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(( Coolshaymin ))

Little Arle meandered her way up to the temple of despair, holding the map she'd been given in her tiny hands. Reading it was kind of difficult, to be honest. Reading maps was one of those many things five year olds just weren't good at. She grasped the pretty pictures at least, and somehow she'd managed to make due with this. Looking up at the temple, Little Arle clutched the map to her chest and looked up at the temple, lolling her head at it in wonder. It was nothing like Zoh Daimaioh's temple from her memory, but this only made her more curious as to what the inside would look like.

"I bet there's treasure inside!"

[Coolshaymin]

The temple staircase was thankfully not made that tall a climb for the little girl. The relatively square structure of the temple providing a simple climb to the entry. The first room of the temple was simple in layout and structure. There were broken tiles all over the place but they seemed stable, especially for the five year old. The first room had various pots around the room. They seemed fairly antique in build and did not seem to hold much.

There were 3 entry stairs that lead deeper into the temple, each positioned along each wall. Above each one was a pretty picture of some kind. It would seem these temples offered some kind of choice of trial to endure in order to make it through. One was a small ring like device with an outline of a Toad next to it. Another had the shape of a lightning bolt on the left side of the room. The final one on the right side had a clock symbol with a down arrow next to it. Perhaps these symbols are meant to describe the trial?

Floor 0: Entrance Point

[Mari]

Little Arle seemed unintimidated by the large temple or it's many stairs--... or it's ominous name for that matter. Climbing to the top, she stretched her arms and legs, bouncing a bit in anticipation. A bright smile laid upon her face. Finally, a nice place for her to explore! She bet there was something really nice hiding in here. Meandering her way forward, she came to a room with a bunch of labels on the following entrance. She looked around for a moment, bewildered by this. What did it all mean..?

...

"Oh, I geddit! That path will slow me down, that one will shrink me, n' that one umm..." Arle mused aloud, gesturing to each of the three paths before gesturing to the toad path.

A toad and a ring... What did that mean?

"Daiakyuuto!" Little Arle blurted out, summoning a magic orb to help protect her. She had no idea what might await her, but it was always nice to be prepared--sort of. She didn't much trust the path she couldn't understand, so she meandered her way over to the lightning bolt pathway and moved to enter it, her eyes glimmering with a certain desire as she quickly made her way forward. She was awfully quick for someone so small.

[Coolshaymin]

So the young Arle made her choice of the lightning bolt with the assumption it stood for shrinking. The stairs lead down to another floor... but strangely it looked almost like a dead end. There was just a wall with a really small hole in it, way too small even for the Five Year Old. Oh well, looks like this trial was never finished or something...

Well, that is until Little Arle's theory was proven right. A hidden pressure pad sunk under her weight and suddenly a bolt of lightning struck her without warning. However, unlike the normally numbing or painful feeling of electricity, the Little Arle would just see the area getting even bigger than before. The bolt of lightning shrunk her to a much smaller size.

Unfortunately, she was now much too small to even hope of climbing back up those stairs today. Looks like her only choice was to travel deeper into this trial. And to proceed she would have to go through the mouse hole like entrance to whatever obstacle course was made with this small size in mind. Also the lightning seemed to last longer than it did normally... Hopefully it does not last for the rest of the expedition.

(Arle has been inflicted with Mini until she reaches the end of this floor)

Floor 1: The Mini-Trial

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Little Arle shivered as she was shrunk. She wondered what would happen if she got on her magical elephant statue while she was already super small. Maybe she'd get even smaller? Arle meandered forward, entering the mouse hole. "...I wonder what kinda cheese is at the end of this maze!" she remarked out loud to herself, breaking the uncomfortable silence that was her own thoughts. She just hoped that the following room wasn't as big as the one she came from.

[Coolshaymin]

The hole lead into... what appeared to be a Kitchen of some sort. Of course, that would be a Kitchen for normal sized people. At Arle's size the place was much less suited for the cooking and eating of things normal sized people partake in. There was a round table in the middle with two Pink Chairs on either side. It was impossible to tell what exactly what was on the table from down here. On one side of the room was a large oven with a Microwave sitting on the table next to it. Next to that was a large flower of some kind. It was hard to tell exactly what the flower was from down here. On the other side of the room was a sink and some kind of kitchen top with a Fridge in the corner closest to Arle. At the other side of the room was a door though it was a bit of a walk at her current size.

