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Driftveil

-Zeal? is caught by Oz.-

Zeal?: -smiles- Know I can trust you, then.

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Sarah: ~...Well, at least he had a wiser start...~

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I made a bad pun, so my Salamence bit me.

-blinks- Oh dear. Not looking good...

Good.

-pats Spathi-

That'll show horrible pun makers.

Only kidding, of course.

Driftveil City

What is going on? Is there like a meeting of Murkrow murders here or something?

Mercury: <Not that I'm aware of, boss.>

Random Murkrow #11: <This is our turf, mon! Get lost!>

Random Murkrow #12: <But you've gotta give us your shinies first!>

Mercury: <I don't have any, boss.>

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Pryce: Time to finish this. Jynx—

Pianis: Icecap, Ice Shard before she can do anything.

-Icecap hurls a shard of ice at the Jynx, knocking her out-

Icecap: <There you go, darling.>

Pryce: Well then. Dewgong, Dive again. Lapras, Thunderbolt.

-Dewgong dives under the water (somehow), while the Lapras fires a blast of electricity from its mouth-

Icecap: <You have to do way better than that, darling.>

Pianis: Grass Knot on the Lapras.

Icecap: <You got it, darling.>

Lapras: <Will you stop saying "darling" for two seconds and— Eep!> -is flicked away by a vine, and crashes to the ground, KO'd-

Pryce: Hmm...

Announcer: Wow, what a comeback! Pianissimo shows us that even in the darkest winter, you should never give up!

Undella

-Straw is alive, and existing-

Well, I suppose we can't hear what the battlers are saying. The announcers can.

Sam slumps over the railing, clutching his heart. "Yeah, helps you've got a friend of mine in there too. By the way, you're an asshole!"

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Oh, wow. Nice turnaround.

And yeah. Maybe it's a defense mechanism or something.

Very nice turnaround, yes.

I wish I could be famous enough to warrant a spot here.

Of course, the last time I wished to be famous, I got ambushed by creepy fans.

Driftveil

Zeal?: -laughs- Well...

Herbert's Mindscape

-Two boys who look similar to Herbert are present in what appears to be a martial arts dojo. The first is dressed in red, wearing a sleeveless vest and torn jeans, and is somewhat better built and more scarred than Herbert, whilst the second is short, frail and dressed in a blue sweater vest and glasses. Red!Herbert is stood up swinging several energetic punches at a punching bag with Tagg's picture stuck to it, whilst Blue!Herbert is sitting at a small coffee table reading a book on battle theory.-

Red!Herbert: Aw man, we kicked that guy's ASS! We are gonna be Unova champions in no time, baby!

Blue!Herbert: Highly unlikely. Even assuming that the last battle was not a statisitical anomaly - which, judging by how close it got towards the end, is not out of the question - we still have a long way to go before we can take on the League. I've barely even started to brush up on battle tactics.

Red!Herbert: Oh, lighten up, you little swot. We won something for once! That hardly ever happens any more. Not since...

Blue!Herbert: Not since he got loose, no.

-There is a moment of silence, which is interrupted by the door swinging open and another version of Herbert dressed in a garish purple tuxedo striding in. What appears to be a run-down manor house can be glimpsed through the door before it swings shut again.-

Purple!Herbert: Alas, alas, will you not weep for the state of love?

Red!Herbert: Oh Arceus, not him again...

Blue!Herbert: -sighs- Hello, Purple. Is something wrong?

Purple!Herbert: Something wrong? My dear Blue, do you not understand how my heart aches? Every moment we spend parted from our dearest love is another moment of emotional torment. Oh, fair Carol, will you not spare a moment for a humble trainer? Permit him to hold your soft hands, and gaze into your eyes of perfect grey stone? Alas, it is not to be, for our Carol is away and we waste away our fleeting time collecting worthless trinkets!

-Red!Herbert's eyes flash with anger-

Red!Herbert: Don't you DARE call them "worthless trinkets"! They are GYM BADGES!

Purple!Herbert: But surely you understand that they are only petty material possessions, incomparable to the eternal and immaterial force that is love? Oh, I weep, for even now my heart begins to wander. What of Sarah, whose beauty is matched only by her wit? What of Lyuri, whose cold exterior conceals a warm and loving heart? And what of-

Red!Herbert: Right, I'm fed up with you! Come here!

-Red!Herbert charges at Purple!Herbert, who yelps and starts fleeing in the opposite direction. Blue!Herbert sighs.-

Blue!Herbert: We are never going to get anywhere at this rate, are we?

Driftveil City, in reality

-Herbert is lounging around in the city, searching for something to do but not really looking for company-

edited 25th Apr '13 6:37:48 AM by Herbert40k

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I assume that was at the con?

Sam has Oz bring Zeal back up to the Light House. "Okay, so now that you can trust me, what do you want to do?"

Driftveil

Zeal?: Nothing in particular. Just taking notes.

Driftveil City

Felis: <Just get lost, really. We don't need you messing around here.>

Let's just go, okay?

