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Allen Sheerwight

A trainer who thinks power rules all

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a character in “The Multiverse”, as played by Ritnio

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Allen is a trainer that James met in the Johto region. Ever since he lost to James, he has had something of a hatred towards him. He had the stronger team at the time (So he thinks), how could he lose? Allen is all about power over everything. He had heard that James was in the Unova region and decided to head over there as well, to force him to have a rematch with him and decide who the strongest really is.

While he seems like he is mean to his Pokemon, he treats them rather well. He pushes them to their limits when they train and all of them quite like it because he brings out their best. Sylveon is proof enough of him actually caring for his Pokemon, even if he seems harsh to them to outsiders.

In his downtime, Allen is an avid gamer, playing anything that he can get his hands on, from Adventure games to Puzzle games. He finds them to be more fun, but not as satisfying as Pokemon battles.

Sil (Sylveon)
Male
Ability: Cute Charm / Pixilate
Hold item: Chesto Berry
Level: 48
Moves:
- Double Edge
- Moonblast
- Hyper Beam
- Shadow Ball
- Giga Impact
- Rest

Flo (Typhlosion)
Male
Ability: Blaze / Flash Fire
Hold item: Charcoal
Level: 51
Moves:
- Blast Burn
- Flamethrower
- Fire Punch
- Solar Beam
- Sunny Day
- Flare Blitz

Ty (Tyrantrum)
Male
Ability: Strong Jaw / Rock Head
Hold item: Dragon Fang
Level: 47
Moves:
- Giga Impact
- Crunch
- Iron Head
- Zen Headbutt
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake

Luca (Lucario)
Male
Ability: Steadfast / Inner Focus / Justified
Hold item: Expert Belt
Level: 50
Moves:
- Aura Sphere
- Swords Dance
- Drain Punch
- Dragon Pulse
- Meteor Mash
- Extreme Speed

El (Electivire)
Male
Ability: Motor Drive / Vital Spirit
Hold item: Magnet
Level: 49
Moves:
- Thunder Punch
- Thunder
- Thunderbolt
- Wild Charge
- Ice Punch
- Hammer Arm

So begins...

Allen Sheerwight's Story

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Arriving by boat, Allen saw the events transpire from a distance and told the captain to keep going. He wanted to see what was going on. Upon reaching the docs, he jumped off and ran towards the area where he saw that beam shoot up.

"This had better be good, wasting my time..."

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Melaine's Castle : Throne Room


O~hoho-hoho~!


Melaine turned to face a Trainer standing before her, in front of several Pokemon of various species. The young girl adjusted her glasses using both hands, keeping a neutral look on her face.

Um, Crown-Princess! We have reports that a Trainer has actually made it inside. He flew in on a Tropius that only took neutral hits from the Zzap! Crystal towers and he seems ready to fight you. I place his odds of victory over you at less than 0.001%, however. His team is strong and well balanced, but he lacks a dedicated strategy and lost one of his Pokemon to one of the Golurk in the Inner Wall Expanse.


Melaine held back more laughter.
Intruders who make it past my defenses need to solve my castle's many puzzles! There is little the common fodder can do to truly understand the complex nature of my challenges. He'll never reach me if the Golurk are giving him trouble already!


The girl nodded and adjusted her glasses again.
Of course! It is as you say, Crown-Princess.


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Castelia City : Oceanfront Road


Allen would arrive in a city that was a borderline hellscape.

As the lower hanging purple clouds and dark sky sent an ominous message, the searing lights that rained from the sky amid a murky purple rain stung whatever living beings they struck directly, leaving burning scratches on those unprotected for too long. What was once one of the most lively and active cities in Unova was now almost a shell, a husk of what it once was. Standing tall in the city's horizon, dwarfing even the larger skyscrapers, was a castle made of crystals and jewels mixed with solid stonework.


Castelia City : Mode Street


As Allen ran through the streets, some areas of the city had crystals growing out of the ground, scattered around extremely large and tall crystals that pulsed a dark and shadowy purple color, with a sort of black central energy. Some of these crystals had even damaged or destroyed some smaller buildings, and some of the Wild Pokemon around them, such as Rattata and Zubat, seemed unusually irritated. Few Trainers were outside still, with the few that were mostly either seeking shelter or trying to have their Pokemon attack the crystals.


Castelia City : Central Plaza


When Allen finally reached the area where the beam originated, he'd find a new pathway leading to a large castle that lay before him, to the side of the town, near where the villa that belonged to the Grand Champion was. It was a winding road that nonetheless was lined with smaller crystals and jewels the entire way.


Castelia City : Melaine's Castle


At last, he'd reach the area where the beam originated. Standing before him, a large castle of multiple floors and expansive size that even destroyed some buildings in the area around the larger plot of land that the Grand Champion's villa used to occupy. A large gate at the front of the castle was closed, with the drawbridge lifted shut. A symbol on the drawbridge showed that several slots needed to be filled with some kind of items before it activated.

Furthermore, the walls showed little sign of allowing a way inside otherwise. The moat of sharp crystals leaking shadowy energy was a deterrent to other forms of ground approach, and perched upon sections of the crystal walls, towers were shaped, providing windows and vantage points for floating crystalline structures that reacted to the lightning strikes positively, showcasing an ability to potentially launch energy bolts at anything flying nearby. Their glow was also accompanied by dark red hues, besides the purple and black, perhaps indicative of something more.

