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"Updog. It's right behind you," Vix said, pointing behind Giovanni.
So all the burning stuff hadn't been fire after all. Great to know he'd sent Bean off on completely the wrong trail. At least he'd gotten the job done--besides the whole "immediately alerting Giovanni" thing, anyhow. Nate shielded his face with a hand, grimacing as the overflowing Radiance burned his skin. At least he didn't have to worry about Maple's warning; the glowy stuff had never done shit for him.
Was Diyem in that building, then? It almost seemed too easy, but--
Nate's train of thought evaporated in panic when Giovanni showed himself, starting things off with some light attempted murder. Shit. Shit. Obviously they'd known the bastard was here, that they'd have to face him, but actually seeing him, that close, was just so much fucking worse. Here they were again, and they still couldn't do shit to the guy, were only still alive because he hadn't decided to murder them yet for whatever fucking reason.
While the lampent distracted Giovanni, Nate tried to calm his nerves and focus, seeing if a Foresight could give him any insight into what the clone-bastard had brought with him.
Was Diyem in that building, then? It almost seemed too easy, but--
Nate's train of thought evaporated in panic when Giovanni showed himself, starting things off with some light attempted murder. Shit. Shit. Obviously they'd known the bastard was here, that they'd have to face him, but actually seeing him, that close, was just so much fucking worse. Here they were again, and they still couldn't do shit to the guy, were only still alive because he hadn't decided to murder them yet for whatever fucking reason.
While the lampent distracted Giovanni, Nate tried to calm his nerves and focus, seeing if a Foresight could give him any insight into what the clone-bastard had brought with him.
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Cynthian's trembled and his mind flew into a frenzy. What should he do? Should he attack? Should he stay out of the way? Why was Giovanni so malevolent? What did he want? But above all alse, a different question sprang to Cynthian's mind.
"Giovanni, where's Darkwhite?!" Cynthian asked, afraid, but ready to fire a sludge bomb at a moment's notice.
"Giovanni, where's Darkwhite?!" Cynthian asked, afraid, but ready to fire a sludge bomb at a moment's notice.
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Just as it revealed itself, Nate would see the source of that other presence.
"No--" Karat visibly shuddered, taking a step back. It was just what he didn't want to see--standing before them, just behind Giovanni, was a Deoxys, taking on a standard form, though his body seemed to rapidly shift and change shapes--it seemed like Deoxys was unstable. It seemed that even Karat could see this... but what Karat didn't see was the overwhelming, billowing Shadows that came off of Deoxys in little cracks and crevices all over his body.
Giovanni growled, "What in the world is up--" He stopped himself, then glanced back at Deoxys. He squeezed his hand and pointed at Vix. "Kill that one first."
"We don't have time for this!" Maple shouted, and then slashed at the entryway to the lab--and with that, the door fell away and they rushed inside as quickly as they could. Truffle set up a shield, which was feeble against the disrupting aura that Giovanni had already set up--but it was just enough to buy them some time.
They saw two things when they entered the arena. The first was Team Drumstick, their bodies alight like Luminous Orbs, their eyes trailing embers even as they looked left and right.
"You!" shouted Bone. "I should have known you'd come to steal this Machine... We knew you were working for the enemy!"
"Well, that was expected," Soda sighed, clicking his claws to conjure illusions. They fizzled out immediately.
But further back, while Bone and the rest of Team Drumstick were blinded by Radiance--perhaps even to Giovanni's favor, the way they didn't acknowledge this--was something... else. The source of that horrible stinging... It was there, in the back of the dimly-lit room. In fact, had it not been for the Radiance, the place would have been completely shrouded in darkness...
"That's it!" Owen said, feeling a phantom pain on his side. "That's the thing that hit me in Destiny Village!"
"And there's our Machine," Soda hummed.
"No--" Karat visibly shuddered, taking a step back. It was just what he didn't want to see--standing before them, just behind Giovanni, was a Deoxys, taking on a standard form, though his body seemed to rapidly shift and change shapes--it seemed like Deoxys was unstable. It seemed that even Karat could see this... but what Karat didn't see was the overwhelming, billowing Shadows that came off of Deoxys in little cracks and crevices all over his body.
