bravenewworld | Dungeon Crawling

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Dungeon Crawling

Log Deputy: Void
Participating Characters: Jade Curtiss, Chester Barklight, Cress Albane
Plot Description: Going deep down into the depths of the Old City to search for powerful Pokemon
Warnings/Notes: Possible violence?

[There have always been rumours floating around that tell of highly dangerous Pokemon lurking in the Old City, just waiting to ambush unsuspecting Delvers. Someone somewhere decided it was high time to investigate, which is why Jade finds himself down in his least favourite place in the world, along with a possibly-suicidal Ranger and his best friend, who didn't even happen to be a Ranger.

It's a rather annoying situation, to put it mildly.

It takes a lot of walking (and a few circuitous paths; Jade doesn't want them venturing anywhere near his old laboratories) before they finally venture deep enough into the Old City that they're in an area all but unexplored by people from the Union. Jade raises his lamp high, trying to take stock of their surroundings.]

I'm sure there's no need to tell the two of you to be cautious.

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Of course not.

[Possibly suicidal? Chester's bullheaded as always, but he's not stupid. His archery skills aren't that useful down in the dark, and especially not when Ghost Types are concerned. He's not sure how far many would choose to stray for far from the Mausoleum down here, but it's always a possibility. So he's very cautious. He'd left Apple at home, of course, but his Pidgeotto Shuu'u is taking her usual place on his shoulder and Toryuu the Trapinch is scuttling along at their ankles. He figured his Ground Type would be good for feeling vibrations in the ground and tipping them off to problems.]

I don't know why Cress is here though... don't you have important Swords business?

[Chester gives his friend a smirk, lifting his own lantern high. At least they have Cress's Charmeleon to light the way if things go sour.]

Edited 2014-05-04 13:25 (UTC)

( ooc: jade > chester > cress > void?? )

Chester! [Hey, come on! First off, Cress has been putting his fair share into their delving expedition. Charmeleon has been providing everyone with a warm blazing flashlight, aka her tail, this whole time and without her they wouldn't be able to see. Second off-] You're the one that said I should come..

Besides, the captain has his hands full with those newbies. The Fabre twins, or I think that's who they are. He's making them work double shifts and folks have been getting time off left and right. Their covering my shift today..

[Jeez Chester, don't go showing off like last time either. That's half the reason Cress wanted to come along..]

It's eerily quiet. The three don't see anything immediately wrong, but to experienced warriors, something in their minds is screaming that there's danger nearby.

[Ah. The Fabre twins. His lips twitch up into a smirk.]

I hope they haven't been affecting the reputation of the Swords too much.

[He continues walking forward, slower now, wary of hidden traps.]

And I have no objections to Cress being here. He's been making himself useful.

[Despite the levity in his tone, he's uneasy, straining to see past the darkness. Something doesn't feel right...]

Aren't they those Swords who got into a fight in public the other day? That's embarrassing.

[Chester's honed in on the sense of danger too... maybe not as well as Jade had, but he feels it.]

Toryuu, check the floors ahead okay?

[His Trapinch gives a nod and scuttles forward carefully, checking along the floor ahead of them for any traps or odd vibrations.]

[Danger, yeah.. Cress can sense it too.] Flamberge, keep the area well lit for Toryuu and the other Pokemon.

[The Charmeleon agreeing, following close behind the Trapinch. All the while Cress and his Honedge stay close to one another. The boys abilities as an Enlightened haven't truly shown their full potential yet but he's learned a few things about fire and electricity.

Cress himself wouldn't be completely defenseless. He's not a Ranger nor does Cress have experience with leading but--] This seems like an easy place to get lost. [Damn if he doesn't feel like putting some of that 'leader intuition' out there.]

[There's a loud "plop" sound. And another. And another. And another.]

Muuuuuuk!

[Behind the group, a bunch of Muk are dropping down at an alarming rate. As they fall, they start to blend together as they surge forward at the group. Eventually, as more Muk are added, they become one singular entity. Even more terrifying, they are no longer shuffling forward, the mass has become vaguely rounded as it forms into a giant ball, easily twice as tall as any of the group members as it starts barreling down the hall.]

MUUUUUUUUUK!

[Yes, that is definitely a giant ball of Muk barreling down on all of you, each individual mouth on it screaming at you]

What is...

[He whirls around, eyes widening in disbelief as he sees the Muk merging together.]

