[Folio's Trunk - Waypoint]

@Ninian@Shiny Keldeo
As Breeze began her explanation, Letho got to his knees and began rummaging through his satchel. Nodding at the grassy little hedgehog's bio of her species. "Oh, so that's how you guys work. Cool. I've heard of Shaymin before and you all got your own little settlement out there on one of the continents, but I'm lame. Never left the Sand Continent to go check it out for myself." Pulling out a few scraps of paper and a crude fire striker made of simple flint and steel. He then turned his head to look upon the Shaymin with an honest, non-stupid smile for once. "The flower looks good on ya Breeze. Anyways, there should be a little stone fire pit around here we can spark so we don't freeze our asses off...."

Then everything went wrong, of course.

Dozens of odd black letters appeared around the Darkness Pokémon's client, causing him to drop the primitive tool in his claws and curse. "Son of a, BITCH! Looks like we got some action after all! Ay Sparky! Quit contemplating life over there and look alive!"

The shadowy mon stood up, getting into a defensive stance with arms raised as he stepped out in front of Breeze to guard her from the attacking letters if they were to spread their assault to the tiny mon. "Stay behind me Breeze, we got this one."

A dark, wavy aura collected into the Sableye's hands as he aimed his palms at the Unown. (LETHO used DARK PULSE!) The sinister beam devoid of color blasted towards the hostile alphabet as Letho barked into the shadow of the roots. "Hey lady! These rocks stuck to my face are my eyes! And they can see your wanted ass pretty clearly! Fuse, mind showing the winged Garde a good time!?"

Petra the Aron

Altepa Desert

@Ninian

Petra stared at the Umbreon wide-eyed and sitting in a respectful posture quite unlike her, completely ignoring the story which he was starting to tell. He was an explorer! Not just any explorer, either! He was an important explorer! He had an important mission to be on! He was on a mission, to save, the entire town!

And Petra was here to help him!

Petra was here to help him save the entire town!

Petra was going to save the entire town!

Petra was going to be a hero!

Petra opened her mouth to speak, but only let out an extraordinarily embarrassing squeal of delight!

“Y-you’re going to save the entire town!?” she said, getting herself under control.

“What is the danger? What are you gonna do? I wanna know I wanna know!” she exclaimed, talking faster than her mind could think. She was going to be a hero! Forget the stories, she had to know where they were going and how they were going to save Folio!

[Folio Trunk - Waypoint]

@Ninian @Light Lord
Fuse glanced off to his side when he heard the footsteps in the distance. He saw the duo before they probably even saw them. He waited to see what they would do. When the swarm of unknown captured his client, he closed his eyes. "You know, there's a lot of things I can stand. Rejection. Beatdowns. Disapointment. One thing I can't stand is someone messing with my client." He turned to face the two. "As idiotic as the mission was, I'm not letting you take my client without a good fight." He had a certain look in his eyes. He wasn't bluffing, he wasn't just trying to intimidate them. He was serious, deadly serious. He looked between the two opponents.

"Letho, I'll take the frog. You get the crazy bitch. You with me?" He asked, not taking his glare from his opponents. He had caught a little of what was said about this lady, all of it bad. He didn't know what he was up against, but he wouldn't back down easily.

Breeze looked up at Letho. "I'll be fine, I'll cover you. Go." She said, quickly jumping into the darkness and climbing up to a higher position, a branch higher up that had a clear view of the whole battlefield.

[Altepa Desert]

@Empour
The fact that Petra asked about the town caused the Umbreon to pause, looking over to the small Aron. "...Oh... yes, I am." Hanging his head, it was apparent the Umbreon was non-too-excited for the tasks, and even less eager to explain what he had to do. Nonetheless, she asked, and was there to assist him, so he knew that he had to be as honest as he could manage.

"The Sibyl had a vision... of Folio's destruction. Specifically, at the hands of The Manifest, however..." Averting his gaze he continued, "Her ablities... are enhanced by some strange, dark power. It would be impossible for the town to take her down, even with their combined strength. That is why... that... is... why..."

Closing his eyes, he let out a sigh, "That is why we must... no... I must call forth the Avatar of the Sun. Only then... only then will we have a chance..."

