You're shivering. Are you afraid?
-Sunny is telling stories to the younger members of the resistance as he trains them-
-in Black City-
I don't get it.
-points at the map, which is covered in marks-
Where are they hiding? Where have we not checked?
Felis: <It sounds like our patrols aren't doing enough work.>
So what do you suggest?
Felis: <Stronger discipline.>
Do not fear power... fear those who wield it.
Guess Who...?
<Nadia: "(*sigh*) And somehow, I'm not surprised by the hag...">
<Toothless: "... Nadia? I think that this is really bad...">
<Vlad: "... That thing is from a Hydreigon? But Hydreigon aren't in Sinnoh! Are they?">
<Shaun: "They aren't... This is all really strange...">
<Nadia: "I'm just waiting for us all to wake up from this horrid dream...">
Hard Boiled Detective Since 1985
The Wanderer
Garchomp: -Looks very indignant at being called a fiend- <I've been protecting this tribe for ages!>
-Has remarked his map back to the form it was before time was rewritten while Torchic and Victini play tag-
Well, we're missing Hydreigon, Doc, and Garchomp from what I can tell. Everyone else is safe and sound inside the PC.
Throh: -Is meditating- <Tagg, do you have any plans for taking on whatever has taken over the HQ?>
Well, I did, but no one's going to like it.
Hydreigon: -Is busy making...something-
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Fwomph
-Noticing no difference in the room due to the music, the man walks up the stairs of the tower to his home and office on the top floor, an Altaria sits on a ledge preening itself in the office-
Mystery Man: Altair, to my side...
-The Altaria flies off and takes a seat on the man's shoulder. The man then takes out a blank cassette tape and places it in a recorder-
Mystery Man: Drake Palmer's log. "The Song of the Nature of All Things" Did not work. The shinefinders have come back with a reasonable haul. More refugees from Unova have arrived. Personal note: I am starting to think that father will not be back by the end of the week.
-The man (henceforth referred to as Drake Palmer) srcibbles the date on the tape and files it with a bunch of others before sitting and resting-
It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.
Eclipse the Moon
Just before the end of the World
What on earth is going on?
[Kamina]: [OH NO! THIS IS BAD! IT IS SAD DAY!]
<Michelle>: <What's happening, and why do I feel so strange>
^Lenore^ -Hiding behind Socrates- We're scared....
.+Socrates+: Me Too!
-The rip gets worse-
Arrgh! I... I guess this is... the end...
~Roderich~: ~What are we to do?~
Hatbox: WHY ARE COMBINES HERE?
-Fool looks blankly to her Pokemon. During this time Snowman was able to extend the wire of the pendant that Arceus gave Fool and slips underneath it-
<Snowman>: <I hope this works...~!>
-Fool starts to run towards her Pokemon, but not before the change in time is complete-
In the Alt Universe
A youthful, blue haired girl wakes up in her mansion in Undella Town, Unova. Being the daughter of a wealthy painter and researcher hailing from Dewford Town back in Hoenn, she was able to get practically anything she ever wanted. After training in the Hoenn, Kanto and Johto she decided to see what Unova was like and explored the region. Using her start-up money her parents gave her, she was able to buy a villa in Undella Town and everything seemed like Sunshine and Oranges.Until Artemis and Scolipede took over the damn region, that’s where things went wrong. But this girl, Sol, was smart enough to know that an allegiance with these two forces would pay off in the end, and besides, her most trusted Pokemon and right-hand mon, Napoleon the Emboar, said it would benefit both of them greatly. So she agreed to fund their projects all over Unova and agree on setting up some projects in Undella town itself. Napoleon, who’s charisma was unbound, became their propagandist yet still works from Undella Town
She picked a few select Pokemon from her journeys to Kanto and Johto to become her personal bodyguards. She trained these Pokemon to be ruthless assassins and to murder on whim if she pleased. With these Pokemon, so took over Undella Town and turned it into a secret base for Artemis and Scolipede’s forces. By posing it as a refuge town to those who have been oppressed by Artemis and Scolipede’s rule, she was able to see many trainers and Pokemon a like that showed potential and could be used to further the duo’s scheme. Those selected would be taken to the “Midori” room and given the option “Join us, or Die” those who refused to join were mauled to their deaths by her personal bodyguards, those who joined were trained by Sol personally to be the most efficient trainer or Pokemon they could be for Artemis and Scolipede.
The citizens of the city know this very well, but don’t say anything about it. After all, it is better to pay a hefty ransom then be personally “Dealt with” by her sanguinary bodyguards.
A huge figure appeared in her room. She had no question on who it was...
