like christ, but with more nails
Hearthome, past
Channah: (climbs out of the bush, revealing a Yanma stuck to her arm) Oh you haven't met him, then. Probably for the best. This stupid actor who wants to be a J-Teamer. I think we finally lost him. (looks around warily)
Male Yanma: <.yllanigiro riah elprup dah eh syas hannahC>
Another Pokémon exits the bush. He looks happily at Chiyo and Dactyl.
Male Gabite: <Åh, hallå! Ursäkta mig, men vad är ditt namn? Jag har inte sett - >
Channah: Quiet. (sighs, lip curling) That's - Chiyo. Just my luck.
Edited by Metanoia on May 27th 2022 at 8:27:25 AM
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
Priest of the Temple of Syrinx
Cobalt Coastlands
The Hisuian Samurott smirked and turned to face Gav, Mitchell, and Laurie.
<Alright,> he said. <You want to fight for him?>
He turned to face the Oshawott's wife and siblings.
<Get them,> he said.
The Samurott and Dewott promptly charged directly at Mitchell and Laurie. Laurie, meanwhile, threw out their PokeBall.
"Alright, Hetfield!" they cried. "Get them!"
The ball opened, and Hetfield emerged from it.
Emcee, meanwhile, floated up beside him.
~Ah, hello, my friend!~ they said cheerfully. ~I hope you're ready to take down these heathens, because, hoo-boy... they've got a show prepared for us tonight!~
-I'M MORE THAN RE-ADY,- said Hetfield.
~Alright, then!~ said Emcee. ~Let's take them down! Heeeeeere's my Electro Ball for you, folks!~
They promptly did a twirl in the air and released an Electro Ball from their antenna, directly at one of the Dewott, knocking them backwards.
Hetfield, meanwhile, aimed himself at another one of the Dewott, glowing pink all the while.
-I HEARD EV-E-RY-THING YOU SAID FROM IN-SIDE MY PO-KE-BALL,- he said. -YOU ARE GO-ING DOWN.-
And with that said...
Eterna City
"...Hm," said Braker, curiously.
He was staring through the window of the old man's house— the one that normally had the Explorer Kit in it. Walter, Cuddles, and Caboose were near him, all of them looking over at Braker in confusion. From behind them, the Carnivine from before was staring over at them in slight interest.
<Braker... are you really sure you should be doing that?> asked Walter.
<Yeah... I don't think I would be looking into strangers' homes if I were you...> said Cuddles.
<I would!> said Caboose cheerfully.
Braker, after a bit, turned to face the three of them in slight confusion, before shaking his head.
"Well, that's odd," he said.
<Oh? What's the matter, Lenny?> asked Cuddles.
"Well, simply put... he's not here," said Braker.
<He's not here?!> cried Caboose.
<Oh?> asked Cuddles. <Why isn't he there~? Do you think he might have gone on vacation? If he did, then we should probably wait for him to come back first.>
<That could be the case,> said Walter.
Cuddles glanced up wistfully.
<A shame~,> he said. <If he were there, I would have given him a hug and a cookie, as always.>
<Um... Cuddles?> asked Caboose. <Are you alright?>
<Of course~!> said Cuddles cheerfully. <What made you think I wasn't...?>
<Do you still like hugs and cookies?>
<Do you want me to give you one? I'd be happy to do so~>
<Um... no. No, thanks, that won't be necessary; I was just wondering when in the world did you start sounding like that?!>
<Since... I'm afraid I don't know when. Sorry...>
He sunk a bit.
<You don't have to apologize,> said Walter. <For now, though, we should probably start looking for that old man.>
<Oh! Right!> said Cuddles cheerfully, perking up instantly. <Yes, the old man... where in the world could he be? If he's on vacation... then...>
And then— the group heard a voice.
<Alas... I'm afraid he's not on vacation.>
The sudden deep voice coming from the ground caused Cuddles to jump and Walter, Braker, and Caboose to all turn towards the source.
<W-who was that, Lenny?> asked Cuddles.
<Not sure,> said Walter.
<Hi there!> said Caboose cheerfully. <Who in the world are you? Are you a god, too?>
The voice from underground chuckled a bit.
<Well... you could say that,> said the voice.
Cuddles' eyes immediately went wide, and he approached the source of the voice with excitement.
<Oooh!> he said. <I don't believe I've ever talked to a god before... heard of them, yes, but never actually spoken to one.> He hesitated a bit. <Do you have any divine powers, by any chance? If you do, do you think you can use them to bring the old man here? We're looking for him right now in order to get the Explorer Kit and use it to find more Pokemon.>
<Ah, yes, well... I'm afraid I can't bring him to you,> said the voice from underneath them.
Cuddles tilted his head. <Oh? And why is that...?>
<Unfortunately, the old man died a few years ago,> said the voice.
Cuddles sank, bursting into tears a bit. <Oh... o-oh dear... t-that is... that's really...>
<My condolences,> said Walter.
<Dang it... how are we going to get the kit now?> asked Caboose.
"We could just go in there and get it ourselves," suggested Braker.
<T-that— that's stealing, Lenny...!> muttered Cuddles, in the midst of his tear-soaked voice. <E-even though he is deceased... I-I think we should probably ask someone if we could have that first... d-don't you...?>
Braker smiled. "Awwww... Cuddles, we don't have to do that."
<It wouldn't be stealing now,> Walter pointed out.
<W-well... I think we should ask for the name of this strange god first,> said Cuddles. <H-hello there... My name is Cuddles! Who might you be...?>
<Ah, greetings, Cuddles,> said the voice. <I'm afraid I don't have a name yet, unfortunately.>
<Ah...> Cuddles sank. <Of course. You haven't been caught by a Trainer yet... Well, you could join Lenny's team if you want to! He wouldn't mind a bit having another mon on his team; he's raised us all with love and kindness since the day he found us.>
Beat.
<Incidentally, would you like a hug? Or a cookie, for that matter?>
<...Well, I would like a hug and a cookie, but I can't get one at the moment,> said the voice. <You see... I'm actually a Dhelmise.>
"A Dhelmise?" asked Braker.
<Huh? That's interesting... I thought Dhelmise lived in the Kalos region~! How in the world did you get all the way to Sinnoh...?> asked Cuddles. <Were you blown away by a strong gust of wind and buried here over time, with no one happening to notice that you were there? I've heard about it happening to ships, so it could happen to an anchor by proxy...>
The Dhelmise chuckled.
<Well, you got half of it right,> he said. <I actually belonged to the old man who would give away the Explorer Kit. He took me down to the Underground one day... but he forgot to account for how big I was. By that point, I was already fully buried underground, so he figured he'd leave me there for others to find and check up on me from time to time. His strength was, unfortunately, failing him... so he never got the chance to rescue me from the underground.>
Cuddles' eyes stung with tears again. <That... that's horrible! What kind of Trainer would abandon his own Pokemon underground like that...? I mean, if it had been anything like The Invisible Man and you had thrown yourself underground, that would be one thing... b-but you got a-abandoned...?>
He began to sob.
<T-that's the saddest story I've ever heard...! A-and he never was able to get you out...>
And then an idea suddenly sprang to him, and he perked back up again.
<Oooh! I know!> said Cuddles. <Could we... could we help you get out of there, perhaps?>
<Cuddles, this is a Dhelmise,> said Walter. <I doubt we'd be able to get him out of there on our own.>
<I wasn't suggesting that we get him out,> said Cuddles simply. <Of course we wouldn't be able to get him out; we'd need a exvacator.>
<I think you mean an excavator,> said the Dhelmise from underground.