[Oh dear. The stench almost makes Jade gag. But despite being caught by surprise, he thinks quickly, not wasting any time with unnecessary words. It's too fast for them to outrun, so he dashes for the walls instead, trying to flatten himself up as he uses his arms to shield his face. He's in for a poisoning, isn't he?]

[Muk. Weak to Ground and Psychic attacks. Of course, there's no telling if such a large group of them all merged together means it's a new Pokemon, but it doesn't hurt to try. As he attempts to defend himself, he lashes out with Extrasensory, trying to deal some damage and maybe making the conglomerate of Muk flinch.]

[Hopefully his comrades are faring better.]

[Chester doesn't think twice about following Jade's lead when he sees the big mass of gross barreling toward them. Unlike Jade, he doesn't know much about Muk or Grimer or Poison Types in general so he's at a loss for type advantages, but he doesn't freeze up either. Shuu'u flies up off his shoulder in a frenzy to get out of the way, while his Trapinch scrambles to follow them to the wall before Chester gives him an order:]

Toryuu! Use Sand Tomb! Try to block its path and break it up!

[With a rumble, sand pours down on the Muk... ball, trying to slow it down...]

Edited 2014-05-06 06:22 (UTC)

[Man, Cress wishes Vorpol could be here right about now. That giant old fish would have taken care of these guys like nothing flat! (Or, at least, that's what Cress thinks.)

Looking over to his Honedge.] Let's go! [Along side his first and strongest Pokemon Cress charges head on. Always the front running, brave natured hero. Despite all the talk of Chester's reckless actions, Cress had many of his own.]

Use Slash! [His sword hand twitches, knowing he couldn't face these deadly toxic Pokemon himself -- but Honedge could. He knows from what his father taught him that steel-type Pokemon take no damage from poison moves. Sadly, the Muk families amazing defense make Gungnir's attacks seem like but little flicks to their HP.]

[The Extrasensory manages to knock a Muk out, and it goes tumbling behind but doesn't appreciably slow the rolling ball of Pokemon. The Sand Tomb, however, does a bit better, with the sand filtering into the giant ball of sludge it does indeed start to slow, but it is by no means stopping.

Slash unfortunately doesn't do too much. It also puts Cress right in range of the ball. However, before it can roll him under, one of the Muks reaches out and slaps Cress, sending him flying comically through the air and slamming into Chester. The ball of Muk is still pursuing the team]

[As Cress goes flying by, Jade flattens himself against the wall some more, quickly working away at his Warp Band. Hopefully the Muk will be more focused on the unfortunate duo than on him, giving him time to summon Sandshrew. The rodent Pokemon looks quite irate when it appears, but as soon as it sees the Muk barreling towards them, it let's out a high pitched squeak of disbelief.]

[Uncaring of his companion's fear, Jade quickly issues orders.]

Focus on the enemy. Use Sand Tomb.

[Continuing to slow it down and reduce its agility seems like the safest bet.]

Ow! Cress... nngh, you okay?

[Something about this would be painfully familiar if this were canon. Chester groans, simultaneously lifting Cress up and pushing him off of himself at the same time. His head's spinning a little, but arrows wouldn't work here anyway with the Muk being... sludge and all. So he just tries to shake it off. Toryuu is a little bit more composed than his human friend, seeing the Sandshrew using Sand Tomb again and hurrying over to help, doubling the power behind it this time.]

Yea-... I'm fine. [Squrming off Chester with his help, getting back onto his feet. Not sure if his Pokemon were okay and honestly, to Cress, that was far more important. Between his team Cress hopes to provide Mr. Curtiss with the assistance he requires, between the two boys this should be manageable...... right?

All the while Cress's Charmeleon, Flamberge, tires her best at assisting. Waiting for the steal-type to move out of her range before bursting a Dragon Rage at the glop.]

Dammit! [Out of all the moves Enlightened have learned Cress hasn't learned much, however, recently he's managed something of a small Electro Ball. Getting right back up no matter how many times he's knocked down and building one up in his palm. Electricity isn't effective against ground type attack, so this should work -- he should be able to fire it at the base of the Sand Tome without hindering it's power but apply an electric shock to the attack.] Here goes nothing!

[Spot on, getting as closely as he could without getting sucked in. Now somewhat of a raging thunderstorm engulfs itself inside the Sand Tome. It hits the ground with a load BOOM!]

