Mokou Quest 2: Sinnoh Edition

[capt. h]

> Shake that hand with a grin, preferably a normal one.
> "No problem."

> You give the man a warm smile.

>"I would've done a Keine if they refused to run away from that."

> "What's a Keine?" Riley asks.

>Show list of achievements.  Any reward for unlocking them?

> You check your phone.

> Apparently, Yukari fooled around again recently. You notice an achievement section that wasn't there before, in addition to a note at the top:

> "In the spirit of games, I decided to add a list of achievements tailored to each and every one of you. No need to thank me!"

> Murder by Death - Get killed. COMPLETE
> Cold Case - Kill Cirno.  COMPLETE
> Good Times - Kill Kaguya. COMPLETE
> Silent History - Make Keine Speechless. COMPLETE
> The Journey Begins - Collect 1 badge. COMPLETE
> The Very Best - Collect 8 badges.
> Legendary - Catch a legendary pokemon.
> I'm So Lonely ;_; - Call Yukari.
> Gotta Catch 'Em All - Catch 20 different pokemon.
> Hey Ran - Would you mind finishing these lists off for me? I need to spy on Chen.

> ...yeah. You don't know if there's a reward for unlocking them.

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"Headbutting."

[Kyo Tanaka]

>What's the bottom suppose to be? Wasn't that Chen Keine met?

>Call Yukari. Demand the reason why she added achievement list to our phone.

[IdiotsOpposite]

>What's the bottom suppose to be? Wasn't that Chen Keine met?

I think that's Yukari adding a note for Ran to finish the list - not an achievement in and of itself.

And yeah, call Yukari. But tell her to edit that last one and make more, in addition to what we already plan to say.

[capt. h]

>"Headbutting."

> "It's my preferred method of handling delinquents," Keine says.

> "Seriously? Shouldn't that hurt?" Riley asks

> "Not at all. I suppose hard heads have always been in the Kamishirasawa line..." Riley and Keine get deep into their own side conversation.

> Admittedly, the headbutts are usually a double-edge sword in that they also hurt you like hell (rather than just the victim), but for some reason Keine never feels a thing after she does it.

>What's the bottom suppose to be? Wasn't that Chen Keine met?

I think that's Yukari adding a note for Ran to finish the list - not an achievement in and of itself.

> You aren't completely sure about the Ran-Chen issue, but you have some knowledge of the Yakumos. From the stories, you would not be surprised if both of them were too busy stalking Chen to finish the list.

>Call Yukari. Demand the reason why she added achievement list to our phone.

And yeah, call Yukari. But tell her to edit that last one and make more, in addition to what we already plan to say.

> You call Yukari to express your annoyance with her messing around with the phones and to ask her to make more achievements. How dare she add cool new features without your consent!

> You pick up your phone and try to dial her number.

> "No service available," you hear a lady say. "No service available. No service available. No service-" you hang up.

> "It's the depth," Riley says. "No reception down here."

>_

[Kasu]

> Guess we'll just have to try later then.
> Onwards!

[capt. h]

> Guess we'll just have to try later then.
> Onwards!

> You are arguably at the bottom of the cave. However, the grunts dug it out deeper with their Onix, so you can follow their trail. "I'm coming with you," Riley says.

> You head deep into the cave, and continue until you reach an openning, where you find a massive cavern, with caves dug out in all directions. At the bottom of this cavern, you see a large metal statue with a small "plaque" chiseled into the rock. The statue has the appearance of a creature with 7 eyes, you've never seen anything like it, but the way the light sparkles off of the red jems it's covered in is enchanting.



> Your group works their way down the rocky terrain, until you reach the bottom, and Keine takes a look at the plaque. "It's latin," she says. "It translates to 'Those who inherit our will, shine in the middle.'"

> "Aw darn it," Cirno say. "None of my pokemon know flash."

> "Odd," Riley says. "Never seen anything like this. But those grunts sure did a number down here," he says, inspecting the cavern.

>_

[Kasu]

> Turn to Cirno.
> "Maybe this'll work."
> Head to the middle and flame on while being careful of the cavern's structural integrity.

[DNAbc]

> Head to the middle and flame on while being careful of the cavern's structural integrity.

>Consider possibility of using Cirno instead of yourself.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Cirno can't do fire. Has to be us.

