ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

-Is still pretty much immobile-

-pokes penti to see what happens-

-Is actually awake, just extremely tired. I respond with a faint grunt-

Route 111 Desert

Chord: <Why oh why do we seem to be spending all our time in this awful place these days?>

Stratus: <Hey, at least it's warm this time, yeah?>

Chord: <Hmm...I suppose that's a plus.>

-Me, Stratus, Chord, Woolly, Treeo and Guardé are heading towards the nearby PEFE airship, which Tangent has informed us earlier (off-screen) that it hadn't yet left for Pokémon Island.-

"Now, Tangent said that the Fire Pokémon should still be in the cargo bay..."

Woolly: *Tilts head.* <They're locked up in there? That's doesn't sound very nice...>

"Don't worry Woolly, they're fine in there..."

-Pulling out my PEFE identity card, I slide it through the card reader next to a door on the side of the airship. After a few seconds, the electric lock clicks, opening the door and allowing us in.-

"...They have a top of the line entertainment system to keep them entertained, as well as air conditioning."

Stratus: <Wouldn't fire types like it hot rather than cold?>

"...They probably have it set on hot."

Stratus: <Oh...>

Treeo: *Looks nervous.* <I'm...I'm not sure about this.>

Stratus: <What's there to worry about? I think that Charmeleon will be really pleased to see you again!>

Woolly: *Nods.* <You two really hit it off.>

Guardé: <Yes. Love is worth a chance, no?>

-All of us stare at Guardé.-

Guardé: <...What?>

Chord: <This isn't some Clefairy tale, stupid.>

-Shrugs-

Fine, I guess.

Route 114

Tropius: -Sighs- <I'm no Gaia but...>

-Flies up to the Altaria-

<Can't we talk about this?>

Somewhere in Hoenn

-Fool is slightly dazed from all that Obscura-

Aibileen: -Pushing Fool back up while still holding Crowbar- <Are you sure you should be walking? You don't seem very... stable>

-Fool walks for a bit, before almost falling over. Sammy catches her-

Sammy: <Maybe you should let us do the walking. I don't think you're yourself today>

Uhhh... Okay.

-Fool, Sammy and Aibileen (Holding Crowbar) start walking down to the Falls again-

Vendanturf Contest Hall

-Vyvyan is watching Sierra's contest, pondering the time he should tell her about the Groudon-

AU Route 32

-Oneiroi comes back with the Whismur in tow-

Oneiroi: <Here is the Whismur sis, I think he's the one you want, Baa~>

Icelus: <I'll be the judge of- I mean, thank you Oneiroi! So kind of you! You can go now, baa~ :3>

-Oneiroi goes off to play with Phantasos and Morpheus-

Oneiroi: <I wonder what she was going to say...>

-Icelus lies down as she talks to the Whismur-

Icelus: <So you must be->

Whismur: <HI BILLY MAYS HERE!>

-Icelus bleats in content-

Icelus: <Baa! Your are just the mon I wanted to see! So charismatic, So charming! Baa! :3

In fact, I want to see you shill me some of your offers, that way I can truely evaluate you, Baa~>

-BILLY MAYS the Whismur brings out some products to shill, and starts shillin' them to Icelus-

edited 12th Dec '11 1:57:39 PM by PippingFool

PEFE Airship - Cargo Bay

-Meanwhile, the nameless female Charmeleon was sitting by herself in the cargo bay, alone with her thoughts, as the other fire Pokémon either chatted amongst themselves, or in the case of a certain group of Charmander, danced in a circle chanting about apples.

Same as normal, then.

She had a lot to think about, though. Not about how odd the past few days had been (But for her, they could hardly even be called "odd". More like "good for a change of pace". There was a reason for that, which we'll go into later), but rather, she couldn't help but remain fixated on that trainer and is Pokémon that had spent some time with her a few days ago.-

Charmeleon♀: <I'll admit, they seemed like a nice bunch. Especially that Sceptile. Shame he seemed to be fixated with that Honchkrow, though.

