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Post by seraphflonne on Jul 18, 2020 22:46:35 GMT
"Could be worse, could be that without all the extra baggage that makes it less weird, and instead entirely being just weird? Granted it's weird either way" Kai didn't exactly think about his words there, but was staring around trying to figure out if he could even identify two flowers of the four Theo had said.
"Wonder how this is all gonna play out, Do... we just knock and hope that they don't just attack us on opening the door? Do they have a front here?"
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 18, 2020 23:03:18 GMT
"Look, if you keep putting it that way," Evelyn says, giving Theo a friendly jab with her elbow, "we'll leave you behind and go meet out friend ourselves. You choice, loverboy." She laughs.
"Knocking's probably the best course of action," Ruby says, shrugging. "Besides, what's the other option? Break in and absolutely cause problems, especially if this is the wrong house? Unless you have a better idea."
There's a few minutes of just walking down the dirt road, in between the flowers. On the other side of that hill, past those trees, lies the unknown. Cresting it, a clearing comes into view. A large white house, a little yellowed and dirty with age, but still fairly well-kept, stands proud, the yard around it looking to extend back towards an ocean cliff.
But that's not the focus of the scene. A tall woman in a green summer dress stands in between the house and the new arrivals, her pure white hair tied back in along ponytail. She seems familiar, though why doesn't come to mind immediately.
"The flowers whispered to me, told me of your arrival," she says flatly, holding almost perfectly still as the four approach. "Turn back now, there is nothing here for you. Do not make me resort to more than words." After a moment's consideration, the realization comes that she was the woman in that video from Lavaridge, calling up vines and leaves.
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Post by Robot on Jul 18, 2020 23:12:25 GMT
"It's the right house." Theodore commented as the memory clicked into place. "I'm going up to that house lady, with you or through you is your choice. I'm happy to keep it civil, specially with how nice this garden is. The soil would have to be about perfect here, good mixes of pH, high in nitrogen but not too high..." The boy began to ramble about flowers.
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 19, 2020 1:08:39 GMT
"My sister is a wreck," she says, tersely. "I am not going to let anyone ruin things anymore around here. It was all going so well, and it would have all been over soon. And then we could be happy, and I could spend time with her again. Everything would be set right."She flicks one of those unusual Pokéballs that had contained the weird Pokémon off her waist, which releases a towering figure. Somewhat humanoid, but with two floating limbs to the side. Is it a plant? The girl certainly has a plant, though, as she gestures and a flower the same white as her hair appears in her hand, stem thick as a chair leg. Swinging the flower, a thick wall of flowering vines springs up, surrounding her and the Trainers. "I will not yield to the likes of you. I will keep her safe."MapPlace yourself wherever on the leftish side of the map.
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Post by Robot on Jul 19, 2020 10:13:41 GMT
"Right for who? Ayah is a wreck because she was scared to stand up to her family, and because I was too dense to empathize with that. I'm going to put things right. The right that will make her happy."
Theodore releases Big Iron and frowns. "Through the flowers it is."
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Post by seraphflonne on Jul 20, 2020 2:19:31 GMT
Kai groans out loud as he sends out Puraha in response. "Here we go again, Why do they have the special Pokemon? Anyone got an explanation for that?"The Marowak throws it's bone in the air, showing off it's brand new Thick Club with a heavy brandish of it as it catches the club. Kai: 18 Marowak: 7
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 20, 2020 2:57:25 GMT
"Nope, no idea," Ruby says, shaking her head. "It looks like... a spaceship? Kinda like from the Space Center? But that can't be right. Anyways, Nymph, we got this." She releases her Porgon, which looks... very different and disconnected now. "You don't know what's right," the girl says, flatly, staring at Theo. "And I won't allow you to mess things up even more. Cassiopeia, we are stopping them here." The spaceship makes a warbling cry of what seems like agreement, before the girl gestures with her flower, and a barrage of leaves appears and make their way towards the nearest target - Ruby's Porygon. It looks to be decently powerful, but the 'mon holds up. Porygon-Z is hit with Magical Leaf.
