[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

Gallade and Nathan are determined to make sure these Scimitars know they've picked a fight with the wrong people.  But rather than blindly going for an all out offense, they're going to do something somewhat different.

Gallade gazes at every single one of the Scimitars, waiting for an opportunity.  On his own, his own tricksy strategies can be difficult to successfully pull off more than once.

But Angie's ambush and Tommy's quick, sudden strikes have given Gallade and Nathan an idea (and the initiative order happens to be perfect for this, too).

Every time a Scimitar (or a pokemon if they're hostile) is suffering from the effects of a Flinch status and has yet to recover from it, Gallade will take advantage of their sudden lapse in concentration...and gaze right into their eyes before they can fully recover their wits and try to avoid becoming Hypnotized themselves.

He'll give these Scimitars a taste of their own medicine whenever the opportunity comes up.  And after they all met Jirachi, he, Nathan, and Calam have definitely been feeling both a bit more capable and a bit more...alluring and tricksy?  They're not sure exactly how to explain the second one, but Nathan's Fight is increasing to 4 for 24 exp and Allure is increasing to 3 for another 12 exp!  What Jirachi's gift did is definitely now becoming a little more apparent to Nathan!

Of course, if no opportunities are present to neutralize a threat temporarily with Hypnosis and nobody is Asleep, he'll just attack a foe with the least HP remaining with the most effective (non-HM) move he has against them instead.  If someone is Asleep and Gallade has no opportunities to put anyone else to sleep, however...

Dreams will be eaten.

They're potentially outnumbered 2 to 1, but Gallade is going to try and even those odds a little, slowly but surely...

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Nathan's got a Potion prepped, ready to use it if Gallade reaches half HP or less.  He also has a Sitrus Berry ready, to be used if Gallade reaches half HP or less again after the Potion has been used.  He is not going to let Gallade faint in this battle while he's playing a support role if he can help it!



Gallade will have 4 actions total this Round, all dependent on if an opponent is currently Flinched and if there are any Sleeping targets if no opponents are Flinched.

Hypnosis (used if a hostile target is Flinched or out of actions and thus unable to attempt Evading the attack)
Acc: 6* Dex + 4 Fight + 3 Allure - 4 Accuracy - 4/5/6/7 Actions = 5/4/3/2 D6
Eff: Nighty night!  Don't forget to use the correct Insight check mechanics for waking up, though!

Dream Eater (used if no enemies are Flinched/out of actions but there are Sleeping targets)
Acc: 6* + 4 + 3 - 4/5/6/7 = 9/8/7/6 D6
Dmg: 5 + 4 + STAB + CP = 11 D6 base
Eff: Recover HP equal to half the damage dealt, rounded down

Confusion or (non Lethal) Night Slash or (non Lethal) Leaf Blade (used if no enemies are Flinched/out of actions and nobody is Sleeping, and on the target with the least HP remaining.  Move used is dependent on whichever is known to be most effective against the target in question)
Acc: 6* + 4 + 3 - 4/5/6/7 = 9/8/7/6 D6
Confusion Dmg: 2 + 4 + STAB + CP = 8 D6 base (+ 1 damage if used on Nidoqueen)
Confusion Eff: Confusion (1)
Leaf Blade and Night Slash Dmg: 3 + 4 + SE = 7 D6 base (+ 1 damage if Leaf Blade is used on a Sandslash)
Leaf Blade and Night Slash Eff: 4 successes crits!
Notes: 
 - Leaf Blade will only be used on the enchanted Sandslash if they're a threat
 - Night Slash will be used on the Scimitars (However, if they don't resist Icy Wind's damage, use Confusion instead.  If it's discovered they still resist Psychic after that, switch back to using Night Slash.) 
 - Confusion will be used on Arcanine, Nidoqueen, and Fearow if they're a threat

And of course, if the enchanted pokemon aren't a threat, don't attack them.  And if Hypnosis is out of accuracy dice, then use one of the attacking moves instead as appropriate.

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Phew...kinda complex orders, but I think it all makes sense...

[Iron]

Scimitar Ambush Round 0

Dig
(4)(2)(2)(6)(2)(1) (4)(6)(1)(3)(2)
Angie pops up and the earth swallows one of the Scimitars! He goes down on one knee. Seems a lot less sturdy than other Scimitars you've fought.
5 Str + 3 power -3 vit = 5d6
(4)(4)(3)(4)(5) Scimitar A takes 4 dmg 4/8hp -2 pain
He brings out a Potion and drinks it. He regains his healthy glow. : )


Scimitar Ambush Round 1

Fake Out 1
(5)(1)(5)(2)(4)(6) (6)(2) Terra's Brawl training pays off with a crit.
5 Str +1 power + 1 stab -3 vit + 2 crit = 6d6
(2)(2)(1)(5)(2)(5) Scimitar B takes 2 dmg 6/8hp -1 pain
Scimitar B flinches 1

Heart tries to light that tripped guy's robes on fire. He makes the easiest target, and it will help Angie get away safely.

Strike, -3 penalty
(4)(1)(5)(3)(2)(2)
Scimitar A caught fire.

