Battle With The Captain: Murasa vs Wes!

"That umbrella creeped the hell out of me. What is with her?" Wes asked Marisa as they moved on.

"Oh, Kogasa? Why she's even with Nue and Byakuren, I have no clue, ze. Normally, she does her own thing." Marisa replied. "She was abandoned by humans long ago because, as she said, no one liked her color. She supposedly wants revenge, but apparently she feeds off the surprise of humans. I imagine with everything she did to you, she had a pretty good meal, ze. I don't think she'll be bothering you again."

Wes felt violated after that battle. The kinds of things Kogasa had done would have gotten her arrested back home. She'd practically shattered his mind at one point, and he still wasn't feeling in the best sorts. Ugh, that was a nasty battle with her... I hope the next one goes a little better...

Wes walked forward, lost in thought, when he heard an "Ouch!" from Marisa. He whirled around and banged on a transparent wall that had suddenly descended on the corridor behind him. Ahead of him, he saw a door opening, releasing a flood of water which began to pour toward him. Those bastards! They... A lockdown door slammed closed in front of him, sealing the water inside the area. Then, it rose up just a bit, so the water started trickling in slowly. So much for saving... I see what they're trying to do. The water level will raise until I drown. Did I come all this way just to drown inside the ship?

Marisa was yelling something and pointing down. Looking down, Wes realized the floor seemed higher than it was originally. It's floating up! And indeed it was. The water poured in more and Wes and the platform began to rise through a shaft where he could see the walls and nothing else. I wonder... for an elaborate trap like this, there must be a reason... mused Wes. Then he came out into a room surrounded on all sides by water, barely held back by glass panes. It made him very nervous to look at all of it, but he consoled himself with the knowledge that glass was hardier than it looked. At least, I assume it is... they'd be a fool to have an arena like this with glass for walls...

"Hello!" said the girl with the anchors on her sleeves. Captain Murasa, huh? Didn't she say she'd meet me at the end? "I assume you're wondering why I'm battle number 3. I'm not the mastermind behind this plan... But if you can beat me, I'll go pick up Rui for you. It's the least I can do, after all," Murasa gestured towards the water. "If you make even a single wrong move, the glass will break, and you will drown in here!"

"You're bluffing. You'll drown too!" Wes shouted. Murasa shook a finger at him. "Nope. Biology 101. A youkai is not susceptible to human ailments or diseases, but is much more susceptible to faith-based beliefs. So the outside world, which ignores us, saps our strength. However, because of this, we're almost impossible to kill here. We can't drown, we'll regenerate anything lost, and the bottom line is that if you break that glass, you'll be the only dead one here. So think about that before you slam anything into a wall... Hahahahahah..." Murasa laughed at him. "But do come at me. I'll enjoy breaking your spirit. And when you lose, you'll drown here, because I'll break the glass myself. Hahahahaha!"

I really hate this girl. Wes said to himself as he pulled out his Pokemon and prepared for battle.

Shady Guy Wes:

Misdreavus, Foretress, Umbreon, Mantine

VS.

Ghostly Captain Murasa:

AStar, AChiyuri, SKomachi, DSuwako

"Have fun trying to battle with me with no walls you can hit! Go, AStar!" Murasa sent out a girl with fairy wings, who looked ready to bash something."

CWes made his usual appearance at this point. "Hey, Wes! Star Sapphire is a mischievous fairy with the power to sense animate objects. Her powers are aided by the stars, but her Boneka form uses Water type moves. No one's quite sure why. Anyway, your Mantine is going to be pretty useless in this battle, her Abillity is Water Absorb."

"I REALLY hate this girl."Wes decided he wanted to at least punch her. He settled for punching the air and throwing out Misdreavus. "Misdreavus! Do not hit any walls! Shadow Ball!"

Misdreavus launched a Shadow Ball at AStar. AStar dodged. The Shadow Ball slammed into a wall, then ricocheted off it. What the?! It came flying back and nailed Misdreavus in the face.

"Oh, about the slightest attack breaking those walls? Not exactly true. They have a permanent Mirror Coat and Counter coating." Murasa laughed again. "I sure fooled you, didn't I?" Of course, I COULD be lying about Counter. Up to you to risk it..."