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Post by Robot on Jul 20, 2020 3:07:01 GMT
"Guessing they got them the same place they got their weird ideas for 'making the world better'. Alright Big Iron, seen Six drop enough times and he's right big... Thunder Punch that tower. If you knew how much you'd put Ayah through, and the rest of us by extension, you wouldn't be able to look me in the eyes." (Theodore binds Pinpoint Strike and uses Brutal Orders). The Metagross shifts its weight onto three of its legs and takes a powerful swing into the base of Celesteela's gown, arm sparking and crackling.
(65 Electric Physical and Celesteela is Paralyzed, it's a Critical Hit)
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Post by seraphflonne on Jul 20, 2020 3:46:01 GMT
"Well, it's time to show'em that they should have tried to get us on their side, cause now we aren't gonna leave, not til we're satisfied! Light it up, Puraha!" The islander waltzes up to the flaming ghosts side, his legs crossing and his arms moving in a familiar twirl, just like the Marowak performed right alongside him, the flames of the Marowak grew enflamed, their blue light glowing brightly. As the twirling slowed, the skull capped Pokemon ran up, rearing back it's fist and smashing it straight into the steel abominations side, where it exploded into flame. Kai Applies Special Attack Embodiment as a Swift, giving A Marowak Tinted Lens, for 1 AP. Kai Uses Hula 'Auana Kai Uses Passing Waltz for 1 AP, to pass to A. Marowak, giving him +2 Attack Stages In Response, A Marowak Activates Dancer, using Hula 'Auana to gain +2 Attack Stages
A Marowak uses Fire Punch VS Celesteela AC 2 AC 20, Critical 131 Fire Physical Burns
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 20, 2020 4:05:46 GMT
The combined elemental forces of the fire and electric punches seem to completely immolate and shock the spaceship, and it lets out an unearthly scream that warbles through the air. It still holds, though, if looking like only barely. The girl looks over at the 'mon, only to be hit herself by a psychic blast from Porygon. She winces, clutching her head. "You... have no idea what I've gone through for her," she hisses, through gritted teeth. "I will not have it all undone now."Her mon seems to sympathise, nodding its long neck, before raising an arm, and letting out a blast of fire directly at Big Iron. It seems to blink in surprise at how quickly the Steel 'mon cools, though. "That... huh, that usually tends to be more devastating..."The spaceship looks to have a hard time getting its bearings, and the stone it launches from its arms goes way wide, and it makes a mournful cry as the fire flares up again. "No... no, it's not ending like this, Cassie..." the girl says quietly, tears in her eyes. "I can't let it end like this... I owe it to her." The girl concentrates, and points with her flower, unleashing a beam of energy that washes over both Kai and Big Iron. The Metagross is heavily scuffed up but still standing... but Kai isn't so fortunate, taking nearly the full brunt of the laser, and falling to the ground. The girl isn't looking so great after the attack, though, having fallen to the ground on her knees, breathing heavily. The flowering vines that had enclosed the area fall apart and begin to wither into nothing, too. With the house visible, the Trainers can see the door open, and the man that was with Ayah when she left emerges from it. "Solaris, what's going o..." His question dies, though when he looks and sees the group, and he just seems stunned. "Oh. Hi." He makes no motion to reach for the Pokéballs at his belt, though. Celesteela is hit by Thunder Punch. It's super effective! Celesteela is Staggered, Burned, and takes 2 injuries from Fire Punch. It's super effective! Porygon uses Download on the Girl. Porygon's attack goes up by 1 CS. The girl takes an injury from Psybeam. A critical hit! The girl is Confused. Metagross takes 52 damage from Fire Blast. Celesteela misses with Smack Down. Celesteela takes damage from Burn. Kai takes 92 damage, 3 injuries and Faints from Light of Ruin. A critical hit! Big Iron takes 45 damage and an injury from Light of Ruin. A critical hit! The girl is Staggered and takes an injury from Recoil. And also hurts herself in confusion.
