PlatinumSkink

Pokémon: Start

@Savo

So, after having fortunately dodged the attack by the two kids, they went through the motions of greeting one another. When he asked what Kalmia specialized in…

‘It looks like I’ll be focusing some time researching developments into Pokémon storage, like how different Pokémon experience the conditions and so on,’ Kalmia said, giving a bit of a smile. ‘I haven’t gotten very far yet, but I have special permission to host the Pokémon caught by the trainers I send out in my own servers, which I will be conducting research on. Perhaps I’ll discover how to make things even more comfortable? Can I develop something that can make “stored” Pokémon come out temporarily with the requirement that they can’t do any moves if they’re more than the sixth Pokémon? Things like that!’ Kalmia said, mildly excitedly. Then other questions that Cyril had could be answered…

And then Kalmia could be smiling on the side as Cyril went and had his Budew revealed for him, and then had his outburst and named the little fella.

‘If there’s one time that is entirely fine to get carried away on, it’s when being introduced to a new little partner,’ Kalmia said happily on the first note. She then nodded about how he promised results. ‘I’ll look forward to it. I’m happy to have been of help!’

Then the question about when Kalmia was out on her Pokémon journey.

‘Oh, that was around, seven years ago now?’ Kalmia asked herself, considering the exact timeframe. ‘And then most of my time was spent studying to become a full-fledged professor, meeting Professor Oak at some point during that time, and the plans for this little operation came into being shortly after! Of course, there were some circumstances during those years that made being a Pokémon Trainer difficult…’ Kalmia sighed a bit. ‘… But that’s in the past, now! Isson is free to be enjoyed!’

Something along those lines.

‘And, heh, do call me “Professor”.’ Just… as a tidbit.

Then the door opened again, and the two little boys came running in, excitedly.

‘Professor! Professor!’ one of them called for attention.
‘It’s Dr. Proudlesprout!’ the other said.
‘It’s Sir Snarklespark!’ the first one told at the same time.
‘He’s heading this way!’

‘… Right on cue, huh? Brace yourself,’ Kalmia said with a slight sigh, turning to face the slowly closing door.

There was a knock on the not-actually closed door, polite but firm enough that it wouldn’t let itself be ignored.

‘Oh, come in, already,’ Kalmia said with a bit of a smirk.

And with that, the door swung open. Standing in the opening was a man in a top-hat, white hair and glasses, a black suit and red ribbons on his hat and at his collar, wearing the proudest little smirk this side of Mt. Edge. Of course, there was all the likelihood that Cyril had already heard of him, potentially, possibly, who even knows. The man looked to Kalmia before his eyes fixed on Cyril, one of his hands going immediately for his hat as he made a polite little bow for him.

‘Cyril, I presume? I’m Jacques, member of the Isson Elite Four and also contact of Professor Sycamore in Isson. I’m pleased to meet you.’

Here’s an old image

Honestly, there was a decent chance they’d actually have met, given Jacques went over to Kalos for a time before the current time in order to discuss the Pokédexes of Isson with Sycamore, but anyways.

‘Couldn’t just let a new trainer pass without greeting them, huh,’ Kalmia asked with a smile.

‘Why, it’s someone fundamentally connected with Professor Sycamore and who’s already on record for being a formidable trainer. Of course I would like to make my acquaintance,’ Jacques told, because, yeah.

‘Got anyone else along with you, this time, too?’ Kalmia asked, getting up on her toes to look over Jacques shoulder to see if anyone else was coming…

‘Actually, yes. However, she got lost in a clothing store downtown before- oh, here she comes,’ Jacques said, taking a step inside the lab to allow for the next person to come running. Said person was a young but flashy female, with long blonde hair, blue wide, attentive eyes, decent amount of makeup and painted fingernails for her age, and mostly just looking positively shiny.

‘Hello! I’m Chloe, and I’ve been looking for you, Professor!’ she immediately told upon coming in and looking towards Kalmia, who raised her eyebrows looking at the young lady.

Chloe

‘Sorry I’m late! They just had the fanciest- OH, GOSH, HE’S ADORABLE!’ she promptly exclaimed as she turned her face and more or less squealed upon seeing Aster, kneeling over to look at the little leafy creature with her hands on her cheeks. The fact it’s the same exclamation Cyril did earlier was entirely coincidental and the GM didn’t realize it until right now, but it’ll stay.

‘Soooo, did you find another exceptional individual to stake your chances in?’ Kalmia asked as Chloe excitedly inspected Cyril’s Pokémon. Jacques looked amused.

‘… No, actually. I ran into her on the road, asking for directions to Professor Kalmia’s lab. Interested, I asked her why she wanted to come to Kalmia’s lab, found out she’d just burned the last of her money on the road, so I just decided to take her along,’ Jacques explained casually.

‘Ah, that’s right!’ Chloe immediately got up and spun towards Kalmia. ‘I travelled across the land searching for you because I heard you were handing out those Pokédex things, but, um…’ the girl was searching for words to say, but…

‘Oh, I’m sorry. The truth is that I don’t just hand out these Pokédexes, they’re for selected individuals that are decided ahead of time, and…’ Kalmia started explaining, but Chloe started waving her hands to her.

‘I know that now! Sir Jacques told me! That’s what he told me, and then offered to give me one of his own, so I have one now, but then he brought me here anyway…!’ Chloe said, looking kind of surprised about what she was saying herself.

Kalmia gave Jacques an inquisitive stare. He simply smiled.

‘I had one to spare. Besides, I am curious as to how she will fare. I seem to think our meeting may have been fated. I’ll see how far I can trust my hunches,’ Jacques casually responded. ‘Besides, it’s tradition by now that one of your trainers and one of mine will battle their first day on the job, is it not?’

‘Ah, that’s right!’ Chloe said once again, turning to Cyril, holding out a Pokéball. ‘I have a cute Pokémon, too!’ she told, as her Pokéball snapped open and a brown creature with long tail took shape, standing on Chloe’s shoulder.

Pokédex Entry #161 – Sentret, the Scout Pokémon. A very cautious Pokémon, it stands on its tail to spot far-off threats and shouts an alarm if it sees one. When they sleep, they always does so with at least one Sentret on guard. If separated from the pack, a Sentret is unable to sleep.

‘So, I’d like to battle you!’ Chloe said excitedly, looking to Cyril with a wide smile.

_{‘For your information, he’s an experienced Pokémon Trainer that has already challenged the Pokémon League in Kalos before this. I look forward what you as a sparkling new Pokémon Trainer can do against him.’
‘Eh!? You serious!?’}

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@Typical

‘Eeeeh…’ Trial Master looked unconvinced about getting ghost-types. ‘The theme was “Pokémon that unnaturally cause fear”, not “Pokémon people tend to be afraid of”!’ Minor details, perhaps, but.

Then there was the part about rare Pokémon not being good rewards.

‘… Pretty sure that’s just you! Others have been throwing themselves all over my rewards! Hah!’ So the Trial Master said, sounding like he was victorious at something. Now, about Focus Sash not being useful…

‘Oh, it’s pretty good for Pokémon with multiple types with same weaknesses! It prevents them from being knocked down in one shot, regardless of what they’re facing! You could be facing Arceus himself, and you’ll still be able to hold him off for at least one turn! Perhaps that turn allows you to use Teleport, to get you into safety? Don’t underestimate the Focus Sash!’ Trial Master encouraged with a confident smirk.

