[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

You walk until dawn. As the moon retires to a dim corner of the sky, the sun peers over Mt. Sentry and drives away the Murkrow, the Hoothoot, the Spinarak. Dizzy becomes clearly visible again. You can hear distant trumpets calling for camp to be packed up. Then Dizzy pricks his ears and horn up, and suddenly uses Future Sight.

The next thing you hear is the thunder of hooves. Then a dust cloud appears as if out of nowhere, and before you know it, you're surrounded on both sides by onrushing armies! Dour-handed men with the flashing, challenging eyes of the noble class, each mounted on a very fast Pokemon. With the rising sun in the east comes an army mostly mounted on Rapidash. From the west, a troop of Mudsdale riders. A few other Pokemon stand out amid the mounts, and there are also humanshape Pokemon in the rearguard of the army, running full out to keep up.

(...)

You have barely a chance to react, and then you find yourselves in the midst of a pitched battle! Dizzy's Future Sight falls, causing a small clear area around you. The soldiers are mostly focused on each other.

(...)

At first, the sound of brass filling the morning air didn't bother Terra in the least, thinking it nothing more than some sort of musical start to their day. Angie (currently being carried in his arms) thought differently, as it roused her from the lovely little nap, eliciting an irritated *Ssszzz!* from her that prompted her papa to soother her temper by with gentle caresses to the head.

Then, the heard a stampede of what sounded to be Rapidash, saw Dizzy prepare a Future Sight.......

......and everything went straight to hell.

In a mere instant, the once tranquil, scenic route was engulfed in war. Armies from the east and west clashing. Humans fighting with Pokemon, astride them, Pokemon fighting humans, or all of the above. Troops of Conkeldur supporting the front, what looked to be some ghastly skulled Ground types, trailing behind the conflict and eyeing both the living and dead with grim, morbid interest. A long legged, daring Fighting type disrupting the east army and sowing discord among its ranks, counting coup the whole time.

In few word, it was bloody chaos.

For a moment, Terra was blindsided by the sudden, unexpectedness of it all. His seraph to be was badly startled by it herself, very nearly terrified out of her mind and letting out *Sssszzzz? Sssssszzz!* of confusion and distress. Papa, what's happening? Why is everything so loud and scary?

Unfortunately, her question would remain unanswered, as he didn't know what in the name of Shiranui was going on, nor what the heck to do about it. All he did know that moment was thus: he didn't like this. At all.  

Spoiler

"...guys, it looks like Sarimanok's Rapidash mounted forces are about to try and claim some western territory for their liege..."

And that's all Nathan can manage to say before the chaos ensues.  He'll have to give them the rest of the details later.

Well, until Nathan managed to chime in to briefly outline the skirmish transpiring. That managed to penetrate his shock and snap him out of it, but before he could whirl around and locate his friend they were swallowed up or dragged away by the conflict, along with the rest of the group. For the first time in ages, he bore an out and out panicked expression, as he desperately tried to locate his companions, twisting this way and that to try and catch even the slightest sign of them. It was his duty to safeguard and ensure the well being and protection of everyone, to keep them safe and well cared for, ESPECIALLY in situations like this, but how on good, green terrafirma was he supposed to do that when everyone was gone?!

'.....This is bad. This is very, VERY, V E R Y bad. Need to find everyone, before something REALLY BAD happens. Quickly.'

And that's exactly what he tried to do, holding his ground and trying to scope out the scene once more to figure out where the individuals of the group where, who to help first, and then figure out what the heck to do during and afterwards. Had he the time and/or peace of mind, the simple monk would have been seriously whether or not he's in over his head from choosing to be a bodyguard for the group, but unfortunately(?) he didn't. The live of his friends were at stake here. Less thinky thinky, and more seeing then action!

(Decided to write Terra's + Angie's reaction to events while I had the time, while leaving him/me open to choose any of the Encounters available to him later expediently. Whatever the case, I just hope everyone gets out of this Dawn of warfare alright......)