Second Bond - Blackouts stop nothing [action]

[planetary_bonds]

[If he's going to train, he's going to go train. Even if that leads to Rally futilely trying to harass all the ghost Pokemon swarms, as he always does. The little Eevee is so easily distracted sometimes, and hordes of Pokemon that it can't touch are an ample distraction.

Eventually, it would end up scaring at least one of them, wouldn't it? Thankfully, Yuusei was able to get Rally to behave after a while, and even make friends with the little ghost.

Which means that when Yuusei comes back to where he's staying with Crow and Kurt, he has a newly captured Golett following him.]

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[Wordlessly handing it over. He'll choose not to point out the extra notes just yet. Let's let Crow worry about possible breeding problems a little longer.

Why yes, he's punishing you for not actually reading the description on the breeder's license. Why do you ask, Crow.]

[os_blackbird]

You shut your technically-not-open mouth Yuusei, he totally read into this.

TOTALLY.

nope

Flipping the first few pages- "...Does this country seriously not know what sex is or something." 'Eggs just appear', WHAT IS THIS.

Whatever. "AHA- Oh that figures." He'll just stare at the details on breeding Golurk for a moment with wide eyes.

[planetary_bonds]

What, Crow?

[He's smiling. Slightly. Look at him.

Meanwhile, Gardna is pulling in its limbs and totally spinning around like a ball. Does Calima find this amusing? (Rally does.)]

[os_blackbird]

Well if she didn't, she'd have misted out through his head or something...

Spiriiiiiiiiii~~

Yep, fun.

Crow flips the book around. "Only works with 'Ditto'."

[planetary_bonds]

That's the Pokemon that can transform into anything, isn't it?

[Totally not smiling. Really.

Meanwhile, Rally is chasing the Calima-Gardna ball thing. Fun!]

[os_blackbird]

A nod. "Yea."

PHEW! "Hahhh... And Calima can't breed with anything in the area either, so I'm alright there..."

Crow.

Zone's only pokemon.

is a rotom.

[planetary_bonds]

Are you sure about that?

[There are other ghost types here other than Gardna...right?]

[os_blackbird]

Skimming the book. "Yep; Calima's 'amorphous'. It's not so much about ghosts as it is shapeless-"

Suddenly, Crow is growing quite pale.

"ROTOM."

Aiapaec is just grinning from the side in silence now. "Hohohohhhhh, good thing the alien's guardian 'thing' isn't interested isn't it?~"

He doesn't trust you Aiapaec, and you're getting a glare.

[planetary_bonds]

Well, she's pretty young still, so you won't have to worry about that for a while, anyway.

[You're acting like an overprotective parent, Crow. It's kind of funny to watch, actually.]

[os_blackbird]

Hissing and muttering to yourself Crow? Really, worse than Aiapaec. "I better not..."

Crow stop that.

[planetary_bonds]

[He might or might not be chuckling right now. Just saying.]

whoops yamask shenanigan time

[neikeabequeathing]

Yuusei might catch sight of a hiding Zone while on his way back; the twins are still with everyone else.

At any rate, Zone appears to be huddled under a bench, as though hiding from something. Or is he?

It's impossible to see his face from here, and that may or may not be a good thing...

welhpg

[planetary_bonds]

Ah...Zone?

[At spotting the familiar figure, Rally is going to yip happily and bound over to where Zone is hiding, oblivious to any fear the boy is expressing.]

Veeeee~!

a SHINY one~

[neikeabequeathing]

There's no response- if you look close from even where you stand, there seems to be a glimmer of silver on his face.

But that's normal right? Half of it IS covered by metal after all...

ohgoddddd

[planetary_bonds]

[Yuusei approaches more closely, but Rally is already up and trying to demand attention, pawing at Zone eagerly.]

Oi. Are you alright?

gUESS ZONE'S FRIENDS FOLLOWED HIM AFTER ALL...

[neikeabequeathing]

Zone appears to tremble-

And once Rally is close enough, his head snaps up far enough to look the eevee dead in the eye-

or at least the mask on his face does. It's an odd mask, and one Yuusei might find horribly familiar if only in design. While it lacks the black and white of its counterpart, there are divets and striations of line of identical pattern to that of Paradox's own.

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[Rally immediately hisses at the mask and starts snarling and growling, meanwhile-]

...P...Paradox...?

[neikeabequeathing]

"Ehehheheheheheheheheheheheheheheeeeeee..."

Oh dear.

Quite unfortunately, what with one arm being made of metal, Rally is likely being tossed aside quite easily before 'Paradox' comes out from under the bench. Though the mask covers his face, it's not difficult to envision a grin beneath it, and his stance speaks of someone who would have been ready for an axe fight.

"Didn'T QuiTe KilL mE eHehHEHehEHEHeHEHEHEEEEEEEE..."

[planetary_bonds]

[Yuusei immediately reaches out to catch the Eevee, and while he's debating how to respond, Gardna stands in front of the two...before going after the mask.]

Go-lll!

[neikeabequeathing]

The mask itself seems to respond, seeming to only have a loose control over half of the body- it seems to attempt to send some sort of attack forward- in fact it does!

A shadow of energy which appears nothing like Zone and entirely like another figure seen in photos and in the previous swarm of 'nightmares' shadows briefly behind the boy, launching forward as a nightshade; Gardna's punch does connect however, sending a resounding clang through the air when the attacks clash.

In response, the doors to the center open-

"The heck is going on out here!?" AHHH. CROW.

NICE TIMING.

[planetary_bonds]

Ah, Crow!

[Meanwhile, the Golett shakes off the effects of the colliding attacks and is going for a Shadow Punch-and it's trying to hit that mask.]

Something's happened to Zone-I don't understand it, but Gardna seems to have sensed something about it!

[neikeabequeathing]

'ZONE' refuses to let that punch connect! MEET STEEL FIST, STONEMAN.

As that's going on, Crow merely stares.

And then walks over.

And then as he taps Zone's shoulder, one can perhaps see Aiapaec misting around his ar-

"GHhAhGK-!"

He just ripped the mask off, what-

"YAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAA-! MAAASSSSSUUUU MAAAAAAAAA-!!"

Said mask is screaming and smoking and Zone in the meantime is sitting on the ground looking entirely confused.

[planetary_bonds]

[Rally is automatically nosing at Gardna and helping it sit up after being blown back by that fist, which leaves Yuusei free to help Zone.]

Oi, Zone! Are you alright?

[os_blackbird]

"Er-Erm, I think..." Zone, child- "...What just happened?"

Meanwhile Crow's looking over himself- "...shit, no pokeballs..."

"Ah- I-I have some..."

"YAMAYAMAYAMAYAMAYAMAAAAAAAAA-"

[planetary_bonds]

...What is that?

[Important questions.]