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Mistralton City

Off the northern end of Chargestone Cave was a series of hills. From the highest of them, it was possible to get a good view of Mistralton City. On this hill was Moze and his Whimsicott, Blacksheep.

The young man sat against a tree, slowly moving an open palm up and down. Floating in his palm were tiny sparkles, swirling in a shimmering sphere. Blacksheep sat atop a hovering cotton cloud that bobbed up and down in rhythm with the hand. “Cott…cott….cott…”

The young man grinned, bearing his canine teeth. “This is big, Blacksheep,” the young man told his entranced pokemon. He passed the sparkle ball to his other hand. Blacksheep’s eyes tracked the movement. “I think I’m one step closer to getting Nianzhu under my control. Plus, all those poor girls won’t be tripping over their feet to get to me for no good reason anymore.”

When he closed his hands, the sparkles faded away. Moze rubbed the back of his head. “Though I can’t say that I won’t miss it a little! Zeraaaa~shashashasha!”

Whimsicott blinked a few times when the sparkles disappeared. She tilted her head to the side and rose an eyebrow. “Cott?”

This only caused Moze to laugh harder, clutching his stomach and laughing up at the sky. The sudden crash of thunder caused him to stop abruptly. Thunder? There’s no storm in sight…

High in the clouds, he saw two blurs whiz through the air. Not jetplanes. They were too small, too fast. Moze squinted, and his pupils dilated. His vision zoomed in, letting him make out the blurs.

He saw what looked like Jump and a woman made of lightning attacking each other as they raced through the sky. Every collision caused a loud boom and a flash of light. It was not a moment later that they were over Milstralton City and headed full throttle at Twist Mountain.

His vision returned to normal. Moze looked down at the city, watching people run towards the nearest electronic store to watch the TV. “Blacksheep, I think something is out of tune. Let’s head to town.”

“Cott!” Blacksheep created more Cotton Spore, adding onto the cloud to increase it’s size. Moze jumped on, and the cloud flew towards the city.

Big Stadium: South Entrance

Odin’s grey eyes twinkled as the concrete chunks were launched at him. He analyzed their future movements, their velocity, their force, their toughness. It would not be a problem for his swords.

The boy ran at the attack, swiping at the debris. He sliced through the concrete, his motions blurring together from their speed. Odin continued on until he was at Zack, and then he continued swiping: horizontally at Zack’s stomach with one blade, and diagonally across his chest with the other.

Big Stadium: Playing Field

One of the needles Goldberg deflected landed into the bicep of an FLF fighter. He plucked it out and started to move on until he felt a tingling sensation in his arm. “What the…?”

His muscles shrank and shriveled until his arm was a skinny, feeble limb that looked more like a wet noodle. The effect continued on past his arm to his upper chest and shoulder, stopping near his neck. The fighter screamed at his disfiguration, crumpling to the ground.

Circa winced. The needles were charged up with enough energy to make small changes in a man’s of Goldberg’s size. For a normal human, the effects were brutal. “Sorry!”

In order to dodge the Haxorus punch, Circa leapt backwards off the stage. While in midair above the playing field, he brought his other arm up to throw more needles. “I’d rather not fight you, but I see no other choice.”

There were four of them once again. Two of them flew straight at Goldberg’s right shin. The other two were thrown up in the next fluid motion, and would dive in a parabola at Goldberg’s neck and left shoulder.

Big Stadium: The Back Lot

Salieri fell from the portal into a black pit. It was very shallow and cramped. The hole above her let light inside, but the cover of the pit clanged closed when she landed inside.

Where am I? She breathed heavily, feeling out for something, anything. She had me. I saw it coming and she had me. Just like that soldier-

Her fingers made contact with something cold and slimy. Sal gagged a little. No, not just like that soldier. She killed him, no hesitation. But she just warped me somewhere else.

The smell was getting unbearable. Salieri pulled her collar over her nose. Her brow furrowed in anger. She didn’t even try and fight me…she didn’t even think I was worth fighting, did she? That b***h! Instead, she-wait.

Salieri felt behind her, touching cold steel. She knew where she was now. Her nostrils flared, her eyes blazed. She grabbed a pokeball out of her beltbag and opened it. The red light enveloped the closed space.

