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POSTED ON Mar 18, 2019 5:42:58 GMT

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III.II MOSSDEEP FOREST

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MOSSDEEP MAYHEM: HARDCORE

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last night, an unknown wormhole materialized above mossdeep city. videos of the event have circulated online and all of hoenn is abuzz about the strange phenomenon. trainers from all over have come to marvel at the enigmatic spectacle.[break][break]

recent reports have details that numerous wormholes have appeared over the island. strange, never before seen pokemon have emerged from these wormholes. one of the wormholes above the mossdeep forest erupts as something careens from its depths. its large, hulking figure momentarily blots out the sun as the pokemon lands amidst the trees, toppling them over. [break][break][break]

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the pokemon—if you can call it that—stands at an impressive 70 feet tall. it's the size of a medium size building back in slateport, before the invasion. [break][break]

the sun reflects off the pokemon's HARDENED, metallic surface. the illustrious sheen proves blinding to anyone who stares directly at it. various vines shoot out from what seems to be the pokemon's blouse, INGRAINING it into place. the immediate ground around it seems to fade into a decayed brown, a clear sign that the nutrients from the dying vegetation is being used to feed the beast.[break][break]

a pair of cylinders—rods the size of school buses?—revolve around the pokemon's main body. each end seems to burn with a light that grows with each second. the way the light radiates from either orifice reminds you of the sun, smoldering.[break][break]

anyone that approaches will feel the distortion in the area's GRAVITY. the influx of weight becomes unbearable and any attempts to leave the ground will be nigh impossible. jumping becomes an insurmountable task; flying is out of the question. the closer to the beast you get the stronger the effect. anyone within several meters from the pokemon will feel their speed start to slow as even moving becomes a fight against GRAVITY.[break][break]

currently, aside from the cylinders, it remains motionless. [break][break]

what do you do?
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OBJECTIVES[break][break]
LEAGUE: investigate the pokemon?[break]
ROCKET: capture the pokemon?[break][break][break]

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GUIDELINES:

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this thread is death-enabled!
there will be at least a moderation post every 48 hours.
there is no particular post order.
if everyone posts prior to the deadline, a mod post may occur.
you can only bring six pokemon; for now.
this thread is death-enabled!
highlight any moves / actions / attacks made.
actions supersede any rolls but make sure to roll every post!
your character may exit the event thread at anytime; dm SPIRAL to re-enter.
remember to include a tl;dr of your actions in your posts
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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

POSTED ON Mar 18, 2019 9:01:35 GMT

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kim was the first to arrive it seemed, the hulking mass of metal towering over him as he began to venture closer, the dragonite’s flight slowly descending the closer it got to the creature, an outright shift of gravity shooting the pair to the ground at a rapid pace.

as they neared the ground the councilman tapped a pokeball, an aromatisse released quickly, their decent slowed decently enough with a psychic so their landing was not one of a crashed variety.

climbing off of the downed dragon, kim would resist the gravity enough to return his two partners, backing away from the towering behemoth of a pokemon that caused this influx in gravity.

from a decent distance away, kim would onlook the mass of metal, rolling his shoulders as he caught hold of the gravity he was used to.

a few taps on his phones screen as he’d make a call, an outcry given for any capable league members nearby to gather in on his position as quickly as possible to assist him with this… phenomenon.

his call was quickly rebuttaled with another request, one for him to report to another disturbance, something on a much more serious scale taking place nearby.

confusion was the least of his problems as others started to answer the call to action.

afraid that they would make the same mistake as him, he’d release a lickilicky, the pokemon rolling about after its release before standing upright, looking to its trainer with a salute.

“i’m not sure if that this is a pokemon or not, but we need to try and get rid of that effect to the best of our ability.”

thinking back to previous raids, it seemed that pokemon, no matter the scale, were susceptible to crowd controlling moves, hopefully this one would be no exception.

so once more he would release the dragonite, the lickilicky climbing on as they flew to the front of the pokemon, the pink orb sitting to the front of the dragon.

“alright, knock-me-down, use disable.”

with that, the pokemon would retract its tongue, holding its hands forward in an attempt to disable the gravitational field surrounding the metal behemoth.

ღ first to pull up
ღ made a call for help to any available league members within the area
ღ saw people coming in and tried to use disable on the big ol rocket beast to stop the gravity

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POSTED ON Mar 18, 2019 9:46:24 GMT

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MOD INTERRUPTION POST!

