[Game] Lord Windos' PokeRole Adventure: Celadon City Vandel

[Dragonstrike]

Reiner puts away the 'smoking' gun and assesses the situation...

...

"Damn it."

Arial's out cold.  Gardevoir escaped with BOTH kids and was going to brainwash Joey if at all possible.  Who knows where the heck they've gone...and the police were going to be here soon as well...well then, time for the cleanup work.  Considering they'd risked life and limb in this fight, the police could probably forgive a fair bit of looting.  Spoils of victory and all that, and they had done something the other officers hadn't been able to.

First things first, Reiner looks at Kyubi, since he'd very clearly felt her worry at the dark gun's literal recoil.  "Don't worry about me.  That hurt, but it's far better than what Arial just experienced...heh...seems he's half decent as a 'body guard' after all.  Well, more like a meat shield right now, I guess, but he can work on that, I'm sure."

Second, he goes over to what's left of Juliet to look at T.P.K.  Was Mew right?  Would he really be able to wield it?  He also has to wonder, though...is this how that couple had become so deranged?  Maybe Joey would have a chance still after all if that was the case...before he picks it up, he just looks at it, trying to suss out whether it would actually accept him or not...out of all the items, this is the ONE item they could NOT let the police find out about...though if it wouldn't accept him, maybe Arial?  Though that could be tricky...

(And after that...)

Reiner also gathers everything he can from Romeo and Juliet.  The money, the mega rings and key stones, the wedding rings, the items, Metagross and its Mega Stone...he could split it with Arial later when he was conscious.  Well, time to inform the feds about a little of what just happened...and see what the heck Samael was gonna reward them with for saving his life.

(Once we figure out who's getting T.P.K., then we can go on to the police arriving on the scene.  Though if T.P.K. would rather be wielded by Arial, it's gonna have to let Reiner hold onto it for the time being...or at least let him hide it in Arial's bag.)

[Lord Windos]

Second, he goes over to what's left of Juliet to look at T.P.K.  Was Mew right?  Would he really be able to wield it?  He also has to wonder, though...is this how that couple had become so deranged?  Maybe Joey would have a chance still after all if that was the case...before he picks it up, he just looks at it, trying to suss out whether it would actually accept him or not...out of all the items, this is the ONE item they could NOT let the police find out about...though if it wouldn't accept him, maybe Arial?  Though that could be tricky...

Looking at the T.P.K with both your visual and empathetic senses causes it to give three different signals to you in short wave bursts, each carrying their own distinct meaning and 'feeling' to you. The first was a sense of affinity between you and 'it' ; the Psychic Arm seemed to 'like/respect/desire' you own Elemental Affinity/Strong Mind AND your connection with Mew itself, so you feel as if you could at the very least interact with it at a greater length. The second, though, was a SHARP dislike on the Darkness that sufficing your being and a sense of wariness/agitation ; it doesn't appear to like that you wield the Curse Arm that its Weak too, and is rather put off by you sullen history/mind-soul. The last was filled with curiosity and a bit of 'sympathy'/empathy' , in regards to Arial ; the man may not have a particularly apparent Psychic power or the status of being a Chosen One, but his wild, crazy personality and wiliness/happiness to accept all sorts of pain greatly appeals to it, and seems interested 'to familiarize itself' with them.

Overall, you assume that its safe to wield/directly touch the T.P.K. for the time being , but that using it with Mamudo Eclipse (Which seems to be indifferent to its 'Sibling' now) and your current bag of issue could cause complications, and that its willing to give Arial a chance to be interview by it. Hmm...

[Dragonstrike]

Looking at the T.P.K with both your visual and empathetic senses causes it to give three different signals to you in short wave bursts, each carrying their own distinct meaning and 'feeling' to you. The first was a sense of affinity between you and 'it' ; the Psychic Arm seemed to 'like/respect/desire' you own Elemental Affinity/Strong Mind AND your connection with Mew itself, so you feel as if you could at the very least interact with it at a greater length. The second, though, was a SHARP dislike on the Darkness that sufficing your being and a sense of wariness/agitation ; it doesn't appear to like that you wield the Curse Arm that its Weak too, and is rather put off by you sullen history/mind-soul. The last was filled with curiosity and a bit of 'sympathy'/empathy' , in regards to Arial ; the man may not have a particularly apparent Psychic power or the status of being a Chosen One, but his wild, crazy personality and wiliness/happiness to accept all sorts of pain greatly appeals to it, and seems interested 'to familiarize itself' with them.

