PMD: Seventeen Plates DT 3

1. It’s been so long since the first Tempest post, I can’t even remember how old he is. So… how old is he? Never mind, I just saw the “Thirteen years old” part.

2. Besides the fact that no-one really uses swords (the Honedge line are swords, and Sceptile’s and Gallade’s swords are part of them), what species would Sword Master Weccos be? How do you even pronounce his name? (I pay attention to the history of this particular SB, so don’t think I shall forget about it if you don’t answer.)

3. While I do have a particular dislike for the Bidoof line, you seem to have an even lower esteem for it, considering that Bloodmoon also ate one. Should we expect Zulu to decimate a Bidoof during a future rampage?

4. Ah, the Runic Paws Tort had mentioned. At least Tempest can read it. I assume it’s akin to a commoner’s literacy, which means most published works would be written in Unown instead. Therefore, Gabriel would have absolutely no idea what that text would have said.

5. Tempest is starting to seem more and more like a typical teenager – he’s getting older, so he wants to keep himself busy with more important things. Unfortunately, he still has to play with the younger children, who often get on his nerves. Truth be told, this sounds like me a few years ago… (Now, however, I am at the young adult phase, so my brother has to entertain the little ones, much to his frustration and my amusement.)

6. The first vision in the post! Sadly, I can’t even begin to guess who it was, since it could be either in the past or the future, and there are numerous love affairs in both. Honestly, ““… please… don’t leave me. I love you…” ” doesn’t mean much anyway. So yeah, that’s just random.

7. From this point forward, I shall place the quote first, and then the concerned comment will follow.

“Genesect! Twinkiel! Fleedjio! Rip his limbs from his body! Gut him like the bastard he is! For the love of Arceus and all that is good in this world… kill him!”

So, this voice is filled with “sorrow, rage, and anguish”… Seriously, Tempest? Why couldn’t you identify the speaker as male or female! It’s not that hard, you know. Ugh. And as far as I know, Ren is to free Bloodmoon, not Twinkiel. (Then again, he might go along to help, and besides, who says Genesect can’t split off after he’s been freed from Deoxys’ influence?) Anyway, the speaker clearly lost someone close to them, but they’d also have to be willing to work with someone generally perceived as crazy. Hmm… You are allowed to redacted as you please, so I’m guessing it’s redacted. (What? It would work if redacted is the redacted in the redacted.)

"Sorry Mumbles, but it looks like YOU... HAVE... LOST! Better luck next week, pal!"

8. This is so obviously Twinkiel speaking, since he is the only one who punctuates. For. Emphasis. I assume this moment was also a matter you two have discussed already, so I shan’t even bother speculating about it.

“Take me with you. We’ll get Dusknoir too, and we’ll all go off together. Just like old times.”

This is either Celebi or Grovyle. Considering Celebi is the one who travels more (pun not intended), it’s probably her being addressed.

“Still, Neona is dangerous. If she were to somehow sway Aegeas to the New Order cause, or worse yet convince one of the others to turn…”

9. You have no idea how elated I felt when I saw one of my characters mentioned in Tempest’s visions! I don’t know exactly why the speaker is worried about her converting someone, though, especially Aegeas. (Somehow, I get the feeling this is news to you too, @TheSilverFox.) This is probably redacted speaking.

“Zizel! Why are you here!?”

“I smelled treachery on you the minute you returned. But stealing the plates… I never would have thought a sniveling, naïve Pokémon like yourself would have had the guts to do something like this.”

“Don’t try to stop me!”

“Tell me, do you have some sort of plan?”

“I’m going to take the plates for myself! I’m going to end this war! Then me, Arthur, and Felicity can go back to eating Snow Cones together!”

“You certainly seem to have your priorities straightened out. Even so… I can’t let you do that. The plates are meant to wage war, not stop it.”

“I want to end all this killing, and the plates are the only way! I want my friends back! I want my life back!”

“Don’t be such a fool. You really think you can stand up to Gods? The New Order will destroy you.”

“SHUT UP!”

10. I initially thought Alek was speaking to Zapdos, but then I noticed the name. I’ll have to search through the first few Alek posts, but I doubt he’s been introduced yet.

“No… it can’t be!”

“Look, can you not be melodramatic for five seconds and just tell us who this person isn’t supposed to be? You’ve got almost three hour’s worth of dramatic pauses built up.”

