Rocks and a Hard Place (Cave-In) [F]

[Avalon]

Matthew's encounter with Team Rocket was still fresh in his mind; not only were they back to their usual antics of terrorizing and thieving, like when one had tried to take Lockser's Egg from him back in Cherrygrove, but now they were trying to recruit from the stupid kids who flocked to Violet City. He was not about to let something like this go unpunished. But that meant training, and getting stronger until none of them could get in his way. Which meant his brief diversion into accomplishing the Alola Trials would have to be put off, so he could finish training for the upcoming Gym Battle. His next opponent in the Johto League was to be Bugsy, a genius with Bug-types and a researcher and explorer in his own right. Matthew refused to underestimate him like he had Falkner.

So that was what had brought him into the Union Cave, looking to see if there was anything worth training against or any new additions that could be brought to his team for the upcoming battle. This cave was a maze when you got into the lower levels, dark corridors twisting through the various tunnels. Supposedly there was an underground lake somewhere down here, but finding it would be the real challenge. He had also heard a few rumors that the cave was looking to expand, with construction crews wandering into the depths of the caves to further the project. Not everyone was bound to be happy about such a thing, but he personally cared very little about the argument against industrialization.

Matthew was lost in thought, pondering where he was going and what he would find when he felt a tugging on his pants leg. Watson, his still unevolved Starter and oldest friend, sat beside him, gesturing calmly. It was now that Matthew realized that someone was approaching, a man in construction equipment and well-worn clothes. He seemed frantic, a little sloppy and concerned about something. The man's words came out quickly, something about a cave in and agitated wild Pokemon.

"Sounds like it's worth checking out," Matthew mumbled to himself, nodding along. "Very well, show me where we need to go. I'll see what I can do." the mention of 'riff-raff' making their way into the construction site made the hairs on the back of his neck stand on edge. Team Rocket? Some random delinquent? He had to check this out, see if there was some more information to be gleaned from pinning down this would-be terrorist.

((Party swap: Depositing Demeter, Winchester, Collei, and Rhaegar. Withdrawing Mirelurk, Kizaru, Nilou, and Watson. Attaching the EXP Share to Mirelurk, and the Metronome to Watson.))

[Tiki]

Blake had barely started his work day for a couple hours when the cave-in happened, putting him on panic mode as he had to rescue his workers for priority. This wasn't on his agenda for today! He was looking around the Union Cave for a trainer, any trainer, to help with the wild Pokemon situation so he could help excavate and find his team. He explained his situation to a red-haired trainer with unexpressive face, and thankfully, this trainer was ready to jump in and help!

"THANK YOU! Well, come follow me, we don't have a lot of time. The longer we wait the worse the situation it could be! He started turning around and motioned his hand to beckon the trainer, and then basically sprinted toward the site of problem.

In front of them was the site of the rubble. Some of the coworkers and their Pokemon looked worn, and tired, but were still trying their best to rescue their fellows. Blake arrived to the center of the chamber and roared. "I'VE GOT SOME HELP! Come on guys, we can do this, just a couple more smashing these rocks and we can get our folks out!"

The workers were energized, and along with their Pokemon, continued smashing some rubbles as some faint cries could be heard from the other side, soften by the wall of rocks. "I MADE A HOLE! I CAN SEE THE OTHER SIDE!" One of the workers called out loudly, cheering at the surprise of progress.

Then suddenly, the wall rumbled and everyone backed up, the rock wall tumbled and a crowd of Whismur appeared. Some of the workers and even Blake took on some themselves to battle the agitated Whismur to calm them down. The startled Whismur were crying in a loud pitch that would induce headache if listened for too long, except there were a colony of them! Five were approaching Matthew in their little pink feet with yellow toes running with a bone to pick beef with Matthew for no reason.

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Five (Level 6) Whismur are running in panic in your direction!

[Avalon]

Matthew followed the Foreman into the tunnels, unsure of just what to expect. How bad would this cave-in be, really? It was at least bad enough that he was looking to recruit random Trainers for help with little vetting or questioning. What would the Foreman have done if Matthew had turned out to be some kind of scumbag or criminal, or if he had simply told him to stuff it and figure it out for himself? Lucky for Blake that Matthew was at least willing to hear the guy out and offer his help, even if it was for slightly selfish reasons.

