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RAID EVENT

CORNERSTONE OKIDOGI

THROUGH PRIMAL SUNLIGHT, MOCHI HAILS FROM ABOVE. The OKIDOGI lifts the heavy CORNERSTONE MASK, its toxic chain grasping its stony lip. Surely, should the mask fall, those beneath its shadow will end up as splotches on the floor.[break][break]

Across the Breeding Pit's macabre chamber, tubes flail about as they are severed by soaring attacks like Violet Fairbanks's IRON CROWN'S TACHYON CUTTER. Above, the sunlight broils past CYLLORA & THE NEVER-ROT. Shred's summoned sunlight allows for SOLAR BEAM and other solar abilities activate under this old, paradoxical heat.[break][break]

Genevieve Cromwell's AGGRON DYNAMAXES. A MAX STEELSPIKE rushes toward the OKIDOGI and its mask, steel mountains jutting through tubes as they smash into the CORNERSTONE with a dramatic clang. A KINGAMBIT'S SUCKER PUNCH lands immediately after before the mask teeters back.[break][break]

Hatred descends in ice from a FIRE-TERASTALLIZED CHIEN-PAO; the Ruinous Beasts are present here too—and those who bear witness to their presence may find their hearts grasped by their pathological pathos.[break][break]

Frustrated, the OKIDOGI huffs and begins to swing its mask downward again. However, the winds of Alexei Ivanov's TORNADUS FEATHER blow by coached storms of shadow, terastallized waters, mega evolved muscle and blade, a DISCHARGE, a royal alliance between CALYREX and ZEKROM and more. Cracks begin to manifest in its brilliant sheen. A BLOOD MOON gilded by the primal sun slams into the mask, and as a brief filter of red flashes across the chamber, everyone's combined attacks hold the mask up long enough for...[break][break]

Carrying mixed emotions, the UNMOVING AZELF remaining in the periphery of his vision, Hideo Kino and UXIE crush a Z-CRYSTAL. A Z-MOVE: SHATTERED PSYCHE collides with the CORNERSTONE MASK.[break][break]

The OKIDOGI yelps as it struggles to keep the mask up. And as Naomi Sato's STELLAR-TYPE UNOWN lands its TERA BLAST—and lands a devastating hit. The mask's cracks exponentially multiply as the OKIDOGI struggles beneath its weight...

TEAL MUNKIDORI

THE SIMIAN IMBUES ITS TEAL MASK with its psychic energies. As it spins the mask around, shifting it rapidly from side to side.[break][break]

In midst of the flaring light of mega evolution and paradox flame, many band against the MUNKIDORI's game. Empowered by the sunlight, Ettie's GOUGING FIRE helps lead the charge with a TEMPER FLARE. Near the paradoxical beast, a METEOR MASH from Andrew Fisher's METAGROSS fires a METEOR-LIKE PUNCH. The radiance of mega evolutions illuminates Hisuian slashes, Draconid stingers, and two HOUNDOOM as they strike together, while Kyrenai Black's CARRACOSTA and Lucia Aldrete's DUNSPARCE corkscrew toward the hastening mask with deluge and drill.[break][break]

In the face of danger, Cassandra Kubrick, Thea Naito, and Knight Naito combine their efforts. A potent glob of poison is forged by Cassandra Kubrick's TRUBBISH. Thea Naito's PRIMEAPE acts immediately. A SEISMIC TOSS pitches the SLUDGE BOMB and a crisp thwack from Knight Naito's GALARIAN FARFETCH'D sends the festering ball flying. The batting team watch as the highspeed bomb smashes into the spinning mask, the putrid poison caking the peaks and slowing its spin. Some of the poison even scatters into the monkey's eyes.[break][break]

BARNABY FINCH's GALARIAN MOLTRES makes itself known. Its infernal presence is a horrifying experience to those who bear witness to its burning shadows. A FIERY WRATH slams into the mask forcing it to a slow almost to a halt, as if flinching it.[break][break]

As a CLAYDOL'S devastating Z-MOVE: ANNIHILATION slams into the mask with its searing laser, a MUDDY WATER from Aubre McKenna-Settentrione obscures the MUNKIDORI'S VISION too. As the monkey shrieks, its mask slows—even more so thanks to the GRAVITY exerted by Zev Harcourt's NECROZMA.[break][break]

PALKIA is summoned by its Avatar, illeana reyes. Its veritable PRESSURE is noticed by the TOXIC CHAINED CYLLORA & THE NEVER-ROT. The Megalopolan snarls and in a furious flash of prismatic pink, a SPATIAL REND scars the weakening mask. Cracks crawl across the face... before Noel Parker's STELLAR-TYPE SHAYMIN, terastallized in a gorgeous multi-color, strikes with a hard-hitting TERA BLAST. It is joined by an emotional Eris Halla and her MESPRIT. The STELLAR TERA BLAST joins with the SHAYMIN's and erupts in a stunning display of imaginative dream light...[break][break]

The MUNKIDORI, still clawing at its eyes for mud and poison, begins to lose control of its breaking mask...