<Yes, of course!> said Cuddles. <Thank you~!>
<And yes. I would greatly appreciate your help in getting me out of here.>
<Well, then!> said Cuddles. <Please hang on for one moment; I will be retrieving my 3D printer shortly, and I will use it to print out a massive excavator that we will use to get you out of here~!>
He promptly returned to his PokeBall.
<Cuddles... I don't think that's how a—> Walter began; but he was interrupted by Cuddles suddenly emerging from his PokeBall with a massive 3D printer.
<Alright, then,> said Cuddles. <Let me just start up the CAD... and—>
But before he could do any 3D printing work, he was suddenly interrupted by a voice from behind him.
<Or I could eat the dirt~!>
Cuddles jumped and turned around— as did Braker, Walter, and Caboose— only to find themselves face to face with a Carnivine. Cuddles blinked.
<...Ah,> he said. <It's a Carnivine. Hello, Carnivine~!>
Oreburgh City
As Owen and Roark looked on in awe at Steggy's glowing body, it slowly started to change.
EVOLUTION SEQUENCE: Turtwig --> Grotle (Steggy)
It was likely a coincidence, but the audience was very lucky that the stadium continued to play Shinedown's ATTENTION ATTENTION album during the evolution— because the next song after "DARKSIDE" was, in fact, called "EVOLVE". And as luck would have it, "evolve" was exactly what Steggy started to do as his body got much bigger and much, much heavier. His legs stretched, with the feet flattening and rounding out. Once the feet hit the floor, three bulges pushed out from each foot and extended out before sharpening into claws. If this had been done via the pottery wheel method, then Steggy would have stretched his leg, rounded his foot, and pushed and sharpened his claws himself— but alas, he was not a Ground-type and therefore the pottery wheel method did not apply here. His tail extended out, and his cheeks pointed as his head fused with his body and shrunk to fit. The tip of his mouth hooked downwards, and his shell proceeded to grow larger and longer, thinning out and stretching up and over his head and tail. As the shell stretched up over the head, the twig that had been on Steggy's head before flattened itself backwards under the shell, before eventually falling off entirely. Steggy promptly shook his body, and as he did so, three ridges pushed out of the shell. This was soon followed by two longer twigs growing out from the shell, and eventually sprouting thousands of leaves that turned the twigs to bushes. By that point, the transformation was complete.
Post-Evolution Sequence
Soon afterwards, the blue light snapped off of Steggy's body and exploded into particles, revealing a newly-evolved Shiny Grotle standing there in the former Shiny Turtwig's place. Owen looked on in wonder and awe— not even he had realized just how quickly Steggy would evolve. He would have figured it would have taken at least one more Gym Battle, and yet here Steggy was now, as a Shiny Grotle, right before his eyes.
Owen's eyes lit up as he ran over to his companion.
"Steggy!" he cried happily. "You evolved into a Grotle! This is so great!"
Steggy glanced down at himself for a few moments, then grinned happily, pulling out a flag with a Grotle on it from hammerspace— and another Voltorb that he promptly attached to his back.
<Yippee~!> he cried happily. <I am a Stegosaurus! For real this time!>
"And we won!" said Owen.
<We sure did!> said Steggy.
OWEN EDMUNDSON HAS DEFEATED ROARK'S RAMPARDOS
ROARK HAS NO POKEMON LEFT
WINNER: OWEN EDMUNDSON
Striaton City (post-League, post-Jinx)
<'E'S COMING~!> cried Elton happily.
"Yes, but... I have a feeling Evelyn's going to easily win this," said Kim. "Kendall's specialty doesn't lie with Contests; it lies with tearing the opponent to shreds."
And then the idea came to her.
"Unless..."
Outside of Wyndon Stadium
Kim promptly stood up.
"Alright, then."
She promptly returned her mons and headed off for Wyndon Stadium. Cuddles jumped back onto Braker's shoulder, and they followed Kim (and likely Ian, Evelyn, and Kim) inside.
SOME TIME LATER...
Wyndon Stadium- Pitch
Alright, Kim.
You know full well which mons you're going to use. You know the strategies you've taught them. You know how this should go. Now the only thing left for you to do... is win this.
Hopefully.
With that said, she stepped out onto the pitch, to a wildly cheering crowd of thousands of fans.
Hi, I’m oghond, and I’m a Rushaholic. Sorry if I annoy you unintentionally. 😅
The Wanderer
Hearthome, yesterday
Chiyo: Nice to see you too Channah...
-Speaking-
I think Tagg vaguely mentioned someone resembling that description before but we didn't really get into it.
Ceres: -Is looking between the two's slightly tense atmosphere with a bit of confusion-
Chiyo: Speaking of Tagg, I'm guessing you're planning on meeting him in Veilstone?
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
like christ, but with more nails
Hearthome, past
Channah: Hmh. Was trying to sneak to the gate. Gustav, Avallac'h - Come on. (stalks away)
The Pokémon follow her, glancing awkwardly at Chiyo and co.
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
The Wanderer
Hearthome, yesterday
I hope I don't end up regretting this...
Chiyo: -To Channah, following behind- I suppose I should come with you since we're headed to the same spot.
Dactyl: <We'd help each other out that way if the School sends its agents to attack.>
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
like christ, but with more nails
Hearthome, past
Channah: (keeps walking for a moment, then turns her head slightly) ...Whatever.
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
Some Rando
Fox's Wedding, Vs. Radon
Watching as darkness covered the city, Kendall's concern quickly turned to malicious aforethought, everything around him fading into black in a way that had him blink his night vision into being. But he saw his target, as did Sylveon, after her trainer vanished and she held up a sparkling heart made of light. Her silhouette formed, she pointed at the faint outline of Radon.
And yet another beam followed from it, much thicker in part due to her supplementing its power.
Contest Hall, Battle Section
Oblivious to his Pokemon's concern, Kendall simply saluted with two fingers to the crowd before reaching into his pocket, summoning Helmsman and Kamui once again.
Edited by AbsentCoder on May 27th 2022 at 9:06:14 AM
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
The Wanderer
Phantom Thieves Textspace, Mid to Late January 2022
From: Kingfish
We'll be there.
Hearthome, past
-Chiyo and Dactyl share a look before the former shrugs and starts keeping pace with Channah-
Edited by rmctagg09 on May 27th 2022 at 12:54:57 PM
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Wyndon Stadium, past
Hoops suddenly grins in the way that they do when things go according to their plan. "Sorry, Ian. That's exactly what I knew you would do. Kec!"
Kec suddenly pulls up on his attack, by sticking out his tongue and sticking it into the ground. He uses his tongue to push himself into the air, above Hatty's Mystical Fire attack. He retracts his tongue, and then unfurls his tail, which is usually curled, and wraps it around Piku-chan as he comes down.
"Go!" Hoops yells.
Kec is being badly electrocuted by the electricity, but he gathers his strength and swings Piku-chan around several times, causing lightning to spark off in random directions. He then raises the Pikachu into the air and slams him down on the ground as hard as he can.
<See if you can keep that armour... while in the ground...> he grunts.
Veilstone Gym
"Are you ready?" Hoops asks.
Xaster nods. He has been unusually quiet on the way here, which Hoops is somewhat concerned about. They decide to distract themself by pulling out the packet provided by the Gym Inspection Agency.
"I'll be filling this out," they say. Xaster doesn't seem to be paying attention.
The inside the gym is like the inside of a workout centre, with mats and exercise equipment assembled carefully around the room. There are some mats stacked in one corner, and a set of punching bags set up along one wall.
"Gym reflects type theme," Hoops notes. "Assuming this is a fighting gym."
