Pidge has missed her turn. Next round she will be after Melomar!
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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2015 2:08 pm
(This reply may be a bit short and rushed. xD; May add more on Tryce's part in a bit, but for now this will do. <3)
Chloe had almost given up hope when a freezing wind swept through the facility. Eyes wide the spewpa took a few steps back just in time to see her door crack open. How had? Flushing warmly she noted the glowing figure of an adult male who was rushing through the hallways.
Of course though Tryce had enough time to wink towards the spewpa before heading further down the hallway.
Lingering outside of the facility was a deerling. So far he had been fortunate enough to miss out on all of the action and rather he found himself watching with interest as all of the noises and fights erupted. So much for a peaceful evening. Frowning slightly, he pulled back against a tree as more team rocket members and pokemon began to move about.
Finally it appeared that a major breakout was happening.
With Libby hanging from his shoulders Ilmari turned a corner. His movement was limited though as members of team rocket tried to rush him, "Seriously you guys?" But his protest was cut short as electricity flickered through the hallway.
Quietly Ilmari just shook his head at the approaching figure, "You would, wouldn't you?"
Nurse Raxka winked mischeviously at the whimsicott, "What? Don't you like my new look? I think it works quite nicely." Digging a high heel into the back of one of the goons the girl smiled towards the meowstic, "Pick up a new partner, Ilmari?"
"Might as well have. Mine never appeared on time."
"Oh he's here somewhere...I think he decided he wanted to just have a game of freeze tag." Raxka could only laugh at the eye roll from her friend, "Come on now, let's hurry and get out of this joint before it completely goes under~"
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Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 10:39 am
If she hadn't been told about her own injury, then Edith might never have given it much thought. She was too riled up to truly focus on anything at the moment, but slowly she became aware of it. Edith looked over her shoulder, noticing the way her wing hung limp and twisted at such an odd angle. Why couldn't she feel it? Everything felt oddly numb, but she could still feel a pulling sensation...When she tried to tuck it in close the petite Staravia got her first taste of pain and screwed up her lips. She didn't like this at all.
Whether the numbing was medical or adrenaline based, Edith chose only to focus on the prospect of food. She was still too hungry to really think straight, but having Kole so close calmed her. The young girl kept her arms around his shoulders, eyes looking suspiciously towards the Litwick. Why...why did it keep dancing? Or hobbling around, since she couldn't see any legs.
The Litwick nodded furiously. "Fun fun fun fun~" It kept chanting in it's own little dialect, the flame a top it's head growing brighter as each moment passed. It spun on one of it's little nubbin's, leading the way as best it could before stopping. What was this? The little poke'mon turned it's head to and fro, looking at the little case splayed on the ground. Most of the vials were broken, but one seemed just fine! A potion, of some sort...Liking the pretty colors it saw, the Litwick picked up the potion and continued on it's little way.
Granted, it was twisting and turning down the exact same hallways where the commotion was loudest.
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Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 1:20 pm
Renee lightly patted around her as she her came across what was shaped to be a glass bottle, she pulled it out but being discrete as possible since she did not want to draw more attention to herself. She squinted and looked at it at different angles, she muttered to herself quietly '"talk about mysterious bottle" she said and kept it in the same place as she previous one.
She then blinked a little as Fluff came into her line of view, and scooped her up holding her close to him. She blinked once again to do a double take, to make sure it was him. If her memory served her right, when she last saw him he was shorter and younger then her. "Fluff? is that really you?" she quietly said to him only enough for him to hear her.
The celebi was listening to Shadow's conversation with Reshi, and for maybe the first time, he seemed skeptical. Yeah. Right. The guy hadn't known what they were doing was wrong? Taking people away from their families? Caging them?
"Yes, I'm so sure putting people in cages makes them happier than when they were free. Good intentions or not, you helped them and you're just as guilty."
He might have continued had he not caught sight of a very familiar fave through the window, eyes widening as he watched. Had Tammy been caught? He should've checked on his ninetales, how long had he been here? But it seemed he was free now, and with another fire type.
"Tammy!" he called. "Tammy, help!" If the ninetails could escape, maybe he could too. Then he could warp them to safety, to another time. Maybe to yesterday. "Are you okay?" Okay, he wasn't okay. Grunts were turning the corner. "If you can get me out, I can get us out of here!"
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Eliot reached a large complex sort of place. Huh. If he were a kidnapper hiding one small celebi, that wasn't the place he'd hide. But what if it was more than Brenny? What if others had been kidnapped? Mei had gone out, what if they Had her too?
The thought infuriated the teen, and he trudged along with new vigor, expression darkening. If the people who had done this had hurt his family, there would be hell. He clenched his fists and stared moodily into the building. How to get in?
Did he look for a door? Did he look for the nearest person to accuse?
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Missy was losing patience. Damsel in distress she was not. She began pounding on the door of her cell, using as much force as was possible. Her daddy wasn't there, and neither was her brother; she couldn't wait for them to show up.
After a few moments, she caught sight of a bottle. She picked it up. Huh... She was sure that hadn't been there before. It was probably poison.
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Brenny responded to Shadow and your turn!
Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2015 11:26 pm
Melomar
((Shadow is freeing Frank and urging her to go after the Arcanine, Revelin, on his way to freedom! He is also thanking her and Velvet the Swinub for their help in attacking Alchemy! He is also asking Harvard for help!))
MoogerMint
((Shadow is freeing Aether and trying to advise the freed captives to follow the escaped Revelin to the exit!))
Dea and #Teddy#
((Shadow is thanking Lucinda, Jubilee, and Eilam for their help in rescuing the others and leaving Alchemy to them!))
Cornetified
((No, no, you're fine! Thanks for being so thoughtful and considerate. ^_^ heart For future reference, though, I enjoy as much interaction with as many people as possible, so no need to worry about him being too busy!
Shadow is going deeper into the facility to hunt for the Gliscor and Riley and may end up running into others who are also trying to rescue the Riolu.))
Dooma
((Um, actually, he was trying to interact with him. sweatdrop He spoke to Koujen in this post. We can just say Koujen was in too much pain to respond, though. But I didn't get your answer regarding if it was okay with what I had said about Koujen's capture.))
Lavender Hues
((Shadow has unlocked Reshi's door!))
Thaliawen
((In reply to the OOC comment in your previous post: Oh! Sorry, I don't know how I didn't realize that. Thanks for clearing that up!
Shadow is responding to Brenny briefly, but leaving Tammy to help him while freeing Missy instead.))
To Shadow's pleasant surprise, his Hypnosis attack seemed to work. Alchemy didn't seem to go right to sleep, but she seemed stunned or dazed or drowsy enough for him to be able to swipe her keys to the prison cells and cages. On top of that, a nearby captive Swinub and the Onix girl provided their assistance in the form of Rock Tomb and Mud-Slap. Then there was the Arceus adult and pair of odd, female teens accompanying him.
The ghost teen glanced at Eilam, surprised to see that he and his comrades - two hybrid ladies of Lunatone combined with shiny Suicune and Raichu combined with Togekiss, respectively - had all managed to escape their captors amidst the sudden chaos. Immediately, he was grateful to be on their side rather than Team Rocket's. Who would willingly oppose an Arceus; pokehuman or not?
What Eilam had said before about 'true love' and having a trainer both confused and intrigued the traitor Rocket more than ever before. Pokehumans could still have trainers? Didn't that make them subservient? They didn't feel like a sub-class of being, existing as humanoids and yet still treated like pokemon while 'belonging' to trainers? And weirder still was this was coming from an Arceus adult. Why would a god pokemon like Eilam allow himself to be tamed by a human trainer, particularly when he had become humanoid himself? Shadow had a great deal to ask the adult, but he would have to do so later on. Now was the time for action, not discussion.
He wasn't sure if Alchemy had heard Eilam's comment to her, but he certainly had. The thing about using the fallen, high-ranking Rocket as a 'get-out-of-jail-key' didn't sound like a bad idea if they could manage it. Shadow knew he would stand no chance against the Mega Dark-type if she came to, but at least the Arceus and his hybrid friends seemed capable. "I'll leave her to you," he told Eilam, nodding in acknowledgement of his fellow pokehuman before turning toward the locked prisons that still held captives. Examining the keys he'd managed to obtain, he got to work.
