We wake up the guard we captured and ask him where the missing Poke Balls are.

>>8156256
After degagging him, you ask him this. The prisoner smiles unpleasantly. "Mt. Chimney. If we haven't got around to melting them yet."

>>8156279
Charmeleon grits her teeth at the guard's smirk.
"For your sake, you had better hope not."

>>8156321
"Oh, how heroic of you." He rolls his eyes.

>>8156337
The flame on Charmeleon's tail erupts into a blaze.
"It is not wise to disrespect me, Human - especially considering your situation. I suggest you watch your tongue, lest I tear it from your mouth!"

>>8156407
He sighs slightly. "Honestly, I don't think you can frighten me. Not after Skarem, at least."

>>8156407
Well if you tear my tongue from my mouth I'll be able to watch it more easily. It's pretty hard when it's in there most of the time.

>>8156444
Something snaps in Charmeleon's mind, as she clenches her claws in quiet rage - trying to keep them from shaking. She hisses to Courtney, "Gag him..."

take your 1 on 1 furry roleplay session somewhere else thanks

>>8156486
Have you read these through this quest? If you had, you'd know there's been no such thing happening here. I've made it a point to kill one of the BBEG's for even attempting it. So shut up.

Holy shit it's charmander quest
Holy fuck we're at quest 27 the last one I read was 15
Fuck balls I've got a lot of reading to do.

>>8156470
Courtney nods, proceeding to gag him and removing his smirk from your sight.

>>8156551
The moment she does, Charmeleon unleashes the rage building up inside her and slashes at the guard's eye with her claw.

Well, I see Courtney's alive, at least.
Are Snover and Magnemite alive?
What about Sarina, Sableye and Seviper?
Has much happened to Skarem or his Charizard?
Is Porygon-Z dead?

>>8156571
He jerks back swiftly; the tip of your claw leaves a red line down his eyelid, but failed to go deeper.

>>8156571
If you're planning to torture the guard, you'll note that rubbing anything hot (or capsaicin-related) into an open wound generates shit tons more pain than eyegouge. But proceed. : )

>>8156551
"Melting pokemon? That's so... so... Wasteful! I knew this operation was trash before but this... What kind of scum would join such a backwards gang of thugs... Honestly...
In any case, do you have a plan my little firebrand? Seviper and I should come along with whoever's entering, we've had some practice at infiltration, but you and your little friends might stand out."

>>8156580
>Are Snover and Magnemite alive?
Yes

>What about Sarina, Sableye and Seviper?
Yes

>Has much happened to Skarem or his Charizard?
His Charizard is named Arilee. Apparently she is our mother, and our father was Seviper. We also found out that Skarem has been trying to "mate" with her - something which we intend to rectify at the earliest possible opportunity.

Translation: the fucker is going to die a horrible, gruesome death.

>Is Porygon-Z dead?
Not yet, but we've managed to intimidate him to cease reading our minds/interrupting us with his annoying monologues.

>>8156643
My father can't be seviper - I didn't know any poison-related moves when I hatched.

>>8156643
...
What the shit.
Charizards can't mate with humans! :-|

At the risk of making a dumb decision due to missing backstory, we'd better get our asses to Mt. Chimney by whichever path we're most familiar with, or have already cleared.

>>8156600
After this, Charmeleon puts her face straight up to the guard's and glares into his remaining good eye. "If any of those Pokemon are harmed or killed, I swear on all that I am that I will return to visit more pain upon you. Your death will be a slow one - slow, painful, and gruesome!"

>>8156603
Not torturing, just unleashing some rage. We're a fighter for our fellow Pokemon and their freedom/safety. What this little bastard said went TOO far!

>>8156698
How badly wounded is Charmander?

>>8156643
Correction: We have heard rumors that Skarem and Arilee have probably already been 'mating' with each other, and given that Arilee's a giant fire breathing dragon, it is probably consensual.
Also, we have intimidated Porygon Z enough that it actually values us as a threat higher than Team Rocket so it will use its unknown and vast resources on us instead of them.

>>8156698
He mutely glares at you, some blood from his eyelid trickling into his eye, at which point he closes it again.

>>8156714
I huh
:|
Right, we'd better get over there and stop that. Mating with a Charizard? A charizard mating with a human? How does that even WORK?! It can't even work by HSOWA because Charizards aren't in the Ground egg group!