Giovanni growled, "What in the world is up--" He stopped himself, then glanced back at Deoxys. He squeezed his hand and pointed at Vix. "Kill that one first."
"We don't have time for this!" Maple shouted, and then slashed at the entryway to the lab--and with that, the door fell away and they rushed inside as quickly as they could. Truffle set up a shield, which was feeble against the disrupting aura that Giovanni had already set up--but it was just enough to buy them some time.
They saw two things when they entered the arena. The first was Team Drumstick, their bodies alight like Luminous Orbs, their eyes trailing embers even as they looked left and right.
"You!" shouted Bone. "I should have known you'd come to steal this Machine... We knew you were working for the enemy!"
"Well, that was expected," Soda sighed, clicking his claws to conjure illusions. They fizzled out immediately.
But further back, while Bone and the rest of Team Drumstick were blinded by Radiance--perhaps even to Giovanni's favor, the way they didn't acknowledge this--was something... else. The source of that horrible stinging... It was there, in the back of the dimly-lit room. In fact, had it not been for the Radiance, the place would have been completely shrouded in darkness...
"That's it!" Owen said, feeling a phantom pain on his side. "That's the thing that hit me in Destiny Village!"
"And there's our Machine," Soda hummed.
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Cynthian could feel the radiance from the machine seeping into him, like the soft lulling of the morning sunlight. It was a strange feeling, and he found himself forgetting his doubts little by little. However, it left a bad taste in his mouth, so he took a few steps back from it. Though it didn't really make much of a difference; hee was still within range of the machine's influence.
"Should we destroy this machine just like the last one? And what do we do about Giovanni?" Cynthian asked Maple while glancing back at the doorway they came in through. He gazed back to the machine, and then at the Mewtwo standing in front of it. A searing air of wickedness practically bled from that Mewtwo's body, and a sharp fear gripped Cynthian at once.
"We're going to have to fight that one too, aren't we?"
"Should we destroy this machine just like the last one? And what do we do about Giovanni?" Cynthian asked Maple while glancing back at the doorway they came in through. He gazed back to the machine, and then at the Mewtwo standing in front of it. A searing air of wickedness practically bled from that Mewtwo's body, and a sharp fear gripped Cynthian at once.
"We're going to have to fight that one too, aren't we?"
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"All right, time's a'wastin'!" Soda called, jumping forward. "Do what you can and we'll try to find openings if there are shifts in the field!"
"I'm noticing that with how wide everything is, we might be able to help f we get lucky," Maple added as they rushed forward, but then an explosion behind them stopped her in her tracks. "...Giovanni..." She growled. "We can't let him inside. Not when--"
Deoxys let out a horrible roar. And then it sounded like that roar had been simultaneously cut short and then multiplied tenfold, twentyfold--like he was coming from all directions. Karat actually cried out in terror as he saw it happen: Deoxys had split apart into countless little pieces, each one leaving a trail of Shadows, each one completely under Giovanni's control.
"Karat can't get to Team Drumstick like this," Owen breathed to the others. "W-wait, but if we get a pincer attack from Giovanni, we're through!"
"Ngh--we can't afford for that to happen." Maple gestured back. "We need to be careful. Some of us need to fend off Giovanni and Deoxys!"
"But what about--"
All of them felt something just then, like the air's intensity had redoubled. Everything stung. That strange, darkened Mewtwo had shot something into the Radiant Machine...
"Wait!" Owen said. "You're kidding! It's--"
"If a machine of that power explodes, I don't know how much of the continent will go with it," Maple said. "We need to destroy it! This was a trap!"
"Figuring that out now, are you?" Giovanni asked, his stare sending a horrible shiver down Owen's spine. "It's too late. One way or the other... you die here."
"I'm noticing that with how wide everything is, we might be able to help f we get lucky," Maple added as they rushed forward, but then an explosion behind them stopped her in her tracks. "...Giovanni..." She growled. "We can't let him inside. Not when--"
Deoxys let out a horrible roar. And then it sounded like that roar had been simultaneously cut short and then multiplied tenfold, twentyfold--like he was coming from all directions. Karat actually cried out in terror as he saw it happen: Deoxys had split apart into countless little pieces, each one leaving a trail of Shadows, each one completely under Giovanni's control.
