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#my friend: whoa you’re hunting a legendary?? can i do it since you did the wolf :0
iinmysights · 2 years
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I JUST CAUGHT THE WHITE ARABIAN WEARING MY SUMMER CLOTHES RIDING MY MASSIVE SHIRE FUCK YEAAAAAAAH 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪
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waywardnerd67 · 6 years
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The Family Business School: Chap. 1 - Acceptance Letter
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Summary: (Y/N) receives a letter that she has been accepted to The Family Business School. Meeting a few of the staff before school starts she gets a taste of how her days may be there as her past is brought up. Characters: Dean Winchester, Bobby Singer, Charlie Bradbury, Garth Fitzgerald IV, Reader Pairing: No pairing Warnings: Fluff/Slight Angst Word Count: 2361 A/N: I hope you all enjoy the letter and supply list pictures in this chapter. I designed them myself and think I did an okay job. As always this is unbeta so all mistakes are mine. Likes, comments and reblogs are splendid and I will love you doubly for them! Enjoy!
(Y/N) stared at her computer screen not believing she was accepted the exclusive school for hunters. She had applied on a whim thinking there was no way they would accept her. Everyone, who wanted to be a hunter knew her story and now she lived alone in a cabin for away from society. If she happened to hear of a case nearby she would anonymously submit a post on the Hunter Forum a social media page for Hunters. (Y/N) reread her letter and supply list one more time making sure it was really meant for her.
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She immediately replied back to the school’s general email confirming she would be there on October 11th. Most of the items she already had on the Supply List but a few clothing items she would need to get before going Lebanon, Kansas. She had read all kinds of stories about the Men of Letter’s Bunker that Professors Sam and Dean Winchester inherited from their grandfather being a part of the organization. She could just imagine what it will be like to live there for a few months while training to become a hunter. She closed her laptop and looked over to the picture of on her bookcase. The only picture she had of her parents was taken a little over a year ago. Now they were both dead and (Y/N) was alone.
“I promise, I will make you proud. I will not follow in the footsteps of my father.” She whispered getting up and heading into her bed room for the night.
The next several of months she worked as much as she could to put in her savings for when she would leave for Kansas. She was taking an extended leave of absence from her book editing job in order to go to school. She was assured that her position would still be there once she came back. A few days before she was set to leave, someone came knocking on her door. (Y/N) grabbed her shotgun and cautiously looked through the peep hole seeing a scrawny man standing on her porch.
“What do you want?” She called out through the door.
The man chuckled, “Bobby said you might be a little jumpy. I’m Garth Fitzgerald IV and Bobby Singer sent me to help you get whatever you may need for school.”
(Y/N) opened her door peeking around it as he smiled and waved at her. “Hi there, I promise I’m not here to hurt you. You can put the shotgun away.”
She opened the door wide enough for him to come in and set her gun back in its place by the door. “Why did the Head Hunter send someone to escort me to school?” She asked.
“Well, probably given your history there will be a little drama on your first day. As much as he comes off as a mean old grump he truly cares about every student coming and leaving the school.” Garth flopped onto her couch.
“Professor, would you like something to drink?” She asked as she walked into her small kitchen.
She heard him chuckle, “Some water would be great, thank you. By the way, I’m not a Professor at the school. I’m the Curator for the building and surrounding area. I also help out Bobby whenever he needs me.”
She handed him a bottle of water and sat down in her oversized chair, “Oh. Okay then.” She wanted to ask more about the school, the professors and the classes. She thought it was best she kept her mouth shut and found out for herself in a few days.
“Are there any items you still need to get?” he asked as his phone started buzzing, “Sorry, give me just one second.”
He got up walking to the other side of her cabin answering his phone, “Hey Dean. What’s going on?”
The mention of Dean Winchester’s name made her heart race. Anyone who knew about the supernatural knew Sam and Dean Winchester. They were legendary hunters having saved the world time and time again. Like a lot of female hunters, (Y/N) found Dean incredibly attractive. He was known for being a love ‘em and leave ‘em but any woman who had been with him said the one night was worth it. Garth’s raspy voice brought her out of her thoughts.
“Yes, I’m at (Y/N)’s now.” He paused for a moment listening. “Okay. Will do Dean.” He hung up the phone turning around to face her. “You should go ahead and pack so we can hit the road.”
