Somehow, after several mishaps, Andrea had finally made it into the rift. Thanks to her Sygna Suit, the alien atmosphere of the Ultra Deep Sea was a bit more tolerable, and she even pretended to 'fly' by making use of the wacky underwater physics.

She quickly spotted a familiar face: A certain Gym leader, who was wearing a Sygna Suit of his own. Those things were getting more and more widespread. Which meant that more and more people were tampering with infinity energy... Was this what the DRK Triad had warned them about? The young woman realized that the realm's feelings of paranoia were clouding her judgment.

"Hi, Josh! Did you come here to investigate the anomalies too?" The Hydreigon-cosplaying girl asked, giggling at Verte's display. Chomper responded with an aerial maneuver of his own. Unlike his costumed trainer, his wings were not just for show.

Josh Devlin, Inigo del Rosario, ARIADNE MAUCH //postdormitum mission (clash)

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Well, well, well. [break][break]

Look what we have here? Another ultra space, and from the lack of grunts and groans, she assumes that they didn't find themselves in another one of those hellish, flashing light scapes. When she enters, she feels her body floating, as though the gravity had ceased to exist - and this made her uneasy. It's when she has no solid footing does she groan, and maybe the slightest hint of anxiety surfaces as she grasps her fingers to secure onto nothing. "Mmm.." she hums in distaste, tracing and counting the pokeballs on her belt, before pulling out the second one to bring out a metagross.[break] [break]

They're sturdy, and something solid enough for her to hang onto. So, the woman quickly climbs onto his back, the briefly dropped smile returning to her lips. "Much better~" the Rocket chimes, patting the top of the Metagross upon its head. [break][break]

Still, not being able to see and not being able to find solid grounding to walk on is above her paygrade. "Hey, Tahuna." She lightly presses against their communication piece, attempting to hide the disdain as she instinctively clings closer to the steel pokemon. "You said you saw some people come into the rift?" she hums, shuddering through the suit she wears. It's no sygna suit, but the material does help offset what other pressure she would have felt in ultra space. [break][break]

Not that she'd know what it looked like here. [break][break]

"I like this place less than the other one.." She groans, tapping on the Metagross' head. The pokemon's eyes glow with the blue os PSYCHIC, and is followed by the same glow in the trainer's eyes to share some sight. "Really.. Don't like it here."

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MP TRACKER

70 MP

> Mission: Clash (1/2)
[break]> Postdorm Mission +50 MP
[break]Realm Mutation +10 MP
[break]> IC Post +10 MP

Josh Devlin Andrea Vaneau Inigo del Rosario

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To be met with the sights before him yet again had been something he hoped wouldn’t happen— but he found hopes and dreams to be a futile thing to have as he found himself stepping forth within lands both similar and dissimilar, once more. Though with a touch of meaning and purpose within each step (heavy and swift, and perhaps even aggravated at first glance), his chest rose swiftly as a breath entered his lungs, though it found itself expelled within a much slower and deeper manner, and accompanied with a faint growl of impatience, all the while.[break][break]

”Yeah, well, it doesn’t matter if ya don’t like it here, now does it..?” he sighed, his voice hushed beneath its distortions as he pressed onward with a watchful eye. ”Fuckin’ hate it here, too, but it ain’t like we can just ditch this shithole…”[break][break]

He furrowed his brows beneath the mask he wore, watching bits and pieces of the environment fluctuate and fly past him, and before long, the familiar sight of red and stardust had seemingly begun to creep along the outskirts of the background the further he trekked along. His face contorted faintly at the sight, prompting another sigh to leave his lips as he trekked on.[break][break]

”And t’answer your question, yeah— I saw people come in.”[break][break]

He spun a gun within his grasp before catching it within a firm grip, all while the remaining hand held itself atop one of the several Pokeballs locked upon his belt.[break][break]

”It wasn’t that long ago, so if I’m right, they shouldn’t be too—...”[break][break]

Far.[break][break]

