#Tapu Percival

[enigmasart]

Hear me out... What if the Tapus are in Legends Z-A

[askthetapus]

Unfortunately, Askthetapus is still under a bit of... a lengthy hiatus

Don’t worry, I’m sure they’ll figure things out soon

[lovepmd]

In my universe, MOST legendaries can shapeshift, and do so to make secret identities to be around normal pokemon

Articuno: Arty the Delibird

Zapdos: Zach the Ampereinch

Moltres: Mollete the Oricorio (Baile style)

Mewtwo: N/A (cannot shapeshift)

Mew: Amelia the Delphox

Raikou: Riley the Jolteon

Entei: Edward the Flareon

Suicune: Susie the Vaporeon

Lugia: Louie the Zenotory

Ho-oh: Harold the Talonflame 

Celebi: N/A (chooses not to)

Regirock: N/A (Not smart enough)

Regice: N/A (Not smart enough)

Registeel: N/A (Not smart enough)

Latias: Lia the Flygon

Latios: Tio the Flygon

Kyogre: Fiona the Primarina

Groudon: Terry the Krookodile

Rayquaza: Ray the Dragonite

Jirachi: N/A (Can't shapeshift)

Deoxys: N/A (Hasn't been on the planet enough)

Uxie: Yu the Floette

Mesprit: Serf the Floette

Azelf: Wii the Floette

Dialga: Zaman the Maliqut

Palkia: Alfaragh the Maliqut

Heatran: N/A (Can't shapeshift)

Regigigas: N/A (Can't shapeshift)

Giratina: Ant the Honchkrow

Cresselia: Luna the Swanna

Phione: N/A (Too... baby)

Manaphy: N/A (Chooses not to)

Darkrai: N/A (A recluse)

Shaymin: N/A (Chooses not to)

Arceus: Christopher the Maliqut (Sound familiar?)

Victini: Nike the Scorbunny

Cobalion: Lancelot the Sawsbuck

Terrakion: Gawain the Tauros

Virizion: Percival the Sawsbuck

Tornadus: N/A (Chooses not to)

Thundurus: N/A (Doesn't know how)

Zekrom: Bariq the Maliqut

Reshiram: Hariq the Maliqut

Landorus: N/A (Chooses not to)

Kyurem: Jalid the Maliqut

Meloetta: Melody the Kirlia

Genesect: N/A (Not smart enough AND can't shapeshift)

Xerneas: Alhaya the Maliqut

Yveltal: Desu the Honchkrow

Zygarde: Boku the Flygon

Diancie: N/A (Can't shapeshift)

Hoopa: N/A (Too baby)

Volcanion: N/A (a recluse)

Tapu Koko: Uila the Amperinch

Tapu Lele: No’ono’o the Xatu

Tapu Bulu: Mau’u the Tauros

Tapu Fini: Wai the Primarina

Solgaleo: Kala the Pyroar

Lunala: Mahina the Honchkrow

Necrozma: N/A (chooses not to)

Magearna: N/A (Can't shapeshift]

Zeraora: Zee the Luxray

Meltan: (not smart enough)

Melmetal: N/A (not smart enough)

Zacian: Gladia the Lucario

Zamazenta: Clypeus the Lucario

Eternatus: N/A (doesn't know he can)

Kubfu: N/A (Is very extroverted)

Urshifu: Xióng the Pangoro

Zarude: N/A (Monke)

Glastrier: N/A (Horse)

Spectrier: N/A (Horse that can turn invisible)

Calyrex: N/A (King)

Regieleki: N/A (not smart enough)

Regidrago: N/A (not smart enough)

Mutajaro: N/A (Mutajaro)

Nuclegy: N/A (Not smart enough)

Radegy: N/A (Not smart enough)

Kinedegy: N/A (Not smart enough))

Canares: Ira the Pugneon

Ryiniang: N/A (Deceased)

Akaiyosei: Angie the Braixen

Floridiana: Tabiea the Maliqut

Ryunoxaurus: N/A (Too introverted)

Kongziaurus: Haris the Maliqut

Regitor: Razorclaw the Pyroar, Divebomb the Braviary, Headstrong the Rhyperior, Rampage the Incineroar, Tantrum the Tauros

Atomyte: N/A (too baby)

Myriad: Alpha the Lucario

Missingno: N/A (hqofbwobruqobdyqor xiqpbriqhrowbf9vwizpbwd7wn 4hxo)

holy cow

but it makes sense? for some of them to be able to disguise themselves to hide and/or blend in? i like that idea a lot

i also like how some are "too baby" to do it

makes perfect sense

[askchangingtides]

A tapu? What was one of the island deities doing so far away from Alola? Perhaps the old mage misunderstood that the tapus could leave their islands, maybe he should inquire on that.