<Napoleon>: <Sol, it’s time for this day to commence.>
edited 30th Jul '11 4:23:20 PM by PippingFool
I'm having to learn to pay the price
Eclipse the Moon
-Gets out of bed-
So, what's on the agenda today Napoleon?
<Napoleon>: <You have duties to attend to in Black City. A meeting I believe.>
Is it about those patrols that keep failing in Pinwheel Forest?
<Napoleon>: <That would probably be the case Sol.>
Well, I'll just get spruced up in here. Go tell the rest of the team that I'll be down in a minute, and try not to get into yet another argument with Cuddlekins.
<Napoleon>: <I'll try...>
Thank you Napoleon, now if you don't mind...
-Napoleon exits the room and closes the door-
To think that if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't even be here at the moment. It proves that you have to have a cold heart to survive in this world now...
edited 30th Jul '11 5:15:30 PM by PippingFool
I'm having to learn to pay the price
Hydreigon Marrow: <Pft. This won't take long.>
-Takes an anchoring stance, preparing to reflect the attack with her bone-
Iron Marrow: <KYA!>
-Iron shifts to a disarming strike-
Hydreigon Marrow: <Ha?!>
-Hydra adjusts her grip to compensate, but only arrests the attack force, leaving the bones locked against each other as a shower of sparks erupts around the combatants-
She's... actually a match for me!
Iron Marrow: -noticing the sparks- <This-!>
<HOWEVER YOU DID THIS, FIENDS, YOU'VE really SCREWED THINGS UP NOW!>
Scratch: <Wait, those sparks... it's like... ugh, why is this familiar...>
Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?
-Is walking on Route 4 to Nimbasa city-
I wonder why no one in Castelia would answer my questions.
Crescent:<Maybe they thought you were part of their regime?>
Guess Who...?
-Starting to get angry-
<Nadia: "How on earth is this our fault, you stupid ha- ... Did you just create sparks when you two hit each other?">
<Toothless: "They did. You're not seeing things...">
<Vlad: "Whoa... How did you do that?">
<Shaun: "... Is that even possible?">
Hard Boiled Detective Since 1985
The Wanderer
Garchomp: -Looks on- <How?>
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
There is nothing of any worth here. We're leaving.
I'm alive and less annoying than ever before.
You're shivering. Are you afraid?
So, what we need to do is...
-an Umbreon bursts through the door-
Yes, Shadow?
Shadow: <I'm here to remind you that you have a meeting with a prominent figure from Undella Town today.>
I'd nearly forgotten about that. Send her in when she arrives.
Shadow: <At once, commander.>
-Shadow walks out the door-
Do not fear power... fear those who wield it.
Hydreigon Marrow: <Okay, fancy trick with the sparks, Impostor.>
Iron Marrow: <I AM NOT AN IMPOSTOR! And...>
-Iron looks ill-
<YOU aren't either. SOMEBODY> -eyes dart to Tracer's mons- < just made a massive time paradox, and that tunnel just took us to the other branch...>
-Iron disengages her attack to grab her head-
<But... the last one was so much smaller than this, and... still took months to fix...>
Hydreigon Marrow: <...are you saying that a space tunnel brought YOU here? They don't work like that.>
edited 30th Jul '11 4:57:49 PM by Tangent128
Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?
The Wanderer
Garchomp: <Yeah, they don't.>
-Looks over at Iron Marrow and Tracer's mons-
<You guys have a lot of explaining to do.>
Hydreigon: -Has succeeded in making a mini mud brick house-
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Fwomph
-Drake Palmer is walking down the stairs of the tower, heading for a room deeper than the basement, in a very large cave system. Altair is still perched on his shoulder-
It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.
Guess Who...?
-Hearing Hydra Marrow-
<Shaun: "... 'Space tunnels?' But Luke said that the tunnels went through time...">
<Vlad: "Yeah! They were powered by Dialga's toothbrush and everything!">
-Nadia suddenly realizes something-
-To Garchomp-
<Nadia: "... You know, you remind me of... No... That's insane... What would she be doing here? She had a bone thrown at her a month ago and she lost a tooth from it!">
__________________
-At the non-descript house in Celadon-
-The lock to the house turns-
<Zoe: "Oh! He's back!">
<Nathan: "So soon? Awesome!">
<Pascal: "Hey man, wait up for me!">
-The three run off to the door-
-Brooding in a corner-
<Kyle: "Hmph. So he's not late... For once.">
-Heading off to the door-
<Aloysius: "... Aren't you coming? Or are you going to sulk like a little hatchling?">
<Kyle: "Just get lost, Aloysius. I already told you how I felt about Tracer, don't try and change my mind about him.">
<Aloysius: "Hmph. I see that some things don't change with evo-">
<Kit: "Just forget about him...">
-The two continue on to the door with the others, which opens, revealing AU!Tracer along with a Blastoise-
<Zoe: "Hey! We've been waiting for you!">
<Pascal: "How's it been, man?">
<Kammy: "We've been doing just fine, thank you very much.">
"Is Moe still here?"