Some wild Pokemon were roaming about the area, mostly Sigilyph that seemed to be following set patrol routes at a variety of altitudes. Claydol statues were arranged also at specific points around the perimeter. Watchog were carefully keeping observation posts atop the walls and on the ground level around the castle; their alert gazes and glowing eyes and bodies proving a rather unsettling reminder that if there was specific movement outside the castle, it was likely going to be recorded in some fashion. Occasionally, a faint rumble of the earth was felt, though it was almost unnoticeable to most, striking in time to large footsteps being taken. The heads and shoulders of Golurk behind the castle walls could be seen occasionally accompanying such tremors, giving a source to their occurrence.

Surprisingly, actual Trainers were present, some already in combat with groups of Watchog and Patrat, others tackling the Sigilyph. No one seemed to have had any progress made in their groups at finding a way past the walls. The most alarming observation was that there seemed to be some Trainers who were fighting against the Trainers who seemed to be seeking a way inside as if some Trainers were honestly siding with whatever caused the beam that now occupied this unnatural crystal cathedral of a castle.

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Allen surveyed the scene for a bit, "This certainly wasn't here before... People are fighting to protect this place too? Heh... Nothing like a good fight, but what's more important is finding out the cause of this and see if it's worth a gander. This looks like a Pokemon's doing, no way humans could make this... That's some power."

With a wide, teeth bearing grin on his face he stated, "I like it."

Allen stopped his running and casually walked his way closer to the castle, liking what he was seeing. Some chaos here, a bit of battles sprinkled there, the obvious power play of creating a castle right in the middle of a populated city... Oh this was great! It was like something out of one of the books he used to read as a child. Could have gone with some more orange or red as the colouring, but whatever. He certainly liked the design of it, really menacing and foreboding.

Allen turned to look at the drawbridge, slightly disappointed he couldn't walk inside and see the place. He noted the notches but he couldn't be bothered to find a bunch of crap to open it. However, Allen decided on another method of getting inside.

"HEY! WHO MADE THIS THING? I'D LIKE TO SEE THEM! I DEMAND YOU SHOW YOURSELF!"

Allen shouted at the castle, but was loud enough for those around to hear him as well. Despite his wish to see the maker, he bore no intention of fighting, not even opening his bag to fetch his Pokemon. He wasn't interested in a battle, he just wanted to know who did this and if they were worth having a castle. If not, he'd try to take it for himself. Because if anybody was worth having a castle, it was him, he thought.

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Ruula's Orbit...



There was a sense of trepidation, and unease as Captain Nuurumi stared at the planet below through the view-port of the bridge. His crew was working diligently to plot the landing course, but there was unease as the landing course took the ship into the maelstrom over Castelia.

Nuurumi made a face, before he lowered himself into his chair, then he reached out, and buckled himself in, cinching the straps to secure him tightly into the seat, as his crew did the same.

The ship lurched slightly, as it began to touch the very uppermost atmosphere of the planet, it's glow bathing the interior of the Bridge in an intense light.

"Initial insertion confirmed, adjusting degree one point nine percent!" The bridge officer called out. "Hull temperature Negative Two Hundred degrees Centigrade! Integrity is holding, we're adjusting forward angle two degrees pitch."

As the ship began to move, it also began to shake slightly, atmospheric turbulence playing along the frame of the ship in the form of long contrails of ice crystals, and condensate that shimmered in the sunlight.

Nuurumi grimaced for a moment. "We could be walking into a fight... instruct all gunnery crews to be ready to engage the moment we hit the water! I don't want to leave anything to chance!" Grasping the control console to steady himself in his chair, he watched carefully, flames began to lick at the hull, whipping up and over the deck.

"Hull temperature increasing to nine hundred degrees!" The Bridge officer called out, they had begun their swing around the planet itself, and so far their trajectory was moving smoothly, the dark clouds of the storm over Unova could be seen on the horizon, with the anvil shaped cloud tops piercing high into the sky. The ominous storm before them brought a few tingled spines amid the bridge crew, but they committed to their trajectory. They would be landing soon.


"Here we go!

A few moments passed, and the ship breached the cloud layer, with flashes of dark energy arcing all around them, the thickness of the clouds rendered the ship totally blind with visuals, and sensors began to project an artificial horizon, and a crude wire-frame mapping of the terrain below them on a massive view-screen situated on the ceiling.

The bridge lights lowered, and the interior was illuminated by the white hot plasma that seared outside the hull of the ship, and the occasional flash of dark energy.

Nuurumi briefly looked down at his instrumentation, frowning. "Angle up, one degree Pitch!" He ordered. "Deploy air brake! Prepare for final descent!"

Massive flaps began to extend outwards along the hull, catching the air and glowing white hot as the ship's speed began to slow.

"I've got a large city up ahead, we'll need to correct our final trajectory so we don't hit any of the buildings!" The Navigation officer called out, and Nuurumi nodded. "Yaw, two degrees port, roll, one degree, then correct to four degrees yaw starboard, roll starboard two degrees, with preparation for contact!"

"Roger!"

Above Castelia City, through the dark clouds, brilliant spotlights pierced the thick layer of energy, and the dark sky, it's course took it just around the castle in the city, and a brilliant streak of white hot plasma, and flame followed the strange ship as it descended.

