ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Anakin: -sits in the corner-

Vaporeon: <Yes!> -woofs, licks my hand as a good night gesture, and curls up a short distance away from me, with Ichtacya-

Shrine!Xatu: <The two species cannot help it, it is in their nature to wage war with one another. All we can do is learn from the past, and attempt to make a better future.>

Past Lilycove

Nudi: -Gets brought down to half health- <Yeah, we're friends, what about it?> -Uses another Soft Sand boosted Earth Power-

Near-ish Ever Grande

<Kat: "Hmm... I suppose... Though I can't help but feel as if that things were meant to be different... Now... About that king that built this place...">

-And continues conversing with the Xatu offscreen-

-Looking up at the moon-

<Andre: "Hmm...">

<Zoltan: "It's pretty, isn't it?">

<Andre: "Yeah, I guess... ... Why did we come out here if we're not allowed to train though?">

<Zoltan: "... But don't you want to do anything else? I mean, why not spend some time with friends? And we have been training...">

<Andre: "Not enough... ... But won't you make friends by getting tough through training? I mean, don't you want others to know that you're strong and to treat you that way?">

<Zoltan: (*shrug*) "I don't know. I mean, all of the friends that I have came before I really started training... Why?">

-Freezing-

<Andre: "... Just forget about it... It was a stupid thing to bring up anyways...">

<Zoltan: "... Okay... But... Since you're here... Will you look at the sky with me?">

<Andre: "Su- OH!">

-And is abruptly lifted off the ground by Zoltan-

<Andre: "Hey! Set me down or I'll-">

-Setting Andre on his shoulders, so as to get a higher, less obstructed view of the sky-

<Zoltan: "Tracer said that when you get older, you'll get too heavy for me to do this... So... I guess I kinda wanted you to be able to experience this...">

<Andre: "... Thanks...">

-And the two gaze off at the sky beyond the shrine-

Past Lilycove

Read: -is reduced to somewhere in the mid-to-low yellows, and retaliates with yet another Earth Power- <Are you sure that's really all?>

Inn

Charizard!Basket: -goes to sleep in another corner, sad at being uncuddleable in her current state but too polite to steal a Full Heal-

night

edited 4th Feb '12 11:46:31 PM by Tangent128

Anakin: -walks over to Basket- <Do you want some help?>

Evergrande

- Still following Tagg and the others -

Sootopolis

- Veronica has arrived in Sootopolis -

Elsewhere in Sootopolis

- Looker is also in Sootopolis, hiding out in the scenery disguised as something -

Mossdeep

- Sierra and Vyvyan have probably been looking for Latias -

Wherever Pentigan is

- The Latias sisters are probably still following him -

Sootopolis

Fool emerges from the underwater section

Fool: -Juggling around 4 Pokeballs- Sorry for taking so long Michelle. I just had to catch these!

Michelle: -Taking a gasp for air- <Man did breathing the same air form that bubble start to get bothersome after a while!>

Fool: Anyway, lets head to shore.

Michelle and Fool swim to the shoreline and hoist themselves up onto the land.

Mossdeep

Vyvyan sighs.

Vyvyan: Not a sign of them... Anywhere.

Mossdeep

Sierra: Hmm... Maybe they're helping that Pentigan guy trying to find out where the Ozone hideout is?

Mossdeep

Vyvyan: I would assume so...

Mossdeep

Sierra: So...

- Two random irrevelevant NPCs walk by, talking about something about a thick fog on Route 102 -

Sierra: (once said random NPCs are out of sight and earshot) Hmm... Seems like another one of those weather machines is causing trouble somewhere. How many of those weather machines are there?

edited 5th Feb '12 2:41:16 AM by DarkerShining

-I am at the Mossdeep shore, getting ready to go to Ever Grande city-

Mosdeep, yesterday

Lake!Reynard: - stifles a snicker, his illusion flickers slightly - Don't listen to him! He's playing mindgames with you, Wooly!

edited 5th Feb '12 6:28:49 AM by Umbramatic

Wait...did Lake just flicker briefly just there? Almost as if it was an Illusion of some sort...

...WAIT! That was it!

Lake: <...Woolly? What is it?>

Woolly: <Oh, nothing...>

The Ampharos pauses to zap the other Lake with a Thunderwave.

<...Just A ZOROARK!>

Mossdeep, yesterday

Lake!Reynard: ARRRGH!

- He's hit, and the illusions break down. He struggles to get up -

Reynard: Well, that was fun while it lasted. That was quite the show, huh?

- He realizes he's dealing with a VERY angry Feraligatr and Ampharos. And he can't run due to being paralyzed. -

Um.... no hard feelings? -nervous chuckle-

Styx: We may need to bail him out here, Gil...

edited 5th Feb '12 7:21:14 AM by Umbramatic

Lake stares blankly at the now revealed Zoroark, wondering how he hadn't managed to figured it out sooner. Heck, they even had a Zoroark on their team! Well...they used to, at least...>

Lake: Snarls. <I suppose you thought that was funny?!>

Woolly: <Well, I don't see anymon here laughing.> Sparks. <Do you?>

Mossdeep, yesterday.