Overall, you assume that its safe to wield/directly touch the T.P.K. for the time being , but that using it with Mamudo Eclipse (Which seems to be indifferent to its 'Sibling' now) and your current bag of issue could cause complications, and that its willing to give Arial a chance to be interview by it. Hmm...

"Fair enough.  Much like with when I met Mew, actually.  So, I'm just going to hold on to you for the time being, and not use ya for now.  When Arial wakes up, then we can figure out what the heck we're going to do with you.  He did express a rather...unhealthy interest in wielding one of the Cursed Arms, even if he doesn't know the full extent of what that entails...just don't kill him when you do your 'interview' if you don't like what ya find, as he's been surprisingly useful to me so far."

Wait...was he really talking to a gun?  Well, a semi-sentient gun with the power to destroy Legendaries, but still...bah...Reiner's been having an interesting week, hasn't he?  Never a dull moment, apparently...

(And after all the looting's done: )

Reiner makes sure to hide away both Cursed Arms, the knife Arial had been holding when he fainted, and the various items he'd collected, particularly the illegal ones, Metagross's pokeball, and the 2 Key Stones he'd just picked up.  He could explain away inquiries from the police if needed, but the less they knew about what Romeo and Juliet had on hand, the better.  In the meantime, he was going to think about what the heck he was going to do with the rest of his day, and also attempt to rouse Arial (a trip to the Pokemon Center was probably going to be needed, though)...he and Emily needed to meet Mina tonight at the specified location...he needed to go 'talk to' the druggie...he would probably have to deal with Mitchell...if he was really unlucky, Clair might be around later, too...

Kyubi's back to using True Hypnosis to disguise herself as well, obviously.

(Alright, time to face the music.  Let's see what happens with these cops when they finally arrive on the scene...)

[Spiritmon]

Arial can't feel her legs or body. What he sees is just darkness. He remembers the past, memories he wants to forget. About the pain, and suffer. He babbling still unsciousnous. "P...pl...ease...d...don....t...go....O..r..l.." Then the words die again. Feeling he go to the past. About three years ago. He could feel the pain and suffer from his mind being breaking and remolded again like the legend of Atlas.

"P.... please....s....t....stop.... I.....can...t..."Then he faint again.

[Lord Windos]

'Ok,' said T.P.K. , momentarily startling you at the unexpectedness of it actually TALKING...until you realized it only echoed your own thoughts to convey its agreement with your course of action. Or did it now? Ugh, even interacting with the gun passively was starting to mess with your mind....

Kyubi, in response to you brushing off her concern for M.E.'s Recoil damage (Among other things), calmly and gently grips your gun arm, causing a ice cold lance of pain to shot all the way straight behind the eyes. With the battle over and adrenaline dying down, your smarting ankle take to opportunity to contribute to your agony with its own brand of burning, twisting pain, and you were developing a FANTASTIC headache brought on by exhaustion, Psychic Abuse, the Pain you were already enduring, etc.. Overall, you felt like someone worked your body and mind over like a piece of fresh taffy; basically pretty piss poor.

"Master, you are more tough and caring than most people can ever imagine, but even you have limits to how much abuse you can endure. I can vividly feel the pain, stress, disappointment, and regret you are experiencing, and all I want to do is ease it all away, providing a comforting presence that help mend your problems and be there to support you when most needed. But I can't do that if you try and hide your suffering or push me away, so let me help you Reiner, now and in the future. I...I don't like seeing you like this, so please..." Regardless of your answer, the kitsune transforms back into her humanform with a *Poof!* , and promptly forced you to lean on her shoulder for support. They are not taking no for an answer in this case!

Once everything was put away/collected/hidden from prying eyes , you and Kyubi find a bench, park your rears there and await for the police to arrive, while Gasper transforms into a Barand and uses its tail to hoist its master up and carries them over and puts them beside you two, before reverting back to its base form. The Police arrive on scene about 15 minutes later to find all of you sitting right by your semi-epic battle, Romeo's body beginning to collect flies already, and one surely officer almost instantly began interrogating you as to what happened to Romeo and Juilet. Just before Mx. Bad Cop can really get into the swing of things, he's violently yanked back and thrown to the side by none other than Samael, who looks to be in much better condition now that he is not bleeding out like a stuck pig. The man stood imposingly over them and gave them a particularly strong Look at the gung ho person and point to the battle grounds/murder scene, causing them to hastly beat a retreat and began collecting evidence/sweeping the area for any traces.

Samael kept staring in their direction until they were completely focused on their current task, and then let out a heavily sigh, turning towards you with a drained but resolved expression on their face. You could feel them Appraising you, though couldn't tell for exactly what quality he was looking for, before they calmly ask you a five worded question : "What exactly happened here, sir?"

