Drake
Drake paused, waiting. Something seemed about to happen. Maybe now would be the best time to fly, but... He had a responsibility. If some trouble started he would have to end it. So he had to stay and watch, because no one seemed to listen. Oh well, not to worry.
(Joint post between myself and Siidams)
Kiki VS Shawn, 3v3
Kiki smiled and nodded, putting both balls back on her belt. Yeah... Healing might be helpful. Birdy and Cynder were fainted, and Mouser and Squirrely were hurt. She grabbed his hand and used her other one to point at the building.
"Let's go!" she cried, tugging him towards the center.
Shawn nods, walking with her to the pokemon center. He sets his pokeballs on the counter, smiling as he waits for them to get healed. He looks at Kiki, who was very excited about the battle. Shawn, though, wasn't so sure.
Kiki grinned. She was so happy to battle her very best friend. As soon as his pokeballs were taken and returned, she thrust her own into the nurse's hands. After she got hers back she smiled and tossed a ball randomly into the air and caught it, her eyes shining happily.
"Alright! Let's go outside and battle!" she said happily.
He nodded and walked outside, standing a few feet away. Shawn faces Kiki, with a pokeball in hand. "This will be my first trainer battle." he said to her, a little nervousness in his voice. "I hope I can give you a good time."
Kiki grinned and held her pokeball out at Shawn. Utterly unbidden, a memory floated into her mind, and she blurted out her old greeting back in the past.
"Ace Trainer Kitty, ready for battle!" she said, grinning, then she paused. "Er... Actually... I'm not really an Ace Trainer... I haven't really battled in over a year..." she mumbled, "Not since... Never mind, go, pokemon!"
with that she hurled the pokeball and revealed Mouser, who squeeked weakly.
Ace trainer? Shawn was very nervous, hoping he would do good enough to keep up with her. A Ratatta came out, looking scared. It seemed to be as nervous as he was. "Let's go, Sting!" he called, throwing the pokeball out. The Drapion stretched and flexed its pincers, ready for the fight.
Kiki grinned at the big bug thing, then looked down at Mouser. It occured to her he didn't know very good moves. Oh well. Let's see... Bite was no good.
"I'll start! Hyper Fang!" she cried, picking Rattata's signature move. Mouser squeeked and darted forward, his fangs blowing as he snapped them down, trying to hit the drapion
The Rattata's fangs bite down on Sting's armored arm. Shawn pondered his first move. Since Mouser was right next to him, Sting was within range.
"Sting, show him what a bite feels like. Fire Fang attack!" he calls out. Flames cover Sting's fangs as he aims right at Mouser, hoping to inflict a burn.
Kiki growled angrily as Mouser squeeked, the burning bite hitting him just as bad. He bounced back, his eyes fluttering as he cringed.
"Mouser! Quick Attack! Mouser! Mouser?" Kiki said, groaning and stamping her foot as she saw Mouser. He must have flinched, a side effect of Fire Fang. Fortunately he did not appear burned
Shawn saw that Mouser was a little shaken from its attack. It seemed to...flinch. Shawn was smiling a little more, getting more confident. "Sting, use this opportunity to use your Acupressure attack, " he called to his partner.
Sting responded with a nod and straightened his back. He moved his pincers behind him and clamped down on his back. As he did this, his muscles got stronger, feeling his strength increase. He locked eyes with Mouser, daring it to attack again.
Kiki seemed to pause and look at Mouser, then she smiled. It was such a goofy, silly smile that Mouser even perked up and squeeked happily, her tail swaying back and forth.
"Mouser! Tail Whip!" she said, and Mouser swayed his tail faster, hopefully lowering Sting's defenses a bit.
Tail Whip caused Sting to lower his guard a little, but still kept his eyes locked on the little fuzzball. Since Mouser would keep its distance, Shawn decided to try his luck.
"Sting," he called out, "use your Poison Sting."
Sting nodded and opened its pincers, revealing tiny purple-tinted darts. Sting took aim at the little mouse pokemon and roared as the needles shot out at his opponent. If nothing else, maybe the needles would hurt bad enough for the Rattata to come closer. Maybe the poison will take effect, too.
Kiki smirked at this and assumed a pose, her hand up in the air as the needles flew at Mouser, who creeched loudly. Really? He was going to panic because of a few large needles tipped with deadly venom? Why on earth would he be frightened of that?
"Mouser! Hit him with Quick Attack!" Kiki shouted happily, as if she were the happiest person in the world. Mouser looked like he was deading this, and even as the needles hit him on the top of his head, he began glowing with energy, breaking out into a swift dash, right at Sting, faster than the eyes could follow.