>>8156750
Not breeding, just mating. You can probably have sex without producing children.

>>8156698
"...Recall what you just told me minutes ago about lines and not crossing them to prove you're different. I understand and share your fury, but taking your anger out on trash like this will probably not even make you feel better."

>>8156769
Wait.
... Humans have no egg moves.
...
...
...
>_______________________>
...
Skarem's our father, isn't he?

>>8156712
At the moment? I don't think we have any wounds. Arilee caught us by the leg in her mouth when we attempted a Fastball Attack at her and Skarem a while back, but it's healed.

>>8156727
Charmelean snarls a small puff of flame into the guard's face in anger, before turning around to face the others. "I don't trust this human, but he may very well be telling the truth - and that's something we can't risk. I propose that today we investigate his claim. If he's telling the truth, and the Pokemon are in danger, then we must rescue them. If he's lying, then we need to find out where they really are..."

Charmeleon gives the guard one final angry backwards glance, "...and you had better not be lying to me."

>>8156802
Dude.

>>8156808
Well, if Charmander's unwounded her rage won't do much damage. Better calm down and move on out to Mt. chimney!
Have we cleared any route to Mt. Chimney of danger? If so, use that route. Otherwise, go down the fastest route.

>>8156840
One of the psychic humans visited us and gave us goggles so we could travel through the desert more-protected from the sandstorms. If we're going to head north, that's the way we're going - especially since Skarem and Arilee can't fly to follow us during a storm (at least not for long or very far).

>>8156858
What time of day is it?
Is the party well-rested, well-fed, and mostly unwounded?
Better get movin' then.

Where'd charming spell go?
We actually have a consensus within the first 20 posts here! *waves arms*

>>8156900
It's morning, and yes, we're all well rested. We're currently hiding out inside an abandoned factory in Mauville - hidden from Skarem and his goons. We've got a chamber dug underneath an abandoned platform in the factory, and we've started constructing a tunnel towards Courtney's secret underground base outside the city. Once we reach the base, the other True Magma members will be able to infiltrate Mauville and help us free the city.

>>8156949
But now Mt. Chimney is being used as a smelter and we have to get our asses there.
So much for plan A ...
At least we're well rested and it's still morning, so it's a good 3 hours before the desert heats up. Better get moving.

So, we waiting for Charming Spell to get a better computer, or what?

>>8156984
Well, we're still going to free Mauville. But we need the townspeople on our side in order to completely take it back from Skarem. Hence we're going to find their Pokemon and reunite them - convincing them that we're on their side and drawing them under our banner for FREEDOM! FREEDOM AND JUSTICE FROM THE TYRANNICAL RULE OF SKAREM!

>>8157026
I'm waiting for you to come to an action consensus.

>>8157052
Well, I posted my in-character response and proposal. I'm just waiting on the others to voice their opinions.

>>8156808
The guard looks back impassively as you make the threat, while the rest of the group nods. Courtney comes forward. "I can probably help us enter Mt. Chimney; I know the way in, and where the secret entrance is. I also know the way around the base."

>>8157069
I say we go through the desert to Mt. Chimney; we gotta get those balls back before they get smelted, and if we're gonna do that, the sooner the better.

>>8157112
"That will prove most useful Courtney, thank you. But today, I need you and Sarina to go and find Sarah. Ask her and the other townspeople if they know what happened to their Pokemon - to confirm if what this worm said was true."

>>8157164
She nods, as does Sarina. "Right." The pair of them get up, and depart the factory forwith.

>>8157164
And by "today" I hope you mean "within the hour", because we ain't got a lot of time until the desert heats up and hurts Snover.

>>8157204
Gogo NPCs!
*Takes a seat in the passenger carriage, puts my feet up, and stretches*

>>8157219
We'll most likely go into the desert at night, when the sun hasn't turned the region into a frying pan.

>>8157204
Charmeleon wishes the two luck, before turning to Ferris and the other grunt - whose name she asks for.

>>8157265
He responds that his name is Blaise.

