Darkest Day Refugees [M]

i used to dream in the dark of palisades park

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Leo
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Leonicio Marceliño
Darkest Day Refugees [M]
POSTED ON Mar 11, 2023 17:55:19 GMT
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A dark hand loomed over the Galar region. In light of the impending crisis, many Galarians were trying to ship off their beloved pets to someplace safer. Little did they know that through bribery and corruption, one of those ships had ended up in the most unsafe region in the world, where their Pokémon shall be exploited for the glory of Team Rocket.

On paper, this was a simple job: Extract the package from Lilycove Harbor, transport it to their headquarters in Sootopolis, get paid. What the Rockets didn't know was that they were being watched...

"Ugh! Why do I have to do manual labor? I'm a genius, not a brute!" Leonicio whined, while loading cages filled with squirming Pokémon into a black boat with the Rocket logo painted on it. Leo's Swanna was wading in the water nearby. Leda could help her trainer with the heavy-lifting, but she didn't want to get her feathers dirty.
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syrah
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POSTED ON Mar 12, 2023 3:00:08 GMT
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his gaze wanders over the pier. it's absent of dockhands or security; the former are conveniently not scheduled and the latter have been paid off. careful steps take him down from the ramp of the cargo ship. he weaves around the efficient line of workers that carry out his orders, and their cargo. 

the hoennian arm of the organization melds with his own crew. he withdraws a folder, checking the shipping manifest while gulls circle overhead. something cackles at his back and golden eyes flick upward. 

he tucks the manifest back into his coat pocket and pauses as he passes by a grunt. "you're welcome to come with me if you've had your fill of this," he offers plainly. another cackle and he turns his head, eyes narrowing. 

a creature crawls out from within his shadow. claws scrabble against the hardy wood of the dock. she flashes brilliant teeth and cocks her head.

"your swanna," he says with a nod in its direction, "can it give us some rain? alecto smells trouble."
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Arbok Nine
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Thomas Benoit
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POSTED ON Mar 14, 2023 1:37:14 GMT
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The deal was being watched in the shadows. A tall man in a black raincoat watched the two parties come together, to sell out the Pokemon of Galarians to be exploited by Rocket. This act in particular struck a particular nerve of the man underneath the skull helmet. It reminded him of the loss of his first Pokemon, his beloved Shadow.

The man moved skillfully through the shadows, hiding behind crates as he pressed up closer to the group. He would spot a Swanna in the waters near the boat where the Pokemon were being offloaded onto.

The grim vigilante would deploy a Beheeyem. He would point to the Swanna, gesturing the alien Pokemon to fry her with a Thunderbolt.

As the Beheeyem fired off the Thunderbolt towards the swan, the vigilante would grab two more Pokeballs, deploying Mordred the Ceruledge, and Kuma Lisa the Zoroark.




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Leonicio Marceliño
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POSTED ON Mar 14, 2023 13:48:59 GMT
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The senior Rocket member took the whiny grunt under his wing, instructing him to deploy Swanna's Rain Dance as a form of obfuscation against potential surveillance. "That it can do. Leda!" The young man snapped his fingers, prompting the white bird to flap her majestic wings, summoning a sprinkle of rain within seconds.

However, a sneaky Thunderbolt rained on their parade, giving the Water/Flying type quite the devastating shock. Forced back on land, Leda tried to Roost the damage away. Her charred feathers and smoke coming off her body made the Swanna look more like a holiday turkey fresh out of the oven.

"Who's responsible for this?!" The spoiled Marceliño heir spat, visibly incensed. He sent out Narcissus, his trusty Gardevoir, who Calmed his Mind in preparation of dealing with whoever this interloper was. "Show yourself, twerp!" The dark-skinned youth demanded.