[Folio Town - Guild Dining Hall]

@Light Lord
A pitiful frown crossed the Gardevoir's features. You don't have any parents, that's... dreadful... Fumbling with what she should say to him, the silence was thankfully broken when the aforementioned Feraligatr appeared. "Ah! Raiden, I'm glad to see you were able to make it. I was beginning to think you wouldn't..."

Once he had finished his opening conversation with the Totodile, Pyrrha smiled, "Well... I do spend most of my time dancing, actually. It's not that I don't have vacation time, I just... I do suppose I'm not really sure what to do with myself otherwise? It's my passion, and there's not much else I would rather do. I'm sure you think me strange."

Lilisette pipped up, "You're not strange at all! Oh, and nice to meet you Raiden. I'm Lilisette! And before you make the weird assumption Pyrrha made with Devon, no I'm not Pyrrha's kid. Just uh, evolution line... thing. Yeah."

[Folio's Trunk - Waypoint]

@Shiny Keldeo@Light Lord
The Dark Pulse collided in a show of light into a formerly invisible barrier around the alphabetical Pokémon.

Her gaze now on Letho, a sinister laugh escaped the black Gardevoir's lips, "Wanted? My, my, your Guild Members do work fast, don't they. I bet it was Karaha who called me out... he was always so justice-seeking. No matter."

Rolling her eyes, she replied to Fuse. "You're client. HE'S your client?! Oh, that's rich. You'll regret that decision. And I won't be the one causing you to regret it." Narrowing her eyes, a twisted smirk played across her lips, "So you're truly going to fight us, Fuse? How sad. Genji; don't kill him."

The Greninja nodded, "I had no intention of doing so, My Lady."

"Thy, hurry up with the portal. We can't risk letting Gren escape."

With her instructions sent, she pointed at the Sabeleye, "So you wish to fight? I only came here for your client. Here's your last chance; stand down, and I will allow the rest of you to live."

[Folio Town - Guild Dining Hall]

@Ninian
The gator's slit pupils moved down to look over the shiny Kirlia that had pipped. A kind smile crossing Raiden's maw as he spoke. "I wasn't going to, don't worry. Mother and daughter wasn't the vibe I got from that conversation you two had earlier, so I just assumed you were a fan of hers. It's nice to properly meet you Lilisette." He then turned his attention back to the Gardevoir dancer and crossed his arms. "I don't think that's strange. If it's what you enjoy, than go for it. Your shows always bring a good mood to town."

Looking down at the floor for a moment, the scarred Feraligatr thought for a moment with a slight frown. "Actually, I understand the feeling of not knowing what else to do besides what you know. A few years ago, I actually tried settling down and just...Living in a village with my friends. It was strange, not being out there exploring the world and fighting. But I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy the peace I found there."

Shaking his head, Raiden sat up straighter and brought back the friendly smile. "Eventually, duty called, and here I am now. Back at it again. I guess I just can't keep myself out of the dungeons. Though, a big part of it for me is helping out Pokémon. So it's not that bad."

Devon was busy starring at a bowl of Sitrus berries that sat on the table not far from his seat. The hungry look in his deep brown eyes was blinked away as he looked far upwards at the final form Big Jaw Pokémon. "So what actually is your job Raiden? Are you a member of some other Guild? I'm just guessing since it sounds like you do the same thing."

The towering mon shook his head. "No, I'm not apart of any Guild. Just a small Rescue Team with my friends. Rescue Teams do generally the same work as the Guilds, we just don't report to any sort of higher power. Most of them only operate on the Air Continent though, they're called Exploration Teams everywhere else."

The Totodile seemed contented with the answer, giving a nod. "Oh, ok. That makes sense. I'm uh...New here, so I just don't have a grasp on the whole Exploration Team thing yet." The scaled child then seemed to perk up a bit as he looked towards Lilisette with a grin. "Oh yeah! Lilisette, I didn't tell you about our team name yet did I? Selena thought it up for us while we were at the clinic. What do you think of the name, 'Team Horizon'? I think it fits pretty well."

