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In March of the White Rabbit: A Roll-Your-Own Magical Girl Roleplay → 1 mo ago Forum: Advanced Roleplay


Lea flinched, not expecting to suddenly have Penny talking in her ear, without even the usual noise of someone answering. … So, without their technology expert they were instantly breached, is that it? Or had Penny successfully found and neutralized Nina? Once again, the mere fact Lea could recall Nina’s name implied so. Still…

‘… Hah,’ Lea gave a mild chuckle. It didn’t take too long for her to come up with her reply.

‘Kill the Queen of Hearts,’ she demanded plainly. ‘As long as she runs her show, things will end undesirably, one way or another. Asengav has made his decision, he thinks the Queen is on his side. She’s not. There is no way she is. But for whatever reason, the words of Mariette ring more important in his ears than mine, and Mariette has said the Queen is on our side. Slay her, and then perhaps I can convince Asengav that this operation is doomed to fail. Until then, my hands are tied.’

This bought her time. She could evaluate the situation again should Penny succeed. If they were losing, maybe she’d keep her word. Because what does one operation matter to an eternal being like herself? She knew Asengav had put a lot of planning into this one operation, but what did it really matter if it failed? It just meant another thousand years during which Lea could spend eternity with Asengav…

Lea winced. Why didn’t… why didn’t that thought spark the joy it used to? Because the Queen had cut her so-called mind-bending? … Lea shook her head. Surely, that joy would come back. The happiness of serving her lord. It had to. Because without it…

What was she?

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‘Freya. Get out of there.’


‘Woah. You answered,’ Freya reeled a bit. She hadn’t expected that.

‘Fighting for Asengav will get you killed. Get out of there, and we’ll figure out a way to sever your connection with him. You have no reason to stay,’ Nina declared in a harsh tone.

‘Heh. I’m happy to hear you’re doing fine. Hm. Mariette said that there was a plan in the works to set us free, but we’d have to pretend to still be under Asengav’s control,’ Freya shared what she knew, while feeling intense relief at hearing Nina’s voice.

‘Iracabeth is playing with her like a doll. I don’t know what kind of a plan Mariette could purport to have. Get out of there,’ Nina maintained the exact same tone.

‘… I’m thankful you care. But actually, I’d like to be here. I care about the people here. I can switch allegiance on the fly if the situation calls for it. I can make a difference here,’ Freya said, satisfied. She didn’t know if she wanted to fight for Asengav, but she didn’t want to flee. Esther, the others… Freya cared about them.

‘Stubborn fool, Freya. Fine. Maybe if I share some information, that will convince you,’ Nina said in a frustrated tone. Then, Freya’s phone got a text message. They were coordinates. ‘A plant-monster invaded from within our base. Olivia grabbed the unconscious Jelena and ran. Iracabeth’s army’s attacking. They’re alone on the streets. I need you to go save them.’

‘… Fuck,’ Freya glanced at the message, her mind all of a sudden working at full intensity as she spun around look over at Shelyn and Esther, who were a bit further away out of hearing range. ‘Shit, fuck. I’m on my way.’

‘I’ll keep you updated,’ Nina said, before the call ended. With that, Freya broke into a run, to tell Shelyn and Esther about what she was off to do. Freya knew Lea would simply say that Olivia and Jelena weren’t important at this stage, so no telling her.

Right, time to mount a rescue mission. She’d bring Shelyn, because she didn’t trust leaving Shelyn alone with someone just yet.

Hang on, Olivia, Jelena…!

…

Meanwhile, at the other end of the call, Nina breathed out in satisfaction. Now, someone who was aware of her every move might know that Nina had already sent a message to Olivia to meet up with Freya, with what path that was safest… and also that she could just have sent one of those under her current command to save Olivia and Jelena. But instead, she made sure Freya was the one to do it.

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Ronin and Miko looked on in surprise as Ani up and left after giving no answer to the given questions. After Ani departed, Miko turned to look down into the pit of blades with tense apprehension. There was no proof that there was anything left in this world of Mac, other than the completely different girl that had jumped out in her stead.

‘Hey, we’ve got a city to save,’ Ronin said in a comforting tone. She had realized what was on her sister’s mind and grabbed her arm, both as emotional support, but also as a reminder that they were definitely on a clock.

‘I know,’ Miko closed her eyes in regret. ‘Alright, let’s go! Penny, where are we going!?’ Miko asked, as the two twins turned to dash along with the Penny version that was still here and Ani to return to Penrose and see what they could do there. Part of both of their minds did think about what Ani had said about being an AI, and also more concerningly about having data on the people present, but for now they would have to stash that away.

As said, they had a city to save!

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‘…’ Mariette wasn’t entirely sure what was happening. Mika was going to compete with Su in this strange competition as the Queen opened a portal to an arena. And she was the price? Then they said that she needed to become a queen. The chess comparison wasn’t entirely lost on Mariette, albeit she had no answer to their question. The world wasn’t a chessboard. The Queen had never shown anything that seemed like a king, or the other side of the board.

… Okay, but this whole adventure had left Mariette feeling like she wasn’t updated in a long while. Mariette manifested her hand-mirror in her hand, waved it before her, and an array of mirrors showed up in front of her. Her portal-magic, albeit blocked from being actual portals by her necklace, spread across the city to give her sight as her portals opened up high. It was high time she got back into a position where she could see everything. That’s where she was the most comfortable…

…


‘…’ Mikayla didn’t really have an opinion on what was currently going on. Instead, she was simply gathering mana.

