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Post by getsuga on Jan 15, 2018 8:41:30 GMT
Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of this achievement? www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0Vlp_veGXgAfter being unable to obtain the 5th gym badge, the three trainers found themselves separated across the region due to their squabble by renegades of Paradiso. After picking up new friends, they are finally reunited at Paradiso Headquarters located in Aqua Deltifier City. As cheesy as this is, the building is actually underneath the dragon palace. Paradiso members can press a series of buttons in the elevator to go further down. Jace arrives first; Jeremiah gives him a tour around enough to get a lay of the land. On the way there, the new pokemon, Seadra, is brought up and Jeremiah mentions he can whip up a good dragon scale to evolve it into a Kingdra later in the day. The metal halls are lined with tapestry and just well cleaned in general. There is a slight draft, but without it, the air would grow stale fast so if you can't handle the cold wear some sleeves. There is something like a banquet hall where a chef and his assistants prepare meals for the people working. It's not the best food, but it fills the bellies and warms the heart right up. The area Jace is told to sit in is more lounge like than he would think. The room is dimly lit and a giant monitor showing the Paradiso emblem is on standby. He sees Jack, the second in command of Paradiso, sitting alone in his room of swivel chairs. He looks up and gives an embarrassed wave. The atmosphere is pretty relaxed as the people you come across give a slightly humble air. One of the Regibots walk into the doorway, not saying a word to Jace and proceeds to sit in the back. Soon, Sana and Tully show up at the doorsteps. Kuki tells them Tatsumaki and Yozora have yet to arrive but will be here shortly. One by one, the three trainers' pokemon are taken to Natasha von Lohengramm, the doctor of Paradiso. Jace and Tully have met previously when they had to spend the night at the Poke-Center with Jeremiah. The atmosphere turns a bit cold as she clearly has no intention to be friends with either of you three, but she does ask how have you endured with fighting people that control aspects of time and space. Your pokemon will be given back to you before the meeting with all the Royals starts. While on standby, the three of you bump into each other one way or another.
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Post by Trixander on Jan 15, 2018 15:25:44 GMT
Strapped for cash Jace wasn't sure what he could even do to prepare. His pokemon had been through the ringer more than once these past twenty-four hours. He handed them all over to the doctor, who asked about their success against these powerful enemies.
"How have we endured? Just like everybody else I guess, one day at a time," he says. He was fiddling with his Pokedex, which had only been given to him a short while ago. They had all come so far in such a short amount of time and it still wasn't over. What was going to happen next was frightening, but at the same time Jace felt in control. Like for the first time his destiny was in his own hands. From here on out his fate was his own to shape.
"Hey Tully, you doin' alright?" he said, despite already knowing the answer. Jace learned to stop worrying about Tully, as it would probably take an army of Dragonite to catch him. "Your sister is probably looking for you."
And then there was Sana, a new member of the team with a background Jace did not understand. He was glad to have her, it just didn't feel the same. Still, the instability that was Marietta probably would not be safe in the coming hours. Jace didn't say anything to her, not out of rudeness, but because he didn't know what to say.
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Post by kurohagane on Jan 15, 2018 16:19:15 GMT
Returning to Aquifer Delta City is a surprise to Sana, she is even more surprised when she learns that under Jeremiah's gym, there is an underground hideout she has no idea of. Once again thrown into a situation she is unfamiliar with, Sana nervously settles down on a chair, looking left and right with a face of a nervous child getting lost in a forest. Her gym badge hunting days are beginning to whittle away, she kind of wants to call her parents and bring her home for the day.
While waiting for her Pokemon to get patched up and the meeting to happen, from her somber nervous position she looks up to Jace, then to Tully. She got several questions in her mind, but the tense atmosphere she felt from the group is heavy. She might as well start with simple questions. "Were you guys Paradiso members too?"
Her alternate persona returns and begins a challenge. "Yes, how many gym badges have you gotten so far?" Depending on the situation, Jace or Tully may become her rival.
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Post by madandy on Jan 15, 2018 20:02:53 GMT
"Hey, good to see ya, J. I'm doin'... alright as we ever are, so not great, but I'm survivin'. And if Sis's lookin' for me, prob'ly best she keeps lookin' for a while. Got us a coupla new allies, too, one o' which is the lady with the blastin' wand to my right."
