Dunsparce Cloud
Ballonlea Stadium
Apple-a-Day: Oh, the lack of coolness is very important to our...mission statement?
Syrnewt: <Really more of a vision statement.>
Apple-a-Day: Okay yeah.
...Well, whatever just happened, it was awfully impressive. Is that your Trainer down there?
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
The Wanderer
Deep Tangle
-The Impidimp and Morgrem continue to carry Star and co through the forest, taking turns tossing them between themselves. All around are similarly disappointed Fairy and Ghost-type mons-
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Priest of the Temple of Syrinx
Stow-on-Side Gym Puzzle
(Kaylan nods.)
Kaylan: <Oh... oh sure, Kim. I can do that.>
(He walks up to the teacup and begins to push it gently towards the exit. Ozzy, who is flying above them, nods and flies to the left.)
Ozzy: <Alright, Kaylan! Follow me!>
(Kaylan looks up at Ozzy and nods. Meanwhile, while Kim is sitting in the teacup and being slowly pushed towards the exit, her mind is going in many different directions.)
Kim: (thinking to herself) Was... was Ian right? Should I continue recording my Gym Battles for Rever? Our friendship has been getting a bit... complicated lately... I'm certain he still cares about me. I know for a fact that 9-Volt does... and Hoops does... and Ian and Evelyn do... but...
(She shakes her head.)
Kim: (thinking to herself) Ah, what does it matter. I have a Gym Battle to get through.
(A determined glance grows on her face.)
Kim: (thinking to herself) Allister... I hope you're prepared for me.
SOME TIME LATER...
Stow-on-Side Gym Puzzle Entrance to Pitch
(After a lot of pushing by Kaylan and a lot of directing by Ozzy, Kim finally reaches the exit of the Stow-on-Side Gym Puzzle. Satisfied, Kim gets out of the teacup and nods towards Kaylan.)
Kim: "Excellent. I didn't get dizzy at all, which is good. Thank you, Kaylan. Thank you, Ozzy." (She takes out their PokeBalls.) "You may return."
(Kaylan and Ozzy promptly return to their PokeBalls, and Kim promptly puts them away before turning to face Ian and Evelyn.)
Kim: "Alright, Ian... Evelyn... I hope you two are ready."
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Empathic Kid Hero-in-training
Stow-on-Side Stadium Stands
-Ian sits down next to Evelyn to record the battle.-
Evelyn: The battle's about to begin, Hoops.
♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...
Stow-on-Side Stadium, Stands
Hoops shakes their head to clear it.
Hoops: Right. Here we go then.
They press the buttons on two pokeballs, allowing Led and Tot to emerge and perch on the railing.
Led: <Oh, is Kim battling? Wonderful, it's been some time since I watched her.>
Tot: <Did you remember to show them the Galarcast episode?>
Hoops: Yes, I did. And they appreciated it.
Led: <Ah, Ian, Evelyn, hello. Sorry that we, to use the common phrase, buggered off at the end of our last meeting, but we were all rather upset about our loss to Malacostra and felt we had little time for pleasantries.>
Tot: <And sorry about her, she's been binge watching Belowburgh House, and now she's talking like a royal.>
Priest of the Temple of Syrinx
Stow-on-Side Puzzle Room- Entrance To Pitch
(Kim promptly steps out onto the pitch.)
Stow-on-Side Stadium— Pitch
(Kim steps onto the pitch and takes out a PokeBall, looking down somewhat mournfully at it before nodding with determination. She turns to look up— and soon finds herself face-to-face with Allister himself.)
Kim: "Ah. Allister. Delighted."
Allister: "You... a-are you..."
Kim: (nods) "Kimberly Bond, indeed. Shall we begin?"
Allister: "O-oh... y-yes... yes of course... I reckon... we should d-do battle...!"
Kim: "Interesting. Your manner of speaking is rather familiar... it reminds me of a certain Pokemon I own... one who I'll be sending out first."
(She throws the PokeBall.)
Kim: "Red alert, Gilmour!"
(In a flash of light, Gilmour appears, looking around the stadium.)
Gilmour: <I-is this... am I in the Stow-on-Side Gym...?>
Kim: "Indeed it is."
(Gilmour lights up immediately.)
Gilmour: <Amazing... I have never been here before... With my untimely demise fast approaching... I do believe... that this is the perfect final experience...>
Edited by OPALGARNET16 on Mar 1st 2021 at 6:28:43 AM
Hi, I’m oghond, and I’m a Rushaholic. Sorry if I annoy you unintentionally. 😅
Stow-on-Side Stadium, Stands
Hoops: Is that Corsola going to die? Because it sounds like it's going to die.
