(The discussion thread is here
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Welcome to HGS: Another Side Another Story. It is a roleplay spinoff for the Hunger Games Simulator forum game, akin to both the RP's in the Roleplaying section as well as the ITTs in Forum Games. It tells the story of the Hunger Games in the Arena of Panem, the nominators who sent the tributes, the tributes themselves both in and out of the Arena or even other people relevant to the Games. In addition, it also tells their stories beyond the Arena.
You can jump right in with any character, like your nominator self, your tributes, etc. The structure of this RP will be open-world. Don't worry about not being skilled/experienced enough or being new to RP'ing. Finally, ASAS accepts any skill level or RP style. Other than these, there are some important rules to note, which are:
- No godmodding will be allowed or tolerated here. The offending player will be given punishment depending on the severity.
- Please communicate anything important you plan on another player with the said player first. Don't just execute it without their consent.
- Don't be rude to other players, both out and in-universe. This extends to RP offenses like railroading, guilt-tripping, coercing, or other forms of forcing them.
- This RP is related to the Hunger Games Simulation:Beyond the Possibilities forum game. Thus it will have events based from that game, including the tributes. This means if you want to RP as tributes, please nominate them officially on the thread first, with misses not being counted. This has to be done after an incident with a player who hasn't joined the game itself yet.
- Since this RP is Loose Canon in relation to the main HGS thread, the host's interpretation of events isn't necessarily 100% canon. Every player has the right to deviate from what the host says and go with their own interpretations. If multiple players have their tributes involved in the same event(s), please communicate with each other so that you're on the same page regarding how you see them.
- This RP chronicles the lives of the nominators and their tributes behind the scenes. While dark plots are acceptable, the overall tone of the RP should be light-hearted and comedic. This RP is not a Cosmic Horror Story or action story about defeating evil. It is a Slice of Life comedy with some adventure to it, first and foremost. Our previous RP, Convergence, is not representative of the intended tone, and the grimdark tone of that RP is one of the main reasons it was retooled.
- Nominators and tributes alike can transform into Pokemon whenever they enter a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon World (but they can bypass this with certain items/methods or shapeshifting) or via other means outside it such as a season event, Transformation Trinkets, or shapeshifting. The players are free to choose the Pokéforms that best suit their characters and even give them color schemes outside the standard and Shiny colors, but there is a hard rule for this. If you want your character's Pokéform to be a Legendary, Mythical, or Ultra Beast, please ask the RP mods for approval. Outside the Arena, these Pokéforms are still OP, but we want to give leeway for tributes who theoretically can have them such as deities.
- Other rules are covered in the RP guides: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13414403220A81433600&page=1#comment-1
Other guides to help you can be found below:
Here's my opening RP post:
Detective Gamechanger's Base
A sharp-dressed man in a green suit and yellow tie is standing by the entrance of the base. He is of average height and has whitish skin, though still a bit darker. He is Billy, one of the nominators and the organizer of the party.
Indeed, after the nominators' returned and settled their problems, they decide to have fun with a party. Billy also sent invites for all the other nominators out there, as well as basically anyone else, including tributes, non associated parties, interested nominators who haven't participate yet, or even those who just wants to hang out.
The place itself in the base is refurbished for party purposes. Fancy chairs and tables are set everywhere for people to relax, as well as put food and other objects for the latter. There's also various collections showcased, including those belonging to the Detective, like his classic cars. Various themes to the base are set too, including detective noir as GC would have preferred.
Billy is now awaiting for other guests to arrive. He is also ready to give them a pleasant surprise during the party pertaining to his nation.
Edited by Billy5545 on Aug 23rd 2023 at 12:18:55 AM
Flawless Victree
Park
(Unaware of everything that has been going on following the previous season back at Eye-Sicle's lair, Stanford and the others have also arrived at the park and been there for a while, the reptiles in the group being heavily bundled up due to the cold weather. Stanford and the others (save Kenny, who is off testing out his new goggles) are all around a bike park, where June is currently trying to ride Jared's bike herself.)
Yeeeeeehaw! I wish we had things like this back home! (June says. She's only going about 3 mph down the sidewalk, but she is having the time of her life regardless.)
Never thought the first place I'd ride that new bike would be in freaking Panem instead of around my block back home in Michigan. (Jared remarks.) These have been the weirdest past few weeks of my life.
No kidding. (Wanda says.) And I'm saying this as someone who's had a LOT of weird things happen to them.
(Cleo is the first to notice 6k1 coming in.) Oh, here comes 6k1 and some of her friends.
(Everyone waves. June tries to wave as well but nearly loses her balance on Jared's bike.)
Good day, 6k1! (Stanford says.) Are you all doing alright today?
Edited by kablammin45 on Jan 22nd 2021 at 11:56:19 AM
"Okay, yeah, I guess Ollie fits the goofy sidekick role, but being a princess doesn't mean I spontaneously sing about everything, 'kay?"
Dagded Dujardin
The Starchy Hunter
After arriving at Jamie's house, the group let Barossa knock on the door first.
Jamie: Hello, who is i-
Barossa: You human... Are you the one, they call Jay of Me.
Jamie: I-It's Jamie, but y-yes...
Barossa: Very well, I wanted to see if you could come with me and-
The alien then put his hand on Jamie's shoulder, Jamie began thinking to himself in fear.
Jamie: Oh not again, not again. I got saved from a horrible kidnapped fate the first time but I am all alone now
However, the alien shifted to a relaxed tone as he calmly talked.
Barossa: Show me around this place, I get lost easily and need to find my target, they said you could teach me how to find it, after all you're a native of this planet.
Jamie: Hey look, Mr. Alien I don't have any idea of any of what you're talking about, other than knowing my way around because I was a mailman. In fact, I think right now I need to-
However he then saw Bale, MG and Lapis outside making motions so he could play along, after understanding them he put an uneasy grin.
Jamie: Well, what do you know uh ask you your name because... I... Never asked for it, heh. So... what's your name?
Barossa: For now I will only mention that I am an Alien Barossa, member of a glorious race.
Jamie: Well sure, I'm certain that after this visit, you'll have your target in no time. Check out my house if you wish to take some rest before going out to search for this wanted criminal.
Barossa: Excellent, nice to know there are intelligent and cooperative creatures on this backwater planet.
Jamie: Okay, just let me talk with some friends.
Jamie went outside very concerned.
Jamie: What is that thing? What's he doing in my house?
Lapis: Some weird alien that dropped out of the sky in a giant mech. The gems were trying to investigate and deactivate it and we figured you could keep that alien distracted with pointless searches.
Bale: Yeah, humor him a bit. Show him around and keep him occupied, that way the gems can make sure that any threat the mech poses is rendered null.
Jamie: Okay, I'll take both your words for it. But you owe me a whole free day, Bale.
Bale: I will pay it back, I swear.
After Lapis and the others left, Jamie went back to Barossa who was sitting on his couch reading a book about theatre.
Barossa: So this is what humans read about all the time, stage shows? theatre? Hah, no wonder you're inferior to the great Barossas, wasting time on such pointless things.
Jamie: They're not pointless, okay? We can talk this out later. We got a search to start.
The two then went out to Beach City Funland, where various gems and humans looked with curiosity at Barossa. The alien was busy eating some cotton candy he had picked form the floor, which was covered in dust, dirt and even some hair.
