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>>5667023
Last time on LHG...

The scouting group inspecting the abyss has most likely located what they were searching for. With the conveniently placed beacon that illuminates a much faster path down without having to navigate the gravity-suspended waters, the rest of the guild can be brought in to explore the new depths. And so, Kaku, Poli, Theodore, Astor, and Tintoretto swim back up to the surface to the patiently waiting Lapras.

This time, they return on a convoy of Lapras, carrying a majority of the guild. A Noivern carrying Sneasel shadows behind the group, soaring lazily in the afternoon ocean air. Everyone arrives at the location and dive to the deep below, careful to follow the experienced scouting group. It's disorienting for some as the water abruptly ends and the ground resumes, spitting everyone down to the platform beneath the endless ocean and just above the yawning abyss.

In front of you, a shimmering pool of starry water is surrounded by meticulously curated stones. From your side, Sneasel steps forth.

"Hehe. This is definitely it," she says, dragging a claw against the old stones. "Haha. Who wants in first?"

Your choices:
>Ask about this place.
>Inspect the pool further.
>Let's go in!!!

Rolled 2 (1d6)

>>5669247
Rolling to spawn(Shimmering Pool)

>>5669247
>Tintoretto looks at the Lapras
"I NED HELP!"

>>5669247
Stern doesn't even ask questions, he just heads right in!

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>5669247
>Inspect the pool further
So uh... what's this all about here?

>>5669254
The Lapras all look at Tinto, confused. One of them peers down at him, concerned. "What's wrong?" she asks.

>>5669265
Sneasel chuckles as she watches Stern enter the pool without any hesitation. Stern feels like he's been embraced by a cool, oily liquid, grappling him further down. None of it sticks to his skin as he sinks further into the spatial void, which feels strange. How can something drag him even as it slips off his body?

He's still falling, very slowly.

>>5669267
Sableye can see the surface doesn't even show his own reflection. The only thing it reveals is a starry view of a galaxy above. It feels very... old. Impossibly ancient.

Sneasel sits down on one of the barrier rocks and shrugs. "Haha. Won't know until we go in." You notice she's holding a square plate in her claws. It's familiar. Where have you seen that thing before?

>>5669277
Right... Hey, what's that you've got there, Sneasel? It seems... very familiar.

>>5669277
"EVERYTHING!!!"
>Tintoretto squeals in pure pain.

>>5669277
"Ignore the lizard, he got dropped as an egg."
>Kaku drops into the pool

>>5669247
>>5669277
>Inspect the pool further.
Poli elects to cross-reference it with a strange book he carries around. It doesn't appear to have any relevant information... or much of anything? Nothing in that even seems like words...
>>5669265
>>5669267
"So it doesn't reflect stuff, and you sink in it like molasses... How're you feeling, Stern?" Poli asks, like some sort of strange, unlicensed doctor.

>>5669277
Vee is quietly and patiently waiting for important information to memorize.

>>5669284
"It's kinda cool, and... oily. It kind of feels like what I would've guessed liquid space feels like!"

>>5669281
Each Lapras share an equally confused look. "Do you think you could narrow down your problem?" he asks.

Another speaks up. "Or maybe talk to your group? We're specialized in transporting 'mons, not... with injuries."

They nod in agreement.

>>5669280
"Haha." She twirls it around. "A little something I had some of you take from, heh, a train."

>>5669282
Kaku experiences the same sensation as Stern as he sinks into the pool. His hair almost puffs out into the strange liquid as he falls slowly in.

>>5669284
Despite its worn age, some symbols are etched into the stones. You realize that they are written in Unown.
>It spells out O-R-I-G-I-N

Sneasel continues to flourish the black plate around. "You can all head in, hehe, whenever. It's perfectly safe. Haha. Probably." Finally, she stops playing with the mysterious object and slowly falls backward, diving headfirst. Compared to Stern and Kaku, she vanishes immediately, swallowed up by the starry water.

>>5669298
"Hey, how come SHE disappeared instantly?"
Stern continues his slooooow descent.

>>5669298
I wasn't there for th- Oh, sure, fine, don't explain anything at all, lovely.
>Sable sighs
Fuck it, not like I have anything else to do now that you dragged me out here.
>Sable takes a deep breath and jumps in

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Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>5669298
Vee watches as Sneasel and Sable >>5669303 simply hop into things. "I wish I was cool enough to slowly fall backwards, headfirst into a large body of water, and have everyone go along with it just 'cause it was cool," he says to no one.

Vee gets a running start, leaping up and covering his nose with his paws before he hits the liquid's surface. His nose is sensitive, he doesn't want nose pains while he's swimming! That's the most concerning part of being underwater.

>>5669298
"Fascinating." Poli notes, flipping pages rapidly, none of which make any sense. "Origin..." he repeats to himself, aloud. He spends a few seconds doing what seems like cross-referencing footnotes, but eventually slams the book shut, holds it close to his stomach, and hops in!
"No sense theorizing when I can test it myself! Wheeee!" he announces, the 'whee' coming before he's even sure he'll move at a pace that would inspire such a reaction.

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>>5669302
>>5669303
>>5669308
>>5669309
Everyone in the water suddenly feels a sensation of weightlessness, as any feeling of being "held" is gone. Almost immediately, they begin falling faster and faster as the stars blur into fuzzy lines.

Your vision begins stretching out as you fall increasingly faster and faster. The lights become blindingly bright as you hurtle forth uncontrollably in this strange, faster than light tunnel. A thrumming noise of the cosmos fills your brain and mind as your body approaches its physical limits. Faster, faster, faster, until you hit the ceiling of what is possible.

And without much fanfare, you all find yourselves floating face first in shallow waters, staring up at the glittery, galactic sky. A fiery hue reaches up towards the celestial heavens from the horizon, almost as if the trailing wisps of the flames could almost scorch the stars. Wherever you are now, you're nowhere near home. There is no denying that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTJcLE_VVX8

Chapter 42: The Primaordial Sea

>>5669298
>Tintoretto throws stuff at the Lapras crying that they won't help him.
>Since there's nothing to throw he just throws nothing.

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>5669315
Woooaaaah... what on earth?
>Sable tries to get a sense of his surroundings.

>>5669315
>Tintoretto gets sunk back down underwater
>He cries to Sableye
"BLUB BLUB BLUB BLUB!"
>He's holding back tears.

>>5669315
Vee tries to get up. "...And this is..?"

Vee turns around to look at his friends, Poli >>5669309, Sable >>5669318, and Stern >>5669302.

"Should we start moving, or just look at the sky for a while? I'm probably good with both."

>>5669315
"Whooooooaaa! This... Wow, that was really crazy!"

>>5669320
My question is where the hell's Sneasel? This ain't exactly the kind of place you can blunder through, that's for sure.

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>5669315
Stern does an experimental sniff around...

>>5669322
"Oh yeah, we should ask her, probably. If she's still here... Maybe..."

Vee is preoccupied staring at the stars. "Pretty..."

>>5669320
"I think we're probably still falling." Poli says. He hasn't actually made any effort to move himself since his initial leap.

>>5669315
"Nice sights. Feels like I'll always end up back to the sea..."

>>5669316
>>5669319
The Lapras look at him oddly, wondering what the Dreepy is doing right now, mimicking the action of throwing but not actually throwing anything.

Tintoretto cannot cry to Sableye, or any other guild member, for they have crossed a dimensional divide. In order to meet with them, he would need to enter the pool.

>>5669318
>>5669320
>>5669322
>>5669323
>>5669329
>>5669330
For everyone in the Primaordial Sea, you feel a strange sensation. It fills your lungs, your blood, your mind and soul. It is power incarnate, raw and overwhelming. Your nerves dance with delight and fire as something embraces every part of your physical frame with unrivaled energy. You are at the point of origin, where all things had to have begun. And it teems with unbridled energies of life.

Those who have tasted Empowerment before, you know what this is... but this is more than just whatever small portion is contained within those seeds. This is something grander. Infinity.
>Weather: Primal Empowerment
>All Pokémon on the floor experience permanent Empowerment and Mega-Evolve if possible.

Sneasel is sitting nearby, wordless. It seems she's concentrating.

Stern takes a whiff of pure energy and nearly doubles over. It's like breathing in spice and mint all at once.

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>5669338
>On the burst of tears, Tintoretto jumps into the pool.
>While doing a sick flip, the dice roll determines how sick the flip was.

>>5669338
"Wh-whoa, this place is... Uh, filled with energy alright! You can practically inhale it!"
Stern coughs.

>>5669338
Citrine has..................... been here......... the whole time?? He certainly looks nervous. None of this is right, or should be, but it somehow... is?

"Fuck, I swore off this," he mumbles.

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>>5669338
"WOOOO! Feeling like a billion P!"
>Kaku had a growth spurt!

Bind shivers. It's the first time he's spoken since they all got here. "...Water."

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>>5669338
I feel like... like I've never seen things more clearly. Is this what people say when they say they've touched the universe's endless glory? I always thought that street preacher was a nutjob but maybe he was onto something.
>Sable takes a look to his side and picks up his gem.
I'm ready to rock!

