[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

As of now, Terra literally has nothing more to add to this Encounter until Dragonstrike gets back to me on whether or not my chara knows about Marco (Me memory is hazy on that), so I'm ready for Nathan to get a teleporting to Cress in order to alert the police/go hunt down Juni against Terra's wishes.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

*And against Shiva's wishes.

Wait, there IS one thing I'd please like to add: If there are Rangers, Nurses, Doctors or similar people at this campsite, Shiva will gently call them to her to help reviving the other unconscious 'Mon (Sandslash, Sandslash, Nidoqueen, Fearow). If there aren't, Shiva would ask Nathan to let the cops know that there are fainted Pokemon that need aid and a place to stay/ask them to bring Rangers. It would not be uncharacteristic for Shiva to ask them ALL whether they'd like to stick with her to search their rightful owners, even Nidoqueen, but doing so would overwhelm her.

In other and less words, Shiva's not ready or satisfied to leave this campsite for progress until all remaining brainwashed Pokemon they had to faint are subversed and taken care of by Rangers and Cops.

[Dragonstrike]

For Arcanine, Gallade has no problem with giving Arcanine a reassuring pat on the back.  He has bad memories of getting his arm Crunched, but...apology accepted.  He knows Arcanine didn't do it intentionally.  And the Crunch didn't do any harm either, miraculously.  Gallade got out of that unscathed because that Crunch was the only attack that hit him.


The moment the Scimitar says the trainer they'd attacked used a Skarmory and a Luxray, Nathan's demeanor changes instantly.  His eyes narrow, he clenches his fists...

Spira and Shiva can immediately tell that Nathan is pissed off.  Heart and Terra can probably tell too, but it probably takes them a moment longer...

...and then Nathan slugs that conscious Scimitar with a Strike to the face, not holding back. If he KOes him, great. If not, Nathan doesn't care. He just needs to punch something right now, and that Scim is the closest target.

After doing that, he turns away from the Scim to face everyone else.  "...I want these Scimitars under lock and key at the soonest opportunity.  I'm going to go get the authorites since I have a Teleport user on hand.  You guys keep an eye on the Scims and the pokemon and make sure nothing happens to either.  Check the Scims' belts and stuff.  It sounds like they have pokemon on their person, and that's how they power their gauntlets.  If you want to come along, Heart, grab a Teleporter and meet me at the Eastern Pokemon Center in a few minutes, assuming the move works in this time."  (as the east Center is the one Nathan is most familiar with, that's where Teleport will probably put him)

Then Nathan turns to Gallade and recalls Calam.  "Let's go, Gallade."

Gallade nods, then attempts to Teleport himself and Nathan to Cress City!  2014 isn't that different from 2017, right?  (Accuracy for Teleport is 13 D6 if it needs to be rolled)

If Teleport does work...

First thing Nathan does is check the Rainbow Relic upon arriving in Cress, pointing it in different directions.  Does the lilac side light up at all when he does so?

If Heart wants to join Nathan in going to Cress, this might give him enough time to catch up.

[Iron]

*And against Shiva's wishes.

Wait, there IS one thing I'd please like to add: If there are Rangers, Nurses, Doctors or similar people at this campsite, Shiva will gently call them to her to help reviving the other unconscious 'Mon (Sandslash, Sandslash, Nidoqueen, Fearow). If there aren't, Shiva would ask Nathan to let the cops know that there are fainted Pokemon that need aid and a place to stay/ask them to bring Rangers. It would not be uncharacteristic for Shiva to ask them ALL whether they'd like to stick with her to search their rightful owners, even Nidoqueen, but doing so would overwhelm her.

In other and less words, Shiva's not ready or satisfied to leave this campsite for progress until all remaining brainwashed Pokemon they had to faint are subversed and taken care of by Rangers and Cops.

You're alone at the campsite.


Nathan smacks the Scimitar, who goes "Ow, man! What was that for? I'm answering your questions! It's bad enough the boss hits me..."


Teleporting in the past comes with an accuracy penalty, but you'd still have 10 dice so I won't bother. Zip! You're in the Pokemon Center East. Very little has changed, except you're pretty sure the Nurse Joy on duty is a different one, and the PC system is a little out of date. Healing machine is definitely the same one as in 2017.

The lilac side blinks dim and slow when pointed west.



If we end up splitting the party for a bit, maybe that would be a good time for Shiva to do her Egg thing and for Terra to do training sessions.

[Dragonstrike]

Nathan smacks the Scimitar, who goes "Ow, man! What was that for? I'm answering your questions! It's bad enough the boss hits me..."

Nathan's response from before he Teleports:  "...I'm not going to tell you if you don't know already."

Since Nathan's dancing around the exact reason why he's so mad, that should hopefully be an indicator to everyone else who knows why Nathan is so angry to not tell this Scimitar why.

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

For Arcanine, Gallade has no problem with giving Arcanine a reassuring pat on the back.  He has bad memories of getting his arm Crunched, but...apology accepted.  He knows Arcanine didn't do it intentionally.  And the Crunch didn't do any harm either, miraculously.  Gallade got out of that unscathed because that Crunch was the only attack that hit him.


