Cathedral
"Why even ask!"
Emma's grin turns into a smile as her handgun quickly morphs into a lightsaber pike, an unstable wide spanning yellowish blade comes forth. She takes the first move and starts flying straight for Artemis with her spear pointed forward, further extending to a stab once she gets closer.
Grom
Seeing how there's no more eggs, it's safe to assume that the hatchling's the last aside from that juvenile.
Cecil seeing said hatchling go from curious to trying to poke his eyes out activates his fatherly instincts and decides to complete what birds are meant to do. He aggressively handles the bird, walks over to the edge, and fucking hurls a child off a cliff for the stack of bread below.
"THE FUCK ARE WINGS GOOD FOR WHEN IT CANT EVEN FLY?!?"
He turns his head and glares at the juvenile as if to say he'll do the same if he tries pulling that stunt on him.
Green
Kicking Green away is akin to trying to goal with a bowling ball, it sends her rolling but it probably takes a lot more than expected. She rolls and recovers as usual, quickly getting into a boxing stance now. That bite from earlier only further activates her muscle memory around her core.
Despite the beating she's been taking, her body still acts lazy by not fully engaging all her muscles. It's anger-inducing. Sparks of electricity form around her while she growls in frustration at the passing thought.
She stomps the ground, forming a ramp from the earth, a massive wall seemingly erecting from nowhere. Common sense would suggest she uses it as a way to get up, but she doesn't take suggestions and smashes through with the sole purpose of trying to cave Mawgrim's guts with her sturdier punches.
realFestival
"YOU-" Pecharunt begins only to be cutoff by Zim grabbing him. For a moment he looks fearful but then Ogerpon eats shit cause Poison Puppeteer proc lol. Turning to look at Zim, he smirks right before Tengu Anna goes to fucking knee Zim in the stomach and get him off Pecharunt, the alien likely finding out what it feels like to fight a Falcon main.
Pecharunt itself glares down at Ogerpon and fires off a Hex to abuse her poisoned status.
"That was a pointless encounter with a pointless person."Festival
Pokemon
One of Zim's eyes grows in size a bit, as if he's raising an eyebrow.
"I appreciate your devotion to destroying these FILTHY GROUNDS but this is not the time for-"
Cue him getting the Knee™ and hitting the ground, now clutching his stomach.
"AGH MY SQUEEDILYSPOOCH!"
Jessie, meanwhile, gets jumped, but one of them accidentally ends up pulling on her hair as she tries to move away and...
Well, that prediction is about to come true, because Jessie will furiously attempt to grab them both and viciously swing them over her shoulder and on the ground.
"My hair's a no-touch zone, you twerps!"
James and Meowth just look on with fear in their hearts. Fear that is about to be redirected when Fezandipiti suddenly emerges from behind them.
"Shreeee!"
"Eeeeeehhuhuhuhuhu!"
"AAACK! I don' wanna be bird food, I'm a cat!"
"Wobbu!"
Fezandipiti prepares to throw poison at them... only to suddenly get effing bonked by the Prize Master
◊ falling down from above, courtesy of Pelipper.
Fezandipiti has fainted
"Talk 'bout intervention from above!"
"Quickly, let's get some elite Pokemon out!"
James picks Meowth up and puts his coin into the coin slot by holding Meowth upside down... but the machine hangs and the knob won't turn.
"..."
"..."
"..."
Cue Okidogi also popping up with a roar, causing the three to scream.
"GRUUUFAAAAW!"
Okidogi then picks up the Prize Master (with Meowth and James hanging onto it) before yeeting it (and them) to the side. It then shoots Wobbuffet an evil grin, to which the mon responds by running towards Jessie for safety.
That leaves Munkidori, who pops up behind Ogerpon and tries to catch her in a psychic hold now that she's vulnerable. If this works, Pecharunt's Hex should hit guaranteed.
"Keekeekee!"
GIR... well, he kinda just stands there and watches. I mean, even if he understood he should do something, what exactly do you expect him to do?