[capt. h]

> Turn to Cirno.
> "Maybe this'll work."
> Head to the middle and flame on while being careful of the cavern's structural integrity.

> You decide to use your own light.

>Consider possibility of using Cirno instead of yourself.

>Cirno can't do fire. Has to be us.

> You strongly wish Cirno could be the one to do this. Your sense of danger is telling you that this might be a bad idea, and that your brought Cirno around specifically to do this kind of thing. But there's no helping it.

> You light up the cave with your usual pyrotechnics. You aren't too worried about structural integrity considering its not hot enough to melt the rocks or anything. The jewels on the staute light up a little brighter. Then you hear an odd, unworldly cry, and the statue clangs one step forward.

> You are in arm's reach of the thing.

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Back off, and simultaniously apply fire to moving statue-thing.

[Kasu]

> Do the Entei and punch it in the face with a fire punch.

[capt. h]

> Do the Entei and punch it in the face with a fire punch.

> You punch it in the face as hard as you can. Unfortunately, its face is harder than your punch. You think you broke your hand.

>Back off, and simultaniously apply fire to moving statue-thing.

> You apply fire to the statue thing. The thing responds by charging a wall hard, sending cracks though it straight into the ceiling.

> "We should leave," Riley says, eyeing the ceiling as a rock crumbles down from above. Hey takes out his pokemon. "Lucario, can you find the way out?" The jackal nods once.

> "I'm going with Riley," Keine says flatly. "I only have one life to live, after all."

> Cirno, however, is too excited to fear for her life. "Aw, come on, this is the coolest thing ever!"

>_

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"I don't die. I'm sticking around."

[Darkoda]

>Current pokemon
>Scan the statue with the pokedex. If it can take a punch from us, it's worth catching.

[DNAbc]

>Scan the statue with the pokedex. If it can take a punch from us, it's worth catching.

>Seconded.
>To prevent that thing from knocking the cave over while Keine and Riley escape, sting it a little with some Fire.

[Kyo Tanaka]

>If we can't fight it physically... Then we need something else to do.

>"Hey fairy. What's that thing's type, and it's weakness?"

[capt. h]

>"I don't die. I'm sticking around."

> "Your funeral," Riley says, whispering something to Lucario.

>Current pokemon

> Charmeleon
> Beedrill
> Magikarp
> Haunter
> Scyther
> Kingler

>Scan the statue with the pokedex. If it can take a punch from us, it's worth catching.

>Seconded.

> "Registeel, the Iron Pokemon. Its body is harder than any other kind of metal."

> You're reminded of the pokedex entry about Ponyta's hooves.

>To prevent that thing from knocking the cave over while Keine and Riley escape, sting it a little with some Fire.

> You throw a bit of hellfire at it that explodes in its face, it seems to be reddening up. Riley and Keine sprint out the entrance you came from while it flinches.

>If we can't fight it physically... Then we need something else to do.

> You consider ideas, but part of the problem is that it is probably legendary. You suspect that it might follow you if you retreat.

>"Hey fairy. What's that thing's type, and it's weakness?"

> "It's a steel type. It's weak to fire, fighting, and ground attacks, and neutral to electricity and water." She says. "Hey, do you want any help, or do you want to catch this thing yourself?

> The registeel smashes the wall again, and it begins to crumble alongside the ceiling. The only part of this cave that isn't already in the process of collapsing is the entrance.

>_

[DNAbc]

>"Stand back, nineball, I got this one."
>Wait for the Registeel to collapse the cave and knock itself out.
>Aimed Pheonix Rebirth at Registeel.

[capt. h]

>"Stand back, nineball, I got this one."

> "Aw, but it looks fun!"

>Wait for the Registeel to collapse the cave and knock itself out.

> Good new: The registeel has gone dormant again. Bad news: You are now buried alive under several tons of rock.

>Aimed Pheonix Rebirth at Registeel.

> You aim phoenix rebirth at registeel. Massive bird-shaped flames charge the pokemon until you realize your right arm and half your head was lobbed off by a boulder from above. The Registeel barely seems to care about the collapse, only pausing it's slow walk towards you to block a boulder about to fall on it's head and hurl that at you instead, but igoning the smaller rocks. On that note, there is now a boulder flying at you. The ground is shaking very badly, and even Cirno is backing towards the cave entrance, cracks appearing across her face.