"Karat can't get to Team Drumstick like this," Owen breathed to the others. "W-wait, but if we get a pincer attack from Giovanni, we're through!"
"Ngh--we can't afford for that to happen." Maple gestured back. "We need to be careful. Some of us need to fend off Giovanni and Deoxys!"
"But what about--"
All of them felt something just then, like the air's intensity had redoubled. Everything stung. That strange, darkened Mewtwo had shot something into the Radiant Machine...
"Wait!" Owen said. "You're kidding! It's--"
"If a machine of that power explodes, I don't know how much of the continent will go with it," Maple said. "We need to destroy it! This was a trap!"
"Figuring that out now, are you?" Giovanni asked, his stare sending a horrible shiver down Owen's spine. "It's too late. One way or the other... you die here."
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"WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!" Puddle boiled inside Vix's bag. "Are you TRYING to get US, and more importantly ME, killed?!"
"It was funny, and now I have his attention," Vix said calmly, casting a veil of wax upon herself. "Most of their attention. It's what I planned for."
"Your plan was to get targeted by everyone..."
"And it sounds like your plan is to bitch and moan."
This couldn't of gone better, actually. If Giovanni and that horde are too busy with her, then everyone else can crush that machine and Team Drumstick. All Vix had to do was survive. She could totally do that. This definitely wasn't gonna bite her in the non-existent ass.
...
Vix decided to check her bag to make sure she had enough reviver seeds. And Sitrus berries.
"It was funny, and now I have his attention," Vix said calmly, casting a veil of wax upon herself. "Most of their attention. It's what I planned for."
"Your plan was to get targeted by everyone..."
"And it sounds like your plan is to bitch and moan."
This couldn't of gone better, actually. If Giovanni and that horde are too busy with her, then everyone else can crush that machine and Team Drumstick. All Vix had to do was survive. She could totally do that. This definitely wasn't gonna bite her in the non-existent ass.
...
Vix decided to check her bag to make sure she had enough reviver seeds. And Sitrus berries.
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"No we won't! Ivy's immortal, and we'll kick your butt, hairless cat man!" Ivy said, flailing her claw while and stomping her foot on the floor tile.
Cynthian couldn't tell whether she was brave or had no concept of fear. In truth he was thinking something similar, but couldn't say it. Maybe Ivy's just good at saying things he was too shy to speak.
"Ivy's going back to my stone now. Hittem in the face where it hurts most!" she said, and withdraw to his bag where her stone resided.
Cynthian broke a faint smile and sighed. He drew out a pair of seeds that should help him not fall behind too much, though he knew it wouldn't be enough. His eyes hovered around his teammates, searching for anyone to use that move Astrid had taught him to share strength among allies.
Burning Radiance.
That's what met the team when they arrived at the lab. The human lab, she vaguely noted. Starr was already familiar with that feeling from the way that her own Radiance tore her aura apart in every fight. This was a lot more intense, though, and she's have to pump more of it into herself in order to power up. She'd managed to go this long without letting it warp her thoughts the way it had for the others. That was important. She didn't want her thoughts to be anything other than her.
Then Team Drumstick called them out for supposedly being traitors again, because everyone in this place had a hard-on for that, apparently. Starr couldn't bring herself to care this time. Not when he was there.
Giovanni. Staring down at them like they were nothing, as usual.
What was there to say? All the things she'd ever wanted to hurl at his face felt meaningless. He didn't know who she was. Her words couldn't affect him. Couldn't hurt him. And he had the gall to taunt them about another fucking trap, like they were supposed to be surprised? They'd know all along that he'd be here. This changed nothing.
"So this was all part of your fucking plan, was it?" Starr growled, energy flooding her body. "Is that supposed to be impressive? Goddamn sneering bastard."
The airspace outside was a swarming, chaotic mess of shadowed Deoxys clones. It didn't matter. She'd tear through all of them to get to him if she had to.
The fires of Radiance burned brightly inside her.
That's what met the team when they arrived at the lab. The human lab, she vaguely noted. Starr was already familiar with that feeling from the way that her own Radiance tore her aura apart in every fight. This was a lot more intense, though, and she's have to pump more of it into herself in order to power up. She'd managed to go this long without letting it warp her thoughts the way it had for the others. That was important. She didn't want her thoughts to be anything other than her.
