Mewtwo: [Care to explain what I might experience?]
Reid: [Well... his attacks hit extremely hard... not sure how else to describe it...]
Vris: [He also healed completely from Reid’s unique variations of Shadow Moves...]
Speara: [That’s... new...]
Entei: [And with the ability to “Clease” Shadow Pokemon with the same aggressive force as Celebi, could be pretty deadly if used with far too much force... in theory at least, hrm...]
Hikari: [This “Strident King” sounds more like the big villain of some Human’s fanatical stories, the ones they make into books... feels like Dark was underselling them somehow...]
Cecil: [Right? I’m glad I’m not alone here...]
Entei: [And if this is the kind of force we’re dealing with and they’re on some bizarre warpath... it’s best to answer this “question” being asked of you two.]
Vris: [I still have no idea what that’s all about...]
Reid: [Yeah... my memories of the past aren’t really... focused at the moment...]
Entei: [Then allow me to focus them, since we’d like to avoid a Mew with the power of creation going wild: It, presumably, has something to do with one of your many fights with Team Machine...]
Reid: [Do YOU know what he wants?]
Entei: [Unfortunately, this is a... guess... If Celebi were here, I’d imagine they’d tell you to figure it out on your own... so I will do the same.]
Vris: [... Uh-huh...]
Entei: [I will say no more... unless you wish to challenge me-]
Lugia: [Stop that you old fool!]
Entei: [Humph.]
Gareth: [... Despite everything I’ve heard about Rteddy... for some reason I’d rather deal with that over King right now...]
Mewtwo: [Thanks for your encouragement.]
Raikou: [Sorry to interrupt this train of thought, but, what happened to Koko?]
Reid: [And what or who is that..?]
Vris: [That weird-looking thing that tried to fight with Rteddy?]
Raikou: [It’s wise to say that in terms of raw power, the Tapu have us beat to some degree.]
Reid: [Rteddy was able to push them back...]
Entei: [There are four Tapu, and their power comes from their homeland, when at full strength, from my understanding, they can become massive, humanoid, beings the size of titans.]
Vris: [And why didn’t they do that...?]
Mewtwo: [I assume we’d like the lingering bit of green in Orre to survive the wrath of a regional “deity”...]
Faril: [So... these Tapu things could lay waste to everything?]
Lugia: [Apparently?]
Mewtwo: [Make them angry enough, sure. An entire town in Alola was left in ruins because their faith faltered in one of the Tapu... or so I was told. They also fight with beings from another dimension entirely that... probably would make Rteddy look... tame... or so I’m told...]
Vris: [Then... let’s leave them to deal with Rteddy...]
Reid: [A-agreed...]
Mewtwo: [Hmm... anyway, I don’t think I can ignore the Mew in the sky here any longer... plus I doubt your ‘kid’ is able to understand why every single adult just stopped talking all of a sudden. Good luck.]
Lugia: [I’ll be in touch~]
Faril: [Like hell you wil-] Damn it!
Vris: ... Ugh.
Royo: ???
Reid: Okay-
Hikari: I have an egg to worry about... not even going to try and process this in detail right now.
Speara: Would anything we learned even be of use? No one’s willing to directly deal with Rteddy, the Strident King seems to have grown stronger and I feel like we’re still missing something.
Faril: Hmm... [Care to fill them in on the “end of the world” bit?]
Reid: Riight... [No.]
Cecil: Sounds like the Strident King is just... bad? Hah... I’ll focus on treasure hunting and rescuing eggs...? Yeah... I don’t think Ian and Qui’ll even believe this...! Plus... yeah, not touching the weird magic doll monster... no way.
Vris: That “hint” Entei gave is.. useless... if we can’t figure it out and he shows up again... then what?? If we shouldn’t fight him-then what???
Raikou: Talk? There’s something important that Mew wants from you, you know this.
Hikari: Since when has talking ever worked for any of us?
Speara: ... Hmm...
Vris: Feh...
