeah!

-Roark recalls Onix back into its Pokeball-

Roark: I must say, I'm impressed. You come up with some clever strategies. Now get ready, my last Pokemon's a real toughie!

-Roark sends out his last Pokemon, Cranidos-

Hailee: Okay. I can do this. Just one last Pokemon, and then I've gotten myself the Coal Badge!

Wyndon Stadium, VS Hoops

Evelyn: Led's vulnerable!

Me: Now! For a double dose of burning passion! KITT!

Evelyn: MIRAI!

Evelyn: USE DRAINING KISS!
Me: USE FIRE SPIN!
-Mirai skips towards Led and hops into the air to give Led a peck on the cheek again, while Kitt fires a blast of flame at Led, trapping her in a firewhirl.-

Fox's Wedding, VS Radon

-Radon tanks Kendall's Night Slash attack.-

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-Radon surrounds himself in a glitchy black aura and rises over the Magical Boy, The Timekeeper Twins, and Kendall.-

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-Radon takes a deep breath and lets out a    glitched black stream of fire that sweeps across the side alley.    Ian jumps high over the flames, performing a somersault before landing on the roof of the Nightclub.-

   Radon used Shadow Fire!   

Jubilife Contest Hall (Past)

Evelyn: Something bothering you? You can tell me...

Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on May 7th 2022 at 6:51:18 AM

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

Fox's Wedding Back Alley

Kendall held up his hand, a Protect barrier forming and curving outwards, with intend to redirect the flare back towards Radon.

Having known Kendall would try such a move, the Timekeeper Twins dodged to the side in flashes of their respective colors, the both of them then looking into Radon's blackened eyes and firing off Confusions.

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Wyndon Stadium, past

Led is hit by Draining Kiss, which does a lot of damage. Then the Fire Spin surrounds her, encasing her in swirling flames. She focuses on the Light Screen, which keeps out the majority of the flames but can do little for the heat. It seems to drain her of her strength, and she knows that soon she won't be able to hold back the attacks of her opponents.

<No> she thinks. <I can't let it end like this. I can't.>

About ten years ago, Ballonlea

"There!" says the child. "I'm going to catch it! Then my journey to being champion will be closer than ever" They send out their Kecleon, which is a lot younger and less experienced than it is in the current day.

The Ledyba looks up in surprise. She didn't expect to meet any trainers today, her horoscope had said nothing about it. Especially not any so young... was this child even old enough to train pokémon? Still, her mother always said that she should accept the challenge from a trainer. Respect the Vow.

<I didn't think much of you at first. I thought you were just some kid whose dreams were too large.>

After a long battle, at the end of which the child is exhausted and both pokémon are beaten and bruised. The Ledyba smiles as the child throws a pokéball, and allows itself to be caught.

Wyndon Stadium, past

<You impressed me then, but I still wasn't sure. And then I saw your home life, and I realised what a broken child you were. I wanted to look after you as well as I could, but I didn't know how.>

<Somewhere along the way, we all grew and changed, and I realised that I couldn't be the pokémon that you needed me to be. I just didn't have that strength. I was sad when you let us go, but when you took us back I couldn't have been happier. And then I let you die.>

Led struggles to hold back the flames as they struggle to overwhelm her. She tries to use another move, but all of her strength is focused on keeping back the flames.

"Led!" Hoops yells. "You can do this!"

<And even then, you still believed in me.> Led thinks about the last ten years, all of the battles that have been won and lost. She closes her eyes and concentrates. <For all of them, for giving me the best life.>

The Light Screen seems to double in thickness. The flames still swirl around it, but they don't threaten to break through - instead, they crawl over the Light Screen like sentries, like they have become a part of it.

Hoops watches in awe. "Led, what is this?>

<This is my devotion,> she answers. She flies forwards, and the Light Screen and flames move with her.

"I don't really get it," Hoops admits. "But this is great! Let's use it!"

Led is already on it, flying forwards to slam into Mirai with this flaming shield she has created.

Hearthome City, A Few Days Ago

Hoops and Xaster stand at the gate to exit the city. "Are you sure you want to leave before battling Fantina?" Hoops asks.

Xaster nods. "She was rude about it, but she was right. I'm still... well, I don't have the words for it, but I need to find whatever it is. Then I can come back and challenge her, as a gym challenger and as a coordinator."

Hoops stares at him for a few seconds, then smiles and shrugs. "Whatever. You say some really dumb stuff sometimes, you know."

Xaster returns the smile. "I'm not the only one. What did you call me when I was all evil and stuff?"

Hoops goes pale. "You... heard that?"

Xaster gives them an innocent look. "I have no idea what you mean, do you?" He sets off at a run to their next destination. Hoops shakes their head, and follows.

Solaceon Town, present day

"Back in civilization," Xaster says happily, as the pair enters the town.

Hoops groans. "I know, it's the worst. Now I'll have to talk to people."

"You've died, and that's the scariest thing you can think of?"

"Well, I suppose having no-one but you for company would be worse."

Xaster laughs. "Come on. I have some old acquaintances at the local Pokémon Day Care that I want to meet up with. You coming?"

Hoops sighs. "Well, I have nothing better to do. There's nothing interesting in this town."

"There's a newspaper," Xaster says, glancing at a guide book. They both giggle at the idea that this could be interesting.

"Alright, let's go," Hoops finally concedes.

Stormchaser, present day

After a few weeks, Vana has come to a conclusion: the Stormchaser is most likely providing these leftovers. No matter how many she steals from the fridge, no-one ever seems to come after her, upset that she ate their lunch. While she's glad not to be in trouble, it somehow makes the food taste not as good to know that it wasn't made by a person who would miss its existence. Nevertheless, she pats the walls next to the fridge.

