Priest of the Temple of Syrinx
Laurie's Bedroom
~Of course we know what you mean!~ said Emcee.
<Yeah, Laurie does it all the time,> said D'Autry.
Hi, I’m oghond, and I’m a Rushaholic. Sorry if I annoy you unintentionally. 😅
Person, or Idea?
Gav nods approvingly, then turns back to Chris. <Now,> he says, <if you're wondering why he didn't do it right here, that's because->
Before Gav can continue, Mitchell returns to the bedroom. He's now dressed like he was yesterday, if a little scruffier than before. A comb is stuck in his hair.
"I'm done!", Mitchell says. "The bathroom's free for you now, Laurie."
Chris gasps and points at the comb. <What is that thing?>, she cries.
Gav sighs in exasperation. <Boss,> he says, pointing at his own head for effect, <You got something stuck on your head.>
Mitchell does not see what his two Pokemon are upset about yet.
Priest of the Temple of Syrinx
Laurie's Bedroom
"Ah," said Laurie. "Alright, then. Thank you."
They headed off to the bathroom to get changed, and as they did:
"There's a comb on your head, by the way."
And with that, they left.
Hi, I’m oghond, and I’m a Rushaholic. Sorry if I annoy you unintentionally. 😅
Person, or Idea?
"You're welcome," Mitchell replies. A second later, Laurie's last comment registers in his head. He pats his head and discovers the comb in his head.
"Aw, nuts!", he curses to himself, as he pulls the comb off his head and disentangles it from his hair.
Gav shakes his head in shame, while Chris stares in confusion at the object Mitchell is getting out of his hair.
Empathic Kid Hero-in-training
Zangoose Fair Carnival, Attack!
-Aurelia jolts as the Banette in Elizabeth's hand runs her through with a Shadow Claw attack.-
Aurelia: DIEGO, ATTACK!
-Diego rushes headlong at Whitt's Banette at a significant speed to get the doll-like Pokémon away from the child.-
Tina: You monster! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!
-Tina clenches her fist and glares at Whitt with vehement rage.-
Tina: I only wanted a simple and fun day at the carnival. I only wanted to entertain children and brighten their lives in a magic show with my sister... And you... you ruined it... You, who has the nerve to demand obedience from my sister and I... You, who dares to threaten the life of an innocent child and not acknowledge your cowardice... You ruined our day!!
-If Whitt looked into Tina's star-pupiled violet eyes, he would see a black flame of rage burning within them.-
Tina: I WILL END YOU!!!
-Tina rushes headlong at Whitt and lets loose with what could very easily be a lightning-fast rush of bone-crushing, nerve-paralyzing, ruthless, relentless, vengeful, vindictive* punches bathed in lightning.-
In The Audience
-Unbeknownst to Platinum the magician, Aurelia the lovely assistant and Whitt the cold-hearted Templar, a brown-haired figure wearing a pink shirt with a cyan kanji for love "愛" (ai) on it and blue shorts kneels down at the seemingly-lifeless form of Elizabeth, shaking their head and thinking to themselves "The cruelest and most cowardly act of all is an attack on a child whose heart is full of love and eyes glow with light.". They then wave a glowing pink hand over her and makes her glow with a warm pink healing light.-
White Forest, Melodic Meeting 3
-Evelyn and Ian go starry-eyed at Meloetta's answer.-
Me: It sure is...
Evelyn: Just like magic...
Outside the Fox's Wedding, VS Black Sun Radon
-Though the attacks from Kendall, Eva and Max strike Black Sun Radon, it's Gale's attack that truly catches him off-guard.-
Black Sun Radon: W̴̡̛͈͖̠͙̜̓̈́̅͠͠Ḧ̶̢̗̱̯̮͇̣͔͖̩̬́͂Ą̵̡̮̙͔̼̖̈̃T̵̻̼̥̯͚̱͙̱̳̻̦͕̅͊͠͝ͅ?̵̛̭̮̭͉͈̞̘̥͔̃̉͛͌̐͠!̸̢̡̟̝̣̘̣̤͚̜͔͓̤̅̏͑̒̾͗͒͒͘̕͜
-And then Lovely Starlight's attack hits him for even more damage!-
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╠══╡ STAMINA ╞═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
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Lovely Starlight: Don't count us out just yet, Radon!
