//------------------------------// // 256. Raiders of the lost bark. // Story: Baa-Ram-Ewe! // by Darkonshadows //------------------------------// -Ransei, Helper’s Hamlet, Guild Hall, Pom- I sat down at a table with Ocellus, while ignoring both Picochi and Pristi fighting each other while somehow also cleaning anything vaguely messy at the same time. The cotton swab bird had an aerial advantage and was still having problems dealing with the grey chinchilla in a cleaning battle. The Oddish was relaxing with the Flabebe and were likely discussing how they could help as staff, they’ve been simply hanging around here and haven’t done much yet. Of course Helper’s Hamlet had drawn a bunch of interested canines, as if I didn’t know why, that were looking for things to do too. Monsieur Furfrou assured me that he and the other canines wouldn’t cause too much of a mess around here or would follow me around endlessly, at least he wouldn’t because he was a gentleman at least and would ask first if it was alright. He was the most normal ‘Normal Type’ Pokémon I have ever met. So Yamper were little dogs with biological lightning generating bits of fluff around their necks that evolved into incredibly speedy Boltund where their lightning generating fluff spread to their entire bodies boosting their speed. There were Electrikes, the green sparky dogs with strange heads, with their evolutions turning blue and gaining white angular manes called Manectrics. All the electric dogs were similar in nature, but there were differences in appearance and capabilities. They were mostly Kingdom Violight ancestors, the kingdom of electric Pokémon that take up the western coast of Ransei directly north of Greenleaf. Then there were the Rockruff, rock types that were stated to be hardy to physical attacks. These particular canines can come in three varying forms of Lycanroc, their night form being the most unique compared to their other two forms. I haven’t seen a Lycanroc yet, but it’s been said I would know a night form Lycanroc when I saw one and all three forms came with different specific moves for their particular evolutions. I looked outside as Happiny finished applying a cross shaped bandage to the throat of the Legendary Pokémon named Lugia. He was a balance keeper and guardian of the ocean, but he wasn’t apparently a water type despite sleeping at the bottom of the ocean. Kyogre was the noted master of the ocean as stated by Motochika. Legendary Pokémon had their eyes on the situation with Fontaine, but it wasn’t of world ending consequence. At least they were aware of the issue Motochika was currently having. Lugia even suggested a method of dealing with the mind control problem, giving Motochika a good hint of how to keep the remainder of his free forces in northeastern Fontaine free of said control once he starts pushing down south to take his kingdom back. “So… I think I might have reached intermediate levels of fluffmancer abilities.” Given it usually requires a more positive outlook or better emotions, I’m surprised I even got this far. I can do a technique that all fluffmancer alpacas are capable of, which of course included Paprika, which is being able to assist ones natural jumping ability. “I’m almost fairly surprised that I hadn’t noticed earlier.” “Which is why you asked to speak with me… after Jiri brought down two legendary Pokémon in one day. Which is something she and the apparently Legendary Pokémon will never live down.” Ocellus was calmly looking me over. “What are the chances you’ll get the advanced levels of your particular brand of unique magic?” “Not very likely, it involved being able to separate and reattach ones wool at will and have the wool act autonomously from you. The highest level of Fluffmancer is being able to create a true wool clone which can mimic you perfectly without anyone being the wiser. Not even Paprika has done that, but she has shown me the ability to separate and reconnect to her wool on command and she can grow back her hair as long as she has energy. My surprise stems from the fact that my meager fluffmancer talent has rose to this point...” I trailed off, gathered my thoughts and looked to Ocellus. “Today was the first time I really thought about the fact that I can spring myself into the air with my wool. This also allows me to recreate my thousand spears technique using my wool instead of my Dancing Flame technique to punch the air with a hoof rapidly to create the air pressure needed for the attack.” “You don’t sound too happy about that.” She was tilting her head at me. “Should I be happy about being able to fight better? I’m not an overly violent person, or at least I try not to be. I’m more upset at the fact that I might have to use the attack then actually having it.” Having the attack gave me options. “I don’t want to use my magical wolf claws, bark blast or thousand spears.” “Even you should know you don’t have the luxury of holding back here, all the Pokémon we’ve seen are ridiculously tough Pom.” Sighing Ocellus watched as I drink from a cup of juice. “So can your wool double as armor while setting up a thousand spears attack?” “Yes, I can also