Barossa: Ah, sugar. Such a rare and precious delicacy for our species.
Jamie: You know, sugar's not rare here, it's quite common.
Barossa: EXCELLENT, THAT MEANS THAT WITH JUST A FEW DROPS I'LL REACH NEW POWERS. SUGAR GIVES US BAROSSAS POWER IT GIVES STRENGTH, IT-
Jamie: Does not give you money but does give you hypertension and high blood pressure, look you could use some money to get some more... clean sources of sugar.
Barossa: Fine, how does one get Earth money anyways, who do I have to steal it from?
Jamie: You don't steal it, who taught you that plundering was the way to earn money?
Barossa: It's what my siblings do. All 9,999 of them. Our species are masters of thievery or become fierce bounty hunters. When I catch this traitor my siblings will finally see what a great warrior I am and I'll be famous for being the firs Barossa to catch a dangerous interdimensional criminal.
Jamie: Well, everyone has to start somewhere. Maybe you should try out some jobs here, they might give you proper skills for those fierce tasks. You know I learned a lot about acting by sending mails and babysitting and *sniff* losing a beloved family member.
Vidalia, who was in close proximity due to Onion gaining interest in Barossa, responded to Jamie in a snarky but friendly tone.
Vidalia: It was just a hamster, Jamie. A hamster.
Jamie: Mr. Pound was an important member of my family and you know it, Vidalia!
Vidalia: Heh, sure. Hey Onion wants to talk with your... alien thing friend.
Barossa: I am a Barossa, if that human halfling desires to speak to my greatness, then so be it.
Onion approached Barossa and spoke a few unteligible words to which Barossa nodded. From out of nowhere Barossa pulled out a special cape and gave it to Onion, while Onion gave him a chocolate bar, Onion used the cape to turn invisible and ran off elsewhere, prompting Vidalia to follow him.
Vidalia: Well, kids are curious. Thank you, Barossa guy, Onion says you're a good friend.
Jamie: You see, that's how you'll get your precious sugar that will help you in your capture mission. Find some work with Mr. Smiley, I'm sure Onion will soon prompt him into hiring more employees.
Barossa: I'll see it, human. I will play by your rules, after all you're more familiar with this planet than I am. We shall meet again at midnight, if you do not, there will be consequences
Barossa's eyes glowed menacingly to prove his point, which intimidated Jamie.
Jamie: Oh-Okay, point taken and clear. See you later, I'll relax a bit today.
After Jamie left, Barossa began thinking to himself about Onion's words.
Barossa: Friend?...
Edited by VengefulBale on Jan 23rd 2021 at 2:42:47 PM
"Bingo! If two species hate each other, they will wipe each other out on their own."
Braids From S286 Not Included
Capitol Park
"Heehee, yep!" says Power. "Let's go and get something from one of the food stalls, shall we?"
She leads him down the path and finds a stall selling hot quesadillas. She buys one for herself, asking Ichi if he'd like one, too, then sees 6k1 and other others in the distance and waves to them.
"Wait a minute..." says Power, "I saw those animals at the tail end of the Nightmare Night party while watching S131 with Alphys... mind if I introduce you to them?" she asks Ichi, "because there's also something else I'd like to clear up with them..."
Meanwhile, 6k1 meets up with Psyche and the others.
"Really? I wonder why the weather's like that in your school since it snows at the Library, but oh well, it's Arena weather! And I'm doing just fine, Stanford!"
"And she's taking Mimi out for a walk today!" says Fluttershy.
She and Asriel introduce themselves to Stanford's group and Psyche, respectively, while Mimi brushes up against her leg.
"Pet me, please?"
Edited by TroperNo9001 on Jan 23rd 2021 at 5:42:08 PM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
Link
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon World, Great Canyon
Freddy retreated into the ground again as James and Nick prepared themselves.
"I trust you know what we have to do?"
"Watch the other's back, yes." Nick said, putting his back near James's one.
Suddenly, Freddy reappeared again and fired several sludge bombs at the duo who dodged. Next, he went towards James and attempted to use Shadow Claw on him, only for James to protect himself with the knife on his tail.
While they were fighting, Nick summoned a powerful Pyro Ball and launched it at the Gengar. But Freddy was faster thanks to his new form and retreated again into the ground. His face materialized himself just below Nick and opened wide his mouth in an attempt to swallow him. Fortunately, Nick reacted before it was too late and jumped away.
"Oh hell no, I'm not going to be vored!" he said, disgusted.
"GEHEHE!! Not at all. All things that I swallow are transported not into myself, but into an inescapable dimension even I cannot access!" Freddy said, fully appearing.
"In either case, I won't let you do that."
The battle lasted longer than the three Pokémons were expecting. Although they were two, Nick and James had trouble keeping with Freddy's huge power. But he too started to become slower.
"This is taking too long... We must help Freddy at once." Clyde said before flying towards the battlefield.
"Uh? WHAT?? Wait! Oh no, oh shit..." Edgar said, not at all thrilled by the idea. He trembled, being the coward he was. He could just fly away from the scene or just stay here.
But against all odds, he felt he had to follow Clyde this time. Frantically looking around, the Murkrow saw... A frying pan. How and why it was here, he didn't care, he took it and followed Clyde.
Back in the battle, Freddy got closer to James as the latter shot him. Freddy tanked the attacks and used Scary Face on the Inteleon. Startled, James jumped away from Freddy. But that was the exact moment when Clyde and Edgar showed up. Horrified by suddenly facing the Inteleon, Edgar screamed before slamming the pan at his face, knocking James out.
"...I did it? I did it! I FUCKING DID IT!! I DEFEATED ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL RESCUERS WITH MY TRUSTY FRYING PAN!! AHAHAHAAHAAAAAA!!!" Edgar hysterically cackled, showing proudly his frying pan. Everyone else just stared at him with wide eyes.
"I think he is being too proud of himself."
"I agree. He's actually terrified and proud right now."
"James!" Nick yelled, running towards the Inteleon, only for Freddy to get in the way.
"Damn you..."
"GEHEHE!! You'll follow soon!!"
Immediately, the entire trio fought against Nick. While the Gengar was doing the vast majority of the work, Clyd and Edgar still helped, the former having charged and put a Curse on Nick and the latter using weak attacks like Peck.
"You should give up now..." Clyde weakly said, the Curse having drained him of most of his life force.
"Yeah! You're one against three! There's no way you can win!" Edgar added.
"If you think... I'll ever let you touch James or Arthur... You are wrong!" Nick roared as the evil trio stood up in front of him.
"Ah! As if!" Edgar cackled, full of himself.
"Enough. It's time to put an end to this battle!" Freddy exclaimed, charging a powerful Shadow Ball from his mouth. Nick kneeled in exhaustion, Clyde's curse weakening him. He glared at Arthur and got an idea. As a last resort, he kicked the energy ball towards the still paralyzed Arthur. It exploded on the Decidueye, covering the scene with smoke.
"What? Hitting your own teammate?" Freddy growled in surprise. Nick simply smirked back.
"I did... But that's enough for him to show you how pissed off he is." he weakly laughed. While Edgar and Freddy just stared in confusion, Clyde's eyes widened, understanding the Cinderace's strategy.
"Freddy look out!!"
