>>5597797
Back at it again

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>>5597797
Winning.

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>>5597797
Rocks.

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After the events involving the cultists, the guild has returned to the HQ and settled down. For a while, it feels like that it might be it, settling into a normal where they can expect nothing but calm for a long while. Luckily for them, that is quickly crushed as Sneasel meanders out of the woodworks, holding a map.

"Hehe, losing your edge, huh?" she asks, gathering everyone around. "Hah. Whatever. I think it's... heh. Time."

She flicks it flat with a strike of a claw, laying it out for the group to see. Sneasel explains that she would like everyone to investigate this area, which looks to only be accessible after a short trip through a Mystery Dungeon. Just a routine mission, no big deal. The Mystery Dungeon itself isn't even particularly difficult.

So you set out to the jungles in search of... something.

Chatper 39: Missed Directions

>>5597809
>Charles lumbers into the forest!
>He looks around, seeing if he can identify anything peculiar about the flora here

"Seems we've made it. Goodness, I had really hoped to take a rest after that whole cultist ordeal. I hope whatever Sneasel has us looking for is worth it."
> + 2 Gardening

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>>5597809
"I'm never gonna suffer any sort of poisonous or volatile affliction to my self ever again. I've got Refresh this time around, and there isn't a single Pokémon in the whole world who can stop me except for the ones that can."
Vee readjusts his scarf.
"I don't care too much for those ones! Let's hope we don't encounter any, huh?" He doesn't seem to be speaking to anyone in particular.

>>5597811
"Well, if Sneasel told us to do it, I'm sure it's probably gonna be pretty fun. For me."

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>5597809
I don't suppose she told any of you anything more than "go here"? I feel like we should have been told more.
>Sable looks for anything suspicious

Rolled 3 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>5597809
>>5597811
>Roll again?

>>5597812
"Fair enough. She always gives us something to talk about."

"There's no such thing as too prepared!" And prepared, Bind is. He has...three cookies and a regular rope!
"I'm getting the feeling we'll know what Sneasel's looking for when we see it..." He ain't worried. Too much.

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>5597809
>>5597811
>>5597812
"I don't think I've seen Sneasel before today! Is that what she's usually like?"
Stern is casually smelling the area.

>>5597809
"Indeed, when I desired greener pastures, this is not what I had in mind."
A familiar(?) voice dignifies as he squishes out of the brush.
"However, catching up is always a relief."
With a stout stance(for a pincurchin, anyway), Jeffurchin(?) eyes his surroundings.

>>5597809
Citrine is generally nonchalant for now, doing nothing.
>>5597822
"Cryptic? Definitely. I wonder if this is about those old jobs she had us doing... a long time ago, wow."

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Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>5597823
He forgot his rolls, too.

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>>5597815
"Normally I'd agree, but sometimes you just need to go into stuff without knowing anything." Vee provides his view of things.
"It's all about the mindset, Sable! If you keep an open mind, everyone will look inside and see you have nothing to worry about, and they'll be really intimidated or something."

>>5597820
"Yeah, I guess that's right, too! I'm ALWAYS prepared."

>>5597822
"Oh, ask anyone and they'll say something different, but sometimes things line up. One time I saw Sneasel doing something, and there was NO way she could've known, but she looked right at me, and I felt pretty I-don't-know about that." He clears his throat.
"So yeah, she's pretty cool."

>>5597820
"Do you think it will be a magic plant?"

>>5597822
"..."
>Charles shrugs
"Pretty much. She is the resident spy."

>>5597823
>Charles turns to the familiar voice
"Jeff? Is that you?"

>>5597820
Bind, did Sneasel tell you ANYTHING about what we're doing here?
>Sable clings to Bind's ear and whispers
...and do you think this is related to her being wanted?
>>5597827
Yeah but like, this is Sneasel. Nobody knows what she's thinking or making us do. I guess as long as you guys are here we shouldn't get too hurt but I'd like to know what I'm doing first, you know? I'd hate to do it wrong again...

>>5597828
"Of course, Charles! My, it's as if you don't recognize the mug of your compatriot."
The small, spiny orb burbles. He maintains a venire of confidence as he presses onward at a pace Charles would recognize from his more snail-like days.

>>5597838
"Heh! Good to see you again! It's been a while. Hope you can forgive the forgetfulness."
>Charles continues to gaze the the jungle
"Think we'll find any additions to the garden from here?"

>>5597839
Sure, there's bound to be some rare tropical flower here.

>>5597827
"That's... odd. Are you sure there's no way she could have sensed you?"

>>5597839
"If it came from a mystery dungeon, perhaps an air of caution suits us best, hm?"
He shuts his eyes thoughtfully, somehow not harming his perception roll in the process.
"Although the temptation strikes me, as well, I must admit. I suppose I am my father's son, even in this strange new world."

>>5597828
"Probably something a bit more relevant to her needs than mere magic...uh, but maybe."

>>5597834
"We'd just be a liability if we knew too much, but she'd be going herself if it was about something else, so I'm sure it's related..."

>>5597853
Liability? She works for YOU, dude!

>>5597834
Theodore raises a brow and tilts his head. "Oh, is she a criminal?" He asks, waddling besides Stern and his guild mates.
>>5597838
"Hm? Oh! Hey! It's a pinurchin!" Theodore bends down to face Jeffurchin and mewls. "Hi there! Are you a guild member too? I'm Theodore!"

>>5597815
There's nothing that immediately jumps out at you despite your heightened sense of alertness. For a second, you consider the path you're trekking on might've been specially chosen to be devoid of conflict.

>>5597816
It seems Charles is not too entirely familiar with jungle flora. The most he can tell is that the plants are new to him. They are undisturbed.

>>5597822
It smells humid here.

>>5597823
Vines and towering trees are their surroundings. In the distance, he can notice a strangely curling branch wrapped in vegetation. Had he not been paying attention like this, he would've missed it. Approaching the peculiar object, he finds it is a Warp Wand.

The path begins to end with the printrune sign warning of a dungeon, placed where the barrier between realities become suspect. It looks sad and forgotten, with the wood of the sign rotten and the posts holding it up nearly crumbling apart. Has anyone been here in a while?
>Are you ready to enter?

>>5597834
"Well, whenever I do things wrong, I go to whoever I made the deal with and tell them nicely. We didn't have any terms for this one, so there's nothing wrong to do! Just reach the destination."

>>5597845
"Yep!" Vee does not elaborate further. "I decided that she must just be really cool. That's the only explanation."

>>5597859
"Dungeon time!" Vee leaps forward.

>>5597859
>Welp, time to go.
Stern confidently steps towards the entrance.

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>5597859
>>5597861
"Wait up Vee!"
>Charles follows!
>Charles tries to discern anything out of the ordinary about the sign on his way in

>Ready to enter

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>5597858
>>5597859
"Ah! Careful there!"
Jeffurchin sticks a spine through the warp wand's curl to extract it as Theodore approaches.
"Pardon the hazardous introduction. You may call me Jeffurchin, Theodore. A pleasure to make your acquaintance!"
Jeffurchin glances ahead.
>ENTER
"Well, friends, we would not be explorers if we stuck to the beaten path. Sally forth!"
He tries to take point, but is too slow to stick out in front. Is his perception of a faster calibur?

>>5597859
"This place isn't too bad, right? Let's get going, yeah?"

Citrine steps past the sign confidently.

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>5597859
Hm. That can't be good. Well, we better get started if we're gonna do this...
>Sable enters the dungeon!
>>5597861
Hey, wait for me!
>Sable looks for anything funky as he rushes up to Vee's side

>>5597856
"Huh? I mean, we've done mutually beneficial work for eachother, but she's never committed that hard to us before..."

>>5597858
"Yeah!...but that's kind of most of us as well..."

>>5597859
>naturally.
"We might be in for a deep search. Looks like nobody came here even before the loops..."

>>5597870
Doesn't she live with us? Like, in our walls or something?

>>5597867
"It's a pleasure to meet you too!" He squints his eyes in glee.

>>5597859
Theodore waddles towards the dungeon entrance and pauses to examine the warning sign. He hums, and puts a paw to his chin and spectral claws appear to complete the gesture.

