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WAR OF THE WORLDS RAID
SETTING: LATE SEPTEMBER
THIRD DAY OF THE WAR
BUZZWOLE BEATDOWN
AS THE BUZZWOLE RUSH TOWARD THE SEASIDE TOWN, they are intercepted with a barrage of violence. The watery canvas of Hoenn's sea illuminates with the crash of
THUNDER and the red flare of an
OBLIVION WING. The Buzzwole, weakened by their attacks, become desperate. Exerting their strength, they attempt to latch on to
skyler dross's Wailord; however, the Ultra Beasts change targets to
skyler dross's Mega Lapras when they find that it has been recalled.[break][break][break]
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While
Sénon Game's new allies fly around a Buzzwole like fighter jets distracting a kaiju,
DAPHNE STONE lands a decisive strike. A
DRAGON CLAW tears into the Buzzwole's chest. The muscle tears, and acid sprays from its interiors,
BURNING the Garchomp. Nevertheless, the attack is potent enough. As the Garchomp rips off the proboscis,
Alexei Ivanov's Salamence and Gardevoir help to finish it off.
DAPHNE STONE's Garchomp faints from the pain— but it has done its job valiantly.[break][break][break]
Similarly, as a Buzzwole latches onto
skyler dross's Lapras, the proboscis it owns appears to gleam like a dagger about to plunge. However,
Ethel Irving's Pokemon manage to distract it long enough for
Sénon Game's Gyarados to wrap around its built frame. The Buzzwole flexes, attempting to escape the Gyarados' bind; however,
Billi Marsh and
Celeste Abbiati's Pokemon cause the Buzzwole's resistance to falter. As
Celeste Abbiati's
WHIRLPOOL swirls underneath the Buzzwole, the frozen and poisoned wings fall off of the Ultra Beast. An
ICE FANG condemns the Buzzwole into the depths of the swirling sea, and as the Buzzwole struggles underwater, its proboscis emits bubble after bubble before it becomes motionless within Gyarados' serpentine grasp.[break][break][break]
SEASIDE TOWN
THE SHORE MUST BE CLEARED. In the islands around them, League forces engage in battle with Megalopolan troops. Naganadel tear into soldiers, their cries muddled by bloodied throats. Megalopolan troops cry for their friends as they fight for the fate of their people.[break][break][break]
As they breach the seaside town,
Andrew Fisher and
evangeline smother the Megalopolans in poisons. A Nidoking gores several troops, while
evangeline's Weezing spreads a wave of skin-melting heat across the shore.[break][break][break]
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June Fair and
Noelle Lane dart into the town. As the pink-haired trainer's Blastoise
PROTECTS them, they break into a building. The troops attempt to retaliate, but are swiftly dealt with due to her Dragonite's
EXTREME SPEED. The swift, precise strikes of
June Fair's Urshifu, Inteleon and Dragapult allow them to pick off enemies before they can take advantage of the town's hostages. Several hostages reclaim their pokeballs from a nearby storage— and while some flee to the safety of the incoming League forces, the others join the fight.[break][break][break]
One of the refugees rush toward
Noelle Lane and
June Fair. Grabbing their hands, a broken lens from his glasses falls from its frame.
