During an evening at the Mystery Shack, the Wayfinders and the locals were busy unwinding after quite the adventure. The Keyblade Master with the shoulder mounted Goomy show cased Regidrago and what lead them to an arena that the Pines have gone too. "Through all that, we forgot about Kit and we forgot to get that Fragment from the Cyborg."
The group saw a hastily drawn picture of the red head cyborg and the Hisuian Zoroark as Aqua continued. "We got to find Kit and the Brute Bonnet before we consider heading back to our friends and reporting this."
Mabel hmmed. "Well, the Mushroom ought to be where you left him." That would be a simple task, yet Stan thought out loud. "Ever think that crazy things like that have been happening for a reason? Like that robo dude wanted to snatch that broken heart and did everything to book it." Aqua thought with him. "That was definitely his goal. But why?"
The band headed out for a view of the sunset, Wendy noticed a great beam ascending to the sky and is seeing it draw in gray clouds. "Uh... dudes." On a second look, the beam seems to be coming from the far away lake, drawing in gray clouds and forming a funnel that begun to blow strong winds. Following it was rain. Soos gasped. "Ahk! It's making a hurricane!"
Such a brewing storm is going to escalate if allowed to go unchecked. Ven and Bursty took off towards where the Brute Bonnet was left behind, the Pines and their partners of Trevenant and Sweet Puff followed. Leaving Aqua, Regidrago and Cyndi with the grown ups.
The adults headed over the lake, pushing back against heavy winds and found that there's an island emitting that beam. The center point of the storm. Stan looked around and found an unoccupied boat. "Bingo!"
He hurried to get on and effortlessly boat jacked, the band got on and Regidrago simply floated over the water. He and Aqua let loose a burst of energy to jet over, arriving on the island and finding that the beam is indeed, coming from a Labyrinth crystal. They didn't hesitate to enter the cave and they find themselves in the shore of a tropical island. A docking facility under the worst of a tropical storm. Wendy nearly lost her hat and shouted out. "Man, it's worse in there than it is out there. You think it's some magic voodoo or something?"
Aqua readied a dusk ball at her answer. "If we can find the source, then it should make the storm go away. Be ready for anything."
Woosh!
Soos spotted the winds spinning and taking shape. Half a dozen twisters that sucked up the water and sprouted fin like hands, while the other half absorbed the leaves, twigs and gravel. They formed rocky fists and all shined a glowing beam on top of their heads. Regidrago turned into his dragon skull as Wendy and Soos hurried to find wooden planks that can help deflect the Typhoons glacial blasts. Giving Drago time to charge up in power. Aqua sent out Glimmet as the Wind-Born tossed heavy debris. Cyndi quick attacked into higher ground as Aqua and Glimmet flickered through. Cyndi blasted a dampen flamethrower as Glimmet sprayed acid, giving Aqua an opening for close range slashes and a burst of a crystal twister. Regidrago fired a blast under the Typhoons and unleashed dragon energy to blast them back into the water. As a simple gust and a splash.
Stan took the chance to sneak on a spinning Wind-Borne that was keeping a distance. The Grunkle gave a brass knuckle punch to a rocky core. The elemental spun a gust that sent Stan flying and was smashed away by the Glimmet's ancient power. Aqua and Cyndi spun into a fiery tornado and sent the Wind-Born blowing away into the caught up debris. Soos had a moment to think. "Say, dudes. Isn't something a little off about those guys?"
Wendy thought about it. "Now that you mention it. They didn't turn into fogs or release those pink things." Aqua had a moment to see that is a point. "I didn't pick up any darkness within them either. Could they be-" She gasped. "elementals?"
They saw the station at the far end of the island and hurried across the sand and wind. They had an ambush from the windy adversaries and another that rose up from the sand. Living dunes that leaped out in an attempt to body slam Aqua. The Keyblade Master back flipped and worked with Goomy to blast the Course Slammers into simple mud. Cyndi and Glimmet focused on the Typhoons as Regidrago settled for an energy blast on the Wind-Borne. At the entrance, was a rather large Wind-Borne that absorbed the metal plates from the dock.
It used the plates as a rotating shield. Forcing Aqua, Cyndi and Glimmet to dash and flicker. The Wind-Borne shot a rotating plate in an attempt to smash the band away. Goomy used a protective barrier to deflect it back and give the group an opening for a quick attack rush. Rush! SPEW! Sizzle!
Cyndi burst out flames as Glimmet sprayed acid at the Wind-Borne's core, giving Aqua the chance for a point blank crystal arrow that sent the wind scattering and the plates rolling into the sand.
At the Church
Brute Bonnet was hearing rising winds, distracted from his boredom. The breeze was of a cooling, soothing sensation, though the shaking trees show something is amiss. Glimmer. At the corner of his eye, he saw a crystal cave open. A gentle voice called. "Amanto, it's time to welcome Abigale."
