#Oh and maybe Icelands was a difficulty spike?

[kettouryuujin]

Psychic of the Icelands - Sabi

[Inspired by @monsoon-of-art's Pokerus AU]

Akari grunted, heaving herself up the latest set of steps (And a bit away from them) before collapsing on the ground in a heap, groaning. “‘Nybody got any Ethers?”

Rei followed her not long after, while the Professor brought up the rear - both of them in slightly better shape than the rookie Explorer. At least enough that they hadn't dropped dead. “I…I think I’ve got the stuff for one, hang on…” The Dewott looked over, confused as her companion pulled out a berry, some grass, and a mortar and pestle.

Confused, Akari looked on as the younger native crushed and combined the “ingredients” together before dumping them onto a sheet of paper and passing it to her. “Here, eat this and you should feel more energized.”

…nothing ventured, nothing gained. She picked up the paper and opened her mouth, tilting the sheet upwards to let the stuff just pour in.

Ok, that tasted…meh, but not baWOW! The Dewott jumped up, almost beaning Prof. Laventon in the head with how high she went. “HOLY CRAP! That stuff WORKS! Th-that’s gotta be like a Max Ether or something!” She couldn’t help but twitch and fidget, the energy just rushing through her as professor and aide shared a glance.

“...maybe we’ll split a portion…”

“Good idea, Professor.”

—---

All Ethered up and ready to go, the group advanced through the winding hall, the slight chill the Icelands had left with them slowly fading. “...Sabi…is a Magby, right?” Best to confirm, given what happened last time she met a Warden.

“Yes, she is.” A nod from Rei. “It’s somewhat surprising, given her powers, but I suppose her Magmortar was the closest to her.” 

Stop and look behind her, eyes locked with the other mammal. “Wait. Powers?”

The Dartrix flapped over, smiling a bit - something other than combat made him happier, she supposed. “Ah, yes! Miss Sabi is quite the clairvoyant. She predicted my arrival in Hisui down to the second and has managed to save several people with her predictions! It's honestly quite amazing, and if I could I'd love to investigate her abilities. Why, I had no idea a human could-”

A loud screech cut off the discussion, Akari taking this as a sign that Sabi - or at least a Boss - was ahead. So she rushed forwards, her companions catching up with her relatively fast.

Soon, they came to a round snow pit, much like Lian’s “arena”, with what seemed to be a Magby in the middle. However, something seemed…off. The colors were funny, and there was this flickering flame in the middle of its forehead that resembled an eye. What the heck was th-

ACH SHE WAS AIRBORNE AGAIN! Akari tried her best to swim through the air, getting closer to the odd Magby she assumed was Warden Sabi. Seeing as said sorta-bird’s loud cry was apparently lifting everyone up in the air, it was a bit tricky to do so…

*THUD!!* Aaand now she’d fallen. Great. Well, given the Sneasals earlier (not to mention Lian), it would be a good idea to ask: “So are all Magby like this around here, or?”

“Goodness no!” The Professor gave a surprising reply. “This the first time I’ve seen any Magby like this, let alone Warden Sabi!”

“...so it’s not just a weird variant?!” The professor scoffed at the mention of the local versions of some ‘mon being “weird”, but Akari brushed it off. What was important was that this Magby was apparently Psychic, and a rather strong one too. This wasn’t going to be an easy fight-

Especially if she got picked up every darn time she got close! The Fire-(and probably Psychic-)Type whipped her head, sending the other female into the wall with a meaty *thunf*. “...I’m ok!” And she was - not only was she in better shape before the fight than with Lian, but the walls here were a good bit softer being packed snow.

Still hurt though.

As she tried to get her bearings straight, a silvery slash dashed through the air, striking the Magby dead on. Looks like the Professor could get some hits in…that’s a relief. And that Thunderbolt showed that Rei was pitching in as well. Not as well as she’d like, given that you had to let the enemy touch you to use Static, but given that Sabi was prone to lifting anyone within a certain distance of her and lobbing them into the wall? Probably a good tactic. Also, OW.

