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Post by DataNinja on Apr 28, 2018 4:39:01 GMT
"No," Thel says, gaining some resolve, and addressing Omega firmly. "You do not get to tell her what to do. Know your place."
He turns back and nervously addresses Muku again, "I'm sorry, Lady Muku... it does not seem as though we are who we were anymore. Or, rather... what we were, I guess." He's still the same inner Thel, even if his body has changed. He's a survivor, though, and he knows his place... so, this really isn't that different overall. Right..?
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Post by birdy51 on Apr 28, 2018 13:42:20 GMT
"I-it's ok Thel. I think... I think Omega is right. We need to focus."
Confusion wrapped in concern took over Muku's flights. Now was no time to be bickering. She didn't know this body well, but she felt better than she had in ages. Something... Something changed her and everyone else. But worrying about that now was just no good. She couldn't panic. No panic!
If she was still Muku, then Thel was still Thel, and Omega was Omega matter how they looked.
Safety. Safety in numbers. Flock! This was her flock now! Ok! Omega was trying the door then and- "Oh! Are you two doing alright?" She asks suddenly, looking over at her formerly carapaced counter part and the former strange, but soothing bob headed Pokémon.
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Post by Robot on Apr 28, 2018 22:38:25 GMT
The two that had mostly kept to themselves were opposite in nearly every regard. The first, a male with bangs that spiked up and backwards in a V-shape and a robust mustache towered head and shoulders over most of the congregation, having to stoop to stand in this space. His hair was decidedly a dark purple. Broad of shoulder, and barrel chested, he would have truly been a sight to be feared if he didn't shy away when Omega raised his voice. "It's Kursz." He stammered out in a voice that was more bass vibration then actual sound with it's depth.
The latter was petite and long-legged, with milk-white skin and a similar hairstyle to before, though now it hung jaw-length instead of in a bowl cut, in a shade of pale green. She held herself against the chill and chewed on her lower lip, large expressive eyes over a button nose gave her a very innocent and caring appearance. "I'm Em." She offered in an even tone, though her eyes wandered from person to person. "Sorry for not h-helping more... please don't be mad."
With Omega pushing at the door, surprisingly it grated open just a little before lodging on the track. A battle raged in the hall beyond, the gap giving ample view of the fight between the earlier red human, and a blue human with a thing hanging from his shoulders? It was very billowy, and his mane spiked high from his head. They artfully commanded their Pokemon too and fro, paying no mind to what was going on around them.
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Post by DataNinja on Apr 28, 2018 22:52:27 GMT
"Oh, um, of course, Lady Muku," Thel says, reversing course. "Focusing, and escaping..."
When the others speak, he doesn't pay too much attention to the barely-an-introduction of Kursz. Em, on the other hand... "Why would we be mad, Lady Em?" he ventures, hesitantly, afraid of saying the wrong thing and maybe setting her off. The Lady at home was capable of all sorts of demeanors, and would flash from one mood to another in an instant. Surely this is a test of some sort. "It is our place to serve you, and Lady Muku. If you would deign to aid us, then, of course we would not refuse your graciousness, but," he quickly adds, "you should of course not feel as though we are making any requests."
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Post by Breakthelevee on Apr 28, 2018 23:33:58 GMT
Omega scoffed at Thel's grovelling. This was his chance. These Pokemon...humans...whatever they were. They didn't know his status. They didn't know what Omega meant. He wasn't going to go back to being the bottom of the ladder. He would survive. He would thrive.
Noticing the battle outside, Omega watched for a moment before turning back "The humans are fighting. Well they're using Pokemon to fight. I don't think they're paying much attention. We might be able to get out."
He poked and prodded at the door for another moment before turning back, standing much more sure than just a little while before "Kursz, Come help me get this open. Muku, Em, Thel. Be prepared to slip out as we get it a bit further open. You're all smaller, you should be able to fit." His eyes narrowed and he nearly growled at Thel "And don't give me anything about not telling them 'ladies' what to do. We can settle that once we aren't trapped in this room"
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Post by birdy51 on Apr 29, 2018 2:14:44 GMT
"But I'm not a lady." Muku thought in protest. She didn't even know what a lady even was. Kikiki! Why did he keep looking at her like that? Or, no, he kind looked the same way at the other... Girl? It was hard to tell the difference, but maybe it had something to with the- No! Eyes forward. That wasn't important right now. Legs... Up. Up!
Muku in all of her glory rose to occasion of standing, which took a dizzying display of courage despite Omega making it look so easy. Her arms cradled neatly at her sides- hanging tight like folded wings. Except, that's not how the humans used them, was it?
