Private/Closed PokéCross: A Navi Out of Water (Take 2)

[Le Marsouin]

(OOC: This RP is between me and @Pretty Pichu only. No one else can join or even ask to join, as indicated by the red tab above. The only exception for replying on this thread other than us is the staff if there is a significant issue. Otherwise, please feel free to read along and enjoy this adventure!)

NOTE: This is my second attempt at making this wonderfully complex RP between me and someone else privately, and I may do something about the first if the situation calls.

NOTE 2: Almost everything in terms of RP context is the same as the first post in the first attempt of this RP, so don't be complaining to me saying that it's a duplicated RP! (Because it ain't since I'm doing it with someone else this time. Some items and such were changed to accommodate @Pretty Pichu's requests.)

Spoiler: Aquaman Database

Name: He does not exactly have a name, as he is often referred to as Aquaman by others.
Navi Species: AquaMan.EXE
Element Type: [type]Water[/type]
Operator: [Not applicable at the moment.]
Hometown: Electric Town, Electopia
Gender: Male
Age: [Currently unknown, estimated to be around 3 to 6 Years old.]
Height: 2'04" / 71.12 cm
Weight: 28.72 lbs / 13.03 kg
Appearance: Aquaman is a humanoid Navi that has a primarily blue and cream body. His bowl-like head stores celeste blue, distilled water filtered by tiny modules hidden within his body. He has a cadet blue face that is perfectly spherical like the surrounding bowl. On the top of his bowl in the center lies a royal blue spout that discharges water from himself, as it can eject water at high pressure if he cries. On the spout's sides are some cream stoppers that give off the impression of ears. He also has presidential blue eyes with white irises, though his mouth lacks any teeth whatsoever. There are some pale pink blushes on his cheeks that become more noticeable whenever he shows a spike of emotion. His skirt-shaped, cream torso has cerise red edges next to the arms and legs. On the front center area of his torso, there is a symbol surrounded by an encircling, but thin cerise red area. The symbol of his operator's family is composed of two waves; the top being white and the bottom being blue in a chartreuse circle. His stubby arms and legs have no fingers or toes on their respective ball-like hands and feet at all, as they each have cream-colored rings and anklets on them; though the anklets are significantly smaller than the rings however.
Personality: Aquaman is rather shy especially around strangers, as he has reticent outlook. He is a huge crybaby and throws fits over almost everything that conflicts his morals, as his indecisiveness and naive traits often drive him towards trouble. He usually likes to jump to conclusions, since his impatience gets the better of him at times. He tends to take everything seriously, as sarcasm and complex words will usually drive him towards misinterpretation of something he typically despises and result in another possible tantrum of his.
Skills: He has above average speed even while swimming and also has the ability to utilize water for various purposes, from purifying to use of combat moves.
Past: [Nothing much is currently known about his past, as this will be revealed in the RP with the correct action triggering it.]
Love Relations: [None at the moment, though this is subject to change possibly.]
Standard Moves:

• Cherub Cuff: Aquaman cuffs the target with his forearms, as the charged variant allows for wider range at the cost of swing speed.
• Bubble Shot: Aquaman fires a stream of bubbles that may slow the foe, as the charged variant deals more damage and can hit foes at a farther range at the cost of slower projectile speed.

Special Moves:

• Spout Jet: Aquaman fires two jets of water from his spout in quick succession at the foe's area.
• Aquatic Bomb: Aquaman lobs a pressurized bomb at the foe, as the explosion spreads in a plus formation for 300 hammer units.
• Tide Turner: Aquaman sprays a drizzle of cleansing water on himself and his allies whilst performing an encouraging dance to temporarily increase ATK and SP ATK and restore a slight amount of HP.
• Stream Shower: (Ultimate) Aquaman sprints towards the foe's area and spins around; spraying everything within 250 hammer units and inflicting Leg Hold on all hit from this attack, disabling all means of movement.

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BIC:

Screams echoed through the corridors and rooms of Cyberworld, as various hordes of Navis rushed towards the nearest exit they could find. A good half made their way towards the exit, while others fought against each other and the endless horde of viruses attempting to jeopardize their safety. Part of Cyberworld was in a flood of likely tears, as there was a large, sphere-shaped, bluish bomb emitting a distinct, ticking sound that would count its way to the inevitable zero. Its modest LCD screen read the number thirty, as panic found its way in Aquaman soon enough when he was surrounded by mob after mob attempting to shove their way towards the only exit left after jacking out seemed to be out of the picture in such an unfortunate, critical matter.

The bomb continued to tick down second after second, as Aquaman's inner modules raced from the escalating terror about to take form. The number was now on three, as Aquaman could not even shove his way out of the bulky Navis that rendered his heavy pushes of effort futile. Two came along and the aquatic current soon found its way into the lengthy corridor; resulting in mass pandemonium breaking off. One strolled past the two, as the corridor was in a few inches already and a good chunk of the mob held hands and said their last prayers.

The inexorable zero took the throne after various bawls and wails scattered about, as the bomb's initiator was pushed into the detonation core; sending out a massive shock wave towards everything that moved. All the Navis said their last words, including Aquaman; who was still fortunate enough to be around despite the chaos.

"WE'RE ABOUT TO DIE!" A Navi blurted in an unfamiliar screech.

"NO NO NO NO! I'M TOO YOUNG TO PASS AWAY LIKE THIS! PLEASE! I CAN'T! NOOOOOOO!" Another Navi shrieked.

"Even though we're most likely going to be dead or even deleted after this, I just want to say that I'm terribly sorry for not returning that P-code for three months," A Navi within the distance calmly uttered.

"WAAAAAHHHH! I'M GOING TO BE DELETED AND NEVER BE ABLE TO SEE HER AGAIN!" Aquaman squealed at the top of his voice modules.

Aquaman leapt from the corridor after his tears soaked up a good amount of area around his prior position, as he flailed his arms towards everyone after the corridors gave in to gravity once they failed to withstand against the massive flood and electromagnetic force of the robust bomb. Everything was nothing but an abyss of ebony black soon after for a good ten minutes, as Aquaman's body was motionless after it succumbed to the huge acceleration and glitches in Cyberworld's now bugged code as a result from the bomb's explosion.

Once five more minutes swiftly elapsed, Aquaman's body ejected out of a resilient, grayish PC soon after forcibly disconnecting from Cyberworld's recently defective territory and converting all data into physical matter in a matter of seconds. His body inertly lied next to a fine, wooden chair of a pale tanish hue attempting to match the colors of the outside trees within the forest. His breaths were barely audible to even a typical adult listening in, as his body activity slowed to a crawl soon after. His seemingly dead, cold body continued to lie flat on the carpeted floor face first after failing to snap out of his state of stasis without much needed assistance to come.

 

[Merciless Medic]

A man in his 20s, seemingly mid-20s, arose from his slumber. His bed matching his element proficiencies, having lightning bolts, fists, and metal plates sown about and around the quilt in a patchwork-mosaic fashion. He stretched, his lean, taut, sore muscles finally getting a stretch after his apparent pass out on his bed after his workout, as he was not bothering to take off his clothes from last night nor getting underneath the covers and was laying sprawled out over the entirety of his bed, which looked almost too small for him as he was 6 foot 4 inches tall. His clothes lay there, still clinging to his yellow tinged skin from all the sweat he had exuded from his pores. He rubbed the sleepiness out of his eyes, his eyes being a strikingly golden-yellow color with flecks of brick red and silver thrown about his irises. He ran the same hand through his yellow hair (not blonde, but yellow) with brick red roots and silver tips, trying to remember what he was going to do today. He looked at the time and saw it was 6:00 AM. He should be doing chores now and tend to Milly, their Miltank. He looked outside and saw the Pidgeys chirping away as the sun rose over the horizon, spilling out its golden glow over the trees and bathing the house and his room in this light. He inhaled deeply and exhaled a little, loving the feeling of waking up in the morning to do more work. He was about to scratch his light stubble until something caught his eye. He saw that his monitor had moved a bit... Did someone mess with his computer?

Now, any sensible person would calmly think it was no big deal and it was probably just someone wanting to go on his massively beefy computer for a bit and play a game. He was quite the heavy sleeper. He'd be able to sleep through a jackhammer going off in his room. His little bit of snoring does help a little in drowning out the noise while he was in dreamland. Anyway, he got up immediately and rushed to his monitor, tilting it here and there to make sure it wasn't hurt. He, after much investigation, found that it wasn't hurt at all, just moved. He set it back to his preferred position and was about to take a seat when he noticed a... Creature??? It was laying on the floor. It looked kind of cute. He noticed it had just been through some kind of traumatizing event, as it was a little curled and it looked almost dead. Maybe it came out from his monitor... It wouldn't be the first time, he has had his Pokemon jump out of the screen when in the Pokemon PC mode, but last time he checked, he hadn't turned it to Pokemon PC mode at any point yesterday... Maybe it came from somewhere...

As he pondered about this, he quickly got a new change of clothes on, throwing his now crinkly, grey tank-top away and grabbing another yellow tank-top. He decided to let the creature rest, as it was a comfy floor and whatever kind of trauma it had to endure, he didn't want to spook it and make the situation worse. He then grabbed his other clothes he needed and walked into the hallway a short bit to turn off to the left to the bathroom, which happened to be right before the stairs down to the first floor of the house and right next to his room. He quickly changed and did his morning ritual before heading back to his room. He decided to let the creature sleep on his bed for a bit. He gingerly picked it up, hoping it wouldn't wake up and set it down on his bed. He got a Jolteon-themed blanket and wrapped it around the creature comfortingly, hoping it wouldn't wake up still. If anything, maybe this would help. He then walked back to the hallway to the other end of the long corridor, before finally stopping in front of his little sister's room. As he would like to say it, his little sister by 5 minutes. He softly knocked, hoping he wouldn't disturb her, as she can be quite rude when she's not had her beauty sleep.

 

[Le Marsouin]

Aquaman seemed to be unresponsive to the man's grasp, as his body continued to slowly repair itself from the fall it endured on its way out of Cyberworld. The spout on his head was shut off for the time being to conserve energy, as the modules deep within his body attempted to produce enough energy to at least get him snapping out of his state of stasis. His seemingly infantile body lied inert on the bed once he was swaddled in a blanket themed towards a Jolteon, one of the more likely Pokémon he would soon despise if he were to even see one in his life. His breathing came to a more normal pace a few minutes later, as the water tank encasing his head quietly bubbled in a slight manner.

As Aquaman's eyes slowly opened to the glaring solar light and lightly blue skies, the first thing he noticed was that he was slightly warmer than usual. After an awkward moment of attempting to cool himself via homeostasis, he soon discovered that he could not exactly move. He looked around the room and attempted to reason to himself as to why his legs would not even give a single budge. Was his body really that weak to where it could not even move a single millimeter? Or was it something else that Aquaman did not seem to catch up with yet?

