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Post by Professor Tarei on Jun 22, 2007 21:18:57 GMT -5
The first guy laughed, thinking that he had the upper hand against Taka. The second guy, however, winced knowing that Spinarak couldn't hold out for another hit.
The Intern heard the command and saw Skitty charge forward. "Spinrak, quick! Dodge it!" he yelled. It was too late. By the time Spinarak opened its eyes and got to its feet, the attack it. Spinarak flew backward landing on its back again, unconcious.
The second guy recalled his Spinarak and then released his Paras.
Taka hit Machop, again with a critical hit. Machop stood bent over panting, his limbs shaking. Finally the first guy noticed that his Pokemon was losing. He cursed at Cass angrily, and glared both at her and at all four Pokemon on the field.
"Paras, use Scratch on Skitty!" the second guy called. Paras rushed forward, raising its claw to srike.
"Machop, Low Kick again!" the first guy hollared. Machop slowly moved towards Taka, wincin with every step. [/sub]
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Post by Cass and Cath on Jun 22, 2007 21:53:04 GMT -5
Cass grinned as Spinarak was knocked out, and let out a cheer of victory. She eyed the Machop after Taka had tackled it, and knew it wouldn't last very long "Yeah, go Skitty, go Taka!" She cheered. her grin wide.
Taka watched the Machop as it walked toward him and shook his head. He doubted the Pokemon could even preform the attack. He waited silently for Cass command.
Skitty was barely standing as the poison took it's toll. She merely watched the Scratch come toward her. She had done her part. She let out hiss as the attack connected, and crumbled to the the ground. Before she fell unconscious, however, she shot a triumphant glare at the man who had stolen the Shinx. They were going to win.
"Skitty, return!" Cass called, smiling at her Pokemon. She gave the Pokeball a kiss, mumbling a "You did great!" under her breathe as she put it away. She quickly retrieved another Pokeball and through it on the field. "Come out and play, Hikao!"
The Bulbasaur materialized from the Pokeball, quickly surveying his surroundings. Once he realized he was in a battle, he stared down at his opponent, a small smirk on his face.
"Taka, use one more Tackle! Hikao, use Leech Seed!" Cass yelled, grinning confidently.
Taka raced forward once again, hoping this would be the final attack. He felt rather sorry for the fighting type.
Hikao concentrated, and soon enough a seed burst from his back, flying toward his opponent, Paras.
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Post by Professor Tarei on Jun 22, 2007 22:10:24 GMT -5
Taka's attack connected and the Machop fell to the ground, unconcious before it even hit the dirt. "Return! Pathetic piece of crap..." he mumbled angrily. He stood glaring at Cass, looking as if he would leap at her. He stood his ground, but it was obvious that he would like nothing better than to strangle her.
The Leech Seed connected with the Paras, sprouting on its back and legs. He coul feel his energy beind sucked away. He cried out, but came forward strong for another Scratch, thios time on Bulbasaur.
"Paras!" the second guy called out worriedly as his pokemon rushed forward. [/sub]
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Post by Cass and Cath on Jun 22, 2007 22:35:02 GMT -5
Cass sneered at the man, issuing her own glare. "I think you've confused that Machop for yourself." She said, her voice cold. Her fists were clenched in rage, and she barely resisted the urge to go up and punch the man.
Taka sighed in relief as his opponent went down, and he moved to join Hikao in the final fight against the Paras. The battle would be over soon. There was no way the Paras could overcome both himself, Hikao, and either Akina or Tokala.
Hikao moved to dodge the attack, and let out a yelp as it connected. It had hot him, but he had dodged enough hat it probably hadn't done too much damage. He nodded to Taka as he joined him, and they glared at the Paras.
"Taka, Hikao, Tackle! Don't let that Paras win!" Cass cheered, her attention of the man as she watched her Pokemon fight together. 'This will be a truly glorious battle.' She thought to herself, smirking.
