Alani's Office

Look I don't have a good photo of me yet I'll change it later

[alani-holmes]

Intro

I'm bored rn and I don't have much to do. So I decided to make this!

Name's Alani Silvestre! I'm 15 years old, and I have just gotten my degree in Criminal Justice and just started working towards my Juris Doctor degree last year! Both here in Paldea!

I'm too lazy to write out my team, so I'm just going to put my Trainer Card here.

Ignore the fact that this is from like, last year.

I guess I should mention that I'm a champion ranked trainer in Paldea.

Also, my trainer ID is a bit inaccurate. Tokage should be mainly purple, not green.

//ooc - Aria again, all of the A^3 have blogs now. Reminder that both Alani and I are minors, so please don't ask for anything sexual or romantic. This blog takes place 3 years after the events of AIGtST, over and over, and a year in between of DIERWT? (if you've never heard of the last one, thats fine, I haven't posted it yet)//

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

(A bright glow occurs and a girl somehow winds up in the middle of Levincia.)

"Huh, what!?" - @alani-holmes

//sorry, I know you're mainly an anime lore person for the rps, but is it alright if I shove my SV oc into a rp with Lizzy? she's very cool!

//SURE OFC!!!! I played SV but if I get anything wrong PLEASE correct me!!

[She wasn't really noticed by the busy streets of the city, though one person within the crowd seemed to notice her immediately and was observing her carefully.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried looking around.)

"Huh...one moment I was at the academy, and now I'm here! Strange."

(She whispered to herself and noticed the person observing her.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The person ducked away once they realized that they were noticed.]

[However...someone else approached her directly.]

"...Are you lost, miss..?" A black and white haired trainer asked.

[alani-holmes]

(Alani turned around to see the trainer.)

"Uh, yeah! I think I got lost, I thought I was somewhere else a momment ago."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The trainer sighed and extended his hand for her to take.]

"..I see...we should get out of this crowd...I know someone who can help."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried to take his hand with her right one, but realized that it was the one covered in Tera crystals, and didn't take it back in time.)

"Uhhhhhh"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced down and immediately noticed. However, his eyes didn’t widen in shock nor fear but in wonder.]

“…interesting….you remind me of—“

[The sound of rushed footsteps heading in their direction caught his attention before he could finish. Without hesitation he took her hand and started running in the opposite direction, ducking into an alleyway.]

“That was close……so, what’s your name?”

[alani-holmes]

”….Alani…who are you?! And why are we hiding in an alleyway?”

(Alani took her arm back, wincing in pain as it was just grabbed earlier.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I promise there’s an explanation for all of this….I’m Amethio.”

“….who are you?”

[A second voice came from directly behind her. Amethio also seemed startled but regained his composure quickly.]

“Ack….you and your silent footsteps….but aside from that, you don’t miss a beat, Lizzy.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh...hi there!"

(She stood quiet for a minute)

"Are those...Pokemon ears?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…yes. They are…”

[alani-holmes]

”Ooo, Cool! Now, can someone please explain what’s going on?!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“I just saved you from possibly the longest interrogation you’ll ever go through. Now, what’s up with the arm?” Amethio asked.

[Lizzy sighed.]

“…if you don’t mind telling us, of course. It’s completely up to you.”

[alani-holmes]

"...fine."

(Alani pulled up her sleeve of her right arm, revealing a layer of Tera crystals growing from her elbow to her fingers.)

"...awhile back, me and a few friends went down to Area Zero to help out a teacher of ours. One of my friends got mad at me and angered a sleeping Terapagos in hopes of finally proving he was stronger than me, but it lashed out, and I took a blow to protect him....so now I have this."

(She motioned to the crystals on her arm.)

"It hasn't killed me yet so that's a good thing! And now I can manipulate Tera energy to a degree! Well I only use it so that I never have to recharge my tera orb at a Pokemon Center. It's kinda funny, were I'm from getting this would probably be considered a blessing."

(Alani paused for a second.)

"...what do you mean "Interrogation"?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy stared silently for a few moments until her eyes practically started sparkling. She seemed to like how shiny it was….]

“Exceed likely caught a whiff of you while we were out in the open. They wouldn’t let you go for some time.”

[alani-holmes]

"I'm sorry, who? And why?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..Excced. They're a company here that's being run by someone....who takes a certain interest in people like you. Once he has you in his grip..."

[Amethio trailed off. Lizzy's eyes didn't leave her arm.]

[alani-holmes]

"Oh..okay....and the public knows nothing about it?"

(Alani noticed how Lizzy didn't stop staring at her arm, which made her feel uncomfortable.)

"Can you..stop looking at my arm please?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy blinked and shook her head, embarrassed that she had been staring.]

"A-Ah...sorry.."

"..Unfortunately so. And there's nothing we can do about that."

[alani-holmes]

"....not if I do a little investigation..."

(Alani decided against that idea for now.)

"So, uh, what now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”We need to focus on getting you home. It’s pretty clear that you’re not from this world.”

[alani-holmes]

”How do you know that? It could be that I got teleported from the Academy to here!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's also true.."

[Lizzy shot a sidelong glance at Amethio, clearly irritated that he jumped to such a conclusion so quickly. He rubbed his neck sheepishly.]

"...ah..right. Let's get you back there then."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her arm back up and then thought to herself.)

"Well, I guess it is strange that I've never heard of this Exceed you mentioned. Espcially since I've lived in Paldea for years now and no one has ever mentioned this."

(Alani thought about it. How did she get here in the first place.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Is that so..?"

[Lizzy asked quietly.]

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah I guess."

(Alani noticed something following them out of the corner of her eye.)

"....what's that."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”What was wa—“

[Amethio noticed it too. A shadow slinking around the corner in an attempt to stay out of sight….though they could all feel its intense gaze.]

[alani-holmes]

"Uhm, do you think we should go?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I know a place. Let's make haste." [Lizzy pulled down a ladder from one of the balconies and started to climb up to the roof of the building that was next to them. Once she made it to the top, she looked down as if expecting Alani to follow.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani struggled a bit to climb, but managed to get up.)

"Alright! Where are we going?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"We should be safe as long as we get back to the train." [Lizzy dashed across the rooftop without elaborating. Amethio sighed and gestured to Alani to just follow along for now.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed them, still a bit worried about everything.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[They followed Lizzy all the way to what seemed to be a train station. Only one train was currently stopped at the platform and Lizzy tapped on the door once. It hissed and opened which allowed her to enter just as a heavy downpour began.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani looked in awe at the vehicle.)

"...what in the world is that!? Am I supposed to go inside!?"

(Clearly, despite being super smart, Alani has never seen a train in her life.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”..yes….? Don’t tell me you’ve never seen a train before…?”

[Amethio seemed genuinely surprised at her confusion, but he shook it off once a deafening steam-whistle sounded—signaling that the train was about to depart.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her ears as the whistle blew but let go once the sound was over.)

”So that’s what it’s called! Nope never been on one!”

(Alani went inside the train.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Inside was nice and cozy, for a train at least. Lizzy pushed open one of the doors of the many rooms and entered a warmly-lit sleeper cabin and sat down on the couch. Amethio and Alani followed, sitting on the opposite side of the table that was between the tow couches.]

"..So, what's your grand plan?"

"I'll ask Yanga to check the school's database for an 'Alani'. Then we continue from there."

[alani-holmes]

”This place is nice! Kinda reminds me of my dorm back at Uva Academy!”

(Alani looked around at the train cabin she was in. It looked like she wanted to get up and explore a bit, but she had just sat down.)

“Just a question. Do trains allow you to have your Pokemon outside of their Pokeballs?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded just as a Shiny Hisuian Zorua wandered in and curled up in her lap.]

[alani-holmes]

”…that’s a strange Pokemon you got there!”

(Alani made her comment before taking out one of her Pokeballs and letting out a Shiny Sylveon, who immediately sat on her lap.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"A Sylveon...and a shiny too.."

[Amethio glanced over, seemingly intrigued. The Zorua on Lizzy's lap also looked up.]

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, this is Nymphia!” Alani said as she petted her Sylveon, causing him to purr, “He’s been by my side since I was a toddler!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”For such a long time…? That’s sweet. This…is Yuki.”

[The Zorua, Yuki, barked quietly in greeting.]

[alani-holmes]

”Aww, they’re so cute!”

(Alani waved at the little Zorua. Nymphia just glared at them before going back to looking at his trainer.)

“Where is this thing taking us anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced out the window.]

“I’m not quite—-“

“SALUTATIONS! WELCOME ABOARD!”

[A loud yet welcoming voice could be heard from the doorway, and a somewhat old-looking man in a black train conductor’s outfit stood beside another almost identical man who was wearing white instead. The black clad conductor had a frown while the other had a smile.]

[alani-holmes]

”Um, I who are you two exactly?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I am Ingo! And this is my brother, Emmet!” the black-clad conductor bellowed.

“It’s verrry rare to see someone new on the train, Miss Lizzy. Who might she be?” The other, Emmet asked.

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, I’m Alani! Do you know where this train is headed perhaps?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Yes! We’ve set a course for the academy in the event that we must return you!”

“All Miss Lizzy’s orders.”

[Lizzy’s ear flicked.]

“…please refrain from calling them ‘orders’. It was but a request.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ah okay!…I didn’t know that there was a train that went there!”

(Alani turned to Lizzy.)

“Where do you know those two from?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“They used to be the Subway Bosses in the Unova region. They moved here to work the train lines between multiple regions.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ohhh okay! How did you guys meet?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”Lizzy used to work at the Battle Subway as a summer job when she was younger. We’ve stayed friends ever since!”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, that’s cool! Lizzy, you used to live in Unova?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded.]

“It’s my birthplace.”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh neat! I don’t have any friends where I’m from.”

“Just a question, how long will it take us to get to the academy?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Less than an hour or so! …hopefully.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh, okay!"

(She decided to pet Nymphia in the meantime.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The train ride certainly felt longer than an hour. At some point Lizzy had fallen asleep against the window while Amethio worked on something in his notebook.]

[All was quiet until the train lights suddenly went out and the train screeched to a halt.]

[alani-holmes]

"WOAH!? WHAT WAS THAT!? Do trains normally do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced up in alarm.]

“Tch….no, they don’t.”

[alani-holmes]

"...what do we do now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Well, we could check what's causing the outage."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright!"

(Alani got up causing Nymphia to jump off her.)

"Lead the way!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio got up as well and headed towards the control room.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani and Nymphia went into the control room. There were a lot of buttons and levers that she had no idea how they worked.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio noticed a blinking light on the main console.]

"...Something's jammed? I'll have to get Lizzy to check it out when she wakes up."

[alani-holmes]

"I'll go get her. You stay here."

(Alani walked back to their train cabin in hopes of waking Miss Lizzy up.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy was still curled up against the window.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani shook Lizzy in attempt to wake her up.)

"Miss Lizzy, please wake up! The lights went out and the train stopped! Amethio said that I should wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy didn't budge.]

[alani-holmes]

"MISS LIZZY!!"

(She shook Lizzy even harder.)

"YOU NEED TO WAKE UP MISS LIZZY!!"

(Nymphia got tired of this...he had Alani step aside, picked up Lizzy with his ribbons,...and shook her. hard. Luckily, for once, Nymphia tried to make sure he wouldn't hurt the sleeping Lizzy.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"....yaaaawn..."

[Lizzy's eyes eventually blinked open as she looked around.]

"...Huh. Power's out."

[alani-holmes]

"Miss Lizzy!"

(Nymphia letted Lizzy down.)

"The power went out and the train stopped! Amethio went to check it out but he told me to wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. It sounds like something in the engine is jammed. I'll go take a look."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed Lizzy as she went to look at the engine to find the source of the problem.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Once the got there, Lizzy immediately seemed to know what happened.]

“…hm. Laquium crystals have grown inside and have jammed the major components.”

[alani-holmes]

(Alani seemed confused.)

“Laquium? What even is that?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Think of it as the direct opposite of Tera Crystals."

[alani-holmes]

”…I should probably stay away from it then.”

(She clutched her Tera arm as she stepped a few feet back.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…wait.”

[Amethio suddenly joined the conversation.]

“Laquium is repelled by Terastal Energy…so perhaps you could help us?”

[alani-holmes]

”…do you want me to try to emit Terastal Energy at it..?”

(Alani looked down at her arm, knowing what would happen if that was the case.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"If that's possible....and if you're willing to."

[alani-holmes]

"....I'll try. Do you want me to do it here?

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..that'll work. Go ahead."

[Both Lizzy and Amethio stepped back to give her room.]

[alani-holmes]

"Alright...."

(Alani pulled up her right sleeve, revealing the Tera crystals encompassing her arm from right below the elbow to her wrist. She held out her hand, with her palm facing the machinery where the Laquium was supposed to be. She closes her eyes and focuses on releasing a blast of Terastal energy.)

(A flash of multicolored light appears and disappears, causing a minor shockwave throughout the room.)

(The Laquium seems to have dissipated. Once it is done, Alani turns around, clutching her right arm in pain. The crystals have spread even farther, now reaching half way towards Alani's shoulder.)

"......did I do it...?"

(Alani falls to her knees, exhausted. Doing this has taken a toll on her body.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Y-Your arm-- are you alright?"

[Amethio exclaimed. Lizzy dropped right beside Alani to check on her.]

[alani-holmes]

"..I'm alive, so that's something!....but I'm tired...and it hurts...it hurts a lot.."

(Alani clutched her right arm harder in attempt to distract herself from her situation. Nymphia ran over to his trainer in a panic.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. We won't ask you to do it again, then."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright..."

(Nymphia helped Alani to stand with his ribbons.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Now that the Laquium was gone, the train seemed to come back to life. Lizzy sighed.]

"...bit off more than you could chew, didn't you. You gave us quite the scare."

[alani-holmes]

"Well, I don't typically fire off any energy. Guess I'm not used to it."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's understandable."

[alani-holmes]

"We should head back."

(The trio headed back to their train cabin until they arrived at their destinations.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[At last, they finally arrived outside of the academy.]

[Lizzy stood at the entrance with Alani.]

“You should be able to ask the director anything you need.”

[alani-holmes]

"Okay! Thanks for your help!"

(Alani and Nymphia walked inside the building.)

(Not even 15 minutes later and they came back out.)

"....yeah I don't think this is my Uva Academy. Clavell said he didn't know who I was despite him knowing very well that I go to his academy, at least in my world."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...I figured as much. I don't remember seeing you around when I worked here."

[alani-holmes]

”Wait, you worked here?! Why didn’t you lead with that!? I would’ve known right away that this isn’t my Paldea!”

“…never mind that. What do we do now?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"The most likely thing to do is to find a way to send you back."

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah but how do we do that?"

(Something can be heard in the distance.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I have my ways.

....what was that?"

[alani-holmes]

"...What do you mean "what was that"?"

(Nymphia however, did hear what ever that was and stood on guard. Whatever that was, the sound of it approaching seemed to disappear, but somehow, Nymphia seemed to feel like it was still nearby.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...You sense it too, don't you?"

[alani-holmes]

(Nymphia nodded, but this just left Alani even more confused.)

"What are you guys talking about–"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Just then, a rather angry Corviknight appeared.]

“…just as I thought. What’s got it so rattled, I wonder?”

[alani-holmes]

"..I don't know.."

(The Corviknight swooped down to attack them hitting Nymphia straight with a Steel Wing.)

"NYMPHIA!!"

(Alani rushed over to her Pokémon and returned him to his Pokeball. She then grabbed another Pokéball and let out a Pokémon that looked like a fusion between a Miraidon and a Cyclizar.)

"Tokage! Use Electro Drift!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy noticed the Pokemon and was immediately intrigued.]

“…interesting…it’s not anything I’ve seen before…”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani ignored the comment. The Electro Drift caused the Corviknight to fall to the ground.]

"Good job Tokage!!"

[The strange Pokemon roared]

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy approached the Corvikight just as pink mist seemed to evaporate from it. She knelt down beside it.]

“I see what it was now. You’re feeling much better now, aren’t you?”

[The Corviknight cawed and placed its head in her lap. A trainer hurriedly approached them.]

“CORVIKIGHT! A-are you alright, bud..?! ..Wait a minute..aren’t you—?”

[Lizzy cut him off.]

“The use of the Strong Sphere seems to have sent it into a rampage. You should take care of your Pokemon better.”

[The trainer nodded in determination.]

“Right! I’ll never use those Strong Spheres again! It hurt you, didn’t it Corviknight?”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani's Tera Arm started to itch, whatever that was, it seemed to react to the crystals on her arm. Alani petted Tokage to distract herself then turned to Lizzy.]

"Miss Lizzy, are those Strong Spheres made of that Laquium stuff we saw back on the train?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"They are. Exceed's been encouraging trainers to use them....but they shatter the bonds between trainer and Pokémon."

[alani-holmes]

"That's horrible! Exceed...that's the people who you say saw me when I first got here? Why would they do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...It's all greed."

[alani-holmes]

"..Greed? But for what? That doesn't make any sense!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…I…am not quite sure either.”

[Lizzy stood up and handed the trainer a slip of paper. He was under her guidance from now on.]

[alani-holmes]

”…..are you also a business owner? Or at least, provide services to others? What is your current job anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...it's not exactly a job. I don't associate myself with any specific organizations nowadays."

[The trainer seemed surprised at Lizzy's offer.]

"Y-you're really-?! But I thought--"

"The others will set you on the right path. This...is just a guide for you to meet them."

[alani-holmes]

(She seems a bit suspicious about this)

"Uh huh....can I see the paper you got there? Or like, an extra?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded and handed Alani another sheet of paper. It read:]

<<To: Whoever this sheet may find

Follow the first Dragon Type trainer you see to a hotel. If they are wearing black, show them that you have received this paper.>>

[alani-holmes]

(This is totally not suspicious at all.....)

"....Just to clarify, you're not on the run, are you?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..No, I am not. I have nothing to run from here."

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah...I don't really believe that."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...understood.

..in this world...by the time you realize, you'll be restrained to a desk. And with your dreams on the floor you'll comply as if your eyes are chained to whatever they will test you with. I, am willing to prevent that at all costs."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani heard a bit of what Lizzy said.)

“….like a cult?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”W-wait…it’s not like a cult, I promise. People are allowed to walk out whenever they wish, and there’s no type of worship happening at all…”

[alani-holmes]

"No no, that's not what I meant. What you're trying to prevent....it kind of sounds similar."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

(A bright glow occurs and a girl somehow winds up in the middle of Levincia.)

"Huh, what!?" - @alani-holmes

//sorry, I know you're mainly an anime lore person for the rps, but is it alright if I shove my SV oc into a rp with Lizzy? she's very cool!

//SURE OFC!!!! I played SV but if I get anything wrong PLEASE correct me!!

[She wasn't really noticed by the busy streets of the city, though one person within the crowd seemed to notice her immediately and was observing her carefully.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried looking around.)

"Huh...one moment I was at the academy, and now I'm here! Strange."

(She whispered to herself and noticed the person observing her.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The person ducked away once they realized that they were noticed.]

[However...someone else approached her directly.]

"...Are you lost, miss..?" A black and white haired trainer asked.

[alani-holmes]

(Alani turned around to see the trainer.)

"Uh, yeah! I think I got lost, I thought I was somewhere else a momment ago."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The trainer sighed and extended his hand for her to take.]

"..I see...we should get out of this crowd...I know someone who can help."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried to take his hand with her right one, but realized that it was the one covered in Tera crystals, and didn't take it back in time.)

"Uhhhhhh"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced down and immediately noticed. However, his eyes didn’t widen in shock nor fear but in wonder.]

“…interesting….you remind me of—“

[The sound of rushed footsteps heading in their direction caught his attention before he could finish. Without hesitation he took her hand and started running in the opposite direction, ducking into an alleyway.]

“That was close……so, what’s your name?”

[alani-holmes]

”….Alani…who are you?! And why are we hiding in an alleyway?”

(Alani took her arm back, wincing in pain as it was just grabbed earlier.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I promise there’s an explanation for all of this….I’m Amethio.”

“….who are you?”

[A second voice came from directly behind her. Amethio also seemed startled but regained his composure quickly.]

“Ack….you and your silent footsteps….but aside from that, you don’t miss a beat, Lizzy.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh...hi there!"

(She stood quiet for a minute)

"Are those...Pokemon ears?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…yes. They are…”

[alani-holmes]

”Ooo, Cool! Now, can someone please explain what’s going on?!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“I just saved you from possibly the longest interrogation you’ll ever go through. Now, what’s up with the arm?” Amethio asked.

[Lizzy sighed.]

“…if you don’t mind telling us, of course. It’s completely up to you.”

[alani-holmes]

"...fine."

(Alani pulled up her sleeve of her right arm, revealing a layer of Tera crystals growing from her elbow to her fingers.)

"...awhile back, me and a few friends went down to Area Zero to help out a teacher of ours. One of my friends got mad at me and angered a sleeping Terapagos in hopes of finally proving he was stronger than me, but it lashed out, and I took a blow to protect him....so now I have this."

(She motioned to the crystals on her arm.)

"It hasn't killed me yet so that's a good thing! And now I can manipulate Tera energy to a degree! Well I only use it so that I never have to recharge my tera orb at a Pokemon Center. It's kinda funny, were I'm from getting this would probably be considered a blessing."

(Alani paused for a second.)

"...what do you mean "Interrogation"?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy stared silently for a few moments until her eyes practically started sparkling. She seemed to like how shiny it was….]

“Exceed likely caught a whiff of you while we were out in the open. They wouldn’t let you go for some time.”

[alani-holmes]

"I'm sorry, who? And why?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..Excced. They're a company here that's being run by someone....who takes a certain interest in people like you. Once he has you in his grip..."

[Amethio trailed off. Lizzy's eyes didn't leave her arm.]

[alani-holmes]

"Oh..okay....and the public knows nothing about it?"

(Alani noticed how Lizzy didn't stop staring at her arm, which made her feel uncomfortable.)

"Can you..stop looking at my arm please?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy blinked and shook her head, embarrassed that she had been staring.]

"A-Ah...sorry.."

"..Unfortunately so. And there's nothing we can do about that."

[alani-holmes]

"....not if I do a little investigation..."

(Alani decided against that idea for now.)

"So, uh, what now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”We need to focus on getting you home. It’s pretty clear that you’re not from this world.”

[alani-holmes]

”How do you know that? It could be that I got teleported from the Academy to here!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's also true.."

[Lizzy shot a sidelong glance at Amethio, clearly irritated that he jumped to such a conclusion so quickly. He rubbed his neck sheepishly.]

"...ah..right. Let's get you back there then."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her arm back up and then thought to herself.)

"Well, I guess it is strange that I've never heard of this Exceed you mentioned. Espcially since I've lived in Paldea for years now and no one has ever mentioned this."

(Alani thought about it. How did she get here in the first place.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Is that so..?"

[Lizzy asked quietly.]

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah I guess."

(Alani noticed something following them out of the corner of her eye.)

"....what's that."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”What was wa—“

[Amethio noticed it too. A shadow slinking around the corner in an attempt to stay out of sight….though they could all feel its intense gaze.]

[alani-holmes]

"Uhm, do you think we should go?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I know a place. Let's make haste." [Lizzy pulled down a ladder from one of the balconies and started to climb up to the roof of the building that was next to them. Once she made it to the top, she looked down as if expecting Alani to follow.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani struggled a bit to climb, but managed to get up.)

"Alright! Where are we going?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"We should be safe as long as we get back to the train." [Lizzy dashed across the rooftop without elaborating. Amethio sighed and gestured to Alani to just follow along for now.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed them, still a bit worried about everything.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[They followed Lizzy all the way to what seemed to be a train station. Only one train was currently stopped at the platform and Lizzy tapped on the door once. It hissed and opened which allowed her to enter just as a heavy downpour began.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani looked in awe at the vehicle.)

"...what in the world is that!? Am I supposed to go inside!?"

(Clearly, despite being super smart, Alani has never seen a train in her life.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”..yes….? Don’t tell me you’ve never seen a train before…?”

[Amethio seemed genuinely surprised at her confusion, but he shook it off once a deafening steam-whistle sounded—signaling that the train was about to depart.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her ears as the whistle blew but let go once the sound was over.)

”So that’s what it’s called! Nope never been on one!”

(Alani went inside the train.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Inside was nice and cozy, for a train at least. Lizzy pushed open one of the doors of the many rooms and entered a warmly-lit sleeper cabin and sat down on the couch. Amethio and Alani followed, sitting on the opposite side of the table that was between the tow couches.]

"..So, what's your grand plan?"

"I'll ask Yanga to check the school's database for an 'Alani'. Then we continue from there."

[alani-holmes]

”This place is nice! Kinda reminds me of my dorm back at Uva Academy!”

(Alani looked around at the train cabin she was in. It looked like she wanted to get up and explore a bit, but she had just sat down.)

“Just a question. Do trains allow you to have your Pokemon outside of their Pokeballs?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded just as a Shiny Hisuian Zorua wandered in and curled up in her lap.]

[alani-holmes]

”…that’s a strange Pokemon you got there!”

(Alani made her comment before taking out one of her Pokeballs and letting out a Shiny Sylveon, who immediately sat on her lap.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"A Sylveon...and a shiny too.."

[Amethio glanced over, seemingly intrigued. The Zorua on Lizzy's lap also looked up.]

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, this is Nymphia!” Alani said as she petted her Sylveon, causing him to purr, “He’s been by my side since I was a toddler!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”For such a long time…? That’s sweet. This…is Yuki.”

[The Zorua, Yuki, barked quietly in greeting.]

[alani-holmes]

”Aww, they’re so cute!”

(Alani waved at the little Zorua. Nymphia just glared at them before going back to looking at his trainer.)

“Where is this thing taking us anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced out the window.]

“I’m not quite—-“

“SALUTATIONS! WELCOME ABOARD!”

[A loud yet welcoming voice could be heard from the doorway, and a somewhat old-looking man in a black train conductor’s outfit stood beside another almost identical man who was wearing white instead. The black clad conductor had a frown while the other had a smile.]

[alani-holmes]

”Um, I who are you two exactly?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I am Ingo! And this is my brother, Emmet!” the black-clad conductor bellowed.

“It’s verrry rare to see someone new on the train, Miss Lizzy. Who might she be?” The other, Emmet asked.

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, I’m Alani! Do you know where this train is headed perhaps?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Yes! We’ve set a course for the academy in the event that we must return you!”

“All Miss Lizzy’s orders.”

[Lizzy’s ear flicked.]

“…please refrain from calling them ‘orders’. It was but a request.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ah okay!…I didn’t know that there was a train that went there!”

(Alani turned to Lizzy.)

“Where do you know those two from?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“They used to be the Subway Bosses in the Unova region. They moved here to work the train lines between multiple regions.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ohhh okay! How did you guys meet?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”Lizzy used to work at the Battle Subway as a summer job when she was younger. We’ve stayed friends ever since!”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, that’s cool! Lizzy, you used to live in Unova?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded.]

“It’s my birthplace.”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh neat! I don’t have any friends where I’m from.”

“Just a question, how long will it take us to get to the academy?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Less than an hour or so! …hopefully.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh, okay!"

(She decided to pet Nymphia in the meantime.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The train ride certainly felt longer than an hour. At some point Lizzy had fallen asleep against the window while Amethio worked on something in his notebook.]

[All was quiet until the train lights suddenly went out and the train screeched to a halt.]

[alani-holmes]

"WOAH!? WHAT WAS THAT!? Do trains normally do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced up in alarm.]

“Tch….no, they don’t.”

[alani-holmes]

"...what do we do now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Well, we could check what's causing the outage."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright!"

(Alani got up causing Nymphia to jump off her.)

"Lead the way!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio got up as well and headed towards the control room.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani and Nymphia went into the control room. There were a lot of buttons and levers that she had no idea how they worked.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio noticed a blinking light on the main console.]

"...Something's jammed? I'll have to get Lizzy to check it out when she wakes up."

[alani-holmes]

"I'll go get her. You stay here."

(Alani walked back to their train cabin in hopes of waking Miss Lizzy up.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy was still curled up against the window.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani shook Lizzy in attempt to wake her up.)

"Miss Lizzy, please wake up! The lights went out and the train stopped! Amethio said that I should wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy didn't budge.]

[alani-holmes]

"MISS LIZZY!!"

(She shook Lizzy even harder.)

"YOU NEED TO WAKE UP MISS LIZZY!!"

(Nymphia got tired of this...he had Alani step aside, picked up Lizzy with his ribbons,...and shook her. hard. Luckily, for once, Nymphia tried to make sure he wouldn't hurt the sleeping Lizzy.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"....yaaaawn..."

[Lizzy's eyes eventually blinked open as she looked around.]

"...Huh. Power's out."

[alani-holmes]

"Miss Lizzy!"

(Nymphia letted Lizzy down.)

"The power went out and the train stopped! Amethio went to check it out but he told me to wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. It sounds like something in the engine is jammed. I'll go take a look."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed Lizzy as she went to look at the engine to find the source of the problem.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Once the got there, Lizzy immediately seemed to know what happened.]

“…hm. Laquium crystals have grown inside and have jammed the major components.”

[alani-holmes]

(Alani seemed confused.)

“Laquium? What even is that?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Think of it as the direct opposite of Tera Crystals."

[alani-holmes]

”…I should probably stay away from it then.”

(She clutched her Tera arm as she stepped a few feet back.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…wait.”

[Amethio suddenly joined the conversation.]

“Laquium is repelled by Terastal Energy…so perhaps you could help us?”

[alani-holmes]

”…do you want me to try to emit Terastal Energy at it..?”

(Alani looked down at her arm, knowing what would happen if that was the case.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"If that's possible....and if you're willing to."

[alani-holmes]

"....I'll try. Do you want me to do it here?

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..that'll work. Go ahead."

[Both Lizzy and Amethio stepped back to give her room.]

[alani-holmes]

"Alright...."

(Alani pulled up her right sleeve, revealing the Tera crystals encompassing her arm from right below the elbow to her wrist. She held out her hand, with her palm facing the machinery where the Laquium was supposed to be. She closes her eyes and focuses on releasing a blast of Terastal energy.)

(A flash of multicolored light appears and disappears, causing a minor shockwave throughout the room.)

(The Laquium seems to have dissipated. Once it is done, Alani turns around, clutching her right arm in pain. The crystals have spread even farther, now reaching half way towards Alani's shoulder.)

"......did I do it...?"

(Alani falls to her knees, exhausted. Doing this has taken a toll on her body.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Y-Your arm-- are you alright?"

[Amethio exclaimed. Lizzy dropped right beside Alani to check on her.]

[alani-holmes]

"..I'm alive, so that's something!....but I'm tired...and it hurts...it hurts a lot.."

(Alani clutched her right arm harder in attempt to distract herself from her situation. Nymphia ran over to his trainer in a panic.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. We won't ask you to do it again, then."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright..."

(Nymphia helped Alani to stand with his ribbons.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Now that the Laquium was gone, the train seemed to come back to life. Lizzy sighed.]

"...bit off more than you could chew, didn't you. You gave us quite the scare."

[alani-holmes]

"Well, I don't typically fire off any energy. Guess I'm not used to it."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's understandable."

[alani-holmes]

"We should head back."

(The trio headed back to their train cabin until they arrived at their destinations.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[At last, they finally arrived outside of the academy.]

[Lizzy stood at the entrance with Alani.]

“You should be able to ask the director anything you need.”

[alani-holmes]

"Okay! Thanks for your help!"

(Alani and Nymphia walked inside the building.)

(Not even 15 minutes later and they came back out.)

"....yeah I don't think this is my Uva Academy. Clavell said he didn't know who I was despite him knowing very well that I go to his academy, at least in my world."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...I figured as much. I don't remember seeing you around when I worked here."

[alani-holmes]

”Wait, you worked here?! Why didn’t you lead with that!? I would’ve known right away that this isn’t my Paldea!”

