[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Mikaruge108]

Spira stays with the rest of the group for now.
When Keni hands out the cards, "Thank you sir, I'll take great care of it." before either of them can leave, something begins to bug Spira, "Excuse me, there is something about you that is vaguely familiar, have we met before?"
After all that, Spira goes to the Pokemon center to heal his Pokemon, and opens up the container for his card to see what is

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

Spoiler

Cosh isn't going to be intimidated since he has you drastically outnumbered and you're on his turf. His gauntlet whirs, recalibrating itself for combat. But before he can react, PorygonZ and Gallade lay into him!

Electroweb 1
(1)(1)(1)(1)(2)(6) (5)(5)(3) It barely clips Cosh, but he grimaces. Some of the Scimitars take less damage than others; you'd guess they have all sorts of different elements loaded up in their Gauntlets.
(5)(5)(2), (3)(6)(3) Cosh takes 3 dmg, most of his goons take 3 as well.

Rock Smash 1
(5)(6)(4)(5)(4)(2) (6)(4)(2) Gallade's critical attack spins Cosh around in midair, spraying splinters of steel everywhere. Nathan notices they are featherlike.
(4)(5)(5)(4) Cosh is rocked, and he recalibrates again! His gauntlet expands this time, and he falls to the floor heavily (but lands on his feet). His gauntlet is starting to show cracks already.

On his turn, he just retreats back up the steps, out of range, letting his minions fill in his space. He tears the gauntlet from one of them, leaving them gasping on the floor, and you can see him fiddling with it on his off-hand.

Gallade was in melee with him and manages to keep up (using his second action and a few well-placed thrusts on minions), but Porygon is out of range. Both Gallade and Cosh fade in and out of the Smokescreen.

Razor Leaf 1
(3)(6)(1)(1)(6)(6) (5) The Scimitars are able to cover their eyes with their gauntlets, protecting them from a near-crit. Sharp leaves still tear into their clothes and unprotected left hands.
(3)(1)(4) A lot of the goons have resistance to Grass, but just as many are weak against it.

Ominous Wind 1
Noire actually uses this first action to catch up to Cosh on the next battlefield, phasing right through walls and minions alike.

Lilith, though, cannot reach Cosh. Nor can Kecleon.

The mob rushes in! Oh joy, there are so many targets, and so many to fire at them!

One team starts by spraying a webbing spell over the Pokemon in the subbasement. Each spell hits one or two Pokemon, depending on how close together they are.

Web Spell 1A-D
(4)(4)(3)(2)(3)
(4)(6)(4)(1)(2)
(6)(2)(1)(4)(6)
(4)(1)(5)(4)(5)

-1 Dex for Porygon, Tropius, Noire, Gothitelle, Kecleon, Hida, Gustav

Another group works together to summon a storm above Gustav's head. It strikes him with bolts of lightning, and floods Hida with the rain. Behind them, allies are working to increase the power of the Scimitars in front of them, using a spell similar to Helping Hand!

"Witness the true power of the gauntlets!" shouts the one at the front of the wedge. "En masse, we have power you can't imagine!"

Thunder Spell 1A-D
(2)(4)
(4)(4)
(5)(6)
(1)(6) Hit 4 times
(3)(4)(1)(3)(6)
(4)(4)(1)(6)(2)
(4)(5)(2)(6)(5) Gustav faints. The next lightning bolt lances out toward Heart, but Tropius blocks it.
(4)(2)(5)(5)(4) (3) Tropius takes 3 dmg

Rain spell 1A-D
(4)(5)(6)(5)(1)
(5)(3)(4)(3)(2)
(5)(5)(6)(2)(4)
(4)(1)(1)(3)(3) Hit 3 times
(1)(2)(4)
(4)(2)(5)
(4)(3)(1) Hida takes 10 dmg and faints as well.

That's all who can attack through the rent, but more Scimitars are working to enlarge the rent. Next action will be even worse!

Sheltered behind Tropius, Heart and the Moltres Egg are an inferno of rage! Heart's concern for Rose flickers with his concern for Keni, so let's see if he can focus his Earthpower properly and sever that last cord!

Earthpower
(5)(6)(3)(5)(1)(4) (1)(6)(6) That's enough! The final thread fades away as Shiva stabs the Scim holding Keni. Keni stands up and dusts himself off, pacing calmly over to Shiva as she gets out the Unfinished Card. His attendant leaps for him as Heart, Shiva, Keni, and Spira step through into Cress City. Tropius lifts Gustav, but Hida is so heavy that he must be recalled.

Nathan, Oscar, and most of the Pokemon go through the Finished Card. You're close enough to hear Cosh RAGING even louder than Heart and Nathan did. "HOW! Tell me HOW they got through SEVEN of our BEST BLOCKING SPELLS??!?!?!?" He's kicking things and launching attacks and somewhere in there you hear the SCREEE of a bird of prey. Then all you hear is the sounds of Cress City, thinking about waking up as the sun thinks about rising.

The Scimitar who passed through the cards with you stands up and levels his Gauntlet, then sees that he is vastly outnumbered. He runs west...right into a swarm of Magnemite rising from the cobblestones. The swarm forms a thumbs up, then flies east.

All through the shadowy spaces in the city, you see gleaming eyes. The sharp-eyed among you see that these are Zigzagoon, dispersing to report to their master.

Keni shuffles over to Heart and the Moltres Egg, which has gone pale and cool. "Take care, Master Heart. A Baby Pokemon's personality is structured by the emotions of the one carrying the Egg. It's one of the purposes of an Egg, to pass on good thoughts and skills directly from those who love the Baby inside. Therefore, love is the appropriate emotion when holding an Egg, not hate. With a Pokemon such as this, you must be even more careful. Now. Go, and build a pyre, and get this little one into it. Maybe sing him a song or stroke him if you can stand the heat. Go!"

