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"Okay, I'll do it next time..." Georgey says to the man on the other side of the door. However, his voice is still tinged with worry and confusion. If they just went to check if they were alright, why was there someone dead..? Georgey backs away from the door at the notion, turning left and right to see if anyone was there. "W-wait for me to get some help..." He says to the voice before moving up the stairs. At their post, he finds Robert and Lancelot. Waving his hands (slowly) in panic, he walks over to them. "S-someone's at the door saying they're from the other watchtower...but they killed someone...Iunno what to do..."

"Uhm...by Bob...do you think Robert?" Georgey thinks for a minute. He didn't really get what the man was saying...he had been sleeping so the others were supposed to use that semaphor thingie... "We have a Robert who's at this Watchtower..."

"Uhm....my name is Georgey, not Bob..." Georgey replies. If this kept on going, he'd need to go find someone to come help him resolve this situation, because he didn't see a way to do it himself unless telling the truth did the trick. "H-how do I know you're not Bob..?"

The commanding voice startles Georgey and what it says confuses him. "O-one of them? Is this about Bob again..?" Georgey replies in a slow, unsure voice. He fiddles with his fingers as he waits for a reply, sweating steadily. "Uhm...h-hello?"

MEGGIE'S RESCUE TEAM (KALVA, EMMANUEL, SENA) Poochy barks intently before pouncing on the defenseless Beedrill once more with her front paws. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Crit: 30 (no crit) Poochy's Tackle for 80 PBP. Beedrill (F) takes 60 damage!!! .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... The Beedrill buzzes weakly as its wings are covered in mud. Its stingers sink as well-it doesn't have enough energy to get itself out of this mess. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Beedrill (F) has given up on the fight. Poochy is growing stronger thanks to her bond with Emmanuel! Poochy received (10 + 10%)x2 = 22 Exp Emmanuel earned 5 Effort Points .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... As Emmanuel jumps the male Beedrill, he successfully manages to push its stingers into the mud as the Pokemon has been severely weakened. This one seems to try and get itself out of the mud, but it just can't muster up enough energy to do so. Eventually, what little energy it had left drains out and it lowers its head. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Beedrill (M) has been defeated. Poochy is growing stronger thanks to her bond with Emmanuel! Poochy received (10 + 10%)x2 = 22 Exp Emmanuel earned 5 Effort Points .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... PvB Combat Resolved! Emmanuel, Kalva and Sena earned 5 Effort Points each .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... The team has successfully rescued Meggie! The content on the Gabite's worn out face is a reward in and on its own, and Kalva can be proud of himself for rushing to follow her instead of opting to wait and go to Zeta's house. The glow from the water flowing from the well eases everyone's wounds, restoring them to full health after the battle. The two Beedrill are still unconcious and stuck in the mud. If you want, you can pull them out and leave them at the side of the forest away from the well where the soil isn't as moist. There doesn't seem to be any imminent threat around, so maybe they should do that. ZETA'S CREW Music: Innocence of a curious star Zeta giggles as Kai shakes her. "Two parents? What's a mother like? Tell me!" She responds happily. "Father is a really nice person. I've lived with him ever since I've known about myself!" She turns to smile at Radovan. "What's a mama?" She asks Kai again. "My Father knows a lot of things! About gods of the old and how they're all gone now because of us. He told me that the God of Life used to be a great shining tree until some men tried to use it to destroy the world! But now it keeps this world alive by being at its center, isn't that great? Oh, oh, but Father never told me there were other people here with us! This is so exciting now that you've come!"

