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Pokémon Odyssey: A New Beginning [T] [Best Veteran 4Q '12]

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Greiger

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Penance 'Defender' Malum​

Penance watched the scene unfold from a rooftop at the scene occurring. Vera... Hanso... Brynn... and Soverign. Yes, something was happening there, something big. Penance cocked his head as he saw the psychics go inactive, no doubt having now entered the dragon's mind. He had to turn his gaze away to view the other parts of the battle. Death was in the air... death of many great souls for the greater good. He could feel a small smile forming on his beak and a light giggle escaped his bill. He chuckled a bit more and let the wind caress his skin. Oh yes, a good day to feel more than ever the need to live.

He opened his eyes slowly as that crazed smile formed back on his face, "Hehe... what do they have in store today?" He cooed to himself as he stared down at the scene unfolding. The dragon had stabbed Vera, but still wasn't responding. Penance actually thought he was going to eat her, but to his disappointment the lizard instead began to scream and holler. Within his crazed mind an opportunity popped up.

No healers... let Hanso take care of it. He knows how to heal and in fact can save her life... if he acts fast enough. Get a unit there though to get her to safety. That will work for our favor.

Penance smirked as he saw a unit of his troops heading to the female on the ground. They had a stretcher and were waiting for the right opportunity to get in and take away the female to a safe house that had been resecured. At this point the fighting was dying around them and it would be easy to keep her safe and out of harm's way. All the chips had to be protected now.

Penance smirked all the while as his mind whirled. Yes.. everything was working to plan... all neat and compact.

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As Snype clashed with the Kirlia in the blink of an eye the Kirlia was... a Sableye? This mirror image of Snype perfectly blocked his attack, a smirk forming on the copy's face, "What is the matter? Never fought yourself before Snype?" He cooed at the Sableye.

Meanwhile the Grumpig had turned into a Jolteon and chuckled when the lightning hit it. "Thank you for the energy boost." She cooed as she sent out a bolt of lightning right at Snype just as his copy disentangled his claws and leaped away.

"Nice forms you two have." The clone Sableye stated. "Good attacks... question. Can you two keep up with yourselves?"
 

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Snype was legitimately surprised at what had just happened. Their opponents suddenly transformed into a mirror image of theirselves! What were these things... Ditto? Or was this some other trick. Whatever the case, it caught Snype off guard. When his claws got disentangled he was directly hit by Levena's lightning attack. And boy did it hurt!

"Gah!" He screamed, sneering at the other Sableye.

"Snype!" Levena shouted. She growled at the other Jolteon. What would the smarter move be here? Go against their clone or chase after the other? Levena figured it would be better for her to face the Sableye. At least her electric attacks would work. Then again, The going against the Jolteon would mean the two wouldn't be able to focus on Electric attacks. It would be safer for Snype if he couldn't keep up with her speed.

She didn't have time to think, so she went after the Jolteon.

Snype meanwhile got up and looked over to the clone of himself. "Keh... nice trick. Don't think that'll phase me!" Snype said, preparing Detect. This Sableye probably had the same moves as him, which means he'd do the same dirty tricks. Toxic would be the most dangerous one. Snype had to play it safe and see just how big of a copycat this guy was.
 