‘Hu-hu, trials for experienced Pokémon Trainers, eh? I’ll rise to meet the challenge! Until then!’ Trial Master said as he was about to leave and such, when Eryn told him to hold on and asked for if he had a nickname… ‘Huh? Nickname for Trial Master? There can be no shortening of my title! The Trial Master is the Trial Master, and will never be less than the Trial Master…!’ he said proudly, then kind of did an awkward little smile waving his hands about a little, before saying… ‘… But if you want something shorter, I guess Max will have to do…’

‘AND WITH THAT I’M OFF!’ he quickly called before she could comment on that, Umbreon jumping up on his shoulder as he threw out the Escape Rope and letting himself be pulled off into the nothingness so that Eryn could depart.

And then…

The dark waters are safe enough. Just avoid the Carvanha, and Tula should be fine. But, yes, there are Carvanha. In fact, here’s just the list of all decently commonly occurring Pokémon in the waters.

Pokémon

Pokédex Entry #53 – Psyduck, the Duck Pokémon. It is plagued by headaches from the moment it is born until it evolves. Its vacant look is there to lull its enemies, and by intensifying its headaches it can unleash psychic powers. However, any time it uses these powers will create a lapse in its memory and it won’t remember having done so.

Pokédex Entry #60 – Poliwag, the Tadpole Pokémon. It walks on two small newly grown legs, but it is much faster swimming than walking. Its damp skin is so thin, one can see its spiralling innards through the stomach, but the skin is so flexible that most fangs cannot break through it.

Pokédex Entry #118 – Goldeen, the Goldfish Pokémon. With its fins flowing elegantly in the water like an underwater dress, it has been called the Water Queen. However, take heed, as it’s known to ram its powerful horn into things in its way. It swims up rivers in schools when the weather grows warm.

Pokédex Entry #129 – Magikarp, the Fish Pokémon. While known for being extremely weak and washed away by even the weakest current, Magikarp can survive even in the most polluted of water. They’re incredibly fertile and have spread to waters all around the world. They jump fairly high, and older Magikarps are known to brave mountains with these jumps, seeking evolution.

Pokédex Entry #270 – Lotad, the Water Weed Pokémon. They live in clean ponds and lakes, where they float with their large leaves above the surface, and they serve as ferries to smaller Pokémon. They rise climb ashore only in search of cleaner water. If it’s dehydrated, the leaf will wilt.

Pokédex Entry #283 – Surskit, the Pond Skater Pokémon. Found on lakes or in puddles after evening downpours, feeding on microorganisms. It secretes an oil from its feet that enable it to move on water as if skating. When endangered, it secretes a sweet fluid from its head.

Pokédex Entry #318 – Carvanha, the Savage Pokémon. Territorial and vicious, they’re known to swarm and attack anything that enters their territory. Their strong jaws and sharp teeth are known to have the power to tear out boat hulls. However, when on its own, they turn extremely timid.

Pokédex Entry #339 – Barboach, the Whiskers Pokémon. It buries itself in mud with only its whiskers visible, awaiting prey. The whiskers are very sensitive and serve as a superb radar-system, giving it awareness of its surroundings. It is covered by a slimy film which prevents intrusion of germs and is very slippery if a foe tries to grab it.

Pokédex Entry #535 – Tympole, the Tadpole Pokémon. By vibrating its cheeks, it can emit high-pitched sound-waves that can be imperceptible to humans. These are used to talk to others of its kind, warn of danger or similar purposes. They work best with allies, and therefore swim and attack in groups.

Pokédex Entry #580 – Ducklett, the Water Bird Pokémon. These birds are far better swimmers than they are flyers, and make excellent divers. When attacked, it defends itself by splashing water at the offender. Their favorite food is peat moss, and they’ll be found chewing on it constantly.

That should do.

Previously not seen on this route because it hasn’t been night yet, there are hootings of owls on Route 5 during the night…

Pokédex Entry #163 – Hoothoot, the Owl Pokémon. It always stands on one leg, and changes leg so fast it’s rarely seen. It’s big, red eyes see clearly in the dark. They have an internal organ that keeps track of the planet’s rotation, allowing them to perfectly tell time. By giving them instructions, people have long been using them as alarm clocks before clocks existed.

And that’s about that. What does Eryn and co do?

Route 5

Route 5

Just as Stillwood Village is the least visited settlement in Isson, Route 5 is among the least travelled routes on Isson main landmass. The route is a steady incline from Lakewatch Town to Stillwood Village, with some elements of the base of Mt. Chill nearby, the waters of Dragon Lake next to it too, sporadic forest from that surrounding Stillwood Village and some of the plain elements from route 6 as well, along with a very traveller-friendly road makes Route 5 perhaps one of the most naturally stunning routes of Isson. There are no roads for asphalt here, only travellers are explorers seeking or exiting Lakewatch Town for some reason, as well as Pokémon trainers on their journeys.

A peaceful route without any real dangers, it still offers a lot of variation. Walk on the west side by the waters of Dragon Lake to potentially encounter some Pokémon of the lake. Walk by the mountains on the east and perhaps feel some of the radiating cold of the range of Mt. hill to perhaps see some more mountainous Pokémon or maybe an ice Pokémon that stumbled out of their caves. The route is a bit cold, attributed perhaps best to the proximity to the Frozen Cavern, and it gets colder the closer the mountain you go. Multiple rivers run down from the mountains, part of Mt. Chill that melts, but efficient wooden bridges help passage over. And of course, patches of forest here and there.

The south of Route 5 opens up towards what people call the Vast Plains, or simply Route 6. There parts of the Endless Forest spread out to make things a bit more covered in trees, but as soon as you leave this forest, all you’ll see is plains as far as you can see, and that’d be Route 6. On the other side of the route is the forest that covers Stillwood Village, you need to enter the forest to get to the village. At the middle by the lake is Lakewatch Town, resting a bit above Dragon Lake. And, of course, the passage up to the Frozen Cavern lies up that hill, for those who want to brave the range that leads towards the enclosed and frozen Route 9 on the other side.

There we go. What now?

Suggestions to actions

1. Find Pokémon. Can be specified what kind of Pokémon is being searched for, and how you search.
2. Train Pokémon. With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.
3. Seek trainers. While not many, there are still trainers and explorers in the area, mostly trying to get to the next.
4. Talk. You could seek someone out to talk to them, if you want to.
5. Move along. Move along normally, letting any events that may come happen naturally.
6. Hurry along. Intentionally avoid confrontations and try to get safely to the next destination.
7. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
8. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
9. Area Specific: Random House. Uh. There’s an excessively out-of-place red house in the middle of the route, the door standing wide-open. … Want to visit?

Connected areas:
Lakewatch Town. On the south-west of the route, Lakewatch Town lies adjacent to the lake on the road to the Wet Caverns.
Stillwood Village. In the north lies the forest which hides the village, Mt. Strength lying behind it..
Route 6. Vast plains start in the south-east, this route leads towards Raremine Town.
Frozen Cavern. After an incline up to the ridge of Mt. Chill, a cavern of ice could guide the way to Route 9 and Cooldome City.
Endless Forest. To the south, a dark forest looms. There are no indications as to why you’d ever want to go there.

