[Coolshaymin]

"It's no problem at all," Cream said modestly to the praise and thanks before looking back to the battlefield. Seems Cheese helped mop up the last of them... They were certainly more prideful than the arctic animals... Kind of scary.

"All fine on our end," Aqua nodded as they handled that fairly well despite being outnumbered. "Yep~! Cheese and I still have plenty of energy, right Cheese?" Cream assured in agreement as her chao floated back to her side and flexed with a Chao chao.

As they approached the Obelisk Cream made a beeline for it to look at it in excitement. The next step of their adventure was with this thing. Cheese likewise flew from side to side of the thing. Aqua on the other hand chose to keep an eye out with Mario. She was wary of an ambush but one did not seem to be coming oddly... Were they already ahead of them somehow? She observed the area around them with the other formations.

"A light puzzle... alright, sounds simple enough," Aqua nodded before moving towards one of the unmanned ones only for Cream to beat her to it. "Let me try!" Cream suggested, eager to adjust the light thing.

Jbu|yN_sp_1d20+2(Cream's Underadjustment)

".... That doesn't look right, does it, Cheese?" Cream asked, looking between the things for a second. Cheese looks it over for a moment with one of his arms to his chin before shaking his head with a shrug. "... It's alright, let me give it a go," Aqua offered before readjusting it herself.


p_1d20+4(Aqua's Right on Point adjustment)

"That should do it," Aqua looks back at the page before looking to the similar fixtures. "Wow, that does look better! Nice work, Miss Aqua!" Cheese complimented with Cheese giving a triumphant fist raise.

	Aqua HP: 140 Shield HP: 45 CD: Spell Weaver (3)
	Cream HP: 130 Shield HP: 40 CD: Pure of Heart (1)

1d20+2·1d20+4

[TheSpatialWeeg]

BNDvbz4gp_1d20+3 (Lidelle's Assist for Ringo and Lemres...cutting it a bit close there, but success!)

"Oh, Mr. Lemres, Ms. Ringo, if I may..." Lidelle softly interjected, approaching the gizmo they were trying to use and trying to help them with turning it. ...She fiddles with the controls in a 'what-does-this-do' type of motion, but eventually she manages to adjust the device at a good angle. "R-right, that should do it, I think!" Lidelle said, sending a thumbs-up to Mario to signal him that things were in place.

Mario, manning the supposed light beam cannon, sent a thumbs-up back in acknowledgment, before messing with the controls of the device. The cannon hummed as it activated and began charging energy. "Alright, everyone! I'm-a not sure how strong the cannon is, so I'd-a like for everyone to step back a bit!" he requested. Mario'd give a few moments for everyone to step back before he fired the cannon, a beam of light shooting out of it and reflecting in the mirrors until....it hits the map and the obelisk, the structure glowing for a bit until it stopped, and the beam of light dissipated.

Noticing it all stopped, Mario jumped off the machine and went to check the map, now glimmering slightly as he picked it up. "...Hey-a, the map changed!" Mario announced, opening the map further for everyone to see. The enchanted map now had its area expanded, the area that they were in now at the dead center of the map, the left showcasing a drawing of what appeared to be a temple with a cross marked on it. "L-looks like that's where we're supposed to go..." Lidelle said, looking at the temple on the map. "Sounds-a like it. Let's-a hurry! Whatever that treasure is, it's got some bad people trying to-a get it before us. Well, not-a on my watch!" Mario rallied the group. With a nod, Lidelle began to follow him.

---

The walk to the temple was just as still and silent as the walk to the obelisk. Though now that there was clearly a threat at hand, Mario kept his guard up, looking around every so often as if he was trying to look for traps or ambushes. Still, nothing or no one came. As the group finally reached the temple, they'd come across a camp situated next to it, riddled with light blue tents adorned with the Snowmad's symbol and black tents, with a larger tent right in the middle of them. "Looks like they've-a been here for a while..." Mario commented.

"Well, well, well. Look who's here. The leader and his entourage." A gruff voice called from ahead of the group. Slowly, two figures emerged from the large tent; a polar bear brandishing a spiky hammer and a orange-haired girl with a green headband and brandishing a futuristic firearm. "..." The girl observed the group with empty eyes in silence. "I'm-a guessing you're-a the big cheese?" Mario asked, already getting ready to fight. "Haha! That's a swing and a miss, Mr. Mario." the bear replied with a loud cackle. "We're the second-in-command, you could say. I am Bashmaster, the Unbreakable! I serve the mighty Lord Fredrik!" Bashmaster said, puffing his chest and smacking it with his free paw.

"...Unit designation is Sami. My objective is to eliminate all obstacles to General Sturm." Sami introduced herself, apparently preparing the weapon in her hands. "You pose a threat to my master. Prepare to be eliminated." she continued.

"W-why do your commanders need this treasure so much?!" Lidelle questioned. "...Beats me. Lord Fredrik just said it'd help us gain more power." Bashmaster replied. "Not much of a fan of his secret-keepin'...but if he asks me to hold the line, then I will! Awright, all troops! Defensive formation!" Bashmaster yelled.

Suddenly, a number of Snowmads and Black Hole soldiers appeared from a number of tents, surrounding both of their commanders. "Alright, mighty leader. Let's see if you and your friends can withstand Bashmaster, the Unbreakable!" The polar bear roared, before leaping into the air and slamming his hammer on the ground!

Everyone! Roll 14+ DEX to dodge Bashmaster's hammer, or take 25 damage!

p_1d20+1 (Lidelle's dodge!)
p_1d20+1 (Mario's dodge!)

Lidelle quickly rushed out of the way, with Mario dodging with a hop away from the general area. Just then, the green-haired girl tried to strike Bashmaster with a spell, but not only the Snowmads took the hit for him, she noticed more Snowmads coming out of the tent to shield Bashmaster. "T-they just keep coming...!"

