[Mari]

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Dragonite jolted back as his hand was shocked, wiggling his fingers thoughtfully as he pondered the situation. ...Well if it wasn't the wall's best friend and closest ally--The Door! He would have to show this door what it meant to cross h--

WjEEfQ3Up_1d20-3 (Dragonite's... Half-Hearted Dodge)

Dragonite just sort of lazily stepped back as the door opened, the frame brushing against him harmlessly as he moved. And out came ... What was that? Ghost type pokemon? So it was them all along! He turned to address the mega banette, oddly enough waiting patiently for it to finish. Patience didn't really seem to be his style, so this was perhaps an odd sight. ("If I feared death, I would have stopped fighting long ago.") Dragonite replied rather dismissively. He would glance at Jill, but this one was a stranger to him. Her orders were strange and loud. He promptly and arrogantly disregarded her command. Dragonite would slam his fists together, the sheer force of the blow causing the ground to tremble slightly. ("I refuse to be threatened by mere speculation. Give me your worst, spirit, and pray to whatever dark forces you answer to that I do not give mine back.") Dragonite went on to remark rather coldly, a subtle aura of power building around his body.

---

Iris entered the room with Shaymin, her wide eyes exploring the wide open field with wonder, up until she noticed the sky was covered in some sort of messed up footage. Iris emitted a little girly squeal at the sight.

p_1d20 (Iris' Courage)

...But managed to resist the urge to nope right out of that room. "...This is some Pokestar Studios stuff." she lamented anxiously, vocalizing her discomfort. It became clear that the champion was deeply unsettled by the depiction of pokemon cruelty in the room. She too noticed that they were being watched, wrinkling her nose and making an effort to decode what might be hidden behind the facade that was this room.

p_1d20 +1 = 21 (Iris' Critical Sniffer of Amazing Sleuthing)

Champion Iris
0%
Status: Normal


Iris' Dragonite
4%
Status: Normal

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Cosplay's cheeks began to spark as she slowly walked forward. "(You know what? I've survived fighting two legendary Pokemon at once with my Trainer, and then survived the Cave of Origin collapsing on top of me right after. I don't need his help to fight you, because next to them, you're just a cute, cuddly Buneary,)" Cosplay said rather boldly. She then dropped down onto all fours and moved forward at blinding speeds, boosting her speed. She then jumped as she launched an Electro Ball at the Mega Banette.

zz_IZFfkp_1d20+4 (Cosplay's powered up Electro Ball)

She then shot forward as she tried to land a punch like a meteor. She had hoped to boost her overall attack power with the move, but hitting hard in general would be a good enough.

p_1d20+2 (Cosplay's excellent Meteor Mash)
p_1d100 (unsuccessful Str buff)
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[Coolshaymin]

Jill, Cosplay and Dragonite

The Mega Banette cackled again as it would appear the three were trying to be brave. "Khehehe, death would be too good for you. But that is enough talk. Play with me!" Mega Banette commanded as Jill attacked her with her drill arm things... That would make such an interesting toy.

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Mega Banette swiftly moved to the side as the first strike came at them. The doll gave a shriek though as they were caught off guard by the follow up. The drill drilled into it's body before she mustered the strength to disappear and reappear back a little bit. It would appear the Pikachu was also on the offensive however. However, before that, a dark purple aura surrounded the Mega Pokemon and Jill would have an odd feeling as she was suddenly unable to use her last attack for some reason.

(Cursed Body Counter causes all moves that hit Mega Banette to be put on a 2 turn cooldown if they do not have a cooldown)

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Mega Banette was once again tried to move out of the way of the Electroball but was a tad bit too slow. The technique hit the doll spirit's side and caused that same dark purple aura that made the electric mouse temporarily forget Electroball. It did not seem to hurt the spirit as much as she was used to pain however as she was quite quick. The doll was then knocked back by the follow up punch from the mouse. The purple aura then cast a curse that made Cosplay forget that move as well. It would seem hitting them caused some kind of disabling curse... That may complicate matters a bit.