Route 5, known Pokémon

Common:
#10 Caterpie
#43 Oddish
#163 Hoothoot
#585 Deerling
#664 Scatterbug

Uncommon:
#25 Pikachu
#586 Sawsbuck
#587 Emolga

Rare:
#172 Pichu

Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

@Phonic@Ariamis

Ronin didn't really need to be reassured of Valkyrie's presence, but sure, if that made her less concerned. Ronin gave a grin to the hand-holding thing. Ronin herself was convinced they'd be able to find each other even if they were to be separated. All Ronin had to do is climb the highest building around and yell from there, right? Oh, or find Jill. If they both were looking for Jill and lost track of one another, then both finding Jill would mean they found each other!

‘Alright, hold on to me tightly, then~’ Ronin said with a grin, before heading further into the bazaar, all these amazing noises and shouts and sellers and-

And then someone snapped around Ronin to try to lead her into an alleyway shop. Ronin's eyes just widened in amazement at the proclamation, and with the show of weapons and suggestion of a katana, Ronin laughed.

‘Hahahaha! You know me well for just a glance! But, unfortunately, I can't be your customer, because I'm flat broke!’ Ronin called to her kidnapper happily. ‘But, if you know where Jill of Magical Services could be found, I'd be reeeaaally happy if you could point us in the right direction!’

So she said. ... And also, used a bit of Reinforcement magic to prepare to defend her body. She WAS being pulled into a dark alley, after all, although she did have a protector in Valkyrie now.

Pokémon: Start

@Savo

With the assumption that the opening post has already been read for Pureplain City…

Pureplain City

Pureplain City is placed on the south-west brink of Isson, with the town facing the water and spreading quite far. The further in-town you go, the higher the buildings become, but the suburbs spread quite far. In terms of sheer landmass, it might even compete with Worldedge City, although maybe not in height. Life passes normally within this city. Children grow up alongside their parents in houses in the long, friendly streets. Jobs come from the depths of the town in the taller buildings. Schools grow from the reasonably high amount of children in need of tuition. And of course, there are lots of Pokémon.

In Pureplain City, human and Pokémon work together. Be it for manual labour or just for company, Pureplain houses often contain at least one house-hold Pokémon and there are many Trainer's Schools around the city have always been plentifully attended, not counting the recent drop of embarking trainers due to the Team Wars. In addition, Pureplain Harbor is known as the “Gateway of Isson”, as that’s where all the ferries from outside the region dock, giving life to quite the marketplace. A common attraction of the city is the Super Contest stage, but other than that, Pureplain remains what it has always been. Pure and plain.

The day was as pleasant as always, the sky blue and the weather as plain as the name of the city. Getting through the bustle of the city Cyril arrived to Kalmia’s lab at where the suburbs are just starting. The lab itself was a single-floor building with a sign that said “Pokémon Lab” on it that didn’t really look like a lab, and then an offshoot on the right side which looked like a regular home that connected to the lab part. Having parted with Marina, Cyril headed up to the Pokémon Lab and opened the door, calling out for anyone inside-

and a bucket of some water came swinging, fortunately missing him, then it fell outside and made some noise as a bunch of water uselessly spilled on the front yard.

‘We missed! Mission failure!’ a young kid inside called out.
‘Evacuate the premises! Before Kalmia discovers!’ another, identical kid called, and then the two kids ran by Cyril with happy little prankster laughs and off on the streets. Unless, he, like, caught them or something.

two kids

Those two aside! Inside the lab was a rectangular room, but the usable space was more round because the room had bookshelves placed in a circle around an area in the middle, not properly taking advantage of the space in the corners. The shelves contained varying books and papers of research, as well as the occasional Pokéballs. In the back and right, a large amount of what appeared to be computer servers filled about 40% of the available space, and they were coupled to a laptop which stood on a desk to the left of it. Other than the laptop, there was also a large amount of papers and binders on it, making it impossible to place anything else on there.

To the right of the table was a healing station from a Pokémon Center, with places to place six Pokéballs, along with a large cylinder thing with a glass middle and a hatch that one likely were to place something moderately large within. There was nothing that said what it actually was. While it was tight in here, it was still decently maneuverable and Kalmia likely knew where everything she wanted was. Also in here, were numerous Pokémon. They are, perhaps not entirely limited to,

From Claire (Rune_Alchemist) a Beedrill and a Ledyba.
From Erika (Pirouette) a Poliwag and a Pikachu.
From Erza (Ephemeral) a Meowth, a Lillipup, a Growlithe, a Castform and a Duskull.
From Amelia (Joshua Tamashii) a Yamask, Golett and a Spiritomb.
From Skylar (Gardevoiran) a Goomy.

As well as a Slowpoke, resting on the servers over there. Yupp, decently crowded. Any of the players mentioned above may have their Pokémon do something, if they so please, if they even read this.

Then the door to the room to the right opened, and there stood a decently tall woman, wearing glasses and had blonde hair tied into a ponytail, and wore casual blue clothes under a white professor-like lab-coat. Her hair was still wet from something.

‘Aaah, Cyril! Welcome to Isson!’ Kalmia greeted him, sounding relieved.

Professor Kalmia

‘Did Tim and Tom do something? I do need their help looking after the lab and taking care of the Pokémon, but sometimes they-’ the professor said, coming over and looking out the door to see the product of the booby trap they’d set on the door… Kalmia sighed a little ‘… I apologize for them. Anyway, nevermind that! We’ve got a Pokédex and Pokémon to hand out! Now, I know this isn’t your first rodeo, but I’ll still be explaining all of the matters you need to know!’ Kalmia said, turning and going over to one of the drawers by her computer to retrieve a Pokédex and a Pokéball. She turned, holding a certain device with a screen and red edges, smiling as she presented it to Cyril.

Pokédex

‘This is your Pokédex. Now, let me explain a few things.’

About new Trainer Card

‘Now, about your Trainer Card. We’ve gone ahead and given you a new Isson-style card, which you’ll have in addition to your previous card. It is your ID as a Pokémon Trainer, showing your name, index number as a Pokémon Trainer, a picture of you, the date you got your card, today, and it also shows how many badges you currently have. If you ever enter the Pokémon League, the Battle Dome or any Pokémon Contests, it will also show your results there. We’re momentarily separating your new Pokémon from your old Pokémon and we're treating you like a new trainer here, but after you’re done with your current trip we can absolutely look into combining your IDs for convenience!’ Kalmia said, happily. ‘I took the liberty of inserting your new Trainer Card into your Pokédex, for the Pokédex won't function without it, but you can take it out when you need to show it or add a badge to it. It's in the back of the Pokédex.’ _{(You know how the Pokédex looks like a Game Boy Advance? It's in the place where you'd insert a game cartridge. You may pick what colour yours is~)}

Copy-Paste from earlier post about Pokédex

‘Your Pokédex has multiple functions. The main function is to give you information on every Pokémon you encounter and register the Pokémon you have caught. Scan a Pokémon by simply holding the Pokédex towards the Pokémon in question and press the scan-button. You'll be told information about said Pokémon, and by capturing the Pokémon you can also see its expected sizes, what moves it knows, what level it is, what types it is, where it is expected to live, all sorts of stuff. Note, Pokéballs needs to be registered to a person in order for them to function, and the Pokédex does that for you when your Trainer's Card is inserted. It's already linked to the PC as well, so any Pokémon beyond the six you're already carrying will be transported to the PC, and you can retrieve them at any Pokémon Center PC.’ It is common knowledge that you can only have six Pokémon at you at any time.

