[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

(I like Mika's choice of music for this scene. It's a good choice of music for A Pledge to Protect the Future)

The Grass type pokemon that Nathan grabs for this are Yule, Snivy, Ray, and Sentry.  He's careful to release them from their balls before reentering the grove so their pokeballs don't end up broken like everyone else's.  He also still has Gallade and Solomon on hand as well, for obvious reasons.  He's not worried about having 6 pokemon out simultaneously because he can easily trust that at least 3 or 4 of them will behave themselves, so he can keep an eye on Yule and Sentry (and possibly Ray) specifically.

Before they enter the grove, Nathan offers an explanation to the Grass types.  "Alright you four, we're about to enter a very sacred place.  You can feel the power in the ground and air, right?  That energy that makes everything around here grow with a much more rapid pace...deep in the heart of these woods is a grove where a very powerful Grass type pokemon lives.  That pokemon can offer us aid, but in turn, we'll have to take a Pledge.  A Pledge that I would like all four of you to bear witness to."

"Snivy, I don't think any further explanation is necessary in your case.  You already know these kinds of experiences first hand, have lived with them for most of your life.  I'm glad that you're by my side to assist with my goals.  With the help of you and everyone else, I think we can stop whatever may come."

"Ray, your species is and old, old one, and this Grass Guardian is likely just as old, if not older.  They're incredibly powerful, as I'm sure you'll be as you continue to grow.  Maybe you'll be able to learn a thing or two from them.  And if you can use that to help me with fulfilling this Pledge...well, you'll have my deepest thanks and appreciation."

"Yule, what you're about to bear witness to...it's similar to what we saw in the cold, cold caverns deep below the surface Mt. Sentry, but different at the same time.  You helped us get through the tunnels safely before...so now I'd like to ask you to help some more, in a more formal capacity.  And who knows?  Maybe it will help you grow strong enough to impress Swiftfire.  It'd be a start at least, right?"

"And last but certainly not least...Sentry.  I know we've not spent much time together so far, and that I've still not fully earned your trust and happiness...but I'd like to ask for your help all the same.  This Pledge I'm about to make...it's to protect this place, this region, this world you've come to live in...there's a great danger coming, one not of this world...and I ask not only for your and the others' help in stopping it, but also to hold me accountable, to make sure I stay true to my word on doing my utmost best to stop it.  Will you help, please?  Even if not...the grove is a lovely place to visit, and I wanted to show it to you since you liked Celebi Park so much.  The orchids and lush greenery everywhere...I think it's a place worth protecting.  And there's so many other forests I could show you as well, so many other places worth protecting...if we could do it together, I'd be grateful for that.  There's few treasures in this world as valuable as a bond of friendship...and I still hope that we can become good friends, even if we aren't now."

Moves they can all learn:
Snivy: Grass Pledge
Ray: Grassy Terrain and Grass Pledge
Yule: Synthesis
Sentry: None!  She's mostly here for the bonding time.