He slumps. "I'm so tired. Is anything left of my home? Or the Pokemon Center, perhaps, in a pinch? And someone will have to run for my tea. They have it at the Mart. Just tell them it's for me." He leans on Tropius.

Spoiler

Cosh isn't going to be intimidated since he has you drastically outnumbered and you're on his turf. His gauntlet whirs, recalibrating itself for combat. But before he can react, PorygonZ and Gallade lay into him!

Electroweb 1
(1)(1)(1)(1)(2)(6) (5)(5)(3) It barely clips Cosh, but he grimaces. Some of the Scimitars take less damage than others; you'd guess they have all sorts of different elements loaded up in their Gauntlets.
(5)(5)(2), (3)(6)(3) Cosh takes 3 dmg, most of his goons take 3 as well.

Rock Smash 1
(5)(6)(4)(5)(4)(2) (6)(4)(2) Gallade's critical attack spins Cosh around in midair, spraying splinters of steel everywhere. Nathan notices they are featherlike.
(4)(5)(5)(4) Cosh is rocked, and he recalibrates again! His gauntlet expands this time, and he falls to the floor heavily (but lands on his feet). His gauntlet is starting to show cracks already.

On his turn, he just retreats back up the steps, out of range, letting his minions fill in his space. He tears the gauntlet from one of them, leaving them gasping on the floor, and you can see him fiddling with it on his off-hand.

Gallade was in melee with him and manages to keep up (using his second action and a few well-placed thrusts on minions), but Porygon is out of range. Both Gallade and Cosh fade in and out of the Smokescreen.

Razor Leaf 1
(3)(6)(1)(1)(6)(6) (5) The Scimitars are able to cover their eyes with their gauntlets, protecting them from a near-crit. Sharp leaves still tear into their clothes and unprotected left hands.
(3)(1)(4) A lot of the goons have resistance to Grass, but just as many are weak against it.

Ominous Wind 1
Noire actually uses this first action to catch up to Cosh on the next battlefield, phasing right through walls and minions alike.

Lilith, though, cannot reach Cosh. Nor can Kecleon.

The mob rushes in! Oh joy, there are so many targets, and so many to fire at them!

One team starts by spraying a webbing spell over the Pokemon in the subbasement. Each spell hits one or two Pokemon, depending on how close together they are.

Web Spell 1A-D
(4)(4)(3)(2)(3)
(4)(6)(4)(1)(2)
(6)(2)(1)(4)(6)
(4)(1)(5)(4)(5)

-1 Dex for Porygon, Tropius, Noire, Gothitelle, Kecleon, Hida, Gustav

Another group works together to summon a storm above Gustav's head. It strikes him with bolts of lightning, and floods Hida with the rain. Behind them, allies are working to increase the power of the Scimitars in front of them, using a spell similar to Helping Hand!

"Witness the true power of the gauntlets!" shouts the one at the front of the wedge. "En masse, we have power you can't imagine!"

Thunder Spell 1A-D
(2)(4)
(4)(4)
(5)(6)
(1)(6) Hit 4 times
(3)(4)(1)(3)(6)
(4)(4)(1)(6)(2)
(4)(5)(2)(6)(5) Gustav faints. The next lightning bolt lances out toward Heart, but Tropius blocks it.
(4)(2)(5)(5)(4) (3) Tropius takes 3 dmg

Rain spell 1A-D
(4)(5)(6)(5)(1)
(5)(3)(4)(3)(2)
(5)(5)(6)(2)(4)
(4)(1)(1)(3)(3) Hit 3 times
(1)(2)(4)
(4)(2)(5)
(4)(3)(1) Hida takes 10 dmg and faints as well.

That's all who can attack through the rent, but more Scimitars are working to enlarge the rent. Next action will be even worse!

Sheltered behind Tropius, Heart and the Moltres Egg are an inferno of rage! Heart's concern for Rose flickers with his concern for Keni, so let's see if he can focus his Earthpower properly and sever that last cord!

Earthpower
(5)(6)(3)(5)(1)(4) (1)(6)(6) That's enough! The final thread fades away as Shiva stabs the Scim holding Keni. Keni stands up and dusts himself off, pacing calmly over to Shiva as she gets out the Unfinished Card. His attendant leaps for him as Heart, Shiva, Keni, and Spira step through into Cress City. Tropius lifts Gustav, but Hida is so heavy that he must be recalled.

Nathan, Oscar, and most of the Pokemon go through the Finished Card. You're close enough to hear Cosh RAGING even louder than Heart and Nathan did. "HOW! Tell me HOW they got through SEVEN of our BEST BLOCKING SPELLS??!?!?!?" He's kicking things and launching attacks and somewhere in there you hear the SCREEE of a bird of prey. Then all you hear is the sounds of Cress City, thinking about waking up as the sun thinks about rising.

The Scimitar who passed through the cards with you stands up and levels his Gauntlet, then sees that he is vastly outnumbered. He runs west...right into a swarm of Magnemite rising from the cobblestones. The swarm forms a thumbs up, then flies east.

All through the shadowy spaces in the city, you see gleaming eyes. The sharp-eyed among you see that these are Zigzagoon, dispersing to report to their master.

