The Unlikely Hero (Cave In!)

[Tiki]

The Cranidos went first once again, and dashed forward as he rammed his head on a boulder and sent a piece of rocks flying toward one of the Makuhita. Even though it was an ineffective move, it was still hitting hard enough to knock out the Makuhita out cold. The last remaining Makuhita let out a cry as its body glowed red, as if it was charging something like the previous Makuhita did.

"Wow kid, I was wrong, I am sorry. It looks like there's one left!" The apprehensive worker earlier now believed in helpful trainer. Other workers cheered in the background, and now with one last Pokemon left, the Makuhita stared intensely at the fossil Pokemon, determined to try to win even if the odds weren't against its favor.

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Makuhita 1 (Lv 7) HP: 0% [0/29]	Makuhita 2 (Lv 7) HP: 0% [0/29]	Makuhita 3 (Lv 7) HP: 0% [0/29]	Makuhita 4 (Lv 7) HP: 0% [0/29]	Makuhita 5 (Lv 7) HP: 100% [29/29]
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		Mjölnir (Lv 20) HP: 48% [30/63]

Makuhita 1: Fainted
Makuhita 2: Fainted
Makuhita 3: Fainted!
Makuhita 4: Normal [+2 Crit]
Makuhita 5: +2 Crit
Mjölnir [Mold Breaker]: Normal

SP34 Mjölnir used Smack Down! Maku 4 fainted!
SP10 Makuhita5 used Focus Energy!


Makuhita Moves: Tackle, Focus Energy, Sand Attack, Arm Thrust

SPOILER: Click to show

Mjölnir's Smack Down: (crit) HE2Cqvkyp_1-16
Makuhita Move: (move) p_1-4 Focus Energy!

MOD NOTES!
Rafiki: KO'd || Edward: [HP 91%] Present for Maku 1 & 2 KO ||

OOC:
sorry short post1-16·1-4

[Hunter]

Maxwell king

» OOC: Oh how the turned tables!?

Slowly but steadily Maxwell's team had managed to work their way through the pack of Makuhita. There was definitely a call for more training to happen beyond this little mission, especially for Rafiki the Mankey, that boy had some work to do if he was going to a valued member of the team and have an impact in future meaningful battles.

Mjölnir's latest attacking maneuver had switched things up despite utilising the same attack, this time he incorporated the usage of his surroundings, specifically ramming his head into a nearby boulder, causing it to shatter and the pieces of rock collided with one of the two remaining Makuhita, the impact hard enough to knock it unconscious. Mjölnir was now firmly in control of the situation at hand as he prepared to duke it out with the remaining Makuhita whom stared intensely at Max's dinosaur-like pokemon, it was fairly evident that the fighting type pokemon was not going down without giving its best effort,

"I don't need no pity, keep your apologies to yourself champ"

Whilst the battle had looked shaky at stages, Maxwell's confidence was back and he wasn't going to let it disappear again so easily. Maxwell had allowed the crew of construction workers to get under his skin and consequently his usual penchant for emphasizing strategy and cohesion had been figuratively thrown out the window.

"Mjölnir, finish that little punk off with another Smackdown!

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With one last smack down, the makuhita was thrown out of the way and the cave fell quiet. At least for the time being. The works chattered amongst one another softly before one shuffled forward, his gait slow and his shoulders hunched, a little gruff like workmen tended to be. "Here," he tossed a can to Tristan. It was glossy and green. Repel. "That should keep any more pokemon from mobbin' us." The man motioned for the others to come forward, the battle was over.

They did chuckle a bit, ribbing the young trainer for using a scyther with no flying moves, but in better humor. There was still a tension in the air, as everyone was nervous about the ceiling collapsing, but they were at least ttrying to stay in good spirits.

Tristan was now at point.

Would he use the repel or not? It was rather quiet. Maybe he wouldn't even need in moving forward.

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USE THE REPEL OR DO NOT?

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Craniados gained +4 LVs and grew to LV 24

Craniados is trying to learn Assurance. Forget a move?

Edward gained +1 LV and grew to LV 21

[Hunter]

Maxwell king

» OOC: One problem sorted, bring on the next one!

One last Smackdown was inflicted upon the remaining Makuhita, Mjölnir's impact was swift and effective as the fighting type pokemon could not withstand any more offense as it lie fainted to the side of the path. Max's Cranidos had taken a situation that was rapidly getting out of hand and controlled it seamlessly. Just as Maxwell was about to harken some verbal heat upon the crew of construction workers, one of them pulled out a glossy, green repellent and tossed it towards Max. Had the construction worker been holding onto the glossy, green repellent the entire time so as to test Maxwell and his team? The fashion friendly young adult male took the opportunity to let the worker know how he felt about the sudden development,

"Jeez this sure would have been handy before wasting my time and effort against that mob"

Max proceeded to wildly spray the glossy, green can of repellent around, if it were a chance to avoid another mob like assault upon he and his team he was going to take the opportunity. The cavern was quiet, the job was still not complete, the rubble that lie ahead continuing to block safe passage to the other side. Mjölnir remained out of his pokeball for the time being as Maxwell proceeded onwards ready for whatever impending threat decided to try its luck against he and his team next.

