​TPP-Pokken Story Ch 1
New Faces of Unknown Worlds
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[ Lazor Gator lies on the ground, in pitch black darkness. ]

Voice A:
He-hey! You alright? Come on, please wake up, I can't carry you back to the Pokemon Center myself...

Voice B:
I don't think we brought any potions with us. You got any other ideas?

Voice A:
Agh, I dunno... I don't think we have a choice. Here, help me lift this guy.

Voice B:
What? No! I can barely walk on two legs, let alone carry that guy!

Lazor Gator:
Nggghhhhh...

Voice B:
Hey, slow down, he's waking up!

[ Lazor Gator slowly crawls to his feet as the darkness fades away, turning into a plain roadside lining the edge of a cliff. A Charmeleon wearing spiked wristbands and a black choker, and a strangely photogenic Rattata are standing right next to him. ]

Lazor Gator:
Ugh... where... where's...?

Abby K.:
Take it easy, pal! You look like you took a really bad beating.

[ Abby offers her shoulder, and Lazor Gator leans against it to keep balance. Abby visibly struggles underneath the gator's sheer strength, but she steels herself and manages to hold him up. ]

Jay Leno:
Would you look at that! I thought you wouldn't be able to walk at all, but hey, I'm not a doctor, what do I know.

Lazor Gator:
...where are they? Burrito, Brian, Katie, Snake?

Abby K.:
Huh? Sorry, but uh, we don't know anybody by those names. Now that I think about it, we never got each other's names, either, huh?

Jay Leno:
Well, I we better kick off introductions, then. Jay Leno, at your service.

Abby K.:
The name's Abby. Nice to meet you.

Lazor Gator:
...Lazor Gator.

Jay Leno:
Lazor Gator, huh? Well, can't say it doesn't suit you.

Abby K.:
Alright, looks like we're all introduced to each other. Now let's get you to a Pokemon Center, alright?

Voice:
KYAAAAAAAA-!!

Jay Leno:
What on Earth...?

[ Jay Leno runs forward to see a girl with somewhat singed wings clinging to the cliff's edge, while a Typhlosion stands in front of her, flames burning. ]

Abby K.:
Wha-!? What's going on here?!

BEST:
BIG BROWN EYES BROWN HAIR HAVE COURAGE AND DO NOT CARE. ASK FOR PATIENCE

Jay Leno:
What's that supposed to mean, big guy? You want us to leave her alone? Fat chance, pal. She could drop any second.

Abby K.:
Jay, look at her... wings? I, uh, don't know why she's wearing fake Butterfree wings, but they look like they've been burnt!

BEST:
CURSE OF THE COMMUNICATION IS COMPLETELY SOLVED MY LITTLE GIRL

Jay Leno:
Are you admitting you did this?! Oh boy, if we weren't already trying to get somebody else in safety, you'd be regretting that...

[ Lazor Gator lets go of Abby's shoulder and steps forward slowly, facing BEST with his sword at the ready. ]

Abby K.:
Wait, Gator! You're still injured, take it easy-

Lazor Gator:
Don't worry about me, worry about the girl. I won't stand letting her drop to her death.

BEST:
MADE FROM THE SWORD FIGHT POOR HEALTH REMEDIES

Lazor Gator:
Don't worry about my health, Typhlosion. It's yours you should be worrying about. You two, back me up.
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BATTLE 1-1

Player Combatant: Lazor Gator
Player Support: Abby K. / Jay Leno

Enemy Combatant: BEST
Enemy Support: None

Arena: Route 9 Ledge
Difficulty: Easy
Special: N/A
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BEST (BAGEP) - Vietnamese Crystal - Standard

ACCORDING TO THE LOGICAL STRUCTURE OF A STRANGE VERSION OF THE ELF ELF MONSTER DERIVED RULE LANGUAGE IS A STRANGE WORLD. HIS LIFE IS FIGHTING THE BEST FIGHTERS IN THE WORLD THE PRIDE OF THIS ELF. C????????? IS MADE UP OF IS PURE STYLE TOOL F. ATTACK CHAOS ??SELF ALL F-CAR BAGEP FIRE, I LIT STOP THE WHITE STANDARD NATURAL FLAME COUNTER CAR BARRAGE PRIDE PLAYER, SHE WROTE, THAT HE BECOME HOT. BACK UP FLAMES OF DIFFERENT COLORS IN HIS BRIGHT PURPLE. OH, ALL THE STRANGE WORLD OF ELVES, HE SKIPS

(BEST originates from the strange ELF'S WORLD, an odd version of the world of ELF MONSTER that seems to follow no rules of law, structure, logic or language. He fights with the pride that within this ELF'S WORLD, he lives up to the name as the BEST fighter. He boasts moves such as the dangerous F-CAR, which literally puts him in a go-kart made out of pure flames and allows him to charge straight into the opponent, and FLAME, a barrage of fire that can easily melt the opponent's shield. His attacks lend themselves to a style that allows a wide number of tools that can leave the opponent flabbergasted, but players must be sure not to confuse themselves during battle.)