Then Team Drumstick called them out for supposedly being traitors again, because everyone in this place had a hard-on for that, apparently. Starr couldn't bring herself to care this time. Not when he was there.
Giovanni. Staring down at them like they were nothing, as usual.
What was there to say? All the things she'd ever wanted to hurl at his face felt meaningless. He didn't know who she was. Her words couldn't affect him. Couldn't hurt him. And he had the gall to taunt them about another fucking trap, like they were supposed to be surprised? They'd know all along that he'd be here. This changed nothing.
"So this was all part of your fucking plan, was it?" Starr growled, energy flooding her body. "Is that supposed to be impressive? Goddamn sneering bastard."
The airspace outside was a swarming, chaotic mess of shadowed Deoxys clones. It didn't matter. She'd tear through all of them to get to him if she had to.
The fires of Radiance burned brightly inside her.
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All the while, Kate had progressed with the rest of the party, having gone from the guild's lobby through the portal there and into the gutted laboratory. There, between Giovanni's reveal, and the machine that was about to explode, and the rapidly multiplying... things, it was all a bit much to take in. Even so, the Sneasel grit her teeth and braced herself for battle.
"Hrmph, I see you're skipping the yap and cutting right to the chase," she piped to Giovanni. "But if it's a fight you want, you're gonna get one!"
"Hrmph, I see you're skipping the yap and cutting right to the chase," she piped to Giovanni. "But if it's a fight you want, you're gonna get one!"
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What a marvelous surprise! Of course the psychotic interloper human-turned-to-weird-feline-‘mon had to meddle once more with that brave new world’s affairs. And with a machine brimming with radiant energy about to explode and accompanied by some… darker and mistier version of himself, too! Megalomaniac much?
‘If Father was here, he would have a field day with this sirrah…’
And then, there was an entire army of whatsitsnames. Yes. Of course. Because they couldn’t have a quiet battle of wits, for once. Why couldn’t they play chess with their opponents, for a chance? The infirmary would have appreciated that plenty, what with them not requiring to treat exploding comrades or anything like that. Less ambient damage was a lovely bonus, too.
Icetales took a deep breath and released a cloud of frost. Then, he glared at Giovanni, his eyes as cold as the polar winds and radiant ice sparkling through his tails.
“…I loathe thee. Immensely.”
‘If Father was here, he would have a field day with this sirrah…’
And then, there was an entire army of whatsitsnames. Yes. Of course. Because they couldn’t have a quiet battle of wits, for once. Why couldn’t they play chess with their opponents, for a chance? The infirmary would have appreciated that plenty, what with them not requiring to treat exploding comrades or anything like that. Less ambient damage was a lovely bonus, too.
Icetales took a deep breath and released a cloud of frost. Then, he glared at Giovanni, his eyes as cold as the polar winds and radiant ice sparkling through his tails.
“…I loathe thee. Immensely.”
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Brisa's mind was a glass object mid-shattering, countless glinting shards of thought suspended as her mind darted between sharp-edged concerns and gleaming possibilities. This was a trap, but she'd known that coming in. Team Drumstick were twice as drunk on radiance as Shield had been. The haze had been a third mewtwo, and judging by that five-pointed red blemish on their chest, they were another like Darkwhite, a matured corrupted familiar and embryonic Eterna-spawn. The consequences of losing this fight would be apocalyptic. And Starr–
Starr was burning with radiance. The fury in her eyes... What was she going though right now, seeing her scumbag father in a situation like this?
Brisa could only imagine what it was like for Starr to be dragged from one world where she was fleeing Giovanni to a world with a version of him as powerful and as callous as this. Hardly anyone else in the posse could hope to relate to that. Bahamut, perhaps. But Brisa knew it must do something fierce to Starr's heart...
...And on this occasion, that fury wasn't despairing, but defiant.
They'd talked together about winning against Giovanni. It felt impossible, hemmed in between a mewtwo on each side, between legendary heroes irradiated by a superweapon and a horde of legendary drones... but it wasn't hopeless, was it? Brisa didn't believe a goddamn ounce less in Starr now than she had in that moment together at the cauldron. And Starr had never wanted this more in her life. Could that be enough?
Yeah. It could be enough. If they were there for each other. If they weren't alone.