Black Sun Radon: Ḏ̴̺̗͓͙̿̈́̐̐͘o̴̪͖̞̮̟̫̒͠ń̵̨̯̥̮̩̈͗́'̴̥̝͌͛͘t̶̡͕̜̯̆̈́ ̸̹́́̈́͊̊͝t̷̺͇͂̅̾̐h̴͖̣̹̉̈́̽̉͜ǐ̸̡̬̘͋̒n̷͉̰̥̫̈́k̶̦̯̫̤͑̇̊̀͌̕ͅ ̴̫͊y̵̳͝ǫ̴̗̏͌̿̃̆ű̶̥̫͐̌͊͘̕'̴̡̧͇͕͎̥̃̐͠͝͝v̷͖̳̆̐́ḙ̵͔̆͜ ̴͎̟̀̾̏̾w̴̖͖̫͖̼̒̏̄̐́̎ͅo̴̝͉̟͌͒̑͘n̸̳̳̤̮̺̈́̈́̈́̉͝ ̴̜̘̗͘j̴̲̠̎́̄̀u̴̹͕̯̥̣͗̈̈́s̷̡̳̙͍͚̑ͅţ̵̹͗̓̇̕̕͜ ̵̳͚̥͈̙̙͆̇̇͛̋̕y̵̙̮̟̲̪͍͘͝ę̶͖͛͒̑t̵̲̪̂̈́̾̈.̵̖̄̆̇͠.̶̘̘̜̈́̇.̷̰̞̈͛̍̓ ̵̢̤͙̘̦̮̾̐̎̎̓͒Į̴̫̩̙̤̀̚̚ ̶͓̞͈͝ẖ̸̻̻̲̂͋̆̄a̶͔͑v̵̘̬͙̱̩̙̈́̒̂e̵̘̞̻̪̿̌̉́̕ ̴̡̛̩͍̜̈́̾̈́̈͘j̴͇͇̙̯͊͑ứ̵͇̳̞̦̌̒͑̒š̴̱̄ṯ̵͚̘̂͐̆̋̏͝ ̷̢͙͖̜͇͎̑̇̌͗̒͠ţ̵̠̦̲͎̒͂̍̅̏͝ḥ̵̃͑̀͐̈́e̸̮͗ ̸̫̘̮̃̾͝t̴̡͛͋͛͆͘͝h̷̻͔͍̃i̶̡̛̮͉̰͖̳͑̈́̈͊̓n̴̻͚̗̞̜̎g̵̣͎̯̬̽̋ ̷̢̹̠̅́̽̇t̸̛̠͈͓̦̘̎͑͐̏̄͜o̴̯̭͆̑͆́͝ ̷̨̠͓̿̒̚͠d̷̫̪͐͜͠ͅê̸͙a̴͚̙̎l̷͖̭̥͎̻̝̅̿̌̆͘ ̵̳͕̗͗͛͘w̷̢̧͉͚̺̱̽̚i̶̝͕̝͌t̴̘̗̗͛́̈́̈́̈̈ḧ̶͔͖̃̚̕͜ ̷̡͓̊̃̆́̏̈́͜a̵̢̞͈̤̤͕̐̓̒͒l̷̼̦͙͙̫̑̈́l̵̺̐͐ ̸̪̱͉͎̝́͛̿̚ͅo̸̤̳͋̈́̍f̴͖̦͕̀͝ ̸̙̦͍̋͑y̴̘͋̈́̎̊́ö̷̯͍̺̌͜ů̵̦̣̭̪̈́̔̚!̵͍͉̥̂̄̾
-Black Sun Radon's violet eyes glow through the glitchy black miasma that forms his mask. The same glitchy black aura surrounds both his hands.-
Black Sun Radon: F̷̧̨͔̲̻́̇̓͋̾͠O̵̦̯͆R̸̢̉̈́G̶̡̯̟̗̼͛̏̇̃̒̾O̶͓̮͉̤̰͙͗̿ ̸͖̼̾D̴̢͙̖͙̥́A̶̜̝͉͠R̸̲̯̞̆̓̑K̴̙̭̭̺̘͚͂ ̸̢̟̻̮͚͂̓͋͛M̸͚̙̝̟̔͋̃͝Í̶̹̮Ṛ̸̻̯̀̈Ṟ̸͇̙͑̂͝O̷̮̓͂R̶͎̭͙̳̠̃̽!̷̧̟̹̩̬́̇
-Radon unleashes a blast of dark energy that sweeps through the city shrouded in shadows. Rising from the dark mists of the alley are glitched shadow copies of Eva, 2B, Max and Kendall, with glowing red eyes peering through glitched black shadow masks like the one covering Radon's eyes.-
♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...
The Wanderer
Meat Palace
Pink: -Relays the info back-
Okay, to the catwalks then.
Veilstone, today
...So what do you Schoolfolks do for birthdays then, if mine is so uneventful?
Chiyo: Well, a lot of the time we don't know our decanting day exactly, so we pick the first of a given month or the day we escaped if we're truants.
Edited by rmctagg09 on Jul 3rd 2022 at 11:11:53 AM
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Zangoose Fair, past
As Tina begins to rush forwards, something moves beneath Whitt's thick coat and tears it open from the inside. Her attacks cause a great deal of smoke, obscuring the stage, but when it clears Whitt is now holding the two blades of a Doublade in front of him. A shimmering blue wall formed between them, protecting Whitt from all of the attacks.
Without his coat, Whitt is wearing a skin tight bodysuit that has frost forming on some of the larger areas. The small insignia that forms the joining place for Doublade is attached to his back.
"Thank you, Horus," he says, before addressing Tina. "Kid, you'd better give up on the insults now. As they say, sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. What you should be more concerned about now is the fact that you just ruined a perfectly good coat. So, let's see how many of your bones I need to break before you'll let me drag you home."
The temperature around him suddenly drops to below freezing, and blue flames seem to rise from Whitt's head and shoulders.
Pastoria City, Great Marsh, a few days ago
"Use Aqua Jet!" Crasher Wake yells. His Floatzel coats itself in water and launches itself like a torpedo towards Hoops' Snover.
"Ingrain!" Sno digs her roots into the ground the instant before Floatzel's attack hits, stopping her from being knocked off her feet.
Sno wipes her face. <Is that all yous have got?>
"Use Brine!" Wake continues. Floatzel fires a hail of tiny drops of water that together are like a rain of bullets. Sno takes the attack head on, bolstered by the use of her ingrained roots.
"Icy Wind!" Hoops yells. Sno releases a blast of cold, freezing all of the water drops in a shower around her.
Wake nods. "You really are strong."
"Thanks," Hoops says. "I try. Use Headbutt!"
At the same time about half a mile away
Xaster and RiRi struggle through the marshes, which in some places cause Xaster to sink up to his waste. RiRi isn't allowed to battle, but the rules say that Xaster can use him for navigation and that's what he intends to do.
"Why are we even here?" he asks himself for the third time, as once again a Yanma flies out of the reach of one of his balls. "I didn't want to do this today."
<Then what did you want to do?> RiRi asks.
Xaster shrugs. "I don't know. Not this. I guess I thought whatever I did I would do it... you know."
<With Hoops?>
"I mean yeah. It's only been a few months, but it feels weird to not be around them."
RiRi nods. <So, how you feel about them...>
Xaster shakes his head. "No way. I mean, that's a cliche isn't it? The happy go lucky guy with hidden issues getting together with the dark and broody one that has a heart of gold. And besides, I don't even think they like me back."