Tot: <Actually I think I heard about this, I think it's a type of performance art. Very niche. This guy is really going for it.>
Hoops: Somehow I... don't think that's it.
Empathic Kid Hero-in-training
Stow-on-Side Stadium, Stands
Me: Oh. Hello there, Led. It's okay. Malacostra was a tough opponent, but we'll get her next time for sure!
Kako: <Hello there, Hoops. It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Kako, Evelyn's Kirlia.>
Mirai: <And I'm Mirai, Kako's brother. Hi hi~♪>
-The words "...and the evolved form of Galarian Corsola..." reverberates through Ian's mind as he sees that the first Pokémon up is Gilmour.-
Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on Mar 1st 2021 at 6:30:41 AM
♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...
Snowy
Deep Tangle
-Star and her team literally get juggled between the various mons, with one of the larger mons not throwing June around and instead just bridal carrying her-
Star: W-Whoa! @_@
Felix: <Whoo!> :D
Bernadetta: <AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!>
June: -just sighs-
No voice to cry suffering
Ballonlea Gym - Superhero Zone
Vee: -distracted- <Oh yeah, tha's cool. Bein' uncool's the new cool, I shoul' know—>
<Bit less to comment on vision statements, uh—>
-attention roused, beaming toothily- <That's her, yeah! Ain't she amazin'?>
-fond, watching the screen- <...oh, he hates every last one of those thin's he jus' used. Too aggressive, not enough flair…>
-headshake- <I thin' they're tryin' t' prove a point. Idiots. Sweethearts...>
-and she eyes them, taking them in fully- <...do I…know you?>
-sniffing deeply- <......Every? No, the tone ain't quite…>
-glarin'- <You're not like an evil clone of a beloved mentor figure, are ya? 'm pretty sure I'd hafta kill you if that were the…>
-she stiffens, the aggressive move sending a new wave of aches through her working fluid-
-gritted- <...case.>
-she does not slump-
Ballonlea Stadium - Bede
Bede: You're getting on my last nerve—I thought you were supposed to be nervous?
Megan: -quivering- Oh believe you me I am a wreck right now.
Bede: We'll see. Mawile!
Megan: -punching forward- Phase Three!!
-barricades coalesce across the field, slamming to earth in showers of dirt—alongside the steely fairy lunging, jaws wide-
Bede: Crunch!
Megan: -sweeping her arm to the side- block!
-lowercase b-
-Pippy sweeps one of the hunks of metal into a bite that would have mulched his wing-
Mawile: <augh!>
-or something to that effect—mulching within the bounds of League-approval-
-the metal continues to coalesce—Pippy throws a wing forward, and several more form and crash down upon Bede's Mawile-
Bede: Focus Punch!
Megan: -retracting her arm- wait wait no
-beneath the pile, there's a rumbling—Pippy leaps forward to do—something, but he left no openings-
-not for light and not for swift strikes, and the metal erupts out of its seal, smashing him head-on-
-his completed armor barely withstands the assault-
Bede: Again!
Megan: -hasty- Fury Attack!
-dazed, Pippy races forward, smacking aside the Mawile's focus like...oh, a basic day of procrastination-
Mawile: <Heh.>
-his next strike is met fist for fist-
Bede: Power-Up Punch! If you insist on increasing your defenses so far, we don't have much choice but to break through!
-Bede's Mawile meets Pippy strike for strike for strike, Pippy's glancing ineffectually off and the Mawile's growing in strength-
Megan: Uh—break off!!
-Pippy skids back again, worse for wear-
Bede: Retreating to range. Is that wise?
-the Mawile grins, vicious—and tightens focus-
-Pippy flares that light into her eyes—she loses the Aura buildup, but keeps on grinning-
Bede: How many Flash Cannons have you left?
Megan: …
No mind to think. No will to break.
Priest of the Temple of Syrinx
Stow-on-Side Gym Battle
(Kim looks down.)
Kim: "Of course, Gilmour needs an opponent to fight..."
Allister: "W-well... I have one..."
(He takes out a PokeBall and promptly throws it.)
Allister: "Yamask... rise..."
(The PokeBall opens, and in an instant, a Galarian Yamask appears from it.)
Galarian Yamask: <Hehehehehehe... Hello there, Corsola... Are you ready to be taken down?>
Gilmour: (growing more determined) <I am...>
Kim: "And so am I. Allister... I hope you're ready."
Allister: "I am... H-here goes nothing...!"
