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Post by DataNinja on Oct 16, 2019 4:30:55 GMT
The shark, blinded by sand, seems to go into a similarly blinding rage, probably figuring that double blind isn't the worst thing in the world. It actually manages to hit Solenoid in all of its thrashing, through the pain of the electricity... though, thankfully, the Steel type's shell protects it. That probably would have been very bad if it was anything more powerful. Sharpedo is hit by Thunder Shock. It's super effective! Solenoid takes 12 damage from Rage. A critical hit! Sharpedo is enraged.
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Post by Robot on Oct 16, 2019 11:30:55 GMT
"Got it..." Beatrice called out, pulling a haphazard canister of some sort of chemical, fashioned from recycled bottles, some wire, and a small motor. "Sorry Solenoid, this will make you feel better but I am pretty sure the Sharpedo is going to keep having it out for you. Thunder Shock and Absorb please. Y-you two will see us through."
With a whirring the contraption sprang to life, spitting and misting the contents which smelled acrid and metallic both, but with how the Magnemite sparked and buzzed excitedly it seemed to bring about a much renewed vigor.
(Thundershock and Absorb hit for 26 Special Damage each. Bea uses Super Potion with Medic Training, raising Solenoid to its injured maximum of 40 HP.)
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Post by DataNinja on Oct 16, 2019 15:39:51 GMT
The attacks seem to stagger the shark, but it tenaciously continues its assault. It shoots once more into the air to knock Solenoid around, before jumping towards the Lapras to sink its teeth into Silica. And it seems that its teeth are particularly good at perforating enough holes in the sand that the ghost isn't able to retain consciousness, and falls a little apart on the Lapras' back, which the Sharpedo looks hungrily at. The human on the back of it, too. Sharpedo is Staggered, gains an injury, and shakes off its Paralysis from Thunder Shock. It's super effective! Raised 1 Attack CS from Rage. Silica gains 16 HP from Absorb (whoops, forgot to calc the SE absorbtion last time). It's super effective! Raised 1 Attack CS from Rage. Solenoid takes 33 (reduced to 26) damage and 2 injuries from Aqua Jet. Silica takes 69 damage and 3 injuries from Bite.
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Post by Robot on Oct 16, 2019 15:59:44 GMT
Things were going from bad to worse, with Silica slumping against Lapras' shell, bits of sand dribbling away from it's sad expression and staring pebbly eyes. The second launch from the Sharpedo badly bend one of Solenoid's magnets. Beatrice was starting to lose her confidence in this venture. She didn't dare let up or give in. By the Pokemon's expression, pleading with it wouldn't work either. "Come on Solenoid, you can do this... Limul come out, we need you..." Slapping her contraption a few times, it dispensed more of that odd smelling liquid over the magnemite, but not in nearly the same volume. That done, she hastily switched Silica for Limul.
(Beatrice potions Solenoid to it's full injured HP value of 30, and swaps Pokemon with her Shift Action.)
"Thunder Shock, once more. Limul, Fury Cutter."
Limul strikes at the water but finds the shark too fast for it. Solenoid's buzzing has become stuttered, eye half lidded, battered as the poor machine Pokemon is.
(Sharpedo takes 28 Electric Special, Fury Cutter Misses.)
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Post by DataNinja on Oct 16, 2019 17:10:16 GMT
Despite all the setbacks, the last jolt of electricity seems to manage to knock out the shark. It seemed dicey for a moment, as it makes one last lunge... but fails to make it, splashing back down into the water and floating away as the Lapras bobs onwards. Sharpedo Faints from Thunder Shock.
You gain 50 EXP for winning! "That was... that was scary," Rainbow says. "Ugh, just like being back home again. I want everything to go back to cute and friendly."
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Post by Robot on Oct 16, 2019 17:28:47 GMT
"It's okay Solenoid, you did great... just.. just rest okay? I've never seen a Pokemon get this banged up before, but it'll recover." Bee exhaled slowly, pulling the magnet in close. "I can't use Solenoid or Silica anymore while we're out. It'll have to be my bugs. Hopefully that's good enough." Licking her thumb, she buffed a shine back onto a dented portion of the metal sphere. "Have a rest... Limul, please keep lookout. Are you sure you want to do this Rainbow? You don't have to, right? Things won't get any worse in your time?"
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Post by DataNinja on Oct 16, 2019 18:26:50 GMT
"They won't get worse, no," she says, shaking her head, "but they won't get any better, either." She looks downcast. "You're the one who should be turning back, if anything. You're the one taking all the risk. You can't span out if things get bad. You have a future here, and people that care about you."
