SUBWAYS 4: THE WHITE 2-I-EST

[50shadesofstardom]

IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON.

THE YEAR PASSES. THE EVENTS OF WHITE 2 OCCUR. SUBWAY REMAINS FAIRLY UNINVOLVED AND UNINTERESTING AT THIS POINT.



IT'S THE POSTGAME THAT ROCKS.

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[tsuntrader]

...Okay. [He still has all of his Pokémon, right? ...Right?...

One two three four five six... Se...ven. ...Right. He follows behind her- it's quite the contrast. A bright, healthy, and cheerful girl in light clothes being followed by a guy that looks like he just got hit by a train and walked away.

...So where does he start?]

Could you tell me where I am?

[Smooth, Silver. Smooth.]

[50shadesofstardom]

Castelia! Did you fly through the sandstorm down here? You look kind of rough!

[She finds some covered trash can where she can balance her castelia cone purchases and let out her team, giving each of them a treat.

Well... most of her team, at least. She only lets five out.]

What's your name?

[tsuntrader]

[Well actually I was just...

...What's that... Presence nearby?... That feels a little familiar, to...]

Silver. [Castelia... Castelia...

Unova.

He's been here before. At some point, he was here for a long time.

Why?]

[50shadesofstardom]

Nice to meet you! I'm Rosa. Maybe you've heard of me for my movies? Or maybe you've been to Join Avenue, which I manage! Or, maybe you've seen my high records in the White Tree Hollow or the Battle Subway! Oh, and of course, I'm the current reigning Champion!

[Humility thy name is not Rosa...]

1/2

[tsuntrader]

[...Nope, he has no...

...Battle Subway...?]

[tsuntrader]

The Battle Subway?

[That's... That's where...]

[50shadesofstardom]

Have you not been to the Battle Subway...?

[tsuntrader]

[...] 213. And then 276, 277, and 278...

[Those were their records. Hilda. That's who Rosa reminds him of. And Hilbert, and...]

[50shadesofstardom]

...Hey! I remember seeing those records! Are you that Silver? The one who competed with Hilbert and Hilda?

[tsuntrader]

[He nods- "That" Silver? Are his records really a big deal?- before looking around]

Yeah, I- [...] Do you know the way to Nimbasa? I need to head to Gear Station. [Nimbasa. Gear Station. Yes, that's what those places are called. There's something important there and he knows it.

...No, not something...

Someone.]

[50shadesofstardom]

Sure! I was going to go, we can go together.

[So that they pass through Join Avenue and maybe she can lure you towards one of the shops......]

[50shadesofsubway]

[HE'S GOING GOING GOING GOING!!!! GOTTA GO FAST

HE'LL BE THERE SOONER AND NOT LATER]

Made it!

[undercoveridol]

[s-seeing him at work..................]

Well, they have Sabrina from Kanto here in the movies, don't they? So it would make sense to do the same for you, I bet! I mean, I know you have the talent for it.

[50shadesofstardom]

I am a top-selling superstar! My movies have made PokéStar Studios a lot of money! I'm sure they won't turn me down! I can't wait to see what sort of different script writers are over there.

[tsuntrader]

[Good. OFF TO NIMBASA--!

The sand route is familiar, but... Different...?

...But Join Avenue is not familiar at all. What's with all of these shops...?]

[50shadesofstardom]

This is Subway Avenue! It used to be called Join Avenue, but I raised its popularity enough that the landlord let me change its name. Oh! Which reminds me, I need to draw a raffle ticket for today.

[She'll drag him in! There are a couple of people that exclaim "trains!" and "Welcome back, Submaster!" when she waltzes in, and there's generally just a crowd passing through and looking at the shops. Rosa leads the way, stopping at the raffle booth.]

Jephew! How're you?

[The Cool Trainer smiles sweetly, grinning ear-to-ear in excitement. "This shop is doing better than I imagined! I'll work hard today, Submaster Rosa."]

Good! Okay, one raffle ticket please!

[He nods, pulling out a ticket for her...

He passes her some berry juice!]

Thanks! Hey, why don't you try too, Silver?

[tsuntrader]

[...Wwwwwwwait wait wait is she trying to sell him something she's not going to try to sell him something is she because she's not going to sell him any...

... ...Well, a raffle ticket wouldn't hurt, right? There are raffle tickets in Goldenrod. They're harmless.]

Okay. [Aaaand soon enough he is also passed berry juice. Raffles.]

[50shadesofstardom]

Bummer! No Masterball. Maybe next time, though! Someday I'll win that Masterball!! --And don't go easy on me either, Jephew!

["Wouldn't dream of it, Submaster!"]

Alright! Let's go, then, we're almost at Nimbasa!

[tsuntrader]

[Sub- wait wait wait, what?] You can win a Master Ball? [Really?]

[50shadesofstardom]

["Yep! Grand prize is a Master Ball! Everyone gets one raffle ticket pull a day, a chance to win the No. 1 Prize!"]

Yep! This is my most exciting shop.

[tsuntrader]

[...Is it really okay to let everyone have a chance at a Master Ball every day? ...Then again, not many people would be crazy enough to try something dangerous with it, and it sounds tough to win...]

[50shadesofstardom]

[Doop dee doop! She stops every few people, giving very astute shop recommendations. With as many smiling customers as she has, it's quite clear that she's very good at reading what people are looking for in Join Avenue. There's cash flow into the place like crazy - Rosa's a darn good sales woman.]

[tsuntrader]

[...Important things to remember about Subway Avenue: it's where money goes to disappear.

Got it.]

[50shadesofstardom]

[True! But man, there's a lot of really neat services. Groomers, breeders, bistros, markets (discount on a bundle of HP up!!), the like. Rosa has a perfectly even variety.

But onward, to Nimbasa! Which hasn't changed much at all, at least over here.]

[tsuntrader]

[Now this is definitely familiar. It feels like he's right at home.

...He knows this place. If he heads that way he'll reach the stadiums, and over there is the ferris wheel, and- weren't they planning to pull that down? Hopefully they haven't-]