WELLSPRING FEZANDIPITI

THE FEZANDIPITI TEMPTS THOSE WITH THE WELLSPRING MASK, the enticing taste of desires threatening to draw those closer toward CYLLORA and THE NEVER-ROT's chains.[break][break]

By ALTARIA wings, frigid fists and psychic lights, the teary-eyed mask is struck. Each strike causes waves of iridescence to trickle across its face. In the meantime, the FEZANDIPITI admires its own beautiful appearance in its reflection, multiplied in the mask's various facets.[break][break]

Stones intertwine with electrical bolts. They slam into the mask alongside a MEGA URSHIFU'S AURA SPHERE, and as a glacial HYPER BEAM joins it, a fantastic explosion rocks the mask. The charming effects subside before resuming as the FEZANDIPITI readjusts the mask for a better view—of itself.[break][break]

Still, the bird continuously struggles, its chain-sewn wing and the constant GRAVITY forcing it to exert strength for vanity. An IRON HEAD slams into the mask, as a Top Champion's PSYCHIC NOISE and Elite Four's DRAIN PUNCH combine together to chip away at the mask's downcast eyes.[break][break]

The DYNAMAXED Pokemon's roars rumble across the chamber. A MAX PHANTASM from THEO BECKETT's CERULEDGE summons spectral artifacts to slam into the sobbing visage, while a GUZZLORD'S MAX OOZE spears and mucks up the mask. The FEZANDIPITI hisses, but before it can break away from its narcissistic mirror, Isaac Merlo leaps from Genevieve Cromwell's AGGRON. With his abilities, he siphons waters from the mask. The blue begins to fade—and cracks form, as if the mask's skin were drying.[break][break]

Empowered by Shred's ORICHALCUM SUNLIGHT, PETRA MONROE's RAGING BOLT fires a earsplitting ZAP CANNON. A stark light flashes across the room as Hyakkaryōran Tsubaki ULTRA BURSTS with her NIHILEGO. Assimilated together as the MOTHER BEAST, the parasitic fusion sheds any and all POISON and fires a lethal METEOR BEAM.[break][break]

BURNING GRUDGES and fissures spread across the breaking mask before a SHEER COLD from FERNANDO SILPH dries the mask further, landing precisely thanks to the GRAVITY exerted by Zev Harcourt's NECROZMA SHARD. By the Beast, Neffatari Nzingha's PYROAR terastallizes into the GROUND TERA; crystalline and defiant, the Royal feline roars a HYPER VOICE that smashes into the mask, causing further cracks.[break][break]

Seeing this SHARD OF NECROZMA, the Megalopolan growls. "you've made this personal! you've allied yourself with that monster?!"[break][break]

As the FEZANDIPITI crows, two TAPU DEITIES unleash their attacks. A sparkling manifestation of ALOLA rises from fern delaney's SHINY TAPU KOKO. A brief moment of recognition can be seen on Cyllora's face when she bears witness to the black-clad Tapu, and as the fist slams into the mask, the FEZANDIPITI struggles in this contest of strength.[break][break]

However, a STELLAR TERA TAPU LELE unleashes a brilliant attack of lights; the PSYCHIC lands and as GRAVITY continues to tear fragments from the WELLSPRING MASK, the TERASTALLIZATION of its face begins to break...

MOCHI & POISON

THE MOCHI STRIKE the following trainers and/or their Pokemon (their choice). Some are protected by zachary stellar's MIME JR.'s LIGHT SCREEN—but some fall victim to their virulent landings.

annalise henderson Aubre McKenna-Settentrione BARNABY FINCH Beau Fontaine Diana Cavendish Eduardo Hisakawa Elise Calcifet Ettie ever blackwell FERNANDO SILPH Genevieve Cromwell Isaac Merlo jayden cross Leon Settentrioné Michael Davis Mimi Hirose oscar clayton paxton concordas PENELOPE LIVY priam conrad Thea Naito Violet Fairbanks