[Folio's Trunk - Waypoint]

@Ninian@Shiny Keldeo
The imp cursed under his breath as his attack appeared to be ineffective against the odd collection of Unown. His glittering gaze met Lilith's as he shot her a shit eating, sharp toothed grin. Hands against his hips as he leaned in slightly. "When there's some loony running around in our tree trying to whack civis, you can bet your ass we're the first ones to know about it dollface. We already got a nice cell with your name on it!"

How does she know Karaha?....Doesn't matter, she ain't gonna tell me...We gotta act fast, get those damn things off of Gren....

The little Shaymin behind him offered to cover him if he chose to run to Fuse's side. Turning his head his head to look behind his shoulder up at Breeze on her perch, he shot two fingers as he dropped to one knee and began digging around in his bag. "Nah, don't worry about me. Just get Gren out of that thing while me and Fuse handle those two."

A streak of purple zipped across the mossy floored room and ended in the form of Letho appearing beside the Luxio. A small blue orb resting behind his right foot. Giving the lion a friendly knock on the shoulder, the Sableye then held up his claws in a grappling stance, while aiming his unsettling grin at the black Gardevoir. "Anytime Sparky! Let's kick some ass!"

Letho's features remained static as he continued to stare intently at the winged Psychic, his head tilting a bit too far to the left to be natural. "I'm not gonna sugar coat this dollface; I have no clue what you're doing here, or what you want with some random kid from town. It's obviously something big considering the show you're putting on and the fact that most lunatics don't give choices like you do, but in the end I don't really care why you're doing this. You're doing it, it ain't cool, so I'm gonna put you in your place-"

Suddenly, the imps form melted away into the shadows on the ground. A cool, cocky voice ringing out behind the winged Fairy. "-And teach you how to play nice."

Letho would then jump out of the floor behind Lilith, and attempt to drive the orb in his palm directly into her back. If it made contact, the orb would shatter and the Gardevoir would begin to feel her entire body tighten up and become immobile. [LETHO used SHADOW SNEAK/PETRIFY ORB!]

Gren hadn't really noticed the conversation with the others. He had simply settled onto a patch of dirt and got himself comfortable. At first he had no intentions of sleeping, merely going to get an idea of what he needed to do when suddenly, he was surrounded by darkness! Gren's first instinct was to headbutt the darkness, but that failed to do anything. "Huh!? What!? What's going on?" For a moment he was scared. This was a surprise; he thought he'd be safe here. What where the others doing!? But then Gren realized something. Something dark and terrible, something that really scared him... They couldn't help him. They couldn't save him. He would have to save himself, find the truth on his own. He was scared because Gren wasn't sure if this was true or if maybe he was just panicking. He packed up only to hit the other side of the energy and realized he really was trapped. "No, no! I have to get out, I have to find my parents, I-I-I..."

Gren looked around frantically, trying to think of something. He was scared, uncertain, alone... Was this his end? Barely a day into his adventure and it's already going to end. There was so much he still had to do. So many people who believed him. All gone in a moment. "I... I'm sorry everyone..."

[Folio Town - Guild Dining Hall]

@Light Lord
A red flush washed over Pyrrha's features as the Feraligatr spoke. "Thank you... it makes me happy knowing you feel that way. I do hope I bring joy to those who see me dance." As Raiden continued on, speaking of his group, a somewhat sorrowful expression crossed the Gardevoir's features. I'm sure he's seen so much, things I... couldn't even imagine. His scars definitely say that much...

"Oh! You're part of a Rescue Team? That's pretty cool! Sorry to hear you can't uh, live in peace though. I mean, maybe some day. Eventually. Right?" Lilisette's gaze was intently on the Feraligatr. Something seemed familiar about him, and she couldn't shake the feeling. She was beginning to feel a bit crazy, though.

Devon spoke of their own exploration team, and she smiled at him, "I knew that! It's a nice name." Pausing, he realized it sounded odd, "E-Er, I mean, Selena told me before she left." Averting her gaze for a moment, she desperately tried to change the subject, "Anyway! Yeah, uh think we could actually start that stuff tomorrow? I can't say I know how it works here in Folio."

Pyrrha spoke up, "I would assume so? Perhaps you should find one of the Guild members here and ask them."

"Good idea! We can do that after dinner or something."

