Draco: Putting Full's info on this chapter to avoid crowding the previous bottomside author's comment.

Type: Full
-Range: 4
-Move: Multi-Attack
-Ability: RKS Change

Multi-Attack (Normal)
-Range: single tile in front
-Effect: none

RKS Change
-The Pokémon deals increased damage and takes reduced damage from Pokémon and moves of all types

...I know that ability looks a little OP, but I'm assigning it like that because Oichi's going to be using the RKS System to the fullest (#AccidentalPun) and I'm writing the battle info to reflect that. I think I'd design it so that Multi-Attack always deals ×2 damage and Type: Full always takes ×0.5 damage, at most; guaranteeing a ×4 output on every dual-type Pokémon would be needless. Not to say that Oichi isn't going to be dealing ×4 damage on dual-type Ultra Beasts when the possibility is there. Like I said, I'm just overthinking this thing.

Pokémon and protagonist © Nintendo. Character designs © Koei. Ransei © somewhere in the middle.


Ultra Kingdom - Broken Flowers: Ambushed in Relaxation

"Now!"

Two weeks had passed since Type: Full's evolution - and with eighteen types to choose from, he'd been making short work of the beasts (identified as "Buzzwole" by the Cosmog) that attacked them as they searched the oversized foliage. None of the battles they'd been part of had taken very long - everyone was very confident in their ability to fend off any attackers no matter where they ended up.

The Ranseans were in the middle of a fight with two Buzzwole; at Okuni's yell, Full charged forward while the embers of Volcarona's Fiery Dance were still fading. Spared the weight of his inhibition mask, that charge was much faster than anyone was used to seeing; the Buzzwole made to defend against the oncoming blows, only for Gothitelle's Future Sight to bombard them. Full promptly leapt at the beasts while they were still reeling, bringing both sets of claws down with wind searing in their wake, striking both beasts down the torso and knocking them to the ground.

One went still as soon as its collapse ended. The other tried to rise, and then slumped back down.

"It's gonna take way too long to get used to him moving so fast," Masanori complained.

"Better than him having been fast and getting used to his being slow," Mitsunari retorted.

"You guys should stop insulting the badass who's single-handedly dishing out curb-stomps," Kiyomasa reprimanded.

Full made a shrugging motion.

Gracia giggled. "It's so weird to have you contributing to a conversation," she admitted.

Oichi glanced around. "You know," she prompted, changing the subject, "with all these plants, you'd think we'd find berries somewhere."

"Lady Oichi," Okuni reprimanded, "with all these plants as a reference, an Oran Berry would be the size of any castle battlefield in Ransei."

"True enough," Oichi admitted, "but that would mean we could ration ourselves for five months on a single berry."

Ranmaru shook his head. "Berries don't keep as well when they've been pierced," he pointed out. "I don't think any of us want to indulge in a dried-out flavourless slice of oversized berry, if we can avoid it."

A chorus of "Nope" circled the group.

+x+x+x+

The weather seemed to have a pattern to it; rain mist, clear skies, rain mist, clear skies. It wasn't at anywhere the right intervals for them try and gauge day and night based on the weather, but the party made a point to try and avoid fighting Buzzwole during the precipitation, whenever possible, and the pattern made it easier for them to avoid it. The oversized tree stumps scattered around remained their campsites of choice; to everyone's surprise, one such stump - which they found about three days after the conversation about berries - was sitting at the edge of what had to be considered a puddle... compared to the plant life.

To the Ranseans, its size seemed more like the edge of a giant lake.

"So," Okuni inquired, "what do you think are the odds that the Buzzwole bathe in this one?"

Gracia looked at her. "Setting aside how huge this is," she mused, "the Buzzwole don't have anything to mess with your head like the Pheromosa did. It should be safe to drink."

"Forget drinking," Masanori retorted, "I wanna take a swim in that!"

"That's not a terrible idea," Mitsunari admitted with a smirk.

Ranmaru hummed. "So long as we're careful about it," he insisted. "With the depth this thing must be, we'd have to be careful how far we swam."

"True," Kiyomasa agreed. "We haven't got any Water-types to save us if we-"

"You think so?"

Oichi's murmur drew everyone's attention; Full's spikes were white again, his RKS slot was open and empty, and the healer was fingering through the disc selection. "Lady Oichi?" Ranmaru inquired.

"Full agrees with taking a swim," she confirmed.

"Seriously?" Gracia mused. "You sure that's a good idea?"

"The way he was designed, I'm sure he'll be fine," Oichi insisted. She found the disc she was looking for and drew it out, turning to him. "But we're gonna take it slow, okay?" Full nodded, and she slipped the disc into his slot; as it closed, his spikes turned a deep blue.

Okuni hummed. "Why don't you two test the waters first," she proposed, "and make sure it's safe. We'll set up camp in the meantime."

The trio glared at her. "Spoilsport," Kiyomasa muttered.

"Sorry," Okuni retorted, "but I don't want anyone to end up sick or mad because the beasts did something to this place."

Gracia shook her head as Oichi set her bags down, and she and Full made their way down from the stump. "You never did tell us what-"

"I told you it's nothing."