With airbrakes deployed, the ship initialized it's final approach, passing over a bridge, there was a lurch, and anyone that wasn't secured in their seats would be thrown forward, as plumes of steam, and water shot up all around them, since the superheated hull vaporized the seawater in an almost instant, but the reaction was two fold, and served to cool the hull back to operating temperature.

"We have touchdown!" The officer called out, while Nuurumi unclasped his restraints.

"Take us in!"

The Battleship's engines shifted to nautical mode, and it's massive thrusters extinguished, slowly it began to make it's way towards the city, churning, and bucking against the towering waves of the sea.

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Character Portrait: Emiko Touko Character Portrait: "Lord-Regent" Radegast the Trainer Character Portrait: Melaine Diancie Character Portrait: Allen Sheerwight
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Melaine's Castle : Outer Wall Outskirts


Allen's request was met with silence initially, especially as other fighting Trainers retreated, having been whited out by the Trainers in armor, armed with weapons alongside Pokemon, that seemed to be on the side of whoever owned the castle. Then, a break after several minutes. Emerging from her castle, a Pokemon descended to greet Allen.

She was a dark-purple, sylph-like Pokemon that had a black chest and arms that resembled a dress. She also had a headdress, which consisted of purple crystals; the four short ones cresting along the top pointing upwards, and two long ones on each side of her head, pointing downwards, with an additional diamond-cut centerpiece framed by her slim dark-purple ears. A smaller purple crystal was also embedded in the back of her head, and a red nugget was embedded in her forehead. Her eyes were black with pale-purple irises, and a red crescent circled her neck, with each end joined by a rhomboid gem. Her lower body resembled a large oblong chunk of stone, with a large purple crystal protruding from it.

Are you the rabble that disrespects the very ground they stand upon with their incessant yelling? You are standing in the presence of Melaine—1st Crown-Princess of Ruula. You may kneel if you wish. Your choice in the matter may determine the direction of our following interaction.


The other Trainers who had sided with the Pokemon seemed to step forward, as if ready to follow her on her words. They all shared unanimous features; their armor and weapons made mostly of diamonds and crystals that were styled in a medieval bent and faintly glowing shadowy purple eyes lighting through their helmet shaded or mask covered faces. Most of the males wore shorts and pants, while most of the females wore miniskirts and pants. The attire seemed to be based on what sort of weapon they carried, and all of them seemed to be unaffected by, if not outright immune to, the flashes of light that stung and burned at exposed Trainers and Pokemon.

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Nuvema Town : Professor Juniper's Lab


The Professors across the board were a wealth of useful knowledge. Juniper was able to to get ahold of Krane, Sycamore, and Rowan, thus getting Touko and Radegast some critical info about their foe.

What was revealed was this: She is a Diancie, which are rare, but powerful, mutations of a normally Kalosian and Alolan native species called Carbink. Sycamore also confirmed it's typing as a Rock/Fairy dual-type, and a number of other details that more or less created a solid, if still work in progress, Pokedex Entry for the pair to use.

Professor Krane could also shed light on what he had on Shadow Pokemon.

He revealed that Shadow Pokemon are created through a still somewhat unknown process that all but removes a Pokemon's emotions entirely, turning them into a soulless fighting machine. A man named Ein, who was the creator of the process and Team Cipher's head scientist at some time not too long ago, referred to the process as "shutting the door to their hearts". Team Cipher's science division later refined and upgraded the process to allow many Shadow Pokemon to be produced simultaneously. The head of their science division, before they were defeated recently, was a scientist named Lovrina, who also worked on stabilizing the process to increase their resistance to the best purification methods at the time. The goal was to create a Shadow Pokemon that could not be purified.

Further, while normal Pokemon are generally friendly and trusting creatures as a whole, Shadow Pokemon are not hesitant to attack with no mercy, and they do not attack only other Pokemon, even extending their victims to Trainers. Shadow Pokemon were occasionally overwhelmed by their emotions, and sometimes entered a state called "Hyper Mode," or, "Reverse Mode." The state was connected to how purified they were prior to full purification. Calling out to the Pokemon usually snapped them out of the effect, though other remedies exist.

However, Shadow Pokemon cannot be differentiated from normal Pokemon without certain abilities or tools. Shadow Pokemon emit a dark aura that normal Pokemon do not, though the aura is typically invisible. The Professor has built a device that can detect auras, but it'd take time to get two of them over to Unova; though Juniper and Rowan theorize that anyone sensitive to Aura could also detect it. In some cases, the Pokemon's physical appearance can change if it is sufficiently corrupted.

This information thus presented a couple of avenues to further explore, mostly in actual field research. While the Professors would continue their own research in lab, field data would be invaluable, as would any data from Nendal's vast archives that surely existed somewhere. Thus, Touko and Radegast would find themselves once more in Castelia City, though this time, together and with information and a good recharge.


Castelia City : Bridge Gate


However, in their short absence, the Bridge Gate had turned into a small warzone's aftermath. The usual guards on duty were both noticeably absent, and in their place were three girls who were more or less silent, though smiling as they seemed to quietly small talk with each other and clean up the place. Two of the girls wore a cuirass made of faintly glowing purple and shadowy diamonds over a black blouse with bell sleeves. Their miniskirts were black as well, with strategically cuts to not hinder movement, though short modesty shorts were present as well in a dark purple color. Their dark purple thigh boots had a small heel that suggested they could ride a Pokemon suited for it, and their dark purple gloves were cuffed for added flair and protection, likely because they had weaponry.

