Mt. Mortar

The journey was already interesting right out of Mahogany Town. Nothing actually happened, but Liz really didn't feel like going through Mt. Mortar after nearly dying in the caves back at Mahogany Town. She had all the enthusiasm for this course of action that Marcellus did. Leah was released so that Liz could--scream. Having been in the cave before, she never got a good look at her Absol and while the sound was ear-piercing the redhead couldn't have looked happier. "You're red!" Cried the young woman enthusiastically. She had seen that just last night. She had not processed the information like a reasonable human being should. Leah looked nervous even as Liz knelt down to pet her Absol's head. "You're so pretty and you're red! Marcellus, look!" If the male had somehow not heard her shouting over the past few moments, she made sure to call his attention to her newest Pokemon just so Leah had to deal with even more attention. Though Liz was trying to remain focused on her beautiful Shiny Absol, she couldn't pretend to ignore Marcellus' inquiry for long. Her enthusiasm tapered off and she really let Julian's leaving show. She had accepted his decision, sure, but she missed him already and she still couldn't get over how suddenly it had happened. Her first companion had also been one of her main supports in wanting to deal with Gyms. "Y-yeah! Of course! Why wouldn't I be? Battle is where it's at! We'll fight anyone! Right Leah?" The Absol only stared at Liz as she was addressed. Liz avoided looking up to Marcellus because she didn't trust herself to look as cheerful as she tried to sound.

After long contemplation she stood up again and rubbed her head. Somewhere she wanted to go... "Oh! Of course. Goldenrod City! It'll be on the way!" She spun on her heel as thoughts of her home and her mother made it much easier to put on that gleeful facade. "You can meet my mom, and we can see how everyone's doing after you helped, Cronus!" Her expression faltered only briefly, the grimace remaining a huge grin as Liz declared her desire to visit family. She had meant to bring Julian with her for this. Marcellus was someone she also wanted to bring to visit her mother but Julian had been here this whole time. Now he wasn't. She would do her best not to dwell on that. Now that she had experienced her full range of emotions in ten seconds...again...Liz aimed her attention at the giant pile of rocks with a frown and a grumble. "I do not want to crawl up that rock..." She griped, keeping her voice low just so Marcellus wouldn't hear. Her decision to travel to Azalea on foot was suddenly quite unappealing. She should have asked to Fly only as far as Ecruteak. She could at least have the maturity to admit she had failed to think this far ahead. Instead, she began marching toward the mountain with purpose. "This is the best way to get to Ecruteak from here. Mama said I shouldn't try to climb around the outside, so we should just stay on the trails.." Liz remarked aloud, offering Marcellus her reasoning for heading down the road instead of trying to skirt the cave and use the terrain to get around. She was perfectly fine not following normal roads, she also fully intended to mind her mother's caution assuming Marcellus had no better ideas. Maybe just a little teleporting was OK. Liz was thinking about it but also stubbornly refusing to ask for help when she had done this to herself. Cronus wasn't her "get out of jail free" pass and he certainly wasn't required to solve all of her problems!


Pack: x16 Rare Candy, Pokeball x, Potion x, Pokedex, Oran Berry, x2 Pecha Berry, TM19 Roost, x2 Great Ball, x2 Berry Pot, Sail Fossil, Green Barrette, Choice Specs, x2 Belue Berries, x2 Durin Berries, x2 Pamtre Berries, x2 Spelon Berries, x2 Watmel Berries, x3 Boost Mulch, Red Barrette, Pink Scarf, Changing Star Seal, Aspear Berry, Cheri Berry, Chesto Berry, Rawst Berry, Quick Claw, EXP Share, x4 Ultra Ball, Moomoo Milk, Illusory Candle, TM 99 Dazzling Gleam, x3 Salac Berries, x3 Ganlon Berries, Absolite (Absol, Oct. 2017 Zodiac)
Plot Piece: Ring of Alolan Dugtrio Hair (Curse, Found in Leafstone Preserve), Diggle's Cracked Mask (Reduce Defense), Wild Marill Tagalong (Met in Mahogany Town Lv. -- f Huge Power [Atk+3] Play Rough; Aqua Ring; Rain Dance; Double-Edge), Wild Absol Tagalong (Event Claim, Oct. 2017 Zodiac) Capture!, Worn Trainer ID (Mournful Tidings), A COMPLETELY ORDINARY SWORD! (Definitely not Honedge Lv. 10), Pikachu Disguise (Mimikyu's Hair-Raising Adventure)
Pokemon Encounter: 85/5 Wild Encounter Charged!
Trainer Battle: 127/25 Trainer Battle Charged!
Item Posting: (TM 09 Venoshock) 42/50
Badges: Zephyr Badge






