Fuchisa City

One might expect there to be noise right now, given the situation, but there's not. At least, not from these two.

In dead silence, Bryn, atop Gloire, is charging at a full gallop, sword aimed squarely at Carmilla's head.

Torna, past

Vi frowns and holds up a hand.

Vi: "Let me go first."

XB!Siobhan nods, and Vi glances around the corner, before stepping out...

Right at the moment a Mobius grunt is rounding the next corner.

Vi: "..."

Grunt: "..."

The two give each other awkward looks.

Grunt: "... Waaaait, Doctor Ryougi?"

Vi: "... Ah. Hello. Jansen. I'm surprised to see you here...?"

Jansen, apparently.: "But... wait, you... Doctor Multiman said..."

Vi: -softly, but with emphasis.- "Fuck."

The two stare for another moment, before Jansen turns around and bolts, Vi taking off after him.

The Blade that followed Jansen attempts to block her path, but is staggered out of the way by Aurelius throwing his axe into the other Blade's chest, before following after Vi.

XB!Siobhan: "After them, or we lose our element of surprise!"

She and her Blade start running after Vi and Jansen.

The Stormchaser

Vi is currently laying in bed, ruminating on Life and Things(TM).

By which I mean playing Blazing Sigil: Three Houses.

At which time she gets a phonecall!

She stares at her phone for a long time before accepting the call.

Vi: "... Hi Mom."

Torna, past

-About a couple minutes before-

Stop, I'm sensing a Mobius Gru-Suddenly Jansen-

Le sigh.

Muddy: -Fires an Ice Beam at Jansen's legs in an attempt to freeze him in place so he can't run-

I'd Thunder Wave him, but I'm not sure how that'll work in this universe.

Fuchsia, tonight

...You must be the vampire.

-A Spirit Shackle finds its mark on Carmilla's shadow, as a white-hot Fire Blast is fired at her-

Helios: -Doesn't talk-

Edited by rmctagg09 on Aug 12th 2019 at 11:08:55 AM

Addie: -to Pria- <Oh no, it's not actually gold, exactly, as more fairy-tale as that'd be, it's—>

Megan: Done!

Vee: <Aight, lay it on me.>

Megan: ...uh.

-and this cloth, in which is sewn a circular pattern in gold(-ish?) thread, encompassing some number of unidentifiable sigils, she gently slaps onto Vee-

-...-

Human!Pippy: ...feel anything?

Vee: <A little tingly.>

Megan: frick.

Pollen: -flatly- <It's just sunlight.>

Human!Pippy: We're trying to...solve a problem.

Megan: -after ten minutes of [Google] searching a phone number, fifteen of procrastination-

-five minutes of composing a script, twenty-five more minutes of procrastination, and about an hour and a half of aimless pacing around before working her way up to using a phone- Uh, hi, is—is this the Macrauls'? Abilene?

-...-

I-I can leave a message, yeah.

...I can leave a message.

-...-

A message. uh, sorry sorry sorry—

-...-

-...-

-...-

Okay, uh, Abilene, I have a vampire problem—er, a separate vampire problem. Can—can you help at all?

-Megan is jarred out of doing nothing in particular by the arrival of a sizable box labelled HELP-

-she hastily unwraps it, recalling a great and terrible variety of things-

Megan: ...

-inside is one (1) stake, about a foot long, made of what seems to be plain, unadorned oak wood-

...thanks, Abilene.

Natu: -chirp-

Human!Pippy: ...it's not going well.

-and they listen to Des's lament-

Megan: -bemused- ...you were a Mobius Admin?

-she shakes her head-

-and, naturally, glances at Logan, who clasps their hands before them-

Logan: -intent- First, let me say that it's nice to meet you—because it is nice to meet you.

Secondly, I'm generally down to listen to a tragic backstory—I'm actually qualified to do so, if that helps.

Third, what's in a bad person? What's in a good?

If we were inherently good or bad people, there wouldn't be any room to change—to grow.

