ITT: We Have All Become Pokémon

*Fubuki chuckles arrogantly at her opponent's silence.*

Fubuki: "What's the mattah? Already too scared to say a thing? Man, you people've been gettin' more and more borin' with each day! Well, no skin of my bones, eh? All I gotta do is take you down an' I'll be one step closer to gettin' outta this place! Bring it, figment! See if you can take down the invincible Fubuki's ferocious flurries!"

*Fubuki lets out her battlecry again in an attempt to intimidate Niles.*

(I turn to Fin and presumably Vox.)

How do we stake out their room though?

Before Eliot began to make his way downstairs, the Pawniard standing atop the stairs began to rush after the two fallers, as well, his steel feet making loud 'clonk clonk clonk' sounds against the wooden floorboards.

And then, as Eliot was about halfway down, the Pawniard Leader emerged from behind, having recovered from that last bonk against the floor, and yelled "Stop him! He's that bastard who was attacking us! HE WAS FUCKING INVISIBLE!!"

Hearing the Pawniard on the stairs stopped in his tracks and turned around to point his blade-arms at the now-visible Smeargle rushing down.

edited 10th Aug '17 8:28:38 PM by PresidentStalkeyes

I wince a little before grumbling to myself. "Shut it…" (Talk about noise…)

"We just... wait near the entrance I assume. I don't know." Finley looks around seeing a-... uh...

Orange... thing.

"What the fuck...?"

Looks like we have the classic battle between the strong silent type and the extroverted instigator here! *Elm points out, while Birch readies his trademarked opening* Looks like a fair match-up here, folks. The stage is clear, and the fighters are pumped! Get ready, get set...IT'S TIME FOR A POKÉÉÉÉÉÉ-BAAAAAAATTLEEEEEEEEE!!!

*Voxno-V notices Finley's distracted, and tries to see what she's looking at*

edited 10th Aug '17 8:33:14 PM by sarysa

(I take some time to think about how we could proceed.)

I suppose we could just do that-

(Hey, yeah, what IS that?)

edited 10th Aug '17 8:33:00 PM by Team42Larson

Don't let him get to you, charCoal! You can take her on! Kick her butt! (Penny calls down to Nyquil.)

Penny! Shut up! He'll see us! (She sharply pulls Penny back into her seat.)

edited 10th Aug '17 8:34:59 PM by kablammin45

Guy stood up and looked down at the fight. "You can do it, bud. If I can beat a weird bird, so can you."

[I yip in surprise, hesitating, missing a step, and—]

[I reel back in pain, my ankle flaring up in pain once again. Catching myself on the next step down as I awkwardly sit on the steps, I pant as my gaze darts back and forth between the two Pawniarms.]

"...at a...bituva...crossroads, aren't we..."

[Using my hurt ankle as a brace — a necessary sacrifice — I once again activate Phantom Force, and jump once more into that world of purple. I tumble down the remainder of the steps, past (through!) the guard at the bottom, hitting against the wall on the landing.]

Naturally, the Pawniard blocking Eliots path seems very baffled and distressed at this display. "What?! How the hell did... I don't even..."

"You fucking idiot, he's probably just run past you! Get down there!"

*About a minute earlier...*

The Pawniard who had tackled his fake counterpart off the balcony had managed to use him to cushion his fall, and thus was considerably in much better to shape to stand over him with blade pointed at straight at face.

"Just... seriously, enough games, mon! Who are you? Are you Fan?! Are you one of those Ditto things?!"

The impostor could only seem to tremble in a cold sweat "P-please... I-I don't... just let me go, or I-I might do something terrible..."

"Don't piss me about here..."

The landlord decided to cut in. "Well, if that is Fan, she has got some serious bloody prices to pay for all this arcsdamn damage that you're making these bloody soldiers do to my apartment!" he ranted.

"Shut up, old 'gon! Now, for the love of Solgaleo, just tell me... who. Are. You?!"

*THUNK*

"Huh?!" he got momentarily distracted as he heard the invisible Eliot tumble down the stairs, spreading quite a bit of dust as he did so; these were some rarely-dusted stairs.