She was supposed to be the last line of defense, when their foes had been exhausted fighting all the guardians of the mirrors to overwhelm what was left of them. Now, here, on top of the tower, she was now instead going to be the first one they faced. So in preparation for that…

Mikayla idly waved her arm with the magic claws on them. Nothing apparent was happening, but the spiritual presence around Covington Tower was growing stronger…
In Pokémon: Start → 2 mos ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Pirouette

Erika called out Sno, and then unleashed an Icy Wind at Hypno. Hypno lifted an arm to shield itself from the chilling wind, but nonetheless felt its limbs grow cold, more stiff, slower. But, the one part of it that needed to be able to move still did, which was its psychic mind.

‘What an awful ruckus. Some people are trying to sleep here,’ Lotus said, staring at Rose and her Pokémon. ‘Hypno. Psychic,’ she commanded. At the command, Hypno lifted its pendulum and instinctively aimed for the target that would take the most damage, Rose’s Whismur…

But just before impact, Rose picked up her Whismur and leapt behind a set of computers! The psychic attack instead cracked the wall behind where Whismur had been standing a moment ago, showing the power in Hypno’s mind. Chimecho flew after Rose and Whismur… but this unfortunately meant the Round wasn’t being as loud anymore. The other staff were trying to recover…

‘Hm,’ Lotus glanced to her left and right, as Erika and Rose split off in different directions. ‘I need more Pokémon,’ she plainly said. She lifted a Pokéball and opened it in Erika’s direction, and a large squid took shape…



Pokédex Entry #687 – Malamar, the Overturning Pokémon. It is cited as holding the most compelling hypnotic power of any Pokémon, using which it can force others to do whatever it wants. It hypnotises with flashing patterns on its torso to draw in prey. Those who are controlled by a Malamar loses their memories of the events while they were hypnotised.


‘Hypno, get the noisy cretin. Malamar, get the pink-haired wretch. Hypnotise them, and we’ll have them tell us all about how they knew to break in here,’ Lotus commanded. With that, Hypno started taking heavy, slowed steps towards where Rose was hiding, while Malamar started drifting in the air towards Erika. Even if she freed Musharna, that Pokémon would be there, and it was starting to flash lights of Hypnosis towards them… but Safeguard was protecting her and her Pokémon from it for now.

There were about a dozen office workers currently recovering from Rose’s attack, six on each side of the room. Musharna was tied up in cables and glass items, but nothing too sturdy to possibly not be ripped off or sliced by hand or Pokémon attack.

Erika would reach Musharna first, but now with Malamar floating behind her. What would be her strategy now?









Connected areas:
Route 12. A long, peaceful plain stretching far west towards Redcoast City.
Route 13. A route of eternal night, leading east towards Worldedge City.
Route 26. The calm waters north of Bigfjord City, leading towards Ironcliff Town.

In Pokémon: Start → 2 mos ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Pirouette

‘You can count on us~!’ Rose gave Erika a thumbs up and a wink, as they prepared to head in through the door. Then… Erika opened the door and entered.

Past the door, she entered a room with metallic walls and a lot of computers. Rows of rows of screens showing various colorful images, both to the left and right of the room, and before each of them staff that were inspecting them closely. Many of the staff were wearing suits. Beside them stood a lot of Drowzees, and in the air floated numerous pink cloud-like Pokémon…



Pokédex Entry #517 – Munna, the Dream Eater Pokémon. It always floats in the air. It is known to seek people who have nightmares and eat their dreams, yet it eats any dreams. It expels mist after eating a dream, pink if it was a pleasant dream, black if it was a nightmare. They glow when eating dreams, and this is due to Munna feeling happiness from the dreams it consumes.


‘The dreams from the Sleep O’Clock participants are coming in now,’ one of the staff said. A woman walked in to stand behind the row of staff on the left side.

‘Good. Getting anything worthwhile?’ she asked. At her side stood a yellow, humanoid Pokémon, staring blankly at the screens next to his trainer.



Pokédex Entry #97 – Hypno, the Hypnosis Pokémon. It swings its pendulum, and anyone seeing it is put into deep sleep. It can also put someone to sleep by mere eye-contact. It feeds on dreams, and it often carries away those it put to sleep to feast on their dreams. While dangerous, it is often used in hospitals to quickly put patients to sleep.


‘There’s a girl here dreaming of leaving her company and also reporting her boss,’ one of them said.

‘Can’t have that, can we? Have a Drowzee discourage her. Have the boss give her plenty of promotions and happiness if she just tries hard enough,’ the apparent leader said.

‘Guy III of Maledy’s crew is back,’ the staff member said.

‘Excellent. Then pick his dreams apart until we can find out as much information as possible about Maledy, then send it to Rukh for processing. As for the rest…’ the woman turned around, and extended her arms with a smirk. ‘… Give them the most pleasant of dreams imaginable… positively featuring the brands we’ve been paid to advertise, of course!’

‘Yes, Director Lotus!’ the staff member replied.

‘Haha… they almost make it too easy…’ the woman said, walking with her hands in her pockets to stand in the middle of the room, facing the thing in the back of the room, and her Hypno walking with her. Likely the first thing Erika had actually noticed, there was a giant Pokémon in the back of the room. It was tied to a lot of cables, and blowing pink mist into glass containers that were being analyzed by fancy parabolic gadgets, with cables from those going to the computers, becoming images for the staff to look upon. If Erika were to put on her goggles now, she’d find the goggles pointed in the direction of this Pokémon. It was not legendary… but it was also far bigger than this Pokémon was supposed to be.