[Dragonstrike]

'Ok,' said T.P.K. , momentarily startling you at the unexpectedness of it actually TALKING...until you realized it only echoed your own thoughts to convey its agreement with your course of action. Or did it now? Ugh, even interacting with the gun passively was starting to mess with your mind....

Kyubi, in response to you brushing off her concern for M.E.'s Recoil damage (Among other things), calmly and gently grips your gun arm, causing a ice cold lance of pain to shot all the way straight behind the eyes. With the battle over and adrenaline dying down, your smarting ankle take to opportunity to contribute to your agony with its own brand of burning, twisting pain, and you were developing a FANTASTIC headache brought on by exhaustion, Psychic Abuse, the Pain you were already enduring, etc.. Overall, you felt like someone worked your body and mind over like a piece of fresh taffy; basically pretty piss poor.

"Master, you are more tough and caring than most people can ever imagine, but even you have limits to how much abuse you can endure. I can vividly feel the pain, stress, disappointment, and regret you are experiencing, and all I want to do is ease it all away, providing a comforting presence that help mend your problems and be there to support you when most needed. But I can't do that if you try and hide your suffering or push me away, so let me help you Reiner, now and in the future. I...I don't like seeing you like this, so please..." Regardless of your answer, the kitsune transforms back into her humanform with a *Poof!* , and promptly forced you to lean on her shoulder for support. They are not taking no for an answer in this case!

Samael kept staring in their direction until they were completely focused on their current task, and then let out a heavily sigh, turning towards you with a drained but resolved expression on their face. You could feel them Appraising you, though couldn't tell for exactly what quality he was looking for, before they calmly ask you a five worded question : "What exactly happened here, sir?"

Well then...this gun was acting more and more like Mew by the minute...probably best to just put it aside for now...

When Kyubi comes over to help him, Reiner lets out an "Urgh..." as the pain starts coming back, worse than ever.  He'd forgotten about that ankle, and now he was gonna pay for it...he's extremely grateful for the support from Kyubi..."Thank you...Kyubi...I know we only effectively just met...this morning...but this would have been a lot harder without you...in quite a few ways..."

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Reiner gives a very gruff sounding response.  "They threatened to turn me into one of them, and I couldn't run even if I wanted to because I slipped in a puddle of blood and sprained my ankle.  Romeo's Gallade trashed most of my partner's team and a third of mine, and Juliet's Gardevoir wasn't helping matters any.  My partner here was also knocked out cold by raw psychic energy, and I can't seem to rouse him.  Had to take out the trainers directly to end things before they got even uglier.  My Ninetales turned Juliet into that pile of ash you see next to Romeo.  When the trainers went down, Gardevoir and Gallade Teleported away with the kids, Margret and Joey.  Something about 'continuing Romeo and Juliet's legacy,' which sounds like incredibly bad news to me."

[Lord Windos]

*With Kyubi in the past!*

The kitsune gave you a small, kind smile at your response, before helping you over to the bench and pulling you into their warm embrace, using their natural heat to help soothe the acks and pain you accumulated, and combing a hand through your head to try and distress you. "You promised you would take care of me Master, both to me and my old one, so its my duty to do the same for as long we are together in this life. Even if we only truly meet each other at the dawn of this day, I feel an...an indescribable closeness to you, like we were meant to be together by some design beyond my keen. Don't you feel the same?"

*With Samael.*

The normally stotic and somewhat dubious feeling officer listened to your story, taking out a notepad and jotting it down word from word, before he put it away and nodded his head at you. "From what I can see from you and the crime scene, you story checks out mostly, but I know that your partner wasn't knocked out by Psychic energy. He doesn't show the visible signs of a telekinetic attack, such as bulging veins in and around the cranial area, blood shot eyes or flushed skin on the head or face, and the fact that his current state looks like a classic case of Exhaustion instead of being Fainted. The only things I know that could have done this would be their Pokémon using Grudge, which I don't believe is an option for the simple fact that neither one of you show signs of being affect by a Ghost move, or other...illicit means."

There was a brief moment of silence as things became awfully tense...before they shrugged their shoulders and continued speaking with you. "Whatever happened exactly here, you did what I requested of you, so I don't think it warrant me investigating too closely now. I'm willing to stretch the truth and voach for you at the Police Department, so I would not worry about any fallout from this crime unless you choose to. You did subdue two of the most infamous criminals several regions over with minimal collateral damage and fatalities from both sides, even accounting for their Garvedour escaping with the children to 'start anew'. It'll be a few years or decades until we hear from them again, if they don't just end up crawling into the deepest hole in the ground to avoid trouble and detection for the unforseable future, so the Couple's crime spree is all but over. If they crop up, they'll be dealt with as appropreite. I say you did a good job, in my own opinion, and as promised you can the reward promised to you. I can offer $7000 Poke for your hard work, a spare set of SWAT Gear from storage we have lying around, or whatever Information I have on certain people, places, or events that have or will happen.  I can also get an EMT for your passed out associate of yours to revive him, or give you the medicine to administer yourself if you don't want to waste any time. What do you want, sir?"