Gustav starts clacking his claws menacingly.

Swords Dance 1
(4)(3)(2)(3)(4)
+2 Str for Gustav!

Gallade takes advantage of the Scimitar's hesitation when confronted by an angry Meowth!

Hypnosis 1
(4)(1)(3)(5)(3)
Scimitar B falls asleep!

As Nathan and Gallade step forward in unison, Gallade meeting the Scimitar's gaze, Nathan notices that the Rainbow Artifact changes its blinking pattern. A new facet is blinking a different shade of lilac. The top facet is still that same shade of dark purple.

Something else strange is happening too, though. The affected gauntlet turns purple. Gallade is getting sleepy...going...going...gone!

Gallade falls asleep.

Glaceon's Icy Wind hits *6* targets - you have reached a new power level!

Icy Wind 1
(4)(4)(1)(4)(1)(2)
(5)(6)(2) Scimitars A-F take 2 dmg 6/4/6/6/6/6 hp
-1 Dex for Scimitars A-F

Scimitars A and C join hands, facing different directions. Their gauntlets touch and magic flares. Scimitar D seems to channel the energy produced by the flare, spreading both his arms wide! When Toya floats forward to make his attack, he runs right into an invisible wall! The battlefield becomes filled with an invisible maze!

Labyrinth Spell 1A and 1C and 1D
(6)(1)(1)(5)
(2)(4)(6)
(4)(3)(2)(5)

Insight:
(1)(4)(3)(4)(5) 3 successes collected.

Ice Punch 1
(3)(6)(1)(4)(2)(5) (3)(1)(4)(6)
(4)(3)(6) Frost spreads and fades across an invisible wall. The Sandslash behind the wall still takes a little of the punch's force, as though the wall yields slightly. Sandslash A takes 2 dmg 5/7hp -1 pain
CD: (2)

Sandslash responds by curling into a ball and bouncing over the invisible wall and up and down on Toya's head!
As you'd guessed, they've been brainwashed.

Rollout 1-3
7 dice, -1 acc, -1 pain
(6)(5)(4)(4)(5) Critical hit
(5)(2)(2)(4)
(5)(1)(4) Hit three times!

(5)(4)
(5)
(1)
Toya takes 3 dmg 9/12hp -1 pain

The other Sandslash delivers a sharp claw to Meowth's chin.

Slash 1
(4)(2)(6)(3)(4)(2)(5) Critical hit.
(4)(6)(4) Meowth takes 3 dmg 5/8hp -1 pain

Scimitars E, F, and G start zapping purple rays from their hands, starting with Meowth.

Laser Spell 1E-1G
(4)(1)(4)(3)
(2)(1)(3)(4)
(1)(4)(4)(5)(6)(2)

(5), CD: (2)
(5), CD: (3)
(6), CD: (6) -1 Def for Meowth

Meowth takes 3 dmg in a flurry of laser spells, before Terra can reach him with a potion. Scimitar H advances and throws back her hood, revealing shoulder length blue hair and blazing purple eyes, lined with the wrinkles of middle age. Candles, runes, engraved stones, and pickled organs float in an arc above her head. She points at Nidoqueen and Nidoqueen shrinks a little. At the same time, the witch grows slightly in size, blue spikes appear in her hair and down her spine, and her expression becomes more triumphant. With her other hand, she diminishes Toya as well, then allows a surge of magic to levitate her off the ground.

"I can't have you poking around in our business with that hotshot trainer. I doubt he'll find the weapons with his supply lines cut off, but even if he does he'll never escape! One day, when his corpse is cold, we'll return and do experiments on his Pokemon. I tell you this to chill your hearts with the icy grip of fear, and to remind you that surrender is always an option! Give us your Pokemon and we'll spare your lives. You can't stand to our magics. Even as we speak, your new overly-curious friends are being dispatched!"

Indeed, you hear several cries of pain from the various locations of the trainers.

Nathan, you notice that your relic's lilac facet is pulsing in time to her words.

Her offer of surrender is shouted over the battle sounds as Round 1 continues. When the destruction has reached its climax, the other Scimitars wait a beat to hear your answer.

Terra uses the potion, bringing Meowth to 7/9hp.

Fearow descends on Gustav, trying to crack the crustacean's shell with lethal force!

Drill Peck 1
(1)(1)(6)(1)(2)(6) (1) But Gustav is able to swat her beak away.

Dizzy's plan becomes clearer. He wanders between Nidoqueen and Arcanine, acting bewildered just like the enchanted Pokemon are. He stumbles forward as if to attack Shiva, but instead comes between her and the Nidoqueen. Arcanine has closed on the sleeping Gallade, and Dizzy does his best to pretend his "confusion" is making him nip at Arcanine's flank. (In other words, granting cover to Shiva, and attacking Arcanine.)

Pursuit 1
(4)(3)(5)(4)(4) Critical hit
(6)(2)(1)(5)(5) Arcanine takes 2 dmg 7/9hp -1 pain. The invisible wall gets in the way slightly.

Then Dizzy stumbles back over and "nips" at Shiva. The trust between Dizzy, Shiva, and perhaps Gallade/Nathan is very strong.

