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In the Hoenn Desert

<Kat: "So what did you see in there?">

"Uh... Well, I kinda got into a trippy fight... And mostly destroy-"

<Kat: "I KNEW IT! TASTE BONE, FIEND!">

-And smacks me hard in the gut with her club-

"OW!"

Silent runs to Kat and Tracer while the others watch.

"...AAAACK!! Don't tell me it was true! Tagg killed the others and is possessing their bodies!" Tosses a random net from his hyperspace bag at Tracer.

Maekrite -tilts head, unsure if to assume battle position: <...Wait WHAT?>

Aqua HQ

Ryklys: I will be... on saabatical, for the holiday...

Eh, just text me when you know where he's going.

Crewe's Room

Tangent: ...I should clear this up with Silent...

-dials Silent's number-

Petalburg Lake

OLD MAN: Ahem.

???: ...I know, I know. Sheesh, it's a running gag, OK?

Delta!Zigzagoon: <Well... At least I'm learning to swim in a zig-zag fashion...>

???: Aww, I really wish I had the power to return you to normal... but at least I can give you some training assistance.

Familiar!Bidoof: -is summoned-

-blip!-

She returns...

Oh, please tell me that you appreciate my work!

<Umm... half my friends have gotten caught by the collectors coming through... and it would have been nice if you could have, like, fixed the forest instead of making us all fishy...>

-tears up-

I just wanted to help peoplemons! Where have I gone wrong?!

<But I mean being a "Delta" on its own isn't that bad...>

You intruded on my domain!

Wait, who are you?

Wha?! WHY YOU-

...

...I'm new. Patron deity of Com Mons. My name is-

Oh, and you are here to tell me all I've done wrong too, I suppose!

Well I've had enough of all this, good bye!

-blip!-

Huh. That's new from her... wonder what shook her up?

edited 24th Dec '11 10:07:13 PM by Tangent128

Fallarbor

...Oookay...

Understood.

-heads off to "look for" Tagg (and try to finish Christmas shopping)-

In the Hoenn Desert

"KAT! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!"

<Kat: "You're an imposter, you even said so yourself!">

-Noticing the scuffle-

<Nadia: "Hey! What's going on here!">

<Teala: "And why did you hit Tracer?">

<Kat: "That's not Tracer! That's some fiend spawned from an evil being!">

<Comet: "WHAT?!">

<Stratus: "EEP! (*shivers*)">

<Woolly: "Are you sure? Shouldn't he be more obviously evil if he were? Like wearing dark spiky clothes or something...?">

"KAT! I was FIGHTING that evil being! There were TWO of them!"

<Kat: "A likely story!">

<Francis: "I don't mean to delay this lovely drama, but shouldn't you... Oh I don't know... Ask the empath with us before you beat your trainer to a pulp?">

<Chord: "I know, right? Mons don't think before they do anything anymore... Not like the ones around us could...">

<Kat: "Er... Uh... I guess it couldn't hurt...">

Hoenn Desert

Sandslash -prods Woolly: <You guys are playful.>

"Uhm, so, are we going to get to read Tracer? Not that I don't distrust you guys or anything but, we'd need to be sure at least Tracer got out of there alive. Poor Faith, when she finds out about her son..."

Silent calls Maekrite to sit besides him just in case, while Copahue and Treeo watch cautiously.

Inn

Rex: *hugs his mom* Mom~

Faith: *hugs back* Rex~

Both: *warm and tender moment*

Fang: <Awww. :3>

While one of the other mons calls for Sol to come to help (and Sol comes in somewhat grudginly), Silent checks his Pokégear.

"Oh great, this is Tangent Nihilist Tagg calling us." to whoever: "What do I do?"

Copahue: <...Pretend it is all nice and shiny?>

"..."

Copahue -coos: <Bad idea?>

"Perhaps not..."

Silent picks up.

"Uhm... Tangent?"

Tangent: Uh, hey, Silent. Since we escaped the Mindscape, me and Basket are suffering some side effects, and I may have sent you a kinda scary message. And a more slightly out-of-character one. You can safely ignore the first one, though the pizza isn't a bad idea...

To Tangent via Pokégear:

"Uhuh... Yeah, we totally believe you. I'm gonna talk to Tracer and see that he is fine anyway... don't worry, we absolutely haven't clubbed him in the gut." Silent makes a calm down. "Don't worry, and get some rest."

Silent hangs up.

"Ok, it is decided. Either Tracer's story checks up, or... well," to Kat, "you'll have to restrain him. Sol?"

Sol sits before Tracer and focuses her power in her jewel.

Sol -to Tracer: <Talk to me :3>

Tangent: Yeah, Basket, we'll need to keep an eye on each other. Silent is... kinda freaked.

Basket: <Right.>

Glutton!Tangent: -sends a text to Silent-

Basket: <HOLD IT!>

-checks message, makes a slight edit, and allows it through-

Hoenn Desert

"What's going on here, Sol? And what's with the frosty welcome back? It wasn't that annoying of me to go off into a trance, was it?"

Inn

After hugging his mom and having a very happy reunion, Rex and Kim fell asleep in a cuddlepile comprised of Rascal, Ichtacya, Blossom, Aqua, and the Baby Eevee. Fang, Tanith, and Amia also later joined in.

Rex: Zzz...

Kim: Zzz...keep that rope away from me...

Sol answers somewhat bluntly as she examines Tracer's mind.

