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Post by Jacob on Oct 28, 2010 9:47:56 GMT -5
Tego felt relief bubble inside of him as the spinarak lost her grip. His bruised thorax smarted at the slightest movement, but at least he was free again. Looking down at the stunned pokemon, he realized that this was a perfect chance to attack while she was vulnerable. Nathara saw the same thing. If they took advantage of this opening, they may turn the tables back in their favor! "Tego, use Quick Attack again!" The yanma nodded his acknowledgement, then gathered his still lessening strength. He was determined to win this battle, and prove that he could hold his own in the city. If not, Nathara might chose to not use him again here. Flying up a few extra feet, he dove downwards at the spinarak, relying on his restored speed instead of strength. ::modcoin::
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Post by Black Ranger Talis on Oct 29, 2010 1:41:37 GMT -5
Spinarak flinched at the incoming Quick Attack and was thrown back, still standing, but short of breath. Regardless, she had a higher level than this Yanma, and she knew the tricks of the city. She refused to allow herself to lose. It was a matter of pride now. How could she ever show her face if she lost to this tame bug? The face on her back contorted into a look of disdain and disgust. She hoped this expression would lower the Yanma's stats some more. After that, she opened her mouth, sending a volley of purple needles at her fellow Bug Type's face. ::spinarak:: Spinarak uses Scary Face and Poison Sting.
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Post by Jacob on Oct 30, 2010 0:22:17 GMT -5
Tego let out a small groan as the spinarak used Scary Face again. His muscles stiffened the way that they had at the beginning of the battle, and he stretched himself in a desperate attempt to reverse some of the effect. It was futile, however, as he suspected.
The poisonous barbs flew at his face, and before his uncooperative body would respond, one of the sharp projectiles embedded itself into his eye. Stifling a pained shriek, he shook himself until the stinger loosened itself. The injured organ seared with pain, and the bug couldn't see anything out of it. At least his good eye had a good range of vision.
Nathara couldn't stop herself from wincing at the obviously painful attack.
"Are you alright? Should we call the game?"
Tego shook his head.
<No, I'll be okay.>
She was a little skeptical, but didn't comment.
"Use Pursuit, then."
The yanma began to gather the dark energy, before launching himself at his opponent, the poison still working slowly at his health.
::yanma::
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Post by Sp❣rit on Oct 30, 2010 12:31:30 GMT -5
♀ Hit by Pursuit. Uses Scary Face. - As the sole stinger plucked itself into the Yanma's eye, it let out a horrifying shriek that made the Spinarak jump in fright. Her eyes directed up towards the sky, where the Yanma thrashed about, she couldn't help but feel pity for her opponent. The way he looked, it was as if he was about to give up before the poison could take hold of him anymore. She wouldn't judge him for such a thing, oh no. She would only know that she was the stronger of the two, for sure.
- Instead, the Yanma continued to fly towards her, dark energy surrounding his body with a weaker fury than before. Same amount of power, of course, but when one was weaker, their attacks seemed to falter a bit to conserve energy. She was getting to that point, actually, noticing that the strain of using each attack was making her muscles sore.
- <You know, you can just give up. Don't fight to your death.> She advised, eyes tracing the speedy Yanma as he crashed into her with a Pursuit. She held on tight to the String Shot below her, grunting from the new pain on her stomach. She had to slow him down again, otherwise he would be impossible to touch. She raised her abdomen up again for another Scary Face, making the eyes on it glow an eerie yellow.
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Post by Jacob on Oct 31, 2010 10:11:02 GMT -5
Tego shuddered as another Scary Face was used, and his speed dropped even lower. At this rate, he would hardly be able to move pretty soon. The spinarak's comment before his attack landed caught his attention, though. Give up? What kind of pokemon was this, suggesting that he give up? How could he do anything else than fight until he could no-longer stay conscious? He fought a charizard, for goodness sake! Why should he quit now?
Granted, he didn't win that fight either, but what mattered was he had actually fought. Darkness pulsed at the edges of his vision, which wasn't as sharp as usual due to his injured eye. He was starting to regain sight from it, but the images were fuzzy.
Nathara clenched her fists tensely. She actually wanted Tego to throw in the towel. This fight wasn't going to end in his favor, she could tell that much. Irene had her face hid in the crook of her trainer's neck, trying to block out the violence before her.
"Look, Tego, you can quit. It's alright."
