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Had they the luxury of time for arguing, unfortunately, the black tendrils said otherwise. As he landed, Callan watched in horror as the tree shot hundreds, if not thousands, of black needles into the air, every ranger, reporter, trainer and volunteer, skewered alive and falling. Derek was one of the few still up there.
Next, the screams of the nearby civilians where they had landed, beginning a stampede as the hapless idiots realized they were in danger. Callan turned towards
Elinor Anderson ,
"Let's talk about it if we get out of here alive, alright?" A cold sweat broke before him, like nausea. Callan had been in emergency situations before, but nothing on this scale, nothing that threatened the livelihood of everyone around him. The reality of how much danger he was in had not set in, just yet, and he'd have to use that ignorance to his advantage.
This type of situation was exactly what the rangers were given compensation for, and right now, he and Elinor had a duty to ensure the safety of everyone within the nearby vicinity. They had made oaths to protect in whatever capacity, and Callan intended to follow through with it, even as his every gut instinct told him to run.
Contacting the rangers within nearby Sootpolis, Callan quickly assigned routes to the nearby Pokemon centers, and broadcasted a city-wide message to immediately evacuate the premises of the tree of life in a 2 mile radius.
Crowd management, barricading, first aid, clear and decisive action, the citizens evacuated the disaster zone with only a few short orders from Callan; identifying the nature of the event, identifying the safe zones, and calling in emergency protocol. The orders cascaded down a clear chain of command from the top, creating pokemon and human barricades alongside main pathways, league reps assigned to nearby checkpoints, and local trainers to help and assist those that were mobility impaired.
This was the reason why Hoenn had a specialized organization for catastrophic events.
With the orders out of the way, Callan could finally focus on the situation at hand.
First, the
PRESSURE, being exerted in this situation, began to strike him. He was going to die, or at least, that's how he felt. The urge to follow Elinor's advice and just run away with her in tow was a gut instinct in him, every fiber of his being told him that continuing would endanger not only himself, but his Pokemon. He had a daughter in Unova that would want to see him again.
But he had sworn an oath, an oath which every single one of his own Pokemon had sworn, and accepted under him. To do his best to defend the Region and help its citizens as best he could. And that was sacrosanct to him, despite what it would definitively take from his soul.
Next, the
DARK SPORES. He had only noticed this as Elinor's Salamence shielded them away. It "looked" like a
status effect, as the spores fell onto Gon, Callan reached into his pocket and released his
TOGETIC,
"SAFEGUARD!" He ordered. And in response, the Togetic glowed with blue energy, before expanding it out like a force field, spreading over the nearby vicinity and pushing away the dark spores. Perhaps it would not work, as Callan had only conjectured its impact as some form of paralysis, but the effect of its safeguard would typically be able to shift away any pollen related activity, such as stun spore, or powders of poison or sleep.
Nearby, a veil of light corrupted zone of pitch black. That was likely the epicenter of the danger being dealt with.
"Asriel, see if you can spread Safeguard to cover that area as well." It would agree, and channel its energy to enhance its field to
include the LIGHTLESS ZONE in its safeguard range as well.
"We should head over to that area, if we're to make any meaningful change Elly."He still did not like the fact she was here, but now that she was, she was under the same obligation of duty as him. If she didn't decide to come with him, that was all the better, he'd rather she flee than rush headlong into danger. As he began to run towards the lightless zone, he opened his comm to reach
DEREK HOFFMAN ,
"Derek, I saw the black tendrils, are you okay?" Only to be blasted by a horrendous sound, mixing between screams for help and what could only be described as a static hellscape, and the subsequent cut off. A chill ran down his spine, it definitely wasn't Derek on the call.
ACTIONS:+ The rangers coordinate the evacuation of its civilians to safety. VIKAVOLT temporarily heads out from his party.
+ Callan's TOGETIC uses SAFEGUARD to create a force field to repel the dark spores. Which include those stuck in the corrupted AURORA VEIL. The following are under the effects of SAFEGUARD if successful:
+ Callan begins to head towards the lightless zone.
Current Impacts:+ Whether PRESSURE worsens
+ Whether
Remiel Calcifet 's HEAL BELL is successful and DARK SPORES are temporarily cured
+ Whether SAFEGUARD has an impact on DARK SPOREs
+
Callan Young and
Elinor Anderson are outside the AURORA VEIL zone
+ Callan accessed a communications channel and heard the noise. COMMS no longer work
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several black spikes harmlessly whizz past 
BACK AT THE ROCKET SUBMARINE fluorescent lights flicker on and off. emergency sirens ring throughout its halls. the sound of their metal floor clanging in unison echo as personnel evacuate under the ROCKET BOSS’ order.
the static of someone else joining in chimes in. the voice is familiar to those who have been in team rocket for more than a couple years. they may not recognize it now but in time, a welcome face will join them soon.
below is a list of some predetermined plot decisions. this is revealed ahead of time to allow players to better navigate their characters and actions, temper expectations, and prevent this thread from bottlenecking other plots and site progression.