"Thank you, Stormchaser."

She's started to look slightly healthier as well. Even when you're slowly dying, apparently a good place to sleep and get decent food does a lot. Although she's still wearing clothes that are the wrong size. It's just a habit at this point.

In today's round of aimless wondering, she comes to a door that she hasn't seen before, despite being sure that she's gone this way on other days. There is a simple sign on the door that reads "Training Room."

"Are you trying to say something?" she asks. The ship does not answer. She shrugs, and pushes the door open.

This version of the training room is set up rather simply, consisting largely of a mostly empty room with a practice dummy in the centre.

"Hummy?" she says.

The Porygon Z materialises next to her. <- .... .. ... / .—. .-.. .- -.-. . / .... .- ... / ... - .-. .- -. —. . / . -. . .-. —. -.—>

"Yeah? Want to get on with some training with me?"

<.. / .— —- ..- .-.. -.. / .-.. —- ...- . / - —->

"Okay then. Psybeam!"

Hummy releases a beam of psychic energy towards the dummy. It hits the centre and causes it to rock slightly, but there is no visible damage. Vana's lip curls in annoyance. "Again."

Hummy repeats the attack, again causing no damage. "Again!" A third time, with the dunny showing no damage. "Again! Again! Again!" Vana's shouts become increasingly desperate as the dummy refuses to be damaged by the attacks, no matter what move she uses or how she hits it. After many minutes of ineffectual attempts, she falls to her knees, sobbing. "Again."

Hummy hovers near her. <.. - .——. ... / .—- ..- ... - / .- / .—. .-. .- -.-. - .. -.-. . / -.. ..- — — -.—>

"It's not though, is it?" Vana asks. "It's... this is everything that I can't affect. The School, this thing that's killing me, Hoops hating me. I can't do anything about any of it. This dummy is just hear to tell me how weak I am. How powerless."

Wyndon Stadium Locker Room- Vs. Jigsaw

Spagposted with the Absent Coder and Ian; all of Ian's lines were reworked to fit the prose-based format

She ran up to him, attempting to grab Jigsaw by the throat herself- only for him to respond by shooting out a Thunder attack that knocked Kim backwards against a wall.

Just like that, he snarled.

Braker was fuming. He immediately turned to face Walter.

"Get the camera," he said. "We need to expose him."

Walter nodded, getting out the video camera. Cuddles, meanwhile, started shaking his head, tears flowing down his face as he looked up at Jigsaw.

<W-what… what is wrong with you...?!> he sobbed, instantly retreating back into his PokeBall.

"Ack!" cried Ian, still getting strangled. "J-Jigsaw!"

"What... do you hope to gain from this, you fiend?" Evelyn managed to say between gasps for air.

Jigsaw just ignored them.

Oh, Vinnnncenttt~! It's me, your hidden thoughts and feelings towards Kimberly Bond~!

<You bloody liar!> Elton shrieked, instantly raring himself for battle. <You just saw what Vincent's real thoughts were and you know it!>

Kendall simply kicked his heel against the ground, a trail of pitch snaking towards Jigsaw to bind him to where he appeared, the Unovan removing his jacket to reveal the Pitch Black Reserves he intended to throw at the Glitch.

Similarly 9-Volt threw off his choker, a Signal Beam coming in hot with all the warning of a shotgun blast.

Jigsaw was knocked backwards, glaring up at 9-Volt the entire time.

You fool! I'm YOU! You're attacking yourself!

"You're not him any more than a Ditto would be Arceus," Kendall spat, tracing a finger across his view of Jigsaw, a Night Slash laden with vitriol slashing at him.

Elton nodded, instantly kicking up a rock from the ground and lighting it ablaze, sending it straight at Jigsaw.

It sent Jigsaw backwards– and his eyes flashed red again as he turned to face Kim, who was still on the ground, trying to push herself back up from the Thunder attack from before.

Don't listen to them, Kim, he told her. He doesn't know his own thoughts. He was only willing to believe in you because he was being polite. Not because he actually thought you were a good person! He cackled. What a silly notion!

Kim glanced over at 9-Volt, then at Jigsaw, shaking her head.

"Y-you're... you're not him..." she growled.

"Who are you to dictate his opinions?" Kendall demanded, hatred in his voice condensing into a Snarl.

HIS OPINIONS ARE FAKE!

Instantly, Jigsaw went red-eyed Galvantula and sent out a Signal Beam at Kendall.

The Unovan held up a hand to Protect himself but the beam made it to him before he could defend himself, the Unovan forced to blink spots out of his eyes.

As he staggered, he reached for his phone. "Alright, jackass. Game on."

Instantly, Kim got up off of the ground, her rage filling, grabbing Jigsaw by the throat.

"You know nothing," she growled. "You know nothing of his opinions— you know nothing of 9-Volt— Vincent Atrear is one of the kindest, sweetest and most genuine people I have ever met in my entire life—" -she glanced over at 9-Volt, hoping she wasn't accidentally making him feel self-conscious again- "—and if you're going to keep spewing lies about him, and everyone else I know—"

SHUT UP! Jigsaw shrieked, instantly shooting out thunder to knock her backwards.

Kim pushed herself back up, glaring over at Jigsaw and reaching for a PokeBall.

"Alright, then," she said. "Time for you to finally pay."

She threw out Peechee— who promptly went red-eyed himself, turning to face Ian and Evelyn.

Who, naturally, were still being strangled by Jigsaw.

Kuso! Ian thought to himself. This Electroweb is strangling me... I can't breathe...

