Mist Continent ~ Frozen Summit

[Namohysip]

Just west of Moonlit Forest was a steep mountain that reached altitudes cold enough to coat it in a perpetual layer of snow. The height allowed for a view of the distant shores and the Moonlit Forest beach. Near the top, but not quite the summit, a snowy flatland allowed for a brief respite before the final hike to the top of the summit only a handful of minutes' climb... assuming one was not already so fatigued by the walk there.

At the same level as the clouds, the sky was misty but bright, and snow swirled around them like bubbles underwater. Under any other circumstance, it would be a place of serenity and triumph... But now, it was filled with tension and dread.

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Maple emerged swiftly and surveyed the land. "The badge sent us here," she said. "Where are they? We--"

She was surprised to see that S'more and the others at the guild were right there. Maple stood in front of S'more's discarded badge, but S'more himself was lying on his back, unconscious. Nearby, Giovanni and Blacklight Mewtwo were in a similar state--the former's entire upper body firmly planted in the slow, where his tail flopped limply out of the mound. Blacklight scorch marks riddled the field and left large gashes in the snow.

"S'more," Maple said urgently, motioning for Mellow and other medics to approach. "S'more, what happened?"

"Nnnngh..." S'more replied, but it was Poffin who rose first, but barely. It required the assistance of Zinc and several others to prop him up.

"We... were attacked," Poffin said. "I... I've never seen such strength before." He shuddered.

"Who? What attacked you?"

Poffin gestured to the mountain's summit. "After we were defeated... he just... left. I don't get it. I thought we were goners..."

There seemed to be a figure standing at the top of the mountain.

 

[Disco]

Mellow approached with the others as instructed, going to S'more first. Mellow helped him up as he rose, then went and handed Poffin a tonic and salve. As for Giovanni and the other Mewtwo, as they were called... She hesitated. They needed help too, but this was the one that had caused so much pain to everyone in this world...

"Should we take Giovanni and the other... um. Mew-two... Should they go back to the guild?"

 

[Ambyssin]

"... hmph. If they're still unconscious, their possessions should be confiscated first and foremost." Bahamut towered over them. "Then we toss them in some sort of power-nullifying cell. Preferably under someone like Arceus' supervision. Do not hand them to the guild." He leaned over, scrutinizing the two... hairless cats. Yes, that was really what they were. Disgusting.

"Or perhaps I can just lie right next to them and flare up my light, blinding them both when they awaken. Seems a fitting punishment."

 

[Chibi Pika]

Starr leaped through the portal, tensed for a fight, claws flexed and fur standing on end. When she landed on the other side, she immediately had to squint through the bright, glittering snow, letting her inner fire flare up to stave off the blistering cold. When her eyes had adjusted, she froze suddenly, and not from the cold.

Giovanni, looking like he'd gotten the shit kicked out of him. Whatever flicker of satisfaction she might have felt, it was dwarfed by the frustration of getting here late, and the knowledge that they'd soon have to deal with whoever'd done this.

"Someone just... make sure he can't fucking do anything," she muttered. "Get some teleport blockers, put him in a cell, whatever." Her eyes traced the path of the Blacklight scorch all around him, finally leading up to the mountain peak, where she felt her stomach dissolve into nothing.

"What... what the actual fuck..."

 

[Namohysip]

"We'll take them to a holding cell," Maple said. "We have one prepared for something like this. We never thought we'd use it, but here we are..."

The team turned their attention to the figure at the top of the mountain. "But first..." Maple nodded at Potluck and Truffle, who were halting Giovanni and Mewtwo away and into the portal. They didn't have much on them that wasn't destroyed, but even the scraps were taken away.

Maple formed a portal that made a speck of light just below the summit. "Let's go," she said gravely to them. "Whoever this is, they were able to defeat Giovanni and all of Poppin' Arms' elite in one fell swoop."

"They were weakened, though," Owen said. "It might not be the same."

Maple said nothing, passing through.

---

The moment they passed through the portal, an imposing, menacing aura smashed into them. Owen yelped and cowered behind a wing, his Perceive overwhelmed by the sheer power he was sensing. "What--how--"

"Impossible..." Maple's arms slackened. "We... I know this being. Could he... be the mastermind?"

"Hah. We're fucked." Soda shrugged. "I'm out. Peace. Gg no re." He disappeared.

And as the rest of Team Spectrum filtered in, the sky darkened, and the creature before them flared its aura, its face ever-unchanging.

Ultimate Entity
HP: 55,555
Actions: 5
Immune to damage.
+Infinite Resolve

Victory: Surrender in time and pray.
Special Condition: Survive with at least 1 party member alive

 

[Ambyssin]

“I fucking hate April first,” Bahamut growled.

 

[kintsugi]

:) Booper is watching carefully.

 

[TheGOAT]

“Oh. Alright.”

Astrid turned to her friends. “Good luck! Unfortunately it’s my turn to take a vacation in the Voidlands.”

Astrid used Brilliant Metanoia twice!

Astrid performed Blinding Meltdown! KO! Revivers be damned!

 

[Cresselia92]

Keo'Keo stared, stared, stared, and stared. Then, he spoke. "What the hell?"

 

[windskull]

Nip gazed at the wooper, his expression flat. Then he spun around. "Nope. Fuck this. I'm out. I'm going to go eat some eggs benedict or something."

 

[Negrek]

Nate hesitated, about to protest that the fucking holding cell had never stopped Karat, and even if he looked fucked up it was stupid to shuffle Giovanni off to Destiny Village where there were people like Cola and fucking Diyem hanging out while the entire team and most of the God Squad were too far off to help and occupied with whatever had supposedly beat Giovanni up in the first place. But trivial matters like that were driven clear out of his head when the portal opened.

