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Drizzle was hit by the Twister and sent flying. He hit the ground with a dull thud and hopped back to his feet as quickly as he could. He had a large smirk on his face. Bri was looking rather calm right now. Though on the inside he was wondering if she may be right.

"Er..." Bri said. Drizzle looked at Bri with a concerned look on his face. Was he really buying into her crap? Hm...

"Bri, don't listen to her. Heh, you may not know much, but you do know me and the others. Heheh, that's why you'll win! Just watch. She's talking like that because she's afraid she's going to lose! And you know what, she's right. She is going to lose. Because I'm going to win!" Drizzle said confidently. Bri scratched his head again. He wasn't sure whether he should feel insulted by Drizzle or thank him.

"Gee, thanks Drizzle... And I never said I know a lot. I know I don't know that much. That's why I came to the Academy. But it seems I know a lot more than you do. After all, there is more to pokemon training than the battles. You have to know your pokemon. I know my pokemon! How well do you really know yours? Drizzle! Water Gun!" Bri said quietly. She was beginning to make him mad. Standing over there acting like she was perfect and knew everything. She didn't. Drizzle grinned widely. That had taken him by surprise. Still, he was proud of Bri, standing up for himself and his pokemon. Now, it was Drizzle's turn.

"Hey, Dragon-face! Eat this!" Drizzle said. He blasted the powerful jet of water right at Bagon.

Ok, when had this turned into a double battle? Bri decided to hold off. Drizzle was very strong, and Lapras wasn't into the battle. If she decided to get back in, then Bri would send out Leena. But until then, he would let Drizzle handle it.

"Drizzle! Water Gun!" Bri said. Drizzle quickly darted away from Bagon when he came out and was back on his feet. Brogan wasn't even paying attention anymore. Well, that was her problem.

"Heh, good, someone interesting to battle against! Let's go!" Drizzle said to Bagon as he jumped back and sprayed a powerful jet of water at Bagon.

"Um... You may want to pay attention to the battle. You can fix you nails afterwards. But if you lose focus then you might not win," Bri said nervously, wondering just why he was helping her. It wasn't like she appriciated it. So, why was he even bothering? And why was he so sure that he knew better than she did? Well, on this point he did. He had learned from his few battles here that he had to keep focused or he would lose. And she clearly was not interested anymore.

"Um... Ok, if you say so... But I only caught Drizzle two days ago. And Frost was caught yesterday... Doesn't seem like you've spent any time at all with any of your pokemon... But that's just how it seems to me. What would I know," Bri said a little bit on the angry side. She may not have had Lapras all that long, but Buneary, who seemed a little unfamiliar with her, and Wartortle, who had flat out ignored her, both had seemed like she had them for a while. And they didn't seem to know her that well. Good thing Thyme wasn't here. Brogan's whole attitude would have just pissed her off. Bri scratched his head and Drizzle yawned.

"Um... If you say so. Drizzle! Use Swift again!" Bri said quietly. Drizzle looked over at Lapras and opened his mouth, spraying a ton of stars at her. The whole time, never moving from his spot at Bri's feet.

"Heheheh! Nice!" Drizzle laughed, pointing one paw at Lapras as she snoozed away. Bri was dumbfounded. He scratched his head. Was she really having that much trouble? It was like she didn't even know her own pokemon...

"Drizzle... Relax a little. It's not nice to laugh at people... Brogan, if you're having trouble with your Lapras, then you can call her back and use a different pokemon you're a bit more familiar with... If you want to," Bri said nervously. Drizzle shook his head. He knew that this girl was so stubborn that she would likely leave Lapras out, even though it would definately cost her the match. Well, if Lapras was going to sleep, then he may as well relax too. He curled up and put his head on his paws, watching Lapras carefully, in case she decided it was time to battle. He was waiting for Brian to give him a command.

"Heh, You're not going to beat me!" Drizzle said calmly to Lapras as he leapt out of range of the Water Gun. He smirked playfully at her. Bri was subdued, wondering just what was going on. She didn't seem to have any sort of bond with her pokemon. And she expected them to listen? Hm... Bri didn't have a very high opinion of Brogan's training abilities right now. Bri was not very good in a battle because he just wasn't exactly that skilled with commands.

"Drizzle! Stop making fun of them and use Swift!" Bri said sternly. Drizzle laughed to himself and fired Swift at Lapras. He doubted she would be able to dodge much of anything being on land. Lapras were more sea pokemon. They just couldn't move that well on land.