>>5669338
Vee's heart seems to beat faster as he looks up at the stars. "I feel weird..." Breathing a little heavier, he looks over to Citrine >>5669343. "What do you mean..?"

In the corner of his eye, he spots Sable >>5669347 looking a bit different than usual.

>>5669348
"Empowering. It's not really good for me physically, after a while, and it's happened twice. I decided against... using one of those seeds again, but uh... I guess that doesn't matter now."

>>5669338
"Hahaha... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Poli cackles maniaclly! "My darkness is darker than darkness itself!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSSfNfZ8o4I

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>>5669350
"That's what this is?" Vee shifts himself where he stands. "It feels like there's too much of me to go around, ehehehe..." It's like nothing he's ever felt before, that makes it mildly uncomfortable.

A ring of small stars, like Vee's old Swift, spin around him in circles.
(1240/600 HP)

He seems a bit more comfortable with this, with how cool Poli's >>5669351 evil laughter sounds. Fun.

>>5669338
>Tintoretto slaps the Sneasel.
"Ciao."

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On the other side of the fall, all of Bind's senses demand of him of him at once to draw in as much information as possible and conceal his own in turn.
... Actually, he's just as quiet as he's been on the trip, just for different reasons. Mirror response in seeing his partners' glee still forces him to cartwheel over to them and land one one foot in a needlessly exaggerated pose.

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>>5669359
>Sable poses with Bind!

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>>5669340
Tintoretto does a decently sick flip. As he feels the stars stretching around him and light bending as he reaches the limits of possibility, he surfaces in the Primaordial Sea, joining everyone else.

>>5669341
>>5669343
>>5669344
>>5669346
>>5669347
>>5669348
>>5669351
You are Awakened!
>You will not experience Berserk while in this state, but be wary...

Your limbs tingle with excess energy, practically burning off like a trail of stardust. Moving around the shallow water leaves behind a cloud of rapidly dissipating sparkles, attuned to the color of your aura. As you all acclimate to the strange feeling of limitless energy coursing through you, you notice Sneasel is standing up.

"Hehe. Well, glad you're all enjoying it." She rolls her shoulders. "Haha. But remember, we're still here to, heh, do a job. Look ahead. That isn't a mountain. I need all of you to find a way to the top and across to find the control altar, where this fits in."

Looking across, you do see an imposing, towering shape. As your eyes adjust, you realize that, true to her word, that isn't a mountain. The impossibly tall shape is a wall of water taller than any skyscraper you've seen before.

>>5669358
Without even breaking a beat, she evades effortlessly and continues talking. Sneasel holds up the black plate and activates it, revealing a glowing set of rings. "We need the signature of this place before we can leave. Hahaha. This won't be easy."

>>5669365
"YOU VIL BE SLAPPED!!!"
>Tintoretto attempts to slap it more but he constantly fails and his arms just look like it's being used by a really incompetent puppeteer.

>>5669365
"No other living beings in sight... what's there to be worried about?" Kaku begins the walk to the water tower. "Time's wastin'!"

>>5669365
Yeah, sure, insert the mystery object into the mystery hole for a mystery purpose in a mystery dungeon. Mystery.
Fine, whatever. Let's get going so we can learn what the hell this is all for. C'mon Bind, you can hide behind me, I'll protect you.

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>5669365
Birb vibe

>>5669365
"That's... not... moving, is it?" Citrine questions. "It's just semi-normal, nonmoving water? Because it looks like a wave."

>>5669374
"Ahem."

>>5669377
You shush, I'm the one with a fuckin' shield, here.

>>5669359
>>5669360
>>5669374
Vee approaches and gets ready to say something, but immediately, his attention is caught by Sneasel.

>>5669365
Vee takes a deep breath to calm his excited heart rate. "Okay." It doesn't work.

Looking back to his team... "How're you two doing..?"

Rolled 9 (1d20)

Bind is already advancing toward the tower of water. Everyone knows the the front of a strong group formation is the lithe bruiser type guy.
He takes in the ambient sounds of the ocean and smells of any presences his eyes might fail to.

>Tintoretto turns to Sableye with sad puppy eyes...

>>5669365
"Signature?" Poli consults his funny book once more. "Like an energy signature? Got it!" he says, assuming it to be the case regardless of whatever the answer may actually be. He wonders about the Unown, but he doesn't broach the subject with anyone yet.

>>5669365
Stern hums a sea shanty as he calmly goes towards the tower with the others. He's feeling better than ever.

>>5669379
"Yeah, but you don't use your whole body for that, do you?" Citrine looks vaguely offended.

>>5669381
I'm doin' good. I feel like I'm fucking invincible! As long as they come at me from the front, at least. How about you, buddy? You're looking real healthy now!
>>5669383
Huh!? Hey, wait a minute Bind! Wait for meeeeeeee!
>Sable hefts up his gem and takes off (a bit slowly) after Bind

>>5669392
Worry about everyone else then, dude! Not like I can move in a snap like this.

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>5669377

>>5669381
>>5669365
>>5669383
>>5669393
Vee follows along wordlessly as well.

>>5669395
"It's an art form, more something you learn. Instinct will only get you a bit of the way..."

Citrine seems to take his craft seriously.

>>5669373
"I wouldn't be so confident about that, heh." Sneasel shakes her head and shrugs.

>>5669374
"Haha... maybe we can sit down to have a chat about all of this once we're done."

>>5669383
As they move closer, Bind can seemingly isolate the noise of another, separate creature creeping below the shallow waters. And it's quickly approaching.

>>5669397
Citrine can tell that if it is moving, it's moving quite slowly.

A Mega Gyarados explodes from under the water cover, showering the area in a cloud of fine mist and spray. It bellows an intimidating roar, shaking your ears and body. The feral jumps into the air as a display of dominance, casting a massive shadow over the group.

Your choices:
>Prepare for battle and let's rush it! [Take first turn against the feral]
>Wait, what's that over there?
>Forget this, rush that altar!

>>5669407
>Tintoretto gives up trying to slap Sneasel
>He goes to the altar
"Timen to engage with the lesser demons of Solomon boys."

>>5669407
>>Prepare for battle and let's rush it! [Take first turn against the feral]
"And there's the other shoe... Stay back guys, I got this!"

>>5669407
Stern equips the Tome of Transformation.
"Let's do this!"
Stern rushes the Gyarados, fully intending on one rounding it with the others!

>>5669407
>Sable looks back to Sneasel.
If you're being serious about that, then yes, that would be extremely appreciated.
>Prepare for battle and let's rush it! [Take first turn against the feral]
Hey, take a look at the big red thing! Don't you wanna just crack your skull on the big funny red thing? Come over here!
>Sable wiggles his gem shield to attract the attention of the fish.

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>5669407
>>5669409
"Wrong book Tinto!"
>Rush that altar! (Also roll if needed)

>>5669407
>Prepare for battle and let's rush it!
Bind backdashes to a position just behind Sable. Bouncing idly like an overanimated PS1 fighter, he's got an eye turned back on Vee and Poli...
He tries stomping into the water to test its...permeability?

>>5669407
>Prepare for battle and let's rush it! [Take first turn against the feral]
"Aww, why does it always have to be more fighting?" Poli pouts at the intimidating gesture.

>>5669407
>Prepare for battle and let's rush it!

"...of COURSE the wildlife gets this too... are we going to run into a bunch of Remoraid that can seriously hurt us or something?"

Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>5669413
"YOU LIE! I HAVE THE RIGHT BOOK!"

>>5669414
>Sable shimmies in front of Bind
I'm here for you, buddy! We've got this!

>>5669418
"NO! THE LESSER KEYS IS NOT FOR YOUR PERSONAL AMUSEMENT, IT'S FOR MINE!"

>>5669420
"NO MINE!"

>>5669407
>>5669414
>>5669419
Vee looks at Bind and Sable, taking a moment to ask the Guildmaster a question. "I don't feel right... Could you kick me as hard as physically-possible into the enemy?" Vee is uncomfortable having so much HP and nothing to do with it. "It doesn't just have to be me if you don't want, I just feel like this is the best course of action!" Maybe getting beaten up will bring his heart rate down a little.

>>5669423
Wait, what? Dude, I've got a 300 pound gem, if anything I'd be a better cannonball.

>>5669424
"We can both do it! I don't care how it happens!" He's very insistent, but very flexible.

>>5669423
Bind squints at the both of them. He has...TWO limbs!

>>5669409
>>5669413
Dreepy and Staraptor take their cue to fly past the now assumedly preoccupied Mega Gyarados, darting past with their superpowered flight. It looks like they're almost in the clear... but a beating of wings break that tentative peace!

Running a lightning fast intercept course as it descends from the concealment of the bright stars, is a Mega Aerodactyl, intent on crushing the two before they are anywhere near the altar. Right now, Tintoretto is in danger of being caught while Astor stays firmly ahead.