He trips over what he thinks is a rock, but soon realises is a Quagsire when it gets up and glares at him. He yells in panic and accidentally hits it on the nose with a safari ball, absorbing it in. The ball clicks.
"Huh."
No voice to cry suffering
Campus Palace
Cloud: <Wait, we're staying? We're staying and fighting?>
-she ineffectually tugs at the edge of her mask, Tinkerbell spiraling into existence-
Lar: -twitching -Brawling on Schoolgrounds is forbidden.
This will be upheld by force.
-Kingfish's right—the entities here seem well past the point of negotiation, enraged past sense-
(-the eye-glyph orb splits open, revealing a physical one glaring in its incorporeal socket-)
-but the others roving the grounds stalk with jerky intent, their spotlight-eyes lurching about on their paths with the massive stride they've now grown-
-none other drawing near yet, but they circulate deceptively fast-
-Suiko's just gone-
Lar: Suspicious figures about. Use of both fire and drills is prohibited. Insincere reference to [Bavaria] is prohibited. Be detained/arrested/
-...and in the moment of hesitation, this Lar's gnarled hand closes around Rogue, crushing-
Lar: /grounded.
-it swings them in a massive overarm arc, over its head and sharply down-
Cloud the Ribombee: <Hrkk—!>
-but the Lar's meaty palm slams her Comfey-sona into the concrete-
-...which it stares at for a (vulnerable) moment, processing-
Lar: -eventually, reaching for Daze- …transformation is prohibited.
Cloud the Ribombee: -coughing, winded- <Th—Bug, where the fuck are you?!>
-nope-
Lar: Swearing is prohibited. Yelling is…
[[purple;annoying.]]
No mind to think. No will to break.
Empathic Kid Hero-in-training
Zangoose Fair Carnival, Tina VS Whitt
Tina: The only way I'll ever go back with you is IN YOUR DREAMS!
-Tina's attack does not relent nor slow down, even if it doesn't pierce Horus' Protect shield.-
From the Audience
-The brown-haired figure holds Elizabeth in their arms as they stand to face the combatants on the stage and glares at the one in the frosted skin-tight body suit carrying the Doublade. They then raise one hand pointed at Whitt and their eyes glow as they relay a simple command into the Templar's mind.-
Ciara: ~STAND DOWN.~
Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on Jul 4th 2022 at 12:25:15 PM
♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...
chaos catby with a flannel shirt addiction
Fox's wedding
Eva notices her glitchy shadow clone thing.
Eva: Woah! Cool!
Merah: <Attack it!>
Eva is distracted by the clones and does not attack it. Merah runs in to Tail Slap it instead.
Zangoose carnival
Radium notices the templar attack at the magic show.
Radium: <Look out! Templars!>
Kal almost forgets to stop their car before getting out.
Kal: Let's go before they spot us!
Radium: <I'm staying to fight. They don't want me, I'm already dead. I might as well try and help.>
Radium flies over to the stage area.
I used to plug my deviantart here but turns out the link was too long.
Arthur and Victor walked along the road, Victor grumbling to himself as he sipped a coffee.
"Come on it wasn't so bad," Arthur said.
"It was loud, it was full of singing, who told your... grandson, nephew? Your descendant he was allowed to sing!" Victor responded.
Arthur rolled his eyes. "He sings perfectly well, it was his birthday yesterday, the family got together and he got to celebrate."
Victor grumbled more. "Don't even know why I went along with it. Don't know why I came."
Arthur laughed. "Easy, you got invited to a thing with people, and you're lonely."
Victor stared at Arthur. "What so we're friends?"
Arthur stared back. "Can you think of a reason we're not? We're pretty much the only two on this Earth currently who can understand each others jokes and references, and know the intricacies of the Kurse Of Kalos."
Victor blinked, and decided not to focus on how he had pronounced curse with a k. "Hmph... friendship. Well, I suppose I do hate you the least. Okay, so we're friends... does this mean weird fanart of us will be drawn?"
Arthur frowned. "You had to bring that up, Arceus damnit and Yveltal drag it away, you had to bring it up!"
Victor grinned and took another sip of his coffee. "You were too happy... had to be done."
Arthur rolled his eyes and shook his head. "Least you didn't pull that yesterday."
"I have some standards, also why was he so happy yesterday?"
"Apparently he finally got through that waiting list in the 'foxverse' or something. Something about Health implant and being around a long time," Arthur responded with a shrug.
Some Rando
Jubilife, Combat Conclusion
Kendall did not reciprocate the handshake. He was too busy pressing his fingers to his temples, looking at Simon, then Evelyn, then back to Simon, then he eventually found his voice, silently approaching Evelyn and letting his opinion be known.
"So do you wanna tell me what in the name of Arceus' unholy flank that was?!" He demanded, equally between Trainer and Pokemon.
Hamlet Flooded Basement
Kamui scoured every wall she could for any means with which to escape while Katsuragi looked on with bated breath, ready to return Lilac at the first opportunity and flee with his superior.
While locked in the Outrage, Lilac only saw red, only knowing that he had to strike at it with everything he could, but this Fighting-type was showing no less mercy!…
“Akatsuki, stand by,” she said, the Boltund appearing by her feet, looking down at his paws and smelling their odor.
“When I say so, Discharge,” she instructed.
Meat Palace
R n' L hums in curiosity, Ahemait's sniffer poking in a few directions before he returned his blindfold over his eyes. “Lead the way.”
Earth Vellumetal
"Was there a sigil there?" Kendall asked.
Fox's Wedding
Max and Kendall are forced to buckle under the strong winds, only to recover swiftly.
"Oh no! I'm not facing my shadow yet!" Kendall spat, pointing at his duplicate as well as Max's as though he could somehow repurpose the animate constructs of pitch into fighting for him.
