[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

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Nathan has a small smile on his face for a moment, a stark contrast to the almost perpetual frown he's currently been wearing.  "You can do your part by making sure she can't escape.  And she WILL be suffering consequences for what she did, promise.  We just need to discuss what those consequences will be as a group.  I have a stake in this.  You have a stake in this.  Shiva, Detective Thrawn, and Arcanine all have a stake in this.  Too many people have been harmed or nearly harmed by her to justify letting her go now."

Nathan turns to face Shiva and Terra.  "You can let him go now, you two.  He'll be keeping a close eye on her, nothing more.  For now."  Then Nathan lets go of the Absol.

The relation between trainer and pokemon is all about trust, and there's no better demonstration of that than right now.  For if neither Nathan nor Calam could trust the other, more drastic measures would have to be taken...

Terra could only nod in agreement with the boy's promise, and lets go of Calam when requested. One way or another, Juni would pay for the crimes she committed, and they would see that justice would be had for all affected by the wicked witch's depolarable actions. Preferably without resorting to......less than wholesome and.....dire punishments inflicted upon her. He's very much against that sort of justice, even for a person like her.

Just in case , though, he motions for Angie and to keep an eye the scarred doomsayer too, and to stop them if he tries to pounce and/or maul the abhorent archmage. Can't ever be too sure or safe, so why not take the extra precaution?

[Dragonstrike]

Next set of questions from Nathan to Juni:

- "...and the other modes that robot has besides excavation are...? And where is said robot located?"

- "Alright, so that's what the Chill and Burn Drives do.  Any other Drives you guys use, and what do they do?" (could be that part of this is answered by/related to the first question.)

- "Did you even know who you were 'dealing with' in the Ruins?  How long had you been aware of his activities, and what made you think he was after those four artifacts hidden in the Ruins?"

[Spiritmon]

Heart aproach Terra and put a hand on his shoulder. "Dont waste your breath with her Terra. I have see this kinda of person. A person so rotten inside that she try to justify her action to do evil things. I see and watch this kinda of thing." Heart careful aproach Juni, looking eye to eye, and finally speaking.

"You know. I can relate a bit with your Scimitars. My clan and family was once member of a long lineage of knights and defenders of of the right and justice. We once was bless by a Legendary Pokemon once, the Creator itself, Arceus and the Creation Trio: Palkia, Dialga and Giratina. We once serve them, bringing peace to our region. We were once the same like you, but different of you, 4 legendary was in our side."

Heart then talk. "But...we failed in our mission. After thousands of years, little by little we were consumed by our own greed and hunger for power. Generation after generation, my clan begin to forget their goal. The same like you, we have use questionable actions to do what we think what was "The Greater Good". The only final reward we meet was a abyss of despair never see before."

Heart then look again to Juni. "This is the path your Scimitars is walking. No evil action can be justify, no matter how much "good" or "noble" is your cause. The good can be only reward with good. Even if a Legendary Pokemon give you a bless, you cant let the power blind your jugment. You say we are bad people because we sometimes use pokemon for our desires...I think you are right about that. But...you are the same as us. You have used your powers and pokemon to kill people, make experiment with pokemon, even torture them. You Scimitars are no better than the "bad" people you say trainers like us is. In the end, you are evil as the people you judge."

"If such calamity indeed came, the only thing we can do is do our best to stop such calamity. But not with torturing pokemon, kipnap or killing people. And if judgement indeed come to humanity, then so be it. The only thing we can blame is ourselves. You cant force a lion to eat grass and hoping he will survive. Your Scimitars as much you think is right cant force your decisions upon others. You might think you are trying to save the world, but instead you are just bringing more quickly the end. And hurting more people and pokemon in the process. You think the world need some kind of Mundial Leader, being in the top you Scimitars. But the truth is...the world doesnt need a world leader. The world need a Teacher. Someone to guide them, show them another way to tell the truth and warn them. Sometimes in this life and next one, is what kinda of good your offer to the people around you, and trying your best to show them peace."

Heart them look to their friends. "Thats what I believe. My clan have dark history, like you Scimitars are doing. I never was a leader, but I must be one if I want to restore my clan. My clan exist no more, all of them dead. My own family too, extintct. My mother and brother. My father and grandfather. My friends and people who I once knew. Gone. I lost them forever, and no power will bring them back."

