Regirock falls to pieces, leaving Cliff surprised.
"I... grabbed some... Revives," Rey splutters. He pulls them out of his pockets and offers them to James.
Meanwhile, Cliff sends out a Shadow Regice, which quickly attacks Bewear with Frost Breath. Where's the mouth to breathe frost from? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."!
Niagara nearly drop his helmet but pick it up just in time, and look awkwardly at Naesala, looking around and combing his hair backward.
Sorry for... bursting in your room, erm...
He bite his lips.
Were you talking about back up ?
...
Neuff smiles when he says "thanks", but drop it when he turns around.
Heh, let's hope that we'll get to punch stuff on the way !
She waves at the duo, with respect on her face, and set out !
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter"T... thank you.", James mutters, his eyes on Bewear, just like Jessie's, Meowth's and Wobbuffet's, none of them able to tear their gazes away from its performance.
Speaking of that, the Frost Breath hits Bewear, who covers its face with its arms for a moment, before attempting to run through the icy attack and uppercut Regice into the ceiling.
Naesala hops off of the closet, hands in his pockets and smirking.
"Yeah. If you don't want Morgan to take big risks with this, I can go with you instead. I can easily come up with an excuse in case Julius wants to know where we're going. And 'sides, it'll give us the opportunity to talk. You said you wanted to discuss something with me, didn't you?"
Alt.Demo follows Neuff as Elmadan and Captain Deepsea see them off. Alt.Demo ponders to himself as he's walking.
I really wonder if this is gonna lead to anything good...
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Indeed. Which is why I do believe that fate has something in store He think to himself. There was something I wanted to ask you, after all.
He think about the Blood Contract, and if it could help Naesala in being convinced to spill his beans, but alas... It's not like he could deny them both. It'd be suspicious otherwise.
This seems to be the most prudent course of action... for a not-so prudent scheme, I'll admit.
...
Bet the others are gonna give me a lecture over this... but heh, worth it.
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterRegice hits the ceiling and shatters, its still-living shards raining down like broken glass until Cliff recalls it.
Next, he sends out Registeel, which finally tries to take on Bewear in glorious melee combat by slashing at her with Metal Claw.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Team Rocket just keeps watching in awe and fear.
Bewear, meanwhile, brings up its arms to partially shield itself from the Metal Claw. At some point though, it spreads its arms, resulting in it taking a hit or two, and attempts to duck and grab Registeel by its legs.
If this is successful, it'll start spinning Registeel around for a while until it lets it go, aiming it to crash right into Cliff.
Naesala grins happily.
"Then we've got a deal. We can leave whenever you're ready."
"A-are you sure this is a good idea?", Morgan asks, upon which Naesala laughs and ruffles his hair, much to Morgan's childish annoyance as he tries to ruffle it back into looking normal again.
"Kid, we'll be fine. We're both strong fighters, I'm sure. And we're only paying some people a visit."
Morgan looks at them both, then sighs.
"If you're sure..."
"Now then-"
Naesala unlocks his door.
"Come get me when the time's right."
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Niagara refrains himself from ruffling Morgan's hair, but he does pat him in the shoulder, with a confident nod.
We know what we're doing, don't worry about us. He says. I'll get through this, especially with Lord Naesala to help me.
He does look confident in his chances, and the music in his mind swell... until he notices that Naesala opened his door because they're still practically squatting.
W-oh yeah, your room. Erm... noted. Farewell !
Niagara pick up his helmet, put it on, wave, and depart !
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterBewear gets hit, taking a step back, before letting out one more battlecry as it jumps towards Registeel, going for a Close Combat attack.
James, meanwhile, is startled and jumps, getting snatched out of his focus by the prodding.
"W-what?", he asks Rey.
"Lord Naesala.", Naesala mutters to himself, looking comically pleased with the sound of that.
Morgan then looks at Niagara and reluctantly nods.
"If you're sure. Just be careful, alright?"