"A cute little Buneary you consider me?" The doll questioned with a tilt of her head. "That is quite a funny outlook. I think I am now it in this little game of tag. Let's play Shadow Tag," Mega Banette stated before it's shadow suddenly extended towards Pikachu and attempted to hold her in place with her shadow.

p_1d20+2(Shadow Sneak on Cosplay. Shadow Sneak deals damage and holds the victim completely still. This makes the DEX mod 0 and unable to dodge attacks. The shadow hold can be broken with INT)

The doll then had a purple glow to it's claws before lunging at the Dragonite. The Ghost Type slashed at the Dragonite and attempted to steal it's life force with... Drain Punch... Wait... Banette did not normally learn Drain Punch.

p_1d20+6(Critical Fail Drain Punch on Dragonite)

Damage: 31%
Status: Normal
Equipped: None
Reward: Mystery

---

Shaymin and Iris

Shaymin was not entirely sure about the feel of this room... But maybe the SD Card on the desk holds some important information. The legendary walked towards the table as they tried to sense their surroundings.

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Shaymin however could not sense anything of interest and just kept moving. Iris however would smell something most foul indeed. The scent was very faint as if it was trying to conceal itself but she could definitely smell it. The smell of some kind of sewers were coming from one of the pods in this room. It would appear it was not empty afterall... And the worst part is a strange Arbok that looked like it was liquidfied into some purple liquid came lunging at the unsuspecting Shaymin.

(Roll a 7 or higher in DEX to get Shaymin away from the Mubok in time)

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Jill couldn't be more shocked at the little mouse's attack, "Man, where were you hiding that, huh?" She commented in amazement, forgetting about fighting for a second.

She snapped back into the present as the Drill Dozer sputtered and its drills stopped whirling. Jill smacked it on the head experimentally, nothing. "What did you do to the Drill Dozer!?" She snarled angrily, launching forward to slam its metal shoulder into the doll.


FbgJB_wFp_1d20+1 (Great Metal Ram!)


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[Mari]

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Iris wrinkled her nose. Eww gross. Way gross! Someone needed a bath around here and she wasn't amused. Her attention was drawn to a particular 'empty' capsule, which she glared at in disgust. To her alarm, however, she became aware of a movement from within the pod. Uh-oh. Grossness incoming! "Hey!" Iris blurted out as she took off running, attempting to grab Shaymin's attention. The girl broke into a sprint, her sandals impacting the ground hard as she rushed to Shaymin's aid. Legs, don't fail her now!

tTdYdvsJp_1d20-1 (Iris' Interception)

...And fail they did not. Iris quickly closed the distance between Shaymin and herself, ducking low and snatching Shaymin up into her arms before sliding out of the way of a strike. "Hmph! ...That was pretty close! No need to worry, though. I smelled this creepo from across the room!" Iris would remark. Shaymin was left unrestricted in Iris' arms, able to hop off at her own leisure. Iris would turn back to the disgusting danger noodle, just sort of backpedaling away to put some distance between herself and it. "What kind of pokemon is that?" Iris wound up asking no one in particular. She did not have a pokedex on her person and frankly, she doubted even Professor Juniper could name every pokemon just by looking at them. That was a problem pokedexes were designed to fix, after all! That being said, she didn't expect an answer from Shaymin.

---

Dragonite made a standoff with so-called-'Mega' Banette, oblivious to the pokemon's attempts at attacking Cosplay Pikachu. When Mega Banette finally attempted to strike him...

p_1d20-3 (Dragonite's Sidestep)

You wouldn't think such an enormous pokemon could move in a confined space like this, but when Mega Banette moved in Dragonite managed to side step just enough for Mega Banette's fist to brush right past his side, leaving the ghost wide open to Dragonite's response. ("...My trainer plays rougher.") Dragonite remarked gruffly, pulling his fist back. A large amount of energy concentrated in the fist, causing it to glow with awesome power. Dragonite would then proceed to attempt to violently knock some sense into the ghost.

p_1d20+6 (Focus Punch! This attack deals 2D20 damage if it hits.)

Champion Iris
0%
Status: Normal


Iris' Dragonite
4%
Status: Normal

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Not liking the way that shadow looked, Cosplay simply attempted to jump aside and out of its path.

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Due to her enhanced speed and already remarkable agility, she found herself having little trouble avoiding the Mega evolved Pokemon's attack. "(Oh really? Do the names Kyogre and Groudon ring any bells? Yeah, I fought them. I wasn't alone then, nor am I now,)" she replied. In hindsight, she probably should've used THunder Wave before she used Electro Ball. Especially now that she oddly couldn't use it. Did this Ghost type know Disable? Oh well. Cosplay launched a blast of electricity at the Banette.

p_1d20+2 (Cosplay's poorly executed Thunder Wave, paralyzes if hits)