"Lillllyyyyy, that's like, a great idea, let's go! Wheeeeeeeee~" Klaren lets himself be dragged by Rosalyva away from the group. He waves the rest of them goodbye with a big smile on his face proving that his pouting was nothing but a farce and that he was as cheerful as he could be. "Oh, it's Erik Pyre, not Pier, Silly-Lilly~!" He giggles, placing a hand over his lips. "He was this surviving member of the Ironhand lineage, but 'cause he was a bastard and he ran off to Caelum nobody talks about him anymore and they all just say how the mighty mr. Flamewalker killed all of the Ironhands! It's not a big deal but I wanted to show that tour lady what you get for messing with the Evil Klarenfilia's scheming plans, heehee~"

"Okay...sleep well. I will too..." Georgey waves goodbye to Lucius. Afterwards, he heads back down into the main room to have a little nap on the floor, wholly keen on accepting the man's proposal, when he hears banging on the door once again. Since he was already there and still on his feet, Georgey sees no point in not opening the door up, especially as they were watchmen as well, so he shrugs, walk over to the door. However, his decision to open the door is curbed by the gleaming pikes protruding through them. Georgey's hand hesitates to grab the knob and he pulls it back. Looking at the door, still unopened, he opens his mouth: "Uhm...are you ok out there..? Do you need some help..?"

GROUP 1 (KALVA, EMMANUEL, SENA) [Battle the Beedrill? - Yes] "Boof!!!" "Gya..." "Buzzzzzzzzz-!" Music: En Route/Intensified [Meggie is on your side] [The field is overflowing with life...] [The field is muddy; your mobility is hindered-!!!] Poochy runs through the mud and throws herself at the Beedrill in front of Kalva as it readies its own attack, aiming at the defenseless boy with its stinger, coated in thick, violet poison. However, its attack is stopped midway through by the brave Poochyena's Tackle. The Beedrill tries to take a defensive position, covering itself with the poisonous stinger, but Poochy's attack is too strong to be stopped, and knocks the bug into the mud which covers its body and wings. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Crit: 21 (no crit) Poochy's Tackle (80 PBP - Physical Base Power) clashes through Beedrill's Poison Sting (62 PBP) Beedrill takes 60 damage!!! .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Emmanuel, on the other hand, isn't as lucky, as when he tries to grab the male Beedrill with his coat, thrudging through the mud, the bug easily avoids him, alerted by the attack on its comrade. It flies a bit higher before buzzing angrily at the boy, directing its poisonous stingers at him.... Meanwhile, Meggie looks confusedly at the commotion around her. Her vision has cleared and she sees Kalva protecting her, Sena trying to communicate with her, and Emmanuel and Poochy coming to her rescue. She is scared, but she feels she can trust them...and so she carefully but swiftly grabs the branch from Sena's hands as Emmanuel and Poochy grant her an opening to do so, crushing it with her mighty jaw. The faint glow of the branch is absorbed into her body, taking the form of a mighty aura that flares around her. This aura, unlike the one from before, is pinkish in color and seems to ooze with life, but not in the agressive way. It is soft and a bit more certain, easier to contain. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... [Meggie is absorbing the power of the Nexus...she is readying her N-move!!!] [Meggie is using "Flare of Life"!!!] .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Meggie turns to the male Beedrill coming at Emmanuel. She looks directly at it as she bellows a mighty roar. "GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!" With it, she focuses the power of her flaring aura into her next attack and fires a flaming ball of rage at the wasp. It flies directly at the Beedrill, striking it with a forceful explosion, fueled by the energy she'd gathered combined with her own life force. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Meggie's Flare of Life (Dragon Rage) strikes the Beedrill for 40 + 79 = 119 damage. Meggie lost 79 HP. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... The Beedrill is knocked back by the explosion and falls into the muddy soil. With its health so low and its aerial mobility impaired, it can't put up much of a fight anymore... Meanwhile, the same can be said about the other Beedrill that got knocked into the mud. Meggie herself is left weakened by the attack she just made. Her aura slowly dissipates. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Meggie has [Fountain of Life] because of the field-she recovered some health. Meggie is skipping her turn. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Beedrill #1 (F), Lv 10 [Speed -15] [Fountain of Life] HP: #################### ATK: 99 DEF: 44 SP.ATK: 49 SP.DEF: 88 SPE: 82 [-15] = 67 Nature: --- Ability: Swarm Moves: Poison Sting .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Beedrill #2 (M), Lv 10 [Speed -15] [Fountain of Life] HP: #################### ATK: 99 DEF: 44 SP.ATK: 49 SP.DEF: 88 SPE: 82 [-15] = 67 Nature: --- Ability: Swarm Moves: Twineedle .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Turn Order: Meggie -> Emmanuel -> Kalva/Sena -> Beedrill(M)/Beedrill(F) [It is Emmanuel's turn now.] .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... All non-aerial Pokemon have [Speed -15] because of the field!!! All Pokemon have [Fountain of Life] because of the field!!! .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... (OoC: [Fountain of Life] - at the start of each of your turns, you will recover 10% of your max HP) Meggie: #################### (19/180)