He smiles.
"Good luck."
He then walks out of the room.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay."Take the damn Revives," Rey mutters.
Registeel crumples under the furious assault of Close Combat.
"Im...possible!" Cliff gets up just in time to crumble (not literally) back down to the floor in defeat and shame.
He makes a hateful Kubrick Stare. "There are two more admins. They'll ruin you for sure... and if you get past them, you'll find Giovanni is unbeatable. We won't let you discover the technology we use for hacking Poké Balls to make Shadow Pokémon."
"Ominous..." Rey tries to proceed onward, but then he remembers that he has a concussion and passes out again.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Wrustoiz walked around the ship to the back, igniting one of his blades and stabbing into the back, aiming to open the ship for entry.
"We are in the Arena, a dimensional nexus outside the normal flow of space and time. All manner of alternative universes come together in this place. I have seen many strange things here, you are no exception! May I ask for your name and where you come from?"
"O-oh, right.", he says, actually taking them this time.
Now, with confirmation that Cliff was defeated, Team Rocket slowly gets back up, eventually returning to their smug selves.
"What big talk, but you'll see that the original Team Rocket will always prevail over any knock offs like yourselves!"
"Whatever you have waiting for us won't be able to get past our Pokemon."
"So get on outta here an' let us through!"
"Wobbu!"
The four of them are about to continue on when Bewear suddenly grabs them.
"H-hey, what are you doing!?"
It makes its usual sound and looks at the hallway it came from.
"W-wait, you can't take us back with you now! This is important!"
"There's more at stake than some petty thefts!"
Meowth looks at Rey.
"Hey, tell her what we're doing! I doubt she'll listen to us!"
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Rey mumbles something incoherent.
Beeatrice, thankfully, chose that moment to get bored and walk in. She hears the panicked voices of Team Rocket echoing down the halls and sprints over to the scene.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold up! These guys are helping take down a criminal organization that has influence over the whole world. Team GO Rocket has been taking innocent Pokémon - adults, juveniles, and infants alike - and turning them into twisted, pained monsters. Are you just going to drag off the only people who have a decent shot at ending all of this right now?!"
She kneels down by Rey and offers him a Max Potion, albeit not knowing if it will help him out that much due to him being human.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Bewear turns to look at Beeatrice when she speaks up, already appearing a little surprised at her doing so, considering the stunned and wary reaction she had when Bewear had shown up.
She seems to be listening, but it's hard to tell, as her expression appears neutral most of the time. Still, its eyes do seem to become a little bit smaller upon the thought of infant Pokemon being in pain, seeing as she herself has a kid.
"... haaaaa.", she softly says as she lets Team Rocket go, to their surprise. She then turns to look at the other hallway, the one Cliff was guarding, with fiery determination in her eyes.
"She's going to help us!", Meowth says, looking happy, as does the rest of Team Rocket.
Chimecho then floats over towards Rey, looking him over as it notices he's hurt. So it suddenly uses Heal Pulse to try to help. James notices and looks surprised.
"Oh, you learnt a new move!"
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Rey stops having a concussion. "Thanks again for that... Now then."
Beeatrice summons a Melmetal and just stands there, looming over Cliff with it. "I'll make sure he stays put. You guys go on ahead."
"Thanks..." Rey moves on.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Shadow raises an eyebrow.
"Death being polite is nice, as Death is too often portrayed as a force of evil, but Life being a jerk? That's a pretty new one."
He chuckles.
"Just don't badger them about it too much. Getting the result we both desire is good, but you don't want to reduce your chances next time you wanna' get a favor."
He then takes on a curious expression, listening to them talking about Seth.
"Well, nobody's perfect...indeed, he redeemed himself in a big way, I'd say, and I sadly haven't even heard much of him yet. It seems many people all took great responsibilities upon themselves regarding this turn of events. That's respectable in itself."
