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After once again failing the boulder puzzle in Victory Road, the mob gives up and decides to go after Articuno again!  As there is no set deadline to when they need to finish, the sky's the limit on what they can do! 

Along the way they stop off in Celadon to gamble a bit. 

A (A is the character's in-game name, to be clear.) sadly discovers that her game coins cannot be used in place of money here.

They head downstairs. Not many people seem to be trying to get her back up.

And they're off on Mr. Giovanni's Wild Ride once again! Despite being trapped there for days in both Red and FireRed, they manage to get an item from the maze and get out within about an hour. Then they decide to feed their gambling addiction some more and win big on the slots before heading to Fuchsia. 

They find their beloved Lord Helix trapped in a pen, and desperately try to release him! Unfortunately, there is no command for climbing over or breaking down a wall that isn't made of rock. 

When they do arrive at the Seafoam islands, they spend hours there trying to solve the bolder puzzle. Once it is finally solved, they make their way to the Articuno.

As this is a randomized run, Articuno turned into a Mew! After using their last Great Ball to attempt a capture, it explodes. 

And then HORRIFYING THINGS attempt to hinder our heroes' attempt to leave! 

For reference, here are Slaking's base stats!

RED SHALL BE THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE KEEPER OF THE HELIX.

if bill being A's dad becomes canon

i will explode

like -- twice