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

[Spiritmon]

(Also you next mission will problably be the Nuclear pokemon problem since Windos give a hint the Z-move. Also hi Mew, nice to talk you girl. *Cough* Anyway, you two should problably take care the mostly quick possible that body swaping problem of yours. Maybe you can two take care the problem with Nuclear Pokemon if you may find Arial and asks helps with his Xenoqueen to do "diplomatic" way to take out the Nuclear Pokemon. Also there is too Metalynx to help handle the problems. Speaking of with, anyone see Gaspar somewere? He could help a lot with his shape shift abilities.)

[Dragonstrike]

(Also you next mission will problably be the Nuclear pokemon problem since Windos give a hint the Z-move. Also hi Mew, nice to talk you girl. *Cough* Anyway, you two should problably take care the mostly quick possible that body swaping problem of yours. Maybe you can two take care the problem with Nuclear Pokemon if you may find Arial and asks helps with his Xenoqueen to do "diplomatic" way to take out the Nuclear Pokemon. Also there is too Metalynx to help handle the problems. Speaking of with, anyone see Gaspar somewere? He could help a lot with his shape shift abilities.)

(That'd be great and all, but Arial isn't here right now, Spirit.  We don't know where he is.  Now, that'll change when he wakes up and figures out where he is, but that's not going to help with the immediate issue.  And that's not counting the whole 'body swapping thing,' since not even Windos knows how long that's going to last.)

(As for Gaspar, I imagine he's lurking around somewhere.  He was with Kyubi, Angelica, and Emily during the battle, so he should be in the area still...I doubt he's going to run off on his own to try and save Arial, considering he was trying to get Reiner's help.)

(Oh, and the Genesis Supernova suggestion was my idea, not Windos's.  Just so we're clear on that.  It'll only be used as a last resort, though, I imagine.)

'Uh...yeah, what he said...'

[Spiritmon]

(Just trying to help...)

[Lord Windos]

(...*Sigh* Of course he would commune with you directly, and take the opportunity to just toy around. They are rather...exuberate when it comes to things that garner their interest, and their insidious intrusiveness is all but an ingrained part of the nature of their being. I suggest you back up THAT and put it somewhere out of his prying grasp, in case he decides to indulge his more....devious side as time goes on...)

(As for Blissey's Wish, that would one way for him to have conducted the Perfect Body Swap, but it by far not the only one he could have preformed. It was likely the path of least resistence/most pragmatic way for him to use the Wish power, but I've given up predicating what and how he acts in regards to others. Just....beware, alright?)

'.....Why can't things just be simple for us, instead of receiving heaping helpings of drama, annoyance, and horrifiying truths of one nature or another. *Sighs* I can't really argue to keep details of The Truth away from you, not if THEY have their tenebrous sights set upon you now, but....not now. I'll tell you more about the 4th Wall and what I can about THEM, alright Reiner? Just....later, as I we have enough of a mess to sort out as it without bringing THEM into things...'

(If its any consulation, I tried to prevent him from interfering in both your lives, but you know how he is...)

'Oh shut up, Windos! Your still not entirely off the hook for EVERYTHING you've put us through this past week, so I don't want to hear those milky placations!'

(Considering your a cat, I though you would appreciate such rich and creamy words, hmm?)

'RRRRRRrrrrrr, not the time for this!'

'*Sigh* When we return to the Center, I'll try and see if we can't reverse this body swap without scrabbling both our minds and souls in the process, though I doubt THEY would set up such measure if they wanted to keep us alive in the first place. If things can't be mended right away, we'll talk about what to do about Valarie and Clair like....this. Though, I'm surprised that Windos is letting mother come visit you soon, especially given how chaotic, eventful, and dangerous you life has been for awhile. Oh well, we'll just have to be extra accommodating, isn't that right Windos?' (I gave my word, and so I will follow it. Nothing more be said about it.) 'If you say so....'

'Yeah, yeah I assumed Reiner managed squish Buzzwole into bloody bug juice while I was passed out, since everybody isn't either pasted onto the walls of the street or withered husks ready to be dashed to the winds.'

At the mention of even MORE Cursed Arms hiding in Celadon City, 'Reiner's' face scrunched up like someone forced more Rare Candies down their throats, and 'he' couldn't help but pinch the ridge of their nose in irritation, though that was swiftly abandoned in favor of shock at the mention of her signature Z-Move.

