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GROUP 1 (FREDERICK, SHELLY & KAI) *NPCs at the scene: Uno, Betani* "Yuck, get it away." Betani retorts, raising her hands defensively as Kai pushed the Pokemon into her face. The Wurmple just stared at her blankly for a while... You can see drops of sweat forming on Betani's forehead as she stares into the Wurmple's empty eyes. Meanwhile, Uno seems to have started wandering over deeper into the mines down corridor 11... ------------------------------------------------------------------- CORRIDOR 5 (KALVA, TAYLOR, SENA) *+ Terry; Morelull* SPECIAL BOSS PHASE CONTINUES --------------------------------------- Seeing the rest of the group, Taylor proceeds to instruct Jet to do the same-try and get the stalactites to crash upon Wailord while the whale is still distracted. Jet focuses on the falling debris, psychic energy forming as an aura around them, levitating them momentarily before launching them upwards in tandem with Verna's Tackle and Quina's own confusion combination. The rocks from the debris smash into the ceiling, strengthened by the Confusion's power, with considerable force. Several stalactites start to shake outward from the dust left by the attack. The only thing needed is Verna's Tackle to seal the deal. As she bumps her small body into the structures, three stalactites crumble and start to fall, just as Wailord is falling down as well. As the enormous whale Pokemon's body strikes the water, raising a wave that washes over the party, so do the stalactites fall right onto it like three stakes, tearing through its body. The Pokemon's screech is heartbreaking and a dark red liquid paints the water around it a new hue, illuminated softly by Morelull's glow. Action: Tackle (50), Confusion (85 + Rock Throw 55), Confusion (85 + Rock Throw 55) Result: 330 power on the ceiling ((3 stalactites fall)) Stalactites: Stone Edge (100 PWR x 3); each hit crits /Wailord takes 315 damage/ Morelull flashes again, blinding the already wounded Wailord. Morelull Action: Flash /Wailord's Acc fell/ The Wailord, hurting, in return, lets out another roar that echoes through the entire chamber before diving, once again disappearing from everyone's sight. Wailord Action: Noble Roar & Dive /stop the Noble Roar?/ Music: Something Primeval Turn Order: Wailord -> Taylor (Jet) -> Sena (Verna) -> Kalva (Quina) -> Morelull Morelull (♂), Lv: 15 HP (86/86): #################### ATK: 36 -> (23) DEF: 63 SP.ATK: 82 -> (54) SP.DEF: 86 SPE: 17 Nature: Modest Status: Atk (-1), SpA (-1) Ability: Effect Spore Moves: Astonish, Flash, Moonlight, Mega Drain --- Wailord (♀), Lv: 40 HP (0/0): #################### ATK: 133 DEF: 69 SP.ATK: - SP.DEF: 63 SPE: - Nature: Bold (+Def/-Atk) Status: HP drain, Acc (-1) Ability: Pressure; Fountain of Life Moves: Noble Roar, Dive (180), Bounce (145), --- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORRIDOR 9 (EMM, RADOVAN) The crystals seem to repel the acid, but not inherently with their own strength. It's the energy within them that protects their integrity and makes them impervious to attacks. Well, probably. Either way, the best way to go about this would be to, you know...do what you did up there with the Morelull population draining the crystals. But that would take a long while... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORRIDOR 15 (CATHODE) *+ Zeta and Clarence* Zeta nods and walks next to Cathode. Clarence follows them down Corridor 15. The small trio doesn't have to walk to long before they realize this corridor is a dead end too. A solid crystal wall bars their path forward. On the other hand, there's nothing around...or so the group thinks, before shadows start dancing across the walls... Ambush: 33,9 no ambush From the shallow water, a claw grips towards Clarence, grabbing him by the foot and making him lose balance. Zeta, however, reacts fast, throwing herself over towards Clarence and freeing him from the grip of the claw. A distorted cackle is heard and a shadowy being emerges from the darkness, two beaming gem eyes glowing ominously. The Sableye is blocking the group's path back up the corridor. If they want to go back the way they came, they'd have to fight their way through... "Cathode-! It's one of Lumi's Sableye! One we met earlier!" Zeta yells, getting up to her feet. Clarence was also back up, ready to fight. Music: Something Wrong Turn Order: Cathode (Suzie) -> Sableye -> Clarence Clarence (♂), Lv: 15 HP (150/150): #################### ATK: 51 DEF: 60 SP.ATK: 69 SP.DEF: 74 SPE: 36 Nature: Relaxed (+Def/-Spe) Status: / Ability: Friend Guard Moves: Disarming Voice, Pound, Sing, Aromatherapy, Heal Pulse --- Sableye (♂), Lv: 20 HP (110/110): #################### ATK: 90 DEF: 90 SP.ATK: 78 SP.DEF: 78 SPE: 60 Nature: / Status: / Ability: Keen Eye Moves: Shadow Sneak, --- [Zeta's Awakening is in effect: Suzie can make use of Weak Armor]

"Heya, wannabe boss and Belros. Let's get a move on, shall we." F25; 'Play' for Cade and Bel