Arcanine nips at Gallade, and he's not at all friendly about it. But in his eyes you can see immense sorrow and heartbreaking regret.

Crunch 1
(4)(4)(4)(5)(3) Dizzy's nip possibly prevented a lethal crit.
(1)(3)(3) No real damage, but Arcanine's teeth close on the flat of a blade and he throws the sleeping Gallade around the road.

The Scimitar nearest Nidoqueen says "Hit that Dusknoir with Earth Power or Earthquake!" but Nidoqueen is just slashing about with her natural weapons.

Superpower 1 on Dizzy/Shiva.
(4)(6)(3)(4)(1)(6)(4) Critical hit! Jagged wrist spikes dig into Dizzy's face, slamming his head into the dirt, as the rest of Nidoqueen's body follows in a full strength tackle.
3 Str + 5 power - 3 vit + 2 crit = 7d6+1
(4)(4)(6)(3)(1)(4) (5) Dizzy takes SIX lethal dmg 1/7hp -3 pain. The dice are cruel with that super-effective attack.
-1 Str and Def for Nidoqueen.

Dizzy gives Shiva and Nathan an apologetic glance, and you see that his eyes are pulped. Swollen with poison, raked with lethal destructive force, his face is a mess. The reason for the apology becomes clear as Dizzy books it out of battle, mostly giving up his charade of confusion. The Scimitars don't seem to notice - they're intent on victory.

Angie has been just trucking along. She calmly shifts gears and moves to prevent further disasters like that one! Her determination is fierce.

Agility 1
(5)(6)(1) (6*)
+2 Dex for Angie!

Bubble 2
(6)(5)(1)(2)(5)(4)(5) Critical hit. Clawitzer blows the largest bubble ever seen. It grows and grows and grows until it fills half the circle -then it explodes with a wet pop! This will hit Arcanine and Nidoqueen since you mentioned them, Fearow who is close after Drill Peck, and then the first three Scims who aren't asleep.
(6)(5)(5)(2)(6)(4) (5) Scimitars A, C, D take 6 dmg and faint. Their gauntlets don't appear to have self-destruct features in 2014. One of them is on fire though lol.
Arcanine and Nidoqueen take 7 dmg. Arcanine faints.
Nidoqueen takes an extra dice because of Superpower. (3) 1/8hp -3 pain.

The Bubble ignores the invisible walls.

Gallade's insight: (6)(5)(1) 2 successes.

Icy Wind 2
(2)(1)(6)(5)(2)
(1)(2)(4) Scims G and H take 1 dmg 7/8hp
Sandslash A takes 2 dmg 3/7hp -2 pain
Sandslash B and Fearow take 2 dmg 5/7hp -1 pain
Nidoqueen takes 2 dmg and faints! She slides to a halt mere inches from Shiva.

Insight for Scimitar B: (3)(1)(5)(3)(2) 4 successes collected.

Ice Punch 2
(4)(1)(2)(6)(6)(4) (6)(2) Critical hit!
(5)(3)(3)(4)(3) Sandslash B takes 3 dmg 2/7hp -2 pain
CD: (6) Sandslash was frozen solid!

Sandslash B uses Gyro Ball to escape the ice.

Gyro Ball 2
(6)(4)(3)(2)

"Dammit, I had plans for those Sandslash!"

Thanks to Icy Wind, and Agility, Angie can go now!

Bite 2 on Fearow
(4)(4)(2)(5)(5)(4)(3) Critical hit
(3)(3)(1)(6)(4)(5) Fearow takes 3 dmg. 2/7hp -2 pain.
Angie holds on as Fearow climbs up into the air!
CD: (4)(4)(4)(1)(1)

"Guess I can make better use of their abilities than they can." She points at one Sandslash - he shrinks, she grows. Her skin turns pebbly.
"And you. You have failed me." She reduces an unconscious Scimitar in size, but you can't tell what effect it has on her own self.

Another string of lasers, trying to finish off Meowth who is proving extremely tough for a little cat!

Laser Spell 2E-G
(5)(5)(6)
(4)(6)(2)
(2)(3)(4)(5)

(6)(4)
(6)(2)
(1)(5)(5) Meowth takes 5 dmg 2/9hp -2 pain.

Tommy still has a few lives left!

Slash 2 on Fearow
(4)(5)(6)(5)(1) Critical
(6)(4)(2)(3)(2)(5) (5)(1) Fearow takes 3 dmg and faints, invisible walls notwithstanding.
Angie has to flap like a madwoman to avoid taking falling damage. It's a little amusing.

Gustav snipes each target with a single smaller Bubble this time. Bambambambambambam.
Bubble 3
(3)(2)(5)(6)(6)(5)
(6)(6)(2)(3)(5)
Scimitars E-H take 3 dmg. 3/3/4/4 hp.
Sandslash A takes 3 dmg and faints. It's holding a Lum Berry.
The other Sandslash eats a Sitrus Berry to survive with just a couple HP.

Gallade insight: (4)(2)(1) 3 successes collected.