Misdreavus looked wounded from the attack, but shook it off. "Misdreavus, use Confuse Ray!" Wes shouted. To damn hell with turn-taking protocol!

"Oh? Look who's cheating now..." Murasa responded. "Revoke your attack if you think you're still fighting for justice."

URGH. That hurts... "Misdreavus... dodge her next move. Please..."

"AStar! Let's hit him where it hurts! Ice Punch!" AStar charged forward with a powerful icey fist. Misdreavus moved back and moved aside, causing AStar to slam into the wall and convulse from the hit. Being an attack type, that probably really hurt!

"DAMN! You tricked me!" Murasa screamed at him. "I should never have fallen for that!"

"Fallen? You WALKED INTO IT!" Wes yelled back. AStar looked wobbly after that blow."Misdreavus! Confuse Ray!"

The ray hit the target, and AStar looked really wobbly.

"AStar! Hydro Pump!" AStar hurt itself in confusion instead, careening into a wall and KOing itself. "DAMN YOU! Come, Chiyuri!" Another sailor looking person appeared, holding what looked like a blaster. "A gun? OK, that has to be illegal." Wes complained.

Chiyuri winked at him and fired a stream of water from it in response. "It's a water gun?" Wes asked incredulously.

CWes explained: Chiyuri is from the future of the outside world. She came to Gensokyo in a ship capable of crossing dimensions. After having the crap beat out of her, she proceeded to leave Gensokyo and never returned. Her Boneka has immortalized something she loved doing: Smacking people over the head with a folding chair. That's why she's holding that folding chair in her other arm. It's always there. Watch out, this thing can be really nasty, with moves like Hydro Pump and Hyper Beam. And yes, that GUN fires them off.

"Chiyuri! Blast that Misdreavus with Hyper Beam!" Murasa cried.

Wow, you dunce... THAT WON'T WORK! Chiyuri took aim and fired from the gun a powerful Hyper Beam... which promptly slammed into Misdreavus, causing it to tumble from the sky, defeated. Chiyuri twirled her gun around in victory while Wes looked on, aghast. What just happened!?

CWes made an appearance again. "She tricked you. Hyper Beam isn't a Normal type move when used by Boneka. It's Dark type! And while Boneka on Boneka, it wouldn't have mattered, your Ghost Pokemon are susceptible to Dark type moves! Damn, score one for her, she even fooled me!

"Argh... Go, Forretress!" Wes shouted, throwing out his Bug/Steel type which liked to explode on things and use Toxic.

Murasa smiled at him. "Chiyuri will never miss. She takes two turns to make each move, but she'll never miss. And no, I don't have to recharge from Hyper Beam, it isn't the same move. Chiyuri! Lock On!"

"What? No way! How can you not have to recharge from Hyper Beam!? That isn't fair!"

CWes answered his question: Her Hyper Beam is different, Wes. Hyper Beam on a Pokemon: Normal type, 150 power, 90% accuracy, recharges Hyper Beam on a Boneka: Dark type, 120 power, 80% accuracy, 20% chance of lowering Sp. Def, doesn't recharge. I know, I know, bullshit, right? Well, deal with it.

Chiyuri slid a lens down over her eye and seemed to call that a turn.

"Forretress! Use Toxic on her!" Wes shouted. Sludge bubbled up under Chiyuri, working it's way into the Boneka. "Chiyuri! Use Hyper Beam!"

"Forretress! Protect! Now!" Wes shouted.

"Why are you raising your Defense and Special Defense?" Murasa asked, confused. Then the attack bounced off Protect, hit a wall, and bounced back into Chiyuri, taking it out. "What!?"

"I don't know what Protect does in your world, but in mine, it's a priority move that stops an attack!" Wes shouted. "Got you, too!"