[Folio Trunk - Waypoint]

@Ninian @Light Lord
Breeze nodded as she took aim at the odd sphere that held Gren. [Breeze used ENERGY BALL!] Several small green balls of energy went flying towards the barrier. They collided, but as the dust cleared, there wasn't even a scratch. Breeze knew only one thing would do the trick, but it would take a long time to do it at night. She closed her eyes and began absorbing any energy from the light around her. [Breeze took in "Sunlight"].

Fuse was quick to move in on his opponent. He rushed forward with incredible speed, and suddenly vanished into the darkness. There was a shuffle here, a footstep there. He was all around the Greninja. He thought to himself. "Hmm, Greninja... a tough opponent for a Mid-Evolution like myself, but not impossible by a long shot... I just have to keep my cool and do damage where I can." He thought. He went for a strike. [Fuse used THUNDER FANG!]

[Folio Town - Guild Dining Hall]

@Ninian
The intense gaze of the young Psychic caught Raiden's attention as he looked down towards her for a moment to smile. "Heh, I'm working on it." He then quickly looked away to finish his response. "Hopefully I'll only need to pull a few more jobs, then I can rest easy for awhile."

Devon rolled his eyes with a playful smirk on his face as Lilisette was once again, the worst time traveller ever. I guess she would already know the name....She's mostly known everything else up to this point..... Shifting his butt a bit on the pillow to fully face the Kirlia, he smiled. "Sure. I'd be up for getting started. I know Brick wanted to train us today but then those thieves messed with us."

"Don't worry guys, I'll get to ya tomorrow." A husky voice spoke up from slightly to the left of the evolution line group across the table. Brick the Poliwrath waved to the group with his seemingly permanent glare being aimed at them. A cup of berry juice in his left hand as he used his free one to wave. "Hey again Devon, Lilisette. And hello Pyrrha, Raiden. It's good to meet you. I'm Brick."

The Totodile spun around in his seat to face his fellow Water-type, and raise a clawed hand in greeting. "Oh, hi Brick. Thank you for training us. I'm actually pretty pumped to get started!"

A giant blue beetle sitting next to the 'tadpole' began to chuckle a bit as he stirred his drink. "Didn't Furno say he wanted to train the next batch of recruits? Something about showing them how to fight with their feet?" The Heracross' wide yellow eyes then tracked over to Devon's group as he laid a hand on his chest. "My names Roland, by the way."

A deep scowl spread across the Water Fighter's face as he grunted and looked to Roland. "There is not a chance in this world that I'd let Furno of all Pokémon train Devon's team. The Typing's appropriate, he's too much of a hot head."

"Did someone say hot head?" A chirping voice came from the doorway of the room. The previously mentioned Blaziken leaned against the door frame and shoot a sly grin at the sighing Poliwrath before pointing a claw over his shoulder. "I got Robel out of hiding, so I think we can finally start this dinner proper. Robel! You still alive and kicking?"

[Folio's Trunk - Waypoint]

@Shiny Keldeo@Light Lord

"Aren't you just adorable when angered? It's truly a shame you're not going to live long enough to prove useful. No matter. Thy! Show them the true power of the Unown."

With an odd tweet-like response, several rifts appeared around the group. "...Foolish Guildmembers." One of the rifts appeared behind the Gardevoir, causing the Sableye to thrust his palm into what seemed to be a strange void space; a portal to another dimension. Inside, a swarm of Unown could be seen.

The Thunder Fang was met with a fearsome [Cut!] The energy weapon attempted to push back the assaulting bite, but the electric energy prevailed, electrocuting the Greninja, causing him to rebound backwards. "Fuse. Please. I do not wish to fight you, of all Pokémon. However, if you continue to hinder our progress, I will have no choice but to disable you."

Crouched upon the wall, the Greninja awaited the Luxio's response.

[Folio's Trunk - Waypoint]

@Ninian@Shiny Keldeo
A sharp gasp escaped Letho as instead of tossing the orb into the Gardevoir's back, it simply dropped out of his claws and into the rift. The blue glass sphere spiralling wildly through the void and shattering into the eye of some poor H-shaped Unown. The little black letter slamming it's eye shut and bouncing around in pain. "0%13 0%13 0%13! %0^'^$ & 3*!*13!!!"