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calling for backup is always the best call, especially when the opponent has yet to make a move. kim cole-essam 's call goes out to everyone nearby but he's interjected by several that another pokemon has appeared. the call is cut short following a loud hissing that turns into the flat static of a dropped call. little does kim know, that's the sound of a premature demise of someone caught in a HYPER BEAM meant for Bailey Cooper .[break][break]

his lickilicky uses DISABLE and they start to feel the GRAVITY around their immediate vicinity start to ease up. it's no where close to what it's supposed to be but that's the most that the lickilicky can do on its own. [break][break]

try with all its might, kim cole-essam 's lickilicky will feel that the range of the DISABLE is unable to dissuade the GRAVITY any further then 6 meters away. in order to ease up the GRAVITY the pokemon has to put in a constant albeit minor effort. over time, the effects will dissipate and the lickilicky will have to put conscious effort into doing it all over again.
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kim cole-essam calls for backup. one of the calls drop.
lickilicky uses DISABLE on the GRAVITY and can only dissuade it in a 6 meter radius around it. there's still increased GRAVITY but not nearly as strong. jumps, levitation, and minor flight is possible.

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twenty-nine

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rustboro

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advisor

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ALEXANDER STONE

POSTED ON Mar 18, 2019 14:13:08 GMT

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“stone, responding.”

the abnormality is unexpected; not even the scientists of mossdeep had predicted it. alexander moves with haste, understanding that time is of the essence. he might not have made it in time for slateport but this is different, this time he can and will make a difference.

unfortunate circumstances have directed him to the forest where upon entry, he receives another distress signal coming from the city. shit. he pulls out his phone as he navigates through the thick foliage, carefully maneuvering as he brings his phone to his head.

“stormy, stormy, listen to me. mossdeep needs you, but be careful. these things are not pokemon, they are dangerous. just be carefu—”

the line cuts.

alexander sees it: a towering heap of unknown, shining, blinding, with roots already INGRAINED into the earth. he cannot keep his gaze on it for too long, and as he shifts it he notices the dying vegetation around, then sees kim cole-essam.

“kim!”

the GRAVITY is deafening.

he struggles under the increased pressure; his shoulders shrug, roll, but nothing seems to aid, at least not until kim’s licklicky comes through with a DISABLE. the pressure lifts ever so slightly but it lingers, refusing to dissipate and for moments alexander is left wondering just how strong this thing really is.

“i have never seen anything like it before.”

alexander says to kim, now reaching the man’s side. he looks around to the others, to the league responders, to the civilians, and only then does the true severity and intensity of the situation hit him. slowly, but surely, and it is evident with how his heart rate quickens with every passing second.

taking a deep breath, alexander calls out his politoed.

“the one in the city is going rampant but this one has yet to attack us. why?”

looking to the pair of cylinders, he raises an eyebrow and gestures to them.

“is it charging?”

whatever the case, they cannot take unnecessary risks, not when there are lives on the line. alexander tenses, hand hovering over his respective pokeballs, ready.

“see if it is asleep, politoed.”

the green frog hops forward, feet rough against the ground. he opens his mouth, jaws expanding to allow a soothing melody to flow towards the thing. his eyes glow an eerie pink at the same time; politoed tries to lull the thing with a calming HYPNOSIS.

alexander narrows his eyes, peering up at the blinding light.

“why are you here?”

he says, voice unwavering, not to kim, but to the alien.

KPTIUjTL

» responds to the scene after receiving kim's call.
» calls Stormy Silph to warn her about mossdeep.
» calls out politoed to try and use HYPNOSIS on the big metal thing.
» also asks it a question hehe.
» currently next to kim.

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POSTED ON Mar 18, 2019 15:30:14 GMT

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this was it.

in the few days that had passed them by. grit for the fear that had so cruelly tormented her nerves felt marginally overruled. the distant recollection fading in her determination with one outstretched and shaking hand. slowly it made way to the watchful.

however — lucario stands up suddenly and without warning. contrast to how calm it had been in their time spent together; delphi panics at the movement and flails backwards. falling onto the soft earth with a prominent fuss of surprise.