It didn't take.
Cursing his luck in that moment, he turned his attention back to Radon as Max focused a little more, taking her sweet time until her ribbon hurt to both look at and hold.
Protecting her charge, Kendall's remote slashes traced along his and her doubles, forcing them back.
In due time, Sylveon would holler “Get down!” and throw forth such a bright Dazzling Gleam it would momentarily illuminate the entire region Radon had cast in shadow.
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
Zangoose Fair, past
Due to Tina's attack not really changing in any way and not coming at all close to piercing Horus's shield, Whitt just looks at her with a bored expression.
"Really? You know they say the definition of stupidity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. How have you not been recaptured already?"
Then Ciara's psychic command enters his brain. It doesn't actually do anything, but it does get his attention. He grins and turns to look at Ciara.
"Oh, and now something interesting is actually happening," he says through a giant smile. "Ciara, Ciara, Ciara. Betraying me and the School like this? Once I give them my report, your days will be numbered I can promise you that. Morrigan?"
In response, Morrigan rises from her prone position in front of Elizabeth and strikes at Ciara from behind with a Shadow Claw attack.
Pastoria Great Marshes, less distant past
Tot delivers an Air Slash to Crasher Wake's Gyrados, hitting it square in the centre of its forehead. It falls sideways, landing in the waters of the marsh and floating unconscious until Wake returns it to its pokéball. A moment later, a buzzer signals that the catching competition has come to an end.
"A good battle," Wake says, clasping Hoops' hand and about half of their forearm. "I'm glad you J-Teamers can still give me good battles."
"You knew I was J-Team?" Hoops asks.
Wake shrugs. "There's something about all of you that I've learned to pick out after all these years. That friend of yours, is he a member too?"
Hoops nods. "Yeah. I hope you enjoy battling him."
"I'm sure I will," Wake grins. "Let's go and see how he did."
When the points are tallied, Xaster didn't win the competition. He wasn't even in the top three. Still, as he releases his caught pokémon, he seems like there is a weight that has been lifted from his shoulders.
"How did it go?" he asks Hoops. His voice no longer holds the forced excitement that it had when he met Hoops, but now there is a more genuine contentedness in it.
"Good," Hoops said. "I won, obviously. You?"
"I'm more of a hatcher," Xaster says, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly. "But I think I learned something. And I've thought about it, and there's something that I've been wanting to do for a while, and I don't want to hold back anymore."
He grabs Hoops with a hand on each shoulder. RiRi holds his breath. And then Xaster kisses Hoops.
Empathic Kid Hero-in-training
Jubilife Contest, Combat's Conclusion
-Evelyn shrinks slightly as Simon steps up.-
Simon: <That was Metronome, a move that calls a random move out of the entire list of moves. For some reason, it called on Judgement, Arceus' signature move, and I might or might not've been power-tripping Poké Balls...>
Evelyn: -worried- I was told that if I had Simon use Metronome at that exact point, I would get the most out of my performance in this battle...
Zangoose Fair Carnival, On Stage
-Tina's lightning-fast barrage of punches still does not relent. Nor does it slow down any, for if there's one thing she knows, it's this: Protect doesn't hold forever.-
Tina: For your information, that's INSANITY you're describing!
Zangoose Fair Carnival, in the Audience
-Fortunately for Ciara and Elizabeth, Diego's speed allows him to catch up to Morrigan and strike the spiteful doll with Night Daze.-
Diego: <Put up your dukes, doll! I'm your opponent now!>
Ciara: Honestly, I can live with that! No organization that benefits from harming innocent children is deserving of my loyalty! I knew it would come to this someday...
-Ciara's hand glows with a radiant aura, which he fires as a rainbow-colored energy blast at Whitt.-
♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...
Some Rando
Contest Combat Comedown
"You might want to hold on to something," Kendall remarked through gritted teeth as he turned to Evelyn, fingers curling and uncurling.
Mindscape
"She seriously just [TASed] Simon's Judgment call?!" Programmer demanded.
"She can't be that lucky forev- wait. Crap. She can," Strategist realized.
"Of course she can abuse RNG like that!" Smartass exclaimed. "There's no way to stop her!"
"Metronome's inability to be predicted is what makes it a good move for really testing a Pokemon's coordination with their partner," Ambition mused. "But that is one of the most inhumane ways I've ever seen it used, going through all eighteen thousand frames and picking the exact moment for Arceus himself to bless you."
"We don't get fancy-schmancy Legendary moves like that!" Talbain barked. "We get Sacred Sword! That's it! Simon has whatever the crap he needs to win!"
"It's hard to call this a fair fight when Evelyn knew how to find victory. I wouldn't be surprised if she knew how to have shut us down as quickly as humanly possible, too," Otaku concluded, pressing his button.
Reality
Colton facepalmed.
Even the sound of the roaring crowd at its peak was no match for the volume of the Unovan's frustration, the wind from below blowing drinks loose from hands, snacks into the seats, hats into the laps of people behind them, and even the surrounding folks were forced to buckle in their seats at the sudden gale coming from the center of the arena.
The debris, water, leaves littering the field scattered to the outside wall, cresting up and over, ash blasting the surrounding wall with a wet slap, some getting into at least a few patrons' mouths.
The shockwave of sound shook the walls of the stadium, the clap carrying for kilometers in any and every direction.
Edited by AbsentCoder on Jul 5th 2022 at 12:52:42 PM
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
chaos catby with a flannel shirt addiction
Zangoose carnival
Radium observes Tina's onslaught as she flies behind Whitt.
Radium: <Hey! Over here!>
Radium summons a shadow ball and flings it in Whitt's direction.
I used to plug my deviantart here but turns out the link was too long.
