You're welcome! Oh boy Rennac you keep meeting scary green-haired women See you!
He heads off, and the rest of the group also prepares to depart. Samsara looks at Seiros, ponders, but ultimately decide that the warrior woman has greater priorities at the moment.
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterOnce Rennac and MH!Anna are gone, Seiros turns to the children, wanting to see if they're alright. Once she has assessed that they are, she returns to her room, taking the sword with her.
Wobbuffet does not have a Focus Sash, and as such goes down alongside Arceus.
"Whoa, it actually worked!", Meowth says, just having gotten back on his feet while James is picking up the device and inspecting it for damage.
"Yeah, but I guess I'll have to make it up to Wobbuffet later.", she mutters as she recalls it. She then looks at James.
"Mime Jr's the last one left, James."
"Uh... c-can't we just call in Pelipper?"
"I don't think the boss'd be very happy if one of da rental Pokemon gets seriously hurt by dat Tyrantrum-like beast he has.", Meowth points out.
James sighs, knowing that Meowth is right, then suddenly steps forward with a surprisingly determined look on his face. Jessie and Meowth stare at him as he walks, wondering what gave him such determination.
Once James stops in front of Lucas, still with that expression, he speaks.
"I..."
"Surrender."
After a second-long pause, Jessie and Meowth just drop to the ground in a comedic fashion.
Now this he does fall for, and as such gets smacked down by the onion, to his surprise.
"No need for armor yet, but that still hurt.", he thinks to himself as he lands on his feet.
Mystical power starts to form around one of his hands as he leaps backwards, its aura feeling sinful. During his leap, he merges the power together before launching it at Miku in the form of a bolt of lightning.
Edited by DevilPsyco on Aug 12th 2021 at 9:48:31 PM
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay."Trouble? ... wait, I feel like you misunderstood the situation.", James says before gesturing to the device he's holding. "We're not planning on stealing any Pokemon right now, we're tracking energy signatures as per the boss' command."
"Wait, don't tell me we battled over a misunderstanding.", Jessie says as she now approaches too, Meowth not far behind.
"I got my handsome mug kicked in for nothin'!?", he grumbles.
"Ah, Nicole!", Ban happily says when he sees her in the open door. Upon being invited inside, he walks through the door.
"Good thing you came outside, this place is like a maze~", he laughs.
Edited by DevilPsyco on Aug 12th 2021 at 9:52:48 PM
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay."I believe you challenged me to a battle due to perceived insult, regardless of what I may or may not have thought you to be doing at the moment."
He sighs.
"Regardless of what you three are currently doing, Team Rocket as an organization has goals that are strictly opposed to my own. In general, I am asking you to keep criminal activities to the point where they do not greatly harm the status quo or innocent individuals."
/\。。/\Miku leaps back to avoid the lightning strike.
analyzing magic traits...
She lands on a tree branch, waiting for PC!Areui's next move.
Nik steps inside, closing the door behind her. "Man, you too?" she says to Ban. "I never remember what's where. The fact that the lobby looks like a warzone doesn't help with the confusion."
—
Someone lurks outside the hotel...
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."The trio looks at each other for a moment before looking back at Lucas.
"We're not planning anything that could harm innocent people here.", Jessie says.
"You don't have to worry about us.", James says.
"And to prove we ain't lyin', you can see that we're not crossin' our fingers!", Meowth says.
PC!Areui send another bolt of lightning. However, this time he aims for the beginning of the branch, aiming to break it off so that Miku will fall down.
He figures that, since she'll be able to see it coming, she'll obviously leap away. But that's just what PC!Areui's waiting for.
Edited by DevilPsyco on Aug 12th 2021 at 10:11:29 AM
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay."Really? The service here honestly ain't that bad, at least not enough to start a friggin' riot over," Nicole remarks, her lips curled into a smirk. "Anyway, I thought you'd at least remember the room number, Glali. Guess I oughta put a big-ass mark on my door for next time."
She plops back onto the bed she was sitting on prior to Nik and Ban's arrival, letting out a heavy sigh.
"C'mon, sit down."
Jessie and James look genuinely surprised that he's offering them free medicine for their fainted mons. Naturally, they're not going to say no to that.
"That'd be very appreciated, thank you!", James says, smiling.
"I've seen rooms that ended up worse than that lobby, but it definitely didn't help.", Ban says, offhandedly scratching his ear. He then sits down on the bed.
"So, what's the big news?", he asks, smirking his usual Ban smirk.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.As the reigning champ and an utterly ravenous battler/explorer, money isn't much object to him. Max Revives cost like, what, 30 bucks? Expensive, but not insane.
He hands a few over.
"I plan to come to this Arena a few times. I might see you around," he says.
Lucas turns around.
"See ya."
Phantasmo used Teleport!
*bawoop!*
/\。。/\Analysis... 67%
Miku does indeed leap off the branch to avoid PC!Areui's lightning.
"I only forgot the number," Nik says as she sits down. "Marking the door won't help - I'll still have to wander until I find it."
Edited by KiriK on Aug 12th 2021 at 3:38:22 AM
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.""Why, thank you~", Jessie says.
"Yes, see you around~", James says.
"Good luck with your sciencing!", Meowth says.
Then he's gone, and the trio slumps down to the ground, sighing in relief.
"That could have ended much wore for us than it ended up being.", Jessie says.
"He had some seriously terrifying creatures.", James says.
"And what was with that terrifying Arceus-like thing?", Meowth asks. "Somethin' bout it felt... strangely familiar somehow."
Before the trio can really ponder it over, they hear some rustling in the bushes.