"Hey, I've been meaning to ask- what are these dungeons? They're such strange places and with how they act I half expect naturally occurring Warp Tiles-" He sees the others are already in. "Hey! Guys! Wait for me!"

>>5597870
The Bewear blinks. "We are?"

"I thought that we just had a cool, rebel attitude. Like a punk band but for exploring."

>>5597865
The sign is forgotten and neglected. The printrune that has been burnt into the wood looks to be nearly swallowed by rot and moss. In other words, no, the sign is fine.

>>5597867
Entering the dungeon, he can perceive that it is a dungeon! There might be a higher chance of Pokémon who favor jungle conditions to appear. Which might be a lot.
>He thinks he saw a Victreebel and Venusaur wandering around further ahead...

>>5597869
Sable enters the dungeon upside down! Has he tripped, or is someone playing a cosmic joke on him?

NOW ENTERING: MYSTERY JUNGLE 1F
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_26FmINEJI

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>5597882
"And so it begins..."
>Charles looks for a path forward!

"Keep you eyes out guys!"

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>5597882
Stern is casually stepping as light as he can, he's trying to avoid fights so quickly.

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>>5597882
"This place looks cool!" Vee wanders on a little bit up ahead, not too far. "I wanna see what sorta trouble we can get into here. Maybe we'll find some cool stuff!"

>>5597890
"Can do!"

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>5597882
"Caution, everyone... A strange amphibi... saur may be ahead, and it may be paired with a pitcher plant."
Did Jeffurchin always have trouble identifying species?
"This is not the most hospitable place for my kind. Hmm..."
He keeps an eye as sharp as his spines out as he proceeds.

Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>5597882
>Sable has tripped!
Oowwww... I hate the jungle, it's made for big people!
>Sable crawls onto Bind to make Team Divers Tower Forme!
You gotta be the legs. I don't make the rules. Follow Vee!
>Sable tries to play lookout

Rolled 4 (1d6)

>>5597882
Rolling to spawn(Mystery Jungle)

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>5597867
"...oops!"

>>5597873
"Yep!" He sees no problem here.

>>5597867
Bind expedites his old friend's travel with the handheld carry technique. His hair stands on end, doubling his surface area. "Long time no see!"

Bind tries plucking a few flowers and twigs for use (?) later as he walks down the path.

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>5597882
Theodore runs in past Stern. "Hey! I'll race you to the stairs!" He shouts.

Theodore barrels through the foliage, cutting it down with Shadow Claw!

>>5597882
Citrine glances around warily. "This is... an absurd amount of foliage. Do we just go through? Burn a clearer path?"

>>5597903
"...oh."

>>5597900
"Ah! Gave me quite a start there, Bind. Barring the spines, this suits me well, as well!"
He jovially burbles in Bind's grasp. Some of Bind's pickups may get stuck on his spines along with the warp wand. He's on his way toward becoming a pinkatamari.

>>5597909
I'd say you saw nothing, but instead you saw everything so please follow reverse psychology.

>>5597911
"Okay!" Bind politely ignores the spines jabbing and numbing his hands.

>>5597893
>>5597896
Vee is trying (and failing) to whistle as he marches onward.

>>5597919
Do you want me to teach you how to whistle, Vee?

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>>5597891
Stern is a bit too large and in an environment he is unused to. He's quite noisy, crushing plants and blooming leaves.

>>5597890
Charles manages to discern a path for all of you to take.

One path goes right and seem to lead next to a den of sleeping Pokémon. Sneaking here is an option, definitely. The other path branches off...

>>5597900
Bind picks up the relatively slow Pincurchin to get things moving on. It's best they not be hampered by movement! They are stronger together. Also thankfully, he has a protection against the natural electricity.
>Bind's Limber!

He does puff up into a static fuzzball, however.

>>5597903
Well, paths and stealth don't matter now! Theodore has chosen to forge his own path, not held back by such silly things as needing to follow existing structures or what have you. This does have the added side effect of calling the entire jungle to their group, however!

>>5597895
>>5597896
These two can make out Venusaurs, Victreebels, Scythers, and a Dragalge coming to investigate the noise. There's far too many to properly engage, so you'll just have to figure out how to fend them off while Theodore carves a way out for all of you! You should probably warn everyone else, too.

Everyone's Choices:
>Let's help Theodore make a way to those stairs!
>I'm better off battling away the feral horde!
>[Player write-in]

>>5597922
Oh for the love of-!
INCOMING!
>Sable will follow whatever Bind does

Rolled 13 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>5597922
>I'm better off battling away the feral horde!

Citrine uses Iron Defense, backing away slightly.

"Uh... I don't know how long I can facetank attacks from that many ferals... hurry up, guys." He tries to intimidate the approaching 'mon, attempting to look bigger than he is. (+2 Intimidation)

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Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>5597922
>>5597925
With Sable's warning, Vee dives into the grass and dirt to his right and tries to cover himself with mud and grass. He's making a ghillieevee suit.

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>5597922
>>Let's help Theodore make a way to those stairs!
"Oh hey I think I see some pa-"

>>5597903
"Or we can make our own!"

>Charles charges after Theo and uses Breaking Swipe to help clear a path!

Rolled 18 (1d20)

Theodore continues his rampage through the jungle slashing and hacking away at the bushes and vines that clutter the way. He looks behind him and sees Charles.

"Haha! Hey, Charles! You'll never catch me!" He laughs, Charles can feel the taunt invigorate him!

>Theodore uses Coaching on Charles and another guild mate (up to the DM).

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>5597922
>Let's help Theodore make a way to those stairs!
"I hope you guys don't mind, I'm ah, not built for that mess. All ye entangled in me, brace for brush!"
Bind curls up and tries tumbling through the underbrush, picking up obstructions with like a katamari!

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>5597935
>>5597925
>>5597922
>Sable braces for bush
Oh boy here we go again...

Rolled 7 (1d7)

>>5597922
>Let's help Theodore make a way to those stairs!
"Good heavens, it's a veritable swarm!"
Jeffurchin is sticking with Bind in every sense of the word.
"Brace yourself!"
Bind can feel like he's been backstabbed, but it doesn't hurt...? A needle strikes his pressure point, as if opening a spiritual gate!
>Jeffurchin used Acupressure!
One of Bind's stats raised sharply!
1=Attack
2=Defense
3=Special Attack
4=Special Defense
5=Speed
6=Accuracy
7=Evasion

>>5597934
"HMPH! Just you wait!"
>Charles is determined to cut better?

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>5597922
Birb is late

Rolled 13, 14, 1, 13, 16 = 57 (5d20)

>>5597928
Citrine's attempt at looking big and scary definitely does work. This seems to draw away the first advancing wave of ferals to his position. They open up with a volley of poisons and sharp leaves.
>Incoming 5 rolls: Vine Whip, Petal Blizzard, Sludge Bomb, X-Scissor, and an Acid Spray.

>>5597929
Vee just mostly ends up looking dirty and disheveled. Also, he lands next to a Simisage! It hasn't noticed him yet...

>>5597931
>>5597934
>>5597935
>>5597937
>>5597938
Bind uses his electric state of being to begin pricking his way through the undergrowth like some sort of land-based Overqwil! It's... not really effective at actually carving a path for them to take, but it is definitely fast. Sable and Jeff are small and light enough not to make a fuss, and the Pincurchin even has the courtesy to give Bind a little more control on avoiding the jungle trees and tangling vines.

Theodore follows behind their clear "path" and clearing it himself, assisted by Charles (and some playful banter between the two), as they crush and smash like brutes right through the jungle! It's causing a lot of havoc, but it's certainly an expedient way of getting things done.

The rest of the group should try to figure out which direction the stairs might be.

>>5597942
Astor is here, nearly getting clobbered by a falling tree.

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>5597943
"Not even close"
(More vibin)

"Woooooobwwoobwoobwoobwoobwoob!"

>>5597945
What are you woobing about!?

Rolled 8 (1d20)

"I'm psyching myself up for...evasiveness!"
Bind tries to sus out a path through the rolling...

