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Adamhuarts

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  3. roserade-adam
The hail of leaves landed a direct hit on Joule, and Cynthian smiled in satisfaction at the sight of fake Joule shaking off the icy chills before— Oh, right! He would it back!

Cynthian shielded her face in anticipation of the icy chill, but thankfully Skara took the hit for her. She huffed and thanked Skara before splitting off to prepare her next strike.

She narrowly avoided the electrified cage by Regieleki, but then the surrounding hordes quickly bombarded her with a fiery storm.

Cynthian fell to the ground with a shriek and a whimper. The fire scorched her leaves and her mind raced with panic, bringing her back to the distant memories, bringing her back to the night everything went wrong.

Diyem said:
"You... idiot. You got careless! Get a guard up or you won't last at all!" He waved his hand in the air, a strange darkness enveloping his claws. At the same time, a similar darkness surrounded Cynthian, warding off the flames and patching over what the Reviver Seed could not.

Cynthian opened her eyes wide upon hearing the voice and feeling the pain that quickly receded from her body. What just happened? Diyem healed her? And not only that, but Cynthian could feel a strange new vitality brimming within her. But, why did Diyem do it? Anyone else could've helped her... he really didn't have to go that far...

"Thank you," Cynthian muttered, though she didn't know if he'd hear it. Next she watched him go off to distract the other legends that had appeared further down the chambers.

"Okay, let's do this one more time," Cynthian said with a huff while staring at Joule with a smile.

She opened with a blast of noxious gunk at his face, then a storm of leaves chipping away at his wings. To finish the performance, Cynthian aimed her bouquets like cannons and unleashed a flurry of seeds right at Joule's core. With her attacks combined with Cabot's, surely that'll make a dent in the fake dragon's armor!

Cynthian lowered her flowers and took deep breaths during all the chaos ensuing around her. The Darkwhites shifted their forms again into Eevees, and Cynthian couldn't help but chuckle at how deceptively adorable they looked. Thinking back on it, Cynthian had always felt somewhat drawn to Darkwhite since...

"Hey, Darkwhite, remember that time we fought you and Lugia at the cavern?" Cynthian began, and she looked up at the Eevee horde with a smile. "I still remember it clearly, and sometimes I still laugh when I remember you calling Lugia a dud. Don't get me started on when your toxic spikes plan blew up in your face. Sometimes I forget I'm even a poison type. Who'd have thought it'd make such an impact that day?"

"What I'm trying to say is that... You were fun!" Cynthian declared, eyes full of clarity. "It was the first battle that I genuinely had any fun at all. Ever since that day... I just couldn't see you as an enemy to us at all, nor did I find you bothersome at all like some still did before it turned out that you'd been helping us out the whole time."

"Ever since that fight, I've wanted to be your friend. Even if you'd still been pretending to be against us, I'd still want to be your friend! My feelings wouldn't have changed!" Cynthian raised a bouquet over her chest and smiled resolutely.

"Please, Darkwhite, let us through! Reach out to us! Let us save you! Let us go back together, as one and friends!" Cynthian pleaded. "We can have fun again, just like you've wanted."

Cynthian called out to Darkwhite!
 

IFBench

Rescue Team Member
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Pokemon Paradise
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  1. chikorita-saltriv
  2. bench-gen
  3. charmander
  4. snivy
  5. treecko
  6. tropius
  7. arctozolt
  8. wartortle
  9. zorua
Saltriv was leaping all around, trying their best to keep everyone well. There were so many foes. It was so overwhelming. But they had to do this.

"Koa! Star! Stay strong! You can do this! I believe in you!" they Called out, before turning to Brisa. "Brisa! Don't give up! We can't fail here!" they Urged.

"Darkwhite! Sword! Please! Let us save you! I want to help you!" they yelled.you
 

Fusion

Oh knee on
Location
Here, silly
Pronouns
Him/His
Partners
  1. zoroark
"H-H-Hah! Wh-Why a-am I s-s-s-s-so cold?! I-I-I have a g-g-goddamn f-fire in m-me!" Vix chattered, icicles growing on her body has her flame blazed. "Wh-What is th-th-the p-point of b-b-being made of f-f-fire and wax i-if I c-can fucking F-F-FREEZE?!"

"Hey, it could be worse..."
Scrafty began, emerging from the safety of Vix's shadow, then shrugged. "Hell if I know how but I know I ain't wrong."

"K-K-Keep up the s-s-smartass bullshit and I-I'm forcing y-y-you to get frozen n-n-next!" Vix huffed. She had to fight when chilled to her nonexistent bones, how was that fair?! How was that possible?! You know what, whatever. It happened. It'd be over in a bit anyway, so as long as Vix didn't let the impossibility of frozen fire, she'd be fine.

Sekya used Haste ii on Vix

Oh... For some reason, Vix was full of, what she could only really describe as, speed. Hell, the cold probably made her faster, like, everything just had ice physics. Which, uh, shouldn't have done anything considering that Vix is floating. "Errrr... feel good."

She needed to do something. She needed to do it fast. There was no other way to do it. People needed to get places. Other places. Places they weren't. Vix looked among her team, and something irked her. So many reptiles. So many dragons. No... "Mnnnnn... Too many Charizards." A psychically-charged clump of wax suddenly engulfed Mellow, expanding and bursting to leave Icetales in her place.

Scrafty looked at Vix like she was mad. "You, uh, alright?"

Was it not wet enough over here? No, it most certainly not. There wasn't a plant dinosaur here to water but they needed water. Not wax. No. No wax needed. "Hrrrrrk... Feesh."

"What the hell're y--" Vix herself popped like a balloon, and in her place appeared Shiron. Scrafty blinked, confused... no, that didn't cover it. "...Fuck it, I'm not gonna question it."


Vix reappeared in the other team, still hyper. Starr was doing a thing. A strong thing. Not strong enough. Way not strong enough. "Hrrng... Stronger." An ired ball of wax flowed into the Incineroar before her attack. That should do it. Now it way strong. Way... Strong... urhhggg...

"O-Oh geez..." Vix muttered, feeling a bit faint. "Not... feel... good..."

Before she could find out if chandeliers could throw up, Puddle appeared, jumping right onto her back. "Took ya long enough! We've been fightin' the cool boss! I ain't even gotta know the other one to know it ain't as cool as that thing!"

Vix didn't bother to argue or play along, the last thing she needed was a headache on top of this... She had to get ready to buff herself, post-haste.
 

Namohysip

Dragon Enthusiast
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  3. milotic
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  5. sceptile
  6. marowak
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  8. meganium
Seyka used Haste II on Vix
Celeste used Hex V Paralysis on Joule
Lauchs used Shield IV on Starr

Dave's Ultra Stone dealt 1 damage to Regidrago!
Dave's Vile Seed applied -800 to the Blacklight Dragon's Defense and Resistance!