Heart them look to Juni lost hand. "You loose a hand, but I lost a whole family. And a whole clan. A clan of knights...lost forever in the tomes of time. Corrupted by their ideals, and greed. And you Scimitars is walking in the same path. The only fate you Juni and the rest of your group is despair. A endless void of infinite despair. A abyss who you if fall, you will never able to return. A abyss who all you can look its only darkness. You still have time to change that Juni. What you will choose? Hope of change? Or infinite despair? The future its not still determined. The future can still be shaped...by the hands of each person and individual."

Heart give that insight to Juni. Different of the others, Heart can understand a little about do what you think is right, and the feeling of loss. No one in the group have lost so much in the life like Heart, and they will problably never understand what is to be a child and be forced to see your whole family be burning alive before your very own eyes...and walk in a path of hatred and destruction trying to find someone to blame....thats problably why he might related and feel conected to Nathan. Both of them lost something or someone they care very much: Nathan lost his father. And Heart, his whole clan and family. But different of Heart, Nathan father is problably alive and might be a chance in save him. Different for Heart, who his whole clan exist no more, and his struggle continues. He still have a long job to do, and to not let his rage once again control his soul. He is the PUNisher after all. He must stand positive. Even if that mean act like a sad clown: Paint a mask of smiles, and endure the pain. Thats is what he have done his whole life. And thats why he must stay determined.

[Mikaruge108]

Spira looks at Juni and simply says "I don't really care about your ambitions, your goals are nice but because of the way you are going about them, for all I care you, and all these Scimitars, can be consumed by Darkrai's shadows."

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Shiva has one question towards Juni that she'll ask at a fitting time. When exactly doesn't really matter, at some point when there's an opportunity for her to do so.

She's MUCH less aggressive in her approach towards the blue-haired woman, it's audible in her voice when she speaks up as well in her general body language and attitude. Ice and snow were still dominating her glance and words, for Shiva has definitely not forgotten what Juni has done to the precious timetraveling Absol that's with her and that's not with her, he made extra-sure of that. But the natural fae enthusast does not give herself deliberately intimidating, blame partly her soft heart, blame partly what Geordie has shared. the words of 'One has to be mean to get somewhere and you [Terra] are proving that right now' have hit Shiva hard, this clashes completely and at full speed with her beliefs.

For some seconds Shiva just looks down at the tied up Juni from above, then she lets out an impercible sigh. "Juni... Please tell me, where did you got that Alakazite from? Be honest, I'll notice if you're lying. Don't tell me that....Almanac has created that stone too...? I know that they're synthesizing stones, Geordie confirmed that. Though, he said 'stones' and not specifically 'evolutionary stones'."

"I'm also...a bit sorry that we cannot allow you to keep that Mega Stone, not after what you've done. But rest assured that it is in safe hands, I own an Alakazam that's very dear to me myself. That's all I wanted to ask and tell you." Tension is tangible as Shiva silently waits for an answer. Any cash Juni carried with her though, Shiva will refuse to accept for the same reasons Terra does.



(A reply to Detective Thrawn is coming in a seperate post.

[Iron]

"Suffice it to say they're in high places. The leadership comes to find us when they need us. If we want to find them, we have to leave a drop at one of the drop sites. There are 24 drop sites in Creshire, one near each route or city. The nearest one to here...well, I have no clue where you've teleported us. They have access to essentially every spell, and they're great at using them for versatility. They also have the mega crystals for a lot of Pokemon power sources."

"There is one time we'll change our ways: when we defeat the threat. Then we will be able to help Creshire, spread out ways without fear of rebuke, and bring about a new era from near disaster."

"The Earth Scimitars are more direct, more bulky. They have a spell to copy the vitality and physical strength of their power sources. Almanac plans to make a rival to the Pokedex, and other technologies no one else dares to work upon. The Scimitars have agents all over the place...it would take hours to list all our plans. We don't yet have anyone in the League, or the police force, but we have agents in every major business. Most of them are sleeper agents whose identity and plans are unknown until they reveal themselves."