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>5597943
>>5597945
>>5597947
"Indeed!"
Jeff glances around for an indication of an exit, trying not to have his vision obscured by fluff and various flora.

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>5597943
>>5597945
"Woohoo!" Theodore cheers with his guild master, looping back around in his wild frenzy to rush towards Citrine. "Hey! Rockbro!"

The Bewear snatches Victoreebels and slams their mouth over Scyther's head!

"Are you okay? You're all the way here!"

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>5597943
>Charles continues to assist Theo in breaking down a path to (hopefully?) the stairs!

"Keep it up Theo! I want to see you make a park trail out here!"
>Charles continues using Breaking Swipe

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Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>5597943
Vee believes he is perfectly stealthy and hidden. That's why the monkey hasn't seen him.

He does a tactical roll on his side to reach thicker grass, just like Big Boss would have done in this situation.
Once he's in position, he tries to whistle (something he cannot do) to draw the attention of the Simisage, bringing him into concealment so Vee can knock him out without anyone seeing!

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>5597947
>>5597943
Oh, okay. Woob away!
>Sable tries to keep Bind's woob powers up (encouragement)

>>5597944
Astor hasn't even moved from his original position, and has surrounded himself in the center of chaos. He'll need to take evasive action or find himself becoming a bird pancake soon enough! Say what you will about Grass-Types and Flying-Types, hollower bones aren't meant to take a forest-worth of tree trunk!

>>5597947
>>5597949
>>5597953
All of you are probably much too dizzy to actually discern a correct way out of here. Together, you probably can... figure something out. There's a clearing up ahead, but you're not entirely sure.

Signal that this is the way forward?
>Yes, the stairs are here!
>No, don't.
>Maybe somewhere else.

>>5597950
Theodore intended to grab the Victreebel and use it as some sort of living club, but instead sticks his arm right into the mouth and equipping it like a boxing glove! Also, it's melting his hand. The Victreebel is also trying to gnaw his arm off.
>The Scyther faints and Theodore takes 250 damage.

>>5597951
Charles has taken over clearing the path, trying to keep up with the speedy trio. They might be going a little too fast for a one-man operation at the moment.

>>5597952
Vee's belief and cool attitude shine through! With quick thinking, he disappears to superior concealment. The Simisage hears the whistle and quickly barrels over to investigate, lifting leaves and rocks in curiosity. Here is Vee's chance. Will he squander it?

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>5597964
Astor slightly hops to the left, not too much

>Yes, the stairs are here!
Nothing ventured, nothing gained!

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>>5597964
Ooough... my poor little head...
Is... is the staircase here? I think it is... I hope it is...
HEY GUYS, I THINK WE FOUND THE WAY OUT!
>Yes, the stairs are here!

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>5597964
Vee leaps forward, low to the ground, aiming to knock the ape's legs out from under it!
Vee used Quick Attack!

Afterwards, he baps the monkey with a Normal-infused paw! Death by a thousand slaps!

(I'm actually not sure if I should roll once or twice, since this is technically out of combat, but we'll see)

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>5597964
"OOONE PUNCH!!!" Theodore reels his arm back and uses all his strength to punch the Venusaur!
>Theodore uses Strength!

"Are you okay, rockbro?"

Rolled 1 (1d7)

>>5597970
>>5597971
Jeff burbles out a bubbly foam from his mouth as he's put through the spin cycle.
>Yes, the stairs are here!
"Whatever it is, it shall surely best this place. Onward!"
He points ahead, giving Bind another Acupressure as he does!

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>5597964
>Charles looks back and notices Theo has gone back to assist Citrine!

>Realizing he's too far to get to them soon enough, he picks up one of the trees he and Theo felled and caber tosses it at one of the enemies!
"Hnnnnng! Incoming!"

>>5597971
>>5597978
"Ooh! I feel...limberer! Onward!" Bind curls deeper, even acrobatic-ier, for more rpm! He's a veritable gumby.

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>5597964
Citrine just sits there, more than a third of his HP gone. He can probably take another volley... okay, that might be a bad idea. He rolls away backwards in a retreat instead. GyromBall!

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>5597995
Go Bind go! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAW!!!
>Sable channels his inner cowboy

>>5597995
Jeffurchin is trying to remember the last whirlpool he got caught in as he tries not to make more static from all of this friction.

>>5597970
>>5597971
>>5597978
As you roll out past the tightly-knit trees and the plants fighting for every last bit of sunlight, you find in your haste... it's not the stairs! You've been fooled! There's a lot of spider Pokémon crawling around here. Best tread carefully, or you might get caught up in all the sticky webs.

Bind is also pricked by Jeff. He does feel better, however.

As far as everyone else is concerned, this is the right way out... you better let them know! But you also might alert all the creepy crawlies here.

>>5597967
Astor does exactly that, managing to avoid another close call. He is not moving though.

>>5597972
Vee manages to disable the Simisage by sending it tumbling to the ground, face-first! It's not expecting it at all, and now Vee has the chance to regroup. Or do whatever else he's doing. As added measure, he gives it a bap on the face. It does no damage because Vee is just a little guy.

>>5597973
Theodore punches one of the Venusaurs, sending it back with gouges in the jungle dirt. It groans and roars from the pain, eyeing the Bewear with frustration and anger. Also, he has not removed the Victreebel from his fist. It's battered but also stubbornly chewing his arm off.
>Theodore takes 150 damage!

>>5597980
Theodore, Citrine, and Astor (also probably Vee, but he gets a +2 advantage), need to roll to suddenly avoid the incoming tree thrown by Charles! This is an extra roll. Lower than 10 is a failure.

>>5597998
Nevermind, Citrine activates GyromBall (a move he does not know) and proceeds to not do anything, unable to execute an action he cannot take. The tree smashes into him and the ferals!
>He takes 120 damage and is now Confused!

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>5598008
ACK! BACK UP, BACK UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP!!!
>Sable tries to shift Bind's center of gravity to get him to back away from the spiders

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>5598008
"So what's happening?"
Astor moves to the right, where he was

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>5598008
>>5598009
"Uncomfortable but still preferable. Allow me to signal the others!"
Hoping to either signal the others or deter any arachnid adversaries, he raises a single point skyward and unleashes an ascending bolt from the ground!
>Jeffurchin used Rising Voltage!

Rolled 8, 1 = 9 (2d20)

>>5597978
"Oh really?" Theodore uses Strength to rip off the Victreebels from his arm and grabs Citrine. "Let's go then!"

>First roll to rip off Victreebel, the second for running to the stairs.

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Rolled 4, 9 + 2 = 15 (2d20 + 2)

>>5598008
Oh yeah.
Vee forgot he was supposed to be in a group. He rushes to find more grass cover away from direct danger, so that he might help from the sidelines. He's a team player sometimes!

Vee used Quick Attack!
He flies out and though concealment, looking to find Citrine or others in danger, all while avoiding a falling tree.

(first roll is tree-dodgy, second is sneaky, I suppose?)

Rolled 17 + 5 (1d20 + 5)

>>5598008
>Charles goes bug-eyed (despite not being bug type!) as he sees his impromptu Caber hit Citrine along with the ferals!

"ACK! Citrine!"
>As Charles runs towards his friends, leaving the improvised path, he sends out a Life Dew to Citrine and Theo!
"Hold on I'm coming!"

>Roll for song
> +5 Melody Pin

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>5598008
>>5598009
>>5598012
Bind throws out his rope in hopes of catching a tree and swiftly looping around, unwilling to cease his momentum.

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>5598008
Stern spawns in with the Bind squad, where the hell was he this entire time!?
"Hi..."
Stern steps carefully and sneakily, hopefully.

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>5598008
"...what the... OW!" Citrine roars.
>>5598014
"Hey, what're you... doing...? Citrine asks in the wake of an assumedly unproductive attempt.
>>5598021
He then sighs with relief, before trying to roll away again. With Gyro Ball this time.

>>5598009
>>5598012
>>5598024
Rising Voltage bursts out from the ground, nearly frying Sableye and Bind as the directionless electricity flies up and through the canopy. The sudden burst of light agitates all the spiders, causing them to turn their attention to the fleeing trio.
>You've warned the others not to go here, but the spiders are now on your trail, too.