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Hanso SharpEye
Cape City

~~~~~

"SOMEONE HELP!!!"

Not a pleasant thing to hear the moment a Psychic 'wakes up' to the real world. Shaking his head to clear the lag of leaving Sovereign's mind, Hanso looked up and saw ruins and destruction, some places unrecognizable. The next thing he saw was Sovereign standing before Vera, who was on the ground with a serious wound. "How'd we escape all this?" Hanso wondered, hurriedly making his way over to the Blaziken. "Vera!"

"Good question." Brynn appeared in a moment at their side, her legs folded under herself. "Forget it at the moment." The Gallade propped Vera up with one arm and looked to his sister, who shook her head. "I don't have much to give right now. Aren't you exhausted, brother?"

"Not so exhausted that we can't help her!" Gently laying Vera back down, Hanso brought his hands together and formed an orb of energy between them. "And you're the one who knows all the healing specifics." As the Heal Pulse dissipated into Vera's body, the wound slowed its bleeding and gradually closed a little. Watching it stop part-way, Hanso growled quietly. "Not enough, of course."

Looking up, he saw a troop of Pokemon with a stretcher headed in their direction. Not Gold Tribe from what he could see, and Hanso hadn't the slightest clue whether the Alpha Alliance army was now cleaning up or still fighting. Or even still alive. "You'll stay with her, Brynn?"

Hanso's twin raised an eyebrow. "What, you starting to have feelings or something? Of course, I will. She's hurt, after all."

"I am not. I'm not gonna promise one Pokemon to save another and then just let the first die." Hanso held Brynn's gaze as he replied. He'd told the truth; Vera was an acquaintance at most.
 

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Cape City

Zane proceeded down to the gates of the Stoneguard, along with Sword and Shield. When he reached there, along with the many different Alpha Alliance soldiers fighting to defend the 'battering ram' Pokemon squad, he also found the Swift and Dryad fighting there, as well as General Belas directing his forces. In waves, the Ancients poured upon them, desperate to not give ground to the Alpha Alliance, who were at the doors of their capital building. Zane believed, and probably everyone else thought so too, that if they would capture and hold the Stoneguard, Cape City's battle would be tilted in their favor.

Sword and Shield, who fought by Zane, decided he would help with the other Pokemon trying to break open the gates, and headed over to them. Meanwhile, Zane, Dryad, the Swift, and the bulk of the Alpha Alliance forces protected them as Ancients poured from all across the city onto their position. Multiple Ancients began entangling with Alpha Alliance forces, while a group of them aimed for the Gold Tribe's position. The Swift and Dryad were each surrounded by their own Ancients, while Zane was surrounded by his own group. A pair of Omastars, a Bastiodon, two Archeops, and a Kabuto. Zane looked around, checking to make sure there were no other surprises nearby that he could expect, before charging in. He rammed right into the Bastiodon, who also targeted him with a Headbutt. In terms of force, however, it was no match for Zane's Iron Head, which crashed right into the skull of the Ancient. There were the deep, resounding cracks of bones crunching, and the Bastiodon toppled over, its eyes going behind its head, and it twitched it's legs a few more times, before coming to a halt. The Omastars blasted at Zane with a dual set of Water Guns. Zane rolled to the side to maneuver around the high-powered water blast, and managed to avoid the first wave, but was struck by the attack on his shoulder by the second one. He held the shoulder with his arm in pain, but only for a moment, as he knew the Ancients wouldn't give him that moment to recover. The Omastars began to prepare for another set of water guns, while the Archeops began swooping in from above to try and strike the Bisharp from above. Zane knew that if he stayed at a distance from them, he would be torn apart. He needed to close the distance, but that would risk a higher chance of being hit by the water guns, a risk he would have to make. He ran forward, his legs carrying him as fast as they could. He simultaneously tried avoiding the claws of the Archeops, and the water guns at the same time, all while charging at the Omastar pair. Unfortunately, as the distance closed, it became harder to avoid the guns effectively, and Zane found himself taking a direct his from one of them to his chest. Pain flooded the region of impact, but it only deterred him for a moment. With adrenaline pumping through his system, he tried to ignore the pain and make his way to the Omastars, who looked surprisingly at him as he collided with them both, slashing apart one, while breaking the other with another Iron Head. At this moment, both Archeops swooped in again. Zane jumped up high enough to meet one, managing to avoid their Fly attacks and jumping onto the back of one. With all of his might, he struck its back with an Aerial Ace, the precision of the attack hitting its target right on its neck, snapping it, causing the beast to begin to plummet. Before it fully did, however, used the force behind his legs and jumped off, and towards the other flying Ancient. He moved his left hand back, and then reached forward through the air, cutting at the Ancient with an Aerial Ace, while it tried to avoid. However, Zane couldn't be denied, and the beast took the attack nearly directly, and fell towards the ground at high impact. If the attack didn't kill it, the impact certainly did. Zane fell towards the ground, impacting at the ground in a bit of a lighter way than his opponent, but still with enough force to damage himself a bit. He rolled over on impact, but got up quick enough to continue the fight.

As he prepared to get back into the fight, Zane suddenly felt a tremor, and looked at where he believed the point of origin was. There, he noticed as two object, he believed to be large Pokemon, collided right into one of the larger buildings in Cape City, and together between them managed to bring the entire building down around them, and also according to Zane's eyes, a few of the surrounding buildings. Zane had a feeling the impact was connected to the darkening skies, even though he didn't have the time to confirm in. He was suddenly plunged back into his own troubles as he saw the battering ram Pokemon go in for another strike at the gates, and then another, and another. They struck in unison with impact-centered attacks, like Tackle, Giga Impact, and Double-Edge, with Sword and Shield leading the way. General Belas directed as the group impacted into the slowly cracking door. After a few more heaves, the large gates of the Stoneguard burst open, followed by a victorious roar from Sword and Shield, and to which others followed suit. Without delay, Alpha Alliance soldiers, and the Gold Tribe around, began making their way into the capital building, taking down any Ancients that got in the way.

Just as Zane reached inside the tower, he suddenly felt another tremor, feeling a bit like an Earthquake. He was certain it came from the general area of the first attack, which mean that whatever was going on there, was only escalating, especially if it meant that it was powerful enough to reach all the way to the Stoneguard. Refocusing, Zane continued up through the Stoneguard, vanquishing all of the Ancient which gave them resistence. And every single one of them did. He felt himself becoming more exhausted with each strike he made, but in his mind he knew that they only needed a little more. A little more, and they could win this battle!

Belas roared his armies through the capital building, and with the same intensity and ferocity of their leader, the armies did their part, as did the Gold Tribe. After much more difficult battling towards the upper levels, Zane soon found himself clearing out what remained of the Stoneguard. The building, paid for with many lives, was taken. From a window at the top of the building, Zane peered at the city below, where pockets of battling were still going on. He panted heavily, but allowed himself this brief moment of recovery, and for a smile to begin forming on his face. After battling for most of the day, the city was falling under their control. Victory was in the Alpha Alliance's grasp.