Upon being struck, the MOCHI burst into TOXIC CHAINS. They poison upon contact and act as a netting; however, they can be torn apart with enough strength from themselves or their Pokemon.[break][break]

Pokemon that are normally immune to POISON such as paxton concordas's MAGNEZONE are able to shrug off the poison, but are still encumbered by the mesh of chains.[break][break]

Navy and his Pokemon's INCREASED DEFENSES thanks to the ACTIVATION OF THE ADVENTURER THEME allow him to deflect the mochi deftly. Similarly, Andrea Vaneau, Greyson Connors, Lulu Flint, and Yuina Higashi do the same.[break][break]

The activation of the LEAGUE THEME for Melody Miro, Greyson Connors, and Navy also allow their Pokemon's attacks to have an additional SECONDARY EFFECT special for this round. Petals, punches and song clear the MOCHI coming for the Pokemon and their trainers, sparing them from poisons and chains.

THE MASKS

AS THE MASKS BREAK, several things happen at once.[break][break]

The OKIDOGI struggles beneath the CORNERSTONE MASK'S WEIGHT. As the mask's TERASTALLIZATION shatters, the canine loses its grip. Its chain falls limp and as the canine yelps an alarmed, "GROWOOR?!" it drops the mask on top of itself. Immediately, the OKIDOGI is crushed, its body a crumpled can.[break][break]

The MUNKIDORI shrieks and attempts to recontrol its TEAL MASK. The mask picks up speed again in a desperate acceleration, despite its broken crystalline exterior. As its TOXIC CHAIN rises to gaze into the FUTURE, its future gaze is hampered by the looping of time. It does not foresee itself cutting its own body in two as the monkey loses control of its TEAL MASK. The broken mask lands and shatters on the floor, resting beside MUNKI and DORI.[break][break]

The FEZANDIPITI screams in horror at the broken mask. The shattered mask acts as a distorting mirror, a carnival's trick that renders the bird's reflection as ugly, twisted and a true reflection of its inner self. Crying, the FEZANDIPITI attempts to gaze into its broken mask, picking up the sharp shards around it to forge its reflection back again. However, in its vain spiral, the GRAVITY & PRESSURE exerted by Zev Harcourt's NECROZMA and illeana reyes's PALKIA causes the bird's neck to snap as it peers into the shattered wellspring, its flesh cut on the sharp serrated fragments remaining on the mask.[break][break]

As the masks break, should the OGERPON witness the carnage, Andrea Vaneau may notice the poor Pokemon lamenting their destruction.[break][break]

THE LOYAL THREE'S DYNAMAXED BODIES revert to normal.[break][break]

And remain as still as the AZELF tended to by Hideo Kino, Eris Halla and Cassandra Kubrick.

AZELF

WHEN Cassandra Kubrick ATTEMPTS TO REACH OUT TO AZELF, she does not receive an immediate answer. However, after the LOYAL THREE are killed, she receives a small telepathic pulse. No words. No feeling. No will. Just a small presence—but one that fades into endless dormancy.[break][break]

In the future, should AZELF be alive, it may seek a partner. However, the Lake Guardian has scried Cassandra Kubrick's mind and has witnessed her slow march toward TEAM ROCKET'S IDEALS. Although AZELF may not ally itself with a member of the crime syndicate, in this fixed moment, everyone is united to survive and temporary alliances must be made.[break][break]

Similarly, the same telepathic pulse is communicated to Eris Halla and Hideo Kino. The briefest hope is replaced with dread as intuition believes the AZELF has left a parting gift.[break][break]

MYSTICAL POWER is granted to Cassandra Kubrick, Eris Halla and Hideo Kino temporarily, so that they may use the move themselves—or one of their Pokemon ONCE at a pivotal moment...

CYLLORA & THE NEVER-ROT

SEEING THEIR RETAINERS FALL, the Megalopolan and their NEVER-ROT growl angrily. "useless! lousy! dim-litted lowlifes! no matter. i have pecharunt... i have my precious pecharunt with me, and we'll bring our people home!"[break][break]

The DYNAMAXED NEVER-ROT cries, its petite frown wide as its shell fully separates. DYNERGY swirls around it ominously—and a visible barrier, stronger than any witnessed before shines around it. Chains begin to unleash out of its shell as your party recovers, but before they can strike, the UN-CHAINED MEGALOPOLANS emerge.[break][break]

With their cloned Pokemon, they unleash on onslaught of attacks alongside rallying cries despite their toxic chains. "get them! they blindsided us! those masks! the masks were supposed to light our home, and look at them now!"[break][break]

