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"So, what is it this time? Are we going out to fetch another pendant? Or are we under attack again? That's an experiment I don't want to miss." The guild had been invaded what, five times in the past few months? None of them had succeeded. Therefore, it was safe to assume that anyone who still tried was an idiot.

"Ethfael, wait! You really shouldn't be doing this!" The Pikachu called, hurrying after the Dragonair who was far ahead of her. "You aren't even out of the Hospital yet! You can't answer the alarm!" Ethfael said nothing, doing his best to hurry; they were already later than they should be. The alarm sounding was the last thing either of the two had expected to happen, and they both were caught off guard as it rang out when they were walking down the hallway. Ethfael, being too stubborn for his own good insisted on going to find out what was wrong while Era adamantly refused. The resulting argument had ended with the Dragonair finally giving up on reasoning with the Pikachu and simply turning and heading toward the Main Hall as quickly as he possibly could. Although it wasn't as fast as he could normally go, it still posed a problem for Era who was forced to run her fastest to even stay close-by. Now she was beginning to regret ever bringing him back to visit the rest of the Team.

When they arrived in the Main Hall, there was no one there, and both of them paused for just a moment to catch their breath. That was when they noticed the bolt of lightning outside, far too large to be made by anything natural. Era's fur prickled up in response to the powerful electricity that she felt, and the Pikachu's ears flattened; the last time she'd felt that much electrical force it was when they had been fighting the Dragonite Elite in this self-same place. That could mean only one thing, that they were in a lot of trouble. Giving up on convincing Ethfael away in favor of getting out to the rest of the group, Era raced over to the door and hurried out, Ethfael following more slowly behind her. Truthfully, the Dragonair was more hurt than he'd like to admit, as though that weren't obvious by the bandages that still were wrapped around various parts of his body, but that wasn't about to stop him from helping out. As they stood toward the back of the crowd their eyes widened as another flash of lightning brightened the stormy sky and silhouetted their opponent; a Raikou bearing a Pendant that brought dread to their thoughts.

They both were forced to separate in no time at all as a stray lightning bolt from Ivan headed their way. Ethfael moved quickly and fell to the side panting. The Dragonair's eyes fell upon a certain pair of Gadevoir nearby and he felt slightly reassured to see that one of them was Anues. That Aire was with him caused the dragon a slight hint of curiosity but it was soon replaced with shock as another bolt of electricity quite nearly hit him. Turning his gaze to Ivan the Dragonair breathed a stream of Dragonbreath at the Raikou, eyes glinting with distaste although he stayed back. He would have to be on his guard this fight, moreso than normally in order to keep himself from getting more injured than he already was, but that was easier said than done.

Era meanwhile hurried through the crowd, eyes searching out those who were here, what was going on. The lightning bolt hadn't deterred her, it simply set her off running to avoid it and to jump into the battle. There wasn't much she could do that would be very effective against a Raikou, but that didn't stop her from trying. She sent a Swift Attack Ivan's way once she'd reached a place more to the front of the group before ducking down to avoid another stray lightning bolt. Being an Electric Type could help those to be endured, but in the end enough hits from the lightning of a Legendary would be too much for any Electric Type. Her eyes fell on the Pendant around Ivan's neck, and then on the Raikou himself. He wasn't their enemy, at least not when he was in his right mind. If they could just get the Pendant off, maybe this could be managed without another death.



Tris and Maestro had arrived as some of the last to respond to the alarm, once again because of Maestro's inherent lack of interest. The Ditto and Zorua arrived on the scene just as the others were heading out, Tris in the form of a Wooper and Maestro as a Gastly. "Did you hear Tris?" Maestro said, "A Raikou he says. We're in for a worthy experience today." He wasn't easily aroused, but the thought of power of any kind enthralled the Zorua. Floating after the group and assuming Tris would follow, he made his way out to open area. The Ditto looked rather uncertain, but followed reluctantly nonetheless.

As Ivan began his assault, Tris ducked down, not thinking about his current immunity to electricity and more concerned with the Legendary that was going absolutely crazy. "Maestro!" the Ditto yelped, "What are we supposed to do here against him!?" Maestro chuckled and floated off, leaving the confused Ditto alone. With an angry look in his partner's direction, Tris made his way forward to get a better aim and fired a Mud Shot at the Raikou.

((-4 Ivan))

Aw damn was that a legendary -OHGODLIGHTNING.

The air shimmered for a moment as all the rain before the Flareon and the Bulbasaur flew together and froze into a large wall, moments before a bolt of lightning shattered it, scattering shards of ice in all directions. It absorbed the force of the blow though, meaning that the two Pokemon didn't get fried.

"Do something about this stupid rain!" Atra roared at Melissa, who was scrambling to find the right orb. She finally grabbed a sunny orb, looking a little doubtful of its ability to override the Legendary's Rain Dance. But it was worth a try to weaken it at least; Ivan's Thunder Attacks were extremely lethal with the current weather.

"Stay back." Atra warned his co-captain, his fur flaring in preparation for battle. Rain hissed and steamed as it got near him, and Melissa took a cautious step away from the Flareon even as she concentrated on her Orb- part of her was scared she might burst into flames if she stayed too near.

Atra slammed a paw down into the ground, a sheer wall of rock rising up behind him as a shield for Melissa. Then he sprinted his way towards the Raikou in a round arc, seeing if he could get behind the Legendary without being noticed. They need to finish this quickly; a legendary with a relic meant they were going to have serious casualties the longer this takes.

Katara, the insane ditto who never seems to realize her morality gave out a shrill battle cry and hopped into the air.



Incultyr swore. Great, a legendary. With one of those cursed pendants. And none of their own Legendaries seem to be around either.

As a lightningbolt struck down at the members of Team Polaris, Veritas stood up on her hind leg for a second, towering over her teammates. The lightning struck her, making her fur spark as she landed back on all fours. She seemed shaken, but unharmed.

"That was...weird." The move had been purely instinctive, and as she was still not fully used to being a Jolteon, getting struck by lightning had been kind of scary. But it actually felt pretty good. The entire team was pretty well off against such an enemy. Incultyr and Veritas were immune to the electricity, while Morana -with her Manectric blood- and Acer resisted its effects. They still needed to be careful, but it was definitely better than, oh, let's say that insane Vaporeon.

The Team began to make their way forwards closer to their enemy. Acer and Incultyr lagged behind for obvious reasons as the two faster canines got within attacking range. Morana played it a bit safer by standing back and calling upon the odd power she had inherited once from swapping with a Vaporeon. Her mouth opened an a multicoloured beam of coldness splashed against the Raikou even as Veritas leaped over Ivan, kicking off the larger quadruped's back. Her claws dug into flesh even as the force propelled her away to land a safe distance away.

Electricity sparked at the surface of her fur, barely able to contain the sheer power that had flowed into her from the Raikou, but it discharged safely into the ground. Veritas's legs shook from the amount of energy she now had at her disposable; it was like being high on adrenaline.

It was about this time that a certain suicidal Ditto-Skarmory, steel-wings flared, crashed into the Raikou, the razor-sharp edges of her body digging in. She was almost immediately thrown off by the arcing electrical force. Katara laid stunned on the ground, unable to move.

(-4, Mel's trying to counter the Rainy Day with a Sunny Orb)