Five minutes swiftly elapsed and Aquaman still struggled to get out of the bed after still desperately trying to figure out what was keeping him restrained in the bed. The moment he looked down, he saw a blanket with a seemingly cute Jolteon that was wrapped around his body in a comfortable manner, as he slowly unwrapped it until his body was no longer covered by the warm layers of soft and smooth fabric. He gave a light cough after managing to get into his seating posture without support, as the world seemed to be spinning in his little mind of perception. It seemed as if he could not even get out of the bed without help like his kind typically would, as he took some deep breaths and resisted the urge to sob from the numerous bruises scattered throughout his body. His watery eyes glanced towards the opened door of the room he was in; the door seemed to lead to a hallway of a long corridor upon closer inspection. He heard some knocks likely coming from the end of the hallway after attempting to roll off the bed, as he emitted a squeal towards the man's direction. He hid underneath the blanket and readied his spout after a few more whimpers, as he gulped and prepared for the worst.

 

[Merciless Medic]

Stror heard a squeal and swiftly knocked harder on his sister's door. He even raised his voice, so he knew she can hear his baritone-tenor voice: "Shade! Shadara! Sis! Get up! I found someone!" He felt as if the creature he found was smart enough to know the difference between an object and a living being. It looked electronic, which was his expertise, but the appearance made him suggest it was a Water-Type, Miel's expertise. Maybe Shadara could figure out how to help this creature, seeing as Miel had already gone to the lake to tend to his Water-Types.

A woman groaned in her bed, tightly wrapped up in a Gengar blanket and a quilt with the theme of weird psychic waves, creepy eyes, and cute ghosts all over the quilt. She slowly got up and wiped the sleepy tear from her eyes before getting up. Her eyes were pink with black and pale purple specks, her hair long and black with pink tips and pale purple roots, and her skin paler than usual. She grabbed a robe, since she was cold, and put it on. Her partner, Chu, squeaked and yawned. She shook her head from the sleep, happy that she didn't shock anything when she woke up. She saw her partner leave her bed and quickly hopped onto her shoulder before she walked toward her door. Her gait became strained as she stretched while walking, her feet shuffling up on the shaggy carpeting before she finally took the doorknob to stop him from banging on it. Stror looked down at her 5' 11" sister, smirking at what he just discovered.

"What? Who is it?" she groaned, trying to wake up, as it was too early for her. There were dark circles under her eyes. She wrapped herself tighter in her black and white robe as she felt the cool breeze from the rest of the house whoosh past her.

"You have to see for yourself, come on. The creature should still be in my room. It's weird looking. It looks cool, but it's nothing I've ever seen before. I'm pretty sure he came from my monitor," Stror happily explained out of excitement.

Shade chuckled and Chu, wanting more sleep, decided to slide down to her robe pocket and just rest there. She was only eight inches tall, taking into account her ears, so she's quite the runt of the litter of Pichus that they had gotten when Shade was just born. Shade ruffled up Stror's spiky hair, whom got a little irritated and had to rush into the bathroom to fix it. Shade stumbled on over to Stror's room and scanned the area, only seeing his computer and his desk, his bed, a closed closet, a hamper with recently thrown clothes, several gaming consoles and chests full of video games... Yea, she couldn't find anything. Until she saw the blanket on his bed. It had something underneath. She walked over to the large bump, sat down on the bed, and said in a calm, soft voice, despite being tired:

"It's alright, nobody's going to hurt you. My name is Shade, and my brother made sure you were alright. His name is Stror. Are you hurt? Do you need anything?" she got off of the bed and knelt down beside it, keeping her distance just in case he attacked. She didn't need to worry about the creature attacking her, seeing that she has endured more than the average human should. Being trained by Pokemon is quite the training one should have on a resume. Anyway, she waited patiently for the creature to peer out of the blanket, her eyes soft and worried.

 

[Le Marsouin]

After Aquaman heard someone walking on over to the room he was in and hearing a girl's voice soon after, his head poked out of the blanket in a noticeably dubious manner. He carefully pulled off the blanket and placed it on the bed's other end, as his body shivered to the sight of a girl being over twice his size. He resisted the urge to fire off a spout of water towards the girl and the mouse-like Pokémon resting in her robe's pocket, as he took some deep breaths and attempted to think of a plausible response. He gave off a few more whimpers towards the girl and murmured, "S- so... y- you're shade? Y- you mean like the shade, as in S- Sh- Sha- Shademan?"

His body shook uncontrollably after having some horrendous visions of the past, as he scooted away from the girl. He attempted to conceal the bruises on his body by placing his arms over his chest; which was also covering a distinct symbol on its center. Unfortunately, it seemed as if he did not take his arms and legs into account, as the bruises and scratches there could easily be seen even by a legally blind person. He said after continuing his response, "U- uhh... a- about t- that... I- I- I- I'm f- f- fi- fine... y- yeah... u- u- umm... u- u- u- uhh... l- look! There's a hot person o- over there!"

His head bubbled a little from his escalating perturbation, as he covered his watery eyes and scooted towards the back of the beds until his bottom was touching the pillows. His unusually quick breathing could be heard even through the hallways, as he attempted to get back on his feet. Unfortunately, it ended with a fall bottom first like one would typically see in a funny cartoon. He resisted the urge to let off a few tears in front of the girl and her mouse Pokémon and thought, "W- where in the world am I? First I was about to probably die, and now I'm in a room with possibly Shademan? What the heck is going on, I didn't sign up to be in these kinds of things you know!"

 

[Merciless Medic]

Shade looked at the creature in wonder as it began to talk. She's only heard that a few Pokemon could talk, being a Slowking and others. She then wondered if it was even a Pokemon. By the voice, it sounded as if the creature was a boy. When he had asked her about the "Shademan", she chuckled and shook her head. She also didn't buy the whole "hot person", as she isn't exactly interested in men at the moment. She's married into her job as a Poke-Geneticist to even think about starting a family. She then said, as calmly as possible, as well as the many R's in her name being rolled: "My full name is Shadara Lyria-Mitne Darastrix. I don't know who this Shademan is, but from your reaction, he doesn't seem too nice. Unless that thing you almost died from is causing you to react in such a way. Regardless, you are in my brother's room. Since you don't seem to be from anywhere in the regions, I'll just explain where you are.

"We are in the Pokemon universe. A universe where Pokemon coexist with humans to lead better lives. Pokemon help us build, we help train them and take care of them. We battle other people for the experience and the thrill of it all. All Pokemon came from one or two beings, and they all have elements. They can either have one or two. My mousy friend in my pocket is a Pichu. They are usually bigger than her, but she still packs a wallop. She is an Electric-Type, and Electric-Types, as the typing suggests, exude electricity to either roast berries and eat them, communicate with others, or for protection, et cetera.

"I'm glad you found us first. We may not be as pure as the rest of the human race, but our morals and ethics are sound, and we follow them as best we can. That includes being hospitable to anybody and anything that crosses our path, even if we may think of them as burglars or thieves or gang members. That being said, we can be firm and protect anybody and anything in our family and in our friend circles. We are also loyal beyond recognition, to our Pokemon and to our family.

"Now seeing that you may be frightened, I'll explain a little of what I heard happen. Stror deduced you had come from his monitor, as he had probably seen it not in its usual place. Now only our Pokemon come out of our computers and only when it's in Pokemon PC mode, and they don't come through the screen itself, but the machine's hole, which is blocked by a rubber grommet at this time. Anyway, I'll answer any questions and help you with anything as much as I can. Do you have any questions regarding your current situation?"

She finally finished and looked worriedly at the creatures wounds. She had the urge to just run down to her kitchen and grab a few things to help mend it, but she bit her lip to stop herself and figured that he could heal himself. Maybe those Potions they could use should help, seeing that he looked mechanical and their usual healing paste won't affect such a material. She then asked before forgetting to do this, as introductions was what she usually forgot: "What's your name?"

 

[Le Marsouin]

Aquaman stopped for an awkward moment to process everything that Shade said after taking careful note of her name, as he thought, "Wait... P- Pokémon universe? D- does that mean that I'm in another world and I can't go back to seeing her again? Ahhhhhhhh! I should have known this would have happened someday! Now I won't be able to drink my favorite cyber smoothies and be alone with my toys in that terminal thingy!"

He had another vision of the past after seeing her bite her lip, as he found himself at the Nurse's Office back in Cyberworld after tripping over numerous items on his way towards his destination. His anxiety became evident when he heard the Nurse Navi asking him some similar questions Shade recently asked after being treated of his injuries. Soon after the Nurse pulled out a bottle of ointment and layers of wrapping bandages, Aquaman attempted to flee the scene after knowing that the ointment would sting like a hornet's spleen.

After having enough of the vision of his bad experience, he soon came back to reality after resisting the urge to let off some tears in front of Shade. His shaky legs twitched about as if he was attempting to stand up once again, but it seemed as if they couldn't lift him even in the slightest despite being the smallest Navi known to mankind. His teary eyes kept a downwards gaze towards Shade, as some harmless steam discharged from his spout after he gave a light sniffle. The stinging from the bruises worsened, as it seemed as if he did not expect this kind of pain to ring across his body. It became apparent to him that his pain inhibitor chip was broken in the process of the prior fall from Cyberworld, as he gave off a lengthy groan after thinking that he would perhaps be the wimpiest Navi of them all despite being only a few years old in human standards. He still could not get on his feet without support, as he slightly pressurized the water within the tank and babbled, "U- umm... I- I- I- don't e- ex- exactly have a n- na- name... they just c- ca- call m- me... umm... uhh... w- wh- what's that w- word for wa- water? O- oh... uhh... r- right... it's A- Aqu- Aqua... Aquaman. W- what a- are y- y- yo- you g- gonna d- do w- wi- wi- with m- m- me?"

 

[Merciless Medic]

Shade listened intently to what he had to say, feeling sorry for the poor guy. Chu peered out of Shade's pocket and cocked her head at Aquaman, curious. Shade wondered how he was going to get back to his home, but she nodded when he had asked that he was in a different world. She wanted to so badly hug him and hold him tight. He was pretty much akin to a Baby Pokemon, just not in intelligence standards. He's quite smart, but he worries easily, as she figured out from his behavior. She wondered if he was robotic. He did fly out of the screen, and cyber is something technological, so she assumed that he is made out of machinery. She also saw him visibly become affected by the cuts and bruises. She smiled when she heard Aquaman's name, thinking it was such a cute name. She then responded to his question:

"Well, before you get your wires in a twist, I'm not going to hurt you. I'm going to help you in any way I can. I will find a way to help you get back to your home. Can you tell me what it's like there? This Cyber world of yours. It sounds interesting."

She leaned in a bit, crossing her arms on the bed and resting her head upon them. She listened with great intent, wanting to understand Aquaman as much as possible. She had a feeling he was going to be staying with them for a lot longer than she had anticipated. She then remembered something that could probably help him.

"I have another question. Do you know if your Cyber world has an IP address? Assuming it's digital. I mean, you did come from a computer, so I shouldn't be too far off. Maybe we can try to access it on Stror's computer. He is a great hacker and can get into most databases without anyone noticing him. Plus, this place is quite hidden and nobody wants to enter this forest, so we should be fine if someone figured out we were hacking into something protected."