****

The side of the industrial sized dumpster tore open from the inside, cut by a knife. Another tear appeared right after, crossing over the first. And then a leg poked out forcefully, bending over the steel.

Salieri and Liuye Dao jumped out of the dumpster. The Battle Girl heaved with fury as she threw a banana peel off of her hair and onto the parking lot ground. Her face was flushed red.

She rocketed forth. A cloud of dust swirled in her wake as she ran to travel the perimeter of the building and get back inside through the nearest entrance, with her loyal Pawniard following alongside her.

And when she got back inside, she planned on showing this Pachi-woman what for. Nobody throws Salieri Del Forrest in the trash and gets away with it!

Big Stadium: Concert Stage

So she goes by ‘Salieri’…

“Your friend was benched,” she told N dryly. His eyes narrowed intensely at her.

“I won’t let these pokemon keep suffering at your hands! This ends here!” He turned to face Robby Wayne and TK. “Everyone, we need to get her off the stage! It’s the prime point for signal jamming!”

Pachi looked up at the kids who had just gotten to the stage. “Foolhardy children…are a pain….” She didn’t bother to get up from her chair. In fact, she leaned back in it and crossed one leg over the other. “Don’t bother trying. You won’t touch me.”

She reached into a small portal that sprang up next to her. Her hand came out on a portal at the String Shot holding up Kenta above her. He had never snuck up on her: it was near impossible to sneak up on a master of haunting.

With one finger she plucked at the string, breaking it to let Kenta fall down. He wouldn’t fall for long, though. She formed a portal just inches below him for him to drop into, and since he had no way of changing his direction he probably would fall right in.

If Kenta fell, another portal would form right over Wayne, a Kenta would drop down about ten feet above the trainer.

Behind the instrument set up at the northern end of the stage, strapped to large barrels with many multicolored wires, was a digital timer. The timer quietly ticked as the seconds dropped.

((I'm gonna wait for Takamaru, Kenta and Robby to post before I post as Wayne.

If I can separate things it means less posting per post too, which is always a plus.))

Stadium Lane

Nicole made it into the apartment complex. Girfarig at her side. When the floor began to give way she was hit with telekinesis, pushing her to the other side, to the stairs.

Girafarig fell, meeting the Sandslash head on.

Viper had abandoned her post as soon as Nicole had entered the building. She'd begun to make her way down the stairs when she was attacked. Nicole, who had managed to get over her pitfall, got to her at the second floor. The side window at the end of the hall served as their exit after a small struggle.

The glass gave away easily and the two women fell to the sidewalk below.

Natural Infusion would save them, but they'd spend the next few seconds stunned.

Big Stadium: Playing Field

Goldberg ran to strafe the needles. Sideways would let him avoid them pretty easily, as he rose the other Haxorus arm, the head raising to fire a Hyper Beam.

With Circa stuck in the air he had no way of dodging this one through his own physical capabilities, at least not in theory.

Big Stadium: Halls

What followed was brutal. Sintre swung, Jackie bent back, and following the swing with a foot to plant the sword into the ground. The next one separated Sintre from it.

Memories of a slaughter, of a massacre clouded her vision as she stepped into the conflict. This girl, this woman..

How many years ago had it been?

Since I killed her family..

Jackie slammed Sintre's head into the wall, Sintre shoved her away, striking her across the face. Jackie caught the next fist, locking the arm and returned the strike across Sintre's face, who rolled with the blow for a round house to slam Jackie into the wall, returning that blow.

Hairs attached to Sintre from the exchanged and Jackie used them to force Sintre onto her hands and knees.

She produced a punch knife and went for the finishing blow when the hairs burned away and Sintre pulled herself onto her hands, a windmill of her legs deflecting Jackie's attack.

Stumbling back, Jackie was too slow to stop Sintre from retrieving her blade. Her own was-

-Sintre's swing was met with it. From somebody else entirely, one of the people from the south entrance...

Henrietta felt a strange power from the sword. When Jackie wielded it it had been a knife, but now it had been brought to life as a sword, humming with energy. Henrietta could feel it, her power... it could channel through it. Not as if she understood this concept entirely, but it was a feeling, like standing in front of a vacuum that just needed to be turned on.

The blade had ignited when she'd picked it up, she had originally intended to fortify it with crystals, give it weight to let her match Sintre, but this was different than what she expected.

