[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Flashbacks still are OK.

Day 32 begins.

You're awakened to the sounds of sirens blaring at 6am. These emergency klaxons are atop every important building in town. Every TV is equipped to display an emergency broadcast.

"Please remain calm. This is an emergency broadcast for the locale of Stair City and surrounding areas. Gym Leader Dagny has declared a state of emergency. This is a precautionary action only and there is no need to panic. Those who reside on the outskirts of town are asked to relocate to more central locations within the day. The Gym is also available as emergency residence. Further information follows, tune to channel 8."

Channel 8
Channel 8 shows fuzzy video of those cursed vines, trying and failing to climb over the ancient city boundaries. Then a Tangrowth and a Claydol are visible onscreen, surrounded by floating debris. A sudden Rock Slide covers the short city wall with lesser stone, and Claydol vanishes. Tangrowth retreats as a team of League trainers arrives. The lead trainer is floating on a Bronzong, and another has a Cryogonal, which they use to fly above the vines suddenly flowing over the city boundary. Tangrowth is quickly subdued - you can't tell if he's slain or just KO'd.

"A strike team of League trainers, in cooperation with Gym trainers, met with attacking Pokemon from the Skull Ruins early this morning. The situation is under control, with Arcanine and Typhlosion burning back the vines as they form. Trainers with strong Fire Types are asked to consider volunteering with their Pokemon to relieve shifts."

It cuts to video of this. The vines are well under control, but relentless. Machoke, Lairon, and Dugtrio are working to excavate the rubble or lay down new defenses of ancient stone.

"Again, the situation is well under control and there is no need to panic. This is a precautionary measure only."



Then Nathan gets two phone calls at once. One is from Mom, one is from Dagny.