Zompania Draft - Draftees and Reinforcements, mid-day 4-early 7

[lucetimods]

Who: Draftees and Volunteers
What: The draftees and the reinforcements must hold against the Third Party army until rescue arrives
When: From May 23 through the wee hours of May 26 (days 4-7)
Where: Zompania
Summary: Draftee information and Volunteer information
Rating: Varies on thread, please mark explicit material.

This post is for the rest of the draft, beginning when the volunteer reinforcements arrive. Look up in the sky--your friends are parajumping in! Be sure to use the above info post for any plotting needs you might have. Enjoy!

Be sure to tag this post appropriately: [canon] character name

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Gold | All Days

[mischiefbreeder]

[Day 4 - Locked to Crystal, Red, and Masaomi]
[After the call to arms by the Commandant, Gold was one of the first to be on board with the reinforcements, having wasted no time in getting his supplies together and going to the rendezvous point.

The ride on the ship was... probably one of the most surreal experiences Gold has had in a long time. Sure, there was that time they all fought in space, but he didn't exactly have much time to really check out the ship then. This time, he made sure to explore, and quite frankly, it was impressive. But none of it left him feeling quite as anxious as the moments before their descent upon the battlefield. He stood by the hatch, waiting for the moment they were supposed to drop, watching the landscape flash by before his eyes, with Togetaro out of his ball and next to him.

You see, while most people are opting to parachute it, Gold doesn't have time for that nonsense. He's going to fly straight in and reach the battlefield as quickly as possible. He glances back to his compatriots that he's teamed up for this mission: Red, Crystal, and Masaomi.]

You guys ready for this?

[Day 4 - Locked to Silver + Gold's crew (minus Masaomi)]
[They were closing in on their position. Gold could spot Silver--or rather, he could spot Silver's Red Gyarados--from his location up in the air. Any moment now they would reach Silver. Any moment now they would be able to save him. Any moment now they'd be able to save him and turn the tide of this battle. Any moment now...

[Day 4 and onwards]
[Once Gold ensures Silver is okay, he eventually breaks off from him and his group and spreads out. Silver's not the only one he has to ensure the safety of, after all. His other friends were out there too, after all. He had to make sure they were okay.]

[feistytrader]

[Silver's defending a fixed position. He's been doing so for the entire day. Gyarados isn't just a beacon for Gold to see- he and his Pokémon have attracted plenty of attention from the enemies around them, and until now, they've been cleaning up every wave.

Silver's taken to leaning on Gyarados for support, if only for a little while. It takes the weight off of his leg. It would be one thing if they could take a quick break to bandage up, grab a snack, maybe even take the elusive power nap, or maybe even just see how much of the blood on his clothes is his own, but those things are long and far out of sight.

Right now, they've got a few more shift hunters and soldiers to contend with. Gyarados can only do so much to keep his trainer safe and make them keep their distance, and does his best to hide that he needs a breather- any fault is gonna be an opening for these guys.

Should he switch Pokémon? Should he escape for high ground? ...It really would be nice to have some back up right about now, huh... Too bad he can't hold his breath on that one.

This one's gonna hurt. They can't take much more of this...]

[mischiefbreeder]

[This just might be the end for Silver, huh? Almost as if his life is flashing before his eyes in an explosion of light.

...Or maybe that's just an explosion. The moment the soldiers are bearing down on Silver, as if prepared for a decisive strike, or something along those lines, there's a sudden explosion of fire and electricity. The surrounding area is engulfed in dust and light as the elctricity arcs outward, paralyzing the enemy soldiers right in their tracks. Silver might be feeling the tingle from it too.

If Silver looks closely, he might see three human-shaped figures and a slew of beast-shaped silhouettes standing there, facing off against the enemies. One of the people, the one standing in the middle who appears to be wearing a backward cap and holding a rod, appears to glance back at Silver. He might even be grinning.]

I told you I'd find a way here to save your butt.

[He then turns his attention forward, the dust starting to settle as the light fades.]

Crys, tend to Silver's wounds! Alright, let's go, Red, Masao--...Eh? Where's Masaomi? Ah well, no time for that now! Let's take 'em out!

[feistytrader]

[That's a lot of bright light in a not very bright place. Silver quickly shuts his eyes and backs up, and...

I told you I'd find a way here to save your butt.]

Gold? [What the- when did- how?

Is this a dream? Did he pass out for real? He didn't run into a dream shifter, did he?]

[mischiefbreeder]

In the flesh! [He gives Silver a two-fingered salute, a wide grin plastered on his face. And he knows exactly what's on Silver's mind right now.] I'll explain later! [He takes a swing at one of the nearby cultists as Togetaro plows into them with a Double-Edge.]