Suddenly, a tremor of unimaginable proportions felt its way to their position, with many soldiers inside the tower needing to grab hold of something to prevent themselves from falling over. In the distance of the city, Zane witnessed with disbelief as an apparent clash of force and power began ripping a large portion of the city in two. Ruptures and cracks formed along the ground of Cape City, and expanded to form a large hole right in the middle of the battlefield. Buildings nearby collapsed, shattered, and fell through, and even those further away experienced the shock. After a while, the tremors stopped, a large cloud of dust and smoke forming around the area. When it cleared, Zane saw the extent of the damage, a large fissure right in the center, expanding across the terrain. It appeared as though harm came not only to the Pokemon who fought, but also to the city which inhabited the fighting. This was the result, perhaps a permanent part of it. This was Cape City's battlescar.

***​

Not far beyond its borders, two Pokemon walked towards the chaos of Cape City. One of them, a Scizor, confidently strode towards it. Even the extent of the damage which had been caused didn't deter him. For he was one of the last of the Sentinels, and one of the more skilled ones. Drake, known as "Sentry".

"Quite a sight," He said aloud, mostly to himself, as his companion who accompanied him was not a very talkative Pokemon (though neither was Sentry). The other Pokemon was hidden in a cloak, covered its body from the eyes of the outside world. The battle for Cape City was coming to a close, but their plans were far from over.
 
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Accatosh "Blitzkrieg" Corronis

Accatosh listened as battle sounded throughout the air. then he took off to the air to find what the situation was.

when he found a place to land he landed and surveyed the situation. there was a strange looking tyranitar and what looked like Paladin standing across from each other... something was wrong... the Paladin he knew didn't look like the Paladin he saw now.

he heard a shout from somewhere: "SOMEONE HELP!!!" he turned to look in the direction of the shout it was Hanso, with a Blaziken and a Gardevoir. Accatosh decided to avoid the fight between this weird Paladin and strange Tyranitar.

Accatosh flew over to Hanso and when he reached where they were he saw that the gardevoir was Hanso's sister... they had never been officially introduced. he saw a team of pokemon coming to help them, so Accatosh landed and approached slowly. taking the situation in slowly... he wondered if it was a good idea to offer his help... considering that the two psychics were staring at each other.

Accatosh finally made his decision, he turned his head down to watch the team of pokemon come in with the stretcher, "what happened?" he asked.
 

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Sovereign

"You... I fought you in Albia..." Sovereign was surprised as the whole of the city finally came into focus. So much destruction. "Did I...?"

But it seemed there was no moment of reprieve for Sovereign, as a Salamence had come flying in. "What happened?" He had a brief flash of Ragnaros. He gave no response, too ashamed to speak about what he had just done. He remembered what he needed to do. But first, he had to make sure Vera would be alright.

Tears were no longer coming from his eyes, but the marks could be seen from where they had. For all that Sovereign was concerned about the hole in Vera's stomach, he was more concerned about the lashes over her whole body. "Warrior, what happened?" he asked Hanso, too distressed to remember what his real name was.

He looked over to see a group of Pokemon with a stretcher. "Who are you...?"
 

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Hanso SharpEye
Cape City

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"Did I...?"

"Yes, from the looks of it, you had somethin' to do with all this," Hanso said to Sovereign offhandedly, as Accatosh flew in and asked what happened. Within moments, the Tyranitar asked the same question, followed by asking the stretcher-bearers who they were.

"We're here to take her to a safer place," one Pokemon, a Roselia, answered, "as per orders of Penance." With that answer, Hanso relaxed slightly, though he did look at Brynn again once he'd released a second Heal Pulse for Vera.

"I'll do what I can, brother. But I can't guarantee anything beyond Vera's health." The Gardevoir reached out and grabbed Hanso's hand for a few moments, minds giving each other a brief summary of their own parts in Sovereign's mind.

Standing and stepping back as the Pokemon began to lift the Blaziken onto the stretcher, with Brynn intent on following, Hanso found himself tired and beginning to chuckle. For no reason that he could think of at the moment. "What happened?" he repeated after a few seconds, turning to Sovereign and Accatosh. His face showed how tired he was, even if the Gallade was grinning a bit for no apparent reason. "Too much to say in one sentence."

His chuckles and grin faded in a moment. "Eh, Sovereign." Glancing at the Salamence, Hanso said, "We will need to catch up soon, but first I wanna make sure that you don't get yourself killed after our efforts. My...promise, may not be resolved just yet, what with all that's...happened. Gold Tribe versus Sentinels, and all that."
 

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Genevieve and the Affiliates
How disappointing, that they wouldn't crush the Madman and his kin at this time. Maddening in a way, really, though Genevieve did not show it as she stood above the dead Dewott's body and examined it. They would die in the end, of course. Just not as soon as she would have liked.

A loud explosion from up above echoed through the lair, followed immediately by a flood of water that tore through the cave. The Sentinels reacted by fleeing, of course, though the Inferno was out of sight at the moment. Genevieve eyed the advancing water for a moment before turning to leave, yet she had perhaps less chance of surviving the flood than the others. It seemed that Genevieve was correct in foretelling her own death, after all.

As the water rushed on through the tunnels the Affiliates that had already cleared out earlier waited above in the houses that had direct connections to their home. The pokemon waited patiently as they heard the flood waters surging out… and then the sound of the roaring waves began to slowly die down until there was only silence. Slowly the trap doors were opened up and a few of the quieter Affiliates made their way down. All of the lights from the settlement were completely extinguished. Darkness was everywhere so they were careful in where they stepped.

They knew no one could have survived. Sure the Sentinels were all powerful, but at the same time they were still mortal. The waters would kill all that made contact with it so they would have to do some clean up duty. Wood, stone, and all sorts of items were scattered along the tunnels as the small group scouted here and there.

Pain was all that she could feel at the moment. Eyes closed, Genevieve tried to pinpoint where the pain came from. All over, it seemed. It hurt too much to move, to even open her eyes. Pain meant that she was still alive, though. But how? She seemed to recall something being between her and the waters at the time they'd caught up with her, something that may have softened the blow. Then conscious thought flickered off, wavering between waking and unconsciousness.

As the Affiliates continued to move along it was then one of them saw it, "HEY! Sentinel this way!" One of them called out. It was clear that this Gardevoir was knocked down and almost out for the count, they just had to make sure that she couldn't get up. Immediately they began to fire attack after attack. Shadow Balls, Razor Winds, and all other sorts of long ranged attacks to ensure she would be taken down for now.

The pain had lessened enough for Genevieve to push herself into a sitting position, legs half under her, when she heard a shout. Eyes opening, she shut them again for a moment and blinked, adjusting to the relative light. Not that there was much, but it was brighter than the darkness of unconsciousness.

Opening her eyes again, Genevieve saw several incoming attacks. Almost on instinct, the Gardevoir released a wave of Psychic energy to counter what she could, followed by another to counter some more. Some of the attacks still came through as Genevieve tried to block as many as she could with her own attacks.

There were cries here and there as some of the Affiliates were blown back by the Sentinel's own counters. They ended up flying back and hitting against the walls of the tunnels… but they still had numbers on their side. They were trained enough to keep on attacking and even though dust was starting to cover the area they kept on throwing attack after attack into the cloud. It was well known that gold tribe could survive even when you thought them dead. Well they would keep going. Sentinels were more resilient… so they would need more punishment.