Pokédex Entry #518 – Musharna, the Drowsing Pokémon. The mist emanating from it is packed with the dreams of surrounding people and Pokémon. It is capable of giving these dreams physical form. It eats dreams, but sleeps and dreams itself almost all of the time. If it is ever woken up, it often acts like a terrible grump until it is allowed to sleep once more.


The sleeping Pokémon appeared to be tied up in scientific-looking cables. As it was asleep, it wasn’t clear if it was aware of being restrained or not.

‘Come on, Musharna. Make their dreams visible to us, so we may exploit them further!’ she said, almost a bit manic in her smile. She looked a little sleep-deprived.



‘Also, someone close that door. For some reason we have guests in the basement, wouldn’t do for them to look in-’ she said, turning around to look towards the door that Erika just opened, her Hypno turning with her.

What will Erika do?

She can act first. Or, she can let Rose do something first, because Rose absolutely does want to.











Connected areas:
Route 12. A long, peaceful plain stretching far west towards Redcoast City.
Route 13. A route of eternal night, leading east towards Worldedge City.
Route 26. The calm waters north of Bigfjord City, leading towards Ironcliff Town.

In March of the White Rabbit: A Roll-Your-Own Magical Girl Roleplay → 2 mos ago Forum: Advanced Roleplay

Freya and Shelyn had been able to go to Esther’s underground jungle, and in there Freya had talked to Esther and also been the only one present to speak. Esther sure didn’t talk back, and Shelyn couldn’t explain what had happened. Regardless, Freya was decently sure that Esther had understood her, seeing how Freya hadn’t been immediately attacked. With that, it was now a waiting game, where the forces of Asengav were to await the time when they would come under attack. …

While Freya was all fine with waiting, there was something she wasn’t fine with. It was the immediate dismissal of Nina that Lea had just done. Freya and Nina had somewhat of an acquaintanceship. Not exactly friends, but when either of them spoke to someone for any other reason than work, it was usually to one another. The closest thing Freya had to a friend among the forces of Asengav. So, when she’d seemingly just vanished, that was on Freya’s mind. Freya was not someone who liked losing allies.

As such, the moment she had a moment over, currently not watched by anyone as she stood among Esther’s plants while Shelyn was inspecting the plant-girl, Freya walked over where she wouldn’t be overheard and used her phone to attempt to call the number that used to lead to Nina. She wasn’t sure if it still would lead to her, but she wanted to try, at the very least.

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Okay. Lea had somehow managed to regain a modicum of control over the situation. She’d taken command of the forces of Asengav currently located in Penrose. She’d sent the rest of the girls on missions, while she remained in the darkness where the Black Mirror was once housed. In each of the various rooms with mirrors, Lea’s bugs were scattered, and she could feel each one of her bugs. She knew where they were, and they would inform her when things were going down. Of course, Nina would have done this job far better than Lea could, as Nina was able to watch the entire city on her own and warn in case of threats…

Lea made an annoyed sound, and had her hand bring the phone before her face. The hand was seemingly floating in mid-air, as the butterflies that made up much of her arm had been sent away to scout. Nina’s number was still on her phone. Lea was now modestly sure she was ready for whatever was going to happen, and had a minute to spare, so why not, really? She hit the button to start the call, absolutely expecting the call to terminate and not go anywhere at all.

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Nina was in the command station she’d been offered and learning how it worked, and as they spoke she was relaying information and making various decisions that were part of the position… when she got a phone call. She brought up the phone, and saw that Freya was calling.

… She was of two minds. Answering could lead to Asengav’s side learning more of where Nina had gone, which she didn’t want. On the other hand, Freya was in the same room as the Queen when the slice that had taken Nina’s mind-bending had taken place. It was possible the same had happened to everyone in that room, in which case this was an attempt to escape together. One which Nina didn’t want to miss.

‘Freya’s calling. She was in the room where the mind-unbending took place. I’m going to answer her,’ Nina spoke out loud. She had reason to believe Penny was listening at all times, through various machinery. She also didn't need to introduce Freya to Penny, they'd met. Nina had been watching their talk, so. She was about to answer Freya, when…

Another call, at the same time. Nina frowned, staring down at her phone that obviously could handle two incoming calls at once. The other one was Lea. … Nina did not want to talk to Lea. You would not find a person more loyal to Asengav. That said, she’d ALSO been in the room when the mind-unbending took place… but she was likely just calling to figure out why Nina wasn’t responding to anyone.

‘Lea, the spokeswoman of Asengav and his self-proclaimed right hand, as well as the overseer of our actions in Penrose and Mariette’s boss, is calling. Likely to figure out why I’m not around. I don’t want to talk to her. But, maybe you do? Do you want to talk to her?’ she asked.

In response… that side of the incoming calls was suddenly interrupted, and there was no longer an option to answer Lea. Nina did a small nod, before pressing the button to answer Freya.
In Pokémon: Start → 2 mos ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Pirouette

Almost at the same time as Erika apologized and then told Tara to use Round…

‘Oh! Chimecho, use Round!’ Rose commanded with sudden attentiveness. With that, Chimecho flew in beside Tara and shook herself, the wind-chime Pokémon being a wind-chime generating the sound-attack, right after Tara… and the two offensive attacks combined into a single attack that peaked directly at the wide-eyed surprised Drowzee, before said Drowzee was suddenly shook by the gathered power of the sound-attack that got stronger if more Pokémon used it together!

