[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

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Nathan facepalms...and swears.

'...I'm such an...idiot...I should have been here...should have helped...'

It's only a passing thought.  It's followed by a little relief, but he can't help but feel...tired and somewhat inadequate.

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"...I haven't seen Ventus and Heart.  Got separated from Valder.  I think he fell behind while trying to deal with his pokemon squabbling over something.  I doubt it'll take long for them to catch up, but..."

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"...I think that's enough splitting up while in these caves.  Do you need me to dress any wounds?  Any scratches or anything that Ralts could patch up with Heal Pulse?  He learned it just after we woke Mesprit."

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"...Starmie, stand guard at the entrance.  Signal to me with a bright flash of light if anything or anyone approaches.  Swiftfire, stay close to Shiva.  Furret, stick with me, please.  We'll be out of here soon enough and in Cress City soon after, alright?  I'd rather we get you and the egg out of here for the time being.  There's too much potential danger here for my taste..."

With a grave seriousness permeating his entire being (Which was still an empathetic and emotional wall to all), the sociologist tugged on his child's feet to get them to brake, and when they did so he let go and used the leftover momentum to practically blink over to her side, completely ignoring the boy and his enterouge as he couched down and laid a hand on their should. His archangel followed closely behind their master, landing to the side to also inspect the precious woman as well, letting out worried chirps as they radiated its well practiced aura of tranquility and calm.

"Shiva, are you alright? What happened? Are you or your Pokémon hurt or injured? Is there anything I can do to aid you? Please, tell me...." Ventus said, his tone still numbly stoic, but rushed with urgency and tinged with concern. He was still pale as fresh cream, but his eyes had returned to normal (well, 'normal' as he is now) , his eyebrows scrunched up as a grim frown had taken its place on his visage. Right now the main bulk of his attention was vest soley into his not exactly secret crush, but he would respond to other party members if they made an big enough effort to wrest it away from her....

Heart then hear the big roars in the cavern and the screams happening. "The hell?! This...is SHIVA!? Sorry but I have to go now! A friend of mine need my help! Patrat lets go!" Then Heart put Patrat inside the pokeball then nod to Watchog. "Take you clan out of here in case of danger. Dont worry, I take care of Patrat." Then Heart follow the path and releasing both Rose and Gustav following the path to obliterate whatever was might doing the chaos. "Alright you big monster! Time to meet your....maker?" Then Heart meet Shiva, Nathan and Ventus threatment the wounds of Shiva. Rose was ready with big flames to Flame Blitz to peaces any enemy, and Gustav the cannon in head to blow in the face of any foe to protect his master friend. "Uhhh, heya people. Did I....lost something?"

"....A Heal Pulse would indeed be nice, thank you. I'm fine physcally, for the most part, but I'll appreciate it nevertheless....haah..." Shiva doesn't face Nathan when she's saying this, she's watching him from the corner of her eyes though as she got herself more comfortable by sitting down with the back leaned against the wall displaying deep gouges from Druddigon's dangerous claw-honing instead of being there on her knees. Unharmed Azumarill of course stays close with her in her lap and arms, while joyful Furret places himself right beside her.

She has noticed Nathan's facepalming even from the corner of her tired eyes, yet there was a barely noticably sparkle of triumph on 'em! It's not too hard for her to cotton on why Nathan was so concerned and desiced to vent his anger by a bit of hopefully not too explicit swearing. "....You have no fault, Nathan. I had to do this alone. This not so small Furret being the leader of a small hunting pack" *one of Shiva's hand gave her new furry friend a stroke over the ears* asked me to take care of a predator for it and its companions, so I went and did just that... Hehe." She gave the smaller Furret that was with Nathan a weak yet dear smile, telling it "I took care of it, neither the dragon nor its minions will harm your clan anymore."

Shiva then turned silent and averted her gaze a little to face Azumarill instead, all while practicaly bathing and soaking up the healing waves of Ralt's Heal Pulse. It eased what little pysical bruises she had, and it added a part into calming her and soothing the emotional stress she endured. A little absent-minded, she was also fingering the Soothe Bell Azu has tossed her as after she became a flull-fledged fae magician-rabbit



Only when the others eventually arrived, she cared to look up again to greet them. "Hello Heart... Ven... Raphael... Oh Ven... You're not looking good, so pale." She gave his hand on her shoulder a soft stroke with her own hand before laying the arm around Azumarill again. The fae rabbit blinked at the scene and the highly concerned young man that broke the touch barrier to her sweet Master like nothing, before remembering him, giving him a melodic chirp, and eventually summoning a red rose from somewhere only to place it behind Ventus' ear, pulling a shiny 50$ from there in the process! She keeps it for a moment enjoying her new skills, beforehanding the coin to Shiva who turned it in her hands in wonder before thankfully packing it away.

"What happened... Heart, you can withdraw your Pokemon. I'm....okay... The danger has been dealt with by me... It was a predator hunting on the Furret. This one here *another stroke for leader-Furret beside her* asked me to take care of it if I'd like to have him as my Pokemon and companion. It was a...........Ven, a real Druddigon... And two Nuzleaf minions. Unfair battle...... haaah... But I defeated and caught them a on my own, icy-cold wrath, they're taking care of now.............H-However..." Before Shiva continued, she hugged Azu a little tighter and leaned a bit more into her new Furret. "Braixen...got crunched, his arm got broken by the dragon... Cottonee suffered claw-slashes... Lethal wounds. Blood. Felt the pain of them like my own...I've sent then to Bill's PC, a Nurse Joy in Cress City does hopefully already take care of them. Ice Beam and Sonic Boom defeated Druddigon, he could have killed me if I'd get into his range......"

"C.....Can we please make our way to town? I'd like to check on them.... Azu, dearest one, before we leave, please wash away any blood stains from the floor and wall with your Water Gun."