The moment the door closes, he can’t help but feel that that bothering instinct, the thing that was niggling him since earlier, was trying to warn him of something. No sooner had the elevators started to move did he notice that there was writing appearing on the wall—and boy,
they were all fucked.
Oh, fucking shit, was all he had time to think of before the sound of rattling chains became even louder. Then everything practically went to all fucking shit.
When everyone goes hitting into each other, he braces himself against the wall, grunting as he gets pinned to the wall for a few moments. Asides from recognizing Thomas, he picks up on the fact that Morgan and Cait is in the same elevator as he is, but there’s no more time to think as the walls fall away, before he looks up. Wait, where the fuck did the elevator hatch go?
Seeing that Thomas was down an arm at the moment, he tries to bang on where he surmises the ‘ceiling’ of the elevator would be, before meeting an invisible barrier that was too hot to the touch, quickly withdrawing his hands away. He could feel the heat searing up from the floor as well, and looking down, there was an infernal heat racing up towards them.
What the fuck?Looking over to see one of their companions send out a Musharna and that not-Pika lookalike (Mimikyu) and take a defensive stand—at least there was someone who was thinking rationally! Just as he was about to say his thanks to the one who’d decided to take care of defending their elevator, all hell breaks loose in the small space as… Cait,
of all people, suddenly say something.
And then, that’s where everything breaks apart.
He notices that there are Pokémon outside, and knowing that the three that were defending outside were going to be overwhelmed by a Venusaur, a Gardevoir, and—wait—
what was that?! He barely had time to blink at it when he saw the knife in her hands.
Had she gone mad?!
“What the fuck are you doing?!” Lars barks at Cait.
“You’re going to kill us all! And for what?!” he adds.
Never had he felt this silent rage bubbling up inside him. It was like—even if they hadn’t spoken much, for a Gym Leader to actually swing into madness, to do this—
it was unprecedented.
There was a clear look of betrayal on his features as his stare hardened into a glare of disapproval.
And after you tried to help Thomas too. Guess we’re on our own now… he thinks, before looking at the one-eyed, and now one-armed, Gym Leader.
“We’re on our own, Thomas. If she wants us to die, then I’m going to do the opposite,” he says to the Verdanturf Gym Leader. He hoped the other would understand what he wanted to emphasize. That if they were going to die,
he was not going to allow it. Even if it meant sacrificing everyone else for them to survive.
He then whistled loudly, an attempt to restore order in the elevator.
“If you all want to fucking die, fine, do whatever, but you’re not going to drag everyone else down with you,” he begins, his voice hardened at the blatant display that he’d witnessed.
“If any of you can move, or get out of this space, or try to shatter the invisible barrier, then I welcome you try. Because we split up, we made a mistake, we’re going to pay for this, and someone here clearly thinks that us dying is going to save the rest of them. I beg to differ. We should have stayed together. But no matter,” he growls, and for a few moments his expression hardens.
He had mere
seconds to decide.
Quickly pulling out a Safari Ball, a Love Ball and a Heavy Ball he pops them to full size. He’s surprised to see that Gareth, Nami, and Ro have materialized outside the barrier, but no matter. At least they were there. What was even more surprising was that the Gallade was floating, while he knew the Altaria could fly, and the Metagross could hover by himself just fine.
“Nami, Moonblast that elevator’s chains!” He says, pointing to the one that had the most people. Hopefully they didn’t hold grudges with what he was about to do. If she wanted to die, well,
he was going to fuck up that plan. As best as he could, anyway.
“Gareth, if her attack doesn’t connect, Psycho Cut the chains of that one!” he continues, his voice cold.
He now had Ro left to direct.
Even if he didn’t want to do this, so early, he knew he
had to. Looking at the accessory on his left hand, he then takes a deep breath, pressing the rainbow-colored rock and encasing his Metagross in that strange light he’d seen exactly once before.
As the light explodes, his form-changed Metagross flexes his many arms outside their elevator.
“Ro! We attack later. For now, use your Telekinesis and hold us up!” he adds, feeling that heady rush of energy. The evolved Metagross lets out a grating noise, before expelling a powerful blast of
Telekinetic energy, an attempt to slow the descent of the elevator that they were in.
• Lars, why didn’t you trust your instinct?! Now everyone in the jock elevator is fucked
• He’s just appalled at what
cait alfric did. Betrayal!
• Motions to
Thomas Benoit that he’s going to do something. He’s welcome to join him or not.
• Either way, he whistles loudly to try and bring back order in the elevator.
• Selects Gallade, Altaria, and Metagross.
• Instructs Altaria to use Moonblast on the
[nerd elevator]’s chains, and if that doesn’t connect, Psycho Cut follows up, another attempt to sever the
[nerd elevator] chains
• It’s too early, but out comes Ro. Metagross mega-evolves into Mega Metagross!
• Mega-Metagross then uses Telekinesis in an attempt to stop their elevator from falling into the hellfire beneath!
Telekinesis: 1 / 3
Mega Evolved Turns: 1 / 3
CPdIZpAN