As the punching bags, a young woman with pink hair dressed in workout clothes is attacking one of the punching bags with precise but powerful hits. It takes her a few moments to realise that the pair have entered, but once she does she grabs a towel, wipes her forehead, and approaches them.
"Hello!" she says cheerfully. "My name is Maylene, and I'm the leader of this gym. Are you two here to challenge?"
"Not me," Hoops says, holding up their packet. Maylene's eyes narrow slightly. "I thought I wasn't due an examination for another year."
"I'm actually a new applicant," Hoops explains. "My scores won't actually be held against you, but they'll be compared to your previous scores to see if I'm worthy to do this professionally."
Maylene nods. "Well, good luck. And so, you must be the challenger?" She nods towards Xaster.
"Yeah," Xaster says. "But, also..."
Maylene frowns. "What?"
"I just... suddenly had a feeling that it was important that I come here."
At that moment, one of the pokéballs on Maylene's belt activates, and a Lucario emerges. It points towards Xaster's bag.
"This?" he asks. He takes out the egg, and Lucario nods. "I was kind of worried about it. It still doesn't show any sign of hatching."
"Well of course it wouldn't," Maylene says. "That's a Riolu egg. It will only hatch when it detects someone whose aura matches its own."
"Aura?" Xaster asks.
"Oh, I know this," Hoops says. "Aura is kind of like the thing that all living creatures give off. Some creatures like Lucario and some humans can harness its power, but most of the time it does nothing."
Lucario sniffs Hoops and wrinkles its nose.
"And according to my Lucario, your aura is rancid," Maylene says. "Sorry."
"I get it all the time," Hoops says.
Maylene focuses her attention back on Xaster. "I don't know what your Riolu is searching for in a compatible aura, but usually a person gives all of themself in a really heated battle. So, try very hard in this gym battle for me, okay?"
Xaster nods. "Got it. Thank you for the advice."
Hoops writes on the page. "Gym Leader is willing to help challenger grow..."
Xaster and Maylene take their positions at opposite ends of the field. One of the gym assistants, a young man in workout gear, steps up to be the referee. On the benches, Hoops sits with Kec.
"The gym battle between Challenger Xaster and Gym Leader Maylene is about to begin! This will be a three on three battle, and it will be over when one trainer's pokémon are all unable to battle. Also, only the challenger may substitute their pokémon. Battle, begin!"
Maylene grabs a pokéball. "Meditite, I choose you!" She brings out her small, cross-legged pokémon.
"Chu-Chu, I choose you!" Xaster yells, throwing the ball containing his Pichu.
Maylene grins. "Now, let your aura burst forth!"
like christ, but with more nails
Route 209, past
Avallac'h the Yanma: (hovers alongside Chiyo, tilting his head this way and that) <!gnihctaw ta doog yllaer m'I tuB .dehctaw tsuj I .did srehto eht ,llew ,rO .anitnaF taeb tsuj eW ?egnellahc myg eht od syug uoy oD ...oS>
Gustav the Gabite: <Jag tror inte hon kan förstå dig...>
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
No voice to cry suffering
Stormchaser, Hiro's Room
Hiro: -to Apple-A-Day- Causally, there's very little stopping her.
-he rights himself-
Hiro: Hello, Percy. They call me Hiro, but I'm fairly certain you knew that. Otherwise this could've been a lot more awkward.
-he rubs his face-
Hiro: Understandable. One, then.
-seeing the ebbing stove, he frowns-
Hiro: Phosphorus from the same batch as him, I expect. We haven't seen the School dabble in Obscura often, though they never seem to stop theorizing.
-he nods at Percy's sparking half-
-striking a match, relighting it- How is Mason these days? We don't run in especially close circles.
Hearthome, Vegan Place
Logan: Oh, it's you!
-they sound genuinely cheerful-
Logan: -hand to their chin- All the way back in Galar, last August? You left a striking impression. Though I didn't catch your name...
-they smile, winking cutely-
Logan: -in a friendly hum- I'm well. Been keeping busy, as I'm sure you've been.
-and on invitation, they slide into the seat across from her, lacing their own fingers together on the table-
Logan: ...and usually, when people ask me that question, they've got something on their mind. ₽ for your thoughts?
-Addie's keeping a close eye on Lotophage, trying to determine if the source of her agitation is hunger, or habit, or...-
-Trainer-sourced-
(-she herself might seem to hold the measure of nerves her partner isn't, but then smaller creatures tend to-)
(-right?-)
Sinnoh, Uncertain House
Molybdenum: ...
-it's sort of funny-
-there's a look on her face one usually sees on other people around her-
-of someone trying, and failing, to grasp the shape of a thought before it becomes unrecognizable-
(-you can see the moment she concludes, based on everything she remembers, that she hasn't done half bad-)
Ribot: -behind Pef- ~So right.~
-Molybdenum stiffens-
Ribot: ~I'm pleased to hear one of our newest members already pushing the envelope. And you, 42, making connections.~
-he drifts into their field of view-
Ribot: -to Pef- ~Have I mentioned what a lovely houseguest you've been? You are an ingenious young woman. A credit to those who created you.~
-Molybdenum grimaces like she's having a conversation of her own-
Ribot: ~So...helpful. We try...so...hard, to be helpful, here.~
-parental- ~And as long as you remain helpful in regard to everyone getting along, we won't need to return you to your family.~
Molybdenum: -PEFE!Every is struck by the sudden conviction she should be somewhere else, doing something else, since this conversation reached a full and satisfactory conclusion that doesn't require anyone to do anything-
Sinnoh, A Certain House
-there's a brief light in Molly's eyes-
-...entirely metaphorical, of course, she's not the kind of person whose eyes glow (supernaturally or otherwise)-
-but the excitement is arguably disproportionate to that that should be elicited by petting a fox-
-arguably.-
Celestescape
-the bugs dutifully tread all over these memories, as unobtrusively as...bugs-
(Cincinno!Molly: Ah, -she thinks, earnestly- fair and relatable experiences such as burning your tracks and skipping town. I'm looking for unusual things, though.)
-...and she feels her influence wane, ever so slightly-
Cincinno!Molly: ...
-she's met dozens of things across hundreds of minds both able and willing to prey on hapless Mindscape trekkers-
Cincinno!Molly: -grins-
-she, beyond such people, knows that they're where everything interesting is-
-in the form of another Vulpix, her prime consciousness slinks through the rooms toward the blind spot; several of her more courageous threads converge to get a better look-
No mind to think. No will to break.
Dunsparce Cloud
Stormchaser, Hiro's Room
Percy: It's been a minute since we've talked, but he's alive. Which is, you know, more than I expected.
-Apple-A-Day scurries in after her-
Percy: But, yeah, same batch. So. Why are you taking out your issues on us? Whatever problem you have with the School, you must realize we aren't the cause of it.
Hearthome, Vegan Place
Adelinde: Keeping busy is good. Has it really been almost a year?
-she slumps down at the table, elbows on the table and chin in hands-
-Lotophage, like her, seems alert less for anything specific and more out of habit-
Adelinde: Nothing unusual is going on. I'm overwhelmed at work, and my colleagues are incompetent.
-...-
And my name is Adelinde Taylor.
-could not more obviously be fake-
...And you?
Sinnoh, Safehouse
-Cytosol gulps as Ribot makes his appearance-
PEFE!Every: Ah. Thank you, I appreciate it.
I'm going to check on Neodymium now. Take care.