Jigsaw didn't even bother to look at Ian— but even so, he was coming up with a plan.

I may not have much in the way of breath, but it's worth a shot!

And then seconds later, he raised his hand, surrounding it in shimmering psychic energy and crying out:

"HAMON OVERDRIVE!"

Soon afterwards, he used his hand to tear through the Electroweb bindings, freeing him. Jigsaw's eyes went completely wide with shock and horror, and Ian just smirked.

If only Luca could see me now...

"And now for the lovely witch girl's bindings," he said.

He then tore through the Electroweb wrapped around Evelyn's throat with his PK-charged hand before dispersing the psychic energy and catching Evelyn before she hit the ground.

Jigsaw stood there in disbelief.

You... YOU FREED HER?!

"I wouldn't be much of a gentleman if I didn't," said Ian.

"Thank you, Ian," said Evelyn, giving him a kiss on the cheek.

Peechee, satisfied that both of them were free, turned to both of them and nodded.

<Send them out!> he cried.

"Don't have to tell us twice!" the psychics responded.

"Piku-chan!"

"Hatty!"

Soon afterwards, Piku-chan and Hatty jumped down from their respective Trainers' shoulders and readied themselves for battle.

Upon their release, Peechee nodded, one line echoing throughout the battlefield as he held up his pincer menacingly.

<LET'S OOBIVAT HIM!>

"That means 'kill'," Kim translated, turning to Kendall and 9-Volt. "And yes. Let's."

The Unovans- Ian included- rolled their eyes.

Cobalt Coastlands, Hisui

The Quick Attack, unfortunately, barely did any damage, and only caused the Alpha Walrein to roar with rage. Said Alpha Walrein promptly opened his mouth and shot out a beam of ice directly at Gav.

Laurie, seeing this, promptly turned to face Slipknot.

"Slipknot! Let's see if you can get him!" cried Laurie. "Use Ember!"

Slipknot nodded, and then opened up his mouth, before releasing flames from it.

<How's about this?!>

The Alpha Walrein was subsequently knocked backwards— and then began to glow a bright red as flames began to come off of him.

~Excellent work, my friend!~ said Emcee with delight. ~He's been burned!~

"Indeed," said Laurie. "Alright, then, where i—"

<I'm right here~!>

They were subsequently interrupted by the Oshawott coming in, holding up a scalchop and using it to aim a pulsating ball of water at the Alpha Walrein.

Laurie and the rest of their mons all proceeded to look up in shock as the attack knocked the Alpha Walrein back further.

"I-is that...?!" cried Laurie.

<Whoa...!> D'Autry said.

~I didn't know he could use Water Pulse!~ cried Emcee.

-VE-RY IM-PRE-SSIVE,- noted Hetfield.

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

Hamlet, Crimson Manor

Oddly Jolly Man: Oh dear. Let me guess, you're the one that killed one of those mosquito swarms she calls Daughters? Tch, she's on the warpath now but it's a big manor so you can probably avoid catching her attention if you keep your head on a swivel.

-He laughs again and glances at the door-

Oddly Jolly Man: Or perhaps she's just concerned about that flask Miranda got her that she keeps all locked up on the back patio...

Meat Palace, Kim-un-kamuy

-The divine bear prepares to attack again as Joybringer and Evelyn's attacks hit home. Whether it's because those two attacks are both hitting type weaknesses or because of the secret thread of the Confidant between these two, those attacks form the finale of this fight-

-The spear hits home, covered in the flurry of leaves. It sticks there, wounding the beast but more importantly acting as the focus point for the leaves to home in and strike the same point. For a moment, it looks like the attack is just that; a simple attack that did a lot of damage. The rest of the attacks hit and Kim-un-kamuy stumbles, movements stiff...-

Full Moon Bear: <... ... T-take good care of the child...>

-It stops moving as what appear to be the thin woody branches of a thorny bush grow from its hide rapidly. The branches sprout rainbow-colored leaves like those Isis cast forth before Kim-un-kamuy collapses and along with the bush bursts into motes of the essence of archetypes-

... Okay. Whoa. Battle complete..!

Anthem: <That was kind of metal.>

Earth Vellumental Temple

Well, I reckon that's probably the Vellumental himself down there. I'd suggest standing back.

-True to her advice, Gale is maintaining a safe distance from the edge of the pit just in case it erupts in flame-

Jubilife Contest Hall

-Gale nods slightly at the announcement of the matches and begins working out who she'll bring to the fight-

Hearthome Contest Hall

Well, you look like you need some help here with this beasty!

-Gale gets to work blasting the Togepi-

What are we looking at here anyways? Glitches, dimensional stuff? I swear this feels familiar...

Fox's Wedding

Well it's a good thing that I can't burn!

-Oh hey guess who entered the situation. It's Gale. Weirdly she's only holding her phone rather than any kind of weapon but then again she can just make deadly laser blasts on the fly nowadays-

Heard we were having Magical Girl times and thought I'd come along. Because I'm still a Magical Girl.

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Jubilife Outskirts

-I'm sure that if Molybdenum were conscious, she'd protest-

John: @_@

-nevertheless, the bloop goes uncontested-

Mega!Zen: <...hah…hah…I am…

-their form shudders-

-...and, step by painful step, makes its way over to Molybdenum-

Mega!Zen: <...come...you have...demonstrated. Superiority. Over your peers. As have I…>

<On your feet.>

-they heft Molybdenum's unconscious form on one shoulder, trudging off toward the city-

(-and leave John where he lays-)

Veilstone, past

Suiko: No, I'm—I'm addressing it, I just don't think you should.