Empathic Kid Hero-in-training
Jubilife City, Contest Cataclysm
-Unfortunately, Evelyn was not holding onto something. The force of the Legendary Facepalm lifts the witch girl off her feet and slams her into the wall with enough force to leave an Evelyn-shaped indent in it, knocking her unconscious. Simon (who between the end of the battle and the facepalm, somehow escaped his Poké Ball), was equally unlucky to not be holding on to anything and is thrown into the wall by the Legendary Facepalm, leaving a Hypno-shaped indent.-
Jubilife Contest Hall, Backstage
-The force of the facepalm was so great that even Ian and Fae could feel it reverberating through the Contest Hall. The former watched on in horror as Evelyn is slammed into the wall by Kendall's display of rage. The latter gasped. She didn't think what she predicted would have this sort of impact.-
Me: TAIHENDA! EVELYN!!
Fae: Spirits help me...
-Ian and Fae then run out to the main stage.-
Jubilife Contest, Main Stage
-Ian and Evelyn run onto the main battlefield and see Evelyn embedded in the wall, unconscious.-
Me: E-Evelyn?
Fae: I-I honestly didn't think this would happen...
-Ian turns to face Kendall, glaring at him.-
Me: What was THAT for, Kendall?!
Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on Jul 7th 2022 at 9:29:07 AM
♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...
Carnivale
A bar of steel comes flying behind Whitt. Will it hit?
Not long after, an exhausted Black Galarian man and his vikavolt arrive. He bent over to catch his breath, while the vikavoly with a device observes him and the corndogs he still has on hand.
Beck: Don't worry kids... Let me catch me breath in a bit before I give this templar a whoppin'.
Jules the Vikavolt, via speech device: You need to lay of the corndogs, mate. Bangers aren't good for you.
Beck: Aw shut it and shock 'em. Discharge!
Jules: Imagine there's no Templar...
And Jules obliged.
Meanwhile, a ratata scurries toward one of the kiosks. He searches for a router.
Zangoose Fair, Stage
"Damn it!" Whitt grunts, seeing the other two attacks flying towards him. He pulls one of Horus's blades away from the guard, somehow managing to maintain its Protect so that each sword now holds a smaller, weaker Protect, and uses it to hold back Ciara's rainbow blast. He buckles under the weight of the two attacks.
"Ullr!" he yells. A pokéball attacked to his belt enlarges and opens, revealing the Cryogonal that was inside. It takes Radium's Shadow Ball, which does little apparent damage, and then responds with an Ice Beam.
Whitt is forced to one knee. He holds up his swords so that they cover his head and upper back, knowing that he can't take much more of this. He closes his eyes and begins to focus on pulling as much energy from around him as he can. The temperature on stage drops from cold to freezing as his aura grows in power.
Morrigan looks at his opponent. <So I have to waste my time with you? So annoying.> He uses Disable and removes Diego's ability to use Night Daze, although Diego would not realise this at first.
Empathic Kid Hero-in-training
Zangoose Fair Carnival, VS Whitt
Tina: ORA!
-Tina throws another lightning-coated punch at Whitt while the Templar's focus is turned toward Ciara. Though the punch might not break through Horus' Protect, Tina releases a dizziness-inducing psychic wave at Whitt to try and throw the Templar off-balance.-
Aurelia: Diego, use Shadow Ball!
-Diego lets out a yip and fires a pitch-black orb of shadows at Morrigan.-
Diego: <Night Daze isn't the only trick up my sleeve!>
-While still holding on to Elizabeth, Ciara levitates a Love Ball over his head and throws it into the air.-
Ciara: Amora, assist me if you please!
-The Love Ball opens and in a pink flash of light with floating hearts and love bubbles, Ciara's Gardevoir, Amora, jumps out, ready to assist her trainer.-
Amora: <How may I assist you?>
Ciara: Use Calm Mind and Mystical Fire!
-Amora closes her eyes and clears her mind of doubt, honing her mind before glowing with a reddish-pink light and letting loose on Ullr with a blast of flame.-
♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...
Priest of the Temple of Syrinx
SOME TIME LATER...
Laurie's Bedroom
After a bit, Laurie exited the bathroom dressed in their regular clothing. D'Autry and Emcee noticed them.
<Ah, there ya are!> said D'Autry.
~You ready to head off?~ asked Emcee. ~You've got a big day today, after all.~
"Indeed I do," said Laurie.
They turned to face Mitchell.
"Mitchell?" they asked. "You ready?"
Wyndon Stadium- Kim vs. Evelyn
Spagposted with Ian
<E-evel!> he cried.
"A-are you okay?" asked Kim.
Evelyn groaned, then nodded in response.
"I-I'll be fine..." she said. "It'll take a while before I can properly get used to doing that...
"That's alright," said Kim. "Just as long as you're okay."
She sighed.
"Alright, then," she said. "Now that that's over with... Orwell! Use Swift again!"
Orwell nodded, and once again he opened his pincer and released stars from it.
It proceeded to hit Axon, knocking him back- but he stood up seconds later.
"Use Kinesis..." Evelyn said weakly.
Axon obliged and uncrossed his arms, sending his five spoons out to surround Orwell. Axon, without even touching any of them, set them to bend, warping space around Orwell and disorienting him.
<GAH-!> cried Orwell.
"Now!" cried Kim. "Use Crabhammer!"
"Meet it with Dynamicpunch..." Evelyn responded.
Orwell promptly jumped up into the air, his pincer glowing blue and becoming surrounded with energy as he ran towards Axon.
In response, Axon's fist glowed with an aura of pure energy as he hovered towards Orwell to throw a mighty punch.
The two attacks met in the middle, and Orwell desperately tried to overpower Axon's Dynamic Punch move, pushing as hard as he could against Axon's fist. Unfortunately, though, the Dynamic Punch move was ultimately the one that ended up overpowering Orwell, and he soon found himself being thrown backwards into the wall.
"Orwell!" cried Kim.
