Oscar nodded at Razz's candid response. "Yeah but I get not remembering, it was fuckin' years ago. Nice to re-meet ya."

This fucking bastard! Oscar was internally screaming, enraged but Kingsman's absolute nerve. After the humiliation he put Oscar through, he dared to FORGET him? Oscar had to put his hands in his pockets, otherwise he may strangle the ranger here and now!

This bizarre reunion would have to be put on hold though, as the ground began to rumble once again. Oscar's heart sank as he confirmed the shifting sands, looking with utter disbelief as an enormous Golurk rose from the depths below. "Oh you're fuckin' kidding me!"

Oscar felt an immense dread as the golurk's shadow was cast upon them. After a few moments, Oscar would realize that the feeling was actually coming from Babayaga beside him. Babayaga was surprised as well, but that would not stop him from rising to the occasion. His hood flapped as yet more Ominous Wind envelopes him, fueling his wings as he took flight.

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Ominous Wind: BOOST//STRIKE

Using the BOOST effect.

BOOST - moves that raise or have a chance to raise the user's attack, special attack, or speed add a +20 modifier to the user's next attack in the following round.
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Prime pursued its target with unbridled ferocity. Every obstacle thrown its way became a burst of debris as Prime smashed through it. More and more clutter began to cling to the hunter's body, too lost in its blood lust to notice or care. Impulses pushed it forward, far off memories of leaping through the brush in pursuit of a desperate mark. There was no where for Zev to run, nor would it be possible for him to hide!

It pushed against the beast's chair-shield, driving it like a football player drives a blocking dummy. When there was no more corners to push Zev into, the chair itself was thrown like one might throw the kitchen sink at a persistent problem. Prime tore that as well, stuffing and plastic enveloping its vision. It was so sure that its chase would be successful, that it did not even care.

Yet as Prime pushed through the door after Zev, it would quickly realize that its target had eluded it. Prime swung around in every direction, completely dumbfounded how its prey managed to give it the slip. It even doubled back, thinking that perhaps it had accidentally cleaved right through Zev in its fervor. No, Prime recalled the devourer's strength. Such a feat was impossible--which could only mean.

The hunt had failed.

Prime lifted its claws to its head, its visor sparking as fury overrode its programming. It let out a soul shattering cry, so loud and distressed that it gave even Oscar pause. He looked up from his sword IV, arching his brows as he stared into the flickering center monitor. "The fuck is it doing..."

Prime began ripping up the third floor in a deranged frenzy, obsessed with relocating its target.

Genesect is too distracted to search properly, for this turn you may change floors without a hiding roll. However, your luck will be short lived...

()Fourth Floor:
()Third Floor: Genesect(Hunt), Zev Harcourt, Hitoshi Inoue
(*)Second Floor:
(*)First Floor:

The smoke on the second floor has faded.

As Sylvie and her Grimer began their work, Oscar began looking for ways to be useful. He decided upon grabbing the buckets that Sylvie had emptied and taking them to the lab's sink, washing them out with soap and water. The effort had the additional effect of cleaning out the blood-caked sink as well.

He was focused on the task at hand, but he attempted to the best of his ability to provide a simple answer to Sylvie's question. "Well, kinda. More-so I was trying to force a breakthrough. I'm not a biologist, but I had to figure out how to combine a cybernetic arm created for humans with tech taken from an Iron Valiant's arm. It was successful, at the cost of my time and sanity."

Oscar began placing the buckets aside, filled with water so that they might be used for further cleaning. "Do you have additional utensils nearby? Y'know, mops and the like. If not I can probably procure some."

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Taking with Navy

"And science." Oscar added to Priam's explanation, coolly turning his back to the titanic bell as it sank into the wet sand. Babayaga landed next to his master, huffing and puffing as he had just flown across the ocean. He was exhausted, and you would be too if you performed as aggressively as he did.

"Also nice to see you too Silph. Been a year since we've seen each other and not even a hello. My heart would break if it were still there." Oscar's attention turned to Razzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz as the masked bastard offered him two berries. Had he not been in his civilian disguise, Oscar would have dashed the berries into the sand and punched out Razz's good eye.

Oscar kept his cool though, graciously accepting the berries. "Hey thanks." He tossed one to Priam before giving Babayaga his due. Babayaga gratefully accepted the berry, allowing himself to even smile slightly as he felt his vitality returning. Oscar turned back toward Razz, "I heard Fernando call you Kingsman. That seems familiar, did you participate in the Hoenn Star Tournament?"

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As the gauntlet commenced, Oscar watched vigilantly from on high. Things got interesting quickly as Hitoshi Inoue and dorian westcliff ambushed Gerald Kaiser . If more joined the fight, it could be easy pickings for Oscar. They just needed to clump together, and one Techno Blast would probably be enough to blow them all away. Unfortunately, fog began to envelope the battlefield and limit Oscar's visibility. The pale observer clicked his tongue, "Leave it to Rockets to play dirty. Now I can't see shit."