[Dragonstrike]

With Kyubi

Well, this is a little awkward...but Reiner isn't exactly in a position where he can refuse the aid and comfort.  And it was certainly quite comfy and nice receiving the help and care.  "I'm not entirely sure about that destiny part...but I'm going to do my best to keep ya safe.  Mew and I brought ya back, so I'm going to do everything I can to make sure you don't croak early again.  You didn't deserve to die because of someone else's mistake.  Nobody does."  A small sigh follows.  "You don't have to keep calling me 'Master,' though.  Reiner will do just fine.  Alright?  I'm sure it's a typical thing for pokemon, but hearing it out loud on a consistent basis...well, it's different, I'll say that much.  Names just flow much more easily. No need to be so formal all the time, after all."

With Samael

Wisely, Reiner keeps his mouth shut on the matter of the psychic attack.  He'd said everything he needed to about the situation, and there wasn't anything he could say on the matter to make it convincing without landing them in deep water.  Besides, Samael was giving them a pass for bringing down the criminals, and swinging things in their favor with the police.  He didn't have to say any more.

"Get him an EMT.  I'm no medicine man, so I'd likely just screw up applying the medicine unless there were some VERY clear instructions provided.  The faster he's up, though, the better.  As for the reward...well, I'm not really interested in the SWAT gear myself, and my partner here didn't suffer any bodily harm, so I'm not sure he needs it either.  Money, or info...hmmm..."

Reiner thinks for a moment...

"Info.  Forewarned is forearmed, as they say.  Whatcha got?"

[Lord Windos]

*With Kyubi!*

The fire fox starts rumbling in contentment (*Grrrrppppprrrrrr...*) at your re-affirmation of the Promise you two share, and the unparalleled compassion and care you continue to radiate and directly supply her with since the moment she 'first' meet you. The vibration and the heat certainly help make you feel better much more quickly, which only served to make her even more happy, creating a positive feed back loop that benefited both parties! At you request for different terminology usage though, that got you a confused noise and sensation from Kyubi, before she got to responding on it. "You are my savor, my protector, my caretake and my Trainer, so does that not make you Master? My Master? I know you are Reiner, you have always been Master to me as well. If you do not want to be Master, though, what other term could replace that? Hmm....perhaps 'Boyfriend?' Your aquantice Arial said that about you, in regards to your relationship with me, and while I don't understand what a 'Boyfriend' is for a Ninetales, but....it somehow feels right to hear him describe us like that...."

*With Samael.*

With a sharp nod of his head, Samael turn towards the crowd of Officers, Morticains, Crime Scene Investigators etc, and pulled out a whistle with a Blue Cross and Rod of Asclepius, before giving it a brief but loud *TOOT!* In a matter of seconds, a Medic and their Slyveon detached themselves from the gathering and briskly walked forward to meet up with the stoic officer, who said a few quiet words and pointed at Arial. Both of them nodded their head, both duty bound and more than willing to help the ill or disable, before the EMT withdrew a hover stretcher from Pokeball storage and carefully moved the (unknown) madman onto it. Then, just as quickly as they came, the medical officer and their Eeveelution left, their quick but steady steps leading them to one of the local hostpitols/clinics to treat his Will Exhaustion ASAP! The question is, how long will it take?

Arial's Treatment: If he gets a 4-6 on the Chance dice (Vitality Determined Margin of Success/Failure), then he gets up in 1 Encounters with 1 Willpoint, with anything else taking 2 Encounters.
(1) Wa wa waaaaa. Arial will become active by Thursday Night (Current time: Thursday Afternoon)

Once Arial was in better hands at the present time, Samael turned back towards you and began to quietly divulge some Information about the latest Criminals, Suspect People, and Important Persons in Celadon City and attending the Flower Festival currently. He suspects that a somewhat dubious and dangerous person as yourself would appreciate such knowledge...if only to cover your own tracks better. "Recently, a Druggie by the name of Gregory Wasson was brought in for question in regards to his Pokémon being stolen by an unknown suspect; he couldn't remember who robbed him due to narcotic usage and suffer a concusion. He's currently at the 1st Celadon City Rehab Clinic for the time being, so if you want to pay him a visit for whatever reason, then that is your choice. "

