Round Two

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EDIT: This thread is no long open, as we already have 5 people.

[Energy: 19 - 5 (Entrance Cost) = 14]
[Exclusive Item: White Silk (Reduces cost of every other Pokemon rolled by 1)]

Pilot gazed ahead at the sickeningly sweet forest of Pecha. It was a common location for rookies to train, which is exactly why he chose to go there several days prior... However, that trip hadn't ended very well. The tiny Taillow shuddered when he recalled being exploded on by a Pineco, and then subsequently getting poisoned by an Exeggcute... Indeed, he had been defeated by two tiny forest critters, and now he was back for vengeance. To say that he was bitter about his failure in the forest would be an understatement. Since his terrible Pecha Forest expedition, the small bird Pokemon had become much stronger, and now he was going to prove himself by finally getting through the "easy" dungeon.

While he was confident that he could conquer the rookie's dungeon alone, Pilot couldn't help but feel a bit lonely. Maybe it was because he had grown accustomed to always having a partner with him during his explorations... Not that he missed Hidon specifically. Well, it shouldn't be too hard to find someone else in here, Pilot thought to himself, remembering how quickly he had found a temporary partner the last time he had been in the dungeon. "Hey, anyone here?" He chirped, trying to attract the attention of any other rookie explorers in the forest. Of course, he was also attracting feral Pokemon in the process...

Pilot watched as Katsumi finally managed to wriggle her serpentine body through the rocks. Wow, she doesn't look too good, The Taillow thought to himself, cringing upon noticing the gory scrapes running along her lower half. Her injuries looked much worse than the small gash in his chest. Realizing that looking mortified wouldn't help the situation, Pilot tried to keep a level head, and gave the Dratini the most genuine smile that he could muster. Still, his efforts to conceal the severity of Katsumi's cuts were in vain, as it was obvious that he was distracted by them.

The Dratini seemed to be getting weaker by the minute, as her usual enthusiasm had disappeared. If Pilot didn't hurry, she would pass out. "Alright, I'll get you out of here," The bird cooed, still trying to get over the shock. He grabbed onto Katsumi with his talons as lightly as he could, and carefully flew out of the pitfall. The Taillow lowered her to the ground, and then released his grip on her. Then, he fluttered up beside her, looking at his traveling companions to see their reactions.

Energy: 0 (toxic poison)

Looking back towards the trap, the mouse was greeted with a bit of a gruesome scene. Pilot had successfully removed Katsumi from the pit, however, she didn't look too good. Her body was covered in a few cuts and she was exhausted, but at least she remained conscious. "Heh, glad to see that you're alright." Raze said with a small smile. The reassurance of her safety allowed him to relax just a tad, but still aware of what could have been the cause of the trap.

"Just give me a second." the Minun excused himself. Over where he had accidentally dropped his bag, Raze had spotted a small, pink object. Upon closer inspection, it appeared to be a Pink Gummi. My lucky day! Not really my favorite, but it's still nice to see one. he noted, grabbing the small morsel and dropping it into his bag. However, once he looked up, purple spores shot out at him from seemingly nowhere. "Poison... Powder!" he sputtered out between coughs, staggering back from the area with his bag in tow.

Lillian wouldn't admit it, but... she was feeling a slight twinge of concern for the Dratini. Eyeing the scrapes along Katsumi's body, Lillian kept on an air of nonchalance. She didn't offer the Dratini any sympathy - Lillian hated sympathy being offered to herself, after all. Instead, she gave Katsumi a quick nod of acknowledgement.

Suddenly, Lillian heard a series of strangled coughs. Raze was stumbling backwards from a bush, choking out something about... poison? Immediately, she was put on guard. What could be lurking in the bush?

Rustling sounds ensued, and an Exceggcute emerged from the bushes, wearing a menacing smile. Surely this was the feral that had poisoned Raze. Was the pitfall trap all part of sits carefully-organised plan? Or was the trap just something that had simply happened to be there? Lillian couldn't be sure whether the Exeggcute was connected to the trap or not. Regardless, all it meant to her was that she would get to fight more battles. Lillian let an ember fly from her mouth, hitting the feral squarely.

[Energy: 8 + 1 (natural restoration) = 9]

Once Pilot had lifted her out of the hole, Katsumi felt herself start to relax. She was grateful to the Taillow for helping her and she was grateful to the others because they looked like they were actually concerned. The Dratini was feeling ever so happy that these Pokemon actually cared about her, even if it was only a little. With her violet eyes filling with happiness, Katsumi looked at the others, a more familiar grin spreading across her face. “You guys are the BEST!”