As he and the landlord were distracted by looking away, the fake Pawniard shivered quite a bit. Shivered a lot, actually, clearly in discomfort. His body rapidly twisted and distorted, turning an odd pinkish colour, and soon seemed to inflate and bubble up, increasing in size and becoming distinctly spherical. Soon a distinct red-and-white sheen was formed, the end result looking rather like a large red-and-white ball with that same discomforted look on its face.

The 'Pawniard' had Transformed into an Electrode. It bit its teeth and shut its eyes, smoke and sparks beginning to gather. It began to rumble slightly...

Finally, both the Pawniard at the bottom and the landlord looked back to see this, and...

"What the f- GET DOWN!!"

edited 10th Aug '17 9:06:21 PM by PresidentStalkeyes

Fubuki: "Excuse me? Who gave you the right to tell me to shut up? This ain't your dream, ya furry furnace!"

*Without any prior warning, Fubuki's wings begin to glow, and starlike rays shoot out of them in Niles' direction.*

Fubuki: "Speed Star!"

My ears perk up at the sound of my alias. (Who the fuck…?) I turn my head around to see the Vaporeons from earlier. (Those two? What're they- OH, SHIT!) I whip my head back around and raise my arms in an attempt to defend myself. I grunt as I take the hit, and immediately retaliate with an Ember.

edited 10th Aug '17 9:19:31 PM by shrubBird

Look what you did, Penny! You distracted him! (Jenny yells.) Now that pretty face of his is going to be ruined!

I'm sorry, I'm-wait...did you just call his face pretty?

No I-! (realization sets in; Jenny blushes.) Just be quiet and don't distract him, sis! Or else he'll get hit again!

Yeah, Jen! (Penny turns back to watch the battle.)

Andy approaches the duo. You know, I know him personally.

*Birch causes many groans in the audience as he utters* This battle is SWIFTly getting off to a HEATED start, folks! charCoal took those stars like a champ! *to which Elm adds* That he did, Birch. Though seldom used professionally, those stars are reputed to virtually never miss. That said, charCoal still has a chance to prove me wrong.

edited 10th Aug '17 9:36:09 PM by sarysa

Huh? Oh, are you talking to us? (Penny asks, turning to Andy.)

Hey, aren't you that guy we saw at the Bazaar yesterday? You were with him, weren't you? (Jenny asks.)

Mila approaches the group, now being able to distinguish that they are indeed Marlon and Voxno. Moments later, she recognizes Finley with them as well, and finds herself speeding up to meet her. She thinks back to what Eliot told her, that to get back there has to be something she wants. Taking that advice to heart, Mila tries to hug Finley as best she can, returning back to the visible world in the process. She's not crying, but she can be heard muttering something quietly.

"I'm sorry, we got into a fight and this happened. I should have been more careful. I'm so sorry..."

Andy nodded. Yeah, we travel together. I can't help but notice you're taking a shine to him.

Well...she is.

You are, too! Don't deny it!

(Jenny blushes.) Well, anyway, is there anything you can tell us about him?

Andy shrugs. I know plenty about him. What do you guys want to know? I assume you know his name is Niles, though he really prefers Nyquil, so it'd be best if that's what you referred to him as.

Okay... (Penny giggles.) Well...is he nice?

Andy sighs. Well, I don't know. When he's moody, he lashes out a lot. We have team members who do nothing but help, but on some days, he bad-mouths even them. But, on days where he's quieter, he's nice.

[The world spins around, my head hurting, but eventually, the double vision becomes single, and my headache is replaced with a sharp pain in my back. I grit my teeth, curling outwards from the lazy fetal position I had maintained until that point. Propping myself up, I just sit there against the wall, breathing, hoping the pain can work itself down.]

[Curious as to how our...our "perp" is doing...probably not good at all, considering the fall, I lean my head over towards the front desk, seeing—]

[What the hell? Oh, shit, Mila must've been right, and...that looks a little gnarly, but I'm curious to see—]

[Oh, fuck no! I cover my hands with my head and scoot towards the corner.]

(Jenny looks a little disconcerted.) He has a bad temper?

I'm sure it's something he can get over with a little care and understanding. (Penny chirps.)