Arven closed his eyes. He knew things weren’t going so hot if he was hearing voices in his head. But when he did so, the cool and solid feeling of the water fountain at his back faded. Had he leaned forward without noticing? He tried to lean back to make up for it and almost … Continue reading →

Unlike the bosses of Team Star, Arven did not have to hide in a library for fear of being arrested. He planned to make full use of this perk. Right now he was headed for the east gate of Mesagoza to wait for a flying taxi. Now that he and the others had been trekking … Continue reading →

After a less-than-stellar sleep in her dorm room, Juliana rose early the next day. She’d already signed up for classes with Professor Raifort. She wondered at first if it might look suspicious to be selecting classes at three am, but then again, it was hardly the oddest thing she’d done at that hour. Even though … Continue reading →

“Welcome!” Sada–or rather, AI Sada–said the moment they stepped out of the teleporter. Arven was last to exit, which probably meant they had all been waiting on him. He ignored the greeting and set down his bag, taking the time to look around. The lab wasn’t as large as he expected, though he did notice … Continue reading →

Penny’s head was spinning. This couldn’t be right. Everything they’d worked towards was supposed to make Paldea better. Now…what? She’d been dragging two of the anomalies’ biggest catalysts all over the region? And she’d become of them herself? She knew hard work didn’t always pay off, but that didn’t mean it should accomplish the exact … Continue reading →

Nemona and Juliana both gasped in almost perfect synchronization. Arven’s stomach sank when he saw Penny’s hand. Unless she had snuck down here and messed around with the same machine he had as a kid…whatever this thing was could spread. Penny gripped her affected hand with her less luminescent one. Arven could see her fingers … Continue reading →

Ortega couldn’t walk far. Arven, Juliana, and Nemona stood back to give him more space, but Penny barely got him a few steps before he collapsed again. Maybe this is the wrong approach? She gnawed at her lip in debate. It was hardly the first time Ortega had an issue like this. If they let … Continue reading →

“What?” the group exclaimed all at once. Some louder than others, but there was no denying that collectively, they made quite the noise. And Donphan, regardless of what time period they hailed from, had excellent hearing. The two Pokémon had just collided with dual headbutts and rolled back from the impact, so they stood a … Continue reading →

Descending into Area Zero didn’t take nearly as long as Penny expected. The wind currents within the crater were strange, to say the least. Juliana found that if she guided Koraidon slightly left, then right, then commanded it to drop its wings for a brief free-fall, then had it extend its wings again…somehow this process … Continue reading →