“That creature. That Blackened Banshee. She’s…”

11. And of course, the speaker just has to cut off directly before saying her name. Nevertheless, I think there are enough hints for me to conclude the speaker is redacted and The Blackened Banshee is redacted.

“Who’s idea was it… that humans stood a chance against God’s? There’s only one who could orchestrate such a scheme so subtly. He’s been there all along, watching from the earth itself. His name… is Ze…”

12. …redacted. But how on earth is he on earth? I thought redacted was on redacted…

“So, you don’t know who he is. And yet, I heard you mumble that name plus a few others in your sleep. And some of those names… I know.”

13. I was going to say, “What rubbish! There were barely any names mentioned in the visions!” but then I scrolled through them again and saw Neona’s and Aegeas’ names. Since they are from the prequel, it’s very possible that he does know them. Granted, Fleedjio is probably unknown to him. (Yes, I’m continuing with the quotes despite the visions being over.)

“Dimensional Scream.” Dusknoir said plainly.

Tempest blinked, looking at his uncle oddly.
“Sorry?”

“That ability. It’s known as the Dimensional Scream.” Dusknoir explained.
“It’s an extremely rare ability. In all my time alive, I’ve only ever known one who could use it, and even then it was with some difficulty. They had to focus their mind and then touch something to activate it.”

14. @Charizard821, Riley should definitely develop this. Well, if he is still capable of doing so, considering our parting discussion. As for the one person Dusknoir knew to have it… I don’t follow any of the Pokémon games, and I refuse to spoil them for myself, so I am clueless.

“And what’s more, it’s an ability that is only gifted to humans turned Pokemon. Any human that comes to our world can awaken that ability within themselves, given enough time. But I’ve never known a pure Pokemon to know it. Unless you’re mother somehow managed to pass that ability into you…”

15. Wait, what?! If redacted, then that must mean redacted!

“Dimensional Scream. And not to fear, I believe I should be able to make something to help with that. But first, the Pidgeys and Combees. You’re thirteen now, so I feel you’re more than capable of handling what I’m about to say. So to start, you must understand that Dittos do not apply to any of this. In fact, I would wholeheartedly recommend staying away from…”

16. *is still snickering*

“Your sword is made of time stone, a rare mineral that exists… well, outside of our time spectrum. Luckily, I still keep a few chunks of it stored away from my time in Vallus. As the Dimensional Scream is a time based ability, wearing a charm made of time stone should either suppress the ability or… enhance it.”

17. Firstly, does he mean the sword that's actually part of Tempest, i.e. his Leaf Blade? And secondly, the Vallus reference means he will so be in the prequel.

“I’ll get to work on creating such a charm right away. With luck, you won’t have to worry about those visions so long as you wear it.”

18. If Gabriel and Tempest ever meet and the former discovers the latter's ability, expect that charm to disappear. (He would totally have Tempest suffer the side-effects if it means gaining insight into either the past or the future.)

Arcus, Mewlus, Dialgus, Palkis, Groudus, Kyogus, and…

Tempest cocked his head at the last day, representing the day of the week. The one he knew of, Kraius, was there. But it was underneath a scratched out word. Tempest squinted his eyes, trying to make out what it said. He made out the Unown letter G at the very beginning, but the rest was illegible. Had Kraius been known as another day at one point? Tempest shrugged, flipping to the next section.

19. It's interesting to see how your days of the week differ from mine. The similarities are less, considering we both have all the true "gods", but only Arceus' day is the same at both of us.

Tempest gave the human sketch a closer inspection. They really were built weird. What was the point of the long flowing hair on the head? It looked like something someone could grab in a fight. And speaking of fights, the human didn’t even have any claws. And the large chest this one had seemed like it would cause unbalance, as there was no apparent counterweight on its back.

20. Foolish boy. Neither Machoke nor Jynx have tails, yet they walk perfectly fine. Had he actually been knowledgeable on the subject, and not just pretending to be, he'd have known to look at the feet. Pokémon like Lucario only need tails because they are digitigrades - essentially, that means they walk on their toes, while their heels are permanently raised off the ground. Humans, on the other hand, are plantigrades, which means the heel is on the ground. While this design reduces speed, it actually increases stability, which is why we don't require tails for balance. Take that, smarty pants!

21. The journal entries I feel are not for me to comment on, since I didn't play Explorers of Space, Time and Sky. However, I can say that they were poignant, and as I was reading them again, I found I had forgotten to comment. I suppose it's just as well, though I am sad I shan't ever get to experience Dusknoir's betrayal as intensely as everyone else.