[Maleficent, Mistress of Evil]

On a mountain overlooking the war-torn battlefield was a massive fortress like structure. Supposedly this fortress was home to a church that centralized and practically controlled the continent it resided in. A highly tactical spot abundant with resources if they properly utilize them. Lots of space too to occupy many factions. In a sense it reminded the evil fairy of her own castle that she used to plot her misdeeds some twelve years ago. Back then she did not realize all the worlds and powers she could control.

That young fairy was gone now and it was time to claim another fortress for her dark forces and evil plots. There was a sense of irony a place seen as holy yet undoubtedly seeped in some form of darkness being claimed by the Mistress of All Evil. Perhaps that made this opportunity all the more delicious.

At the base of the Garreg Mach Monastery stood Maleficent. She had hired a King with muscle perhaps comparable to few. A ruler with the brawns to back up his position. It was a sad sight he was forced to bunker down in the shadows of the Life Sphere. He has great potential. Another was a witch that seemed as good with  tech as she was magic. A rare combination of talents but an useful one, especially if they were going to get this plan running. Finally there was Giovanni. Perhaps he was the most unassuming of the four villains. She can tell however he has ambition, a strong charisma and knows how to assert himself. A formidable man for a human. Perhaps whatever plans he holds can serve her own somehow.

A crow flew down from the Monastery to sit upon the evil fairy's staff. "Ah, Diablo. I take it you have finished scoping the area?" she asked her aviary companion. The dark bird gave an affirmative caw informing her that the situation was right. All they needed to do was clear the throne room.  "Excellent work, Diablo," she smirked, giving her long time winged ally the strokes he rightfully deserved.

"To me, Heartless!" Maleficent called back. A figure of darkness formed into a wizard like monster. She still lacked the ability to call an army of Heartless but perhaps she can change that soon. She did have a potential light ripe for the plucking to create a strong shadow from. "Now, all we need to do is await our assault team," she remarks, glancing behind her.

The Darkness Awaits
Soon the Light Shall Fall
EVIL AWAKEN!

	Maleficent Mistress of All Evil HP: 200 Shield HP: 75
	Wizard Heartless HP: 80 Shield HP: 20

[jokerjay779]

Gruntilda's Theme

Gruntilda appeared from the sky riding a magic broomstick. She got tired of being judged by her appearance and being snubbed by the Life Sphere so now she plans to help make a new one to live in with this witch Malificent. She is quite odd to her however, a witch that has beauty, she can't help but be envious. Yet at the same time she can't help but be entranced by her charisma and aura of wickedness.

She skids to a halt before going getting off and grabbing her broomstick.

"Might I say I approve of this plan, may I mention I am a big fan?" she complimented.

She then looked at the castle they were taking over in the distance. A beautiful medieval structure that reminds her of the one she had planned to build under her sister's tower before they were too strapped for time and budget so they had to go with just the tower. At the very least it didn't look like a bad place to live in. Nothing a little Gruntilda touch won't fix though to make this place more ominous and spooky. She even came in fresh robes that she won at the Halloween party.

For now, she paced back and forth waiting for the rest of the allies that are supposed to come to help take this monastery by storm. After about 5 or 10 minutes of waiting.

"I am starting to get tired of waiting, when are we going to start the redecorating?" she grunted impatiently.

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Giovanni had his own reservations about how a 'Life Sphere of Evil' would play out. It sounded like the kind of thing that would crash and burn. Evil and greed have loyalty to none, after all - Maleficent could be creating a paradise for ner-do-wells, or creating her own death trap. Team Rocket had ever been an organization more focused on elevating their status in society than uprooting it.

...But he was here, wasn't he? If this was not legitimate, he could just say he saw the mission and came to keep an eye on things. And if it were, well... who is to say whether Team Rocket's future liess here? If nothing else, it makes for a good backup in the event that his plans in the Life Sphere fall through, and if it gets some of the more inconvenient faces out of the Life Sphere, that's even better. If he plays his cards right, no matter what comes of the 'fight' between Maleficent and the Life Sphere, he'll come out on top.