(He appears as an essentially normal Typhlosion, although his flames do seem to flicker a slight white. His alternate color turns the back of his flames a bright purple. As a result of his upbringing within the ELF'S WORLD, all of his attack animations appear especially strange, sometimes even appearing to skip from one pose to the next in the blink of an eye.)

Burst Attack: HIT TO KEY

YOU CAN DRAW EVERYTHING TO LOSE A BIT OF THE ??X1??? AVAILABLE POWER AROUND THE MASSIVE HELL. HE WILL GO ON SALE MAIN CW. SUDDENLY, ASK ALL YOUR ENEMIES AND LAND NARMAL SHORT ATTACK SPACE FLIGHT 4 ADD SEND M PALE A HIT TO KEY. ENEMY? FALLED

(Drawing every bit of power available, BEST lets loose a massive inferno around himself. If the opponent is caught in the flames, BEST will slam the opponent backward before calling upon his inner fire. A large key-shaped mass of fire will form in his hands, which he thrusts into the opponent. Once he successfully impales the enemy, he'll give the key a quarter turn of a twist, causing it to suddenly explode and send the opponent flying all the way to the other side of the arena.)

(This attack, if successfully landed, will also cause all of BEST's attacks to be critical hits for a short time.)
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Abby K. (Charmeleon) / Jay Leno (Rattata) - Red

Two of Bird Jesus's old allies from the very early portions of the very first journey, and two of the most iconic faces during those older times. They were also the very first allies ever lost as a result of the hardships the voices faced.

Abby K.: SS Ticket - Enhance, Fast

Abby K. holds up the ticket to the legendary cruise liner in the air, praising it. The praise spreads to the combatant and grants the combatant the swiftness and majesty of the S.S. Anne, temporarily increasing speed and raising the Synergy Gauge.

Jay Leno: Bubble Beam - Disrupt, Fast

Jay Leno spits out a stream of bubbles that hover in a straight line in front of him. The bubbles remain in place for a while; if the opponent touches a bubble, the bubble will pop and knock the opponent into the air, inflicting minimal damage in the process. Enemy projectiles will pierce and destroy the bubbles, however. The bubbles will fade away on their own after a while.
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[ BEST stumbles over as Lazor Gator lands a decisive hit with his saber. Lazor Gator raises his sword's tip to BEST's throat before he can get up. ]

BEST:
YOU CAN'T FIND A COMFORTABLE DAY. NAUGHTY REDHEAD LOOKS VERY PRETTY TRASHY

Lazor Gator:
I don't know where you're from, or what kind of language you speak. But I've already had enough of you. Beat it.

BEST:
MY GUT FEELING IS THIS IS THE LAST MEETING. IS TO FIND THE VENGEANCE OF OUR FRIENDS AT A LATER DATE

[ BEST slowly crawls away. Lazor Gator lowers his sword, off hand clutching his gut. He turns around to see Abby and Jay help the girl from earlier back to her feet. ]

Lazor Gator:
How is she?

Abby K.:
She'll be alright, I think!

[ The girl is finally up on two feet. She quickly dusts herself off before curtsying in front of the other three. ]

Butterbae:
T-thank you from saving me from that monster.

Lazor Gator:
It's no trouble. I must ask, however. How did all of this happen?

Butterbae:
O-OK. I was wandering on this path when that thing ran past me and knocked me over the ledge. I thought it was just an accident because it looked like he was trying to help me back up, but when I tried to fly up the ledge, I felt this pain in my wings...

Jay Leno:
Wait a second, fly up? You mean those wings aren't fake after all?

Butterbae:
What do you mean? I'm a Butterfree; all of us have these kind of wings.

Abby K.:
Ahh... sorry, miss. It's just that you look like a normal human to us.

Butterbae:
But that's true for all Moemon... wait. All the things I've been running into this past hour... they've all been these strange creatures that resemble Moemon, but no actual Moemon...

Jay Leno:
I... really don't know what's going on here, but I've never heard of Moemon. What is that supposed to be, anyway? Cute Pokemon cosplayers or something?

Butterbae:
Po...kemon?? That must be some sort of animal version of Moemon... It's- it's like I've walked into some sort of strange alternate world!

