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Ro
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Wyndon, Galar
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Grunt
Ex-Rocket Beast
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5'10 height
5'10 height
It's a long way forward, so trust in me.
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[attr="class","rowwtw"]A megalopolan? Rowan's eyes immediately shot to with a look of concern. He'd not experienced the cannibalistic invaders personally, but he knew enough about them to be reasonably cautious at the presence of even one of their corpses among the muck. "Well fu-..."[break][break]

The curse was cut short as corpses rose, dragging those around him into the murky depths of the swamp. The immediate concern was for the child that had gotten taken, worried that wouldn't be able to stay above the water due to her height. "Does anyone see Eris?!" He called out to anyone nearby, getting the attention of his Decidueye in the process.[break][break]

Apollo swooped down, drawing Rowan's eyes to see taken as well. "Aidan! Shit!" A hand fumbled to the inert Pokéball on his belt, returning the Decidueye to it's capsule in a beam of crimson light. In it's place, a Ludicolo appeared in a flash of brilliant illumination. Where had gone? Was she taken too? The heat of frustration grew over him, knowing he couldn't even call his sister's name without breaking his cover. Time was of the essence.[break][break]

"Bolero, let's go!" The two followed after the Ursaluna, keeping in mind that he owes the Pokémon an apology for attempting to ensnare them with his Decidueye. It wasn't until they reached the cavern that Rowan was able to understand the full scope of the situation, the metric ton of shit that they'd all gotten themselves into. "Never a dull moment..."[break][break]

With eyes on , and , Rowan could relax ever so slightly, knowing that they were still able to be saved. "I'm coming, guys!" A sharp whistle escapes his lips, directing his Pokémon to act. The Ludicolo shuffled with a small bit of glee, dancing towards the crowd of enemy combatants with confusing yet beguiling motion. Before long, the full effect of TEETER DANCE sets in, looking to hopefully claim as many of the zombies and Ultra Beasts as possible in it's wake.[break][break]

Rg2hd0oq [break][break]

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  • Rowan panics, all his friends (and sister) are gone.
  • Returns Decidueye, brings out Ludicolo.
  • Follows the Ursaluna to the cavern.
  • relief.png at seeing Eris, Lulu and Aidan alive.
  • Ludicolo uses Teeter Dance on as many enemies as possible.
  • MORE SALACS WHAT ARE MY ROLLS MAN!

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sleeping beauty
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July 15
lumiose city, kalos
bisexual
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luka chêne DOLLARS
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luka chêne
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POSTED ON Oct 6, 2023 7:00:45 GMT
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It's like a scene from a horror movie.[break][break]

Too quickly to have ever seen coming, bodies spring out of the swamp and rush them. Her Spectrier attempts to buck off some of their attackers, but despite her best efforts Luka finds herself falling from her mount's back and into the water. And as soon as she makes contact, the horde of undead bodies is upon her.[break][break]

She screams, and her mouth is still open when twisted, gnarled hands pull her down into the swamp. Her frantic shouting is instantly cut off as her throat fills with filthy bog water— she chokes, gags, and watches as her last few bubbles of air float up towards the surface while she's dragged down, down, down.[break][break]

The water is too murky to see anything clearly, but she can tell there are other bodies here with her. They're moving, but she doesn't know if they belong to her fellows or to their attackers. Teeth bite into her shoulder and leg as she tries to flail about and free herself, all to no avail.[break][break]

As she's dragged deeper and deeper, her vison starts to fade. It's merely a pinprick when the tera crystals swim into view, but in her dizzy and disoriented state, she can't tell what they are. By the time they reach the tunnels, everything is black.[break][break]

Luka is still unconscious as she's bound by the Nihilego, and puts up no resistance. It takes several minutes for her to wake; when she does, her head is spinning and her vision is still blurred. She has no idea where she is, and the disconnect between the swamp and cave she now finds herself in has her even more confused.[break][break]

Eventually she tries to get her bearings but tied as she is, it's a struggle to look around. She does vaguely notice some familiar captives: , , and stand out the most to her. She wiggles slightly, as if trying to free herself and help them, but is too weak to do anything more than tremble in the grasp of the tentacled beasts.[break][break]

Her Spectrier, however, springs into action. The noble beast does not take kindly to being ensnared. With a ghostly whinny they employ a phantom force, dissolving into nothing but shadow in order to escape. Should this work, when their physical body reemerges they aim the attack at the Nihilego holding Luka captive, attempting to free her as well.[break][break]


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TLDR;[break]
- wearing a sygna suit[break]
- passes out after being dragged into the swamp[break]
- slowly comes to, is super groggy. recognizes a few fellow captives but can't do anything else[break]
- spectrier uses phantom force in an attempt to free themself and Luka[break]




