Exploration of the Triad Temple

[nick]

Nick coordinated Drake's attacks with the others, using the Dratini's Dragon Breath as his dragon type move. When the door finally opened, he waited patiently for Sneer to go in and return. He was concerned with the sound, but his concerns went away when Sneer returned and with what appeared to be two guides. He too overheard the discussion of trust from the talking Pokemon. He wasn't overly pleased to hear such distrust, but he couldn't begrudge the Pokemon either. After all, Nick was putting plenty of trust in a group of people he really didn't know.

Those that he did know weren't with him right now. As glad as he was to be away from Varoon, he didn't exactly like not being around Allie. Instead, he left a group of people that he was familiar with to join a group he knew nothing about. Then again, he didn't know Varoon or Allie when he started traveling with them. He opened up and gave them some bit of trust and he wasn't displeased with the results. So he could certainly extend the same to these people. Wow. That certainly put things in perspective for him.

"Look. I'm giving all of you the benefit of the doubt. We're all victory seekers here. We may not know each other, but we were picked because we have the same kind of ideals that make us victory seekers. Until someone proves otherwise, I'm going to trust all of you to complete whatever it is we're here to do." Nick said, speaking a bit bluntly like he always did. He recalled Chara to her pokeball. The Charmander would not be his choice today.

"Drake. You're with me." He told the Dratini, who slithered up to him. Nick knelt down and the Dratini slithered up his arm and coiled lightly around his neck yet again. Drake was one of the strongest Pokemon he had and it was the red head's starter Pokemon. Nick might have considered his uniquely colored Misquaza, but that Dragon was just a little too big for enclosed spaces like this. He needed the freedom of the open skies.

Nick stood up and walked closer to the door, waiting to enter the area. This was an unknown to all of them. Now wasn't the time for distrust and paranoia. That could likely get them all killed, especially if there were traps they had to avoid. That would be hard enough to look out for without everyone looking over their shoulder and watching their own backs. They would have to extend some amount of trust to one another. Otherwise, they would be more like Team Necro than the Victory Seekers.

[Aldo]

Watching as Riolu and Marshtomp continued helping out with opening the door, Aldo looked on as it finally opened wide. Stepping back as Sneer started to head forward, he gave Riolu a quick pat on the shoulder as he returned. "Good job. Now we can see what's in there," he told the small Fighting Pokemon as Sneer returned. As she began to talk about how they could only bring one Pokemon in with them, he started to think about who he should keep out to come, not paying attention to what Sneer said afterwards until she began returning his Pokemon.

"Well, I guess that's decided," he muttered to himself, reaching for Snivy's Pokeball as she hissed at the approaching Serperior. "Alright, get back in there," Aldo said, trying to return the grass type to her Pokeball, only to have her leap out of the way. Trying it a second time proved no better as she continued to jump around, dodging any attempts at being returned cheerfully until her trainer just decided to grab her by the tail. "Tricky little snake," he said as he finally returned her to the Pokeball.

[Sneer]

(OOC: Bay told me she's taking her Zekrom in)

Having established their team, Sneer looked at the Chandelure twins expectantly, who whispered quietly to each other before turning around, making their way into the temple. Sneer followed behind, leading her group. As they ventured deep into the temple, the explorers were filled with awe, looking at the inside of the temple.

The temple walls were decorated in an array of colors, the colors of Reshiram, Zekrom and Kyurem. Along the walls were statues of the three legends.

"Chandeluuuuuurrre." Said the shiny while Sneer nodded.

"Interesting. They said that the power locked inside of this temple is unlike any we have seen before." Said the Serperior as she slithered along. Suddenly, the Chandelure stopped, and Sneer stopped right with them along with everyone else. Well, almost everyone.

"What are you all waiting for? Let's go!" Cliff said as he and Tucker continued walking forward. Before any warning could be given, the floor gave out under the group. Sneer coiled her upper body around Aldo, gripping him with her tiny arms as she reached out to a Chandelure with her tail, grabbing one of the extended arms on the normal colored one. Drake had coiled around Nick as he too, was gripped by the Chandelure that held up Sneer. The Shiny Chandelure rushed to grab Spirit and Drinyo as Amber turned into a Pidgeot and dove under Alan. Beau quickly caught his trainer and rushed to reach Cliff and Rampardos while Archeops quickly clamped his talons on Tucker's shoulders.