From my perspective, we're defined by the good and bad things that we do—and none more so than the present.

So it matters a lot that you show up to Christmas parties, and fight alongside us, and sit down to try to learn something.

Megan: -looking back, nods-

-and they wait for Des's take-

Megan: Mhm.

-jokingly- I still can't believe you just waited until—oh my gosh his first steps

Pippy: <Oh>

-Vee, uncertainly, nearly makes forward to try and catch him if he falls-

-and he says his first word-

-...-

-...-

-...-

Vee: <...oh gods.>

<I...>

-teary-eyed- <—I'll burn the world to keep you warm.>

Pippy: -likewise- <Your son>

Vee: -tenderly, choked- <Pride is not the word I'm looking for, th-there is so much more inside me now—>

-Megan gets the text-

Megan: ...no.

-donning armor- This is—we're not ready—

-half-dressed, staring at the text- Wh-where are they, anyways—

Vee: -speed-applying the rest of Megan's equipment in a whirl of many-limbed activity- <We'll figure it out.>

Pollen: <Will we even be able to make it in time? Ally Switch doesn't go that far.>

Megan: We—we can't—we can't—

-she's on the verge of dissolving into panic, as Vee sits, listening to something only she can hear-

-they're stuck, scared, and filled with impotent rage-

-at this precise moment, a familiar Staryu Teleports into the room-

Vee: -snarling, venomously- <<Not. Now.>>

-Omen (and Megan) reel at the wrath in her voice-

-nevertheless, he speaks, in a voice not his own-

Omen: ~Time wastes. Friends die. Will you accept our help?~ —. —- / -. —- .— ^* GO NOW

Megan: -tightens her grip on her weapon-

Vee: -seething- <...did you arrange this, too? Wait until we—>

-Megan dragoons out of the sky, trident down, stake in hand, wreathed in a mantle of torrential rain-

Vee: -roaring- <Let go of them you MISERABLE LEECH>

-and milliseconds ahead of the plummeting Sharp soar a series of sparks, which attempt unerringly to bash into the joints of the arm holding Kai-

Edited by Asterisk395 on Aug 12th 2019 at 8:15:04 AM

Stormchaser-Past w/ Isbrand

Lita wakes up just in time to see Isbrand run off in her underwear.

"Is-"

She looks to the corner of her room. Her katana is missing. She remembers the text a few days ago about the vampire. Pulling her knees up to her chest she falls sideways back onto the bed.

"Be careful..."

Stormchaser-Past w/ Logan

Des closes his eyes and thinks on what Logan just said.

"I...ok. I'll give you the abridged version. I was born to a single mother. We roughed it out for a few years. Some guy came and offered to take me to a 'special school for gifted youth'. Even offered financial help. She agreed, I got carted off to some strange place I would later find out to be Kanto. Escaped my captors. Got in with this group of crooks that you might know as Team Rocket. Fell in love for the first time. Made a best friend. Saw my best friend be killed by someone who I would later find out was part of a group called the 'J-Team'. Went on the run. Ran into the J-Team. Miraculously got a pardon. Worked for Interpol for a bit. Drifted on and off the team for a bit. Got bored. Faked my death. 'Came back' as a cowboy. Lost another best friend because I was genuinely an awful friend. Drifted on and off the team again for a few years. Gave up fighting for justice. Betrayed the team. Met my future daughter. Realised I shouldn't have turned my back so easily on them. Betrayed my employer. Went on my own for a bit to think. Futuredaughter convinced me to join the team proper. I've been slowly trying to reintegrate myself in with you lot. Having a hard time because of my 'anti-social tendencies'. Now I'm here talking to you about my life story."

He pauses to catch his breath.

"My life has just been one bad decision after another. How many bad decisions does it take to become a Bad Guy?"