“…never mind that. What do we do now?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"The most likely thing to do is to find a way to send you back."

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah but how do we do that?"

(Something can be heard in the distance.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I have my ways.

....what was that?"

[alani-holmes]

"...What do you mean "what was that"?"

(Nymphia however, did hear what ever that was and stood on guard. Whatever that was, the sound of it approaching seemed to disappear, but somehow, Nymphia seemed to feel like it was still nearby.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...You sense it too, don't you?"

[alani-holmes]

(Nymphia nodded, but this just left Alani even more confused.)

"What are you guys talking about–"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Just then, a rather angry Corviknight appeared.]

“…just as I thought. What’s got it so rattled, I wonder?”

[alani-holmes]

"..I don't know.."

(The Corviknight swooped down to attack them hitting Nymphia straight with a Steel Wing.)

"NYMPHIA!!"

(Alani rushed over to her Pokémon and returned him to his Pokeball. She then grabbed another Pokéball and let out a Pokémon that looked like a fusion between a Miraidon and a Cyclizar.)

"Tokage! Use Electro Drift!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy noticed the Pokemon and was immediately intrigued.]

“…interesting…it’s not anything I’ve seen before…”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani ignored the comment. The Electro Drift caused the Corviknight to fall to the ground.]

"Good job Tokage!!"

[The strange Pokemon roared]

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy approached the Corvikight just as pink mist seemed to evaporate from it. She knelt down beside it.]

“I see what it was now. You’re feeling much better now, aren’t you?”

[The Corviknight cawed and placed its head in her lap. A trainer hurriedly approached them.]

“CORVIKIGHT! A-are you alright, bud..?! ..Wait a minute..aren’t you—?”

[Lizzy cut him off.]

“The use of the Strong Sphere seems to have sent it into a rampage. You should take care of your Pokemon better.”

[The trainer nodded in determination.]

“Right! I’ll never use those Strong Spheres again! It hurt you, didn’t it Corviknight?”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani's Tera Arm started to itch, whatever that was, it seemed to react to the crystals on her arm. Alani petted Tokage to distract herself then turned to Lizzy.]

"Miss Lizzy, are those Strong Spheres made of that Laquium stuff we saw back on the train?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"They are. Exceed's been encouraging trainers to use them....but they shatter the bonds between trainer and Pokémon."

[alani-holmes]

"That's horrible! Exceed...that's the people who you say saw me when I first got here? Why would they do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...It's all greed."

[alani-holmes]

"..Greed? But for what? That doesn't make any sense!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…I…am not quite sure either.”

[Lizzy stood up and handed the trainer a slip of paper. He was under her guidance from now on.]

[alani-holmes]

”…..are you also a business owner? Or at least, provide services to others? What is your current job anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...it's not exactly a job. I don't associate myself with any specific organizations nowadays."

[The trainer seemed surprised at Lizzy's offer.]

"Y-you're really-?! But I thought--"

"The others will set you on the right path. This...is just a guide for you to meet them."

[alani-holmes]

(She seems a bit suspicious about this)

"Uh huh....can I see the paper you got there? Or like, an extra?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded and handed Alani another sheet of paper. It read:]

<<To: Whoever this sheet may find

Follow the first Dragon Type trainer you see to a hotel. If they are wearing black, show them that you have received this paper.>>

[alani-holmes]

(This is totally not suspicious at all.....)

"....Just to clarify, you're not on the run, are you?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..No, I am not. I have nothing to run from here."

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah...I don't really believe that."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...understood.

..in this world...by the time you realize, you'll be restrained to a desk. And with your dreams on the floor you'll comply as if your eyes are chained to whatever they will test you with. I, am willing to prevent that at all costs."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani heard a bit of what Lizzy said.)

“….like a cult?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

(A bright glow occurs and a girl somehow winds up in the middle of Levincia.)

"Huh, what!?" - @alani-holmes

//sorry, I know you're mainly an anime lore person for the rps, but is it alright if I shove my SV oc into a rp with Lizzy? she's very cool!

//SURE OFC!!!! I played SV but if I get anything wrong PLEASE correct me!!

[She wasn't really noticed by the busy streets of the city, though one person within the crowd seemed to notice her immediately and was observing her carefully.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried looking around.)

"Huh...one moment I was at the academy, and now I'm here! Strange."

(She whispered to herself and noticed the person observing her.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The person ducked away once they realized that they were noticed.]

[However...someone else approached her directly.]

"...Are you lost, miss..?" A black and white haired trainer asked.

[alani-holmes]

(Alani turned around to see the trainer.)

"Uh, yeah! I think I got lost, I thought I was somewhere else a momment ago."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The trainer sighed and extended his hand for her to take.]

"..I see...we should get out of this crowd...I know someone who can help."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried to take his hand with her right one, but realized that it was the one covered in Tera crystals, and didn't take it back in time.)

"Uhhhhhh"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced down and immediately noticed. However, his eyes didn’t widen in shock nor fear but in wonder.]

“…interesting….you remind me of—“

[The sound of rushed footsteps heading in their direction caught his attention before he could finish. Without hesitation he took her hand and started running in the opposite direction, ducking into an alleyway.]

“That was close……so, what’s your name?”

[alani-holmes]

”….Alani…who are you?! And why are we hiding in an alleyway?”

(Alani took her arm back, wincing in pain as it was just grabbed earlier.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I promise there’s an explanation for all of this….I’m Amethio.”

“….who are you?”

[A second voice came from directly behind her. Amethio also seemed startled but regained his composure quickly.]

“Ack….you and your silent footsteps….but aside from that, you don’t miss a beat, Lizzy.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh...hi there!"

(She stood quiet for a minute)

"Are those...Pokemon ears?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…yes. They are…”

[alani-holmes]

”Ooo, Cool! Now, can someone please explain what’s going on?!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“I just saved you from possibly the longest interrogation you’ll ever go through. Now, what’s up with the arm?” Amethio asked.

[Lizzy sighed.]

“…if you don’t mind telling us, of course. It’s completely up to you.”

[alani-holmes]

"...fine."

(Alani pulled up her sleeve of her right arm, revealing a layer of Tera crystals growing from her elbow to her fingers.)

"...awhile back, me and a few friends went down to Area Zero to help out a teacher of ours. One of my friends got mad at me and angered a sleeping Terapagos in hopes of finally proving he was stronger than me, but it lashed out, and I took a blow to protect him....so now I have this."

(She motioned to the crystals on her arm.)

"It hasn't killed me yet so that's a good thing! And now I can manipulate Tera energy to a degree! Well I only use it so that I never have to recharge my tera orb at a Pokemon Center. It's kinda funny, were I'm from getting this would probably be considered a blessing."

(Alani paused for a second.)

"...what do you mean "Interrogation"?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy stared silently for a few moments until her eyes practically started sparkling. She seemed to like how shiny it was….]

“Exceed likely caught a whiff of you while we were out in the open. They wouldn’t let you go for some time.”

[alani-holmes]

"I'm sorry, who? And why?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..Excced. They're a company here that's being run by someone....who takes a certain interest in people like you. Once he has you in his grip..."

[Amethio trailed off. Lizzy's eyes didn't leave her arm.]

[alani-holmes]

"Oh..okay....and the public knows nothing about it?"

(Alani noticed how Lizzy didn't stop staring at her arm, which made her feel uncomfortable.)

"Can you..stop looking at my arm please?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy blinked and shook her head, embarrassed that she had been staring.]

"A-Ah...sorry.."

"..Unfortunately so. And there's nothing we can do about that."

[alani-holmes]

"....not if I do a little investigation..."

(Alani decided against that idea for now.)

"So, uh, what now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”We need to focus on getting you home. It’s pretty clear that you’re not from this world.”

[alani-holmes]

”How do you know that? It could be that I got teleported from the Academy to here!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's also true.."

[Lizzy shot a sidelong glance at Amethio, clearly irritated that he jumped to such a conclusion so quickly. He rubbed his neck sheepishly.]

"...ah..right. Let's get you back there then."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her arm back up and then thought to herself.)

"Well, I guess it is strange that I've never heard of this Exceed you mentioned. Espcially since I've lived in Paldea for years now and no one has ever mentioned this."

(Alani thought about it. How did she get here in the first place.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Is that so..?"

[Lizzy asked quietly.]

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah I guess."

(Alani noticed something following them out of the corner of her eye.)

"....what's that."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”What was wa—“

[Amethio noticed it too. A shadow slinking around the corner in an attempt to stay out of sight….though they could all feel its intense gaze.]

[alani-holmes]

"Uhm, do you think we should go?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I know a place. Let's make haste." [Lizzy pulled down a ladder from one of the balconies and started to climb up to the roof of the building that was next to them. Once she made it to the top, she looked down as if expecting Alani to follow.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani struggled a bit to climb, but managed to get up.)

"Alright! Where are we going?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"We should be safe as long as we get back to the train." [Lizzy dashed across the rooftop without elaborating. Amethio sighed and gestured to Alani to just follow along for now.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed them, still a bit worried about everything.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[They followed Lizzy all the way to what seemed to be a train station. Only one train was currently stopped at the platform and Lizzy tapped on the door once. It hissed and opened which allowed her to enter just as a heavy downpour began.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani looked in awe at the vehicle.)

"...what in the world is that!? Am I supposed to go inside!?"

(Clearly, despite being super smart, Alani has never seen a train in her life.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”..yes….? Don’t tell me you’ve never seen a train before…?”

[Amethio seemed genuinely surprised at her confusion, but he shook it off once a deafening steam-whistle sounded—signaling that the train was about to depart.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her ears as the whistle blew but let go once the sound was over.)

”So that’s what it’s called! Nope never been on one!”

(Alani went inside the train.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Inside was nice and cozy, for a train at least. Lizzy pushed open one of the doors of the many rooms and entered a warmly-lit sleeper cabin and sat down on the couch. Amethio and Alani followed, sitting on the opposite side of the table that was between the tow couches.]

"..So, what's your grand plan?"

"I'll ask Yanga to check the school's database for an 'Alani'. Then we continue from there."

[alani-holmes]

”This place is nice! Kinda reminds me of my dorm back at Uva Academy!”

(Alani looked around at the train cabin she was in. It looked like she wanted to get up and explore a bit, but she had just sat down.)

“Just a question. Do trains allow you to have your Pokemon outside of their Pokeballs?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded just as a Shiny Hisuian Zorua wandered in and curled up in her lap.]

[alani-holmes]

”…that’s a strange Pokemon you got there!”

(Alani made her comment before taking out one of her Pokeballs and letting out a Shiny Sylveon, who immediately sat on her lap.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"A Sylveon...and a shiny too.."

[Amethio glanced over, seemingly intrigued. The Zorua on Lizzy's lap also looked up.]

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, this is Nymphia!” Alani said as she petted her Sylveon, causing him to purr, “He’s been by my side since I was a toddler!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”For such a long time…? That’s sweet. This…is Yuki.”

[The Zorua, Yuki, barked quietly in greeting.]

[alani-holmes]

”Aww, they’re so cute!”

(Alani waved at the little Zorua. Nymphia just glared at them before going back to looking at his trainer.)

“Where is this thing taking us anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced out the window.]

“I’m not quite—-“

“SALUTATIONS! WELCOME ABOARD!”

[A loud yet welcoming voice could be heard from the doorway, and a somewhat old-looking man in a black train conductor’s outfit stood beside another almost identical man who was wearing white instead. The black clad conductor had a frown while the other had a smile.]

[alani-holmes]

”Um, I who are you two exactly?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I am Ingo! And this is my brother, Emmet!” the black-clad conductor bellowed.

“It’s verrry rare to see someone new on the train, Miss Lizzy. Who might she be?” The other, Emmet asked.

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, I’m Alani! Do you know where this train is headed perhaps?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Yes! We’ve set a course for the academy in the event that we must return you!”

“All Miss Lizzy’s orders.”

[Lizzy’s ear flicked.]

“…please refrain from calling them ‘orders’. It was but a request.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ah okay!…I didn’t know that there was a train that went there!”

(Alani turned to Lizzy.)

“Where do you know those two from?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“They used to be the Subway Bosses in the Unova region. They moved here to work the train lines between multiple regions.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ohhh okay! How did you guys meet?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”Lizzy used to work at the Battle Subway as a summer job when she was younger. We’ve stayed friends ever since!”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, that’s cool! Lizzy, you used to live in Unova?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded.]

“It’s my birthplace.”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh neat! I don’t have any friends where I’m from.”

“Just a question, how long will it take us to get to the academy?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Less than an hour or so! …hopefully.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh, okay!"

(She decided to pet Nymphia in the meantime.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The train ride certainly felt longer than an hour. At some point Lizzy had fallen asleep against the window while Amethio worked on something in his notebook.]

[All was quiet until the train lights suddenly went out and the train screeched to a halt.]

[alani-holmes]

"WOAH!? WHAT WAS THAT!? Do trains normally do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced up in alarm.]

“Tch….no, they don’t.”

[alani-holmes]

"...what do we do now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Well, we could check what's causing the outage."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright!"

(Alani got up causing Nymphia to jump off her.)

"Lead the way!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio got up as well and headed towards the control room.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani and Nymphia went into the control room. There were a lot of buttons and levers that she had no idea how they worked.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio noticed a blinking light on the main console.]

"...Something's jammed? I'll have to get Lizzy to check it out when she wakes up."

[alani-holmes]

"I'll go get her. You stay here."

(Alani walked back to their train cabin in hopes of waking Miss Lizzy up.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy was still curled up against the window.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani shook Lizzy in attempt to wake her up.)

"Miss Lizzy, please wake up! The lights went out and the train stopped! Amethio said that I should wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy didn't budge.]

[alani-holmes]

"MISS LIZZY!!"

(She shook Lizzy even harder.)

"YOU NEED TO WAKE UP MISS LIZZY!!"

(Nymphia got tired of this...he had Alani step aside, picked up Lizzy with his ribbons,...and shook her. hard. Luckily, for once, Nymphia tried to make sure he wouldn't hurt the sleeping Lizzy.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"....yaaaawn..."

[Lizzy's eyes eventually blinked open as she looked around.]

"...Huh. Power's out."

[alani-holmes]

"Miss Lizzy!"

(Nymphia letted Lizzy down.)

"The power went out and the train stopped! Amethio went to check it out but he told me to wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. It sounds like something in the engine is jammed. I'll go take a look."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed Lizzy as she went to look at the engine to find the source of the problem.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Once the got there, Lizzy immediately seemed to know what happened.]

“…hm. Laquium crystals have grown inside and have jammed the major components.”

[alani-holmes]

(Alani seemed confused.)

“Laquium? What even is that?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Think of it as the direct opposite of Tera Crystals."

[alani-holmes]

”…I should probably stay away from it then.”

(She clutched her Tera arm as she stepped a few feet back.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…wait.”

[Amethio suddenly joined the conversation.]

“Laquium is repelled by Terastal Energy…so perhaps you could help us?”

[alani-holmes]

”…do you want me to try to emit Terastal Energy at it..?”

(Alani looked down at her arm, knowing what would happen if that was the case.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"If that's possible....and if you're willing to."

[alani-holmes]

"....I'll try. Do you want me to do it here?

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..that'll work. Go ahead."

[Both Lizzy and Amethio stepped back to give her room.]

[alani-holmes]

"Alright...."

(Alani pulled up her right sleeve, revealing the Tera crystals encompassing her arm from right below the elbow to her wrist. She held out her hand, with her palm facing the machinery where the Laquium was supposed to be. She closes her eyes and focuses on releasing a blast of Terastal energy.)

(A flash of multicolored light appears and disappears, causing a minor shockwave throughout the room.)

(The Laquium seems to have dissipated. Once it is done, Alani turns around, clutching her right arm in pain. The crystals have spread even farther, now reaching half way towards Alani's shoulder.)

"......did I do it...?"

(Alani falls to her knees, exhausted. Doing this has taken a toll on her body.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Y-Your arm-- are you alright?"

[Amethio exclaimed. Lizzy dropped right beside Alani to check on her.]

[alani-holmes]

"..I'm alive, so that's something!....but I'm tired...and it hurts...it hurts a lot.."

(Alani clutched her right arm harder in attempt to distract herself from her situation. Nymphia ran over to his trainer in a panic.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. We won't ask you to do it again, then."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright..."

(Nymphia helped Alani to stand with his ribbons.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Now that the Laquium was gone, the train seemed to come back to life. Lizzy sighed.]

"...bit off more than you could chew, didn't you. You gave us quite the scare."

[alani-holmes]

"Well, I don't typically fire off any energy. Guess I'm not used to it."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's understandable."

[alani-holmes]

"We should head back."

(The trio headed back to their train cabin until they arrived at their destinations.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[At last, they finally arrived outside of the academy.]

[Lizzy stood at the entrance with Alani.]

“You should be able to ask the director anything you need.”

[alani-holmes]

"Okay! Thanks for your help!"

(Alani and Nymphia walked inside the building.)

(Not even 15 minutes later and they came back out.)

"....yeah I don't think this is my Uva Academy. Clavell said he didn't know who I was despite him knowing very well that I go to his academy, at least in my world."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...I figured as much. I don't remember seeing you around when I worked here."

[alani-holmes]

”Wait, you worked here?! Why didn’t you lead with that!? I would’ve known right away that this isn’t my Paldea!”

“…never mind that. What do we do now?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"The most likely thing to do is to find a way to send you back."

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah but how do we do that?"

(Something can be heard in the distance.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I have my ways.

....what was that?"

[alani-holmes]

"...What do you mean "what was that"?"

(Nymphia however, did hear what ever that was and stood on guard. Whatever that was, the sound of it approaching seemed to disappear, but somehow, Nymphia seemed to feel like it was still nearby.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...You sense it too, don't you?"

[alani-holmes]

(Nymphia nodded, but this just left Alani even more confused.)

"What are you guys talking about–"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Just then, a rather angry Corviknight appeared.]

“…just as I thought. What’s got it so rattled, I wonder?”

[alani-holmes]

"..I don't know.."

(The Corviknight swooped down to attack them hitting Nymphia straight with a Steel Wing.)

"NYMPHIA!!"

(Alani rushed over to her Pokémon and returned him to his Pokeball. She then grabbed another Pokéball and let out a Pokémon that looked like a fusion between a Miraidon and a Cyclizar.)

"Tokage! Use Electro Drift!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy noticed the Pokemon and was immediately intrigued.]

“…interesting…it’s not anything I’ve seen before…”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani ignored the comment. The Electro Drift caused the Corviknight to fall to the ground.]

"Good job Tokage!!"

[The strange Pokemon roared]

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy approached the Corvikight just as pink mist seemed to evaporate from it. She knelt down beside it.]

“I see what it was now. You’re feeling much better now, aren’t you?”

[The Corviknight cawed and placed its head in her lap. A trainer hurriedly approached them.]

“CORVIKIGHT! A-are you alright, bud..?! ..Wait a minute..aren’t you—?”

[Lizzy cut him off.]

“The use of the Strong Sphere seems to have sent it into a rampage. You should take care of your Pokemon better.”

[The trainer nodded in determination.]

“Right! I’ll never use those Strong Spheres again! It hurt you, didn’t it Corviknight?”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani's Tera Arm started to itch, whatever that was, it seemed to react to the crystals on her arm. Alani petted Tokage to distract herself then turned to Lizzy.]

"Miss Lizzy, are those Strong Spheres made of that Laquium stuff we saw back on the train?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"They are. Exceed's been encouraging trainers to use them....but they shatter the bonds between trainer and Pokémon."

[alani-holmes]

"That's horrible! Exceed...that's the people who you say saw me when I first got here? Why would they do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...It's all greed."

[alani-holmes]

"..Greed? But for what? That doesn't make any sense!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…I…am not quite sure either.”

[Lizzy stood up and handed the trainer a slip of paper. He was under her guidance from now on.]

[alani-holmes]

”…..are you also a business owner? Or at least, provide services to others? What is your current job anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...it's not exactly a job. I don't associate myself with any specific organizations nowadays."

[The trainer seemed surprised at Lizzy's offer.]

"Y-you're really-?! But I thought--"

"The others will set you on the right path. This...is just a guide for you to meet them."

[alani-holmes]

(She seems a bit suspicious about this)

"Uh huh....can I see the paper you got there? Or like, an extra?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded and handed Alani another sheet of paper. It read:]

<<To: Whoever this sheet may find

Follow the first Dragon Type trainer you see to a hotel. If they are wearing black, show them that you have received this paper.>>

[alani-holmes]

(This is totally not suspicious at all.....)

"....Just to clarify, you're not on the run, are you?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..No, I am not. I have nothing to run from here."

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah...I don't really believe that."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

(A bright glow occurs and a girl somehow winds up in the middle of Levincia.)

"Huh, what!?" - @alani-holmes

//sorry, I know you're mainly an anime lore person for the rps, but is it alright if I shove my SV oc into a rp with Lizzy? she's very cool!

//SURE OFC!!!! I played SV but if I get anything wrong PLEASE correct me!!

[She wasn't really noticed by the busy streets of the city, though one person within the crowd seemed to notice her immediately and was observing her carefully.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried looking around.)

"Huh...one moment I was at the academy, and now I'm here! Strange."

(She whispered to herself and noticed the person observing her.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The person ducked away once they realized that they were noticed.]

[However...someone else approached her directly.]

"...Are you lost, miss..?" A black and white haired trainer asked.

[alani-holmes]

(Alani turned around to see the trainer.)

"Uh, yeah! I think I got lost, I thought I was somewhere else a momment ago."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The trainer sighed and extended his hand for her to take.]

"..I see...we should get out of this crowd...I know someone who can help."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried to take his hand with her right one, but realized that it was the one covered in Tera crystals, and didn't take it back in time.)

"Uhhhhhh"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced down and immediately noticed. However, his eyes didn’t widen in shock nor fear but in wonder.]

“…interesting….you remind me of—“

[The sound of rushed footsteps heading in their direction caught his attention before he could finish. Without hesitation he took her hand and started running in the opposite direction, ducking into an alleyway.]

“That was close……so, what’s your name?”

[alani-holmes]

”….Alani…who are you?! And why are we hiding in an alleyway?”

(Alani took her arm back, wincing in pain as it was just grabbed earlier.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I promise there’s an explanation for all of this….I’m Amethio.”

“….who are you?”

[A second voice came from directly behind her. Amethio also seemed startled but regained his composure quickly.]

“Ack….you and your silent footsteps….but aside from that, you don’t miss a beat, Lizzy.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh...hi there!"

(She stood quiet for a minute)

"Are those...Pokemon ears?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…yes. They are…”

[alani-holmes]

”Ooo, Cool! Now, can someone please explain what’s going on?!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“I just saved you from possibly the longest interrogation you’ll ever go through. Now, what’s up with the arm?” Amethio asked.

[Lizzy sighed.]

“…if you don’t mind telling us, of course. It’s completely up to you.”

[alani-holmes]

"...fine."

(Alani pulled up her sleeve of her right arm, revealing a layer of Tera crystals growing from her elbow to her fingers.)

"...awhile back, me and a few friends went down to Area Zero to help out a teacher of ours. One of my friends got mad at me and angered a sleeping Terapagos in hopes of finally proving he was stronger than me, but it lashed out, and I took a blow to protect him....so now I have this."

(She motioned to the crystals on her arm.)

"It hasn't killed me yet so that's a good thing! And now I can manipulate Tera energy to a degree! Well I only use it so that I never have to recharge my tera orb at a Pokemon Center. It's kinda funny, were I'm from getting this would probably be considered a blessing."

(Alani paused for a second.)

"...what do you mean "Interrogation"?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy stared silently for a few moments until her eyes practically started sparkling. She seemed to like how shiny it was….]

“Exceed likely caught a whiff of you while we were out in the open. They wouldn’t let you go for some time.”

[alani-holmes]

"I'm sorry, who? And why?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..Excced. They're a company here that's being run by someone....who takes a certain interest in people like you. Once he has you in his grip..."

[Amethio trailed off. Lizzy's eyes didn't leave her arm.]

[alani-holmes]

"Oh..okay....and the public knows nothing about it?"

(Alani noticed how Lizzy didn't stop staring at her arm, which made her feel uncomfortable.)

"Can you..stop looking at my arm please?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy blinked and shook her head, embarrassed that she had been staring.]

"A-Ah...sorry.."

"..Unfortunately so. And there's nothing we can do about that."

[alani-holmes]

"....not if I do a little investigation..."

(Alani decided against that idea for now.)

"So, uh, what now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”We need to focus on getting you home. It’s pretty clear that you’re not from this world.”

[alani-holmes]

”How do you know that? It could be that I got teleported from the Academy to here!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's also true.."

[Lizzy shot a sidelong glance at Amethio, clearly irritated that he jumped to such a conclusion so quickly. He rubbed his neck sheepishly.]

"...ah..right. Let's get you back there then."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her arm back up and then thought to herself.)

"Well, I guess it is strange that I've never heard of this Exceed you mentioned. Espcially since I've lived in Paldea for years now and no one has ever mentioned this."

(Alani thought about it. How did she get here in the first place.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Is that so..?"

[Lizzy asked quietly.]

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah I guess."

(Alani noticed something following them out of the corner of her eye.)

"....what's that."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”What was wa—“

[Amethio noticed it too. A shadow slinking around the corner in an attempt to stay out of sight….though they could all feel its intense gaze.]

[alani-holmes]

"Uhm, do you think we should go?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I know a place. Let's make haste." [Lizzy pulled down a ladder from one of the balconies and started to climb up to the roof of the building that was next to them. Once she made it to the top, she looked down as if expecting Alani to follow.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani struggled a bit to climb, but managed to get up.)

"Alright! Where are we going?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"We should be safe as long as we get back to the train." [Lizzy dashed across the rooftop without elaborating. Amethio sighed and gestured to Alani to just follow along for now.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed them, still a bit worried about everything.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[They followed Lizzy all the way to what seemed to be a train station. Only one train was currently stopped at the platform and Lizzy tapped on the door once. It hissed and opened which allowed her to enter just as a heavy downpour began.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani looked in awe at the vehicle.)

"...what in the world is that!? Am I supposed to go inside!?"

(Clearly, despite being super smart, Alani has never seen a train in her life.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”..yes….? Don’t tell me you’ve never seen a train before…?”

[Amethio seemed genuinely surprised at her confusion, but he shook it off once a deafening steam-whistle sounded—signaling that the train was about to depart.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her ears as the whistle blew but let go once the sound was over.)

”So that’s what it’s called! Nope never been on one!”

(Alani went inside the train.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Inside was nice and cozy, for a train at least. Lizzy pushed open one of the doors of the many rooms and entered a warmly-lit sleeper cabin and sat down on the couch. Amethio and Alani followed, sitting on the opposite side of the table that was between the tow couches.]

"..So, what's your grand plan?"

"I'll ask Yanga to check the school's database for an 'Alani'. Then we continue from there."

[alani-holmes]

”This place is nice! Kinda reminds me of my dorm back at Uva Academy!”

(Alani looked around at the train cabin she was in. It looked like she wanted to get up and explore a bit, but she had just sat down.)

“Just a question. Do trains allow you to have your Pokemon outside of their Pokeballs?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded just as a Shiny Hisuian Zorua wandered in and curled up in her lap.]

[alani-holmes]

”…that’s a strange Pokemon you got there!”

(Alani made her comment before taking out one of her Pokeballs and letting out a Shiny Sylveon, who immediately sat on her lap.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"A Sylveon...and a shiny too.."

[Amethio glanced over, seemingly intrigued. The Zorua on Lizzy's lap also looked up.]

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, this is Nymphia!” Alani said as she petted her Sylveon, causing him to purr, “He’s been by my side since I was a toddler!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”For such a long time…? That’s sweet. This…is Yuki.”

[The Zorua, Yuki, barked quietly in greeting.]

[alani-holmes]

”Aww, they’re so cute!”

(Alani waved at the little Zorua. Nymphia just glared at them before going back to looking at his trainer.)

“Where is this thing taking us anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced out the window.]

“I’m not quite—-“

“SALUTATIONS! WELCOME ABOARD!”

[A loud yet welcoming voice could be heard from the doorway, and a somewhat old-looking man in a black train conductor’s outfit stood beside another almost identical man who was wearing white instead. The black clad conductor had a frown while the other had a smile.]

[alani-holmes]

”Um, I who are you two exactly?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I am Ingo! And this is my brother, Emmet!” the black-clad conductor bellowed.

“It’s verrry rare to see someone new on the train, Miss Lizzy. Who might she be?” The other, Emmet asked.

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, I’m Alani! Do you know where this train is headed perhaps?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Yes! We’ve set a course for the academy in the event that we must return you!”

“All Miss Lizzy’s orders.”

[Lizzy’s ear flicked.]

“…please refrain from calling them ‘orders’. It was but a request.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ah okay!…I didn’t know that there was a train that went there!”

(Alani turned to Lizzy.)

“Where do you know those two from?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“They used to be the Subway Bosses in the Unova region. They moved here to work the train lines between multiple regions.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ohhh okay! How did you guys meet?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”Lizzy used to work at the Battle Subway as a summer job when she was younger. We’ve stayed friends ever since!”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, that’s cool! Lizzy, you used to live in Unova?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded.]

“It’s my birthplace.”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh neat! I don’t have any friends where I’m from.”

“Just a question, how long will it take us to get to the academy?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Less than an hour or so! …hopefully.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh, okay!"

(She decided to pet Nymphia in the meantime.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The train ride certainly felt longer than an hour. At some point Lizzy had fallen asleep against the window while Amethio worked on something in his notebook.]

[All was quiet until the train lights suddenly went out and the train screeched to a halt.]

[alani-holmes]

"WOAH!? WHAT WAS THAT!? Do trains normally do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced up in alarm.]

“Tch….no, they don’t.”

[alani-holmes]

"...what do we do now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Well, we could check what's causing the outage."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright!"

(Alani got up causing Nymphia to jump off her.)

"Lead the way!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio got up as well and headed towards the control room.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani and Nymphia went into the control room. There were a lot of buttons and levers that she had no idea how they worked.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio noticed a blinking light on the main console.]

"...Something's jammed? I'll have to get Lizzy to check it out when she wakes up."

[alani-holmes]

"I'll go get her. You stay here."

(Alani walked back to their train cabin in hopes of waking Miss Lizzy up.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy was still curled up against the window.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani shook Lizzy in attempt to wake her up.)

"Miss Lizzy, please wake up! The lights went out and the train stopped! Amethio said that I should wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy didn't budge.]

[alani-holmes]

"MISS LIZZY!!"

(She shook Lizzy even harder.)

"YOU NEED TO WAKE UP MISS LIZZY!!"

(Nymphia got tired of this...he had Alani step aside, picked up Lizzy with his ribbons,...and shook her. hard. Luckily, for once, Nymphia tried to make sure he wouldn't hurt the sleeping Lizzy.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"....yaaaawn..."

[Lizzy's eyes eventually blinked open as she looked around.]

"...Huh. Power's out."

[alani-holmes]

"Miss Lizzy!"

(Nymphia letted Lizzy down.)

"The power went out and the train stopped! Amethio went to check it out but he told me to wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. It sounds like something in the engine is jammed. I'll go take a look."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed Lizzy as she went to look at the engine to find the source of the problem.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Once the got there, Lizzy immediately seemed to know what happened.]

“…hm. Laquium crystals have grown inside and have jammed the major components.”

[alani-holmes]

(Alani seemed confused.)

“Laquium? What even is that?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Think of it as the direct opposite of Tera Crystals."

[alani-holmes]

”…I should probably stay away from it then.”

(She clutched her Tera arm as she stepped a few feet back.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…wait.”

[Amethio suddenly joined the conversation.]

“Laquium is repelled by Terastal Energy…so perhaps you could help us?”

[alani-holmes]

”…do you want me to try to emit Terastal Energy at it..?”

(Alani looked down at her arm, knowing what would happen if that was the case.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"If that's possible....and if you're willing to."