Before Freddy could react, Arthur, freed from his paralysis and fueled by rage, ignoring his broken wing, put all of his energy into a Brave Bird. He rammed Freddy right into his mouth. After that, the Decidueye collapsed on the ground as he, Nick, Clyde, and Edgar stared at the motionless Freddy.
To Edgar and Clyde's horror, that attack was enough. Defeated, the mega-Gengar roared and exploded in a purple explosion, projecting Clyde away and Edgar right into a wall, making him dizzy. Once back to normal, Freddy lost consciousness but his body sank into the ground, preventing him from being caught.
"W-Well played..." Nick muttered, getting up.
"You did well too. Too bad the two ghosts escaped. But that bird won't." Arthur grunted before hissing at Edgar who dizzily put himself up.
"Ah... Aha... N-No hard feelings about what I said earlier, r-right?" Edgar tried to nervously say, backing away before trying to fly away.
Arthur shrieked in anger and violently grabbed the terrified Murkrow with his talons.
"EEEEEEEKK!! NO PLEASE, I CAN EXPLAIN EVERYTHING!!" he cried hysterically.
"So that's your last words?"
"NO WAIT! WAIT! PLEASE!! WE'VE BEEN FORCED TO DO THAT!! I SWEAR!! DON'T KILL ME!!!" Edgar shrieked as loud as he could, desperately flapping his wings to escape.
"Wait."
Clyde appeared several bruises on his body from the explosion. He had a determined look on his face.
"You will spare the Murkrow and let us go. In exchange... I will reveal something concerning about your leader."
"Hey, don't make us laugh! What would you know about James that we don't?"
"That is the truth. My horn at the top of my head can feed on negative emotions. For example, I feel jealousy within you, sir." Clyde stated, fearlessly approaching the Decidueye who kept staring angrily at him.
"I have studied the three of you for quite some time, and even if I didn't see it all, right now, I can show you something very important about him..."
Nick's ears raised at this. Could it be that Clyde detected...
"What about the one who sent you here, according to the whining pest?" Arthur asked, temporarily looking at a petrified Edgar.
"I will be crude for once. Fuck him. I rather wish to face his wrath rather than letting you kill one of my comrades. They matter to me." Clyde muttered, lowering his head.
"...Fair enough. Tell me what you know." Arthur commanded before Nick could protest. Clyde nodded and focused before showing visions of what happened at Arthur. His eyes and jaw widened in shock. He backed down, allowing a hysterical Edgar to get free and fly away as far as he could. Clyde gave one last, severe, yet concerned look at the duo before floating away.
"A-Arthur?" Nick hesitantly asked, approaching him. To his surprise, Arthur shrieked before bitting his arm with his beak.
"OW! A-Arthur?? What is wrong with you???"
"You know damn well what is wrong you fucking BASTARD!!!" Arthur yelled, slapping Nick so hard he fell on the ground.
"To think that he... that you would do that to me right under my beak..."
Nick was shocked. At worst, he was expecting Arthur to kick him out of the team because of his orientation. But why was he so furious?
Arthur mercilessly took Nick by the throat and started to choke him, his eyes burning intensely.
"Gh...! Why? Just why? Is it a problem that I'm gay?!"
"Don't play dumb with me... You know well that I and James are together. He promised me he would stay loyal to me. Since you have arrived, I felt he changed. You have seduced him, took him away from me. You betrayed me!!"
"Wait what? B-But James told me he was single!" Nick gasped.
Arthur immediately stopped at those words and dropped Nick's throat.
"D-Does that mean... No... He didn't... he couldn't!" Nick panted, tears starting to flow as he looked at James's body. Arthur stood back, just as shocked as Nick was.
"You are lying. He wouldn't do that... Not to me..."
Both stared angrily at James's body. Nick felt ashamed, disgusted even.
Why would James lie to them both? Were the rumors true? Was it true he was just hanging out for fun?
But then it hit him. How tired he was this morning, how he was shaking...
"You are kidding me... That fucking asshole... he actually dared cheat on me and lied to you about my relationship??" Arthur hissed, walking around angrily and clearly restraining himself to explode in anger and hit James's body.
"Y-Yeah... But please listen. I think I know what's going on-" Nick said, sitting down near James's unconscious body.
"Of course you do you little sh-" Arthur snarled.
"Arthur, please! You know James much longer than I do! He's not a sick cheater, at least not intentionally!!" Nick screamed at Arthur.
"Then what do you call that???? Why do you defend that son of a bitch??" Arthur shrieked back, not noticing a single tear flowing down his cheek. Nick sighed and sat down, lowering his ears.
"Listen. After we slept together, I felt something was wrong. I saw that, this morning. He couldn't sleep. He was shaking. And I could feel he was restraining himself from crying in front of me."
Nick gave James's body a sad look before looking at Arthur, dead in the eye.
"I may be wrong but... He feels guilty. He knows that what he did was wrong and he must be scared of our reactions. He knows that you are possessive and that you would hurt me if you ever knew about that affair. He lied, but it was not selfish, he just wanted that we wouldn't fight over him."
Arthur silently stared at Nick, listening.
"My point is, it's an accident. You're his first love. He never had any true love before. Yes, he screwed up, we're both mad, but what is done is done. We can't hate him for that. We can reprimand him but we can't reject him. So you shouldn't do anything everyone would regret. Please, Arthur" Nick begged with a weak smile, offering his paw to the Decidueye. Arthur looked away and shook his "fists". He sighed and took Nick's hand, sitting down next to him.
"James always sucked when it came to love relationship, I had to teach him everything... I have yet to see what you said for myself, but I don't even know what to say or think anymore. All of that for a fucking crush!! I was with him since the beginning of our team, you just show up and he..."
"That's okay... Y-You know... I'm sorry. If I hadn't come you-"
"No, no, it's not your fault. It just... happened. I'm disgusted, furious even. But... Maybe you're right... I just... need a moment to get things straight into my head."
"I can go away if you want..." Nick suggested.
"Do what you want." Arthur replied, almost without emotion. Nick chose to stay and held Arthur's wing firmly. Eventually, Arthur opened his eyes and look at Nick.
"I guess I should apologize for my rude behavior towards you and almost choking you to death."
"Please don't! You're already someone who doesn't like strangers. Add that to me getting close to your love... My point is, it's completely justified by me." Nick said, chuckling. Arthur silently chuckled back before getting up.
"Let's get back to our camp. We must first heal. Then, we will talk."
"Right. But before that..." Nick said before entering the cave near where the battle happened. Inside, the star fragment was still there. Nick took it and show it proudly to Arthur.
"Now we can go."
Edited by Scipion3 on Jan 23rd 2021 at 10:47:43 AM
The hero of the wind.
She/Her | inactive for now
Capitol Park
Psyche, in turn, introduces herself to Asriel, as well as to Stanford and his group. After doing so, she focuses her attention on Mimi, smiling at the fuzzy little creature.
"Aww, hello, Mimi! You're here to have a walk with 6k1 today, aren't you?" She glances up at 6k1. "Is it alright if I give her a quick cuddle?"
An eagle
Park, The Capitol, Panem
Billy, George, Kayla, Sancaka and Arcturus further walk to where the park is. After few more minutes of walking, they finally reach their destination. Once they spot the guests, they greet them all. Sancaka also says in English, as he has been studying it, "greetings, I'm Sancaka and I'm the best friend of Arcturus, as well as one of his caretakers."
