bravenewworld | 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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[Shuu, upon reaching the top of the stairs, notes a glint in the rubble - it appears to be an old, lost disc. A Technical Machine.]

[Duskull doesn't go after Shuu'u, but he hovers just above their heads, flying in restless circles and trying to catch a glimpse of the floor above.]

[Jade waits patiently, alert as always, straining to hear any of the footsteps again. There's no point asking when Shuu'u will be back - they'll simply have to wait.

[The Flying Type sees the glint and flutters down to get it. Picking it up carefully in his beak, he looks around the dark hallway before flying back downstairs to give the disc to Chester. He takes it and looks at it curiously.]

This...? Wasn't there anything else?

[Honedge also returns, going to Cress's side.] Apparently so.. [He's never used a Technical Machine before, wonder what move it could be?] These things are like Pokemon moves you can teach them, right?

[Personally, he's forgotten all about those footsteps form before.]

[From the door on the right just adjacent to the team, they hear the sound of rattling bars]

[Jade was about to ask to examine the TM when the noise of rattling bars makes him stop short, his head tilting slightly as he tries to make out the sound more clearly and perhaps figure out what had caused it.]

My my, this place certainly seems haunted.

[He sounds disturbingly cheerful.]

It's probably just a Ghost Pokemon. Right?

[For the meantime, Chester puts the TM in his Ranger kit and turns toward the sound. He's trying hard not to seem spooked by the noise and the odd surroundings...]

Toryuu, be ready with Sand Tomb if something comes flying out.

[Cress knows Ghost Pokemon rather well, trust him on this one. Looking over to his Honedge knowingly.]

Flamberge, no matter what comes flying use Ember. [Reassuring the shivering Charmeleon her orders, simple.. He'll try and keep an eye on everyone. Bracing in a stance, his Pokemon as ready as they could be.]

[The rattling continues more forcefully for a few moments and then stops. The group hears heavy footfalls moving away from the position.]

[Placidly:] Perhaps so. But we won't know until we open the door, will we?

[The footsteps are troubling, especially since they seem quite solid for a Ghost type. Jade fervently hopes they aren't about to run into a Dark type instead; he's quite weak to their moves.]

[His Pokemon don't need any instructions. Sandshrew moves to stand next to Toryuu, while Jigglypuff and Duskull both hang back, ready to act as backup. After one last glance to make sure everyone is in position, Jade swiftly opens the door.]

[The footfalls stop and the team finds themselves face to face with a bizarre Pokemon. It looks a bit like a blue Pokemon but it's clearly, visibly warped. Different. Most notable is its bulbous, distorted head and razor-sharp fangs. It is on the other side of some prison bars, and when it sees you it hurls itself at the bars, grasping and pushing on them with great strength. The bars, somehow, hold it back, but it clearly wants at the team. It emanates a palpable aura of fear around it, and despite the bars somehow holding something about it screams of a ferocious power and a hunger for human flesh.

[Chester stares, his grip faltering on his bow before he fires without thinking. The arrow goes right through the bars, aiming for the ... Pokemon's head. Huffing out a breath, he stepped back.]

We should go!

[Even Chester is ready to flee.. and Cress hasn't ever been one to stay stubborn over taking well needed advice. Keeping a close eye on Flamberge. If any Pokemon was needed, it was this one, without her things would grow extremely hard to see and with something this terrifying (whether a ghost Pokemon or otherwise--) they had no room for error.

Charmeleon... she wasn't the fastest Pokemon.] Agreed. [Keeping an eye on her.. ready to call her back if needed.. they needed her but not if she couldn't keep up. Safety is what Cress wants for his team..]

[The appearance of the Pokemon had caught him by surprise, but it takes him less than a second to recover.]

No. [Jade's voice is strong and firm, especially considering their current circumstances. His Ghost-enhanced spear materializes in his hand.]

Our objective is to search for powerful Pokemon. There's no sense in leaving as soon as we find one. Besides, it looks quite secure behind the bars.

[He's more concerned about who has put the bars there, to be honest. Someone able to subdue this Pokemon and trap it must be powerful indeed...]

I don't suppose either of you can communicate with it?

[Chester grits his teeth, squaring his shoulders before he nods.]

... Yes sir. And no sir, I don't have that ability. You should've asked Jaeger to come along.

The arrow strikes the creature straight in the head and shatters. It rattles at the bars, staring at the team, before turning and exiting out a door behind it, disappearing into the darkness of the mansion.

Jezz.. [Cress feels a little cowardly, but he'd been worried for his Pokemon. Teammates come first, no matter if the monster they charge up against is easy pickings or not. Making sure a team is comfortable is most important.]

Is everyone alright? Should we keep going you think?

Jaeger's still a little too new for this sort of mission, don't you think?

[Now that the creature is gone, Jade approaches the bars cautiously, trying to see through to the darkness beyond the door. It looks like it's still part of the mansion, but...

Did that mean the creature could circle around the rooms and reach them? What was it doing behind the bars anyway?]

We may as well continue. At the very least, I'd like to determine what type of Pokemon reside here.

[If there are even any aside from the one they've just seen. He has to admit, he's curious enough to keep going despite the very real danger.]

Of course, I won't force you two to continue, but right now, any report we give would be rather incomplete.

It was a ghost, wasn't it? There's Ghost Types.

[Chester tries to relax, just resigning himself to this mission. If something happened and he died... well, maybe this was it. He didn't want Cress to get hurt though, that was unacceptable.]

I'll go on, Toryuu needs to help your Sandshrew identify those footsteps and vibrations anyway.

Edited 2014-06-12 12:45 (UTC)

The mansion is completely still. It's uncertain where the creature went, but you don't hear it stomping around at this time.

Dungeon Crawling

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/wow sorry sweats

fff sorry inbox ate the notif

np <3

Wasn't sure if you had a bit more conversing but let's go ahead and move this along