ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

-The Claydol goes flying off into the horizon-

Well that's the end of that.

-Lands on the ground, in a fighting pose, before realizing he lost his shirt-

...

...

FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

- Nods -

Yeah.

Tulip: <Which means we can get out of here, and then find a place where we can sleep tonight, yes!>

Odette: (smiles)

-Is still waiting, is gazing at the giftbox trying to determine what is in it without opening it-

Shamouti Island Pokémon Center

-I sit at a pool at the back of the building, petting Laplace and offering some red kelp that Lileep [dragged] from somewhere, I don't want to know more. At least Laplace seems to like it-

— Thanks for the trip, Laplace, but it is time for you to return to your Trainer. He's gonna need your help.

Laplace — <You are welcome. I hope you and he can meet again.>

-Recalling Laplace and entering the building to transfer him to Rex, then transferring back Ichtacya-

Now I need to reach Mikan or Mandarin, like, fast. Perhaps I can trust Copahue for this one... but I need to examine my team's condition first. And once I get there I need to think very quickly what to catch, Maekrite's idea is not that bad so long as I can build her Trainer's trust along the road...

-looks at Pokégear-

I should be calling Tagg...

-Decides to scout ahead for a place to camp-

-I have started saddling Copahue up for the trip, while Shahinne and Algira give him a morale boost. Then I sigh and pick up my Pokégear-

— Just keep going, girls. I need to check what is the J-style to deal with this kind of stuff...

-goes a couple meters away and dials Tagg's Pokénumber-

-Touches the door in front of me and notices that it's really hot-

Yeah, I think I'll wait until tomorrow before I see what's behind that.

-Answers my X-Transceiver-

Silent?

Wonder why it's hot? Are we close to the volcano?

-to Tagg-

— Hello, Tagg... how have you been?

-scratches back of head-

— Uh, I feel like I'm only calling for business, but I just got word of what happened to Star, and it's pretty bad, the situation has expanded... — sighs — There's another Trainer under the effect of the armband too, and at least one person more who knows of its effect.

-looks around seeing Copahue discussing something with Algira-

— I would like to go and try to help, actually Maekrite has an almost good plan, but... I felt I should ask first how does the J-Team handle this kid of situations.

-Is frantically trying to cover his shoulder-

Anyone got a spare shirt? Anyone at all?

-Takes this in while Doc throws Ori one of my spare shirts-

Oh boy. We've never had a breach this big before, so I'm sort of lost. The only thing we normally do is make sure they don't tell anyone else.

-Puts on the shirt and walks over to Tagg-

Hey, who's that? Another person with an armband?

— Hmmm... Make sure they don't tell anyone else, got it.

-Copahue seems to be almost ready-

— Right... I think I can handle that... thanks Tagg, will invite you a [cappuccino] one of these days.

-hangs up-

-thinks for a moment-

I think I have the right person for this job

-dials another number, waits for a response-

???? — Hmmm, hello? Dr. Silent?

— Hello there, [Juanito]. Hey... — idly walks around — how much overtime would you get paid if you had to carry an emergency [shipment] to and back from the Orange Islands? Completely off-the-records, of course.

edited 2nd Oct '11 5:53:19 PM by SilentReverence

-Has been trying to find a way out of the cave-

How do I get out of here!

-still wandering around Navel-

I can't help but feel like I'm forgetting something...

Like what?

I'm not sure...

!

-facepalms- Oh, Arceus.

What is it?

-I am still wandering the cave, and getting tired, so I decide to rest where I am-

edited 2nd Oct '11 6:01:09 PM by strawberryflavored

...I think we left Straw behind.

Jab: <Oh, that guy with the dark hair?>

Yeah, him. Did you see him leave?

Jab: <Nope.>

...Why didn't you say anything?

Jab: <I figured you were leaving him behind on purpose.>

-facepalm-

-facepalms-

How did we manage to forget about him?

Felis: <You two were too busy staring into each other's sparkly eyes.>

-is still wandering Navel. Obi-Wan has run on ahead, but I'm not too worried until I start hearing voices coming from farther up. Frowning, I hold out a hand to stop Anakin from rushing over to investigate and listen-

Obi-Wan: <Hey, you seem familiar.>

???: <You do too, a bit! Maybe it's just the shared typing. All Electric types feel like family to me!>

Obi-Wan: <No, I mean you really seem familiar. Have I seen you before?>

???: <Probably not. I've only been on this island for a day or two, and the Orange Islands as a whole for under a month!>

Obi-Wan: <That's it! You're—>

??? x 2: <Hey, fuzzball, what're you still talking to the rat for? We gotta get going before someone shows up.>

-I turn to stare at Anakin, who seems kind of confused-

That's... those are...

-I push through some bushes and round a few big trees to find Obi-Wan sitting up on his haunches talking to a very familiar Ampharos and Gyarados-

Darrel! Rage!

Darrel: <Crewe!> -he runs over and tacklehugs me- <I never expected to see you again!>

Ditto. How've you been?

-he climbs off and I get up. Dana and Anakin walk over, looking a little confused, then suddenly understand-

Rage: <Of all the Trainers to run into in all these islands...>

I know, right?

Darrel: <Oh Crewe, we've been having so much fun! We've been exploring, and we met these really nice Pokemon, and we got a lot stronger!>

I'm glad to hear it.

Rage: <Speaking of these really nice Pokemon... We have a meeting roughly ten minutes ago.>

Oh, I don't mean to keep you up. It's been nice seeing you again.

Darrel: <Goodbye!> -hugs me again, then waves happily at the three Pokemon behind me and walks off-

-Rages nods to us and follows him-

... Well, that was weird.

Are my eyes sparkly? Oh, Arceus, I hope not. That would be so weird.

Yeah, that's probably it. They are pretty.

Plus there's the whole "Trying not to throw up after those damn minecarts." Tends to take one's mind off things.

We should probably go find him.

edited 2nd Oct '11 6:09:28 PM by memyselfandI2

Shamouti Island

— I'm trusting you on this one, Copahue. I'm sure you can do it.

Copahue — <I hope so too... OK, here I go...>

-Copahue takes [off] lifting me and we depart towards Mikan Island-