Pallet Town
"My name's Gon," Gon said to Derek, just as he started to fly upward on his Charizard. He wasn't even sure if Derek was listening if he said it. But, he was happy that some of the other trainers had decided to go with him to the Indigo Plateau. Just as he had hoped, Jemima had agreed, so at that moment Gon was walking over to where she was. Beside her, a Surskit and a Duskull, quite possibly hers, were playing with another legendary, Mew.
Mew? Gon thought. ...Does that mean everyone else has a legendary as well?
Sure enough, Gon looked around to see that one of the girls was talking to Moltres, a boy who had apparently just arrived was about to put Heatran back into his Pokeball, and there was also a tiny little Shaymin, someone else had Palkia, etc. etc... Strange--all these Pokemon seemed to be half their usual size.
Gon took the moment to look at Regigigas, to see that Celebi was talking to it.
"What's an Indigo Plateau?" it asked in an almost childish way.
"Uh... it's a place, where the Pokemon League is held," Regigigas replied, rubbing the back of his head. "We're planning to go there now, but I think we'll stop in Viridian City first. And yes, you're right--we can go camping, fishing, traveling, playing... whatever you like. Hehheh, I can't wait to see if any more of those Wobbuffet appear again, so I can play leapfrog with them again. So whaddaya think? Are you as excited about this journey as I am?"
Also at that moment, another boy arrived--one who looked to be in his teens and was wearing a washed-out-looking Team Aqua bandanna.
Team Aqua? Gon thought as he inspected him further. I thought they disbanded long ago...
"Hey! Wait up! Where is everyone going?" he called after Gon as he approached. Then he spoke in more of a whisper. "And I'm... Ethan..."
"Oh, so you're not in Team Aqua," Gon commented in a tone that implied relief. "We're all going to the Indigo Plateau, because... well, there have been very strange happenings there. Hey, wait a minute, take a look at this article I just read on the news..."
Gon whipped out his laptop once again, and showed Ethan the article he had been reading a while before, about the strange incidents in the Indigo Plateau.
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"...so I'm thinking it might be interesting to find out just who is behind all this," Gon explained just as Ethan (and perhaps a few other people who happened to be looking his way...) was finishing reading the article. "Besides, it's really not a good idea to be sitting around here doing nothing."
"How are we going to get there?" Regigigas asked Gon.
"I dunno, I'm looking I'm looking... Hey! That's it!"
Gon looked in Jemima's direction and saw Mew. He looked in Sharky's direction and saw Celebi. This gave Gon an interesting idea... but would it work?
Gon walked towards Jemima.
"Well well, first of all, thank you so much for deciding to come. The more the merrier, with all the ne'er-do-wells running about, no? Well anyway, I just had this..."
"Regi gig?" Regigigas called, interrupting the group.
"Hey Gon! I just had this idea! Maybe Celebi could use telekinesis to carry us all to Viridian City, where all the others are! Those cheaters, flying on their dragons and whatnot... It doesn't have to carry me though--I can get there, no problem! So how about it?"
"Erm... I was just about to suggest the same thing to Jemima," Gon replied, "because she has Mew. But I suppose both of them could carry us. But why do you want to stay behind?"
"You'll see!" Regigigas replied, sounding very confident. "Off I go!"
"REGGG!"
Regigigas jumped, landing forcefully a few feet forward. Then it started to run... or jog, really, really, slooowwwwlyyyy... it looked as if it was running almost in place, in slow motion. It took him ten seconds to move ten feet.
Gon's jaw dropped. "Uhhhh-h-h... D-d-do you think you could run faster?!??!"
"It's called patience, Gon!"
Gon just stood there, staring wide-eyed at the slow-moving Regigigas as it inched towards the far edge of town...
This went on for at least two minutes, during which Regigigas disappeared behind a group of trees. But after a while, the group saw Regigigas run faster, going up a hill. It appeared to be running just a tiny bit faster than the average person. Then, when it got to the top of the hill, it jumped, and ran even faster down the hill, kicking up a shower of dirt as it went.