His steps slowed faintly and only momentarily as they stepped into another portion of the dreamscape before them, all while a speck of black within moderate distance met his eye. He took another, deep breath—that time of what seemed to be relief, and ever-brewing impatience—as he lifted his gun and pressed the button of one of the beast-holding capsules upon his person.[break][break]

”They’re just up ahead,” he spoke plainly, firing a round towards the pair in the distance as the Pokemon he’d released—a Sharpedo—immediately jetted towards them with a haphazard Liquidation. ”Sooner we get ‘em the fuck out, the sooner we get outta here.”[break][break]

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MP TRACKER (70 MP)[break]

SPOILER: Click to show

• Postdormitum Battle Participation (brackets) (+50 MP)
• Incorporating realm's mutations (+10 MP)
• IC Post (+10 MP)
  

Josh Devlin Andrea Vaneau ARIADNE MAUCH [break]
outfit. on the nose, i know lmfao

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When the Mauville Gym leader asked how she was, the draconic cosplayer visibly tensed up. “Pretty stressed out, to be honest. It feels like it’s one battle after another out here.” She admitted. One could tell from her strained voice and Chomper’s heavy breathing that they both had seen better days.

And yet, this hostile realm would not allow them a moment of rest. The sound of gunshots was heard, followed by a very speedy Sharpedo ramming straight into Josh and his flying mount, dethroning him as the ‘Master of Faster’.

One of the stray bullets grazed Andrea’s shoulder, causing her to yell sharply. “Aieee! Chomper, help them!” She ordered her Hydreigon, caring more about the safety of their allies than her own. With an affirmative snarl, Chomper assisted his fellow Dragon type by barreling into the enemy shark with an Outrage.

Josh Devlin, Inigo del Rosario, ARIADNE MAUCH //postdormitum mission (clash)

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The sooner they finish, the sooner they can go home. [break][break]

Even if she's sure that someone higher up will have another thing for them to do. Her Metagross pauses in its float and it notices the man pause, lowering itself to the ground to hover, quietly, above whatever surface there was. Though she can only barely see what's in front of them, her ears still pick up the soft click that comes next to her. And there, her eyes adjust through the linked vision, and she grumbles softly, watching the flat shape of a pokeball fly into the air. [break][break]

Thankfully, the shape of a shark appears, and it doesn't take long for her to assume which one has come out. When everything starts to settle in, and she can finally focus on the shapes of people, she gently taps the top of the Metagross' head. "Keep me closer to Tahuna, mmn?" she asks the steel pokemon as her fingers casually prance upon her pokeballs, counting them. [break][break]

They're a few ways away, but her ears are good. She only needs to hear the snarling of a hydreigon, while watching its figure rush towards the sharpedo. "C'mon, girl." she grips, tossing the pokeball to the metagross to spin, and throw it even further into the carnage. [break][break]

And in a light of blue, a hatterene is launched into the fray. the witch scoffs at the display - at all the dragon pokemon - before she realizes that she's thrown in between two pokemon and a third, and a three-headed dragon has the audacity to ram into her using OUTRAGE.. though it was equal to a lighter tackle, that she so violently responds to with a glare. In retaliation, the fairy pokemon emits a bright, pink flash of DAZZLING GLEAM on both dragons.

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TL:DR;[break]
> HATTERENE is thrown into battle
[break]> HATTERENE is hit by OUTRAGE! It doesn't affect her.
[break]> HATTERENE uses DAZZLING GLEAM on HYDREIGON and FLYGON
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MP TRACKER

90 MP

> Mission: Clash (1/2)
[break]> Postdorm Mission +50 MP
[break]> Realm Mutation +10 MP
[break]> IC Post +20 MP
[break]> Assisting +10 MP

Josh Devlin Andrea Vaneau Inigo del Rosario

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As chaotic and lacking caution as his approaching trainer, the Sharpedo had arrived between the League members and their own Pokemon with a violent flourish, scattering waves of water within its midst as it careened into the lot of them. The Rocket watched as his own became quickly involved with those he’d sent him towards, firing still as the Outrage and Superpower paid their dues in collision, landing blow after blow upon the aquatic beast.[break][break]

