II. NAVEL ROCK TOWER RAID

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Alex / Lexy

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thirty

december 22

Mistralton, Unova

homosexual demiromantic

sanctuary owner

civilian

I’ll fight the world

that wronged you, just to see you smile again

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Alexei Ivanov

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POSTED ON Jan 25, 2019 9:12:40 GMT

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Maybe it was a good thing Lucas had warned him about not touching them.

Just as he thought he saw something at the edge of his vision, the one thing that had been bothering him had actually come to pass: that these flames were possibly alive, chasing them down, consuming everything in its path. As the smoky haze began to fill the room, it touched the two statues in the room—and it was really lucky he backed off, because hoy shit the statues suddenly blinked in their direction, coming alive!

He did notice something strange, though—why did they only have one eye, as opposed to two?

Quickly scanning the crowd, he shouted in Lucas’ direction, “You better get out of the way!” before backing up and almost hitting the strange pillar in the process. Even though another had suggested to bring out the Dark-types, he had a gut feeling that they were still definitely Fire-type—and that Luna would be at a disadvantage here.

Shit, why don’t I have a smaller Water-type? Marius is going to take up so much space, but what can I do?! He thought frantically, rummaging through his jacket pocket with his left hand as he picked out which Pokéball he’d pulled out. He’d also noticed that there were black clouds forming in the room—for some reason they looked like ink, of all things—and his attention was drawn back to the two massive-sized Pokémon, each only having one eye.

It was at this point he suddenly remembered reading about something similar long ago—about how there was another region, where wishes took form in the shape of—

“There—there’s a reason they only have one eye!” he began, addressing nobody in particular. “They’re… similar to the papers down below. One eye, to remind whoever has them that there’s a goal they have to finish! They have to have two eyes!” he continued. Did the black clouds have something to do with it?

Maybe Marius is a bad idea… he thought, quickly dropping the shrunken-down marble he’d already plucked out and was ready to toss forward. Hoping that he wasn’t going to get screwed over, he changed tack and rummaged for another one, popping it to full-size and sending Luna out, despite the glaringly obvious disadvantage the Weavile had due to its shared-typing.

“Luna, get ready to move the hell out of the way… prepare a Night Slash while you’re at it…” he said, watching as the Weavile looked at the gigantic Darmanitan in alarm, threatening to move.

The singular eyes unnerved not just the Weavile, but him as well… he knew that the wish-granting things he’d read about were supposed to have two eyes; but how were they going to get the second eye ‘drawn in’, if that was the case?

Would it be possible to lure one of them away from the staircase? He thought, forcing himself to think despite the obvious panic that was threatening to overtake him.

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- has an oh shit, I KNEW IT moment in his head
- shouts in Lucas Lane's direction to move away before the Darmanitan 'statues' come to life
- even if someone (Fernando) had suggested Dark-types, he's on the fence and was pondering on bringing out his Lapras. Decides not to a few moments later because shit Lapras are huge okay
- notices that the 'awakening' Darmanitan only have one eye, remembers reading something about them
- points out (maybe? Subtly?) that they resemble the wishing strips of paper, and offers information (potentially useless but who knows?) about how similar 'dolls' have only one eye painted in, as a reminder of a goal that the wishmaker wants to achieve
- tries to ponder HOW the hell to get a second 'eye' on the two statues
- sends out his Weavile and asks to prepare a Night Slash just in case shit gets nasty
- wonders if there's a way to actually paint a second 'eye in...

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golden boy

cute

twenty-seven

september 23

slateport city

najwa

narcissist

who knows

najwa essam

married

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kim cole-essam

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POSTED ON Jan 25, 2019 10:30:02 GMT

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dark types for a darmanitan? sure it would be good for its current state, it was part psychic afterall, but it was primarily a fire type. a better command would be “have your water types at the ready” considering even when they weren’t in this state the damage done to them would be decent.

but kim didn’t step up first, so who was he to criticise the words of one who aimed to lead.

with a sigh he’d come to a stand, not letting the comment of said previous excursion linger for too long before returning the fairy type, her therapeutic mist withering away to unveil the smog.

once more, he’d move to his waist, calling forth a kingdra that stuck to his form in a clingy fashion, it’s head peering over the man’s shoulder, looking where its trainer did.

as everyone prepared themselves, so would he, moving to the front of the line to take charge. he couldn’t sit in the back forever, it was so… un-kim-like. the spotlight is where he belonged.

and once the statues began moving, he’d brace himself, an unexpected set of events unfolding suddenly.

while he did not put it past the two to come to life, their appearance was one that forced inquiry.

he had known of the dolls these creatures resembled well enough but was at a loss for why they had taken their form.

hypotheses began to cloud his brain as the smoke in the room had its occupants, until he’d bat them away, a smile taking form on his face.

