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It started out like any other day. Wake up late, large breakfast, oppress the peasants, and then this happened. This thing appeared out of nowhere—literally nowhere; he can sense its mind and that mind did not exist until it was existing right on top of him—and then it swallows him. All the Lord Ruler sees is what looks like a gigantic mirror reflecting a reptilian mouth, and he's suddenly on the wrong side of it. Starts trying to destroy the creature, of course, but nothing he does meets any resistance.
Wherever he is, it doesn't look like the inside of any snake he's ever been swallowed by.
unprophesied_of_ages
unprophesied_of_ages
"I don't actually know whether I count as powerful by whatever scale you use on this planet. Does it have a name, by the way? I did lose to that flock of Murkrow, if that helps estimate, but I think I could probably win if I went in knowing they were dangerous."
the_very_best
"Planet's called Earth. And they were reportedly numerous and pretty high-level for wild unevolved Murkrow, but regular humans, directly attacked like that, would've been dead, and a weak to average wild 'mon would have run off or fainted versus that many opponents. My team could take the flock, based on Larry's description, but not without casualties."
unprophesied_of_ages
"So I'm probably more powerful than most Pokemon, good to know.
On my world, Scadrial, there's no shortage of people who have some of the same abilities I do. I'm unique in having the complete set. And I'm not technically immortal, but am very long-lived.
I think I fit your definition of legendary relatively well, for a human."
On my world, Scadrial, there's no shortage of people who have some of the same abilities I do. I'm unique in having the complete set. And I'm not technically immortal, but am very long-lived.
I think I fit your definition of legendary relatively well, for a human."
unprophesied_of_ages
"I'm still not sure I want to describe how my abilities work. But it's an intersection between two unrelated powers, neither of which is transferrable."
unprophesied_of_ages
"Where does one look for legendary 'mon? If they're in the habit of granting favors, I might need one to send me back."
the_very_best
"I haven't found any yet. I'm planning to check Lake Valor next, see if I can find Azelf."
unprophesied_of_ages
"Hm. Is it just a list of places they're suspected to be if they exist, or are there conditions on when they'll show up? If it's the former, I can check a lake-sized area quickly."
He'll need some kind of advantage if he's to find a legendary creature in the next six hundred years, and this is the best that comes to mind.
He'll need some kind of advantage if he's to find a legendary creature in the next six hundred years, and this is the best that comes to mind.
the_very_best
"The former, basically. But I've already checked Lake Verity as thoroughly as I could, so if the lake guardians exist at all they may require something I don't know about to show up."
unprophesied_of_ages
"Are any of the legendaries psychic? Those would probably be easier to look for."
the_very_best
"Yeah, actually all three of the lake guardians are reputed to be psychic, among other legendaries, pretty common."
unprophesied_of_ages
"Good. And once they're found, you talk to them, throw a ball at them, or nobody's ever gotten that far?"
the_very_best
"I wasn't planning to capture a legendary 'mon, unless it seemed to be obviously not as bright as they're supposed to be. It seems disrespectful. I'd try to talk to them. Some people have ambitions to capture legendaries, though, or Larry wouldn't have made such a fuss about you."
unprophesied_of_ages
"That explains that.
Are there any Pokemon that look like thirty-foot blue snakes with a mirror where the face should be? If so, I might not have to go looking for legendaries after all."
Are there any Pokemon that look like thirty-foot blue snakes with a mirror where the face should be? If so, I might not have to go looking for legendaries after all."
unprophesied_of_ages
"Snakes. Long, narrow reptiles, head is mostly mouth. Or mirror, in this case. One of those appeared out of nowhere and swallowed me. Instead of the inside of a snake, I found myself on a planet full of other wildlife with bizarre powers."
unprophesied_of_ages
It really says something about this world that that's the incomprehensible part.
"OK, we don't have the same classification system.
Cylindrical, a few feet thick, cold blood, eats smaller animals? Regular eating, usually, not whatever this one did."
"OK, we don't have the same classification system.
Cylindrical, a few feet thick, cold blood, eats smaller animals? Regular eating, usually, not whatever this one did."
the_very_best
"I don't really keep track of the blood temperature of Pokémon. But anyway, I don't know of any Pokémon with mirrors for mouths. Seems like that would make it hard for them to eat."
unprophesied_of_ages
"I have no idea whether it counts whatever it did as a successful meal.
But if that wasn't a Pokémon, then aside from being even more confusing that apparently means I do need to find a legendary."
But if that wasn't a Pokémon, then aside from being even more confusing that apparently means I do need to find a legendary."
the_very_best
"I haven't necessarily memorized all of the hundreds of kinds of Pokémon, so there's also that."
unprophesied_of_ages
"Where would I find a list? I can memorize them, but I'd need the information from somewhere first.
Actually, this is probably a priority, considering how important Pokémon seem to be here."
Actually, this is probably a priority, considering how important Pokémon seem to be here."