>>5669410
>>5669411
>>5669412
>>5669414
>>5669415
>>5669417
As the group prepares their defenses to face the lone Mega Gyarados, they're nearly sidelined by a Mega Heracross and a Mega Pinsir. From whatever and wherever they had been hiding behind, they've managed to catch the entire group by surprise. Their combined assault throws a distracting amount of water around, breaking up the formation.

Bind can feel that the water is shallow, but the ground beneath is less receptive to remaining solid. With enough consistent pressure, it's just like the tar-like pool once enough force is applied. Despite that, they're all now facing three Awakened Pokémon trying to beat them down, two of which have caught them completely by surprise!

Feral Opponents:
>Mega Gyarados
>Mega Heracross
>Mega Pinsir

>>5669426
"I dunno what that means, but yeah! I agree."

>>5669427
Vee glances back at the enemies. "I say we go big, take on the Gyarados."

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>5669427
Citrine decides not to be creative, firing a heavy Power Gem directly at the Pinsir to take it out quickly and make things easier for the others in terms of target selection.

Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>5669427
"Oh boy... Let's do this! I'll help take out the Gyarados first! Everyone else can probably attack whoever's weakest!"
Stern, flexing his muscles uses Superpower on Gyarados!

>>5669427
>Sable gets closer to Bind and Vee
Tighten up, this thing's heavy so I can't just flip it around 20 feet in a hurry.
>>5669428
If you say so!

>>5669429
3990 damage.

Citrine gives the Pinsir an apologetic look as his absurdly wide Power Gem rockets out to target it.

>>5669430
120*1.5*2*4+46+5=1491 damage!

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>5669427
"Oh cmon!"
Astor takes a peeble from his bag before throwing it behind with a small head move, hoping to hit something (Other than Tinto)

>>5669427
>Tintoretto looks up to the Mega Aerodactyl.
"Cheddar."

>>5669431
Vee gets into a good position. Looking at Bind, he reassures him (even though he knows there's probably no doubt in either of his teammates' minds that this is a fool-proof, perfect plan with no risks wahtasoever.)
"Don't hold back! We gotta snipe this thing."

>>5669427
"Not fair!" Poli whines at the newcomers. "Only we're allowed to gang up on single opponents!"
He uses his strange Frognosticus attack (70 BP, 80 acc, drain effect) on the Mega Gyarados!

>>5669433
Correction, I messed up.
(120*1.5*2+5*46)*3=1233

>>5669427
"Well, well, guess we'll have to take this seriously."
>Kaku Bulks Up twice!

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>5669437
forgot dice

Rolled 20 (1d20)

Bind pauses with a flourish for 20 frames, shortened to three after slowdown. He catches both of the other divers in his ears with a spin, using their weight and leverage to build some momentum before slingshotting them both at Gyarados!

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>5669442
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>Sable points his gem forward like an arrow to do more damage!

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Rolled 3, 10 = 13 (2d20)

>>5669442
Vee soars through the air. "AHAHAHA!" He's happy.
Spotting Stern as he flies at light speed, he goes in for his Ultimate Move...

Vee used Quick Attack!
He speeds through even faster...
Vee used Copycat!
Vee used Superpower!

He's coming in hot!

>>5669447
145 + 312 = 457... x however fast Vee is moving right now! Damage.

>>5669429
>>5669432
Almost immediately, a massive beam erases the Mega Pinsir from existence. As the blinding lights recede, the only indication that something had been there previously is simply dancing motes of energy, fading away into the air of Infinity.

>>5669430
The Mega Gyarados feels a shifting weight brought to bear as it's sent crashing down to the shallow waters, sending a cascade of waves around the immediate area. Almost immediately and while severely injured, it retaliates by unleashing an unending deluge right on top of Stern!
>Mega Gyarados used Waterfall on Stern for 1,232 damage!

>>5669434
Astor narrowly avoids hitting Tintoretto, watching as the pebble flies away uselessly. The Mega Aerodactyl does take notice of this and immediately sends back a rock of its own, lobbing a heavy sharpened stone, larger than itself, right into Astor's chest! The attack strikes true with terrifying accuracy. A second Stone Edge is sent barreling at Tintoretto, but it seems its focus had been narrowed on the bird, barely scraping by him as it fell from the sky.
>Mega Aerodactyl used Stone Edge on Astor for 940 damage!
>Mega Aerodactyl used Stone Edge on Tinto, but missed.

>>5669440
Kaku strengthens up, growing even stronger than before! If it was possible, his hair tightens further to the point of being steel-like!

>>5669437
The Gyarados is looking worse for wear as Poli casts strange magicks on the ailing fish. The blue scales look visibly paler as it flounders about in the shallow waters.

>>5669442
>>5669444
>>5669447
Bind launches the two like living bullets, practically sending a shockwave as the two speed up faster than that time they created a makeshift cannon. With the overwhelming amount of Infinity Energy in the air, they practically ignite like a crashing meteor. The two of them crash into the Gyarados at the same time, resulting in a massive cratering blast that sends a column of water spraying into the air.

They fall back down, with Sableye using his gem-shield as a surfboard to safely break the height's danger, with Vee riding merrily along. Turning to look around, there's nothing left of the Gyarados. Like the Pinsir, it seems it has been vaporized by the excessive energies.

As the adrenaline dies down, Sableye feels himself stabbed by several sharpened missiles, all of them crashing into his unprotected back.
>Mega Heracross used Pin Missile on Sable for 858 damage!

Citrine can feel tapping behind him. Curiously, he turns around to see a tiny Kangaskhan looking up at him... before it picks it up and throws him as if he weighed nothing! As he flies through the air, he's punched into the water by a downward chop from a much larger Kangaskhan!
>Mega Kangaskhan used Brick Break on Citrine for 751 damage!

Further, in the distance, the water is boiling. Is that a tiny volcano?

>>5669461
"O-oof..."
Stern's KO'ed!

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>5669461
"This is not good, Tinto! Make us all proud!"
Astor stops, not targetting the Mega Heracross with a Brave Bird!

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>5669461
>Tintoretto will attempt to reason with it...
"MOZZERLLA!"

Rolled 732, 647, 402, 590, 666, 252, 627, 103 = 4019 (8d850)

>>5669461
"Lets see what this place can give!"
>Kaku calls upon the forces of Chaos!

>>5669461
"Yummy!" Poli comments on the... results of his magic. He flips a few pages in the Frognosticus and makes more strange, likely not arcane gestures to repeat the attack, this time on the Kangaskhan instead!

Rolled 271, 522, 817 = 1610 (3d850)

>>5669465
>Pika Papow, Gigavolt Havoc and Supersonic Strike rerolled

Rolled 13 (1d20)

Bind swats at the water as he's dashing to Citrine to get his attention. As soon as he has his attention, he quietly points downward with two claws, then up. He leaps high into the air in Kangaskhan's direction...only to land on top of Citrine, stomping him down into the water? He takes an aggressive pose and eyes the baby warily.

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>5669461
OW-OW-OW-OW-OW!
THANKS FOR SPOILING THE MOMENT, YOU DICK!
>Sable does a flip over his gem to face gem-first towards Mega Kangaskhan
>Sable shoots a Power Gem at the parent!

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>5669461
>>5669471
>Kaku uses Floral Healing! Sableye gets half his HP restored
>Kaku used Wicked Blow on the tiny volcano?

>>5669473
Thanks dude!

>>5669473
>1992 dmg!
>>5669476
"You are welcome!"

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>5669469
Citrine prepares to burst out of the water... ground? With a surprise Gyro Ball from below onto the Mega Kangaskhan!

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>5669461
Vee cheers as he lands via gem-surfing alongside Sable >>5669471, but hops back and gets back into strategic mode once he sees Sable pelted with pins, and Stern falling to the ground, soaked. "Careful! Stern's down!" He hides behind the gem for cover, speaking to Sable. "I'm gonna do something!"

Without further warning, he sprints out of cover and towards Kaku. He doesn't know what he's fighting, but he'll help. (He's only doing it because he sensed a Legendary Signature Move was being used.)

Vee used Copycat!
Vee used Wicked Blow!

He leaps and twists himself into a drop kick towards the target!

>>5669482
288 damage!
Vee will be happy to cross another move off the list.

>>5669482
Right, be safe out there pal!

>>5669463
Astor throws himself at the Mega Heracross, burning bright with everything that he has to give. His body already aches with the pain of the arrow-shaped boulder that violently collided with him, but he pays it no heed. He's determined to utterly annihilate something with his kamikaze attack. The Mega Heracross, smitten by a brilliant light from heaven, is engulfed by a massive burning bird, consuming everything in the path that it crashes into. With nothing but insanity or bravery in his heart, Astor takes the two of them out.
>Astor has fainted!

>>5669464
Mega Aerodactyl huffs in annoyance, batting Tinto to the ground as it zeroes in on the targets below. Looking to the volcano in the distance, it gnashes its teeth in annoyance. Quickly, it lobs another rock bomb down toward one of the unfortunate targets before tucking its wings in and crashing toward the surface of the water. It slips below with a loud splash.
>Mega Aerodactyl used Stone Edge on Kaku for 532 damage!
>Mega Aerodactyl is preparing something cataclysmic...

