PokéBattles: Sandy Version

When we last saw Horace, Grant helped the Narrator pull him out of Glitch City. He has since been researching information regarding Missingno. Sort of.

Battle 112: The Bird's the Word
Published: 13/04/24
Location: Horace's Library
Player: Horace Hunter (4-2-3)

Very interesting. Yes. Galar, eh... I failed to find one last time I was there, but...
Has HORACE confirmed the CONNECTION yet?!
Hm?
HORACE was CONFIRMING a CONNECTION between MISSINGNO and CINNABAR ISLAND!
While CHECKING if they were NUMBERLESS BIRDS!
Oh. That. Yeah, they are and they are. Did that within the first 5 minutes. Did you know there are Selkie in Galar?
...SELKIE?!
Seals that take off their furs and reveal beautiful women beneath them. I suppose some of them might be Seels as well.
What do SELKIE have to do with the PREDICAMENT?!
Nothing.
Then why is HORACE researching them?!
Because I want to catch one.
HORACE is meant to be HELPING NARRATOR with its GLITCH problem!
Oh. The Eldritch Abomination sightings. I am. that's why I came to confirm... Oh.
Sorry. Slipped my mind to tell you I'd confirmed that the Missingno is considered Bird type, despite that type not actually existing, and is considered Numberless within the Pokédex.
Oh. Missingno. Missing Number. Cute.
...
Anyway they are the Numberless Birds. There's a pre-sand legend about the sightings children have of them on Cinnabar Island's coast being a harbinger of an invasion force coming from there.
NARRATOR isn't sure it can SINK an ISLAND!
Yes, well. We all know how bad at your job you are, so that's not surprising.
NARRATOR has the POWER to do so!
NARRATOR is more thinking of the LOSS of LIFE!
...Ah. Yeah. That is a snag.
NARRATOR is also STILL getting COMPLAINTS about BULLDOZING KANTO's SAFARI ZONE!
NARRATOR would rather not go through an EVEN BIGGER HEADACHE!
Well, no worries there. I also came across a tale of how to stop them.
EXCELLENT!
We just need to do three things.
...And THOSE are?!
There should be a Master Glitch. Something connected to a Tower of the Gods...
...NARRATOR has a TOWER!
...Narrator's Tower sounds like it would qualify as a Tower of the Gods, yeah. Anything weird happening there?
Not RECENTLY!
There was a DEAD PIXEL where the TWO GODS NARRATOR STOLE it from FOUGHT but NARRATOR covered it with a RUG so no problem there!
...You... Covered the Master Glitch... With a rug.
NARRATOR tidied it up!
...I've met Youngsters who are more diligent about keeping their spaces tidy than covering up a glitch with a rug rather than fixing it.
Does HORACE have a PLAN or is HORACE just going to MOAN?!
Right. Yeah. That's the source of the power and the ability for the Eldritch Pokémon--
GLITCHES!
Same difference. For the Eldritch Pokémon to manifest so prominently.
We need to seal it.
Right! NARRATOR will TAKE CARE of that!
We also need to deal with Cinnabar Island. Some of the Missingno are going to come through before we're done. As soon as we seal the master glitch they'll make a desperate play and start coming through en mass, ready or not. So we ideally need an army.
HORACE will need to LEAD that!
...Thanks.
And the THIRD thing?!
Something called an 'amalgam' needs to go through the door on Mystery Isle.
AMALGAM?!
Yes.
NARRATOR used CHECK!
NARRATOR checks SANDY VERSION's DENTAL DATABASE!
...Sandy has centralized dental records?
Dental Database: Teeth exist.
...I don't think it means the mercury alloy used in tooth fillings. Probably referring to some sort of amalgamation. A combination of things. A hybrid.
...Might a HUMAN swapping BODY PARTS with a PIKACHU count?!
...Grant might qualify, yes.
...So might the Pikachu, from what I saw of him.
The text is less clear on what the Amalgam - Grant - needs to do when he goes through the door, I'm afraid. Can you get the word out to them?
Done!
GRANT is NOT HAPPY about having to OPEN the DOOR!
NARRATOR thinks it can PERSUADE them!
The Master Glitch needs to be patched before the door is opened, and I need to be ready to fight them off before a bloodbath occurs according to my reading.
If we time this wrong, we'll likely lose all of Kanto and half of Johto to the Eldritch invasion.
HANDY appeared!
...Why are you making a disembodied hand appear before me?
So HORACE can catch it, do a bit of GRINDING and EVOLVE it into an ARMY!
...
...
...Good god that joke is antique.
HANDY wants to fight!
Werewolf, go.
HORACE sent out WEREWOLF!
How much are you biased in my favour here?
The GLITCHES have already tried to KILL NARRATOR!
So, very then?
EXTREMELY very!
PokéBall, go.
GRANT threw a POKéBALL!
GRANT caught HANDY!
SPECIAL DELIVERY of RARE CANDY appeared!
...One seems unlikely to be enough...
DUMPSTER TRUCK full of RARE CANDY UPENDED on GRANT!
Get FEEDING!