[video/action for nimbasa] intro + december event

[cuteponytail.livejournal.com]

[The feed starts up and you can see an Oshawott holding the camera up to himself and do a little bow, presenting himself thusly as the cameraman. Then the feed swivels around and pans to Hilda holding a little box, tied nicely up with a cute holiday-themed ribbon.]

Oh, you'll be my cameraman, Oscar? That's good, then. This moment should be immortalized. It's my first present this year, after all!

[She grins at the camera. There's something to be said about getting excited over presents when finding herself in a parallel version of her own world, but what else can one do? Nimbasa, in the background, is already decorated in holiday cheer, and it's very contagious. It's better not to think too much about it… She'll find away to get back to her Pokemon - her very best friends - soon enough.] Let's see, maybe it's from Cheren? Nah, it's too cute. But it's too early to be Bianca's, she always shops last-minute with me… But anyway.

[She opens the box and it's a Pokéball! She can't contain her glee. That's absolutely the best present ever! Just who could have been so thoughtful? She tosses the box aside unceremoniously and throws the Pokéball, only to reveal…]

Zekrom?! It's you?! I can't believe it--

[She stands in awe of the legendary Pokémon who once recognized her as a hero, but… Something seems the littlest bit off.

If you were to look closely, you could see… that the Pokémon looks like this:]



Uh, did something… happen to you? Somehow, you feel a little different. Weren't you kind of bigger before?

[She looks back towards her little cameraman, and the feed jumps up a little as he shrugs helplessly at her.]

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[fated-fall.livejournal.com]

[You get - one bitty Grimsley, in the flesh. He's got a dud legendary as well, a Victini which looks about as big as him. Very tall.

Kinda like this.



So anyway, he was just going to check out the power of his Pokemon - he assumes it's a normal Victini (after all, in his time, nobody had seen a living one for a long time, so...)

And then he sees the Zekrom, and... a girl? She looked kinda... rural. But what was that Pokemon?! He'd never seen it before. Except in books about legendaries... another legendary? It didn't look as impression as his Victini. Hmph. He's also got Liepard out - the rest of his Pokemon are resting in the Pokemon Center, getting some healing.

But he's basically just stopped to gawk at that Zekrom... thing.] Hah... That's a rare one, isn't it? [He pondered, like, ignoring the girl and Oshawott.]

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[cuteponytail.livejournal.com]

[She stops rubbing her chin and trying to place why exactly Zekrom doesn't look quiiite right for just a moment, and turns to face the boy. Who looks kind of familiar, but the fact that it's indeed Grimsley doesn't quite register yet.]

Ahyup! Rarest of them all. [She crosses her arms.] Yours isn't so bad, though.

[Though it's kind of... Skinny, isn't it? Hilda wonders if the boy hasn't been feeding him properly, or what. If her items weren't gone, maybe she'd have a spare Moomoo milk or two to give him...]

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[fated-fall.livejournal.com]

[Hmph. It can't be rarer then his. Of course it can't. But it does look rarer... darn it. He raises an eyebrow, still very curious.]
Isn't that one of the legendary Dragons? [How the heck did you get one of them, he'd add - if he wasn't trying to keep his smugness up.] I bet it's not too strong. [Of course he's jealous - and failing to hide it. He's... been fooled.]

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[cuteponytail.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes it is! [She still can't hide the stars in her eyes. It is one of the legendary dragons, and it's still amazing she even has one.] Heh heh, I'm really proud of my Zekrom. It has actually been through a lot with me. [It walks up to stand next to her, and she hugs one of its legs. Which feels somehow squishy, but she tries not to think about that too much...]

And it is strong! Maybe it's stronger than all your team put together, even.

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[fated-fall.livejournal.com]

Why don't we see? A one-on-one battle - most of my other Pokemon are busy getting healed. [Because they suck - imagine, not being able to rip though training themselves easily! (he's a dick like that)
Liepard - she's not that strong either, but she's ready for battle. He's not gonna use Vicman because he needs the luck to flow though to his other Pokemon.
He's smugly thinking he'll battle the strongest. Or whatever.]

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[cuteponytail.livejournal.com]

[Of course she'll take up that offer - she adjusts her baseball cap with a confident little "hmph." Maybe there could be nothing like a good battle to cure the day's blues.]

That sounds good. One-on-one is probably to your disadvantage, though, since Zekrom counts for at least twenty. Just warning you~ Are you ready?

[It's probably good it won't be Zekderp versus Vicman. I don't think this mun would be able to handle that without falling off her chair laughing djsfh oh god]

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[fated-fall.livejournal.com]

[Grimsley then gave a nod to his Liepard.] Fake Out - fast as you can!
[...He didn't even confirm he was ready.
Liepard follows her orders, dashing towards Zekderp with a violent glare in her eyes. You know, to spook it and damage it.

and don't worry vicman will be a battler later on~]

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[sweetstrainer.livejournal.com]

Stocking passes by Hilda as Grimsley brags about his Victini, a tiny Giratina nibbling on gumdrops resting on her shoulder, a bit attracted to her Zekrom.

