Setting
Somewhere north of Tracgam City is a mountain that's said to reach out to the moons. Indeed, some cosmic energy seems to emanate from this place. Its interior is a series of caverns, eventually leading to the "plaza" up top.
Minimap
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You are here. |
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southwest |
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Mt. Moon is a part of 
Fantasma.
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"All he touch is that strange symbol." Heavy said, "But... I can smell his trail. He is alive, but not here." The Heavy looks at the icons that shows a tree and wailing ghosts. "He was going to a place where there are crying ghost in the woods, but he had other plans. Maybe... he forgot to bring mercs with him? It's possible."
"Possible but unlikely," said Ramses, scanning the ground. "I see multiple footprints here, several heading south but one heading east."
"South would be the Shadow Forest," said Dr. Y, thinking this through. "But there are several continents to the east, so who knows where that person went."
"If Qwark is alone as the big man suggests," pointed out Ramses. "Then he would have gone east."
"Shadow Forest is a closer and clearer destination," said Dr. Y. "And I trust you as far as I can throw you."
"South would be the Shadow Forest," said Dr. Y, thinking this through. "But there are several continents to the east, so who knows where that person went."
"If Qwark is alone as the big man suggests," pointed out Ramses. "Then he would have gone east."
"Shadow Forest is a closer and clearer destination," said Dr. Y. "And I trust you as far as I can throw you."
"Nyet. Qwark may be big and strong on the outside, but he is a tiny baby man on the inside," The Heavy said, "He had a good reason why he had to go there."
"... If you're certain he went east, rather than follow this clue," said Dr. Y. "Do you have any idea where he'd go and why?"
The Heavy sniffs a little bit and crosses his arms. "Despite him being a big man, he is not that smart and rather find a bookworm to do it for him. The best bookwork he can find is at Taiyomashi, no?"
"Taiyomashi?" asked Ramses. "That's a whole 'nother continent. You'll have to pay extra for that."
"You'll get paid in full when the job is done," said Dr. Y. "Now come on. We've got to catch up on our reading."
Dr. Y and Ramses head off for Yuyake and the Taiyomashi Temple.
"You'll get paid in full when the job is done," said Dr. Y. "Now come on. We've got to catch up on our reading."
Dr. Y and Ramses head off for Yuyake and the Taiyomashi Temple.
How about in Mt. Moon? Maybe Tsan would think that this is a meeting spot for magicians. If that doesn't work, Sarina will have to try harder. Otherwise Tsan or a similar member of the mysterious organization won't come.
Let's recap Sarina's ideas here. She was told by Red that she had to be alone, and presumably somewhere where people could easily figure out where she was. So she got the first part right by going to Emerald Forest but there is absolutely no way anyone could spy on her in there. Unless they were ghosts, which they probably weren't. So she left for Mt. Moon, thinking that surely people will think it's a meeting spot for magicians. But if they do that would mean they would think Sarina wasn't alone and, even if they knew she was there, they wouldn't come for her because there would be too many witnesses, plus she's not doing anything to attract attention. She's not very good at the whole "be bait" thing, is she?
Regardless, there are still some archeologists around here, digging around and trying to figure out what was up with that strange symbol from earlier, so she isn't alone, anyway.
Regardless, there are still some archeologists around here, digging around and trying to figure out what was up with that strange symbol from earlier, so she isn't alone, anyway.
But what if the archeologists are not paying attention to Sarina? They are more focused on their fossil findings than to stop and do something else.
Doesn't look like she hit whoever it was. The figure stayed invisible, quietly approaching Sarina from behind.
If Sarina turns back to where she was, she would see that the archeologists have vanished... but what could have done that?
Several Gracchus collective members pop up from their hiding places, wearing the same clothes as many of the archeologists from before.
"Perfect," said one member. "She's all yours, soldier, but first let's see what the pretty little crusader has to donate to our cause..."
The Gracchus collective members search through Sarina's pockets... and find the tracking chip almost immediately.
"The hell is this?" asked one member.
"Looks like a tracking chip," said another. "Shoddily made and placed in the most obvious place possible. Amateurs."
"Do we destroy it?" asked another Gracchus member.
"Nah," said the second. "If little miss Sunshine here's really been looking around Fantasma, they won't notice if she wanders around a bit more."
The member turns to Tsan.
"Take her back to HQ," said Gracchus. "We'll coordinate with Mockingbird and find out who had the bright idea to try and track us."
"Perfect," said one member. "She's all yours, soldier, but first let's see what the pretty little crusader has to donate to our cause..."
The Gracchus collective members search through Sarina's pockets... and find the tracking chip almost immediately.
"The hell is this?" asked one member.
"Looks like a tracking chip," said another. "Shoddily made and placed in the most obvious place possible. Amateurs."
"Do we destroy it?" asked another Gracchus member.
"Nah," said the second. "If little miss Sunshine here's really been looking around Fantasma, they won't notice if she wanders around a bit more."
The member turns to Tsan.
"Take her back to HQ," said Gracchus. "We'll coordinate with Mockingbird and find out who had the bright idea to try and track us."
"Now then..." said the first Gracchus, "Let's see who had the gall to lay this bait, shall we?"
"Aye!" said the rest, each throwing a fist up into the air. And so, the Gracchus squadron left toward Edge Wilds...
"Aye!" said the rest, each throwing a fist up into the air. And so, the Gracchus squadron left toward Edge Wilds...
Atop the peak, a young man in a wolf mask was meditating on the tips of one foot's toes, resisting the cold air up top.
In the caverns of Mount Moon, Colonel was leading a squadron of Dark, Ghost, Rock and Ground-type Pokémon through a search of the place, looking for a certain book. He remembered well his instructions from the previous day...
"There are several places that could fit the bill of 'a mountain that fell from the sky'," explained Fatum. "So all of you are going to split up to find which one holds the Prognosticus. Colonel, you will take your squadron to Mt. Moon."
"Might I ask why?" asked Colonel. "After all, there was a bunch of hubbub around the place recently, and if the book was there, it might have been already discovered..."
"And you trust that humans are ever thorough in uncovering artifacts?" asked Fatum. "The place holds cosmic energy, which indicates that long ago, it may have been part of one of the twin moons. If it is in Fantasma now, it qualifies for having fallen from the sky. Now go."
It had taken him most of the previous day to actually GET to Mt. Moon. While he was easily the strongest of Fatum's lieutenants, he wasn't the fastest when it came to crossing over long distances, especially when he had to escort an entire squadron and do it discreetly.
"There are several places that could fit the bill of 'a mountain that fell from the sky'," explained Fatum. "So all of you are going to split up to find which one holds the Prognosticus. Colonel, you will take your squadron to Mt. Moon."
"Might I ask why?" asked Colonel. "After all, there was a bunch of hubbub around the place recently, and if the book was there, it might have been already discovered..."
"And you trust that humans are ever thorough in uncovering artifacts?" asked Fatum. "The place holds cosmic energy, which indicates that long ago, it may have been part of one of the twin moons. If it is in Fantasma now, it qualifies for having fallen from the sky. Now go."
It had taken him most of the previous day to actually GET to Mt. Moon. While he was easily the strongest of Fatum's lieutenants, he wasn't the fastest when it came to crossing over long distances, especially when he had to escort an entire squadron and do it discreetly.
The wolf-masked youth was deep in his meditation...slightly disturbed only by the arrival of Colonel's squadron.
None of the Pokémon are aware of the wolf-masked youth's presence, so they just continue digging and searching for the Dark Prognosticus.
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