(06-09-2017, 05:24 PM)Lord Windos Wrote: "I don't care how far I sink, Nathan. If I have to be a monster like them, just to protect everyone in the group, so be it. I will do whatever it take, commit the vilest, most abominable crimes imaginable, damn my very soul to Kuyrem's icy domain, to ensure the safety, wellbeing, and lives of my friends. Nothing you say or do will ever change that Nathan, and I am sincerely sorry for that..." Ventus quietly say, loud enough only for the people surrounding him to hear.

His friend's temper helped extinguish his own, but all it left him was a knowing saddeness in his gut. What he said was absolutely true: he would do any and everything to protect his family, no matter the cost. He'd lost to much in his life, been through to much pain to allow even the slightest chance of malady to befall his close friends, even if he has to bloody his hand to do so. Still....he heard what Shiva told him, so maybe it would be best to relent on his jihad. " If you truelly wish of me not to take that man's life, however, I will refrain from doing so. If you die because of this, it will hurt me far more than you can comprehead, but I rather you be happy with me than forever scorn me for my protectiveness..."

(06-09-2017, 05:32 PM)PhantomUnderYourDesk Wrote: She got up to take a closer look at the Pinsir laying there before speaking again. Not too close though, because Bug types... "So...And what do you plan to do with it once it has recovered?" That was an honest question. Her call would probably be handing it to the Officiers, likely Lumin himself, for containment, then move on with own business. They shall deal with it. As for the Megastone... Well, she was pretty sure who had it currently. Where that particular person was though, was a different question.

(06-09-2017, 06:03 PM)Dragonstrike Wrote: "That's just a recipe for disaster waiting to happen, you know.  Thank you for showing some lenience, though.  I don't expect you to change, but you DO need to calm down.  I promise you that I won't be putting myself in harm's way needlessly.  In turn, you need to avoid getting into massive trouble.  The last thing I want to see is for you to lose your Trainer's License to the League, or worse, because of reckless actions.  I'm not worried about whatever reasons you have for acting like that so much as how much trouble those actions could get us all in.  Big picture, Ventus, big picture.  Remember that.  I hope that's the last time I have to remind you."

(06-09-2017, 05:32 PM)PhantomUnderYourDesk Wrote: She got up to take a closer look at the Pinsir laying there before speaking again. Not too close though, because Bug types... "So...And what do you plan to do with it once it has recovered?" That was an honest question. Her call would probably be handing it to the Officiers, likely Lumin himself, for containment, then move on with own business. They shall deal with it. As for the Megastone... Well, she was pretty sure who had it currently. Where that particular person was though, was a different question.

"To answer the earlier question, Shiva, I don't really have any plans for what happens to this Pinsir.  Brutal trainer or no, I don't wish to separate it from its trainer if it has a strong enough bond with him to Mega Evolve.  The League will likely just return the pokemon to him when he comes for it.  I've asked Nurse Joy to notify me when that happens.  I don't expect them to return the Mega Stone, though.  Which is why we need to get this 'Sage' to turn it in ASAP if he hasn't already.  I do not want that trainer getting back access to that power so easily since he abused it, nor do I wish to trust a complete stranger who randomly and lethally attacks what could be innocent bystanders with the potential for such power.  And it serves as the final nail in the coffin that we did indeed face a Mega Pinsir, and not a normal one."

(06-09-2017, 06:17 PM)Lord Windos Wrote: He let out a long suffering sigh at Nathan 'calm down' comment, not exactly feeling that the boy truly could comprehead the depth of anger and despair. Even with Kirlia acting as his intermediary, it seems that he is missing the main point behind his current burnt out mood. "Nathan, asking me to calm down after today's events is a useless action. I'm too riled up for that to happen without some meditation on my part, but I still have complete control over my actions regardless of how emotional I get. As I said, I am not concern with the consequence of my actions, so long as you, Shiva, Valder, and all our Pokémon are protected. In a way, I am thinking of the big picture; its just not the same one as yours, unfortunately. Besides, any possible crime I commit will fall squarely unto me, and I can always claim that I force you all to serve me under penalty of death to clear your names," Ventus responded, giving Nathan a long stare, before dropping his head into his lap.