KIMBERLY BOND VS. ALLISTER
BATTLE: BEGIN
Hi, I’m oghond, and I’m a Rushaholic. Sorry if I annoy you unintentionally. 😅
Dunsparce Cloud
Ballonlea Stadium
Apple-a-Day: Oh, I'm nobody you've ever met before, I'm fairly certain. I'm Apple-a-Day, local hero and expert in the care and feeding of dragons.
Syrnewt: <Which is why they're like this. I mean, have you ever met a normal Dragon specialist?>
Apple-a-Day: Normal is a lie spread by paint companies to sell more soft eggshell. I'm very impressed with your trainer's performance, tiny Vaporeon, but are you quite certain you're alright?
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
Flying Colors
Ballonlea Stadium Audience
-Alyssa is watching the battle with interest!-
-...yeah thats all i got right now, i'll get back to you with more interesting commentary later-
Textspace
From: Kai
You'd be right about the reasons, it's about them.
Anywhere with decent soundproofing is fine. If necessary, I can make a trip to the Faction offices.
Not A Lawyer
Textspace
From: Alice
They do seem to have a knack for causing problems, don't they?
But yes, at present I am not currently urgently occupied. If you want to come by the office I can meet you there promptly.
Circumstances aside, it'll be nice to see each other one-on-one again.
Flying Colors
Textspace
From: Kai
Yeah, it'll be nice to see you again
Anyway, I'll be there soon
Faction Headquarters — Soon
-Guess who.-
The Wanderer
???
-Following the juggling session, Star and her mons are unceremoniously dumped at the hooves of the Galarian Rapidash. Next to them is a Hatterene that also has the markings of an EX Pokémon-
Grimmsnarl: -To his fellow mons- <Here you go!>
-The area consists of some old ruins in the middle of a forest clearing, decayed to the point that there are only some pillars and a stone pedestal in the middle, covered by some sort of rune-
Galarian Rapidash-EX: <So you have arrived, Niniane foresaw your eventual arrival.>
Hatterene-EX Niniane: <That I did.>
Edited by rmctagg09 on Mar 1st 2021 at 10:09:35 AM
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Snowy
???
-Star lands face first on the ground, with her team members landing in similar states of disarray.-
Star: Owww.....
-She dusts herself off, and then settles into a more proper sitting position. She then looks around, taking in the ruins, the pedestal, the clearing, everything-
Star: ...Whoa...
-Bernadetta ducks behind her Trainer, while Felix floats at her side, curiously eyeing the ruins. June sits next to Star, still on guard. Star turns to look at Ninane-
Star: You did? I mean we got thrown here but I guess that happened because I was insistent on following, either way, did they really have to be so-
-Star coughs, deciding to not continue that sentence before that group of mons decide to "play" with them more-
Star:A-anyway...where are we? Who are you?
No voice to cry suffering
Ballonlea Gym - Spectator Zone
-Logan is likewise looking on with interest and perhaps a slight, well-hidden, slightly detached horror-
Logan: What's got their scarves in a bunch? ._.
Addie: -chewing Popcornn- <Heck yeah, go Megan.>
Ballonlea Gym - Superhero Zone
Vee: -headtilt- <...'kay.>
-blinks- <...I'll be honest, with the whole fruity thin', I didn' expect That-tamin' t' be yer poison of choice. This's comin' from the weird of weirds of that Water woman down there.>
-curtsey-quadrupedal- <...voila! Vassal views vigil: vista-visitin' vainglorious villainy-vanquisher; vapor-vixen; veil-voiding vitae vegan't—>
-she laughs until she winces-
-grin- <'m Vee.>
<An' I might be a mite height-challenged an' sufferin' from what may or may not be acute chronic pain brought on by a giant fuckoff sword with spikes on but rest assured I could kick yer ass any day.>
(-the discordant echo underlying her voice is increasingly offset by building cheer and possibly terrifying determination-)
Ballonlea Stadium - Bede
-standoff-
Bede: -watching-
Mawile: -flexes jaw-
Megan: ...Pippy.
Pippy: -cocking his head- <?>
Megan: -tremulous- Do you hear the people sing—?
Bede: ?
-Pippy smirks—tight and tense—maneuvering shield after shield in between him and the Mawile, forming a layered barricade as wide as a city street-
Bede: Didn't you learn? Focus Punch!
