Chapter 4: A Weary Road To Defeat
*In the honorary pokemon resting station at the Aquamaroon Gym*
Edward: I see, nice, that'd work, but what about-
Mack: Don't worry, it's flawless as it is, my Gyarados will be able handle it, then again, it depends on your Quickzlash as well.
Edward: That's exactly what I'm talking about, my Quickzlash-
Mack: Okay, maybe we'll take out this maneuver in the beginning, of course our chance of success for the last strike will decrease by-
Edward: Quickzlash CAN do this, I'm asking if you could change the whole time gap in the move on the second to last stance so that we'd be able to reduce the chance that FlAsHdAnCe'll detect our preparation of the final attack.
Mack: How much can he close the gap by then?
Edward: *spreads out a hand of three fingers*
Mack: Three seconds?
Edward: *Grins with subtle laughter* thirty, at least =D
Mack: Wow, shweet, that'll give us enough time to stick another feint right here, and she'll never know what hit her.
*Both*: lets get this going =D
*Main Arena*
(a hooded trainer is seen across the arena)
Hooded Figure: So, I see a new face, as well as, reluctantly, an old one; battle ref, you know the rules, lay them out for the finalists of our tournament.
Battle Ref: Okay, we will be fighting using League guidelines for the battle mode 4092 that we will be using gives you each the right to 1 pokemon each, and the use of shared commands to complete the goal of defeating the gym representative pokemon, the moltres, FlAsHdAnCe. She will be fighting on her own will and the commands of the gyms highest disciple may, or may not be honored, accordingly to preference. Battle field, set up, trainers ready? FIGHT!!!
*Both*: Go!!!! *second Anime split screen, except through the middle, extended to show a costume change scene*
Edward flings net to the sky, jumps to grab it, and lands to appear in khakis and a white shirt and khaki vest, with a cap, cap has a Pinsir on it, showing peace sign, such... a... nerd, LOL. Removes a small whistle from his inner vest pocket to call in Quickzlash. Quickzlash enters dashing in, and makes a double slash into the air, landing right next to Edward, with a small gale of dust, following in his wake.
Quickzlash: Sai....
Mack grabs a staff-cane thing from backpack, and rams it into the ground. Vines fling up out of the ground surrounding him and lower to show Mack in a completely new attire. A dark earth-toned robe is covering with a Mack and a rune-marked amulet hangs from his neck. He carves into the air a circular portal, clasps the amulet, and a soft glow forms around the traced circle. A cascade of water starts to wet the field, however, as soon as they fall, they regather into a spherical orb that is guided by Mack's staff. The glowing circle is filled and Gyarados floods out in a tumultuous roar of power. Fires off a seemingly random hyper beam that rips a ditch in the arena. Proceeds to water-gun the ditch, and flops right into it, a wave moistens arena floor, but drain panels automatically open to dry the floors
Gyarados: Gyrah... Grah :-\
Mack: Kay, lets see this fabled turkey's first move
FlAsHdAnCe: Mah.... Ai.... mah.... ai.... GAO!!!!
*Executes a Double team, creating 2 moltres' to its side, then 4 more from those*
Edward: I've seen this before, she usually uses it when she isn't being told to show off, just to make natasia happy, hehe ^__^ lucky Natasia isn't here to hear that...
*over at Celendro Island*
Natasia: oh, so you don't believe in my almighty power to be able to know everything that is going on *she laughs subtly at her screen* You still have much to learn Edward, much too much... *hehe*
*back in the gym*
Edward: *catches himself nervously*...Not that she doesn't know, hear, and see everything already... =-D
*back at Celendro Island*
Natasia: .... perhaps... just perhaps, you are learning after all T_T oh well... we'll just have to see, have a fair fight, I'll be taking a little nap... -_- (zZzZzZz)
*Gym*
Edward-thought: oh... why did I say that? Aggh... when I can sense her around... I seem to say things that I wouldn't ever say... its almost impossible to resist ^_^* Ah... what am I hearing? I need to focus on the battle
Edward: Quickzlash, prepare to use your scythes, while you're waiting for gyarados do a swords dance, into a defense curl.
Quickzlash: scytha sai!!