Seconds later, a cloud of dust went up, and when it faded, Orwell stood for a few moments– and then fell to the ground with swirly eyes.
<...this is... doubleplusungood...> Orwell muttered.
Evelyn's side of the audience cheered as "Destati" finally died down.
Kim stared down for a few moments at Orwell, grimacing for a bit, before eventually taking out his PokeBall and returning him.
"You did great, Orwell," she said. "You deserve a long rest."
She put Orwell's PokeBall back in her pocket before taking out another one.
"Alright, then," she said. "I suppose I might need another Dark-type knowing mon to take you down. And unlike Orwell... this one's going to love this!”
She threw the ball into the air.
"Red alert, Dio!" she cried.
In a flash, Dio was released from his PokeBall and glanced around.
<I’m back on the battlefield again!> he cried. <Sweet~!>
He then turned- and noticed Axon in front of him, Mega Evolved. In a flash, he proceeded to fly forwards towards Axon, his pincer glowing with a black energy.
Seconds later, the Toxic Orb that Dio was holding promptly glowed, and Dio began to glow purple as tons of poisonous bubbles surrounded him.
"Use Disable..." said Evelyn.
Axon nodded. He stared down Dio and with a flash of his ruby-red third eye, stunned him and prevented him from using Night Slash again.
Dio, meanwhile, just laughed, unfazed.
<Alright, then,> he said. <Let me try something else instead!>
He promptly opened his pincer and released out a pulsating beam of dark energy from it.
"Axon, return," said Evelyn, taking out his PokeBall.
In a flash of light, the still Mega-Evolved Axon was sucked back in. Evelyn proceeded to take out another PokeBall and throw it out.
"Kako, work your magic!" she cried, her energy starting to come back to her as she stood back up. In a flash of light, Kako emerged from the ball.
Kim turned to face Dio.
"Alright, Dio!" she said. "Use Poison Jab!"
Dio nodded, and then ran towards Kako with glowing purple pincers.
"Kako!" exclaimed Evelyn. "Pirouette dodge, then use Icy Wind!"
Kako did a pirouette and avoided Dio's Poison Jab attack before glowing with a bright blue aura. He then drew a magic circle in front of him and with a breath, unleashed an icy cold wind at Dio.
Dio was thrown backwards, but refused to go down, and thankfully for him, he soon glowed purple as some of his energy came back to him.
Kim proceeded to run up to Dio, concerned.
"Dio!" she asked. "Are you alright?"
Dio turned to face her.
<Well... a bit better now,> said Dio. <But the last thing I want is to be hit with another Ice move again.>
"Alright, then," said Kim, taking out Dio's PokeBall. "You can return for now."
The Grand Underground- Heracles Battle
"And with that, the battle is on!" cried Braker. "Alright, Snoop! Let's start this off! Do you know Sunny Day?"
<You know it!> said Snoop.
"Alright, then," said Braker. "Use Sunny Day!"
<Heeeere's your Sunny Day,> said Snoop.
Soon afterwards, he proceeded to glow with orange energy as the sky above them cleared and the sunlight came through.
Heracles glanced up at the sky for a few moments, then smiled as he closed his eyes.
<Ah, it seems as though the one they call Snoop has opened his battle up with a weather-changing attack,> said Heracles. <Unfortunately for him, however, this means he has given the one called Heracles an opening.>
<Oh? Let's see it, now,> said Snoop.
Heracles nodded. <Gladly.>
And then he began to shoot out some rocks.
Snoop proceeded to sit there and open his mouth up as rocks came flying at him. He caught two of the three rocks in his mouth- but the third hit.
And knocked Snoop back.
Snoop shook off the move and got back on his feet, before looking over at Heracles.
<Alrighty, your move,> he said.
Heracles smiled.
<Very well,> said Heracles.
A pause, and then:
<Name all twelve labors of my namesake in reverse order.>
Pastoria City post-Heracles; post-Thanatos, post-AFD
Braker, Walter, Cuddles, and Caboose, back from their... unusual April Fools' Day excursion into the Gamecube-verse, were now headed off, once again, on their journey to find a Heracrossite and Houndoomite. As of yet, they had yet to find either of them, but that didn't mean they hadn't given up trying.
Of course, Braker didn't really think that they could be found in Sinnoh, but he had figured, "the Great Marsh has rare Pokemon; why not check to see if it has any rare items." As such, he was about to enter said marsh with his two most trusty companions and his silly tagalong- completely unaware of the absolute chaos he was about to get into.
Outside of Oreburgh City
Anomalo, naturally, was still sobbing his eyes out over the fact that his parents were dead and that he couldn't see a thing. Stipax continued petting him for a bit before Anomalo's head jerked up again.
<W-wait a minute...> he sniffled. <I... I'm not in p-prehistoric times...?>
<Did Galvantula exist back then?> asked Chasmo.
Beat.
<N-no... what's that?> muttered Anomalo.
<You are no longer in prehistoric times,> said Nautilu. <You are in the modern era, and as such it is our job to acquaint you with how said modern era works. First of all, the fluffy thing hugging you right now is a Galvantula, and his name's Stipax. He's... a bit overtly curious about things, to say the least, but he's going to help you a lot on your journey. I am Nautilu, and I am an Omastar. Everyone else who is here besides Stipax is a fossilmon.>
Anomalo sniffled. <T-they are...?>
<Yep,> said Chasmo. <The name's Chasmo. I'm a Bastiodon. Nice to meetcha, kid.>
<I'm Crina~!> said Crina happily, going over to Anomalo and yanking him free of Stipax's pedipalps. <I have yellow teeth~! Nice to meet you!>
Nautilu sighed. <For the last time, Crina,> he said, <those are your eyes.>
<No, I have yellow eyes, too!> said Crina.
<Zzzz...>
Anomalo pulled away from Crina's tentacles and followed in the direction of Saura's snoring. When he got to her, he started feeling her all over with his claws.