At first, Matthew could do little more than stand by and watch as the workers began to clear out some of the rubble. He was mostly here as backup in case something went wrong, after all. Neither Matthew nor his Pokemon that he had with him were really the muscle-y sorts who would be good for such things. It would be nice to find a Pokemon or a move capable of smashing through rocks the way these guys were able to.

But, almost as if everything was too good to be true, Pokemon began to crawl out of the woodworks. Small, round pink rodents, with echoing voices and crying faces. Matthew could see them converging upon him, sighing at the sight of it. Somehow he had expected something like this, that they would immediately zero in on him as if he was the biggest threat in the room. Before he could give a command or come up with any sort of response, Watson stepped in front of him. The Water Starter inhaled deeply, releasing a surge of bubbles into the air between itself and the Horde of Whismur. "Nice reflexes, Watson. Should have this wrapped up quickly. Keep clearing the rubble, we'll distract the Whismur!"

((Sending out Watson, who uses Bubble, which should hit all opponents in a Horde Battle.))

[Pixel]

Matthew would be able to hear the sounds of battling around him as the workmen tried to fend off the wild pokemon descending upon them after the wall collapsed. It was...rather dark in here now, but there was still just enough illumination from headlamps and other such lighting that he wasn't blind in here. Though one could suppose that it being dark in a cave made sense. 

As the whismur swarmed the whole team, Matthew included, Watson went on the offensive and filled the air will bubbles, keeping the pink creatures at bay. Said pink creatures apparently took offense and started to scream. And oh how they screamed. Tiny voices seemed louder and louder as they echoed off each other and the walls. Watson was promptly bombarded by all this unbearable noise. Then, one of the little whismur snuck closer and...BOO! Startled Watson, but the squirtle kept his bearings about him and did not flinch.

Whismur 1 HP: 16% [4/25]	Whismur 2 HP: 16% [4/25]	Whismur 3 HP: 16% [4/25]	Whismur 4 HP: 16% [4/25]	Whismur 5 HP: 16% [4/25]
		VS
		Watson HP: 63% [24/38]

Whismur 1: Normal
Whismur 2: Normal
Whismur 3: Normal
Whismur 4: Normal
Whismur 5: Normal
Watson [Torrent]: Normal

SP20 Watson used Bubble!
SP10 Whismur used DZXk9e_Np_1-3 Echoed Voice
SP10 Whismur used p_1-3 Echoed Voice
SP10 Whismur used p_1-3 Echoed Voice
SP10 Whismur used p_1-3 Astonish
SP10 Whismur used p_1-3 Echoed Voice

1-3·1-3·1-3·1-3·1-3

[Avalon]

The Whismur were proving to be an annoying enemy; not particularly strong, but too numerous for the workers to have been able to handle on their own. So lucky for them that they had brought him in, since it was clear that he was the only proper battler here. If he finished off this horde of Whismur, perhaps the others that were crawling out of the woodworks would be intimidated into fleeing. Luckily, the strategy of showering the battlefield in bubbles to limit movement and do as wide a net of damage as possible had seemed to be the right one. Points for Watson and his quick thinking, at least.

"Watson, keep it up! Fill the path with bubbles, take out as many of them as we can!" Matthew called out, his command joining the echoing calls and voices within the tunnel. Watson once again puffed up, releasing a surge of bubbles into the air, enough that the Whismur Horde would have to act pretty quickly in order to dodge them all. The cacophony of echoes and cries were annoying and not doing too much damage, but Matthew didn't want to stop and think about the effects the sound might have on people and Pokemon alike if it was allowed to continue in such an enclosed space for too long.

((Watson uses Bubble again, should KO. Using my modifier on Binacle, so he should gain +2 levels from modifier and EXP Share.))

[Tiki]

Everyone seemed to be finishing up their battles with startled wild Pokemon. Either they were really weak and easy, or it was just very convenient coincidence! With another volley of the water type starter Pokemon's translucent bubbles, if one could see some from the healdights, the Whismur were sent into unconsciousness. Each of the bubbles popped and splashed them into weakened state. Finally, the cries of panicking Whismur were finally over, for now. Unless the group found some more.

As soon as the Whismur group were fainted, the workers frantically hurried on to the other side of the formerly present rock-wall to rescue their fellow coworkers. Various shouting could be heard in the next moments.

"Come help me move this rock over here!"

"I'm coming over!"

"I need some bandage and gauze over here!"

"We got you, hang in there!" Various shouting can be heard.