"The robot is shaped like a Genesect. It can move, but it will be planted at Wineberry Town. They love bugs, you see. It has a funny tourism mode, a Burn Drive for access mode, a Shock Drive for spellcasting, and a Douse Drive for a last resort self-destruct. Unfortunately the Earth Scimitars have the Shock Drive."

"The name of the hotshot trainer is Marco. He's strong enough to hold his own against the Elite Four, and they set him upon this path of finding the artifacts. They have access to incredible resources, but luckily we have something of a mole in the E4. I don't know how much longer they'll be able to get info out of them, though...bit of a ticking time bomb." She refuses to answer any more questions about her moles.

"Marco has been collecting info on the artifacts for a couple years now. He even experienced visits with legendary Pokemon in his youth, they say. Anyway, we found out about him because we were pursuing many of the same angles. Anyone we run into that much, we take steps to neutralize. He's far too strong for a direct confrontation, of course, unless we got the leaders involved."

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Thrawn: "No, I woke up inside the room, which was nearly bare except for a bucket. No windows. I just want to know how I got here, for starters! How we all got here."

Humm, that practically could be any room in any building anywhere in the world, before Shiva even starts to ponder more about that she'll toss the thoughts away: What's way more important where the good detective has been brought to, was that he's safe and sound and with his dear Arcanine again, that's what Shiva chooses to rejoice on instead! Simple as that. ^_^


At his question how he and them all have got 'here' though, she at first looks at Detective Thrawn from the side for a looong minute with a stoic and very unreadable expression; it seems like while she certainly has anticipitated exactly this question to come, she hasn't really looked forward to it. Maybe she's been even trying to avoid being asked for answers and an explanation, but not she's soft-trapped. Well, well... She'll make the best out of that situation:

"....Alright", she'll eventually speak up in a held-back sigh, "That's a reasonable question and you have a right to know. I'll try to sum it up for you, fine? It's a long and pretty crazy story, but calm down and listen to it at first." She motions him to do so before she coughs. "All of that is also quite shadowy and obscure, I'd please need your word that you won't share it towards anyone unless for really good reasons. We'd get problems otherwise, you see? I do trust you that won't go and sing about it openly, but trust is a two-way street."

Once given the word, Shiva will begin in a soft voice. "It all started a while ago, until that point we were nothing but an ordinaire group made of some people that wanted to explore the region for specific reasons...."

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"Mount Sentry. You are probably familiar with this mountain, are you a born native of Chreshire? We went down there, went far deeper down than ever, deeper than we had expected the tunnels to go. Passed several biomes, tackled every obstacle on our way - even a nasty Legendary Pokemon and all with these hooded figures, 'Scimitars' following us unknowingly. We had a mission, a destination: Atheneum, sheltering the ancient and mysterious Gauntlet. We needed to reach it before the Scimitars did."

"...And we've done so. Down there, the Gauntlet called to us, called for us, and with its blessing we - with 'we' being me, Nathan, and Heart - became more than a human is capable of, more that what's ordinairy, just more. 'Its' blessing was Celebi's blessing, the THE Celebi. She's a kind, dear and sweet Pokemon if you're kind towards her and what she protects as well."

"Within Atheneum an Egg I searched, Celebi's Egg. That one told about in myths. I eventually found it - but me turning it around was accompanied with a Slowking's timecapsule malfunctioning and a strange 'lurching' feeling. A feeling like your stomach drops, as if you'd gaze down the tracks at the higest point of a rollercaster before riding downwards. It's weird and might throw one off the feet - Did you experience such a feeling shortly ago, detective? That's one sign that you've traveled in time with us."

Shiva pauses here for a few moments, lets Detective Thrawn digest that at first. She is aware how unbelievable it sounds what she just opened up about. "These 'lurchs' have followed us, we've experienced them several times again, also in Cress City itself. Strangely, only us have done so, for the untrained eye nothing happens. Certainly we were worried about this phenomena and desired to know more. So we sought answers..."

"... And we found some when paying Bill a visit. Bill, who invented the Pokemon PC Storage System. Thanks to him we know that these 'lurchs' are connected to what he's been working on for a while: A Portable Time Capsule, in short PTC. With it it's possible to send Pokemon across time, but it's still just a prototype. We agreed to take some one these PTCs with us as it'd help him in his research."