---

Bashmaster, the Unbreakable 145 HP Threshold: 12 Passive Ability Passion of Battle: For every 45 damage taken, Bashmaster grows increasingly more aggressive and deals more damage.

Sami, Black Hole CO...? 120 HP Threshold: 14 Passive Ability Double Time: Occasionally will attack twice.

Snowmad Army 10 HP Threshold: 5 Passive Abilities Defensive Formation: Currently shielding Bashmaster from all damage sources. Plentiful Supply: Will constantly regenerate all damage taken.

Black Hole Army 10 HP Threshold: 5 Passive Abilities Defensive Formation: Currently shielding Sami from all damage sources. Plentiful Supply: Will constantly regenerate all damage taken.

Supply Tent A 20 HP

Supply Tent B 20 HP

Supply Tent C 20 HP

Supply Tent D 20 HP

Supply Tent Special Action
Capture: A character can use one action per turn to take over the tent and render it unusable for the enemy. The character rolls 1d10+10 to determine how much HP the Supply Tent loses.

---

	Lidelle 175 HP 60 Shield Fulmine (5) Monter (2)
	Mario 140 HP 45 Shield HP F.L.U.D.D.: 3L Item Block CD (4)

1d20+3·1d20+1·1d20+1

[Sunnivale]

With the light puzzle solved. It looks as though the map has expanded and the group were able to go further into the area to continue looking for the treasure. "Great job everyone, we're one more step to the treasure." Mio sang her praises towards the group before her and Ima proceeded to follow Mario and Lidelle.

Where they soon came across another group that was in their way, and it appears as though they were planning to eliminate the heroes so they wouldn't be any obstacles to the leader. "More enemies it seems." Ima said. Ze took out zir wand to prepare for the battle, as did Mio with her camera.

The two noticed that there was more troops from the Snowmad and the Black Hole army coming out of four tents near them, which gave the two an idea to get rid of the tents first after dealing with the Black Hole and Snowmad armies.

But first, they have to deal with Bashmaster's hammer throw towards them.

mwzNIIbJp_1d20-5(Ima, almost dodged.)

p_1d20+5(But Mio dodged!)

While Mio had managed to get out of the way on time. Ima was hit full force by the hammer and landed on the ground near Mio as she did a ballerina spin to get away from the hammer throw. "Ima!?" Mio looked down towards Ima, who quickly managed to get up.

"I apologise, I thought I had managed to get myself away from the hammer throw. But it appears that's not the case." Ima held up zir wand.

"We'll take on the army and the tents." Ima said to the group, with Mio nodding in agreement as they raced towards the Snowmad and Black Hole armies first.

p_1d20+5(Painted Spear: Ima paints a spear, but levitates it using zir magic, which ze then fires towards the enemy in order to strike them. > Black Hole Army [DMG 16%])

p_1d20+5(Pressure: Mio builds up power from within the camera obscura before taken a photo of the enemy with that stored light power, which will cause the enemy to be burned if they stand in the camera's flash. (Does not cause the burned status effect.) > Snowmad Army [DMG 17%])

p_1d20+5(Serial: Mio takes three slow pictures of the enemy using a timer on the camera obscura, where a blast of light energy will fire at them multiple times. (This is only one attack that only fires light power shots multiple times and is not a combo move.) > Snowmad Army [DMG 16%]

p_1d20+5(Painted Spear > Black Hole Army [DMG 16%])

After delivering their attacks, Ima and Mio quickly proceeded to make their way towards Tent A and Tent B, where they both tried to take over them.

p_1d10+10(Ima's attempted takeover of Tent A.)

p_1d10+10(Mio's attempted takeover of Tent B.)

Shuffling was heard from within the tents as Ima and Mio quickly tried to take them over in a hurry.

---

Mio Amakura: 180/180
Bubble Shield: 51/65

Ima: 115/140
Bubble Shield: 45/45
1d20-5·1d20+5·1d20+5·1d20+5·1d20+5·1d20+5·1d10+10·1d10+10

[Rina]

CD's: Pythagorean Theorem (2), Integral (2)

"Eheh, thanks."
"Thank you."

Lemres sheepishly scratched his head while Ringo was lowkey wounded about that poor showing. Still, what's done is done, and the puzzle's all set up and ready. The two stepped back out of the beam's way, to assure there are no obstructions to be had when activating the device. The beam bolted to and fro, reflecting off the mirrors before it strikes the obelisk in question. The glow did something... but nothing apparent until Mario took notice. Ringo and Lemres looked over the map, and through magical means, it had drawn another part of the area.

"Agreed. We shouldn't lollygag and the competition swipe the treasure."
"Then what are we waiting for???"

The trek was was quiet with anticipation, knowing the threat can jump the group at anytime in this deafening silence. Ringo and Lemres are alert in case of an ambush, especially when there's an enemy encampment in the vicinity.

"And undoubtedly already been spelunking away." Lemres replied to Mario.

Idle conversation, however, has ground to a halt with the appearance of the right-hand of Lord Fredrik whoever that is; not like these two know. That part about secret-keeping made the comet warlock raise an eyebrow. He's going to remember that part.

lZIEtkRbp_1d20+1 (Ringo dodge!)

p_1d20 (Lemres dodge!)

"Look OWWWW-t!"

Though Ringo was on her toes, she wasn't quite reactive enough to evade, getting flung by the hammer's impact and tumbling over her back. Lemres was more fortunate with the evasive maneuver, dashing to her side to check on her.

"Ringo! You alright?"
"Y-Yeah. I'm still good... Their camp can't stay though. I'll go cut off their supplies!"
"Got it. Leave the fighting with me."

Lemres, however, does the daring attempt to keep Bashmaster busy while the forces are distracted elsewhere. His wand still has that charge from the last skirmish, and he wouldn't want it to go to waste. With a hop skyward, luminous energy bolts come crashing down with increased radiance.

"Sucure File!"

p_1d20+5 (Lemres' Crème Double'd Sucre File! 36% on hit!)