Checking to make sure everyone was alright, the twin Chandelure's eyes glowed bright as they gently floated across the chasm the rest of the group following. Reaching the end of the chasm, the Chandelure gently laid their passengers down as the rest of the pokemon landed. Releasing Aldo, Sneer checked to make sure her temporary trainer was alright before glaring at the Gym Leader and Breeder.

"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? I told you there were traps! You could have killed us all you idiots!" She said, her tail glowing blue as she smacked them both with Dragon Tail. Cliff and Tucker hissed in pain as they grasped their heads.

"Gah! Alright alright! We`re sorry!" Tucker said as he rubbed the bump on his head, glaring at Sneer. Rolling her eyes, Sneer slithered over to Aldo and slung him on her back, looking at everyone else.

"Everyone on a pokemon, we'll sense the traps before you do." She said as they obeyed. The Chandelure began to move forward while the explorers followed. They entered another room which had a much different color scheme. Instead of Black, White and Gray, the walls were colored in light blue, green and brown. As they approached the back of the room, the light emitting from the Chandelure illuminated a pedestal in front of three statues, each resembling strange pokemon.

One looked like Articuno, though it's tail was curled with strange swirls on it instead of the normal flowing feathers. It also had spots on its chest and it's face looked fierce, rather than pretty, with a puffy main on it's head. Another looked vaguely like Raikou, though it's tail was very bumpy, and it's paws were overpadded while its face bore a mustache that was far different from other raikou. The last variation of statues was completely unrecognizable. It resembled an odd dragon with a long, spiky tail and claws that were as puffy as the raikou's. Wanting to get a closer look, Sneer looked at the Chandelure questioningly, but the ghostly twins only stared ahead. Deciding to take the careful route, she set Aldo down where she was and moved forward, wanting to get a closer look at the statues. When nothing happened, she looked at the pedestal and squinted at it.

"Archeops! Come read this!" She called. The ancient bird fluttered over and landed on Sneer's head, peering over her nose to look at the text. After a few minutes, he cleared his throat.

"One brings rain, one brings wind
One aids humans with a cheerful grin.
Human shapes control their power
But beware all in the Beast hour.

Defeat the thunder dragon and bird of the sky
Silence the wrath of the tiger's cry.
Prove yourselves worthy by defeating these three
Only then, will the power be freed." Archeops said as the ground rumbled. Sneer quickly grabbed the living fossil and retreated back to the group as the eyes on the statues glowed. They began to move menacingly towards the group as Sneer brought her tail in front of her defensively.

"It's clear what that riddle meant. We need to take these guys down. Be careful guys! Now, go forth and blow crap up!" She said with a grin, turning to Aldo.

"You're the trainer, who do I attack?" She asked with an excited glint in her eye.



(OOC: It's simple, everyone, attack a statue! But no more than two people on one statue okay? Don't worry about the battle code, just call out an attack.)

[Sawyer]

Sawyer had never seen a snake grin, and she had to admit that it was a bit of an odd thing to witness as the grass pokemon beamed at the lot of them. While none of them had opened the door outright, they'd all given Sneer enough of an idea for her to figure it out herself. Right after she'd mentioned the Unova legends, a pokeball on the trainer's hip began to wiggle fervently. Sawyer took a step back as a black dragon soon appeared on the scene, his turbine-tail whirring loudly as he released a deep growl. This... was odd. Beau hadn't ever been able to release himself before - honestly, the only pokemon she had that COULD do that was Luca, who'd currently hopped back around to hide behind Sawyer again. The Zekrom was also in a weird mood. He was a hot-headed, snarky dragon, not a worried and instinctive one. The large pokemon hardly made a sound as he listened to Sneer direct the group on how to attack the door, and when she was done talking, he obeyed without so much as an order from Sawyer.

A puff of dust seemed to filter in among their feet as the door finally opened, and all Sawyer could do was nod when the Victory Seekers leader took it upon herself to investigate. Beau had even lit up the place for everyone else instead of acting like a scared pansy. Definitely knowing something was wrong at this point, she placed a hand on Beau's leg, patting him gently. In return she received an intense glare and an odd sensation in her head, almost scared at how dilated the dragon's pupils were. Leaning in closer, she whispered to her pokemon. "You okay...?"