Brisa reached out to Starr and gripped her shoulder the way the torracat did so easily and hoped it would brace her as much as it did Brisa.
"We'll put the hurt to him this time," she said, the reverberation of radiance a mere undertone to her sheer conviction. "You 'n' I together."
She'd never meant anything more in her life.
Starr was burning with radiance. The fury in her eyes... What was she going though right now, seeing her scumbag father in a situation like this?
Brisa could only imagine what it was like for Starr to be dragged from one world where she was fleeing Giovanni to a world with a version of him as powerful and as callous as this. Hardly anyone else in the posse could hope to relate to that. Bahamut, perhaps. But Brisa knew it must do something fierce to Starr's heart...
...And on this occasion, that fury wasn't despairing, but defiant.
They'd talked together about winning against Giovanni. It felt impossible, hemmed in between a mewtwo on each side, between legendary heroes irradiated by a superweapon and a horde of legendary drones... but it wasn't hopeless, was it? Brisa didn't believe a goddamn ounce less in Starr now than she had in that moment together at the cauldron. And Starr had never wanted this more in her life. Could that be enough?
Yeah. It could be enough. If they were there for each other. If they weren't alone.
Brisa reached out to Starr and gripped her shoulder the way the torracat did so easily and hoped it would brace her as much as it did Brisa.
"We'll put the hurt to him this time," she said, the reverberation of radiance a mere undertone to her sheer conviction. "You 'n' I together."
She'd never meant anything more in her life.
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Brisa had hope, but she needed a plan. Her brain processed the battlefield situation fast enough to burn her mind, it felt like—and came to the conclusion that they needed to neutralise Team Drumstick, urgently. They couldn't spend the whole battle harried and flanked by fabled heroes! And those heroes...
Brisa put herself between the posse and the radiant heroes. How much time had Team Spectrum spent winning their trust? Not much. Something to regret later. For now, she'd fight. But as her radiance built up, Brisa considered reasoning with them. Hadn't Karat said it might be possible? To fight, or to talk...
Luckily for Brisa, she could do both.
The ropes of burning light she'd used to reach out to Sword erupted from Brisa's mane and connected with the marowak, the blaziken, and the absol, linking her heart to theirs even as scouring radiant energy flowed from herself to them.
" We ain't yer enemies," she cried. "Yer friends know this; we swore to Shield we'd save Sword! Even Karat is here 'cause he put his faith in us! Help us save this world; help us fight Giovanni!"
Please, see my heart and know I ain't lyin'!
Were irradiated out of their fucking minds.
Brisa put herself between the posse and the radiant heroes. How much time had Team Spectrum spent winning their trust? Not much. Something to regret later. For now, she'd fight. But as her radiance built up, Brisa considered reasoning with them. Hadn't Karat said it might be possible? To fight, or to talk...
Luckily for Brisa, she could do both.
The ropes of burning light she'd used to reach out to Sword erupted from Brisa's mane and connected with the marowak, the blaziken, and the absol, linking her heart to theirs even as scouring radiant energy flowed from herself to them.
" We ain't yer enemies," she cried. "Yer friends know this; we swore to Shield we'd save Sword! Even Karat is here 'cause he put his faith in us! Help us save this world; help us fight Giovanni!"
Brisa used Shining Whiplash! Brisa Called Team Drumstick!Please, see my heart and know I ain't lyin'!
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The three of Team Drumstick flinched at the attacks, though they were quick to push away the attack and thrust the wires away.
"How dare you try to deceive us!" Bone roared, readying her Bone Club. "We won't be tricked!"
"We have seen what Dark Matter can do, and we are seeing it again," Tender growled.
"This... isn't something we can afford!" Nugget pulled away and raised his hands. Bone and Tender looked skyward as well, before Bone tossed her club into the air--they realized just then that this bone had been conjured of solid Radiant energy, somehow. It flashed and split apart, becoming countless little meteors that rained down on the team. The remaining energy drifted down on Team Drumstick... they looked even more energized.
"We will keep this away from--"
"Tender!" Karat shouted from outside, bursting through the entryway. "We were wrong!"
"Karat?" Tender looked at Karat, then at Blacklight Mewtwo, then back at Karat. "I thought you had escaped Giovanni... corrupted, yes, but..."