'Who, what, why- WINDOS!'

(Hey, don't get mad at me! Dragonstrike was asking around about Z Moves and brought up casually using G.S. in the campaign, so I HAD to correct such a disasterous assumption! Unless you wanted him to accidently several cities blocks and bath the area in Psychic energy for decades, that is? That, or you would have ended up explaining it yourself eventually, so...)

'Rrrrrr.....in ANY case, I absolutely DO NOT want to use that move, since that its bound to cause unparallel destruction throughout Celadon AND draw the attention of several Legendaries I do NOT want us to deal with right now, especially with so many Cursed Arm users in the general area. I know that would cause some of the more beligerant/anti human Legends to take the opportunity to call a witch hunt that would put the Salem Trails to shame on the given area, and since I'm now relatively powerless to stop them without calling in a BUNCH of favors.... '

'....Still, if things got out of hand with the fallout zone, having a horribly quick way of 'correcting' things before everything reaches critical mass is...ugh, Ideal. *Sighs* Go ahead a make a Mewium Z, Reiner. I won't use it unless EVER UNLESS a situation has degraded to the point that a sparking PSYCHIC NUKE is a good idea, but better to have and not be wanting than to be wanting but not having. Pray to Arceas that we never have to use it...'

Eventually, 'Reiner' calms down enough where it doesn't look like they are about to burst a blood vessel or suffer an anger/fear induced panic attack, and goes silent as they contemplated what needed to be done/told about their 'Gender Reassignment' to the rest of the group, before they finally shook their head.

'I rather we kept this....change from them until we can definitely figure out whether or not we can undo it in a decent amount of time with endangering ourselves or the whole city in the process. No need to worry them even more than they already are right now, and reveal our dubious state of being, right partner?'

 ....Wait, you revived Mina? How-"

(He asked for my aid in the matter, and how he became introduced and aware of the 4th Wall.)

'.....Oh.'

(You never asked or let me get a word edgewise about it until now, so there!)

'.....You are still a bastard, Windos.'

(And you are still a prankster, Mew. Its who we, at the end of the day, and its up to us to bend such behavior to postives ends....or not)

'....*Sighs* Yeap, still a bastard...'

Neither Mew or myself have anything to really say about Spiritmon's comment that was not already addressed by Dragonstrike, so they didn't. A moment later, the world unfroze, and events were once again set in motion for Reiner and co to sort things out. Well, if they can manage to do so, anyway.

[Dragonstrike]

(Noted, Windos.  I did notice he removed one of the two comments he made, so I'll keep a careful eye on those notes.  Anyways, regarding Buzzwole...well, I'll let Reiner explain.)

'Thank you.  About time you let me get a word in...*sigh*...well, simply put, we mashed it into a fine pulp, all right.  Or tried to , at any rate...oh, uh, one moment...before I forget...'

'ANGELICA!  Be a dear and bring us those Flying, Dark, and Fighting Z-crystals before Looker wakes up, would you?  Leave the Ghost and Poison ones for him to retrieve, please!'

'Okay, back to business...yeah, Breloom and I KOed Buzzwole.  Kingdra and Yang were freaking out along with everyone else who was still conscious.  One well placed Psychic while the bug was distracted took it down, thankfully.  And then I had Rhyxemplar turn it to mush with Horn Drill...sort of.  Seems it can't actually fully die...'

(To be more specific, in order to fully kill it, you would either have to take it to its personal realm in Ultra Space or destroy its body completely somehow.  As things stand currently, it's going to take 2 weeks for it to regain all that health it's lost, and it's left it in an incredibly weakened state.)

'Yup...and for some reason...it's a little bit loyal towards me...you...urgh...uh...one of us.  Not sure who it would listen to right now, but...regardless, it's not fully unloyal.  Maybe because we proved our strength or something?'

(Well, there might be other factors.  Regardless, it hardly matters currently since it's in a coma for the next two weeks, unless you decide to try and expedite the process.  Moving on...)

'Yeah, so...Mina.  She's alive.  Still unconscious, but it seems everything went smoothly.  Seamlessly, even.  Her Ninetales was the one that sacrificed itself for her sake, so she's a bit...colder than usual.'