That aura. Holy shit. Nate tried to shield his face with a leg, but of course his face was way too wide for that because he was still a fucking mudkip. Squinting against the overwhelming power, he could only just make out the figure atop the mountain.

He knew that guy. Rocky's little friend. If his fucking stupid familiar had let this guy in somehow, swear to fucking god...

That didn't matter now, though. However it had happened, it had happened, and now they were all fucked. Whatever the hell this guy was, even Joule hadn't radiated such overwhelming power. So after all that, they were just going to fucking die. Go to the voidlands. Whatever.

Meanwhile the guy was watching them all quietly, a patient little smile on his face. Not a scratch on him. Not angry, or apprehensive, or even giddy. Just mildly amused, maybe. That fucker.

Even if Nate's vision weren't clouded by the waves of power coming off the strange pokémon, Nate's anger would have overwhelmed it. Legs shaking, he took a step forward, drawing himself to his full but very small height. "You want to dance, motherfucker?" he yelled. "You think your happy little smiley powers are gonna save you? Try this one on for size, asshole!"

>:(

 

[IFBench]

A horrific noise sounded throughout the continent, as a gigantic pink and black hand reached towards the Ultimate Entity, before firing a massive beam of energy.

Eternamax Eternatus used Eterna Beam!

 

[Disco]

Mellow followed Potluck and Truffle and remained oblivious to the fact that the team was facing what was Obviously the Final Boss of Blacklight.

 

[Flyg0n]

Koa growled. That settled it. He had been hoping to avoid using this, but his hand, no, his paw, was forced.

He took out the super secret pokeball he kept hidden on him. During the transfer, he'd managed to hide it with his special power.

Grasping it in his jaws, he flung it forward. Blinding fire spilled from the ball, the shimmering light taking the form of a massive phoenix.

Rainbow light rippled across the Ho-Ohs feathers. It practically glowed, and appeared far larger than any ordinary Ho-Oh. Every color of the rainbow, plus a few extra secret colors, cascaded from its form.

Opening its jagged beak and spreading its wings wide it let out a sky rending scream.

Koa smirked. "Ascendant Ho-Oh! Call upon the ancient Flames that formed the first fire of creation! Burn your enemies and return their ashes to the earth! Use Sacred Rainbow Fire!" he roared.

 

[Navar]

Shiron just stared dumbfounded. What. The. F--

This can't be real! Or it's some sort of... weird joke by some random person!

What was even there to do? Booper was so large and so powerful, the team would just... lose. And they had just brought everyone back!

Maybe the best option was to flee. Terror had struck its way into Shiron's heart and he ran off as fast as he could.

 

[Chibi Pika]

"Yeah, so... anytime this shitty dream decides to end, that'd be real fuckin' neato."

 

[Namohysip]

The ground rumbled... and with a ripple in the fabric of space itself, the Ultimate Entity saw their will to fight and decided that they were worthy. Time... rewound itself, and it faded into the aether once more...

--

"We'll take them to a holding cell," Maple said. "We have one prepared for something like this. We never thought we'd use it, but here we are..."

The team turned their attention to the figure at the top of the mountain. "But first..." Maple nodded at Potluck and Truffle, who were halting Giovanni and Mewtwo away and into the portal. They didn't have much on them that wasn't destroyed, but even the scraps were taken away.

Maple formed a portal that made a speck of light just below the summit. "Let's go," she said gravely to them. "Whoever this is, they were able to defeat Giovanni and all of Poppin' Arms' elite in one fell swoop."

"They were weakened, though," Owen said. "It might not be the same."

Maple said nothing, passing through.

--

"...That's him," Maple said. "That must be the one that had attacked Destiny Tower."

"He left a lot of damage when he did," Owen added. "But... he doesn't seem to notice that we're here."

"No." Maple shook her head. "He knows."

Standing at the top of the summit, with his back toward them, was a Charizard with a black-white flame. On his shoulder was a Pikachu, twitching now and then with agitation. Maple took a single step forward and the Charizard's flame pulsed in kind.

"There's... something about him," Owen said. "What's this feeling? And... what's that in his hand?"

"I know what you mean and I still don't know what it is," Cal said, her ectoplasm jiggling. "He--ah! Wait! That's a Poke Ball, isn't it? And he has an item bag, too. Doesn't look Cibus-made, though..."

Charizard turned his head back, a piercing stare right at them.

"... ... ..."

 

[Ambyssin]

Bahamut sighed. "So, we're fighting Hat Owen. I figured this day would come."

 

[Disco]

Mellow watched them go, and shivered at the cold, and at the sight of the figure atop the peak. She couldn't stay there, though. Mellow turned and followed Truffle and Potluck back to the guild nervously while eyeing the two unconscious Pokémon...

 

[unrepentantAuthor]

The Blacklight Charizard. The one who'd assaulted Destiny Tower in Owen's guise. The former human, 'Red'.

"Oh, it's this motherfucker," snarled Brisa to Starr, under her breath. "Reckoned he weren't truly sidin' with Giovanni. Salt an' spit, we could do with knowin' what the fuck he wants."

...Could it hurt to ask?

"... ... ..."

This one didn't speak. But . . . it felt wrong not to try to communicate. Brisa prowled forward, aware of how the weight of her luxray body compacted the snow underpaw, how stark the imposing figure of Red was against the sky with her new vision, how her mane crackled with a different kind of power than she'd had before her death.

"Charizard Red," she called. "We're no friends of Giovanni! Won't you parley with us?"

Somehow, she knew what the answer would be. That was alright. She'd died in the clutches of an angry star. She'd fight anything, now.