Pokemon 101
Season 1-Kanto
Chapter 12-Rivals
Battle Re-cap
Pkmn Trainer Ranoku
Slowbro
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Pkmn Trainer Ilohe
Nidoqueen (KO by Slowbro)
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This comment didn't seem to go over well with Ilohe, who promptly threw her next Poke Ball forward; the Pokemon released was some sort of blue creature with a cube-like body, and four oversized, red petals on its head.
Vileplume, the Flower Pokemon. The evolved form of Gloom. The larger its petals, the more toxic pollen it contains. Its big head is heavy and hard to hold up.
Ilohe managed a smirk back, pointing forwared and shouting, "Hit it with a cloud of Stun Spore!"
With this command, Vileplume began spinning around on its heel, suddenly sending out a sizeable cloud of yellow dust all over the field. Ranoku and the others stepped back to avoid being caught in the cloud, however, Slowbro wasn't as lucky and was hit directly. Ranoku's eyes widened, Anne gasping, "Oh no!"
"Oh yes," Ilohe responded, stepping back slightly and pressing a button on the wall. A loud grinding sound was heard, and the group looked up; the ceiling was beginning to open up, allowing for the orange-colored sky to be seen. "It's starting to get dark, so I'll have to squeeze out as much light as I can...Vileplume, Solarbeam!"
The Grass-type obeyed, lowering its head slightly and causing a trail of light to begin gathering in the middle of its head, where the four petals met. Ranoku grunted, murmuring, "Slowbro's paralyzed, he won't be able to move out of the way fast enough..."
With this comment, Demitri and Anne quickly stepped out of the way as Vileplume fired off a large blast of yellow energy, striking Slowbro directly and sending it flying backwards, smashing to the ground with a thud. "Slowbro!"
"One down, two to go," Ilohe responded with a chuckle, setting a hand on her hip. "Think you've got what it takes to take me down now?"
Ranoku furrowed his brow, Demitri looking up slightly. His gaze kept flying about the now open ceiling. "...we can climb out of here through the ceiling."
Anne blinked and looked up as well, turning her head about. "Are you sure? That seems like a bit of a stretch."
"I've had my Porygon air lift me down larger drops, this won't be an issue at all," Demitri responded plainly, looking at Ranoku. "But if she's able to control the way the ceiling opens and closes, she'll be able to try and close it should she notice us trying to get out."
Ranoku nodded back. "You two start getting up there, I'll keep her occupied."
Both nodded and began rushing off towards a nearby flight of stairs, Ilohe looking at the duo with a blink. "If it isn't Ranoku's bratty little girl friend and..." She paused in thought. "...some other kid I don't know. Trying to escape behind my back, huh?"
Anne had stopped to make a face at Ilohe, only to be interrupted when Demitri began dragging her back up the stairs by her hair. "Hey, your fight's with me, remember?" Ranoku asked, tossing his Poke Ball about. "I'd like for you not to forget that."
Ilohe glanced back at the older teen as he tossed his next Poke Ball forth; the pink weasel he had brought forth previously was released, extending its claws as its body gave off a bright glimmer. Ilohe blinked slightly. "Oh, your little pink buddy again?"
"I'd like to finish this battle nice and quick-like," Ranoku responded, reaching into his pack and pulling out an energy drink. After opening it, he took a swig and wiped his mouth off, calling, "Sneasel, Ice Punch!"
The weasel proceeded to clench its fist, abruptly charging forward at a high speed once its hand had began glowing a bright blue. Vileplume once again ducked its head as Sneasel impacted it right in the middle, sending it staggering backwards with a slightly dizzier expression. Sneasel had held up one of its claws in an inviting fashion, Ilohe snarling in annoyance. "Annoying little...Solarbeam, again!"
Vileplume ducked its head again, beginning to gather more light energy in the middle. Sneasel expertly dashed to the side during the charging process, managing to have ran all the way around Vileplume before it fired off its attack, which had forced Ranoku to quickly hop out of the way to avoid being hit. The attack impacted a wall with a crash, the teen blinking. "You'd best watch where you're shooting those, you might open an avenue for me to escape."
