Chapter 24 Perfectly...Pathetic.
Ho-oh walked back and forth in front of his relatively small army, looking for all the world like an angry drill sergeant, barking out orders. "Ho, ooohh!"
[Now, listen up men!]
A purple, bowed Chikorita gave him a disapproving glance, and he swiftly added, "Hooooo!" He gave them an eye piercing glare.
[-And women!]
Ho-oh continued.
[As you know, many of our fellow Rainbowmon think there is very little threat from the avians. It is my belief that they will strike suddenly, and harshly.]
An upright snoozing yellow Squirtle fell flat on its face, gurgling a water stream that slowly spread out to encompass the ground beneath it.
Ho-oh sighed.
I supressed a smile. This was not an army, this was a circus. After sweeping my gaze over the lazy troopers, I added, a rather boring circus.
Perhaps I should step in. I hovered in front, What are you? Rainbowmon or mice?
A rather loud chattering of teeth came from my right, and I noticed an angry green Raticate that blended in nicely with the ground. No offense, I quickly injected.
Satisfied, it gave a nod of its head, and fell back in line.
Now, are we gonna sit around and let them beat us? No! *We* are gonna beat the tar out of them!
Silence answered me. Well. Other than the chirping of a couple obnoxious crickets that I didn't even know *existed* in Rainbowmon territory. Troops dismissed!
With a loud roar they all began scampering off in opposite directions, and I telepathically shouted, Be here bright and early tomorrow morning!
Ho-oh shook his head in defeat.
[It's no use. They couldn't even defeat a poisoned Caterpie.]
That is not the way to talk, my dear friend, Lugia insisted. Give them a little more time, and things shall turn out differently.
Ho-oh sighed.
[That's what I'm afraid of.]
Ho-oh walked back and forth in front of his relatively small army, looking for all the world like an angry drill sergeant, barking out orders. "Ho, ooohh!"
[Now, listen up men!]
A purple, bowed Chikorita gave him a disapproving glance, and he swiftly added, "Hooooo!" He gave them an eye piercing glare.
[-And women!]
Ho-oh continued.
[As you know, many of our fellow Rainbowmon think there is very little threat from the avians. It is my belief that they will strike suddenly, and harshly.]
An upright snoozing yellow Squirtle fell flat on its face, gurgling a water stream that slowly spread out to encompass the ground beneath it.
Ho-oh sighed.
I supressed a smile. This was not an army, this was a circus. After sweeping my gaze over the lazy troopers, I added, a rather boring circus.
Perhaps I should step in. I hovered in front, What are you? Rainbowmon or mice?
A rather loud chattering of teeth came from my right, and I noticed an angry green Raticate that blended in nicely with the ground. No offense, I quickly injected.
Satisfied, it gave a nod of its head, and fell back in line.
Now, are we gonna sit around and let them beat us? No! *We* are gonna beat the tar out of them!
Silence answered me. Well. Other than the chirping of a couple obnoxious crickets that I didn't even know *existed* in Rainbowmon territory. Troops dismissed!
With a loud roar they all began scampering off in opposite directions, and I telepathically shouted, Be here bright and early tomorrow morning!
Ho-oh shook his head in defeat.
[It's no use. They couldn't even defeat a poisoned Caterpie.]
That is not the way to talk, my dear friend, Lugia insisted. Give them a little more time, and things shall turn out differently.
Ho-oh sighed.
[That's what I'm afraid of.]