For a swift moment, it flailed to and fro within the aftermath, briefly teetering and shuddering violently from the attacks before a low, repetitive growl resonated within its maw, growing louder and louder within the span of a moment or two. It peaked into a proper roar before it jetted forward once more, though that time towards the triple headed drake as pricks of frost soon enveloped its fangs, briefly transforming each tooth into icicle-like spikes as it struck forth with an Ice Fang.[break][break]

It seemed to flail vigorously behind the Hydreigon while doing so—almost as if a rabid dog—in an attempt to shield itself from the Dazzling Gleam that shot out. Meanwhile, the selfsame Rocket that sent him out continued walking forward at a brisk pace, shooting a couplel more rounds as his voice (loud, booming, and continuously distorted through the filter of his mask) called across the clearing.[break][break]

”This’ll be the only time I’ll ask ya guys nicely,” he called out, sparing only a brief glance to ensure he stood between them and the woman accompanying him. ”Take ya merry asses back to the entrance, and maybe ya won’t be leavin’ all bloody and bruised~. Sound good?”[break][break]

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MP TRACKER (90 MP)[break]

SPOILER: Click to show

• Postdormitum Battle Participation (brackets) (+50 MP)
• Incorporating realm's mutations (+10 MP)
• IC Post (+10 MP)
  

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• IC Post (+10 MP)/li]
  [li]Assisting (in battle) (+10 MP)

Josh Devlin Andrea Vaneau ARIADNE MAUCH [break]
outfit. on the nose, i know lmfao

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Josh’s story time didn’t last long. It was clear by now that they were being targeted by a hostile group. “Who’s attacking us? Could it be Rocket?!” Andrea wondered out loud. If she wanted to keep assisting her Raikou-obsessed friend, they’d need more firepower. Unfortunately, most of her team had fainted in previous battles, leaving her with only one option…

“G-go, Kimmy!” A chimeric abomination burst out of the ball. Type:Null, a blasphemous imitation of the legendary Arceus. The man-made beast let out a harrowing roar, Metal Sound reverberating through the bronze helmet covering its entire head.

The barrage of super-effective moves left Chomper heavily battered, but he wasn’t out of the fight yet. Using the last of his strength, the shiny Hydreigon unleashed his signature Z-Move, turning into a nine-headed VENGEFUL HYDRA. While the Hatterene was normally unaffected by Dragon-type moves, this secret technique would be a different story.

“You attacked us first! That wasn’t very nice!” Andrea yelled back at the distorted voice taunting them, clenching her fist (which looked more like one of her sock puppets was closing its mouth). “If we leave, then you’re just gonna bully whoever comes after us!”

Josh Devlin, Inigo del Rosario, ARIADNE MAUCH //postdormitum mission (clash)

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Surprise, surprise. [break][break]

Not a very fun one, might she add. Ariadne can't witness the hydra that appears as a result of the move, but she can feel the pressure in the air changing as the draconic pokemon takes on the power of the move, leaving the hatterene, as she hovers in the air, vulnerable to the attack. At first, she doesn't bother to move - thinking it's yet another dragon move. She, in all her pink glory, wasn't scared - until an unfamiliar, burning sensation takes to her flesh, and the psychic pokemon lets out an unholy screech as she plummets to the ground (or what wisps made it). [break][break]

Not even the foresight of the Metagross was enough to fully cushion the blow; though they break the eye-link with the trainer to have the blue glow assist in moving an airborne hatterene, she can't fully avoid the hit. [break][break]

Aria knows that scream like the back of her hand, so when she hears it, she instinctively presses against the head of her Metagross, on the verge of running to the psychic pokemon, laid to the ground, wounded with bruises and burns. She can barely move after the super effective hit, and already feels like that's on the verge of collapsing. [break][break]

Frankly, the only thing keeping her standing is adrenaline and pure, unbridled rage. [break][break]

Her? Being taken down by a dragon? Perish the thought. So when the trainer can make out the fuzzy image of a hatterene who can barely stand, she raises her head towards the wounded hydreigon. The rage wells in the trainer, as it does the pokemon, and the hatterene raises the appendage upon her, weakly, scattering a MAGIC POWDER as a metagross' PSYCHIC assists in raising her body.