He then nods to Areui, and, noticing Kirue's relieved expression, smiles softly. He gives a respectful bow in return.
"As am I."
"Life isn't a fairytale. There isn't always a 'Happily Ever After' waiting for you at the end of the road." ~ Isengrim Heath-StalkerAstil
The Tenno went to pry the now-cut connection area open, so that they and the sith might be able to enter the single room of the ship.
"I come from a place I know as the Origin System. Apparently it's gone by other names as well — one of the ones I was able to dig up was the Sol System. As for my name..."
They paused, entering the craft first to check the damage, before turning back around.
"I... I don't remember my name. How hard did I land, exactly...?"
Edited by OmegaShadowcry on Oct 28th 2019 at 10:30:12 AM
"The Stick has sentimental value. It's like an enormous, hideous teddy bear we can kill things with." -rikalous"No... It was just me. Well, me, and my shipboard AI, but he should still be back with the Orbiter — basically the rest of the ship. This was just the landing craft. I got caught on my return trip by an ambush, so I couldn't reconnect properly."
The Tenno went quiet and thought for a while, digging through the twisted metal and cracked consoles for anything salvageable. After some time, they spoke up.
"Come to think of it... I'm not sure I know my name at all. I've just gotten so used to everyone calling me Tenno or Operator that I didn't think about it."
"The Stick has sentimental value. It's like an enormous, hideous teddy bear we can kill things with." -rikalousAfter James recalls Chimecho, Team Rocket continues following Rey, as does Bewear. Jessie, James, Meowth and Wobbuffet, despite knowing Bewear is going to help them, can't help but still be a bit nervous around her.
"It is? We've never really ran into other divine forces of Life.", Areui says. Then he laughs a little.
"Yeah, that's a good one. Like they'd actually tell me no when it comes to favors. They're still trying to get on my good side again, remember? And 'sides, for all the crap they put me through, I think I can afford to be a little mean."
Shadow may then notice the briefest hint of movement in a nearby tree behind Areui and Kirue.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.After a while, they haven't encountered anyone else. The place is empty, it seems, save for GO Rocket Grunts who appear to be actively ignoring the group.
Then the next two admins step in from behind. Rey is the first to hear the additional footsteps and stops.
"Sup, chucklenuts?" says the fusion of a shifty con man and a stereotypical sci-fi hacker.
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Next to him stands Jessie's new potential rival in the way of feminine wiles.
◊ "Should've quit while you were ahead," she remarks. "Now the two of us are gonna have to put you down. Such a shame."
"Sierra, could you not be annoyingly condescending?"
"How about I rough up your little dogs, Arlo?"
"... Anyway, we're here to kick your butts! And I'm warning you - we have no interest in playing fair!" Arlo gives a cocky grin as he pulls all three Poké Balls out of his waist-pockets and hurls them all at once in a grand sweeping motion of his hands, releasing Shadow-fied versions of Raikou, Entei, and Suicune. Meanwhile, Sierra simply sends out a Shadow Uxie while gazing dismissively at Jessie.
Battle! Arlo (Battle! Team Rocket - Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver)
Battle! Sierra (Battle! Team Galactic Boss - Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon)
Rey looks nervous as he holds his guns up at his shoulders. "I was trying to avoid saying this sooner, but... I think we might be fucked now."
"Ya got that right."
Raikou surrounds itself in energy and rushes Wobbuffet with a high-speed ramming attack before springing away to avoid a potential Counter (Fast Attack, Volt Switch).
Entei whips up a spinning ring of fire around Bewear and tries to close the ring upon it (Fast Attack, Fire Spin). Unlike standard Fire Spin, the ring will not remain in place to continue dealing damage if it hits.
Suicune lunges at Rey with a frosty aura in its mouth, its teeth becoming covered by jagged icicle-fangs right as it goes for a biting attack (Fast Attack, Ice Fang).
Uxie attacks poor Meowth with Extrasensory, its Fast Attack.