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syrah
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POSTED ON Mar 15, 2023 2:48:42 GMT
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alecto chuckles again and dives to safety, forcing nikkari to turn. he shields himself right as the rocket grunt's swanna is struck by a shock of electricity. the air cracks and pops; nikkari whistles. the little gremlin emerges from her pocket of shadow and nikkari is about to follow up with a verbal command when the swanna's master gets testy.

above, in the skyline, an owl is responding to nikkari's whistle. avian eyes scan the docks for the vigilante. he isn't hard to spot, given the bursts of light coming from the other two pokemon he releases.

the decidueye circles and then draws his bow. shadows arc down from the air in an attempt to pin the man's shadow down with a spirit shackle

they still need to be covert, but the galarian rockets aren't going to roll over and take it. nikkari steps away, slinking into the shadows after alecto, and waits for the sounds of battle as his security teams make for the intruder.

decidueye attempts to spirit shackle thomas' shadow
rocket grunts pour out of the ship towards thomas
nikkari yeets from the Loud One (ily)
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Arbok Nine
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Shalour City, Kalos
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Thomas Benoit
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POSTED ON Mar 25, 2023 0:24:31 GMT
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As the Swanna attempted to Roost off some of the damage done by the Thunderbolt, the Beheeyem took the time to lob another Thunderbolt at the opposing Pokemon.

Upon being deployed, the Zoroark would take notice to the Decideye above them. Seeing its attempts to lock down his shadow with a Spirit Shackle, the Zoroark acted to protect her master, unleashing a Night Daze that would consume the Spirit Shackle, and hopefully get the attention of the Decidueye.

The vigilante and his Ceruledge press on to cover, the armored ghost Bulking Up in anticipation for the assault to come. The masked man would deploy his Lucario as he went on the move. As the Rocket security team comes charging in, the masked man lobs a Pokeball, attempting to arc it over the group, and cause it to land behind them.

A Weavile would emerge from the Pokeball. Wasting no time, the Weavile would attempt to attack the group of five with an Icicle Crash.

In the commotion that it would hopefully cause, the masked man produce a submachine gun concealed in his raincoat, and begin to open fire on the group from cover.

The Lucario would notice the aura of the Gardevoir. Attempting to put pressure on the Psychic-type, the Steel Jackal would attempt to rush the Gardevoir with a burst of Extreme Speed.




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notes: Beheeyem fires another Thunderbolt at Swanna
Zoroark counters Spirit Shackle with Night Daze
Thomas sends out Lucario
Ceruledge Bulks Up
Thomas attempts to deploy Weavile behind the security team, via throwing the ball over them
Weavile used Icicle Crash
Thomas opens fire on the security team
Lucario used Extremespeed, targeting Gardevoir


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Leo
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Leonicio Marceliño
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POSTED ON Mar 25, 2023 14:18:36 GMT
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The second Thunderbolt proved more than enough to knock out the Swanna. Leo switched the fried bird out in favor of his Galarian Rapidash. "Llamrei, they're over there!" He pointed at the direction that electrical attack had come from, prompting the majestic unicorn to fire a Psybeam towards the attacker.

Narcissus was nearly knocked off balance by a lightning-fast Lucario. Righting himself on his pointy heels, the male Gardevoir retaliated with a point-blank Psychic against the jackal. However, the hellish rain of gunfire that ensued forced him to shift focus, attempting to redirect those projectiles with his psionic powers.

"Guns?! Who uses guns in this day and age?!" Leonicio spat, ducking for cover behind a large crate. Luckily, the security team served as great meat shields. "I'm counting four hostile Pokémon, and a fifth one that could be an Electric type!" He tried to warn his superior, only to realize that they'd already vanished into the shadows. "Great, he left." The young grunt rolled his eyes.

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Darkest Day Refugees [M]
POSTED ON Mar 26, 2023 17:16:37 GMT
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the ghostly chains on palamedes' arrows snap and dissipate as the zoroark's night daze intercepts him. the owl turns on his wing now that his cover has been blown, gaining altitude to put him out of range from the zoroark. he circles overhead, ever-watchful and now acting as a sentry to give warning if and when the authorities arrive.

on the ground is a bloodbath. nikkari ducks down behind one of the shipping crates right as bullets rip overhead. strangled screams are cut off with wet choking gurgles. he pokes a head around the corner, dismayed to find a hardened team of pokemon following the commands of the deranged shooter. 

nikkari's earpiece crackles with gunshots and his men dying. he drops another pokeball to the ground. the wide-brimmed hat of his crow tilts as she looks up at him, a tilt to her head when the sounds reach her ears. 