*spins rapidly, scythes to the sky, feet tipped up, and starts a centripetal motion. To the slight surprise of both the hooded figure and the druid, Quickzlash begins to hover slightly, curling into a jade green ball of swirling blades*
Mack: ... Gyarados, get ready to aim your hydro pump at the scyther, wait for it...
Quickzlash: *bounds over in a direct path before the lumbering leviathan
Gyarados: Gyra!!! *fires a monstrous stream of water, gushing towards the Scyther*
Edward: Cut.... NOW!
The whirling flurry of scythes sliced through the water like a lightsabre through petroleum, and the orbs that were left over flung to the sides of the room.
Edward: Transition into whirlwind, fast, before the water hits.
Quickz: Sai... THA!
The wild orbs of water spun round like a torrent of deadly moons, orbiting around the gravital centrifuge created by the green orb that spun at breakneck speed in the center of the gym. Slowly it rose higher, up to the level where the Dopple FlashDances are circling.
FlAsHdOuBlE: KYAA!!!! *a loud boom shudders the arena as it dissipates into the air*
Edward: 1 down, 5 more fakes to go. Faster, make those orbs seem like aquabullets!
Quickzlash: *slightly fazed from boom* Saii!
A blast of air vacuums and starts to pull both trainers to the middle. Edward pulls out the net and uses it to lodge into the floor and grab on to. Mack summons 2 vines to keep himself grounded.
2nd FlAsHdOuBle: KYA!!!! *a second boom thuds, and debris is added to the swirling storm*
Edward: Look, luck is on our side, Moltres' have a double weakness to rock that we exploit even more with the pieces of gym debris.
Mack: Something isn't
*THUD* KYAAAAAA *THWACK* KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Mack: Edward! This isn't right, your scyther shouldn't be tiring so quickly.
*back at Celendro Island*
Natasia: Hmm? *fades into a semi-conscious state* hey... *becomes more soberly awake* Oh No, my poor FlAsHdAnCe, I hope those are her Double Team's otherwise Edward will be hearing from me soon after I get back...
*At the Gym*
Edward: What? He's still going top speed. What could be wrong?
Mack: You might not have been paying attention, but one after another, before moltres' doubles disappeared, they've unleashed endurance shattering screeches that have-
KYAAAA!!!!!
Mack: You've got to call the maneuver off before-
Edward: No, we've gotten so close, only one more double left to-
*stops in speech to truly listen*
Scyther: Sa.... Su..... ai...
Mack: You hear him now, don't you, just call him down.
Edward: *Painfully shuts eyes* (gloomily) fine.... *with little confidence* Quickz... abandon the plan, assume gliding position to coast back down
Quickzlash: *thankfully* Sai!
The room is filled with a brilliant light as a shining effigy , refracting through the giant droplets, creates a prismatic sparkle illuminating the arena.
Mack: Gyarados, COVER HIS ESCAPE, quickly, ice beam the falling water, then spread your hyper beam to shatter them.
Gyarados: Garrr.... RYA!!! *Fires an intense cerulean beam at the falling water, followed by an improvisational hyper beam, without preparation due to the spur of the moment, luckily, already factored in by Mack, so that it would loosely spread the otherwise deadly barrage of energy*
The shattered ice particles began to mist over the field and a solarbeam gone awry grounds itself, shattering some of the watersoaked floor.
Edward: *Yelling* If you can; Let your blades get wet, kay, Quickz?
Quickzlash: Sai?
Edward: Trust me
Mack: What are you trying to do? Wet scythes would detriment Quickzlash's expertise; speed.
Edward: However, the weight of the water will act as a balance, allowing for better maneuverability as it is gliding back to the arena floor.
*Celendro Island*
Natasia: 20 more dollars a month for this mobile satellite connection and all I get is a sound link. *listens* An interesting plan, but what is he up to, it'd be more logical to just let scyther's speed compensate for the distance and try to break through the sleet bank as quickly as possible. *sounds oh so very intellectual* of course, we'll just have to find out.
*at Gym*
Edward: Let's just hope my scyther gets down here in time...
Next chapter: Scyther's death
Lol, no. Next Chapter: The Unplanned Technique.