Faril: Suddenly my face hurts...
Reid: H-Hahah...
Cecil: Hmmhmmm~
Raikou: No comment?
Cecil: No, just happy to be here. Besides, these problems seem... insurmountable right now, but I’m sure there’s a solution to everything, hmm~?
Hikari: ... If there is, I’m too tired to figure it out.
Vris: I can agree there...
Reid: ... Yeah...
Raikou: You should check on your injuries anyway, and take the chance to understand the “Mew’s question” situation... do either of you know where to start?
Reid & Vris: No...
Hikari: Damn it all...
Speara: Ah...
Cecil: They’ve had a lot of run-ins with Team Machine... just from the stories I’ve heard... h-hahah...
Speara: Remembering which specific event King’s possibly asking about isn’t going to be... easy...
Vris: Oh no... really? Thanks queen obvious...
Speara: Humph...
Vris: Humph....
Reid: Let’s... not fight here... please?
Faril: That’s rich, coming from you, Reid...
Reid: If this is about your eye again, I said I’m sorry-
Faril: Sorry doesn’t grow a new eye!!
Cecil: ... D-do I want to-
Hikari: Reid and Vris have a history of maiming people...
Cecil: Aaah... fair enough~
Hikari: You think that’s “cool”... don’t you...?
Cecil: ... ... ... No-
Hikari: Uuugh...
Raikou: I believe I will take my leave... being here is making me very uncomfortable... a past life isn’t too... pleased to be here...
Hikari: They’re all distracted... so, take care wherever you’re going... safe to assume you Legends won’t interfere much more, right?
Raikou: Considering we’ve likely turned humanity against most of us... we may become closer than you think... however... I’m not too eager to deal with this... “Rteddy” creature...
Hikari: I WILL NOT “CHILL”! That... thing is HERE!?
Reid: H-Hikari... come on, breathe...! They came out of nowhere while we were fighting with the Strident-
Speara: You fought the Strident King...?
Raikou: [At least we do not have to explain that much.]
Reid: I-I-I’m done... Vris-
Vris: I’m getting a headache from all this...
Reid: VRIS-
Hikari: BOTH OF YOU!!! EXPLAIN! What did you two do, why do you look like hell!?
Reid: Can this... wait...?
Hikari: I don’t think so!
Reid: Ugh... wait, who’s this??
Cecil: Aah, um...! H-hello!
Cecil: Y-yep! That’s right! The Terrible Trio’s exploits are like... THE biggest inspiration for a lot of Pokemon in the wilds! Even after you three vanished all those years ago, a lot of Pokemon, myself included, still admired what you all did! It made a huge difference in how humans interacted with Pokemon all over the place! It’s... truly an honor to meet you both!
Reid: Huh...
Vris: Interesting?
Cecil: I’m also helping out with miss Hikari’s problem... erm... when she’s done fuming...?
Hikari: Urgh... I’m too tired for this...
Speara: You’re going to give yourself a migrane...
Hikari: I know that...! Ugh...
Vris: You know... I’d ask why you’re here, but...
Speara: Safe to say we’re all on the same side at the moment...?
???: I believe that should work out, I do feel that old Raichu is also a concerning factor...
Zenix: If it’s the additional mutant group you’re searching for, I do have an idea of where they are. Not to mention a fair number of us have been there, if I am needed here.
Osric: Hmm...
Zenix: ... It may be off topic, but I do feel we’ve... met before... yes?
Osric: ... Possibly. Why?
Zenix: Just... a strange nagging memory...
???: We’ll go with this strategy. But we need to make sure we do this correctly, stir things up enough.
Ripped Rteddy: Considering they have their immediate area.
???: Then, you, my facially damaged self, Zenix and Osric will escort our guests to that location, it fulfills my end of our deal and allows us to get closer...
Osric: Understood, Master.
Zenix: Acknowledged.
???: We’ll make our moves in time, it’s likely best to hold off acting immediately while their guards are still up.