Icy Wind 3
(5)(2)(4)(5)
(2)(3)(1) The four Scimitars take no damage. Sandslash B takes 1 dmg.

Scimitar B Insight: (3)(2)(2)(6)(6) He finally wakes up! Seeing this, the blue-haired leader grabs his hand and places it on her brow. He sighs and casts a spell, and she looks healthier!

Recovery spell
(4)
(4)(3)(6)(4) She now has 7/8hp.

She levitates away without helping him, trying to avoid Meowth's slash as best she can.

Slash 3
(3)(5)(2)(1)
(4)(5)(5)(1)(1)(2) Juni takes 1 dmg.

Ice Punch 3 as soon as the sleeping Scimitar stands up.
(5)(2)(4)(6)(5)(3) (5) Critical hit.
(4)(4)(2) Scimitar B takes 1 dmg.
CD: (6) He watches in horror as ice overtakes his body! "Juni! Help me! My P...I don't know any fire spells!"

"You dumb little shit. Take one for the team." The ice overwhelms his mouth and soon his head. "That will shut him up."

Toya is celebrating, but then ice begins overtaking him as well! Soon he's just a solid block of ice too.

Juni bothers the remaining Sandlash, staying out of claw reach but drawing its attention, until it grumpily stirs up a Sandstorm.

Sandstorm 3
(1)(3)(6)(5)
A sandstorm brewed!

"Hehehehehe!" Her laugh is more of a cackle.

Angie looks around for something to bite, and settles on the Sandslash.

Bite 3
(6)(3)(3)(1)
(5)(4)(4)(6) Sandslash takes 4 dmg and faints.

"Hmm...that's almost all the Pokemon out of the equation! As it should be. I hope you are considering my offer of surrender. Give Gallade and Dumbsparce another taste!" She leads the way, firing lasers from her fingertips on your poor Angie. Hers are significantly brighter than the other spells.

Laser Spell 3E-H
(5)(1)
(2)(2) Miss
(3)(3) Miss
(6)(5)

(2)(3)(3) No damage
(1)(5)(6)(5) Meowth takes 3 dmg and faints.

Juni seems surprised when Gustav is still firing. She didn't expect the tank to be so fast.

Bubble 4
(1)(1)(4)(5)(4)
(3)(2)(6)(4)(4) All remaining enemies take 3 dmg. The Scimitar Grunts have all passed out - one is on fire and one is frozen in ice. Juni looks a little pained but that's all. She chugs a Potion and tosses the bottle contemptuously onto her fallen comrades. "Pathetic. Even with the fastest, most tactical spells, you still failed me. I knew the Ally Switch plan was a dumb one. Fortunately, I've received telepathic word that the other groups succeeded in capturing the investigators. So, I'll just have to come back with the full group!"

She reaches down and plucks a sphere-studded belt from one of her allies. Stuffs it in her pocket. She raises her hands and begins an incantation.

Gallade's Insight: (6)(5)(4) Gallade wakes up! Nathan orders a Confusion because Icy Wind is not resisted.

Confusion 4
(6)(2)(2)(2)(5)(2) (3)
(6)(4)(4)(2)(2) Juni takes 2 dmg, definitely resisting the attack.
CD: (4)

Bite 4
(2)(1)(1)(4) Miss, deflected by an invisible wall perhaps.

"Very well, I get the point. I'm leaving. You can stop gnawing on me now." She gives Dunsparce a little kick and floats a little higher.

"MAZAKALA ABRADACABRA CRESS CITY!"

Zoop! In a blip of purple light, she is gone.

The Rainbow Relic stops blinking lilac the moment she's gone.

You're left with several very wounded Pokemon and seven prisoners, two of whom require medical attention.

[Dragonstrike]

Nathan doesn't give them the satisfaction of responding to their demand that they surrender.  He instead focuses on the battle and what's going on during the course of it.

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"...you have got to be kidding me..."

Nathan shakes his head as the battle winds down.  That was definitely something else...he wasn't prepared for them to be abusing Synchronize of all things...

He'll take another look at that crystal in a sec...lilac...hmmm...if purple is royalty, then lilac is...hmmm...

No time to ponder that too much at the moment.  Some of these characters need medical attention, and Nathan's going to administer that First Aid ASAP!  Angie and Dizzy are both in a really, really bad way!  Especially Dizzy!  And I imagine Calam bursts out of his ball to make sure Dizzy's okay as soon as the battle's over!

More Medicine Checks for all who need them! (Dizzy first!!!)
6* Dex + 5 Knowledge +0 Medicine - 3 Difficulty = 8 D6 per check!

[Iron]

Nathan doesn't give them the satisfaction of responding to their demand that they surrender.  He instead focuses on the battle and what's going on during the course of it.

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"...you have got to be kidding me..."

Nathan shakes his head as the battle winds down.  That was definitely something else...he wasn't prepared for them to be abusing Synchronize of all things...

He'll take another look at that crystal in a sec...lilac...hmmm...if purple is royalty, then lilac is...hmmm...