(Y/N) got up nodding silently as she went into her room and grabbed the bags she had packed weeks ago. Garth laughed as he opened the door and took one her bags from her.
Shopping with Garth was a lot of fun. (Y/N) had almost forgot what it was like to hang out with a friend. She picked out a couple of pant suits and a comfortable pair of knee high boots. Then Garth took her to an army supply shop for a few of the other clothing items she needed. Their last stop was to a bookstore so she could pick up ‘The Big Book of Urban Legends’ and a journal. Garth had a handful of comics when he found her looking through the journals.
“Can’t decide?” he asked as he flipped open one of his comics.
(Y/N) shook her head looking at all of them. Some were snap closures, no closures, leather, hardback, but none of them stood out to her. Then she saw it. Olive green softbound leather and tie closure called her. She picked it up running her fingers over it and knowing that journal was meant to be hers.
Garth clicked his tongue, “I would get a brown or black one. That way it never draws attention if someone should see it who’s not supposed to.”
“Yeah, you’re probably right, but I never completely play by the rules. This journal is meant to be mine.” She said smiling up at him.
He laughed clapping a hand down on her back, “I like your spunk. Though you know Dean will give you all kinds of trouble for that bright green journal.”
She shrugged, “Let him, I’ve been given trouble by far worse people.” Garth nodded as he grabbed the journal and book out of her hands.
“This is on me. A welcome to our school present.” He said as they walked up to the counter to pay.
Once on the road, Garth started blaring ridiculous 80’s R&B and rap music singing to the top of his lungs. She slipped her earbuds in and her favorite playlist soothed her onslaught of nerves flipping her insides around. The next thing she knew Garth was shaking her awake.
“(Y/N), welcome to The Family Business School of Saving People and Hunting Things.” He said proudly as he pulled into an underground garage.
As he parked his car she immediately saw the famous 1967 Chevy Impala. Her mouth slacked opened slightly seeing just how beautiful it was in person. Garth helped carry her bags through corridors that lead into a large library. “Ho-ly crap.” She whispered.
Garth chuckled, “I know it’s pretty amazing in here. Now you wait here while I go see what room Charlie has assigned you.” He walked off down another corridor.
(Y/N) started looking at the books in the library seeing some titles she had never heard before. She was so focused on the books in front of her that she did not hear the footsteps approaching her. She felt the end of a gun pressed against her back and her head shot up.
“Who are you and what are you doing here?” said a deep husky voice.
Her first instinct was to disarm him like she had seen online but opted for talking. “I’m a new student here. My name is (Y/N) and Garth just brought me here.”
She felt the gun lower off her back and she turned around slowly. Looking up she was met with the incredibly olive eyes of Dean Winchester who was pursing his lips together in disapproval. Garth and a bouncy red-head with a funny t-shirt on coming running up.
“Whoa, Dean! She’s a student.” Garth called out as Dean turned his attention to him.
“What is she doing here early? She almost got herself shot.” He said placing his gun at the small of his back.
“Dean, I told Garth to go get her. Now, could you refrain from shooting her until this new class of cadets starts.” They all turned to see Bobby Singer standing there.
Dean sighed, “Sorry Bobby, but she was just standing there alone. I thought someone had broken in.”
“That’s my fault since Garth had to come get me. Also,” Charlies stopped and hit Dean in the shoulder, “how dare you doubt my security system.”
Dean rubbed his arm as Bobby approached (Y/N), “I’m Bobby Singer and I’m in charge of all these idjits. It is nice to finally meet you, (Y/N) (Y/L/N).”
She shook his hand as Dean’s head snapped up, “Wait, you’re...” she nodded as he looked up to Bobby with a confused look. “I thought we decided not –”
Bobby held up his hand to Dean, “We can discuss this later. For now, Charlie please show (Y/N) to her room so she can get settled in. You will have a roommate once the other cadets arrive. Welcome to our school.” Bobby smiled warmly at her and then motioned for Dean to follow him.
Charlie hooked her arm with (Y/N)’s smiling brightly, “Well come on, let me give you the tour.” She said.
Garth and Charlie both showed her around the Men of Letters Bunker. She made notes in her small notebook of where the kitchen, bathroom/shower rooms and the stairs leading to the garage. Just down the hall from the kitchen Charlie opened door 24 and revealed a bedroom with two twin size beds, two desks and two small dressers.
