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Post by OshaliteX2 on Dec 23, 2016 18:28:34 GMT -5
Carl: Send yourself out and punch that Porygon-Z in the face. C: Sneak up on them from behind and scream in their ear. Seconded. |
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Post by Sable-Xeno on Dec 24, 2016 6:10:14 GMT -5
Carl rolls up his sleeves, walking up to the central field of battle.  "Hmm...what are you plannin-" PAWNCHIt seems Carl had taken both Colress and his Porygon-Z by surprise, punching the duck...bird...virtual...thing in the face, killing it instantly.  "..."  "...At least I'll have this one satisfaction. Go, Klinklang! Show Carl the true strength of the bond between Trainer and Pokemon!" Carl, not having any of this, runs up to Klinglang and punches it in the face...which in this case, is the nose of the central gear...that's when Colress starts to perform an odd dance...energy begins gathering around Klingklang! Klingklang began using it's Z-Move!  Forming a giant drill around itself, Klinklang charged forwards drilling through Carl before smacking down from the heavens. Carl, no doubt...was pierced... ... Falcon... PAWNCH!The second move was enough. Carl, barely hanging on, K.O.s Klinklang! Carl has emerged victorious!  "Bravo, bravo! I haven't had a battle like that in ages! With trainers like you around, Carl, Kanto is in safe hands. Now, let me heal up your pokemon..." One quick treatment later, and Carl's Pokemon are restored to full health!  "Well, you know...I did a few things out of the ordinary, but I was just doing what came to heart. Maybe I...got a bit of that from C. Perhaps I was even doing whatever those voices would have told him to do. Ha! Could you imagine the thought..."  "Imagine, indeed...also, I feel you may have use for this." *Carl got the Z-Ring and Steelium Z!  "In Alola, it is tradition for young trainers to go about the 'Island Challenge'. In this challenge, they take on trials set by Trial Captains, in a manner very unlike the Gyms that are normally present in many regions. And these trial goers are given special rings that allow them to tap into the potential of a Pokemon's most powerful move...the Steelium Z, when given to a Pokemon with a Steel-type move, may draw out the power of Corkscrew Crash!  ...Sadly, the most capable on your team to use it is already utilizing a Mega Stone, so...you'll probably have to pick which you prefer for now. At least until you get more Z-Crystals. "...One other thing. Someone spoke to me telepathically, while we had that intense battle. I'm assuming they're Asphoxia, just as I'm assuming that they're safe...for now. I didn't really want to stop mid-battle, so I had to play it out...But I've decided. I'm NOT going to leave the island. I'm coming along with your group! I'm sure, together, we might learn about more bonds than just between Trainer and Pokemon..."  "Good. Because I was going to drag you with us, anyways!" Colress turns towards the voice in your group, taken back a little... "Oh! Dr. Cossack! WMy...aforementioned close colleague!hy, we were talking about you not that long ago!..."  "Don't 'oh' me!...Now. Tell me about the 'wonderful opportunity' you were presented with here. And make it snappy, we don't have all day."  "Alright, I'll get to the short of it. Ein, in an attempt to revive Project: Shadow, with the financial assistance of Bill Masaki, has started created several Shadow Pokemon, including his 'masterpiece'...XD-002. Shadow Lugia. He's also likely packing with him Shadow Raikou, a bit of a personal project on his part. Some of the Pokemon were Clauren's, lent by Dr. Stein, A.K.A. the Hacker. Others...belonged to one of the captives. A boy by the name of Gladion..." "By my research, it seems Stein lent Ein Clauren's Yveltal to create 'The Ultimate Shadow Scythe of Death', until his attention turned to Asphoxia. But...it's weird. Ein openly admitted to me that he was a Domecrat, yet Stein's reports seem to conclude he had no interest in joining the organization at all!" "I think Dellyn might also be a Domecrat, but I couldn't get close enough to find out if that was true or not. The man is very good at covering his steps, so I'd need to track him more than in the time I was given. He has...interest in the Goblin captive, Fumbles. Why, or to what extent, I don't yet know. It's worth noting they're keeping Alphys hostage here, as well. Seems the only reason she was even SENT here was for that very unfortunate role...in any case, Dellyn is guarding the prison on Floor 4, the Caverns." "And Wily. Also very openly a Democrat, and as we both know, Bill Masaki's main weapons provider. Seems he has a top-secret project on Floor 6, the upper crane room...but the man completely walled me out of his work space, even though he said all rooms were open to explore. Nothing on any of the computers about his project either..." "Yumemi should be down this elevator behind me. She's responsible for the barrier covering this island that prevents warps, utilizing properties studied from the border of Gensokyo, or so she claims. We shut it down, we get a huge advantage." "And finally, the Robot Masters. Assuming Time Man, Hard Man, and Gemini Man have been deleted...Aqua Man and Wave Man are positioned with Yumemi downstairs, Fire Man is positioned with the Mecha Dragon on Floor 2 inside the volcano, Heat Man is positioned with Saral Caine on floor 3...also in the Volcano, Knight Man is positioned with Dellyn on Floor 4, Cloud Man is positioned with the Yellow Devil on Floor 5, Commando Man, Napalm Man and Search Man are positioned on Floor 6, and Clown Man is positioned in the Sphere, with a security program named 'API'. That's as much info as I could gather from one trip." "...Wow. You got that all out of one trip?" "Wily did say to memorize as much as possible...Now, shall we continue?"  "...Wait. So, you say Dellyn is here..."  The thought of hearing Dellyn is here fills him with unease. Normally, he's possibly be scared to his wits...  ...And, to an extent. He is.  But he saw what Carl was able to do with his own eyes. Imagine what dozens strong could do!  "...It would be best not to engage Dellyn in direct combat. But, if it comes to it...if that risk has to be taken to save Fumbles, then that's a risk I'm willing to take. The group goes down the elevator...  ...Landing on Floor B1. The sound of rushing water can be heard...as can the sound of arguing, from the center of the room.  "C'mon, Wave Man! I know you really REALLY do want to see my new trick, so stop acting like you don't!"  "That's because I don't. And if you want to NOT have a hole punctured in your water tank, you'll do well enough to leave. Me. Alone."  "...Has anyone ever told you you look just like an Empoleon?"  "...Aqua Man I swear to GOD-" (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ (>'-')>C, of course, tries to sneak into the room. Though, it seems he's beaten to the punch by Robbie Rotten and his Rotten Robbie Pocket Gang, whom jump out of your pocket! The gang itself comprised of Earl, the desecrated corpse, and...Wood Man? All dressed in Robbie Rotten's ensemble. Except for Wood Man.  "Now follow my moves, and sneak around, be careful not to make a sound!"  lmao I don't even know how I got here As the Quartet walks about (or, well, dragged, in the desecrated corp's case...seriously, someone should do something about that, he's been sitting in your pocket handless for the past year or so, and he's starting to smell more of Bakemeat than natural decay), you sneak up to the man you saw form the window and greet him calmly.  "No, don't touch that!" ...The man doesn't even acknowledge you. In fact, he just...disappears completely. The door behind C is shut, whilst the machine with the 6 Pokeballs begins slowly closing. If you reacted quickly, you might be able to sneak one...or two. Maybe all six, but let's not get carried away with ourselves!  Regardless of what you do, the hologram of Ein fades away, four diamond-shaped entities making themselves known. In the room. Holo Defense API draws near! One of the diamonds, the blue one, begins projecting in the image of an old foe of yours- The Evil Plot Summary! With only your Pokemon, Robbie Rotten, Earl, a Desecrated Corpse, and...Wood Man I guess, in the room with you, how will you get out of this pickle? |
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Post by Planetbox on Dec 24, 2016 9:15:30 GMT -5
Carl: Run in and grab the POTION (x3)
C: Defeat the plot summary by traveling back in time and preventing yourself from taking down the Celestia Poster, thereby making the Plot Summary's existence invalid.
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Post by Koopario on Dec 24, 2016 19:47:27 GMT -5
I know I'm probably not with C anymore, but I'm going to abuse the fourth wall for a moment.
C: Cover the Holo Defense with a tarp.
Also, I'm going to do a Phox check, just a quick call, see if everything's okay. Okay?
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Post by OshaliteX2 on Dec 24, 2016 22:54:13 GMT -5
"Well we should probably heal first before confronting Wave and Aqua Man."(yes please) "YES, HEALING WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS SO THAT NOTSHALITE CAN THROW HIMSELF AT ENEMIES IN A VERY RECKLESS AND ENDANGERING MANNER"Oooh. That was right on the nose. (... no comment.)"Okaaayyyy... so maybe we shouldn't let Notshalite fight this time."(is it possible for me to have even LESS comment?) "Anyway, when we inevitably do have to fight them we should try and simulate an Astro Crush or Charge Kick to defeat them. An astro kick, if you will. I could try throwing together a Black Hole Bomb and Rollout, since the former is somewhat 'astro' and the latter is the closest thing I can think of to a charge kick."Sure. Do that.  "AND AVOID AQUA MAN'S NEW TRICK, HYPOTHESIS SAYS IT IS BAD ASSUMING IT IS NOT A FUN THING BUT ACTUALLY AN ATTACK"Wow, what truly first-rate advice! (Yes, TRULY first-rate... not)
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Post by Sable-Xeno on Dec 25, 2016 9:22:26 GMT -5
Carl, fully confident from his prior battle against Colress, and the latter having fully healed his pokemon, attempts to sneak around Wave Man and Aqua Man, hoping to get to the 3 Potions. on the other side of the room without making a sound- "Oh, hey! We have visitors! Now's the perfect opportunity to show off my new trick!" ...To be perfectly honest, it's hard to do stealth in a room where two individuals are standing in the middle of the only catwalk across the room. Oh, well, at least he got those 5 Pokeballs, instead!  "...Leave it to a human to botch stealth."  "Oh, so are you telling us a group of 40-50 Goblins would be that much better? Or maybe a group of 40-50 ghosts? Oh, I know, how about a group of 40-50 ants?"  "Guys! Stop fighting!" "Too late! Now, time for me to show you my new trick!" Aqua Man readies his weapon towards the sky. Whatever this 'new trick' is, must be some form of attack! He shoots up a jet of water, which comes pouring down, creating a rainbow...  "...Tada! I'm Aqua Man! But you can call me Handsome guy." "...THAT'S IT! I'VE HAD IT!...GRAAAAAAA!" Wave Man begins shooting harpoons wildly across the floor. "Coincidentally", one of them happens to hit Aqua Man. It's pretty good at cracking his aqua storage, but it in itself isn't enough. That's where Cloacky comes in, shooting a Black Hole Bomb at Aqua Man before pre-emptively rolling into it with Rollout, hitting Aqua Man with with the move and breaking his storage tank completely. "That was luck!" Aqua Man breaks completely. He drops TM 864 (Water Balloon). Wave Man turns his attention to the group... "...Thank you." Wave Man dives into the whirlpool in the center of the room, masterfully making his way through the island's currents and as far from this nightmare as possible...Wily made it clear he'd rather modify an existing, terrible water quality facility robot than go back to an old, faithful one built from the ground up purely to infiltrate said facilities... "What's going on in here?"  A familiar face made themselves known soon after Wave Man dived away. That red dress...nothing else could be mistaken for it. "...Hmm. Seems C isn't in this group. Of course, that's how Stein was taken care of... His methods, cruel. But his devotion to the field of science, unmistakable. That said, unlike him, I'm willing to make up for past grievances. You beat me, and I'll grant you one wish, and leave C alone. I beat one of you, I get to study you in the name of science, until I get my hands on C to study him. Fair's fair."  You are challenged by Pokemon Trainer Yumemi Okazaki! Yumemi, not exactly waiting for the group to react, sends out her first pokemon: a Rotom, inhabiting a fan!...for some reason, it also has a small red balloon tied to its back. You get the sneaking suspicion that's not why it's floating, though. Well, that's another Pokemon Battle on our hands. Now, who to have step up to accept Yumemi's Challenge? (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ (>'-')>Back with You now! You throw a tarp over API, because you'd rather focus on the Pokeballs in the center of the room. You decide you might as well take two of those Pokeballs that you see on that machine there. Of what you see, there's a Poke Ball, a Great Ball, an Ultra Ball, a Master Ball, a Premier Ball, and another of those funny-looking balls you picked up earlier. You dis-regard the funny-looking one, going for the Ultra Ball due to its Hufflepuff-esque coloration (Dimitri), then go for the fancy-looking Premier Ball (Koopario). The machine seals shut, leaving you with the Plot Summary... Might as well check what we got, though. Right? Ultra Ball Name: Rose Level: 42 Dex No.: ??? Species: Lilligant Type: Grass OT: Clauren ID No.: 12345 HP: 116 Attack: 59 Defense: 72 Sp. Attack: 115 Sp. Defense: 71 Speed: 87 Ability: Own Tempo Item: Wooden Staff Move A: Heal PulseMove B: AromatherapyMove C: Energy BallMove D: Shadow Shed Nature: Rash Characteristic: Strongly defiant Catch Date: ??? Catch Location: Parfum Palace, Kalos Heart Gauge: The Door to their heart is tightly shut.  