"harrow, give us some cover please," he murmurs. the murkrow flutters up into the air as thick fog rolls out from under her wings, blanketing the field in a haze

"all units find cover. protect yourselves; they're not after the cargo."

then, to his companion: "alecto, find that grunt. be their eyes." and so she slinks into the shadows, rematerializing impishly a foot away from leonicio and his rapidash. her eyes gleam and she chitters to the horse, lending her insight on enemy whereabouts with her detect

decidueye backs off
murkrow is above using haze & providing cover
the grunts shift away from a hands-on approach
sableye lends her eyes to g!rapidash
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POSTED ON Apr 27, 2023 23:46:41 GMT
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The Haze would not only blanket the field, and provide a smokescreen for the others, but would render the Ceruledge's Bulk Up moot.

Unfortunately for Leonicio, he'd guess wrong, as the Psybeam only managed to strike the Beheeyem, who turned to the pink horse with a look of annoyance. Rather than retaliate, the Beheeyem would instead take the time to Recover.

In his place, the Zoroark would attempt to assail the Rapidash with a Night Daze.

Meanwhile, the Lucario would be knocked back several feet by the Psychic, only to land on his feet with a skid. Angered, the Lucario would attempt to strike the Gardevoir down with a Meteor Mash.

The Ceruledge disappeared within the Phantom Force, attempting to get onto the ship's deck, and rampage through. The Weavile would attempt to climb onto the ship, in order to join Mordred in his rampage.

The masked vigilante would adjust something on his helmet, going through different visor modes, until he reached thermal vision. Spotting the men through the Haze, he would attempt to flush them out, or kill them with grenades.




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notes: Beheeyem used Recover
Zoroark used Night Daze, targeting G-Rapidash
Lucario used Meteor Mash, targeting Gardevoir
Ceruledge used Phantom Force, attempting to get onto the ship
Weavile attempted to climb onto the ship
Thomas switched to Thermal Vision, and is tossing grenades at the guards


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POSTED ON May 8, 2023 10:58:57 GMT
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Murkrow’s Haze provided some cover for the few Rockets that hadn’t been filled with lead yet to make their escape, while Sableye used its inhuman eyesight to alert them of incoming projectiles. The pier had quickly turned into a warzone with dead bodies left and right. This was NOT what the young front had signed up for!

The Galarian Rapidash guarded against the Night Slash, countering with a Fairy Wind. Meanwhile, Gardevoir was able to evade the Meteor Mash at the last second by Teleporting out of the way.

As a barrage of grenades turned things even more chaotic, the graceful Psychic-type teleported again, attempting to transport its trainer safely into the boat. Little did they know that the enemy had already boarded the vessel they were planning to flee on.

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POSTED ON May 10, 2023 2:30:29 GMT
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nikkari is all for poetry and metaphors and that a captain must go down with his ship, but 1. they're at port and 2. he's fairly certain the captain has a bullet in his brain right now. it won't be long before this region's law enforcement swarms them. he can already hear sirens in the distance. 

whether it's some crazed maniac or someone with a personal vendetta, nikkari doesn't want to stay to find out. from his purview, he's able to skulk about and get a lay of the land. and it doesn't look good.

when alecto's charge disappears out from under her nose, she spins around in a circle, clicking in confusion. but then a grenade goes off too close to comfort and she slinks back to the shadows; she slithers her way back to nikkari.

"what happened?" he asks her. 

she points with one clawed hand at the boat, where screams have started. nikkari frowns. more screams on the ground. though harrow's haze hasn't let up, it doesn't seem to be impeding him in the least. he looks down at alecto and she frames her face with her long, spidery fingers.

"a mask? disable it." her grin is all teeth, sapphire eyes gleaming with energy as she zeroes in on the circuitry in the man's mask.

"those on the boat will have to fend for themselves," he murmurs. 

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POSTED ON May 17, 2023 23:19:06 GMT
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The Ceruledge doesn't hesitate to go to work on the crew, hacking at them with his flaming blades. Meanwhile, the Weavile uses the chaos caused by his partner to sneak off into the engine room, where he goes to work on destroying the engines, using his claws to rip and pry apart what he could.

While the Zoroark merely narrows her eyes as her target parries her attack, the Lucario cries out in annoyance as his target Teleports away from him.

As Thomas' mask is disabled, he suddenly finds the thermal vision he used earlier cut off. The voice modulating microphone would also be disabled, giving away his voice, should he speak.

The Beheeyem, using Telepathy to communicate with the others, orders them to retreat, and regroup with Thomas. The Zoroark and Lucario duo are the first to reach the vigilante, with the Beheeyem soon joining them.

