victory_road | ANOMALY DETECTED

A. I’m on My Way, Driving at 90 (Network/Action on Four Island, Early Friday Morning)

[Allura has just finished her usual dawn jog on the beach with Keith- living on Four Island means the air is slightly warmer than bitterly freezing- when the news app on her Gear starts spamming notifs. That’s… never a good sign. Is it another rogue Pokémon attack, like with the Hisuian Braviary?

"Breaking news: new landmarks have appeared overnight in seemingly random locations. Buildings, large vehicles, and even whole cities and islands are suddenly dotting our maps—" As the reporter goes on, the footage flips through live footage of the various locations, and there with the caption of Viridian City… stands a deeply familiar quintet of five white towers.

At first all Allura can do is just… stare until the footage shifts. She hasn’t seen the Castle of Lions in over a year, and Romelle told her it will be destroyed in Allura’s future. She almost can’t believe it. And then it registers that there are a LOT of people crowding towards her heavily armed spaceship and she has no idea whether the doors are operational, or whether some quirk of this world will render the particle barrier or the myriad of weapons open to non-Altean control. So Allura quickly takes to the network.]

If anyone has seen this morning’s news report or is currently located in Viridian City, do not enter the large white castle on the periphery until I get there. I am currently on Four Island, so I should be able to—

[Before she can calculate how long it’ll take for her to Fly all the way from the middle of the Sevii Islands to Kanto on mon-back, she hears a roar and feels a tug that have been closed off to her for over a year, and just before she turns to face it, viewers will be able to see a robotic blue lion’s head, massive, and the body it’s attached to is somehow floating above the waves lapping at Four Island’s shore. And it’s most likely not alone.]

Blue…?

B. Down Those Country Lanes, Singing to Tiny Dancer (Action, Castle of Lions in Viridian City)

[Not even an hour after that initial broadcast, anyone in Viridian City will be treated to the sight of a gigantic blue lion robot racing through the sky before touching down near the white towers. For a spacecraft that can travel from one end of the universe to the other in only a year and a half, just a couple hundred miles on the same planet is a piece of cake. Once the Blue Lion lands, it bows its head towards the ground and a ramp unfolds from inside its mouth to let a young woman with long white hair run down and onto the ground. Okay good, no force fields or laser guns going off. (Arceus disabled both systems so people can walk in unimpeded and not blow up Kanto, but she doesn't know that yet.) Still, better make sure nobody’s running around inside.

When the sliding doors open, though… oh. She… somehow did not factor in the idea of Pokémon suddenly spawning in her house. A Litleo and a Shinx play wrestling here, quartets of rodent Pokémon riding along floating chairs there, and… is that a Miltank waddling around???]

Oh quiznak…

[She um… could probably use some help wrangling these mons.]

C. And I Miss the Way You Make Me Feel (Wildcard)

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Edited 2022-11-26 01:19 (UTC)

[ The Gear he'd found himself with is just different enough from the crystals he's used to, that Gorgug doesn't really think to poke at it all that much. So he misses the issued warning about the neat looking tower, and just approaches it the same way he would any other building. With reckless abandon and an absolutely terrible Perception check.

He likes to think he comes from a pretty modern place (at least compared to the rest of his world), but this tower is completely unlike anything he's ever seen. It's really cool, and he's definitely interested to get a closer look. He's got his axe in hand— just in case there's anything nefarious lurking in these mysterious halls— and his Thwackey pal at his side, sticks at the ready. (The Flabebe who's also been traveling with him was feeling a bit too shy, so he let her get back into that weird round palimpsest.) ]

[The most nefarious thing would probably be a Purrloin or a (non-sexy) Ratatta. As he turns a corner, he'll find himself running almost headfirst into an elven-looking young woman, who is more than a bit startled by the tall, heavily armed figure even as she finds her footing in a battle stance.]

Ah! Who are you?

[ Thank goodness the Rattatas aren't sexy.

Gorgug stops short as he runs into a stranger in the hallway, grip tightening on his axe as he gets ready to swing... But he's not going to be the one to make the first move. ]

I'm Gorgug! Who are you??

I am Allura, and this is my castle.

[And no, she is not Gorgug's dad--wait... that name rings a bell from a few conversations she's had with Riz.]

Gorgug. Do... you happen to know someone named Riz Gukgak?

[ Gorgug starts to deflate as soon as she says this is her castle, but fully puts down his axe as soon as he hears his friend's name. ]

...You know Riz?

[Okay there... a small smile blooms over her face.]

I do. He's been a good friend of mine since I arrived in this reality. And he's spoken of you and the others often. It's nice to finally meet you, Gorgug.

[Lion flying adventure?? y/n???]

[YYYY I meant to tag into yours today, this is perfect!]

[Morning, Allura. Surely you weren't betting on being alone. What with the entire Castle here and all. Maybe she hasn't seen the other lions yet! Maybe they're being subtle, or something. Hiding. Well - really only Green hides, but still.]

[So, regardless, you're flying along. Minding your own business when something swoops overhead. The shadow it casts is pretty enormous, even from a Lion's perspective. Is it a pokemon? Some kind of legendary?]

[... Nope.]

[Judging from that roar, it's a friend. A big, black-armored friend.]

[Ah, there they are. Sure enough, who*ever* could be flying that giant lion gets a transmission, a regal face smirking behind the helmet visor.]

I was wondering when you would show up.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

[And there he is. Beaming behind his own visor. Right at home in that cockpit - like he'd never even left.]

You're also lucky I heard about all the Lion changes. Otherwise I'd be real confused right now.

[A light laugh.]

Of course. [Sometimes it's easy for her to forget that Shiro's from quite a ways in their past. Still, she can't help a fond sigh.] When I last saw home, Blue and I had been bonded for nearly a decaphoeb.

[It... felt weird, realizing she's been without Blue in the Pokémon world for nearly as long as she'd been with her in their reality.]

Don't let my Blue hear you say that. He'll get the wrong idea.

[Not really... not quite? Blue knows better, but he also gets those HEART EYES really easy.]

So... what brings you to this neck of the sky? Stretching your legs...?

[Shiro are you trying to get her to race you?]

[Sorry, Blue the Gallade, but she's thoroughly spoken for.]

And my heart. [She leans back in her seat.] It's wonderful to fly like this again. Flying with my Pokémon is always nice as well, but it's not the same.

[The Lion lets out a soft growl that has a feeling like a purr. She'll get competitive if asked outright, but right now she's just savoring the moment.]

Yeah... I know what you mean.

[He really does. Flying is good for his soul at this point. Nothing beats piloting. Nothing. Skarmory comes close, but you just can't beat this.]

I missed this.

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B - because they should probably meet XD

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