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WHAT WAS ONCE a place of sacrificial worship now becomes a catacomb of an extinct civilization. Their history is a legacy shed on blood and their last line of defense is to weaponize their culture against would be invaders. The structural integrity of the main chamber rumbles as its walls become undone, upheaved into projectiles that now look to squash and flatten anyone that dares makes it past the now defunct barrier. [break][break][break]

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Charge forward. Hide. Team work. Selfishness. None of these choice are inherently wrong. What matters is the execution and results of their choices. [break][break]


Kazimir Wynter's Solrock is nothing short of a pebble compared to the size of the boulder looking to crush it into dust. Try as it might, the COSMIC POWER can only provide so much. Fortifying its own defenses does nothing to slow or reduce the impact of the attack. When one of the boulders connect the Solrock struggles for a split second before being bulldozed straight into one of the cavern's walls. It FAINTS but at least its alive. It looks like the COSMIC POWER really did allow it to withstand the attack. [break][break]

Lucas Lane does not fair much better. His decision to edge the Lycanroc on results in an extended exploration that lasts the span of several seconds. The floating rocks are so useless against the incoming attack that the STONE EDGE might as well be blunt. Usually, fortune favors the bold but it looks like his luck has ran out. Thankfully, the Pokemon manages to evade being outright flattened. Instead, it's tossed like a rag doll from the impact, immediately KNOCKED OUT. [break][break]

Cillian Quinn's Steelix buries itself and dodges the attack entirely. The TRICK ROOM makes it fast enough to escape unscathed. To no surprise, the ground seems loose enough to dig straight forward without having to resurface. However, the Steelix can feel the whole corridor quiver as it continues to displace dirt. [break][break]

The time it takes for @ken's Elgyem to bolster its defenses allows Cillian Quinn's Steelix to provide the psychic Pokemon an escape route. Unfortunately, the attack waits for neither and the Elgyem proves too slow. One of the falling boulders lands atop of it and pins the Pokemon, crushing the Pokemon's body and limbs. Only its big brain remains but that won't last for long. The sheer damage of the attack renders it unable to move or use its psychic power. If someone does not free the Pokemon and render aid by giving up their actions next round the Pokemon will surely perish. [break][break]

For the most part, kyle lopez's Delphox is in the same situation as Lucas Lane's Lycanroc. The difference between them is the options they can fall back on due to their techniques and attacks. The psychic powers of PSYSHOCK provide a little more breathing room than STONE EDGE which allows the Pokemon to address any incoming attacks by diverting their trajectory with a burst of psychic energy. Delphox's efforts allows it to escape the brunt of the attacks but it comes out both exhausted from its exertion and damaged by the shards and debris that grazed it. [break][break]

Ruby Walker's Oranguru exudes caution and its reliance on FUTURE SIGHT allows it to peer into the future while the Regirock attacks rather than after. It looks for a safe zone and the future reveals there are none. The attack proves too massive and encompassing for it to evade so it'll have to settle for where it'll take the least damage. [break][break]

The vision continues and what it sees is the tunnel suddenly turning into a bright light for a split second before everything goes black. And just like that, the Oranguru is snapped back into reality, the FUTURE SIGHT ending on its own accord rather than the Pokemon's. An uneasy feeling comes with the premonition, one that it has never felt before. [break][break]

The largest of boulders don't give the Oranguru the time to think about its revelation. The Pokemon has to focus on slipping between them, pelted by the smaller and more manageable ones in the process, but evading the same fate as those that get hit head-on. [break][break]

Unfortunately, there isn't time for Kaida Adachi's Onix to use CURSE again. Even if the Oranguru INSTRUCTS it to, the Onix takes off the moment it completes its preparation. [break][break]

The Onix proves faster than it's ever been but that speed does not allow it to weave through the tight-knit river of incoming boulders. Swimming upstream proves difficult and multiple rocks end up colliding against the Pokemon's massive frame despite the assistance of Annie Mei's Excadrill. [break][break]

Annie's Excadrill finds a first class seat atop the rock snake's head and together they cleave through anything that comes their way. The mole's sharp METAL CLAW allows it to break apart some of the larger rocks, smashing them into smaller and less dangerous debris. Several shards also make it past the Exadrill's efforts, grazing it numerous times across its body. That being said, their combined team work makes it obvious that both end up fairing much better than if they had proceeded alone. Together, they make the most progress out of the group and continue forward. [break][break]

Behind them, the Oranguru attempts to reach out to the Regirock through TELEPATHY and convey its intent and inner thoughts. Miraculously, a connection is made with the Legendary Pokemon and the blaring sound of its speaking erupts within the Oranguru's mind. It's deafening. [break][break][break]



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As the remaining Pokemon continue down the tunnel and toward the main chamber, they'll notice the Regirock continue to attack with another round of ANCIENT POWER. This time, the rocks stop near the mouth of the chamber to create a wall to prevent them from entering. [break][break]