No time to ponder that too much at the moment.  Some of these characters need medical attention, and Nathan's going to administer that First Aid ASAP!  Angie and Dizzy are both in a really, really bad way!  Especially Dizzy!  And I imagine Calam bursts out of his ball to make sure Dizzy's okay as soon as the battle's over!

More Medicine Checks for all who need them! (Dizzy first!!!)
6* Dex + 5 Knowledge +0 Medicine - 3 Difficulty = 8 D6 per check!

Calam does burst from his ball. He just lays a comforting paw on Dizzy's back, showing solidarity rather than worry.

Dizzy is hiding in a hollow, sniffing the air. He looks determined.

(5)(5)(3)(3)(5)(6)(3)(4) You stabilize Dizzy. You wipe a lot of infection from his face, and you stop the bleeding, and you get the ragged ends of the wound together so they can heal. It looks like he'll probably develop a scar across one eye.


(3)(1)(3)(6)(4)(3)(4)(4) Angie is easier to heal. She just has the one deep wound. She's stable for now too.


One unconscious Scimitar has what amounts to a Burn .5, and the other is frozen in ice.

[Iron]

Another thing you might notice in your evaluations: Nidoqueen seems to be less poisonous than usual. Toya is floating lower than usual. Sandslash is less pebbly than usual. These Pokemon's Abilities have been compromised, at least temporarily.

[Lord Windos]

Quote Juni: ' "I can't have you poking around in our business with that hotshot trainer. I doubt he'll find the weapons with his supply lines cut off, but even if he does he'll never escape! One day, when his corpse is cold, we'll return and do experiments on his Pokemon. I tell you this to chill your hearts with the icy grip of fear, and to remind you that surrender is always an option! Give us your Pokemon and we'll spare your lives. You can't stand to our magics. Even as we speak, your new overly-curious friends are being dispatched!" '

Initially, Terra ignored the wicked witch as he unflinchingly strode into the fray and quickly applied the Energy Powder he had retrieved earlier to heal Tommy, utterly heedless of the magical and not CHAOS that engulf the battlefield. Once he did that, however, he turned his full and undivided attention towards her and fixed the blue hared crone with a Glare, and said thus, his voice booming across the clearing:

"No. You are WRONG. You do not scare us. You have no power over us. We are strong. We are brave. We are good and right. You mages are none of that. Warned you.....but you did not listen. Now......we will all p u n i s h you, and save everyone."

Given the pace of a battle, he probably says this as things are going more south than the Antarctic pole for the Scims, so his Summation and sheer presence is most likely MUCH more Intimidately/effective now. If its possible to make a Roll to Intimidate Juni now, I'd want one, even if its only for pure flavor at this point!

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= After the Battle..... =
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The mountain of a man wastes no time in Reviving Tommy with one of his....well, Revives, bringing him back to 5/9 HP, crouching down slightly and looking down at him, his expression still gravely serious but concern for his kitty cat's well-being shining through it.

"Tommy? Are you OK, or not? *Pauses, then offers them a half smile* You did good in the Fight against the Scimitars, Tommy. Took out big bird, and clawed mean witch woman good. Very proud of you, my partner. Will get you a nice treat later for....efforts. You have earned it."

He then turns to Angie, who by this point had returned to her father's side, looking both Serene and triumphant in her flawless and powerful contributions to that mass melee full of wizardly. She had not only helped pluck the big bird's wings, but one of those spiky moles and that horribly lady too, and all without getting injured! To say that she was proud of all of that would be entirely accurate, so yeah, she was one joyous snake right now! Despite that, she didn't forget or overlook Tommy's own efforts in the Fight (which in large part was responsible for her remaining unscathed), turning towards him and giving the feline a smile and thankful *Ssssszzzzz*. Thank you for your help, partner.

Terra smile widened ever so slightly at that scene, before he reached forward to pat both her and Tommy on the head.

"You did good too, Angie. You both did very good."

After that reaction/scene (I'll leave it to you whether or not you want to expand on that scene, Iron), he goes over to Nathan, his Scrappy Cat and seraph to be moving/slithering along with him. He's still on high Alert and about as Intimidating/Serious as Skull Ruins Ghost, but seeing the almost pitiful state Dizzy was elicited a worried frown, before he turned to the boy and motioned to the young harbinger.

"Will Dizzy be okay, Nathan? He looks......nearly dead. *Pauses, before he rummages through his Pockets and brings out his Max Potion* Have Max Potion with me. Bought it for Lovely, in case he got too hurt badly....but Dizzy needs it more. Here."

He then holds out the Max Potion for Nathan/Shiva to take and use on the critically injured Dark doomsayer, with a firm look that plainly told them to just take it (Honestly, it would be OOC for Terra not to offer his Max Potion, but OOC I don't want to give it up, so if the Group Max Potion could be used on Dizzy instead, I'd be very grateful!).

After Dizzy is taken care of one way or another, Terra then gestures to Tommy, who's looking quite banged up and worn out from getting repeatedly blasted with arcane LASERS.

"Revived Tommy, but he's still badly hurt, and I used Energy Powder on him during Fight, so another one won't heal him as much. Can Gallade or Gustav use Heal Pulse on him? *Beat, before frowning worriedly* .....Please?"