First, he darted to Frank's cell to get her out. "Thanks for your help," he told her, referring to the Rock Tomb she had attempted to use against Alchemy. He turned the key, allowing the door to swing open. "You really shouldn't push yourself, though, especially when you're this hurt. Try not to attack next time unless you're sure you can escape, okay? I'd hate for you to suffer even more than you already have on my account." The purple teen offered her a small smile and held out his detatched hand to help her get out. "Stay brave, but more importantly, stay safe. Follow the others out. I think I saw that Arcanine headed toward an exit."
Once he was certain the Onix child was free, the ghost hybrid looked around for the Swinub that had used the debris from Frank's Rock Tomb to hurl a Mud-Slap at their mutual foe. The hybrid that the Arceus had called 'Luc' was already getting her out. "Quick thinking," he told the little pokemon before turning to Lucinda. "And thanks for getting them out of here. I really don't know how I thought I might be able to manage saving them all on my own."
He was immensely relieved to know that at least a few pokemon and pokehumans seemed to have escaped their captor's clutches and that he wasn't alone in this. With those two things in mind, hope surged through him with a new determination and will. They might actually manage to all get out of here alive! They just had to keep on working together, helping out one another, and not lose faith that they could achieve their ultimate goal.
The Joltik boy's plea made Shadow turn, but he saw the kid was addressing Eilam instead of him. It was to be expected; why would he trust a Rocket, particularly one as creepy-looking as himself? He couldn't blame the child. He would let the Arceus take care of him. In the meantime, he had others to free. A pair of glowing, yellow eyes from earlier drew his attention and he hurried toward the Chandelure boy instead.
He didn't trust other ghost-types, but now was not the time to be suspicious. If anyone had a right to be skeptical of anyone else, it was the captives about the ghost teen who had just appeared to turn traitor on Team Rocket a few minutes past. "Get out as soon as possible. Help the others do the same along the way if you can," he advised, opening the lock on Aether's door.
Next was that blue-eyed legendary kid. Shadow gave him similar instructions as he released Reshi, though he didn't know how willing the child would be to follow them. He could only try and hope. Worse yet, another legendary kid seemed to be influenced by his peer, because the Celebi boy decided to voice his own doubts concerning Shadow's questionable morals.
The teenage hybrid sighed in exasperation as he fumbled with more keys. "I'm not saying I'm not guilty. But it's not as simple as people in cages versus people being free. It's a matter of being wanted and able to belong versus being rejected and hated for what you are. Which would you choose if you didn't know your place in the world - wandering about aimlessly as an outcast without a reason for existing, or being useful to those who need you?"
He frowned as he noticed Brenny call out to someone through a window. "What would you know, anyway? You're just a kid," he muttered under his breath. If the Celebi child had this 'Tammy' or whomever to save him, then he didn't need Shadow's help. Probably didn't want it, either. The ghost decided to move on.
After unlocking as many cages and cells of prisoners as he could - particularly the pokemon who had already been scheduled to be destroyed - he heard a great deal of banging against metal and realized who must have been the cause. "Alright, alright, I'm coming," he said as he sorted through the keys to find the one for Missy's door. At least he wouldn't have to hear her try to bribe or threaten him anymore. When her banging stopped abruptly, he froze for a moment, fearing the worst. He then jammed the right key into the lock as fast as he could and swung open the door to make sure she was okay.
Evidently, the reason she had ceased banging so hard was not because something bad had happened to her but simply because she had been distracted by a bottle. Shadow stared incredulously before shaking his head and turning away. "Hurry up and leave," he told her, suddenly distracted by the memory of the Psychic-type he himself had helped to capture and bring in. If anyone would need help getting free, it'd be that guy; the one trapped with the pain in his own mind.
When he returned to the place he last saw Koujen, however, he found a Reuniclus and an odd teen along with the shiny Munna. They seemed to be discussing the limp Koujen. Shadow didn't really feel it was his business to butt in on their conversation, but as the Reuniclus seemed occupied with holding on to the Munna, the other teenage pokehuman was the one the ghost teen ended up tapping on the shoulder.
"Hate to interrupt," he said, looking from one stranger to the other. He had a great respect for Psychic-types like the Reuniclus; almost as deep as his distrust of Ghost-types. "but there's a glowing Riolu teen that was taken deeper into the base by a Gliscor Rocket. I'm going after them, but I'm not sure I can take him on my own. And it'd be a great help if someone could come with me for back-up. Maybe to help the Riolu get out if I need to keep other Rockets at bay," he explained. "So not that I'd blame you if you want to get out now, but if anyone feels like joining me, I'd appreciate it. I know the layout of this place pretty well, too, having been a hall monitor, so I can serve as a guide to the nearest exit once we find our target."
((Mizu's turn is being skipped this round by request. It's now Melomar's turn. *goes to quote in shop*))
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2015 11:19 pm
(Co-written scenes in the first two sections of this post, with the gracious help of ever-patient Dooma. Thank you! This is always so much fun. :3 )
Benoni was not accustomed to feeling pain or physical attacks. So when the Arial ace hit her in her side she yelped and instantly resorted to leech life. as she clung to Eclipse’s shoulders. Again not one to battle she sent her attack to both her current ‘partner’ as well as Mitja. Then she lifted off Eclipse’s back and turned to face the one who had attacked her first. Her smiling face did not seem to change though she was clearly in pain from the farfetch’d attack but as her leach life started to work on the other two she giggled, “Someone else wants to play.”
Rostek had made it into the battle just as a creepy Shedninja was turning to face his new friend. He could see she was getting ready to attack and he called out “Switch duck!” as he heaved up a huge boulder size chunk of rock and ground and hurled it in a Rock blast attack just over Switch’s head and aimed at the eery ghost bug.
That comment of Eclipse urged him a firm fist to the gut. “I ain’t beautiful you gilded tongue brat!” she hissed and even though she was not the one hit she staggered a moment as she was hit with the leach life. Her grip loosened on him but as she saw the large mass of earth flying there way she wrapped her arms around Eclipse keeping her venom coated limbs on his clothes. She curled around him and used Protect to shield both herself and Eclipse from the fall out of the broken earth and the body of the Shedninja. A brief musing of If he thinks that girl and I are pretty this boy has some sick taste. crossed her mind
Eclipse's breath escaped him in a rush when Mitja punched him. After Switch's indirect attack knocked him around, with a sickening feeling in the pit of his stomach the life begin to drain out of him through his shoulders. Was Benoni actually attacking him with Leech Life, he wondered, glancing at her over his shoulder. The motion set his head spinning and when Mitja let go, his knees buckled. He was unable to respond when a gigalith child hurled a huge boulder at them and Mitja shielded him with her own body. He was not joking around when he slumped in her arms.
Benoni's resourcefulness was unnerving. Her actions had told Switch that she was an ally to Eclipse, but now she used him to recover some of her energy. Switch's shock did not keep her from ducking just in time for a boulder and debris to sail over her head. Her eyes bugged out. Was Rostek really that strong? She glanced back at him and with a thumbs-up managed to reply, "Thanks!" She was back on her feet quickly and surveyed their opponents before attacking. Mitja had shielded Eclipse, so she turned her focus back on Benoni.
Benoni did not like the games where she got hurt. Pain was not a feeling she really liked. She hissed seeing the person curling around her friend. And now they were attacking her. This was no fun. Maybe she should take her leave. After all there were more and more creatures moving around and though crowds were great for stealing things three against one was not the best odds and these people were not like the twins and teasing her they were hurting her. And her new friend was grounded by a angry looking fellow and the almost green looking venom that was now coating him was not something she thought wise to tangle with even if she was immune to poison.Though her smile stayed on her face she started to fade away as she flew up and make her way out of range and away to freedom.
Mitja felt a strange sensation as the cocky figure she was curled around slumped. Was Eclipse really hurt? Why did that thought make her heart race with worry. He was nothing but trouble but now his almost limp form worried her. She scooped him up and used defensive curl to ready for another possible attack or blocking but it seemed the creepy little girl was leaving. At least she was smart enough to retreat.