Ilohe scowled in annoyance as Vileplume raised its head; however, Sneasel had already made its way behind Vileplume, prompting the Grass-type to turn around. "Ice Punch!"
The Sharp Claw Pokemon abruptly slung its fist towards Vileplume, hitting it right in the face and sending it flying backwards with surprising force, landing with a powerful thud on the ground. Ilohe growled in irritation as Sneasel hopped back to its master's side of the field, Ranoku chuckling to himself. "Two down, one to go."
"And no more ceiling for you," Ilohe responded, abruptly pressing the button next to her. The loud grinding sound was heard for a moment, only to be followed by a sickening groan; the ceiling didn't close up either, prompting Ilohe to frown. "The hell...?"
Her gaze went to one side of the wall on the second floor, where a crowbar was now stuck in between two of the gears, preventing it from closing properly. Nearby, Demitri and Anne were stacking various boxes and other objects in an attempt at making a ladder with which to get past the wall. Ilohe narrowed her gaze in irritation, Ranoku managing a chuckle and taking another swig of his drink. "That's my apprentices."
Ilohe glared back at Ranoku, clenching her teeth together. After taking a deep breath, she gave way to a smile. "You're really grating on my nerves. But getting angry about it won't help at all; instead, I think I'll cool myself, and YOU, off!"
She proceeded to throw another Poke Ball forward, this time releasing what appeared to be a more humanoid Pokemon with dark-colored skin, long blonde hair, a pair of noticeable, thick lips, and a red dress.
Jynx, the Human Shape Pokemon. It seductively wiggles its hips as it walks. It can cause people to dance in unison with it.
Ilohe pointed forward threateningly, shouting, "Blizzard, now!"
Jynx proceeded to take a breath, and abruptly let out what sounded like a loud bellow, prompting a noticeable wind to begin picking up. It was soon accompanied by a very noticeable drop in temperature, forcing Ranoku and Sneasel to cover their faces to avoid being lashed at by the stinging cold. The attack had even affected Demitri and Anne, the duo wincing slightly and causing the girl to shout, "H-hey!"
"I didn't dress appropriately for this!" Demitri scowled in irritation, looking up; he soon noticed that the cold temperature had caused the gears to begin crunching together a little louder, the crowbar they had stuck in it earlier beginning to stress under the cold temperatures, while the gears themselves were a little luckier due to the stress of trying to close the ceiling unsuccessfully keeping them warm. His eyes widened slightly as the crowbar was finally shattered, prompting the wind to die down as the gears returned to their former movements.
Ranoku blinked and looked up, quickly noticing the ceiling beginning to close up once again. "Damn it! You bitch!"
"I try," Ilohe responded with a victorious laugh, pointing forward. "Jynx, Wake-Up Slap!"
The Human Shape Pokemon charged forward at a surprising speed, its palm outstretched. It made several slapping motions towards Sneasel, the Dark-type quickly ducking and avoiding each swipe in a frenzy. Ranoku looked back up in irritation, murmuring, "C'mon you two, any day now..."
Anne had began looking frantically throughout the upper floor for something else to jam the gears with, groaning, "Gah, there's gotta be something we can use!"
"It wouldn't do us any good anyway," Demitri responded in irritation, looking up at the half-way closed ceiling. "It isn't opened up enough for us to climb out just by jamming the gears."
Demitri looked around in curiosity, quickly taking notice of another console button similar to the one Ilohe had been using. He furrowed his brow slightly. "It's a stretch, given this old tech...but..."
Sneasel's movements had by now began slowing slightly as it continued to try and hold off Jynx, finally grabbing a hold of its hands before they could impact from both sides. Ilohe smirked. "Looks to me like you're at the end of your rope, Ranoku."
