ITT: We Have All Become Pokémon

"Hey, what're you guys doin'?" Andy, who had gotten a head start out of the Frau's, spoke up from behind Lars's crew.

Cyk silently groans.

Finley follows, eventually catching up.

"Oh, hey guys."

edited 1st Jul '17 5:21:55 PM by BaconZorp

(I'm becoming very worried about actually having to fight these guys, mainly over the fear of accidentally killing one of them. Being a pseudo-legendary, it wouldn't be very hard to do so. I barely even notice Jani's sob-story to the weirdo Hakamo-o and his two friends.)

(If I were curled up even tighter, I'd make a perfect circle.)

*I spot Andy and Finley approaching-*

(ANDY? FINLEY? WHAT? NO, NO, YOU'RE GONNA MESS THIS UP! WE HAD SUCH A BRILLIANT SETUP which I contributed nothing to DON'T RUIN IT NOW DAMN YOU! Ugh, this is so gonna mess our whole trap plan up... Yet at the same time, it could lead us into a fight much earlier than Jani's current course of action will. Actually, hold on, why haven't I just jumped them already? The leader's a Dragon/Fighting-type, just one Fairy Wind from me could deal some decent damage to him at least. But wait, that'd ruin our trap plans too... Shoot, what do I do? ...Screw it, if I'm gonna hold the gun, I might as well put my finger on the trigger. Does that metaphor make sense? Bleh, doesn't matter! I need to have something ready!)

*I focus in on Lars and concentrate on charging a Fairy Wind as slowly and quietly as possible.*

Checking her surroundings for any other pokemon resting at the manor, Mila looks over her shoulder as she pushes open the doors to leave.

"Well, let's get going, guys. No time to waste!"

Barely getting past the steps, Mila notices Eliot drawing something by himself, and looks over to see what he's working on.

"Oh, hi there Eliot. I think we're all getting ready to go. What are you drawing there? Or... I guess, what are you going to get from drawing?"

Lars, surprisingly enough, is actually somewhat intrigued by Jani's completely fake story of how the great humanity decided to turn themselves into Pokemon. In fact, as the story goes on, he finds himself grinning ever more. Far from dissuading him from attacking, it only made him even more determined to beat some Pokemon power into them.

Meanwhile, Max and Bash remained in place, keeping alert, as Bash had noticed something wasn't quite right here... especially when a voice suddenly spoke up from behind the pair of them.

"BASHAMO?!"

"Huh? What the hell?"

It was around this time that Jani had reached the dreary part of her story; these combined factors ultimately set off Lars' aggression instincts pretty well.

"NGAHHH, this is gettin' tedious! Just SHUT UP AND EAT THE DIRT ALREADY!"

With that, he chose to charge at the blabbering Diglett, winding up a mighty Sky Uppercut... only to trip up on a concealed vine and stumble twelve feet into a hole.

"GGGRRRNNNGGAAAAAHHH!!!" he went, in what sounded like an ear-piercing mixture of pain and tantrum.

The other two glanced back. "Bashamo!"

"Ugh. Arcsdamn idiot..." was all Max could say in response to this latest development.

edited 1st Jul '17 6:36:02 PM by PresidentStalkeyes

Cyber looks out, seeing the incident. He quickly releases he is visible, and tries to get back in the bush

Finley, unknowing to this master plan, keeps going. "Oh, the fighting trio are here! Hey guys, find out our little secre-?"

Just as she says "secret," the dipass throws himself into a twelve foot pit.

"HOLY SHIT," she shouts, running up. "What the fuck?!"

*Jani yells the off-screen decided signal* NOW! *and subsequently digs underground, with her Diglett sense on the flaming one*

(YES! Here we go, ladies and gents!)

*A manic grin spreads across my face as I shoot out from my place of hiding and position myself right above Lars' sorry ass. The mystic energy I've built up is pulsating around me, and I can feel my heartbeat quicken as I take aim. I can tell that this is gonna be fun. I hold out my arms, poising myself to fire what may very well be my most potent blast yet, and as I release it I call out louder than ever before...*

"Fey Gale!"

Guy decided to stay hidden, waggling his finger. His head began to glow a dark blue, a Zen Headbutt. "Huh. About time I had a physical attack." He ripped off the bushes then rushed toward the nearby Blaziken, tucking his head down.