-further protest is cut off by the rather alarming noises on Daydre's part-

Suiko: -masked- . _ .

-she drifts over behind her, poking at where she assumes injuries are-

Suiko: I'm telling you, this won't be fruitful. We'll get there and it'll seem fine but all immediately fall ap—wow, what happened to you? Sheesh…

-she (almost tentatively enough) starts applying a form of physical therapy-

"Cloud": -nodding to Tagg- Let's just go.

"Bug": Mm!

-without any indication of a real decision made to Suiko, they just sort of start walking-

(-where Daydre goes, Suiko goes-)

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-into the Department Store-

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-through an outlet booth proclaiming itself the Jean-Ome Project, inside one of the clothing racks-

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-down the aisles-

Templar: -tugging at a hem- P…please, you have to show me the way out! I'm so tired of eating socks—

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-past some Feynomoth, chewing through sweaters, to the exit-

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-into the Stormchaser-

"Bug": -humming-

No mind to think. No will to break.

Lake Verity

- Okay, even Lux is starting to think he should do something else now, considering all he did here was raise the levels of Mike and Wendy, so he decides to stop fishing, return Wendy to her Pokeball, and go to Jubilife city, like he originally planned to do. Except it would take a while for Lux and Mike to get there. -

Why's this eggo angy all the time? | Current video game focus: Minecraft

The Walrein's entropic ray strikes Gav dead-on, sending him flying right into Mitchell's chest. Mitchell manages to catch Gav, only to be knocked off his feet by the momentum transferred from the impact. "Hurk!", he gasps, as he lands on his rear.

The Chingling, clinging onto Mitchell's head with her ribbon appendages as he falls, witnesses the battle between the Walrein and Laurie's team. She is left speechless at the Houndour and the Oshawott's valor, pressing their assault on the terrifying form of the giant Pokemon.

Within Mitchell's arms, Gav shivers from the cold residue of the Walrein's beam. <B-b-boss?>, he stammers out. <Sorry. That-t-t-t guy's really->

"Shush, please!", Mitchell blurts out, obviously terrified at Gav's injured state. "Just stay awake! Let's get you healed!" He reaches out to his stroller, which he had managed to bring with him through the Mount Coronet portal and into this wild domain, and opens it up to search for Potions and Ice Heals. "Truth and Ideals, where are they?", he curses as he frantically searches.

It is at this point that the Chingling snaps out of her daze. As she sees Mitchell trying to save Gav, and Laurie and their team battling the beast that attacked them, she decides that she has to do something. Mustering all of her willpower, she leaps into the air and hovers in place, moving away from Mitchell's position, before turning her gaze upon the savage Walrein.

<STOP!>, the Chingling cries, launching a wave of Confusion aimed at the Walrein's head.

Wyndon Locker Room- vs. Jigsaw

Spagposted with the Absent Coder and Ian; all lines from Ian have been rewritten into a prose-based format

Peechee promptly shot out his claw as it turned black, before jumping up into the air and slashing at him.

The move hit Jigsaw, knocking him backwards, but he shook it off quickly before shooting out an Electroweb at Peechee.

Who promptly cut it to bits.

Jigsaw snarled, glaring up at Kim with flashing red eyes.

Piku-chan's tail glowed with a metallic sheen and Hatty surrounded her braids in a dark aura of violence. The two Pokémon proceeded to launch their attacks at Jigsaw.

Piku-chan used Iron Tail!

Hatty used Brutal Swing!

The Unovan's Pitch Black Reserves coalesced around his wrists, forming into shapeless pitch that encased and detonated around Jigsaw in a Dark Pulse.

Jigsaw was now more battered, and began glitching, but still smirked.

Oh, I'm not worried about you, said Jigsaw, before glancing at 9-Volt. It's you I want to see hurt her.

9-Volt refused to give Jigsaw any leverage, simply bristling his fur and raining down retribution in Thunder.

To which Jigsaw responded with his own.

At Kim.

Who immediately screamed in agony.

Irritated with Jigsaw's refusal to take a hint, Kendall held out his own hand towards Jigsaw, an invisible trail of Obscura snaking out and coiling around Jigsaw's neck, a succession of serrations forming around his neck and spinning in place like a buzzsaw, tightening as the Unovan pulled his arm away with an annoyed shake of his head.

It did as much damage as one could do to a cloud of smoke with a blade.

All 9-Volt could do was set up contacts around the restrained Jigsaw, sending shocks through them in a facsimile of Electroweb-Delta.

Ooooh~! You'd make excellent torturers. Why not join me?

"Because fuck you," Kendall spat, Pitch Black Reserves building up as the Throat Chop Chakram returned to him, fading away into the larger smoky mass around him.

I could say the same about you, he said.

And then- another shock.

This time hitting Kim directly.

Walter just stood there, recording the whole thing.

"Dammit all to hell; get out here, Sylveon!" Kendall barked, his fairy-type appearing and Moonblasting Jigsaw with no restraint to speak of, her trainer and partner forced to look away.

As was Elton.

As was Peechee.

As were Braker and Walter.

As were Ian and Evelyn.

Kim, meanwhile, once again collapsed onto the floor.

"KIM!" Ian and Evelyn shouted in unison.

Jigsaw cackled.

5 minutes left...! he sang faux-cheerfully.

"Then I'll have to kill you in four!" Kendall said simply.

"5 minutes left...?" Braker asked, fuming. "5 minutes left until what?"

Simple! 5 minutes left until SHE'S DEAD!

"What?!"

"I WON'T LET THAT HAPPEN!" Ian exclaimed, furious.

Evelyn promptly shook her head and stood up next to Ian, just as resolute.