(Specifically, she seems to have inherited the icy fox's Dexterity and at least a small part of its Snow Warning ability.  Oh, and she's taller and has white hair.  Seems merging souls like that will always result in some sort of consequence, no matter how seamless the transition is.)

(Oh, and technically, I was the one who spurred Windos to introducing himself to Reiner once Buzzwole was taken care of, since we're on that topic.  Reiner was left wondering just who the heck you'd been talking to during that battle, Mew, and I figured that getting the introductions over with sooner rather than later would be beneficial in the long run.  I wasn't intending to reveal myself, but then Reiner started getting a little out of hand...)

'Hey, watch it!  I'd just been turned into Mew and found out I was being toyed with!'

(At this point, we're ALL being toyed with, Reiner.  That man with Black and Gold eyes seems to have the ability to break the 4th wall, and he's hiding among Windos's actions here.  Even now, I'm sure he's watching...even if he's only spoken one time during this conversation so far.)

'...*sigh*...alright, let's just...get this current mess sorted out.  Mew, you're going to have to be me for a little bit, I guess.  Just...be careful with 'me.'  You might...uh...have some interesting experiences in the next couple of minutes...could mess you up a little.  Our personalities are swapped but...well...not fully...we've both got a little of both of us in our personalities currently...oh, and sorry about the Rare Candies...used a Max Revive on myself already, so that was the only way to get you standing without waiting around since normal healing items weren't going to work...benefited almost everyone in the end though.  Feeling quite a bit bulkier now.  And a bit more skilled.'

Speaking of which, let's level Fight to 5 for 16 EXP using one of those two Skill cost halvings.  That's two stats maxed out now!

'So, uh...what's our next course of action here, 'Reiner?'  We've captured Buzzwole (even if it is 'dead' for the foreseeable future), the Vampire's gotten away with Arial, we have a rough direction to start looking in if we want to try and figure out where she went, Mina could wake up at any moment, Emily could still get to meet one of her idols...we're going to have to explain to Mina what the heck just happened, though...'

'Personally, my recommendation is we get everyone together and head back to the Center after we explain what happened to Mina (assuming she wakes up soon...I hope she does...I'd rather not try to explain why she's unconscious to the nurse at the Center...her new appearance and abilities are going to be hard enough to account for as it is...).  Emily can still talk with Mina there, and we're all a little too roughed up right now to really risk being out and about for too much longer or go on a bug hunt...Mitchell is still out there looking for 'you', after all...'

'I know you just woke up and all, but everyone REALLY needs some direction here, and you're the one in charge currently, so...'

[Spiritmon]

(Lets calm a bit guys. And girl. Stress and yelling will not help much. About Arial for now his okay, dont worry about him much. He survive a fucking Psyquic torture. For now you two focus in heal the wounds If the last battle. Also Mew, you, more then anyone knew that Windos dont have full control of the situation. Goodnight to you two.)

[Dragonstrike]

(Lets calm a bit guys. And girl. Stress and yelling will not help much. About Arial for now his okay, dont worry about him much. He survive a fucking Psyquic torture. For now you two focus in heal the wounds If the last battle. Also Mew, you, more then anyone knew that Windos dont have full control of the situation. Goodnight to you two.)

(The stress can only be mitigated so much, Spirit.  Things are as calm as they're going to get right now.  This week hasn't been easy on Reiner and Mew, and swapping bodies is just the delicious icing on the cake.  I'd recommend not mentioning 'calming down' further, lest we set off Mew or Reiner.  They have enough problems right now as it is.)

'Hmph.  Look, right now, I'm not concerned about Arial, period.  He'll have to sort out whatever mess he's in by himself for now.  We have more pressing concerns currently.'

[Spiritmon]

(Heh, now thats the Reiner we know and admire. If you guys excuse me, going to eat something. Thats reminde me: Perhaps you should eat something you two. You have survive a death battle now. Cold tea always helps the nervous with some biscuits. The Pokemon might still have something. Even if you not hungry, you two need recover your energys. And everyone must sleep for today and let life continue in the next day. Like a old wise man says: "A strong cannot act with a empty stomach." See ya.)

