New Beginnings - A Passage to Galar (Team Mission 0) [Fin]

[Darksol88]

SubonicXP

After a bit, Sol and the rest had retired to a couple of cabins, if only to while the time away. It was going to be a bit of a trek for the Royal Unova, after all. Things largely remained uneventful, except for a small mishap involving Sol's Scorbunny sneezing Embers onto a blanket.

When the next day had come and the ship made port in Hulbury, none of the four really knew what to expect aside from the obvious of it being a port town. A cursory glance would reveal a street market, but that wasn't anything terribly unusual.

Hearing the remark about the League Card caused a bit of confusion, though.

"League Card?" Sol asked, Scorbunny tilting his head from the hybrid's shoulder.

"What, like a trading card?"

"I mean, I know other regions have a Trainer Card system that works as a license and way to access the Pokemon Center PCs. Is it different or something?" Aden chimed in, trying to figure this out himself.

"...something tells me we're gonna need updated credentials if they weren't already handled," Amaranth remarked, unsure of where to even go from here. Not that she imagined anyone really was other than maybe the very small number that knew anything of the region at all.  

[Not a Noise]

Rhyme could barely keep up with the team after that incident in the tower. Perhaps she'd fried herself a bit too long on that last electric charge...Or she just had other, more important things on her mind.

Straggler she was, she was also excited. Chances to learn, chances to explore!! A whole new region to open up their eyes! Ryan would have the Pachirisu hybrid rush past him, a ball of energy to touch down on new soil, taking in a deep breath of air and ears alert...


....much like a certain, bouncy Galarian hybrid!! Zwei was just over the bloody moon, bouncing all over the place and sparking, barking happily as he bounced past other Snagem members and almost crashes into their precious leader! "Well, how do you handle wearing black all the time? Works similar to that, Boss!" Zwei answers, Rhyme coming finally to spot Tristan and making her way to him.  

[RCCaughtem]

Ryan just takes a deep breath and ignores Blizz and Freth. He could have said something back, but he was not going to get into it with those two.

Ryan walks along the streets of Hulbury, following Sub towards the Train Station. He spotted the Gym of the town as they made the climb to the station: it was a Water Gym! Ryan grumbles as he gets on the train. why did they have to leave Hulbury in such a rush?  

[-l- JoltiBun -l-]

gima let out moonblade and took to the sky surveying the aera as he landed near the train station confining the wtreched bird back into its ball, getting on the train , looking for ter and the two girls as he searches , he bumps into a stewardess on his way rushing to the car they were in.  

[Requiem of Whyspers]

Lykas approached the Royal Unova alongside Odd, the pair's hands clasped firmly together today as they waded through the crowds of people. Neither was recognized as they made their way through but as they arrived, the pair had a sudden realization. "The last time we were on this ship..." Lykas started.

"We both had a Pokemon stolen from us!" Odd finished the thought, remembering how the team had "acquired" tickets that allowed them to ride the ship into Unova all those years ago, before the Plus Power incident had begun.

"Did we ever file a police report on that? Or even see the thieves?" Lykas asked as the pair ascended the gangplank, flashing their boarding passes at the guards and heading into the ship.

"I don't remember. It was so long ago and so much happened at the time, I ended up forgetting about it. Seeing the ship in person brought it back to me." Odd replied as they walked toward a nearby wall and watched the chaos of the mass Regionalism that was taking place outside the ship.

They listened in on the various conversations around them but had very little to contribute to them at the moment, busy as their minds were with attempting to recall if either had seen the thief or thieves that had made off with their Pokemon so long ago. Eventually, they would make their way to their room and crash for the night, drifting into uneasy sleep as guilt crept into their minds over forgetting to rescue their partners.

Wren would arrive at the dock and board the ship with what could be considered no fanfare at all. He arrived at the Dock thanks to Claydol and boarded the ship with little trouble, flashing his pass and heading directly to his room. He wasn't feeling the most talkative at the moment and so kept to himself until after arriving in Galar.

Kaya would be the one to make the most proverbial noise as he boarded the ship, coming with a large flag in his hands bearing the emblem of Team Snagem upon it. If no one else was going to advertise their presence, he sure was. The team had literally been risking life and limb for these people and more for years now. Someone on this dock should recognize at least one member of the team by now. Especially after seeing how many recognized them in Kanto before they went to Orre. Upon reaching the top of the gangplank and flashing his ticket, he was stopped. "I'm sorry sir but I'll need you to remove the mask so we can confirm you are the appropriate ticket holder." One of the guards told him, holding out an arm to stop his march onto the ship. The hybrid glared at him for a moment, mismatched eyes narrowing. "It doesn't come off." He finally stated simply.

"Is that a threat, sir?" The other guard asked, reaching slowly for his sidearm.