‘Dro-!’ Drowzee started trying to turn to avoid, but it was caught entirely unprepared. Critical Hit! … Drowzee spun around an additional lap from the sudden audio impact, and then collapsed. Drowzee fainted!

‘Oooh! We have a combo!’ Rose said excitedly. She took out a Pokéball and opened it too, and a small pink Pokémon with long ears and plus-shaped eyes looked up at them.

‘Whismur?’ the Pokémon asked quietly.



Pokédex Entry #293 – Whismur, the Whisper Pokémon. A timid Pokémon, its murmurs are usually barely audible. However, when frightened or in danger, it shrieks at an earsplitting volume. Its own cry can startle it, so it keeps shrieking more. To make it calm down, cover its ear-holes, or vacate the area until it falls asleep due to exhaustion.


‘I taught all my Pokémon Round so that they could combo for massive damage! And Tara can join us!’ Rose said, grinning. ‘In any case, looks like the coast is clear! Let’s go!’

If they check outside, they’ll find that the guards that were posted there were only there for when Erika and Rose passed by, they’d already left. The corridor was empty. So there were only the two doors, both of them covered by curtains. Other than that, there was only the stairs back up again, the faint sound of a Jigglypuff singing up there so maybe not go closer, and also a small opening for ventilation to the top right of the first door.

How does Erika approach this?









Connected areas:
Route 12. A long, peaceful plain stretching far west towards Redcoast City.
Route 13. A route of eternal night, leading east towards Worldedge City.
Route 26. The calm waters north of Bigfjord City, leading towards Ironcliff Town.

In March of the White Rabbit: A Roll-Your-Own Magical Girl Roleplay → 2 mos ago Forum: Advanced Roleplay



Miko sure wasn’t ready for the person beneath the pile of metal to be someone completely different than the one she thought she was saving when she pulled the arm that had stuck itself out. She looked at Ani in confusion, while Roni peeked in curiously.

‘Ooooh. Are you like the Doctor, when you die you become someone else?’ Ronin asked, looking Ani up and down. Other than that, they let her say what she had to say, Miko looking a little confused at being noted as affection level “three”. As for Ronin being two… ‘Yeah, that’s fair!’ Ronin said, putting her hands behind her head. ‘My sis is the sweetest, after all!’ Also being amused at whatever smack on the shoulder. That’s fine. Depending on how much of that strength was used, she might have spun around a time or two, too.

‘Are you… still Mac? If not, what happened?’ Miko asked, unsure how to handle this situation.

‘And if you don’t remember, I’m Ronin, and this is Miko, and we make great girlfriends! When do we have our first date?’ Ronin asked. Miko’s going to just turn and frown at her a little.

‘… We were going back to Penrose to defeat the Queen and save Mariette,’ Miko would otherwise say, about where they were going next.

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So, the ritual was starting. The Black Mirror was starting the spell. The dimension within it would channel the magic into the core. There would be no avoiding this now. After enough time had passed, it would complete. There were magical marks around the core, only in the dimension inside the Black Mirror. They would fill with magic, and it all would converge to when Asengav would commit to the finishing touches… At the very least, in here, they were relatively safe from-

The Queen pointed her sword at the Black Mirror, claimed something was missing. Well, yes, it would be faster to put the mirror closer to the Nexus, but doing so would expose it to-

Que the Queen grabbing the Black Mirror with vines and then putting it on the top of Covington Tower, where the whole city could potentially reach it. Mariette’s mental health halved.

‘Hold… hold on,’ Mariette said, wandering after the Queen. This would put the Black Mirror closer to the Nexus, yes, but, now they were exposed on all sides. Mariette didn’t feel safe at all. She stopped silent as the Queen held her monologue, and then swung her sword to undo Nykannis’ defenses of Penrose. Mariette stood silent, her mouth hanging partly open. She looked around, trying to figure out what she should say and/or do…

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Lea was standing, silent, her mass shifting as the butterflies she was composed off scattered here and there in confusion, still reeling from having her mind bending with Asengav severed. She had yet to decide what, exactly, she wanted to do. So far, she had simply wandered after Mariette, and found herself staring at the mirror waking up, and Mikayla sitting reading to the children…

w h a t a r e y o u d o i n g
l e a

The words of Mikayla’s specter suddenly whispered into her mind. Lea flinched, her flinch making her butterflies briefly lose her shape before they reformed again, now in an alert position staring at the girl who hadn’t even turned from her position by the children.

a r e y o u n o t t h e l e a d e r
a s e n g a v w i l l b e v e r y d i s a p p o i n t e d i n y o u

… Lea grit her teeth, a small pulse of anger rising through her. Who the hell are you to try to get a rise out of Lea!? … Is what Lea thought but never would have dared to say to Mikayla’s face. That said, with Mariette moving out to the top of Covington Tower, she was losing access to the five mirrors. The rest of the group would have to stay here. So, Lea spun around to the rest.

‘It’s up to us to protect the other five mirrors,’ Lea stated, getting a small surprised reaction from the others because it was the first thing she’d said since the unbrainwashing event. ‘Nina, how are we looking?’ she asked, picking up the phone and looking at it. … With no answer, and also a frown as she realized she’d been able to recall Nina’s name at all. ‘… We’re going to need someone ready to sound the alarm at every mirror. Who’s protecting each?’





