[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

There is a moment of disappointment as Altaria does not seem to understand what Shiva is asking. Eventually, Altaria shrugs her cotton and keeps on flying.

You can sense that she is nowhere near her speed limits yet.

[Dragonstrike]

Nathan wraps the Castform egg in the fluff from Primal Altaria.  It'd definitely make for a good substitute for an incubator.  They'd often use blankets to wrap up Ponyta eggs when they had too few incubators, so he knows how to wrap the egg sufficiently well.

When the winds kick up, he tightens his hold on the egg significantly.  He refused to let go and drop it, and there was no time to put it in his bag.  Orthros quickly gets back in his pokeball without complaint.  Kirlia stays outside his ball still, not wanting to leave Nathan's side still.

He's still silent for the most part, though.

[Dragonstrike]

The lack of positive response from Altaria is what finally gets Nathan to speak up.

"The Great Divide, close to Stair City.  Safest spot you can find.  We need to reach the Western end of the Divide.  Don't know where exactly, but it's supposedly where the tip of the tusk, the End closer to the Sky is...unless anyone else has any better, more specific ideas?"

[Iron]

That's something Altaria can understand. She starts flying in that direction, and accelerating.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

"The Great Divide, close to Stair City.  Safest spot you can find.  We need to reach the Western end of the Divide.  Don't know where exactly, but it's supposedly where the tip of the tusk, the End closer to the Sky is...unless anyone else has any better, more specific ideas?"

"Wasn't there some Elder living in the swamp that Tandal mentioned? You think he could help us? Oh, but... maybe 'she' doesn't know where he resides... K, then to the Divide, to ''Whennua Huiy Ihiy'". Shiva felt kinda insecure whether she spoke that out correctly.

[Iron]

Your skin is chapped and your hair tousled as the Incarnation, now confident in her destination, accelerates! Creshire rushes by underneath you. Swamp becomes meadow, meadow becomes mountain, mountain becomes city.


Underneath, you can see the green tide of vines questing into Stair City. They have long since overwhelmed the wall, though you see occasional red flashes there. Indeed, the vines have raced quite quickly along the major streets in the north and have climbed over all the businesses and residents in that quadrant (supposed to be the first to evacuate). Where the vines have been the longest, they pull even concrete into rubble. Steel building frame have so far not been affected, but the damage looks intense.

In a flash, you have passed over the Skull Ruins, where only one spire protrudes above the green sea, and to the edge of the vines. The Southern Wind lands on a mountainous peak west of the disaster area. The Metagross immediately clamp to it.

As you dismount, you notice that the Tailwind effect lingers, and your Pokemon spend a little time climbing up and down boulders at high speeds. The Metagross can move as fast as a train in this way, despite whatever terrain the Great Divide throws at them.

[Spiritmon]

"Well I guess its time to go now. Lets do it then. We have a world to save I guess." Heart dismount the Southern wind and make a respect bow. "Oh great Soulthern Wind, we owe you much."

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Seeing the northern streets of the city so overrun and conquered by these Vines both increased Shiva's silent and formerly defeated urge TO SET THEM ON FIRE AFTER HAVING GIGADRAINED ALL THEIR ENERGY, allowing a portion of cold wrath to rush through her vains. She tried to spot the Shelter for Disobediant Pokemon from the high position and despite the speed - where was it? Was is yet unharmed, or... What's with all the Pokemon that live there? With the Director and Lil' Freddy? What if *horrible imagination* and they all lost their former home? It gave Shiva a cold shiver before she leaned closer into the comforting fluff of Primal Altaria. The hum in the air, feeling everpresent to her during the flight, managed to calm her to some degree though.

Soon the flight ended, and they had firm ground under feet again, the first thing Shiva did - or had to do as she would strongly regret it later - was meagerly put her hair back into place. Before they departed and the Incarnate may leave, she had a few words or praise to 'her' though. "I thank thee again for having heard my voice chanting the lyrics, as well for a piece of your fluff. I do value it, and it'd be lying if I wouldn't call this a precious and purely fine experience. I'll think of you whenever I spot a cottonwood tree, as well as when my own fluffy Pokemon learns to cast a Tailwind..." 'She' also received a delightful last leaning into her fluffy wings, which felt like embracing the most comfortable and elusive pillow she could have barely imagined existed.

During traveling on the Metagross, Shiva also drew that Guidebook Professor Mallorn gifted her and openend the page that displayed the by-the-author-selfdrawn map of Chreshire to see where they exactly were after having landed. If Stair City was here and she saw the Skull Ruins or what she strongly assumed where the Ruins as only the spire was visible... Oh. Mount Sentry was pretty close. Hmm.

[Dragonstrike]

Nathan chose to try and avoid looking at the extent of the damage done to Stair City. He didn't know if he'd be able to stomach it...

Even after landing, Nathan doesn't loosen his grip on the Castform Egg.

He is FREEZING right now.  Brrrrr...the wind chill had done an absolute number on him, and now they're in the mountains again.  He can barely stand.

Kirlia's trying to get into Nathan's bag to get the sweater, but it's proving...difficult.  He's not quite tall enough, and Nathan's iron hard grip on the egg means he can't shrug his bag off right now...

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

*impercibly sigh* "Nathan, do allow me to help you before you freeze to death right here on the spot. Kirlia, if you allow..." Carefully, Shiva drew the first thing that felt like a sweater from Nathan's bag, then handed it to Kirlia. "There you are."

Once having done that, she put on the Ranger's cloak of her's, as it'll keep her warm on even the highest peak of the mountain side.