MARCH UPDATE

POSTED ON Dec 23, 2022 2:56:57 GMT

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[attr="class","omgentop"]THE WILDS: ULTRA DESERT

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ONGOING EVENT

EXPLORATION

PETALBURG[break] ← ULTRA DESERT

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Haina Desert - Pokemon Sun & Moon
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A VAST DESERT LANDSCAPE dotted with rocky structures and monoliths. Curiously, they almost seem humanmade, though there are no signs of people here. Shrubbery and turquoise crystals are encrusted throughout the bright and sweltering dryland. Occasionally, you may stumble upon rocky terrain that is difficult to traverse.[break][break]

Mysterious obelisks with missing seals are situated throughout the desert. No one knows why they exist, or who made them.

PROMPTS

LIST OF PROMPTS

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07 involve the discovery of ancient obelisks that possess holes for missing seals.
13 involve quicksand, secret passages, or being buried alive.
14 experience a misleading mirage.
16 search for suitable locations to set up camp/base (e.g. an oasis).
🗺️ utilize mega evolution in an advantageous way.
🗺️ John Sullivan's military experience & Elaine Highland's expertise of being an investigator must be pivotal in some way.
🗺️ maverick noah ryder's past trauma must be revisited in some way.
🗺️ Sigurd Holst must be reminded of his father in some way (e.g. hearing their voice in the sands).

EXPEDITION TREASURES

AT THE END OF EACH EXPEDITION THREAD, all characters must ROLL for their final post. The HIGHEST FOUR ROLLS will be counted for what TREASURES are retrieved from the location. These treasures will be returned to each faction for future use...

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RULES

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES. A more comprehensive list of rules will be published in each event thread. These rules are also subject to change.[break][break][break]

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Your character can only be in ONE EXPEDITION THREAD at a time.
You may participate with all of your characters; however, be aware of your ability to post.
If a thread partner has not posted in awhile, please skip them in this event. Momentum is important for engagement.
Since these threads may feature combat, please be reasonable with your battling. Discuss with your group if you'd like one move per post, how many Pokemon are allowed to be brought, etc.
Try to keep posts short for clarity and speed.
Please be trusting and open to communicating with all of your thread partners.
Please INCLUDE WHICH PROMPTS you are using in your expedition thread.
Please have at least FIVE POSTS PER CHARACTER in your expedition thread.

IN YOUR FINAL POSTS, PLEASE ROLL.

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POSTED ON Dec 23, 2022 3:31:45 GMT

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ULTRA DESERT: EMSD
1st Expedition: Survey Corps— move out!

"Awright... landfall. Everyone, confirm your status n'form up!" The young Lieutenant Colonel's voice rang through the arid desert air.

Not only Elaine Highland, maverick noah ryder and Sigurd Holst, but several other league personel had arrived with them to the Wilds.

It was simply necessary— this was the League's first official expedition into the arid, otherworldy drylands... meaning there was no homebase established yet.

They were there to both break new ground, explore, and protect the scientists and engineers that would be working double time to set down a working base out of verse.

"Everyone's accounted for... Good. We can begin!" Doug said as he marched ahead and half turned towards the group. "We march through uncharted territory, ladies, gentlemen and others. Keep close, watch each other's back and stay hydrated. We're in for the long haul."

He paused, before grinning wide at them.

"And if you see anything even remotely bug-like, call me." Turning away to face the horizon, the youth produced a compass from within his coat and stared at it, before snorting.

Not like it mattered here, but...

"First off... no life without water. Let's find a source, everyone! Y'all read the survival guides, yeah?"

The Survey Corps starts their first mission!
Searching for a base! Let's find some water!

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POSTED ON Dec 23, 2022 5:14:33 GMT

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ULTRA DESERT: EMSD
1st Expedition

No sooner than once her arm and chest injuries healed did Elaine find herself yet again at the crossroads of yet another League mission. Supposedly, she had been recommended and chosen for her performance on the meteorite that had been threatening the region not even a month ago. Though Elaine had her own doubts about whether her performance was really anything to speak of, she had already been scouted out for an expeddition into one of the many landscapes beyond these rifts.