"I am fine. That is not me!"
Nugget pointed at Karat. "What is this, a Mewtwo bargain sale?!"
"I'm not a satisfied customer," Bone growled, looking at Blacklight Mewtwo next.
"I was the most adamant against this Team Spectrum, and... perhaps we were mistaken! At the very least, they are fighting against Giovanni, right here, right now! We don't need to fight each other! We need to--"
A sudden eruption of energy exploded out from Karat's chest, making him arch his spine backwards. He gasped for air, falling, eyes wide, but Giovanni pushed him forward so he collapsed face-first on the ground.
"That's enough of that," Giovanni muttered, then stared at the rest of the team. "Don't try your... friendship when I'm around. I'll be sure you regret it." As several barriers formed around Giovanni, he continued to speak. "I will show you true power."
"KARAT!" Tender cried, then snarled at the corrupted Mewtwo next to him. Even as they struck one another, Mewtwo retaliated with another strange blast, leaving cracks along Tender and others' bodies as if they were made of ceramic. The cracked-pattern darkness faded, but the pain lingered.
During the chaos, Owen was playing defensively, taking a closer look at the Radiant Machine as it stirred and shook. Those things... What an awful feeling. The last time something like it had attacked... They'd have to be cautious. "Everyone, be careful! We can't forget that the machine's going to explode soon! That's what Giovanni wants!"
"Wait... those are Poke Balls!" Owen cried. "Giovanni has empty ones! He's going to--"
Owen disappeared in a flash of red light, but the ball split open before it could even touch the ground. Owen, rematerializing with his eyes wide, stared at Giovanni. "He's... going to try to capture us!"
"Stay healthy and you won't get caught!" Soda shouted immediately. "If someone's captured, someone else break them out! Don't let that fucker get you!"
But then, as the battle moved on, everyone on Team Spectrum got a horrible, sinking feeling that rattled them to their very core. Maple said something, but it was gibberish. Soda said something back, same problem. Though it seemed, for now, the team could still understand each other...
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"Giovanni!" Vix shouted. "You're gonna miss the Updog!"
"Someone help me..." Puddle whined. "I don't wanna turn into a dead puddle yet, I basically just got here..."
Things were getting hectic fast. Like, so fast. Blink and you miss it, sort of fast. Team Drumstick were... sorta on our side, but so irradiated that they were just dead weight, Giovanni was cheating, the Deoxyes... Deoxi? Deoxo. The Deoxo were... honestly not doing a whole lot. They were sort of underwhelming. Yeah, Karat got taken out, but everyone else seemed fine.
"I think your living DNA Demon is broken, I can't really feel anything they're doing," Vix shouted among the chaos. "I kinda came into this fight almost worried about what would happen but like... look kinda strong, you really didn't do anything."
"Can I be someone else's familiar? Someone who doesn't wanna get killed?"
As long as Vix could keep Giovanni and the Horde's attention, taking a few licks would be worth it. "Maybe it's just how the type matchup works? None of you can really do that much to me. Hey, maybe if you beat me, I'll tell you about Updog~!" she snickered.
"Someone help me..." Puddle whined. "I don't wanna turn into a dead puddle yet, I basically just got here..."
Things were getting hectic fast. Like, so fast. Blink and you miss it, sort of fast. Team Drumstick were... sorta on our side, but so irradiated that they were just dead weight, Giovanni was cheating, the Deoxyes... Deoxi? Deoxo. The Deoxo were... honestly not doing a whole lot. They were sort of underwhelming. Yeah, Karat got taken out, but everyone else seemed fine.
"I think your living DNA Demon is broken, I can't really feel anything they're doing," Vix shouted among the chaos. "I kinda came into this fight almost worried about what would happen but like... look kinda strong, you really didn't do anything."
"Can I be someone else's familiar? Someone who doesn't wanna get killed?"
As long as Vix could keep Giovanni and the Horde's attention, taking a few licks would be worth it. "Maybe it's just how the type matchup works? None of you can really do that much to me. Hey, maybe if you beat me, I'll tell you about Updog~!" she snickered.
