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64 | Video | Backdated to November 27th!

[The video today is somewhat different from Cobra’s normal videos. For one, it’s outside. Two, he hasn’t really gone to any lengths to hide his location. Lavender Town’s music can clearly be heard in the background. Three, he has the camera pointed to the sky.]

Look!

[He’ll just leave it on as the sun sets and the moon rises, displaying…the same moon there always is. At this point, the video begins to resemble a usual Cobra broadcast since he’s not very happy about whatever it is he was trying to show.]

What? Imposssible! I distinctly remember-

[A bunch of scattered things, but he’s pretty sure the moon was involved somehow.]

Why is there nothing there? Thisss can't be!

[And Cobra shuts off the Gear there since whatever he wanted to show people isn’t there. Apparently he wasted several minutes of the viewer's time for nothing.]

{OOC: So since we’re allowed to remember things from this 4th Wall, Cobra Commander remembers flying towards the moon with the intent of doing something. What exactly that was and whether he succeeded or not is unfortunately something he doesn’t really recall. He’s going to assume he succeed though because he can’t see how he could fail at anything!}

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Zaaaaaan!

[The Zangoose hissing angrily at Cobra over the feed has a twig in its mouth. Did Cobra notice that detail when they encountered each other before? And does he recognize the ID number of the caller from their previous conversations? Because that's who that gun-throwing Zangoose ended up with.]

What on earth is that thing?

[And why does it make him think of Vipers failing?]

Get off my ssscreen! I don't want to talk to Pokemon! Or anyone for that matter!

Zaaan! Zangoose! Goozaaaaan!

[Aren't there plenty of things that make him think of his forces failing?]

I ssssaid go away! Who is your trainer?

[And a quick glance at the ID shows that...]

Oh, it's him. I don't want to talk to that idiot either!

Zan! Angazan! Gosan!

[This conversation isn't going anywhere at all, is it? Unless Cobra magically learned pokéspeak over the weekend or something.]

[He really should just hang up...]

Enough of thissss! Put your trainer on the line! I may not like him, but at least I can underssstand him!

[That would be the intelligent thing to do, but as we've established...]

Zangaz!

[Shakycam~! It's entering and running through the Mahogany PokéCenter, if Cobra can recognize anything through the wildly swinging view. Finally it ends up focused on Apollo in scrubs, whose face goes from slightly confused about why Zangoose had the gear and was talking to a "hated enemy snake"(?) to annoyed at it being Cobra.]

What?

You! Ssstop whatever you're doing and get your device away from that..that thing! Right now!

She's not a "thing", she's a Zangoose.

I didn't ask for clarification as to what that thing was! I demanded that you remove your device from it. Immediately!

Edited 2012-12-09 05:51 (UTC)

[...yep that sure is the moon that we are looking at]

Forgive me for asking, Commander, but is there supposed to be something unusual there tonight, or...?

Yessss, there is! Or there should be!

[Grumbling.]

I don't know!

...a result of this past weekend, I'm assuming.

Yessss! And it's absolutely infuriating! I know something happened, something worth showing everyone, but I can't remember what!

[...hm.]

You aren't the only one inflicted with unclear memories of exactly what happened - although I have to question why. I'm rather aware of the three-day gaps that this place causes, it's happened twice before this last; however, I usually don't remember any of it except in dreams. This past time was different, for no discernible reason.

It's not striking me right.

That's right! It was different thissss time! Ssssomething must have happened to change things! But what?

[Cobra's not really sure if he's better off with what he remembers. It's annoying trying to piece together whatever happened.]

I can't say for certain; I do have my theories, however.

[......]

Have you any thoughts regarding what brings us here to Johto in the first place? This is entirely relevant, I promise.

I've always assumed it was ssssome sort of device or artifact. Items capable of similar things exist in my world, so I've never had reason to assume otherwise.

[...oh my god wait what]

You have experience with similar things back in your world? There legitimately is technology capable of it?

Sssort of. The M.A.S.S. Device could teleport anything to anywhere in the world. And an alien artifact discovered in the Mediterranean could sssend people back in time.

[There was also that time G.I. Joe apparently got blasted into another dimension, but Cobra considers that to be nonsense.]

Sssso I've always thought that it could be something similar, only more powerful.

And do you have any experience with what happens when such things break down? Mechanical creations aren't infallible, certainly; have you ever seen one malfunction?

Personally? No. But according to the report filed by my soldiers, the artifact I mentioned was activated by improper use.

[In this case, by the Baroness shooting at it.]

Are you trying to say that thisss may have been caused by some sort of malfunction?

It would make the most sense, wouldn't you think?

Assume, for a moment, that we are brought here by some sort of device. This device controls not only our passage to and from this world, but the stripping of any particularly uncanny or metaphysical powers we may have, as well as giving those who were formerly not human some sort of human form.