I'm glad I got to meet them, but...I do wish I could have got to spend more time with them. Perhaps I could try and contact them in the Dream World tonight?>

-It was at that point, though, the a certain trainer and his mons showed up.-

"Hello?"

-Before getting swamped by the group of Charmander as they began to beg for apples.-

Charmeleon♀: *Blinks.* <Or they can show up there and then. Maybe I...?> *Shakes her head.* <Nah. Not possible.>

-Quickly, the Charmeleon heads over to assist in prying the Charmander away for long enough so that we can have a meaningful conversation.-

edited 12th Dec '11 1:58:09 PM by Luke924

Hey penti why was everyone upset at Mew yesterday?

Tangent: Good... Thresher, Abby, Doc, Crochet, Nathan, and Vlad apparently ran into Kyogre under the HQ a few days back. Seems some dark sections were left off the network when we assumed control.

...has anyone gone to check on Crewe?

Route 114

Altaria: <Grr... do you know anything about that ferocious monster that came through? She called my Sammy a jerk and tried to eat him! My son is a precious angel, and...>

-the Altaria launches into a long ranting spiel about the top-percentageness of her son and how he deserves better treatment in light of his obvious virtue-

edited 12th Dec '11 2:00:29 PM by Tangent128

-Explains the situation about Crewe and Mew and Sneasel-

Really? Didn't see that coming, but that place is freaking huge, there's no way that everything's been mapped yet. Perhaps we should explore it properly one of these days. Anyway, I guess you and I could visit Crewe today.

Route 114

Tropius: <Kid sounds like a real brat.>

-Sardonically-

<Your son sounds like a charming individual. Anyway, I'm sure that horrible monster won't be bothering your precious brood ever again.>

In case you don't know, Daisy, Mew has been messing with some of the wild Pokémon after Team Magma/Aqua did something to their homes in an attempt to help. She also revealed that Crewe was born as a Sneasel, whom she turned into a human when she was just a baby. She also caused Mezzo to fall into a deep sleep she can't be awoken from, and gave Pentigan insomnia.

Verdanturf, Contest Hall

- Sierra's Mawile appears to be doing well, even if she keeps trying to push the other contestants out of the way whenever they're blocking her from view -

Tangent: Yeah, let's check on her once we get back to the hotel.

Route 114

Altaria: <Well, let's hope so!> -flies off indignantly-

Basket: -arrives, Rosary hiding behind her- <...well. Good day to be an herbivore?>

Right.

Route 114

Tropius: -Watches the Altaria leave- <Good riddance Yeah.>

Steel: <Is the Altaria gone now? I would've fought if we had to but...>

Tropius: -Facefoots- <Yes, she's gone.>

Route 114

-Sammy and Aibileen notice DS-

Aibileen: <Isn't that one of Fool's human friends?>

Sammy: <It is, her name is DS to be exact.>

Aibileen: <Should we go over there and talk to them? Maybe they can help Fool out>

Sammy: <I see no harm in doing so.>

-Sammy and Aibileen walk over to DS-

Vendanturf Contest Hall

-Vyvyan watches as the last round of appealing starts-

edited 12th Dec '11 2:31:00 PM by PippingFool

Going to give baby brother a bath now.

Route 114

- Still presumably with Wolf, notices Sammy and Aibileen walking over -

Oh, hey there... um... you're Fool's Pokémon, right?

Odette: <Hi!> (waves at them)

Verdanturf, Contest Hall

- Sierra has some trouble deciding which move to go with for the last round, but decides to go with Vicegrip, one of the moves she learned while battling some trainers while they were walking from Slateport to Mauville to Verdanturf -

Inn: Rex and Kim's Room

Sitting on the floor surrounded by half of his team, Rex mulled over some possible solutions to what he referred to as "The Obscura Problem". Nearby, Dash watched curiously, Faith having stepped out for the moment in an attempt to assist Kim with the search for a Hypno.