However it wasn’t long before her short-lived joy abruptly came to a close. One minute the Minun had stated he was glad that Katsumi was okay but the next minute he was in an awful state spluttering something about poison. The Dratini wanted to help so badly but her wounded body refused to let her budge. Hissing with utmost irritation, Katsumi could only watch as the scene unraveled before her.

Cana watched as Pilot flew with the Dratini out of the pit and put her down. Katsumi really didn't look good. Still, she was a bit relieved. They didn't have to worry about getting Katsumi out of the pit anymore.

"You guys are the BEST!"

Cana didn't dare to look at the Dratini anymore. How could she say that after how she did to her? Cana was already feeling bad and now she felt worse. It was her fault Katsumi got caught in that trap after all. Cana wondered if the others were angry at her for that. They seemed too worriee about Katsumi now though.

While Cana was lost in thought, Raze got hit with a poison powder and an exeggcute appeared. Cana didn't seem to realize what was happening though.

Pilot, rather than jumping into the fight as he normally would, just sat back and watched from a safe distance. They seem like they have it under control, The Taillow thought to himself. In all honesty, he didn't want to get involved because he had been defeated by an Exeggcute the last time he was in Pecha Forest. Not that he'd tell the others that. Also, despite his Guts ability, he didn't feel like getting poisoned, so it would be best to stay away. The bird cringed when he saw Raze stagger out of a cloud of purple spores. Hah, I'm glad that's not me...

After briefly preening himself, Pilot looked to his side, noticing a rather distant expression on Cana's face. The Fennekin hadn't said very much for the entire trip, and he had to wonder what was going through her mind. "Hey Cana, are you alright?" Pilot asked with a quizzical head tilt.

{OOC: Still have to introduce that Tangela, so this will be my last roll for a while if not for the rest of the thread. If any of y'all want to be a darling and do that for me, go ahead.}

Energy: 0 (toxic poison) + 1 (Pink Gummi eaten) = 1

The aching of his body was nullified by the crippling feeling of the poison taking effect. Raze had only been poisoned once before on a trip with his sibling and hated it, almost to the point of keeping at least one Pecha Berry with him at all times. Maybe that would have been a good idea, saving a few... he thought, still coughing and sputtering up spores. The Exeggcute that had shot the attack revealed itself, but was struck by an Ember rocketing from Lillian. "T-Thanks... I owe you one..." the mouse called, using this opportunity to grab the Pink Gummi he had collected and use it.

The slightly sweet piece gave the Minun a small boost of energy, but not enough to soothe the pain he felt in his chest. "Is it getting... harder to breathe... for anyone else...?" he said to himself, adding a bit of humor to the situation. Regardless of how hard the chemicals pushed against his lungs, Raze kept a determined yet wobbly stance. Doing the only thing he felt that he could with his current state, he fired a Thunder Wave towards the Exeggcute. The Electric type's vision was becoming a bit cloudy and his hearing dull, so he wasn't quite sure if the attack hit its intended mark.

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[Energy: 10 + 1 (New Page) = 11]

Lillian glanced back at Raze. He didn't seem to be faring too well, and his condition seemed poor. However, he managed to shock the Exeggcute with a Thunder Wave.  It froze in place, paralysed and unable to move. The Exeggcute glared menacingly at Lillian with all its faces, and Lillian returned it with a steely stare. I'd better finish this off quickly," Lillian thought, lashing out at the Exeggcute with another Ember attack. It recoiled, fire being a weak point of its. Before the Exeggcute could retaliate, Lillian dashed forwards and scratched it with her claws, sending it collapsing to the ground. She prodded it carefully with a paw. It didn't move.

Lillian turned around, walking back to the small group. That was easy. Too easy, she thought. However, what she didn't notice was that the Exeggcute had not fainted yet. Each of its eggs slowly became righted themselves, and the Exeggcute fixed Lillian with an almost maniacal stare. It prepared to attack.

Irritation was bubbling inside the irritated Dratini as she let out an irritated hiss. Honestly! Why on earth do I have to lie down doing absolutely nothing whilst the others are off fighting! This is so not fair! Katsumi was feeling very annoyed at the fact she could only watch the Minun and Lillian fight the Exeggcute.