Taka and Hikao shared a glance before they both charged forward, keeping enough distance between the two so that if the Paras tried to dodge it might still be a hit, but close enough that if it didn't it would most likely be hit by both attacks.
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Post by Professor Tarei on Jun 22, 2007 23:14:17 GMT -5
Cass's words only infuriated the man even more, but his partner hid a chuckle. Luckily for him, the first guy didn't hear.
"Dodge them both! Jump into the air!" the Intern ordered. Paris obeyed, and jumped up as fast as it could. Despite its speed, Paris was not quite fast enough to completely get away. Both Taka and Hikao managed to score a hit on the Paras's legs, and they both grazed his underside.
The Paras flipped backward, its balance disrupted. It landed on the ground with a thud, and managed to prop itself up onto one leg before its energy was again sucked away by the Leech Seed and giving it to the Bulbasaur.
Paras fell weakly back to the ground though he was still concious. The second guy grabs Para's pokeball from his belt. "I give in! Paras, return!" he cried out recalling his Pokemon. "I'm proud of you. You were really brave," he said to the dismay of his companion.
"What the heck is wrong with you!? You just gave this little brat the victory!" the first guy yelled, spit flying in the Intern's face. He growled and turned to Cass, charging at her, fists raised. He would have gotten more than three steps, had his friend not grabbed him and managed to hold him back.
"She won fair and square, and we lost! Get a grip!" he yelled as he struggled to hold the man. Still, he managed to get a hand into the first guy's pocket and withdraw a key and throw it to the ground in front of Cass. "It's for the Shinx. At least now they won't be killed," he grunted breathlessly, a pained look crossing his face at the last portion.
Right about then, Professor Tarei and Eia came over from where they had been battling. When they reached Cass, Professor Tarei looked to the two men angrily. "Bealli, use Sleep Powder!" she ordered. Bealli the Beautifly hovered over the two men, releasing blue colored dust. The first guy dropped first, to the relief of his volatile companion, and the second guy managed to offer a small smile before he fell to the ground.
"Great job Cass! You were marvelous! Are your Pokemon okay?" Professor Tarei asked, turning back to face the Trainer. Eia just smiled and offered Cass a pat on the back as well.
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Great Job! Skitty recieved 2 levels for Spinarak, and 1 for each Paras, Abra, and Machop. (5 total)
Taka recieved 2 levels for each Machop and Paras, 1 for each Abra and Spinarak. (6 total)
Hikao recieved 2 levels for Paras. [/sub]
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Post by Cass and Cath on Jun 22, 2007 23:33:18 GMT -5
Cass blinked in surprise when the Intern gave up, and she was speechless for a few moments. 'I.. Won? Alright! You guys did it!" she cheered, a victorious grin on her face. "Return, Hikao, Taka!" She called, the Pokemon's respective Pokeballs sucking them up in red light. She grinned at the two Pokeballs, her attention off of the two men for a moment. She put them away, making sure they were secure. It was when she was done did she realize that the man who took the Shinx was charging at her!
Cass winced and raised her arms in front of herself, waiting for the blow. But after a few moments, nothing happened. She opened her eyes and gasped as she realized the other man was holding him back! "He's... Protecting me?" She mumbled, surprise obvious as she stared at him in shock.
Her shock multiplied when he tossed her the keys to the cage. She opened her mouth to question why he was doing this, but she was interrupted as Professor Tarei and Eia came over. Both of the men were quickly knocked out, leaving Cass' questions unanswered.
"Yeah, my Pokemon are fine." She said absentmindedly, her eyes never leaving the Intern's face. "Skitty fainted, but Taka and Hikao are good."
Cass shook her head and quickly ran over to the cage the Shinx were in, unlocking it and opening the cage door. "Here you go!" She said cheerfully, although inwardly she was being plagued with questions about why one of the 'Bad Guys' had helped her...