"We're not going to risk losing another friend..." she cried out. "NO WAY NO HOW!"

Just try and stop meee~! Jigsaw taunted.

And that did it for Piku-chan and Hatty.

<Gold Thunder!>

<Pink Thunder!>

Seconds later, Piku-chan raised his left arm to the sky while Hatty raised her right braid. Hatty promptly let Piku-chan hold her left braid with his right hand, as though preparing to unleash a Pretty Cure-esque finisher move. A yellow lightning bolt harmlessly struck Piku-chan's hand, while a pink lightning bolt harmlessly struck Hatty's braid, bathing the two Pokémon in a rainbow aura.

Soon afterwards, Piku-chan and Hatty cried out in tandem:

<Our beautiful souls...>

<...shall crush your evil heart!>

And then seconds later:

MARBLE SCREW!

Piku-chan and Hatty thrust out their left arm and right braid, respectively, and the two unleashed a blast of electrical energy and a rainbow beam of psychic energy which intertwined with each other as they barreled towards Jigsaw.

Dual Tech: Marble Screw

The Marble Screw attack hit Jigsaw— and promptly did major damage to him, knocking him backwards against the wall. A cloud of dust went up, but when it faded, Jigsaw was still standing- albeit now glitching furiously. He grinned over at Ian and Evelyn with a Slasher Smile.

So... this is how you want to play it, huh...?! he said, before laughing maniacally. I'll be the judge of that! You've already wasted a minute!

"Did they?" Kendall broke in.

At this point his Pitch Black Reserves had basically turned half of the room they were in into an impenetrable void, the Unovan himself really only audible from everywhere and nowhere within it as a shape reached out and gripped Jigsaw entirely, encasing him in basically a sphere of pure darkness before he was pulled in, and all that could be heard within were the sounds of carnage.

Brief flashes from Thunder and Moonblasts and Fire Blasts punctuated the assault, the darkness slowly sinking in as Kendall, Sylveon, Kamui and 9-Volt landed an almost infinite series of blows, until eventually there was enough left for a finishing Dark Pulse and Kendall slammed it into the glitch, rendering him prone on the floor as he looked down at Jigsaw in disgust, back turned to Ian and Kim.

By this point, Jigsaw was glitching rapidly, his form fluctuating in and out, as he very weakly glanced over at Kim, who managed to push herself off of the floor. She glanced over at Ian and Evelyn for a few moments.

And then Peechee.

And then 9-Volt.

And then her eyes widened.

Kendall's foot slammed onto Jigsaw, keeping him where he had left him, Throat Chop Chakram forming once again, a ripcord extending to Kendall's hand.

"Any last words, anathema?"

...I'm not affiliated with the church.

He gave the cord a gentle tug, Chakram tightening around Jigsaw's neck just a bit to remind him he had no room to be funny.

"Hang on," said Kim, standing back up and turning to face Ian. "I think I have an idea as to how we can really finish him off. But..."

She glanced down at the PokeBalls around Ian's belt.

"I'm going to need her help in order to pull it off."

Cobalt Coastlands

The Walrein stopped, caught off-guard by the Chingling's sudden outburst, before finding himself hit with the Confusion attack. Seconds later, the Walrein suddenly gained swirls in his eyes and started stumbling around.

And then seconds later, the Alpha Walrein glowed bright red.

Laurie nodded.

"Alright! Thanks for that, Chingling." They promptly turned to face D'Autry and Emcee. "Alright, you two, let's see if we can't finish him off! D'Autry, use Swift! Emcee, hit 'em with an Electro Ball!"

<Alrighty then!> said D'Autry, promptly jumping down and releasing some stars from his spikes directly towards the Alpha Walrein. <You wanna see some more stars?>

It hit the Alpha Walrein for some substantial damage, and Emcee promptly picked up where their companion had left off.

~Sorry, my friend, but it looks like you're getting cut off tonight!~ said Emcee, shooting a ball of electricity from themselves and aiming it directly at the Alpha Walrein for massive damage.

The Alpha Walrein was promptly thrown backwards, causing a cloud of smoke to go up. When the cloud of smoke ultimately faded, the Alpha Walrein was still standing, but definitely far more battered and bruised— and still with starry eyes. He looked around for a few moments, and tried to send off what was clearly a Blizzard— but the attack ultimately ended up hitting him instead, knocking him backwards for damage.

And then seconds later, a burst of red light shot up from the Alpha Walrein— causing it to finally fall to the floor and gain stars in its eyes.

<Alright~!> cried D'Autry.

~Victory!~ said Emcee.

~Well, I must say that was a very successful battle,~ said Zoltan. ~Considering the fact that that Alpha Walrein was far more powerful than any of us, I'm surprised we managed to defeat him.~

-WELL IT WAS MORE LIKE HE MA-NAGED TO DE-FEAT HIM-SELF,- said Hetfield sarcastically.

<That was epic,> said Slipknot. <'Specially when I got the burn in. Kinda wish I could have done more than that, though.>

"Great work, everyone," said Laurie. "Now—"

They promptly noticed Mitchell digging through their bag for Potions and Ice Heals. Soon afterwards, they walked over.

"If you're looking for Potions and Ice Heals, I'm sad to say you won't find the modern versions here," said Laurie.

<Yeah!> said the Oshawott, going up to him. <I haven't seen those before where I'm from.>

He promptly pulled out some old Hisuian Potions and gave them to Mitchell.

<I do have these, though!> he said.

~Oh, that's right!~ said Emcee. ~Back in Hisui, Potions were far better than what they are now! A bit odd, really... They still have no Ice Heals, though.~

Oreburgh City- VS Roark's Rampardos

And seconds later, a very familiar guitar riff began to play in the background as Steggy jumped off of the drumkit and kicked it back into hammerspace before jumping up into the air. Roark's Rampardos just glanced around for a few moments.