“i’ll think about it later, for now… i don’t think i’ve given you a name.”

he’d reach up, patthing the kingdra’s jawline.

“how about cutter?” the kingdra’s eyes would not move from the still moving forms of the darmanitan, unclinging from kim to move forward as its aloof trainer pondered.

“cutter’s a good name,” he’d decide, snapping his fingers quickly and ushering a command, “focus energy.”

as the command reached the pokemon’s ears the dragon type would curl its tail inward, focusing as pressure built up inside.

setting a hand on his hip, the councilman would point forward with his other, aiming at the leftmost darmanitan as he let loose two words from his curled lips.

“hydro pump”

and with those words said, a torrent of water burst from the snout of the sea dragon, a charged burst of water shooting towards its target to deliver a hefty strike to its form.

ღ moved up to the front
ღ returned aromatisse and sent out kingdra
ღ kingrda used focus energy and then hydro pump for big damage with that sniper ability

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jay

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twenty seven

january 12th

johto, ogi isle

bicurious

anarchist

grunt

why don't

you give up?

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jayde cross

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POSTED ON Jan 25, 2019 11:11:12 GMT

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the fuss of young cait alfric , in all her prominence of sorrow, rings in the back of his mind like the buzz of a beedrill. jayde isn't the person of comfort in this situation and although he is not the source of their agony. he is also not willing to cross such boundaries.

instead, the cold expression faces the massive statues. curious figures have already drawn close and he regards them for a moment as the smoke sifts into the room.

of course it couldn't have been that easy.

suddenly, the bird lets out a cry. he is not senseless enough to realize that it is a warning and he steps back. charizard growls, lowly and without fear. the beast of flames has always been forthright in sight of danger.

the eyes— he thinks, calling his companion back. fighting fire with fire was not exactly worthy of burning everyone alive. the essence beneath them was a force not likely of what they were familiar with. it was unnatural and frightening. jayde could see that well in the faded image of the injured.

the intensity of a near—bound death.

swampert is released, dully taking note of the disaster that now surrounded it. almost, the expression was similar to the approaching man.

"we need to move those things out of the way," he says, speaking quietly to his pokemon. jayde slips onto its broad back. "don't worry about anyone else. snuff out the fire." with a nod of its head, it jerks backwards. water starts, slipping past its jaws till it cascades outwards. in an immense surf, all would be affected by the rush as it collapsed throughout the room.

hopefully enough for the targets to lose their balance.

» basically keeping to himself, was staring at the "statues" till they started to come to life.
» notices that they only have one eye.
» uses surf which will affect everyone in the room and potentially ease the fire downstairs??? perhaps push the darmanitan out of the way???

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POSTED ON Jan 25, 2019 16:46:26 GMT

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[attr="class","mercypost"]the thoughts that had been simmering in her fellow companions' minds ring true. she's still closest to the door they'd arrived through and she looks on with worry as the first signs of smoke spill up through under the floorboards. her mind races; surely with their combined efforts, they could quench the flames that chase them.

but petrov's withering skin proves that this is no ordinary flame, and she has a feeling that regardless of their efforts, the fire will continue its slow ascent.

the togetic is still fresh and full of energy. many had their own healing pokemon and hadn't bothered with the togetic's healing powers.

so when the two darmanitan spring to life, mercy follows suit with the others and turns to attack them. only, a great many of them are throwing all their weight into their attacks. she looks down at sweetheart. there isn't much of an opening for the fairy-type without the threat of her also getting blasted. this room isn't meant for so many trainers and their pokemon to battle it out.

so she keeps by the wall, sidles along its side and inches closer to the door the darmanitan guard.

if she can get an opening, all she'll need is lady's teleport move and she'll be able to slip past the guards while the rest struggle in the fray.

her thoughts go back towards the beast, oddly wavering by petrov's side. she shakes her head. wolfe would rather she leave her behind so rocket can accomplish its goals.