Pokemon:

Traveling was a lot more fun with a friend. Even if Julian had left, Marcellus had done the kindness of taking her first friend's place for the time being. She was too grateful to have that. Mt. Mortar alone was enough to dampen her adventurous spirits. The cave was dark and Cronus' light was a welcome change to that darkness. "Thanks, sweetie." Liz called to the Mewtwo with a bright smile. Liz could get used to the Psychic Type's handy powers but she was still going to be polite about it. He was helping out to no real benefit of his own besides making sure nobody got hurt. Cronus made everything feel easier and safer. Probably not something that people thought of the world's strongest Psychic very often. She kept a map unfolded and tucked under her arm to check whenever she doubted their path. The trails and tunnels weren't clearly marked but they provided some help when she was feeling turned around. "OK, so..." A fork appeared in the tunnel, air blowing from either side showing that they were exiting the cave no matter what they did. Liz frowned at the change, glancing back to Marcellus and Cronus. "This isn't supposed to be here." She held her map up to prove as much, tapping the space she was confident they had reached. The tunnel they were in was faintly marked but it definitely lacked a branching path near her finger. "This should be easy, but a friend of--a family friend said some tunnels go higher before they open up." Although with Cronus around they could just float down from such an inconvenient exit. "I don't want to walk off a cliff." She elaborated, giving Marcellus all the reasons she knew of to choose wisely on their path. The left branch arched up with a clear implication that it would probably come out higher, but it was also the continuation of her marked path. A regional map wouldn't mark dangerous paths, would it? The right tunnel dipped down like the start of a spiral giving the impression of a long trip down beneath the surface before it would head anywhere else. Liz was struggling with the idea herself, her Absol padding up to the split and trying to sniff either direction for signs of danger. Her powers weren't acting up, so neither way implied any sort of calamity would befall them. The red-haired woman was at a loss and turning to Marcellus and Cronus for a hand.


Pack: x16 Rare Candy, Pokeball x, Potion x, Pokedex, Oran Berry, x2 Pecha Berry, TM19 Roost, x2 Great Ball, x2 Berry Pot, Sail Fossil, Green Barrette, Choice Specs, x2 Belue Berries, x2 Durin Berries, x2 Pamtre Berries, x2 Spelon Berries, x2 Watmel Berries, x3 Boost Mulch, Red Barrette, Pink Scarf, Changing Star Seal, Aspear Berry, Cheri Berry, Chesto Berry, Rawst Berry, Quick Claw, EXP Share, x4 Ultra Ball, Moomoo Milk, Illusory Candle, TM 99 Dazzling Gleam, x3 Salac Berries, x3 Ganlon Berries, Absolite (Absol, Oct. 2017 Zodiac)
Plot Piece: Ring of Alolan Dugtrio Hair (Curse, Found in Leafstone Preserve), Diggle's Cracked Mask (Reduce Defense), Wild Marill Tagalong (Met in Mahogany Town Lv. -- f Huge Power [Atk+3] Play Rough; Aqua Ring; Rain Dance; Double-Edge), Wild Absol Tagalong (Event Claim, Oct. 2017 Zodiac) Capture!, Worn Trainer ID (Mournful Tidings), A COMPLETELY ORDINARY SWORD! (Definitely not Honedge Lv. 10), Pikachu Disguise (Mimikyu's Hair-Raising Adventure)
Pokemon Encounter: 86/5 Wild Encounter Charged!
Trainer Battle: 128/25 Trainer Battle Charged!
Item Posting: (TM 09 Venoshock) 43/50 ~ Lum Berry (Labor Day) 1/18 ~ Revival Herb (Any Forest; Labor Day) 1/15
Badges: Zephyr Badge





Pokemon:

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Liz couldn't help but smile at Cronus' suggestion. "That sounds...kind of cool, honestly. You think I could catch it?" She asked the boys, grinning like an eager child out to make an impossible achievement. Then again, Styx had made such a good impression on the young lady. She wanted her own Styx. Maybe an Onix out of an egg. "You think your Steelix would like a friend?" The redhead added thoughtfully. She walked along the path as the darkness seemed to become thicker. Marcellus named a path and down they went. Liz had to confess she wasn't too thrilled about going into the deep dark place after what happened with Julian, but she didn't let that stop her from exploring a new area. As the group moved along Cronus would begin to feel a different sort of "dark" descend over him like a fog growing in his brain. He could still sense things around him but the deeper they went the harder it became for the Mewtwo to exert his will over the environment. Liz was completely unaware of the issue at hand. Even Leah didn't seem to notice things getting darker around them. Her fur tingled like something was wrong but she couldn't detect anything indicating something awful was about to happen.