He turns to Sana. "Got four badges, were goin' for the fifth when... you know. Real shame, too - got all these points burnin' in my pocket Coulda got a razor claw for Otto if nothin' else. Still, best wait to worry 'bout badges and points till after we see if we're alive tomorrow. So, you think there is a plan or we just start blastin' people at random." He asks in a bit of gallows humour.
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Post by kurohagane on Jan 16, 2018 2:21:35 GMT
"Ahh, four. That's same as me." Sana looks above, eyeing at Tully, then Jace. "We are not letting them interfere with anymore Pokemon battle, that's why we'll stop them." Sana states seriously, the salty feeling of having her easy victory snatched from her remains clear in her mind, and then getting kidnapped.
"Speaking of which, Mr. Synod and Mr.Tully, where were you after that forced teleportation?" Feeling slightly confident, the cheerleader tries to rapport her group.
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Post by Trixander on Jan 18, 2018 17:32:59 GMT
"I think blasting them at random is the plan," Jace mirrored Tully's humor. "As for where I was, I actually ended up on Felicia's boat. Small world right?" All of this waiting around was making Jace a bit anxious. He wanted to be prepping his team, not sitting in a room waiting for people to show up.
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Post by kurohagane on Jan 19, 2018 22:05:33 GMT
Sana chuckles nervously at Jace's bad humor, an obvious road to failure is charging straight. "Ms.Vilani is kind of scary, is she alright?" If they can come up with humor in a dire situation, she should too. She tries to combine her whereabouts with poor jokes. "Ahahaha... I was almost, er, chopped organs in Rosenbalm City." Only then she realizes how bad taste her jokes were. Being humble, she never mentions the main wrench of the crime syndicate's child trafficking business - herself. Instead, Sana tries to bring up Amanda and Charley's involvement. "If it weren't for a boy and a girl saving me, it could have been true."
With Jace and Sana briefly mention their previous location, she eyes on Tully. "Yes, your turn now, Mr.Tully."
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Post by madandy on Jan 20, 2018 1:56:34 GMT
Tully shrugs, having masked his surprise and fear at the mention of Felicia. "Nothin' so excitin', I'm afraid. Got 'ported into the woods around a small town. Had a run-in with a Zoroark who was runnin' around lookin' like me. Managed to get him onto our side, figured he'd be an asset long with his Inkay friend. Hitched a lift over to the nearest city, met Sana, helped her finish up. I'd say I'm sorry it wasn't more interestin', but... yeah, I'm really not."
He neglects to mention his own troubles with the law and escape - it doesn't seem relevant and it's probably best not to broadcast about it.
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Post by kurohagane on Jan 20, 2018 15:15:51 GMT
"But what is most important is we are all alright." Sana feels assured of everyone's safety, but due to everyone omitting details of their disappearance, Sana assumes she is the least lucky among the others, maybe except Hayate. Worried about him, she asks nervously. "That's right, have you guys seen Master Hayate?"
Sana steps forward to Tully's ears, whispering. "Psst, don't tell anyone I'm Magical Girl Ruby Hearts, it's a secret."
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Post by madandy on Jan 20, 2018 16:50:08 GMT
Tully rolls his eyes a little and whispers back. "Got it."
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Post by getsuga on Jan 21, 2018 20:17:23 GMT
Kuki finds them shortly after and guides them back to the meeting room. Roderick and Jeremiah enter. They joke around Tully and attempt to knock his shades off. He gets seemingly nervous around Sana since her fairy powers made the gym challenge easy. Also he didn't expect her to be here. Tatsumaki and Yozora walk in next. She takes no time to greet others and no one greets her back. Her path is filled with fury as she blows away a chair to seat herself. Yozora talks to Kuki, informing her and the three trainers that they couldn't find Hayate. When the two assistants leave, a man in a tan trenchcoat walks in. His face is overridden by a white mask and tan hat. The other members of Paradiso pay no mind to this outlier as he goes in to sit next to Tatsumaki. He walks past with this design on his back. On her way out, Kuki tells you to refer him a the "Five". Finally, Natasha comes in with everyone's pokemon, healed back to 100%. Fraulein, what are you still doing here? She demands an answer from Sana. "I don't know who you are, but you're not someone we welcomed. Wait outside." Strands of her hair raise. No one else in the room has taken notice.