(Yup. Poor choice with Lapras. How is she going to move around without water to swim in? That's a problem Quin faced in his battle with Mark. One he wasn't able to solve.)

(Yeah, not to mention that Drizzle is the only powerhouse Bri has left now that Nova is knocked out and Thyme is not here. I can totally see Drizzle taking out both of Brogan's remaining pokemon. XD But wasn't Faint Attack an auto hit move?)

Frost was hit by the Bubblebeam and sent flying. He wasn't exactly that durable, so the constant hits were wearing him down. This last one proved to be too much, and he didn't get back up. Bri wordlessly returned him. He dropped his hand and grabbed Drizzle's pokeball. Drizzle was the toughest pokemon that he had with him that hadn't been knocked out yet. And the two of them worked well together.

"Drizzle! Let's go!" Bri said as he sent out his Buizel. Drizzle smiled confidently and stood with his paws at his side.

"Um... Drizzle! Go ahead and use Water Gun!" Bri said. The attack would not be that powerful against the other water type, but it would be stronger than many of Drizzle's other attacks, especially after all those Withdraws. Drizzle opened fire at Wartortle with a powerful jet of water.

Frost ducked as the Wartortle blasted over him. Hm... Bri needed to do something fast. He had to keep Wartortle's defenses down. Maybe Screeching at him would work... Hopefully.

"Ok... Just seemed like you were having a bit of trouble, that's all. Anyways, Frost! Use Screech!" Bri said. He was a tad bit confused. He didn't understand what she was thinking. Was she even being serious anymore? He covered his ears. As expected, Frost let out an earsplitting shriek. Bri then put his hands down.

"Now, try Faint Attack again!" Bri said. Frost dashed after Wartortle again, his claws glowing with dark power. He leapt into the air and flipped, raking his claws at Wartortle.

Frost cried out in pain when Wartortle bit down on his arm. It hurt, but not too much. He was a Dark Type, after all. Frost flipped so that his feet were on top of Wartortle's head so that he wasn't being shaken like a rag doll anymore. He then wrenched his arm out of Wartortle's mouth and danced back. Hm... That Scratch had been disappointing. Best to do some other attacks.

"Frost! Try Faint Attack again!" Bri said, realising that it was stronger than Scratch. Frost darted toward Wartortle again, his claws charged up with dark energy. Bri now took note that Brogan was have major trouble controlling Wartortle. He shot her a questioning look.

"Everything ok over there?" he asked quietly, wondering what was wrong.

Frost cried out as he was hit by the Aqua Jet. He had not been able to dodge this one fast enough, and he went sliding on the ground with a groan. Bri wasn't even paying attention to the fact that Brogan seemed to be having a bit of difficulty controlling her pokemon. He was too worried about Frost.

"Frost! Are you alright?" Bri said urgently. Frost was laying flat on his back. He quickly flipped back to his feet, holding one arm oddly. He turned to face Wartortle and returned to his previous stance.

"Just fine! But my arm kind of hurts..." Frost said in a level tone of voice. He was a bit disappointed that he wasn't fast enough. Oh well. He'd get faster.

"Ok then. Scratch!" Brei said quietly. Frost darted after Wartortle, intent on clawing him.

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Bri was shocked into silence, but Frost had anticipated just such a reaction. With amasing speed he flipped out of the way. What had just happened? Frost turned and laughed at Wartortle, waiting for a command. Bri snapped out of it and promptly gave one. He had not expected that response. Did Taunt make an enemy attack randomly or something?

"Faint Attack!" Bri said. Frost obeyed instantly, not wanting to let such a good opportunity pass. Dark energy formed around his claws and he raced after Wartortle. He jumped up and released the energy right at his opponent. Bri was still wondering just what that move did. No time like the present. He turned to Brogan, who still seemed to have trouble controlling her pokemon.

Hm... A Wartorle. And it used withdraw. Bri wasn't sure, but it seemed like that move would boost the defense of Wartorle... Bri opened his mouth to issue a command, and promptly realised he didn't know Frost's moves. With a small and nervous smile he pulled out his pokedex. He scrolled to the page with Frost's info. Hm... Scratch, Leer, Quick Attack and Screech he knew. But Faint Attack... What was that? It was a dark type, with a few little numbers next to it that Bri had no idea what they meant. And then Taunt... He didn't know that one either... May as well find out...