The Brute stopped at the name and turned to find Ven, the Pines and their companions. The mushroom faced the cave and waddled in, leading the others to flinch and dive after him. Into a facility that was flooding. They spotted a door way and it was blocked by a jet of pipes. The water took shape into hunched humanoids. Ven tossed. "Virtu, Kadabra! It's your turn!"
Pop!
The Porygon2 and Kadabra floated out as Dipper hid behind Trevenant. "Those are water monsters, you got this!"
The tree grunted and charged horn first. Ven, Virtu and Kadabra hovered together and fired lightning bolts. One of the Slick Ones crackled into a splatter as the other jetted around the Trevenant and swished around Mabel, sending her and Sweet Puff sliding to a wall in a wave. Sweet Puff countered with a flamethrower blast, to knock it away and Trevenant connected his charge, ramming his horns and draining energy. The elemental collapsed into a splash and something foul slid from the pipes. Rainbow colored water with grime seeping. Dipper hurried to bring out Bronzor. "Nope! Seen enough documentaries to know what those are."
Out came the spinning disk that on command, bent one of the two in extrasensory power. The other one jetted up to the ceiling and fired caustic projectiles, Dipper and Mabel made a run for it as Trevenant took the splashes and sizzled in filth. It kept on it until Kadabra pelted it with psyshock rocks, sending it falling to the water as a splash of oil and grime.
In addition to the filth, they smelled foul enough that touching it might be ill advised. The band hurried around and were in a corridor turning left and towards a flight of stairs. They caught the Brute Bonnet on a trial and were blocked off by water with flowing, electronic equipment that have live wires. They animated together into a fusion of machine and water, something that brought Ven towards switching Virtu out and sending the wild card. "Haywire, you're up!"
Pop!
Out came the Rotom Mower that marveled the out of control machinery and cackled, Sweet Puff sprinted at one to play roughly as the other Electroytic splashed after Haywire and emit a shock. The Rotom cackled a nasty plot and unleashed a leaf storm blast, shoving the electronics to the side as Sweet Puff was dancing around from the other. Trevenant stepped behind the elemental and used his trusty horn leech to vanquish it.
With them gone, the band hurried to catch up to the Brute Bonnet, who was staring at a machine undergoing repairs. A station was containing an Iron Jugulis that has black faces and a shine on her chest. Overseeing from a screen is the Scientist, Suiten. One of the stations clamps delicately held a Heart Fragment and placed it into the chest. Suiten had a smile and noticed the arrivals. "Here you are yet again. Once more you followed your urges to explore this realm. Storming into this facility just in time to watch us perfect the final machine." She gestured to a machine that has her faces light up to the colors of a Hydregion's face. "I presume you're well acquainted with the Iron Jugulis? The Robotic descendant of the ever fearsome Hydregion!"
The Pines gasped and Dipper twitched a hand. "You gave that weirdo access to that?! It was a monster at the Globnar games!"
Suiten raised a brow as her smile turned more deranged. "You mean the Cyborg. A fine warrior that was made from the memories of one of the greatest Keybearers ever known." She raised her hands in praise. "There are only few scriptures in the known cosmos that will tell you of Suijin and the legacy he's left behind." She laughed triumphantly. "The Cyborg is a cognition unlike any other. His skills have allowed me to obtain the piece I need to break this status quo. And you all have arrived just in time to bear witness."
The Jugulis finished turning on, flew out of her bindings and looked around, her eyes came alive at the Keybearer and she crouched up in a snarl. She readied to launch her arms as Suiten commanded. "Abigale, these explorers are not your prey for today. Set forth beyond this iron womb and raise a storm on a worthier opponent."
Wind blew from a chute above. The Iron Jugulis is compelled to obey, looked to the concerned Brute Bonnet and had a moment of calming down. They locked eyes and the machine took flight without much word. Mabel tried to chase the flying machine to no effect. "Hey, wait!" Ven called his partners back and was brought out a jet ball as Suiten's glasses gleamed. "Are you going to follow her?"
Ven sent out Togekiss. "Heck, yeah we are. But first, we're going to make sure this guy doesn't get left behind again."
The Brute Bonnet blinked and hopped towards the chute. Bracing for a triple battle. The Togekiss twirled as Dipper and Mabel called to Bronzor and Sweet Puff. Ven called. "Tail wind boost!" The Togekiss stepped back and blew a tail wind, giving Bronzor the opening for. "Confuse him next!"
At Dipper's command, the Bronzor twirled to let loose a dazzling light, while Mabel barked. "Yawn!" Sweet Puff yawned and made the Brute Bonnet grow drowsy. The Mushroom charged after the Bronzor and gave a firm crunch before tossing him aside. Togekiss spun a dazzling gleam as Sweet Puff rammed for rough play. The Brute Bonnet jumped back and fired a bullet seet at the Slurpuff, he dazed off into slumber. Dipper ordered. "While we got the chance, use safe guard so he doesn't try anything."
The Bronzor spun a protective ward as the Brute used his will power to jumped out of sleep and blast a stun spore that was pushed away. Ven finished with an aim. "Now finish this with air slash!"
