>>7741518
But if this works, they'll expect us to head to the generator, which is the exact place we DON'T want to be. We might have to subdue them.

Hug Magma guy, If we act affectionate he will be fooled that we are a caught Pokémon.

>>7741583
I'm disinclined to think that a Charmeleon walking over and hugging the Team Magma member will help us. Especially since Charmeleon are known to be aggressive.

>>7741583
Yeah... Not sure that's a very good idea. I doubt they would approve of one of their "Team Members" teaching their pokemon to hug other members of the team rather than Battling.

(Also, Spell, you said you wanted other people to start trying to rp with the other pokes in the last thread, didn't you?)

>>7741518
Have Sarina tell them that we're a scouting party being sent North.

>>7741583
Hug him, then incinerate his face with a point-blank Flamethrower.

That's far more of a Charmeleon thing.

>>7741639
It could be nice. If you want to, try it.

>>7741651
We're freedom fighters, not MURDERERS.

>>7741651
But we don't know Flamethrower yet! We'd have to stick with Ember. Wait, refresh my memory, do we have Metal Claw?

>>7741676
Charmeleon (LVL 16)
Scratch
Growl
Ember
Smokescreen

>>7741676
This is 4th generation, Metal Claw was removed from Charmander's list of learned moves for some reason.

>>7741675
Look, as long as he has enough HP we wouldn't kill him, just make him a little crispier than usual.

As soon as the camera's been pointed away from him for more than two seconds, he'll miraculously heal.

>>7741714
Okay. To be fair, I never liked that they let it learn Metal Claw in the first place. It didn't make much sense since it already had Scratch. Anyway, We should try to convince them that we are needed further north, and that we are not the droids they are looking for.

>>7741770
Agreed, young Padwan. Also, what you did there I saw.

>>7741770
>>7741791
New people, is this an acceptable consensus?

>>7741822
Yes, though I believe I(?) should be ready to drop a Supersonic or two on the Magma's incase it does not work.

>>7741822

Aye.

>>7741859
Magnemite used SUPERSONIC!

Team Magma Grunt MARK is CONFUSED!

I do wonder if Supersonic would work on humans...

>>7741859
>>7741861
Right, then. Sarina says words to this effect. The Magma guy frowns. "Can someone else confirm that?"

>>7741932
"Skarem gave us the order himself, and he just flew off. You can call him if you like, but I wouldn't if I were you - he looked like he was in a bad mood..."

>>7741932
"Skarem just landed. You can ask him if you want, he's the one who sent us."

>>7741922
We will not know until we end up in deep trouble and need to test it. Of course the low Accuracy rate could really hinder attempts at using it, but it is still a possibility.

>>7741932
Magnemite steals a quick glance towards Charmeleon while attempting to keep the movement form the Grunts.

>>7741978
>>7741979
He nods dubiously. "All right... don't go anywhere." He turns to the other Magma grunt. "Keep an eye on 'em."

>>7742078
I think it's getting to be that time where we bash him in the head so that he gets knocked unconscious.

On another note, are the two grunts that Courtney brought with us still here?

>>7742078
1 lone Magma Grunt watching all of us?
Too easy.

I say we have Snover use Grasswhistle to put him to sleep while we slip away. Anyone else, opinions?

>>7742124
No you fool! You would see us all put to sleep in your foolishness!

Unless OP rules that it only effects the target it's aimed at, instead of everyone who hears it. In which case yeah, so for it.

>>7742124
Sounds like a plan to me. If that does not work, I can always try a supersonic... But we probably want to be sure that the other guy is long gone first.

>>7742143
If I remember correctly, Grasswhistle should be a targeted attack, but you do raise a good point...

>>7742143
CS, your judgment?
Grasswhistle: hits the intended target, or puts everything in range to sleep?

>>7742113
They are, lingering in the background.

As the first enemy Magma grunt leaves, Snover Grasswhistles at the other one; he abruptly falls asleep.

>>7742199
Well that settles that. Onwards!

>>7742197
It hits the intended target. Basically, everything does except for things like Surf, Earthquake, and Explosion.

>>7742199

Steal his Pokéballs, Sure we might not be able to use his Pokémon, But it would mean one less trainer to worry about, We can leave them after we finish our mission.

>>7742218

In that case we should probably get moving before anyone else catches us... I doubt we will be able to talk our way out of trouble if we are caught with a unconscious, uninjured grunt.

>>7742218
>>7742199
Then we high-tail it outta here!

>>7742227
No, leave them be.

>>7742199
Time to get the hell outa Dodge. Fallarber town, here we come.

>>7742265

Are you sure? Keep in mind that this cluster of Magma are said to be Pokémon abusers, And we ARE freedom fighters.