He then turns to Fluttershy and says, "I've heard about you from Mr. Billy, though it's weird to see a talking colorful horse. Anyway, you must be her caretaker, right?" In his mind, Sancaka also finds Stanford and his group, as well as Asriel to be unusual, considering he's never seen something like them.
Meanwhile, Kayla comments on the scenery, "I love the snowing field, as I always find this kind of scenery to be captivating."
"Heh, you can even say that its romantic, right?" George says in a slight teasing tone. Kayla just giggles at this.
As for Arcturus, he runs away from his caretakers to approach Mimi as he says, "hey Mimi! Nice to see you again! Let's play together!" He then stops when he's a meter in front of her.
Finally, Billy asks 6k1 and Psyche briefly first about how they're doing, before asking Stanford as he has never met Eye-sicle before, "so, how do you find Eye-sicle to be, Stanford? I have only heard a second-hand account from Dave, as I did not have time to go to the party."
"Speaking of Dave, I hope he is fine, wherever he is."
Edited by Billy5545 on Jan 23rd 2021 at 9:11:39 PM
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).
He follows Power, orders himself a quesadilla, then bites into it before waving to the others.
"Guess we ain't the first ones to think 'o this. Lead on, Pow-Pow."
He looks at his phone.
"Cyber Shredder, falling in love with Madara?"
An eagle
Billy also watches his projected holographic screen from his watch, as he comments on his tributes' performances, "Meanwhile, Jonathan is surprisingly ungentlemanly. I guess this is the usual Arena effect."
"As for W, she is still her usual self, though I have to admit that blowing up a bottle of mustard is weird."
He then replies to Ichi's comment, "yeah, this season has a lot of romance in the first part, surprisingly."
He then asks him, "by the way, how are you Ichi?"
Just an eagle. (Feel free to PM me if you want to talk to me).
Flawless Victree
Park
I'm glad to hear. (Stanford says.) Kenny is away trying out some new goggles, but he should be here any time now.
(Billy asks about Eye-Sicle.) Rude, demanding, brash...those were some words that immediately came to mind. (Stanford answers.) I'm not sure if that's how he has treated everyone else, but that's how he has treated me.
It's a pleasure to meet you two. (Cleo says to Asriel and Fluttershy. Then she remarks to the group at large:) Fancy all of us having the same idea of going to the park, huh?
Can ya blame 'em? There's so much snow out here! (June says.) Who wouldn't wanna go out in weather like this?
It sure is different from back home. (Joaquin comments.)
(Jared looks down at Mimi as she asks Psyche for pets.) What is she? (He inquires, remembering seeing illusionary versions of her species at the Halloween party.)
Eye-Sicle's Lair
(Resting up in his bed after his fight with Goliath, Eye-Sicle feels that things are off to a good start so far with Cranky mauling an inquisitor that tried to ambush him, trying (albeit in vain) to take down W's camp, and avoiding getting squished by a giant domino.)
(Meanwhile, he has no idea what Swampy is trying to do, starting out by giving one of the K-pop stars a noogie and pulling a rather rude prank on the sweet-looking old lady from Nowhere. Given how the gator spent most of his time in the shower, him throwing poop at Sou Hiyori really confuses Eye-Sicle...at least up until Swampy viciously scrubs his claw down afterward.)
The Great Valley
(The pink pterodon flying around the valley with the sapphire on his wings certainly turns some heads and gets the other dinos talking. Taki doesn't notice or really care, being too enamored with the gorgeous valley until he gets too tired to fly any further and comes in for a landing by a pond, still remaining oblivious to the confusion of the Great Valley residents.)
(Sure enough, it doesn't take long for Mr. Topps to take notice, as he is also among the various dinosaurs by this pond. Having heard of the strange pink Flier with the stone on his shoulder from some of the others by this point, he approaches Taki.)
Are you the Flier I've been hearing about? (He asks.) Actually, that would probably a stupid question to ask, wouldn't it?
(Taki looks up from drinking from the pond and looks up at Topps.) Yep! I'm Taki!
(Topps looks suspiciously at the sapphire.) What's this stone and how is it staying on your wing?
Oh! My friend Andrew put it there and it brought me to life! (Taki cheerily explains, not thinking about how weird this would sound to someone from outside of Notalot.)
Brought you to...life. (Topps repeats.)
Yeah! Before then, I was just a statue! But now I'm alive and it's greeeeat! Well, mostly great... (Taki sighs.) I was just in some terrible place that made the sapphire turn red and make me act evil. This place seems fine though!
(Topps just stares in disbelief at first before leaving, mumbling about how he's heard everything. Taki obliviously goes back to drinking.)
(A moment later, Little Foot and the other kid dinos catch up.)
Oh, hey! What's up? (Taki asks.)
You were just talking to my dad! What happened? (Cera asks.)
Oh, he asked me what my deal was and I explained to him! (Taki says.) About the sapphire and how it came off and how I was a statue until I got it...
Statue? You say nothing about being a statue before. (Petrie points out.)
Ohhh, I forgot to say that already...yeah, I was a statue. (Taki says.)
(Having never heard of statues turning into real dinosaurs before, Little Foot and the others are thoroughly confused...except for Ducky who innocently asks:) What was being a statue like?
I dunno. I barely even remember anymore. (Taki shrugs.)
Wait a MINUTE! How is that even possible? (Cera asks.) Statues turning into Fliers...that's impossible!
Not really where I'm from. (Taki says, shrugging.)
(Little Foot looks out toward the edge of the valley.) This must be some place in the Mysterious Beyond nobody's ever heard of before...
I'm just getting deja vu. (Cera says.) A mysterious rock, a Flier from out of nowhere...it's that time all over again!
At least the stone is here already! We do not have to look for it. (Ducky says. Spike nods as he munches on some stray tree-stars.)
(The similarities to their journey to find the Stone of Cold Fire leaves Little Foot thinking about said incident, including how they weren't the only ones after it.)
Is anybody else looking for the stone? (He asks Taki.)
Oh yeah, but I don't think they know I'm here...except one guy, he's a big white bear. (Taki says.)
What's a bear? (Cera asks.)
You know, big furry animal? (Taki says.)
(The dinos stare at Taki blankly.)
Well, anyway, he's after me! He wants me to go back to the place that made the sapphire turn red and made me act evil! (Taki says.)
The sapphire make you evil?? (Petrie asks, suddenly nervous.)
Yes, but that was there! Not here! The sapphire isn't changing here and so I'm not. I'm not gonna hurt you guys or anything. (Taki quickly reassures them.) If I go back there, though, I know I'll start being bad again! So I don't want him to find me...
You could stay here. (Little Foot suggests.)
(Taki isn't sure about that. The valley sure is nice, but he still misses his friends, and he isn't sure if he'll even ever see them again.)
I'll...uh...I'll hafta think about that... (Taki says. He flaps off.)
(The dino pals watch Taki fly off for a moment before Cera speaks up.) Hey, are we forgetting that he talked to my dad? If he said any of what he just said to us to him, he's gonna flip! I'm still having trouble believing what he said myself....
Well, we can just tell him what Taki told us. (Little Foot says.) He'll believe us.
Yeah, just like the last hundred times we've told him something unbelievable... (Cera says as they start off after Mr. Topps.)
Further away
(Argus continues travelling with the Longneck herd alongside a small cliffside.)
How close would you say we are? (Argus asks Stomper.)