‘If you check the Pokédex, you can play the cries of a specific Pokémon you've previously caught. Use that as you wish. You can also use the Pokédex to find out where you might be able to find a specific Pokémon that you've scanned and want to catch... Or, well, you WOULD be able to do that, but the Pokédex has never existed in Isson and as such that data is not recorded. However, you can input it! So, if someone ELSE of you guys has inserted the data of where one might be able to find a specific Pokémon, then it will display on your map similarly! You can also supply each other with information about your previously caught Pokémon if you wish! Do help each other out~!’ So no need for ALL of you to complete the Pokédex if you don't wish to, you can do it as a team.

‘In addition. Since we are doing this on mission of the Pokémon Research Association, we're actually getting paid. For each Pokémon you catch, the data of where the Pokémon was encountered and such will be recorded, and a number of Pokédollars will be transferred to your accounts. Also, assuming you register a Pokémon trainer battle, you automatically get the winnings transferred to you should you win the battle. Really easy, and you don't lose anything by losing, so you don't have to worry about running out of money out there!’ The Pokémon Association has to do SOMETHING so that Pokémon Trainers don't go broke out there.
(… And please ignore the financial contradiction caused by not losing anything by being defeated. I feel you shouldn't have to fear getting into Pokémon battles for monetary reasons!)

‘It's also a communicator that can be contacted by both phone and Pokégears as well as other Pokédexes. I took the liberty of inputting the contact information of all the other Pokédexes I've handed out and to my own central Pokédex, but you can register any other people just as you wish. Give me a call anytime you're in trouble and need some advice! I'm not a Pokémon Professor for nothing!’ Kalmia smirked happily, looking out over the new trainers.

‘Any questions?’

The two could have any length of conversation after that, but eventually, it would be time.

‘And, here you go. A Pokémon that evolves by happiness, as requested. I look forward to seeing how you do,’ Kalmia said, and with that, the Pokéball was offered to him.

- You've obtained Budew! -

Pokédex Entry #406 – Budew, the Bud Pokémon. It is sensitive to changing temperature. In winter it closes its bud and endures, while in summer it blooms and releases its pollen. This pollen is mildly poisonous and can cause harsh sneezing. It lives near clear ponds.

- Would you like to give Budew a nickname? -

And with the opening block out of the way, here’s the chance for Cyril to check his Pokémon and then actually join the conversation a bit more actively.

Pokémon: Start

@Joshua Tamashii

Johannes silently let his hand be grabbed, looking at Amelia with his usual tired expression as she consoled him. He listened to her attentively, maybe feeling a bit awkward that a child was giving him advice like that, yet still attempted to take it to heart. ‘Something to believe in, huh…’ he considered. ‘I'll try that. Thank you,’ he simply said, before being allowed to put his Lunar Wing back and eventually departed the room. Then Misdreavus came back, and got a thank you for playing with her and a warning not to actually hurt anyone. The ghost wearing a necklace smiled happily.

‘Misdreavus!’ she called out in total happy acknowledgement.

And that's about that. Did Amelia have anything else she wanted to do here?

Trainers’ School image

Suggestions to actions

1. Pokémon School Park. There’s a small park of grass in here. What kind of Pokémon might be in it?
2. Talk. Plenty of students and teachers. This is a wellspring of knowledge, someone must know something.
3. Challenge. Work your way up the leaderboard! Specify the level of opponent.
4. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
5. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
6. Study. You want to know something? Feel free to learn about it here!
6.1. Pokémon Habitats. Learn where you might find a specific kind of Pokémon!
6.2. Isson Geography. Learn more about the different places in Isson!
6.3. Names to Remember. Learn about Gym Leaders, Elite Four, or the like!
6.4. Local Legends. Learn about different tales from around Isson!
6.5. Pokémon Breeding. That’s also a subject.
6.6. Battling Basics. You likely know them already.
6.7. Specify. Tell what you want to learn and we’ll see if we have a course!
7. Amelia Specific: Investigate the any of the seven mysteries…?

Seven Mysteries of the Trainers’ School!

• 1. A chilling hunter that attacks students who wanders the school at night! The temperature will decrease before the strikes! Students have reported being poked and startled and sometimes frozen by some invisible being, be careful!
• 2. An eerie cry sometimes fills the halls at night. It’s usually from the science room. It’s a shivering cry that echoes down your very bones… and those who goes to examine it are found knocked out on the floor the day after! Spooky!
• 3. The basement is occasionally spontaneously filled with smoke! People just go down there to grab something, when all of a sudden it’s all smokey and they have to run and fire alarms ring! Extremely suspicious!
• 4. A beautiful figure has occasionally been sighted in the window of the teacher’s lounge! No, not THAT beautiful figure, an unknown one! They say it has dark hair, white clothing and an indiscernible face… but upon examining the room, it’s empty!? Is this… a ghost!?
• 5. They say on certain nights, and only on certain nights, something comes out to play on the school roof. What could it be? What is the requirements for their appearance? What are they? All those who have seen them are entranced. What could it mean?
• 6. Someone reported that they opened the D-classroom door at night, and there was a dark hole in reality, just hanging there. Scared, he ran. Ever since then, that classroom has been locked at night. Why is that? Is something going on…?
• 7.

8. Familiar Faces: Daisy. She’s still around somewhere.
Johannes. If she wants to go talk to him again.

Connected areas:
Pureplain City. All around, of course.

Trainers’ School, known Pokémon

Common:
Varies~

Uncommon:
Varies~

Rare:

Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

@Phonic@Ariamis

‘Alright, thank you! Let’s go, Valkyrie!’ Ronin grinned and thanked the guards, moving right ahead like she was the one who knew where to go for some reason. When they came in, she had to take a moment to look around in amazement and just go, like, ‘Woah. I knew this place was grand, but woah. I need to get out more often. I want a griffon,’ she randomly commented, and then turned to grin at Valkyrie.

‘Come on! Let’s get to Magical Services and find Jill already, then! Not a moment to waste!’ so she said, then turned and dashed headlong into the Overcity with no trace of fear at the unknown, arms spread as she embraced the child inside her for now, excitedly starting to explore the city and see what it had to offer, making her way eventually towards the Magical Services under the assumption that Valkyrie ensured she wasn’t getting lost. Then again, if she did, she’d just ask the next passerby for directions, regardless of what this passerby might be~

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Mariette quickly bent out of the way as her tentacles managed to free her from Billy, a portal swiftly opening to allow her to land in an adjacent building onto her stomach. She breathed heavily as she swiftly closed what she’d come through and opened a new one to watch what was going on from a distance. … That was some transformation…

Meanwhile, Eli watched as the shell of the firetruck came off and it dispatched the rest of the minions like, lolwut minions. It definitely has larger than mid-range range on that tail. Then Eli’s Third Eye told her where all the bad guy’s power was coming for that was possibly the key to this entire encounter. Oh, and Amaryllis was binding up Billy in an attempt to deliver the final blow, something they likely couldn’t do without the knowledge Eli held.

Well. No time like the present, Eli figured.

Eli leapt from the skyscraper, molding her hands into her wings again to make her slimy wings larger as she glode down closer towards the site of the battle, but not close enough to get into combat. Time to shout all she knew.