<Hey! Who's playing the music?!> he asked.

No response.

<Hello?!> snapped the Rampardos.

Again, no response except the music— until Roark's Rampardos suddenly saw Steggy fall down onto his head from below. Furious, he grabbed the seemingly oblivious Steggy in his claw and looked him dead in the eye.

<Can you hear me?!> he snapped— and then the singing started.

<Am I speaking clearly?

<Are you starstruck or just made of stone?>

At the word "stone" he- naturally- threw Steggy on the floor and stomped one of his feet, releasing a slew of stones up from the ground and catapulting Steggy up towards the ceiling.

Unfortunately for Roark's Rampardos, though, the Stone Edge wasn't enough, as Steggy's shell and Grass-typing prevented him from recieving the maximum amount of damage. The stones did little more than cause dents in his shell as they carried him along, back towards his Trainer.

All the while, Roark's Rampardos continued to taunt him:

<Do you need a savior?

<Some bad behavior?

<Or you could cash it all in, I suppose

<Because you're—>

Eventually, Steggy made it to the end of the Stone Edge trail and was set down, thinking he was safe— only for him to look up at the last line and find that Roark's Rampardos had made it to the other end and was standing directly above him. Steggy's face quickly turned to that of shock, but before he could attack, he found himself being picked up by said Rampardos and rolled into a ball.

<-in deep

<Resist and repeat

<Face forward and—>

Roark's Rampardos promptly turned around and threw the rolled-up Steggy into the air, before his tail glowed with a metallic sheen and he used it to knock Steggy against one of the Gym stadium's walls.

<—don't come unhinged!>

Seconds later, Steggy found himself being bounced all around the stadium. Owen looked on, completely stunned, and the audience went wild. As Steggy kept bouncing around from wall to wall, Roark's Rampardos continued to taunt him:

<Block out the actors

<And all these—>

He was suddenly blocked off by Steggy flying directly into his open mouth, muffling his next word. Irritated, Rampardos pulled Steggy out of his mouth and placed him on his head, then began bouncing him around on it like he was a soccer ball.

<That took all the fun out of rage and revenge!>

And on the word "revenge", he headbutted Steggy directly, once again throwing him back against the wall. The audience lost their minds as Roark's Rampardos returned to Roark's side of the field, while Steggy's body made headway for the wall near him.

<Don't be so quick to judge

<Reign havoc from above

<I think I've had enough, it's time to raise the dead>

At that word, Steggy's body hit the wall, his Voltorb miraculously still intact. He fell to the floor, but managed to shake off the damage and push himself back up. Soon afterwards, he jumped forward as the leaf on his head began glowing green in an attempt to Razor Leaf Roark's Rampardos— but said Rampardos noticed and grabbed him in his mouth by the twig, before putting him on his head again.

<It's all subliminal

<Supernatural>

His head began to glow pink, and Steggy's face once again gained an Oh, Crap! look on it. Roark's Rampardos, meanwhile, smirked.

<I might be mental

<But I've still got my cred!>

He promptly rammed forward on the last line, as his head glowed fully pink and shot Steggy to the back of the wall once again.

"Steggy!" cried Owen. "Do something!"

Steggy steadily pushed himself up, glancing over at the Voltorb on his back for a few moments.

And then footsteps approached, and Roark's Rampardos approached him with a Slasher Smile grin, singing menacingly at him all the while.

<So welcome to the party, won't you please come inside

<Where habits have teeth and the words carry knives

<You enter at your own risk, so don't be surprised...

And at that line, Roark's Rampardos promptly raised his foot in the air and stomped directly on top of Steggy's shell.

And the Voltorb.

Steggy smirked, knowing just what was about to happen next, and retorted with one line:

<Welcome to the dark side~>

Roark's Rampardos glanced down at him in confusion.

<"Dark side"? What "dark side"? Where's the—>

And then the Voltorb exploded underneath him, throwing him backwards— and giving Steggy a chance to escape.

<GAH!>

Edited by OPALGARNET16 on Aug 8th 2022 at 3:16:45 PM

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Wyndon Stadium, VS Hoops

Evelyn: Here it comes, Mirai! Use Psychic!

-Mirai's eyes glow a bright pink as she surrounds herself in a psychic energy field and charges headlong at Led, hoping to match the force of one ramming attack with another.-

Saffron City Gym, Training with Sabrina

Evelyn: So when do we start our training?

Sabrina: You already have.

Evelyn: Eeeehhh...?

Sabrina: Yes. The moment the battle began, your training started. That was a test of your skill, and I have seen the extent of your battling ability... But I believe we can push that even further.

Evelyn: Lemme guess... You're going to ask about my Munna, aren't you?

Sabrina: Very impressive, Evelyn... So, may I see them?

Evelyn: Of course.

-Evelyn throws a Poké Ball into the air and from it appears Yumi, Evelyn's Munna.-

Munna: <You call for me?>

Sabrina: Evelyn did.

Evelyn: May I ask what you plan on doing?

Sabrina: It's very simple, really... Your Munna, Yumi, has a lot of hidden potential...

-Sabrina pulls out a Moon Stone.-

Sabrina: ...and I have a way of bringing it out.

Evelyn: That's a Moon Stone! You mean... you want to evolve Yumi?

Sabrina: No. I want you to evolve Yumi.

-Sabrina hands the Moon Stone to Evelyn.-

Evelyn: Um... Yumi?