[alani-holmes]

"....I'll try. Do you want me to do it here?

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..that'll work. Go ahead."

[Both Lizzy and Amethio stepped back to give her room.]

[alani-holmes]

"Alright...."

(Alani pulled up her right sleeve, revealing the Tera crystals encompassing her arm from right below the elbow to her wrist. She held out her hand, with her palm facing the machinery where the Laquium was supposed to be. She closes her eyes and focuses on releasing a blast of Terastal energy.)

(A flash of multicolored light appears and disappears, causing a minor shockwave throughout the room.)

(The Laquium seems to have dissipated. Once it is done, Alani turns around, clutching her right arm in pain. The crystals have spread even farther, now reaching half way towards Alani's shoulder.)

"......did I do it...?"

(Alani falls to her knees, exhausted. Doing this has taken a toll on her body.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Y-Your arm-- are you alright?"

[Amethio exclaimed. Lizzy dropped right beside Alani to check on her.]

[alani-holmes]

"..I'm alive, so that's something!....but I'm tired...and it hurts...it hurts a lot.."

(Alani clutched her right arm harder in attempt to distract herself from her situation. Nymphia ran over to his trainer in a panic.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. We won't ask you to do it again, then."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright..."

(Nymphia helped Alani to stand with his ribbons.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Now that the Laquium was gone, the train seemed to come back to life. Lizzy sighed.]

"...bit off more than you could chew, didn't you. You gave us quite the scare."

[alani-holmes]

"Well, I don't typically fire off any energy. Guess I'm not used to it."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's understandable."

[alani-holmes]

"We should head back."

(The trio headed back to their train cabin until they arrived at their destinations.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[At last, they finally arrived outside of the academy.]

[Lizzy stood at the entrance with Alani.]

“You should be able to ask the director anything you need.”

[alani-holmes]

"Okay! Thanks for your help!"

(Alani and Nymphia walked inside the building.)

(Not even 15 minutes later and they came back out.)

"....yeah I don't think this is my Uva Academy. Clavell said he didn't know who I was despite him knowing very well that I go to his academy, at least in my world."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...I figured as much. I don't remember seeing you around when I worked here."

[alani-holmes]

”Wait, you worked here?! Why didn’t you lead with that!? I would’ve known right away that this isn’t my Paldea!”

“…never mind that. What do we do now?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"The most likely thing to do is to find a way to send you back."

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah but how do we do that?"

(Something can be heard in the distance.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I have my ways.

....what was that?"

[alani-holmes]

"...What do you mean "what was that"?"

(Nymphia however, did hear what ever that was and stood on guard. Whatever that was, the sound of it approaching seemed to disappear, but somehow, Nymphia seemed to feel like it was still nearby.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...You sense it too, don't you?"

[alani-holmes]

(Nymphia nodded, but this just left Alani even more confused.)

"What are you guys talking about–"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Just then, a rather angry Corviknight appeared.]

“…just as I thought. What’s got it so rattled, I wonder?”

[alani-holmes]

"..I don't know.."

(The Corviknight swooped down to attack them hitting Nymphia straight with a Steel Wing.)

"NYMPHIA!!"

(Alani rushed over to her Pokémon and returned him to his Pokeball. She then grabbed another Pokéball and let out a Pokémon that looked like a fusion between a Miraidon and a Cyclizar.)

"Tokage! Use Electro Drift!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy noticed the Pokemon and was immediately intrigued.]

“…interesting…it’s not anything I’ve seen before…”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani ignored the comment. The Electro Drift caused the Corviknight to fall to the ground.]

"Good job Tokage!!"

[The strange Pokemon roared]

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy approached the Corvikight just as pink mist seemed to evaporate from it. She knelt down beside it.]

“I see what it was now. You’re feeling much better now, aren’t you?”

[The Corviknight cawed and placed its head in her lap. A trainer hurriedly approached them.]

“CORVIKIGHT! A-are you alright, bud..?! ..Wait a minute..aren’t you—?”

[Lizzy cut him off.]

“The use of the Strong Sphere seems to have sent it into a rampage. You should take care of your Pokemon better.”

[The trainer nodded in determination.]

“Right! I’ll never use those Strong Spheres again! It hurt you, didn’t it Corviknight?”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani's Tera Arm started to itch, whatever that was, it seemed to react to the crystals on her arm. Alani petted Tokage to distract herself then turned to Lizzy.]

"Miss Lizzy, are those Strong Spheres made of that Laquium stuff we saw back on the train?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"They are. Exceed's been encouraging trainers to use them....but they shatter the bonds between trainer and Pokémon."

[alani-holmes]

"That's horrible! Exceed...that's the people who you say saw me when I first got here? Why would they do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...It's all greed."

[alani-holmes]

"..Greed? But for what? That doesn't make any sense!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…I…am not quite sure either.”

[Lizzy stood up and handed the trainer a slip of paper. He was under her guidance from now on.]

[alani-holmes]

”…..are you also a business owner? Or at least, provide services to others? What is your current job anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...it's not exactly a job. I don't associate myself with any specific organizations nowadays."

[The trainer seemed surprised at Lizzy's offer.]

"Y-you're really-?! But I thought--"

"The others will set you on the right path. This...is just a guide for you to meet them."

[alani-holmes]

(She seems a bit suspicious about this)

"Uh huh....can I see the paper you got there? Or like, an extra?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded and handed Alani another sheet of paper. It read:]

<<To: Whoever this sheet may find

Follow the first Dragon Type trainer you see to a hotel. If they are wearing black, show them that you have received this paper.>>

[alani-holmes]

(This is totally not suspicious at all.....)

"....Just to clarify, you're not on the run, are you?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

(A bright glow occurs and a girl somehow winds up in the middle of Levincia.)

"Huh, what!?" - @alani-holmes

//sorry, I know you're mainly an anime lore person for the rps, but is it alright if I shove my SV oc into a rp with Lizzy? she's very cool!

//SURE OFC!!!! I played SV but if I get anything wrong PLEASE correct me!!

[She wasn't really noticed by the busy streets of the city, though one person within the crowd seemed to notice her immediately and was observing her carefully.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried looking around.)

"Huh...one moment I was at the academy, and now I'm here! Strange."

(She whispered to herself and noticed the person observing her.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The person ducked away once they realized that they were noticed.]

[However...someone else approached her directly.]

"...Are you lost, miss..?" A black and white haired trainer asked.

[alani-holmes]

(Alani turned around to see the trainer.)

"Uh, yeah! I think I got lost, I thought I was somewhere else a momment ago."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The trainer sighed and extended his hand for her to take.]

"..I see...we should get out of this crowd...I know someone who can help."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried to take his hand with her right one, but realized that it was the one covered in Tera crystals, and didn't take it back in time.)

"Uhhhhhh"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced down and immediately noticed. However, his eyes didn’t widen in shock nor fear but in wonder.]

“…interesting….you remind me of—“

[The sound of rushed footsteps heading in their direction caught his attention before he could finish. Without hesitation he took her hand and started running in the opposite direction, ducking into an alleyway.]

“That was close……so, what’s your name?”

[alani-holmes]

”….Alani…who are you?! And why are we hiding in an alleyway?”

(Alani took her arm back, wincing in pain as it was just grabbed earlier.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I promise there’s an explanation for all of this….I’m Amethio.”

“….who are you?”

[A second voice came from directly behind her. Amethio also seemed startled but regained his composure quickly.]

“Ack….you and your silent footsteps….but aside from that, you don’t miss a beat, Lizzy.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh...hi there!"

(She stood quiet for a minute)

"Are those...Pokemon ears?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…yes. They are…”

[alani-holmes]

”Ooo, Cool! Now, can someone please explain what’s going on?!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“I just saved you from possibly the longest interrogation you’ll ever go through. Now, what’s up with the arm?” Amethio asked.

[Lizzy sighed.]

“…if you don’t mind telling us, of course. It’s completely up to you.”

[alani-holmes]

"...fine."

(Alani pulled up her sleeve of her right arm, revealing a layer of Tera crystals growing from her elbow to her fingers.)

"...awhile back, me and a few friends went down to Area Zero to help out a teacher of ours. One of my friends got mad at me and angered a sleeping Terapagos in hopes of finally proving he was stronger than me, but it lashed out, and I took a blow to protect him....so now I have this."

(She motioned to the crystals on her arm.)

"It hasn't killed me yet so that's a good thing! And now I can manipulate Tera energy to a degree! Well I only use it so that I never have to recharge my tera orb at a Pokemon Center. It's kinda funny, were I'm from getting this would probably be considered a blessing."

(Alani paused for a second.)

"...what do you mean "Interrogation"?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy stared silently for a few moments until her eyes practically started sparkling. She seemed to like how shiny it was….]

“Exceed likely caught a whiff of you while we were out in the open. They wouldn’t let you go for some time.”

[alani-holmes]

"I'm sorry, who? And why?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..Excced. They're a company here that's being run by someone....who takes a certain interest in people like you. Once he has you in his grip..."

[Amethio trailed off. Lizzy's eyes didn't leave her arm.]

[alani-holmes]

"Oh..okay....and the public knows nothing about it?"

(Alani noticed how Lizzy didn't stop staring at her arm, which made her feel uncomfortable.)

"Can you..stop looking at my arm please?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy blinked and shook her head, embarrassed that she had been staring.]

"A-Ah...sorry.."

"..Unfortunately so. And there's nothing we can do about that."

[alani-holmes]

"....not if I do a little investigation..."

(Alani decided against that idea for now.)

"So, uh, what now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”We need to focus on getting you home. It’s pretty clear that you’re not from this world.”

[alani-holmes]

”How do you know that? It could be that I got teleported from the Academy to here!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's also true.."

[Lizzy shot a sidelong glance at Amethio, clearly irritated that he jumped to such a conclusion so quickly. He rubbed his neck sheepishly.]

"...ah..right. Let's get you back there then."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her arm back up and then thought to herself.)

"Well, I guess it is strange that I've never heard of this Exceed you mentioned. Espcially since I've lived in Paldea for years now and no one has ever mentioned this."

(Alani thought about it. How did she get here in the first place.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Is that so..?"

[Lizzy asked quietly.]

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah I guess."

(Alani noticed something following them out of the corner of her eye.)

"....what's that."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”What was wa—“

[Amethio noticed it too. A shadow slinking around the corner in an attempt to stay out of sight….though they could all feel its intense gaze.]

[alani-holmes]

"Uhm, do you think we should go?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I know a place. Let's make haste." [Lizzy pulled down a ladder from one of the balconies and started to climb up to the roof of the building that was next to them. Once she made it to the top, she looked down as if expecting Alani to follow.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani struggled a bit to climb, but managed to get up.)

"Alright! Where are we going?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"We should be safe as long as we get back to the train." [Lizzy dashed across the rooftop without elaborating. Amethio sighed and gestured to Alani to just follow along for now.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed them, still a bit worried about everything.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[They followed Lizzy all the way to what seemed to be a train station. Only one train was currently stopped at the platform and Lizzy tapped on the door once. It hissed and opened which allowed her to enter just as a heavy downpour began.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani looked in awe at the vehicle.)

"...what in the world is that!? Am I supposed to go inside!?"

(Clearly, despite being super smart, Alani has never seen a train in her life.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”..yes….? Don’t tell me you’ve never seen a train before…?”

[Amethio seemed genuinely surprised at her confusion, but he shook it off once a deafening steam-whistle sounded—signaling that the train was about to depart.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her ears as the whistle blew but let go once the sound was over.)

”So that’s what it’s called! Nope never been on one!”

(Alani went inside the train.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Inside was nice and cozy, for a train at least. Lizzy pushed open one of the doors of the many rooms and entered a warmly-lit sleeper cabin and sat down on the couch. Amethio and Alani followed, sitting on the opposite side of the table that was between the tow couches.]

"..So, what's your grand plan?"

"I'll ask Yanga to check the school's database for an 'Alani'. Then we continue from there."

[alani-holmes]

”This place is nice! Kinda reminds me of my dorm back at Uva Academy!”

(Alani looked around at the train cabin she was in. It looked like she wanted to get up and explore a bit, but she had just sat down.)

“Just a question. Do trains allow you to have your Pokemon outside of their Pokeballs?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded just as a Shiny Hisuian Zorua wandered in and curled up in her lap.]

[alani-holmes]

”…that’s a strange Pokemon you got there!”

(Alani made her comment before taking out one of her Pokeballs and letting out a Shiny Sylveon, who immediately sat on her lap.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"A Sylveon...and a shiny too.."

[Amethio glanced over, seemingly intrigued. The Zorua on Lizzy's lap also looked up.]

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, this is Nymphia!” Alani said as she petted her Sylveon, causing him to purr, “He’s been by my side since I was a toddler!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”For such a long time…? That’s sweet. This…is Yuki.”

[The Zorua, Yuki, barked quietly in greeting.]

[alani-holmes]

”Aww, they’re so cute!”

(Alani waved at the little Zorua. Nymphia just glared at them before going back to looking at his trainer.)

“Where is this thing taking us anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced out the window.]

“I’m not quite—-“

“SALUTATIONS! WELCOME ABOARD!”

[A loud yet welcoming voice could be heard from the doorway, and a somewhat old-looking man in a black train conductor’s outfit stood beside another almost identical man who was wearing white instead. The black clad conductor had a frown while the other had a smile.]

[alani-holmes]

”Um, I who are you two exactly?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I am Ingo! And this is my brother, Emmet!” the black-clad conductor bellowed.

“It’s verrry rare to see someone new on the train, Miss Lizzy. Who might she be?” The other, Emmet asked.

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, I’m Alani! Do you know where this train is headed perhaps?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Yes! We’ve set a course for the academy in the event that we must return you!”

“All Miss Lizzy’s orders.”

[Lizzy’s ear flicked.]

“…please refrain from calling them ‘orders’. It was but a request.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ah okay!…I didn’t know that there was a train that went there!”

(Alani turned to Lizzy.)

“Where do you know those two from?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“They used to be the Subway Bosses in the Unova region. They moved here to work the train lines between multiple regions.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ohhh okay! How did you guys meet?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”Lizzy used to work at the Battle Subway as a summer job when she was younger. We’ve stayed friends ever since!”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, that’s cool! Lizzy, you used to live in Unova?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded.]

“It’s my birthplace.”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh neat! I don’t have any friends where I’m from.”

“Just a question, how long will it take us to get to the academy?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Less than an hour or so! …hopefully.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh, okay!"

(She decided to pet Nymphia in the meantime.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The train ride certainly felt longer than an hour. At some point Lizzy had fallen asleep against the window while Amethio worked on something in his notebook.]

[All was quiet until the train lights suddenly went out and the train screeched to a halt.]

[alani-holmes]

"WOAH!? WHAT WAS THAT!? Do trains normally do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced up in alarm.]

“Tch….no, they don’t.”

[alani-holmes]

"...what do we do now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Well, we could check what's causing the outage."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright!"

(Alani got up causing Nymphia to jump off her.)

"Lead the way!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio got up as well and headed towards the control room.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani and Nymphia went into the control room. There were a lot of buttons and levers that she had no idea how they worked.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio noticed a blinking light on the main console.]

"...Something's jammed? I'll have to get Lizzy to check it out when she wakes up."

[alani-holmes]

"I'll go get her. You stay here."

(Alani walked back to their train cabin in hopes of waking Miss Lizzy up.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy was still curled up against the window.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani shook Lizzy in attempt to wake her up.)

"Miss Lizzy, please wake up! The lights went out and the train stopped! Amethio said that I should wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy didn't budge.]

[alani-holmes]

"MISS LIZZY!!"

(She shook Lizzy even harder.)

"YOU NEED TO WAKE UP MISS LIZZY!!"

(Nymphia got tired of this...he had Alani step aside, picked up Lizzy with his ribbons,...and shook her. hard. Luckily, for once, Nymphia tried to make sure he wouldn't hurt the sleeping Lizzy.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"....yaaaawn..."

[Lizzy's eyes eventually blinked open as she looked around.]

"...Huh. Power's out."

[alani-holmes]

"Miss Lizzy!"

(Nymphia letted Lizzy down.)

"The power went out and the train stopped! Amethio went to check it out but he told me to wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. It sounds like something in the engine is jammed. I'll go take a look."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed Lizzy as she went to look at the engine to find the source of the problem.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Once the got there, Lizzy immediately seemed to know what happened.]

“…hm. Laquium crystals have grown inside and have jammed the major components.”

[alani-holmes]

(Alani seemed confused.)

“Laquium? What even is that?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Think of it as the direct opposite of Tera Crystals."

[alani-holmes]

”…I should probably stay away from it then.”

(She clutched her Tera arm as she stepped a few feet back.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…wait.”

[Amethio suddenly joined the conversation.]

“Laquium is repelled by Terastal Energy…so perhaps you could help us?”

[alani-holmes]

”…do you want me to try to emit Terastal Energy at it..?”

(Alani looked down at her arm, knowing what would happen if that was the case.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"If that's possible....and if you're willing to."

[alani-holmes]

"....I'll try. Do you want me to do it here?

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..that'll work. Go ahead."

[Both Lizzy and Amethio stepped back to give her room.]

[alani-holmes]

"Alright...."

(Alani pulled up her right sleeve, revealing the Tera crystals encompassing her arm from right below the elbow to her wrist. She held out her hand, with her palm facing the machinery where the Laquium was supposed to be. She closes her eyes and focuses on releasing a blast of Terastal energy.)

(A flash of multicolored light appears and disappears, causing a minor shockwave throughout the room.)

(The Laquium seems to have dissipated. Once it is done, Alani turns around, clutching her right arm in pain. The crystals have spread even farther, now reaching half way towards Alani's shoulder.)

"......did I do it...?"

(Alani falls to her knees, exhausted. Doing this has taken a toll on her body.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Y-Your arm-- are you alright?"

[Amethio exclaimed. Lizzy dropped right beside Alani to check on her.]

[alani-holmes]

"..I'm alive, so that's something!....but I'm tired...and it hurts...it hurts a lot.."

(Alani clutched her right arm harder in attempt to distract herself from her situation. Nymphia ran over to his trainer in a panic.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. We won't ask you to do it again, then."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright..."

(Nymphia helped Alani to stand with his ribbons.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Now that the Laquium was gone, the train seemed to come back to life. Lizzy sighed.]

"...bit off more than you could chew, didn't you. You gave us quite the scare."

[alani-holmes]

"Well, I don't typically fire off any energy. Guess I'm not used to it."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's understandable."

[alani-holmes]

"We should head back."

(The trio headed back to their train cabin until they arrived at their destinations.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[At last, they finally arrived outside of the academy.]

[Lizzy stood at the entrance with Alani.]

“You should be able to ask the director anything you need.”

[alani-holmes]

"Okay! Thanks for your help!"

(Alani and Nymphia walked inside the building.)

(Not even 15 minutes later and they came back out.)

"....yeah I don't think this is my Uva Academy. Clavell said he didn't know who I was despite him knowing very well that I go to his academy, at least in my world."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...I figured as much. I don't remember seeing you around when I worked here."

[alani-holmes]

”Wait, you worked here?! Why didn’t you lead with that!? I would’ve known right away that this isn’t my Paldea!”

“…never mind that. What do we do now?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"The most likely thing to do is to find a way to send you back."

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah but how do we do that?"

(Something can be heard in the distance.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I have my ways.

....what was that?"

[alani-holmes]

"...What do you mean "what was that"?"

(Nymphia however, did hear what ever that was and stood on guard. Whatever that was, the sound of it approaching seemed to disappear, but somehow, Nymphia seemed to feel like it was still nearby.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...You sense it too, don't you?"

[alani-holmes]

(Nymphia nodded, but this just left Alani even more confused.)

"What are you guys talking about–"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Just then, a rather angry Corviknight appeared.]

“…just as I thought. What’s got it so rattled, I wonder?”

[alani-holmes]

"..I don't know.."

(The Corviknight swooped down to attack them hitting Nymphia straight with a Steel Wing.)

"NYMPHIA!!"

(Alani rushed over to her Pokémon and returned him to his Pokeball. She then grabbed another Pokéball and let out a Pokémon that looked like a fusion between a Miraidon and a Cyclizar.)

"Tokage! Use Electro Drift!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy noticed the Pokemon and was immediately intrigued.]

“…interesting…it’s not anything I’ve seen before…”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani ignored the comment. The Electro Drift caused the Corviknight to fall to the ground.]

"Good job Tokage!!"

[The strange Pokemon roared]

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy approached the Corvikight just as pink mist seemed to evaporate from it. She knelt down beside it.]

“I see what it was now. You’re feeling much better now, aren’t you?”

[The Corviknight cawed and placed its head in her lap. A trainer hurriedly approached them.]

“CORVIKIGHT! A-are you alright, bud..?! ..Wait a minute..aren’t you—?”

[Lizzy cut him off.]

“The use of the Strong Sphere seems to have sent it into a rampage. You should take care of your Pokemon better.”

[The trainer nodded in determination.]

“Right! I’ll never use those Strong Spheres again! It hurt you, didn’t it Corviknight?”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani's Tera Arm started to itch, whatever that was, it seemed to react to the crystals on her arm. Alani petted Tokage to distract herself then turned to Lizzy.]

"Miss Lizzy, are those Strong Spheres made of that Laquium stuff we saw back on the train?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"They are. Exceed's been encouraging trainers to use them....but they shatter the bonds between trainer and Pokémon."

[alani-holmes]

"That's horrible! Exceed...that's the people who you say saw me when I first got here? Why would they do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...It's all greed."

[alani-holmes]

"..Greed? But for what? That doesn't make any sense!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…I…am not quite sure either.”

[Lizzy stood up and handed the trainer a slip of paper. He was under her guidance from now on.]

[alani-holmes]

”…..are you also a business owner? Or at least, provide services to others? What is your current job anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...it's not exactly a job. I don't associate myself with any specific organizations nowadays."

[The trainer seemed surprised at Lizzy's offer.]

"Y-you're really-?! But I thought--"

"The others will set you on the right path. This...is just a guide for you to meet them."

[alani-holmes]

(She seems a bit suspicious about this)

"Uh huh....can I see the paper you got there? Or like, an extra?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

(A bright glow occurs and a girl somehow winds up in the middle of Levincia.)

"Huh, what!?" - @alani-holmes

//sorry, I know you're mainly an anime lore person for the rps, but is it alright if I shove my SV oc into a rp with Lizzy? she's very cool!

//SURE OFC!!!! I played SV but if I get anything wrong PLEASE correct me!!

[She wasn't really noticed by the busy streets of the city, though one person within the crowd seemed to notice her immediately and was observing her carefully.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried looking around.)

"Huh...one moment I was at the academy, and now I'm here! Strange."

(She whispered to herself and noticed the person observing her.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The person ducked away once they realized that they were noticed.]

[However...someone else approached her directly.]

"...Are you lost, miss..?" A black and white haired trainer asked.

[alani-holmes]

(Alani turned around to see the trainer.)

"Uh, yeah! I think I got lost, I thought I was somewhere else a momment ago."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The trainer sighed and extended his hand for her to take.]

"..I see...we should get out of this crowd...I know someone who can help."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried to take his hand with her right one, but realized that it was the one covered in Tera crystals, and didn't take it back in time.)

"Uhhhhhh"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced down and immediately noticed. However, his eyes didn’t widen in shock nor fear but in wonder.]

“…interesting….you remind me of—“

[The sound of rushed footsteps heading in their direction caught his attention before he could finish. Without hesitation he took her hand and started running in the opposite direction, ducking into an alleyway.]

“That was close……so, what’s your name?”

[alani-holmes]

”….Alani…who are you?! And why are we hiding in an alleyway?”

(Alani took her arm back, wincing in pain as it was just grabbed earlier.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I promise there’s an explanation for all of this….I’m Amethio.”

“….who are you?”

[A second voice came from directly behind her. Amethio also seemed startled but regained his composure quickly.]

“Ack….you and your silent footsteps….but aside from that, you don’t miss a beat, Lizzy.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh...hi there!"

(She stood quiet for a minute)

"Are those...Pokemon ears?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…yes. They are…”

[alani-holmes]

”Ooo, Cool! Now, can someone please explain what’s going on?!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“I just saved you from possibly the longest interrogation you’ll ever go through. Now, what’s up with the arm?” Amethio asked.

[Lizzy sighed.]

“…if you don’t mind telling us, of course. It’s completely up to you.”

[alani-holmes]

"...fine."

(Alani pulled up her sleeve of her right arm, revealing a layer of Tera crystals growing from her elbow to her fingers.)

"...awhile back, me and a few friends went down to Area Zero to help out a teacher of ours. One of my friends got mad at me and angered a sleeping Terapagos in hopes of finally proving he was stronger than me, but it lashed out, and I took a blow to protect him....so now I have this."

(She motioned to the crystals on her arm.)

"It hasn't killed me yet so that's a good thing! And now I can manipulate Tera energy to a degree! Well I only use it so that I never have to recharge my tera orb at a Pokemon Center. It's kinda funny, were I'm from getting this would probably be considered a blessing."

(Alani paused for a second.)

"...what do you mean "Interrogation"?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy stared silently for a few moments until her eyes practically started sparkling. She seemed to like how shiny it was….]

“Exceed likely caught a whiff of you while we were out in the open. They wouldn’t let you go for some time.”

[alani-holmes]

"I'm sorry, who? And why?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..Excced. They're a company here that's being run by someone....who takes a certain interest in people like you. Once he has you in his grip..."

[Amethio trailed off. Lizzy's eyes didn't leave her arm.]

[alani-holmes]

"Oh..okay....and the public knows nothing about it?"

(Alani noticed how Lizzy didn't stop staring at her arm, which made her feel uncomfortable.)

"Can you..stop looking at my arm please?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy blinked and shook her head, embarrassed that she had been staring.]

"A-Ah...sorry.."

"..Unfortunately so. And there's nothing we can do about that."

[alani-holmes]

"....not if I do a little investigation..."

(Alani decided against that idea for now.)

"So, uh, what now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”We need to focus on getting you home. It’s pretty clear that you’re not from this world.”

[alani-holmes]

”How do you know that? It could be that I got teleported from the Academy to here!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's also true.."

[Lizzy shot a sidelong glance at Amethio, clearly irritated that he jumped to such a conclusion so quickly. He rubbed his neck sheepishly.]

"...ah..right. Let's get you back there then."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her arm back up and then thought to herself.)

"Well, I guess it is strange that I've never heard of this Exceed you mentioned. Espcially since I've lived in Paldea for years now and no one has ever mentioned this."

(Alani thought about it. How did she get here in the first place.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Is that so..?"

[Lizzy asked quietly.]

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah I guess."

(Alani noticed something following them out of the corner of her eye.)

"....what's that."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”What was wa—“

[Amethio noticed it too. A shadow slinking around the corner in an attempt to stay out of sight….though they could all feel its intense gaze.]

[alani-holmes]

"Uhm, do you think we should go?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I know a place. Let's make haste." [Lizzy pulled down a ladder from one of the balconies and started to climb up to the roof of the building that was next to them. Once she made it to the top, she looked down as if expecting Alani to follow.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani struggled a bit to climb, but managed to get up.)

"Alright! Where are we going?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"We should be safe as long as we get back to the train." [Lizzy dashed across the rooftop without elaborating. Amethio sighed and gestured to Alani to just follow along for now.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed them, still a bit worried about everything.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[They followed Lizzy all the way to what seemed to be a train station. Only one train was currently stopped at the platform and Lizzy tapped on the door once. It hissed and opened which allowed her to enter just as a heavy downpour began.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani looked in awe at the vehicle.)

"...what in the world is that!? Am I supposed to go inside!?"

(Clearly, despite being super smart, Alani has never seen a train in her life.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”..yes….? Don’t tell me you’ve never seen a train before…?”

[Amethio seemed genuinely surprised at her confusion, but he shook it off once a deafening steam-whistle sounded—signaling that the train was about to depart.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her ears as the whistle blew but let go once the sound was over.)

”So that’s what it’s called! Nope never been on one!”

(Alani went inside the train.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Inside was nice and cozy, for a train at least. Lizzy pushed open one of the doors of the many rooms and entered a warmly-lit sleeper cabin and sat down on the couch. Amethio and Alani followed, sitting on the opposite side of the table that was between the tow couches.]

"..So, what's your grand plan?"

"I'll ask Yanga to check the school's database for an 'Alani'. Then we continue from there."

[alani-holmes]

”This place is nice! Kinda reminds me of my dorm back at Uva Academy!”

(Alani looked around at the train cabin she was in. It looked like she wanted to get up and explore a bit, but she had just sat down.)

“Just a question. Do trains allow you to have your Pokemon outside of their Pokeballs?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded just as a Shiny Hisuian Zorua wandered in and curled up in her lap.]

[alani-holmes]

”…that’s a strange Pokemon you got there!”

(Alani made her comment before taking out one of her Pokeballs and letting out a Shiny Sylveon, who immediately sat on her lap.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"A Sylveon...and a shiny too.."

[Amethio glanced over, seemingly intrigued. The Zorua on Lizzy's lap also looked up.]

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, this is Nymphia!” Alani said as she petted her Sylveon, causing him to purr, “He’s been by my side since I was a toddler!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”For such a long time…? That’s sweet. This…is Yuki.”

[The Zorua, Yuki, barked quietly in greeting.]

[alani-holmes]

”Aww, they’re so cute!”

(Alani waved at the little Zorua. Nymphia just glared at them before going back to looking at his trainer.)

“Where is this thing taking us anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced out the window.]

“I’m not quite—-“

“SALUTATIONS! WELCOME ABOARD!”

[A loud yet welcoming voice could be heard from the doorway, and a somewhat old-looking man in a black train conductor’s outfit stood beside another almost identical man who was wearing white instead. The black clad conductor had a frown while the other had a smile.]

[alani-holmes]

”Um, I who are you two exactly?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I am Ingo! And this is my brother, Emmet!” the black-clad conductor bellowed.

“It’s verrry rare to see someone new on the train, Miss Lizzy. Who might she be?” The other, Emmet asked.

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, I’m Alani! Do you know where this train is headed perhaps?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Yes! We’ve set a course for the academy in the event that we must return you!”

“All Miss Lizzy’s orders.”

[Lizzy’s ear flicked.]

“…please refrain from calling them ‘orders’. It was but a request.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ah okay!…I didn’t know that there was a train that went there!”

(Alani turned to Lizzy.)

“Where do you know those two from?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“They used to be the Subway Bosses in the Unova region. They moved here to work the train lines between multiple regions.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ohhh okay! How did you guys meet?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”Lizzy used to work at the Battle Subway as a summer job when she was younger. We’ve stayed friends ever since!”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, that’s cool! Lizzy, you used to live in Unova?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded.]

“It’s my birthplace.”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh neat! I don’t have any friends where I’m from.”

“Just a question, how long will it take us to get to the academy?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Less than an hour or so! …hopefully.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh, okay!"

(She decided to pet Nymphia in the meantime.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The train ride certainly felt longer than an hour. At some point Lizzy had fallen asleep against the window while Amethio worked on something in his notebook.]

[All was quiet until the train lights suddenly went out and the train screeched to a halt.]

[alani-holmes]

"WOAH!? WHAT WAS THAT!? Do trains normally do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced up in alarm.]

“Tch….no, they don’t.”

[alani-holmes]

"...what do we do now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Well, we could check what's causing the outage."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright!"

(Alani got up causing Nymphia to jump off her.)

"Lead the way!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio got up as well and headed towards the control room.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani and Nymphia went into the control room. There were a lot of buttons and levers that she had no idea how they worked.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio noticed a blinking light on the main console.]

"...Something's jammed? I'll have to get Lizzy to check it out when she wakes up."

[alani-holmes]

"I'll go get her. You stay here."

(Alani walked back to their train cabin in hopes of waking Miss Lizzy up.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy was still curled up against the window.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani shook Lizzy in attempt to wake her up.)