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The radiant heroes of the Air Continent rained down an attack upon them. Cynthian watched the bright stars quickly descend, and he knew he had to move. He darted to the left, narrowly avoiding one, and somehow managed to find a spot that helped him avoid the rest. He'd never appreciated how small he was compared to everyone else until that moment. If only that was all he had to worry about.
Cynthian was catching his breath when he looked up and saw a projectile inches away from hitting him. He jerked his head aside to dodge, but the bone changed course swiftly upon him again and crashed into his back before speeding away to find more victims. Cynthian stumbled forward and winced from the stinging pain, but at least he was still standing.
Something then happened not long after. The friendly Mewtwo whose name escaped Cynthian was talking to the Drumstick trio, and he was reaching them. The moment sparked excitement in Cynthian's heart, but then Giovanni ruined everything. Cynthian watched in horror as the Mewtwo fell, and he learned his name had been Karat. Something stirred in him, and he clenched his flowers.
Cynthian turned around to glare at Giovanni, and he wanted to find a way to him and give him a taste of his own medicine. That moment of distraction cost Cynthian, for he felt an air of malevolence behind him that sent a frost up his spine and froze him in place.
The Blacklight Mewtwo's attack swept Cynthian off his feet and sent him barreling into someone. Were those silvery tails he was seeing? He couldn't even stop to think about it. Pain burned Cynthian to his very core, and he found himself wheezing and trembling. He tried to stand up, but could only stumble back on his rear. Cynthian sat still, frozen in panic, pain and fear.
No... He can't do it anymore. He just can't!
Cynthian was catching his breath when he looked up and saw a projectile inches away from hitting him. He jerked his head aside to dodge, but the bone changed course swiftly upon him again and crashed into his back before speeding away to find more victims. Cynthian stumbled forward and winced from the stinging pain, but at least he was still standing.
Something then happened not long after. The friendly Mewtwo whose name escaped Cynthian was talking to the Drumstick trio, and he was reaching them. The moment sparked excitement in Cynthian's heart, but then Giovanni ruined everything. Cynthian watched in horror as the Mewtwo fell, and he learned his name had been Karat. Something stirred in him, and he clenched his flowers.
Cynthian turned around to glare at Giovanni, and he wanted to find a way to him and give him a taste of his own medicine. That moment of distraction cost Cynthian, for he felt an air of malevolence behind him that sent a frost up his spine and froze him in place.
The Blacklight Mewtwo's attack swept Cynthian off his feet and sent him barreling into someone. Were those silvery tails he was seeing? He couldn't even stop to think about it. Pain burned Cynthian to his very core, and he found himself wheezing and trembling. He tried to stand up, but could only stumble back on his rear. Cynthian sat still, frozen in panic, pain and fear.
No... He can't do it anymore. He just can't!
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So much happening, so little time to think and react!
Icetales had to resort to his best fox tricks to avoid an incoming assault made of… a shower of stars. He snorted — how ironic to have the stars used against him! He probably would have chuckled with mirth if the situation wasn’t so dire.
The machine glowed with Radiance and he could feel the strange sorcery seeping through his fur and getting to his head. A strange mix of cheery and dreary feelings filled his mind-space, and he reacted instinctively by rubbing his muzzle with a forepaw and cloaking the area with a mist charged with both frost and pixie magic.
Then, he felt something hitting him and winced. What was that? Did that dastardly human throw something or…?
He glanced at his tails, and his eyes widened when he saw Cynthian trembling in fear. Panic.
“Sir Cynthian…?”
Ha gazed around the battlefield. Attacks going left and right, Team Drumstick looking disoriented and Karat down. And that machine. That horrible, horrible machine!
…But no. He couldn’t afford to falter. Not now. Not when his comrades needed him most.
Throwing caution out of the window, he channeled the Radiance into his body. He gritted his fangs as a dull sensation spread through his body and his thoughts blurred further, but he had to do it. For his team.
“Sir Cynthian…” He took a deep breath and stared at the Roselia, his eyes glowing golden. “Do not surrender now, my good comrade. The situation might look dire, but… we shall prevail. Never lose sight of that hope.” And so, he poured a bolstering Radiant energy into his comrade. “Thou can do it. I believe in thee.”
He glanced at Petram and gave a quick nod, receiving a nod back. The ghoulish pup nudged at Cynthian and gave him a gentle rub with his cheek to give him further support and reassurance, before Icetales ran to share more of his Radiant energy with others.