-she pats Molybdenum's shoulder and goes back to the main room-
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
That's just how it is on this bitch of an earth
Sinnoh, A Certain House
Celeste: <Hm. Didn't you come here to do something?>
Celestescape
The... woman, for lack of a better word, is no more discernible with multiple eyes upon her.As the Vulpix stalks through the hallways the woman's ears twitch, and the hallways.. curve, a little. Leading it towards this woman.
"Oh hello there! You're a new one, aren't you?>
... Slips her slender fingers under the slightly peeling wallpaper, retrieves a Bug.
"Odd, though. Since this is my house.>
She delicately places the Bug's head in her mouth. She bites down. And she rips the Bug's head off with one swift, clean motion.
"So who are you, little one?>
Edited by Daydre on May 28th 2022 at 11:54:29 AM
off the shits
Person, or Idea?
Mitchell holds his position, staring down the lady Samurott and the several Dewott baring down on him and Laurie. As much as he'd like to dodge this imminent beatdown, he won't let the Oshawott behind him get hurt even more because of his cowardice. "Gav, intercept!", he says, remembering his other role as a trainer.
<Way ahead of you, Boss,>, Gav replies. He charges at one of the Dewott not currently under attack from Emcee or Hetfield. His incisors hum with power as he prepares to bite down hard on his target with a Hyper Fang.
Meanwhile, the Chingling, finding a little bit of courage within herself, slips out of Mitchell's coat and crawls across his right arm. She has a plan in mind, but she needs this human's help to pull it off.
"You heard her, Vasilissa," Mitchell commands. "It's time to adapt our plan. Use your Flame Charge again, as fast as you can!"
<Yeah!>, Vasilissa says, as her entire body is engulfed in the flames billowing from her mane and tail. She storms across the mat, directly towards the terrified Machop opposing her.
Maylene, however, knows the exact order to give. "Machop," she says, "use Bulldoze. You know when."
<Right!>, the Machop responds, stomping the floor at the very moment Vasilissa crashes into him. Both Pokemon fighters take noticeable damage from the clash: the Machop is knocked down to the floor momentarily, while Vasilissa stumbles from the aftershock of the Ground-type attack used against her. Fortunately, the floor of the Gym suffers no noticeable damage from the impromptu tremor.
Blast it all!, Mitchell thinks to himself. I should have seen this coming. If this costs us the match, then so help me-
"Hang in there, Vasilissa!", Mitchell says. "One more strike should do it. Ready?"
<Yep, yep,> Vasilissa replies, trotting in place to regain her footing. <I won't hold back, Pops!>
"I'll take that as a yes," Mitchell replies. "Now, jump and use Flame Wheel!"
Once again, Vasilissa is covered in her flames. This time, however, she leaps into the air and somersaults into the Machop from above.
Maylene, impassively watching Mitchell and Vasilissa talk, understands exactly what the two of them are trying to do. Unfortunately for them, she and her Machop know the exact countermeasure for this plan. "Machop," she commands. "use Rock Tomb."
The Machop has no time to say any reply. Instead, he executes the move, hurling a conveniently-placed boulder-substitute into the burning circular Ponyta about to hit him. Alas, he is too slow to avoid getting struck himself.
A cloud of smoke momentarily covers the mat. When it settles, Vasilissa is on her side, unable to continue fighting, while the Machop is whooping and hollering from the burn afflicting him.
<Somebody stop the herd I wanna graze>, Vasilissa rambles, before she falls unconscious.
<YOWOWOWOW!>, the Machop hollers.
"Ponyta Vasilissa is unable to battle!", the acolyte announces. "Challenger Mitchell, please call your final Pokemon!"
"Yes, sir," Mitchell replies, as he returns Vasilissa back to her Pokeball. "You did great," he whispers to her. Then, he reaches for his next Pokemon-
And pauses. He knows which one of his team is best suited for this Fighting-type gym battle, but still, he fears that neither of them are ready for this moment, this very trial.
As if in response to his fears, a voice echoes in his head.
~I trust you. Will you trust me?~
Of course I do, Mitchell thinks, his resolve revived. He seizes the Pokeball and tosses it onto the mat. "Christine, descend!", he roars.
Christine the Chingling rises out of her Pokeball, her face set in a tranquil yet resolute expression. <I am ready,> she says, <when you are, my opponent.>
The Machop, still smouldering from his burn, merely nods while wincing in pain.
<O-oh gosh!>, Christine says, her composure instantly ruined. <What happened? Do you need a doc-
"Sorry, Machop," Maylene says, interrupting the proceedings inside the mat, "I'll get you healed after this, but we better wrap this up. Ready?"
The Machop nods to Maylene.
"Good," Maylene replies. "Now, use Rock Tomb again."
"CHRISTINE, USE CONFUSION!" Mitchell commands, his voice bellowing in panic.
Christine focuses her willpower and blasts the Machop with a psychic pulse, managing to strike him before he can repeat his Rock Throw. The Machop tumbles backwards and lies unconscious.
"Machop is unable to battle!", the acolyte announces. "Leader Maylene, please call your final Pokemon."
Wordlessly, Maylene recalls her Machop and hands the Pokeball over to an assistant, who takes it away. Then, she selects the last Pokeball beside her and throws it onto the mat. "Go, Lucario," she announces.
The Lucario emerges from his Pokeball and faces Christine. He takes one look at her and momentarily smirks. He might have said something at this point, but he is silenced by the same sight that makes his smirk vanish.
It is a sight that takes Mitchell off guard.
It is a sight that Maylene knows from experience, which causes her to smile.
It is the sight of Christine, glowing with abnormal light.
<W-what is this?>, Christine stammers. <This light. This warm feeling. Am I truly->
"She's evolving," Maylene says to herself.
The Wanderer
Route 208, past
Chiyo: -To Avallac'h- We never did, spent too much time on the run and even now it'd probably attract too much attention. I've seen your Trainer's boyfriend's battles though, convinced me that maybe I should try expanding my team at least a little.
-She gestures to Ceres while saying this-
Edited by rmctagg09 on May 28th 2022 at 4:44:04 AM
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Priest of the Temple of Syrinx
Cobalt Coastlands
The Hyper Fang hit the Dewott, knocking him backwards, while Hetfield's Zen Headbutt hit the Dewott that he had been attacking, knocking her backwards. By this point, three Dewott were on the floor, and two remained, proceeding to charge at Emcee, Hetfield, and D'Autry.
The Oshawott's mother, meanwhile, went straight for her son— causing D'Autry to notice.
<Ohhh no ya don't!> he said, instantly standing in front of the Oshawott and releasing a flurry of stars at the lady Samurott, knocking her back.
Emcee and Hetfield, meanwhile, turned to face the other two Dewott.
-SHOULD WE TAKE THESE TWO DOWN AS WELL?- asked Hetfield.
~Oh-hohoho... I thought you'd never ask, my friend!~ said Emcee cheerfully. ~Sorry, folks, but we'll have to cut you off here!~
And with that, Emcee released a burst of electricity from their antenna, while Hetfield glowed with a silvery light and rammed forward into the second Dewott.
And then the father headed straight for Mitchell.
Eterna City
Braker, Walter, and Caboose stared over at the Carnivine for a few moments in confusion.
"A Carnivine?" asked Braker. "Well, that's interesting... What in the world is he doing here?"
<Oh, that's easy!> said the Carnivine. <I saw youse in the trophy garden and I wanted some foods, so I decided to follow youse here! And now I find out that the old man's kicked it and there's a Dhelmise hidden underground so I figured I could help youse by eating the dirts!>
He licked his lips, then—
<Oh, by the way, what are youse guys's names?> he asked.
"Leonard Braker," said Braker. "You can just call me Braker, though; everyone I know does. Except for Cuddles; he calls me Lenny."
