Rise of the Shadows!

[Azunara]

Cro shyly followed the boy to Olga, head tilted as he looked at her. She didn't look so bad, like she would try and eat him. He struggled to find the words, looking at his claws thoughtfully.

[Kamalia]

((Wheee, more people to roleplay with! \o/ Welcome, Bubbleme!))

"Nice kids indeed." The Blaziken agreed with a nod. "I don't know about you, but I'm more than happy to make friends with kids who give away free chocolate. Having a big scaly dragon that acts like a puppy can't help but win over at least a few of them, too." She winked and nudged him with her hip.

Radio sighed. "Hey, a little bit of unwinding is nice anytime, especially in war." He seemed to briefly consider her words. "A program, huh..." He rubbed his chin, looking deep in thought.

"Hm. Seems like there's no one here. I suppose they won't mind, though..." Molly thought aloud as still no one answered her calls, then glanced at Holly. Any luck finding that mix?

[Azunara]

((*pokes thread.* *makes sad face as it makes hissy, deflated sounds.* *goes off to get an air pump.*))

Solara continued padding along, humming, occasionally shaking her head. It hurt, the Voices were screaming in her head, trying to drown out an instinct. Instinct that led her to the buzzing. The wind told her it was Dawn, but...She whined quietly. Something was off.

[Senna-Umbreon]

(('Ello peoples! And fweeee~! More peoples! XD))

Phantom kept running. Damn it, he really hoped this worked... If that Telepatheon had started running after them just after they fled... Well, Phantom doubted he'd be able to outrun her. But.. Despite that, there'd be no way he'd just let her catch up with them. He'd do the best he could to get Venin to safety! With that thought in his mind, the flames around his paws flared up, increasing his speed slightly.

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Lyell roared as Julius attacked him, knocking him over. He growled, standing up, then charged at the Floatzel, head lowered with horn ready to tear flesh.

Lyell used Megahorn!

Stormie got up and scrambled away, shaking. "Lyell....." She squeaked quietly. Hannibal scuttled over and hid behind the Kojondo, "D-do you think the others are like that too...?" He asked. "I.. I sure hope not." Stormie replied, whimpering.

((*Uses Revive on thread* LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!!!!!!!!))

[Kamalia]

Seeing the Daikenki coming for him, the Floatzel let out a hissing noise and the fur on his shoulders and back stood on end. He kicked off of the ground with as much force and speed as he could muster and leaped over the seal and his blade-like shell, trying to scratch at his back and tail as he sailed over.

Julius used Quick Attack!

Landing roughly and stumbling a bit, Julius paused to glance at Brainstorm and Hannibal. "Are you okay?!"He called as he tried to regain his balance.

[Senna-Umbreon]

Lyell roared furiously as his target jumped over him. Not only that... He was unable to stop in time and ended up running straight into a tree, his horn getting stuck in it.

Stormie nodded slightly, "I'm okay, I guess...." She replied, ears pinned flat against her head.

[Kamalia]

Julius nodded, looking at her, then at the somewhat stuck-looking Lyell. "He's one of your teammates, isn't he?"

[Senna-Umbreon]

Stormie nodded again, "Mmhm... He's our leader, actually..." She glanced at the Daikenki, then back over at Julius, "Why is he attacking us?"

[Magnakilro]

Jaws smiled, "Wonder if she likes berries..."

He picked up a Mago berry.

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Soundwave heard very faint humming. He smiled and flew towards the noise, keeping up his own music.

[Kamalia]

"Well, he's... he's Dusk now, it looks like." Julius watched the Daikenki for a moment. "I've never been affected by the Dusk virus, but I've heard that it's real awful. You turn all dark coloured, hear these voices in your head that tell you awful things and you can get angry and lose control easily. Apparently, the voices tell you all sorts of lies about your closest friends and make you so angry that you want to hurt them, kill them even." Julius cast his eyes downward unhappily before looking back up at Stormie. "It's curable, though, so there is still a chance he can come back to his old self."

[Azunara]

Solara pricked her ears as the buzzing got louder. She looked back in the direction she came, raising her nose to the wind. She could still veer off and try to finish off Phantom. He was wounded and until the vapereon sprang into action, unable to heal himself.

Still, her paws rebelled beneath her, happily forcing her in the direction of the Dawn incomer. The Dusk had subsided into a dark rage, knowing that they would have to work with this. Still. This may work out in their favor...

[Magnakilro]

Soundwave flew faster and faster, keeping up his song. "I coming Sol....dusk or not...evolved or not....I'll do anything to be with you again!"

[Senna-Umbreon]

Stormie whimpered, "I hope we can cure him.... I don't want to fight him...."

Hannibal squeaked, looking behind him and seeing a dark purple glow beyond the bushes, "Eep.... S-Stormie? Wh-what's that?"

"Huh?" Stormie turned and looked at what Hannibal was looking at. ".... That looks like..... ..... ... Oh Arceus...." She whispered, backing away from the bushes as a darkly-coloured chandelier floated towards her, cackling as its flames flickered.

[Kamalia]

"Um... so you said you were missing the rest of your team?" Julius asked anxiously, his eyes widening at the Shandera. "...Exactly how many Pokémon would that be? Because I have a really bad feeling about this..."

[Azunara]

Solara flicked her tail, expression shifting from confusion, fear, sorrow, frustration. She whined again, unsure. The Voices were curious, was he genuine, or was it a trap?

[Senna-Umbreon]

((Have I mentioned I CANNOT for the life of me settle on a name for my Mebukijika? First it was Evergreen, then Fraize, then Cheetal, then Leif, then Arnoux, and now I'm trying to think of a new one for him... Considering Prancer, right now. .. What? I'm in a Christmas-y mood! >.<;;))

Stormie scampered over to Julius, Hannibal following. "Uhh.... Well, other than Lyell and the Shandera over there, Maya... We have two other teammates.. A Desukan and a Mebukijika...." She replied, still whimpering.

[Magnakilro]

Soundwave saw something ahead. It looked vaguely familiar, but he had a hunch, "SOLARA!"

[Kamalia]

"I... don't know what those are. Do you think we should we hightail it out of here?" Julius asked a bit nervously, trying his best to act brave while keeping an eye on the two Dusk Pokémon.

[Azunara]

Solara lashed her tail, shaking herself. The Voices quietly hummed, thoughtful. They allowed instinct to take over here, deciding to take a tactical position. Solara was briefly surprised the Voices had no input, and she said quietly, hesitantly, "Soundwave?"

[Senna-Umbreon]

Stormie glanced at the cackling Shandera again, "Erm... Yes, I think we should... I really don't want to leave them like this.. But I don't think we can fight them, either..."