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Mjölnir not learning 'Assurance'

Also leaving a note here (as well as in Technician thread) that Rafiki has been sent to the PC in exchange for Jupiter the Flaaffy, neither will be active in this quest, a move made for the Bug Catching Contest!

[Tiki]

"Well, sorry trainer, I don't think we had the chance to use Repel in the middle of that battle with the Makuhita," the worker shrugged, reminding Max how urgent and chaotic the horde of Pokemon they were battling earlier. After the trainer was sprayed with the Repel, the aroma began to waft the air temporarily. The repellent's stench that would stain the human's clothing, and background Pokemon began to scatter away as their footsteps faded away into silence.

There was a larger Pokemon lurking further down the path though, that for some reason the Repel didn't work on it. Maybe it had its nose clogged, or the repel was a weaker grade or something. The rock snake roared and bellowed its voice throughout the cave. One of the workers groaned, "Hey, did the Repel expired or what?"

Well, time for the trainer to prepare for another battle with wild Pokemon.

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A (Level 22) Onix appeared!

level range B64tCJtDp_1-5

OOC:
I don't see a level in guide/staff guide so i just average 5 pokemon except ampharos then threw in a +/- rng1-5

[Hunter]

Maxwell king

» OOC: David v Goliath!

Maxwell was well and truly fed up with listening to the crew of construction workers continue to jabber jaw behind his back. If the lot of them had a word limit it had definitely been exceeded and then some according to Max. To make matters worse the doofus who had sprayed the repellant left stain marks all over the fashionista young adult male's clothing, his temper at boiling point at this stage,

"How's about you lot yap less and work more, capeesh?"

The repellant had at least been an effective stop-gap like solution to deal with the pesky smaller pokemon that were prepared to test their luck against Maxwell and his team of pokemon. Max's attention was truly captured as he heard a loud roar echo throughout the cavern, what exactly had made the bellowing sound was soon revealed as a very large rock snake like pokemon was making its way towards Maxwell and company,

"Holy struth, you might wanna find a stronger brand of repellant by the looks of that behemoth"

Maxwell had allowed himself to get flustered in the previous horde battle, this time however he mused to himself how best to handle this new, rather large situation. A rock type pokemon like Onix was going to be extremely vulnerable to grass type attacks, with this in mind Maxwell knew exactly how he wanted to handle the oncoming problem. Max retrieved a red and white colored pokeball with a mushroom like sticker on it and pointed it towards the ground in front of him. Emerging from the bright red light was Toad the Shroomish, the diminutive fungus pokemon paled in comparison in relation to size to its oncoming target, a harkening back to stories of old in the form of David v Goliath,

"Toad, stop that big brainless rock in its tracks with your Giga Drain attack"

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"At least it aint a hoard of 'em?" one of the more optimistic workers pointed out, only to get his helmet thunked by one of his peers. "Aight, aight, shutting up now."

"Aye, kid does know type advantages. There's a shroomish," another playfully quipped.

"Nah, nah, he sent out a scyther earlier with no flying type attacks." 

"Oh true. What sorta moves would this thing 'ave if not grass moves? Izza shroomish!"

"Uhhhh headbutt! Pretty sure they learn that."

"Gotcha..."

The mindless prattle continued in the background as the onix approached swiftly, startlingly fast even for one of its kind. Its sides seemed to glisten like polished stone, no inch of its surface rugged or rough. Fortunately for the David of this scenario, Onix's defenses were trash. That giga drain leeched the life right out of it and the rock snake let out another roar, this one more startled than angry. Already it looked ready to flee.

Wild Encounter

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Weather: Clear

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Onix LV 22
HP 11% [6/54]

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Shroomish LV 17
HP 100% [52/52]

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Wild Pkmn [Ability]: Status, +2 SP
Shroomish [Poison Heal]: Status

SP42 Onix used Rock Polish (look how sleek and shiny)
SP22 Shroomish used Giga Drain!

[Hunter]

Maxwell king

» OOC: Rock snake looking shiny! Toad is not here to play around!

Some of the construction crew workers were entirely against Maxwell and his team despite the fact he was helping them with their less than ideal situation, their chatter behind his back echoing their disdain for the young adult male. Maxwell truly felt like having his pokemon lay siege upon the pack of workers, it was only a conscience in his head that reminded him those types of actions were resemblant of something Team Rocket would do, the literal scum of the Earth in his eyes.