Abby K.:
You could say that, again... to be honest, I'm not sure how Jay and I wound up in this place. Last I remember, Jay and I were in Celadon, and then all of a sudden, we were out here.

Lazor Gator:
You too? I can't recall how I got from that mountaintop to this route, either. All four of us, coming from some other place and not remembering how we actually got here; it all sounds too fishy.

[ The four uncomfortably stare at each other. ]

Abby K.:
In any case, we really out to get to a Pokemon Center to get your wing treated. Hey Gator, can you walk on your own?

Lazor Gator:
I can walk fine. Let's get moving quickly. The sooner we get to town, the less we have to worry about danger. Then we can try to figure out just what's actually going on.
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[ After a brief timeskip, the four are seen sitting around a small table in the Pokemon Center outside Rock Tunnel's entrance. Butterbae's wing is fully healed, and all of Lazor Gator's previous injuries have disappeared. ]

Abby K.:
So... you remember that Kanto had these Moemon instead of Pokemon, and they were essentially just us except a lot more human-ish?

Butterbae:
That's right. In fact, one of my friends is a Charizard. When I met you, I noticed you looked a lot like her before she evolved, and that was what made me think something odd was happening.

Jay Leno:
So, are we dealing with parallel universes or something crazy like that? Sheesh, and I thought our problems were super odd... at least us three seem to be in the same universe.

Lazor Gator:
It still doesn't answer the question of why all four of us suddenly appeared at Route 9, though. Or where the rest of our allies are. At worst, we could apparently be separated via space and time, like Butterbae.

Abby K.:
Ugh... if we don't even have a clue about how we wound up like this, it could take a long while before we find our friends. Guess we should stick together until then, huh?

Lazor Gator:
...I can't stay for very long.

Jay Leno:
Huh?

Lazor Gator:
I was at Mount Silver before I somehow found myself at Route 9. My allies were in a dangerous battle there, and I can't waste my time finding them.

Abby K.:
I, uh... well, sorry to hear that, I guess. You sure you're all ready to head out by yourself?

Lazor Gator:
You won't need to worry about me. If you three want to stick together, go ahead; it'll be much safer for all of you. But I have no time to afford that.

[ Lazor Gator gets up from his seat, picking up the sheathed sword leaned against the table. ]

Lazor Gator:
Thank you for your help, Abby, Jay Leno. Stay safe, Butterbae.

[ He leaves through the Center doors. ]

Butterbae:
Something makes me very worried about him...

Jay Leno:
Yeah, I get ya. Gator sounds like the type of guy who wants to handle everything himself. I mean, he's a perfectly nice person, but I can't imagine that's particularly healthy.

Abby K.:
...Reminds you a lot of him, huh, Jay?
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[ Lazor Gator is wandering Route 9 again. ]

Lazor Gator:
If I remember correctly, this route connects to Cerulean City. ...Those three I left behind at the Center were kind people, but I have a greater obligation to my own allies. Burrito, Brian, Katie, Snake... I'm going to do whatever it takes to get back to you.

Voice:
Oi, croc. Ya got a minute to stop mumbling to yourself?

Lazor Gator:
Hm?

[ Lazor Gator instinctively raised his sword, but didn't notice anyone standing in front of him. He then looked down to see an Umbreon and an Espeon, the former covered in scars, the latter in bandages. ]

Scumbreon:
Ya know the way to the next town? We've been stuck in this hell hole for a whole day.

Lazor Gator:
Burrito...? Burrito!

[ Lazor Gator immediately picks up the Espeon. ]

Lazor Gator:
Are you alright, Burrito?! How did you get these wounds?!

Ally:
Ahhh, sir, I, I'm not...

[ Scumbreon suddenly tackles Lazor Gator, causing him to drop Ally. He then steps on top of Ally, bearing fangs. ]

Scumbreon:
Hands off of him, pal. He belongs to me and me alone.

Lazor Gator:
What the hell...? What do you think you're doing!?

Ally:
Taco, please don't...

Scumbreon:
Like hell I wouldn't. And stop calling me that in public, it's embarrassing.

[ Scumbreon redirects his attention to Lazor Gator. ]

Scumbreon:
Alright, tough guy, here's the message. This Espeon? My chew toy. Not yours. You lay even a finger on him one more time, I'll tear you to pieces.

Lazor Gator:
...Chew toy? Then, those wounds... YOU-!