<...An Amaura?> he asked. <W-who's this?>
<That's Saura,> said Stipax. <I know she's asleep right now, but she cares about you just as much as we do! She's just trying to catch up on all the sleep she missed while she was alive initially.>
<I...is that true?> asked Anomalo.
<Yeah... sure is...> muttered Saura, opening her eyes a bit. <It's wonderful to meet you.>
Teryx eventually approached Anomalo, still a bit shaky himself.
<Um... hello there. G-greetings,> he said. <M-my name's Teryx... I c-certainly hope you can make yourself comfortable. I-if it makes you feel any better, I'm not particularly fond of battles either...>
<Y-you're not...?> asked Anomalo. <A-are you blind, too?>
<No... merely an Archeops,> said Teryx.
Eurypedis and Cephalo looked at each other.
<Alright, then,> said Eurypedis. <I suppose I should introduce myself to all of you. My name is Eurypedis. Or, at the very least, that is what this "Owen" person has named me after. I suppose it is a rather fitting name, considering the fact that I had a massive fascination with Greek tragedy for much of my life. Tragedy in general, really.>
<Hol' up, you lived during human times, too?!> asked Chasmo.
<Indeed,> said Eurypedis. <I've seen multiple Shakespearean plays.>
<Interesting,> mused Nautilu. <You were alive during the 1600's... and you've read multiple Greek tragedies? I'm assuming Eurypedis was one of them?>
<Indeed,> said Eurypedis. <It is a pleasure to meet you.>
<...I got no clue who that is,> said Cephalo. <But it's pretty cool anyways! Anyhoo... 'sup, nerds? Name's Cephalo! Don't worry, I'll do my best not to barge into the blind one, but I make no promises that I won't end up buttin' heads with any of you at some point!>
<Of course, he's a Cranidos,> said Chasmo.
<Anyways, nice to meet ya!> said Cephalo. <I know you don't like battling, but do ya want me to take ya to a rink later? It'll be sick!>
<Um... w-what's a rink?>
<...riiiight, prehistoric times,> said Cephalo. <I'll have to introduce you to that later!>
<Well, first things first,> said Chasmo. <We gotta find a way to introduce you to the Hasslemon situation.>
<H-hasslemon?> asked Anomalo.
<When you got pulled into your PokeBall, did you feel a keyboard in front of you?>
<I... I felt a lot of little blocks, yes,> said Anomalo.
<That's a keyboard,> said Chasmo. <A keyboard for Hasslemon. It's an app that allows you to talk to us... but you're blind, meaning you can't see our messages or respond back. We noticed ya sent us a ton of nonsense on Hasslemon.>
<O-oh,> said Anomalo. <Um... sorry.>
<Ah, it's fine,> said Chasmo. <We'll just set up voice chat— Hasslemon has that function.>
<Phew...> said Anomalo.
<Come back with us,> said Chasmo. <We'll set it up for you.>
<O-okay,> said Anomalo.
Nautilu nodded, then turned to Owen. "We're going to introduce Anomalo to Hasslemon," he said.
"Alright, then!" said Owen. "Have fun!"
Nautilu nodded, and in a few flashes, everyone returned themselves.
THE HASSLEMON INTERWEBS
SETTING UP VOICE CHAT...
reliableBastille set up text-to-speech.
RB: [A[l[r[i[g[h[t,] [c[a[n] [y[o[u] [h[e[a[r] [u[s]?
JP: =D(Is) (it) (working?)
???: um yes yes i can hear you i dont know if its working please tell me if its working or not
JP: =D(It's) (working!) (We) (Can) (hear) (YoU!)
EL: ~And se^2 your mes^2ages.~
???: good thank god
RB: [A[i[g[h[t,] [n[o[w] [w[e] [g[o[t[t[a] [g[e[t] [y[o[u[r] [h[a[n[d[l[e] [a[n[d] [t[y[p[i[n[g] [q[u[i[r[k] [s[e[t] [u[p.]
???: typing quirk
???: handle
RB: [...H][e[r[e.]
reliableBastille set up the handle selection and typing quirk interfaces.
Hello. Please state your Hasslemon handle into the microphone.
???: hasslemon handle
Your selected handle is hasslemonHandle (HH). Is this correct?
???: what um no no no no no
Your selected handle has been deleted.
Please state your Hasslemon handle into the microphone.
???: what is a hasslemon handle
Your selected handle is whatisaHasslemonhandle (WH)]. Is this correct?
???: um no
Your selected handle has been deleted.
Please state your Hasslemon handle into the microphone.
???: chasmo help me
Your selected handle is chasmoHelpme (CH). Is this correct?
RB: [...W[e'[r[e] [g[o[n[n[a] [b[e] [h[e[r[e] [a[l[l] [d[a[y] [a[r[e[n'[t] [w[e].
Straiton City- Final Minutes of the Contest
" <JUDGEMENT?!>" Kim and Elton cried out at the same time.
<H-how in the world did she— is she able to—> Elton sputtered.
"I mean, I knew she was lucky," said Kim, "but this lucky?! I don't even think Judgement can be selected from Metronome these days!"
<No, it can,> said Elton. <Evelyn just got really lucky.>
"Yeah, but knowing Kendall, he'll probably assume some [Dream]-esque cheating is at work," said Kim.
<What, you mean tha' she went to the Dream World?> asked Elton.
And then Kendall conceded.
"...Would've done the same, honestly," said Kim.
And then...
"You wanna tell me what in the name of Arceus' unholy flank that was?!"
"I have no idea," Kim said simply.
<I dunno either,> said Elton.
"...but... I think I sense something explosive is going to happen soon."
Elton's eyes widened. <You don't mean...!>
"Oh, I mean."
And then Simon and Evelyn's responses came.