Sol: <Well it must have been annoying for the others. Lake had to carry you. And they were all thinking about the extraction of bodily fluids.> — shakes her head a bit, cleaning her head of the thought — <As if the others weren't enough...>

Sol finishes her scan, then accomodates herself besides Tracer.

Sol: <I'm gonna run a very simple psychic test on you. All you have to do is repeat what I say and the context and energy in your voice will tell me if you are evil. Now... repeat after me...>

<The [Trapinch] living here don't like the [   rain   ] because it [weakens] their natural defenses and impedes them [from] building effective sandtraps[.]>

In the Hoenn Desert

"Uh... 'The Trapinch living here don't like the rain because it weakens their natural defenses and impedes them from building effective sandtraps.'

... Was that good?"

Sol blinks at Tracer and then stares at him more or less disdainfully.

Sol: <Fine, You are boring, but at least you're not evil.> — turns to the other — <You can hug him. I'm gonna go cuddle with my [Power Star].> — walks away.

Silent walks up to Tracer.

"Uh... sorry? ^_^"

Hoenn Desert

<Kat: "Er... Looks like I got a little carried away there...">

(*sigh*) "It's understandable... I guess... Let's just try and find someplace that isn't susceptible to sandstorms to crash for the night."

-And we continue on-

Night, and Merry Christmas, folks!

Fallarbor Town

-Casval wakes up-

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Wally: "What is it?!"

"Hmm? Oh. I'm fine...For the longest time, I thought I was being chased."

Wally: "Umm...By what?"

A Druddigon crashes in through the wall, having followed Casval into the material world.

(Deadpan) "You had to ask, didn't you."

Druddigon: "RAAAAAAAAWWWWWWRRRRRR!!!!!!"

"Fine! This time, we're on my turf...er,Crewe's...er...Not your turf! I'll fight you!"

Druddigon: "GRRRRAAAAAHHHH!!!!"

Wild Mindscape Druddigon appeared!

"Quale! You ready?"

The tiny turtle hopped up to its trainer's shoulder.

<Squirtle!>

Time Shenanigans, Past

In Tagg's Mindscape

-Noir's body lies unconcious as Nihilist is sealed away, but seemingly, out of nowhere, a portal appears in Tagg's mindscape as White Ribbons burst out and wrap around Normal!Noir-

???: Noir is a dangerous being... but none of the less she is pitiful. Unable to feel happiness... having a weak heart... It seems so fitting that she becomes Majora's new vessel... We will have to seal her deep away this time so it never happens again...

-Noir's body is dragged into the Portal. Another ribbon wraps around the doll and drags her in to-

???: Thank you for finding her... She is more powerful than she seems...

-As the two are dragged into the portal, it seals up and dissapears from Tagg's Mindscape-

Optimist: It's grand being alive again...

Fool's Mindscape

-The living aspects shut Noir into a deep, dark drop in the cavern-

The Boy: "How long is it gonna take to seal her up?"

Cynic: Dunno, but with her new powers...

-Optimist is creating a seal with some White Obscura-

Cynic: It would be quicker and more foolproof than usual... Still take a while though

-The aspects focus their powers to create a seal-

Puppetmaster: "She is now the holder of the Obscura... not Noir... With her under the wheel, Noir's control on the body will slip to little more than The Boy's... There is nothing that could make me happier..."

Inn

-Fool wakes up from a long comatose-

Urgh... guys?

Sammy: <YOU'RE BACK! :D>

Aibileen: <We were afraid you were never gonna wake up! Don't worry dearie, I have been takin' real good care of you. Of course, without Sammys' support, it woulda been a lot harder.>

Crowbar: <Yay! Master wakey~ :D>

-Is wondering how I was able to purchase, wrap and lable presents for most of the group while comatose-

-Then I get a thought saying that two of my good aspects managed to take control-

-I feel relieved, yet mildly concerned-

-Is think of what presents to get-

- Has woken up a while ago and reunited with my Pokémon, however, things get a bit awkward when... -

Swindle: (flies over after returning the fridge) <Uh... Hi.>

- Blinks -

... Swindle? Why are you here? I grounded you for life, remember?

Swindle: <Um...>

Sparq: <It was my idea, okay?>

Sparq? Why would you do that? We can't have her going around, stealing our things!

Sparq: <She won't do that! Not without a good reason, anyways. And besides, Swindle and I are kind of...> (whispers to me, blushing slightly)

... You and Swindle are... a couple!? How did that happen?

Sparq: <We bonded in PC storage.>

Swindle: <Yeah! And I promise I'll stay out of trouble.>

- Sighs -

Well, I'm too relieved to finally be back here to be angry with you, so Swindle can stay, as long as she keeps her promise and stays out of trouble.

Sparq: <Thanks!>

Swindle: <Thank you, DS.>

Goggles: <Can we have cake now?>

Chase: <Just wait a little longer, Goggles...>

Inn

-Fool looks around-

H-hello?

Slateport Inn

-Vyvyan wants to give Sierra his Christmas present-

Inn

Rex: *has woken up a while ago and is currently trying to think of a way to surprise Mezzo and DS with their cakes*

edited 25th Dec '11 8:27:35 AM by Hobgoblin

-has finished his Christmas shopping, and is returning to the inn, Salamence chattering happily-

Heh. Nice to have you back to. -pets Salamence, who trills and nuzzles Every-