This world is inhabited by creatures that we call pokemon. People and pokemon live together by supporting each other, but now the scourge threatens the safety of the entire region. Kohaku has become a dangerous place, where children stay at home and only brave souls go adventuring.
Welcome to KOHAKU. Come for the nightmares. Stay for the tea and crumpets.
The season is SUMMER. It is easy for survivors to forage for food from the land, as there are entire abandoned farms ready for harvest. On the downside, you can smell the corpses.
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sophia appreciates that she doesn't have to speak verbally in order for psychic types to hear her. not only is it easier on her this way, but there is also less risk of being overheard.
how long have you lived in pal park, starmie?
there is a lot of data to be gleaned from communicating with the scourge pokemon, but also a lot of risk. when a starmie isn't trying to eat a human woman, things definitely look a bit odd. that's why sophia hides underneath her biker helmet, the froslass keeping a lookout around them. eos seems to find more and more reasons to visit lately.
froslass used light screen froslass used safeguard
Mordecai wonders how far away Delilah has gone. The two of them had tasked themselves with clearing out the Scourge within Bacchus Town, and they would secure the area if it was the last thing they did.
Then maybe all three of them could go home together instead of returning "home".
The Froslass looks pretty familiar. It's an odd Pokémon to see out in Pal Park, but so is the Starmie. He decides not to question it though, and instead, releases three Pokémon against the pair. A Skarmory, Carracosta, and Aggron burst from their Pokéballs, immediately setting to work.
:sskarmory: LVL50 skarmory used tailwind skarmory used steel wing on froslass
:scarracosta: LVL60 carracosta used ancientpower on froslass
upon noticing mordecai's presence, sophia feels compelled to ask the starmie how it feeds.
ah, filter feeding. just like normal starmie, albeit with a greater taste for blood. well, that's one way to get more iron into their system. at least that provides mordecai with slightly higher odds of survivability. arceus help him if the starmie was as enthusiastic about meat as a scourge charizard.
froslass dodged everything froslass used confuse ray on carracosta
starmie used confuse ray on skarmory starmie used reflect type on skarmory starmie became the steel type starmie used hydro pump on aggron starmie used icy wind on skarmory and carracosta froslass, lvl 46+ (56) ICY WIND, OMINOUS WIND, SAFEGUARD, WAKE-UP SLAP, CAPTIVATE, TAUNT, CONFUSE RAY, CRUNCH, LIGHT SCREEN, WEATHER BALL
This isn't the first time that Mordecai has met with a Scourge Froslass. He feels a little more prepared this time, though the Starmie is very new. The Froslass would be the first to fall, then. His Pokémon blast the ice-ghost Pokémon with all that they have.
LVL50 skarmory dodged confuse ray with speed boost skarmory used night slash on froslass skarmory used steel wing with permanent acc boost on froslass
LVL60 carracosta hit by icy wind carracosta dodged confuse ray carracosta used crunch on froslass with permanent acc boost carracosta used ancientpower on froslass
LVL54 aggron used speed boost to dodge hydro pump aggron used iron tail on froslass aggron used metal claw on froslass
The Starmie is kind of a pain to fight, but Mordecai's Pokémon have decided to blast the Pokémon with everything they have anyways. He doesn't know how much energy the Scourge Pokémon have, but he hopes that it's feeling about 50% of what it began with. The woman in the biker's helmet also troubles him greatly, for he doesn't understand how she is able to draw signs so quickly and execute them without any cool-down period. Perhaps, an effect from working with Scourge?
He tries to stay focused on the battle instead.
LVL50 skarmory hit by icy wind skarmory used night slash on froslass skarmory used steel wing with permanent acc boost on froslass skarmory used sand-attack on froslass ~ 35%
LVL60 carracosta dodged Cobalion sign with hp boost carracosta used ancientpower on froslass carracosta used crunch on froslass carracosta used iron defense ~ 75%
LVL54 aggron used dodged everything with hp boost aggron used iron tail on froslass aggron used metal claw on froslass
LVL60 carracosta hit by icy wind carracosta hit by confuse ray carracosta used ancientpower on froslass carracosta used hydro pump on starmie ~ 50%
:sporygon2: LVL51 mordecai released porygon2 porygon2 used zap cannon on starmie with acc boost porygon2 used tri-attack on froslass
:sgarchomp: LVL57 mordecai released garchomp mordecai used xaccuracy garchomp used dragon rush on froslass garchomp used dragon claw on froslass garchomp used dig with permanent atk boost
it's hard to decipher the starmie's feelings upon receiving thanks, and she isn't entirely sure if it's because the starmie is a hungry scourge, or if it's because of the ambiguity in a psychic starfish. it's times like these when sophia regrets that she never did a concentration in pokemon during college.
froslass dodges ancientpower, dragon claw, dragon rush froslass takes no damage from tri attack bc ghost resistance lol froslass uses wake up slap on carracosta
sophia draws mew - psychic sign on carracosta
starmie dodges hydro pump starmie is hit by zap cannon, hydro pump but damage is halved by light screen starmie uses pain split on porygon2 starmie uses reflect type on porygon2 starmie uses hydro pump on porygon2 froslass, lvl 46+ (56) ICY WIND, OMINOUS WIND, SAFEGUARD, WAKE-UP SLAP, CAPTIVATE, TAUNT, CONFUSE RAY, CRUNCH, LIGHT SCREEN, WEATHER BALL
sophia takes a deep breath and reminds herself of daniel's words. sometimes, there is only so much that a person can do. sometimes, there is no choice but to watch. she latches onto a dead man's words. the hades agent has watched plenty. watched her parents' home burn down, watched her brother settle into rigor mortis. watched the scourge devour pax.
now, she watches the dimmed light of the starmie go out like a candle.
there is only so much that she can do, she tells herself as she draws a sign in its memory.
(sophia wishes that she didn't know about the virus ball that probably weighed in mordecai's pocket. his eyes had seemed so kind)
starmie is hit by everything starmie faints
sophia draws ho-oh sacred fire sign on the porygon2
froslass used icy wind on garchomp and porygon2 froslass used wake up slap carracosta froslass uses confuse ray on garchomp froslass uses taunt on porygon2 froslass, lvl 46+ (56) ICY WIND, OMINOUS WIND, SAFEGUARD, WAKE-UP SLAP, CAPTIVATE, TAUNT, CONFUSE RAY, CRUNCH, LIGHT SCREEN, WEATHER BALL
Bacchus Town had never asked for a savior, and Mordecai knew the limits of all his Pokémon. Spent and exhausted, that was probably about all they could dish out. He would not ask for anything more. He glances at the Starmie with its faded core and tells himself that this Starmie had no attachment to the Agent. It was the equivalent to a wild Pokémon, and the less wild Scourge in Bacchus, the better.
He throws the Virus Ball at the Starmie. Best to take it to the Bulwark for examinations rather than rot in the middle of a childhood memory.
carracosta hit by everything carracosta fainted
porygon2 hit by everything porygon2 fainted
garchomp was withdrawn
mordecai releases ralts ralts used teleport mordecai gtfos out of there
sophia doesn't go after him. she doesn't see any reason to, now that he's fleeing for his life and the lives of his pokemon. that's how things should have been from the start, she thinks. a splendid isolation. despite herself, sophia cannot help but feel a small satisfaction in her success.
they leave the area peacefully. ZULF ? pls archive