—
Mochi
Poor Ninten gets tossed, smacked, and then combo'd through and into a food truck before briefly getting the Senator Armstrong treatment (except Ninten actually feels it).
"Moooo..."
He's then slapped with the purifying attack and falls on the ground, the poison's effect leaving his body. He lays there on the ground with a long-drawn out groan of pain and exhaustion. But to his credit, he doesn't actually look all that hurt despite the pain train he just went through. He'll just need a moment to catch his bearing again.
Angel Reimu may now see Teddy and the mochi'd Kareko suddenly flying over them as if they got hit by a car and were sent flying, both landing on top of the same food truck that Ninten just became personally acquainted with.
"Sorry about that Teddy! But I know you can take it!", Pippi yells from her end as she massages her fist a little, indicating she sent them flying with a single punch.
Ana and Lloyd start getting back up now, but so do Ken (near them) and Kareko, the latter of which cracks his knuckles and tries to ensnare Pippi and Angel Reimu with vines from his sleeves.
Ken, meanwhile, goes in to attack Lloyd and Ana again, only for Lloyd to suddenly bring out a Bottle Rocket and aims it at him.
"Whoever you are, sorry about this, but we gotta put a stop to this situation now!"
He fires the Bottle Rocket and Ken isn't prepared to deal with that. He throws his boomerang at it, but the explosion from it still happens close enough to knock him off of his feet. This doesn't make him faint, but Ana acts quickly and uses PK Freeze to freeze his wrists to the ground, preventing him from getting back up.
"Okay, that's one of them neutralized for the moment."
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Jungle Temple
Seeing the Regigii charge up, Audiogeist tunes up its own music again. The song is just past the first drop... and if the fight ends here, then it means that the geist doesn't get the chance to play the entire song... too bad.
It gets behind Kado's barrier and draws in its whole plasma supply, using it to reinforce the shield further. The stones that were previously lying on the platform's extension now fall into the abyss.
NEED MAGIC.
Which is to say: Audiogeist and Kado could, together, potentially shield the whole group and let them be fine. But afterwards, unless someone has a mana supply that the poltergeist could draw from, it will be too exhausted to act.
If it disagrees with experiment, it's wrong.Minira, Estraole
The carriage rattled as it passed over cobblestone streets. Luin saw the uncertainty on Khars’Li’s face as he sat beside him, the top of his reptilian head nearly touching the canvas top of the vehicle. They were the furthest passengers into the carriage, every other passenger crowded almost comically against the other end. A dozen terrified eyes glanced out at the Lizardman, and Luin was reminded that though the Arena was a wild and dangerous place for people like her, there were still millions, if not billions of people who led relatively normal lives. To her, being in close proximity to a towering, two-legged crocodile in heavy armor was normal. To everyone else in the carriage, it was a scary experience.
Ironically, Luin felt that the towering, two-legged crocodile in heavy armor was more scared than anybody else in the wagon.
"How are you holding up?" She asked, and the Saurus grumbled in response. "Never been to the mainland, huh?"
"…Once." He answered. "Many, many years ago. Before Koro-Na." Luin nodded. It made sense, they had to have come from somewhere.
"Has anyone on the Island ever come back to the mainland?"
"Not in a long time."
"But there was someone?"
Khars’Li nodded. "His name was Benja-Min." And that was all he spoke of the topic. Luin didn’t press it.
At last, the carriage grumbled to a stop. The compact crowd scrambled to get out of the Lizardman’s way as he skulked out the exit, and Luin awkwardly shuffled her way after. She quietly bid them farewell as they intently watched the duo scoot out of the carriage and onto the simple city streets. Even the horses seemed eager to get away as the carriage sped off, leaving the two in the presence of the Arena’s largest, and central Guild Hall.
Edited by ISZATSO on Jan 19th 2024 at 4:12:08 AM
With great power…you know the rest.Temple
Chora leaps back, taking shelter behind Regigigas as she notices the trio of Regis preparing to explode.
