[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Terra gave Shiva a silient nod at her proclamation, almost completely uncomprehending of this 'Genetics' and 'DNA' she spoke briefly about but understanding all the relevant information, before he turned to Melly (Who had already shot off to go taze Murelicanth), and barked out new orders for her.

"Melly, change of plans! Try to find and Paralyze a U Unown, after zapping Relicanth! If can not, help Shiva catch Shiny Unown!"

Order: Since Terra's been informed about both U and Shiny Unown, he'll have Melly try helping out capturing them too, after she Paralyzes Relicanth! Order of Paralysis is Relicanth, U Unown, and Shiny, with Unown being skipped if she's unable to find one. Three Thunder Waves in total will be used to accomplish this (5/4/3D6 Accuracy on each) . Mikey will continue what he's was specified to do in my last orders (Three Mach Punches on Mural Pokémon that are created, not Relicanth since Heart is going to take care of it with his own Pokémon). That is all!

EDIT: If Terra/Melly spot an U Unown, they'll get a shout/bark to Nathan, since they should also be able to hear him loud and clear!

[Iron]

Ancestor Cave Unown Round 2

*rolls*

Skipping the first Mach Punch since there is only Relicanth for summoned Pokes right now.

Night Shade 1
(6)(4)(3)(5)(3)(4) (5)(5)
(1)(4)(4)(6) Relicanth takes 3 dmg 4/7hp -1 pain.

Electroweb 1
(1)(4)(1), and all for all! (3)(4)(4)(2)(5)
(6)(4)(1)(5) Relicanth takes 4 dmg and faints.(4)(5)
*roll*
Five more Unown drop, and one of them is Unown U. Bark! Bark!

Heart's Pokeball: (4)(6) v (2)(6)(3) Unown U was caught! (This is not the shiny one, but the normal one)

Shadow Ball 1
(6)(6)(2)(3)(3)(4)(5)
(5)(5)(1)(2)(1) Shiny Unown U takes 2 dmg and faints.

Shiva's Great Ball: (5)(3)(4)(1) vs (5)(6)(2), it escapes.

Well, this brings up a good point. Is Heart also gunning for the shiny Unown? Do we need to bid XP here?

The Unown are whirring, ready to use their Hidden Power once more, before any more Pokeballs can be thrown.

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

Ancestor Cave Unown Round 2

*rolls*

Skipping the first Mach Punch since there is only Relicanth for summoned Pokes right now.

Night Shade 1
(6)(4)(3)(5)(3)(4) (5)(5)
(1)(4)(4)(6) Relicanth takes 3 dmg 4/7hp -1 pain.

Electroweb 1
(1)(4)(1), and all for all! (3)(4)(4)(2)(5)
(6)(4)(1)(5) Relicanth takes 4 dmg and faints.(4)(5)
*roll*
Five more Unown drop, and one of them is Unown U. Bark! Bark!

Heart's Pokeball: (4)(6) v (2)(6)(3) Unown U was caught! (This is not the shiny one, but the normal one)

Shadow Ball 1
(6)(6)(2)(3)(3)(4)(5)
(5)(5)(1)(2)(1) Shiny Unown U takes 2 dmg and faints.

Shiva's Great Ball: (5)(3)(4)(1) vs (5)(6)(2), it escapes.

Well, this brings up a good point. Is Heart also gunning for the shiny Unown? Do we need to bid XP here?

The Unown are whirring, ready to use their Hidden Power once more, before any more Pokeballs can be thrown.

Heart prepare himself to go foward. "Shiva, focus in capture that Unow guys!" Heart then look in the direction of the TM in the Aero Mural and the TM in the ceiling. "Guys, focus in take care those Unow. I not going to let those TM behind. Ambipom! You have better acrobaticts skills here. Try to get the TM in the ceilings!" Heart points in the direction of where the green TM. "Viktor, lets grab that TM in Aero mural. Come!" Then Heart run in the direction of that TMs. Heart also order Ambipom to spam as much Swift as possible to push enemies away. And to Viktor summon and spam Horn Leech as much possible.

[Iron]

Ancestor Cave Unown Round 2 (cont)

HIDDEN POWER 1
(2)(3)(3)(3)(1)(4) (6)(4)
CD: (6) Shiva gets her wish. The Eevee on the wall is struck by a beam and comes to life. Incarnated, it has a distinctly pink color, again something like Espeon, but lighter. Its face is rounded, its ruff is spiky like Jolteon, and it has tufts of fire 'round its feet. The tail looks like Espeon's, except it has a knob on the end instead of a split fork.