And she had already stepped through with the rest of the expedition team. Clad in an outfit that would be far more appropriate for the warm desert weather, she stood up, taking her first breaths of an air that was far drier than anything she had experienced in Hoenn.

The leader of their merry band had stated that they were in for the long haul, but it was hardly like they could stay in unfamiliar territory for extended periods of time.

"A water source, huh."

They couldn't set up any form of base camp without it, after all. And if they couldn't set up some form of base camp, their expeditions would be near impossible to do as they would be forced to reset to square one with each subsequent return.

But that was easier said than done.

The infrared waves from whatver star or stars in the sky illuminated this area seemed to almost twist the view of the space into the horizon.

Elaine squatted down for a moment while she tretched her amrs out in front of and behind her before stretching her legs out from either side.

"Dry." She felt the parting of sand at the heels of her shoes, realizing that she had found not even a speck of damp sand. No vegetation. No insects. Nothing signifying a nearby source of water, let alone an oasis.

"Well, it's not like we can just stay here and wait for rain or something. So, what way do you want to go, boss? Or does the compass even function in a place like this?" Elaine asked, shrugging.

They could only do so much in one place, especially for somewhere as barren as this.
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Dry deserts, no water in sight
Where to, team?
Where to set up base?
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POSTED ON Dec 23, 2022 9:09:59 GMT

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Sigurd looked up into the bright sky.

Another damned desert. Why the higher ups picked him for this was beyond him. He was more of a cold-kinda guy. His primary Pokémon, a Flygon, was known to inhabit deserts, and Houndoom was a fire type. Didn’t mean that he enjoyed the bloody heat.

Not to mention the sand. So coarse and rough, and it was surely going to get everywhere. He wondered how long it’d take for it to find its way into his boots.

The voice of the mission lead pulled his attention away from his old sci-fi references. After a quick pad down to make sure all the equipment was there. He would announce his presence at the roll call and continue to listen to the instructions.

“Just walking into that desert might not exactly be good idea?” He stated, perhaps a bit too casually. “Did anyone bring a Pokémon that can sense nearby water sources?” Surely there was a Pokémon that could do that right, Pokémon could do all sorts of convenient things.

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LOCATION: ULTRA DESERT
TAGS: Elaine Highland / maverick noah ryder / John Sullivan
TLDR:
- Sigurd silently contemplates his hatred for the desert
- Asks if anyone brought water sensing Pokémon.

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POSTED ON Dec 23, 2022 22:01:15 GMT

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How the burnt scarred man keeps getting roped into doing these sort of dangerous missions for the league is beyond him. After all, the man wasn’t a gym leader anymore and hasn’t been for several months now. Maybe even a year, if he cared to really think about it. Yet here he was. Entering into hostile unknown territory in the name of the league. Are they really that desperate to investigate this strange and unfamiliar portals to other worlds that they send him of all people? Maverick understands that he didn’t burn bridges and has been very reliable for them. But still…[break][break]

Warm crimson colored orbs flickered over the vast sandy landscape they landed on, silently taking in their surroundings. The thin dry air almost instantly sucked the moisture from his throat, the man forcing himself to swallow the dry air down. He could feel the suns hot rays already starting to burn his skin, regretting his decision to wear his usual attire of almost all black. Luckily though, the shirt underneath his jacket was white. Though in this intense heat, it wouldn’t help much if at all.[break][break]

As per usual, Maverick kept to himself mostly. Only speaking up when he was addressed or was forced to talk. By his side, the familiar massive six foot seven hell hound stood proudly by his side. Her own dark gaze squinted narrowly through the eye holes of the rapidash skull over her head, keen eyes scanning for danger in this harsh terrain.[break][break]

Setting up a base camp in this place was going to be rough. And finding a suitable water source, even trickier. The man humbled to himself, trying to think of what could be useful to find a water source quicker. But before the man could blur out a random thought, it was Siguard who had an interesting idea. “I think I might,” the man replied, reaching into his pocket to pluck out a sphere, “Come on out Theia.”[break][break]

