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___1___2___3__ A______R______ B__A__________ C__________E__ D______S______ The aquamarine moves to B3. The emerald does not move. QM Note: Hm... when do certain gems not move? And when do they skip spaces?

...doesn't move.

The aquamarine moves to B1 to B3 to B1.

The ruby moves to A1 to A2. The sapphire does not move. ___1___2___3__ A______R______ B__________A__ C__________E__ D______S______

"Then I'll attack Automaton Delta from the front row." Hybros knew that no matter which row he fought from, he'd be KO'd if the machine managed to get a hit on him. Bracing himself for impact, he knew he'd go down for the team.

The ruby moves to A1. The sapphire doesn't move. The Ruby moves to A2 to A3.

The sapphire doesn't move at first. The ruby moves to A3. The sapphire finally moves, to D2, back to D1, and back to D2. ___1___2___3__ A__________R__ B__________A__ C__________E__ D______S______

The ruby moves to A2. The aquamarine moves to B3.

The ruby moves to A1 but the aquamarine doesn't move.

Starting from this position: ___1___2___3__ A__________R__ B__A__________ C__________E__ D__S__________ The ruby moves to A1. The aquamarine moves to B2. The ruby moves to A2 to A3. The aquamarine moves to B1. The sapphire doesn't move and the gems are left in the same position as they were before Alf moved them again. He then tries another combination, but neither the emerald or sapphire move. QM Note: Bricks, I'm a little confused as to why you continue to try long strings of combinations. If I may offer one more hint, it would be easier to move them slower so that you can interpret a pattern.

Neither gem moves.

"The bombs target all enemies, so no free hits will occur."

Starting form this position: ___1___2___3__ A______R______ B______A______ C__E__________ D__S__________ Namrrya moves the gems. The emerald moves to C3. The sapphire doesn't move. The ruby moves to A3. The sapphire doesn't move. The aquamarine moves to B1. The sapphire doesn't move.

The emerald moves back to C1.

It's only difficult if you make it that way, as I learned when I first did it. It's a simple solution using simple logic (that may take a while to figure out), but I have faith. No math involved. And if anyone not in Quest 18 would like to try, feel free to PM me.

The aquamarine doesn't move. The ruby moves to A1. The aquamarine moves to B2. The ruby moves to A2. The sapphire doesn't move. The emerald moves to C3. The aquamarine doesn't move. "Ribbit. All I know is that you have to move all the gems from one side to the other, ribbit. I think...maybe that's why the ruby moved there first, ribbit."

QM Note: There is a distinct pattern. Trying every possible combination with brute force will not help you. Think about the elements, and think about what can go where. Remember, the frog is there too...

The ruby moves from A1 to A2 to A3. The emerald moves to C1. The sapphire doesn't move. The emerald moves to C2. The sapphire doesn't move. The emerald moves to C1. The sapphire doesn't move. QM Note: I appreciate the hard work you're putting into this, Bricks. It's not an easy puzzle. Think about the relationships of the adjacent elements.

QM Note: The gems are in this position: ___1___2___3_ A__R_________ B__________A_ C______E_____ D__S_________

The ruby moves to A3. The emerald and sapphire do not move. The ruby moves to A1. The emerald and sapphire do not move. The ruby moves to A2, and the Aquamarine moves to B3. The emerald and sapphire do not move. The ruby moves to A3. The emerald moves to C2. The sapphire does not move. The ruby moves to A1, and the emerald and sapphire do not move. The door does not open.

"If Erdathcath throws her lightning bomb, it will wake Alpha up. So yes, I think Maurice should go last."

Alf tries the following: Ruby moves to A2 Emerald doesn't move Sapphire doesn't move Aquamarine moves to B3 Emerald doesn't move Sapphire doesn't move Aquamarine moves to B1 Emerald doesn't move Sapphire doesn't move

"Eric, if you put Maurice in that order our bombs will wake up Alpha."

Seeing his allies confident, Hybros decided to trust their instincts for now. Before Heroica, he would've just fled but now... he was part of a team. He didn't like it, but he had to act based other's feelings. "Alright then I will attack Automaton Gamma with a Lightning Bomb from the back row."

QM Note: Big apology to you, Bricks. I messed up, the emerald and sapphire should not have moved the last time. So as is everything is in it's original position in column 1.