[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

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*Flashback?*

When not one but two loud and unmistakable Explosion *BOOM!*s filled the air, Terra instinctual flung himself to the ground and recalled his Pokemon with near lighting swiftness, as he in no way wanted him or his own be subjected to such devastation. He'd and his Pokemon already been nearly blown to smithereens before, and it was an experience he shan't not repeat if he could prevent it!

Fortunately, the Explosions turned out to be nowhere near him, so he got up off the ground and dusted himself off, looking glad none of his important bits hadn't gone blown off, but also confused about that at the same time. "Not Exploded.....good. Very Good. But.....where? Know I heard them...."

Soon enough he got his answers in a form of a text from Heart, which he read and his expression promptly turn gravely alarmed, his face paling in mortification before he shoved his 'Dex into a pocket and bolted towards camp with the frantic energy of being chased by an angry Genie. No no no no no no no, this was bad bad bad. Friend was hurt, seriously hurt . He needed to get to their side QUICKLY!

By the time he charged onto the scene, he had found that Nathan had already beaten him to the punch and patched up the rare collector, causing him to halt in his tracks in a brief moment of stunned shock, before slumping down and letting out a near explosive *SIGH* of relief and he marched right over to the two trainers.

"Heart, you okay? Nathan, you treat all his injuries?"

Once he gets confirmation from the two (presumably), the sagely monk nods......before one of his fists flies out to conk Heart on the head, with enough force behind it to sting but not seriously hurt. His expression, full of anxious relief a moment prior, was now replaced with worried anger and chastisment instead, his eyes boring into them with Laser Focus.

".....Fool. Why were you messing with Electrodes? Everyone knows they like to go BOOM. At anytime, on anything, holding nothing back. So why. "

*Beat* 

".....Unless you did not know. Know you were......dealing with Electrodes. Thought they were Pokeballs instead. *Shakes head* ......Still. Could have checked at safe distance if Item was Pokeball or not. Or had Pokemon ready to deal with......potential trouble."

*Clenches fists*

"What happened.......was preventable. If you took......precaution. But you did not. Acted without care.....and paid the price."

Terra's stare had turned into a full on glare at this point, and his next words were uttered in a tone akin to two boulders scrapping past each other.

"Don't let this happen again. Can't protect you from all danger.......or from your own mistakes. Only you can. Nobody.....wants to see you suffer from them.....or worse."

Saying thus, the mountain of a man turns his back on the battered man, and stalks off to scout the path ahead. He needed so time to himself to......calm down, lest he continue to throttle and Intimidate Heart for his shortsightedness. Part of him knew that what happened was not totally their fault, but he just couldn't help but be firm with them about it anyway. Such mistakes were avoidable, as he said, and if him being mean about hammering that in caused his friend not to repeat them......so be it.

 If they resent him for it too....so be that as well. It was his duty to see that his friend's well being was taken care of, and sometimes in order to do that he had to be harsh.

*Flashback End?*

Nathan's a little relieved as well when he sees Terra show up.  "Yeah, he and Netune will be fine.  They just need to avoid strenuous activity for the rest of the d..."

...and is promptly cut off by Terra slugging Heart.  Nathan and Gallade can't help but stare in surprise and shock!  (Ditto and Dedenne completely ignore it, however, and continue running around while playing with each other)

After Terra leaves, Nathan sighs and addresses Heart again.  "...well, he's right, but I don't think he had to put it that harshly...I think almost getting blown to smithereens is lesson enough, to be honest...just be more careful in the future, alright?"

As you get closer and closer to Elanor, you start seeing occasional Deyo flower volunteers. There are even a few touristy signs pointing to different meteor craters. 

Route 14 West Encounters

1. Name: MSC Quarry
This houses the strongest Pokemon. Up to two people can adventure here, and this is where pink Pachirisu wants to lead Shiva.
Cap: 2

As the Deyo Flowers start popping up more and more frequently, Nathan's positive that means there's a decent source of MSC nearby.  "Seems like we're almost at one of the craters where Deyo Flowers grow most frequently, Dedenne!  Those places are often frequented by rare and potentially strong pokemon, though...we'll have to be careful...hmmmm...better safe than sorry...might need some help on this one..."

Nathan knows that Terra ran ahead, but he's about 99% certain that he can catch up no problem.  So when Nathan and Gallade do eventually catch up, with two tiny electric mouse pokemon with massive whiskers (relative to their size) in tow, Nathan's quick to try and catch the wanderer's attention!

"Terra!  Wait up a sec, will ya!  Need your help with something!"

Once Nathan's caught Terra's attention, Nathan brings up what exactly that 'something' is. "Lots of Deyo Flowers around. We're probably near a source of Meteoric Superconductor. I'd like to try and get some to experiment with it a little, though rare and possibly powerful pokemon are often near the stuff. Might need a little help. Don't want to walk right into a dangerous pokemon face first without backup if one happens to be there." Not sure how much of that Terra understood, but the main message should be clear!