<Oh? Which one of youse is Cuddles?> asked the Carnivine.
<That would be me~!> said Cuddles happily, jumping off of Braker's shoulder and going over to greet the Carnivine. <Hello there! It's great to meet you~!>
He tilted his head.
<Well, this is interesting~!> he said. <I don't think I've seen a Carnivine up close before... would you like a hug? And a cookie?>
<You make cookies?!> cried the Carnivine. <Oh yes, yes, yes~! Give me all the cookies; all of thems!>
<Yaaaay~! I'd be happy to give you the cookies~!>
Beat.
<That being said... we still do have a Dhelmise to rescue from underground, so perhaps it would be more advantageous to give you the cookies later. Anyways~!>
He returned to the 3D printer.
<Back to the CAD work~!> he said. <We have a Dhelmise to save~!>
<Ah, you don't have ta worries about that,> said the Carnivine. <I can takes care of it for you. Just let me eat the dirts!>
<Are you sure that would be the best idea?> asked Walter.
<Well... he is a plant, but I'm afraid I have to agree...> said Cuddles. <I don't think that eating dirt is the best idea; you should probably suck it up with your roots instead.>
Beat.
<Assuming, of course, that said roots have straws in them.>
<They don't,> said Caboose. <But I wish they did!>
<Oh,> said Cuddles. <Well, then, in that case, sure thing~! You can eat the dirt~! ...Though we will need something to get the Dhelmise out of the dirt; he's absolutely massive...>
<Please don't use your 3D printer again,> said Walter, facepalming.
<Why not? It's efficient,> said Cuddles with complete sincerity.
<It'll take hours to make,> said Walter.
<...Wait a minute! We could just use Panto! He's part Psychic-type!>
<Who the freak is Panto?> asked the Carnivine.
<Braker's Shiny Mr. Mime,> said Walter. <I'm Walter, by the way.>
<And I'm Caboose!> said Caboose.
<Really? Nice to meetcha!> said the Carnivine. <Now I got some dirt to eat!>
And with that said, the Carnivine instantly dove into the dirt and began chowing down on it.
<Be careful!> Cuddles called to him from above. <I... I wouldn't want you to hit your head on that massive Dhelmise!>
He promptly returned to his PokeBall and came out minutes later with a first aid kit.
<I... I have a first-aid kit on standby if you need any help!> he called.
<Naaaah, I'm fine!> cried the Carnivine from under the ground.
<Oh... okay,> said Cuddles. <Good luck, then~!>
And then they heard a voice:
<Thank you very much for your help,> said the Dhelmise.
<You're very welcome, Dhelmise god~!> said Cuddles.
Oreburgh City
Roark smiled, before eventually returning his Rampardos and turning towards Owen. Owen, meanwhile, returned the newly-evolved Steggy.
"Well, that battle was certainly unexpected!" said Roark. "In more ways than one. You definitely have a way about you, Owen Edmundson. Well done on beating me. As proof of your victory, I'd like you to have this: the Boulder Badge."
He promptly reached into his pocket and pulled out a badge resembling a miner's helmet, before giving it to Owen.
"Whoa... the Boulder Badge!" cried Owen, putting it away in his badge case. "Thanks, Roark!"
"You're welcome," said Roark. "And here, take this too."
He reached into his pocket and handed Owen a brown disk labeled with the number 76 on it. Owen stared at it, then looked down.
"Stealth Rock...?" he muttered. "Well, I do have a lot of fossil mons. I could use this on at least one of them. Thanks, Roark."
"No problem! I assume you'll be taking on Gardenia next?" he asked.
"You know it," said Owen.
"Well, if you have a Fire or Flying-type on you, then she should be a breeze!" cried Roark.
Owen laughed. "Well, I do have a Flying-type, but... he's a bit afraid of battling. Don't worry, though. I have a backup planned. Two, actually."
"Well, good luck with that," said Roark.
Owen nodded, turning to leave. "Thanks. You too."
And with that said, he left the Gym.
Outside of Oreburgh City Gym
Once Owen was outside, he released Stipax from his PokeBall and turned to face him. Stipax, as always, was bursting with questions.
<What happened?> he asked excitedly. <Did you win?>
"We certainly did!" said Owen, holding up his badge. "And Steggy evolved, too!"
<That's great!> cried Stipax. <Tell him I said congratulations!>
Owen, getting most of the gist, nodded. "I'll tell him," he said.
He glanced around for a few moments, before reaching into his bag and taking out his shovel.
"Alright," he said. "We've made it here now. What do you say we find some more fossils in the Underground?"
<I'd love that!> cried Stipax.
"Alright, then," said Owen.
Stipax promptly jumped up onto Owen's shoulder with excitement, and the two of them headed down to the Oreburgh Mine.
Hi, I’m oghond, and I’m a Rushaholic. Sorry if I annoy you unintentionally. 😅
Person, or Idea?
<And stay down, why don't ya!>, Gav called out to the Dewott he knocked down. Seeing that Emcee and Hetfield were taking care of the remaining Dewott, he took a quick glance around-
And saw the father Samurott charging at Mitchell.
<Nononononono!>, Gav squeaked, moving with insane speed as he aimed a Quick Attack at the Samurott's back.
Meanwhile, Mitchell was blindsided by the father Samurott's charge. With all the will he had left, he cupped the Chingling (whose plan was ruined by the father Samurott's charge, and whose terror was now audible by the sound of frantic chiming) against his body, protecting her even as he was knocked down to the earth.
"AAAAGH!", Mitchell screamed.
<BOOOOSS!>, Gav cried.
Priest of the Temple of Syrinx
Cobalt Coastlands
<NO!>
And then seconds later, the Oshawott suddenly got up, scalchop glowing blue, as he jumped in front of Mitchell to defend him. Laurie looked on in disbelief for a few moments— while the Oshawott's father stepped back in disbelief before glaring down at his son.
<Y-you... you dare to strike back against your own father?!> he snapped.
<So long as you dare to hurt my friends, yes!> the Oshawott responded, furious.
<They are not your friends!> his father cried. <They are nothing more than pawns in your silly goals! They ought to be killed for all I care! I've done it before! I could do it again!>
And then Emcee approached him, holding out a mic.
~I'm sorry, sir, could you repeat that?~ he asked.
<Are you deaf, you annoying little bugger?!> snapped the Samurott. <I said I could kill them for all I care!>
Emcee chuckled.
~We-e-ell, you heard it here, folks!~ cried Emcee. ~The Samurott admits to murder! Oh, now that is a glorious confession, my friend, and you're certainly going to pay for it!~
They promptly turned to face them.
~Mitchell~?~ they asked. ~Hope you're ready to finish him off!~
Edited by OPALGARNET16 on May 28th 2022 at 8:13:29 AM
Hi, I’m oghond, and I’m a Rushaholic. Sorry if I annoy you unintentionally. 😅
Person, or Idea?
Gav skids to a stop, witnessing the confrontation between the Oshawott and his father. What he hears further confirms his impression of the Samurott; namely, that he is the worst sort of parent. It is when the Samurott levels his death threat, and Emcee relays their translation to Mitchell, that Gav witnesses something truly disturbing.
Mitchell's eyes lose all focus, as he clutches the Chingling ever tighter to his chest. He turns his head to the father Samurott, then slowly and flatly says his condemnation of the Pokemon before him.
"How dare you," Mitchell says to the Samurott. "admit to murder. Pokemon should not murder. Pokemon should not sin in any way. The fact that you do, without humans making you do it," he conclude, his voice shifting to a snarl tinged with hatred. "means you are just a monster."