 

[Le Marsouin]

Aquaman discharged some more steam from his spout, as he continued to sit on the bed and make the usual eye contact with Shade. He rubbed the sides of the glossy tank around his head, as he replied, "H- home... b- but i- it's de- des- destroyed... Cyberworld used to be great before those idiots invaded it and destroyed all of it! It was the place where Navis like me would go to and it was like paradise for us. Unfortunately, viruses sometimes invade the area and well... the e- el- electric ones kick me a l- lot..."

He crossed his arms and emitted a series of whimpers after feeling the intense stinging starting to get the better of him, as he attempted to shrug it off to the best of his ability. His legs quivered with the gentle breeze coming through the window, as he thought, "W- why... why must this happen? Do I even have a purpose for being here, in this very world that I don't really belong in? W- what's she going to think about me once I come back... and s- she might have gotten a re- replacement already... It's not fair! Why did they have to do this! I could have just enjoyed a nice vacation with her if it weren't for them!"

He took in a deep breath and continued after clearing his throat, "A- also w- what's the p- point of an IP Address... e- es- esp- especially if Cyberworld is d- de- destroyed? I- I get that question a lot from newer people b- back in Electopia... o- or at least t- that's where I u- used to..." He gave yet another lengthy groan while his arms flailed, as it became apparent that he was going to have to find a solution to return back to his native land. A small amount of water discharged from his spout after he let off a wail in Shade's direction, as water rained towards the floors of the bed. He rolled over and turned away from Shade, as he began to bawl like the young Navi he likely was. More droplets of water came from his spout while he sobbed, as he continued to cry in front of Shade and her Pichu.

 

[Merciless Medic]

Chu and Shade felt horrible for the little one. He lost his natural home to viruses, he's probably distressed about something else as well that he's not telling her, and began to cry fitfully. Stror, finally able to fix his hair, was eavesdropping on their conversation. When he heard the little one cry, he got a super absorbent towel and brought it into the room. He gave the towel to the Navi, the towel being quadruple the Navi's size. Funnily enough, Stror and Shade weren't even mad that Aquaman was crying streams of fluid on Stror's bed. In fact, the bed had seen more fluids in its lifetime than most. Fluids being tears, spilled drinks, and the occasional drool. Chu hopped out of Shade's pocket and waddled over to Aquaman. She felt so sorry for Aquaman, since she has met mean Electric-Types in her time of 25 years. She wondered if those other Electric-Type Navis were even meaner.

She squeaked softly at Aquaman, hoping he could understand her. She thought that maybe he was hungry, and did a few charades to indicate what she was saying. She rubbed her belly and acted like she was eating something, and then pointed to Aquaman. Hopefully, that went through alright, she thought. She then did another charade, this time she hugged herself. She looked at him inquiringly, as if she was asking him if he wanted a hug from her. She wanted to amend what those horrible Navis did to him. Yea, he may act like a baby right now, but she couldn't help but see potential in him. She then noticed that her cheek pouches were sparking a little, so she looked around a room for something she could discharge herself on. She then found something that can help: a wall outlet at the foot of the bed.

She went to a nearby outlet and discharged most of her electricity from her pouches. This caused her cheeks to swell with all the enzymes and generation of more electricity, and her cheeks were already puffed up from having a genetic defect in having enlarged cheek pouches. She then hopped back on the bed, the sound of static crackling from her body was gone. She did this so as to not accidentally shock a Water-Type when nuzzling them.

 

[Le Marsouin]

Aquaman was still sobbing on the bed like the baby he was, as he wiped the water coming from his spout using the enormous towel that the man gave to him. He attempted to stop wailing in front of the Pichu in hopes of avoiding embarrassment, since he was accustomed to the dreaded, double standard he had back in Cyberworld; or so he thought now. He was oblivious to the gentle squeaks, charades and sparks the Pichu gave off, as he was occupied with crying and attempting to get himself back in control before possible humiliation was to set in. His body still shivered uncontrollably like the quivering leaves on the trees outside, as it seemed as if he was still distraught about something he would not reveal to the others.

His spout stopped discharging water after some deep breaths, as he still attempted to stand up while moving his arms in a peculiar motion. The other two were standing up, and surely he could too right? Well, it appeared to be that he could not get up in even the slightest manner, as he fell back on his bottom the moment his legs got a nanometer off the bed. He gave off a light groan after attempting to conceal his frustration by looking directly at the window almost as if he was attempting to hide his emotions from Shade and the man that helped him out before. He gave off another groan of exasperation towards the Pichu and squealed after his body twitched for a brief moment, "A- ack... I- I- c- ca- can't m- mo- move! Eeeeeeeeee... h- hu- hur- hurt... hurts... s- s- s- s- so... m- m- mu- mu... much... pain... inhibitor... mal... functioning..."

 

[Merciless Medic]

Shade and Stror instantly knew what the poor Navi was talking about, their heads perking up and their eyes widening. Shade gently picked up the Navi and held up upright in the crook of her arm, being as gentle as possible so as to not hurt him even more. Chu hopped on Shade's shoulder and quickly patted and hugged the little Navi, making sure he was alright. She then walked out of Stror's room, and only had to shift a bit to the left to walk down a flight of stairs to the living room. It had seemed that all of her siblings were in the house.

Pyros, her oldest brother (by 25 minutes), was watching something on the news about a resurgence in a crime organization that had its roots in Sinnoh. His red tinted skin gave off a slight glow, along with his fiery red hair, that had royal blue roots. They came up in a smooth, wavy motion, as if his hair was fire. His royal blue eyes with red flecks in them stared intently at the screen. Then there was Miel, Shade's second oldest brother (by 15 minutes), was sitting on a nearby recliner and reading a book. He had a pair of reading glasses, since he was near-sighted. His blue hair with icy blue tips dangle down past his chin, while his icy blue eyes with a pair of blue droplets in his irises scanned the pages he was reading. His slightly pale complexion didn't match Shade's pallor glow. It had seemed that these two men were as tall as Stror, and almost as fit as he was, with Pyros being bulkier and Miel being more toned.

In the kitchen, there was Catrina and Lorenza, the twins, and their baby brother, Poito. They were trying to find ingredients to make a German Chocolate Cake. For the reason of making the cake, Shade wasn't so sure. Catrina had braided chocolate brown hair with lighter brown roots and green tips. Her hair went all the way to her mid-back and had a nice set of bangs that are swept to the side. Her eyes sparkled with emerald eyes with brown and lighter brown flecks scattered about like dirt, as she tried to find a bowl that wasn't dirty. Despite being an older twin of Lorenza, she was darker than her in complexion, as she was chocolate brown, and she was a little chubby, while Lorenza had a tinge of pink in her skin and was for the most part pale, whilst being almost dangerously skinny. Lorenza had even longer hair, being grey with pink roots and sky blue tips. Catrina was the shortest of them both, only standing 5' 08", while Lorenza was as tall as Shade. Her eyes were sky blue with grey and pink flecks in a circle around her pupil. And then Poito, who was at least a couple inches shorter than the rest of the boys. He had purple hair with pale green tips, his skin was paler than even Shade's, and his eyes were hazel-green with purple specks, and he has a leaner, but more average build.

They all had some form of comfy clothing on, with Pyros being the only one shirtless and Catrina and Lorenza were wearing long and short skirts, respectively. The living room connected to the kitchen, via a small corridor that also leads into the dining room. The kitchen was as big as the living room, which was enough for everything a kitchen needs, plus some more storage space. The counter that one could access from both the kitchen and living room had a pillar on one side, which could be inconveniently placed for any person chasing something, which usually happens once or twice a week when someone isn't careful. The living room had a couch facing the stairs, a coffee table in front of it, a couple of recliners at an angle beside the couch, end tables with lamps by the recliners, and a plasma screen TV facing the couch. The front door, which was abnormally large for a door in the first place, was past the TV, with that wall being covered with windows. The ceiling was also vaulted, giving Flying-Types the room to fly and keep them sheltered from a storm. To the right of the stairs, there's another set of stairs in the little corridor leading into the kitchen and dining room. This spiraling stairway was quite cramped and her father practically lived down there and made all kinds of contraptions. Her mother was probably outside tending to their successful garden.

She held him securely and asked Catrina if she knew a way to heal someone who wasn't biological. Catrina looked at Aquaman and gave him a smile before turning heel and grabbing a self-repair kit, used for completely mechanical Pokemon. She gave the self-repair kit to Shade, who then sat at the couch and sat Aquaman on her lap and pulled out the necessary stuff from the kit. Luckily for Aquaman, none of it contained any needles. Just soldering and circuitry fixes.

 

[Le Marsouin]

Aquaman covered the front part of his tank in order to conceal his teary eyes, as he gave a diffident look towards Shade and Catrina after peering through the slight openings of his covering arm. Despite the worsening pain, Aquaman still attempted to get his legs working in hopes of being able to avoid the soldering and circuitry repairs since electricity was definitely out of his comfort zone. He was slightly relieved that there were no sort of needles or hopefully anything sharp and pointy in the repair kit, though that relief swiftly vanished when he knew Shade was going to work on him. His legs would not budge, as he sat on Shade's lap while giving another groan towards her since he felt like a helpless baby at that point. Knowing that the repair kit could be delicate, he quickly closed his spout in order to avoid having his water eject towards the repair kit or even Shade herself.

His unease seemed to placate somewhat after the Pichu gave a brief pat and hug, though like his earlier relief; was already forgotten by the time he was on Shade's lap with her pulling out some mysterious articles from it. He took in some loud breaths and attempted to stabilize his adrenaline module that was starting to get the better of him, as the water in the tank pressurized again. He held his sleepy legs with his shaky hands, as his body began to twitch in an unusually frequent manner. It seemed as if he was beginning to lose control of his actions, as he continued to clutch his legs while his breathing became faster the moment when he thought that everyone would perhaps humiliate him in the worst, inhumane way possible if he were to let even one bawl slip by. He emitted a couple of whimpers and sniffles towards Shade and closed his eyes while praying to Falzar that she won't be too rough with him.

 

[Merciless Medic]

Shade saw his reactions worsen at the site of such a kit and she put the kit aside, while only keeping a pair of tweezers and a small screwdriver with alternating heads. She pats his bowl covering his head and pets it soothingly. Her siblings only look at Aquaman with inquiring looks, but go back to their hobbies and interests, so as to not scare the poor creature. Shade hummed a sweet little tune, after saying that she'll be as gentle as humanly possible to him. She didn't want to hurt him more, and she figured this little guy had some anxiety or paranoia. Hopefully, this huge event taking place will boost his trust significantly of her, if she successfully fixes his chip. She's been doing work like this for her exo-suits and for some of her dad's inventions, so this shouldn't be too hard. Her siblings, oddly enough, acted like this has happened before on numerous occasions. Not with Navis, but with random Pokemon appearing at their doorstep or windowsills.