"No, sir. I mean it literally doesn't come off. It's part of my head and removing it stands a fair chance at causing me to bleed to death." Kaya replied honestly. "I fail to see the problem here." It wasn't until he looked at his boarding pass that he realized where the issue came from. His pass had his fully human face on it. He hadn't ever gotten around to getting an updated file photo recorded with the team after becoming a hybrid. Which meant his hybrid self looked very little like his old self. "Oh... Um... Huh..." Pausing for a moment, he lifted his visor so that his eyes were more clearly visible. "What is the honest likelihood of someone else having silver hair and the same color eye as me? I'm a tri-color freak and we both know it."

"Let the man pass." The other guard spoke up, gesturing him through. "He's got a good point. Face or not, it's not that easy to fake all that."

The other guard never got the chance to present a counterargument as Kaya brushed past him and headed inside. It really wasn't that difficult to fake hair and eye colors in this modern era but, after a moment, the second guard realized the other's intention as he heard a radio call to observe a man matching the hybrid's description and make sure he wasn't up to anything. "He appears to be with the group representing Team Snagem. Keep an eye on them."

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Upon arriving in Hulbury and disembarking from the ship, the four trainers walked through the town, all of them quiet for the most part, following Sub's lead to their next destination, until they reached the train station. Upon receiving tickets, Kaya would approach Sub and show him his passport photo. "We might need to do something about this before it becomes problematic." He told the man, pointing out the definitely-still-human Kaya in his photo.

Lykas, Odd and Wren simply collected their tickets and head toward the boarding area, chatting amongst themselves. "I don't think I've ever ridden on a train before..." Wren told the pair of lovers. "I mean, not unless you count one time when I tried riding the Battle Subway before I learned it was just a playground for trainers and not an actual form of transportation but that was years ago."

"I'd say it counts as a 'train lite'." Odd replied with a grin. "I've been on trains tons of times. Before I joined Snagem, I spent a lot of time traveling through the regions and chasing bands I liked or wanted to perform with."

"You're a musician?" Wren asked as the trio found their way to a place to sit while they waited for the train to arrive.

"Oh, ya." Lykas replied with a vigorous nod. "He plays several instruments. Heck, he even names his Pokemon after terms used in the music industry." He seemed to be smiling about that knowledge. It was good to be passionate about something so much, in his mind.  

[Cecile Silverstone]

Ulla and Leon entered the train as they both found seats to sit next to one another. Ulla looked around a bit amazed about being on a train. "...Have you never been on one before?" The child shook her head. "You know Alola doesn't really need these kinds of things. Seeing how we are an island. Then joining Snag, we always used Claydol." "Fair enough." Leon said as he rested his chin in his hand.

Leon was listening in on the others conversations, as one in particular really caught his attention. Galarian form Pokemon. "Huh..." "Something the matter?" "Just like how we have Alolan forms of Pokemon. There is also apparently Galarion forms of Pokemon." He said as the topic reminded him of something. "Ulla. Do you mind doing me a favor? Could you take care of my Koffing for me please? It's. Sort of tame now." "S-Sort of?! Big brother isn't it a very aggressive Shadow Pokemon? A Poison type at that?"  

[Not a Noise]

Zwei laughed and did his little wiggling dance, following everyone off the ship and just...tending to walk around Sub in general. New place, new people...he'd rather have his people he knew around him.
Didn't have money, couldn't get snacks! But the egg in his new bag that Rhyme'd gotten him after the battle was starting to twitch and shake. He pauses as he grabs his ticket, boarding the train before his bag goes absolutely BONKERS.

He does NOT expect a monkey pokemon to come out of the egg once he puts it in the train car seat behind him. The Yamper hybrid sparks in delight and picks him up, huggling the Grookey happily, not caring that he doesn't know what he is.
"Hi Sun! I'm Zwei! Nice to meet you!" The Grookey baps his nose with his little stick, and the Yamper hybrid sneezes in response. It will be a beautiful friendship.

Blizzard120

Tristen was about to continue on following me until he perked up, taking notice to Rhyme. She was in the brunt of things back during the final fight with S22. She was up and around again, it seemed. "Rhyme, are you doing alright?" Tristen asked, a bit concerned for the Pachirisu hybrid. "I didn't think you'd wanna come on this; you feeling better?"

"Tristen, everyone is about to leave you behind, come on!" I called out to him from a distance.

"Oh, uh...come on." Tristen said to Rhyme, walking along with her just in case for the time being.

Rhyme lets herself become invisible against the crowd, tugging her hat further over pink strands of hair. Tristen notices her and heads over her way, and she brings up a smile for her friend, one arm resting on her bag and the other waving at him. "I know its not the best term for things, but....I needed a little recharge after having a lot expended." She smiles as if it was a joke, but he knew all too well what the team pushed her through, what she supported.
"I wanted to see Galar as well, and even if I may not be in tip top shape for the tournament, if I don't qualify at least I can cheer everyone on, right?"

Blizz calls for the boy, and she nods her head, walking along with him, going to get her ticket. "Been a while since I've ridden the train, too..." She seems to daze a bit, as if daydreaming about the object in hand. Might want to help her get where they need to go.  

