[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

You're safe for now, but you know those bugs will be after you eventually unless you can get far enough away.

Far off, you can sense the rage of the Queen.

For now, Nathan needs to take a short breather...

...followed by immediately getting Calam and Lucifer back out to try and treat those wounds they took. He's not fully listening to Ventus suggesting they move now, because there's a more immediate problem at hand. And Nathan does not want to...will not...ignore it after everything the two pokemon did to help.

As he looks at the damage, some of the adrenaline having worn off now that things are slightly less...buggy...

...it's not a pretty sight.

Lucifer looks like he can barely fly, most of his fur singed off by the extreme heat of that Legendary Thunder.  Nathan hasn't treated wounds due to lightning strikes before...but his mom told him about a time she did at one point.  That Ponyta was holed up in the stables for a week...Lucifer's lucky he didn't suffer any serious injuries immediately...that lightning bolt could have killed him instantly...

...Calam, however...it looks like he's malnourished after taking that Legendary Attack Order.  Little cuts and scrapes all over his body from all the little bugs that had been crawling all over him...

Nathan has to take a minute or two to try and digest how utterly ridiculous it is that those are the only major injuries they suffered from the queen herself...how...unnerving it is that she was so self-centered and willing to kill any who oppose her...

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...and then Nathan starts quickly digging through his bag, not caring how much of a mess he's making of its carefully organized contents.  First, the still unconscious Solosis comes out since it's kinda in the way if it stays in there.  "Keep an eye on it.  It'll probably be waking up soon."  Then he starts digging through his basic medical supplies.  Ointments for burns (he works with fire horses.  Of course he'd have some!), gauze pads, bandages...he's seen his fair share of injuries on the ranch, and has some basic supplies on hand to remedy such things.  Good care of your pokemon is important, after all!

...he's never seen anything this severe, though.  For the most part, he doesn't know what to do about Calam's weakened body structure...healing more obvious, commonplace stuff like broken bones, cuts, bruises...everyday injuries in general, he can handle no problem.  Calam...

...the best ideas Nathan has beyond treating the nasty looking cuts and scratches are let him get some proper rest, and maybe attempt to make some splints for his weakened legs...he's a 4-legged creature, just like a Rapidash, so maybe he can apply the same concept to an Absol?  Lucifer is a little more straightforward, but how do you go about dealing with the electrical shocks?

...he doesn't know if his ideas will be enough.  But he has to try.  He's trying to remain calm while doing this.

...it's times like these where he'd appreciate some help from someone who might be more experienced in these matters, though...he thinks he has an idea of what needs to be done, but is he doing this right?  He's not sure...

(I'm sure Ventus has seen his fair share of these kinds of injuries, right?)