Elizabeth's Room, Stormchaser

-Elizabeth bolts awake, her new dagger clenched in hand.-

-She takes a deep breath and falls back on her pillow, looking up at the Mimikyu perched on her headboard.-

Elizabeth: "What the fuck was that?"

Oberon: <Excellent question. Next question?>

-The bed shifts slightly as Christina lifts her head.-

Christina: <Were it not for the myriad of humans, I would say it's part of the Dream World. At any rate, it feels similar.>

Elizabeth: "It's real..."

-She gazes at a stack of masks on her nightstand and picks up her phone.-

Elizabeth: "I can drink in Kanto, right? Let's go find a bar."

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

Dialga 3, Past

/Arwing/: Nice shot!

-It swings around and opens fire too-

Oblivion Wing, Present

-"Maria Rakdos" nods and continues checking that all her possessions are in order-

Textspace, Future

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Stormchaser Room 713

The phone buzzed, lighting up. Hesitantly, Colton picked it out of his pocket and let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. It was just Silas and... Arceus' unholy flank.

Foxverse

Noticing one of the Latis had a thruster destroyed, Colton focused his crosshairs on them and fired, making sure no one was in the crossfire.

Oblivion Wing

Amaterasu nodded, collapsing the bow in her hands and placing it in a holster on her back.

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Castelia, Ren's apartment

-Ren, Rio and Gamma appear with a VWORP!-

Ren: Os—

-There is a small explosion of sound of slamming doors, running feet, and yelling voices-

Oscar: What HAPPENED?!

Aria: We know you know! You tone was WAY too normal!

Ren: So I take my future self never told you about how I helped defeat a entity known as Izanami?

Oscar and Aria: NO!

Ren: -sigh- Sit down and get comfortable. This is going to be a big one.

---

A couple hours of story and exposition later

-Ren looking at the eye-like icon on his tablet-

Ren: So it looks like Igor has called in help again. This time with more new faces than calling in the entire old group.

Aria: So you are telling us that we just pulled into fixing an issue that is on a global-level threat—

Ren: At the very least.

Aria: And before it's all done we're going to have supernatural powers and have to fight what is causing this threat head-on with said supernatural powers?

Ren: -dryly- Correct so far.

Aria: AND YOU'RE NOT FREAKING OUT ABOUT IT!

Ren: -nod his head while sipping his tea- Mmmmm Galarian blend.

Aria: WHY ARE YOU NOT FREAKING OUT?!

Ren: Your brother isn— Oh. I didn't notice his knuckles until now.

-Ren sighs as his eyes fall on Oscar's hands, which are gripped tightly on the chair his hands white from the pressure of his grip.-

Ren: Really. You two had to know that your mother and I dealt with cosmic threats and are friends with various Legendaries.

Oscar and Aria: BUT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE RETIRED FROM THAT!

Ren: -dryly while pour himself more tea- Isn't time travel grand?

Edited by keys2tkingdom on Mar 1st 2019 at 6:38:51 AM

Velvet Room

-After the Sonicboom-

Doc: -Looking at his domino mask- <Rehabilitation?>

Crochet: <So we're doing Persona stuff now?>

-To Igor-

You still haven't explained what's going on ful-

Stormchaser

-Wakes up alongside Doc and Crochet-

Urgh...

Muddy: <You okay?>

-To Muddy-

Looks like my number's finally come up, and Doc and Crochet's as well.

Edited by rmctagg09 on Mar 1st 2019 at 7:47:32 AM

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

The Stormchaser

All are significantly abnormal in a normal world... All are significantly normal in an abnormal world.

---

Undisclosed Kanto Bar

-Two Alolan girls and a Mimikyu walk into a bar.-

-They all have deep-seated personal issues.-

-Not a very funny joke, is it?-

-Anyways they all sit at the bar. Christina raises her hand at the bartender.-

Human!Christina: "Bartender? A glass of ocha-wari and a bottle of your finest sake, please."

-Elizabeth stares at the new app on her phone, eyes slightly glazed.-

Elizabeth: "Got any pickles?"

-A plate of pickles is set on the bar.-

Elizabeth: "Thanks."

-Oberon's cup of sake disappears under his disguise as he turns to Liz, Sylveon ears flopping.-

Christina: "So..."

Elizabeth: "I...just give me a minute."

~Also I'm concerned about talking about this aloud.~

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

Maggie: "Oh, cool. Hope that goes well."

And after a bit of fiddling, Maggie's chest now looks more neutral.

"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every

-After that peculiar dream, Rose and Corrin are at a table with Mason.-

Mason: ...So what you're saying is, the two of you had the exact same dream.