Name: Silvally Level: 63 Dex No.: ??? Species: Silvally Type: Normal OT: Gladion ID No.: 71849 HP: 209 Attack: 201 Defense: 138 Sp. Attack: 129 Sp. Defense: 139 Speed: 183 Ability: RKS System Item: None Move A: CrunchMove B: Crush ClawMove C: X-ScizzorMove D: Shadow Half Nature: Adamant Characteristic: Likes to thrash about Catch Date: ??? Catch Location: Fateful encounter, Alola Heart Gauge: The Door to their heart is tightly shut. Hmm...both shadow Pokemon. Of course they wouldn't have stopped with Asphoxia... Outside of the room, Koopario tries to snap Asphoxia out of their stupor. Seems they've been looking into the glass of their holding room from before you came along...also prominent is Lapis trying to smash in the glass of Ein's Lab, in an attempt to reach you. ...but you yourself already know what must be done. You take a deep breath, and fade away into darkness... (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ (>'-')>You wake up to find yourself in your room. There seems to be a computer sitting on a desk, a bed, some dolls (of Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle), a few amiibo (of which there's Charizard, Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Greninja, and Lucario), and a TV. Hooked up to said TV is a Wii U, which has a copy of Smash Bros, as well as the Mewtwo, Lucas, and (don't ask) Klonoa DLC. There's some posters hanging up on the wall, such as a Skitty saying "Hang in there!", an awesome picture of a Gengar fighting a Nidorino, and a picture of Princess Celestia saying "OBEY". Why you have that last poster in the first place is a complete mystery. You hear someone calling for you to come downstairs, likely your mother. They don't sound entirely urgent, so you can take your time up here if you so wish. You try to take down your Celestia Poster, when all of a sudden a second you shows up in a vortex of energy! He tells you that you cannot grab that poster, so the Evil Plot Summary cannot be born! Suddenly, a third you comes in to stop the second you, telling him that the Plot Summary doesn't become because it's a SUMMARY. It just wouldn't have that particular action on there. What's more, taking it down did 2 other things: give Bill Cipher an outlet to pour his focus onto more than taking over the world, which was trying to possess you, and without that focus, Weirdmageddon is under full force!...and second, with the extra (read:2) posters up, no doubt from you forgetting to take one down since you hadn't had the first poster to remind you you needed a second, allowed the Tyrant Celestia the necessary advertising to take over the world! Wow. Can't say I was expecting any of that. Mostly because...I...didn't write any of that! Seriously, did one of you guys make a suggestion on Untamed Heart or something- A fourth you comes in, sending out...something really fugly-looking, I'll tell you what. A fish tail? Dragon...arm...things? Is that a...steel overbite? And that thing coming out of its head, what? Looks like a wing, or something, I dunno. This fourth you proclaims "Look, guys! I caught a Mini-Xeno!" Wow. Yeah. Sure, kid. A fifth you comes in, with a pink-haired Zoroark tied and pressed against the floor. This you claims, in as profound and deep voice as possible: "I have finally conquered the known Universe, and brought Marcus in as proof! No man can stop me!" ...Huh. Guess the...Marcus arc's over now. I-I mean, I swear I'm not writing any of this on purpose- Suddenly, a fifth person comes in. And...they're not you! They seem pretty cool, with those kick-butt shades he's wearing.  DAVE: well this is just great
DAVE: C
DAVE: you have to be more responsible with time travel
DAVE: or we end up with this kind of shit hitting the fan
DAVE: now there's a multiversal threat version of you running around
DAVE: and i had to interrupt fetching frisk to tend to this
DAVE: though given hypnos telling me earlier that somnus didn't contact me
DAVE: i kinda realized that was a trap
DAVE: probably by bill or w/e
DAVE: just continue updating like nothing happened author guy
DAVE: i have this covered
DAVE: oh
DAVE: since i'm here anyways
DAVE: don't read a webcomic called homestuck(>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ (>'-')>Too late. In any case, you arrived back in time to before you picked up the Ultra Ball and Premier Ball. Your past self still grabs them, but you decide to grab that other conspicuous Pokeball... Beast Ball Name: Terry Level: 45 Dex No.: ??? Species: Buzzwole Type: Bug/Fighting OT: Clauren ID No.: 12345 HP: 164 Attack: 189 Defense: 137 Sp. Attack: 59 Sp. Defense: 61 Speed: 117 Ability: Beast Boost Item: None Move A: Leech LifeMove B: Fell StingerMove C: Close CombatMove D: Shadow End Nature: Adamant Characteristic: Likes to Thrash About Catch Date: ??? Catch Location: Terminus Cave, Kalos Heart Gauge: The Door to their heart is tightly shut. Well, going back in time didn't work. In fact, you could swear the Evil Plot Summary just got a bit bigger...curses! You're not gonna let yourself be undone by a summarization of past events! Even if you can't undo it yourself!...Oh, well. At least API is still covered by a tarp, so you could just walk out, if the door weren't locked tight. |
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Post by OshaliteX2 on Dec 25, 2016 13:21:03 GMT -5
Okay, I'm all for science, but why do science folks always want to study semi-plot-relevant sentient beings? And I'm not done! Can't we just take a controlled test? Or do we need to be dissected? Why dissection, then? "SCANS INDICATE THAT NOBODY IS LISTENING TO NOTSHALITE"If you had a neck I would so be strangling you right now."THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THAT THREAT WAS... ZERO PERCENT"Stop yelling you two. But it only talks in ALL CAPS!I said to stop yelling. "YEAH"Oh wait... who's with the lower group again? Are they lower?I think the only trainer right now is Carl... So let's see what Carl does?