Finger firmly pressed the center button, a beam of light flashed only for a moment before Vaporeon materialized right before their very eyes. The pink scaled eeveelution stretched her paws into the sand, nose lifted into the dry head only for her gaze fall upon the human whom was her master. “Can you sense any water near by Teia? We need to find a decent water source.”[break][break]

The vaporeon closed her eyes, frills around her next expanded wide as an iridescence sheen shimmered across them. The man remained silent, letting his pokemon concentrate. And after several minutes, the water type emitted a happier tone meow and turned in the direction of the water source her human asked for. “Great. Let’s see what you go.” Casting the rest of the team a place, he motioned for them to follow her. Hopefully, this works.

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POSTED ON Dec 24, 2022 5:51:38 GMT

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ULTRA DESERT: EMSD
1st Expedition: Survey Corps— move out!

"Not even a little." The colonel said simply as he grinned at Elaine, snapping his compass shut. "Worth a try, tho."

He turned towards some of the engineers and handed them the useless tool, the men stuffing it in one of several bags as they worked to quickly unpack other pieces of equipment.

In the background, engineers, soldiers and pokemon alike worked in tandem to assemble several large tools, rather familiarly shaped 'tools'...

"Worst comes to worst, we can always try n'summon it ourselves." He said as he turned his gaze over to the sunny skies, squinting at the sun while his digits fleeted over a few of the pokeballs on his belt.

If rain dance proved unusable, then they could start worrying.

Speaking of worrying—

"Walking?" The youth echoed Holst's words with a light tilt of the head, before smiling. "Ah, Funny that you would ask, Mr. Holst, I do believe—" The youth began to say... right before maverick noah ryder chimed in, informing them all that, yes, he had, indeed, brought a pokemon capable of finding water for them.

Doug paused, blinking at the scarred man in surprise.

"—U'that the answer is yes... Huh. That solves that, then!" The colonel said as he turned back to the engineers, rolling back his sleeves. "We've got our guide, gents! Let's get those vehicles up n' runnin'!"

Several minutes later, their group had been spread out amongst several desert jeeps as the vehicles tore through the dunes, large sandy clouds left in their caravan's wake.

At the head of the caravan of jeeps, the Captain was stood with a comm in hand, leaned against a frame for support as he peered slowly around the dunes. So far, no visible water, though he didn't doubt the Vaporeon was leading them the right way.

He was simply beginning to suspect they might be needing to pull out their shovels soon...

Of course, such thoughts were dashed away when... something appeared in the far distance, seemingly out of nowhere. Perhaps it had just entered his eyesight's reach...?

The young colonel squinted, eyes narrowed.

"Is... anyone else seeing that?" He asked to his companion's on the jeep, brow furrowed.

Because what he was seeing looked like... an Oasis.

A very ideal Oasis, at that...

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-Chatting with Elaine Highland and Sigurd Holst.
-Nice going, maverick noah ryder!
-Engineers, soldiers and pokemon assemble some desert equipment— tada! Standard movie issue military jeeps; michael bay is drooling right now.
-riding through the desert, following Maverick's Vaporeon's guide.
-Huh?.jpg
-Something in the distance... an Oasis?!
-actually: 14 experience a misleading mirage.

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POSTED ON Dec 24, 2022 16:51:58 GMT

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ULTRA DESERT: EMSD
1st Expedition

They could only do so much in one place, especially for somewhere as barren as this. While she didn't have any means of searching for water, it was hardly like she was the only person who had been on the expedition.

Though she could have always had Nephthys try to summon rain with a Rain Dance, it was best to have that as one of their last resorts.

Instead, allowing maverick noah ryder to have a Pokemon of his own that could detect water guide the way was far more prudent.

Rather, she let herself into the one of the non-occupied seats on the vehicles as they followed the Vaporeon. And as time passed, she found herself at least getting comfortable. Sure they weren't being covered or in the comfort of air conditioning, but not being so mobile and being in some modicum of a comfortable position definitely helped.

Until...

"Yeah, I'm definitely seeing that."

And yet, the sight of the oasis did not make her jump for joy. Not yet at least. Her eyes focused back towards the Vaporeon acting as the guide.