Dave's Void Desperation dealt a CRITICAL 1538 damage to the Blacklight Dragon and applied 600 to flinch! Dave took 142 damage in recoil!

Dave used Shining Burden on Brisa, giving +2 Protect to himself and Brisa and +1 Def/Res to Brisa!
Icetales’s Brilliant Inspirit boosted Brisa, Starr, and Koa!
Icetales’s Rejuvenating Heal Bell healed Cynthian, Vix, and Shiron by 25%, and removed Vix and Shiron’s status conditions!
Icetales' Mist spread Misty Terrain to his zone! Team Spectrum will have incoming threshold values halved, and incoming damage from Dragon-type moves halved!
Vix’s Radiant Wax gave Brisa a wax layer and boosted her Def/Res by +1!
Vix’s Umbral Ire burned away Brisa’s wax and boosted her next attack!

Koa’s double Umbral Outcries, Echoing in the chamber, dealt a CRITICAL total of 1761 damage to Darkwhite and applied -1800 to Resistance!

Saltriv's Umbral Urging boosted Brisa's Attack by +6!
Saltriv Called Out to Brisa, Starr, and Koa! They each gained +2 Defense!
Brisa’s Shining Whiplash dealt a CRITICAL 1696 damage to Sword
Brisa & Starr's Fusion Arcflare, supported by Icetales and Vix, dealt a CRITICAL 12,693 damage to Sword! Starr took extreme damage in recoil!

Starr's Flare Blitz, supported by Icetales, dealt a CRITICAL 2860 damage to Darkwhite! Starr took 286 damage in recoil!
Starr's Leech Life, supported by Icetales, dealt a CRITICAL 1420 damage to Darkwhite, healing for 142 HP!
Starr's Power Trip, supported by Icetales, dealt a CRITICAL 3637 damage to Darkwhite!

Mellow's Tailwind boosted her zone’s Speed by +2!
Mellow’s double Helping Hand boosted Cynthian and Cabot!
Cynthian’s Sludge Bomb, supported by Mellow, dealt a CRITICAL 3067 damage to Joule and applied 300 to poison!
Cynthian’s Leaf Storm, supported by Mellow, dealt a CRITICAL 5125 damage to Joule!
Cynthian’s Bullet Seed, supported by Mellow, dealt a CRITICAL 4729 damage to Joule!
Cabot’s double Shining Rockfall, supported by Mellow, dealt a CRITICAL 8022 damage to Joule!
Cabot’s Iron Tail, supported by Mellow, dealt a CRITICAL 3438 damage to Joule!

Sword was stunned! Rockfall didn't activate!

While nobody seemed to be knocked out, Sword's initial onslaught had been halted, and Joule looked like, once again, he was distracted by the ailments cast upon him. He was getting desperate--Joule looked like no matter what, he was going to do nothing but attack on the next volley.

Sword, listen t'me! We're here to get you safe an' clear of this place, y'hear? Let us help ya! Help us help ya! We need to get through this place an' help Shield get t'ya! Can you let us through? Can y'help us fight these phantoms? Please, Sword! It'll be alright. I promise.

The countless Charmander were busy shaking themselves off, trying to figure if they were in a proper state to fight or not. Then, they scowled at the team... and stopped when Brisa called out to them. Lingering thoughts from the Whiplash seemed to ripple from the Charmander that had been struck to all the others.

It didn't look like they were going to stop. They kept giggling and laughing at each other. But it also looked like Brisa's words had an impact.

The Swords are conflicted! Their Attack and Magic went down by 1!

"Ever since that fight, I've wanted to be your friend. Even if you'd still been pretending to be against us, I'd still want to be your friend! My feelings wouldn't have changed!" Cynthian raised a bouquet over her chest and smiled resolutely.

"Please, Darkwhite, let us through! Reach out to us! Let us save you! Let us go back together, as one and friends!" Cynthian pleaded. "We can have fun again, just like you've wanted."

Much like Sword, Darkwhite giggled and seemed very intent on still attacking. And as Regidrago launched its fading strike, Darkwhite followed through with countless, devastating, fluffy and staticky tackles. But during it all, they laughed and said, "You're right! I do love playing games! And... I want to have fun with you some more, too!"

Darkwhite seemed to consider her options, or as well as one like her can consider things. And then, with another mad cackle, she said, "I know! I'll keep beating everyone up... but YOU get to go deeper inside faster! I'll help and hurt! That's what friends do! That's what I always did to Shield! Uhuhu... huhu... He's juuust ahead. These little golems are the last of what you need to go through!"

Darkwhite twisted the dimensions! Ultra Stones deal double damage!

All hits are CRITICAL!

Regidrago used Lock-On Breaking Swipe on everyone in the zone!
Brisa: Protected!
Dave: Protected!
Koa: 146! His Attack went down by 1!
Owen: Protected!
Saltriv: 65
Starr: Lauchs shielded the hit for 82 damage! The Attack down messed with Lauchs and dealt further damage!
Vix: 90

The Darkwhite horde used a strange Cuddle attack on everyone!
Brisa: Protected!
Cabot: 145
Cynthian: 390, Endure!
Dave: Protected!
Icetales: 154
Koa: 183
Mellow: 117
Owen: Protected!
Saltriv: 90
Shiron: Protected!
Starr: Lauchs shielded the hit for 125 damage!
Vix: 0
Diyem: 166

The Blacklight Dragon used Spacial Rend on Dave, Starr, and Brisa!
Dave: 737, KO!
Starr: Lauchs took the hit and left behind a Protect!
Brisa: 845, KO!

The Blacklight Dragon used Blacklight Destruction on the whole zone!
Koa: -2 Valor!
Owen: Protected!
Saltriv: -1 Valor!
Starr: Protected!

Joule expelled 600 Paralysis to the zone and made the area charged with electricity.
Icetales and Mellow became Paralyzed!

Focusing reduces corruption by half the normal amount in the area near Joule!

Blacklight Dragon was in full swing. Its attacks were devastating, and without a way to avoid them, they hurt. But the dimensions were starting to shift again... It was probably a moment to breathe. Right?

Meanwhile, in the deeper areas of the Worldcore, the phantoms struck at the sole occupants that were trying to endure what they could.

"Well?" Diyem snarled. "Am I not what you want to strike down?!"

He was going to regret this.

Ho-Oh used Blacklight Sakura! It's regenerating for some HP per turn!
Ho-Oh used Sacred Fire on Diyem for 115 damage!
Ho-Oh used Dual Wingbeat on Diyem for 141 damage!

Entei used Fire Blast on Diyem for 76 damage!
Suicune used Hydro Pump on Diyem for 163 damage!
Raikou used Thunder on Diyem for 184 damage!

Entei, Suicune, and Raikou used Blacklight Elements on Diyem for 549 damage!