The teen glared back at her in irritation, Sneasel letting out a low grunt as it hit its knees in irritation. "I'll defeat you even if I have to lock you here for the rest of your days!" she shouted back victoriously, letting out several hysterical laughs.
Ranoku frowned slightly, only to blink upon noticing the console she was standing next to give a slight spark. He blinked, quickly taking notice of the ceiling beginning to open up again. Ilohe also looked up with a slight frown, mumbling, "Tch, just because you have a console too doesn't mean I can't still close it!"
She proceeded to press the button on the console again; however, instead of it beginning to close the ceiling back, it gave off a bright array of sparks and an electric shock, the girl letting out a loud yelp as she retracted her hand, her hair now sticking out at a rather unsightly angle. "The hell?"
"It's amazing that even a Pokemon knows how this old machinery works, isn't it?" Demitri called from above, his Porygon appearing next to him with a loud beep. "Even Porygon knew how to redirect the power supply to overload your side of the console while keeping ours intact without me giving any further instructions."
Ilohe glared back at the teen with an enraged scowl, Ranoku smirking back. "Well, I guess I underestimated your brainpower, Demitri! Nice going!"
The teen gave back a calm, yet rather confident smirk before going back to helping Anne get a stable pile ready, Ilohe stomping a foot on the ground and shouting. "Gah! This wasn't supposed to happen!"
"If it weren't, then why is this only one time amidst millions of others that had the same result?" Ranoku asked, pointing forward. "Sneasel, Night Slash!"
Taking advantage of the momentary pause in the battle, Sneasel abruptly broke away from the off-balance Jynx, and gave two powerful slashes across its front with its claws, sending the Human Shape Pokemon flying backwards rather powerfully, toppling to a halt with a low grunt. "Three strikes, you're out. I win again," Ranoku finished, quickly stepping up the stairwell with Sneasel in hot pursuit.
The teen quickly arrived at Demitri and Anne's location, taking notice of the tall pile they had created. "You kicked her butt!" Anne shouted, pumping a fist into the air. "I almost got distracted!"
"Yes, that deserves a cheer," Demitri uttered before rolling his eyes. "Now let's get out of here, I've gone through more fun today than I'd have liked."
Ranoku responded with a nod, only to be interrupted when Ilohe landed on the railing next to them; she now had a purple monster-like Pokemon with piercing red eyes and a wide, malicious grin on its face, as well as a tall, purple cobra-like Pokemon. "I don't think so!" she shouted angrily. "I will not let you leave until I've beaten you once and for all!"
Demitri pinched the bridge of his nose in irritation. "Please tell me that every other rival isn't as insane as she is..."
"Nah, that's just her," Ranoku responded as-a-matter-of-factly, the cobra abruptly shooting forth a large spray of needles.
The trio quickly hid behind their pile in an attempt to avoid, though this didn't stop the otherwise flimsy stack from giving way. Several needles made their way through, one of them puncturing a spot mere inches from the top of Anne's head and causing her to squeak. "GET US OUT OF HERE!"
"One air lift, coming up," Ranoku responded, quickly fishing out another Poke Ball and tossing it into the air. The device burst open, revealing a rather large, quadrupedal, blue-skinned dragon that landed with a crash on the ground in the walkway. Ilohe glanced at it with a blink as Ranoku called, "Salamence, clear 'em out with an Earthquake!"
He quickly grabbed a hold of Anne's arm as he and Demitri hopped onto the dragon's back, Salamence quickly plowing its claws into the ground and generating a sizeable tremor that began causing the ground to crack and give way, Ilohe knocked off balance slightly as her Pokemon began struggling to stay aloft. Salamence itself began beating its wings powerfully to get off of the ground, finally managing to pass right past the open ceiling and leaving Ilohe screaming back in anger amidst a slowly crumbling building. Demitri looked back with a slight wince as he saw it fall apart.
"I thought you didn't want to destroy that place."
"I changed my mind."
"What about the ghosts?"
"Turns out it was just Ilohe giving me that creepy chill down my spine, there were no ghosts."
"...uh huh."