>>5669466
>>5669471
>>5669469
>>5669480
Poli launches a set of mysterious runes, peppering the Kangaskhan in a blast of dark magicks. She raises her arms to block the worst of it. On the surface of where the runes contacted, poison oozes off. The feral groans in frustration, only to be forced back on the defensive as another attack homes in from Sableye, this time, scorching its hide with beams of light. While the Kangaskhan looks to be unable to take another round of attacks, it's still standing. But not for long.

As Bind mysteriously forces Citrine further into the not-ground, not a second of reprieve or breath is given to the Kangaskhan as the mother is sent straight to the sky by a spherical Citrine. She lands on her back, nearly knocked out... but with her Parental Bond, it's not quite over. Forcing herself up, the two prepare one last offensive. With a roar, she runs up to Bind and locks him in a constricting-ly tight Bewear hug. Unable to move, the baby Kangaskhan lets out its own little cry before delivering a free strike straight to Bind's face! Concluding that, Kagaskhan doesn't have much energy left to restrain Bind, dropping him unceremoniously. As the Mega Lopunny is released, Baby Kangaskhan's fist is wreathed in blue energy.
>Baby Kangaskhan used Sucker Punch on Bind for 230 damage!
>Baby Kangaskhan is preparing Focus Punch on Bind!

>>5669473
>>5669476
Sableye has health restored! He's feeling great.

>>5669478
>>5669482
Kaku and Vee both prepare to launch their devious attacks, practically gliding along the water as they build up serious momentum. As they both turn into blurs, they feel just how intense the heat is around the now identified Mega Camerupt. Even as they deliver a devastating strike in the brief window that they have, their hair and fur is singed, almost catching fire.

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>5669494
>Sable rushes forward to shield Bind with his gem!

>>5669494
>>5669478
>>5669482
It visibly recoils from its position, causing an instant cloud of steam to plume up as its super-heated body contacts the surrounding water. It probably won't survive another wave, but whatever it's trying to do... you might not either!
>Mega Camerupt is preparing something cataclysmic...

>>5669462
Sneasel wanders close to the downed Emboar and jabs him in the back. He's been revived for 1HP! "Hehe. Wakey-wakey. While everyone else is, hah, distracting the ferals, mind taking me to the altar? Be quiet about it, or you might wake more ferals."

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>5669494
Vee watches as Kaku is struck with Stone Edge!
"Woah!" Immediately, he counters it (he wasn't the one hit) by launching the which struck Kaku back into the ground with a stomp and forward into the Camerupt!

"Why am I the only one NOT getting hit, now?" he asks after stomping his hind legs with enough force (and Rock-Type energy) to shoot the stones out of the ground. More importantly... "Are you alright?" he asks Kaku.

He rubs his fur back down and in-place. A well-groomed Vee is a happeevee.

Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>5669494
>>5669497
Citrine uses Power Gem on the smaller Kangaskhan to stop the Focus Punch channelling and hopefully also knock it out.

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>>5669494
Stern lays there, unconscious.

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>5669494
Poli turns his attention to a target more his size. He shuts his book and instead does the magical gesture of Use Water-type Attack, an action seen by no Pokemon ever before. In other words, he uses Scald on the baby Kangaskhan. "That seems pretty rude." he comments on the attack it's charging.
And doesn't forget his dice this time.

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Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>5669500
Oh nvm reading comprehension is zero
Stern gets up!
"Thanks, Sneasel!"
Charging forward, Stern jumps into the water, and dives to the Aerodactyl, looking for a Superpower before it launches an attack!

>>5669498
219 damage to Camerupt!

Bind catches the sucker punch with his stomach, cutting off his Close Combat. He's about to switch targets to retaliate, but hesitates. You can't punch a baby.

You shouldn't punch a baby. He doesn't know what to do...

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Rolled 9, 1 = 10 (2d20)

>>5669497
"Ouch!" Kaku is down 808 HP!
"Oh that's hot! That's hot!" Kaku waves his sizzling fist.
>>5669498
"Yeah I'm cool! Nice moves! We better stop these two quick. I'm counting on you!"
Kaku is gonna aim his favorite moves at the Mega Aerodactyl! Kaku spins with the power of a thousand Excadrills!
>Sucker Punch plus Darkest Lariat

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>5669494
Astor is die (Not really), but a mere lack of unbroken bones is no excuse to not vibe meanwhile

>>5669506
>Sable calls out to him
Get behind me!

>>5669507
>918, 1029 dmg

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>>5669507
"Can do!" Vee prepares to leap into action once more, next turn. When he's allowed to move again. After the enemies attack him. In the meantime, his presence cheers Kaku and the rest of his allies on.

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>5669509
Bind backsteps behind his friend in a flash without thinking. His hair stands on end, sensing the incoming fighting technique

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>>5669496
>>5669499
>>5669503
>>5669506
>>5669516
As Bind freezes in place, his mind slowing down as he watches the Baby Kangaskhan prepare to utterly maul him with another follow-up attack, he notices Sableye dash in front of him holding up his mighty gem to take the attack. He takes the opportunity to hide behind his friend. However, the heroics are short-lived as the Baby Kangaskhan is blasted in the back by a blast of lasers from Citrine, sending it off-course and tumbling to the side, concentration broken. Almost immediately, the space that Bind, Sable, and the Baby Kangaskhan occupy is suddenly shot at by a super-heated scorching blast of water, covering the area in a massive cloud of vision-obscuring steam.

Consequently, Sableye's eyes fog up. Quite strange. In any case, Poli's overwhelmingly heated scald scolded the Kangaskhan from reality. The mother Kangaskhan lets out a final wail, vanishing into a burst of Infinity Energy.

>>5669498
Vee throws the weaponized rock at the Mega Camperupt, watching as the stone begins to glow a furious color as it collides with the Pokémon. However, it seems as if it's not enough to stop whatever it had been planning to do. The ground begins to shake as cracks appear below the water, exposing molten rock.
>Mega Camerupt has prepared its cataclysmic Eruption!

>>5669504
>>5669507
The Mega Aerodactyl, as it prepared to shatter the ground further to worsen the calamity upon the fighters in the sea, is abruptly halted by a two-pronged assault by Stern and Kaku! Stern brings the flier low, into the sea and right into Kaku's sights with his long-reached Superpower. Sweeping up the water as he arches his swing low and up, Kaku hooks his punch into the Aerodactyl's gut, sending it sprawling out before fading shortly.

In the distance, Sneasel even if she doesn't visibly emote, you can feel the crushing aura of disappointment surrounding her.

Regardless, you feel the water heating up as bubbles escape between the cracks. What does it feel like to be at the center of tectonic movement, you might wonder...?

>>5669509
>>5669499
Bind gives a light tap to Citrine and Sableye. He nudges his head to direct their attention over to the center of the shifting plates about to quake. or erupt...

>>5669525
Huh!? ...Ah, right. Ability's different.
>>5669526
Thanks, should we get outta here? I'll follow you.

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>5669525
>>5669526
"Um, uhhhhhh. Right!"

Citrine summons his Wide Guard, shields appearing across the team in preparation for whatever fiery doom is coming after everyone.

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Rolled 16 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>5669525
Vee is surprised and a bit worried for a moment as he realizes what's happening. An Eruption on this scale would be too much! But...

Thinking about it, he recalls how strangely he's felt since reaching here. Awakening has put him in a state that feels as though he is twice as much himself as usual, and it's been uncomfortable. His heart's been beating hard since before the battle even started.

Maybe he could try something, just to say he did, and see how it goes...

Vee's current HP
(1240/620 HP)

Using his unnatural- or perhaps TOO natural- Empowered form, Vee plants his feet into the ground and anchors himself as best he can before the water gets too hot.

Vee used Copycat!
Vee used Eruption!

He does his best to work counter to the Camerupt's Earth-shattering magma power, even if it hurts him! That's what he's waiting for! That's what he's all about!

+2 Craftiness

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Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>5669525
"Uh oh! Time to bounce!" Kaku doesn't want to find out!

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>5669525
Poli is having fun, especially after committing a vicious attack on a child. Noticing some funny heated water bubbles, he decides to contribute his own... using Scald to push himself away with recoil.

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>5669525
Astor is still out of combat, and vibing

Rolled 16 (1d20)

Time is getting scarce, and the Guild still has a job to do. Bind kneels and channels his Secret Power, manifesting in the Primordial Sea as a large wave for others to take advantage of.

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>5669547
>>5669525
Hey, grab on. Use Secret Power on my gem, we can coast up to the top in style!
>Sable tilts his gem, he's gonna try to surf on it!?

>>5669525
Stern shakes his head at the feeling of disappointment.
'Sorry Sneasel, but I think this was probably more important at the moment... I'm not sneaky anyway!'
Stern swims out out outtt!

>>5669551
Oh neat, there's a Mega Lopunny stuck to the gem. He's bracing for the lift, after giving an approximate thumbs up.