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Post by Planetbox on Dec 25, 2016 17:37:03 GMT -5
Carl: Don't die.
C: Take the tarp and strangle the API. Somehow.
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Post by Sable-Xeno on Dec 27, 2016 6:45:03 GMT -5
Carl looked around, worried. Seemed none of his other team members that could use Pokemon were free. Looker was kept busy examining the room for the device to shut off portalization prevention, Colress was talking to Cossack about...something, Brock Obama was...kinda just standing there, watching. He speaks up, saying he'd rather see your potential put into action and refined on the battlefield. Smug guy is probably just saving the reveal of his team for later plot purposes...  And Steven...well, have a pokemon he did, but it was but a small Cubone, and nothing more! The chances of him winning do exist, but they be very very minimal at best. Not worth sacrificing his life to Yumemi on a whim. Guess Carl just has to not die! He decides to send out Cirno, considering she saw no action last battle...probably would have fainted faster than his Rattata, anyways. Cirno uses Blizzard on Rotom Fan, fainting him in an instant. Incidentally, this also pops his balloon.  "Oh, yeah! Who's the strongest? Cirno is! Uh-huh! Uh-huh!"  Yumemi then proceeds to send out her next pokemon. "Carl. That is your name, yes? I want you to meet my assistant, Chikuri. Her methods, whilst distasteful to me, are effective. So, Chikuri?" Chikuri pulls a gun out on Cirno. Considering bullets are steel, and Cirno's typing, this is quite the fine pickle. However, Cirno waits for no man's action, hitting Chikuri with a Dazzling Gleam. It crits, too! Chikuri faints. "...Hmm. I heard someone calling out about luck before I got in here. What that was? Whatever Aqua Man was saying?...that's what just happened."  "...And that...your 'luck'. That's just about run out." Upon seeing the Alolan Raichu come out of the Pokeball, Tikai'd furs stand on end. They're capable of seeing the dark aura, permeating around the Raichu...  "...Just like with Asphoxia...Carl! That Raichu is a Shadow Pokemon!" Meanwhile, as the battle ensues, Colress and Cossack's conversation gets ever-more heated...  "...So, that is truly what the GS Ball contains?" "Indeed. I did think it was Celebi at first, but then THIS would explain why the Poke Germans want their hands on it so much."  "This is...bad. Not on Santana levels of bad, but...still rather bad." "At least we wouldn't need to worry about reinforcements coming from the country directly. Given Kanto's current state in time."  "...And when were you planning on telling C what it was? You must have kept him in the dark about that package's contents for a long while...and if there's any worthy of using it, it's him." "...After we leave this island. That's for sure." (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ (>'-')>You feel...almost powerless to stop the dreaded Plot Summary. This battle, one you cannot handle... ...Soooo, instead you tighten the tarp around API, and with a shout of "SO LONG, GAYPI!", throw it full-force through the window. Due to Lapis having cracked it, the machine crashes through the window and into the window of the Hacker's lab. Thankfully, Asphoxia is able to move out of the way, given that Koop snapped them out of their stupor. This destroys API, fizzling out Holo-Plot Summary, and otherwise skipping a number of posts dedicated to this boss! Bravo! Lapis flies into the room to check on C...but, y'know, he did sorta cheap out that battle, so he's no worse for wear. He sends out Buttertwo, who picks up Terry, Silvally and Rose, claiming them as his own. "Oh, good! You're alright...uhm...are you sure you should be giving those to him? Your Greninja isn't exactly the...brightest..."Mewtwo, m'am", he responds. "...Oh. Right. You're...yeah. Lapis begins looking...extremely distraught. "...I know what it's like, Buttertwo. Being stuck like that, in a fusion...""Skateboards." "But I was at least...conscience when I was Malachite. Maybe it was due to how unstable she was, but...when I was fused like that with Jasper...""...He's still in here." Lapis seems to gasp a little at the...somehow more coherent-than-usual response. "...I...wasn't expecting that.""And I wasn't expecting someone to...talk seriously to me. Skateboards. I'm not that Mewtwo, or that Greninja...and I'm not that cow. I'm...an experience. A horrible one, yes...but...I'm starting to put together the pieces of who I am. As an individual. You get what I'm saying, real man?" Lapis looks down, solemnly. Hearing Buttertwo speak about fusions like this, makes her mind wander... "...This is going to sound sick, but...I still think about Malachite. Dragging Jasper down to the sea like that...it's the most powerful I've ever felt since I first came to this planet.""...Malachite wasn't about you or Jasper, though. Malachite, like me, was supposed to be their own living being. Sadly, though, you two...I'm taking from what I've heard while in the group, weren't a match made in heaven. You fused for what Garnet would call 'the wrong reasons'. My situation is different, but I've been forced to cope. But that's in the past! Just worry about what you'll do from now on." "...You know, Buttertwo, you're a lot wiser than you look.""Heh. Guess that's my Caprese side showing." "Caprese...guess that must be the Greninja. But then, what was that Mewtwo's name?""...He never got one. But, just for the heck of it...you can call him 'Butters'...You know, Lapis. You can bend water, right?" "...Well...yeah. Why do you ask?"...Have you ever thought about using Blood Bending?" Lapis and Buttertwo's support rank went up to C!While this scene is nice, you decide to keep looking around for more clues. It seems the pokeballs on the shelf are still neatly in order, but you wonder about the other rooms here. Parallel from the rooms you saw, there's some others along the other end of the hallway. The top-left room has a window showing that the inside is some sort of...living quarters, likely for everyone else in the facility. A second room to the right, which looks to be attached to the first room, seems to be a kitchen of some sort, with all types of nourishment. The room at the farthest right has no windows, so you can't tell what it is...but, based on positioning next to the kitchen, you can figure must be the bathroom. Why anyone would put two laboratories right there next to the living area is likely a question burning fiercely in your mind...almost as fiercely as the thought that if the bathrooms are located at the bottom of the sphere, just above the vol- Oh, there's also two elevators at the end of each hall here. Convenient! Guess it's up to you how much you want to fiddle around in these rooms before continuing. No worries, I don't judge. |
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Post by OshaliteX2 on Dec 27, 2016 13:51:18 GMT -5
Wait, aren't shadow Pokémon technically illegal?