"There's no guarantee it's real, though." Elaine had no idea how mirages worked but there was no real reason to believe it wouldn't just stay on the horizon for eternity no matter how much they approached or that it wouldn't just vanish into thin air the moment they reached it.

"What does Theia say?" She asked, using the name of the water Pokemon acting as the guide.
TL;DR:]
Elaine sees the oasis, finds it suspicious
Elaine questions if their Pokemon guide was okay with it

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POSTED ON Dec 27, 2022 21:04:29 GMT

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The look their leader gave Maverick made him raise a brow. The burnt scarred man could understand the look, though unsure he interpreted correctly. After all, Maverick was well known to mostly have dark, dragon, and fire types along with an odd obsession over houndooms. What on earth was he doing with a pink vaporeon? And in response to this, a forced half smirk tugged the edge of his lips and his shoulders rolled in a shrug. Honestly, he didn’t have a real answer it that other than why not. That did matter though.[break][break]

What did matter though, the team seemed pleasantly pleased with his possible solution to the water problem. The ex gym leader jumping into the back of the same car with john, the massive six foot canine also jumped into the back. The other person in the back shuttered, offering to go to a different car. This made the man scruff, a hint of a grin danced on his lips. Recalling her wasn’t an option, trust him. “Up front Theia,” the man mumbled to the creature, “You’re our eyes.” The vaporeon let out a small meow, jumping into the front seats with John. And with that, it was time to head out.[break][break]

Bored out of his mind, Maverick began to space out not too far into their travels. The hot sandy desert didn’t have much to offer for scenery, mountains upon mountains of dry sand for as far as the eye could see. A heavy sigh escaped him, not understanding the appeal of wanting to explore such a barren wasteland such as this. Then again, anything was better than the ocean. The thoughts of him almost drowning in the wake of kyogres wrath sent a chill down his spine, suddenly liking the dry heat of the desert over the lack of oxygen in the deep sea.[break][break]

It wasn’t until their leader spoke up did his crimson colored orbs shift to see what he was talking about. Brows scorched, eyes lid blinking rapidly when he spotted what the commotion was all about. Yeah, he saw it. And it, was beautiful. A massive body of crystal clear water in the center plenty of greenery. It was too good to be true. And if Maverick has learned anything over his years on this arceus forsaken place, that meant it wasn’t real. “I see it, but I don’t believe it.”[break][break]

All eyes fell upon Theia, Elaine the one calling the vaporeon out. The water type closed her eyes, iridescent frills around her neck fluttered in an attempt to sense water in that direction. And after a few minutes of hard concentration, a saddened expression fell over her feature. She shook her head in a no, emitting a low sadden meow in response. Maverick knew it. It was all a mirage. Something that the man has experience before. He would be lying if it didn’t get his hopes up.[break][break]

“Don’t worry Theia,” the man mumbled to his creature, reaching to pat the shiny creature on her head, “Just keep on the original source. We’ll find it soon.” The feline fish let out a more hopeful meow, closing her eyes again and letting her frills do the work. And soon, she found the source this time. Her paw lifted, pointing in that general direction.

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14. experience a misleading mirage - done[break]
maverick past trauma must be revisited in some way - done[break]
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Sigurd Holst

POSTED ON Dec 28, 2022 8:31:02 GMT

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A sigh of relief escaped Sigurd. For a short unnecessary moment, he had feared they might have to trek through these arid lands. But no, luckily they had brought vehicles capable of trekking the place. And they even had a Pokémon guide, well things were truly looking up.

As soon as he was allowed to, he jumped onto one of the Vehicles and made himself comfortable. Eyes gazing out into the distance as they drove, following the directions of the Vaporeon.

The sound of Doug’s voice over the comm allerted him. He looked out in the same direction as Doug, but at first he saw nothing, then slowly it appeared an oasis.

Unfortunately any hopes of an oasis so easily found was dashed even before he could respond when Elaine came with sound arguments and the Vaporeon confirmed it.

A defeated sigh escaped Sigurd.