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[attr="class","subtxt"]I don't know anything with certainty,[break]
But the sight of the stars makes me dream


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milky





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Vermilion City, Kanto
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Explorer
Lorekeeper
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POSTED ON Oct 6, 2023 15:19:32 GMT
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[attr="class","adrie-lyric1"]To the monster you became
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[attr="class","adrie-lyric2"]I'll be your CONTRADICTION
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[attr="class","inner-finally"]"Miss Lulu?"[break][break]

Of all the faces she hadn't expected to see here, it had been .[break][break]

Whatever breath she has left feels like it's dragged right out of her lungs, her thoughts melding and swirling in a surly mess as she continues her little struggle. She has to help her... free her in some way before the aliens eat them, just like screams. How does she does just that?[break][break]

Backup comes in the form of familiar faces, both kindly and not so much? The Ursaluna they'd once been chasing slumps to the ground for a bit of rest, whilst those that remain free either protect it or begin to whale on the enemies present.[break][break]

Even , that man who had cried over a mirror maze and fell down a cave seems so strangely heroic (even with his frying pan), seems so co-[break][break]

No. No, he just ruined the moment with that one. The coins that rattle about the cave and snap at her skin sure would've gotten curses out of her if she weren't busy wondering just what the hell she should do to get out of her binds. As metal clinks against wet rocks and tera crystals -[break][break]

Her eyes widen, mesmerised by their eerie glow.[break][break]

Perhaps, it's a bone that hasn't been set correctly. Perhaps, her captor is just that bit distracted by that murder routine set. Perhaps, it's that sensation of pain now numbed after hours of drowning in it. Regardless, she struggles just enough to twist her hands into her pocket, barely managing to pick at the tera orb and pull it out with the tips of her fingers. And she'll grin, looking to the Comfey wrapped around her arm as she uncomfortably manipulates her wrist and taps it against their head.[break][break]

Energy flows through the trembling fairy, tender flesh blooming into brilliant gems that gently dig against the length of her arm. It's a cry that bubbles from deep within, a feeling that resonates between both trapped parties as a whirlwind of crystallised petals grows.[break][break]

"BLAST 'EM!"
[break][break]
[break]
✧ LULU? oh NOW SHE'S MAD[break]
✧ Trying to figure out how to get free, looks up and sees the tera crystals. Fuck it we ball[break]
✧ Attempting to TERASTALISE Comfey (Fairy-type) and use TERA BLAST against the Nihilegos to get herself and others free
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KAY OF PIXEL PERFECT[break][break]



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it all happened so fast![break][break]

for a brief moment he thought he was safe and free from the horde of zombie... things. only to surface disorientated in what appeared to be an underwater cave of sorts. finally able to breathe. elliot lurched forward.
[break][break]
landing on his hands and knees and he sucked in the damp, thick, air as his poor lungs sputtered causing him to cough violently. a foot or so away his toxapex laid slowly trying to gain its bearings and help it's trainer.
[break][break]
elliot looked up his head no longer bowed. he noticed the strange machines and the tera crystals strewn across the cave. before he could question what was happening strange jellyfish-like pokemon appeared and began grabbing each and everyone of them.
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elliot weakly struggled but the horrific creature wrapped a tentacle around his head causing a flood of nausea through his body. as he felt the need to vomit. but either due to his captivity or his own sheer will he managed to swallow it down.
[break][break]
not far away his toxapex finally managed to understand what was going on but was unable to do anything. too worn out from the struggle under water from before. elliot felt panicked and fearful. afraid that they would all die here without being able to stop it.
[break][break]
closing his eyes shut he expected the worst... only for help to arrive alongside the bear pokemon they were all chasing, now resting. hope swelled in his chest as the young ranger struggled anew. gaining a new wind to fight on. even though he was unable to escape, he'd damn well try!

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[attr="class","annalooc"] + by some miracle elliot escapes the 'zombies'.
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+ however is captured by the nihilego while his toxapex lays weak a few feet nearby.
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+ the arrival of the others renews his desire to escape. even though he is unable to right now.






