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Post by Robot on Aug 16, 2019 16:50:22 GMT
Again and again Polaris tried for easier prey then Mica. "Dusty, get up...I know you better then that." Mica encouraged, the dragon shaking herself off and getting upright again. They shared a smile before the Vibrava let out a croon and arched her back, launching a massive wave of debris against Polaris' flank, Mica following suit perfectly. The pair hammering away in unison.
(48 Rock Physical and Flinch, followed by 68 Rock Physical.)
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Post by DataNinja on Aug 16, 2019 23:11:33 GMT
"I... I'm fine..." Dusty says, before her and Mica hammer Polaris with stones. "You won't be." Polaris retorts, her voice much deeper than before, before she gestures, and a torrent of rocks drops from the sky on top of Mica and her Vibrava. Mica isn't hurt much by it, but it's enough to cause Dusty to finally slump down, quiet. Polaris is Flinched, Staggered and takes an injury from Dusty's Rock Slide. Polaris is hit by Rock Slide. Mica takes 22 Damage from Rock Slide. Dusty takes 52 damage, 2 injuries, and Faints from Rock Slide. Map
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Post by Breakthelevee on Aug 17, 2019 0:46:57 GMT
" Neither will you" Donovan attempts to yell back, though his voice was still strained. This time, his vines went true and struck into the massive creature, pulling more energy back into himself. Donovan uses Mega Drain with a 14 vs AC 2 for 81 Special Grass Damage and heals half
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Post by DataNinja on Aug 17, 2019 3:16:31 GMT
Donovan's vines once more leech life from his foe, as she seems unable to hit either him or Mica, her attention divided between them both. Eventually, she manages to hit Mica with an orb of mud, finally getting somewhat through the Bonsly's tough defenses. Polaris is Staggered by Mega Drain. Donovan heals 31 damage. Polaris misses with Mud Bomb. Polaris misses with Acrobatics. Mica takes 52 damage and an injury from Mud Bomb.
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Post by Robot on Aug 17, 2019 22:47:10 GMT
"So you -can- still talk." Came Mica's voice from behind the abomination before the Bonsly again plowed into Polaris' midsection (60 Dark Physical Damage). "Not that I guess it matters anymore..." Mica grimaced at the feel of the grit and wet dragging along her rocky skin.
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Post by Breakthelevee on Aug 17, 2019 22:52:39 GMT
Useless, useless, useless! Donovan thought to himself. Even in her monstrous form Polaris wasn't able to hit them. One by one her attacks would miss. He knew Axiom would be more of a threat, and even with her embarrassments, Donovan knew better than to take Polaris lightly, especially in this form. Once more he let his vines fly, almost being at a point where he felt safe enough to stop trying to regain his energy. Almost. Donovan uses Mega Drain with a 13 vs AC2 for 85 special Grass damage and heals half
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Post by DataNinja on Aug 17, 2019 23:30:18 GMT
"So you can understand," Polaris says, mimicking Mica's tone. "Not that it matters anymore." Her body seems to be rather unstable now, beginning to flow around in ways that bodies really shouldn't. "I have power to protect her. I can't lose," she punctuates the harsh tones of the last word with a ferocious swipe at Donovan, causing gashes along his body. He's able to heal some of them from his draining, though, it's not enough to restore everything. ...it does seem to take the last of her energy, though, as she writhes, weakly repeating "No..." over and over, before it becomes too quiet to hear. A burst of energy emanates from her and fades, before her body begins to collapse in upon itself, fading to a paler colour. It stops at around the size of Polaris herself, before flowing onto the ground. Left there, lying unconscious on the frosted ground, is a raven-haired girl wearing just enough clothes for modesty, and a pink cartoony-faced blob with an iridescent sheen on it. The girl's beginning to shiver in the cold, her lips already starting to turn blueish. Polaris takes damage from Feint Attack. Donovan takes 79 damage and 2 injuries. Polaris Faints from Mega Drain. Donovan heals 33 damage. Take a Milestone for this, and 600 EXP to split amongst your teams - nothing can reach above level 30 with this.