Hmmm...Robert must've not heard him. Georgey sighs, kinda disappointed but not really. He was just about to head back down into the main hall when he heard someone calling out to him. "Oh...there was someone at the door so I...had to check? They were looking for Robert, but they're gone now." He turns towards and responds to Lucius.

Georgey went back inside, kinda disappointed this guy didn't accept his invitation. He waved as he closed the door. "Bye..." He then turned back inside to look for Robert. He lightly tapped on the man's shoulder if and when he found him. "Uhm...there was someone at the door who told me to say 'hi' to you...so...'hi'."

Cass almost spit out the moment he heard Belros say what he said about the poison. However, he keeps the tingly bile down, wiping his mouth off with a wrist. He gets up from his chair, pulls some coins from his pouch, drops enough of them onto the bar, picks his guitar up, turns to the exit and proceeds to wave everyone goodbye. "Yeah, nope."

(Note: Cass has already let go of Belros.) "Oh, ya can't actually be serious!" Cass straightens up in his seat and looks at Belros, clearly either annoyed or even more disturbed. The Spy had made a pretty clear case about what he thought of him, and frankly, Cass couldn't really blame him. Much. Everyone else aboard this crew seemed to have a naive merry personality, so meeting one that was actually worried was kinda a breath of fresh air. But then the guy went over to being all friendly with him again. "Whatever." He sighs. "Seems like we won't be trusting one another for a while. 'Cause I ain't letting my guard down, and neither are you, and tha's fine by me." He adds before chugging the rest of his mug's contents down.

"...shut up, you're starting to get...really...annoying." Cass's grip on the man's collar only tightens as he lets his tongue loose. Belros could feel some electrical surge flowing from Cass's fingers and passing over to him and the skin around his neck, a slightly tingling sensation. However, he lets go of Belros after Emilee starts pulling him to stop, albeit unwillingly. And he doesn't quite let go of him as much as he drops him down. He then sits back down on his chair and sips some more beer from his mug. "I'm sleeping with one eye open from now on." Cass eventually adds.

GROUP 1 (KALVA, EMMANUEL, SENA) The two Beedrill quickly pivot around Meggie when Emmanuel's shout distracts her, cutting off her path to the branch or towards the team. On top of all that, Meggie's legs seem to be dropping down into the muddy soil and her movement is impaired. Poochy's the first one to notice that Meggie is in serious trouble. She considers her options for a moment before jumping in front of Emmanuel as he tries to make their escape. "Boof!" She lets out a determined bark. She seems to want to fight the Beedrill, together with Meggie. If Meggie could reach the branch, she might be able to restore some of her lost health, and maybe even access much greater power, so you only need to distract them. Together with Meggie, will you fight the Beedrill, or will you leave her? Beedrill #1 (F), Lv 10 HP: #################### ATK: 99 DEF: 44 SP.ATK: 49 SP.DEF: 88 SPE: 82 Nature: --- Ability: Swarm Moves: --- ... Beedrill #2 (M), Lv 10 HP: #################### ATK: 99 DEF: 44 SP.ATK: 49 SP.DEF: 88 SPE: 82 Nature: --- Ability: Swarm Moves: --- [Fight the Beedrill? Y/N?] SHELLY AND TAYLOR Zeta jumps excitedly (on Kai's back, effectively making her stumble a bit, probably) at the mention of the word 'Father'. "Oh, oh, I have a Father! He's great, I bet he was the one who taught me everything! He and my sisters!" She chirps happily, apparently content with herself. "So my Father is like my parent then?" She turns to Taylor. "That's great to know! Thanks!"