Blake turned toward the young man and thanked him. "Thanks man for helping us with those Whismur, we would have been outnumbered! That reminds me, I have a Repel for you to use. Since your Pokemon looked stronger than us, why don't you lead the way deeper into the cavern? You could use my Repel unless you like the thrill of battling wild Pokemon or something." He fished a spraying can with colorful exterior design and motioned it toward Matthew, and should the trainer take it, he would just hand it over. Otherwise, he would put it back into his pocket.

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Watson +4 levels and is now Level 17!
He can learn Water Pulse, delete a move?
+1 happiness, now +2!

-->
He can evolve into Wartortle, intervene?


+1 Level to Mirelurk via EXP share!
+1 level from bar!
He can learn Fury Cutter, delete a move?

[Avalon]

It was only a matter of time before Watson was able to take out the Whismur Horde. There were more of them, sure, but the difference in their levels of power and combat experience was just too wide. Perhaps if another horde had emerged and continued their assault the turtle might have began to struggle, but it was simple enough for Watson to blast them back into the caves and tunnels with another stream of bubbles. Matthew was content to let the Whismur stay where they were, beaten and battered by the deluge of bubbles.

He stood back for a moment, watching as the workers began to scramble to cotninue at tearing down the cave in that blocked them from their friends. As they were making progress, Matthew noticed a new light forming in the tunnels. Watson had been consumed by a bright white light, his body shifting and changing slightly. Matthew recognized it for what it was, having seen more than enough of his own Pokemon evolve during this brief start to his journey. He was surprised that it had taken Watson this long to reach this level of strength, but the turtle had taken a rather considerable break from their journey so it only made sense. Still, some part of him felt a moment of melancholy watching his longest partner begin to change form. He had come to this region with only a Squirtle by his side, and now he would be continuing on with more partners and a changed friend.

When the light dissipated, a Wartortle stood in front of him. Watson looked at his longer limbs and heavier body, a little unsure of how to move or act now that he had completely changed. Matthew patted his friend on the shell in an attempt to comfort his uneasiness. "You'll get used to it. Good work, now take a break for now." he opted not to recall Watson into his ball, allowing him to remain by his side for now. A chance to stretch his legs would give him a good opportunity to get used to this new form before their next battle.

"No point in pushing our luck too much, we should use the Repel if we have it," Matthew surmised. No point in trying to attract more unwanted attention, after all. They would only tire themselves out if they continued with pointless battles. Matthew would accept the spray bottle, walking ahead of the workers' group and spraying it through the air as they walked. This would keep weaker mons out of the way, though there did always run the risk of something stronger leaping out at them from the shadows. But that was a risk they would just have to take if they wanted to find the source of this cave in and rescue the rest of the trapped workers.

(Delete Water Gun for Water Pulse, Watson evolves into Wartortle. Mirelurk deletes Scratch for Fury Cutter. Continuing on and using the NPC's Repel.))

[Caramell 🍬]

The Repel worked wonders inside of the cave, making the passageway clear for most of their travels. Many of the workers smiled and relaxed as they pushed through the rough terrain following alongside Matthew and his team. “We really appreciate the help, man.” The worker who’d given Matthew the repel explained, with a sigh of relief. Small quadrupedal Pokemon with armored hides and large, bulbous heads scurried off deeper inside of the face. Many small, pink Pokemon reminiscent of the ones Matthew recently battled scattered in all directions, attempting to hide behind large stalagmites and fallen debris. Even the usually gruff Geodude, upon one whiff of the strange Repel, would tuck their hands up at their sides and roll away.

“We’ve been dealing with this lot of mischief makers for longer than I’d like to admit.” The worker sighed with a shake of his head. “It’s really pushing back our finishing date, and funding gets tight when you have to take longer than you’re meant to, ya know?” It was probably the goal of the riffraff in the tunnel. If they could scare the workers away entirely, it would make their goals a lot easier. He watched the wild Pokemon scurrying away, but gasped as the ground underneath their feet began to shake violently. Granite and limestone was upturned in an instance and whoever might have been unlucky enough to stand in the way, would be knocked further inside of the tunnel.

“Watch out, man! Everyone, stay as far away as you can! This is a mean one!” Blake called out to his team, which sent them scurrying to a safe distance away. Before Matthew, a large rocky snake blasted out of the ground, sending chunks of flying rocks and debris to scatter in every which direction. It growled loud enough that its voice shook the inner walls of the cave and slammed its long, thick tail against the ground in agitation. When the Onix finally noticed Matthew, its eyes narrowed in anger and frustration, before it unleashed a shower of rocks in his direction as a warning to run back the way he’d originally came.