For now, that will be all from my end!

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

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= After the Battle..... =
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The mountain of a man wastes no time in Reviving Tommy with one of his....well, Revives, bringing him back to 5/9 HP, crouching down slightly and looking down at him, his expression still gravely serious but concern for his kitty cat's well-being shining through it.

"Tommy? Are you OK, or not? *Pauses, then offers them a half smile* You did good in the Fight against the Scimitars, Tommy. Took out big bird, and clawed mean witch woman good. Very proud of you, my partner. Will get you a nice treat later for....efforts. You have earned it."

He then turns to Angie, who by this point had returned to her father's side, looking both Serene and triumphant in her flawless and powerful contributions to that mass melee full of wizardly. She had not only helped pluck the big bird's wings, but one of those spiky moles and that horribly lady too, and all without getting injured! To say that she was proud of all of that would be entirely accurate, so yeah, she was one joyous snake right now! Despite that, she didn't forget or overlook Tommy's own efforts in the Fight (which in large part was responsible for her remaining unscathed), turning towards him and giving the feline a smile and thankful *Ssssszzzzz*. Thank you for your help, partner.

Terra smile widened ever so slightly at that scene, before he reached forward to pat both her and Tommy on the head.

"You did good too, Angie. You both did very good."

After that reaction/scene (I'll leave it to you whether or not you want to expand on that scene, Iron), he goes over to Nathan, his Scrappy Cat and seraph to be moving/slithering along with him. He's still on high Alert and about as Intimidating/Serious as Skull Ruins Ghost, but seeing the almost pitiful state Dizzy was elicited a worried frown, before he turned to the boy and motioned to the young harbinger.

"Will Dizzy be okay, Nathan? He looks......nearly dead. *Pauses, before he rummages through his Pockets and brings out his Max Potion* Have Max Potion with me. Bought it for Lovely, in case he got too hurt badly....but Dizzy needs it more. Here."

He then holds out the Max Potion for Nathan/Shiva to take and use on the critically injured Dark doomsayer, with a firm look that plainly told them to just take it (Honestly, it would be OOC for Terra not to offer his Max Potion, but OOC I don't want to give it up, so if the Group Max Potion could be used on Dizzy instead, I'd be very grateful!).

After Dizzy is taken care of one way or another, Terra then gestures to Tommy, who's looking quite banged up and worn out from getting repeatedly blasted with arcane LASERS.

"Revived Tommy, but he's still badly hurt, and I used Energy Powder on him during Fight, so another one won't heal him as much. Can Gallade or Gustav use Heal Pulse on him? *Beat, before frowning worriedly* .....Please?"

For now, that will be all from my end!

Nathan briefly looks to Heart when asked about Heal Pulse since Gustav is a stronger Heal Pulse user due to his Ability.  Want Gustav to do the honors, @Spiritmon?

Then he turns his attention back to making sure Dizzy's bandaged up properly.  "...they're probably the worst wounds I've treated yet, but I'm fairly certain he'll survive and the wounds will heal.  Calam and Lucifer didn't look nearly this bad even after getting struck by Seikamater's attacks...this is going to leave some scars almost guaranteed...looks like there'll be one across his eye...that Nidoqueen hit his face really hard with that Superpower..." (is it the left eye like Calam's scar, or is it the right eye instead?)

Not sure what's gonna happen with the Max Potion (as Shiva's the one holding the other Max Potion), but I do know that Nathan's going to say this once he's done bandaging Dizzy up:

"...we have 5 KOed pokemon belonging to other trainers, 8 kidnapped trainers, and 7 criminals who happen to be Scimitars able to use Psychic abilities here.  And 1 Scimitar who got away, presumably Teleporting to Cress City since she mentioned the location just before she vanished.  Honestly, I'm inclined to just Teleport over to Cress with Gallade now.  If I can catch up to that Scimitar before she rejoins with the rest of her group, I might be able to finish this, but I need to go now if I'm going to do that, using the crystal that Heart found to try and track her since it seemed to react to her being nearby.  I'm also inclined to Teleport back to alert the authorities about what happened here, regardless of if I can catch up to that Scimitar.  It's risky, but...Lake Trio make me hollow if I'm going to let these Scimitars go free after what they tried to pull."

Oh, and as for the two statused Scimitars...Nathan leaves them to the others to deal with. He doesn't have time to dally with them right now if he's potentially going to Teleport to Cress to pursue that female Scimitar.

[Spiritmon]

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Quote Juni: ' "I can't have you poking around in our business with that hotshot trainer. I doubt he'll find the weapons with his supply lines cut off, but even if he does he'll never escape! One day, when his corpse is cold, we'll return and do experiments on his Pokemon. I tell you this to chill your hearts with the icy grip of fear, and to remind you that surrender is always an option! Give us your Pokemon and we'll spare your lives. You can't stand to our magics. Even as we speak, your new overly-curious friends are being dispatched!" '

Initially, Terra ignored the wicked witch as he unflinchingly strode into the fray and quickly applied the Energy Powder he had retrieved earlier to heal Tommy, utterly heedless of the magical and not CHAOS that engulf the battlefield. Once he did that, however, he turned his full and undivided attention towards her and fixed the blue hared crone with a Glare, and said thus, his voice booming across the clearing:

"No. You are WRONG. You do not scare us. You have no power over us. We are strong. We are brave. We are good and right. You mages are none of that. Warned you.....but you did not listen. Now......we will all p u n i s h you, and save everyone."