...
Suddenly, the sunlight shining through the hole in the ceiling seems to turn harsher than ever...
"Koraidon, use Collision Course!"
"Yeah, Rayne is using gold text because Chora is already using gray. Whoops.
A duo of shadows leaps from above, one falling back behind the barrier while the other sparks with energy...
...ramming right into Registeel at full speed, before also landing behind the barrier. These two are revealed to be Rayne and Koraidon (in its battle form), which would explain the sudden sunlight.
Rayne's blonde hair seems longer and... messy. Huh. Does this kid just not cut his hair or something? He does seem to be dressed somewhat properly at least- a pair of boots, some jeans, and a white shirt with a Pokeball symbol on it. He also has a satchel across his body, with six Pokeballs affixed to it- each of differing design, of course. Mostly Ultra Balls, however.
"I heard something going on around here and decided to step in! Is everyone alright?"
aeiou: the secondMinira, Estraole
"Good to see you two." Sebastien said, greeting them. He had arrived a bit earlier than them but had figured it'd be best to wait for the other two. He was monstie-less this time, having left Mona and the newly named Brutus back at wherever the fuck he lived I haven't decided yet lol.
"That was a pointless encounter with a pointless person."Minira
Luin nodded in greeting to Sebastien—she was equally without her creatures and her equipment, save the knife and metal tomahawk on her belt. This was a diplomatic trip with little chance of combat, so she had figured it’d be fine to skimp out on transportation fees and leave everything back on the Island. Khars’Li, too, lacked his signature macuahuitl, a fact he didn’t seem too terribly pleased by.
"You ready to go in?" The woman asked, glancing at the towering structure before them.
With great power…you know the rest.Desert Town
The guardsman only now realizes that he may have bitten off more than he can chew. If his helmet's visor were open, you could see a very panicked expression right now. His best option would be to retreat, but what would he say to his king? That he failed?
He rolls out of the beam's way, then gets up again and takes a few steps back. "I... uh... will see you soon!" He raises his sword once more and tries to run away.
Suddenly, he starts struggling with his armor suit, though. His movements become much more sluggish - as it seems, the tanks that Cecilia had removed were some sort of fuel reserve that helped the whole armour move much more easily.
Cecilia just stands behind, baffled at the whole ordeal that has just taken place.
If it disagrees with experiment, it's wrong.Guild Hall
Luin stepped through the grand wooden double-doors and marveled immediately at the splendor of the interior. The hall was massive, with golden chandeliers hanging from chains. A mural was painted into the roof.
Lining the walls were several desks with several clerks working at each. The lines seemed to be distributed amongst them and thankfully weren’t too long, for a mere few minutes had passed before the trio were up.
With great power…you know the rest.Temple
Kado's barrier (plus Audiogeist's enhancement) and Luin's group-wise defense boost will definitely prove to be needed, and the latter will be very helpful for Regigigas given that he's trying to reinforce the barrier by acting as a physical shield.
Regice attacks first with Hyper Beam, though Marisa has that covered. The attack flies straight into the portal and disappears through it, leaving Regice in need of recharging. And since Joker's impending attack is mental instead of physical, its power is not reduced by the portal being in front of Regice.
Rayn then rains in from above, hitting Registeel for some extra damage, though not enough to stun it. Given the fact that Joker's attack won't be very effective against it, getting such a good chunk of damage on it will be very helpful.
Registeel, Regidrago and Regieleki now unleash their explosive might, but Joker's attack happens as well, the pink beams going through the expanding explosive force and striking all four of them.
Upon connecting, Sukuna may just be able to sense the ancient and almost eldritch-feeling minds of the Regis, and even with his might he will not be able to rend them apart, for they are too complicated. However, that does not mean the attack doesn't do any damage to them. It actually does a lot, with Regidrago and Regieleki fainting prematurely upon being hit, weakening the combined Explosion force by a lot.
