Luke blinks curiously at the nervous Skarmory, then does his best to try not to look intimidating.

Luke: <Hello...what's your name?>

He gives her a small smile.

<You don't need to be so nervous. I don't bite. I know that doesn't mean much coming from a Feraligatr, but...you know.>

Mainframe Room

-In the midst of everyone's celebrating-

<Toothless: "Wait... If this computer was dead already... How'd she come back again?">

Mainframe Room

Skye: <I see... I c-can't believe I'm meeting Luke. The Luke. The same who fought Ho-oh... S-sorry if I was talking too much there, it's just... It's great to meet you...>

Luke: <Aww...I'm flattered, Skye. I didn't even win against Ho-oh the first time we fought him. Heck, before then, I never really considered myself special. Rather, it seemed like I was always ending up in the right place at the wrong time.>

He shrugs.

<If I hadn't, somebody else probably would have dealt with Team Rocket eventually. We were just lucky. Well...not so lucky at the time...>

Mainframe Room

<Zoltan: "We were listening to a tape here... And then she woke up!">

<Random Militia!Mon #1: "Wait a minute... You caused all of this?!">

<Random Militia!Mon ＃2: "What's the big idea?! You consider getting shot at a pasttime?!">

<"Er... We can explain... It's not what it looks like...">

Merle: <...Oh my.>

Silentran♂ listens to what Zoltan said and facepawed. At a lot of things.

Maekrite -looks a bit down: <Oh that's just great. How could she get into a holotape in the first place anyway? And what is a holotape to begin with?>

Mainframe Room

<Random Militia!Mon #1: "What were you even doing down here anyways?!">

<Shaun: "We were listening to a tape that Tagg fou-">

-And just notice now that Tagg and company have left. Presumably to go and listen to the rest of the tape-

<Nadia: "Oh, well that's just fantastic...">

<Female Giant!Samurott: "Alright, all of you, MARCH!">

-Being marched along with rest of group by some now-unamused locals-

<"Well this totally couldn't be going any worse for us right now...">

That Moment - Klein Cove - PEFE-That-Was

-A group of four mons from a raiding party that bit off more than it could chew around 1000 pages ago in the main RP wash up on the shore with effects bearing sigils that Moogle would find rather familiar-

<(Former)Maurauder!Carracosta: "Argh... Lousy little bird... I spent forever getting that ship!">

-Spitting up water-

<(Former)Maurauder!Bastiodon: *hack hack* "Ugh... Where are we?">

<(Former)Maurauder!Carracosta: "Well, the climate's tropical, and there's some sort of strange white ro-Oh dear Arceus.">

-And spot a local white and blue bird nonchalantly pecking at rocks in the sand right in front of them-

<(Former)Maurauder!Dragonite: *whimper* "I-It's a W-W-Wingu-gurgh...">

-And proceeds to have a childish accident on the beach-

<(Former)Maurauder!Dragonite: "Gurk...">

<Local!Wingull: *blink blink* "... Can I help you...?">

<(Former)Marauder!Tyranitar: "AAAAAAAH! W-We don't want any tr-trouble! H-Honest!">

<(Former)Marauder!Bastiodon: "Pl-Please! H-Have mercy! We'll do wh-whatever you want!">

<(Former)Marauder!Carracosta: "Don't feed us to your god again!">

-Cowering-

<(Former)Marauder!Dragonite: *whimper* "Dragonite don't taste good, Dragonite don't taste good...">

<Local!Wingull: "... Er... Make me a sandwich?">

-In an overhasty tone-

<(Former)Marauder!Carracosta: "Y-Yes! R-Right away!">

<Local!Wingull: "And would it kill you to pick up after your friend? My livelihood kinda hinges on tourists being willing to come down to these beaches...">

Well, the truth was going to come out eventually. Lake was hoping that it could have been under better circumstances, though. Hopefully, they would at least give them a chance to explain what had happened before they did anything drastic. Like throwing them in jail. Or worse, such as Trial By Bonemerang.

He didn't even want to think about having to face that.

Meanwhile, Luke had only just noticed that Stratus was also there, much to his relief.

Luke: <There you are, Stratus!>

The Dragonite blinks, not recognizing Luke as a Feraligatr.

Stratus: <...Huh?>

Luke: <Oh, you don't recognize me, do you? It's me, Luke.>

Stratus: <Luke?! When did you get here?>

Luke: <Long story, I'll tell you later, Preferably once that scary Samurott is gone. But that doesn't matter...>

He warps his arms around the Stratus, giving him a hug.

<I missed you, you adorably pudgy Dragonite...>

Stratus: <...Aww...I missed you too...>

Mainframe Room

Styx: If they hurt you, I'm taking them down. Don't worry. >:|

Mainframe Room

-We are marched out of the Mainframe Room and...-

Klein Cove

-Into a certain local resort-

<Andre: "Eh? We were just here a couple of days ago!">

<Bottles: "Yeah! It's a resort!">

<Fruit Necklace: "It's also kinda the interim meeting place for the council... Our normal place is kinda a bit of a mess right now.">

<"... 'Our'?">

<Fruit Necklace: "Well it would be rude to say 'my' meeting place, I'm not the only councilmon.">

-And we are led into the local lodge-

<Fruit Necklace: "As you can see, we're kinda still working with some makeshift settings here. Not that the resort setting is bad...">

-And begin to assume our places before Fruit Necklace and Schrodinger's Representatives of some of PEFE-That-Was' different communities-

PEFE-That-Was

Coulomb: Tagg, maybe we shouldn't have left.

-We happen to be walking on a catwalk-

I'm sure the others will be fine Coulomb.