GROUP 1 (FREDERICK, SHELLY & KAI) *NPCs at the scene: Uno, Betani* roll: 85,4 whoopsssssssssss As Kai reaches for the vines, attempting to tear some off, she feels something jump onto her back all of a sudden. It's a Wurmple. "Kill it, kill it, kill it!" Betani exclaims. "Ew, a bug..." Uno adds and the two girls look at each other momentarily before frowning and looking at Kai. "What will you do with it?" It doesn't seem to be hostile. It just kind of squirms on Kai's back disgustingly, minding its own business, leaving a sticky trail on the girl's clothes... [What will you do~?] ------------------------------------------------------------------ CORRIDOR 3 (EMM, RADOVAN) catch roll: 0,04 success! /Emmanuel successfully caught Oddish 2!/ Emm earned 10 EP for catching a Pokemon Poochy and Woobat earned 45 Exp each Poochy and Woobat earned 5 EP each With the battle over, Emmanuel and Radovan could continue their journey. [The water fully restores your Pokemon]

Slumbering Giant VS Bear Mommo was being too laid back. This was one of the gods she was fighting against. And even if it was only for sport, and Bear would probably want to be doing anything but work at this moment, he was going to drag this fight out. Make it a battle of artrition. Mommo was blinded when she lowered the armor over Giant's eyes. She had no input about what was going on with the bees around her, and the darkness was overbearingly heavy, if only for the sole weight the entire situation carried. She was panicking too much, even if she didn't outwardly show it. Her attacks missed the bees. They reacted as Bear willed it. And Bear willed it as he felt it. Mommo couldn't do that. How could anyone do something so advanced? Yet she was the one who'd built the Giant. Why? To overthrow this man. But she couldn't if she couldn't at least stand her ground against him. The drones were a nuisance but not an immediate one. The Giant could hold out for a while longer against their assault. The bigger obstacle to victory or at least a defeat she could be happy with was her own mentality; the fact she had no idea what was going on outside her shell. If Bear could beat her without doing anything. Then who would she be to beat him by doing something? Wasn't she of sloth as well? The amulet could help her focus. If she could focus, then she could see the bigger picture without the need for sight. If she could see the bigger picture, she could find a way out of the dark. Mommo closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and waited...

Move to G21; 'Play' for Clarisse

Slumbering Giant VS Bear Mommo glanced to the comm as it buzzed off. She knew she wouldn't hear Bear's voice for the rest of the fight, but she didn't mind. What she did mind was the bees. Her eyes widened slowly as the swarm directed itself towards her. When they began to fly towards her, she raised the cannon up into a horizontal positioned and fired at the bees, a blast of energy growing in both intensity and radius as she poured as much of the Giant's energy into it. As she did so, she also rotated the mech's torso to the sides in order to damage as much of the swarm as possible. Those that managed to reach her, if they even managed, would illicit a panicked response from the girl when she realized what they were aiming for. They wanted to blind her. She lowered the plates on the Giant's head above the eyes, closing them off and leaving herself in the darkness. She didn't want to let them do what she could do on her own. While doing so, however, she also ceased firing the cannon, and instead pointed it down at the ground slightly in front of her feet. Switching the ammo to explosive, she fired and the ground and air around the Giant lit up into flames. Her plates could handle it as it wasn't a direct hit, but the explosion that enveloped the immediate area around her mech would surely ensnare Bear's drones, hopefully destroying another portion.

GROUP 1 (FREDERICK, SHELLY & KAI) *NPCs at the scene: Uno, Betani* roll: 13,3 As Frederick leads the way, the group find themselves at an dead end. The corridor seems to have collapsed a long time ago, but what was interesting were the vines growing around the rocks and the soil. Some Pokemon might've made their home here, but, they seem to be gone for now. Oh, and Shelly didn't find any crystals she could take. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORRIDOR 8 (CATHODE) *+ Zeta and Clarence* Cathode finds nothing but a dead end at the far side of Corridor 8. "Aww, nothing's here." Zeta says, rather disappointedly. "Well, let's go check the other ways, Cathode!"

Slumbering Giant VS Bear Mommo gulped. This was going to be a fight unlike anything she'd faced before. She found herself hesitating to respond, but she gripped the controls. Bear could finish her in one strike if she wasn't careful. On the other hand, she possessed the range. "I'll show you all of it. I won't hold back." She replied, sounding determined. On the other hand, she was trembling, but what for? Anticipation quivered on a field where no movement was visible and where both fighters carried a weight to themselves. She could not compete with Bear's weight, she could only grasp the gift he'd brought her from Aries and stand firm. A hatch opened up from the Giant's back as she walked forward slowly, releasing a shower of grenades into the air around her, bombarding the field, leaving dents and holes all across it, but never reaching bear himself. Stopping about halfway down the slope, she readied her main cannon, aiming it at Bear. "Take this-" She shouted as a mighty blast of purple lit the arena up like fireworks, going directly at Bear.