Regice also immediately faints as it was already on low HP.
Registeel tanks the attack though, ensuring that it goes through... but between the enhanced barrier, the defensive buffs and Regigigas himself tanking some of the damage, the force will not be enough to break through the group's defenses.
And once the attack ends, Registeel weakly beeps before collapsing too. Their last resort had failed to take the intruders out.
The Regis have all been defeated, and it seems like the battle is over. The group can now rest a bit and recover.
—
Meanwhile, at Walmart
"Shadowman, the time has come for me to make my glorious entrance.", Obese says as he stands in front of the Walmart. "Have you grabbed the shopping cart?"
"Yes sir, but I don't see what we need it for."
"To push me forward of course. I must soar through this cursed place like the god I am."
"But..."
"It's about sending a message Shadowman. A message to PAUL. Now let's go forward towards destiny!"
Obese kicks the store doors open.
"HAVE AT YOU-"
Cue Marisa's portal opening above him and the Hyper Beam coming down, blasting down on Obese and leaving him charred.
"..."
He drops to the ground.
"Sir, are you alright?", Shadowman asks as he bends down a bit.
"Shadowman you turned the sauna up too high?"
"Yeah he's alright.", Shadowman says as he puts back the shopping cart and starts dragging Obese back by his legs.
Edited by DevilPsyco on Jan 19th 2024 at 11:16:44 AM
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Guild Hall
As they approached the desk, Sebastien seemed to recognize the receptionist and grimaced.
"Hey you!" the overly cheery receptionist greeted him, and the other two by extension.
"Yes, yes. Ahem. We'd like to report to the Guildmaster about something we discovered in regards to the the Stained Monsters." Sebastien said, cutting to the chase.
"Oh! Then you'll want to go talk to the head of the Investigation Team then. The Guildmaster said to forward all reports on that to them." the receptionist said. Sebastien looked a bit surprised but nodded and she gave them directions.
After going down a few halls, with them getting some old looks from staff (likely due to Khars'Li let's be real), they soon find themselves at their destination. Sebastien opens the door to a somewhat disorganized mix of a laboratory and... garage. Sleeping next to the large doors in the back is a Pariapuria, with a cart near it that has a comatose Mizutsune on it. Felynes run back and forth carrying samples and the like between tables or shelves, with a young lady in a Scrivener uniform
◊ hunched over a nasty looking black scale on the largest of the examination tables.
A Melynx notices the visitors and taps her on the back, causing her to jump.
"Ah, hello there!" she greets, waving at them with her gloves covered in black ooze.
"Er, hello. We're looking for the head of the Investigation Team." Sebastien said awkwardly.
"Well, you're looking at her." the Scrivener Lass said plainly. Sebastien felt just a bit embarrassed now and hopped Luin would take over.
Temple
"Well... I'm glad that parts over with but uh, I wouldn't get too comfortable folks." Marisa sighs, watching the Regis faint. "Judging by what these guys were saying, this seems to be one of those temples where the treasure is actually some ancient evil."
"That was a pointless encounter with a pointless person."Yawning Abyss
Haru has flown off already. Alright then. Rayne, meanwhile...
"Hmm... Well, if you can't get me a Master Ball, I have a different thing to ask."
He looks over at Koraidon, who is still locked in Limited Build form, for the most part.
"Koraidon is still weakened... I've tried a lot of things, but nothing seemed to work to get them to feel well enough to do more than just travel... If there's some way you could power them up again, that'd be great!"
Temple
Meanwhile, in the not-so-distant future...
"These things were tougher than expected..."
Chora grunts and downs another healing potion, sealing up the last of her wounds.
Koraidon reverts back to its Limited Build, looking over at Rayne, who smiles and scratches it on the head.
"You did a good job, buddy. But I don't think it's over yet..."