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Post by madandy on Jan 22, 2018 14:10:34 GMT
Tully puts a hand out. "Hey, woah! Chill! I suggested she came along - she's got some pretty hefty power, figured we could use all the help we could get. You don't want more help, that's fine, but let's at least talk about it first."
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Post by Trixander on Jan 22, 2018 16:01:13 GMT
"Yeah, we can sort out who's Paradiso material after we save the world," Jace agreed.
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Post by kurohagane on Jan 23, 2018 2:30:27 GMT
Sana is simply not prepared and is terrified by the hostility Natasha exudes. She cowers behind Tully like a cub hiding behind its mother, remaining silent in discomfort and let the other guys do her explanation.
Meanwhile, Sana begins making assumptions of what Natasha could be.
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Post by getsuga on Jan 23, 2018 6:03:13 GMT
Bad move. Natasha furls her eyebrows as Sana's saviors. "I'll test this 'power'. It looks like you have spares if this one breaks too." She easily extends her arm past the Jace and Tully. The sleeves of her white coat fail to cover a few scar-like burns on her wrist that travel up her arm.
"That's enough, Natasha. Those two did more than enough to earn a third spot in this meeting." Jack talks over to her bleak demeanor. "Don't belittle their victory. *Chuckle* Kuki and Yozora, you may come back and attend as well." His blonde side bangs hide the joy emitting from Jack's eyes.
"..." "..."
Across the table Roderick shoots a hand towards Sana, "Hey hey, don't mind her. The fact she hasn't fried us means she has patience. I'm Roderick, a mentor to these two noobs. Take a seat you three." The young boy says in triumph.
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Post by madandy on Jan 23, 2018 15:26:10 GMT
Tully nods and sits down, a little taken aback by Natasha's attitude.
"Okay, let's get this thing started. Gotta admit, I'm eager to hear just what the plan is and how we're goin' to survive this.
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Post by kurohagane on Jan 24, 2018 1:01:26 GMT
Natasha's homicidal actions has shakened Sana quite a bit. She remains appalled a while, fearing that she won't be alive past her teenage years if she associates with anyone with Natasha's character for too long. That is until Roderick extends his hand.
Roderick's attempted justification of Natasha's character serves to unnerves her even more, it means she is like a fuse ready to blow up at anytime.
Nervously, Sana slowly extends her hand to handshake Roderick, while bowing. "I'm Sana Hearts, just an ordinary Pokémon trainer. You may call me Ms.Hearts."
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Post by Trixander on Jan 24, 2018 2:01:48 GMT
"After hearing what is on the line, I'm thinking that the only way to survive is through absolute victory," Jace was saying what everyone was thinking, but he wanted to put it in a different context. What happened next was not going to be a scurry to survive, it was going to be a battle of epic proportions.
"But yeah, I'd like to hear the plan for that too."
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Post by getsuga on Jan 24, 2018 2:17:13 GMT
"Right, this plan was created by the Boss. I think it works quite well." Jack stands up and turns his back to the monitor.
"As most of you know, Nadar and his group of ex-Paradiso members have stolen the shards of Dialga and Palkia. Thanks to the efforts of you all and these newcomers, we have recovered most of them. Though, that was not their end goal; they wish to steal Mew's DNA, the precursor of all pokemon. With that and the DNA of Ditto, Nadar will be able to change himself into any Pokemon, learn any move and become a threat far more dangerous than these shards. Even the Boss does not know the extent of the powers Mew will give him. Once he has them, the game is lost. He'll knock aside the playing board like a petulant child. That is why we will stop him."
"Mew will reach our world tomorrow at the Gate of the Sun, a stone obelisk near Oar's Rest Port. Only two of Nadar's teammates are active enough to be obstacles. Jasmine, who has the Shard of Spacial Teleportation and Yvette with the Shard of Spacial Rift. Due to the nature of their powers and you're familiarity with those two, I have assigned you three to take care of them." Jack indicates with a flick of his hand.
"Jasmine already teleported you over large distances, don't let him do it again to all of us."
"Yeah, no more scavenger hunts for me al-" Kuki jokes before Yozora's sudden disapproval for talking out of turn.
"Any questions from you three?" Jack asks the team.
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Post by Trixander on Jan 24, 2018 2:37:58 GMT
"There will only be three of them?" Jace was surprised. Granted, the three opponents appeared quite strong, but they were sorely outnumbered.
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