Yumi: <Yes, Evelyn?>

-Yumi then notices the Moon Stone in her trainer's hand.-

Yumi: -Gasp!- <You're gonna evolve me?>

Evelyn: Um... yeah... if you want me to.

Yumi: <Yay! I get to evolve! Thank you!>

-Yumi does a front flip and bonks her nose into the Moon Stone, causing her to glow with a gorgeous silver and pink light, like something out of a dream.-

Moonlight Evolution Power, Make Up!

-The floral patterns on Yumi's body grow until they turn her body a light purple color, leaving her head a pale pink. The tips of her stubby limbs turn a dark pink as a blush becomes more pronounced on her face. Her eyelids grow heavy as she falls into a deep sleep, with pink Dream Mist emanating from her nose.-

Saffron City Gym

-When the silvery-pink light disperses, Yumi's new form is revealed.-

Congratulations! Your Yumi evolved into a Musharna!

Earth Vellumental's Temple

-Ian and Evelyn stay a respectful distance from the edge of the pit.-

Evelyn: So, about the Vellumental... Are they powerful?

Fox's Wedding, Magical Girl Fight

-The Confusion attacks only serve to infuriate Radon.-

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Me: Ms. Knight! So glad you could make it!

-Ian jumps off the roof of the nightclub and does a quadruple somersault before...-

Me: PSYCHIC "I LOVE YOU" PULSE!

-Ian fires a heart-shaped blast of psychic energy, mixed with The Power of Love at Radon. Truly a force from above! However, Radon raises a glitched right hand to catch the Psychic "I Love You" Pulse before it hits him, shooting his Mahou Shoujotized template a withering glare which carries to even the new arrival.-

Glitchy Radon:    Ÿ̸̢̪̪̩͇͊̎͠ô̸͎̭͊͂͐̏͋͜ư̶̢͖͈̠̐ͅŕ̴͚͙̫ ̸̧̗̾͑͒͛͝͝s̸̟͋͐͗ỏ̸̡̡͉̱̙͌̚̚ͅ-̵̨͉̮̱̽̽̎̌̔͜c̴̢̣͚͖̈͑͂̃ͅā̸̗̱̮͔̖l̶̨͙̎̏͜͠͠l̴̡͔̩͇͙͈̉̏̈͗̑̊è̵̫̳̖ḏ̴̭͐̂̾̊͝͝ ̵͕̺̦̬̏͐̅̆͠"̷̡̪̘̹̒̋̽̋͘l̵̨̢͙̯̜̂̚o̵͔̠̍̍̉̕v̷̲̠̈̓͌̓̈́̐͜e̵͇̼̱̰̭͖͛̊̀́͒"̶̘̖̉́̄͆̚ ̵̨̡̞͙͚͓̊̄̏́m̵̜͙͉̃͝ẽ̴̺̭̉̀͌͠ą̴̱͎͍̄͒̇̆̋͝n̵̟͕̉̒̉́̉̕s̵̨̡̮̄̈́̋́̚͜ͅ ̵̛͇̀̀́̓Ǹ̴̳̲̬̬̯͗͐̊͠ͅO̸̬͔̹̠͍͓͑̐̇̿͘͝T̶̢͉̞͚͔̟̑͗̌̋H̶͔̠͑̽̓̒I̶̡͚̠̤̙͌͌͜N̵̡̞̕G̴̠̱͙̋̍͝ ̶̧̯̙͕͕͒ͅT̴͎̗̝͌̇͘O̴̲̟͈͓̾̈́̓͆̽ ̶̯̰͇̂̈̃̈́̌M̵͖̗̻̏̕͝E̷̯͈͚̔̂̽͜!̵̖̳̹͙̮̓͌͘ͅ   

-Radon then re-directs Ian's attack toward the Timekeeper Twins, but not without sustaining a little damage from the exposure to the amorously-charges psychic energy blast.-

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╠══╡ STAMINA ╞═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ 
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-Ian then lands on the other roof which makes up the side alley.-

Me: Ah, so you must be a tennis player...

Pirika: -to Gale Knight- <I'm so glad you arrived, Ms. Knight! We need all the help we can get... I'm sure you know what to do.>

Meat Palace

-Evelyn hears the words Kim-un-kamuy uttered before it faded into the essence of archetypes. If they were meant for her, she nods as if to take them to heart...-

Evelyn: I will.

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

The Chingling takes a moment to register what Laurie just said to her, then suddenly fidgets in mid-air out of embarrassment. She ends up missing the remainder of the carnage Laurie's team inflicts upon the Walrein.

Mitchell is still rummaging through his stroller, leaving a variety of clothes and various odds and ends strewn about him, when Laurie and their team approaches him. He looks up at Laurie, a desperate gleam visible in his eyes. Before he could say anything, though, his hands were filled with strange jars provided by the Oshawott.

"Wait, THESE are Potions here?", Mitchell says, responding to Emcee's explanation. "They're not even spray bottles! How am I supposed to-"

He stops himself there. The shape and feel of the jars in his hands remind him of jam jars from the breakfasts his family had in his youth. That is all the memory he needs to give him an idea.

"Of course," Mitchell mutters, as he pries off the lid of one of the jars. "I have to spread this stuff on him, then."

Meanwhile, the Chingling has recovered from her flustered state, and she is wrapping her ribbon appendages around Gav's shivering form. <There, there, mister,> she says soothingly. <It's going to be okay. The scary Pokemon's, um, out cold.>

Gav squeaks a chuckle, despite his frostbitten state. <Heh, 'Out cold',> he says <V-very funny.>

Before the Chingling can respond to Gav, Mitchell is upon the two of them, his left hand holding an open Potion jar and his right hand slathered with the contents of that jar. "Here it comes, Gav!", he says, before rubbing the Potion mixture on his right hand all across Gav's body.