Togekiss ascended to toss a slash that knocked the Brute aways and forced his body into crystal. Suiten waved her hand to distort the dimensions as Bronzor kept spinning and encase in a glow. The orbs enlarged and encased the disk into a bell with long flat limbs.
Pew!
In it's place was a strange bell that Dipper has read about. "Woah, you turned into some Do...taku?" The bell had a set of red eyes at the side of what looked to be a mouth that is at the bottom of the bell. The bell chimed. "Bronzoooong!" Crack! Crack! Burst!
The crystal surrounded the Brute shattered, bringing him into his terestal state of poison. The Brute hopped in valor and unleashed a swamp of poison. Bubbles appeared from under the faeries and burst to knock them towards a wall. They were passing out at an instant and forced a switch. Dipper eeked as Bronzong used his extrasensory power to force the Brute into the move. Mabel switched and called. "Muscle Bear, it's your go!"
Pop!
"RWWR?"
Out came the Bewear as Ven brought out his starter. "Virtu, help out!" The Brute leaped to the station and clinged on before firing a bullet seed at the Bewear. Mabel showed a glimmer in her eyes. "Give him the eyes!"
Muscle Bear showed her baby doll eyes and unnerved the Brute's offenses as Ven readied his tera orb. "Virtu, conversion!"
The Porygon changed color to electrical yellow as the tera orb let loose a shine of power. Another extrasensory tossed the Brute aside, the prehistoric beast stomped a wide toxic blast at Bewear and Porygon2. Ven tossed the orb over Virtu and had her transform into a tera electric. The Porygon2 gave an electrical shine and fired an intense blast of thunder bolt, Muscle Bear sprinted through the swamp, grabbed the Brute and used her strength to hurl him under the screen. Suiten was quite surprised as the Brute sprayed a bullet seed at Muscle Bear and slid across the poison to pin down Virtu. Ven hahed. "Finish it with some foul play!"
Virtu let the force take her and used the weight to hurl the Brute to a wall. Smash! Shatter! The crystal shattered and caused the poison to flow away, leaving the Brute dazed and at the mercy of a dusk ball that Dipper tossed. "Huyah!"
Fling! Tap! Bop! Bop! Bop!
Shake...shake...shake... click!
With the fight concluded, Ven called for the pokemon to be let out and given a fast pick me up. Suiten pressed her hands together in praise. "He might be categorized as the Brute Bonnet, but I've bestowed him a more appropriate name for when his time came. Amanto! A stocky mycelium master that won't ever back down towards those who would threaten his friends. You've all done well to guide him towards this, to finally have a drive that goes beyond that hunger."
Dipper pointed to the mad woman from across the screen. "How would you know about that when we found him minutes after he woke up? What are you up to?" Suiten laughed like she would pat the boy. "Dipper, Dipper. Things in this Labyrinth are never what they seem. It is how the most nefarious of traps can be glimmered in gold if punishing the greedy is an end. With in the eye of this Storm, lies a key to an old truth. Of a poisoned legacy that must be brought to an end, so yours can shine in the vast cosmos. Your strength in bonds are more than enough to echo across eternity."
She felt enough was said, Ven signaled that the Pines call back their pokemon and get ready for a ride while the Scientist cheered for them. "Follow the Storm, see how the Master will truly quell her heart. If she has what it takes!" Ven and Virtu got on Togekiss as Dipper and Mabel settled for getting on the Bronzong.
At the Harbor.
Aqua and her misfits finished off a Typhoon that took to the water and tried to engulf the band in a tidal wave. Combining gem blasts with a breath and a flamethrower. Glimmet was left panting as the last traces of water and debris blew away from the metal grounds. The ore chimed in a craze. (This realm tests us, an ever growing storm that beats down upon us.) Cyndi agreed to that and looked around. (Snuffing out every flame and making the boldest spirits fly away.) Glimmet gave a glow. (But the earth will stand.)
She began to bloom into an ever larger flower. At the end of her evolution, she showed a crystal face of eyes at the stem and a body resembling a gorgeous blue flower. Aqua had a check at the entry for the specimen. "Glimmora: the Ore Pokemon: Rock/Poison. When this Pokémon detects danger, it will open up its crystalline petals and fire beams from its conical body. Glimmora's petals are made of crystallized poison energy. It has recently become evident that these petals resemble Tera Jewels." The Glimmora spun like a top and rushed through a blockade that was in the way. Flipping into a cluster is a wad of kelp that spewed out water from it's barnacles. Glimmora rushed through it and brought it in a purple hue.
Aqua had an idea and aimed. "Bio!" The poison caused the Eco-wad to burst into blisters and slump backwards. Cyndi dashed in with a quick attack and scorched it from the inside out with a flamethrower, causing the whole mass to come apart. As the band entered a wide shed, they saw flashes of yellow light and heard a battle cry of pizzazz. "Booyah! Who's your mama!"