The darkness reached a pique after the tunnel evened out in a "bottom level" before expanding into a large room full of potholes and small mounds of earth. Liz, nearly tripping over one such hole, was picking her way through the room. Leah nimbly bounced from one safe space to the next before turning back on her new trainer and their friends. "Cronus? I don't think an Onix did this." Mused the girl as she toed one mound. She was shocked to find an eye tremble out into the open from under the soft earth. The little Sandile shook and came free of its comfortable little soil bed. Liz squeaked out in surprise and the Sandile squawked in kind. "Uhh, M-Marcellus!?" She yelped as the Sandile tried to snap at her ankle. Leah jumped with a ferocious snarl as she also had a Sandile snap at her. Quickly, the seemingly harmless cavern room began popping up with dozens of striped little Sandiles. Leah struck one with her horn as she dodged another nipping at her heels. The Absol struggled at first in her quest to return to Liz's side, knocking back another Sandile which yowled its dismay. Marcellus and Cronus were faring no better as the tiny crocodile Pokemon had absolutely no concern for Cronus' powers as they lunged at him. Both trainers, and their Pokemon, were being harassed by a community of Sandiles!


Pack: x16 Rare Candy, Pokeball x, Potion x, Pokedex, Oran Berry, x2 Pecha Berry, TM19 Roost, x2 Great Ball, x2 Berry Pot, Sail Fossil, Green Barrette, Choice Specs, x2 Belue Berries, x2 Durin Berries, x2 Pamtre Berries, x2 Spelon Berries, x2 Watmel Berries, x3 Boost Mulch, Red Barrette, Pink Scarf, Changing Star Seal, Aspear Berry, Cheri Berry, Chesto Berry, Rawst Berry, Quick Claw, EXP Share, x4 Ultra Ball, Moomoo Milk, Illusory Candle, TM 99 Dazzling Gleam, x3 Salac Berries, x3 Ganlon Berries, Absolite (Absol, Oct. 2017 Zodiac)
Plot Piece: Ring of Alolan Dugtrio Hair (Curse, Found in Leafstone Preserve), Diggle's Cracked Mask (Reduce Defense), Wild Marill Tagalong (Met in Mahogany Town Lv. -- f Huge Power [Atk+3] Play Rough; Aqua Ring; Rain Dance; Double-Edge), Wild Absol Tagalong (Event Claim, Oct. 2017 Zodiac) Capture!, Worn Trainer ID (Mournful Tidings), A COMPLETELY ORDINARY SWORD! (Definitely not Honedge Lv. 10), Pikachu Disguise (Mimikyu's Hair-Raising Adventure)
Pokemon Encounter: 87/5 Wild Encounter Charged!
Trainer Battle: 129/25 Trainer Battle Charged!
Item Posting: (TM 09 Venoshock) 44/50 ~ Lum Berry (Labor Day) 2/18 ~ Revival Herb (Any Forest; Labor Day) 2/15
Badges: Zephyr Badge




Pokemon:

