Pokemon in Space [IC Chapter #03]

[Yours Truly]

Radovan gave the chief and Miss Rubia a bit of an odd look as he saw the large hunks of what at first appeared to be charred shoe leather arranged on the plate in front of them, and he hesitantly picked one up and raised it up to his mouth, only to rather politely put it back on the plate again after coming to the conclusion that the 'meat's' texture was unsuitable for a dog. He coughed a little to try and get the chief's attention before he asked, "And I'm assuming that the Gyarados 'meat' is all that you've ordered? Because I'm not sure if Zeta can actually eat this...."

[LeonVermillion]

"So this is the place you want to use..." As Sena look around the aquarium, his memory flashed a little bit, like some slideshow, showing him a couple bit of his past experience on this location. Bad experience. A choatic situation that no one was able to think anything except for their own safety. He was just a young boy back then, so why does it happen? No one knows... nope they know the danger but for the sake of entertainment they choose to ignore the danger of Magikarp when it evolve.

 

calm down...

it's all in the past...

it's all in the past...

it's all in the past...

it's all in the past...

 

he took a deep breath, getting a hold of himself, slapping his cheek to help him focus, which he succeed, but for how long will he able to hold himself together?. "right, I hate this place more than anything... but setting up a loaction like this as a stage might be a good idea" As Sena continue to look around, he feels a sharp eye looking at him, and he vaguely recognize it. after all this time the little guy is still here. Who does he refer to? Who knows, only Sena know who and until he decide to show up, he decide to let him be.

[DemICE]

Cathode failed to contain her expression as it contorted into one similar to as if she had eaten a slice of lemon.   She quickly tried to say anything to distract Jenny from commenting on that part.

"I do not hold anything against crusty exteriors for ice creams, but it could have been softer.  As for the rest, it was pretty good in the beginning, but how do you explain the sour taste it took afterwards? And while I like spicy stuff, it is quite a unique experience feeling this from an ice cream... I don't necessarily dislike it though, it is the sour part that i think should definitely go,"  She tried to explain as casually as possible.

[Bfroger6]

#04 MOUNTAINS - Aquarium
SENA

*+Leader*

 

As Sena does nothing about the eyes piercing him, nothing happens. However, the sensation does not stop. Something keeps staring the two of them down as they proceed deeper.

 

"Yup this place is the perfect size for a stage, don't you think?" Leader replies perkily as she looks around. In front of you is a large tank container reaching up to the ceiling. It's dried up, of course, but the size of it is enough to fit a dance performance, hell, even a party in there. Sena recalls it as one of the larger tanks that used to be there, housing a bunch of various marine Pokemon back in the days. In fact, the entire Aquarium seemed to have been built around this one main tank. With the giant hole in the building, enough light shone toward it, even giving it a sort of special, half-lit vibe. Enough to see everything, but also enough to hide some things during a professional performance. It was, for lack of a better word, truly a perfect stage. "Right this should do!" Leader says. However, the tank had broken down from the entrance side, leaving only half of the glass still in one piece. The rest was strewn across the platform of the tank, along with the debris from the building. "Hmm... We've just gotta remove the rubble and clear up a large enough area. I could put Motor to use if we find a construction vehicle somewhere around here, but that'd make a lot of noise and we can't have anyone snooping in on us. Oh well, we're just gonna have to do it by hand. Come on, Sena, help me out!"

 

The two of you get down to business, clearing small rubble and glass by yourselves while using your Pokemon to attend to the larger pieces of debris. It's a painful kind of job, really. The debris is tough to carry around and the glass must be attended to very carefully so as to not cut yourselves on it. As you perform this task, the night slowly falls.

Sena can still feel the eyes at the back of his head...

 

"Geez this is really tiring..." Leader sighs as darkness falls over the Nexus. The moonlight coming in from the holes in the building creates an eerie, magical feel around the stage, amplified further by the specks of light reflected against some of the remaining glass shards on the floor. Leader notices this and claps her hands with a wide grin. "This should do it, honestly. The Dancer should be really happy with this kinda spooky atmosphere!" She says, though Sena is sure the main reason for her giving in so easily was out of laziness and tiredness after a whole day of work. Even he feels his bones and muscles hurting. However, the night is only beginning. Now you have to figure out how to lure the ghost.