probably Wobble Counter straight into throwing a point blank thousand spears with the increased strength… which would probably punch a hole straight through most things.” My commentary was met with a simple smile. “What?” “You’re always worrying too hard, you’re even worrying about the health of opponents you have yet to face.” Yes, Ocellus, because… “I’m scary.” I stated quietly. “As scary as you can get, I really don’t think you’d scare Shanty, Dolly, Smolder or even me unless you went off the deep end. Even Dodo isn’t afraid when you’re around and I can barely feel his emotions, he’s showing excitement meaning that he might be about ready to come out of his egg state. With how much you worry that isn’t likely to happen, as worrying is apparently healthy… for you. Also thank you for loving me freely.” Now that, Ocellus, gets a smile from me. You weren’t a hard changeling to love, you were always straight up and honest with me. “So what are you going to be doing tomorrow?” “That Torchic is going to train with Smolder, Dazzle and Eriflamb, maybe Shine would even land her support as she can shoot magical fire.” Otherwise I had nothing to be doing tomorrow since I didn’t have much too really worry about. “I might train with Jiri a bit tomorrow morning, but otherwise I really don’t have anything scheduled. Favela and Shanty are having fun. Dolly is running wild, but she’s also training for future trouble. Come to think of it… what exactly are you doing Ocellus?” “Trying to figure out ways to hold you together better mentally. That and I’m trying to come to terms with the fact that… I’m basically the reason that you lost…” Looking to Ocellus she looked away slightly, I reached over with a hoof and put it on her shoulder. She looked up at me. “Ocellus, I will not blame you for what happened.” Really now, evil alien lizards were not something we could predict. At least we had a lot friends that came through for us. “I’m also trying to figure out how to approach our Pokémon friends about their feelings, Dazzle is unusually close to you.” After looking thoughtful for a bit, Ocellus continued the train of thought. “I think it’s because you didn’t show any fear of touching her and slowly got her to calm down, you weren’t afraid that she was poisonous and she appreciates that greatly.” “I still would have hugged her even if I didn’t have the Pecha Scarf.” It wasn’t hard for me to see that Dazzle isn’t the only one that needed a good hug. Out of the four friends for our traveling companions, Favela is the most well-adjusted and likely to become a second pirate for Shanty’s crew if she tried to follow us home to Equus. I wonder what would become of them when we inevitably left or if we came across places we knew they didn’t want to be or go. At least the guild staff would keep our guild hall running. The bidoof would keep it in good repair as long as there were Pokémon around to ask them to build. Picochi and Pristi would keep it clean, as long as a speck of dirt so much touched the place. Eriflamb was still learning how to run the bathhouses, but he seemed to enjoy the challenge of figuring things out. Even the Kecleon came here to start a business from far away and business was going to become good with so many Pokémon hearing about their presence. “More juice please.” Looking up at the long and large tongue Pokémon, he came over and poured more for me. Even our new friend that can serve food and drink. Mr. Schlurp, was willing to aid in our endeavors. Still wouldn’t mind finding someone that can… “Excuse me.” Hearing a voice brought my attention to the two purple and white furred bipedal Pokémon with sheep like appearances. “Don’t you mean excuse us, my dear?” The other, female, said to the male as they both bowed to me. Her horns looked like they were pointed downwards and looked like pigtails. “Indeedee do.” The male stated. His curled horns pointed straight up. “Would you be looking to hire Pokémon to watch you’re guild hall for you? Someone who can write up commissions. I would be glad to offer me and my loves services, we are both Pokémon called Indeedee. Your friend there is as curiously empathic as we are, also your anxiety can be felt from up to at least twenty miles away and that is what drew us here. We are normal and psychic type Pokémon and we live to be of aid to those in need, you certainly are someone of great need.” “Gratitude is our sustenance and you’re happiness is our goals.” The female stated with a curtsy and bow. “That is, if you are willing to hire us on.” “Well she should, her anxiety is almost blinding to be in the same room with. Quite a ghastly amount of that particular emotion coming off of her, though not necessarily a bad thing if warranted… how are you not blinded by this if I may be so bold to ask?” The Indeedee male asked of Ocellus. I noted the blue triangles above his nose between his eyes. “I’ve been around her long enough… wait… you eat gratitude?!” Ocellus was about to make some good new friends. “Oh my, yes! There is nothing quite like a room full of good emotions of thankfulness to power our psychic abilities and nothing is more filling to our stomachs