Reynard: EEEP! Please, it was just meant to be a prank! A harmless joke!

Styx: Wait!

- She steps out from behind the rock with Gilgamesh -

I'm sorry, we put him up to this. It really was just meant to be a joke. Please don't hurt him.

Gilgamesh: I like Uncle Reynard! Don't eat him, Mr. Lake!

edited 5th Feb '12 7:20:50 AM by Umbramatic

Woolly: <Oh?> Glares at Styx. <Well it's not such a harmless joke when I nearly end up attacking my friend!>

Lake: <She has a point...> To Gilgamesh. <Oh! I wasn't going to eat him! Perhaps give him a good nip, but nothing like that...>

Mossdeep, yesterday

Styx: Sorry, Woolly. We didn't expect the real Lake to show up...

- She nudges Reynard - You apologize too.

Reynard: Oh! I'm sorry... I just really have a fun time impersonating people... it's kinda my hobby. Still, I shouldn't have taken it that far...

- hangs his head -

I didn't mean to get carried away.

edited 5th Feb '12 7:20:15 AM by Umbramatic

Woolly and Lake share a glance. This Zoroark did seem to be genuinely sorry...perhaps things had just gotten a bit out of hand?

With a sigh, Woolly swings her tail, the bulb on the end of it chiming like a bell, releasing a healing wave that cures Reynard's Paralysis.

Woolly: <It's fine. Just don't get too carried away next time, alright?>

Lake: <At least he's nicer than Phantom...>

Mossdeep, yesterday

Reynard: -Stretches his now unhinderd limbs.- Thanks! My name's Reynard, by the way. - Offers a paw to Wooly -

Styx: Umbra got him over the GTS for a Sharpedo that was too... rambunctious for him to care for.

Gilgamesh: I like how he can turn into stuff!

edited 5th Feb '12 7:19:03 AM by Umbramatic

Woolly: <Oh! Um, hi...>

Woolly awkwardly extends her flipper, shaking the Zoroark's hand.

<You're actually pretty polite for a Zoroark. You're certainly nicer than most of the other ones we've met in the past.>

Lake: <I must say, you actually had me fooled with those illusions of yours. I thought I actually WAS a Zoroark for a second there...>

Somewhere in Hoenn

-A Poocheyena pack is trying to catch a Ralts. This is extraordinarily hard, being as the Ralts keeps tellaporking away-

Wales Island Cabin

A group of people are sitting at a table, while in a room nearby a group of Anorith and Lileep are feeding alongside Wallace's Milotic and Silent's Masquerain.

Wallace: "...And then he said, 'cover your crotch!'"

-Assorted laughs from all present-

Dr. Proctor: "At least we know it is working... More cookies, Mr. Wallace?"

Wallace: "Thanks!" Grabs one.

Silent: "The weirdest part was when we decided to climb to some trees, almost fell asleep, then suddenly I remembered Lileep can anchor themselves to walls to climb. So guess what?"

-Wild laughter-

Anne Proctor -to Silent: "So, how did you manage to get down the trees? We found you on the road..."

Silent: "Ah yes, well, what we had to do was..."

Silent and Wallace are being hosted by Dr. Proctor and his assistant and enjoying a breakfast of bread, eggs, milk and squick where they tell their adventures arriving to the preserve and escaping some hordes of Lileep and Anorith, not to mention other wild mons that later joined in the fray. Since the hectic adventure is T-rated, it won't be posted here but instead left for your wild imaginations.

Wallace -in between noming some cookies: "You know... for a moment when those Pokémon were leaping at me and aiming at my private parts... I had some weird dramatic flashback where I was being harassed by hordes of fangirls again."

Silent: "Don't tell me. Would I tell you guys the things we have to do in my group to get rid of fangirls..." — swings a hand a la "theft" gesture.

-Fits of laughter, then Dr. Proctor comes up with breaded eggs-

edited 5th Feb '12 7:16:27 AM by SilentReverence

Mossdeep, yesterday

Reynard: Thanks!

Styx: Well, Umbra's probably wondering where we are. Hopefully we'll see you again sometime soon!

- The three walk off -

edited 5th Feb '12 7:19:15 AM by Umbramatic

Woolly: Waves goodbye. <See you later!>

Lake: <Yeah, bye...> Glances at Woolly. <Oh! I was meaning to ask you...>

Woolly: Looks at Lake. <What is it?>

Lake: <Have you seen Stratus anywhere? I was looking for him until this whole thing happened.>

Woolly shakes her head.

Woolly: <Nope, haven't seen him. Sorry.>

Lake: <Hrmm...> Glances skyward. <I wonder what he's up to...?