[@Gardevoiran]

[color=b5e6e2]'Oh. Alright, if you say so,'[/color] Vivia said, acknowledging with Skylar said and then heading out with him. She listened to the rest he had to say but didn’t really have anything else to say, so moving on. As they wandered the forest, it sounded like there were some soft tunes in the distance, sounding like some kind of melody? They walked on, and then they walked into a decently large Pokémon, extending its long neck to eat fruits from the nearby trees.

So, funny that was specifically what he was looking for. Because… there are Tropius in this forest, walking about from tree to tree, seeking fruits and not minding Skylar and Vivia at all. 

[center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/d/dd/357Tropius.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/fHBruEy.png[/img][/url][/center]

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #357 – Tropius, the Fruit Pokémon. This Pokémon continuously seeks out and eats fruit, growing more nourishing fruit itself the more it eats. It flies by flapping its giant leaves, somehow. It’s normally found in jungles, but Isson doesn’t have jungles, so instead they inhabit the rainy Northern Silent Forest and its Southern counterpart occasionally.[/i][/color][/center]

… Except, they’re somewhat of the hulking giants of Silent Forest. Being in their presence, Skylar feels that he’s a bit out of his own league, and if he wants to catch one he’s going to have to return when he’s somewhat stronger. If he got too close, he’d get a threatening stare… and maybe be offered a fruit, the large Pokémon lowering its neck to offer the fruits growing on its neck to them, but that’s about it. Currently, their levels range from 20 to 30. There MAY be younger Tropius around, they aren’t born on level 20… but to find those, he might have to change his strategy.

So… This little pocket in the forest seems to be a Tropius napping ground, with numerous Tropius lying collapsed and snoring. … Or not, seeing how multiple others were fleeing the scene, as if in a panic. If one were to ask why exactly they were running… then one’s eyes (assuming they were functioning well enough) would be drawn towards the stump before the groove, where a pink ball of a Pokémon stood, turning to stare at the new people that had entered the scene.

[center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/3/3e/039Jigglypuff.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/T3bL9eT.png[/img][/url][/center]

[center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #39 – Jigglypuff, the Balloon Pokémon. Looking into its eyes causes it to sing a lullaby which, due to its unique vocal cords, are able to find the exact frequency at which the opponent cannot help but fall asleep. This is its defensive mechanism, and will sing to the point it cannot breathe against an enemy that won’t fall asleep.[/i][/color][/center]

[color=e0adb6]‘... Puff?’[/color] At the start, Jigglypuff was looking at Skylar, who… wasn’t triggering her instinct to sing when their eyes met? Jigglypuff was confused. However… then it met the eyes of either Seabreeze or Vivia, the latter who blinked a bit in surprise towards it. Satisfied, Jigglypuff smiled under its giant eyes, and then opened its mouth.

Jigglypuff was intending to sing for them. It’s pretty common knowledge what a Jigglypuff’s song does.

Skylar / Seabreeze’s action?

If he needs outside input for any reason, we can assume Vivia called [color=b5e6e2]'It’s gonna sing!'[/color] before starting her own actions, which she will have, but Skylar’s first.

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[@Rune_Alchemist]

[color=2fbdb6]‘Cheap tricks?’[/color] Archie giggled, no other word for what he was doing, before he smiled widely with hands behind his back and tilted his head while play-pouting. [color=2fbdb6]‘Hey, that’s rude! Those “tricks” are my bread and butter~!’[/color]

Ritz came out, and Archie smiled widely. [color=2fbdb6]‘Tihi. Still red. Not fire, but still red. So, so red…’[/color] … and that was all Archie said, while Sunfloorall had started charging a Solar Beam in its own, preparing to fire as Ritz flew up into the sky.

While Solar Beam didn’t need a turn to charge because of the harsh sunlight, it still took long enough that Ritz had the advantage in speed. That said, Safeguard didn’t help when the sunflower went all-out assault. Due to the distance Ritz managed to precisely maneuver out of the way as another massive beam shot into the sky past him, yet the mere proximity to the powerful rays damaged him a notable amount despite the double resistance. Then, he got Reflect up just in time, because he wasn’t as lucky with the dodges the second time. The Solar Beam hit right into the shield protecting him, and all his Special Defense would have been pointless before firepower of that magnitude. However, Reflect protected him, the beam dispersing to his left and right as he resisted the beam.

When the beam finally dispersed, was still in the game, though damaged heavily.

[color=2fbdb6]‘Yeah, shoot another beam. You don’t have a lot to go, so we’ll have to take out as many as we can while you still got it,’[/color] Archie said, still smiling, and Sunfloorall responded.