Mitchell stands, his eyes now clear, and burning with loathing at the Samurott before him. "I'm ready," he says, in answer to Emcee's question. "Laurie, Gav, everyone? Let justice be done."
<Boss?>, Gav says, alarmed at Mitchell's altered state. <What happened to you?>
Priest of the Temple of Syrinx
Cobalt Coastlands
Laurie, Emcee, and D'Autry blinked for a few moments upon seeing Mitchell's response.
"Mitchell...?" asked Laurie. "A-are you... are you okay?"
Edited by OPALGARNET16 on May 28th 2022 at 8:18:48 AM
Hi, I’m oghond, and I’m a Rushaholic. Sorry if I annoy you unintentionally. 😅
Person, or Idea?
"No, I'm not," Mitchell snarls. With this admission, the hateful glare in his eyes fades away, and his tone of voice softens. "I'm not okay, with any of this. So, let's get everything here sorted out. Let's find your sibling. Let's find a place for the Oshawott to stay. Let's get back to Sinnoh. First and foremost, though," he concludes, pointing a thumb at the father Samurott, "let's deal with this jerk."
<Here, here,> the Chingling chimes in.
<Phew,> Gav sighs, glad that the Boss he knew isn't all the way gone.
No voice to cry suffering
Stormchaser, Hiro's Room
Hiro: I'm glad. I realize.
Hiro: Would you believe it was mistaken identity?
-he watches the tea leaves steep-
Hiro: I was chasing Molybdenum around Galar - this was before you arrived, I think, she attacked the Stormchaser using one of my friends and we fought her off - but I had never seen her face-to-face.
-he turns and leans against the wall, looking at his guests-
Hiro: Ordinarily, I have a limited means to undo the damage School Aurics do, but she had supernatural aid: binding contracts from Embla, an empire invading through the latest Skybreak.
-he points to some charred scraps of paper, pinned to a corkboard on the wall-
Hiro: It obfuscated her psionics, and the specific nature of the contracts doing so resembled my power. My inherited power.
-the tiniest spark flickers between his fingers; before he presses them together and snuffs it out, it's recognizably Obscura-
Hiro: But I don't think you're asking about the specifics. In a general sense, the School has graverobbed, kidnapped, injured, tortured, or murdered every member of my immediate family, and has been doing similar for generations.
-he contemplates the tea-
-deciding it's steeped long enough, he lifts the kettle off the stove-
Hiro: I feel a slight responsibility to be proactive in addressing the matter.
-he pours a cup for Percy-
Sinnoh, Safe House
-Ribot watches Cytosol go with the kind of smug politesse someone who can afford to have it possesses-
Ribot: -to Molybdenum- [[purple:~
Ramona: [[purple:~
Ribot: ~That Rose girl was bad enough. But courting active defiance in our own stronghold?~
Ramona: ~I understand you're talking about some very valuable assets.~
Ribot: ~Mmm. And misplaced fondness doesn't weigh into your evaluation.~
Ramona: ~You know me, Ribot. When have I ever let fondness get in the way of my duty?~
Ribot: ~Hmm.~
-he drifts past her, toward the lab-
Ribot: -sidelong- ~Yes, I suppose that ship has sailed, hasn't it?~
Molybdenum: ...
-she stands stock-still in that corridor for no time at all-
Hearthome, Vegan Place
Logan: -smiling- Logan Shockley-Voltaire.
-very real-
-easy enough to look up for anyone even passingly familiar with them-
-they notably do not comfort via contact they way they would for a few select others-
Logan: Oh, I've been there. They really thought one Ranger was enough for a whole island chain, even when a few of them are just constant natural disasters.
-they twirl a pen between their fingers-
Logan: Even if it's normal, it's annoying, isn't it? And it's not like compensating for that incompetence in the long term is anything but more work in the short term.
-Addie peeks at Adelinde-
-in her partner's stead, she tries to ascertain how much of this is...genuine...?-
-someone has to, after all-
Sinnoh, A Certain House
-Molly continues petting her with on the head with the absolute lack of Monese comprehension she definitely possesses-
-pet pet pet-
Celestescape
-Molpix's eyes widen, feeling the Mindscape's altering curvature-
-rather than proceed down the hallway, she sits on her metaphorical haunches in this liminal space, casting her senses up to a physical hand-
-she draws power within from without-
Headless Wretch: "I'm a nightmare! You've seen so very much, Celeste.>
-peeling the wallpaper back might reveal more than expected: a teeming thrum of chittering chitin; a haunt without recollection; violet damp that leads to rot-
"Did you think it wouldn't come back to haunt you?>
(-might.-)
-and it reminds you of...-
A
B
No mind to think. No will to break.
Dunsparce Cloud
Stormchaser, Hiro's Room
Apple-A-Day: I'm very sorry to hear that.
-Percy studies Hiro carefully as he uses his abilities-
-listens as he talks-
-she takes the tea, and adds a generous pour of Gatrade to it, much to Apple-A-Day's horror-
Percy: Yes. I could see that. I have seen that. I'm sorry too.
Insofar as I have family at all, they've done much the same to mine.
-she blinks her purple eye-
Hearthome, Vegan Place
Adelinde: That's exactly it, Logan Shockley-Voltaire. A weak link in the chain is never a self-contained problem.
Tell me about your work. Tell me what it is you do.
-she seems...genuinely interested-
-it's possible that for some reason this woman does not have very many friends-
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
Oreburgh Pokemon Center
-Hailee is talking with her parents on the phone about her recent victory at the Oreburgh Gym, all the while waiting for her Pokemon to heal up-
Hailee: So, yeah. I won my first Gym Battle.
Hailee's dad: Hooray! I'm so proud! Oh, I can't believe my little sweetheart did it! Just one of the 8 steps to becoming a star trainer!
Hailee: Aw, come on. The first gyms usually aren't that hard, especially when compared to the eighth gyms... With that said, hoo boy, Roark took a lot out of me and my team.
Hailee's dad: Yeah, but my little star pushed through!
Hailee's mom: And guess what? Remember what we said about a surprise waiting for you in Eterna City?
Hailee: Yeah?
Hailee's mom: Well, we checked the Sinnoh map, and it looks like that without a bike, you'll need to get past Jubilife again to eventually get to Eterna. So, we rescheduled your 2 surprises so you'll receive them in Jubilife instead! And of course, we knew we could rely on trusty old Jerry to deliver them like he did your Poketch!
Hailee: Wait, you were the person who made him deliver that Poketch?
Hailee's mom: Yup! We ordered that Poketch delivery, and made sure he'd deliver it by the day after you first arrived in Sinnoh!
Hailee: Oh... goodie. Don't you think you're pushing this? I know you support me and all, but the look on Jerry's face when he delivered that Poketch felt... distressing.
Hailee's mom: Oh, maybe he was just relieved to have pulled of one of many successful deliveries.
Hailee: O-kay...
-the Pokemon Center 'Pokemon healed' jingle plays-
Nurse Joy: Trainer Hailee, your Pokemon have been healed!
Hailee: Oh, looks like my Pokemon are all healed up! Gotta go!
Hailee's mom: Okay! Good luck out there, sunshine!
Hailee's dad: Yeah, what she said.
Hailee's mom: Okay, bye!
Hailee: Bye, mom!
-Both Hailee and her mum hang up, as Hailee then collects her Pokemon-
Hailee: Okay, next stop: Jubilife again, then Floaroma, then Eterna! Let's go!
Wyndon Stadium, VS Hoops
Me: Two can play that game! USE IRON TAIL!
Evelyn: Hatty, use Mystical Fire!