Rostek could not help but puff up a bit as the cool farfetche’d smiled and gave him a thumbs up. He thought they worked well together and she seemed to to a fantastic job at ducking. She was surprisingly fast. He readied himself for a follow up attack or to aid Switch again if needed.
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Bürschli Mayzel did not trust this stranger before her. She could feel his strength and she knew that if he so wish it he could tear her apart to get to this defenseless munna. There was clearly a strong connection between the two she could not deny that and with the munna in her grasp she could feel that bond. She was just about to open up and allow the mewtwo access when the whole building shook she staggered even though she as not touching the ground, No time. Get your friends. I get Munna out and come to us. She attempted to dart pass the definitive though impressive form with the curled up cargo still cradled mostly in her arms. As she moved though a darker color started to corse threw her gel like hands emanating from the gem at the manna's forehead.
Havard watched the Reuniclus mulling over his request; it must be difficult to decide whom to trust in this situation, not that he could empathize. Unfortunately, the explosion made her decide against it, in favor of haste. Fighting back a scowl he started to back away, acquiescing in favor of necessity. Then something strange caught his eye. "Wait." Your body is changing color.
My body? she asked then looked down at her darkening limbs. She opened her mind to partly touch the Munna, seeing that the color that was changing her was in fact coming from the passed out form. She could feel his mind waking even if he was still out cold but his mind was working and she looked up at the mewtwo, I can not read his mind….but…he is starting to defend…I will try to hold it…but we need to get out!
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(my Velvet and Richelle reply to Dea's Lucy next)
Velvet the Swinub was not the only one to inhabit her cell. She shared it with a female child, a mareep-archen hybrid named Richelle. Early on, they had exchanged stories of life before all of this, and it had served to keep them grounded in reality.
Where the experiments on the swinub had been fruitless for Rocket's uses, Richelle's had been intriguing at the very least. She had been a special case. Rocket operatives had witnessed the mareep's star-induced change, but to this day could not determine the nature or anything else about it. What they had uncovered, however, was hidden archen DNA, and through their tests had brought out more features than she might have had naturally. Even her ability had changed from Static to Defeatist.
So now she sat, huddled, in a corner of her cell. It was unlikely that anyone had noticed her presence with all the other commotion, not even when the strange lady started working at their cell lock with a small tool Richelle did not recognize. She had never seen a hairpin before.
Velvet felt a warm weight cover her exhausted body, a sharp contrast to the chilly concrete floor. She sighed softly, knowing that it was a blanket that Richelle was draping over her. She squealed weakly though when she felt her body leave the ground and then wiggled in the girl's arms.
"It'll be all right, Velvet," the words whispered near her ear. "Someone is releasing us." Velvet's head peeked out from the blanket, snuffling at the air. She was still exhausted, however, and once that task was complete she slumped against Richelle. Listening to the girl's heart flutter in her chest, the swinub allowed a three-dimensional mockup of the area fill her mind's eye. It was very crude and nothing compared to sight, but it was new to her anyway. And Rocket would never know about this new ability of hers.
A moment later, Richelle's voice snapped her out of her reverie. Surprised, she realized he had been nearly asleep. "You know, your Mud Slap hit that Rocket lady. I think you hurt her." Velvet peeked up and saw the underside of the child's chin. That was a small relief, and that explained a little of what she had been "seeing."
Richelle looked at the door fearfully, despite her assertion that the person at the door was a savior. As if reading her mind, the girl whispered, "I'll protect you. Even if we can't find the others, I'll do that, at least."
When the lock finally unlatched, it was a determined-looking hybrid girl holding the bundled swinub that met Lucy at the door. "We have more friends that are trapped," Richelle said. "Do you have a real set of keys?"
Next door, the confusing Rocket teen was releasing the onix girl, Frank. He seemed to be rather fond of the girl's bravery. Velvet's warm wet nose gently squished against Richelle's jaw and the girl smiled.
(My Frank and Havard tag Shadow; Havard tags Bürschli Mayzel and Koujen)
Frank glanced back at them and was relieved to see them well. They had done nothing wrong, but they were in worse off than her. She had heard their whispers, and the pain in the swinub's voice. She just... couldn't respond in the throes of her tantrum.
She saw also that the Rocket "R"-clad mega houndoom was surrounded by more foes than before. Their attacks seemed to have gotten through and she was not in any shape to fight them. Frank could hope. But she didn't want to fight anymore. She wanted out of this place, away from everyone's pain. Shadow's suggestion to follow the arcanine, though she had not seen the way it had gone, sounded like her best choice.
She turned back to Shadow, whom had already moved on to other cells. Then he looked to another Rocket for help. How could he trust this short man with the pokemon and poke-boy in tow? She remembered him calling out that he would move them further in. So why..?
Curiosity brought her nearer without realizing. She heard bits of their conversation and found herself tapping Shadow on the shoulder. "I want to help."
Havard scowled as he sized up the onix girl. She towered over him even though she had the air of a coward, but here she was offering her services. Her body was covered in battle wounds. Perhaps she was not a coward after all.
He had yet to reply to the turncoat Rocket, but these were times of split-second decisions. He sighed and nodded, pulling three pokeballs from his belt and releasing their contents: a fennekin, a trapinch, and an exeggcute. Little did anyone, except Koujen, know that these were pokemon he had saved from Rocket during the Tao Trio incident.
To the fennekin and trapinch he said: "Ken. Campbell. Go find the others. Do whatever you have to to rescue them." This pair would burn or bulldoze through anything to get to their friends: a swinub, hariyama, and ferroseed, and a mareep child, specifically. Anyone else would be their honor to help rescue. They each called out their reply and raced off to seek out familiar faces.
To the exeggcute, he said: "Ufuoma. Stay with Koujen and his friend." Try to contact him; tell him I am here and that he can feel safe with you. I will try to do the same. Their response was for him alone, a strong and unified, echoing chorus of male and female voices in his mind: He will be upset, but we will do our best. You should come back quickly. "I know, and I will."
To Shadow, he said, "I will come with you. My two remaining pokemon will help too, if needed." He patted his belt and the two remaining pokeballs for emphasis. He gestured toward Frank. "This onix-child will be helpful, I think." Frank seemed to swell a little with pride and she nodded. That was a good sign.
As for the munna boy, whom he did not want to leave, he sent a message. He should have tried again without permission. He should have tried sooner. But he would not dwell on it. Koujen, you are with friends and they will protect you. I am near you. But if you need me, call out to me and I will come back to you.
Reuniclus, I spoke to him. I do not know if he received it, but I will keep trying. This exeggcute will help you in any way they can. He nodded to them. "Go. Be safe."
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Thanks again and many times more for the extension!
And an edit: sorry if this double-quotes you, I have added spoilers before the deadline
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((Originally I was making sure there was individual prompts to everyone, but with r/t stuff going on muses and stuff are just NOT happening. So I apologize on the wait, for what is now a very short prompt. Many thanks to Corny for the help. heart))
The explosion rocked more than just the one wall! The whole building is shaking dangerously! Abandon ship!
If your character is going to be trapped inside/needing rescued say so in the main thread ahead of time, so someone can try working a rescue into their post. (Looking at you here mister strapped to a gurney Keldeo, for one).
Remember the META ends this round. A reminder on posting order due to changes etc last round: Orphy - Sabra - Moose - Star - Thali - Shadow - Mizu - Melo - Pidge
MoogerMint
Your go!
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2016 11:24 pm
(( Sorry for being so late on my reply this time, guys! @.x; <3 ))
After a bit of time, Aether was no longer attempting to fruitlessly faze through the bars of his cage, but he hadn’t the mind to have moved himself back. He may have flicked an eyebrow up slightly once the explosions started, but was altogether unamused by the whole situation. Good grief, these people couldn’t even keep things in order with the chandelure-boy in custody! They really didn’t really realize how far they sank from the surface while treading water, did they? They were in waaay over their heads. “Morons…” How had they even gotten the upper hand on him?
The clattering of the cage door brought his attention once more back to Shadow, fixated on freeing as many prisoners as he could. Maybe he hadn’t given the guy more credit, but it was nice to see him thinking for himself and his own code of ethics. The light touch of scorn on the teen’s features was not lost on Aether, however; witness to many long years of suffering, it became second-nature to detect.