[h2][color=f7cf57]‘Floooooooor~!’[/color][/h2]
While Ritz was doing his best to dodge, and having reflect and double-resistance at his side, two more Solar Beams STILL did too much damage, even though it was merely by proximity, causing Ritz to faint. The tactics employed had ensured that it took four Solar Beams rather than two, but in the end Ritz wasn’t fast enough to quite dodge the beams. Still, Sunfloorall looked like it was about to faint, now.

[color=2fbdb6]‘Niiiice~ So, you got one or two Solarge Beams to go. Think you can take another Pokémon?’[/color] Archie asked his gasping sunflower.

[h2][color=f7cf57]‘S-sunflora!!’[/color][/h2]
Sunfloorall called out, eager to serve but almost drained.

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[@Joshua Tamashii][@Eklispe]

Litwick went and Astonished the Golett within his own Fire Spin, taking some fire damage which was absorbed by Flash Fire and powered up Litwick’s own flame. Golett, meanwhile, took too much damage and fell into a heap and fainted.

Sooo, ability update. Seems Bronzor here went with Heatproof, meaning it actually didn’t take particularly much damage from Fire Spin. This, however, meant it does not have Levitate, and was as such promptly Mud Shot by Wooper, taking super-effective damage and quivering back. Meanwhile, while Atlas does not know Mud Shot, he can Mud Slap aplenty in the direction of Honedge, who was hit and got some mud on the eyes on its guard and had its accuracy decreased… not that it mattered, No Guard ensured it hit its next Fury Cutter anyway.

The combination of Wooper’s Mud Shot, Shuppet’s Knock Off and Drifloon’s Astonish was enough to faint Bronzor. However, thanks to its impressive defense was still just barely around after two Astonishes and a Mud Slap, partly due to the low-power nature of the moves. In annoyance, it sliced back a Fury Cutter against Phantump, who due to Grass-type took a decent amount of damage from the one-step powered up cutting move… but now Honedge’s going to be taken out by any move that any Pokémon performs, so for all intents and purposes, this particular skirmish is over. It’s just a highly damaged Honedge left.

Without any further ado,

[center][i]Litwick grew to Level 11!
Shuppet grew to Level 11!
Phantump grew to Level 11!
Pumpkaboo grew to Level 11! Pumpkaboo learned Worry Seed!
Drifloon grew to Level 11!

Wooper grew to Level 11![/i][/center]

Meanwhile.

The Golett carrying the girl flinched to a stop as Absol overtook it and growled. As Absol doesn’t actually learn the move Growl, Golett’s attack-stat was unaffected.

An ultimatum was given, release the girl or suffer a fate worse than death [sub](slight dramatisation)[/sub]. Golett held the girl, slightly quivering as its loyalty was tested. It considered for many long seconds, during which it honestly considered abandoning the cause…

… but no!

It could not abandon the emperor! The emperor that for so long and bravely supported them, that hatched this plan and promised prosperity to them all, that urged them on this quest for him! Their loyalty was absolute!

[color=428599]‘Golett!’[/color] With this in mind, Golett steeled itself, a tear of yellow oil [sub]or something[/sub] leaking from its shiny eyes, as it took one step- 

aaaaaaaaaand was cut down by a Night Slash, falling down into a heap after the absurdly powerful slash.

The girl fell onto the floor [sub]or perhaps Absol or Joshua caught her[/sub], and was quick to get up on her feet and dust herself off. She then turned towards her saviors.

[color=e0ae2d]‘It would seem I have been saved,’[/color] she said, before bowing to them. [color=e0ae2d]‘Thank you, but I ask that you leave this place at once. The spirits are uneasy, and only someone who can commune with them will be able to unearth the cause. As such, I should proceed alone. I’d like to ask you to go look after my father in the meantime. He was being pursued by a group of Pokémon. That is all. Have a good day,’[/color] she said, before turning around and intending on heading deeper into the tombs on her own.

In any case. They’re standing in a bit of a crossroad of sand. The rest of the Goletts headed into the architecture ahead, further into the tombs. Right from the entrance was the direction the man had dashed, pursued by a small army of enemies. Left was another tomb-like cavern, who knows where that led, and finally there was always back, following the stairs back out.

What would they do now?

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[@Dusksong]

[color=eb802f]‘Dwebble!’[/color] the Dwebble sounded annoyed as something was taking its honey-covered stick, and turned to face the slimy thief… only to end up face-to-face with (comparatively) big fire lizard. It then made a quick call that this particular bit of honey probably wasn’t worth it, and instead turned to mess with its mates to get some more honey from them. Dei was free to return to Eryn safely.

What exactly did she wish to do with said stick of honey?