 

"Sena, one of us has got to go back to town and find a way to lure the ghost here. Do you wanna do it or should I?"

 

Going to town could help Sena reunite with his friends and get in on the action. However, staying behind could prove as an opportunity to try and investigate the mysterious eyes following his every step in this aquarium. Leader never seemed to have noticed someone staring at them. Perhaps indeed these eyes were locked solely on Sena.

 

[Go to town or stay at the aquarium?]

 

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#04 TOWN

EMMANUEL & CATHODE

*+Uno, Jenny*

 

"OH gosh Emm you must be feeling awful from the heat, come on over to the shade!" Jenny quickly pulls out a bottle of water from under the stand and hand it to Emm, helping him out to move to beneath the stand's shade. She pulls up her chair and lets him sit on it. From the commotion, she fails to notice Cathode's expression and the young girl's comments simply flow over her head. For the most part. "S-sour it should be bitter. I knew I messed something up! But that's why I tried it out on you guys first! Thanks to your advice, I'll be sure to get it right next time!" She says as she pats Emmanuel and holds he water bottle for him.

 

Uno, on the other hand, certainly took notice of Emm's and Cathode's expressions as she shook her head in disapproval, probably of the ice cream. However, as she shakes her head, she lets out a pained sigh as she loses balance. She holds a hand over her head, grabbing onto the stand to prevent herself from falling over. Her expression is that of pain and her hand is now covering her eyes entirely. "I-I'm not feeling so well..." She says through her grit teeth.

 

"OH gosh OH gosh you too!" Jenny starts panicking. "We should get you somewhere where you can rest, it must be the sun! Guys guys where's her house!?"

 

Someone should probably let Radovan and Zeta know you'll be going to the mansion, but you can also do that over A-Comm. The important thing is Uno's expression grows more and more pained every moment, looking almost as if she could grind her teeth to dust any moment from how hard they're clenched. And her balance is almost nonexistent now. She would most likely need to be carried to the house, in which case, getting Radovan's help would probably be the best option, as neither Emm nor Cathode could really hold her well, even with Jenny's help, with how tall Uno was. And using Suzie was out of the question in town. Cathode would find her Luxury Ball locked and unauthorized for use while in this area.

 

[What do you do?]

 

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#04 RISTORANTE

RADOVAN

*+Zeta; Rubia; Chief*

 

"Well it's a delicacy. And it's a custom 'round here to pay tribute to the prey you've hunted by not letting it go to waste." The Chief says. He doesn't seem to mind Radovan not having eaten his share. Rubia doesn't mind either.

 

Zeta keeps trying her best but can't seem to chew hard enough.

 

"The Chief is a famed Gyarados hunter. He's slain many that posed danger to the island over the years, and calmed the rest. We've eaten and shared every single one's meat among ourselves and the inhabitants. The rest of the meat will, thus, be served at the festival later on. You don't have to eat it if you don't want."

[LeonVermillion]

Sena looked back at the location he assume the eyes was coming from, when the leader called, he shift his focus on the already finished stage, "looks good." he then mutters the word, "surprisingly..." Sena was caught off guard, she actually manage to create a stage in an already destroyed aquarium. Maybe she have a knack for construction and decor? Who knows, might not be a good idea to ask that. Sena continue to help the Leader by removing some obstacle.

 

As night falls, Sena decide to take some rest after working all day with the Leader, on setting up this whole stage. But even he knows the work is not over. I see... the little guy is still here huh... For Sena, actually have another business aside from the ghost thing, and that is to lure out the watchful eyes, he knows who it is but decide to wait until finally the leader declare that one of them must lure the ghost here. Sena saw this the perfect chance to make the leader go away as he replies, "You go, I'll stay here for a look out." As Sena go look around the places.

-after the leader leaves-

Right after the Leader left, Sena decide to call for the one that have keeping an eye of him. "I know you're here. no worries, no one here beside me and this Noibat of mine." As he let Verna out of her ball, trying to earn the watchful eyes' trust. He had flashback to that one pokemon that stayed in the aquarium, the one that dislike human yes it's quite the cliche I know. After this aquarium was destroyed due to a Gyarados attack in the past, it decide to stay here waiting for someone or something.