Regirock used Rock Slide on Shiron, but it was Protected!
Regirock used Lock-On!

Registeel used Charge Beam on Shiron for 0 damage! Its Magic went up by 1
Registeel used Lock-On!

Rayquaza is preparing Blinding Meteor!
Rayquaza used Blinding Gale!
Rayquaza used Extremespeed on Shiron, hitting him three times! All three hits were blocked!

Dave and Brisa were KOed! Diyem took 571 and 405 damage!

"Why are they still falling? Nnngh, this atmosphere--I don't have the energy to help them..."

Keep fighting. Protect the weak! We're barely inside, we need to outlast!


Diyem used Abyssal Conjuration! His Attack and Magic went up by 1! Also, his attacks ignore evasion!

Diyem used Abyssal Onslaught against Ho-Oh for 2899 damage total!

Diyem used Abyssal Replica! It became Shadow Leech against Ho-Oh! It dealt 431 damage, healing Diyem for 43 HP!

The zone to the far, deep left revealed a familiar face... Lugia, and the twisted form of Regice.

New foes:
Lugia:
HP: 30,000

Regice:
HP: 255

Darkwhite transformed into Pikachu! They're preparing some kind of Volt Crash attack!
The Swords are glowing an odd, blue color, preparing a powerful, Eterna-enhanced Geyser!

Joule is badly hurt and desperate!
The rest seem to be in strong form!

A strange pulse of energy cracks through the Worldcore! Everyone's active Stamina and HP swapped!
The Phantoms instead gained +50% to status and debuff effects!

Dave and Brisa were Revived, and missed the pulse!
It seems that a second pulse will come when the atmosphere changes again to bring things back to normal...
 
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Cresselia92

Gym Leader
Pronouns
She/Her/Hers
Partners
  1. ho-oh
  2. sneasel-nyula
  3. rayquaza-cress
  4. celebi-shiny
Icetales was stunned — Mellow had just evolved! In the middle of a fierce battle in a cave in which reality is twisting and bending.

Hm… He wondered if there was a connection.

“Thou art doing splendidly, Miss Mellow,” said Icetales, amazed.

Though, of course, they were in the middle of a battle, and the fake Joule wasn’t done. Electricity coursed across the area, spreading a paralyzing force that knocked both him and the newly-evolved Charizard to the floor. He hissed as he felt his muscles stiffening, the paralysis taking full effect.

“Drat…” he growled through clenched fangs.

‘I shall not let thee bring me down like this!’

The Ninetales took a deep breath and wagged his tails. Golden bells jingled above of him, sending some healing energies all around. Even he felt soothed by his own magic — ha, Fifth would be so proud of him! — and he made sure that the comrades who were with him got some of that energy, too. His heart brimmed with relief when the energy rejuvenated Mellow, Cabot… and Cynthian. She tried to reason with Darkwhite, didn’t she?

Icetales approached the Roserade while Cabot proceeded to confront the fake Joule alone, with Mellow being there to assist whenever needed. He smiled, knowing well that the Rampardos would have been able to handle the situation by himself. Then, he addressed the Grass-type.

“Art thou swell, Miss Cynthian? Thou seem a tad… fatigued,” he inquired, before extending some tea to her. The cup glowed with power. “If I might give a suggestion, it is most ideal if thou poured an Elixir — it would add to the flavor, as well as help keep thy mind clear and sharp. It is most needed, what with this… madness.”

Faint giggling echoed around them, courtesy of the various cats and lizards. Icetales paid no mind and crushed his Cautious Seed into the cup, before sipping his tea. The muscles became tougher, and he felt like he could handle anything.

“…We shall save her, thou hast my word on that, and then thou can have the fun thou promised her.”

He stared at his empty cup, then he heard a loud wail behind him — Joule had been knocked to his last leg, but what if he retaliated? What if he used—?

Icetales clenched his cup.

“Thou must go forward! Now!” he commanded, before taking the Escape Orb from Cynthian’s bag. He narrowed his eyes, full of resoluteness. “I… cannot afford to lose thee again…”

Then, he flung the Escape Orb beneath Cynthian. He couldn’t tell if she said something back, but at least she would have been safer. Hopefully.

The Ninetales turned to the others.

“Leave at once to help the others! I shall handle this!”

Once his comrades left, he stared hard at the fake Joule.

The real Joule killed his friends once, and he couldn’t do anything to keep them safe. Well… he wouldn’t have repeated the same mistake.

So, he stood there — unyielding.
 
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Chibi Pika

Stay positive
Staff
Location
somewhere in spacetime
Pronouns
they/them
Partners
  1. pikachu-chibi
  2. lugia
  3. palkia
  4. lucario-shiny
  5. incineroar-starr
Yeah, fighting a billion Darkwhites in a cave sure did deliver about as much bullshit as advertised.

Starr braced herself against the shifting hordes of Charmander, Butterfree, Eevee, all raining attacks down on the party. The instant she saw an opening, she poured every ounce of fire and Radiance into a single catastrophic strike, which landed at exactly the same time as Brisa's in an explosion of light and shadow, fire and lightning.

Brisa & Starr's Fusion Arcflare, supported by Icetales's Inspirit and Vix's Ire, dealt CRITICAL damage to Sword! It's Ultra Effective!

Hell yeah. That'd make 'em scatter, at least for a little while.

Starr was sure there'd be a counterattack from somewhere. But Dave had trapped the Blacklight Dragon in a swirling mire of shadow, and his familar had taken out the Regi walling off their progress. Nothing stopping them from moving ahead, deeper into the labyrinth, until they reached the wall of ice blocking their path. And Diyem had already proven that these things were impervious to attacks, which meant...

"Hey smartass, you're up!"

Lexx, hanging at the back of the group making their way down the tunnel, looked up from his tablet. (Because of course he'd answer to that, wouldn't he.)

"You need my help... to melt ice," he replied, voice lilting with amusement.

"Oh shut up," Starr snapped. "I know that you know that familiars are the only ones that can hurt those stupid things."

"Ah, just messing with you. Watch my stuff, yeah?" He stuffed his tablet into his bag, handed the bag to Starr, and then pulled his shadowy form inward until he was just an Ultra Stone resting on the ground.

Well, it wasn't as if this wouldn't be satisfying.

Starr hurled the Ultra Stone at Regice!
 

Adamhuarts

Mew specialist
Partners
  1. mew-adam
  2. celebi-shiny
  3. roserade-adam
Much like Sword, Darkwhite giggled and seemed very intent on still attacking. And as Regidrago launched its fading strike, Darkwhite followed through with countless, devastating, fluffy and staticky tackles. But during it all, they laughed and said, "You're right! I do love playing games! And... I want to have fun with you some more, too!"