Oscar looked around carefully, staying braced upon Prime in case they had to quickly move. Only the higher areas were visible now, leaving Oscar surprised that so few of the contenders took to the high ground. Then his eyes rested upon kepler brueshaber , though only for a moment. Oscar witnessed the motions of Kepler's Beheeyem, aimed right toward him. Oscar's eyes widened as he felt a surge of static in the air, as well as the unmistakable sound of looming thunder. "Fuckin' twink bastard..."

Oscar rolled off of his Genesect, just in time for it to get smashed with the Thunderbolt. Its HUD blitzed as the electricity roared through its circuitry, causing it to stutter loudly before falling out of the air. The heavier Prime fell past Oscar, who had flattened himself into a proper skydiving stance. Slightly slowing his descent would not mean shit though if Prime could not recover, Oscar was about to become a pancake and he was not psyched about it. "Come on come on come on come on!"

Prime managed to reboot its systems before falling past the treeline, abruptly stopping mid-air as its hovering capabilities resumed. It flew backward, making a sharp turn toward its master in order to catch him upon his back. Oscar landed roughly, probably bruising a fair amount of his chest from the impact. Better than splattering on the ground though.

He stood up shakily, whirling around to locate Kepler once again. Luckily the slim scientist's location upon the high ground made him easy to spot from Oscar's vantage point. Oscar sneered as he held his sore ribs. "Looks like we have a volunteer Prime. Retaliate!" Prime aimed its cannon toward Kepler, or more accurately toward the cliff he was standing on. Kepler was clearly protected by a barrier, so Prime would have to get creative to take him and his pokemon out. Its cannon charged, the mechanisms within gathering as much Infinity Energy as possible before unleashing it as a massive silver blast (Techno Blast(Steel)/Steel Worker).

The blow should strike the cliff itself, ideally causing it to crumble away from beneath the scientist and his alien goon. For good measure, Prime fired a volley of rockets in the same direction (Magnet Bomb/Steel Worker), hopefully either battering that Beheeyem on the way down or anything else that stood within the vicinity. Oscar did not approve, "C'mon man, Kepler's cool. That was overkill." Prime began floating upward, silently content with its attempt at vengeance.

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tl;dr
--Genesect got bopped by Kepler's Thunderbolt.
--Genesect retaliated with Techno Blast and Magnet Bomb empowered by its Steel Worker ability to blow up Kepler's cliff and anyone else nearby.

The sand was replaced by rain, an otherwise welcome change in weather now far more foreboding. Oscar looked up through his drenched bangs as the bell loomed over them, its eyes blazing with fury. If this goes on any longer, they would be crushed.

Yet Oscar believed in his pokemon, and the pokemon of his allies. He would not allow this random encounter with a giant living bell mark his end. He cried out to Babayaga, "Baba, you have the power to finish this! Imagine it's trying to steal my berries!"

Babayaga's eyes flashed, the rage that fueled his stalwart guard of Oscar's garden suddenly filling him with determination. His allies had his back, and now he would not let them down. He swung around toward the bell once more, extending his wings as wide as he could. He let his passion rage through his body, flapping into a headlong rush. Once in range, he swung both of his wings in a vertical arc (Leaf Blade).

The strike was far larger than anticipated, no doubt thanks to the fire in his heart and the help of its comrades. It split the sky, ripping apart the storm and shining the sun's light onto the bell. Emblazoned by the rays of the furious sun, Babayaga aimed to split the beast.

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+20 BOOST
+20 SUPPORT
+10 SHIFT
+10 PROMPT

Ominous Wind
Razor Leaf
Trailblaze
Leaf Blade

Using SNIPE effect.

SNIPE: Moves with a high critical-hit ratio or perfect critical-hit chance can double their total roll if they roll a 90 or above after modifiers.

They seemed to actually get the monster mad this time, which was great for reading their possible progress but terrible for their survival odds. The bell tolled, a nearly deafening ring dissipating the raging sands with its force. Oscar covered his ears, yelling as his eardrums barely maintained their integrity. "HOW DID IT GET EVEN LOUDER?!"

Babayaga gritted its teeth, pulling his hood tighter to muffle the sound. He needed to gain speed if he was going to get out of range of this cacophony. Or perhaps getting out of range was not the answer. Perhaps he needed to ring the bell even harder. Babayaga turned sharply, suddenly gaining speed as he ripped toward the tolling bell (Trailblaze). The air rippled around his body as he torpedoed forward, on track to deal a mighty blow to the titan.

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+10 SHIFT

Ominous Wind--BOOST//STRIKE
Razor Leaf--SNIPE//STRIKE
Trailblaze--BOOST//STRIKE

Using the BOOST effect.

BOOST: Moves that raise or have a chance to raise the user's attack, special attack, or speed add a +20 modifier to the user's next attack in the following round.

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Oscar's eyes were forced to water as the bell unleashed a tremendous scream. Sand smashed into Oscar's face, filling his mouth full of harsh grains. Oscar spat out as much as he could in order to speak, "Baba--this is gonna need extra oomph!" Oscar pulled out a Tera Orb and thrust it forward toward Babayaga.