Though the charge was spent after that first spell, the pressure continued. From a swirl of stardust...

"Rouleau!"
p_1d20+5 (11% on hit)
p_1d100 (Mind Melt check)

... to comets that will sear the foe.

"Rissoler!"
(4% per hit)
p_1d20+5 (One!)
p_1d20+5 (Two!)
p_1d20+5 (Three!)
p_1d100 (Burn check)

Meanwhile, Ringo's going full-time on supplies takeover. She scampered off to Tent C...

p_1d10+10 (Tent C Capture rate...)

Then to D as she did a thorough search on C.

p_1d10+10 (Tent D Capture rate...)

...then double backs to C for good measure.

p_1d10+10 (Tent C Capture rate, part 2...)

Lemres
HP: 140/140
Shield: 40/40
Status: Normal

Ringo
HP: 110/140
Shield: 45/451d20+1·1d20·1d20+5·1d20+5·1d100·1d20+5·1d20+5·1d20+5·1d100·1d10+10·1d10+10·1d10+10

[Coolshaymin]

Aqua and Cream stood back as Mario fired up the light and the light directed to the map revealing the next spot on their quest. Seems to be a temple of some kind... "Right, we can't let this treasure fall into the wrong hands," Aqua nods before they went on. "Let's go get the treasure first then!" Cream declared with an arm raised before skipping after the rest. Aqua kept an eye out like Mario but she couldn't see anything out of the ordinary... Somehow the enemy was a few steps ahead of them considering they already had one ambush set. Did they already know where the treasure was? If they did then odds are they were already at the temple and just slowing them down at this rate.

"Be on guard, we already established these are not friends..." Aqua says as her hunch was right. They had time to set up a whole camp which was not a good sign at all. These weren't the leaders either so odds are the bosses moved on ahead while they were stalled further. "Their leaders have a big headstart on us, we have to make this quick if we want to stop them," Aqua warned her allies before looking to the reinforcements... They a tactical advantage so they have to remove that. 

GiuFRnZbp_1d20+3(Aqua dodging Bash Master)

p_1d20+5(Cream dodging Bash Master)

Aqua backflipped back as Cream and Cheese leaped out of the way of the hammer swing as the two landed and Cheese stayed afloat near his friend. "Cream, help take care of the reinforcements, I can handle these two," Aqua directed before stepping forward and preparing herself. Cream and Cheese nodded with a pumped expression before running off to trounce the reinforcements.

p_1d10+10(Tent A, 16 damage)

"Bashmaster the Unbreakable and Sami right? I know you're following orders but I promised to protect these people so this is my duty too. I am Master Aqua and we'll see if you live up to the reputation of your name, Unbreakable," Aqua pointed her keyblade forward and fired a barrage of bubbles at the bear and soldier.

p_1d20+4(Bubble Blaster on Bashmaster and Sami, 22% damage, 50% chance to Soak)

"Thunder!" she declares, immediately pointing her Keyblade up and calling down a bolt of lightning upon both the generals. "Freeze!" she finishes, the surroundings somehow getting even colder as she tried to freeze the enemy solid.

p_1d20+4(Thundaga on Bashmaster and Sami, 24% damage, 40% chance to Paralyze)

p_1d20+4(Glacier on Bashmaster and Sami, 22% damage, 30% chance to Freeze)

After the barrage Cheese would fly by and attempt to punch the Bashmaster and Sami in the face for Cream while she worked on the tent.


p_1d20+5(Chao Cannon on Bashmaster, 18%)

p_1d20+5(Critical Chao Cannon on Sami, 18%)
p_1d20+5(Crit confirm for 18%)

	Aqua HP: 140 Shield HP: 45 CD: Spell Weaver (2), Glacier (1), Bubble Blaster (2)
	Cream HP: 130 Shield HP: 40

1d20+3·1d20+5·1d10+10·1d20+4·1d20+4·1d20+4·1d20+5·1d20+5·1d20+5

[TheSpatialWeeg]

All supply tents have been taken! Snowmad Army and Black Hole Army have lost their Plentiful Supply passive, and been subsequently KO'd!

Thanks to the quick takeover, all overflow damage from the Snowmad and Black Hole Army is redirected to Bashmaster and Sami. 

As the tents were...very quickly drained of their supplies, the Snowmad and Black Hole defensive formation was similarly very quickly torn apart by the others, leaving both Bashmaster and Sami to take the leftover damage. ...and there certainly was a lot of leftover damage. 

"Gwaaaah!" Bashmaster, despite his big talk, is quickly shot down by the team's coordinated efforts, his prixed hammer breaking amidst the scuffle as he tried dodging and deflecting the blows to no avail. Getting red at this humiliation, the giant polar bear let out a furious roar. "YOU TINY PUNKS! I'LL NEVER FORGET THIS!" he screamed at the top of his lungs, before stopping as he clutched a couple of his injuries in pain. "Rggh...you better survive against the boss, 'cause I'm coming back for all of you one day." he snarled, continuing his talk. "Snowmad Army! Retreat at once!" he commanded, the bear storming away with the rest of the penguin and walrus army in tow. "Hey, get-a back here!" Mario shouted, trying to give chase, only to be stopped by a stray shot from Sami.

Speaking of.

With the aliens backing her up gone, Sami was similarly bombarded with attacks, being unable to properly counterattack. However, despite the amount of bruises, she still looked poised to attack. "Must...destroy...in-tru...ders..." she repeated to herself, despite the struggle to even hoist the weapon she had in her tow. A black device around her neck was cracking, small sparks flying from it occasionally.

Mario stood on guard, while Lidelle looked concerned. "P-please stop...you look like you can't even stand right...!" the green-haired girl tried to plead to her enemy to stand down, her horns emitting some small jolts. "I...only...serve...Master...Sturm...!" Sami replied, sounding more forceful. "I-I---must e-e-eliminate all obstacles. Eliminate. Eliminate!" she repeated, shakily pointing the weapon at Lidelle. "Eep! No!!" Lidelle flinched, accidentally blasting Sami with a lightning strike. "Gah!!"