than a good job done.” The Indeedee female stated, having round pink markings poking up at an angle above her eyes. “Having good friends also gives us strength and vigor, why I can even feel the friendship between the two of you shining despite the constant anxiety flooding out from one main source.” “Well we already have maids, but I guess we can hire you to be lookouts and see to anyone’s needs help outside of cooking and cleaning if you’re willing to be assistants.” They were quite willing and very interested in the fact that Ocellus ate love for a living as a commonality between them. -The next day- “Quite a bother you have there.” Foffo stated, the male Indeedee noticed my current situation as being stuck with several people sleeping on me. It hadn’t taken me long to ask yesterday, but Foffo was most certainly not related to his love. Indeedee just have a thing about having repeating letters in their names. “I’m comfortable to sleep on.” I stated. “Also some paid for a good night’s sleep, only my closest friends and family do this for free… some of them arguably need it.” “Yet you only have so much space to give, poor dear.” Fiffi stated, being the female Indeedee who was bubbly to Foffo’s serious nature. “Would you like us to assist you?” They both said at once. I nodded, as I really needed to go to the bathroom. “Hold still then Lady Lambchop.” Foffo stated before the two Pokémon both held out their paws. Soon everyone sleeping on me glowed and slowly levitated into the air as if the two were using unicorn magic. “Please move so we may gently… oh terribly sorry for waking you Lady Dalmatian.” “Oh don’t mind Dolly, she tends to be wake up when I do…” Speaking of my Dalmatian companion, she was stretching out and smacking her lips in the air. “She’s family and we’re kind of connected, so it’d be hard for one of us to be asleep while the other is awake.” “Quite a powerful connection you have to her, no psychic or ghost would dare touch that without extreme repercussions befalling them.” Fiffi stated with nod and a sweet smile. “Not that they would be able to do anything to either of you through such a bond, aside from alerting you to the fact that they tried. Excuse me for distracting you, I believe that you have business to attend to Lady Lambchop.” “Thank you.” Whispering this quietly, I quickly got up and ran for the bathroom. “Your gratitude is most appreciated and delicious among a sea of worries.” Foffo stated with a smile as I left. -Guild Hall- Tomorrow I was going to see Motochika to the northern river and I had a feeling that was going to go over so well without something happening. “I think I’m just going to relax today…” I started to say when I was interrupted. “Team Harmony leader!” Three voices stated as one and I looked to see the Rockruff with wagging tails, all of them looking at me as if they were expecting something grandiose. “Do you need me in an official guild capacity?” Headache incoming, I can already tell. At least Torchic was happy with the help she was getting. I was acting head of this guild and the rescue team running it until we left this world. “So Commission, Joining or Other?” “Commission/Joining/Other!” The three canines stated at the same time before looking between themselves in consternation. They sounded so much like my good boys back home, it was rather eerie how much like my god puppies they were acting like. I wonder who was stronger, my little star powered magical god puppies who would bravely take on star beasts even at their size or these rock hard ruff puppies? “Okay… let’s start in the reverse order. Which one of you said other? I’m starting with you.” This better not go to… “Can I cuddle up to you?” Sighing, I hefted him up and sat him the chair with me and hugged him. He squeaked happily and his body was really far heavier than it looked, also his fur was a bit rough to the touch. “Yay!” “I want to join the Rescue Team… even if you don’t have people to rescue today or jobs, I still want to interview to show I have what it takes to help people!” A noble goal for that particular Rockruff. “Noble, we’ll run you through a quiz and trial later.” Now what would the commission one say to me? “I want to commission you to help us find a hidden treasure that Monsieur Furfrou told us about somewhere in southwestern Aurora!” After saying that Rockruff plopped a bag of Poké on the table, well there was plenty in the bag to purchase my services and I think he was going to bug me until I gave in anyway. “Do you have a good idea where this hidden treasure is so we don’t just end up looking around for it randomly at least?” This… ‘might’… be fun. -A few hours later outside a cave- I rescind my thought as I looked at the sunlight reflecting off an orb into the cave. The three male Rockruff, Shanty, Favela and Dolly were with me today. Shanty of course jumped at the chance for treasure, Favela was just excited for an adventure and Dolly was here to make sure I was mentally stable… I’m as worried about Dolly as she is about me. “Come on, if there’s being treasure to be had, then we best get right on in there!” Shanty was eager for her first treasure