The moment the Scimitar says the trainer they'd attacked used a Skarmory and a Luxray, Nathan's demeanor changes instantly.  His eyes narrow, he clenches his fists...

Spira and Shiva can immediately tell that Nathan is pissed off.  Heart and Terra can probably tell too, but it probably takes them a moment longer...

...and then Nathan slugs that conscious Scimitar with a Strike to the face, not holding back.  If he KOes him, great.  If not, Nathan doesn't care.  He just needs to punch something right now, and that Scim is the closest target.

After doing that, he turns away from the Scim to face everyone else.  "...I want these Scimitars under lock and key at the soonest opportunity.  I'm going to go get the authorites since I have a Teleport user on hand.  You guys keep an eye on the Scims and the pokemon and make sure nothing happens to either.  Check the Scims' belts and stuff.  It sounds like they have pokemon on their person, and that's how they power their gauntlets.  If you want to come along, Heart, grab a Teleporter and meet me at the Eastern Pokemon Center in a few minutes, assuming the move works in this time."  (as the east Center is the one Nathan is most familiar with, that's where Teleport will probably put him)

Then Nathan turns to Gallade and recalls Calam.  "Let's go, Gallade."

Gallade nods, then attempts to Teleport himself and Nathan to Cress City!  2014 isn't that different from 2017, right?  (Accuracy for Teleport is 13 D6 if it needs to be rolled)

If Teleport does work...

First thing Nathan does is check the Rainbow Relic upon arriving in Cress, pointing it in different directions.  Does the lilac side light up at all when he does so?

If Heart wants to join Nathan in going to Cress, this might give him enough time to catch up.

*And against Shiva's wishes.

Wait, there IS one thing I'd please like to add: If there are Rangers, Nurses, Doctors or similar people at this campsite, Shiva will gently call them to her to help reviving the other unconscious 'Mon (Sandslash, Sandslash, Nidoqueen, Fearow). If there aren't, Shiva would ask Nathan to let the cops know that there are fainted Pokemon that need aid and a place to stay/ask them to bring Rangers. It would not be uncharacteristic for Shiva to ask them ALL whether they'd like to stick with her to search their rightful owners, even Nidoqueen, but doing so would overwhelm her.

In other and less words, Shiva's not ready or satisfied to leave this campsite for progress until all remaining brainwashed Pokemon they had to faint are subversed and taken care of by Rangers and Cops.

You're alone at the campsite.


Nathan smacks the Scimitar, who goes "Ow, man! What was that for? I'm answering your questions! It's bad enough the boss hits me..."


Teleporting in the past comes with an accuracy penalty, but you'd still have 10 dice so I won't bother. Zip! You're in the Pokemon Center East. Very little has changed, except you're pretty sure the Nurse Joy on duty is a different one, and the PC system is a little out of date. Healing machine is definitely the same one as in 2017.

The lilac side blinks dim and slow when pointed west.



If we end up splitting the party for a bit, maybe that would be a good time for Shiva to do her Egg thing and for Terra to do training sessions.

"Damn you Nathan you stupidy!" Heart swear when he see Nathan teleport alone. He decide do something stupid: Follow Nathan. He release Natu and say to his friends. "...I sorry, Terra and Shiva. But I cant leave Nathan like that. We will return, I promise." After that he say to Natu. "Our destiny is Cress City Natu! We have a friend to save!" Then Heart and Natu vanish to follow Nathan and not let him face the challenges alone.

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

As for Dizzy, it definitely has something to do with the Scimitars, but it's not Cress City proper.

Severing the gauntlet connection might be a good idea, and doesn't take any rolls while they're unconscious. It'd be really tough/almost impossible to do while they're conscious though. Let me know how many you sever.

Arcanine regains consciousness with 1HP and whimpers. He runs around licking everyone he has attacked, and eventually rolls belly-up in submission/asking for forgiveness. Seems like he'll be willing to obey simple orders, though he's in no shape to fight nor to race the wind.

Dizzy gives Nathan and Gallade a quick lick too, and runs off to the north along the Route.

"The trainer? He's a tall guy with a Skarmory and a Luxray."

Being the kind hearted monk that he was, Terra easily forgave Arcanine from attacking the group, going overly to it and giving a good old belly rub, as well as a gentle smile.

"No need to feel sorry, doggie. Scimitars.......took control of you, so its all their fault, not yours. We will....reunite you with your partner Thrawn , and the rest of the Pokemon with their's too. Promise, so don't worry....."

While he's at it, if he has any marshmallows leftover that Mawile hasn't eaten yet, they'll be given to the Legendary Canine to help cheer them up.

At that description Terra freezes, before slowly turning to stare at the Scimitar. Though somewhat lacking when it comes to mental prowess, the sagely monk has an remarkably keen and stellar memory, and so immediately cottoned on just to whom they were referring too.

Marco Warren. 

The moment the Scimitar says the trainer they'd attacked used a Skarmory and a Luxray, Nathan's demeanor changes instantly.  His eyes narrow, he clenches his fists...