>>7742246
>>7742265
>>7742292
The bunch of you start running, running, running out of the city. As you hit the road, you notice that as you leave the city, the terrain is far more burned. Swathes of ash lay across the blackened landscape, although they're a bit hard to see in the darkness and the fact that Mt. Chimney is blocking out the moon.

>>7742301
In that case...

Steal his Pokeballs. Release the Pokemon from them. Then give each of them their own Pokeball to carry.

>>7742321
We make towards Fallarbor Town

>>7742321

Although using ember to light the way might seem like agood idea at first, It would make us highly visible, Travel under the cloak of darkness.

>>7742321
Try to find some place out of the way to make camp. Since to town itself is a training camp, we should avoid actually entering it until we've scouted it out a bit.

>>7742336
One thing you may want to remember: the flame on your tail already makes you visible.

>>7742388

I know, But there is diffirence between a small flame and a big one.

Anyway, Onto Fallabor.

We should try to cover as much ground as we can before it starts getting light out. Chances are the Magmas might start putting out info on our little group after they figure out our escape... They might even think we are the ones who blew up the generator.

You continue on towards Fallarbor. Eventually, you see a pass leading between a pair of high ridges, leading into what seems to be a desert. The road turns left, away from the desert.

>>7742507
We follow the road.

>>7742507
We'll have to go through the desert; the lift and cave will be too well guarded.

>>7742507

Hmmm, I like the desert, But seeing how we lack googles it will have to wait.

Still, If we could manage to recruit a Ground type it would be boon to our Team balance, After all, Digging would mean easier infiltrations and extraction.

Not to mention the type advantage to Fire.

>>7742507
Hmm... Desert or Mountain? The desert would be harsher, but we would probably have less of a chance of being caught that way...

>>7742556
(Stay in character, Sam. We don't know what awaits us either way.)

>>7742574
But, but, but...

>>7742595
We're roleplayers, not metagamers. Only use knowledge that our characters have access to.

Futher Ideas.

The desert will be hard for Snover due the heat,But still better then walking in Volcano for her, The humans will also have hard time unless they have goggles on the too.

I say we have disscussion with the entire team about our next action.

Im generally in favour of the desert route though, Seems less risky.

I suppose we should ask someone who knows the area better than us about which way to proceed. What say you, Courtney?

>>7742631
I'll agree to this. We discuss it with the Humans.

>>7742631
I agree. The desert is less likely to be patrolled than the other path. The fact it is as inhospitable as it is also helps with the possibility of finding new allies there. Team Magma has probably not had a chance to capture large swaths of the wild Pokemon population there.

>>7742631
>>7742683
>>7742716
It's Team Rocket that was focusing on capturing and relocating huge numbers of wild Pokemon, not Team Magma.
Anyway, the group stops, and you get into a huddle for a discussion; however, immediately after Courtney makes her recommendation to go through the desert, you hear the Charizard cry behind you again.

>>7742756
DUCK AND COVER!
FIND A PLACE TO HIDE!

>>7742756

Into the desert quick, If there is sandstorm the Black Charizard will be unable to fly.

>>7742756
Desert it is! The high winds and blowing sand will make flying nigh-impossible.

>>7742756
I know Team rocket was moving them into their Ever increasing Safari Zone I just thought Magma wou-

>you hear the Charizard cry
OH SHIT!

MOVE, MOVE Into the Desert, NOW.

>>7742777
>>7742789
>>7742798
The bunch of you flee towards the desert. A blast of fire impacts behind you as you hear a human voice calling out.
"So, the saboteurs have made it this far! Come, my sweet, let us burn them to their bones! Hear me, worms, for your end is nigh!"

>>7742889
How close are we to the desert?

Keep running, if he catches up then...

... TIME TO TEAM UP! We are 5 pokemon+2 trainers, And should have some type advantage, Snover and Magmemite can continue to run, Their disadvantage would doom them.

>>7742915
Maybe two hundred feet.

>>7742889
"It wasn't us! We didn't blow up the generator! We just used it as an opportunity to sneak through the city!"

>>7742946
Actually, closer to 150-125 feet.

>>7742946
Charmeleon uses Smokescreen
"EVERYONE, SPREAD OUT AND HEAD TO THE DESERT!"

>>7742922
Don't forget we did manage to fight off Z once... But I have a feeling this guy and his Charizard will be a bit more dangerous... At the very least to Snover and myself.

I have no problem getting Snover out of here and protecting her, but I think splitting up is a bad idea...

>>7742954

This is actually a good idea, If we add into the fact that we are looking for our mommy we might startle Charizard, After all the chance that she is mommy is slim, But it is still there.

Said startling can buy us time.

>>7742976
Forgot the name there.