A Wild Onix Appeared!

Level 15. What will Matthew and his team do?!
^{*I don't see Onix's levels listed, based on Radical team's level for Repel effects.}

[Avalon]

"I still don't get why these people care so much about trying to stop the construction. What do they have to gain from causing so much mayhem?" Matthew questioned. These people were just trying to expand a tunnel connecting the cities in Johto, right? They were disturbing part of the local ecosystem with the noise and byproducts of their work, sure, but they were minimizing the damage that they were doing as they went along.

The trip through the tunnels was relatively uneventful, thanks in no small part to the Repel clearing the way for them. The odor would be enough to keep most Pokemon out of the way, thankfully. Matthew trudged along, toying with a Poke Ball in his hand and letting the mechanical sphere roll around in his palm as they continued. It was a comforting gesture, but also a way to make sure that he was prepared for anything that might pop out at them.

Suddenly, the ground began to quake underfoot as something was approaching. Not a small horde of weaker Pokemon like they had dealt with before, but something much bigger and much stronger-sounding. A rock-snake, Onix, emerged to block their path, and the workers began to scramble out of the way of the beast. Matthew placed himself in front of some of the workers, remembering that this was the exact situation that they had asked him to help out with. "Mirelurk, pin it down with Water Gun!"

He released the Poke Ball, sending out the living barnacle into the tunnel. Mirelurk yawned and stretched, unused to being brought out of the Poke Ball. He had been napping so happily, having the greatest dream about napping on the beaches at the Whirl Islands. But now he was in a murky, dank cave, staring down a massive stone snake creature. After a momentary pause in which his Trainer's words seemed to slowly process, the Binacle then spat out a stream of pressurized water aimed at the rock snake. Maybe if he wrapped this up quickly, Matthew would let him go back to sleep?

Word count: 347
((Sending out Mirelurk. Using Running Shoes to use Water Gun twice.))

[Caramell 🍬]

The large snake hissed and thrashed about. Its many segments smacked against large stalagmites and stalactites, easily toppling them, and causing them to shower the landscape around them with many sharp rocks. These strange beings were interrupting its sleep. There had been so many disturbances lately, causing the granite titan to suffer relentlessly from all the racket. “Be gone from my home!” Onix screamed through loud hisses.

Onix wrapped its long tail around many pieces of jagged rocks. While most were small pieces barely bigger than an eraser, some were decently hail-sized chunks. They would regret the day they decided to traverse deeper areas of Union Cave. It slung the many pieces at Mirelurk and Matthew, though the trainer’s Pokemon was quick to blast away all of the dangerous pieces that might risk striking him or any of the workers. Some of the sharper pieces banged against Mirelurk’s toughened hide and scratched against his flesh.

When Mirelurk splashed Onix’s face with the cold, wet liquids, Onix screamed. It was freezing to the touch and dug in between the grooves of Onix’s many segments. The gentle water stung like fire being set to your skin! “Ah!” The sound, more inaudible than it was sensible, escaped Onix’s lips uncontrollably in a languished screech. “You’ll pay for that, little one!” It screamed, unleashing a wave of hot, draconic breath, barely scorching Mirelurk a little around the edges. The next wave of water drove the Onix off in a hurry, causing the large snake to dive back underneath the ground underfoot. “Hey, great work! I’m not sure what their gain is…but I’m glad you’re here to help us. You’re one strong trainer!” Blake congratulated Matthew.

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Mirelurk gained 3 levels.
Mirelurk increased to Level 16!
Mirelurk is trying to learn Fury Swipes!
Forget a move and learn Fury Swipes?
Mirelurk grew closer to Matthew. +1
Mirelurk increased to +1 Happiness!

Mod Notes: Heavy Ball reward unlocked after Quest completed!

Onix's Move: Rock Throw, Smack Down, Rock Polish, Dragon Breath.