The Shadow Balls, among other attacks, needed to stop. Right after her next wave of Psychic energy, Genevieve released a Thunderbolt that had been building up in her hand for the last few seconds, pointing the electricity across a small arc in the two seconds it lasted.

Her mind then dragged itself back into relatively conscious thought. She wouldn't be able to get herself out with brute force; that wasn't her way of fighting in the first place. As she released another wave of Psychic energy and tried to push herself up into a standing position under the barrage, Genevieve reached out with her mind and conveyed to the attacking Pokemon, "Clearly you don't mind becoming hypocrites for your cause."

The attacking pokemon slightly paused at her words, some flinching as they spoke right into their minds. "What does she mean hypocrites?" A Jolteon asked warily.

"Just keep attacking!" A Banette snapped. The others shrugged and resumed their barrage. The walls began to shudder a bit and that caused another paused. "Hm… must be from up top. Let's get this finished then. Don't kill her, just knock her out for now!" A Eevee declared.

Genevieve saw the flinches, heard the Jolteon. Yes, discord was what she needed. "Not quite so hypocritical, then," she mused, even as the Gardevoir pushed herself to one side, avoiding a few more attacks. The shudders were somewhat worrying, but that wasn't her immediate problem.

Throwing another Thunderbolt with one hand and a hurried Energy Ball with the other wasn't enough, nor were the repeated waves of Psychic energy that were weakening each time she sent one out. Genevieve's mind wouldn't come up with much more in trying to throw discord into the Pokemon's ranks; she was starting to fade out again.

Another Shadow Ball managed to be thrown through the air and hit against the ground creating a dust cloud. Even though the Sentinel was weakened her attacks were enough to cause some damage to the group and the more injured members had to back further away to avoid death.

"Is she down!?" The Eevee gasped out.

"I… think so." A Dusclops said warily.

"So who's going to check?" The Jolteon asked.

There was a murmur among them as approaching a Sentinel was NOT something that any of them wished to do.

As the dust cleared, Genevieve could be seen on her hands and legs, shaking with the effort to keep from falling. An undignified position, but that was hardly the thought on her mind. If it hadn't been for that flood, she would...have...

Genevieve's mind blacked out as she fell to the ground in a prone position.
 

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Cape City

All across the battlefield, the Alpha Alliance forces had begun to push out the Ancients. There were pockets of squads who fought pockets of Ancients, and in each small battle, a slight victory was gained. These smaller victories turned into larger wins in that district. The districts falling into the Alpha Alliance meant a portion of the city was now under the Alpha Alliance control. As each portion of the shattered city became theirs, the final piece of the Stoneguard was taken as the Silver Tribe flag was burnt down by a passing Charizard, and replaced was a flag of the Alpha Alliance. All across the battlefield, the roars of Pokemon were heard, and Zane, heavily breathing in the top level of the Stoneguard, smiled in relief. They were on the verge of victory. Now they just needed to seal it.

Lyn battled below where resistance from the Ancients was strongest. But even there, they were already getting pushed back. As she brought down another Kabutops with her Crush Claw, she looked over to her right to find another enemy, only to see two in her surprise, and neither were Ancients. One who stood in front was a Scizor, one who she recognized immediately. The other was hidden behind a long cloak, but from what she could make out, the Pokemon stood at approximately the same height as her.

"A complete mess," She heard the Sentry the Sentinel say in front of her. She looked around anxiously, hoping any of her brothers might come to her aid. She knew she might not have had enough strength to fight two potential Sentinels on her own. However, it seemed that neither seemed particularly interested in her at the moment, as none of them gave her a glance. They merely looked out into the ruins of Cape City, including the large crack right in the middle, the result of an epic clash of Pokemon titans. "Destruction on such a large scale...I suppose that will do..." He said. Guardia silently stood before them, in a stance, waiting for them to make their move. Sentry turned to the cloaked Pokemon behind. "I'll sound the retreat then," He said to the cloaked Pokemon, who responded with a slight nod of the head. Sentry turned, and proceeded to do just that. The cloaked Pokemon looked a moment longer at the landscape, and Guardia was sure the Pokemon also gazed right at Guardia as well, though she wasn't sure. So little of the mystery Pokemon could be seen. After staring for a few more seconds, the Pokemon turned, and proceeded to leave. Guardia, however, had to be sure. She wanted to know who it was. She had to.

"Noctus?" She asked, to which the Pokemon stopped in his tracks. He held his back to Guardia for a few seconds, and Guardia gulped in suspense. Then, he turned around again, and stared at her. Suddenly, there was a bright flash of light that penetrated the area around them. She wasn't sure where it originated from, whether from them, or a nearby attack, or some other source. But whatever it was, it illuminated the face of the mystery Pokemon for just a second. Guardia squinted to get a closer look, and before he turned to leave, she managed to see the outlines of a Cacturne.

Then, as if they were never there, the Scizor and the Cacturne in the cloak vanished.

Guardia stared at their direction, looking at nothing in particular, but quietly she thought to herself. She knew what she saw. It was the face of the Cacturne she had long been friends with since her visit to the Thieves Forest. It was Noctus Gamble.

Her thoughts to herself were interrupted when she began hearing louder cheers across the battlefield. Everywhere, the Alpha Alliance celebrated as the Ancients began to retreat from the city at the call of the Sentinel Sentry. She silently began to walk across the city, determined to share her news with the rest of the Gold Tribe, and to ensure their safety. Another dark chapter of the war with the Silver Tribe had concluded. Yet from it, and even darker revelation began to materialize.
 

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Penance 'Madman' Malum

Penance had been watching the affair silently. He saw everything... the Sentries, the battles, all was concluded now. He rubbed his chin and sent out a message, it was quick and to the point. He trusted the messenger to get the message out fast and get a response fast. For now though he headed down through the building he had been on top off, down to the tunnel that had been made and into the tunnels once more. The area was awash with water... and now was the time to rebuild. A reason to gather, but for now it was time for the write down.

Across the battlefield while the Alpha Alliance was celebrating the Affiliates were already moving onto the next part of the plan. They did not only have stores under the city, they had buildings that had served as coupes as well. Out from buildings came hammers, wood, stone, and all other sorts of building material. They went out, already working on giving support to tittering buildings. Any fires they were putting out, and those that had led the civilians were now leading them back in with the all clear signal given.

Some of the more nimble Affiliates were already on the rooftops, setting up the Alpha Alliance flags upon buildings. There were even banners being rolled out showing the colors of the Alpha Alliance. Other groups were moving along the dead, cataloging and jotting down information. It would all be needed for later tonight anyway.

Though Zane might get a shock when out of the blue right in front of him appeared a Kecleon with a blue mask covering his face and a bag. Without a word the Kecleon reached into the bag to pull out a letter and fell to a knee and held out the letter to the Bisharp.

It was simple:

Zane, gather the others and convene in the city hall.

Sincerely,
Penance


