ROCKET BATTLE LOG

[indigo_league]

As the clock nears 10 PM on Saturday, the manor (or the parts of it that people aren’t blocked off from, anyway) is completely abuzz with speculation and gossip. What could Lance possibly be planning to announce? And why haven’t any of the Elite Four even been around? They’re fairly reclusive, but it’s safe to say that everyone is at least a little curious, if not actively suspicious.

But it’s time for the big reveal, so manor staff are bustling around, reminding everybody to be in the ballroom in a few minutes for Lance’s important unveiling of… well, whatever it is he’s unveiling! The staff all seem pretty excited, so it must be big, right?

There’s been plenty of room to dance and move around in the Ballroom until now, but with everybody packed in there at once, the space is a little tighter. Especially with the small stage and podium set up in the middle. As the last (or seemingly last, assuming there aren’t any carefree stragglers who didn’t bother turning up on time) person is ushered in by staff, complete with whispers of "Psst! Hurry up, it’s almost time!", the door to the ballroom is shut and the lights dim slightly, sending a hush over the audience.

After some fumbling from whoever’s in charge of the lights (... wait, is that Captain Garfield and his Rattata up there? He’s a theater tech too?! That guy must REALLY be a jack of all trades!), a spotlight flips on and centers on the podium, where the head staffer (who might be recognized as the one with the terrible hipster mustache who’s been doing a PARTICULARLY egregious amount of schmoozing and sucking-up to trainers over the course of the party) is stepping up to the podium.

He clears his throat.

"Welcome, welcome, ladies and gentlemen! On behalf of the Elite Four, we’re all so happy you could join us! We hope you’ve all been having as good a time as we have, because I’ve got to say, I think this is our best party yet!"

He looks around at the assembled trainers eagerly, as though anticipating unanimous agreement.

When there’s an impatient buzz (and a shout of "Get on with it already!" from someone) instead, he laughs awkwardly.

"Oh, yes, well, we’re all here for one reason, right? To see what Lance has brought you all here for! Well, folks, as you can see, he’s not here with us right now… He’s had a bit of a-- how shall we say… an accident! So sad, I know! But fortunately, he’s graciously allowing us to make his announcement for him. Which is…"

On cue, the spotlight turns stark red. If anyone has the presence of mind to look, Captain Garfield's Rattata is holding a bit of red plastic filter in front of it.

But chances are, everyone’s attention is probably going to stay on the stage, because the guy at the podium literally just RIPPED HIS CLOTHING OFF DRAMATICALLY, revealing… yes… a very, very familiar black-and-red uniform underneath.

It’s followed immediately by more ripping sounds as other staff and even some partygoers scattered throughout the audience follow his lead, and the telltale noises and flashing of Pokemon being released from their balls. And many voices, all yelling at once...

"PREPARE FOR TROUBLE! AND MAKE IT DOUBLE!!"

The music shifts.

OOC Notes: The number of characters who must participate in the battle to call it a success is 37! In order to keep track, once you have made your first comment to this post (either a toplevel or a tag to someone else!), please bring it to the CHECK IN THREAD by 10 PM EST tomorrow! YOUR COMMENT MUST BE POSTED TO THIS THREAD IN ORDER FOR IT TO COUNT TOWARDS THE TOTAL.

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OOC notes: Here it is, the part where your characters get to explore the Rocket Base and discover its secrets! Maps of each level will be posted in this top post as they are opened up, with blacked out sections being revealed as obstacles are cleared. Obstacle clearing will be based on total comment count to any mod comment with a count listed, whether those comments are contained in a single thread or spread out over multiple different ones. As many people can comment to an obstacle or base level as wish to, for as long as they want, even after it has been cleared. There are a total of two obstacles (including the first one) which are triggered by character actions we will be watching for!

Anyone who wants to thread anything out in the base or mansion during the time characters are trapped (and who doesn't want to use this log for whatever reason) is free to make their own network/action posts with whatever they like! But mods will not be coming around to those with interaction, and they will not count towards clearing obstacles.

Questions? Ask them HERE!

