2010-05-20, 07:11 PM
OOC: Yeah, the entrances to Diglett Cave were in Vermillion and Pewter City. I just fell into the middle section.
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"CRRRRAAAAAAPPPPP!!!!"
The group made a mad dash down the cave, hoping to outrun the Diglett. So far, they were doing unexpectedly well, if only because of the fact that they only seemed to be coming from one direction. Most of the Diglett that popped up in front of everyone were regular Diglett, but they joined the ranks of the zombie army as the army dug past. Finally, the group could see a ladder up ahead.
Lyssane: A ladder?! Why'd it have to be a ladder?!
Natu and Murkrow flew up the ladder with no trouble. Lyssane, Charmander, and Togepi, however... As Lyssane reached the ladder, everyone suddenly found themselves surrounded. One of them lunged at Charmander with a Scratch attack, but he whipped the Diglett into the cave wall with a Dragon Rush. A brief blinding flash came from Togepi as the flame's light briefly shone on her, and the brief flash from the brightpowder appeared to startle the rest of the Diglett.
Charmander: Have at you!
Lyssane: Hm, so that's what Diglett look like out of the ground.
Murkrow: Don't just stand there! Climb, idiot! They're going to recover any moment now!
Natu: We need to go back and buy them some time!
Murkrow flew down and attempted to launch a Whirlwind and Confuse Ray combo, but it only succeeded in having the Diglett begin slamming into the walls, causing parts of the cave ceiling to cave in. Lyssane quickly returned everyone but Natu into their Pokeballs, and Natu used Psychic to help her up the ladder. They then made a mad dash towards the entrance, with Lyssane frequently tripping and stumbling back up as fast as possible.
The two barely made it out of the cave before part of the entrance collapsed. A few seconds later, and everyone would have been crushed to death. Anyways, they now found themselves at the outskirts of Vermillion City. The other three Pokemon forced themselves back out of their Pokeballs.
Lyssane: Natu... You did good.
Natu: Yeah, but I left your briefcase down there.
Lyssane quickly realized that her briefcase was missing. It was probably down below the ladder somewhere. She thought about going back in to retrieve it, but the Diglett were probably waiting for her to come back. Lyssane decided that she had to leave it behind. For the next five minutes, she complained about everything that she lost within that briefcase as everyone marched into Vermillion City. Things like her passport, Pokedex, and even photos of her parents. There was even a group picture with Natu, Murkrow, and Tropius.
Vermillion City was strangely peaceful. It seemed to be deserted, save for a group consisting of one Nurse Joy and four Officer Jennys. The Jennys were with a squad of four Squirtles and Growlithes, watching the wildfire to the west approach Celadon City. Lyssane approached the group to see what she could learn about what happened here.
Officer Jenny: Ugh, whoever started this fire is going to face some huge fines!
Lyssane: ...
Togepi: Oops.
Nurse Joy: But no one is allowed in this area! It was probably a wild Pokemon.
Officer Jenny: Yeah, you're probably right.
They finally noticed Lyssane and her Pokemon as the Officer Jennys were discussing plans to run through Saffron City and defend Celadon City with the Squirtles.
Nurse Joy: Ah, it's great to see another trainer here! And where are you from?
Lyssane: Uh...
Murkrow: She better not say Pallet.
Lyssane: ...Fuschia City.
Officer Jenny: You came from Fuschia? I heard that city is full of zombies. You're lucky to be alive.
Nurse Joy: I hope the zombies haven't figured out how to ride bikes up to Celadon yet. I wonder how Erika and her assistants are doing against the zombies from Saffron?
Officer Jenny: What brings you to Vermillion City, anyways? It's dangerous to go to Saffron City.
Lyssane: Have you seen a Tropius lately?
Officer Jenny: Are you the owner of that Tropius? We saw a Tropius land in the construction area shortly after the last trainers here left.
Nurse Joy: He seemed to be suffering though.
Everyone ran to the construction area that Nurse Joy described, to find Tropius resting. Murkrow and Natu were about to fly up and meet him, until he opened his eyes. The two stopped mid-flight. Tropius did not look pleased to see his old friends.
Lyssane: Tropius... What happened to you?
The zombified Tropius took flight, and launched a volley of leaves at the group.
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Current Location: Vermillion City
Current Objective: It is possible to re-capture Tropius, despite being zombified? Or is there no choice, and he must be killed before he does something terrible?