There was the possibility that this was a trap. Giovanni kept an eye out early on, delaying his approach to have Beedrill peer ahead - a publicly posted mission like this always had the potential to be a trap. Once sufficiently assuaged of his concerns, though, Giovanni finally makes his approach, Beedrill coming back to buzz over his shoulder.

"Patience..." ...His gaze flits over Gruntilda, trying to process what he was even looking at, but he recovers quickly enough that it looks like little more than a glare. "Some of us prefer not to stick out like a sore thumb while trying to create a 'Life Sphere of Evil'."

And on that note, Giovanni scans over the monastery in the distance, giving a nod. There wasn't much of that kind of architecture in Kanto or Johto, but he'd imagine somewhere like Unova had something like it. "So this is our target. A simple pest control mission, then." It wasn't often that Giovanni would lower himself to some extermination work, but it would pay dividends to get his face out into the wild.

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[King Bowser Koopa]

A heavy series of thuds heralded Bowser's entrance to the scene. He could be seen long before he made it over, his immense size making this whole not standing out like a sore thumb thing a bit of a futile effort. How did a monster like that even try to blend in? Regardless, he hadn't been hired here to skulk around and tip toe around issued. He had been hired to put on a show of force, and that suited him just fine. Like it or not, he owed his people a better life than they were currently enduring in the life sphere. As much as he would never admit it, his purpose here wasn't actually as evil as the name would imply. Perhaps in the future his independence could be used to cause some trouble, but for now? He personally had very little to gain from this.

He gazed about those that entered. There were at least two damsels, both suitably evil looking. One lacked ... skin though. He made a point not to show how much that upset him, but his gaze did linger a moment. That was the sort of careless, sloppy work that made him want to punch other villains in the face. But he supposed it could've been an accident or some kind of self-inflicted thing. Regardless, he deigned not to ask. He presumed it would likely come up naturally sooner or later if it were important to her. The third one just looked like a businessman. He supposed that was just his style, and he wore it well. It left him a little unsure of what this one had to offer, but he supposed there might be some merit to that presentation he'd have to observe later.

“Hmph. Redecorating sounds about right. This dusty old castle could probably use a few tricks and traps.” Bowser mused aloud.

Bowser 200/200 HP 75/75 Shield

[Maleficent, Mistress of Evil]

Maleficent observed the cybernetic witch as she approached. The compliment was a tad unnecessary perhaps but she smirked none the less. "I would not earn my title without ambition and planning," she remarked seeing Giovanni approach. Followed by the King of the Koopas himself. "Yes, I do agree a makeover will be in order. I admire your taste in structure. A fortress is nothing without potent security," she adds to Bowser's and Gruntilda's comment.


"Yes, the pests have some numbers though they are surprisingly small. There seems to be nothing at the slope so we shall start at the village near the castle grounds. Our primary target is the cathedral at the peak. If we get to the throne room I will be able to cast my spell over the whole area. A throne is a symbol of power so it is quite receptive to such magic," she explains as she grips her staff and starts channeling green and black magic into it before expanding her arms.

In their wake a black and green portal manifested. A corridor of darkness. Was a bit risky to enter but if these lot were that easily consumed... Well, they weren't worth her time. "Come, let's speed up the walk," she nods to the portal before entering it... The others can choose to walk but it might take a while to get there. AKA they won't arrive at the battle immediately.

(Entering the Corridor of Darkness provokes a CHA or INT check of choice as it tries to get to you. Since you're all dastardly beings and it's a short jaunt you only need to pass a check of 8. However failure invokes Severe Exhaustion for one turn and either Berserk or Fear of your choice for 3 turns. You can choose to walk but it will take you a turn to reach the top unable to battle but won't be targeted. Maleficent is used to these corridors and thus exempt)

As she exited the other side an arrow narrowly missed her. She squinted to see an Infected Sniper clearly waiting to attack anyone that wasn't infected. On top of this was a small army coming to meet them of various skillsets.  They all seemed like grunts but nothing her team could not handle... Speaking of which. The Wizard Heartless moved forward looking ready to attack. However Maleficent held out a arm and looked back to the portal for her fellow villains. After all them getting the first strike was a chance to prove her faith was not misplaced. The castle grounds themselves are sure to have much more powerful enemies after all.