“Here is your room. Take your time settling in and one of us will come get you when dinner is ready. No matter what grumpy Dean says please feel free to roam around. Do you have your laptop or tablet?” Charlie asked as Garth set her bags down on one of the beds.
(Y/N) nodded handing her both, “Oh, nice choices. I love my Surface Pro. I’m just going to put some software on these and get them back to you asap.” Charlie turned to leave and immediately turned back around. “Oh, and here, this is your new cellphone. See you later.”
(Y/N) setup her new iPhone and downloaded a few apps to get started with. She turned on her Spotify playlist and began unpacking her things. She was almost done, when she heard voices just down the hall from her room.
“Bobby, how do we know she won’t go evil on us?” she heard Dean said his voice full of concern.
Bobby grunted, “For the last time Dean, I decided to take a chance on her. Jack has turned out to be one of the best hunters we have. I think (Y/N) will follow in his footsteps.”
Dean sighed heavily, “Jack had Kelly and Castiel to guide him before he was born. Then he had Sam and eventually me after a while. Has this check had any support what-so-ever? No, she hasn’t. What she has is a murky past with Lucifer. Which brings up another point, don’t you think she is going to have trouble being around the guy who killed her father?”
(Y/N) had heard enough and walked out into the hallway, “If I did have a problem with you then you wouldn’t have kept that pretty gun of yours when you had it against my back. You know nothing about me or my life after Lucifer. All you know is some hunters’ tales that have been blown out of proportion over the years driving me into seclusion. Before you judge and make assumptions about me why don’t get check your facts! I hear your brother Sam is the best Lore and Research teacher in the country why don’t you sit in on his class and take a few pointers.”
Bobby was smiling from ear to ear as Dean looked at her dumbfounded. She turned to go back into her room and as she was shutting her door she heard Bobby said to Dean, “I like her. I think she will fit in here just fine.”
(Y/N) spent the next couple of days avoiding Dean at all possible cost and staying in her room. Garth and Charlie would stop by to check in on her. Charlie would come by to binge watch superhero shows with her and Garth had brought her a few lore books from his personal collection for her to read. She found out that Sam Winchester no longer lived in the Bunker but just a few miles away with his wife, Eileen, who was a bit legendary herself as a hunter. She had hoped to meet him before him before school since she admired him a lot. Lore and research was (Y/N)’s niche and the whole reason she wanted to come to The Family Business School was to learn everything she could in order to write lore books to help Hunters all over the country.
The morning the other students were arriving Charlie had come to get her so she could be outside when they all arrived. Her stomach tightened at the thought of being around so many people. She kept reminding herself that this was her chance to show people she was not her father. She was nothing like Lucifer. Garth pulled up in to the front entrance of the Bunker in a small bus with ten people on it. (Y/N) watched as the all filed out of the bus and stood in front of all the experienced hunters who would be teaching them.
Dean stepped forward to speak, but before he could a man slightly older than (Y/N) pointed to her, “What the hell is the daughter of the devil doing here?”
So, originally I was going to make this into a one shot but as I was writing this first part I realized there is just too much greatness for a one shot. I decided to make it a four part series. I hope you all enjoyed the first part :)
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crossroadsdimension · 7 years
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World Collision -- Chapter 17
Hidden Fortree
The hidden base that Red led them to was an interconnecting system of tree houses spread around a large clearing in the center of the expansive forest – or so Blue said, and at this point Myra wasn’t sure whether they really were in the center of the forest or not.
“This used to be Fortree,” Gold explained as they stepped into the clearing. Heads poked out of the tree houses arranged on the edge of the clearing, and shouts went up shortly afterward.
“They’re back!”
“Guys! I think I can see Crystal!”
“Crystal’s back!”
Crystal’s eyes lit up at the cries, a wide grin quickly spreading across her face. “Xavier! Al! Kyle! It’s good to see you’re all okay!” She immediately bolted for one of the trees, Yellow, Samuel, and Mike right behind her as three figures scrambled down from the trees to meet her.
“Nice set-up you got,” Static commented with a nod. “I bet I’ve seen better, though.”
“We’ve been better,” Blue replied shortly. “With those monsters out there corralling the Pokémon and making them act against their Trainers, we’ve been put in a tight spot.”