SPOILER: Click to show

Onix's Attack: (move) mBQnvB_Lp_1-4 (90% acc) p_1-100 (crit) p_1-16 (strength) p_1-16
Mirelurk's Water Gun: (crit) p_1-16 (strength) p_1-16
Onix's Attack: (move) p_1-4 (crit) p_1-16 (strength) p_1-16 (30% para) p_1-100
Mirelurk's Water Gun: (crit) p_1-16 (strength) p_1-16

Mirelurk's HP [17/37] 1-4·1-100·1-16·1-16·1-16·1-16·1-4·1-16·1-16·1-100·1-16·1-16

[Avalon]

They were all assaulted by a flurry of rocks and pebbles, though none of them big enough to do lasting damage to any of the humans in attendance. Matthew wondered why so many of the workers were just standing around watching rather than trying to clear out some space from the ensuing battle. He got that they wanted to get to the bottom of this situation, but there was no point in finishing this tunnel if they let themselves get buried alive by some rampaging Onix in the midst of it. But still, Mirelurk was more than capable of handling the Onix, and before long the rock-snake was left to wallow in its soaked defeat.

Mirelurk had taken some injuries during the fight, however, causing Matthew to force the barnacle into its ball once again. It was still much too untested to be relied on in a straight fight like this, not without having some massive advantage on its side. He had been hoping to take advantage of its rock abilities in the upcoming fight against Bugsy, but he was beginning to have a few doubts about that plan. He would let it sit back and watch for now, while the rest of his team continued to clear out this cave and its problems.

"I'm not that much stronger than the typical Trainer," Matthew mumbled, unsure of what to do with this praise. He didn't think that he was doing too much that these workers couldn't do themselves, if they just had the right Pokemon. Maybe if they were gonna do so much work in caves and in tunnels, they might want to look into catching some Water-type Pokemon for when things like this happened. Though he could not fault them for being caught off guard too much, the Pokemon were acting wildly out of character. Even wild Pokemon were not usually this aggressive or ornery; whatever the troublemaker had done had set them off, clearly. If this cave-in and the drama behind it was causing this much damage to the ecosystem already, then Matthew and the workers would have to wrap this up even quicker.

"We should keep going, before another one shows up. The tunnels don't seem to go in too much deeper...we'll probably find your troublemaker sooner rather than later," Matthew noted, unsure of what would come of this when they finally found their villain. He doubted that anyone willing to go to this great of lenths would just turn tail and run with a mere slap on the wrist.

words: 424
((Do not learn Fury Swipes. Proceeding to the next part of the Quest.))

[Caramell 🍬]

The colossal titan dived underneath the ground once more, vanishing off into the distance. The ground rumbled underfoot, shaking with enough force to cause one to stumble if they weren’t careful. Eventually, even that died away, leaving a relatively quiet tunnel where wild Pokemon sulked off to the shadows, watching the traveling companions with weary eyes and murmured voices. It was an obvious statement nonetheless to say that they were unwelcome and unwanted within this stretch of Union Cave, though thankfully the lingering effects of Repel managed to keep any more unannounced guests from making their grand appearance.

Blake’s team cleared away most of the rubble with ease and then gestured for Matthew to join them, leading the way further into the cave where the other workers were located. Agonizing sounds of scream reverberated off the cave’s inner walls. Many of them obviously in tears whilst most were screaming themselves into complete exhaustion. “Wh-whose there?!” A strange voice arose from deeper inside of the cave. “Stay back! I can handle you alone! I ha-have to save my team members!” The strange worker shuffled around whilst the sounds of obvious clicking emanated from nearby.

Though the darkness enveloped them and swallowed them whole. It was such a strong force that even a lit candle would hold no flame in the enveloping shadows, making Nilou small flame and Midoriya’s embers useless as guiding forces through its reaches. Perhaps a specific move meant to illuminate the quiet abyss that Matthew suddenly found himself traversing through would help them in the matter? It was clear, however, should he aim to take the endeavor without such a move, his Pokemon might find themselves stumbling through the abyss when they may need sight to see the most.

Who turned out the lights?
⚡ 💡 ⚡
Does Matthew want to use Flash?
Sounds like a disgruntled worker doesn't want him around...if we could SEE him?

[Avalon]

It only made sense that the Pokemon in this cave were going to be a little wary, that they might glare at them from the holes in the tunnels that they called home. There was no shortage of fighting and battling going on, after all, and it was bound to be just as obnoxious as the construction had been thus far. Hopefully the fact that they were reaching the deepest depths of the cave meant that they would be able to evacuate the last of the construction workers and find this saboteur. Matthew was no claustrophobe, but he did not relish the idea of spending his day in this dank, dark tunnel. The indoorsy introvert was already beginning to miss the feeling of the sun on his skin, unfortunately enough.

