The Elite Four Strikes

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The battle is joined. The gods of Union, while mighty, seem to pale in comparison to the singular dragon of ice. Although they strive mightily to avoid damaging the city, already the mysterious blue dragon has been flung directly into a tower, earning itself a nasty gash over its eye, much to the dismay of the red dragon. While it has rejoined the fight, it is clear that the gods alone are not enough - the people of Union will have to step forward if they are to save their beloved city. The cries of the wounded and terrified citizens echo through the streets as the flames of battle rage. Now is the time - they must be stopped!

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Evacuation Group 1 - Fuuka, Yukiko, Chie, Geo, Yosuke

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[footprints_on_your_face]

Okay, everyone follow me!

[Chie's out and about in the city during the attack, clad in her Swords uniform and doing the best she can at crowd control. There are panicked citizens running every which way, but she's trying to funnel them toward Redwall, the hospital, and the breeding center for safety.]

Sheesh, there's so many of them...!

Geo's got his Espurr, Purrloin, Rotom, Scyther, and Spinarak

[vistapoint]

[... Geo can't even begin to express his relief at seeing a member of the Swords out and about. He's been trying to help direct people as best as he can but he's only one kid.

He jogs over towards Chie, Maia the Espurr in his arms, his Purrloin, Rotom, and the two bug-types on his heels.]

Need some help?

Kabutops, Scizor, Noviern, Empoleon, Doublade

[punchesyu]

There's no way we can make sure all these people get away safely...

[Not that he won't try, but the danger of the dragon loomed over his head. He spots Chie and Geo, trotting over.]

Hey! Man, am I glad you guys are here...

Evacuation Group 2 - Waver, Raine, Sophia, Martin, Ahri

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Ahri's with Duskull and Umbreon

[9tailedtemptress]

Ahri had been in a state of personal turmoil ever since the talk with Sveta. So many things running through her mind about the history and the way she spoke her hate seethed words and somehow... It all made Ahri question her loyalties.

And yet, no matter how much she tried to bring herself to hate humans it just didn't feel right. And this, what was happening right now? This didn't feel right at all. So with Kid and Karthy at her side, she rushed into the heat of it to try and get as many people to safety as she could.

"Over here! This way! We have to get everyone to safety!"

Waver's brought Absol, Vulpix, Foongus, Blitzle, and (hell) Skitty

[untalented]

Large-scale efforts were still unfamiliar terrain for Waver, but he would make do with the tools that he had available. The annoyance that was his grumpy Skitty Baccus, kept in line with a length of rope he had fashioned into a simple leash, was offset by the rest of his well trained team. Bucephalus the Blitzle was energetic and strong; Helen the Vulpix could keep people warm. And the rest of them...

"Cass, scout ahead and find a path for us to take," he called, sending out his Absol into the mess to find the safest route for the injured and the children.

With Baccus held tightly in his arms for the moment, he scrambled over the debris and looked around-- trying to see if he could Analyze the situation.

Sophia + Bulbasaur, to be joined by Pidove and Honedge

[soulofmagus]

Heavy though the bulbasaur was, Sophia was determined to carry him until he felt able to walk again after the icy blast. It meant that she was moving a little slower than she wanted with the danger at hand, even with the boost granted by the Gods that favoured Union. On the other hand she'd run into two young families after recovering Elhaz, lost looking and terrified, and herding them with her meant she could take up the rear somewhat safely.

Even with the panic and with the destruction occurring at their backs, voices - familiar and friendly! - still carried on the winds, and Sophia paused, looking around wildly.

Waver? Ahri? I can hear you! Then she closed her eyes, concentrating hard. Where are you? I'm halfway down what's left of Litwick Street.

Protection Group 1 - Rei, Ami, Hayato, Maka, Saber

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[expertonshutters]

[The good thing about being as study as he is, is that you could literally drop a building on him and he'd be okay. That's probably why he wound up in this group. He could take hits all day long and get back up again. He's partially made of metal.]

[He's joined by his six pokemon: Goro, the Marowak; Kodak, the Kricketune; Fuji, the Gogoat; Nikon, the Aggron; Cyclone, the Rotom; and Pentax, the Darumaka.]

Everyone here? Good, we've got work to do! Stay together!

[ofpromisedvictory]

[Saber nods to Hayato and Maka, grateful she wound up near at least two people she's familiar with.]

Watch for assaults or fallen buildings coming down from above. The enemy doesn't have control of the sky, but that's where they'll be coming from anyway.

[allergictoloveletters]

[Ami was not surprised. Of course she wasn't surprised. Insane, power hungry, cultist had been on her mind since Glacier. So when crazy reared its head, she was quick to grab Rei because she knew her fiancé would go off to fight the dragon. And in truth, with her abilities, she'd be formidable. Except together, the both of them could help protect their home. She brought with her Socrates the Dragonite, Hypatia the Florges, Aurora the Luxray, Nightengale the chansey, and Minerva the noctowl to help around the city. She knew that each one would be able to help protect and heal the people of this city.

She had gotten onto the back of Minerva so that any one they had to rescue could be saved by her dragonite, Socrates her fastest flier by far.]

I can take care of any injured but I think we should try and stay in the air, stopping any attacks before they even have a chance of hitting the ground and citizens. We need to act a shield but we have the advantage of being able to move.