-Piku-chan's tail glows a radiant gold influenced by the Thunder Armor and he swings it as a counter to Kec's Iron Tail. Hatty surrounds herself in a scarlet, orange, azure and violet aura as she unleashes a multicolored burst of magical flames at Kec.-
Oreburgh Gym, VS Roark
Me: NOW!
-Ritchie unleashes all the energy gathered from being hit by Aerodactyl's attacks in a massive blast targeting the Fossil Pokémon, striking it with all the force of the attacks that hit him times two.-
Roark: AERODACTYL!
-The Bide attack knocks Roark's Aerodactyl out of the sky (and out in general).-
Referee: Aerodactyl is unable to battle! Ritchie wins!
-Roark calls Aerodactyl back to his Poké Ball.-
Roark: You did well, Aerodactyl. You've earned this rest.
Me: Ritchie, return. You've done very well, but you need to rest.
Ritchie: <Thanks, Ian.>
-Ian calls Ritchie back to his Poké Ball.-
Jubilife Contest, Main Stage
Marian: And now I think it's time for our third quarterfinal match!
On the left side, hailing from Castelia City in the Unova Region, representing Game Freak, is none other than C. KENDALL REVER!!
Wyndon Stadium
Evelyn: I'm ready when you are, Kim. Ian? Let's go.
-Ian simply nods as he follows Evelyn back into the Stadium.-
Stormchaser, Miraculous Ledyba Watch Party (Season 1)
-Ian and Evelyn continue to watch Miraculous Ledyba, making their own commentary as they watch.
Episode 2: Bubblebeam
-Coxyclaque and Chacripan Bleu get caught in one of Bubblebeam's bubbles and punted into the atmosphere.-
Me: Looks like our heroes are blasting off agaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiin!!
Evelyn: I always knew Ledian could fly, but I never saw a flying Purrloin!
-Ian and Evelyn laugh to each other as they keep watching.-
Episode 6: Mr. Pidove
-Ian and Evelyn chuckle at the very name and concept of "Mr. Pidove".-
Me: Pidove boxing gloves? I thought Pidoves disliked violence!
Evelyn: What will Papinox think of next?
Episode 8: Chacripan Faux
-Chacripan Bleu bashes his way through a squad of police officers in an attempt to clear his name.-
Me: -phew- I'm lucky I didn't have to go through that.
Evelyn: Oh yeah... I did forget that that Pokémon Hunter did disguise himself as you...
-Later, Chacripan Bleu and Chacripan Faux are engaged in a bo staff fight.-
Me: ...but the fight definitely went a similar way.
Evelyn: That was at the museum where we first met Blossom, wasn't it?
Me: It definitely was.
Episode 10: Hypno-Says
-Chacripan Bleu attempts to be in two places at once while helping Coxyclaque fend off Hypno-Says' thralls.-
Me: -hums Yakety Sax-
Evelyn: Hahahaha! Pretty much!
-Then Hypno-Says captures Adrien's father.-
Hypno-Says: Hypno says... You are a Butterfree!
-Hypno-Says throws a card at Adrien's father, hypnotizing him into thinking he's a Butterfree.-
Adrien's Father: Freee... Freee... flap flap flutter!
-Ian and Evelyn crack up at the scene.-
Hypno-Says: And now Hypno says... take off like an airplane!
-Hypno-Says throws another card, hypnotizing Adrien's father into thinking he's an airplane.-
Me: -while laughing- I'm-a gonna fly for you!
-Ian's quip makes Evelyn laugh even harder.-
Episode 16: Celebreaker
-Chacripan Bleu fights off two of the Celebi-themed supervillains with the help of two Coxyclaques.-
Me: Holy double trouble!
Evelyn: Time travel is definitely complicated!
Episode 22: Coxyclaque and Chacripan Bleu (Origins Part 1)
Evelyn and I: Flaaaaaaaaashbaaaaaaaaack~♪
???: <Many centuries ago, magic jewels bestowing extraordinary powers were created. These were... the Miraculous. Throughout history, heroes have used these jewels for the good of the human race. Two of these Miraculous are more powerful than the others; the earrings of the Ledian, which provide the power of creation; and the ring of the Blue Purrloin, which grants the power of destruction. According to legend, whoever controls both these jewels at the same time, will achieve absolute power.>
-A man glares down at a fairylike entity, not unlike Tikki and Plagg, but resembling a Dustox with a spiral pattern on its forehead.-
Male voice: I want that absolute power, Nooroo. I must have those Miraculous!
Nooroo: <But nobody knows where these Miraculous are!>
Male voice: I found you though, my little Nooroo. Your Miraculous... remind me of its powers again.
Nooroo: <The Dustox Brooch allows you to give someone their own superpowers and to make that person your devoted follower!>
Male voice: And when it comes to luring superheroes, what could be better than creating supervillains?
Nooroo: <But master, the Miraculous are not meant to be used for evil purposes!>
Male voice: I must have this absolute power!
-The man points menacingly at Nooroo.-
Male voice: Your Miraculous is in my control! I am your master now, and you must obey me.
Nooroo: -sadly- <Yes, master.>
-The man equips the Dustox brooch.-
Male voice: Nooroo... DARK WINGS RISE!!
-Nooroo charges the brooch the man is wearing and transforms him into a Dustox-themed supervillain.-
???: From this day on, I shall be known as... Papinox!
-The man laughs wickedly as the scene changes.-
Me: Aha...
Evelyn: So the Akumatization power comes from the Miraculous...
-Ian and Evelyn make additions to their notes...-
Ian and Evelyn's Notes
Miraculous Ledyba: A Magical process used by Papinox, through the Dustox Miraculous, to create supervillains with a magic purple butterfly made of pure psychic energy. This might be the same process used to create the supervillain that attacked Hearthome City a while ago. How the feather factors into it is currently unknown.
Back to watching
-Minutes later, Ivan is akumatized after an incident with another of his classmates.-
Papinox: Registoneheart... I am Papinox... I give you the power to seek revenge on those who have wronged you.
Ivan: Okay, Papinox...
-Ivan is enveloped in Psychic and Obscuric energy and emerges as a supervillain, resembling a humanoid Regirock monster.-
Me: Whoa...
Evelyn: Something tells me his defense won't be easy to pierce...
-Tikki and Plagg charge up the Miraculouses of the heroes and transform them into the Ledian and Purrloin-themed superheroes that would soon be known as Coxyclaque and Chacripan Bleu.-
-The two superheroes do battle with Registoneheart, only to realize that he grows in size with every hit that lands.-
Me: Sheesh! This is just like when Ritchie uses Bide!
Evelyn: But the difference is that Ritchie is a small, cute Piplup and not a hulking rock monster.
Me: True.
-Coxyclaque summons her Lucky Charm for the first time and quickly discovers just where Registoneheart's Akuma is hiding. The heroes then defeat the villain and release the Akuma, only for Coxyclaque to leave it unchecked.-
Me: Uh oh...
Evelyn: I wonder what happens if an Akuma is left unchecked...
-The Akuma lands atop Prism Tower and multiplies into a massive swarm of psychic butterflies.-
Me: Guess we have our answer...
Episode 23: Registoneheart (Origins Part 2)
-The swarm of psychic butterflies infect the townspeople of Lumiose City, turning them into humanoid Regirock monsters, not unlike the one Coxyclaque and Chacripan Bleu fought in the previous episode.-
Me: Oh geez...
Evelyn: ...that's a yikes!