“Your one of the tapus I have heard so much about. What is like watching a whole island? I’d love to watch my own island(I should just make my own island). What are you doing away from your island? Can you leave the island?” The old fox was inquiring about islands until he could not avoid the fairy’s question any longer.

Word had spread about how he had to kill his friend in the past. He might as well clear the air. This was something that this old fox would have to carry until the grave. Inari figured he should start from the beginning. After all this story needed context. It would best to explain where and why it came to that fatal decision.

“When a pokemon or human becomes a deity, it requires a huge amount of energy, but that energy also needs to be under control constantly. My friend Yumi, he was an umbreon that changed into a kyogre. Tied to the moon by evolution. But he could not retain his sense of self.”

Images flashed through the vulpine’s head. The torrential storms pounding down on him, strong enough to start flooding the wooded area. In the center, screaming into the heavens, was a raving kyogre, going in and out of a primal state.

“I had to act quickly. If I did not stop him at the time, he risked destroying the nearby town. So…I had to kill him before the situation grew worse.” Lowering his head out of shame, Inari remained silent for a moment. The fight had not just drained him emotionally, but the land was destroyed, with both titans having left their marks on the region, leaving a crater that would become the Lake of Rage.

“After what happened with the boy and Asami, I have to ask myself: did I do enough? Was there something I could have done? I could have saved him if I was smart enough.” The ninetail’s heart sank. “But hey! Asami’s alive now! Always best to look on the bright side of life. She sure is lucky to have a ho-oh as a best friend. The sun birds can only revive those they’re close to after all. A shame Yumi didn’t know Anju like I did but, given limes, make limeade in all” he said in a chipper voice.

“If you would excuse me.” With that the old titan took his leave, needing to clear his head and his cheery facade wavering.

[ @askthetapus, writing done by @askbohemiancompany! ]

[moderndaybard]

CR Inktober, Day 17

CROSSOVER: POKEMON (Because imagining hypothetical teams is fun.)

 It was that time of year again, and it felt like the whole of the Tal’Dorei Region was abuzz with excitement as the opening rounds of Tal’Dorei Pokemon League Championship drew near.

There were quite a few challengers turning heads that year—some, like the rival ghost trainers Kvarn and Vecna, had trained solo; others, like the dragon-type specialists of the Chroma Conclave had formed loose alliances to reach this point.

But, far and away, the biggest talking point of the tournament was the band of eight trainers who’d taken up the name Vox Machina (though some people who’d encountered them early in their journey still spoke of the SHITS). Like many, they’d found the journey to this point easier in the company and with the assistance of others, but after all their adventures, challenges, obstacles, and unexpected encounters with more than one evil team, their bonds were stronger than most, more of a unified, cohesive single unit than any other group that had competed in previous years.

The talk around and about them (positive and negative) was partially due to their unusually strong inner-group loyalty, partially their extremely diverse team composition, mainly their more-than-usually dangerous/adventurous path (in and out of region) to that point , and (perhaps because of that) the fact that every one of them had a Legendary Pokemon anchoring their team, in addition to the Pokemon on their team capable of Mega-Evolution (a pre-requisite for tournament entry, at this point).

There’d been some grumbling about how fair that was, requiring League President Uriel Tal’Dorei to step in and make a formal ruling/statement: They had begun their journey at an appropriate point and time, along with everyone else, and if circumstances beyond their control had made their path here more roundabout and hazardous than most, it merely proved their skill, determination, and luck to have made it through. Yes, they had briefly and occasionally traveled to other regions, but only out of sheer necessity, and the bulk of their training had undeniably been done in the Tal’Dorei region. And finally, as a Legendary Pokemon will not condescend to fight for just any trainer, their remarkable achievement (which, he reminded people, was not entirely without precedent) stood as further testament to their ability and right to compete.

(The fact that Uriel himself has been saved from the evil organization Team Treachery by Vox Machina was well-known, and some detractors claimed he was therefore biased. Still, his points stood as sound as his ruling was both final and official.)