Send out Von Karma.
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Post by Koopario on Dec 27, 2016 18:24:41 GMT -5
Wait, aren't shadow Pokémon technically illegal? Send out Von Karma. You do realize exactly what we're dealing with? Also, I don't really know how to proceed. If you need me for anything, say the word, unless the word is "fusion" in which case I'm Reflecting. |
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Post by Sable-Xeno on Dec 27, 2016 19:08:32 GMT -5
...Can Fusion be reflected? It's not exactly magic, so much as 'Authorian powers'
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So who do you want to be fused with?
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Post by Planetbox on Dec 27, 2016 20:06:02 GMT -5
Carl: Send out Von Karma.
C: Check out the bathroom. There's probably something important hidden there!
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Post by Sable-Xeno on Dec 28, 2016 13:27:27 GMT -5
Carl, being the wise trainer he is, switches out Cirno for Manfred von Karma! The opposing Raichu, with but a blank stare, begins emanating a shadowy energy. This energy covers the battlefield like a fine mist. Shadow Terrain
When this move is in effect, all pokemon on the ground have their stat changes nullified. Also, the power of Shadow Moves increases by 50%.Carl stares intensely at the shadow Raichu. The Shadow Raichu, not staring nearly as intensely back. This pokemon...this pokemon CAN'T belong to Yumemi! Such a person treating a pokemon like this, in this shadowed form...no...it has to be taken from her, and by force! Luckily for us, Carl has trained for this moment."Hey, Yumemi! You have a coffee stain on your dress! Near the bottom of the front!" "Oh, bother. I guess I'll have to clean that up, won't I?" Yumemi looks down to try scrubbing out the spot on her dress...but she sees there is no spot. "I don't see it." "Try looking in the back!", Carl utters, a bit closer to Yumemi, whilst smothering the Alolan Raichu with his whip. "But you said it was in the front..." "I might have mis-seen it! Either that, or it's on one of your undergarments!" Carl's voice speaks out, somewhat muffled from across the room. The sound of an elevator going upwards can soon be heard. Yumemi gives up and looks in front of her...to see that her precious Alolan Raichu is gone! "..."  "I'm sending out Type: Null now. If another trainer doesn't take Carl's place, I'll just start picking apart your group instead.  Taire immediately tenses up. "Are you kidding me. TWO Shadow Pokemon? What kind of a monster are you?" "An efficient one." (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ (>'-')>Whilst Carl contemplates whether or not what he did was considered illegal, you do the same, albeit for a shorter length of time. Currently, you're in more of the mood to explore that bathroom. But first...you get the urge to fuse something. You point your trusty DNA Splicers at Koop, and fire away. Nothing else seems to be near him, though, but he puts up his reflect regardless. But! Fusion is not something that can be reflected, sadly. Instead...Koop is fused with his reflect spell! This gives him the innate effect of Reflection, which...of course, can't be removed without defusion. Ah, well. At least it wasn't with a living person! Anyways, you're wondering about checking out that sweet bathroom. Gotta be some good stuff in there, right? You open the door, and-  ...Oh. |
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Post by Planetbox on Dec 28, 2016 15:18:25 GMT -5
Carl: Sub in Looker.
C: Escape by flushing yourself down the toilet.
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Post by OshaliteX2 on Dec 28, 2016 16:03:01 GMT -5
Send out Notshalite as a trainer and have him "send out" Lunar Beam. Since Notshalite is a trainer the other Pokémon can't attack him. This plan is foolproof!
"SCANS INDICATE THAT THE PLAN IS NOT SECURE BECAUSE NOTSHALITE IS A FOOL"
Can't argue that.
"Well, unless Notshalite could keep shooting Lunar beams for five minutes straight I think the attack dissipating would count as a KO. Unless he could one-shot everything in the opposition's team while bending the rules and saying that every move he uses is his own Pokémon then he'd lose fairly quickly."
Y'all are stupid, of course I could! And I am NOT a fool.
Yeah I think I'll just second Planet instead.
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Post by Koopario on Dec 28, 2016 17:34:39 GMT -5
...you do realize that you've made me nigh-invulnerable by doing that, right?
...you know you have Revives, I'll block that Chimera.