"Miss Lizzy, please wake up! The lights went out and the train stopped! Amethio said that I should wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy didn't budge.]

[alani-holmes]

"MISS LIZZY!!"

(She shook Lizzy even harder.)

"YOU NEED TO WAKE UP MISS LIZZY!!"

(Nymphia got tired of this...he had Alani step aside, picked up Lizzy with his ribbons,...and shook her. hard. Luckily, for once, Nymphia tried to make sure he wouldn't hurt the sleeping Lizzy.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"....yaaaawn..."

[Lizzy's eyes eventually blinked open as she looked around.]

"...Huh. Power's out."

[alani-holmes]

"Miss Lizzy!"

(Nymphia letted Lizzy down.)

"The power went out and the train stopped! Amethio went to check it out but he told me to wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. It sounds like something in the engine is jammed. I'll go take a look."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed Lizzy as she went to look at the engine to find the source of the problem.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Once the got there, Lizzy immediately seemed to know what happened.]

“…hm. Laquium crystals have grown inside and have jammed the major components.”

[alani-holmes]

(Alani seemed confused.)

“Laquium? What even is that?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Think of it as the direct opposite of Tera Crystals."

[alani-holmes]

”…I should probably stay away from it then.”

(She clutched her Tera arm as she stepped a few feet back.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…wait.”

[Amethio suddenly joined the conversation.]

“Laquium is repelled by Terastal Energy…so perhaps you could help us?”

[alani-holmes]

”…do you want me to try to emit Terastal Energy at it..?”

(Alani looked down at her arm, knowing what would happen if that was the case.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"If that's possible....and if you're willing to."

[alani-holmes]

"....I'll try. Do you want me to do it here?

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..that'll work. Go ahead."

[Both Lizzy and Amethio stepped back to give her room.]

[alani-holmes]

"Alright...."

(Alani pulled up her right sleeve, revealing the Tera crystals encompassing her arm from right below the elbow to her wrist. She held out her hand, with her palm facing the machinery where the Laquium was supposed to be. She closes her eyes and focuses on releasing a blast of Terastal energy.)

(A flash of multicolored light appears and disappears, causing a minor shockwave throughout the room.)

(The Laquium seems to have dissipated. Once it is done, Alani turns around, clutching her right arm in pain. The crystals have spread even farther, now reaching half way towards Alani's shoulder.)

"......did I do it...?"

(Alani falls to her knees, exhausted. Doing this has taken a toll on her body.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Y-Your arm-- are you alright?"

[Amethio exclaimed. Lizzy dropped right beside Alani to check on her.]

[alani-holmes]

"..I'm alive, so that's something!....but I'm tired...and it hurts...it hurts a lot.."

(Alani clutched her right arm harder in attempt to distract herself from her situation. Nymphia ran over to his trainer in a panic.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. We won't ask you to do it again, then."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright..."

(Nymphia helped Alani to stand with his ribbons.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Now that the Laquium was gone, the train seemed to come back to life. Lizzy sighed.]

"...bit off more than you could chew, didn't you. You gave us quite the scare."

[alani-holmes]

"Well, I don't typically fire off any energy. Guess I'm not used to it."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's understandable."

[alani-holmes]

"We should head back."

(The trio headed back to their train cabin until they arrived at their destinations.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[At last, they finally arrived outside of the academy.]

[Lizzy stood at the entrance with Alani.]

“You should be able to ask the director anything you need.”

[alani-holmes]

"Okay! Thanks for your help!"

(Alani and Nymphia walked inside the building.)

(Not even 15 minutes later and they came back out.)

"....yeah I don't think this is my Uva Academy. Clavell said he didn't know who I was despite him knowing very well that I go to his academy, at least in my world."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...I figured as much. I don't remember seeing you around when I worked here."

[alani-holmes]

”Wait, you worked here?! Why didn’t you lead with that!? I would’ve known right away that this isn’t my Paldea!”

“…never mind that. What do we do now?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"The most likely thing to do is to find a way to send you back."

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah but how do we do that?"

(Something can be heard in the distance.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I have my ways.

....what was that?"

[alani-holmes]

"...What do you mean "what was that"?"

(Nymphia however, did hear what ever that was and stood on guard. Whatever that was, the sound of it approaching seemed to disappear, but somehow, Nymphia seemed to feel like it was still nearby.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...You sense it too, don't you?"

[alani-holmes]

(Nymphia nodded, but this just left Alani even more confused.)

"What are you guys talking about–"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Just then, a rather angry Corviknight appeared.]

“…just as I thought. What’s got it so rattled, I wonder?”

[alani-holmes]

"..I don't know.."

(The Corviknight swooped down to attack them hitting Nymphia straight with a Steel Wing.)

"NYMPHIA!!"

(Alani rushed over to her Pokémon and returned him to his Pokeball. She then grabbed another Pokéball and let out a Pokémon that looked like a fusion between a Miraidon and a Cyclizar.)

"Tokage! Use Electro Drift!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy noticed the Pokemon and was immediately intrigued.]

“…interesting…it’s not anything I’ve seen before…”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani ignored the comment. The Electro Drift caused the Corviknight to fall to the ground.]

"Good job Tokage!!"

[The strange Pokemon roared]

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy approached the Corvikight just as pink mist seemed to evaporate from it. She knelt down beside it.]

“I see what it was now. You’re feeling much better now, aren’t you?”

[The Corviknight cawed and placed its head in her lap. A trainer hurriedly approached them.]

“CORVIKIGHT! A-are you alright, bud..?! ..Wait a minute..aren’t you—?”

[Lizzy cut him off.]

“The use of the Strong Sphere seems to have sent it into a rampage. You should take care of your Pokemon better.”

[The trainer nodded in determination.]

“Right! I’ll never use those Strong Spheres again! It hurt you, didn’t it Corviknight?”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani's Tera Arm started to itch, whatever that was, it seemed to react to the crystals on her arm. Alani petted Tokage to distract herself then turned to Lizzy.]

"Miss Lizzy, are those Strong Spheres made of that Laquium stuff we saw back on the train?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"They are. Exceed's been encouraging trainers to use them....but they shatter the bonds between trainer and Pokémon."

[alani-holmes]

"That's horrible! Exceed...that's the people who you say saw me when I first got here? Why would they do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...It's all greed."

[alani-holmes]

"..Greed? But for what? That doesn't make any sense!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…I…am not quite sure either.”

[Lizzy stood up and handed the trainer a slip of paper. He was under her guidance from now on.]

[alani-holmes]

”…..are you also a business owner? Or at least, provide services to others? What is your current job anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

(A bright glow occurs and a girl somehow winds up in the middle of Levincia.)

"Huh, what!?" - @alani-holmes

//sorry, I know you're mainly an anime lore person for the rps, but is it alright if I shove my SV oc into a rp with Lizzy? she's very cool!

//SURE OFC!!!! I played SV but if I get anything wrong PLEASE correct me!!

[She wasn't really noticed by the busy streets of the city, though one person within the crowd seemed to notice her immediately and was observing her carefully.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried looking around.)

"Huh...one moment I was at the academy, and now I'm here! Strange."

(She whispered to herself and noticed the person observing her.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The person ducked away once they realized that they were noticed.]

[However...someone else approached her directly.]

"...Are you lost, miss..?" A black and white haired trainer asked.

[alani-holmes]

(Alani turned around to see the trainer.)

"Uh, yeah! I think I got lost, I thought I was somewhere else a momment ago."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The trainer sighed and extended his hand for her to take.]

"..I see...we should get out of this crowd...I know someone who can help."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried to take his hand with her right one, but realized that it was the one covered in Tera crystals, and didn't take it back in time.)

"Uhhhhhh"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced down and immediately noticed. However, his eyes didn’t widen in shock nor fear but in wonder.]

“…interesting….you remind me of—“

[The sound of rushed footsteps heading in their direction caught his attention before he could finish. Without hesitation he took her hand and started running in the opposite direction, ducking into an alleyway.]

“That was close……so, what’s your name?”

[alani-holmes]

”….Alani…who are you?! And why are we hiding in an alleyway?”

(Alani took her arm back, wincing in pain as it was just grabbed earlier.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I promise there’s an explanation for all of this….I’m Amethio.”

“….who are you?”

[A second voice came from directly behind her. Amethio also seemed startled but regained his composure quickly.]

“Ack….you and your silent footsteps….but aside from that, you don’t miss a beat, Lizzy.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh...hi there!"

(She stood quiet for a minute)

"Are those...Pokemon ears?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…yes. They are…”

[alani-holmes]

”Ooo, Cool! Now, can someone please explain what’s going on?!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“I just saved you from possibly the longest interrogation you’ll ever go through. Now, what’s up with the arm?” Amethio asked.

[Lizzy sighed.]

“…if you don’t mind telling us, of course. It’s completely up to you.”

[alani-holmes]

"...fine."

(Alani pulled up her sleeve of her right arm, revealing a layer of Tera crystals growing from her elbow to her fingers.)

"...awhile back, me and a few friends went down to Area Zero to help out a teacher of ours. One of my friends got mad at me and angered a sleeping Terapagos in hopes of finally proving he was stronger than me, but it lashed out, and I took a blow to protect him....so now I have this."

(She motioned to the crystals on her arm.)

"It hasn't killed me yet so that's a good thing! And now I can manipulate Tera energy to a degree! Well I only use it so that I never have to recharge my tera orb at a Pokemon Center. It's kinda funny, were I'm from getting this would probably be considered a blessing."

(Alani paused for a second.)

"...what do you mean "Interrogation"?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy stared silently for a few moments until her eyes practically started sparkling. She seemed to like how shiny it was….]

“Exceed likely caught a whiff of you while we were out in the open. They wouldn’t let you go for some time.”

[alani-holmes]

"I'm sorry, who? And why?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..Excced. They're a company here that's being run by someone....who takes a certain interest in people like you. Once he has you in his grip..."

[Amethio trailed off. Lizzy's eyes didn't leave her arm.]

[alani-holmes]

"Oh..okay....and the public knows nothing about it?"

(Alani noticed how Lizzy didn't stop staring at her arm, which made her feel uncomfortable.)

"Can you..stop looking at my arm please?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy blinked and shook her head, embarrassed that she had been staring.]

"A-Ah...sorry.."

"..Unfortunately so. And there's nothing we can do about that."

[alani-holmes]

"....not if I do a little investigation..."

(Alani decided against that idea for now.)

"So, uh, what now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”We need to focus on getting you home. It’s pretty clear that you’re not from this world.”

[alani-holmes]

”How do you know that? It could be that I got teleported from the Academy to here!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's also true.."

[Lizzy shot a sidelong glance at Amethio, clearly irritated that he jumped to such a conclusion so quickly. He rubbed his neck sheepishly.]

"...ah..right. Let's get you back there then."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her arm back up and then thought to herself.)

"Well, I guess it is strange that I've never heard of this Exceed you mentioned. Espcially since I've lived in Paldea for years now and no one has ever mentioned this."

(Alani thought about it. How did she get here in the first place.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Is that so..?"

[Lizzy asked quietly.]

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah I guess."

(Alani noticed something following them out of the corner of her eye.)

"....what's that."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”What was wa—“

[Amethio noticed it too. A shadow slinking around the corner in an attempt to stay out of sight….though they could all feel its intense gaze.]

[alani-holmes]

"Uhm, do you think we should go?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I know a place. Let's make haste." [Lizzy pulled down a ladder from one of the balconies and started to climb up to the roof of the building that was next to them. Once she made it to the top, she looked down as if expecting Alani to follow.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani struggled a bit to climb, but managed to get up.)

"Alright! Where are we going?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"We should be safe as long as we get back to the train." [Lizzy dashed across the rooftop without elaborating. Amethio sighed and gestured to Alani to just follow along for now.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed them, still a bit worried about everything.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[They followed Lizzy all the way to what seemed to be a train station. Only one train was currently stopped at the platform and Lizzy tapped on the door once. It hissed and opened which allowed her to enter just as a heavy downpour began.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani looked in awe at the vehicle.)

"...what in the world is that!? Am I supposed to go inside!?"

(Clearly, despite being super smart, Alani has never seen a train in her life.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”..yes….? Don’t tell me you’ve never seen a train before…?”

[Amethio seemed genuinely surprised at her confusion, but he shook it off once a deafening steam-whistle sounded—signaling that the train was about to depart.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her ears as the whistle blew but let go once the sound was over.)

”So that’s what it’s called! Nope never been on one!”

(Alani went inside the train.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Inside was nice and cozy, for a train at least. Lizzy pushed open one of the doors of the many rooms and entered a warmly-lit sleeper cabin and sat down on the couch. Amethio and Alani followed, sitting on the opposite side of the table that was between the tow couches.]

"..So, what's your grand plan?"

"I'll ask Yanga to check the school's database for an 'Alani'. Then we continue from there."

[alani-holmes]

”This place is nice! Kinda reminds me of my dorm back at Uva Academy!”

(Alani looked around at the train cabin she was in. It looked like she wanted to get up and explore a bit, but she had just sat down.)

“Just a question. Do trains allow you to have your Pokemon outside of their Pokeballs?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded just as a Shiny Hisuian Zorua wandered in and curled up in her lap.]

[alani-holmes]

”…that’s a strange Pokemon you got there!”

(Alani made her comment before taking out one of her Pokeballs and letting out a Shiny Sylveon, who immediately sat on her lap.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"A Sylveon...and a shiny too.."

[Amethio glanced over, seemingly intrigued. The Zorua on Lizzy's lap also looked up.]

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, this is Nymphia!” Alani said as she petted her Sylveon, causing him to purr, “He’s been by my side since I was a toddler!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”For such a long time…? That’s sweet. This…is Yuki.”

[The Zorua, Yuki, barked quietly in greeting.]

[alani-holmes]

”Aww, they’re so cute!”

(Alani waved at the little Zorua. Nymphia just glared at them before going back to looking at his trainer.)

“Where is this thing taking us anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced out the window.]

“I’m not quite—-“

“SALUTATIONS! WELCOME ABOARD!”

[A loud yet welcoming voice could be heard from the doorway, and a somewhat old-looking man in a black train conductor’s outfit stood beside another almost identical man who was wearing white instead. The black clad conductor had a frown while the other had a smile.]

[alani-holmes]

”Um, I who are you two exactly?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I am Ingo! And this is my brother, Emmet!” the black-clad conductor bellowed.

“It’s verrry rare to see someone new on the train, Miss Lizzy. Who might she be?” The other, Emmet asked.

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, I’m Alani! Do you know where this train is headed perhaps?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Yes! We’ve set a course for the academy in the event that we must return you!”

“All Miss Lizzy’s orders.”

[Lizzy’s ear flicked.]

“…please refrain from calling them ‘orders’. It was but a request.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ah okay!…I didn’t know that there was a train that went there!”

(Alani turned to Lizzy.)

“Where do you know those two from?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“They used to be the Subway Bosses in the Unova region. They moved here to work the train lines between multiple regions.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ohhh okay! How did you guys meet?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”Lizzy used to work at the Battle Subway as a summer job when she was younger. We’ve stayed friends ever since!”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, that’s cool! Lizzy, you used to live in Unova?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded.]

“It’s my birthplace.”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh neat! I don’t have any friends where I’m from.”

“Just a question, how long will it take us to get to the academy?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Less than an hour or so! …hopefully.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh, okay!"

(She decided to pet Nymphia in the meantime.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The train ride certainly felt longer than an hour. At some point Lizzy had fallen asleep against the window while Amethio worked on something in his notebook.]

[All was quiet until the train lights suddenly went out and the train screeched to a halt.]

[alani-holmes]

"WOAH!? WHAT WAS THAT!? Do trains normally do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced up in alarm.]

“Tch….no, they don’t.”

[alani-holmes]

"...what do we do now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Well, we could check what's causing the outage."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright!"

(Alani got up causing Nymphia to jump off her.)

"Lead the way!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio got up as well and headed towards the control room.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani and Nymphia went into the control room. There were a lot of buttons and levers that she had no idea how they worked.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio noticed a blinking light on the main console.]

"...Something's jammed? I'll have to get Lizzy to check it out when she wakes up."

[alani-holmes]

"I'll go get her. You stay here."

(Alani walked back to their train cabin in hopes of waking Miss Lizzy up.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy was still curled up against the window.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani shook Lizzy in attempt to wake her up.)

"Miss Lizzy, please wake up! The lights went out and the train stopped! Amethio said that I should wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy didn't budge.]

[alani-holmes]

"MISS LIZZY!!"

(She shook Lizzy even harder.)

"YOU NEED TO WAKE UP MISS LIZZY!!"

(Nymphia got tired of this...he had Alani step aside, picked up Lizzy with his ribbons,...and shook her. hard. Luckily, for once, Nymphia tried to make sure he wouldn't hurt the sleeping Lizzy.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"....yaaaawn..."

[Lizzy's eyes eventually blinked open as she looked around.]

"...Huh. Power's out."

[alani-holmes]

"Miss Lizzy!"

(Nymphia letted Lizzy down.)

"The power went out and the train stopped! Amethio went to check it out but he told me to wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. It sounds like something in the engine is jammed. I'll go take a look."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed Lizzy as she went to look at the engine to find the source of the problem.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Once the got there, Lizzy immediately seemed to know what happened.]

“…hm. Laquium crystals have grown inside and have jammed the major components.”

[alani-holmes]

(Alani seemed confused.)

“Laquium? What even is that?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Think of it as the direct opposite of Tera Crystals."

[alani-holmes]

”…I should probably stay away from it then.”

(She clutched her Tera arm as she stepped a few feet back.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…wait.”

[Amethio suddenly joined the conversation.]

“Laquium is repelled by Terastal Energy…so perhaps you could help us?”

[alani-holmes]

”…do you want me to try to emit Terastal Energy at it..?”

(Alani looked down at her arm, knowing what would happen if that was the case.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"If that's possible....and if you're willing to."

[alani-holmes]

"....I'll try. Do you want me to do it here?

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..that'll work. Go ahead."

[Both Lizzy and Amethio stepped back to give her room.]

[alani-holmes]

"Alright...."

(Alani pulled up her right sleeve, revealing the Tera crystals encompassing her arm from right below the elbow to her wrist. She held out her hand, with her palm facing the machinery where the Laquium was supposed to be. She closes her eyes and focuses on releasing a blast of Terastal energy.)

(A flash of multicolored light appears and disappears, causing a minor shockwave throughout the room.)

(The Laquium seems to have dissipated. Once it is done, Alani turns around, clutching her right arm in pain. The crystals have spread even farther, now reaching half way towards Alani's shoulder.)

"......did I do it...?"

(Alani falls to her knees, exhausted. Doing this has taken a toll on her body.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Y-Your arm-- are you alright?"

[Amethio exclaimed. Lizzy dropped right beside Alani to check on her.]

[alani-holmes]

"..I'm alive, so that's something!....but I'm tired...and it hurts...it hurts a lot.."

(Alani clutched her right arm harder in attempt to distract herself from her situation. Nymphia ran over to his trainer in a panic.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. We won't ask you to do it again, then."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright..."

(Nymphia helped Alani to stand with his ribbons.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Now that the Laquium was gone, the train seemed to come back to life. Lizzy sighed.]

"...bit off more than you could chew, didn't you. You gave us quite the scare."

[alani-holmes]

"Well, I don't typically fire off any energy. Guess I'm not used to it."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's understandable."

[alani-holmes]

"We should head back."

(The trio headed back to their train cabin until they arrived at their destinations.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[At last, they finally arrived outside of the academy.]

[Lizzy stood at the entrance with Alani.]

“You should be able to ask the director anything you need.”

[alani-holmes]

"Okay! Thanks for your help!"

(Alani and Nymphia walked inside the building.)

(Not even 15 minutes later and they came back out.)

"....yeah I don't think this is my Uva Academy. Clavell said he didn't know who I was despite him knowing very well that I go to his academy, at least in my world."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...I figured as much. I don't remember seeing you around when I worked here."

[alani-holmes]

”Wait, you worked here?! Why didn’t you lead with that!? I would’ve known right away that this isn’t my Paldea!”

“…never mind that. What do we do now?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"The most likely thing to do is to find a way to send you back."

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah but how do we do that?"

(Something can be heard in the distance.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I have my ways.

....what was that?"

[alani-holmes]

"...What do you mean "what was that"?"

(Nymphia however, did hear what ever that was and stood on guard. Whatever that was, the sound of it approaching seemed to disappear, but somehow, Nymphia seemed to feel like it was still nearby.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...You sense it too, don't you?"

[alani-holmes]

(Nymphia nodded, but this just left Alani even more confused.)

"What are you guys talking about–"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Just then, a rather angry Corviknight appeared.]

“…just as I thought. What’s got it so rattled, I wonder?”

[alani-holmes]

"..I don't know.."

(The Corviknight swooped down to attack them hitting Nymphia straight with a Steel Wing.)

"NYMPHIA!!"

(Alani rushed over to her Pokémon and returned him to his Pokeball. She then grabbed another Pokéball and let out a Pokémon that looked like a fusion between a Miraidon and a Cyclizar.)

"Tokage! Use Electro Drift!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy noticed the Pokemon and was immediately intrigued.]

“…interesting…it’s not anything I’ve seen before…”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani ignored the comment. The Electro Drift caused the Corviknight to fall to the ground.]

"Good job Tokage!!"

[The strange Pokemon roared]

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy approached the Corvikight just as pink mist seemed to evaporate from it. She knelt down beside it.]

“I see what it was now. You’re feeling much better now, aren’t you?”

[The Corviknight cawed and placed its head in her lap. A trainer hurriedly approached them.]

“CORVIKIGHT! A-are you alright, bud..?! ..Wait a minute..aren’t you—?”

[Lizzy cut him off.]

“The use of the Strong Sphere seems to have sent it into a rampage. You should take care of your Pokemon better.”

[The trainer nodded in determination.]

“Right! I’ll never use those Strong Spheres again! It hurt you, didn’t it Corviknight?”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani's Tera Arm started to itch, whatever that was, it seemed to react to the crystals on her arm. Alani petted Tokage to distract herself then turned to Lizzy.]

"Miss Lizzy, are those Strong Spheres made of that Laquium stuff we saw back on the train?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"They are. Exceed's been encouraging trainers to use them....but they shatter the bonds between trainer and Pokémon."

[alani-holmes]

"That's horrible! Exceed...that's the people who you say saw me when I first got here? Why would they do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...It's all greed."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

(A bright glow occurs and a girl somehow winds up in the middle of Levincia.)

"Huh, what!?" - @alani-holmes

//sorry, I know you're mainly an anime lore person for the rps, but is it alright if I shove my SV oc into a rp with Lizzy? she's very cool!

//SURE OFC!!!! I played SV but if I get anything wrong PLEASE correct me!!

[She wasn't really noticed by the busy streets of the city, though one person within the crowd seemed to notice her immediately and was observing her carefully.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried looking around.)

"Huh...one moment I was at the academy, and now I'm here! Strange."

(She whispered to herself and noticed the person observing her.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The person ducked away once they realized that they were noticed.]

[However...someone else approached her directly.]

"...Are you lost, miss..?" A black and white haired trainer asked.

[alani-holmes]

(Alani turned around to see the trainer.)

"Uh, yeah! I think I got lost, I thought I was somewhere else a momment ago."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The trainer sighed and extended his hand for her to take.]

"..I see...we should get out of this crowd...I know someone who can help."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried to take his hand with her right one, but realized that it was the one covered in Tera crystals, and didn't take it back in time.)

"Uhhhhhh"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced down and immediately noticed. However, his eyes didn’t widen in shock nor fear but in wonder.]

“…interesting….you remind me of—“

[The sound of rushed footsteps heading in their direction caught his attention before he could finish. Without hesitation he took her hand and started running in the opposite direction, ducking into an alleyway.]

“That was close……so, what’s your name?”

[alani-holmes]

”….Alani…who are you?! And why are we hiding in an alleyway?”

(Alani took her arm back, wincing in pain as it was just grabbed earlier.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I promise there’s an explanation for all of this….I’m Amethio.”

“….who are you?”

[A second voice came from directly behind her. Amethio also seemed startled but regained his composure quickly.]

“Ack….you and your silent footsteps….but aside from that, you don’t miss a beat, Lizzy.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh...hi there!"

(She stood quiet for a minute)

"Are those...Pokemon ears?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…yes. They are…”

[alani-holmes]

”Ooo, Cool! Now, can someone please explain what’s going on?!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“I just saved you from possibly the longest interrogation you’ll ever go through. Now, what’s up with the arm?” Amethio asked.

[Lizzy sighed.]

“…if you don’t mind telling us, of course. It’s completely up to you.”

[alani-holmes]

"...fine."

(Alani pulled up her sleeve of her right arm, revealing a layer of Tera crystals growing from her elbow to her fingers.)

"...awhile back, me and a few friends went down to Area Zero to help out a teacher of ours. One of my friends got mad at me and angered a sleeping Terapagos in hopes of finally proving he was stronger than me, but it lashed out, and I took a blow to protect him....so now I have this."

(She motioned to the crystals on her arm.)

"It hasn't killed me yet so that's a good thing! And now I can manipulate Tera energy to a degree! Well I only use it so that I never have to recharge my tera orb at a Pokemon Center. It's kinda funny, were I'm from getting this would probably be considered a blessing."

(Alani paused for a second.)

"...what do you mean "Interrogation"?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy stared silently for a few moments until her eyes practically started sparkling. She seemed to like how shiny it was….]

“Exceed likely caught a whiff of you while we were out in the open. They wouldn’t let you go for some time.”

[alani-holmes]

"I'm sorry, who? And why?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..Excced. They're a company here that's being run by someone....who takes a certain interest in people like you. Once he has you in his grip..."

[Amethio trailed off. Lizzy's eyes didn't leave her arm.]

[alani-holmes]

"Oh..okay....and the public knows nothing about it?"

(Alani noticed how Lizzy didn't stop staring at her arm, which made her feel uncomfortable.)

"Can you..stop looking at my arm please?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy blinked and shook her head, embarrassed that she had been staring.]

"A-Ah...sorry.."

"..Unfortunately so. And there's nothing we can do about that."

[alani-holmes]

"....not if I do a little investigation..."

(Alani decided against that idea for now.)

"So, uh, what now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”We need to focus on getting you home. It’s pretty clear that you’re not from this world.”

[alani-holmes]

”How do you know that? It could be that I got teleported from the Academy to here!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's also true.."

[Lizzy shot a sidelong glance at Amethio, clearly irritated that he jumped to such a conclusion so quickly. He rubbed his neck sheepishly.]

"...ah..right. Let's get you back there then."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her arm back up and then thought to herself.)

"Well, I guess it is strange that I've never heard of this Exceed you mentioned. Espcially since I've lived in Paldea for years now and no one has ever mentioned this."

(Alani thought about it. How did she get here in the first place.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Is that so..?"

[Lizzy asked quietly.]

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah I guess."

(Alani noticed something following them out of the corner of her eye.)

"....what's that."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”What was wa—“

[Amethio noticed it too. A shadow slinking around the corner in an attempt to stay out of sight….though they could all feel its intense gaze.]

[alani-holmes]

"Uhm, do you think we should go?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I know a place. Let's make haste." [Lizzy pulled down a ladder from one of the balconies and started to climb up to the roof of the building that was next to them. Once she made it to the top, she looked down as if expecting Alani to follow.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani struggled a bit to climb, but managed to get up.)

"Alright! Where are we going?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"We should be safe as long as we get back to the train." [Lizzy dashed across the rooftop without elaborating. Amethio sighed and gestured to Alani to just follow along for now.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed them, still a bit worried about everything.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[They followed Lizzy all the way to what seemed to be a train station. Only one train was currently stopped at the platform and Lizzy tapped on the door once. It hissed and opened which allowed her to enter just as a heavy downpour began.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani looked in awe at the vehicle.)

"...what in the world is that!? Am I supposed to go inside!?"

(Clearly, despite being super smart, Alani has never seen a train in her life.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”..yes….? Don’t tell me you’ve never seen a train before…?”

[Amethio seemed genuinely surprised at her confusion, but he shook it off once a deafening steam-whistle sounded—signaling that the train was about to depart.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her ears as the whistle blew but let go once the sound was over.)

”So that’s what it’s called! Nope never been on one!”

(Alani went inside the train.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Inside was nice and cozy, for a train at least. Lizzy pushed open one of the doors of the many rooms and entered a warmly-lit sleeper cabin and sat down on the couch. Amethio and Alani followed, sitting on the opposite side of the table that was between the tow couches.]

"..So, what's your grand plan?"

"I'll ask Yanga to check the school's database for an 'Alani'. Then we continue from there."

[alani-holmes]

”This place is nice! Kinda reminds me of my dorm back at Uva Academy!”

(Alani looked around at the train cabin she was in. It looked like she wanted to get up and explore a bit, but she had just sat down.)

“Just a question. Do trains allow you to have your Pokemon outside of their Pokeballs?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded just as a Shiny Hisuian Zorua wandered in and curled up in her lap.]

[alani-holmes]

”…that’s a strange Pokemon you got there!”

(Alani made her comment before taking out one of her Pokeballs and letting out a Shiny Sylveon, who immediately sat on her lap.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"A Sylveon...and a shiny too.."

[Amethio glanced over, seemingly intrigued. The Zorua on Lizzy's lap also looked up.]

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, this is Nymphia!” Alani said as she petted her Sylveon, causing him to purr, “He’s been by my side since I was a toddler!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”For such a long time…? That’s sweet. This…is Yuki.”

[The Zorua, Yuki, barked quietly in greeting.]

[alani-holmes]

”Aww, they’re so cute!”

(Alani waved at the little Zorua. Nymphia just glared at them before going back to looking at his trainer.)

“Where is this thing taking us anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced out the window.]

“I’m not quite—-“

“SALUTATIONS! WELCOME ABOARD!”

[A loud yet welcoming voice could be heard from the doorway, and a somewhat old-looking man in a black train conductor’s outfit stood beside another almost identical man who was wearing white instead. The black clad conductor had a frown while the other had a smile.]

[alani-holmes]

”Um, I who are you two exactly?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I am Ingo! And this is my brother, Emmet!” the black-clad conductor bellowed.

“It’s verrry rare to see someone new on the train, Miss Lizzy. Who might she be?” The other, Emmet asked.

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, I’m Alani! Do you know where this train is headed perhaps?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Yes! We’ve set a course for the academy in the event that we must return you!”

“All Miss Lizzy’s orders.”

[Lizzy’s ear flicked.]

“…please refrain from calling them ‘orders’. It was but a request.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ah okay!…I didn’t know that there was a train that went there!”

(Alani turned to Lizzy.)

“Where do you know those two from?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“They used to be the Subway Bosses in the Unova region. They moved here to work the train lines between multiple regions.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ohhh okay! How did you guys meet?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”Lizzy used to work at the Battle Subway as a summer job when she was younger. We’ve stayed friends ever since!”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, that’s cool! Lizzy, you used to live in Unova?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded.]

“It’s my birthplace.”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh neat! I don’t have any friends where I’m from.”

“Just a question, how long will it take us to get to the academy?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Less than an hour or so! …hopefully.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh, okay!"

(She decided to pet Nymphia in the meantime.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The train ride certainly felt longer than an hour. At some point Lizzy had fallen asleep against the window while Amethio worked on something in his notebook.]

[All was quiet until the train lights suddenly went out and the train screeched to a halt.]

[alani-holmes]

"WOAH!? WHAT WAS THAT!? Do trains normally do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced up in alarm.]

“Tch….no, they don’t.”

[alani-holmes]

"...what do we do now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Well, we could check what's causing the outage."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright!"

(Alani got up causing Nymphia to jump off her.)

"Lead the way!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio got up as well and headed towards the control room.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani and Nymphia went into the control room. There were a lot of buttons and levers that she had no idea how they worked.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio noticed a blinking light on the main console.]