"so close..." exhaust strains at her voice, "what's the matter?" glimpsing towards the standing, the appendages dangling against the crown reverberate into the stillness of their peaceful surroundings.  "azure?" as soon as she lurches onto her feet, the aura wielding pokemon moves.

quickly.

far to quickly for delphi to make pace with but, at least frantically pursue. "azure! where are you going!?" she shouts out, not managing to slow down the swiftly bounding companion. her limbs start to feel heavy and she mistakes it for fatigue.

"ah, i don't think i can move anymore..." dropping to her knees, the oddity in distant humming is what compels her to look forth. in-between the foliage the blinding light creeps through. almost as if the very sun had taken place within the forest.

she squints against the element, using one weighty hand to cover her eyes. eventually nonchalantly making her way forward. grateful that azure had seemingly stopped as to not leave the girl behind. upon the brink of the opening — it is far from that.

"what...what is that?" both captivated and hesitant of the enormous hunk of metal, she eventually regards another pair of onlookers. "oh!" one at which she quickly recognizes. "mister alexander!"

delphi approaches with lucario, the beast highly on alert given the immense power which lingered from the object before them. "what's going on? is this some kind of...rocket?" she can only observe the silver for so long. the light is dangerously blinding.

AZURE ♀ (steadfast) | AURA SPHERE | COUNTER | BONE RUSH | EXTREMESPEED | PROTECT

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POSTED ON Mar 18, 2019 21:15:07 GMT

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» vaguely answers ALEXANDER STONE's question while posing a question of his own.[break]
» alakazam helps kim cole-essam's lickilicky with disable.[break]
» alakazam uses psychic to send a message to everyone in the area to use disable too.[break]
» Rhian McArthur is a cutie.

He comes straight from the Space Center.

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During his years of research, Leonardo had multiple times considered the existence of some sort of life form out there. If opening a wormhole proved nigh impossible for him even with all the tools at his disposal, surely it would take more advanced technology to open one. It made a lot of sense, actually.

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Even then, he would be lying if he said he was expecting a creature of this magnitude.

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It's not only the unknown creature's use of Gravity that makes him freeze. Are all aliens this huge, or did humans just get the short end of the stick in terms of evolution?

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The alien remains rooted to the ground, immobile save for the pair of rods rotating around it.

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Now that's strange. With a body largely composed of metal and those proportions, he would be trying to reduce the limitations imposed by gravity, not heighten them. Something doesn't add up.

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"It looks too heavy to move, much less attack. Why would it purposefully make itself heavier with a stronger gravitational force?"

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Answers lead to even more questions.

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In a way, Leonardo suspects keeping the enhanced gravity field around would be more beneficial than detrimental to their general wellbeing, but that option would also render their own moves futile.

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"Alakazam, help the lickilicky. Disable."

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The alakazam holds both of its spoons up and focuses on the invisible force. The word Disable rings in his mind and, for a brief moment, it would also ring in the minds of other Pokémon and trainers in the area. Prompting others to help with his Psychic message would surely quicken this.

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Fairy Princess

She/Her

Eighteen

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Johto

Demisexual

Scientist in training

Cadet

Prince Charming

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your playful lips made of yarn

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Rhian McArthur

POSTED ON Mar 19, 2019 2:05:57 GMT

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she couldn't

get over it still. her boyfriend was on the news. rhian's on her fourth or fifth re-read of the hoenn news article online, blindly following after the young man in question.

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"hehe it's like you're a celebrity now, leo," rhian giggles despite herself on her way to answer the backup signal. she glances up to compare the photo they'd taken of her beloved physicist versus the real deal— yup, the real leo is way grumpier.

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it isn't until they reach the crash site (if one could even call it that; it actually looks more like a slumbering site) that rhian takes in the

gravity

of this invasion. pun intended. vegetation is dying all around it, replaced by extraterrestrial vines that remind her of the thorns surrounding sleeping beauty's castle.

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"she looks like she's sleeping," she mutters under her breath.

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were they all supposed to save the sleeping beauty, or were they going to be the ones ultimately succumbing to eternal slumber?

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the message from leo's alakazam brings her back from her daydream. she blinks. a nod and her sylveon is called out from the comfort of her pokéball. "princess, please lend them both a hand."

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rhian's pokémon may not know the move requested, but the sylveon would at least try to lend some of her mental strength with

helping hand

. the ribbons on her head flutter as she concentrates on the alakazam's and lickilicky's goal.