For a while, he didn't reply and simply looked away. Huh. Maybe he wasn't such a dunce when he wasn't around his sister? Sneer's scream caught her attention, but even when she returned with two Chandelure - one a shiny - Beau's reply in her mind was all she really focused on.

I don't like this place.

"Well why didn't you tell me that instead of acting all aloof? You had me worried, jeez..." the girl replied, sighing a bit as she looked down at her belt, realizing she could only take one pokemon from that point onward. Under any other circumstance she would have taken her Axew in a heartbeat, but she could feel Beau staring at her with such intensity that she didn't dare think of recalling him. It looked like Luca had had enough anyway, and after giving the small dragon a pat, he was withdrawn in a beam of red.

I didn't answer because I needed to look cool for everyone. It's working, yeah? They looked impressed when my tail revved. Sawyer facepalmed and shook her head. "Oh, suuuure... you're just that cool..." Beau grinned a little as his pride swelled, he and Sawyer taking up the rear once more as their escorts made their way deeper into the chasm. However, the deeper they went, the more uneasy she could tell Beau was getting. She was convinced that this had been the reason the legendary was acting so strange, and as he walked beside her, she made sure to stay by him just in case he needed the support. She even heard him whimper as they passed certain color combinations. Of course, though, Cliff had to run his mouth and get the lot of them in trouble. Before she knew it, Sawyer found herself being snatched up by Beau and whisked away as he caught Cliff in his other paw, holding Rampardos with his talons.

"Idiots!" Sawyer called, adding to Sneer's insult. She had no problem with riding on her Zekrom until they got to where they were going, and much to her surprise, it didn't take long at all. Unfortunately, this part made Beau even more uncomfortable - he was nearly shaking at this point, his brow furrowed as he tried to keep his composure. Sawyer leaned forward on the crown of his head as they came across three statues, narrowing her eyes as more inscriptions were being read. "Oh, great. Three more somethings. Wonder if--"

She couldn't finish her sentence. Suddenly, the ground moved, and the statues' eyes lit up as they came to life, roaring and crying out as their stiff limbs came into motion. Beau roared back and his tail glowed as he shot further away from the statues, snarling as he stared Tornadus down. Sawyer gulped and held on for dear life, clinging to her Zekrom.

"Snap out of it, Beau! We have to attack them," she called. "Zap Cannon on that one!" Deciding to put his emotions into action, the dragon pulled his head back and attacked, flying left and right as he made sure to steer clear of all the animated stones.

[Alan Nurmi]

Alan had been alright until Cliff had been ignorant enough to go forward. If he had learned anything from books it was to never, ever assume that things were as they appeared to be. Unfortunately, the trap had caught him and the others or something like that but they had been rescued. Amber had decided to get off her perch to save him.

When he was back on land and that Amber had transformed back, he had whispered "thank you" and hugged her. He wanted to show that he was grateful to her. He let go of her as he just looked at her. This was something that he always wanted to find in his Pokemon. That and reliability were key traits that he wanted to find in his Pokemon.

He cared for her just like he cared for all of his other Pokemon. He may not have a bond with the others but he knew that he had an inkling of one that was quickly growing with Amber. Perhaps, it was the temple that had done that. No, it could hardly be as absurd as that. The bond appeared because of the danger involved. It was the logical explanation of things. He was going to smack Sneer for stating the obvious but he though better of it.

Of course, Pokemon would sense the traps before humans did. It was the natural way of things. He looked over to the pink-cat and the cat legendary looked back at him. He had chosen her for a reason and apparently it paid off due to the dangers in this temple.

"Transform into Mamoswine" he told Amber politely.

She changed rather swiftly into the bulky Pokemon, Mamoswine. He held his hand on her side, she was smiling before she had become this form, and perhaps it was that she seemed to be enjoying her time out of the Pokeball. He allowed her to guide him.

Alan felt just like a spectator for now with everything that occurred so far. And now the current challenge, another riddle. No. Statues of the trio, animated ones. Three animated statues. It just had to be statues of the three Kami trio. Or at least he thought they were. They looked weird. That was new and why did it involve attacking again? Amber ambled over so that she had clear shot at the statue of Tornadus and she waited his orders. He knew that a flying type would be weak to rock-type attacks. He had to test that and there was no time like the present.