"Frost! Use Taunt!" Bri said nervously. He hoped this wouldn't end up like Roar. That had scared him witless. Turns out, Taunt was nothing like Roar. Frost made a mocking gesture with his claws, but it was more than that. Bri could barely make out a bit of energy that flew over towards Wartortle.

Bri was a bit worried about Brogan's Buneary. She was clearly pushing herself beyond her limits. But then again, Duster wasn't exactly rolling over and going to sleep, when it was clear that she wasn't doing to well. Bri opened his mouth to say something, but thought a moment more. Who was he to question the methods of a Suicune Student? He wasn't exactly deserving of his own Entei jacket... Anyways, he had to think of something fast, as Buneary was charging at Duster again.

"Duster use Swift! Maybe you can knock her out before she even gets to you!" Bri said, thinking fast. Duster reacted, but a moment too late. She fired a great deal of star shaped rays, which flew at Buneary. But Buneary reached her first and knocked Duster up into the air, where she came down with a heavy thud, unmoving.

"Duster!" Bri shouted. He fumbled for her pokeball. She was clearly knocked out. Not good. He didn't even pay attention to see if the Swift had hit. He returned Duster.

"Good try Duster. Take a good long rest! Hm... How about Frost!" Bri said as he sent out the Sneasel, who assumed a battle stance. This was actually going to be their first battle together. Bri was rather excited by this prospect.

Hm... It seemed Tickle may not help out that much here. Bri was getting worried as Duster ducked the Ice Punch and leapt away. Bri could tell that last hit had taken more out of her than he had thought, though she was refusing to show that to her opponent. Brogan probably couldn't tell. That was a plus at least. Hm...

"Duster! Thundershock again!" Bri said. He knew Duster's only chance would be to play keep away. Duster had two moves that were able to be used from far away. Thundershock and Swift. And Swift never seemed to miss. At least, Bri had never seen it miss, and Drizzle used it before. He wasn't too sure it's exact effect. Duster scampered away from Buneary and fired off a Thundershock. She knew what Bri was planning. Keep the distance and wear her opponent down. Seemed good to her, because that would give her more time to react.

Duster got hit by the Sky Uppercut and yelped in pain. Bri looked on with a worried look on his face, but Duster was more aggrivated than injured. This was not good. Duster was very fast, but she could only take so much. Bri needed to avoid any more hits like that one.

"Duster! I... Hm... Use Tickle!" Bri said. Duster, who was still in close proximity to Buneary, reached her tail around and began to try and tickle Buneary. Bri remembered the good results it had on Thyme. He hoped Buneary was ticklish. Hm... Also, from watching the battle, it seemed Duster was just a tad bit faster to react to things than Buneary. And half the time it seemed like Buneary reacted to her commands just a little bit slower. That... That made Bri think that maybe Brogan and her Buneary didn't really know each other too well. Shame that it wouldn't do any good here, as the reaction time was barely noticable. Hm... But Duster was doing well, or so Bri thought she was.

Bri smiled. This was... Going better than he had thought it would. Buneary raced toward Duster with Sky Uppercut, and Bri had no idea what it did. He opened his mouth to tell her to dodge it, but Duster had already very swiftly moved out of the way. Well, that suited Bri just fine.

"Now! Use Double Slap!" Bri said. Duster pounced at Buneary and swung her paw in an attempt to smack Buneary around a bit. Bri noticed that Brogan didn't seem very interested in the battle. Well, that was fine. It's not like Brian made for a very good opponent. She was in Suicune Dorm, she was probably just toying with him. After all, Suicune students were the best, right? Surely Brogan was one of the best, or she would not be in Suicune Dorm.

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Bri gave Brogan an apologetic look when she responded. Had he made her mad? He didn't want to make anyone mad... Hm... He glanced back at the battlefield as Duster was hit by the Ice Punch. Duster grimaced and scamered away from the Buneary.

"Duster! You ok?" Bri asked. Duster flicked her tail at him.

"Yup! That wasn't that painful!" Duster said cheerfully. Bri thought maybe she was trying to put on a brave face. After all, that punch had to have hurt. Still, he appriciated it. And he was beginning to feel a little bit more confident. After all, he and Duster were almost as in synch with each other as he and Thyme were.

"Well then! Duster, use Thundershock!" Bri said. Duster grinned and blasted a powerful bolt of electricity at Buneary. This was one of her more powerful attacks. And she knew it. And was proud of it.

Say, you ready to keep going with the JP? And did you notice that I added you to my sig? Heh, I've got a whole team in my sig. XD

I added you to my sig. :D

way to go ;3