You find the correct way out. These are the stairs! But where is everyone else?

>>5598010
>>5598014
>>5598020
No one is spared from the merciless tree trunk, and they are collected like a catastrophic car crash on a freeway. Together, they are brought down by the heavy bark. It's like a baseball bat, except someone sized it way up.
>Theodore, Astor, and Vee takes 120 damage and are Confused!

>>5598021
>>5598035
In his addled mind, Theodore leaves the group just as Charles heals him and Citrine. He's determined to get to the stairs, having missed the warning from the others...

The tougher ferals have been disabled for now, but a new wave of weaker but more numerous Pokémon are crawling out from between the dungeon's jungle walls. Jeff, Sableye, and Bind are safe so far. Everyone else... you're in danger! Citrine is on the move. Trying to follow Bind's erratic path is not easy.

>>5598033
Oh, Stern is with them too.

Your Choices:
>Keep clearing the path ahead!
>Maybe we can knock some trees over to buy more time...
>[Perception Roll] Did that lightning reveal some webs? Lead them into it!
>[Player write-in]

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Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>5598036
"Ow..."
Vee grips his head with a paw before looking around. He does his best to bolt to cover to recuperate from safety.
Refresh doesn't heal Confusion, does it? Can it fix a bad headache..?

>[Perception Roll]

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>5598036
"The stairs! But... Oh dear, perhaps an appeal to their nature is in order."
>Jeffurchin's Electric Surge!
Jeffurchin tries to generate spider lightning, either to trick them into thinking they're spiders or stop the spiders from following.

Rolled 11 (1d20)

Theodore tries to head towards the stairs with the rest of his team. His team should be fine until then!

>>5598036
STAIRS! HERE! EVERYONE!
BIND! UP! GO!
>Sable is done with this hellhole, he wants out

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>5598036
"OW!"
The confused birb, the brave bird tries to escape along the rest

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>>5598036
>Keep clearing the path ahead!
Looks like he's been in the spin cycle too long; he's essentially rolling at random now, too nauseous to talk. Maybe he'll clear some brush, maybe he'll hit an ariados or two, or maybe he'll just faceplant into a tree. It's up to fate now.

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>5598036
>Charles watches as the group starts to disband as soon as he approaches!
>He looks for a way out, and turns back to the cut path
"Damn..."

>Keep clearing the path ahead!
>He gives a worried sigh and begins clearing the path again!
>Charles used Breaking Swipe!

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>5598048
but like, with a roll.

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>5598048
>>5598036
>Sable assists with power gem

>>5598036
Citrine, given some space finally, takes his turn to rest as his vision swims with Status Condition.

>>5598040
Vee isn't sure if it's the wooziness from the blunt force trauma or the lightning from assumedly Jeff, but there might've been webs thataway...

>>5598043
>>5598046
Another burst of lightning rocks the jungle. The spindly electricity doesn't do much other than further agitate the spiders, though! In addition to the standard ferals, now there is a stampede of spiders joining in! With Sable's shouting and the lightning, the group has been given a chance to try and find the way out.

>>5598048
Bind hasn't gotten the memo and is instead rolling toward the spiders!

>>5598044
Theodore has decided to leave once again, slowly forcing himself through the narrow space.

>>5598047
Astor manages to fly on through, despite the painful headache affecting his judgement and thoughts.

>>5598061
He decides to rest and to calm his frazzled mind.

>>5598050
>>5598054
They begin narrowing the space separating the groups, slowly carving their way through the thick jungle.

The cacophony of incoming ferals grows closer. Time is running out now... the situation is taking a turn for the worse. Time to help carve a way out! Or rest?

Your Choices:
>Try and take a breather. This headache is killing you!
>No time, we gotta get out of here before we're overrun!
>[Player write-in]

>>5598064
>No time, we gotta get out of here before we're overrun!
BIND GET US OUTTA HEEEEEEEERE!!!!

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>5598064
"Time out!"
>Try and take a breather. This headache is killing you!

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>5598064
>>No time, we gotta get out of here before we're overrun!

>Charles attempts to redouble his efforts!
>He has to make it though or they'll be set upon by the feral hoard!

>Charles uses Breaking Swipe again!
"Come on, come on!"

>>5598064
Theodore is to take a moment to collect his thoughts before continuing. He'll make it next turn.

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Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>5598064
Okay, this is getting a bit hard to deal with...
...But that makes it more fun, doesn't it?
Vee decides against taking a break so that he could fight through this slur and come out (hopefully) on top. This'll be fun!

Vee dashes sloppily over to the webbing, hoping to find a spider somewhere. Maybe he can copy a useful move...

As he moves, he tries to keep his mind off of the headache by focusing on the soothing feeling of Refresh. It's like a cold breeze.

Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>5598064
>>5598065
"Ergh... My spiderese needs work. At least I left Electric Terrain where the stairs are."
Jeffurchin's spines stand on end as Bind is heading headfirst into spider city.
>No time, we gotta get out of here before we're overrun!
"Do not falter, the exit is within reach!"
Water congeals on the ends of Jeffurchin's spines. He points them ahead and a river of mud pushes ahead.
>Jeffurchin used Muddy Water!
Though he lacks the expertise with the move of a Swampert like Ymir, Jeffurchin tries to use the water like a water slide to guide Bind toward the others and away from an arachnophobic doom.

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>5598064
"Hey, guildmasterrrrr!"
Stern is bowling towards the spiders to make sure their glorious guildmaster doesn't get into a serious situation.

>>5598066
>>5598069
>>5598078
They take a moment to rest. Vee cannot find any of the spiders, they've all left to go hunting for an annoying electric type. Vee does find some pretty strong silk threads.

>>5598065
>>5598068
>>5598081
>>5598086
Charles, determined not to be swallowed up by the horde, begins running himself ragged and his claws and tails raw. He cleaves through the jungle with as much force as he can muster on his own. He can see the other group just ahead... and one last tree has fallen... it's time to make a mad dash out of here!

Jeff showers the area in mud, diverting the wayward Bind back to the correct path. However, the contact with ground and water disperses the static electricity giving him his spinning ability. Bind has returned to normal and also covered in mud.

Stern misjudges the distance as he goes to help Bind, ending up stuck in the muddy water created by Jeff. The horde is incoming, and you've got to get out of here!

Rolled 20 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>5598089
>Sable uses Dig to dig Bind out of the mud! (+2 Excavation?)

Rolled 16 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>5598089
"Gasp!"
>Charles can see them! His friends! He's almost there!"

>Feeling weak from all the claw and tail breaking work, he liquefies himself to move between the trees, giving himself and the guild a buffer before the hoard arrives!

"Almost...there!"
> +2 Goo

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Bind slides for a comical distance on his face, tumbling over at the end. He gets up, only knowing to move.
"Uhh! Here. I got it. Stairs! Boom. Nailed it.Probably..."

>>5598090
>Sable finally lives up to the name the cops gave him so long ago
>He is [MAD DIGGER SABLEYE]

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>5598089
"Oops!"
Stern immediately begins to force his way out of the mud, to the best of his ability.

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>5598089
"Moving back!"
Astor is back with the escape thing he was doing mere seconds before

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Rolled 17 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>5598089
Vee's headache subsides and returns, just like any other headache. Or maybe not. Owy.
Vee goes to snatch the silk threads...
"...Hehehe..!"

Vee tries to use the silk to wrap a webbed wall around as many trees as he can, setting the perfect trap! He zooms around with the speed of something moving pretty fast! Those ferals will have a tough time if they end up clothes-lining themselves!

Vee used Quick Attack!

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>5598089
>>5598090
>>5598092
"Good work, Sable! Perhaps I can redeem myself a little. Hmph!"
Jeff stays attached to Bind in spite of the situation. He moves to pull the Muddy Water he conjured out of Bind and the guild's way, then unleashes it to try and slow the ferals down.

>>5598089
Theo goes to stairs! Stairs!

>>5598089
Citrine is a roadblock for the moment.

>>5598090
Sableye succeeds at removing Bind from the muddy problem, scooping him right out. Maybe he helps Stern on accident, too, as they're pretty close to each other. In actuality, Bind wasn't stuck in the mud. He's light and agile enough to not sink in. Regardless, everyone is making their way out to the stairs as they crowd around it, ready to get out of here.

