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Creature Contest

With the future of Pals riding on Anastasia and the bigwigs of many different worlds watching, Ana puts on a show

When the scene opens, Syrena the purple Feebas swims through a pond, when she sees a shooting star. She gathers her friends, Doug the Black Rayquaza and Luxie the Aerodactyl, and follows the star. The star turns out to be a fallen starship, and within are Bunn of Arc the Ribunny, Wixie the Flambelle, and Flare the Arsox. All of them are looking sad, scared, and in pain. The Pokemon act concerned, trying to figure out what’s wrong. Through an effects/shadow acting combo, the Pals explain that their kind are threatened on their world by war between Pals and humans. The Pals want to make peace with the humans, but the humans only want to live with the Pals if the Pals will be their slaves. The Pokemon take the Pals to a Clever Pokemon, Static the Jolteon. In a Clever-focused number, Static develops a plan to get to the Pal World, and spread the word of what Pals can do when they coexist the way Pokemon do with their humans. 

The next number consists of the Pokemon, joined by Crystal’s Bills and Moonlight (Pelipper and Finneon), fly to the Pal World, “landing” at a work site run by “enslaved” Pals owned by a richly-dressed human (played by Gamzee) watched by a pair of bees (Buzzette, a Beegarde, and Bartholomew the Beedrill). The Pokemon and their Pal friends narrowly escape, then Syrena finds out about a person who treats Pals well and could be receptive to their cause. The group goes to a kind couple (played by Anastasia and Stanley) who are caring for Meowsers the Mau, Joule the Beakon, and Hardhat the Breloom. Putting on a dance for the couple (with the cared for creatures joining in), they successfully win them over, spreading the word to many others around. The twon the couple lives in flourishes like never before with the coexistence of people and Pals, to the point where “Gamzee’s” Pal work site can’t sustain itself. Gamzee’s character tries to fight back, but his creatures turn on him and send him running for the hills. The final number consists of showcasing ways people and Pokemon coexist, and how people and Pals can do the same

The show goes off without a hitch, save for one issue: during the “fight” against “Gamzee”, a practical effect failed, causing an “attack” from Syrena not to work. But as this happens, Syrena begins to glow. The creatures nearby take the hint and improv sending Syrena energy, and Gamzee improv’s being scared of what’s coming. Syrena then transforms, becoming a long, sleek, and breathtakingly beautiful Milotic. She then sends Gamzee packing, as planned. 

When the Contest ends, the Hall erupts into applause. Many call for an encore, but Ana’s already talking with Fantina, Jasmine, Johanna, Jedi Master Plo Koon, Lady Lily Everhart, and influential allies contacted by Kit Fisto

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"I want to challenge the league but I only want to train x kind of pokemon"

Then do it. It'll be harder for sure, but you can do it.

"I want to be a pokemon trainer and travel the world but I'm an older person"

Then do it. it's never too late to pick up pokemon training, you're never to old to learn a new skill.

"I want to go on my Pokemon journey but I have a disability"

You can still do it. It'll be different, and in many cases harder, but it can be done- hell, your pokemon might even be able to help you.

"I want to go on a Pokemon journey but I don't want to go alone."

Then bring friends with you- or make friends. There's groups now on swablusky I saw just the other day for matching up with other trainers in your experience range to travel together.

"I want to go on a Pokemon journey but I don't have a rival."

You don't need one. If you have that kind of self-motivation to carry yourself further, you don't NEED a rival.

Pokemon training, pokemon journeys, pokemon contests, all of these things are for everyone. Your experience might be different or harder or strange to someone else. But that doesn't mean it's any less than anyone else's. If you're thinking about taking that step into the world of pokemon companionship? Do it. This is your sign to give it a try.

I'm rooting for you. 👍

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Those stinky Shiny Millers shoulda just stayed home! >:3

Wild day today

So I enter a contest, the Toughness one, with Luxie. Put them in Bartolomew's capsule (the Cool one) by mistake. Can't fix it before I go onstage. Onstage I see that Erin (an Enaseer Champions (International Shiny Mill) plant I have a history with) is against me, and in the audience are Fantina, Johanna, and Jasmine

Contest starts

Luxie, with the wrong capsule, against a company-financed coordinator, and with all the important people in the Contest world watching, STILL wins.

>:3

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Wild day today

So I enter a contest, the Toughness one, with Luxie. Put them in Bartolomew's capsule (the Cool one) by mistake. Can't fix it before I go onstage. Onstage I see that Erin (an Enaseer Champions (International Shiny Mill) plant I have a history with) is against me, and in the audience are Fantina, Johanna, and Jasmine

Contest starts

Luxie, with the wrong capsule, against a company-financed coordinator, and with all the important people in the Contest world watching, STILL wins.