"...Something's jammed? I'll have to get Lizzy to check it out when she wakes up."

[alani-holmes]

"I'll go get her. You stay here."

(Alani walked back to their train cabin in hopes of waking Miss Lizzy up.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy was still curled up against the window.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani shook Lizzy in attempt to wake her up.)

"Miss Lizzy, please wake up! The lights went out and the train stopped! Amethio said that I should wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy didn't budge.]

[alani-holmes]

"MISS LIZZY!!"

(She shook Lizzy even harder.)

"YOU NEED TO WAKE UP MISS LIZZY!!"

(Nymphia got tired of this...he had Alani step aside, picked up Lizzy with his ribbons,...and shook her. hard. Luckily, for once, Nymphia tried to make sure he wouldn't hurt the sleeping Lizzy.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"....yaaaawn..."

[Lizzy's eyes eventually blinked open as she looked around.]

"...Huh. Power's out."

[alani-holmes]

"Miss Lizzy!"

(Nymphia letted Lizzy down.)

"The power went out and the train stopped! Amethio went to check it out but he told me to wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. It sounds like something in the engine is jammed. I'll go take a look."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed Lizzy as she went to look at the engine to find the source of the problem.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Once the got there, Lizzy immediately seemed to know what happened.]

“…hm. Laquium crystals have grown inside and have jammed the major components.”

[alani-holmes]

(Alani seemed confused.)

“Laquium? What even is that?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Think of it as the direct opposite of Tera Crystals."

[alani-holmes]

”…I should probably stay away from it then.”

(She clutched her Tera arm as she stepped a few feet back.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…wait.”

[Amethio suddenly joined the conversation.]

“Laquium is repelled by Terastal Energy…so perhaps you could help us?”

[alani-holmes]

”…do you want me to try to emit Terastal Energy at it..?”

(Alani looked down at her arm, knowing what would happen if that was the case.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"If that's possible....and if you're willing to."

[alani-holmes]

"....I'll try. Do you want me to do it here?

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..that'll work. Go ahead."

[Both Lizzy and Amethio stepped back to give her room.]

[alani-holmes]

"Alright...."

(Alani pulled up her right sleeve, revealing the Tera crystals encompassing her arm from right below the elbow to her wrist. She held out her hand, with her palm facing the machinery where the Laquium was supposed to be. She closes her eyes and focuses on releasing a blast of Terastal energy.)

(A flash of multicolored light appears and disappears, causing a minor shockwave throughout the room.)

(The Laquium seems to have dissipated. Once it is done, Alani turns around, clutching her right arm in pain. The crystals have spread even farther, now reaching half way towards Alani's shoulder.)

"......did I do it...?"

(Alani falls to her knees, exhausted. Doing this has taken a toll on her body.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Y-Your arm-- are you alright?"

[Amethio exclaimed. Lizzy dropped right beside Alani to check on her.]

[alani-holmes]

"..I'm alive, so that's something!....but I'm tired...and it hurts...it hurts a lot.."

(Alani clutched her right arm harder in attempt to distract herself from her situation. Nymphia ran over to his trainer in a panic.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. We won't ask you to do it again, then."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright..."

(Nymphia helped Alani to stand with his ribbons.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Now that the Laquium was gone, the train seemed to come back to life. Lizzy sighed.]

"...bit off more than you could chew, didn't you. You gave us quite the scare."

[alani-holmes]

"Well, I don't typically fire off any energy. Guess I'm not used to it."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's understandable."

[alani-holmes]

"We should head back."

(The trio headed back to their train cabin until they arrived at their destinations.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[At last, they finally arrived outside of the academy.]

[Lizzy stood at the entrance with Alani.]

“You should be able to ask the director anything you need.”

[alani-holmes]

"Okay! Thanks for your help!"

(Alani and Nymphia walked inside the building.)

(Not even 15 minutes later and they came back out.)

"....yeah I don't think this is my Uva Academy. Clavell said he didn't know who I was despite him knowing very well that I go to his academy, at least in my world."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...I figured as much. I don't remember seeing you around when I worked here."

[alani-holmes]

”Wait, you worked here?! Why didn’t you lead with that!? I would’ve known right away that this isn’t my Paldea!”

“…never mind that. What do we do now?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"The most likely thing to do is to find a way to send you back."

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah but how do we do that?"

(Something can be heard in the distance.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I have my ways.

....what was that?"

[alani-holmes]

"...What do you mean "what was that"?"

(Nymphia however, did hear what ever that was and stood on guard. Whatever that was, the sound of it approaching seemed to disappear, but somehow, Nymphia seemed to feel like it was still nearby.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...You sense it too, don't you?"

[alani-holmes]

(Nymphia nodded, but this just left Alani even more confused.)

"What are you guys talking about–"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Just then, a rather angry Corviknight appeared.]

“…just as I thought. What’s got it so rattled, I wonder?”

[alani-holmes]

"..I don't know.."

(The Corviknight swooped down to attack them hitting Nymphia straight with a Steel Wing.)

"NYMPHIA!!"

(Alani rushed over to her Pokémon and returned him to his Pokeball. She then grabbed another Pokéball and let out a Pokémon that looked like a fusion between a Miraidon and a Cyclizar.)

"Tokage! Use Electro Drift!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy noticed the Pokemon and was immediately intrigued.]

“…interesting…it’s not anything I’ve seen before…”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani ignored the comment. The Electro Drift caused the Corviknight to fall to the ground.]

"Good job Tokage!!"

[The strange Pokemon roared]

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy approached the Corvikight just as pink mist seemed to evaporate from it. She knelt down beside it.]

“I see what it was now. You’re feeling much better now, aren’t you?”

[The Corviknight cawed and placed its head in her lap. A trainer hurriedly approached them.]

“CORVIKIGHT! A-are you alright, bud..?! ..Wait a minute..aren’t you—?”

[Lizzy cut him off.]

“The use of the Strong Sphere seems to have sent it into a rampage. You should take care of your Pokemon better.”

[The trainer nodded in determination.]

“Right! I’ll never use those Strong Spheres again! It hurt you, didn’t it Corviknight?”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani's Tera Arm started to itch, whatever that was, it seemed to react to the crystals on her arm. Alani petted Tokage to distract herself then turned to Lizzy.]

"Miss Lizzy, are those Strong Spheres made of that Laquium stuff we saw back on the train?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"They are. Exceed's been encouraging trainers to use them....but they shatter the bonds between trainer and Pokémon."

[alani-holmes]

"That's horrible! Exceed...that's the people who you say saw me when I first got here? Why would they do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...It's all greed."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

(A bright glow occurs and a girl somehow winds up in the middle of Levincia.)

"Huh, what!?" - @alani-holmes

//sorry, I know you're mainly an anime lore person for the rps, but is it alright if I shove my SV oc into a rp with Lizzy? she's very cool!

//SURE OFC!!!! I played SV but if I get anything wrong PLEASE correct me!!

[She wasn't really noticed by the busy streets of the city, though one person within the crowd seemed to notice her immediately and was observing her carefully.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried looking around.)

"Huh...one moment I was at the academy, and now I'm here! Strange."

(She whispered to herself and noticed the person observing her.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The person ducked away once they realized that they were noticed.]

[However...someone else approached her directly.]

"...Are you lost, miss..?" A black and white haired trainer asked.

[alani-holmes]

(Alani turned around to see the trainer.)

"Uh, yeah! I think I got lost, I thought I was somewhere else a momment ago."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The trainer sighed and extended his hand for her to take.]

"..I see...we should get out of this crowd...I know someone who can help."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried to take his hand with her right one, but realized that it was the one covered in Tera crystals, and didn't take it back in time.)

"Uhhhhhh"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced down and immediately noticed. However, his eyes didn’t widen in shock nor fear but in wonder.]

“…interesting….you remind me of—“

[The sound of rushed footsteps heading in their direction caught his attention before he could finish. Without hesitation he took her hand and started running in the opposite direction, ducking into an alleyway.]

“That was close……so, what’s your name?”

[alani-holmes]

”….Alani…who are you?! And why are we hiding in an alleyway?”

(Alani took her arm back, wincing in pain as it was just grabbed earlier.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I promise there’s an explanation for all of this….I’m Amethio.”

“….who are you?”

[A second voice came from directly behind her. Amethio also seemed startled but regained his composure quickly.]

“Ack….you and your silent footsteps….but aside from that, you don’t miss a beat, Lizzy.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh...hi there!"

(She stood quiet for a minute)

"Are those...Pokemon ears?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…yes. They are…”

[alani-holmes]

”Ooo, Cool! Now, can someone please explain what’s going on?!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“I just saved you from possibly the longest interrogation you’ll ever go through. Now, what’s up with the arm?” Amethio asked.

[Lizzy sighed.]

“…if you don’t mind telling us, of course. It’s completely up to you.”

[alani-holmes]

"...fine."

(Alani pulled up her sleeve of her right arm, revealing a layer of Tera crystals growing from her elbow to her fingers.)

"...awhile back, me and a few friends went down to Area Zero to help out a teacher of ours. One of my friends got mad at me and angered a sleeping Terapagos in hopes of finally proving he was stronger than me, but it lashed out, and I took a blow to protect him....so now I have this."

(She motioned to the crystals on her arm.)

"It hasn't killed me yet so that's a good thing! And now I can manipulate Tera energy to a degree! Well I only use it so that I never have to recharge my tera orb at a Pokemon Center. It's kinda funny, were I'm from getting this would probably be considered a blessing."

(Alani paused for a second.)

"...what do you mean "Interrogation"?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy stared silently for a few moments until her eyes practically started sparkling. She seemed to like how shiny it was….]

“Exceed likely caught a whiff of you while we were out in the open. They wouldn’t let you go for some time.”

[alani-holmes]

"I'm sorry, who? And why?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..Excced. They're a company here that's being run by someone....who takes a certain interest in people like you. Once he has you in his grip..."

[Amethio trailed off. Lizzy's eyes didn't leave her arm.]

[alani-holmes]

"Oh..okay....and the public knows nothing about it?"

(Alani noticed how Lizzy didn't stop staring at her arm, which made her feel uncomfortable.)

"Can you..stop looking at my arm please?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy blinked and shook her head, embarrassed that she had been staring.]

"A-Ah...sorry.."

"..Unfortunately so. And there's nothing we can do about that."

[alani-holmes]

"....not if I do a little investigation..."

(Alani decided against that idea for now.)

"So, uh, what now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”We need to focus on getting you home. It’s pretty clear that you’re not from this world.”

[alani-holmes]

”How do you know that? It could be that I got teleported from the Academy to here!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's also true.."

[Lizzy shot a sidelong glance at Amethio, clearly irritated that he jumped to such a conclusion so quickly. He rubbed his neck sheepishly.]

"...ah..right. Let's get you back there then."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her arm back up and then thought to herself.)

"Well, I guess it is strange that I've never heard of this Exceed you mentioned. Espcially since I've lived in Paldea for years now and no one has ever mentioned this."

(Alani thought about it. How did she get here in the first place.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Is that so..?"

[Lizzy asked quietly.]

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah I guess."

(Alani noticed something following them out of the corner of her eye.)

"....what's that."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”What was wa—“

[Amethio noticed it too. A shadow slinking around the corner in an attempt to stay out of sight….though they could all feel its intense gaze.]

[alani-holmes]

"Uhm, do you think we should go?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I know a place. Let's make haste." [Lizzy pulled down a ladder from one of the balconies and started to climb up to the roof of the building that was next to them. Once she made it to the top, she looked down as if expecting Alani to follow.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani struggled a bit to climb, but managed to get up.)

"Alright! Where are we going?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"We should be safe as long as we get back to the train." [Lizzy dashed across the rooftop without elaborating. Amethio sighed and gestured to Alani to just follow along for now.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed them, still a bit worried about everything.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[They followed Lizzy all the way to what seemed to be a train station. Only one train was currently stopped at the platform and Lizzy tapped on the door once. It hissed and opened which allowed her to enter just as a heavy downpour began.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani looked in awe at the vehicle.)

"...what in the world is that!? Am I supposed to go inside!?"

(Clearly, despite being super smart, Alani has never seen a train in her life.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”..yes….? Don’t tell me you’ve never seen a train before…?”

[Amethio seemed genuinely surprised at her confusion, but he shook it off once a deafening steam-whistle sounded—signaling that the train was about to depart.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her ears as the whistle blew but let go once the sound was over.)

”So that’s what it’s called! Nope never been on one!”

(Alani went inside the train.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Inside was nice and cozy, for a train at least. Lizzy pushed open one of the doors of the many rooms and entered a warmly-lit sleeper cabin and sat down on the couch. Amethio and Alani followed, sitting on the opposite side of the table that was between the tow couches.]

"..So, what's your grand plan?"

"I'll ask Yanga to check the school's database for an 'Alani'. Then we continue from there."

[alani-holmes]

”This place is nice! Kinda reminds me of my dorm back at Uva Academy!”

(Alani looked around at the train cabin she was in. It looked like she wanted to get up and explore a bit, but she had just sat down.)

“Just a question. Do trains allow you to have your Pokemon outside of their Pokeballs?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded just as a Shiny Hisuian Zorua wandered in and curled up in her lap.]

[alani-holmes]

”…that’s a strange Pokemon you got there!”

(Alani made her comment before taking out one of her Pokeballs and letting out a Shiny Sylveon, who immediately sat on her lap.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"A Sylveon...and a shiny too.."

[Amethio glanced over, seemingly intrigued. The Zorua on Lizzy's lap also looked up.]

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, this is Nymphia!” Alani said as she petted her Sylveon, causing him to purr, “He’s been by my side since I was a toddler!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”For such a long time…? That’s sweet. This…is Yuki.”

[The Zorua, Yuki, barked quietly in greeting.]

[alani-holmes]

”Aww, they’re so cute!”

(Alani waved at the little Zorua. Nymphia just glared at them before going back to looking at his trainer.)

“Where is this thing taking us anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced out the window.]

“I’m not quite—-“

“SALUTATIONS! WELCOME ABOARD!”

[A loud yet welcoming voice could be heard from the doorway, and a somewhat old-looking man in a black train conductor’s outfit stood beside another almost identical man who was wearing white instead. The black clad conductor had a frown while the other had a smile.]

[alani-holmes]

”Um, I who are you two exactly?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I am Ingo! And this is my brother, Emmet!” the black-clad conductor bellowed.

“It’s verrry rare to see someone new on the train, Miss Lizzy. Who might she be?” The other, Emmet asked.

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, I’m Alani! Do you know where this train is headed perhaps?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Yes! We’ve set a course for the academy in the event that we must return you!”

“All Miss Lizzy’s orders.”

[Lizzy’s ear flicked.]

“…please refrain from calling them ‘orders’. It was but a request.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ah okay!…I didn’t know that there was a train that went there!”

(Alani turned to Lizzy.)

“Where do you know those two from?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“They used to be the Subway Bosses in the Unova region. They moved here to work the train lines between multiple regions.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ohhh okay! How did you guys meet?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”Lizzy used to work at the Battle Subway as a summer job when she was younger. We’ve stayed friends ever since!”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, that’s cool! Lizzy, you used to live in Unova?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded.]

“It’s my birthplace.”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh neat! I don’t have any friends where I’m from.”

“Just a question, how long will it take us to get to the academy?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Less than an hour or so! …hopefully.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh, okay!"

(She decided to pet Nymphia in the meantime.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The train ride certainly felt longer than an hour. At some point Lizzy had fallen asleep against the window while Amethio worked on something in his notebook.]

[All was quiet until the train lights suddenly went out and the train screeched to a halt.]

[alani-holmes]

"WOAH!? WHAT WAS THAT!? Do trains normally do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced up in alarm.]

“Tch….no, they don’t.”

[alani-holmes]

"...what do we do now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Well, we could check what's causing the outage."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright!"

(Alani got up causing Nymphia to jump off her.)

"Lead the way!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio got up as well and headed towards the control room.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani and Nymphia went into the control room. There were a lot of buttons and levers that she had no idea how they worked.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio noticed a blinking light on the main console.]

"...Something's jammed? I'll have to get Lizzy to check it out when she wakes up."

[alani-holmes]

"I'll go get her. You stay here."

(Alani walked back to their train cabin in hopes of waking Miss Lizzy up.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy was still curled up against the window.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani shook Lizzy in attempt to wake her up.)

"Miss Lizzy, please wake up! The lights went out and the train stopped! Amethio said that I should wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy didn't budge.]

[alani-holmes]

"MISS LIZZY!!"

(She shook Lizzy even harder.)

"YOU NEED TO WAKE UP MISS LIZZY!!"

(Nymphia got tired of this...he had Alani step aside, picked up Lizzy with his ribbons,...and shook her. hard. Luckily, for once, Nymphia tried to make sure he wouldn't hurt the sleeping Lizzy.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"....yaaaawn..."

[Lizzy's eyes eventually blinked open as she looked around.]

"...Huh. Power's out."

[alani-holmes]

"Miss Lizzy!"

(Nymphia letted Lizzy down.)

"The power went out and the train stopped! Amethio went to check it out but he told me to wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. It sounds like something in the engine is jammed. I'll go take a look."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed Lizzy as she went to look at the engine to find the source of the problem.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Once the got there, Lizzy immediately seemed to know what happened.]

“…hm. Laquium crystals have grown inside and have jammed the major components.”

[alani-holmes]

(Alani seemed confused.)

“Laquium? What even is that?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Think of it as the direct opposite of Tera Crystals."

[alani-holmes]

”…I should probably stay away from it then.”

(She clutched her Tera arm as she stepped a few feet back.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…wait.”

[Amethio suddenly joined the conversation.]

“Laquium is repelled by Terastal Energy…so perhaps you could help us?”

[alani-holmes]

”…do you want me to try to emit Terastal Energy at it..?”

(Alani looked down at her arm, knowing what would happen if that was the case.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"If that's possible....and if you're willing to."

[alani-holmes]

"....I'll try. Do you want me to do it here?

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..that'll work. Go ahead."

[Both Lizzy and Amethio stepped back to give her room.]

[alani-holmes]

"Alright...."

(Alani pulled up her right sleeve, revealing the Tera crystals encompassing her arm from right below the elbow to her wrist. She held out her hand, with her palm facing the machinery where the Laquium was supposed to be. She closes her eyes and focuses on releasing a blast of Terastal energy.)

(A flash of multicolored light appears and disappears, causing a minor shockwave throughout the room.)

(The Laquium seems to have dissipated. Once it is done, Alani turns around, clutching her right arm in pain. The crystals have spread even farther, now reaching half way towards Alani's shoulder.)

"......did I do it...?"

(Alani falls to her knees, exhausted. Doing this has taken a toll on her body.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Y-Your arm-- are you alright?"

[Amethio exclaimed. Lizzy dropped right beside Alani to check on her.]

[alani-holmes]

"..I'm alive, so that's something!....but I'm tired...and it hurts...it hurts a lot.."

(Alani clutched her right arm harder in attempt to distract herself from her situation. Nymphia ran over to his trainer in a panic.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. We won't ask you to do it again, then."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright..."

(Nymphia helped Alani to stand with his ribbons.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Now that the Laquium was gone, the train seemed to come back to life. Lizzy sighed.]

"...bit off more than you could chew, didn't you. You gave us quite the scare."

[alani-holmes]

"Well, I don't typically fire off any energy. Guess I'm not used to it."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's understandable."

[alani-holmes]

"We should head back."

(The trio headed back to their train cabin until they arrived at their destinations.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[At last, they finally arrived outside of the academy.]

[Lizzy stood at the entrance with Alani.]

“You should be able to ask the director anything you need.”

[alani-holmes]

"Okay! Thanks for your help!"

(Alani and Nymphia walked inside the building.)

(Not even 15 minutes later and they came back out.)

"....yeah I don't think this is my Uva Academy. Clavell said he didn't know who I was despite him knowing very well that I go to his academy, at least in my world."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...I figured as much. I don't remember seeing you around when I worked here."

[alani-holmes]

”Wait, you worked here?! Why didn’t you lead with that!? I would’ve known right away that this isn’t my Paldea!”

“…never mind that. What do we do now?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"The most likely thing to do is to find a way to send you back."

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah but how do we do that?"

(Something can be heard in the distance.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I have my ways.

....what was that?"

[alani-holmes]

"...What do you mean "what was that"?"

(Nymphia however, did hear what ever that was and stood on guard. Whatever that was, the sound of it approaching seemed to disappear, but somehow, Nymphia seemed to feel like it was still nearby.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...You sense it too, don't you?"

[alani-holmes]

(Nymphia nodded, but this just left Alani even more confused.)

"What are you guys talking about–"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Just then, a rather angry Corviknight appeared.]

“…just as I thought. What’s got it so rattled, I wonder?”

[alani-holmes]

"..I don't know.."

(The Corviknight swooped down to attack them hitting Nymphia straight with a Steel Wing.)

"NYMPHIA!!"

(Alani rushed over to her Pokémon and returned him to his Pokeball. She then grabbed another Pokéball and let out a Pokémon that looked like a fusion between a Miraidon and a Cyclizar.)

"Tokage! Use Electro Drift!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy noticed the Pokemon and was immediately intrigued.]

“…interesting…it’s not anything I’ve seen before…”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani ignored the comment. The Electro Drift caused the Corviknight to fall to the ground.]

"Good job Tokage!!"

[The strange Pokemon roared]

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy approached the Corvikight just as pink mist seemed to evaporate from it. She knelt down beside it.]

“I see what it was now. You’re feeling much better now, aren’t you?”

[The Corviknight cawed and placed its head in her lap. A trainer hurriedly approached them.]

“CORVIKIGHT! A-are you alright, bud..?! ..Wait a minute..aren’t you—?”

[Lizzy cut him off.]

“The use of the Strong Sphere seems to have sent it into a rampage. You should take care of your Pokemon better.”

[The trainer nodded in determination.]

“Right! I’ll never use those Strong Spheres again! It hurt you, didn’t it Corviknight?”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani's Tera Arm started to itch, whatever that was, it seemed to react to the crystals on her arm. Alani petted Tokage to distract herself then turned to Lizzy.]

"Miss Lizzy, are those Strong Spheres made of that Laquium stuff we saw back on the train?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"They are. Exceed's been encouraging trainers to use them....but they shatter the bonds between trainer and Pokémon."

[alani-holmes]

"That's horrible! Exceed...that's the people who you say saw me when I first got here? Why would they do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...It's all greed."

[alani-holmes]

"..Greed? But for what? That doesn't make any sense!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

(A bright glow occurs and a girl somehow winds up in the middle of Levincia.)

"Huh, what!?" - @alani-holmes

//sorry, I know you're mainly an anime lore person for the rps, but is it alright if I shove my SV oc into a rp with Lizzy? she's very cool!

//SURE OFC!!!! I played SV but if I get anything wrong PLEASE correct me!!

[She wasn't really noticed by the busy streets of the city, though one person within the crowd seemed to notice her immediately and was observing her carefully.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried looking around.)

"Huh...one moment I was at the academy, and now I'm here! Strange."

(She whispered to herself and noticed the person observing her.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The person ducked away once they realized that they were noticed.]

[However...someone else approached her directly.]

"...Are you lost, miss..?" A black and white haired trainer asked.

[alani-holmes]

(Alani turned around to see the trainer.)

"Uh, yeah! I think I got lost, I thought I was somewhere else a momment ago."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The trainer sighed and extended his hand for her to take.]

"..I see...we should get out of this crowd...I know someone who can help."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried to take his hand with her right one, but realized that it was the one covered in Tera crystals, and didn't take it back in time.)

"Uhhhhhh"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced down and immediately noticed. However, his eyes didn’t widen in shock nor fear but in wonder.]

“…interesting….you remind me of—“

[The sound of rushed footsteps heading in their direction caught his attention before he could finish. Without hesitation he took her hand and started running in the opposite direction, ducking into an alleyway.]

“That was close……so, what’s your name?”

[alani-holmes]

”….Alani…who are you?! And why are we hiding in an alleyway?”

(Alani took her arm back, wincing in pain as it was just grabbed earlier.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I promise there’s an explanation for all of this….I’m Amethio.”

“….who are you?”

[A second voice came from directly behind her. Amethio also seemed startled but regained his composure quickly.]

“Ack….you and your silent footsteps….but aside from that, you don’t miss a beat, Lizzy.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh...hi there!"

(She stood quiet for a minute)

"Are those...Pokemon ears?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…yes. They are…”

[alani-holmes]

”Ooo, Cool! Now, can someone please explain what’s going on?!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“I just saved you from possibly the longest interrogation you’ll ever go through. Now, what’s up with the arm?” Amethio asked.

[Lizzy sighed.]

“…if you don’t mind telling us, of course. It’s completely up to you.”

[alani-holmes]

"...fine."

(Alani pulled up her sleeve of her right arm, revealing a layer of Tera crystals growing from her elbow to her fingers.)

"...awhile back, me and a few friends went down to Area Zero to help out a teacher of ours. One of my friends got mad at me and angered a sleeping Terapagos in hopes of finally proving he was stronger than me, but it lashed out, and I took a blow to protect him....so now I have this."

(She motioned to the crystals on her arm.)

"It hasn't killed me yet so that's a good thing! And now I can manipulate Tera energy to a degree! Well I only use it so that I never have to recharge my tera orb at a Pokemon Center. It's kinda funny, were I'm from getting this would probably be considered a blessing."

(Alani paused for a second.)

"...what do you mean "Interrogation"?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy stared silently for a few moments until her eyes practically started sparkling. She seemed to like how shiny it was….]

“Exceed likely caught a whiff of you while we were out in the open. They wouldn’t let you go for some time.”

[alani-holmes]

"I'm sorry, who? And why?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..Excced. They're a company here that's being run by someone....who takes a certain interest in people like you. Once he has you in his grip..."

[Amethio trailed off. Lizzy's eyes didn't leave her arm.]

[alani-holmes]

"Oh..okay....and the public knows nothing about it?"

(Alani noticed how Lizzy didn't stop staring at her arm, which made her feel uncomfortable.)

"Can you..stop looking at my arm please?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy blinked and shook her head, embarrassed that she had been staring.]

"A-Ah...sorry.."

"..Unfortunately so. And there's nothing we can do about that."

[alani-holmes]

"....not if I do a little investigation..."

(Alani decided against that idea for now.)

"So, uh, what now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”We need to focus on getting you home. It’s pretty clear that you’re not from this world.”

[alani-holmes]

”How do you know that? It could be that I got teleported from the Academy to here!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's also true.."

[Lizzy shot a sidelong glance at Amethio, clearly irritated that he jumped to such a conclusion so quickly. He rubbed his neck sheepishly.]

"...ah..right. Let's get you back there then."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her arm back up and then thought to herself.)

"Well, I guess it is strange that I've never heard of this Exceed you mentioned. Espcially since I've lived in Paldea for years now and no one has ever mentioned this."

(Alani thought about it. How did she get here in the first place.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Is that so..?"

[Lizzy asked quietly.]

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah I guess."

(Alani noticed something following them out of the corner of her eye.)

"....what's that."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”What was wa—“

[Amethio noticed it too. A shadow slinking around the corner in an attempt to stay out of sight….though they could all feel its intense gaze.]

[alani-holmes]

"Uhm, do you think we should go?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I know a place. Let's make haste." [Lizzy pulled down a ladder from one of the balconies and started to climb up to the roof of the building that was next to them. Once she made it to the top, she looked down as if expecting Alani to follow.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani struggled a bit to climb, but managed to get up.)

"Alright! Where are we going?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"We should be safe as long as we get back to the train." [Lizzy dashed across the rooftop without elaborating. Amethio sighed and gestured to Alani to just follow along for now.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed them, still a bit worried about everything.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[They followed Lizzy all the way to what seemed to be a train station. Only one train was currently stopped at the platform and Lizzy tapped on the door once. It hissed and opened which allowed her to enter just as a heavy downpour began.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani looked in awe at the vehicle.)

"...what in the world is that!? Am I supposed to go inside!?"

(Clearly, despite being super smart, Alani has never seen a train in her life.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”..yes….? Don’t tell me you’ve never seen a train before…?”

[Amethio seemed genuinely surprised at her confusion, but he shook it off once a deafening steam-whistle sounded—signaling that the train was about to depart.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her ears as the whistle blew but let go once the sound was over.)

”So that’s what it’s called! Nope never been on one!”

(Alani went inside the train.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Inside was nice and cozy, for a train at least. Lizzy pushed open one of the doors of the many rooms and entered a warmly-lit sleeper cabin and sat down on the couch. Amethio and Alani followed, sitting on the opposite side of the table that was between the tow couches.]

"..So, what's your grand plan?"

"I'll ask Yanga to check the school's database for an 'Alani'. Then we continue from there."

[alani-holmes]

”This place is nice! Kinda reminds me of my dorm back at Uva Academy!”

(Alani looked around at the train cabin she was in. It looked like she wanted to get up and explore a bit, but she had just sat down.)

“Just a question. Do trains allow you to have your Pokemon outside of their Pokeballs?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded just as a Shiny Hisuian Zorua wandered in and curled up in her lap.]

[alani-holmes]

”…that’s a strange Pokemon you got there!”

(Alani made her comment before taking out one of her Pokeballs and letting out a Shiny Sylveon, who immediately sat on her lap.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"A Sylveon...and a shiny too.."

[Amethio glanced over, seemingly intrigued. The Zorua on Lizzy's lap also looked up.]

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, this is Nymphia!” Alani said as she petted her Sylveon, causing him to purr, “He’s been by my side since I was a toddler!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”For such a long time…? That’s sweet. This…is Yuki.”

[The Zorua, Yuki, barked quietly in greeting.]

[alani-holmes]

”Aww, they’re so cute!”

(Alani waved at the little Zorua. Nymphia just glared at them before going back to looking at his trainer.)

“Where is this thing taking us anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced out the window.]

“I’m not quite—-“

“SALUTATIONS! WELCOME ABOARD!”

[A loud yet welcoming voice could be heard from the doorway, and a somewhat old-looking man in a black train conductor’s outfit stood beside another almost identical man who was wearing white instead. The black clad conductor had a frown while the other had a smile.]

[alani-holmes]

”Um, I who are you two exactly?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I am Ingo! And this is my brother, Emmet!” the black-clad conductor bellowed.

“It’s verrry rare to see someone new on the train, Miss Lizzy. Who might she be?” The other, Emmet asked.

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, I’m Alani! Do you know where this train is headed perhaps?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Yes! We’ve set a course for the academy in the event that we must return you!”

“All Miss Lizzy’s orders.”

[Lizzy’s ear flicked.]

“…please refrain from calling them ‘orders’. It was but a request.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ah okay!…I didn’t know that there was a train that went there!”

(Alani turned to Lizzy.)

“Where do you know those two from?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“They used to be the Subway Bosses in the Unova region. They moved here to work the train lines between multiple regions.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ohhh okay! How did you guys meet?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”Lizzy used to work at the Battle Subway as a summer job when she was younger. We’ve stayed friends ever since!”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, that’s cool! Lizzy, you used to live in Unova?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded.]

“It’s my birthplace.”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh neat! I don’t have any friends where I’m from.”

“Just a question, how long will it take us to get to the academy?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Less than an hour or so! …hopefully.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh, okay!"

(She decided to pet Nymphia in the meantime.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The train ride certainly felt longer than an hour. At some point Lizzy had fallen asleep against the window while Amethio worked on something in his notebook.]

[All was quiet until the train lights suddenly went out and the train screeched to a halt.]

[alani-holmes]

"WOAH!? WHAT WAS THAT!? Do trains normally do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced up in alarm.]

“Tch….no, they don’t.”

[alani-holmes]

"...what do we do now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Well, we could check what's causing the outage."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright!"

(Alani got up causing Nymphia to jump off her.)

"Lead the way!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio got up as well and headed towards the control room.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani and Nymphia went into the control room. There were a lot of buttons and levers that she had no idea how they worked.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio noticed a blinking light on the main console.]