Rose: Mmm.

Corrin: It certainly was peculiar...

Rose: Looks like a shitton of us had the same dream, if the group chat's anything to go by.

Mason: In Xerneas' name, why does the weirdest shit happen to us?

Rose: Hey, now, hold on. In this particular case, the weirdest shit didn't happen to you.

Mason: Rose, for fuck's sake.

Rose: It happened to me and Princess over here.

-She throws an arm around Corrin, who looks slightly perturbed.-

Corrin: I'm sure all those drinks you've already somehow managed to finish off are not healthy for you.

Rose: Hell nah.

Oblivion Wing, Lounge

-Ciela nods at Priscilla.-

Ciela: Ah. Impressive. Still, let's hope that such precautions prove to be unnecessary. Better to have it and not need it and all that.

-She turns back to Jack.-

Ciela: Understood. Just say the word.

Pewter Pokemon Center

-Lucius gives a wan smile.-

Lucius: Nah, you're fine. I've had nightmares for as long as I can remember. They come and go at times, but I've learnt to live with them. Considering certain... recent events, I guess it's no surprise that they'd start coming back now.

-He tilts his head at Halsei.-

Lucius: Any idea what made you feel weird about yours?

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

That Kanto Bar

-Elizabeth cocks her head for a bit and, unable to sense Mason and deciding Rose has enough Problems(tm) with mental stuff, gives Corrin the telepathic equivalent of a tap on the shoulder.-

~hewwo?~

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

Pewter Pokémon Center

Me: Yeah, Halis... er... Sorry. I mean, Halsei...

You can tell us... we can help you...

-Piku-chan jolts awake upon hearing my accidental slip of the tongue-

Piku-chan: <THAT BUNEARY IS ACTUALLY HALIS?!>

-Piku-chan calms himself down, then looks at Halsei-

Piku-chan: <You look so great as a Buneary. For the life of me, I didn't even recognize you...>

<But... why did you have to lie about it? Ian wasn't gonna hurtcha...>

Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on Mar 1st 2019 at 9:37:20 AM

♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...

Corrin: ?

-Corrin glances around for the source of the voice.-

Corrin: (...Uh, hello?)

Rose: ...Hey. Hey, Corn. You okay?

Corrin: Y-yes, I'm quite well, thank you. Pay me no mind.

Rose: A'ight.

Rogue: Sounds easy enough. My specialty, really.

Halsei: <...I felt like I was being pulled somewhere. That's all I remember. Maybe it's for the best that I don't remember it. Uh, anyway, did you want to do something today?>

They try to disregard the thought entirely, opting to steer the conversation away from it.

Kanto Bar, Which let's be honest is probably just the closest bar in Vermillion to the Stormchaser.

Mordred has dragged Artoria to a bar.

And it seems like she's not the only one who had that idea.

Mordred orders both something alcoholic whilst Artoria goes and sits next to Corrin, looking like she's in thought.

Edited by Izshta on Mar 1st 2019 at 6:52:42 AM

All are significantly abnormal in a normal world... All are significantly normal in an abnormal world.

Someplace Urban, Motel

-The hangover felt like being drunk-

-Somewhere in the haze he responded 'just ask a glass of water' to the question noone asked-

-He leaned against the closed door, finding solace and companionship from such thresholds. He couldn't interpret why-

-Something was very wrong. No, something was very right. Something was very something-

/Duck/: >Oh, you're awake.

Shift: <Your friends asked if you had a jail dream?>

-He tried to swim back his memory, he couldn't remember... No, there it was. The jail dream, the Velvet Room. The strangeness of the mental realms that he could no longer explain-

I did... Reply for me please...

Angela Coast, Coastal Bungalow

Latias: Sue, you in here?

-She turns the corner to the kitchen and leans against the wall to watch Susan who's currently working on making a sandwich-

Latias: Got a new song yet? I've been itching to get in there and drum...

Susan: I've been... Writer's block I guess, can't come up with any lyrics worth singing…

-Susan took her sandwich and took a bite as she stared out the window-

Susan: Maybe I should just bring someone on to write something... Gonna need another album soon...

Latias: 'Ey Sue, once you're done with that baloney I've got an idea. I'll be in the studio.

Later

-Susan stepped into the studio to see her phone set up on a tripod and Latias already at the drums experimenting with a rhythm-

Susan: What's all this?

Latias: Let's give the fans something fun. Just like a little glimpse of jamming out.

Susan: Is the camera on?

Latias: Nah, why... Oh right the wig. Slap it on and we'll just jam without trying to make it marketable.

