Entralink, OU, an undetermined time in the future Soon™

A portal opens, similar to the one that four months ago took Silent and his team away to various adventures. Out of the portal two Eeveelutions scamper, then start looking around.

Ichtacya the Leafeon♀: <Yes! We did it! I don't have to spend time in that hospital anylonger!>

Sol the Espeon♀ -stretches and relaxes: <Well, things ended out more or less well.> -- looks around -- <No trace of Shahinne and Roc yet?>

Ichtacya -sniffs and growls: <They haven't arrived yet. What do we do? :P>

Sol extends her psychic power to the surroundings for a psychic ping, after a moment she shrugs and goes rest on a corner of the Entralink. Seeing her yawn, the Leafeon tilts her head, and after a moment decides to go run around and chase some random wild mons for fun.

Goldenrod City

Inside a certain birdhouse, a Honchkrow and a Fearow are lining the family nest and tidying the place all around in preparation for some restless days. After Harriet is done, she lies on the larger nest and watches as Copahue finishes moving some sticks and branches around.

Harriet -looks through the door: <…Copahue? I think it is about to be nomtime...>

Copahue: <…Oh, I-I'm a bit late then.> -- walks up to the door.

Harriet: <You have to bring a good fish. I'll go find some berried by sunset.>

The Fearow walks outside to see various birds are already soaring above the shore hunting for their food. He nervously preens his feathers and takes off hurriedly, while Harriet lies down for a nap.

After circling above the beach for some minutes and seeing other birds carrying out their hunts, Copahue decides that it'll be very hard to land a good fish anytime soon, what with the Swellow getting all the nice catches. Henceforth, the Fearow decides that he is going to try a clever thing and pass the same Goldeen from before as another fish, for which he goes to the shore and gets it a little bit wet.

Copahue lands by the birdhouse five minutes afterwards to notice Harriet lining the couple's nest again. The Honchkrow turns around to look at him and examine the "new" catch.

Copahue: <Dinner~> -- chuckles.

Harriet -tilts her head: <…Uhm... that fish...>

Copahue lowers his head too as Harriet comes closer, he sees she looks like she was more worried than usual.

Harriet: <…That's the best you could get? I need very healthy fish.>

Copahue -feels a bit hurt: <Uhm... I-I try to fish what I can. It's not like I brought the same fish again...>

-beat-

Harriet: <…Did you bring the same fish again?>

Copahue: <…No?> -- shakes wings nervously.

Harriet -looks down the fish and up at him: <It looks like the same. It even has the same expression!>

Goldeen: <×_×>

Harriet: <See?> -- frowns.

Copahue: <Uhm... well, I… they…> -- lowers head.

Copahue picks up the fish and retreats a couple of steps. He looks back to the sea, the sun already about to set down which means getting good fishes will be much harder. Harriet looks at the sea and seems to understand, but still shoves him a little.

Harriet -nuzzleshoves the Fearow: <At least try to get a better fish. One with muscle and bright scales. Please?>

Copahue: <I-I'll try...> -- sighs.

Copahue turns around and flies away again, feeling hurt by Harriet's refusal of his prey. The Honchkrow meanwhile returns to her nest, shifts around uncomfortably, looks at it for some moments and decides to get out and line the nest for the third time in a day.

Somewhere in Unova, Yesterday

After being absent for a good while, Silent finally returns to the OU via Entralink accompanied by Maekrite. The two head off to Nimbasa to see if the other mons have returned. Once in the Pokémon Center, Silent finds out Ichtacya and Sol are back, Algira is lost somewhere (apparently still with Helios), Roc and Shahinne are flying around and for some reason the little Starly claims to be a millionaire. Roc reprimands her.

Today

Silent and Maekrite are having a talk while noming a salad with Roc, who is minding his own business (namely, noming fast so that he can get more nap time).

"…So you want to return there first?"

Maekrite -nods: <Want to see my place… my mate. We've been off this universe for a long time.>

"I guess I can send you by Pokéball. Do you mind if I send Sol as well?"

Maekrite: <…I thought she wanted to go to PEFE HQ?> - -looks at Sol who is arguing money with Shahinne -- <What's the big idea?>

"Nothing, it's just…" -- Silent absentmindedly chews a carrot -- "I'd like her to get better acquainted with the mons at the local office before she makes a choice about going to live in PEFE Island."

Burned Tower

Haunter starts shuddering.

Haunter: <I feel like an ominous force is going to punish us...> -- floats back to the gate of the Tower.