Stan huhed as the band entered and found someone fighting against a Eco-wad. A wild looking, pointed eared witch with lots of gray hair, a one piece red dress and a staff with an owl at the head.
Stan looked upon the witches yellow eyes, saw a golden fang and gasped. The Witch cheered. "Yeah, take that you elemental blowhards!" She rubbed her hands and hurried to a canister of tera shards. "Mama's gonna haul herself a treasure horde!" Stan made a leap for the treasure horde in envious greed. "You're not getting away with that one, Edalyn!"
The Witch heard the shout and had the canister leap over as a jerk response. "Whu-oh!" She blink and recognized the Grunkle. "Well, is this crystal a doozy or am I seeing this right?" She crouched to help a cohort up. "Long time no see Stanly, you're looking less of a mess than I'd thought you be." Stan grumbled stubbornly. "Don't give me any of that, I lost a month of my life because of you!"
Eda noticed Soos and Wendy watching, she took a look at the pokemon and at Aqua, the witch whistled. "Dang girl. Aren't you crystal clear." Aqua blushed as Eda poked Stan on the cheek and teased him. "Who did you bring into this treasure hunt and what kind of scheme are you up to?"
Wendy was realizing something and groaned out. "Enough of the old people talk, we have a giant storm at the other side of this crazy place and the only way to stop it is to take out what ever is in here. How did you even get here?"
Eda shrugged and found her circumstance annoying. "I was finding a hideout while this Coven was chasing my tail. Turned out this lead me to this eldritch hole with a whole lot of glimmer." Stan looked around at the strangeness that is connected to a crystal. "Hah! Now that you mention it, this stuff would make a pretty good attraction."
It's little wonder these two had a thing going, Aqua had a look at the witches staff and is surprised. (This is like the staff the Storm Witch used?!)
The Keyblade Master saw a corridor going somewhere and followed off, room of tubes and pipes going somewhere that spilled out Slick Ones and Leaks. Cyndi had a look at the oily foes and tried out a flamethrower that caused the Slick Ones to burst into boiling flames. The Leaks waddled back as Aqua readied for battle, she flowed after the Leaks for a fast thunder blast and hurled fire to keep the Slick Ones in a panic.
They were blasted away by an Edalyn that used her staff as a flying broom. "Hold it, you're not outclassing me and Owlbert over here!" Edalyn jumped off and spun her staff, who readied wings. She conjured a ring and blasted out sunlight, in combination to Aqua's magic, Glimmora's enhanced power and Cyndi's heat, the water elementals were only a disruption at most. With Edalyn keeping the move against the Leaks torrential force. With the Owl on the staff even flying off and catching a Leak in a freezing ice blast. More reason for Aqua to be in thought, once the danger abated. Cyndi huffed and began to glow, evolving. (So many spirits, connecting to the mystery.)
At the inside of a warehouse.
Togekiss and Bronzong floated out of a chute and dropped their riders off. The only other way out is a door going into the stormy grounds and the wind's noise was disrupted by slow clapping. They looked around to find a box that turned into the human form of Kit, who smiled proudly. "You humans never cease to surprise me, diving right into the back door of this zone and chasing that Robo-Hydreigon down."
Pop!
Out of Ven's ball is the Kadabra, who echo'd his voice. "You're not here to warn us this time, are you?" Ven raised a brow, knowing he made a crucial mistake. "Sorry about leaving you behind like that, what happened?"
Kit walked in the way of the exit. "You and your friend chased your charge, it's a typical accident." He rippled in shadows that shined red eyes. "I'm under new orders from the Almighty, your Sister in Arms needs to face the Storm without your interference. So how about we have a sparring before you go chasing revelation?"
Kit's eagerness for a final match brought a realization to Ven, he does have a way to easily counter the hurricane, if he can strike at the source. Kadabra floated to face the Kitsune that revealed his true form, the ghostly Zoroark. Kadabra braced himself as Kit unleashed a hyper voice and caused the psi pokemon to ripple into Shadey. The Zoroark sprinted on all fours and pounced on Kit, causing foul play in the dirt. Kit flowed away and brought out a potion bottle to heal him and his protege.
The Hisuian Zoroark rushed to a support piece and jumped off as a serious looking Dipper that mimicked his voice. "He was going to figure out that Kadabra wasn't what he seemed. No Kadabra in their right mind would fight a Zoroark without a good reason."
Dipper pointed at the Zoroark. "Hey!"
He rushed after the imposter and threw a punch, Kit smiled smugly and stepped back as Shadey pounced on him. Kit stepped around, grabbed Dipper by the collar and dragged him into a tumble cloud. The cloud cleared with Shadey rolling away and the two Dippers getting into a fist fight. Mabel having deja vu as the two Dipper's where in a fight. "What do I do, which one is the real one?"
Dipper A went for a scratch as Dipper B went for a punch. The scratch didn't do anything while the punch shoved. Mabel widen her eyes, brought out Sweet Puffs ball and charged at Dipper B while yelling. SHOVE!