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Post by Breakthelevee on Aug 17, 2019 23:41:16 GMT
A scowl on his face as blood drips from his wounds, Donovan shifts back to his human form and storms over towards where Polaris lay on the ground. The first thing he does is open his bag and throw a thick blanket over Polaris, wrapping her enough that she was lying on the blanket instead of the ground. Then he pulled out his Pokedex and pointed it at the blob, attempting to figure out what the thing was, though he expected it had something to do with either her transformation, or her powers but he wasn't entirely sure which. Upon realizing it was a Ditto, he was even more unsure exactly what had just happened. "Mica." He says after a moment "Will you keep an eye on the Ditto. Maybe try and keep it from doing anything if it wakes up. I want to see if she's still being affected by the Plates before she regains consciousness. We can deal with her more then" He looked down at the ground and wiped a bit of blood away "And thank you. For everything"
With that he pulls out the Grass Plate and attempts to converge the energy sources between it and Polaris, trying to see if there's any kind of reaction from a foreign energy source like another Plate. Or anything else Axiom might have done
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Post by Robot on Aug 18, 2019 2:39:09 GMT
"You're welcome." Came her reply in a small, somber voice. Dusty was returned to her ball, and Mica tossed the Ditto to one side before fetching a bedroll from her pack. Slipping the poorly dressed girl into it, Mica squeezed in alongside her to keep her warm, ignorant to whatever Donovan might have been attempting. Polaris getting hypothermia was not on her agenda.
"Could you make a fire? She's really cold."
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Post by DataNinja on Aug 18, 2019 2:45:03 GMT
There seems to be a brief pang from the Plate, perhaps of recognition, but it soon essentially fades. Donovan does note that the Plate seems to be the exact same temperature in the cold as it was in the Spring heat - it was somewhat cool stone then, and feels like somewhat warm stone now. He also gets the feeling that he could probably try and concentrate, and use the Plates themselves to change things in the world, much like what happens involuntarily when they're released... maybe.
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Post by Breakthelevee on Aug 19, 2019 4:29:01 GMT
"She's damn lucky I even bothered to put the blanket over her instead of finishing her off when she was down. So no, I'm not gonna start a fire and bring more attention to where we are" Donovan says coldly.
So he could unleash the power of the Plates on command, well with a little work. Which, if he had figured that out then he was sure Axiom had as well. So how much more had the world changed, and where would it end? He sighed and contemplated the Grass Plate as he recalled Aster with one hand and slid the Plate into his bag with the other. Should....Should he tell Mica about what they....he? Could do? His stomach turned for a second at the thought. On the one hand there's the chance it could change things in their favor, give them an edge in this fight. But he knew she wouldn't be for it, especially since they had set out to stop someone from attempting to become a god, not try to themselves.
Continuing the path he had been going in the first place he called back "Do with the terrorist what you want. I'm going to town to resupply and try and figure out if there's a way to learn what Temples she hit. You were right that I shouldn't bother going to any that she's already been to. What's the point. I'll let the authorities know that she was out here, so if you leave her I bet they'll be by eventually."
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Post by Robot on Aug 19, 2019 6:30:39 GMT
"People can change if you give them the chance to." Was the only answer Mica could give. "I will find out what I can, and then come find you." When it came down to it, they were all wounded Pokemon, continuously lashing out at each other. Donovan could thank her one moment and be so embittered the next. The idea that he would let anyone suffer and die made her insides grow cold.
Had their journey really been that rough on his soul? The bright floral smelling boy that worried about bogging her down and wanting to help everyone, now the pragmatic antihero? Mica drew her pack close and rifled through the contents for some medicine.