Darkwhite seemed to consider her options, or as well as one like her can consider things. And then, with another mad cackle, she said, "I know! I'll keep beating everyone up... but YOU get to go deeper inside faster! I'll help and hurt! That's what friends do! That's what I always did to Shield! Uhuhu... huhu... He's juuust ahead. These little golems are the last of what you need to go through!"

A wave of relief hit Cynthian that she managed to reach to Darkwhite. Even as the swarm of eevee descended upon her, Cynthian didn't leave her spot and accepted it head on.

"We just need to get through the golems?" Cynthian panted heavily, dirtied and bruised, yet she still wore a smile. She laughed even as she struggled to maintain her footing. "Thanks for the heads up then! We'll get you out of here safe and sound! I promise we won't keep you waiting, Darkwhite!"

“Art thou swell, Miss Cynthian? Thou seem a tad… fatigued,” he inquired, before extending some tea to her. The cup glowed with power. “If I might give a suggestion, it is most ideal if thou poured an Elixir — it would add to the flavor, as well as help keep thy mind clear and sharp. It is most needed, what with this… madness.”

"Thank you," Cynthian said tenderly. She leaned against him to drink the elixir, and relished the tingling sensation of strength returning to her veins.

“…We shall save her, thou hast my word on that, and then thou can have the fun thou promised her.”

He stared at his empty cup, then he heard a loud wail behind him — Joule had been knocked to his last leg, but what if he retaliated? What if he used—?

Icetales clenched his cup.

“Thou must go forward! Now!” he commanded, before taking the Escape Orb from Cynthian’s bag. He narrowed his eyes, full of resoluteness. “I… cannot afford to lose thee again…”

Cynthian smiled at him warmly and nodded. She gave him a quick hug before the escape Orb shattered. The next time she blinked, she was in the tunnel where Regice waited.

"Okay, we just need to do something about that one and—"

"Me! Let me do it!" Ivy chirped, materializing from her stone out of Cynthian's bag. She looked at Cynthianwwith fired up glowing eyes. "I know you can't hurt them, but I totally can!!!!"

Cynthian chuckled and nodded. "Alright, Ivy. Show him what you've got!"

"Yes!" Ivy bolted towards Regice like a rocket with a venomous grin. "Hey dummy, Ice is nice, but Ivy's flower will sink you lower!!!"

Ivy threw hands with Regice!
 

Virgil134

PMD Writer
Partners
  1. sylveon
  2. weavile
  3. kommo-o
  4. noivern
  5. mothim
Cabot grit his teeth as he shook off the shower of sparks that Joule sent his way. Part of him had never fully gotten over his death the last time he fought Joule, but if there was one way to do so, it would be to destroy this phantom version of him. Judging from the damage that his and Cynthian's attacks had done, it didn't look like Joule would last very long either. The Rampardos dug in his feet as darkness began to emit off his body. He'd already attacked Joule with Radiance, so it was time to see how well he'd handle Shadows.

"Let's see how you like to be erased!"

A barrage of large blue meteors rained down on Joule as Cabot looked on in satisfaction, only to notice Joule was getting ready to launch one final attack. He braced himself and got ready to use Protect, when he suddenly heard a voice behind him.

"Cabot! We should go instead!" Pleo cried, an Escape Orb in between his wings.

The Rampardos turned around and paused briefly, before nodding back. "Right, let's go help our other friends."

Pleo dashed the orb against the ground, and in a blip of light the two disappeared, only to reappear in back of the room with Lugia and Regice. The moment Pleo noticed Lugia he looked on in stunned surprise. Hearing about a Lugia phantom through Diyem's link was one thing, but actually seeing her with her purple and silver scales...

"H-Huh?! But that's-"

"Lugia, when you possessed her," Cabot said as he took a Sitrus Berry out of his bag.

Pleo blinked for a moment. "This is... strange."

"Well, I guess you'll get to see what fighting you and Lugia was like for us," Cabot replied, offering a weak smile. "Maybe see what you can do against Regice? Just leave Lugia to me and the others."

His shade looked off at Regice a moment, before nodding back in reply. He and the other shades were the only ones who could hurt the golems, so it would make sense if he focused on them. With that in mind, Pleo took to the air and charged forward towards Regice.
 

Namohysip

Dragon Enthusiast
Staff
Partners
  1. flygon
  2. charizard
  3. milotic
  4. zoroark-soda
  5. sceptile
  6. marowak
  7. jirachi
  8. meganium
Bahamut's Heal IV healed Dave for a base 254 HP! [20]
Cino's Shield IV created a 150 HP barrier around Koa! [10]
Flame's Shield IV created a 269 HP barrier around Cynthian [5]
Miles' Shield V created a 155 HP barrier around Shiron [5]
Team Spectrum's Support Burst is at 40/100!

Koa’s Umbral Outcry, Echoing in the chamber, dealt 586 damage to Darkwhite and applied -900 to Resistance!
Dave used Shining Burden on Brisa, giving +2 Protect to himself and Brisa and +1 Def/Res to Brisa!
Dave's Void Desperation dealt 807 damage to the Blacklight Dragon and applied 600 to flinch! Dave took 142 damage in recoil!
Dave used Psych Up on Brisa's Evasion, copying her +4 boost!
Saltriv Called Out to Owen, Starr, and Koa! They each gained +2 Evasion!
Saltriv's Revitalising Heal Pulses healed Starr for 399 HP and 41 stamina, and Brisa for 202 HP and 40 stamina!
Brisa's Thunder Fang dealt 170 damage to the Blacklight Dragon, and added 100 to Paralysis and 300 to Flinch! It's not very effective... The Blacklight Dragon Flinched!
Brisa's Thunder Fang dealt 191 damage to Lugia, and added 150 to Paralysis and 50 to Flinch! It's super effective!
Starr's Ultra Stone dealt 20 damage to Regice!
Vix’s Radiant Wax gave Owen a wax layer and boosted her Def/Res by +1!
Vix’s Umbral Ire burned away Owen’s wax and boosted her next attack!
Owen's Void Demon dealt 666 damage to Sword!
Six of Owen's stored Overheats, supported by Vix, dealt 6481 damage to Sword!
Icetales’s Rejuvenating Heal Bell healed Cynthian, Mellow, and Cabot by 25%!
Icetales' Teatime let Cynthian use an Elixir!
Mellow's Tailwind boosted her zone’s Speed by +2!
Mellow's Ultra Stone dealt 20 damage to Regice!
Cynthian's Ultra Stone dealt 20 damage to Regice!
Cabot’s Void Meteor dealt 5629 damage to Joule!
Cabot's Ultra Stone dealt 20 damage to Regice!

The horde had been stunned by a combined effort of the team. Darkwhite lost her form, reverting back to the strange, Mew shape, while the Charmander floating about the area seemed to lose interest in their Geyser attack. They huddled up and tried to think of a new strategy.