Fuschia City Outskirts - Carmilla Chaos

-As Carmilla lifts up Kai by the neck, she may suddenly find herself engulfed in a storm of razor-sharp leaves, conjured by a Roserade, a Cradily and an Exeggutor - all led by their trainer, clutching a vine whip in her hand and visibly seething with rage.-

Alice: Don't. You. Dare. Touch them.

Fuchsia City Outskirts

-A few of the attacks aimed at Carmilla manage to hit, but some of the more focused attacks meet an obstruction, in the form of a Cofagrigus rising out of her shadow with an expression not unlike The Scream◊, two hands by his face and two holding out a Protect barrier. In particular, the Spirit Shackle clinks against the barrier.-

Mephisto: <Now, friends, don't be impatient, wait your turn! It's rude to interrupt the lady during feeding time, uee hee hee!>

-The attacks that do hit their mark cause Carmilla to wince, but not to falter. It takes every ounce of focus Kai has ever managed to maintain in their life to cling to their Aura long enough to survive being drained.-

-Make no mistake, they don't stand a chance of overpowering Carmilla, there's far too much of a power gap. But what originally would have been over in five seconds, instead is dragged out for much longer.-

Carmilla: Now, Kai, surely you know it's hopeless. You're just one of... oh, it must be hundreds of thousands at this point~

-Kai sputters as Carmilla chokes them. Losing Aura at the same time as oxygen certainly wasn't making anything easier. But despite the struggle, they manage to slip their hand into their coat.-

-In one quick motion, they pull out the Rainbow Wing, and press it against Carmilla's chest.-

-Her Aura drain falters, just for a moment, as she laughs.-

Carmilla: Oh, Kai, you're so gullible. You don't think that holy symbols actually hurt us like that, do you? That's almost cute~

-Through the chokehold, Kai manages the weakest of chuckles, as their vision starts to fade.-

Kai: Sure they don't. I was thinking more about the sun weakness.

-Carmilla blinks.-

-And releases her grip as a swirl of rainbow fire is wreathed around her.-

Nix: <So you're the Aura drinker, huh? How about a taste of the rainbow?>

-The flames fade, leaving Carmilla... significantly singed, but far less dead than you'd expect. Kai uses what little energy they have left to crawl over to a large boulder and lean against it. Carmilla looks at the area in shock, and the most furious expression crosses her face.-

Carmilla: ...You... will not kill me so easily!

-The area gets dark, very dark, even compared to the dim tones the world is gaining in the setting sunlight. Everyone suddenly feels oddly fatigued, and at the same time, Carmilla's wounds start healing rapidly. Around Carmilla, in addition to Mephisto, an Oricorio, a Roserade, a Gardevoir, a Tsareena, a Salazzle, and a Murkrow all gather.-

Edited by BittersweetNSour on Aug 12th 2019 at 11:48:11 AM

Fuscia

-Alli now has a distinct expresson of RAGE on her face as she sends out Waddles-

Alli: This is what you get for hurting and manipulating my sibling! Waddles, Sunny Day!

Waddles: <One power of the sun, coming up!>

-casts Sunny Day-

Keaton: <Nobody hurts Alli or her family if I can help it!>

-Stone Edge-

Edited by Umbramatic on Aug 12th 2019 at 1:49:40 PM

-they listen very, very carefully-

Logan: -nod- It sounds like you've had a busy life.

...people haven't been kind to you, have they? Or rather, a few too many have been cruel. Exercised too much power...

You haven't had a stable place anywhere, and nowhere to really call home.

And so you fluctuate, struggling to find a place where you can settle.

-headtilt- What is a Good Guy, to you? Or a Bad Guy?

-with the question, they offer a soft, understanding gaze-

The J-Team killed your best friend?

...a question for next time.

-Megan bounces off of the Protect field and lands on the ground, beholding the horde with no small horror-

-backing away as Carmilla seems to suck the sun from the sky, and vitality from her veins-

-and then Kai-

Megan: -anguished- K-Kai!