Zenix: I highly doubt their attention will be solely focused on us. It’s unlikely Vris and Reid’s stunt against that Mew being was ignored by the neighboring population.
???: Then we’ll act in the morning, while everyone’s likely trying to understand and analyze the damage to their land, yes!
Faril: [Using Mewtwo’s Proxy and me as some sort of amplifier... ugh... the migraine I’m going to have is going to be horrendous...]
Lugia: [Oh Faril, you can sleep it off, and you never had to deal with this kind of issue before-]
Faril: [REID SLASHED MY DAMN EYE...!]
Reid: [I apologized for that already...!]
Gareth: [Maybe consider treatmen-]
Faril: [Screw off!]
Gareth: [Are all Shadow Pokemon like this...?]
Vris, Reid & Lugia: [Not always.]
Gareth: [Hmm... Anyway, everyone else is being taken care of on the other side of the building. As for the rest of this mess... this conversation was needed.]
Lugia: [Exactly!]
Camomile: It’s a “trick” I picked up from a particular variant of Leafeon on the islands nearby. Kind of works like Heal Pulse-
Cassidy: B-but it hurts... Heal Pulse never hurts like this...
Camomile: Never said I was good at it, “ice-pop”.
Yoshi: ... A-Ah...
Cassidy: Urgh...
Hikari: [... How.]
Lugia: [Well, you already know about Rteddy, and the whole Mew situation...]
Speara: [I believe we all know and understand Rteddy... unfortunately.]
Cecil: [Even I’ve heard of that thing! You can’t really hide the mass disappearances of Pokemon and Humans around the world over the last few years.]
Reid/Vris/Hikari: [WHAT?!]
Faril: [What have I gotten myself into...?]
Lugia: [Before we get off topic, Celebi’s Proxy just moments ago told me something curious-that’s why Cecil’s here~]
Cecil: [Huh....??]
Mewtwo: [Lugia implies that Celebi’s Proxy implies that something particular is about to happen that, until moments ago, something changed that allowed Celebi to perceive a future scenario? How far off am I?]
Lugia: [Close enough. And apparently that means Cecil’s relevant to something...]
Cecil: [Uh... o-okay...???]
Lugia: [Not any time soon apparently, but enough that you maaaaybe should know about the dangers of dealing with Mew-aka the Strident King-if they decide to act out randomly.]
Reid: [Why would this guy be targeted??]
Cecil: [E-exactly...!]
Lugia: [That much, I have nooo idea about, Celebi’s outright vanished, so...]
Mewtwo: [Great. Let’s assume anyone associated with the Terrible Trio are a target...]
Speara: [So... all of us.]
Mewtwo: [Anyway, Entei mentioned this-]
Entei: [Correct, Mew, that foolhardy child, appears to have obtained the ability to access something rather powerful under the correct circumstances.]
Reid: [The weird, golden wings?]
Vris: [Great... so his ranting meant something?]
Entei: [Yes, simply put, Mew has obtained power that I haven’t seen since I was, well, “born”. It’s supposed to be the power of creation, so, the child could in a sense, will things into being very easily. At the moment, this appears to be utilized to either boost their strength or, which made even me flinch... Attempting to... “Cleanse Shadow Pokemon”]
Vris: [... Excuse me...?]
Raikou: [That... actually scared you, Entei...?]
Reid: [You say “Cleanse” instead of “Purify”... why...?]
Faril: [Probably because Celebi’s known to force some to purify. There’s a reason their Proxy’s nicknamed “The Shadow Killer”...]
Lugia: [Oooh yes... I’m very familiar with that unpleasant sensation...]
Cecil: Well, first off, it is... well... amazing to meet someone like you, Hikari...
Hikari: Huh, that’s new.
Cecil: Well... to say we’ve heard a lot about you, despite your... “Work” with Team Machine... a lot of Pokemon talked about you and the Terrible Trio’s battles. They saw you as someone... unfortunately forced to fight against the “good guys” and all...