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she turns to the behemoth in front of them. it takes a moment for her eyes to process the blinding light coming from its two appendages. even then, she's forced to avert them upwards, towards the rest of the long cylinders. nope, still too bright.

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"i can't see anything from how bright it is! cherub, can you do something about it?"

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the blissey raises both of her pink arms and immediately a

light screen

appears before her, @leonardo, and a small group of league officials standing not too far away. the glass-like screen is opaque, but whether or not it would be enough to shield their eyes remains to be seen.

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Rhian McArthur gushes over @leonardo.[break]
Rhian McArthur is generally dumb.[break]
sylveon uses

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disable

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blissey uses

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to lower the brightness that reaches their eyes. also so they don't insta die. hopefully.[break][break]

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golden boy

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najwa

narcissist

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kim cole-essam

POSTED ON Mar 19, 2019 9:21:33 GMT

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kim was still, his movements calm as he did his best to not disturb the concentration of the lickilicky; the dragonite slowly descending as the pink orb kept its focus on the gleaming giant.

once contact was made with land, kim would ease them off the dragonite, returning it to its ball as their footing was secured; the councilman’s attention shifting towards others as they began to flood in.

while he was hesitant to agree, kim did anyways, a nod following alexander’s words.

“it’s really off putting how still it is, even with the orbiting structures around it.”

there wasn’t much he could say or do to it without fear of upsetting it, and with the amount of pressure it had given out already while simply sitting still, he was afraid of what it could do if angered.

but his thoughts and speculations were put on hold as more people began to show up, two seemingly qualified and another who seemed to offer a less than those previously noticed.

he’d turn, eyeing the forming group, a twinge of annoyance forming on his features before he turned back to the dilemma ahead.

“if you aren’t equipped to deal with this then i suggest leaving immediately. your help is appreciated but this is a threat unknown to us, and from the slim source of information i’ve gotten, these things are no joke. this is your only warning to leave before things escalate any further.”

his words were straightforward in their delivery, not a single letter stifled as he spat them out. he wanted to be sure their blood wasn’t on his hands before anything progressed.

ღ made a soft landing and got that liki off the dragon so it could focus on solid ground
ღ returned dragonite and left liki to focus on its disable
ღ told people to jet if they aren't ready to die so he didn't have their gross peasant blood on his beautiful hands

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POSTED ON Mar 19, 2019 10:38:19 GMT

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MOD RAID POST!

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kim cole-essam lands with a grace fit for a councilmember. his raw charisma brings everyone front and center. they start to gather around him, curious about the beast ahead.[break][break][break]

ALEXANDER STONE 's call is cut short right on time for him to approach kim cole-essam [break][break][break]

@delphi is the third to arrive and her lucario can sense several distinct auras. one is the base of the pokemon in front of them. the rods have their own auras, similar to the stationary structure. if the lucario has encountered a magneton or probopass, the aurae nature of the pokemon resembles theirs; three parts of a whole, separate and independent but not. the vines that connect the pokemon to ground have their own aura as well. if it focuses enough, it can see the life being sucked dry by the pokemon's INGRAIN.[break][break][break]

@leonardo makes his own hypothesis but no one is qualified enough to deny or confirm his ideas. his alakazam also uses DISABLE and the GRAVITY is pushed back. the overlap between alakazam and kim cole-essam 's lickilicky creates a breakthrough as Rhian McArthur 's sylveon's HELPING HAND allows them to nullify the GRAVITY completely in a 4 meter radius around them. anything between that and twelve meters out has decreased GRAVITY, to the same extent that kim cole-essam with lickilicky alone.[break][break][break]

Rhian McArthur 's blissey brings forth a LIGHT SCREEN and its opaque nature barely filters out the light. it's still better then nothing but only marginally. at least they're not forced to squint anymore from indirect contact.[break][break][break]

ALEXANDER STONE brings out his politoed and it uses HYPNOSIS unopposed. it's almost questionable watching the pokemon send out a wave of energy at such a large structure. however, it seems to work. the cylindrical rods come to a slow stop, flanking the pokemon on both sides in a position that leaves looking symmetrical. [break][break][break]

how uneventful. right?[break][break][break]

right as kim cole-essam is giving his speech to those around him, the earth trembles. it rocks underneath them but it doesn't seem to be the work of the presumably sleeping pokemon.[break][break][break]

the fact that @delphi 's lucario is already on alert grants it the cautionary means to keep an eye on the strange pokemon. the lucario will be able to feel the auras writhing underneath, coming closer at an alarming speed. it's the vines![break][break][break]