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litton wickham
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september 25
lumiose city, kalos
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webnovelist / council assistant
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POSTED ON Oct 6, 2023 17:20:01 GMT
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he doesn’t scream. up to his ankles in the mud, toes numb in the brackish water, nagi watches slack-jawed as @elliot is dragged into the deep by what should have been dead, should have been still; and a whistle crackles out from his throat, high and reedy, a petulant child’s whine. garbled, unintelligible white noise.[break][break]

conscious thought straps on a seatbelt, settling in for a ride in the backseat as his subconscious takes the wheel. autopilot plunges him the rest of the way into the water towards the ursuluna, tailing the remnants of their search party (now more search than party) in their plodding hell-ride towards —[break][break]

where is this?[break][break]

a headshot from and ’s murder roulette rattles his skull, wrenching his synapses into place with a metallic ping and a red welt the size of a thumbprint over his temple. the world snaps back into focus — like plummetting head-first into ice, cold sharp in his skull, a bombardment of overwhelming sensation he has to struggle to sort through. [break][break]

he recognises the tell-tale glow of the tera crystals. he doesn’t recognise the make of the workbenches. and the blue-tinted pallor of the once-dead, newly-arisen — he’s seen, only in pictures.[break][break]

they were not good pictures. [break][break]

nagi does what he does best in times of uncertainty — which is to do what he's told. ’s cry for help is close enough.[break][break]

“help,” he parrots. his head smarts. it was so much easier to astral project.[break][break]

smaug’s dragon tail cracks like a whip over the nihilegos.[break][break]


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[break]・dissociates. [break]・is a victim of friendly fire.[break]・dragonite uses dragon tail on nihilego to help free captives[break]
38xBC6Sx[break]



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scarlet dove
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30
January 21
Laverre City
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grunt
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5'10" height
from the very beginning you have utterly failed to take action.
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Camellia Lemaitre
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POSTED ON Oct 6, 2023 18:37:16 GMT
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With a tug, something latched itself to Camellia's leg. She huffed, trying to yank her foot up from the depths. However, teeth greeted her with a searing pain, causing her to try and kick out again.[break][break]

To no avail, it seemed, as suddenly, she and her companions were pulled down into the murky depths. She wouldn't go willingly, even as her SIGILYPH disappeared back into its Poke ball with her.[break][break]

"Damn... I never told Topher... that..."[break][break]


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Surprisingly, her consciousness came back, with other cries of protest around her. Her first notice was , calling out to her Pokemon to aid her.[break][break]

Only when she felt the wave of nausea did she understand.[break][break]

"PSYCHIC."[break][break]

If it successfully detached from her, she'd go to help her friend next.


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saoirse quinn
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29
october 27
circhester, galar
bisexual
physicist / inventor
head scientist
the shadows breathe
whispering me away
5’8” height
5’8” height
every night i burn, dream the black crow dream
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Lulu Flint
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POSTED ON Oct 6, 2023 20:29:22 GMT
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perhaps altered by the shiny machine, or nihilego toxin, or something else entirely, it seemed at least clear to her that the bear had been a trap. why else would the megalopolans have been floating in a bog in the dead of night, utterly prepared to drag them to their dinner table?[break][break]

why during a total eclipse?[break][break]

she coughed gross water, still spitting sediment. she did not try to struggle as others did, preserving her energy and watching.[break][break]

others arrived. –but he said nothing towards her. when called out her name, however, she put two and two together, straining to see blonde. there was no cap. Dark bangs clung in mud against her face in her peripheral vision.[break][break]

fuck it.[break][break]

”eris!” she called back.[break][break]

chaos did ensue. she noted what she could only assume to be a growing group of rockets, free of bonds–and there were too many defects amongst them all at once. which one of her own would lose sight of the real threat?[break][break]

even the sight of did not shift her attention from escape.[break][break]

the name of one she hadn’t trusted from the beginning still clawed up her throat in desperation. amidst 's screaming, 's blazing inferno, and 's signature kill: murder roulette, her brother-in-law 's yelling about being eaten, , and the acidic threat in her stomach, she made her decision.[break][break]

”hey!” she called to the closest megalopolan, wincing as a coin hit her. shit! she had felt carnivorous teeth. she’d even been shot once. there was nothing like a coin to the forehead going fast enough. she recovered only on pure adrenaline.[break][break]

hey! you! have none of you spoken with velmos? you’re making a mistake!”[break][break]

she didn’t care if they were recording. surely, the league already knew, with how many had turned on them. she would do what little she could in an attempt to save them all.[break][break]

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forty-eight
December 26
Slateport City
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Enforcer
grunt
6"1' height
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POSTED ON Oct 6, 2023 22:48:28 GMT
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Did Grigori come in at a bad time? It didn’t take long for to pull close and press foreheads together. Once again, the context of the situation made it more awkward and cheesy than anything serious. Whatever ‘thing’ they had under wraps, surely it could wait until they figured out this situation?

You know, people kidnapped from their ‘search’ party and Nihilego all over the place with strange braids?