[Lord Windos]

(Noted, Windos.  I did notice he removed one of the two comments he made, so I'll keep a careful eye on those notes.  Anyways, regarding Buzzwole...well, I'll let Reiner explain.)
"Oh, will you now? Looks like I'll have be a bit stealthier in the future, hehe...
'Thank you.  About time you let me get a word in...*sigh*...well, simply put, we mashed it into a fine pulp, all right.  Or tried to , at any rate...oh, uh, one moment...before I forget...'

'ANGELICA!  Be a dear and bring us those Flying, Dark, and Fighting Z-crystals before Looker wakes up, would you?  Leave the Ghost and Poison ones for him to retrieve, please!'

'Okay, back to business...yeah, Breloom and I KOed Buzzwole.  Kingdra and Yang were freaking out along with everyone else who was still conscious.  One well placed Psychic while the bug was distracted took it down, thankfully.  And then I had Rhyxemplar turn it to mush with Horn Drill...sort of.  Seems it can't actually fully die...'
"Borderline Elderitch Abominations tend to be harder to kill than not, little drake. Then again, that didn't stop you....much."
(To be more specific, in order to fully kill it, you would either have to take it to its personal realm in Ultra Space or destroy its body completely somehow.  As things stand currently, it's going to take 2 weeks for it to regain all that health it's lost, and it's left it in an incredibly weakened state.)
"Unless dear Riza manages to get her hands on the Hack Pokeball while your guard is down, in which case...hehehe!"
'Yup...and for some reason...it's a little bit loyal towards me...you...urgh...uh...one of us.  Not sure who it would listen to right now, but...regardless, it's not fully unloyal.  Maybe because we proved our strength or something?'
"Partily."
(Well, there might be other factors.  Regardless, it hardly matters currently since it's in a coma for the next two weeks, unless you decide to try and expedite the process.  Moving on...)

'Yeah, so...Mina.  She's alive.  Still unconscious, but it seems everything went smoothly.  Seamlessly, even.  Her Ninetales was the one that sacrificed itself for her sake, so she's a bit...colder than usual.'

(Specifically, she seems to have inherited the icy fox's Dexterity and at least a small part of its Snow Warning ability.  Oh, and she's taller and has white hair.  Seems merging souls like that will always result in some sort of consequence, no matter how seamless the transition is.)
"Such is the nature of Soul Transmution, little drakes. Do you expect the merging and blending of the core aspects of a person's being to be an unintrusive process, hmm?"
(Oh, and technically, I was the one who spurred Windos to introducing himself to Reiner once Buzzwole was taken care of, since we're on that topic.  Reiner was left wondering just who the heck you'd been talking to during that battle, Mew, and I figured that getting the introductions over with sooner rather than later would be beneficial in the long run.  I wasn't intending to reveal myself, but then Reiner started getting a little out of hand...)

'Hey, watch it!  I'd just been turned into Mew and found out I was being toyed with!'
"That implies that I am treating you as nothing more than a fancy, which is the furthest from the truth. I just....enjoy seeing that look of frustration on your face, trying to figure out what you can not, hehehe...."
(At this point, we're ALL being toyed with, Reiner.  That man with Black and Gold eyes seems to have the ability to break the 4th wall, and he's hiding among Windos's actions here.  Even now, I'm sure he's watching...even if he's only spoken one time during this conversation so far.)
"Always watching, always waiting, always planning, hehehe.....Oh, I'll savior the moment when you Learn of me, heheheHA!"
'...*sigh*...alright, let's just...get this current mess sorted out.  Mew, you're going to have to be me for a little bit, I guess.  Just...be careful with 'me.'  You might...uh...have some interesting experiences in the next couple of minutes...could mess you up a little.  Our personalities are swapped but...well...not fully...we've both got a little of both of us in our personalities currently...oh, and sorry about the Rare Candies...used a Max Revive on myself already, so that was the only way to get you standing without waiting around since normal healing items weren't going to work...benefited almost everyone in the end though.  Feeling quite a bit bulkier now.  And a bit more skilled.'