She then dug through her bag before changing into her Belle Costume. She then conjured a transparent barrier around herself. Jill and Dragonite would find themselves being protected as well as a barrier appeared each of them as well. Unfortunately for Iris and Shaymin, they were out of range of her Light Screen.1d20+4·1d20+2

[Coolshaymin]

Jill, Dragonite and Cosplay Pikachu

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"Khehehehe. You mad I broke your little toy? It is your fault really. You should really play with your toys better," Mega Banette mocked Jill as she came at her. The Mega Banette simply vanished though and Jill passed through where the Pokemon originally was. The Ghost Type then reappeared in front of Dragonite and was ready for another attack... That was until the Ghost Type was violently punched and sent flying backwards with great force. This punch left the doll quite in quite a beat up condition as it glared at the dragon.

The sinister Pokemon swiftly evaded the electric blast from the cosplayer before getting ready to fight back. "You are beginning to try my patience. At least you are a lot less boring than those scientists," A dark aura then appeared around the ghost as Dragonite was temporarily stripped of his Focus Punch. "Now, let's play a little game of Hide and Seek. Try and find me," Mega Banette stated before vanishing from sight.

It would seem this game of "Hide and Seek" was a bit unfair however. It was completely impossible to hear the position of the sinister doll. However, if one watched closely, a dark aura would appear behind Jill before a slash of darkness would come out to try and catch Jill off guard.

p_1d20+6(Phantom Force on Jill. Wisdom is required to dodge)

Then the Mega Banette immediately vanished into thin air again. A chilling feeling ran through the room that threatened to freeze the trio to the bone. A red eye then appeared behind Dragonite as Mega Banette prepared to strike the brute for real this time. An electricified claw broke out from behind Dragonite and attempted to slash him with a shocking sensation.

p_1d20(Chilling Sensation that only does damage to everyone in the room)
p_1d20+6(Electric slash on Dragonite with a 30% chance to paralyze)

The doll then decided to actually stay visible this time instead of immediately vanishing.

Damage: 65%
Status: Normal
Equipped: None
Reward: Mystery

---

Iris and Shaymin

Shaymin turned around to Iris in confusion as she called out to him. Did she see something else in the room she hadn't? Shaymin's confusion only peaked as Iris picked the Gratitude Pokemon up and carried her out of the way as some strange Pokemon was about to snap down on the spot Shaymin was. The hedgehog looked at the slimy serpent in surprise since she has not seen or heard of anything like it.

.... Wait... Iris was capable of smelling that thing? Was she even human if Shaymin could not detect it? Maybe her nose was just not working today. "I do not know... It resembles an Arbok... But last time I checked... They were not this... slimy..." Shaymin stated in disbelief at the strange creature.

It looked there way again and looked like it was about to lunge at Iris this time. Shaymin was more aware this time so she channeled into the seeds in her back to suck in pollution and expel it with Seed Flare. With the effect this place has on her weakness to Starvia, this won't go as badly as it would normally. Of that, she was sure.

The sliminess of the creature was sucked into Shaymin's seeds before Shaymin let out a really bright green shockwave. Shaymin fell on the ground and coughed immediately afterwards. "Ew! That Pollution tasted like Muk!" Shaymin declared in disgust... It might be better not asking how she knew what Muk tasted like but she looked up and noticed a really... confused looking Arbok in the place of what was originally the creature.

Shaymin tilted her head as the snake slithered away. ".... That was weird... Hey, Iris. Could you put that storage thing into the computer? It might be able to tell us what just happened," Shaymin requested. She still had the taste of Muk in her but she felt better to ignore that for now.

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Jill gasped as the Drill Dozer smashed into a wall, groaning as she rubbed her whiplashed head. She didn't get to stay still long, as the doll disappeared, suddenly leaping at her from behind.


c4|9XArUp_1d20-2 (So close!)


The Drill Dozer's metal casing squealed terribly as she leapt forward, but except for a ruined paintjob, the damage was superficial. The doll instantly followed up by chilling the room, cold enough for Jill's breath to leave its mark.


p_1d20+1 (Got it!)


However, Jill huddled into the Drill Dozer's cockpit, moving forward to keep its joints from freezing over as she threw its metal shoulder at the doll again, "Second times the charm!" She yelled as if it would help her.


p_1d20+1 (Metal Ram!)


