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Post by DataNinja on Jul 22, 2019 2:52:46 GMT
As the group walks, they thankfully find that the volcanic ash lessens as the light breeze shifts more to the north-west, and the sneeze-inducing particulate remains only on the ground as a coating that's kicked up whenever anyone walks through it. Ayah, at least, seems to enjoy running through the stuff, though, leaving a trail of greenery in her wake.
It's not terribly long before everyone hears a series of piercing shrill cries through the air, that grate at one's teeth. Looking upwards, they appear to be coming from a trio of metallic birds soaring above, and making some dive-bombing attacks at somewhere a little ways off in the distance.
"I think we should see what's going on over there," Evelyn says, a bit of a glint in her eyes looking at the birds. "I like the look of them."
"They look kinda dangerous to me..." Ayah says.
Ruby just seems to mutter something about seeing enough Skarmory for one lifetime.
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Post by Robot on Jul 22, 2019 11:40:20 GMT
Theodore squints from under the brim of his hat up at the circling birds. "One heck of a shine offa them birds, I'm all fer intervening. Ain't met a bird yet that was up to any good, buzzards the bunch of'em." Jaw set, Theodore started off in that direction without much consensus from the others.
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Post by seraphflonne on Jul 23, 2019 21:41:59 GMT
Kai glanced at Evelyn, taking note of that. When he noticed Theo was just heading off, he gave a little sigh, before trudging behind him. "Guess that settles that, Come on everyone, better together than apart."
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Post by Breakthelevee on Jul 24, 2019 4:03:09 GMT
As both of the others took of, Cole shrugged and followed after. Skarmory are strong and the only bird he had at the moment was Kale. Maybe one would be a good fit for him....or something.
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 24, 2019 5:11:29 GMT
Ayah and Ruby sigh, and seem to exchange glances before following after the other four, not wanting to be left behind.
With Evelyn and Cole forging the path, the group soon come upon a sight in a clearing - about a half dozen spotted bear-like humanoids (and one more clown-like) running around in a panic, with the three metallic birds swooping down and raking at the smaller Pokémon with their talons and wings. Every time one of the prey attempts to escape, one of the birds makes sure to herd it back in to be attacked by the others.
"Oh, uh, maybe we should... just stay out of this?" Ruby asks.
"But the little ones are kinda cute..."
"It's just nature taking its course."
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Post by Breakthelevee on Jul 27, 2019 2:10:54 GMT
"T, you wanna stop this like the one in the forest? Can't be letting any birds do any bullying,eh?" Cole says as he releases Cumin next to him. Hab wouldn't be as much help against things with wings as the Charmeleon.
"Besides, nature taking its course doesn't change the fact that a Skarmory would be pretty nifty on my team." He says with a laugh and a wink
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Post by Robot on Jul 27, 2019 12:45:32 GMT
"Pretty well. Working with Grandpa, we was always fighting off birds. They came to eat the seed, then they came to eat the berries, and the bug Pokemon we encouraged to come round to pollinate. Farmer's worst nightmare."
Squinting at the metallic shapes as they circled and dove he rested a hand over one ball, then the other. "Hrm. Better be Lone Ranger!" The Starmie hit the ground in a flash of light, Theodore whistling loudly up at the predators. "Pick on somebody that can fight back yeh buzzards!"
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Post by seraphflonne on Jul 27, 2019 19:05:59 GMT
Kai just sighed, giving a shrug as he reached for Keahi's ball, tossing her out beside him. "I'm only in this for helping the little ones, nothing wrong with a little combat. Besides, Keahi could use the exercise!"
Keahi gave him a stink eye for a moment, letting out an annoyed hiss before turning towards the steel birds.
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 27, 2019 23:13:38 GMT
The birds screech once more as their hunting is interrupted, turning to hiss metallically at the Trainers and their Pokémon. Even the fire types don't seem to give them particularly any pause. The pandalikes on the ground take the opportunities to cower near the boulders, apparently thinking that that might protect them a little better than running around in panic - a tactic that might work better if they hid on the opposite side of the rocks from the birds. "Okay, Maddie," Evelyn says to her Lucario, who she'd called out, "make sure not to hurt them too much. I want one." Ayah and Ruby seem to be staying back, watching. Ayah seems to be nervously holding a ball, just in case something goes wrong, but Ruby appears unconcerned. Map
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Post by Robot on Jul 29, 2019 12:43:55 GMT
"Alright Ranger, we're calling the far one out. Give it yer best shot and then take cover." The Starmie let out a humming sigh, it's rear set of arms spinning up.
Theodore binds Trick Shot and Long Shot as a priority Standard + Shift, Starmie fires Bubblebeam at S2 as a standard, then activates Blender as a shift. Starmie is capped at 9 Evasion and has Illuminate.
Bubblebeam powerfully strikes home on Initiative 21, dealing 88 Water Special Damage, the bubbles violently exploding on impact.
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Post by seraphflonne on Jul 29, 2019 14:54:22 GMT
Kai lets out a whistle at the beam firing off, Theodore could make anything scary. Better not waste any time though. "Come on Keahi, we don't wanna be too outdone here, Show'em what your fire is like!"With the orders given, Keahi wasted no time scurrying around a couple of the spotted bears, before firing off a gout of flame from it's maw at the closest bird. Brutal Orders Ember VS S3 AC 2 Accuracy 4 Damage 48 Fire Special (43 if Tied Initiative)
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 29, 2019 17:02:39 GMT
Lone Ranger's shot entirely knocks a bird from the sky, causing it to hit the ground with a thud and stop moving beyond twitching. Keahi's movement and fire seem to send the Spinda into a bit of a panic, as they lash out wildly, as though trying to get it away. Both miss in their panicky state, though. The lizard's fire does seem to do a lot, though, causing the bird to scream in pain, clearly weakened. Evelyn's Lucario glances at her, and she shakes her head. "Clearly they aren't as sturdy as we'd like. Don't want to risk taking out another."
