PMD: Seventeen Plates DT

Wait, Hoppa cares about someone? 'Cause I'm pretty sure he's the kind of guy that cares about himself, his treasures and nothing else. Stealing something valuable from him would be a more efficient possibility in my eyes. But then again I don't know all the details of the SB.
WAIT, The guardian we fight depends on our actions? That gimmick again? Darn, that's scary.

oh, we'll all be traveling in groups. Yay! Can't wait to meet everyone

@Tortwag, we'll be kidnapping Hoopa's apprentice, that Psychotic Espurr, but nothing would stop us from trying to steal something else from him...

Actually, your choices resulted in his apprentice never being introduced. So Hoopa is solo.

choice of a lifetime @AstralHunter : You can either take Xerneas, your friend. Or you can rescue Latias, one of the eon twins (if im not mistaken) and more important toy our quest

So, who intends to post next?

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Understood. I shall begin working on my post. (And maybe work on Bloodmoon's next part)

Sorry! I would totally write the next post, but I just did the last one for Hunter's group.

You know what? I'll write another post while I'm waiting for Charizard - it will be from Xerneas' perspective. (I watched an episode of Person of Interest today, and one of the scenes gave me an excellent idea for the Legendary Golems' speech! *rubs hands in excitement*)

@Verser, I claim ignorance on Gabriel's behalf! Nobody knows Latias has been captured yet, and once the Resistance does become aware of that and Cassandra is informed, she would likely keep Riley, Flurry and Gabriel in the dark, seeing as they're troubled enough as it is. Besides - and I absolutely hate to say this, believe me - Xerneas is one of the four leaders of the Resistance, while Latias is a lesser Legendary, and her faster twin is still available. Her incarceration will be brought up at the meeting, but before then... Let's just say, Latios will be ordered to stay at the Shrine until his sister's been rescued.

@Robusto, that kind of ruins that plan... Well, I suppose the Resistance will simply have to capture *checks* umm, Tornadus. Kyogre and Suicune would have been options (all right, maybe not Kyogre), but the former is angry with the NO for destroying an sacking his palace, while Suicune would convert to the Resistance if captured - meaning he's a horrible hostage. @15253 and @Tortwag, help! We need suggestions.

Hey guys! Don't forget that Articuno also needs to be rescued before we can move ahead of the Xerneas rescue. Details are still hazy but that point is solid. @AstralHunter PLEASE go right ahead. I won't be able to post until maybe next weekend or next Tuesday. Exams.... are killing me. So please don't wait for me, but keep in mind I'm planning something big. Thanks!

Just woke up from a terrible headache that destroyed me yesterday. Ugh, I hate Winter so much. Anyways... *huge sniff* let's see what I missed.
What? Ou choices resulted in no apprentice for Hoops? D'aaaaaaaw, noooo how come, darn it! Astral's plan was great!
@AstralHunter hmm... Well, Thundurus has literally fallen very close to Celebi's position, and she has 3 allies left. HE could eventually become a hostage. Not to mention they failed to get their infos from Kyurem, so that's one more reason to capture Thundurus. That and, despite being a lesser Legendary, he can easily defeat major ones (especially in his alternate form), which makes him a key destroyer of their forces. What do you think? Should he be an hostage, or does someone else have an idea for another one?

@Charizard821 oh, Articuno's going to be kidnapped shortly? Interesting. Well, survive your exams. I'll be in that period of chaos and stress shortly too.

@Charizard821, understood - I shall post in your stead. However, I shall keep Articuno's incarceration a secret, thereby preserving your plans and causing the least inconvenience.

@Tortwag, your idea is excellent! However, I see no reason why we cannot capture Thundurus and Tornadus. At the moment, it's only Latias and Articuno that's been captured, so things will work out perfectly - provided no-one else is captured, @Robusto...

May I write the Resistance meeting? There are many issues our characters wish to address, so perhaps it would be better if only one of us did the actual meeting itself (you can go crazy with the before and after). However, I wouldn't dare make your characters' decisions for you, so just state what you want addressed, and be very clear if you want it explicitly mentioned in the meeting.