"I COULD KISS YOU TWO. THOUGHT NO HELP WAS COMING... I FIND MYSELF IN THESE SITUATIONS ALL THE TIME, IT APPEARS." A beat up Professor Creighton gasps for breath. As he looks toward the incoming Stakataka, Creighton tosses his reclaimed pokeball, a Stonjourner bursting out with a heavy thud.[break][break][break]
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Other League soldiers rush into the town. In a powerful swirl of ice,
mclaren mcflurry and
Selena Desmarais brutalize battalions with their powerful Pokemon. The Steelix clears an alleyway with its immense speed. While Naganadel and Megalopolan soldiers attempt to halt its charge, they are swiftly clobbered by the freight train of steel. However, others are more unfortunate. They face the taste of their own medicine as @iris tears into Megalopolan groups with her Pokemon. Her stun baton stuns those who dare her approach her, while her Absol, empowered significantly by its borrowed talent, finishes them off. Several Megalopolans witness her violence, causing them to flee as
noah faber chases them with his Machamp. Ahead, combee fly across the sky, taking Naganadel down as
Olivia Abbiati directs her Vespiquen.[break][break][break]
THE SILVALLY
THE PSYCHIC TERRAIN GLOWS BEHIND, MARKING WHERE ALEXANDER STONE HAS FALLEN. Although his condition is unknown, there is no time to access his state. As the Type: Null "turns"
Orion Lykos and
Kaida Adachi's Pokemon react. Restrained by
PSYCHIC and
AN PARALYZING EMBRACE, the Silvally screeches violently.[break][break][break]
Kaida Adachi's Charizard strikes opportunists with
AIR SLASH, buying them precious time for some connection to be made. Briefly, the pleading seems to work. The Silvally's eyes revert to some normal focus— however, the immense
HAIL from
mclaren mcflurry's Glalie strikes it. Not that it really matters; however, the continual hurt it receives causes it to become aggressive once more. Its programming has been overrun... As it is restrained, its
entire body begins to glow with an immense energy as it prepares for another attack.[break][break][break]
STAKATAKA
priam conrad'S POKEDEX FAILS TO IDENTIFY THE NAGANADEL. The foreign body that the Rocket rides upon, is odd. His device detects brain activity in the creature's lower half rather than in its head. As they travel,
priam conrad and
oscar clayton's unorthodox plan seems to work. They fool several troops after clearing the beach. However, as they attempt to get closer to the general, they encounter from the sides, the Stakataka marching toward the town.[break][break][break]
Should they want to reach the general, they would have to ascend up the mountain nearby.[break][break][break]
Several cubes detatch, acting as drones. As they fly around, they search for anything and anyone, firing lasers at Pokemon, both wild and trained alike.
Olivia Abbiati's Jellicent and Cradily strike from afar— and attract the attention of some of the drones.[break][break][break]
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Other cubes begin to detach in greater numbers. These cubes land as
FOUR LARGE PILLARS, spread out in the east, west, north, and south sections of the seaside town. Several crush buildings as they tower above the conflict.[break][break][break]
They begin to pulse, shaking rapidly, as if charging up for an attack. The earth around them begins to quake simultaneously... The Stakataka, diminished in size, but still terribly big, continues to march closer and closer.[break][break][break]
The sea rumbles once again.[break][break][break]
BREAK THE PILLARS
THE CUBE TOWERS REVERBERATE VIOLENTLY. From within, a neon blue light begins to emanate, outlining each cube's edges.[break][break][break]
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[attr="class","reward2"]WHAT WILL YOU DO?
OBJECTIVES & MAP
THIS RAID WILL FEATURE several objectives or goals for your characters to accomplish. You do not need to fulfill each objective for full rewards. Instead, they have been designed to offer you all guidance. You will notice there are overall objectives and round objectives. Overall objectives are goals to accomplish over the course of the entire raid. Round objectives are specific to the posting round they are for. Occasionally, the objectives will be updated with new objectives and the round's objectives will change with each moderator post.[break][break][break]
OVERALL OBJECTIVES:[break]
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WAR MAP:[break][break]
THE PROVIDED MAP is to aid you in visualizing the battlefield.
This map is not 1-to-1 in representation, and is simply a guide. Each cluster of Megalopolans represents a large group of them, and they will possess a variety of Pokemon, including the Ultra Beast, Naganadel.[break][break]
Click
HERE to view the map. Please note, this will not be updated every round.
INSTRUCTIONS
ENSURE THAT YOU FOLLOW THE RULES which are posted below. Remember to refer to the
sign up page for more details.[break][break][break]
- Please ROLL with your post using the roll command (dice button).
- Each Pokemon of yours can perform 1 move per round.
- There is a soft cap/word limit of 350 words per post.
- Please include a tl;dr note of your important actions.
- You are allowed to roleplay your character taking down miscellaneous Megalopolan NPCs alongside League NPCs; however, significant actions will have their outcomes resolved in the subsequent moderator post.
- If you miss too many rounds by failing to post by the deadline, you will either be kicked and/or receive minimal rewards.
- The Ultra Beasts in these raids will not be exactly the same as their previous iterations on the site.
DEADLINE FOR THIS ROUND'S POST: 10/20 11:59PM PST.
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