Given the pace of a battle, he probably says this as things are going more south than the Antarctic pole for the Scims, so his Summation and sheer presence is most likely MUCH more Intimidately/effective now. If its possible to make a Roll to Intimidate Juni now, I'd want one, even if its only for pure flavor at this point!

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= After the Battle..... =
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The mountain of a man wastes no time in Reviving Tommy with one of his....well, Revives, bringing him back to 5/9 HP, crouching down slightly and looking down at him, his expression still gravely serious but concern for his kitty cat's well-being shining through it.

"Tommy? Are you OK, or not? *Pauses, then offers them a half smile* You did good in the Fight against the Scimitars, Tommy. Took out big bird, and clawed mean witch woman good. Very proud of you, my partner. Will get you a nice treat later for....efforts. You have earned it."

He then turns to Angie, who by this point had returned to her father's side, looking both Serene and triumphant in her flawless and powerful contributions to that mass melee full of wizardly. She had not only helped pluck the big bird's wings, but one of those spiky moles and that horribly lady too, and all without getting injured! To say that she was proud of all of that would be entirely accurate, so yeah, she was one joyous snake right now! Despite that, she didn't forget or overlook Tommy's own efforts in the Fight (which in large part was responsible for her remaining unscathed), turning towards him and giving the feline a smile and thankful *Ssssszzzzz*. Thank you for your help, partner.

Terra smile widened ever so slightly at that scene, before he reached forward to pat both her and Tommy on the head.

"You did good too, Angie. You both did very good."

After that reaction/scene (I'll leave it to you whether or not you want to expand on that scene, Iron), he goes over to Nathan, his Scrappy Cat and seraph to be moving/slithering along with him. He's still on high Alert and about as Intimidating/Serious as Skull Ruins Ghost, but seeing the almost pitiful state Dizzy was elicited a worried frown, before he turned to the boy and motioned to the young harbinger.

"Will Dizzy be okay, Nathan? He looks......nearly dead. *Pauses, before he rummages through his Pockets and brings out his Max Potion* Have Max Potion with me. Bought it for Lovely, in case he got too hurt badly....but Dizzy needs it more. Here."

He then holds out the Max Potion for Nathan/Shiva to take and use on the critically injured Dark doomsayer, with a firm look that plainly told them to just take it (Honestly, it would be OOC for Terra not to offer his Max Potion, but OOC I don't want to give it up, so if the Group Max Potion could be used on Dizzy instead, I'd be very grateful!).

After Dizzy is taken care of one way or another, Terra then gestures to Tommy, who's looking quite banged up and worn out from getting repeatedly blasted with arcane LASERS.

"Revived Tommy, but he's still badly hurt, and I used Energy Powder on him during Fight, so another one won't heal him as much. Can Gallade or Gustav use Heal Pulse on him? *Beat, before frowning worriedly* .....Please?"

For now, that will be all from my end!

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= After the Battle..... =
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The mountain of a man wastes no time in Reviving Tommy with one of his....well, Revives, bringing him back to 5/9 HP, crouching down slightly and looking down at him, his expression still gravely serious but concern for his kitty cat's well-being shining through it.

"Tommy? Are you OK, or not? *Pauses, then offers them a half smile* You did good in the Fight against the Scimitars, Tommy. Took out big bird, and clawed mean witch woman good. Very proud of you, my partner. Will get you a nice treat later for....efforts. You have earned it."

He then turns to Angie, who by this point had returned to her father's side, looking both Serene and triumphant in her flawless and powerful contributions to that mass melee full of wizardly. She had not only helped pluck the big bird's wings, but one of those spiky moles and that horribly lady too, and all without getting injured! To say that she was proud of all of that would be entirely accurate, so yeah, she was one joyous snake right now! Despite that, she didn't forget or overlook Tommy's own efforts in the Fight (which in large part was responsible for her remaining unscathed), turning towards him and giving the feline a smile and thankful *Ssssszzzzz*. Thank you for your help, partner.

Terra smile widened ever so slightly at that scene, before he reached forward to pat both her and Tommy on the head.

"You did good too, Angie. You both did very good."

After that reaction/scene (I'll leave it to you whether or not you want to expand on that scene, Iron), he goes over to Nathan, his Scrappy Cat and seraph to be moving/slithering along with him. He's still on high Alert and about as Intimidating/Serious as Skull Ruins Ghost, but seeing the almost pitiful state Dizzy was elicited a worried frown, before he turned to the boy and motioned to the young harbinger.

"Will Dizzy be okay, Nathan? He looks......nearly dead. *Pauses, before he rummages through his Pockets and brings out his Max Potion* Have Max Potion with me. Bought it for Lovely, in case he got too hurt badly....but Dizzy needs it more. Here."