Officially entered in the tournament, then, Vox Machina was an undeniably odd assortment of Trainers and Pokemon:

For instance, there was their newest member, Taryon Darrington, who technically hailed from the Wildemount Region, but who’d come to train in Tal’Dorei after an argument with his family, soon falling in with the already-formed Vox Machina. He’d started out with only Rich, his Furfrou, though admittedly his Rotom, Artificer, had been with him nearly as long. No one was really sure how Tary of all people had acquired a Metagross (or even a Beldum), to say nothing of a Megastone for it so early in his journey, but Doty was undeniably devoted to its trainer. After joining Vox Machina, Taryon had added Sanctuary, his Mr. Mime, and Slayer’s Cake the Slirpuff. Finally, after an unexpected trip home to Wildemount, and even more surprising confrontation with his father, Tary had finished out his team with the legendary Keldeo, who he affectionately referred to as the Darrington Brigade, for some reason that made sense only to him.

Or consider Scanlan Shorthalt, the ladies’ man of the group: his Exploud, Bard, was already growing in fame before Kaylie, his Mawile, found him (as frightening as the little Steel/Fairy was, she was downright deadly when Mega-Evolved). He’d apparently split off on his own for a while, returning to rejoin the group with two new members on his team: Meatman the Zoruark, and Prodigal the Leipard. If Scanlan rarely spoke of how he came to train his Espeon, Ioun, he was even more reticent and uncharacteristically comber if questioned about his Jirachi, simply called Wish.

Pike, Scanlan’s long-pursued, long-suffering girlfriend had begun her journey with an odd-couple pair of partners: Trickfoot, her Gengar, and cleric, her Granbull. Her Zebstrika, Guiding Bolt, had an odd habit of circling his opponents to attack their rears, but it was her Mimikyu, Astral Form, that was considered the powerhouse of the four. Still, most attention on her was understandably split between either Monstah, her Mega-evolving Tyranitar, or the Legendary Ho-oh she called Seranrae—though underestimating her or any on her team was a serious mistake.

Pike’s childhood friend, Grog, had an interesting blend on his team: his first partner the aptly-named Machamp, Barbarian, was usually the first in any battle, supported by the exceptionally-dense Slowbro affectionately (and ironically) called Intelligence. Waddling about and finding, storing, then producing the oddest assortment of items was Holding, the Delibird. It was half-joking quipped that no one could tell if it was grog training Craven Kas, the Aegislash, or the other way around, but the synergy he had with his Gallade, Fighter, was blatantly obvious even before Mega-Evolution. And anchoring it all was Titanstone, the Legendary Regirock.

Vax’ildan and Grog may have often teased each other, but Vax’s seemingly-average team was no joke in battle: Assassin, his Houndoom, was both his first partner and the one capable of Mega-Evolving, but Vax poured just as much care and love into training his whole team, even his trusty, if often-overlooked Arbok, Simon. Boots, the hasty Luxray was a speed demon, to be sure, and his Croviknight, Paladin was a much-needed defensive boost for the whole team. His Florges, Snowdrop, seemed almost out-of-place on his team, but some story behind her presence never failed to earn a small, sad smile from her trainer, though he never spoke of it. And watching over them all was the ghostly Legendary, Lunala, who Vax called the Raven Queen in the most reverent of voices.

Often seen hand-in-hand with Vax was Keyleth, who hailed from one of the Ashari Tribes of elemental-focused trainers.  Zephrah, her first partner, was an Altaria capable of Mega-Evolution, and had been, along with her Sawsbuck, Circlet (a gift from her mother), with her along every step of her journey to learn of the other elements though new Pokemon on her team: Terrah the Golurk, Pyrah the Pyroar, and Vesrah, the Gyrados. After a return to her starting point, Keyleth was surprise to encounter, much less near the loyalty of the Legendary Tapu Bulu who she came to call Mantle after responsibilities she’d been given in her home village.

Vex’ahlia, twin sister to Vax’ildan, began her journey far more comfortable in the woods and on the routes than in the villages and towns, and there had bonded deeply with her firs two partners: Ranger, her Decidueye, and Trinket the Ursaring. She was just as fond of her later additions: Haggle, the Persian, and Rogue, the (Mega-Evolving) Absol. And if her partnering with the Honchkrow, Witchbroom, was under somewhat-dubious circumstances, one could still not deny the trainer’s care. Perhaps even stranger was her coming to have on her team the Legendary Solgaleo, called Pelor by the girl, but it seemed undeniably fitting that the twins have counterpoint legendaries anchoring their respective teams.

