[Game Thread] Pokerole Mystery Dungeon: Primal Shadows

[Dragonstrike]

"You now have 130 Poké resting safely in my care, Kogeki, for however long is required.  Mwahahahaha...thank you for visiting the Duskull Bank, and may your life be profitable while it lasts..."

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Everyone's preparations complete, it's time to set out for today's adventure!  All five members of the team are somehow able to fit on the large Lapras's back, and there's just enough space to not fall off.  It is still a little crowded, however, and there's not really enough room to do much besides try to relax and wait for Lapras to reach the destination.

Before casting off, Lapras offers a few cautionary words to everyone.  "Make sure you try your best to not fall off of my back if you're unable to or not great at swimming, alright?  That goes doubly for those of you who are vulnerable to the Water type.  I'll do my best to keep the ride as gentle as possible and stay close to the shore as a precaution, but I can't guarantee I'll be able to help you if you fall off without endangering your friends as well."

"And if any of you need to take a break during the ride, let me know and I'll find a spot for us to stop at.  Is that all clear?"

I'll assume that's all okay with everyone, and Lapras casts off with everyone on her back!

A Coastal Tour: Surfing - Pokemon HG/SS

The trip takes around half a day (Lapras can swim surprisingly fast!), and is mostly uneventful, though Lapras is more than happy to chatter about the sights along the coast on the way there.  She seems to be very well traveled!  In particular, Lapras talks about some of the locations she's taken other teams to previously.

First Half Landmarks

   
"Ah, there's a mystery dungeon at the very end of that peninsula near Sahra Town, actually.  It's only accessible to those who have some kind of key, but every team I take there seems to come back with more cash than they seem to find in other mystery dungeons!  Everyone calls it the Golden Suite, I believe, but nobody can seem to agree on where the keys to the entrance can be found.  I know not where the teams I've taken there have found their keys to fortune, sadly..."

   
"I once took a very skilled team from the Water Continent to a mystery dungeon on the island to our right.  When they came back, they described to me a place filled with nothing but strange, armor clad bug pokemon.  They assured me that it was a very difficult place to explore, and that nobody should go there unless they were sufficiently skilled and prepared to face what was within.  And given how serious they looked, well, I can't help but follow their advice and warn everyone that I transport about that place.  I know not what is truly hiding there, but I have a feeling it's very, very powerful..."

During the first half of the trip, the top of that massive tree is still visible just over the horizon.  Every so often, Lapras casts a very respectful glance in its direction while it's still in view.  Eventually, however, the top of the tree dips below the horizon, and the air begins to grow colder and colder.  Lapras continues to chatter about various landmarks on the way to the Hall of Magic, seemingly oblivious to the dropping temperatures.

Second Half Landmarks

   
"Located just past this fjord is the entrance to a place known as the Valley of Strong Winds.  I take a lot of adventure teams there, and despite what you might think at first, it's not really home to very many Flying type pokemon.  That area's mountains and valleys, for whatever reason, seem to be home to incredibly strong gusts of wind, and they're strong enough to even blow all the way to Rough Rock Mountain!  Flying types have a hard time staying airborne in that area for extended periods of time without getting blown away.  It's actually quite impressive, and it makes me wonder what's causing such strong wind to blow in the first place..."

   
"Do you see those tall mountains over there?  At their base is a cave that everyone likes to call the Snowy Cave.  It's home to Ice types, as one might expect, but its proximity to the ocean also means that a great deal of Water types call that place home as well.  I'm quite partial to the location myself, for obvious reasons.  They say that it was first discovered after an adventurer reached the very end of the Hall of Magic.  Speaking of which, I believe we're coming up on our destination now..."

Lapras beaches herself on the peninsula to the south of the Snowy Cave and lets everybody climb off of her back and onto dry land.  In front of the group, standing tall over the end of the peninsula is a very, very big rock formation.  At the base of the rock formation is what appears to be the entrance of...the rock itself?  There really isn't a better way to describe it.  The outside of the rock seems to have been carved and shaped into pillars, framing what appears to be a doorway that leads into the interior of the rock formation.  It all looks like it's inseparable from the huge rock, and the entrance to it is dark and impossible to see into.

And on top of it all, everyone feels like they're drawn to that entrance...like some force is urging them to enter the unnatural structure...

"That, Team OS, is the Hall of Magic.  It is a strange place, not of pokémon creation as far as I and the countless teams I have brought here can tell.  I have never been inside, but I have heard that many strange pokémon reside within, most of them being Psychic or Ghost type.  I must head back to town now, but worry not, for your badges will be able to Teleport you back to civilization when you have completed your tasks here.  Tread carefully, and may you find success on your adventures."