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The tall vegetation that surrounded the Mushroom Kingdom left it will a cold, damp feeling.  Tall trees loomed over the ground leaving shadows that painted the ground various hues of black.  A slight breeze that whipped off the corrupted leaves was the only noise that filled the air.  Every now and then a few dewdrops would be added to the natures melody as they fell to the ground with a plop.

     PAC-MAN sat down on the ground beside a tree that wasn't completely rotted.  Some bark still remained and was enough to support itself.  He sat in the shade of it munching on an abnormally large pair of cherries. Chewing the red spheres of fruit, he wondered about who would be joining him. Hopefully someone tough because Spooky is no push over. That, and he won't be getting the same amount of power he got last time.

[Mr. Game & Watch]

Shade wasn’t usually the type of guy to deal with these sort of matters. Anything that was happening on Li were none of his concerns. The pay for his work seemed decent enough for him to want to join in though. Besides, it was a simple assassination attempt against a ghost, nothing new to him. Though, by what he had read up on his accomplices they weren’t quite the same type of ‘business man’ as he was. Not stealthy and swift, this would make their mission a little bit harder as they couldn’t just sneak up on the enemy’s leader and deal with him quickly. Oh well, this could be a good time to rack up some experience points for his Pokemon.

A single Lilligant frolicked through the swampy wasteland, a gleeful expression on its mouthless face. The place was rotting and lacked sunlight, but at least it was more something she could enjoy than an inorganic city. She continued her peaceful stroll without a care in the world and no trainer in sight. It was odd because it made it seem like a wild type, but this was not close to the truth. She had no clue where she was supposed to be going and frankly neither did her trainer. She was just naturally pulled in by the healthiest looking of the trees, looking less moldy and disease ridden than the other ones. Luckily her ally had decided to rest upon the trunk of the great oak. She supplied the cheese roll looking being a cutesy expression and waved at him with her thinly leaf arm. “Lilli” the creature greeted with a very proper bow.

[Cielmira]

The ruins of the Mushroom Kingdom always made Amaterasu sad. Despite knowing her deific powers were not up to snuff and capable of freeing the local vegetation from the grasp of the Starvia she still made attempts. Moving in a casual run under the shade of the looming plant life Ammy would make dabs with her celestial brush to temporarily restore the more sickly looking patches to, well, a less sickly state. When she made it to the others of this mission she grumbled a greeting in a mild pant as she slowed to a stop.

Of all the groups the wolf had been a part of, this was likely the strangest. A large yellow ball with arms and legs, and an animated plant. She stared curiously at the two, sniffing the air in their vicinity. It smelled rather fruity compared to the rest of this place. A nice break from the weighty aroma of this forest.

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Looking around he soon noticed the flower-like creature. He waved back and quickly tossed the rest of his food into his mouth, downing the stem and all. Jumping up, he looked over the flower and tried to get a feel of how it would do in battle. Didn't seem seem very threatening but then again Pookas don't look very threatening but can fight.

With the wolf soon appearing, he was ready to go. Wolves are pretty much dangerous as it is. He began walking towards the north, he turned back to give a 'follow me' hand motion. The forest began to get a rather more dark feel to it as it visibly began to get darker and the atmosphere felt heavy. PAC-MAN was sure this was the way to Spooky.

[Mr. Game & Watch]

While the plant being was happy to see some sort of plant life, the wolf that was approaching their vicinity was growing healthy one in her wake. Lilligant performed a simple little spin and dance at the sight of the botany and approached them as they were safe to approach once more. She frolicked in the patch for a few mere moments, seeming to be distracted by the advent of these healthy greens. The grass type hadn’t seen plant life like it for many months, perhaps even close to a year. It was like a frog that had met with a pond after a good chunk of its life was spent away from it.

Regardless, Lilligant picked up on the fact that they were supposed to follow their leader now. Besides that, she knew that Shade wouldn’t enjoy her wasting too much time, otherwise he would try to return her to her ball. She scanned the tree tops briefly in search for her master, but odds were she wasn’t going to spot him. He was a sneaky one.

The plant shuffled forward, its puffy dress-esque bottom half swaying in a sort of rhythmic fashion. She kept pace with Amaterasu, curious about the being since it seemed to have some sort of nature based powers. Naturally, she also followed behind Pac-Man since he seemed to know where they were going, though Lilligant was still not quite aware of what they were doing exactly. It couldn’t be helped really, it wasn’t like anyone around here was going to fill her in. One could say she had a blissful ignorance towards it, but her master knew what he was doing so as long as he was aware of what was going on she shouldn’t have too many problems.

[Cielmira]

The site of the joyful Lilligant prancing around was uplifting. Temporary as Ammy's attempts to cleanse small patches of fauna, it was still rewarding to see the appreciation. The white wolf wagged her tail to signal her happier state. Pleasantries were set aside quickly though with their round leader beckoning all to follow.

For once it would be nice to go deeper into a dark forest and be surprised with a nice open glade instead of the stuffy shrubbery and heavy air. But that just wasn't how dark forests worked. There was a bit of an ominous feeling of being watched, making Amaterasu feel even more uncomfortable considering her shining white coat and faint flickering light from the fire on her back. Fear wasn't a part of her emotions at this point though. The canine would gladly choose to be the beacon and provide support for her allies than hide herself in shadows. This trek would likely be a bit slower if she, as their only light source, wasn't present. At least, she didn't think everyone here could see in the dark.

Amaterasu padding nearly beside PAC-MAN. Her footsteps were light but when there is no other sound around she might as well have been stomping along with the boots of PAC-MAN and gliding shuffles of the plant. She kept her ears perked and eyes sharp, scanning for any movement beyond those of the adventuring group.