Setting
Many of the commoners call the catacombs underneath the city their home. It's also a good hiding spot for thieves (especially in these grim times).
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Bandits' Underground is a part of 
Rarofiore.
6 Characters Here
Colonel [54] I hope you entertain me before I break you!
Viv [38] So out of it she can't get back in
Fatum (v2) [25] The Mad Oracle
Fatum [24] The Mad Oracle
Colonel (V2) [1] POWER! UNLIMITED POWER!
Luca [0] War... war never changes.
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"Phew...Glad that's over with." That said, Camilia continues north with Viv and Colonel. She is a bit concerned about bringing the Orks with them, though...
Soon, the trio get near what would look to the outside observer to be a massive citadel made of obsidian... but to Camilia (since she's got that anti-illusion vision still on) is a ramshackle hut leading to a tunnel that heads into a bandit hideout. Who knows what Colonel and Viv are seeing, but regardless, some would-be bandits come running screaming out of the tunnel... then see the trio and run back inside.
"Figures," said Colonel. "Carry one body around and people think you want theirs."
"Never mind that, dearie!" said Viv. "Fatum's little blessing won't last long for you - you'd better get on to finding that book! I can deal with these screaming hoodlums!"
Viv skips down the tunnel, humming a song to herself.
"Ladies first," said Colonel.
"Figures," said Colonel. "Carry one body around and people think you want theirs."
"Never mind that, dearie!" said Viv. "Fatum's little blessing won't last long for you - you'd better get on to finding that book! I can deal with these screaming hoodlums!"
Viv skips down the tunnel, humming a song to herself.
"Ladies first," said Colonel.
"{gulp} Okay..." Camilia follows Viv in, keeping up her Sensory Aura and dispelling the illusion of the hideout. Who could possibly be casting such a powerful mirage?
Colonel follows Camilia inside while Viv heads after the fleeing Orkz down a side path.
"It should be straight ahead," said Colonel. "For sneaky men these bandits didn't hide their true treasure very well."
"It should be straight ahead," said Colonel. "For sneaky men these bandits didn't hide their true treasure very well."
At the end of the long hall sits an ebony book, sealed up with five gems of no obvious value. Camilia is getting a very bad vibe off of this book - not only is it the source of the illusions, but it also just kind of reeks of evil. Incredibly, next to it shines a shard of what looks like purple crystal - part of Alex's sword, perhaps? And since she's dispelling the illusions in the hideout...
"There you are," said Colonel, grabbing the book while keeping the Ork slung over his shoulder.
"There you are," said Colonel, grabbing the book while keeping the Ork slung over his shoulder.
Camilia was indeed taken aback by this book. Whatever it was, it couldn't be any good...
(I don't know...Should I really trust anyone with this b - wait, what's that?) She noticed the purple crystal next to it. Its shape definitely looks like part of Alex's Doomsday. (So that's the shard! Well, don't mind if I do.) She went up to this shard and quickly snatched it, hiding it under her scarf.
(I don't know...Should I really trust anyone with this b - wait, what's that?) She noticed the purple crystal next to it. Its shape definitely looks like part of Alex's Doomsday. (So that's the shard! Well, don't mind if I do.) She went up to this shard and quickly snatched it, hiding it under her scarf.
"And now," said Colonel. "There's only one loose end."
Colonel puts the Ork and book down and cracks his knuckles.
"It's nothing personal, my dear," said Colonel.
Colonel puts the Ork and book down and cracks his knuckles.
"It's nothing personal, my dear," said Colonel.
Colonel rushes up to Camilia with speed that shouldn't have been possible given his frame and punches her, HARD. Like, sent-flying-into-a-wall hard.
"You see," said Colonel. "We're rather low on troops. If the bandits come back and find out that we took something from them we'd have a battle on our hands we can't afford. We need to leave someone behind to take the blame."
"You see," said Colonel. "We're rather low on troops. If the bandits come back and find out that we took something from them we'd have a battle on our hands we can't afford. We need to leave someone behind to take the blame."
That punch really hit hard - not even the Sensory Aura slowed it enough for her to react! Indented into the wall, the dragon collapsed onto the ground, weakened greatly.
"What...What are you planning to do with that book...?!"
"What...What are you planning to do with that book...?!"
"It's not what I plan," said Colonel. "It's what the master plans. Again, I am sorry for this. When you wake and if you manage to free yourself from whatever the bandits might do, I'm sure he will fulfill his end of the bargain."
"Then I suppose you won't get your shard," said Colonel, walking up to Camilia and preparing another blow.
"WAIT!" came Viv's voice from down the hall.
Viv rushed into the chamber.
"Dear," said Viv. "I got you the green one so we could AVOID this unpleasant situation!"
"Beg your pardon?" asked Colonel.
"One of these sleepy little fellows... without any evidence that I made them sleepy, of course," said Viv. "Would be a PERFECT scapegoat!"
"But the plan was-" began Colonel.
"I ALTERED the plan!" said Viv. "This is why I'm the brains of the operation!"
Viv walks over to Camilia and pulls out a strange potion.
"This'll make you feel better," said Viv. "If you want it."
"WAIT!" came Viv's voice from down the hall.
Viv rushed into the chamber.
"Dear," said Viv. "I got you the green one so we could AVOID this unpleasant situation!"
"Beg your pardon?" asked Colonel.