However, as soon as they broke apart, Shred handed him his phone. That red square stuck in the corner indicated Grigori’s worst fear: the man was trying to take advantage of the disastrous situation for profit. Well… not like he hid his intentions at any point or time. This should not have been a surprise even if he wanted to be nice.

But maybe, just this once, the grunt would ‘humor’ the pair. After all, that move looked rather effective if ‘fair’ with its targeting. Otherwise, known as ‘anyone in range’. “Alright Mr. Shred, alright…

So, he recorded the attack, careful not to collect a few coins the hard way himself. How did Pumpkin fare?


Much better, in all honesty. She didn’t need Grigori’s permission to being her own assault. But not on the bear. An asleep target offered no challenge. These Nihilego? Probably not much better. Any of them that wandered close would taste her blade, and any Megalopolans would meet the same fate. Those coins thudded against her steel plate body, unable to do much damage.

These underlings will know blood and death!” Pumpkin yelled out. “For the Iron Curtain covers all windows, normal or otherwise!

… She’d come around on Ayer the Probopass. But she used his lessons in her own weird way. That’d just have to do for the timeless rock type as she attempted to distract and cut down all that bothered the humans.


Tl;dr
 - Grigori relents to Shred and Howard's silly idea, BUT JUST THIS ONCE
 - Basically stays out of the way of everyone and records the MURDER ROULETTE
 - Pumpkin the Kingambit actually does stuff and starts trying to fucking kill the Nihilego and Megalopolans that are harassing the kidnapees
 - Anyone is free to mention the Kingambit if you so desire








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The Liberator
he/him/his
24
April 10
Lavaridge Town
Figuring it Out
Penitent
Renegade
I've got a, I've got a
Pocket fulla sunshine
Short King height
Short King height
Turned on my friends and brought them pain. I have no right to show I can change. But I gotta try!
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[attr="class","textbox"]All hell had broken loose.[break][break]

Attacks were flying all over the places. Faces both new and familiar stormed this underground facility like it was the site of the latest warzone. flipped a table, for Arceus' sake! Now that was a sight that he was far too impressed with to be concerned by.[break][break]

It didn't matter that his stomach was doing backflips. It didn't matter that this freakish, mutant Nihilego were caressing him with their weird purple chain-limbs. It didn't matter that one wrong move could see them snapping his neck. Like hell was he going to stand idly by while so many people were trying to save him, and so many more needed him.[break][break]

"Cambria," Isaac whispered, looking towards the great Golisopod that was currently adhered to his back. "How about a little fire support?" They could bind their bodies. They could restrain their limbs. But that didn't mean they were helpless. The spines lining Cambria's armored plates unfurled, and she lowered her head to the best of her ability.[break][break]

If any Megalopians, or their Pokemon, tried to run towards the onslaught of pissed-off Hoennians, they'd find themselves being fired on from all sides. Cambria's Pin Missile rained down like a gatling gun, and it was highly unlikely she'd be the only one of the captured Pokemon to try fighting back.[break][break]

All the while, Isaac took advantage of those protruding barbs. He began rubbing up against Cambria, hoping that enough spike-on-tentacle action would loosen up the Nihilego's tentacles. If he could just pry out an opening, maybe he could slip through and start helping dislodge people. , , , , even @kouji . . . he couldn't just let them rot down here.

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Rabbit
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Twenty-five
November 17th
Opelucid City
Gay
Researcher
(Rocket) Scientist
5'11" height
5'11" height
Days fade into a watercolour blur / Memories swim and haunt you
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Alba Evovae
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POSTED ON Oct 7, 2023 19:12:01 GMT
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Bad Moon Rising


"Well, look at you…" Looking at his transformed Ditto, his shapeshifter, it really was one hell of a fucked up bear. Matted fur, a hunchback, a crimson moon on its forehead… Alba had never seen a Pokémon quite like it. Maybe he'd catch it for himself. Maybe would be interested in hearing about it—[break][break]

Wait. In the alarm of coming across the lake of bodies, he'd thought that blood spilled into the water, that death hung in the air, but now he was paying more attention… this was too clean to be a graveyard.[break][break]

All of a sudden, the corpses sprang to life in some macabre ambush, dragging teeth and sinking people into the depths below. Over half of their merry band gone in the span of a few minutes, if even that. But not Alba Evovae. Scrabbling through the mud, none of the dead found purchase on him, never managing to seize him the way they did others.[break][break]

The next few moments are something of a haze, as adrenaline blurs together the minutes. The Ursaluna turns from foe to friend(?), barraged with therapy before leading them beneath the murky water to their compatriots who were, like the corpses above, apparently not dead? Okay.[break][break]

Alba did not have much time to process this, mostly due to a well-targeted coin striking him right in the temple, making him drop like a stone. With its trainer mostly-unconscious on the ground, Ditto takes its newfound freedom to do the first thing that comes to its amorphous, yet beary mind: murderous violence.