Oh, not far now. (He says.) We've been this way before, so we should be there by dusk.
Ah, I see. (Argus nods. He's starting to get tired (it doesn't help that he's walking on two more legs than he's used to).) I hope my friend is alright.
What did happen to him, if you don't mind me asking? (Stomper asks.)
Oh, he disappeared while he was traveling with my friends and I. (Argus says.) While we looked for him, this strange fellow took me to his strange castle and told me that Taki ended up here, so I came here myself looking for him.
I can't imagine being a Swimmer looking for a Flier is particularly easy. (Stomper remarks.)
Oh no, it isn't... (Argus says.) I hope he's not in any more trouble. Going by the little we know about what happened to him, he needs us now more than ever.
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"Okay, yeah, I guess Ollie fits the goofy sidekick role, but being a princess doesn't mean I spontaneously sing about everything, 'kay?"
Braids From S286 Not Included
The Arena
As soon as the horn sounds, Data Toriel and Alphys wish each other good luck before they get off their podiums. The Dark Star plunges the Cornucopia into darkness, so Toriel lights it up with her flame and finds a replica of Gerson's Hammer of Justice. As she leaves the Cornucopia, however, she notices her flame fizzling out.
"Oh my... am I not as strong as Asgore?" She grasps the Hammer tighter. "I hope I can make good use of this instead!"
Meanwhile, Alphys stumbles in the darkness but manages to get away from the fighting. However, she overhears pre-potato!GLaDOS discovering her ancestral records and seeking to exploit them on her "test subjects".
"Oh my God..." says Alphys as she runs away from the sight. "I didn't know my ancestors continued the war against the humans in Sou's universe! Hopefully I don't run into him anytime soon..."
That night, however, Aizen captures her in a bank and uses his illusions to force her to submit to him. Alphys tries screaming to Toriel for help, but can't because she's hypnotized. Not that it mattered because Toriel was too far away from the hostage, and she was also busy making a video entitled "Ways to Die in Hunter × Hunter".
"This subject matter isn't my taste, but video editing looks interesting!"
After briefly transforming into a bald human, Alphys struggles to break out of the hostage, but after Aizen robs the bank, Madara breaks free and fights him. Alphys snaps out of her trance and summons a portal to escape, and she sighs in relief when she sees the sunrise.
Meanwhile, Toriel stumbles upon a steel chair the next day but gets her head stuck in it. She tries pulling herself out of it but her horns prevent her from doing so. She tries calling for help, but Blablanadon instead takes a picture of her and shows it to Swampy and Island Cat. Toriel just groans at the bystanders laughing at her.
Alphys, on the other hand, encounters Ryoji and gushes over him, but he suddenly throws her down and beats her up. She screams as he keeps punching and kicking her and then turns into a pile of dust.
Alphys's Lab
The original Alphys cringes as Ryoji then unzips his pants and pees on her data clone's dust pile.
"Geez... That's one memory I'd rather not have transferred..."
She decides to continue monitoring what happens to the digital dust as per its programming.
Capitol Park
While eating, Power looks at Ichi's phone and nods at Data Toriel and Alphys's performances so far, but cringes at the latter's death.
"At least those data clones are working as they should! And speaking of Cyber Shredder, he also hugged plushies of the Security Breach Cast after taking a nap with Flutterscotch!"
Fluttershy does a double-take. "Did somepony say my name?"
Power trots to her and clarifies to her about the season.
"Oh, I see... And hey there, Power! I hope you're having a good day today! And yes Sancaka, I'm Mimi's petsitter, and I'm here to watch over her!"
Mimi waves hi to the others and says yes to Psyche's cuddles. She floats into her arms and sinks herself in them, then notices Arcturus approach her. Mimi blushes and her antennae suddenly flicker.
"Oh my..." says 6k1, "does she have—"
Jared then asks her what a Starble is.
"Oh! She's an alien creature that my old friend GC gave to me as a pet! She's very friendly, but she can be quite the handful because of her appetite! She can also shoot lasers with her antennae and heal wounds with them, too!"
Billy also wonders about Dave, and 6k1 looks at him with worry.
"I voicemailed him last night to check if he's okay, so yeah, I hope he's doing fine..."
"And speaking of that party Billy mentioned..." says Power to Stanford's group, "I'm the one whom 6k1 dressed up as back then, and this is my best friend, Ichi!"
Asriel says hi to him, still conscious about his attire.
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"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
"My tributes could be performing better, but I'm good, Billy. Least I've still got Overhaul's runs."
He checks up on Madara and Aizen's performances before waving to Asriel and Stanford's group.
"Hey. Just out for a little stroll."
Link
James painfully moaned as he woke up. He put his hand on his head, trying to recall what happened. His vision still blurry, he saw Arthur and Nick talking between each other, with the star fragment on the floor.
"Nick! Arthur! Thank goodness you are alright."
"Glad to see you are still kicking as well. We even have the star fragment."
James took a closer look at the Pokémons' faces and noticed that they were frowning. His smile dropped off.
"Is something wrong?"
"We know what you did, James. You slept with Nick and didn't tell him about us." Arthur sternly said, crossing his wings while Nick approved by nodding. Both studied James's reaction to see if their theory was true.
At first, James stared at them, his jaw dropping down. Next, he tried to deny the truth. "W-What? T-This is ridicul-"
"Don't lie James. Why did you do that?" Nick reprimanded. He noticed James start to shake again and had more and more trouble speaking correctly.
"This... This isn't what you think... I didn't want to hurt you... I thought that if I lied..." he miserably tried to explain, only to fail because of how scared he was. He started to curl into a ball.
"...James..." Nick muttered while Arthur's gaze softened.
"I-I don't know... I don't know anymore... P-Please... I don't want you t-to leave... I thought... I-I truly thought... I'm sorry, I'm so stupid... I didn't want anyone to get hurt... I... I beg..." James stammered, tears rolling down his cheeks before he completely lost it and broke down crying. Both Arthur and Nick looked at their leader, worried. Then, they glanced at each other and sighed. Arthur and Nick sat down next to James, each on a different side, and hugged him closely.
"Shhh... I know you didn't want to hurt us. It's okay... I forgive you." Nick calmly whispered, patting James's back.
"I'll be frank, I'm still furious at what you did... But I'm willing to forgive you as well. You really suck at relationships, but you meant well. You sincerely love me." Arthur added, slightly smirking. He gasped when James hugged them even more, holding on to them as much as he could while crying even more.
After several minutes, James calmed down and looked at the two with watery eyes.
"I... I don't know how to thank you... I just did something absolutely stupid... And yet you forgive me... I'm so ashamed of myself... Me, the perfect gentleman, cheating on people..." he sniffed.
"Well, you just have to choose between us. Either me or Arthur. Whatever your choice is, we will respect it. No one's going to leave the team." Nick said while Arthur nodded.
James wiped out some tears before looking at the two Pokémons, although he was still slightly shaking.
"...I can't choose."
Nick and Arthur stared in surprise at James.
"That's not a choice James. We told you we won't get mad-"
"I-I know!! But... I love you equally... Arthur, you are someone that I have known for so long and Nick is someone I am getting along so well... I simply can't decide... I wish I could keep you both." James whimpered, covering his face. Arthur was about to reprimand him when Nick jumped in place, having an idea.
"Hmmm... Wait, I know!! We could do just that!!!" he exclaimed. James and Arthur stared at him with confusion.