>>8157312
"Blaise, Ferris, I need you two to blend in among the False Magma guards today and do some investigating - find out if they know where the Pokemon are being kept, like Courtney and Sarina are with the townspeople. We can't afford to be tricked or sidetracked at this point, so we'll be counting on all of you to find out what you can. Just be careful not to let anyone get suspicious of you, and come back here as soon as you find the opportunity to do so. If what the guard said is true, we need to leave tonight."

>>8157366
The two both nod, acknowledging you, and head outside as well.

>>8157418
Charmeleon looks around the others and ponders what to do for the next few hours, while they wait on the Humans to return. She looks at the captured guard again and sneers, before looking to Snover, "Snover, put this miserable pile of garbage back to sleep will you? The sight of him makes me sick."

>>8157418
So this leaves Magnemite, Charmeleon and Snover alone together?
...
Random encounters tiem!

>>8157492
Snover nods and sends forth another Grasswhistle, sending the unfortunate prisoner to sleep once more.

>>8157418
Do the guards we have captured have any pokemon we could interrogate?

>>8157510
More like "training and working on the tunnel tiem"

>>8157545
I don't want to risk it. We've got this guy bound and gagged. Setting one of his Pokemon free to interrogate might prove to be more than we can handle - especially if they make a lot of ruckus and attract attention to the factory, or escape and lead them to us.

>>8157492
Magnemite hovers near Charmeleon, concerned. "Perhaps some minor training would be in order, not even battling necessarily but nonetheless it is important that you should channel your anger towards something productive. I would suggest meditation, but I have no insight into that technique."

>>8157569
Totally risk it.

Otherwise, just keep diggin' tunnel, I guess. There's really not much else Charmeleon could do.

>>8157536
>>8157570
Charmeleon thanks Snover before answering Magnemite's concerns, "I was thinking the same thing, Magnemite. But before that, we need to take care of some things."

sage for not /tg/ related

>>8157608
Lolhuh

Do we have an action consensus?

>>8157769
Training's good with me. Guess it is a bit risky to screw with unID'd pokemon
so let's train it up a bit. I dunno. Do something to gain experience.

>>8157769
Did we ever get around to talking to Snover and Magnemite about our psychic mind control whatsits?

>>8157807
I'm of the opinion that Charmander will keep that little detail to herself. She fights for freedom, so the idea that she controls others through her willpower would probably frighten her and make her think it might alienate all her allies.

>>8157829
Depends how willpower works in Charming Spell's world.
In my opinion, you can control others and lead them down a path towards freedom and independence.
No person is truly 'free' - we talk to each-other, at the very least, and we affect who we talk to. Psychic connections are stronger, but there's no hard 'line' at which point controlling others becomes bad. Control is good, because you can just shepherd people into becoming even more self-reliant.

>>8157829
Controlling others through willpower is no different to controlling them through persuasion or through fear.
However, Snover and Magnemite are exceptions - they picked up on us mentally when they were born, thus now having part of our will. I like that. Makes them our brother and sister.

>>8157884
Like I said, Charmeleon isn't about control - she's all about Freedom. She's a hot-blooded freedom fighter that distrusts humans because she was kept captive by them in Team Rocket's Lab. So much so that she probably won't ever accept a Human as her Trainer - not even the ones she trusts the most. She's like a wild mustang from the Old West.

>>8157884
>>8157917
As you've probably noticed, I don't regard the free will of a sentient creature as being sacred. ;-]

>>8157932
So, she gathers people around her on the path to freedom.
And one day she herself will die, and they will be free - even moreso than they would have been had she never met them.
There's no problem here.

>>8157917
Indeed, Magnemite and Snover are our only "true" family. Seviper may be our father, but his dedication and loyalty to us hasn't really been proven yet - especially considering he didn't really want to be around or worry about us for when we hatched. And don't get me started on our mother Arilee - she's just one fucked up mess of a parent.

>>8157971
You think Rocket may have fucked with our egg enough that our mother and father are a lot further removed from us than we originally thought?

>>8157971
Well, I'm sure Magnemite and Snover won't regret us mindscrewing them into being our buddies. :-)

>>8157993
No idea. I guess we'll have to find out.

>>8158034
l: /

>>8158034
Definitely not!

>>8158105
Do you have anything you want to say to respond to >>8157607 ? I think CS is waiting on you.