They slowly approached the water's edge; Full turned to Oichi, prompting her to climb onto his back. Slowly, he started into the water, the puddle offering a gradual enough incline that he was able to slowly wade deeper; as the water reached her neck, Oichi took a deep breath, and Null pushed himself into the water properly.

It was surprising how clear the water was - what with the mud that lined the bottom of all the other water in this place, Oichi had expected there to be a certain degree of caution necessary in trying to drink this stuff. But no - there was a beautiful clarity to this lake-sized puddle, and Oichi found herself admiring the view as Full swam through it, feeling strangely nostalgic.

A pang of sadness struck her as she realized from whence that nostalgia had come. Full took notice of her discomfort, and swam upward; as he surfaced, Oichi took a deep breath, running a hand across her brow to keep her hair out of her face.

"No," she insisted, "it's not the water. I just..." She closed her eyes. "I had a swim like this with Evia."

Full gave a quiet cry.

"I know," Oichi insisted. "We'll find her. It just... hurts, being apart for so long."

"Lady Oichi!" Gracia's call drew their attention. "How's the water?!"

With a sigh, the healer called back; "It's fine! Nothing to- Look out!"

She had really hoped that the wings on Buzzwole were just for show, maybe something to keep them oriented during a long fall. No such luck; three of the beasts were flying towards the camp from behind, and Gracia turned around and swore as she realized how close they had gotten without anyone noticing.

The beasts landed in triangle formation, each given a low screech.

Gothitelle swung her hand down for a Future Sight pulse the moment the third one landed; Volcarona leapt into the middle of the formation and started a Fiery Dance, searing the lot of them before they had the chance to attack anyone. No sooner had the last embers started to fade than rain started to fall again; one Buzzwole slammed into Volcarona with a Lunge that had her reeling back, and put her into position for the other two to bash her nearly off the edge of the stump towards the water.

She fell to the ground as Haxorus took her place, positioning himself between the beasts as dragon mist burned around him; he started to bombard the beasts with an Outrage as Full started to swim back as fast as he could. Gracia quickly grabbed the case of RKS discs before they ended up in anyone's crossfire, opening it up as Gothitelle's Future Sight bombarded them all. The two Buzzwole on Haxorus' flanks retreated out of the range of his Outrage - which left the beasts in an even line; Haxorus stumbled back as Bisharp charged in, striking them all with a Night Slash.

The blow wasn't very effective, but it had an impact all the same - and it kept their aggro on him. The beasts bombarded him with three synchronized, simultaneous Lunges, throwing him off the edge of the stump - at the same time as Oichi and Full were coming up to the shallows. Full managed to drag him out of the water (not easy with a plated Pokémon, but he managed), and as they started to climb, Gracia yelled, "Lady Oichi!"

She threw a disc case towards the healer, who caught it and glanced at its contents quickly. RKS Flying Memory Program; Full popped his disc slot, and Oichi grabbed the Water-type memory in there and slipped the Flying one in before leaping off his back. She contained the Water disc in the case as Null's spikes changed to a much brighter blue; he charged at the side of the Buzzwole formation and brought his claws down, wind trailing the strikes as he threw one Buzzwole clear off the stump, knocking it out.

The remaining two tried to Lunge at him, and though it pushed Null back, he managed to keep his footing; Krookodile charged up and Crunched the leading one at the point where its arm narrowed into a hand, stopping it from trapping his jaw before he pulled back. Lucario hit that one with an Aura Sphere, leaving it tumbling into the giant grass as the last one was left standing.

Its wings rose to try and fly off - but Haxorus charged forward and bombarded it with Outrage, clipping its wings and then battering its body before sending it reeling to join its comrades at water level.

Oichi breathed a sigh of relief; her foot shifted on the stump's surface, and a healing light washed over the battered Pokémon. Gracia handed her the bag of memory discs, and she slipped the cased disc in before closing it tightly. "That was absolutely stupid of me, splitting up like that," she muttered.

"You were trying to make sure the water was safe," Okuni retorted, "it's not like you weren't justified."

Mitsunari shook his head. "I'm not in the mood for a pool party right now."

"Yeah," Masanori agreed, "I'll pass on air-to-sea Buzzwole divebombing too."

Ranmaru glanced at the fire and realized it was still alight. "How is that still burning in this weather?" he murmured.

"It takes more than a little mist to put out a fire, Lord Ranmaru," Gracia retorted. "You ever try to put out a roaring fireplace with a Purrloin spritz-bottle? It doesn't work."

Kiyomasa set his hands on his hips. "And you know this because...?"

Okuni shook her head. "We've all done stupid things when we were younger. Sometimes we just do stupid things because we're bored. I once spent three hours rearranging the Misdreavus statues in the battlefield and ended up barricading the castle entrance because I wasn't paying attention."

"I imagine Nō wasn't super-happy about that," Oichi observed with a smile.


Draco: ...Come to think of it, are there any type combinations where it's impossible to deal supereffective damage at ×2 but supereffective damage at ×4 is possible? Not even just existing Pokémon, but any theoreticals? I'm just glancing at my type matchup chart, here, and I don't think any two types share all of their weaknesses.

I kept trying to write "Null" instead of "Full". Not sure if it's to do with my re-treatment of his name or because he spent 17 chapters unevolved. I remember trying to write "Eevee" during the Dragnor attack in Legend of Ransei, my money's on the latter.