Dipper was seeing Mabel shove the imposter away and took the chance to bring out Trevenant. The impostor turned to shadows and transformed into a Zoroark that rolled his eyes. Mabel sent out Sweet Puff and took a stand as Ven realized this is something the Pines could handle. He gave Dipper the Tera orb and whispered. "Remember what this does."
Dipper took it and was hoping for a good type. He aimed the orb and shined it at Trevenant while Kit charged up his bitter malice. The Zoroark dared Dipper to test his luck, for if the tera type is ghost... the coming move will knock the tree out in one blow.
Glimmer! Toss!
Trevenant was encased in crystal as the bitter malice was unleashed. Burst! BLAST! From the blast, came a shine of green, a tera grass to wit stand the ghost move. Trevenant twiddled with his fingers and distorted a trick room. Kit was completely surprised at the pay off as Mabel and Sweef Puff tackled him. Kit grabbed Mabel and rolled her into the shadows. Jumping out were two Mabels that realized what happened and spoke as one. "Hey, what are you trying to do, stealing my cuteness?"
"And copying me?"
They pointed and pleaded. "Guys, this one's the impostor!"
Slurpuff sniffed, looked over to the girl on the right and blasted a flamethrower. Revealing the Mabel as an illusion and giving Shadey the chance to pounce on Kit. Shadey pinned the ghost down and kept him in a struggle, until Kit calmed down and begun to laugh. Trevenant's tera power wore off as the fight ended. Shadey let go and Kit stood up, before taking on his human disguise. "Ha, ha, ha. There it is, there's that bond of trust. Humans and Pokemon relying on each other to overcome any tricks that the world will play on you." He hurried to the door way kept a stern lecture. "Hone it, you're there for each other, thick and thin. Now, why is this Storm called upon? What is it really?"
The band realized in sync. "A way to get our attention." Ven thought more. "That Lady doesn't feel like the kind of person who would drop a disaster out of nowhere. The worst of it is in here, while outside, it's a breeze that just looks like a hurricane." Kit was most amused. "And you wouldn't have known if you didn't dive into the unknown. This mission was never about stopping another threat, it's a rescue for some poor lost souls. But who?"
Over at the other side.
Cyndi grew at the completion of her evolution. Transforming into a purple colored badger with matching brows and brighter colored spots around her neck. It burst out a mane of purple and red, dancing flames as the creature stood up rather content. She looked at herself and asked. (What is this? What happened?) Aqua used the Dex to read. "Typhlosion: Ghost flame: Fire/Ghost..." She wondered. "What triggered this?"
The Typhlosion sensed and looked to an exit, having a strange sympathy. (What ever it is, I'm feeling an angry spirit ahead.) She sprinted to find a blockade of a giga Eco-wad. The Typhlosion burst her mane into a collection of fire balls that have dark looking faces. They tackled the Eco-wad and left a scorch, another infernal parade caused it to break apart. It reveled a center dock with a symbol of a Keyblade Guarding a Heart. Ships were shaking and water brushed against the edge. Overlooking the symbol, in a strange gaze, is the Iron Jugulis. She noticed the Typhlosion approaching in a somber pace and saw Aqua standing by her.
The Hydrone gave a glare as Aqua signaled to Drago and the others. "Stay back. We got this." The Iron Jugulis watched Aqua and Cyndi stand side to side before descending in spite. (Keybeasrer, identified.) She snarled. (You dare to intrude upon the Lady's domain? Such arro-) Cyndi was fast to correct her and radiated her spirit. (We got a storm out there and it's not going to go away on it's own.)
The Iron Jugulis and the storm wooshed upon the arena as Edalyn hurried to the duo. "Sheesh, what a grouch." The Iron Jugulis noticed a staff with the owl perching on the head and grew still. (Palisman, recognized.)
She blinked in confusion as Aqua readied a ball. "This machine is the one drawing upon the storm, we just need her in a ball and it will be over." She perked to Cyndi. "Just stay back while we do the set up."
She tossed a great ball and brought out Wyrdeer, who bucked and stood bravely. He made a bluff charge as the Jugulis simply flew around him and unleashed a snarl blast on Aqua. Knocking both the deer and human to the ground. Aqua felt her ties to magic weakening as Edalyn readied a circle. "Woah, woah!"
With a gesture, the Jugulis found herself contained in a bubble and was sent rolling. The Hydrone blew a hurricane that blasted through the bubble as Aqua glided after her and conjured a rope of light. Tying the machine by the wings and sending both rolling to the ground. The arms flew to Aqua's side and bit down, forcing her to jump off give Wyrdeer the opening for a body slam. Edalyn got on her staff, had Owlbert sprout wings and flew ahead to fire a force spell that kept Jugulis bouncing to the earth.
Iron Jugulis tossed up a hurricane to blow Edalyn away and followed with a hydro pump at Aqua. The Keyblade Master flipped over as Wyrdeer rushed into the Jugulis personal and cast a hypnotic wave, dazing her before body slamming again. Aqua signaled to him. "Now, switch to Cyndi!"