<Aloysius: "Nah, he left earlier. Why don't you two come in? We've been away from you for a while...">
-Aside-
<Nathan: "... When did he first start to understand us, again?">
<Kit: "About three months ago.">
<Nathan: "But it wasn't gradual or anything! He could every word that we said after that day!">
<Kit: "I'm not fully sure how that happened either. My guess is that Mike had something to do with it...">
<Nathan: "He can't even read emotions properly! How on earth could he have managed to do something like that?">
<Kit: "My guess it was probably a fluke, like that doll of his...">
edited 30th Jul '11 5:25:32 PM by TracerBullet
Hard Boiled Detective Since 1985
Eclipse the Moon
-Is now wearing her gold-rimmed Tyrain Purple sundress, and walks down to the lounge room-
Good morning everyone!
^Cuddlekins^: -The Houndoom runs up to Sol and hugs her- Good morning my precious Sol!
~Antonio~: -The Carracosta finally awakes from his nap on the lounge- ~Ah! So la Bella durmiente del bosque finally awakes, sí? Buenos días Sol!~
[Elvis]: -The Simisage is tuning a guitar- [Yo']
-Looks around-
Where's Stella and Yaminokame?
[Elvis]: [Stella's probably trying to find a small Pokemon to pick on, and Yami's probably trying to stop her]
-Sol facepalms-
Not again... Anyway, I think you all know I have a meeting in Black City today, So I won't be back until late this afternoon okay?
-Cuddlekins looks concerned-
^Cuddlekins^: ^Will you be okay?^
I'll be fine Cuddlekins, I'll take Die and Crowbar with me for protection. There's nothing to worry about.
-Cuddlekins seems weary, but drops back onto the floor-
^Cuddlekins^: ^Okay then...^
You worry too much Cuddlekins. With my Midori guards and Napoleon, I have nothing to worry about!
-Cuddlekins seems to leer when the word "Napoleon" is mentioned but doesn't say anything-
So, who's up for breakfast?
~Antonio~: ~Oh! Me me me me me me me!
-Sol chuckles-
Okay then! Let's go to breakfast, the cooks should be finished by now!
-Fool and her five compainions head over to the dining room for breakfast, Napoleon is absent because he has "Business to attend to"-
In another part of Unova, there lies a real resistance and refuge town. This place is located in the deepest parts of the Pinwheel Forest. Two years ago, the inhabitants of the area would normally fight over the territory, now they are working together to achieve the common goal. Vanquish the forces of Artemis and Scolipede from their home and help liberate Unova. They were able to keep the patrols away from the town via means of false trails, booby traps and guerrilla warfare. As of lately there have been more patrols so the warfare groups are setting up more traps in the forest.
-A Simipour is seen covering her last Punji trap with dung and leaves-
[Kamina]: [Komandir Michelle! Are all the traps in place?]
<Michelle>: <Yes, that should fend them off for now, though we might have to fight off a few forces that get too close to the town>
[Kamina]: [These patrols have been getting more frequent and the Pokemon and people have been getting better at getting closer to the village... Ne tak li Michelle?]
<Michelle>: <Yes they have... But there is no time to be dilly-dallying! Give Hatbox the news that we have finished up setting up traps here>
[Kamina]: [Okay!]
-Kamina turns to Hatbox-
[Kamina]: [Give news to village that traps have been successfully deployed in this area!]
Hatbox: Yes sir Kamina!
-Hatbox flies back to the village with the message in hand-
I'm having to learn to pay the price
Dunsparce Cloud
-The Every is sTill paTrolling Nimbasa, and has had some Time To Think-
Hmm...I don't know why...but something feels wrong.
I guess I'm just on edge.
Blobble: (via psychic message) <Most likely. You're like that.>
Blobble! Get out of my head!
-The Every suddenly geTs an idea-
Actually...don't...