Keni shuffles over to Heart and the Moltres Egg, which has gone pale and cool. "Take care, Master Heart. A Baby Pokemon's personality is structured by the emotions of the one carrying the Egg. It's one of the purposes of an Egg, to pass on good thoughts and skills directly from those who love the Baby inside. Therefore, love is the appropriate emotion when holding an Egg, not hate. With a Pokemon such as this, you must be even more careful. Now. Go, and build a pyre, and get this little one into it. Maybe sing him a song or stroke him if you can stand the heat. Go!"

He slumps. "I'm so tired. Is anything left of my home? Or the Pokemon Center, perhaps, in a pinch? And someone will have to run for my tea. They have it at the Mart. Just tell them it's for me." He leans on Tropius.

Nathan has a grim, satisfied smirk on his face as that lone Scim gets captured by Dagny's Magnemite and Tanuki's Zigzagoon go to report what happened to the Gym Leader.  "...good riddance."

Nathan goes over to Heart and Keni and puts a hand on Heart's shoulder.  "...Heart, I know exactly how you feel.  Moreso, even.  When Seikamter took Gallade...it was heart wrenching.  Don't lose yourself to those feelings like I think you once did, though.  They'll get what's coming to them.  I made sure of that.  And we will get Rose, Azu, Cottonee, and Toya back.  Keni can help us later.  For now, listen to Keni.  You've got an important responsibility to fulfill, both now and in the future.  And there's another task we still have to complete today, too.  We can't fully rest yet."  (@Spiritmon)

Gallade's dusting himself off, the same grim, satisfied smirk that Nathan has on his face too.  Hehehehe.  He sure showed Cosh.  The Scim didn't even have a chance to do anything before he had to retreat!  Hahahahaha!

Yeah, Gallade's laughing in joy and satisfaction right now.  He may not have beaten Cosh entirely, but he didn't have to!  He proved to that man that he wasn't weak and useless and nothing but an experiment, and that's what matters to him!  If they ever cross paths again, he'll be ready!

Of course, he couldn't have done it without Nathan.  Or Calam for that matter.  And all of the other members of the group in fact.  He and Nathan still have some reservations about Shiva, but...they can probably overlook them, rethinking things.

Nathan sends a text to Terra: (@Lord Windos)

Terra, the whole damn base just woke up.  It's swarming with Scimitars.  We got Keni and my uncle out successfully, and we Teleported back to Cress City.  I'll explain how later.  Just recall Mr. Mime into his pokeball, grab Angela, and Teleport the heck out of there before they start searching the perimeter for stragglers!  I need both of you to meet me and everyone else at the Western Pokemon Center in Cress ASAP.

There.  That should catch Terra up.

Nathan looks to Shiva and Spira.  "Shiva, could you go get Keni his tea, please?  I'll escort him and my Uncle to the Center.  Spira, you doing okay?  Do you want to help me or Shiva?" (@PhantomUnderYourDesk and @Mikaruge108)

And to Keni and his uncle: "I'm sorry, but the Scims leveled both of your homes entirely.  There's nothing left of them.  For now, I think the Pokemon Center is probably the safest place in the immediate area.  I'm sorry they dragged you into this, Uncle Oscar.  I just hope they don't go for my mom, too...I might have to ask the League if they can place some added security measures until this is all over..."

Heart after summoning the last wave of flames and finally returning to Cress City, Heart fall in his kneels, feeling the stress and tired of summoning Earthpower after Earthpower. "*Pant* *Pant* We....did it...somehow..." Heart say. He was still angered. "Rose..." Heart could still feel the negative emotions flowing though him, almost ready to explode once again...until Keni words was able to sootle his enraged soul. "...its more easy than done Master Keni...I lost one of my friends...my best friend. How can I be able to hold this...anger? This hatred? All I could think back there was to burn everything. To destroy all those Scimitars...I was lost in my own anger..."

When Nathan speak up, and try to make Heart better, he say a few words. "...I know. And we will save them. Not if is the last thing I gonna do...Just...leave me a minute alone...I must build a pyre. Moltres have give me a great mount of his strengh and he need to recover his strengh."

Before anyone could say something more, Heart separated from Nathan hand on his shoulder, and try to find a place alone, where he could build the pyre.

Insight+Knowldge+Craft = 8D6

Also @Iron, how much XP did we get from this rescue mission?

(5)(2)(1)(4)(5)(2) (6)(2) Good, more than the bare minimum of success. It's going to take a good pyre to rebuild Moltres' strength, and a little more time than normal. I'm guessing you probably did this in Celebi Park.


Each trainer gains 20XP, +4 for Heroism. 

You can divide 40XP among all your Pokemon, and some of them have picked up a trick or two from watching the Scimitars cast "spells."

Charizard learns Heat Wave!
Minicorn will hatch knowing Flamethrower thanks to exposure to the Moltres Egg!
Need suggestions for moves for Heart and Spira.

In the path towards Celebi Park to make the Pyre to Moltres, Heart put Gustav to relax and recover his strengh. For suggestions of moves to learn here a list:

Gustav: Dark Pulse, Icy Wind, Helping Hand.
Kecleon: Fake Out, Trick, Snacht, 
Xatu: Tailwind, Power Swap, Guard Swap, Psychic, Pain Split, Twister, Heat Wave
Honedge: Wide Guard, Power Trick, Iron Head, Destiny Bond
Viktor: Grudge, Destiny Bond, Wood Hammer, Imprison, Forest Curse, Will-o-Wisp, Curse.

Heart also take care of make sure Moltres was very comfortable with the new pyre. Heart look the flames and then begin to chat with the Egg. "...I dont know if you can heard me little one. Or understand what I saying. But I wanted to say that I sorry...As your parent and guardian, I should teach love, and not love...All the emotions back there, was because I lost a great friend. Rose was my partneer since the old days when I lost my family...she...well..."