If either Shawn or Sting were surprised by Mouser's sudden attack, they didn't show it. Sting felt the impact, but shrugged it off, still full of energy. Fortunately, the mouse was still close to Sting, so another attack would land.
"Sting, time for Thunder Fang!" he called to his partner. Sting lunged forward, teeth bared and glowing a pale yellow. With a chance of flinching and paralyzing, this move may make or break the battle.
Mouser squeeked his defiance as the drapion bit him, his fur bristling. But in the end, the attack proved too much, and he fainted. Kiki stomped her foot and returned the mouse. She grabbed Birdy's ball and hurled it, revealing the tiny bird.
"Birdy! Double Team!" she cried, and Birdy obliged, making many copies of himself, chattering at Sting, happy to battle!
Sting tried to keep its eyes on the original Birdy, but soon lost sight of it in the Double Team. He shook his head to concentrate, but couldn't tell which one was the real Birdy. Shawn didn't know how to counter that move, but he would not give up.
"Sting, use your Poison Sting, but fan the attack out as much as you can."
Sting nodded, opening its pincers again, revealing the poisoned needles. Starting at the ones in the center, he shot out the needles at each pokemon he saw, hoping to at least hit the real one.was
Birdy chirped loudly as he soared overhead, the needles grazing his wing as he turned. The poison didn't seem to have any effect, which was good. Birdy chirped and smirked at Sting.
"Wing Attack!" Kiki said happily, crossing her arms. Birdy looped and soared down at Sting, his wings glowing as he sped toward Sting.
Sting braced for impact, but it was to no avail. Shawn saw the impact and shook his head as Sting slumped over. Oh, well. He fought very well. Shawn returned Sting to his pokeball and thought about who to use next. He flung out his next teammate.
"Get ready," he yelled, full of anticipation. "Come out to play, Shiva!"
Shiva, his new Shellder, came out and wagged its tongue, ready for a fight.
"Let's start with your icicle spear." Shiva concentrated, creating three icicles out of seemingly nothing. With a wave of her tongue, she shot them at the flying pokemon.
Birdy chirped happily. He wasn't afraid of the ice attack! He soared over the spears and circled over head, more images flying out, Double Team raising his evasion, as Kiki cried out for him to use her favorite move.
"Double Team Birdy!" she shouted. Birdy chirped loudly and he and the echoes kept circling. Shiva and Shawn better do something about this, or they might never even hit Birdy again!
Shawn racked his brain trying to find a way to counteract the double team move she used. No moves Shiva could do would stop Birdy from evading its attacks. Unless...
"Let's try...Supersonic!" he said, hoping it would work. Shiva channeled energy from within and burst forth with a stream of sound at the ring of enemies, sustaining it as long as she can. He hoped to hit Birdy enough to confuse it. After all, what else could he do?
For all his evasion, Birdy seemed to have terrible luck. He looked down out of distraction and flew int a low branch. With an annoyed chirp he shook his head and took off, his flying a little more unfocused. Kiki KNEW he was confused.
"Hm... Quick Attack!" she cried. Birdy chirped and circled around and soared down at him, chirping happily, loving the battle.
Shawn smiled, seeking that Birds had been slowed down a little. Shiva's shell prevented some damage and was still fresh in the game. Now was their chance.
"Shiva, try another Icicle Spear!" he called out. Shiva, knowing that confusion was successful, summoned up a volley of four spears, firing them out as rapidly as she could.
Kiki shook her head angrily, but Birdy, despite all expectations dodged three of them! Of course, the fourth one hit him in the wing and he lost some altitude. He squawked angrily and flapped his wings wildly to get some height, glowing brightly. Kiki grinned. He was evolving! Soon, he was replaced by a Staraptor, and he circled up high again. But... While he was stronger and had more endurance, evolving didn't make him any less hurt, nor did it remove confusion. Kiki knew this, but she didn't care.
"Birdy! You are so big and strong now! Get him! Use Wing Attack!" she cried. Birdy chirped fiercely and blasted down, his wings glowing white, ready for another pass with a battle cry of "Staravia!"
Shawn was stunned, seeing Birdy evolve that quickly. He saw the attack, and saw Shiva was worried. No matter, he thought. I know how to stop this.
"Shiva, use Protect!", he cried, seeing the bird barreling down on his Shellder. Shiva nodded and closed her shell, concentrating to create an invisible barrier before the foe hit her.