"James loves me and I love him. But James loves Arthur and Arthur loves him. How about we make two couples in one? That way, everyone would be happy."
"It... doesn't work like that for Arceus's sake." Arthur stammered, taken aback. Nick sighed and discreetly pointed at James.
"... Fine. This sounds so strange and stupid... But I'll give it a shot, just for you James."
James looked at his two lovers with eyes wide opened before sobbing again, although less loud this time.
"Oh, come on... You stupid Sobble." Arthur grunted with a smile while Nick chuckled.
"I love you... I love you both... I swear on my life, I won't do another stupid mistake. I won't cheat on you two. Never." James promised.
"You know what? I swear the same!" Nick exclaimed, winking. Arthur nodded and swore it as well, James sighed, regaining his usual confident attitude, and got up.
"I am glad that this is settled. We should go back to the headquarters to gain our bounty." he said. His two teammates approved.
"Oh. And of course, we must all keep this as a secret."
"Duh. Anyone who would know would think we are crazy." Arthur said, crossing his wings.
"Not a problem for me either." Nick added, raising his thumb. James sighed in relief.
"Good. Then, let's leave this place. I am starting to regret the snowy landscape of our region."
Clyde followed quietly for a moment, using his horn to locate where Edgar hid. He eventually found the shaking Murkrow hidden within a tree. At first, the Murkrow screamed upon seeing Clyde but quickly recognized him.
"C-Clyde..." he tried to say before Clyde rubbed himself against himself.
"I don't know if that will be enough to ease you. But I can tell you this. You are safe now." he gently muttered
"Dude... Thank you. Really, thank you so much for saving me." Edgar whimpered, trying not to make a fool of himself too much while pulling Clyde into a hug.
"You did help me when I needed it and you even came with me when we battled. I had to do this." Clyde answer with a little smile before inviting Edgar to get out of his hole with a nod.
Once outside, they noticed a portion of the tree's shadow moving by itself. From it, emerged a familiar figure.
"At last... I have found you." Freddy grunted, a weak grin on his face.
"Fred! Where the fuck have you been when I almost got killed?" Edgar shrieked in anger, only for Clyde to calm him down by bumping into him.
"Oh? Well fortunately you are okay! As for me, I lost consciousness and sank into the ground after that fantastic move from Nick and Arthur. I have to admit, it was risky, but it was worth it! When I woke up and went back to the surface, everyone had left." he explained.
"Oh right... Sorry, I forgot about that..."
"Nah it's fine!" Freddy reassured, patting the two Pokémons and rubbing their heads. For once, Edgar didn't complain.
"On a more serious note... What about the Fiery Blue Wings?" he asked, gulping.
"Even a direct confrontation gave nothing. And to be honest, I am starting to be sick of chasing them around just because the Fox of Death want to "test" us." Clyde said.
"As much as I like him, I am afraid we must stop indeed. Especially after what happened. And hey! It's better than nothing." Freddy added, raising his arms. Edgar sighed in relief at this.
"Yeah... I just hope he won't do anything stupid with us."
"About that..."
The trio gasped in shock as Scipion came out from a purple portal, followed by Persephone herself, with her usual mysterious smirk.
"Mistress!" Clyde exclaimed, immediately bowing to her. His companions did the same.
"So you failed to kill these idiots, uh?"
"You were watching us all along?" Edgar nervously asked.
"Yes. Even that thing about insulting my mane... And holy shit, Clyde, fuck me you said? I didn't expect that coming from you."
"Perhaps... But it hardly matters." Persephone interrupted, raising her tendril, much to the trio's confusion.
"What? You both aren't mad?"
"Scipion was, at first, but I quickly calmed him down. Killing a rescue team is hardly a thing to boast about. Je dirais même plus, you were hilarious to watch at times."
"...What moment?"
"For example, there was that thing with the bomb. Also, every single one of Edgar's faces when something went wrong." Scipion said, mockingly smirking.
"Gehehe!! Thank you, Fox of Death." Edgar answered, grinning even more towards the Zoroark.
"Yeah, yeah... Could you stop with the creepy grin already? It's fine, but grinning almost all day is uneasy, even to me."
"The point is, I believe you will still be of use in your own way, even though you prove to be much less of an actual threat to others than Scipion and his companions are. And Clyde, I am quite impressed that you finally started to care about people other than me. Perhaps you may not be as emotionless as I thought, much to my delight. I am satisfied."
"Thank you mistress." Clyde said, bowing again.
"So this is less of a failure as we thought. Excellent, Gehehe!! I'm glad we can still work with you!" Gengar laughed, shaking Scipion's paw before the latter could react.
"...Yeah, sure..."
"For once that someone else than Onox is praising you, you should be happy." Persephone joked. The Zoroark growled and crossed his arms.
"Now, as for you three... I believe a little rest is deserved..." the witch said. Sensing that the season started, she used a watching portal to see the arena.
"Pff... Of course, it would do that..." Scipion said sarcastically, as the first thing the Dark Star did upon entering the arena was to unleash its dark power at the Cornucopia.
"So this is Panem's infamous arena. That land seems to be quite different from ours."
"It is indeed. Many technologies that some Pokémon have now come from contact with this world."
"Uh, the more you know... Ugh, I'm exhausted. A little rest would be nice indeed." Edgar grunted.
"Well, I have a lair near lady Persephone's forest. We can get there and rest, undisturbed." Freddy proposed.
"It's not outside like a nest, right? I don't want to freeze, you know?" Edgar cautiously asked.
"Oh no. It's just a small abandoned house, Gehehe!!" the Gengar cackled. Edgar sighed in relief at that.
"As long as it's not too creepy to my taste..."
"Mistress, can I join them as well?" Clyde asked Persephone. She simply nodded, causing the Shuppet to give her a faint smile.
"Say, old lady, I'm expecting you to pay me up!" Edgar exclaimed
"Yes, yes. You will find your payment inside Freddy's lair. I suggest we depart for this place now. I will come back to my castle. Scipion, I assume you want to go back to the Distortion World?" the old Mismagius asked.
"Well... I'm growing sick of staying always there, especially since Giratina isn't around that much lately. I'll find a personal lair for me and my crew instead." Scipion said, grinning.
"Très bien." Persephone said, before everyone entered the portal.
She/Her | inactive for now
Capitol Park
Psyche tenses slightly at the mention of Dave, but she brushes it off and responds to Billy as she cuddles Mimi close to her chest, using one hand to stroke her fur. "Hi, Billy. I'm doing alright, thanks." She listens to everyone talk about the current season. "I'm not really keeping up with this one because the nominations finished while I was treating Cosmo and Wanda... I'm trusting Ms. May to nominate for next season on time."
She glances down and smiles as Mimi and Arcturus interact. "Aww..." She decides to put Mimi down so that the two Starbles can go off and play.
Flawless Victree
Eye-Sicle's Lair
(Eye-Sicle continues to keep tabs on the current season.)
(As Cranky swims around in a (very dirty) pond, Eye-Sicle notices a strange dark portal opening up over the water. It's impossible to tell from his own angle what's on the other side, but whatever it is, is causes Cranky's eyes to cartoonishly burst into flames as he quickly submerges himself and make a beeline for the edge of the pond.)
Musta been a doozy. Ow... (Eye-Sicle mutters.)