>>5598101
Stern realizes the gravity of the situation and begins hauling ass. Particularly trudging as fast as one feasibly can through the jungle sludge.

>>5598091
>>5598103
Charles slips through the remaining trees, stumbling over to the escape. Astor flaps on in, having exerted himself a lot more than he would've expected simply flying. Getting hit by a tree might do that.

>>5598107
>>5598109
>>5598121
>>5598113
Vee adds one last measure to slow down the horde of ferals and trip them up. They'll never be expecting a sticky web to cease their chase. As Vee flees from the scene of the crime, the ferals crash into the trees and the gaps closed up by the webs. The spiders are making their way through, but the bulk has been caught. And as if their feral day couldn't get any worse, the ground that had once been solid turns into muck! There's no hope of catching up to the rest of the guild now.

Citrine decides to stand in the way for Theo while he widens a space large enough for the both of them to escape in.

It looks like everyone has almost regrouped entirely. They are joined by the final two, Theodore and Citrine, and they head down the stairs.

They all emerge on the other side in an empty clearing with a strange assortment of stones. They're of varying heights.

Your Choices:
>What is this?
>Is it forming a message?
>Inspect the stones.

Rolled 14 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>5598127
Mmm... rocks.
>Sable inspecty stone (+2 Geology)

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>5598127
Stern just peers closer at them, before shrugging. He doesn't seem to think too hard.

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>5598127
>>Inspect the stones.

>Charles pants, catching his breath
"Whew! That...was a close one!"

>He looks to the stones
"Please let these be a good sign..."

Rolled 9 (1d20)

The muddied, disoriented rabbit pokemon performs the only investigation he's capable of at the moment-percussive! He bonks into the nearest one.
"We did it, right? These aren't-you're not a pokemon, right? Oww..."

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>5598131
>>5598127
>Inspect the stones
Jeffurchin inspects the stones to the best of his ability.
"I cannot say this is my specialty, but I believe I had a colleague who had a knack for stones. Hmm..."
He accidentally pokes one with a spine.

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>5598127
Citrine establishes Rock-To-Rock Communication. He is one of the rocks.

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Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>5598127
Vee smiles as he looks back to watch the web trap work. Success! Running further, he manages to get a moment of calm. His head's still hurting and whirring a fair bit.

He approaches his friends falling to his side to breath, right next to >>5598131 Bind. "Ahhhhh. That was fun."

He looks at the stones from his sideways position on the floor.
>What is this?

"I'd say we have a little while until the ferals reach us. They're like zombies. What's all this stuff, though..?"

In the meantime, as he looks around, Vee idly rubs a Psychic Gem on his head. It's guaranteed to sometimes always maybe grant psychic powers. (It doesn't do anything.)

>>5598137
>>5598140
>>5598138
Bonk.
"...They're hard!"
Bonk.

>>5598144
I think they got the point, Bind.

>>5598144
"Ow."

>>5598128
The composition isn't familiar to him. It's not like any other stone he's seen before. One thing is for certain, these stones are old. Older than mountains and valleys. There's a certain aura around them that tell you these things are abnormal.

>>5598129
Looking very closely makes you realize how sparkly they look. There are tiny gems intertwined with the stones themselves.

>>5598130
Charles is no stone expert, but he gets a positive vibe from the rocks.

>>5598131
Bind collides with the stones head-first. He immediately realizes just how heavy these things are. Not even a collision from this relative lightweight has any hope of actually moving them.

>>5598137
There's a humming noise as the embedded gems sparkle to life, filling the clearing with an eerie glow.

>>5598138
Citrine can feel rejuvenated from the eerie glow. It's almost like concentrated sunlight, but not really. Starlight? That doesn't seem entirely appropriate.

>>5598140
As Vee asks his question, he immediately gets his answer. Sneasel steps out from around one of the stones, somehow having avoided everyone's detection. "Haha. They're a special kind of stone. Heh. They mark a unique leyline in the world."

She drags her claws against one of the stone's surfaces. "Hehe. It's fine enough. Although someone has been, hah... messing with them."

>>5598144
Sneasel walks over to Bind and catches his head from hitting it again. "Haha. In any case, I hope you were paying attention when I said to, heh, keep count. But if you weren't, the number of Mystery Dungeons have been going up. Heh. Unreported, of course."

>>5598149
So uh... what now, Sneasel? You didn't really tell us what we're doing here.

>>5598149
"Oh, Sneasel! Good to see you. So, how are these...rocks being interfered with?"

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>>5598149
Vee greets Sneasel, sitting up.
"That's a problem. At least there aren't any temporal problems with them, right?" He shakes some dust out of his fur.
"What is it this time? Another cult, or a legendary? The ferals seemed a little more... plentiful this time around."

He shakes his head, trying to get his bearings. "Umm-oww...can we use these stones to learn about forming mystery dungeons, then? Is that-" He stumbles, "-w-why we're here?"

>>5598149
Jeffurchin shakes off the headache, admiring his successful inspection for a moment.
"Quite, er... troubling. So what do you propose to fix this world's, um... Feng Shui? Find the responsible party? Repair the stones?"

>>5598150
>>5598151
"Hehe. Just had to make sure you all could clear the path so I could, hah, check it myself." She hops onto the top of a stone, sitting down and staring at the group. "I'm sure you all are versed with, heh, Magnagates. Right?"

>>5598152
"Haha. These places are always a little better, heh, guarded." She shakes her head. "But, hehe, time isn't the issue. We're running out of, hah, space. Literally. New dungeons every couple of weeks or so."

>>5598156
"No. I had to make sure at least the nearest one wasn't being tampered with. Heh. I'm going to have to send you all out to check the others."

>>5598157
"Haha. Honestly speaking, Pointy? I'm not sure. Right now, it's all a shot in the dark. I'm just hoping they, hehe, make a slip when they're back there with the lights off."

Sneasel pulls out her bag and begins counting coins. She tosses everyone 760P. "I was, heh, hoping to catch them here if we were unlucky. But we're fine for now. Keep your ear to the ground... we'll be trying again once I narrow down the other locations."

For some reason, you feel like you're expecting something else later. You can't shake the feeling entirely.

+450EXP

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>>5598165
Vee is pleasantly surprised as he catches the money. A new adventure, a long-form journey, it starts again so soon! "Thanks for the payment, Sneasel! You can count me in to help solve this whenever it comes up again."

Bind cushions the the money's fall with his chest. "Good enough for me...urp!"

>>5598165
Well, alright then. See you around, I guess.
>Sable pockets Sneasel's probably-dirty-money

>>5598165
"I see. So laying a trap where they already interfere. I suppose this means we're free to do what we want about this."
The money just gets stuck on an unused spine, but Jeffurchin looks... uncharacteristically happy about the payment?
"Magnagates, hmm..."
His expression grows more pensive as he detaches and turns back around to exit.

https://youtu.be/f_UeLSeiOsg?t=68

Like the first time, he rustles through jungled brush... and vanishes.

You've found yourselves piling onto the guild's ship, ready to set sail to some unknown island in the middle of the ocean, once again, at the behest of Sneasel. However, instead of being an invisible presence like she normally chooses to be, she is instead standing at the front of the ship overlooking the ocean. So far, all you know about this excursion is that you're searching for some sort of temple to explore.

While you're out cutting across the waves to your destination, maybe you can ask Sneasel more about what is happening. You deserve to know that much, at least.

Your Choices:
>Ask about what we're doing.
>Talk about the strange dream. Maybe she might have some insight.
>[Player write-in]

Chapter 40: Subterranean Starlight

>>5606616
>Ask about what we're doing.
So, Sneasel... are you gonna tell me what's going on this time? I can't really help too good if I don't know what the objective here is.

>>5606616
>Talk about the strange dream. Maybe she might have some insight.
"Hey, was I the only one who got a dream threat? I feel like that's something important to bring up."

>>5606616
>>Talk about the strange dream. Maybe she might have some insight.
>>5606644
"I too received a strange dream. From Cresselia I believe. That dream pokemon."