"How adorable~" Stocking giggled, feeding her Giratina another gumdrop as she crouched to inspect the Zekrom. "Almost as cute as Anso here~" Stocking gestured to her Giratina, who squawked or something.

"Hm, if Grims got one and you got one, does that mean you're not from here? It does seem like you fit in this world though," Stocking questioned, raising an eyebrow at Hilda.

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[cuteponytail.livejournal.com]

Ah, thank you. [She smiled blankly, rather perplexed at the sight of the pocket-sized legendary. She looks from it, to its trainer, and back, but..

..."Fit in in this world?" Where else would she fit in?] Well, I'm actually from Nuvema... Do you know who sent these?

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[sweetstrainer.livejournal.com]

"Oh, from the backwater town huh? I've just been hanging around Nimbasa for a few months, can't say I know the place," Stocking shrugged. "Well, the region I mean."

"As for who sent these, it's probably those guys at the Entralink, whatever it's called. I'm pretty sure these things are sent to otherworlders though..." Stocking mused, eyeing Hilda. "I think some dudes on some earlier feeds said that they're from another Unova too. Well, not that it matters to me." Stocking shrugged, flipping her hair back.

"Name's Stocking, nice to meet'cha," Stocking grinned, holding out one hand while feeding Anso his gumdrops with the other.

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[cuteponytail.livejournal.com]

["Backwater town"... She pouts at that, but lets it slide. There's more important things to concentrate on, like the hand extended in front of her. She takes it in a heartbeat.] I'm Hilda.

[She watches the tiny Giratina chew and swallow gumdrop after gumdrop. Is it even healthy for Pokemon to have so many sweets? Whatever, it looks happy enough.] Entralink? I've heard that place has special properties, that must be what happened. [Her brow furrows.] That's nice of them anyway, to send them, whoever they are. [It's kind of too much to think about, anyway. Better to focus on her new friend and figure out all this mess later.]

Hey, your hair is really pretty! How do you get it like that? [She's just going to pop your personal space bubble and take a blue-pink strand into her hand.]

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[sweetstrainer.livejournal.com]

"Mm," Stocking mumbled, shaking Hilda's hand tightly, before both parties let go.

"Yeah, heard it exploded or something. Sounds nasty," Stocking shrugged. "Well I'm basically stuck here until they fix it. Might as well enjoy the place, right?" Stocking flipped her hair once more, smiling at Hilda. For some odd reason, she felt like they might get along.

"Oh this? It's natural. Born with it. Pretty neat, huh?" Stocking grinned, not minding the invasion into her personal space. "Unless you wanna know the conditioner I use~?"

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[hipster-dave.livejournal.com]

[Dave watched as the girl outside the little cafe he'd been haunting set up a Xtransceiver transmission with her Oshawott. He noted with interest that, as soon as the Oshawott started filming, he received an incoming transmission notification on his own Xtransceiver -- which, he deduced, meant that the stranger was using the outsider network.

Curiosity piqued, he watches through the cafe window while leaning back in his armchair sipping on a drink more resembling a milkshake than coffee. The girl had a gift box, much like the one he'd received earlier that day. As she opens the box and pulls out a Pokeball, Dave snickers to himself, already anticipating what is going to happen next.

Sure enough, the Pokeball opens to reveal a Zekrom. Chuckling, Dave stands and walks to the door, giving a sarcastic little golf clap as he exits the cafe and makes his way over to Hilda.] Oh, Zekrom! Very cool, very cool. I mean, you know; thematic, since we're in Unova and all. Yeah, but... oh, check this out -- WHAM!

[Dave quickly throws a Pokeball of his own next to Hilda's new 'Zekrom'. It opens in a dramatic blast of light to reveal the unending brilliance and magnificence of Arceus, the Alpha Pokemon!

Unfortunately its about the size of a small dog.]

Travel-sized lord of creation! Oh, you don't have to say anything, I know you're jealous.

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[cuteponytail.livejournal.com]

[Actually, yes she is. She runs to it clutching her cheeks in her hands, wide-eyed. Having merely seen pictures in books, depicting it amidst brilliant beams of light, Hilda always imagined that this legendary Pokemon would look far more imposing. But this way, it was... rather cute.]

That's, that's. How did you do that?

[Her ditto!Zekrom turned about good-naturedly to face them, and Oshawott waddled towards them too to see what the commotion was all about.]

Can I, um... Can I pet it? Please?

[She's already reaching out a tentative hand towards the little Arceus.]

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[hipster-dave.livejournal.com]

Pff. [Dave waves a hand dismissively.] Yeah, sure, pet away. It's not even real. It's a frickin' Ditto. Yours is, too. I mean, unless it's actually Zekrom. [He squints critically towards Zekrom, noting the less than imposing face.] Which I doubt.

[The tiny fake Arceus tilts its head and nudges Hilda's hand, letting out a gurgly noise that sounds vaguely like a giggle. It hops away mischievously, bouncing around ditto!Zekrom and Oshawoot and looking like a spiky little lamb. Dave just shakes his head in disapproval.] Just another dick move by the masterminds of this mess. I mean, they keep getting weirder and weirder with this shit.