Rex: Now, let's see... Minty is currently with Ohm and Spathi to assist with gathering materials for the Chesto Berry IV and Rascal had the idea to get some Smellingsalts and imbue them with energy from a type that destroys obscura. Now...is it Dark or Ghost?

Aqua: <Umm...oh! Bug is good against Dark! Maybe we should get Minty to give us some of his scales! :3>

Rex: Good idea. *turns to the last member of their party* Any ideas?

Sulfur: <(o3o)>

Rex: ... ... ...Umm, we'll come back to you, I guess. *continues to write*

edited 12th Dec '11 2:41:14 PM by Hobgoblin

Route 114

-Aibileen walks over to DS, with Crowbar in her arms-

Aibileen: <Why yes we are! But Fool...>

-Aibileen looks over to Sammy's back, in which Fool is staring out into space-

Aibileen: <She's a little out of it.>

-Crowbar points his bone at Odette-

Crowbar: <Play?>

Aibileen: <Oh?> -Looks up at Odette- <You want to play with the nice girl's Ducklett?>

Crowbar: <Yes Play! Sasha no play with me, she's too busy... And big Krookadile overprotective...>

Aibileen: <Tell me about it deary...>

-Aibileen looks up to Odette-

Aibileen: <Would you like to play with Crowbar here? He's rather lonely...>

Contest Hall

-Vyvyan claps at Sierra's appeal-

-Luckily, the Charmander are easily distracted by tossing them a few apples for them to eat. This, however, results in them declaring me as their new god.-

"Should I be worried that I'm now those Charmander's chosen deity?"

Charmeleon♀: <Don't worry. I'm sure they'll forget about it long before they've finished those apples. So, what brings you all here then?>

"Well, the truth is, we came to talk to you."

Charmeleon♀: <Me?>

-Nods.- "Yep. Well...Treeo here really wanted to see you again."

-Treeo looks awakward.-

Charmeleon♀: <Oh, well...that was nice of you. But what happened to that Honchkrow that was with you? Harriet, was it?>

-Hearing Harriet's name mentioned, Treeo hangs his head sadly.-

Stratus: <Awkwaaaard...>

Woolly: <She's...busy with something else right now.>

Charmeleon♀: <Ah, Right.> *To Treeo.* <So, you came to see me?>

Treeo: <Um...yeah. I, well...we, had a really good time with you the other day.>

Charmeleon♀: <You did?>

Guardé: <Most certainly.>

Chord: <Made a change having someone that wasn't Tracer or his Pokémon to talk to.>

"Hey! We talk to other people!"

Chord: <Could have fooled me...>

Stratus: <Well, I had a nice time talking to you. It was nice to meet another Pokémon from Pokémon Island.>

Charmeleon♀: <Oh, erm...>

-The Charmeleon wondered whether to tell them the truth regarding her origins, but decided against it. Besides, it wasn't something you tended to talk to strangers about. Well, they weren't strangers per se, but still.-

Stratus: <Something wrong?>

Charmeleon♀: *Shakes head.* <Nah. It's nothing.>

Treeo: <So, um...How have you been?>

Charmeleon♀: *Shrugs.* <Fine, I guess. You?>

Treeo: <...Er...>

Charmeleon♀: <...Are you alright? You seem a bit off today.>

Treeo: <...It's nothing for you to worry about. Honest.>

Charmeleon♀: <All right. I won't pry.> *To me.* <So, you're a trainer, then? What's that like?>

"A lot of fun. I get to travel the world, catch all the Pokémon I want and go everywhere with them...It's the perfect job, if you ask me."