-this buildup goes uninterrupted-
-the full force of Bede's Mawile's tiny frame explodes into the fortification, collapsing layer after layer into each other like so much mangled crepe-
-nothing behind could have withstood—and still buzzing with Fraidy's [[{evasion} anxiety made manifest]], Pippy reveals himself next to the Mawile, in a flash slicing down-
Mawile: -hisses-
Pippy: -all around- <Looks like you forgot something!>
-she lashes out with a Power-Up Punch, but the water clone—metal clone?—collapses, empty-
Pippy: <Little people know/when little people fight—>
-and the next strike comes for her side- <We may look easy pickings/but we've got some bite!>
Mawile: -tanking it- <I can do this all day.>
-bashing this one, too- <And I'm smaller than you!>
Pippy: -snort- <Maybe physically.>
Pippy: -moving- <So never kick a dog/because she's just a pup>
<We fight like twenty armies—>
-Pippy's third appearance, voice refocusing, comes from the front—but what greets him is the second mouth, wide and ravenous-
Mawile: -sneer- <He dies at the end.>
Megan: -sounding panicked- Pippy!
Mawile: -grins twice, bright and unnerving-
-Pippy smiles sweetly in return-
Megan: Hee.
Pippy: -just barely out of reach, whispers- <Overextended~>
-and with his new-built Agility carves the Mawile's defenses apart-
Mawile: @-@
Pippy: <Hah!>
-Megan fistpumps, beaming with triumph-
Bede: Nice work.
-releasing a Pokémon- Go.
Pippy: -pained- <aaaAA—>
-his limbs' reach too far out, he flares his crest—-
-catching and dragging—with no loss of momentum, the Rapidash gallops-
-smashing him through the fringes of the barricade distraction, layer by layer-
-on the other side cantering to a stop-
G!Rapidash: -sigh, cocking head- <I'm a healer, but...>
-with Pippy thoroughly trampled before her-
Megan: -this was not in the plan-
The Wanderer
??? Gloaming Glade
Galarian Rapidash-EX: <It was a test of your will to follow, normally those who've come here either end up running, or they end up foolishly trying to fight.>
Niniane: <This is the Gloaming Glade at the center of the Deep Tangle, one of the numerous Aura Nexuses that dot the world, and we three serve as the guardians of this Nexus and its portal to the Feywilds, the realm of the fae.>
Galarian Rapidash-EX: <It has sustained our lives since the fall of the Fell Star 20,000 years ago.
Grimmsnarl-EX: <As for why you're here, Niniane saw that you could possibly be of use to us, as those last Trainers might be.>
Niniane: <You may end up learning things about yourself that you didn't know before.>
Edited by rmctagg09 on Mar 2nd 2021 at 3:30:20 PM
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Tac Van, Castelia City, Past
Jonathan: Honestly, the escalation was unexpected, since in the past even average trainers could go after Plasma Remnants. Now that they've begun proving themselves to be a threat, what contingencies can we expect moving forward?
Outer Space
Shutter scurried down. Unlike Scout, he wasn't quite used to carrying the Pokécam. However, it was on. A special earpiece that came with the camera allowed a distant partner (in this case, Upton and Astarte) to tell him what shots to use. Upton was versed enough that he could be tasked to direct shots, and Astate picked up a few things on her own.
But they were ultimately mainly assistants. Shutter, a seasoned cinematographer, was capable of spotting interesting things on his own. The only two drawbacks were in the cameras they used. He did have on hand a Pokécam small enough for a helioptile to carry around, a touch smaller than the cameras he once strapped on Scout. But the resolution of this was the worst given how small it was. In essence, it was just a monitor.
Phineas did most of the full HD shooting in the camera he floated in. While he had the better camera, his jerky, floaty movements betray his inexperience. A few hour's instruction was nowhere near enough time to master even the basics. He hovered around, waiting for Shutter's direction.
Thus, the old adage rings true; it's not the equipment, it's how you use it.
Shutter scouted for anything interesting. The place seemed quite eerie, and the droning certainly didn't help at all.
Shutter: <Geez, what happened here?>
Phineas: <I am not sure, but do we even want to find out at this point.>
Shutter: <The f—k's that noise.>
Phineas: <I am not sure, but I know this for certain. If it's music, it's terrible.>
Shutter: <Oh, god, it is music.>
Phineas: <This is suddenly reminding me of the fake saloon my girlfriend and I decided to check out one day in Phenac City. The Wolfram Waterhole, said to be an "authentic" replica of a similar saloon in that backwater town we went to. It's exactly as tacky and messy. Same syncopated terrible music.>
As they walked further and confirmed what the place was, the eerie atmosphere almost disappeared. Then they see the sign. Of course this place looked like a dump. It's a dive bar.
Shutter: <Well Why yai yai yippie yai yay.
Crane up and then dolly in to that sign. >
Phineas: <I have no idea what that means. I'm not Mrs. Petersen.>
Shutter: <Sorry, force of habit. Go up in a sweeping motion, then go close.>
Phineas: <Right.>
Natural History Museum, Wyndon, Night
A party is happening. One of the halls of the museum was decked out with white tables and elegant table settings, complete with swanna-shaped napkins. Ice sculptures in the image of kabuto and lileep decorated the tables. In between them were some of the largest and most spectacular fossils from the Cambrian Sturgess Shales. The exhibit was on loan from the Unovan Museum of Natural History in Opelucid City, and the fossils and two cloned specimens were brought to Wyndon for display and study.