"Whoops! Sorry, wrong room!" The imp shouted as he quickly pushed himself away from the rip in space by using his hands to propel off of the hoard of Psychic alphabet and fall onto his butt back on the mossy floor of the trunk. Quickly getting up, the Sableye threw his arms to his sides as his claws began to glow with a sickly purple aura. [LETHO used SHADOW CLAW!] The ghostly energy clinging to his hands began to extend out further into pairs of three pointed blades.

"Pfft, you can bet your pretty ass this ain't my last dance sister. And I honestly don't know how useful we might be in helping you kidnap Pokémon, it ain't really our thing!" The Darkness Pokémon teased as he lunged forward in attempts to slash the back of Lilith's legs with the pair of huge Shadow Claws.

[Folio Town - Guild Dining Hall]

@Light Lord
At Raiden's words, the Kirlia grinned, "I hope that works out for you! Geez, being a part of a Rescue Team sounds like a lot of work." At her words, the fully evolved female spoke up, "I can only imagine how difficult your life must have been... those... scars." Pyrrha's voice trailed off as she bit her lip.

The Poliwrath's familiar voice shook Lilisette to the core as she whipped around, her eyes wide as she looked their trainer over. "O-Oh, hi! And uh, thanks and stuff. Can't wait to get started, ehehe..." Despite desperately wanting the training, in her head, she really could wait.

Once Lilisette finished greeting Brick, Pyrrha gave the Water-type a bow. "It's a pleasure. It's so nice of you to train these children. I'm sure it'll really help them when they grow up!" Another smile was flashed to the Heracross, "Nice to meet you, Roland. I'm... Pyrrha."

Lilisette pipped up, "I'm Lilisette! So uh, you're a guild member too? That's so cool; there's so many of you!"

As she said that, a Blazekin and Heliolisk appeared. The latter seemingly quiet, not bothering to introduce himself. His eyes were downcast; it was clear his entire form was in quite a bit of pain. "Despite all appearances, I'm alive."

[Folio Town - Guild Dining Hall]

@Ninian
The room quieted down only slightly as Robel entered, many pairs of concerned eyes shooting to the Heliolisk along with waves and greetings. The concern didn't seem to affect Furno however. The fire bird in question crouching to put a talon on the lizard's shoulder and grin down at him. "Aw come on Robel, cheer up. You're back home with your buddies, still got air in your lungs, and there's a shit ton of food on the table."

Releasing the Electric-Normal types shoulder, the flaming fighter began walking towards a seat, gesturing to the various open cushions with a kind smile. "Just come sit down. If you're hurting that bad, one of us can bring food to your room alrighty?"

The Feraligatr that had been silent for the last minute or two was now looking over the Generator Pokémon in the doorway. He didn't smile or frown, but his eyes appeared to grow dull and cloudy. Raiden simply looked down at the table a few moments later to sigh.

Roland had turned around to smile at the the Expedition Leader. "It's good to have you back Robel." The big blue bug then turned back around to look at Lilisette and nod. "Yeah, mostly everyone here is apart of the Guild. Excluding the dancers of course. You and Devon are recruits, but there's two more? Ember and Selena right?" His wide yellow eyes flicked to the ceiling for a moment as his arms crossed. "Wow, with all you guys, we got around thirty members. You four are breaking all kinds of records today eh Lilisette?"

The towering croc leaned slightly to look down at the bandage wrapped Totodile with a lower voice, so as to not interrupt. "Ember and Selena, those were your other friends I seen you two with at the Lookout I assume? Why aren't they at dinner with you?"

The crispy Pokémon craned his neck to look up at his fully evolved counterpart. "Yeah, they are. They both went home earlier to have dinner with their parents."

"Ah. That's a shame they missed the occasion then. The first dinner for Guild recruits is usually pretty special for em. I've heard it from some of newbies in other Guilds." The gator commented.

Devon began to turn his head back to the conversation when he caught something out of the corner of his dark brown eyes. Huh?

The final staged Big Jaw Pokémon noticed Devon's odd stare, and he tilted his head down at him. "What is it kid? There something stuck in my teeth?"

The little Water-type quickly shook his head calmly. "I thought I seen something, but nah, you're good."