Leah let out a pained yelp as a Sandile clamped onto her foreleg. Liz shouted in panic when her Absol showed distress and kicked wildly in the dark to knock loose the offending croc. "Marcellus! Cronus?! Help!" She had seen Cronus already struggling and could hear Marcellus dealing with his own problems, but that didn't make her any less frightened. It had become a rather persistent instinct to call for help since starting her journey. A more level-headed Liz would recognize this as a problem, but for now she was content kicking whatever got too close to her. Leah took a position protecting her trainer even as her leg ached from the bite she received. Soon, Marcellus rejoined his red-haired companion and they were able to make more room for themselves with the Sandile being handled from several directions at once. Leah struck one in the head with her horn with Liz struggling just to scoop and fling Sandile. If she had been observing the conflict from the outside she might have found it comical with the way she and Marcellus were desperately fighting against the Sandiles with whatever they had handy. How Marcellus had found the time to dig out his frying pan was a wonder to the young woman. She was having trouble just getting her boots on the wild vermin. With his help, however, she managed to find her way toward the other end of the room and began kicking Sandiles away from there. "Leah! Get them out of the way! Use--uhh--Quick Attack!" She had fumbled her Pokedex out of her pocket and scowled, fidgeting with the device until she found Leah's attacks listing. Next she pointed it at a Sandile that had the decency to hold still as if for a photograph. A light flicked on, then faded, which she accepted as evidence that she had acquired data for the creature. The Dex had shown her silhouettes of larger crocodile Pokemon, but she was far too worried about the Sandiles around her to concern herself with the forms of Krokorok and Krookodile like Marcellus had. Sandile would have been so cute if she had met one by itself! Admittedly, she was mad that they had to ambush her like the evil Dark Types they were and make her hate them too! Liz stumbled back into the tunnel and gestured wildly to her boys. "Cronus! Over here! Run!" She shouted, showing the same worry for Marcellus' Mewtwo that she had for Leah when she was bitten. She pressed to the side of the tunnel after giving an inquisitive Sandile a swift kick and made all the room she could for Marcellus or Cronus to make a break for their exit. Once those two had begun to escape, Liz turned tail and ran from the space with Leah hot on her heels bringing up the rear.

A few minutes of running away later found the group two forks deeper into the mountain with no sign they were coming back up yet. It wasn't like anyone was going to formulate travel plans while running for their lives, which also made Liz's map far less effective not knowing where they were now. She heaved a deep breath and gave the two males traveling with her a fuss of checking their bites. "Are you OK? Did they get you? I have Berries if you're hungry." Her first concern was, of course, Cronus. Nobody had handled that struggle well but she had remembered that Psychic Pokemon were especially vulnerable to Dark Type. She wanted to be sure he wasn't hurt more badly than the others somehow. If Cronus proved undamaged--by a new standard that disregarded an unhealthy number of bite marks--she would just as quickly start fussing over Marcellus. "You're OK, right? Does it hurt?" She asked with a rushed tone. Liz could only imagine how quickly the Sandiles could catch up if they decided to give chase. She didn't want to neglect her friends but she also didn't want to be the reason they lingered long enough to get attacked again. She was struggling with her instinct to care for her boys clashing against her reasonable desire to run the hell away.


Pack: x16 Rare Candy, Pokeball x, Potion x, Pokedex, Oran Berry, x2 Pecha Berry, TM19 Roost, x2 Great Ball, x2 Berry Pot, Sail Fossil, Green Barrette, Choice Specs, x2 Belue Berries, x2 Durin Berries, x2 Pamtre Berries, x2 Spelon Berries, x2 Watmel Berries, x3 Boost Mulch, Red Barrette, Pink Scarf, Changing Star Seal, Aspear Berry, Cheri Berry, Chesto Berry, Rawst Berry, Quick Claw, EXP Share, x4 Ultra Ball, Moomoo Milk, Illusory Candle, TM 99 Dazzling Gleam, x3 Salac Berries, x3 Ganlon Berries, Absolite (Absol, Oct. 2017 Zodiac)
Plot Piece: Ring of Alolan Dugtrio Hair (Curse, Found in Leafstone Preserve), Diggle's Cracked Mask (Reduce Defense), Wild Marill Tagalong (Met in Mahogany Town Lv. -- f Huge Power [Atk+3] Play Rough; Aqua Ring; Rain Dance; Double-Edge), Wild Absol Tagalong (Event Claim, Oct. 2017 Zodiac) Capture!, Worn Trainer ID (Mournful Tidings), A COMPLETELY ORDINARY SWORD! (Definitely not Honedge Lv. 10), Pikachu Disguise (Mimikyu's Hair-Raising Adventure)
Pokemon Encounter: 88/5 Wild Encounter Charged!
Trainer Battle: 130/25 Trainer Battle Charged!
Item Posting: (TM 09 Venoshock) 45/50 ~ Lum Berry (Labor Day) 3/18 ~ Revival Herb (Any Forest; Labor Day) 3/15
Badges: Zephyr Badge



Pokemon:

Cronus being nearly untouched made Liz feel better. She pat the Mewtwo on his arm to reassure the legendary Psychic the same she would any of her younger Pokemon. "You did so well. I'm glad you're OK." She praised Cronus with a bright and charming smile. Marcellus quickly brought that calm to an end showing his own injuries. The young lady's motherly instinct demanded she hit him for not being more careful but that was hardly a productive thing to do right now. "That doesn't look good! Hold still." She offered him while kneeling down. She flinched as she crouched, ignoring the pain in her leg while she examined the cut on Marcellus'. Liz was patient and careful as she shrugged her backpack off, getting into it so she could tend his leg with the materials she had available. Only a brief couple of minutes later saw the white-haired male wrapped up and sporting a couple of band-aids over the smaller wounds. "There, that's better. Can you still move it?" She asked in hopes of making sure her friend was able to use his leg still. It wouldn't do him any good if she wrapped it too tight.

With the boys tended Liz should have turned to herself for a check. Except she was far too stubborn to admit that a pain in her lower thigh was exactly what she thought it was. "Hm? Oh, no. Not me, I'm fine. Thanks for worrying." She offered with a thin smile. While a Sandile had definitely got hold of her, her pants were intact and she was confident she wasn't bleeding. If Marcellus or Cronus had the awareness to catch her in the lie there was a small puncture in her right pant leg with evidence of blood. The bleeding was manageable, the real danger was that the Sandile had managed to get a full bite on her before it was knocked away. An embarrassing investigation would discover her leg badly bruised from when the creature tried to crush her thigh in its jaws. Leah was quietly testing her left foreleg, being equally stubborn like her trainer and trying her best to avoid being caught nursing an injury. If Liz was already under attack to find her injured leg then Leah would carefully distance herself so that Cronus' flames couldn't illuminate her soft fur. Even with the almost pink tint coloring it was easy enough to realize there was more red in one spot than the rest. The small Dark Type was used to having to worry about her own hide and was perfectly content distrusting even her trainer to look after her if she allowed her weakness to show.

((Don't have to follow the trail to find the injury. If Marcellus or Cronus follows the offered thread, then there will be a fun and uncomfortable moment of figuring out how to check her leg without violating her personal space and decency. Or let the bite go, and we'll see what happens with her left untreated! ^,^ It'll be fun for me either way!))


Pack: x16 Rare Candy, Pokeball x, Potion x, Pokedex, Oran Berry, x2 Pecha Berry, TM19 Roost, x2 Great Ball, x2 Berry Pot, Sail Fossil, Green Barrette, Choice Specs, x2 Belue Berries, x2 Durin Berries, x2 Pamtre Berries, x2 Spelon Berries, x2 Watmel Berries, x3 Boost Mulch, Red Barrette, Pink Scarf, Changing Star Seal, Aspear Berry, Cheri Berry, Chesto Berry, Rawst Berry, Quick Claw, EXP Share, x4 Ultra Ball, Moomoo Milk, Illusory Candle, TM 99 Dazzling Gleam, x3 Salac Berries, x3 Ganlon Berries, Absolite (Absol, Oct. 2017 Zodiac)
Plot Piece: Ring of Alolan Dugtrio Hair (Curse, Found in Leafstone Preserve), Diggle's Cracked Mask (Reduce Defense), Wild Marill Tagalong (Met in Mahogany Town Lv. -- f Huge Power [Atk+3] Play Rough; Aqua Ring; Rain Dance; Double-Edge), Wild Absol Tagalong (Event Claim, Oct. 2017 Zodiac) Capture!, Worn Trainer ID (Mournful Tidings), A COMPLETELY ORDINARY SWORD! (Definitely not Honedge Lv. 10), Pikachu Disguise (Mimikyu's Hair-Raising Adventure)
Pokemon Encounter: 89/5 Wild Encounter Charged!
Trainer Battle: 131/25 Trainer Battle Charged!
Item Posting: (TM 09 Venoshock) 46/50 ~ Lum Berry (Labor Day) 4/18 ~ Revival Herb (Any Forest; Labor Day) 4/15
Badges: Zephyr Badge



Pokemon:

Liz had thought she hid her movements well. She thought she was a clever girl, hiding the ache in her leg even from a Psychic type. She thought she was safe until her pant leg began to crawl up up her calf as if it were alive. She was lucky Cronus was being gentle because that bite definitely needed attention. Her very first reaction was to scream loudly. "CRONUS!? YOU STOP THAT! Don't touch--STOP!" Anyone traveling the tunnels might think a young woman was being violently assaulted by the Mewtwo. It was an easy enough defense. If she screamed and thrashed enough, everyone would get uncomfortable and leave her be. Except Cronus didn't care about any of that. It wasn't like demanding he not touch her would help. He had telekinetic powers. He would never lay a finger on her. "MARCELLUS! MARCELLUS, HELP! He's going crazy!" Liz continued to scream and attempted to wrestle free of the overwhelming psychic presence until her thigh was brought into view. The instant her bruised flesh was exposed, she went silent and avoided looking at either Cronus or Marcellus. Sure she was embarrassed, but more she was upset that everyone now knew how badly she was hurt. Especially after fussing over a few scratches on Marcellus, her hypocrisy was at its worst now that the truth was revealed. She didn't try to resist any farther even if the mention of the Old Gateau did make her uncomfortable. Stale cake should not be considered medicine...and yet it worked for Pokemon all the time. There was an audible "click" when she clenched her jaw and sucked air in through those teeth. Cronus wouldn't need to feel the shocks from her mind to know it hurt. For someone who acted like he didn't care what people thought or felt, she took note of the Mewtwo's surprisingly delicate treatment of her injury.

She settled her foot down slowly once the process was complete and Cronus let her have her pants back. She had tears pricking at her eyes but didn't say anything about the way he'd approached her treatment. Honestly he was completely right. She had just done the same thing to Marcellus moments ago. Even if he could use an excuse like "not knowing better" she had given him a prime demonstration that it was OK to invade someone's space for their own good. She had caused her own humiliation and couldn't reasonably expect him to behave any differently. Once her test worked out to hurting less, Liz limped over and delivered a swift, yet soft punch to Cronus' arm if he didn't stop her. She was upset with him for the moment and she needed to vent it even though it wasn't helping what she viewed as a very large baby Pokemon learn good manners or habits. "You didn't have to try and rip my pants off..." She whined, behaving like a big baby herself. She was red in the face and fidgeting and it would only take a quick flip through her surface thoughts to find she was struggling to thank him just because her emotions were flared up again. "B-but...thank you." She stammered out finally, rubbing gently at her hurt leg and sighing heavily. He deserved some gratitude. He might have been a jerk about helping, but he still helped. And that deserved praise, not punches.

((Is it bad that I wish I put Liz in a skirt for this? Cronus needs to blow up somebody's skirt one day for a perfectly legitimate reason...but then underwear and girl skin.
Hmm...maybe I should take a page from the Squirtle Squad. More to come next post! ^^))



Pack: x16 Rare Candy, Pokeball x, Potion x, Pokedex, Oran Berry, x2 Pecha Berry, TM19 Roost, x2 Great Ball, x2 Berry Pot, Sail Fossil, Green Barrette, Choice Specs, x2 Belue Berries, x2 Durin Berries, x2 Pamtre Berries, x2 Spelon Berries, x2 Watmel Berries, x3 Boost Mulch, Red Barrette, Pink Scarf, Changing Star Seal, Aspear Berry, Cheri Berry, Chesto Berry, Rawst Berry, Quick Claw, EXP Share, x4 Ultra Ball, Moomoo Milk, Illusory Candle, TM 99 Dazzling Gleam, x3 Salac Berries, x3 Ganlon Berries, Absolite (Absol, Oct. 2017 Zodiac)
Plot Piece: Ring of Alolan Dugtrio Hair (Curse, Found in Leafstone Preserve), Diggle's Cracked Mask (Reduce Defense), Wild Marill Tagalong (Met in Mahogany Town Lv. -- f Huge Power [Atk+3] Play Rough; Aqua Ring; Rain Dance; Double-Edge), Wild Absol Tagalong (Event Claim, Oct. 2017 Zodiac) Capture!, Worn Trainer ID (Mournful Tidings), A COMPLETELY ORDINARY SWORD! (Definitely not Honedge Lv. 10), Pikachu Disguise (Mimikyu's Hair-Raising Adventure)
Pokemon Encounter: 90/5 Wild Encounter Charged!
Trainer Battle: 132/25 Trainer Battle Charged!
Item Posting: (TM 09 Venoshock) 47/50 ~ Lum Berry (Labor Day) 5/18 ~ Revival Herb (Any Forest; Labor Day) 5/15
Badges: Zephyr Badge


Pokemon:

The redhead struggled with herself when Cronus asked her to consider the most reasonable course. Her mind raced, looking for excuses, justification, something! Anger and irrational arguments had become a coping mechanism for the young woman, for a long time. She struggled to face reason because that made her think and thinking made her question her previous decisions--which had also been unreasonable. She was nowhere near ready for the cascade effect of facing that many stupid and selfish decisions and, naturally, she would only continue to add to that pile of regrets and mistakes. "I-I said 'thank you' already!" She griped, staring at the floor with her hands folded behind her back. She was nervous and off-balance and that was making her defensive. Had it not been for Marcellus, Liz might have found a way to start a fight with Cronus through no fault on the Mewtwo's part. She was trying to avoid some truths and Cronus had volunteered to clear some of them the old-fashioned way.