Heart then look to the horizon. "She is all left who I consider my "family"....lost her was too much to me..."

Heart then decided to do a decision...he send a message to Nathan/@Dragonstrike:

Spoiler

[b]Hey Nathan. Need to talk with you for a bit. I am in Celebi Park. We need to discuss a few things...

After that Heart release all his remained pokemon who he currently have with him: Xatu, Kecleon, Honedge, Viktor. He look sad again in see two of his members outside of his party. Then, he search his bag, until he find his Thump Harp, and begin to play a music like a certain woman in blue, together with his pokemon, to easy the soul of Moltres. Until Nathan come.

Music dice: Insight+Knowledge+Perform = 9D6[/b]

[Iron]

"Yes, we need to have a discussion about that realm of dreams and strangeness. This evening will be fine."

Lilith shares the look, assuring Shiva the missing Pokemon will be fine as long as the Scimitars don't go in there.

The comet is still there, it actually hasn't been that many hours. The news has begun speculating that it may be the Millennium Comet indeed, but that's a controversial opinion. Some don't even believe the Millennium Comet is real, and some say the Comet will miss our world.

The sketch you stole from the corkboard has an artist's conception of a strange world with lines of force and rainbow colors swirling around floating rocks. Apparently the Scimitars have been researching Sideways and used Keni to break in by force.
There's also a ripped picture of the Skull Ruins, but it's not possible to tell where in the ruins.

Inside your foil packet is a beautiful pink and blue holographic Sylveon, ribbons floating in the wind! He's made it Shiny for you. Your sixth sense picks up that this is full of magic, of course! But not as much as Nathan's Cress City card. More on par with your unfinished card.

[Iron]

Spira stays with the rest of the group for now.
When Keni hands out the cards, "Thank you sir, I'll take great care of it." before either of them can leave, something begins to bug Spira, "Excuse me, there is something about you that is vaguely familiar, have we met before?"
After all that, Spira goes to the Pokemon center to heal his Pokemon, and opens up the container for his card to see what is

"Yes, we have. Long ago. That's how I knew just what to make you. Here you are!"

Inside is a Creshire Clash card of a ghostly Pokemon, a pirate with a skull for a head, wearing a cravat that would fit right in in your time. "This Pokemon is from across the sea. It was quite difficult to get reference images and data on it. I actually didn't complete it until being kidnapped by Almanac." It is labeled Swabone and the card has two strong offensive moves on there, one fighting and one ghost.

[Iron]

Spoiler

Spoiler

Cosh isn't going to be intimidated since he has you drastically outnumbered and you're on his turf. His gauntlet whirs, recalibrating itself for combat. But before he can react, PorygonZ and Gallade lay into him!

Electroweb 1
(1)(1)(1)(1)(2)(6) (5)(5)(3) It barely clips Cosh, but he grimaces. Some of the Scimitars take less damage than others; you'd guess they have all sorts of different elements loaded up in their Gauntlets.
(5)(5)(2), (3)(6)(3) Cosh takes 3 dmg, most of his goons take 3 as well.

Rock Smash 1
(5)(6)(4)(5)(4)(2) (6)(4)(2) Gallade's critical attack spins Cosh around in midair, spraying splinters of steel everywhere. Nathan notices they are featherlike.
(4)(5)(5)(4) Cosh is rocked, and he recalibrates again! His gauntlet expands this time, and he falls to the floor heavily (but lands on his feet). His gauntlet is starting to show cracks already.

On his turn, he just retreats back up the steps, out of range, letting his minions fill in his space. He tears the gauntlet from one of them, leaving them gasping on the floor, and you can see him fiddling with it on his off-hand.

Gallade was in melee with him and manages to keep up (using his second action and a few well-placed thrusts on minions), but Porygon is out of range. Both Gallade and Cosh fade in and out of the Smokescreen.

Razor Leaf 1
(3)(6)(1)(1)(6)(6) (5) The Scimitars are able to cover their eyes with their gauntlets, protecting them from a near-crit. Sharp leaves still tear into their clothes and unprotected left hands.
(3)(1)(4) A lot of the goons have resistance to Grass, but just as many are weak against it.

Ominous Wind 1
Noire actually uses this first action to catch up to Cosh on the next battlefield, phasing right through walls and minions alike.

Lilith, though, cannot reach Cosh. Nor can Kecleon.

The mob rushes in! Oh joy, there are so many targets, and so many to fire at them!

One team starts by spraying a webbing spell over the Pokemon in the subbasement. Each spell hits one or two Pokemon, depending on how close together they are.

Web Spell 1A-D
(4)(4)(3)(2)(3)
(4)(6)(4)(1)(2)
(6)(2)(1)(4)(6)
(4)(1)(5)(4)(5)

-1 Dex for Porygon, Tropius, Noire, Gothitelle, Kecleon, Hida, Gustav

Another group works together to summon a storm above Gustav's head. It strikes him with bolts of lightning, and floods Hida with the rain. Behind them, allies are working to increase the power of the Scimitars in front of them, using a spell similar to Helping Hand!

"Witness the true power of the gauntlets!" shouts the one at the front of the wedge. "En masse, we have power you can't imagine!"

Thunder Spell 1A-D
(2)(4)
(4)(4)
(5)(6)
(1)(6) Hit 4 times
(3)(4)(1)(3)(6)
(4)(4)(1)(6)(2)
(4)(5)(2)(6)(5) Gustav faints. The next lightning bolt lances out toward Heart, but Tropius blocks it.
(4)(2)(5)(5)(4) (3) Tropius takes 3 dmg

Rain spell 1A-D
(4)(5)(6)(5)(1)
(5)(3)(4)(3)(2)
(5)(5)(6)(2)(4)
(4)(1)(1)(3)(3) Hit 3 times
(1)(2)(4)
(4)(2)(5)
(4)(3)(1) Hida takes 10 dmg and faints as well.