To their shock and fear, out comes Bewear
◊, who immediately scoops them up.
"Wait, no, put us down! We're still on a mission!", Jessie protests, but Bewear just happily starts dragging them away.
"It's not listening to us... again...", James sighs.
"I guess that means..."
"We're off with a new blast!" "We're off with a new blast" "We're off with a new blast!"
PC!Areui immediately snags this opportunity. A chain suddenly coils down from his left arm, which is then launched towards Miku. Where did this thing come from?
It has a hook on its end that tries to get a grip on Miku's ankle while she's still in mid-leap. If successful, PC!Areui will immediately pull to forcefully sent Miku coming his way.
Should that be successful as well, PC!Areui will coat his hand in electrifying dark energy before attempting a powered-up punch towards Miku.
Edited by DevilPsyco on Aug 12th 2021 at 10:42:39 AM
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay."I'll text it to ya later, Glali. Anyway, I didn't invite you guys up here just to talk about my room number or whatever the hell might've happened in the lobby..."
Nicole removes her leather jacket and tosses it aside.
"So, I ran into Narktus. Well, an alternate version of Narktus. One who actually managed to pull off his big master plan without ever finding this place. I learned... a lot about the one we're familiar with from him, including why he turned out the way he did."
After explaining her encounter with End Narktus in full detail, she pauses to give Nik and Ban enough time to process everything they just learned.
PC!Areui is surprised and gets uppercutted, but the chain doesn't loosen, and the moment that PC!Areui is no longer flinched he pulls on the chain again, attempting to make Miku trip.
If successful, PC!Areui will try to follow up with a powerful blast of lightning against Miku's back.
Ban, despite his usual way of reacting, seems to genuinely be thinking hard about all this once he's registered everything Nicole told him about Narktus.
So far, he remains silent.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Miku trips and gets blasted, but she dissolves into funny data-squares and reappears behind PC!Areui, now free of his chain. She spins her onion to try and strike PC!Areui with a flurry of quick, light hits.
"Hmmmm..."
Nik ponders on it. "His present-day self did seem... troubled. Maybe he's starting to have that shift early. I mean, it'd sure explain why he seemingly hasn't done anything about his High Council getting captured and killed."
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."When Miku goes all dissolving data, PC!Areui looks to be more on guard, retracting his chain before trying to perform a backwards kick.
Unfortunately for him though, Miku is a tad bit too fast, and her spinning onion hits make him flinch again with each successful hit.
He's not completely helpless though, as he suddenly moves his wings in front of her face, attempting to disorient her and block her view.
Edited by DevilPsyco on Aug 12th 2021 at 12:01:14 PM
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay."So that's why he left Visser Three to die... but honestly, I have no fucking idea how to feel about all this, Glali," Nicole admits, shaking her head. "On the one hand, Narktus still did a crapload of twisted shit, including trying to have you and your friends all hunted down and slaughtered. After learning what happened to him, though, I... I understand why he turned out like this. Because I know exactly how it feels when your universe just screws you over."
She buries her face in her hands.
"I was kicked out of my universe. Not only that, but I learned that only a handful of people there even remembered I existed. For a time, I was bitter and angry that even the people I loved had straight-up abandoned and forgotten all about me - kinda like Narktus," she continues. "So, believe it or not... I think I actually pity the dude. And if the other Narktus realized what he'd become and you're right about him having that shift early, then maybe..."
Letting out a frustrated groan, she lays her head on Nik's shoulder.
"God, I can't believe I'm feeling sorry for Narktus, of all people, after everything he's done!"
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Aug 12th 2021 at 2:56:30 AM
"... I gotta say, I'm not sure what to think of this either.", Ban says as he stands back up, putting his hands in his pockets. "I've never really dealt with a situation like this before."
He glances back at Nicole, his expression looking much more serious than normal, as well as understanding.
"The way I personally see it, there's nothing wrong with relating to someone personally. But if they do things that need to be stopped, then you gotta be willing to overcome your personal problems for the greater good. The captain taught me that during a rather serious battle once."
He fully turns to both her and Nik now.
"Ignore my rambling if my inexperience with this stuff makes what I'm about to say make no sense, but I think we, and Samus' whole organization, should continue to keep an eye on Narktus. If he's really changing to the point where he lets his council people get killed, then that's all the better. As long as Narktus doesn't try to attack again, we don't immediately need to worry about killing him. We can focus on the dangerous members first to weaken Gravitas, and after that, depending on what Narktus does in the meantime, we can decide on how to best handle him."
He shrugs.
"Maybe we'll end up capturing him and imprisoning him. Maybe he'll change his mind and we have to kill him like we originally thought we would. Maybe he redeems himself somehow. We won't know now, so let's focus on the clear whole target first, and worry about our uncertain target later."
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Miku dashes backwards, negating any tactical benefit of the wings.
"Priipeir yorself! JUGEMU!"
A light is building above PC!Areui...
"I pity him too," Nik replies. "But that doesn't give him an excuse to antagonize us and our friends and family."
She listens to Ban. "That's right. All we can do right now is keep an eye on him... again."
—
Narktus is listening in using a combination of super-hearing and bugs he planted after a past visit to the hotel.
I have a future self here...?
His eyes narrow. Their pity is insulting. But Nicole... I loathe the empathy I feel for you.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."

MH!Anna graciously takes the gold and skedaddles.
Miku goes skidding back from the kick. Not too hurt, but definitely visibly damaged.
She swings her onion at Areui. It can hit him harder than one would ever expect a 'leek' to.
Hotel del Rey
Nik is following behind Ban. She has brought some jerky with her, idly snacking on it.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."