Psychic 1 on "Gallade."
(4)(1)(6)(2)(2)(6)(2)
(4)(1)(1) No damage.
CD: (6) -1 def

The Eevee is very spritely, jumping in a way that defies gravity to ascend a rock and launch its attack at Juliet (now revealed).

Juliet retaliates.
Night Shade 2
(2)(5)(2)(1)(2)(1) (6)
(1)(6)(3)(4) Eevee takes 2 dmg 5/7hp -1 pain.

Great Ball: (2)(5)(3)(6) (5)(4)(5) The Great Ball breaks.
(can't confuse a fainted Pokemon).

If Shiva wants to pick up the Unown manually, that is possible, but she will be exposed to attacks.

Electroweb 2
(3)(5)(6)(2)(2)(1) (1)
(5)(5)(3)(3) Eevee takes 2 dmg 3/7hp -2 pain.

With Trevenant's help, Ambipom has scampered easily up the wall to grab the green TM, and now in Turn 2 he grabs the purple one with Rock Smash.

Trevenant begins draining the strange Eevee of lifeforce.

Horn Leech 2
(5)(4)(1)(2)(3)
(3)(4)(1)(3) Eevee takes 1 dmg 2/7hp -2 pain

Shadow Ball 2
(4)(2)(1)(3)(4)(2)
(1)(4)(4) +1, this Eevee acts like a Psychic type. Eevee faints and becomes dust.

As the last of the Unown leave the Ancestor Cave, fleeing your great rain of destruction, they release one final wave of magic and disappear.

HIDDEN POWER 2
(6)(2)(2)(6)(5)(1) (6)
It zaps one of only two murals that haven't been revealed yet. As the cave darkens with psychic power, the mural unscrambles itself and time seems to slow.
First, a long and graceful tail is revealed, wrapped around a squat body with four small limbs. Then a sharp chin, almost triangular. Big almond eyes. Pointy ears on a rounded head.



A Legend has entered the room, sprung from an ancient puzzle etching. The ultimate predecessor Pokemon, who contains the DNA of every other Pokemon ever born.

Those of your Pokemon who are loyal and brave enough send off their ordered attacks, but all splash harmlessly against a shimmering shield of power surrounding MEW.

Though you're not sure how real this Mew is, how long it will stay, how powerful it might be, you can feel it is at the heart of the mystery of Ancestor Cave.

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Ancestor Cave Unown Round 2 (cont)


HIDDEN POWER 2
(6)(2)(2)(6)(5)(1) (6)
It zaps one of only two murals that haven't been revealed yet. As the cave darkens with psychic power, the mural unscrambles itself and time seems to slow.
First, a long and graceful tail is revealed, wrapped around a squat body with four small limbs. Then a sharp chin, almost triangular. Big almond eyes. Pointy ears on a rounded head.



A Legend has entered the room, sprung from an ancient puzzle etching. The ultimate predecessor Pokemon, who contains the DNA of every other Pokemon ever born.

Those of your Pokemon who are loyal and brave enough send off their ordered attacks, but all splash harmlessly against a shimmering shield of power surrounding MEW.

Though you're not sure how real this Mew is, how long it will stay, how powerful it might be, you can feel it is at the heart of the mystery of Ancestor Cave.

With Murelicanth and Artevee banished back to whence they came, and all five different Unown for the good professor caught, Terra (who was still by the cave wall with Shiva, now standing up) let out a *sigh* of relief, as it seemed like this whole unexpectedly crazy errand was finally over... 

Until it turned into a dreadful sound *HACK!* as the Genetic Unown Hidden Power summoned their ace in the hole.

MEW.

When he saw it, he didn't know what the heck type of Pokemon it was. Yet, at the same time, he did.

It was, without a shadow of a doubt, a colossal, unequivocal, and LEGENDARY THREAT to him.

Him...and his friends.

...

Most would be struck with awe inspired terror at the though of being in the mere presence of a LEGENDARY being like Mew, much less have to FIGHT one.

Terra was not most men.

Calmly and deliberately, he handed over the Unown he caught to Shiva, before looking each and every member of the group, and uttering only this:

"Run. Now."

He then boldly marched forward, returning Mikey and summoning Basteele in their place, both her and Melly flanking his side as went to confront MEW.

To stop them....delay them....or die trying.

For it was his duty to protect the group.

No matter the cost.