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Post by Robot on Oct 16, 2019 19:38:14 GMT
Bee smiled sadly, reclining against Lapras' neck once more. "It's true, there are a lot of safer choices I could make. I could wait till I'm grown and licensed to go where we're going. I could stick to the League and my studies and never raise a finger to help you because I'd be safe, and comfortable that way." Shaking her head slowly, she laced her fingers together, resting them over her belly. "I'd always wonder if it was the truth, wonder about the adventures I missed out on, the questions that went unasked and unanswered. This one is simply 'Can I do this?'"
Her attention turned to the distant shape on the surface, where the Sharpedo lay unconscious. "It might not be safe, or easy, but I'm here because I want to be."
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Post by DataNinja on Oct 16, 2019 20:05:18 GMT
"Alright," Rainbow says, "if you're sure it's what you want to do..."
She does her best to keep a lookout for things as the Lapras meanders around. It seems to understand that its passengers don't want to be found, so the occasional time that they hear a boat, it moves away from the noise.
Thankfully, there are no more things like the Sharpedo, and the pair eventually find themselves drifting into a bit of a bay, where the ruined buildings and docks of Dewford can be found. There's not much left standing, the impact of the meteor crumbling most things to the ground, and covering the remainder in a layer of detritus... but there is no mistaking the fact that the piles of rubble around are very much non-natural. It's still the best way onto the island, though, and the place with the least trekking to get to the meteor.
The air is thick with tension, but otherwise clear. It seems deathly quiet, though, only the ocean making any noise. As the shore is approached, some signs can be seen. "Warning. This is a hazardous area. Unauthorized access is strictly forbidden. Turn back now." There's no actual barrier to entry, though - Dewford's too big to fence off entirely. Maybe there'll be something closer.
"The air... it tastes worse here," Rainbow murmurs, as the Lapras pulls up to a still mostly-intact metal dock. "Stronger than it normally is at home. And far more potent than when I'm normally near Dark Aestherstone. I wasn't expecting how it would feel with this much around... I'll make it though. Just... feeling a little queasy."
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Post by Robot on Oct 16, 2019 20:51:15 GMT
"Then we should make our visit as short as we can, and avoid anything and everything. This can't be good for my health, or Lapras' sanity... Come on." Beatrice moved into the dilapidated ruins with mixed reverence and tension. A strike from the sky had done this. So much reduced to rubble, and so many secrets buried with it, it was a waste. "We shouldn't talk unless it's absolutely necessary... let's go find this rock."
Recalling Limul, Bee put a single finger over her lips. "Lapras, can you hide somewhere nearby and keep safe till we get back?" Limul was returned to his Pokeball, and they set off.
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Post by DataNinja on Oct 16, 2019 21:02:24 GMT
The Lapras nods and begins to paddle off, shrinking into the distance, as the pair of Bea and Rainbow make their way into the town that was. As silent as they try to be, there's inevitably some noise, and every time there's a crunch of gravel chunks, or a shifting of kicked debris, or something like that, Rainbow flinches and holds her breath.
But, nothing attacks. It seems almost that the town is utterly devoid of wild Pokémon, even the ones that someone might expect like seabirds, or rats, or things like that. Were things that bad as to drive out or kill off everything around?
...well, clearly not everything. Because Bea hears some debris shifting. And it isn't from them this time. Somewhere off to their side, from around a pile of wreckage, she could swear she heard something move. Even if she can't see anything. But there isn't any wind.
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Post by Robot on Oct 16, 2019 21:07:26 GMT
Waving Rainbow along silently, she crept through the tense atmosphere, using the debris as cover, progressively moving around the pile. Better to know what it was, then to ignore the noise entirely and get caught, or worse, ambushed. She held her breath in those final few steps.
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Post by DataNinja on Oct 16, 2019 21:22:23 GMT
Bea approaches the rubble and... for a brief second, she thinks that maybe she saw a human figure standing on the other side. But, no. There's nothing. Not even any Pokémon. All is quiet once more.
Until about ten seconds later when Rainbow lets out a scream, and Bea whirls around to see the figure she could have sworn she saw before with a short sword lodged in the back of the girl's shoulder. "You should have heeded the warnings," the figure hisses.
From a closer view, it's clear that it's a girl about Bea's age, and she's certainly Altered, probably with some sort of insect given the greyish chitinous covering that she has on all exposed skin below her neck. Her face is expressionless.
Rainbow clutches her shoulder as the weapon's withdrawn, and, tearing up, says to Bea "Five minutes" before suddenly vanishing.