Protection Group 2 - Sanae, Takuto, Lenna, Rose, Minako

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[taudriver]

Takuto was furious, but the Galactic Pretty Boy had a duty, and that duty was to defend the city. Clad in his Tau armor, he raised his hand to erect a barrier of psychic force around a tower full of people to protect it from the Dragon's onslaught.

[miracle_miko]

[ Floating by his side was the Citadelian shrine maiden, her gohei held out in defense. Throwing out a few talismans, they formed themselves in a large star array, spawning a shield of watery energy from each cardinal point. ]

[sparrowfeathered]

[Rose isn't sure what to make of the fire. She didn't think this kind of thing would happen so soon. She planned to keep her Enlightened abilities a secret, but that would be stupid. And selfish. So she's running up, now; her knives are drawn.]

You think they're gonna come this way?

[She glances over her shoulder, back at where Lenna might be following depending before she looks at the pair. Her Torchic pokes his head over her shoulder and chirps.]

Battle Group 1 - Yuuna, Merrill, Sinbad, Gwendolyn, Feliks

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[conquerorofwaves]

Everyone within sight, Please come to me. It's hard to explain, but I have an ability to sense incoming danger, so if I tell you do something, it's because the waves are telling me it'll take you out of harm's way.

[Sinbad takes a moment to breathe and clear his head, it's harder to read the waves with the chatter going on thanks to the sudden telepathy, but he'll have to make sure he can read it. He stops to look at Badr the Dragonite, Furfur the Growlith, and Forcalor the Rufflet]

Be ready for anything, and Badr - especially you, they might be Ice-type like the god.

Feliks has Rapidash + Gardevoir now, backup en route in the form of Beartic, Altaria, and Dragonair

[niepokonany]

[Who cares about harm's way? If Feliks did, he and his Rapidash would be making tracks away from the giant, rampaging beast.]

[He's a bit of a sight as he makes his way through the city -- thundering through the streets, dressed in a frilly, lacy, floor-length nightgown, his riding pants, and a winter coat (haphazardly pulled on under and over the nightgown, respectively), with his bedhead sticking up this way and that and a rather frazzled Gardevoir clinging to his back. He didn't bother finding socks or shoes, but does seem to have found the time to go and grab the sword Yuuna gave him a couple of months ago.]

[A guy needs to have priorities.]

Forget that -- has anyone seen her? Is she with the dragon, or what?

Battle Group 2 - Kyosuke, Excellen, Rise, Duo, Morgiana

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[senpaidol]

[Having spread out from both of the other "Theater" groups to cover more ground, Rise ends up with a few people she doesn't know, although Morgiana is at least familiar as Chie's girlfriend. She's completely on-task, scanning the sky with her mind to find a good vantage point to reach either Kyurem or Sveta, but she does take time to introduce herself.]

Rise Kujikawa. I'm an Analyst, and I have some ESP powers. I'll let you know when I feel one of them. You guys are probably going to have to take care of the offense, though.

[Not that the god would be easy to miss. She's followed by her Gardevoir Himiko and her Blissey Toyo, with the rest of her troupe spreading out through the area to help with the evacuation in their own ways.]

[flying_chains]

Morgiana heard Rise's telepathic voice and homed in on her location via other senses. She didn't really know Rise beyond 'someone Chie knew', but any kind of familiar face at all was good right now. She arrived via her normal idiom: landing from on high with a loud thud a few feet away from the other girl. She looked like she had already seen some action of some kind, but didn't have any obvious injuries.

"Rise, yes? I can be all the offense you'll need."

She probably couldn't; they looked awfully strong. BUT, she could see the enemy, and her heart was pounding with excitement. The truth was that while this was all terrible, a part of her that had been growing harder and harder to ignore WANTED something like this to happen. Morgiana had to be honest with herself. She wanted to test herself against a powerful enemy and break them. She wanted to fight and win against overwhelming odds.

Battle Group 3 - Haruka, Michiru, Pamela, Honoka, Mami

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Mami has Florges, Audino, Cradily, Drifblim, Emboar, and Zangoose.

[wishingalone]

[Mami is furious, but like any consummate professional, she doesn't let it show.]

[Yet.]

[Once she saw the attack, she rushed for the habitat. She needed her team with her -- and without the Warp Band, she needed to find them. They met her halfway. Now, the young woman is whipping up a tower on her ribbons, her Pokemon following by flight and leaps as need be. Mami looks up, all business as she looks up at Kyurem -- and for Sveta.]

[Her shiny Cradily sucks up a nearby plant as it leaps onto a rooftop, snacking on the garden there. She uses Stockpile. Her Zangoose crashes down, too; four swords spin around him, as he activates Swords Dance.]

Rhyperior, Salamence, Ninetales

[actsmagnificent]

[ This looks like as good a place as any to make a stand. Haruka circles around that tower on Uranus the Salamence, having left World Shaking the Rhyperior on the ground to receive orders via telepathy. Passion the Ninetales stands at Haruka's side, regal and poised. No one must ever know this is her first major battle.

Haruka closes her eyes, using Calm Mind. Maybe she's speaking to herself, maybe she's speaking to anybody who might have hitched a ride on this dragon with her. ] What happened in Glacier won't happen again.