Mission 007 | Action

[brandnewshoes]

[Estelle Bright made an important decision: she wants to learn to race Pokemon. Ah, but she doesn't know how to do that, really. Should that matter, though? Most things in life can be learned with a little elbow grease, a little determination, and jumping right in! She decided this was true of racing.]

[Nevermind that she has been in this situation before. She will master this situation!]

[And thus she's on the back of Karna, her new Skiddo, as it charges down the streets of Union! It bolts down a busy one, a hairpin turn executed, and she grabs for dear life. She's not steering as much as just holding on, and occasionally yanking it in a direction with its horns.]

Look out, look out--sorry! Coming through!

[And she's loving it.]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO~HOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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[blood_and_thunder]

[Strangely enough, this is not the first time Noire's been around a stampeding Skiddo here in Union. What a weird life. She has her loyal Dusknoir with her, and when they both see the oncoming 'attack', he grabs her shoulders. She yelps, and then whips out an arrow to accompany her bow.]

TAKE ANOTHER STEP TOWARDS ME, AND YOU SHALL KNOW THE TRUE MEANING OF PAIN!

[brandnewshoes]

No, no, no true meaning of pain, we're not attacking!

[But neither is Karna slowing down. They're bolting forward at top speed! The Skiddo is running, and at least doesn't have her horns down. But they're also... charging carelessly.]

[blood_and_thunder]

TASTE MY FURY!

[She begins firing her steel arrows! Watch out!]

[brandnewshoes]

FIERY ROCK BALLS, SHE'S SHOOTING AT US!

[Estelle shrieks and ducks under the first wave of steel arrows, which slams into the ground behind the Skiddo. Unfortunately, the Skiddo decides that this can be solved by only one thing: CHARGE.]

[And thus it starts running for Noire!]

No! Bad Karna! Bad Karna! She'll shoot more arrows! We don't want to taste her fury, it's not very tasty!

[blood_and_thunder]

BLOOD AND THUNDER!

[Noire isn't deterred by the oncoming charge, but Dusknoir is. He's been watching all of this rather calmly while he holds onto her shoulders, buuut there's only so much they can do. And just as Karna is about to run Noire over, Dusknoir picks her up and puts her aside.]

Hey!

[celebrity_commentator]

[Rise happens by with a small collection of wicker furniture strapped to the back of her Rhyhorn. The Pokémon looks at the charging Skiddo (and then the empty space where the Skiddo was) curiously, then up at Rise, huffing.]

Uh...not right now, Rock.

[She turns to Estelle.]

Hey, are you okay?!

[brandnewshoes]

Totally fine, A-OK!

[Estelle flashes a thumbs-up at Rise, as the Skiddo wheels around the street and scoops up a fallen head of lettuce. It begins gobbling it. While running in circles.]

We're working on his stopping!

[celebrity_commentator]

Well, you seem to have everything else down!

[Rise's just going to stand by in case she gets thrown off.]

Are you teaching him to race?

[brandnewshoes]

I sure am! I have the going part right, for sure.

[pause]

Not the steering quite yet.

[realmenknitplushies]

[Okay, Kanji's kind of been in this situation himself, so he gets it, but still...]

Whoa! Watch out, would ya?

[brandnewshoes]

Sorry, Kanji!

[She yells it, more because the Skiddo is moving fast, and that means yelling. It looks a little funny with her sheepish grin. It does a quick circle around him.]

I'm training him to be a racer! [...] I think!

[realmenknitplushies]

[Whoa. Trying to keep up with the spinning trio is making him dizzy.]

He's ... certainly got the speed for it...

[brandnewshoes]

I think I'm still working on control!

[Case in point: Karna stops, turns, and headbutts a tree just because, which makes Estelle jump a bit.]

hope you don't mind

[conquerorofwaves]

[Sinbad was investigating a stall filled with jewelry when he felt a sensation of something coming towards him, and suddenly he somersaults to get out of the way - and finds himself landing right behind her on the skiddo]

Whoa-!

hahaha totally cool!