"Regigigas?" Gon asked telepathically. "Do you realise how long it's going to take to reach Viridian at that speed? No offense, but..."
"You'll see! I bet I'll be there long before you!"
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Viridian City, a few minutes later
As Rin glared, the man she was staring at eyed her Pokevice with a sparkle in his eyes. He was dressed rather elegantly. His black top hat looked like it had just been polished, his navy blue overcoat had gold satin trim and a black rose sticking out one pocket and nicely complimented his black trousers, and although Rin couldn't see it, on the back of his coat was a fancy-looking bright blue A. Derek could see this A rather clearly. Oh and speaking of Derek, Derek spoke as he approached.
"Hey! Can I help you with anything?"
"Oh, no..." the man replied. "Zis fine young lady and I are 'aving light conversation, is all. Zat is a very good-looking Grovyle you 'ave, by ze way."
He winked at Grovyle, then turned back to Rin.
"Zat really is a fascinating device. I 'ave never seen anyzing like it before. I am specialty in electronic devices like zese, but zis is a breakzrough! May I see it for a moment?"
The silly yet kind-sounding man held out his white-gloved hand, waiting for Rin to show him the Pokevice.
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Power Plant
The Power Plant was filled with a pinkish glow, the illumination that penetrated the front windows to the left of the entrance and told all the little Pikachu and Voltorb that night would soon fall. A few occasional "Pika pika"s and soft clanking noises or buzzing noises could be heard, and a Magnemite occasionally floated down one of the halls. But, a Magnemite (or any Pokemon for that matter) instantly fled whenever it came down one particular hall, down which two people were walking. A boy and a girl, looking to be in their late teens, also looking to have just come out of either a crazy high school clique or the stage of a rock concert. The girl wore lots of black eye makeup and had hot pink streaks in her otherwise black hair, and dressed in a very punk-ish fashion. The boy dressed more casually except wore sunglasses, and his blond hair was in a spiked mohawk. But the common thing about them is that they wore black shirts with a fancy-looking blue A on the front. Anyway, these two rather showy individuals conversed as they walked down the hall...
"Okay Diego, which way do we go after we reach the end of this hall?" the girl asked.
"I dunno, don't you have a map on you?" the young man named Diego replied, sounding agitated and crabby as usual.
"Why didn't YOU think of that, Mr. Smartypants? And besides, I don't think there even is a map of this place."
"So what, Carmen, are we supposed to use intuition to find it?"
"That's what Gabe or Lupin might do, but... ah, speaking of which... Heyyyy, try using Toady."
"What are you up t... Diego muttered as he took out a Pokeball. The girl named Carmen snatched it right out of his hand and released it. A Breloom came out.
"Bray loom!"
"Hey Toady, use your wittle Sweet Scent!" Carmen commanded, as if she was talking to the cutest baby she'd ever seen.
"Don't tell my Pokemon what to do!" Diego snapped, but the Breloom used the Sweet Scent anyway.
"Loommmm..."
"Mag-neh-miiittteee..."
A Magnemite was drawn by the Sweet Scent. It drifted slowly towards Carmen and Diego...
"Gotcha!" Diego whipped out a rather sophisticated pair of clips to hold the Magnemite in place; probes were beginning to sprout out of them and attach themselves to the Magnemite's head. But before they could...
"Mag-ne-MITE!"
Magnemite used Thundershock, which not only electrocuted Diego, but caused him to spasm out for a while. Sparks occasionally flashing about him, he staggered several stepd backward, lost his balance, and fell into the main doorway. He lay there for a few seconds, more sparks flew... and when all was over, he began to rise to his feet once again. But when he did, he spotted a boy walking towards him, about to enter the Power Plant. Uh-oh, did this mean that he also saw what he and Carmen just did through the window?