GROUP 1 (FREDERICK, SHELLY & KAI) *NPCs at the scene: Uno, Betani* "All right, I'm coming doooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-" Uno shouted as she apparently lowered herself into the hole. Moments later she was flying down onto Kai, her dress fluttering all over the air...and all over Kai. Kai successfully caught her, though, and Uno smiled, her cheeks surprisingly blushed. "O-oh. This was kind of fun, actually." She said while obviously trying to catch her breath. She got visibly flustered from the descent. Shelly and Frederick followed suit and soon the entire group was safely down. They could see the only path out of the chamber was through the corridor marked on their A-Comms so that was probably the way to go. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORRIDOR 1 -> 2 (CATHODE) *+ Zeta and Clarence* Cathode, Zeta and Clarence soon found themselves at another crossroads. The map showed that Corridor 8 was blocked off so it was impassable on the other end, but the other two were still unknown to them. [The map has been updated] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORRIDOR 3 (EMM, RADOVAN) WILD COMBAT PHASE CONTINUES --------------------------------------- Woobat's attack plucks at the Oddish's leaves. It lets out a small yelp as it's pulled up into mid-air. Woobat's Confusion (115 Power) crit: 49,8 no crit It's Super Effective! /Oddish 1 takes 150 damage. Oddish 1 fainted./ The Oddish faints easily. Meanwhile, Poochy, without a target, switches attention to the other Oddish. Poochy's Tackle (70 Power) crit: 16,4 no crit /Oddish 2 takes 40 damage./ Oddish 2 meanwhile seems to be gathering energy. Oddish 2's Action: Growth /Oddish 2's Atk and SpA rose/ Emmanuel's A-Comm shows an approximate 69% chance at catching Oddish 2. Turn Order: Radovan (either Pokemon) -> Emm (if Poochy) -> Oddish 2 Oddish 1 (♀), Lv: 10 HP (0/94): #################### Atk: 55 Def: 60 SpA: 82 SpD: 71 Spe: 33 Nature: / Ability: Clorophyll Moves: --- Oddish 2 (♀), Lv: 10 HP (54/94): #################### Atk: 55 -> (82) Def: 60 SpA: 82 -> (123) SpD: 71 Spe: 33 Nature: / Ability: Clorophyll Status: Atk and SpA (+1) Moves: Growth, --- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORRIDOR 5 (KALVA, TAYLOR, SENA) *+ Terry; Morelull* SPECIAL BOSS COMBAT PHASE CONTINUES /Wailord - Lv 40/ --------------------------------------- You've failed to stop the Noble Roar. /everyone's offenses fell/ Morelull's Action: Flash /Wailord's Accuracy fell/ In a moment of deliberation, Morelull shakes his head, releasing a burst of bright light from the mushrooms on top of his head. The bright light illuminates the surrounding chamber, making the stalactites above visible. The chamber itself seems to be around 10 meters high and the stalactites look large enough to inflict massive damage. They could, most likely, be used to damage the Wailord. There is no time to waste, though. As Morelull uses Flash, the makeshift ground beneath the team's feet shakes violently and before the know it, the Wailord smashes through the exact middle of the formation, jumping several meters upwards, spraying water all around and sending debris clustering around it. The attack also made several points of the rocks' mass sink, leaving less space to move on for the team. Verna took this chance to try and confuse the Wailord with Supersonic. Verna's Supersonic hit roll: 84,2 missed Her attack failed. However, the Wailord's eyes, sensitive from being in the dark for so long, react painfully to the light from the Morelull. Blinded, it lets out a screech and can only flail in mid air. This is a chance. Using psychic energy, the team can use the debris the Wailord sent flying back towards it, or try to shoot the smaller rocks up at the stalactites above, although with how little power their Pokemon had in the state weakened by Noble Roar, it would be a difficult task with a high chance of failing. Wailord's action: Dive -> Bounce (145 power) /the move combination fails/ Music: World's Reflection Turn Order: Wailord -> Taylor (Jet) -> Sena (Verna) -> Kalva (Quina) -> Morelull Morelull (♂), Lv: 15 HP (86/86): #################### ATK: 36 -> (23) DEF: 63 SP.ATK: 82 -> (54) SP.DEF: 86 SPE: 17 Nature: Modest Status: Atk (-1), SpA (-1) Ability: Effect Spore Moves: Astonish, Flash, Moonlight, Mega Drain --- Wailord (♀), Lv: 40 HP (0/0): #################### ATK: 133 DEF: - SP.ATK: - SP.DEF: - SPE: - Nature: Bold (+Def/-Atk) Status: HP drain, Acc (-1) Ability: Pressure; Fountain of Life Moves: Noble Roar, Dive (180), Bounce (145), ---

CORRIDOR 1 -> 2 (CATHODE) *+ Zeta and Clarence* Zeta's protests were quelled before she could even voice them by Cathode pushing her away. "W-wait, but Cathodeeee. They might be bored or hurt. We gotta go plaaaaay!" She complained but didn't put in any effort to fight against Cathode. Clarence kept quiet too. Vines implied grass types, and Suzie was a Rock/Ground type. Had they gone there and had a fight, he would've had to be the one to carry the weight. He really didn't want to be bothered by a responsibility such as that, so this situation suited his tastes. As Cathode and the two return to the chamber where they dropped earlier, they hear what sounds like crushing from the direction where the others went to check out the alleged Wailord. Corridor 2 is calm, though, leading in the opposite direction of Corridor 5. The trio go through it without any problems. However, after taking a turn, they arrive at a crossroads. "Hey Cathode. Which way should we go?" [The Map has been updated! Which way to go?]