Muku corrects to make them outstretched, pressing her hand against the wall. Surprisingly sturdy. Huh. Her legs were still a little wobbly, but being upright like this wasn't completely new.
If Muku had to... Muku could do something. So she would do something.
"I'll do whatever you need to me to do, but please let me help with that thing too." She says somewhat confidently. "I'll go low, and soon as the door is open wide enough, I'll get on the other side and pull from there."
With her... Talons, it would be just like ripping open a carcass or something... Right?
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Post by Robot on Apr 29, 2018 11:54:31 GMT
"I didn't do more when I could?" Em seemed uncertain. "Ah... Uhm... H-how are you feeling right now?"
With Kursz and Muku assisting Omega, the door shrieked and groaned open the rest of the way. The air outside the chamber was uncomfortably cool, leaving the skin to prickle and goose. The battle raged between a shaggy camel bringing clay cannons to bear and a heavy looking dragon. The man in red must not have noticed them, for he said nothing as the five slipped their confinement, and pushed through the door into the next room.
The place was a maze, humans lay strewn about all wearing red. Some groaned or nursed injuries but none stopped their flight. At last, they came to a young man with a black and gold hat, wearing a backpack and an open vest. "Head outside to the building with the red roof, they'll take care of you." He spoke after a startled pause. He would look at neither Muku nor Em, and kept his eyes on Omega and Kursz' faces.
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Post by Breakthelevee on Apr 29, 2018 21:26:29 GMT
The bodies littering the floor didn't look like the humans who had taken them. These ones were red and not black. Strange. A different pack maybe? He shook his head, his new mane falling into his eyes for a moment, not something he was used to, but easy enough to fix.
"Red roof" Omega growled and nodded at the newcomer before turning to his companions and gesturing forward "Come on. We need to make it out of here." After taking a few steps forward he looks down and realizes that he and his companions are the only ones without any sort of covering. All of the other humans seemed to be wearing some sort of fur, and none of them did "Should we cover ourselves before we go out there?" His voice was clearly confused but his question wasn't directed at anyone in particular
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Post by birdy51 on Apr 29, 2018 23:07:18 GMT
The path through was a blur and a rush of emotions. Part of her wanted to stop, resort to her base instincts and just beat down on the helpless redcoats. Hurt. Maim. Kill! They deserved it! They needed to feel pain, more pain than they ever had! But at the same time, they had to go. They had to get out of here. They needed to stick together and she couldn't just fly off the handle. No. They needed her. Just keep running and-
A small one. One human, oddly dressed. Friend of the red coats, or the one armed with the windy thing? She didn't know. Omega seemed to have an idea but...
"Why isn't he looking at me?" Muku says quietly bearing her arms and placing herself in a combative way. Her teeth bared, she spits. "No, I don't trust this one. Not at all! Who are you?!"
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Post by DataNinja on Apr 30, 2018 0:19:37 GMT
"It is our job to do things for you," Thel says to Em. "Any failure is on our part."
"No," he says to Omega, as they slip out. "I will not be clad in the... coverings... of those who captured us. That would feel too much like being one." He winces, remembering the pain of the capture itself.
Turning to the human who'd addressed them, he backs up Muku. "Yes, why should we trust you? We have been held and herded from chamber to chamber already... how can we be sure that this isn't just another trick?"
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Post by birdy51 on Apr 30, 2018 0:25:10 GMT
"Trick! Trick! This must be a trick!" Muku militantly agrees. She bends down, and arches her back, ready to charge and bowl this bastard over!
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Post by Robot on Apr 30, 2018 1:45:35 GMT
"...Whoa, whoa, easy." The trainer makes a placating gesture with his empty hands making a pushing motion towards Muku and Thel. "My name is Gold, this is a Rainbow Rocket base, headed by one of their admins, named Maxie. Lance and I, a man in blue with spiky hair, came here to break up whatever was going on here." After explaining the rest, he turned pink in the face.
"I'm not looking at you because it is the gentlemanly thing to do... Y-you're... Not clothed."
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Post by Breakthelevee on Apr 30, 2018 2:09:51 GMT
"Maxie is the one with the second set of eyes and the spots? He is their Alpha? Their leader?" Omega says, his guard dropping a little as he walks between the other two and places a hand on each of them "Calm down, both of you. If he was trying to hurt us, I think he already would have. We are like defenseless pups right now after all"
He reached down and started pulling clothes off of the unconscious people and throwing them to everyone in the group "Like it or not, Humans don't go around without these, and we don't need to pull more attention to us" Looking up at Kursz he frowned "I don't think any are big enough for you, but they might be able to cover you a bit"
Once he put on what clothes he found, struggling a bit, he turned back to Gold "This Lance, is he your Alpha? Do either of you know what they were doing here? What they did with all of the Pokemon that they took?"
