Attack of the 'mons!

[kingbowser]

Who: Rampaging Pokémon and YOU!
Where: Goldenrod City, various locations.
When: Feb 14th, early morning to afternoon.
What: Brainwashed Pokémon and Bowser's minions attack!
Rating: Not sure, but there will be lots of violence. These Pokémon will go all out on humans. Injuries may occur.

[It's about 10 AM when it happens.

The ground within Goldenrod City rumbles. It starts out as a series of small vibrations before growing, escalating. Smoke, fire, and roars soon follow.

It's impossible to miss the Pokémon as they make their rampage. Two Ninetales dash through the streets, yowling, howling, growling away, spewing flames at anyone and anything that crosses their paths. Will-o-Wisps to induce burns, Confuse Ray, bites, scratches, bursts of flame. They're not alone, either. Those who manage to get a good look at them may notice their eyes look remarkably bloodshots, while their pupils appear as little slits.

A Venomoth takes to the air, sprinkling powder attacks and unleashing blasts of Psychic and Poison attacks. Perhaps even some Supersonic.

The earthquakes progress through the town, drawing closer to the Department Store. The cause? One cackling Torterra, stomping her feet and throwing around rocks, grass type moves, and all sorts of terrible tricks. She's joined by a drooling Swampert, who grumbles and snarls, and starts launching water, ground, and physical based attacks. He's the first to burst through the Department Store doors; the Ninetales soon follow suit.

But perhaps the most frightening of all is the Salamence swooping in, tongue dangling from his mouth, a giddy grin on his face. Those facing Rex may find themselves facing his terrifying fangs, claws, and massive weight; at 12', he's nearly three times the size of your average Salamence. With no sense of empathy, he sees everyone and everything as 'playmates'...

In other words, expect attempted mauling.

But who's the one orchestrating this mess? And will any brave heroes step forward to silence these beasts before the mayhem escalates?

Either way, you better hurry! The city won't save itself.]

[ooc: There will be no major property damage, but there will be damage nonetheless. Most replies will come from koopacrew; Bowser himself is largely keeping out of sight.

More details here.]

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[beforethedarkness]

[Somehow, Sasuke's getting a sense of deja vu from this.

Either way, the chaos doesn't go unnoticed and he's close to scowling. That's about when he shoots off a text to everyone he knows would want to help (and would actually be helpful), a list that consisted of Riku, Sora, Evan, Obito, Tenten, Lightning, Ventus, Terra, and Rin.

That's when he throws Ino and Blaziken out of their balls, gathering them close and telling them a plan. And when their plan goes into action.

While Sasuke's leading from the ground (as well as serving as a distraction for the Torterra and Swampert), Ino is carrying Hiruzen high into the air above them, dodging debris at every opportunity. The first thing he had to do was stop the earthquakes... And, no matter how strong that Torterra was, it wouldn't be able to stand up to that.

Swampert was going to be much more difficult though...]

[koopacrew]

[As Hiruzen and Ino take to the air, there's a sound of buzzing from afar. It draws closer and closer. Soon, the two Pokémon may experience some... strange tingling in their heads.

Seems there's a Pokémon utilizing Psychic!

There's also a flash of red and blue zipping by with a bellowing roar. Watch out for falling rocks! Rock Slide's a fun little trick.]

[beforethedarkness]

Ino! Launch him now!

[Sasuke grimaces at the sight, getting his pokéballs ready for quick withdrawal. He told Lightning that he'd pull out if things got too hairy, but he had to be careful. He didn't want them getting too badly hurt.

Ino shake and quivers alongside Hiruzen, but at last she starts to spin, eventually hurtling Hiruzen down towards the Torterra below. Thankfully, it seems like Hiruzen regains himself and rights himself, one leg going down and blazing. The air whipping around him helps the flame grow much bigger than it normally would, aiming directly for the Torterra's head.

Good fortune doesn't smile on Sasuke's pokémon for long though, and Ino gets hit by one of the boulders. Sasuke, with a dark frown, returning Ino to her ball at the heavy blow. Damn, this is more dangerous than he thought it was...]

[chosen_light_child]

[Hikari can't believe that this is happening again. Sure, it wasn't as bad as when Bowser attacked with the airships and everything, it was still pretty bad.

So right now she was flying on her Charizard, with Togekiss flying besides her. Their target? The Torterra heading towards the Department Store. The sooner that they can stop the Earthquakes, the faster others can take care of the other things. She's going to wait until they're really close to it to give out attack orders, but as long as they stayed in the sky, the should be fine for the most part...]