I know I seen that....His eye....It was glowing red for a second...What's with him?

@Ninian @Light Lord

[Folio Trunk - Waypoint]

Breeze was still high up on her perch charging her Solarbeam attack. It was hard, it was after sunset and there wasn't very much light to begin with down in the trunk, even here at the waypoint. Slowly but surely, however, the energy continued to grow.

Fuse on the other hand quickly bounced back from the Greninja and kept his eyes on both assailants. Seems this weird chick had a few tricks up her sleeve. This didn't look good... Then the Greninja said he didn't want to fight him. "Look, I don't know how you know me, but as idiotic as he is, that Aron isn't going anywhere with you! I won't fail this mission!" He yelled, launching a powerful long range electric attack. "Letho, watch it!" He said as it launched into full blast. [Fuse Used DISCHARGE!]

[Folio's Trunk - Waypoint]

@Shiny Keldeo@Light Lord
"Oh, no, no you're mistaken. We're here for revenge, not kidnapping a petty child. That's enough about the why." Rolling her eyes, she blinked out of the oncoming Shadow Claw, though he did manage to rake her with the tip of a claw. She showed no sign of pain, however. "I would have preferred not to end someone before their time, but you've left me with no choice."

Looking over the Gardevoir, the Greninja let out a soft groan, "Lilith..."

Holding up an arm, the Gardevoir called upon the power of the moon. [LADY LILITH used MOONBLAST!] In front of her chest a pink orb began gathering power, and in an instant a blast of energy fired towards Letho.

However, the blast of energy did not hit Letho. A large [WATER SHURIKEN] sliced the energy in twain, causing it to impact harmlessly around the Darkness Pokémon.

Clenching her fist, the Gardevoir glared at her companion, "You have the gall to save him!? Despite the fact he's trying to save Gren, of all Pokémon!? Have you lost your head!?"

Using his concentration on saving Letho, the Greninja took the full force of Fuse's Discharge, collapsing to his knee, and letting out a pained grunt. "You... do not... understand... who you are trying to save, Fuse. We... cannot allow him to roam free." Bringing himself to his feet, [GENJI used WATER SHURIKEN!] The shuriken formed in his webbed fingers, "If you will not surrender him to us... I have no choice. I'm... sorry."

In the span of a breath, the Greninja regained his composure, and rushed to strike at Fuse.

[Folio's Trunk - Waypoint]

@Ninian@Shiny Keldeo
Bringing his arms out in front of him to end the swipe, Letho 'blinked' at the empty space in front of him. "Ugh. Did I ever mention I hate fighting strong Psychics? They're a pain in the ass!" He growled. He then hoped out of the way of a rogue Discharge bolt that zipped past him.

The voice behind him caused the imp to whip around and inhale sharply. "SHIT!" Letho ducked his head in attempts to avoid the blast, but thankfully, he didn't need to take that chance. It seems that the oddly hesitant Greninja had saved him. Letho peaked out from between his claws to view the winged Gardevoir currently screaming her head off. ...So are they trying to kill us, or get us involved in their relationship issues?

The Darkness Pokémon then caught sight of the struggling Greninja and his ramblings, with Letho's eyes lighting up in alarm as his guild mate was rushed. "FUSE!" The short purple Ghost got to his feet and sprinted through the dark room and dove into the shadows with another [SHADOW SNEAK]. The form of the Sableye reforming in front of of the electric lion with arms raised up to hide his face and to block Genji's strike.

However, if one had time to look closely, Letho seemed....Off. The Sableye's oddly stiff body didn't even flinch or move as it stood totally still in front of Fuse. The imp looking more like a statue than a living creature.

"Alright, now you two have gotten me all curious! Call me a hypocrite, but I want some straight answers! How do you know Fuse and Karaha? Why is the Greninja guy so hesitant and preachy? And what's so damn special about an Aron that probably fell out of his eggshell two years ago? Huh?" The taunting voice of the Dark Ghost would call out from the shadows next to Fuse.

[Folio Trunk - Waypoint]

@Ninian @Light Lord
Fuse listened and watched for a moment as Letho began to question their adversaries. "He's got a point, they way you're talking, you sound like your... like... from the future or something like that. And last time I checked, you guys don't exactly have Time Travel powers..." He said, focusing again on the Greninja.