The Sand Tomb starts coagulating around the Muk, before the Cress's combined attacks light it up. The Muk ball takes the hit hard and goes sailing backward, landing with a resounding splat as they break apart.

It's kind of disgusting.

[Indeed it is, but Jade has seen worse. They can't let their guard down. After a quick glance to make sure his fellow humans aren't dead, he presses onward.]

Sandshrew, keep using Ground type attacks. Work with Toryuu.

[Cooperation seems to be the key here, judging by how effective that last attack is. But with the amount of Muk all over the place, they can't afford to concentrate on only one target at a time, which is why Jade aims for another Muk, lashing out with more Psychic energy, more focused on doing damage this time than inflicting any status effects.]

Nnngh, yuck...

[Luckily, Chester manages to keep any... muck out of his mouth and eyes. They have antidotes, but it'd still be a bad idea to get poisoned down here. Toryuu keeps up with the sand, staying close to Sandshrew and doing his best to keep the Muk slowed down now that the giant ball has burst. Chest gets his bow off his shoulder and starts to fit the tip of an arrow with a capsule from his Ranger kit.]

Everyone, hold your breath!

[Firing the arrow into the biggest cluster of Muk, the capsule pops at the impact... releasing a strong Sleeping Power that Chester hopes will give them enough time to escape, or at least a better chance at total victory.]

[Cress... just takes up the back for now. Embarrassed -- clearly he should have rethought the whole electro ball attack thing because now everything was covered.

Collecting Gungnir, the honedge, who was still rather stubborn when it came to retreating. It wasn't like Cress could grab his hilt, but carrying him was also out of the question.. Flamberge couldn't stick close to the ground types because of her weakness but she stayed with the humans. Keeping the area around everyone bright...] You stubborn-- would you cut it! Come on, Gungnir....

[Holding the handkerchief his mother gave him this morning against his face, gathering up his stupid sword and joining the others.]

Weathering the onslaught of attacks and no longer in a giant rolling doom ball, the Muk start to flee before you. If desired they can be pursued, but for now it is safe.

[Jade waits a few seconds before he uncovers his nose and mouth, watching the Muk speed away. His first instinct is to chase after them and eliminate them - it would be unfortunate if they were to ambush them again later on, but he also knows that not everyone has as little regard for lives as he does.]

[Besides, their objective isn't to kill, merely to investigate. Pursuing the Muk will slow them down and create more unnecessary danger besides.]

[He turns to Chester and Cress instead.]

What are your thoughts on the situation?

What the heck, Cress? This isn't my only uniform but geez... This is disgusting.

[As a Ranger, Chester has seen some shit and gotten into a lot of messes over the years, but Muk and Grimer are always the worst. Savior, it stinks. After a bit of yelling at his best friend, he looks back to Jade.]

We should press onward. I wanna get out of here ASAP.

I'm sorry, okay! I don't have long range attacks like you guys.... [Now that one is professional, sorry Jade.] How was I supposed to know it was going to make it blow up like that?

[He's still beating himself up over it too, jeez. Just let it pass, Chester... Cress doesn't know what he'd do without his best friend but sometimes he just wants to smack the guy upside the head.]

I agree though, we should keep going. [Getting out one of his mothers packed Pokemon snacked for the tree currently working and don't call it girly to carry treats this time, Chester! Mr. Curtiss's Pokemon seen to like them so...]

As the team moves through the Old City, they find themselves in an area they definitely don't recognize. Standing before them is the ruins of an enormous mansion. It's extremely quiet in the area, you could hear a pin drop.

[Mr Curtiss's Pokemon likes them very much indeed. Sandshrew follows closely at Cress's heels, shamelessly trying to nudge him into giving her more food. Jade ignores his Pokemon, focusing on their surroundings instead.]

[All their surroundings are unfamiliar, but the mansion doesn't fail to catch his interest. It's such a giant structure - even though it's in ruins, it could provide a good shelter for Pokemon.]

[But of course, he isn't about to go dashing off by himself, so he turns to Chester and Cress again.]

I'd like to investigate here.

[His voice cuts through the silence, loud and jarring even though he had spoken at a normal volume. Beside Chester, Sandshrew flinches.]

[Woah... it's huge. Chester forgets about bitching at Cress for a moment and looks up at the building.]

Do you think the earthquakes uncovered it? Like the Mausoleum...

[He adjusts his bow a little and moves forward. Shuu'u flutters down to perch on him again, picking at the muk in his hair.]

Sounds good to me.

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