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Post by seraphflonne on Jun 16, 2020 6:42:21 GMT
Kai speeds over to Evelyn in a burst of water, colliding with the girl as he shouts "Come on then, just a few more hits!!"Keahi wasted no time in getting out of the way of whatever was beneath her, flashing through Evelyn, leaving the girl with light burns before turning back around to her and breathing out a huge wave of flame, intending on ending it as fast as she could. Aqua Jet AC 2 Acc 17 32 Water Physical
Fire Dance, Evelyn loses a Tick Heat Wave VS Evelyn AC 4 Acc 13(14) 79 Fire Special (Resisted one step less)
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Post by DataNinja on Jun 17, 2020 0:09:03 GMT
The attacks of fire and water mix in a flurry of heat and steam, and this, finally, seems to shock Evelyn out of things... as the plate falls from her body and shatters on the ground. She stays standing for a moment longer, before she, too, collapses, first to her knees, then on the ground. All around, the ripples of energy wink out. A rainbow of energy fills the sky momentarily, in an eerie beauty that belies the conflict moments before, before it's blown away by the winds gusting from the ocean. Ruby wastes no time rushing over, checking Evelyn's pulse, and getting a potion into her. "Alright... good. Looks like she'll be fine," she says, relieved. "Let's go get her to the Center, then we can figure out what to do from there." "No." Ayah speaks bluntly, walking over with her white-blue fox. "You take her there. Make sure she stays safe. But I'm going after the people who did this. Snowdrop can track them. And we can confront them before they get too far.""You can't do that on your own!" Ruby protests. "I will if I have to. But if Theo and Kai will come, I'll have them." There's a cold fury from Ayah. "Another friend hurt because of them. I'm not going to let them get away with it. They showed themselves now." She glances at the two boys. "Are you coming with me? Or do I have to kick their faces in myself?"You can bump all your 'mon to level 40.
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Post by Robot on Jun 17, 2020 2:04:57 GMT
Recalling Six, the boy doesn't seem to have any wind in his sails, but he nods quietly at Ayah's statement. Hosing his angry looking cuts and scratches with what little medicine he has in hand, he squares his jaw with a determined air. Evelyn had inflicted much on his ideals, but the desire to protect Ayah remained, at least. (Theo heals 40 Hp from 2 potions.)
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Post by seraphflonne on Jun 17, 2020 19:11:08 GMT
"Ye-yeah, I'm good. A little frazzled, but there's no time to worry about that" He's breathing heavy as he talks, the islander having clearly had some issues he just came to terms with. There wasn't time to calm down though, Kai joined Theo in pulling out some medicine and applying it quick, giving Ayah a firm nod to tell her when he was ready. 2 Potions used, healed 39 HP
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Post by DataNinja on Jun 17, 2020 23:50:57 GMT
With the affirmation, Ayah asks her Ninetales to go after the culprits. And so the pair of them bound off, Snowdrop leading, with Ayah not far behind. It's reminiscent in a way of the race that led up to this whole mess, though without Ruby this time.
The path leads them through the city for a bit, before turning, and ending up towards a rocky stretch of beach, far more deserted than the nice, sandy beaches around.
There are some voices that can be heard, over the sounds of the waves.
"Did we get enough?" "No. If we jump back now, we'll be a little short of the minimum we needed. We'll have to do another before then."
"Yeah, well, you're not going to be doing any others today," Ayah says, rounding the bend. She stands in front of two recognizable figures, much the same as they were back in Rustboro. The man's carrying a container that seems to be shining with rainbow energy inside, from the transparent part on the outside.
"Oh," Valentine says. "Well... isn't this a surprise." She turns to Tynan. "So much for you making sure we'd be undisturbed."
The man shrugs. "I didn't account for that," he gestures to the Ninetales, before sighing. "What do you all want?"