Narrowing her eyes, Henrietta channeled her ability, and the crystals would traverse the blade and grab Sintre's own before she could get away. Swinging the blade away, she pulled it from Sintre's grip.

"Are you okay?" Henrietta asked as Jackie jumped over her.

"Get out of here!" Jackie shouted, coming down on Sintre and the two tumbled. She couldn't get the kid involved, not in this.

This was a lot more complicated than just a brawl. Jackie's vision was still flooded with memories of that night, like watching a nightmare play out. She'd just been doing her job - she never imagined this would happen. That the poor little girl turned orphan would come back for revenge, as a terrorist.

"Go!" Jackie shouted as Sintre's feet placed into her stomach and threw her overhead.

Henrietta looked one last time before heading out, toward the stairs.

Big Stadium: The Back Lot

Azucena pushed the door open as Salieri made for it. She'd stop instantly, having no idea whose side Salieri was on. Ervin and K-Rok stood at either side of her as she stared at Salieri. "Um." She made a T with her arms. "I'm still on timeout."

Big Stadium: South Exit

Zack stepped into the range as Odin moved, right and left hands moving to catch Odin's wrists before he could complete his swings. He'd then bring his head forehead, aiming to headbutt Odin and cause a small explosion.

Like Jackie had tried to help him with. The smaller ones were difficult to manage and required some degree of concentration, but here it was. If he connected, he'd be showing Odin the dangers of closing the distance against someone that could cause explosions like it was a casual gesture.

Two tired out, Victur had been dead tired by the time they'd reached the others, the adrenaline from evolving fading without a fight to carry him through. The gurdurr was returned, leaving Bacon and Roast as the main pokemon to fight for Robby.

Robby would have managed to traverse the distance, probably through some aid from Natural Infusion, to be close enough for N to possibly have assumed he was there the whole time or something. But he was certainly close enough to hear what was being said, and his eyes went to the woman that was talking, and reaching through what could possibly be tears through space.

"Spit!" He called, while Kenta was busy falling towards Pachi's portal to hit Wayne. Probably, it wouldn't be easy for her to evade the ember while one was already open. Still, the lad would keep moving forward, hand reaching into a chip bag and munching the deliciousness. "How d'we do that?" He asked N, seeming to suddenly disregard Pachi as Bacon and Roast kept moving forward, the latter using water pulse to push an approaching WG soldier into another fray.

((@Kenta: Her name is Pachi))

Big Stadium: Playing Field

Circa spun in the air, pulling a pokeball from his beltbag as it neared closer. A red flash flickered just before the beam struck. Circa was yanked out of the way by Heracross, who flew straight downwards at the ground. “Thank you, Salaca!”

Salaca smirked. “Hera-cross!” the pokemon answered back with a handwave to dismiss the action as out of the ordinary.

I can’t use my weathers effects inside. Any widespread attacks might hit more people. I’ll have to stay precise.

The two of them looked up at Goldberg, who was now at the edge of the stage. “If you don’t stop this, it will only cause more pain. I know you may think you have good reason to fight, but the only way to end these problems is by working together, not violence.”

Circa stood up straight, resting his arms at his sides. A pained expression crossed his face. “This is your last chance to avoid this unnecessary confrontation. We don’t have time to spare.”

Big Stadium: The Black Lot

WHAT?!

Salieri stopping running, skidding to a stop and barely avoiding crashing into the Hispanic-looking girl that popped out of the doorway. Liuye Dao stopped on a dime right next to her. The Battle Girl’s eyebrow twitched. A vein pulsed on her forehead.

“Wha-who…why are you here?! Go home!”

She’d flick her wrist to try and shoo Azucena away. And if that didn’t work, she’d growl and sidestep the girl to run into the back entrance that she didn’t know existed until now.

Big Stadium: South Entrance

Odin didn’t waste time with his counter. The boy would jump up, using Zack’s arms as leverage to press his boots into Zack’s chest. He twisted his wrists in Zack’s grip to cross his swords over in an X shape. They hummed.

If it worked, he’d redirect Zack’s head upwards so the explosion would go slightly off course. The electromagnetic field coming off his swords would repel most of the explosion’s effects, but if the headbutt connected with the blades then Odin ran the risk of receiving some of the attack.

Then again, Zack risked getting some cuts across his face. So there was a worthy tradeoff.

