Rise of the Shadows!

[Senna-Umbreon]

((Aaaaand I need sleep. I'm out for the night! See ya all tomorrow! XD))

[Lupis]

Summer, by the time Baaz gave his speech, was halfway to the clearing and couldn't hear. The thought of a calm, peaceful clearing without anything or anyone but Sosa and Hallow was endlessly appealing. An actual family that she could actually trust. She liked the idea.
((Leafpool and Crowfeather come to mind here, running off to live on their own...))

The Dusk "army" had deteriorated to a high degree. What was once an army had returned to its old state of "mass of angry things that attack stuff". They roamed in ragged packs.
One such pack, a group of Tauros, was nearby Ghost, snorting and huffing. They didn't notice the Umbreon only so many yards away.

((Same with me - up way too late! Gah, too exciting. ))

[Kira]

(( All I have to say before I pass out is Epic speech is epic. Baaz, you rule. Night all! ))

[Kamalia]

Julius tried to ignore the looks Rust gave him. He lifted his head and called out Ghost's name as they moved, over and over, wondering where she got to. "We'll find her, Rust. Don't you worry," he said distractedly.

The girls watched Baaz. Molly held her chin in her hands, focusing on the Arcanine intently as she digested his words. After a long moment of silence, Olivia stood up, a stubborn and determined look on her face and her head held high. She screeched at the top of her lungs.

"We are the ones who will push away the Dusk! Though the Dawn will sometimes fade and disappear when the dusk comes, what lasts longer, what lingers? Daylight! How many hours of the day are in the sun, and how many are in the darkness?!" She looked at her comrades, challenging. "Baaz is right! I'm sick of this cave. I'm sick of all of this! I'M SICK OF TEARING AT EACH OTHERS THROATS! Maybe Ghost was right..." She paced back and forth. "We are being idiots." She faltered for a moment, then held her head high again and shook her fist in the sky.

"For the Dawn! For the Sunrise! For the... for the DAYLIGHT!" She crowed, then paused and shrugged at Baaz with a weak grin. "I think you're a lot better at doing motivational speeches."

[Moonlost]

((If only I got on earlier, before people started going to bed. XD Oh well.))
Baaz looked at Olivia form the corner of his eye. "I think yours had it's own charm." He said with a small smile, happy to see that his words hadn't fallen on deafened ears. He turned his gaze back to see what the reactions of the others would be.

~

"Just think of it, Kabutops..." Insins said in a fevered whisper. "We shall be the creators of gods, and in them we shall know the workings of the univserse itself..."
The doctor shook his head suddenly, clearing it of his grand plans... for the moment. "Alas, one cannot infect others with this new Dusk, a physical injury caused by these new evolutions will merely infect their victim with the Progenetor Dusk, so to speak. In order to create more, we'll have to administer the new virus personally to each and every subject. I'm also unsure as to how the psionic network, or the "voices" as you call it, affects these new Dusk."

((And now I'm out to play Civ 5. I'll see you guys tomorrow, when you get up. ))

[Kamalia]

Molly and Tira looked at one another, then at Baaz and Olivia. Tira got up and joined the Blaziken, meekly looking up at Baaz. Molly closed her eyes and silently went over the disasters that had just happened. "This seems like our last chance. We might as well take it while we can." She said softly. "Now or never." She stood up and nodded at the Arcanine.

[Magnakilro]

Chomp stood up, and walked over to Baaz.

Lilith joined.

Arachne walked over.

Pinsir walked up as well

Jaws, looking pissed and determined, stood by Olivias's side.

Trident, Spear, and Dart heard the speech, "Dad....what are we gonna do?"

Spear spoke, "I'm going in....."

The swarm flew to Baaz.

Deoxys teleported to the forming group

Zap walked over.

The baby unowns stayed with their parents.

Demonica teleported to the group.

Venus and Medusa walked over.

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Soundwave and Ironskull returned to the entrance.