>Charles looks to Sneasel
"Would you knw anything about it Sneasel?"

>>5606616
>>5606644
"No, but it didn't feel quite like a threat, more like a warning. Not really the same, but close, I guess. Ominous, but, uh... are we all just gonna ignore it?"

>>5606644
>>5606647
>>5606653
Yeah, something's up with that. I'm keeping it in mind as we go about things. I think we're all best off keeping it in mind, but not jumping at shadows.

>>5606653
"I wouldn't say we'll ignore it. But be...cautious of it?"

>>5606655
"Sable's got the idea."

>>5606616
Poli has shown up. He's... he's mopping the floor. He doesn't seem too concerned with asking any questions, content solely to swab the deck. Literally.
(or in other words I have to be on/off for a bit.)

Rolled 6 (1d6)

>>5606616
Rolling to spawn (the Guild's Ship)

>>5597809
>Tintoretto is still tearing up, still yearning to join the cult and do cult things.
>He's also still inside Brock's bags, the bongos may as well be called BANG-os due to how many times it banged him on the head.

>>5606622
"Hehe. This one should be a little, hah, easier than the last one." She glances back at you before returning to stare at the water. "Hah. Not a trick, if you're, haha, wondering. I just need you all to help me look around an old place, that's all. Heh."

>>5606644
"Haha. Bad dream? Ate something you shouldn't have?" Sneasel asks, not bothering to offer eye contact. "Heh. Who did it involve?"

>>5606647
>>5606653
"Maybe. Heh. Maybe not." She shrugs. Sneasel turns around and leans against the wooden rails of the deck, tapping her claws in rhythm to the ship's rocking motion. "Dreams are a favorite method for them to communicate, hehe. Maybe if we keep this up, haha... it might provoke a clearer response."

She props her head up with an arm. "Hah. Not saying that I might've seen anything to begin with." You can't really tell if she's being sarcastic or truthful with that statement.

>>5606657
He's cleaning the deck! Admittedly, it is a bit dusty considering the lack of use the vessel receives.

>>5606671
Brock must've forgotten a bag on the ship, or Tintoretto simply inhabited the bag to accidentally tag along with the rest of the guild. In any case, he's here now, on the ship.

You probably have enough time for some more questions, or you can choose to take a nap before making landfall:
>Keep asking questions [Player write-in]
>Take a nap [fast forwards to the island]

>>5606616
>[Player write-in]
"Hi, Sneasal! So you're the one sending us on a quest this time? It's great to finally meet you but I didn't think it'd be like this." Theo comments, completely unaware of Sneasel's mysterious nature.

He has his strange tome with him now instead of his Pink Bow.

>>5606685
>Take a nap [fast forwards to the island]
"Yeah, fine, I'm having a siesta now..."

>>5606685
>>Take a nap [fast forwards to the island]
>Charles nods to Sneasel's answer, mulling over her words as he finds a spot to sit down and wait for the end of the voyage
"Let's get to land soon. This salt water stings."

>>5606685
>Keep asking questions [Player write-in]
Sneasel, I've... well I've known OF you for about a year now. I know that there's always something behind the curtain when you say to do something. Enough of the dance-around, let's just hear what's really going on.

>>5606685
Stern's taking a nap.

>>5606685
>Take a nap

Citrine is fine sitting in the sun for now.

>>5606685
>Tintoretto cries like the baby(?) (does he have the mental capacity of a six year old?)
>Anyway, he's crying like a huge baby.

>>5606719
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1G9L1hFxts

>>5606688
"Haha. I wouldn't say that I'm sending, heh, all of you out. I think directing all of you to the right place and letting you all, hehe, 'figure it out' is more appropriate."

>>5606704
"Heh. It's an underground temple, partially buried by time and disaster. I need you all to open it back up, so I can have a look at it. Haha. Really, it's that simple." Sneasel smiles at you, which does little to assuage your feelings about the matter. It is, however, the clearest she's been so far.

>>5606694
>>5606702
>>5606708
>>5606715
>>5606719
Everyone else has chosen to conserve their energy, retreating to various parts of the ship to wait out the supposedly quick journey to this island.

Except Tintoretto, who has instead chosen to bawl his heart out, a comical stream of water flooding out from his eyes.

As promised, the ship arrives near the shores of the island and anchors nearby to allow everyone their own way to disembark their ship. Clambering to the shore in your own unique way (or on the paddle boat), you can already see Sneasel waiting under the shade of a tree. She flicks a claw to point behind her, gesturing to the overgrown path. Not waiting for a response, she begins cutting vegetation away to clear a way forward.

Eventually, the salty tang of the ocean loses its strength as you've moved deeper into the island. Sneasel has stopped just ahead, staring at a pile of rocks.

"Haha. We have hit a roadblock."

A pile of boulders, half-encased by old lava, cover the entrance. There's no way you can dig through this in a timely manner or punch your way through, so you'll probably need to devise another way through:
>Check the immediate area for any other ways in [roll required]
>Maybe it might be easier to go in if we climb further up.
>[Player write-in]
>Despair, the only way in has been blocked. We're doomed!

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>5606739
Well, if you're here then you clearly expect us to survive it, at least.
Huh... did they build this on an active volcano? Well, it is an island... eh, there's probably another way in. Let's take a look around.
>Check the immediate area for any other ways in [roll required]

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>5606739
>>Check the immediate area for any other ways in [roll required]
"Hmmm. We could break it, but I'd prefer to save energy for a fight. Let's look around!"

>Charles begins searching for another path

>>5606739
>Maybe it might be easier to go in if we climb further up.
"I suppose we'll have to find another way. . . There should be one up above," he suggests, using his Shadow Claws like picks and ropes to climb up higher. If there's no entrance then he should at least be able to get a better view of the place.

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>5606739
>Check the immediate area for any other ways in [roll required]
"Did we pack any explosives?" Poli asks no one in particular. "Explosions are cool... and also useful in naval stuff, probably!"

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>5606739
Vee strafes around the area to find an easier way around this block. He looks for any loose, gravelly parts of the rock that could be kicked out and potentially clear a simple way through. If he finds even the slightest hole, maybe he could squeeze right on through, just like a cat, which is no more than 1/3 of, but no less than 1/6 of.

>>5606739
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6F2FBi6AUU
>Seven o'clock in the morning
>And the rays from the sun wakes me
>I'm stretching and yawning
>In a marimba set that don't belong to me
>And a voice yells, "Just grow a pair!" in my head
>Then it comes to and strangles me
>And to my surprise it looks just like me
>Now I've got this weird shadow man in this bag like WTF?

>>5606750
"I'm trying to find a little hole to climb through, but explosives work, too."

>>5606739
>>Maybe it might be easier to go in if we climb further up.
"There's gotta be a skylight or something, maybe."

>>5606762
(Trapped in the closet is a ride.)

>>5606769
If you find a bomb, can you let me know before you blow it up? I always wanted to shout "fire the cannons" before an explosion.

Rolled 2 (1d6)

>>5606739
Rolling to spawn (Island Entrance)

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>5606739
Stern just checks around, he doesn't like the prospect of climbing.
"Lesseeeee..."

>>5606739
"I say we just climb up. It shouldn't be that hard...?"

Citrine sits back and lets the others do the... doing... for the moment.

>>5606742
>>5606750
>>5606755
The three of them break off from the main group and head around, pushing away unruly leaves and branches blocking their path. Circling the area, Vee almost manages to slip into a particularly weak part of the ground. Dirt crumbles away as he slips and hits his chest where he was expecting solid ground to be. His left foreleg punches between the grass as he reveals an open space below, covered by the plants. Sable and Poli were following closely enough to not be victims of a similar fate. Just what did they find?

>>5606746
Charles heads in the opposite direction, inspecting and pushing rocks over, however finds little success. As far as he's concerned, there's no way into this place.

>>5606793
>>5606795
Unlike Charles, who has taken it upon himself to physicall search, Stern just scans the immediate area and finds himself satisfied that he cannot find anything. Maybe he moves some leaves, but other than that, does nothing more.

Citrine stands next to Stern, his skill set not conducive to efficient exploring.

