1st Shooting Star - Not quite where they expected to end up...[action]

[ryuusei_subaru]

Today was just one strange event after another. He had expected that stepping out of that Noise Wave would have led him to Meteor G, so he could destroy it. But instead, he ended up in some sort of...forest clearing. And it kept him and War-Rock from becoming Rockman again, so there was no way he could find the Noise Wave again...or open it, apparently. There was no Wave World here. His Hunter wouldn't work...how could he contact anyone?

Then there was the meeting with that...odd creature, that was somehow able to see War-Rock. And it kept following them, the stubborn thing. And then that old man who gave him the backpack and the...information. The thing was a Riolu, now his Pokemon (how, what, he never had a pet before, how would he take care of it?) and that he was stuck in this other world (other world?!) until further notice (but, they had to stop Meteor G-they had to get back!).

But, no amount of cajoling or pleading would make the situation any better, so he had to go along with it. So, with the newly nicknamed Rocky ("it can see you, and it looks kind of like you, so why not call it a little you, War-Rock?"), and his supplies, he chose to take the portal into Nuvema Town. It sounded more friendly, anyways, and safer...perhaps maybe he could find a way to power his Hunter at the lab that was apparently there, so he could communicate with his friends. The new...Xtransiever, he thought it was called, didn't seem to be able to reach them, anyways.

Only...this doesn't look like Nuvema Town. Or, at least, he doesn't think it does. It was a small little town, right? It doesn't look like...wherever this place was.

"E-eh?! Where are we now, War-Rock?"

To most people, it looks like he's talking to thin air. They might or might not hear the response to his question, either.

"Don't ask me, kid. You're not the only one who's gotten confused by all this jumping around."

[[ooc: So yeah, intropost? Took me a while to figure out what I should do in the middle of the event, but basically, this guy and his pet invisible radio alien have just walked into somebody's dream! Who's dream? Well, whomever replies, I suppose! It could be anyone!]]

Comments

[originalnumber]

....

No response.

"Odd," Astral observes, "We should at least get a different screen- however, there is nothing at all..."

[ryuusei_subaru]

"Maybe there's interference?"

But does Subaru's Visualizer or Rocky's Aura-sense even detect anything like that?

[originalnumber]

Probably not...

Astral merely stares, for his part. He certainly wouldn't know.

[ryuusei_subaru]

After several minutes of vain searching, Rocky, War-Rock, and Subaru all have to give up on that.

"There's nothing wrong with the device at all, it looks like..."

[originalnumber]

"So then, why would it be unable to connect..?"

[ryuusei_subaru]

"Maybe there's something else that's blocking it? Or a problem on the other end?"

[originalnumber]

Astral frowns. "If that were the case, it would presumably affect you as well- the key is quite close to Yuuma after all." It doesn't quite work that way Astral (but okay.).

[ryuusei_subaru]

"Well..." And here, War-Rock actually looks thoughtful. "When I turned Subaru's old man into a Denpa life form, I had to infuse him with lots of energy. It's probably the same for your key, and if it is, maybe it's that energy that's causing the problem?"

[originalnumber]

"Doubtful. If that were the case, my very existence would cause continuous problems with Yuuma's own XTransceiver device."

[ryuusei_subaru]

"That's true. But maybe being inside your key means we're affected more strongly now?"

[originalnumber]

"Hmmm... Perhaps you have a point..."

[ryuusei_subaru]

"So maybe...the signal can't get out of the key?! How would we contact someone now?"

[originalnumber]

"I'm not sure... ...Truthfully, I was not aware that this was even possible."

At least he's calm about it.

[ryuusei_subaru]

"Hey, didn't you mentioned that you lived in this...key thing? Don't you know how to get out, normally?"

[originalnumber]

"...I simply leave." He looks up. "I float toward the 'sky' above, and leave."

That's no help..!

[ryuusei_subaru]

"And you can't just do that now?"

[originalnumber]

"I would try- however, I do not know what leaving you both here would do to you."

[ryuusei_subaru]

"Ah...being stuck here wouldn't be so good, would it..."

[originalnumber]

"No, I would think not." But then how do they get out...??

[ryuusei_subaru]

"Mmm...so you would just...fly out. War-Rock, you don't think we can do that too?"

"Eh?"

"Not as Rockman, just...as a signal. Like you normally would have done as a Denpa lifeform? You can still bring humans with you, even if you can't fuse with me, right? The FM-ians did that..."

"It's possible. But you don't think what's blocking the Xtranciever won't block us?"

[originalnumber]

"One can only try, correct?"

[ryuusei_subaru]

And that seems to serve as enough motivation.

"Of course! Anyways, unlike that signal, we can at least fight back against anything that's blocking us!"

[originalnumber]

"In that case, follow me..!"

[ryuusei_subaru]

"Un!" And Subaru quickly returns Rocky (who was off exploring the rooftop) to his Pokeball, before letting War-Rock grab a hold of him to follow Astral.

[originalnumber]

And Astral floats up, and up, and up...

And winds up vanishing in just a moment, before finding himself in darkness. ...And a strange urge to close his eyes...