Random Murkrow #13: <Not a chance!>

Felis: <What.>

Random Murkrow #14: <You guys aren't going anywhere.>

...Great.

Fortis: Oh my gosh!

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-the Dewgong surfaces right under Icecap, who stays standing-

Icecap: <A weak hit, darling...>

Pianis: All right, time to finish this. Wood Hammer!

Icecap: <Here it comes, darling!>

-Icecap rushes at the Dewgong and pummels it with a wooden fist-

Dewgong: <Aaaack!> -is smashed into the floor-

Icecap: <We did it... darling...>

Announcer: Oh my! A double knockout! However, since Pryce's Pokémon was the first to fall, this win goes to Pianissimo!

Pryce: ...Heh. It's good to see you've got what it takes after all.

Pianis: Funny, I would've expected you to start ranting at me.

Pryce: Hah! I like a challenger who can overcome me. You've proven to me that you're not the weakling I thought you were. Good luck in your next match.

-the two walk off the field-

Once more, unto the breach.

Driftveil City

"Yeah, Mom. I'm just fine..."

A young man of about 19 years of age was sitting on a wooden bench, speaking into his Pokégear. Beside him, his Totodile companion sat, keeping himself busy eating an apple.

Mare: "Me and Lagoo got here just fine. Yeah, the airplane was fine. We didn't run into any problems or anything..."

As the Pokémon - previously mentioned as being named Lagoo - swallowed a chunk, he open his jaws wide to take another bite...only to stop, his eyes widening as he noticed what appeared to be a huge flock of Murkrow and Honchkrow heading their way, cawing loudly.

Lagoo: o_O

Mare: "What? No, Mom. I've got Lagoo to protect me. I'm not gonna' get mugged or anything..."

Naturally perturbed, the Totodile quickly tugged on his trainer's sleeve to try and get his attention.

"Now you're just being silly, Team Plasma was broken up ages ago!"

Frantically tugging on his sleeve and failing to get his attention, Lagoo decided to take drastic measures by giving Mare's arm a nip.

"OW!"

Wincing in pain, he turned and gave the Totodile an annoyed look.

"What did I tell you about bit-"

Only to then notice the Murkrow swarm, his eyes widening in horror at the approaching birds.

"...

...Mom, I'm gonna' have to call you back..."

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...Wow. Pianis is good.

Driftveil

-'Krows aren't the only birds nearby. There also happens to be a Taillow, a Staraptor, and a Skarmory.-

-...Well, the Staraptor is actually a human, and the Skarmory is disguised as a human, but at least the Taillow is still a Taillow.-

Skye: ...This is strange.

Diane: Talk about it.

Annie: -calmly rested in Skye's hair- <Yay, lots of birds~>

Sam sighed "Now I want to jump over..." He shakes his head "It's fine. Listen, Zeal was going to give me his sisters number for emergencies, can I see his phone to copy it?"

Very good. Does he have a Glaceon, or is that another Morendo?

Driftveil

Zeal?: ...What does Mel have to do with this?

"OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD!!!"

<AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!>

As fast as he could, Mare ran for his life from a swarm of Murkrow that was now fixated on him and his Totodile, Lagoo hanging onto the back of his trainer's head for dear life as he tried to escape the flock.

Murkrow #1: <Give us your shinies and we won't hurt you, human!>

Murkrow #2: <Yeah! Not much anyway!>

Lagoo glanced back, giving the birds a harsh look.

Lagoo: <You lay a feather on either of us and I'll turn you into feather dust-WHOA!>

His trainer lurched as he screeched to a halt in front of a pair of other birds dsiguised as a human, Lagoo almost losing his hold.

Mare: "OH GOD HELP THESE MURKROW ARE TRYING TO KILL US PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!"

Lagoo: <We should have stayed home...> @_@

Sam blinks "You know her name? Well you see" he blushed "I met her at the J-team convention and wanted to see her again."

Unova Somewhere

-In a cave, a crowd of Pawniard are around a gold-and-silver Bisharp-

Edge: <You are ALL disapointments!>

-Pawniards, with glee- <YES, SIR!>

Edge: -Facepalms- <That was not a compliment!>

-Pawniards, again with glee- <OF COURSE, SIR!>

Edge: -Facepalms again- <MAGGOTS! LISTEN UP! You have ALL failed me! Repeatedly! If we are to get anywhere in our quest to take over Unova, we need to get RESULTS. So! You are all going to go gather resources for me!>

-Pawniards look to one another, confused- <Re-a-suez, sir?>

Edge: <GRRRR....> -Shakes head- <SHINIES. Bring me lots and lots of the shinies.>

-Pawniards break into estatic eagerness- <Oh the shinies!>

<I like the shinies!>

<Shinies will help us take the places?>

Edge: -Barks angrily- <YES. NOW GO DO WHATEVER IT IS YOU IDIOTS DO!>

-The Pawniards all salute, denting their heads- <YES SIR!> -Scurry out of the hideout-