"...Something's jammed? I'll have to get Lizzy to check it out when she wakes up."

[alani-holmes]

"I'll go get her. You stay here."

(Alani walked back to their train cabin in hopes of waking Miss Lizzy up.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy was still curled up against the window.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani shook Lizzy in attempt to wake her up.)

"Miss Lizzy, please wake up! The lights went out and the train stopped! Amethio said that I should wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy didn't budge.]

[alani-holmes]

"MISS LIZZY!!"

(She shook Lizzy even harder.)

"YOU NEED TO WAKE UP MISS LIZZY!!"

(Nymphia got tired of this...he had Alani step aside, picked up Lizzy with his ribbons,...and shook her. hard. Luckily, for once, Nymphia tried to make sure he wouldn't hurt the sleeping Lizzy.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"....yaaaawn..."

[Lizzy's eyes eventually blinked open as she looked around.]

"...Huh. Power's out."

[alani-holmes]

"Miss Lizzy!"

(Nymphia letted Lizzy down.)

"The power went out and the train stopped! Amethio went to check it out but he told me to wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. It sounds like something in the engine is jammed. I'll go take a look."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed Lizzy as she went to look at the engine to find the source of the problem.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Once the got there, Lizzy immediately seemed to know what happened.]

“…hm. Laquium crystals have grown inside and have jammed the major components.”

[alani-holmes]

(Alani seemed confused.)

“Laquium? What even is that?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Think of it as the direct opposite of Tera Crystals."

[alani-holmes]

”…I should probably stay away from it then.”

(She clutched her Tera arm as she stepped a few feet back.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…wait.”

[Amethio suddenly joined the conversation.]

“Laquium is repelled by Terastal Energy…so perhaps you could help us?”

[alani-holmes]

”…do you want me to try to emit Terastal Energy at it..?”

(Alani looked down at her arm, knowing what would happen if that was the case.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"If that's possible....and if you're willing to."

[alani-holmes]

"....I'll try. Do you want me to do it here?

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..that'll work. Go ahead."

[Both Lizzy and Amethio stepped back to give her room.]

[alani-holmes]

"Alright...."

(Alani pulled up her right sleeve, revealing the Tera crystals encompassing her arm from right below the elbow to her wrist. She held out her hand, with her palm facing the machinery where the Laquium was supposed to be. She closes her eyes and focuses on releasing a blast of Terastal energy.)

(A flash of multicolored light appears and disappears, causing a minor shockwave throughout the room.)

(The Laquium seems to have dissipated. Once it is done, Alani turns around, clutching her right arm in pain. The crystals have spread even farther, now reaching half way towards Alani's shoulder.)

"......did I do it...?"

(Alani falls to her knees, exhausted. Doing this has taken a toll on her body.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Y-Your arm-- are you alright?"

[Amethio exclaimed. Lizzy dropped right beside Alani to check on her.]

[alani-holmes]

"..I'm alive, so that's something!....but I'm tired...and it hurts...it hurts a lot.."

(Alani clutched her right arm harder in attempt to distract herself from her situation. Nymphia ran over to his trainer in a panic.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. We won't ask you to do it again, then."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright..."

(Nymphia helped Alani to stand with his ribbons.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Now that the Laquium was gone, the train seemed to come back to life. Lizzy sighed.]

"...bit off more than you could chew, didn't you. You gave us quite the scare."

[alani-holmes]

"Well, I don't typically fire off any energy. Guess I'm not used to it."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's understandable."

[alani-holmes]

"We should head back."

(The trio headed back to their train cabin until they arrived at their destinations.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[At last, they finally arrived outside of the academy.]

[Lizzy stood at the entrance with Alani.]

“You should be able to ask the director anything you need.”

[alani-holmes]

"Okay! Thanks for your help!"

(Alani and Nymphia walked inside the building.)

(Not even 15 minutes later and they came back out.)

"....yeah I don't think this is my Uva Academy. Clavell said he didn't know who I was despite him knowing very well that I go to his academy, at least in my world."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...I figured as much. I don't remember seeing you around when I worked here."

[alani-holmes]

”Wait, you worked here?! Why didn’t you lead with that!? I would’ve known right away that this isn’t my Paldea!”

“…never mind that. What do we do now?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"The most likely thing to do is to find a way to send you back."

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah but how do we do that?"

(Something can be heard in the distance.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I have my ways.

....what was that?"

[alani-holmes]

"...What do you mean "what was that"?"

(Nymphia however, did hear what ever that was and stood on guard. Whatever that was, the sound of it approaching seemed to disappear, but somehow, Nymphia seemed to feel like it was still nearby.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...You sense it too, don't you?"

[alani-holmes]

(Nymphia nodded, but this just left Alani even more confused.)

"What are you guys talking about–"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Just then, a rather angry Corviknight appeared.]

“…just as I thought. What’s got it so rattled, I wonder?”

[alani-holmes]

"..I don't know.."

(The Corviknight swooped down to attack them hitting Nymphia straight with a Steel Wing.)

"NYMPHIA!!"

(Alani rushed over to her Pokémon and returned him to his Pokeball. She then grabbed another Pokéball and let out a Pokémon that looked like a fusion between a Miraidon and a Cyclizar.)

"Tokage! Use Electro Drift!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy noticed the Pokemon and was immediately intrigued.]

“…interesting…it’s not anything I’ve seen before…”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani ignored the comment. The Electro Drift caused the Corviknight to fall to the ground.]

"Good job Tokage!!"

[The strange Pokemon roared]

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy approached the Corvikight just as pink mist seemed to evaporate from it. She knelt down beside it.]

“I see what it was now. You’re feeling much better now, aren’t you?”

[The Corviknight cawed and placed its head in her lap. A trainer hurriedly approached them.]

“CORVIKIGHT! A-are you alright, bud..?! ..Wait a minute..aren’t you—?”

[Lizzy cut him off.]

“The use of the Strong Sphere seems to have sent it into a rampage. You should take care of your Pokemon better.”

[The trainer nodded in determination.]

“Right! I’ll never use those Strong Spheres again! It hurt you, didn’t it Corviknight?”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani's Tera Arm started to itch, whatever that was, it seemed to react to the crystals on her arm. Alani petted Tokage to distract herself then turned to Lizzy.]

"Miss Lizzy, are those Strong Spheres made of that Laquium stuff we saw back on the train?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"They are. Exceed's been encouraging trainers to use them....but they shatter the bonds between trainer and Pokémon."

[alani-holmes]

"That's horrible! Exceed...that's the people who you say saw me when I first got here? Why would they do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

(A bright glow occurs and a girl somehow winds up in the middle of Levincia.)

"Huh, what!?" - @alani-holmes

//sorry, I know you're mainly an anime lore person for the rps, but is it alright if I shove my SV oc into a rp with Lizzy? she's very cool!

//SURE OFC!!!! I played SV but if I get anything wrong PLEASE correct me!!

[She wasn't really noticed by the busy streets of the city, though one person within the crowd seemed to notice her immediately and was observing her carefully.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried looking around.)

"Huh...one moment I was at the academy, and now I'm here! Strange."

(She whispered to herself and noticed the person observing her.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The person ducked away once they realized that they were noticed.]

[However...someone else approached her directly.]

"...Are you lost, miss..?" A black and white haired trainer asked.

[alani-holmes]

(Alani turned around to see the trainer.)

"Uh, yeah! I think I got lost, I thought I was somewhere else a momment ago."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The trainer sighed and extended his hand for her to take.]

"..I see...we should get out of this crowd...I know someone who can help."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried to take his hand with her right one, but realized that it was the one covered in Tera crystals, and didn't take it back in time.)

"Uhhhhhh"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced down and immediately noticed. However, his eyes didn’t widen in shock nor fear but in wonder.]

“…interesting….you remind me of—“

[The sound of rushed footsteps heading in their direction caught his attention before he could finish. Without hesitation he took her hand and started running in the opposite direction, ducking into an alleyway.]

“That was close……so, what’s your name?”

[alani-holmes]

”….Alani…who are you?! And why are we hiding in an alleyway?”

(Alani took her arm back, wincing in pain as it was just grabbed earlier.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I promise there’s an explanation for all of this….I’m Amethio.”

“….who are you?”

[A second voice came from directly behind her. Amethio also seemed startled but regained his composure quickly.]

“Ack….you and your silent footsteps….but aside from that, you don’t miss a beat, Lizzy.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh...hi there!"

(She stood quiet for a minute)

"Are those...Pokemon ears?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…yes. They are…”

[alani-holmes]

”Ooo, Cool! Now, can someone please explain what’s going on?!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“I just saved you from possibly the longest interrogation you’ll ever go through. Now, what’s up with the arm?” Amethio asked.

[Lizzy sighed.]

“…if you don’t mind telling us, of course. It’s completely up to you.”

[alani-holmes]

"...fine."

(Alani pulled up her sleeve of her right arm, revealing a layer of Tera crystals growing from her elbow to her fingers.)

"...awhile back, me and a few friends went down to Area Zero to help out a teacher of ours. One of my friends got mad at me and angered a sleeping Terapagos in hopes of finally proving he was stronger than me, but it lashed out, and I took a blow to protect him....so now I have this."

(She motioned to the crystals on her arm.)

"It hasn't killed me yet so that's a good thing! And now I can manipulate Tera energy to a degree! Well I only use it so that I never have to recharge my tera orb at a Pokemon Center. It's kinda funny, were I'm from getting this would probably be considered a blessing."

(Alani paused for a second.)

"...what do you mean "Interrogation"?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy stared silently for a few moments until her eyes practically started sparkling. She seemed to like how shiny it was….]

“Exceed likely caught a whiff of you while we were out in the open. They wouldn’t let you go for some time.”

[alani-holmes]

"I'm sorry, who? And why?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..Excced. They're a company here that's being run by someone....who takes a certain interest in people like you. Once he has you in his grip..."

[Amethio trailed off. Lizzy's eyes didn't leave her arm.]

[alani-holmes]

"Oh..okay....and the public knows nothing about it?"

(Alani noticed how Lizzy didn't stop staring at her arm, which made her feel uncomfortable.)

"Can you..stop looking at my arm please?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy blinked and shook her head, embarrassed that she had been staring.]

"A-Ah...sorry.."

"..Unfortunately so. And there's nothing we can do about that."

[alani-holmes]

"....not if I do a little investigation..."

(Alani decided against that idea for now.)

"So, uh, what now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”We need to focus on getting you home. It’s pretty clear that you’re not from this world.”

[alani-holmes]

”How do you know that? It could be that I got teleported from the Academy to here!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's also true.."

[Lizzy shot a sidelong glance at Amethio, clearly irritated that he jumped to such a conclusion so quickly. He rubbed his neck sheepishly.]

"...ah..right. Let's get you back there then."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her arm back up and then thought to herself.)

"Well, I guess it is strange that I've never heard of this Exceed you mentioned. Espcially since I've lived in Paldea for years now and no one has ever mentioned this."

(Alani thought about it. How did she get here in the first place.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Is that so..?"

[Lizzy asked quietly.]

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah I guess."

(Alani noticed something following them out of the corner of her eye.)

"....what's that."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”What was wa—“

[Amethio noticed it too. A shadow slinking around the corner in an attempt to stay out of sight….though they could all feel its intense gaze.]

[alani-holmes]

"Uhm, do you think we should go?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I know a place. Let's make haste." [Lizzy pulled down a ladder from one of the balconies and started to climb up to the roof of the building that was next to them. Once she made it to the top, she looked down as if expecting Alani to follow.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani struggled a bit to climb, but managed to get up.)

"Alright! Where are we going?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"We should be safe as long as we get back to the train." [Lizzy dashed across the rooftop without elaborating. Amethio sighed and gestured to Alani to just follow along for now.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed them, still a bit worried about everything.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[They followed Lizzy all the way to what seemed to be a train station. Only one train was currently stopped at the platform and Lizzy tapped on the door once. It hissed and opened which allowed her to enter just as a heavy downpour began.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani looked in awe at the vehicle.)

"...what in the world is that!? Am I supposed to go inside!?"

(Clearly, despite being super smart, Alani has never seen a train in her life.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”..yes….? Don’t tell me you’ve never seen a train before…?”

[Amethio seemed genuinely surprised at her confusion, but he shook it off once a deafening steam-whistle sounded—signaling that the train was about to depart.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her ears as the whistle blew but let go once the sound was over.)

”So that’s what it’s called! Nope never been on one!”

(Alani went inside the train.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Inside was nice and cozy, for a train at least. Lizzy pushed open one of the doors of the many rooms and entered a warmly-lit sleeper cabin and sat down on the couch. Amethio and Alani followed, sitting on the opposite side of the table that was between the tow couches.]

"..So, what's your grand plan?"

"I'll ask Yanga to check the school's database for an 'Alani'. Then we continue from there."

[alani-holmes]

”This place is nice! Kinda reminds me of my dorm back at Uva Academy!”

(Alani looked around at the train cabin she was in. It looked like she wanted to get up and explore a bit, but she had just sat down.)

“Just a question. Do trains allow you to have your Pokemon outside of their Pokeballs?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded just as a Shiny Hisuian Zorua wandered in and curled up in her lap.]

[alani-holmes]

”…that’s a strange Pokemon you got there!”

(Alani made her comment before taking out one of her Pokeballs and letting out a Shiny Sylveon, who immediately sat on her lap.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"A Sylveon...and a shiny too.."

[Amethio glanced over, seemingly intrigued. The Zorua on Lizzy's lap also looked up.]

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, this is Nymphia!” Alani said as she petted her Sylveon, causing him to purr, “He’s been by my side since I was a toddler!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”For such a long time…? That’s sweet. This…is Yuki.”

[The Zorua, Yuki, barked quietly in greeting.]

[alani-holmes]

”Aww, they’re so cute!”

(Alani waved at the little Zorua. Nymphia just glared at them before going back to looking at his trainer.)

“Where is this thing taking us anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced out the window.]

“I’m not quite—-“

“SALUTATIONS! WELCOME ABOARD!”

[A loud yet welcoming voice could be heard from the doorway, and a somewhat old-looking man in a black train conductor’s outfit stood beside another almost identical man who was wearing white instead. The black clad conductor had a frown while the other had a smile.]

[alani-holmes]

”Um, I who are you two exactly?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I am Ingo! And this is my brother, Emmet!” the black-clad conductor bellowed.

“It’s verrry rare to see someone new on the train, Miss Lizzy. Who might she be?” The other, Emmet asked.

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, I’m Alani! Do you know where this train is headed perhaps?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Yes! We’ve set a course for the academy in the event that we must return you!”

“All Miss Lizzy’s orders.”

[Lizzy’s ear flicked.]

“…please refrain from calling them ‘orders’. It was but a request.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ah okay!…I didn’t know that there was a train that went there!”

(Alani turned to Lizzy.)

“Where do you know those two from?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“They used to be the Subway Bosses in the Unova region. They moved here to work the train lines between multiple regions.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ohhh okay! How did you guys meet?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”Lizzy used to work at the Battle Subway as a summer job when she was younger. We’ve stayed friends ever since!”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, that’s cool! Lizzy, you used to live in Unova?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded.]

“It’s my birthplace.”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh neat! I don’t have any friends where I’m from.”

“Just a question, how long will it take us to get to the academy?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Less than an hour or so! …hopefully.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh, okay!"

(She decided to pet Nymphia in the meantime.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The train ride certainly felt longer than an hour. At some point Lizzy had fallen asleep against the window while Amethio worked on something in his notebook.]

[All was quiet until the train lights suddenly went out and the train screeched to a halt.]

[alani-holmes]

"WOAH!? WHAT WAS THAT!? Do trains normally do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced up in alarm.]

“Tch….no, they don’t.”

[alani-holmes]

"...what do we do now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Well, we could check what's causing the outage."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright!"

(Alani got up causing Nymphia to jump off her.)

"Lead the way!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio got up as well and headed towards the control room.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani and Nymphia went into the control room. There were a lot of buttons and levers that she had no idea how they worked.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio noticed a blinking light on the main console.]

"...Something's jammed? I'll have to get Lizzy to check it out when she wakes up."

[alani-holmes]

"I'll go get her. You stay here."

(Alani walked back to their train cabin in hopes of waking Miss Lizzy up.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy was still curled up against the window.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani shook Lizzy in attempt to wake her up.)

"Miss Lizzy, please wake up! The lights went out and the train stopped! Amethio said that I should wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy didn't budge.]

[alani-holmes]

"MISS LIZZY!!"

(She shook Lizzy even harder.)

"YOU NEED TO WAKE UP MISS LIZZY!!"

(Nymphia got tired of this...he had Alani step aside, picked up Lizzy with his ribbons,...and shook her. hard. Luckily, for once, Nymphia tried to make sure he wouldn't hurt the sleeping Lizzy.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"....yaaaawn..."

[Lizzy's eyes eventually blinked open as she looked around.]

"...Huh. Power's out."

[alani-holmes]

"Miss Lizzy!"

(Nymphia letted Lizzy down.)

"The power went out and the train stopped! Amethio went to check it out but he told me to wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. It sounds like something in the engine is jammed. I'll go take a look."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed Lizzy as she went to look at the engine to find the source of the problem.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Once the got there, Lizzy immediately seemed to know what happened.]

“…hm. Laquium crystals have grown inside and have jammed the major components.”

[alani-holmes]

(Alani seemed confused.)

“Laquium? What even is that?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Think of it as the direct opposite of Tera Crystals."

[alani-holmes]

”…I should probably stay away from it then.”

(She clutched her Tera arm as she stepped a few feet back.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…wait.”

[Amethio suddenly joined the conversation.]

“Laquium is repelled by Terastal Energy…so perhaps you could help us?”

[alani-holmes]

”…do you want me to try to emit Terastal Energy at it..?”

(Alani looked down at her arm, knowing what would happen if that was the case.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"If that's possible....and if you're willing to."

[alani-holmes]

"....I'll try. Do you want me to do it here?

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..that'll work. Go ahead."

[Both Lizzy and Amethio stepped back to give her room.]

[alani-holmes]

"Alright...."

(Alani pulled up her right sleeve, revealing the Tera crystals encompassing her arm from right below the elbow to her wrist. She held out her hand, with her palm facing the machinery where the Laquium was supposed to be. She closes her eyes and focuses on releasing a blast of Terastal energy.)

(A flash of multicolored light appears and disappears, causing a minor shockwave throughout the room.)

(The Laquium seems to have dissipated. Once it is done, Alani turns around, clutching her right arm in pain. The crystals have spread even farther, now reaching half way towards Alani's shoulder.)

"......did I do it...?"

(Alani falls to her knees, exhausted. Doing this has taken a toll on her body.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Y-Your arm-- are you alright?"

[Amethio exclaimed. Lizzy dropped right beside Alani to check on her.]

[alani-holmes]

"..I'm alive, so that's something!....but I'm tired...and it hurts...it hurts a lot.."

(Alani clutched her right arm harder in attempt to distract herself from her situation. Nymphia ran over to his trainer in a panic.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. We won't ask you to do it again, then."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright..."

(Nymphia helped Alani to stand with his ribbons.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Now that the Laquium was gone, the train seemed to come back to life. Lizzy sighed.]

"...bit off more than you could chew, didn't you. You gave us quite the scare."

[alani-holmes]

"Well, I don't typically fire off any energy. Guess I'm not used to it."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's understandable."

[alani-holmes]

"We should head back."

(The trio headed back to their train cabin until they arrived at their destinations.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[At last, they finally arrived outside of the academy.]

[Lizzy stood at the entrance with Alani.]

“You should be able to ask the director anything you need.”

[alani-holmes]

"Okay! Thanks for your help!"

(Alani and Nymphia walked inside the building.)

(Not even 15 minutes later and they came back out.)

"....yeah I don't think this is my Uva Academy. Clavell said he didn't know who I was despite him knowing very well that I go to his academy, at least in my world."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...I figured as much. I don't remember seeing you around when I worked here."

[alani-holmes]

”Wait, you worked here?! Why didn’t you lead with that!? I would’ve known right away that this isn’t my Paldea!”

“…never mind that. What do we do now?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"The most likely thing to do is to find a way to send you back."

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah but how do we do that?"

(Something can be heard in the distance.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I have my ways.

....what was that?"

[alani-holmes]

"...What do you mean "what was that"?"

(Nymphia however, did hear what ever that was and stood on guard. Whatever that was, the sound of it approaching seemed to disappear, but somehow, Nymphia seemed to feel like it was still nearby.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...You sense it too, don't you?"

[alani-holmes]

(Nymphia nodded, but this just left Alani even more confused.)

"What are you guys talking about–"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Just then, a rather angry Corviknight appeared.]

“…just as I thought. What’s got it so rattled, I wonder?”

[alani-holmes]

"..I don't know.."

(The Corviknight swooped down to attack them hitting Nymphia straight with a Steel Wing.)

"NYMPHIA!!"

(Alani rushed over to her Pokémon and returned him to his Pokeball. She then grabbed another Pokéball and let out a Pokémon that looked like a fusion between a Miraidon and a Cyclizar.)

"Tokage! Use Electro Drift!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy noticed the Pokemon and was immediately intrigued.]

“…interesting…it’s not anything I’ve seen before…”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani ignored the comment. The Electro Drift caused the Corviknight to fall to the ground.]

"Good job Tokage!!"

[The strange Pokemon roared]

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy approached the Corvikight just as pink mist seemed to evaporate from it. She knelt down beside it.]

“I see what it was now. You’re feeling much better now, aren’t you?”

[The Corviknight cawed and placed its head in her lap. A trainer hurriedly approached them.]

“CORVIKIGHT! A-are you alright, bud..?! ..Wait a minute..aren’t you—?”

[Lizzy cut him off.]

“The use of the Strong Sphere seems to have sent it into a rampage. You should take care of your Pokemon better.”

[The trainer nodded in determination.]

“Right! I’ll never use those Strong Spheres again! It hurt you, didn’t it Corviknight?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

(A bright glow occurs and a girl somehow winds up in the middle of Levincia.)

"Huh, what!?" - @alani-holmes

//sorry, I know you're mainly an anime lore person for the rps, but is it alright if I shove my SV oc into a rp with Lizzy? she's very cool!

//SURE OFC!!!! I played SV but if I get anything wrong PLEASE correct me!!

[She wasn't really noticed by the busy streets of the city, though one person within the crowd seemed to notice her immediately and was observing her carefully.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried looking around.)

"Huh...one moment I was at the academy, and now I'm here! Strange."

(She whispered to herself and noticed the person observing her.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The person ducked away once they realized that they were noticed.]

[However...someone else approached her directly.]

"...Are you lost, miss..?" A black and white haired trainer asked.

[alani-holmes]

(Alani turned around to see the trainer.)

"Uh, yeah! I think I got lost, I thought I was somewhere else a momment ago."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The trainer sighed and extended his hand for her to take.]

"..I see...we should get out of this crowd...I know someone who can help."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried to take his hand with her right one, but realized that it was the one covered in Tera crystals, and didn't take it back in time.)

"Uhhhhhh"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced down and immediately noticed. However, his eyes didn’t widen in shock nor fear but in wonder.]

“…interesting….you remind me of—“

[The sound of rushed footsteps heading in their direction caught his attention before he could finish. Without hesitation he took her hand and started running in the opposite direction, ducking into an alleyway.]

“That was close……so, what’s your name?”

[alani-holmes]

”….Alani…who are you?! And why are we hiding in an alleyway?”

(Alani took her arm back, wincing in pain as it was just grabbed earlier.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I promise there’s an explanation for all of this….I’m Amethio.”

“….who are you?”

[A second voice came from directly behind her. Amethio also seemed startled but regained his composure quickly.]

“Ack….you and your silent footsteps….but aside from that, you don’t miss a beat, Lizzy.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh...hi there!"

(She stood quiet for a minute)

"Are those...Pokemon ears?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…yes. They are…”

[alani-holmes]

”Ooo, Cool! Now, can someone please explain what’s going on?!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“I just saved you from possibly the longest interrogation you’ll ever go through. Now, what’s up with the arm?” Amethio asked.

[Lizzy sighed.]

“…if you don’t mind telling us, of course. It’s completely up to you.”

[alani-holmes]

"...fine."

(Alani pulled up her sleeve of her right arm, revealing a layer of Tera crystals growing from her elbow to her fingers.)

"...awhile back, me and a few friends went down to Area Zero to help out a teacher of ours. One of my friends got mad at me and angered a sleeping Terapagos in hopes of finally proving he was stronger than me, but it lashed out, and I took a blow to protect him....so now I have this."

(She motioned to the crystals on her arm.)

"It hasn't killed me yet so that's a good thing! And now I can manipulate Tera energy to a degree! Well I only use it so that I never have to recharge my tera orb at a Pokemon Center. It's kinda funny, were I'm from getting this would probably be considered a blessing."

(Alani paused for a second.)

"...what do you mean "Interrogation"?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy stared silently for a few moments until her eyes practically started sparkling. She seemed to like how shiny it was….]

“Exceed likely caught a whiff of you while we were out in the open. They wouldn’t let you go for some time.”

[alani-holmes]

"I'm sorry, who? And why?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..Excced. They're a company here that's being run by someone....who takes a certain interest in people like you. Once he has you in his grip..."

[Amethio trailed off. Lizzy's eyes didn't leave her arm.]

[alani-holmes]

"Oh..okay....and the public knows nothing about it?"

(Alani noticed how Lizzy didn't stop staring at her arm, which made her feel uncomfortable.)

"Can you..stop looking at my arm please?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy blinked and shook her head, embarrassed that she had been staring.]

"A-Ah...sorry.."

"..Unfortunately so. And there's nothing we can do about that."

[alani-holmes]

"....not if I do a little investigation..."

(Alani decided against that idea for now.)

"So, uh, what now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”We need to focus on getting you home. It’s pretty clear that you’re not from this world.”

[alani-holmes]

”How do you know that? It could be that I got teleported from the Academy to here!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's also true.."

[Lizzy shot a sidelong glance at Amethio, clearly irritated that he jumped to such a conclusion so quickly. He rubbed his neck sheepishly.]

"...ah..right. Let's get you back there then."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her arm back up and then thought to herself.)

"Well, I guess it is strange that I've never heard of this Exceed you mentioned. Espcially since I've lived in Paldea for years now and no one has ever mentioned this."

(Alani thought about it. How did she get here in the first place.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Is that so..?"

[Lizzy asked quietly.]

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah I guess."

(Alani noticed something following them out of the corner of her eye.)

"....what's that."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”What was wa—“

[Amethio noticed it too. A shadow slinking around the corner in an attempt to stay out of sight….though they could all feel its intense gaze.]

[alani-holmes]

"Uhm, do you think we should go?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I know a place. Let's make haste." [Lizzy pulled down a ladder from one of the balconies and started to climb up to the roof of the building that was next to them. Once she made it to the top, she looked down as if expecting Alani to follow.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani struggled a bit to climb, but managed to get up.)

"Alright! Where are we going?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"We should be safe as long as we get back to the train." [Lizzy dashed across the rooftop without elaborating. Amethio sighed and gestured to Alani to just follow along for now.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed them, still a bit worried about everything.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[They followed Lizzy all the way to what seemed to be a train station. Only one train was currently stopped at the platform and Lizzy tapped on the door once. It hissed and opened which allowed her to enter just as a heavy downpour began.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani looked in awe at the vehicle.)

"...what in the world is that!? Am I supposed to go inside!?"

(Clearly, despite being super smart, Alani has never seen a train in her life.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”..yes….? Don’t tell me you’ve never seen a train before…?”

[Amethio seemed genuinely surprised at her confusion, but he shook it off once a deafening steam-whistle sounded—signaling that the train was about to depart.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her ears as the whistle blew but let go once the sound was over.)

”So that’s what it’s called! Nope never been on one!”

(Alani went inside the train.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Inside was nice and cozy, for a train at least. Lizzy pushed open one of the doors of the many rooms and entered a warmly-lit sleeper cabin and sat down on the couch. Amethio and Alani followed, sitting on the opposite side of the table that was between the tow couches.]

"..So, what's your grand plan?"

"I'll ask Yanga to check the school's database for an 'Alani'. Then we continue from there."

[alani-holmes]

”This place is nice! Kinda reminds me of my dorm back at Uva Academy!”

(Alani looked around at the train cabin she was in. It looked like she wanted to get up and explore a bit, but she had just sat down.)

“Just a question. Do trains allow you to have your Pokemon outside of their Pokeballs?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded just as a Shiny Hisuian Zorua wandered in and curled up in her lap.]

[alani-holmes]

”…that’s a strange Pokemon you got there!”

(Alani made her comment before taking out one of her Pokeballs and letting out a Shiny Sylveon, who immediately sat on her lap.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"A Sylveon...and a shiny too.."

[Amethio glanced over, seemingly intrigued. The Zorua on Lizzy's lap also looked up.]

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, this is Nymphia!” Alani said as she petted her Sylveon, causing him to purr, “He’s been by my side since I was a toddler!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”For such a long time…? That’s sweet. This…is Yuki.”

[The Zorua, Yuki, barked quietly in greeting.]

[alani-holmes]

”Aww, they’re so cute!”

(Alani waved at the little Zorua. Nymphia just glared at them before going back to looking at his trainer.)

“Where is this thing taking us anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced out the window.]

“I’m not quite—-“

“SALUTATIONS! WELCOME ABOARD!”

[A loud yet welcoming voice could be heard from the doorway, and a somewhat old-looking man in a black train conductor’s outfit stood beside another almost identical man who was wearing white instead. The black clad conductor had a frown while the other had a smile.]

[alani-holmes]

”Um, I who are you two exactly?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I am Ingo! And this is my brother, Emmet!” the black-clad conductor bellowed.

“It’s verrry rare to see someone new on the train, Miss Lizzy. Who might she be?” The other, Emmet asked.

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, I’m Alani! Do you know where this train is headed perhaps?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Yes! We’ve set a course for the academy in the event that we must return you!”

“All Miss Lizzy’s orders.”

[Lizzy’s ear flicked.]

“…please refrain from calling them ‘orders’. It was but a request.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ah okay!…I didn’t know that there was a train that went there!”

(Alani turned to Lizzy.)

“Where do you know those two from?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“They used to be the Subway Bosses in the Unova region. They moved here to work the train lines between multiple regions.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ohhh okay! How did you guys meet?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”Lizzy used to work at the Battle Subway as a summer job when she was younger. We’ve stayed friends ever since!”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, that’s cool! Lizzy, you used to live in Unova?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded.]

“It’s my birthplace.”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh neat! I don’t have any friends where I’m from.”

“Just a question, how long will it take us to get to the academy?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Less than an hour or so! …hopefully.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh, okay!"

(She decided to pet Nymphia in the meantime.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The train ride certainly felt longer than an hour. At some point Lizzy had fallen asleep against the window while Amethio worked on something in his notebook.]

[All was quiet until the train lights suddenly went out and the train screeched to a halt.]

[alani-holmes]

"WOAH!? WHAT WAS THAT!? Do trains normally do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced up in alarm.]

“Tch….no, they don’t.”

[alani-holmes]

"...what do we do now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Well, we could check what's causing the outage."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright!"

(Alani got up causing Nymphia to jump off her.)

"Lead the way!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio got up as well and headed towards the control room.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani and Nymphia went into the control room. There were a lot of buttons and levers that she had no idea how they worked.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio noticed a blinking light on the main console.]

"...Something's jammed? I'll have to get Lizzy to check it out when she wakes up."

[alani-holmes]

"I'll go get her. You stay here."

(Alani walked back to their train cabin in hopes of waking Miss Lizzy up.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy was still curled up against the window.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani shook Lizzy in attempt to wake her up.)

"Miss Lizzy, please wake up! The lights went out and the train stopped! Amethio said that I should wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy didn't budge.]

[alani-holmes]

"MISS LIZZY!!"

(She shook Lizzy even harder.)