On their backs were what looked liked shortbows, and they had a belt and strap that allowed them to keep a quiver full of arrows. These weapons seemed to be made of the same faintly glowing purple and shadowy diamonds as the cuirass was. Lastly, they each had a kettle helmet with diamond motifs that shaded their face from the nose up, though their faintly glowing purple and shadowy eyes were visible and not normal looking. Both had shorter hair, with one doing a bob cut while the other did a wavy/curly look, though both had grey hair, darker in tone with a heavy charcoal-esque tint.

Both looked young, and between the two of them, they had four Pokemon it seemed. The one with the bob cut had three gym badges, while the one with the wavy/curly look had two of her own. Perhaps they were novice Trainers whose journeys were cut short?

The third Trainer was a younger woman with a ponytail and a maid outfit that had a diamond brooch that radiated the sense of energy. With purple eyes as well, though hers lacked the faint glow, and only a frilled head decoration with flower accessory that didn't shade her face, she somehow seemed more important than the other two, despite her appearances. Her hair was blonde, and she kept her arms behind her back as she supervised the cleanup, though it seemed by the rag she held that she was doing her own fair share. She had three Poke Balls, but otherwise seemed unarmed and unarmored.

Upon hearing the doors open, all three turned to look at Touko and Radegast as the two archers drew their shortbows and reached for Poke Balls.

Marksman 1:
Hey! You two there! Identify yourselves!


Marksman 2:
Yeah, you can't pass until we know you're not here to cause trouble!


Maid:
Well, aren't you two ready to go? Stand down. We should at least talk with these two Trainers first.


Dusting herself off, the maid gave a bow, not letting Touko or Radegast have a word edgewise before she continued.

Maid:
Apologies. My name is Belinda, and I'm in proud service to the new Crown-Princess. If either of you harbors ill intentions toward her, then I will have to ask you to leave unless you can present proof of a presence request by her decree. If you mean to stay without, then I will have to get the room dirty again. Such a problem that would be, no? We shouldn't need to undo my work.


Belinda's demeanor was quite Brazen, all facts considered. She also seemed unusually confident despite her expected position by appearances.

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Allen listened and looked around at the trainers. He then began laughing, finding the situation quite funny.

"Oh man, expecting me to kneel...Oh that's a good one, Mel. However, I do like what's going on here. And seeing you got such a following... You must be pretty strong, right? I like to consider myself a power enthusiast, so normally I'd ask of a demonstration, but seeing these suckers and this castle.... I think that's good enough. I quite like the idea of the strongest ruling this damned place instead of some prepubescent kid. You have my respect, and my power. If this is what the future looks like, I am all for it. Chaos and power to spread across the lands just leaves a lovely picture in the mind. While I won't be kneeling in this accursed rain, I'm sure a bow will suffice."

Allen bows respectfully, but keeps his smirk.

"Even if you dislike me, know I'm here to help. I just prefer to go about things in my own way. I'm not like these mindless suckers behind me who follow every order like the good little dogs they appear to be. There's nothing I want more than a world ruled by someone deserving, like you," Allen mentally struggles to say it but outwardly it was seamless, "Your Highness."

While Allen didn't like admitting somebody was stronger than him, even he could tell he was outclassed here. Those suckers wouldn't be too hard, but this presence... I could never take this chick down...I don't like to admit it, but she's far stronger than I could ever be. If she's ruling this place, fine by me. Allen thought to himself. Allen knew when to fold 'em, and this was definitely time to do so, but he wasn't becoming a part of the crystal cronies like the others.

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Unannounced to most of the individuals present in the city, several members of the Crimson Guild were slinking around the city, remaining unseen while remaining underneath cover so as to avoid as much damage from the weather as they could. However, completely avoiding injury was impossible, so every now and then they'd have to pop an Oran Berry to keep going. Thankfully, as individuals, they didn't have to cover much ground. Castelia City was a huge place, but the Crimson Guild knew how to spread their numbers to make up as much ground as possible. There were at least two Crimson Guild Members in every section of the city, paired up with one another of course, covering each other's backs and helping the other out when they needed it.

There was one exception to that rule, of course. The stout little Turtwig was bounding across Castelia by himself, searching for the castle. It didn't take him long to cover ground, oddly enough. He zipped from overhang to overhang in the blink of an eye, covering ground so fast, he may as well have been half the scouting team. He used less resources than his teammates, too, since less of his time was spent exposed to the harsh conditions.

It didn't take him that long to spot the castle in the distance, a creepy, contorted purple structure that seemed to spread across it's own zip code and tower over even some of the skyscrapers. It also didn't take him that long to reach that point, given his absurdly impressive speed. Within a few minutes, he had traversed through most of Castelia City, stopping just at the outskirts of the castle's domain. Taking cover underneath a dumpster, he popped an Oran Berry and started examining the surroundings.

Eerie...Tag thought as he got a decent look of the place, now that he was close up.