"get your PSYCHIC ready. if anything comes near us, get rid of it."

notes:
> doesn't like the smoke/fire behind them, but figures it's magic and no amount of anything will stop its path
> watches everyone hammer down on the darmanitan
> decides to slowly inch along the wall w/ togetic
> orders togetic to use PSYCHIC if anything dangerous comes too close to them
> wants to get close enough to use clefable to teleport behind the darmanitan while everyone else is busy lmao (but not yet)

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POSTED ON Jan 25, 2019 19:47:51 GMT

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Clearly he was no therapist but at least something seemed better with priam conrad ? Either that or this poor kid was channeling his emotions into something much much scarier. As in bomb expertise. 'Uhh yeah....sure..." Victor would make a mental note to avoid this guy during a TNT party. It seemed like he was onto something because Victor's attention was turned towards the statues as well and the actions of cait alfric as she made a move.

"You might be onto somethi-" Victor's words were cut short as various actions were made. Mister Tattoos jayde cross was surfing his way through. Unlike the others Victor had little interest in dealing with these mad dogs. He much preferred making out of this alive and accomplishing his goal. Whatever that was. "My guy, if you wanna make a move, now's the time."

Victor turned to Priam and smiled awkwardly. His own hands pulled out his own Pokeballs. With a small grunt he tossed it, summoning the iconic, abet slightly useless Vibes, his Meowth. Of course it was mandatory that it did its signature move.

Standing proudly and with a smirk Vibes took to the stage. Coins ring down around them, smacking Victor in the face. Several more fly towards Priam and two clinks by jayde cross 's feet. Only a few key coins fly towards the statues, solidifying Victor's contribution to battling these fowl beasts.

The curious feline and its proud trainer stands by Priam firmly, although Victor is shooting several angry glances over at Lucas Lane . "Hey, excuse me. Sadistic rock dude? You gonna help us or rub that stone all day?"

tldr: vibes the meowth is out and tosses coins at everyone and the statues. victor calls out lucas lane for his shoddy parenting and MOTIVATES priam.

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The Nightingale

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Twenty four

November 11

Slateport

Heterosexual

Assistant

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The stars are singing

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Isra Nightingale

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POSTED ON Jan 26, 2019 4:57:38 GMT

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Everyone else is quick to move into action but Isra waits, especially once a surf sweep through the room much to her dismay. The force of it knocks her Tsareena's ball loose causing her release and Isra sees a worthy change of plans. The pokemon don't exactly have to be defeated so much as moved out of the way.

She whistles through the smoke and the grass type Teeter dances despite the heat, obviously dismayed by its presence but she keeps her cool none the less. Her dance is quickly added to by a sweet scent that permeates through the smoke if only barely. Isra hopes it is enough to further push the giant pokemon off kilter, making them easier for the rest to follow up with whatever plan they might have to squash the threat.

Another Whistle and her Banette is quick to respond, repositioning himself to throw a sucker punch at the leg of one of the beasts, hoping to take advantage of the other moves made to offset them and hopefully topple one of them and make room to reach the exit.

>>Tsareena is released and uses Teeter Dance and Sweet scent to try and make the darmanitan more susceptible to attacks via confusion and letting their guard down
>>Banette sucker punches a leg to hopefully topple one of them
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Luke / Boomer

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Twenty Nine

October 21

Lacunosa Town

rocksexual

Geneticist

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Noelle Bellemore

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Lucas Lane

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POSTED ON Jan 27, 2019 2:46:18 GMT

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"Yeah, you're welcome" Lucas says, the words lacking in sincerity. It should have been obvious that something was amiss, not only with the first floor but with the whole tower. Something that science couldn't explain. The region renown rock lover's hand slides back into his pocket once more, taking the crystal out to look at it. It would finally dawn on him what the crystal was from. What legend it fit perfectly into. "It's the cocoon" he thinks to himself, amazement painted over his face in that moment. This was a valuable find and an indication of what was behind the tower's mysteries. If the cocoon had already begun to fall away it meant that the mythical pokemon Jirachi was awakening from its slumber. That the rescue group would need to hurry.