*In the honorary pokemon resting station at the Aquamaroon Gym*
Edward: I see, nice, that'd work, but what about-
Mack: Don't worry, it's flawless as it is, my Gyarados will be able handle it, then again, it depends on your Quickzlash as well.
Edward: That's exactly what I'm talking about, my Quickzlash-
Mack: Okay, maybe we'll take out this maneuver in the beginning, of course our chance of success for the last strike will decrease by-
Edward: Quickzlash CAN do this, I'm asking if you could change the whole time gap in the move on the second to last stance so that we'd be able to reduce the chance that FlAsHdAnCe'll detect our preparation of the final attack.
Mack: How much can he close the gap by then?
Edward: *spreads out a hand of three fingers*
Mack: Three seconds?
Edward: *Grins with subtle laughter* thirty, at least =D
Mack: Wow, shweet, that'll give us enough time to stick another feint right here, and she'll never know what hit her.
*Both*: lets get this going =D
*Main Arena*
(a hooded trainer is seen across the arena)
Hooded Figure: So, I see a new face, as well as, reluctantly, an old one; battle ref, you know the rules, lay them out for the finalists of our tournament.
Battle Ref: Okay, we will be fighting using League guidelines for the battle mode 4092 that we will be using gives you each the right to 1 pokemon each, and the use of shared commands to complete the goal of defeating the gym representative pokemon, the moltres, FlAsHdAnCe. She will be fighting on her own will and the commands of the gyms highest disciple may, or may not be honored, accordingly to preference. Battle field, set up, trainers ready? FIGHT!!!
*Both*: Go!!!! *second Anime split screen, except through the middle, extended to show a costume change scene*
Edward flings net to the sky, jumps to grab it, and lands to appear in khakis and a white shirt and khaki vest, with a cap, cap has a Pinsir on it, showing peace sign, such... a... nerd, LOL. Removes a small whistle from his inner vest pocket to call in Quickzlash. Quickzlash enters dashing in, and makes a double slash into the air, landing right next to Edward, with a small gale of dust, following in his wake.
Quickzlash: Sai....
Mack grabs a staff-cane thing from backpack, and rams it into the ground. Vines fling up out of the ground surrounding him and lower to show Mack in a completely new attire. A dark earth-toned robe is covering with a Mack and a rune-marked amulet hangs from his neck. He carves into the air a circular portal, clasps the amulet, and a soft glow forms around the traced circle. A cascade of water starts to wet the field, however, as soon as they fall, they regather into a spherical orb that is guided by Mack's staff. The glowing circle is filled and Gyarados floods out in a tumultuous roar of power. Fires off a seemingly random hyper beam that rips a ditch in the arena. Proceeds to water-gun the ditch, and flops right into it, a wave moistens arena floor, but drain panels automatically open to dry the floors
Gyarados: Gyrah... Grah :-\
Mack: Kay, lets see this fabled turkey's first move
FlAsHdAnCe: Mah.... Ai.... mah.... ai.... GAO!!!!
*Executes a Double team, creating 2 moltres' to its side, then 4 more from those*
Edward: I've seen this before, she usually uses it when she isn't being told to show off, just to make natasia happy, hehe ^__^ lucky Natasia isn't here to hear that...
*over at Celendro Island*
Natasia: oh, so you don't believe in my almighty power to be able to know everything that is going on *she laughs subtly at her screen* You still have much to learn Edward, much too much... *hehe*
*back in the gym*
Edward: *catches himself nervously*...Not that she doesn't know, hear, and see everything already... =-D
*back at Celendro Island*
Natasia: .... perhaps... just perhaps, you are learning after all T_T oh well... we'll just have to see, have a fair fight, I'll be taking a little nap... -_- (zZzZzZz)
*Gym*
Edward-thought: oh... why did I say that? Aggh... when I can sense her around... I seem to say things that I wouldn't ever say... its almost impossible to resist ^_^* Ah... what am I hearing? I need to focus on the battle
Edward: Quickzlash, prepare to use your scythes, while you're waiting for gyarados do a swords dance, into a defense curl.
Quickzlash: scytha sai!!