>>8158048
*shrug* Guess I'm just more comfy with the idea of controlling people. It's not like they were using their free will to do anything useful anyway.

Roight, now that we're here ...

Charmander controls those nearby her with her large psychic aura.
Charmander, the Chess pieces, and probably Z are the only ones aware of this aura.
Charmander does not want to force her will upon others, as she fights for the freedom of Pokemon.
Charmander probably opposes an -enforced- psychic control aura, and would thus find her natural and involuntary one to be disagreeable.
Charmander does not want to alienate her friends.

-but-

Charmander's friends are partially made of her judgment and decisions - anything charmander does, they'll be at least partially okay with.
Charmander cares for her friends and wants them to know of anything that might harm them.
Snover trusts Charmander. Charmander does not want to betray this trust.

If the secret ever starts hurting Snover or Magnemite, Charmander will most likely spam about it. Until then, what Charmy will do In-character is undefined. Probably try to get to grips with the psychic power and control it.

>>8158122
Meditation would be good.

See if we can practice being Aware of our mind control aura.
And, if we can, see if we can Reduce it.

>>8157536
Well, consensus reached. We're meditatin'.

>>8158149
Recall if you will that the only evidence we have of Charmeleon's psychic abilities comes from a mysterious group who put Charmeleon in a very dangerous position and took great care to do so when no one would be able to stop her.
>>8157607
"Sounds like you have a plan. Excellent news."

>>8158207
Maybe so. Perhaps they're lying.
Still, mediation would be a good thing. See if we can sense our own psychic aura.
If we can't, we probably don't have one.

>>8158228
How could you sense your own aura? I mean your aura is what you use to sense things.

>>8158149
indeed

>>8158188
>>8158159
I think the others would be a little suspicious about what/why we're meditating, and we have other work to do atm.

>>8158207
"Yes, I do - as always..."
Charmeleon looks up to Golbat and the two Zubats hanging from the rafters, "Keep an eye on the Human. If he wakes up, let us know. If he tries anything - feel free to make him join you in blindness."

>>8158261
They nod, with Golbat replying. "Of course, Charmeleon."

>>8158261
Why else would you meditate? Clear your mind, calm your body, that type of thing. We need to calm down anyway.

>>8158298
Charmeleon returns her gaze to Magnemite and Gabite, "Show me what you managed to steal from the warehouse before the tunnel was collapsed."

>>8158261
Magnemite looks at Charmeleon with concern, tinged slightly with fear.
"I will not say that anger and hatred do not have their uses and cannot be used for good... But mutilating scum for saying what you didn't want to hear... Why not just push him around so he is facing the corner?"

>>8158321
Aren't we in the warehouse right now? I thought the factory was compromised, and if we were stealing metal, the factory was where we put it.

Aye. Which building are we in, again?

>>8158354
No, the warehouse was compromised. The factory is still a secret from Skarem. You and Gabite and Seviper dragged a bunch of materials through the hidden mini-tunnel to the chamber beneath the platform in the factory.

>>8158354
The warehouse has been compromised; you're now in the factory.

>>8158409
Meditation!
Meditate good times come on!
Calm down, try to reduce psychic whatsitmajiggies. If we can influence those around us, being pissed off is probably not a good thing!

>>8158409
(Ah good, we're not as bad off as I thought)
Magnemite floats over to the stockpiled material. "Unfortunately, none of this appears to have much value that I can find... beyond basic support as barriers."

>>8158449
We don't even know Meditate. Charmeleon's current move list consists of:
Scratch
Growl
Ember
Smokescreen
Dragon Rage
Scary Face

>>8158449
You can't just meditate from nothing... There are techniques and stuff, which no one present knows. We'll come across psychic pokemon eventually, so just hold it in.

>>8158470
"Good, that's exactly what we're using them for. We need to get to work building this tunnel to Courtney's secret base so our allies can enter the city. If we have to leave Mauville to rescue the Pokemon, Courtney's followers need to be keeping an eye on everything while we're gone."

>>8158496
"...Ambitious. I take it you will attempt to wield, and Snover will perhaps cool the material providing a stable tunnel... But recall that that Chess-themed organization teleported us here... There is a not insignificant distance from Mauville and Courtney's base I think.