The Typhlosion was on it as Aqua raised her blade to the sky and caused the clouds to break away, shining down a mighty sun. Cyndi inhaled and blasted out a flamethrower that sent Jugulis in a spin, the Hydrone woke up and flew away to reposition herself. She roared out. (Do you really think the Keybearer is going to give you what ever was promised? Order? Kinship?) She shook her head as Wyrdeer thought out loud. (Most of that.) The Iron Jugulis barked back. (Oh no, no, no! Don't you see that she's bound you to her tune? If by some way, she couldn't control you, what would she have done?)
Cyndi swayed in a correction. (All it took was for us to stop and listen to each other before we learned that we do have a lot in common. Common wants, common dreams. Together, we make good things happen.)
The Iron Jugulis flinched frantically, gave a sharp glare to Aqua and fired a hydro pump at her. Wyrdeer got in the way of the blast as Glimmora ascended over him and unleashed an ancient power blast, sending Jugulis fumbling in both shock and desperation. She panted as Aqua directed. "Crystal most pure, blast this machine away with a tera blast!"
Glimmora flipped her backside and blasted the beam of crystal, sending Jugulis rolling to the ground. The machine screamed out in terror. (What is she planning?! That sync is just going to put you all in danger when she shows her true wants!)
The storm closed in as Edalyn was impressed by the mage. "Where did you get those moves?" Aqua stretched suggestively. "It was thought of on the spot, but with these friends here-" She looked to the pokemon. "we learn as we go."
The Iron Jugulis saw the center of the arena slide open to show something, she flew over to see what it is. A capsule of booster energy. She picked it up and it sent a spark across her body, making her more nimble as her fear turned into determination. (You use that word. But do you really know what that means?) She channeled a dark energy as she snarled. (This might hurt the lot of you.)
She unleashed a snarl pulse that washed wide after witch and pokemon alike. Aqua flipped forward and conjured a wide guard, the Jugulis used that as her chance to blow the Keyblade Master away in a hurricane. If Goomy didn't conjure her own protective barrier and took the blast. Aqua glided after Jugulis and gave her a light barrage of magic to send the Hydrone flipping. Wyrdeer took the chance to leap high and body slam the machine into paralysis, Cyndi followed that with an infernal parade that cause a shock of pain. Jugulis rolled into the ground and pulled herself up in a gasp. (What... did she promise you?!)
She screamed out a hydro pump that Aqua warped around. Soos watched in awe. "This is pretty intense." Wendy, Stan and Regidrago cheered. "Knock that robo's heads off!" "Come on, I'm betting that you'll ring it out!"
Jugulis listened to the cheering and laughed bitterly, Cyndi felt a stubbornness born from a pain and approached. (You're getting the wrong idea, we've been in this together because we want to help each other.) She offered a hand and sighed. (You're hurting inside, stop this fighting and we can work on helping you out.)
The Iron Jugulis felt a nerve was struck as Aqua saw the machine was beaten, dismissed her blade and readied a ball. "You got some issues, but we know someone who can help you. Would you mind coming with-" The Iron Jugulis kept a growl, the led eyes showed tears that matched with the rain. She laughed out a sob as a crystal encased her body. (Why does this hurt more than the wounds?) Glimmer. (Are you truly kin?)
Burst!
The crystal energy washed over her into a blue glow, with a pendant of a water drop. She flew up and beeped stoically. (Weaknesses of Dark and Flying, over ridden, installing the advantages of water.) She broke from the stoic tone and her crying worsen. (Why can't I trust these words. Why do they hurt?!)
She flapped and went into a trance. "01000101 01110110 01101111 01101100 01110101 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 01100001 01110010 01111001 00100000 01110000 01101111 01101001 01101110 01110100 00100000 01101111 01100110 00100000 01001011 01100101 01111001 01100010 01100101 01100001 01110010 01100101 01110010 00101100 00100000 01110010 01100101 01100011 01101111 01100111 01101110 01101001 01111010 01100101 01100100 00101110 00100000 01010011 01101000 01100101 00100000 01101001 01110011 00100000 01101110 01101111 01110100 00100000 01101100 01101001 01101011 01100101 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01101111 01101110 01100101 01110011 00100000 01110111 01101000 01101111 00100111 01110110 01100101 00100000 01100010 01110010 01101111 01110101 01100111 01101000 01110100 00100000 01101000 01100001 01110010 01101101 00100000 01110100 01101111 00100000 01110101 01110011 00101110"
What ever she was speaking of, was soothing her into a sob. "01010011 01101000 01100101 00100000 01110101 01101110 01100100 01100101 01110010 01110011 01110100 01100001 01101110 01100100 01110011 00100000 01110111 01101000 01100001 01110100 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 00100111 01110110 01100101 00100000 01100111 01101111 01101110 01100101 00100000 01110100 01101000 01110010 01101111 01110101 01100111 01101000 00101110 00100000 01010100 01101000 01100101 01111001 00100000 01100001 01110010 01100101 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01101100 01101001 01100111 01101000 01110100 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 00100000 01100001 01101110 01100100 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 01110010 00100000 01101011 01101001 01101110 00100000 01110011 01101111 01110101 01100111 01101000 01110100 00101110"
She roared, confused at what is happening. Her tera jewel sparkled and she blasted out a mighty hydro pump at Cyndi. Who took a step back at a panic. Glimmer! Tink!