"One of these sleepy little fellows... without any evidence that I made them sleepy, of course," said Viv. "Would be a PERFECT scapegoat!"
"But the plan was-" began Colonel.
"I ALTERED the plan!" said Viv. "This is why I'm the brains of the operation!"
Viv walks over to Camilia and pulls out a strange potion.
"This'll make you feel better," said Viv. "If you want it."
At this point, Camilia wasn't sure if she should even accept this potion. However, she needed to at least leave the underground alive, and this seemed to be the best possible option to do so.
"...Okay, I...I'll take it..."
"...Okay, I...I'll take it..."
As Camilia drinks the potion, it at first seems to shock her very brain, briefly blacking her out and throwing off her senses. A second later and the pain throughout Camilia's body disappears, as she becomes numb. Not paralyzed, just... unable to really feel anything tactile. There might have been something in the potion that didn't agree with Camilia, as a sense of euphoria fills her and her vision starts to get distorted.
"You shouldn't feel much of anything right now" said the distorted voice of Viv. "Sannish tends to do that. But the pain should be gone by now!"
"You shouldn't feel much of anything right now" said the distorted voice of Viv. "Sannish tends to do that. But the pain should be gone by now!"
The world around Camilia's eyes seemed to be spinning with a fine Gaussian blur, darkening or brightening very slightly at times. Still, she was able to stand up...somewhat. "U-h-h-h...h-u-h-h-h..." She tried her best to keep her balance.
"There there, dearie," said Viv. "Take your time, it'll wear off in four hours or so. Plenty of time to get out. In the meantime, we've got what we came for, and Colonel here doesn't have much time before he starts... well, seeing things."
Viv skips out, content in having left several unconscious Ork Boyz in the hideout, followed by Colonel, carrying the book once more. Considering that Camilia has the sword piece right now, she could theoretically leave these strange Pokemon to their business.
SWORD GET!
SWORD GET!
Well, thanks to the sannish, Camilia kind of forgot about leaving them. So, she followed them still.
The trek back to Fatum's makeshift temple is uneventful. As Camilia, Viv, and Colonel enter, Fatum just stares at them.
"Welcome back," said Fatum. "I trust there were no problems along the way?"
"None we couldn't overcome," said Colonel. "I got your book."
Colonel pulled out the book and looked ready to toss it over.
"NO!" shouted Fatum. "Do not damage the Dark Prognosticus! Who knows what would happen if you did?"
Colonel just brought the book over to Fatum and gently laid it down.
"Camilia," said Fatum. "You've done well, my dear. I would tell you where your piece was as a reward, but you already know where it is, don't you?"
"Welcome back," said Fatum. "I trust there were no problems along the way?"
"None we couldn't overcome," said Colonel. "I got your book."
Colonel pulled out the book and looked ready to toss it over.
"NO!" shouted Fatum. "Do not damage the Dark Prognosticus! Who knows what would happen if you did?"
Colonel just brought the book over to Fatum and gently laid it down.
"Camilia," said Fatum. "You've done well, my dear. I would tell you where your piece was as a reward, but you already know where it is, don't you?"
The "Dark Prognosticus" part was unfortunately a blur in Camilia's ears - she's still got a bit before she recovers from this numbing trip.
"U-h...w-h-a...? W-a-s t-h-e-r-e s-o-m-e-t-h-i-n-g I m-i-s-s-e-d...?"
"U-h...w-h-a...? W-a-s t-h-e-r-e s-o-m-e-t-h-i-n-g I m-i-s-s-e-d...?"
"Nothing major, my dear," said Fatum. "Just the key to my full power returning... and the end of the world!"
Fatum opens the book, revealing all sorts of runes that look like gobbledygook to the untrained eye. Colonel and Viv run over to Fatum and look at it.
"... I can't read in this state!" said Viv. "My bad!"
"I can't read this, period," said Colonel. "What do those runes even say?"
Fatum chuckles lightly before bursting into full-on laughter - more full of loathing than mirth.
"Master?" asked Colonel.
"These are not the runes detailing the end of the world," said Fatum. "These are pictures of happy cats! The book is a fake!"
Colonel cracks his knuckles again.
"So..." said Colonel. "Your little dragon friend led us to the wrong book?"
"Don't be absurd!" said Fatum. "Look at her! She's barely aware of what's in front of her face - how could she have known the book was fake? She didn't even know what the book was until now!"
Fatum collects himself.
"I apologize for wasting your time, my dear," said Fatum. "If there is anything I can do to make it up to you, anything at all, name it."
Fatum opens the book, revealing all sorts of runes that look like gobbledygook to the untrained eye. Colonel and Viv run over to Fatum and look at it.
"... I can't read in this state!" said Viv. "My bad!"
"I can't read this, period," said Colonel. "What do those runes even say?"
Fatum chuckles lightly before bursting into full-on laughter - more full of loathing than mirth.
"Master?" asked Colonel.
"These are not the runes detailing the end of the world," said Fatum. "These are pictures of happy cats! The book is a fake!"
Colonel cracks his knuckles again.
"So..." said Colonel. "Your little dragon friend led us to the wrong book?"
"Don't be absurd!" said Fatum. "Look at her! She's barely aware of what's in front of her face - how could she have known the book was fake? She didn't even know what the book was until now!"
Fatum collects himself.
"I apologize for wasting your time, my dear," said Fatum. "If there is anything I can do to make it up to you, anything at all, name it."
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