>>8158539
"True, but I don't want to rely on the psychic Humans' help that much - they have been a boon to our cause, but we still don't know their own. For now, we'll only summon for them when we have no other alternative."

>>8158539
"Unless you are speaking of this 'Stan's' group?"

>>8158594
"Stan and Courtney seem to be part of the same organization - that of the 'true' Team Magma. To trust Courtney is to trust Stan, and Courtney has proven herself to be trustworthy, at least when it comes to taking down Skarem."

>>8158539
Whoever the chess organisation are, they're bloody powerful.
Anyone who can teleport accurately at will is effectively able to assassinate ANYONE
(Port to Skarem, Grab Skarem, Port to the bottom of the fucking ocean, Release Skarem, Port back to base).
So. They're not trying to kill Charmander.
It's quite likely they want SOMETHING related to Porygon-Z. They're baiting Z.

>>8158585
"I wholeheartedly approve. ...Though I still do not recall where the base is in relation to here."

>>8158638
Indeed, that's one of my suspicions - hence I don't want to ask them for help if I don't need to.

Well, I have nothing else useful to add.
Guess I'm waitin' for the next update.

>>8158651
Charmeleon pulls out the map and places the side that shows the entire surrounding region face-up. She points to the factory "We're here..." and traces her claw across the parchment "..and Courtney's base is outside the city - here." Her claw stops on the figure of the abandoned house outside of Mauville - where she and the others first met Courtney and were shown her secret underground base.

... We haven't actually done anything in this quest thread, have we?

>>8158791
We clawed out the guard's eye, sent Sarina and Courtney out to talk to Sarah and the townspeople, sent Ferris and Blaise out to snoop around Skarem's guards, and we're about to do some tunnel-building (followed by level-increasing training). After all that, the Humans will get back and we'll do something for night-time, when the Pokemon are able to sneak out in the town easier.

>>8158791
Sadly not really, though the fact that someone else is interested in this is very good news.

>>8158886
Well, Charm/Snow/Magnemite should be digging or training or meditating or something, otherwise we're waiting for d00ds to return.

>>8158903
I'm waiting on Magnemite to respond, lol

>>8158930
Didn't think there was much to respond to... but all right.
"Then I suppose we should begin immediately."

>>8159048
Charmeleon takes the map and descends into the chamber beneath the ruined platform - awaiting the others to join her. As she waits, she examines the chamber and all the materials that Gabite, Magnemite and Seviper managed to steal and takes inventory.

>>8158409
>18:11 last reply
>18:57 now
Hm.

>>8159126
You have a point... We should do something...
"Before we begin, Charmeleon, could we discuss the plans for the infiltration of Mt. Chimney?"

>>8159126
Waiting on us to reach a consensus on an action that requires her DMing, I suspect.

>>8159156
"Sure Magnemite, but we'll talk while we work. 'Time is money' as the Human saying goes - and the conversation will help us take our minds off the physical labor."

>>8159156
Should probably archive this thread. Charming will read it when he gets back.

I guess CS went to make dinner and forgot to tell us, lol. Guess I'll go do the same...

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/8156243/
Archive's up.

I'm here, I've eaten, I'm still waiting on an action consensus.

>>8159446
I guess at this point Charmeleon and Magnemite are conversing while we help put the support beams into place and Gabite digs.

>>8159539
Things of this nature happen. Do you feel like trying to meditate?

>>8159556
Not at the moment. Perhaps later after we've finished working and had our training session. We can do it while the others rest, so we don't have any unwanted interruptions or witnesses.

>>8159570
All right, then. Will you start training now, or keep up the conversation?

>>8159570
Guess who doesn't sleep?

>>8159606
I'd say do the conversation, unless Charmeleon still has a lot of pent up rage.

>>8159606
>>8159614
Well, since Magnemite is here now, I guess we can continue the conversation.

>>8159614
.....I'll be sure to have you work on doing some "finishing touches" to the support beams while the others sleep. (ya creep >:P)

>>8159638
I have been meaning to see if Magnemite can hone its technique at using Supersonic to the point of developing crude echolocation... Though if Magnemite has night vision, there's not much point...

>>8159733
Interesting, but anyway - anything you'd like to talk to Charmeleon about in-character?

