#mxstball

[combattorque]

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Aw crap, there was someone here. Eri nearly jumps, leaning away from Kathy.

"...I... uh... nothing. I didn't say anything. You heard something else," she hastily argues, because no, she's definitely not concerned about anything. Nope. Nothing at all.

#last stand | in character #heel with a heart of gold | eri #mxstball

[mirroredranger]

#discord commentary #neodarkdark #twilighttheater #evoblue #tapuhauko #mxstball #shadowsightings #teammavericks #luckynatured

[daggerofruin]

@mxstball x

They hiss once the attention of someone was grabbed; dropping what was in their mouth in the process.

A growl followed. Saber didn't care about what this human was saying; they were gonna chew and bite away at whatever they wanted. No one or nothing was going to tell them otherwise!

Another hiss came out as Saber hunched their body back. An intimidation tactic.

#mxstball

[badbirchenergy]

Surfing familiar waters, a nostalgia overcomes May moments after Sky Pillar's silhouette can be seen above the waves. It imposes against the sky behind it, clawing towards the heavens as a flood of memories resurface for the returned Champion: events that lead her to meet with its Lorekeeper, the god that roosts atop its summit, their inevitable battle above the atmosphere with a now very-dear friend...

It is clear upon disembarking from the back of Neptune that not much has changed. As she's noticed, Hoenn has evolved a lot since her disappearance ten plus years ago; here, however, sacred grounds seem almost as if they are trapped in time, fighting against its currents with a marvelous audacity.

May refrains from Flying to its peak—as is tradition, she braves the Pillar's decrepit interior with careful finesse. Precision is crucial in avoiding the many pitfalls, and the Hoennite does well to maneuver around the ruins while keeping her sights set on the tower's upper levels. She takes her time, her ascent becoming leisurely as the hours roll by.

After a good while, she finally reaches her destination. Wiping sweat that beads from her forehead, May finds the breezes that whip along the summit refreshing after having endured the dust that cloaks the Pillar's confines. Her sense of nostalgia grows stronger when nearing the edge to peer over the vast oceans below.

She realizes that although her physical form had abandoned her homeland, her heart never had. It remained here, also trapped within time itself.

Motion from the corner of her eye rips her attention away from the cerulean waters sparkling far below, head turning to catch the visage of a familiar figure. Curiosity becomes excitement, May not wasting a moment in proclaiming her surprise.

"Z-Zinnia?!" Her voice booms, even over the fierce winds. "I– well, I guess I shouldn't be too surprised t'see ya here...! Dunno if you heard already, but I'm back," she trails off slightly in tone, remembering over their last rendezvous ages ago. "For good, this time."

"How've ya been?"

—@mxstball

#;🌺pokénavigator [threads] #mxstball #(SORRY FOR THE WAIT;; ) #(hope this serves as a good lil opener im hype for these two c': )

[mysterydungecn]

Starter for @mxstball

Kathy would awaken in a swirl of color. There were so many colors, as far as the eye could see. Oranges, blues, reds yellows greens browns magentas cyans, even colors Kathy never saw before, mixing, melding, swirling together in every direction.

There was no ground beneath her, yet she wasn’t falling. She was floating through the rainbow void, slowly, to a bright light in the distance.

A Voice rang out.

“Hello!”

“This is the portal to the world of Pokemon!”

“Before I can let you through, though, I’d like you to answer a few questions for me.” “Are you ready? Then let’s begin!”

“What is your favorite contest style?”

“Where would you say your inspiration comes from?” “What is a time when you felt at home?”

“What makes a good coordinator, in your eyes?”

“How do you handle others disliking what you’re passionate about?”

“Someone you haven’t seen in a long time offers you to come live with them. Do you accept?”

“How do you cope with loneliness?”

“Did you ever have a fight with a loved one? Did you feel justified?”

“What is something you wish you could leave behind, but can’t?”

“What are Pokemon to you?”

#mxstball #starter #in character

[yellowsforest]

@mxstball

The meeting finally wrapped up a little while ago. Yellow is focusing on the things they can; namely, stacking the chairs that were left and trying to debate on whenever they should get a snack box.

— someone’s watching them. The blond turns, and…

“—Leaf.”

It’s been a while, huh? Yellow treks over to her, looking her over for bumps and bruises, curious and curiouser. They tilt their head and then look up at her.

“… doing okay?”

#mxstball

[pokecheckpoint]

First Contact - Elysium

The travelling Arceus has been watching over this iteration of her for a long time. She watched at Heidi grew up in a time of war, was whisked away from her home, taken to another world to learn of the importance of humanity within the world, and taken to yet another world to apply it. She even watched as the Eon's life was turned upside-down in a single series of moments. Yet, this one was resliant. She was able to pick herself up and continue her path. She may have made mistakes along the way or have gone astray for some time, but the Eon's heart wasy always in the right place. Even now, as she prepared herself to be ready for the final battle against her Arceus, the Shiny Latias never lost sight of her goal to hold her family in high regard.

And yet, here she was, using her connections to get a hold of her.