"We need to pick up the pace" he slides the crystal back into a pocket "Jirachis already out of it's." The brunette's sentence stops short as the darmanitans spring to life, proving his suspicions right. Stomping feet echo as Lucas rushes to space himself from the reanimated pokemon, Alexei Ivanov 's words having little influence on the decision.

As Lucas draws close to the rest of the rescue team he's met with the rude words of victor evans . "It's part of the cocoon" he snidely responds. "The pokemon that I'm here to help." Lucas' words are a window into his thoughts, that Victor wasn't here for the same reason. "Times running out if the crystal is already falling away. It's only suppose to happen when it awakens." With those words he'd eye the staircase behind the two gargantuan pokemon. "We've got to get past the darmanitans fast. We don't have the time to sit fighting." In a flash of light his glaceon disappears, in its place appearing a Kabutops. "Ceto mudshot. Geb, extrasensory. Flank them!" As the pokemon move out he turns back to victor evans and priam conrad . "Conrad I need you to do the same so we can lure them from the staircase, it's the only way to get to the next floor. And Victor, just try not getting in the way."

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Runs from the reanimated Darmanitans
Meets up with victor evans and priam conrad , explains that Jirachi is likely close to hatching
Commands claydol to flank with extrasensory and Kabutops to flank with mudshot
Tells priam conrad to get his pokemon to flank as well so they can lure the darmanitans away from the stairs
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sinclair

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twenty-eight

january 4

saffron, kanto

heterosexual

underboss

executive

against the steel

a rush to rust

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become as fire, eat the woods. eat the dark and show where i stood

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dominic sinclair

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POSTED ON Jan 27, 2019 4:57:27 GMT

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he inches closer to a gathering cluster of people, and overhears the tail-end of Lucas Lane's suggestion. if speed is their primary concern - with whatever raskolnikov was up to and with the smoke catching up - any true combat only serves to stall them. the best option is to incapacitate or bypass the two eerie darmanitan completely.

dominic contemplates returning his houndoom when he sees a burst of water splutter forth, but opts not to for now. at least the statue pokemon's fire can't particularly hurt him, and he trusts the pokemon to fall back to his side if it needs to.

the underboss catches someone mention the darmanitan's eyes, and finds himself gritting his teeth in thought. an apt observation, and indeed he can see their asymmetrical eyes, but the relevance is lost on him. they have more pressing concerns; whatever the pair were designed to do, they shouldn't be allowed to complete their goal.

"incapacitate them," he orders, steely-eyed. he rolls the pokeball between his fingers, ready to return him at moment's notice.

the houndoom gives a furious roar. it might not end the battle entirely, but it should at least scatter them away from the group, leaving them vulnerable and incapacitated. hell, if they're lucky the pokemon might flee entirely. the next moment the pokemon leaps forward, intending to fasten its fangs around one of the darmanitan's throats in a crunch strong enough to shatter stone.

≫ overhears parts of lucas' idea
≫ houndoom uses roar to intimidate the darmanitan into being temporarily pacified and/or dying on the spot pls
≫ houndoom uses crunch on one of the darmanitan's, aiming for the jugular
≫ houndoom gets two rolls + picks higher one

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the wolf

she/her

thirty

october 30

lumiose city, kalos

bisexual demi-romantic

rocket beast

beast

you're nobody

'til someone wants you dead

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Are you strong enough to stand protecting both your heart and mine?

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Emma Wolfe

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POSTED ON Jan 27, 2019 14:43:09 GMT

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dreaming of[break]black & white

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Emma notices the searching gaze of dominic sinclair, but should they have made eye contact before he continues with his actions, she holds his gaze with unwavering confidence. She has nothing to hide from him here, and there's nothing particularly suspicious. She's here to complete a job.

The heat begins to rise from the floor boards, tendrils of inky black smoke crawling up the steps. Lycanroc places a paw on her forearm, dragging her away from the flames a little bit. She glances backward, then briefly at NIKOLAI PETROV to make sure that his Gardevoir is protecting him.