Receiving the message, the Weavile regroups with the Ceruledge, who allows the Dark-type to jump onto his shoulder, before whisking them both away with Phantom Force, emerging near Thomas.

As sirens blare through the area, Thomas quickly recalls his Pokemon, and sends out his Hydreigon. Boarding the dragon, the masked vigilante makes his flight, leaving the suriviors of the crew to deal with, or escape the oncoming authorities.




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notes: Ceruledge deals with the crew, while Weavile deals with the engines
Thomas' mask is disabled
Beheeyem calls for a retreat and regroup, using its Telepathy
Lucario, Zoroark, and Beheeyem converge onto their master
Ceruledge whisks Weavile away with Phantom Force, emerging near their master
Thomas recalled all five, sent out Hydreigon
Thomas flies off on his Hydreigon


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POSTED ON May 28, 2023 15:55:20 GMT
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By the time Leonicio and his Gardevoir made it to the boat, the enemy had already fled, but not before leaving a trail of blood and destruction in their wake. With the area still covered in a layer of fog, the Galarian youth stumbled about in order to get a feel of his surroundings. That was when he stepped on the body of a dead grunt, its lifeless eyes staring back at him.

“Hrk--” The male model leaned over the ship’s railing, and promptly emptied the contents of his stomach. He may have been a heartless bastard, but the horrors of war were far too gruesome for someone born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

“I won’t die here…” Leo muttered, wiping his mouth. He scurried to the helm of the ship like a man possessed, kicking a bunch of limp bodies that were in his way. “I won’t die! I won’t die! I won’t die!” He snarled, grabbing the wheel and trying to start the engine, only to find out that it had been damaged beyond repair.

He sent out his Quaxly, Rio, pointing at the back of the ship. The pompadour-sporting duckling understood the assignment, jumping into the water and using its Aqua Jet to propel the engine-less vessel forward.

“Hahahaha! So long, suckers!” The Marceliño heir laughed like a madman as the ship set sail with a fair amount of Rockets still stranded on the pier. He had officially lost his marbles.

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Darkest Day Refugees [M]
POSTED ON May 28, 2023 17:52:40 GMT
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nikkari is not one for vengeance and he's rather slow to anger. frustration, though, sits nastily in the back of his mind as he watches the masked vigilante explode from harrowhark's fog and retreat into the sky. palamedes makes a move to give chase, but nikkari whistles and calls him back down. 

sirens are getting ever-closer. the wails of the damned echo on the docks. his duty, first and foremost, is to rocket. 

so when he looks down at his gremlin, she dances with utter joy. "silence them." they will not be given quarter to turn rocket's secrets over to their saviors, and nikkari is not equipped to rescue them with what little time remains. 

one by one, the wounded's screams fall silent. alecto returns from the shadows, claws glistening with scarlet gore. nikkari grimaces; harrowhark flies back down to perch on his shoulder. the haze she'd left still lingers.

"palamedes, if you would take care of those on the -" but before he can finish, the boat takes off. water spouts from the blasted end of the stern, sending it careening down and out of the marina. 

"let's hurry," he murmurs and flees the scene.

alecto kills the remaining survivors on the docks
nikkari pepecringe as the boat leaves
nikkari makes his exit
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POSTED ON May 28, 2023 18:53:19 GMT
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Upon reaching the rooftop of a vacant building, Thomas recalled his Hydreigon, before sending out Elvis to Teleport him to a room in a neighboring building he had set up shop in.

"Cover me.", Thomas ordered.

The Beheeyem watched the door, as Thomas hurriedly yanked the helmet off of his head. Drenched in sweat, the man continued to hurriedly strip himself of his gear. As he toweled himself off, Beheeyem let out a series of beep-like cries to his master.

"Looks like I'm gonna need to put in some countermeasures for Disable.", Thomas remarked, as he grabbed the change of clothes he had prepared. A green button-up shirt, a pair of khaki slacks, and simple white sneakers. He would pack up the armor in a special backpack, before having his Beheeyem Teleport him to the outside of the building.

He would then quietly make his way out of the building, to a motorcycle he stashed nearby. He'd make his getaway on his Motorcycle, heading back to the safehouse on the outskirts of the city.




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