"Ok, use Ancient Power if you will please" he replied coolly. Amber stood her ground as she couldn't move very fast in this bulky form. She fired off her attack at the animated Tornadus statue.

[Aldo]

All the way along the chasm, Aldo was letting out as much of his anger at the near death fall caused by the gym leader and breeder. By the time they reached the other side, he was just happy to be back on the ground again. "Let's just get going before anything else happens," he muttered to himself as the small group moved forward through the temple. Once they reached the statues, he climbed off Sneer and stepped back a bit. It was probably best to stay as far away from whatever could potentially be another trap. As soon as the statues started to move, he realized that may have been a good idea. "Alright, go attack that one. Leaf Blade," he said, pointing at the approaching Landorus.

[Spirit Hope]

Spirit watched as the Chandelure spoke to Sneer, telling about the power that hid within the temple as they walked through the area. Suddenly the everyone stopped...Or apparently not. Cliff and Tucker, not catching the hint continued walking, triggering a trap that was in front of them. Suddenly the floor gave out leaving everyone to fall to there doom. Thankfully for Spirit, the shiny Chandelure rushed in to grab her and Drinyo, everyone and the Pokemon were able to pull themselves out of the hole and back to safety, Sneer Angrily yelled at the Gym leader and the Breeder, the loud noise caused Spirit to shake a little in fear, anger was never good not from a person nor from a Pokemon.

The angered Serperior smacked the two with her tail. After Tucker apologized, Sneer slithered over to Aldo and put the trainer on her back, telling everyone to get a hold of a Pokemon. Spirit picked up Drinyo in response, he didn't like it at first and made sure that she herd his opinion on being picked up by her, however after a short while the lizard-like Pokemon calmed down so that he could sense the traps better and guide his partner away from them. The team began moving again, thankfully without anymore traps to pull them down.

Finally after a while the group made it to unique room, the walls were light blue, green and brown. There were three strange looking statues within the room, Sneer had called Archeops to read some text that was on the pedestal. Apparently they needed to attack the three statues. Spirit placed her Scraggy down and looked at the statue that looked a little like a Raikou. Suddenly it and the other two statues eyes lit up and they began to move!

"Oh my! D-Drinyo! Use low kick!" Drinyo noticed how Surprised Spirit was about the MOVING STATUES? WHAT? Drinyo backed up a little before charging forward to deliver his low kick attack.

[nick]

This was getting worse and worse all the time. First the traps and now there were animated statues to attack. He looked on as the others chose their targets. Landorus and Tornadus were being handled by the other four trainers. That left him with Thunderous to deal with. He looked at Drake, wishing he had brought Rayquaza with him instead. He had to admit, however, that Drake was much more strongwilled and hardheaded than the playful Rayquaza and he didn't have the secondary flying type that Rayquaza did either.

Shrugging off as much doubt as he could, he commanded his dragon. "Drake, use Dragon Breath on that one!" Nick pointed at Thunderous, hoping this wouldn't end badly for his Dratini. The Dratini uncurled from Nick's neck and leapt infront of him ready to battle. He let forth a determined attack on the Thunderous.

[Sneer]

Sneer rushed forward towards the deformed Raikou, smashing her glowing tail over it's head at the same time as Drinyo's attack connected. Wanting t get in on the fun too, Cliff and Tucker pointed towards the weird dragon statue, commanding both of their pokemon to use Stone Edge. All of the attacks from the VictorySeekers connected, and the statues were destroyed in a glorious explosion. The tail from the dragonic statue soared towards Aldo, and Sneer panicked as she rushed over to help her comrade.

"Aldo! Duck! I`m not gonna get there in time!" She commanded as she slithered as fast as she could. Before the tail could connect, an orange blur outflew the stoney tail and whisked Aldo to safety. Sneer looked up to find the shiny Chandelure had Aldo firmly clutched about the shoulders by it's flame-bearing arms, and the special ghost gently floated down, setting Aldo on the ground carefully. With a smirk, Sneer looked at Aldo with a knowing glint in her eyes.

"Looks like you made a friend." She said as the dust settled. The group looked as they studied the remains of the statues, a weird reflective shine emitting from the rubble. Curious, Sneer peered at the shiny surface, carefully brushing away the rubble. She grabbed the object in her tail and held it up to the Chandelure's light, showing everyone what she had found.