It looked like one of those castles he'd seen while in the Kalos Region, only this one was nearly triple it's size. It's immense measure could be enough to enshroud the whole region in it's shadow should the non-existent sun be hanging low enough. The tallest of spires in the center stood taller than all of the buildings. What was more, it seemed to be made entirely out of purple crystal, glistening with the flashing lights of the powerfully nasty aura around them. From his vantage point, he could see that it had two walls that covered this area: An outer and an inner wall. Within these two walls stood the castle.

But his attention wasn't drawn to that. What he saw was the Diancie in full scale. To his credit, he was expecting something a little bigger, but she only appeared to be three times his size. Unlike the Diancie's he'd come across in his days as TeaM PerSisTenCe, this one seemed to be coated in a strange, purple aura that made all her crystals look deep purple and menacing. It was scary in it's own elegant way.

Not as scary as Neeko, but still...

Standing by her was a human bowing before her, sporting black hair, a black jacket, and a greasy smile. Tag remained hidden, watching to see what the Diancie would do.

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Melaine's Castle : Outer Wall Outskirts


Very well. You are amusing enough that I shall let your impasse slide by. Let it be known, however, your own decree as it is, is binding. Now, begone from my sight!


It was clear Allen was being let off, luckily enough for him. However, one of the Trainers there stepped forward to tell Melaine something, something that caught her interest.

An interesting development, my loyal servant! Remain to guard the castle. Also, escort this young and foolish man off of my castle grounds. If he does not comply, his life is forfeit.


Melaine turned and had one of the Trainers go and assemble a group to travel with her to meet the newcomers. It seemed Tag would not see anything special right away about the Diancie as Allen was quickly surrounded by several Sigilyph and Starmie that arrived to escort him out of the area and back into the city.

...

At least not until a Sigilyph flew past Tag in evasive maneuvers as it dueled with an Unfezant being commanded by a man dressed in usual Ace Trainer gear. Tag would be able to witness the battle first hand, with blows being traded and dodged until the Sigilyph, in a display that granted it a purple shadowy aura, whipped up a vicious tornado with the shadowy energy, the tornado itself spawning atop the Unfezant, KOing it outright as what seemed to be sharp blades of wind swiped at it. Furthermore, the tornado continued past the Unfezant, being directed at the Trainer in full.

As the young man shielded himself, his body was whipped mercilessly by the blades of wind, leaving several gashes across his body as he grunted in pain with every further hit. At some point, after what seemed like several excruciating seconds, the man collapsed to the ground, unconscious, completely shredded and torn up. His Poke Balls fell from their belt, showing he only had two with him, one of which presumably belonged to the now KO'd Unfezant.

The Sigilyph had yet to notice Tag but didn't seem to show any remorse or feelings over what it just did. If anything, it seemed to use some form of communication to send out some sort of message, as if contacting someone or something over the Trainer it just badly wounded. It seemed so heartless and cold, in fact, that it casually prepared to resume its usual patrol route, assuming it wasn't approached in any interrupting fashion.

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Castelia City : Prime Pier


As the Taiyou soldiers emerged onto the dock, they were met with a grim sight. A mostly empty dock area, abandoned with haste in the middle of business hours judging by remaining equipment and the now scuffed and rocking ships that were anchored there. Several Wingull flew around the area but kept their distance from the soldiers for now. However, it was not long before the soldiers would spot a sizable group approaching the dock.

The group was an impressive group, mostly comprising of what seemed to be the native creatures and some humanoids as well. The standouts were the several flying violet sea-stars with gold centerpieces that housed gemstones, the several spherical flying ornaments of abstract design, the guarded swirl-armored insects with sharp stingers for arms, and the single blue-green floating bell with "arms" at its sides hovering before the main attraction.

Said attraction was a standout figure, smaller in stature, but regal and royal in appearance. She was a dark-purple, sylph-like Pokemon that had a black chest and arms that resembled a dress. She also possessed a headdress, which consisted of purple crystals; the four short ones cresting along the top pointed upwards, and two longer ones on each side of her head, pointed downwards, with an additional heart-cut centerpiece framed by her slim dark-purple ears. A smaller purple crystal was also embedded in the back of her head, from it, two smaller gems grew at the bottom. A red nugget was embedded in her forehead, and she also had two ribbon-like structures that were growing from the two small gems on the back of her head, each tipped by two small floating rhomboid gems for each ribbon. Her eyes were black with pale-purple irises, and a red crescent circled her neck, with the ends of each being joined together by a rhomboid gem. A larger red crescent also circled her torso. Her lower body resembled a dress-like structure made of purple gems and a larger gem with red pieces supporting it.

A dark and beautiful creature whose aesthetic radiated an aura of nobility and stature. Accompanying her as well were several humans as well, similar in size and shape to the Taiyou, though they were all relatively similar dressed; effective and functional diamond based armor and possession of crystalline weapons that used similar crystals as were present on the regal sylph creature that approached them.

With nary a hesitation, the group stopped a distance away from the Taiyou soldiers. It was a safe and formal distance, suitable for an establishment of greetings without combat. The blue-green hovering bell creature floated forward before it let out a resounding gong, the gong itself precluding a temporary halt to the flashing lights in the immediate area, providing a safe arena for the encounter on the pier. It then floated aside as the sylph-like creature floated forward before her group, facing the soldiers.

She was floating in the air as well, hovering high enough for her 3'07" body to hold eye contact with any of them. Then, she waited. It seemed she was aware, somehow, that the soldiers before her were not the ones in charge of their own assembly. The invisible shadow aura she radiated around her exerted a strong Pressure that could be felt to a small degree by the soldiers closest to her.