NOTE FOR ITEM RNG: In order for the mods to give out your item, your character must be actively looking through the loot piles in whatever tag you'd like us to respond to with your item! Items can also be given out in the middle of an existing thread between characters, whenever they get around to searching the piles! The header does not have to be in your toplevel.

Links List

Level One



OBSTACLE - KEY CARD (CLEARED)

OBSTACLE - CONVEYOR BELT HELL (CLEARED)

Level Two



Level Three



ELITE 4 JAIL

OBSTACLE - FREE THE LEGENDARY

Comments

[exeggutorhead]

[He knew something was up with this! HE KNEW IT.]

[Of course, "knowing it" doesn't really help the fact that it's happening. Luckily, the Pokemon who'd wanted to come to this thing were all pretty good battlers--wait.]

[NOT ALL OF THEM. GOD DAMN IT.]

[Envy's got his team around him and they are fighting back, with Chimera and Ouroboros as muscle to get through the crowds and Lilith and Charon to fight faster opponents, but Envy himself is less focused on the battle and...seemingly more focused on hurriedly checking underneath all the buffet tables?]

[gainedlove]

[Well, under one of those tables Envy will find what he's looking for, and a little extra. Frisk and their team have taken refuge under the table, an angry Flaaffy and Doublade standing in front of the rest. Frisk themself startles when Envy throws the tablecloth up and throws a plate of fried mac 'n cheese right into his face.]

Stoppit!!

[exeggutorhead]

[WHY ARE THERE SO MANY CHILDREN UNDER THESE TABLES??]

[Not that he can really see anything through his faceful of macaroni. He's pretty occupied with trying to wipe it off.]

Hey! What was that for?!

[Although Frisk's new buddy, the round little Pikachu who had been anxiously huddled next to the Flaaffy and nibbling a breadstick, might help smooth things over as he quickly scurries over to Envy, squeaking in relief.]

[better2do]

[How did Asriel and Frisk get separated? Well, it's a hectic battle right now, and of course after Botan saved him from being "relieved" of his Pokemon, he's right back under the tables. When Envy checks under this table, he doesn't get anything thrown in his face, but Asriel has a cupcake in his hands at the ready, and - is his Floette brandishing a fork? Oh my God.]

D-Don't take my friends! I'm warning you-

[exeggutorhead]

[This is not what he was looking for when he stuck his head under this tablecloth. Not at all. But he does appreciate the lack of cupcake or fork, jesus Floette to the face.]

I'm not taking your friends, kid!

Have you seen a Pikachu under here anywhere?!

[better2do]

[LOOK IF ASRIEL WON'T CALL AN ATTACK SHE NEEDS TO PROTECT HIM SOMEHOW]

A - a Pikachu? [He frowns, glancing up at Gracie, who shakes her head.] No, we, we haven't - sorry, mister...

[exeggutorhead]

[ROCKETS, WATCH OUT FOR YOUR EYEBALLS]

Damn, I need to find him before someone else does--

[Unfortunately, crouching down on the floor during a huge fight isn't the safest thing in the world, even with bodyguard Pokemon. Because sometimes all they can do is just push you out of the way of danger--which is why Envy suddenly finds himself being shoved unceremoniously all the way under the table by a sweep of Chimera's tail.]

[It means he doesn't get stepped on by a Camerupt, but it also means that there is now an entire Envy tumbling under the table with a shout.]

[better2do]

[THIS IS THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION OKAY

Asriel yelps as Envy is pushed in, trying to scramble back to make room, but he hits the leg of the table instead of exiting via an open gap. He grunts, grimacing. Gracie's fork has been abandoned in favor of HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE PLEASE STOP THE RIDE.]

(( for the sweetheart idea we had? :D? ))

[11121_assumption]

As Walter commanded his team to keep the unfortunate trainrs herded in so his fellow Rockets could do the dirty work, Darkness flew overhead to dominate the skies. His Dusk Stone had been hidden with Walter's formal clothes to conceal his identity.

"Honchkrow," Walter called to him. Another method of hiding who they were, not using nicknames, "Watch for our allies."