[DemICE]

Cathode had given Uno a worried look when she started not feeling well, but  Jenny's  anxious reaction had a contagious effect on the small girl too, in which case, she had reactively  started yelling "What's happening? Did you eat anything weird? Try to pull yourself together"  while trying to support her.  Her effort was in vain since Uno's much bigger frame was just too much for Cathode to even help her balance while standing.  

 

While still trying to push with her back against the side Uno was wobbling, she fumbled with her A-Comm only for it to fall from her hands.  She crouched to pick it up real fast hoping Uno wouldn't fall right at that moment, and then went on to call Radovan.

 

The device starts calling...

[Yours Truly]

Radovan seemed uncharacteristically sheepish for a moment as the sheer weight of peer pressure started to crash down upon him, but he quickly regained his composure just for long enough to say"Well considering the fact that it appears to have the consistency and texture of an old boot I'll have t-," just before he heard his A-Comm ring and quickly shifted to saying, "Take this call apparently, excuse me." He quickly picked up the A-Comm and the call and brought it up to his ears before he said, "This is Radovan speaking, what's up Cathode? Did something go wrong or did you just miss my charming self?".

[IntSys]

"Thanks," Emmanuel gladly cleansed his mouth with plenty of water, getting rid of the awful spiciness.

 

But aside from the gastronomical disaster he just experienced, there was a bigger problem at hand all the sudden. "Wait! Those cadets shouldn't have gone very far. I'll ask them for help!" Without waiting for a response, he sprinted down the streets, tracing the path back to the spot where he'd found the group of three cadets, looking for where they went. He yelled, "over here! Somebody, help! A woman had just collapsed out in the open all the sudden!"

[DemICE]

"H-hi Radovan! I-it's Uno! She s-suddenly felt dizzy and she is about to collapse right now! We need help! We are... somehwere in the main town... i'm sending you the coordinates right now!"  She said a bit faster than nessecary especially when she realized she didn't know where exactly they were so sending the coordinates would be the simplest solution. And she took the phone off her ear momentarily  to do just that.   "There, s-sent!"  ,she finished, while enabling open voice so that the others could hear too.

[Bfroger6]

#04 TOWN - HOUSE
SENA

*+???*

 

Leader nods to Sena. "I knew you'd push through! Dolly, Motor and I will do our best to lure the ghost here!" She says perkily and runs off in an excited hurry. However, before leaving the aquarium premises, Sena can see her turn one last time to gaze up at the broken structure. Her silhuette is framed by the moon's light in this scene, leaving her face in the dark. However, Sena is certain he saw a glint of light in her eyes, as if they'd teared up.

 

[Leader has left the scene]

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Sena, alone now, tries to call out to the pair of eyes gazing at him so relentlessly. However, nothing responds to him. The place is dead silent. Obviously the sense of safety isn't enough to draw it out. The question is whether whoever this is even felt unsafe at any moment. In other words, Sena accomplished nothing by reassuring it.

 

[What could it want from Sena?]

 

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Emm runs in panic(1,2): 2

 

#04 TOWN

EMMANUEL

*+Space Aether Cadets x2*

 

Much to Emmanuel's dismay, as he rushes, he does not run into the trio of Cadets he'd hoped to run into. Nono, the ones he runs into aren't those three at all.

 

Music: Ne'er do 'ell

 

The sound of teeth tearing through baloney, ripping it out of the sandwich that was probably all meat no salad, is the first thing that alerts Emmanuel something is wrong. Even though he still can't see any Cadets, his gut tells him to run, but it's already too late. At the corner, the young lad bumps into a certain duo.

 

"Oh."

"Yupyup, oh."

The two Cadets from earlier look down at what'd bumped into them looming like two giants over Emmie boy. As their brains slowly stop farting and they realize who they're looking at, the one not eating the sandwich grins. Another bite of the sandwich, an animalistic noise threatening to imprint itself into Emm's memory.

"Why look who we got here!"

"Yupyup, he's one of those."

"Hehe, what was it, callin' for help~? What was it, baby boy can't handle himself~?"

"Yupyup, and we thought you were like-"

"Right, one of the beeeeeeeeeeeesttttttttt."

"Yupyup, guess not, pff."

 

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#04 TOWN

CATHODE

*+Uno, Jenny*

 

Jenny made herself useful by letting Uno lean on her but the ice-cream girl's knees are shaking so hard she's barely holding the other's weight.