The opening is shut off by numerous large boulders and the party no longer has vision of Regirock. What they do notice is the sound of static emanating from the chamber, growing louder by the second, and dim rays of light leaking through the small cracks that line where the boulders connect in the new rock wall. [break][break]

@ken's Elgyem remains pinned underneath a large rock and is slowly dying. Anyone who progressed forward will have to turn around and LOSE THEIR PROGRESS FORWARD to render aid. [break][break]

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A group of falinks run in from the shadows towards Lycanroc. They pick up its limp body and carry it between themselves out of the cavern, miraculously dodging all the falling rubble. As fast as they had appeared they were gone again.

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his pain and injuries were negligible. he was used to sustaining them for training, and he wants to go forward, blast the wall out of the way despite the looming light threatening them, and attempt to fight. unfortunately, other pokemon were out of commission.
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the decision brings the delphox to an impasse. he sees one other pokemon get escorted to safety, but there were two others that remain in precarious positions. a state of discontent comes when the delphox finally succumbs to the influences his trainer rubbed off of him.
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psyshock attempts to demolish the boulder that pins the elgyem on the ground before the delphox pulls its battered body close to him with psychic, catching it in his arms. he does the same to the solrock, though it remains up in the air, suspended by the delphox's psychic abilities.
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taking the pokemon that were knocked out of commission out of the way, the delphox makes his exit.

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Steelix feels the quiver of the corridor throughout her body; selfishly, she thinks to continue with no regard for the safety of others... but they could prove useful in tackling the threat. She'd worked alongside enough other Pokemon to understand that teamwork could prove necessary.[break][break]

Creating another breach at the end of her tunnel, the steel snake pokes her head into the corridor only to note the light leaking through the cracks of a rocky obstruction.[break][break]

Uncertain of what to make of it, she retreats back into her tunnel to wait, activating her magnet rise in the hopes of reducing the stress of her weight on the tunnel she slinks back into.

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The flashlights on Kjoll's neck broke painfully, a particularly tough rock smashing a crack across his snout...but he made it past the rocky obstacles. With a small, courteous rumble of thanks towards the helpful Exadrill, Kjoll started to continue on. [break][break]

For a moment, he nearly continued forward as the stone wall was formed. His remaining flashlights flickered at the lights coming beyond the wall, his magnetic brain felt like it was vibrating as a grating static filled the air. [break][break]

He felt dread. [break][break]

Kjoll stopped dead, eyes flickering around in a panic. Up! Down! Anywhere but here! In a tunnel, there was no up, but he could always go down! Roaring out, Kjoll swung his tail in a devastating Stone Edge. Thrashing his body against the floor, he hoped to carve out the ground in a great sweep, enough to hide all if he could. Feeling less and less time, Kjoll promptly plunged into and curled up in whatever hiding place he managed to create and closed his eyes. [break][break]

If anything, perhaps he could count on these little ones or his Study nature. [break][break]

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The departure of Ruby Walker's Oranguru means the last non-tunneling Pokemon is now out of the cave and free from what would've been their inevitable death. However the light never gets revealed. The remaining Pokemon are wise to burrow underground to seek shelter but their combined displacement of the ground is the final straw on the tunnels already flimsy integrity.
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Cillian Quinn's Steelix returns to its burrow and the MAGNET RISE reduces the stress it places on the hole but it doesn't reduce the size or the Pokemon or increase the precision of its movement. Every squirm and every wiggle causes the ground to make way for the Pokemon's huge size and it's not alone.
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In order for Kaida Adachi's Onix to find proper shelter, it has to dig deep and wide. The STONE EDGE acts as a shovel to carve open a big enough bunker to allow the Onix to hide underground but that adds to the stress of the tunnel. It trembles under the added weight and starts to collapse.
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And when the ground gives in, that's the moment for Annie Mei's Exacadrill to panic. Thankfully, the Onix does not crush the Pokemon and both find themselves protected by the ground above. Unfortunately, it also means their previous path is closed off as everything comes crashing down.
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As the three Pokemon are buried under rubble, the sound of something vaporizing rips through their ear drums. It won't deafen them but the suddenness and sharpness of the sound is unsettling. The collapsing tunnel is carved anew by the HYPER BEAM that disintegrates anything in its path.
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Almost as if it's alive, the temple groans with a creaking consciousness it recognition of Regirock's attack. Without any Pokemon knowing TRICK ROOM, MAGIC ROOM, or WONDER ROOM, the temple's defense activate again. It hums as the main chamber lights up in a series of blue runes and with a blink it disappears, rearrange somewhere else among the expansive underground architecture. Those present may leave with any tangible treasure but they know one thing.
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A Regirock lives within the Desert Ruins.
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