>>5669530
>>5669533
>>5669536
"Hehe, best not to stick in one place, especially considering how it's, haha, about to be rearranged..." Sneasel comments, hitching a ride on Kaku as he sprints off toward the wave.

The Wide Guard works to lessen the intensity of the growing heat, washing the area in a brief, cooling respite. It's not bound to last long as the Eruption grows stronger.

>>5669545
Poli joins the rest of the group in their mad dash to get away from the collapsing sea, using his scald as some sort of makeshift Aqua Jet, albeit with less control and power. It does give him a decent head start.

>>5669553
Sneasel clasps her two hands together and gives him a thumbs down.

>>5669535
Vee compounds the situation in the hopes of countering the Camerupt. While he does manage to disrupt the volcanic Pokémon from cracking the crust apart like an egg, Vee has caused forced the area to burst wide open. Expecting magma, instead, liquified Infinity Energy bubbles and erupts from the open space, vaporizing the water into stardust. The Camerupt is caught in the resulting blast, erasing the feral as it is returned from whence it came.

Vee now needs to roll an additional d20 to escape being turned into celestial powder.

>>5669546
Astor, with a lull in the battle, is given a second wind by the saturated Infinity Energy around him. He's been revived and now has 1HP.

>>5669547
>>5669551
>>5669559
Bind manages to harness just the right amount of power from the Primaordial Sea to be controllable, conjuring up a wave for the less mobile members to utilize. Sableye takes the opportunity to use the Infinity-fueled wave as a chance for the both of them to escape. Even if Bind doesn't help him, his chances of surfing are already looking quite tubular, brah.
>Wait here and see what Bind can do?
>Let's take the chance and shred the wave!

The area is destabilizing as the cracks grow larger and concentrated Infinity bleeds out.

Sneasel calls out to the group. "Hahaha! Don't get caught in the glowing stuff, or you'll regret it! The wave is moving away from us, so keep up if you can! The goal is the altar at the top! I'm sure you smart cookies can figure out how to climb a wave!"

Slipping out from the ground, you can see more ferals crawling up to give chase...

...to be continued, on Tuesday (23rd), same time.

>Everyone finds that the vibes tonight have been radiant. Floating up between the waves for everyone to acquire is a:
>1x Joy Seed

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Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>5669569
Vee worries for a moment, perhaps the first time in a while, if he'd be happy with the way things have been if this was the end. Maybe he could say he had fun, or that he helped his friends. That'd be nice, he thinks.

Putting what he believes very well could be the last of his starry energy into everything he can do in a few short moments, he kicks against the ground envelopes himself in stardust, the power of Refresh. It might not be as good as a Wish, but it's all he can do, and that's all that matters.

Inside his scarf, a Normalium Z is turned to glowing dust and added to his Vee-sized bubble of soothing, replenishing stardust he called upon to protect himself from this point-blank eruption of cosmic energy. If he's going to be put in a situation like this, he's going to make the most of it, and if he can help it, ride it out in style.

Vee used Z-Refresh!

Paired with the power of a Normalium, Refresh restores all of the user's HP. He's already standing at twice his usual max, but what can he say? Maybe, if he's lucky, he'll triple it. Maybe he'll become a star. A Vee can dream...

>>5669574
Vee takes the chance to smother himself in helpful energies. Wrapped in healing light and boosted by crystallized energy, the Eevee manages to narrowly avoid suffering the same fate as a fading feral.

As Vee has been focusing on surviving, he's currently behind the group. It also looks like one of the freshly spawned ferals is closing in on him...

>>5669569
The wall of water doesn't look to be too far away, but the area ahead has become treacherous. A second wave of Awakened Ferals have crawled out between the cracks, and the water erupts with geysers of Infinity Energy. It doesn't help that the wave is actually slowly moving away from you.

Everyone is currently on relatively equal ground to make it to the altar. There seem to be three routes that you can try to go through:
>The opening between the ferals and the erupting energy.
>Take your chances where the water is calmer, but the wildlife will definitely try to pick a fight! [May fight the ferals]
>Fighting isn't on the mind right now... best to challenge nature instead! [Avoid the explosions, environment]

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>5671514
Stern just runs straight to the opening between ferals and the erupting energy! He's critically low right now, so he's hightailing it the fast he can!

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>5669569
>>5671514
>Let's take the chance and shred the wave!
Bet you've never seen a Sableye use Surf before!
>>5669559
>Sable gives a thumbs up back!

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>5671514
>>The opening between the ferals and the erupting energy.
Kaku sprints like an ogre with a sneaky weasel on his shoulder!

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>5671514
Astor looks for the first patch of solid land or basically anywhere he can stops and roosts (Also session vibes go go)

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Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>5671514
Having been given a chance to continue, Vee doesn't take the moment to contemplate things any longer, he has to move! But he doesn't recall where he has to go, choosing to follow his friends after finding the right opportunity...

Looking behind him, he glances around to find a feral that would have some kind of explosive move he could copy, ready to zip towards them with Quick Attack. Something that could propel himself, even at the cost of his health. He's got more of that than ever right now.

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>5671514
>The opening between the ferals and the erupting energy.
Poli isn't going to take any chances he doesn't have to in picking a fight... but he's interested in the energy! He has to keep his mind on not getting TOO close while swimming, even in his element...

Rolled 18 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>Take your chances where the water is calmer, but the wildlife will definitely try to pick a fight! [May fight the ferals]
Bind recalls his last empowerment, and wants nothing to do with an overflow of energy. Once the forward momentum from his wave is run, he makes a jump for the path with the ferals.

>>5671517
>>5671525
>>5671532
Stern, Kaku, and Poli each take their chance to flee down that available opening, with the chance closing with each passing second of inaction! Stern, despite his ailing injuries, manages to swiftly haul ass down the strait of energy without too much trouble. It helps to be the first! Kaku comes in second. The ferals have grown wise to the deception and have begun closing in, but they're not quite swift enough to box the slippery hair monster and his passenger in! Narrowly avoiding being given a buzz-cut by a Mega Pinsir, Kaku slips through with ferals hot on his tail.

Poli, despite his warning to himself, quickly discovers as a moth is drawn to flames, so is a weird poison frog drawn to ancient liquified energy that could destabilize his body in an instant. As he's swam too close to quickly avoid, a popping surge nearly swallows him whole!
>Poli feels a cold-burning sensation, taking 300 damage!

>>5671530
A Mega Gyarados lunges out of the water, attempting to Crunch down on Vee's leg! The unstable environment does cause it to miss and instead nip his paw.
>Mega Gyarados used Crunch on Vee for 160 damage!

At most in the second wave, he spots a Mega Pinsir, Mega Heracross, and a Mega Aerodactyl flying toward the main group.

>>5671521
>>5671537
Sableye and Bind shred the wave they've created. Well, actually, rather than surfing, it's better to picture the action as skipping a stone across the water. Despite what some might say, a dense gem does not make for the best of hydrodynamic flotation devices. As Sable catches up to Kaku and Stern, Bind finds himself cartwheeling through the air, having lost his grip on the gemboard. Landing gracefully, he splashes along the shallow waters and between the ferals.

Poli is nearby, looking like a drowning victim with himself simply being face down in the water, ogling the glowing lights. There is a Mega Camerupt and Mega Kangaskhan nearby, wading through the water toward the group.

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>5671539
>>5671537
Bind! Come quickly! We gotta get outta here!
>Sable rushes towards the altar, trying to block any attacks that come his way

Rolled 19 (1d20)

>>5671539
(1160/620 HP)
Vee makes a loud Eevee noise and flails around a little. He beat this thing already! Why is it back?

Acting in retaliation through instinct, he bites the Gyarados back, nipping at one of its whiskers and holding on as best he can. He'll fly the thing to safety if he has to!

Vee used Copycat!
Vee used Crunch!

>>5671539
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JexKqSAX_jI
"Owie!" Poli says, underreacting to 300 damage of his 1000 health resulting in 700. Launched out of immediate distance, and rather than actually helping anyone, or himself, or continuing, he begins checking his odd book again, as if body-destabilizing energy is something you could look up in a bizarre arcane fun fact list.

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>5671539
Stern continues dashing, dashing... He's 50% sure there's ferals behind Kaku who's behind him, but he's not looking back!

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>5671539
(681/1360)
Astor is vibing, waiting for his hp to go up
>No moves

Rolled 763, 506, 720, 310, 140, 359, 682, 456 = 3936 (8d850)

>>5671539
The hairy mon doesn't need to look back, he can feel the ferals stepping on his heels, and he clutches his comb. "I could use a boost... Luck, don't fail me now!"
Kaku is about to find out if he can run and Metronome at the same time!
>tic-tic-tic

>>5671540
He offers a silent thumbs up to his partner.

Bind has nowhere to go but forward! He does chance a glance backward to check on Sneasel and the plate's location before pressing on to the altar. Are they close? Safe?