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Post by DataNinja on Aug 19, 2019 20:40:30 GMT
Donovan
Following the light trail leading away from the Temple that he knew from looking at maps would eventually lead to the small village of Pasquia, Donovan is surrounded by silence. The cold weather seems to have driven most of the activity of the world down - especially this close to the Temples. There's the occasional call or noise from deeper into the forest, but even the notorious marshy areas are beginning to freeze over, causing most of the insects living around to go into hibernation.
He makes his way through the poorly-trodden path in the underbrush, before coming to the much larger trail, hearing some noise. There's a large man packed for travel in bulky warm clothes heading along the path towards him and the city, a large fluffy Arcanine running back and forth beside him, tongue lolling out happily.
Mica
Polaris slowly warms up and stops shivering, wrapped in the blanket with Mica. Eventually, her eyes flutter open, and she looks around, clearly confused and disoriented. "Huh? What?" Her Vesperian accent is very clearly much less pronounced than when she was in costume. "What happened... why are you... why am I..?" She stares at the blankets, and Mica can feel the girl's hand touch both of their legs under the blanket questioningly. "Last I remember... we were fighting... and then Prisma was squeezing... and then..." she suddenly looks around frantically, bolting upright before shivering because she let in a bunch of cold air. "Prisma?" She calls, looking towards Mica. "My Ditto, have you seen him?"
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Post by Robot on Aug 20, 2019 2:28:53 GMT
"Easy." Mica cautioned in a tone one might reserve for a skittish Pokemon. "Prisma is right here," the well muscled girl scooped the pink blob up from beside the sleeping bag, and turned to show Polaris. "He just needs rest."
The raven-haired girl would have noticed her bandages almost right away. Mica had taken particular care with her midsection with how much abuse she had taken. There was no judgement or anger, just an unflapping curiosity and an interest in who and what her new friend was in her expression and posturing. "I'll have Drampa carry you until we find a place I can build a fire. Just keep warm for now." Mica moved to wriggle free of the sleeping bag, in little more then her small clothes, and started throwing her heavier gear on with all due speed.
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Post by Breakthelevee on Aug 21, 2019 0:15:07 GMT
For a moment, Donovan considers attempting to hide, but deep down he knew that was a bad idea. Not only was he never very good at hiding, he knew that would make him look even more suspicious. As is, he was just a person out on their own heading towards the town. He debated disappearing back into the woods and taking the long way around, or ignoring the fellow and continuing to walk forward, or releasing Larkspur and attempting to just ride away before any conversation could occur.
Instead, he put a smile on his face and nodded to the newcomer and his Pokemon, a classic reaction from hikers coming across others on the trail "Good afternoon" He says with a chipper voice
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Post by DataNinja on Aug 21, 2019 4:03:16 GMT
Mica
"Ah, oh, okay..." Polaris says, looking a lot more settled now. "He hasn't been away from my side for... well, years at this point. I was worried." She shifts around as Mica gets out of the sleeping bag. "Ouch. You guys really packed a wallop there," she weakly chuckles, before looking around. "Wait, uh... where is your friend? I didn't... I didn't kill him, did I?" The girl sounds horrified at the though.
Donovan
"Oh, hey there," the other says, starting a little, apparently lost in his own world. "Sorry, you startled me. Wasn't expecting to see anyone else on the roads, really, this time of year. Travel season's generally long past."
He laughs, and calls to his Arcanine, who's excitedly running towards the newcomer. "Ease up there, Rusty, don't bowl over the poor fellow." The dog slows to a trot instead, and sits down in front of Donovan, peering up as though asking for pets. "Don't worry, he doesn't bite outside of battles," the man says. "And sometimes not even in them, the softie. Anyways, what brings you out to this neck of the woods? Trying to find that last bug before they all disappear for the winter, too?"
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Post by Robot on Aug 21, 2019 9:20:15 GMT
"We have different ways of dealing with the challenges we have overcome, and Donovan is very stressed with everything we have gone through with the plates." Mica explained evasively at first as she released Drampa and moved to secure the sleeping bag, Polaris and all to his back.