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"Heh. If that's all you got, I'm out of here. I have business to attend to anyway. See ya, chumps. Had no intention on sticking around here anyway. No need for an escort, boys. I can handle myself."

Allen puts his hands behind his head and walks off, not giving a shit about the rain. He walked in the direction of Nimbasa City, knowing the grand arena there and expecting James to be there. After a bit of travelling he began talking to himself.

"Big shots head there so he's probably lounging around there while I waste my time here. Heh... I'll wipe that smile off his face... 'Good fight' my ass... The real winner should have been me, and it will be me this time around."

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Emiko Touko landed, wheezing from the rush. "All right, Unfezant, return. Now to give Burgh his marching orders. Knowing him, he'd likely favor Sticky Webs so our guys can safely unload on them from a distance."

The setting changes from Castelia City to Nimbasa City

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STOMP STOMP STOMP

A Tyrantrum stomped through the streets. A young man lying on its back, looking up. He seemed bored.

"Tsk. Figures all the damn gyms are shut down. James probably left already too. Man, this shit is boring... Hey, Ty, think you can speed it up a little? The faster we get home, the quicker we can go swat that fly, Claire."

The Tyrantrum nodded and breathed harshly through its nostrils before moving faster.

The setting changes from Nimbasa City to Castelia City

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Castelia Coastal Street

James listened to Emiko but he was more focused on Shirona's face. She had a worried expression. It took James no time to figure what happened.

"What did you see, Shirona?"

"They're going to drop in by the fountain, and soon!"

"Shit, well Emiko, this isn't a time to be giving orders out. This is a time for action! I need to get moving! Fafnir!"

The Garchomp came out and lowered himself so Shirona and James could climb on his back. As she predicted, the NRE people showed up. It was just before "takeoff" that James spotted the Steelix in the sky. With a shout, the Garchomp took off at a high speed, heading for the back alley. Once there, James and Shirona jumped off, putting Fafnir back in his ball. They ran to the end and stayed out of sight and took a look at the current batch of NRE while staying in the shadows. James notes the Corviknights and glanced at Shirona who opened a mental channel between them.

"What are those? Those are not of this region. Any info, sis?"

"None. They are new to me. However, they are likely flying types. They have a body that seems made of metal as well so Steel is probably their dual type."

"Alright, basically Skarmories. I'm Noticing Drifblim so be careful, sis. You can't take Ghost types well."

The pair would watch for now, but something threw a wrench in that plan. There was suddenly some noise made by a very familiar person, and at the worst time too.


Castelia North Side

A Tyrantrum comes stomping through to the outskirts of Castelia. Allen was standing up on its back, bored of lying down. As they neared the city, Allen could see the girl on the Steelix and hear her shouts. Not that he actually paid any attention to what was said.

"The hell? Is this still about that Crystal chick? Geez... Old ass news. Ty, take us in."

"Grroooar!"

The Tyrantrum picked up the pace and stomped into the fountain area. Allen hops off Ty and faces the group of NRE grunts, watching them all line up like toy soldiers. He snickers and raises his voice.

"HEY HEY HEY! THE HELL YOU ALL DOING? You all trying to pick fights? I'll take you Rock-Heads on! I'm itching for one!"

The Tyrantrum gave off a loud roar, befitting of a lumbering T-Rex, sure to draw attention if Allen's yelling didn't.


Castelia Back Alley

Back with James and Shirona, James had his index and thumb pinching the bridge of his nose. James was not too impressed at Allen's showing.

"Good Arceus, man... Why now of all times, Allen?" He thought in disappointment.

James considered jumping out right now but it would be better to use Allen in this sense to see the response. He had some power and could handle the grunts and stray Pokemon with some effort. James was curious as to Marcosha's and Mikhayu's reaction. He wouldn't be able to handle them. James would have to step in at that point. Another thought crossed his mind at that moment... Where was Emiko?

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Where else would Touko be? Still directing traffic and giving orders, this time barking into her Xtransceiver at an old friend.

"I don't care if you're having the shits right now, get your ass to Virbank and help Roxie, I am not having some of my best backup bottled up!" She was clearly channeling her inner boss bitch as she shouted at the troops to start moving up to gain ground and engage the NRE forces, who had brought knives to a gun fight...and the UPL had orders to shoot to kill, forcing the enemy Pokémon to choose between protecting their Trainers and being effective combat units.

"Burgh, get your big boy boots on, let's show them they picked the wrong side in this fight!" After giving everyone their marching orders, she moved to hold the Skyarrow Bridge, the gateway to the eastern part of Unova. The Striaton leaders were strong, but not as strong as the Shadow Triad...and she couldn't bear the thought of the enemy getting all the way to her home town.

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Castelia Back Alley

Tommelise grabbed up Thumb and raced outside, following many others who had ditched shopping to spectate whatever was going on out there. Crowds were beginning to gather, looking up at the sky. What...were those?!

Thumb squealed and Tommelise clung him closer. She backed closer to the building. Was it a mistake to come to the big city? How was she going to become a Ruulan-famed fashion designer if...if there was no Ruula left! Her brow furrowed as she took another couple of steps back, nearly bumping into a couple of others who had taken up in the shadows of an alley.


