Test 9.

[azumods]

SPACE The base in Eterna City is neither as large nor imposing as the Veilstone building; however, you've likely noticed by now that it's just as odd-looking, if not moreso. Located in the northwestern portion of town, it stands at the epicenter of the spatial disturbances plaguing the city; it doesn't seem unaffected by them - there are parts of it that seem...out of place, the building itself just as patchwork as the rest of the surrounding area - but it still seems structurally sound and the door is still in place and looks like it belongs to the original building. So it'll probably take you where you want to go upon walking through it. Probably. That said, while it's not the best idea to kick down the front doors and hope no one notices, it doesn't seem that you have much of a choice; unlike the Veilstone base, there doesn't seem to be another entrance. So it's either front doors or nothing; hopefully there isn't anything too hostile immediately inside. There don't seem to be any guards stationed outside the building, at least - it seems that they're staying inside just as much as the locals are. Either that or they have other reasons for not being around. On the one hand, Dialga may have given you some idea of what you're likely in for eventually; on the other, Palkia is an entirely different creature, holding dominion over another aspect of the universe entirely. Hopefully you've steeled yourselves, either way; best of luck to you.

Comments

[gekkaju]

[Atsushi nods. He's also going to just...slide off Chazuke's back, thank you for that son but it's safe now.]

Alright...let's go, then.

[azumods]

[Don't worry, you're not walking into a trap or anything and Heatran won't attack anyone. In fact, she wanders over to the very back of the cavern and... climbs up the wall like a spider. As you do. She'll sit here and watch all of you while you explore.

And there is some stuff to explore, from the look of it. The cavern is still the same back here - all rocks and some pools of lava you can easily avoid - but there's something definitely out of place here.

It looks like machinery, at least it was machinery at one point. It's all been smashed up. Some of it is melted, some just looks like a very angry Pokémon stomped on it, but either way it's impossible to tell exactly what these machines were for.

Among the ruined machines you'll find something that's still intact, however.]

[anythingforyou]

[Camilla is currently thanking whatever gods are still on their side for the fact that they don't seem to have been walking into a trap--good things still can happen to them, if nothing else. The look of the sheer machine destruction in here, though...]

...Goodness, were they using all of this to attempt to make that chain?

[It's kind of a horrifying concept, honestly, but Camilla does look over to see what's still intact.]

...Wait, what is this...?

[Let's get a closer look! Camilla will try to signal the others over too, since she's. Bad with this stuff, honestly.]

[gekkaju]

[Atsushi will wander over as well, though he's staying close to his Pokemon just in case, eyeing all of the machinery.]

It looks like it's probably not going to be making anything else any time soon, if that's the case.

[anythingforyou]

Thank the gods for that much...

[Heatran seems to have done some good work at ensuring that much tbh]

[azumods]

[heatran is a good girl who just really likes bbq sometimes okay]

[azumods]

[It's some kind of technology! It's relatively small, you can easily hold it in your hand and it looks vaguely like what Maylene gave you guys awhile back. It's certainly not exactly the same, and its exact purpose isn't something you can figure out right now.

Besides, you do have another group to meet up with and a legendary to deal with. It's best to leave studying the mysterious technology for later. It's all yours, though! Heatran clearly has no interest in it.]

[greydients]

[Speaking of souvenirs, is Clefairy free to keep this piece of red chain?]

[azumods]

[Yes, you can hold onto it! Consider it a prize for all your hard work, Clefairy!]

[greydients]

[YAAAAAAAAAY SHE'S SO EXCITED

...

Rey is totally confiscating that once they're out of here, Clefairy why]

[anythingforyou]

[...That is a good point, isn't it. Camilla will definitely be picking that up, at the very least, before looking over.]

Rey, keep this close, won't you? This seems to be something similar to what Maylene gave us, back on Lake Valor.

[...]

We should try to reconvene with the others, and see what is happening.

[greydients]

Ah, of course Camilla.

[She still has Maylene's teleporter safe and snug in her bag, so the Mysterious Similar Device will go right next to it.]

There. We can look at it properly when we find the others, perhaps.

[anythingforyou]

I certainly hope we're able to get that chance, if nothing else...

[Let's get out of this place, then--Camilla's gonna see if we can all head back in the way we came, maybe? Have the stairs reappeared, or are we gonna be getting creative...]

[azumods]

[You won't even have to go that far - when you turn around you'll notice that there's a set of stairs in the middle of the cavern. They definitely weren't there before, and they seem completely unaffected by the cracked and uneven ground they're sitting on. They look exactly like the stairs you ascended to get here, and they're leading upwards.

You're free to leave, Heatran won't stop you. Once you're ready, head on up the stairs and we'll meet up with the others in another comment!]

[swiftasacoursingkawa]

[Speaking of reconvening with the others.

Portus has been quietly following you guys for a while now, but he hasn't actually said much of anything or done much of anything other than save Clefairy at the last second. When Camilla mentions regrouping, however, he seems to remember something, teleporting out of sight for a few moments.

He comes back with Sena and Monta, both surprised and disoriented from the sudden change in locale.]

H-Huh? What? Portus, where did you even go-

[He looks slightly singed, but otherwise alright. Hey, there, Sena. How ya been?]

[anythingforyou]

[--SENA oh dear gods, don't mind Camilla, she's going to go right over and fret like hell while they get leaving, Camilla ushering him to follow--]

Sena! Oh, thank the gods you're unharmed!

[swiftasacoursingkawa]

H-Huh?

[Oh, hi there, what is even happening.]

W...why would I be...? I mean, suddenly ending up in a place full of lava is pretty scary, but...

[Oh, Sena, you sweet summer child.]