<Why? Why give...up now?>
"Because this battle isn't looking good. The Pokemon Center can heal almost any injury, but there's nothing they can do for a dead body!"
<But...>
"Tego, I'm asking you to withdraw."
The bug hesitated, looking from his opponent to Nathara, then back again. She was ordering him to quit, how could he go against a direct order? It may have been disguised as a request, but that's what it was.
He gave a defeated sigh, and nodded. Before any of the three spectators had time to react, he half flew, half dropped to the ground, and fell unconscious.
Nathara smiled sadly, then returned Tego to his pokeball. Irene made a sound akin to a whimper.
"Thank you for the battle, but I think we should be off. Do you need any healing before we go? We have a few potions."
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Post by DR-@@GON on Oct 31, 2010 14:24:44 GMT -5
::spinarak:: Pokemon encounter ! The Spinarak was panting lightly from the pain she retained from the battle, but other than the few bruises and scratches she'd acquired the insect was fine - more than you could say for the Yanma. A small flame of guilt was burning in her for the injuries of her fellow bug, but she knew she had helped to strengthen him in the long run.
The trainer offered her a potion, to which the battle-hard insect shook her head. <Depending on the healing items of trainers would only serve to weaken me. Thank you for the offer, but I must decline.> Replied the bug, bowing her head in appreciation. Raising her head back up and aiming her glistening eyes at the female trainer, Spinarak continued. <It was a good battle. He will surely become a great fighter.> She said, before inclining her head again, turning, and hopping away.
Spinarak is leaving. Interfere or move on? Tego gained .5 levels. for forfeiting the battle.
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Post by Jacob on Nov 1, 2010 11:17:19 GMT -5
Nathara nodded appreciatively of the praise.
"Thank you. Good luck out there, and don't hesitate to visit if you see us walking around later."
They watched as the seasoned city pokemon hopped away, then glanced at each other.
"We should probably head back to the Pokemon Center. We shouldn't walk around with so much of our team unable to battle."
<Yeah, I think so too.>
It was a good thing that they hadn't traveled very far from the building, with the orange paint still visible from a few blocks away. They hadn't been in any hurry, after all.
Together, they started back towards the place of healing and safety amongst this city full of freakishly strong pokemon. If they ran into any trouble along the way, at least Anima was still at full strength.
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Post by Black Ranger Talis on Nov 1, 2010 15:55:56 GMT -5
(Shall I assume you went to the Pokecenter then returned?) A fierce looking Snubbull was walking through the Electric City, glaring and growling at anybody who dared to make eye contact with her. They looked away, nervous, and damn right they should be nervous! She was the Queen of Ile Eletrique in her own goddam right! How cool was that? However, for all her false royalty, she didn't have great eyesight, for she bumped into Nathara's legs and stumbled back, before falling on her rear with an undignified bump and a snort of surprise. This displeased the self proclaimed Queen, even though it was her fault. Standing up and glaring at the much taller human, she reprimanded her. >Watch where you're going, you buffoon of an Amazon!< ::snubbull::
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Post by Jacob on Nov 1, 2010 16:16:14 GMT -5
Nathara walked out of the Pokemon Center several minutes later, her ears still burning from the lecture the nurse had offered her. When she was forced to explain why she was back in the building so soon in the day, the woman had exploded, practically yelling the reasons why you shouldn't let a pokemon fight against a stronger opponent. For how much she respected healers, they just didn't have the same view as trainers.
After Irene was healed, the sentret had returned to her trainer's shoulder, and they both started to make their way back down the street. Their pace was quicker than previously, and this may have been why an unfortunate snubbull was unable to dodge the strolling human.
"Oh, I'm so sorry! I didn't see you there."
She knelt down beside the infuriated canine, Irene shrinking away from the scary pokemon.
"Are you hurt?"
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Post by Dracken on Nov 1, 2010 16:40:38 GMT -5
She snorted.<I am fine, no thanks to some people who think they rule the world! There are others more important than you, like me.> She said, pointing to herself proudly. <What on earth are you doing here anyways! This is MY territory, not yours, so...MOVE!> The Snubbul yelled, this part of the city was rightfully hers, or at least somewhat. All that was behind her was a few trash cans and a cardboard box, quite comfy, yes?
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Post by Jacob on Nov 1, 2010 17:29:06 GMT -5
As the pokemon started to yell angrily, even Nathara felt a little intimidated. This pokemon meant business, for sure. Irene deeply wished that she was back in her pokeball right then.