hunt in this world with friends, well a treasure hunt that wasn’t just stealing the nearest source of rum. That’s up to her to sneak by me. “Let’s be careful now…” The only light in the cave seem to be redirecting in an overhead crossing pattern off of several orbs redirecting it. “What was special about this cave again?” “It’s only open while there’s sunlight!” The Rockruff that commissioned this stated in good cheer and excitement. I inhaled sharply and then decided to just dive right in… at a really slow pace. “Very well let me prepare a torch… just in case.” I made a torch and we entered the cave. From the entrance we saw a long winding pathway that split off into several ways to go over what looked like a dark chasm. We made our way on a large platform at the center of these pathways, there were at least five. Looking at the ceiling where the light split in several directions for clues of which way to do go I saw something scribbled in a strangely written… No that wasn’t writing, those letters were actually Pokémon! Six unknown black creatures shaped vaguely like letters dropped down and were glaring at us with aggression. “Uh… can we avoid a fight here?” I asked nicely, only to duck as ball of elemental energy surged over my head. It made my wool stand slightly on end. “So they are electric…” I rolled to the side as another ball of energy much like the first one exploded in a small blaze. “Not electric then…” I said looking at the six Pokémon that basically spelled I D L M D E, which if I were to untangle them they’d spell the word ‘middle’. So we needed to take the middle pathway? Another shot was fired while I was distracted and Dolly blocked it with her board, but she didn’t move to attack and was paying more attention to me. Another blast of energy was cut apart by Shanty finally getting fed up with them attack us, the attack created a splash of water when cut and that made two of the Rockruff whimper. The one that fired the energy that turned into water was knocked out of the by a series of leaves launched by Favela taking down one of the two floating ‘D’ shaped Pokémon. Shanty then took down the ‘L’ shaped one with the blunt of her staff and a painful sounding hit. As I held up my right leg, I braced with my left hoof to take aim. “We know bite don’t we? I think they’re psychic types, they’re weak to that!” The one Rockruff that wanted to be a rescue team member shouted. The differences between the three Rockruff was already becoming apparent. Said Rockruff led them into charging forward and taking out three more of the letter Pokémon in a single bite as they yanked the Pokémon from hovering in the air and slapped them against the ground. “I got the last one.” Let’s hope I didn’t hurt it too badly doing this… it built up energy and fired. I unleashed my wool version of thousand spears, the spear of white air pressure erupted from my leg and pushed the energy back into the ‘I’ shaped one and knocked it down. “What are they?” “Unown!” One of the Rockruff helpfully stated. “Well if they are unknown, I probably won’t want to stick…” The puppy rapidly shook his head. “Not unknown, Unown! They are strange Pokémon that get powerful in huge numbers and are found weird places. Any numbers smaller than ten and they only have the ability to use a move called hidden power, otherwise they can easily break reality!” Well that wasn’t a disturbing thought or knowledge to know. I calmly pet the puppy on the head and he excitedly leaned into it. “They aren’t very strong in small numbers.” I noted as the six letter shaped Pokémon weakly gathered and floated together in a circle making a strange chiming noise, but they were no longer attacking us. It was almost as if they were looking at us expectantly. “Let me guess…” I moved forward and the ‘I’ among them flinched and Rockruff looked ready to continued fighting. “No, no. No more violence. I think I understand what they want.” I carefully and calmly rearranged the Pokémon to spell the word ‘middle’ and watched as they closed their eyes and hovered to the ceiling. The middle of the five paths started glowing brightly as the others dimmed and disappeared as if they never existed, I shuddered at the thought of one of us falling into the chasm before anyone could save them. “Okay, enough sitting around, let’s go find some treasure Pom!” Dolly had been eyeing the Pokémon calmly glowing the word up in the ceiling suspiciously, but after ten seconds it seemed like they were not doing anything. We continued along the pathway as it narrowed and bridged over to another cave, looking to the ceiling the five lights suddenly converge on a crystal orb. Upon entering the archway of the cave the orb was implanted in, we saw a shaft of light shining down on a rusted sword sitting at the top of some stairs and the light leading up along the walls to it. Everyone was about to go running off. “Wait, let’s move forward slowly, something is up with that sword.” They looked to me and nodded, I was going to continue to lead them here. I just saw living floating letters and rearranged them to spell a word where they glowed and let us pass, these things usually come