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they slither several meters underground until they're within several feet of ALEXANDER STONE 's politoed. when they emerge, the spring out all at once. they're too numerous to count, seemingly a sum of the vines seen released by the pokemon as well as any vines that may have belonged to the deep rooted trees in the area.[break][break][break]

strangely, they do not look to slap, attack, or lash out at the politoed nor the trainers who have all amassed into one close knit group. no, the only thing they seems to want is to enclose those trapped inside a dome. among the vines, countless pores seem to sprout way for additional creeping branches. numerous seeds fall from these holes, being both rained down and spat out like alien eggs.[break][break]

when the seeds land, they'll trigger numerous, smaller vines that will ensnare and tether anything they can catch into the ground. they're almost like nets. living, invasive, terrifying nets. anything caught by the LEECH SEEDS will find their strength sapped, PARALYZED as helpless prey while the seeds GIGA DRAIN the sustenance out of their prey. [break][break]

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SUMMARY OF ACTIONS TAKEN:

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kim cole-essam lands, gracefully. his lickilicky is on solid ground, concentrating on the DISABLE.
ALEXANDER STONE receives a call from someone; it drops. so does he as he tries to fight against the GRAVITY. when he gets close enough to kim cole-essam it eases up enough for him to move without exertion. he is standing next to kim cole-essam .
@delphi 's lucario is startled by the strange and enormous auras that have appeared. her lucario goes to confront the pokemon and she follows. she approaches ALEXANDER STONE and kim cole-essam .
@leonardo is near the trio and makes his own deductions. his alakazam uses DISABLE as well. together, the pokemon can feel their power pushing back further and stronger. the range of GRAVITY is reduced around them and nullified within 4 meters of their immediate vicinity.
Rhian McArthur is with @leonardo . she brings out her sylveon and it provides a HELPING HAND to the pokemon using DISABLE. her blissey brings forth a LIGHT SCREEN which barely dilutes the light radiating from the pokemon's rods. still better then nothing.
ALEXANDER STONE calls out his politoed. it uses HYPNOSIS on the unknown pokemon. it seems to work as the cylinders come to a halt, still floating but stationary, flanking the pokemon from both sides.
kim cole-essam warns the growing group to back out if they aren't ready... but it's too late!
the earth trembles. something awry, you just don't know what.
@delphi 's lucario may see that aura of the vines are approaching from several meters below, underground. and they're approaching fast.
the vines erupt near ALEXANDER STONE 's politoed but don't attack. instead, they rise up and start to conjoin in an unorganized dome around the group of close by trainers. numerous LEECH SEEDS fall out of the many pores on each vine.
those hit by LEECH SEED will be PARALYZED and INGRAINED into the ground.

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devon

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twenty-nine

june 12

rustboro

straight

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ALEXANDER STONE

POSTED ON Mar 19, 2019 12:33:14 GMT

alexander receives nothing but silence as his answer. even as his words travel through the air it feels as though they aren’t loud enough to reach, perhaps lost in the blinding light that emanates and pulses as though it has a life of its own. it is almost mesmerizing.

a voice breaks him out of it. he turns, recognizing the familiar head of hair instantly.

“miss sorrow. i-i am not too sure.”

the only reason why he doesn’t react as kim does to the gathering of the crowd is because he knows that this particular person, this pink-haired league member is more than capable of handling herself. he remembers her absol in particular, though currently she opts for a different choice of companion in the lucario.

“lucario.”

pausing for a moment, he calls for the attention of the aura-pokemon as he peers through the blinding light at the alien; the rods in particular.

“how many auras do you sense?”

the way the light pulses accompanied by the odd shape of the rods that seem to be sucking the life out of the earth is what pushes him to ask the question. while it is possible that this is just one entity, he cannot discount the possibility that this might be many.

leonardo’s comments do not go unheard but alexander has no response to them. he is in no position to confirm nor deny the man’s theory, nor is he in one to make theories of his own. all anyone can do is react, and alexander is more than ready to.