"I'm sorry for intruding, I really am. Here."
She straightened up again, and stepped backwards until she stood at the edge of the sidewalk, close enough to feel the cars whoosh by. Was this far enough outside of the snubbull's territory?
Behind the angry pokemon sat simply a few trashcans and a cardboard box. Nathara felt a pang of sympathy. Was this what the snubbull called home? It didn't seem very comfortable.
"Is there anything I can do to help? I have some pokemon food stashed in here..."
She began to dig around in her bag for the package of food she had gotten from a kind man in the Pokemon Center before they left in the morning. Finally locating it, she pulled out a handful of pellets. She must admit, they didn't seem very appetizing, but at least they were food. She held the sustenance out for the normal type to inspect.
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Post by Sp❣rit on Nov 1, 2010 20:43:55 GMT -5
- The Snubbull huffed at the foolish girl in an annoyed manner, stubbornly turned to the side as the human tried to reason with her. What good would that do? This was her property, and she wasn't liking the idea of having a human judge her with those pitiful eyes. How humiliating, as if she was all royal and fancy herself. In those clothes too! What a joke!
- <It's...shriveled.> She commented when she sniffed at the food, noticing its wizened, raisin like texture as Nathara held it out for her. There was a chance that it could have been parlous to her health, but it did smell kind of good. Not sweet, but bland. She liked bland things.
- She looked at Irene cautiously, making sure that the Sentret wasn't trying to make any funny comments while she was sampling the food. One hint of raillery or mockery, and they were going to be chased out faster than you could say 'Timber!'. Once she gobbled down the first pellet, she chewed it in contemplation. She did kind of like it. She reached in for another with out thought, expropriating it to satisfy her hunger. Sure, she still had a duty of tutelage to her home, but she could handle visitors for now.
- <Alright. I appreciate your gift.> She grumbled out, a bit too shy too look up at Nathara's gaze. She still had some pride, after all. It wasn't as if she was begging either, but this was still kind of embarrassing.
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Post by Jacob on Nov 1, 2010 23:26:42 GMT -5
Nathara smiled as the proud snubbull, after some hesitation, accepted the gift. She hadn't been sure if the city pokemon would chose to accept help, considering how independent and strong-willed they all seemed. In fact, from what she had seen so far, the pokemon here disliked any human interference in their daily lives, despite the fact that they lived in a bustling city. At least this canine wasn't against a little kindness.
"I'm honored. Really, I feel a little helpless knowing that there are probably pokemon starving right now."
As she said this, she deposited the handful of pellets into a neat pile on the ground. During this exchange, Irene relaxed slightly. She still wasn't comfortable near this predator, but at least most of the tension had eased.
"So, what's it like, the life of a stray pokemon? It can't be easy, but most of you seem to get by."
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Post by Sp❣rit on Nov 2, 2010 8:26:23 GMT -5
- <Starving? Nah. They're all smart. If they really had to, they'd go to the forest.> She thought out loud, finishing the rest of her meal. It had a bit of salt on it for flavor, and she couldn't help but lick the rest of them off of her paws. Her ears perked up when she heard more pellets get dropped onto the ground, and her stomach let out a low growl. Oops. hehe.
- <I see a bunch of cutie-pies walking around. Don't let them fool you. Thieves. The lot of them.> She said bitterly, recalling some of her own experience with the louses. They were all gnats to her, weak as bugs, but were too dang cute and small to get rid of entirely.
- <I'm not a thief, mind you. I earn my food.> She gave a curt nod to the girl, having done other Pokemon favors in order to get by. She wasn't a thief, honest. Her words seemed to ring true, since she hadn't tried anything on Nathara and Irene yet. <I think you're underestimating us. I've never seen a half starved Pokemon around here. All of this fatty human food thrown everywhere.> She grumbled, stretching her arms up in the air to crack a few bones in her back. Ah. Much better.
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Post by Jacob on Nov 2, 2010 10:16:49 GMT -5
Nathara listened to the snubbull talk, trying to ignore the tingling sensation already attacking her legs. Deciding to take a small risk, she sat down on the sidewalk. Hopefully the pokemon didn't take the action badly. Irene climbed off her trainer's shoulder and crouched on the ground beside Nathara, just as interested in what the proud normal type had to say.