-Megan drops the trident and calls a strangely feathery, glowing Clauncher into her hand-

Saitama: -as he's introduced rather suddenly to a sucking void of life force- <—always so glad you dragged me out of my nice, wet—>

-and Megan squeezes a sidelong, steel-piercing Water Pulse off at the Salazzle, then takes off in Kai's direction, staggering a little-

Vee: -snarling, as she's Drained yet again- <Lady, you're old and evil, but you're still human.>

-and she fully opens her eye-

<And apparently we're not subject to the Vow—>

-all along her body, more pupils make themselves known, roving over the assembled mons but mostly glaring at Carmilla-

<—but I wouldn't care either way. This is personal.>

-baring her fangs- <I'm gonna pluck you like a weed.>

-and she splits open like an anemone, trying to contest Carmilla's hold over the ambient energy-

Edited by Asterisk395 on Aug 12th 2019 at 2:09:56 PM

Stormchaser, Piplup Zone

Ever: Have we sunk so low, Vee?

-the Piplup scoots forward a little more, shyly, and very cautiously pokes Vee with his beak-

Piplup: (because apparently it got a reaction last time) <Bullshit.>

-he points at Ever with a tiny flipper-

Ever: I said so many other words.

Salamence: <You knew this was coming.>

Ever: Mmmh.

(worriedly) So, like...are we good? You're not going to kill me or anything?

Fuchsia, Carmilla Zone

Brie: Vete a la—

-Halcyon tips over in midflight, and Brie's grip slackens as she lets go, falling-

-landing less than comfortably on Calamity, before dropping the rest of the way-

Brie: Ugh... You stupid parasite, you think is this the first time I've fought while Aura-drained?

~I will point out that it was a bad idea then, too.~

Brie: (ignoring this) Halcyon, Calamity, deal with the birds!

Calamity: <Oh cool, I've always wanted to surpass my older sibling.>

-they dive at the Oricorio-

<Give it up, asteroid-dodger!>

~...Okay then. I will take the Dark-type. This makes sense.~

-Halcyon fires a blue beam of Cold at the Murkrow-

-Brie, for her part, goes right for Carmilla again, nearly tripping as her legs don't move quite as fast as she wants, but recovering her stride-

Brie: You can't hide behind your Pokemon! Feels weird to say...

Stormchaser-Past with the Gans

Des pauses as he thinks about what Logan said.

"I guess...it's whoever is willing to make the tough decisions and take the hard path. Even with the hand that was dealt me I still took the easy way out each time. So in that sense I was never a Good Guy."

He sighs.

"And yet, no matter what path I go down I always wind up back here with you people. It's rarely a social event either. 'Hey Des, we're watching the Star Wars movies, wanna join?', 'Hey Des, we're having a bbq, why don't you come over?'. It's always been raids. 'Hey Des, X team is doing Y evil thing. Meet us at Z location'. The only times I've ignored the invite was because...I was on the other side."

"So...I guess I'm a Bad Guy when it's convenient and a Good Guy when I'm needed. I honestly thought people would have made a bigger deal about a former Mobius Admin sharing their living space, but I guess that's just how unnoticeable I am."

Fuschia City Outskirts - Carmilla Chaos

-If the sudden darkening of the skies and onset of lethargy has any effect on Alice, it doesn't show on her face, which still radiates panic and anger.-

Alice: Kai!

-She rushes over to Kai's side to see if an Aura Transfer is viable - a risky move when you're literally made out of Obscura. Meanwhile, Arsenic seems to be rather more drained than her trainer by the spreading shadow, but keeps fighting on regardless.-

Arsenic: <Troops, form a perimeter! Protect the wounded!>

-She tries to shield Alice and Kai with a protect barrier while Belladonna and Cyanide combine their attacks into one massive Earthquake.-

Fuchsia, last night

-While being drained-

Ugh... Uxie wasn't kidding about how tough these vampires are. Looks like a fucking kaleidoscope with all the Auras she's taking.

-Helios and I share a look-

No, not sure if we can keep her and her mons occupied long enough for it to go off.