Shade peered inside one of the cuts, trying to identify what was inside a Navi. She assumed it was going to be mechanical, but then she realized it was more biomechanical, stemming towards mechanical than biological. This meant that soldering was out of the question, except when it came to fixing chips. She asked where his pain inhibitor chip was located, while Chu sat by Aquaman and held his hand comfortingly, nuzzling it and holding it with her soft, delicate hands while her fur felt warm and soft. She felt like she was groomed and had taken a bath recently.

 

[Le Marsouin]

Aquaman's body constantly shook like the trembling towers from the past; almost as if he could not even control it himself. Even though he felt slightly calmer from the tune Shade hummed, he still could not get his body to stop its uncontrollable actions, as he took in some deep breaths and discreetly released some steam at a rate that would be impossible to even notice from a close distance. After picking up Shade's question, he babbled, "I- It- It's... i- in... m- m- my... b- ba- ba... ck... b- be- be- be... hind... m... e... l- lo- look... f- f- for... t- th- the... r- red... t- th... ingy..." His arms flailed about uncontrollably in a slight manner, though thankfully was unable to knock anything within reach. Despite his previous, failed efforts, he still attempted to get up for some countless times that even he could not keep track of.

Aquaman appeared to be clueless to the fact that the Pichu was sitting by him and even holding his hand, as he took some deep breaths when she nuzzled it almost as if he was some sort of toy one would typically find in a boutique; or so he thought while attempting to get off of Shade's lap. He resisted the urge to let off his bottled tears in front of everyone, since his past experiences with other Navis in school would often get him a first class ticket to utmost mortification. He was rather silent seconds after having enough with his thoughts, as his body quaked and attempted to move its legs yet again. Unfortunately to the little Navi, it seemed as if he could not get the concept of stopping, as his head bubbled louder and for an unusual amount of time. He took in an redundant amount of breaths in front of Shade and the Pichu, as he attempted to lean his body towards the left in a desperate attempt to get off of Shade's lap. His left hand attempted to reach for one of the nearby tables, almost as if he was trying that hard just to avoid a session of treatment like he always would back in Cyberworld when his Operator would take him to the Pediatric's Sector every now and then.

 

[Merciless Medic]

Shade saw him struggling to get off, and Pichu took it upon herself to get noticed by the Navi, seeing that her affectionate nuzzling wasn't helping him any. She stopped and walked in front of him. She then sat down in front of him and held his hand, nuzzling his hand and avoiding the cuts and bruises. Shade then poked the button on his chest, and she heard a hissing sound as the insides depressurized. She knew this could be chaotic for his anxiety, as she could feel him getting more and more nervous. Poor guy, she thought. He must've had some tough experiences back in Cyberworld. Why would anyone hurt such a cute, little creature?

She saw the cream parts split slightly open, once the hissing stopped. She carefully and gently lifted the cream parts slightly. She thought about how to get this off carefully without scaring Aquaman. She then asked: "Can you help me take this off? If I don't know how to take this off, I won't be able to fix that chip of yours, and you'll feel more pain as I try to figure out how to take this off. I don't want you to be in anymore pain. Even though my siblings are here, they won't make fun of you. We've already had problems with bullying when we were little."

 

[Le Marsouin]

Aquaman barely managed to get his body to stop trembling when Shade pressed the button located on his chest, as he coughed and murmured in his response, "L- li... lift... the parts... ve- ver- verti... cally... I- I... c- ca- can... can't... f- fe- feel... a... t- th- th- thing... s- sy- sys- sys... tems... s- sh... ut..." Before Aquaman could even finish his sentence, the world around him suddenly went black like the Undernet. His inert body lied on Shade's lap like a cute little doll in front of the Pichu. His arms hung about loosely towards the ground while giving some slight dangles until they were as motionless as that gargoyle statue in a movie he saw a few weeks ago with his friends.

The adrenaline module's light suddenly turned off, as the LED lighting on the pain inhibitor chip still stayed faintly on oddly enough. The water in his tank began to depressurize, as his spout remained shut in order to conserve energy. His body was becoming cold by the minute, as his head drooped towards Shade's lap the moment his breathing became almost unnoticeable. The other modules within his body were going at a snail's pace now, as he could not seem to even snap out of his state of insensibility without support. The adrenaline module was apparently not enough to get a little Navi out of stasis, as the Navi's lifeless body continued to lie on Shade's lap.

 

[Merciless Medic]

Shade felt like she did something horrible, and then she realized that a Navi are, in all reality, machines with the ability to emote and feel like a human. She guessed he was going to say something close to "System shutdown", which could mean he could wake up soon, or until she snaps the plates back on. She carefully lifted the plates off vertically and looked at all the parts. She must've thought wrong about the biological standpoint, as he looked just like a little toy robot. She found the inhibitor chip's breathing light, and carefully laid the Navi down. Chu felt so sorry for him, but laid on one of his arms, keeping it warm until Shade got done with the things she needed to do.

Shade saw that the chip had a slight crack in it. It wasn't much that a little solder can't fix. She also saw something that kind of reminded her of a repair kit, but miniature. She looked closer at it and saw it was the chip that could repair a Navi's body, internally and externally. She wondered why it didn't even work, but then she saw that it, too, was damaged. She pulled out the solder gun and waited for it to heat up. She decided to work on the repair chip first, as it was the first priority. She saw that some tin ports were broken and there were some wires shorting out. She grabbed a roll of electrical tape, used her teeth to tear off a piece, and wrap it around the damaged, exposed wires. She made it as tight as possible, so none of it got loosened in any kind of high-energy activity. She then took the solder gun and a coil of tin, and began to work on the broken ports. She had to get Pyros's help on holding the wire and chip straight, so she could make it get a good connection. After that was done, though, Pyros scooted back to his previous position and kept watching the news, now talking about something happening to the Kardashians, which he scoffed at and turned the channel to watch some crime investigation shows.

Shade put back the chip after inspecting it for anymore problems. She hoped this would help be a little more efficient at healing. She then was about to start on the pain inhibitor, and that's when she got the idea. She told Chu to exude *tiny, tiny, tiny* amounts of electricity to the chip, hopefully activating it in the process. She did just that, sticking her finger out to let a little bit of electricity course through the chip and the wires connected to it. Shade held the pain inhibitor chip together, hoping that the boot up of one chip didn't affect any others, as she didn't want Aquaman to wake up just yet.

 

[Le Marsouin]

Aquaman was still knocked out while Shade and Pyros worked on him, as the water in his head stayed at a relatively low pressure to reduce his energy usage. His mind was spaced out in his own thoughts, as it was almost impossible for him to wake up at the moment. While the repair chip was beginning to work more efficiently thanks to the help of Shade and Pyros, the pain inhibitor chip began to boot up; as indicated from the LED light now turning up in its dormant, modest manner. Aquaman felt a stinging sensation coursing throughout his body just as the chip was booting up, though thankfully he didn't wake up yet since he thought the pain was actually happening in the mysterious fantasy of his within his mind.

He was in a stadium with an enormous audience cheering on, as the giant opponent of his stood before him; cracking his knuckles and discharging all excess electricity into the ground in a harmless manner. The foe took a stomp towards Aquaman and said, "Hey there little squirt boy! Ready to get your butt kicked out of semi-finals? I'm sure you are, and you'd better hope that this magnet doesn't attract to water!"

"N- no... I- I- I... I'm n- not... ready... to... lose... B- ba- battle r- ro- routine... s- set... T- time t- t- to.. E- ex- execute!" Aquaman replied in a dubious manner. The horn blew, as the foe charged head on towards Aquaman at lightning speed! Aquaman swiftly rolled over and attempted to fire off a couple of bubble blasts at his opponent, though it seemed as if his foe was merely affected by the Lilliputian pellets colliding with his alloyed, crimson red body. While Aquaman was fighting against the likely tough foe in his vision, he was still motionless in reality, as the repair chip still had some time to go before it would fully mend Aquaman's damaged body.

 

[Merciless Medic]

Shade thought for a moment before doing anything else. She thought that maybe she can supercharge the chip to be faster. She didn't know how, and the other way she knew was a little... Heat conductive and so didn't want him burning up in the inside. Stror came down, a little tired from looking at his screen for so long. He shook his head, unable to find much of anything, but he was probably looking in the wrong direction. Shade asked him:

"Do you have any idea how to make the processes of a chip go faster without giving the strain to the rest of the body, nor making it so hot he feels like he has to tear himself apart?"

Stror thought for a moment. He thought that maybe Copper would help, but the rate of charge over the surface would be the same as tin, and it also conducts heat - something they don't need on a chip. Then his eyes widened and he immediately ran downstairs, his broad shoulders making him having to hunch them up a bit to avoid scraping the walls all the way down. After he vanished from view, one could still hear his fading footsteps banging down the wooden, creaky steps, until one could hear a standstill. Then Shade could hear his footsteps' crescendo as they bang back upstairs. He got up to the top and he presented Shade with a nice coil of silver. He gave it to her with a beaming smile, proud that he remembered something helpful. Shade then told Chu to suck the electricity out of the board, as she didn't want the self-repair chip to electrocute her and cause a bigger mess. She then coated the tin circuits with silver, arguably the best conductor of electricity because of its higher number of free electrons.

Shade then took the silver and solder iron, and began to do the same thing to the pain inhibitor chip, making sure to be careful of getting molten silver in a random part of the chip. She then took it upon herself to coat every single circuit with silver.

Once she was done after about an hour, she told Chu to spark the chip again. Shade didn't know how many circuit boards he had in his body until she began to work on him, but she hoped this would help with faster reflexes. Chu did as she was told, but used the tip of her tail, turning around so she could be a little more accurate. Shade put the solder gun away and gave the silver back to Stror, whom then ran it back downstairs to give it back to their father. She then put everything back in her kit and closed it, signaling that she was done.

 

[Le Marsouin]

Aquaman was still in his lively fantasy while Shade and Stror continued to work on him, as his foe fired off a bolt of electricity in a high, direct current towards him. He attempted to duck under the bolt, though the other Navi followed up with a swift, flanking tackle when Aquaman was oblivious to his surroundings. Aquaman was sent falling to the ground after enduring a head on crash with the other Navi's thick, resilient body. His body sparked with various charges of electricity after the devastating charge when he attempted to get back on his feet, as the Navi mocked his startled eyes and derided, "What's the matter little spout? Did my north tackle get ya good? Yeah, it sure did, didn't it? You might as well just say Uncle, 'cause you're already beaten by the all mighty Magnetman!"

Aquaman gave a violent cough while his spout discharged a great amount of pressurized water towards the air, as he thought, "W- wait... what?! I'm with that guy? Oh come on! This isn't even a fair match! This guy's over twice my size for crying out loud! He'll beat me to shreds if I use that anti chip!" He let off a cry of panic towards the referee and made a break for the gate of egress while he still had the stamina to barely run a few blocks. Magnetman gave off a deep sigh, as he roared, "HEY! GET OVER HERE YOU LITTLE PIPSQUEAK! NOBODY GETS AWAY FROM ME IN MY FIGHT!" The giant magnet near his head sparked with utmost rage, as he rushed towards Aquaman at blinding speed! Aquaman gave no regrets towards the referee while he made his way towards the exiting gate after concealing his teary eyes, as the audience looked at the two battlers in confusion. One of the Navis in the lower rows asked another Navi next to him, "So... any ideas as to why this has turned into your typical chasing scene?"

