ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Porygon-Z: *spins its limbs around oddly, moving in an unnatural way*

Rex: *gets up, tilting his head* I didn't know Porygon could evolve again... *frowns* It looks kind of...off though.

Porygon-Z: <Al L yOuR Ba Se yOuR bAsE~>

Blossom: <...I don't think he's all together in there.> *goes over to the Porygon, poking at it with a paw*

???: Oh dear, oh dear...

Eclair: <!> *notices someone coming over* <Criminal!> *tackles them*

???: Oof! *flails on the ground* Help, help! I'm being attacked!

Eclair: <You have the right to remain silent!> *rawr*

Kim: *pulls her off* Oh, Eclair...I wish you would stop doing that...

Eclair: <Lemme at him. I'll get him...> *squirms*

???: T-thank you... *straightens himself up, brushing off his uniform* I see you two have found my Pokemon.

Rex: Oh, this Porygon is yours?

Porygon-Z: <WhErE's ThE bEeF!?>

Blossom: *keeps poking*

???: Indeed. *sighs* It's been acting rather peculiar ever since evolving. It's all my fault for giving it that awful disc.

Kim: A disc?

???: Yes, a rather dubious one at that. ...Oh, forgive me. I've been going on and on and I've yet to reveal my name. *extends a hand* I am Simon, a scientist. Pleased to make your acquaintance.

(thinking) Hehe... Gotta admire Latias' determination to find that amulet, even though it may not be possible to do so. Well, I suppose her searching for it is better than her making attempts at braiding Anom's hair without his/her permission.

Cabin

-Most of my Pokémon have been roused from sleeping by Stratus' yelling, although some are still a little tired.-

Woolly: -Rubs her eyes.- <...What's going on?>

Treeo: -Stretches.- <I don't know, but if Stratus' shouting->

-A loud crash sounds from below decks.-

Treeo: <-And all that noise is anything to go by, then it can't be good.>

Pleo: <Oh! What if those mean old Delta Pokémon have gotten loose?> -Shivers.- <Then...they might try and take me again!> -Retreats into Lake's bag.- <I'm scared!>

Harriet: <Hey, we've beaten these guys before! Why would today be any different?>

Treeo: <Well, I hate to be a negative nancy, but a lot of us are still recovering from what happened the other day.>

Lake: <Including Guardé and Chord! We have to go and help them!>

"Oh, he's right! The last thing those two need right now is to be in a fight!"

Harriet: <Well why are we sitting here yapping, then? Come on!>

-All of us rush out to go and help.-

Below Decks

-Stratus groans in pain, having been throw against a wall by the Garchomp, along with Guardé and Chord. Although the Dragonite still has plenty of fight left in him, the Gallade and Ariados are out for the count.-

Thyme: -Now awake.- <Did you really have to be so rough, Holly? They're already badly injured!>

Holly: <Hey, it's hard to be gentle when you have an Ariados trying to bite your face.>

Thyme: <...Hrrm...>

Ferno: <Can you let those two out already, Holly? Believe me, I'd do it myself, but those bubbles seem completely fire-proof.>

Holly: <Alright, I'll get right on->

-Holly is interrupted by a Dragon Pulse attack from Stratus, the Dragonite now back on his feet.-

Holly: <AAARGHHH!!!>

Stratus: <No! I can't let you release them! You're NOT going to take Pleo!>

Ferno: <Silly Dragonite, do you honestly think that you can defeat the both of us?>

-Ferno fires off his own Dragon Pulse, only for Stratus to raise a Safeguard, the shield absorbing the blow.-

Stratus: <I don't know, but I have to try!>

-The Dragonite flies at Ferno, his claws catching alight with green flames as he prepears to attack with a Dragon Claw.-

Holly: <I don't think so!>

-Holly breaths deeply, then spits a chunk of poisonousness gunk straight into Stratus face, blinding him.-

Stratus: <AAAAHHHHH MY EYES!!!>

-His vision impaired, Stratus cannot see where he's going. Taking advantage of this, Ferno simply side-steps, the Dragonite flying past him and crashing into the far wall, leaving a visible dent.-

Startus: <Ow...should have worn my visor...>

-The Dragon slides down the fall, falling into a heap at the bottom.-

Ferno: <Man, what a pushover.>

Holly: <He fought well, Ferno. Give him some credit.>

Ferno: -Shrugs.- <Whatever.>

Thyme: <Um, would you mind letting us out now, please?>

Ferno: <Yes, quick! Before anyone else shows up!>

Holly: <Okay...>

-Holly rushes over and pops Thyme's bubble in one swift move.-

Holly: <That's Thyme done, now for->

Tempest: <Wait, Hang on!>

Holly: <Huh? Why?>

Tempest: <Well, um...> -Looks awkward.- <...I...Kind of like it in here...>

Thyme: <...>

Ferno: <What.>

Tempest: <Well, it's kinda' nice, really. It's soft, it's safe...It's almost lime being back in my Pokéball...>

...