‘HIS POWERS COME FROM THE HOOD ORNAMENT AT THE HILT OF HIS CLUB!’ Eli shouted, and then dove out of the way just in case some form of attack came her way. ‘AND DON’T LET THAT MONSTER JOIN UP WITH HIM!’ she then shouted, mostly to Hilaria but also to anyone who’d hear, pointing towards the monster that had come out of the firetruck.

Mariette, at this time, had heard Amaryllis request and seen how the chains started to fire around Billy in an attempt to restrain him.

‘Hmpf,’ Mariette made a discontent noise, but it seemed it was needed. Very well. Time to try out her light-and-portal combo against her first real opponent.

Mariette shot straight forward inside the room she’d found herself in. She shot multiple times, each time she did two portals appeared and caught the blast. She waved her hand-mirror magical weapon conducting a symphony as more and more shining blasts of light was caught in a loop of portals illuminating the room, more and more magical power gathering, a rave of magical destructive light as more and more blasts of power joined the mix. Then, she brought all the portals together, decreasing the distance between them, creating a globe of her portals surrounding the mass of light that was being concentrated further and further, the might of the blast she was creating scaling upwards. She heard Eli’s scream through the portal. Very well, then.

Mariette stepped through her own portal, arriving above the scene looking at it with her bare eyes. She wanted it to be known who was commanding the barrage that was coming. Now, barrage wasn’t one of her powers, but with some given time, she could arrange something similar. She pointed her hand-mirror forward, and an array of portals spread open behind her, and along with an additional blast of light from her hand-mirror came a single, enormous burst of all her concentrated lights firing down upon Billy. A single instant blast of light-magic, more than a few of which aimed for that hood ornament mentioned, but a lot was also aimed just to blast Billy basically everywhere. For the message.

This did take a decent portion of Mariette’s magical font reserves. Well, it wasn’t like she was intending on taking on many more opponents today. This one would do.

@BrokenPromise@Crusader Lord@FamishedPants@ERode

Pokémon: Start

@Typical

And so, Kylie came out into the battle, and Jeremy excitedly started his challenge. Kylie successfully bit down on the Rattata, causing MAJOR damage to the crying little rat… but it didn’t faint. The Focus Sash tightened and held Rattata conscious, and then… Endeavour struck Kylie, and she was reduced to the same state as Rattata, barely holding on… and then Quick Attack quickly slammed into Kylie and she fainted. Rattata leveled up a bunch, probably. Jeremy laughed as he went forth and pulled a Super Potion for his rat.

‘It was good, indeed! Focus Sash lets you survive any one move while barely holding on! Endeavor reduces your enemy to the same amount of health you have! Then Quick Attack lets you strike out the last bit of health before the opponent! It’s the Focus Endeavour Attack Rattata! A.k.a, F.E.A.R!’ Jeremy told, excitedly, grinning happily. He took a step back and his Rattata was ready for the next battle. ‘Do you feel it!? The strategy of the invincible Rattata! I bet you have no way to combat the enemy before you! Quiver in fear as my Rattata wipes out your whole team! Hahahahaha…!’ Jeremy laughed, excited to show off his broken combo…

And that’s when Eri came into the field, visually a Lunatone still.

‘Oh, you got a Lunatone of your own? That’s cool. I don’t think it can overcome F.E.A.R, however…!’ Jeremy boasted, Rattata ready to take another beating… when the transformed Eri performed Fury Swipes. As far as the Rattata saw, a Lunatone floated up to it and started swiping with non-existing claws. First hit blew into the Rattata, doing considerable damage, but with Focus Sash, it held on and-

And then came the second claw.

Rattata was sliced back, the weaker Pokémon rolling back to its trainer, Jeremy’s eyes widening in sudden realization of what happened. ‘Nooo! Rattata!? What happened!?’

Obviously, far too little experience from this Rattata to level.

Eryn was victorious! Eryn gained 456 P for winning!

‘Ouch, it seems that I have been beaten! Rules are rules, so I guess I have to give you your reward!’ Jeremy told with a sigh, as he took a deep breath, and then…

‘THE TRIAL MASTER IS GLORIOUS!’ Jeremy shouted, loud and clear… … … … …

‘… What are you still around for? The exit’s that way! Go back, turn left, and keep maneuvering the maze!’ Jeremy now asked, pointing behind Eryn with a smirk.

Assuming she did so, she’d find that the maze was still as it was… except for one crucial difference. There were Houndooms prowling the maze, alongside the Lunatones. There were less Lunatones, but there were now also the dogs that someone had let out, not following any particular route but simply wandering, searching for their target, far less predictable than the Lunatones had been.

And there sat Umbreon, waiting for her to return into the maze. Assuming Eryn didn’t immediately try to chase the Pokémon away, it followed her, way closer now, not exactly making a secret of the fact it was following her.

So, with the Houndooms around the maze, would Eryn’s strategy for finding the exit and travelling about the maze change any?

If we just continue and move on

Eryn went back on the road and continued with Umbreon following close. She somehow managed to maneuver past all the Houndooms and eventually found that there was a secret entrance BEHIND the Clefairy tower that she’d seen earlier. However, it was locked behind a password. Fortunately, she managed to figure out the password was, in fact, the statement that the Youngster had called out earlier. “The Trial Master is Glorious”. With that, the door clicked open, and Eryn was able to descend down to a secret room, where…

It’s a cozy little hole in a cave. There were mattresses all over the floor, there was a TV standing on a little desk over there, there was a fridge and judging by the contents of the nearby trash can it was shock-full of candy and soda. On a desk over there sat three Pokéballs, meanwhile the Trial Master sat wrapped in a warm blanket on a couch directed towards the TV… except he had turned in alarm towards the opening as Eryn came in.

Trial Master

‘What the… you got through already!?’ he asked out loud as he emerged from his blanket. ‘Gah… it took me so long to find and train all those fear-related Pokémon… But I still don’t know if you achieved the hidden objective! Umbreon! How did she do!?’ he asked, and Umbreon leapt out from behind Eryn, and gave a little happy cry of some sort.

‘The idea of the hidden objective is that all which you fear is not necessarily hostile… and… you did fine, apparently. GAH!’ Trial Master recoiled, and then gasped out, looking like he’d suffered a physical blow. He stood with his muscles all loose for a bit… then he smiled widely, spreading his arms.

‘Fine! Very well! I have been defeated!’ he said, as if proud, and then gestured to the three Pokéballs on the table. ‘As a reward, let me offer you one of these three Pokémon! Choose wisely!’ he told, and Eryn was allowed to go examine…

The Pokéballs contain

Pokédex Entry #387 – Turtwig, the Tiny Leaf Pokémon. It lives alongside lakes. The shell on its back is made of soil. It’s body undertakes photosynthesis like a leaf, making oxygen. The leaf on its head wilts if it is thirsty, and the shell should feel moist on a healthy Turtwig.

Pokédex Entry #390 – Chimchar, the Chimp Pokémon. A gas burns in its stomach that fuels the flame behind it, which is extremely difficult to put out except for when it puts out its own flames to protect its surroundings while asleep. It lives on craggy mountains, using its agility and grip to scale sheer cliffs and walls.