"Enough about me, though; there is time enough on our journey to talk about myself in depth later. Right now, we have to figure out what we are going to do about the Scimitars and that secret passage under the Genesect statue. Going in without a plan against either possibility is foolish, so if of you have any suggestion on how to proceed, it would be best to bring them forward now. Since Sage is not here with us right now, worrying about the Mega Stone's fate is fruitless right this instance, so let's turn our thoughts on a matter that we can solve in the short term..."

(06-09-2017, 04:09 PM)Lord Windos Wrote: "My investigation of the statue have turned up positive. Inserting the Burn Drive into the statue causes it to react, moving away to reveal a secret passage underground. I do not know where it goes, as I choose to come back here immedianlty to inform you and the group of this, but I am certain that it leads to a Scimitar base. Speaking of them, Valder," ... "decided to inform me more about our mysterious cabal of wizards. They rely heavily on their skills, like he said, but the Pokémon they favor are primarily Psychic and Steel types. In addition, he told me that the Scimitars we have faced are not just one cohesive group, but one that is split into several factions. He informed me that of the two he was certain of: Earth and Water."

"We already encountered an Earth one, but the Pinsir man, who is most likely a member of that black group, is liable to be of the Water faction. Given this information, we can only assume that they have access to a wide variety of arcane spells, and that they are a highly competent organization if they can handle massive amount of those two types of notorishly difficult to raise Pokémon. Nathan...however much you hate to hear this, but I believe that the enemy we are facing is a severe, region wide threat, instead of an isolated one. We will have to prepare to encounter them in the future, as its unlikely they will forget about us anytime soon."

(06-09-2017, 06:37 PM)Lord Windos Wrote: Running a hand across his face in a brief flash of weariness, he calmly recited what he said earlier to Nathan once more. He doesn't have edicat memory, but he was able to quickly recall the conversation almost verbatim due to the small amount of rehearsing he did for it.

(06-09-2017, 04:09 PM)Lord Windos Wrote: "My investigation of the statue have turned up positive. Inserting the Burn Drive into the statue causes it to react, moving away to reveal a secret passage underground. I do not know where it goes, as I choose to come back here immedianlty to inform you and the group of this, but I am certain that it leads to a Scimitar base. Speaking of them, Valder," ... "decided to inform me more about our mysterious cabal of wizards. They rely heavily on their skills, like he said, but the Pokémon they favor are primarily Psychic and Steel types. In addition, he told me that the Scimitars we have faced are not just one cohesive group, but one that is split into several factions. He informed me that of the two he was certain of: Earth and Water."

"We already encountered an Earth one, but the Pinsir man, who is most likely a member of that black group, is liable to be of the Water faction. Given this information, we can only assume that they have access to a wide variety of arcane spells, and that they are a highly competent organization if they can handle massive amount of those two types of notorishly difficult to raise Pokémon. Nathan...however much you hate to hear this, but I believe that the enemy we are facing is a severe, region wide threat, instead of an isolated one. We will have to prepare to encounter them in the future, as its unlikely they will forget about us anytime soon."

"In summery, the Genesect statue hides a secret entrance to their base, the Scimitars like using Psychic and Steel types, and their are at least to faction to the them, Earth and Water. With the knowledge we now have, what are we going to do now?"

(06-09-2017, 06:59 PM)Dragonstrike Wrote:

(06-09-2017, 06:37 PM)Lord Windos Wrote: Running a hand across his face in a brief flash of weariness, he calmly recited what he said earlier to Nathan once more. He doesn't have edicat memory, but he was able to quickly recall the conversation almost verbatim due to the small amount of rehearsing he did for it.

(06-09-2017, 04:09 PM)Lord Windos Wrote: "My investigation of the statue have turned up positive. Inserting the Burn Drive into the statue causes it to react, moving away to reveal a secret passage underground. I do not know where it goes, as I choose to come back here immedianlty to inform you and the group of this, but I am certain that it leads to a Scimitar base. Speaking of them, Valder," ... "decided to inform me more about our mysterious cabal of wizards. They rely heavily on their skills, like he said, but the Pokémon they favor are primarily Psychic and Steel types. In addition, he told me that the Scimitars we have faced are not just one cohesive group, but one that is split into several factions. He informed me that of the two he was certain of: Earth and Water."