‘Esther’s protecting hers,’ Freya said.
‘She wouldn’t sound the alarm if she was attacked. She needs backup,’ Lea said.

‘Xander’s guarding Mayra’s,’ Suzette inputted.
‘And the Collector is guarding ours,’ Ronja said, referring to the one in the gallery.

‘We kind of killed the guardian of ours?’ Victoria chuckled indicating the one in the freezer.
‘We shouldn’t have picked something that would attack even us on sight…’ Tullia sighed.
‘Eh. Something loyal wouldn’t have been that strong!’ Victoria shrugged and laughed.

‘… My sensors will alert me if someone approaches my mirror,’ Taihei said.
‘Not to mention all the traps!’ Josefin added, smirking.
‘In that case, that is the only mirror that doesn’t need additional oversight. We can no longer depend on Nina…’ Lea muttered. Losing Nina was a SERIOUS detriment. They were depending on her to keep them informed of everything going on in Penrose, approaching threats and such. Losing her meant they were eligible to being caught unprepared, or scouted out by someone attacking without knowing it.

‘… I have no choice. I’ll be our new early warning system.’ So Lea said… and then channeled her magic. Butterflies started departing her body, and bugs flew out of her form. Flies, wasps, anything flying. It was time to truly show the capabilities of Oddball: Insects.

With a couple waving of her arms, the swarm dispersed, flying off in each of the five directions. On the other side, the bugs would emerge from the mirrors, landing on various surfaces to keep watch, and also a couple just buzzing around. Not enough for someone to realize it was infested, unless they were looking around with Third Eye. That thing that was irritatingly common, Lea thought. … The bugs at Xander’s mirror did not go through yet, someone would have to warn him first.

‘Listen up,’ Lea said. Her monster-girl form was notably more see-through, as many of the butterflies that composed her form had departed. ‘Freya and Shelyn, I’m going to need you to reintroduce yourselves to Esther, so she knows you’re allies. You look different, and she’s not used to change,’ she said.

‘Yeah,’ Freya nodded.
‘Sssh…’ Shelyn merely hissed. All of this was making her uncomfortable.

‘Okay. So I can’t talk through bugs, but I will be using them to tell you messages like “get back” or “reinforcements are coming”, or so. Pay close attention, I’m going to show you how…’ Lea said, and was going to show the rest of the girls how she would manipulate the bugs around them to show specific messages…

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Mariette was simply watching Penrose and considering what to say. She noted Lea taking command of the rest of the girls, which took a load off her mind for now, even if Lea still worried her. For now, she considered what she could tell the Queen to-

‘Ah-’ Then her hair was grabbed and pulled. That sorta hurt. She was pulled down, and at that point it was easier to simply fall down on her knees. She was promptly grabbed around her neck. ‘- oh,’ Mariette made a startled noise as she realized her position, and what exactly just happened. H-had Su and Mika actually been sent to stop her? … Hold on, but then, what were they now talking about?

‘U-uh… Mother, please don’t kill her…’ Mariette said, because what she actually feared the most for in that instant was for Mika’s life. Her words could possibly save her from the Queen…

She couldn’t do much to stop the second potential threat to her life.

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‘… Hm,’ Mikayla closed the book she was going to read to the children. As the supposed protector of the Black Mirror, she couldn’t exactly stay on the sidelines when the Black Mirror was taken directly out of the realm specifically created to defend it. It looked like Lea was actually doing her job now, the bug-girl looked much better than before. Which meant Mikayla was more comfortable leaving her own children behind.

‘Sleep tight, my children. Don’t move anywhere. I’ll be back,’ she told them, and kissed each on the forehead. They were merely unmoving, scared of the one who was watching them. With that, Mikayla wandered over and out the same portal that had opened for Mariette…

And saw the whole thing with Mariette getting herself held hostage. What a truly, truly pathetic display. For a moment, Mikayla’s disdaining eyes met Mariette’s scared one. Mariette knew fully well what likely went through Mikayla’s mind.

Now, honestly. Mikayla looked over Mika and Mariette, and saw only expendable people. If Mariette was no longer an asset, then there was no sense in keeping her alive. If that was all in this scene, then Mikayla would have sent ghosts to kill Mika right now. However… her eyes trailed over at the Queen. The actual threat. Mikayla likely couldn’t cause Mariette’s death without the Queen becoming an enemy. Was that desirable now, with the whole world watching, at the top of Covington Tower? … If she was probable to become an enemy anyway later, then why not? Staying passive before cost her the time she should have been staying with her children, since she was now taken to the top of Covington Tower.

… No. Given they were now on top of Covington Tower, it was likely that they would attract all possible heroic Magical Girls that would try to stop them. If there were two of their kind, the Queen and Mikayla, two forces so far above other Magical Girls that it needed a whole bunch of them to match even one, then they stood a better chance to protect the Black Mirror together. Even if Mikayla would perhaps need to find an opportunity to off said Queen sometime before the end of the ritual… That would have to wait a little. It didn’t really matter what happened between Mika, Su and Mariette. All that mattered was that the Mirror was unharmed. And even then… Did it truly really matter?

Too passive it is.