Not the Rockets. Their friends. Darkness smiled and nodded. He was used to playing two hands and monitoring people without their knowledge. He gave a deep cry, flying up to the rafters. The other Rocket Murkrows took heart from his battle cry in their own fights.

[foolishwren]

<sub>[Heather's first order of business had been locating the rest of her family in the chaos.]

['Family' here meaning the rest of Sharkhaus, of course.]

[Needless to say, in the midst of a legitimate physical attack, the last thing she expected Envy to be doing is... running around and looking under tables.]</sub>

Envy!

_{[She's a short distance away, but shoving her way through the crowd towards him. Tricia is nipping at peoples' heels to clear the path quicker.]}

[exeggutorhead]

[Envy's just pulling his head out from yet another table with no Pikachu under it when he hears Heather call his name, and he scrambles back up to his feet. In this kind of chaotic crowd, it's not a good idea to stay down for very long.]

[Chimera moves forward to get even more people out of her way; nobody much wants to fight for space with a Tyranitar, and he's like a big rock in a stream of people and Pokemon. Envy follows a few steps behind, trying to meet her in the middle. It's a relief to find her, although not as much as it could have been. She can take care of herself. His wayward Pokemon...really kind of can't.]

Heather! Shit--I can't find Guglhopf anywhere, I thought he'd be under the tables!

[foolishwren]

<sub>[Chimera's bulk provides a definite no-jostling spot in the sea of chaos, which Heather appreciates. The main reason she hadn't sent out Godzilla to provide the same was... well, she didn't want to crush anybody. Envy apparently hadn't cared about that, which, FOR THE MOMENT, was totally fine by her.]

[She reaches him, out of breath, and gets the bad news]</sub>

--fuck.

Did you have him with you when we all came in here?

[exeggutorhead]

[It had helped a lot that Chimera had already been out when this started, so he didn't have to worry about trying to find a space to release him that wasn't full of people or Pokemon already.]

No, he--last time I saw him he was hanging around the tables! And I don't think he'd have gone anywhere else.

[He drags a hand back through his hair roughly, looking all around the floor near the tables instead of at Heather, clearly frantic and distracted.]

[Although after a few more seconds he does remember to actually like. Look over at her.]

Shit, sorry--you're okay, you haven't lost anyone?

[foolishwren]

No, I'm good! I didn't have any of mine out when we came in here--

_{[Thank god, because there's no way a SHINY RIOLU wasn't gonna catch some Rocket's attention like a neon sign.]}

--and I haven't let anyone get close to my balls, and ALSO you're not allowed to make fun of me for saying that until we're OUT of here.

_{[She looks a little roughed up-- but not nearly as badly as Envy's already seen her come out of other fights. It's probably not surprising that she got physical with one or more Rockets before finding him in the chaos.]}

[exeggutorhead]

[Envy's definitely not surprised that she's gotten in a few actual fights, but that doesn't mean he likes seeing it. Still, he manages a strained smirk, one that's very clearly less humored and more covering up for all the worry that he'd rather not show right this second.]

Sure, so I can after--

[That cover drops immediately, mid-sentence, as he hears a frantic PIKA! from somewhere to the left, in the crowd. Just like a cat owner knows their own cat's meow out of any others, he knows what Guglhopf sounds like. Eyes going wide again, he whips back around to scan in that direction, just in time to see a Rocket heft the squirming Pikachu up under his arm and start pushing away through the crowd.]

There he is! Chimera! Make a path!

[He sounds completely frantic. The Tyranitar has seen it too, and lets out a loud roar that startles a number of people out of the way, although not all of them. He turns to meet Heather's eyes for a moment before darting into the clearer space as quickly as he can manage in all these people, hoping she'll follow.]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[Heather doesn't need to be told a thing-- she goes dashing after Envy without missing a beat.]

[But faster than EITHER of them is the small streak of yellow that blazes right past them, darting through the forest of stampeding legs so quickly it almost seems to be teleporting.]</sub>

PIKAAA!

_{[Hazel sparks bright white and fires a hard Thunderbolt at the fleeing figure with the fat Pikachu under his arm.]}