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Post by Robot on Jun 18, 2020 1:00:04 GMT
"To know how many lives you're going to ruin before you're satisfied." Theodore's tone was hollow, and he kept the brim of his hat down over his eyes. "News delivered propaganda only goes so far, but I've had every friend but one turn on me. I nearly watched a girl kill her own father, people being encased, suffocated, frozen. Just so you can walk away with some stupid bauble and leave someone else to clean up your mess." There was a slow, dull crack as the boy's fist tightened enough that his nails made his palm start to bleed.
"I sure don't feel like a better person for the hell you've put me through."
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Post by seraphflonne on Jun 19, 2020 20:07:28 GMT
Kai glares at the container, considering what would happen if they tried to shatter it or something of that sort. He grits his teeth for a second before opening his mouth. "So you two are behind all this? I don't really believe the reason on TV so why? For that thing you have right there?"
His hand was hovering over Coronet's, sorely tempted to release his own fox onto the field immediately but holding back just in case they deign to actually answer any questions.
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Post by DataNinja on Jun 19, 2020 20:34:05 GMT
"Well, then you were weak," Valentine says, looking at Theo, "and unworthy of this gift. You should be happy. You were amongst the first to receive this blessing. Soon all will be so lucky. Besides," she grins, maliciously. "No pain, no gain."
"Look," Tynan sighs. "I never wanted you all involved. It just... happened. We needed this energy to make this all work, and your attunement to the Mega Stones seemed to magnify the release. I never wanted any destruction, or pain. Just that final burst tends to be far, far more than what's passively released. So that's what we were told to make happen."
"So... you said that you need one more?" Ayah says. "And that Mega Stones have something to do with this?"
"Yes, you're a smart cookie," Valentine says, patronizingly.
"Well, here then. I have something for you," she rummages in her bag. Theo can tell that her voice may be tightly calm, her body language is shaking with anger. "You can have it, and then nobody has to be hurt again any longer."
"See, I knew you were smart. We can use that Mega Stone of yours," the woman says, stretching out with a gloved arm.
"...who said anything about a Mega Stone?" Ayah asks, and there's a brief flash of confusion on Valentine's face, before the blue-haired girl, lightning-fast, pulls down the glove on the offered arm, and slams it with the hand that was in her bag. A hand with a pink plate.
There's a look of shock on Valentine's face as she sinks to the ground, dazed, the plate absorbing into her skin, now covered in a rainbow light. And a fury on Ayah's. "You selfish, goddamn bitch! You've done nothing but hurt people, always. Hurting my friends, especially, but anyone! There would be volunteers out there! People who could willingly go in to try and unlock power! Petalburg showed that this wasn't good, this wasn't ready, none of this should have happened," the girl is crying now, yelling through sobs. "I told you I didn't want to do this! But you went ahead and did it anyways! None of this is good, none of it's right! And you didn't even care! So here! Here's your comeuppance! Nobody else has to hurt because of you! Nobody..." She trails off, falling to her knees, wordlessly crying.
"Oh, Ayah..." Tynan says, softly, with a mixture of sympathy and exasperation. "You stupid girl... I don't know how I can get you out of this one..."
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Post by Robot on Jun 19, 2020 20:52:51 GMT
"...All this time, opening up. All this time worrying and sacrificing... trying to protect you. And you were a part of it? No... word of warning... just... how many did you plate..." Theodore's voice was a dry whisper. Evelyn had been right, he really didn't know anything. Love was just a word for giving someone the means to twist the knife. His expression distant, the look of betrayal and grief was profound, his breathing shallow and fast.