But it's Alexei Ivanov that she's the most interested in. He speaks, softly perhaps, as no one else seemed to have acknowledged him, about some sort of tradition that was related to wishes and goals. It definitely sounded like this scenario they were facing was similar and uncanny. Her eyes look to the Darmanitan's eyes.

Alexei is right, only one of them are filled in, the other remains an eerie white. There's a small gasp as the beasts' fur turn from white to red. She feels the rush of water at her feet, someone using surf.

In a heartbeat, the room is alive with commotion. Everyone is clambering to take down the Darmanitan, to knock them out of the way. Perhaps they're afraid of the fire. They probably should be.

Emma watches as Dominic sends his Houndoom to attack. She's met his beast before, and it's terrifying in its attack.

The woman feels the presence of her Lycanroc stiffen, the low growl in its throat rising as he, too, begins to rise to the challenge. The thought occurs to Emma that perhaps they the uncompleted goal. That they are to be eliminated in order for the Darmanitan's eyes to be filled.

The thought causes her a moment of fear. But Lycanroc stands at the ready, his body poised for the fight.

"If they come towards us, use rock slide. Don't leave my sight, and don't engage."

Her eyes dart to the tiny space between the two hulking fire beasts.

"The moment there's an opening, we need to take it."

She says this to no one in particular, maybe she's talking to herself. Perhaps she's even saying this specifically to Nikolai's Gardevoir in the hopes she will do whatever it takes to make sure Nikolai gets to the next floor.

tldr:
> acknowledges alexei's information
> moves away from the door
> orders lycanroc to protect her with rock slide should anything come towards them
> mumbles to herself or to nikolai or to anyone nearby that they should take the chance and get out the minute it opens

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conrad

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vermillion city, kanto

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priam conrad

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POSTED ON Jan 27, 2019 17:58:38 GMT

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Soon enough, smoke would start rising to the second floor. He'd take out a Pokeball containing his Espeon, the Psychic-type landing on the wooden floors before being scooped up by Priam and letting him rest on his shoulders. He always had the Pokemon for comfort for as long as he could remember. If things get dicey, he would definitely appreciate its company in the dire situation he found himself in.

victor evans and Praim meet up with Lucas Lane soon enough, though his attention had been on the rather reckless move that one other individual did. "Psychic if we need it," he'd quietly instruct as a finger pointed to jayde cross 's Swampert. Another set of eyes was what he needed when there was another threat aside from the Darmanitan.

He'd only catch the latter part of what Lucas said, which was all he needed anyways. "Flank? Got it, boss." Instructions on how to tackle the predicament they were in were needed as Priam wouldn't have a clue on what to do. Overhearing what FERNANDO SILPH had said earlier from the crowd, he'd grab his Zoroark's Pokeball.

"Night Daze!"

The Dark-type manifested itself in the image of his Gabite-- an act that would cause Priam to bite his lip. Energy would form on its hands before releasing the move onto the Darmanitan's face.

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releases espeon from ball as he sees smoke
tells his Espeon to protect him (+lucas and victor cause they near him) with psychic from the surf if it ever happens
gets instructions from lucas
releases zoroark as a gabite and uses night daze

Espeon ♂ - Synchronize - Helping Hand, Quick Attack, Swift, Psychic, Morning Sun, Dazzling Gleam

Shroomish ♀ - Poison Heal - Leech Seed, Headbutt, Giga Drain, Toxic, Seed Bomb, Spore

Zoroark ♀ - Illusion - Night Daze, Foul Play, U-Turn, Pursuit, Agility, Night Slash

Druddigon ♀ - Rough Skin - Hone Claws, Dragon Rage, Dragon Claw, Slash, Crunch, Superpower

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Grunt

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jacob berwick

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POSTED ON Jan 27, 2019 23:30:59 GMT

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Jacob would watch on as the two "statues" sprung to life. The Unovan had heard about such a thing before, Darmanitan going into a statue-like state, a Zen Mode, but had never seen it before. In any case, Jacob let out a nervous gulp, before turning to his team of Pokemon. Though he was nervous about this, he wasn't going to let the duo stop him. Especially if it meant being able to get a wish from Jirachi.