Rising to dust himself off, he refrained from earning himself any more than that when he really wasn’t in here to make friends anyway. Aether offered a single sharp nod to Shadow’s suggestion before the teen was off again. The ethereal flames flicked briefly in consideration for the split second Aether watched his retreating form, then the mess that he was supposed to escape from. This place was so unstable… but as the boy looked around the vicinity, it appeared that most that had been in a similar circumstance had already been freed. Maybe just powering through to the escape route with the others was all that was really needed.
Ugh, he hated the living…
“Aether, this place is gonna fall…” Fae verbally nudged, squirming in place as she watched the rippling through the structure becoming more visible, more violent.
Despite himself, Aether paused to give her a reassuring smile and wave her on to follow him out, “We’re all going to be okay, don’t worry.”
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While the area was coated in the trimmings of your average forest, it left little to accommodate such a large, fluffy arcanine, fatigued and searching for temporary refuge. The average tiger might have found it trivial despite the orange and white, but Revelin was not exactly careful, nor graceful. It would not have been difficult to track him, but he wasn’t considering the possibility that anybody would want to try to when there was so much more chaos occurring around them.
Thus, when Kachina inched closer to him, that red ‘R’ still emblazoned on her shirt, it was only natural that his fur bristled despite the fact she was practically risking life and limb there -- fire could make short work of a young butterfree. In fact, it didn’t look like she was even trying to take him back.
This was all sorts of baffling, but it was not a choice that was out of his hands. Er, paws. Once the two faux Rockets went back to their cover, Revelin waited a few minutes before moving toward where Kachina directed their vehicle to be. If nothing else, it could serve as a decent place to shack up for the night. He had enough energy for a Flame Wheel should things look like they were going awry, but for now, it was the best option he currently had as a fugitive. Curling up in the shrubbery to the side of the blue van, he remained vigilant as he waited.
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(( Jet’s reply is under a spoiler due to some back-and-forth RP to get things concluded. x3 ))
MoogerMint Jet edged near the newly-formed backdoor entrance, scarcely waiting long enough for more clearly-defined features of those closest to the rubble to become visible -- he only needed shadowy forms to determine where to move and where to avoid, after all. It seemed he was not the only one who was using this plan for their own infiltration tactics, and while it was a little surprising, it wasn’t exactly unwelcome. It was all he could do to hold back his instinct to gloat and announce that they should get this party started.
Another good reason for that arose from the battleground, too, for Iah’s comments did not fall on deaf ears. “Hey now,” he called over his shoulder to the tainted cresselia, increasing the gravity on those that he felt were too near their current position, “that wasn’t part of the deal, pal.” This had better not be more hassle than it was worth, to drag him along…
Lirilei "Deal, schmeal." he snarled a little, a little quirk to his lips at Jet's obvious displeasure with him. The Giratina teen was lucky he was on his good side. Well the good side of his bad side anyhow. He eyed the others stepping into the hole with them, eyes narrowed some before he was turning, eyes closing as he searched a little with his mind, reaching out.
"He's close. I sense him." he started to move one direction, then another, trying to find where Riley was in this chaos. Then he stopped again, eyes narrowed a bit. "Where the hell is he...I can't...it's too chaotic..." he sounded almost lost. For a moment. Then, something else caught his attention...
MoogerMint If he hadn’t been so sure that he wasn’t making some huge mistake, Jet might have pulled the both of them out of this building right then and there to conclude their interference into this debacle. Iah, however, seemed intent enough on his target that turning into a raving lunatic seemed to be lower on his priorities. He hoped that was the case, at least, because there was no way Jet was going to let him leave here, if that were the case. The glare he shot the shadow cresselia was meant to say as much. Besides, that was one useful aspect that remained after his own contamination -- he could still smite evil, even if he could no longer cause it himself.
He was jolted back to attention as a secondary blast hit the building. Initial concerns were focused to who was now crashing the party he had crashed, but was subverted once the backlash of structural integrity began growing more prevalent. Well… they were going to have to move a little faster, in that case. Taking one last glance to Iah, he noted that the other teen was still locked onto seeking the riolu before Jet temporarily left his station to locate anyone still stuck in captivity. Or stuck under rubble… he mentally added as he heard another section of the building give way.
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Daphne relaxed a little -- it was more than a little stress relief to put some faces to who were her allies in this melting pot of Rockets. As a show of good faith, she reciprocated with her own, thumping a thumb to her own chest, “Daphne.”
The shaking of the building was certainly a nerve-wracking distraction, however, and on multiple levels. The croagunk turned toward the direction Truffles had indicated their ride lie, noting the other Rockets scattering, their own hands full with escape and break-in attempts. Huh, perhaps this would actually be a lot easier than she had thought things would go. She almost mentioned as much, but was taken aback when her eyes probed further behind Truffles toward the mess that Tyr was causing. It was but a momentary lapse of wide-eyed surprise, quickly surpassed by silent deliberation. “You know… he might be on to something there,” she commented with a shrug, “Distraction’s not a bad idea, if it puts them in the position to pick whether they want to stop others from leaving or keeping what they still have.”
The place was an utter chaotic mess, though, and the building did not appear to be holding up very well at all, inside or out. It was obvious that time was running short, but there were far more hands on deck than she had initially thought there’d be. With a concerned frown, she turned toward the exit and started carving her way forward, an easier path for the others to follow. “Just follow my lead, we can bulldoze our way through while they’re distracted!” the girl waved over. It was definitely helpful to have this taser on hand!
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Despite the blaring interruptions in the immediate vicinity, the outside world was lost to the child huddled in the corner, ears flattened as cleanly to the back as they could and face buried. All Mycah could do was helplessly try to breathe through the shortness of breath, unfamiliar yet jarring images cutting through his psyche and rattling him to the core. He could have sworn they were unfamiliar…
He couldn’t feel as his claws dug in, clawing at the panic in an attempt to scare it off. He just wanted to be left alone, couldn’t the world just stop spinning for a second so that he could catch his breath? It wasn’t until someone else amidst the shattering broke through, with a harsh shove to his shoulder, “Hey, what the hell are you doing, kid!? Get up and help us secure the area already!”
Mycah swiped at the man’s arm instinctively, jumping to his feet. He couldn’t tell the parties apart any longer, all of them seemed just as capable as the next to be holding those barred doors in his head open. For all he knew, they were all guilty; he just wanted to be left alone, and trust wasn’t cutting it!
Despite all ramped up senses and drive, Mycah was still just a kid, and prone to the same weaknesses as any other. It only took one shot to get him down, and despite pulling the dart out as soon as he was off his feet, it didn’t lessen the effects of the tranquilizer. The man’s whose arm was now bleeding from the slice at the air looked to his partner in alarm, but he didn’t need to speak to be met with a reply, “He won’t be offering any help so long as he’s in here. Grab him. We need to get out of here and regroup with what we’ve still got.”
“But what about Doctor Murphy..?”
The second Rocket scoffed at the idea, , “We’ve lost the base, we don’t need to lose our lives along with it. Now grab him, we need to go now!”
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Shade had next to no energy in reserve, yet relentlessly tugged at the metal restraints around her wrists. She no longer felt the edges cutting into her arm, raw and bruised from her stubbornness to escape captivity. Truth be told, there wasn’t much faith left in her to see freedom again. She had been such an easy capture, too, as a young vagrant hardly able to dig up enough resources to keep her going. So far, finding that star all that time ago seemed to be more trouble than it was truly worth, but perhaps it also had bought her a little more time.
She heard the small strides of something with four legs scuttling across the cold floor; it seemed a little too heavy to be just a regular rat. No claws tapping at the floor, either. While she wasn’t scared, it also did not instigate any of the lost hope she once had to her name. The walls, she could feel them falling through the rolling of the floor, but all it was was sound, off in the distance. It was getting closer, but that was hardly something to be happy about -- the place was coming down, and she was still behind three layers of prison.
The hybrid girl pulled her legs closer, as though taking up less space might help her survive this mess. Her body was shaking, a combination of malnutrition, dehydration, and fear that she was not prone to acknowledging so late in the game. It’s getting louder… Shade wanted to raise her hands to her ears, but knew they would not reach their intended destination. All she could do was whimper and wait.