GROUP 1 (FREDERICK, SHELLY & KAI) *NPCs at the scene: Uno, Betani* Betani pushes herself through the crowd. She too was small enough to fit through the hole, and she wasted no time. "Move." She said before jumping down. She landed next to Kai moments later, stuttering as her feet hit the ground, but regaining her poise almost immediately. "I don't intend to wait for your buddies too long." She said to Kai. "We'll move out as soon as possible." Another voice reaches Kai from above. "K-karla, I'm going too, please catch me!" It was Uno, and she came down the slide as well. Kai should probably heed her request. -------------------------------------------- CORRIDOR 3 (EMM, RADOVAN) Emmanuel leads the way down the hall, but alas, another dead end. This one has small Oddish sprouts guarding it... WILD COMBAT PHASE START Turn Order: Radovan (either Pokemon) -> Emm (if Poochy) -> Oddish 1 -> Oddish 2 -> Emm (if Solosis) Oddish 1 (♀), Lv: 10 HP (94/94): #################### Atk: 55 Def: 60 SpA: 82 SpD: 71 Spe: 33 Nature: / Ability: Clorophyll Moves: --- Oddish 2 (♀), Lv: 10 HP (94/94): #################### Atk: 55 Def: 60 SpA: 82 SpD: 71 Spe: 33 Nature: / Ability: Clorophyll Moves: --- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [The Map has been updated!] Green dot is Group 1

Kai The slide is short but fun, if a little bumpy and rough. It was all hardened soil and rock, after all. The Exeggutor probably merged into this spot when the Nexuses merged, cracking a pathway downwards. After only a little bit, Kai popped up from the ceiling into a chamber lit by crystals embedded in the walls. She fell down on her two feet from several meters up, but was generally unhurt. She could let the others know it was safe now.

GROUP 1 (FREDERICK, SHELLY & KAI) *NPCs at the scene: Uno* BOSS PHASE CONTINUES ------------------------------------------------------------- Theodore and Axew are caught up in the midst of Krabby's attack as they've taken no precautions to dodge. Ironically, Broughton, the only one who was trying to bait the attack, ended up avoiding it. The burst of light envelops Theodore, Axew and Lampy, knocking both Theodore and Axew unconcious before Axew could make her attack. Broughton, meanwhile, circled around Krabby and delivered a powerful punch to its back. Taking this into account, Uno thrusted herself forward, pointing at the Krabby. "N-now Lampy!!!" Lampy was still standing after the attack. The Steel typed attack could barely scathe him. He released the Electro Ball he'd been holding up and threw it at Krabby. The Krabby disappeared into an electrical discharge, and when the dust settled down, it was knocked unconcious, and the hue around it dispersed. ------------------------------------------------------------ BOSS PHASE ENDS /Broughton earned 60 Exp/ /Kai, Shelly and Frederick each earned 15 EP/ [Krabby was successfully calmed down-!] Before the party lays an unconcious Krabby, pincers half covered in rock, yet only on the surface; and a batch of Exeggcute. And not just any batch. The final batch. Uno places a hand over her forehead. "We should go back and get your Pokemon treated." She mutters, and the group returns to the base. ---------- [Everyone's Pokemon were restored to full health.] At the Base, the Exeggutor is awaiting eagerly. It has opened its eyes and was looking intently at the Exeggcute at its feet-er....trunk. The Exeggcute were coming to one by one, and have recognized their parent and guardian. The Exeggutor nods at you, and, to the surprise of all, actually gets up from its place, only to dig another hole to sit in a few metres to the side. However, where it once stood, there is now a gap leading down into the underground mines, like a slide in a playground. The Aether Employees around you start gathering around the hole. [Sub-Quest complete!!!] /Kai, Frederick and Shelly's Pokemon earned 100 Exp/ /Kai, Frederick and Shelly earned 30 EP each/ [Kai, Frederick and Shelly received an T-Exeggutor Mechamon!!!] [A new path has opened. Group 1 can proceed into the Crystal Mines.] [Oh, and you need to decide what to do with the unconcious Krabby you're carrying. It's showing signs of life on the A-Comm again too. It seemed to have calmed down the same way Meggie did last time.] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GROUP 2 (SPLIT UP) CORRIDOR 1 (CATHODE) *+ Zeta and Clarence* Nobody seems to be answering Cathode's calls. Terry is probably preoccupied with something... On the other hand, as Cathode traverses the Mines with Zeta and Clarence, as they walk towards the apparent open path, the trio soon finds themselves faced with a- -a wall. The path was a dead end. However, at the wall there seem to be some sort of wines growing, like ivy... Zeta is the first to notice from a considerable distance and grabs Cathode's sleeve, stopping her in tracks. "Cathode, that seems to be a dead end. I can only see crystals and wines growing around them. There might be Pokemon there. Maybe they'll wanna play~?" What little worry was apparent in her voice at the start was gone within moments, and Clarence facepalmed. "Wanna go check it out!?" Zeta pleaded with sparkling eyes. Cathode could assume the girl was being a bit too excited to march into a potentially dangerous situation... [What will Cathode do?] ----------------------------------------------------------- CORRIDOR 3 (EMM, RADOVAN) No matter how much Solosis tries, she can't even put a dent in the wall. And what's more worrying is the sudden sense of danger the duo feels as Solosis keeps hitting the wall, sending vibrations across the Mines... If Solosis doesn't stop, who can say what might happen~? ----------------------------------------------------------- CORRIDOR 5 (KALVA, TAYLOR, SENA) *+ Terry; Morelull* SPECIAL BOSS COMBAT PHASE INITIATED /Wailord - Lv 40/ --------------------------------------- The drained crystals - rocks that have fallen into the water from above, provide you and your Pokemon with a safe footing in about a circular 12 meter diameter. You are positioned on the side of the rock circle closer to the exit from the chamber. You can see a faint outline of the top of Wailord's head on the far side of the circle, so 12 meters from you. It's still echoing. Terrence is holding his head in panic. "Everyone, what do you think you're doing! We need to call for help!" He yells, overlooking the fact his A-Comm is buzzing when Cathode's is calling him. The Wailord doesn't wait. It cannot wait. Smashing its huge body into the rocks beneath your feet, you can feel a tremor traverse through the air around you, shivering your bones. Wailord's action: Noble Roar (echoes on everyone; can it be stopped by sound?) /everyone's offenses will fall/ Before you can react, the silhuette in the distance submerges itself underwater...you can sense danger coming next turn... Wailord action: Dive /Wailord submerged itself/ Morelull jumps down from Taylor's head and stands side by side with you. It will support you in this battle, but when Taylor asks to put the Wailord to sleep...well...let's just say Morelull kinda shrugs in response and gives a confused and irritated look. Music: Endure Turn Order: Wailord -> Taylor (Jet) -> Sena (Verna) -> Kalva (Quina) -> Morelull Morelull (♂), Lv: 15 HP (0/0): #################### ATK: 36 -> (23) DEF: 63 SP.ATK: 82 -> (54) SP.DEF: 86 SPE: 17 Nature: Modest Status: Atk (-1), SpA (-1)? Ability: Effect Spore Moves: Astonish, Flash, Moonlight, Mega Drain --- Wailord (♀), Lv: 40 HP (0/0): #################### ATK: - DEF: - SP.ATK: - SP.DEF: - SPE: - Nature: Bold (+Def/-Atk) Status: HP loss Ability: Pressure; Fountain of Life Moves: Noble Roar, Dive, ---