[brandnewshoes]

Wh-whoa!

[She winces when Karna rushes by the stall of jewelry. Some of it hits the floor. But Sinbad! Where's Sinbad? And then she realizes -- he's right behind her. Just like her and Maki's, back in the day.]

[This is a little impressive, she decides.]

Good landing!

Re: hahaha totally cool!

[conquerorofwaves]

Thanks!

[He grunts, oof that wasn't the smoothest of landings - but he'll live. He glances back as the man started yelling at them]

You'll pay for this you motherless sons of a gogoat!

[And Sinbad couldn't help it, he started to crack up even as he held on for dear life]

Hah - I can't believe someone actually - Oof! What's the rush?

[The question was directed as much to the Skiddo as it was to Estelle]

[brandnewshoes]

Uh--well, I'm kinda trying to teach Karna here to race. It's not going so well, though!

[Case in point: she's doing a tight turn, to run back the same way they were going.]

Also she likes to headbutt things. Just, you know, in case she does.

[iceandwhips]

[Mitsuru is walking down the street, with Koromaru and Cerberus proving to be adequate protection from anyone crazy enough to do anything to the noble heiress as she and her dog Pokémon stroll down the street.

She's left Gabriel in his garden, which was just starting to sprout beautifully with the Bulbasaur's avid attention. And Skadi was hiding in Mitsuru's room, pouting that it was starting to get warmer every day.

So, when the Skiddo and girl come tromping by, Koromaru knocks Mitsuru down and Cerberus starts barking before he chases after the attackers.]

HOUN~! HOUNDOUR!

Cerberus! No! [She is so being ignored.]

[brandnewshoes]

Aaaah--oh no!

[Estelle looks over her shoulder at the Houndour and makes a face. The Skiddo doesn't look -- it just starts running faster, grabbing on for dear life.]

Whoa, whoa, slow down! Unless Cerberus is about to kill us!

[She yells back at the Houndour.]

Nice doggie! Nice doggie!

[iceandwhips]

Rrrrrrr, Houndour! HOUNDOUR!

CERBERUS, HEEL! [Mitsuru doesn't normally yell, but her voice carries well enough and with enough authority that the Houndour pauses mid-lunge before trotting back over to his Trainer and wagging his little tail as he waits for her commands.] Estelle, is that you?

[brandnewshoes]

H-Hi, Mitsuru!

[She turns and waves at Mitsuru -- which is when suddenly the Skiddo stops, because a dead end isn't too far ahead. The lurching stop throws Estelle off, into a pile of crates. She yelps, but stands up, ruffled but... no serious harm done.]

Now he stops...!

[sparkofgenius]

[Well, when she hears Estelle coming (and who couldn't, geez) Lucca knows to get the hell out of the way. Unfortunately, she doesn't have much time and she's in a pretty narrow alley.]

Oh Craaaaap! Estelle why do you hate me!!!!

[Nevermind that Lucca's newest best friends are all moving to intercept the rampaging Skiddo. Gato isn't tall enough, but the Grimer that followed her home puffs itself up and tries to look like a sludge-y goopy wall. Will it work?!]

[brandnewshoes]

I don't hate you, Lucca, just--oh craaaap.

[Karna detects a CHALLENGE from that sludge-y goopy wall. She leans down, and the Skiddo charges it! The end result is that Estelle is hurled off, flying into the street, and bouncing a couple of times.]

...ow, ow...

[sparkofgenius]

[And Lucca rushes to her friend's side while the Grimer tries to stop the aggressor! Bad goat! Don't tangle with the sludge!]

Are you okay?!

[brandnewshoes]

I'm all right! My head's harder than that.

[She rubs her head.]

...I think I should stop trying, soon. Also since I think Karna's, uh, getting... slimed...?