He turned his longing gaze away from the empty promise and in the direction that they were going. Wondering how long it would take before they would stumble upon the water they so desperately craved.

OOC: EXPLORATION TIME!
LOCATION: ULTRA DESERT
TAGS: Elaine Highland / maverick noah ryder / John Sullivan
TLDR:
- Sigurd sees the Oasis and for a brief moment is happy... Then Elaine and Vaporeon dashes his hopes sadge.

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Viridian City, Kanto

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Lt. Colonel, Medical Corps

AQUA Initiative

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ULTRA DESERT: EMSD
1st Expedition: Survey Corps— move out!

"Couldn't be that easy, huh?" The Lt. Colonel chuckled.

Before long, Maverick's Vaporeon had chosen a new direction for them to follow. That is to say... 'new'.

Wherever the water was, they still needed to pass through the mirage.

At that, Doug could only cackle.

"If it weren't for all our equipment, that'd be cruel." He said as he leaned his head onto his fist, grinning.

As they approached the false Oasis, it faded into nothing like a distant dream, leaving them once more in the dry, sandy dunes of the unnatural desert...

Only problem being that... This was were the water was supposed to be. Theia could both tell the oasis had been fake, but also, that there was water nearby.

Yet, as far as the eye could see, there was only and.

"Beginnin' to look like we're gon'have to dig—GGG?!" As he began to speak— the last of the vehicles caught up and reached them... and the foundation upon which their mound of sand stood trembled.

And collapsed inwards.

In a sudden rush, the sand underneath them caved in, and they fell several hundred feet down!

Barely gripping onto the vehicle's frame, the colonel's lungs were more strained than anyone else with his shouting even as he quickly fetched old and reliable from his sleeve—

"AAAAH— GARO!" He shouted as he released his Orbeetle, his dog tags already crackling with power. "GRAVITY, GRAVITY, GRAVITY!"

Garo almost sighed as he immediately found himself in a highstakes situation, his inner radar taking stock of all the humans and pieces of machinery falling down to a rough, sandy landing below.

Even if the machines somehow survived the cushioned landing, it was clear that the less swift humans ~~(aka, the NPCs)~~ would be splattered all over the vehicles innards if left alone.

Covered in the power of mega evolution, the giant ufo's eyes shone— before everything around it freezed.

Even the grains of sand were held aloft in the air as gravity was turned on its head, the cars and humans orbiting around the bug as it slowly turned its gaze towards Doug in askance.

It's radar did not detect anything familiar about this desert...

"League work; dimension hopping; you know the drill." The young colonel said while rolling his wrist and shrugging non comitally, getting a flat look from his ace as they were all lowered down to the floor below.

Sand cascaded from above in thin and thick streams alike, pooling onto what they would soon realize were firmly paved roads of sandstone...

Tall walls flanked the group as the sound of distant rushing water reached their ears. It was... some sort of underground passage? Near an underground river?

"... Guess someone lives in this place 'fter all."

Or used to.

The Survey Corps starts their first mission!
Searching for a base! Let's find some water!

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Twenty-Five

Jubilife City, Sinnoh

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POSTED ON Jan 2, 2023 3:27:53 GMT

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ULTRA DESERT: EMSD
1st Expedition

"No, it really couldn't be that easy. It's never that easy." Elaine sighed as her doubts were confirmed. It was never an enjoyable feeling. Just because she was proven right didn't mean she wanted to be proven right. But there was little they could do about it.

However, the convoy seemed to be continuing straight towards where the mirage was regardless of the fact that it was fake. That meant the real water source was in the same direction.

"Ah, that's disappointing." As the oasis faded back into the ether with their approach, Elaine let out a scowl. So much for the idea of someone jumping into the oasis and trying to drink water only to realize it was sand. It truly was just something that happened only in cartoons.

But the scowl turned into surprise as the ground beneath the convoy gave way.

She didn't even cry out. She didn't let her head get rattled by the fall. Her hand unlocked the clasp as she let herself fly out from the fall. She almost instinctively reached for Ginga's Pokeball but quickly sidelined to reach out for Tiamit.

The Flygon released itself almost instantaneously as it picked her up and tossed her onto its back.