>>7742989
Right, and if it doesn't work, we can always blow a smokescreen up and hope that it reaches high enough to obscure Skarem and his Charizard's vision.

Combine >>7742976 and >>7742967
Courtney and her goons go off to one side a few yards, Sarina goes off to the other side a few yards, Charmeleon's team (Charmeleon, Magnemite, Snover, Seviper and Sableye), keep heading forward. Charmeleon uses Smokescreen to block Skarem's vision and throw off his aim.

Consensus on action?

>>7743112

Aye.

>>7742976
Smoke and Split works for me.

>>7743112
Go with >>7742989 >>7742954

And if it doesn't work then >>7743101

>>7743155
Fair enough. Sarina is the one who mentions not blowing up the generator, while you say the thing about looking for your mommy. Skarem's reply is swift.
"You didn't, did you? I would buy it; you're not very clever! That was not a clever trick you played on my men; luckily for you, my men aren't very clever either! It is such a hard life we live, yes? Well, not you for long!" He laughs maniacally, and assuming that you turn around to say this to him, you finally get to see his face--or rather, a collection of natural formations that look vaguely facelike; he seems to have been horribly burned, his face coated with patches of mismatched and in some cases unnatural skin colors, with lumps of upraised flesh generally marking the boundaries. And the top of his head is, as far as you can tell, genuinely on fire at this moment.

>>7743372
Okay, NOW would be a good time for smokescreen and running.

>>7743372

"Errrr, How did that happen? Maybe you can monlogue about it?"

>>7743372
Smokescreen
Run to the desert

>>7743372
Smoke and Split.

>>7743413
>>7743419
>>7743432
You fire off a Smokescreen and run as fast as you can into the desert. The high winds and the sand they carry become immediately apparent to you, stinging your skin and causing instant pain to your eyes. Sarina and Courtney have both covered theirs with their sleeves, while Snover is stumbling along behind you. Magnemite doesn't seem to be affected at all.

>>7743494
"Magnemite, can you see in this storm?!"

>>7743494
If only we had pokeballs to be recalled into.

>>7743494

Put Magnemite on spotting/navigation duty, Offer Snover your hand... i mean claw, So she can keep up.

>>7743494
We need to find a cave to get out of the storm.

>>7743525
>>7743537
exactly what I'm thinking

>>7743506
"I can."
The Charizard calls again from behind you, but this time in words. "Charmeleon! You will not make it through the desert!"

>>7743560
"Shut up mom, I hate you! You never let me do anything!"

>>7743560
We roar back at the Charizard, "WATCH ME!"

Then, proceed to have Magnemite lead us to cover to wait out the storm.

>>7743560

Do >>7743575
or
"I can´t believe i thought you was my mom, You must be like 500 years old... You old hag, And that stink, I guess you are black because you never took a bath or something."

>>7743617
Um, just so you know, I was joking when I made that post. We really shouldn't say that.

>>7743617
>>7743575
WE DON'T KNOW IF CHARIZARD IS OUR MOM YET!
STAY IN CHARACTER!

>>7743595
After saying that, the next voice you hear is Skarem's. "Watch you? Haha! I shall watch you very very closely!"
From your quick glance back, you can see that Skarem's Charizard has landed and is now running into the sandstorm.

>>7743680

That´s why is said THOUGHT, Because honestly, A character can have suspicions you know. we don´t KNOW if Charizard is the mom, But we can still think(AKA Believe) that she is. I myself doubt she is.

>>7743736

And we ran, We ran so far away.

>>7743736
So yeah, we should get running. Like, fast. Find a cave, or a place where the dunes block the wind, and keep quiet.

>>7743763
This.
Have Snover use Icy Wind and Charmeleon use Smokescreen if it follows us.
Keep moving toward shelter.

>>7743804
Doubt it'll do much good. The sand will blow away the smoke. Though I suppose the cold desert night would support an ice slick.

>>7743763
>>7743785
>>7743804
You go for it. As you run, you see a tower loom up suddenly ahead of you, with an entrance probably too small for the Charizard; I'm going to take the liberty of guessing that you will run inside. You do, and the sound of the pursuing Charizard fades away, followed by a blast of flame through the entryway of the tower.

>>7743985
We look around to make sure everyone is okay.

>>7743985
BAD IDEA!

Skarm can just recall Charizard into her ball then sent her out again after he enters the tower.

We look of there is somekind of hidden passage in the tower, better make our gettaway quickly.

>>7743985
I'll just get this out of the way so that any trolls don't have to.

Eh-hem, YOU FUCKING RAILROADING BASTARD! WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU, WE DIDN'T SAY WE WERE GOING INTO THE TOWER!!!!!11!