… But even then, spectral forces were going to show up from nowhere beneath them, wandering inside Covington Tower. Both to discourage those who would try to attack from underneath, and perhaps to maybe stab Mika from beneath when she saw an opportunity. If the Queen didn’t do anything first.
In Pokémon: Start → 2 mos ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Pirouette

‘Oh, that’s ALL of us!’ Rose claimed whole-heartedly about Erika saying she didn’t know what she was doing and was making things up as she went. ‘Those who claim they know what they’re doing, they’re the ones truly living in fantasy land!’ So she said, and clapped on Erika’s shoulder. So they went in…

Erika described her “condition” to the receptionist. Her eyebrow twitched, and stared at Erika. A moment later, she spun around and ran, and a quiet but fast-paced conversation took place between coworkers. A pair of the coworkers then went running and ran down the stairs, while the receptionist ran back to Erika.

‘Alright, ma’am! You’re in luck! We’re preparing a room for you as we speak! Though, I think you’ll find that, with our Pokémon, it wouldn’t matter where you were for them to be able to put you to sleep!’ the receptionist boosted, and it might have sounded a little bit more like a threat than she meant it to. The preparations took more than five minutes, and five minutes later the Jigglypuff started to open its mouth…

‘Not yet!’ the receptionist put a hand over Jigglypuff’s mouth. Jigglypuff looked startled. ‘I know it’s Sleep O’Clock, but this young lady must get her room, first!’ The receptionist then glanced over at Rose… ‘And who’re you supposed to- I mean, are you also here to sleep?’

‘I’m just my friend’s escort~!’ Rose declared. ‘She was so frightfully worried about coming here, you see! So I’ll be coming along!’

‘Uh-huh,’ the receptionist nodded, raising an eyebrow at her. Yet, it wasn’t time for that, there were some slightly irritated people waiting for Sleep O’Clock that wanted to know why it hadn’t happened yet, and it was clearly stressing the receptionist somewhat.

Finally, the two coworkers came back up, and waved. ‘Finally!’ the receptionist sounded, then hurried over to escort Erika down. Assuming she followed…

She got to follow down the stairs. There, the atmosphere changed somewhat. It was a sterile environment that would remind someone of an abandoned hospital wing. There was a big open door to the left, but they’d clearly hurriedly covered it with curtains so Erika couldn’t see through it, and two other coworkers stood in front of it, all smiley, their arms crossed as if guarding it. The receptionist led Erika and Rose past them, and past another set of doors similarly covered, and then through another door…

The room looked like what might have been a doctor’s office, with one of those firm beds for a patient to briefly lie down on as the doctor talks to or investigates them, and then a computer for a person to sit by. The room was clearly not actually meant for customers of the facility, but they’d put a fancy bedspread and pillow on the patient-bed.

‘Here! This place!’ the receptionist called. ‘Please, feel free to sleep here. And stay here, both of you, and don’t move around!’ she said, despite there clearly being nowhere for Rose to sleep, too. The receptionist took out a Pokéball, which opened and a yellow-brown tapir-like Pokémon took shape…



Pokédex Entry #96 – Drowzee, the Hypnosis Pokémon. It gains nourishment by consuming dreams. Fun or happy dreams are more delicious, and it can get a bad stomach from nightmares. In battle, it puts enemies to sleep and then eats their dreams. It remembers every dream it has eaten, and if you make friends with one it can show you its best dreams with psychic powers.


‘Our attendant here will ensure you go to sleep!’ she said, gesturing at the Drowzee. She then leaned in and whispered a couple words to the Drowzee, which quickly got a sharper look in its eyes, nodded, and then moved a step or two to be more in-between the door and the two. ‘Well, good night! We’ll be taking your payment in the morning! Now I gotta hurry to Sleep O’Clock…!’

So the receptionist said, and then hurried out of the room, closing the door with just a bit too much force. The Drowzee that remained gave a small smile behind its trunk, and then used one hand to gesture at the bed…

What does Erika do now?









Connected areas:
Route 12. A long, peaceful plain stretching far west towards Redcoast City.
Route 13. A route of eternal night, leading east towards Worldedge City.
Route 26. The calm waters north of Bigfjord City, leading towards Ironcliff Town.
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The twins went down the slide (because Ronin wanted to experience it, and Miko headed along in order to protect them should it turn out to be a trap), and then came out to the scene. Looks like the battle was won. Cheshire Cat did their announcement, alright, then. The discussion continued, while Miko looked at the map, and Ronin peeked over her shoulder.

‘Oh, hey, the map changed to say Cheshire Cat’s an ally!’ Ronin called. Now, she was well aware, just as Miko, that one of the traits of the map is that it is fooled by even the simplest enchantments, but saying that out loud in the middle of the enemy base was probably not recommended. If anyone would be able to do some trickery, it would be Cheshire Cat, wouldn’t it?

But Miko was doing something else. She was counting the people present. Mayra was flying off, Penny, Rachel, etc. Magical Dream Princess wasn’t here, but she had a feeling that had to do with the individual Penny was escorting away, she she didn’t worry about it. But there was a person they had interacted with not long ago, and Miko was looking around with her Third Eye looking for-

Miko broke off in a dash. Ronin was initially surprised, but immediately followed with a dash of her own. They were heading for the giant pile of swords that the Jabberwock had previously launched, not that they’d know. Arriving to the pile, Miko grabbed the first one and threw it aside, careful to not slice anyone or herself with it. If they were too large for Miko alone, Ronin would help, but otherwise she’d start clearing them on her own. With Reinforcement barriers to help prevent them from cutting themselves, they’d work themselves down.