Takamaru

Takamaru Waited.

Between the psycho cuts and Ember he was sure they'd do nothing. I mean c'mon, shes the leader, and if Video game's taught him anything, it was always expect to loose when finding yourself in a boss fight unprepared. In this case, being unprepared meant being empty handed and on short supply in the Aura department.

He found himself wondering how many time's he's used his Aura ability so far today. Three times, Four? Either way he was sure that he only had enough Aura to use it once more, and he'd be saving that for a dire emergency.

"Get ready..." he mumble to Iron Hide who stood at his side. If she used her protals to Re-direct the attacks he'd be ready to jump forward and cover Tk and Wayne (Whom Tk was closest to distance wise), with a barrier of protect.

From what the tiny trainer gathered of pachi's ability, it was essentially like the portal gun from the game 'Portal', one thing goes in one hole and out another. The whole memory share thing that happened earlier with Wayne was too bizarre to actually pay attention to what exactly happened in said memory.

Takamaru

Tk was ready for Pachi's attack-redirect maneuver, "Now!" he called and Iron Hide launched the protect, effectively blocking Ronin's Earthquake attack. Kenta would most likely land atop the clear green barrier that surround the Lairon.

Tk didnt stop there. He took a few steps in N's direction before throwing Spike's Pokeball towards the area above Daphne. "Sandstorm Run!" the still exhausted Drillbur launched into a vicious spinning attack while expelling a controlled Sandstorm that swirled around his body with the speed of the Drill Run. If all went as planned the sand particles would smother the airborne ember attack before it reached Daphne.

"Ne ne, would a clone work?" the silver haired trainer whispered to the green haired one after hearing him want Pachi to use another portal for person travel. meanwhile Iron Hide dispelled the protect and fired off a TM taught Water Pulse attack towards the Portal user.

Hiba

else where, a large muscled boy stood with his back to a wall looking down to his xtranseiver.

"First he call's then i cant get through...." he looked up to the slightly dark, cloudless sky with a look of worry. "I gotta a bad feeling.." he placed the pharmaceutical pouch that was in his Xtransiver hand into his pack before starting towards The gate that divided Accumula Town from Route 2.

Big Stadium: South Entrance

Odin crossed his swords over his chest. They hummed electromagnetically, bringing up the barrier again. When he swiped them outwards, the barrier’s released in a sudden flash of light.

Their release created an electromagnetic field wave that blew out around him, turning the smoke and fire into wisps and embers.

It was just as Odin had suspected. Zack had enough power at his disposal for a high powered strike, but was purposefully holding back. A more prideful soldier might be insulted, but for Odin’s purposes being underestimated here was a good thing.

“How old do you think I am?” he asked Zack while raising up a sword and then swiping it down. It released another electromagnetic field pulse, this time in the shape of a slashing projectile. It carved through the concrete on it’s way to Zack to blast into him with a slicing concussive force.

Big Stadium: Playing Field

He’s quicker than I thought, Circa noted as the Haxorus punch came near. He put a hand down on the dragon when it came close, pushing it down and letting him vault over the punch.

“If I leave now more people will get killed. Stand down, and let me save these kids.”

This compromised Circa’s original trajectory. Instead of landing on the stage, he flipped over to be right behind Goldberg, back facing the large man. He looked over his shoulder. “Please,” he pleaded.

Salaca expected another Hyper Beam at this point. The Heracross sped up with Aerial Ace, flying over at blinding speed in a straight line to sit on top of Haxorus’s head when the Hyper Beam was fired. During the recharge period, he’d bring his head up and then down to slam on Haxorus with a Megahorn.

Big Stadium: Back Lot

Salieri’s breathing got heavier as she got more frustrated. "When this is over I am so kicking her a**," she grunted, mostly to herself. Her Pawniard tapped at her leg, trying to assure it that this wasn’t worth blowing up over. The Battle Girl shook her head and pinched her brow, pacing side to side.

“Calling herself a superhero…I told her this isn’t a game, I’m fighting alongside children…I didn’t ask for this, I was just trying to go out on a…not a date, totally not a date, just…why am I telling you this?”

Liuye sighed, relieved that Sal was letting out her frustrations through talking instead of throwing people into walls. She stopped pacing and pointed to Azucena. “Where’s the closest locker room? Did you see one?”