Skyarrow Bridge

Giselle had herself become one of those on the outskirts of the trainers who had orders and knew what they were doing. Like many other UPL citizens, she scattered to find a way to be useful in what was clearly an attack. There in the center of some of the chaos was someone barking orders into a Xtransciever.

Eager for a winning fight, Giselle held onto her hat and marched up to Touko. Behind her Lacilee the Butterfree kept a close distance. Giselle waited for the right moment, puffed out her chest, and asked Touko, "Where can we help!"

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Touko biked quickly across the Skyarrow Bridge, retreating to Pinwheel Forest to establish a command post deep in the woods. The stage was set, now everyone just had to play their part and hope she started her first war on the right foot.

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Seeing Allen's boastful challenge of his own, Mikhayu leaped off the Steelix and rallied several soldiers around the child.

Very well, Trainer! See your foolishness in action!


The girl was clearly shrouded in a shadowy aura as she gave an order to the other Trainers under her command, as well as their Pokemon.

All of you! Spread out! Do not fight non-combatants; take them captive instead! Fight whoever resists with attacks of their own! You have permission to faint everything that dares contest you!


The timid child from early seemed to have faded with the shadowy aura's emergence. She hovered just inches off the ground as she took a powerful stance before Allen, fully ready to engage him.


Allen is challenged by NRE Commandant Mikhayu!


She launched a Poke Ball from her belt with shadowy energy, the ball hurtling forward in a straight line before her at fastball speeds, as if thrown by a world-class baseball pitcher.


NRE Commandant Mikhayu sent out Mimikyu! |000---|


The small creature looked up at the Tyrantrum before it and seemed ready to fight as it let out several unsettling noises. A shadowy aura flared around it with intensity.




Several of the Trainers wearing armor engaged the soldiers with their Pokemon at their side. With the armor and the weapons proving to be a good match for the guns brought forth by the UPL forces, the shadow infused equipment seemed to pose a significant threat. Even the arrows fired by the Trainers with bows were able to turn UPL Trainers into pincushions relatively easily. Of course, several NRE Trainers also were taken down by actual gunshots. Over several minutes, the fighting had spread down the streets and to the docks, creating a dangerous warzone everywhere one looked. Touko and James would both be challenged by NRE Trainers relatively frequently, forcing them to have to begin fighting off the Trainers, oftentimes in groups.

Giselle would find herself, and the Trainers with her, approached by a well-dressed man. He looked like a butler of some kind, given his coat and slacks. He adjusted a smooth silk glove as focused his handsome features on Giselle and the Trainers with her. At his side, other NRE personnel would engage with the Trainers that she had with her, leaving the butler to Giselle. At his side, a navy and white bipedal Pokemon with a white face, rounded head, and pear-shaped body stood. It had white hands and feet, each with three digits. It also had downward turned spiral horns, pink markings above its eyes, and a white body with darker legs. It resembled a maid to a tee.

He bowed ever so properly to Giselle, and likewise, the bipedal creature bowed as well.
Mine own apologies in advance, lady of kind. I've not official quarrel with thee, but thou are versus milord's intentions and desires, thus thou must be swiftly aside put with nary a delay.



Giselle is challenged by NRE Serviteur!


The butler extended his hand forward to point at Giselle and her Venomoth.


NRE Serviteur sent out Indeedee! |00----|


Without a further word, the bipedal creature jumped forward and prepared itself for battle with another bow and an angry expression.




Shortly after she begins running in James' given directions, Tommelise quickly finds herself blocked by a Trainer who seemed to be her age. The young girl rode a large avian Pokemon resembling a raven. Most of its body was a lustrous black, but its lower beak and legs had a matte color. Its feathers seemed to be tempered with steel, and its mantle, breast, belly, flanks, and scapular feathers were smooth and resembled plate armor. Its talons, head, and upper beak were also similarly armored. It had a crest above its eyes that resembled a crown, and a ruff of feathers on its throat resembled a beard. Its eyes had white pupils, red irises, and black sclerae. As it landed before the fleeing Tommelise, the large avian let out a loud and screeching caw as the Trainer hopped off its back.

Landing solidly, the Trainer strutted forward in her outfit that was similar to a Mega Diancie. The shadow diamond mail cuirass was worn over a sleeved blouse, along with a miniskirt designed in emulation of Mega Diancie's "dress", opera gloves, a morion helmet, and thigh-high heeled boots with a modest heel. Despite her appearance, she had a confident smile.

Yo! Are you fleeing already? You don't have to be so skittish there. Don't worry, I won't bite.


The girl giggled.

My name is Lyerre, and I'm going to go ahead and pretend I'm battling you now. See, I have this lance...


She fetched a long polearm from a sheath on the large avian's side.

...and I'm going to use it. Like, really use it, if you get what I'm saying. Then I'll capture you. Okay? You'll be safe during the whole process, and I'll drop you off outside the city, okay? I'm on your side.


She even fetched a Poke Ball as she hopped back onto the large avian.

Don't hold back, girl!



Tommelise is challenged by NRE Bataille Lyerre!


The girl tossed the Poke Ball forward as she readied her lance at her side.


NRE Bataille Lyerre sent out Purrloin! |00----|


The small cat landed on the ground and stood up, looking cute as they always did. It even mewed as it sized up Tommelise.