-Looking at my hands-

I'm not sure if my Gates mastery is enough to go toe to toe with her, she's more powerful than Constantin is, and that's assuming she can't use them herself.

Where's Livius though?

Helios: -Fires off a Heat Wave at Carmilla's mons-

-Brandishing the Mega Wristband-

Either way, we don't pull out all the stops, we're dead. Really could use a Jammer right now though.

Mega!Muddy: -Chops a nearby tree into pieces with Brick Break before throwing the pieces at them-

Legion: -Freezes said pieces into giant spikes using Blizzard-

Edited by rmctagg09 on Aug 12th 2019 at 11:09:08 AM

Bates Fitz Langston Hotel, Hau'oli City Beachfront

A bus drops by a group of tourists dressed in ridiculous floral shirts.

Hank Harvey: Ah, we're finally in Sunny Alola. Home to sand, surf, and

Mrs. Harvey: Shut your gob, Hank and start lifting. What kind of father leaves his daughter to do all the heavy lifting. You should be ashamed.

Tommy: Don't worry, Mrs. H,. I've got this.

Mrs. Harvey: Oh, Thomas, such a diligent young man. You needn't, but we appreciate it deeply. You don't have to do everything that Hank says.

Hank: Actually, dear, he does—

Mrs. Harvey: Bah, slavedriving will get you nowhere, Heinrich. Now go make yourself useful and help those porters!

Hank: Yes dear.

As Tommy moves in to help the porters, Jane approaches her mother.

Mrs. Harvey: Boy's got a good head on his strapping shoulders. Rather handsome head, too. Almost reminds me of someone I used to know. I don't suppose you and him would get back together?

Tommy can still hear them and is kind of embarrassed.

Jane: MOM!

Tommy: It's okay, Mrs. H. She and I have moved on. We're just friends now.

Jane: Right. No unresolved sexual tension brought about by an unnecessary breakup here. Nosiree.

Mrs. Harvey: If you insist. I remember something similar happening to me personally—Heinrich! Pay the porters a generous tip! We're not money-worshipping skinflints like the Cains or the Macrauls!

Hank: Yes dear.

Mrs. Harvey: Oh, Thomas, do invite the rest of your family for our grand supper we have reserved with Dr. Williams this week. I'll have the details brought in later. They're simply delightful company to have.

Tommy: Thanks, Mrs. H. I'll let them know that.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Sep 1st 2019 at 7:00:52 PM

Stormchaser

   Hellfire   : <Too dangerous! It's still a prototype!>

-Isbrand pulls her coat on and recalls the Houndoom.-

Isbrand: "No time!"

-She sheathes Lita's katana and whistles, Einbite flying into the second sheath at her side.-

-There's the sound of a motorcycle revving up in the hallway of the Chaser, followed by a flash of purple light.-

Jamie: <???>

Fuschia City

-And in another flash of purple light, Isbrand appears, clad in her Alucard armor and charging in on her motorcycle.-

Isbrand: "I'm not late, am I? Wouldn't want to miss this vampiric bitch getting her heart torn out!"

-She backflips off the bike, ignoring the exhaustion from the mass Aura Drain, sending out Hellfire and Foreseer to defend Kai while Shade and Mako accompany her, the former armed with her gatling guns.-

Fuchisa

It wouldn't be the first time Bryn had fought through exhaustion.

The first of this nature, perhaps, but exhaustion is exhaustion.

She hops off Gloire, landing with only a soft thud on the ground.

Brynhilde: "Gloire, the coffin."

Gloire nods, firing a Shadow Ball at Mephisto.

Bryn, meanwhile, is standing back, keeping one eye on Carmilla and the other out for any other potential reinforcements.

Torna

Though a valiant effort, the ice beam misses due to the twists of the cave.

After a relatively short chase through the cave, Vi manages to catch up to and tackle Jansen.

Unfortunately, she's about ten seconds late and it's in full view of the entrance to the compound.