"Morrigan, Taunt one of the Darmanitan, and use Night Daze! Chip, Crunch on the first one! Catty, Fake Out the second one!", Jacob called out to his Pokemon.

Catty, moving quickly, ran up to one of the Darmanitan, the one who was targeted by the Decidueye, attempting to go in for an intimidating, if light attack, with the sole purpose of getting it to flinch. Meanwhile, Morrigan would let out a Taunt at the other Darmanitan, before firing a dark wave of energy towards the two Darmanitan. Meanwhile, Chip would rush up to the Darmanitan that wasn't subjected to the Purrloin's Fake Out, attempting to bite down on the creature as hard as it could.

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notes: -Purrloin used Fake Out on the Darmanitan targeted by Cait's Decidueye
-Zorua used Taunt on the other Darmanitan, and Night Daze
-Sandile used Crunch on the Darmanitan targeted by Taunt

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Freelancer

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Dallas Rhodes

II. NAVEL ROCK TOWER RAID

POSTED ON Jan 28, 2019 19:53:33 GMT

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Just as he neared the statues, the cry of alarm from Hawks gave the man enough time to back off as the Darmanitan awoke. “Stay back, for now, Hawks.” The Fletchinder would ascend toward the ceiling. Keeping an eye on its trainer from above, waiting for its next command.[break][break]

Soon after a flurry of attacks are unleashed from all types of Pokémon. Bom is quick to join in. Using Water Pulse again but instead of being used to stop raging fires, now the bright blue ball of water that was fired crashed into the nearest Darmanitan. A wave of water unleashing upon impact. Aimed to knock the Darmanitan away from the door. Or just knock out it completely. Both worked fine.[break][break]

“Get ready for when there’s an opening, Hawks.” As water flooded the room from Surf, Dallas held onto his Slowpoke in order to weather the waves. Keeping an eye on the door the two blazing Pokémon protected. An opening was all he needed to get through in a dash. In fact, it looked like most of the group were prepared to escape in a mad dash when the opportunity arose. Time was of the essence after all.[break][break]

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Fletchinder hovers near the ceiling away from the commotion.[break][break]
Slowpoke uses Water Pulse on one of the Darmanitan in an attempt to knock it out the way of the door or KO it.[break][break]
Dallas holds onto Bom while Surf floods the place.[break][break]
Dallas and Fletchinder ready up for when there's an opening.[break][break]

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FERNANDO SILPH

II. NAVEL ROCK TOWER RAID

POSTED ON Jan 29, 2019 5:06:25 GMT

without a dark type of his own there is little fernando can do without exposing his pokemon to immense danger. having owned several psychic types of his own, as well as hailing from saffron, he's acquainted with their capabilities all too well. their attack can be instantaneous, both lethal and done at a mental level. he's seen pokemon suspended, held against their will, and even left a drooling mess after having their consciousness attacked. only dark types have an outright immunity to the assault and thus stems his suggestion.

the moment the smoke snakes its way into the room and gives life to the darmanitan, the suggestion goes out the window. clearly they're awakening and therefore shifting forms. the preparation was due to the unknown nature of the idle statues. now that they're reacting, now that the sign is clear, fernando sees no reason that the other can't come to the same conclusion as him. he doesn't call out the change in plans, not with the literal flames that start to ignite on the darmanitan's features, as he brings his quagsire back out.

"RAINY DANCE."

the other opt to attack and like mercy, fernando knows better to insert himself into the thick of the attacks. friendly fire can be a worse enemy then the enemy itself in skirmishes in such close quarters. it becoming increasingly evident when the room is swamped by the self-induced SURF. luckily, quagsire's WATER ABSORB turns the attach into a supplementary heal as fernando clings to the nonchalant pokemon. the RAINY DANCE turns the atmosphere damp, which may provide protection from the flames both by putting a damper on their progression as well as wetting those in the room. like the others, fernando looks for an opening.

however, without any real means to disrupt the pokemon, much less displace them, he results to his most tried and true trick. one of the few spare pokeballs he brought with him is tossed toward the darmanitan that's given less attention. he has no intention on capturing it, much less any faith it'll work. the attempt is a gamble. if the pokemon is real, which is a chance he's willing to stake on considering the nature of the events so far, they're still prone to being displaced by the ball. no matter how temporary, if the pokemon's no different then any other standard pokemon, it's prone to being sucked into the ball. how long it'll last before it breaks free? that's up to anyone, but that window is all they need.