Meanwhile, the onslaught continued from the phantoms. In particular, Joule's screech sounded through the zone, and everyone knew that they'd gotten their first blood of the night. The phantom was defeated, melting into the walls, but not before launching one last snarl and Catastrophe toward the sole occupant of the room. Perhaps, had the room been empty, it would have conjured it elsewhere...

Joule's Last Word became Blacklight Catastrophe!
Icetales dodged the first strike, but took the remaining four for 262 damage!

And yet, somehow, Icetales survived the blow. How strong they had become... Or, perhaps, the phantom was a mere imitation. Nothing compared to Joule...

Blacklight Dragon used Scary Face on Dave, but he blocked it!
Blacklight Dragon used Blacklight Destruction on Dave, but he blocked it again!
Blacklight Dragon looked annoyed!

The phantom screeched something and pointed at Dave, but whatever it was saying was complete gibberish and, in fact, gave Dave a mild headache.

"Why are you here?!" Diyem shouted at Shiron, startled at Owen's sudden disappearance. "They're just going to attack both of us now!" And just as he said that, he held up his hammer to defend.

Registeel used Flash Cannon on Shiron and Diyem!
Shiron: Miles took the blow for 262 damage, leaving behind two Protects!
Diyem: 114

Registeel's Charge Beam!
Shiron: Protected!
Diyem: 79

Ho-Oh used Sunny Day!
Ho-Oh used Solar Beam on Diyem and Shiron!
Shiron: Protected!
Diyem: 88
Ho-Oh used Dual Wingbeat on Diyem and Shiron!
Shiron: Protected, and then a grazing 26
Diyem: 127

Entei, Suicune, and Raikou all used Leer!
Diyem and Shiron all gained -450 Defense debuffs!

Entei, Suicune, and Raikou used Roar!
Diyem and Shiron were blasted into zone R1!

Meanwhile, in the other zone, Owen found himself dodging countless stones and blasts from Rayquaza and Regirock. Not the most favorable matchup... Deft movements left and right helped the demon, who had a wide, thrilled smile on his face, weave this way and that. But there were simply too many attacks; his Perceive saw them all, but no amount of foresight would help him move fast enough from an attack on all sides.

Regirock used Rock Slide on Owen, but he dodged!
Regirock used Stone Edge on Owen, but he dodged!

Rayquaza launched Blinding Meteor! Owen dodged!
Rayquaza used Dragon Ascent on Owen! He took a grazing 3068 damage! Second Chance let him endure the hit!

"Ughhnn..." Owen grunted, prone on the ground. He was exhausted, and even as a pulse of energy washed over him from the dimensions twisting, a new sense of exhaustion took over instead... He barely had the energy to stand!

Rayquaza is charging a Meteor Beam!

Lugia screeched next as ice flew past the phantom's form. Regice, just as flickering and twisted as the other two, opened with a five-fold strike!

Regice used Icicle Spear on Cynthian, Starr, and Brisa! It hit five times!
Cynthian: Flame took the hits for 100 damage!
Starr: 3 hits, 52!
Brisa: 2 hits 86!

Regice used Lock-On!

Lugia used Shadow Sky! Lugia is surrounded in a weather that deals 300 spike damage to non-Shadow fighters!

Lugia used Shadow Storm on the whole zone!
Brisa: 80!
Cabot: Dodged!
Cynthian: Flame took it for 144
Koa: Cino took it for 539 damage, leaving behind a Protect!
Mellow: A grazing 95!
Starr: 200!

Lugia used Dragon Tail on Cynthian, Starr, and Cabot!
Cynthian: Flame took it for 80 and left behind a Protect! He was knocked clear out of the room!
Starr: 64! Starr was knocked into zone L1!
Cabot: Dodged!

"This is ridiculous," Diyem snarled, pushing himself to his feet, but then turned his attention to Shiron and Icetales. "Stay out of Ho-Oh's chamber. They're too numerous. I will handle this." He slammed his hammer into the ground, nodded, and flew backwards before twisting and going full-speed back into the chamber of the beasts. "I refuse to let my subordinates outpace me! All of you! I am your opponent!"

Diyem moved into M2!

Diyem used Abyssal Conjuration! His Attack and Magic went up by 1!
All of Diyem's attacks gained the Drain effect!

Diyem used Abyssal Onslaught on Ho-Oh for 1135 damage! Diyem healed for 113 HP!

Diyem is fired up! He is calling for everyone to leave M2 alone!

The Darkwhites and Swords finished huddling together and all nodded as a group. Then turned their attention back to the team, both grinning evilly. And at the same time, the dimensions twisted once more, and everyone felt topsy-turvy once again. Saltriv's bag bulged and burst, overflowing with 255 gummis! Owen was suddenly weighed down by hundreds of copies of the exact same book. Unfortunately, it seemed that anything that had attuned to their energies--their items for combat--were unaffected.

Starr had seven fingers, though, and Brisa sprouted a second tail. Two from Icetales outright vanished. Cal's Core became a cube. And a lot of other strange little things kept happening...

HP and Stamina were brought back to normal!
Everyone's raw offensive and defensive stats were swapped for one turn!

The Darkwhites transformed into countless, strange metallic creatures, melty in appearance! They coalesced and started conjuring a great Meltdown strike of Eterna energy!

The Swords held their foreheads in deep concentration as a Psychic energy overflowed! They were preparing a Mindstorm attack of Eterna energy!

Joule is down!
Regice:
HP: 175

Darkwhites:
39,736

Swords:
28,464

Most everyone else is in good health!
 

Disco

Ace Trainer
Pronouns
They/Them
Mellow suddenly felt like she could punch her way through anything. She turned and punched a wall to test this. This caused a flickering effect around her, and instead of a Charizard with branches and flowers instead of wings, she was a large, black feathered Charizard with a strange posture instead for a few seconds before appearing normal again, but changed back again in the next few. The on and off effect continued. She hesitated and blinked at the others. Her voice seemed to fade in and out.

"Uh-"
"What-"
"I-"
"Oh- oh dear-"
"Oh Arceus I feel nauseaus-"
"What in the world is going on?!"
 
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IFBench

Rescue Team Member
Location
Pokemon Paradise
Partners
  1. chikorita-saltriv
  2. bench-gen
  3. charmander
  4. snivy
  5. treecko
  6. tropius
  7. arctozolt
  8. wartortle
  9. zorua
So much was happening all at once. New rooms were opening up, everyone was moving around, anD WOW THAT WAS A LOT OF GUMMIS.

No time to eat any right now, though. Right now, their friends needed help!

Quickly popping a gummi in their mouth in a fraction of a second, Saltriv looked around. There were so many people that needed help...what could they possibly do to help them all at once?

There had to be a way. They were determined to find a way.

They rushed at the group, their autumn-red leaf starting to glow.

