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Post by getsuga on Jan 22, 2017 2:22:14 GMT
You all resume walking through the forest to reach the building that Marietta saw. You walk towards that direction for some time. Ace starts getting irritated at all the spider webs getting in his face on the forest floor.
Dark clouds are approaching from Aquifer Delta City and none of you are sure how far you've been walking to reach the building.
Anyone who's not Jace, roll survival or whatever you find necessary to get a hold of your surroundings in the wilderness.
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Post by Trixander on Jan 22, 2017 2:54:07 GMT
Fed up with this nonsense Ace returned to his trainer. "Didn't find anything good?" Jace brushed the webs out of Ace's face. "That's fine, Marietta found something that looks promising." Although Jace was totally lost, he didn't let on that he was. He just followed Marietta, who he hoped knew where she was going.
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Post by madandy on Jan 22, 2017 3:48:24 GMT
"Marietta," Tully says slowly, looking around nervously and not even attempting to hide the knife in his hand, "you sure you know where we're goin'? Cause somethin' made these webs... somethin' made a lotta webs and I dunno if I wanna meet 'em." He takes off his hat and wipes the sweat out from under it, ears alert for the slightest sound.
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Post by kurohagane on Jan 22, 2017 4:12:22 GMT
Marietta maintains her usual smile, trying to remain confident as ever without letting others know she is feeling lost too. Her voice comes out slightly slower. "What are you talking about Tully, I'm very sure we are walking straight to the opening I saw." She turns behind and is taken aback by the same tree she climbed. "Haaaa? Why are we still at the same exact spot?"
Jane finds a thin thread of line under the tree, and nudges Marietta's leg, pointing her trainer towards the line. Marietta heads to the thin line, looking at the thread, having no idea it does beyond a tripwire. "What's this thread? Tully, got an idea?"
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Post by getsuga on Jan 22, 2017 4:19:08 GMT
Jane and Tully confirmed they are in fact webs from a spider. Jane sees that there are a few strings attached between the trees about six inches above the ground. Jane gets the idea you shouldn't walk through them...
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Post by kurohagane on Jan 22, 2017 14:41:01 GMT
Jane knows a spider Pokemon is out there to catch its prey, to allow passage and signalling Marietta to destroy them, she blasts out a stream of water at one of the spider web line to snap it.
"Eeeks! Spider web!" Marietta gets a Zippo lighter from her pocket, not before giggling a little. She flips the metal cover open, brushing the spark wheel and igniting its flames. Jane points to the second spider web line. Marietta aims the lighter and melts the second one. They continue on for all the spider webs Jane sees, the scene was as if Jane is commanding Marietta instead.
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Post by getsuga on Jan 22, 2017 19:53:02 GMT
The group begins following Marietta's lead as she begins igniting the webs under Jane's command. You're so invested in running tree to tree that you lose all track of time, how many webs has she melted? How long has she been running around?
After a long time, Marietta looks at her surroundings again and notices the same tree she climbed is behind her.
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Post by Trixander on Jan 23, 2017 1:34:46 GMT
Once it has become obvious that Marietta doesn't know what she is doing, Jace takes action. And by that, he means that he is going to have others take action. "Just have Cassie fly up above the trees."
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Post by madandy on Jan 23, 2017 18:06:17 GMT
Tully thinks for a moment. "Not sure - I mean, if you couldn't see anythin' weird up there, don't see why she could. Don't look like whatever's goin' on's visible. I mean, it's almost like there's some sorta space... warp..."
Looking around, Tully begins again slowly. "Jace? You know how you could see the time-power of Gurner's necklace? Don't suppose ye can see anythin' like that around, can ye?"
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Post by Trixander on Jan 23, 2017 21:52:09 GMT
Jace gave it a shot, taking in the area around him. "Yeah, uh, don't touch the webs. I'm not sure that you should be burning them either." Jace sees the brighter spot in the distance. "There's something over there though." He says pointing. He heads toward the light.
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Post by getsuga on Jan 23, 2017 23:47:53 GMT
The group follows Jace's lead this time. Crossing over the webs as you follow the light source. In about ten minutes you three reach an opening in the forest.