So change of plans. Akari knew she couldn’t keep charging in long enough the frenzied Warden occupied and let the others finish the job since those slams would add up. It might have been possible if the Warden had a small HP pool, but she wasn't in the mood to find out. So time for a different tactic… Like Ingo would say, “If you find yourself on a train that’s going the wrong way, disembark and find one that leads to your destination.”

—-

PAIN.

SO MUCH PAIN

SO MUCH ANGER

WHY DOES IT HURT

WHY WHY WHY

AAAH MAGBY HEAD HURT SO MUCH

WHY THEY NO LET HER THROW? THROW MAKE HEAD BETTER

 BUT THEY JUST TRY AND HIT HER FROM AFAR

MOVE CLOSE

 THEN CAN THROW THE BIRD AND RA-

*splllllllllllsh*

ARGH COLD WET STOP STOP STOP STOP

BLUE FURRY THING SPRAYING WATER AT HER 

MUST STOP WATER SPRAY

WATER SPRAY HURT SO MUCH MORE

SO MUCH MORE THAN SILVER LINE OR YELLOW THING

NO COME BACK

MAGBY WANT THROW YOU BLUE THING

—-

Welp. That worked like a treat… Akari had Sabi’s attention on her, away from the other fighters (Especially the weak-to-Fire Laventon). The Dewott simply darted in-and-out of the bird-lizard’s range, sending a Water Pulse when seemed like the Warden was getting too close to Laventon and Rei

In and out, back and forth. Spritz the bad bird when it’s bad. Nice tactic is nic-

OW. OK, apparently Sabi was starting to get tired of her little dodging game and had… collapsed part of the wall on top of Akari. Wasn’t the Magby supposed to be too mad to try tactics like this? Or maybe it was all the fire attacks that’d come this way loosened it enough that it gave on its own.

Either way, she was stuck - and getting more stuck as the reddish-pink aura surrounding her pushed down, burying her deeper in the snow. A lot deeper, it was actually coming up to her mouth! An attempt to Water Pulse her way out was met with snow in the mouth, turning her attack into a Snow Pulse!

…which was really just a decent-sized puff of snow in front of her. Oh great.

There was one last mental shove before Akari felt her nose get buried in the snow, making it hard to breathe. Sabi moved toward her two teammates as the Dewott tried to think her way out of this. Alright…come on, come on, come o-

*BZZZAP*

“MAG!” *Thunk*

Wait, did Rei just Thunder that Warden so hard it knocked her out? Because it sure looks like it. Once her friends had freed her, Akari slowly approached the prone Magby, gently poking it. “...yep, she’s out. Nice job Rei!”

“Eheh, well, that last jolt was kinda me panicking…”

“Panic or not, that was a surprising amount of electricity you used, Rei. I dare say it’s the strongest you’ve used so far!” 

The ‘chu’s eyes lit up at the Professor’s words.“Really?”

“Yes, really.” The avian smiled, Akari watching fondly as she tapped the Fire-type with her badge, sending Sabi outside in a pulse of light. “Alright… let’s get out of here. Grab on you two!” The Dartrix readily grabbed onto the Dewott, already ready to leave, while Rei took a bit longer. A good-natured chuckle escaped the Water-type before she tapped her badge twice, emptying the room in a column of light.

#pokerus au #pokemon mystery dungeon #pokemon legends arceus #pokemon #pla #pmd #Boss Fight! #Vs. Sabi #Yes I tweaked her some #Feels weird for someone with psychic powers to end up a pure Fire-type #Also made for a more interesting battle if you ask me #Akari is more a fan of close range tho #So she had to adapt #Thankfully Mr. Ingo helped with that before he vanished. #Oh and maybe Icelands was a difficulty spike? #They did sequence break to make sure the youngest was safe sooner than later #Oh and don't worry they'll be coming back #To all the dungeons #Whoops almost forgot the title #Chapter 9 #Bit of revision done #Pokemon Legends Arceus: Mysterious Destiny