“We got Samuel and Mike back.” Myra motioned to the Breloom and the dog – which she’d learned was called Mighteyna – circling around Crystal and her friends quite happily as others started coming out of the tree houses. “I-I bet we can do the same thing for whatever other Pokémon –“
“Cornering Pokémon like Mighteyna and Ariados are one thing, but Legendary and Mythical Pokémon like Mewtwo and Mew are something else entirely.” Blue looked at Myra. “We’re lucky they didn’t get Arceus and that he’s off who-knows-where with Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina to keep them out of this mess.”
“I’m…guessing that’s a bad thing?”
“Bad doesn’t cover it.” Gold had an equally grim look on his face. “They’re considered the trio that created our world as we know it, so if they’d been caught by those dark horned things….”
“They’re called Dark Arms.” Myra frowned. “Or…do you guys not know that?”
Red, Blue, and Gold exchanged looks.
“I was wondering the same thing, actually,” Static commented. “They’re the guys I’ve been running from ever since they got a buddy of mine. I just hope they didn’t get my partner.”
“Your partner?” Myra looked at Static confusion.
“Yeah, he—“
“Virgil!”
A green blur suddenly slammed into Static from behind, knocking him off-balance.
“I thought you’d been snatched for sure, man!” Gear grinned at Static as the other stared at him with a look of blank shock.
“Richie?” Static asked in confusion. “Where the – when did – I thought you were dead, man! Why didn’t M-“
Gear slammed a hand over Static’s mouth cutting him off. “Don’t finish that! We’re calling her Flare-Up to keep them from hunting us down.”
Static pulled his head back. “Since when does her name get them to hunt us down?”
“Since they found a way to make it a magic homing device.”
Myra turned as Static stiffened and Seeker came out of the woods, followed by James and Captain America.
“Matt?” Static asked in confusion. A grin crossed his face. “Man, everyone’s coming out of the woodwork today. What next – is Luthor gonna—“
“Curse these stupid trees and these stupid mazes!” Luthor stumbled out of the trees, followed by Brainiac, who looked just as annoyed as Luthor sounded.
Static stared. “O…kay what about Flare-Up?”
Seeker grinned. “She’s not with us right now, but she’s gonna be joining up with us soon. She’s broken free and is helping X and Zero get their Zone back.”
“Who?” Red frowned.
Seeker looked over at him and blinked. “Whoa. Okay, when Crystal mentioned you were part Charizard, I wasn’t sure whether she was joking.” He refocused. “X and Zero are robotic beings that can think and feel like humans, but were created artificially. Flare-Up – my sister – was turned into one when she nearly died at one point, so she’s giving them as much help as she can while sending the rest of us ahead to help you guys.”
Red raised an eyebrow as more people started gathering into the clearing, Leaf and her Mighteyna among them. “How are you going to help? Our entire world has been shrunk into a giant forest filled with mazes and wild Pokémon, not to mention people who have been taken over. What exactly can you do that might be of help?”
“Well, I was born with the powers of a Lucario, so that should be of some use.” Seeker’s eyes sparked a brighter blue. “And there are some among us who can use some pretty interesting abilities, too. Take Myra for example.”
Red looked over at Myra, who took that as a signal to summon a purple fireball onto her palm.
“Her powers are similar to Flare-Up’s, but they’re more Psychic than actual Fire,” Seeker added. “If Flare-Up catches up with us before we reach the Cyber Zone, you’ll be able to see what I mean.”
“Yeah!” Static agreed instantly. “You should’ve seen what happened to Brainiac when he tried to do his thing! She practically melted him!”
Brainiac looked over at that, looking somewhat miffed – if the robot could look miffed.
Blue’s eyebrows shot up at that. “So, if you’ve got the powers of a Lucario, what Pokémon would Flare-Up be?”
“Either an overpowered Vulpix or a Ninetales,” Seeker replied without missing a beat. “She was turned into a Vulpix at one point and led her own exploration guild for a while, but she chose not to evolve.”
“…you’re not joking.” Blue looked surprised.
“I’d like to meet her,” Red said, a grin starting to cross his face.
“She has to catch up with us first, and in the meantime we can help you out here,” Seeker replied. “Who is it that you need to keep an eye out for and rescue?”
Red, Blue, and Gold exchanged looks at that as the rest of the group who had come with Seeker started to move towards the tree houses.
“If you know what Vulpix and Lucario are, I’m guessing you know about Mew and Mewtwo, too.” Gold looked at Seeker.
Seeker nodded. “Yeah. Are you looking for them?”