"I want to know what you know, you act like I'm some big important Pokemon that you can't dare lay a scratch on, when I'm just a nobody... an outcast... who do YOU think I am?" He asked. He was intrigued the things these other Pokemon said. "And why is that little runt who couldn't scare a Magikarp so important?" He stood his ground, staring down the winged Gardevoir.

All the while, Breeze finally finished absorbing the energy she needed to fire her attack. "Don't worry, kid. I'll bust you out. If this doesn't work, nothing will." She muttered to herself, before a bright green glow eminated from her and a powerful beam of energy was fired at the sphere. [Breeze used SOLARBEAM!]

[Folio Town - Guild Dining Hall]

@Light Lord@Shiny Keldeo
Keeping his eyes downcast, Robel actively avoided catching sight of curious eyes as he pressed through the dining hall. Responding to Furno, he let out a dejected sigh, "...I'll be fine to eat here. Thank you for your assistance." With that, he took an empty seat as far away from everyone as he possibly could, though it was nearly impossible given the amount of people present.

Roland acknowledged his presence, and he gave an almost dismissive wave. I cannot believe I was talked into this... Closing his eyes, he took in a deep breath before slowly starting at the food before him. After a few bites, he paused. The Heliolisk caught a glance; that of Raiden's. A nearly imperceptible glare was shot at the Feraligatr. Not one of malice, but certainly threatening nonetheless. The expression ceased a brief moment later. Continuing to partake in his meal, Robel resumed ignoring those around him.

"That's so cool! Thirty's a lot!" Her excitement waned, and transformed into panic as Raiden continued, "And... oh no! I totally... I just... didn't! Uh, Devon, uh, Raiden's right! We need to go get Ember and Selena! They can't miss this! I'm sure their parents will understand. Oh no, oh no. Um, um, but where do they live!?"

[Folio's Trunk - Waypoint]

@Shiny Keldeo@Light Lord
The Greninja let out an annoyed grumble as his shuriken struck the Sableye. As the blade impacted, the Water-type's eyes widened, A Substitute!? Launching backwards, [GENJI used DOUBLE TEAM!] Doppelgangers filled the dank room, all the while Genji sought an opening.

Rolling her eyes, the black Gardevoir addressed the Unown restraining Gren as she replied, "I would absolutely love to stay and answer all your questions, but I can't say they'd do you much good! However, given that you're losing your charge, I'll throw a bone or two." Flashing an almost flirtatious wink at Fuse, Lady Lilith continued, "You're quite perceptive, Fuse. I believe you've already answered all of your own questions? Well. Most of them."

With her expression completely changing in an instant, a wicked grin crossed her visage, "You're no more, or no less important as the others I care for. Every life counts after all... as for The Betrayer...?" Holding up a finger, she flashed the Luxio another odd, flirtatious gesture, "I can't say he's important. However, dealing with him here will allow your mate's continued existence. Well, it seems I've prattled long enough."

The Solarbeam fired down at the orb restraining Gren. At first glance, it appeared to impact, and possibly even free Gren from his captors. However, once the energy dissipated, it was clear. Gren, was gone. The Unown, were gone as well. The only thing left was a tear in reality, swarming with the small, alphabetical Pokémon.

[Folio Town - Guild Dining Hall]

@Ninian
The blue haired Kirlia's freak out over the absence of her team mates caused Devon to quickly get to his feet. A sharp gasp escaping him as he clutched his bandaged torso and looked over at Lilisette with a wince. "I don't know where they live either. I'm all for going to grab them though. Maybe we can ask Glyph? He seems like he knows alot of the mon that live in town."

The Feraligatr towering above the two younger mon puffed a bit of hot breath out of his nostrils, looking down upon the Totodile specifically and frowning. "You sure you should be running around at night while you're all beat up Devon? I don't know what happened to you, but the fact that you're covered in gauze and reek of burnt scales can't be good."

A nonchalant clawed hand waved at Raiden as Devon smiled up at him. "I'll be ok to walk. Just can't really do much else. Besides, Lilisette'll be with me." Turning back to his Psychic partner, he kept the smile. "You ready? Let's go ask."

