Rise of the Shadows!

[Moonlost]

Gamin lifted his head. He could scent them leaving. Damn it, didn't they care abotu Seventeen? What about Scarab, surely he wanted her alive? He lowered his muzzle to her, licking her face. Her wounds had stopped bleeding thankfully, but her breathing was even more shallow than it had been last time he checked. She snarled, tears beginning to well in his eyes. She couldn't die... She couldn't! He roared out in anger and sorrow, turning to attack whomever was nearest to him, not caring if it was dusk, dawn, sunrise or anything else for that matter.

[Senna-Umbreon]

((I AM BACK! 6 hours of sleep, then dentist appointment sucks.

.... WHY DO I KEEP COMING BACK TO CHARACTERS BEING DEAD?! *Flails* NUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU *Dies from flailing*))

Ghost smiled up at Iron and nuzzled him.

"MEEP!" Rust squeaked happily, running around in a circle.

Ghost snickered at Rust, then tilted her head at Solara, smiling, "Heh, it's fine." She then shook her head, ".. Not really."

[Lupis]

((Which Kabutops? >.> The ditto-in-the-shape-of-Scarab, or real Scarab?))

A few of the Dusk healers hadn't scattered yet, and gathered around Seventeen. An absol summoned a small sun, and used Wish. Several others that could use Wish did so as well. "We need to get her out of here! Scarab can't help her if she's in the middle of the battlefield!"

[Azunara]

((Fake one. He's still a kid and has been quite happily been tricked. >.>))

Solara tilted her head at the small cranivee, flicking her tail and watching him.

[Senna-Umbreon]

Rust squeaked, running over to Solara. He stopped in front of the Espeon, blinking up at her curiously.

[Moonlost]

((So much for Gamin going a little berserk XD ))

Gamin calmed down at the sight of the healers, his eyes were still burning red. He jumped over to Seventeen, wiggling under her and lifting her up with his back. It was tricky without Venin to secure ehr, but he would manage.
"Cover me!" He told the Dusk as he broke into a charge, running away from this hell hole.

[Kira]

Daray tugged himself out of the Reverse World with a sigh and he looked around. Well, this was going to make things more...uh..interesting.

---

Ketsin was starting to feel a bit tired, but he refused to let his shields drop.
Theia was healing Cro and Ketsin as needed, healing Ciro once in a while.
Ciro had continued to attack the Dusk, staying in his attack form and alternating between Psycho Boosts, Zap Cannons and his lesser used Razor Winds.

(( *Feels bad for killing Delora**Feels even Worse for having planned it in her head for a week* ))

[Azunara]

Solara looked down at Rust, unsure of what to do. She wasn't good with kids, blast it. Where some pokemon had maternal instincts, she had feral, berserking, "Rawr-I-Claw-You-To-Itty-Bitty-Pieces" instincts. What was she supposed to do with him? She chose a rather neutral action. "Hi." She said.

((D:))

[Senna-Umbreon]

((*Still flailing around*))

Rust squeaked happily, then started running in a circle around Solara.

[Lupis]

((Ahh, okay. Also, D'oh! I hate Dusk voices right now. :-< I want mean old Scarab back, not this heartless freak.))

The ditto jumped back in an attempt to avoid the Hyper Beam, slashing its scythes at the shades. The beam hit its side, but it tried to act like Scarab would and ignored the pain.

An Armaldo charged up to Ketsin and began throwing heavy rocks at his head, roaring.
Armaldo uses Rock Blast!

The healers ran beside Gamin, keeping him safe. The Dusk around him leaned in, covering as much area as possible to keep him out of harm's way.

Scarab looked over to see Gamin carrying Seventeen and the voices made a decision. Seventeen was valuable. He let out a hiss, calling Vulture and Carrion. "Vulture, pick up Gamin. Carrion, follow my lead." He began to run towards the forest, keeping out of sight. Carrion followed.
Vulture flew towards Gamin, landing in front of him and lowering his head. "Hop on! We're getting OUT!"
Buzzard, far enough into safe forest, took flight, making sure the Scientist was safe. He flew towards a distant, abandoned city.

[Azunara]

Solara tilted her head at Rust, unsure how he didn't get dizzy.

---

First the Chomp Specter, then the past him, then the Delora specter faded, and Cro was left alone. He panted, fairly tired and frustrated. And sad. Still, he kept launching attacks at the ditto-Kabutos, not knowing it was fake.

[Kira]

Ketsin held off the rocks for as long as he could, but eventually his shield began to fade and he was hit, falling onto his behind. Theia healed him immediatly while Ciro ran over and snarled, opening his mouth to show a whie ball before a beam of ice shot at the Armaldo.

Theia used Recover!
Ciro used Ice Beam!

[Moonlost]

Gamin gave a grateful bark and jumped onto Vulture. He wrapped his front paws around the Charizard's neck and gripped Seventeen's scruff with his teeth. He hoped that would be enough to keep the both of them secure.

[Senna-Umbreon]

Rust squeaked, then suddenly slowed to a stop and fell over, dizzy, "Meep!"

Ghost snickered, "What a little goof..."

[Lupis]

Vulture thre himself into the air, flapping hard to get some altitude. He saw Cro below him and grinned, breathing out a plume of fire - both launching an attack at Cro and creating heat that rocketed him into the air. He turned to begin flying towards the abandoned city as well.
Vulture uses Flamethrower!

[Azunara]

((*looks at Sol.* *looks at Ghost.* *snickers at lack of interaction. I honestly have no idea what Sol would say to Ghost anymore. xD))

Solara nodded slightly, "Yeah."

---

Cro yelped at the sudden strike of flames, recoiling in pain. Fire. Owww...

[Lupis]

((*Forgot to include the reaction of the Ditto...* >.>))
The Ditto wasn't as fast as Scarab, and couldn't dodge as many attacks. He was pushed back, but tried to remain strong and look like Scarab. He got to his feet and lunged at Cro as soon as the flames faded, slashing at him.
Ditto-Scarab uses Slash!
((Nothing fancy here, because I'm not sure what skills he'd be able to use. x.x))

[Senna-Umbreon]

((XD These two just seem so awkward around each other now.))

Ghost's expression fell. She sighed, "Um.. I'm gonna be over here..." She turned and trotted over to a tree, which she then proceeded to leap up into and sit down on one of its branches.

Rust squeaked dizzily, then staggered up, "M-meeeeeeeep.."

[Moonlost]

((*Tries to resist the urge to have the Dusk Magicarp flail about at Cro.*))

Venin moved deep into the forest, away from the rest of the fighting. Well, she had survived. Now what.
She had seen the dusk flyign above her, heading to the ruined city she and the Hounds had explored before. Perhaps she should meet up with them? It seemed about a good a plan as any other. She doubted the other two armies would let her in. Gamin might prove a problem if he was still alive, he might not be happy at her for leaving. Bah, she would figure something out by the time she got there. She started to leisurely trot towards the city.

[Azunara]

((Cro would be all, "...?" at it...xD))

Solara nodded, looking at Rust. Seriously. What was she to do with the kid? She whined, shaking her head. The Voices made it perfectly clear what she should do, take him for a nice walk and take him to the Dusk as a peace offering, then join them. She snarled at the Voices, shuddering slightly.

---

Cro yelped at the attack, not yet recovered. He snarled in anger, building up energy once more before releasing it with a savage scream, darting forward at the Ditto-Scarab, claws slashing widely, jaws snapping.

Cro used Metal Burst!