-Susan smiles and ducks out to get dressed up-

Later, Elsewhere. The Prost Bar, Jubilife City

Maxi Eary over tinny phone speakers: #Dear Evan Hanson we've been way too out of touch
Things have been crazy and it sucks that we don't talk that much.
But I should tell you that I think of you each night
I rub my-#

Latias, likewise over phone speakers: Su-Maxi!

Maxi Eary, still on phone: Sorry dear~ Let's try something a little cleaner.

-The owner of the phone pauses the video and stares at the laughing smile frozen in time-

Jerry West: That pain... I can see it in her eyes...

-He looks out at the busy (and entirely mundane) dive bar he's keeping bar at. He turns around and returns to staring at his phone-

Jerry West: I must let her know... I must show my love that I can take away that pain...

Some Guy: Hey, can I get a beer over here?

-Jerry sighs and rewinds the video and presses play again after putting in his earbuds-

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

"I figured you'd do well Rogue. Roxy's a co-leader here but officially every move is your call."

Roxy waved, "I'm just a second opinion if needed."

Jack gave one last look around the room, "We ready? If so, let us begin."

Silas grumbled a bit and rubbed his head, his left ear twitched, <Bad enough I've got mental issues relating to this... and the fact that I'm still not over the tail. Don't need any more... but a shared dream?>

Silas typed out his next message.

Some Kantonian Bar

~On your right, Corn.~

-Elizabeth looks at Corrin and waves meekly.-

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

Rogue: Damn, that's a lot of trust to be putting into the criminal antihero. I'm honored. Do we have a layout of the facility, or is that something we'll have to figure out in action?

-Corrin scoots a bit closer to Artoria out of habit, but turns around and looks over to Liz.-

Corrin: Oh, Liz, that was you!

Mason: ...The psychic girl, right?

Rose: Yoooo.

The Saint Aldrich Hotel, Jonathan's room

Jonathan: Yeah, Jean, the art auctions looking a bit too shady. And yes, the local gendarme is on standby but they're not about to raid the place. As for Ivan? He's been... tagging along. No sign of any of the big-name Macraul collectors yet, but word is that a few of the people they'd be interested in working with are there. No word yet if that vigilante in Lumiose or anyone else might be here. Did I cover all my bases? Yes. Good.

Jonathan ends the call.

Walter: Did you have to say it in Galarian?

Jonathan: Less likely to be heard that way, eh. Send a message to Ivan, we'll be attending that fancy shindig in a bit. Lemme get my suit.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Mar 2nd 2019 at 1:41:10 AM

Kanto Bar

Elizabeth: "Hey"

-She coughs and then watches Oberon just fall backwards off his stool.-

Christina: "Lightweight."

-There's a vague hiccuping sound from the Mimikyu on the floor.-

Elizabeth: "Couldn't go back to sleep either, huh?"

Edited by SwiftSeraph on Mar 1st 2019 at 11:53:55 AM

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

Corrin: Not after that, no...

Rose: 'sfine, probably. Already happened, ain't gonna happen again, probably, right?

Kanto Bar

Mordred returns with schrodinger's alcoholic beverage.

Artoria: "No, not particularly. I don't like this."

She looks at Rose. "Something tells me it will. Call it a hunch."

All are significantly abnormal in a normal world... All are significantly normal in an abnormal world.

Velvet Room

Milagros was just confused. Especially about the Domino mask thing.

Milagros: Wait, I need a second to process all this. Why are we here? An-

Ersatz Alliance

Milagros woke up.

Milagros: Woah. I have a feeling I need to do this again.

Caddicarus: What happened?

Milagros: Well...

Milagros spent a while telling him what happened. When he was done, Rourke chimed in.

Rourke: Just sounds like a regular old dream to me.

Milagros: It really wasn't. I felt everything. From being chained up to that sonic boom and so on...

Edited by Routeferret on Mar 2nd 2019 at 10:08:48 AM

Ivan: "No, screw that, tuxes are expensive. I'll just wear the one I have."

Apollo: ~I sense a disturbance.~

Artemis: ~Paranoid moron.~

Apollo: ~No, I'm serious. I detect something changed very much...~

-Apollo shakes a little bit and a marshmallow pops out of his eye.-

Apollo: ~Oh thank Arceus, finally. 5 years that was in there. I hate your father.~

Ivan: "Yeah, but as long as he stays in Solaceon he should be fine."

   The Last Laugh   : "A beautiful night for some villainry."

-He looks through some binoculars. He sees nothing. A dark ring is left around his eyes. He uses the non-prank binoculars to look.-

   The Last Laugh   : "Some fine security..."

"This will be my greatest challenge yet."