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• Surprisingly, he’s clear of the aerial mine field. Or is he?!
• Looking up from his ‘tunnel vision’, Alexei realizes that it’s actually pouring buckets. And he’s soaked. But does he care? No. XD
• His gaze is still on the ‘sphere’ above the light house—how the hell can he blast the thing away from the place? Is it even possible?
• He witnesses the attempt to yeet the landmines with a powerful blast. Wonders if the person who did this (kyle lopez) is nuts in the head
• Also observes that there’s a lot of people either attacking the clown, or attacking the barrier.
• So off he goes to the… squid-thing HOLY FREAKING SHIT WTF IS THAT?!
• Pidgeot takes aim and releases a Hurricane blast at the Nihilego-Commissioner (taking advantage of the Rain Dance weather, ofc, 100% accuracy GO)
• For the record Alexei doesn’t know it’s the Commissioner. He just sees it’s a fucking black squid that’s gone monkas and is trying to strangle someone.

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“You ready to have your chance? Finally?” She'd shout to mateo martinez as he joined the charge, trying to get in one last joke before combat would consume every thought.[break][break]

The rising bulwark resisted the concentrated burst of electricity, causing the zap canon to fizzle and dissipate into nothingness. Bailey witnessed the rising of the wall, followed by the attraction of the mines—it was why she breathed a sigh of relief when kyle lopez had the sense to detonate the string of mines behind him, keeping them from being added to the growing cluster.[break][break]

It meant that she had limited time to act. Her eyes may have drifted to the lighthouse—to the descending ball and the sight of the commissioner and her engulfment in an all-too familiar foe—but her hands were tied.[break][break]

All or nothing. Her hand fetched into her jacket, to where her two capsules rested, and she cursed that she had to work with a limited roster. “Guess I can't bitch too much,” because she would have to work with what she had. “Alright, Vicky... we're dropping.”[break][break]

Even with the effects of the tailwind deployed by persephone amavi still active, she knew that she was slowing down her pokemon. The faster she could let her loose, the better.[break][break]

“I got an idea! Just start attacking the shit out of it!”[break][break]

Another deployment of agility—straight through the rising wall. Bailey Cooper clenched her eyes shut and gritted her teeth as they passed through the barrier, as if she had worried that it was a physical construct. These invaders did not function like normal pokemon. Everything was a surprise.[break][break]

But she breathed a sigh of relief when she reached the other side, away from the unstable construct that seemed to glow brighter with every mine that managed to reach it, like a light-bulb that was starting to overcharge. Why bother attracting the mines to it if the light screen was passable? It wasn't a literal wall—[break][break]

Another light-bulb came to light. This time, it went off in her mind. “Oh, fuck,” and she wondered where these rare moments of genius came from. “New idea! New fuckin' idea!” Her finger would spin in a counter-clockwise motion to the sky—a motion that her bug-type understood.[break][break]

Vicky the Vikavolt would drop her on a nearby rooftop, and Bailey felt her feet dislodge roof tiles as her boots roughly skidded down the slanted surface. The bug would leave her trainer behind, flying straight upward as some began their assault on the Ultra Beast.[break][break]

Bailey Cooper watched her Vikavolt's ascent as she dropped one pokeball from her person, letting Krookodile materialize by her side.[break][break]

Junctioned between the lightscreen and the lighthouse, they fixed their gaze on the ultra beast. What came next needed no orders, just a shared nod from shadow pokemon to trainer.[break][break]

Sand Tomb was the first move he deployed—launching himself from the roof with such force that the building shuddered beneath her, and letting the displaced tiles and motor be the material the move would utilize. The swirling vortex of shingles and concrete would be aimed for the Ultra Beast from a distance.[break][break]

And regardless of if the Ultra Beast would turn to acknowledge Krookodile, the shadow pokemon would lunge itself towards the ground, burrowing beneath the surface; dig.[break][break]

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tldr: vikavolt used agility to help bailey get past the lightscreen. bailey is now positioned between the lightscreen and the lighthouse. vikavolt flies up to circle overhead. krookodile uses sand tomb to initiate combat with the ultra beast, then dig, cuz lmao I don't wanna get clapped.