Ranga ran up to the table and excitedly sat down. Her face was a determined expression as she glanced over from time to time at Kyou. Her worries were in turn her own in a way, for reasons that have already been explained. Ranga didn't wanna see anyone else get hurt in such a way. She could relate with the sense of worry all too well. "T-thank you!" She muttered before looking down at her plate. She would wait for the Doctor to come back before starting to eat. She didn't yet feel comfortable enough around everyone nor in this new place she was supposed to call home from now on to eat without the woman's permission.

GROUP 1 (FREDERICK, SHELLY & KAI) *NPCs at the scene: Uno* BOSS PHASE CONTINUES ------------------------------------------------------------- Shelly successfully catches Uno, but there is barely time to react. Theodore's moves serve little purpose than to confuse the Krabby, although it seems to be enough to hinder it in some way. /Krabby's Attack drops by 1 stage/ The explosion of purple flames from Axew's Dragon Rage obliterates the weakened Crabrawler, leaving behind some fried crab. /Crabrawler 2 has fainted/ The Krabby seemed to have wanted to do something about Broughton's attack on the other Crabrawler before realizing it probably wasn't the best idea to find itself in the line of fire. crit: 77,0 no crit The Crabrawler looked at the Krabby with a tear in its eye before the very dirt beneath it barely held on against the force of Broughton's attack. The Crabrawler was sent flying high above the crystalline forest scenery, disappearing in the distance. /Crabrawler 1 has fainted is blasting off/ Lampy jumps in front of Uno to protect her, lanters flickering on like light bulbs. He seems uncertain whether to attack, while Uno remains dazed. Shelly should probably keep holding on to her for now. Lampy Action: readying an Electro Ball Krabby starts sweating, suddenly cornered by the team's joined attacks. In apparent desperation, it releases its aura much in the manner Meggie did the last time in #08. Krabby Action: N-power - Burst of Life /Krabby loses 50% HP; Metal Claw's power is increased by 64/ Krabby's Metal Claw (117 + 64 = 181 Power) The Krabby's right pincer flares up into a dark, almost blinding crimson shade. Its presences grows larger until it releases a huge and expanding burst of energy in the direction of all the party's Pokemon, threatening to envelop them all. Turn Order: Uno (Lampy) -> Krabby -> Kai (Broughton) -> Shelly (Axew) -> Frederick (Theodore) ... Lampy (♂), Lv: 15 HP (175/175): #################### Atk: 43 Def: 43 SpA: 58 SpD: 64 Spe: 84 Nature: Jolly (+Spe/-SpA) Ability: Illuminate (lol) EP: / Moves: Electro Ball (110 power on Crabrawlers), Water Gun (80 power), Thunder Wave, Supersonic Music: This is what we've trained for... Krabby (♀), Lv: 15 HP (0/0): #################### ATK: 138 -> (91) DEF: - SP.ATK: - SP.DEF: - SPE: - Nature: ??? Status: Atk (-1) Ability: Sheer Force; Fountain of Life Moves: Leer, Metal Claw (143 Power) Crabrawler 1 (♀), Lv: 10 HP (0/98): #################### ATK: 90 DEF: 62 SP.ATK: 46 SP.DEF: 46 SPE: 69 Nature: / Ability: Anger Point Moves: --- Crabrawler 2 (♂), Lv: 10 HP (0/98): #################### ATK: 90 DEF: 62 SP.ATK: 46 SP.DEF: 46 SPE: 69 Nature: / Ability: Iron Fist Moves: -- /Broughton, Axew and Theodore have each gained 60 Exp/ AXEW LEVELED UP! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GROUP 2 (SPLIT UP) CORRIDOR 1 (CATHODE) *+ Zeta and Clarence; Sableye* Cathode picks up the Mechamon. As she walks over to Clarence, the Clefairy facepalms with its small paw and just points at Terrence's contact on the list. He then gives Cathode an annoyed look and continues to stare at the Sableye instead. [Zeta's Explorer activates] "Cathode, watch out beneath you!" Zeta, who'd been quiet until now. Suddenly yells out at Cathode, giving the girl the incentive to look down on the ground and notice a pair of shadowy tendrils extending from the many shadows cast across the cavern chamber by the shimmering lights of the crystals surrounding the walls, giving her a chance to evade them. Clarence reacts swiftly too, face contorting into an annoyed grimace of anger that just told the Sableye he knew that something was wrong, before a puff of pink smoke almost like candy cane forms around his body and he blasts a puff of the Fairy Wind at the Sableye, smashing it against the cavern wall. The Sableye yelps and cackles before sinking into the shadows, and the two shadowy tendrils also pull back and disappear. Zeta breathes a sigh of relief. "Phew, that was a close one...they really wanted to trick us..." She sighs sadly, but shakes her head in resolve the moment later. "Cathode, Clarence, let's get out of this room quick, they might attack again!" [Will Cathode store the Mechamon into the group storage?] [Oh, and also, the Porygon Mechamon seems to be missing again. The Sableye probably snatched it again while attacking you. Oh well.] ----------------------------------------------- CORRIDOR 3 (EMM, RADOVAN) catch: 31,2 success /Radovan caught Woobat/ Throwing the Aether Ball boldly, Radovan manages to catch the last Woobat. COMBAT OVER /Larvitar and Solosis gained 75 Exp/ /Radovan earned 10 EP for catching a Pokemon/ /Larvitar and Solosis each earned 5 EP/ Radovan can go pick the Aether Ball with the Woobat up now. The duo have been met with an issue, though. Because of the interference, the mapping was incomplete, and didn't read a dead end here. They should probably attempt to move to a different path lest they want to face another Pokemon battle. [The water heals Larvitar and Solosis to full health.] [The map has been updated.]

