HALLOWEEN 2016: Team Skull Log

[indigo_league]

Who: Everyone who wants to join a team!
Where: Goldenrod City!
When: October 31st!
Summary: Team Skull's planned a full-fledged assault on Goldenrod; join up with a team and take them down!
Rating: Will vary from thread to thread. Warn for common triggers if something comes up.
Log:

It's been three days since Guzma's made his first announcement over the radio, but try as the police might, no one's been able to get to him since; after making his call to arms, asking all available Skulls to come to Goldenrod to have some fun, he seems to have completely dropped off without a trace. But Candela isn't concerned much about that. She's been at this for long enough to know the song and dance; this is a pivotal spot, after all, and Guzma will be back here before long, probably with more than enough cronies to go around. When that happens, they'll head him off at the pass. Easy as that. He's gotta get orders out to the people outside, after all, and the only place he can do that is here.

He won't take it over a second time. Team Valor will make sure of that.

Meanwhile, outside the tower, Blanche would like to think she has a bit more control of the situation. Candela had been so gung-ho on kicking Guzma's ass in the tower that Blanche almost didn't have the heart to tell her that there was probably an ambush waiting in there for her. ...Rather, she tried, but Candela has a way of being far too stubborn for her own good...in any case, if she needs backup, she's out here to provide it, but if there are going to be riots and messes in the streets, its better to be out here where the damage is going to be at its highest, just to stop it before it starts. Already, Team Skull is starting to come out in small hordes, and it won't be long before things start to get hectic out here. Team Mystic, though, is dedicated towards stopping this before it gets a chance to start. ...But perhaps they'd be taken a bit more seriously if Candela and Spark hadn't forced her to dress up for Halloween--

Speaking of Spark, of course, Team Instinct's leader seems to have his priorities in order; if there are going to be riots and debris in the streets, some of the wild Pokemon in the area might just get hurt, and that will never do! So Spark has taken it on himself to lead a search-and-rescue charge with Team Instinct--any stray Pokemon in the Goldenrod area should be either captured or brought straight to a Pokemon Center ASAP! The goal is not to leave even one behind! ...Of course, Team Skull is a problem, too, but won't somebody think of the Pokemon--

You're free to NPC any Team Skull grunts and Pokemon interactions yourselves, but Team Valor will have the chance to battle Guzma, and Team Mystic will have the chance to battle Plumeria! Please be patient with responses in these threads; if the boss's Pokemon start to become too weak, they'll end up making a tactical retreat!

One last thing: you're all encouraged to have your character in costume for an event like this, and your team leaders will be dressed in costume, too! If three or more characters in costume participate in a thread together, a miracle might occur, and the Legendary Bird corresponding with your team has a chance to appear at your discretion! This applies in battles with Guzma and Plumeria, as well!

Have fun and Happy Halloween!

Comments

[foolishwren]

<sub>[What's this? Sharp hoofbeats and a flicker of flame at the end of the alley announce the arrival of ANOTHER Rapidash, and this one has a rider!]

[Who is also dressed as a skeleton.]

[Joker, Angel, and Heather Mason: stealin Team Skull's look since October 2016.]</sub>

YO, ENVY'S BOSS!

Wanna JOUST?!

_{[WITH TEAM SKULL IN THE MIDDLE?!]}

[pipers_son]

[As Ruby trots back, Joker glances up at the shout. Logic dictates that, after the festival incident, they should probably shimmer down on the stunts.]

[Instead of even thinking about that, however, his grin just stretches wide across his face.]

Well, if my fair lady is challengin’ me, I can’t just let that lie!
[With a bit of psychic help from Angel, he pulls himself up onto Ruby and cackles.]

Know where ta get lances?

[Please no one give them anything close to even fake ones.]

[foolishwren]

Lances? Who needs those?

We've got horns, don't we?

_{[The Grunts cornered between them are looking MIGHTY NERVOUS.]}

Y-YO! That's a little EXTREME, don't you think?!

[pipers_son]

Yeah, but lances would be funny as all hell. But I think this works just fine~.

[Glancing down to the grunts from his flaming steed, Joker winks.]

Don’t worry~. It won’t hurt thaaaat much.

[foolishwren]

<sub>[Carousel snorts, in a very final-sounding manner, and lowers her head.]

[The grunts, if possible, go even paler.]

[Heather only takes this as encouragement.]</sub>

LESS TALKIN', MORE CHARGIN'! YAAHAAAAAA!

_{[time to gallop at them HEAD-ON]}

[pipers_son]

[Joker’s response has no coherency. There’s only cackling as the room lights up with more fire than was ever necessary.]

[Thank god Ruby is a well trained and sensible Rapidash. Even as flames are flaring from her, harmless to Joker and apparently raising all hell for the poor Skull Grunts in the middle, she keeps her course so that both riders don’t actually crash into each other.]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[OF COURSE, Carousel does have a line, and she draws it at trampling people haven't actually done anything besides be grimy punks. So as the grunts holler and throw themselves to the floor, she swerves to go around them. Hopefully Ruby swerves the OTHER way, otherwise there'll be a Rapidash collision that won't end well for ANYBODY.]

[Secondary of course, even a best-case scenario won't stop those grunts from getting singed.]</sub>

[pipers_son]

[Oh, she swerves the other way alright, and Joker hefts himself up a little bit in the exileration of it all as he cackles. Of course, then they reach the end, and he nudges her around again.]

Again, what do ya say?

[If some of those grunts weren’t scrambling already, they sure are now.]