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As Snype readied his Detect, the Jolteon morphed again into a perfect clone of Snype. Without any words the two Sableye clones keyed in on Levina and both shot out Toxics at her.
 

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Sovereign
Sovereign grabbed the wrist of one of the Roserade. "Don't let her die," he said dryly. He then allowed them to take her. He gazed at the fissure. Had he really caused so much destruction? All for what, the will of Auron? Fire crackled, painting the still dark sky an ugly red.

"Yeah I suppose your right," Sovereign chuckled at Hanzo's remark. A lot had just happened in a very short time span. His mind was so clear for the first in a long time. "I'll try not to get myself killed just yet." Sovereign wondered just how much destruction this war would cause. More troubling was the darkness he felt during the battle. He had felt similar power on numerous occasions with the other Sentinels. A darkness so black that is almost consumed him. "You can talk to the Gold tribe with your mind, can't you? Hook me up to it. I have a message for them."
 

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Cape City

As Zane watched, the Ancients had fully retreated from the city. Cape belonged solely to the Alpha Alliance now. It was a comforting site, to see the flags of the Silver Tribe being taken down, and them swiftly being replaced with those of the Alpha Alliance. One more city was taken, the most important one yet, as it placed them within striking distance of the capital of Valkaria: Gold City. By the mere thought of it in his head, Zane recalled the final battle that occurred there.

The Silver Tribe laid siege to Gold City for nearly two months. The combination of the surrounding villages and its geographical location added toward its overall strength. That, and Gold City was the birthplace and official home of the Gold Tribe. Even if it was a surprise attack, nearly half of the entire Gold Tribe was on hand at the city at the time of the attack, Zane included. Rey was there too. He had never seen their leader more determined, more focused. It seemed that he would have done anything to ensure the continuing existence of the Alpha Alliance. He was a charismatic, skilled leader, but even he couldn't prevent the inevitable. It started out going rather well. Each day, a regiment of Ancients would strike, and each day, they would be repelled by the Gold Tribe and Alpha Alliance forces. But by a few weeks time, the Sentinels arrived on the battlefield, and the mood altogether switched, as the Gold Tribe began to experience their first deaths among them. They came one at a time, then by pairs, and eventually, as the attacks became more fierce and brutal, dozens of the Gold Tribe fell by the day. In the final defense of the city, when only a handful of the thousand or so Gold Tribe members remained, Rey made the difficult decision to sound the retreat. He remained behind to give Zane, the remainder of the Gold Tribe, and any remaining Alpha Alliance forces a chance to escape. The last Zane saw of the Gold Tribe leader, he was surrounded by Auron and the Sentinels, fighting to his last breath.

The sudden appearance of a Kecleon before him startled him out of his reminiscing. He dropped to a knee and handed him a letter, which Zane took, eyeing the Kecleon suspiciously. Zane opened it, and read it. A call to gather from Penance. Though the battle had only just ended, he understood the importance of the situation they were in. So much had happened on the battlefield itself, and there was probably plenty more that everyone would want to get off their minds, including breaking the news to those who didn't know about the deaths of the Prince of Light and Hoodhide. Zane being already inside the Stoneguard, the city hall of Cape City, need only gather the rest here. He wondered for a moment if any psychic link still existed between that either Penance or TrueStriker established. He decided it was worth a try, trying to connect with the psychic link, and messaging everyone in the Gold Tribe.

Everyone, if you're getting this, let's meet in the Stoneguard, in the main chambers, if you're able. I know it's soon, but there's a lot we need to discuss.
 

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There hadn't been anything she could do to save Hoodhide, and though she knew this, Daricka continued to curse herself in her mind. If only she'd attack The Inferno more fiercely, if only she'd been quick enough to snatch her brother back before her charged to his doom...! But within, she knew it wouldn't have mattered. For all appearances, The Inferno had been finished; and if Hoodhide hadn't stopped him in time, he would have died anyways, along with everyone else within the city.

Once she was clear of the rubble she had found herself beneath after fleeing from the explosion, Daricka slumped forward as she regained her breath. The flames that had cloaked her in the fight against the corrupted Typhlosion had already gone; the only remnants of them being the flames that flickered constantly atop her head, and the exhaustion that always came in a wave after they were used. The Life Flames had been a last ditch effort; the price for using them was something she would have rather avoided. Each time the flames faded, the thought would cross her mind no matter how much she tried not to wonder: how much longer did she have? How many more times could she afford to use them? It wasn't the thought of dying that scared her; it was more the thought of dying before the fight was finished.

Raising her tired but still fierce gaze, she took in the landscape before her. A large circle of nothingness marked the place where The Inferno had blown the surroundings away, and it in turn was surrounded by nothing but ruined and crumbling buildings, few of which were still standing. Whichever way this battle went, the toll it would take on Cape City's citizens would still be the same.

The sound of crumbling earth and the shaking of the ground finally drew her attention away from her recovery. With nothing to grab hold of to keep her balance, and her legs already unsteady, she fell to her knees, her hands on the ground so she wouldn't fall face-down on the ground. When the tremor stopped and she was able to rise again, she raised her eyes, and a rare expression of surprise flashing across her features at the sight before her; a large fissure now parted the city in two, a scar that would forever remain to remind others of the bloody battle that had been fought on these grounds.

She wasn't sure how long she rested there, but this seemed to be her cue to shake off the weariness that still clung to her limbs and continue fighting. Though, as she looked around, the Ancients seemed to have dwindled in numbers. The flag of the Alpha Alliance flew from Stoneguard, signaling that it had been taken from the Ancients. The Ancients that remained on the battlefield were now retreating. There wasn't really any point to hurry towards them now, since by the time she got there any fights would have already ended. Thus, she strode at a leisurely pace across the war torn city toward Stoneguard, resolving not to strain herself by rushing herself. Even if there were any Ancients still around to fight, she wouldn't be much good if she was to exhausted to move anyways.

By the time Vigil's message echoed in her mind, she was already entering the broken and battered gates of Stoneguard. She made her way to the top floor, where she found Vigil. She greeted him with a silent nod as she leaned back against a wall, her arms crossed in front of her.
 

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These shape shifters were clever. They could apparently transform on will! The two quickly use two Toxics on Levena. Snype would be the heroic one and save Levina... if he actually had the heart for that sort of thing. Still... the two seemed to have a thing going on. Either way though, it was no reason to jump out of the way. She'd get better. Snype had to focus on beating these two! The didn't have a chance to do anything the entire battle!

For all he knew, it was probably all over... The Gold Tribe had an advantage for sure. Somehow, they might have just found their way to victory. But Snype wasn't going to give up just yet.

"Levina!" Snype shouted as she was hit by the double Toxic. She was quickly starting to suffer from poison... a very harsh one at that. She struggled a bit but still kept fighting. She used Quick Attack on whatever fake Sableye she could hit. Using Thunderbolt would be too risky.

Snype meanwhile ran toward his own target and used Shadow Sneak on it.
 

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Hanso SharpEye
Cape City