"I'll show you pack of losers what I'm capable of, just you watch"

The startled look etched on the rock snake pokemon's face told all that were bearing witness to the battle what they needed to know, it did not 'want the smoke' against an opposition that was distinctly smaller in size. If nothing else the obscenely large rock snake pokemon's body seemed to glisten, not a singular inch of its frame rough or rugged, a truly impressive specimen. It was a surprise to Max that the wild Onix was able to fit within the dimensions of the cavern, if it were to flee there wasn't a large amount of space that it would be able to effectively hide behind,

"That big waste of space is scared of you Toad, don't let it get away, finish the damned thing off with another Giga Drain attack"

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[Caramell 🍬]

Maxwell seemed thrust into greatness as an unlikely hero. The workers gathered, each commenting to the other in an endless loop about the improbabilities of the young lad being capable enough to handle the situation. One pulled a sandwich out of his lunchbox, snatched it out of a plastic bag, and greedily sinked his teeth into the soft bread, meat, and cheese combination – even as his friends glared at him for it. “I tell ya, that kids’ lackin’ a lot upstairs sometimes. It’s a wonder he knows what a Giga Drain even is.”

SMACK! OUCH!

The same worker dropped his sandwich on the ground and immediately lost it as a small armadillo came scurrying by, snagging the wonderful meal in its mouth, and making off with its prize. “That’s what you get for almost angerin’ that kid again. He’s a youngin’, he ain’t know enough yet. Clearly, he dropped outta school to be the world’s luckiest Pokemon trainer.” Others laughed at the remark, as though the only way they thought Maxwell would make if was if sheer dumb luck got him there.

Onix reeled back and emitted a loud screech as its entire body seemed to glow with a strange presence. It placed a curse on the room around them, though lacking the full capabilities of such things, it only managed to curse itself, subsequently dropping its own speed in favor of boosting its attack and defense respectively. It thrashed its tail wildly about, managing to catch some of the workers that previously picked on Maxwell only to send them flying through the cave, into the darkness just behind itself.

Toad easily drained the last of Onix’s health. Frightened by Toad’s might, the large, rocky snake turned tail and dived underneath the earth. Though some could have suspected it would resurface and might wait in alarm to see, it wouldn’t. They finally managed to clear the passageway forward – lots of shouting and groans of pain as though some people were seriously hurt and in distress called from deeper inside of the cave. Would Maxwell explore further and try to lend aid?

Toad gained +3 levels to [Lv 20]!
Toad can learn Poison Powder. Forget a move?
Toad gained +1 ❤️ to [+2 Happiness]!

Notes: Max will earn Heavy Ball x1 on Quest complete.

[Hunter]

Maxwell king

» OOC: Karma in action!

In the most accurate depiction of karma that Maxwell had yet seen to date, one of the workers' delectable looking sandwich was sneakily stolen by a wild armadillo-like pokemon that absconded to safety in the darkness of the cavern ahead. The obscenely large rock-snake pokemon had such a menacing figure yet despite its disturbing screeches was more bark than it was bite. For a pokemon much smaller in stature than its opponent, Toad the Shroomish indefinitely had a much larger impact on the momentum and pacing of the battle.

The life-draining attack that emitted from the small-fungus like pokemon had left the wild Onix with no desire to continue battling, instead the large rock-snake pokemon thrashed its tail around wildly, a dangerous thing to do for a pokemon of its size. Maxwell and Toad had moved to the side of the cavern against the wall to avoid getting assaulted by it, however some of the workers were not as fast on their feet or simply were too arrogant to move out of the way and as a result were sent flying backwards into the darkness of the cavern behind them. Max let out a hearty laugh, the sequence of events bringing a smile to his face, something he had not experienced much of throughout this 'hero for hire' type experience,

"Honestly it serves you bunch of fools right, talk smack, get the whack"

As the wild Onix escaped underneath the ground, the passageway forward was no longer blocked. The exploratory nature of Maxwell enticed him to push further into the cavern to get to the root of the cave in issue. Max motioned for Toad to lead in front of him so as to be ready for any sudden attempts on their wellbeing,

"Hold tight Toad, who knows what else this damned cave has in store for us"

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[☢korkcon☢]

The workers moved along the tunnel with Maxwell now that the path before them was cleared up and passable. They kept their guards up as best they could, as the tunnel seemed to of been getting a bit darker and darker as the group traversed up through the tunnels more and more. You can hear the faint moans of the injured workers up ahead, the group was getting close to their destination. The group soon found themselves coming out of the tunnel and entering into a large open cavern. The cavern's lights we're not working, the only light was the light that was being produced from the worker's headlamps. They could hear the moans of the injured workers, but it was going to be very hard without any form of light. "Do you have a flashlight or anything else to help produce some more light so we can see?" One of the workers asked Maxwell, in order to see if the cavern could be illuminated or not somehow.