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HP:40 AC: 12 (17 when first attacked by someone) Cover: Boosted AC the first time someone attacks him. Snipe: 50% chance to deal double damage	HP: 60 AC: 13	HP: 30 AC: 17 Has a 75% chance to psuedo crit, dealing double damage and inflict a status	HP: 40 AC: 12	HP: 40 AC: 12	HP: 70 AC: 13	HP: 120 AC: 10 Ability: Takes half-damage from non-magical or energy attacks	HP: 80 AC: 14

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Giovanni wasn't exactly known for his magic potency or anything like that - he'd never really tried, but if he had to guess, his aptitude for it would be quite poor, seeing as others who grew up in Viridian Forest had weird superpowers and he walked away from the experience with nothing to show for it but Mega Anime Cancer™, so when Maleficent says that the throne is susceptible to her magic, Giovanni can only offer a shrug. It's a bit awkward, not taking point on a mission like this, but he also wasn't the one with the ability to open weird darkness portals.

"Very well." Giovanni, for one, isn't a coward, so he steps into the portal:

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...And makes it through without any ill effects. Not particularly surprising - darkness is kind of his thing, even if he would only really relate himself more to the concept than the, like, actual elemental typing. Of course, one step through the portal, and suddenly, they're alrelady taking fire.

"Your turn, Beedrill." Of the present enemies, the sniper was the one that stuck out to him the most - in their ability to be a huge nuisance, but also their ability to highlight that, just standing here in the open, he was something of a liability. He needed the eliminate the targets that that could attack through the buffer of his Pokemon.

Beedrill buzzes ahead of Giovanni, impatiently tapping his stingers together, until Giovanni started giving his commands.

"Agility."

[ Agility - Increases DEX mod by 4 for three turns. Afterwards, there is a three turn cooldown. ]

"Poison Jab."

And without further ado, Beedrill rushes the direction the Sniper came from, flying overhead and attempting to bring its stingers down on the sniper's head!

[ Poison Jab: Beedrill coats its stingers in poison and jabs with them! Has a 50% chance of inflicting Poison. [DEX, 18%] ]

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"Don't give them room to breathe. Finish them."

[ Poison Jab, again! ]

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[jokerjay779]

She didn't pay much mind to Giovanni, but then she saw the great Koopa King Bowser. She slicks what little hair is on her skull back and tries to cooly waddle to him.

"So I see that you are a king, but on your finger I see no ring. Since Princess Peach and you are not doing well. Perhaps me and you could go on a date do tell." she said before grinning with termites in her smile.

Than that is when Malificent began to speak nd then opened a dark portal. She never witnessed such dark magic before but something felt ominous. Though Gruntilda wasn't afraid and it was better then walking so she goes inside.

Int Check: GTTuM3Pbp_1d20+3

And manages to succeed from succumbing to the Corridor of Darkness. As she walks to the other side and sees that there are infected protecting their new home. Of course it's never that easy.

"Stand by gentleman and woman it's my turn, watch as I make these fools burn!" she declared.

She then starts by throwing fireballs at three of them.

How About a Little Fire Scarecrow?: [Wisdom Medium Attack, DMG 15%] Summons a ball of fire and throws it across 30 feet towards someone. Opponents hit by a fireball have a 10% chance to be burned by a fireball. Gruntilda can throw 3 fireballs at a time, and each must be towards a different target. And can't throw more after the cooldown. [2 Post Cooldown]

Attack 1: p_1d20+5 @assassian

Attack 2: p_1d20+5 @dark Bishop

Attack 3: p_1d20+5 @bishop

Before getting on her magic broom and goes toward the Sniper. Attempting to swoop at him from above with the broom's bared fangs.

Broom Swoop: [Heavy Wisdom Attack, DMG 20%] @sniper

Attack 4: p_1d20+5


As she jumps off and tries to whack the sniper with her broom in order to finish it off/take him out.

Broom Whack: [Medium Strength Attack, DMG 16%] @sniper

Attack 5: p_1d20-1

HP: 180/180
Shield: 65/65
Status: Witchy

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