*spins rapidly, scythes to the sky, feet tipped up, and starts a centripetal motion. To the slight surprise of both the hooded figure and the druid, Quickzlash begins to hover slightly, curling into a jade green ball of swirling blades*
Mack: ... Gyarados, get ready to aim your hydro pump at the scyther, wait for it...
Quickzlash: *bounds over in a direct path before the lumbering leviathan
Gyarados: Gyra!!! *fires a monstrous stream of water, gushing towards the Scyther*
Edward: Cut.... NOW!
The whirling flurry of scythes sliced through the water like a lightsabre through petroleum, and the orbs that were left over flung to the sides of the room.
Edward: Transition into whirlwind, fast, before the water hits.
Quickz: Sai... THA!
The wild orbs of water spun round like a torrent of deadly moons, orbiting around the gravital centrifuge created by the green orb that spun at breakneck speed in the center of the gym. Slowly it rose higher, up to the level where the Dopple FlashDances are circling.
FlAsHdOuBlE: KYAA!!!! *a loud boom shudders the arena as it dissipates into the air*
Edward: 1 down, 5 more fakes to go. Faster, make those orbs seem like aquabullets!
Quickzlash: *slightly fazed from boom* Saii!
A blast of air vacuums and starts to pull both trainers to the middle. Edward pulls out the net and uses it to lodge into the floor and grab on to. Mack summons 2 vines to keep himself grounded.
2nd FlAsHdOuBle: KYA!!!! *a second boom thuds, and debris is added to the swirling storm*
Edward: Look, luck is on our side, Moltres' have a double weakness to rock that we exploit even more with the pieces of gym debris.
Mack: Something isn't
*THUD* KYAAAAAA *THWACK* KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Mack: Edward! This isn't right, your scyther shouldn't be tiring so quickly.
*back at Celendro Island*
Natasia: Hmm? *fades into a semi-conscious state* hey... *becomes more soberly awake* Oh No, my poor FlAsHdAnCe, I hope those are her Double Team's otherwise Edward will be hearing from me soon after I get back...
*At the Gym*
Edward: What? He's still going top speed. What could be wrong?
Mack: You might not have been paying attention, but one after another, before moltres' doubles disappeared, they've unleashed endurance shattering screeches that have-
KYAAAA!!!!!
Mack: You've got to call the maneuver off before-
Edward: No, we've gotten so close, only one more double left to-
*stops in speech to truly listen*
Scyther: Sa.... Su..... ai...
Mack: You hear him now, don't you, just call him down.
Edward: *Painfully shuts eyes* (gloomily) fine.... *with little confidence* Quickz... abandon the plan, assume gliding position to coast back down
Quickzlash: *thankfully* Sai!
The room is filled with a brilliant light as a shining effigy , refracting through the giant droplets, creates a prismatic sparkle illuminating the arena.
Mack: Gyarados, COVER HIS ESCAPE, quickly, ice beam the falling water, then spread your hyper beam to shatter them.
Gyarados: Garrr.... RYA!!! *Fires an intense cerulean beam at the falling water, followed by an improvisational hyper beam, without preparation due to the spur of the moment, luckily, already factored in by Mack, so that it would loosely spread the otherwise deadly barrage of energy*
The shattered ice particles began to mist over the field and a solarbeam gone awry grounds itself, shattering some of the watersoaked floor.
Edward: *Yelling* If you can; Let your blades get wet, kay, Quickz?
Quickzlash: Sai?
Edward: Trust me
Mack: What are you trying to do? Wet scythes would detriment Quickzlash's expertise; speed.
Edward: However, the weight of the water will act as a balance, allowing for better maneuverability as it is gliding back to the arena floor.
*Celendro Island*
Natasia: 20 more dollars a month for this mobile satellite connection and all I get is a sound link. *listens* An interesting plan, but what is he up to, it'd be more logical to just let scyther's speed compensate for the distance and try to break through the sleet bank as quickly as possible. *sounds oh so very intellectual* of course, we'll just have to find out.
*at Gym*
Edward: Let's just hope my scyther gets down here in time...
Next chapter: Scyther's death
Lol, no. Next Chapter: The Unplanned Technique.