Vi: "... Well, this is embarrassing."

The guards stare for a moment before taking up combat stances.

Fuchsia City Outskirts — Yesterday

-The Sunny Day only barely manages to cut through the darkness; although it does manage to help power up Helios's Heat Wave, it doesn't have quite the debilitating effects Waddles might have hoped on Carmilla. The dual Earthquakes manage to make the grounded opponents stumble, but Mata Hari and Marlowe easily take to the air to avoid it. Muddy and Legion's improvised attack also manages to hit everyone, for varying degrees of success.-

-Calamity's Stone Edge rakes across Mata Hari, who does not take it well at all.-

Mata Hari: <Ouch! So uncouth!>

-She blows Calamity away with a dismissive wave of a wing and an Icy Wind.-

-Marlowe is struck by Halcyon's Ice Beam, and additionally, is lunged at by Vo attempting a Dragon Rush. However, he manages to avoid the latter, and picks up Vo with his talons.-

Marlowe: <You know, after the mistress finishes killing your trainer, I'm certain she won't mind an extra vampire on the team!>

Vo: <And change my name to fit your dumb M-name theme? Don't bother.>

Marlowe: <Your loss!>

-And he pecks Vo aggressively.-

-Medea is hit by the Water Pulse, and hisses, but before she can pursue Megan and Saitama, Holly blasts her with a Psychic, sending her reeling. She prepares another, but then finds herself suddenly unable to do it. She glances around and locks eyes with the other Gardevoir on the battlefield.-

Mochizuki: <...>

Holly: <Urgh...>

-Mephisto is hit by the Shadow Ball, and laughs madly.-

Mephisto: <After all these years, I finally get to see what you taste like!>

-He lumbers forward and clings to Gloire, draining her life ravenously.-

-The Roserade turns to Alice and her team, smiling.-

Mozart: <Oh, how much a shame it is we should meet this way. In other circumstances, I think we might have made excellent friends!>

-With a flourish, he sends a poisonous spray flying at Belladonna.-

-Finally, the Tsareena, Méabh, turns to Muddy and lashes with what seems to be some sort of viny Cat O' Nine Tails.-

-As for Carmilla herself?-

-She grins, and as Brie rushes at her, and with nary a thought, grabs her by the arm and slams her to the ground.-

Carmilla: Ahh, young love. Which one of you learned the other's recklessness? Or was it what drew you together in the first place?

-A chill runs through Brie's body as Obscura pulses through her. Frost quickly forms along her arm, spreading up to her shoulder in but an instant. It would probably get further, but she is pummeled by the Stone Edge and feels the drain from Vee's incredibly frightening attack.-

Carmilla: Perhaps you'd like to be next, fox?

Nix: <You won't get the chance!>

-Nix flares her wings, and a bolt of lighting drops down on Carmilla, stunning her for a moment.-

-While everything is going on, Kai sits up and tries to focus their vision on Alice and Megan.-

Kai: Don't worry about me. I'm— I'm alive. I'm going to stay alive.

-They weakly push Alice's hands away.-

Kai: Save your strength for the fight. Please.

Fuscia

Alli: Rrrr... Change of plans! Waddles, Bulldoze the Sallazle! Keaton, keep pressure on Carmilla!

Waddles: <TALLY HO!>

-Attempts to stomp Medea into the ground-

Keaton: <Hey Carmilla! Stop picking on weak ol' humans and fight the rest of us!>

-Brick Breaks her-

North Kalosian Metagrossian Institute

-With a Teleport sound that is likely not unique enough to be notable, Pent and the peculiar Gallade arrive outside the building and waits for Sorine-

-After a few minutes he realizes this is taking too long and steps inside to see that miss Jurard is sitting at an archeology workbench, assembling a second crossbow-

Sorine, it's time. Get out here.

-The expert on the dwemer glances up and nods before going back to her work-

Sorine Jurard: Right, yes. Sko!

-The large man pokes his head down the stairwell-

Skovald: Yes?