She felt an unfamiliar touch poke her at her arm, the cold like a carapace against her skin. It caused her to freeze, but not pull away, unused to what sort of instrument it could be this time. It was breathing… There was no way this could be…?
Campbell snapped at the chains bolting the sableye-hybrid to the wall in its powerful maw. She nearly precluded the ascension of her own hand, as though it were still shackled, and raised it to her temple carefully as the trapinch duplicated the action at her other arm. She slid the blindfold up to her forehead, spotting the small -- if pleased -- little Pokémon at her side. If she hadn’t have already felt like a dried out husk of a child she used to be, she might have cried, seeing what she thought lost to her forever. “Th-Thank you!” she managed to blurt out, hugging the little trapinch around the head in gratitude.
Her balance was most assuredly off, having been suspended from using her legs much while in captivity and lacking the necessary energy to make quick progress, but there was no way she was going to let this chance slip through her fingers. “Did you do that?” she blinked, noticing the large, Bulldozed hole through the bars with a hint of a smile that continued to grow, “Let’s get out of here, shall we?”
Dea and #Teddy#
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Eilam gave a satisfied smile when it seemed that Alchemy was definitely out of it, thanks to Shadow's hypnosis. Alright, that gave them a little more time to free those in the area, before she came to again and started causing them trouble. Just as the Arceus adult was thinking that, he heard a voice quietly call out to him. His head swiveled in the direction it had come from and saw the boy that he had not seen across from him. He nodded his head to him as he walked over to one of the guard 'ice sculptures' and snapped the keys off of their belt. He had to beat the keys against his leg to get the ice off, before he walked over to Petaya's cage. It took a few tries, but he soon found the right key and turned it, letting the boy out.
"Come on, we are getting out of here,"he told the boy gently. He turned to Shadow when the other said he would leave the stunned Rocket to him and gave a nod of his head. Then he allowed the other to start working on letting others out of their cells. He looked to his sisters, just as the building started to shake. It looked like they needed to get out of here.
"Alright, everyone, follow us. The building is starting to come down and we need to get out of here,"Eilam spoke to everyone in the area. Then with a motion to Petaya, he started to head in the direction that he sensed Lightning and Fluff. Jubilee followed him as quickly as she could, giving Petaya a friendly smile, to let him know everything would be okay.
Meanwhile, Lucy managed a smile to Shadow when he thanked her for freeing some of the captives. She was a big supporter of teamwork, knowing that you needed to be able to rely on others. She watched as Shadow went to work freeing others and she also heard Brenny.
"Brenny, you okay?"she called out. Then she heard movement in the cell she just opened and turned around to look at another hybrid, she hadn't even known she was in there. When Richelle asked for some keys, she looked over to Eilam, who tossed her the set he had obtained and released Petaya with. She caught them, before handing them over to the other girl. When the shaking began, she looked worried.
"If you are going to free your friends, please do so quickly. No telling how long the building will last. We will see you out there,"she told them urgently. She gave them a small wave, before racing off after the others.
Fluff heard Renee in his arms and he grinned, he was sure she was probably surprised to see him older like this. He nodded his head, before gently wrapping his tail around her waist. He knew his siblings were here, but he never would of imagined she was here.
"Yeah, it really is me. Since we last saw each other, I had a bit of a growth spurt. I haven't had time to come see you since then, since I was busy helping Mom. Are you okay, they didn't hurt you..did they?"he asked softly. He looked her over, she seemed to still be in one piece. He blushed lightly, noticing just how beautiful she was, now that he was not a kid. He was definitely seeing her in a different way now and it made him hold her even closer to himself. He was broken out of his thoughts as he felt the floor shake. Looking over to Lightning, he saw the other nod her head.
"I think it is time we get out of here. Hopefully the others will be out soon. If not, we will dig through rubble to find them. Right now, we need to get these two out of here,"Light spoke. Fluff gave a look of understanding, before Light led the way back towards the hole. They tried to stay out of the way of Iah and Jet as they came past, neither one wanting to stop them from whatever reason they were here. Once they had passed, the four could head for the hole and outside to where they left the van.
Kachina had seen the way the Arcanine's fur bristled as she got closer, she so hoped she wouldn't have to use her sleep powder move. When it seemed he got her message and hadn't attacked, she and Paian began to head back in the direction of the building. They both looked over their shoulder when they were almost there, just in time to see Revelin heading in the direction that they knew the car was in. The Butterfree teen smiled, she was glad he would take them up on their offer. However, when she heard the sound of cracking and things starting to fall, she turned back to the building with a look of horror on her face.
"Looks like we won't be going back in there at all,"Paian spoke.
"We have to..Riley is in there still. We...we have to save him, Ian. He was only in there because he was helping me. I..I can't abandon my friend,"she spoke, the girl clearly shaken. The Trevenant adult wrapped his arms around her, holding her tightly as she cried. Then she tried to break out of his hold, but he held her tightly.
"You won't be able to get to him in time. Hopefully someone notices him and gets him to safety. We will stay nearby, until you see him. I know you are worried, Chi, but Dea would not want to loose you too,"he told her gently. The girl finally gave up the struggle, just slumping miserably against her brother.
Erina_Nobara
Have fun!
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 6:29 pm
Tamotsu heard a familiar voice shouting his name. “Brenny!” he gasped. Had his celebi friend been kidnapped too? “Quick Humphrey, over here. It’s my friend! We have to rescue him!”
Tamotsu and Humphrey pushed past the other pokemon that were escaping, and past the confused rocket grunts. When they arrived at Brenny’s cell, Tamotsu immediately grabbed the bars and stared into the cell. “Brenny! Are you okay!?” He asked, concerned. “Were you kidnapped too?” Tammy then pulled on the bars with all his might, but they wouldn’t budge.
Humphrey watched with a frown. He was about to say something when the building shook; the sound of an explosion filled the air.
“Wh-what was that?” Tammy cried.
“We have to get out of here,” Humphrey began. “I have an idea. But I don’t know how well it will work. Have your friend stand back. We can use our fire power to try and soften the bars. Then we can bend them enough, so your friend can get out.”
Tammy nodded. “O-okay. It’s worth a shot. Brenny, we need you to stand back. My friend Humphrey and I are going to flame the bars. Then we can bend the bars enough that you can crawl out.”
Once Brenny would back far enough away, Tammy and Humphrey set about melting the bars. Once Brenny was free, it would be time to abandon ship.
The fire turned the bars a warm red, and the bars gradually began to warp and melt. When Humphrey and Tammy finished, they waited a bit for the bars to cool enough to they could push them apart leaving a gap big enough for Brenny to get through.
Kole headed after the little Litwick, a little grin curving his lips. Part of him really wanted to just get Edith out of there, hunt down a random pokemon for her to eat, get her wing tended to, and be done with it. Yet, now, the desire to help her was almost as strong as the urge to see what delight he could take from the chaos up ahead.
Chaos found them quicker than expected though. His arms of hair rose to cover the both of them as bit of ceiling began to crumble down. ’s**t!’ “Well, looks like the fun will have to wait.” Brow knitting, he held Edith tighter and burst into a full run. It was awesome that this place was going down, but he wasn’t about to let it take him and Edith with it. He hoped it would crumble to dust. After all, he’d done all that work and was clearly not going to get paid~ Pointless.
Silently, another part of him was disappointed as he ran into the fresh air of the night. The reason he’d agreed to help with this filthy plot... He wouldn’t be getting those results, either.
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Slowly, the effects of the attack were wearing off, and Riley could move again. For a couple minutes, he just gazed at the manacles with watery eyes. This was such a mess... Then, the mess got worse. His head snapped up as the room began to shake. It was subtle, but growing. An earthquake? He was utterly confused, but by then the Gliscor had returned with another pokehuman. As the floor shifted, the captive took the moment of confusion to overpower the Gliscor, and soon was running around the room with the keys.
Riley jumped to his feet once he was free and wobbled a little. The ground was still shaking! Part of him felt like sitting back down. He’d been absolutely useless so far. He hadn't a word on Kidd, and he hadn't seen Kachina since being brought in. Surely he would only make things worse if he tried escaping! Yet, he knew... he had to see Thomas, and his friends. He had to make sure Kachina was okay! Fueled by the thought, he ran out the door with the other captives.
