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The Indigo League ([personal profile] indigo_league) wrote in [community profile] victory_road2017-04-08 10:53 am

ROCKET BATTLE LOG

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.

GUESS WHAT GUYS?





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

shieldless: (17)

[personal profile] shieldless 2017-04-09 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ Haurchefant, meanwhile, wasn't one who thought of his Pokemon first. Even though he knew in the back of his head this wasn't like his home...

He stood in a defensive stance, his Taillow fluttering around. Sure, Zu was weak, but Haurchefant looked to the lady and her...

...wow. Wow. Now that was a scaled beast. Impressive - his eyes seemed to light up. ]


Come now - they deserve no warning, for tricking us so.
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[personal profile] kissmyaspis 2017-04-09 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Athena actually lets out a laugh at that. Wow, yeah, this guy's absolutely right! Most of the other party-goers didn't have any sort of clue as to what's going on, so why should they go easy on the Rockets?]

Right. Go on, Typhon.

[The Haxorus doesn't need to be told twice. Like a train barreling forward, he charges, his claws glowing a strange purpleish color before he takes a swipe at the nearest Rocket pokemon - a Raticate that goes down like a sack of potatoes. Even without type advantages or disadvantages... Typhon's nearly max level. He hits hard.]

We should go after the trainers too. Make sure they realize how badly they screwed up.

[... Yep, Rockets are now bolting away because holy shit, when do trainers actually threaten to beat each other up????]
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[personal profile] shieldless 2017-04-10 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
Of course. My... beasts are not too strong, but...

[ And he grins, moving towards one of the grunts - and just socking them in the gut. He's trained a little in hand-to-hand combat (well, more hand-to-scale in case of being captured alone,) and he watches the person crumple. He notes to himself - he'll need to keep in shape even more, now.

Before turning back. ]


A pity I've no blade nor armour. I'm not in the mood for a kidnapping.

[ One of his dear friends was taken hostage lately. A slight pang of concern - had they all gotten away after what happened - before he moves out of the way of the dragon. The ally dragon. ]
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[personal profile] kissmyaspis 2017-04-10 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well shit, finally someone not from Pandora who knows how to really deal with these people! About damn time. These goons don't stand a chance now.]

If I had my sword and shield, these idiots would be gone already.

[She doesn't even need her armor! These idiots aren't even fighting back once their pokemon are down, so it's almost too easy when Athena grabs a Rocket by the back of his shirt, flipping him and slamming him to the ground. The poor guy seems pretty winded, so there's no chance of him getting up anytime soon.]
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[personal profile] shieldless 2017-04-11 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ He likes how she thinks. As he looks at the knocked out one - Haurchefant picking them off and moving them to the side (so that they're out of the way of getting killed [so they could be questioned later]) - he gives a small nod. ]

Haurchefant. And you?

[ But he does agree with the thought. If they'd not been disarmed... perhaps these people have forgotten how to fight? His expression turns to a slight disgust - another one of them is coming with their Pokemon - and he adds: ]

Handle the beasts, would you? With yours. Quite splendid, that you can command such a scaled beast.
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[personal profile] kissmyaspis 2017-04-12 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Athena.

[How fitting, for a warrior woman like this. BUt it's not like she can show off her skills much; most of the Rockets go down with quick trips or jabs, and some of the smarter ones are staying far away from them. She almost looks bored now...]

Typhon, keep it up with Dragon Claw.

[Even Typhon doesn't seem too fazed by the pokemon he's facing. Low-level zubat and raticate and murkrow are nothing to him! But interestingly enough, despite his posturing when first released, he doesn't seem overly vicious. Especially not with the way he lets out a purring sort of growl when he turns to his trainer after each victory. In a break between the fighting, Athena pats him on the side.]

He is impressive, isn't he? Even among the rest of my team, he stands out. And I raised him from when he was just an egg.