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Castelia: Back Alley

James turns away from Tommelise and watches Allen get surrounded. However, it seems only the cocky leader wants to try him. He was about to head out and go after the other leader when he heard wings flapping overhead. He quickly turned to see Lyerre threatening poor Tommelise. Without a second thought, James moved to stand in front of Tommelise and from his belt sprung Infernape.

"Hey! You go through me first before you start going after the locals! Vasuman! Let's heat things up, Flamethrower!"

The fire type readied itself and let out streams of flame from it's mouth, directed at the Purrloin. James himself kept an eye on Lyerre. She threatened to use that lance, and she wasn't about to stick an innocent civilian, not while he was here.


Castelia: Fountain Area

Allen stared down at the Mimikyu and the one controlling it. He wasn't a full idiot, he could tell that there was something off about the both of them, but that's a thinking topic for later. He recognized Mimikyu and immediately had the download on what it was about to dish out. But, surely, Ty could take one little hit. All he needed to do was two turn it. But should he risk Ty right now? It definitely has a Play Rough waiting for him... Whatever, action time!

"Heh, I hope you have something better than just a little puppet. Ty. Crunch."

Allen snapped his fingers and the Tyrantrum moved forward, ready to weather any attack that came. It was determined to sink its teeth into Mimikyu and break that disguise.

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Seeing Allen's response, Mikhayu seemed emboldened. She still sounded like a child at least, even with her voice being distorted and unnerving.

Yes, Mimikyu! Show it something better! Play with it! Shadow Frolic to your content!



Mimikyu used Shadow Frolic!


The Mimikyu was faster and quickly reacted to the Tyrantrum's announced attack by enshrouding itself in shadows. It then launched toward the Despot Pokemon with astonishing speed and strength before playing roughly with it. Dancing around it, Mimikyu was roughly taking swings and swipes at it with shadowy claws, enshrouded by the shadow energy. Tyrantrum was dealt a super-effective blow as the shadowy energy seared into him from the attack, leaving its mark.


Tyrantrum used Crunch!


Mimikyu's Disguise!
It's disguise served it as a decoy!



Then the Crunch attack from Tyrantrum's counterblow. Though it tried its best, the Mimikyu lost its Disguise to the fangs that came down. With a tattered Pikachu costume, the Mimikyu made more gibberish sounds and used another move, remembering Mikhayu's orders.


Mimikyu used Shadow Frolic!


Once again, it launched toward the Tyrantrum with speed and strength in measure, attempting to finish off the Despot Pokemon, and faint it. If Tyrantrum was replaced, its replacement would find itself on the business end of the same roughhousing Mimikyu had given the Despot Pokemon. In either case, the attack was sure to land.




Before Purrloin could even move, it found itself burned to a crisp by the Flamethrower, quickly fainting as Lyerre returned it. Lyerre seemed taken aback and fetched her second Poke Ball.

Yo! You can't interrupt a battle like that!



NRE Bataille Lyerre sent out Marill! |0X----|


The spherical blue mouse with a bubble tail emerged, looking cute as expected. It seemed to be a bit frightened of Infernape, despite being a water-type.




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Castelia: Fountain Area

After the first hit, Allen figured Ty wasn't going to be able to take much more. Better to let him fall so the next throw in goes without penalty. Damn puppet. Making a fool out of him already!

"Tch. Ty, try for an Iron Head."

The Tyrantrum lowered its head and it shined briefly before charging forwards, attempting to barrel through the next attack... only to fail. It took the next Shadow Frolic head on and continued forwards, slamming into the Mimikyu with an steel hardened skull. When it jumped back, it didn't look like it was doing too well.

"Damn fricken puppet. The hell was that move? That's not something I've seen before! Rrr... Ty, you're down to another probably but don't let that stop you! Charge it again!"

With a roar, the Tyrantrum did the same thing and charged once more for another Iron Head, attempting to weather what comes again for a final strike.


Castelia: Back Alley

"Sorry, but when you go around talking about using your weapons on innocent people, you can't expect me to sit and watch. I'm sorry for this but, Vasuman, Poison Jab."

The Infernape looked at the Marill apologetically before slamming its fist into the little guy's gut.

"Where did that other girl go? The shy one."

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With Marill fainting, Lyerre took back to her Corviknight and retreated, merely shouting back that'd she'd get revenge one day. This left Tommelise safe for now, and no doubt some minor relief for James. Likewise, Giselle had the Butler retreating as well. With two of the Trainers gone, it seemed that the UPL was gaining advantages elsewhere as well, leading to a pushback that was far quicker and easier than likely anticipated.




Allan's Tyrantrum would be an easy takedown for the Mimikyu, the Disguise Pokemon seeming proud of itself as it's shadowy aura flared and became visible for a moment. Mikhayu seemed emboldened by the display as well.

Will you continue to resist? You can't win!





Marcosha was also engaged upon by several Trainers, most of who she was able to defeat, though it was clear even she and her Steelix were at a disadvantage. As she jumped to the side in what seemed to be a heated battle with other Trainers, her Steelix roared and attempted to drill its way through its opposition, missing its attack against a speedy Samurott that responded with a flurry of Razor Shell attacks. As this occurred, several more NRE Trainers were forced to retreat from fights as the UPL forces, with their superior firepower and stronger Pokemon, began taking control of the battles.