[He lifts his arm, showing off his Xtransceiver.] Got your transmission just now; guess that means you're not from around here, either?

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[cuteponytail.livejournal.com]

A Ditto...? Huh, well that explains things I guess. [She gets up, fists clenched in determination, ready to go after it. That nigga is going to let her pet it OR ELSE.]

What do you mean, my transmission? I'm from Nuvema Town. [Somehow she feels that he wouldn't believe her if she said she actually did have a Zekrom until today, so she keeps that bit to herself.]

[As she gets close to the fake Zekrom again, the tiny Arceus runs figure-eights between its legs. She decides to give up for the time being and approaches Dave instead.] But... masterminds? What's that? You're not trying to get me to join some sort of cult, are you?

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[hipster-dave.livejournal.com]

Oh. [Dave looks a little confused, and taps at his Xtransceiver screen as if that would solve it.] Nuvema Town, huh? Well, it's just that you sent your video over the same network I have. And only outsiders are on that network. [He glances up at Hilda and shrugs.] Are you from this dimension or another one? Obviously it's a normal dimension if it's not this one, since you know about Pokemon and all. I mean, I'm from this world, right? But not this dimension...? [He's still trying to figure out the logistics of that nonsense.

He laughs at the mention of cults.] No! Although thanks for reminding me to add cults to the list of suspects. I meant whoever is behind the extra-dimensional kidnapping shit. Last month they turned me into a Charizard, for Arceus's sake. [The tiny Arceus pauses in its bounding about and looks up at the mention of his namesake. Dave frowns.] Not you. You're nothing but a Farceus. Heh. [After chuckling at his own joke, he turns back to Hilda and grins.] Name's Dave, by the way. Who're you?

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[cuteponytail.livejournal.com]

[All that talk of dimensions and worlds is making her head spin... Though it vaguely makes sense - a faraway echo of Professor Juniper's words about the Entralink connecting worlds or something like that... At this pace, her brain will decipher this mystery in about a hundred years.]

[She can't help but cover her mouth and giggle at the tiny Arceus poking up its head. Cute.] I'm Hilda, nice to meet you. [She holds out a hand.]

Huh... A Charizard, really?

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[the-nth-power.livejournal.com]

[What first draws N's attention is the appearance of Zekrom. It's stunning, instantly catching his eye even with all the distractions Nimbasa has to offer. Still, he can't sense it clearly, just as he could not sense that of the "Reshiram" he was given.

And then he gets a look at its trainer. There's no mistaking it.

His logical response would be to ignore her, run off somewhere like he did before... But he doesn't. Instead, he finds himself running toward her, his troop of Pokemon struggling to keep up.

He stops a distance away, wide-eyed and panting. He glances over the Zekrom, noting its odd expression, but forcing himself to ignore it.]

Hil... Hilda. [A pause. What if she doesn't recognize him, like Iris?] Hilda?

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[cuteponytail.livejournal.com]

[That voice. It sounds too familiar. The gears turn slowly in her head, and her breath catches in her chest. It couldn't be... Could it? She turns to look, anyway.]

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[cuteponytail.livejournal.com]

[And her expression quickly melts into the biggest, warmest smile. All those weeks of looking everywhere, for the sages, for him...]

It... it really is you, N! You're here!

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[the-nth-power.livejournal.com]

[He can't help but give a childish smile in his relief. She recognizes him!]
... Mm. I-- I am, I suppose. And you are as well, now. [Thank you, King Obvious. It's bittersweet; he desperately wanted the other hero, his counterpart, to be there to protect this Unova with him, but doing so would mean her entrapment here. He decides not to dwell on it too much just yet.

He tilts his head. Her reaction is not quite what he was expecting.]
Why are you happy? [She's been transported to an entirely different dimension, and is now faced with him, an enemy. It's strange.]

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[cuteponytail.livejournal.com]

Ahaha, what do you mean, why am I happy? I've been looking all over for you! You just ran off, remember? [She has to fidget with her hat in order to find something to do with her shaky hands, her stomach twisting up in knots.] After all of that happened... [She sighs, and winces a little at the memory. Better not think about it now, when he's standing in front of her anyway and it's not really a problem anymore what happened that time. So she offers honestly,]

I'm happy to see you.

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[the-nth-power.livejournal.com]

[He blinks.]
Looking for me? [But why? He told her to pursue her own dream, not him.

Still, her second statement strikes a chord. He looks stunned for a moment.]
... I'm happy to see you too. [He seems to consider reaching out to her, lifting a hand slightly, but his uncertainty stops him short.]

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[cuteponytail.livejournal.com]

[Sensing the thickness that hesitation lends the air, actually... You know what, she decides she's just going to tackle-hug him hard right there, before he can say anything else. And she sighs again into his chest, relieved to have her friend back.

And it occurs to her that out of all the people in the world, surely he could empathize with her, so before she realizes it, she's telling him.] You won't believe what happened to me today. I was just standing somewhere, and... When I open my eyes again, I'm somewhere else, and all my Pokémon are gone.