Team Snagem HQ (Mt. Silver)

[Requiem of Whyspers]

When Wren saw Terashi make his appearance, the sudden anxiety after seeing his Dewott made sense. He'd been informed that Terashi's channeling partner had become infected during the team's last mission while he had been busy with some of his business dealings. It hadn't occurred to him just what that might imply until now, seeing how out of it Terashi was.

When the man threatened Ulla and Keiko attacked out of fear for her lover, the man realized this was not something to be considered an ordinary occurrence. And then he felt the aura coming off of the Gardevoir. He hadn't felt anything from his new Drampa when he'd caught him but maybe that was because he'd been so weakened from the battle with Shadow Mewtwo. Either way, the wickedness emanating from Rala was tangible, even to such an inexperienced channeler as him. Fearing for his other Pokemon, he recalled Caladium and Atlissima to their Nest Balls before reaching for another, newer, one on his belt.

"Hellebore..." He whispered to himself, debating whether or not he should use it. He remembered being told that Shadow Pokemon can sometimes entered a stated called "Hyper Mode", where they can't be recalled until they were knocked out. Was this it? No time to question it. Releasing the Shadow Drampa into the room, the Placid Pokemon instantly bore down upon Rala, sensing her as a challenger the moment he appeared. The Dragon's long neck swelled for a moment as he reared back and as he lurched forward, and his neck straightened, emerald flames erupting as his mouth opened and he unleashed a Dragon Breath upon the Embrace Pokemon, neither knowing nor caring that his flames were ineffective.  

[Requiem of Whyspers]

Wren didn't even have the chance to try and give Hellebore an order before that first attack. What would this Pokemon be like to use in a more controlled battle?! Trying to remember which moves the Pokemon had used when he was trying to catch it, the Drampa acted of it's own volition once more.

"Draaaam!" He roared before rushing toward Rala with a Shadow Break, cloaking himself in vile energy. The only thing that mattered right now was destroying this challenger! The Shadow Half didn't make it any easier to move but it did fuel the Dragon's bloodlust and rage, causing him to pour even more energy into his attack the closer he got to Rala.  

[DignityPower]

"Tsk, this kid." Veronica complained, watching as Ulla got upset. She worried that as a child, Ulla would simply act without thinking. The Shadow Half attack felt awful but Veronica didn't mind as the pain seeped through. Instead of focusing on how it hurt, she let anger out and acted fast.

Quickly, she sent out Cosmo the newly evolved Zoroark. "Pin her down, you know what to do!" she ordered. Cosmo immediately recognized the threat and jumped in to grab Rala's arms and push forward, while it would seem that he was trying to pin her down Cosmo realized there were others ready to attack and instead would try to have her turn her back towards the other snagems. It didn't matter what kind of shadow attacks she had prepared, Cosmo would risk his life if Veronica asked him to.

Just after the order, she walked to Ulla and tugged at her shoulder, hoping she wouldn't have to grab her arm further but she was prepared to if the kid thought she was gonna be the hero. "Relax." she simple said, it was never easy having a personal investment in the situation. She knew she should have chosen other words but she wasn't the best at communications.  

[Cecile Silverstone]

Leon watched as Rala let out a storm of Shadow energy as he suddenly felt a slightly weaker. "If I use any of my Pokemon, they will get infected..." He said as he noticed Lucario step forward. "I think we can you and I will do just fine." Lucario looked back at Ulla and Lycanroc. "Stay with the Master." Lycanroc nodded as Lucario looked at Rala. "Looks like lady Rala would like another dance." "Let's amuse her then. Bone Rush." Lucario summoned a long bone staff as he charged directly at Rala as he spun the staff over his head.

Ulla watched as everything went on as her eyes were searching for Ter and Keiko. "I need to go get them..." That's when she noticed Ter regain conscious as she was about to call to him but felt someone tug on her shoulder. She turned to see that it was Veronica, they never really got along. But, at this moment. She was right. Ulla looked at her hands as they were shaking due to fear. Fear of losing both her parents again. "...Okay...I'm relaxing."  

[Cecile Silverstone]

When Rala was finally recalled to her Pokeball, Leon stopped his Poison energy flow around as he looked at Lucario. They both merely shared a nod at one another. Leon looked at the beat up Keiko and Ter as no words escaped his mouth. He was still a bit frustrated that Ter let this happen. Leon merely sat down at a nearby seat as watched his sister get up and run to her adopted parents side. She quickly hugged both of them as she whimpered softly under her breath.

Leon watched as he merely sighed as he looked over to Sub. "Wanna get out of here? I enjoy this scene but I can only take so much."  

[DignityPower]

Veronica sighed in relief and stepped aside from Ulla, her attention turned to Cosmo as he returned proudly from the battle. She petted his head as she did when he was a zorua. She kept an eye on Ter, wondering if something had stayed inside him or if he would react widly again. "You're okay right?" Veronica asked Cosmo.
"Yea, Im totally used to the dark and shadow stuff." He snickered.
Veronica didnt care for the scene of a sweet, loving family but it also didnt bother her. She stayed around, glancing between everyone, making sure it was safe. Surely a pokeball wouldnt hold Rala for long if her determination was true. Cosmo could sense her distress but only smiled, trusting she knew what was going on better than he did.  

[Cecile Silverstone]

Leon didn't really pay attention to the family until he heard Ter say that they will see them next week. Confused, both of the siblings looked at him as he suddenly passed out. Ulla panicked and was very worried, while Leon couldn't hold in his laughter. "P-Papa?!" She said as she watched Keiko pick up Ter's slumped over body. "I-Is he okay? Is this normal?" She asked, not really sure if she should be expecting more of this or this should be alarming.  

[Cecile Silverstone]

"...Da**?" Ulla said as if she wasn't surprised what Keiko was about to say. She then followed Keiko to their room, she looked back for a second at her brother. She then quickly ran to him to make sure he was alright. Even though he was laughing like everything was fine. She remembered how angry he looked when it looked like Ter was about to punch her. Leon stopped his laughing as he already know what she was going to say. "I'm fine." "Do you forgive Papa?" "...He should have been more cautious with Rala. Especially seeing how she is connected to him through their Channeling. He was weak believing that he could've taken care of the virus by himself. If it wasn't for Keiko, you would've gotten hurt. And if it weren't for you saying something, I could've done something unthinkable..." The siblings were quiet until Leon broke the silence with a sigh and ruffled her hair. "Yes. I forgive him. Me and him will probably talk about this another time...Go. Go help Keiko with Ter."

Leon started to shoo his sister off as Ulla smiled. The little girl was starting to think Leon would take back of them being the adoptive parents. But, that wasn't the case as she ran back to Keiko's side.  

[Cecile Silverstone]

"That's way too much work to be thinking about poetic." He said as he chuckled himself. "So, how'd your research go? Did you get what you need from that?" He said as he remembered seeing Sub not really doing anything except letting his Dark Channeling flow out. "I'm sure there are other ways of becoming stronger without killing. I'll find that. The Poison Channelers of old had their ways. I have mine."

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