???: 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!
Kamila: Well, no one expected these guys to show up, right as Osric got his teleportation ability back...
Cherry: S-so what do we do if they decide not to let us go to Orre... or... use us-
Kamila: Let’s not consider that... for now at least. Especially not with the ghost of Zenix over there... I pray he doesn’t remember me sending him on a death mission either...
Twelve: Not like my powers can deal with them all anyway... and then there’s that weird tiny one again...
Cherry: The one who took out that horrible psychic Pokemon, right...?
Kamila: Yes, and what... is it doing?
Twelve: Do. Not. Want. To. Know.
Cherry: M-Me either...
Kamila: Well... let’s... at least listen...
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???: Emmit will still need time to properly recover and all, but he’ll be back in action by morning, promise!
Lizzy: T-thank you...! Um... Rteddy, right?
???: Sure, you can refer to me that way, if you want. I’m surprised... didn’t one of my “selves” take you on an unaproved trip to Alola? I’m sure if someone survived there, like say... Tapu Koko... you’d know allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll about me, right?
Enola & Gail: ...
Ripped Rteddy: Why would one of us do such a thing?
Lizzy: Just some silly nickname...
Tall Rteddy: Yes, though it’s clear that they are somehow alive after that fight, when they shouldn’t have been... we knew it wasn’t possible to win... so how did they?
???: It no longer matters... they wish to get in the way of my joy... like they can fix me... if they all survived they abandoned me...
Lizzy: ... R-right...
Zenix: Considering our situation, and considering this new element, and the fact that multiple Legends are involved... how should we proceed?
Child2: He means we’re back home because of him... he opened up a freaky hole in the sky and guided everyone out...
Child1: YEAH! Him and a bunch of other weird Pokemon I never saw before! They were really nice and told us we’d be safe!! That weird thing wouldn’t come back and attack us!!
Child2: Everyone else went on ahead to fix the village... Osric said it’s been eight years...?
Elder: A world with no clear passage of time... ah... so long...
Children: Elder?
Elder: Where have they gone?
Elder: ...
Child2: Elder, are you well?
Elder: I’m... fine...
...
Let’s go home...
Osric: ... What?
Kamila: What were those bubbles? And how do they tie back to the Trio?
Osric: Simple: I trapped them in a prolonged illusion by request of my master... however, the longer you’re exposed to it with no tether to reality, the more twisted the visions you see become... eventually a few of them suffered mental damage, I’m sure if you see them now, Kamila, you’d be able to see the difference... They’re not... themselves anymore.
Kamila: So they’re more dangerous-
Osric: Scared.
Kamila: ... Huh...
Cherry: Um...
Osric: Go ahead...
Cherry: So, we all have that same healing thing you have, right?
Osric: Basically... those wounds, while painful, were easy for my-our “curse” as my old master called it-to heal.
Cherry: Are we... stuck with it?
Osric: Probably. until my current master chooses to take it back, not sure how he’d do it without harming you all... besides, one of you only exist because of it.
Cherry: ...
Osric: Next
Twelve: Did we screw up?
Osric: No, I’m going to guide you where you need and want to go; from here on out, I’m your personal guard/guide through this world and the other side as I can open portals between the two.
Twelve: ... Alright then...
Osric: Now... we’re leaving.
Kamila: Where?
Osric: Orre.
Twelve: Where??
Cherry: What??
Kamila: Why Orre? Cherry deserves to go home!
Osric: She may very well be needed in Orre-where two members of the Terrible Trio currently are and both are unstable in some way. On top of that, these... “Strident Knights” will be there in large numbers and we do not know what they plan to do...
Kamila: So we’re-
Osric: Cherry, both Yoshi and Reid are there, both of which have become what you may know as Shadow Pokemon-
Kamila: So... that could happen... what was my dad thinking...?
Cherry: What?!
Twelve: No idea what that is.
Kamila: Imagine a Pokemon suffering from confusion, while being about as strong as half of that toy bear... Rteddy...
Twelve: ... Oh.
Osric: You may be pushing it, but yes, things are not looking... well there... or they won’t be soon...
Kamila: What can we do?
Osric: That’s Cherry’s choice.
Cherry: Oh... Well...
Everyone: ....
