It was a matter of life or death.
The pieces were in place-all he had to do now was move them in the right direction.
Lugia glanced at Ho-Oh. He had a look of pure concentration on his face. His beak was open slightly, ready to send flames pouring out at any second. Lugia glanced back at the battlefield. It was time to make his move. So he did.
"CHECKMATE!" He yelled, thumping the table with his arm/wing thingamajigs (at least, that's what Ho-Oh called them) and causing the chess pieces to jump like startled Buneary, then topple over with a clatter. Ho-Oh squawked indignantly.
"For the THIRD time in a row? That is SO not fair!" He shrieked. "I am NEVER playing this game with you again!" The legendary flapped his wings angrily and stomped away from the chess table.
Lugia leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms smugly. Ho-Oh made it too easy to win, really-he never took any necessary risks. That's what you get for being a chicken.
The Lord of the Sea burst out into roaring laughter at his own terrible joke, not realizing that Mewtwo was nearby, and currently had a splitting headache.
A/N-Yes, this is very short. And probably not very funny, but the idea kept bugging me. Please review! And no, I really don't know anything about chess.