In this grassy clearing, the first thing you notice is a small, wooden building about 30 yards away from where you entered. On your right, about twenty yards away is a pond reflecting the dark clouds looming above. You can smell the fresh nature coming from this clearing and also the coming of the rain that will fall soon.
Two people are occupying the porch. One of them is caressing a Yanmega. This person is bulky and huge, wearing a large brimmed hat and a equally bulky trench coat. The other person is much smaller, he is laying down on the steps with his umbrella open above his head.
The bigger person looks to see you three out in the distance. Goes in to nudge the smaller person awake. He jumps up startled and looks to where the bigger person pointed. The other man waves at you three and takes out a megaphone that was behind him. He greets you three in a monotonous tone.
"You three took your time to get here, I thought we just missed you. Hello, my name is Johan. I believe one of you has something of ours and I would appreciate it if you gave it back to us, if possible."
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Post by kurohagane on Jan 24, 2017 2:36:55 GMT
Marietta is glad that she can continue her path, she was starting to get worried about being trapped in time space again.
Marietta immediately feels wary of the two men when she sees the Yanmega. Tully was right, the Yanmega was probably sent to scout them. She plays dumb. "Pokemon rangers?" Marietta turns to Tully. "Did we took from them?"
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Post by madandy on Jan 24, 2017 2:45:01 GMT
Tully raises an eyebrow at the "rangers".
"Can't recall takin' anythin' from these guys. You wanna be a bit more specific, there, champ?"
Catching Jace's eye, he subtly tilts his head towards the two, hoping he'll take the hint to scan them.
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Post by getsuga on Jan 24, 2017 3:48:38 GMT
Johan, visibly has a hard time hearing Tully from so far away. The taller person leans in and whispers something. Johan picks the megaphone back up. "A few days ago you snatched a shard of a jewel from a man named Gurner. He's a bit of a loose cannon and it is unfortunate you had to cross his path... Wait, it should be the other way around...
Its fortunate that he crossed paths with you. Now that he has learned his lesson he's a lot calmer now, mentally at least. It's a shame that he had to lose a pokemon for something that could have been avoided. He won't be doing a lot anytime soon though." Johan switches from a leaning position to sitting up.
"What one of you currently possess is a fragment of Dialga's power. I am requesting you to relinquish it without resistance."
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Post by Trixander on Jan 25, 2017 16:12:39 GMT
"I'm surprised that you think that we would do that." Jace shouted back so his voice would carry. "How about you surrender any shards you have right now and maybe Paradiso will forgive you." Jace wasn't feigning confidence here. He wasn't going to back down by this obvious threat. He also knew that running around was not an option, judging by the nature of one of their abilities. Something trapped them in this forest. If they were to get out, they would have to fight their way out.
Speaking in hushed tones so that the distant opponents could not hear. "Ace, when shit hits the fan you're going to run out wide. Go as fast as you can and try to hit them from the side." He tapped Tully in the ribs to make sure he was paying attention. While speaking Jace did not take his eyes off of the strangers.
"You two stay close to me and I can put up a shield. If this gets really bad Tully I want you to use that shard. If you've already used the shard before I want you to tell me right now and tell me what you saw." Jace wasn't confident that Tully could use the shard, but hopefully it was easy to use. They may need it.
Jace scanned his opponents with his psionic vision, trying to see if they have shards themselves.
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Post by kurohagane on Jan 25, 2017 18:49:11 GMT
"Gurner's escaped from Paradiso?" The news of Gurner escaping in just a few days startles Marietta. It isn't Gurner's possible return for revenge that scares her, she can defeat him anyway, but the time it took him to escape was just a few days. Insider job? She holds her thought for now, there are two foes in front of her. "Ehhhhhh? A piece of Dialga?" Marietta expresses a shocked yelp, only now she knows that Tully has a piece of Dialga's shard on his hand.
The stakes on her group is higher now. She tenses herself, focusing her eyes on the duo, having a Pokeball on hand preparing for counterattack. "Aye Jace." Jane feels her trainer's tense feeling scans the whole forest for danger.