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This bear is fucked up bruh[break]
Oops the actual dead bodies aren't actually dead??[break]
We do a little Scooby Doo running after the bear[break]
Alba gets SIGNATURE KILL: MURDER ROULETTE-d[break]
Ditto uses Blood Moon because literally what the fuck is happening[break]

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GONGAGER
he/him
25
October 13
GONGAGA
gongaga-romantic
gongager
gongago
me?
gongaga
808 height
808 height
WHERE ARE UNOVA REMAKES
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RAID EVENT



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BLOODMOON URSALUNA



THOSE ENSNARED BY TAINTED NIHILEGO & THEIR ALIEN HANDLERS attempt to reorient themselves to their new surroundings. Dizzied, smeared with mud, and filmy swamp water, the kidnapped attempt to make sense of their situation.[break][break]



Though may conclude their Megalopolan captors to be aliens rather than zombies, something about the way in which they behave suggests zombie-like behavior. They do not seem altogether "there"; rather, an outside instinct or desire seems to compel them to act, as if a Poliwag is squirming around in their brains to direct them.[break][break]

When drops the name of a Megalopolan General, VELMOS, several of their captors turn to her, snarling. Their sharp fangs serrate their distaste: "THAT DOUBLE-DEALER. DULL-TOOTHED TRAITOR! ALL WE DESIRE IS HOME AND THE TURNCOAT DELAYS THE RETURN."[break][break]

The MAGENTA-MARKED NIHILEGO & THEIR ODD CHAIN-LIKE TENTACLES begin to constrict around the captives. "IT WILL TAKE EFFECT SOON." The party hears their kidnappers hint at their plans through slithering tongues: "THIS WILL BE ENOUGH FOOD FOR US FOR THE JOURNEY HOME."[break][break]

Other "appetites" are more fueled by the need to survive. and BITE DOWN on the MAGNETA TENTACLES coiling around them. Their NINETALES and UMBREON join them in their plight, causing their captors and surrounding Ultra Beasts to recoil and retaliate. However, a puff of PURPLE SMOKE bursts from the bite. Unbeknownst to them, whatever is SETTLING WITHIN THEIR SYSTEMS ALREADY WILL BEGIN TO INTENSIFY...[break][break]

Others find themselves utterly terrified. 's singer-lungs allow her to release a gut-wrenching scream. The Megalopolans attempt to shut her up with a Nihilego tentacle over her mouth as squirms in her bindings. And although has suffered much, lost much, she fights to preserve hope for her and her companions.



TAMING THE BLOODMOON



BEFORE THEIR PURSUIT, THE BLOODMOON URSALUNA greets the more fortunate with a weary stare. Before its fight-or-flight kicks in once again, 's GENGAR helps sedate it some. Honey, snacks and healing provided by , , , and are met with a calmer "growrro?" from the bear.[break][break]

In the process, 's HISUIAN SAMUROTT captures a similar scent from the BLOODMOON URSALUNA. The smell of a SPACE-TIME DISTORTION.[break][break]

Placated by sweets and loving attention, the BLOODMOON URSALUNA offers smelly licks toward each of its caretakers. It is clear that this bear is not necessarily "wild". Instead, it seems more comfortable with humans than one would initially expect.[break][break]

The BLOODMOON URSALUNA raises its snout toward the swamp waters. Sniffing for the missing, it dives in for others to follow.[break][break]



The dive is a cold rush. While some are able to avoid being drenched like and his MISMAGIUS by way of PHANTOM FORCE, others brave the murky waters. 's GOODRA continues to PROTECT its trainer and those who swim alongside it, pushing away knotted swamp plants or nosy wild Pokemon.[break][break]

In the meantime, attempts to study the GIGATON BALL. He discovers the following:
  • it is immensely heavy.
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  • it is powered by steam.
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  • it has been used before to contain a pokemon, but does not contain a pokemon inside it.
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  • its ability to recall and contain a pokemon has been damaged.