"YOU NEED TO WAKE UP MISS LIZZY!!"

(Nymphia got tired of this...he had Alani step aside, picked up Lizzy with his ribbons,...and shook her. hard. Luckily, for once, Nymphia tried to make sure he wouldn't hurt the sleeping Lizzy.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"....yaaaawn..."

[Lizzy's eyes eventually blinked open as she looked around.]

"...Huh. Power's out."

[alani-holmes]

"Miss Lizzy!"

(Nymphia letted Lizzy down.)

"The power went out and the train stopped! Amethio went to check it out but he told me to wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. It sounds like something in the engine is jammed. I'll go take a look."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed Lizzy as she went to look at the engine to find the source of the problem.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Once the got there, Lizzy immediately seemed to know what happened.]

“…hm. Laquium crystals have grown inside and have jammed the major components.”

[alani-holmes]

(Alani seemed confused.)

“Laquium? What even is that?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Think of it as the direct opposite of Tera Crystals."

[alani-holmes]

”…I should probably stay away from it then.”

(She clutched her Tera arm as she stepped a few feet back.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…wait.”

[Amethio suddenly joined the conversation.]

“Laquium is repelled by Terastal Energy…so perhaps you could help us?”

[alani-holmes]

”…do you want me to try to emit Terastal Energy at it..?”

(Alani looked down at her arm, knowing what would happen if that was the case.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"If that's possible....and if you're willing to."

[alani-holmes]

"....I'll try. Do you want me to do it here?

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..that'll work. Go ahead."

[Both Lizzy and Amethio stepped back to give her room.]

[alani-holmes]

"Alright...."

(Alani pulled up her right sleeve, revealing the Tera crystals encompassing her arm from right below the elbow to her wrist. She held out her hand, with her palm facing the machinery where the Laquium was supposed to be. She closes her eyes and focuses on releasing a blast of Terastal energy.)

(A flash of multicolored light appears and disappears, causing a minor shockwave throughout the room.)

(The Laquium seems to have dissipated. Once it is done, Alani turns around, clutching her right arm in pain. The crystals have spread even farther, now reaching half way towards Alani's shoulder.)

"......did I do it...?"

(Alani falls to her knees, exhausted. Doing this has taken a toll on her body.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Y-Your arm-- are you alright?"

[Amethio exclaimed. Lizzy dropped right beside Alani to check on her.]

[alani-holmes]

"..I'm alive, so that's something!....but I'm tired...and it hurts...it hurts a lot.."

(Alani clutched her right arm harder in attempt to distract herself from her situation. Nymphia ran over to his trainer in a panic.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. We won't ask you to do it again, then."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright..."

(Nymphia helped Alani to stand with his ribbons.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Now that the Laquium was gone, the train seemed to come back to life. Lizzy sighed.]

"...bit off more than you could chew, didn't you. You gave us quite the scare."

[alani-holmes]

"Well, I don't typically fire off any energy. Guess I'm not used to it."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's understandable."

[alani-holmes]

"We should head back."

(The trio headed back to their train cabin until they arrived at their destinations.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[At last, they finally arrived outside of the academy.]

[Lizzy stood at the entrance with Alani.]

“You should be able to ask the director anything you need.”

[alani-holmes]

"Okay! Thanks for your help!"

(Alani and Nymphia walked inside the building.)

(Not even 15 minutes later and they came back out.)

"....yeah I don't think this is my Uva Academy. Clavell said he didn't know who I was despite him knowing very well that I go to his academy, at least in my world."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...I figured as much. I don't remember seeing you around when I worked here."

[alani-holmes]

”Wait, you worked here?! Why didn’t you lead with that!? I would’ve known right away that this isn’t my Paldea!”

“…never mind that. What do we do now?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"The most likely thing to do is to find a way to send you back."

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah but how do we do that?"

(Something can be heard in the distance.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I have my ways.

....what was that?"

[alani-holmes]

"...What do you mean "what was that"?"

(Nymphia however, did hear what ever that was and stood on guard. Whatever that was, the sound of it approaching seemed to disappear, but somehow, Nymphia seemed to feel like it was still nearby.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...You sense it too, don't you?"

[alani-holmes]

(Nymphia nodded, but this just left Alani even more confused.)

"What are you guys talking about–"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Just then, a rather angry Corviknight appeared.]

“…just as I thought. What’s got it so rattled, I wonder?”

[alani-holmes]

"..I don't know.."

(The Corviknight swooped down to attack them hitting Nymphia straight with a Steel Wing.)

"NYMPHIA!!"

(Alani rushed over to her Pokémon and returned him to his Pokeball. She then grabbed another Pokéball and let out a Pokémon that looked like a fusion between a Miraidon and a Cyclizar.)

"Tokage! Use Electro Drift!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy noticed the Pokemon and was immediately intrigued.]

“…interesting…it’s not anything I’ve seen before…”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani ignored the comment. The Electro Drift caused the Corviknight to fall to the ground.]

"Good job Tokage!!"

[The strange Pokemon roared]

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy approached the Corvikight just as pink mist seemed to evaporate from it. She knelt down beside it.]

“I see what it was now. You’re feeling much better now, aren’t you?”

[The Corviknight cawed and placed its head in her lap. A trainer hurriedly approached them.]

“CORVIKIGHT! A-are you alright, bud..?! ..Wait a minute..aren’t you—?”

[Lizzy cut him off.]

“The use of the Strong Sphere seems to have sent it into a rampage. You should take care of your Pokemon better.”

[The trainer nodded in determination.]

“Right! I’ll never use those Strong Spheres again! It hurt you, didn’t it Corviknight?”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani's Tera Arm started to itch, whatever that was, it seemed to react to the crystals on her arm. Alani petted Tokage to distract herself then turned to Lizzy.]

"Miss Lizzy, are those Strong Spheres made of that Laquium stuff we saw back on the train?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

(A bright glow occurs and a girl somehow winds up in the middle of Levincia.)

"Huh, what!?" - @alani-holmes

//sorry, I know you're mainly an anime lore person for the rps, but is it alright if I shove my SV oc into a rp with Lizzy? she's very cool!

//SURE OFC!!!! I played SV but if I get anything wrong PLEASE correct me!!

[She wasn't really noticed by the busy streets of the city, though one person within the crowd seemed to notice her immediately and was observing her carefully.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried looking around.)

"Huh...one moment I was at the academy, and now I'm here! Strange."

(She whispered to herself and noticed the person observing her.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The person ducked away once they realized that they were noticed.]

[However...someone else approached her directly.]

"...Are you lost, miss..?" A black and white haired trainer asked.

[alani-holmes]

(Alani turned around to see the trainer.)

"Uh, yeah! I think I got lost, I thought I was somewhere else a momment ago."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The trainer sighed and extended his hand for her to take.]

"..I see...we should get out of this crowd...I know someone who can help."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried to take his hand with her right one, but realized that it was the one covered in Tera crystals, and didn't take it back in time.)

"Uhhhhhh"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced down and immediately noticed. However, his eyes didn’t widen in shock nor fear but in wonder.]

“…interesting….you remind me of—“

[The sound of rushed footsteps heading in their direction caught his attention before he could finish. Without hesitation he took her hand and started running in the opposite direction, ducking into an alleyway.]

“That was close……so, what’s your name?”

[alani-holmes]

”….Alani…who are you?! And why are we hiding in an alleyway?”

(Alani took her arm back, wincing in pain as it was just grabbed earlier.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I promise there’s an explanation for all of this….I’m Amethio.”

“….who are you?”

[A second voice came from directly behind her. Amethio also seemed startled but regained his composure quickly.]

“Ack….you and your silent footsteps….but aside from that, you don’t miss a beat, Lizzy.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh...hi there!"

(She stood quiet for a minute)

"Are those...Pokemon ears?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…yes. They are…”

[alani-holmes]

”Ooo, Cool! Now, can someone please explain what’s going on?!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“I just saved you from possibly the longest interrogation you’ll ever go through. Now, what’s up with the arm?” Amethio asked.

[Lizzy sighed.]

“…if you don’t mind telling us, of course. It’s completely up to you.”

[alani-holmes]

"...fine."

(Alani pulled up her sleeve of her right arm, revealing a layer of Tera crystals growing from her elbow to her fingers.)

"...awhile back, me and a few friends went down to Area Zero to help out a teacher of ours. One of my friends got mad at me and angered a sleeping Terapagos in hopes of finally proving he was stronger than me, but it lashed out, and I took a blow to protect him....so now I have this."

(She motioned to the crystals on her arm.)

"It hasn't killed me yet so that's a good thing! And now I can manipulate Tera energy to a degree! Well I only use it so that I never have to recharge my tera orb at a Pokemon Center. It's kinda funny, were I'm from getting this would probably be considered a blessing."

(Alani paused for a second.)

"...what do you mean "Interrogation"?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy stared silently for a few moments until her eyes practically started sparkling. She seemed to like how shiny it was….]

“Exceed likely caught a whiff of you while we were out in the open. They wouldn’t let you go for some time.”

[alani-holmes]

"I'm sorry, who? And why?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..Excced. They're a company here that's being run by someone....who takes a certain interest in people like you. Once he has you in his grip..."

[Amethio trailed off. Lizzy's eyes didn't leave her arm.]

[alani-holmes]

"Oh..okay....and the public knows nothing about it?"

(Alani noticed how Lizzy didn't stop staring at her arm, which made her feel uncomfortable.)

"Can you..stop looking at my arm please?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy blinked and shook her head, embarrassed that she had been staring.]

"A-Ah...sorry.."

"..Unfortunately so. And there's nothing we can do about that."

[alani-holmes]

"....not if I do a little investigation..."

(Alani decided against that idea for now.)

"So, uh, what now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”We need to focus on getting you home. It’s pretty clear that you’re not from this world.”

[alani-holmes]

”How do you know that? It could be that I got teleported from the Academy to here!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's also true.."

[Lizzy shot a sidelong glance at Amethio, clearly irritated that he jumped to such a conclusion so quickly. He rubbed his neck sheepishly.]

"...ah..right. Let's get you back there then."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her arm back up and then thought to herself.)

"Well, I guess it is strange that I've never heard of this Exceed you mentioned. Espcially since I've lived in Paldea for years now and no one has ever mentioned this."

(Alani thought about it. How did she get here in the first place.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Is that so..?"

[Lizzy asked quietly.]

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah I guess."

(Alani noticed something following them out of the corner of her eye.)

"....what's that."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”What was wa—“

[Amethio noticed it too. A shadow slinking around the corner in an attempt to stay out of sight….though they could all feel its intense gaze.]

[alani-holmes]

"Uhm, do you think we should go?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I know a place. Let's make haste." [Lizzy pulled down a ladder from one of the balconies and started to climb up to the roof of the building that was next to them. Once she made it to the top, she looked down as if expecting Alani to follow.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani struggled a bit to climb, but managed to get up.)

"Alright! Where are we going?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"We should be safe as long as we get back to the train." [Lizzy dashed across the rooftop without elaborating. Amethio sighed and gestured to Alani to just follow along for now.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed them, still a bit worried about everything.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[They followed Lizzy all the way to what seemed to be a train station. Only one train was currently stopped at the platform and Lizzy tapped on the door once. It hissed and opened which allowed her to enter just as a heavy downpour began.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani looked in awe at the vehicle.)

"...what in the world is that!? Am I supposed to go inside!?"

(Clearly, despite being super smart, Alani has never seen a train in her life.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”..yes….? Don’t tell me you’ve never seen a train before…?”

[Amethio seemed genuinely surprised at her confusion, but he shook it off once a deafening steam-whistle sounded—signaling that the train was about to depart.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her ears as the whistle blew but let go once the sound was over.)

”So that’s what it’s called! Nope never been on one!”

(Alani went inside the train.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Inside was nice and cozy, for a train at least. Lizzy pushed open one of the doors of the many rooms and entered a warmly-lit sleeper cabin and sat down on the couch. Amethio and Alani followed, sitting on the opposite side of the table that was between the tow couches.]

"..So, what's your grand plan?"

"I'll ask Yanga to check the school's database for an 'Alani'. Then we continue from there."

[alani-holmes]

”This place is nice! Kinda reminds me of my dorm back at Uva Academy!”

(Alani looked around at the train cabin she was in. It looked like she wanted to get up and explore a bit, but she had just sat down.)

“Just a question. Do trains allow you to have your Pokemon outside of their Pokeballs?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded just as a Shiny Hisuian Zorua wandered in and curled up in her lap.]

[alani-holmes]

”…that’s a strange Pokemon you got there!”

(Alani made her comment before taking out one of her Pokeballs and letting out a Shiny Sylveon, who immediately sat on her lap.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"A Sylveon...and a shiny too.."

[Amethio glanced over, seemingly intrigued. The Zorua on Lizzy's lap also looked up.]

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, this is Nymphia!” Alani said as she petted her Sylveon, causing him to purr, “He’s been by my side since I was a toddler!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”For such a long time…? That’s sweet. This…is Yuki.”

[The Zorua, Yuki, barked quietly in greeting.]

[alani-holmes]

”Aww, they’re so cute!”

(Alani waved at the little Zorua. Nymphia just glared at them before going back to looking at his trainer.)

“Where is this thing taking us anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced out the window.]

“I’m not quite—-“

“SALUTATIONS! WELCOME ABOARD!”

[A loud yet welcoming voice could be heard from the doorway, and a somewhat old-looking man in a black train conductor’s outfit stood beside another almost identical man who was wearing white instead. The black clad conductor had a frown while the other had a smile.]

[alani-holmes]

”Um, I who are you two exactly?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I am Ingo! And this is my brother, Emmet!” the black-clad conductor bellowed.

“It’s verrry rare to see someone new on the train, Miss Lizzy. Who might she be?” The other, Emmet asked.

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, I’m Alani! Do you know where this train is headed perhaps?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Yes! We’ve set a course for the academy in the event that we must return you!”

“All Miss Lizzy’s orders.”

[Lizzy’s ear flicked.]

“…please refrain from calling them ‘orders’. It was but a request.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ah okay!…I didn’t know that there was a train that went there!”

(Alani turned to Lizzy.)

“Where do you know those two from?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“They used to be the Subway Bosses in the Unova region. They moved here to work the train lines between multiple regions.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ohhh okay! How did you guys meet?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”Lizzy used to work at the Battle Subway as a summer job when she was younger. We’ve stayed friends ever since!”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, that’s cool! Lizzy, you used to live in Unova?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded.]

“It’s my birthplace.”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh neat! I don’t have any friends where I’m from.”

“Just a question, how long will it take us to get to the academy?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Less than an hour or so! …hopefully.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh, okay!"

(She decided to pet Nymphia in the meantime.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The train ride certainly felt longer than an hour. At some point Lizzy had fallen asleep against the window while Amethio worked on something in his notebook.]

[All was quiet until the train lights suddenly went out and the train screeched to a halt.]

[alani-holmes]

"WOAH!? WHAT WAS THAT!? Do trains normally do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced up in alarm.]

“Tch….no, they don’t.”

[alani-holmes]

"...what do we do now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Well, we could check what's causing the outage."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright!"

(Alani got up causing Nymphia to jump off her.)

"Lead the way!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio got up as well and headed towards the control room.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani and Nymphia went into the control room. There were a lot of buttons and levers that she had no idea how they worked.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio noticed a blinking light on the main console.]

"...Something's jammed? I'll have to get Lizzy to check it out when she wakes up."

[alani-holmes]

"I'll go get her. You stay here."

(Alani walked back to their train cabin in hopes of waking Miss Lizzy up.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy was still curled up against the window.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani shook Lizzy in attempt to wake her up.)

"Miss Lizzy, please wake up! The lights went out and the train stopped! Amethio said that I should wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy didn't budge.]

[alani-holmes]

"MISS LIZZY!!"

(She shook Lizzy even harder.)

"YOU NEED TO WAKE UP MISS LIZZY!!"

(Nymphia got tired of this...he had Alani step aside, picked up Lizzy with his ribbons,...and shook her. hard. Luckily, for once, Nymphia tried to make sure he wouldn't hurt the sleeping Lizzy.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"....yaaaawn..."

[Lizzy's eyes eventually blinked open as she looked around.]

"...Huh. Power's out."

[alani-holmes]

"Miss Lizzy!"

(Nymphia letted Lizzy down.)

"The power went out and the train stopped! Amethio went to check it out but he told me to wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. It sounds like something in the engine is jammed. I'll go take a look."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed Lizzy as she went to look at the engine to find the source of the problem.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Once the got there, Lizzy immediately seemed to know what happened.]

“…hm. Laquium crystals have grown inside and have jammed the major components.”

[alani-holmes]

(Alani seemed confused.)

“Laquium? What even is that?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Think of it as the direct opposite of Tera Crystals."

[alani-holmes]

”…I should probably stay away from it then.”

(She clutched her Tera arm as she stepped a few feet back.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…wait.”

[Amethio suddenly joined the conversation.]

“Laquium is repelled by Terastal Energy…so perhaps you could help us?”

[alani-holmes]

”…do you want me to try to emit Terastal Energy at it..?”

(Alani looked down at her arm, knowing what would happen if that was the case.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"If that's possible....and if you're willing to."

[alani-holmes]

"....I'll try. Do you want me to do it here?

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..that'll work. Go ahead."

[Both Lizzy and Amethio stepped back to give her room.]

[alani-holmes]

"Alright...."

(Alani pulled up her right sleeve, revealing the Tera crystals encompassing her arm from right below the elbow to her wrist. She held out her hand, with her palm facing the machinery where the Laquium was supposed to be. She closes her eyes and focuses on releasing a blast of Terastal energy.)

(A flash of multicolored light appears and disappears, causing a minor shockwave throughout the room.)

(The Laquium seems to have dissipated. Once it is done, Alani turns around, clutching her right arm in pain. The crystals have spread even farther, now reaching half way towards Alani's shoulder.)

"......did I do it...?"

(Alani falls to her knees, exhausted. Doing this has taken a toll on her body.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Y-Your arm-- are you alright?"

[Amethio exclaimed. Lizzy dropped right beside Alani to check on her.]

[alani-holmes]

"..I'm alive, so that's something!....but I'm tired...and it hurts...it hurts a lot.."

(Alani clutched her right arm harder in attempt to distract herself from her situation. Nymphia ran over to his trainer in a panic.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. We won't ask you to do it again, then."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright..."

(Nymphia helped Alani to stand with his ribbons.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Now that the Laquium was gone, the train seemed to come back to life. Lizzy sighed.]

"...bit off more than you could chew, didn't you. You gave us quite the scare."

[alani-holmes]

"Well, I don't typically fire off any energy. Guess I'm not used to it."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's understandable."

[alani-holmes]

"We should head back."

(The trio headed back to their train cabin until they arrived at their destinations.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[At last, they finally arrived outside of the academy.]

[Lizzy stood at the entrance with Alani.]

“You should be able to ask the director anything you need.”

[alani-holmes]

"Okay! Thanks for your help!"

(Alani and Nymphia walked inside the building.)

(Not even 15 minutes later and they came back out.)

"....yeah I don't think this is my Uva Academy. Clavell said he didn't know who I was despite him knowing very well that I go to his academy, at least in my world."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...I figured as much. I don't remember seeing you around when I worked here."

[alani-holmes]

”Wait, you worked here?! Why didn’t you lead with that!? I would’ve known right away that this isn’t my Paldea!”

“…never mind that. What do we do now?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"The most likely thing to do is to find a way to send you back."

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah but how do we do that?"

(Something can be heard in the distance.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I have my ways.

....what was that?"

[alani-holmes]

"...What do you mean "what was that"?"

(Nymphia however, did hear what ever that was and stood on guard. Whatever that was, the sound of it approaching seemed to disappear, but somehow, Nymphia seemed to feel like it was still nearby.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...You sense it too, don't you?"

[alani-holmes]

(Nymphia nodded, but this just left Alani even more confused.)

"What are you guys talking about–"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Just then, a rather angry Corviknight appeared.]

“…just as I thought. What’s got it so rattled, I wonder?”

[alani-holmes]

"..I don't know.."

(The Corviknight swooped down to attack them hitting Nymphia straight with a Steel Wing.)

"NYMPHIA!!"

(Alani rushed over to her Pokémon and returned him to his Pokeball. She then grabbed another Pokéball and let out a Pokémon that looked like a fusion between a Miraidon and a Cyclizar.)

"Tokage! Use Electro Drift!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy noticed the Pokemon and was immediately intrigued.]

“…interesting…it’s not anything I’ve seen before…”

[alani-holmes]

[Alani ignored the comment. The Electro Drift caused the Corviknight to fall to the ground.]

"Good job Tokage!!"

[The strange Pokemon roared]

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

(A bright glow occurs and a girl somehow winds up in the middle of Levincia.)

"Huh, what!?" - @alani-holmes

//sorry, I know you're mainly an anime lore person for the rps, but is it alright if I shove my SV oc into a rp with Lizzy? she's very cool!

//SURE OFC!!!! I played SV but if I get anything wrong PLEASE correct me!!

[She wasn't really noticed by the busy streets of the city, though one person within the crowd seemed to notice her immediately and was observing her carefully.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried looking around.)

"Huh...one moment I was at the academy, and now I'm here! Strange."

(She whispered to herself and noticed the person observing her.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The person ducked away once they realized that they were noticed.]

[However...someone else approached her directly.]

"...Are you lost, miss..?" A black and white haired trainer asked.

[alani-holmes]

(Alani turned around to see the trainer.)

"Uh, yeah! I think I got lost, I thought I was somewhere else a momment ago."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The trainer sighed and extended his hand for her to take.]

"..I see...we should get out of this crowd...I know someone who can help."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried to take his hand with her right one, but realized that it was the one covered in Tera crystals, and didn't take it back in time.)

"Uhhhhhh"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced down and immediately noticed. However, his eyes didn’t widen in shock nor fear but in wonder.]

“…interesting….you remind me of—“

[The sound of rushed footsteps heading in their direction caught his attention before he could finish. Without hesitation he took her hand and started running in the opposite direction, ducking into an alleyway.]

“That was close……so, what’s your name?”

[alani-holmes]

”….Alani…who are you?! And why are we hiding in an alleyway?”

(Alani took her arm back, wincing in pain as it was just grabbed earlier.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I promise there’s an explanation for all of this….I’m Amethio.”

“….who are you?”

[A second voice came from directly behind her. Amethio also seemed startled but regained his composure quickly.]

“Ack….you and your silent footsteps….but aside from that, you don’t miss a beat, Lizzy.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh...hi there!"

(She stood quiet for a minute)

"Are those...Pokemon ears?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…yes. They are…”

[alani-holmes]

”Ooo, Cool! Now, can someone please explain what’s going on?!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“I just saved you from possibly the longest interrogation you’ll ever go through. Now, what’s up with the arm?” Amethio asked.

[Lizzy sighed.]

“…if you don’t mind telling us, of course. It’s completely up to you.”

[alani-holmes]

"...fine."

(Alani pulled up her sleeve of her right arm, revealing a layer of Tera crystals growing from her elbow to her fingers.)

"...awhile back, me and a few friends went down to Area Zero to help out a teacher of ours. One of my friends got mad at me and angered a sleeping Terapagos in hopes of finally proving he was stronger than me, but it lashed out, and I took a blow to protect him....so now I have this."

(She motioned to the crystals on her arm.)

"It hasn't killed me yet so that's a good thing! And now I can manipulate Tera energy to a degree! Well I only use it so that I never have to recharge my tera orb at a Pokemon Center. It's kinda funny, were I'm from getting this would probably be considered a blessing."

(Alani paused for a second.)

"...what do you mean "Interrogation"?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy stared silently for a few moments until her eyes practically started sparkling. She seemed to like how shiny it was….]

“Exceed likely caught a whiff of you while we were out in the open. They wouldn’t let you go for some time.”

[alani-holmes]

"I'm sorry, who? And why?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..Excced. They're a company here that's being run by someone....who takes a certain interest in people like you. Once he has you in his grip..."

[Amethio trailed off. Lizzy's eyes didn't leave her arm.]

[alani-holmes]

"Oh..okay....and the public knows nothing about it?"

(Alani noticed how Lizzy didn't stop staring at her arm, which made her feel uncomfortable.)

"Can you..stop looking at my arm please?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy blinked and shook her head, embarrassed that she had been staring.]

"A-Ah...sorry.."

"..Unfortunately so. And there's nothing we can do about that."

[alani-holmes]

"....not if I do a little investigation..."

(Alani decided against that idea for now.)

"So, uh, what now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”We need to focus on getting you home. It’s pretty clear that you’re not from this world.”

[alani-holmes]

”How do you know that? It could be that I got teleported from the Academy to here!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's also true.."

[Lizzy shot a sidelong glance at Amethio, clearly irritated that he jumped to such a conclusion so quickly. He rubbed his neck sheepishly.]

"...ah..right. Let's get you back there then."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her arm back up and then thought to herself.)

"Well, I guess it is strange that I've never heard of this Exceed you mentioned. Espcially since I've lived in Paldea for years now and no one has ever mentioned this."

(Alani thought about it. How did she get here in the first place.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Is that so..?"

[Lizzy asked quietly.]

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah I guess."

(Alani noticed something following them out of the corner of her eye.)

"....what's that."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”What was wa—“

[Amethio noticed it too. A shadow slinking around the corner in an attempt to stay out of sight….though they could all feel its intense gaze.]

[alani-holmes]

"Uhm, do you think we should go?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I know a place. Let's make haste." [Lizzy pulled down a ladder from one of the balconies and started to climb up to the roof of the building that was next to them. Once she made it to the top, she looked down as if expecting Alani to follow.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani struggled a bit to climb, but managed to get up.)

"Alright! Where are we going?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"We should be safe as long as we get back to the train." [Lizzy dashed across the rooftop without elaborating. Amethio sighed and gestured to Alani to just follow along for now.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed them, still a bit worried about everything.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[They followed Lizzy all the way to what seemed to be a train station. Only one train was currently stopped at the platform and Lizzy tapped on the door once. It hissed and opened which allowed her to enter just as a heavy downpour began.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani looked in awe at the vehicle.)

"...what in the world is that!? Am I supposed to go inside!?"

(Clearly, despite being super smart, Alani has never seen a train in her life.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”..yes….? Don’t tell me you’ve never seen a train before…?”

[Amethio seemed genuinely surprised at her confusion, but he shook it off once a deafening steam-whistle sounded—signaling that the train was about to depart.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her ears as the whistle blew but let go once the sound was over.)

”So that’s what it’s called! Nope never been on one!”

(Alani went inside the train.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Inside was nice and cozy, for a train at least. Lizzy pushed open one of the doors of the many rooms and entered a warmly-lit sleeper cabin and sat down on the couch. Amethio and Alani followed, sitting on the opposite side of the table that was between the tow couches.]

"..So, what's your grand plan?"

"I'll ask Yanga to check the school's database for an 'Alani'. Then we continue from there."

[alani-holmes]

”This place is nice! Kinda reminds me of my dorm back at Uva Academy!”

(Alani looked around at the train cabin she was in. It looked like she wanted to get up and explore a bit, but she had just sat down.)

“Just a question. Do trains allow you to have your Pokemon outside of their Pokeballs?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded just as a Shiny Hisuian Zorua wandered in and curled up in her lap.]

[alani-holmes]

”…that’s a strange Pokemon you got there!”

(Alani made her comment before taking out one of her Pokeballs and letting out a Shiny Sylveon, who immediately sat on her lap.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"A Sylveon...and a shiny too.."

[Amethio glanced over, seemingly intrigued. The Zorua on Lizzy's lap also looked up.]

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, this is Nymphia!” Alani said as she petted her Sylveon, causing him to purr, “He’s been by my side since I was a toddler!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”For such a long time…? That’s sweet. This…is Yuki.”

[The Zorua, Yuki, barked quietly in greeting.]

[alani-holmes]

”Aww, they’re so cute!”

(Alani waved at the little Zorua. Nymphia just glared at them before going back to looking at his trainer.)

“Where is this thing taking us anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced out the window.]

“I’m not quite—-“

“SALUTATIONS! WELCOME ABOARD!”

[A loud yet welcoming voice could be heard from the doorway, and a somewhat old-looking man in a black train conductor’s outfit stood beside another almost identical man who was wearing white instead. The black clad conductor had a frown while the other had a smile.]

[alani-holmes]

”Um, I who are you two exactly?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I am Ingo! And this is my brother, Emmet!” the black-clad conductor bellowed.

“It’s verrry rare to see someone new on the train, Miss Lizzy. Who might she be?” The other, Emmet asked.

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, I’m Alani! Do you know where this train is headed perhaps?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Yes! We’ve set a course for the academy in the event that we must return you!”

“All Miss Lizzy’s orders.”

[Lizzy’s ear flicked.]

“…please refrain from calling them ‘orders’. It was but a request.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ah okay!…I didn’t know that there was a train that went there!”

(Alani turned to Lizzy.)

“Where do you know those two from?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“They used to be the Subway Bosses in the Unova region. They moved here to work the train lines between multiple regions.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ohhh okay! How did you guys meet?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”Lizzy used to work at the Battle Subway as a summer job when she was younger. We’ve stayed friends ever since!”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, that’s cool! Lizzy, you used to live in Unova?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded.]

“It’s my birthplace.”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh neat! I don’t have any friends where I’m from.”

“Just a question, how long will it take us to get to the academy?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Less than an hour or so! …hopefully.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh, okay!"

(She decided to pet Nymphia in the meantime.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The train ride certainly felt longer than an hour. At some point Lizzy had fallen asleep against the window while Amethio worked on something in his notebook.]

[All was quiet until the train lights suddenly went out and the train screeched to a halt.]

[alani-holmes]

"WOAH!? WHAT WAS THAT!? Do trains normally do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced up in alarm.]

“Tch….no, they don’t.”

[alani-holmes]

"...what do we do now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Well, we could check what's causing the outage."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright!"

(Alani got up causing Nymphia to jump off her.)

"Lead the way!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio got up as well and headed towards the control room.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani and Nymphia went into the control room. There were a lot of buttons and levers that she had no idea how they worked.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio noticed a blinking light on the main console.]

"...Something's jammed? I'll have to get Lizzy to check it out when she wakes up."

[alani-holmes]

"I'll go get her. You stay here."

(Alani walked back to their train cabin in hopes of waking Miss Lizzy up.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy was still curled up against the window.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani shook Lizzy in attempt to wake her up.)

"Miss Lizzy, please wake up! The lights went out and the train stopped! Amethio said that I should wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy didn't budge.]

[alani-holmes]

"MISS LIZZY!!"

(She shook Lizzy even harder.)

"YOU NEED TO WAKE UP MISS LIZZY!!"

(Nymphia got tired of this...he had Alani step aside, picked up Lizzy with his ribbons,...and shook her. hard. Luckily, for once, Nymphia tried to make sure he wouldn't hurt the sleeping Lizzy.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"....yaaaawn..."

[Lizzy's eyes eventually blinked open as she looked around.]

"...Huh. Power's out."

[alani-holmes]

"Miss Lizzy!"

(Nymphia letted Lizzy down.)

"The power went out and the train stopped! Amethio went to check it out but he told me to wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. It sounds like something in the engine is jammed. I'll go take a look."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed Lizzy as she went to look at the engine to find the source of the problem.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Once the got there, Lizzy immediately seemed to know what happened.]

“…hm. Laquium crystals have grown inside and have jammed the major components.”

[alani-holmes]

(Alani seemed confused.)

“Laquium? What even is that?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Think of it as the direct opposite of Tera Crystals."

[alani-holmes]

”…I should probably stay away from it then.”

(She clutched her Tera arm as she stepped a few feet back.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…wait.”

[Amethio suddenly joined the conversation.]

“Laquium is repelled by Terastal Energy…so perhaps you could help us?”

[alani-holmes]

”…do you want me to try to emit Terastal Energy at it..?”

(Alani looked down at her arm, knowing what would happen if that was the case.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"If that's possible....and if you're willing to."