Suddenly, the cave was filled with a bright flash, and then the entire ground was completely coated in autumn leaves. Leaves fluttered down around Koa, Cabot, Cynthian, Starr, Icetales, and themselves, before beginning to swirl around them, and translucent autumn brown barriers briefly appeared in front of them all.

"EVERYONE! WE CAN DO THIS! KEEP GOING!" they yelled, as the cave was covered with the markings of autumn.

Saltriv used Brilliant Autumn!
 

Chibi Pika

Stay positive
Staff
Location
somewhere in spacetime
Pronouns
they/them
Partners
  1. pikachu-chibi
  2. lugia
  3. palkia
  4. lucario-shiny
  5. incineroar-starr
Lexx's Ultra Stone hit the icy wall, chipping it slightly alongside several other similar stones and familiars before it rolled back to the Incineroar currently taking cover underneath a shield of autumn leaves.

<Are ya winning sis?>

Starr didn't bother saying anything before she scooped up the stone and hurled it again.
 

Flyg0n

Flygon connoisseur
Pronouns
She/her
Partners
  1. flygon
  2. swampert
  3. ho-oh
  4. crobat
  5. orbeetle
  6. joltik
  7. salandit
  8. tyrantrum
  9. porygon
Attacks raining, shields going up, his teammates using powerful moves of their own, all happening in rapid succession. He'd focused most of his attention on the eerie hordes of Charmander and Mew all around, channeling his shadow power into every attack.

The dark voices loomed almost constantly in the back of his mind. Egging him on, reminding him of every mistake, every slip-up, every failed attack -

No. He had to ground himself, like Brisa said.

Looking around, he saw the state his team was in. Tired, but still fighting. Saltriv had done something to create a barrier and others were trying to break Regiice. Yet they were also weary. Shimmering or rippling with shadow and light, struggling to ground themselves and focus.... Just like him.

Every part of him yearned to help, to do something.

His heart began to race. A familiar tingle of energy spread through him.

Sparks gathered over his body then surged forth, forming a shining sphere of energy next to him. He staggered, briefly drained, exhaustion making him stagger, but satisfaction giving him strength. He'd done it.

It didn't matter if it hurt him a little, what mattered right now was the team.

Koa used Brilliant Conduit!

Within the sphere, it almost looked like a familiar face... Was that Hazard? A sense of familiarity flowed through him at the face. He suddenly felt a little more at ease, and ready to fight, even stronger than before.

For a moment, he found himself wondering if perhaps to others, that sphere might look like so one they knew, a familiar face or something that would ground them.
 

unrepentantAuthor

A cat that writes stories.
Location
UK
Pronouns
they/she
Partners
  1. purrloin-salem
  2. sneasel-dusk
  3. luz-companion
  4. brisa-companion
  5. meowth-laura
  6. delphox-jesse
  7. mewtwo
  8. zeraora
Three weeks into the mission on Cibus, Brisa was quiet at the edges of the party as they faced up against the Shadow-corrupted Lugia in Silver Trench. The shinx had no warmth in her, only shame about what she'd done to Starr, and grim determination for the fight. All that mattered was that she did her duty. What she was good for.

She kept looking where her teeth had left wounds on the litten's body.

She would fight. She wouldn't let her feelings get in the way of that, at least. She'd give covering fire to Starr, and allow her to use that burning Radiance to empower herself unhindered. It was a good plan. Time to be a violent animal.

Brisa looked to the phantasm of Shadow Lugia, bellowing incoherent rage, so much less intimidating than when it was the first Legendary pokémon she'd ever had to take on in open combat. She was stronger now, not just in body, or in combat skill, but inside . . . and in her connection to her team. She yowled with the sheer power erupting from her paws as Koa's electrified terrain surged through her and strengthened the lightning at her jaws. Radiant restraints and crackling electric power enrobed Lugia, and the Legend struggled furiously to no avail. This was what she could achieve because she'd opened up to her friends.

Brisa looked to Starr, taking cover amidst the Radiant leaf-fall Saltriv had summoned, launching Lexx at the warped golem-ice, setting her face in that expression of tireless resolve Brisa had come to love admire. The last time they'd faced Lugia... It stung to remember, but she remembered well how bloodied they'd each been. How much hatred spilled out of their voices. How could that ever have been real? Starr was her ally. Her true friend. Her mirror. So much like her, and so unlike her all at once, in a way she wanted never to lose.

She trusted Starr with her life.

Brisa could depend on Starr. On the whole team. On herself.

The team fought side by side. Saltriv shielded her with leaves. And Koa—

Koa used Brilliant Conduit!

Within the light... What was that she saw? She didn't see it so much as feel it. Some kind of . . . warmth. With the warmth, was pain – not her own, yet familiar somehow – but also something else. A wanting, or perhaps a need.

She wanted to help. Any way she could.


Brisa took on Starr's Radiance! Brisa gave her Shadows to Starr!
 

Cresselia92

Gym Leader
Pronouns
She/Her/Hers
Partners
  1. ho-oh
  2. sneasel-nyula
  3. rayquaza-cress
  4. celebi-shiny
There was a light, a blast and appeared in all his glory… and Icetales dropped to the ceiling, before ending up with a squeal to the floor. He grumbled, not appreciating the little joke that gravity did on him.

“Nnghcursed madness…” moaned the Nin—Seventales, the tails flailing as if they had a life of their own. And, maybe, they truly did.

From underneath his body, emerged his Light, a splendid golden sunshine with white eyes in the middle of the shadowy storm. That smirk he had in the face… why was that scarier than his regular look?

“Oh goodness me! Did thee hurt much, my dear?” said the shining fox, prancing around the downed Seventales with glee and grace. “Oh oh oh! Pain is fun! If thou art feeling pain, then that means thou art alive! Is this not lovely to know? Rejoice~! Thou art not dead yet! Oh oh oh!”

A vein popped on Icetales’s forehead. Great, of all the madness that could happen, why did the darkness turn into a replica of his least old brother?

Oh. Right. Because that’s fun.

“…Can thou resume being thy paranoiac and cranky self, please?” grumbled Icetales, wagging his tails to summon the healing bells and cloaking himself in a dark aura.
 

Namohysip

Dragon Enthusiast
Staff
Partners
  1. flygon
  2. charizard
  3. milotic
  4. zoroark-soda
  5. sceptile
  6. marowak
  7. jirachi
  8. meganium
Tricky’s Energize II granted Brisa 109 stamina!