Liz broke from her frustrated attempt to scapegoat Cronus, scowling momentarily at the handsome man before immediately softening. Marcellus was hurt, he needed her to be more responsible right now. Nevermind that she was also hurt and also in need of help. "Yeah! Yeah...you're right." She sighed and acknowledged that she could no longer play her dumb game. They had to move forward to avoid any further trouble. She could make an ill-fated attempt to argue with Cronus after they were safe. She moved up to Marcellus and offered him a wry smile as well as her arm much the way a gentleman might offer a lady some comfort. "Come on. Lean on me if you gotta. I can take it." She coaxed her friend. It didn't matter to Liz that she was almost certainly hurt worse. With her human calming somewhat, Leah made to scout ahead in case they got ambushed again. So far her senses were not showing any sign of disaster or calamity. She was so busy worrying about calamity for her trainer that Leah didn't think much of the way her anxiety appeared to be worrying more about herself. Well after getting out of sight, Leah was caught by surprise by a shadow in the dark. She wasn't able to cry out but the group would hear the wall of the tunnel shake once from an impact. With Leah's noiseless disappearance, Liz would only be bothered by the noticeably large hole dug into the rock and earth to their left when they happened upon the poor Absol's last location. She was gone with no real sign of a struggle. "Oh, my. I really hope we don't run into whatever made that. I hope Leah's OK up there." Called Liz, taking in the size of Krookodile's burrow as it was maneuvering around the group for some unknown agenda. Cronus, naturally, was struggling to track anything with this interference. He would, however, be able to notice that he could follow a presence by worrying less about where it was and more about what he couldn't sense moving around. Through that he would be able to deduce that something was following them even if they couldn't really tell where it was going.

((Sorry, not much of a post. I know where I'm going, I swear, just not sure where it'll get there.))



Pack: x16 Rare Candy, Pokeball x, Potion x, Pokedex, Oran Berry, x2 Pecha Berry, TM19 Roost, x2 Great Ball, x2 Berry Pot, Sail Fossil, Green Barrette, Choice Specs, x2 Belue Berries, x2 Durin Berries, x2 Pamtre Berries, x2 Spelon Berries, x2 Watmel Berries, x3 Boost Mulch, Red Barrette, Pink Scarf, Changing Star Seal, Aspear Berry, Cheri Berry, Chesto Berry, Rawst Berry, Quick Claw, EXP Share, x4 Ultra Ball, Moomoo Milk, Illusory Candle, TM 99 Dazzling Gleam, x3 Salac Berries, x3 Ganlon Berries, Absolite (Absol, Oct. 2017 Zodiac)
Plot Piece: Ring of Alolan Dugtrio Hair (Curse, Found in Leafstone Preserve), Diggle's Cracked Mask (Reduce Defense), Wild Marill Tagalong (Met in Mahogany Town Lv. -- f Huge Power [Atk+3] Play Rough; Aqua Ring; Rain Dance; Double-Edge), Wild Absol Tagalong (Event Claim, Oct. 2017 Zodiac) Capture!, Worn Trainer ID (Mournful Tidings), A COMPLETELY ORDINARY SWORD! (Definitely not Honedge Lv. 10), Pikachu Disguise (Mimikyu's Hair-Raising Adventure)
Pokemon Encounter: 91/5 Wild Encounter Charged!
Trainer Battle: 133/25 Trainer Battle Charged!
Item Posting: (TM 09 Venoshock) 48/50 ~ Lum Berry (Labor Day) 6/18 ~ Revival Herb (Any Forest; Labor Day) 6/15
Badges: Zephyr Badge