Charmeleon♀: <Well, I've heard quite a bit about trainers from other Pokémon. They say they really help bring out the true potential in Pokémon. An honestly?> *Casts a glance at my team.* <You guys look pretty strong.>

Woolly: *Nods.* <You bet we are.>

Stratus: <Yeah! Watch this!>

-The Dragonite sets his claws aflame with Royal-Blue flames, slashing the air with a Dragon Claw attack.-

Charmeleon♀: *Shocked.* <Wow. Only the strongest Dragonite can do that.>

Stratus: <Yep! And Luke made me that!>

-Looks awkward.-

"I haven't done THAT much...Heck, I've been almost no-existent for the longest time."

Guardé: <Hmm...are you interested in becoming stronger?>

Charmeleon♀: *Thinks.* <...I'd like too. It would really help with...certain things I've got going on.>

Woolly: <Well, how about you come with us then?>

Treeo: <WHAT?!>

Charmeleon♀: *Is a bit shocked at Treeo's reaction.* <Er...you're inviting me to join your team?>

Chord: <Whoa whoa whoa, hold on. Don't you think we should give her an idea of what she would be getting into if she joined up with us?>

Charmeleon♀: *Looks confused.* <What do you mean?>

Chord: <I'll tell you. If you join this group...You'll have to deal with being stalked by ALL the legendary Pokémon, fight for your life against evil teams and awful things in general, and Tagg or Fool if they're having a bad day, and worst of all, you'll have to put up with this idiot.>

-Chord points a Foreleg at Guardé.-

Guardé: <Hey!>

Chord: <So, I'll ask you again: Do you really want to join this team? You still have chance to get out while you still can. I would if I were you.>

"Not cool, Chord."

-The Charmeleon pauses, taking a few seconds to mull everything over.-

Charmeleon♀: <...Well, firstly;>

-The Charmeleon points a claw at Chord.-

Charmeleon♀: <You are a horribly rude insect, and I seriously hope that's not how you normally talk to other peoplemons.>

-Chord remains silent, not expecting that reaction.-

Charmeleon♀: <And secondly, yes. I would very much like to join your team. Because, truth be told, all that stuff you told me about sounds...pretty tame, really.>

Chord: *Disbelievingly.* <...Pretty tame?>

"Oh, so you'll come along, then?"

Charmeleon♀: *Smiles.* <Sure. Sounds like fun.>

Oh... Is it because, of what happened the other day...?

Odette: (nods) <Sure! Sounds like fun!> (smiles)

Route 114

-Crowbar hops out of Aibileen's arms-

Crowbar: <Yay! Playtime!

What play first?>

-Aibileen replies to DS-

Aibileen: <Yes it does. With access to a computer, Maren pinned it down as having to do with an overwhemling Obscura that was triggered by recent events.

Then we swapped Maren back into the PC, she was starting to cause a lot of trouble...>

Route 114

Ohm stood next to a large shrub, swinging the plasitic bags in her paws patiently as she waited for her teammate to re-emerge. He'd been gone for a little while, but she was sure that h-

Minty: <I found one!>

Hopping out of the bush, Minty waddled over to the sheep, handing her the large, blue berry.

Ohm: <Yay! With all the others, that makes about 21!>

Minty: <Woohoo~>

Ohm: <I wonder if Spathi found anymo->

As if summoned by his name, Spathi flew overhead, both Pokemon going wide-eyed at his appearance. In his jaws were several large shrubs, the dragon shaking his head furiously. Several Chesto Berries rained down on the duo, the two of them scrambling to get them.

Spathi: <Fnnnd smmm.>

Hmm... I see... What do we do about that?

Odette: <Hmm... I don't know... Play tag? Hide and seek? Build a pillow fort?>

Route 114

-Aibileen shurgs-

Aibileen: <My expertise is how to raise children. Not Obscura... Do you know anyone who might be able to help?>

-Crowbar taps his bone on a Rock-

Crowbar: <Pillow Fort! Build pillow fort!>

-Beat-

Crowbar: <Where to find pillows?>

edited 12th Dec '11 3:15:42 PM by PippingFool