He then holds out the Max Potion for Nathan/Shiva to take and use on the critically injured Dark doomsayer, with a firm look that plainly told them to just take it (Honestly, it would be OOC for Terra not to offer his Max Potion, but OOC I don't want to give it up, so if the Group Max Potion could be used on Dizzy instead, I'd be very grateful!).

After Dizzy is taken care of one way or another, Terra then gestures to Tommy, who's looking quite banged up and worn out from getting repeatedly blasted with arcane LASERS.

"Revived Tommy, but he's still badly hurt, and I used Energy Powder on him during Fight, so another one won't heal him as much. Can Gallade or Gustav use Heal Pulse on him? *Beat, before frowning worriedly* .....Please?"

For now, that will be all from my end!

Nathan briefly looks to Heart when asked about Heal Pulse since Gustav is a stronger Heal Pulse user due to his Ability.  Want Gustav to do the honors, @Spiritmon?

Then he turns his attention back to making sure Dizzy's bandaged up properly.  "...they're probably the worst wounds I've treated yet, but I'm fairly certain he'll survive and the wounds will heal.  Calam and Lucifer didn't look nearly this bad even after getting struck by Seikamater's attacks...this is going to leave some scars almost guaranteed...looks like there'll be one across his eye...that Nidoqueen hit his face really hard with that Superpower..." (is it the left eye like Calam's scar, or is it the right eye instead?)

Not sure what's gonna happen with the Max Potion (as Shiva's the one holding the other Max Potion), but I do know that Nathan's going to say this once he's done bandaging Dizzy up:

"...we have 5 KOed pokemon belonging to other trainers, 8 kidnapped trainers, and 7 criminals who happen to be Scimitars able to use Psychic abilities here.  And 1 Scimitar who got away, presumably Teleporting to Cress City since she mentioned the location just before she vanished.  Honestly, I'm inclined to just Teleport over to Cress with Gallade now.  If I can catch up to that Scimitar before she rejoins with the rest of her group, I might be able to finish this, but I need to go now if I'm going to do that, using the crystal that Heart found to try and track her since it seemed to react to her being nearby.  I'm also inclined to Teleport back to alert the authorities about what happened here, regardless of if I can catch up to that Scimitar.  It's risky, but...Lake Trio make me hollow if I'm going to let these Scimitars go free after what they tried to pull."

Oh, and as for the two statused Scimitars...Nathan leaves them to the others to deal with.  He doesn't have time to dally with them right now if he's potentially going to Teleport to Cress to pursue that female Scimitar.

When the battle over and Heart hear his name calling he approach both Terra and Nathan. "Leave the healing with me. Gustav, 1 strong heal pulse please." He also take a look in his bag until he takes two Super Potions. "Take these to heal Dizzy. I have many potions with me." When Heart hear the plan of Nathan in go after that witch he say something. "You not going alone Nathan. I going with you." Then Heart look to Gallade. "Can you teleport both of us Gallade? If not I will take my own teleport Pokemon. My pokemon it's pretty strong too."

Heart also go in the direction of Toya and release Rose. Rose summon some little flames to help broke the the Ice. And Gustav fire Aura Spheres to help too since Toya is Ghost-type, the Aura Spheres will not hurt him.

[Mikaruge108]

"Toya! If you can hear me in that ice, use Fire Punch to melt it from within." Now for interrogation time. (This is all directed to the burned Scimitar, if Spira gets satisfactory answers, he'll heal 'em, *spend 6/9 current exp to increase medicine to 1, he'll do basic burn treatment, and if the roll is unsuccessful he'll begrudgingly use a burn heal on the Scimitar) The others can see in Spira's eyes that he did not like them draining his Pokemon's powers. Firstly, he'll appropriate that Scimitar's gauntlet to check out later. (Using 12/15 of Spira's exp to increase Canalize to 3 and 22/35 of Toya's exp to have him learn Shadow Sneak
The questions:

• Who are you? (He doesn't mean the group, but rather the grunt's name)
  
• What do you have planned in Cress City?
  
• What is with those magic gauntlets?
  

that's all the questions for now, from Spira, that is.

[Spiritmon]

(Also @Iron, before I forget)

When the so called Juni tell them to surrender their pokemon, Heart make a serious face...until he burst in laughts. "Sorry, but not going to happen. You not going to rob any of us pokemon. We have faced worse things than you. Why dont you try your luck, you mess of human furry!"

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When the battle finally over, and Heart helped Toya and Terra, Heart aproach one of the fainted Scimitars. He looks at the guy for a few seconds. "You guys are indeed the worse. Trying to rob our pokemons, kipnaping people..." He then lift his leg and deliver a strong on the ribs of the Scimitar and send him flying to another part of the field. "Thats the least you deserve for everything you done! You piece of shit!" Heart then clen his hands and return to Terra and Nathan side. "Dont expect me to help heal any of those guys. In my part, I would prefer let Rose burn to ashes those guys. Or let Viktor/Atlas take away their souls to be devoured. Or let Honedge slice them like cheese. But we have more important things to do. Lets take down that Juni lover of furries. He is problably a furry because she likes takes of pokemon problably."