That's all who can attack through the rent, but more Scimitars are working to enlarge the rent. Next action will be even worse!

Sheltered behind Tropius, Heart and the Moltres Egg are an inferno of rage! Heart's concern for Rose flickers with his concern for Keni, so let's see if he can focus his Earthpower properly and sever that last cord!

Earthpower
(5)(6)(3)(5)(1)(4) (1)(6)(6) That's enough! The final thread fades away as Shiva stabs the Scim holding Keni. Keni stands up and dusts himself off, pacing calmly over to Shiva as she gets out the Unfinished Card. His attendant leaps for him as Heart, Shiva, Keni, and Spira step through into Cress City. Tropius lifts Gustav, but Hida is so heavy that he must be recalled.

Nathan, Oscar, and most of the Pokemon go through the Finished Card. You're close enough to hear Cosh RAGING even louder than Heart and Nathan did. "HOW! Tell me HOW they got through SEVEN of our BEST BLOCKING SPELLS??!?!?!?" He's kicking things and launching attacks and somewhere in there you hear the SCREEE of a bird of prey. Then all you hear is the sounds of Cress City, thinking about waking up as the sun thinks about rising.

The Scimitar who passed through the cards with you stands up and levels his Gauntlet, then sees that he is vastly outnumbered. He runs west...right into a swarm of Magnemite rising from the cobblestones. The swarm forms a thumbs up, then flies east.

All through the shadowy spaces in the city, you see gleaming eyes. The sharp-eyed among you see that these are Zigzagoon, dispersing to report to their master.

Keni shuffles over to Heart and the Moltres Egg, which has gone pale and cool. "Take care, Master Heart. A Baby Pokemon's personality is structured by the emotions of the one carrying the Egg. It's one of the purposes of an Egg, to pass on good thoughts and skills directly from those who love the Baby inside. Therefore, love is the appropriate emotion when holding an Egg, not hate. With a Pokemon such as this, you must be even more careful. Now. Go, and build a pyre, and get this little one into it. Maybe sing him a song or stroke him if you can stand the heat. Go!"

He slumps. "I'm so tired. Is anything left of my home? Or the Pokemon Center, perhaps, in a pinch? And someone will have to run for my tea. They have it at the Mart. Just tell them it's for me." He leans on Tropius.

Spoiler

Cosh isn't going to be intimidated since he has you drastically outnumbered and you're on his turf. His gauntlet whirs, recalibrating itself for combat. But before he can react, PorygonZ and Gallade lay into him!

Electroweb 1
(1)(1)(1)(1)(2)(6) (5)(5)(3) It barely clips Cosh, but he grimaces. Some of the Scimitars take less damage than others; you'd guess they have all sorts of different elements loaded up in their Gauntlets.
(5)(5)(2), (3)(6)(3) Cosh takes 3 dmg, most of his goons take 3 as well.

Rock Smash 1
(5)(6)(4)(5)(4)(2) (6)(4)(2) Gallade's critical attack spins Cosh around in midair, spraying splinters of steel everywhere. Nathan notices they are featherlike.
(4)(5)(5)(4) Cosh is rocked, and he recalibrates again! His gauntlet expands this time, and he falls to the floor heavily (but lands on his feet). His gauntlet is starting to show cracks already.

On his turn, he just retreats back up the steps, out of range, letting his minions fill in his space. He tears the gauntlet from one of them, leaving them gasping on the floor, and you can see him fiddling with it on his off-hand.

Gallade was in melee with him and manages to keep up (using his second action and a few well-placed thrusts on minions), but Porygon is out of range. Both Gallade and Cosh fade in and out of the Smokescreen.

Razor Leaf 1
(3)(6)(1)(1)(6)(6) (5) The Scimitars are able to cover their eyes with their gauntlets, protecting them from a near-crit. Sharp leaves still tear into their clothes and unprotected left hands.
(3)(1)(4) A lot of the goons have resistance to Grass, but just as many are weak against it.

Ominous Wind 1
Noire actually uses this first action to catch up to Cosh on the next battlefield, phasing right through walls and minions alike.

Lilith, though, cannot reach Cosh. Nor can Kecleon.

The mob rushes in! Oh joy, there are so many targets, and so many to fire at them!

One team starts by spraying a webbing spell over the Pokemon in the subbasement. Each spell hits one or two Pokemon, depending on how close together they are.

Web Spell 1A-D
(4)(4)(3)(2)(3)
(4)(6)(4)(1)(2)
(6)(2)(1)(4)(6)
(4)(1)(5)(4)(5)

-1 Dex for Porygon, Tropius, Noire, Gothitelle, Kecleon, Hida, Gustav

Another group works together to summon a storm above Gustav's head. It strikes him with bolts of lightning, and floods Hida with the rain. Behind them, allies are working to increase the power of the Scimitars in front of them, using a spell similar to Helping Hand!

"Witness the true power of the gauntlets!" shouts the one at the front of the wedge. "En masse, we have power you can't imagine!"