"I don't know, you tell me. That little blue kid down there seems to be scared to death of that big red guy after him. I kinda feel a little bad for the poor kid just thinking about it now," The other Navi replied before taking a sip of her warm, creamed expresso.

While Aquaman continued to make a swift escape from the stadium, his body did not seem to feel a thing in reality. The tin circuits were coated with a liberal amount of silver after a hard hour of Shade's work. The chips and modules seemed to be working in a much better manner than before soon after the chip was sparked again from the Pichu. He continued to lie motionless next to Shade despite the chips functioning properly at the very least, as his breathing slowly started to return to normal levels.

 

[Merciless Medic]

Shade sighed and carefully slid the plates back over him again, and snapped them into place. She wondered if he could dream, him being a machine. She thought that he could, since she has had Steel-Type machine Pokemon sleeping and having dreams of their own. She then kept Aquaman warm by wrapping him up within her robe. She has been wearing clothes underneath the entire time: just a black tank-top and black short shorts with tiny silvery hearts all around. She could feel the cold metal of his body seep through her skin, and she began to have goosebumps rise as she shivered a bit. Chu then decided to waddle up and nuzzle the poor Navi, sensing that he was stressing out about something, like a dream. Shade, happy with her work, waited for the chip to do its thing while she watched the news with Pyros.

Stror came back up and him and Shade both noticed a grim look on Pyros's face. Stror peered over at the TV before sitting down between Pyros and Shadara. He put his feet up on the table and laid back, until he realized that the news handle was talking about Team Neo-Galactic and about how they're trying to take over the Sinnoh Region. He sighed and looked over at Aquaman, concerned about his condition and whether he's able to get home.

 

[Le Marsouin]

While the repair chip in Aquaman's body was gradually approaching towards peak performance, his body started to boot up right after the plates were slid back into their original positions. Although his body was still insensitive at the moment, he quietly said in a monotonic, but still babyish voice, "Aquaman.EXE booting up... Performing automated integrity check... Motherboard... Check, Repair Chip... Check, Pain Inhibitor, Check. Performing automated programs check... MindProg... Check, TalkProg... Check, MoveProg... Check, AtkProg... Check."

After about five tedious minutes of Aquaman seemingly rambling about his automated checks and other things, he was finally finished. Despite his better condition, it seemed as if he did not want to wake up yet, as he was preoccupied with fleeing from battle in his dream. In reality however, his arms and legs flailed about almost as if he was struggling to break free from some sort of grasp he thought he was in, but he was still oblivious to the Pichu nuzzling him. He mumbled in a babyish voice "D- do... don't... p- ple- please... a- ahh!" His body quaked while some steam discharged from his spout as soon as it opened, while the water in his head began to pressurize once more. He grasped onto the robe was wrapped in; thinking it was the gate's fence he was climbing on in the wild fantasy of his. He continued to move in slight, squirming motions while breathing at a rather quick pace. He hoped that the majority of the audience didn't bring their cameras, as he knew that desertion was perhaps the only feasible path he could take if he wanted to avoid at least another trip to the Nurse's Office.

 

[Merciless Medic]

Shade noticed and immediately knew what he was going through. Her eyes fell in sadness, as she will always have this horrible disorder. This disorder was chronic night terrors, and almost every night she was plagued by vivid nightmares that she couldn't wake up from, thrashing about, sweating, and screaming in her sleep. She even knocked down her lamp and gave Pyros a good thwack to the head when he was trying to calm her down. She could never remember or hardly remember what she was having such a large fit about, however, which caused her some paranoia after she woke up. Although, her mother and her baby brother were practically gods waking her up from one. She decided to try it out now, as she is the only one in the family with such an ailment, and a better understanding of what a person goes through.

She picked up Chu and put her on her shoulder and held on to Aquaman gently and reassuring, whispering to him and telling him that he was alright, and that she wasn't going to let anything hurt him. All of her siblings felt something odd from Shade and they stopped what they were doing to peer at her. She seemed to be rocking back and forth slightly, humming and reassuring the poor Navi. She rubbed the bowl encasing his head and kept her hug not as strong nor firm, as she doesn't want him to hurt himself or others. She kept him loosely on her lap, watching like a Mega Pidgeot, just to make sure he didn't jump out of her hands and begin to hurt himself. Her actions were not the reason for why they were staring at her, though. They felt something stronger, something more than what her actions conveyed. Pyros could feel a twinge of sympathy and it finally dawned on him what the little kid was going through. Now he understood why Shade felt like that, since she's been through the ringer. He almost felt like it was a bonding experience.

After a while of worry and concerned eyeballs, the rest of Shade's siblings went back to what they were doing: Catrina, Lorenza, and Poito waiting for the cake to bake and creating frosting while waiting; Miel reading his book about psychology; and Stror and Pyros watching the news. Shade just kept with the little one, making sure he knew he wasn't alone. She never mentioned that he had to wake up, as - when people had said that to her - she freaked out about not being able to wake up and made the situation worse.

 

[Le Marsouin]

After Aquaman heard something being knocked down and someone being struck with a wallop after they attempted to calm someone else down, his body shuddered from the escalating anxiety bottled up within his body since his fantasies he had during his slight coma. He woke up startled from the racket that went on earlier, as he found himself to be cradled in Shade's arms after emitting a cry of fright. He looked over towards the others who were likely her siblings, as he took some silent breaths when Shade rubbed the encasing bowl on his head. His body shook in a slight manner when he felt a slight, squishing force from her; almost as if it was some sort of way to convey affection towards him. His eyes gazed upwards towards her, as he recalled a prior experience with his operator spoiling him when he was being carefully watched by Shade.

He attempted to keep his adrenaline module in check, as it was within a marginal level of stability. He noticed that the others were doing what they would possibly do daily, as several people seemed to be waiting for something to bake that he attempted to trace the scent towards after picking up a whiff of a likely sweet aroma; or so he thought according to his mind program when it was installed two years ago. He saw another person reading a book, though the subject the person was reading about seemed to be beyond reach of his knowledge to grasp even one main idea about. He then noticed that the other two were watching the news, as his spout emitted a harmless amount of steam after hearing about some juicy details that got his attention.

He thought, "Taking over the Sinnoh region, so I guess that's where I'm at? Umm... that's one place I haven't heard of. I suppose I better make a map layout of this place so I hopefully don't get lost like I almost did in ACDC, even though there's usually only straight hallways! Wait... taking over- Oh no! We're gonna probably die for real! This is bad... like very very bad! I guess I might as well try that one cyber drink my friends kept telling me about before I can't even say goodbye to my operator!"

 

[Merciless Medic]

Shade's heart fluttered as she saw Aquaman wake up from his nightmare, thanking the heavens that her trick worked. She smiled and held him closer, keeping him warm in her motherly embrace. When she had heard the television, she sighed in relief, probably contrary to what Aquaman had thought. She spoke out her mind to her siblings, even the one who's apparently absorbed in his book.

"Glad we live in Kanto, right? I still feel bad for Sinnoh, though. Hopefully, nothing bad happens anywhere else."

Pyros grunted while Stror nodded, both too absorbed into the news to even give a proper response. It was Miel who had piped up with an appropriate reply, saying: "Yes, although shouldn't we fly or teleport there to at least help? I don't think Sinnoh's police force, the Elite Four members, nor Cynthia combined are going to fight them off and disband them. They may come back again. We are quite strong, and we can help train people's Pokemon to fend off those belligerent twits."

Shade thought for a moment at what Miel had said, and mulled it over. They should probably help, but they have a Navi to take care of. Maybe she could send a few of them to Sinnoh. After about five minutes planning it out in her head, she finally got it down. She then whistled at a low pitch to get everyone's attention. Stror paused the TV to listen, while Pyros irritably grumbled something about wanting to see the news lady again.

"I have an idea. Who wants to help them? I have this Navi to take care of, and I don't want to go to somewhere with a war going on. We need to get this little guy home. Now, I have made two plans. If Aquaman wants to go and help, then we'll all go and take our Pokemon. If Aquaman doesn't go, then Miel will leave with some of you, while Stror and I stay here. More of you can stay or go as you please, but we both have dire situations. Now, Aquaman. I'm sorry for all this pressure boiling down on you, but do you want to go help Sinnoh fend off the crime team? Or stay here so we can help you regain your home from that damn virus?"

Everyone went to the living room and were staring intently at Shade with their utmost attention, but when she had asked Aquaman, they had averted their attention, likely that they didn't want to scare the poor fellow. He's probably been through way more things in one day than he had in his entire life. Miel looked over with soft eyes, instantly noting that Aquaman is a pure Water-Type. He may be steel, but he's more machine than made out of protective metal, so he'd be mostly water, as that's how he can survive. His eyes glint in the light like a frozen pond glimmering in the sunset as he looked fondly over to the Navi. He could feel himself wanting to know this creature more, just because he's a Water-Type.

 

[Le Marsouin]

Aquaman looked up at Shade while attempting to process what she recently stated to him, as his mind program suddenly become overloaded from all the data he took in from her brief explanation on the criminal investigation he heard in his state of stasis. His arms twitched and quivered along with the outside winds, as it seemed as if he could not muster up even just one understandable word to Shade in his response. The water intensely bubbled in his tank, as he babbled, "I... I... I... u... m... m.... d- d- d... on... t- t... D- d... a- a- a... t- t- ta... o- o- o- ov... e- e- er... l- l..."

His breaths became noticeably rapid and loud enough for the others to pick up, as adrenaline raced throughout his tiny body at a marathoner's pace. Everything around him was starting to become blurry, while he barely managed to pick up Shade's last question with his rather fuzzy hearing. He felt his adrenaline module pumping out a considerable amount of energy towards his processors and other program chips, as a small amount of harmless steam ejected from his spout seconds after everyone was in the living room. His body wobbled while his arms continued to thrash about with erratic motions of perturbation. It was as if he could not control himself at this point, as it appeared to be that he was already losing it. He attempted to move his sleepy legs in hopes of being able to get out of Shade's warm grip, though his feeble attempt still failed as usual.

Knowing that there were a lot more people within the area aside from Shade and Stror, he attempted to bottle in his tears in hopes of eluding another first class ticket to a show of humiliation; staring himself while the others witnessing him would likely chow down on popcorn and vent various laughs of derision. He emitted a series of whimpers towards Shade; almost as if he was about to lose it. He still could not even give a single reply towards Shade's urgent request, as his mind program was overburdened with excess data to the point where he could not even make his own decisions effectively. He continued to lie in Shade's arms while uncontrollably trembling from escalated anxiety. He covered his face to conceal his watery eyes, gave a brief sniffle and prepared for the worst to inevitably come in a probable manner.