"Chandeluuuuure." Said the shiny from behind Aldo.

"Behold, the Reflecting Mirror." Sneer translated as the back wall began to rumble. Looking at it alarmingly, Sneer saw the wall sink into the floor, revealing a room illuminated by many Litwick and Lampent. In the center of the room were 2 large statue of Kyurem. Though the pokemon was barely recognizable as the pokemon. The statue on the left was shorter, and it had features that made it look somewhat like a Zekrom as it hunched over, as though preparing to strike with it's clubby arms. On the right, the taller statue stood tall, its thin arms flanked by tassels. Where the left statue looked like Zekrom, the right resembled a Reshiram. Scattered across the floor were more Reflective Mirrors as well as black and white spheres. The group carefully made their way into the room, careful not to disturb the treasures, as they watched the statues eyes glow. Sneer quickly set down her treasure and readied another Leaf Blade, ready to fight, only to be blocked by the Chandelure.

"Chaaaan." They said, causing the grass snake to tilt her head.

"What do you mean, 'No need'?" She whispered as the Kyurem statues turned their heads towards the group.

"It's been awhile since I last heard of this place, I almost forgot about it. Greetings, welcome to the Triad Temple." The right statue said with a calm, breathy voice. Sneer tilted her head again as she bravely moved to the front of the group.

"Who are you? You don't look like any pokemon I have ever seen." Sneer said in her matter-of-fact voice.

"Make no mistake, I am Kyurem." Said the statue on the right.

"I am Kyurem also." Said the one of the left in a more gruff tone.

"We are apart of the original Kyurem, parts long forgotten."

"Everyone got too scared of us, so Reshiram and Zekrom took us out of Kyurem and sealed us away in here." The two said. Sneer looked around and noted a mural that seemed to confirm it.

"Is that what these mirrors are for? What are you exactly then?" She said.

"I am Yin Kyurem." Said the right statue.

"And I am Yang Kyurem. People get us confused though, so they liked to call us Black Kyurem and White Kyurem instead." The left one explained.

"The Reflecting Mirror has nothing to do with us, though they are just as dangerous." Said White Kyurem.

"The mirrors make Tornadus, Thundurus and Landorus go into their Therian forms. Ya fought the Therian statues to get in here." Black Kyurem explained.

"The key to our power lies in the Light and Dark stones, scattered around you. When Reshiram and Zekrom die, they compress their powers and leave them here. Their body becomes a Light Stone or a Dark Stone, and their spirits flee to the Abyss of Legend." White Kyurem added.

"So we just give a Kyurem one of these stones and it'll turn into one of you?" Sneer asked.

"Precisely." White Kyurem confirmed.

"If you wanna have a pansy, deformed chicken incapable of lying, the Light Stone is needed. But if you want REAL power, the power to make your goals a reality, then a Dark Stone is what you want." Said Black Kyurem. Sneer tilted her head as White Kyurem's statue pulsed slightly in indignity.

"What Black Kyurem means is that the Light Stone will make your Kyurem into White Kyurem and the Dark Stone will make it Black Kyurem. You don't just get a new appearence, but Kyurem embodies the creature it resembles."

"A long time ago, Kyurem were more primal, and they hunted Zekrom and Reshiram to get more power. They couldn't control it, and they dang near killed everything. " Said Black Kyurem.

"Though Kyurem is not necessarily a good pokemon, he is not an evil one. He took responsibility and worked with the true Reshiram and Zekrom to seal away these forms. After separating us from the true Kyurem, Reshiram and Zekrom proceeded to use their powers to separate the rest of the Kyurem from their stolen powers. They sealed the power away in here, the Triad Temple, so that no pokemon would ever abuse this power again. The true Landorus also sought to control his species thirst for power, and so sealed away the Reflecting Mirror in here, as well as the secret to making them." White Kyurem said as Sneer and her group listened eagerly.

"We waited here for thousands of years, waiting for the time when pokemon would lose their arrogance and proved themselves ready to have this power again. We entrusted the temple to the Chandelure and it's evolutionary relatives, finding their role in the spirit world useful. They have guarded us and protected us from everyone who thought they were ready for us, when they really weren't." Black Kyurem said as the Chandelure, Lampent and Litwick agreed in tandem.