in threes. “It looks like treasure though…” The Rockruff that commissioned this stated. “I don’t know about that.” As we moved up the steps and got closer, I could see that the sword looked fairly rusted as it partially stuck out of the sheath that was seemingly implanted in the floor. The one thing that should have worn away with time is the tassel or scarf like part attached to the sword, instead it was perfectly clean compared to the rust. “Don’t touch the sword.” I had an inkling as to what was about to happen as I approached it and noted that the shaft of light, which was entirely separate from the line of light leading into a orb going to a barely visible passageway beyond the sword as I got closer. “Shanty block. Dolly, Favela, Rockruff, all of you prepare to attack.” They nodded as I approached the sword and reached for the handle while making sure my wool twisted and prepared to fire outwards. If I was right then the sword was going to be… My hoof got closer to the handle and then the tassel reached out to try and grab me. I fired off my wool and let myself be blasted backwards from the recoil which I didn’t brace for. This knocked the tassel away from wrapping around my leg. The sword was a Pokémon, because of course it was! The hilt of the sword suddenly opened up revealing an eye as it swung itself out of the sheath. It tried to slash at me only to be blocked and deflected downwards by Shanty slashing forward with her cane scythe. Dolly came at it with an overhead bash with her board and the sword quickly took up its sheath with its tassel limb and blocked the board using the sheath as a shield. The living sword had its sheath slapped out of its tassel hands grasp and grabbed by a pair of vines. Favela just got the drop on it without being slashed by the blade as she got the sheath away from it. This left it open to getting bitten onto by three Rockruff who were growling quite angrily, they held the sword in place as Dolly slammed her board into the hilt making the sword cry out. “Alright, alright, you pass the test!” The sword stated, we all let him go and he danced in the air for a few seconds and in a flash his rust disappeared. “Please stop attacking me, it’s been quite a while since I’ve been woken up in this boring place. I take it the kingdom of Aurora still exists?” “Yes, it does. So is the passage beyond you where we’re going?” I pointed it out. “Yes… also can I follow you, it’s quite boring here and the Unown are the only ones who would want to live in this place. I’m a brave Honedge that has been here for a long time and you seem like a valiant group of warriors, my blade and sheath is at your command… also can I have my sheath back? I feel kind of naked without it.” His sheath was returned to him, so the Honedge put himself in it and floated alongside us. “Don’t expect me to help you with the rest of the trials though, this is meant to teach lessons.” “Pay attention to your surroundings as much as what’s in front of you, don’t touch anything without caution or else it could end it getting stabbed and…” I paused as we came to the end of the passageway leading up to a large cavern that had a pedestal at top of a long staircase. “Be wary of treasure hunts with large staircases that is likely to be booby trapped, wonder what’s on the pedestal.” “Yeah, that sounds about right.” The sheathed hovering sword stated. “I’ll stay here.” “You already know what’s going to happen here don’t you?” The sword stayed by the entrance, but didn’t say anything as his eye looked towards me. “Dolly, let’s go. Everyone else… stay here.” We followed the beams of light up the staircase and eventually found the final orb shining a light down on a pedestal and on that pedestal was… really? There were two objects. One is a bone that looked to be made of stone and appeared to be a club, the other was a crown shaped piece of rock. “So… we take the bone?” Well obviously Dolly, but we were going to take the crown to. Looking at the pedestal, I notice the two objects on it were weighing down a switch. I looked up beyond the pedestal and saw what looked like that took up the width of the staircase. “Oh come on… a boulder trap, really? That’s cliché as all get out!” Dolly stated with huff and crossed legs. Looking back down the staircase I saw the rock walls had holes in them for dart traps, further down a ceiling with an upside down staircase for a smashing trap and one last trap was one designed to shoot flames. There was one last thing I noticed. “We can’t go back down without triggering the traps…” Sending my mental impressions of what I learned to Dolly, she froze up and looked to me. Anyone that passes through the area of the traps primes them to be set off, basically climbing the staircase was dangerous and going back down would be hard. “Oh dog, well I’m good for gliding down the staircase… I don’t think I can stop something of that boulders mass Pom.” As she said this Dolly took her board and flipped it so it was upside down and wheels towards the ceiling and she stepped onto the slanted back of it with her hind paws. “Ready when you are!” “Everyone get back to the room we met the