Honestly, she was surprised that her other self would actively try to reach out to other versions of herself. Maybe she thought that she could exchange knowledge for the battle that was to come. Maybe it was out of pure curiosity. Maybe it was a passive urge to find the travelling Arceus.

Nonetheless, the Arceus waited for her phone call to come in, and it eventually did.

"Hellooo, Heidi~" The Arceus answered the call. "I'm so happy to finally get to talk to you. Yes. I'm free to talk."

"..."

"...My name? Oh! Well, since you're Heidi, then why don't you call me Lacey? Would that help clarify things?"

@mxstball

#ic #mxstball #pokecheckpoint

[skypxllar]

A Return to Form (ft @mxstball)

Hera was in her room in Sky Pillar as she continued to reflect on the past five years. She remembered the day that she regained her memories, only to bitterly understand the realization of the loss of her home....

---

"…F–Freya…. Mother…. Wh–where— wh–why…?"

---

Hera took a sip of her coffee as she remembered the attack against her trainer, and the final words of the dragon that murdered her granddaughter in an attempt to right what it thought was wrong....

--

“What had occurred to this… ‘Violet’… What was supposed to happen to the Lorekeeper… What shall occur to me… such shall be but a mercy compared to what all of you shall endure. The World Cleanser will become active once more, and she will destroy this world, whether you attempt to fight back or not. I… pity you all.”

--

Hera turned on her computer as she continued to look though schematics and documents of her recent inventions -- the Move Gun, the Portal Gun... so much has been done in the name of research and in the name of protecting this world from harm...

...she remembered Helen's warning to her as their research came to an apex.

---

"There is something that you must know, Hera. Completing this... 'RKS Forme' as you call it, will tie you to the Infinity Energy of this world. In plain speak, while you are a Latias today, this world will treat you as my suceessor. Thus, while I do not plan to die any time soon, you will become like an Arceus should the unexpected occur with the same responsibilities as well. You must abandon your existing life, divorce your husband and then live as I do today."

"However, should you still accept this risk and should we succeed at protecting this world, then I promise that I will do everything in my power to find a way to work around this risk. You are my daughter, as much as one as Rayquaza, Giratina or Zygarde. As such, I will do anything in my power to mitigate any harm done to you, physical or otherwise."

---

The unexpected never came. Helen never met an unfortunate end. Instead, with the risk undersood, Hera and Helen worked together to create a new form -- Hera's RKS Forme.

Hera logged off of her computer and looked at her phone camera. She went back and played some of the footage of her training as the new successor to the world.

She started to remember the final battle between her and Freya.

---

RKS FORME - UNLOCKED

"Freya. I have finally made my final choice. I will continue to be the light of this world. The people and Pokémon here are my friends and family. Even if I may not have been born here, they have shown me love and kindness to me and all of my siblings that have survived from the day that you destroyed our home. Even if I did not remember who I was, I was welcome here with open arms, treated as a native Legendary Pokémon with respect and dignity. I will return their favor... I will return their kindness... by defending this place with my very life. If that means defeating you, then so be it."

"Then let this be a battle to remember, Hera."

--

Freya would lose that day. The battle was tough, rougher than she ever had faced against any other creature before her, but with some of the last of her strength, she was able to best her All-Mother, the very creature that threatened to destroy the world.

Hera remembered Freya's last words....

---

"...You... urg... have fought well, Hera. May your... determination never falter...."

---

Hera mourned her All-Mother's death for months. She buried Freya in her Hall of Origin, leaving her and Freya's blade as a sign of respect for the Arceus. The world was recovering from the threat. The Legendary Pokémon returned to tending to their own devices as the threat of destruction no longer loomed on everyone.

And yet, Hera had a feeling that not everything was over.... that there was something else going on.

--

"You can call me Hera, and I can call you Lacey, sure! Hehe. Oh? Well... think of me sort of like... a life checkpoint if you will! I'm so proud that you were able to protect your family, though also saddened that it had to come at the cost of Freya's life. Anyway, I'll occasionally be checking up on you from now on. I won't get involved in anything, but if you want someone to talk to that's not your family and want someone that understands your perspective a little deeper than usual, then feel free to call me. We may be alternate selves but think of us as... sisters!"

"..."

"Huh? You want to know if there are others like us out there? Well... let's just say to keep your phone open later, okay sis'?"

---

She wondered what Hera's whole deal was. Who exactly was this Arceus, and why is it that she was insistent on keeping her phone open? Hera wanted to figure it out now, but all she could do was wait.

....

!!!

RIIIIING!

Hera's Rotom Phone rang! Rotom flew over and answered it for her. Hera checked the phone as she changed forms. It was from a... Heidi?

"Sky Pillar, this is Hera speaking."

"Hello? Hi, this is Heidi. I'm... you from another world. Is it okay if we can talk?"

...? Was this the reason why that Arceus told her to keep her phone open? "And how do I know that this is, in fact, another me? How did you get my number?"

"...Yukin gave it to me. He told me to tell you that I'm from Izanami's world."

"...." Oh, of course it's Yukin. Well, may as well entertain this just in ca--

Wait. Did she say Izanami? Wasn't that the Arceus that Helen mentioned that she was friends with? "Yukin sent you, huh?"