[koopacrew]

[Don't get too cocky! While Smasher has yet to notice her presence, Hikari may notice rocks falling over the roof of a nearby building, followed by the roar of a Salamence.

There's nothing worse than a rock type move against a Charizard. Better think fast!]

[chosen_light_child]

[Hikari does manage to notice it, but more importantly, so does her Charizard, so both it and Togekiss are pulling back away from the rocks as they fall. A Salamance wasn't good. Sure, Empoleon had Ice attacks, but Charizard couldn't carry him. And like hell was she going to let Cubchoo out in this fight, he wouldn't stand a chance at all.]

Okay. Try going around a few of the other buildings.

[And while Charizard and Togekiss go to do that, Hikari's going to keep her eyes peeled on the sky, waiting for the Salamance to come into view again.]

[brokenmemories]

[Just when she expected this day to be a happy day, the worst happen. After that whole cookie fiasco, Misaki's definitely pinning the blame on Bowser. Knowing Temerarie worked nearby at the Department Store, she shot a fast text to him asking if he's there and needs help before getting down to business.]

[For now, her primary targets are the rampaging Ninetales in the streets and the Venomoth in the air, assuming there might be others going against who's been using the Earthquakes. Both Madoka and Blindy were surveying the air for the Venomoth while Wani and Ruka were ground level besides Misaki, ready to take on the Ninetales. Akatsuki was also taken out but he's nowhere to be seen. Since he's had a knack for battle strategies, maybe he has some sort of idea...]

[The Ninetales can expect a double layer of Toxic Spikes coming towards Misaki's way, as well as an oversized brutish Feraligatr powered up by Helping Hand beforehand.]

[koopacrew]

[The Ninetales hiss when the Toxic Spikes come into play, one of them firing off a Confuse Ray in retaliation, while the other unleashes Will-o-Wisp.

The Venomoth seems to be spraying powders wherever she flies while screeching out SuperSonic. They're going to have to play it safe if they don't want to get nailed by statuses, but at least they have a type advantage on their side to make up for a level gap.]

[whatispokemon]

[Luckily both of them manage to miss the Will-O-Wisp but the Confuse Ray managed to hit the Feraligatr, who was fully ready of attacking the two fire types with an Aqua Tail. That's not going to be good.]

[As Wani was attempting to hit something with his Aqua Tail, Ruka on the other hand sent an Earth Power towards the one who sent that Confuse Ray. How dare they made her friend become a danger to himself and everyone!]

[The two spotted the Venomoth preoccupied with sending out statuses attacks and were making out a plan for themselves before going after the purple moth. After a small moment, only Blindy went came after the Venomoth, attempting to shoot an Attract to at least distract her a bit. In the mean time, Madoka was trying to stay out of sight as she prepped for a Sky Attack as seen by her glowing body.]

[fairycircle]

[Really? Really?? As if her day couldn't get any more cruddy from people leaving and the sudden mass of upset Pokemon and now it's a holiday about being with people you love on top of feeling incredibly homesick --

That's it. Gloves are coming off.

Cheria's not in the department store, but she felt those earthquakes from the flower shop in the northern part of town, so she is instantly running out the door and throwing several Pokeballs; Two Gyarados, Kingdra, Raichu, Swoobat and Lopunny, all six follow Cheria as she races down to the department store. It's the Kingdra going for both of those Ninetales, Lopunny getting directed at the Torterra, and it's with both Gyarados at her side that she turns her eyes on the giant Salamance.]

Dualscar, Mana, ice beam and twister!

[The Raichu and Swoobat are then getting sent after the Venomoth then with directions of thunderbolt and psychic.]

[koopacrew]

[Meanies! Rex grumbles and swerves to the side in an attempt to dodge the beams, though one does nail his tail. Teeth bared, he dives down, sparks forming around his fangs, in an attempt to retaliate with Thunder Fang!

Those going after the Venomoth may find themselves dealing with an onslaught of status moves. Supersonic, powders, and Signal Beam for the Swoobat.

Obviously, she is outnumbered, but that won't stop her from putting up a solid fight.]

[fairycircle]

[Cheria darts back to get behind the Gyarados, fishing into her pockets to get potions ready immediately since electric is a serious problem. Pirika the Raichu comes running back to counter that thunder fang, leaving Sue to deal with the Venomoth, despite moving slower from a stun spore. Swatting the Salamance in the face with her bolted tail, Pirika slams her feet down against the ground before using toxic.]