“Crystal’s brothers and sister have been missing ever since the start of this whole mess.” Blue nodded over to where Crystal was being slowly surrounded by the denizens of the clearing. “We thought she might’ve been nabbed too.”
“I’m guessing they’ve got names in this dimension?”
“Mewtwo is Mythos and the two Mew that we know of are Rosa and Catzin.” Red paused. “Catzin’s blue, not pink. It’s the only way we can tell them apart.”
“A shiny?” Seeker’s eyes widened. “No way!”
“Doesn’t make him any easier to find,” Blue muttered.
“You make it sound like these guys are really powerful,” Myra spoke up. “Just…how bad is it?”
The three Zone natives looked at Myra.
“Pretty bad,” Gold said. “They can use almost every single move that exists. Crystal’s pretty much the only one who can stand up against them – they trained her, she knows what they can do and how to counter it.”
“But then they know how to counter her, too, right?”
“They only trained her in the beginning; Crystal’d be able to handle them.” Gold sounded confident, but there was a look in his eyes that suggested something else.
“I’m guessing you guys aren’t the only ones who are part Pokémon, either,” Seeker commented. “I’m guessing Charizard and Blastoise for you two, at least.” He nodded to Red and Blue, then looked over at Gold.
Gold pulled off his hat, revealing a white stripe in his hair. “Zebstrika, now.”
Seeker nodded. “We don’t have anyone like that on the world of Pokémon that Flare-Up and I can travel to, so this is definitely going to make things more interesting. Is there anyone who’s been caught that we need to worry about?”
“Black and Lauraina.” Gold’s expression darkened as he put his hat back on. “They’re the only ones who are missing, and they’re Dark and Poison.”
“So, they’re the ones who sent the Ariados and Mighteyna after us?” Myra guessed.
“You catch on quick.” Blue nodded. “Yeah, they’re the main source of that problem. We have to get through to them somehow, but the problem is finding them. In these woods, it’s like searching for a needle in a haystack.”
“I bet I could find them.”
They looked over at Seeker, who had his head inclined somewhat in thought.
“Aura is aura, and not even Dark-Types can hide that sort of thing,” Seeker continued. “Let me put together a group and head out sometime to look for them.”
“You really think you can take them on?” Blue raised an eyebrow.
Seeker snorted. “I’ve fought giant metal beings and won against them before, and I know how Pokémon Types work. I may not be experienced when it comes to giant Mystery Dungeons, but I can learn fast. It helps that my sister’s been through more than she’s been able to count, and told me a lot about how the physics of these places works. I may not have the Stair Sensor technique like she does, but I bet I could pick it up pretty quickly.” He grinned.
Red and Blue stared at him while Myra blinked in confusion.
“Count me in!” Static jumped into the conversation, Gear next to him and with the biggest grin on his face that Myra had ever seen. “I want to get back at those guys for stickin’ me in that spider’s web in the first place!”
Seeker gave him a thumbs-up. “Considering yourself on my team. Now we need two more at most, preferably someone who knows this forest and has abilities that our opponents are weak against.”
“Don’t go rushing into things,” Gold warned. “Take a breather and take stock of who you have first. Then you can rush out there and do something about Lauraina and Black. You’re going to need items, too. Time and space are really wonky over here.”
“More wonky than they’re supposed to be, you mean,” Seeker corrected. “They’re always strange in a Mystery Dungeon. Show me what you’ve got and I’ll see if I can get some help to bolster what defenses you have. Gear and Forge can probably throw something together for you guys.” He looked over at Myra. “Go ahead and rest up, maybe have a look around.”
Myra nodded as Seeker walked off with Red, Gold, and Blue. Gear pulled Static off in another direction, grinning as they started to make their way around the tree houses to have a closer look at them.
As soon as she was sure she wasn’t going to be bugged, Myra let out a sigh of relief and let all the tension relax from her shoulders. They were in another safe place – for now, at least. Hopefully, she’d be able to sit and take a nap somewhere.
So she made her way over to one of the tree houses and sat down with her back against the trunk, near the ladder that climbed up into the tree house above.
“Just a couple minutes,” Myra murmured to herself as she closed her eyes.
Time Break
Myra was woken rather abruptly by someone shaking her left shoulder.
“Hey, Myra!”
Myra opened an eye blearily and saw Crystal standing over her, grinning.
“Since we’ve got some time now, I figured it’d be a good idea to work on training with you for a bit,” Crystal said. “You up for it?”