Speaking of which, let's level Fight to 5 for 16 EXP using one of those two Skill cost halvings.  That's two stats maxed out now!
"Two down, and many more to go before you reach your zenith, countless battles and atrocities just waiting to be committed! I'm rather eager to see them all, so please, continue onwards your path of growth, hehehehe!"
'So, uh...what's our next course of action here, 'Reiner?'  We've captured Buzzwole (even if it is 'dead' for the foreseeable future), the Vampire's gotten away with Arial, we have a rough direction to start looking in if we want to try and figure out where she went, Mina could wake up at any moment, Emily could still get to meet one of her idols...we're going to have to explain to Mina what the heck just happened, though...'

'Personally, my recommendation is we get everyone together and head back to the Center after we explain what happened to Mina (assuming she wakes up soon...I hope she does...I'd rather not try to explain why she's unconscious to the nurse at the Center...her new appearance and abilities are going to be hard enough to account for as it is...).  Emily can still talk with Mina there, and we're all a little too roughed up right now to really risk being out and about for too much longer or go on a bug hunt...Mitchell is still out there looking for 'you', after all...'

'I know you just woke up and all, but everyone REALLY needs some direction here, and you're the one in charge currently, so...' "Oh, how rich. Yet again, you find yourself in charge of someone you care about, who trust you with their life. Will you fail him like you did with your last suitor? For your shake, you better hope not....."

Your police officer let out what sounded like a *Squeee!* of pure joy at being called 'dear' by you- you could feel the utter sastifaction pouring off them in waves- before they hurried scooped up the three afformention Z Crystals and rushed over to both you and 'Reiner's side, depositing them on the ground beside you, and then scampering back over to continue reviving 'Looker'. All of this was done in less than a minute. Talk about being properly motivated, eh?

'Reiner', on the other hand, looked less than thrilled with Buzzwole only being 'dead' and not DEAD, nor was 'he' please about how things IMMEDIANTLY broke down upon her partner 'Fainting' from that Mega Earthquake. They were somewhat mollified by the news of Mina's full recovery and 'improvements' bestowed upon her by the Improved Revival Ritual- 'At last, Windos does something actually decent for once, even if they had to be goaded into doing it!' - as that meant that tonight had not been a total wash for Emily and Reiner, but they went right back to being annoyed at being chastised by Spiritmon.

'Try dealing with them and their Tarous shit on a constant basis and see how you fail to have much patience with them, especially since they doesn't have to be such a troll with their influence over the world! I appreciate few pranks pulled off well, and a little mischief never hurt anyone tooooooo much if you do it right, but they just take it way too far!'

(Coming from the self proclaimed 'Master of Mischief' and 'The Stealthiest Prankster You'll Never Gosh Darn Know' , that is rather amusing, especially since I was the one that inspired you to take up such habits. Doth protest too much, methinks?)

'GGGGGrrrrraaaaaaGGGG! See what I have to deal with?! Ugggggh.....if only they weren't so purposely abrasive, I could maybe be a little more open minded when their finger is on the pulse, but he's like a massive lead brick: as long as its on your person, you are just going to be weighted down!'

On the other hand, even Dragonstrike only addressing THEM by a moniker doesn't stop the shivers that trail up everyone's spine, and just on the edge of your hearing you think you heard what sounded like laughter. You think.... When you all but thrust the mantle of responsibility of being the main Protagonist in the story upon 'him' THAT causes them to have a freak out a bit, their eyes widening to a significant degree at the proclamation, before they shook their head viscously and jabbed a finger straight towards you.

'NonononononononNO! WE both lead when its needed, Reiner, not just me, and I'm sure as heck not going to be the one to change that dynamic anytime soon! I don't care if we are experiencing THEIR twisted idea of a Terrifying Thursday as a result of them 'saving' us, I'm not going to let you be put down and throw to the side while everyone else does bunny hops on your own initiative! We are team and will always be that way, so don't you have Amensia on that partner!'

Your not so divine friend then lowered 'their' hand with a tired sigh and calmed back down after 'his' brief fitful backlash at the attempt to being put soley in charge, before they continued addressing the points you presented. They also managed to slowly get up from their prone position of the rough, fissured, and totally devastated asphalt  [Yikes, that going to be costly to repair!] they were uncomfortably lying on, rubbing 'his' temples to try to ease away the headache that was building up from all the stress and Pain/Chemical reactions they were currently suffering through. All that Vitality, hard living, and sheer determination on BOTH your parts certainly is something to behold, isn't it?