"Hey, go find more stuff, kay?" Move to J22, 'Play' for Belros and Myrd

CORRIDOR 5 (KALVA, TAYLOR, SENA) *+ Terry* Music: Perpetuum Momentum Terry sighed and nodded. A droplet of sweat trickled across his forehead as he looked at the children around him. His eyes falling on Taylor, he grinned. "Err...that Morelull ain't even yours, and I don't think recalling our Pokemon now would be a great idea." He muttered. The Morelull climbed on top of Taylor's head in the meantime and was seemingly content with the position it found. On the other hand, that boy, Kalva, and Sena, they were communicating with the Wailord. The Wailord kept responding in regular intervals, though its cries grew thiner and shorter by the repetition. It was calling on the last of its strengths. [The party proceeds into the new area.] As the crew swimmed over to the clearing at the end of the corridor, nearly all light from the crystals was gone, and the Wailord gave one last cry, accepting them along with it. They stopped in the echoing chamber around them, and they weren't alone. Even in the darkness, the overwhelming presence of a goliath Pokemon was overbearing. Its breathing rumbled the walls and its form was clearly distinct even without any light. A thicker darkness surrounded by a faint pinkish glow. Something was terribly wrong, though. As wrong as could be, in fact. The Wailord was dead. It would be apparent to Quina, who was maintaining a connection with it, and to Kalva as well to an extent. Seeing the two of them react to this realization would invoke the same epiphany in the rest of the group. Why, then, was it still breathing? The answer was all around the group, suffocating their throats in silence. The Nexus was death itself, shrouded in a coat of life. The Wailord was likely dead the moment its home Micro Nexus merged with #08, along with it. The Wailord let out a weak cry. Then a low but growing rumble. Before the might of an earthquake shook the entirety of the undeground maze, and a shrilling screech broke the silence. A wave pushed the party back to the edge of the chamber as something huge crushed its body into the surface of the water-the Wailord was rampaging, hidden by darkness. The party could see nothing, but Verna could hear, and Quina could feel. Taylor had a sense of what was going on as well. The Wailord's large body smashed into the chamber's walls, sending pieces of drained crystal crashing down towards the water, onto itself. The party was safe as they were far away, but they still sent waves across the water that had them holding on to remain on the surface. The Wailord cried in pain as the crystals fell on it. In the moments they hit, tearing flesh could be heard. The crunching of bone, and the light around it intensified for a moment, revealing to the party a horrifying scene of a Wailord's body, half already transformed into an almost crystalline rock substance, but its eyes very much alive and observant. Unlike Meggie who had been exhuding the same aura as this Wailord, its eyes were clear of any madness save for one induced by the stress it was going through. There was probably no helping it, except to finish it off. Cut the power of the Nexus that was holding it alive. Its wounds weren't healing in the water. There was no energy left in the crystals around it. What Wailord needed was to release the remainder of the energy that was still coursing through the body. The Toxin of the Tree of Life, bringer or death. /The Wailord is asking for help./ [Initiate battle?]

Klaren clapped his hands joyously. "I'm going to the party, of course~ I bet there'll be lotsa fun to be had, Koko, so you should come too." He turned to the pink haired archerooney. She didn't seem too happy with the idea, buuuuuuuuuuuuuut it was Klaren. There was no helping her now.