So, the city pokemon here sometimes venture into the forest? I pity the trainer that encounters one in there.
It did meant that there wasn't a shortage of food, however. Now that she thought about it, she hadn't seen a starved pokemon so far. She had just assumed that the weaker pokemon wouldn't be able to find any. Then again, were there any weak pokemon here?
"Yes, I'm afraid I have misjudged you. I just assumed that not all of you could be strong enough to feed themselves. Actually, every city pokemon we've met so far has been surprisingly strong."
She unconsciously toyed with Orbit's pokeball, which was sitting in her bag. This snubbull wasn't like she had expected, either. The pokemon had a fierce look to her that had intimidated her at first, but now she felt completely at ease with her. It was almost like talking with a friend.
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Post by Black Ranger Talis on Nov 2, 2010 16:52:24 GMT -5
>The forest and Route 1 Pokémon around these parts have always been weak,< remarked the Snubbull, shaking her head in disdain. "Bugs and Grass Types die to the Flying Types, then the Flying Types die to the Electric Types, as well as Skitty and Glameow." It was clear she felt disdain for them. "They're cannibalistic animals, eating each other instead of sustaining themselves on city food. They're proud barbarians! The likes of us are much better than the likes of them. Don't forget that."With that, she turned around and began to walk away. After all, she was lady of all she surveyed, and she had to make a patrol of her empire to make sure everything was going according to plan. ::snubbull:: Snubbull is leaving. Interfere? [/I]
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Post by Jacob on Nov 2, 2010 18:24:06 GMT -5
The snubbull's revulsion towards the barbarism of the forest pokemon was obvious. Nathara couldn't help but agree whole-heartedly. She hadn't seen any cannibalism herself, but she had heard stories, and even played witness to a deadly battle between a rattata and a glameow in her youth. The death of sentient beings chilled her to the bone.
Irene, on the other hand, felt a little outraged. How could this city pokemon insult her old home? Of course, being an herbivore, the criticism wasn't aimed at her. That didn't ease the blow of the snubbull's disdain.
"Wait, I have something else to ask you."
Nathara got back to her feet, brushing the dirt from her pants.
"We need a guide, someone who knows the city and the pokemon who live here. It's alright if you don't want to, but I'd like it if you would accompany us."
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Post by Dracken on Nov 2, 2010 18:46:43 GMT -5
The Snubbull snorted. <A guide? Please.> She pointed her small paws to the right. <The center is down that way and just after it is the Gym. There, are you happy now?!> She asked, becoming more annoyed by the second. Snubbull sighed, waving her paw over her head in a dramatic way. <You people think you're the only ones in the world. Well let me tell ya something...YOU'RE NOT!> Tapping her paw against the trash can she said, <Well, since you ARE going to repay me for disturbing me how about a nice friendly battle?> She asked. Though friendly wasn't exactly what she had in mind...
::snubbull::
is angered, challenges you to a battle.
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Post by Jacob on Nov 2, 2010 19:13:52 GMT -5
Nathara was taken aback by the furious reaction. What had she said? Maybe this snubbull just wasn't the friendly type. Irene squeaked at the sudden outburst, and scrambled back up her trainer's leg and onto her shoulder.
"A battle?"
Her mind raced in an attempt to find a suitable opponent for the enraged pokemon. She was afraid to scan the snubbull for a list of moves, so she decided to play it safe and go with her newest and strongest pokemon. Digging around in her bag again, she produced a pokeball, and released it's inhabitant.
Orbit appeared in-front of the snubbull, crackling with fresh energy.
<Greetings.>
His flat voice was free from inflection. After "nodding" a polite greeting to the canine before him, he turned to face Nathara.
<Purpose?>
"This snubbull wants a battle, and you seemed the best for the job. Go ahead and start things off with a Tackle."
Orbit turned back without a word, and started to roll with surprising speed towards his opponent.
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Post by Dracken on Nov 2, 2010 20:55:44 GMT -5
Snubbul was thrown back into her trash cans by the impact of the tackle. She got up slowly and shook her head. Gosh, what did she get herself into? No matter, she was going to give all she's got in this battle!
She just noticed her stuff got knocked over and she gasped. How could she let those people mess up her stuff? <That's it, no more nice Snubbul!> Using Tail Whip she wiggled her stubby lilttle tail at the ball before going at it with Bite.
::snubbull::
used Tail Whip and Bite.
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