San Vincenzo Bank Robbery

The San Vincenzo Bank Robbery was a sideplot in which Jakob Tannehill, Carly Robinson, Scarlet, and Guapo traveled to the Warrior's Continent and the mythical city of San Vincenzo to go ahead and rob the city's bank. It lasted from around July 7th, 2023 to August 12th, 2023.

## Timeline of Events

### An Unexpected Meeting

At this point, Carly Robinson had just arrived in Fairy Continent, and hearing rumors about her, Jakob Tannehill decided to investigate, silently noting her expertise. After taunting former police chief Lint Dyne when he was in jail, Jakob learned that Lint had a bank account probably worth millions. He was so fed up with Lint's annoyance that he wanted to find a way to steal all of his money and leave him dirt poor. Thus, Jakob went to Carly for a formal meetup with her about the job. This also happened just as Guapo was being picked up by Carly as well with Jakob calling Guapo a "Cute Dog." Carly was unsure at first, but then she agreed to go in on the job and so Jakob went off looking for clues.

### An Intercontinental Find

After asking Cassidy in the woods where he might find some dirt on Lint. She pointed him in a direction far away from where he was supposed to go. Unknown to Cassidy though, Jakob had stumbled across a crashed convoy belonging to the Bank of San Vincenzo. However, the convoy was completely picked clean thanks to outlaws showing up earlier. Jakob took photo of the convoy's manifest, detailing where it was supposed to go. This manifest would confirm that San Vincenzo was a really real place. Jakob would tell Carly to meet him at Lucifer's bar and so she arrived but not before Jakob had a small conversation with Lucifer about ways to flirt with a woman he really likes. Carly wouldn't know it at the time but her and Jakob's fates would become intertwined...

Jakob then explained to Carly about the plan to rob the San Vincenzo bank and she was all in for it. Unfortunately though, they were both on the Fairy Continent and San Vincenzo was on the Warrior's Continent, but luckily he'd prepared a motorboat beforehand for the gang to travel off continent. They were going international. However, while they were explaining the plan, a cop named Sergeant Zuko overheard them talking about it and he suspected that there was a robbery taking place. Jakob and Carly made up a story that would get him off their backs for now in the bar. He'd back off, but they'd then head to an area in the forest to talk about the plan more in depth. Zuko ended up following the gang to the clearing and recording them for evidence without their knowledge.

### By Land and by Sea

Jakob, Carly, and Guapo (Who we'll just call the robbers from now on) would depart Fairy Continent early next morning, with Jakob and Carly making some small talk about their lives on the boat. Days later, they'd arrive at Rockport, the largest city in Etoilia. In Rockport the Robbers would get some lunch at a local deli but not before Jakob had his wing almost ripped off by Guapo because he told him he'd needed a muzzle. It was at this point Jakob discovered that Guapo could understand human and pokemon speech. The Robbers would then head over to Rockport Customs to get a special car for both of them that would hopefully make the ride much faster. The car was incredible, and so they both sped out of the city off towards the wilderness.

The Robbers would then encounter an old Blaziken sitting on a rocking chair at the end of the highway. Jakob would ask he old man if he knew where San Vincenzo was, and he pointed in its supposed direction but not before scoffing at them for not respecting elders. Jakob's car couldn't go off-road so they just had to walk for miles in the wilderness.

While walking the Robbers came across a lake in the woods: A perfect place to cool off. They cannonballed in and Jakob and Carly really had their first real heart to heart conversation, implying a potential relationship between the two and some things about their line of work. The two would hold the memory of the lake deep, and afterwards they continued on to the city for another week.

### Arrival in the City

Seemingly walking in an open plain, Jakob bumped into an invisible wall before cutting it right open. This was the barrier that shielded San Vincenzo from outsiders, other fortune seekers, and attackers. The Robbers walked until they came across a border checkpoint where they'd have to be searched and given IDs before hopping on a train that leads directly into the city. While Jakob and Carly were waiting in line though, Guapo set off an alarm due to killing one of the security officers there, forcing the military to come. After the military left, Jakob and Carly received their licenses and hopped on a train but not before Matthias Dragonbane swooped in, faking his dialect, and receiving an ID. The Robbers eventually would find a place to stay for a while in the slums called the Gershwin Hotel, owned by the proprietor Mario Gershwin. Mario greeted them with open arms and unfortunately forced them to speak up about their plans. Mario wasn't mad though, he was in fact happy. He offered them a place for help: The Red Rose, a local bar owned by one Elliott Rochester. Mario then tossed Carly a revolver. The Robbers would go upstairs, put down their stuff rest up, and head out to the Red Rose for the night. Matthias also left the city, seeing no value in it.

### Newfound Allies

The Robbers went to the Red Rose after dropping off their stuff, meeting with the bartender Elliott Rochester. After a bit of talking and trying to get words out of him, Elliott told them that the bank was actually robbed around 20 years ago by another group of pokemon that included Elliott, Mario Gershwin, Sakura Hatsunari, Lawrence Vinderman, and Peter Karlunin. Everything went well, with them even managing to get into the bank vault itself. However, Mario tripped a laser, setting off an alarm, and forcing the bank owner, Harbert Delmar to fly down to the group. Creating an electrical surge, Harbert forced the former robbers to the top of the bank where he fought them one by one, until Peter, Sakura, and Lawrence escaped and Mario was left to dual Harbert (Elliott was back at his bar as the hacker). Harbert gave Mario and ultimatum: He would either die, or give back the money and live a quiet life under the watchful eye of the bank. Mario chose the second option. Elliott then told the present day robbers to look for Lawrence Vinderman and Peter Karlunin.