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Post by Sable-Xeno on Dec 30, 2016 6:53:21 GMT -5
As Yumemi waits for a new challenger, the group can hear a 'eureka' coming from Looker, as the sound of something shutting down can be heard... "And that's that! With the barrier down, we can properly bring Yumemi into custody! Now, Yumemi. Hands where I can see them." "...I may be a professor of science, but I am a person who respects authority." Yumemi, realizing the depth of the situation, raises her hands into the air, Looker hand-cuffing her. "Good. Now, Yumemi, I would like you to close your eyes. The procedure needed to bring you in is a little...complicated." "...You realize I only abide by the law to a certain extent, yes? I feel like keeping my eyes open is well within my rights. In fact, you should read me my rights, so we can avoid any legal trouble down the road." "Sure thing!" He responds from what sounds like the next room over. The sound of an elevator going up can be heard. When Yumemi looks in front of her, her Type: Null is gone! "...Would any of you be gracious enough to withdraw my Delphox and Reuniclus from my pockets and into battle? My hands seem to be chained." ... I'm pretty inclined to have Notshalite send out his first pokemon right now, but I wanna see what you guys wanna do first. (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ (>'-')>Up on floor 4, Dellyn kept strict watch of the prisoners of the island, just as instructed. His coat from before being replaced, but pink sparkles still glistening in his hair. Stuff couldn't be washed out, and after having a strict look at whom was on the island, he was more than confident it had to have been that Asphoxia. As much as he wanted to, though, he was in no position to go after them. He was, after all, instructed to guard the prisoners... He pre-occupied his time by keeping watch. As he thought, there was indeed a goblin here, named Fumbles. Green. Had this ridiculous mustache made of hay. Cross-eyes. Not much of anything, but he'd probably be fun to experiment on...if he had the authority. Not just Stein's authority, either. Also sitting in the cells was Dr. Alphys- apparently, she hacked into the control center in the sphere to aid in Asphoxia's escape. Asphoxia...no doubt they knew something, but it was out of Dellyn's hands now. She's a monster, too, so of course nobody would bat an eye if he...tried any of his methods on her. That lat prisoner, though. A young boy. Blonde hair, wore dark clothing, tattered all over. He was the fitting image of 'edgy teenager'. It was weird to him, that this child and this Goblin were imprisoned here...but he questioned it not. He soon enough got a phone call, figuring it likely to be Ein. That scientist called him just earlier to keep tabs on the prisoner, but he could detect the tone of that man's voice. He was seconds away from letting the Goblin Slayer have a bout of fun... Dellyn was almost estatic to see it wasn't Ein calling him. He picked up the phone, swift as he could. Captain Goblinslayer turned around...to see the spot that Alphys had been in completely vanished from this mortal realm. The spot she had been in, nothing but a white abyss. His face tensed in anger, his eyes glaring in rage. Sighing, Dellyn opened the locked door to the prison cell, locking it behind him. Since it was carved into the cave, it was quite dark. Oddly enough, the white void in the prison was offering no illumination. Which didn't help the fact that Dellyn saw neither prisoner that should be here... ...Dellyn could swear he felt something brush against his pocket. He felt around in there a bit...and the keys he just used were gone! "Ah!" thud. It sounded like something took a spill just behind him, followed by the sound of keys jingling hit the floor. Without hesitation, Dellyn withdrew his bow. He didn't care what happened to these prisoners, or whatever Stein had said on the matter. He wasn't going to let another escape. He let the arrow fly...but he couldn't have anticipated that sweep towards his legs, causing the arrow to careen slightly, albeit still striking near where it was aimed. He stumbled back, almost falling into that white void...but regained his footing and dashed towards the door, which locked in his face. The figure ran off from the cliff, towards a set of moving platforms....  " Fumbles! I can't believe you'd mess up so royally!"  "I-I-I'm sorry! I-I-I panicked, and I...I...I..." Tears were freely streaming down Fumbles' face as the boy carried him under his shoulder, the arrow wound in the goblin's shoulder leaving the goblin bleeding quite heavily.  "...Tch. Whatever. Let's just get somewhere safe...can't do much more in a situation like this..." As the boy ran off with Fumbles, jumping onto one of the floating platforms, a rather large stone swirled towards him...and hit the space 5 ft. to the left of him. Another stone went spiraling towards him, but missed by like 3 ft. The boy thought he heard someone in the distance shouting "damn it!" faintly, but he gave it no thought whatsoever. Jumping to the second platform and 'dodging' another two such rocks, he goes up the elevator at the top to reach Floor 5. (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ (>'-')>nope nope nope NOPE You backflip over the Ultimate Chimera and flush yourself down the toilet, absolutely refusing to be anywhere near that thing. Your party has revives, they'll be fine. Upon being flushed out, you find yourself falling out of the sphere's pipework and straight into the Volcano. Better think fast, before you get burnt to a crisp! |
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Post by OshaliteX2 on Dec 31, 2016 15:17:27 GMT -5
Delphox AND Reuniclus? Sounds like a double battle! Send in Notshalite and Cloacky.
"Or we could just not get her Pokémon for her. Wouldn't that be easier?"
Hmmm... I dunno. Discount-Bot! Decide for us!
"AFFIRMATIVE, FLIPPING COIN..."
Okay, so heads we battle and tails we don't!
"You call THAT decision-making? Sheesh... well here's hoping for tails."
BORING! Heads all the way!
"You can't possibly think that! We'd be crushed!"
Yeah, with THAT attitude we will. Now flip the coin already!
"COIN FLIP AT 20%"
... it... it should definitely not take that long to flip a coin.
(30 seconds later)
"AND THE RESULT IS... TAILS"
"Neat!"
That was SO rigged.
Soooo... let's just have a staring contest with what's-her-name.
"Yumeni."
Yumeni.
So... whoever stares for longer wins?
I dunno. You can go try.
Sure thing.
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Post by Planetbox on Dec 31, 2016 22:02:53 GMT -5
Someone: Tell Yumemi that she smells like stinky underwear.
C: Get the rest of the Pokéballs from Ein's lab thing.
While falling into the volcano.
Sure.
