The Labyrinth of the Full Moon

[bravenewmods]

With the thick mists upon them and people being hurtled between worlds, Union was certainly abuzz with rumors and concerns. Much had been tried, but nothing had managed to willfully bridge the gap between the world of dreams and the world of mortals. But on this night, a sense of anticipation was palpable. Something was going to happen. And, at the stroke of midnight, something did.

The moon, which had stood gibbous in the night sky, suddenly became full. Shining a gentle beam of light down onto the earth, its reflection shone clearly and brightly upon the nearby lake. And here it would stay. In the morning, no sun rose. The sky remained dark but the shine of the moon lit the city of Union in an eerie glow.

Those who travel to the lake shrine will find that where the moon shines, the waters have parted. A sturdy stone staircase descends into the depths of the lake, with moonlight shining upon it like a spotlight.

Those with the courage to enter will have to step into the darkness. Once their foot crosses the threshold they will find their world turned upside down as they are overtaken. When they awaken, they will find themselves besides some companions, perhaps known, perhaps not, and surrounded by a shimmering haze, an enormous maze of shifting walls and colors with no end in sight.

Welcome to the Labyrinth of the Full Moon.

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[rainsrespite]

[Yuuna nods, but taps her warp band anyway, calling out Zedd. The Magnezone's eyes light up as his...activates...or does whatever robot pokemon do, and starts forward at a silent command, sweeping it's magnets side to side to scan the area.]

Zedd will go on up ahead anyway. He's sturdy enough to take a beating and it might be best to have something like him up front anyway.

[And she figures under the lake shrine it should be more water types, and he's good at dealing with those. ]

[aerial_ace]

[She frowns at Robin's comment.]

I feared as much. These things never are easy.

We need a way to mark where we have been. We can't trust the walls to stay in-tact at this point, and I hesitate to suggest marking our trail on the ground...

Good, we will need someone strong at the front, and strong behind us. [Touching her warp band, she summoned a Metagross.]

Metagross will hold the end of the line. Try to stay close, there is no telling if we'll be split up.

Asemu, your party? Yuuna? Robin, I assume you have Aura, Excalibur and Valaura with you, correct?

[second_destiny]

I thought darkness would be an issue, so I brought my Golbat. It doesn't matter if we can't see with her around. I've got Bullet and Kou ready like I always do, and Garrod here. The last one's a Nuzleaf.

[rainsrespite]

With me?

[She checks her band. The Tyranitar and Hitmonchan that are everpresent companions are a bit of a given, as is the scouting Magnezone]

Zedd, Gouken, and Kyo here. And then Ichijou, if we need a Hawlucha to scout. And then my Politoed, Avalugg, and...heh...[She pats her sleeve and the hidden keystone.] Spiritomb.

[master_tactician]

Yes, I have Aura, Valaura, and Excalibur, as well as Fafnir and Smok Wawelski for some backup muscle.

[aerial_ace]

[She goes through type disparities in her head. They should be in a good place.]

Let's move forward, then. Try to stay away from the walls, just in case.

[Full speed ahead Team Ranger!]

[bravenewmods]

[As the party progresses they enter a room and suddenly have a sensation of vertigo. That may be because they are looking at an open ocean far below, although they themselves are not falling, it is as if they are standing on a tower of glass looking out across the endless sea.]

[rainsrespite]

[Yuuna chokes back a gasp, shaking her head and freezing in place.]

Stars! What the...

[This...is weird. Really, really weird.]

[master_tactician]

Whoa!

[Robin almost loses balance himself at that shift.]

What IS this?

[aerial_ace]

[Cordelia stumbles a bit herself, stopping to stare down at the ground to get her bearings. Which, in hindsight, is probably the last place she wanted to look, because that was a long fall. Even with the water there, it would mean instant death for anyone who plummeted from that height.

A deep breath, and continuing.]

Keep your wits about you, and watch your footing.

[second_destiny]

Whoa!

[Like the others, Asemu is surprised. Unlike the others, however, he isn't the least bit worried. Flight is a handy thing to have.]

Does everyone have a Flying-type they can ride at a moment's notice? I can loan Bullet if you don't.

[rainsrespite]

[Yuuna pats Zedd's dome, and reaches into her pouch. The flying saucer robot turned and dipped it's head.]

He'll get me, no worries. In the mean time...

[She removes a pouch of sand and begins to scatter it all around her, to see if the floor was...well...really a floor, and where it might stop.]

[bravenewmods]

Yuuna's sand scatters across the "floor" and sticks. The ground is solid. As the team watches, they see a coming storm moving slowly across the water, with an enormous, bulbous shadow moving ominously below the waves.

[aerial_ace]

[Cordelia stops to watch a bit.]

What do you suppose that is? Should we follow it?

[master_tactician]

If we do, we should probably be careful. That storm looks ominous and I have no idea how safe we are right now.

[second_destiny]

It's at least worth keeping an eye on. I can see a silhouette of something in the water.

[rainsrespite]

Hopefully it isn't a Tentacruel.

[Gods she hates Tentacruel.]

[aerial_ace]

[Yuuna...]

I believe that a Tentacruel would be the least of our worries.

[rainsrespite]

They're a huge pain...

[Seriously.]

Anyway. Hopefully it's not anything too bad down there.

[bravenewmods]

As the figure comes into view, two things become apparent. One, that the creature beneath the waves is unbelievably massive, dwarfing even a Wailord. And two, the storm is at its beck and call, and it is bearing down on an island where a small human settlement lies in its direct path.

[aerial_ace]

[She knows what that is.]

A god...

[rainsrespite]

[Okay, definitely worse than a Tentacruel. But...]

Yeah. [Swallowing thickly, Yuuna takes a step forward and kneels down, watching the shadow.]

This can't be real. It's gotta be another nightmare.

[second_destiny]

Even if it is, we have to act. We can't just stand and watch a village get drowned by it. We have to see if there's any way we can affect what's about to happen.

So let's keep moving! We're not going to get anywhere by standing around.

[master_tactician]

What would you have us do, exactly? I am not one to leave a village to its destruction but we aren't exactly capable of commanding weather itself. We'd be crushed in an instant!

[second_destiny]

I'm not saying we go down and take it on directly. If we follow this path, we might be able to find something that can take it on directly for us. I mean, there's a Pokémon ability that can ignore weather effects. Who's to say there's one that can't go a step further? We've obviously got an example of it below us!