RM (Resistance Meeting) Points:
One - Xerneas will clarify the situation surrounding his capture and release, as well as the loss of the Toxic Plate and the gain of the Pixie Plate.
Two - Lugia will state that the Plates must be guarded at all costs, as the NO will attempt to capture both them and their bearers. Therefore, he, Ren, Xerneas and Landorus (who will keep the Ground Plate) must have at least two non-Plate-bearing companions at all times.
Three - Landorus will insist that the search for the Plates cannot stop due to the incarceration of certain members. Zulu and Cresselia, Lugia and Ren, Moltres and Frost, Celebi and Twinkiel, Shaymin and Flurry, Xerneas and Gabriel, Raikou and Jewels, and the rest (Fleur, Fleedjio, Absol and Riley) will go searching for more Plates. (Clearly, that group is too large, so they'll split up - it increases their odds anyway.)
Four - Meanwhile, Landorus and the Mew Duo will set off to capture Tornadus (Thundurus being in their custody already). With those two, they can get Articuno and Latias back. In order to prevent anyone else from being captured, Legendaries are to travel in groups of no fewer than two.

If there are any other points/requests you want your characters to mention/make, bombard the DT. Also, if you want your character/s to be in a group with specific people, add that as well. For example, @Buggiedude2340 wants Flurry to go with Lugia's party. (Lugia and Xerneas will be the party leaders.) Robusto, is it all right if C&Z join Xerneas' party? Getting away from the others might be better for him, no?

@AstralHunter Ummm... Well if there's one good thing I've learned in my playthrough of Pokémon's competitive side, it's that putting Tornadus and Thundurus in a situation where they're together (even in separate cells) is TREMENDOUSLY dangerous. They form one of the deadliest Legendary duo out there. That's the only reason I have against Tornadus being in custody as well.

But then again, knowing how powerful both are together, that would make a perfect reason of Hoopa wanting them back. So I guess that's a good plan for your part.
AND YES PLEASE DO WRITE THE MEETING. I vote for you. I'm pretty sure you'd be able to try and portray everyone pretty well. Yes, you may blush :p
Just one question though: WHEN will it happen?

That aside, one other Point I'd like to see mentioned would be the Neutral party that is the Knife's Edge tribe. They're neutral mostly because they haven't suffered from the NO's actions yet. However, we might be able to get them on or side if NO decide to do something to them (which they totally can to get some Plates or infos about said Plates). So yeah, I kind of assume Twinkiel would be the one to adress this point to the assembly and explain how useful they could be as a backup army.

As for being in a specific group... I'd love Twinkiel, Celebi and Fleedjio (because Twinkiel can't fly) to join the Mew Duo's party. The main reason is that I have a plan for the narration of the development of the whole Tornadus hunt thing. Is that okay for everyone?

@Tortwag:

1. I shall definitely have Twinkiel bring up the matter of the Knife's Edge tribe.
2. After Xerneas has been rescued, he will contact the other leaders and call for a meeting at the Shrine. However, Gabriel, Riley and Flurry need to find the Toxic Plate first, so that will be at least another week in Terrarian time. Thus, I suggest taking as much time as you want resolving the conflict between the warring tribes.
3. Thundurus and Tornadus are extremely bad together, but since Landorus can stop their fighting, that shouldn't be too much of a problem. Also, I have nothing against your party joining the capture expedition, just remember that Celebi will be the bearer of the Meadow Plate - her safety is more important than capturing Tornadus. (Writing that gave me an idea for the meeting - somebody will repeat my warning.)

Any other queries?

@AstralHunter
1. 'Kay! Thanks.
2. Oh, it's after the rescue. Right. As much time as I want you say? Good, because that's the reason why it's there in the first place. Just be sure to warn me when Gabriel's group is arriving so I can time myself to their arrival.
3. Yup, I know. 'Kay, I'm convinced this time. Let's capture the duet. Celebi's safety's more important than the capture, huh... Well, the NO doesn't necessarily have to know she has it, so sending her to the battlefield is actually one way to hide that fact.
...Oh god, please add what I just said to Twinkiel's list of sentences That and Celebi will agree. She's the kind of free spirits that doesn't like body guards, or at least most of her interpretations in Anime/games make us understand that.

*adds "query" to list of English Vocabulary* Yes, one more so far: do I need to make a few days pass as the war goes on? 'Cause elongating it is something I can do, no problem.