The mysterious device around the Black Hole commander's neck breaks from Lidelle's unintended offense, the orange-haired girl quickly losing consciousness and falling face first on the snowy ground. Mario takes a moment to ruffle Lidelle's hair, trying to comfort the jumpy smol.

"Well, can't say I expected them to go down that-a easily. Good job, you all." Mario admitted, sending a thumbs-up to the group. "I wanna think that-a the big cheese duo are gonna be pushovers if these two were the second-in-commands, but we should still be careful." he said, looking at the temple ahead. "Is everyone ready to move?"

"U-um...I can heal you all i-if you need it..." Lidelle sheepishly offered. They probably didn't, but...hey, doesn't hurt to be polite, right?

Alright, this is it. We're nearing the final battle. Take this turn to prepare yourselves if you'd like. 

---

Bashmaster, the Unbreakable KO'd

Sami, Black Hole CO...? KO'd

---

	Lidelle 175 HP 60 Shield Fulmine (6) Monter (1)
	Mario 140 HP 45 Shield HP F.L.U.D.D.: 4L Item Block CD (2)

[Sunnivale]

With the groups defeated, Mio and Ima smiled at another victory that the large group has delivered again, they couldn't wait to deliver another one, and it appears as though the next battle will be the last one for the mission. After chasing Sami away, Mio and Ima wondered if they should rest a little bit before heading to fight the Big Cheese duo.

Lidelle even offered to heal them if they wanted it.

"Thanks for the offer, but I haven't gotten hurt at all in this mission." Mio said, and thankfully she was glad that she wasn't hurt.

Ima though, was.

"I would very much appreciate it if you can heal me, although you don't have too. Magic is important and it's important to store and use it when the time is right, such as taken down the masterminds behind this whole mess." Ima said.

Regardless, the two were ready to move out with Mario and Lidelle.

---

Mio Amakura: 180/180
Bubble Shield: 59/65

Ima: 115/140
Bubble Shield: 45/45

[Coolshaymin]

Aqua kept her guard up for a few seconds as the Snomads ran away and the other army seemed... to just shut down. The coast seemed clear after a moment so she dismissed her keyblade with a flourish. Now she just had to stop that soldier without hurting them further- "Lidelle!" Aqua realized she was about to be attacked before lightning slayed her in self-defense. "Yeah, I wouldn't expect their leaders to be all bark even if we dispatched them easily... They did find this place first and have to be strong enough to survive out here," Aqua added to Mario's assessment.

"Me and Cheese are still rarin' to go~!" Cream nodded to the Chao's enthusiasm. This treasure hunt was getting a bit too violent but hey, it didn't seem like they had good plans given what just happened.

"I'll help you heal her," Aqua offered to help heal Ima as she used the power of Healing. "Cure!" she declared, a green glow revitalizing Ima some. "I'm ready... So none of you fought these people before?" she asked as she looked at the tents.


I39T9regp_1d15+1(Cure on Ima for 14 HP)1d15+1

[Rina]

CD's: Pythagorean Theorem (1), Integral (1)

"Supplies compromised! Mission accomplished!"

Ringo couldn't help but fist pump in personal triumph, turning back to the fray and seeing the others continue blasing away at the army. Without the supplies keeping them in top condition, it won't be long until they're worn down and have to flee.

That said...

Lemres was tending to Sami, who doesn't appear to be herself. He felt something was up with her, and he wanted to see for himself if his concerns rang true. Before he could get his chance to reach out, Lidelle's lightning jolt caught him unaware, but didn't do much to phaze him. With Sami passed out, he turned his attention to Lidelle, concerned about her frazzled state. Ringo would join shortly after.

"I'm fine, but what about you?" he asks.
"I'm alright, aside from a scratch or two."

Lemres
HP: 140/140
Shield: 40/40
Status: Normal

Ringo
HP: 110/140
Shield: 45/45

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Mario shook his head at Aqua's question. "Nope. I haven't seen them before." he replied, looking over the felled commander as he hummed in thought. "I-I'll be fine...she gave me a scare, but it'll pass..." Lidelle replied to Lemres in the meantime, fidgeting just a tiny bit as she looked at the comet warlock.

As the group would converse amongst themselves...Sami would grunt and start pulling herself up, clutching the side of her head as she hissed a bit. "What...happened to me? Where am I...?" she said, opening her eyes. The voice would catch the attention of Mario, who looked on guard, but...concerned. "I'd ask the same for you. You-a tried to attack us to protect your 'Master Sturm'..."

The mention of that name suddenly had the orange-haired girl jump up and huff in anger. "Master Sturm?! So that's what he did to me...I'm gonna find him and beat up his metal head senseless!" she said with a growl, Lidelle getting...just a tiny bit scared and hiding at Mario's back. Just a bit. "...so you don't-a serve him willingly then?"

"Heck no. I don't know what is it that I did or said before, but I'd never serve that guy willingly. He tried to take over Macro Cosmos twice, and framed one of my friends for instigating a war!" Sami replied, indignant. After a bit, she'd reign in the wild feelings. "...Right, sorry, I flew off the handle there. I suppose I haven't introduced myself properly. I'm Sami, a commander for Orange Star." she said. "I guess it's safe to assume you all saved me, so...thanks a bunch! Who knows what would've happened if you hadn't come along and helped me out." she said. Mario looked at Lidelle, to which the young girl simply nodded with a smile.