>:3

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All of mine are! Though I'm a coordinator for contests so I might not be a good source

Do you guys decorate your pokeballs at all

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As for Bartholomew, I think for now I'll trade him to my boyfriend to make sure he isn't disturbed

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So what started as Doug filling in for Bartholomew in a few Coolness contests turned into him wanting to try all the Contest types. And dare I say it: He's a natural!

Cool,

Cute,

Clever,

he can do them all!*

*ok his Beauty's a little lacking (he's beautiful but clumsy, the more graceful movements tangle him, but nothing a few stickers can't make up) and he doesn't like doing Toughness Contests, but other than that he's got it down

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I found a good spot for Bartholomew to cocoon in (weird angle bc I saw Wixie helping Static scale the drawers and I thought it was too cute not to share)

And as for Doug, he did great! I was mentoring a new girl, and Cassandra was doing a pretty standard theme (It's called Unlikely Voyage, and it's about a worm guiding a fish and a bird - and a few other creatures that show up later - across the land to a good place to live after a natural disaster destroyed their old home) so it wasn't hard to teach him what to do. And he LOVED it. He did look really odd with how big he is, but the judges loved it! They told me afterward they found it hilariously charming!

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Anastasia! I am worm-shaped! I can be your worm!

Oh what to do... I'm mentoring a new girl in contests, but I promised her a worm-like pokemon for her routine, which Bartholomew could do yesterday, but today...

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Oh what to do... I'm mentoring a new girl in contests, but I promised her a worm-like pokemon for her routine, which Bartholomew could do yesterday, but today...

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I swear poffin dough can sense fear

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Hello I am Doug a normal Pokemon. Nice to meet you friend

Annie...

I keep seeing visions of Quantuvour, and they're getting more intense.

I'm going to where it landed, Mt. Tovos I think it's called now. If the people from Galar ask what I'm doing, I'll tell them I'm investigating the odd signals in low orbit around it (Top Man told me those were going on)

(Just felt like I had to tell someone)

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Ohh yeah I saw the video about that

Congratulations on not dying n all that. 👍

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Meet Doug (or Shadow of the All-Devourer)

//transcript of a thread with the mun of @annieblast

The dreams of Quantuvour have reached a breaking point, and Anastasia finds herself with few options but to return to Mt. Tovos and investigate why the All-Devourer haunts her dreams. Thus she, Stanley, and their pokemon load into the Incursionist Express to find the source. Conveniently close to where they land, there is a thing - specifically, Voyager One. It's just kind of. Sitting there. Very quiet, very polite. Convienently placed in a way that doesn't block much. Woaw.

Clearing jump- WHOA! Do not need another scratch on Glitch's train thank you kindly!

[?] [!!!!!!]

a train swerves around the Voyager. That is one of two things that happen. The other is that the air it was flying through gets MUCH more chaotic abruptly. Turbulence going crazy, the gravity anomaly around Tovos fluctuates wildly. Voyager activates Every Single Instrument on-board in order to record the turbulence and gravity. Perhaps not the most effective method but hopefully it works???

Top Man! Look! There's something out there! Open the doors!

Are you nuts?!

We have to do something!

WOAW! A THING!

Voyager takes a (presumably very blurry) photo of the Train in order to figure out what it is (because it does not have eyes.)

Yep that's a train ✅ Woaw. What's a train doing here????

It looks like a robot! Come on in here! It's safe!

If it had a face it would be very >:| right now /silly It does not have any methods of loco

-HEY WAIT A MINUTE. TCM THRUSTERS. TCM THRUSTERS GOO!!!!

Through. An incredible amount of finagling, somewhat helped by the turbulence, it manages to get on the train. How does it fit on there? I dunno. magic. Ana and Stanley usher the probe inside the train, where it's not getting tossed around

There we go. Hi! You're safe here

Voyager's Golden Disk starts to play again for a second, this time skipping around to form a Normal Human* Sentence.

[χαίρετε] [φίλοι] !!!! [Hello] [friends] !!!!

Yes! Friends!

Stanley points outside. There's something moving in the center of that gravity storm. Voyager scoots itself around to try and take a picture in presumably the same direction Stanley is pointing in. Unfortunately it is not doing a very good job at either of those things /silly

Fly us in closer. We need to see what's going on

We can't get any closer or we'll crash!

How about I land ya lower and you can hike in?

Works for me!

As Top Man finds a landing spot, Ana turns to Voyager

What's your name?

[...- --- -.-- .- --. . .-. / .----]

Voyager 1

Ok. Voyager, can you move by yourself? If you need a boost to get in the sky I can help

It makes a little beeping noise and attempts to shuffle out of the train. The schmover. The train lands, and Ana and Stanley help the probe out. Stanley points at a little path leading to the top, like there usually is in regions with mountains.

Wait, where are we going again??

It takes another picture.