"Will somebody GET ME OUTTA THIS STUPID HOLE?!!" Lars screams, the signs of nervousness beginning to show through the anger. "I can't... see anythin'!"

As he writhes about in the dirt, however, he sees that Ribombee from earlier come in...

"Aggghh hell, not a Fairy! I freakin' hate Fairies! Arcsdamn, stupid, tiny li'l- GAAAAAGGGHHHHH-" was all he could add once a fairy wind began to burn his scales, and he desperately, instinctively began to roll around in the dirt in a futile attempt to shield himself.

His hired hands heard him just fine, but they currently have other, more pressing concerns. His suspicions of the place being rigged with traps confirmed, Bash leaps high into the air - dodging that Zen Headbutt in the process - to the place Jani was, and surrounds himself in flames. "BASHAAAAAAAAA!!" he screeches as he Flares Blitzes into the ground, incinerating the leaves covering the holes and the vine tripwires.

Meanwhile, Max turns back around and holds her hands out in a combat-ready stance, covering her partner's actions. It was then she saw a Joltik on the ground in front of her - might have been the source of that mysterious voice from earlier, but she didn't recognise it as one of the ex-humans. "'Ey, li'l guy. Things might get messy, so... y'know, d'ya think y'could get outta here? I don't wanna squashed Joltik on my conscience."

edited 1st Jul '17 7:06:02 PM by PresidentStalkeyes

(I don't join in the fight, and instead, begin slowly crawling away as quiet as I can.)

Noriaki smirks and shoots out from the tree he was hiding in.

From the air, he throws several quills downward.

I float over to the victims of our trap, and yell: "Y'know, it's a stereotype that strong people are dumb. Thanks for proving it right!"

Guy ran into the tree Noriaki was on, hitting his head. "...I'm starting to really hate trees." He turned around and prepared another Metronome. Wings sprouted out from his back. "Um..." He flew up. "OH SHIT"

"Guys, stop fighting, JEEZ! You're just giving them what they want!"

Finley begins waving her arms in the air all frantic-like, trying to get as "in the middle" of the two groups as she can.

"JUST FUCKING CHILL!"

"You don't want us to fight them? They are like little babies, we can beat them up easily."

"That is precisely the reason."

*fully aware that Bash is next to a pit, Jani positions herself underground maybe a few feet below, at an angle hoping to knock Bash in*

*concentrating for a bit, and feeling a bit more affinity with her mon's element, she yells* MMRTH SMRIKE!! *both the wrong name, and where nowhere can hear her, then pushes the earth up with her at a rapid pace, doing an almost correct Dig, though relying a little too much on her claws*

I'd say at about 85% power of a Dig for her level, against Bash

*Jani then attempts to flee back into dirt before Bash notices*

edited 1st Jul '17 7:24:46 PM by sarysa

Andy dryly stated, "What's with these homies dissing my girl? Why are they trying to front?"

I look at Guy with an excited expression. (Someone understands!) I then hear Andy's comment. Reluctantly, I mutter, "What did we ever do to these guys that made them so violent?"

Andy smirked at Nyquil. "Nice. Seriously, though, the fuck are these guys doin'?"

Noticing quills flying in his direction, Bash turns around and thwacks each of them out of the air with the backs of his fists, going "BASHASHASHASHASHASHA!", as he is apt to do. However, as he readied himself to perform a Hi-Jump Kick counter-attack, the ground beneath him suddenly erupted and he was sent spinning into the air, landing on his back. He wasted no time jumping to his feet and catching a brief glimpse of the Diglett responsible, though she returned underground before he could catch her.

Meanwhile, Max was both confused and outraged. Confused by the Joltik's weird remark, and outraged by a smug Porygon suddenly appearing out of thin air and treating them like a bunch of mooks. And... wait, did that Joltik refer to her as his girl?

Seeking an immediate way to vent her frustrations, she kicked the Joltik in the face, presumably sending him hurtling into a nearby bush. And then she turned her attention to the Porygon. "Yo, douchebag!" she yelled at him, her thick New York accent becoming especially apparent. "Why don't ya come down here an' call me dumb to my face? Actually, screw that, I think I'll come up there instead!" she declared, jumping up onto a nearby tree, and jumping again with knee outstretched, intending to strike the Porygon in the midsection and crush him against the ground upon landing.

edited 1st Jul '17 7:34:15 PM by PresidentStalkeyes