Thunder Spell 1A-D
(2)(4)
(4)(4)
(5)(6)
(1)(6) Hit 4 times
(3)(4)(1)(3)(6)
(4)(4)(1)(6)(2)
(4)(5)(2)(6)(5) Gustav faints. The next lightning bolt lances out toward Heart, but Tropius blocks it.
(4)(2)(5)(5)(4) (3) Tropius takes 3 dmg

Rain spell 1A-D
(4)(5)(6)(5)(1)
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(4)(1)(1)(3)(3) Hit 3 times
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(4)(3)(1) Hida takes 10 dmg and faints as well.

That's all who can attack through the rent, but more Scimitars are working to enlarge the rent. Next action will be even worse!

Sheltered behind Tropius, Heart and the Moltres Egg are an inferno of rage! Heart's concern for Rose flickers with his concern for Keni, so let's see if he can focus his Earthpower properly and sever that last cord!

Earthpower
(5)(6)(3)(5)(1)(4) (1)(6)(6) That's enough! The final thread fades away as Shiva stabs the Scim holding Keni. Keni stands up and dusts himself off, pacing calmly over to Shiva as she gets out the Unfinished Card. His attendant leaps for him as Heart, Shiva, Keni, and Spira step through into Cress City. Tropius lifts Gustav, but Hida is so heavy that he must be recalled.

Nathan, Oscar, and most of the Pokemon go through the Finished Card. You're close enough to hear Cosh RAGING even louder than Heart and Nathan did. "HOW! Tell me HOW they got through SEVEN of our BEST BLOCKING SPELLS??!?!?!?" He's kicking things and launching attacks and somewhere in there you hear the SCREEE of a bird of prey. Then all you hear is the sounds of Cress City, thinking about waking up as the sun thinks about rising.

The Scimitar who passed through the cards with you stands up and levels his Gauntlet, then sees that he is vastly outnumbered. He runs west...right into a swarm of Magnemite rising from the cobblestones. The swarm forms a thumbs up, then flies east.

All through the shadowy spaces in the city, you see gleaming eyes. The sharp-eyed among you see that these are Zigzagoon, dispersing to report to their master.

Keni shuffles over to Heart and the Moltres Egg, which has gone pale and cool. "Take care, Master Heart. A Baby Pokemon's personality is structured by the emotions of the one carrying the Egg. It's one of the purposes of an Egg, to pass on good thoughts and skills directly from those who love the Baby inside. Therefore, love is the appropriate emotion when holding an Egg, not hate. With a Pokemon such as this, you must be even more careful. Now. Go, and build a pyre, and get this little one into it. Maybe sing him a song or stroke him if you can stand the heat. Go!"

He slumps. "I'm so tired. Is anything left of my home? Or the Pokemon Center, perhaps, in a pinch? And someone will have to run for my tea. They have it at the Mart. Just tell them it's for me." He leans on Tropius.

Nathan has a grim, satisfied smirk on his face as that lone Scim gets captured by Dagny's Magnemite and Tanuki's Zigzagoon go to report what happened to the Gym Leader.  "...good riddance."

Nathan goes over to Heart and Keni and puts a hand on Heart's shoulder.  "...Heart, I know exactly how you feel.  Moreso, even.  When Seikamter took Gallade...it was heart wrenching.  Don't lose yourself to those feelings like I think you once did, though.  They'll get what's coming to them.  I made sure of that.  And we will get Rose, Azu, Cottonee, and Toya back.  Keni can help us later.  For now, listen to Keni.  You've got an important responsibility to fulfill, both now and in the future.  And there's another task we still have to complete today, too.  We can't fully rest yet."  (@Spiritmon)

Gallade's dusting himself off, the same grim, satisfied smirk that Nathan has on his face too.  Hehehehe.  He sure showed Cosh.  The Scim didn't even have a chance to do anything before he had to retreat!  Hahahahaha!

Yeah, Gallade's laughing in joy and satisfaction right now.  He may not have beaten Cosh entirely, but he didn't have to!  He proved to that man that he wasn't weak and useless and nothing but an experiment, and that's what matters to him!  If they ever cross paths again, he'll be ready!

Of course, he couldn't have done it without Nathan.  Or Calam for that matter.  And all of the other members of the group in fact.  He and Nathan still have some reservations about Shiva, but...they can probably overlook them, rethinking things.

Nathan sends a text to Terra: (@Lord Windos)

Terra, the whole damn base just woke up.  It's swarming with Scimitars.  We got Keni and my uncle out successfully, and we Teleported back to Cress City.  I'll explain how later.  Just recall Mr. Mime into his pokeball, grab Angela, and Teleport the heck out of there before they start searching the perimeter for stragglers!  I need both of you to meet me and everyone else at the Western Pokemon Center in Cress ASAP.

There.  That should catch Terra up.

Nathan looks to Shiva and Spira.  "Shiva, could you go get Keni his tea, please?  I'll escort him and my Uncle to the Center.  Spira, you doing okay?  Do you want to help me or Shiva?" (@PhantomUnderYourDesk and @Mikaruge108)

And to Keni and his uncle: "I'm sorry, but the Scims leveled both of your homes entirely.  There's nothing left of them.  For now, I think the Pokemon Center is probably the safest place in the immediate area.  I'm sorry they dragged you into this, Uncle Oscar.  I just hope they don't go for my mom, too...I might have to ask the League if they can place some added security measures until this is all over..."

Heart after summoning the last wave of flames and finally returning to Cress City, Heart fall in his kneels, feeling the stress and tired of summoning Earthpower after Earthpower. "*Pant* *Pant* We....did it...somehow..." Heart say. He was still angered. "Rose..." Heart could still feel the negative emotions flowing though him, almost ready to explode once again...until Keni words was able to sootle his enraged soul. "...its more easy than done Master Keni...I lost one of my friends...my best friend. How can I be able to hold this...anger? This hatred? All I could think back there was to burn everything. To destroy all those Scimitars...I was lost in my own anger..."