Regardless of her initial annoyance, it wasn’t long before Katsumi's emotions were uplifted by the ongoing battle. There was no denying that the battle was pretty amazing. With her violet eyes glued to the fight, Katsumi cheered as Lillian proceeded to walk back to the group. However, the Dratini then spotted the Exeggcute behind her that was preparing to attack. “Lillian! WATCH OUT!”

{Forgot this: Energy = 8 + 1 = 9}

"Hey Cana, are you alright?"

The Fennekin snapped out of her thoughts when Pilot asked her that. "Huh? Oh, I'm fine." Cana looked at the others. She realized an Exeggcute had appeared and Lillian was fighting it. She also noticed something was wrong with Raze. "Wh-What happened?" Cana was utterly confused. How did she not notice any of this? Was she lost so deep in her own thoughts?

She shook her head a bit and watched how Lillian seemingly beat the Exeggcute. Well, the exeggcute seemed to be beaten but Raze didn't seem too well at all. Cana hesitated a bit and walked towards him. Did he get poisoned or something? Cana didn't see it happen. She quickly looked up when Katsumi yelled to watch out.

Alright, I'll introduce that Tangela now.

Pilot huffed, noticing that his companions didn't have the situation under control as he had hoped. Remembering his last run-in with an Exeggcute, the avian was reluctant to fly back into battle. Still, they looked like they needed some help taking the hardy foe out. "Yeah, you check on Raze," The Taillow told Cana, spreading his wings and getting ready for combat. “I'll handle those stupid eggs,” He finished, backing up to take off into the air. However, before the bird could ever hope to take flight, he was pulled back in the bush! Letting out a surprised squawk, he tried to resist, but his efforts to escape were fruitless.

When Pilot opened his eyes, he was face-to-face with a strange mass of vines... It was a Tangela. The Pokemon had wrapped one of its long appendages around his legs, rendering him unable to do much other than squirm in its grasp. “Gah, get offa me, you creep!” The bird shouted, pecking the Tangela square in the face, although its grip on him didn't loosen.

Lillian heard Katsumi's alarmed cry. Upon hearing the warning, she immediately spun around. She saw a blur of colour - Raze had dashed past them, using Discharge. The burst of energy hit the Exeggcute, and dealt the damage required to destroy the last bit of energy the feral still possessed. The Exeggcute collapsed, for good this time. I should have checked more thoroughly, Lillian thought, critically. The ferals are even more persistent than I thought they'd be,
She tentatively approached the Exeggcute again. This time, she was sure that it had fainted. Looking over at Raze, Lillian noticed that he looked quite shaky.

Only then did Lillian notice that Pilot was in trouble. Whirling around, she saw that he had been entangled by a Tangela. Fire had been effective against the last Tangela that Lillian had faced. This will be easy for me, she thought, somewhat arrogantly. She steadied herself and sent an Ember flying at the Vine Pokemon. However, there was quite a bit of distance between her and her target. With dread, she realised that it had gone slightly off course.

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Lillian's ember attack had been awesome until it went off course. All Katsumi could do was watch helplessly as the ember hit the edge of the clearing, setting fire to a tree. The flame was small at first but it was rapidly growing. The fire seemed to have had inflicted some damage on the Tangela that was attacking Pilot but it wasn’t long before the fire was going to harm the others.

The Dratini looked down at her tail, anger engulfing her. Just MOVE already! You can’t be COMPLETELY useless! HURRY! With the strong determination to have some significance to the fight, Katsumi slowly slithered towards Lillian and Pilot.

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(Ooc: Now everyone will go see Cana go all panic mode. This might be fun)

Cana watched as Raze used Discharge on the exeggcute. She was impressed that he could still pull that of considering how weak he was. She glanced at the others. The Fennekin noticed Pilot was in trouble and wanted to go over there to help but then she noticed Lillian. She was about to use a fire attack. "Lillian, don't!" Cana cried out. But she was too late. Lillian had already fired her ember attack.

Cana watched in horror as the ember hit the tree. A growing fear and panic was rising in her chest. "No...Not again...." Memories of the past started flashing before her eyes. The forest fire she caused, all the bodies of the pokemon who died in it, the pain and suffering of those left behind,....

It was getting too much. She had to find a way to stop this. But how? She was no water type. Cana was totally panicking now. She couldn't even think straight anymore.