>>5606749
>>5606770
Theodore decides that the express route is the best way for him and immediately gets to climbing, gouging the side of the tall rocky hillside to ascend. Kaku, on the other hand, elects to simply walk and partially climb the steep surface. The two of them meet at the top, where part of the hill has eroded to reveal a cavernous interior. It's a small gap that needs to be widened to be usable. The rock looks weak enough to be chipped open.

Rolled 10 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>5606802
Woah, you okay dude!? Hey, you found a way in! I think... I'll go check it out, make sure it's ok down there
>Sable tries to descend safely using Dig (+2 excavation)

>>5606802
>Charles returns to the group
"Well, no openings this way. You guys see anything?"

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>5606802
"Hey, Kaku! There's a gap here! You think you can help me open this up?"

Theodore cracks his knuckles(?) and gets ready to use Strength.

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>>5606802
Vee forgets how to breathe for a moment.

"...Hey, I found something..!" It takes a moment for air to properly find its way into his chest again.

He doesn't dare move as >>5606811 Sable enters the hole, leaving only Poli there to help out. "...I think I need help." He doesn't want to fall in. "Careful, though. I dunno how many other holes there are."

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>5606802
>>5606819
"Sure can!" Kaku gets ready to drill with Bulk Up and Darkest Lariat.

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>5606802
"I can help!" Citrine says, suddenly there. He prepares a Gyro Ball to go after Kaku in the drilling effort.

>>5606762
>I can't believe this is happening to me
>Trapped in this bag, feeling so cramped
>Next to me are bongos and a marimba set
>And other instruments that I can't even name yet
>Suddenly, now the instruments start to play
>It's something called a melody that I knew before
>And then start crying and screaming
"I MUST BE DREAMING!"

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>5606802
>Charles notices the others still at the rock are trying to break open a hole!
"Oh! Me too!"

>Charles gets to one side and begins hitting the crack with acid spray to weaken it
"This should weaken it up."

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Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>5606821
Vee takes the moment to contemplate the world. There's no better time to do that than when you're stuck almost in a hole in the ground.

>>5606802
Not seeing anything, Stern just tries to follow where Poli, Sable, and Vee went, not wanting to get left behind.

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>5606802
>>5606821
>>5606862
Poli observes ominously for far longer than is comfortable. Or safe. A few moments of awkward silence, he responds to Vee as though he had posited his statement seconds before, rather than minutes. "Oh okay."
He begins to take a step forward, but decides that's a bit too risky and decides to use his froggy tongue like a Yoshi grab to fish Vee out of his predicament instead.

>>5606819
>>5606824
>>5606834
>>5606852
As Theodore cracks his nonexistent knuckles, in his hubris, has forgotten what exactly was keeping him affixed to the hill. As soon as his brain catches up with his actions, he's already tumbling down the rocks, bumping and squeaking against the rough surface until he comes into contact with the floor. He lands next to Stern.
>Theodore takes 100HP in fall damage.

Citrine, climbing the hill somehow, Gyro Balls straight through the gap, shattering the weak stone with a perfect spherical entrance. Kaku can probably squeeze through this, but it wouldn't be comfortable.

Citrine, in his haste, is now falling down a chasm.

Looking up, he notices a part of the group way above the entrance. The Goodra decides to follow and scales his way up until he's at the spot where Citrine fell in. Charles manages to just melt an opening large enough from everyone to comfortably go through, invalidating the need to drill.

>>5606811
>>5606862
>>5606875
Vee thinks about how he is just a little guy in a big guy world. And also, life is full of almost-holes that can appear at any time. Poli decides its finally time to do something as sticks his tongue against Vee's back. However, unlike Yoshi, Vee is just limply and uncomfortably dragged against the ground. It reminds you of a dog refusing to walk and instead letting the leash do all the work.

Sable, however, has begun skittering down. It's dark down here, but to him, it's bright enough. The ground is damp and jagged, worn smooth in places exposed to running water or the outside. A light moss covers the interior where light manages to touch the walls. Further ahead looks to be a precarious stone bridge stretching over a deep gouge in the underground earth.

>>5606851
Tintoretto has ceased his crying and is now randomly singing a song.

>>5606891
>SIKE!! He's just hallucinating everything.
>No but seriously someone should just open the bag already.

Rolled 20 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>5606891
Okay guys, I see a way through but it's a rough landing if you're gonna try to jump it. Can you get everyone and bring them here? I'll try to dig out a good path for everyone to climb down safely.
>Sable digs an earthen staircase! (+2 Excavation)

>>5606891
Poli drops Vee at the first opportunity. "Bleh! Ptoo! Ick!" he whines, having acquired the horrific sensation of Hair/Fur on Tongue. Unpleasant!

>>5606891
"aaaAAAAAA WHY WHAT THE FUUUCK"

Citrine uses Iron Defense to maybe save himself from the consequences of his poor judgement.

Rolled 17 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>5606891
"Woah, why did everyone decide to fall just now? I'm not following."
>Kaku tries to fashion a rope that'll let everyone down and up if needed. With his hair.
>+4 Hairbending!

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>>5606891
"Oh wow." Vee is dragged out of the hole.
>>5606905
Vee fur tastes slightly like Pecha Berries and mud. And hair/fur.
"Thanks Poli." He gets up and shakes himself off. "Kinda crazy how there are holes here that aren't really holes, huh? Let's go down Sable's tunnel thingy now.

>>5606902
Vee descends the hole Sable dug and looks across. "This is pretty cool."

"Oof!" Theodore grunts.

He lays there on the ground for a while before turning to Stern and waving. "Hey, Boarbro! Mind helping me up?"

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>>5606910
Thanks, Vee! I worked really hard on it!

>>5606891
>>5606911
"Yeah, sure!"
Stern just casually helps Theo up.

>>5606891
>>5606902
>>5606910
"Oh okay." Poli accompanies Vee, still trying to spit out stray fluff. "That's convenient."

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>5606891
>>5606908
"Citrine!"

>>5606909
>Seeing Kaku make a rope down, Charles uses it to get to Citrine faster!
>Roll to hang on?

>>5606891
>>5606910
>>5606914
>>5606917
"Should we cross that precarious stone bridge? Usually crossing bridges like that one at a time has one of the crossers falling into the abyss and dying, so if we all cross at once, we should make it by pretty easily." Vee is the bridge-crossing authority.

>>5606933
Theoretically, that could go either way. I mean like, neither of you weigh that much, the three of us could totally make it if we bolt across, right?

>>5606939
"Yeah, but it's not about weight, it's about inconvenience. Let's just go for it."

>>5606957
... Alright, why not? I know better than to try to dissuade you from this kind of thing.

>>5606933
>>5606939
"But I don't liiike bridges..." Poli complains, but has no other ideas at the very second, so it seems he's going to suck it up and cross it anyway.

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Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>5606961
"Think about it this way, if any of us fall, we either end up in some spooky void area, or we die like fantasy villains."

>>5606960
That's all Vee needs.

>>5606891
>>5606910
>>5606933
Vee tries to approach the bridge to cross it really quickly alongside Poli and Sable. Will he die horribly or will absolutely nothing happen? Find out next time on Dragon Ball V.

>>5606893
No one is aware that Brock's bag has joined them on the adventure. How long will Tintoretto be trapped inside this bag?

>>5606960
>>5606961
>>5606969
Sable has created a perfect staircase leading down. It's only really about an eight-foot drop at best, but no matter. It seems the rest of the group has broken off and at the moment they might be on their own for now. Looking around, the only way forward looks to be the thin stone bridge connecting the two areas. There is nothing to dig into or swing across, so it looks like they'll just have to carefully cross.

The group has decided to make the crossing:
>Run across together!
>Take your time and take it slowly.

>>5606908
>>5606909
>>5606927
Citrine is plummeting down the deceptively deep, cavernous interior of the mound. Kaku quickly throws together a sturdy rope, anchoring it against an outcropping. Charles takes advantage of the new tool and rappels down after the falling rock ball. With his gooey hands, he manages to glide down without setting his hands ablaze as he chases Citrine on their rapid vertical descent. The air gets progressively more stale and the light is increasingly fleeting.