Rayne stretches his arms and checks his bag before just standing and waiting.
aeiou: the secondFestival
With Ninten taken care of, Angel Reimu teleports out of the truck and turns her attention to the instigators of the Incident. Reaching out a hand, she releases a pulse of light to break Munkidori's psychic hold.
NY!Anna also fires at Munkidori. He's not adjacent to any of his allies right now, so her stat-dropping Sabotage effect won't activate, but what else can she do?
Ogerpon groans. Thank Arceus for Anna's buff, or she'd already be toast.
She finds the mental clarity to roll out of the Hex's range and pick herself up, stumbling her way over to a food truck. It's a taco truck, even, the very same one Reimu left Ninten in, but intact enough for her needs. There are even a few premade tacos left behind when the NPC owner got mochi'd. Ogerpon ducks inside and fumbles her grasp on one of them.
Kirike climbs out of the woods and back to the festival grounds, only to see the chaos afoot. Mochi zombies, rampaging beasts... She also notices the Prize Master and, hearing Team Rocket talk about it, assumes it to be helpful.
To that end, she rushes over to where Okidogi had mugged her, finding some loose coins left on the ground, and scrounges them up, then rushes to the Prize Master and puts them in.
As she lays her hand on the crank, Kirike prays, focusing all her willpower on the idea of something that can get this disaster back to normal...!
She turns it, and out pops a Team Rocket-branded Poké Ball with a leaflet. Kirike takes the leaflet and reads it.
Malamar, the Overturning Pokémon. It has intense hypnotic powers. Be careful not to look directly at its luminescent spots, or you'll fall under its absolute control. Knows Hypnosis, Swagger, Psybeam, and Foul Play.
She lowers her head and whines. Countering mass mind control with mass mind control doesn't seem like the way to go, so instead of sending out the Malamar right away, she holds onto its ball.
Akane and Mary get yote and effectively KO'd.
Zenkichi breaks out of Arbok's hold and brandishes a long sword, slashing away at the snake.
Temple
Well so much for Slow Start wearing off. Regigigas winds down in the aftermath of the explosions, looking a little toasty but still good to go.
Edited by KiriK on Jan 19th 2024 at 7:39:58 AM
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Lost space. Heavenly sin. Weight. Mediaharan. Over Joker, the Persona Cybele hovers, sweeping her arm and causing the group to be cured - aside from those who had already drank a potion or didn't need it.
You've handled yourselves well out there! And thanks for the last minute drop-by. That steel being's mind seemed... hardier than the others.
Using so many Personas abilities at once could be seen as a waste, but Sukuna had a lot of energy to spare, even if it wasn't Cursed Energy. He'd need to be making the next spells count... or just wait for it to come back to him after a little while, his power being such that it could fill itself up on its own when given time. But would they even have that? The King of Curses frowns when he hears about an ancient "evil".
His first reflex would be to go kill it and maybe use a few suckers as a way to see how strong that evil was. Sukuna was no imbecile - he knew the Arena had threats that far outshone him. But the fact that he could be challenges was what interested him and he also sought to prove himself top dog amongst the villains here. Show them what a real Ancient Evil looks like, even if he was willing to concede he was probably younger than most.
Going down there could help him get a fun fight and an occasion to test his powers further. He didn't want to back off. Especially when that ruckus could've awoken the being.
As for Beruka, she hadn't been hit. Or not to a concerning point. It was agreeable to have contributed to such a fight, even if she had to cower behind a few barriers at the end. But she knew she could do better than that. She needed to be able to take down giant rock golems in one blow if she was going to stay here for a long time. And one could perhaps aim a bit lower with that objective, but the Nohrian assassin was nothing if not perfectionist.
She didn't react to anyone, not even the newcomer. She instead listened to Marisa, nodding to her slightly and pondering. But that pondering didn't exactly last very long : her mind was made-up.
We leave. And we seal this place with magic. Or something sturdier than a rock. Let this sealed evil remain so. She says, slinging her axe over her shoulder. Despite everything, she wasn't going to be fighting an unknown evil. Who knew how strong it could get? Maybe it was something they could handle. Maybe it was something that was looking to make the entire world into a sphere of darkness.