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
The Wanderer
Garchomp: -To Nadia- <What are you talking about? I've been with these Cubone and Marowak since I was a Gible when the Great Cataclysm happened.>
-Thinks for a moment-
<There is something familiar about you though.>
edited 30th Jul '11 5:21:21 PM by rmctagg09
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Scratch: <Months to fix... Ugh, how could I have forgotten... WHAT?!>
-stares around the room in shock-
<...Hydra? Garchomp? She... might be right. Bluh, I need to collect myself.>
-sits on the floor, skull in hands-
Hydreigon Marrow: <...what have you done to him?>
Iron Marrow: <Scratch! Are you remembering?!>
Hydreigon Marrow: <Remembering WHAT? And what's this about Dialga's toothbrush? The SPACE tunnels are powered by PALKIA'S floss!>
Iron Marrow: <Space... Palkia...? Oh NO.>
Scratch: <Hydra? The tribe she's from... and I'm remembering... We have different history. They have the Minute Clan living here, guarding Dialga's Toothbrush; not the Meter Clan guarding Palkia's Floss. So there are time tunnels in their clan, going days or weeks into the future and past, instead of our space tunnels> -looking at Tracer's mons- <which bridge pieces of the world.>
Hydreigon Marrow: <Wait, why are there two of our tribe? Is that what you're saying?>
Iron Marrow: <Somebody... has made a giant time paradox. Last time it happened was a while ago, when a certain Cubone went back in time to try and prevent his lover from being eaten by a Staraptor. And he did it...>
Scratch: <...but not without accidentally ensuring his past self suffered the same fate. It took a while for us to notice, but eventually we found the time tunnels were bouncing us between two timelines, a different lover alive in each...>
Iron Marrow: <And sometimes we'd wind up running into ourselves, where contact led to those sparks...>
Scratch: <Fixing it involved throwing both the lovers down a tunnel leading months into the future, and making sure each side had a balanced population. Then both sides had to act identical to each other until the timelines could merge again. At least our memories started bleeding over once we knew what was going on, which made it easier.>
-Hydra is just staring dumbfounded-
Iron Marrow: <...but... there's no way we can remerge these! The whole clan's purpose is different!>
Scratch: <Uh... she hasn't been outside yet... It gets worse.>
Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?
- Artemis is doing... whatever rulers of the world do -
- And Chase is making sure that everyone is doing their jobs, while Goggles is trying to think of some ideas for... something -
Have to go to bed now. See you guys tomorrow.
My fanfic
Eclipse the Moon
-Sol has finished her breakfast and heads down to the Midori Room-
I wonder is the blood has been cleaned up from the last person who made the unwise decision to not join when he had the chance...
-Sol enters the Midori Room, the Billard Green walls and carpet have been cleaned, and so has the water from the Pool-
Good... I can't stand a messy room.
-Sol grabs her decorative walking stick and taps it on the Floor twice-
Die! Crowbar!
-A Persian and a Marowak come out of the darkness. Both of them are wearing Green Suits only with different patterns, Die has black and red Dice on the sides of his suit and Crowbar has Two Crobars. They also have a Nice Hat that has a number on it. 6 for Die, 7 for Crowbar-
My, my you look well groomed today. You both look absolutely smashing!
-Both of the Pokemon act contently when Sol says this-
Well, I'm heading off to a meeting today, and I chose you two as my bodguards. Do either of you object to this notion?
-Die and Crowbar shake their heads-
Good! We're heading over to Black City, so I won't have to take Itchy, Eggs or Biscuits to fly me there. However, an important figure such as myself would be a target for resistance fighters so I can't go alone, hence why I'm taking you two with me.
-Beat-
Are you ready to go
-Both Crowbar and Die make growls and snarls of agreement-
Then let's get going.
-Sol heads out of the building with Crowbar and Die on either side of her, heading off in the direction of Black City-
I'm having to learn to pay the price
Guess Who...?
<Vlad: "... A 'Great Cataclysm?' What on earth are you talking about?">
<Shaun: "... Wait... So... We're in a different timeline... And there was a massive disaster in Sinnoh in the past, and...">
-Comes to a horrified realization-
<Shaun: "... Oh no...">
-Runs outside of the cave-
-Runs after Shaun-
<Nadia: "Shaun! Where are you going!">
<Toothless: "... I'm not sure if I'm going to like this...">
<Vlad: "Wait up!">
<Shaun: "... Oh... Oh Arce- AAAAAUUUGH!">
-Turns to where Mt. Coronet would normally be visible over the horizon, with its place occupied by a massive, static violet vortex-
<Vlad: "Whoa...">
-Staring slack-jawed-
<Nadia: "... What happened?">
<Shaun: "No... It can't be...">
edited 30th Jul '11 5:48:49 PM by TracerBullet
Hard Boiled Detective Since 1985
Scratch: -dumbfounded- <We... have TWO Hydras?>
Hydreigon Marrow: <I don't know WHO this doppleganger really is, but her ruse is out of date.>
Scratch: <I thought it was odd to see you with the old bone...>
Hydreigon Marrow: <Who even THINKS to impersonate an ELDER?>
Iron Marrow: <THERE IS NO WAY I'D ACCEPT A FIEND LIKE THAT INTO MY CLAN!>
<WHAT KIND OF TRICK ARE YOU PULLING?>
-charges Hydra-
Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?