Chapter 1: The Tower on the Cliff

Cheri flits over to one of the Geodude and strikes it with her beak.

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As the battle begins, Yash rushes in, heading towards a straight collision with the nearest Geodude. However, it seems he couldn't build enough momentum to really hurt the rock type, and he bounces harmlessly off of the rocky skin of the Geodude. The frosty projectile Sapphire sents hurling at one of the other Geodude seems to have more of an effect, even as its sturdy hide takes most of the blow, it still seems to have felt the Ice Shard chip off some pebbles.

Suddenly, a tinny voice echoes through the chamber. "Geodude, the Rock Pokémon. In rest, it is hard to distinguish from a normal rock. It has been known to attack people carelessly stepping on it." Orianne's Pokédex screen shows the average height and weight of Geodude, the height and weight of the targeted Geodude (the weight seems to be slightly above average), as well as the moves they ordinarily learn.

Robin's initial words seem to have an effect on the Roggenrola, as it seems to calm down slightly, but it doesn't seem to be too fazed by her tricks, and it just keeps staring at her (as much as an eyeless entity can stare at least). Jean-Marie manages to conveniently stand in front of a lamp built into the wall as she goes in for the attack, and the shadow she casts falls directly over two of the Geodude. As she growls, her shadow seems to resonate with the sound, rattling the two rock types and chipping off some significant shards off stone of the skin of one of them. Benji's mystical protections shimmer in existence around Yash, it's subtle shine obvious in the somewhat dimly lit cavern, and just enough to draw the attention of the Geodude who Yash had bumped into, who had been distracted by the tag team of Jean-Marie and Cheri. Speaking of Cheri, the small bird waddles up to the Geodude in question, striking at it with her sharp beak, managing to get into a crevice that Jean-Marie had rattled loose, and chips off a chunk of rock, even as most of her blow is absorbed by the stony skin. Vess's glare seems to have a decent effect, as all three of her targets cower away from her slightly. This does not seem to stop the Geodude from retaliating however, and it rolls closer to Vess, quickly picking up speed and smashing into both her and the now slightly less little Rowan behind her.

One of the other Geodudes seems to have a similar idea, and rolls in a straight line toward Cheri, crashing into, and over, the small bird, landing besides a feral looking Sapphire and grumpy Citadel. The final Geodude keeps focusing its attention on Yash, and slams bodily into him.


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The Geodude doesn't seem to be too bothered by Citadel impacting it, the rocks bouncing off harmlessly and the spikes not really impacting properly to do any decent damage.

Even as the spiky ball is slamming into the Geodude, the Roggenrola in front of Vess, still looking somewhat shaken, slams its body into her. The other Roggenrola, meanwhile, is focused more on Robin, and moves a bit closer and kicks up the gravel and dirt on the cave ground, sending it in Robin's face and eyes.

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Benji breathes in relief as Yash dodges the geodude's attack, but winces as Vess is hurt instead. He didn't expect the pokémon to attack the people, to be honest, and while pokémon are easily healed, humans aren't. Breaking his focus on the protective spell on Yash, he starts drawing a new sigil, only to remember he hasn't finished a bead for his companions to serve as conduits. With a curse he walks ahead, trying his best to keep the enemies at a distance before getting close enough to Vess. "Yash, keep them off us. Excuse me, Vess," he says, before briefly touching her back and immediately stepping back again. Between the two, an invisible thin thread of energy serves as a link for his defensive charm, the shimmering field now surrounding the girl.

Meanwhile, Yash does his best to do what Benji asked, growling and weaving around as he tries his best to headbutt the geodude, but always keeping it close.

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Robin takes a few steps forward towards the Roggenrola who just missed him. "Hey, don't feel bad, that was the right move, definitely. Really felt the strength of that one, no need to feel bad."

Without warning, he dashes around behind it and flicks it on the back. "'Less of course you want to, cause that's what we're here for, right?!"

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Rowan barely gives the geodude a glance before she steps away, kicking off the ground and tumbling towards the Roggenrola that Robin's messing with, barely having time for a condidant chirp before he rams into the back of it.

Even as Cheri chips is in a quick strike, Yash manages to tackle the Geodude he's facing in the wall, the rock type leaving some small cracks in the wall face, the boulder low enough for Jean-Marie's strike to take it out, several cracks and broken off chips showing on its skin.

Sapphire's attack strikes true, impacting hard on the second Geodude's skin, where it explodes in a shower of tiny ice crystals. The force of the frigid attack proves too much for the rock type to bear, and it too, falls down, knocked out.

The Roggenrola Robin's interacting with doesn't seem to be too impressed by her attempts to make peace, and simple gives the young grifter another stare(?). Her attempt to confound it, however, seems more successful, and it moves it face back and forth, clearly disoriented. This situation isn't helped much by the sudden impact from a particularly large berry, and it's switching its dazed concentration between Robin and Rowan.

Vess's attempts to blind an eyeless rock are unsurprisingly not too successful, and it simply stares back up at her, still a bit unsettled by her presence.

The only remaining Geodude, still rolling around, banks off of a rock on the cave floor, jumps in the air and manages to reverse its direction while maintaining its momentum, slamming its rolling stone body directly into Vess's body once again.

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Citadel's attack seems to barely hurt the Geodude, though it seems to throw it trajectory off ever so slightly, drawing the rock type's attention.

The Roggenrola being bothered by Robin and Rowan tries to focus, swaying on it's feet slightly, before throwing itself bodily into Robin. The Roggenrola facing up against Vess gathers itself for a moment and slams its small body into the girl.

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Benji is glad to see their numbers being trimmed out by the group effort, but he winces as Vess takes a couple of blows. He could feel them through the link, but luckily they hadn't been as strong as he feared and the protective ward held. Still, he keeps his focus on defending the girl, quickly motioning towards his own pokémon for a wordless command.

Yash understands the meaning, though, and immediately moves to the middle of the group since his last enemy had been defeated. His position is a little dicey, but it allows him to quickly pounce on the geodude attacking Vess while blocking the path of the roggenrolas.

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