~~~~~

Hanso watched as they took Vera away on the stretcher, with Brynn being supported on her legs by one of the Affiliates, then turned back as Sovereign asked, "You can talk to the Gold tribe with your mind, can't you? Hook me up to it. I have a message for them."

Raising an eyebrow, Hanso's eyes bore into the Tyranitar. For a moment, his eyes seemed more vibrant than normal, the red iris of his left eye an almost unnatural shade of red. "Yeah, hang on a second," the Gallade answered, the moment passing as if nothing had happened. Reaching out with his mind, it took a few long seconds for Hanso to connect with the minds of the Gold Tribe, re-establishing his telepathic network. He did in time for Zane's message to come through to them all: Everyone, if you're getting this, let's meet in the Stoneguard, in the main chambers, if you're able. I know it's soon, but there's a lot we need to discuss.

"There you are," Hanso stated as he added Sovereign to the network. "Message away."

Oh, this'll be fun. What more can I do since I'm stuck inside the head of a Psychic...

Shut up, Varren. You're not talkin' in my network.
 

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Sovereign
Sovereign could hear Hanso's voice in his head. It was a unique sensation. He had always maintained a wall against such links, but now was not the time for that. Sovereign closed his eyes and focused.

"This is Sovereign. Most of you know me as the Sentinel, Crusher. Some of you may have fought me, or lost people by my hand. Right now that's not important. You stand against Auron. I fought Auron once. He was the strongest opponent I have ever faced. But strength is not all he has. Auron is a man with resolve. He will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. Even at the cost of his soul.

The odds are stacked against you. You will need as much resolve as Auron in order to beat him. But never drop yourselves to his level. Do not become monsters in order to achieve victory. Stand by your honor. And never stop fighting!"

Sovereign opened his eyes again, and looked at Hanso. "I hope it's enough." He began walking towards the very split in the wall he had created to get into the city. "I am no longer your enemy. But I can't join you. I made an oath to Auron, and my word as a dragon is something I cannot break. But... I made another oath... long before then. I have to return to my home." He looked back over his shoulder and grinned. "I doubt he'll let me though... take care of Vera when I'm gone."
 

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Jirmonji "The Swift" Slynt
Jirmonji was still trying to process all that had gone down. With Vigil and Sword and Shield at the front, he and Dryad had led the Alpha Alliance's soldiers. They had fought with all of their strength, and eventually forced their way through the gate. The next thing he knew, through all the fighting, something exploded, and from what everyone had told him, it was The Inferno, and to Slynt's dismay, Hoodhide. The little Scrafty had given the ultimate sacrifice to save everyone: His life. It caused a stir in his heart. When the time comes...Will I be able to? Would I be the one to sacrifice myself? The Swift wasn't a coward by any means, but death...Death had a hold over him. There was no part of him that wasn't afraid of death. Will I be afraid? Will I just crumble? There was so much self-doubt coursing through his mind...