Daddy had more work to do… as a herald of hope.
Icetales had to resort to his best fox tricks to avoid an incoming assault made of… a shower of stars. He snorted — how ironic to have the stars used against him! He probably would have chuckled with mirth if the situation wasn’t so dire.
The machine glowed with Radiance and he could feel the strange sorcery seeping through his fur and getting to his head. A strange mix of cheery and dreary feelings filled his mind-space, and he reacted instinctively by rubbing his muzzle with a forepaw and cloaking the area with a mist charged with both frost and pixie magic.
Then, he felt something hitting him and winced. What was that? Did that dastardly human throw something or…?
He glanced at his tails, and his eyes widened when he saw Cynthian trembling in fear. Panic.
“Sir Cynthian…?”
Ha gazed around the battlefield. Attacks going left and right, Team Drumstick looking disoriented and Karat down. And that machine. That horrible, horrible machine!
…But no. He couldn’t afford to falter. Not now. Not when his comrades needed him most.
Throwing caution out of the window, he channeled the Radiance into his body. He gritted his fangs as a dull sensation spread through his body and his thoughts blurred further, but he had to do it. For his team.
“Sir Cynthian…” He took a deep breath and stared at the Roselia, his eyes glowing golden. “Do not surrender now, my good comrade. The situation might look dire, but… we shall prevail. Never lose sight of that hope.” And so, he poured a bolstering Radiant energy into his comrade. “Thou can do it. I believe in thee.”
He glanced at Petram and gave a quick nod, receiving a nod back. The ghoulish pup nudged at Cynthian and gave him a gentle rub with his cheek to give him further support and reassurance, before Icetales ran to share more of his Radiant energy with others.
Daddy had more work to do… as a herald of hope.
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The first time Icetales to him, Cynthian hadn't heard him. Everything around him had descended into a cacophony of noise and chaos. He just wanted it all to stop as he whimpered.
"Icetales?" Cynthian recognized the voice that time. He slowly turned his face to him, and stared at him even as he shivered and trembled. Icetales' voice became the only thing he could listen to.
"I'm sorry... It hurts, Icetales. I'm not sure if I can keep up with this... I..."
Those words that came out resolute and confident soothed Cynthian's heart even more than the gentle Radiance Icetales channeled to him. Like rainfall a drought field, Cynthian felt his uncertainties wash away, letting hope and courage sprout in its place.
Cynthian chuckled lightly when Petram rubbed his cheek. Right before Icetales left to help others, Cynthian uttered a quick thank you.
After taking a moment longer to breathe, he glanced at Petram and nodded. He almost lost himself even without the influence of shadows... but he was back on his feet now.
"I too must play my part!" Cynthian huddled forward and borrowed some of Cabot's strength before screeching to a halt and surveying his surroundings.
Bless Brisa, she was keeping that monstrous Mewtwo at bay. That left just one more target nearby. Cynthian's flowers glowed bright and hot under the luminous solar orb hanging above him, and he shot three consecutive blasts at the Radiant machine with all his might!
"Icetales?" Cynthian recognized the voice that time. He slowly turned his face to him, and stared at him even as he shivered and trembled. Icetales' voice became the only thing he could listen to.
"I'm sorry... It hurts, Icetales. I'm not sure if I can keep up with this... I..."
Those words that came out resolute and confident soothed Cynthian's heart even more than the gentle Radiance Icetales channeled to him. Like rainfall a drought field, Cynthian felt his uncertainties wash away, letting hope and courage sprout in its place.
Cynthian chuckled lightly when Petram rubbed his cheek. Right before Icetales left to help others, Cynthian uttered a quick thank you.
After taking a moment longer to breathe, he glanced at Petram and nodded. He almost lost himself even without the influence of shadows... but he was back on his feet now.
"I too must play my part!" Cynthian huddled forward and borrowed some of Cabot's strength before screeching to a halt and surveying his surroundings.
Bless Brisa, she was keeping that monstrous Mewtwo at bay. That left just one more target nearby. Cynthian's flowers glowed bright and hot under the luminous solar orb hanging above him, and he shot three consecutive blasts at the Radiant machine with all his might!
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