The new girl does a double take, "What the hell? She didn't look like she could do that," before locking eyes with Bea. "Well, guess I'll have to hunt her down after dealing with you," she says, coldly, "Unless you'd like to tell me where she went. I'll make it painless in that case."
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Post by Robot on Oct 16, 2019 21:39:19 GMT
"It isn't a where, it's a when." Bee replied firmly, releasing Limul and Crassi. "You stabbed my friend, I take that very personally. Crassi, show me your best with this one."
Beatrice slid a hand into her pocket, thumbing at one of her Pester Balls there. It might not be necessary, possibly even unwise, but she was thoroughly upset. Rainbow hadn't deserved that. "Limul, Smack Down, Crassi, Knock Off."
The two insects set upon the lone Altered, Crassi's tail striking at her hands, and a large stone clobbering the girl. (31 Rock Physical at Initiative 15 and 29 Dark Physical at Initiative 9)
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Post by DataNinja on Oct 16, 2019 21:54:41 GMT
The girl inhales a little bit at the attacks, and dropping her weapon, before actually laughing. "Ahahaha, that one actually hurt. Been a while." She settles back to a neutral expression though, after a moment. "But, no matter. I don't care that you take this personally. You had ample warning. Deliberately slipped past the Rangers. Ignored the signs to turn back. So, I can only assume you're here for that damn rock. And, believe me, sister. The people responsible for it have caused me enough pain that anything you feel personally about... I'm sure it's nothing." She says the last word with such vehemence. Ignoring her dropped sword, at least for the moment, the girl instead gathers up a ball of darkness in one outstretched palm before launching it at Crassi. Girl is hit by Smack Down. It's super effective! Girl is hit by Knock Off. It's super effective! Crassi takes 20 damage and -1 Sp Def CS from Shadow Ball.
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Post by Robot on Oct 16, 2019 22:09:30 GMT
"The people responsible for it? What's that even supposed to mean, the meteors were an act of Arceus or something, not a willful choice someone made. What do you even care, what my business is with the stone? Crassi, Bite, Limul, Metal Claw, as we've practiced."
(Focused Orders as a Standard, 47 Steel Physical, Limul gains an attack CS. 25 Dark Physical and the Altered is Flinched.)
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Post by DataNinja on Oct 16, 2019 22:25:17 GMT
Limul's claws just bounce off the Altered, though Crassi's bite finds purchase. "Oh, no, they were absolutely someone's fault," the girl says, laughing mirthlessly. "One stupid, power-hungry man's. And the flock that he drew in. He planned to take control of the region by infecting the Pokémon and then having the only forces that could properly take them on. People like me. And your friend."
"So, no. I don't care what your business is with it, because it's never going to be good. All the energy does is corrupt, destroy. And if I have to kill everyone who wants to lay their hands on it, so be it. Because if they covet it, better them than everyone else." She reaches down to pick up her sword again. "Besides, even if I don't kill you, your own Pokémon likely will. This is more merciful."Limul hits with Metal Claw. It has no effect. Crassi hits with Bite. It's super effective!
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Post by Robot on Oct 16, 2019 22:38:10 GMT
"The infection doesn't stay here in Dewford. It isn't localized to the meteor impact sites. It spreads, and it spreads, until nothing is recognizable for what it once was. Humanity dies, Pokemon lose all semblance of civility and kindness. Altered struggling to survive is all that's left someday. That's why we're here. Rainbow will be back in four and a half minutes, probably on the spot she left. Crassi, Bite. Limul, Smack Down."
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Post by DataNinja on Oct 16, 2019 22:53:41 GMT
"Of course it wouldn't stay here if I let you take it away, that's obvious," the girl says, as the attacks seem to be showing some effect on her. "You're making my own points for me! I may look like this, but I don't want everyone else not like me to die, thanks." She does glance around, looking at where Rainbow left. "Don't know why she'd be back if she ran. Easier for me, though."Looking down at the scorpion, she slashes at the bug with her sword, causing Crassus to Faint. The girl is hit with Smack Down. It's super effective! The girl takes an injury from Bite. It's super effective! Crassi takes 34 damage, 2 injuries, and Faints from wounding Strike.
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Post by Robot on Oct 16, 2019 23:18:54 GMT
The downward stroke stopped short as Beatrice threw herself under the sword to halt it's advance. The blade bit deep into her shoulder, gritted teeth and tears coming easily to the fore. "That is what I am trying to prevent, if you'd just... open your ears!" With a click and a hiss, Crassi renewed her assault, Limul attempting his best, despite being out of stones to throw at glass houses.
Crassi chomps down on the girl's leg once more. (21 Dark Physical) Limul's assault is ignored entirely.
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