A voice appeared in his mind. It was Hanso. Everyone, if you're getting this, let's meet in the Stoneguard, in the main chambers, if you're able. I know it's soon, but there's a lot we need to discuss

A second voice appeared seconds later. Jirmonji recognized it instantly. This is Sovereign. Most of you know me as the Sentinel, Crusher. Some of you may have fought me, or lost people by my hand. Right now that's not important. You stand against Auron. I fought Auron once. He was the strongest opponent I have ever faced. But strength is not all he has. Auron is a man with resolve. He will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. Even at the cost of his soul. The odds are stacked against you. You will need as much resolve as Auron in order to beat him. But never drop yourselves to his level. Do not become monsters in order to achieve victory. Stand by your honor. And never stop fighting!

The Swift could do nothing but smile. True words, from an unlikely source. It seemed as if the beast had a soul. Jirmonji had fought the brute at the previous city. Strong. Powerful. And if what he said was true...Maybe...just maybe...He could be an ally. Jirmonji kept replaying that last message in his head over and over as he walked to the main chamber. A lot had truly happened. We can't keep losing men to take out the Sentinels...We need to do it without sacrificing one to take him out. A vague image of Calamity appeared in his head, and next to Calamity stood Hoodhide. The Swift had hardly known the two, seeing as he hadn't been with the troop for very long, but he knew they were true warriors, and fearless fighters, like any member of the Gold Tribe should be. As he arrived at the meeting point, he arrived a conclusion as well. I will not blink in the face of death. I will face it with dignity. Like any member of the Gold Tribe should. I will fight until my death. He looked to the ground. I will give my life to destroy Auron.
 

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Words... words echoed in Paladin's mind. The words bounced off the sides of his brain and resonated throughout it, and yet, he heard nothing from outside his own mind. A telepathic message. He couldn't make out what it was saying, but he caught some words. Meet...stoneguard...discuss... The rest was a fuzzy blur, as was his vision, his hearing, and pretty much all his senses. Even the pain was minimal because he seemed to be in some kind of limbo state. Still, in this state, he could feel memories surfacing. What that dark side of him really was.

The memories surfaced in fragments, but he could remember being in a torturehouse, not unlike the one where he had lost his good friend Zed. However, this was different. He lay strapped to the ground somehow, and over him loomed the form of a dragon... Auron. Sentry, his loyal pet, stood there too, and a third figure whom he could not make out.

"Do it," Auron commanded, and the third figure walked to the other side of the stinky, scream-filled room for a moment and came back with what appeared to be a small, shiny object in his palm.

"No..." Paladin muttered, sensing something very wrong with the object.

"Oh yes," The third figure said with a large grin, as she approached, clearly a woman by the sound of her voice. But wait... he knew that voice.

"NO!"

Frost just giggled as she brought the thing nearer to him. He could feel his senses slipping away as it drew closer, until finally...

"PALADIN!"

A soothingly familiar voice broke his trance, and Paladin awoke in a cold sweat, as if he'd just had a nightmare. Over him, there stood no Auron or Frost, but a white Ninetails. "Allora..." Paladin muttered softly, relieved at the sight of her. Despite some burns and scratches, she was alright. The Ninetails was holding up a pouch full of Oran Berries with her Psychic, and began feeding them to the Golurk...somehow.

"My Arceus..." Allora muttered as she examined Paladin's form, after feeding him the berries. "You need serious medical attention. Now."

Paladin could barely feel his body below his small head, but he shook his head. "No. Sovereign. I have to find Sovereign, and finish him off," Paladin decided, despite the fact that he could not move.

"Forget it. What you need is rest and more berries," Allora replied sternly.

Suddenly, a sharp pain in the dark side of his body. "RRRARGH!" Paladin screamed all of a sudden, in agony but unable to do anything about it. Allora snapped to attention. She knew that they had to get out of here, and that there would be nobody to help Paladin out here. The two were at the edge of the city, when Paladin had apparently tried to fly away but crash landed; she'd seen him. There was only one option to help her friend.

Paladin felt himself rise into the air all of a sudden, floating just above ground. To his side, despite the pain blurring his vision once more, he could see his faithful friend Allora using her Psychic to lift him into the air. "Come on..." she grunted, devoting all her focus to keeping the heavy Golurk aloft.

She began walking, keeping the floating Golurk ahead of her, in the direction of the Stoneguard.

In Paladin's mind, he could hear another message. It was Sovereign! That bastard was preaching about fighting on, as if he was a member of the Gold Tribe. "What does he know?" Paladin thought. "He's an Arceus-damn Sentinel! Nothing he ever says will make up for the deeds he has done! I hate him!" Paladin could feel his thoughts growing darker and darker, as he repeated the words in his head.

"I hate him! I hate him! I hate him! I hate him!"

A last thought entered his mind before he finally blacked out, but it was not his own.

"...And we will kill him."
 
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Cape City- Stoneguard

It wasn't long after Zane sent the message that the first of the Gold Tribe began coming towards the Stoneguard. But before they came, TrueStriker connected a surprise person to the Psychic link. It was Sovereign, one of the Sentinels who joined the Silver Tribe after the war began. Emotions of anger had began to stir in Zane, as he recalled Sovereign's part in Dark Lightning's death, but he held them in check, and he figured TrueStriker wouldn't connect them together if it wasn't important, or if he didn't feel it necessary.