She'd rather not see it for herself.
And as for our client... assuming the treasure is the ancient evil, we'll have to kill him and his bodyguards. He'll send more adventurers inside the temple. And we've just paved the way for them even if we leave it at that.
But what do we do before we can find someone who'd have the strength and will to "seal" this place? If those golems were all that stood between plucky adventurers and that "evil", it'll be easy for someone to go in... or out. Joker answers, Beruka turning her head to him in acknowledgement. I'd be surprised if the ruckus didn't make it aware of us.
There's a fair few useless omnipotents being for us to find and convince to help with the temple. Should it come to that, I'm ready to guard the place until then. Beruka says, glancing around at the place as if to determine where to make camp.
Stubborn woman. Where where they ever going to find those? Sukuna didn't even want to have someone like the blue-haired witch in proximity to him.
But... someone else could get a useless omnipotent to break that seal, right? Your idea is practical but we should at least see what's up with the treasure. We haven't lost anyone in that fight - if anything, our party has become stronger than ever. We can afford to at least check. Besides... Joker point his thumb at Regigigas over his shoulder. Maybe this guy knows what's up with the place.
Beruka look up at the ancient pokémon. ... You put shocking trust in that golem's dubious wisdom. It would still be stuck in the wrong entrance if not for us.
Edited by Bolded1 on Jan 19th 2024 at 12:49:59 PM
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterGuild Hall
Luin stepped forwards, eyeing the Pariapuria and then looking to the scale while Khars’Li hung back, hesitant of the entire situation. The woman thought on her words for a moment, the black ooze the woman was handling catching her eye. "We have valuable information on the Stained monsters. How familiar are you with an Elder Dragon species called Oltura?" She began, trying to figure out exactly where to start.
With great power…you know the rest.Festival
Pecharunt growls in frustration at Fezandipiti being KO'd, followed by Ogerpon managing to briefly get away right when he had her dead to rights.
"Okidogi! That brute fled inside the truck! Knock it over." Pecharunt instructs. In the mean time he smirks down at Zim and decides to well... literally kick him while he was down, having Tengu Anna try and kick him like a football. Maybe he took that grab attempt personally.
Guild Lab
"Not as much as I'd like. Most info out there is just myth, even on Elder standards. I have been studying this scale that most likely dropped from a specimen of that species." the Scrivener Lass said, gesturing to it. "I'm guessing you have first hand info though, right? Tell me all you know!"
Edited by shroobot3000 on Jan 19th 2024 at 2:46:32 PM
"That was a pointless encounter with a pointless person."Festival
Pokemon
Zim gets kicked around, letting out one of his loud and hammy screeches. Sorry Zim, this is the curse of being a comedic character.
Okidogi is about to give chase to Wobbuffet, but then hears Pecharunt's command, so it changes course, now stomping towards the food truck Ogerpon is in. Bulking Up once again while on his way, it's preparing to get to Ogerpon and deliver a powerful Poison Jab attack.
Meanwhile, in the food truck itself, Ninten stirs a bit and opens his eyes, looking to his right without immediately being able to get back up. The first thing he sees is Ogerpon scrambling to get some food and he blinks for a moment because a little green gremlin is the last thing he expected to see when waking up.
"Uh... hi? Can you tell me what's going on? I only remember being at a festival with my friends.", he asks with telepathy, expecting Ogerpon to be unable to vocally answer.
Munkidori's hold is broken and then it gets shot at. It ends up backing up and tripping over GIR, who was standing near it and it didn't notice the small robot. As such it hits its head on the ground and while not fainted, is definitely dazed.
Arbok gets slashed and hisses in pain before quickly slithering back to Jessie, who saw it happen.
"Oh, you'll regret that! Mimikyu, attack!", she says while sending Mimikyu out. The little hellspawn shrieks upon hitting the battlefield, then runs to Zenkichi and attempts to use Play Rough to basically beat the shit out of him.