Pokédex Entry #393 – Piplup, the Penguin Pokémon. It lives on shores in cold areas. It is a skilled swimmer and can remain for 10 minutes underwater. It is very proud and does not like being taken cared off, despite that its poor footing often makes it fall over on land.

If she, indeed, doesn’t want any of them

‘Huuuuuuh!? You’re a Pokémon Trainer that don’t want any of the rare Pokémon I went through the effort to collect!?’ the Trial Master asks, totally stunned.

‘… Eh! Guess that spares the expenses on the future rewards. Okay, want some stones? I got a few for the purposes of evolving Pokémon that I use for my trials. And, well, have one of these, and some of that,’

Eryn obtained Dusk Stone!
Eryn obtained Dawn Stone!
Eryn obtained Shiny Stone!
Eryn obtained Moon Stone!
Eryn obtained Focus Sash!
Eryn obtained 2,000P!

‘I welcome you to come and try again sometime later. Watch me! I'll come up with an even more challenging and adventurous trial, next time!’ He boosted, returning to his high spirits in moments. ‘With that! TRIAL MASTER, SIGNING OUT!’ And then, unless Eryn did something to stop him, the Trial Master threw another Escape Rope into the air, and it pulled him into nothingness and away from the cave.

And then there was a tunnel and a stair that led back to the entrance and Eryn could exit back out to Route 5 again.

Route 5

Route 5

Just as Stillwood Village is the least visited settlement in Isson, Route 5 is among the least travelled routes on Isson main landmass. The route is a steady incline from Lakewatch Town to Stillwood Village, with some elements of the base of Mt. Chill nearby, the waters of Dragon Lake next to it too, sporadic forest from that surrounding Stillwood Village and some of the plain elements from route 6 as well, along with a very traveller-friendly road makes Route 5 perhaps one of the most naturally stunning routes of Isson. There are no roads for asphalt here, only travellers are explorers seeking or exiting Lakewatch Town for some reason, as well as Pokémon trainers on their journeys.

A peaceful route without any real dangers, it still offers a lot of variation. Walk on the west side by the waters of Dragon Lake to potentially encounter some Pokémon of the lake. Walk by the mountains on the east and perhaps feel some of the radiating cold of the range of Mt. Chill to perhaps see some more mountainous Pokémon or maybe an ice Pokémon that stumbled out of their caves. The route is a bit cold, attributed perhaps best to the proximity to the Frozen Cavern, and it gets colder the closer the mountain you go. Multiple rivers run down from the mountains, part of Mt. Chill that melts, but efficient wooden bridges help passage over. And of course, patches of forest here and there.

The south of Route 5 opens up towards what people call the Vast Plains, or simply Route 6. There parts of the Endless Forest spread out to make things a bit more covered in trees, but as soon as you leave this forest, all you’ll see is plains as far as you can see, and that’d be Route 6. On the other side of the route is the forest that covers Stillwood Village, you need to enter the forest to get to the village. At the middle by the lake is Lakewatch Town, resting a bit above Dragon Lake. And, of course, the passage up to the Frozen Cavern lies up that hill, for those who want to brave the range that leads towards the enclosed and frozen Route 9 on the other side.

There we go. What now?

Suggestions to actions

1. Find Pokémon. Can be specified what kind of Pokémon is being searched for, and how you search.
2. Train Pokémon. With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.
3. Seek trainers. While not many, there are still trainers and explorers in the area, mostly trying to get to the next.
4. Talk. You could seek someone out to talk to them, if you want to.
5. Move along. Move along normally, letting any events that may come happen naturally.
6. Hurry along. Intentionally avoid confrontations and try to get safely to the next destination.
7. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
8. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
9. Area Specific: Random House. Uh. There’s an excessively out-of-place red house in the middle of the route, the door standing wide-open. … Want to visit?

Connected areas:
Lakewatch Town. On the south-west of the route, Lakewatch Town lies adjacent to the lake on the road to the Wet Caverns.
Stillwood Village. In the north lies the forest which hides the village, Mt. Strength lying behind it..
Route 6. Vast plains start in the south-east, this route leads towards Raremine Town.
Frozen Cavern. After an incline up to the ridge of Mt. Chill, a cavern of ice could guide the way to Route 9 and Cooldome City.
Endless Forest. To the south, a dark forest looms. There are no indications as to why you’d ever want to go there.

Route 5, known Pokémon

Common:
#10 Caterpie
#43 Oddish
#163 Hoothoot (During night, rumored)
#585 Deerling
#664 Scatterbug

Uncommon:
#25 Pikachu
#586 Sawsbuck
#587 Emolga

Rare:
#172 Pichu

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@Joshua Tamashii

Johannes gave the slightest of a pained smirk at the mention of Cresselia, and one of his hands wandered to one of his pockets, lifting up a shiny feather… a Lunar Wing.

‘I… got that covered,’ he said, some regret in his voice. ‘It does indeed help me sleep, but it isn’t helping me during daytime…’ he says, and then sighs, losing the smirk again, going back to his usual expression and putting the Lunar Wing back. He nodded to her words about raising a Duskull. ‘I’ll trust you to it. Good luck, young trainer,’ Johannes said, and then departed eventually. And then, Amelia could turn back to Misdreavus…

‘Misdreavus?’ Misdreavus looked in and looked around, making sure Johannes had departed before greeting Amelia once again, and Sneasel plus Kecleon showing up from the bookshelves and out of nowhere respectively as well. The Shuppets were torn between some drifting in to inspecting Amelia for now because she’s interesting, and others following Johannes again, because, Johannes.

What does Amelia do now?

Trainers’ School image

Suggestions to actions

1. Pokémon School Park. There’s a small park of grass in here. What kind of Pokémon might be in it?
2. Talk. Plenty of students and teachers. This is a wellspring of knowledge, someone must know something.
3. Challenge. Work your way up the leaderboard! Specify the level of opponent.
4. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
5. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
6. Study. You want to know something? Feel free to learn about it here!
6.1. Pokémon Habitats. Learn where you might find a specific kind of Pokémon!
6.2. Isson Geography. Learn more about the different places in Isson!
6.3. Names to Remember. Learn about Gym Leaders, Elite Four, or the like!
6.4. Local Legends. Learn about different tales from around Isson!
6.5. Pokémon Breeding. That’s also a subject.
6.6. Battling Basics. You likely know them already.
6.7. Specify. Tell what you want to learn and we’ll see if we have a course!
7. Amelia Specific: Investigate the any of the seven mysteries…?

Seven Mysteries of the Trainers’ School!

• 1. A chilling hunter that attacks students who wanders the school at night! The temperature will decrease before the strikes! Students have reported being poked and startled and sometimes frozen by some invisible being, be careful!
• 2. An eerie cry sometimes fills the halls at night. It’s usually from the science room. It’s a shivering cry that echoes down your very bones… and those who goes to examine it are found knocked out on the floor the day after! Spooky!
• 3. The basement is occasionally spontaneously filled with smoke! People just go down there to grab something, when all of a sudden it’s all smokey and they have to run and fire alarms ring! Extremely suspicious!
• 4. A beautiful figure has occasionally been sighted in the window of the teacher’s lounge! No, not THAT beautiful figure, an unknown one! They say it has dark hair, white clothing and an indiscernible face… but upon examining the room, it’s empty!? Is this… a ghost!?
• 5. They say on certain nights, and only on certain nights, something comes out to play on the school roof. What could it be? What is the requirements for their appearance? What are they? All those who have seen them are entranced. What could it mean?
• 6. Someone reported that they opened the D-classroom door at night, and there was a dark hole in reality, just hanging there. Scared, he ran. Ever since then, that classroom has been locked at night. Why is that? Is something going on…?
• 7.