### The Train Bust

The Robbers decided to go after Peter Karlunin first. Elliott had told them that Peter had been caught recently and was being transported on a prisoner transport train to the White Mountain Prison nearby. Before though, Jakob had Carly pose as a janitor in the bank, taking photos of it to get a lay of the operation. When Carly returned, they'd then leave for the train but not before Carly found an earpiece on her bedside table while Jakob was also out taking Guapo for a walk. Carly then put the earpiece in her ear. At the train compound, they conversed for a little before Elliott came on the radio telling them that the train would leave soon. When it did, the robbers gave chase, landing on top of it and freeing Peter in the process. Peter told them though that Elliott was involved in the botched robbery, much to Jakob's shock. Peter said he wouldn't leave his cell though unless he got his gun back and that the train would be destroyed. Thus, outside Jakob Carly and Guapo would fight and defeat a modified mech with Peter's gun attached to it. During the fight though, Guapo injured himself so badly he was downed and he had to use his one and only self-revive. The Robbers, Peter in tow, would then blow up the train, with Jakob carrying Carly on his back and Guapo in his hands, diving quickly down to the bottom of the mountain.

### A Late Arrival

Carly was on the phone with Scarlet, telling her that she could come over to help them out with the robbery. In her super vehicle, she came across in mere hours to them with all her equipment. Scarlet though was very impatient to get robbery started. She would stick with them for the rest of the robbery.

### A Terrible Dance Party

After going for a quick visit to the geneticist's shop, the robbers would head to The Place, a nightclub in the Upper Area which is where Lawrence Vinderman, the technician, is supposed to own and operate. Disguises in hand, they'd enter and get a bit distracted on the dance floor, especially Jakob who had without warning kissed Carly on the lips briefly. Scarlet also almost caused a panic by shooting her gun accidentally and hitting Carly in the foot before finally heading back to find Lawrence scared out of his mind. Lawrence would escape through the city, flying throughout and eventually into the subway tunnels where'd they fight in a substation. Unfortunately, during the fight, Guapo stood in the way of an oncoming train and was killed instantly upon impact. Carly and Scarlet then would blame Lawrence for killing Guapo, and despite words from Elliott, he was unable to be convinced, thus leading to Scarlet killing Lawrence. The 3 would then had back for a drink at Elliott's bar where he'd tell them about a 3rd person: Sakura Hatsunari. A V-Pop (Vincenzine Pop) singer and demolitions expert of the botched raid. Sakura would be performing a concert the next day and so the group would try and persuade her then. However, an old assassin rival of Scarlet's would ambush the group, and Jakob and Scarlet had to defend Carly since she was incredibly drunk. The group would also store Guapo in a beer cooler to hopefully revive him.

### Corny Concerts and Superfans

The robbers would arrive at the performance venue for Sakura's concert which they'd promptly sneak into backstage of. They'd enter Sakura's room, and successfully tell her and convince her to go rob the bank with them, stating that she was actually too tired of performing anyways.

### A New type of Partnership

The Robbers with Sakura would arrive back at The Red Rose that night where Elliott would debrief everyone about the plan. They would rob the bank in the dead of night during a storm just after a giant parade by going through the roof and down the elevator shaft. Jakob, Carly, and Scarlet would head back to the Gershwin Hotel, but Mario was looking more stressed out than usual. Mario just told them to go to their rooms as it wasn't anything to worry about he said. Back in Jakob and Carly's room, Carly would seem a bit down, asking Jakob if he really meant to kiss her back at The Place. Jakob hesitated in trying to answer it, a little embarrassed at his actions toward her, but when she told him to act on his feelings, Jakob kissed and hugged her for real this time. After some banter, Jakob went downstairs to get some ice cream for a little movie date. However, he'd seen Mario still panicked, and that's when Jakob decided to question him, with Mario revealing his role in the robbery years ago. Jakob would then offer Mario a second chance, him officially joining the robbers as the final member. After returning with their ice cream, which also included Scarlet, Jakob and Carly would eat their food together while discussing establishing a Mercenary Guild once they'd return to the Fairy Continent. They'd then fall asleep together after more banter for the robbery.

### Within the Tempest

All the robbers except Elliott would arrive the following night at about 1 am, climbing to the top of the bank and entering from above. They'd sneak down the bank, slowly descending, with Scarlet taking out some of the guards in the camera room, giving Elliott total control of the security systems in the building. In the basement, they'd be faced with an AI-powered cipher to disable the lasers blocking the entrance to the vault, in which questions were asked about what occurred on the robbers' journey. The cipher was broken, and so the vault was looted. However, rumbling was heard and then the bank owner, Harbert Delmar, faced the group head on, offering one chance at mercy, returning the money, or being killed. They chose to flee, and so Harbert caused an electrical surge, forcing them to fight at the top of the bank. It was a brutal fight, with Jakob using his chest laser for one of the very few times, falling through a hole to the first floor of the bank. Harbert, injured and basically dead, asked Scarlet and Carly why they haven't killed him yet. Scarlet said that it was to embarrass him. Harbert would then stand up, bleed out, and fall to the streets below, sealing his fate. Scarlet and Carly would go to the first floor to try and awaken Jakob, and with a little effort, they'd wake him up. Stumbling a bit, the robbers would take the money, put it in the trunk of Scarlet's car, and leave finally leave San Vincenzo.

### Following Arrival

Jakob and Carly would head down to Pearl Beach, reflecting on what happened during their journey. Unexpectedly, Sakura also showed up in a stolen dropship, stating that she'd be staying with them too to get away from her crazy fans. She also brought back Guapo's corpse in the beer cooler, and decided it was just best to bury him there. Jakob and Carly would then walk off the beach, officially ending their long journey.