Never too far from Vex was Percival—hardly the first (and certainly not the last, if rumors around his sister Cassandra were anything close to true) of the well-known, if somewhat strange de Rolo family to enter the tournament. Of course, he had the signature Pokemon of his family: Glaceon, his named Whitestone. There were some that questioned the inclusion of his second Pokemon, but the general consensus was that there must be some sort of sentimental attachment to an early—perhaps first—capture that led him to keep on his final team Spectacles, the Watchog. Gunslinger, his Mega-Evolving Blastoise was a powerful force, but not nearly as feared as Contract, his Spiritomb. There was something almost laughable about the Klingklnag, Clocks, but all laughter died in the face of the Legendary Yveltal, his dark Orthax.

It was generally considered that the one advantage any opponent of theirs would have would be that each of the eight would have to fight their way through the tournament alone, rather than the group that they’d grown accustomed to working as along their journey. Even then, many didn’t fell that nay challenger outside of Vox Machina had any shade of a chance at victory. Except…

…Except, perhaps, for the mysterious, last-minute entry…

The only name he gave was ‘Matt,’ and though no one knew where he’d come from or where he’d trained, his team was as stacked as any of theirs: His (Mega) Gardevoir, Allura, led the powerful line-up, backed by Kima, the Hitmonchan, and the Alakazam, Gilmore. His Voltorb, Victor, promised to be a Wildcard, and was, in its own way, just as terrifying as the final two members: Briarwoods, the Malamar, and his own Legendary, the Zygarde he called Raishan.

No, there was absolutely no predicting how this year��s tournament would go, but one:

 It would be a story told through the years to come.

[legendarylog]

Island Guardians

[friendshauna]

Percival: *Tilting head in curiosity* You're not from around here are you? A tourist perhaps? Ahh... I don't know if you understand anything I'm saying since I'm a Pokemon but, where're you from? What's it like? Is it as warm as Alola, or as cold as the mountain? Oh, or is dry? Or wet? Or uh... I'm out of things. Is it at least nice?

Somehow, the Tapu’s words come through.

“Huh? Ah…”

She stands up straight and answers:

“I’m from the Kalos region! It’s beautiful, and… big. There are a lot of different climates. I have a lot of nice memories there!”

A smile.

“And I’m making a lot of nice memories here in Alola, too!”

[enigmasart]

Rewatching Sun & Moon and thinking about my favorite Alola Pokémon

[askthetapus]

Percival: Are you just gonna waste all your electricity firing it into the sky? C’mon, put that charge to use and battle me!

[askthetapus]

Where did you get your mask?

Percival: They make us stronger I guess, for protecting their children.

Percival: Whatever works I guess…

???: Sir Percival! We need your- 

???: I can’t awaken the Island Guardian… That’d just be immoral!

???: Guess I’m stuck waiting until he wakes up.

*Percival is asleep, however it seems someone else is waiting for him, would you like to pester them for the time being?*

[askthetapus]

"I pray that your region has been peaceful as of late?"

Percival: I mean, other than Cosmog I think we’re pretty good? We’re still waiting on the Sun and Moon to show up and give them a name, but we haven’t seen them recently. Might have to name ‘em ourselves.

Though, it is a bot odd we didn’t sense their creation… Perhaps our link is fading?

???: Pest, huh?

@askarceus

[askthetapus]

You seam awfully frightened of those tree pokemon. What, did you get trapped inside a tree or something sometime? Are you also scared of those pumpkin ghosts?

Percival: Not the biggest fan of anchors though.

Percival: Ugh, would you fall asleep already? It’s so boring watching you…

[askthetapus]

Hey Tapu Koko, how was it fighting buzzwole and pheromosa? Was it hard or easy?

Percival: I still don’t like that red one though.

[askthetapus]

Hi tapus what are ur fav ultra beasts? Just wonderin

Percival: That’s like asking what your favorite kind of pests are.

…If it means anything, the big red bug was my least favorite.

[askthetapus]

(Hope you're okay, this isn't part of the ask, just from things you seem to be getting better, and I'm hoping you do!) Hey, I've heard rumours of some new ultra beast that can blow it's own head up, have you seen anything li- is that a cosmog. Where on earth did you get a cosmog?

Percival: I’m not sure that what they meant Morgan, but what was that about an Ultra Beast with an exploding head?

[askthetapus]

So important tapu meetings just start with 'We need to give Percy a concussion?" Joking aside, its nice to meet you! what was the meeting you were holding about anyway?

Nimue: This meeting is a rather special occasion, after all we usually don’t gather fully together unless it’s something important. It took a bit of coaxing to get Percy to show up, but that’s because if we told him the meet-

Morgan: EEEEEEeeeeee!!!

Gawain: But Nimue and I have been coming up with some ideas.