Day 5

[dickmoves]

Whatthehellisthat?

[ A green and red blur appears, kicking up a flurry of dust as he skids to a stop. His eyes are locked on the pokemon, brow furrowed like he should know what it is but he hasn't the time (or the nerdery) to recall). Tommy's suit is covered in the lastest bloodstains of the wounded, bright white hair half on end and stained red. ]

Re: Day 5

[mischiefbreeder]

Explotaro, Blast Burn! [He hasn't taken up notice that he's got a visitor right now, as he commands his Pokémon to keep on their assault, burning one third party soldier in particular to a charred crisp.]

Day 5

[dickmoves]

WOAH!

[ And that's.

That's definitely one dead guy. Tommy feels his stomach roll, the smell is hard to ignore. But this is war and the guy probably wasn't going to go easy on the kid. He tries to tell himself that, but it doesn't make it any easier.

The speedster zips forward, dodging fire and flame, disappearing and reappearing in a flash - grabbing another's weapon and knocking him out with a blow to the head, repeating the process. These ones are easy, it's the ones that can screw up your powers that are the problem.

Those guys down, though, he just holds up their weapons. ]

[mischiefbreeder]

Hah... Good job, Explotaro. [He quickly recalls the fire Pokémon back to its ball, not at all eager to leave his partners out longer than necessary. The moment he does, he turns his attention to Tommy now, cocking his head at the boy.]

Hmm?

[Airship]

[pokeboy]

[ He's never really flown before, never gone from great heights and down to the ground, but there was a first time for everything, and this was going to accumulate him a bundle of them, even those he would rather not.

Pikachu is held closely against him with one arm, no ball for the pokémon to stay in but Red refusing to leave such a useful team member behind. There's the worries and doubts in his stomach, but they're all kept tightly down, ignored as best as they can be. He can't do the same with the tingling in his shoulders that's been with him since boarding the ship; already, it's so unlike everything back home-

But it doesn't matter. They're here. He's doing this.

Red nods. ]

Yeah!

[Airship]

[capturespecialist]

[Any previous flying experience is roughly tumbled out of the window when it comes to airships. It's one thing to fly with a pokémon - it's something else entirely to feel the gentle hum of mechanical energy beneath your feet and know that's all that keeps you from plummeting. At least there's Togetaro -- even if she's not completely sure they'll have the smoothest landing.]

Of course. [She's focused - no time to be worried, no time to be scared. She checks her team out (they're all quivering too, ready to go help their friends - Megaree in particular, knowing both of his buddies are down there), then crosses her arms.] I hope you're not planning on crash-landing us in there though. We need to be fighting fit too.

[Airship]

[mischiefbreeder]

Of course not. I've got a fool-proof plan for how we're gonna do this, so no worries! [It involves crashing in with as much firepower and destruction as possible and then keeping on the pressure.]

[Airship]

[pokeboy]

Then what's the plan? [ That's the most important part here guys! More important than how there's going to be crashing and burning. ]

[cilantro]

[Later on, if you're looking for Cilan, then perhaps look for what appears to be rocks suddenly appearing out of thin air, falling down from nothingness to land somewhere on the ground--preferably, in front of or on top of the enemy to keep them from getting too close to him and his Pokemon.

Cilan and his Pokemon have been holding up for the most part, but he's exhausted. If his appearance could be described in one word, it would probably be "terrible"--nowhere near as formal in attire, what with the holes and not being 100% sure which blood on here is his, his hair's a mess, dark circles around the eyes. But he's lost track of where Ash went, and that's probably the main thought that's keeping him awake and coherent at the moment--gotta find Ash, have to make sure he's not hurt or worse...

But he's been caught in a pretty awful crowd of soldiers and other unsavory types at the moment, and even with Crustle and the others attempting to cut a path through for him, it doesn't look good. Even if he might be able to get them all out of his way, it would take too long and Ash could be in trouble right now, so he really doesn't want to just waste time here. Hate to say it, but he could really use some help.

Feel like giving us a hand here, Gold?]

[mischiefbreeder]

[The nice thing about being able to fly is having an aerial view of things, so he's able to spot people much sooner than he would on foot. It's with this vantage point that he's able to spot Cilan in a particular tough spot.

Cilan just may see a sudden streak of flames and red rush past him and through the enemies that were in front of him, driving them away for now. Once the flames settle, he'll find Gold standing there on the other side of them, casually smirking at him.]

Looks like you could use some backup here.

[cilantro]

[For a moment, Cilan just stares in surprise at the sudden appearance of Gold, and for a brief second, he honestly wonders if he's hallucinating. But now there's not a crowd of enemies blocking the path in front of him, so it must be the real Gold in front of him, right?]