[alani-holmes]

"....I'll try. Do you want me to do it here?

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..that'll work. Go ahead."

[Both Lizzy and Amethio stepped back to give her room.]

[alani-holmes]

"Alright...."

(Alani pulled up her right sleeve, revealing the Tera crystals encompassing her arm from right below the elbow to her wrist. She held out her hand, with her palm facing the machinery where the Laquium was supposed to be. She closes her eyes and focuses on releasing a blast of Terastal energy.)

(A flash of multicolored light appears and disappears, causing a minor shockwave throughout the room.)

(The Laquium seems to have dissipated. Once it is done, Alani turns around, clutching her right arm in pain. The crystals have spread even farther, now reaching half way towards Alani's shoulder.)

"......did I do it...?"

(Alani falls to her knees, exhausted. Doing this has taken a toll on her body.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Y-Your arm-- are you alright?"

[Amethio exclaimed. Lizzy dropped right beside Alani to check on her.]

[alani-holmes]

"..I'm alive, so that's something!....but I'm tired...and it hurts...it hurts a lot.."

(Alani clutched her right arm harder in attempt to distract herself from her situation. Nymphia ran over to his trainer in a panic.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. We won't ask you to do it again, then."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright..."

(Nymphia helped Alani to stand with his ribbons.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Now that the Laquium was gone, the train seemed to come back to life. Lizzy sighed.]

"...bit off more than you could chew, didn't you. You gave us quite the scare."

[alani-holmes]

"Well, I don't typically fire off any energy. Guess I'm not used to it."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's understandable."

[alani-holmes]

"We should head back."

(The trio headed back to their train cabin until they arrived at their destinations.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[At last, they finally arrived outside of the academy.]

[Lizzy stood at the entrance with Alani.]

“You should be able to ask the director anything you need.”

[alani-holmes]

"Okay! Thanks for your help!"

(Alani and Nymphia walked inside the building.)

(Not even 15 minutes later and they came back out.)

"....yeah I don't think this is my Uva Academy. Clavell said he didn't know who I was despite him knowing very well that I go to his academy, at least in my world."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...I figured as much. I don't remember seeing you around when I worked here."

[alani-holmes]

”Wait, you worked here?! Why didn’t you lead with that!? I would’ve known right away that this isn’t my Paldea!”

“…never mind that. What do we do now?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"The most likely thing to do is to find a way to send you back."

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah but how do we do that?"

(Something can be heard in the distance.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I have my ways.

....what was that?"

[alani-holmes]

"...What do you mean "what was that"?"

(Nymphia however, did hear what ever that was and stood on guard. Whatever that was, the sound of it approaching seemed to disappear, but somehow, Nymphia seemed to feel like it was still nearby.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...You sense it too, don't you?"

[alani-holmes]

(Nymphia nodded, but this just left Alani even more confused.)

"What are you guys talking about–"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Just then, a rather angry Corviknight appeared.]

“…just as I thought. What’s got it so rattled, I wonder?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

(A bright glow occurs and a girl somehow winds up in the middle of Levincia.)

"Huh, what!?" - @alani-holmes

//sorry, I know you're mainly an anime lore person for the rps, but is it alright if I shove my SV oc into a rp with Lizzy? she's very cool!

//SURE OFC!!!! I played SV but if I get anything wrong PLEASE correct me!!

[She wasn't really noticed by the busy streets of the city, though one person within the crowd seemed to notice her immediately and was observing her carefully.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried looking around.)

"Huh...one moment I was at the academy, and now I'm here! Strange."

(She whispered to herself and noticed the person observing her.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The person ducked away once they realized that they were noticed.]

[However...someone else approached her directly.]

"...Are you lost, miss..?" A black and white haired trainer asked.

[alani-holmes]

(Alani turned around to see the trainer.)

"Uh, yeah! I think I got lost, I thought I was somewhere else a momment ago."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The trainer sighed and extended his hand for her to take.]

"..I see...we should get out of this crowd...I know someone who can help."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried to take his hand with her right one, but realized that it was the one covered in Tera crystals, and didn't take it back in time.)

"Uhhhhhh"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced down and immediately noticed. However, his eyes didn’t widen in shock nor fear but in wonder.]

“…interesting….you remind me of—“

[The sound of rushed footsteps heading in their direction caught his attention before he could finish. Without hesitation he took her hand and started running in the opposite direction, ducking into an alleyway.]

“That was close……so, what’s your name?”

[alani-holmes]

”….Alani…who are you?! And why are we hiding in an alleyway?”

(Alani took her arm back, wincing in pain as it was just grabbed earlier.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I promise there’s an explanation for all of this….I’m Amethio.”

“….who are you?”

[A second voice came from directly behind her. Amethio also seemed startled but regained his composure quickly.]

“Ack….you and your silent footsteps….but aside from that, you don’t miss a beat, Lizzy.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh...hi there!"

(She stood quiet for a minute)

"Are those...Pokemon ears?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…yes. They are…”

[alani-holmes]

”Ooo, Cool! Now, can someone please explain what’s going on?!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“I just saved you from possibly the longest interrogation you’ll ever go through. Now, what’s up with the arm?” Amethio asked.

[Lizzy sighed.]

“…if you don’t mind telling us, of course. It’s completely up to you.”

[alani-holmes]

"...fine."

(Alani pulled up her sleeve of her right arm, revealing a layer of Tera crystals growing from her elbow to her fingers.)

"...awhile back, me and a few friends went down to Area Zero to help out a teacher of ours. One of my friends got mad at me and angered a sleeping Terapagos in hopes of finally proving he was stronger than me, but it lashed out, and I took a blow to protect him....so now I have this."

(She motioned to the crystals on her arm.)

"It hasn't killed me yet so that's a good thing! And now I can manipulate Tera energy to a degree! Well I only use it so that I never have to recharge my tera orb at a Pokemon Center. It's kinda funny, were I'm from getting this would probably be considered a blessing."

(Alani paused for a second.)

"...what do you mean "Interrogation"?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy stared silently for a few moments until her eyes practically started sparkling. She seemed to like how shiny it was….]

“Exceed likely caught a whiff of you while we were out in the open. They wouldn’t let you go for some time.”

[alani-holmes]

"I'm sorry, who? And why?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..Excced. They're a company here that's being run by someone....who takes a certain interest in people like you. Once he has you in his grip..."

[Amethio trailed off. Lizzy's eyes didn't leave her arm.]

[alani-holmes]

"Oh..okay....and the public knows nothing about it?"

(Alani noticed how Lizzy didn't stop staring at her arm, which made her feel uncomfortable.)

"Can you..stop looking at my arm please?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy blinked and shook her head, embarrassed that she had been staring.]

"A-Ah...sorry.."

"..Unfortunately so. And there's nothing we can do about that."

[alani-holmes]

"....not if I do a little investigation..."

(Alani decided against that idea for now.)

"So, uh, what now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”We need to focus on getting you home. It’s pretty clear that you’re not from this world.”

[alani-holmes]

”How do you know that? It could be that I got teleported from the Academy to here!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's also true.."

[Lizzy shot a sidelong glance at Amethio, clearly irritated that he jumped to such a conclusion so quickly. He rubbed his neck sheepishly.]

"...ah..right. Let's get you back there then."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her arm back up and then thought to herself.)

"Well, I guess it is strange that I've never heard of this Exceed you mentioned. Espcially since I've lived in Paldea for years now and no one has ever mentioned this."

(Alani thought about it. How did she get here in the first place.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Is that so..?"

[Lizzy asked quietly.]

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah I guess."

(Alani noticed something following them out of the corner of her eye.)

"....what's that."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”What was wa—“

[Amethio noticed it too. A shadow slinking around the corner in an attempt to stay out of sight….though they could all feel its intense gaze.]

[alani-holmes]

"Uhm, do you think we should go?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I know a place. Let's make haste." [Lizzy pulled down a ladder from one of the balconies and started to climb up to the roof of the building that was next to them. Once she made it to the top, she looked down as if expecting Alani to follow.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani struggled a bit to climb, but managed to get up.)

"Alright! Where are we going?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"We should be safe as long as we get back to the train." [Lizzy dashed across the rooftop without elaborating. Amethio sighed and gestured to Alani to just follow along for now.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed them, still a bit worried about everything.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[They followed Lizzy all the way to what seemed to be a train station. Only one train was currently stopped at the platform and Lizzy tapped on the door once. It hissed and opened which allowed her to enter just as a heavy downpour began.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani looked in awe at the vehicle.)

"...what in the world is that!? Am I supposed to go inside!?"

(Clearly, despite being super smart, Alani has never seen a train in her life.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”..yes….? Don’t tell me you’ve never seen a train before…?”

[Amethio seemed genuinely surprised at her confusion, but he shook it off once a deafening steam-whistle sounded—signaling that the train was about to depart.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her ears as the whistle blew but let go once the sound was over.)

”So that’s what it’s called! Nope never been on one!”

(Alani went inside the train.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Inside was nice and cozy, for a train at least. Lizzy pushed open one of the doors of the many rooms and entered a warmly-lit sleeper cabin and sat down on the couch. Amethio and Alani followed, sitting on the opposite side of the table that was between the tow couches.]

"..So, what's your grand plan?"

"I'll ask Yanga to check the school's database for an 'Alani'. Then we continue from there."

[alani-holmes]

”This place is nice! Kinda reminds me of my dorm back at Uva Academy!”

(Alani looked around at the train cabin she was in. It looked like she wanted to get up and explore a bit, but she had just sat down.)

“Just a question. Do trains allow you to have your Pokemon outside of their Pokeballs?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded just as a Shiny Hisuian Zorua wandered in and curled up in her lap.]

[alani-holmes]

”…that’s a strange Pokemon you got there!”

(Alani made her comment before taking out one of her Pokeballs and letting out a Shiny Sylveon, who immediately sat on her lap.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"A Sylveon...and a shiny too.."

[Amethio glanced over, seemingly intrigued. The Zorua on Lizzy's lap also looked up.]

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, this is Nymphia!” Alani said as she petted her Sylveon, causing him to purr, “He’s been by my side since I was a toddler!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”For such a long time…? That’s sweet. This…is Yuki.”

[The Zorua, Yuki, barked quietly in greeting.]

[alani-holmes]

”Aww, they’re so cute!”

(Alani waved at the little Zorua. Nymphia just glared at them before going back to looking at his trainer.)

“Where is this thing taking us anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced out the window.]

“I’m not quite—-“

“SALUTATIONS! WELCOME ABOARD!”

[A loud yet welcoming voice could be heard from the doorway, and a somewhat old-looking man in a black train conductor’s outfit stood beside another almost identical man who was wearing white instead. The black clad conductor had a frown while the other had a smile.]

[alani-holmes]

”Um, I who are you two exactly?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I am Ingo! And this is my brother, Emmet!” the black-clad conductor bellowed.

“It’s verrry rare to see someone new on the train, Miss Lizzy. Who might she be?” The other, Emmet asked.

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, I’m Alani! Do you know where this train is headed perhaps?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Yes! We’ve set a course for the academy in the event that we must return you!”

“All Miss Lizzy’s orders.”

[Lizzy’s ear flicked.]

“…please refrain from calling them ‘orders’. It was but a request.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ah okay!…I didn’t know that there was a train that went there!”

(Alani turned to Lizzy.)

“Where do you know those two from?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“They used to be the Subway Bosses in the Unova region. They moved here to work the train lines between multiple regions.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ohhh okay! How did you guys meet?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”Lizzy used to work at the Battle Subway as a summer job when she was younger. We’ve stayed friends ever since!”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, that’s cool! Lizzy, you used to live in Unova?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded.]

“It’s my birthplace.”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh neat! I don’t have any friends where I’m from.”

“Just a question, how long will it take us to get to the academy?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Less than an hour or so! …hopefully.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh, okay!"

(She decided to pet Nymphia in the meantime.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The train ride certainly felt longer than an hour. At some point Lizzy had fallen asleep against the window while Amethio worked on something in his notebook.]

[All was quiet until the train lights suddenly went out and the train screeched to a halt.]

[alani-holmes]

"WOAH!? WHAT WAS THAT!? Do trains normally do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced up in alarm.]

“Tch….no, they don’t.”

[alani-holmes]

"...what do we do now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Well, we could check what's causing the outage."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright!"

(Alani got up causing Nymphia to jump off her.)

"Lead the way!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio got up as well and headed towards the control room.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani and Nymphia went into the control room. There were a lot of buttons and levers that she had no idea how they worked.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio noticed a blinking light on the main console.]

"...Something's jammed? I'll have to get Lizzy to check it out when she wakes up."

[alani-holmes]

"I'll go get her. You stay here."

(Alani walked back to their train cabin in hopes of waking Miss Lizzy up.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy was still curled up against the window.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani shook Lizzy in attempt to wake her up.)

"Miss Lizzy, please wake up! The lights went out and the train stopped! Amethio said that I should wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy didn't budge.]

[alani-holmes]

"MISS LIZZY!!"

(She shook Lizzy even harder.)

"YOU NEED TO WAKE UP MISS LIZZY!!"

(Nymphia got tired of this...he had Alani step aside, picked up Lizzy with his ribbons,...and shook her. hard. Luckily, for once, Nymphia tried to make sure he wouldn't hurt the sleeping Lizzy.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"....yaaaawn..."

[Lizzy's eyes eventually blinked open as she looked around.]

"...Huh. Power's out."

[alani-holmes]

"Miss Lizzy!"

(Nymphia letted Lizzy down.)

"The power went out and the train stopped! Amethio went to check it out but he told me to wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. It sounds like something in the engine is jammed. I'll go take a look."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed Lizzy as she went to look at the engine to find the source of the problem.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Once the got there, Lizzy immediately seemed to know what happened.]

“…hm. Laquium crystals have grown inside and have jammed the major components.”

[alani-holmes]

(Alani seemed confused.)

“Laquium? What even is that?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Think of it as the direct opposite of Tera Crystals."

[alani-holmes]

”…I should probably stay away from it then.”

(She clutched her Tera arm as she stepped a few feet back.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…wait.”

[Amethio suddenly joined the conversation.]

“Laquium is repelled by Terastal Energy…so perhaps you could help us?”

[alani-holmes]

”…do you want me to try to emit Terastal Energy at it..?”

(Alani looked down at her arm, knowing what would happen if that was the case.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"If that's possible....and if you're willing to."

[alani-holmes]

"....I'll try. Do you want me to do it here?

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..that'll work. Go ahead."

[Both Lizzy and Amethio stepped back to give her room.]

[alani-holmes]

"Alright...."

(Alani pulled up her right sleeve, revealing the Tera crystals encompassing her arm from right below the elbow to her wrist. She held out her hand, with her palm facing the machinery where the Laquium was supposed to be. She closes her eyes and focuses on releasing a blast of Terastal energy.)

(A flash of multicolored light appears and disappears, causing a minor shockwave throughout the room.)

(The Laquium seems to have dissipated. Once it is done, Alani turns around, clutching her right arm in pain. The crystals have spread even farther, now reaching half way towards Alani's shoulder.)

"......did I do it...?"

(Alani falls to her knees, exhausted. Doing this has taken a toll on her body.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Y-Your arm-- are you alright?"

[Amethio exclaimed. Lizzy dropped right beside Alani to check on her.]

[alani-holmes]

"..I'm alive, so that's something!....but I'm tired...and it hurts...it hurts a lot.."

(Alani clutched her right arm harder in attempt to distract herself from her situation. Nymphia ran over to his trainer in a panic.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. We won't ask you to do it again, then."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright..."

(Nymphia helped Alani to stand with his ribbons.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Now that the Laquium was gone, the train seemed to come back to life. Lizzy sighed.]

"...bit off more than you could chew, didn't you. You gave us quite the scare."

[alani-holmes]

"Well, I don't typically fire off any energy. Guess I'm not used to it."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's understandable."

[alani-holmes]

"We should head back."

(The trio headed back to their train cabin until they arrived at their destinations.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[At last, they finally arrived outside of the academy.]

[Lizzy stood at the entrance with Alani.]

“You should be able to ask the director anything you need.”

[alani-holmes]

"Okay! Thanks for your help!"

(Alani and Nymphia walked inside the building.)

(Not even 15 minutes later and they came back out.)

"....yeah I don't think this is my Uva Academy. Clavell said he didn't know who I was despite him knowing very well that I go to his academy, at least in my world."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...I figured as much. I don't remember seeing you around when I worked here."

[alani-holmes]

”Wait, you worked here?! Why didn’t you lead with that!? I would’ve known right away that this isn’t my Paldea!”

“…never mind that. What do we do now?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"The most likely thing to do is to find a way to send you back."

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah but how do we do that?"

(Something can be heard in the distance.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I have my ways.

....what was that?"

[alani-holmes]

"...What do you mean "what was that"?"

(Nymphia however, did hear what ever that was and stood on guard. Whatever that was, the sound of it approaching seemed to disappear, but somehow, Nymphia seemed to feel like it was still nearby.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...You sense it too, don't you?"

[alani-holmes]

(Nymphia nodded, but this just left Alani even more confused.)

"What are you guys talking about–"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Just then, a rather angry Corviknight appeared.]

“…just as I thought. What’s got it so rattled, I wonder?”

[alani-holmes]

"..I don't know.."

(The Corviknight swooped down to attack them hitting Nymphia straight with a Steel Wing.)

"NYMPHIA!!"

(Alani rushed over to her Pokémon and returned him to his Pokeball. She then grabbed another Pokéball and let out a Pokémon that looked like a fusion between a Miraidon and a Cyclizar.)

"Tokage! Use Electro Drift!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

(A bright glow occurs and a girl somehow winds up in the middle of Levincia.)

"Huh, what!?" - @alani-holmes

//sorry, I know you're mainly an anime lore person for the rps, but is it alright if I shove my SV oc into a rp with Lizzy? she's very cool!

//SURE OFC!!!! I played SV but if I get anything wrong PLEASE correct me!!

[She wasn't really noticed by the busy streets of the city, though one person within the crowd seemed to notice her immediately and was observing her carefully.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried looking around.)

"Huh...one moment I was at the academy, and now I'm here! Strange."

(She whispered to herself and noticed the person observing her.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The person ducked away once they realized that they were noticed.]

[However...someone else approached her directly.]

"...Are you lost, miss..?" A black and white haired trainer asked.

[alani-holmes]

(Alani turned around to see the trainer.)

"Uh, yeah! I think I got lost, I thought I was somewhere else a momment ago."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The trainer sighed and extended his hand for her to take.]

"..I see...we should get out of this crowd...I know someone who can help."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani tried to take his hand with her right one, but realized that it was the one covered in Tera crystals, and didn't take it back in time.)

"Uhhhhhh"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced down and immediately noticed. However, his eyes didn’t widen in shock nor fear but in wonder.]

“…interesting….you remind me of—“

[The sound of rushed footsteps heading in their direction caught his attention before he could finish. Without hesitation he took her hand and started running in the opposite direction, ducking into an alleyway.]

“That was close……so, what’s your name?”

[alani-holmes]

”….Alani…who are you?! And why are we hiding in an alleyway?”

(Alani took her arm back, wincing in pain as it was just grabbed earlier.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I promise there’s an explanation for all of this….I’m Amethio.”

“….who are you?”

[A second voice came from directly behind her. Amethio also seemed startled but regained his composure quickly.]

“Ack….you and your silent footsteps….but aside from that, you don’t miss a beat, Lizzy.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh...hi there!"

(She stood quiet for a minute)

"Are those...Pokemon ears?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…yes. They are…”

[alani-holmes]

”Ooo, Cool! Now, can someone please explain what’s going on?!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“I just saved you from possibly the longest interrogation you’ll ever go through. Now, what’s up with the arm?” Amethio asked.

[Lizzy sighed.]

“…if you don’t mind telling us, of course. It’s completely up to you.”

[alani-holmes]

"...fine."

(Alani pulled up her sleeve of her right arm, revealing a layer of Tera crystals growing from her elbow to her fingers.)

"...awhile back, me and a few friends went down to Area Zero to help out a teacher of ours. One of my friends got mad at me and angered a sleeping Terapagos in hopes of finally proving he was stronger than me, but it lashed out, and I took a blow to protect him....so now I have this."

(She motioned to the crystals on her arm.)

"It hasn't killed me yet so that's a good thing! And now I can manipulate Tera energy to a degree! Well I only use it so that I never have to recharge my tera orb at a Pokemon Center. It's kinda funny, were I'm from getting this would probably be considered a blessing."

(Alani paused for a second.)

"...what do you mean "Interrogation"?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy stared silently for a few moments until her eyes practically started sparkling. She seemed to like how shiny it was….]

“Exceed likely caught a whiff of you while we were out in the open. They wouldn’t let you go for some time.”

[alani-holmes]

"I'm sorry, who? And why?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..Excced. They're a company here that's being run by someone....who takes a certain interest in people like you. Once he has you in his grip..."

[Amethio trailed off. Lizzy's eyes didn't leave her arm.]

[alani-holmes]

"Oh..okay....and the public knows nothing about it?"

(Alani noticed how Lizzy didn't stop staring at her arm, which made her feel uncomfortable.)

"Can you..stop looking at my arm please?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy blinked and shook her head, embarrassed that she had been staring.]

"A-Ah...sorry.."

"..Unfortunately so. And there's nothing we can do about that."

[alani-holmes]

"....not if I do a little investigation..."

(Alani decided against that idea for now.)

"So, uh, what now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”We need to focus on getting you home. It’s pretty clear that you’re not from this world.”

[alani-holmes]

”How do you know that? It could be that I got teleported from the Academy to here!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's also true.."

[Lizzy shot a sidelong glance at Amethio, clearly irritated that he jumped to such a conclusion so quickly. He rubbed his neck sheepishly.]

"...ah..right. Let's get you back there then."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her arm back up and then thought to herself.)

"Well, I guess it is strange that I've never heard of this Exceed you mentioned. Espcially since I've lived in Paldea for years now and no one has ever mentioned this."

(Alani thought about it. How did she get here in the first place.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Is that so..?"

[Lizzy asked quietly.]

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah I guess."

(Alani noticed something following them out of the corner of her eye.)

"....what's that."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”What was wa—“

[Amethio noticed it too. A shadow slinking around the corner in an attempt to stay out of sight….though they could all feel its intense gaze.]

[alani-holmes]

"Uhm, do you think we should go?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I know a place. Let's make haste." [Lizzy pulled down a ladder from one of the balconies and started to climb up to the roof of the building that was next to them. Once she made it to the top, she looked down as if expecting Alani to follow.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani struggled a bit to climb, but managed to get up.)

"Alright! Where are we going?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"We should be safe as long as we get back to the train." [Lizzy dashed across the rooftop without elaborating. Amethio sighed and gestured to Alani to just follow along for now.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed them, still a bit worried about everything.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[They followed Lizzy all the way to what seemed to be a train station. Only one train was currently stopped at the platform and Lizzy tapped on the door once. It hissed and opened which allowed her to enter just as a heavy downpour began.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani looked in awe at the vehicle.)

"...what in the world is that!? Am I supposed to go inside!?"

(Clearly, despite being super smart, Alani has never seen a train in her life.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”..yes….? Don’t tell me you’ve never seen a train before…?”

[Amethio seemed genuinely surprised at her confusion, but he shook it off once a deafening steam-whistle sounded—signaling that the train was about to depart.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani covered her ears as the whistle blew but let go once the sound was over.)

”So that’s what it’s called! Nope never been on one!”

(Alani went inside the train.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Inside was nice and cozy, for a train at least. Lizzy pushed open one of the doors of the many rooms and entered a warmly-lit sleeper cabin and sat down on the couch. Amethio and Alani followed, sitting on the opposite side of the table that was between the tow couches.]

"..So, what's your grand plan?"

"I'll ask Yanga to check the school's database for an 'Alani'. Then we continue from there."

[alani-holmes]

”This place is nice! Kinda reminds me of my dorm back at Uva Academy!”

(Alani looked around at the train cabin she was in. It looked like she wanted to get up and explore a bit, but she had just sat down.)

“Just a question. Do trains allow you to have your Pokemon outside of their Pokeballs?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded just as a Shiny Hisuian Zorua wandered in and curled up in her lap.]

[alani-holmes]

”…that’s a strange Pokemon you got there!”

(Alani made her comment before taking out one of her Pokeballs and letting out a Shiny Sylveon, who immediately sat on her lap.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"A Sylveon...and a shiny too.."

[Amethio glanced over, seemingly intrigued. The Zorua on Lizzy's lap also looked up.]

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, this is Nymphia!” Alani said as she petted her Sylveon, causing him to purr, “He’s been by my side since I was a toddler!”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”For such a long time…? That’s sweet. This…is Yuki.”

[The Zorua, Yuki, barked quietly in greeting.]

[alani-holmes]

”Aww, they’re so cute!”

(Alani waved at the little Zorua. Nymphia just glared at them before going back to looking at his trainer.)

“Where is this thing taking us anyway?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced out the window.]

“I’m not quite—-“

“SALUTATIONS! WELCOME ABOARD!”

[A loud yet welcoming voice could be heard from the doorway, and a somewhat old-looking man in a black train conductor’s outfit stood beside another almost identical man who was wearing white instead. The black clad conductor had a frown while the other had a smile.]

[alani-holmes]

”Um, I who are you two exactly?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”I am Ingo! And this is my brother, Emmet!” the black-clad conductor bellowed.

“It’s verrry rare to see someone new on the train, Miss Lizzy. Who might she be?” The other, Emmet asked.

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, I’m Alani! Do you know where this train is headed perhaps?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Yes! We’ve set a course for the academy in the event that we must return you!”

“All Miss Lizzy’s orders.”

[Lizzy’s ear flicked.]

“…please refrain from calling them ‘orders’. It was but a request.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ah okay!…I didn’t know that there was a train that went there!”

(Alani turned to Lizzy.)

“Where do you know those two from?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“They used to be the Subway Bosses in the Unova region. They moved here to work the train lines between multiple regions.”

[alani-holmes]

”Ohhh okay! How did you guys meet?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”Lizzy used to work at the Battle Subway as a summer job when she was younger. We’ve stayed friends ever since!”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh, that’s cool! Lizzy, you used to live in Unova?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy nodded.]

“It’s my birthplace.”

[alani-holmes]

”Oh neat! I don’t have any friends where I’m from.”

“Just a question, how long will it take us to get to the academy?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

“Less than an hour or so! …hopefully.”

[alani-holmes]

"Oh, okay!"

(She decided to pet Nymphia in the meantime.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[The train ride certainly felt longer than an hour. At some point Lizzy had fallen asleep against the window while Amethio worked on something in his notebook.]

[All was quiet until the train lights suddenly went out and the train screeched to a halt.]

[alani-holmes]

"WOAH!? WHAT WAS THAT!? Do trains normally do that?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio glanced up in alarm.]

“Tch….no, they don’t.”

[alani-holmes]

"...what do we do now?"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Well, we could check what's causing the outage."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright!"

(Alani got up causing Nymphia to jump off her.)

"Lead the way!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio got up as well and headed towards the control room.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani and Nymphia went into the control room. There were a lot of buttons and levers that she had no idea how they worked.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Amethio noticed a blinking light on the main console.]

"...Something's jammed? I'll have to get Lizzy to check it out when she wakes up."

[alani-holmes]

"I'll go get her. You stay here."

(Alani walked back to their train cabin in hopes of waking Miss Lizzy up.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy was still curled up against the window.]

[alani-holmes]

(Alani shook Lizzy in attempt to wake her up.)

"Miss Lizzy, please wake up! The lights went out and the train stopped! Amethio said that I should wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Lizzy didn't budge.]

[alani-holmes]

"MISS LIZZY!!"

(She shook Lizzy even harder.)

"YOU NEED TO WAKE UP MISS LIZZY!!"

(Nymphia got tired of this...he had Alani step aside, picked up Lizzy with his ribbons,...and shook her. hard. Luckily, for once, Nymphia tried to make sure he wouldn't hurt the sleeping Lizzy.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"....yaaaawn..."

[Lizzy's eyes eventually blinked open as she looked around.]

"...Huh. Power's out."

[alani-holmes]

"Miss Lizzy!"

(Nymphia letted Lizzy down.)

"The power went out and the train stopped! Amethio went to check it out but he told me to wake you up!"

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. It sounds like something in the engine is jammed. I'll go take a look."

[alani-holmes]

(Alani followed Lizzy as she went to look at the engine to find the source of the problem.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Once the got there, Lizzy immediately seemed to know what happened.]

“…hm. Laquium crystals have grown inside and have jammed the major components.”

[alani-holmes]

(Alani seemed confused.)

“Laquium? What even is that?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Think of it as the direct opposite of Tera Crystals."

[alani-holmes]

”…I should probably stay away from it then.”

(She clutched her Tera arm as she stepped a few feet back.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

”…wait.”

[Amethio suddenly joined the conversation.]

“Laquium is repelled by Terastal Energy…so perhaps you could help us?”

[alani-holmes]

”…do you want me to try to emit Terastal Energy at it..?”

(Alani looked down at her arm, knowing what would happen if that was the case.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"If that's possible....and if you're willing to."

[alani-holmes]

"....I'll try. Do you want me to do it here?

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..that'll work. Go ahead."

[Both Lizzy and Amethio stepped back to give her room.]

[alani-holmes]

"Alright...."

(Alani pulled up her right sleeve, revealing the Tera crystals encompassing her arm from right below the elbow to her wrist. She held out her hand, with her palm facing the machinery where the Laquium was supposed to be. She closes her eyes and focuses on releasing a blast of Terastal energy.)

(A flash of multicolored light appears and disappears, causing a minor shockwave throughout the room.)

(The Laquium seems to have dissipated. Once it is done, Alani turns around, clutching her right arm in pain. The crystals have spread even farther, now reaching half way towards Alani's shoulder.)

"......did I do it...?"

(Alani falls to her knees, exhausted. Doing this has taken a toll on her body.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"Y-Your arm-- are you alright?"

[Amethio exclaimed. Lizzy dropped right beside Alani to check on her.]

[alani-holmes]

"..I'm alive, so that's something!....but I'm tired...and it hurts...it hurts a lot.."

(Alani clutched her right arm harder in attempt to distract herself from her situation. Nymphia ran over to his trainer in a panic.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...hm. We won't ask you to do it again, then."

[alani-holmes]

"Alright..."

(Nymphia helped Alani to stand with his ribbons.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[Now that the Laquium was gone, the train seemed to come back to life. Lizzy sighed.]

"...bit off more than you could chew, didn't you. You gave us quite the scare."

[alani-holmes]

"Well, I don't typically fire off any energy. Guess I'm not used to it."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...that's understandable."

[alani-holmes]

"We should head back."

(The trio headed back to their train cabin until they arrived at their destinations.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

[At last, they finally arrived outside of the academy.]

[Lizzy stood at the entrance with Alani.]

“You should be able to ask the director anything you need.”

[alani-holmes]

"Okay! Thanks for your help!"

(Alani and Nymphia walked inside the building.)

(Not even 15 minutes later and they came back out.)

"....yeah I don't think this is my Uva Academy. Clavell said he didn't know who I was despite him knowing very well that I go to his academy, at least in my world."

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...I figured as much. I don't remember seeing you around when I worked here."

[alani-holmes]

”Wait, you worked here?! Why didn’t you lead with that!? I would’ve known right away that this isn’t my Paldea!”

“…never mind that. What do we do now?”

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"The most likely thing to do is to find a way to send you back."

[alani-holmes]

"Yeah but how do we do that?"

(Something can be heard in the distance.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"..I have my ways.

....what was that?"

[alani-holmes]

"...What do you mean "what was that"?"

(Nymphia however, did hear what ever that was and stood on guard. Whatever that was, the sound of it approaching seemed to disappear, but somehow, Nymphia seemed to feel like it was still nearby.)

[echoes-of-the-past-au]

"...You sense it too, don't you?"