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Near the front of the room, the dragonfly-like mon hurriedly walked up to his spot at the end of the table, and bowed in embarrassment. "A-Apologies for the late start to dinner everyone. I just wanted to make that everyone who was able was in attendance before we bega-"

The Flygon paused as his red domed eyes lifted to view the long stretch of table, and noticed that many of the Pokémon in attendance had already started eating. Most of them not even paying attention to his words as they continued to talk and laugh, Guild members and dancers alike. "O-Oh...Dear. Well I...Please continue your dinning everyone. I hope you're all enjoying the occasion."

A sigh escaped Glyph's maw as he began to chuckle to himself quietly. I suppose I may not have conveyed my wish for everyone to wait for the rest of the guests to arrive before they began eating properly....Aw well. It doesn't matter much. They're all happy, and that is what brings me joy.

Smiling to himself, the large green dragon looked over to where a Sylveon sat, ready to walk over and chat with the troupe leader before his eyes feel upon the pitiful sight. Robel was eating alone, not paying attention to anyone situated near him despite some of them trying to, but failing. Oh dear...Robel...

Setting his sights on his fellow reptile, Glyph started over to where the Heliolisk sat, crouching down and speaking quietly to him. A concerned frown on his face. "Are you alright Robel? You're usually quiet, but not as much during dinner...Is something troubling you?"

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@Ninian@Shiny Keldeo
A maniacal chuckle echoed out through the shadows as the frog ninja clones littered the area. "Cut the clone shit froggo. It ain't scaring us. And you see how dark this room is? I rule dark places like this. The closest thing you'll get to an opening is the hole I'll slash in your throat!"

The odd Gardevoir droned on and on, the shadowy corner of the room stayed silent. Contemplating the words as they came out, before the dark blobs attention caught on the Solar Beam making a direct hit. Yes! Go Breeze! Now to get...

The crystalline eyes of the Sableye poked out of the darkness next to Fuse. His full form soon following suit. "......" His gaze set on the spot where Gren used to be, the imp was totally silent for a good moment or two....He then began to laugh. An unsettling toothy grin rivalling Lilith's own spread across Letho's face as he pointed a claw at her.

"Well well welly well well! Ain't you two the interesting pair? Mon from the future, how exciting! You even know a bit about ol Sparky here's old lady! Ain't that just swell."

Another, raspy chuckle came from the purple imp as he panned his gaze over to Lilith. Holding up his hands, he shrugged. "You could just be spewing lies at us, but your high and mighty attitude is giving me mixed signals sister. In fact, one of those signals is actually telling me that if you don't bring that little metal shithead back here right now, I'm gonna dice you into food fit for a Joltik! I don't give a flying fuck what Gren does in the future. How about you use your magic time powers to skip ahead a bit? Let the kid live his life a little, and make sure that the poor ol Letho here doesn't have to explain to his mother that I let him get kidnapped."

Melting back into the floor in a black blob, the shadowy mon's form zipped across the mossy room to reappeared next to Lilth again. A pair of [SHADOW CLAW] already aiming for the back of her legs.

"Deal?"

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@Ninian @Light Lord
Breeze was speechless as the Solarbeam's remains dissipated and it was shown to have had no effect, and Gren was gone. "No... no way..." She stuttered, freezing in place as strange memories began to drift in and out of her brain from who knows where. Bits and pieces, but no more, no less. "What... why... it... can't be..." She stuttered again as she just watched on.

Fuse was less frozen but still flabbergasted. "What have you..." He began, getting cut off by Lilith as she continued to speak. "My mate? What are you talking about, I don't... wait... No. That little hardheaded... there's no way he could even... he wouldn't even know where to find..." He too began to stutter as he eventually set his gaze upon the winged Gardevoir as Letho moved in on her. "You... you lie! Gren was crazy, but he wasn't even close to dangerous. Bring him back and surrender now, before you make me do something I'll regret." He said, completely serious. His eyes showed it all, he was pissed, but it wasn't from anger. It was from fear... fear of the unknown that laid before him. His fur crackled from electicity flowing through it, little shocks went left and right. The fuse was long since lit, and now had whittled down to the powder keg. Any moment that keg would go off...