>>8159755
First our immediate plan, followed by whether Charmeleon's going to go on a killing spree, followed by discussion of what Z was up to since he seemed incredibly angry last time we checked.

>>8159816
Or to simplify.
"Charmeleon, we face a conundrum. You are currently extraordinarily conspicuous and have managed to attract the attention of Skarem and Arilee. This will severely impede the chances of you successfully infiltrating Mt. Chimney, and as Porygon Z controls the air waves, it seems unlikely you will be able to provide communication-based support. Do you have a plan to resolve this?"

>>8159816
As we work on the tunnel with Magnemite and the others, we converse with Magnemite. First, about our current plan:

"Our first priority is finding and returning the missing Pokemon to Mauville. If they really are at Mt. Chimney, then we'll have to leave tonight and travel as fast as we can to save them. If not the guard lied to us, however, we'll have to find where they really are and free them. Once we do that, and including Courtney's followers on the others side of this tunnel, we'll have enough Humans and Pokemon on our side to take back the city."

>>8159931
"...Perhaps I was unclear. I was saying that if the pokemon are located in Mt. Chimney, what do you intend to do about it, as you are remarkably conspicuous."

>>8160021
"I'll come up with a plan once we get there, like I usually do. It doesn't do much good to make plans on a place that I've never been to before and can't see in front of me. My idea is that we do what we've been doing - stay hidden and learn as much as we can, then strike at the right moment."

>>8160021
"And please tell me you are not planning any sort of prisoner gambit..."

>>8160079
"...I suppose since we have not yet died horribly there must be something to your methods..."

The problem with this quest is that there's too many pussies hanging around charmeleon

Snover's like, "oh god don't kill anyone"
And magnemite's all, "this is illogical what will you do about it"

Charmeleon doesn't have time for this shit, motherfucker's gotta save the world. So what i'm saying is, kill everyone but char, seviper and sableye and time skip to charizard evolution GOGOGOGO

>>8160116
"Moving on, you seem to have calmed down at an exceptional rate, but I nonetheless must warn you to not allow your anger to consume you when we truly begin conflict with this False Team Magma. It is very probable that they have more experience fighting as berserkers than you.
Also... I am aware that you might not know this, and I apologize, but I do respect your intellect. ...But what I have always admired about you was your compassion... You could have become bitter long ago, and yet you instead fight battles that are by no means your responsibility, you actually intend to make this world better.
...What I am saying is... Promise me you will not lose that. No matter what we hear, or see, you shall not allow that spark of kindness in your heart to be extinguished."

>>8160091
"What do you mean?"

>>8160116
"Ha, indeed brother. Have faith in me, as I have faith in all of you."

>>8160195
Impatient and just a smidge homocidal, aren't we? /8 l

>>8160244
"As long as I have you and Snover - my family - I don't think that will ever happen, Magnemite."

>>8160258
naw nigga, look

let's compromise

you can develop your character and shit more when we're killing the fuck out of everything as charizard

>>8160390
.....quit trying to mess with my head, Porygon Z. I know it's you - don't bother denying it.

>>8160390
Hey. Stop being impatient. Even if there IS a timeskip, it'll ruin the pacing.

Anything to add, Magnemite? If not, we continue to work on the tunnel until midday.

>>8160286
Magnemite again looks at Charmeleon closely, only this time it clearly likes what it sees. As it happily orbits Charmeleon.
"If that is so, then as long as -this-" at this point Magnemite is behind Charmeleon and lets loose a very weak (like static-weak) spark towards the tip of Charmeleon's tail, "remains burning, then I shall be on your side... sister."
Regaining its dignity, Magnemite maneuvers in front of Charmeleon and says
"Though I believe 'sibling' would be the appropriate term for referring to me."

>>8160700
"Very well, sibling" Charmeleon replies, as it taps Magnemite's metallic shell with the tip of it's claw. "Now, let's get back to work..."

>>8160752
"...I am unclear exactly how I am supposed to contribute, but very well."
(I'm pretty much done for now)

>>8160796
Well, you can float and you have Magnetic Pull, so you can manipulate the metal for us and move it into place. Also, you have electric-based powers, so there's welding.

Other than that, yeah, we keep working on the tunnel until lunchtime.