Aqua flew in the way and worked with Goomy to conjure a mighty protect. Cyndi slowed her breathing and thought before looking up to the sky and toss up a flame that burst into a brightness of the sun. The Jugulis snarled in a panic, Cyndi jumped over as Wyrdeer and Glimmora were caught in the blast. The psychic type fainted as Glimmora fired an acid spray.
Aqua kept to the defensive as Jugulis flew around and fired hydro pumps, Glimmora was caught in one and scattered toxic spikes before passing out. Aqua huffed, called the two back and gave Cyndi a thumbs up while switching to a nest ball. "Milady, let's finish this!"
Pop!
Out came the Hisuian Lilligant that felt the warmth of the sun. The ladies gave a graceful bow. Aqua slashed her hand in precision. "Leaf blade!" Lady's limbs turn sharp and she glided as the Iron Jugulis readied a hurricane that went off course. Lady side stepped in a cartwheel and with a sprint- Slash!
Knocked Jugulis out of her tera state and sent her rolling off the ledge and into the water. Aqua had the chance, readied a dive ball and sprinted for a jump over the edge, diving into the water while ignoring Stans hollering. She grabbed the Jugulis and pulled her to the surface, leaving the machine to stare blankly at the sky. She looked to Aqua with confusion, the machine cried out a slew of turmoil. Aqua patted the Jugulis on the back. "Just chill in here and we'll be done soon."
Tap! Shake...shake...shake... click! The Keyblade Master eased her breath as Owlbert flew down as a broom and helped Aqua get back up. The band noticed Ven, Kit and the Pines arriving with their partners, the teenage boy cheered. "Woohoo, Aqua!" Mabel called out. "Did you seriously catch that mecha-hydra?" Dipper noticed the odd woman of the bunch, someone looking like a witch. "Woah, where did you come from?"
He gasped and realized. "Wait a minute-" Stan hurried to pull Dipper away from Eda. "That's the scam artist I warned you about, I don't know what's going on either."
The witch woahed out loud. "I didn't know you have fledglings under your wing." She let loose a sharp scowl. "What did you do?" Stan had a nerve felt. "Why I oughta." Aqua got in the way and explained to Eda. "He agreed to look after them for the summer that's all I can guess."
She opened the dive ball to let out the Iron Jugulis, who looked pretty embarrassed and ashamed. Kit sensed a stable feeling. "The Storm Bringer is finally calming down?"
The Iron Jugulis glared in annoyance as Aqua wondered. "This girl has some serious demons, but we have friends who can help her sort them out. This is the same Iron Jugulis we met in the far future." She marveled at the design as Mabel was wanting to pet the side heads.
In a sudden, a gate way opened and glimmering into being is the Lady of the Labyrinth. Suiten in her true wears of an orange dress and black pants. "I knew you'd try to reach out to her. Sometimes, you just need to scream your heart out in order to be heard. Letting all those feelings out in a gale even mightier than a fifth rank hurricane." She smiled sweetly to the Pokemon trainers. "You and your partners have earned that unbreakable bond and have screamed back."
She noticed Eda and gasped. "Oh my, what has Terapagos been doing? You don't look like you're from their place." She stopped, smiled nervously and corrected herself. "Or... you don't look like all the anomalies that are found in their lands."
Eda smiled nervously, akin to a kid who's holding something she shouldn't have. Aqua gave credit where it was due as Ven let out the Brute Bonnet. "She's been seen over there at least once, but it's clear she has her own tale." The Mushroom noticed the Iron Jugulis and hopped over to her, squeaking something that is calming her down.
Aqua asked the Witch. "What kind of magic was that?" Eda didn't felt like it would hurt to share. "Just a wild one from the Ol' Boiling Isles. It's a heart kept secret to the Witches." The ladies giggled and Eda emphasized. "I mean, literally!" She conjured an anatomy picture, a cardiac heart with a green sac organ. "Our bile sacs helps me make my spells work."
That was something new and Aqua repaid the knowledge. "Ven and I have been taught our own magics and due to how the Keyblade works, the rest is wedged into our hearts... metaphorically." Suiten noticed Terapagos sneaking around in a shine, being a sneaky one. "Found so much in common with in a few minutes." She coughed. "Ahem. Edalyn, I'll let you keep the tera shards you've pilfered as a thank you for the help. We'll give give you a save short cut to get you back home, just be more careful, you hear?"
Glimmer!
Another door way out of the Labyrinth opened as Eda cursed her luck. "Drat, how did you find out?" Stan blushed at a charm as Suiten shrugged. "My connection to this place is at a scope that even you, in all your guile, can't outwit."