Already empowered by its fellow spirits, Babayaga would screech with triumph as it began to glow with a dazzling light. It emerged with a crystalline coat, signifying its complete Terastallization. Now a pure grass type, Babayaga pushed against the violent winds created by this unfathomable titan.

As it neared its target, Babayaga swung its wings with baneful force, attempting to send a flurry of glowing leaves at the mighty bell's eyes (Razor Leaf). The hopes of his master and his comrades rest upon his shoulders. Is that enough to strike a fateful blow?

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+10 SHIFT
+10 GIMMICK
+20 BOOST
+20 SUPPORT

Ominous Wind--BOOST//STRIKE
Razor Leaf--SNIPE//STRIKE

Using SNIPE effect.
Using TERA gimmick.

SNIPE: Moves with a high critical-hit ratio or perfect critical-hit chance can double their total roll if they roll a 90 or above after modifiers.

Oscar should have been worried about the titanic pokemon rising out of the sand, but when Fernando cried out the name 'Kingsman' Oscar's head whipped his way. "Kingsman?" Razz Kingsman? Oscar looked to Fernando's masked companion, his flaring behind his goggles. His nemesis stood before him, and Oscar could not even take the chance to strike him!

As the massive pokemon attacked, Oscar yelled out in frustration and went for a pokeball. He paused as he reached for Prime, remembering that he was currently in his civilian guise. He growled and went for the next pokeball over. Babayaga the Decidueye emerged, having gotten buff from his time within Elisabeth Fiorelli's garden. Oscar was not sure what he ate while there, but he came out absolutely ripped.

Oscar pointed at the massive bell, struggling to maintain his balance upon the shifting sands. "Hurt that thing!" Babayaga cried out, flapping his wings to whip up an Ominous Wind.

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Ominous Wind--BOOST//STRIKE

Using BOOST effect.

BOOST: Moves that raise or have a chance to raise the user's attack, special attack, or speed add a +20 modifier to the user's next attack in the following round.

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Oscar listened passively as jayden cross and Zev Harcourt introduced the gauntlet, a smile creeping across his face as he absorbed the comfort of their familiar voices. It was little consolation, but knowing that they were watching helped settle his nerves. He was surrounded by some of Rocket's best, no one could blame him if he happened to be a little nervous. Those nerves were dead though, stifled by forced confidence. If he could not rise above these elite warriors, his friends would surely give him hell later.

As the others rushed into preparations, Oscar would leisurely wander the starting area and observed. A lot of varied strategies to keep track of. Team ups, hiding, forcing the terrain into an advantageous position. Oscar pondered if he should use any of these observed behaviors as inspiration, but in the end Oscar decided to lean on tried and true methods of the past.

He summoned Genesect Prime from its pokeball, who swiftly faced its master to await his instructions. Oscar placed his hands into his pockets, "Hover mode." Prime obliged, transforming into its compact hoverboard form (Magnet Rise). Oscar stepped upon Prime's back and tapped the top of its head. "Go up, as high as you can."

Prime did so, rising into the air over the battlefield. Floating above the treeline, Oscar patiently waited for the battle to begin in earnest. Then he would rain hell upon his fellow competitors...

Prompt: Use one of your Pokémon's moves to give you an advantage at your current position, such as a weather move, terrain move, Trick Room, etc.
tl;dr
Oscar went up to take the highest ground.

()

Oscar wiped some sand out of his goggles, suddenly realizing that he was currently wandering alone. "Priam?" Oscar asked the air, twirling around as he searched for his companion. He had just been next to him, how did they get separated? Oscar sighed deeply as he looked in every direction for a sign of Priam, but alas the sandstorm was too thick.

His goggles, however, did provide a small amount of visibility through the storm. A humanoid shadow caught his eye, and Oscar would huff with frustrated relief. He stormed up to the silhouette, talking before thinking. "Why the fuck would you just wander a---wayyy." One silhouette became three, and Oscar suddenly realized that Priam had discovered Fernando fucking Silph and the middle of the desert. Because of course he did. Oscar paid little attention to Fernando's own companion, simply laughing as he patted his pockets. A likely vain attempt to look as casual as possible.

"Well, isn't this a fun surprise. I see you've met my intern." Oscar gestured toward Priam, hoping his reputation as a League assistant would take prevalence over any knowledge of his Rocket affiliation.

FERNANDO SILPH , priam conrad , Raziel Beckett

BOUNTY TRACKER

GOOD LUCK, ADVENTURER!

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PARTNER POKEMON:
Decidueye

POKEMON MOVES:
Leaf Storm, Leaf Blade, Razor Leaf, Trailblazer, Ominous Wind, Suckerpunch, TERA: GRASS

TEAMMATES:
FERNANDO SILPH , priam conrad , Raziel Beckett

ATTEMPTS:
0

COMPLETE?:
No

REWARDS OBTAINED:
50 PD, ANCIENT POWER, POKEMON NAME