Cherry: Let’s go... to Orre...! I’ll... figure it out once we’re there... um... who to meet...
Twelve: Probably, but we're still getting out of here and we can't unless we take you all with us.
???: What?
Kamila: We're trying to leave this place... apparently we can now.
Cherry: B-but we need you to come with us...
???: ...
Twelve: Let's just work together here... for whatever reason that "road" led us to you, so I guess you can lead us to your group and then, we can all get out of here-
???: Why? Beyond departure, what else would you gain by taking me and my tribe out of here?
Twelve: I get to see my... kid? Clone?
Kamila: Technically a child, but also a clone, considering its likely as old as you are...
Twelve: Sure... apparently-
???: Family, then?
Twelve: Basically...
???: And?
Cherry: W-well...
Kamila: Everyone thinks she's dead back in her home, so eventually we want to find them and reveal her wellbeing to them...
Cherry: Y-yeah...!
Kamila: As for me, because of an... incident, I'm stuck like this, so it's just better to find a new place and start over. Does that satisfy your curiosity? We have our own reasons for agreeing to do whatever extremes we need to, to get out of here... wouldn't anyone?
???: Not exactly, I wouldn't side with that creature, even if it offered an escape. I won't be led astray like that boy was...
Twelve: Who?
???: A... student of mines... he joined that thing and never lifted a claw when our home was attacked...
Kamila: Sorry to hear that happened, but we're trying to get you out of here now, so what's the problem?
Cherry: Kamila...!
Twelve: What? Pride? That's it, right?
Cherry: T-Twelve!
???: Call it what you want, but if you want to consider helping me, my tribe... then do one thing for me: find my student.
Twelve: You're kidding...
Kamila: This place is gigantic... That'd take forever.
Cherry: Well... would it?
Kamila: Huh?
Cherry: Even though a lot was happening... I do remember seeing a Zoroark on the outside world, probably working with Rteddy... on top of that, I do remember a Zoroark over all my time here... he knows this place really well if that's the case, so finding him if he doesn't want to be found-
Twelve: Well, maybe he's on the outside world?
???: Hmm...
Twelve: Work with us getting out of here and we'll try and find the guy for you-but remember: we have our own reasons to get out of here.
Elder: Right... right, well, I am the Elder of my village, my tribe-no name-you don't deserve to know that.
Twelve: Wasn't going to bother asking.
Kamila: Humph...
Cherry: Phew...
Elder: Then... follow me, and if you can't fight, stay behind me, those things seem to follow me everywhere, constantly.
Twelve: I can fight just fine!
Elder: That was more to those two...
Kamila: Excuse me?!
Cherry: He's... not wrong...
Kamila: Uuugh... fine...
Elder: Let's go, we've wasted enough time with this conversation.
Twelve: Wait, where? That road we took kind of ends he-
Cherry: What, but-
Kamila: Yeah, it figures...
Cherry: What? Do you know something?
Kamila: It's a hunch, but, we should probably stay very close to him.
Cherry: But why?
Kamila: Because, a normal illusion would probably lose it's effectiveness on someone who knows it's an illusion, wouldn't it?
Elder: You're stretching your beliefs far too much... but you're well to be cautious... my tribe's illusions are not to be played with... stray far from me, and confusion will be the least of your worries...
Twelve: What's that supposed to me-
Kamila: “Real” illusions, right?
Elder: You've heard of my tribe?
Kamila: Somewhat... basically, pain felt in their illusions will feel real, and have lasting effects depending on the severity.
Elder: Hmm... maybe you're not entirely worthless... let's go.
Twelve: I know how it feels to lose somebody important, but hey... you need to keep moving-at least you have the chance to see him again.
Cherry: That's... true... t-thanks, Twelve.
Twelve: Not a problem.
Kamila: Sure it was...
Cherry: When did you two get so, um, close?
Kamila: While we were trying to make sense of helping you...
Twelve: I wasn't going to eat you-not like it'd kill you anyway... we're all apparently immortal now...
Kamila: Only to a certain number, then we "black out"... I don't... understand where we end up at all...
Twelve: ... Yeah, but, on with the story.
Cherry: Wait... how did he find out your name exactly...?
Twelve: Oh, she shouted it in some goofy declaration that she wouldn't be "killed" again... pfft...