8. Familiar Faces: Daisy. She’s still around somewhere.
???. This guy’s still here.

Connected areas:
Pureplain City. All around, of course.

Trainers’ School, known Pokémon

Common:
Varies~

Uncommon:
Varies~

Rare:

Pokémon: Start

@Typical

Escaping from the forest they’d apparently set on fire, Eryn and co got to the maze before them. Choosing to brave the maze full of Lunatones instead of confronting the Houndoom, she sent out Eri disguised as a Lunatone…

Eri passed into the view of a Lunatone… and got promptly ignored. Bet he had super good reason to be way out here. Didn’t matter to the Lunatones, that stuck to their personal patrolling routes. With other words, Eryn had a scout which would not trigger the Lunatones to map out her route for her!

It still wasn’t easy. Even with Eri scouting ahead, it could still be hard to predict where a Lunatone would come next and stealthily maneuvering the maze it happened more than a couple of times that they had to make a hasty retreat because the patterns of the Lunatones closed together a little too fast for safe passing.

However, slowly but surely, she made progress. But…

Umbreon was still following her. Not doing anything, just following. The Lunatones wasn’t bothering to notice the Umbreon, who wasn’t one of the Pokémon they were to hunt. Yet, Umbreon was not, so far, calling attention to the infiltrators of the maze. Just following at a set distance, watching calmly while following with graceful steps.

Still, assuming Eryn just tried to ignore Umbreon for now, she endured a long and hard piece of stealth mission, but it was looking like it was working, and finally, she turned a left to-

???

A kid stood before her, grinning excitedly, making a salute to her as she approached him, and the Rattata that stood ready for battle in front of him. The Rattata is wearing a small red sash…

‘You’ve done well to get this far!’ the youngster told her. ‘You’ve shown that you can think fast in a pinch and that your reasoning won’t be affected. That you can be clever in the face of adversary. But you’re not done with this trial yet…’ the kid grins so widely at her.

Youngster Jeremy would like to battle!

‘The battle is 1-on-1, but my Rattata will take on your whole team, one by one! But, you can’t switch Pokémon mid-battle, and I get to heal my Rattata each time he faints an opponent! Got it!?’ Assuming Eryn got it…

‘Now, let’s see if you can pass… the TRIAL OF F.E.A.R!’

… The enemy is a Level 1 Rattata. It’s wearing a Focus Sash. It knows Tackle, Quick Attack and Endeavor. What’s Eryn’s move?

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_{Gym battle in progress}

@Gardevoiran

Skylar called back Celebrity in order to send out JoJo, who immediately commenced to Double Team. Lorette looked down at her no-sign-of-waking up Beedrill, and…

‘Ah, no. That just won’t do,’ Lorette said, a little smile on her lips as she brought out a Pokéball and called back her Pokémon. ‘Alright, sorry, Beedrill, you’re not the right bug for the job.’ So she said, as she put down the Pokéball into a pocket somewhere and then took out another Pokéball.

‘So, for your next challenge… how about you take on one of my two aces?’ Lorette smirked, as she threw the Pokéball and a new shape took form in front of the multiple JoJos. A small and red rock with a bunch of little limbs sticking out of it, looking forward at the JoJos with a confused looking expression…

Pokédex Entry #213 – Shuckle, the Mold Pokémon. It stores berries inside its shell. It is naturally shy and typically hide under rocks, keeping its body concealed inside its exceedingly hard shell while eating stored berries. The berries mix with its body fluids to become a delicious juice that it secretes through various holes.

Now, switching Pokémon is a move, so Skylar’s allowed to make an action here. But, if JoJo’s still the Pokémon on the field, Lorette will start the next round by announcing…

‘Shuckle! Rock Slide!’

‘Shuuuuu…!’ Shuckle called out loudly, and, for some reason, a large amount of rocks suddenly came falling from the skies! … Really, utterly tiny rocks on account of Shuckle’s pathetic attack power that will do middling damage at best, but they’d make it really hard for all of JoJo’s clones to get out of the way unscathed, hence the real one becoming easier to hit and notice…!

Skylar’s next move? Now, two turns of Lorette’s were described here, so Skylar can also do two moves in a row next turn if he so wishes.

And, Smiley won’t wake up when he’s not on the field, because Pokémon battle rules. Same goes with Lorette’s Beedrill now.

Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

@Phonic@Ariamis

… Honestly, Valkyrie’s reactions were pretty cute. Deni would have to consider teasing her more in the future. After all, she still had one of her tools, she could feel it. Probably because the power that provided it wasn’t based on Asengav’s power. She could do a lot of things with that. But not now. Now, they bolted!

‘Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee~!’ Deni called out happily. Travelling with Mariette’s portals probably was faster, but it sure wasn’t as thrilling as this~! _{(assuming she has sensations at all while travelling lightning-style)}

Finally, they arrived to Crystal Curtain. So there was a great wall blocking their way… another one of those things you never had to worry about as a servant of Mariette. Huh, and it was guarded. Better be on our best behavior. They wanted them to tell their names, huh. And business! Passing through, does that work? Deni considered it, and…

… Oh, right, to make ‘Ronin’ pass the lie-test, I better start referring to myself as Ronin in my mind, don’t I? … Deni thought. Ronin thought, for now! But not changing the banner!

Now, lesse…

Not happening

‘Hiiiiiiiii, I’m Ronin! I’m was actually lost, ended up in the Overcity completely without intending to, but Valkyrie here saved me! Isn’t she awesome~? So, like, I’m sort of new to the whole actual “city” part of the Overcity, do you guys have, like, super-tough criteria for letting people enter? Because that’d be a big problem! I just want to get back to Penrose! Honest!’

… Yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaah, Ronin grinned. Better leave this to Valkyrie~

Oh, but.

‘Hello, I’m Ronin! Pleased to meet you~!’ Ronin grinned as she happily waved to the Magical Girl guards. ‘What she said~!’ Concerning what their business was, Ronin added without properly thinking about it.

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The police-car was hit by the combined firepower of Eli and all the shadow minions and, to Eli’s great relief, it was enough to bring it down, at least momentarily. Then… fire truck with a water hose. She’d assume it was more powerful than the regular.

‘Surround it! Destroy the hose!’ Eli called to the shadows that immediately leapt off the building Eli was on to surround the firetruck and start aiming to bring down the hose and truck with their super-stretchy arms with claws and strikes, something that felt like a tougher challenge that the police car… Eli, herself, quickly dodged aside to try to avoid the water hose, while also forming her rifle into a very pointy umbrella…!

‘Reinforce!’ Eli called, perhaps unnecessarily, as she poured her Reinforcement magic into her slime-umbrella to attempt to resist the fire truck’s water hose while the shadows did damage to the entity from the sides. The umbrella was pointy so that water hitting it would be directed sideways rather than the umbrella trying to block it directly. This was all totally a working strategy.

Eli’s Third Eye confirmed the nature of the magic of the monsters. It was tied to Billy. They were like extensions of his being, so he could probably absorb them or make them from his flesh or the flesh of others. How many had he killed to make cars? Still, it was something to tell the others…

… Eh?