There was nothing here she could see from the entrance save a creature jumping up at the table. From the back a red back with white spots was noticeable with long stalk eyes. Suddenly the creature stopped jumping as it heard Little Arle's footsteps. The Bulborb turned around and looked at Arle for a second. The creature sniffed the air before suddenly making a dash towards the little girl.

Red Bulborb

HP: 50%

Status: Normal

[Mari]

Little Arle drew back with a yelp as the creature charged her, a tad intimidated by it's size. She stood her ground, however, unwilling to back down in the face of the spooky creature. What's that, man eating monster? Screw you, I'm five years old! I ain't afraid of nothin'! The super smol mage began channeling magic, focusing down on the Bulborb. "Ais... STOOOM!" she shouted, throwing her hands forward. Two blasts of transluscent blue energy shot from them, forming frosty bolts of energy in the air that zipped across the room to try and freeze the creature in it's tracks!

1qc4Gczsp_1d20+4 (Arle's "Ais Stoom"; Does 5% Damage)
p_1d20+5 (Arle's Critical "Ais Stoom"; Does 8% damage and freezes the foe)

"What's that monster?? It's pretty scary..." Little Arle asked no one in particular. Perhaps her guardian goddess?

Little Arle
Damage: 0%
Shield Damage: 0%
Status: Tiny

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[Coolshaymin]

The Bulborb ran at the little Arle with hungry intent. No Pikmin were showing up in this area so this other small thing would have to do... Except he was not really that bright as he ran straight into an Ice Storm. He attempted to shake it off and keep running but then he was hit by an even stronger Ice attack. This one froze the monster's body solid for a moment. Suddenly there was a good bit of shaking from the ice.

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... And nothing. It looked like the Bulborb was not strong enough to break free yet. Well, Arle has incapacitated the Bulborb... Even if it was only temporary until he broke free of his frozen bindings.

Red Bulborb

HP: 37%

Status: Frozen

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[Mari]

Little Arle bounced up and down for a moment, rejoicing in her momentary victory over the super predator. "You don't look so tuff now~!" Little Arle teased, rushing up to the Bulborb with a big goofy grin on her face. With an enormous leap she burst into the air, performing a flip above the bulborb before abruptly ground pounding it with incredible force! ...For someone her size, anyway. Moving at all could have probably stopped her from butt slamming the Bulborb, but luckily for Arle the bulborb was frozen in place and couldn't even attempt to dodge. ...Right?

Bl03Q7ccp_1d20+4 (Arle's totally legit strategy of being awful Elephant King Bracelet; Does 11% damage)

Arle would then bounce off of the bulborb landing nearby and turning to face it's backside. Time to light up this dungeon! "Sandaa!" Arle shouted awkwardly, calling down several bolts of lightning down in an attempt to pacify the bulborb with a good ol' round of electric shock therapy.

p_1d20+5 (Arle's Critical "Sandaa"! Does 8% damage and paralyzes if it hits)
p_1d20+4 (Arle's "Sandaa"! Does 5% Damage)

Little Arle Damage: 0% Shield Damage: 0% Status: Tiny Elephant King Bracelet Cooldown: 2 Turns Left

1d20+4·1d20+5·1d20+4

[Coolshaymin]

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The Bulborb was forced to sit there and take the blows from the tiny girl. Being trapped in ice was such a major pain to have to endure. Even in the ice the Bulborb could feel the paralyzation from one blow settling in... It looks like this was the end... What a humiliating way to be defeated.

... Well, that is before the Bulborb summoned it strength and broke the icy prison. Ice shards flew around as the Bulborb let out an angry roar. Now she was going to feel the creature's rage! The Bulborb ran forward at Arle and attempted to slam her into the air with his head. To folow this up he would open his mouth and attempt to catch her if he hit.