When Nathan speak up, and try to make Heart better, he say a few words. "...I know. And we will save them. Not if is the last thing I gonna do...Just...leave me a minute alone...I must build a pyre. Moltres have give me a great mount of his strengh and he need to recover his strengh."

Before anyone could say something more, Heart separated from Nathan hand on his shoulder, and try to find a place alone, where he could build the pyre.

Insight+Knowldge+Craft = 8D6

Also @Iron, how much XP did we get from this rescue mission?

(5)(2)(1)(4)(5)(2) (6)(2) Good, more than the bare minimum of success. It's going to take a good pyre to rebuild Moltres' strength, and a little more time than normal. I'm guessing you probably did this in Celebi Park.


Each trainer gains 20XP, +4 for Heroism. 

You can divide 40XP among all your Pokemon, and some of them have picked up a trick or two from watching the Scimitars cast "spells."

Charizard learns Heat Wave!
Minicorn will hatch knowing Flamethrower thanks to exposure to the Moltres Egg!
Need suggestions for moves for Heart and Spira.

In the path towards Celebi Park to make the Pyre to Moltres, Heart put Gustav to relax and recover his strengh. For suggestions of moves to learn here a list:

Gustav: Dark Pulse, Icy Wind, Helping Hand.
Kecleon: Fake Out, Trick, Snacht, 
Xatu: Tailwind, Power Swap, Guard Swap, Psychic, Pain Split, Twister, Heat Wave
Honedge: Wide Guard, Power Trick, Iron Head, Destiny Bond
Viktor: Grudge, Destiny Bond, Wood Hammer, Imprison, Forest Curse, Will-o-Wisp, Curse.

Heart also take care of make sure Moltres was very comfortable with the new pyre. Heart look the flames and then begin to chat with the Egg. "...I dont know if you can heard me little one. Or understand what I saying. But I wanted to say that I sorry...As your parent and guardian, I should teach love, and not love...All the emotions back there, was because I lost a great friend. Rose was my partneer since the old days when I lost my family...she...well..."

Heart then look to the horizon. "She is all left who I consider my "family"....lost her was too much to me..."

Heart then decided to do a decision...he send a message to Nathan/@Dragonstrike:

Spoiler

[b]Hey Nathan. Need to talk with you for a bit. I am in Celebi Park. We need to discuss a few things...

After that Heart release all his remained pokemon who he currently have with him: Xatu, Kecleon, Honedge, Viktor. He look sad again in see two of his members outside of his party. Then, he search his bag, until he find his Thump Harp, and begin to play a music like a certain woman in blue, together with his pokemon, to easy the soul of Moltres. Until Nathan come.

Music dice: Insight+Knowledge+Perform = 9D6[/b]

2)(4)(5)(6)(5)(4) (5)(2)(6)

The fierce movement inside the Egg stabilizes. Gain 2XP.

[Dragonstrike]

@PhantomUnderYourDesk @Mikaruge108 @Lord Windos

"Terra. Angela.  Good to see you got out okay.  Mr. Mime doing fine?  Can I say hi to him, please?  He didn't give ya any trouble when you had to recall him and run, did he?"

Once everyone's gathered, Nathan gets down to the debriefing.  "As you guys can see, my uncle's here.  Keni's getting some sleep in the Center at the moment.  The Scims captured a few of our pokemon during the rescue, but Keni can help us get them back later.  Shiva can probably explain why better than I can.  All things considered, though, it went rather smoothly.  I need to go report some stuff to Dagny soon.  She'll want to know what happened in detail."

Nathan hands Terra his card.  "Here.  A gift from Keni for helping.  You might not have gone in there, but you helped all the same.  Particularly with making sure Mr. Mime got out okay.  Thank you, Terra."

"Angela, could I ask you stick around here for a bit?  Just in case the Scims decide to come back.  The Center is probably safe, but...I don't want to take any chances.  A lot of things are happening today, and the less I have to worry about, the better."

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Flashforward! @Spiritmon

Eventually, Nathan's pokedex buzzes (probably towards the end of the debriefing).  When he checks it, it's the message from Heart.  ""...excuse me, everyone.  Seems Heart needs to talk with me.  I'll catch back up with you guys after I've talked with him and Dagny."

With that, Nathan heads to Celebi Park with Gallade to go talk to Heart.  When Nathan eventually finds the collector with the Moltres Egg in the pyre, he sits down next to Heart and looks carefuly at the egg for a minute or two.

"...everything okay?"  It's all he says at first, but the multi-faceted question about both the egg and Heart is much more complex than the supposed simplicity of what's being asked...

[Iron]

Btw, the cards are not Keni's gift for helping him out of the Almanac building, but gifts from when you first met him in Cress City.

[Spiritmon]

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2)(4)(5)(6)(5)(4) (5)(2)(6)

The fierce movement inside the Egg stabilizes. Gain 2XP.

@PhantomUnderYourDesk @Mikaruge108 @Lord Windos

"Terra. Angela.  Good to see you got out okay.  Mr. Mime doing fine?  Can I say hi to him, please?  He didn't give ya any trouble when you had to recall him and run, did he?"

Once everyone's gathered, Nathan gets down to the debriefing.  "As you guys can see, my uncle's here.  Keni's getting some sleep in the Center at the moment.  The Scims captured a few of our pokemon during the rescue, but Keni can help us get them back later.  Shiva can probably explain why better than I can.  All things considered, though, it went rather smoothly.  I need to go report some stuff to Dagny soon.  She'll want to know what happened in detail."