Mario nodded with a smile. "Nice to meet you properly, Sami. I'm-a Mario, this is Lidelle, these are Lemres and Ringo, those are Aqua and Cream..." he said, about to point at a couple more, but...they weren't there anymore. Where'd they go? He looks a bit concerned again, but regardless, turns to face Sami again. "We're gonna go fight Sturm and his friend, Fredrik--"

"Oh, you are? Then I'll tag along." Sami said, grabbing that weapon she had before. Before Mario...or really, anyone else would voice a protest, she'd continue talking. "You already know I got a score to settle with one of them. Plus, always nice to have a bit of extra firepower handy, isn't it?" she asked, offering a fired-up smirk as she turned and moved onwards to the temple doors, without any input. Mario stood there for a bit, stunned into being speechless briefly, before shaking his head. "Okie dokie! Let's-a go help her send these guys packing, and get that treasure!" the winter-clad plumber rallied the group as he moved and picked up the pace to catch up to Sami, Lidelle following quickly behind him.

---

Sami would kick the doors of the temple open, pointing the futuristic gun to the general area, carefully examining the place. The temple was covered in snow and ice in the same way the forest did, which looked...very out of place in the general jungle-esque vibe it was projecting. It takes a while before Sami noticed a figure a bit farther ahead, seemingly moving back to the entrance. "There you are, Sturm." she said, prompting the...fairly big cloaked general turn around and chuckle. "Ah, I see you've wrestled control back. Quite a shame. I wished I could have you just a bit longer to create some truly oustanding clones..." he said, earning a growl from the Orange Star commander. "...and I see you've brought friends."

"So you're-a Sturm....where's Fredrik?" Mario asked, though as soon as he said that, a loud huff would signal the appearance of a...frankly very big walrus, holding a big, wooden horn. "That would be me. Nice of you to survive the onslaught our army. Now...I get the pleasure of crushing you into a pulp myself." the walrus...smirked as he tightened a fist, cold seeping from it. "I must admit, I am...disappointed in the performance of our armies, but I suppose it can't be helped. There were but a small number of them, and you all are quite formidable on your own. But no matter. They've delayed you enough." Sturm continued speaking as he suddenly pulled...

"Two Power Stars?!" Mario gasped, seeing the two shimmering objects, and immediately went on guard. "...is that bad?" Sami questioned, feeling rather out of the loop. "R-really bad...!" Lidelle replied. Sturm only cackled. "You already know what comes next, then. Let's not delay your demise any further. Fredrik." the metallic man tossed a Power Star towards the leader of the Snowmads, Fredrik glaring ahead to the group as his grasped it, chuckling lowly.

The two leaders would soon be  enveloped in a golden aura before it dissipated, though everyone could feel the  raw power that was now coursing through them. "Fascinating...who knew other worlds could supply this much power?!" Sturm questioned, ecstasy dripping from his usually stoic voice. "Hahaha...I feel like singing a song of our inevitable victory!" Fredrik boasted, grabbing the horn with both hands...and blowing it, the instrument suddenly creating an ice dragon!

The creature would suddenly blow a harsh gust of wind, sending the party flying in scattered directions, before flying through the middle of the group, tackling Sami out of the collective...and erupting an ice wall, separating the six.

Everyone! Fredrik decided to invoke divide and conquer. For now, the group is split up to fend off against each of the bosses, and Sami's unable to join up and provide assistance for now. I'll be rolling 3 1d2s to see which of every character ends up fighting Fredrik, with the remaining ones stuck fighting Sturm. 1 will stand in for Lidelle, Aqua and Lemres; while 2 will stand in for Mario, Cream and Ringo.

ERaIn1nEp_1d2p_1d2p_1d2(Mario, Aqua and Lemres are fighting Fredrik. Lidelle, Cream and Ringo are gonna have to take on Sturm.)

New gimmick time! Sturm and Fredrik are now juiced up on Power Stars, and are way stronger as a result. However...a sufficiently powerful attack, dealing a certain amount of collective damage with your allies, or something with knockback might just cause them to drop the artifact and power them down. What's the number to aim for? Well, no fun in just telling you right off the bat, right? Try to experiment a little!

---

Vs. Fredrik

Mario would land on the ground, and notice the ice wall that just erupted...and proceed to gasp as he noticed they were short three people. The red-clad plumber rushed to the walls and tried pounding them with the hammer, only for the wall to not budge. "Hey! Hello?? Can anyone hear me over there?!" Mario yelled, putting his ear...maybe a little too close to the wall of ice. "Y-yeah, I can hear you! W-we're fine...for now..." Lidelle could be heard faintly through the wall. Mario sighed in relief a bit. "Listen, you gotta find a way to take the Power Star off of Sturm's hands! With it out of their hands, our chances of winning will be a lot better! ...and hopefully we can take down this ice wall as well!" Mario said. There's a bit of a pause before he heard something again. "...g-got it!" Lidelle replied.

With a sigh of relief, Mario would turn to Aqua and Lemres. "The same goes for us. Let's knock the Power Star out of this oversized walrus." Mario said, getting ready for a brawl. "Hmph. Let's see if you can even touch me after I turn you all into popsicles!" Fredrik would say, suddenly slamming both of his fists down, creating waves of ice toward the trio!

Aqua! Lemres! Roll 12+ DEX to escape Fredrik's ice waves, or take 16 damage and be Frozen for the remainder of the turn.

p_1d20+1 (Mario's dodge.)

The red-clad plumber would jump out of the way of the icy waves, landing on the ground, and preparing to retaliate. He'd turn to see his allies and hum a bit in thought, considering their next move. Well, while their numbers thinned a bit, they only had one person to focus on, so maybe...! "...Lemres, mind giving me some help? I'll keep him busy on the front, you attack him from a distance. Aqua, feel free to help whichever way you'd prefer." Mario said, before rushing towards Fredrik.

(Mario has activated Bros. Moves with Lemres! As long as both target Fredrik, both gain +2 to their attack rolls and +3 damage to all attacks for 3 turns.)

The plumber would then jump towards the giant walrus and attempt to strike him with two punches and a kick...

p_1d20+4p_1d20+4p_1d20+4 (Basic Brawling, 7+3 damage combo, all fail.)