Attack after attack lands on the singular barrier before it shatters. The PECHARUNT wails as it begins to revert in size, each phase of shrinking robbing the poisonous predator of its intimidating stature. The chains shrink too, shriveling and withdrawing into the shell as Cyllora falls to the ground, no longer held by the NEVER-ROT'S CHAINS.[break][break]

In utter disbelief, Cyllora reels from their people's betrayal. "after all i've done, you would all betray me?"[break][break]

The Megalopolan raises their hand as if to order another attack from the PECHARUNT; however, from above, another Megalopolan dives with murderous intent. VELMOS, his blue skin tinted forever-purple from the digested toxins, wields a GRABBER in his hands—and like a spear, attempts to pierce Cyllora through the heart.[break][break]

However, before the blow can land, Velmos is quickly grabbed by the neck by one of PECHARUNT'S CHAINS. As he chokes and sputters, Cyllora stomps and throws a tantrum. Yuina Higashi feels time loop once more—but she is not the only one who has perceived the disturbance in time.[break][break]

"i've had enough!"

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The PECHARUNT cries and countless chains shoot out from its body. They threaten to spear through you and your Pokemon. However, as Velmos is dangled, his lungs screaming for air, a chain smashes through a window. The alarm signals Elaine Highland had heard in the vision begin to blare throughout the prison. The flying chain suddenly grows taut as if it had grabbed something. It pulls its catch into the ship through broken glass and flooding ULTRA SPACE LIGHT.[break][break]

CELEBI is dragged across the floor as the window begins to vacuum debris and rubble into ULTRA SPACE.[break][break]

Cyllora pulls out a curious fragment of stone? Crystal? One can not be too sure. It is INDIGO in hue. Another chain shoots outward and glides across the fragment, cutting the skin. As poison oozes from the chain's cut, the fragment shines and glimmers brilliantly before engulfing the entire chamber with blinding light. The whole ship seems to accelerate at the same time... before you are all rocked to the floor by a violent crash.

ULTRA MEGALOPOLIS

EVERYONE IS THRUST UPON THE FLOOR. Around you, piles of rubble lay where the prison walls used to be. You can feel fresh air grace your skin. The Prismatic Penitentiary has crash landed at its destination: ULTRA MEGALOPOLIS.[break][break]

By this point, your Ultra Bursted Pokemon, mega evolved Pokemon, your Dynamaxed Pokemon... all have reverted to normal.[break][break]

As you struggle to rise to your feet with your Pokemon, you can see the dark, black angular cityscape of the Megalopolan city. It is brutally dark. In the distance, you can hear the horrifying sounds of Megalopolan "zombies" driven mad by the eternal darkness. Hostile Ultra Beasts roam far off into the distance. Should any of these creatures see Zev Harcourt's NECROZMA, they will cower and hiss in fear.[break][break]

The UNCHAINED MEGALOPOLANS and their cloned Pokemon rise: some afraid, some inspired.[break][break]

The bodies of the LOYAL THREE remain strewn about the crash site. Surprisingly, the CELEBI has been able to escape its chain thanks to the crash. It flies quickly to what who it senses as its kin—for it has met her before in times still unseen: Yuina Higashi. Its small hands grace hers...[break][break]

And immediately grant her a vision:[break]

Yuina Higashi SEES AND EXPERIENCES THE FOLLOWING:[break][break]

dahlia goode stands beside Yuina Higashi. There may be others around, but Yuina can not see them in this limited perspective. Dahlia looks visibly shaken, for she is splattered in blood... and Yuina is too. In the periphery, Yuina sees a body in a black gown on the ground before a hot breath descends upon her.[break][break]

She raises her hand—and it rests upon a draconic, dark-blue crest.

When she comes to, the CELEBI seems to have allied itself with her:

Yuina Higashi MAY ADD CELEBI TO HER PARTY SHOULD SHE DESIRE. Choose the CELEBI'S MOVESET like a GACHAPON POKEMON. You will not be able to augment the CELEBI with additional moves or effects for the raid.