What do you think would happen, should this device malfunction and none of that was suppressed anymore? People have received random items from their world; I've gotten usage of my alchemy, as have several others from my world that I know. Those that aren't human here are no longer forced into a human form, but return to what they were while the device is not in service. I don't have proof that this happens, of course, but I've had enough strange dreams to suspect that is what goes on during those blank periods in our memories. Of course, such a device would be incredibly complex, and I imagine it would be difficult to repair if it should break somehow.

Perhaps difficult to the point that it would require three days?

That would explain a number of things, but it also raises more questions. Primarily, who would have accessss to such a machine, and how does it work? Generating the power to run sssuch a thing would require an extraordinary amount of power, and the Power Plant in Kanto could hardly meet the requirements for it.

[Not without blacking out both regions anyways.]

If we use the M.A.S.S. Device I mentioned earlier as an example, that required a ridiculoussss amount of power and fuel to operate, and that was just teleporting things around one world. Not between worlds and changing the individuals transported.

[He's not shooting down the hypothesis by any means. He just doesn't see how such a thing could remain hidden for so long.]

[Hmm.]

I have reason to believe that this "Elite Four" that we've heard tell about may have something to do with it, if such a group exists at all; after all, the persistent rumor for a while was that if we prove ourselves to this world, we would be returned home. It makes sense that the most powerful trainers in the region may have access to the gateway between worlds.

It also would make sense that they might have access to technology greater than what we have access to at this point; if not that, then perhaps these "Legendary" creatures could have something to do with it.

It's something I've been considering for a while, but it's by no means a perfect theory; it's simply what I've pieced together so far.

Sssso the Elite Four guard it, and Legendary Pokemon could possssssibly be providing power for it? That would make ssssense. After all, we've seen first hand what these Legendary creatures can do.

If that is the case, then the ssssooner we find out about thisss so called Elite Four, the better. Then we can start making plans to take it from them!

[Because Cobra Commander feels that the only person who should have access to such a thing is Cobra Commander. Which probably isn't a surprise.]

[...why

is he completely unsurprised

by this turn of events]

That's what I intend to do, yes.

How? Do we even know anything about them?

[And by we, he means Kimblee. Because Cobra typically doesn't go out of his way to learn anything about the locals.]

I don't know, do we?

[And by we, he means Cobra, given that Cobra has been here far longer than he has -

...ladies and gentlemen, criminal masterminds.]

If I knew something, then I wouldn't be asking if we had information!

[Cobra, you are so fortunate that Kimblee is so easily pushed around by his superior officers; he generally doesn't tolerate rudeness otherwise, but...]

Had I any information to volunteer, I can assure you that I would be doing so; however, I have nothing to report at this time.

[And Kimblee is fortunate that Cobra likes him too much to start yelling things like “Then what good are you?” right now. So he’s saved having to hear Cobra go on a tirade.]

Ssssso we know nothing. That needs to be changed as soon as possible.

[...such an exercise in patience, Cobra.]

Unfortunately, it seems as though they've been keeping themselves extremely well-hidden; I don't know of anyone who's managed to ascertain their identities, much less make contact with them. I've used most of my resources already; however, I won't allow failure of this sort to stand, and I'll do what I can to rectify it.

It ssssounds like we won't be able to learn anything until they show themselves! I hate thissss!

[There's not much he can do about it though.]

[With all due respect, sir, you are six.]

Not necessarily. It's possible the gym leaders know something, after all...

I'd be surprised if ssssome of them knew anything at all!

[So help him if Whitney knows all the Elite Four info...]

[Oh, don't even suggest such a thing, you'll jinx it - !]

Well, there's hardly any sense in getting worked up over it...

[Kimblee, in case you haven't noticed by now, Cobra gets worked up over everything.

He'll quiet down a little though, so he can think.]

If we rule out the idiots, which ones would you ssssuspect of possibly having that information?

[...he's...he's noticed, yes...

he's kind of hoping there will be improvement someday sob hope springs eternal okay]

I don't know enough about the Kanto leaders to say much on their behalf, but if I had to guess Johto-wise, I would assume Clair and Pryce would be the most likely. Clair due to her family apparently having some sort of status in this world, and Pryce simply due to age - he's logically had the most experience with this world, and as such he would likely remember things happening that the younger set wouldn't.

Sssso it sounds like we should start with those two as far as Johto's concerned. And since you reside in Mahogany...that would leave you in a perfect position to conduct surveillance on both of them, wouldn't it?

[Oh, boy! Work!

...orz]

Yes, Commander, it does.

I'll let you know if anything is discovered.

Excellent.

And sssince I'm stationed in Kanto, I'll ssee if the local Gyms have any information as well.

[In other words, he's going to spy on Surge again.]

Do let me know if you hear anything.

I will. And I expect you to do the sssame if you discover something.

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