Speaking of his friends though-! Not far down the hall, he saw a familiar face coming. His expression widened with surprise and concern, and then with delight. Iah must have been captured as well, but was now free! “Iah!” Completely forgetting himself, just happy to see Iah was okay after all this time, he turned to wave both arms at the Cresselia. “Iah! Are you okay?”
Iah felt on edge with all the chaos around him, and he was just barely containing himself from joining in. There was only one thing that kept him even mildly calm, even reasonably focused. Riley. the little blonde Riolu flashed into his mind, and he felt every protective instinct in him double, then triple. Something about the blonde calmed him but made him want to protect him. It was not something he had words for, but he didn't care. He just knew he wanted to find Riley safe, and sound and get him the hell out of here.
He stood there next to Jet, trying to pinpoint just where Riley was when he heard his name being called and paid attention, eyes narrowing some as he bounded away from Jet with a growl. Who was this guy, and how did he know him!? His first instinct was murder. Death. This wasn't Riley! He growled and sprang at the teen, a clawed hand wrapping around the imposter’s throat with a feral snarl as he took them to the ground, ignoring the shaking walls, the fact the building was starting to fall apart in spots. His fingers flexed just a little as he stared down at Riley, not realizing it was him at first.
With his abilities dulled down by their location, all the auras of those around him seemed to blend together. By the time Riley realized the darkness that was surrounding Iah, he was too late to stop his forward motion. He remembered now.. Iah’s tale of the darkness within... Being here must have been so traumatizing! How could he have let himself be so careless and forget?
Of course, he didn’t have time to beat himself up for his mistake. Iah seemed more than ready to take on that job. Riley screamed as he was tackled, forced back and down by the impact, vision filling with spots as his head snapped against the floor, his breath escaping in a rush. He gasped for a breath back in, but his throat wouldn’t work; the hands around it stopped even a whisper from escaping. Tears of fear fell quickly, mixing with tears of pain as his lungs burned, adrenaline draining his reserves fast. Pinned down as he was, panic taking over, he didn’t have the strength to fight back. Oh, as if he could fight Iah! Whether it was the panic or the physical strain, Riley’s vision blacked out completely...
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Eyes fluttering open, Kirsi sat up sharply with a gasp. Coming out of Rest, she awoke to the whole building shaking! What was going on?! She cried out when a crack in the wall behind her suddenly broke open, the wall collapsing to the ground in a pile of rubble. She coughed and blinked, peering out through the dust. The Keldeo! Looking toward the cell door, she saw someone other than the Cacturne was helping the Keldeo up. Giving a little sigh of relief, she turned to head for the new opening. The hole was just big enough for her to squeeze through, once she pushed some of the rubble out of the way.
The other side of the wall was a mess. Humans and pokehumans were running and hollering, trying to escape. She needed to do the same! However... Brow knitting, she bit her lip when she saw the piles of rubble everyone was running or flying or jumping over. Her skin was tough, but she was going to be moving slower and getting torn up having to climb over all that...
It appeared most of the once-captive audience were now on their way out before Jet was really able to help bust them out. Well, other than leaving the 'door' gaping open. He didn't particularly feel let down about that, considering his lack of people skills... and lack of a care to broaden them, for that matter. The place was mostly barren at the back, the most commotion seeming to come from the foremost as people retreated. At least that's what he observed, though due diligence wasn't necessarily his strong suit.
He stood to brace himself against a wall as he peered around the corridors, in case another shudder shook through the building. Spotting Kirsi attempting to make her escape through the back wall of her cage, he hesitated momentarily. Pointing people in the right direction for escape was one thing, but the dewgong's mermaid-like tail countered those preferences. There was no way she was going to be able to get out before the roof caved in on this place. He didn't much care for being polite, but something was nagging him in the ear about it. Literally. The teen lowered his raking wings and pulled them back behind his body, aware to their intimidating nature. He didn't get too close, at least for the time being, before calling attention to himself, "Hey, do you need help over there?" Dumb question, sure, but some people were just that stubborn...
Kirsi started to move for a clearer space to pull herself through, but someone almost instantly tripped over her. Yelping as her hand was stepped on, she quickly hunkered back against the wall, shaking out the stinging appendage. Now what..?
She almost didn’t hear the offer to help. She didn’t think it’d be for her, but she looked over anyway. When she saw the big teen looking right back at her, she nearly cried with relief. Rather like a child, she responded by holding out both arms in front of a pleading expression. “Dew! Help!”
Jet only hesitated long enough to consciously tune out the noise coming out of the communication device in his ear. Once he was given confirmation by Kirsi that she required help, he wasted little time in helping her get up and out of here. He was no architect -- he didn't know how structurally sound this place would stay before caving in, but it was getting increasingly precarious. That didn't mean he was rough with her though, picking her up like one would any other person of significant height, despite how unused to doing something of this nature he was. This was the first time he had, as a matter of fact...
Despite the perilous situation and the contrary side he now found himself on, the excitement was making the giratina grin as though he were right where he had always belonged. Tightening his hold on the delicate-looking dewgong in his arms, Jet flared out his talon-like wings to block from debris and offered the smallest of instructions after he was already headed for the exit, "Okay, hold on!"
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Truffles gave Daphne a short nod. Short was all she had time for. Yelping, she stuck out her arms to brace against the wall, feeling it shaking under her hands. Was this whole place going down?
Glancing over toward the Charmander, she snorted and rolled her eyes. “He’s just doing that to be a brat,” she stated, as though she’d known him forever. “Tyr. Come on. We gotta get.”
Tyr felt the shakes of the building, but paid it no mind. It was probably just the floor vibrating from everything he was knocking over.
It wasn’t until a ceiling tile fell that he paused, looking up and around to see everything had a tremor to it. ..Holy cow! Had he done that?! He didn’t know he was such a badass! He turned around to gloat to Truffles, but instead started hollering as he was hooked under an arm. “I can work my legs! Let me go!”
“Then work them! We’re goin’ out!” Truffles snarled back, dumping Tyr back to his feet. Still, she held onto his hand, pulling him along as they ran after Daphne. She couldn’t help laughing as a couple people jumped away from the taser, making their escape so much easier. Nice little tool to have. Maybe she could get her hands on one later?
She pumped her legs even harder when the garage came into sight. “Go, go, go!” she hollered, holding Tyr’s hand tightly, and then grabbing Daphne’s arm as well, running until they reached the edge of the woods.
Lirilei
You're up, buttercup~
Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2016 10:28 pm
Dooma
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((First part is spoilered. It's JetxIah IahxRiley back and forth))
Jet: Jet edged near the newly-formed backdoor entrance, scarcely waiting long enough for more clearly-defined features of those closest to the rubble to become visible -- he only needed shadowy forms to determine where to move and where to avoid, after all. It seemed he was not the only one who was using this plan for their own infiltration tactics, and while it was a little surprising, it wasn’t exactly unwelcome. It was all he could do to hold back his instinct to gloat and announce that they should get this party started.
Another good reason for that arose from the battleground, too, for Iah’s comments did not fall on deaf ears. “Hey now,” he called over his shoulder to the tainted cresselia, increasing the gravity on those that he felt were too near their current position, “that wasn’t part of the deal, pal.” This had better not be more hassle than it was worth, to drag him along…
Iah: "Deal, schmeal." he snarled a little, a little quirk to his lips at Jet's obvious displeasure with him. The Giratina teen was lucky he was on his good side. Well the good side of his bad side anyhow. He eyed the others stepping into the hole with them, eyes narrowed some before he was turning, eyes closing as he searched a little with his mind, reaching out.
"He's close. I sense him." he started to move one direction, then another, trying to find where Riley was in this chaos. Then he stopped again, eyes narrowed a bit. "Where the hell is he...I can't...it's too chaotic..." he sounded almost lost. For a moment. Then, something else caught his attention...