"Their is also the other big criminal that has been terrorizing the city: the Vampire. *Insert Explaination as to who they were here (Since Erika already explained this to Reiner)* Investigation, forensic evidence, and eye witness reports/the survivor all cooberate that the serial killer 'hunt for their prey' between Night and Late Night hours, but doesn't have a set killing area besides vacant streets throughout the city. However, they have a clear target preference: Young exotic Women between the ages 18 - 30 , and vital, tough female targets of all ages. They have been report to own a Shedninja, Beatifly, and one Pokémon that has been unable to be clearly described other than a Big Hulking Pokemon. Its is also said they posses a strange weapon of sorts, but reports vary as to what it exactly is. Their is currently a Rare Pokémon Reward on their heads posted to the private Bounty Hunter's Guild to whoever takes them into their custody, or brings proof of their death.

"The next is a Nation Guardman by the name of Mitchel Malcom, related to the infamous Valarie the Enigma. We don't know what Pokémon they use, where they currently are residing in the city, or what their patrol patterns are, so I can not provide information there. What is known about them, though, extremely strong, brutal fighter that can survive just about any punishment thrown his way, isn't the most Alert or thoughtful person due to their hot blooded nature, and can be easily goaded into acting recklessly if the right or wrong thing is said. They also carrying a Gun designed to pierce natural resistences, and is known to join the fight along side their Pokémon or attack the Trainer/Criminal directly. It is currently known that they are scouring the city for someone in particular, but since they have been reluctant to divulge any information regarding their investigations, my officers have been effectively stonewalled until further notice."

"Agemi Strans, a Mega Evolution demonstrator and Tourist Agent from Kalos, stormed into a Police Station Wednesday Night, traumatized and driven to the point of mental breakdown over being mugged by some criminal using Pyschic or Ghost Pokémon. He's recovering in a sanitarium currently, and is not expected to recover from events in the forseeable future. There have also been other....disturbing reports on the wild Pokémon living in the city. Namely, the recent influx of non-Corrupted Tandorain Nuclear types in Celadon City's in and around Old Industrial Area and mothballed Nuclear Power Research Facility. We don't know who or WHAT caused this even to happen, but we have preparing for the worst by distributing Anti-Radiation supplies in secret to various retailers (Survival Kings is one of them), as well as making a small stock Nuclear Balls at the Department Store, avaliabe only to those that known the password, which is U238-PU192. Keep this quiet for now, as we don't want the public to start panicking over this situation, alright?"

"Finally, their are reports of Clair Arendse coming to Celadon City sometime around Friday Afternoon. She has been noted to be furious, cantankerous, caustic to other, and overall possessing a hair trigger disposition to them. Its also has been reported that she's stocked up with Max Revive and Full Restores, all of them ID locked and hidden on her person, methods to nullify the effectiveness of Critical Hits, and immense Pokémon firepower to blast through almost any target, no matter how bulky it is. She has brought a full team of 6 Pokémon (See Meta Thread for what they are) , has been reported to carrying Key Stones on their person, and is currently armed with a relic of great power of some sort. Nothing more is known about her at this time, other than the fact that she's hunting for someone as well"

"That's about everything I can think you would be interested in, but if you have any questions in particular about a subject, I can expand upon it if possible."

[Dragonstrike]

Kyubi

A quick cough from Reiner.  "Not exactly what I meant...by definition, I am technically your Master, yes...and some enjoy being verbally addressed with such titles regularly.  Me, just Reiner's fine.  That's all the recognition I need, really.  No titles required.  And as far as Arial's comment goes...I've got something important to show you concerning that topic later.  No time to discuss it now, unfortunately."

Samael

Reiner listens rather attentively, noting the information down mentally for later.  "Well then, that's all rather interesting.  Sounds like you've been having a particularly busy week.  If I happen to have the time, maybe I can help ya out with that 'vampire,' particularly since I've got a pretty clear reason to worry about them if we're out and about at night for some reason.  Well, until then, I need to drag myself to the Center and get my pokemon healed and ankle fixed up, so maybe I'll see ya around in a little bit."

Internally, he's struggling to avoid panicking.  Clair was DEAD serious.  She was doing everything she could to crush his primary strategies and drag out a battle with him for as long as possible, but also end it as fast as she can...and that relic of great power...talking his way out was going to be difficult, if not impossible, but winning a fair battle against her was looking to be quite the mountain to scale as well...whether she was doing it intentionally or not, he was going to HAVE to fight like a member of Team Rocket if he wanted to win that battle...