Oz: Crossroad of Legends

Location; No Limits Cemetery dood

Fawful and his wonderful Pokemon Pixy the world's most adorable and worlds smartest Pikachu PhD. Fen Fen a Delphox that once belonged to Wario but due to circumstances now travels with Fawful. Finally, there is Chortles the Gggggggggeeeeeeennnngggggaaaarrrrrr who started off as a Gastly but eventually through much training evolved in a glorious, and jovial Gengar who is like a brother to Fawful. They are in No Limits Cemetery (think of it as a central hub for everything) because Fawful has received a message on his 3ds about the unveiling of a new gravestone (basically, portals to a different world). What seems odd about this gravestone is that it has a picture of a giant turtle

"Aww a place to spread my chortles like a tree spreading pollen," Fawful proclaims. Pixy wanders out in front of Fawful to study the gravestone. Pixy looks at it and not in the typical Pikachu type of way no this a Pikachu PhD Fletchings. Anyways Pixy has finished her assessment she goes over to Fawful and tells him everything she knows.

"Pika," Pixy lets out as all of a sudden shadow began to form next to her. "(Really at a time like this, sigh its like there is two Fawfuls,)" Pixy sighs. (Anyways Fawful try to get Chortles over there under control I am very busy trying to Pika out this situation), " Pixy said to Fawful. Fawful just stares at Pixy completely confused because to Fawful it just sounded like a bunch of Pikas and Pikachus. "Pika, Pika," Pixy facepalmed.

"Aww my dear brother Chlortles the Gggggggggeeeeeeennnngggggaaaarrrrrr, there you are come let us celebrate this occasion most full of joy," Fawful said as him and Chortles begin spinning with joy. Pixy is about to send out a thunderbolt towards them, when she feels a paw on her shoulder.

Fen Fen the Delphox looks at Pixy and more or less told her that it's going to be okay let the two go. "Pika Pika Pi Pikachu," Pixy sighed towards Fen Fen. Fen Fen closed her eyes and began to focus on something. When Fen Fen opened her eyes she told Pixy that those two are like children and she pointed her stick wand thing towards the new gravestone.

Fawful decided that he would be the first to try out the new gravestone. When Fawful touched the gravestone he should have warp to the new location but nothing happened. Fawful was full of the fury and gravestone was about to pay for it but Pixy stopped him. Pixy in the most Pikachu way possible told Fawful to hold off on the fury and that her and the other Pokemon would test it out.

Well when Pixy and the other Pokemon touched the gravestone they vanished from no limits cemetery. The problem was the gravestone disappeared right along with them leaving a Fawful full of fury wondering what just happened.

"Catie mentioned her," replied Irving. "Called her a teddy bear, I think."

Fenrir nodded slowly. He was thinking of what he was going to say next. "Pretty much. Can you direct me to wherever the research facilities of this place are? I'm hoping to ask them how they were able to get such technology. I'm sure you've noticed how advanced this is. It's almost like a replica of our era... Assuming you come from a similar structure as this... Without the technology, of course."

"No, no, that's fine. I was just a little curious. I'll ask around. Thank you for your time." Fenrir bowed curtly before turning around and walking away.

Fenrir raised his hand in acknowledgement. "I'll be sure too!" He called back. Then, he thought carefully from when he was watching the battlefield from the palace. "Hm. Looks like those things were not human. They created sparks just like my weapon here. Are they similar?" He said to himself.

Catie was sound asleep after today's events and Baron lifted her and placed her in one of the guest rooms which were unoccupied. Sam kinda of was just silent but could tell something was off about Baron. Baron's physical wounds were healing just fine and with a day or two of rest would be completely fine. The wounds Sam were concerned about were Baron's mental wound. Sam knows the tells that something is on Baron's mind.

"Baron....," Sam was going to say until Baron cut him off.

"Sam its fine I just need to take a walk that's all," Baron said to Sam. "Just need some fresh air," Baron told Sam. Baron left the room before Sam could respond to him.

"Hmm I remember Catie and Baron saying Vincent is here, hopefully he can talk some sense into him," Sam said laying next to Catie.

Baron wondered throughout the palace not really paying attention to the guards or other Outlanders that were awake or wandering about. Baron's mind was on how he was utterly powerless to do anything to stop General Mason and that it almost cost him and the woman that he loves there lives. "Dammit, I really am a fool, I couldn't protect her, I almost got her killed," Baron said as tears began to form. Baron decided to go out towards the courtyard maybe gazing at the stars could get his mind to settle.