'*Sigh* Anyway, I don't think Mina going to wake up tonight at this point, since from my experience in Revival the being either wakes up almost instantly or stays in a death like coma for who knows how long, so she's probably going to get a room in the Center all to herself until she awakens. I also wouldn't worry too much about making a scene at the Center, because doesn't one of your fellow Rockets work undercover during the night shift there? If you just walk up to them ask tell them to pay no mind to your business and wave it off as a mission becoming ... complicated, they should listen to you and keep things quiet like the last time you ran into Mitchel. If that doesn't work, then your other buddy's word and smooth talking should do the trick, even if it involves them playing up or dropping their disguise more. As for Valarie granddaughter, I imagine you have enough control to just use Psychic on them and throw them halfway across town if they decide to be a pest tonight, and that not even consider what Yang, Kingdra, Breloom, Angelica, and Kyubi might do if they try waving that gun of their around at you. All of them and ESPECIALLY the fire fox and your thrall can be and.....twitchy when it comes to your wellbeing, Reiner, so if the Night Terror wants to come causing trouble for us tonight, then they are certainly going to get it!"

'Now, if you want my suggestion on what to do next, then I want to at least head over to where that flash of light Arial sent out for us to track him down, since its not like we have many other leads on how to find that bloody menance of society and her own personal swarm of equally deranged Bugs! If you are comfortable enough in MY body, you could use my powers to try a narrow down the general direction they fled in, or find something that could give us a vague idea of where to look next. Angelica and Petrel can help cover our backs while we move ahead and lick our wounds, and you *could* give her one of those Max Revives for Blissey for added protection/healing if you don't want to stockpile them for yourself for your battle against Clair or some other nuisance that comes out of the woodworks. Well, how about it Reiner?"

[I suggest for the shake of giving both Reiner and Mew some time to cope with ongoing events and not intruding into the plot every five second that we abstain or limit our own breaking the 4th Wall for now. If they need our input or help in anything, they'll surely let us know very quickly, I imagine....]

[Dragonstrike]

[Fair enough.  They do deserve a little bit of a break.]

'Look, you know I run a tight ship when it comes to this stuff (and that's why you currently have the final word on what we do right now...technically speaking.  Particularly since we're opting to not say anything about our current...condition for the time being).  I'm not surprised everyone started panicking.  Though, before I very briefly lost consciousness, I was kind of hoping they'd at least try to finish what they'd started first before doing so...it was pretty easy to tell we had the bug on the ropes, after all...*sigh*...well, what's done is done.  Anyways...sorry...I'm all sorts of messed up right now...well, most of us are...the dragons are fine, funnily enough.  Even Yang, thanks to that Full Restore.  Well, not Arbok...he's going to be reeeaaalllly angry when he wakes up...before we go anywhere, I'd prefer it if everyone still conscious was healed back up.  At least partway.  That would mean...let's see...me, you, Kyubi, Weavile, and Felicia.  I think Emily's almost done with Kyubi, actually, so you better be prepared for...well, that's the part that might mess ya up a little.  Be careful...'

'There's also a part about the remaining Cursed Arms that I'm worried about, though.  We know Clair has Megido's Revelation.  We know there's one in the fallout zone.  The third and final one...Windos said it's held by someone I know.  It's not Clair, since we know she already has one.  Probably not anyone else from before my life in Team Rocket, since M.R. is in Clair's possession right now...I doubt it's anyone in Team Rocket, unless it's maybe Giovanni.  No way to know for sure with that.  But...there was something Officer Samael said about Mitchell: she has a gun that can pierce all defenses.  I stared that thing down when I first encountered her, but I have no idea if it's one of the Arms or not since that was before I got M.E.  Considering that Valarie was the one who gave me M.E. though...I don't know.  It's a possibility, at least.  One we should probably seriously consider.'

'Well, that is one way to handle getting Mina into the Center...you know how carefully they're watching me, though.  There's certainly going to be more questions from my superiors about just what the heck I was doing tonight and why...are you sure hauling her around while we look for clues about the Vampire's whereabouts is a good idea?  We also still need to find out where her Ribombee was blown off to...as much as I would enjoy giving the Vampire what for, we're way, way far away from ideal conditions to conduct that kind of a search in my opinion.  And we should probably save the healing items for when we REALLY need them...'