...though because of the Snowmad leader's new possession, the attacks missed their mark, the leader seemingly warping away with the star's power before Mario could hit him. With a grunt, Mario would then leap into the sky and descend towards Fredrik's face...

p_1d20+4(Jump, 18+3 damage, fail.)

...and he was similarly met with failure. "Too slow. You cannot hope to match my new power." Fredrik spoke with a slow chuckle. Mario took a deep breath and prepared himself again. "This fight has only just begun! Don't get-a cocky now!" he replied.

---

Vs. Sturm

"Eep!" Lidelle landed on the ground with a thud, gently caressing her butt from the rather rough landing. ...Oh gosh, that's a huge ice wall. And...she was only with Ms. Cream and Ms. Ringo. Where did the other ones went?? Oh no, no no no no--

Her panicking is briefly interrupted when she hears something through the walls... "Hey! Hello?? Can anyone hear me over there?!" Mario called from the other side, prompting the young girl to move towards the ice wall. "Y-yeah, I can hear you! W-we're fine...for now..." Lidelle replied sounding a bit uncertain about what she just said. "Listen, you gotta find a way to take the Power Star off of Sturm's hands! With it out of their hands, our chances of winning will be a lot better! ...and hopefully, we can take down this ice wall as well!" Mario instructed. 

Lidelle breathed in the cold air, trying to stave off her unease. She...she really couldn't panic right now! She had to...she needed to be brave right now, and help the others fight! She breathed out as to steel herself, and nodded. "...g-got it!" she said, trying to pull out some more confidence in her voice. She then would meet up with the other two she was with right now. "Y-you two okay? We gotta get the Power Star out of Sturm's hands!" she asked them, only for a chuckle to catch her attention. "You are but infants, do you truly think you can achieve this? Your power will be nothing comparing to mine." Sturm said mockingly, snapping his fingers and flicking a purple projectile to the center of their impromptu arena. The projectile would expand in size, and then start trying to suck the trio in!

Cream! Ringo! Sturm has created a black hole to try and trap you in it! Roll 10+ CON to resist its effects, otherwise you'll get dragged in its center, and receive a -5 dodge penalty to Sturm's next attack. Alternatively, you can go for a 12+ DEX roll, but you'll receive a -2 penalty in that attempt.

p_1d20(Lidelle's resistance.)

"Aah..!" Lidelle was sucked into the hole's grasp, planted firmly in the epicenter of the thing. It was...really hard to move around in this, but it looked like she could still attack! "Vento!" she called, trying to strike the metallic man with a powerful gust...

p_1d20+3(Vento, 18 damage, fail)

...however, Sturm flicked the air projectile away, steam erupting from his helmet as he laughed. "As I told you! You cannot match the might of Sturm, much less with this 'Power Star'!" he taunted. "Accept your inevitable defeat, and I will make sure your demise is quick and painless." he said, as he prepared his next attack...only for Lidelle to respond succinctly with another spell. "Lampo!"

p_1d20+3(Lampo, 14 damage, inflicts Paralysis, hit!)

"Gh!" Sturm grunted a bit as the lightning spell managed to hit the mark. He still had a hold on the Power Star, but...his movements felt sluggish now. "Tsk. You're becoming more irritating than I expected..." Sturm grunted, though he still kept preparing for his big attack. "D-don't worry about me! Focus on getting the Power Star off of him, please...!" she said to the other two girls, as she tried the Black Hole CO once more with another sharp gust of wind.

p_1d20+3(Vento, 18 damage, hit!)

---

Lord Fredrik, Leader of the Snowmads 600 HP Threshold: 15 Passive: Star Power - Attributes are drastically powered up due to them holding the Power Star.	General Sturm, Commander of Black Hole 700 HP Threshold: 14 (-2 from Paralysis) Passive: Star Power - Attributes are drastically powered up due to them holding the Power Star.

---

	Lidelle 160 HP 60 Shield Fulmine (6)
	Mario 140 HP 45 Shield HP F.L.U.D.D.: 4L Item Block CD (1)

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[Coolshaymin]

Aqua looked back as the grunt grunted getting ready to fight yet again if they had to but quickly realized that was not the case. She was... under Sturm's control this whole time. A puppet for him to command and use for whatever goal he intended... And sounded like this was not the first time he has done horrible acts to people. Her mind flash backed to the events in her life that led to a spiral. A day she had to spend 11 whole years powerless to correct. A day two of her friends were trapped out of their own control and she was trapped in that realm-

"Miss Aqua, are you okay?" a light shook her from those memories as she shook her head and looked to Cream... She was probably staring into space, huh? "... Yeah, I'm fine, thanks," Aqua replied, patting Cream's head. "I'm Aqua and this is Cream and her friend Cheese. We're glad to have your assistance," she nods after a moment. 

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"Huh, that's a big walrus..." Cream commented, upon seeing the enemies... Sturm was especially intimidating somehow but she wasn't going to let it scare her off.. .Or their reveal. "Two Power Stars?!" Aqua called in surprise. She was well aware from working at the castle how powerful those things could potentially be. Like pure energy in material form. Cream seemed to have an idea too as her and Cheese tensed up a little.

Aqua shielded herself from the icy dragon as Cream struggled with her ground. She was managing until Cheese was blew off course and she jumped to catch him as the place was sealed off with ice. "Cream!" Aqua called before looking to their opponent... She can't worry about it right now. They were strong kids. They just needed to finish this quickly... She jumps with a twirl over the ice wave. "Got it, Mario!" Aqua called before trying to bring down her keyblade on the Walrus in a swift combo... Only for every swing to miss.