As they breached the lower levels of the tunnels, it became harder and harder for them to see. Before long, the Trainer and his construction worker escorts had found themselves in a near pitch black darkness. There were probably lamps or lanterns here once upon a time, but with the severity of the cave-in Matthew could only assume that they had been lost in the wreckage. It would be a real pain to try and navigate or battle in this darkness, it would be impossible to tell if something was coming his way. The voice calling out to them, seemingly anxious and quaky, caught Matthew off guard.

If the guy was panicking from an injury, then they needed to evacuate him immediately. If he was panicking because he knew or had done something, then they had more than a few questions to ask him. Nilou and Midoriya were both too meek and not able to conjure up bright enough flames to be of much use in this current situation. Luckily, he had brought along another little lightning-bug, just in case he had gotten stuck somewhere during his mountain trek. "Don't be ridiculous. You're just gonna hurt yourself if you try to move in this darkness."

He released Kizaru from his Poke Ball, watching the lazy and unmotivated bug float haplessly beside him. The bug even had the audacity to yawn, despite his complete lack of a presence in recent battles. "Kizaru, give us a light. Use Flash, help with the evacuations," Matthew said calmly, knowing that asking the bug to light up his tail was already asking a monumental favor from the slacker. Kizaru yawned, staring blankly at his Trainer for a second as if waiting for the instruction to finish processing. Then, without warning, the bug lit up his tail-light, letting the light from its butt illuminate the area around them and bounce off the walls of the tunnel.

450 words
Kizaru uses Flash to illuminate the cave.

[Pixel]

With the help of flash, the scene is fully illuminated, revealing the desperation of the trapped workers. Most looked to be in pretty rough shape but those that weren't caught under rubble or badly wounded were helping their co-workers. There was a lull at the light, the men squinting at the bright glow offered by their savior. Some started to wave, others sobbed with relief. While others yet quickly returned to digging out injured men now that they could see more clearly. It should have been heart warming, but as soon as they stepped into the cavern, one of the men suddenly whirled around to face Matthew, hostile, his eyes darting between the trainer and the foreman.

He was dressed as an engineer and was shaking a bit, teeth grit, head bowed. He was very obviously agitated and on edge.

One of the other men tried to get him to cool it, but the comforting hand was shrugged off with a bitter laugh, "Everything is ruined. All because that stupid charger detonated too early." He palmed something in his pocket. Did...did he have another? "I won't let you come any closer!" 

The man who others would claim had been working diligently on the lights before the cave in occurred suddenly sent out a bronzor.

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Radical Flint sent out his [LV 15] Bronzor

[Avalon]

There was something immediately unsettling about the scene before them when Kizaru's light. Thankfully, the workers that had followed him thus far had no problem with leaping in to help their temporarily fallen friends. The light would do its job in guiding them to their friends, and they could go about their days. But even so, as the workers scrambled to help one another in a rare display of genuine empathy and support among peers, there was at least one individual who chose to do nothing. He seemed almost frozen in place, whether by anxiety or fear or pain Matthew wasn't sure.

But as one of the other workers tried to calm the fellow down, the man lashed out in what could only be described as a confession of guilt. The detonator had gone awry, apparently? And that had been the root cause of everything that had happened here today. This guy had endangered how many people and Pokemons' lives for his own petty reasons. It was almost as infuriating as seeing what Team Rocket did in the name of pursuing their own greed. As the man reached for his pockets, Matthew acted on instinct, in case the man had some other weapon to reveal. He expected a Poke Ball, as if there was another detonator or weapon then he expected the man to have used it by now. His prediction proved accurate, as a Bronzor popped out.

"Nilou, let's put a stop to this!" Matthew called out, releasing the small candle creature into the cave. She looked around, seeing hurt people all over the place, and could only hope to piece together what had happened here. This guy they were fighting had done something wrong, to hurt these nice looking guys? And her Trainer looked concerned, a strange grimace across Matthew's face. What would have her Trainer and these people so upset other than some bad guy? Nilou mustered up the energy in her tiny waxy body, preparing for an assault of her own.

Raising up her stubby little hands, small purple flames began to swirl around her as they shot out at the Bronzor. Matthew had never seen her actively perform an attack before, least of all an attack like this. "You can't expect to get away with all of this, can you? You're outnumbered, and if you had any other weapons or tricks up your sleeve you would've used them by now! Give up and save some face, for your own sake if nothing else."

((OOC: Nilou uses Hex x2 from Running Shoes.))