[IntSys]

"This is not the time for your stupid grudge against me! Someone going to die! Get your priorities straight!" Emmanuel scolded the two cadets. "If you're still not going to help, then let me through so I can find someone who would help!"

[Bfroger6]

#04 TOWN

EMMANUEL

*+Space Aether Cadets x2*

 

"Die?"

"Yupyup, he said die."

 

The two Cadets look at each other with a befuddled expression. They turn away from Emm and start whispering something unintelligible. After a few moments, they nod to one another and turn back to Emm.

 

"Is it that big chested lady?"

"Yupyup, that local one?"

 

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[Yours Truly]

On 11/11/2018 at 4:49 AM, DemICE said:

"H-hi Radovan! I-it's Uno! She s-suddenly felt dizzy and she is about to collapse right now! We need help! We are... somehwere in the main town... i'm sending you the coordinates right now!"  She said a bit faster than nessecary especially when she realized she didn't know where exactly they were so sending the coordinates would be the simplest solution. And she took the phone off her ear momentarily  to do just that.   "There, s-sent!"  ,she finished, while enabling open voice so that the others could hear too.

"Is...is she still breathing? Did she say anything about why this might be happening?," Radovan said as he quickly got up, patted Zeta's head, and slowly turned to leave the restaurant as soon as he got the coordinates with a panicked sounding, "Please excuse me but I have to go now since Uno is about to collapse and I need to get her to a hospital bye," breaking off into a sprint towards the general direction Zeta gave him.

[DemICE]

"N-no she just said she doesn't feel well and then she started wobbling all over the place! Whatever it is, i-it is very sudden, and figuring out what is it should come after helping her reach to a hospital or something!"   Cathode said nervously while still trying to push her backside against the side towards which Uno was wobbling now, along with Jenny.

[IntSys]

"... Yes," Emmanuel answered, glaring at the two cadets as he took one step backwards. He could almost already hear their response.

[Bfroger6]

#04 TOWN

EMMANUEL

*+Space Aether Cadets x2*

 

"Gotcha."

"Yupyup! We're gonna help."

The duo looks at each other and nods. They then follow Emm back to where Uno is.

 

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#04 RISTORANTE

RADOVAN

*+Zeta; Rubia; Chief*

 

"Someone's in trouble!?" The Chief jumps up, slamming the rest of his steak down into the table so that it almost jumped up from the force. Everyone at the table was sent flying up in their seats. "Let's go, Rubia, Zeta!"

 

"Roger, Chief. I'll be contacting a local doctor, they should await us at the residence."

Zeta tries to says something but her mouth is full of Gyara-steak she's still trying to rip apart.

The Chief, Rubia and Zeta follow Radovan to where Uno is.

 

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[Everyone present except Sena and Leader has joined the scene]

 

#04 TOWN

RADOVAN, EMMANUEL & CATHODE

*+Uno, Jenny, Cadet Duo, Chief, Rubia, Zeta*

 

"AAAAAaaa guys it's bad!" Jenny screams. Uno has gone completely limp and now Cathode and her were basically trying to keep a very tall saggy sack of potatoes stand upright. Seeing this, the Chief and the two Cadets Emm brought rush in to help them.

 

Rubia approaches Jenny and Cathode, who're now relieved from the Uno-holding duty as the trio holding her has it all in check. Actually, the Chief just takes her in his arms like it's nothing, while the two Cadets are left looking dissatisfied by the side. "Hmm? Would ya wanna hold her instead?" The Chief asks, but they straighten their backs and shake their heads in respect.

 

Anyways, Rubia approaches Jenny and Cathode. "I will need your report. We'll be carrying the woman to her residence. I've already contacted a local doctor. It's festival time but we've managed to agree on a house visit. He'll be waiting for us there. You needn't worry, it was probably just the heat and excitement. Still, tell me all the details as we walk to her house."

 

"Uhhh...I...Aq...Al..." Uno speaks faintly as you walk. "...na...A...ha..."

 

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#04 UNO'S MANSION

RADOVAN, EMMANUEL & CATHODE

*+Uno, Jenny, Chief, Rubia, Zeta, a doctor*

 

Music: Utopia

 

The night is slowly descending as you all sit at a table in Uno's mansion. You've carried her to the bedroom she's prepared for herself, Cathode and Zeta. She led you there by pointing her finger. She mumbled that she didn't want to be taken to her own room. She also insisted to be left in the mansion and not taken to a hospital.