(He checks in with Swampy just in time to see him in the middle of a rock-off against a fellow Eye-Sicle doesn't recognize. The gator is...surprisingly good at it, to the point he is even declared the winner. Eye-Sicle is legitimately impressed.)
(He goes back to Cranky just in time to see him at the center of a group hug from the K-pop group (and a random horse). Eye-Sicle chuckles at Cranky's highly unamused expression.)
(Later, he goes back to Swampy and sees...him crawling out of a barrel of glowing green goop and freaking the heck out at how dirty he now is.) Yeah, no amount of scrubbin's gonna get THAT out, pal. (Eye-Sicle remarks.)
Park
Huh, that's neat. (Jared comments. There really are creatures of all kinds here.) I bet my mom would like to see them. She'd probably lose her mind over how cute they are.
Nice to meet you two as well! (Stanford says to Power and Ichi. He wasn't aware that anything had happened with Dave, but going by the others' reactions, it must have them worried. 6k1 and Psyche don't seem like they want to dwell on the subject right now, however, so he decides to just ask them about it later.)
Speaking of this season, I haven't heard from Eye-Sicle at all since we left his lair. (Stanford remarks.) I figured he would have fussed at me about something already by now.
Oh, I bet he's just vegging out in his suite or something like he keeps doing. (Wanda says.) He seems like he hasn't worked a day in his life.
Well, he didn't become one of Granger's biggest nuisances by just doing nothing. (Jared points out.)
"Okay, yeah, I guess Ollie fits the goofy sidekick role, but being a princess doesn't mean I spontaneously sing about everything, 'kay?"
Braids From S286 Not Included
The Arena
After finally getting her head out of the steel chair, Data Toriel looks for a place to rest and recover from the injury. She feels uneasy when Wheatley floats near her, but to her pleasant surprise, he reminds her that it's okay to make mistakes.
"Thank you for that," she says, "I should be more careful next time."
Wheatley then goes his way. Toriel wonders about that robot since he's not like Mettaton, but just shrugs it off. The next day, she encounters Sou hitting his head while diving and winces.
"Ouch... are you alright? I thought you're robbing a bank by entering the sewers through the pool drain..."
After that awkward meeting, Toriel meets W and gives her a lecture that she should treat others with mercy. She sighs when W just makes a sarcastic "wow" and leaves. The next day, Toriel was going about her day when Mothdrop, Tsarzn, Bilbo, Island Cat, and Haruhi suddenly show up and break into song, motivating her to be awesome.
"You just reminded me of that pegasus who destroyed the Legion of Doom's lair with her Sonic Rainboom!" She smiles. "Thanks for the pep song, especially you, Island Cat!"
Capitol Park
Power cheers for Data Toriel while Asriel sighs in relief.
"Thank goodness you didn't mistake me for Ralsei! Do you happen to know him?" he asks Ichi.
"Oh! He's my other best friend!" says Power.
"Aww, that's nice! Where is he?"
"In his world, preparing for his next adventure."
"Really? Good luck to him!"
"And it's okay that you missed out this season," 6k1 says to Psyche, "at least you've got Wanda—" she makes a quick glance at the dinosaur mage, "—Cosma for the next Battle Royale and Death Battle!"
"And when will those be?" asks Power.
"The season after next and... after 47 more MMs since the DB roster just started with Wanda!"
"Alright, good luck to her, and also to Phoebus for the BR, 6k1!"
"Thanks!"
Meanwhile, Mimi smiles as Psyche cuddles her for a while before letting her play with Arcturus. Her antennae are still flickering, and she can't help but notice how much he has grown since she last saw him.
"Anyway," says 6k1, "what do you guys wanna do? I'm going with Billy for Mimi's training and playdate with Arcturus."
"And I'll hang out with Ichi!" says Power, "but I also wanna get to know you more, Stanford!" she addresses his group.
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"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
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Capitol Park
"Yeah, I know," Psyche replies with a smile. "And I've got the Among Us game for the upcoming Battle Royale, too. One of the few times I nominate something inanimate, and it gets on the Hall of Fame..." She shakes her head, mostly out of amusement.
Power announces her intent to hang out with Ichi. "Of course you will," Psyche teases lightly. "No worries, I'll let you two go and hang out. I'm going with 6k1, Billy, Mimi and Arcturus."
Link
Distortion World
Once inside the lost dimension, Scipion assembled his teammates.
"Guys! Move your ass, we're leaving." Scipion announced.
"Uh? We're going back to the real world, boss?" Onox asked.
"Yeah. For old time's sake and because I'm growing sick of staying there."
"Perfect. I know a place." Morgan added, grinning.
Scipion smirked back, nodded, then took a look at the season. While Zero's rage awakened, the Dark Star managed to travel back in time to a previous season for some reason, before setting its eye on Vanessa. After the latter was killed by LOONA, the dark artifact captured the band before sacrificing them in a demonic ritual. Of course, it didn't care at all about Vanessa's life. It was rather her and LOONA's DNA that interested it, like with Bowser before.
"Well shit... Normally I would be cheering about that, but that's the Dark Star we're talking about... I just hope it's not planning anything stupid during or after the season, otherwise, the noms will blame me for that." Scipion said, frowning
Once ready, the trio left the realm.
Expedition Society Headquarters
After once again several weeks of travel, the Fiery Blue Wings came back to the Headquarters safe and sound. When they arrived at the bounty desk, they saw that it was none other than Proteus himself who was running it today.
"Nin? Grenin!" the wild Pokémon waved at them, noticing their new members as well.
"Wow. I didn't expect the Expedition Society to employ actual wild Pokémons." Nick exclaimed, shaking hands with the Greninja.
"Anyway. Proteus, we successfully manage to find this."
James gave the star fragment to Proteus who gazed at it for a few seconds. Clapping, the wild Greninja took it and put it inside a chest before offering some money to the Inteleon, who declined.
"No, no. Just make sure everyone knows of our success." he said, showing his usual smug smile. Proteus nodded and the team left.
"You really are obsessed with fame are you?" Nick playfully said, lightly hitting James's elbow.
"Unfortunately..." Arthur sarcastically grumbled.
"Perhaps you should try to appreciate being in the spotlight, dear Arthur. Don't be in such a bad mood." James snickered as the trio entered the local bar.
"Bartender! A cup of tea, as usual." the Inteleon exclaimed.
"I'll take some hot chocolate please." Nick added.
"Beer." Arthur silently finished.
Once settled down with their drinks, the trio chatted more before being visited by another familiar trio of rescuers.
"Hey, hey, hey! Guess who showed up?" Alex chuckled as the Rescue Squad came by.
"Ugh, great... Well, hello there, Rescue Squad. I trust you are doing well."
"For now, yes. We are doing missions and stuff while watching the Hunger Games sometimes." Aaron answered, giving a weird look at James.
"Yeah. Too bad you were on a mission! Last season, clones of every legendary and mythical Pokémons were in the arena! It was fun to watch."
"Adorable..." James sarcastically said.
"I suppose I adress the Donphan in the room, but I see you recruited a new member." Tokage said.
"Yeah... Hey, but I remember you! You're the team I bumped into before I got recruited!"
"Yes... I remember! I'm glad that you've got somehow accepted." Aaron said, shaking Nick's hand.
"Say, you're the Rescue Squad, right? The team that keeps the Fox of Death at bay, right?"
"Yes, we are."