>>8160827
All right, then. You do this; over the course of the tunnel working, both groups return. Their summaries: Courtney and Sarina went to Sarah's house and learned from her that the townspeople's Pokemon had been confiscated, sometimes with violence, but they weren't told where the Pokemon were going. Ferris and Blaise, however, found out good news and bad news; the Poke Balls are in Mt. Chimney, but Skarem's gone back there too.

>>8160931
How about the search for Charmeleon? Has that run out of steam yet?

>>8160952

>>8160952
Ferris replies. "Skarem ran out of patience and called it off, but who knows when he might come back to give it another shot?"

>>8161000
"Well then, we'll deal with him when we get there - if he's still there by the time we reach Mt. Chimney."

>>8161098
Courtney nods, smiling grimly. "If we catch him, I'm doing my best to bring him down."

>>8161135
"And I'll be right there beside you. Now, how about we get some training in so we'll be better prepared for such a conflict?"

>>8161230
You get on with training. How many levels do you want to rise?

>>8161364
Well, considering we accomplished quite a bit of maneuvering since the last time we leveled up, and we just escaped from Skarem and his goons again, and we did some physical labor, and we just did some training....

2 levels sound good?

>>8161480
Right, then. You reach level 26, and the others reach level 25. None of you learn new moves.

>>8161511
About what time is it now?

>>8161630
Around 2:30. You do feel quite hungry by this point.

>>8161641
We didn't eat lunch? I guess I forgot to say we EAT at lunchtime...

In that case, we stop to eat before we have everyone rest - preparing for the night-time when we have to leave for the desert.

Throughout the training, Magnemite was pondering something.
It turns to Courtney
"It has now become extraordinarily evident that Skarem is incredibly irresponsible. If he were really in charge, the organization would have collapsed within weeks, and yet he has been in charge for two years. It is quite likely that he is little more than an intimidating figurehead. If that is so, could some one else be in charge of Team Magma?"

>>8161742
Eating is done.

>>8161773
Courtney sighs. "I'm pretty sure that Skarem's Magma is actually being run by Tabitha, probably under duress, of course. Skarem gives the orders, but he's not nearly stable enough to organize anything."

>>8161831
"Were... or are, I suppose, you and Tabitha friends?"

>>8161925
She nods. "We were. Of course we were colleagues, but we knew each other well..." She sighs again. "I hope he's all right."

>>8161946
"I am sure he is fine. Even Skarem should be intelligent enough to know that harming Tabitha harms his entire organization. ...In fact, we should make locating him a priority... Could you describe his appearance if you don't mind?"

Still there, Magnemite?

>>8162133
Yep, I'm not really sure what we should be doing now... So I decided to ask some questions.

>>8162131
"He's tall and tanned, with long, wavy black hair and dark brown eyes."

>>8162217
"Thank you."
Magnemite turns toward Charmeleon. "I suppose we should get back to work, the sooner we finish the tunnel the sooner we can begin phase two of this operation."

>>8162301
We already worked on the tunnel, and spent the rest of the afternoon training. It's time to rest, so we can be ready for tonight's mission.

>>8162320
In that case lets rest. Don't worry, Magnemite will keep its eye on everything. Without blinking.

>>8162320
>>8162403
Rest happens until the evening.
Is this a good place to stop?

>>8162403
(*sigh* Fine, you creep >: /)

As the others fall asleep, Charmeleon slips away from Snover's slumbering form and slips down the main chamber beneath the ruined platform - alone.

>>8162469
Ah? Never mind, then; what are you planning now?

>>8162477
Just as I said. I'm waiting on Magnemite's reaction, since he's the only one still awake.

>>8162477
Magnemite notices Charmeleon going beneath the platform, and assumes she wishes to be alone.
In the meantime, Magnemite wishes it knew meditation for the upcoming operation is making it antsy.

>>8162600
Very well.

As Charmeleon steps down into the dark chamber, she sits down in a peaceful position and closes her eyes. Clearing her mind, she calls out into the darkness, "Bishop, can you hear me? I need your help."

>>8162631
You sit there and wait for a while; as you meditate, fragments of thought seem to swirl around you. Some seem to come from the ever-watchful Magnemite, some from the dreams of Snover. You even think that you get a few hints of Z, but nothing coherent. Eventually, though, you feel a presence standing in front of you.
"Ah, Charmeleon... I applaud your creativity," comes the voice of the bishop.