But it seemed like the quick reaction wasn't necessary as the leader had already made his move to save everyone. Yes, aside from her and maybe the others who had pushed themselves into safety in time, everyone and everything was orbiting around the beetle at their leader's beck and call--an absolute display of power before everything was gently lowered onto the ground.

As they all landed, Elaine and Tiamat followed suit. After getting off its back, the dragon nudged its head onto her left shoulder.

She could guess it didn't want to see the repeat of her injuring herself after a long fall like she did on the meteorite.

"Thanks, Tiamat," she said as she rubbed the selfsame hand on its head with a gentle smile.

"... Guess someone lives in this place 'fter all."

After gazing upon the walls, she could surmise that the boss was probably right about what he said.

"Water is the source of life. If we find the source of the running water we hear, we can potentially find more information. Regardless of whether there is someone still living here as well, don't you think?"

TL;DR:]
Elaine is disappointed that Looney Toons isn't real
Elaine barely escapes on Flygon
Elaine suggests finding more info by finding the water source

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mav

he | him | his

27 (now 31)

october 21st

lavender town, kanto

heterosexual

freelancer

ex-gym leader

hello darkness

my old friend

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maverick noah ryder

POSTED ON Jan 3, 2023 16:44:07 GMT

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As the oddly colored Vaporeon lifted her paw to point in the direction of the nearest water source, the man couldn’t help but let out a stiff chuckle when her direction was still towards the mirage. Part of him wanted to question his vaporeons senses, or question the creature whether she thought this was a job. But alas, the burnt scarred man new she wasn’t the type to play games and she was being accurate to what she can sense.[break][break]

With the team returning to their travels in the general direction his creature pointed, Maverick returned to his slouched position in the seat while spacing out into the sand dunes. Behind him, Azula the houndoom lifted her keen nose to the air. Nostrils flared intensely, scenting out the dried wind though sneezed occasionally for sucking in too much sand. And while spacing out, many thoughts ran through his head. How long will they be here for? Have other teams been more successful? Or the latter? A heavy sigh escaped him.[break][break]

Suddenly… the jerked in a why that wasn’t natural. Maverick sat up straight, hands automatically reached for the frame of the car to brace himself. Crimson colored orbs widened as the ground beneath them gave way. He cursed, eyes closed bracing for the impact of whatever was below them. However, that never came.[break][break]

A shout and a beam of light rang out. And when the man opened his eyes, their leader’s quick thinking had saved them from sure death or at least serious injuries. His body was weightless, his gaze shifted from one face to the next to see who was saved and who wasn’t. Luckily, his own pokemon were okay as well. His gaze shifted to John, a thankful nod in his direction.[break][break]

As soon as his feet hit the ground, Maverick was once again reminded why he was more of an earth walker than a sea surfer or air flier. It felt good to have solid earth under neath him once again, warm orbs shifted over their new location while brushing off any sand that stuck to his cloths. The hell hound, Azula, lifted her nostrils into the air, taking in the scents that claimed this new discovery. Theia, still shaken by the sudden fall, stood by Maverick’s side with wide eyes. She was still new this this type of life, unlike Maverick and Azula whom been through hell and back.[break][break]

Their leader and the rest of the team began to analyze their location, giving ideas and thoughts about what they should do next. Of course, Maverick made no comment other than agreeing. After all, they were all right so what would be the point of repeating what they said. Kneeling down to his shaken water pokemon, he crested the side of the creature face gingerly with the back of his fingers. A strange scene to see for an intimidating looking man like Maverick. “It’s alright. Calm down,” the man attempted to confirm his creature, “We are safe. Can you still lead us to the water?”[break][break]

For a moment, the creature seemed lost for words. This who ordeal really startled her. But after a ew moments to collect herself, the shiny vaporeon gave her human a slow nod. He gave her a nod in return, standing and letting his creature do her work. Theia, more hesitant now, took a few steps forward. She lifted her head, eyes closed as her frills lifted and shined in what little light did come through. And once she found a water source, her paw lifted once more to give the team a direction to head. Not like that had much choice in which direction to head, but it was still comforting to know.