Eli looked over to be distracted by the sight of Billy having caught her mistress…

A couple seconds earlier.

Now, obviously, Mariette had prepared for the possibility of Billy heading for her. She’d been constantly keeping track of his location. But, it seems she may have failed to take in account just how fast he’d be.

The first movement upon realizing that Billy was heading for Mariette was to immediately attempt to drop herself through the portal she was standing on. That was her standard evacuative maneuver, after all. She also started opening a portal between them towards directly into the ground, that he’d hopefully hit and be promptly stopped, because he couldn’t break through the whole planet. However, one can assume he hit the edge of the portal which was far more frail than the contents of the portal itself and the portal crackled and vanished, but if Mariette didn’t have time to fall through the portal then she hardly had time to open that portal to any agreeable size anyway.

So she was grabbed. Billy shattered the portal Mariette was trying to fall through part-way through (I assume), so her existence defaulted to the side which the most of her was on, which unfortunately was the side where she’d been grabbed. The hand with the hand-mirror had been instinctively raised to protect her and got caught under the arm, while the one squeezing Bunny had been instinctively pulled away from Billy, meaning when she was grabbed it lost the grip on the bunny from the sheer force of impact. Once again, through sheer traumatic instinct, a small portal opened and Bunny dropped through right in front of Amaryllis, hopefully to catch.
_{Eli was too far away, and Mariette was in a state of distress. Amaryllis was the only other individual here she remotely trusted. You have been entrusted with the highest of honours, don’t fail her.}

There was a moment of disorientation as Billy took Mariette on a journey and slammed into the ground, informing her of his intentions of what to do with her to her face while pressing her chest harder than her non-existent vitality could handle. Her expression twisted in pain.

Yeah, no. There was no way Mariette could risk being a hostage. It didn’t matter if she was disoriented if the target was the arm that was holding her.

Mariette turned the hand-mirror caught under Billy’s arm a little and shot. A blast of white magical power promptly shot out of her and through the mirror, with as much power as she could muster with her full magical power though with very little time to spare. The purpose of the shot was to disintegrate the arm holding her with sheer firepower. Mariette took some of her own vitality with Blood Magic, since it was faster than using the Mana Font at this point. Didn’t matter if she was exhausted after if the option was being dead. What resulted, assuming Billy hadn’t reacted first and crushed her ribcage, was a sudden and immediate burst of shining magic firepower enhanced by her weapon originating from the Light-specialization smashing straight into Billy’s arm.

That is, she used the power she gained when she used the Platinum Coin. Because screw trying to hide your new abilities when you’re about to get killed. _{Was hidden only because PlatinumSkink was Co-GM at the time and thought it’d be a fun surprise when fighting player characters in the future.}

Regardless of how successful her blast was, Mariette would then immediately unleash all her dark tentacles. Their purpose was to separate her and Billy. They’d slam, they’d rip, they’d push, they’d pull, a burst of them trying to free her after the light-blast. If she was still caught, she’d continue shooting Light-blasts until she was freed or dead. Should she ever be successful in separating the herself and Billy, she’d open a portal into a neighboring building for herself to recover and, much more importantly, see if she could open a portal to look and make sure Bunny was safe.

@BrokenPromise@Crusader Lord@FamishedPants@ERode

Pokémon: Start

@hatakekuro ... And I just noticed that this question here's the last you did on this site for the last six months, hah. Well, um. I did want to ask if you were still interested? Because, unless I am completely forgetting someone, you'd be next on the waiting list.

The reason there's barely been any comments since is because it's been all on Discord for a while, now.

Pokémon: Start

@Typical

Eryn sent out Peri at Umbreon. Umbreon, the moderately agile piece of thing that it was and at a higher level, managed to decently easily jump back and even sling a Confuse Ray into Peri’s face as she came crashing down. Peri was confused! … But that didn’t stop her as she kept on rolling, and Umbreon had to note that the size-difference made this pretty difficult and it had to focus on dodging aside Peri’s roll. The way ahead was cleared.

Fairy Wind, however, did NOT particularly hold back Arbok. Fairy-type was Not Very Effective against the Poison-type. Arbok was about to reach them, then Dei blew out a cloud of smoke, hiding them from the predator’s glare. That is, it tried to Glare, the move, but Smokescreen was the perfect cover. Arbok still then attempted to catch them, specifically Eryn. The tail of an Arbok snatched through the smoke at Eryn’s position and almost gripped her, but Dei had prepared to Ember at the tail before it caught her and she was free to run on while Arbok trashed in the smoke from the burned tail. Now, Dei would have been as likely to miss as Arbok in this cloud of smoke, but Kylie’s Sweet Scent had lowered Arbok’s evasion and allowed them to pull off this stunt.

Now, Dei probably could have set the forest ablaze, but the Arbok coming after them probably would have priority, given “Ember anything and everything that comes close”.

With that, and assuming she handled having a confused Onix in some kind of way, Eryn was still able to run on while Arbok was too busy dealing with a burned tail and trying to navigate out of the smoke to pursue. As such, she was able to proceed through the forest… and see it open up at the end of it.

The forest abruptly ended. Suddenly, she was in a cave again, or perhaps it was a valley. It was a maze, with multiple rocky options of where to go, different ways Eryn could go. However, she couldn’t go however she wanted. The numerous valleys ahead that were being patrolled by floating, moon-shaped rocks that were floating about in this landscape with the moon yet still shining down from the skies…

Pokédex Entry #337 – Lunatone, the Meteorite Pokémon. Originating from where meteors crashed, it’s believed to come from space. Its health ebbs and flows with the lunar cycle. When exposed to the full moon, it brims with power and becomes far more active. Its red eyes have the power to cause those who look into them to be transfixed in fear.

… And, in the middle of these rocks creating a maze before her was a single plateau, on top of which stood numerous small fairies with their tiny hands raised up, calling to the full celestial body floating overhead inside the cave.

Pokédex Entry #35 – Clefairy, the Fairy Pokémon. It’s adorable nature and magical appeal has made this Pokémon highly popular. However, thought to live only on quiet mountains, it is extremely rare. However, come the night of the full moon, the Clefairy come out and play, before returning home at dawn to rest. When charged with moonlight, this Pokémon can fly.

… That is to say, there were a group of Clefairies repeatedly using Moonlight make the full moon shine within the trial, in order to awaken the powers of Lunatone and Umbreon.

And… resting right in front of said plateau, like a good little doombringer guard-dog…

… stood the Houndoom she’d heard earlier, guarding the Clefairies. It wasn’t just going to move because she told it to.

Now, the Lunatones weren’t so common that sneaking through the maze wouldn’t possibly work. They had a set pattern, that could potentially be predicted. It would be harder the deeper she got, however, and could go awry based on pure misfortune unless she came up with a brilliant idea to passing. Getting just to the Clefairy plateau would be much easier and much more doable, but… Houndoom. A Houndoom just stood there, looking far too powerful.

And if that wasn’t enough… Umbreon was walking along with her, far to her left. After Peri’s attack Umbreon had kept its distance, but it was following, not about to let Eryn get away quite that easily. There was no telling what Umbreon might do, depending on what Eryn did next. Another element of uncertainty in the mix.

What would Eryn do here?