 

[Merciless Medic]

Shade and her siblings looked on at this distraught creature. They felt horrible, as Catrina had anxiety. They knew what it was like to go through such an event, so they stayed as calm as possible. Chu felt saddened for the poor Navi, whilst Shade raised Aquaman to her shoulder while cradling him, holding him much higher and closer to her face. She could feel the trembling machinery on her warm skin. She kissed the bowl over his head, whilst Catrina sat by Shade on the arm of the couch. Stror told everyone that machines, when given so much energy or information at one time, it becomes difficult for them to cipher through everything, causing something akin to what humans and animals would have, like anxiety.

Shade saw the steam spurt from his opening on his bowl and blew a bit away, as if it were a candle. The light breeze slithered through the window and blew the steam further, raising it higher up to the roof, where a Pelipper and a Honchkrow looked on at this sight before them. They couldn't exactly tell what was going on, but they knew their trainers were trying their best to keep him calm. The Honchkrow cawed softly and a Murkrow appeared from one of the nests laden within the walls of the vaulted ceiling. Honchkrow nodded toward the Navi, and Murkrow looked down. He noticed how vulnerable the poor guy was. His boss was probably just wanting information, so he flew down and perched on the couch, beside Catrina and Shade. He peeked through their shoulders and saw the trembling machine before him. He looked on with inquiring, sparkly eyes.

Stror then came up with an idea. "We should probably reroute the power before Aquaman loses it. He'd feel more comfortable with another power source. This isn't his world, and so machinery affects him differently. This Cyberworld sounds like something from a virtual program, something that a Navi would feel comfortable in... Maybe if we could somehow give him the same effects... But that's difficult, as the only thing I've been able to find was the primal coding of the skeleton of the mainframe, and all of it is binary. I'll need a few days to figure all that out. In the meantime, we'll just have to take care of him."

With that, he briskly walked off to the downstairs area again. After a minute, he came back up with the item he was looking for. It kind of looked like a battery, with the silver knobs on the top to store or expel electricity, but it also had ports and hubs for information. Shade knew what was going on and pressed the button on his chest carefully. Stror had also gotten a USB cable from downstairs and was hooking it up to the "battery". He then gave the other end to Shade, who then ripped off the USB male port and coiled the wires. She then used her dexterous fingers to find her way through the nook between the chips and the plating, careful not to touch anything else with the exposed wiring. She found what she as looking for after some tactile searching. She saw it before and immediately recognized it as something similar to what they have. It was like a motherboard, which reroutes information to all the necessary parts of a computer, just as long as it was given power, but if it were a little bit of a different shape. She found a small knob on this "motherboard" like device and coiled the wires around it, hoping that the transfer of energy and information will help with the overload situation.

Stror, seeing that he was slightly flawed in his remembrance, had to run back downstairs for another USB cable. He ripped on end off, coiled that end, gave it to Shade, and then plugged the other end to the "battery". Shade found another knob next to the one she coiled and wrapped the wires around that one. Hopefully, he'll have a way to process all that information without overheating.

 

[Le Marsouin]

Aquaman was oblivious to the kiss that Shade gave on his bowl, as he could not even react in the slightest manner due to his data overload. He did not seem to notice the other bird Pokémon nearby likely staring at him; or so he thought when he could barely perceive their blackish figures to be birds with some perhaps fancy hats he commonly saw the wealthy minority wearing daily back in the times of Cyberworld. He felt something slithering through his machinery, as he took some deep breaths and uttered some incomprehensible sounds towards Shade. He attempted to keep himself awake in front of her, as he feared that he would perhaps be manipulated by them if he were to doze off for even a nanosecond.

When the exposed wires of a cable were coiled around the device of his memories and other brain-like functions, his body shivered from the slight stinging it produced upon contact with the wires and knob. He took a sip of his freshly filtered water and said in a monotonic voice, "Accessing MindProg... Overheat detected... Temperature: 93.6 degrees Celsius... Data overload detected... Random Access Memory: 51042/50000 MB, Read Only Memory: 13.7/50 TB... Foreign input device detected... Operator's password required to modify MindProg. Please input voice code."

Even though the processing of all of Shade's information was going rather smoothly once the other cable was coiled around the other knob and plugged into another end of the battery, his system seemed to register this as if someone was attempting to change his memories and other matters related to the encephalon. He continued to lie in Shade's arms while his security program patiently waited for a response, as the world around him was starting to fade into an abyss of pitch black. He could not even think in his own mind with his security going off at the worst time possible, as he took another sip of water and hoped that his security program would not act up and have him relive the time he was with his Operator's friend.

 

[Merciless Medic]

Shade sighed and wondered how the hell she was supposed to get through this. She was only wanting to alleviate the condition he was in, not change him. She wondered for a few more minutes before Stror piped up with something. He knew he wasn't wanting to use this device, as he didn't want to feel the urges, but this was actually important. He flew up the steps like a Dodrio struggling to take flight with those huge talons stamping on the ground, trying to get even just a little bit of lift, to feel the wind rush past its feathers. Despite that description, his steps were quite graceful, just loud.

After a few more moments, he hopped back down the stairs, missing several steps. He landed perfectly and ran up to Shade with the strange device in hand. The keyboard attached to the actual device looked like a relic from when people had blocky computers that weighed as much as their CT TVs back when computers were still a new thing. The device itself actually looked like it came from just a decade or two ago, with an exposed chip and a rainbow of wires heading toward an interface of some kind. He handed another set of exposed wires to Shade, who then wrapped the wires around the respective knobs on the brain chip of Aquaman, making sure not to make them touch the wires of the battery, lest a short would happen and potentially kill the Navi, or give him the equivalent of brain damage for a machine.

When he saw the words pop up on the interface, he knew that he was connected. The screen flashed, and then green block letters in some old arcade style appeared, showing in words what the little Navi already voiced. He clipped the interface to the keyboard and set them on his lap. He set his fingers on home row and stared blankly at the screen, wondering what he should do. He decided to do some digging, and wondered if he could still view his memories, even without the consent of the programmed security checks. He put in some codes too complicated to describe in text, and he stared at the screen, waiting in anticipation, wondering if the codes actually did help. He knew a lot about codes and Dos Box and all that, but he wasn't sure if this was capable of working on a Navi.

 

[Le Marsouin]

Aquaman still lied in Shade's arms while noticing Stror's steps roar past the stairs, as he was soon out cold the moment Stror handed Shade a seemingly old device. His movements came to a halt and were soon as still as the trees valiantly standing outside within the lush forest. Despite the wires being wrapped around a delicate chip of his that he would usually put up a fight with by now, it seemed as if he could not do anything about it in his state of stasis. The connection seemed to be going smoothly for his chip and the peculiar device, as he continued to lie on Shade like a slumbering baby in the book of Sleeping Briar: For Little Navis.

He was back into the fantasy world of his, as he found himself in a room filled with various tools and other items likely used by the professional practicioners. The wooden door creaked and slowly opened itself to reveal a humanoid-like Navi dressed in a pinkish gown. She was at least twice of Aquaman's size, as she walked up to him and asked, "Are you here for your check up? I heard that your operator sent you here because she told me you might have the cyber cold."

"Umm... w- wha? I- I don't remember her sending me here... t- there's gotta be some m- mi- mistake!" Aquaman replied before attempting to make a break for it.

Despite his wild dreams he was experiencing during his inertia, his body was still motionless in the world of reality. When the various lines of code were entered in the device, his system registered it all as some sort of override key that all operators had in case if their passcode was to be forgotten in the worst case scenario. However, even then, the override key was normally a physical object almost shaped like a typical USB flash drive; not numerous lines of code that could be easily inputted by a fluent coder.

A green loading bar popped up and hurriedly moved along from one end to the next, as the text above read, "INITIATING OVERRIDER FILE FLDR..."

Soon after the bar was filled all the way, some names of the file folders popped up on the screen. There was a scroll bar along with an up and down arrow in their respective positions to indicate that there were more folders than just the ones on screen. The names of the folders currently visible on the screen read from top to bottom: MindProg, TalkProg, MoveProg, AtkProg, Com Console, Control Setting, Customizer, Trash Chute, Recovery Drive.

 

[Merciless Medic]

Stror read through the folders, his eyes beaming with the knowledge of computers and the fact that he's working on a live creature. He wondered what he should press and decided to scroll around a bit, trying to find more folders. If nothing is the case, then he would go for that Recovery Drive folder. Something about it filled him with curiosity.

The clacking sounds of Stror pushing on the down arrow key reverberated around the room, with the Murkrow staring intently at the now limp Navi. Shade sensed her bird was near and decided to explain it to him in a quick summary.

"This is a Navi, a machine that lives in a place called Cyberworld. They feel emotions and have desires like humans, but are in all respects machines. This one shot straight through Stror's computer because his world became overrun with a flood and a virus. His name is Aquaman. Treat him with kindness, as he may be the only one of his kind left."

Murkrow looked at Shade, then back at Aquaman, and he became saddened by this news. He flew back to his boss and relayed to him the information Shade had told him in squawks and chirps. The Honchkrow simply nodded, happy to see that Aquaman was of no threat. For now.

Pyros, Catrina, and Poito had been thinking about going with Miel to Sinnoh, but Lorenza wanted to stay. If Aquaman wanted to go to Sinnoh, then they'd all go, leaving the care of the ranch Pokemon to either themselves or their lovely monkey Pokemon. Miel then got reminded of Milly and decided to milk her before she used Rollout through the walls. He walked with a sort of grace about him, and he quickly left the room, not wanting to keep their Miltank waiting. He could even hear her start to snort and make mooing noises in protest.

As soon as he got to her, he pulled a bucket and a stool, put the stool beside her whilst she stood up on all fours, put the bucket below her udder, and squeezed the milk out of her. Millie felt relaxed after that, as her udder couldn't hold all that milk for any longer and probably would've pulled something around her organ keeping all that excess milk in.

 

[Le Marsouin]

(OOC: Introducing the new character after discussing privately discussing it.)

