Master of Faster
He/Him
25
December 12
Goldenrod, Johto
Straight
Mauville Gym Leader
Champion
"With great speed comes great responsibility."
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Josh Devlin
Josh backed Aslan away from Guy as soon as he offered him a vape. "I wish I could, but I'm actually allergic to one of the chemicals in nicotine," he answered, clearing his throat, which caused him to hiss again from the pain. He didn't want to admit it and possibly sour Guy's mood, but he had to put his health first. "Vaping doesn't agitate it too much, but I can't be around lit cigarettes at all. Sorry. Found about about it at one of the first places I worked at; I sat next to multiple co-workers who were heavy smokers. Got fired over it."
Guy's half of Yagyu slammed into the table. With the extra force his half of the Doublade was able to add, his SACRED SWORD was able to cleave through the table's leaf but not the metal holding it together. Whatever crazy people lived here better hope they could make do with a table that seated eight, because that table wasn't seating twelve anymore! Several Chandelure had taken notice of Guy's vandalism, but by the time they could point WILL-O-WISPS at him, he was already gone.
"I think I do need to sit down for a bit," Josh agreed, having Aslan back up into the hall where the temperature was just right. Not too cold and not too hot. He would have to remember this hallway for later, if he found himself injured later and needed a place to recover. "So I took a look in the next room, and there's this spiral staircase that disappears into light I can't see the other side of," he reported to Guy.
After sharing stories of his racing career to pass the time while he got some much-needed rest, Josh decided a scout would be best. He stood up, wincing but not letting out a hiss, then sat astride Aslan again. He threw a sidearm Poké Ball pitch toward the spiral staircase, Ares the Charizard emerging from it. "Hey Ares, can you scout ahead for us a little?" The winged fire-type nodded, snorting embers out of his nose before tromping up the stairs. When he touched the light cutting off visibility of the entire spiral staircase, he disappeared much like a teleporting Pokémon would.
He did not have to wait long, either; after the couple of minutes it took for Josh to introduce the Charizard to Guy, he came tromping down the stairs, his tail flame slightly smaller than it was when he departed. A pattern of gestures, grunts and cries from the dragon was all Josh needed.
"He says he can see all of Mount Chimney from the top of the stairs, and that it's really cold up there. This is probably a long shot, but you don't happen to have a big fire Pokémon, do you? If you do, you might want to sit on its back to help stay warm. Otherwise, Aslan's willing to help you out. Ares is a little more fickle but I'm sure he'd be okay with it, too." Regardless of Guy's answer, Josh felt he was ready to proceed. Whether at Aslan's reins or awkwardly riding the Charizard on land, he ascended the staircase. The moment he hit the light, he felt the sensation of being teleported, and quite the distance at that.
When they emerged, Josh looked behind him and saw the top of the spiral staircase, a large amount of heat radiating from the white light that seemingly devoured the stairs. He logically concluded the two halves of the staircase were linked. Their entire surroundings weren't wavering like a desert mirage anymore, but that was the only real compensation. The walls, ceilings, and much of the floors were primarily constructed out of Never Melt Ice. It came with a new danger.
It was FREEZING #%&%ing COLD. And Josh did not come prepared to deal with freezing temperatures. He just happened to have two fire-types on his squad because of how much he favored electric and fire Pokémon. He wasn't expecting to have to use both to stay warm. He sheathed his half of Yagyu clung tightly to his fire-type mount's back just to avoid shivering. As he lowered his body to try to absorb more of his Pokémon's heat, he took in the most psychedelic image he had seen since entering the Mirage Palace.
Josh could see all of Mount Chimney from where he was at. They had to be thousands of feet in the air, the distant bubbling magma of Chimney Crater giving him a sense of scale against the cloudless sky. Was this all an illusion, too? He could have sworn his heart skipped at least one beat.
"Pardon my Kalosian, but what the actual #!%$ is this place?" Josh snapped. "I want to know what combination of legendary Pokémon was whimsical enough to craft this place. Fire, ice, and psychic-types at the very least. And really powerful ones at that. Not like Raikou." He wondered what Raikou would think of such a brave yet foolhardy trip. Perhaps simply making it out alive would suffice as a demonstration of his FORESIGHT. guy st-vincent Keys: 1NAME SPECIES STATUS Josh Human ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Resheph Dragonair Good Twilight Absol Good Aslan Pyroar Fair Saber Manectric Good Yagyu Doublade Good Ares Charizard Good{WC: 857} {PC: 5}
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