Dave used Shining Burden on Brisa, giving +2 Protect to himself and Brisa and +1 Def/Res to Brisa!
Dave’s Vile Seed dealt -800 Def and -400 Res to Lugia!
Vix’s Radiant Wax gave Cabot a wax layer and boosted his Def/Res by +1!
Saltriv used Brilliant Autumn x2, granting +2 Protect to themself x2, Cabot, Koa, Icetales x2, Cynthian, and Starr! Their corruption was reduced!
Icetales’s Rejuvenating Heal Bell healed Cynthian, Starr, and Cabot by 25%!
Brisa's Umbral Overcharged Radiant Arrest added 600 to paralyse Lugia!
Koa, Brisa and Starr used Koa’s Conduit! Starr took on their Shadows and Brisa took on Starr’s Radiance!
Mellow’s Brilliant Summershine created a Summershine Veil for the team, reducing damage taken by 25%!
Cabot’s Vile Seed dealt -200 Def and -200 Res to Lugia!

Dave’s Ultra Stone dealt 20 damage to Regice!
Vix’s Ultra Stone dealt 20 damage to Regice!
Brisa's Umbral Overcharged Thunder Fang dealt 57 damage to Lugia, and added 450 to Paralysis and 150 to Flinch! It's super effective!
Brisa's Thunder Fang dealt 67 damage to Lugia, and added 300 to Paralysis and 100 to Flinch! It's super effective! Lugia was Paralyzed!
Starr's two Ultra Stone attacks dealt 40 damage to Regice!
Mellow’s Ultra Stone dealt 20 damage to Regice!
Cynthian’s two Ultra Stone attacks dealt 40 damage to Regice!
Cabot's two Ultra Stone attacks dealt 40 damage to Regice!

With that final blow, Regice was smashed backwards into the hall, its form not dissolving like the other two phantoms, but still dislodging from the wall as flickering squares and lights dissipated off of its body. Several more screeches came about, echoing across the whole of the Worldcore...

Regice made a horrible screeching noise and unleashed a massive Blizzard attack against everyone!
Everyone in L2 but Vix and Koa's conduit protected against it!
Vix: 28
Conduit: 43

The screeching echoed throughout the Worldcore...

The Darkwhites unleashed their Meltdown attack!
Most Protected against it!
Mellow: 54
Conduit: 191
Owen: 198
Shiron: 69
Diyem: 20

The Swords unleashed their Mindstorm attack!
Some of the team Protected against it!
Brisa: 37
Cynthian: 19
Dave: 0
Koa: 18
Conduit: 14, broken!
Mellow: 23
Owen: 90
Shiron: 56
Starr: 0
Vix: 12
Diyem: 17

The whole floor became enveloped in Psychic terrain! Priority moves can only trigger once per action!

The Blacklight Dragon thrashed. Without any offenses, it seemed to recognize that it should instead be trying to attack Shiron and prepare for a true attack later.

Blacklight Dragon used Scary Face on Shiron, lowering his speed by 3!
Blacklight Dragon used Blacklight Creation, gaining +2 Valor again!

But then it heard the screech and snarled, looking down the hall into one of the deeper zones. It seemed that the Blacklight Dragon knew just what to do...

Blacklight Dragon traveled to L2!

"It looks like this is going well," Diyem said, looking at Ho-Oh and the others. "Come! you're my cha--"

Registeel used Flash Cannon on Diyem for 83 damage!
Registeel used Charge Beam on Diyem for 92 damage! Its Magic went up!

"This is beginning to become a nuisance. I said, you are my ch--"

Ho-Oh flew past Diyem, hitting him with its wings on the way out. The beasts leapt or trampled over him right after.

Ho-Oh used Dual Wingbeat on Diyem for 40 damage!
Ho-Oh and the Beasts traveled from M2 to L1, and then L2!

In another zone, Owen was panting heavily, muttering a few things in the feral tongue. He had no idea how he was surviving all of these bombardments, but he was filled with far too much determination to go down now. He glanced at Regirock; its circles had flashed and the ground beneath him struck from below, too fast for him to even hope to dodge.

Regirock used Stone Edge on Owen for 1821 damage, Second Chance!
Regirock used Lock-On!

"Ughhh..." Owen groaned, at least a few bones broken, but still, he'd been through worse. Much worse. Like that Meteor Beam coming right for him--

When Owen narrowly got out of the way of that one with an exhausted roll, he only saw the phantom serpent flying through the air and out. "H-hey! Wait! We weren't done!"

Rayquaza used Meteor Beam on Owen, but he dodged!
Rayquaza traveled from R2 to R1, and then M2!

And back in the left zone of the depths of the Worldcore, the team would all see a horrible rush of phantoms coming their way--an absolute onslaught.

"Oh. You." Diyem growled at Rayquaza as he entered his location.

Lugia used Aeroblast on Brisa, Cynthian, and Starr!
Brisa: Dodged!
Cynthian: 57
Starr: Dodged!

Lugia used Shadow Terror on Brisa, Cynthian, and Icetales! It applied 300 to the Resistance and Speed debuffs!
Brisa lost 1 stage each!
Cynthian Warded it off!
Icetales Protected against it!

The Darkwhites transformed into a vaguely familiar form and took on a fighting stance! They're preparing a Rapid Flow attack of Eterna energy!

A chilly aura surrounds the Swords as a Hailstorm of Eterna proportions swells!

Diyem weighed his options. He could give chase. Or he could fend off Rayquaza. A distraction, perhaps. There was no telling. But they were running forward...

Everyone, beware. Ho-Oh and the others are heading toward you. I am going to fend off Rayquaza; they're converging. You found a way through? Get Darkwhite! We need to escape!

Diyem used Abyssal Conjuration! His Magic and Attack went up by 1! Also, his Shadow attacks are now Ultra Effective against all but Shadows, which are now neutral!

Diyem channeled his power toward a weakened ally.
Diyem used Abyssal Blessing on Brisa! She gained HP, Endure, a+4 Speed and +2 Evade!

Diyem used Abyssal Thaumaturgy! His Defense and Resistance went up by 1, and cannot be debuffed!

"I won't let you get away from me without a fight," Diyem said. "Come, imitation. Let's see what meteors you can ignore this time!"

Stats were brought back to normal!
Now, it feels like everything is in overdrive!
All damage is increased by 50%!
All status ailments and debuff effects applied are decreased by 50%!

Everyone but Rayquaza and the Regis have converged into L2! They all look very healthy!

But there was something else behind them, now that the screams of the twisted Regice had gone quiet. Far, far into the arena, at the very center of the Worldcore's twisted dimensions, there were three, and only three, figures--aside from the omnipresent Swords and Darkwhites.

First, there was Regigigas, moving sluggishly and with a great fist raised in the air. It had the same properties as the other golems... and yet this one seemed insurmountably strong. There was no defeating it the way things are...

And the other two... at the very, deepest, furthest depths of that faraway chamber... One of the Darkwhites was solid.

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Darkwhite's Corruption is at 400!
 