In the meantime you've gotten rid of the two Cadets.

 

"I-is Uno gonna be ok!?" Zeta's eyes well up with tears. She can't seem to sit still and is holding her coat tightly.

"The doctor said he couldn't figure out the cause, but her state seems to be rapidly deteriorating. Her vitals are steadily dropping, yet she doesn't want to be taken to a hospital. She said it was fine. You say she's recently had a miraculous recovery? Do you have any details on which illness she'd been struck with in the past? This could be the cause for this development." Rubia keeps the questions going. She seems to be the most level-headed in the room in such a situation.

"..." The Chief is silent. If you make contact with his eyes, you might get an insight into how he views this event. However, if you did that, he would surely notice you.

"..." Jenny is silent, but unlike the Chief, her eyes are focused on her lap. More than anything, she seems to be regretful or something.

 

"A-and where's Sena? Cathode, Radovan, Emm we gotta look for Sena!" Zeta says, looking at the Cadets. You've tried calling Sena on his A-Comm, but the call never got through. Something must've happened to him too.

 

[What do you decide to do?]

 

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#04 OLD AQUARIUM
SENA

*+???, ???*

 

Everything is quiet at the old Aquarium. Sena finds himself unable to reach out to whoever it is that's starting at him, but the stare never once stops. They must be content with simply observing him for now, and while not doing anything was probably gonna be boring until Leader comes back, does he even have much choice to complain? He could hear faint distant sounds of a party in the town. The Festival must be starting.

 

And the Aquarium is silent.

 

However, that silence is about to be broken.

"Sena..."

A ghastly whisper reaches Sena's ear, like a soft woman's hand carressing his ear. A chill runs down his spine as he realizes the voice is coming from behind him-the stage him and Leader set up.

 

Music: Boundary of Human Desire

 

"Oh Sena. You should tell your friend this is not how you summon a ghost."

The voice is familiar, but the woman Sena knows it belongs to never spoke in such a cold manner. Even the words spoken to be alluring only manage to feel cold and distant, as if this woman was indifferent to the world. But...this isn't her, right? It couldn't be. Or...could it?

 

|THE GHOST GIRL HAS JOINED THE SCENE|

 

She stands tall in the middle of the stage, the moon's rays reflecting upon the glass shards, casting light upon her soft curves. Her dress is a traditional one, but it leaves her left leg bare right up to where it connects to her bussom. Her face is obstructed by a veil, but Sena can recognize it. She stares him down, a much different stare than that of the mysterious observer, this Ghost Girl, standing only on her left foot. Upon its bare skin, a little ways above the knee, is an imprinted gem-like form, shining red in constrast to her deep marine blue dress.

 

"I regret not having come while your friend was here too. I wanted to take both of you with me, after all. But my link to this world only now went to her slumber, allowing for my awakening. Nevertheless, I shall take you now and locate her in the town." She first stares at Sena, but upon realizing there was another observer at the scene, she looks towards the woods, above Sena. "You are here again as well? Have you not already learned you cannot stop me, after all these nights? How stubborn. I cannot promise your life will be spared if you engage me in my dance again." Sena hasn't noticed it before, but the Ghost Girl follows each single of her words with the flick of her fan, like a very basic form of dance. A dance theatre, if you will. It looks dramatic, but lacks any heart in it.

She's not dancing for herself-is what comes to Sena's mind.

 

"Sena, I implore you come with me willingly, lest I will be forced to take you by force. You needn't be afraid, we will be dancing deep within the entrails of this world with many others such as ourselves, stripped of all joy by a single unfortunate incident. Come join us all, drown with us all. Dance with me, Sena." 

[IntSys]

"... I'm afraid not, ma'am," Emmanuel frowned. And then, Zeta reminded him about Sena still not having called after a whole day. "Darn... Sena's also missing! And it's nighttime too, so there's a very real chance that he's under attack by the ghost girl right now!"

 

"But, would we even be able to find him in that case?" His face grew increasingly grim. "Unless, we try to leave ourselves vulnerable to the ghost. It's totally a gamble, yet it seems to be our best bet right now," he sighed.

 

"This is just awful... I don't know what to do," he grumbled, and then he spoke up once again. "I... I'll need a moment, if you'll excuse me." He paced toward Uno's bedroom, and knocked.