9_co70fMp_1d20+3(Shockwave dodge)

p_1d20+4(Wishing Edge Light, 8%)

p_1d20+4^

p_1d20+4^^

p_1d20+4(Wishing Edge Medium, 18%)

p_1d20+4(Thundaga Shot, hit, 24% damage, 40% chance to Paralyze)

Aqua flipped back with her keyblade sparking. The kickflip failed too... "You are fast for your size but let's see you dodge this!" she declared, firing a lightning orb at the walrus to shock him and call down a powerful bolt.
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"Ms. Aqua! Mr. Mario! Mr. Lemres!" Cream called as she slowly got up with Cream. O-oh. They ended up with the scary guy. Cream looked to the others with a concerned look before nodding to Lidelle. "O-okay. We'll try our best," the rabbit nodded with a slowly determined face. Then the general created a blackhole that pulled at them.  Cream turned to run away from the pull as fast as she could.

p_1d20+2(Black Hole Escape running)

Thankfully they were able to keep pace even though Lidelle couldn't... Aqua and Mario believed in them. They can't let them down. "You really think you're the first super powered bad guy we've taken down?" Cream asked as she nodded to Cheese. "No matter what we will stop you and show you what we're made of!" she declared holding out a fist to Cheese. "Now, time for one last fist bump~!" She declared, Cheese bumping Cream's hand as they both seemed to surge with their own special power.

p_1d4(Charismatic Cheer, adds 4 to Cream's Charisma Modifier)

Cheese flew past the General quickly to his other side as Cream quickly turned around straight for the general. She gave a jump into the air as she put her back to Sturm. At the same time Cheese performed a U-Turn and sped back from the other side. Her bottom would impact Sturm's Head at the same time as Cheese's fist planted into him. An extremely dizzying force impacting him from the combined attack before Cream fell down on her butt and Cheese flew back to her side to help in her recovery.

p_1d20+9(Critical Soft Bomber, 21 damage)
p_1d20+9(Critical Soft Bomber confirm, deals 21 damage and inflicts Mind Melted)
p_1d20+9(Chao Circle, 26 damage)

	Aqua HP: 140 Shield HP: 45
	Cream HP: 130 Shield HP: 40 Charismatic Cheer (+4) 1 turn Chao Circle CD (1). Soft Bomber (2)

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[Rina]

CD's: Pythagorean Theorem (Ready!), Integral (Ready!)

Oh good, Sami's come to! Lemres gave her a warm smile, pleased she's back to herself. And he was right. Sami certainly was acting against her will, listening to where her background lies: a commander for Orange Star. Lemres lifted his hand when his name was dropped, Ringo following likewise to connect faces to the names. Having an extra ally in their ranks is comforting, to say the least.

"Hello~"
"Pleased to meet'cha!"

But pleasantries are going to have to wait. The culprits are still at large, and it's time to square up and retaliate. Ball's in their court now, and they're also down one person. Though knowing them, that's just a small setback. Let's get going! The temple was easy to break in thanks to Sami, but the place doesn't feel right. There's wildlife outside, but not here. An artificial construct that was built recently. There weren't any traps to be had either, as their target is right there in the open.

"Indeed we have." Lemres would answer, cordially, but guarded.

But then things suddenly feel disadvantageous upon the reveal of not one, but...

"Two of them!?"

Ringo warms up her fingers to get the magic flowing, a hand pose to conduct her lightning magic, while Lemres readies his wand. The two seemed primed to work together...

Until they don't.

"Uh oh-"
"Whoah-!"

From a body-launching tremor to an ice wall dividing the squad, Ringo and Lemres regain their bearings to get a quick survey of who's where...

"Hey! Anyone there?!" Ringo would shout through the wall to get some semblance of response.

...
...
...
"Yeah! I'm alright! Looks like we're forced to split up, though!"

Muffled, but there's still some chatter. Semblance of life, but now the advantage got turned on its head.

---

On Lemres' side, there's Mario and Aqua, and their target is Fredrik. Mario shouting the main plan elicited an affirmitive nod from the comet warlock. If the stars are as powerful as they're hyped up to be, then direct force is out of the question. Disarming them is what comes first.

"Can't get powered up if you don't have the power to begin with, after all!"

z4ISXOLop_1d20 (A narrow escape!)

The ice waves erupted from the ground, coming after the comet warlock! While not the fastest on his feet, he was able to barely get by, leaving with nary but a scratch! Lemres turned to Mario, nodding affirmatively at the game plan. With a smile, he turned his wand towards Fredrik, charging his magic. A resonance of solidarity filled him as his magic was cast!

"Distance is what I can certainly do. Rissoler!"

p_1d20+7p_1d20+7p_1d20+7 (Rissoler, 4+3% per hit, 10% chance to Burn.)

While Mario's attacks couldn't connect, it was enough distraction to makes Lemres' hit. A flurry of miniature comets rocket forth, its flames hot enough to sear if they make a direct hit. While Fredrik is empowered, he still has to deal with a multi-person brawl.

"You're open! Caramelisér!"

p_1d20+7 (30% on hit, 4-turn cooldown.)

Hubris was certainly the enemy of the foe, as that gloating was met with a punishing star shower of flames! A little ice can't stop him!

"Sucre File!"

p_1d20+7 (18% on hit.)

...unless it's a scuffed spell. The wave of cosmic magic came and went, a swing and a miss. Lemres took a breather to concentrate, keeping himself alert for the coming storm. Hopefully what he did could slow Frederik's onslaught...

---

On Ringo's side, she spots Lidelle and Cream. Someone familiar, but with half the power of the whole squad, there needs to be some planning out, especially when the bad guys--Sturm in particular on her side--are hyped up on power.

"You got it!" she shouts at the wall, confirming Mario's plans. "You heard him, we need to get their hands off that star!"

p_1d20-1 (A resounding success!) 

Black holes? Hah! Having studied them back at Suzuran, this one is unrealistic, and lacks the gravitational pull to keep her down. She was able to hold her ground, though she came to notice Lidelle isn't as lucky.

"Uh oh-!"

Ringo scooted herself to Lidelle, keeping her feet planted on the ground, ready to defend Lidelle in case gravity disallows self-defense. Ringo forms a hand gesture to charge up her bolts of lightning, pointing her hand at Sturm and taking the offense!