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Post by Professor Tarei on Jun 23, 2007 0:06:10 GMT -5
Professor Tarei knodded, glad to hear that Cass's Pokemon were mostly alright. When Cass opened the cage, all of the Shinx jumped out happily and started barking gratefully at Cass. They pawed at her legs and ran about her happilly, even though they were still visably injured.
Eia stared curiously at the face of the Intern. She walked over and kicked his leg lightly. "Hmm, he reminds me of a little boy I saw a long time ago.... But, it couldn't be. That boy cherished Pokemon, and he i just another of these scumbags," she said walking back beside Professor Tarei in disgust.
Professor Tarei didn't look too sure. She had seen him holding the other guy back, and she had seen the smile. But, she didn't sau anything about it.
"So, Cass, Me and Eifacky are going to return those Shinx to Route One, and then we are heading to my lab. You can come with us, or you can continue through the forest towards Bolt City. So, which will it be?" Professor Tarei asked, finally loosing the anger from her tone and eyes.
Eia glanced at one of the tents. "Wait, what about the machine? Shoudn't we check it out?" she asked walking in the direction of the tent. Professor Tarei followed, and motioned for Cass to do likewise. [/sub]
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Post by Cass and Cath on Jun 23, 2007 0:19:05 GMT -5
Cass giggled as the Shinx jumped around her, and she kneeled, petting them as a grin formed on her face. She kept glancing back at the Intern however, unable to get the questions out of her mind. She finally returned her attention to professor Tarei, just in time to hear her ask if she wanted to go back to the lab, or if she would continue on to Bolt City.
Cass opened her mouth to reply, but was interrupted by Eia's concern over the machine. Cass began to follow the two, but she paused and turned back to the men who were knocked out on the ground.
Cass kneeled by the Intern, studying his face. She suddenly growled to herself. Why was she doing this?! This guy had just helped out the man who was going to kill those Shinx! But... He HAD helped her... But he was a bad guy! She shouldn't care about him at all!
"I don't know why I'm about to do this," She grumbled, looking around quickly hoping no one would see her. "But thank you." With that she bent down and lightly pecked his cheek. She then proceeded to blush bright red and scrambled to her feet, going back to reunite with Professor Tarei and Eia, willing her blush to go away before she caught up.
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Post by Professor Tarei on Jun 23, 2007 0:57:19 GMT -5
Eia and Professor Tarei were studying the machine intently when Cass entered. Eifacky appeared not to notice Cass entering, and looked the machine over, growling viciously.
The Professor however looked over her shoulder in time to see the last remaining traces of a blush on Cass's face. She managed to turn around quickly enough to hide a faint smile, which quickly turned to a concerned look as she regarded Eia.
Eia was glaring at the machine and making indiscernable growling noices. All of a sudden, she began to kick the machine, tears shining in her eyes.
Professor Tarei grabed her gently and firmly by her shoulders, whispering in her ear. Eia seemed to calm down, but still glared at the machine furiously.
The Professor turned to offer Cass an explanation. "This machine is a genetic transformer. They have been tested on humans, killing some and turning others into Poke'Morphs. It appears as if this one has been frequently used on Pokemon, before it ran out of juice. I don't even want to see what is in that other tent," she said. "It uses keys. It appears that no one here at this moment had access to it, except the one who took the Shinx. Too bad. I would love to get at theose......... jerks."
Both Eifacky and Professor Tarei GLOWED with anger. They were both shaking uncontrolably, but were trying to surpress it.
"We have to destroy it," Eia said once more releasing her two Pokemon. "Blacky, Tackle it! And, Eifie use confusion! Destroy the wretched thing!!" Espeon immediately used confusion on the machine, while Umbreon tackled it. The attacks broke off, having no visable effect on the machine.