Nathan hands Terra his card.  "Here.  A gift from Keni for helping.  You might not have gone in there, but you helped all the same.  Particularly with making sure Mr. Mime got out okay.  Thank you, Terra."

"Angela, could I ask you stick around here for a bit?  Just in case the Scims decide to come back.  The Center is probably safe, but...I don't want to take any chances.  A lot of things are happening today, and the less I have to worry about, the better."

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Flashforward! @Spiritmon

Eventually, Nathan's pokedex buzzes (probably towards the end of the debriefing).  When he checks it, it's the message from Heart.  ""...excuse me, everyone.  Seems Heart needs to talk with me.  I'll catch back up with you guys after I've talked with him and Dagny."

With that, Nathan heads to Celebi Park with Gallade to go talk to Heart.  When Nathan eventually finds the collector with the Moltres Egg in the pyre, he sits down next to Heart and looks carefuly at the egg for a minute or two.

"...everything okay?"  It's all he says at first, but the multi-faceted question about both the egg and Heart is much more complex than the supposed simplicity of what's being asked...

Heart barely need to look behind to see Gallade and Nathan coming. He was watching Moltres. He look at the flames of the pyre before he answear Warren question. "...more or less. Moltres its pretty much tired and weaken after summon his flames so many times. Its gonna take more time than before he can regain a more health state."

"Now about me? I lost my partneer and best friend. Because..." Heart stop playing the Thump Harp because some tears begin to roll from his eye. "*Sob* This perhaps answear your question if I am "Okay"?" Heart try to recover and then talk once again. "...I sorry. I still recovering myself..."

He try to play a little more the harp trying to calm himself. "...do you know how Rose and I meet in the first time?"

[Dragonstrike]

Heart barely need to look behind to see Gallade and Nathan coming. He was watching Moltres. He look at the flames of the pyre before he answear Warren question. "...more or less. Moltres its pretty much tired and weaken after summon his flames so many times. Its gonna take more time than before he can regain a more health state."

"Now about me? I lost my partneer and best friend. Because..." Heart stop playing the Thump Harp because some tears begin to roll from his eye. "*Sob* This perhaps answear your question if I am "Okay"?" Heart try to recover and then talk once again. "...I sorry. I still recovering myself..."

He try to play a little more the harp trying to calm himself. "...do you know how Rose and I meet in the first time?"

Gallade sits on the other side of Heart.  He and Nathan both want to be reassuring presences right now. They're both here to listen and be there for their friend.

"I don't think you've told me how you and Rose met, no."

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

Heart barely need to look behind to see Gallade and Nathan coming. He was watching Moltres. He look at the flames of the pyre before he answear Warren question. "...more or less. Moltres its pretty much tired and weaken after summon his flames so many times. Its gonna take more time than before he can regain a more health state."

"Now about me? I lost my partneer and best friend. Because..." Heart stop playing the Thump Harp because some tears begin to roll from his eye. "*Sob* This perhaps answear your question if I am "Okay"?" Heart try to recover and then talk once again. "...I sorry. I still recovering myself..."

He try to play a little more the harp trying to calm himself. "...do you know how Rose and I meet in the first time?"

Gallade sits on the other side of Heart.  He and Nathan both want to be reassuring presences right now.  They're both here to listen and be there for their friend.

"I don't think you've told me how you and Rose met, no."

(I have the perfect song for that story)

Frozen Silence - Angel's Redemption - beautiful harp, sad music

Heart at the same time he was telling the story he was playing the same music as the video.

"...its happens many, many years ago. Way before my family demise...me and my younger brother, Angelo, was playing in the garden of our family...Until we meet something...odd. We heard a huge cry, and someone hurt. We run towards where its was the cry..."

"A Infernape, holding in his arms a Egg. She was deadly wounds...he would not survive for much time. She would not survive for long, so we think in call for help...but she stopped us. She just...look to us, with wounds all around her body. She hold the Egg, almost begging to us:"

Please...protect my child...

"The way she act, to protect her child...even for us children how could we denied her wish? I gently grab her egg with my tiny hands...she looks...grateful...she...then slowy close her eyes...and die..."

"Me and my brother then promise to protect the little one. With our lifes. We never tell our father, only to our mother...When the destruction of my clan happened, when our house was burned to the ground...when that woman with snake eyes and red hair disappear, and I could see was the members of my clans dead...And I see the body of my brother in our mother arms, I see something...a tiny egg, the same one we save so many years ago..."

Heart eyes then begin to roll even more. "My young brother...Angelo, he was a true hero. He was so much younger than me, but despite that he have such heart made of gold, putting the good of others...and he die as he live...When I touch the Egg...I was capable of see...his soul. And my mother. One last time..."

"Than between in that mortal flames, the Egg hatch, in the moment I feel in more despair...a baby Chimchar. She was...so little. So inocent...Despite all tragedy that happens, she was capable of give me some...warm, and hope. And love...And I failed. Once again, I failed to protect someone of my family."

With teary eyes I look to Nathan and Gallde. "Is this my fate Nathan? To simple suffer and lost everything that I care and love? First my family and Clan. And now...my own Pokemon sister."

Heart rage boiled inside of him in see such injustice. He shout to the sky. "IS THIS SOME SORT OF SICK JOKE OF YOU ARCEUS!? YOU BIG COWARD! I SERVE YOU FOR YEARS, EXPECTING YOU WOULD GIVE ME SOME PEACE! But...ALL YOU DO IS HIDE BEHIND YOU RIDICULOUS THRONE! COME HERE! I WILL STRIKE FROM YOUR THRONE YOU FAKE GOD!"