>>8162699
*Thank you, Bishop - though I'm still not used to this. I have a favor to ask of you*

>>8162753
"Really? What is it?"

Magnemite should have done this a long time ago, it never fully trusts what it has not experienced, much less what a cryptic group of psychics has to say. Besides, it is bored as hell and it's not like anything will happen...
With those thoughts in mind, Magnemite visualizes its families first enemy, and struggles to recall the feel of that mind of twisted programming. Once every five minutes thereafter, motivated by macabre curiosity and boredom, Magnemite attempts to contact Porygon Z.

>>8162753
Don't want to rely on people who you don't know the agenda of, only rely on them in emergencies eh?

>>8162763
*The others and I have come across a complication. We need to go to Mt. Chimney tonight, but we can't leave Mauville untended and unwatched. Would you contact Courtney's followers and tell them of this tunnel we are digging to them? Tell them we need them to finish the rest of it and take over the post we've established here, until we return*

>>8162779
Your thoughts coalesce, and you attempt to trace the link from Charmeleon's mind to that of Z. Unfortunately, your own power is lacking; you're unfortunately unable to travel through Charmeleon's mindlink.

>>8162874
She nods. "I can do that. You do know, however, that it's quite foolish to attempt an assault on Mt. Chimney alone."

>>8162918
Charmeleon smirks in her mind amusedly.
*Are you offering your help in this endeavor, then?*

>>8162946
She pauses, tapping her chin. "Perhaps. If you are to confront Mt. Chimney, it should not be alone. Not with your group here; Skarem's forces have no honor, and your friends, I fear, retain too much of it to strike down humans."

>>8162918
Magnemite thought it felt Charmeleon for a second... In any case, the endeavor unnerved it. It decided to withhold on any further actions for now.

>>8162975
Charmeleon brings up the memory of tearing the guard's eye from earlier.
*I wouldn't underestimate me in that respect, but I see your point. Will you or one of your Pawns join us then?*

>>8162975
Pfffttt... Sableye and Seviper worked for team rocket, and Magnemite is fine with anything except murder and torture.

>>8163042
"Battle, unfortunately, is not our place. However... do you promise to take Mt. Chimney and defeat Skarem no matter what happens?"

>>8163112
*Mt. Chimney may have to wait until we are strong enough to take on Skarem directly, Bishop. We're only going there now to free the Pokemon of Mauville and return them to their homes and Human companions. Once we do, we'll have enough forces to take back the city, and deal a severe blow to his forces. After that, we'll be able to build momentum until we finally come face to face with the bastard - on whatever battlefield he chooses to meet his end*

>>8163182
"If you desire it, my pawns and I could enter the base and retrieve the townsfolk's Pokemon."

>>8163198
*...you have the power to do that?*

>>8163292
"Of course. We can sense the presence of Pokemon through their balls; it would take time, but we could retrieve them before the night is over."

>>8163306
*In that case, please do so immediately. I fear that the Pokemon are in terrible danger at the moment, so speed is of the essence. I'll contact you again once we're ready for you.*

>>8163393
She nods, then vanishes.

>>8163393
I wonder if you're in a sharing move?

>>8163417
Charmeleon opens her eyes and sighs in relief. "Well, that was easier than expected. Perhaps this mission will ending better than I had planned..."

She crawls back out of the chamber and curls around Snover, joining her in sleep until later that night.


And I think this is a good point to stop for the night, unless Magnemite or someone else has something to add.

>>8163607
I kind of think that the fact that a group of psychics are going to teleport out numerous pokemon just because you said so it worth immediate mention.

>>8163607
I, at least, am going to bed. Feel free to finish any conversations you might have, though.

>>8163709
Yeah I'm good until Saturday, see you guys then.
...I am very concerned that Bishop is capable of doing what she did but hasn't until Charmeleon said so. /Co/mrade? I'm pretty sure you're the Chosen One... or a remarkably valuable pawn.

>>8163734
Also the fact that Magnemite can potentially trace the psychic connection from it to Charmeleon should be a matter of concern. ...I really didn't think it would accomplish anything.

>>8163734
Perhaps, but that's a mystery for another day. I'll see you on Saturday, Magnemite.