Professor Tarei released her Pokemon as well. "The thing is strong. Some kind of... shield. We'll probably have to attack with all of our Pokemon at once, excluding Skitty," she said to Cass. [/sub]
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Post by Cass and Cath on Jun 23, 2007 1:18:17 GMT -5
Cass entered the room, hoping her blush had disappeared as she walked toward Eia and Professor Tarei. She was surprised to see how upset Eis was, and looked questioningly at the Professor.
Her eyes widened in shock and anger as she heard what the machine was used for, but she was quickly calmed a bit as she stared at the professor and Eia. The anger she had felt about it was nothing compared to the two's fury! She could almost feel their anger as it seemed to radiate over her body, making her shudder uncomfortably.
She was silent as she watched Eia's Pokemon attack the machine, with no effect. Upon Professor Tarei's request she immediately released her Pokemon.
"Hikao, Taka, Tokala, Akina, come on out!" She called, tossing the four Pokeballs out at once. The four Pokemon materialized, all looking rather confused when they found all of them out at the same time.
<What's going on Cass?> Tokala questioned, her other Pokemon all wondering the same thing as they stared at her. Their stares were beginning to unnerve her, so she hurriedly explained.
"Okay, I need all of you to attack that machine," Cass explained, needlessly pointing it out. "Tokala, Hikao, you two use Tackle. Akina, you use wrap, and Taka, you use Razor Leaf. Everyone got it?"
At the chorus of affirmatives, Cass turned back toward Professor Tarei, a grin on her face. "Just give the signal."
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Post by Professor Tarei on Jun 23, 2007 15:57:49 GMT -5
OoC: I am just going to say that your Pokemon do their attacks when the Profesor gives the signal, is that alright?
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"Okay, Geran use Hidden Power, Vierna use Hyper Bean, Cronin use Horn Attack, and Bealli use Silver wind! Get ready!" Professor Tarei informed her Pokemon.
"Ok, you guys use the same attacks as last time!" Eia said, recieving a nod from her Pokemon.
"Now!" the Professor prompted. All of the Pokemon launched into their attacks, hitting the machine with a force that would bring the London Bridge crashing down. The only effect it had on the machine was to cause a orange-ish glow as the attacks broke off again.
"We can't do anything! They guarded this thing too well!!" Eia cried, quite distressed. She recalled her Pokemon, tears of anger and despair falling freely down her normally stoic face.
"Eia, I don't know if we'll be able to destroy it, but maybe if we go back to my lab we might discover something usefull. Let get out of here," Professor Tarei stated walking towards the exit of the tent. Eia followed close behind. "Oh, Cass, are you going to come to the lab with us, or do you want to go on ahead to Bolt City?" Tarei asked holding the tent flap open for Cass and Eia to exit first.
Eia walked out under the flap intot he fresh air outside. [/sub]
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Post by Cass and Cath on Jun 23, 2007 16:25:06 GMT -5
Cass glared at the machine, frustrated. The combined attacks of all their Pokemon hadn't worked, somehow. They had to find a way to destroy it, though. Hopefully Professor Tarei would find a away.
Cass silently recalled her Pokemon, giving each a smile of gratitude as they were sucked back into their respective Pokeballs.
"I think," Cass began, pausing to mull over the thought for another moment. "I think I'll go with you to the lab. I can get some more training in before the gym leader that way." Cass exited the tent, a small worried smile on her face, which she quickly hid.
"Professor," Cass turned toward Professor Tarei, trying to act like she didn't care. "What... What will happen to the guys who were involved in this?" Cass asked, trying to make it seem like she was just making conversation, which she was! She couldn't possibly care about what happened to that Intern. She didn't cara bout him at all! Or so she thought as she tried to convince herself.
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Post by Professor Tarei on Jun 23, 2007 17:03:39 GMT -5
Professor Tarei simply nodded gratefully as Cass said that she would go with them to her lab. "They will be placed in Officer Jenny's able hands," she said eyeing the unconcious bodies, satisfied. Wait, th unconcious BODY! The Intern was gone! "What! Where'd the other one go!?" she asked astonished.