It was an interesting message, something he had not expected out of the Tyranitar. When the message concluded, the Gold Tribe began walking through, starting first with Wildfire, who gave Zane a silent nod, which he returned to her. While they waited in silence, Zane thought on what Sovereign had said. It was actually not far off from what Zane had been thinking of this entire time. It was just strange that it came from such an unusual source.

But never drop yourselves to his level. Do not become monsters in order to achieve victory. Stand by your honor. And never stop fighting!

If there were ever nobler words from a fiend, he couldn't think of any. And yet, the message resonated in Zane quite fiercely. It was true that in the past few battles and events, they had done things that made even Zane question the character of the Gold Tribe. Lying to Penance, leaving some of his brothers to fight Inferno without assisting so that he could go after what he thought was a more important target, perhaps even leaving Liberty Town without any protection to rescue some of their own brothers and sisters, and General Hazone. It seemed in the desperation of being on the verge of extinction, they had turned to acts which were defined as 'victory at any cost'. Leave Liberty Town unguarded to rescue members of the Gold Tribe and General Hazone from the torturehouse, to have a better chance against the Ancients in battle. Lie to Penance in his moments of instability to ensure his ability to help in the next battle, without taking his feelings into consideration. Abandoning the Prince of Light and Hoodhide to their deaths by the Inferno in order to capture and free the Sentinel Scar. It was the ruthless calculus of war, and Zane knew it couldn't continue like this. This wasn't the way of the Gold Tribe. Even on the verge of extinction, they had to act as the embodiment of all that was noble. Even in the face of certain death. Even if, as it turned out, their tribe was the product of a long-held secret to ensure the captivity of a Dark God.

As Zane continued to think on this, the other began to arrive. The Swift arrived, followed by Dryad and Sword and Shield. Speculum the Ditto came in just after them, followed by Bane, and the Healer. Bloodthirster flew in through the open window. Zane saw as the Ninetales known as the Shadow Protector carrying in Paladin by Psychic energy. He appeared to be injured, and Zane immediately reacted. "Is he alright?" He asked her. Allora didn't respond, perhaps because she didn't immediately know how to. The Healer quickly went over to his side and began to examine him, while Zane worriedly watched from the side. He remembered about the meeting, and went back over to the large circular table in the middle of the room, but made frequent glances towards the condition of his friend, Paladin, whom he had re-met in Cape City. He didn't want to lose another brother. Not after they had come so far, especially perhaps not now.

"I think it best if we began the meeting," A voice said, which Zane turned to recognize as the old Alakazam known as the Keeper. "There is much to discuss. And I had not left my home in the Catacombs for nothing." Zane looked over again as Paladin, monitoring his condition. "All will be done for him as best as it can be, young Gold Tribe." He reassured him. The Healer mirrored the sentiments with a nod to the Bisharp. Feeling slightly more reassured, he returned back to the table, seeing Gallant and Blitzkrieg also arrive.

"Well," Zane began, unsure where to begin. "I suppose we should get news out of the way. In case you hadn't heard, the Sentinels Inferno and Deluge are dead. The Sentinel Scar has also been successfully turned from the Silver Crystal's power, we believe. I'm not sure of his current condition, but we believe he is still alive." A few of the Gold Tribe members smiled at this news, but Zane would only see those face go to frowns as he passed on the rest of the news. "Unfortunately, it didn't come without sacrifice. The Prince of Light and Hoodhide are both dead as well."

For a while, none spoke. Zane held his eyes to the floor, feeling partially to blame for their deaths. If he had just chosen to stay with his brothers and sisters and fight against the Inferno, maybe they would have survived. After a long pause, he decided to continue the meeting, though Guardia beat him to the punch.

"Noctus," She said in barely above a whisper. The second time, she said it louder. "I saw Noctus. He came to the city close to the end of the battle with Sentry. He was with him."
 

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Penance 'Madman' Malum​

"Of course he is Zangoose. He always was..." Penance was currently high above them, sitting on a piece of the wall that was jutting out. "You just never saw it because you wanted to trust him... wanted to believe the good in him. That was your downfall Zangoose." The Golduck closed his eyes and hummed to himself, "Scar is fine... he is being tended to. Not that you all would care after all... seeing as how this mess was all caused by the Gold Tribe."

He gave a meager shrug, "You can try denying it all you want... but such authority has been predicted many times before. You just shut your ears and didn't care... that is until now. Now those predictions have proven true and yet you still wish to raise the gold... pitiful." He shook his head, tsking as well. "Same as raising silver... for another generation mind you." He cocked his head, narrowing his eyes down at the Goldies. "Riddle me this... what will happen a hundred years from now? When you goldies decide its for the best interest of all that they should not know about the silver crystal? What happens when the silver crystal has to be checked yet again? Send off a team of goldies who become corrupted yet again and decide to kill off everyone? It's happened before... remember Zane?"

He smiled widely, "I see that look in your eyes sometimes... how you speak of dreams... how you see the past. I wonder if those goldies even bothered to think about how we would be this day and age? You think they thought that the silver crystal would be used once more? I highly doubt so, because you are trained not to think. Just follow the good old generals, right?"

He chuckled. "Oh, but enough of that... for now. You all wouldn't care anyways." He waved his hand dismissively. "But I know what you do care about... how about that battle eh? Adrenaline rushing am I right!?" He grinned brightly. "So many dead... just for that rush of combat eh?" He chuckled a bit more, "Funny isn't it? Trained for combat but wanting to keep the peace and thus trying to stop war... yet you revel in it. Hypocritical isn't it?" He looked down and shrugged once more, "Just a casual observation of course. But anyways, more information rests in Scar's mind... as well as in Genevieve's. Yes... I have her. You don't want to know what's happening to her though..." He finished in a sing song voice.

"But no worries, you're precious information to cause more war to stop war will soon be in your hands."
 
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