"We already encountered an Earth one, but the Pinsir man, who is most likely a member of that black group, is liable to be of the Water faction. Given this information, we can only assume that they have access to a wide variety of arcane spells, and that they are a highly competent organization if they can handle massive amount of those two types of notorishly difficult to raise Pokémon. Nathan...however much you hate to hear this, but I believe that the enemy we are facing is a severe, region wide threat, instead of an isolated one. We will have to prepare to encounter them in the future, as its unlikely they will forget about us anytime soon."

"In summery, the Genesect statue hides a secret entrance to their base, the Scimitars like using Psychic and Steel types, and their are at least to faction to the them, Earth and Water. With the knowledge we now have, what are we going to do now?"

Nathan thinks for a moment.

"Well, first of all, they wouldn't just leave the entrance to their base exposed like that, right?  Is there some kind of system that closes the door behind you?"

(06-09-2017, 07:02 PM)Lord Windos Wrote: "The entrance appears to operate based on the Drive System. To access it, you need to swap out the Normal Drive that is present in the statue with the Burn Drive I have, and after a few moment the statue reacts and moves out of the way. You have to be carefull, however, when switching out the Drive to have a firm grip on them, as a shute opens up to capture the discarded data drive. I found this out when I swapped the drives again to closes the entrance, so keep and eye out for similar contraptions like that."

(06-09-2017, 07:23 PM)Dragonstrike Wrote: "Yeah, that sounds like a way for them to retrieve the key and cover up the entrance after they've used it.  Unless there's a way to open it from the other side, we'd be stuck if we went down there...it certainly explains why all the other Drives disappeared...the builders of that statue kept them all for themselves because they're used as keys or similar...that orange one is just for show to cover up what they were actually doing..."

Nathan thinks for another moment...

"We probably have to inform Lumin of this.  Tell him about the underwater door and the statue's real purpose, as well as where you found that red Drive...there's no telling what we'll find down there.  If it's a base of sorts, I'm not sure we'd be strong enough to drive its occupants out.  If it's a passage, there's no telling where it might come out...it probably runs as far as Chicory Lake...as loathe as I am to say it, we're not heroes.  We're not Red, Ethan, May, Lukas, nor Hilbert.  I want to go in there and fight them, yes, but after today...I'm really not so sure if we'd be ready to take on that kind of challenge...and I doubt Lumin would let us get involved, either...

"Besides, we can't go anywhere tonight.  I need to wait for Princess to be healed.  I really think informing the Chief might be the best course of action, though.  He's not going to be happy to hear there's a secret base or passage in his town, but...maybe it will help him track down that trainer as well..."

Nathan pauses again, thinking.  

"Oh yeah, speaking of Genesect, I think it's about time you spilled the beans on that since you've offered to tell both me and Shiva about that."

(06-09-2017, 07:46 PM)Lord Windos Wrote: Then, Nathan spoke up about his connection to Genesect. Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, he reached into his satchel and pulled out a black book with the name "Project Silverfish" on its cover. Looking around, he furtively searched their current location with prying eyes, before standing up and motioning the group to follow him. Leading them to one of the private rooms in the center, he closed the door, locked it, and did a thorough sweep of the room itself for bugs/listening devices. Sastified that no one was listening on them, he motion everyone to sit around the black table, and took his seat in a comfortable arm chair.

"I'm sorry for leading you all here and my suspect behavior, but I had to be certain that no one but us would be able to listen in on us. Before I start, what I am about to reveal to you is extremely classified information, to such an extent that if word of this gets to a Unovian Offical, we could all face live in prison for leaking critical information. To hear what I have to say about Genesect, I need each and everyone of you to swear a vow of secrecy. Shiva has already done so, and Valder is under contract not to disclose any of my secrets, so the only remaining person that has yet to promise is you, Nathan. Will you swear upon your life that you will never reveal what I am about to tell you, no matter what befalls you?"

Ventus said all of this in a dead serious tone of voice, staring down the young trainer to convey the severity of the situation.