James and Meowth would object to Kirike using the Prize Master, but both of them are currently knocked out from the fall.
—
Mochi
The mochi'd Ken is currently neutralized, but Teddy is dazed and the mochi'd Kareko now has Pippi ensnared in vines, forcing Lloyd and Ana to halt. Knowing that Pippi can likely break out on her own, Kareko raises the vines high into the air so that if Pippi breaks free on her own, she'll take quite the dangerous fall.
It doesn't help that, since the vines are coming out of his sleeves, they keep shaking Pippi around due to Kareko still doing the mochi dance.
"Get me down from here I'm gonna throw up!", she shrieks from up above.
Lloyd looks at Ana.
"Can you catch Pippi safely?"
"Not from that height. My telekinesis isn't as strong as Ninten's."
"Shoot. Then how do-watch out!"
The two dive to a side each as more vines emerge and attempt to slam into them from above.
"Mochi Mochi!", Kareko laughs.
Edited by DevilPsyco on Jan 19th 2024 at 4:15:46 PM
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Ogerpon's brain is kinda fried and unable to respond, considering she's still suffering from Poison Puppeteer. Ninten might be reminded of what happened from sensing that alone, a similar sort of influence on her as the one that was on him.
Regardless, she manages to scarf down a taco. Mmm... Because Pokémon logic, this meal heals her wounds and cures her statuses, and she promptly kicks the truck door open in Okidogi's face.
The kick itself is an attack. She waits for him to get in front of the door before smashing it into him with her foot.
"Should've paid better attention to your orders!" she jeers.
Angel Reimu divebombs Munkidori to finish him off with a flying chokeslam. She'd be using danmaku and being way less brutal if the first target she attacked didn't have a ranged attack reflector.
NY!Anna's Sabotage effect is almost definitely working on Pecharunt, since:
- its Special Defense isn't the best
- she's a Special/magic tank
- Sabotage triggers if she has an advantage in Resistance/Special Defense and her target is adjacent to another enemy
- Pecharunt is basically sitting on Tengu Anna, who presently qualifies as "another enemy"
The consequence of Sabotage is, all of Pecharunt's stats besides Speed are dropped. With that in mind, NY!Anna pushes past the disease in her mind telling her she's outmatched and just shoots at the fucker, channeling Moonbow, a less powerful Luna, for extra defense-piercing goodness.
Zenkichi gets pummeled, but in the middle of the frenzy, he reaches to try and grab Mimikyu, then throw it away.
Desert Town
"If you're just a servant to your king, then I shouldn't kill you."
Chihiro delivers a final swipe with Enten, aiming to split the armor open, but not its wearer. He's smart enough not to say outright 'I should kill the king' while still implying the possibility. He just turns to the glass girl.
"The sandstorm is clear. I can see a much larger city in the distance. We should head there."
"Do you eat?"
District 8
Loid ducks under the punch and retaliates with an uppercut. Not knowing exactly where his foe's own jaw is is a problem, but he follows his rising punch with a falling one, aiming to strike the shoulder.
Edited by KiriK on Jan 19th 2024 at 8:03:25 AM
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Festival
"Urgh Okidogi!" Pecharunt grouches at his dimheaded retainer only to go wide eyed as he sees the Moonbow at the last minute. He gets hit and sent flying out of the festival and into the surrounding woodlands. Tengu Anna looks shocked for a moment, having been ready to danmaku her sister but now looking lost without her temporary master.
"That was a pointless encounter with a pointless person."Festival
Pokemon
Even without a concrete answer, Ninten doesn't really sense hostility from Ogerpon. ... well, not towards him at any least. So he chooses to give her a boost with Offense Up.
As a result, when that door hits Okidogi... well, let's say there's a good chance it'll have a broken nose when it wakes up again.
Okidogi has fainted!
Munkidori lets out a monkey scream before getting divebombed.