calls for dark type in case they use a psychic attack
calls on quagsire the moment he notices the flames, which he assumes everyone else will do as well
quagsire uses RAIN DANCE to stop the flames and dampen the room
swampert's SURF heals quagsire and fernando uses the pokemon to stay stable
throws a pokeball to attempt to suck the pokemon up to displace the pokemon
will attempt to cross with every other opportunist when the chance arises

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NIKOLAI PETROV

II. NAVEL ROCK TOWER RAID

POSTED ON Jan 29, 2019 5:36:51 GMT

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PSYCHIC does what it can to help him stay on his feet as the situation continues to spiral. despite the looks of pity and the words that only affirm the worst, he remains hopeful because being anything but would mean giving up, and nikolai does not give up. not anymore.

there's nothing else he can say to soothe cait alfric and so he leaves her to her thoughts. he can't control what people say or think, only his own thoughts, and right now, as the darmanitan statues spring to life, his thoughts are simple.

survive.

one after the other the group start their attacks, though none of them look to be in unison. if they're acting as individuals then so will nikolai. he watches as the room fills with a SURF from jayde cross. he doesn't hear Alexei Ivanov, or maybe he did but simply didn't register it; either way, it doesn't stop FERNANDO SILPH from summoning a RAIN DANCE.

in the thick of the battle, Emma Wolfe's words repeat in his head. he turns to look at her, too weak to smile but it's evident that he's trying. "stay close to me." not because he needs to protect her, but perhaps the opposite.

hand to his belt finds nidoqueen who PROTECTS against the vehemence of the battle; from the water to the fire from below, nidoqueen charges ahead with SUPERPOWER strength. gardevoir's CAPTIVATE looks to immobilize the fire-types enough for nidoqueen to ram into them.

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≫ watches as SURF and RAIN DANCE fill the room
≫ attacks last
≫ calls out nidoqueen who PROTECTS and charges forward to ram into the darmathings for a SUPERPOWER
≫ gardevoir CAPTIVATES in a pg-13 friendly way

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II. NAVEL ROCK TOWER RAID

POSTED ON Jan 29, 2019 5:40:55 GMT

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YOUR ATTACKS:[break][break]
cait alfric's decidueye is able to successfully SPIRIT SHACKLE the LEFT DARMANITAN STATUE, stitching their shadow to the ground. As the statue attempts move forward, they are stopped by an invisible force nailing them to the flooring.[break][break][break]

Alexei Ivanov's weavile immediately lashes out at the immobilized darmanitan statue with a NIGHT SLASH. However, the pokemon and their trainer will realize it has only scratched the surface of the creature to little effect.[break][break][break]

jayde cross's swampert is summoned into the fray. although the surf is not strong enough to push the darmanitan, gravity pulls the water downward and slows the approaching flames. jayde cross has bought the group time from the approaching hellfire.[break][break][break]

kim cole-essam bravely approaches the vanguard with his newly named kingdra. with a calm order, his regal dragon SNIPES the immobilized darmanitan with a HYDRO PUMP. the water pierces through the darmanitan, driving a hole right through its body. although it seems to be "alive," its anatomy is still comprised of stone. as the water splashes from the impact, it attempts to cover its right eye.[break][break][break]

@mercy attempts to inch along the wall with her togetic. the togetic's PSYCHIC is readied. at this close proximity, mercy would be able to realize that immobilized darmanitan's blank right eye is shifting. suddenly, the blank white eye glows molten...[break][break][break]

victor evans delivers cash money flow to the group. some of these coins land in people's pockets or shoes. everyone gains 10 POKEDOLLARS, including victor himself. the coins slam into the darmanitan, but they fly off after cracking some of the stone surface of their bodies.[break][break][break]

Isra Nightingale's tsareena casts SWEET SCENT while TEETER DANCING. the scent does little, but the hypnotic dance of her tsareena catches the RIGHT DARMANITAN off-guard. not to be overshadowed, her banette delivers a devastating SUCKER PUNCH: it crushes its tinier RIGHT HIND LEG into red painted crumbs. the darmanitan's dramatic crash onto the floor indicates its imbalanced and crippled state.[break][break][break]