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Post by seraphflonne on Jun 19, 2020 21:36:34 GMT
Kai's twists into hurt, unsure how to process any of this. Despite his face moving through several expressions, shock, pain, confusion, but it settled on firming up into a look of determination. No matter what was going on, a fight was going to happen and it wasn't worth making this more complicated. "I don't really know what's going on, but we aren't going to have time to talk here in a minute! We can figure this out later Theodore!"He threw out Coronet as he spoke, feeling a small twinge of regret at it, but forcing it down. It wasn't the fox's fault it was the same as Ayah's own mon... and they still didn't know the full story! "Keep your eyes on that one, Coronet!"Said fox stared in confusion all around for a moment, before listening to it's trainer and focusing down on the target and flaring it's tails in preparation. Inits (if needed) Kai 16 Coronet 25
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Post by DataNinja on Jun 19, 2020 22:06:25 GMT
"Just... just the one in Petalburg," Ayah says, staggering to her feet. "I thought it would be a good thing... I was told it was a good thing. But then... I s-saw the forest. And knew. It wasn't, it couldn't be."
"I'm sorry, Theo. I really am. I wanted this to be over. I... I wanted to hide from it. It... I couldn't stand against my family. Especially not my sister. She told me it would all be worth it in the end... It hasn't been... it really hasn't. It's just been pain on top of pain on top of pain..."
"That one is right, though," Tynan says, nodding towards Kai. "Lorana's probably going to wake up soon. And be... very irritable, to say the least. I would recommend us give her some room in case there's something particularly nasty that appears around her, and then work on ceasing that problem. Then we can figure out what we're doing. Is that acceptable?"
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Post by Robot on Jun 19, 2020 23:14:06 GMT
"You... you let it all happen. You let Ruby become a spectacle and try to kill Steven... you... you let Kai become terrified of himself. Me to lose my way... over... and over... a silent witness... knowing what was being done... knowing what was coming. Never your pain..." Theo trailed off, so fixated on that sense of betrayal that he doesn't seem to be registering what Kai is saying at first. "Kai... this was never about us. We were a means to an end. Let's go look after Ruby and Evelyn. I'm... I'm done. If they want their perfect world, they can do their own cleanup."
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Post by seraphflonne on Jun 19, 2020 23:32:24 GMT
Kai looked over at Theo, a little lost for a moment, but shook his head. "Sorry Theo, Not leaving. Go if you want, but I'm not gonna just... chance this getting out of hand and hurting innocent bystanders, no matter how scared I am!"
The islander walks closer to the plated individual, making sure to keep some distance but making it clear that he wasn't leaving til this was dealt with. He turned to Ayah, giving her a nod. "Let's take care of this mess you made, Alright Ayah?"
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Post by DataNinja on Jun 19, 2020 23:40:11 GMT
"I couldn't control them… I tried to stop it... and didn't want to hurt you..." Ayah says, before she trails off. "No... you're right. I should have done things differently. It's my fault. I'm sorry. I... I love you, Theo, and I know... I know you won't ever forgive me." She looks at Tynan. "Once this... once she's taken care of. I'm... I'm coming back with you. I have to make this better. I have to... have to fix everything."
The man runs his fingers through his hair, sighing. "That would probably be for the best. I don't know how this is all going to go down. I wanted to keep the both of you safe. I don't know if I can do that now. I'll... do my best, though." He releases a Pokémon in front of him, a thin, small, almost origami-like shape. Yet another peculiar one. "Never thought it would come to this..."
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Post by Robot on Jun 20, 2020 0:00:47 GMT
"..." Theodore releases Six, and mega evolves the enormous Pokemon. "Love is just pain that hasn't happened yet. I don't need it anymore, not from anyone." His breathing shuddered as he clamped a hand hard enough against the top of his hat to crumple it. "If I'm breathing when we're done with her... ain't nobody leaving. Make your choice."