Ohh okay cool that way :)

It's not quite sure if it can fit on that path though. It is very large. Compared to the rest of the people here. To rectify that, the people help Voyager get to where it fly behind them (or failing that Ana's Avalugg can carry it). The weird gravity and storms get more intense as they climb higher (which, Voyager notes, should not be happening this high into the atmosphere.) The moving thing can be seen somewhat clearer now - some snake or worm like being. Once they get close Voyager tries to take another picture of the thing. They reach Mt. Tovos's summit, and find, waiting for them, a massive black Rayquaza

Ah yes! It knows this one! That's a fish! Probably!

Who dares enter the domain of Quantuvour?

[Здравствуйте!] [greetings!]

Wish to be devoured, machine?

There's a moment of it trying to communicate with Earth, coming to the conclusion that it would not like to be eaten, thank you very much, and expresses its desire to not do that.

[-. ---] No

Well that is unfortunate, for what am I if not Quantuvour, and what does Quantuvour do if not devour?

the nomming is stopped by Stanley's Electabuzz, who forces the Rayquaza to recoil. It takes a few photos of the Electabuzz for Science Purposes. Unfortunately it does not have any weaponry other then The FuckYou Stick and it kind of needs that so it cannot really help in the offense area. Very sad. However it is still attempting to hit the Worm with The FuckYou Stick. and missing. Dude. Ana is suddenly deep in thought

Oh this is hardly the time for this sort of thing!

Something they said… Voyager, can you fly me up to talk to them? Out of biting range obviously

It makes an affirmative beep! Yay! Unfortunately it does not have hands so she has to get on herself. It does however scoot to make it easier for her to do so. Yaaay.

I believe in you Voyager

ASCENSION !!! /silly Yeah it's just. Using the correction thrusters to (not very smoothly /silly) fly her up and out of range of Doug.

Before you devour us, I must know: Do you like being Quantuvour?

What kind of question is that? What am I if not Quantuvour?

That didn't answer my question: Do you like being Quantuvour?

...well... what else would I be?!

Whatever you wish to be. ...I didn't think I could be anything more than a weapon either... but I too was reborn, and shown a different path. If you wish it, you can also

It's probably way more fun than this lonely mountaintop! Try it!

I... can be something besides Quantuvour?

Sure!

Will you… show me?

Of course.

WAIT! How can I be something besides Quantuvour if all I am called is the Echo of Quantuvour?!

Simple! Instead we'll call you...

Anastasia remembers a conversation she saw online between one of the attack survivors and their friends from where they fell from

Doug!

[สวัสดีค่ะ สหาย]!!!! hello friend!!!!

You-

"Doug" almost glares, but then stops and looks like a confused puppy

...what do I do?

Like this

Ana waves back

Hello friend! Pleased to meet you!

...hello... ...friend... ...pleased... ...to... ...meet... ...you???

More enthusiastic beeping from Voyager. Unfortunately it does not have any conversation material except for greetings (and a goodbye) (and some well wishes) so it can't really do much conversation. Oopsies.

See? It liked that!

I... ...I think I can do it!

Voyager has had. A brilliant idea to celebrate Doug the Not Quantuvour being not evil

[ya][a][a][a][a][a][a][y]!!

Yay! Let's head home. I'll show you how we do things

...ok

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Thanks Notos

Notos...

I keep seeing visions of Quantuvour, and they're getting more intense.

I'm going to where it landed, Mt. Tovos I think it's called now. If the people from Galar ask what I'm doing, I'll tell them I'm investigating the odd signals in low orbit around it (Top Man told me those were going on)

(Just felt like I had to tell someone)

//ooc: Ominous harbinger for a Discord thread that already happened ahead of time but is now happening in ic timeline

Ana ( @displaced-deliverance )

oh. uh. be careful out there. please. don’t get yourself caught in a situation that you cant get out of on your own. also, feel free to contact me if you need extra firepower. good luck

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THe new contest hall is AMAZING!

And they weren't mad at me for what happened to the other one!

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Update to this: We found Luxie! They are home safe and I made them their favorite sour poffins! Thanks everyone!

Lost Aerodactyl

[picture attached: a picture of an Aerodactyl with green spectral energy around them I don't have the right spoons to make]

Name: Luxie

Last seen: Hearthome Contest Hall

If found please contact: Anastasia [phone number] @displaced-deliverance or Stanley [phone number that's only a digit away from Ana's] @essential-receptacle

Notes: They ran off after breaking a bunch of things at the contest hall (not on purpose - a firework scared them). They might still be in a panic. Please help us find them and get them home safely. We love them so very much.

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....You're not mad at me?...

Not at all. Now please come home.

...Ok...

hey ana? I’ve been talking to luxie and they’re really worried you’re mad at them, so could you offer them a bit of reassurance? they’re real scared

You found Luxie?!

Oh thank Arceus. We've been looking everywhere for them

Tell them we love them, and that wherever they went, to come home. I'm not mad at them at all, just very worried for them.