Order: Welp, good bye Terra. Our time was short together, but it was sure fun!

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

(I can't say much at the moment, but what is safe to assume is that Shiva carefully watches that Strange Eevee, how it moves, how it behaves in battle etc., in short she's trying to learn as much about it as possible in the brief time it is active while her Pokemon remain focused on that Shiny Unown U. Feels like a very unique chance!)

(If it's possible for her to leap forward and pocket the fainted U manually the moment after her Great Ball breaks, she'll do so. Nope, it's not!)

(She's also accepting all the Unown Terra caught when he hands them to her, from what I read and noted he caught an G and pocketed a C, I'll assume he hands her both? G is send to the PC immediately for storage while she pockets the fainted C, will register it to the second Ball Nathan has given her at the earliest opportunity.)

[Lord Windos]

(She's also accepting all the Unown Terra caught when he hands them to her, from what I read and noted he caught an G and pocketed a C, I'll assume he hands her both? G is send to the PC immediately for storage while she pockets the fainted C, will register it to the second Ball Nathan has given her at the earliest opportunity.)

(He didn't Catch both Unown, but rather Grappled and put them in his pockets, so Shiva's going to have to carry both around)

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

(He didn't Catch both Unown, but rather Grappled and put them in his pockets, so Shiva's going to have to carry both around)

That means that Shiva's now carrying a fainted Unown G and C in one pocket of her Ranger's Cloak, if all goes well a shiny Unown U soon joins them. The A she caught is already safely at Bill's PC.




*Now to Mew's appearance in the cave!*
(Do Umbreon and Eevee react to that in some way actually, or are they away enough to not catch a glimpse of what's happening in the cave?)

Shiva's curious fascination over the Strange Psychic Type-Eevee having come to life, the slight disappointment over it transforming back into a pile of sand and dust and her silent curses over the broken Great Ball she tossed at the fainted shiny Unown rather swiftly got overwritten by a massive feeling of POWER and DOOM, alongside that....distinctive feeling of a very special Pokemon having appeared.

If this cave was related to genetics and DNA, it could actually only be one species, jerking her head into the direction the Unown's Hidden Power hit the wall and that feeling came from, her assumption became reality as it was INDEED precious, ancient and according to science extinct Mew, the ancestor of all Pokemon known to man.

She gasps audibly, flinches away until she hits the cave wall with her back as fear awoke, within a few seconds it bordered to panic as shudders ran across her whole body and mind. Her breathing became shallow and hasty as every sense of her told her to RUN, to grab what she can get and ESCAPE. Lilith got recalled immediately, same with Delphox. He had a split second of time to hiss and snarl at that ancient Mew, but from his stance it was clear that the wizard fox was very scared, a bit like an injured animal that has been cornered.

"No chance.... Mew... That does it... We need to get away.........", she whispered between the breaths.

There still was that Shiny Unown U, that one her fox fainted so neatly..... Shiva herself felt unable to make a leap forward, her legs didn't want to make a move into the direction of Mew in the SLIGHTEST. The only way to at least TRY to save that blue Unown was... was.......

...indeed, after Shiva has drawn a particular Pokeball and whispered some orders to its inhabitant, Raphael materialized from the white flash of light, and he immediately darted forward to pick up that blue Unown with a sparkly appearance Master has told him about and then make an instant u-turn out of the cave. (Cue Raphael's Dexterity+Survival Check)

Shiva in the meantime, prepared to run HERSELF. Her mind seems focused on getting away, on getting away IN AN INSTANT, regardless the cost, Terra's gaze and advice to run was met with only a brief nod - oh, and on picking up Tanuki, young Eevee and Umbreon into her arms along the way, carrying them away from any danger. She'll run, almost run for her life, until she got the feeling it's safe to stop. (We'll spend a Will Point on Shiva's Dexterity Check to escape.)

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

With Murelicanth and Artevee banished back to whence they, and all five different Unown for the good professor caught,Terra (who was still by the cave wall with Shiva, now standing up) let out a *sigh* of relief, as it seemed like this whole unexpectedly crazy errand was finally over... 

Until it turned into a dreadful sound *HACK!* as the Genetic Unown Hidden Power summoned their ace in the hole.

MEW.

When he saw it, he didn't know what the heck type of Pokemon it was. Yet, at the same time, he did.

It was, without a shadow of a doubt, a colossal, unequivocal, and LEGENDARY THREAT to him him.


And his friends.