Birdy chirped happily as he slammed into the shield and flew off. What a strange bird... Did he enjoy hard, tough fights? But one thing was bad, he was still confused! Still, Kiki had no items, so all she could do was cry out her commands.
"Birdy! Double Team!" she shouted. Birdy chirped and went to use the move, but he seemed to suddenly forget how to fly for an instant. He squawked and screeched, tumbling down and landing painfully on the ground, her wings flapping weakly. He leapt up, trying to get airborne once more.
Shawn saw his chance. He can finish Birdy off with one, maybe two, moves. Shawn smiled, hoping this will play out right.
"Shiva, Tackle attack, now!", he called out to his partner. Shiva turned her back to Birdy and concentrated, using a blast of cold wind to blast her body at Birdy.
Birdy screeched loudly as he was clipped, hitting the ground again. He shook his head before resuming his confident smirk. Confusion had worn off! Finally. He flapped his wings and took off, flying very low to the ground, catching an updraft and circling higher, about waist height when Kiki cried out the following words. "Double Team!"
With that Birdy created more echoes, which flew in every direction.
Shawn shook his head. Once again, Birdy had been getting faster. Well, no use in waiting...
"Shiva, use Withdraw." Shiva nodded, retreating into her shell. As she closes up, her shell seems to get harder and glossier.
Kiki giggled at the pokemon, utterly enjoying herself.
"Time for the ultra mondo super climactic finishing attack! With extra awesomeness! Birdy! Hit with QuickAttack!" Kiki shouted. Birdy chirped and dived, glowing with normal energy, powering through theair at Shiva as hard as he could.
"Shiva, Protect." Shiva again concentrated and put up the invisible barrier, ready to intercept Birdy's Quick Attack. Shawn anticipated that Kiki would attack again. He also knew what to follow up with...he just had to be sure to get in closer to use it.
Kiki grinned as Birdy bounced off. She was very wary of Shawn. He looked confident, like he was planning smething. But Kiki was incredibly curious. She was curious what he had planned. So instead of mixing it up, she decided to just attack again.
"Birdy! Wing Attack!" she cried, laughing happily. She was ready. Ready to see what this rookie had planned. Nothing made her happier than having a good friend as a battle partner.
Shawn was ready for more. Birdy came at them, but he had one more trick.
"Shiva..." he hesitated, waiting for Birdy to be in range, "Supersonic!"
Shiva, seeing the opponent right in front of her, sent out another ring of sound energy at the rushing bird. Shiva would take the hit, but have very little left afterward. The move seemed to be a last-ditch effort on their part, but it would probably be too close to avoid it.
And... That was pretty much what she had expected. Oh well. Birdy ignored the sound, his eyes screwing up again as he hit Shiva, flapping his wings weakly and soaring back up. He was not going to last long, but he might have enough to finish this assuming he was lucky and did not crash or something. But Kiki had already planned for that. She eached down and put her hand on her ball, thinking about which one to use.
"Birdy! Hit her with Quick Attack!" she called, and Birdy soared down, heading right for Shiva.
Shawn breathed a sigh of relief as he saw that Birdy was confused again. He didn't celebrate, however, as he saw the bird attack again. At least Shiva could still use one defensive move...
"Shiva, Protect yourself." Shiva summoned yet another invisible barrier to negate the attack. Shawn knew what to do after that, but he again had to wait...
"Birdy! Keep attacking! Don't let up for a minute!" Kiki cried, a sudden switch in her usual planning. Normally she let Birdy get some distance to evade any and all attacks, like she had been doing, but not now! Birdy chirped as he hit the shield and swooped down, swinging his wing with Wing Attack. Kiki knew he was wide open, but hopefully she would do enough damage to severely weaken or even knock out Shiva.
"Tackle attack!" Shawn called out, hoping Shiva had enough fight to finish the job on Birdy.
Shiva turned her back on the Starly, using cold winds to propel her at the opponent. Shawn was watching eagerly, hoping it'd be enough to finish the job.
Kiki scowled as Birdy and Shiva collided. Birdy landed and collapsed n a heap of feathers, his eyes closed. Surely he had fainted. Kiki called him back and grabbed her third pokeball.
"Squirrely!" she shouted, revealing the pachirisu, who chattered softly.
Shawn smiled, knowing that she'd bring Squirrely out. Well, might as well have some fun before Shiva gets KOed.
"Supersonic attack, now!" he called out. Weak, but certainly not out, Shiva fires a ring of soundwaves at Squirrely.
Squirrely gave a yeah right look and blasted a Shock Wave at Shiva without even waiting for orders.