When did you get here to...ah, never mind, it's not important right now. [Normally, he would ask for details about Gold's arrival or even just a general "how are you?" but now's not really the time for pleasantries. It then occurs to him that he hasn't even thanked Gold proper for the help just now, which he at least fixes now with a small, almost apologetic smile--] Thank you, Gold. I really appreciate the help.

[But then the smile quickly fades when he notices some more enemies coming out of the corner of his eye--he simply points in that direction, to which Stunfisk, sitting on Crustle's rock, turns and sprays scalding hot water out like a firehose at them to keep them from getting any closer as Cilan turns his attention back towards Gold again for a moment, as if continuing a previously interrupted conversation.]

Actually, there is something I'd like to ask now--did you happen to see Ash on your way over here? [Gotta find Ash, have to make sure he's not hurt or worse...]

[mischiefbreeder]

[After Cilan directs his attack, Gold commands Explotaro to follow up with a Blast Burn on on the soldiers, further pushing them back and inflicting severe burns when combined with the Scald.]

Can't say I've run into him yet. I'll be keepin' an eye out for him, though! [Ash is probably the one he's most worried about, because he can tell that kid has no idea how to handle himself here.]

[friendshipfirst]

[ Hit foot hurt and his arm hurt. Well ... everything hurt but those seemed to be hurting the most. He looks absolutely miserable for a ten-year old. His clothes were torn, one of his arms had bandages with blood seeping through it. His hair was messier than normal and his hat was missing (having been safety tucked into his backpack). And just like everyone else who knows whether the blood on his clothes were his or someone elses'.

But Ash could probably been seen fairly easily as he currently has Charizard out, using flamethrower and any of his other three moves on anything that thinks it's going to hurt his trainer. Snivy and Pikachu were also out and doing the same as Ash grips the cuestick Gold had given him. His main priority was to find Cilan again after losing track of him. Or just anyone else for that matter. Or find some shelter that would be nice too.

But of course, Cultists have to make this difficult. His Pokemon and even Ash himself are trying their best but after doing this for says they're all out of energy and losing what little remaining energy they had fast.

It doesn't stop Ash from diving at Pikachu and Snivy and grabbing them both out of the way of a Cultist leaving himself open. ]

[mischiefbreeder]

[That poor cultist won't have a chance to inflict any further harm on Ash, thankfully. If Ash is watching, he might suddenly see a while blur slam into the cultist and drag him away. The white blur, of course, is Gold atop Togetaro. He's just jousted that cultist onto his own cuestick, one much sturdier and more suited for combat than the old one Ash is holding.]

[friendshipfirst]

[ Ash just manages to catch a glimpse of the blur when he looks. Though at first he couldn't make it out who or what it was. Neither could Charizard and was watching the white blur carefully after he Dragon Tailed another Cultist away. ]

[mischiefbreeder]

[Gold kicks the Cultist off of his cuestick and lets him drop to the ground with a thud. He doesn't stop there, though, hopping off of Togetaro now and falling to the ground, cracking the guy over the head with his cue to incapacitate him. With that done, he tags him with the scanner he brought in as a member of reinforcements.

Turning now in Ash's direction, he pockets the scanner and cradles his shoulder across his shoulders, walking towards him.]

How ya holdin' up here, kid?

Day 4

[risingwinds]

[WHOOSH!

It's hard to miss Ven the way he's zooming around on his Glider. Clad from head to toe in armor, he's stayed largely on the defensive, keeping his eyes out for familiar faces.

Now, granted, Gold was another volunteer, but far be it from Ven to leave his friends in the dust. When he spots him and his Pokémon from above, he shoots down, driving the edge of his Glider into the back of a Third Party soldier's head.]

Man, these guys just aren't letting up! You holding up okay?

[mischiefbreeder]

[Gold still envies you and your ability to ride that Glider, Ven. But he's got a Togetaro he can airsurf on now, it's okay.]

Yeah, no sweat. This is a piece of cake here! [He says that, but this is honestly one of the most difficult drafts he's been on.]

[risingwinds]

Sure you're not just bluffing?

[He grins, driving his Glider to a stop temporarily. His grain then fades, not that his face can even be seen beneath his helmet.]

This place is a lot crazier than I thought it'd be... I guess I should've expected that after they called us in, but still.

[It's alarming, not to mention unsettling. Death and destruction lingering all around...]

[mischiefbreeder]

I had a feeling things were gonna be bad from that first announcement, but this is just insane out here! [He heaves a sigh. What a pain this all turned out to be.]