Spoiler: Toadman Database

Name: He does not exactly have a name, as he is often referred to as Toadman by others.
Navi Species: Toadman.EXE
Element Type: [type]Water[/type]
Operator: [Not applicable at the moment.]
Hometown: Beach Street, Electopia
Gender: Male
Age: [Currently unknown, estimated to be around 5 to 12 Years old in human years.]
Height: 2'00" / 60.96 cm
Weight: 20.3 lbs / 9.21 kg
Appearance: Toadman is a small, slightly humanoid, toad-like Navi that has a primarily green body. He has a walnut-shaped head that is green on its outer shell layering while being gray on the insides like his inner body parts are. Two lightly yellow, round protrusions are seen on Toadman's head with minus signs being in the center and the outer edges being in a chartreuse hue; giving off the impression of ears. Two red, brace-like protrusions can be seen on the sides of his head, as they serve the purpose of comfort and cushioning. His eyes have big, black pupils that seem dilated at first glance, as the irises are cloud white. He has a small, golden mouth that matches the color of the inner edges of the openings on his head, neck and the bottom edges encircling his waist. His small, spherical shoulders are that of a light yellow hue like his ears. His thick wrists are green while his palms each have a big, slotted screw made for easier movement from increased stability. His hands also have three modest-sized, chartreuse flat fingers that are each perfectly rounded. The top half of his underside is green while the bottom, slightly arced portion is that of a cloudy white like his irises. His thin thighs are gray while his thick calfves are green with rounded edges on the top and bottom areas. His feet each have three stubby protrusions together that give off the impression of toes.
Personality: Toadman tends to be somewhat social towards others, though sometimes he backs off when it comes to personal situations. He can be attention seeking at times, since he wants to make a great story that would impress his operator to a degree beyond inspiration. However, he can be stubborn when it comes to things not going his way since he tends to be a huge risk taker when it comes to being denied something he wanted to do already. He can be rather silly at times since his croaks can make a few chuckles while his voice cracks in his songs can often deliver more laughs than applauds.
Skills: He is an excellent songster, in which he utilizes it through various means in combat. He can also hop around rather quickly and survive in water without needing air.
Past: [Nothing much is currently known about his past, as this will be revealed in the RP with the correct action triggering it.]
Love Relations: [None at the moment, though this is subject to change possibly.]
Standard Moves:

• Toad Smack: Toadman hops towards the target and smacks them with his right hand, inflicting moderate damage. This move can be charged to inflict slightly more damage and hit at a wider range.
• Shocker Note: Toadman emits a note filled with electricity after a loud croak, as it homes in at the target. This move inflicts double damage if the target is in water.

Special Moves:

• Leap n' Sweep: Toadman leaps into the air while attacking the target a few moments after. While Toadman is in the air, most incoming attacks will miss and the custom gauge stops recharging until he is back on the ground.
• Enumeration Query: Toadman performs a brief analysis on the target, gaining insight into their data; revealing their HP, weaknesses and other stats. This move can be used multiple times on the same target to reveal more information and have it in a detailed manner.
• Silencio Verse: Toadman sings a brief, composed verse at all enemies, which may inflict Censor; disabling the usage of all special moves and activation of the custom screen for three turn cycles.
• Life Melody: (Ultimate) Toadman croons a song at the party, as it automatically revives all party members from the KO/fainted state with 20% HP, but heals all alive members with full HP and bestows every member with the effects of increased DEF, SP DEF and EVA for three turn cycles.

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While Stror was working on the device that was connected to Aquaman's memory files and the liking on him, he was still out cold for the time being. Despite the fact that there was someone investigating his files with utmost curiosity, his systems attempted to reboot to get Aquaman to snap out of his wild dreams he was already having enough of. His arms quivered while his legs still remained as motionless as the inert branches lying scattered in various piles outside next to the nearby tall trees. His eyes slowly opened to Stror working on something that was connected to a significant chip of his. He attempted to ignore the slight, stinging pain the electrical connections gave off; thinking that it was perhaps the aftermath of his strange fantasies after not realizing he was already in the world of reality again. He continued to lie in Shade's arms since it appeared to be that she did not place him down anywhere or hand him off to another person to hold if she were to perhaps be exhausted from holding a little Navi that was about the size of a one year old human.

As soon as someone left to tend to the Miltank that was most certainly not having it with time, a Navi with the characteristics of an amphibian ejected itself from the plasma television after several moments of having to endure a corrupt, but most certainly collapsing world riddled with untold dangers and stories about other Navis checking in, but never checking out. The Navi was slightly smaller than Aquaman and had a body that was similar to a toad's, but could be easily mistaken for a frog's if a person were to give careless attention. The little Navi's body shivered next to the couch facing the high definition TV while it murmured in repetition after emitting some almost inaudible croaks of fright, "C- can't go back... t- too... s- scary..."

The Navi hoped that the so called ghosts of the dead would not terrorize him again, since its body was just cleaned of the various bugs and errors they inflicted upon him after its repair drive was in a great deal of stress. Knowing that there were at least some people around and perhaps some even recording him for the typical live news he would have been present at by this time, the Navi resisted the urge to let out a tear. It curled in a ball and covered most of its face with its hands after scooting its way over towards the couch. The seemingly babyish Navi took in an unusual amount of breaths for its brisk pace, as it continued to give its best efforts of concealing its bottled emotions that it held in its past reports it presented in the past.

 

[Merciless Medic]

Stror heard the something pop out of the television set with a crackle, as the electricity gave way to a... "Portal" of some kind, leaving a distraught toad-like machine on the floor. Shade saw the creature as well, and they both assumed it to be another fortunate Navi. Stror clicked 'Enter' on his keyboard on the folder saying Recovery Drive, before turning to the terrified machine.

Shade looked over with the most motherly eyes Pyros had ever seen. She would tend to baby Pokemon, and usually with this kind of tender and loving care, as if she were their mother. She extended a soft, warm, inviting hand toward the Navi, and greeted him with the utmost respect, hoping that he'll hear reason within her voice to trust her enough to get close.

"Hello, dear Navi. I'm Shadara, but you may call me Shade. My yellow-haired brother, Stror, and I are helping your friend here recover from the horrible virus's aftermath on his body. We may be able to help you, as well, since you are also in need of care. We won't hurt you, either. If we were going to hurt you, Aquaman wouldn't even let us near him, or let me open him up," with that last point, it was very evident that none of the people here were even soaked with anything. Although, Shade's hair looked a bit damp, but that was from the steam being emitted from the spout on Aquaman's head.

She continued on, saying: "We also will give our assistance to help bring back Cyberworld once again. I'm pretty sure you would love that."

Stror looked over and gave a friendly smirk before returning to his monitor, not wanting to miss anything if it ever flashed on the screen for a brief second. Pyros sat down on Miel's chair, smirking proudly to himself that he stole Miel's spot. He put two fingers to his forehead and flicked his wrist, like he was giving some kind of salute. Catrina sat on the arm of Miel's chair and smiled warmly at the toad-like creature, while Lorenza was grabbing her decorated Luxury Ball. Poito sat criss-crossed on the ground, hoping that this level would persuade the creature that they mean no harm. All of them were on one side of the room, giving the creature plenty of open space to hop about and hide if he ever felt uncomfortable with the company around him.

Miel was still milking Millie when he heard the disturbance from inside the house. He knew that his siblings would take care of it, and blissfully milked the now relaxed Miltank. Her udder wasn't as full now, and it was getting quite empty with every pull and squeeze. When he was done, he set the stool back against the barn wall and hefted the large bucket of milk away to their processing machine, which processes raw milk to get rid of any harmful bacteria that could get them sick. He slowly tipped the 66.76 pound (or 30.28 kg) bucket of milk, and it poured nicely and evenly down a clean, metal chute. The milk landed in a far larger bin, which it then began to get mixed with environmental friendly "good" bacteria being mixed in, killing off the things that would normally get someone sick. This process would usually take a few hours, so he left to do more chores around the barn, tending to their various farm Pokemon.

 

[Le Marsouin]

Toadman looked up to the girl that gave a brief, calm statement towards him, as he slowly got onto his feet and attempted to ignore the stinging pain. Like Aquaman from before, his pain inhibitor seemed to be malfunctioning, except that it was not broken oddly enough. A dark cloud of ebony black energy ejected out of Toadman's mouth, as he fell on the ground before he could even say a comprehensible word towards Shade. He violently coughed out some more black energy that harmlessly dispersed towards the ceiling before remaining almost invisible a few seconds later after a tiny explosion. The pitch-black cloud exploded into a few sparks equivalent to tiny sparklers going off with all the normal matter the world had to offer. His seemingly lifeless body lied on the ground like a toy doll while his vision was gradually entering the field of pitch-black darkness.

While Toadman attempted to stay awake in spite of his critical condition, Aquaman still could not exactly do much despite being barely awake. After Stror pressed on the enter key on the folder that was for Aquaman's recovery drive, the screen showed some files that had a lock symbol next to each one. One of the files could seem to be attention grabbing from the rest however, as it read to the attentive eyes, "File Restoration: 23/6/200X." However, the name of the file seemed to have a lock next to it like most of the other files did. Aquaman attempted to process what just happened to Toadman earlier, as he took in a gulp of air and thought, "W- wait... is that my f- friend... that just passed out already? Oh god, I gotta find some way to warn everyone... or else he could be in some big trouble!"

Aquaman still attempted to stay awake while Toadman was now out cold on the floor next to the television he came from. Aquaman gave his best shot at conserving his energy, as his tank stopped pressurizing the water while most of the activity inside his body began to slow towards a snail's pace. All he could make out from Shade was her fuzzy figure that was more bigger than him, while Stror appeared to be a giant from his perspective. He continued to give his best efforts at staying up after seeing Toadman failing to do so, as he panted in exhaustion and soon fell into a swoon however.

 

[Merciless Medic]

The siblings could feel something was wrong with the now knocked out Navis. Miel came in after needing a tool and found another Navi laying in front of the television set. He wiped the sweat from his face and picked up the poor creature with a soft embrace akin to the surface of a lonely lake, and sat next to Shade. He knew that similar events happened like it did to Aquaman, but that was when Shade explained to him with how he passed out. While she spoke, she held Aquaman a little tighter due to him swooning away again, wanting to make him feel secure, even though he probably wouldn't notice in his slumber.

"This toad Navi, what I'm assuming is named Toadman or Frogman, if we are following the same naming trope I'm sensing, came right from our TV. Right before he passed out, there was this black cloud of strange black energy that escaped via a cough, and rose to the ceiling, before disappearing in sparks. It reminds me of Shadow Pokemon, but I've never seen a Shadow Pokemon cough up shadow aura or anything of the like. Maybe it's the virus?" She questioned to Miel, even though the question was for everyone to answer.

"Maybe he was sick beforehand? Or he could emit smoke that can 'pop' as a move or attack. Maybe the frog thing ate some digital sparklers or something," thought Pyros, using air quotations to quote "pop" and his voice was as deep and husky as a rock artist. His intuition wasn't as vast as Shade's or Miel's, so he would end up with very simple answers that more lie with his own knowledge of his own world, as he does not see the need to delve into matters he doesn't quite understand and would rather leave it up to his siblings, who are more theoretical in mind and in their research. More often than not, he would accidentally be right all the time through his sheer simplicity, but in this situation, he was starting to doubt his simplistic luck, and knew he wasn't going to help much with this. He still felt like he had to put his own opinion, however, as he didn't want them to be thinking so outside the box that they'd be thinking in some 100th-level dimension of said box.