Damage: 1%1d20-2·1d20+1·1d20+1

[Mari]

---

Iris held Shaymin in her arms as the other absorbed the grossness elemental monster, watching in awe as things went down. Luckily for Shaymin, the trainer would be there to prevent her from falling too far once she finished. The champion wobbled on her feet as she picked Shaymin up and casually set the pokemon down on top of her head, right behind her tiara. That wild, hydreigon themed hair looked impossible to maintain, but it sure did make for a soft place to sit! "Ugh, I know how you feel. It was like I could taste him with my nose!" Iris remarked, wrinkling her nose in disgust. She would move to take the SD card, studying it for a moment. "Yeah... Sure!" she would go on to reply, moving to the aforementioned computer and in turn studying it. She would look for a slot that looked vaguely like it was the right size. That was about the full extent of her computer expertise.

---

1TmeRtVup_1d20-3 (Impossible Dodge)
p_1d20+3 (Dragonite's block!)
p_1d20 (Paralysis Chance)
p_1d10 (Dragonite's Damage)

Dragonite turned and caught the electrified claw on his arm. It dug into his scales and the electricity raced across his back, but his massive body absorbed the electricity without issue and it failed to paralyze him. Dragonite turned his gaze back on the Mega Banette and a barrier formed around himself, shielding his body. ("...I seem to remember Mega Pokemon being stronger than this.") he remarked rather coldly, turning fully to Mega Banette. ("I'll show you.") Dragonite would go on, spreading his arms and telegraphing an attack. The massive pokemon stepped forward and threw another punch at Mega Banette. This time, his fist was radiating with powerful electricity.

p_1d20+3 (Thunder Punch! Has a 20% chance of paralyzing if it hits)

Dragonite then quickly followed up by pulling his fist back and lunging forward to strike again with his other fist!

p_1d20+3 (Thunder Punch number two! Has a 20% chance of paralyzing if it hits)

Champion Iris
0%
Status: Normal


Iris' Dragonite
10%
Status: Normal

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Cosplay seemed quite light on her feet despite her dress and heels as she jumped over the wave of chilling air. "(I dunno about weaker, but this one seems slower if you ask me. In fact, I'm sure I should be slower than this one,)" Cosplay remarked. "(Here, let me show you what real cold looks like while we're at it!)" Cosplay told Mega Banette before creating two icicles over the hackmon's head, which would then come crashing down.

p_1d20+2 (Cosplay's Icicle Crash!)
p_1d20+2 (Cosplay's second Icicle Crash)

 Cosplay covered her face with her arm as she was sprayed with ice from her own attack. So far, the battle was effortless for her. But of course that could all change in an instant.
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[Coolshaymin]

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Jill, Dragonite and Cosplay

The Mega Banette was swiftly caught completely off guard by Jill's retaliation. Jill's Metallic Ram knocked the ghost off balance which left it wide open for Dragonite's assault. Mega Banette got bashed by the first Thunder Punch that made it's head move outward before it took the second punch. It was thrown too off guard by the bashing as icicles formed above it and proceeded to rip through the Ghost Type.

The doll was very ripped now and it looks like it's zippers were broken. The Ghost looked like it was still mustering it's strength to fight however. "This is impossible! You will become...!" Before the Banette could finish it's sentence however, it's body suddenly shivered so intensely it looked like part of it's face and claws came off momentarily. "N-no! I swear it's not my fault! Don't do-AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" The doll begged before it exploded into random numbers and a SD Card fell to the floor... It seemed the Ghost Type made someone very unhappy.

After that, the chairs fazed around before fading away. Then a collection of ones, fives and twos gathered at the spot the chairs were. In the place was a door leading out of the bedroom. It looks like the trio are allowed to move onward.

---

Iris and Shaymin

After Iris put the SD Card into the computer, a text file suddenly appeared on the screen. It seemed to be some kind of detailed report on the experiments here. The exact contents are:

"We have tried fusing many different Pokemon together to make a more powerful combination that ultilizes both attributes of the host... However, many experiments have proven to be extremely unstable. Things like spontaneously combusting into ash, exploding, sudden system failures, turning into goo, dehydration, and other vital issues are extremely commonplace. However, we have successfully fused a Muk and Arbok together to create some kind of grime snake... It is hard to tell which being is in control and it seems to be in intense pain, but it is not dead. We just have to find some way to replicate this and remove the pain to make progress on weapons... By the way, can someone talk to the people in the labs covering space? There has been some really strange things popping up around the labs. I am pretty sure we did not order a Hot Springs and there feels like something off about how... natural it seems. We have to keep these experiments from interfering with other work."

"... So that thing was a Muk and a Arbok fused... Does that mean I... ate a Muk?! YUK!" Shaymin said as she realized the... least important part.