Okay, now that that's done, let's move into it a bit so that we're out of range of a Flamethrower, since while Charizrd might not fit inside, I bet its head would.

>>7744015
They are; everyone looks a bit worse for the wear from the sandstorm, though, and Snover is shaken as per usual, but she seems less so than before. Magnemite is, also as usual, completely stoic. Sarina and Courtney both look basically all right; Sarina just looks relieved, while Courtney looks angry.
>>7744056
There are a couple of rocks that look possible to hide behind.

>>7744109
Then let's take cover. Snover needs hugs.

(And now's our chance to find Rayquaza! This is the tower where you can get him, right?)

>>7744109
>Courtney looks angry.

Does that girl EVER smile?

Infact ask her if she does after hiding behind the rocks.

>>7744131
Maybe Courtney needs a hug too.

>>7744109
Fuck hiding, we have the advantage.

I say we either block the entrance with the rocks, or set up an ambush for Skarem if he tries to follow.

No more running, we stand our ground!

>>7744131
Nah, Rayquaza is outside Placif- (Cant prononce) Town, In Mirage tower.

>>7744166
Oh.

>>7744163
Again, discretion, better part of valor, yadda yadda yadda.

>>7744166
Rayquaza is in the Sky Pillar outside of Pacifidlog.

Also, I apologize, but I forgot to archive thread 14 and it's gone forever.

>>7744215
You. Jerk. I'm not sure I can ever forgive you, never ever ever ever.

Okay, I forgive you.

>>7744195
We outnumber Skarem vastly, and Charizard isn't able to fit in here. Even if he manages to make it inside, he still has to draw his Poke Balls out to summon help - giving us plenty of time to strike!

I stand by my idea - either block the entrance or prepare an ambush.

bump

>>7744299
I'm here, just waiting for a consensus.

>>7744244
I still say we get behind the rocks. What makes you so sure that he won't simply land outside and release his pokemon then? Or that we could take on even one of his mons?

I say we take cover behind the rocks. If he comes in, we attack him.

>>7744325
If he's gonna try sending other Pokemon in after us, then more incentive to BLOCK THE ENTRANCE WITH THE ROCKS! We're in an enclosed structure with only one entrance that we know of - not exactly a great place to hide, just get trapped and hunted down.

>>7744325

I think this is the best plan, Miving the rocks would take too much time.

>>7744376
Hey, if any of us have the strength to actually move the rocks then sure, I'm all for it.

>>7744451
Alright, we suggest it to Sarina, Courtney and her grunts - see if any of them are up for it or have Pokemon able to move them.

>>7744451
>>7744475
The humans, working together, are able to move the rocks, two to a rock, in front of the entrance. Another Flamethrower comes in, but gets blocked by said rocks before they finally succeed in blocking off the entrance.

>>7744500
FUCK YEAH!
HAVE A NICE SAND BATH, SKAREM! GOOD LUCK GETTING THAT SHIT OUT OF YOUR CRACKS AND CREVICES!

Alright, just to be on the safe side, we have Snover use Powder Snow on the rocks to seal it from our side.

>>7744533
I think that on that note, I'll go to bed. I'm very tired and was up too late the last couple of nights.

Also, technically, according to the Pokedex, Charizard's fire can melt boulders, and I was going to have that be an ironic "oh shit" moment, but then I remembered that the sandstorm would probably flay both Skarem and Charizard before that happened.
Also, I think you deserve a level up or two, but... what do you think is appropriate?

>>7744623
How much did you give us for beating back Porygon Z? It should be less than that, since we didn't really fight, but it should still be significant since we managed to sneak through Mauville and escape Skarem.

>>7744652
I gave you six levels worth there. And yes, I have an actual plot reason as to why the bunch of you are leveling up so much faster than any other Pokemon, fear not.

>>7744721
Hmmm...
2-3 levels, then?

>>7744721

PokéRus i take it?

>>7744721
2 levels.

>>7744765
I'll give you all three levels. Charmeleon is now level 19, and Snover and Magnemite are level 18.
Charmeleon learned Dragon Rage! Magnemite learned Thunder Wave! Snover learned Swagger!

>>7744797
Pokerus increases EV gain.

Though it is plausible here!

>>7744845

TIME TO INVESTIGATE CAVE!

>>7744845

>>7744886
Clearly we've all been implanted with Lucky Eggs, thus doubling all of our earned exp.

>>7744887
Actually, now it's time for go to bed. If someone could archive this for me, I'll grant Internet sexual favors to them later on.

>>7744964
I'll do it, but promise that you will never say anything creepy like that again. Please.

>>7745008
Of course. I do indeed promise that I won't promise that again.

>>7744964
Done, and don't worry about the sexual favors.

>>7745078
Ah, thank you. And good night.