GROUP 1 (FREDERICK, SHELLY & KAI) *NPCs at the scene: Uno* The group makes their way towards where the scan is picking up signs of another Exeggcute. When they arrive at the small clearing, strewn with broken crystal branches that have lost their glow since Meggie tore through them, they find two more Crabrawler, but not just them...behind the Crabrawler, looming over the Exeggcute, stands a Krabby. "...!" Uno interjects between the group and the Krabby. The Pokemon seem to have realized you were there. She breaths deep and laboured, as if she'd been running, but it might just be panic at this point. "This Krabby...it's different than the Crabrawler. It's...it's..." Uno is cut off and gasps audibly as the Pokemon turn towards you, ready to attack. "We-we must fight. Lampy..!" Boss ambush: 74,1 no ambush BOSS PHASE INITIATED ------------------------------------------------------------- Lampy jumps to the ground in front of Uno instinctively. He charges his electricity up into his lanters before jumping and spinning in air to shoot the electric orb directly at the Krabby. The Krabby doesn't flinch. Instead, one of the Crabrawlers throw themselves in front of the attack. Uno gasps in surprise and loses her balance. If no one catches her, she'll fall down on her bottom. Lampy Action: Electro Ball on Crabrawler 2 (110 Power) crit: 70,9 no crit /Crabrawler 2 receives 90 damage/ The Electro Ball hits the Crabrawler squarely, throwing it to its back. Its buddy helps it stand back up while the Krabby glares at you with oddly red eyes. You can feel a familiar aura exhuding from the Krabby. One you've experienced in your fight against Meggie. The Krabby lets out a screeching cry of pain, starting to glow a violent pink. You can see the ends of its pincers growing into what appears to be stone. The A-Comm responds with an error, unable to read the Krabby's stats. In fact, it reads the Krabby as already defeated-! Krabby Action: Leer /every player character's Pokemon's Defense dropped 1 stage/ ------------------------------------------------------------- Turn Order: Uno (Lampy)-> Crabrawler 1 -> Crabrawler 2 -> Krabby -> Kai (if Broughton) -> Shelly (Axew) -> Frederick (Theodore) -> Kai (if Ante) ... Lampy (♂), Lv: 15 HP (175/175): #################### Atk: 43 Def: 43 SpA: 58 SpD: 64 Spe: 84 Nature: Jolly (+Spe/-SpA) Ability: Illuminate (lol) EP: / Moves: Electro Ball (110 power on Crabrawlers), Water Gun (80 power), Thunder Wave, Supersonic Music: This is what we've trained for... Krabby (♀), Lv: 15 HP (0/0): #################### ATK: - DEF: - SP.ATK: - SP.DEF: - SPE: - Nature: ??? Ability: Sheer Force Moves: Leer Crabrawler 1 (♀), Lv: 10 HP (98/98): #################### ATK: 90 DEF: 62 SP.ATK: 46 SP.DEF: 46 SPE: 69 Nature: / Ability: Anger Point Moves: --- Crabrawler 2 (♂), Lv: 10 HP (8/98): #################### ATK: 90 DEF: 62 SP.ATK: 46 SP.DEF: 46 SPE: 69 Nature: / Ability: Iron Fist Moves: --- [NOTE: Kai can choose either Broughton or Ante, but not both. She will act in the Turn Order according to the Pokemon she chooses.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GROUP 2 (SPLIT UP) CORRIDOR 1 (CATHODE) *+ Zeta and Clarence; Sableye* Cathode and Zeta follow the Sableye down Corridor 1 in relative silence. The Pokemon doesn't seem to even acknowledge them for the most part, merely looking forward through the entire journey. They come to a crossroads but the Sableye leads them down the upper path, which leads them into a spacious chamber. In the middle of it, laying on the ground, the two girls find a Gabite figure similar to the Porygon one. Cathode can now be sure they're Mechamon. The Sableye gestures towards Cathode to go pick it up. [Cathode can send Zeta, Clarence, or pick it up herself.] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORRIDOR 3 (EMM, RADOVAN) ---------------------------- Larvitar pushes itself off the wall, jumping at the other Woobat swiftly to finish it off with a big chomp like the last one. /Woobat 3 fainted/ Meanwhile, Solosis stops the Rollout attack and heals a bit of damage by dipping in the water. The water sparkles around her as she moves. [Solosis recovers 10 HP] The third and last Woobat, seemingly panicking and flapping its wings rapidly as its buddies fall, starts spewing a venomously violet fluid at Larvitar, but it does nothing. Woobat 2 Action: Venom Drench on Larvitar /.../ That seems to be its special move, although...not like it did anything in this situation... Larvitar safely jumps down into the water and it sparkles around the Pokemon. [Larvitar recovers 11 HP] ---------------------------- Turn Order: Radovan (Larvitar) -> Emmanuel (Solosis) -> Woobat 2 -> Woobat 3 Music: En Route Woobat 1 (♂), Lv: 8 HP (0/140): #################### ATK: 48 DEF: 46 SP.ATK: 59 SP.DEF: 46 SPE: 77 Nature: / Ability: Klutz Moves: --- Woobat 2 (♂), Lv: 8 HP (100/140): #################### ATK: 48 DEF: 46 SP.ATK: 59 SP.DEF: 46 SPE: 77 Nature: / Ability: Unaware Moves: Gust (80 power), Venom Drench, --- Woobat 3 (♂), Lv: 8 HP (0/140): #################### ATK: 48 DEF: 46 SP.ATK: 59 SP.DEF: 46 SPE: 77 Nature: / Ability: Klutz Moves: Confusion (95 power), --- Larvitar: HP (60/113): #################### Solosis: HP (50/100): ####################

Ranga blushed and a smile ran across her lips for a moment, a response to the doctor's own smile. She ruffled the edge of her dress with her hands and continued listening to the others. Hopefully everyone's families were fine...worry built up in her throat at the thought. She knew what it was like to lose her family, and she didn't want Kyou and everyone else to have to go through that.