[Atlantis_Darts]

Blizzard120

I walked by Ryan, slapping him right on the back. "Well, I am already playing police on Darts, so you got the honor of making sure Sub stays in line, provided you hopefully don't try to hit on anyone famous." I said, walking off past him.

"Good luck in that." Freth then said, walking by Ryan.

"What did you mean by that Blizz?" Tristen then asked.

"Not in public, Tristen." I said.

"...?" Tristen could only give the look of confusion.

Darts is tagging along right behind the fearsome threesome as they board the train, winds a pinkie into the earhole of his crest. "Police who?" He asks. "I didn't quite make that out." He says. It's not clear if he's being facetious or is actually hard of hearing. This tournament was a good opportunity to pit himself against the best of the best and bring glory to the Dragon Clan. Or die once Teacher gets his hands on Darts for dishonoring it.  

[DignityPower]

Veronica's Flygon finally arrived at the port city. When she got off, she took a moment to comb her hair as she glanced around. It was a huge place where she felt more than lost. "Where was I supposed to be heading again?" The flygon purred in a disapproving way. "Well you got me here, you saw where the dock was right?" Veronica retaliated back. BlackCrystal decided to show her the way.
Eventually it got uncomfortable for the Flygon once they started going down the chaotic dock, trying to find the right ship. BlackCrystal went back into its pokeball to get away from it. "Yea, okay." Veronica mumbled and her eyes widen as she tried to locate the ship without bothering anyone or stumbling. She paused for a moment when she found a place that people wouldn't push her. There, she overheard an announcement from someone's phone talking about the Royal Unova taking off to Galar. Veronica's eyes dashed to the names of the ships. Soon after she would spot a team member. With a relieving sigh, she went off towards the ship. She, too, ignored the shouts and questions from people as she began boarding. She felt all the eyes watching her back and it creeped her out.
As Veronica tried to shiver away the feeling, she simply walked through the ship. She kept her hands hidden away in her jacket, something she chose to wear just in case Galar ended up being chilly. She found a room at stayed there for the rest of the day, relaxing and trying to get by through the jetlag.
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During the next day, when the ship arrived some where, Veronica ended up waking up to a knock on the door to wake her up. "Lady, you slept in, we're getting everyone off now." He said.
"Thanks." She mumbled and rushed out with her things.

She was basically the last person off the boat, to an unknown place. "********..." she swore under her breath. It was time to explore. Although, she had to admit that sounded pretty fun. It had been far too long since she resorted to exploring instead of looking it up online.

The smell of fish, other creatures and rotten produce didn't bother her as she passed through a market. Then there was the most annoying salesman trying to offer some Magikarp and Veronica couldn't help but wonder if anyone could even stand to be near the guy. She sat at a picnic table for a few moments, gathering in everything she could. The people were no different and no snagem was in sight. "Cosmo," Veronica sent out her Zoroark. "Do you think you could sniff out one of our friends?"
He snickered, "Of course, they smell foul, that'll be easy." Although Veronica couldn't hold back a smirk, she was glad that's all he said. With some extra training and exercise, Cosmo had started to settle down if only by a small percent.
He led her to the train station. There, Veronica explained where she wanted to go. "Ah, you must mean Wedgehurst." he responded. Veronica would have to wait a couple of minutes before the next train came by. In the mean time she groomed Cosmo's crazy fur.
"If you behave, you can stay out for a bit. Who knows, maybe this competition is just the thing you need."  

[Darksol88]

SubonicXP

The four had quietly followed, taking in the sights and using the moment to try and get some sort of feel for the region's culture. Those plans would be derailed when they saw the Slowpoke come by, unfamiliar with one with an appearance like that.

"...huh. You saw that too, right?" Sol asked, looking to Sub as he went to handle the tickets and taking one as it was handed. The rest would do the same in short order. "That Slowpoke's not a sort I've seen on any of my travels."

"Or mine," Aden chimed in. "First time I've seen one like that. No, really."

Cera and Amaranth opted to keep quiet on the subject, musing to theirselves. But either something was playing tricks with the lot of them, or there was a bit more to that Slowpoke and they figured they'd see more of them sooner or later if so.

Blizzard120

They'd all board the train and find a few seats to sit in, Cera overhearing Blizz's question. "Might be a bit... the train looks modern enough, but not quite like the Magnet Train. Don't think it's gonna be moving as fast as that can."  

[Reno Vantas]

To whoever went to the Rolling Hills, they would soon be able to identify a small splotch of red that was just in the middle of the plains. A very familiar splotch of red for the Snagems, as Reno simply laid in the grass of the place. Whether it was the sky, the grass, or the fact a ball of wool the size of a large rock had run him over, Reno was there with his Wynaut beside him. While it looked like he wasnt searching at all, he was using his telepathy to poke around the local Pokemon to see if any of them had seen a weird looking worm. He totally wasnt just laying still because he had to recover from being hit by a Pokemon rolling faster than a car. No sirree. This was simply his best way to do things.