Georgey blinks and looks above his head to see where the new papers fell from. "Do you want to come in..? I can introduce you..." He asks whoever was leaving these notes. "...who was it that was knocking though..?" He adds eventually.

RADOVAN AND KAI Zeta is seemingly confused by Radovan's explanation, as she looks at him with a boggled expression on her face. "Uhm....but trees don't need anything to live. The light from the God of Life keeps them alive. Also, what is s-sun..?" She answers only a part of his question. You can assume it's because you confused her. However, Kai explanation brings much better results. Not only did she capture the girl's interest by being all funny and stuff, she also got a spark of understanding to gleam in her widely-open eyes as she listened. "O-oh, brown, the trees that appeared were also brown! So that's...woo-wood? Wow!" She smiles as she nods at the tall girl's proposal. "I'd love to see it! Is A-Aeth? Aether? Kyu? Is it your house? Do you all live together, like I live together with my Pokemon? But what...what are parents?" She turned to Shelly who also asked about these...parents. GROUP 1 (KALVA, EMMANUEL, SENA) As the strike team approaches the end of the path, the Kakuna grow in number. All of them seem quite displeased at the trespassers on their territory, but are still powerless to do anything about it, so they just glare and glare. Meanwhile, the crystalline forest now gave full way to biological woodlands. The dense lush around the team is almost unpenetrable even by vision, but the path still remains, albeit overgrown with grass. The sound of flowing water intensifies the closer they get to the end of the path, and eventually, they come to a small clearing and realize that they've stepped into wet, muddy soil. As they look around, they see a short stone pillar with water flowing out of a relatively wide hole at its top. Had they lived in another time, they would've realized it was a well, but they lived now and they didn't know what a well was. This well overflows with water, as pure as the night sky above their heads. It seems to sparkle a bit, but something tells them it's supposed to do that. This water flows all across the clearing, being absorbed into the soil beneath their feet, making it moist and muddy. It seems wrong of it to do that, for whatever reason. Perhaps it wasn't supposed to get absorbed right back from where it came from? However, the team has more pressing concerns. At the far side of the well, they see a large Gabite, Meggie, but she's turned away from them and the aura around her seems way weaker than before. She seems backed against the well, by two Pokemon, two Beedrill. Their sharpened drills gleam in the moonlight and they're approaching Meggie with malicious intent visible in their eyes. Their buzzing muffles the sound of flowing water. Meggie tries to bite at them to shoo them off but it only makes them angrier. "Gyaa....." [Meggie hasn't noticed you. She's hurt from before. The two Beedrill could very well finish her. What will you do?]

Cass gets up immediately after Belros starts tapping him with his boot. He grabs the Spy by his collar-coat...thingie and raises him a few inches off the floor.

Georgey found yet another paper. Its quality didn't really surprise him, because if this paper could just spontaneously form, why wouldn't it form into a quality made one? Still, he felt kind of bad disappointing the paper... "Uhmmm...we have a Robert, though...that's close enough, right..?" He said into the silent night.

Cass froze over, a shiver running down his spine, triggered by the touch of the other's elbow. What Emilee said had reassured him for a moment, but it was a very fleeting moment indeed, and as it passed, so did the obviously false sense of safety. But that was not all. As Belros nudged him, it was no problem for Cass's ass, already sitting at the edge of the chair, to slip over and fall down with a painful thud, after which Cass laid and spread across the floor. Whether or not he was knocked out was the question.