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Post by Robot on Jul 20, 2020 8:53:37 GMT
"I told you I was going up to that house.". Theo approaches the girl, another loud impact of steel on steel as the tower of Pokemon collapsed noisily into the flowers. His skin seemed to light with a whitish radiance from within, before he unleashed a sphere of energy towards the girl that detonates with lunar power.
"Us fighting is only going to make her more upset, but if that is what you want, I won't hesitate.". Theo hesitated, to greet the man on the porch. (Solaris takes 58 Fairy Special, and her grass attacks are subject to fey law.)
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 20, 2020 9:10:45 GMT
Solaris recalls the massive 'mon before it hits the ground, gingerly putting it back on her belt, taking the bolt of power without flinching, still breathing heavily on the ground. "If I yield, that would be failing her. I know that I have lost, but I... I cannot back down.""Solaris," Zach comes towards her, putting a hand on her shoulder. "I believe that they can help. I don't want to see you hurt yourself any more here. Ayah left her Nav out earlier... I saw she sent a message to them. I think that they can help with this. Help with it all, even. Besides," he gives a dry smile, "I don't think we could stop them at this point anyways. They've gotten pretty strong. Ronin can only do so much. What do you say?""...fine," she says, after a long pause and several deep breaths. "If... if you think it will help. I don't like it. But... I can see that there's no choice." The girl's flower disappears, and she slowly gets to her feet, brushing the dust off of her dress, before heading towards the door. "Please, do not think too poorly of her for this," Zach says to the Trainers. "She is devoted to her sister, and has spent... many years trying to help her. Things will probably make more sense soon, though we should probably bring you to see Ayah first. Unless you have some other motive for coming here?" He raises an eyebrow. Celesteela Faints from Thunder Punch. It's super effective! Solaris is hit by Moonblast. It's not very effective...
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Post by Robot on Jul 20, 2020 9:18:30 GMT
"I regularly just show up at strangers homes to box their ears.". Theo joked weakly. "Ruby is there anything you can do for Kai? That attack was something else."
Theodore takes a moment to give the Marowak a gentle assurance with a pat between the horns. "He'll be okay, he's tough.". His attention moved back to the man on the porch.
"We're here to stop what's in motion, and for Ayah. She didn't tell us where you were, if it is any consolation. Even after everything I said... She still wanted to express how she felt for me. So, I owe her an apology."
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 20, 2020 9:28:59 GMT
"Yeah, Sylph'll get him up," Ruby says, calling out her Blissey, who gently feeds the boy an egg. "Wakey wakey, eggs and bakey," Ruby says, with a wink and a grin. Blissey uses Softboiled. Kai recovers 50% HP, and recovers from Fainting. "Before you think about stopping things... you should hear the whole story," Zach says. "You might think differently after that. Though, we should go and cheer Ayah up, first. There are some things that she doesn't know, either... I feel like Solaris'll agree that it's time. She might not, though. I guess we'll see. As you can tell, she's kinda… uptight about things sometimes."He glances over at Kai, where the Alolan is rousing. "You going to be okay there, man?" he asks. "Need a hand or anything?"
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Post by seraphflonne on Jul 20, 2020 17:23:43 GMT
Kai groans loudly as he looks around, getting up rather slowly. "Wh-what did I miss exactly? Cause I feel like I missed something" He eyes Zach with suspicion at the question, not sure what was going on yet.
"Uh, maybe?" The islander seems to take a moment to walk a few steps, giving a wince but keeping himself up. "Yeah, I think I can walk fine, at least. Probably can't run or anything big though"
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 20, 2020 18:22:49 GMT
"Didn't miss too much," Zach says, shrugging. "Solaris getting worked up over not being able to beat you guys. Your friend telling me why you were here. Now we're going to go see Ayah, and get some of this all explained. But cheering her up first."
He leads them all inside, closing the door behind them, but leaving it unlocked. The house is definitely an older one, with large rooms, and wooden furnishings all around. It's all very big, but manages to feel still cozy and homely instead of imposing.
"Nice place," Evelyn says, looking around.
