Anstane

It's a combination of his team not being that powerful and people abusing Steel-types, especially Metagross. He does need help in that regard.

*is crushed under Micky* Ngh...ow... Micky?

*pounces on Micky* Wrong. Micky?

Darius was shaken out of his trance by the project director. He answered his question after taking a moment to compose himself. "It...is definitely a very impressive piece of machinery, I must say."

Eh, sure, why not. Forum Name: Anstane Preferred Side: Innocent Preferred Role: None, really. Do you have experience playing this game: Very little, none in a serious Mafia environment.

Ngh...my head hurts a bit. Amine?

Darius, like Helena, could merely look upon the construct in speechless awe. Using wind magic to be able to fly such machines through the air? Such a machine would be a truly incredible feat.

Alright, forgive my tardiness, but between real life obligations and my friends picking up Starbound, I didn't really have much time (or, in one case, motivation) to continue the run. Now, though, I am finally able to continue. Chapter 5: Evolution spree After defeating Shelly, we were asked to head over to the Grand Hall and inform the leadership of Corey's...well, you know. Once we get there, we encounter Fern who is doing the same thing as we were doing. He then challenges us to a battle with the prize being information to the key to Byxbyxion. However, the first battle against him was a complete sweep in Fern's favor as his Roserade OHKO'd four of my Mons from full health. So, it was time to go back to the Grand Staircase and grind on wild Unowns until my team was 35. During that time, I got some evolutions. NOTE: Due to issues with Tinypic, I am being forced to use Imgur for uploading images. It was that or leave the update completely image-less. Once everyone on the team was level 35, it was time to take on Fern once more. Anyway, Fern told us to find Cain who is hiding all the way back in Beryl Graveyard. We wander all that way, in the beaming sun and he agrees to this: We defeat him, he gives us a key...alright, sounds good to me. We were about to get the key, but then Heather showed up and, thus, begins the Children arc, alongside the "Get the key to Byxbyxion from Cain" arc. Anyway, we get to the Lapis Gym, Heather storms off and gets captured by Dr. Sigmund Connal. We retreat to debate a rescue plan when we hear the screams of the poor child. It's time to mount a rescue mission... ... ...after taking care of a loose thread: The excision of the Magma Gang. Thus, with our Aqua Gang companions, we storm the Magma Gang. The first battle went by easily enough. Then it was time for Maxwell. The battle lead to this, and I'll talk about this a little later. Let's just say I much prefer Dewott's sprite over Samurott's. And with that, we are now well and truly members of the Aqua Gang and we are thusly rewarded. Pictured: The reason why Shade is going to be sad...if he can feel emotion, anyway. However, the evolution did not come instantly. Why? Unevolved, Jaws learns Crunch at 36. With that, it was time for the Orphanage Assault. It was...pretty rough, actually. Too many Magnemites, Eelektriks and HP Fighting Elgyem's! But, slowly, we persevered and, on the very last battle, Jaws hit level 36. Oh yes... Oh, by the way, I gave her an ability capsule, so now she has Speed Boost. Which means, finally, it is time for Shade. And, finally, the team as of the end of Episode 5: And now, one more thing: I am planning on changing the Samurott sprites for those of a Dewott. If anyone has objections to it, please announce them. Note that these will only affect the sprites, mechanics-wise Otto and all other Samurott's (So, mainly Cain's) will still be a Samurott.

Doubt it. Amine?

Sorry, Spine, I missed it by 8-9 minutes. Will you show up again, Spine?

"Huh. So the human merchants and the Manaketes reached a mutual agreement. That's quite interesting, I must admit." Darius spoke out. Then, a thought flashed in his mind. "Hm...would this new method of transporting shipments between islands involve the Manaketes somehow?"

*yawns* Yeah, I awoke not too long ago...ngh, don't feel great. Better than yesterday, though, at least... Iceman?

I've been busy, so I couldn't answer. Anyway, wrong. Lykos?

Nope. Zarc?

"A little bit. I had passed through the island before, but I didn't know there were so many Manaketes..." the shaman remarked. Indeed, he only briefly passed through the island of Z'ark on his travels and any Manaketes he might have seen then were in human form.

"Wh-woah!" Darius exclaimed as he got almost literally dragged into the institute. There are some things he would like to ask Helena, in particular the timing of the storm, but he decided to leave it for a different occasion. Soon enough, the two of them make it to the central desk and are greeted by a lady, asking if they want a tour. "Y-yeah, we would appreciate it." he spoke out, trying to take in the sights of the institute.

It's Anstane, not Austane. Apart from that, I'm interested to see how well such a team will fare in HC. It seems to do fairly well in Normal, at least until Charlotte, so I'm looking forward to it. (That's assuming you're naming the Glaceon after me, anyway).

Darius was surprised to learn that Helena was of a recognized house, enough so that the pair was allowed inside the institution. Once inside, he decided to ask her. "Huh, I did not realize you were of a recognized house. I admit I heard some people mention something about the firstborn of the Vulcan family while we were shopping for tomes, and how she went missing, but I didn't think they were talking about you." the shaman spoke out rather sheepishly.

Lapras

Yeah, I suppose. Zarc?

"Erm, we're just a pair of travelers and we thought we could, um, maybe look around, get a tour, something..." Darius spoke out, internally screaming for Helena to take over and come up with a potentially more plausible excuse, as he doubted the two guards would just let them in. The fact that they needed guards at the door signified as much.

Thanks, but I'd rather avoid trading as much as I can. I made an exception for Seel because I got a Cacnea egg, but otherwise I'd rather limit it to only Mons I can myself acquire.

Well, that still leaves the second problem of confusion for the readers, unless I keep making a reminder that I changed the sprites. Otherwise, yeah, thanks for the advice. Not until I get to the Azurine Islands, sadly. And Barboach is only available if I joined the Magma Gang, so, really, aside from Lotus, I have no Elec resists and this is going to be a very Elec-heavy part of the game...

"Sure, I don't see why not. It should be quite an interesting thing to check out." Darius remarked, his curiosity now increased.