Riley: Slowly, the effects of the attack were wearing off, and Riley could move again. For a couple minutes, he just gazed at the manacles with watery eyes. This was such a mess... Then, the mess got worse. His head snapped up as the room began to shake. It was subtle, but growing. An earthquake? He was utterly confused, but by then the Gliscor had returned with another pokehuman. As the floor shifted, the captive took the moment of confusion to overpower the Gliscor, and soon was running around the room with the keys.
Riley jumped to his feet and wobbled a little. The ground was still shaking! Part of him felt like sitting back down. He’d been absolutely useless so far. Surely he would only make things worse if he tried escaping! Yet, he knew... he had to see Thomas, and his friends. Fueled by the thought, he ran out the door with the other captives.
Speaking of his friends though-! Not far down the hall, he saw a familiar face coming. His expression widened with surprise and concern, and then with delight. Iah must have been captured as well, but was now free! “Iah!” Completely forgetting himself, just happy to see Iah was okay after all this time, he turned to wave both arms at the Cresselia. “Iah! Are you okay?”
Iah: He felt on edge with all the chaos around him, and he was just barely containing himself from joining in. There was only one thing that kept him even mildly calm, even reasonably focused. Riley. the little blonde Riolu flashed into his mind, and he felt every protective instinct in him double, then triple. Something about the blonde calmed him but made him want to protect him. It was not something he had words for, but he didn't care. He just knew he wanted to find Riley safe, and sound and get him the hell out of here.
He stood there next to Jet, trying to pinpoint just where Riley was when he heard his name being called and paid attention, eyes narrowing some as he bounded away from Jet with a growl. Who was this guy, and how did he know him!? His first instinct, was murder. Death. This wasn't Riley! He growled and sprang at the teen, a clawed hand wrapping around the impostors throat with a feral snarl as he took them to the ground, ignoring the shaking walls, the fact the building was starting to fall apart in spots. His fingers flexed just a little as he stared down at Riley, not realizing it was him at first.
Riley: With his abilities dulled down by their location, all the auras of those around him seemed to blend together. By the time Riley realized the darkness that was surrounding Iah, he was too late to stop his forward motion. He remembered now.. Iah’s tale of the darkness within... Being here must have been so traumatizing! How could he have let himself be so careless and forget?
Of course, he didn’t have time to beat himself up for his mistake. Iah seemed more than ready to take on that job. Riley screamed as he was tackled, forced back and down by the impact, vision filling with spots as his head snapped against the floor, his breath escaping in a rush. He gasped for a breath back in, but his throat wouldn’t work; the hands around it stopped even a whisper from escaping. Tears of fear fell quickly, mixing with tears of pain as his lungs burned, adrenaline draining his reserves fast. Pinned down as he was, panic taking over, he didn’t have the strength to fight back. Oh, as if he could fight Iah! Whether it was the panic or the physical strain, Riley’s vision blacked out completely...
Iah: He leaned over Riley, not realizing this had been the one he’d been searching for, after all last time the Riolu had been but a child, not a teen. His anger and confusion were apparent. Still, something in him as he leaned in, snarling and growling tugged at the rational part of his mind. That blue skin, that blonde hair… it made him lean in and he sniffed at that hair, even as his fingers lessened around the others throat. He reached out a little with his psychic abilities, and with a bare use of them was startled. “Riley…” he yanked his hand away with a hiss at himself, and he moved to carefully cradle the teen in his arms. “Gotta get us out. Get you safe.” Words spoken softly, eyes wide, and that manic look he’d been wearing melted away. “I’m so sorry Riley…” his voice was so full of anguish at attacking him! He looked around as he got to his feet the teen cradled carefully as he took off at a run to get them the hell out of there.
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Angel was leading Devin directly to the scene of chaos, to the building that was shaking, and falling apart as people and pokemon alike began to stream out of it from various places from within the building. Smoke was coming up in a few places though one would be hard pressed to tell if it was from pokemon caused fires, or anything else. The Hawlucha stared in horror at the scene below. “In there, that’s where the van went. If you’re looking for someone, they could still be in there.” Most that were getting out seemed to be staring with a sort of mixed awe and horror at the scene before them. “I gotta help…” the words were spoken and he ran off to help anyone that he could as they came out of the building. If he saw someone stumble he ran to help catch them, or pick them up, if they seemed too weak to keep going, or too injured he was there. ((Feel free anyone to have Angel help any of yours you might need in this way!))
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Ransom shrieked and threw herself over Nathaniel to protect the Cubchoo as he fell to the floor, a long light from the ceiling moving to fall on top of them. She was shocked when a blast of water hit it, knocking it away before it could hit either of them. “Get out of here, now!” Noble stood there, looking a little worse for the wear. He was already light headed from the blood being drawn, and then he’d been hit in the head with falling debris, a small trickle of blood was dripping down his face, and yet, he wore a determined look on his face, the horn on his forehead seemingly growing with his determination. “Over there, it’s a hole in the wall. Get out, and run. Far, far away from this place lest Rocket catches you again.”
Ransom nodded and pulled the boy to his feet. “C’mon. I need to get back to Sofya, and you can come with me.” It seemed like the best thing to do. She’d know what to do, how to help him, right? It was how she saw it anyhow. She just had to hope she wasn’t too far from her trainer!
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Alchemy snapped out of it all, moments before a chunk of ceiling landed on her head. Not that “snapping out” of the attack on her did much good. Nope she was just as bewildered by what was going on around her, as she had been incapacitated. She started to run for a break in the nearest wall, but she heard cries for help, and as she wrapped her hand around the wall she swore under her breath and darted back inside keys jangling as she began to unlock cages, and cuffs alike, to give them all a chance to get out of there. “Hurry, run! This whole place is going to collapse!” The mega houndoom barked orders at those she was freeing, pointing them in the right direction as she daringly ran deeper into the building. ((As with Angel, feel free to have Alchemy set one of your characters free I don’t mind!!))
Dr. Murphy stared in horror at the chaos around him, the pokemon being released, the worthless Team Rocket members abandoning ship. His research, almost a year of precious, precise work was going up in flames, being buried in rubble, or ruined in other ways. The doctor pressed his lips together tightly for a few moments, trying to make sense of things. Only to startle at a pissed off looking Keldeo before him.
He took a step backwards as he was walked towards and he bumped into the wreckage that had been his desk, hand groping along the up turned end of it as if looking for a weapon. He had been, but everything the desk held was now strewn along the floor. Murphy barely registered the angry words coming from Noble. Calling him callous, dangerous, heartless.
Heartless? No, he wasn’t. Was he? He was scientific, methodical. He wanted answers to this phenomenon. Into why these pokemon looked as they did. Why that Keldeo walked on two legs and looked like a man but with extra bits. The threats of being turned to the authorities also went in one ear and out the other. Nobles speech was passionate, but Murphy was cracking up in the wake of losing everything he’d been working so hard for.
A cackle, a mad sound escaped the “good” doctor as he ran at Noble then, a screech of defiance from him as he plowed into the man, who barely budged despite his already weak state. The doctor might be in a deranged state of mind, but he was only human after all. Noble gritted his teeth and curled his hand into a fist, bringing it to the doctors stomach and dropping him to the ground.
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With a grunt he bent and picked up the now stunned man and began to stumble back through the rubble, losing his footing more than once, pausing a moment to wipe the blood in his eye, he stumbled sideways as the building shifted, and he lost his hold on the doctor, who had chosen that moment to shove him hard, and take off running in the lingering smoke and dust.
“DAMNIT!” he swore, and tried to go after him only to have a portion of the roof fall at his feet. That made him look around and he saw a window there to the side, glass busted out for the most part. He bent and grabbed a piece of wood that was there from all the debris, and knocked the rest of the glass loose so he could get out safely, and he fell face first on the ground wheezing some. He needed to move away from the building he was aware, but he just didn’t think he had the strength to move at this point. He laid there, trying to rest slightly, to be able to push himself up and drag himself away. He couldn’t let himself be crushed, he had to get back to Devin. though with the way the building was shifting and leaning, he was pretty sure that was a pointless wish. ((leave him to lay there… *snicker* we gotta have Devin finding him))
((Assume Dr. Murphy is running for the hills at this point. Anyone else can encounter him, and interact, but he’s going to run…and who knows if this is the last we’ll hear from him or not. *shifty look*))
(Co-written scenes done with Melomar <3.) (Switch, Rostek, Mitja, Eclipse)
With a keen, unblinking stare, Switch watched Benoni disappear. Her retreat seemed clear enough that Switch relaxed her stance and stood up straight. "Great job, Rostek! Looks like we scared her away," she grinned. Then she turned back and approached Mitja. "What should we do with him?" she asked the protective-looking teen. They had seemed like enemies before; now not so much. Either their relationship was complicated or she simply didn't want Eclipse to...