[DemICE]

"I-I'm afraid we are just as clueless as you are, miss! She was just fine till this happened!"   She stuttered 
Cathode felt a little nervous near this gargantuan Chief.  He reminded her a little of Mason, so in the midst of all this she was trying  to not look too much towards his direction.  She had noticed Jenny was sad, but she seemed to be more sad than someone would be for Uno, who she just met.   "Jenny what's wrong?"  She asked 

 

[Yours Truly]

Radovan gently sidled up to place several hopefully comforting pats on Jenny's back as he tries to get a better read on the chief himself, "I'm sorry Zeta, but there really isn't anything we can do right now! Not unless we want to search through the entire town for him...and it's the middle of the night anyway and I think we should really be there for Uno right now..." he looked more than a little worried before he suddenly asked, "

Unless...our A-Comms have a GPS feature right? Is there a way for us to find out where and when Sena's A-Comm was transmitting last time or?" 

[Bfroger6]

#04 UNO'S MANSION

RADOVAN, EMMANUEL & CATHODE

*+Uno, Jenny, Chief, Rubia, Zeta, a doctor*

 

Music: Utopia

 

"I see, that is indeed unfortunate." Rubia says as she scribbles something down. The pages in her notebook seem to be digital, reacting to where she presses her finger to write. However, she doesn't let you peek in no matter what if you decide to try doing that.

After Emmanuel speaks his mind about what Zeta brought up, Rubia frowns but retains her calm tone. "Yes, you should go cool your head. We don't need such irrational outbursts from you right now. Prematurely assuming your friend was kidnapped would do us no good." She turns to Radovan. "That seems like a plausible option. Excuse me for a minute." She takes her A-Comm and walks away to dial someone.

 

[Emm and Rubia have left the scene]

 

Jenny glances up at Cathode and smiles. It's a forced smile. If anything, it looks like she'd much rather cry. "I just can't keep anyone safe. I totally panicked when your friend there started feeling woozy..." She says as her voice quivers.

 

Regarding the Chief, the moment Radovan glances his way, the man's eyes are focused on the boy's, unreadable but apparent that there is knowledge they are hiding. "..."

 

"Radovan..." Zeta turns to him, looking at him for a moment before nodding. "We've gotta be here for Uno, you're right!" After another nod, the young girl seems fired up to stay here.

 

However, Jenny perks up momentarily, nearly standing up in her seat. "I-I can watch her if you want to go search for your friend. It's a festival night so he might get lost in the crowd or something. I'm sure he's scared. S-so I'll stay here and we can call the doctor to stay here too! You can do that, right C-chief?"

 

The Chief nods.

 

[What do you decide?]

 

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#04 UNO'S MANSION - WOMEN'S BEDROOM

EMMANUEL

*+Uno*

 

Music: Utopia

 

The open hallway leading to Uno's and the girls' room is unlit. You've decided not to light it so as to not bother Uno if she's feeling unwell. The wooden door's knocking initially brings up no response, but after a couple of seconds, Emmanuel can hear the ruffling of bedsheets, that is, the futon. You recall Uno and everyone else was set to sleep on the floor in old-fashioned futons during this vacation.

 

"Who is it?" Uno's voice is weak and frail, reminiscent of how she was when they first met back in #08.

[IntSys]

"It's me, Emmanuel. May I come in?" Emmanuel said. Things felt familiar... She was like this before, right? What had changed... And what had changed again? His mind was a mess then, unable to figure out the possible connection.

[LeonVermillion]

"Uno..? Wait... no you're not her." Sena take a step back, before continuing "Sorry, I don't know who you are and what do you want, I still have an unfinished business here. This place still hold prison to a certain pokemon whom I met years ago... until he decide to show up, I ain't going anywhere with you! Verna now Supersonic on that woman!" Verna without any hesitation use Supersonic. Will it work? probably only work as a minor distraction, but that should be enough for Sena to run outside into the forest a long with Verna. He have guessed that it probably watching from the outside.

[Bfroger6]

#04 OLD AQUARIUM
SENA

*+???, ???*

 

Verna flew to half a meter in front of Sena and between him and the Ghost Girl, releasing a soundwave at the Ghost Girl.