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Jill threw back her hands and let out a whooping of victory as the doll vanished, "We did it!" She yelled, happiness flooding her person as the Drill Dozer moved just like new, it was back!
She swung off the Drill Dozer for a second, snatching up the SD card, "Alright, let's keep this baby safe and sound!" She commented happily, putting it right next to the previous SD card she had picked up, who knows how important this would be!?
"Come on!" She barked as she trotted into the other room, unknowing what to expect.

Damage: 1%

[Mari]

---

Iris folded her arms in response to Shaymin's comment, smirking at the idea. "Somehow I don't think that muk was too thrilled about it either." Iris lamented light-heartedly as she continued reading. Her expression twisted in disgust. "This is some messed up stuff, though. I'm going to teach these guys a lesson!" Iris went on, punching into her fist decisively. She hesitated a moment. "...Assuming that hot spring hasn't eaten them all, yet." she would go on awkwardly.

"I think we should destroy this place. I don't know about you." Iris would go on after a moment, glancing around herself in a hostile manner. All this pokemon cruelty was making her angry.

---

Dragonite stepped back as the mega banette exploded into data. This was decidedly confusing, and confusion made him ANGRY! ...Luckily however, his frustration was not to last. A door appeared, giving him somewhere to direct himself that didn't involve thinking. ("...I wonder how fake the rest of this house and it's occupants are.") he remarked rather gruffly, moving to investigate this new door. His gaze trailed to Jill as she began barking orders. Dragonite emitted a sort of groaning noise in response. Somehow, being ordered around by strangers annoyed him. Clearly this girl didn't understand what kind of trainer it took to command a pokemon of his prestige. Did this lady even lift have badges? Dragonite turned his attention to Cosplay.

("Is it normal for irregulars to assume control like this here?") Dragonite asked.

Champion Iris
0%
Status: Normal


Iris' Dragonite
10%
Status: Normal

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"(Huh, I was right,)" Cosplay said with some bewilderment. "(Some Mega Evolution. That one didn't stand a ghost of a chance,)" she said, chuckling at the lackluster difficulty. Then she turned her attention to Dragonite as he asked a question. She shrugged. "(Honestly, this is my first time interacting with anyone in this world,)" She replied. She approached the door way before stopping. After they got separated from the others, there was only one way forward, and now there was still one way forward only with no way back.

She frowned at this thought. "(I smell a Rattata,)" she stated metaphorically. She was growing increasingly certain they were wandering into a trap as she followed the others into the next room.

[Coolshaymin]

Jill, Cosplay and Dragonite

With the next SD Card in hand, the trio used their door to the next area. And through the door the surroundings looked like some kind of desert cave hall. It was a straight hall leading through the way. If one looked towards the South, the house siding they failed to break earlier was down that path. So this would appear to be the Rehalt place.

It was like the rest of the place that it seemed out of place in this lab center. There were 5 doors in this long hallway. The one they just came through with an etched out tag. One on the end of the hall which had red numbers above it and a lock above it... Must be locked. Then there was the three other doors along the hall. One sign was nothing but unreadable gibberish that constantly twitched. The door itself looked completely unstable as well. Then there was the room entitled "Temporal Research". Finally there was one last door entitled... "Sun Room"... That was an odd name for a facility.

However... It would appear the monstrosity was back as a violent shaking throughout the hall. Then the strange creature appeared down the hall next to the locked door. The monster's body though was still phasing as it seemed to be morphing until... It created some kind of Ghost... but it did not look like any Pokemon.

The walls then had green letters rapidly form on them that stated "I SMELL FEAR". The creature then slowly floated towards the trio.

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Iris and Shaymin

Shaymin gave an awkward chuckle at Iris saying the Muk probably did not enjoy it either. That was still disturbing and Shaymin was not aware she was able to even absorb Pokemon. Was it an unknown side effect of the mutant they created? Either way, Shaymin did not like the sound of the work that was done here.

"Honestly, this place seems pretty barren for some reason. I would think we would of ran into someone in a place like this. What if whatever went wrong that created that Hotspring is behind everyone disappearing? I do think we should get rid of this place so no one may try to replicate what has been done here... But we have to find the Thunderhead Flower first. After we get that and reunite with the others we can destroy this place. Looks like all we have is that other hallway. We better keep moving in case anything else weird happens," Shaymin suggested as she waited for Iris to move them forward... They did have to go back through the room with the Hot Springs... But at least they knew to avoid it this time.