-Ferno, without a word, gives Holly a nod. Swiftly, the Garchomp pops Tempest's bubble, too.-

Tempest: <HEY!>

Ferno: <This is no time to be getting sentimental! We need to get out of here before!>

Lake: <HEY!>

-Me and my mons finally arrive.-

Ferno: <...Drat.>

-Can sense Wolf's presence nearby and decides to leave the Center posthaste-

-Has run after Luke with all of my able-bodied mons minus Zoltan-

<Milo: "Should we really be leaving the others out of this?">

<Kat: "They're not supposed to fight, weasel boy!">

<Shaun: "... Oh dear...">

<Thog: "Oh great, there's more of them?">

<Gene: "Oh yeah, I really needed this right away in the morning...">

<Nadia: "Grr... So you decided that you wanted to get your tails handed to you again... How... Cute...">

<Sonny: "Who do you think we are, mudaki?">

<Audrey: "Tell me, just how do you plan on getting out of this one?">

-is still sitting on that bench-

-sighs-

-walks over to DS and the others-

Oh, hey there, Star. How are you doing?

Ok, I guess.

Hi, Star.

Lake: -Snorts.- <We've kicked your butts before. What makes you think that this time will be any different?>

Woolly: -Crackles with electricity.- <You should just give up already! You'd save yourself another beating!>

Harriet: <Yeah, why don't you just let Lake put you back in those bubbles, then we can drop you off on this nice Island where no-mon will ever bother you again? That's what your friend Rocky did!>

Holly: <That's what happened to Rocky?>

Ferno: <Yeah, he chicken'd out, the wimp.>

-Thyme and Tempest give Ferno a Disapproving look.-

Tempest: <You don't understand, though! We're trying to get our lives back! We don't want to start a new life on an island somewhere...> -Clasps the old Pokéball around his neck.- <...We want our old ones back.>

Treeo: <And you really need to kidnap Pleo in order to do that?>

Ferno: <DUH! How many times do we have to tell you?>

Pleo: <Eek!>

-Hearing the sound of Pleo from Lake's plan, Ferno suddenlly gets an idea.-

Ferno: -To the other Delta Pokémon.- <You guys keep the occupied. I have an idea. Fine then. It's obvious that we're not going to solve this problem peacefully. So if you want to fight...>

-The Charizard breaths a puff of fire into the air as a challenging gesture.-

Ferno: <So be it. We'll knock you aside just like we did with that pathetic Gallade and Ariados.>

Harriet: <Oh, bravo. You beat up a pair of injured Pokémon. You must be so proud.>

Ferno: <Well, it was their fault for getting in our way. Now, enough talking! GET THEM!>

-Ferno makes the first move by breathing a plume of fire at us.-

Woolly: <OH! I know what to do!>

-Woolly's tail orb blows as she erects a wall of Light, dulling the Flamethrower, but taking some damage in the process.-

Woolly: <BAAAH! Ow, that hurt!>

Treeo: <Okay, you know what? I've had just about enough of this.>

Lake: <Same here, we're ending this here and now!>

Ferno: <Come and get us, then!>

Lake: <Gladly!>

-Lake cloaks himself in Water, charging at Ferno and knocking him back.-

Ferno: <Argh! It'll take more than Water to stop me...>

edited 17th Oct '11 11:38:59 AM by Luke924

<Nadia: "Fine then, have it your way!">

-Nadia begins to set up with Dragon Dance-

<Milo: "I don't mean to be a nag, but... THERE'S THREE OTHER GUYS RIGHT HERE!">

<Sonny: "We're not blind, vydra!">

-Kat sets up with Swords Dance and Audrey sets up with Nasty Plot, Milo attempts Ice Beam on Holly, Sonny attempts Night Slash on Thyme, Gene uses Slash on Tempest, and Shaun attempts Discharge-

-To Ferno-

<Thog: "Hey, we didn't finish last time! And you took that punch like a Geodude!">

-Brings fist towards Ferno's snout-

edited 17th Oct '11 11:39:00 AM by TracerBullet

Navel Mountaintop, Yesterday

(Continued from here in time shenanigans)

-My Pokémon start working on the design of the bobsled, witch Ichtacya tring to Iron Tail pieces off the flower-pillar's lower part and Copahue pecking the top edge to give it shape as he also guides Dintel to carve the fram of the vehicle-

Copahue — <No, Dintel... you need to keep the line straight.> — pecks the top — <Try to slide down it.>

Dintel — <Wheeeeeeee~>

Ichtacya — <Haaa-yaaaa!> — Iron Tails the bottom end — <You guys keep at that and I'm gonna try here, haaa-yaaaa!> — Iron Tails again.

