[Action] 1st Spell

[brbfireball]

What the hell?

[Okay, this is weird. Beyond weird. First, she gets stranded in the Entralink with some strange monster with flames. Now, she's suddenly back on that stupid ghost ship, the Atherum (better to image search it, since I can't find any decent pictures of it). A shiver runs down her back.]

Oh no. No no no no no, not here again!

[Her Ponyta definitely doesn't like this place, either. The two huddle together. They're pretty much jumping at even the slightest sound.]

Damn it, if you're out there, come out and tell me what the hell is going on! Pleasedon'tbeaghost.

Bonus Roll 1 - A Dream Like Any Other...

[puppypaws]

He hears someone speaking to him...

Who...

'I am Gardevoir.'

He sees the figure stand before him- he reaches out with a blackened paw. Why... Why do I see you...

'Because it is my duty. You came to perform a certain task... And for that task, you have become a pokemon...'

Who...

'I cannot say.'

...Who...

I cannot say.

He's thrown back by streams of sparks and a petilil at the side screams his name- 'OTOGI!'

'Fools... It was clearly his doing! His winds have torn the very clouds in two! You were fools to follow me to this place!' That wasn't the truth... The clouds weren't the only ones...

Have you heard the legend... The sparks burn his fur and again the petilil cries. The legend of the Ninetales..?

They say those who grab his tails are cursed... Cursed for 1000 years... But when one foolish human left his partner to take his place in that curse, a prophecy was made... The sparks burn but they push the bird back, and in the end the rescue of 'Shiftry' is celebrated.

And he said...

That one day that human would become a pokemon.

That when human became pokemon, the world's balance would become shattered.

That when the balance became shattered, the end would be soon to follow...

'Why are you saying this,' he can hear someone cry, crowds of pokemon surrounding them in the square. 'Why are you saying this..!?'

'Sorry Otogi...!'

They are chased. Chased through fire, chased through snow- they are hounded, chased, left without rest. Moltres, Articuno, both block their way but briefly and force promises upon them lest their lives be forfeit. They are chased further, and further... But why..?

'Because it is your duty.' What?

'Because it is your duty.' Who said that... It wasn't-

A figure of orange and beige, with wide eyes filled with fire stands before him, and he screams, shouting curses as he fights his bonds. 'Foolish human, we have spared your life despite your intrusion upon this meeting most dire. Be glad that you serve for us a purpose- we will take away all memory of your life. We will take away all that identifies you save one thing- And for your sake, we will trust you to follow the path that destiny grants you- for it is a path... A what... 'A path... What was he saying..?

"NNNGGAAAAAHHH!" The trio of pokemon that cornered his partner and himself at the mountain where Ninetales resides slam him against the wall and he yelps as he struggles to stand.

'It is a task that cannot be completed as human, or as pokemon- only as both.'

[Action] And Now For Something Completely Different - A Death and Cake Party

[shizuo_heiwajima]

(This will make about as much sense as a dream does. It's Shizuo's last memory of his world..... with the ending it should have had. A guy can dream, right?)

"Get back here!!" Shizuo shouts, running after a black haired man in a fur-trimmed jacket. He chases after him right across a street with no regard for traffic, and is gaining on him when...

Screeeeeccccchhh! A huge truck rams into Shizuo, who flies through the air before hitting the pavement with a dull thud. Onlookers begin to gather about the site and stare in horror, whispering to each other.

"Is he dead?"

"That homie's number is up!"

"No way..."

The black haired man Shizuo had been chasing walks up to the truck. Voice oozing with smugness and satisfaction, he says, "I can't believe you fell for the same old gag from high school. You really are a slow learner, Shizu-chan."

At that, the truck begins shaking. There is the sharp sound of metal being torn and bent as Shizuo slowly lifts the truck, grunting and arms wavering from the effort.

"WHAT WAS THAT.... ABOUT ME BEING A SLOW LEARNER?!" With an 'RAARGGHH,' he manages to lift the truck completely, and throws it at his foe. Too shocked to move, the black haired man is hit with the truck full force, and flies into the air such a great distance that he eventually can't be seen anymore. It's unlikely that he's even living at this point.

Shizuo stands, breathing heavily and with a shocked expression on his face. The shock quickly makes way for a vicious, self-satisfied smile. "I finally did it... I killed that damn flea!" He really can't believe it... Finally, after all this time!
 

Suddenly, a piece of cake topped with excessive frosting and a strawberry appears on a plate in front of him, and a fork appears in his hand. His Petilil and Growlithe run onto the scene, wearing party hats and blowing kazoos. This does call for a celebration, after all. The onlookers who haven't already run away all suddenly have cake as well. It's a party!