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Post by DataNinja on Apr 30, 2018 3:22:08 GMT
"You don't get to tell me what to do," Thel snaps, "and you especially don't get to tell them what to do. And I'm telling you, I'm not going to go around looking like one that held me." The rest of everything that the 'Gold' fellow says... well, he doesn't really get it. It's all words that mean nothing to him.
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Post by birdy51 on Apr 30, 2018 11:44:48 GMT
Muku recoils from the touch of Omega's hand and retreats. "Do not touch me." She growls, giving Omega an absolutely livid look. Finding a place alongside Thel and Em, she soon pipes up.
"I don't to wear their clothes either. And you don't have to worry about being a gentleman or whatever because I'm not a lady! I'm a Starly, not a lady! Muku!"
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Post by Robot on Apr 30, 2018 22:42:36 GMT
"Lance is Kanto's Champion." Gold replied, a little baffled at Omega's descriptions and line of questioning. "We were here to learn what Rainbow Rocket wanted with this location, but haven't learned anything, just that many Pokemon, owned and otherwise have gone missing." The battle continued to rage deep in the facility, the trainer glancing off that way with a sense of urgency before Muku announced she was a Starly. He froze, his eyes gravitating to her at last.
"I will make sure you get to the Pokemon center safely then, Muku, Starly are very important." His tone was placating, and genuine. Kursz scurried along after the boy as Gold made to leave, not giving the trainer much in the way of personal space. Someone that knew where to go, that was the safe option, yes, yes. "I can't tell if he's being genuine. I-I don't know what anyone is feeling... or what I'm supposed to be feeling anymore." Em hovered close to Thel, gripping his hand tightly in both of hers.
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Post by DataNinja on Apr 30, 2018 23:43:53 GMT
Thel isn't exactly sure that telling the humans that they... weren't humans, was the wisest thing to do. But, what did he know? Muku surely knows what she is doing, so he keeps silent in that regard, and just watches to see what she does.
He flinches at first when Em touches him, expecting it to be a reprimand. But, no, much to his surprise, it's just contact. Something that had only been but rarely granted before. He's very confused as to what he's done so far to deserve the privilege, and feels his face going warm for some reason (perhaps some measure of his internal fire returning?). Thel's heart beats faster at both the honour, and the worry that he won't be able to prove himself worthy of this. There are always more, and he is not special. "Whatever you are feeling, Lady Em," he ventures, "that is what you're supposed to feel. That is what matters. Not what or how anyone else feels."
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Post by birdy51 on May 1, 2018 2:14:34 GMT
At last, Muku was rendered into a certain sort of silence as all of her colors turned an ashen pale. Her fingers curled in front of her, and she held her wings close to her sides in a nervous fashion. That wasn't a normal thing to say. What did he even mean by that? Starly are... Important? N-no. That's nonsensical, it meant nothing, was nothing-
Her eyes close tightly. This was all getting to be a bit much. This was all so very, very tiring. Gnah... C-could they even trust these humans?
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Post by Breakthelevee on May 1, 2018 3:10:01 GMT
Omega ran a hand through his mane, pushing it back until it didn't cover his face at all. The boy was the proper way to go. He was stronger than all of them, he gave off a pressure that was stronger than even Alpha, matched by the two fighting deeper in. His nose twitched for a second before he realized his keen sense of smell was no longer there, everything smelled dull now. Looking back at the boy as he tried to calm Muku, Omega sighed, a rough sound that was barely less aggressive than his growl.
"Gold" Omega tried to think of how they could explain what had happened in a way that made sense but couldn't, since it didn't make sense. And the humans wouldn't understand what it felt like to evolve, out of the group of them HE was the only one who had felt that light before "They took Pokemon and put them in a room with an angry light. Kursz fought the light and then the Pokemon evolved. Only they didn't evolve into Pokemon." Omega nodded to himself, this being the best way he could explain it.
He took a few steps forward before turning back to the other three "I am going with him. I do not want to stay here and he is strong. Do what you will"
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Post by birdy51 on May 1, 2018 5:35:56 GMT
Muku kept silent for now and followed, her head down low. She didn't want to see anymore humans. But she also didn't want to be left alone. Kursz and Omega seemed to trust him so, maybe that would be enough?
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