GRAVITY lessens to the point where it finally relents. he feels the weight lift off his shoulders entirely; he breathes a sigh as he recollects himself. the group’s combined efforts seem to be working, at least for now, and alexander watches as his politoed continues to HYPNOTISE the alien.

for moments, the scene is allowed a breath of calm.

then suddenly, the ground trembles, its intensity increasing with every passing second until finally it shakes with violence that calls for a reaction; no, that forces one.

“careful!”

alexander anticipates what’s about to happen but before he can express it, vines collectively burst out of the ground, springing around his politoed. the water-type can do nothing but watch as the numerous vines wrap around his body and limbs, soon locking him in place. his mouth snaps shut and his eyes stop glowing. the break in his concentration does not mean that the HYPNOSIS has stopped, however.

more vines surround the group as it looks to form a makeshift dome of some kind. alexander is not too sure, but he is more than quick enough to react to it.

“make it rain, politoed!”

unbeknownst to some, dark clouds have long gathered overhead; this is simple, this is routine. the clouds crack with ferocity, summoning forth a heavy downpour with RAIN DANCE just in time to meet the thick, heavy LEECH SEEDS that start to fall out of the many pores.

pokeballs already moving, he calls out his gallade in sync, timed close enough to allow gallade to react.

“the seeds!”

gallade enacts a sudden WIDE GUARD. the protective shield is conjured up in a gliding arc that moves upwards, curving and impacting against the seeds as it looks to force them back up into the vines. combining with the rain, the seeds should be wet and more susceptible to breaking upon impact.

for now, politoed remains in the hold of the vines.

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» reacts to delphi, then asks her lucario how many auras it senses.
» leonardo's comments are heard but not responded to.
» politoed is wrapped by the vines but still summons a prepared RAIN DANCE.
» alexander calls out gallade.
» gallade's WIDE GUARD curves into an arc that moves upwards, looking to force the seeds back against the vines.

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conrad

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december 18

vermillion city, kanto

anything goes

errand boy

grunt

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priam conrad

POSTED ON Mar 19, 2019 15:19:57 GMT

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"Ooh, it's big!"

he arrives at the scene with the chaos already happening. the rocket boy still hasn't approached the battle yet. returning to the call he made earlier, he goes back to the conversation he has.

"where are you? you should be here!" his voice was more enthusiastic than bossy as he calls for @noir from atop his arcanine. he sees a certain event happen from afar, getting him worked up. "i'll get back to you later. you'll be missing the fun!"

the arcanine dashes, although he is slowed down by the gravity field. the closer he got to the target, however, the easier it got to move. there was rain though, which meant that the arcanine wasn't going to be doing anything impressive soon.

he sees @delphi from the crowd. approaching her, he has his arcanine bob and weave through the vines and seeds, occasionally using FLAME BURST to stave them off to supplement his evasive movements despite the rain.

he releases his shroomish amid the sprint. "leech seed," he orders it. the grass-type fired seeds back at the celesteela, whose velocities was sped up by the arcanine using HELPING HAND. the concept was amusing in his head, although he didn't think about whether it mattered or not.

finally, he reaches the first person he recognizes among the crowd.

"hello, hello! remember me?" he greets with a grin.

h0|BkJn3

calls @noir from his phone cause blue needs to join this
arcanine speed runs through the gravity field + avoids the vines as he makes his way to @delphi
shroomish used leech seed on the celesteela
arcanine uses helping hand to make sure the shroomish has enough power to shoot its seeds to the celesteela
greets @delphi

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

Arcanine ♂ - Flash Fire - Reversal, Roar, Flame Burst, Extreme Speed, Thunder Fang, Helping Hand

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Dallas Rhodes

POSTED ON Mar 19, 2019 20:16:10 GMT

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The call to investigate had come earlier but Dallas had taken his time in arriving. It was becoming more and more bloody for him every time the League called him up now. A part of him wanted to stay where he had been, be stubborn to prove some sort of a point. Yet there he stood, a short distance from the alien..thing before them. It felt oddly peaceful walking into the scene. For just a moment Dallas thought this time it would be different.[break][break]

Of course, as the thought entered his mind, the ground began to rumble and erupt.[break][break]

“Well fuck me.” Instinctively, he reached for the pocket that used to contain Bom’s Pokeball. Empty. The man paused for a moment, biting his lip and fist tightening around the empty space. He couldn’t let something like that happen again.[break][break]