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USE FLASH?

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[Hunter]

Maxwell king

» OOC: No Flash!

For having to put up with the crew of construction workers, Maxwell felt that he should be rewarded double whatever the original offer may have been to acquire his assistance after what had already occurred within the cavern so far. After traversing the inner workings of the cave, Max with the crew of construction workers in tow found themselves in a large open cavern, there was indefinitely more space than before but the lighting in the area was shockingly poor, the only source of light was being produced from the worker's headlamps and it was dim at best. The moans of pain from the injured workers echoed from somewhere ahead of them, the concern in the voice of the co-worker echoed for all to hear as he asked Maxwell if he had any source of light to help with illuminating the area,

"Nah sounds like a you problem quite honestly, you're not blind, try using your other senses maybe yeah?"

Maxwell noticed a shift in the shadows, as if someone or something was scurrying around, he couldn't make out any distinct features due to the lighting and so made sure the construction workers alongside him were aware that they were not alone in this much larger, open cavern.

"I think we have company, stay alert you mob"

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The workers mutter again amongst themselves about how dark it is down here without more light. A few trip over rocks as they progress, but they don't gripe too loudly, lest they get the cave to fall on their heads again or draw more wild pokemon to them. Eventually, they would wander into a very dim cavern where the collapse was evident. Men were helping pull injured peers free, or moving rocks as best they could. There were groans of pain, complaints of injury and calls for help. The men following Max suddenly moved forward to join their peers in the recovery effort. 

But then...

One of the men whirled around. He seemed twitchy. He wasn't really helping with the evacuation or with first aid, and as soon as 'help' arrived, he became tense. His eyes were a bit wild. "You! It's your fault this happened, isn't it?!" he accused in that nervous, angry way of a liar that was terrified of being caught. His plan had gone awry. That charge went off too soon! He wasn't supposed to be on this side of the collapse when it went off! He swore under his breath and looked for any way to foist away the blame.

"You did this!"

The other men looked baffled. Why was he acting like that?!

"Stop hollering and get to work," scolded one of the men, but the twitch guy just sneered.

"Sure thing. I'll stop this...this radical from going any further!" he declared, showing his hand. Sudden there was a flash in the dark and a bronzor floated between him and the trainer that came to help.

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Radical Flint sent out his [LV 15] Bronzor
ACC -10% for darkness

[Hunter]

Maxwell king

» OOC: cop this!

The workers that had been accompanying Maxwell moved to assist their injured peers while others assisted in moving rocks from the area, all except for one. A twitchy individual who had been frequently taking every opportunity possible to bad-mouth Maxwell and his team of pokemon. The clearly agitated worker clad in yellow construction-esque overalls had chosen to blame Max for the situation that they were faced with inside of the cavern,

"So you're the clown that caused this? No wonder you've been so chirpy you unintelligent life form"

Maxwell was pissed, but seemingly not at all surprised by the fact that one of the construction workers was the culprit for the damage that had taken place inside of the cavern. Max's blood was boiling, he had only recently dealt with a Team Rocket goon breaking and entering a family home and now another criminal so soon after the fact. A Bronzor floated ready for battle in the darkness of the cavern. Max released Mjölnir from his pokeball as the happy and cheerful Cranidos' mood near instantaneously shifted as it noticed the floating piece of metal opposing it. The dinosaur like pokemon had a distinct hated for pokemon with the ability to fly, and to him, floating also counted within that category, his blood boiling just as much as his trainers,

"Mjölnir, Crunch that damned piece of junk"

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The gig was up. The man started to laugh a little hysterically. "You know what? Yes. Yes I am," he admitted, causing the other men to murmur with outrage. He bared his teeth. "And now, we get to die down here together. All because that stupid charge went off too soon. I was was supposed to be on the other side of that cave in, but the defective trash I was given to work with shorted out. And now, we're stuck like this. Or we will be."

He had another charge. 

There was no point now in NOT going down with the mission. 

As he rambled, craniados rumbled his displease at the floating pokemon, but there was...a nagging feeling that this was...beneath him. Why should he waste his effort on this scum? Max would notice a moment of hesitation from his fossil as he glanced back over a shoulder, an odd glint in his eye, before charging forth to obey. He crunched down on the bronzor and took it out of commission in a split second.

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A [LV 16] Dunsparce was sent out next!

ACC -10% for darkness

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Craniados gained +1 LV and grew to LV 25

SP40 Cranidos is over the disobedience cap! nhYV7Ondp_1-100 Used Crunch! (Acc) p_1-100 OHKO
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