Most were of clusters of dome, root, and claw fossils; these were some of the oldest fossil kabuto, lileep, and anorith lines known to science. Anorith itself was discovered in the shales, though it was specimens from younger Cambrian and Ordovician lagerstätten elsewhere that yielded cloneable DNA.
The others were peculiar and bizarre specimens, possibly representing variants of present day species like corsola, jellicent, tentacool, and shelder. A few especially interesting fossils were also shown, which might as-yet undescribed genera of pokémon, though they were too fragmentary to give a proper guess at their shape. (They certainly wouldn't want another Anorith situation)
The museum decided to rotate its display of the fossils. While some of the smaller specimens were brought to the laboratory for analysis, the others were put in display. On permanent display, located in the center of the hall, were the fossils that yielded clones: Dome Fossil 28 and Root Fossil 63. Next to them was a temporary holding tank, aquascaped to mimic the conditions presumed to exist in the Cambrian, that served as the home of an as-yet nameless lileep and Zelda, one of the cloned kabuto. This was the centerpiece of the exhibition, meant to show off the milestone achievement that Devon Co. and its partners have achieved. Zelda and her companion would stay in the exhibit for the duration of the loan of the event.
Professor Hawthorn: So good to see you, Mr. McSweeney, Ms. Bronson. Let me thank you once again for making this opening gala a success.
He shakes his sponsor's hand.
Scott: Think nothing of it, professor. Rachael and I love the sciences. Rachael took a rather hands-on approach to the event, so you have her and her staff to thank.
Rachael: Scotty-boo you flatter me. I had to stop myself from micromanaging.
Scott: It's a pity that my cousin couldn't make it. It'd have been nice to have someone from PEFE attend.
Rachael: Priscilla always prefers these functions to the other events Henry often invites us to. Oh, Professor. Your daughter shares a spot of the credit. She handled the logistics of this event superbly. And the attention to detail was impeccable. My event planners and I learned so much. Scott became friends with her dinosaurs, too.
Scott: A live tyrantrum. Just like in the movies, but so much more rivetting.
Professor Hawthorn: Well, she makes her father proud.
Scott: Excuse us, Professor, we have other guests to escort.
Rachael: Try the clauncher cocktail.
Edited by MasterJayAM on Aug 17th 2021 at 10:56:37 PM
Empathic Kid Hero-in-training
Natural History Museum, Wyndon, Night
-There's a party going on in the museum and two young trainers stand outside, getting ready to enter the museum. One is a boy wearing a black dress (because Wynaut?) and the other is a pink-haired girl wearing a black kimono. They look at each other and nod before entering the museum.-
Evelyn: It was so nice of Mr. McSweeney to invite us to this gala event...
Me: Indeed it was.
-Ian turns around, his dress echoing his movements.-
Me: How's it going, Hoops?
♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...
Natural History Museum, Wyndon, Night
Hoops stands behind Ian and Evelyn, looking uncomfortable in a dress shirt and waistcoat that the others insisted on. Their hair is combed and they are wearing small amounts of makeup. There is no Kec or Kit anywhere around them, which is unusual.
Hoops: I can't believe you guys are making me do this. And worse, you're making me dress up for it. I feel like an idiot.
Empathic Kid Hero-in-training
Natural History Museuem, Wyndon, Night
Evelyn: In all due fairness, Hoops, we asked if you wanted to come with us and we did tell you that we were supposed to wear black at this event.
-Piku-chan, wearing a little black bowtie, looks around.-
Piku-chan: <By the way... Where's Kec? I was hoping he'd be with you.>
Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on Mar 2nd 2021 at 12:37:43 PM
♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...
Natural History Museuem, Wyndon, Night
Hoops: I interpreted wear black as I could dress like a goth if I wanted to, but then you tell me it means formal black. I probably still would have agreed to come, but be more specific next time. And no, Kec is not with me.
Edited by theoncominghoop on Mar 2nd 2021 at 5:39:41 PM
Deep Tangle
-While the wild mons are discussing what to do with Star and her team, Star's team settles down a bit but they're still on guard. -
June: -whispering- <Whatever you've got planned, I hope it works out.>
Star: ...Me too. -thinking- (I don't want to know what happened to those Trainers...)
-and then they're shoved deeper into the forest-
Star: Hey, easy! You don't have to push-