Another question is answered by their union: the CELEBI communicates what it has been doing this whole time. The capture of all these influential figures from Hoenn, ranging from Councilwomen to detectives to travel bloggers, would inflict incredible disaster upon the anomalous Hoenn region. The CELEBI understands this well, having traveled through the weave of time... time and time again.[break][break]

Ever since the the plague in Petalburg, the CELEBI has followed the TOXIC CHAINS closely. It has tracked CYLLORA and the NEVER-ROT'S schemes, the imagining and creation of this Megalopolan Ship-Prison, the capturing of poisoned trainers and their Pokemon, and the launch into ULTRA SPACE.[break][break]

Throughout the Prismatic Prison's journey, the CELEBI has toiled to traverse the SHIP ITSELF into the same point in time, while it travels closer to its destination. In other words, although the CELEBI can not manipulate the ship's spatial advance, it can warp the ship into the same point in time over and over again, while the ship physically travels forward.[break][break]

Mandatory rest for the Time Fairy has caused time to slip forward despite its best efforts, resulting in the ultimate passage of TWO DAYS...

CYLLORA & PECHARUNT

CYLLORA AND THE PECHARUNT stand atop a pile of rubble from the ship that has spilled into the streets. Velmos remains held by one of the PECHARUNT'S CHAINS. The fragment in their hand is now dull and seemingly void of power.[break][break]

Wordlessly, more chains erupt from the PECHARUNT'S SHELL. They wrap around you and your Pokemon; however, the hold is weaker. You're no longer despairing. No longer beat down. You're able to push forth despite the MALIGNANT CHAINS corroding, poisoning your bodies.[break][break]

Without its retainers, the creature looks to be a COWARDLY creature hiding behind CYLLORA'S CONVICTIONS. However, the PECHARUNT holds hope, for the Megalopolans and their cloned Pokemon who are wrapped in the TOXIC CHAIN seem more susceptible to the chain's effects, and fall into a magenta stupor...[break][break]

"stay back. i'll feed you to the mad. all of you." They say, even to their own kind. Velmos remains, dangling from one of the chains. He's still alive, but barely conscious. "b-but... but we're home now. my mission is done! with the never-rot we can take back the city! if you leave me and my people alone, we'll send you back. safely."[break][break]

You can tell that Cyllora is being sincere.

CHOICE

FOR THIS ROUND, your characters must make a choice.[break][break]

Your character can ATTACK/DEFEAT CYLLORA AND THE PECHARUNT[break][break]

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ALLOW CYLLORA, THE PECHARUNT, THE MEGALOPOLANS AND THEIR CLONED POKEMON TO BE FREE.[break][break]

Your character can perform other actions; however, you must include in your NOTES/TL;DR, which outcome you'd like to vote for.[break][break]

PLEASE NOTE, THIS OUTCOME WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON FUTURE EVENTS.

THE OUTCOME THAT IS MOST VOTED ON will be selected. Attacking the PECHARUNT ONLY will cause CYLLORA to go ballistic and vice-versa. Fate has bound the two for this point in time.[break][break]

Eris Halla, Hideo Kino and Cassandra Kubrick will be allowed to use a special MYSTICAL POWER to create a psychic version of the "RED CHAIN". This temporary, energy-based chain can be used to ensnare something, someone, or a Pokemon so that they can not act. AZELF'S STILL BODY remains with them.

RULES

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES.

• please include TL;DRS and ideally, bold your vote!
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• only ONE of your characters can participate.
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• only ONE POKEMON can be out at a time (when applicable).
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• please provide a tl;dr &/or bold moves/abilities/items used with each post.
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• i will not tolerate complaints about not being mentioned, tagged, acknowledged or feeling "useless" in a raid. generally, i attempt to mention all characters and their actions in each post, but depending on the number of participants, this may not be feasible.
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• remember that although i am essentially the DUNGEON MASTER or GAME MASTER of this event, much of this event's enjoyment and storytelling rests upon the players shoulders. collaborate with what i provide in each moderator post and each other for the best result!
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• lastly, be cognizant of participating players and characters. no one is the "main character" of an event, and allowing space for give-and-take between characters and their actions is highly encouraged.
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• more rules may be specified in the actual event thread.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE:

FOR THIS ROUND, YOU MUST ROLL.[break][break]
YOU CAN ONLY POST ONCE. Missing AT LEAST THREE ROUNDS will result in no rewards; however, due to the setting and scenario, characters will not be retconned from the event.[break][break]

Laurence Whateley, Atreyu Hargrave, luka chêne, Sylvia Cousteau & Eva Morales has missed THREE ROUNDS and will not be eligible for rewards.[break][break]

--- has missed TWO ROUNDS and will receive DIMINISHED REWARDS.[break][break]

PENELOPE LIVY, Alba Evovae, MARISOL SIMONE, Kyrenai Black, fern delaney, Lucia Aldrete, Melody Miro, and Mimi Hirose have missed ONE ROUND.

DEADLINE

MAY 28TH, 11:59PM PST.