RESCUE


AS THE KIDNAPPED STRUGGLE, the Megalopolans and their NIHILEGO begin to realize their captives are less than compliant. They speak of transfer. Of transfer to the "THE QUAESTOR LUCIS II."[break][break]

However, before their motions could be completed, the pool in which they came from surges. The BLOODMOON URSALUNA emerges alongside the rest of the party.[break][break]

Immediately, the chaos is taken advantage of. 's GYARADOS emerges to INTIMIDATE the aliens and their beasts, while 's PHIONE's ACID ARMOR works its magic to free them, the MAGENTA TENTACLE MELTING IN PART. In doing so, it also expresses a terrible PURPLE SMOKE unto .[break][break]



's XATU frees its owner with a PSYCHIC, while @elliot's TOXAPEX though weakened, manages to keep itself and its owner safe. The TERA CRYSTALS that he sees are indeed an odd sight to be had underneath the swamp; however, knows that they can be an advantage. Her COMFEY TERASTALLIZES FOR FREE, its TERA BLAST smashing into the horde with a dazzling shower of pink glitter. To aid and to protect poor , 's GOLISOPOD fires PIN MISSILES toward their captors. Several needles strike the PAPERS ON THE WALL: all missing persons posters.[break][break]

As the rescuers rush in, a pitch-black shockwave emanates from 's ZOROARK to free it and its trainer from their tentacled restraints. Similarly, a ghostly rush from and her SPECTRIER grants them freedom in the dank cave.[break][break]



bites down on a Megalopolan captor's hand. As they howl in pain, her ORICORIO repeats 's LUDICOLO'S TEETER DANCE. Their dual dance CONFUSES the whole crowd of enemies ('S SALAC DIFFERENCE), as takes the opportunity to ALLY SWITCH with . He repositions himself with FARIGIRAF as and her PROTECTING GENESECT are swapped with them. A hard crack sounds from a Megalopolan's jaw as breaks it with his fist.[break][break]

As the Megalopolans and Nihilego stagger about, 's KUBFU joins 's HISUIAN SAMUROTT. A metal gleam shines alongside a WATER-TYPE TERASTALLIZED HISUIAN SAMUROTT. An IRON HEAD & SHARPENED RAZOR SHELL cut through the crowds. 's KINGAMBIT does the same, its LEADER'S CREST bisecting their attackers with ruthless ease. More bodies are cut into as 's GALLADE weaves in and out with PSYCHO CUTS, its sharp arms glowing with psychic energy.[break][break]

At the same time, and his CHARIZARD reunite with in a furious flare of an INFERNO. protects from other tentacles too. Her SIGILIYPH staves off tentacles with PSYCHIC, while 's METAGROSS ZEN HEADBUTTS its way out of a confused Ultra Beast's grasp. Similarly, 's BRELOOM is released, furthering discombobulating a nearby beast with a SKY UPPERCUT that sends it flying.[break][break]



frees herself with her knife. As blood spurts from the severed tentacle, she is quick to stab a Megalopolan captor who attempts to obstruct her in midst the chaos. Nearby, 's DITTO-BLOODMOON URSALUNA summons the power of the Blood Moon. A red sphere emerges, scarved in ominous clouds. A crimson beam slams into an encroaching NIHILEGO—but it is 's LUNATONE and its MOONBLAST that proves to be the most potent lunar attack.[break][break]

The FAIRY-TYPE ATTACK slams into a crowd of Megalopolans, erupting in a powerful, quaking explosion of pink. This attack is pivotal for and to perform their coin choreography. 's CLAYDOL begins to SPIN, its eyes swirling into an arc of red as Chester C. Coins, the GHOLDENGO MAKES IT RAIN. Like bullets, the coins clang and scatter as they strike off the spinning CLAYDOL.[break][break]



's TSAREENA frees its trainer with a RAPID SPIN, knocking nearby Megalopolans back—and protecting partially, its trainer from the ricocheting coins. is pelted too as his DRAGONITE DRAGON TAILS several alien captors into the bullet hell of coins.[break][break]

's overturned table slams into a Megalopolan; however, the coins smash against its metal and ricochet into the same captor, the coins tearing through its body from the multiplied speed.[break][break]

The RESTING BLOODMOON URSALUNA is protected by and ; a WIDE GUARD & LIGHT SCREEN prevent the Bloodmoon Beast from incurring much friendly fire. However, 's GENESECT and 's MISMAGIUS deflect a good portion of the onslaught of currency due to PROTECT & PSYCHIC, but there are far too many to properly defend against.[break][break]

COIN CHAOS:



THE AFOREMENTIONED TRAINERS and/or their Pokemon are struck by high-speed coins. If your character has been listed, you have two choices:[break][break]

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Coins twang and ring as they strike workbenches, mud, flesh and tentacle. When the GHOLDENGO & CLAYDOL STOP, everyone is surrounded by a morbid littering of slain Megalopolan and Nihilego. For a moment, silence falls... before it broken by a yawn from the BLOODMOON URSALUNA waking up.[break][break]

Despite the carnage, it is clear that the coins were instrumental in speeding up the conclusion of this fight... After all, 's warnings of reinforcements prevents the group from swimming back out from whence they came.