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Post by xano2323 on Jan 1, 2017 5:05:19 GMT -5
...Off outside the fortress, a purple...creature in a cloak is arriving at his destination. He steadies himself on his staff (which is totally not any sort of weapon) and looks up at the laboratory.
"...So this is the place."
A purple, fiery aura starts coming off him as he thinks of what might be happening behind the walls.
"...I'm coming for you, Phox."
...And with those words, he steps through the doors.
...In other words...
Xano: Arrive to KUMQUATS things up.
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Post by Koopario on Jan 1, 2017 12:35:42 GMT -5
((...should I tell him?))
C: Just fill the volcano with Bakemeat! What could possibly go wrong, you're an expert with this stuff.
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Post by Sable-Xeno on Jan 1, 2017 14:13:15 GMT -5
Alex: Heheh. I'll tell him. I haven't gotten to use my powers in a very...very long time.
>Alex: Warp Xano to Floor 5.
(Update is a bit long. May come mid-day today, or late-day.)
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Post by xano2323 on Jan 1, 2017 15:31:30 GMT -5
"...Wait why are you-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-"
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Post by Sable-Xeno on Jan 2, 2017 17:47:18 GMT -5
...Yumemi stares towards the group, awaiting a proper response to her apparent task. The group as a whole seems to give her bizarre stares, as if she hadn't been spying on them, working with a guy that kidnapped Asphoxia, knowingly using pokemon with their hearts closed... Most of them just walk into the elevator into the next floor. Steven offers to help take out her pokemon if she promises to be nice, but Pearl gently persuades him against the idea. She's had plenty of chances in her life, and she's made...none of the right choices. "But she chose not to resist arrest! Maybe she's not that bad of a person?" Notshalite and Cloacky also decide to linger behind. They had flipped a coin, and apparently it landed heads. So the two of them now sit in front of Yumemi in a deadly stare-down. If they can't battle pokemon, they'll battle the urge to blink. Yumemi proves a very competent foe, her big, red, anime eyes showing no sign of drooping. But unlike our friend Yumemi here, Cloacky doesn't need to close her eyes to moisturize them periodically. In fact, she lacks eyebrows completely. This tends to happen when you're a cellular being that's in what's comparable to a vat of jello. Eventually, after an unspecifiable time, Neither Notshalite not Yumemi can fight this urge, and they blink. But since Cloacky was involved, Notshalite also won!...kinda. He gains battle experience from the Staring Contest, which mixed with the experience he got from Electrode and Magnezone, levels him up! ...what's this?  Notshalite is evolving! ... .....  Congratulations! Notshalite evolved into Naymuruxe! With Notshalite evolved, Yumemi graciously accepts her defeat. "You won, fair and square. Or, as fair as one can win without eyelashes...As promised, with my amazing technology, I will grant you one wish. What shall it be? (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ (>'-')>Floor 2. As the group has entered the volcano part of the lair, a sea of magma sprawls before them. A sea with....several items clearly marked on a handy-dandy map, though which is which is anyone's guess. Probably pokeballs, though. Some higher-being probably thought some guy was gonna try sneaking in here and snagging a bunch of mons- The rivers of lava do seem to have some method to their madness. Several platforms float across them, granting any who step upon them passage. But there is one here who...does not wish to grant that same passage. And he's talking...well, actually, shooting fire at Carl and Looker even as we speak!  How could you, stealing a poor lady's pokemon? Not only do you intrude on Wily's base, but you think to steal from him, as well? No matter! I'll be sure to burn you to ashes with my flames of justice! FIIIIIIIIIRE! This situation looks to be hearing up about now! But you'd best get a cool head, or your group's plans to get out of here alive will burn up! (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ (>'-')>C, sensing the really bad fire puns from halfway to his death, shoots loads upon loads of Volcano Bakemeat from his Bakemeat staff, in order to create a soft patch of meat for him to land on. This also reveals the bakemeat's true volcanic properties: it can freeze over molten rock to form a small landmass for you to stand on!...yeah! Gotta make more sense than freezing patches of ice over lava, or...I dunno, turning lava into bouncy goo? How does that even work? "Hey! You there! Who do you think you are, interrupting my spa treatment?"  You turn around, and as custom for this CYOA, instantly recognize the robot calling out your name. In this case, Magma Man. "Yeah, you heard me! Now scram! Vamoose! Skidaddle!" ...He does not seem to have gotten the memo of intruders in the base. (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ (>'-')> The boy tried to catch his breath as the elevator ascended to the fifth floor. He was still carrying Fumbles, whose occasional panicked yells broke the relative silence of the lab. Once he was far enough away, he'd have to see what he could do about that wound.... The elevator doors opened, and the boy found himself face to face with..Asphoxia, who apparently had been waiting for the elevator so they could go down. It seems they had run off from the main group in the sphere in a hurry... The winged cat jumped backwards in surprise and an attempt at self defense, black blood rising in case of attack. "I..I am the apprentice of Cancer Deathmask! If y-you try anything on me, Mentor's going to...find out! And he-he'll tell Athena and then Sanctuary will destroy this place!" The boy in question put a hand to his face, confused. He couldn't quite tell if Asphoxia worked here (spoilers: OF COURSE THEY DON'T) or not, and replied. "... I don't have time for this. Are you one of the people who work here or not?" "Why the Meikai would I work here." Asphoxia, apparently not knowing that the boy also wasn't with the scientists, backed up against a wall, mumbling frantic pleas not to harm them. "Good. Do you have any special healing techniques?" He seemed to gesture towards Fumbles, still in his grasp. "Y-you're not with them?" "I'm not. And if that's a no on my question, then we run. Now." As the boy said this, Asphoxia pulled out bandages from their Sylladex. "These were enchanted for healing a while ago. I'd be able to help more if Glyphs weren't sealed but for now these will work. Once you're done with that let's go." The boy set Fumbles on the ground and began to bind