"Yeah. Is it... okay if I can stop by? I can meet you anywhere in your world that you'd feel comfortable."

"Hmmm... Well..." Hera wasn't sure how to address this, but if this truly was another version of her, she may as well get Rayquaza in on this. "Alright, but my husband's going to be involved in this, if that's alright with you."

There was a silence on the phone for a moment before, "That's fine. We can talk with him around. Can uh... Zinnia join the conversation, too? Your Zinnia, not mine."

"She'd eavesdrop in anyway, so sure. Do you need me to ping you my location for your portal gun?"

"That would be nice, yeah. Else I'd have to trace the signal to this call."

"Alright." Heidi sent a location request. "Well, come over any time after 10 minutes from now. I have to let Rayquaza and Zinnia know that we're expecting some... interesting company."

"Fine with me. I'll use that time to tell Mel and Nergal that I'll be back. See you then."

The phone hung up and Hera returned to form.

"Never a dull moment in this world, huh?"

#muse lacey #mxstball #long post #// OH BOY I HAVE SOME EXPLAINING TO DO #// hi guys i'm back #// ooc post coming up

[deusproxy]

@mxstball

She was sent here to replace her employer after the latter had decided to leave the event early due to... a certain individual, so the Lucario Shifter was a tad disgruntled with the short-notice task. Still, though, she would at least do her job proper, and what better way than to catch up on a bit of news she had to deliver a while back?

"So you're the Miss Meredith I've heard a bit about. A pleasure to meet you in person."

#IC: Gloam #mxstball

[shadowsightings]

"Boy.... Hasn't the atmosphere around here gotten kinda- Um, you know, sinister, lately? Like- Okay, maybe this is going to sound a little bizarre, but doesn't it somehow feel as though the aura of death weighs heavier on us recently?"

Starter requested by: @mxstball (Meredith)

#(Here you go. Nice and simple. Let me know if it needs tweaking) #IC : On The Trail Of Shadows 🏜️ #VERSE : Reclaiming The Light 🏜️ #mxstball

[blastburned]

⏰ For Leaf~

Oops! by author: 22bewears (Champion Red & Champion Leaf)

Genre: Time travel, Fluff

Tags: Childhood friends, when you say something STUPID and make a wish to turn back time to unsay it.

Summary: A seven year old Red says something... stupid to Leaf, and it's up to Jirachi to help him stop himself before he says it!

Words: 2349. (complete)

#mxstball #prompt

[fantasyconcrete]

@mxstball

Quartz took a deep breath, not really sure where to begin.

"The Pheromosa homeworld... Well, I'm sure some details have come here. It's a hot world, mostly desert and jungle - My people favor the former, and Buzzwole are generally found in the latter. The deserts are beautiful, covered in glistening white sand, and the main source of beautiful crystals, similar in appearance to the water stones of this world.

"Pheromosa society is based heavily on beauty and perfection. If you're not beautiful, if you have some sort of imperfection, then you're not worth anything."

They tugged on one of their antennae as they spoke, expression stony.

#primadonna bug (quartz) #mxstball

[veeveepeony]

@skypxllar @mxstball @peridot-the-champion @paldealeagueofficial @hoopas-rings

Wow... Really seems like the numbers keep going up when I'm not paying attention, huh... Well... Hello and welcome? I hope you like Veevees-

#skypxllar #mxstball #peridot the champion #paldealeagueofficial #hoopas rings

[vixletserenity]

@mxstball x

"Yeah!" Celeste answered, "Despite everything that's got me on my toes lately, I managed to find the time to make these and everything I've been giving everyone!"

When the box was placed in her hands; something about this felt a little different than what Celeste had already been given. Maybe this was just her nerves making her panic about doing this right.

That had to be it. Just Celeste being nervous about what she planned to do next.

"I...actually have something else to give you Kathy..." Celeste stammered as she went back to her basket. The little gal kept bouncing inside of the ball she was caught in; thankfully not doing enough to damage what was still in there.

Celeste's face became a deep shade of red as she got the Love Ball out. An Apricorn ball is hard enough to find nowadays, but Celeste somehow had an extra. And this was the best way to possibly use it.

She prayed and pleaded for this to work the way she hoped it would. That all the effort she had gone would go her way.

Inside the ball is an Applin. "I...I-I hope you like it...!!!"

#mxstball

[scarletwingedking]

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He's listening. He's also following pretty well.

But Sprocket doesn't quite understand one thing.

"...What's the difference between 'girlfriend' and 'companion,' then? That's what you described. Are they just girl companions? Is Sprocket's trainer 'girlfriend?' She is a girl."

#tales from the scarlet book | in character #that's me! | sprocket #m #mxstball #>>this is sprocket using all 1.25 of his braincells

[yellowsforest]

@mxstball, from here.

Leaf will find Yellow settled on Red’s childhood bed, sitting up and looking out the window at Kitty. They definitely look thinner, face flush and eyes swollen, and — their hair has grown down to past their waist, it looks like, but —

They’re alive. Sick, but alive.

Yellow turns their head to Leaf, quiet, before giving a soft smile.

“Hi.” A pause. “I’m home.”

#mxstball