Spira and Shiva can immediately tell that Nathan is pissed off.  Heart and Terra can probably tell too, but it probably takes them a moment longer...

...and then Nathan slugs that conscious Scimitar with a Strike to the face, not holding back. If he KOes him, great. If not, Nathan doesn't care. He just needs to punch something right now, and that Scim is the closest target.

Before he could react any further, though, Nathan beat him to the punch, and quite literally at that when they slugged the horrible mage with all their pent up fury. This only left him blinking for a moment, before his expression became somehow even more serious as he grimly nodded to the boy, to both his action and his request to detain and search the Scimitars. 

If he wasn't already sure it was Marco they were referring, they (Nathan) had all but confirmed it with their uncharacteristic violence. Normally he'd be disappointed or angry that brute force be used against the defenseless, but in this case he 100 percent approved of it, as absolutely zero sympathy for the 'victim' in question. Far as he was concerned, they deserved it.

When it came time for Nathan (and Heart, possibly) to Teleport away, Terra took it upon himself to meticulously loot each and every Scimitar of their possession, depositing them all in a pile far away from the lot of them. Additionally, he had Tommy's help with disarming at them of all their Guantlets and other Scimitar tech too if Shiva/the others hadn't already gotten to doing that, and put all of those his his Inventory, a place where nobody was getting into easily but him.

Last, but certainly not least, he slowly marched over to he Scimitar (Whose name he wasn't even going to bother remembering). He loomed over them like one of the treacherous peaks of the Great Divide, his eyes dark, fathomless abysses that swallow up the mage if they were capable, and his posture, nay, his entire being radiated cold, pitiless J u d g e m e n t as he stared at and straight through them.

If you thought Terra was terrifying before, it was nothing compared to what he was like now.

Spending 18 XP to raise Intimidate to 4 (1 XP Remaining)!

"Scimitar."

The monk's voice rumbled out the word, like a terrible storm cloud ready to rain lightning on the earth.

"You will tell us. About the Scimitars, and all they possess. About your plans, and why you do them. About Juni, and your leaders. About you, and why you and all your partners wished to kill a man, and bring so much harm to others. You will tell us Everything."

He said nothing more after that as he Stared at them, but he didn't need to. It should be clear to the Scimitar that if he didn't answer....well, nothing good would come of that. At all.

[Iron]

You two meet up in the Cress City Pokemon Center, as planned.

[Iron]

After Angie survives her long fall from Fearow's grasp, you notice a slight change in her movements. More graceful, faster, stronger - more like an adult. Though she hatched not long ago, she looks ready to evolve! When she sees you looking, she beams - and is surrounded by pale light. The lightform stretches and stretches, changing from a strange and squat form to an elegant and graceful one!

Congratulations! Your Dunsparce has evolved into the legendary Dunseraph!

Dunsparce is still young, so her base HP is 24. In Terra's tough hands, that's 30 max HP!!! Like Milotic, she will have trouble in small spaces, but since she can fly there's no need for water.

Her Disobedience shoots up to 4, since she'll only fight for a trainer she'll respect.

Sky Fall is a 3 power move with 3 chance dice to paralyze the target.

[Iron]

Geordie's day is going from bad to worse.

(2)(6)(4)(6)(6)(1) (5)(2)(4)(5)(3)(3) (6)(5)

Being stuffed by his boss, by Nathan, and now by this giant man riding a dragon and holding chopped up Scimitar technology, the Scimitar apprentice opens up.

"I'm just a grunt, man! I mean, Sir! I mean, an apprentice, Sir! We're part of the Water clade of the Scimitars, wizards who strike fast and cleverly! Our...spells...are actually technology, invented by Almanac and supplied to us! The gauntlets connect to special Pokeballs on our belts and access some of the powers of the Pokemon! That way, human intelligence controls the Pokemon's power directly! None of this silly proxy battling. No giving orders, no Pokemon suffering pain. It's a lot more versatile than a Pokemon going into battle! It takes a long time to learn to use, though, and you have to be wired in."

"Us, we've all got Psychic Pokemon loaded in our belts - Alakazam, Hypno, Natu, Starmie, Baltoy, and Duosion. Juni told us to boot up Alakazam, use his Ally Switch and Reflect and Psychic, and take down the investigators!"

"It's real simple, actually! That trainer in the Skull Ruins, he's looking for some ancient weapons. Juni and her bosses want them, but you have to meet certain requirements to wield them! There's a sword, and a shield, and a few others... I don't know exactly, maybe two more? But I do know this: to wield one, you have to be...have to be....more than human."

"The shield lets you free minds from all forms of psychic control, and weather ANY attack! The sword can pierce any level of defense, even a legendary Pokemon's armor. Like Dragonite. The other two let your mind speed up and empower you somehow. We don't know much about them, at least I don't. They're in the Ruins somewhere. Within five years, the Water Scimitars will possess these artifacts! That's when they'll be needed, within five years. Dunno what that threat will be, but when our army of mages defeats the threat, we'll be hailed as heroes!"

"So, you see...we're not really causing much harm. Only to those who try to stop us or ruin our plans. One day, my friends will save the planet! And all without risking a Pokemon's life."