[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

The Shieldmaidens demonstrate their special radiation resistance, which is in addition to tight-fitting hazmat suits. The source is their Steel types, of course! In fact, watching closely, you think they are drawing upon the strength of their Pokemon in a way that is vaguely similar to how Cosh could gain the hit points of his Steelix, or Heart draws on a Pokemon's move.


Upon returning to the beach, you find that the vibrations have not wholly ceased despite the defeat of the Magmortar and the shutting down of much of the machinery. In fact, the whole beach is shaking like an earthquake. Sand is suddenly pouring down like rain into fissures, and the island is shifting up and down beneath you. As it moves, as it rocks back and forth, you find yourself lifted higher and higher above the ocean. Cries from the military personnel reveal that you aren't the only ones experiencing this phenomenon. Looking down, all you see is normal beach. But looking out over the waves, the truth is revealed... reflected in the glassy sea. You see the reflection of beady green eyes on looong stalks, and looong spidery legs the color of palm stems. Seashells are splashing into the water, and water and sand is running down into the sea as well with a raucous noise. A huge claw covered in skin like a coconut's makes an appearance to snap up a handful of disturbed Corsola and pull them underneath the island.

The entire beach, the entire diameter of Garlicburg, is now lifted three or four stories above the rocky crags that held it. All the secrets of the military base are revealed to the salty air for the first time. People are screaming and running about, a few up on the beach with you but most below in the iron catacombs. You're riding on the back of the world's largest Cocancer!

(...)


Quote Iron and Dragonstrie:

A military squadron looks up from the rocket launcher they're loading. "Hmm?"

"Whoa whoa whoa, is that really necessary?!  If we try fighting it, everyone still on its back is at considerable risk for sure!"

(...)

[Insert Shiva's Request for the Frozen Roar Here]

The very moment the tectonic activity drastically amplified, two very different people and very different thoughts about it. Ventus, who had only a few moments ago bid his girlfriend a annoyed but forgiving and sensual farewell, paled when the ground's shaking went into overdrive before he let out a most vehement swear in Japanesse before he flicked his wrists down to palm Lucifer's and Ao Guang's Pokeballs from.....somewhere , thinking 'As I predicted, interesting times never cease for my friends and myself. What will be it this time, I wonder? Another ancient evil awakening to plague Cheshire, a simply mundane but untimely natural disaster, or have the Scimitars found a way to destablize an entire island with their foul, trecherous magicks? I can hardly stand to wait and find out.....'

Terra, meanwhile, had just noticed the Shieldmaidens arriving to Garliburg, and was about to going over and investigate when the sand beneath him started to shake viscously and the water by the beach churned violently, causing the normally stoic man's eyes to bulge out of his head in shock and horror at the phenomena and Shiranui (Who was still out with them) start to mirror their panic. Immediately, they, as native Hoens that lived on a island way off the coast, could only come to one conclusion: an huge earthquake had happening, and it was about to herald the coming of a equally huge Tsunami. Once that idea solidified in their heads, the two of them flat out bolted towards inland at almost Extreme Speeds, frantically searching for his friends so he can round them and take them to high, stable ground to weather the upcoming disaster.

After it was revealed what was causing this literally earth shaking event, both Pokemon researcher and sagely monk came to the exact same conclusion: 'Crikey...what a colossal crustacean.'

From there, the two wasted little time regrouping together, with Terra spotting Ven and Shiva and rushing to join them and the eccentric scientist just staring at the TITANIC COCANCER with a look of......well, 'stunned and weary indignation' is the closest thing that describes it.

Ven: ".....Why, oh why, must I be always and absolutely correct in all the wrong and worst ways inconcievable....."

Terra (who was not looking too composed himself) had nothing to say about that remark, his lips twiching downward briefly in sympathy before he focused his attention on the OVERGROWN crab.

".....How are we going to handle this, Ven?"

".....I honestly haven't the foggiest clue, beyond abandoning everyone but our friends and, pardon my language, getting the fucking Kyurem's Frosted Domain off this monstrosity. Be it by FLIGHT, Teleportation, or whatever other arcane means everyone has avaliable"

"*Terra Frowns* .......Should do more than that. Rescue others here too, and prevent....giant crab from becoming more of a problem."

'*Frustrated Sighing, followed by a irritated look* If I could devise of plans to do exactly that which don't have a non-zero percent chance of royally screwing the Poochyena at any stage of them, failure or success, I would have already begun to enact them instead of wasting precious time explaining this to you. Your nobleness is not needed in this situation, Terra. Your job , need I remind you, is to listen to me and put our friends safety and well being at the foremost of your priorities and concerns. Even if you've grossly erred in doing so, you've still done so and I haven't released you from your duty, so I expect and demand you do your Reshiram damned job, and forget about anything else."

The rugged wanderer was not pleased with the orange haired maniac's callousness towards their non-companions, but with a heavy *Sigh* they grudgingly nodded to him. Unhappy as he was, they were right: they were[i] his boss, and he [i]had his duty to fulfill. No matter his feelings, no matter his beliefs, he must obey and uphold them, no matter what.

By this point Ventus would notice Nathan's own efforts to coordinate an effort to stop the TITANIC COCANCER with the military and scowls at what he sees, sharply looking at Terra before ordering them to stay and protect Shiva before sprinting off to the boy. Once he arrived, he gave the young hero a supremely urgent look and simply (and hurriedly) said thus: "Nate, I beg of you, don't be a hero this time. Let the military and League handle this.....creature at their own discretion. We still have the rest of our vacation to do and your friend's request sometime afterwards, and we can not afford to jeopardize either, ourselves, and our friends and Pokemon by trying to subdue this....this living landmass . Come on Nate, let's go. Please."

Terra, meanwhile, watched and guarded his boss' dearly beloved as commanded, obviously noticing her nonchalant attitude (which confused but also comforted him) and attempt to communicate with the TITANIC CONCANCER, and after a little bit of thinking elected to summon O-inari - who had been keenly aware of the events and was halfway between agitated alarm and savagely thrilled by them - take the Frozen Roar from her, and presented it to Shiva.

"Use this. Should help you be heard by it."

He then turned to his sly vulpine and raised a simple question: "Can use use your Illusion power to.....make Shiva appear large and in front of giant crab? While she talks to it? At range?"

From his research on the Zoroark species, some particularly exceptional individuals were capable of powerful, wide range, and long distance Illusions, and between his intense training and the Legendary forces that have shaped his Darkest Darling it could be possible for her to do those herself. If not.....well, he'll have to think of something else. Quickly.