[Game Thread] Pokerole Mystery Dungeon: Primal Shadows

[Dragonstrike]

Daxter pauses. "A... human... Listen, love, the Grandmaster's trying to watch out for you. There's no reason anyone should know anything about you. Just gives them more to use against you. Sahra Town's full of weird characters I don't trust and there's no reason for you to trust them either. We're definitely here for a reason but if the whole town's gonna chase us around with pitchforks because we're human it'll just make things harder for us. Information is power, right?"

Daxter pauses, and then continues. "I agree on the thing about you being cooped up though. Would drive me bloody insane. You talked to her about all this right? Maybe we could work out a deal with her. Get her to lay off you a bit so you can actually go out and do something."

He then frowns. "What happened to the other team you came here with? The Gallade and his chummies?"

"And why don't you trust them?  Because somebody told you not to?  Who's to say they're going to chase us out of town?  Maybe they can be reasoned with."

She sighs.

"...though if they're all as stubborn as the Guildmaster, that probably wouldn't work.  Yes, I've tried to talk with her about this.  She won't budge.  Why do you think I snuck off in the first place?  And now you're here to drag me back to the guild I presume..."

She shakes her head in dismay, though her ears have perked up a little when Daxter mentions the missing team.

"You mean those Normal types I came out here with?  I dunno what happened to them.  Ditched 'em while they were fighting cat boy over there."

Zeraora's eyes narrow at that comment.  "Those three pokemon used an Escape Orb and left as soon as they realized I was too strong for them to defeat.  And before I could give chase to the sassy rebel, I had to deal with the rest of you showing up."

"Yeah, well, it's not hard to sneak off when your opponent is busy fighting three other pokemon at once.  Anyways..."

Braixen gets up and walks over to Daxter, seemingly excited about something.  "You're out here looking for Team Raiders too?  I actually came here because of that weird storm that had been going on.  I had a good feeling it might be related to whatever their mission was!"

She backs off slightly, looking a little sheepish.  "...well, I don't actually know it's related.  But come on, a perpetual storm hanging over the southern Water Continent?  That sounds suspicious enough, right?"

She looks at Daxter pleadingly next.  "If you're looking for Team Raiders still, please take me with you.  I won't be a burden, I promise!"

Her ears droop as she sits down, collapsing into a semi-depressed heap of fur.  "...sorry.  You probably didn't want to hear my life story.  Or at least, what I remember of it..."

Karen gives Braixen a consoling pat on the back at this.

to Thundurus:
"I feel like we may have no choice but to knock some sense into Landorus. Would you be willing to help us do so when the time comes?"

She just gives a puzzled "Hmm..." to Zeraora's statement.

Thundurus seems to have regained just enough strength to put himself upright by this point.  "I do not have enough strength to engage in another battle at this time.  However, you may be able to ask Enamorus for her assistance if you can find a means of contacting her.  The most I will be able to do is guide you to the Seasonal Shrine so that you can engage Landorus.  It is not particularly far from here, being just to the south of this continent."

At this point, Bunnelby and Dedenne finally rejoin the rest of the group.  Dedenne had been making sure Bunnelby was okay after that explosion and also trying to make contact with the rest of the Expedition Society.

"So, uh, bad news everyone...I can't communicate with the Expedition Society at the moment.  The only signal I'm getting on the Connection Orb is from Team Omega Seekers."

"Ah, so you have friends here.  That's good.  Landorus will be a powerful opponent, and having allies should make the fight easier.  Even I would stand no chance against him.  Whenever you deem yourselves ready, I shall take you to the Island of Storms."