"Awesome! That means we are rival, then." the Cinderace said, grinning.
"Hey, don't get ahead of yourself because you just did a mission once. You're speaking to some of the best rescuers in the world." Alex proudly said, tipping his hat.
"And we did just as well as you with only two members. Let us not even talk about how I and Arthur were rescuers far longer than you." James added, grinning.
"Errm guys? You're not going to argue over something like that?" Nick tried to ask.
"Don't mind them. It's the same song every time." Tokage said, shaking his head.
"Hey. Seniority doesn't make everything." he grumbled, crossing his arms.
"Oh, but I believe it does, young man." James said, summoning a bit of water from his hand. To his surprise, Alex cringed at the sight of his greatest fear but kept his composure.
"Not gonna work on me this time."
"Will you two idiot stop this bullcrap?" Arthur interrupted, slamming his beer on the table, annoyed. The two Pokémons stared at him in surprise and stopped. They both knew it was better to not piss off Arthur, especially when he was drinking beer.
"Anyway... You rascals really have nothing else to do but to annoy people right now?"
"HEY! You don't have to be so rude!!" Alex yelled.
"Don't mind him. He has been... through a lot during our mission." Nick said, trying to ease the tension.
"Oh... I'm sorry then-"
"Again with this "sorry" nonsense, Aaron?" James asked.
"Well... I..." Aaron stammered, rubbing his head, much to James's amusement.
"Do not fret. I am just teasing you."
"Well if it's just that... Maybe we should leave you three alone?"
"Yes. Still, welcome aboard Nick. I hope you'll appreciate being a rescuer." Tokage politely said.
"Eh. I'm already are." Nick said, grinning. Tokage smirked back before leaving.
"Gotta admit you look kinda cool. Not as cool as me though." Alex said, teasing him.
"I don't know about that. Are you sportive?" Nick casually asked.
"Sports? Well... Uuuh... I do gym from time to time to keep my muscles well." Alex said, slightly taken aback by the question.
"If you have time one day, we could organize a little challenge to see who's the most agile, the fastest and strongest."
Alex sweated a bit, surprised at the Cinderace's confidence only to grin back.
"Ksh! Just as cocky as the other two bastards. Anytime long-ears."
Nick simply did a thumb up in response as Alex left as well. Aaron was about to follow him, only for him to lean towards the trio.
"Oh and... I'm surprised by this sudden turn of events but very happy for you three." Aaron muttered before following his comrades. The trio looked at him leaving with shock.
"W-W-WHAT???" James shrieked.
"D... Does he know about...?" Nick asked nervously
"And he implied he knew about me and Arthur even before you showed up. HOW?" James said, not believing what he just heard, resting his head on his hand.
"His aura. I'm sure that's how he knew. If powerful enough, the aura of Lucarios can read through the others' emotions or even thoughts, similarly to the Shuppet." Arthur grumbled.
"Oh sweet Arceus... I swear if he is stupid enough to reveal that to others..."
"Well that stupid Charmeleon didn't make any sneaky remarks about that. Knowing him, I think Aaron can keep that for himself." Arthur said, smirking.
"He'd better." James grunted, crossing his arms while Nick chuckled.
The hero of the wind.
"Yup, I know Ralsei. Pretty certain he's your alternate universe counterpart."
He checks up on the Games.
"So much for the Aizen vs. Vincel subplot. Anywho, Imma hang out with Pow-Pow and Stan's folks. Maybe see about grabbing me a slice o' pizza."
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Capitol Park
"I know, I met him in Season 14," says Asriel, "long before 6k1 nominated him. Would be nice to actually talk to him someday, maybe after I'm sure I won't turn into that flower ever again."
"Don't worry," says Power, "we'll help you overcome it."
"Thanks." He smiles.
Power then facehoofs and laughs at Psyche's comment about her and Ichi while 6k1 chuckles at her other Podium Finisher.
"Oh right, I forgot about that game! And sure, you can join us in that corner of the park!"
She points to an open field with assorted pet training equipment.
"I'll accompany you and Mimi," says Fluttershy.
"Same with me!" adds Asriel. "Though I'd like to hang with Power and Ichi later!"
"I don't mind that at all," says 6k1. "Just call me with your earpiece if you need me, okay?"
"Okay!"
"And I'd also like to paint for my friends!" says Power.
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
Kirby
Capitol Park
Mr. Star, Kirby, and Bebe appear from the distance, walking through the snow. Mr. Star then spots 6k1 and the group.
"Oh, there you are! Good morning!" called Mr. Star.
The Spacepod
Back in the Pod, Dedede watches the season and witness, among other things, Flutterscotch attempting to kill Cranky with a domino, but fails and gets broken to pieces.
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The Arena
Still beaming from the pep song, Data Toriel takes a short break. She sniffs her robes and realizes that some of the tributes might smell her from afar and attack her. Remembering what her child did before Sparing the Dogi, she rolls around in dirt and snow to mask her scent.
"I should go wash this off after this, but it'll have to do."
She then breaks a wall blocking the way with her Hammer the next day, but it magically fixes itself. She just stares in confusion when Bilbo somehow walks through it.
Capitol Park
Asriel also takes a peek at Ichi's phone and facepalms at his mom's clone acting like Frisk. 6k1, meanwhile, is surprised that Mr. Star brought Kirby and Bebe along with him, but happily greets them nonetheless. She looks up in the sky and sees that the sun is almost at its peak and asks Mr. Star what he'd like to do today.
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
Flawless Victree
Eye-Sicle's Group
(Eye-Sicle groans as the rope Swampy is trying to cross is cut and falls into a ravine. At least Cranky is still in play. What's he doing now?)
(Eye-Sicle finds Cranky not far from a rock with "R I O G" scrawled onto it and pulling out the eye of that robot Wheatley, who blindly attacks the wrong person in retribution. Satisfied, Cranky takes out a cell-phone he found to take a selfie...and stumbles backwards into the same canyon Swampy was dropped into.)
(Eye-Sicle groans and just switches off the communicator at this point, not really caring to see how the season turns out anymore.)
Park
There's ANOTHER Wanda? How many Wandas are there in this place? (Wanda wonders out loud.)
Once again, it is a pleasure to meet you two. (Stanford tells Power and Ichi. He looks to the others going to the pet park.) Do you mind if any of us join you?
(Asriel mentioning being a flower visibly confuses Cleo.) I'm sorry? Did you just say that you were once a flower?
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"Okay, yeah, I guess Ollie fits the goofy sidekick role, but being a princess doesn't mean I spontaneously sing about everything, 'kay?"
"Right back at'cha, Stan."
He groans when Aizen turns up dead in a time bubble.
"Fork... Least he was pretty memorable."
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Jan 24th 2021 at 3:22:41 AM
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Kythring: (Sees Charlie strangling a baby Vanessa) I take that back. He's not like Bart, he's WORSE!
CAC: Yeah, not sure if I want to see him win anymore.
CAC: (Attempts to remove Twilight's bracer) To show I've changed, I'll free you!
Capitol Park
Once Psyche arrives, it doesn't take her long to spot 6k1, Mimi, Asriel and Fluttershy.
"Hey there, guys! Pretty cold, isn't it? It's much warmer up at the Fanfic School... good thing I dressed for the weather here!"
She then spots Ichi and Power nearby and waves to them as well, pleasantly surprised to see them here, too.