GROUP 2 (SPLIT UP) CORRIDOR 4 (CATHODE) *+ Zeta and Clarence; Sableye 2* The Sableye looks at Cathode, twisting its head to the side with a rather loud cracking sound, like bones crunching. It then nods as Zeta smiles "Yep, it's one of Lumi's goons!" The Sableye then turns back to Cathode and points out of the corridor before walking out, seemingly responding to Cathode's question if it knew the way out. "We should totally follow it, Cathode!" Zeta remarks excitedly. [If you decide to follow the Sableye, you find that it lead you over to Corridor 1] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CORRIDOR 3 (EMM, RADOVAN) ---------------------------- Radovan's Larvitar bites down hard on the Woobat. crit: 91,9 no crit /Woobat 1 takes 140 damage/ /Woobat 1 has fainted/ Solosis's attack new target: 1 (Woobat 2) Solosis and Emmanuel, seeing as Woobat 1 was defeated so easily, roll towards the second Woobat. hit: 25,2 hit crit: 25,8 no crit /Woobat 2 takes 40 damage/ The single strike is enough for the Woobat to go down while Solosis's aerial telekinetic rolling attack only seems to barely faze the other Woobat. However, Solosis has gained some momentum now, so its new attack will be that much stronger if it lands properly. As its stricken by the Rollout, however, the Woobat swiftly retaliates by flapping its wings and sending a Gust of wind at the psychic blob. Woobat 2 Action: Gust at Solosis (80 power) crit: 83,2 no crit /Solosis takes 60 damage/ The wind blows Solosis away with a frightening amount of force, while the final Woobat focuses on Larvitar again. Woobat 3 Action: Confusion at Larvitar (95 Power) crit: 95,7 no crit confusion: 76,7 no status /Larvitar takes 75 damage/ It sends a wave of psychic energy at Larvitar who's in close range, levitating him before blasting him off towards the wall blocking their path. Radovan might be able to use this to his advantage, though. ---------------------------- BATTLE PHASE CONTINUES Turn Order: Radovan (Larvitar) -> Emmanuel (Solosis) -> Woobat 2 -> Woobat 3 Music: En Route Woobat 1 (♂), Lv: 8 HP (0/140): #################### ATK: 48 DEF: 46 SP.ATK: 59 SP.DEF: 46 SPE: 77 Nature: / Ability: Klutz Moves: --- Woobat 2 (♂), Lv: 8 HP (100/140): #################### ATK: 48 DEF: 46 SP.ATK: 59 SP.DEF: 46 SPE: 77 Nature: / Ability: Unaware Moves: Gust (80 power), *special move*, --- Woobat 3 (♂), Lv: 8 HP (140/140): #################### ATK: 48 DEF: 46 SP.ATK: 59 SP.DEF: 46 SPE: 77 Nature: / Ability: Klutz Moves: Confusion (95 power), --- [The boys's A-Comm's flash in response to Woobat 2. It seems to be carrying an unusual move in its arsenal...] [The water heals all grounded Pokemon for 10% HP: Larvitar regains 11 HP] -side note: Solosis's Rollout can change targets between turns- Larvitar: 49/113 HP Solosis: 40/100 HP

"Huh?" Klaren looked over in the direction Mayanna suddenly turned, and raised an eyebrow as he saw nothing there. Hmmm...this could probably mean only one thing... Mayanna was a medium and could speak with ghosts because she too died once already. The plot thickened. This was just like reading through the mythos in his father's library, except he was actually talking with one. Klaren had to keep himself from falling flat on his back out of excitement. But the mysterious figure arrived to ruin the mood, and the Monk turned towards it, flipping open his Lightning tome. Raising a finger up, a ball of light appeared in his palm and he let it float over to the stranger to shed some light on his face before dissipating within seconds.

"Are they all dead? Hooray, that means we can start talking about the ghost I saw." Speaking off, Mayanna was already suggesting they go camp at the house. SPOOKY! Klaren hopped over the bodies piled all around the sand, shielding his eyes from the approaching storm with his sleeve, and walked up to Maya. "Hey miss Maya, but there's a ghost in that house, you know. You sure we wanna camp there~?" He asked playfully, more in a jest. He didn't care if they went there. In fact, it would be really fun if they found the ghost again. Placing a finger on his lips, he waited for a response.

Ranga happily trotted behind the others in their crew towards the command center. She seemed to have calmed down from the battle and was actually sort of excited to hear what the captain and the others had to say. What met her at the center, though, was more of a mixture of emotions. The opposing side was obviously conflicted, with the doctor from earlier clearly against the whole ordeal but the admiral proudly praising them for their work. This made Ranga uncomfortable, and the feeling only grew as the arguing continued. She jumped up when Beverly called her out but remained silent. That's right, they'd been talking about adoption, so... "I-I don't mind." She said. "I'd like to stay with the doctor." She didn't quite realize she didn't really have a choice, so she had nothing to complain about. It even made her somewhat happy to know she'd be staying with all of the others and not separated and alone.

"Not leavin' you outta my sight ever again, guitar." Move to L21, hold