-After Ivan hits all the wrong notes in singing his love song to the girl he likes, she runs away, leaving him sad and vulnerable to another akuma.-
Papinox: This is your second chance, Registoneheart, and this time you have extra help. No one will stop you from capturing the love of your life. Just remember, I'll need something in return.
-Ivan gets re-akumatized into Registoneheart... And now he has an army.-
Me: Don'tcha just hate it when the bad guy gets an army?
Evelyn: Tell me about it.
-Then Registoneheart coughs up a swarm of akumas which then form Papinox's face.-
Evelyn and I: Ugh! I've heard of having Butterfrees in your stomach, but this is ridiculous!
Papinox: People of Lumiose City, listen carefully. I am Papinox!
Coxyclaque and Chacripan Bleu: Papinox?
Papinox: Coxyclaque, Chacripan Bleu, give me the Ledian earrings and the Purrloin ring now. You've done enough damage to these innocent people!
Coxyclaque: (claps sarcastically while walking forward) Nice try, Papinox, but we know who the bad guy is. Let's not reverse the roles here. Without you, none of these innocent victims would be transformed into villains. Papinox, no matter how long it takes, we will find you, and YOU will hand us YOUR Miraculous! (jumps up and uses her yo-yo) Time to de-evilize! (uses her yo-yo to make Papinox disappear by catching multiple akumas; Chacripan Bleu and the others look at her, astonished) Let me make this promise to you. No matter who wants to harm you, Coxyclaque and Chacripan Bleu will do everything in our power to keep you safe! (opens her yo-yo, and a busload of purified butterflies come out; Marinette's parents and the students are thrilled)
Chacripan Bleu: Wow. Whoever she is beneath that mask, I love that girl.
-Ian and Evelyn cheer as this scene happens, and Piku-chan and Hatty hear them.-
Piku-chan: <Wow... That looks so cool!>
Hatty: <Evelyn? What are you watching?>
Evelyn: Miraculous Ledyba. You see, we're trying to figure out the nature of the supervillain attack that took place in Hearthome City a while back. It was Ian's idea.
Me: Yeah... and Evelyn trusted that I knew what I was doing, and putting context clues from the show together with the text sent out to the J-Team warning about strange purple feathers might be enough to help us solve the puzzle.
Evelyn: Hopefully we figure it out before someone else gets Akumatized...
Hatty: <Makes a lot of sense, actually.>
Piku-chan: <So not only is Ian in cartoon-enjoying mode, he's also in detective mode...>
Evelyn: Nothing's stopping you from joining us...
Hatty: <Nothing has.>
Piku-chan: <I've been watching from my hiding spot, while Hatty was watching a few snippets... albeit a bit confused.>
Hatty: <Hey~!>
Episode 26: Vulpina
-Lila: *exists on screen*-
Evelyn: She's obviously lying through her teeth.
Me: Yeah...
Marinette: What's going on? I mean has this Lila girl hypnotized everyone or something?
-Ian and Evelyn laugh at the scene.-
-And then Lila gets akumatized into Vulpina, a Zorua-themed supervillain even when the name implies Vulpix.-
Me: Even her supervillain name lies...
Evelyn: That I find hilarious.
-Later, Coxyclaque blinds Vulpina with an ice cream wrapper, setting the real Vulpina apart from the illusory copies.-
Evelyn: Found you at last, faker!
Me: Your lies mean nothing now!
-Then, Marinette meets the guardian of the Miraculouses.-
Guardian: Hello, Coxyclaque.
-Ian and Evelyn Gasp!.-
Evelyn and I: The guardian!
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From: Joybringer
Joybringer, ready for anything!
From: Evelyn, the new girl
Call me "Witchling".
Fox's Wedding
-The combined attacks of Kendall and Max does a decent deal of damage to the Glitch-possessed Radon.-
-Radon recovers after the Darkness Detonation and clutches his head in pain as he glitches even further.-
Radon: Ǎ̵͍̇̕͘͝A̶͖͂͋͛̀̇͠Ą̶͖̆A̶̳̰̬͎͒́̄̈́͒͠A̸̤̗̻̳̐̚A̴̻̠̺̥͚̫̦͗̎̊̑̾Ȧ̵͎̲̠̱̀̀Ä̸̳̻̤́̌̔̕̕͘̚A̸̯̺͚̗̓̈́̋͠A̶͔͎̖͇̘̎̄̎̈́̎̚A̴͍̪̞̪̣̦̒̍̽̌Ã̵̧͖̭̬̈͑A̴̭̦͎͙̝̣̳͌̽́̏͜A̵̛̪̙͕̬̹͚̒̌̇͋̏A̴̢͖͈̹̯̝͊̍̈́͋̎̀͌A̷͙̐Á̸̡̠͔̯̦͙̘͐ͅA̶̢̖̖͚̥͈̙̾̊̂̌̔͠ͅÄ̴̠̃͜Ạ̵͊͑Ạ̴̣̼̻̜̿͊͋̐̓̇͝ͅÄ̸̼͉͚̰̿̀͌̂̆̀ͅĀ̶̭͖͙͎̰̠͝A̵̛̭̩͎͋̓̓Á̵̯̞̰͔̰̟́̓̃͘À̵̢̧͉̟̣͙̎̑͝͠Ả̷̧̱͎͇̦̉̅̀̎̀͘͝A̷̧̛̝̓̀͌̆̐̔͠A̶̮̾͌̈̾̈́̀À̸̝͙͍̻̹̀͠Ṟ̴͇̺̤͙͉̝̓̈́̒̇͂͜G̴̗̟͇̯͐̿̉̒̓H̶̛̯̫͖͚̏̿̊̈́̐͑!̸̳̇̀̌͊͋̀͝!̵̧̭̜̙̜͙̐̚
-Radon glares at his enemies, his eyes glowing completely purple as a glitchy, black flaming miasma surrounds his eyes, accentuating the glowing purple eyes of doom. He then flies up into the air, high above the Fox's Wedding. His body quakes as a pair of flaming wings, red as blood, manifest from his back.-
Radon: I̴̡̮̓ ̸̤̪͖̩̣͋͂̒̑̀͊Ḧ̸̺̳͈̩͍̅̇̆͜A̵̙̥̫̻͖̒̓̐̔͑͛̓ͅV̴͕̝͓̳̻͐͌̋̒̑̽͝͠E̴̼͑̆̂͛̔ ̵͕̠̗̏̎̾͂̇̀ͅH̵̳̓͒̃Ǎ̷̤̩͎̇͒̈́̔͘D̸͉̜̘̈́ ̷̧̢̝͓̲̹͊̃̉̈́̒͠Ḯ̵̦̘̰̪̄̓͒̅̆͘͜͝T̶͚̤͓̗̈́̈́̏ ̷̥̆̿̄̈́̆͠W̵̺̲̳͎̙̐̐̄̐̾͑͝I̴͚̟̠͛͋̅̈̏͘T̷̼̝͙̬̫̭̤̅H̴̫̙̰͂̎͊̓̚ ̴̜͔̱̹̈́̇͊̀̿A̴̢̬̿̔̔͌̍͘L̵̢̍̅̄͗͝L̶͔̓̄̐͑̄̎ ̶̪̣̫͍̹͓̜̄Ó̸̖͂́̈̈́̒̚F̸̡̯͍̤̺͓̅̓͘͜͝ ̵̮̬̞̐Ÿ̵̡̛͓̲̘̮́̍͒͜O̵̩͌̈͐͂Ủ̸͇̲͚̮͉̖̝̬́̓!̵͈͈͋͜
-With a baleful howl, Radon causes the sky to darken as he engulfs Jubilife City in shadows and summons a handful of glitchy monsters to the arena with a wave of his hand.-
♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...