"You have proven that the world is ready for the powers of Black and White Kyurem and the Therian trio. In doing that, you have set us free, and for that we thank you all. Accept our gratitude and feel free to do with these items as you wish. Perhaps one day, we shall meet again." Said White Kyurem as the light faded from the statues eyes.

"Enjoy your prize. We leave the contents of this temple to you." Said Black Kyurem as its eyes too, dimmed. Sneer smiled as she sent a silent prayer to Kyurem, hoping the return of his powers would be alright. She looked around at the sacred objects that littered the floor and turned to Cliff and Tucker. The three whispered to each other for a few minutes before the trio broke apart to look at the group.

"It's been decided. I`m going to take these objects back with me to sell in Paradisia's specialty shop so that Team Necro doesn't get a chance at taking this kind of power. However, before I do, you all may each take ONE of these treasures as thanks for your help on this expedition." She said with a smile as she reached into the folds of her collar and pulled out an X-Transceiver.

(OOC: Congratulations to everyone who posted here! Thanks to all of your efforts, the Light Stone, Dark Stone, and Reflecting Mirror are now available for purchase by special order! If/when you guys want to purchase these items, drop Sneer a PM and she'll send you one after working out payment. And now for the prizes!)

Pokemon Obtained:

Aldo:


Pokemon Name: Chandelure
Gender: Female
Pokemon Personality: Quiet, Noble, Protective
Pokemon Ability: Flash Fire
Pokemon Health: 37
Pokemon Level: 30
Move Roster: Inferno, Shadow Ball, Hex, Flame Burst, Psychic, Flamethrower

Items Obtained:



Everyone other than Aldo, take your pick from one of the items. Aldo gets the Shiny Chandelure because I feel bad for him, and because he put up with Sneer. Thanks for your efforts in this expedition everyone!

[Alan Nurmi]

Alan was a little relieved that it was all done now. No longer he had to deal with working with all these other fine, "fine" people. Of course, he kept most of these thoughts to himself as he looked at the scattered items across the ground, he could only take one. One item but there were three choices. What did he want? A white stone, a black stone, and then some odd looking mirror. He felt drawn, however, to the least likely one out of the bunch. The Dark Stone as it was called, just some black stone. He reached down and took one of the Dark Stones and quickly put it away before he walked off with Mew leading him. It wasn't really team work at all. They just threw their combined weight in unequal proportions, not synchronized or coordinated. It was just a mess when he thought about it. If that was team work then it wasn't what he thought team work would be. No finesse. It just lacked any sort of planning.

"Eh, I'll be taking my leave then" he said coolly as he went to exit the temple.

OOC: Alan takes the Dark Stone.

[nick]

Nick looked on in awe at the two dragon statues that were talking to the group. Being a trainer fascinated with dragons and wanting to become a recognized dragon tamer, there was a certain glint in his eyes as he looked between the two statues. When they were done talking, Nick was still standing and staring. Drake tapped him on the head with his tail and Nick shook his head. "Huh? What? Oh, sorry Drake." He shook off his dream-like state and apologized to his Dratini.

"Draaaa" Drake responded back then looked over to the items Nick could choose from. Nick glanced over to where his Dratini was looking at. "Oh! Right! I'll choose one and we can get going." He said. He approached one of the items and picked it up. "I'll take this one." Nick said as he picked up the Dark Stone and left the group. It was time to re-join his traveling companions and get back to battling gym leaders.

[Spirit Hope]

A lot of things happened at the same time, all the attacks caused an explosion to go off and a wall had suddenly sunk away. With in there two large Pokemon stood, after a nice explanation the black and white Kyurem everyone was allowed to take an one of the items scattered around the area. A Black stone, a white stone and a mirror. Spirit didn't want to be ungrateful, she was glade everyone was allowed to take one, however she didn't really want any of them. Spirit picked up one of the reflecting mirrors, maybe she could find someone who she could give it to as a gift.

"If you are done choosing, its best we continue on our way, I do not want to stick around here much longer." Drinyo said beginning to walk off. Spirit noticed this and began to follow him as well.

(OOC: I will be giving this to my friend, Basile who deserve the item much more than me.)