‘Mac!’ Miko cried… if she at all could, there’s something wonky going on there, maybe she actually shouted “ΣΔΓΠΦ”, or maybe no word at all occurred to her to shout. Regardless, if there was someone injured to heal, then Miko and Ronin were the ones here capable of healing, and would get onto that as quickly as they could. And… if there was not… then it will be covered in the next post, depending on what they find.

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Mayra, giant dragon, lands near the entrance of the castle.

She bends down her neck and picks up the Mermaid Princess in her mouth, like how a mother might their child or something like that.

She flies off.

Don’t worry about it.

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Mariette nodded, and took a deep breath. Then she advanced to meet with the most powerful soul in Asengav’s army.

‘The ritual is starting. I have told Asengav about this, but the Queen of Wonderland and allies will be assisting us in this venture,’ Mariette told simply.


Mikayla took a moment, looking over Mariette’s shoulder. At the various agents that were supposed to be stationed at their respective mirrors. At Lea, looking far more soul-less than she previously looked and would undoubtedly have been at the front trying to look powerful. At Mika and Su, whose reports she’d been given, that didn’t fit the narrative that Mariette just gave. At Mariette, looking far, far too tense… Mariette winced as she felt a flash of cold go through her, like Mikayla had just sent a spirit through her…

‘Then you better get a move on, don’t you?’ the spirit-master said, gesturing past her at the Black Mirror. Mariette was a bit surprised, but nodded, and started wandering past Mikayla and her gathering of children…

‘I don’t know what kind of games you’re playing, Mariette…’ Mikayla said, and Mariette’s hair stood on end. ‘... but you’re lucky that I don’t care.’

With that said, Mikayla started to walk back to the bed with the children in it, sitting down next to them and lifting a book as if to read them a bedtime story…

Mariette quickly passed her. While Mikayla’s future role was going to be a potential problem, she didn’t have to worry about that until the time came. So, for now… she would advance on the Black Mirror, swallow a little, and then put her hand on the frame. Beyond the frame, she could see a different world, the world where the five mirrors were feeding energy to a dark core…

It was time to get started.
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Anise looked between Basil and Uxie, and frowned as she considered. Now, the following questions she’s already received sort of an answer to, but having it be answered by the god of knowledge was fundamentally different.

‘Alright, so I…’

Then she went ahead and explained at length the quest that she and Basil had departed on, following the prophecy, finding Landorous, getting Lorette’s explanation. That they had received the berries from Landorous, and what it had done in Stillwood Village. That her current quest was to find Landorous and bring him back to the Deepforest Shrine, and that she intended to become stronger first, then somehow find Landorous. Despite this being the “god of knowledge”, it appeared that she didn’t want to assume Uxie just knew all this.

‘… So, I wanted to ask. Do you know how to find or summon Landorous when the time comes, and how I should prepare myself for when it happens?’ Anise eventually answered.

Uxie patiently waited during the story. And, after Anise had finished, it didn’t need any time to consider. Uxie o

sd its eyes. Once again, there was a hole in Basil’s memories, so he couldn’t recall how the eyes had looked. Yet, it seemed Uxie had seen fit to share the answer with Basil.

Landorous can sense whenever an Abundance Berry is planted, and will then make the decision himself if he wants to head there or not. It was likely he decided not to show up when it was planted in the midst of a village. However, plant it somewhere with significance to the Pokémon, say, a shrine, and he is more likely to see it as a summon.

But Anise is correct. When he appears, she should be prepared to prove herself. And to do that, there is nothing else to it. Get stronger. And, as an additional note, an answer to a question Anise didn’t even ask, Landorous will respect someone who holds true to their beliefs far more than someone who intentionally built their team to counter him.

Anise winced a bit from having received her answer, but then her expression steeled itself in determination. She stood up straight, and did a proper martial artist bow to Uxie.

‘Thank you, Master Uxie. My mind has been cleared of all doubt,’ she said.

In response, the Psychic Legendary did a bow of its own, albeit flying in mid-air.

In the time of the story, Chikorita had more than enough time to run back into the area, and happily present Uxie to Crocus again… and then just want to play some more.

What does Basil do now?







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Stillwood Village. Behind you.


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‘See? I was right!’ Ronin confidently declared, placing her hands on her hips and sticking out her chest. Because of course. Miko picked to let her sister have this one and not chew her out for how much she hated the risk she felt Ronin just took. This was not the time for it.

Gaia said not to put their guard down. ‘I agree,’ Miko said, lifting the map once again to confirm they were, in fact, approaching the destination.

Then they arrived and some argued for going back to Penrose. Definitely a sensible decision. Miko nodded when Connie said she didn’t want to lose more friends, agreeing to the sentiment. Ronin, still the first one in, decided to take a step forward.

‘Alright. We do seek the princess. How can you help us?’ Ronin asked, kind of just very much wanting this journey into the castle not to have been for nothing. Meanwhile, Miko tried to confirm on the map if the one in front of them was, in fact, the neutral one on the map. Because being classified as neutral or enemy could be a giveaway to if they could trust her or not. Or, even better, if the map said she was an ally.