[ Lazor Gator fires a large laser at Scumbreon forcing him to jump back. He lands some distance away, back arched in a battle stance. Lazor Gator point his saber right at Scumbreon, visor shining a raging red. ]

Lazor Gator:
I won't forgive you, monster. You... I'll kill you, right where you stand!
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BATTLE 1-2

Player Combatant: Lazor Gator
Player Support: None

Enemy Combatant: Scumbreon & Ally
Enemy Support: None

Arena: Route 9 Ledge
Difficulty: Easy
Special: Enemy cannot use Burst Attack, 1-round match
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Scumbreon & Ally (Umbreon & Espeon) - Colosseum - Technical

These two old friends have been through hell and back in the war-torn landscape of Orre, and although the Umbreon is definitely the more assertive in this relationship, the two couldn't imagine being separated. In battle, the two fight as a tag team, although Ally prefers to sit in the back as support while Scumbreon does most of the running around and attacking. Scumbreon himself has some useful attacks such as his signature fanged attacks and Screech, a sound-based projectile that can make opponents freeze in place. He performs best, however, when Ally's own specials move are added; Ally can use Reflect to create walls that Scumbreon can jump off of, or use Helping Hand to add special properties to Scumbreon's attacks.

Scumbreon is covered from head to toe with scars, and he even has a metal cuff complete with a trailing piece of chain on his right front ankle. Ally is covered by bandages, with the most prominent being the ones around his ankles. In their alternate colors, Scumbreon's yellow rings turn red, and Ally appears to grow a mustache. When fighting, Scumbreon is remorseless, attacking ferociously and even using Ally as a stepping stone or a shield in some attacks.

Burst Attack: One-Way Friendship

Without any hesitation, Scumbreon shoves Ally into the opponent. If Ally hits the opponent while stumbling forward, he'll use telekinetic energy to throw the opponent up into the air. Scumbreon then follows up by jumping off of Ally's head, then off of a psychic barrier Ally puts up at the last second. He lands on top of the rising opponent, then takes a massive bite out of the opponent's face as he begins to glow. The two fall and land on top of Ally as an explosion of foul energy appears on impact. Ally manages to get back up, although incredibly dazed, while Scumbreon steps off the opponent without a care in the world.

This attack is especially damaging and will remove all of the opponent's recoverable HP, but the damage Ally takes in the process will result in the player losing all recoverable HP as well.
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[ Lazor Gator knocks Scumbreon over with a well-placed kick, then brings his sword down onto him. But before the sword can slash Scumbreon, a barrier of psychic energy appears over Scumbreon and blocks the blade, sending Lazor Gator back. ]

Lazor Gator:
Tch-!

Scumbreon:
How ya like this!?

[ Scumbreon suddenly jumps up, fangs bared, and chomps down on Lazor Gator's face, sending him to the ground in sheer pain. ]

Lazor Gator:
Ghk-! You... YOU...!

Scumbreon:
That'll teach you. Come on, Nacho. We're not sticking around with this creep.

Ally:
Could... could you not call me that in public? It's too embarrassing...

Voice:
Hey, you!

[ Abby, Jay Leno and Butterbae suddenly run in. Butterbae runs to Lazor Gator's side. ]

Butterbae:
Gator! A-ah, these injuries are bad...

Lazor Gator:
I'm alright... but he did get my eye. My vision's half gone.

Abby K.:
I told you all we should go after Gator! First that Typhlosion, now this!

Jay Leno:
Aw, quit it, will ya, Abby? Look, you were right to worry about him, but what are we gonna do about that Umbreon over there? He looks like some sort of death machine!

Scumbreon:
Oh great, he had an entire posse with him, too? This day just keeps getting better and better. Alright, alright. I'll take all of you on!

Ally:
Oh no, not again... come on, we have to get out of here!

Scumbreon:
No way. Look, just help me tear these guys apart, will ya? I've had enough of this weird region, and I've got some steam to let off.

Abby K.:
He's coming after us!

[ Butterbae gets up. ]

Butterbae:
I can handle this.

LazorGator:
Butterbae...?

Jay Leno:
Wait, uh, you sure about this one? I don't think this guy's up for talking it out.

Butterbae:
I only need to make sure he doesn't do any more harm. It's the least that I can do to thank Lazor Gator. Abby, Leno, please help me protect him this time!