Most would be struck with awe inspired terror at the though of being in the mere presence of a LEGENDARY being like Mew, much less have to FIGHT one.

Terra was not most men.

Calmly and deliberately, he handed over the Unown he caught to Shiva, before looking each and every member of the group, and uttering only this:

"Run. Now."

He then boldly marched forward to confront the MEW, returning Mikey and summoning Basteele in their place, both her and Melly flanking his side as went to confront MEW.

To stop them....delay them....or die trying.

For it was his duty to protect the group.

No matter the cost.

Order: Welp, good bye Terra. Our time was short together, but it was sure fun!

As the battle rages on, Nathan's very aware of what's happening.  Heart's new Ambipom retrieving the TMs they'd spotted, the Unown U, shiny and not, getting KOed and Heart catching the non-shiny one immediately, the kinda weird representation of Eevee mid-evolution coming to life and defying everything that everyone knows about the species...

...and finally, the Legendary Mew being summoned as a grand finale.

Nathan looks at the Mew that the Unown have summoned...he doesn't know if they're the real thing, but there's an unmistakeable aura of power present.

...and it's partially his fault that they're in this situation to begin with.

As attack after attack bounces off of Mew's Legendary Barrier, Nathan's trying to figure out how to get everyone out of there safely.  Running is probably easily doa...oh.

Uh oh.  Terra's not nearly as fast as the rest of them.

...and he's stepping forward to challenge Mew as a distraction?!

No.  No no no no no.  He is not going to let Terra do this.

Juliet and Grid are recalled, and Gallade comes back out.

Gallade might be pained, but he knows what Nathan wants him to do: Telport Terra out of this cave at the soonest opportunity.

No verbal orders are issued, no aggressive actions are taken.  Gallade simply waits for Terra to inevitably recall his pokemon.  He knows it's going to happen.

They'll all get out of this in one piece.  He'll make sure of that. He'll put everything he has into making this Teleport work when he uses it.

Initiate plan Teleport Terra (after he's recalled his pojemon) and run!  Teleport has 12 accuracy dice at base! Nathan's also more than ready to run from this battle!  (at work atm, so I can't specify much more than that right now)

[Iron]

Heart: (6) + 7 = 13
Mew is at a set Initiative of 12
Nathan: (3) = 12
Shiva: (5) + 7 = 12
Raphael: (5)
Gallade = 10
Terra: (3) + 7 = 10

As we switch Rounds, Terra's Pokemon and most of the other Pokemon are recalled, and Gallade and Raphael are sent back out. No one is really doing anything too complex in this final version of the plan.

Heart has Ambipom and Trevenant in Pokeballs, and he's holding the TMs.

Mew turns fiercely, rage on its face, acting rather out of character for that Pokemon's myths. If there was any doubt as to whether this Pokemon contained real power, it is now dispelled. Mew lashes out with psychic power, and Terra steps forward to meet it.

(6*) Terra takes 1 point of Plot Device Damage. He staggers, for he was already wounded. Now he is barely conscious, his simply mind beginning to shut down from the forces attacking it. Terra now has 1 hp and he'll take a point of Lethal damage after one hour.

Raphael's Dex + Survival: (1)(1)(6)(6)(1)(6)(4) He's got the shiny Unown!

Gallade leaps forward, a prince of speed and a gallant companion. He grabs Terra and blips away. Nathan, connected to his Pokemon with a psychic bond, begins running.

Teleport
12 dice, -2 pain, -1 difficulty, only a single success is necessary
(2)(6)(2)(4)(6)(3) (3)(1)(5)
And they're gone.

Shiva, Nathan, and Heart are sprinting away from the cave. There's a bit of a tight squeeze at the entrance, and there's no time to grab Meowth or Lapis. Shiva can see the Eevees in the distance, though.
Mew's Dex: (1)(3)(5)(2)(5) = 2 successes

(6)(6)(1)(5) + (6*) = 4 successes
Nathan: (5)(3)(6)(1)(4)(6) = 4 successes
Heart: (6)(5)(2)(1) = 2 successes

Everyone books it! Mew follows along behind them, raining purple blasts on their trail. Heart is in the rear.

(6*) Heart takes 1 point of Plot Device Damage! His muscles struggle to obey him through the psychic assault. He now has 1 hp and he'll take a point of Lethal damage in an hour.

Mew stops short within a couple hundred feet of the cave, as though leashed with some mighty leash. It stays there, glowing with strength, visible as a pink glow in the horizon until you're almost all the way back to Cress!