"Then the LURCHS came! *dramatic hand gestures* We, with 'we' being me, Nathan, Heart and Terra, have been sent to various times in the past since lately to fulfill something Celebi might want us to fulfill. We're not always sure what this is, but it usually reveals itself sooner or later. That's why we've met you and the volunteers at the campsite, we're originally from the year 2017. Now that these Scimitars are dealt with in 2014, Celebi soft-transfers us to the next destination of that big quest. The current destination seems to be.... *she looks around and becomes insecure* ...well, here. ^^; At some point in the past."

Now Shiva finally takes a more detailed gaze at the current surroundings, and she's pretty innocent about in what time they actually are apart from 'pretty long ago in the past', but she instantly enjoys the surroundings - it's almost like the rainforest calls for her, ayyeee!~ That cave's quite a strange one however, it catches her interest as well.

She averts her gaze back towards Detective Thrawn mostly to see how he's taking this whole story. "Uhm, I... hope it makes sense to you, were you able to follow me alright? Excuse me if I'm maybe not the best in explaining such things. Maybe for further questions or similar you could turn towards Nathan, he usually talks a lot." ..... "Oh, but I DO have ONE proof towards this strange story, detective, look!~" She shows him her PTC on her right wrist by throwing back the sleeve of her Ranger's cloak. "What do you think this is? A smartwatch? A Poketch? A very stylish watch? ...No, THIS is that PTC I mentioned, the prototype invented by Bill. With it we're able to stay in contact with him if we trade Pokemon to him, I... needed to do that anyway, so you surely can watch if you like."

It'll be Shiny Shuckle, Rapidash and Primal Glaceon that'll be shown to Detective Thrawn before they'll be traded over to Bill for Helios, Tropius and Pancham. They're all with her for a reason! Primal Glaceon is offered a mail adressed to Bill that reads the following:

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Biiiiillllll, hello. Well, Shiva here, once again. I'm starting to run out of mails, I'm not sure how many more I'll be able to write to you.

Is everything okay on your end? We're still here in the past, this time in a much more distant one. I'm not exactly sure when, but there's a weird cave near us that we could go and visit: (She has added a small sketch of the cave's look from her current point here) And the surroundings look like a jungle. I wasn't even aware that part of Chreshire was once covered in a rainforest! Could you maybe tell me more about this aspect, anything that feels important to know or to look out for?

...It took pretty long once again until the trade has been completed from my side, 235 seconds.

[Mikaruge108]

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"The name of the hotshot trainer is Marco. He's strong enough to hold his own against the Elite Four, and they set him upon this path of finding the artifacts. They have access to incredible resources, but luckily we have something of a mole in the E4. I don't know how much longer they'll be able to get info out of them, though...bit of a ticking time bomb." She refuses to answer any more questions about her moles.

Spira looks Juni dead in the eyes, his eyes seemingly having a ghostly aura. "You will tell us who your mole is or I swear, I'll send you to the Dark Void myself" he's clearly trying to intimidate her.


To the detective: "If you need further proof of these lurches and this whole time travel scenario, here is my trainer card," Spira says, handing Thrawn his ID.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

EDIT: Foolish me typed an hour on it, beta-read it twice and still forgot to say that "Ah, the sole FACT that Spira is with us is another proof that I'm not telling a huge tall tale to you, detective. *waving towards him/waving him over" I'm sorry! D:

[Iron]

"Heart, you would make a great Scimitar. I respect what you've been through, the sacrifices you've made. Don't think for a moment we aren't aware of what we give up when we act the way we do. We are teachers of a sort - priests, almost. And I hope someday we'll be able to give up our experiments, which are not for the faint of heart. My hand? I didn't lose it. I sacrificed it."

"This model of gauntlet can allow much greater power, but it needs to be entwined with functioning neurons and linked up to actual muscles. It replaced my real hand, by my choice, so I can have a greater connection with my Alakazam. You can't IMAGINE the pain of being separated from him like this, but I grit my teeth and bear it in the hope of the greater good. If I must fling myself into the abyss..." *sigh* "So be it. If it will save the world."