 

::: COMBAT INITIATED :::

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[Rules for combat without an A-Comm]

 

 

-all randomizers will be hidden from Sena-

-all enemy and ally stats, typing and abilities will be hidden from Sena-

-all enemy and ally HP will be hidden from Sena-

-statistics of the moves used by all enemies will be hidden from Sena-

-Sena cannot use items from his bag-

-Sena's only available Pokemon is Verna-

Music: Foundαtion of Trαdition

 

Verna's Supersonic (55): ???

???

 

The sound resonates through the empty chamber but disperses around the Ghost Girl, apparently having no effect on her. Sena couldn't be sure, but she shows no signs of confusion. However, now that Sena's provoked her, she stops waving the fan in her slow dance, instead pointing it at the boy.

 

"So you choose to dance with me here? Fine. I will take you by force."

All of a sudden, the ground beneath her left foot crumbles down as if pushed by some immense force, as she braces to move. Throwing the fan behind her in a trained and melodious motion, she lunges herself forward at Sena, doing a frontflip as her left leg is enveloped in a watery aura, coupled with the sounds of the crashing waves. This seems to be the focal point of her attack.

 

Ghost Girl's ??? (??? Power/??? Accuracy): ???

???

 

Something rustles from the forest behind Sena, but it's too far away to help him out against this attack. He will have to handle it himself...

 

The attack is frontal and is connected to her frontflip motion, meaning it strikes towards Sena in a straight line, without any signs of being maneouverable to the sides. The easiest solutions for Sena would be to move away to either side except the front unless he feels confident enough that he can duck under her jump safely, which, at the close range they're at, wouldn't really look plausible. Left, right or to the back. If Sena can trust the rustling from the forest is a sign of help, then moving to the back might be the safest option. Also, Sena wouldn't be able to 100% guess what kind of splashing area of effect the Ghost Girl's attack could have. He can assume what kind of attack it is and what kind of range it'd have upon impact, but he cannot be sure without an A-Comm.

 

[Will you trust the rustling from the forest?]

 

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#04 UNO'S MANSION - WOMEN'S BEDROOM

EMMANUEL

*+Uno*

 

There's a momentary delay before Emmanuel hears an answer from the other side of the door. "Please. The door has no lock."

 

Upon entering the unlit room, most Emmanuel can see is whatever the moonlight from the window is being cast upon. Uno's figure is sitting up in her futon to greet him. She seems to be slightly better than when this all began.

"Emmanuel, did you come see how I feel?" She asks softly, with a smile. "Please do not worry, these are just...symptoms of my treatment. I will be better by tomorrow. I always get better by tomorrow..."

[IntSys]

Emmanuel took a seat before Uno, sitting comfortably on the tatami. "... Yes," he answered, even though he knew that his goal was actually rather selfish, just distracting himself from the present issue by focusing on her. He set his eyes on the moonlit floors and away from Uno for a moment, digesting what she just said. "Treatment? Have you been taking medicine?"

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#04 UNO'S MANSION - WOMEN'S BEDROOM

EMMANUEL

*+Uno*

 

Uno is silent from a moment, watching Emmanuel sit down. Her body seems frailer than earlier today in the light of the moon.

 

"I suppose you could call it medicine." She answers with a smile and a soft laugh. It doesn't seem to bother her that much. "Father said it must be from back when we first met, all your friends and I... You remember I sought the Tree of Life for my selfish purposes, right? When that attack hit me...it gave me what I always wanted-my old body back. But only during the day.." Uno coughs a couple of times. "Sorry, I got a bit out of breath from talking..." She adds calmly.

 

A few moments of silence drag on between you two.

 

"I used to be a dancer when I was young. But the strength in my legs was taken from me by a terrible accident. They said I'd never dance again and I...I was the one who brought it onto everyone and I lost so much too...so I let my body rot away like you saw me firs- o-oh.." Her head drops as if her neck suddenly snapped, silently. She holds a hand to her forehead as Emm notices a faint blue glow coming from underneath her futon sheets, somewhere around her legs. She lays back down and goes silent as the only sound permeating the room becomes her shallow breathing.

 

Going from the assumption Uno is a native Wailudan citizen, Emmanuel could research the accidents that took place in the past there. Additionally, peeking under her futon sheets was an option to investigate the glow. Emmanuel cannot see it anymore but that's because she covered herself up again. Third option would be going to her room. It might hold some secrets to her past.

 

[What will you do?]