Sorine: If anyone comes by asking where I am, tell them I'm delivering to some museums

-She slings her completed crossbow on her back and picks up the incomplete one so she can actively continue working on it while walking outside-

That seems... Unsafe.

Sorine: It's fine, it's fine. It's not going to accidentally go off until it's finished... But don't sing too loudly near it, just in case.

-Pent looks overwhelmingly concerned but puts his hand on Sorine's shoulder and the three Teleport to pick up the next vampire hunter-

Fuschia City Outskirts - Carmilla Chaos

-Alice hesitates for a moment as she looks down at Kai, but eventually nods.-

Alice: ...Very well. Don't move. We'll be back to help you shortly. In the meantime, simply keep your head down and hang in there, for our sake.

-She puts a hand on their shoulder before whirling around to face Carmilla, thorns of Obscura forming on her whip as she tries to entangle one of Carmilla's arms with it.-

Alice: Nobody will be next. No more innocent lives will meet their end at your hands.

-Meanwhile, the Toxic blast from Mozart is enough to bring Belladonna down into the red, but she and Arsenic both manage to overcome the drain to keep fighting.-

Arsenic: <Tough luck! You'll never find us fraternising with the enemy!>

-She and Cyanide pool their efforts into a Sunny Day to try and cut through the darkness a little more, while Belladonna replies to Mozart with a Psychic onslaught.-

Fuschia City

   Hellfire   : <Stay back!>

-He spews flame at Mozart, mindful of the friendly Grass-mons.-

-Foreseer says nothing, simply crouching by Kai protectively and analyzing the battle.-

Isbrand: "Shade, Mako! Focus on the Gardevoir!"

-Mako nods and runs at the Gardevoir with a Crunch, while Shade fires her guns - the bullets effectively being Dancing Embers (aka the Vulpix/Ninetales Fire-type Bullet Seed).-

Isbrand: "Why don't you try a fair fight, Carmilla? Afraid you'll lose without cheap tricks?"

-Isbrand rushes the vamp with a flurry of slashes, Einbite in her left hand and Lita's katana in her right.-

Fuchsia City Outskirts, Carmilla Zone

-Calamity yelps as they're Icy Winded, bouncing away-

Calamity: <At least I'm not pretending I'm cooler than a dinosaur!>

-a portion of their shell explodes, jetting them back in for another Stone Edge-

<You should've gone extinct 65 million years ago! Let me correct that!>

-Halcyon sighs as Marlowe attacks Vo-

~As always, it seems I must do everything myself.~

-and fires another Ice Beam-

-Brie cries out in pain as Carmilla gives her the cold shoulder-

Brie: (through gritted teeth) What brought us together is that we're adorable as hell. And you have me right where I want you.

-with her uninjured arm, she taps a Pokeball-

Guillotine!

-and a Gliscor bursts free, claw snapping at Carmilla's neck-

Let's see how you like it.

Whirlygig: <Oh look, you've gotten yourself horribly injured. Tara owes me 500 yen.>

Torna, past

-To Muddy, as we face the Mobius Grunts-

Guess we'll be switching places, huh?

Muddy: -Gets behind me with his arms outstretched, as a pollaxe appears in my hands- Yup.

I could get used to this.

Fuschia, last night

Muddy: -Parries Méabh's Power Whip with an Ice Punch- <Gonna have to do a little better than that.>

Ali: -Attacks from Méabh's side with an Ice Hammer-

Edited by rmctagg09 on Aug 12th 2019 at 8:48:14 AM

Carmilla Fight

Gloire does not take well to being tackled by a coffin and drained.

She's still standing, though, and retaliates with another Shadow Ball.

Bryn, meanwhile, has discarded her armband and attempts to stab Mephisto in the back with a Shadow Claw.

The Stormchaser

Vi is currently sitting at her desk, face down.

Siobhan: "Uh. Vi? You okay?"

Vi: "No."

Siobhan: "Anything you want to talk about?"

