[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

Catching a fainted pokemon with a Heal Ball will revive them with 1 HP, yes.

Very well, then once Kee and all of his Pokemon + the feline and dark prophet have arrived at that ominous cave entrance, he asks Orpheus to gently set that Absol down, then nudges them (the Absol) with one of those Emergency Heal Ball of his. He may not have...originally planned to do so, but that ery very thankful look this Absol have given him before they passed out from the fight has done a great job to change his mind on that. Ex-Shadowmon being thankful for their purification - Now Kee's curious about that.

This Absol is fainted and paralyzed, the Heal Ball has a Seal Strength of 2 and will revive them to 1HP + cure the Paralysis. If this Ball breaks, try another Heal Ball. If it breaks too, go for a Super Ball.
Given Kee's horrible Strength an Absol may not be an ideal Pokemon for him - but only for so long as his Pokemon use his Stats instead of their own. ~~☆

(...) When Kee peeks into the cave he sees...

...what looks like a Kangaskhan shaped rock?  It doesn't look or feel like there's any immediate danger...it certainly looks weird, though...what's a Kangaskhan statue doing here?

The Explorer Badge that Kee's holding also begins to glow a little brighter when Kee approaches the statue.

A Chance to Rest?: A Moment of Calm - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Series

Speaking about what Lucas has told Kee about that purification - WHERE DAFAQUE IS HE?? He can't have disappeared, and he feels that Lucas is capable enough to get along himself - aka, not dumb enough to fall down a cliff and die. If Kee saw that right, he was pursuing an Absol that ran EASTWARDS... Could he be somewhere around HERE = where Kee currently is? He and Octavia look around for any hints of the Champ, at their current tile and at that strange but actually pretty Kangaskhan Rock/Statue.

Looking at it from cthe cave's entrance, Kew realizes that whoever made this rock really knows their stuff, such fine details are worked into the stone!~ Huh, and is this Rock functioning like Stairs, since the closer he comes the brighter the Badge glows? Seems so. But first make this Absol his partnermon, then look whether Lucas' around here, then touching the Statue to get to the next floor.

This is gonna be a difficult capture, but let's see what happens!

Heal Ball 1
(4)(4)
(6)(2)(4)(1)

(5)(5)
(4)(1)(2)(2) Well would ya look at that...

Gotcha!  Absol was caught!
Boosted Social Attribute: Beauty
Moves: Detect, Feint, Me First, Razor Wind, Taunt, Scratch, Perish Song, Double Team, Bite, Mean Look*, Hail*
Gender: Your pick
Happiness: 1
Loyalty: 1
Disobedience: 3
Current Ability: Icy Pressure (Works exactly like Pressure, but also makes Absol immune to Hail)
Other Abilities: Super Luck
HP: 1/8
Will: 10
SURPRISES: Immune to the effects of its own Perish Song, +1 Health, Defense, and Insight

As for Lucas, Kee doesn't see any sign of the Champ yet.  He must not have chased his Absol in this direction.

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As soon as Kee touches the statue, the Explorer Badge glows really bright!  It's almost blinding!  Moments later, three pillars of light Teleport the rest of the party to the statue.

First comes Randolph, Rui, Karen and Scizor.  Rui and Randolph stumble a little since this is their first time experiencing this, but they aren't surprised since they saw it happen at the start of Floor 2 and Scizor warned them right before it happened.  Karen's excited to see Kee!  "Kee!  Did you find the stairs?"  Rui's looking around the room, puzzled.  "...this is weird...where are we...?"

Scizor, by contrast, calmly walks over to the statue and touches his badge to it, then starts fiddling with something.  He gives Kee an approving nod as he walks past.  If he had thumbs, he'd totally be giving the man a thumbs up, too.  Good job!

Next is Kogeki, who doesn't stumble because this isn't his first time Teleporting.  He's just not used to Teleporting in this manner, and he had no warning, so he was likely caught off guard.

Last but not least is Lucas!  He momentarily looks surprised for similar reasons go Kogeki.  "Whoa!  Okay, what the heck is...oh?  Oh hey, there ya guys are!  I was trying to find ya after that avalanche separated us!  Turns out I was chasing a Zoroark, not an Absol.  So...where the heck are we right now?"

Looking around the room, there's one path behind the group and in front of the statue (which has now been obscured by a mysterious fog.  This is the entrance Kee used), and one path behind the statue (also obscured by fog).  Aside from the Kangaskhan statue and the exits, there's nothing else of note in the room.

Scizor finishes fiddling with the statue and sits down in a corner of the room, taking a moment to relax.

"...so...do you mind explaining where we are, Scizor?"

Lucas summons Sally to translate again.  She looks confused as Scizor explains at first, but she closes her eyes and accepts the strangeness of it all after he finishes.

Scizor says we're at a rest area of sorts.  We're safe here according to him.  If we take the path in front of the statue, it'll get us out of the Mystery Dungeon and put us back at the entrance.  The path behind the statue, meanwhile, will take us to the next floor.  He recommends we rest while we have the chance.  The dungeon's only going to get more difficult to traverse from here, and statues like these are usually only found when there's great danger ahead.

Lucas thinks about that for a moment and what that means.  "...well, you heard him.  If anyone wants to turn back now, this is your last chance, it seems.  We're getting close to Spear Pillar.  I imagine the section ahead is going to be the upper levels of Mt. Coronet's cave system, and those link directly to the Spear Pillar itself.  Once we're there...well, I don't know what exactly we'll find, but chances are that Dialga's waiting for us...for one reason or another.  If anyone doesn't want to continue, then I don't blame you.  Facing a Legendary is not for the faint of heart."

Scizor startles when Lucas mentions that.  Wait, what?!  Nobody told him that Dialga was here!

Rui startles too.  "...a...L-Legendary pokemon?  Are you sure about that?"

Karen nods (and notably is also trying to keep her distance from Sally again).  "Unfortunately, yeah...something's wrong with Dialga, apparently.  We talked to the Lake Trio earlier, and...well, they gave us a Red Chain to help seal Dialga's power!  So...I'm staying.  Honestly, I'm scared, and I don't know what to think of all of this, but...if there's something I can do, I want to help.  Whatever's causing all this trouble that's pulling pokemon and people from other worlds to the mountain, the source of it all must be at the top!  If we go there, maybe we can find out how to return you to your worlds, Kee and Scizor!"

Scizor has to think about that for a moment.  He nods after a little thought.  He's gonna stay too.

Rui looks uncertain.  "...do you think the reason I lost my memory is related to what's going on at...Spear Pillar, you said?"

"Maybe.  Can't really say for certain.  But if you ask me, I think it's the best lead you're probably going to get.  If we can calm down Dialga, I'm sure they can help you with that little problem, too."

Rui thinks about it...then also nods.  "...a-alright...guess I don't have much of a choice but to tr-trust you on this..."  Espeon cuddles with Rui, trying to comfort her (and also completely unphased by the idea of facing a Legendary pokemon, weirdly).  It'll be all right.  Rui absentmindedly pets the cat pokemon.

The group can rest here for the night, as it's isolated from the rest of the dungeon.  If there's anything you wish to do before the end of the day/before heading to the third floor of the dungeon, do it now. This is the midway point of the dungeon, so you guys can have a short break from the action if you wish.