Rolled 713 (1d850)

>>5671545
>reroll max hailstorm

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>5671548
>Metronome became Heal Order! The Primal Bees restore Kaku's body!
"Alright Sneasel, hang on as hard as you can, we are going meteoric speed!"
>Metronome became Sunsteel Strike! Kaku is gonna drop into the tower like a shooting star! Pictured https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJas8GsVgWo

>>5671540
>>5671547
Despite his decent lead, Sable doubles back and wades toward Bind. Considering how tumultuous the water has become, the small gremlin hauling the gem on his back takes a considerable amount of time to go all the way back to Bind.

Bind actually finds that Vee is the one falling behind everyone else, left to fight a Gyarados by himself. Sneasel and Kaku are already well on their way to the water wall.

The Mega Camerupt snorts and is encased in a ball of flames, charging at Bind! Meanwhile, the Mega Kangaskhan and the Baby Kangaskhan are approaching Sable, looking to cut him off from protecting his friend.
>Mega Camerupt used Flame Charge on Bind for 621 damage!

>>5671541
Vee crunches down on one of the scales near the neck! Considering that the Mega Gyarados practically towers over him, it's not as painful as the Eevee crushes a scale. Still, it's an annoyance that has now latched onto the feral! If Vee wants to try and "pilot" the Mega Gyarados, he'll need a bit more control and a little dash of creativity.
>Hit it in the face and try to confuse it!
>Try to distract it, acting as live bait!

>>5671542
Poli finds nothing in the book... but does see that there is now a Mega Heracross trying to pummel him into the water.
>Mega Heracross used Bullet Seed on Poli for 251 damage!

>>5671544
Astor's stationary position causes him to be too close to an erupting blast of Infinity Energy! If he remains where he is for too long, he might not make it! Roost has dampened his flying abilities...
>Astor feels a cold-burning sensation, taking 300 damage!

>>5671543
Stern trips, losing his advantage. He watches Kaku practically fly off... Looking behind him, the Mega Pinsir is now closing in!

>>5671553
Kaku summons the power of Solagleo, blasting through the air, drenched in solar energy. On his back, Sneasel is cackling as they hurtle toward the wall of water. High above, Kaku can see the carnage inflicted on the Primaordial Sea. The water is spiderwebbed by splintering lines of gold, occasionally highlighted by bright flashes caused by energy exhausting itself into the empowered air.

Like solar-heated metal striking down, the two of them crash down near the top of the water wall, just a brief swim away. Their entire perspective has shifted. It looks like everyone down there has been vertically flipped.

"Hehe, nice one... just a little further now," Sneasel comments.

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>5671559
"Hey! I'm reading over here!" Poli snips.at the Heracross, as if it can understand him, or cares. He uses his Frognosticus' strange properties to attack it in return.

Rolled 14 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

Bind scoffs, seeing the continental camel pokemon challenge him with such a forceful charge. His Pinch Bangle gleams with conviction, and he simply makes to outrun the Camerupt's attacks!
Bind used Agility!

>>5671559
"Awesome! Now let's get to the control altar or whatever so you do your thing..." Kaku swims to the top presumably unimpeded. "I think everyone's dying down there."

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>5671559
BACK OFF!
>Sable blasts a Power Gem towards Mega Camerupt to get him to stop attacking Bind

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>5671559
"Oof, this isn't good..."
Stern, looking back, uses Flamethrower on the incoming Pinsir as distraction to run away!

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>5671559
And suddenly, Citrine is there near Vee and the Gyarados, since he... hadn't moved at all. Seeing Vee attempting to climb the Gyarados, and it fighting back, he pivots to fire another Power Gem, since that's about all he can do from his position on the ground for the moment. He aims for the giant serpent's eyes rather than a direct damaging hit, attempting to distract it with the glare and call attention to himself. "HEY!" he bellows.

>Tintoretto is fricking dead man, I don't know how to sugarcoat this but he's dead.
>That fish screwed him hard.

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Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>5671559
Holding on tight and watching as Citrine >>5671579 attempts to beams it in the eyes, Vee begins to harness some of the Gyarados' Dark-Type energy with his Foreverstone, trying to use it alongside a

Vee used Copycat!

Vee surrounds himself with V-Power!
Vee unleashes a (not) full-force V-Move!

Vee used Baddy Bad!

He vents any Dark-Type energy behind him while using the move, only attempting to use it for its secondary effect, Reflect!
Maybe if the Gyarados sees him trying to 'protect' it from attacks, it'll be less annoyed that he's hitching a ride!

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>5671559
"Kyaa!"
Astor goes all in on the Gyarados with a Close Combat! (If he can)

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>>5671587
>Appears nearby in the DVD special commentary box in the corner
"Gaaaaay"

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>>5671561
Poli manages to cause the bug to temporarily back off, frightening it with the strange powers contained with the eldritch tome. It breaks off its attack and moves around in a circular pattern, observing the frog for the next action. The area Poli is in is growing very unstable and is liable to erupt at any moment now.

>>5671566
>>5671569
Bind feels his body buzzing with energy and his muscles coiled with excitement. In a hop, skip, and jump, he's off, dashing down the rest of the way with a Camerupt literally hot on him! Sable's Power Gem manages to knock it off course, leaving Bind to freely keep running.

However, his choice to force the Mega Camerupt off leaves him open to the Mega Kangaskhan! A pile of rubble quickly buries the little gemlin. The Baby Kanga takes the chance to nip at any limbs that have been caught out in the open!
>Mega Kangaskhan used Rock Slide on Sable for 331 damage!
>Baby Kangaskhan used Crunch on Sable for 112 damage!

>>5671573
Stern smothers the Pinsir in flames, causing it to skitter away and dive into the water to extinguish the sudden flames.

>>5671579
>>5671584
>>5671587
Citrine does a moderately good job of distraction, causing the Mega Gyarados to briefly look at him. At this moment of distraction, Vee manages to overwhelm the feral's simple thoughts and can moderately coerce its actions. It'll be a hard fight without any psychic powers, so he'll need to keep maintaining an increasing check each time!
>Vee must roll a 1d20 (beat 6) to keep influencing the Mega Gyarados.

Astor's Close Combat feels like punching through molasses as he encounters the reflective barrier! Annoyed, the Mega Gyarados slaps him with its tail, flinging him all the way to the altar like a living baseball.
>Mega Gyarados used Aqua Tail on Astor for 706 damage!

>>5671582
Tintoretto has 1HP.

>>5671568
"Hehe, sure thing..." Sneasel hops off and begins casually walking over to the altar. It's a simple pedestal, with an indentation just for the plate. It slots in and opens up into several rings, spinning faster and faster to force the illusion of appearing as a full globe. Furthermore, it seems to be gathering power from the area.

Meanwhile, Sneasel walks to the altar's edge and tosses down an impressively long rope for the others to use to get up.

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>5671590
>Sable emerges from the rubble battered and bruised.
STOP FUCKING BITING ME, YOU LITTLE SHIT!
>Sable backhands the Baby Kanga

>>5671590
"Fancy! I'm almost tempted to touch that." He turns to face the icy mon.
"The physics of this place astound and confuse me..." Kaku walks to the edge to see his guildmates fighting for their lives. "HEY GUYS! RUN! AWAAAY!"

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>5671590
(578/1000, after recovery from the attack, iirc)
Poli glances over to the funny source of energy, then back at Heracross. He'll have to think of something else... so swimming away, he goes for a Psychic to telekinetically push Heracross into the unstable area instead!

Rolled 17 (1d20)

Bind power geysers up a second wave of water to occupy the Camerupt a little more before making a swift break for the rope.

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>5671590
If Vee wasn't busy holding on (with his teeth) he would inform Astor that he didn't tell the Gyarados to hit him.

He gives a reassuring pat on the side to the flying fish and encourages it to continue flying forward.

Perhaps in the meantime, he could get into a better spot to look more photogenic when he rides the dragon to victory...

Where is he now?

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>5671590
Stern runs as fast as possible for the final stretch! He isn't sure how he managed this at (1 hp) but he's hoping his luck doesn't run out!

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>5671590
>Tintoretto can see Ronové come closer to him
Ronové: "Yo man when the h e double hockey sticks are you going to die bruh? I got like 4125 other animals to deal with. Come on, just fricking die man."
>Tintoretto yells...
"SCREW YOU I'M TELLING MY MOM!"
Ronové:Tch, who you gonna call?
>Tintoretto smiles...
"Marchosias!"
>And just like that a new d̶e̶m̶o̶n̶ pokemon has entered the fray.
>Roll means the how unhinged Tintoretto is at this very moment, he could have summoned something but who knows.
>He's nuts at this very moment.
>He could have just said mumbo jumbo.

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>5671590
"OKAY, VEE, I'M GONNA GET MOVIN' NOW," Citrine calls out, starting up a Gyro Ball spin and sending gleaming water in every direction as he attempts to catch up to the others moving to the altar.

...how will he use the rope, though?

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>>5671603
Vee is preoccupied, but he hears him. He'd probably say thanks.

The area is becoming worse and worse! If you stay here any longer, you'll suffer the fate of the ferals!