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Post by DataNinja on Jun 20, 2020 0:38:19 GMT
Both Ayah and Tynan stay silent, though the girl doesn't seem able to meet the eyes of any of the others. Lorana begins to stir on the ground, the rainbow sheen fading... before she bolts up, the air rippling around her as though it really doesn't want to be there. "Alright, that's it," she snarls. "I have had it, with all of you! I don't need any of you anymore! I am going to make all of you wish you had never been born. And then, when I'm finally done with you, I am going to kill you. And it will be so satisfying.""No, tell us how you really feel.""You've laughed at my expense for long enough!" the woman snaps, a Pokeball snapping open by her side. It's a colossal structure of bricks and eyes, but it begins to morph and evolve into something more... monstrous. "You will all pay. And it will be delicious.""Stop being so dramatic, Lor, thanks," Tynan says, his Pokémon seeming to fold and unfold repeatedly into a sharper configuration. Kartana uses Laser Focus. Map
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Post by seraphflonne on Jun 20, 2020 1:14:09 GMT
Kai keeps his distance at first, deciding to scope out the enemy monster from afar as best he could by sending in Coronet. "Alright, strike hard and fast buddy, and lay on the ice!"Coronet nodded, prancing forward and letting it's tails fly high as it released a beam of ice straight at the big monster of metal. Kai Bind S Attack Stratagem for 2 AP Tinted Lens for 1 AP
Coronet Ice Beam VS Stakataka AC 2 Acc 15 (16) 51 Special Ice Damage (Resisted one step less) Kai Pays 1 AP to raise S Attack of Coronet by 1 stage
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Post by DataNinja on Jun 20, 2020 2:37:05 GMT
Said metal monster looks a little irate at the beam of ice, but mostly swats it aside. It very much seems like a tough nut to crack. Snowdrop joins in the attack, and doesn't seem to hit as hard... but she tries. Ayah mostly just backs up, still in shock. "It's funny, you know," Lorana says, absently. "It's funny how fragile bonds are. Love, trust, friendship... all can be shattered in an instant. I can taste it floating here in the air." She grins. "Good. That's a lot of pain. But you know what else?" She gestures towards Coronet, and the fox gets a funny look on its face before it concentrates and unleashes a blast of cold at Magnificent Six. "Those bonds can be subverted."The Ninetales seems to shake off what went wrong afterwards, but that, unfortunately, doesn't save Six. The tree falls, the wounds from the prior fight too great. Coronet hits with Ice Beam. Snowdrop hits with Freeze-Dry. Six takes 36 damage, an injury, and Faints from Coronet's Freeze-Dry.
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Post by Robot on Jun 21, 2020 1:52:44 GMT
"I'm not anyone's toy, Ayah had the right of that." Theo muttered darkly as Winchester hit the field. "We're running this one different Winny. Lead in with a Gastro Acid and get ready fer some shenanigans." Theodore binds Pinpoint Strike, Winchester lands Gastro Acid on Stakkatakka and disables its Suction Cups ability. Winchester uses Suction Cups to gain 5 DR.
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Post by DataNinja on Jun 21, 2020 4:20:27 GMT
"Not anyone's toy," Lorana repeats, laughing hysterically. "Oh, you will be. Don't you worry. I see the strings of love, of misery, of despair. I will make sure that all of them are tangled so much that every moment will be exquisite suffering. Bound to her, unable to bring yourself to leave, but reliving every moment of that agony. Until my hatred of you all finally abates."
The strange creature in front of Winchester seems to react poorly to the acid, some of the constituent parts shaking away from the others, losing some structural integrity. But there's not really any damage to it. It lets out a roar as it raises into the sky some, before spitting a barrage of rocks at Tynan and his Pokémon. The man winces, mostly covering the metal container in his hands. His Pokémon, on the other hand, looks... relatively fine, despite being visibly paper thin. The rocks just seem to split on either side of it as they fall on it. "Alright, Ronin, show her what exactly we can do, since all of this is going to hell anyways," Tynan says, sighing. The paper glides, before darting towards the pile of bricks. It doesn't make a motion of attack, it just... glides through the pile like it's not even there. Though the bricks certainly seems to feel it, as several seem to go "limp" (at least with regards to bricks), and an entire clawed arm seems to fall apart. Things seem to be looking a little bit up. "Sorry, Tika. It's nothing personal. You just got dealt a bad hand."Stakataka is hit by Gastro Acid. Stakataka uses Magnet Rise. Kartana is hit by Rock Slide. It's not very effective... Tynan is hit by Rock Slide.
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