[ti]complete[/ti]TREE OF WORMS

Jinx is having fun.

It doesn't look like a pleasant or enjoyable experience, at a glance. Crawling through sodden wet tunnels, the place reeking of mold, mud getting everywhere... and that's before the Pidgeot even started their assault.

But while Jinx is covered in mud and her limbs are aching a bit, there's still a smile on her face. This is exactly the sort of thing she wants to get out of this game. Discovery! Adventure! A chance to get down and dirty and not have to worry about the consequences!

It would be nice if the place smelled a little better, though. They didn't usually mention that sort of thing in adventure stories, after all.

"Pringles, show them who's the real top bird around here, will ya?"

The Rufflet looks small compared to the Pidgeot that are terrorizing the tunnel, but his Wing Attack proves mighty just the same. One blow from his little nub of a wing, and one of the enemy Pidgeot falls, feathers and mud mingling together in the tunnel before the fallen bird entirely fades away.

"Yeah!" Jinx's grin is even wider than before now, though between the mud and the feathers, she looks a little like the victim of a tarring-and-feathering attack. Not far from the truth, really...

"Good job, Pringles! Now THAT's what I'm talking about!"

Swimming was never her forte. Although she has had swimming lessons went she was young, the fear of drowning never allowed her to swim to far. Luckily though, her life wasn’t on the line this time. Rhaenyra jumped right in, water droplets splashing everywhere as she followed the rest of the group to the moldy cavern. Pale golden orbs were quick to taking in the surrounds, wolf ears twitched as she got out of the water.

A wind howls, causing the woman to face her the angry avian. Eyes widened, reaching into her jacket and fumbling to grab a sphere from her pockets. A beam of might shot out from her pocket, startling the woman. A shuckle materialized, quickly withdrawing into his shell as soon as he felt the sharp blades of wind hit him. Rhaenyra glared darkly at the bug and rock type, face fell. “Really... I didn't even pick you. You're useless.”

shuckle used withdraw

Genesis was glad to get away from those creaky ladders up high in the sky in this part of the Tower... even if it meant running around through dank, poorly-lit tunnels instead. Good thing they'd never suffered from claustrophobia...

Those Pidgeot were a bother, but luckily it was easy enough to dispose with them, one prompt at a time.

Use a Bug-type move, eh? Well, Genesis had a number of bug Pokemon to their name yet... but using a Bug-type move from a Bug-type Pokemon was too straightforward for them, made too much sense. Better to do something a little more off the wall, and with a Pokemon they'd had for longer to boot...

"Sable, hit them with a Pin Missile!"

The Chespin cooperated without hesitation, and while normally the weak Bug-type move would barely have hurt the Pidgeot at all, this time it was enough to make one of them collapse and fall unceremoniously to the ground.

It wasn't the most beautiful or noble attack, perhaps, but it was a step in the right direction, a step closer to unearthing this Tower's mysteries, and that was all that mattered to Genesis.

Taylor wasn’t sure where exactly she’d expected to end up as part of this tower, but deep in the soggy roots of the tree wasn’t it. She was squinting, peering at one of the lime green worms, trying desperately to figure out what it was. There were loads of them. Were they Zygarde cells, perhaps…? Before she could draw any sort of conclusions, a Pidgeot appeared before her, whipping up a contained hurricane and buffeting her with it.

“Shit!” She cursed, frantically tapping to release Mumble. Perhaps not the best choice of Pokémon for this encounter, but it was muscle memory by now, to reach for him. Thankfully, once he appeared, Mumble seemed to know just what to do, leaping towards the Pidgeot in question and unleashing a Fury Attack.

NEXT PROMPT (#89): [Tower]5PKSZ0ZM1-50

Tower of Worms Floor 9: A Wormderous Construction!

Hundreds of glittering, lime green worms swarm together, twisting and intertwining as they form a larger, more solid form. Each of the tiny creatures you have followed this far has been but a part, a cell, of a greater form.

The lime green creatures fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, tessellating perfectly as they create a twisted, magnificent shape which spirals like a stone serpent, filling the cramped cave with its presence.

Behind you the enraged Pidgeot launch one final assault, pulling out every trick they have to stop you from reaching the stone form as it slowly pieces together. Hurricane winds knock over players and hurl lime green worms around the cave. Birds swoop you, moving at Mach 3 speeds. They're barely visible for a moment before slicing past you in flashes of break and talon.

Defeat the final flock of attacking birds to access the glowing green statue.

You have defeated 10 Pidgey and unlocked Orthworm (U)!
The final reward (Onix) will be unlocked at 100 Pidgey.

Rose Garden Aero Taylor orioncayge Genesis Morpheus Wolf Tuesday Jinx Kazuki

Post in General Mod Requests to claim your prize!

The tower had the climbing up stairs and more stairs, but with the Tree of Worms, it’s like they go deeper down into the earth with every success. To the roots and even farther now.

"Oh damn, what the hell is that?!" Tuesday exclaims when seeing the lime green worms gathering, a radiant smile of excitement shining on her face. Clearly, something really cool is about to happen and she sure as hell won't miss it!

“Only a few more left! Counting on you, Bartók!” She releases her Sawsbuck, because after all, there's something that's just fitting about releasing a deer Pokémon in a giant tree that's all too Yggdrasil-like.

The Sawsbuck stands tall and proud, spring blossoms currently blooming all over his antlers. He's a mighty wall to stand between Tuesday and the terrible Pidgeot, a SOLAR BEAM cutting through their formation.

SAWSBUCK uses SOLAR BEAM

Big Bee carried Riolu down through the musty tunnels, swam hand-in-hand with the little dog, and together they faced down the last of the birds. "Can you take them?" Bee asked his new, blue dog.

Riolu flashed him a grin, gave him a thumbs up, and then shook his head so hard that his ears slapped back and forth.

"No? Really? I mean, sending some mixed messages there buddy, but that's fine, that's fine." A Pidgeot hurtled past Bee, faster than he could even see. It clipped him and sent him sprawling on the ground. Riolu helped him up with a grip of iron.

"Thank bud. Okay. So no fighting? You're sure?"

Riolu shrugged.

Big Bee sighed. "Okay. We play it safe. Just use Endure. We'll wait this out and let the others clear it up. Drawing aggro is a classic tank move."

Riolu nodded vigorously, spread his legs in a fighter's stance, and gave a little bark of strength as he held up one hand. He looked like a crossing guard trying to stop a runaway eighteen-wheeler.

There was a glint of talons from within the hurricane and a missile of pure feathers, fury, and insane wind crashed into Riolu. Big Bee shielded his eyes against the slashing gust, and when he peeked out from behind his fingers he was Blue still standing.

He was bruised, battered, his fur was torn, and there was a feather stuck in his ear...but he was still standing.

Riolu used Endure

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