"To be fair to her, there was no way she could have known," said Kim. "Metronome's random. Even so, though... after what happened in my battle with Evelyn where she somehow got Spacial Rend, I can't say I blame Kendall for getting mad at her."
"You might want to hold on to something for this."
Kim smirked.
"Wait for it."
Elton and Kim stared at the screen for a few moments.
"3... 2... 1..."
And then, in near-perfect unison with one Kendall Rever...
Kim and Elton facepalmed.
Nothing happened, as they are not named Kendall Rever.
THE HASSLEMON INTERWEBS
DT: zz Well, that was legend- wait for it- dary! zz
Striaton City
Elton and Kim giggled for a bit.
<You called it!> said Elton.
"Yeah, that was a bit fun," said Kim. "Thank goodness we weren't there."
She paused.
"...was Braker there?"
And then Evelyn got slammed into the wall and blacked out.
"...Oh dear."
Hi, I’m oghond, and I’m a Rushaholic. Sorry if I annoy you unintentionally. 😅
Fox gave Gale a reassuring pat. "Don't worry, it's not that easy, we caught one of the big 3 sure. But the Guild is nowhere "In shambles", Delta's just one devious finger of a larger whole."
Over everyone's comms came. "Everyone report to the Bridge. We'll be engaging in some interrogation."
Jackal tossed Jack into a chair, Hayon still by his side as the two stared at him. Jack chuckled a bit as he leaned back, his arms restrained. "So, we waiting for the authorities to show up?"
"Taking you to a dropoff point, scavenging your materials as PEFE property."
"You work with PEFE?"
"No. Just assist them."
Jack rolled his tongue in his cheek as he looked at the belt of pokeballs that Jackal was carrying. "No harm will come to them, right?"
Jackal stared at Jack. "This is what confuses me... you were a K-Teamer, you saved Angela from Team Atomic long ago, you run a business empire with ethics as rule number 1, it's hurt you and you've continued. You clearly care for your pokemon... why? Why join the Guild?"
Jack smirked. "You're thinking of me like Pokefutures, a butcher. Or maybe Best Berry, a mad scientist bent on experimenting... Have you ever considered what we in the guild are? A surgical tool, we are precise, we support collectors."
"You stole weremons for the Macrauls..."
Jack sighed. "Macrauls are tricky, they're the only ones who have more dirt on the Guild than the Big 3. We only recently managed to pull ourselves out from underneath. Tell me... how many poachers have you heard of?"
Jackal stared at him. "What? Are you more moral than run of the mil poachers?"
"Well, I wouldn't say moral. More... pragmatic. Poachers are trouble, we hunters are good at what we do. Even the lowest rung Hunter is leagues above a poacher, we have rules and standards. Blacklists to ensure things run smoothly."
"No endangered pokemon because too easily tracked..." Jackal muttered.
~You said we're gonna have to make the right choice one day. The hell does that mean?~ Hayon asked.
"One day the Guild is gonna toss me into a cell to disappear, and on that day they're gonna have put you into a tough spot that will need my help. I'm aware of what I am, but you'll need me, after all you already did once... Silas."
Jackal said nothing, and turned back to the door.
~When the others arrive we'll discuss where we're leaving you, as well as making sure to grab your auric signature,~ Hayon threatened. ~You won't run anymore.~
Jack shrugged with a smile.
Person, or Idea?
"Yep," Mitchell says. "I'm all set to go."
Gav stands at attention beside Mitchell's right foot, with Chris riding on his back.
Mitchell continues to write about the events after he captured Gavroche, but as he was about to write about his departure from Unova, drowsiness begins to overtake him. Realising that he'll need to rest well before tomorrow's big day, he closes the book he was writing in and retires for the night. "Good night, everyone," he says to his Pokemon, all of whom were safely tucked inside their Pokeballs. After a few seconds, sleep overtakes him.
Mitchell slowly rolls out of his bed, dimly aware that he has plans for the day. He washes himself, brushes his teeth, changes out of his pyjamas and into his usual attire, packs his luggage, and heads downstairs to have breakfast.
After he and his Pokemon have an uneventful morning breakfast, Mitchell checks out of the bed and breakfast, pays his bills, and leaves through the front door. He would have stayed a little longer, but there is a place he has to go to today.
Namely, the Gym, where his next challenge awaits.
Edited by AnotherMan on Jul 6th 2022 at 4:15:01 PM
Empathic Kid Hero-in-training
Pastoria City, Parental Peril
-At that moment, Parental Peril and Daddy Dearest land in the center of town. For a moment, Parental Peril stands there as if he were a superhero. However, unbeknownst to Braker, he is the opposite of that. Parental Peril looks left and right, as if searching for something. This mysterious masked man is open to interaction.-
Pastoria City, Lala
-At that same moment, Lala and Little Polly Ponpon arrive in Pastoria City, and just as quickly hide behind a bush. As the reporter and her Kirlia peek out from behind the bush, they notice Braker (but Braker wouldn't notice them).-
Lala: -telepathically- ~Look, Little Polly Ponpon!~
Little Polly Ponpon: -telepathically- ~Is that...?~
Lala: -telepathically- ~Yep! It's Mr. Braker! Wasn't he one of mom and dad's friends?~
Little Polly Ponpon: -telepathically- ~I believe he was, Lala...~
Lala: -telepathically- ~Makes ya wonder what he was doing here...~
-Lala and Little Polly Ponpon keep watching from behind the bush, waiting for something to happen.-
♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...
"Thanks, Laurie," Mitchell says. With that, after securing the rolled-up sleeping bag in place, he grabs the pile of clothes he left near his sleeping bag and heads to the bathroom.
After Mitchell leaves the bedroom, Chris wonders aloud. <I hope he won't be gone long,> she says. <What is he doing, anyway?>
<He's putting on clothes,> Gav explains. <It's one of those things humans do.> He then casts a sidelong glance at Emcee and D'Autry. <You know what I mean, right?>, he asks them.