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"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.""It's a little too quiet for my taste.", Meowth says.
"Nobody's trying to stop us either.", James says. "This has to be a trap."
"Well, at least we'll be prepared.", Jessie says as she's using a Revive on Mimikyu in its Poke Ball.
And that's when Sierra and Arlo show up. The four quickly turn around while Bewear does so more slowly.
"Aren't you sure of yourself?", Jessie remarks, slightly annoyed looking at Sierra's tone of voice. "We've gotten past all of your Shadow Pokemon so far, so what makes you think you can stop us?"
Cue Entei, Raikou and Suicune being sent out all at once alongside Uxie, and Jessie immediately regrets tempting fate.
"How many Legendary Pokemon do you people have!?"
"Eeeh, here they come!"
Poor Wobbuffet can't react in time and gets hit by Volt Switch, unable to use Counter and getting flung back.
Bewear almost gets trapped in Fire Spin, but leaps over it at the last second. She then tears a piece of the metal wall off and throws it at Uxie when she sees that Meowth is getting assaulted by its Extrasensory.
Jessie and James, thinking quickly, then send out Mimikyu and Mime Jr. Jessie pauses.
"Wait, Mime Jr? Why?"
"He may be our only hope."
As Mimikyu charges forward towards Raikou, as it reminds Mimikyu the most of its eternal rival, James points at the Legendary Beasts and Uxie.
"Teeter Dance!"
"Mime mime!"
Mime Jr starts to dance, a surge of psychic, addicting energy spreading throughout the battlefield.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay."Does that answer your question?"
Arlo and Sierra are mostly able to shrug off the Teeter Dance.
Rey sidesteps the Ice Fang. When he hears the command for Teeter Dance, he closes his eyes to avoid the risk that he gets confused by it (considering he already learned he could be afflicted by Paralysis). "I'm... really sorry about this, Suicune!" One of the guns in his hand changes shape, becoming a vaguely tube-shaped implement. He pulls the trigger and an impact explosive is fired in Suicune's general direction.
Raikou attempts another Volt Switch, this time on Mimikyu, but the effect of Teeter Dance reaches it mid-lunge and it ends up faceplanting into the floor with a pained yelp.
Entei attacks Bewear with another Fire Spin, ignoring the Teeter Dance.
Suicune is blasted down on its side by the powerful grenade-launcher-like weapon (It's from the VR game Hover Junkers but I don't know what the weapon is called or what it fires; it didn't exist yet the last time I played Hover Junkers IRL). It spews a Hydro Pump from its mouth, but as confusion reaches it, it sprays the torrential water wildly, putting the floor at risk of being flooded - which would hurt Entei slightly but potentially make Raikou more dangerous.
Uxie's psychic power is too great to be confused by Teeter Dance, but the wall-turned-projectile smacks into it and drops it down to the floor. Without getting up, it proceeds to drop a Thunder on Mime Jr.
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"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."

Bewear dodges the Zap Cannon with relative ease, then leaps for Regirock, attempting to deliver a devastating punch to its face.
"But you might need backup in case things go wrong."
"I can fill that part."
Morgan jumps from the sudden new voice, who turns out to be Naesala
◊, sitting on the top of a closet.
"Naesala!? W-what are you doing here?"
"This is my room."
"... o-oh.", Morgan says, nervous. Naesala heard everything they talked about, and he's known to not be the most trustworthy person.
Alt.Demo grins, looking more like his former self for a moment. This grin looks much less primal however.
"Alright then. Lead the way."
He's about to start walking, but then halts and turns to look at Elmadan and Captain Deepsea.
"..."
"Oh, don't worry about us. We have a place to go.", Elmadan says.
"And we have business to attend to as well, so we'll manage.", Captain Deepsea says.
Alt.Demo keeps looking at them for a few moments longer.
"... thanks." , he mumbles to the two of them under his breath before looking back to Neuff, ready to start walking.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.