Morty -looks surprised: "…Hey, wait! We are not done doing nothing yet!" -- chases after -- "What's the hurry? It's not like there will be a challenge!"

Ecruteak Gym

Gym Guy sees Ghostus a little bit infuriated.

Gym Guy: "…You know, you could just go to the Burned Tower. That's where he usually unbores himself that or making out with Eusine :3"

(After this move)

Gastly shakes violently suffering the effects of the Confusion and unphases, falling to the ground where it becomes a sort of slimey Ghostly substance.

Gastly: <~There was once a little Gastly, holding a billiard cue, and from the top hanging due, the tongue of a mean Leavanny~@_@>

Morty: "Curses... (no, not the move)... I-I guess you can still try something more direct, Gastly? Come on, take shape and go for a Lick!"

The Ghostly substance starts wobbling across the ground and then emerges ad phases back into the shape of a Gastly who goes float around the Venonat to Lick.

Venomous's victory becomes a tie due to the effects of Curse, which leaves things 1-1 and then a Slowpoke is sent out.

Morty: "All right, I see an interesting choice. But let's see how long does it last. Go ahead with a Shadow Punch, Haunter!"

The Haunter nods and giggles evily, then floats low ahead to Shadow Punch Slowpoke.

(In between this post)

Haunter is hit by a Confusion again, annoying more the poor Pokémon but at least waking it up. The Haunter floats up and starts looking up eerily in every direction.

Morty: "Uh-oh..."

Haunter turns down, and falls to the ground getting half-embedded into it.

Gym Assistant: "…And the second victory is for the challenger!"

Morty: "Well that was well-played." -- recalls Haunter and prepares the next Pokéball.  -- "But are you really ready to face the Ghost type?"

Morty sends out the next Pokéball, which opens to reveal…

…

…

????: <Woof!> -- shows fangs at Slowpoke.

The Pokémon of very dark fur, which seems to camouflage a bit in the dark gym, does a couple of intimidation maneuvers, but they don't work too well because the Pokémon is a bit small for a Granbull; instead, he switches to a boxing posture and starts dancing on his feet; thus, has Quick Feet.

Morty: "Let's open this wide. Granbull, go for a Thunderpunch!"

The Granbull growls and rushes ahead to Thunderpunch Slowpoke.

(After this post)

Granbull has managed to Headbutt the Mightyena away, but the opponent is quick to rebound and aims for another Bite. At short distance pretty much no way to evade such an agile Pokémon, so Morty decides to try something else.

Morty: "It's not much but you need to put an obstacle in between. A sticky obstacle if you get what I mean?"

Granbull nods and hops back a short distance to get the time to Lick the Mightyena right when he comes down to bite. Morty's Pokémon still takes pretty much full damage from the attack but at least doesn't so ungracefully flinch this time.

While the Toxic failed, which is a mistake Morty wouldn't have probably made but his NPC handler at the moment is known to do when dealing with Ghost types, Misdreavus was lucky in that Gogie was also paralyzed, and that kicked in just in time.

Morty -sweatdrops: "Oh I guess I won't be demoted to Whitney's position yet!" -- coughs -- "Well then, with more care now. Go ahead with a Shockwave!"

Misdreavus conjures a small current of jolts circling aorund her mouth and unleashes a Shockwave attack while floating up to try and build some distance away from the Dark-type.

Greenfield Airfield, Yesterday

Silent and team (minus Algira) take off from a blimp zeppelin!, then take a moment to stretch their legs and or wings after the 4-hour trip. Ichtacya scampers around, annoying some random Pokémon, while Sol goes to a patch of grass and curls under the sunlight. Shahinne and Roc fly nearby, looking for seeds and [nuts] to nom.

However, when Sol realizes Maekrite and Silent are wandering around and talking, she goes join them.

Maekrite -walks by Silent: <…Good thing Roc was there, don't you think?>

Sol -tilts head: <I wonder how come Ichtacya and I pretty much missed that part...>

Silent: "Remind me to thank Tagg for letting Roc spend time around."

Maekrite nods, turns back to Sol.

Maekrite: <You can't have missed it! You were offscreen with us!>

Sol -waves tail: <I was offscreen elsewhere.>

Silent: "Well, that shows you how to beat a Golurk revolt I guess. Shahinne looked pretty happy."

Maekrite: <I would be happy too if I saw Mom beat about 30 Metagross...> -thinks back to Future!Shahinne-- <You think she's gonna grow that strong?>

Silent -smiles: "Shahinne? Well she leads a healthy life."

After a couple of minutes of conversation, Silent recalls the group and the six head back to ${random_johto_place}.