ONWARD



THE BLOODMOON URSALUNA BEGINS TO TROD FORTH. It sniffs the ground, having caught a scent deep within the cave.[break][break]

Suddenly, around them, the NIHILEGO suddenly burst into glittering light reminiscent of the kind glowing from the nearby TERA CRYSTALS. Their remains are nowhere to be seen afterward...[break][break]

The cave splits into two paths. Down PATH ONE one can see a campfire-like light flickering at its end. However, going through this path means wading through swamp water that is at least chest deep.[break][break]

Down PATH TWO, there is no light. However, there is little swamp water to wade through. Instead, there is plenty of vegetation. Plants grow on the ground and on the walls.[break][break]

For now, the BLOODMOON URSALUNA will follow (SALAC DIFFERENCE) into the path he chooses. However, do note, the BLOODMOON URSALUNA WILL NOW BE AT RISK OF DYING FROM THIS POINT ONWARD.

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Shalour City, Kalos
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Desiree Blooms
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Thomas Benoit
BLOOD, MUD & IRON
POSTED ON Oct 8, 2023 0:51:06 GMT
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Thankfully, the combined efforts of the group manage to successfully calm the bear. 's point about the Ursaluna having belonged to a human made sense. The behavior of the Ursaluna, after all, was consistent of a Pokemon accustomed to being around humans, rather than a wild Pokemon.

"Good catch.", he'd tell the bodyguard.

Thomas gladly accepted the Ursaluna's affectionate lick, petting and gently scratching the bear in response.

"Good work, everyone! Now let's save the others!", Thomas called out, before following the Ursaluna into the murky waters below.

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Artanis was able to protect itself, and Thomas from the barrage of coins recklessly fired off by and . Others in the group weren't so lucky. Some of them had to be protected by their Pokemon, being knocked out to safeguard their trainers. Others found themselves injured by stray coins.

As much as Thomas wanted to chew the duo out for endangering their allies, the results before them were undeniable. Several Megalopolans lay dead, coins lodged into their bodies. Interestingly, the strange Nihilego dissippated, before Thomas could attempt to get a sample of the strange magenta tentacles they had.

Thomas would spot among the survivors. Sheathing his knife, Thomas rushed up to the musician, arms outstretched to give her a big hug. "Desiree, thank Xerneas!", he blurted out. "Are you hurt?"

Thomas would then turn to the others. "The Ursaluna is not our enemy!", he'd inform the others quickly.




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notes: -Thomas acknowledges Caderyn's point
-Thomas accepts the Ursaluna's lick, petting it back
-Thomas takes in the aftermath of the coin chaos
-Thomas spots Desiree, rushing over to hug her, and check on her
-Informs the former captives that the Bloodmoon Ursaluna is on their side


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Cade
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Cadeyrn Osmond
BLOOD, MUD & IRON
POSTED ON Oct 8, 2023 0:59:15 GMT
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Finally. Mother! The Charizard cooed now that Eilse was finally free from the clutches of those old look beasts. Sure her mother might had a pokemon fainted but at the very least she was safe. The dragon let a might roar now sooner embracing the princess did she forcefully shove her onto her back. The flew towards Cade again. Very happy and content with the outcome. "Well least I know never to the doubt cinder when she get serious." Cade said nodded but stop himself from crackling a joke. This was not a laughing matter. We needed to live and soon! Called he's gut feeling but they might more backup coming soon if they weren't carefully.[break][break] The knight looked over to who now had the BLOODMOON URSALUNA following him. In no time at all the man became the center of attention. "It's there more to you than meets the eyes. Now that everyone has been freed we need to move. If we don't there might be backup on it's way and I don't think we can handle two round least like this. We all need to work together or we might be ,as people around here like to say, screwed."[break][break]



"Which path do we take? First path is filled with water which will not be kind to my pokemon but we can managed if needed. I fear with water that deep there are pokemon who doing to try and make a meal out of us and swimming will slow us down. heck even more of those strange human things could hidden there. However the second path has a lot of plants the path might no have been used in a while we'll have to burn it away the leafage which is not much of a problem but there could been something lying in wait." The knight was saying in honest thoughts on matter both both has their risks. He towards and then in turn. "What are your thoughts?"