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Post by getsuga on Jan 25, 2017 23:49:10 GMT
Jace sees a faint blue light coming from Johan's pocket. Indicating it hasn't been used since coming evading the webs in the forest. From the other person, you don't see a blue light, but he has the same psionic presence as the webs in the forest.
Johan digs in his pocket. "So we should give you our shards and restore our 'honor' in Paradiso? I want nothing to do with those monsters who sustain themselves with bloody fantasies. I respect what those crusaders are trying to do, but their way will be of no use in the current juncture. The elites are terrifying yes, but as long as they are human evil intentions will always sprout again.
I don't think anyone from Paradiso let you in on this, but what we are attempting is creating something absolute. Something that no one can stand up to. Eliminate evil with one swing of the sword!" Johan explains as he makes a cutting motion with his hands. He hesitates a bit on whether he wants to say more. Seeing that the group turns away from his kindness only more of a reason to keep going.
"Using one life for a bloodless victory against violence is a somewhat better choice than sacrificing the lives of hundreds every day. Kanto, Jhoto, Hoenn... Every nation will have to recognize their limits to what they can accomplish against the absolute. There will be no more gangs, wars, or corruption. I guess you can call it supreme autocracy" The big person takes out a pokeball and captures Yanmega without struggle and lets it back out. Two Durants come out from under its trench coat.
"You three are trainers right? So you just came from Jeremiah's? You're strong then, but not strong enough to have a say in negotiations. My partner, Floydd is getting antsy over my drawn out speeches. The girl almost caught his pokemon too and now he wants revenge. If Yanmega was captured I would be held responsible since it was my plan, from Gurner's information we knew you were a 'act first, think later' type of girl, but I never expected it to be this simple haha." Johan takes out his Dialga Shard and presents it from a distance, but you probably can't see it anyway. "For a few seconds I can rewind time within a certain area. That is my power. While you were walking about in this forest, all I had to do was rewind time at different moments. You didn't realize the transition since you couldn't tell the scenery apart. Now that I see you, I won't need webs anymore. Does knowing this make you give up now?"
Expecting no for an answer, Johan gives Floydd a few pokeballs and whispers something to him.
Marietta checks the area for traps, but nothing is coming up as far as she could see. Though the clouds are completely underneath them now. You can feel the slight drizzle of rain beginning to spectate the opening of this slugfest.
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Post by Trixander on Jan 26, 2017 1:52:04 GMT
Jace flicks the hair out from in front of his eyes disinterestedly. He was trying to play the role of arrogant rookie. "No no no, you seem to be mistaken. Your first mistake lies in revealing your power to us." Keeping up the act, Jace boasted a face spanning grin. "Your second mistake is delivering the shard right to us."
While he was the image of cool and collected, Ace was the exact opposite. Shoulders hunched low to the ground and fur on end he looked ready to rip off a couple of faces. Jace could see it, the fire welling up within the Eevee. Ace inched to his left, readying himself.
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Post by madandy on Jan 26, 2017 2:39:34 GMT
Tully considers the situation for a moment. Knowing some of his opponents' capabilities helps his nerves a little, but he still knows far too little about what's going on for the moment.
Still, they apparently didn't know exactly what happened with Gurner, so that could possibly be used to their advantage.
"Jace," Tully says, loud enough that their opponents could just about hear him, but quiet enough to seem like their not supposed to, "You sure about this? These guys don't look like they're playin' 'round. Maybe ye should just give 'em the shard and we can get outta here." Tully hopes the misdirection about who has the shard will clue Jace in that he's got good reason for saying that.
Not that his fear isn't genuine, he's just channeling it to a constructive purpose.
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Post by kurohagane on Jan 26, 2017 2:48:11 GMT
Marietta doesn't believe returning the shard would guarantee their safety. They will use it to repeat what they faced in Wind Drip Town and end what Gurner failed to finish. Marietta questions Tully's doubt. "What are you saying, Tully? We can take them on like we used to, returning the shard will kill us instead, save game load game shenanigans."
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