"Sine!"

p_1d20+3p_1d20+3p_1d20+3 (5% per hit)

While one bolt manages to pass through, the other two seem to be misdirected by the black hole, swirling around the event horizon until they became one with the void. Well, that didn't work out. Change of plans. With the capacity to cast it again, Ringo traces a triangle in the air, a triad of elements forming at the corners before sending it towards Sturm.

"Pythagorean Theorem!"

p_1d20+3 (15% on hit, 20% chance to Burn, 20% to Paralyze (...again?), 20% chance to Freeze, 3-turn cooldown.)

...and that didn't work. This is getting a little ridiculous. 

"Tangent!"

p_1d20+3 (15% on hit)

...REALLY ridiculous. While Ringo wasn't affected by the gravitational pull, everything else is. All of her spells seem to be drawn to the black hole, with a spear of lighting not even getting past the black hole...

Lemres
HP: 140/140
Shield: 40/40

Ringo
HP: 110/140
Shield: 45/451d20·1d20+7·1d20+7·1d20+7·1d20+7·1d20+7·1d20-1·1d20+3·1d20+3·1d20+3·1d20+3·1d20+3

[Sophia and Olivia]

A pair of well-dressed pokemon charge into the room alongside Lidelle, Cream and Ringo. A small bunny pokemon in a lovely pink dress and crown. Not quite princess garb, but a commoner's more affordable and basic idea of what a princess might wear. A halloween costume, basically. The other was a Riolu wearing a comparatively simple pink qipao.

The buneary, Olivia, passes by Cream before doubling back and turning to face her while hopping in place. Oh hey, fellow bunny warrior! "Ears up sister! Don't let your guard down around the enemy!" she exclaimed, throwing 'punches' at the air in front of her by curling and uncurling her ears in demonstration. She just assumed Cream had that much control and strength in her ears. After a moment of trying to encourage her though, she turns tail and runs off! She was as interested as she was concerned with that other bunny, but she wasn't the one in imminent danger. That was another short girl who was none-the-less much bigger than either of the two pokemon.

(Important: Olivia, Sophia and Witch speak normally. You can understand them. ...Even if there voices are a little squeaky)

Olivia rushes forward toward Lidelle while hollering a loud "NOOOOO!" She then bounces into the air and actually lands right on Lidelle, looking into her eyes while grabbing onto her. "You can't give up now! Princess Lidelle didn't send you out here to die. You'll disappoint her if you don't come back! A victory without you isn't a victory worth settling for!" she yells in defiance with no awareness of who she's talking to. She then focuses her mind, channeling the powers she learned from religious training to empower herself!

(Olivia's cosmic power manipulate her own mass to make her a lot heaver than she looks. She's going to use that extra mass to start dragging Lidelle away from the black hole!)

55sjvrw7p_1d20+2 (PULL!)

Meanwhile, Sophia continues running in. She guessed the big tall guy must be the villain judging by all that malicious aura radiating off of him. Huh. That was a big dress... thingy. That gave her an idea. As she runs past, ducking low with her arms held back behind her, she jumps and springboards off of Ringo's back and/or shoulder with a "Hi!" before using the extra height to leap up to Sturm's face level, balling a paw as she prepared to give him a good face punching. "C'mere, handsome!" she taunts.

Except she didn't actually put enough force into that jump to make it. She deliberately undershot it so that she falls short of him, immediately pushing off the ground for a burst of speed as she attempted to dash underneath his my lawyers have asked me to call it a cloak!

p_1d20-3 (Sophia's Distraction!)

And once she's hidden from view, she grabs at his legs! Or whatever he's got going on down there. And she begins trying to tug, jerk, and twist them to force him off balance and make it harder for him to defend that power star while he's dealing with her.

p_1d20+1 (Grapple)

She throws in a good number of wild blows as she's crawling around down there for good measure. Right at the joints. Imagine chaos going on under that cloak with only some wacky noises and some movements underneath to give you a clue as to what is going on.

p_1d20+1 (Close Combat for 26% Damage)

Sophia Damage: 0/150 Shield Damage: 0/50

Olivia Damage: 0/140 Shield Damage: 0/45

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[Witch the Braixen]

It's okay. Witch is here. She's definitely worth 3 people.

Witch the braixen stumbles into the building clutching her broom like a lifeline, looking around, dressed in a rather frilly outfit featuring a pointy black hat. Well, she recognized the mustache man so she must be in the right place. And that guy was talking doom at him, so he must be the villain. And that power star must be ... interesting. Her plan was immediately clear.

"You look like you're having a lot of fun. Too bad for you; I brought the power of the sun!" Witch loudly shouts, playing herself up as she takes aim with her broom and it manifests a ball of green flame on its tip. She was bluffing completely. This broom was just a wand that could toss some fire around. But that wasn't really the point. She jerked the broom upward tossed the ball of flame up into the air, hoping to distract Fredrik by getting him to look at the oncoming attack slowly soaring toward him.

And then she immediately rushed for Frederick, using her broom as a pole to vault herself up into the air, making a grab for that star!

m0XcKCG|p_1d20+2 (Witch's Distraction Grab)

Aaand the moment she gets her paw on it, assuming she does, she's going to immediately jerk her body around to try and pull it away from him and put herself between him and the star, giving him a face full of tail in the process and quite possibly hip checking him. Not that she has the weight to do anything but annoy someone with one of those. The big floofy tail was probably worse honestly. "Give it!"

She was hoping to use the star to power herself up and turn the tables. She's actually still going to try that even if she can't get it out of his hands if she can at least touch it. It wasn't like she was going to overpower him with brute strength without some kind of boost. Dude's probably 30x her weight.

...Oh yeah and that will-o-wisp she tossed into the air is actually aimed at him. So it will eventually come down and potentially hit him despite being a distraction.

p_1d20+3 (Witch's will o wisp does 10% damage and causes the burn status)

Witch Damage: 0/150 Shield Damage: 0/50

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