>_

[Kasu]

> Side-step the boulder and blast Registeel with more flame.

[DNAbc]

>Remember why did we bother to bring Cirno here.
>Commence Auto-Fairy and close in.

>Do Fire Punch again, after figuring out it's weaknesses, this should somehow become 4 times as effective as before.

[Darkoda]

>Do make sure to dodge the boulders while at it.
>If it still won't fall, Fujiwara Volcano it.

>If we think that its likely that the area is going to collapse in the next minute, fly off to a safer location while peppering it with fire to make it follow us.
>Then proceed with the Volcano.

[capt. h]

> Side-step the boulder and blast Registeel with more flame.

> You sidestep the boulder and respond with flames. It jumps to the right, away from the collapsing ceiling.

>Remember why did we bother to bring Cirno here.

> You brought Cirno in here to be bait.

> Wait a minute, WHY ISN'T SHE THE BAIT. She's supposed to be the one getting smashed to pieces, not you! You note to send her in first next time.

>Commence Auto-Fairy and close in.

>Do Fire Punch again, after figuring out it's weaknesses, this should somehow become 4 times as effective as before.

>Do make sure to dodge the boulders while at it.
>If it still won't fall, Fujiwara Volcano it.

> You consider these actions, however...

>If we think that its likely that the area is going to collapse in the next minute, fly off to a safer location while peppering it with fire to make it follow us.
>Then proceed with the Volcano.

> You think you have far less time than that. Dirt is cascading down from where the statue-thing punched the wall in a rapidly approaching wave. You might not be buried alive with the Registeel if you make a mad dash for safer ground.

> Course being buried alive isn't the worst thing in the world, just time consuming, and you might get a registeel out of it. Although, something about the creature almost seems terminator-esque, as if it would follow you to the ends of the earth regardless of whether your stay or go.

>_

[DNAbc]

>Defend your head from falling derbis
>Dash to the entrance
>Throw Cirno at Registeel because, eh, ponies

[Darkoda]

>Don't throw Cirno if its likely that she'll get buried. Keine will just make us dig her out and the reason we're leaving is because that's a pain.
>Do take her with us to serve as a meatshield later though.

[capt. h]

>Defend your head from falling derbis
>Dash to the entrance

> You cover your head, and dash towards the entrance.

>Throw Cirno at Registeel because, eh, ponies

> You pass Cirno at the entrance. "Leaving it to me, then?" she taunts. You make to throw her in.

> "Sure," you say, grabbing her and throwing her into the rockslide. Above the roar of falling earth you hear a loud crunch behind you, it reminds you of an icicle crashing to the ground. You aren't sure what Dash had to do with your decision, but you'll blame it on your ponyta when Cirno wakes up.

>Don't throw Cirno if its likely that she'll get buried. Keine will just make us dig her out and the reason we're leaving is because that's a pain.

> "No," you say changing your mind. You grab her under your arm and rush to the entrance. Digging her up is effort, and you have been informed by Keine that leaving faries buried alive is wrong; she'd probably make you come back for Cirno if you left her.

>Do take her with us to serve as a meatshield later though.

> Burying faries is wrong, but using them as meatshields is A-ok.

> You throw Cirno ahead and dive out of the entrance as the last of the rocks stumble into place. You don't have much faith in the stability of the terrain, but there is no longer a wall of falling dirt and rock advancing on you, so it looks like the rockslide has stopped. You are currently in a narrow tunnel at a dead end, you suspect Keine and Riley are ahead. You can also hear a soft scrapping noise from behind you, like someone's hitting a pipe against a rock. It's oddly rythmic and slowly increasing in volume.

> "I could have handled it," Cirno brags.

>_

[Darkoda]

>"You'd have gotten yourself buried and I don't like digging through rocks. You might want to step back a bit."
>Move back a bit from the noise so we don't get a wall of dirt falling on us
>When the golem gets through, Fujiwara Volcano it.
>In fact, go postal with the flames; that Entei ran away but this guy's going nowhere.

[DNAbc]

>Rather than move back a bit, try to get everyone out of the tunnel first, we don't want to cause a cave-in.
>Get ourselves ready for the mon coming out of the tunnel, and share our Signature Spell with it.