Georgey raised an eyebrow at all these pieces of paper. He picked them all up and stuffed them in his pocket, looking around to see if he could catch a glimpse of anyone. At the moment, he'd be somewhere around the entrance to the watchtower again. "I don't know who Bob is..." He yell-well no, he didn't yell. He was quite a quiet man who couldn't really up the volume of his voice much. So it was more like said in a normal tone on voice. Somehow, he felt that would be enough anyways, so no biggie there. "But I'm not him...sorry."

"..." Cass was left more than simply flabergasted by the explanation the Spy gave him. Nono, he was more terrified than anything else. Terrified for his safety, his future, his scalp...has he gotten too comfortable with these people in this short amount of time? Probably, and it was his mistake. He gently pushed his mug, still half full, away, straightened up in his seat and sat as far away from Belros as the chair he was sitting on would allow it. "Yeah...fun..." He directed a look at Emilee asking her with a blank stare something along the lines of: 'is he serious?' or 'help meeee.'

RADOVAN Zeta looked curiously at Radovan. "By medicine I mean medicine, like a healing potion. You people ask some odd questions...also, lea- leav? What is a leav?"

Georgey picks the paper up. "Bob..? Who's Bob..?" He mutters to himself, scratching the back of his head. Looking in the distance, he sees some blinking lights and shrugs, but doesn't return inside. Instead, he steps outside of the watchtower and paces around its perimeter to look for any clues as to who Bob would be and why is whoever's looking for him knocking on their door and disturbing their sleep.

GROUP 1 (KALVA, EMMANUEL, SENA) Kalva, Emmanuel and Sena encounter no problems as they follow Meggie. The path they took bears no sign of destruction, so they can assume it is natural in formation. The right path also bore no sign of destruction, but that is irrelevant. Meggie seems to be following the natural paths now, probably because she got hurt in their previous encounter. After a while, the path turns right and as the group follows it, they begin to hear sounds of flowing water. Furthermore, they can see strands of grass growing in quantity as they progress. The trees are losing their shine on this path and soon enough, the group comes across the first biological tree in this world. And then another. And another. From the branches of one of the trees, Kakuna vigilantly observe them as they pass by. The soil isn't warm anymore. Instead, it is...normal. The path goes only further in one direction now. At its end is probably Meggie, but you can never know. EVERYONE ELSE Radovan picks up a couple of branches without incident. They're really heavy. "...I-I guess so..." Zeta stays silent as they go down the path Meggie made. It seems to ascend ever slightly, possibly leading to a higher ground. The signs of Meggie's outrage are clear here, as everything is full of broken shards of crystal and crystal branches, many without their shine. Taylor is the first to hear some scuffling from the side of the road, like pairs of little footsteps passing them by from the forested area to the right, but it fades in the distance as it moves faster than them. After a while, Zeta speaks up again. "Lumi...Lumi is a prankster. He is always trying to run off and harrass other Pokemon...that's why I kept him in the house, so he could learn to behave or just stay with me...but now he got away and I don't know where he went..." She turns to Shelly. "They appeared just now...they looked like the trees around here, but they were brown and had weird green things growing on them..like hair! And a bunch of Pokemon leaped out of their hair at us...Meggie tried to protect me but there were too many...and when I panicked I accidentally gave her too much medicine and she got like this..."

"Ummmmmm...keep it down..." Georgey rolls over to his stomach as the knocking continues. He could ignore it the first time but now it was getting a bit old. And at what hour? It was already getting late and he wanted to rest. That snapping sound also sounded very very very unpleasantly annoying. As he rolls onto his stomach, he slowly pushes himself back on his feet and yawns before walking over towards where he remembered the door was. He stops when he bumps into it, looks around confusedly, grasps the keys, unlocks it and opens it. "Hello..?"