"I wonder what my old teacher Vincent would say, if he saw me?" Baron asked as he entered the courtyard. When Baron looked up he saw the mercenary he was with Irving and the man that everyone knew as Nobunaga but he knew as Vincent talking right in front oh him. "Oh dam," Baron said embarrassed while he was a foot away from him.

Vincent turned to see a very familiar face wander into the courtyard. Well, speaking of the Devil... What perfect timing.

Vincent bid farewell to Irving, and walked over to his old student. "How are you and Catie holding up?" He asked. "I heard you were injured during the battle."

Glinda smiled as she hugged her daughter. "Do not worry, love. I understand. I am sorry for causing you grief."

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Irving was visibly taken aback by Vincent laughing.

He can laugh! That was the creepiest laugh I've ever heard, but he laughed!

Irving was about to talk when he noticed Baron suddenly appearing right next to them. Vincent said his farewells to Irving, but Irving ended up following. He was concerned about Baron's well-being too, after all. He heard Baron's reply to Vincent.

"Hey Baron, don't worry about it", he said. "We all have off days. Besides, the general gave you kudos and you showed off a lot of power. Hell, if you want to feel better, just look at what I did: Jack and s***. I'm outclassed by the standard footsoldier in this world."

Location: Deeper inside Yggdrasil

Whatever this room was...it was different. It was probably the walls that invisibly glowed with life energy (you can't see them, being invisible and all, but they have an effect on you regardless).

Ozma grinned stupidly. She was trying to think of something a lot more triumphant sounding than "This is it!" as her quote for the history books, but that all seemed to fail her now. Excitement apparently overrides rehearsal (and she never quite nailed down what she wanted to say anyways). She was kind of jittery. She raised her hand to lower the time shift, so she could get a closer look. The room was empty save for them. The witch spawn didn't come here.

Refuge didn't last very long though, since a roar of arrival and imminent death overtook them. A strong wind, a green glow...something black.

"DAMN IT! SO CLOSE!"

Ozma yelled just before she winked out of existence, along with the rest of her troupe. As much as the tree is isolated from the outside world, their time ward tether was made of some pretty strong stuff.

Location: Ozma's tent.

The ground shuddered, knocking over Joanna's house of china dishes. Like all the messes she had made, the pieces cleaned themselves up, but that did nothing to ease her frustration. She had almost completed the fourth floor!

She made a face and jumped up. "Blah! I give up. What's next? ...eh? What's wrong Disco?"

The Dedenne looked like a flash bang had gone off in her face, or at least, whatever the electrosense equivalent was. Joanna grabbed her before she fell to the floor, and noticed Shoegaze's chattering.

Looking at the empty wall where the Shuckle was pointing didn't quite convey the message.

"Um....oh! The door!"

She put Disco down on a sofa and ran over the check the wall. The door had just vanished.

"But...Ozma and Anthea were out there still..."

As much as the artificial windows gave the illusion of natural light and a seashore view, right around now, Joanna suddenly started to feel trapped. 

Location: Outside Yggdrasil

Oh I'll get you my pretty!

The ground beneath the tree's roots smoldered before a pulse rippled outwards, burning away the surrounding greenery in favour of volcanic terrain. Yggdrasil stood completely unaffected, more permanent a fixture than the rest of the earth.

It wasn't a *BOOM*, but more of a *PUFF* sound that the ground released as a tame eruption of pycroclastic ash shot up above the ground, turning the volcanic terrain into more of a grey desert. Then there was a *FWOOM* noise as it winds spiraled the ashen mass up into the sky, through the leaves, and past the dragon nestled in it to blot out the sun. It wasn't a harsh wind, but it was fast. It cleared the tree's height in a minute of ashen mayhem, but all without damaging a single leaf on the tree's branches (not that anything could damage those leaves, but assuming it was an ordinary tree, it still wouldn't be harmed).

The ash's shadow didn't last long though, since from there the wind died, and the ash gently rained down on the scene below. Tinkle tinkle tinkle. It was like snow, only stony instead of icy. And then nothing else happened. The ash gently floated down, and was allowed to rest, gather, or scatter away, lifeless as the stone it should be.

But thirty minutes later, it happened again. Puff. Fwoom. Tinkle tinkle tinkle.

And thirty minutes after that

And after that.

Over and over and over again.

Nothing seemed to be causing it, or if anything, it was just the earth itself.