RESULTS
Considerations:
- (1) I'll keep an eye out for any sign of deception once we get off the plane. I'd better be ready to move fast if this is an ambush!
- (1) We need to protect the plane from damage as best we can!
- (∞) We weren't to meddle with human affairs like this... why is...?
- (5%) ...
Something about this makes you nervous. Quietly, you ask Weavile,
Do you know who Floatzel used to work with? Any thoughts on who might be down there with them, or did they usually work alone?
You're answered with uncertainty. Weavile has no idea. Different divisions, and separated by a lot of time in those divisions. For all you know, Floatzel was reassigned since then, too.
You're left with your instincts and anything that seems suspicious as you make your way down. You quietly warn the others, "Something isn't right. Once we land... be on guard, okay?"
This earns a few knowing nods from the others. Perhaps they had suspicions as well, though you sharing the same thing confirms it to them. Everyone's more on guard.
The plane rocks as you land, wheels and wings slowing the plane to a total stop. Briefly, you all sit there, waiting for something
else to happen, yet nothing does. Not for now, at least.
The plane door opens and a stairway helps you down onto the strange concrete field that planes land on. Around, you can see fields of grass and buildings poking out from seemingly perpetually autumn forests. The coast is not far west of your spot.
Yet something felt
wrong the moment you had stepped on Kalos ground. It rattles you to your core.
"Something's wrong here - be careful Skyla! We might be attacked!"
"Huh?" Skyla asks. "Seems totally empty to me..."
"Don't underestimate Cobble's instincts," Darach says, standing neutrally as he studies the landscape.
"Well, we didn't really get instructions on what to do from here. Kinda weird that there's no sky traffic or air traffic control to help us land. There was just nothing at all," Skyla remarks. "Weird, huh?"
You and Darach exchange a knowing look. You look for N, who hands you your supplies for the time being. Millie emerges from the plane last, her eyes focused on a seemingly empty part of the field. You follow her gaze and feel it gravitating to the same spot. Something is
there, but not. A spirit? No, it's... underground, beneath the slabs of artificial stone that make up the airport's driveways.
N's claws tap your shoulder. He points at the plane's back wheel.
There's a sapling growing around it, breaking through the road to do so.
Your cautious mindset pays off. Without thinking, without hesitating, you fire a shard of ice at the little sapling and crush your grip in the air when it touches the root. The ice pops, emitting a corrosive, life-draining energy that rots the root instantly.
...So far, that is all you see of the plane's strike.
"What was that?" Skyla asks.
Swanna is in the sky, looking for a sign of anyone to retrieve them or escort their plane, but there's nobody.
There's nobody.
"This is spooky," Millie says. "Why does it feel so... empty?"
"Hmm." Darach summons Houndoom.
The hound sniffs the air. Sniffs a while longer... Then, Houndoom barks something at Darach.
"I thought as much," Darach said. "Everyone. Houndoom's sense for flesh and blood--that is, potential prey--is incredibly strong. And despite this, he cannot sense anything whatsoever. All the trees, all the life around us, and yet... there seems to be not a single Pokemon within a mile radius."
"Excuse me?" Skyla asks. "Then who called us on the radio? That was definitely coming from the airport!"
Your eyes trail to the airport. You can't see quite that far from here, but... are those vines crawling over the building? They'd been there for a while.
"Your caution makes me suspect," Darach said, "that if we leave the plane here, we will not be returning to it."
You agree. That sapling alone is clear.
"I still need to refuel," Skyla hums. "There's only enough in the tank for maybe crossing half the region at most..."
"We came here for Poke Balls, right?" Millie asks. "Maybe we can get those and... um..."
"Kyurem may be able to fly us," N proposes. "Is he coming?"
You nod. You sense Dark Matter coming closer at a high speed, probably finally catching up after realizing where you landed.
"Whatever we do," Millie says, "can we do it quickly?"
"Hm? What's wrong?" Skyla asks. "I know it's important, but we just landed. We can rest, can't we?"
Millie looks concerned, which only confirms your intuition. Millie must, somehow, have acquired a sense for whatever strange force you're also sensing in the very ground beneath your feet. And that presence is getting stronger. Millie's eyes trail to the horizon again, looking directly at where Lumiose City is.
"Cobble?" Millie asks. "It's... there. Isn't it?"
You aren't sure. But this time, Millie seems more confident than you. You choose to believe her: your goal is at, or near, Lumiose City.
Soon, everyone will be regrouped. You can't help but feel like something is wrong... but you need a brief moment to consider what action to take next.
DECISION
Where do you go now? You only have time for one.
1. Head into the city and find some Poke Balls.
2. Head into the airport to investigate what's wrong.
3. Get back on the plane and fly somewhere else.
4. Stand your ground until Dark Matter arrives
Current Status
HP: 20/15+5
Energy: 15/15
Offense: 6+2
Defense: 7+1
Shadow: 5%
Considerations:
- (!) I'll keep an eye out for any sign of deception once we get off the plane. I'd better be ready to move fast if this is an ambush!
- (!) We need to protect the plane from damage as best we can!
- (∞) It... wasn't like this before...
- (5%) ...