"Uh, excuse me?" Diego said to Bobby as he allowed him to pass. "Oh, main part of the Power Plant's to the right."
Carmen saw the onlooker through the west windows as well, and began to lead the Sweet-Scenting Toady around a corner...
"Hurry, before that boy sees us!" Carmen whispered to Toady as the two of them began to disappear around the corner.
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Cinnabar Island
As Isaac was walking down the streets of Cinnabar, there came one street lined with the edge of a flea market on one side, and a row of boring-looking office buildings on the right. In the middle of the street, in plain sight, was someone familiar... It was the same Mime Jr. that had served all those muffins back in Pallet! Except this time, it appeared to be looking at a young woman sitting atop a motorcycle. This woman looked as if she ought to be a superhero in some comic book world, due to the stunning yet form-fitting nature of her red and black outfit, and the pretty golden P on her shirt. Her hair was blond and in a short, almost bowl-ish style, which reminded one of the goofy hair all Team Galactic members used to have. But she had a rather alluring and sunny expression on her face...
"Hey there you little clown you," she greeted in a rather cutesy way, taking out a Pokeball. "I'm a big fan of Psychic-type Pokemon like you. Better watch out, for I'm gonna catch you..." She almost sang the last five words.
And then she balanced atop the motorcycle seat, and jumped, doing a back flip and landing gracefully at its side. Then she extended her arm out and released the Pokemon.
"Go Nimerta!"
What came out was a shiny Medicham, who immediately levitated herself and spun around in an elegant spiral. She landed on the ground to face the Mime Jr.
"Medi chammm," she said in a soothing voice.
"Let's do it the mysterious way," Lina commanded, sounding like an over-enthusiastic and over-confident performer.
Nimerta hovered in the air, surrounded by an aura of psychic energy, the tip of her toes barely off the ground, her palms together, her eyes closed in concentration... Then, in a sudden instant, she opened her eyes, landed, and opened her arms to the sides. As she did, blades of psychic energy came off her arms--a Psycho Cut attack.
In response, the Mime Jr. used Psychic to push the Psycho Cut back. The glowing purple blades hit Nimerta and made her fly straight into one of the buildings.
"Wha...?" the young woman stammered. "Goodness, that must be a high-level Mime Jr! But that's not gonna..."
She paused when she saw the Mime Jr. glowing with an eerie red aura...
The Mime Jr. put its hands together and concentrated, just as the woman's Medicham had done earlier. However, though its eyes ought to have been closed, they were wide open, just as they always were--apparently this puffy-eyed clown didn't blink. Anyway, the Mime Jr. thrust its hands at Nimerta, causing her to become surrounded by the same red aura.
"Cham!!" Nimerta winced.
"Come on Nimerta!" Nimerta's trainer announced. "Looks like we'll have to get down and dirty with this! Use Force Palm!"
Nimerta jumped towards Mime Jr, beginning to thrust her palm at it. But just as she was doing that, the Mime Jr. threw an Enigma Berry at her.
"What the... Block it with Psychic!"
"Medi... cham, cham... cham?" Nimerta tried to use Psychic, but for some reason she couldn't... and thus got hit by the berry.
"Darn! How in the world could a Mime Jr learn Imprison?!? Unless it belongs to Team Alpha, it must have cheated somehow!"
The Mime Jr. growled, apparently offended by what this strangely comical woman just said. Then it glowed with a rippling purple aura, and sent a wave of energy flying towards the woman.
"What... wha? Mime Jr. can't learn Extras..."
The Mime Jr. held her mouth shut as the rippling psychic waves engulfed her. Then it threw her telekinetically against the wall, just like it did with Medicham.
"Miiimmme!" the Mime Jr. shouted, its voice sounding strangely misty and echoed. Then it turned and began to run away...
"Nooo... it's getting away..." the woman muttered, sounding unusually weak...
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OOC: Keep in mind that Isaac's able to see the above scene, if Got-a-plan-B so wishes.