his wound as Asphoxia spoke again. "Wait...is Alphys okay? She tried to help me escape and then the hacker caught her trying..." The boy sighed. "As okay as someone who disappears into a white void. We'll track her down later." "...Oh bloody hell. After I get off this place I'm rallying Sanctuary and--yeah that." Asphoxia, unsure if there were any laboratory workers around, made a barrier of music so the boy could help Fumbles without fear of attack. As he bound Fumbles' wounds, he pondered. He was made aware from his time here there had been another kept here, but if they were out and about...he had to wonder if anyone helped. "Did any others travel with you, or were you kidnapped?" "Kidnapped but was rescued. I split off from that group to try and free Alphys since she'd taken the fall from trying to help me escape." The boy's next response wasn't to what Asphoxia had just said, but instead to something unheard. He had a hunch, though... "I won't." And then another hunch. "...Are you capable of speaking to that group?" "...Probably. They might not want to hear from me though...not unless Kratos is okay." As Asphoxia says Kratos' name, a horrible shadowy aura begins to take them over, although they appear to be trying to fight against it. "Why?" "We're going to need to group together if we want to get off this blasted island. I'm assuming your group is higher up from here. Let them to know to get my Pokemon from Ein's lab. They should have the OT "Gladion". We'll meet up on the top of the island. Not sure what we'll do when we get there..." At this point, the author figures there's no point in hiding Gladion's name anymore. Nobody who read this passage and saw the previous update would doubt this boy to be Gladion, unless they had doubt in the author's writing skills. Asphoxia nods, and sends the message. Shortly after they finish, the shadowy aura comes back in full force, Asphoxia having lost their struggle against Hyper Mode. Gladion notices the aura, but isn't sure what to make of it...Before he can comment on anything, however, a figure appears within the hallway in front of them...  "Intruders!"Asphoxia swears (or says a fruit name, but who'd be able to tell) in Glyphic, and black blood lashes out from them, dangling the figure upside down as they look at the figure coldly. Yep. It's Cloud Man. From his dis-advantageous position, Cloud Man tries to attack the group with a thunderbolt, but Asphoxia throws up a shield of music to deflect it before it hits the group, proceeding to crush Cloud Man from the inside out with the black blood. Gladion notices their change in demeanor and silently wonders about that unheard something...Cloud Man drops TM 752, Thunder Bolt (not to be confused with Thunderbolt), which Asphoxia holds out to Gladion. He accepts the TM, putting it away...wherever Trainers keep their stuff. He then turns to Asphoxia, concerned. "Would you mind me asking what the dark aura's about?" "....it's 'Hyper Mode'. Don't fully know what that means, but." It seems that Asphoxia unintentionally sent a wave of telepathic thoughts to Gladion, as he raised his hand to his face, clutching his arm, startled. "...So. That's who did this to you? I heard that name uttered...while in that prison cell..." He put a hand to his chin, seemingly thinking, as Asphoxia, likely startled by their own accidental telepathy, started shivering, the black aura becoming stronger. Gladion could hear them mumbling about something they were excited for that was in May, likely in an attempt to calm down, but it didn't seem to be helping much, as their voice soon trailed off, the shivering only slightly decreasing in frequency. ... Suddenly, a brown Zoroark with stunning cyan hair and some form of purple creature in a cloak. The Zoroark waves, a little more than oblivious to what he warped in on.  And here we are! Floor 5! Make yourself comfortable, mystery person. Or not. Because lingering on this floor, or ANY floor for that matter, is probably not a good idea."(>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) (>'-')> <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ <('-'<) <('-'<) ^(' - ')^ (>'-')>The group in the dome received Asphoxia's message. That Gladion's pokemon were located somewhere in Ein's Lab. While some shadow pokemon did get sent up another floor or two from that odd machine, there were other pokeballs lining the walls. What those contained is anyone's guess...  But it's my guess that that alone would be too easy, and since they had no trouble dispatching API, then what's another threat to loom around?Lapis, Buttertwo, Robbie Rotten, Wood Man, the desecrated corpse and Earl, being in the lab already, were in the best position to check the pokeballs. Lapis checked the first one on the shelf, a Great Ball...just the species, and OT.  Name: Golbat OT: Gladion  Found one.Next was Buttertwo, whom picked up a standard Pokeball. Inside was...  Name: Mienshao OT: Clauren ...Buttertwo merely stood in silence. Robbie, though, snuck around in silence! He picked up...A Luxury Ball! Said Luxury Ball covered on both hemispheres with rather sparkly black glitter and sequins. Some of the glitter rubbed off onto Robbie's hand.  Name: Monxsas OT: Monxsas  "I say! This fanciful get-up rivals that of my own creations!...Perhaps this will be our true fourth member in my Robbie Rotten crew!"  "Unlike some...dead...bodies." Said dead body, even when lacking the hands to do so, let alone the required life, checks the ball with two gray hemispheres, and a blue streak going across from the middle circle to the bottom.  Name: Dingle OT: Isaac ...No response. How expected. The fifth ball to be checked was by Wood Man. It looked to be an Ultra Ball.  Name: Porygon-Z OT: Gladion  nice Lastly was a Master Ball at the end of the shelf. However...it looked to be a little broken. Namely, there were teeth and claw marks all over it, and slobber covered it, showing signs of ingestion. Whether or not it still worked was a question all on its own, but as Earl examined it, he found out what it HAD contained...or at least, tried to. Name: Ultimate Chimera OT: Bill Masaki  And thus, Earl the Star Man schemed. He would not be underestimated yet... Mienshao, Dingle, Crobat and Porygon-Z were all sent to the PC. Earl pocketed the broken Master Ball, and Robbie Rotten pocketed Monxsas for later use. As far as any were aware, they had not yet been shadowed... This only left one thing to do here: that being, get to the next floor, using either elevator on the floor. That's the only thing. Nothing else can be done here, short of committing suicide. You know why. (Wheh! That was a long one. This party split is beginning to get crazier than Ultimecia Castle's...which is impressive in its own right.) |
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