"Solaris takes great pride in making sure that it's well kept. The grounds too. All those flowers out there are because of her care. We can tour the place later, if you so desire, but it's downstairs that we're headed to, now."
It's only a few moments before the stairs to the next level down show themselves, but on the way, hanging in the halls is what looks like a family photo from about eight or so years ago, out in what's probably the backyard. In the front is a young Ayah, with a wide grin at the camera. Behind her appears to be a late-teenage Solaris, looking far happier than the encounter just before, and Zach, looking for all the world like an uncle to the two. The woman that they'd left in Lilycove is right by Zach, her grin... very unsettling, to say the least. And then there are two more figures that the group doesn't recognize. A blonde woman standing off to the side who really feels like she doesn't want to be there, with a brown-haired bearded male clearly trying to make it look less awkward by positioning himself in the gap between her and the rest of the group and smiling.
"Hmm... that guy looks familiar," Ruby muses, "but I can't put my finger on it."
"Orion?" Zach asks. "Couldn't tell you why."
"On the plus side," Evelyn quips, "We now know more people we have to get angry at."
"Look, just... let's get through this," Zach sighs. "We can deal with the anger afterwards."
He leads the group down into what seems to be a basement, where Solaris is waiting. There's a closet door that she's opened, and inside are a lot of wires and a metal frame, containing what looks to be one of those portals that they'd seen used before. Except the other end of this one is an indeterminate white void. "After you," he gestures to Solaris, who steps through, before he follows, re-emerging after a moment to say "It's perfectly safe, by the way."
"Nothing ventured, nothing gained..." Evelyn says, not even blinking before following him.
On the other side is... a peculiar sight. There's a metal platform, which descends onto what seems to be... a beach, formed of fine white sand, with the occasional marblesque stone. The ocean, or lake, or whatever body of water though is peculiar. It looks to be a mirror at first glance, though a single ripple passes through it when a stone's tossed into it. A stone tossed by Ayah, who's sitting in front of the mirror, staring off into nothing. Her Aurorus and Ninetales beside her, as well as a floating... weird blue jellyfish. They all seem to be joining her in the horizon-gazing.
In a few other nearby places on the beach, there look to be more of the platforms and arches like the one they'd entered through, all with portals of their own.
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Post by Robot on Jul 20, 2020 21:13:38 GMT
Theodore cleared his throat softly. "Ah was never one fer a long distance relationship... should probably answer yer texts though." There was the slightest hint of a tease, and though he gave the jellyfish a wary look, he had already started towards her. When he had Ayah's attention, he gave her a sheepish smile and added. "Brought yer bag along, You like yer stuffies enough I figured you'd miss'em..."."
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 20, 2020 21:20:34 GMT
There's a look of confusion on Ayah's face as she looks to where the voice was coming from, clearly startled. Her eyes, red from crying, lock with Theos, and she seem to take a moment to fully register. When it clicks, though, she jumps up, and pulls Theo into a tight hug. "Oh, I'm so sorry... I was so stupid, and arrogant, and now I don't even know what to do. I... I'm glad you came. I... I was tearing myself up over having sent that message. It felt stupid to do. I... didn't even stick around to see if there was a reply... just been hiding in here all day..."
Her Pokémon just look to watch the proceedings, with the jellyfish seeming the most curious, while the others seem happier that she's happier now.
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Post by Robot on Jul 20, 2020 21:24:51 GMT
"Weren't entirely fair to you, since I didn't know the whole story. Didn't settle in till I'd come down from it all. Here to listen now, and do what I can... and, as to my answer... I forgive you Ayah, and I hope you can forgive me. I love you too, more than I have the words for. Even when it hurts a bit. Sorry for being selfish." Holding the girl tight, he strokes her hair and just lets himself breathe.
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Post by seraphflonne on Jul 20, 2020 21:25:37 GMT
Kai hangs back from the scene of Ayah and Theo, not feeling he has a place to intervene in it. He does stare at the 'water', if he could even call it that, in curiosity, but doesn't do much other than wait for the others to have their moments.
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