Edited by AnotherMan on May 9th 2022 at 11:10:09 AM

Wyndon Locker Room- vs. Jigsaw

Spagposted with the Absent Coder and Ian

Ian took the Poké Ball Kim had glanced at off his belt and nodded, knowing exactly what Kim was getting at. Silently, he threw the Poké Ball into the air. It bounced off the floor once and opened up, like the Professor's Poké Ball in the opening sequence of a Pokémon game, to reveal Yuki, Ian's Froslass.

Kim nodded, turning to Peechee, who also nodded. She then returned Elton, and took out another PokeBall, before releasing...

"Red alert, Gilmour!"

The Cursola released himself.

And then Kim turned to 9-Volt.

"And I'll need your help, too," she said.

<Why?!> 9-Volt demanded, evidently in the midst of preparing another Thunder.

"Simple," she said. "Ian taught it to me. It's called Delta Force. The idea is that you channel that Thunder you were preparing into Peechee, and Peechee channels his Ice Beam move into Gilmour, and Gilmour channels his Psychic move through you. This will- hopefully- create a massively powerful attack. And then..."

She turned to Ian, hoping to have him explain the rest of the plan.

To which Ian obliged.

"Yuki, or should I say, Yumeko-sama..."

At this, Yuki tapped the jewel on her hairpin and put it in her hair. Seconds later, an explosion of snow went off, and when it faded, she was in her human form, Yumeko.

Ian promptly continued the explanation.

"...will channel the energy of the Delta Force into an ofuda which she channeled her spiritual energy through and use it to banish and hopefully destroy Jigsaw once and for all.

"I'm pretty sure this is going to kill him," said Kim.

Jigsaw promptly spoke up.

Hey...! You...! Ayay...!

"Hm?" said Yumeko, turning to face him. "You mean me?"

Of c-c-course! Wh-who else do you think— think I meant...?!

"Shut up," Kendall demanded, pulling another notch up. "We're going to kill you and there's nothing you can do but watch."

Kim nodded, turning to face Peechee, Gilmour, and 9-Volt.

"You ready to do this?" she asked.

Peechee nodded, holding up his claw and glaring over at Jigsaw with blood-red eyes.

As did Gilmour.

Still bristling and crackling, 9-Volt nodded.

As did Kim, staring over at him for a few good seconds, before...

"LET'S SNUFF HIM!"

Meanwhile, Yumeko, whose attention was still on Jigsaw after he had called her by her birth name, laughed.

Jigsaw just growled.

"You knew the name I was given at birth," said Yumeko, smirking. "What you didn't know is that it was meant to be temporary, to ward off diseases..."

At that, she took an ofuda out from her kimono and held it up in preparation, glaring over at Jigsaw as she did so.

"...diseases like you."

And on that word, Kim turned towards Peechee and Gilmour.

"Now!" she cried.

Peechee nodded, shooting out an Ice Beam and channeling the energy towards Gilmour.

Gilmour, meanwhile, began glowing in rainbow colors and channeled his Psychic energy into 9-Volt.

Who then in turn fired off a Thunder powerful enough towards the Kingler that the lights above shattered.

Peechee laughed maniacally as the electrical energy surged through him, giving a grin over at 9-Volt.

<Ohhhh... you REALLY want to oobivat ^note  kill him!> he said, impressed. <I KOPAT ^note  love IT!>

< Shizuka ni natte hakai shinasai!> ^note  Shut up and destroy him! Kamui demanded, tails raised and bushed in frustration.

Peechee just scratched his head, not understanding a word of Japanese.

As did Jigsaw.

...what? he asked in confusion.

"You deserve nothing," Kendall spat, leaving behind an illusory duplicate to continue holding Jigsaw down, Kamui following up her departing trainer with trapping Jigsaw in a Fire Spin.

And seconds later, the energy began to get transferred through Peechee, Gilmour, and 9-Volt as a triangle appeared, glowing in rainbow colors. Kim turned to Yumeko, nodding.

Yumeko nodded back, raising the ofuda to eye-level before beginning to channel her spiritual energy through it.

"Rin... pyo... to... sha... kai... jin... retsu... zai… ZEN!!"

Seconds later, the ofuda straightened out and she raised it to the glowing rainbow triangle. The electrical, ice and psionic energy proceeded to pour into the ofuda, causing it to glow in a rainbow of colors.

QUADRA TECH: DELTA OFUDA!

"Akuryō, taisan!" cried Yumeko, throwing the Delta Force-charged ofuda at Jigsaw.

The resulting electrical, ghost, ice, and psionic energy poured out of the ofuda, wrapping itself around Jigsaw in a ball of energy while the ofuda began to glow. Instantly, the ghost Galvantula's red eyes faded out, and he soon found himself completely overwhelmed by the sheer amount of power that was coming over him.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO–!!!!

And then seconds later, he disintegrated into bits of dust that went straight into the ofuda. The energy then went back inside, and seconds later, a small burst of electricity crackled out from it as it fell to the floor and the rainbow energy faded.

Yumeko turned to face the group.

"It's over," she said. "Jigsaw will never plague us again..."

MEANWHILE…

THE SLUMBERING WEALD

The spooky house, which had been there since Halloween night, finally faded out.

Cobalt Coastlands

Laurie nodded, returning most of their mons save for D'Autry and Emcee. "Alright, then. Now that that's settled... where are that Oshawott's parents?"

Edited by OPALGARNET16 on Jul 19th 2022 at 7:49:53 AM

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