Kamila: ...
Twelve: Nothing to say? I mean, heck, if I were in your position, maybe I'd say or do the same thing... no idea, honestly. But, since we’re on that subject... you got some weird electricity, you know that?
Cherry: What?
Kamila: It was the first time using it... maybe I'll show you-by using Twelve as target practice.
Twelve: Hey-hey, I'm just poking fun, boss... no need to get violent...
Kamila: I told you: I'm not your boss.
Twelve: Yeah, well, why can't I call you that? I can't call you my new owner-you're not a human... but you were my original's superior, so...
Cherry: When you say 'owner'... do you mean Trainer?
Kamila/Twelve: Yes/Yup.
Twelve: It's what Team Machine-owned Pokemon called them.
Kamila: Mainly because the one in-charge of the Nature Preserve project focused on using "Trainers" in various ways... it was a different method of creating mutants, beyond that, I'm not sure it worked-my role was less... "Pokemon-related".
Cherry: ??
Twelve: Most of them are probably going to die from side-effects; I'm lucky I wasn't in that party... at least, I don't think I am.
Cherry: Oh...
Kamila: It wouldn't matter now anyway... you can't realistically die.
Twelve: Hey... we got REALLY off topic, let's get back on it!
Kamila: Sure, let me recreate the scene I guess... After Twelve finally decided I was trustworthy, he started to, what's the word...? Hmm... become enamored with who I, well, "was".
Twelve: Hey, you still are the same individual... just... tiny!
Kamila: What... no, I-
Twelve: Seriously, I'll help you do anything you need done-so long as it doesn't bother that toy...
Kamila: Alright... how about the Beheeyem...?
Twelve: ...Okay... You're speaking my language...
Cherry: Oh wow, well, thank you-both of you...
Twelve: Heh, no problem... and I guess now it seems like we're going to all be pals now?
Kamila: Yes, I have to agree there, but I’m not your boss anymore, Twelve...
Twelve: Fiine... I’m still calling you that if I want...
Kamila: What?
Twelve: Nothing!
Cherry: Haha-that's great! You know, well, however we're getting out of here-and if Yoshi's able to do it-you guys could probably stay in our village-just... don't let them know much about where you guys came from...
Kamila: Yes... I do have the intention to leave that lifestyle behind me-especially if I have no chance of being a human again.
Twelve: Yeah, it'd be nice to start over... so long as we're welcome though.
Cherry: I'm sure you would be!
???: Already planning your days of freedom?
All: ...???
Kamila: And... that... would be?
Twelve: Holy crap... it's so tiny... I didn't... Oh man... oh man...
Kamila: ???
Cherry: It's Kamila-sized...
Kamila: ...
???: ... Pfft...
Kamila: Information... Please...?
???: Ah, right, there is a tribe of Zoroark that we-as in the Zoroark, Osric-you know, the one with the red and blue eyes? I’m sure you’ve seen him... anyway, I had brought his tribe here, solely to keep them from attacking us during our plan... our failed plan...
Kamila: Is it safe to ask...?
???: Simply put: it was a plan to try and scare the Terrible Trio into living a good life. It failed because Reid went on to do what he feared to do-she’s standing right there, and Vris... I'm not sure concerning everything she's done, she simply left Reid alone after it all ended and now she’s isolated herself-somewhat anyway...
Kamila: And the last one?
???: There was another, not just one, but the Politoed made himself even more scarce-I eventually found Vris, but him? Nope! And I'm fine with that-I have a grudge...
Kamila: Not surprising...
Twelve: Okay, well, that story aside, what do we do with this tribe?
???: Guide them back to their home; I can linger around and help you only when you get them to the correct spot.
Cherry: But... can't you just open a portal anywhere and go through?
???: Technically, but they're scattered a bit... and they will attack my toy bear bodies, and as you can see... I am quite small, just like miss Kamila there.
Kamila: Hmm...
Cherry: And, I guess, if we fail-
???: Well, I can't let you leave if you can't fix this issue for me-so long as they stay, so do you, simple!
Twelve: Okay, we can try, but... do they have the same-
???: No, they're "normal", I was told not to give them the “gift” since they didn't believe it to be as such, so no, you can’t “kill them into submission”.
Twelve: ... Alright...