Stan remembered how the mess started. "So wait, we're just going to head back after what you did with that Storm?"
The Lady smirked slyly. "It looked fierce enough to get your attention, didn't it?" She pointed in style. "It isn't any worse than when you left it."
Soos chuckled as Eda sneaked over to her door. "Looks like you got your own mess to clean up, it's been real well getting to see you again Stanly." She waved to the Pine Twins. "Try not to get killed over there and good luck with your adventures." She was at the door and was ready to cross over. ""Byeeeeee!"
Dipper waved nervously as Mabel waved more eagerly. The gate closed up and Mabel admitted. "I like her attitude." Suiten felt it was mutual and readied cloth wraps of slabs. "You all have been quite amazing, whether it be the so called chosen ones or those who decide to come along and make a difference. I believe you all have one more task at hand before the hardest part."
Kit nodded. "Right that is the last of the pokemon over in the falls." He looked to Regidrago. "With him captured as well and wanting to reunite with his brothers, it will leave us with a bigger job ahead." He headed to the gateway. "Shall we?"
The band were itching to head back home and followed out, leaving the lady alone with Terapagos as the environment returned to crystal. Suiten pressed a hand to her heart and wished. "One cry felt wish at a time, fulfilled each day by the good will of all. That goodness will reflect upon the world and will repay these hearts ten fold. Guide them well, Chosen of the Heart and we will see you all to a comfey home."
Over at Gravity Falls.
The illusion of a hurricane flowed away, as if it was never there. The evening sun shined upon the land as the group unwrapped the plates and found a pink plate and a dark red plate. A Mind Plate and a Draco Plate. Ven had the plates put away as they all headed over to the Silver Base. Wendy whistled. "Wow, this was your crib?"
Soos was feeling like he was being watched. "Must be from one of those high tech places." Aqua smiled nervously at an accurate statement. "Well he was built by someone who has that experience." The Brute Bonnet pouted on a realization that he's time at the Falls is over and the Pines looked to each other before bringing up the four Pokemon they're partnered with. All in their balls.
Dipper asked nervously. "So, it's time to ship these guys over... state. How are we going to do this?" He imagined how that would go. "These guys are going to lose it if they know they'll be leaving here for good."
The Keybearers looked to each other, then to Kit, the disguised pokemon shrugged. "They would, but do you want to say goodbye to them?"
Dipper and Mabel huhed as the balls opened, bringing out Trevenant, Slurpuff, Bronzong and Bewear. Ven imagined out loud. "A Trevenant sounds easy to take care of, Slurpuff has a really good nose and Bronzong's pretty simple. A Bewear could probably use some work," Dipper pointed out the obvious reason. "Spine crushing hugs."
Mabel whined and puffed her cheeks. "Come on, she's smarter than the average bear!" Stan felt a scheme in mind. "A big one like her could be handy around security. We just got to mind the muscle."
Muscle Bear gasped and covered her mouth as Wendy felt she could be a worthy challenge. Ven whispered. "If you can keep those guys a secret and have them with you when you need to, then there's no reason to have them come with us."
Bronzong jingled in glee as Sweet Puff danced and giggled. Trevenant laughed heartily as Muscle Bear blushed. Ven and Dipper gave each other a fist bump as Mabel tackled Aqua for a hug. "Oh thank you, thank you."
Soos admitted. "Okay that's real cool of you dudes!" He chuckled. "Boy did I made things awkward."
Aqua cringed. "Sometimes you got to look back at that and laugh." Wendy snorted. "Ha! You got to live and learn."
Ven and Aqua called their partners in their balls. The Keyblade Master nearly forgot and gave Dipper something wrapped in cloth, something that was worked on in secret. Dipper unwrapped it and found a familiar sun charm, making him blush more.
Ven promised in whisper. "More of us will visit this place when we can. Just take care of yourselves, you hear me?" The locals imagined more visitors as the Wayfinders entered with Kit. It dawned on Stan. "Hold it, is this some kind of mobile home?"
In a few minutes, his question was answered. The base shifted to something of a ship and sprouted wings before it started to take off. Blinking into the sky. Soos admitted to the Pines. "Okay that's real cool. You dudes met some nice people."
Dipper blushed. "Yeah, we did." Mabel jumped on Muscle Bears shoulders and cheered. "Now let's raid some honey and make some sweets!" The Bewear liked the sound of that and charged ahead with Soos, leaving Dipper and his companions to look up to the sky.
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Ven was looking back at the world left behind as Kit relaxed in hope. "That would help those kids fight their own battles more. You did right."
Aqua took the wheel and agreed. "It wouldn't feel right to break that group apart, after everything they've gone through. So, what's going to happen once you're over at the Town?"
Kit shrugged. "They could use an experts hand. It's far from the first time me and my old partner helped a settlement around." That brought interest in some tales, Aqua adjusted a button as Ven headed over to a seat. Kit followed, about to witness the force of light speed travel.