[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

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Despite Onix being known throughout the world as being notoriously and ludicrously tanky opponents, the wild individual before them was absolutely demolished in no time flat by the combined efforts of his and Nathan's partners, which brings a small but notable smile to his face as he crossed his arms and nodded in satisfaction as it went down. Seeing such a feat preformed made him extremely proud of not only of Anubi and himself, but also his friends too, as it demonstratively proved once more that they were indeed brave and strong. All that all their hard work and the ordeals they suffered made them so, and if the ease of which they took down the stony snake was any indication, they had little to fear from now on. 

The Scimitars, Almanac.....The League Challenge, Skull Ruins, and The Millienium Comet......even those didn't seem as imposing anymore. He could tough them all out and come out on top, with his friends at his side.

'.......Wild Onix never stood a chance. Not against me, Anubi. Not against Nathan, Gallade, and.....little pink, maybe Shiny glittering snake. Alone or together. .....Heh. Everything will be alright. We will make it so. No matter what."

Just as he finished that though and was about to go over and congratulate his aural jackal and then everyone else on the excellent fight, they suddenly started to Evolve, causing the sagely monk to halt in his tracks in astonishment, before he rapidly whipped out his Pokedex and checked to see if they had learned Final Gambit. To see if he could allow them to reach their final, ultimate form yet. Seeing that they had at just that moment made him break out into an excited grin, and he put away his 'Dex and watched as his once fun, go getting little pup of a Rilou Anubi became the tall, imposing, and somewhat more disciplined:


Lucario.

Once they had finished their monumental transformation, Terra continued his march towards them, and as they turned to meet their partner with an mix of their newfound resoluteness and just a hint of their old playful exuberance and a much invigorated grin.....

.....the damascus doggie was wrapped up in a great big Ursaring hug, with him lifting them up by the waist and keeping his head and neck safely to the side of his partner's new chest spike.

"Anubi.....I am proud. Proud, and happy. Of the Strength you have gained. Of the challenges you have beaten. Of the great things you done. Of you. You have come far from being small puppy Rilou, and grown up to become big dog Lucario. And I am proud and happy I helped you become that. Thank you."

Daw.....

The blue bomber, though no longer a totally unruly tyke and having gained a Steadfast and more serious demeanor , was still able to able to be taken off guard by his partner's sudden show of affection and looked a tad bit embarrassed by it, but soon enough he looked down upon them with a sunny smile and thumped their back in solidarity. Yeah, you're right on that! He couldn't have made it this far without a mountain of a man lifting him up and being the foundation he could stand on and by. By himself, he was an alright Rilou, but without a Trainer he could faithfully and joyfully look up too, he could never have become an excellent Lucario. Thank you for being that Trainer, and for always being with him!

A minute or two passed before Terra lowered Anubi to the ground and ceased their hug, and held out a fist toward them.

"Let us continue to grow. Fiercer. Stronger. More. Alright?"

Anubi didn't hesitate in bumping his fist against his partner's, grinning wide and toothly as he nodded. Alright nothing, its a promise!!

With their promise made and/or renewed, both the sagely monk and the damascus doggie turn and walked over to congratulate Nathan/Gallade/Mizu for their own part in the blowout victory against Onix, with the former clasping the boy's shoulder, the later offered a fist bump to Gallade and a grateful nod to the Shiny serpent, and the both of them smiling

"Great job defeating Onix. Don't think you needed help, but I am happy to give it to you. Now.....what to with them. *Gives Nathan a curious glance* You want it? Can have Dunny Curse them to make it easier to catch."

Fastforward a bit, and the boulder colossus was successfully Caught, earning the young intellectual another shoulder clasp.

"Onix is your partner now. Know you will take good care of them. If need help with them, I will give it. Promise."

As for Dunny and everyone else, the intial tension and wariness to him by Nathan + Gallade left him feeling almost the same as they, earning them a mono-eyed and cautious stare from the ghastly ghoul,  but when the two lightened up he slowly started to unwinded to his usual passive attentiveness. Normally, he'd have been a more confidant and tried to instill a bit of terror/fearful respect in people, especially if it was a Psychic type or a fellow Ghost, but judging by the figurative and literal cut of the knight, doing so would have been an exceptionally poor idea. Much as he loved getting spooks and making himself superior, sometimes it was better to do naught but let his actions speak for themselves.

To Mizu, however, he was much less reserved towards, as once he caught her staring at him he decided to return the favor - by phasing out of existence for a moment, before appearing right before her, looming overhead like the dread specter he is! Despite what such a stunt may look like, though, it held no ill will of any kind. It was just Dunny's way of giving tit for tat....as well as gauging the pink python to see if they were of either superior or inferior quality of character....

Beyond all that, though, their's still MSC to be mined for Nathan's experiment! Terra is ready to dig some up for them, with or without Angie's help!

"...well, I'll try to...if I decide to keep them...Onix are super valuable catches, as I'm sure you know...and they're so hard to raise that most just end up trading them to those who are more confident that they can do it...hmmm..."

Gallade would return Anubi's fist bump, but he'd be extra careful to not touch that spike on the top of the Lucario's hand.  Both because it's steel, and it's also a pointy spike that you don't want to impale your hand on.

"...well, I suppose that means we can both add a 4th pokemon to our battle later, doesn't it?  Any changes to the conditions?  Nevermind, we can discuss that later.  We've still got some MSC to find.  There has to be a suitable amount somewhere in here..."

Mizu's not intimidated by Dunny at aaaaaalllll.  She just continues to staaaaarrrrre at him curiously when he totally-not-stealthily reappears right above her, her head tilted....before she happily closes her eyes and lets out a pleased sounding *zzzzzzssss*.  Dunny helped them with making sure that giant rock snake wasn't going to be a problem any more, so he's okay in her books!  Looks like he's made a good first impression!  Something that's hard to do for a Ghost given how superstitious most everyone native to Creshire is.