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It wasn't elegant, it wasn't smooth. Among the chaos, Persephone couldn't call them a well-oiled machine, but she knew some of the individuals well enough to make an educated guess on what they would do next. [break][break]

Persephone doesn't remember being cautious - it's not in her nature - but someone has to be able to step back and be ready to pick up the pieces, to cover their flanks. [break][break]

Depositing her a short distance from where the ultra beast was, just yards behind the onslaught of attacks, the Driflbim melts into the shadows, disappearing to ready its own attack. Once again Reuniclus erects protective screens and tries to probe into the psyche of their beastly opponent to figure out what its powers can do. [break][break][break]

» covers her e4 colleagues + others with reuniclus' LIGHT SCREEN and herself with PROTECT[break]
» drifblim disappears and prepares PHANTOM FORCE[break]
» reuniclus uses SKILL SWAP on the UB[break][break]

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There are still things unseen: the lonely sea, the sky

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THE FRONT IS CONSECRATED with artillery warfare. after Remiel Calcifet's dragapult catches him, ghostly missiles of dreepy fire from its horns. they shriek across the sky, joining PIERCE WILDE's dragapult's assault as they trespass the glowing LIGHT SCREEN. the ear-splitting resonance of Isra Nightingale's noivern's BOOMBURST lands without obstruction as well, causing the gelatinous constitution of the nihilego!dahlia to wriggle and shake. when the attacks make impact, the blacephalon's body swings backward- but the collar remains anchored to some invisible point in the air. its battered body swings back- but it's not without visible damage.[break][break][break]

others would find their attacks to be less effective. Annie Mei's yanmega's BUG BUZZ and Kazimir Wynter's solrock's SOLAR BEAM almost fizzle against the bulwark, their velocity suddenly reaching zero as it collides with the green curtain. the LIGHT SCREEN shimmers and absorbs the energy of their attacks. Adrian Malcolm's arcanine's FLAMETHROWER is also siphoned, the roar of fire disappearing.[break][break][break]

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however, it is Thomas Benoit's scizor that manages to BRICK BREAK through. the LIGHT SCREEN shatters before the explosion Ruby Walker's gothorita foresaw can occur. in a startling shower of psychic shards, the bruised blacephalon stomps its feet in a furious show of anger. in the opening, Ruby Walker's mega-evolved (and very calm) hatterene launches a particularly potent PSYCHIC which blasts into the beast with dramatic purplish flare. Stormy Silph and noah faber seize the opportunity. during their flight, their pokemon slice into the blacephalon while weaving in and out.[break][break][break]

furthermore, the exposed defenses allows Adrian Malcolm's vileplume and Kazimir Wynter's solrock to fire their respective SOLAR BEAMS and strike the blacephalon too. mateo martinez's sceptile and arcanine are able to find purchase with their attacks as well. the DRAGON PULSE wracks the beast's thin body as smoke billows from its stained white flesh. the clown stumbles about, like a man on stilts.[break][break][break]

furthermore, Bailey Cooper, Noelle Lane, and @creepy are able to take advantage of the weakened beast. as the krookodile, venusaur, and tyranitar deliver attacks of hardened earth, the fragile body of the blacephalon is impaled by stone thanks to @creepy's command for a SCREECH. to follow up, Balder Schwartz's solgaleo launches forth, striking the clown with a powerful ZEN HEADBUTT.[break][break][break]

finally, the Annie Mei and Stormy Silph's type:nulls tear into the blacephalon with their IRON HEAD and TRI-ATTACK moves respectively. with each strike, the bomb overhead on the lighthouse seems to diminish.[break][break][break]



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THE GLOWING BOMBS RISE LIKE WRAITHS and begin flying toward the LIGHT SCREEN; however, kyle lopez dragalge's HYDRO PUMP strikes across the field. countless bombs are caught in the arc as they explode in brilliant bursts of flame. Lucas Lane's rampardos assists, summoning ANCIENT STONES to further clear the field while Adrian Malcolm's gyarados' THUNDER WAVE whips across the mines. as the explosions settle, they would find the night market to be utterly razed. craters carve into the earth, disfiguring what little was already left of the festivities here. despite the immense damage to slateport's property... it is clear that should the mines have been left alone, the casualties would have been immense.[break][break][break]

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from the wreckage, some stray mines still find their way toward the LIGHT SCREEN before it is destroyed. FERNANDO SILPH's aegislash and salamence PROTECT and KING'S SHIELD against the mines, pockets of smoke billowing from their barriers. although persephone amavi's reuniclus' SKILL SWAP fails to take affect, she is able to protect her fellow elite four members. in the nick of time, her reuniclus shields Noelle Lane, mateo martinez, kyle lopez, and Bailey Cooper with a well-timed PROTECT. the bomb that detonates shakes the ground around them and anyone else nearby.[break][break][break]