>>5671591
The slap practically sends the Baby Kangaskhan flying across the sea. It lets out a little squeal as it skips hundreds of feet away. The Mother Kangaskhan lets out a cry and immediately leaves the area, waddling through the water to retrieve its child.

>>5671594
Poli gives the Heracross a shove with his mind powers, successfully forcing it right above the erupting geyser as it attempted to follow after him. In a shower of light and energy, it's no longer there.

>>5671595
Bind splashes the Mega Camerupt with some water, instantly filling the area with a cloud of steam. It's definitely not going to be able to find him. He manages to get to the rope. Now... only to climb 300 feet worth of rope...

>>5671596
Vee can barely keep control of the Gyarados as it takes to the sky and starts to thrash angrily. It seems it's not taking too kindly to following orders. Vee can decide to:
>Force the Gyarados to fly straight to the altar [easier, beat roll of 6]
>Save my friends! [harder, beat roll of 12]

>>5671598
Stern has been lucky enough that things have been going his way! But as of now, Murphy has come back to bite him, and he's struck by a blast of energized shrapnel. With his condition, he goes down in the water, fainting.

>>5671600
Tintoretto must flee the area, despite his insanity!

>>5671603
Citrine begins to spin across the water like a wheel, kicking up a large wake and plume of water as he crosses the perilous sea.

>>5671593
"Hehe. Be careful. It might bite." Sneasel ties the rope securely and freezes the end. As the two of you wait around, the rings finally stop spinning. In the center of the plate, an essence hums quietly. "Haha, there we go..."

She walks over and removes the glowing plate. With a loud click, the rings fall back into place, leaving it a flat surface once again. However, one of the rings has a purple sheen to it. Tapping her claws against the glowing energy, her arm becomes wrapped in the same light. Looking to an empty space, Sneasel moves forward with the weight of her whole body. With a single vertical slash, a hole in reality is cut open, revealing the way back to the original portal. "This is the, haha, way out. I'll be waiting, heh, outside."

Sneasel steps through calmly.

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>5671614
>Sable looks up the rope, then back to his gem.
Oh, that's just fucking perfect.
>Sable awkwardly tries to climb the rope. That... will most likely take a while.

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>5671614
Astor is still bouncing on the water from the slap like a skipping stone

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>>5671614

>>5671614
>Tintoretto has fallen and he can't get up...
>Wait...
>I am starting to feel weird....
>Am I freaking out? OF COURSE YOU ARE NOW GET THE HAY UP!
>Uh... Oh my apologies we're both freaking out....
>EVERYTHING IS WERID MAN!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PORCw494CCA

>>5671614
"Kay', see ya. GUYS COME ON!" Kaku will wait for his friends, so long as they survive!

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>5671614
Citrine takes a detour to try and scoop Stern up. He may be forced to walk him the rest of the way, but it's better than nothing...

Rolled 9 (1d20)

>>5671614
Poli, being closest to the danger zone, realizes he needs to get a move on. He's not the fastest individual, so he aims a Scald to use its' recoil to launch himself towards the literal escape rope.

Rolled 2 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>5671614
Bind looks down and notices his friend struggling. He tries throttling the rope as hard as he can to flick Sableye upwards!

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Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>5671614
Vee, having tried to tame the beast the nice way, realizes that the most important part of the process is discipline.

He bites down a little harder before releasing, grabbing onto the segmented scales and fins and tries to grab a hold of the dragon's horn! He's gotta show him who's boss!
"We're getting out of here, with or without your help!"

>Save my friends! Here goes nothing.

He looks down for anyone he can help.

Rolled 827, 530, 373, 75, 112, 10, 371, 424 = 2722 (8d850)

>>5671614>>5671626
It's become clear for Kaku that his friends can't run a straight line to save their lives. Maybe, just maybe, the powers of Probability can save them...
>tic-tic-tic

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>5671638
>Dire Claw, Dual Chop, Embargo, Razor Leaf, Barrier, Scratch, Payback, Fire Fang
>Guess Kaku will shoot Razor Leaf at the ferals at least.

>>5671618
>>5671634
Trying to hold onto his heavy gem and climb a rope at the same time is not exactly the easiest thing for just a little guy such as himself. Sableye slowly creeps up the rope at an unfavorable pace. Seeing his friend struggling, Bind decides to try to help! Sort of... It just seems his action just amounts to shaking the rope and causing it to sway back-and-forth.

>>5671619
Astor manages to flop onto the edge of the altar, fainted.

>>5671623
>>5671630
>>5671636
Citrine manages to scoop up Stern, but they're wading slowly through the water. An Emboar is definitely not who he is used to hauling around. Vee, seeing their plight, attempts to assist. Applying some force in his actions, he wants the Gyarados to go down to collect the stranded duo. However, this over-application causes it to plummet straight down, roaring.

At that same moment, the ground splits open, resulting in a massive blast that scorches the three in a wave of energy. The force of the giant eruption sends Vee, Citrine, and the fainted Stern careening uncontrollably through the air. If they manage anything to gain just a bit of control, they can turn this in their favor and flee on the rope!

>>5671632
Poli lets out another scalding blast and flops over to the rope. He manages to overshoot the rope, splashing into the wave. Gravity elicits a feeling of being in the correct orientation despite being sideways. Or is it everyone else who is sideways? Watching the team climb the rope horizontally is quite weird...

>>5671624
Tinto should probably leave the area! The geysers are becoming more numerous.

>>5671643
Kaku throws some leaves from the very top of the altar. Considering the area is becoming increasingly saturated in Infinity Energy, the sharp energy vanishes in the sea.

If everyone gets on the rope, Kaku can help to pull it up.

Rolled 1 (1d20)

>>5671647
Roll for a bit of luck in how Stern ragdolls?

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>5671647
>Sable doesn't mind, Bind was just trying to help.
>That being said, there's a long way to go.
>climby

>>5671647
>Eh fine.
>Tintoretto leaves the area.
>He's still out of it.

Using the last wisps of his agility, Bind flips down to grab the gremlin in his scrappy claws and dives forward to powerswim up the waves! It's their last chance!

Rolled 5 + 6 (1d20 + 6)

uhhh roll pls

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>5671647
>>5671648
Despite the (((bad luck))), Stern is still probably better off than Citrine in terms of falling in a controlled manner. Desperate, Citrine summons a Power Gem to fire at the Emboar in an attempt to launch him at the target and gett him out of danger. Hopefully he doesn't hurt him too badly in the process.

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>5671647
Its looking like everyone's either already reached the rope, is gonna reach to rope or will just jump straight to the altar. So Kaku just starts pulling.

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Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>5671647
>>5671659
Vee watches as Citrine launches Stern with a well-placed Power Gem, and imagines himself doing the same.
With the move fresh in his mind, he reciprocates it, shooting Citrine from behind with the laser to push him forward, hopefully providing enough forward momentum for him to land at the top. As for Vee, himself... he'll have to figure it out after.

Perhaps the use of his Normalium earlier was a bit impulsive, but maybe there was no other way.

Vee used Copycat!
Vee used Power Gem!

Rolled 3 (1d20)

>>5671647
The fainted Astor keeps on vibing

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>>5671648
>>5671659
>>5671666
With a boost of Citrine already battering his damaged and fainted body, Stern is sent skyward. With enough force from the Power Gem, the Emboar goes flying through the air further. Spinning without much control, his head smacks into the stone platform of the altar before slumping awkwardly next to Astor.

Vee does the same thing to Citrine in return, sending him to tumble straight into the rope. The force of the blast causes Citrine to be wrapped up enough that Kaku's pulling brings him away from harm.

The Eevee falls down, consumed by a massive blast of energy, and vanishes. He surfaces in the entrance pool to the Primaordial Sea, completely fainted! His unconscious body is steaming with excess energy.

>>5671649
>>5671658
Bind finds that a sensation seems to shift his whole, literal perspective on this reality. In any case, he manages to force himself and the heavy gemlin up to the top of the altar, joining Kaku.

>>5671664
Kaku quickly begins retrieving the rope, pulling it up as fast as he can. Considering how he had strengthened himself earlier, it's actually quite fast.

Everyone manages to make it up to the altar. Without checking for everyone, they flee through the rift and back to the beginning. As soon as they all step out, they feel like they all collectively left the most intense caffeine high they have ever experienced.

The Primaordial Sea: Survived

+400EXP

>>5671672
Blugh... Well, I feel lighter at least. Wait, who's in the wa- VEE!?
>Sable fishes Vee out of the water
Are you alright Vee? Speak to me!

>>5671673
Vee is knocked out, completely. Not just too tired to keep moving, or too mortified to talk, he's out.

>>5671672
"WOOOO! That was... intense-" Kaku feels the drop of energy hit him all at once. "Tired..." He floats like a dead fish, waiting for Lapras to pick him up.

>>5671672
"Urgh... fuck, he didn't make it...? He did what I did to Stern to get me up there, but... let me, uh, get some Revivers."

