[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Thoughts kept on racing through Shiva's wind, way too fast to be properly caught. The small word 'dispatch' was hovering above it all, shining in a black light - barely seen, but it was there. Her breathing remained shallow and her heartrate increased, but not out of fear. There was no fear within her, not against these Reuniculus having made themselves a home behind the screens and the pillars, Not against these dead Reuniculus - they were so close to reaching their destination, and THESE were standing in their way...... That WRATH remained. It felt like it was only increasing slowly and steadily until it'd keep itself on a constant level during the upcoming battle - it was fueling her, there as it went through all her veins. She didn't enjoy it - still she couldn't help it, but she'll make the best out of it. Mercy? No. 'Why should you have mercy with something soul- and willless that's even under the command of....you know who, my dear?' Clenching her fist tightly, she took a deep breath to recover her coolness to a degree, all while her gaze rested on her butterwolfy, growling and keeping himself ready to POUNCE the very moment he's getting the order to.

A flash of while light from the side followed by the appearance of a big brown Pokemon caused her to avert her attention, finding herself facing Mamo, Valder's well-known Mamoswine dangerously looking down at the obvious foes. One moment later, a flash of realisation washed over Shiva as she understood.
There'll be Earthquakes.
These the Reuniculus cannot avoid.
But these will also hit us and our Pokemon.
Wait..... Not if.......

As if this was the cue, one moment later Nathan already called to her to 'get Tropius out'. Janking her head towards him, he was met with a pretty deadpan look that came up colder than intended due to that frosty wrath. Finding the Ball her familiar grassy sauropode is contained in, she answered to him with a not too impressed "Please don't just order me around like that, Nathan!  Could've said it...a bit more kind..... I'm already on it...... Ah, there it is!~" In yet another white light breaking the pale green one, a Pokemon that matched it rather well with his long leafy wings appeared on the scenery: Tropius! He began to stretch his wings and lower his back a little as Shiva swiftly took a leap onto his back as if it was the most normal thing for her, then found Mr. Finder not too far from them all, cowering a little. Frankly, looking as if he'd rather be somewherelse than here. Calmly, she reached out and held her hand to him, asking him to "Please come. There's enough room on my Pokemon's back for two, that way we'll be safe from any Earthquake. All you have to do is cling to me, not somewhere weird please, and we'll be fine!"

Cottonee, still on Shiva's head, eagerly chirped and looked all determined to either drain these weird green blobs their vitality or blow them into oblivion on a sparkling breeze, but Shiva caught her a little off-guard as she plucked her most dear Pokemon from her head and held it in front of her with a half pained and half serious-calm expression. Her voice was soft, but it was straightforward: "Cottonee, dearest one... Yes, you will participate. You'll be able to just get your attacks through their screens, and I'm looking forward to seeing how you'll do. But.... I'll be already occuied with ordering Yena and Tropius around, with all these voices in the chaos of the battle I'm fearing that it'll be confusing. Please... I want you to listen to Nathan's orders and follow them as if it was me who's giving them to you. It's important that you do." A tight hug between the fluffball and the fae enthusiast followed, in which the latter threw a gaze over to Nathan. "Yes, I love you too. Now go, Cottonee." Patting Shiva's arm with a leaf while casting a determined look up to her beloved Master, the fluffball quickly leaped over to Nathan's side, hovering in a short distance to him while giving him a confident look. 'I'll make it!', she seemed to silently say. 'But please don't touch me, hmpf!'

The gaze Shiva gave him as she and Mr. Finder ascended from the ground into the air seemed to silently say 'Take good care of her this short time, or otherwise.......', while Yena remained where he was, waiting for his orders in grim and growling eager.



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Mechanics:
In short, Cottonee will follow Nathan's orders while Shiva will command Tropius and Mightyena, she and Mr. Finder are safe from Earthquakes due to being mount on the grassy sauropode. From my side, let the battle begin!