-Some distance away, Danny's Pokémon also start working on the sled, with Scyther taking care of the top end while the other two Pokémon take care of the bottom end-

Scyther — <...and why do I care that the sled smells like milk, again?> — slashes.

Nidoqueen — <Well, with all the weird stuff we have heard...> — punches egregiously.

-Danny instructs the Machoke to handle the sled to make it easier for Nidoqueen to cut it-

Machoke — <I'm surprised that Danny decided to reopen...> — poses. — <Anyway, if we cut too much pieced we'll be left with nothing to drink!>

Scyther — <There are ponds down there, you know...> — sharpens the top of the sled.

Nidoqueen — <...> - turns around the sled to leer at my team.

Machoke — <Again with that? Come on I'm telling you... we don't know that guy. Not many older trainers come around.>

Nidoqueen — <perhaps...> — bites a chunk off the sled.

-Fearow starts trying to drill the top end, but he doesn't have the experience and ends getting his beak stuck, so Dintel has to break him out-

Dintel — <...Ouch!> — swings his paw, noticing it wet — <I don't like wet... can we switch?>

-Copahue looks at me-

— Perhaps not a bad idea. Let Dintel work on the top end... and you help Ichtacya shape the bottom end.

-Copahue nods and starts kicking some chunks off the bottom end, while Dintel works on blunting and reshaping the top end-

-As the mons in both teams start putting down chunks of ice, it starts to melt releasing yummy chocolate milk scent-

All the Mons — <Awwwww....>

(Continuing in post-to-be-edited-here in time shenanigans)

edited 17th Oct '11 11:55:49 AM by SilentReverence

-Ferno ends up getting punched in the snout by Thog. Again.-

Ferno: <ARGGGHHHH!!! GET BACK, YOU OVERGROWN BODY BUILDER!>

-In a rage, Ferno Fire Punches Thog, then blasts him back with a Dragon Pulse. Thyme, meanwhile, counters Sonny's Night Slash with an Iron Tail.-

Thyme: -To Gene.- <HEY! LEAVE HIM ALONE!>

-The Grass Snake launches a bunch of seeds at Gene, hoping that their energy draining properties will slow him down a bit.-

Harriet: -Flaps into the air, beginning to glow.- <You may be tough, snake! But I;d like to see you tank this!>

-Harriet takes the form of a huge bird of fire, then rockets at Thyme.-

Thyme: <Argh!>

-Thyme throws up a Protect Shield in an attempt to block the attack, but the Sky Attack is so strong that it breaks through the shield, slamming into Thyme for a large amount of damage.-

Thyme: <AAAAAHHHHHH!!!>

Tempest: <THYME! That's it...>

-Tempest roars, then conjures up a wave, the combination of a large amount of water and the enclosed space managing to soak everyone on our side.-

Woolly: <Urk!>

Treeo: <Wait...NO! HE'S GOING TO->

-Too late. The Delta Feraligatr discharges a Thunderwave, the water in the room conducting it and spreading it to multiple targets.-

Treeo: <ARGH!>

Woolly: <BAAAAH!>

Harriet: <ACCCCK!>

Lake: <ARRGHH...No...>

Holly: -Is recovering from the Ice Beam attack.- <Oh...Wow...>

Ferno: -Grins evilly.- <Heh. Nice one, Tempest...>

edited 17th Oct '11 12:53:19 PM by Luke924

-Thog takes Ferno's attacks, and due to being woefully underleveled, has his health depleted-

-Skidding against a wall-

<Thog: "Urgh... Oh it is on, lizard b-">

-And collapses-

-Gene was seeded!-

<Gene: "ACK!">

-And Sonny is driven back by the force of Thyme's Iron Tail-

<Sonny: "Grr... It'll take more than that to sto- CAAAAAAAW!">

-Tempest's Surf + Thunder Wave combo hits everyone in the room, and paralyzes everyone still in fighting condition not named Kat or Gene-

<Nadia: "Rrgh... No!">

<Audrey: "Urk... That's not supposed to be possible!">

<Milo: "Can't... Move...">

<Kat: "(*cough cough*) Bring it, you overgrown marsh lizard! No offense, Lake.">

-Attempts a boosted Bonemerang on Tempest... With a Thick Club-

edited 17th Oct '11 12:38:04 PM by TracerBullet

Hi, Anom.