"He headed for town to report you to the authorities, that is why I am not just making a fire here. I am not ready to give up on you." A pause and she showed Polaris her hands and forearms, covered in all manner of scars. "Some of my best friends have hurt me alot before we got to that point. You and Donovan aren't any different that way."
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Post by Breakthelevee on Aug 22, 2019 3:31:59 GMT
Donovan pat the Arcainine on the top of the head as he nodded at the guy "Yeah. I have a Hive Combee and I was hoping to help him grow a little more while I was in the area. I had my fingers crossed that I would still run into one, but I guess I underestimated how empty it would be out here" He says with a laugh
"My name's Daniel Blume, by the way" Donovan says holding out a hand in greeting "I'm going around Vesperia and seeing the sights, so lemme know if there's anything you think can't be missed"
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Post by DataNinja on Aug 22, 2019 19:01:47 GMT
Mica
"Ah, I see," Polaris says. "Well... glad he's not dead, at least. He seemed nice." She looks up at Mica. "Not sure... why you're taking care of me, though. I know it was nothing personal, but we were fighting and all just a, uh, few minutes? ago." She weakly chuckles again. "Don't know why you'd have the idea that we can be friends, though. You didn't even accept my coffee invitation." The tone is teasing, and she winks, though.
"Ah, I appreciate it, though... if I'm gonna get locked up and everything, I'd rather it be for my principals. Not some chick who's not even telling me the full story here. Got all caught up in the possibility that everything could return to how it was... didn't even really think of what else that could mean."
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"Ah, pleased to meetcha," the man says, taking the offered hand and giving it a hearty shake. "Brent." His Arcanine groofs in greeting, too. "And you've already met Rusty."
"Yeah, stuff likes to hide once it starts to get real cold. Was hoping that there'd be another week or two of niceish weather. Been looking for a Yanma - my daughter's getting old enough to handle the responsibility, and that's what she's been wanting for her birthday. But," he shrugs, "Nothing. Gonna swing off to the side a bit before getting back home, check to see if there might be some there that I missed. If you want to come with, if there're any bugs, there'll probably be at least a few. Might be a Combee trying for some last flowers that weren't killed off."
"As for sights," he gives a hearty laugh, "man, you've come to the wrong place here. There's marsh, and trees, and flat land. Ain't no sights to see here. Got some good cooking stops, and a decent arcade, but, this is a small place. Most people coming here are just to take the ferry off to Belle Isle out there. This isn't a destination, so much as a rest stop." Brent shrugs. "Can't say I know much 'bout the rest of the Region, but Turngate always sounds like a place to see. All spooky and haunting and stuff. Sounds like a perfect tourist place to spice things up."
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Post by Robot on Aug 22, 2019 23:12:39 GMT
"I don't really like Coffee, it's too bitter." Mica commented quietly as she walked alongside Drampa, guiding him towards rockier terrain to find shelter where she might build a fire. "Can't really tell how sincere you were being either, kiss and all, I am not good with words. Words or talking, or people." The girl shrugged dismissively. "I am taking care of you, because the moment a human or Pokemon is treated like an obstacle instead of a person, the world becomes a worse place."
There was something about her tone that suggested greater upset then what she was discussing, but the statement continued unabated after a deep breath. "The Drampa you are riding would get attached to people in a town, then rampage when things got rough. The Mayor there wanted it dead or gone. Working against not with. Destroying instead of building. The most basic thing my sensei taught me was to direct force. Small movements make big changes."
Mica began to collect branches and the odd fallen log as they continued along together. "I am helping you because Donovan left you to freeze, and after all this time..." Wet built in her eyes and she settled a hand across her heart. "Junthem was right, he got me good." Scrubbing her eyes with a sleeve, she exhaled shakily.
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