Myra blinked, then shrugged and pushed herself up to her feet. “I don’t see why not, I guess. It would help to keep me on my toes, just in case something tries to sneak up on us.”
“That, and you need to get stronger,” Crystal added. “That shockwave of mental energy you released back there against the Ariados shows that you are getting stronger, but I want to see if you can use your Mental Shock without falling over too quickly.”
“What’s the plan, then?”
Crystal grinned. “We have to push you to your limits so that your body can grow stronger, so there’s more energy for you to use later. You ready?”
Myra smirked, then nodded as she brought up her fists. Purple flames quickly covered them. “I could use a spar. Let’s do this.”
Crystal laughed and hopped back, hovering as Myra lunged towards her and swung a fist, intending to punch the Mew girl but missing.
“I’m really going to have to learn to do that,” Myra commented with a scowl.
“Well, learn more about attacking first and maybe then I’ll teach you how to levitate.” Crystal landed, then lunged forward herself, throwing her own fists forward.
Myra brought her arms up on instinct, the fire on her fists quickly expanding into a shield that Crystal’s fists slammed against instead of reaching Myra and hitting her in the face.
“Protect? Nice!” Crystal drew back as Myra looked up in surprise. “That’s going to come in handy!”
“Huh.” Myra blinked as the purple flames dissipated into the air. “That’s pretty cool.”
“Stings a little too, actually.” Crystal shook out her hands. “It’s acting more like a Spiky Shield than anything else, which is really useful when facing against physical attackers. You might want to keep that in mind next time you go up against someone.”
Myra nodded. “Yeah; sure.”
“Now, come on! The day’s still young and I’m sure you’ve got a lot more energy to burn!” Crystal backed up, then lunged at Myra again, forcing the other girl to dodge as they started to circle.
Figures started to gather on the edge of the clearing, watching as Crystal and Myra started exchanging blows but never quite hit each other, firing blasts of Psychic energy – or Psychic fire – at each other and forcing the other to dodge.
Myra and Crystal probably would have kept going were it not for the fact that something suddenly flew into the clearing from the open sky and landed on the ground between them, forcing them both to skid back a short distance.
Myra didn’t take much time in taking a closer look at the creature: purple skin of various shades, three-fingered paws, a long purple tail, and glazed over, dark purple eyes that looked between her and Crystal.
“Oh no,” Crystal said, faintly.
“What is it?” Myra glanced over at Crystal quickly before looking back at the creature.
“Mythos.” Crystal gulped. “My brother’s found us.”
Myra blinked, then looked over at Crystal. “What? That’s your brother?”
Crystal nodded a little as the people standing on the outside of the clearing started moving back and scrambling up the trees as quickly and quietly as possible.
“It looks like he had Hypnosis cast on him…we’re going to have to take him out.” Crystal gulped.
“How?”
The creature – no, Mythos, Myra reminded herself – started to shift his position into an attack stance.
“Stay behind me!” Crystal put an arm in front of Myra and pushed her back while she sharply raised the other one, creating a barrier of thick glass between the two girls and Mythos right before a sphere of blue energy slammed into the wall. The Barrier trembled, but held as the sphere dissipated.
Mythos’ form flickered, then moved in a blur, trying to get behind the two girls, but Crystal whirled and threw a sphere of dark purple energy that somehow felt wrong.
The sphere hit Mythos in the chest and caused him to stumble back, wincing.
Myra stepped back as Crystal’s hair started to rise, sparking with electricity. A blast of lightning followed, making the clearing rock with a sonic boom as the electricity slammed into Mythos and sent him skidding back even further.
Sparks flew from Mythos’ arms as he started to move, muscles starting and stopping in random spasms.
Crystal let out a sigh of relief. “Okay. He’s paralyzed for now.”
Something started smoking on Mythos’ back.
“That MindTech is going to blow!” Seeker yelled. “Everyone – get down!”
Mythos stared moving erratically, arms and tail spazzing out in different directions as he shut his eyes in pain.
Crystal pushed Myra to the ground, then leapt forward, hands glowing bright blue and pink.
The flash of bright orange and explosion of noise that followed was bright enough that Myra was forced to shut her own eyes and throw her arms up over her head in order to keep herself from being blinded. Even as it was, her ears were still caught in the crossfire and pounded with the noise.
Myra stayed down on the ground for what felt like half a minute before she felt something press down on top of her head, and a pulse of something spread out from it.