Lake: <Uh...None taken, Kat.>

Tempest: <Wha-?!>

-Tempest is hit by the Bone, roaring in pain from the super effective damage.-

Thyme: -Weakly.- <Urgh...Tempest...>

-The Serperior glares at Kat.-

Thyme: <How...DARE YOU!>

-In a rage, Thyme drains a large amount of energy from Kat, adding it to her own.-

Thyme: <TAKE THIS!!!>

-With renewed strength, Thyme leaps at Gene and slashes him with the leaves on her tail.-

... So, Star? How is your adventure with the notebook and collecting those starite things going?

-Gene is Leaf Blade'd into a wall, and Kat has her HP wiped out-

<Gene: "Urk...">

<Kat: "Nngh... Ow...">

<Milo: "We're not done! You're not goin- Nngh... Stupid paralysis...">

Uh, Good. I haven't really been doing much with it recently, though.

- Nods -

Oh, I see.

Mira: (meditating in a corner, thinking) Hmm... Why do I get the feeling that something... is happening right now? (opens an eye, glancing over at Ribbons) You feel it too, right?

Ribbons: (looks over at Mira, nodding her head slightly as if she read her mind, although it is unclear whether she actually did do so or not)

-Has every single Pokemon that I had during the battle out-

All: <...>

Well...

Holly: -In shock at Thyme's rampage.- <Wow...Not to self, never annoy Thyme.>

-Pleo cautiously pokes his head out of Lake's bag.-

Pleo: <Is it over, did you-> -See's the Delta Pokémon.- <EEK!>

Ferno: <Oh, no!>

-The Charizard flies over to Lake, pushes Pleo back into the bag, then zips it up so that he can't get out.-

Pleo: -Muffled.- <What's going on?! Guys! HELP!>

-Lake desperately tries to move, but can't due to total paralysis.-

Lake: <No...You can't do this...>

Ferno: <Really?>

-Ferno pulls Lake's bag off, then slings it over his own shoulder.-

Ferno: <I believe I just did.> -Smirks.- <Now, if you don't mind, me and my friends here will be going to fix things.>

Woolly: <NO! Urgh...give him back...you creep!>

Harriet: <Gah! What makes you think...that we won't come after you?>

Ferno: <Oh, there's nothing stopping you from trying. I doubt you'll be able to find us, though.>

Holly: <Enough gloating! Let's get out of here before the Paralysis wears off!>

Ferno: <Hmm, good idea Holly. Well, bye then. Thanks for the Lugia!>

-Ferno flaps his wings and flies out, carrying Lake's bag and Pleo with him.-

Pleo: <Wait, what?! NO! GUYS! HELP!!!>

Thyme: -To everyone.- <...Sorry, it was nothing personal...>

-The Grass Snake follows the Charizard out.-

Holly: <Urgh...Sorry about the Gallade and Ariados. I really didn't enjoy beating them up. Whomever did that to them must have been a right jerk.>

-The Garchomp hurries off after them, leaving Tempest, who goes to leave without a word.-

Lake: <...Wait...>

-Tempest pauses, turning to face Lake.-

Lake: <Please, you don't have to do this...He's just a child...>

-The Delta Feraligatr says nothing for a few seconds, simply staring at Lake, a pained expression on his face.-

Tempest: <...I'm sorry it had to be this way...>

-And with that, he turns and leaves, wordlessly.-

Lake: <...> -Sniffs.- <Pleo...>

<Nadia: "Stop! Y-You can't! He's only a kid!">

<Sonny: "Vy lohi! You would do something like this!">

-We watch the Delta Pokemon escape-

_____________________________

-A short time later, at a Pokecenter without Luke and his party-

-Looking like she's about to cry-

<Nadia: "I d-don't understand... Th-This was supposed to be a vacation! Wh-Why can't we just be left alone?!">

<Audrey: "... Did we do the right thing in leaving Luke to search for those creeps on his own?">

<Milo: "Well hey, we'll cover a lot more ground if we're checking different parts of these islands...">

"... I don't know, Audrey... I really don't know..."

And so begins my downtime this week, see you all later.

-Wakes up slowly-

Fine... Let me just get all the paperwork finished and properly return this vehicle and we'll head off for Oblivia.

-Heads in to finish up the registration-

-After a very long talk-

...And what I'm getting at here is well, I'm sorry that my nihilist side took control and made you guys do those horrible things to the others. I mean, shit, we nearly killed some of them, including Anom.

-Everyone looks amongst themselves-

Doc: <Do they...hate us?>

No Doc, they don't.

Helios: -Aside- <Mom's ashamed of me, I know it.>

-Gets a feeling through Aura-

Guys, let's go. We're not going to like this.