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The humans in Mt. Mortar were causing a stir that nobody had been expecting to deal with. Krookodile and Krokorok moved together through the dark caves and tunneling through any place they didn't feel like staying around in. Krokorok kept Leah clenched in its jaws while digging through and hoping to be rid of these crazy invaders before much longer. Krookodile moved to take the other scout, hoping it would be as easy as picking them off one at a time like this. Josette wasn't able to get too far ahead before the much larger Sandile evolution jumped out underneath the princess Smoochum to snag her the same way they had done to Leah. If Josette didn't react quickly enough she would "vanish" right along with the big scary Krookodile and carried away for the next ambush. If she did escape the initial strike her assailant would make two more passes before disappearing into the darkness anyway. Krookodile was confident now that they were just dealing with run-of-the-mill enemies. Cronus was strong but they had no fear of Psychic Types. Hit the big guy, take out the humans, it'd be over with. They could move on.

Liz frowned once Josette went ahead and decided to confide in Marcellus. "You think she ran? Leah." The redhead clarified if Marcellus didn't immediately understand what her worry was. The Absol hadn't exactly been thrilled to meet her from the beginning. Nor did she seem to care for Liz all that much either. Nothing Marcellus could be expected to know, only a fear of things she was anxious about. She was a terrible trainer after all. Leah would have to be crazy to stay with her! She was nervous and worried and afraid that her poor training abilities were coming back to bite her already! Liz was not a confident trainer in spite of her loud behavior and seemingly cheerful attitude most of the time. She picked out Belle's Pokeball and released her Steenee as a sort of placebo for her worry. "Hey, Belle. Will you come along and keep track of Mommy?" Liz asked hopefully while trying to sound like she was wanting to give her Steenee something to do and a chance to bond with her trainer. Belle looked smug and amused by Liz's attempt at acting cool but she nodded and cried a cheery "Stee!" at the redhead. Liz was happy to hear her Steenee liked her enough to follow along.

The ground shook as Krokorok and Krookodile made their way to the invaders they wanted to be rid of. Krookodile erupted from the earth between Cronus and the humans with Josette clenched in her jaws if she had caught the princess. "SURPRISE, ASSHOLE!" Shouted the crocodile Pokemon as she flung her catch at the Mewtwo and followed up with a swing at Cronus' head with her tail. Krokorok followed suit, spitting an injured Leah at Marcellus and coming down on Belle smashing heads with the poor Steenee. Belle dropped to her hands and knees and Krokorok turned immediately on Marcellus with a snarl to discourage the poor man from interfering with his attack. Though Marcellus did have his own Mewtwo to worry about, and Josette if he spotted her being used like a chew toy by the obscene Krookodile. The Matriarch of the community had arrived!

((This just makes me really wanna get a Sandile. Liz will hate it, but I want Sandile for her. xD If there is anything you're not a big fan of in the post, you can fix it in your next reply or let me know and I'll edit to exclude/include the changes.))

Pack: x16 Rare Candy, Pokeball x, Potion x, Pokedex, Oran Berry, x2 Pecha Berry, TM19 Roost, x2 Great Ball, x2 Berry Pot, Sail Fossil, Green Barrette, Choice Specs, x2 Belue Berries, x2 Durin Berries, x2 Pamtre Berries, x2 Spelon Berries, x2 Watmel Berries, x3 Boost Mulch, Red Barrette, Pink Scarf, Changing Star Seal, Aspear Berry, Cheri Berry, Chesto Berry, Rawst Berry, Quick Claw, EXP Share, x4 Ultra Ball, Moomoo Milk, Illusory Candle, TM 99 Dazzling Gleam, x3 Salac Berries, x3 Ganlon Berries, Absolite (Absol, Oct. 2017 Zodiac)
Plot Piece: Ring of Alolan Dugtrio Hair (Curse, Found in Leafstone Preserve), Diggle's Cracked Mask (Reduce Defense), Wild Marill Tagalong (Met in Mahogany Town Lv. -- f Huge Power [Atk+3] Play Rough; Aqua Ring; Rain Dance; Double-Edge), Worn Trainer ID (Mournful Tidings), A COMPLETELY ORDINARY SWORD! (Definitely not Honedge Lv. 10), Pikachu Disguise (Mimikyu's Hair-Raising Adventure)
Pokemon Encounter: 92/5 Wild Encounter Charged!
Trainer Battle: 134/25 Trainer Battle Charged!
Item Posting: (TM 09 Venoshock) 49/50 ~ Lum Berry (Labor Day) 7/18 ~ Revival Herb (Any Forest; Labor Day) 7/15
Badges: Zephyr Badge


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