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Olivia Abbiati's sharpedo mega-evolves. Orion Lykos's BONEMERANG, Kazimir Wynter's psychic-leap and strike with his honedge, and the empowered AQUA JET is just enough to release the suffocating grasp of the corrupted commissioner. the tentacle is cut. it spews a thick black liquid. when the pokenger lands on the ground, he narrowly avoids the bleeding from the tentacle, for the liquid that hits the ground melts it like acid. as the jellicent catches Olivia Abbiati and attacks, others strike at her as well.[break][break][break]

some mines find themselves being whipped toward dahlia goode instead. Isra Nightingale's gardevoir throws the bombs toward the gelatinous case of the commissioner. her body's tentacles seem to move almost independently from her. she lifts her other tentacles, the bodies of the four dead lighthouse workers taking the hits for her. their bodies fly off, detached from the force.[break][break][break]

knox prescott's pikachu and vaporeon aim for dahlia goode herself- and they succeed. as water and electricity surge through her insulated body, the commissioner's screaming fills the smokey air. anyone who has heard the commissioner's voice would be immediately able to discern that it is her... despite her change in appearance. with her attention pulled away from Olivia Abbiati's neck, the nihilego-dahlia enacts desperate defenses.[break][break][break]

the crown of her jellyfish-like body expands rapidly. in a grotesque rhythm, tumor-like mounds of jelly conceal her. Thomas Benoit's hydreigon with its powerful Z-MOVE is able to knock her shielded body back- and upward. her grown carapace is hard. like rock, or diamonds. Balder Schwartz's mega-evolved charizard's WILDFIRE, PIERCE WILDE's morpeko's BULLET SEEDS, Alexei Ivanov's pidgeot's HURRICANE and marie jules's salazzle's POISONS only serve to knock her around the air. seemingly. this "armor" seems to be strong enough to withstand the explosive force of their attacks.[break][break][break]

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MARIE THROWS HER BEAST BALL. as it arcs through the air, it's quiet. like a thrown dart, it strikes the blacephalon with precision and silence. suddenly, the blacephalon is sucked into the device. the ball shakes once... before confirming the capture. however, the ball is whipped up by the attacks of Balder Schwartz and Alexei Ivanov's pokemon. flames and strong winds whip the ball up in to the air.[break][break][break]

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even more alarming is the bomb on the lighthouse. despite the blacephalon's capture, the bomb does not disappear. stubbornly, it remains, ticking downward... and it's almost midnight. FERNANDO SILPH's consultation with his tapu fini unsheathes a blood-curdling answer. the legendary pokemon communicates, by way of solemn psychic thoughts, that the bomb's detonation can not be stopped. Ruby Walker's gothorita would be able to foretell its explosion as well...[break][break][break]

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the corrupted commissioner soars overhead. the growths expand further... and burst. from above, a torrential downpour of poisonous acid begins to drop upon the party. huge globulets of purple rain splash on to the earth, melting terribly deep holes into the ground. as the growths recede into her gelatinous vessel, the pained expression of the commissioner becomes clear underneath the translucent helmet of this new body.[break][break][break]

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ALTHOUGH ROLLS DO NOT DETERMINE THE OUTCOME OF YOUR ACTIONS,[break][break]
ROLLING AN ODD NUMBER MEANS YOUR PKMN MAY BE STRUCK BY ACID RAIN.[break][break]
PROTECT YOURSELVES- OR GO ON THE OFFENSIVE AT YOUR OWN RISK![break][break]

Bailey Cooper & @nicole can roll a second time for free for their preemptive defensive actions![break][break]

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below are several guidelines and notes you must follow and consider for the raid. please pm shiv if you have any other questions. these guidelines will be trimmed or omitted for future mod posts in this event.[break][break][break]

you must ROLL for this round as you perform your actions; this round, rolls won't determine the absolute outcome of your actions.[break][break]

please include a tl;dr of your character's actions; however, if any of your posts remain only as tl;drs by the end of the event (i.e. there is no actual written post), you will receive no rewards.[break][break]

furthermore, if you have a "tl;dr only post" in the previous round and make another "tl;dr only post" that is unedited by the next mod post, you will automatically fail your action with dire consequences.[break][break][break]

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