Vi *bolts* upright, standing, tossing her chair over.

Vi: "My mother called me last night!"

Siobhan: "Um... okay?"

Vi: "She wants help with her marine expeditions! Fine, okay, oceanography isn't my expertise but sure. No, she says, she wants me to design her an underwater mech!

Last Night

Vi: "Why."

Vi's Mom: "I've been playing too much [Subnautica]?"

Vi visibly deflates.

Today

Siobhan: "Oh! You mean like the Golisopod!"

Vi just sares at Siobhan, before walking over and hitting her head against the wall softly.

Vi: "Whyyyyyyy. Why, Arceus whyyy."

Torna, past

Of the three Grunts at the entrance, one of them bolts inside to get reinforcements and the other move to block the entrance.

One of them is accompanied by a Blade that was clearly a Pyroar in the Pokeverse. The Grunt's carrying tonfas and starts approaching Tagg.

The other grunt is accompanied by a humanoid figure that... probably used to be a golisopod? Probably? And is holding a large axe.

He swings a large axe at Vi, which is parried by Aurelis' own giant axe. Vi dances around and just punches him in the face.

Fuchsia City Outskirts

-Medea gets thoroughly stomped, and staggers, looking rather worn out already. However, she still manages to spit a Sludge Wave at the Pokemon around her, including Holly, who staggers, unable to do anything.-

-Mochizuki is battered by the attacks from Isbrand's Pokemon, and looks rather hurt herself, but that doesn't make the Dazzling Gleam she releases any less powerful.-

-Mata Hari sees Calamity barreling at her.-

Mata Hari: <I will not stand for someone as barbaric as you— >

-And she stops standing as Calamity knocks her out.-

-Mozart is doused in flames and Psychic waves, and yelps in pain, throwing a Sludge Bomb at Hellfire.-

-Mephisto gives a less-than-dignified scream as he's stabbed in the back. In a frenzy, he flails his arms to grab Bryn by the hilt, remove them from his back, and stab them into their own Rapidash repeatedly.-

Mephisto: <Let's! See! How! You! Like! Being! Stabbed!>

-He cackles.-

-Méabh frowns at having her attack parried, and cringes from the Ice Hammer, and stomps, causing vines to come up from the ground and lash out under Muddy.-

-Marlowe caws a laughing caw, and lifts Vo to be in the path of Halcyon's Ice Beam instead of himself.-

Vo: <Ack! Watch where you're aiming!>

Marlowe: <Yeah, didn't anyone teach you to be careful?>

Vo: <Okay, you can shut up, that wasn't an invitation.>

-He Glares at Marlowe, who falters in the air long enough for Vo to spin him around and Dragon Rush him into the ground.-

Marlowe: <Ack!>

-Carmilla is snapped out of her stunned state by being decked by the Brick Break, by being slashed at several times by a pair of dual-wielded katana, and by an Obscura-cloaked whip wrapping around her arm. She snarls, and yanks on Alice's whip, attempting to swing her into the other two.-

-And then Whirlygig goes for the Guillotine.-

-There's a sickening crunch and an ear-splitting screech of pain as the attack connects, not around her neck, but around her arm, in the middle of grabbing back at Whirlygig's own face.-

Carmilla: YOUR TURN!

-In a flash, Whirlygig's entire body is laced with frostbite, as a burst of Obscura chills them to their soul.-

-It's not exactly Sheer Cold, but it might as well be.-

Nix: <Let go of them!>

-Nix blows a gout of flame at Carmilla, particularly the hand that is gripping Whirlygig, and Carmilla grits her teeth but still refuses to let go.-

Fuscia

Alli: Waddles, crowd control with an Earthquake!

-Waddles stomps in the general direction of Carmilla's mons this time-

-Keaton grins nastily at Carmilla as he goes for another Crunch on Carmilla's broken arm, trying to keep it from moving freely even less-

Edited by Umbramatic on Aug 12th 2019 at 10:29:40 AM