Pirika, light screen! Mana, rain dance! Dualscar, twister!

[Are we making a god damned thunderstorm? We are making a god damned thunderstorm, if the clouds forming overhead from the storm on top of twister mixing together are any indication; the friction in the air is making Pirika's cheeks light up nicely.

Out and about in town, Sue keeps giving chase to the Venomoth, bouncing between the use of protect, calm mind, and future sight. Supersonic is starting to become a real problem though, especially when it causes one of the aerial ace attacks to go shooting through the air at the radio tower.]

[falseshore]

[Well, someone picked a bad morning to be in the Department Store. The second floor, specifically, so at least he's not in the direct path of the approaching 'mons. He's heading downstairs as soon as he receives Sasuke's text, stopping short when he reaches the first floor just as Torterra bursts in. That doesn't give him enough time to formulate any sort of strategy, so he basically calls out the first couple Pokémon he can get to--Stupid, Nami, Sora, and an extremely low-leveled Aura.]

Nami, Sora, see if you can get the one in front. Don't let them get too far in!

[Stupid is sticking by his side for now, and Aura, though not given any commands, promptly disguises himself as a Charizard and joins the fray, mostly flying around in an attempt to create a distraction.]

[koopacrew]

[Shell Smasher bellows a roar, smashing her way through the front door. The ground rattles, rumbles, and shakes. Beware her terrifying earthquakes!

The Charizard illusion, though, catches her eye. Hope ya like rocks, you silver-haired guy!

Why is this all being written in rhyme? Who knows, who cares? It's battle time!]

[falseshore]

[Nami and Aura aren't affected by the earthquakes, being up in the air, but Sora stumbles as he approaches his opponents, aborting his attempt to use Ember.

Rep also stumbles, narrowly managing to avoid falling onto his partner...and also narrowly managing to miss the cascade of rocks that nearly lands on him a couple seconds later, some bouncing off of the floor and landing on his legs. He's never seen a Pokémon attack a trainer directly, and hates being mostly defenseless. If that's going to be how it is, he'll look for something to use as a weapon.

Meanwhile, Nami and Aura have taken to swooping around the Ninetales that followed Shell Smasher in. Or were, until Aura gets clipped by a rock, forcing Nami to snatch him out of the air as soon as the illusion is gone.]

Rose>John>Pokemon!

[tentacletrainer]

[It had been a lovely breakfast to start the day off - a sort of mini-date if you will - that they were heading home from. Had to change, contact their friends, make plans, the works for any holiday like this! But it seemed these rampaging Pokemon had other things in mind for the two teenagers. It was a blast of flame from one of two Ninetales that had Rose stopping, a hand moving to grab John's arm.

She recognizes those fox Pokemon...and a quick exchange with her Espeon confirms it.]

John, that’s Hanabi and Ojiro.

[She’s not sure what’s going on, but her Pokemon are attacking the town and that’s not okay with her. Tugging on John’s arm, she starts after them with Guile on her heels.]

[ghostytrainer]

Huh, wha-- oh!

[So focused on everything else that had to be done today, it took John’s mind a few moments to catch up to what was going on. His Lopunny and Lampent were fortunately more on top of things than their trainer, following after Rose without having to be half dragged towards the mayhem.]

[Once John has his wits about him though, a glance up into the air reveals something that makes him wish he had stayed spaced out: an all-too-familiar Venomoth. He grits his teeth.]

That bastard! Chandel, hit her with Fire Spin [He pauses.] but not too hard.

[He’s aiming to stop the Venomoth after all, not kill it. And with Chandel’s lower level, he may just be able to accomplish this. Maybe he can talk Sara out of this or something.]

[The Lampent makes a determined noise, all too happy to oblige and shoots a pillar of flames at her former teammate.]

[enjoymyatelier]

[...Kayneth really should expect these sorts of things to happen more often, given everything he's heard about Goldenrod, but he doesn't, and so when he feels the earthquake begin as he's heading towards the Pokemon Center after getting some morning training done he just...

...he just. Well, since he's on his way there anyway he may as well switch out his current Pokemon for his level 100s in the event that whatever's causing this is strong enough to warrant them. He's a short ways from the Pokemon Center, though, and nothing will guarantee that he'll make it there before getting attacked... he'll leave his Sigilyph trailing behind him since she notices things and is reasonably fast...]