Current Status:
Natu: 80%
Murkrow: 100%
Togepi: 95%
Charmander: 85%
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"CRRRRAAAAAAPPPPP!!!!"
The group made a mad dash down the cave, hoping to outrun the Diglett. So far, they were doing unexpectedly well, if only because of the fact that they only seemed to be coming from one direction. Most of the Diglett that popped up in front of everyone were regular Diglett, but they joined the ranks of the zombie army as the army dug past. Finally, the group could see a ladder up ahead.
Lyssane: A ladder?! Why'd it have to be a ladder?!
Natu and Murkrow flew up the ladder with no trouble. Lyssane, Charmander, and Togepi, however... As Lyssane reached the ladder, everyone suddenly found themselves surrounded. One of them lunged at Charmander with a Scratch attack, but he whipped the Diglett into the cave wall with a Dragon Rush. A brief blinding flash came from Togepi as the flame's light briefly shone on her, and the brief flash from the brightpowder appeared to startle the rest of the Diglett.
Charmander: Have at you!
Lyssane: Hm, so that's what Diglett look like out of the ground.
Murkrow: Don't just stand there! Climb, idiot! They're going to recover any moment now!
Natu: We need to go back and buy them some time!
Murkrow flew down and attempted to launch a Whirlwind and Confuse Ray combo, but it only succeeded in having the Diglett begin slamming into the walls, causing parts of the cave ceiling to cave in. Lyssane quickly returned everyone but Natu into their Pokeballs, and Natu used Psychic to help her up the ladder. They then made a mad dash towards the entrance, with Lyssane frequently tripping and stumbling back up as fast as possible.
The two barely made it out of the cave before part of the entrance collapsed. A few seconds later, and everyone would have been crushed to death. Anyways, they now found themselves at the outskirts of Vermillion City. The other three Pokemon forced themselves back out of their Pokeballs.
Lyssane: Natu... You did good.
Natu: Yeah, but I left your briefcase down there.
Lyssane quickly realized that her briefcase was missing. It was probably down below the ladder somewhere. She thought about going back in to retrieve it, but the Diglett were probably waiting for her to come back. Lyssane decided that she had to leave it behind. For the next five minutes, she complained about everything that she lost within that briefcase as everyone marched into Vermillion City. Things like her passport, Pokedex, and even photos of her parents. There was even a group picture with Natu, Murkrow, and Tropius.
Vermillion City was strangely peaceful. It seemed to be deserted, save for a group consisting of one Nurse Joy and four Officer Jennys. The Jennys were with a squad of four Squirtles and Growlithes, watching the wildfire to the west approach Celadon City. Lyssane approached the group to see what she could learn about what happened here.
Officer Jenny: Ugh, whoever started this fire is going to face some huge fines!
Lyssane: ...
Togepi: Oops.
Nurse Joy: But no one is allowed in this area! It was probably a wild Pokemon.
Officer Jenny: Yeah, you're probably right.
They finally noticed Lyssane and her Pokemon as the Officer Jennys were discussing plans to run through Saffron City and defend Celadon City with the Squirtles.
Nurse Joy: Ah, it's great to see another trainer here! And where are you from?
Lyssane: Uh...
Murkrow: She better not say Pallet.
Lyssane: ...Fuschia City.
Officer Jenny: You came from Fuschia? I heard that city is full of zombies. You're lucky to be alive.
Nurse Joy: I hope the zombies haven't figured out how to ride bikes up to Celadon yet. I wonder how Erika and her assistants are doing against the zombies from Saffron?
Officer Jenny: What brings you to Vermillion City, anyways? It's dangerous to go to Saffron City.
Lyssane: Have you seen a Tropius lately?
Officer Jenny: Are you the owner of that Tropius? We saw a Tropius land in the construction area shortly after the last trainers here left.
Nurse Joy: He seemed to be suffering though.
Everyone ran to the construction area that Nurse Joy described, to find Tropius resting. Murkrow and Natu were about to fly up and meet him, until he opened his eyes. The two stopped mid-flight. Tropius did not look pleased to see his old friends.
Lyssane: Tropius... What happened to you?
The zombified Tropius took flight, and launched a volley of leaves at the group.
---
Current Location: Vermillion City
Current Objective: It is possible to re-capture Tropius, despite being zombified? Or is there no choice, and he must be killed before he does something terrible?
Current Status:
Natu: 80%
Murkrow: 100%
Togepi: 95%
Charmander: 85%