Citrine fishes two Reviver Seeds out of his waterlogged bag, one for Vee and one for Stern if he needs it.

>>5671677
"Yeah, this, uh... is why I swore off." Citrine looks dazed.

>>5671676
>>5671678
Vee is very not revived at the moment.

>>5671679
>Sable listens to Vee's heart

Bind, coming out through the top looks to everyone. "Hey, did anyone else step into the water? Did you feel that? What kind of place would have so much energy..."

>>5671682
Bind, come over here! Vee's freakin' down for the count, dude!

>>5671679
Citrine uses the Light Core to float the seed over and feed it to Vee.

>>5671681
"Don't be like that..." Citrine says worriedly.

>>5671681
Sable can't find Vee's heart because he's got a lotta fur in the way.

>>5671684
Vee eat the seed. Yummy.

"Hm." All he does is make a sound. He's fairly energized, in a semi-literal way. Anyone near him can feel the burn! Cosmic energy holds a lot of weight.

Bind runs over. He asks the lapras to take it slowly, before getting a few cloths and cloaks together to rest Vee on.

>>5671686
>>5671687
He's kinda pretty wet from floating around in, y'know. The sea.

>>5671689
Vee, can you hear me? Please, just say something...
>Sable prepares Veesaving techniques

>>5671692
"Lemme sleep. I did a thing..." He's never been Empowered before, and then nearly killed, and then fell into the Primordial Sea.

>>5671698
>Sable sighs, relieved
Alright little buddy. You did great.
>Sable pets the Vee to sleep

>>5671698
"Yeah, go ahead, you deserve it. Thanks for the boost, Vee," Citrine responds. "Saved my ass."

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>>5671699
>>5671700
"Mmhm..." He's gonna need to be carried from here. You're welcome!

>>5671702
>Sable puts Vee on his head like old times

we'll have to move the session today back a week, sorry for the inconvenience

Rolled 493, 365, 201, 212 = 1271 (4d850)

ignore this

Rolled 796, 840, 211, 92, 784, 676, 704, 346 = 4449 (8d850)

roll

Rolled 426 (1d905)

>>5669236
This is neat, I want to try rolling what in thread for a Pokemon. Fingers crossed

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>>5676493
>Drifblim
huh, well alright then

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Following the map is a little difficult, considering whatever path had been designed for the interpreter to take had long since faded with time. Now, plants and cliffs were lodged in your way, obstructing the way. After a couple of days of meandering aimlessly, lost without any landmarks or someone to offer directions, you stumble upon what you might be looking for. In your exploration exhaustion, it's not immediately clear as to what the discovery is, but soon enough it clicks in your head. Taking a careful step forward, you make note of the gentle slope that rapidly declines until it simply leaves jagged rock in its place.

The dark, cavernous hole almost looks like a maw, ready to close shut behind you. Peering down, you see nothing but the immediate walls before pitch black. Consulting your map and your other expedition members, this must be the place...

Chapter 43: Dive like Digletts

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>5679433
>Sable takes the lead!
Follow me, guys. I've got the see-in-the-dark eyes. Be careful, these caves can have a lotta stuff that'll trip you.
>Sable examines for oddities

>>5679433

Orb Lantern in hand, and Whispering Glass Greatblade slung across his black, Konstantin stands before the cavern. He doesn't know what lay inside, but he's still more than willing to delve however deep is needed, for the sake of the Guild.

>>5679433
Citrine's Light Core shines in the darkness, a bit weakly in the face of the darkness in the pit.

"Are we just... jumping down, what?"

>>5679446
I dunno... did anyone pack a rope? I can dig us a tunnel down, if you like.

>>5679436
>>5679438
>>5679446
Sable takes the lead! The first thing he can see is that the hole is almost smooth on the inside. Is that intentional, or has water worn the rock smooth? Either way, it's a fascinating look to the whole thing. Other than that, there's not much else to make note of... which then begs the question... how are they supposed to go down this thing?

Konstantin notes that his lantern doesn't seem to even fully illuminate the bottom. Citrine's Light Core doesn't fare much better. Just how far does this go?

Your choices:
>Just... jump! We'll figure out a way to land, or... something.
>Maybe we can try scaling down the sides? It looks slippery.
>[Player write-in]

Rolled 4 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>5679452
>Sable Digs a tunnel down the side! (+2 Excavation)
Here, hold on a moment.

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>5679452
Citrine equips his Air Balloon instead and jumps down... very... slowly.

>Just... jump!

>>5679452

>Konstantin just jumps in. Well, less 'jump' and more simply tip over the side and fall in.

>A leap of faith. Arceus help him.

Rolled 16 (1d20)

>>5679460
>Rolling if needed.

>>5679452
"Oh... is this realirty?
>Tintoretto just sobered up and is still in absolute pain. He's still at 1 HP.
"Oh wow, this what dying is!"

>>5679454
It's almost like trying to carve out a wall made of solid steel! Trying to scrape away at the material that forms the opening to the hole hurts his claws. Eventually, he does manage to make some progress, but it's not very far: the sunlight is still on his back.

>>5679459
With his size and the gravity-defying powers of the balloon, Citrine has mostly guaranteed a way down for himself. Although the fall won't be fatal, it certainly isn't going to be pleasant.

>>5679460
Konstantin, without much of a plan, decides to simply enter by falling in! Was this a smart decision? His ears lift back and up, like streamers in the wind, as he takes the plunge. Unlike the other two, the Lopunny is quickly grabbed by the darkness.

Rolled 7 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>5679473
Gah, what material is this? Wh- wait what the hell? Uh... Guys? Did you really just jump in the freakin' hole we can't see the bottom of?
>Sable sighs and gets back to digging. (+2 excavation)

>>5679473
Citrine uses Iron Defense and braces himself.

>>5679479
"Hey, I'm floating down-- I, uh, hope Kon's gonna be alright."

Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>5679473

Konstantin... Might not have preformed the smartest move, but despite that, he's sure it'll work out.

Regardless, he curls up, and prepares for impact. Hopefully he won't break anything

>>5679479
Despite his expertise in digging, there's no significant progress to be made on making a safer path down. If he continues picking away at the rock, he'll be here forever! Looking up from your exhaustive work, there are some trees nearby with big leaves...

>>5679489
Citrine prepares himself to hit rock bottom (pun intended) with some shielding offered by Iron Defense. His slow fall finally lets him into the darkness, with his Light Core flickering to life. However, all it does is mostly just illuminate himself and the shiny little balloon keeping him from meeting a supposedly grisly demise.

>>5679496
Konstantin tucks in and readies to hit whatever like some sort of living cannonball. A strange decision, certainly, but what else can you do when falling down? As seconds pass and tick into minutes... he has a gnawing sensation that he's been falling for a long time now... which itself is quite strange. Is it really that deep...? There's not much detail to this place, but a gut feeling tells him there's something more going on here.

Your choices:
>Try to make your way to the sides to inspect them.
>Attempt to use the lantern to see the walls.
>Keep falling.

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>5679497

He really shouldn't be falling for this long unless the destination was the center of the earth. With little else to try, he used the Orb Lantern to try to see the walls, even moving towards them to inspect the more closely, if that alone did not work.

Rolled 20 (1d20)

>>5679497
...alright. I should be light enough.
>Sable takes a big leaf and tries to paraglide. This can surely only go well, right?

>>5679497
>Tintoretto limps closer to the sides to inspect them.

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>5679497
>Attempt to use the lantern to see the walls.

Citrine looks at the inside of the pit, not expecting to see much. There has to be a bottom, right?

>>5679505
Uncurling, he begins making his way to the sides, holding up his lantern during his seemingly endless freefall. Bringing it up, he can begin to see some sort of pattern in the walls, but he can't quite discern it.

>>5679508
After being unable to dig, he decides it's time to join the others. Sable takes one of the leaves and holds it up before taking the leap himself! His size compared to what the leaf offers is definitely more than enough, and he slowly spins down in the ample space that the pit affords him. Keeping good control over the makeshift glider, it's strange that he manages to catch up to Citrine!

>>5679516
Citrine, meanwhile, uses his Light Core to inspect the walls. The surface, lit up by the orb, is a fast-moving blurred mess, but there's a feeling that the longer he stares, the more familiar the wall becomes. It's almost like it's repeating somehow.

It doesn't take long for the whole group to eventually reunite, despite each of you all jumping at wildly different times. Now something is definitely up.

Your choices:
>There might be something your missing on the walls... let's keep looking!
>Attack the wall!
>Attack the bottom!
>[Citrine] Use Gyro Ball to ride along the walls?

>>5679529
>Tintoretto crawls in searing pain.
>He moans in agony.
"KEEP LOOKING MY MINIONS!!"

Rolled 16 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>5679529
Uh... hi guys. So... now what?
...
eh. Oh well. I'm outta ideas.
>Attack the bottom with Dig! (+2 Excavation?)

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>5679529

Unsheathing his greatblade, Konstantin thinks quickly, and attempts to plunge it up to the hilt in the wall to arrest his fall, his mind itching from the strange familiar pattern!