[koopacrew]

[Hopefully that Sigilyph won't panic if a gigantic Salamence diving down. NEW PLAYMATE! How exciting! Play, play, plaaaaay!

Rex bellows and roars, claws flexing, tail twitching. Better start running faster!]

Inviting Temeraire to come in at any point!

[anabottleofcola]

[Bobbery was just in the Department Store to stock up for a last couple training sessions before the supposed PFC gathering - and poor ol' Scarlette was having a jolly good time socializing with some other browsing trainer's Valentine-heart-bearing male Floatzel - when the tremors could first be felt in the building. They'd hurried over to the window along with most everyone else on the floor, and had spotted the dragon and the moth coming in through the air, then had spotted the earth-shakers on the ground.

And now are accordingly on the ground floor, Bobbery and all four of his team - even the two young rascals the Prinplup and the Wingull - in battle position as the Swampert and the Ninetales come in.

They all flinch and sharply draw back as a watery blast from the Swampert nearly catches them.]

I say watch yourselves!

[And Bobbery's eye darts around the room, over the two attacking Pokémon, the civilians scattering along the walls either up the stairs or, for the lucky ones getting an opening, through the doors - he focuses on the fox. He's faced a trainer or two on the roads who had foxes - unevolved ones, but nevertheless, their type is fire.

He draws another step back and looks over at Scarlette and Pendrake, catches each of their eyes and gives each a sharp look which he then tosses over at the Ninetales. Catching the suggestion, they edge forward.]

At the ready! ...Now!

[They loose their water attacks in unison - the Sealeo launching a Water Gun and the Prinplup launching a Hydro Pump. A bit outrageous it was seeing him using a move with that pressure for the first time practically fresh out of the egg, but anyhow.]

I'm ready whenever o>

[koopacrew]

[The two Ninetales shriek, attempting to bolt off in different directions. In their escape, however, they end up crashing into a kid and her mother. The watery blasts strike them from behind, and...

Well, it definitely stings, but given their level advantage, it could have been worse. Much worse. In fact, their eyes start to glow, and they bare their fangs, growling under their breath. Then the air ripples, and a high pitched ringing like nails on a chalkboard wafts through the air.

Confuse Ray for those pesky water types! The other Ninetales, in the mean time, rubs its paws together for a good ol' Nasty Plot.

But the Swampert's lack of patience sends him scrambling through the crowd on all fours with a fearsome GAWAAAAARGH!

He flails his arms in his rampage, pulling off a series of Hammer Arm strikes, denting walls, rattling shelves, sending people to the ground. This ain't good, folks!]

tags ever so slightly late

[tendered]

[ When the department store is ransacked, Momo is carefully pointing her fingers together and debating what type of peach perfume she wishes to buy. Does she go with Justin Bibarel or Mariah Skitty....

The attendants are offering her a storm of fragrances when the chaos erupts. She's not sure what exactly is happening but her first instinct, with the shaking, is to quickly take the two bottles and hide them in her sleeve, so, you know, she doesn't have to pay for broken properties. The cashier starts to duck underneath the counter while Momo Hinamori gets out Woobat to use her Odor Sleuth and echolocation to see exactly what's going on. In the mean time, Sunkern is going to crawl up her sleeve. ]

W-what's going on?! [ ALL SHE WANTED WAS SOME PERFUUUUUME..... ]

[koopacrew]

[That Swampert scrambles across the floor, sending the ground quivering with each step he takes. The two Ninetales by his side scour the area for any unsuspecting targets.

The sight of the Woobat and Sunkern soon catch their eye, and they rush forward with a cackle. Better run, because there's a Dark Pulse and a Flamethrower coming their way!]

[sunpendant]

[Raven is looking into getting a job in the department store for another week when the attack starts. When Swampert bursts in, she's at a nearby counter considering options; the rush of glass that heralds the entry of two powerful Pokémon is more than enough to get her attention.

Customers are already running from the building, fighting shakes and - from the looks of it - strange attacks. Monsters attacking people? That isn't how this world is supposed to work.

Raven finds herself cornered by a Ninetales, recognizing that it may very well be herding her along the shelves into some kind of trap. A water-type would be good. But her only water-type is...

It's just not going to work. She sends out Melody, a Swablu, instead, having no real idea just how high-powered these Pokémon are.]

[koopacrew]

[A Swablu? Keh, heh, heh. Oh, you poor little trainer. Enjoy the Flamethrower directed at you both and think fast! This Ninetales has no more morals. They've been stripped away in the months of Psychic assault it's endured.]