The untouched Skarmory flaps over in the middle of the battlefield, before unleashing a cloud of stars against Ranger and Theo. The flame-damaged one follows that up with a clawing metal strike against the weakened star, striking even through all of its blinding light... but, it still really isn't that effective. S2 takes 3 injuries and Faints from Bubble Beam. Two Spinda both miss with their AoOs. S3 takes 2 injuries from Ember. Starmie takes 15 damage from Swift. Theo takes 24 damage from Swift. Starmie takes 10 damage from Metal Claw.
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Post by Breakthelevee on Aug 2, 2019 22:28:18 GMT
Cole watched as the birds nearly went down " Huh, now I'm not so sure I want one of them, if they're gonna crumple so easily. Cumin, lets see how well that last one can handle itself. Show it your flames" The Charmeleon nodded before launching a ball of flame at the Skarmory, quickly followed by Cole stepping forward " But you know, I'm sure we can temper you if you come with us. Let's find out" He says as he throws a Pokeball, that instead goes wide. He winces but doesn't say anything more Cumin uses Ember with a 10 vs AC 2 for 42 Special Fire Damage
Cole throws a Pokeball and misses
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Post by DataNinja on Aug 2, 2019 22:58:05 GMT
The Skarmory screeches, fanning its wings to try and disperse some of the heat, and glares at Cole with vehemence. Evelyn glances at Cole, and also proceeds to throw a ball at the one that he wasn't aiming for... but her aim, too, goes wide. If anyone looks, a very similar look to Cole's is on her face, too. S1 takes 2 injuries from Ember. It's super effective! Evelyn misses with a ball.
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Post by Robot on Aug 5, 2019 1:36:28 GMT
"Ranger, recover and hunker, no sense taking more hurt then you need to 'fore we go traipsing into the desert." Theodore rubs at a few sore spots from the hammering stars and frowns as the starfish heals up at an incredible rate and better blends into it's surroundings.
Starmie recovers to full health, and uses Blender for +4 Evasion.
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Post by seraphflonne on Aug 6, 2019 2:36:37 GMT
"Here, Let Keahi give you guys a bit of help!" Kai wasn't gonna knock out what they wanted to capture, so best to help them. Keahi ran on in between the two Skarmory, spinning around as it let out a cloud of pink gas in a huge area. Focused Orders Sweet Scent VS Skarmory (Burst 2, Friendly) AC 2 Acc 20 Targets hit by Sweet Scent gain a -2 Penalty to Evasion. (Total Evasion may not be lowered to a negative value.
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Post by DataNinja on Aug 6, 2019 21:51:04 GMT
With Lone Ranger recovering and holding some attention, Keahi tries to sneak in the middle of the birds and unleash a calming scent. It works... to a degree. The birds stop fluttering around as much, but she's struck by a furious beak attack once she's there. The further back bird attempts to gust at her with ferocious winds, but she's thankfully able to avoid that. The scent and positioning, though, help Evelyn to tag the nearest bird with a ball this time, before her Lucario crashes into it with a flaming kick, sucking the bird inside the ball. There's just one foe left, flying, which is appearing to look back and forth between uneasy and furious. Lucario Delays until Initiative 9. Keahi takes 33 damage from S3's Fury Attack. S1 misses Keahi with Air Cutter. Evelyn hits S3 with a Great Ball. S3 Faints from Lucario's Blaze Kick.
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Post by Breakthelevee on Aug 7, 2019 3:40:21 GMT
As Cole pulled back and finally actually pinged something with a Ball, Cumin rushed forward as his trainer was too busy to tell him what to do and jumped up with a mouth full of flame, attempting to latch on to the metal bird. Cole hits with a 15 on a Pokeball
Cumin hits and Burns with a 14 on Fire Fang dealing 35 Physical Fire Damage
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Post by DataNinja on Aug 7, 2019 5:28:23 GMT
Cumin strikes true, as does the ball, and, with that, Cole finds himself with a Skarmory. The other Pokémon around don't exactly seem to know how to react. They look around with some parts trepidation, some parts confusion, and some parts curiosity - the exact mix depending on which particular individual one looks at. There really isn't a lot of motion, though, as though they're worried there might be more predators - like the vicious humans and their Pokémon around. Evelyn goes to retrieve her catch, bouncing the ball up and down in the palm of her hand. "Well, Cole, looks like we'll have to see who can raise theirs better, eh?"You caught a Skarmory! Level: 23 Nature: Rash Gender: Male Abilities: Keen Eye, Intimidate Moves: Swift, Feint, Fury Attack, Air Cutter, Metal Claw, Peck Everyone gets 500 EXP to split amongst their teams.
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Post by Robot on Aug 7, 2019 9:26:31 GMT
"It's safe to make a friend now if'n you want." Theodore suggested to Ayah softly, before gesturing towards the Spinda. "They might be a little squirrely on account of just being attacked and all, so be careful. One of these days maybe I'll meet a bird that ain't the worst."
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