Faint. It wasn't just the attacks that had knocked him down, but a combination of Leech Life and Mitja's venom had finished the job. Eclipse did manage to look up at her, realizing that she was doing more than necessary to keep him out of trouble. "Haha," he managed in a soft voice. Who's going to attack someone that's clearly out of the fight? It was too bad about Benoni. He didn't know enough about her to find her easily. Other than that, his cares seemed to melt away.
"Hey guys!" Rocío ran up to the group. "I've been hearing people say that an evacuation is going on. There were explosions from inside too, not that long ago..." Glad that her timing was good enough to miss the fight, she stopped short when she saw Eclipse's limp form. "Fainted? His color's a little off, is it something worse?"
"His color's always a little off," Switch replied bluntly. "I won't offer any theories as to why."
Rostek beamed brightly, “Oh yes we did amazing. Such an wonderful job Switch. You know your stuff.” he said happily and flushed a bit at the compliment from the farfetch’d. He followed Switch toward the two others. They did seem familiar. But if male was working with the bad guys why did the one Switch was addressing help him? There must be a lot going on that he did not know or understand. He was not really one with much social experience. He turned as he heard Rocìo though and smiled, “Are you alright miss Rocìo? Explosions? Those were not from the fight? Should we go on and try to save those still inside?”
Mitja was rather impressed by Rostek and Switch’s actions. They had worked so perfectly together it was like they had been working together all their lives. They were so cool and here she was just holding onto a blacking out traitor. She had felt a strange fondness and worry for Eclipse earlier but now that he was looking up at her and laughing she realized that this was all just another game to him. For a brief moment she had been tempted to just drop the now blacked out and heavy poke human but she sighed, “He is suffering from leech life and my vemon…Rostek was it? Can you get him to some water and just drop him into it and get miss Rocìo to safety as well. Switch and I will try to get some people out to safety…though if the building is coming down there is not much we can do…” she said as she looked at the building.
"Oh." Switch blinked with surprise at Rostek, unused to praise from anyone but Theo and Mariette. "Thanks," she grinned and reached up to slap him on the shoulder as they went back to Mitja's side, "I guess we make a pretty good team."
Mitja's response to the poke-boy's condition was confusing at best and frustating to say the least. Rocío watched her with growing annoyance before looking back to Switch and the farfetch'd girl only shrugged. Sighing, the girl knelt down on one knee and pulled off a backpack. Inside she carried all kinds of supplies, including what was needed now. "I can't give him enough to completely restore him, but I can give him an antidote for the poison, and one potion." Pulling out those items, Theo got up and handed them to the fartetch'd girl before putting the bag back on and standing up again.
Switch took both small containers over to Mitja and set them in the grass next to Mitja and Eclipse. "Something tells me he'd like you to be the one to give those to him. Rostek and I can pull double duty, running interference and helping Theo patch up people as they come out of the building. It's not safe in there. No one should be going back in." She glanced at Mitja as she turned back to Rostek. "What do you think?"
Mitja was well aware of the look the human was giving her. She knew she had no friends and she annoyed most. She did not care if she made any or if she angered people. There was nothing good that came of them. The twins, the closest things she had to friends, never did anything anything but tease her and cause her issues. And Eclipse was even worse than them. She hissed a bit in aggravation as Switch brought the potions to her. "I don't see why I should bring him any comfort he cause so much trouble. He was kidnapping people. He should be dropped in a river and float away." She almost growled but started to open the potions. She wanted to help not baby sit this ungrateful little b*****d.
Rostek watched the small band, "I agree that no one should go in but I can help keep the door ways open and we can help get people out." He said and smiled at the human, "Let's hurry." he said and moved towards the crumbling building.
"You shall never be anything but a pain in my a** Eclipse" she groaned and started to see if Eclipse could take the potion. She removed her jacket to wipe off the venom on her body so she would not waste an antidote. "You better drink I do not want to have to give this to you manually."
- - - (Havard, Bürschli Maazel, Koujen)
Bürschli Maazel watched the larger pokemon and poke humans. She could feel the rumbling all around them and she was worried with how hard the shaking was becoming things were going to be coming down soon. There were so many in danger and so many trapped. There really was no more time to fight with others. So when she felt the pressure of the mewtwo’s mind reaching out to Koujen she had almost stopped it but allowed him to try and reach the Munna. She knew herself alone there was no way she could resist him if she tried. Maybe it would calm the munna down. She looked at Shadow, Frank and Havard, she spoke to all of their minds, Please be careful all of you. I will take care of the munna and try to get as many out as we can on our way. she then focused her speech just to the mewtwo I shall take care of your friend and keep him safe. You focus on take care of what needs to be done. And come back for him… she smiled at the exeggcute and shuddered as the whole building shook again.
The cloud that was starting to swirl around the Reuniclus’ body stopped forming and started to dissipate though a tear rolled down the flowered covered cheek. It seemed in some way Havard’s words reached him but now Koujen’s drug induced dreams swirled with abandonment. He could feel the familiar touch of Havard’s exeggcute and knew something dangerous was going on…now worry started to start the cloud growing again. He was being carried away and felt the draw of Havard’s mind leaving but with the combination of Ufuoma and Bürschli he could not reach out and he was sheltered form others.
Havard nodded to Bürschli Mazael and watched them go, realizing that if he didn't focus on other things, he would follow, intentionally or not.
That you must not do.
I know. Sighing, he turned back to Shadow and Frank.
Ufuoma kept a close eye on their surroundings. The skirmishes were dissipating and even Team Rocket members were letting prisoners loose so they could find their ways to safety. We should have no trouble getting out, the exeggcute observed, putting those thoughts to words as they hopped about in a pattern that surrounded the reuniclus and the munna boy. That cloud has begun to form again, though. We must watch that, Bürschli Maazel. And to Koujen, they added, Please wait a little longer, Koujen. It won't be long.
Bürschli Mazael who was not used to being surround like this was more than a bit impressed by the Mewtwo's impressive power. She felt a bit special with the five 'guards' around her. She knew it was for the munna within her and not her but it it was still a bit impressive. Just as it was that the bad guys were now helping the prisoners. She moved as best she could. Trying to block the Munna's mind again and calm him though she did allowed the guards to reach out towards him. She could see the exit coming up. though there was a sudden hard shake and the walls look as if they were about to buckle.
Koujen was now wrapped up within the cloud his mind filling with dark thoughts as he started to cast Nightmare on himself. Havard was leaving him. He was abandoned by his best friend again. Just like Zeke, Havard was pulling away. He would disappear too…even with Ufuoma there, they were taking him away. He was going to be abandoned. He curled up into a tighter ball the cloud started to grow thicker around him.
Bürschli Mazael made it just out of the building as a large beamed crashed to the ground, Could he….be evolving?
- - -
Risketi did not like all the loud noises it was a great excuse to steal but now it was getting dangerous. The little thief knew when to make an exit and that was just what she was doing.
Amit cursed the explosions had shaken his table and all his collected blood was now toppling over. He growled as two of them broke. What idiot would attack a full facility. And all the work he had just done he was now in danger of loosing. He had to get his collection out before he lost any more. He had such a large stash it would be hard for him to carry but then he saw a dark fluffy flash. He smirked and dashed into the hall to snatch up a fleeing Delibird.
He pulled open Risketi's tail, "YOu will work brat." he said and though she was struggling he stuffed the vials into the pooch, "I will get you out as long as you carry this for me so quit your blasted struggling I do not wish to loose one more vial!"
Risketi cried out when she was snatched up by cold firm hands. She tried to wriggle free but she heard his proposal and nods going limp and letting him stuff vials into her tail with all her panties.
Amit did not care for anyone else as he moved down the halls to get free with his collection. He did not open any cells or untie anyone.
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