Lucas Lane's claydol and kabutops flank the darmanitan statues. the SPIRIT SHACKLED darmanitan is not taunted away; however, the EXTRASENSORY further distracts it. next, kabutops' MUDSHOT causes the darmanitan to caterwaul in pain. as the mud splashes on to the darmanitan, it covers its blank right eye. furthermore, the RIGHT DARMANITAN is lured away from the stairs by a smidgen, the lack of a right hind leg causing its body to grind against the floor.[break][break][break]

dominic sinclair's houndoom ROARS. it's an ferocious noise, but tinted with an eerie fiendish quality. the darmanitan stay steadfast, but the LEFT DARMANITAN, with so much plaguing its attention, is finally brought to its knees with a brutal CRUNCH. its body is brought down to the floor, but its blank eye stares menacingly at the group.[break][break][break]

Emma Wolfe and her lycanroc ready for another attack. a ROCK SLIDE is prepared by the rock-type canine, should they need the protection whilst they make their escape.[break][break][break]

priam conrad's zoroark is cast from the pokeball as a sorrowful reminder of the boy's loss. the image of his gabite stands proudly like a monument to their amiable history before releasing a NIGHT DAZE. pitch-black waves cut through the room. his espeon's PSYCHIC is able to ward off the waters from drenching their feet.[break][break][break]

Dallas Rhodes' fletchinder flies away from the chaos, staying a safe distance near the ceiling. slowpoke's WATER PULSE shifts the RIGHT DARMANITAN enough to provide an opening. finally, the staircase is exposed for exit![break][break][break]

FERNANDO SILPH dampens the floor with quagsire's RAIN DANCE, staining the wood dark. a SURF follows soon after to replenish his quagsire before the waters recede to the lower floor, following jayde cross's swampert's SURF. the pokeball is hurled, but a darmanitan is able to FIRE FANG the device into smithereens. he loses 1 pokeball.[break][break][break]

NIKOLAI PETROV's nidoqueen immediately PROTECTS in preparation as the rain drops tease his burned flesh. his gardevoir attempts to CAPTIVATE the darmanitan creatures, but the nidoqueen follows up with a SUPERPOWER. instead of slamming them away, she breaks off the arm of the RIGHT DARMANITAN.[break][break][break]

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THEIR ATTACKS:[break][break]
the right darmanitan was taunted by jacob berwick's zorua and attempts to strike. however, the lack of a hind leg severely hinders its process. in frustration, a FIRE PUNCH slams into the floor. the wooden boards splinter and give away as pillars of flame erupt from the point of impact. smoke suddenly billows from the growing hole in the floor. the flooring continues to give way board by board as the pillars of flames travel forth, but the dampened flooring prevents the flames from materializing too strongly. those who peer below can see the sheer incineration that has occurred from the first floor.[break][break][break]

Dallas Rhodes (slowpoke), priam conrad (zoroark), Emma Wolfe (lycanroc), dominic sinclair (houndoom), Isra Nightingale (tsareena), victor evans (meowth), Lucas Lane (kabutops) and FERNANDO SILPH (quagsire), roll to avoid the weakened flames/to avoid falling into the first floor and to escape.[break][break][break]

the immobilized darmanitan may be downed, but its blank eye is still active. it glows a terrifying molten red before spewing a CONE OF FLAMES at jacob berwick (zorua), cait alfric (decidueye), Alexei Ivanov (weavile), jayde cross (swampert), kim cole-essam (kingdra) and NIKOLAI PETROV (gardevoir). roll to dodge and escape the room.[break][break][break]

Emma Wolfe, you may roll two times with your lycanroc and take the higher number (as a note, these 'prepared actions' will not always guarantee an advantage on your next roll). @mercy is spared from the right darmanitan and is able to freely move up the stairs; however, if you'd like to assist anyone, please roll with an accompanying action.[break][break][break]

NOTES:
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a mod post will be posted on 1/1's evening, pst!

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as a note, no one targeted the blank white eyes specifically, causing a severe retaliation from the darmanitan. good luck! furthermore, if you have any questions, please let me know!

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