Her ears popped.
“—we go. Myra, can you hear me?”
Myra opened her eyes in surprise, then lowered her arms from her face and looked up at Crystal as she pulled her hand back. “What did you just do?”
“Heal Pulse.” Crystal smiled sympathetically. “Sorry about that; I wasn’t expecting the MindTech to explode like that. You’re probably going to have minor ear damage after this.”
“Well, at least I didn’t lose it.” Myra started to rise to her feet, then paused when she saw Mythos collapsed on the ground, smoke rising from the remains of something at the back of his head. “Is he…”
“Just knocked out,” Crystal replied. “He’ll be awake in a little bit.”
The figures standing at the edge of the clearing and peering out of their tree houses started to hesitantly come down and approach the collapsed Pokémon.
Seeker came over at a confident jog ahead of the rest. “I find it hard to believe you managed to take out a Mewtwo that fast.”
“I know Mythos’ tells; I can figure out at least some of his moves.” Crystal paused. “That, and he looked somewhat off. Like he wasn’t quite who he was supposed to be.”
Myra frowned. “Not quite who he was supposed to be? What’s that supposed to mean?”
“It means he was fighting back against those morons.”
Myra, Crystal, and Seeker looked over as Static strode over, Gear right behind him.
“What do you mean?” Crystal blinked.
“Those guys tried the same thing with me that they pulled on Cap.” Static motioned to the back of his neck. “They had me for half a day before my electromagnetism completely burned them out. I’ve been on the run ever since.”
“Since Mythos and Crystal are siblings and Mythos probably has psychic abilities like Crystal does, maybe he was fighting back mentally,” Gear suggested. “Is…something like that possible?” He looked over at Crystal curiously.
Crystal frowned. “Maybe…I haven’t been in a situation like that before, though, so I wouldn’t know.”
Mythos groaned, and the group stepped back a few paces. They looked at each other nervously as the Pokémon started to get to his feet, shaking his head as the remains of the MindTech fell into a smoking heap on the grass. Bleary purple eyes looked around, then focused on Crystal as she took a nervous step back.
“Crystal?” Mythos blinked slowly, then turned in place, first slowly, then more quickly. “Where—“
“You’re okay!” Crystal grabbed Mythos in a hug as Myra registered with a jolt that Crystal and Mythos were both using telepathy. “The dark monsters that were chasing the both of us got to you, but they didn’t get me. You’re yourself now, though.”
Mythos blinked a couple times as that sank in, and his eyes widened slightly.
“There’s a lot that’s happened since the Dark Arms first showed up,” Seeker spoke up, causing Mythos to look over at him. “We’ll catch you up, but the short version is this: a number of worlds have been merged together because of the Dark Arms and they’ve been trying to take over every single one ever since. We’re the only thing that’s standing between them and completely taking over.”
Mythos looked at Seeker for a moment, then nodded. “If these being seek to control what should not be controlled, then they should be stopped before they do anything else. Consider me one of your number here.”
Seeker nodded. “My name is Seeker. My sister is Flare-Up, the World Jumper who was running around with the Dark Arms before she broke loose. I don’t know if they can pick up telepathy or not, but please keep from saying her actual name if you know it. It’ll attract their attention.”
Mythos nodded.
“We probably aren’t going to stay here too long – those of us who aren’t a part of your world, that is. Our plan is to at least help rescue Black and Lauraina from the Dark Arms’ control, then move on to the next World Zone. The plan is to give you more of a fighting chance if the Dark Arms try to send more forces in, and I’m not planning on just leaving this world completely defenseless.”
Static frowned. “But what about the Dark Arms, man? How are we gonna kick them out? They’re using my home as their base!”
“Not just our dimension’s mixed up in that Dark City mess, V,” Gear spoke up. “Cap’s is, too, and probably others.”
“I know that! What I wanna know is how we’re gonna kick them out of here and fix everything!”
“I’ve been thinking about that,” Seeker replied patiently, “but I’d have to go over the plan with Flare-Up, and she’s helping X and Zero right now. When we meet up in the Cyber Zone, I’ll see what she thinks of the plan and whether or not we should follow through.”
Static frowned and folded his arms across his chest. After a moment of frowning at Seeker, he nodded. “All right. If you say so.”