“Emboar,” the bulky fire-type was released, “light up those vines, make sure they don’t get near anyone.” The pig nodded as it aimed towards the fast moving vines. Mouth agape with a crackling fire building up before releasing onto the roots. That was also when the rain began.[break][break]

Dallas sighed while the fire type tensed up, forcing more effort into the blast as its attack was dampened by the sudden change in weather.[break][break]

“Dune, back him up.” Dallas' other faithful friend, a Sandslash, stepped up to the plate. From the quills on its back, several bright stars fired forth. Zooming wildly in the air before honing in on the entangling roots in an attempt to sever them.[break][break]

“Stay close to me and be ready for any to come our way.” The two Pokemon made sure to huddle closer once the command was uttered. While arriving late to the scene meant they weren’t in the thick of it like the others, being further away made Dallas feel all the more isolated. Like an easy target for this...thing to pick off, if it felt so inclined.[break][break]

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Turns up late. A bit further away than the rest of the group.[break][break]
Crying in the club for those lost in the last raid.[break][break]
Emboar used Flamethrower to destroy/hold back the roots.[break][break]
Sandslash used Swift on the roots as well.[break][break]

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THE LONG WINDED
blues of the never this is beginning to feel like it's curling up slowly and finding a throat to choke

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otherworldly does not strike the precaution of concern. the essence which lingers off the fragment of silver, engraved thoroughly into the earth, is but an immense formation of energy. brilliant light that keeps them from staring. delphi simply lingers.

curious till regarding the sincerity of her friend.

lips part in order to voice an inquiry to the issue, instead it is alexander that extends that notion. even then the lucario does not bother a response. the appendages continue to reverberate against the translucent currents, crouching towards the ground with one large paw firmly settled.

"azure?" she calls, crown tilting momentarily to the side, "...i wonder what's wrong." the attention passes in the company which flocks towards the interest. all brought forth like a moth to a flame. in their hovering assumptions, she passes a glance back at the towering segment of metal before looking elsewhere.

"wait? is that a pokemon?" surprised, delphi quickly assembles the situation. barren earth, stripped of its beautiful lush nature, the weighty force and the glaring beam. there didn't seem anything particularly wrong about the creature.

if it was one.

she thinks with patience in the distant chatter, buzzing close by as persistent as the wave that lingered before them. pokemon were always mysterious creatures. even if so many people had taken the time just to observe them, delphi often found there was always something more waiting to be discovered. in spite of remaining still-fully at rest.

lucario thought otherwise.

severing the ramble of the councilmen, azure lets out a loud and warning growl. she turns to delphi immediately as if inclined to grab the girl, but quickly recalls the fear and simply hopes they will move.

"move back!" she warns, understanding the urgency of her companion. unfortunately they are far to late. the mass of lively strands from the earth protrude outwards, encasing them within some sort of makeshift dome. "not good, not good." delphi repeats, her smile strained with slight dread.

they'd been standing in the wrong part. their interest solely in the sake of the rest or simply to indulge on what was new— leaving them subject to serious harm. at least, now within the midst of it all, that was what she had gandered upon.

"oh! priam!" the greeting has her momentarily distracted, "you came just in time!" she returns the grin with her own signature smile. "this is just a theory but..." looking towards azure who stands protectively to the front of the girl, she continues, "i don't think...whatever that thing is...i don't think it is controlling these vines." one hand reaches for the capsule, readying the release of additional aid.

"you said before, it looked far to heavy to move! plus the nature all around it has withered away! unconsciously perhaps... it could be gathering energy? of course i don't think that it would do us any good to get the life sucked out of us!" laughter trails behind those possibly horrifying words.

"alright azure, kast, lets get out of this!" lastly the beast makes its appearance. aura sphere starts in the shade of blue, the powerful ranged attack forcing the descent of the intimidating buds away from the group. kast lets out a noble roar as the glow of dragon claw enraptures his large and intimating limbs. he begins tearing at the vines, hoping to create some sort of fissure for the group.