"What's going on?" asked Soundwave, worry and fear in his voice.

Iron looked around frantically for Ghost and Rust.

[Azunara]

((and we begin to see deterioration of Sol's mental state...))

Solara hissed distastefully. She could've sworn she smelled Dawn nearby. She pricked her ears, pausing briefly before snarling deeply. That blasted umbreon was close.

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Zerak and Aurora stood by the others, Cro was by his father.

[Magnakilro]

Soundwave looked around, "Where's Sol?"

Iron and began grunting and hissing.

"....Ghost Julius and Rust are gone too!?"

[Azunara]

Zerak growled, noting his sister was gone. "If both of them are gone...Sol likely wouldn't hurt Ghost, but she was pretty shaken up..." He pricked his ears, straining to hear something.

[Magnakilro]

Ironskull began to hiss.

"Calm down big guy...we'll get them back!"

They stood next to Zerak.

Soundwave looked at the umbreon, "What's this gathering for?"

[rubybeam]

Victini was now gone from her corner now, she didn't want to kill but thoe voices that screamed in her head

KILL THEM!
KILL THEM TO GAIN THUNDER'S TRUST AGAIN!
NO ONE NEEDS LIARS!

[Azunara]

Zerak replied, "They plan to join the Sunrise and combat the Dusk instead of hiding." He was still rather focused on finding his sister, but he couldn't hear her. She was far off.

[Magnakilro]

Soundwave and Iron looked at each other and nodded, "If it means we'll find our wives his kid and Julius...then we're in!"

[rubybeam]

"Julius is gone!?" a tiny shape immdeatly scurried into the group "Then I'm in!"

[Moonlost]

Baaz was amazed and moved at how all of them were willing to get behind him. He composed hismelf quickly though, now wasn't the time for pride. "As soon as everyone is ready, we move to the Sunrise and get this Daylight army happening. But, I say we send a few scouts out to locate our missing companions. Soundwave, Iron and a few willing others, look for Julius and Rust. Then take them to look for Ghost. Try and convince her to meet us back with the Sunrise. If she's spoiling for a fight, don't engage her whatever you do. We want to prove we're beyond fighting ourselves at this point."

The Arcanine looked around, trying to think about who else was missing. "... Another group go look for Summer and her mate. Solara too, along with any others I may be missing here. Come back to us if you have no luck locating them within a day or two. I intend to send a group to more thoroughly locate any other survivors and other potentual allies once we combine forces with the Sunrise. Speaking of the Sunrise, we're aiming to make allies. I know their leader can be a bit... rough, but we need her skills and her army."

He then padded outside the cave, smiling as he felt the warm sun soak into his ebon fur. They could do this. They had to.

((Baaz seems to have suddenly usurped leadership of the Dawn O.o. So not what I had in mind when I created this character. I hope nobody minds.
I'm out for sleep. If you need to continue forward, then Baaz will be traveling to the Sunrise encampment when everyone is ready, inclusing those who haven't had a chance to post yet. Laters all! ))

[Magnakilro]

Iron and Soundwave nodded, "Let's go..."

The pair ran out to find Rust and Julius.

[Senna-Umbreon]

((*Cheers* Go Baaz!!!))

Rikki grinned, "Those Dusk won't stand a chance against us! I'm in!!" She trotted over to the others, with Hanaki and Arinei ((Who keep falling off the face of the earth..)) in tow, both of them looking just as determinded at the Zangoose.

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Rust followed Julius, squeaking loudly as he called for his mom.

[Magnakilro]

Iron sniffed around and called out for Rust with a roar.

Soundwave called out for Julius.

[Senna-Umbreon]

Rust stopped as he heard the roar. "Meep?" He squeaked curiously, looking in the direction Iron and Soundwave were. After a few seconds, he scampered off that way, squeaking the whole time.

((I can not express just how much I love RP'ing Rust.. XD *Huggles him* <3))