(Roll a 14 or higher to evade the Bulborb's charge. Getting hit results in 15% damage and being grappled in the creature's mouth)
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[Mari]

JLYAtD5Ap_1d20+6 (Little Arle's Nom Dodge)

The itty bitty girl stood her ground before the bulborb, tensing as it drew close and inevitably struck her! A squeal escaped her as she was launched into the air, only to be caught. in the creature's mouth. She pouted at the creature, slapping at its snout with her little hands. This was decidedly a useless effort however, as she was too small on multiple levels to fight with her fists.

"You may have be big, but your breath stinks!" Arle remarked, holding her hands out. "Faiyaa!" Arle went on to blurt out, attempting to scorch the Bulbarb with a fireball in retaliation.

p_1d20+5 (Little Arle's critical "Faiyaa!"; Does 8% damage and burns)

Little Arle Damage: 15% Shield Damage: 0% Status: Tiny Elephant King Bracelet Cooldown: 1 Turns Left

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[Coolshaymin]

The Bulborb was scorched and burned but relatively unphased by Arle's insult. He was barely holding on but he was not about to be deprived of lunch by a little girl. He had her right where he wanted her and now he was going to do it while he can still be alive to do so. And that action was a tug on the girl that pulled her completely inside and past the small creature's mouth. It sent her to a sticky and disgusting place. The Bulborb then ever so intelligently went to sleep deciding she was no longer a threat.

(Little Arle! The Bulborb ate you and went to sleep! The threshold to get him to spit you out is unknown. The creature will slowly heal while asleep. It may be good to finish him off fast. You take 10% damage per turn.)

Bulborb
HP: 9%
Status: Burned, Asleep, Well-Nourished

[Mari]

Arle was taken by surprise when the bulborb actually ate her, almost as if she had no memory of this being a thing. The smol girl was plunged into darkness, just sort of laying there in bewilderment for a moment. "...Ewwwww. Speaking of smelly." Arle remarked, wrinkling her nose in disgust. She squirmed upright, pushing the walls of her prison away from her to try and grant herself some literal wiggle room. It was kind of hard to stand inside a belly, what with the lack of a solid, stationary floor, but she managed to awkwardly balance herself upright.

Exploringly feeling around with her hands, Arle quickly became aware of the fact that she was trapped. This did not faze our heroine however because, although this situation looked as bad as it smelled, it was clearly her who had the bulborb exactly where she wanted it! "How do you feel about this??" Arle remarked, giggling light-heartedly as she began to energetically bounce about, attempting to give the bulborb one heck of a stomach ache.

3RiioKOLp_1d20-4 (Arle's Indigestibility)

Little Arle Damage: 25% Shield Damage: 0% Status: Tiny

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[Coolshaymin]

The little girl's plan did not seem to be effective as she thought it would be. The walls closed around her for a moment to stop her from her meaningless jumping. The Bulborb only mumbled incoherently in it's sleep and did not seem bothered in the slightest. On the contrary, it felt more like a relaxing belly rub... from the other side. Her weight must not really be an upsetting force as he slept right through it. It would appear she was still right where he wanted her... And she was going to need to work harder if she wanted to turn the tables.

Bulborb
HP: 13%
Status: Burned, Asleep, Well Nourished

[Mari]

Arle became a tad flustered as she found the squeeze being put on her, a little whine escaping the smol mage. Man, bellies were weird. Once she was free of her uncomfortable squeeze, she promptly resumed her struggles. This time, she slapped at the walls, yelling at the bulborb through them. "Lemme out of here you big pig!" she shouted, though it was likely of little use...

bsCSP0Hjp_1d20-3 (Arle's continued efforts to upset the bulborb's stomach.)

Little Arle seemed to deflate a bit. Now this was starting to get upsetting. What was the fun of exploring weird places if you couldn't leave? Adding to Little Arle's frustration was a tingling, burning sensation she was beginning to become more aware of. That wasn't good... Another small whine escaped her, this time as if she were about to cry. A pout followed, not that anyone could see they were torturing the poor five-year-old. Right, fourth wall? Before Arle could get any more frustrated, however, her oddly intelligent five-year-old mind thought of something.

Little Arle pulled out her handy dandy squirter and began using it to consume all the acids in the bulborb's stomach! ...This tool would most definitely need a wash later. Satisfied at having removed the most immediate threat, Little Arle moved on to her next problem. ...What to do now?

Little Arle Damage: 25% Shield Damage: 0% Status: Tiny

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