Munkidori has fainted!
Well, that's the Loyal Three taken care off. And it seems Pecharunt was sent flying. So surely all that needs to happen now is for them to beat all the mochi'd people, right?
Meanwhile Mimikyu lets itself phase through Zenkichi's hand during the pummeling. Ghost type privileges, am I right?
Regardless, once the pummeling has ended, Mimikyu will try to grab Zenkichi with a Shadow Claw and send him flying instead.
—
Mochi
Kareko (and the trapped Ken) both look momentarily lost now that Pecharunt's been sent flying. Noticing that Kareko isn't moving, Lloyd and Ana move closer and try to see if they can't climb the vine to get to the still panicked Pippi.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Dragonswood
Ivory flies off, immediately towards the sounds of giant flapping wings. Y'know, like an insane person.
"I hear something. Gonna check it out."
He draws an odd, black-colored rifle, a glimmering green length of crysteel hiding the barrel workings. the output end seems to glimmer and spark with energy.
Arena Depths
Jove lets out an infuriated screech, blasting the Endworm (and its own remaining Fractal Guardians) to bits.
I WILL NOT FALL TO THESE... PATHETIC CREATURES!!
"From how I see it, the only pathetic one here is you. Taking over my body, trying to gain even more power..."
Something in Kaisui's chest is resonating. A light, both as dark as the abyss and blue as the sea.
"...but it's time you were put in your place."
Two things happen at once- Jove gathers all of its remaining energy and focuses it into a massive purple Beam-O-War.
The light Kaisui was emitting envelopes her completely, and when it clears...
She blocks the beam with her riot shield, which instantly starts cracking.
"You want this the hard way..? Fine!"
Kaisui gathers her own energy, emitting a watery-looking beam that slowly begins to push back against Jove, but it isn't enough.
"Grrh... This isn't enough...?!"
Jove laughs darkly as it continues to slowly overpower Kaisui's beam.
SEE THE FUTILITY OF YOUR OWN STRUGGLE, SAKANATORI.
It's back to being smug now that it thinks it's winning. Really? Doesn't it know that's a horrible idea?
aeiou: the secondMalzeno
Pancho takes the new gun, and studies it thoroughly. He even aimed jokingly at Bely!
That's a nice weapon you made, good sir. Thank you.
With those words, Pancho Pantera walks away the scene.
So... No dress or hair for me... Thanks.
And so, Bely departs for a job interview in a sushi restaurant.
Three freaking ghosts!

Festival
"AND YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT MY TRAINER, EITHER! BUT BY NOW THEY'RE ALL DEAD, SO WHAT'S THE POINT?!"
Ogerpon falters at her own words for a moment, leaving her wide open to get lashed and burned.
This time, she's not so fortunate. Her eyes cloud up with purple as she woozily stumbles, noxious liquid oozing from her mouth like drool.
She tries to heft her Ivy Cudgel and bring it down on Pecharunt, but her grip slips and she faceplants into the ground.
NY!Anna grits her teeth. She doesn't stand a chance against Pecharunt, at least that's what the mochi tells her. But where did those three mooks end up...?
Additionally, Akane and Mary jump at Jessie from behind, trying to restrain her. They are respectively a teenager and a college student, so they should be easy enough for the Team Rocket veteran to shake off, but would she really want to risk hurting some youngsters who aren't acting of their own will and aren't the twerps she hates?
Oh who am I kidding, if they mess up her hair they're dead.
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Angel Reimu takes a deep breath, followed by a long sigh.
"I'll be real. You don't deserve this."
Then she tosses him into the air.
"But that doesn't mean I won't enjoy it."
She teleports to intercept Ninten with a gohei smack upside the head, then another strike downwards to spike him. Before he hits the ground, she teleports again, catches him, and throws him into a food truck through its window—bullseye. Then she flies into the window after him and just starts punching him against the inside of the truck with Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs, before finally channeling holy light into her gohei to purify him with a crack across the face.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."