Jade watched with interest as her giant bull pokemon sniffed happily around the bushes of Route 1. Tauros occasionally turned its head back to look back at Jade, making sure she was still by his side. When the giant bull blinked at her, she gave him a large smile, a rolled eyed and a push forward, eagerly searching the grassy route for a bttle.
"Toro!" Tauros cried suddenly, rearing back and waving his front hooves in the air. As it had been sniffing around, it had brought its snout into a deep hole where a pokemon had been residing. As Tauros jumped back with a pitiful snort, Jade noticed it had a red mark on its nose. Turning to see what attacked them, Jade grinned widely at the sight of a purple snake that was hissing angrily, body reared and ready for another strike.
"Ekans!" the purple snake hissed, mouth wide as white missles were released.
"Rosoo!" Tauros mooed loudly in shock, quickly lowering its horns in a quick defense. The incredibly hard curved horns hit the Poison Sting, easily destroying the weak missle like attack.
Jade sighed in relief when she saw that her pokemon was more startled than hurt. "Tauros, let's start this off with Tackle!" she called loudly, heart thumping widely with excitement at the prospect of her first battle.
"Tauro!" Tauros called, throwing back his mighty head with the same excitement as his trainer. Head lowered and eyes shining, Tauros pawed at the ground before charging, hard hooves bringing up dirt and leaves.
"Ekanssss," Ekans hissed, fangs bared and faintest hint of poison running down the sharp fangs. "Kans!" the snake roared loudly, impressing Jade at the loudness of such a small pokemon, before it began to slither at Tauros, actually having the gall to meet the large bull head on. "Knas!" EKans called, leaping up and wrapping its tightly around Tauros's neck.
"Rooos!" Tauros roared in pain, had shaking as it bucked and jerked in a desperate attempt to get the pokemon off.
"Tauros!" Jade called worriedly, eyes wide. "Q-quick!" she stuttered. "Try slamming Ekans into a rock or tree! Heck, start rolling around!"
"Toor," Tauros called with a snort of anger. As there were no trees, and despite its bulky body, the only way for it to be released was to actually start rolling around. "Ro! Ro! Ro!" Tauros mooed in anger, huffing as it degraded itself by rolling around. To their surprise, it actually worked.
"Ekkns," Ekans moaned in pain, quickly releasing itself when it could. With the hard ground and Tauros's huge body, it was easily crushed. "Kans," Ekans hissed in agitation, quickly rearing up before Tauros could get back up. With its huge body, it took it a bit longer than usual, and that was how Ekans took its chance. "Kaan!" Ekans snarled, mouth wide as the pin needles shot out of his mouth.
"Rossse!" Tauros roared, throwing back his head in pain, eyes closed as the Poison Sting pounded against its hide.
"Shake it off," Jade ordered roughly. "Get back in there and use Rage!"
Huffing, Tauros slammed its hooves to the ground, eyes giving off a faint dark glint as its anger rose, building up its Rage. "Tauroo!" Tauros roared, jumping forward, horns lowered.
"Kans!" Ekans hissed, rearing back and lunging.
"Hit it away!" Jade barked. "Don't let it get another Wrap!"
"Totor!" Tauros called in anger as the poisnious snake lunged. With a jerk of its head, Tauros hit true, and its hard horns slammed into Ekans right before it could arrange itself for a Wrap attack, sending it sprawling to the ground in a clump. "Roo!" Tauros called, not finishing there. Scooping up the purple snake, it smiled balefully and threw it into the air.
"Good job!" Jade congragulated, but her words were too soon. With an angry hiss, Ekans rearranged itself and slithered to the back of Tauros, a wise move as the giant bull was not a lithe pokemon. "Behind you!" she yelled, heart stopping for just a brief moment. "Tail Whip!" she shouted, only to blink in shock as she she realized she had used her instincts to call out that order.
"Tauros," Tauros grunted in shock, front hoof raised in shock from the burst of speed from the purple snake. Upon hearing his trainer's call, Tauros's three tails quickly snapped into action. With three tails, Jade mused, the chances of hitting an opponent was greater. "Toor!" Tauros snapped happily, absolutely preening as two of its three tails slapped Ekans back as it tried to reach up and give its backside a good nip.
"Kans," Ekans hissed in shock, body uncoiling as its defense lowered in fright.
"This is it!" Jade cheered. "Finish it with Tackle!"
Reering up on his back two feet, Tauros slammed his hooves down with a mighty call. "Taurooos!" With a loud snort, Tauros charged, head jerking to and fro as it came closer, giving the sign of the typical temprament of a Tauros just before it slammed its bulky head into Ekans, sending it sliding with a few tumbles back along the trail into the grassy sides.
"Kanss..." Ekans moaned, looking beat. Shakily, it tried to raise its head, mouth wide in one last attempt at an obvious Poison Sting, buts energy was out, and with a final huff, Ekans fell back, eyes shut.
"Taoro!" Tauros called happily, digging at the ground with pride before glancing back at Jade.
"Great job!" Jade roared, latching onto her pokemon in a gigantic hug on congragulations. "You were amazing," she said, petting his tan fur. Glancing over at the fallen Ekans, she bit her lip thoughtfully. It was a tough fighter. "What do you think?" she asked Tauros.
Tauros blinked before glancing over at the fallen pokemon. "Tor," Tauros said happily, understanding evident as it nodded.
Jade grinned and gave her pokemon one last pat before drawing a pokeball from her belt. "Your mine, Ekans," she said quietly, excitedly. Rearing back, she threw the pokeball with (in her mind) perfect aim. "Go!" she shouted, watching with wide, eager eyes as the pokeball hit the purple snake and sucked it inside with a bright red light. As the pokeball hit the ground, it began to shake, and all Jade could do was watch...