Honedge in!” I waited until they were all clear. “Dolly I’m going to spring boost us down, be prepared for the traps I possibly don’t know about.” “Right!” Dolly declared as she continued to wait as I moved over to the pedestal, put both my hooves above the two objects, used my wool to latch on to them and then wound up the wool around my hind legs. With a yank, I turned, lunged onto the board, stuck fast to it with the wool on my belly and Dolly got onto my back as the wool around my hind legs unleashed their tension and blasted us forward into the air where Dolly started to control our momentum to stay more horizontal than downwards. At the same time the pedestal popped up in a loud clunk noise, the boulder immediately hit the top of the pedestal and pressed it down before it came after us at speed. At the bottom of the staircase a doorway started closing. We flew above the dart traps meant for things running down the staircase, skidded through the ceiling smasher before it could crush us, or more importantly my trailing hind legs. Dolly was keeping us upright with her momentum control as the fires erupted in front of us as the Rockruff brothers tried to hold the passageways door open with Favela. The sound of rumbling was loud in my ears, before a loud crash sounded off as the upside down crushing staircase was hit by the boulder and decimated. Now there was a ton of tumbling debris coming after us as we headed straight for the fire, we were so close to getting out of this as much as the door was close to closing on us sideways. “Riptide!” Shanty blasted the flamethrower head behind the entrance that looked like dragons of some kind and they sputtered for a bit, trying to build up to being on fire again. Dolly raised a paw and stuck her tongue out the side of her mouth as she concentrated. “Aero.” Dolly launched us forward and through the doorway before it snapped shut sending Favela and the Rockruff tumbling. I heard the flames start up again and the boulder slammed into the backside of the shut doorway making it bulge outwards slightly. “Heh, that was kind of awesome… but the movies I’ve watched don’t do that justice at all.” I sighed at Dolly’s enthusiasm for adrenaline rushes, I personally didn’t like the painful heart pounding in my chest. -Later that evening, Castle Aurora- “Ah, you found the King’s Rock of the kingdom… I was wondering where that got to. Also a bone club carved from the finest stone.” Maiden Jig looked over the King’s Rock, she had recovered from blocking the Blastoise’s attack and was apparently back to business. “Give this rock to a Slowpoke and they’ll evolve into a Slowking, they make good counselors and advisors. Give it to a Poliwhirl and you’ll get a Politoed, they make for good leaders. That or it can be worn and give you the ability to make anyone you fight flinch randomly in a fight, because it gives you the powerful feeling of authority.” “Anything special about the stone bone?” The Rockruff and Dolly loved being near it for some reason, despite not chewing on it, or wanting to do anything to it for that matter. They just seem to stare at it longingly. “You can keep the King’s Rock, I’ll hold onto the bone…” “It tends to attracts canine Pokémon attention and is usually used as a powerful weapon, but it is especially powerful when wielded by a Cubone or a Marowak.” I will be keeping that in mind Maiden Jig, in case we meet any Cubone or Marowak to give it to. Another good bit of news, I have something that would distract all canid Pokémon away from me if I were to throw it. “All’s well that ends well I say, now why did we come here again?” The Honedge just hovered nearby. “Oh right, I summoned you to let you know that our Pidgey unit scouted the Riolu Raiders building up at the northern bridge for an assault on Aurora, apparently they saw the Lucario leader named Cu Chulainn with them. We can’t avoid it Pon, they are going to attack us tomorrow in force.” Ah… so we were going to be in a big battle tomorrow, Maiden Jig took the King’s Rock and presented it to Evan, the fox Pokémon started to play with it curiously. “Motochika is going to lend his recently healed units in battle support as allies to us before he and his units swim off to the east to Fontaine’s northeastern coast. He’ll be in contact with us afterwards when he calls for our help for pushing southwards. Can we rely on your support as well for the coming battle?” “Of course and thank you for the warning.” I’m going to bed early tonight, tomorrow was guaranteed to be a thing. “I’ll get everyone that's willing to fight prepared.” “We’ll help too!” The Rockruff brothers stated. One of them then added. “Even if fighting types are scary!” “As will I.” The Honedge added in. "Anyone that wants to help that is not military, spread the word and tell them to form up at the guild tomorrow morning." If anyone wanted to help, then the more the better. "Uh... I got the King's rock stuck on my tail." King Evan stated with a weak grin as the King's Rock neatly fit into place at the base of his tail. "Ugh, Evan!" Maiden Jig sighed while throwing her little flipper like limbs up to her face in exasperation.