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Mayra, the dragon, grunted in reply to Rachel and Penny. It was a relief that Brittany was still alive. She also turned and looked a little curiously at the pile that formerly was known as Mac. Mayra didn’t really care, but she did think it was odd that nobody had gone to her aid, whoever she was. Anyway! With that established…

The dragon once again roared in victory, and then pushed down with her wings. She lifted, and spun around as she gained flight. There was no more battle to be had here, and it wasn’t like Mayra could just return to normal on command. She had to exhaust her energy first. As such, she flapped her wings and carried off…

The dwarves or the Green Beans or whatever they were called were engaging the enemy somewhere else, too, weren’t they? Well, in that case they were about to get giant flaming reinforcements as Mayra took off for whatever battlefields were yet unwon. And as such, she probably left the pages of this story for at least a while.

Mayra had known transforming likely would mean she’d miss the rest of the fight, so she hadn’t really wanted to do it. That’s why she had thrown MDP first. Yet, when presented with such a gigantic opponent? And given the chance to also become giant and then prove her giant superiority in her own giant form? C’mon. There’s no way she could have resisted.

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‘…’ Mariette watched the Queen walk through the mirror… and then immediately spun around to address everyone else.

‘Everyone,’ Mariette turned to speak with those present. ‘We have a shot at freedom. There’s a plan in the works. However, for it to work, Asengav cannot suspect our intentions. I need you to fight, as if everything was going according to plan. Fight, as if you were still under Asengav’s control. Don’t… don’t get killed. We need the ritual to proceed to the final stage. We can’t be interrupted until the final stage starts. Until then, follow the plan. But when I give the word…’ Mariette took a deep breath. ‘Follow my lead,’ she instructed. Suzette and Ronja smiled, and looked supportive enough. Tullia and Freya both nodded with determination. Victoria chuckled at this silly plan, but okay. Shelyn looked unconvinced, but Freya encouraged her to follow along to earn her freedom, so. Taihei also grunted in annoyance, but now Josefin encouraged her. Lea did nothing, merely stared. Mariette was glad that they seemed mostly on-board.

… That was the part she was okay with the Queen overhearing. She might have caught the first part of that. However, when she was done, she quickly channeled as much magic as she could to break through the wall between dimensions. On the other side, she used Absolute Direction to find her goal. And then, she opened the smallest possible portal in front of her mouth. Size wasn’t of importance. The message was.

‘Penny,’ Mariette stated through the portal. ‘I don’t have much time. The Queen is using me to start Asengav’s ritual so she can slay him. I-’ she swallowed. ‘I want her to succeed with that, but you might want to stop what she wants to do after that. She’s going to enter the Nexus to slay the Grand Magistrate and write her own happy ending… which I am not even sure what it means, but it likely doesn’t bode well. I will need that pick. Find the mirrors. Don’t kill the guards. Find me,’ she said, and then cut the connection. She didn’t have much time before the Queen would wonder why Mariette wasn’t following.

She’d turn to Su and Mika… ‘I am extremely happy you’re here, now. One way or another, this is going to go wrong,’ she said, before turning to the mirror. ‘Be careful in there. The woman there is Mikayla Synnot, Asengav's strongest champion. She's very powerful, but as long as she thinks we’re on the same side, it’s a problem for later. And be careful what you say. In there… Asengav might hear you,’ she said a final warning, before treading forward.

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It was a depth of absolute darkness. There were no walls, only the glittering of distant mirrors. Despite the darkness, one could see in the ambient light anyone who had entered it. The ground had no texture, it was merely darkness. If there was an end, it was beyond the perceivable, and the darkness was very much alive. Another point of note, was that behind them was no mirror. Despite having entered through a mirror, there was nothing but darkness behind them, like they had manifested out of nothingness.

In the distance was something that stood out in the darkness. The Black Mirror, standing idly, yet a gentle swirl was manifested in its surface. But beside it, was something perhaps unexpected. A remarkable amount of white. There was a pristine, large bed with white bed-sheets, and in a half-circle around the bed and the area hung white drapes. There was a large round white carpet, lying on the darkness, signifying a zone of homeliness. And in it, a couple of children were playing, watched by their caretaker.

There was a box of toys that had been opened, and the contents spread across the carpet as a result of children playing. They were cubes, wooden cars, dolls of varying kinds, all sorts. There were five children playing… but there was no joy in their movements, just going through the motions. They were dressed in spotless, white clothes… and two of the children were ghosts, all white, ethereal, playing with the others like it wasn’t strange.

Watching them was a taller girl. She was sitting at a chair and a small table with a teaset on it, holding a cup herself. She was wearing a long, dark dress over her thin body and had long, white hair going down behind her. Some form of animal ears and some form of tail held itself to her form. From her back stretched two weak-looking feathery wings that didn’t seem like they’d do anything to aid in flight. The edges of her clothes curled in tattered tears, damaged. In fact, there was slight damage in the corners of the drapes, the carpet, the bed… all over on a closer inspection…

As the group entered the darkness, it did not go unnoticed. The taller girl stood up and put her cup down…

‘Children. Go to sleep. I have some visitors I must attend to,’ she said. The children, without a word, dropped the toys they held and obediently ran towards the bed, even the ghost ones. With that, the caretaker walked to the edge of the carpet, magic claws manifesting on her right hand. She did not hold the pose of someone expecting a fight, merely a meeting.

This was Mikayla Synnot, the Netherrealm Queen. This was her real body, not the projection they faced last time. And as she stared at them, it was like power itself echoed through. A Powerful Aura.



If Mariette was at all present when the Queen urged Mika to deal with her, she’d raise her voice, with a hint of desperation and fear.

‘Hold on. She’s here to ensure Asengav’s ritual goes as planned, same as us. Don’t… try to fight her. We should speak with her,’ she urged.
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