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14. experience a misleading mirage - done[break]
maverick past trauma must be revisited in some way - done[break]
13. involve quicksand, secret passages, or being buried alive - done[break]
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October 26

Dewford Town

Heterosexual

Cadet

Single

15 height

i used to dream in the dark of palisades park.

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Sigurd Holst

POSTED ON Jan 3, 2023 17:46:23 GMT

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The Oasis was fake. That was obvious. Yet they continued toward it. Sigurd was confused for a moment, but decided to trust in the process or at the very least the person calling them shots.

He leaned back into his seating and waited leisurely as they approached their destination. This was a mistake. The tires of the vehicle lost its footing and began to fall rather abruptly. Before Sigurd could even perceive that Doug had begun to save all the hapless victims, them included, he retrieved his Flygon and summoned the insectoid dragon.

The Flygon grabbed him and saved him from his would-be death, had Doug not already begun to apply his own gravity to the whole situation.

By the time his head cooled enough to get an overview of the situation, everything was under control.

Sigurd sighed.

His complete and utter lack of helping Doug save anyone awoke something within his mind. It was the voice of his father sternly reminding him that he ought to be better than that, be more proactive. He shouldn’t be such a burden to the team.

Flygon eased its way down, landing just behind their falling vehicle. It allowed its trainer to stand on his own two feet while it took stock of things going on around it.

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TAGS: Elaine Highland / maverick noah ryder / John Sullivan
TLDR:
- Sigurd attempts to save himself.
- Sigurd feels bad for not doing more (Is reminded by a memory of his father to be better. Personal prompt cleared)

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Dr. Doug

He/Him

20 (40)

March 3

Viridian City, Kanto

It just works

Lt. Colonel, Medical Corps

AQUA Initiative

5' 11" (181 cm) / 180 lbs (82 kg) height

You're being healed. Please do not resist.

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ULTRA DESERT: EMSD
1st Expedition: Survey Corps— move out!

"Alright everybody, roll call!" The Colonel said as he clapped his hands, the boom of his palms echoing loudly within the cavernous depths they had fallen into. "Everyone okay?"

Once everyone had been accounted for, the youth turned to face Elaine Highland as she suggested on their next course of action, subtly nodding back at maverick noah ryder and smiling at the man before spiritedly clapping Sigurd Holst's back.

"Chin up, mate! We're almost there." He said with a grin, before finally coming to a stop before Elaine.

He nodded along to her words.

"Good thinking! Let's find it, double time." He said with a nod and a grin, before glancing over his shoulder. "Buuut... the civvies on the team are still a lil' rattled after that fall, though; let's give 'em a break."

He turned back to the caravan of folk with them.

"Everyone, listen." He said, "Ms. Highland, Mr. Ryder, and..."

He looked around, his eyes eventually falling upon the guy who's back he had clapped earlier. He grinned at the man.

"And Mr. Holst, if memory serves right?, Them three and myself, will be going on ahead to look for a water source." He said, gesturing with his thumb towards Maverick's Vaporeon. "In the meanwhile, the engineers can take this chance to rest; once we've found water, we'll all be working double time to build the base, so use this time wisely, eh? Soldiers, ya know yer duties; I trust y'all to carry them out perfectly."

The Lieutenant Colonel tipped his hat at his Lieutenants and grinned, and they saluted back.

Turning back to the other 3, he nodded, producing a pokeball. A moment later, a dopey looking Arcanine popped out and immediately assaulted its trainer with kisses, lapping the lt. Colonel's face as he impassively took it all, before swinging himself atop the 4XL sized puppy.

"Got rides of yer own?" He asked the other three, more or less offering a ride. "'fter that little fall, would rather not try the vehicles unless strictly necessary."

If the floor started collapsing under Officer Jenny, he could trust her to just leap out of the way, unlike a car.

Doug grins at Sigurd!
Doug smiles at Maverick!
Doug agrees with Elaine!
Officer gave Survey Corps a break for now!
Doug sent out Officer Jenny the Arcanine!

Let's go find some water!

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Twenty-Five

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