"Pachi!" she said in an unamused voice, flicking her tail, her ears flattening as the Super Sonic hit her. She flicked her tail and crossed her arms.
"Um... Good job?" Kiki said, utterly baffled. She hadn't even gotten to utter a command yet!
At least it hit before Shiva was zapped...Shiva collapsed, completely wiped out. Shawn returned her to the pokeball and pulled out his next.
"Time to play, Cactuar!" Shawn yelled out, watching his Cacnea face the electric-type. Cactuar seemed scared, but ready to go.
"Squirrely! Use Spark!" Kiki shouted. Squirrely decided instead to stomp her foot and look away. She focused on Cactaur and gestured at him, telling him he could have a free shot.
Shawn noticed that her pokemon didn't seem to want to obey. It allowed Cacnea to have a free shot...is it taunting them? No matter.
"Let's go, Cactuar. Leech Seed, now!" he called. Cactuar nodded, firing out seeds at the squirrel, looking to land them on Pachirisu.
Squirrely flicked her tail and dodged the attack.
"Pachi pachi!" she said mockingly, tossing a pebble at Cactaur, smirking at him. Kiki pressed her hand to her face. This was ridiculous! Squirrely was being a brat!
"SQUIRRELY!" Kiki shouted, pouting and stomping her foot. This was not fair!
Cactuar avoided the pebble and stood, glaring at the opponent. He was ready for another.
"Keep using your Leech Seed. It'll hit sooner or later."
Cactuar nodded, firing out more seeds at the other pokemon. This seemed unusual, but interesting.
The Leech Seed took effect, but was charging at Cactuar. Shawn waited until within range.
"Poison Sting attack, now." he called out. The cactus pokemon grew a poison-filled needle from the top of its head. As Squirrely came real close, he fired the needle, looking to poison it, as well.
Squirrely powered through the weak attack, seeming unfazed, still sparking at Cacaur. This was so annoying, why wouldn't she listen to Kiki! Pachirisu's were very good at distance fighting, so why didn't Squirrely trust her to know what was best?
"Sand-Attack!" Shawn called. As Cactuar rolled back onto its feet, seemingly unaffected by the electric attack, he threw out a bunch of sand and dirt at the pokemon. He felt the healthy effects of the Leech Seed and stood ready.
Squirrely shook her head, growling as she was hit by the sand. This was terrible! At this rate Leech Seed would finish her before she could finish Cactaur!
"SHOCK WAVE!!" Kiki shouted, nearly in tears. Squirrely flicked her tail and fired the bast though.
Cactuar was hit, but shook it off quickly. After all, electric attacks did little against grass types. Sawn was ready to end this.
"Cactuar, use your Absorb attack now," he yelled to his teammate. It concentrated its efforts and started to drain Squirrely's energy.
Squirrely groaned weakly an collapsed, panting and iki wordlessly returned her. She was done with this battle. She walked over to Shawn, her face expressionless.
"I haven't lost a battle in a long time." she said softly, then she hugged Shawn tightly. "Thanks for the battle! I had fun! But next time I'M gonna win, got it?"
Shawn saw Kiki return her pokemon, wordlessly declaring him the winner. She also gave him a hug. Shawn quickly returned the hug, gently kissing her cheek. "I had fun. Thank you."
Kiki's eyes widened and she pulled away, blushing deeply. She said nothing, though it was clear she was effected by it. She smiled shyly, perhaps for the first time in her life, a shyness coming over her. She quickly brushed it off and resumed her usual hyper manner.
"So, wanna go get our friends?"
Shawn was blushing some as he returned Cactuar to his pokeball. He composed himself and turned to Kiki, smiling. "Sure. Let's go find them." He almost forgot, but he had to go somewhere where there were lots of rocks to find his next pokemon partner. But, for now, he was happy to be near her. He was ready to follow her.
Kiki nodded and grabbed his hand, giggling. "Um... Which way?" she asked hesitantly, blushing deeply. He head was still spinning.
Shawn held her hand gently, smiling greater than before. He looked back towards the academy. "Last I remember, they were at my dorm room. Let's go that way and see if they're still there."
Gently tugging her arm to get her attention, they start towards the Academy to search for their friends. He hoped they were ok.
Kiki modded and smiled, walking next to him. She let Cynder out and set the cyndaquil on her head, the mouse squeeking softly. Something would seem different about her demeanor, but it would be very difficult to tell what.
"Oh! Let's go and check your room! That is where they were!" she said in agreement with Shqawn.