Abby K.:
You got it!
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BATTLE 1-3

Player Combatant: Butterbae
Player Support: Abby K. / Jay Leno

Enemy Combatant: Scumbreon & Ally
Enemy Support: None

Arena: Route 9 Ledge
Difficulty: Easy
Special: N/A
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Butterbae (Butterfree) - Touhoumon & Moemon - Technical

In a world where Pokemon are replaced with their anthropomorphic variants, the Moemon, Butterbae has stood out as a visual star. Her looks do not indicate a lack of combat ability, however; this Butterfree is more than capable of holding her own in combat. She can combine the special moves Sleep Powder and Gust to set incapacitating trap of sleep-inducing dust wherever she pleases, and she can also use her psychic abilities to to further lure or throw her opponent into these clouds. When her opponents fall asleep, it's time to wake them up with eye opening. However, she get flustered against a full-blown assault, especially given her frailty.

She appears as a standard Butterfree Moemon, complete with the wings, antenna and purple dress. Her alternate color turns her dress, hair and wing outlines a bright pink. She moves and attacks with the flash and cuteness of an idol superstar when up close, but at a range, she shows a bit more patience and restraint befitting of her modest behavior.

Burst Attack: Teachy TV Special

Butterbae gives a small laugh before blowing a kiss towards the opponent. This sends a slowly moving cloud of pollen that, if it hits the opponent, will immediately put them to sleep. Everything will fade to black as this happens; then, a Teachy TV screen appears, with Butterbae and the opponent on it. Butterbae will wave to the audience, then fly over the stunned opponent as if doing a extraordinarily large backflip. During this, she showers over the opponent a golden powder filled with stars and hearts and music notes, which proceeds to do even further damage as the TV disappears and reality resumes.

This attack does slightly less damage than normal, but it does poison the opponent.
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[ Butterbae flip kicks Scumbreon into the air, over the edge of the cliff. ]

Scumbreon:
Gk-! Nacho! I need a save!

[ Ally, on the other hand, is occupied with trying to hold his ground against Abby and Jay Leno. ]

Ally:
OK!

[ Ally drops the psychic barrier in front of him to put a new barrier underneath Scumbreon, but just as he drops his guard, he's hit by a Cut attack from Abby and drops to the ground. ]

Ally:
Ah-! S-sorry, Taco...

Scumbreon:
Nacho!? No, NO! NOT LIKE THIS!

[ Scumbreon plummets over the cliff's edge, but is suddenly grabbed by the ankle before he can disappear out of sight. ]

Scumbreon:
Uh...?

[ Scumbreon looks up to see Butterbae holding him by the ankle and pulling back over the cliff's edge. ]

Butterbae:
It's alright, I got you!
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[ Everyone is gathered in a circle, nursing their respective injuries. ]

Jay Leno:
So, let me get this straight: you were in this "Orre" region one second, and then suddenly you found yourself here in Kanto?

Ally:
That's right. We were trying to find the nearest town so we could figure out how to get back home. Then we met Lazor Gator and, well... you know the rest.

Lazor Gator:
I should apologize about that. I mistook Ally for one of my best friends, and thought that Scumbreon had mistreated him. I always have a problem with letting my anger take over.

Scumbreon:
Ugh, you say that as if I hadn't done anything wrong. Ally keeps telling me that I get too overprotective of him. Can you blame me, though?

Ally:
Well, I guess I'm happy that you still care, at least...

Abby K.:
Either way, I think we can agree, it's probably a really bad idea to split up now. We've gotten into plenty of trouble already!

Butterbae:
Agreed. It would help if we didn't end up fighting everyone who's stuck in the same problem as the rest of us.

Lazor Gator:
I disagreed before, but now, I've changed my mind. I don't feel as if I've been moved across the globe or into another universe, but whatever place I walked into seems much more dangerous than it was before. The less we need to fight, the better.

Scumbreon:
Are your four trying to guilt me into tagging along with you? Pfft. Fat chance.

Ally:
But this could be our best chance at finding a way back to Orre! Besides, they really don't seem like bad people...

Scumbreon:
You too? Fine. I'll tag along. But don't expect any help from me. I'm only in it to get back home.

Abby K.:
Looks like it's all six of us tagging along, huh?

[ Abby stretches a hand to the center of the circle. ]

Abby K.
Let's stick together so that we can safely get back home!

[ Jay Leno follows suit. ]

Jay Leno:
Couldn't have said it better myself.

[ Butterbae places her hand into the circle. ]

Butterbae:
I'm glad to have the help of such good friends.

[ Ally puts his hand in, then grabs Scumbreon's hand and places it into the circle. ]

Scumbreon:
Oh, come on...

Ally:
Scumbreon and I think we're all going to get along just fine!

Scumbreon:
As if I'd say something that stupid.

[ Lazor Gator hesitates, then sighs and places his hand into the circle as well. ]

Lazor Gator:
You people remind me too much of my own team. Well, it can't be helped. Let's do this.

[ All six give shouts of approval as they raise their arms all at once. ]