"Behind you," the Intern said calmly as he stepped out of the shadows by the tent which the group had excited. Eia looked as if she was going to attack him, but before she had even moved a step, he held up his hand and smiled so sincerely that it stopped her in her tracks.
"I wouldn't blame you if you attacked me, and I don't want to fight or harm any of you. I just wanted to give you this," he said holding out a green colored key. "It was his," he added, tilting is head to the guy who had taken the Shinx.
"This key will allow you to shut off the shield. He had it because the sheild woud have to be off to charge it with electricity. But, I'm afraid that you are a little bit late. The first dozen or so Pokemon the machine was used on was a failure... Y-you can imagine what happened to them," he said almost unable to continue for the lump in his throat, and the tears glistening in his eyes. "After that they had about three dozen successes. I don't know too much, becuase being only an Intern I was not offered much information. I spied on them a couple times, though. They called their....'creations' Demon Pokemon. Demon Pokemon are feral-wild- and will attack people without a thought. They an also infect other Pokemon, changing them to Demon Pokmon as well. But there was a flw that the higher-ups noticed. Once caught in a Pokeball, Demon Pokemon could not pass their condition on, and that if a Trainer spends time with them and shows them kindness, they will gradually become less wild and violent," he added angrily, his fists clenching and unclenching at his sides.
"Please destroy that machine," the Intern said, holding the key out to Cass. Professor Tarei and Eifacky just stood staring at the teen incredulouly. He was nothing like any of the other bad guys they had seen or fought, today or ever. [/sub]
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Post by Cass and Cath on Jun 23, 2007 17:28:05 GMT -5
Cass had been shocked when she realize the Intern was gone, and she spun around at the sound of his voice, had in her bag as she prepared to release one of her Pokemon.. She paused however, as he spoke, and a blush began to cover her cheeks as she remembered she had kissed him.
As he explained what had been going on, Cass found herself, breaking down, bit by bit, as he mentioned the Pokemon who had been failures. She forced herself to stay strong, and she was surprised as she studied his face. He looked as if he was about to break down as well.
Cass began to feel slightly sick as the Intern explained what Demon Pokemon were, and she wanted nothing more than to beat the guy who had taken the Shinx to a pulp. She stared at the ground, willing herself not to go and do just that.
Cass had been so involved in her internal struggle, that for a moment she didn't notice the Intern's hand stretched out , the green key laying there innocently. She did however, hear his words.
Her gaze lifted from the ground in surprise, and her eyes swiftly met his. She was still slightly suspicious, but... Something told her to take a risk and trust him. The blush on her cheeks was still prominent, and the red deepened a bit as she took the key from his hand. A semi-conscious thought had struck her, and although she made no outwardly movement, other than her face becoming redder, inside she was desperately praying to all the Legendary Pokemon she knew. 'Please, please don't tell me he was awake when I kissed him!'
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Post by Professor Tarei on Jun 23, 2007 19:52:12 GMT -5
The Intern looked confused at Cass's growing blush, but gave her a smile, shrugging it off. Professor Tarei and Eifacky stared at him for a seond longer before rushing into the tent.
"Cass, we should be able to destroy the machine with just Vierna's Hydro Pump. The machine will most likely explode when it is destroyed, and I do not want to put you into any kind of danger. Would you and tht young man, if he'll help, drag the sleeping bodies of the men to the edge of the trees where we came in at, behind the bushes. That should be out of the explosion range. After you finish, bring me the key and then go with the young man and get low to the ground by the bodies," Professor Tarei requested urgently.
"I'll help," the Intern replied, noidding to Cass. He held out his hand to her. "My name's Drake. Nice to meet you properly," he said, his eyes smiling. He also looked quite relieved.
"I'm glad that someone came to stop this... I'm afraid that I was too much of a coward," he added. He looked away from Cass, ashamed that he had not done anything. [/sub]
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