Speara: So, many Pokemon did view the Trio’s actions as just... more than I originally expected?
Cecil: Pretty much, as a treasure hunter myself, I had many run-ins with ‘mon who’d tell tales of witnessing the Trio’s actions, confronting some Human with weird machines or odd-looking Pokemon, some kind of Scrafty was one that... everyone got nervous about.
Hikari: Zenix... he was more loyal than even I was... was it that obvious that I wasn’t 100% for fighting the Trio? Vris is still... well... I still have a grudge...
Speara: You weren’t on Team Machine’s side completely at the time?
Hikari: To a degree, at first, yes. But each time we confronted the Trio, Kamila Dawn would act... more and more distant, upset, with me. It wasn’t long before Zenix showed up and I was eventually ditched-tossed aside for the “better model”... If she hasn’t been taken out by Rteddy yet... I hope she’s suffering somewhere...
Cecil: Wow, I’m sorry that happened.
Hikari: I’m not, if anything, it led to some good things... though right now, I’m not in a good place, I guess...
Cecil: Right, about that, this egg you had stolen from you, I want to try and help you get it back. The Meinshao I was told about... well, I was actually supposed to meet with her before we got into some trouble.
Speara: Really?
Cecil: Yep~! That’s why we’re here, to trade some unneeded treasures for supplies to help us complete our travels safely... I could...-
Hikari: Wait, how do we know she or her pals aren’t watching right-
Speara/Cecil: They’re not.
Hikari: ... O... ‘kay...?
Cecil: Sorry~! In my line of work, you have to be very aware of your surroundings... heheh...
Speara: I’ve been tracking Vris for years, you’d think I’d let my guard down? Especially here?
Hikari: ... Fair enough...
Cecil: So! I’d like to help you get it back, by trading for it. I can tell her I’m a big fan of the Terrible Trio, or make up some egregious lie about you... it’ll be easy-hopefully.
Hikari: ...
Speara: If you believe that’ll work out... do you know exactly where she hides out?
Cecil: She offered a few places, I’m sure you probably know them yourself, but if you’d like more information... I can offer it.
Speara: That’d be useful, thank you. Hikari?
Hikari: ... We’ll... give this a shot, but if you fail-
Cecil: I’ll just steal it.
Hikari/Speara: Huh-
Cecil: I’m not above making enemies either. I may not be someone you know well, but I have moral limits, and endangering unborn Pokemon is... vile even to me. Besides, she used and hurt Vris, someone I admire... of course I’d want payback...!
Reid: Could you... um, well, when you and your pals go out to try and get the egg back, could you do me a favor?
Cecil: Sure!
Reid: Um... right... [He’s waay too enthusiastic for me...] if you’re able to do so, could you maybe get some parts or electronics for me? I wanted to try... fixing these goggles... if that’s not too much to ask...
Cecil: Even if we’re not the most... technologically-knowledgeable, we did intend to collect some parts to use for building our new base of operations!
Reid: Your new base?
Cecil: Ah, yes, well... our old hideout was destroyed during the great Unovian wildfires...
Reid: Wow, I’m sorry that happened...
Cecil: It’s fine, no worries! But yes, I can definitely do that for you!
Cecil: No offense but it seems like you’re... tired?
Hikari: Ugh... Probably... it is... late... I think?
Speara: We already have an idea of what to do and how you should proceed, at least until we can be sure that Meinshao and her friends won’t show up again looking for you, at least for a bit. I’d say, for Pokemon who want to keep somewhat of a low profile, it’s probably best to have this place as some kind of haven... not that I agree with everything that goes on here.
Hikari: ... Fair enough.
Cecil: Exactly, you should rest for a while and leave everything to m-
Raikou: Where...? Ah... the Under... vague, but unpleasant memories are coming back... ugh.
Vris: Wait, we’re in the Under? How-
Faril: Lugia... ugh... they didn’t give me enough time to get ready for that after trying to tell me to brace myself...