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DESIREE BLOOMS
BLOOD, MUD & IRON
POSTED ON Oct 8, 2023 2:09:31 GMT
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The tentacles binding her body slung to cover her mouth commanded by the Megalopolans, causing her screams to turn muffled, reverberating against the Nihilego's appendages. It was fear driving her to endlessly kick, the wish to not sink into the depths of the swamps to never return- but luckily, just at the sight of and her pokemon's attack amidst the rest of those taking the captors head-on, the rapid spin of Tsareena proved fruitful enough to get them both out of the bondage. Attacks flew in the cavern like bullets and beams of fluctuating light, and though she was now free, all Desiree could do was fall to her knees into a fetal position and tremble, wishing no more coins or anything similar in nature would strike her once again.[break][break]

But the sight of Yuina being here did not bode well in her stomach, as it seemed her two best girlfriends were also being faced with the turmoil of this fated night of the blood moon. Around her rested bodies of those pelted with the golden currency, alongside other things; it was carnage, all right, a gruesome sight that made her want to close her eyes to make it go away, even if temporary. Though she could hear that others were freeing themselves, approaching- and with a dazzling spectacle of light she could see through the slits of her almost closed eyes, all of the tentacle monsters were eventually driven away to hopefully not return. The captors lay dead, and with that, anxiety-ridden peace followed.[break][break]

Opening her eyes at 's words, she picked herself up from the ground and retained Tsareena into her pokeball. "I think I'm fine.. damn, that was a lot." She brought herself to smile, though forced, gently hugging him in return while eyeing the Ursaluna. "It's.. friendly? It wasn't the one.. that did that to the missing persons?" It was quite the bewildering thought, though she trusted the ex-elite-four more than she did most of the others that found themselves within the dank cavern. At least, she knew she could not trust and after their efficient yet reckless murder roulette.[break][break]

Looking around the glowing cavern the group found themselves in, the dead bodies were accompanied by tattered missing person posters and curious machines. It was leading her to believe that the Megalopolans framed the bear for their own misdoings- and though she did not know much about them as a whole, based on their hostility she felt that had to be the case. Spotting and , her hands clasped over her heart knowing that their fate did not hold the same as those that littered the room.[break][break]

"We're safe.. I'm so glad, un autre jour." She tried to say to the two of them, though with there being so many faces lining the walls, it could have been directed at anyone in the room. But it was true, and she was relieved living in such a reality that allowed all of them to survive, even the strangers who faced the Nihilego beside her. Looking at the red-haired knightly man who had spoken to Thomas near her, she approached, releasing her Hatterene from the bedazzled ball on her waist. "I'd like to take the path that isn't wet, seeing as the last time we all got pulled under.." She tried to chime in, coughing a bit while adjusting to the newfound ease of breathing unbound.[break][break]

"As for anyone that may be hurt-" She tried to speak to the collective, coughing a tad more. "..my Hatterene can release a healing aura, something that may help anyone in need of regaining their refinery. Please, come near."



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- muffled screams bc tentacle over the mouth.[break]
- sad when seeing the besties & have went through similar fates. :([break]
- is confused when claims the bear is friendly, after hugging him and saying she's alright, of course.[break]
- mentally acknowledges she cannot trust and after that, and how the megalopolans are very likely those responsible.[break]
- expresses to @caderyn that she'd like to take path two after thanking the gods everyone is safe.[break]
- is kinda coughy after being bound like that..[break]
- invites anyone feeling hurt to an imminent attempted heal pulse of her hatterene, which will be cast next post.






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Ollie
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June 29
Blackthorne City
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Oliver Shrakes
BLOOD, MUD & IRON
POSTED ON Oct 8, 2023 2:17:28 GMT
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Oliver Breloom absolutely destroyed the Nihelgo that was holding him. Everyone else managed to get free, along with help from the groups that came in after. Evidently having found their way here thanks to the wierd Ursaluna. There was evidently some tag-teaming judging from the chaos on the opposite side of the room, slaying many a megapolians or whatever. Well, that was one way to clear out a room. made a comment about reinforcements. Yeah, that was definitely a huge concern. Even as their own reinforcements came in and joined the fun, they were surrounded by the onslaught of slain Nihelgo and Megapolotians. Taking a better look around, he saw the posters and other equipment.

As he walked up to the posters, just to see if he recognized any of the people on there, he heard say that the Ursaluna wasn't an enemy. "That doesn't surprise me. Funny how people assume the worst..." He wished he could have acted earlier to save it from others' previous attacks. There was talk that there were two paths forward, one with a lot of water, and the other appeared to not be as much. "I don't know about anyone else, I'd rather avoid another ambush. Does anyone have a Pokemon that knows Ice Beam?" Best freeze the water and any potential traps and/or ambushers.

TLDR

Sees chaos, is luckily not affected.
Goes to see posters, hears 's proclamation of the Ursaluna. Awesome!
Hears about two paths forward, suggests to use Ice Beam to freeze over the water.
Asking in general to everyone around.

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