“If you are searching for the Poison-Type and Dark-Type humans, it is going to be difficult to find them.” Mythos frowned. “Especially considering that one of them is capable of shielding his mind from me.”
Seeker’s eyes flashed a brighter blue. “I can see aura; Black shouldn’t be all that much of a problem to find.”
Mythos’ eyes widened sharply.
“And his sister is a Vulpix in human form!” Crystal added, eyes bright. “They know their way around Mystery Dungeons – I bet Seeker will be able to find them without a problem.”
“If that’s the case, then you’d better get moving.”
The group looked over as Red and Blue stepped forward, serious looks on both their faces and a yellow rodent-looking creature perched on Red’s shoulder.
“Those two have been having their Pokémon run rampant all over the forest, and it’s only gotten worse since you kids got here!” The creature shot Crystal and Myra a pointed look.
“Is that mouse—“
“His name’s Riley,” Crystal told Myra as the girl’s jaw dropped. “He’s one of the few Pokémon that can speak like a human.” She looked at Red, Riley, and Blue. “So, what’s the plan then? Is there anyone who’s already here who wants to help?”
“Pearl said he wanted to get in there and show Black a thing or two, but I don’t think that we want a hothead like him running in there.” Seeker paused. “I actually thought he would have been a Monferno or Infernape in this universe, not a Meditite.” He shook his head. “Diamond is much more level-headed, and while I can handle Black on my own, we’re going to need someone who knows these woods well now that it’s been turned into a Mystery Dungeon.”
“Leaf could guide you, but she’s scared of them both, and for good reason.” Red’s eyes narrowed slightly.
“I’ve fought them both before,” Crystal spoke up. “If I go out there, they’re going to want to look for me – at least, Lauraina will. She’s going to want revenge for what happened.”
“She shouldn’t have just been put in an asylum, she should have been locked in solitary confinement,” Blue muttered, causing Myra’s eyes to widen sharply. “Are you sure you want to do that, Crystal? You’re going to be walking into enemy territory.”
“I’ve been in it already and I’m fine,” Crystal replied. “I can handle myself, and having a World Jumper’s brother with me isn’t going to do any harm.” She nodded to Seeker, who gained a sheepish expression when Red and Blue looked at him sharply.
“He’s not just a World Jumper’s brother,” Static spoke up. “Matt’s a World Jumper, too.”
Myra turned sharply to stare at Seeker as Crystal’s jaw dropped.
“What? You’re one too?!” Crystal looked between Static and Seeker. “B-but I thought that there was only supposed to be one World Jumper in an area at a time! Why—“
“My whole family is made up of World Jumpers,” Seeker replied. “A couple neighbors, too – Khrista may as well be a cousin at this point.”
Crystal stared.
“Um…” Myra ducked her head as they turned their attention to her. “Flare-Up thinks I could be a World Jumper too, since my world isn’t here.”
Crystal turned her wide-eyed gaze to Myra. “You what?” She looked at Seeker. “Did you know about that?”
“Myra told me when we were going through the Maverick Zone,” Seeker replied. “And it makes sense; the memories she’s gotten back have referenced a world that our sister and parents went to at some point. Considering that Flare-Up and I can both confirm that it isn’t here, then Myra probably came to one of the worlds that was involved in the World Collision before they collided together.” Seeker looked over at Myra and Static. “It’d be a good idea if we kept this knowledge from the Dark Arms as much as possible; they could use us to keep doing what they had Flare-Up doing.”
“And that was?” Static responded.
“Where do you think they got the power to merge these worlds together in the first place?”
The silence that came over the clearing made Myra’s shoulders sink down with the weight of what Seeker had just told them.
“Then why would they want to—“
“They wanted me dead because of something World Jumpers can do.” Seeker cut Static off as Myra’s eyes widened sharply. “Now that my sister isn’t under their control, that means they’re going to be actively looking for us, either to get rid of us or to use us to bring more worlds in. I’m not about to stick around long enough to let that happen.” Seeker looked over at Crystal and Static. “You two and Diamond are going to be coming with me, then. I remember you said you wanted to come along, Static.”
Static nodded. “Yeah.”
“Myra, you stay here and keep an eye out for anyone who might be coming in that could have MindTech on them. Fortree’s going to need someone who knows how to take them out quickly and easily.”
“I’ll do my best.” Myra nodded.
Seeker nodded in reply. “Good. Let’s move out and get Black and this Lauraina before they do who knows what to the woods.”
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