#direchu

[askthepokemutants]

Dire: [Heh... have fun~]

Reid: [...]

Dire: [And make sure it’s not another Lu-]

Reid: [That. Will. Not. Happen. Not this time.]

Dire: [Peeerfect....]

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[askbookwormflareon]

“What? You think just cuz I’m not in my prime anymore that I won’t kick your ass- or is it that you think I can’t?”

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BEST FRIEND @askthepokemutants

[askthepokemutants]

Faril: ... WHERE WAS THAT AGAINST LUGIA?!

Yoshi: EXACTLY...!!

Reid: ... Eh?

Vris: Reid... what is this? This isn’t Shadow Sky...

Carla: It’s definitely not Shadow Sky...

Reid: Something Dire did a long time ago... also kind of reminds me of when Lugia initiated their fight with me... I’m just... “mimicking” it... shrouds the area in shadow auras... so his ability to track us or our attacks is likely nullified a bit now... anyway, before he comes back, Faril, Yoshi? Can I ask you guys to-

Faril: I’m not fighting THAT...!

Reid: Wasn’t asking that, could you make sure everyone’s okay? And hide them in the mountain cave, please?

Faril: ... Why...? [He’s way too calm right now...]

Reid: Because, Vris... want to make this “Shadow Storm” into a “Shadow Typhoon”...?

Faril: ...

Carla: ...

Yoshi: ... Um-

Vris: ... Hell yes...

Yoshi: ... I-I’ll get Sean... or try to...

Faril: ... Right... behind you, Yoshi...

Carla: ...

Reid: Right, Carla... want to help out? We could use the help so long as you’re not going to-

Carla: Of course. So long as we don’t kill him, you both know what’ll happen if he dies right...?

Reid & Vris: ...

Carla: ... Guys.

Reid & Vris: No promises.

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Reid: So, you’re suddenly “At Peace”... and that impacts me because-

Dire: Well... it means I can’t nag you after a certain point.

Reid: We’re literally one and the same, you can’t just stop existing-

Dire: I didn’t exist before you ran into R-Teddy, did I?

Reid: ...

Dire: You don’t need me anymore, you’re not even capable of using the same power that you took my body for-or did you forget that??

Reid: No, I didn’t... but still, just out of nowhere-

Dire: I got to see my trainer again, and it looks like he’s suffering.... a part of me enjoys knowing this, but it hurts at the same time, my old rival managed to live a somewhat normal life, despite the fact that she’s blind because of me and you’re a few steps away from getting back to your old life, so maybe you don’t need me anymore.

Reid: No, I’m pretty sure I do... without you I don’t have-

Dire: You’ll be fine.

Reid: Dire, I’m not immune to psychics anymore-ever since you “rested” I haven’t BEEN immune...!

Dire: Aaand...?

Reid: Dire!

Dire: I’m burnt out already, arguing with you isn’t as fun anymore... just breathe, I’ll be around a bit longer, promise... but for this mess you got yourself into?

Reid: ...

Dire: You’ll figure it out~

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[askthepokemutants]

Dire/Reid: Obviously, you floating trashcan.

SNARK: Well, we know which is in control of the mouth at this very moment, don't we?

Dark: We may have a problem. Why not test one more thing: that weird electricity you felt with your tail, hmm?

Dark: So, you weren't able to utilize your original moves, not even the ones that would technically not be normal Pokemon moves... says a lot about your current situation, doesn't it?

Dire/Reid: Not like it matters. We can just fix it, right?

Reid/Dire: That’s true, but the thing is, we'd need to meet some kind of requirement, right? And that normally takes time...

Dark: That is correct on both fronts. But that doesn't mean we can't visit it...

Reid/Dire: What?

Dark: Why, Celebi's shrine... or rather... "Relic Forest".

Dire/Reid: Why??

Dark: Because you’re a Shadow Pokemon now, apparently, and that’s the safest place we can likely take you to deal with it. You go and get ready, yes? See if anyone minds the short trip across the way... I need to fix SNARK...

Dire/Reid: Why fix it?

Dark: Because even SNARK deserves life... as much as I’d rather let it stay this way...

Reid/Dire: Reprogram it.

Dark: One day, also... could you stop the duality thing? Your voice is... strange.

Dire/Reid: Oh really??

Dark: Don’t become a SNARK.

[Looks like the mutants are heading for Agate Village...]

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[askthepokemutants]

Zang?: ... ... ... ...

Reid: What the hell happened?! Where's Vris? And Royo? Did something happen in Orre!? W-were you attacked by a... a toy bear? Huh? Zang!! Say something!!! ANYTHING... please....

Zang?: ... ...

Reid: Come on... say SOMETHING...!

Zang?: ...

Reid: Nngh... I... guess that was too good to be true...

Zang?: ....

Zang?: R-id...

Reid: Huh?

Zang?: Reid...?

Reid: Huh?! Y-yeah, it’s me! Zang, what-

[Dire: HAH]

Reid: .......

Zang?: Wait, what's going on? Where am I? And what's with this stuff falling around us? What is all this??

Reid: Um... This is an island pretty far from Orre, and, um... this "snow" is some kind of signal for weird Pokemon-like things to appear... and apparently... you're one of them...?

Zang?: What!?

Reid: But I-

Zang?: Oh, wait...

Reid: W-what? What's wrong? You're not going to snap and attack me too... are you?

Zang?: Unless you did something stupid again, no,

Reid: Oh, great-

Zang?: But, I do remember... something,

Reid: What-

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DECIDE

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[askthepokemutants]

Zang?: Right, right, the alter ego, whatever that BS meant...

[Dire: Rude.]

Reid: ...

Zang?: It's basically that... just on an entirely different level. Imagine, multiple, different comments, all flying through your ears at once...

Some crying out of fear, some confused, some... angry. At one point, it felt like I was stuck somewhere, with multiple others-probably Zangoose too, all confused, angry, scared... and then there was me, trying to piece together what the hell was going on, until one of them "took charge", then all I remember is everything slowly going black...

There were a few images too, hard to really make out, no one I recognized, but whoever was "in-charge" liked to either stalk, beg or fight whatever they ran into...

When I showed up here, those voices were all but gone, luckily, save for one but it faded out a while ago...

Reid: What... what was it... talking about?

Zang?: Happy to be free from some kind of hell... You know what that's about?

Reid: ...

Zang?: Reid-huh...

Reid: S-sorry, I-

Zang?: Nah... take your time...

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D-Decide...?

Referenced Posts: “Snow” and “Leave”

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Mr. Dark: I know a few people in Orre who could get a nice little spot near that old folk's village close to an oasis... those people mind their business and it'll be fine for all of you to some degree, to live happily-and safely, but of course, that's gong to happen regardless of whose idea we go with-personally, I'm on Dire's side...

Orion: Of course you are...

Mr. Dark: I apologize, Orion, but we've realized already that there may not be anyone to save... broken Pokeballs with a Pokemon outside of them are simply unusable, but a broken ball with a Pokemon inside, "broken" as in "glitched" means they're trapped in utter hell, slowly dying, suffering, and these creatures may very well be an example of that, and Kite's power being merged into one, inhumane mess... but that's my opinion, you have your own.

Orion: ...

>DECIDE: Orion or Dire

>I have no poll or anything like that setup, just, either comments or asks would work here! I'm leaving the outcome up to you guys! The final scene for this subarc will be dictated by who you side with!

>So... Decide?