BGAhSl3c

KAST ♂ (bulletproof) | CLANGING SCALES | CLOSE COMBAT | NOBLE ROAR | DRAGON CLAW | SKY UPPERCUT | IRON DEFENSE

» lucario tries to warn the group
» delphi sort've asses the situation and implies they
need to get the hek away from the vines
» lucario attacks the vines with aura sphere and
kommo-o attacks with dragon claw

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Champ

Fairy Princess

She/Her

Eighteen

June 25

Johto

Demisexual

Scientist in training

Cadet

Prince Charming

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Rhian McArthur

POSTED ON Mar 20, 2019 12:15:26 GMT

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there isn't

enough time to really tell if the

light screen

worked or not. rhian squints, ventures a glance at the then rotating and now still cylinders. the councilman's warning doesn't even register as she tries to take in as much as she can about the colossal structure. all of it is shining, she realizes.

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she has to consult this with leo. "i thought perfect polarization was only theoretical." she's trying to point him towards what she means with her arm when the earth begins to shake. "an earthquake?"

[break][break]

rhian's hand is on a pokéball, but one of the others moves faster. the man's gallade quickly pushes those mysterious seeds up with a

wide guard

and hopefully away. rhian's swanna comes out right after.

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the swanna materializes in the middle of a dance. it's awfully similar to how she would summon rain, but this time it's meant to take a portion of the humidity in the air and form an

aqua ring

to shield herself with.

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she doesn't wait to be completely enveloped in water to make her next move. the swanna flaps her wings twice.

[break][break]

on the first flap, a peculiarly patterned wind is released. wisps of it are bright in color and shaped like crescents.

defog

would render her blissey's

light screen

useless, but rhian supposes she can't really make good use of it while imprisoned in a dome of vines anyway.

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the second flap creates a

hurricane

. together, the two moves would take care of any errant

seeds

, help them find an orifice through which to escape, and give them one last push outside.

[break][break]

rhian doesn't know what to make of the girl's theory. a different entity controlling these vines... that would be the witch, right? maleficent.

[break][break]

while she busies herself thinking, her blissey's ability

healer

comes into effect. should anyone fall victim to

paralysis

despite the gallade's

wide guard

, they'd still have a chance of breaking out of it.

[break][break]

if not, they'd have her sylveon's

heal bell

to count on. the fairy's ribbons glow. she doesn't have to move to make the bell adorning the bow around her neck ring.

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shares a science moment with @leonardo.[break]
swanna enters the scene. summons

aqua ring

as shield, and then

defog

and

hurricane

to push the incoming

leech seed

away. [break]
blissey's ability

healer

has a 30% chance of curing an ally's

paralysis

. for the

giga drain

, everyone's on their own lol sorry. [break]
sylveon uses

heal bell

. [break][break]

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Alakazam uses Kinesis to move vines out of the way. [break]
Leonardo calls Metagross out.[break]
Rhian McArthur is asked to let Alakazam fly on her Swanna's back. [break]
Metagross uses Agility and Magnet Rise to fly.[break]
Rhian McArthur is a cutie.

Councilman Cole is no stranger to the public eye. Leonardo can recognize him despite having never met him in person before. Reputed charming and imposing, it's not a surprise to see him taking the spotlight now, but his words rub Leonardo the wrong way. If he had a choice, he'd choose to ignore him and his condescension.

[break][break]

Since the beast's next move doesn't let him have a choice, he ignores him for a more valid reason.

[break][break]

Alakazam is ready when the vines start popping out. He could tell something was about to happen, though he didn't know exactly what. The way his spoons trembled ever so slightly had been unnerving. With the help of Kinesis, he moves roots and on occasion ground to carve a path for him, his trainer and Rhian McArthur to escape as Leonardo formulates a response.

[break][break]

"It was. This could be a metal never before seen on Earth."

[break][break]

After all, the creature is likely no terrestrial one.

[break][break]

"It could also be the effect of a defensive mechanism like Harden. You've seen Metagross use a similar move before, remember?"

[break][break]

Leonardo's metagross makes a timely appearance. It takes the steel type only a glance to understand why. Vines rapidly moving to create a dome above them. It could be moments before they closed off the gaps and imprisoned them definitely.

[break][break]

Metagross pushes its two hind legs back, getting ready to dash with Agility as soon as its passengers have climbed up.

[break][break]

"Come on, we're going up. Can your Swanna follow after us with Alakazam?"

[break][break]

Like Magnets Rise when opposite poles are placed close to each other, so does the metagross.

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