Soon enough, the two are level. Looks like it is no better time to try and catch him! Roll, please.

>>5606911
>>5606916
Stern and Theodore are still in front of the entrance. They can choose to go looking for Poli, Vee, and Sable who went somewhere else around here, or take the time to climb up to the others.

Sneasel seems to have disappeared somewhere, no longer present.

>>5606977
Stern turns to Theo.
"You wanna check out what Vee and the others are up to?"

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Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>5606977
>Run across together!
Zoomies.

Vee used Quick Attack!

He runs for it. "Go!"

>>5606977
>Tintoretto has created a new home inside the bag, the bongos being his bed and the marimba set being his table.
>He's still crying.
>Almost like someone SHOULD LET HIM OUT OF THE BAG.

>>5606977
Theodore uses Shadow Claw to climb up the side of the wall again.
"Hey! Are you guys still there?" he shouts.

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Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>5606977
>Run across together!
Welp. Guess we're doing this. Either that or I throw the both of you across, but I don't wanna feel guilty if I flub it. Ready gu- >>5606984 AGH SHYET I WASN'T READY AAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!!
>Sable takes off running after Vee

Rolled 4 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>5606977
>Soon enough, the two are level. Looks like it is no better time to try and catch him!

"Citrine! Grab on!"
>Charles shouts as he reaches out with any viable appendage, trying to stretch further with his gooey body!
> +2 Goo

>>5606977
One second Charles was right besides him and the next he dropped down faster than all the space shuttles they've wrecked before. "What the fuck!"
>Kaku follows after his pals

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>5606977
>>5606984
>Run across together
"To a comical demiiiiiise!" Poli declares as he begins his mad dash.

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>5606977
>>5606999
Citrine tries his best to maneuver midair to grab... onto... Charles's goo? He has no arms. He is a rock without options.

>>5606984
>>5606993
>>5607006
Vee darts across the bridge. Far too late does he realize that the surface is slippery, most likely caused by the patches of moss scattered. Focusing on maintaining his own balance, he doesn't have the thought to warn his friends, both of whom experience less luck than himself. Poli nearly slides right off the bridge, but manages to flop onto his stomach instead of bowling over. Sable goes through the worst of it, flying right off the bridge in his attempt to catch up with Vee.

>>5606999
>>5607000
>>5607045
Charles has managed to break the laws of physics on his way down to catch his friend. Citrine even grabs on! However, it seems their sins against natural law has caught up with their shenanigans. As soon as he manages to grab hold of Citrine, his own goo-grip that mitigated friction and the Gigalith's combined downward momentum cause them to rapidly collide with the temple's floor. Charles sounds like non-Newtonian fluid being smacked against a wall. Citrine instead experiences the epicenter of a car crash.
>Charles takes 200HP damage.
>Citrine takes 150HP damage.

Kaku joins them shortly, having just gone down the rope normally. It's dark down here, but they can tell they are standing on a spacious path. Behind them leads to the blocked entrance, and just ahead seems to be something. They need a source of light.

>>5606983
>>5606990
Stern is rudely ignored by Theodore entirely, the Bewear(?) climbing back up. Theodore can see there is a hair rope to use to head down without having to chance it with falling.

>>5606986
The universe pities the small dragon ghost and tips the bag over to let him out. He has been freed.

>>5607073
>Charles' eyes are swirling!
"Uuuuugh...."

HP: 1100/1300

"Citrine...? Are you ok?"

>>5607073
>Sable is screwed!
OOOOOOH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT
https://youtu.be/R3wG2l2KSWs

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>>5607073
Vee makes it, only to turn around and find Sable fell off. "Oh wow."

He looks down where his friend fell off. "You've survived worse falls!" Helpful. He turns to his other, less falling friend. "Are you alright, Poli? I think we have to find our way down to make Sable didn't crack his eyes on the stone at the bottom. Actually, has he even landed yet?"

>>5607073
>>5606983
"Yeah! I found some rope here!" Theo says, throwing the rope down for Stern.

>>5607076
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8nqcfdtMr8
>Tintoretto looks all over the ship, he's never been on one before.
"Were I am?"
>He looks for a sign of life, probably to kidnap and negotiate?

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>5607073
>rubbing his head as he awaits Citrine's answer, Charles tries to hear his surroundings in this dark cave
"Ugh, much too dark in here..."

>>5607073
>>5607091
"AAAAA-" Poli realizes he's not falling after hitting the floor. "Oh. He fell? That stinks, probably." Peeling himself up, he begins thinking. "Do we have a clear path forward? It'll lead to where everyone else is... probably!"

>>5607073
>>5607077
"No... well. Yes. Sort of. I would have been worse if you didn't save me, so thanks. Uh. Sorry for throwing myself down here, I swear I didn't know."

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>5607092
Stern scratches his head.
"Guess we're not going to Vee!"
Stern climbs up to the best of his ability.

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>5607073
Astor is there! Vibin in the corner, just slightly out of the camera focus

>>5607098
>>5607100
"My friends, you yet still live?! Citrine, can you give us light if you don't mind?"

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>5607112
Citrine activates his Light Core, still not getting up off the ground. "Ugh..."

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>5607099
"Uh, I hope so." Vee turns back around to look. Nothing was written to be ahead of him, so he guesses.

Vee gets low to the ground and crawls in a deep prowl until reaching a more stable, broader section of the ground. He gets himself relaxed to help keep his body sharp and his mind sharper, except his body isn't too sharp, it's actually pretty soft.

Vee used Refresh!

He looks around for a way to go next. "Where to..?"

>>5607115
"Woah. You took the fall relatively well all things considered! Do you, uh, need a hand?"

>>5607100
"Any time."
>Charles says wearily

>>5607112
"Yes. We do indeed, still live. Sorry for stealing your rope. Wanted to get to Citrine as fast as I could."

>>5607120
"No, I'll get up when I feel like it."

>>5607123
"Getting us down was actually the point of the rope Charlie. Still, I'm surprised you actually caught up to Citrine somehow!"
>>5607129
"Take your time."

>>5607130
>Charles shrugs
"Elbow grease?"
>He holds up an arm to show the goo handing beneath his elbow

>>5607093
It looks like the only other Pokémon on the ship is Mistral, who has managed to navigate the ship with his limited skills and training. At least he didn't crash it!

>>5607084
>>5607091
>>5607099
Sable falls for a solid two minutes before he comes into contact with something solid. His ghostly bones shattered, he slides down the rock and into a puddle of inch-deep water. His head propped up, he can stare up at the vague shape of the bridge and the echoing voice of Vee, who gives him semi-encouraging words. Around him is only darkness. There might also be paths around here.
>Sable is at 1HP!

Vee and Poli carefully finish making their way across the slippery bridge. As they go further away from the hole they entered, it gets harder to see. Up ahead, they can hear the voices of their friends. Determining the direction is a little difficult considering how it seems to bounce around the cavernous space.

>>5607115
>>5607120
>>5607123
Citrine and Charles are still shaken by their fall, but probably still intact on the inside and outside. The Light Core provides some limited light. In front of them looks to be an impressive-domed structure housed within the mound. A carved arch invites you in. Stepping inside the dome, the weak light catches on sparkling stones embedded in the sweeping dome ceiling. It almost looks like someone painstakingly recreated the night sky in here. However, the light source isn't enough.

>>5607092
>>5607101
With the help of the rope, Stern and Theodore manage to catch up with Kaku, Charles, and Citrine, the latter of whom they spot resting in a Citrine-shaped hole in the ground.

>>5607134
"Makes sense!"
>>5607136
Kaku takes in the sight. "Neat room, but still pretty dark. Hey Stern, Theo! You guys got lights?"

"Guys!" Theo shouts, running up to Charles and Citrine with a twinkle in his eyes. "We found you, what's going on? It's so dark in here!"

>>5607136
"Oh my. Someone put a lot of work in this display."

>>5607139
"Um. . ." Theo pauses to consider if he does. "Nope! Maybe Stern."

>>5607136
>Charles sees Theo and Stern
"Ah! Greetings you two!"

>>5607139
"Do you think the glow of an empowerment seed could help?"