Haley
Haley heads in the direction of where the scream came from, ready to punch something if it comes to that... But only manages to find the lanttern the demon had been carrying- With no trace of the latter... Runes illuminated on the nearby walls under it's light.
Obtained the darklight lantern
Alex
After his failure against the demon, Alex continues once more, now a bit more perceptive than before... Eventually coming across a door that seems to lead deeper into the maze- One that is luckily already open, but it looks like he could close it behind him... That'd probably stop the... Whatever that thing is from harassing him..?
Bruce, Koa, Irene
As the trainers gaze upon the creature, there is a brief sensation gnawing at the back of their minds... Which for now does not seem to do much, as they look at the quite alien creature - But things would be far different once all was said and done, and they would be asked to recall what had happened, and they would state a far different story... As all three of them would simply tell how it appeared the red hand had somehow enlisted the help of a powerful psychic user- A lady dressed in obscuring purple robes and a mask much like that the red hand wears, being the one to attack them. Bruce would even go one step further, and claim that the psychic user in question was already with them from the start- She was just "behind the other magic user".
But something different that DID affect the trainers at that moment seemed, to an extent, play with their minds as well... Seeming to instill what are best described as "seeds of doubt" within their heads. Are the others
really friends..? Are they
worthy of that privilege..? Luckily, it seems like it's the trainers pokemon that are hit hardest with this indecisiveness- Maguma just outright shrugging it off, while Ms. Cuddles and Rawku seem to mostly shake it off... But are still left somewhat affected by this strange effect.
That matters very little for now, however, as Irene stutters out something rather strange while the creature gazes upon the trainers... Luckily, it'll have to go past Ms. Cuddles if it's looking to- Oh. It
teleports into the room, ending up standing between Irene and the rest of the trainers, it's back turned towards Irene- Before sending out a rock-based attack against Maguma- Doing 44(48) damage!
The Machamp meanwhile, rushes up to Ms. Cuddles... And hits with a double chop as it's trainer bellows orders.
"Everyone, pinpoint strike... Don't miss!"
The Machamp at least doesn't, hitting for 48(39) damage- While the two grunts aim, shooting for 23(14) and 22(13) damage... As one releases a rattata, while the other releases his poochyena. The former immediately trying to bite, but missing.
Ms. Cuddles then finally gets a chance for a bit of revenge against the people assaulting it in order to try and get a passage through... Doing some damage to the machamp with it's dragon rage.
Koa meanwhile, sets up a series of pointed rocks at the entrance, even further hoping to dissuade people from rushing in... While also commanding Rawku to listen to Bruce for now. It obliges, but finds itself having trouble to properly trust this new trainer, the seeds of doubt planted earlier now manifesting fully...
The poochyena meanwhile, bites Ms. Cuddles for 32(23) damage... Knocking her out! It does take some damage from stealth rocks in the process...
Bruce tries to climb up on top of Rawku, his only hope of actually being able to properly escape with how slow he's going... But failing, for now. He does get it to strike this "Echo", though- Dealing some damage...
The summoner doesn't seem to do much, only approaching the entrance a bit, but staying away from the floating rocks...
Active around entrance: stealth rock(3)
Irene(23/19)
"Echo"(21) injured
Machamp(16) lightly injured
2 grunts(15)
Rattata(15)
Ms. Cuddles(15) KO
Koa(11)
Maguma(11) 52/100
Commander(10)
Poochyena(10) lightly injured
Bruce(6) trapped, slowed
Rawku(6) -3 CS all
Summoner(5)
Izzy
Izzy did manage to keep her footing after the shove, if barely... The force of the shove clearly displaying that this girl is TOUGH. Still, the situation somehow manages to resolve thanks to this... Ugh. "Dave"... Really, how often can that guy pop up and ruin things, still? In each case, that's not what the focus was on right now, as Jeremy was quick to finally reconvene with the group as well...
"Not like you gave me much chance to think about it. Besides, you knew I wouldn't listen."
"...Maybe. I just expected you to intervene if I ended up getting beat senseless."
"Soooo, you gonna tell us what this is all about? This arena thing is sounding pretty crazy and dangerous, even for you."
Isabella acts... Aloof. Seeming to shrug away the question, until Jeremy adds in his own opinion with that of Izzy.
"Isabella... We just don't want you to get hurt."
"...Look. I just have history with that girl... I NEED to do this- Even if I probably can't win..."
"The arena is just, like... It's an entertainment area, basically. It has rules. Very... Lax rules, but, rules. I'll be... Alright."
"If you're really worried about me, you can watch... But just let me do this, okay?" Isabella states... Wilfully ignoring the fact she has yet to explain
why.
Bjorn
Bjorn looks around the immediate vent entrance area for any secret entrances, but doesn't find anything... Maybe it's a bit more complicated than that? He did need to crawl a good bit down the vent to actually come across that "secret" place... In each case, for now he returns to the maze. Which has... Whatever happened to that guy in it, as his cries seem to be unreturned...
(Perception and intuition rolls, please.)