Kamila: Humph... “gift”...
???: I could take it back...
Kamila: That... looks familiar... disturbingly familiar... but I can’t remember where I’ve seen it...why...?
???: I wish I could tell you, but it’s a long story that requires an Rteddy, I’m too busy to explain myself~~
Kamila: ... But-
Twelve: ... Eegh.... let's say that question was answered and leave it at that, okay...?
Kamila: Why?
Twelve: Trust me, it's a GOOD thing you can't remember what this thing can do...!
Kamila: Wait a minute, you've SEEN it before?
Twelve: Yeah, when I chopped off the teddy bear head, but it was so quick and scared me so badly, I... I... didn't know it was so tiny-
Kamila: So, the toy's, the “Rteddy” things are just... that's the thing that did this to me?
???: Yes, and I could do something worse if you like-you know-just for the laughs? :3c
Kamila/Twelve: ...
Cherry: ... Um, that's okay... t-thank you...
???: Of course! Just keep walking past me and you'll find them, they're all relatively close to each other-searching for their exit-they have been for years ironically enough... so don't be surprised if they're aggressive or defensive about you three coming along with the answer to their freedom.
Kamila: Right...
Twelve: Okay then...
Cherry: U-understood...
Twelve: Okay, we're on it, but... I have one more question... what kind of Pokemon are you? I've never seen one like you before... if... that’s alright...
???: Well....
???: E-ehehm... sorry, sometimes I get too worked up, but I'm telling the truth-not your business, maybe never will be, maybe will, I mean-even when you leave, I'll be watching, waiting for you to screw up so I can bring you back here! Hurt those I care for, and those you care for will pay the price, okay~?
All: ...
Cherry: I... understand, but, I don't have any grudges against Reid for what he did... it wasn't really him, that look in his eyes-his eyes weren’t right too... that wasn't him I know it-that's who you're talking about right?
???: Partially, there’s Vris too! But I know your word isn't enough, and after that stunt by RGB and the forced fight with that Mew, well, I don't trust you, or your little organization... I hope they listen to you... I really hope they do, because acting silly as I am here-that's all for show, I'm far less understanding when I'm upset, understand?
Cherry: ...Yes...
Kamila: Mew...?
???: Great! Now, you have a task to complete, right?
All: ...
???: Shoot? No, Twelve, no... I'd stab you again, but the next time, you're not "waking up".
Twelve: EEgh!!!
Kamila: ... Again...? Stab... that sounds-
???: It really should Kammi-
Kamila: "Kammi"?!
???: It's part of the reason you look the way you do-it’s partly your fault, remember?
Kamila: ... I... Oh... Oh god... my-
???: Yep, it sucks to be a scientist, doesn’t it?
Kamila: ...
Cherry: Um-
???: GO!
Cherry: W-we're going...!
Twelve: U-uh... thanks for the um... opportunity to help you or somethin'!! M-My back suddenly really hurts... is that thing looking at us...?
Cherry: I don't want to know now... just keep walking...!
Kamila: Just follow this path it said...
???: ... Good, at least I can clean up a bit...
Rteddy: I have to thank that Flygon if he ever returns from wherever he went... such a useful amplification device!
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>Team Teddy [excluding ???] is now available for asks! (this includes Twelve, Kamila and Cherry btw)
>If you wish to ask ??? questions, check out @ask-the-shadow-pokemon
Wouldn’t you be if someone called the group you worked for ‘The Machent’ or... something...?
Kamila: Maybe, but that just sounds silly, heheh...
Cherry: Shhhh...! Anyway, the STRIDENT Knights are a group of Pokémon-and formerly humans-who fought to try and make the land we were originally stationed in a peaceful place; we had expanded to other regions for a short while, but it didn't work out incredibly well, especially after we went back to Pokémon-focused work, we don't really understand technology that much, so helping humans was no longer an option most of the time. Anyway, we worked hard with humans to try and solve their problems as well as others, but, um… everyone had a falling out and only a few stuck around, and we barred humans from joining the organization after that. The Terrible Trio was a major target of ours as well-um, that's Reid's team I believe…
Kamila: Yes the trio of monsters that were hunted down even by their own kind...
Cherry: Shhh, you don’t want to insult anyone, do you Kamila?