"Probably not, though I do see what you are getting at with the sickness and possible techniques, brother. I think it might've been the virus, like Shade was saying, or some other unseeable element we aren't used to, or take the variation of something we know. Maybe it is something akin to Shadow Pokemon, but something far darker. Maybe the virus affected this toad more so than the rest and affected him with something. Maybe the sparkler-like effect looks different in their world because their world is governed by the laws of a pre-made mainframe, that can be manipulated by a professional hacker, instead of our spiritual, materialistic, and natural world," postulated Miel, his bass voice gave such a sharp contrast to Pyros's, making Pyros sound like a tenor when he's actually a baritone-bass himself. In contrast to Pyros's simplistic barrier, Miel can and would put too much effort into thinking something through. Although, it was always within the realms of possibility. He isn't as right as much, however, so he would end up having to dumb himself down or just not give his thought or opinion on a subject meant to be so simple. Although, he seemed that maybe his thought process would be most suitable for this kind of situation, as it was something foreign to them and all things and points of view must be considered. He also glared at his brother for taking his spot, but didn't do much as the life of a very human-like machine mattered more than petty sibling rivalry.

Meanwhile, Stror had been multitasking from hearing them contemplate on what happened to the knocked out toad to figuring out which file to enter. His right ankle began to bounce up and down due to a tick that made his body keep moving, even when he's tired. His bouncing leg was causing his keyboard to shake and he had to move it to the table to keep it still, as his leg wouldn't stop moving, no matter how much willpower he had. After tuning out his own erratic leg, he decided to search through the ones that didn't have locks on them, as he was certain that the locks pertain to a password needed to venture through the file. Although, he kept tabs on the one that said "File Restoration: 23/6/200X". He began to tap the down arrow button to see more folders, maybe finding one unlocked one he could see to unlock the locked folders, if that was even possible.

 

[Le Marsouin]

(OOC: Alright, I suppose it's time to get this RP back up and running after having to endure a week or two of severe illness. This post is a bit longer than usual, and I'll get to character databases here in a second.)

BIC:
While Toadman and Aquaman were both out cold, it seemed as if most of the folders on the computer were locked; presumably to prevent unauthorized access to something that could be easily manipulated by an elite hacker. Only a select few were unlocked, though two seemed to be more attention grabbing than the rest of the bunch. They both read in their respective bulletins from the format they were placed in from their Operator from before:

• Security Access Memo
• Lost Operator? Memo

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In the interim, many people were devastated from the catastrophic incident that recently took place in the realm of Cyberworld. Even though some were having a minuscule part of happiness from parts of the Undernet also being destroyed along with most of Cyberworld, most could agree that it would never be the same going back to their old ways of life without their various pieces of technology most seemed to rely on in the past.

"Mommy... M- m- my... N- na- na- na.. v..."

"It's okay... we'll try to find something here, just calm down kid."

"N- no! He c- ca- can... t... b- b- be... r- r- re... p- pl... aced!"

While many distraught citizens of Electopia continued to aimlessly roam the streets without any commerce or even proper aims taking place, a man sat on his desk in the building of SciLab after managing to get a call through one of the two networks that barely stood up to the earlier incident. The golden name plate on the front of his desk reflected a little over half of the fluorescent lighting, as it read, "Greyson Sigiat."

Just before he could grab his other personal terminal that appeared to have no Navi inside at the moment, two teenage girls slowly walked inside the room after managing to turn the platinum doorknobs in their respective directions. One appeared to be dressed like your everyday maid; having a cloud white apron with various stitches that were noticeable to someone with impaired vision. Her black hair had two ponytails, while most of her sewn green sweater and pale black skirt were concealed from her apron. Her darkly brown Mary Janes were coupled with long, white socks, though the top half of her leg was bare despite having the skirt on.

On the other hand, the other girl had on an elegant outfit composed of a stylish cream, fluttery top that had a jewel neck to show off the modest green bow slightly below it. Her cinnamon brown, wide legged pants were linked with moderate, golden colored sleeves to give it bonus style points that most would easily go for on the news broadcast. Even though she might have looked a bit silly with the frog hat covering most of her ginger hair, the fashionable, brown heels would have made up for it.

The two girls went up to the man, as the man asked, "So, what can I do for you both?"

"Well... umm... we just want to ask about what's been going on with Cyberworld," One of the girls calmly replied.

"A- and... my little Aquaman's not here anymore! I can't even get a connection on him!" The other girl exclaimed after letting off a concealed tear.

"Well, I would like for the girl in the apron to calm down first, and let me explain a bit here since I know it's a bit hard to get over something lost that was dear to you. Listen very closely," The man responded.

"I've heard from Met that there was some sort of bomb going off in an area of Cyberworld. In turn, there was a huge flood and a gigantic force of electromagnetism that spread across most, or perhaps even all of Cyberworld. I'm trying to contact him again since I can't jack him out yet because of the huge power surge that's going on thanks to Cyberworld being messed up. Anyway, why don't you two sit back or relax since you both look don't look so great. There's plenty of snacks and water if you need it... even the CEO can't be greedy here," The man said after clearing his throat for a brief moment.

 

[Merciless Medic]

While Shade and the rest of her siblings began to get into quite a heated discussion about what it could be and whether they could even use Shadow Pokemon as a viable option to compare to Toadman's condition, Stror was busy wondering if he should enter the Security Access Memo or the Lost Operator? Memo. He knew that Aquaman didn't want to be stuck sleeping, but the last memo made him so curious. He finally clicked enter on the Lost Operator? Memo, satiating his own curiosity. He just planned to skim over everything and get the gist of it all.

After skimming the memo, he went back to enter the Security Access Memo, and got back on track with his mission on reviving Aquaman. Maybe this Memo can help him recover his functions and his overloaded chip.

 

[Le Marsouin]

When the Lost Operator memo was clicked with satisfied interest, the memo's data popped up, as it appeared to load up without any problems whatsoever. After the entire memo finished loading, it read:

From: Lic. Office, Marine St., Electopia
Subj: Lost Operator?

WARNING: Ownership of another Net Navi other than your own without the owner's consent under any circumstances will result in confiscation of all Net Navis possessed. It is also a felony and will result in fines of no more than 5,000,000 Zennies, along with imprisonment of you and your Net Navi in maximum security prison for up to lifetime.

To anyone that is reading this:

If you are reading this memo right now, then Aquaman.EXE is highly likely with you and not his former Operator. Please take the following steps to ensure his safety and unite him with his Operator once again.

1) Dial 1E-L90-LO11 to call the Licensing Office and inform them of your possession of Aquaman.EXE, even if he is not in your personal terminal.
2) Go to the Licensing Office and state your name, address and your Net Navi that you currently have.
3) Transfer Aquaman.EXE into a private terminal provided by the staff at the Licensing Office.

After the procedure is taken to transport Aquaman.EXE into our hands, we will ensure that Aquaman.EXE is back with his Operator when she arrives to pick him up. Thank you for taking the necessary steps to ensure the safety of this Net Navi.
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[WARNING: FILE ENCRYPTED, TWO KEYS AND CODE REQUIRED FOR OVERRIDE]
OVERRIDER KEY DETECTED...
DECRYPT FILE? Y/N

Meanwhile, back in the remains of what used to be Cyberworld, a little orange helmet with a green cross lied near what was most likely the Cyber Café. Nobody seemed to be there any longer like the lively hour ago, as the helmet scooted itself towards the counter. It was thought to be the virus that could deliever some serious damage, though it was often given second thoughts when their adorable appearances presented themselves even to the toughest Net Navis known to mankind. However, there was just something different about this one; something that no one really took into consideration after the recent, sudden incident. It appeared to be that it wasn't attempting to destroy the net like all the other viruses would have done by now.

A loud stomp came in an approaching fashion towards the helmet, as the helmet slowly lifted itself to reveal its black, round body that was always taken to be its head from its significant size to its body.

"Hey there little virus, how about you quit hiding and just let me delete ya already! I got nothing to do after I kept telling off those idiots to not destroy the entire net!" The purplish Navi shouted.

"Virus? W- who are you calling virus?! I'm Met... otherwise known as the original model of Mettaur, before I was duplicated into a gazillion copies that were all used to destroy this place!" Met retorted after managing to hold his pickaxe with just the electromagnetism his body provided.

"Listen here you little pipsqueak. If someone looks exactly like a virus, then they are a virus! According to the handbook I was provided when I was a kid... I should have deleted you ten seconds ago!" The purple Navi roared while readying his buster cannon of choice towards Met.

"F- fine... if you think I'm a virus... I'll just have to delete you like you were one in the first place! Let's just get this over with you bully! Program Advance... Cover Wall! Protect me with all you've got!" Met yelled in his response before executing his first move of the imminent brawl between the two.

 

[Merciless Medic]

Stror looked in awe at what he was seeing. An Operator, in his mind, reminded him of a trainer in the Pokemon world, but licensing? You had to license a Navi if you are an Operator, or you become one? He didn't exactly know, but he knew now that this Navi belonged to a female operator. He wondered if the toad Navi was licensed to any Operators...

After reading through the file, he saw the end and wondered if he should actually decrypt it. If he did, he could maybe find the password. He remembered the steps after reading through them multiple times on getting the Navi back to his Operator, but then he realized it will be difficult because putting matter into a computer is extremely difficult and would be very painful, as matter would be converted into data at that point. He might as well put one of Lorenza's cyber Pokemon in the machine as a representative. Her Porygon-Z can speak slight English. That reminded him that they needed to get an actual language disc for her Porygon-Z, so it can actually speak English. He told Lorenza about it, and something in her eyes clicked as she retreated upstairs and went into her room. She probably already had it but forgot to give it to Porygon-Z.

While she was upstairs looking for her disc, Stror decided to press "Y" to decrypt. Although, he made a solemn vow to himself to stay out of certain key areas, like memories. If he had someone snooping through his memories, he wouldn't like it at all, and they'd be seeing some certain surprises that he wouldn't want anybody to see.

After he pressed the key, he calmly waited for the decryption process to work its magic. That was when Lorenza came back downstairs with a disc. She whistled a soft note and her Porygon-Z entered the house. She gave the disc to her Pokemon, which then held it delicately. It then retreated into the PC in Stror's room to start the process of fusing it with him as he transferred from one PC in Stror's room to the PC in Viridian City. When he was done and escaped the PC, some people got quite spooked before he retreated back in the PC and made it back home.

When he came back downstairs, he began to speak in proper and improper English, just like the disc was meant to. At least the only correct disc the creators had made was the language discs. Plus, Porygon-Z can learn slang, which was nice, until it started to copy people's slang from the internet.... That's when Lorenza had to shush it by retreating it into it's Poke Ball. She sighed and wondered if it will abuse this. Then again, it was a failed experiment, as most Porygons were, but she decided to have it help the Navis find their way through cyberspace.

Whilst Lorenza sat back down with her Poke Ball of Porygon-Z in hand, Stror was still staring at his computer and waiting for it to finish decryption. Meanwhile, the rest of his sibling's activities had stopped, with Miel reading a book while he held the second unconscious Navi, Shade falling asleep on Miel's shoulder while still holding Aquaman protectively, and everybody else just seemed to be lost in thought and staring off into space. It just seemed that there was a lull in their house, with nothing stirring, not even their Pokemon, as everything and everyone were silent, except for the sounds produced by Stror's machine decrypting Aquaman's files.