[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

...well, this trip certainly did not go how Nathan expected it to.  At all.  On the bright side, Ditto is barely even scratched.  Only took 1 point of damage, the Confusion and Disable wore off as soon as it was captured, and the Paralysis also wore off as soon as Ditto was captured because of Limber and the Transformation also ending when Ditto was captured.

He nods quietly to himself when Umbreon and Eevee decide to go with Shiva along with Ditto.  Okay, good...he apparently didn't screw up royally...that's...good...and the family is still together...that's...great...he has a feeling that Ditto and Umbreon won't breed with any pokemon besides each other, to be honest...what a weird thing to think about...

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"...there ya go, Shiva.  Apology acepted."

That's all he says for now.  He has no reason to believe Shiva's not being earnest, but...he needs to think on what she said for a little while...

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Now, the whole purpose of this trip for Nathan was to capture some stuff so he could get his Claw Fossil revived.  That hasn't been done yet.  Nathan would still like to catch a few of those Unown still for Laurelin if possible. (lol, and everyone except him has gotten at least one new pokemon from this cave trip.  Just yet another reason to double down on getting that Anorith/Armaldo revived.)

But of course, there's also shiny stuff in the cave to be had.  Should probably check that out first before potentially provoking the local wildlife further.

So...a big carving that looks rather like a sword?  Hmmm...does it share any similarities to the glowing sword Nathan was holding in the vision he saw?

The shiny stuff in the carving turns out to be a white (Normal) TM. Wait, no, three TMs! The Pokedex says they are all Hidden Power.

No, this carving is very crudely done, but the sword it represents is a brutal hacking sword, almost a machete. Whereas the glowing sword was a fine longsword, like a nobleman would have.

I remind you that this carving is not old, it's not an artifact. It looks more like vandalism. Furthermore, stretching your memories way back to the Great River, you've seen this symbol before: it turned out to be the symbol of the Scimitars! Shiva for sure has seen it, and I believe she described it for Nathan. Terra hasn't seen it yet, and I don't know if Heart has seen it yet. Some Scimitars wear it on their robes, so perhaps he's had a small glimpse.


Terra is gathering up the Star Pieces. He gathers enough to sell for $9800! I need to know how these are being carried out of the cave - by hand, in Pokeballs, in bags?