"ARGH... you used the same method I did to trick you!" Murasa shouted. Then her face cleared. "OK, these differences are starting to annoy me. No more Boneka. We'll fight using your system... on a fitting stage for the ghostly sailor! It's time to shatter these glass walls holding back the tide."Murasa rose into the air and launched danmaku at the walls, shattering them, and unleashing a deluge of water into the battle arena. The arena floor began to become covered in water, as it poured from the overhead dome. The water level rose until Wes found he was submerged under the water, and he couldn't move his feet. Not yet realizing what was going on, he looked down to see chains that shackled his ankles to the floor. Murasa swam over to him and jammed an oxygen filter in his mouth. "I really don't want to do this, but these are the master's orders..." She smiled, pulling out a Poke Ball. "I've got a team full of Water types I've been just waiting to use!"

Bastard. I KNEW she had something funny up her sleeve.

"Let's start with Kanto! Go, Blastoise! This Blastoise is abilityless!"

Abilityless... How is that even possible...

"Blastoise! Hydro Cannon!"

"Forretress! EXPLOSION!" Wes shouted out. "I'll take you out with a bang!" Forretress floated over to Blastoise and attempted to explode... but it failed.

"We're UNDERWATER. The battlefield is under continuous Damp conditions, human. No explosions permitted. My turn! Blastoise! HYDRO CANNON!" Blastoise didn't move. "DAMN IT! Hydro Cannon! You're supposed to know it!"

CWes popped out laughing. "She forgot that move didn't exist for abilityless Pokemon! What a dun- bloop bloop bloop! It fled back to the Miko Orb, holding its breath as it sealed itself inside. I can't breathe out there!

"Forretress. Toxic." Wes ordered. Lightning fast, Murasa shot his Pokemon with a bullet and shook her finger at him. "If you want to commit suicide, fine. Go ahead and finish that move. But think about where you are, and what will happen if toxic sludge gets into this water. Oh, sure, it'll poison my Boneka, and yes, yours is immune to poison. But what about you? You're down here too, and I assure you that gunk it puts out is quite toxic to humans."

"I FREAKING HATE YOU!" Wes screamed at her. "You have the most bullshit battle arena setup ever!"

"Now who's embarrassing himself? Hmmm?" Murasa taunted. "'I'm holding all the cards, and they're all full houses.' While the blue idiot who said that wasn't exactly right, he did get the basic point across. If you feel you can't deal with fighting in my natural element, tell me! I'll take the oxygen filter out and it'll end with you drowning."

"No. I won't surrender. Forretress! Zap Cannon!" This is gonna hurt!

Murasa looked stunned, then jetted up as fast as possible as the electricity entered the water, frying her Blastoise and stabbing into Wes, but flowing down through the chain into the concrete blocks, leaving him relatively unharmed. Judging from the scream Murasa had made though, she hadn't quite made it out of the water before the shocks reached her. "I'LL KILL YOU MYSELF!" she cried, lunging for his face in a blind rage, slicing through the water toward him with murderous eyes.

Wes looked around, desperately seeking a way out as she sped toward him. As he surveyed, he felt a searing pain in his knee as the shackles retreated, and a door, recessed in the wall, opened. It took him another few precious seconds to figure out what had happened.

When the electricity fried her Blastoise, it must have traveled through to these chains, which... an exit!

He grabbed his Forretress and they jetted for that door, while danmaku cut through the water all around them. They exited out the submerged opening which slammed shut behind them.

"Me, oh, my. I must say, I hadn't expected you to piss off the Captain quite that badly!" Nue's voice mocked. "But given your ability to adapt to everything she threw at you, I'm inclined to say you won that battle. After all, that was hardly a fair match! You've proven you can adapt to changes of locale and new rules rather easily. And you were willing to zap yourself to take out her Pokemon. Most trainers wouldn't have had the GUTS to do that." She laughed at that. "So I think we'll just move onto the next area. As Murasa said, no more Boneka for now. You'll face your own system, but who knows what the wrinkles are? Anyway, you'll meet up with Marisa up ahead, but the 4th battle won't be yours. It will be hers. Time you saw how a Spell Card battle goes, Wes..." Nue laughed as he grunted and kept going.

Murasa: Stage 3 Boss of Touhou 12. She is believed to be a drowned sailor... she is said to sink other ships. Anyway, that aside, she is the captain of the ship, but she isn't the mastermind, either now, or in 12. I guess you could say they rented the ship... But I'm not really sure.