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Post by lichlord on Oct 15, 2018 6:12:48 GMT
Rei hands that bag off to Holly.
"I know you ran out of supplies healing you and your team. I think these will re-fill you my love."
She gives Holly a kiss before looking to Zoey.
"Well with caution to the wind, lets go back to that entrance and head back through the dungeon. We may need your help, Zoey. Call it a test of your abilities! Let's go."
Rei moves back toward the trap door and 'hopefully' back to the dungeon.
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Post by Raven on Oct 15, 2018 6:30:50 GMT
Holly takes the bag and kisses Rei back. Zoey fist pumps the air and lets Rei lead the group back to the trapdoor. Turns out it was hidden behind a wall panel originally, which is why Zoey never found it. The tunnel's darkness doesn't seem to bother Zoey at all, so she zooms ahead to wait at the far end. This just so happens to give Rei and Holly time to talk about stuff.
"So. I guess this means we're keeping her?" Holly asks with a slight grin.
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Post by lichlord on Oct 15, 2018 6:37:57 GMT
Rei turns to her.
"The more cynical part of me didn't want to. But you know me. I don't see D'mara, I just see a girl who's parent abandoned them. It's clear she wanted to go and once I check out the area I found and the translated papers, she'll have really helped us out..."
She trails off in thought.
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Post by Raven on Oct 15, 2018 6:50:41 GMT
Holly nods. "Those supplies she offered didn't hurt either. Kinda makes you wonder why D'Mara would have a stash like that just sitting around in her house. D'you think maybe she expected someone to find out her plans sooner and come after her?"
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Post by lichlord on Oct 15, 2018 6:57:10 GMT
"I'm betting early on, before she gained her power, if she had been found out she wouldn't be able to fight back as she can now. But now that she has Yveltal's power, she probably hasn't even thought about those supplies in any recent memory. The time for D'mara being vulnerable is long past."
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Post by Raven on Oct 15, 2018 8:25:50 GMT
Holly nods as they reach the end of the tunnel, where Zoey is... twirling randomly. She stops when she sees the others and sways back and forth between the ball and the heel of her feet. "So... this is where you guys came in?" She examines the wall in the light that Rei/Holly provide. "Ohhh, magic door huh? Not sure what people's obsession with these are. They're not that much harder to open than regular ones if you have the right Pokemon or something." Before Rei can confirm or deny anything, Zoey has begun to channel dark-type energy and the door slowly grinds open once again. She smiles broadly, clearly impressed with herself for figuring it out. Holly can't help but giggle a little at Zoey's antics.
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Post by lichlord on Oct 16, 2018 3:40:13 GMT
Rei giggles too and walks through.
"We've got enough dark types and moves that it has never been an issue."
She looks around and decides with another trainer in the mix and lots of supplies, they can press their luck a little more.
"Come on you two! Let's do a bit more exploring before we head up."
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Post by lichlord on Oct 16, 2018 16:45:26 GMT
After Rei is woken up, and she sees Piesc is down, she sighs a bit.
"...Maybe we need to rest up a bit before we continue."
She starts making camp after apologizing to Zoey for the start/stop nature of the dungeon dive.
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Post by Raven on Oct 20, 2018 20:26:58 GMT
After defeating the extra-large, soul-stealing Dusknoir and its minions, the trio head on down the hall to a set of stairs. Zoey is particularly eager to keep exploring, and has to resist the urge to rush forward and possibly trip on the way down. Zoey even randomly begins singing a song to lighten the mood. She's not amazing or anything, but she's giving it her all.
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Post by Raven on Oct 22, 2018 5:35:42 GMT
With the Gliscor swarm defeated, Rei & Co head further into the surprisingly vast dungeons/basement. Once again, the come to a very long hallway. Unlike before, however, this hallway looks eerily similar to the entrance hall of the castle several levels above their heads. Right up to the massive, old, but still fancy-looking double doors. It's almost like these are the doors that would have led out into the city, but what are they doing down here?
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Post by lichlord on Oct 22, 2018 5:48:04 GMT
"Alright that's... odd. There's a little too many familiar sights..."
Rei walks up the doors, ponders a bit, and then decides to peek inside.
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Post by Raven on Oct 22, 2018 5:49:52 GMT
The doors seem stuck fast, probably because they haven't been touched, let alone opened, in who knows how long. The deeper into the castle basement one goes, the older everything feels. It's... disconcerting to say the least.
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Post by lichlord on Oct 22, 2018 5:55:15 GMT
Rei, against some of her internal judgement, readies her muscles to try to get the door open!
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Post by Raven on Oct 22, 2018 6:03:47 GMT
The door groans faintly, but otherwise does not budge an inch. Even when Holly and Zoey join in, it only barely budges. Man, these doors are stuck fast! Zoey backs up and digs through her bag again.
"I think I have something that can help!" She produces an apricorn ball and calls out 'Ty', which turns out to be a giant rock-like monstrosity. Completely the opposite of her previously shown Pokemon. It places its hands on the doors, and with Rei's aid, manages to shove them open with a resounding crash. She then recalls the Pokemon with a thank you. Beyond the doors is both exactly what was imagined, and the last thing one would expect this far below ground. It's another city. An empty one, most likely, but a city nonetheless.
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Post by lichlord on Oct 22, 2018 6:10:25 GMT
Rei blinks a few times in shock.
"...what?!"
She takes a few steps to survey out. It's an entire city! It's not just the castle underground, the whole castle CITY is here!
"What the heck did we just find?"
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Post by Raven on Oct 22, 2018 6:13:11 GMT
Holly is just as shocked as Rei, while Zoey fixates on something else. She suddenly dashes forward and slides down some sort of entrance ramp with a 'whee!'.
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Post by lichlord on Oct 22, 2018 6:24:19 GMT
Rei double-takes and quickly dashes after her.
"Hey wait, Zoey! Don't get too far, It's a huge empty city!"
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Post by Raven on Oct 22, 2018 6:29:24 GMT
Zoey giggles at Rei's shock when she and Holly make it to the bottom with her. "Silly Rei! I wasn't going to go that far. We're a team, after all!" She hugs Rei, and then hugs Holly, who has no idea how to react except to keep her arms held out to her sides as if to say 'I'm not touching anything!' "Besides," Zoey continues. "I have Ty if I get into trouble. He'll protect me!"
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Post by lichlord on Oct 22, 2018 7:10:00 GMT
Rei is a bit out of breath as she reaches the bottom, but stops when Zoey is there.
"Oh ok, good. You just sorta took off there, and I didn't know."
She pulls off Zoey from Holly before things get akward.
"Alright, so what should we do here? I don't think we have time to explore a whole CITY!"
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Post by Raven on Oct 22, 2018 7:16:15 GMT
Holly shrugs. "I dunno. Maybe we should just start heading back up and return later?" She suggests.
Zoey is fine with anything, though she's obviously eager to go exploring some more.
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