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IFBench

Rescue Team Member
Location
Pokemon Paradise
Partners
  1. chikorita-saltriv
  2. bench-gen
  3. charmander
  4. snivy
  5. treecko
  6. tropius
  7. arctozolt
  8. wartortle
  9. zorua
The way forward was open! They dashed towards it, leaving a trail of gummis and leaves behind them.

Before they exited, though, they quickly turned around, and shouted. "Brisa! Starr! Cabot! I believe in you! We can do this! Just keep on fighting!"

Then they dashed through the exit, and came face to face with Regigigas, Shield, and a more solid Darkwhite than all the others, slowly being pulled out of the ground by Shield.

Immediately, they wrapped vines around Darkwhite and began pulling as hard as they could, trying to help Shield pull her out.

"Shield! We're here to help!" they said, before turning towards the corrupted New.

"Darkwhite! Sword! Please! I want to help you! I tried so hard to rescue you back then, and I'm going to again! We're here for you! We're going to rescue you! I believe in you!" they shouted.
 

Cresselia92

Gym Leader
Pronouns
She/Her/Hers
Partners
  1. ho-oh
  2. sneasel-nyula
  3. rayquaza-cress
  4. celebi-shiny
That entire experience at the Worldcore felt like living through a real life deja-vu. If he was in his homeworld, Icetales would have believed they were stuck in some kind of purgatory, with the demons of past threats tormenting them for their actions.

Hm. It was not too far from the truth. That was somewhat close to Chaos, in many ways. Just less… well, he couldn’t say hostile nor maddening, but it was… different. Perhaps Darkwhite was trying to hold back or something. Alas, there was no way to tell.

Fending off Lugia was quite the task already, but then the entire place seemed to have darkened further. Some comrades, including Icetales, turned toward the tunnel…

Diyem said:
Everyone, beware. Ho-Oh and the others are heading toward you. I am going to fend off Rayquaza; they're converging. You found a way through? Get Darkwhite! We need to escape!

…Well, drat. They were there already.

There were a few shouts. Saltriv incited the others to keep going, before eyeing the new tunnel. Though, they looked so exhausted… what if there was some deadly threat ready to strike them down?



Icetales took a deep breath. Even he felt somewhat drained, despite Petram’s best effort to restore his stamina. But he had to push further… just a little more.

Another deep breath. The fog in his head cleared. Radiance sparkled on his fur. His two missing tails returned!

And then, there was a flash of light, so powerful that it even dwarfed the shadowy sky. A golden mist surrounded the Ninetales, whose tails were waving gently and slowly. Then, with a wave of his forepaw, he sent the three orbs in different directions. Keo’Keo took something from his host’s bag, before giving him a Max Elixir and bolting after one of those orbs.

One by one, the three chosen comrades heard words of inspiritment.

First, it was Starr.

“Miss Starr. I admit our connection might not be one of the tightest. However, I admire thy strength, thy persistence and thy valour. Never let go of them, and thou shall go far.”

Once those words faded, Keo’Keo stood in front of her, holding a cup of tea. His eyes were narrowed, almost as if he didn’t wish to be there.

“Drink this with thy Max Elixir,” he grumbled, before handing the cup to a baffled Starr. “…Dost not question it. Just do it.”

And just like that, the Shadow blended back into the floor, and returned to his host, who was going after another orb.

That time, it burst nearby Owen, who had just appeared in that area.

“Sir Owen. Thou have a darker side inside of thee, yes? How ironic — so do I. Hm. Well, better make sure to use that side to protect our comrades, yes?”

With that message delivered, Icetales flashed a knowing stare. His darkness pulsed and his eyes narrowed for a moment, before being replaced by a smile of acceptance and friendship.

There was only one orb left: the one delivered to Cynthian.

“Miss Cynthian, my dear. Thou art much stronger than what thou believe, and these challenges just proved that. Remember that I shall always be by this side. Always…”

Sure enough, Icetales stood there once more, his golden eyes casting a loving aura. He pulled Cynthian in a quick embrace with his tails, before giving her a nuzzle and striding away. He summoned his healing bells once more, and he made sure to give some energy to Vix and Saltriv.

“You two are such splendid comrades. I could not have desired for anyone else to fight by my side.” He noticed Saltriv staring at the new tunnel, and nodded. “…Go ahead, Mx Saltriv. We shall handle things here.”

Once his comrade left (not before leaving some words of encouragement of their own), Icetales glanced around the place. He had still one bell, but who…?

Then, he spotted Koamaru, and his eyes narrowed — Radiance and Shadow flickered around his exhausted body, cloaking him in a dark golden aura. The lad was new to that entire corruption thing: was he doing already?

Icetales strode toward the Manectric and placed a tail on his shoulder, the fluffy tail giving some comfort.

“Sir Koamaru, thou art doing a marvelous job,” he encouraged, flashing a proud smile and extending the remaining bell over his head. “Allow me… to offer some of my strength.”

The Heal Bell chimed. Somehow, whatever cacophony around them quieted down instantly, allowing everyone to hear the clarity of that refreshing sound.

A clear bell with a clear sound, and the Radiance and Shadow surrounding Koamaru’s receded lightly.

“Thou can always count on me, Sir Koamaru…”
 
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Adamhuarts

Mew specialist
Partners
  1. mew-adam
  2. celebi-shiny
  3. roserade-adam
While Ivy went about smacking everyone she could get her flowers on, Cynthian loitered about the battlefield avoiding getting hit but struggling to find an opportunity to make counter attacks. Never in her life had she felt so lethargic, but the phantoms were unrelenting.

"I need to find a moment to break through!" Cynthian skidded to a halt next to a wall and tried to catch her breath. Further ahead, a path had unveiled itself revealing Shield and Darkwhite!

Cynthian muttered Darkwhite's name and reached out, but she had to stop and avoid a stray blow that came at her. She winced and got back on her feet. Watching Darkwhite struggling in the corruption mists... Cynthian further lamented having not been there to save her from such a fate in the first place.

“Miss Cynthian, my dear. Thou art much stronger than what thou believe, and these challenges just proved that. Remember that I shall always be by this side. Always…”

Sure enough, Icetales stood there once more, his golden eyes casting a loving aura. He pulled Cynthian in a quick embrace with his tails, before giving her a nuzzle and striding away. He summoned his healing bells once more, and he made sure to give some energy to Vix and Saltriv.

"Thank you, Love," Cynthian said, returning the embrace before letting go. Even after he left, his residual glow remained with her. A powerful sense of hope and courage blossomed in Cynthian's heart, and she quietly thanked Icetales for giving her the strength to keep marching on.

"Darkwhite!" Cynthian called out to the horde. Her eyes shone with strength and she pull all of her power into her next array of next attacks. "This is my resolve! Please, accept it in full!"

With Icetales' light brimming within her, Cynthian used Sludge Bomb, Leafstorm and Bullet Seed twice in an all out attack against the Darkwhite Horde!!
 
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