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TL:DR;[break]
> HATTERENE is affected by METAL SOUND! METAGROSS' is unaffected! (CLEAR BODY)
[break]> METAGROSS uses PSYCHIC on HATTERENE to assist in avoiding VENGEFUL HYDRA!
[break]> HATTERENE is (mostly) hit by VENGEFUL HYDRA! Ouch.
[break]> HATTERENE uses MAGIC POWDER on HYDREIGON.
[break]> ARIADNE cannot witness anything
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MP TRACKER

100 MP

> Mission: Clash (1/2)
[break]> Postdorm Mission +50 MP
[break]> Realm Mutation +10 MP
[break]> IC Post +30 MP
[break]> Assisting +10 MP

Josh Devlin Andrea Vaneau Inigo del Rosario

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Though the words spoken his way met his ears, its only response seemed to be none other than a brief scoff under his breath, alongside a furrow of the brows, and a faint quirk of the lip in equal parts amusement and confusion, alike.[break][break]

I think ‘bullying’ is putting it lightly, in light of what I just said, but alright.[break][break]

A thought spoken to none other than himself— and even then, it remained within the sanctity of his own mind as he watched the conflict occurring afar. Whilst lowering his gun and unloading the emptied clip from within its hold, he kept a watchful eye upon the reactions of those within the skirmish—both trainer and creature, alike—before settling his focus upon the Flygon as it briefly caught itself within an imbalance.[break][break]

Although weakened severely by the prior onslaught of attacks, the Sharpedo seemed to only teeter for a moment within its hover before beginning to make a line towards the Hydreigon once more, though had caught itself within the crossfire as it found itself all too rearing to go. Alongside his accompanying Pokemon (and as she found herself lifted away), the toothed beast took enough of the blast to begin teetering once more, all before he ultimately crumbled onto the ground.[break][break]

As was expected, though, given the beast’s normal temperament— and so with the fall of one Pokemon had another been swift to join the fray in his place. Another Pokeball shone briefly as it flew high across the clearing, briefly stopping to unleash a dormant Aggron from within before the capsule, itself, shot back to its handler, all while the beast, herself, conjured a swift barrier—a Protect—to further shield her companions and their attack.[break][break]

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MP TRACKER (160 MP)[break]

SPOILER: Click to show

• Postdormitum Battle Participation (brackets) (+50 MP)
• Incorporating realm's mutations (+10 MP)
• IC Post (+10 MP)
  

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• IC Post (+10 MP)/li]
  [li]Assisting (in battle) (+10 MP)

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• Get a Pokemon KO'd (+50 MP)
• Assisting a character (+10 MP)
• IC Post (+10 MP)

Josh Devlin Andrea Vaneau ARIADNE MAUCH [break]
outfit. on the nose, i know lmfao

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The enemy did not let up, but the Master of Faster had a plan. Unfortunately his plan involved a hefty amount of friendly fire. Hatterene’s Magic Powder combined with the collateral from their own ally’s Bug Buzz was what put the nail on the coffin. After having fought many battles that day, his injuries finally caught up with him, and Chomper fainted.

“Oh no!” The young PokéManiac withdrew her Hydreigon, and sent out her Kangaskhan. “Take it from here, Missy! It’s time for Mega Evolution!” The large marsupial roared, as infinity energy caused its infant to grow to adolescent size. With their Parental Bond, the duo of mother and child attacked the enemy Aggron with dual Power-Up Punches.

Meanwhile, Andrea’s Type: Null rampaged across the battlefield, gray eyes glinting with feral madness. As much as she tried to raise it with love and care, at the end of the day it was a creature created for one singular purpose; to hunt. With a violent Crush Claw, the synthetic beast attempted to finish the weakened Hatterene off.

Josh Devlin, Inigo del Rosario, ARIADNE MAUCH //postdormitum mission (clash)

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