bravenewworld | The Elite Four Strikes

[Yosuke falls as well, losing his balance easily enough. He crawls back to his feet, looking upward at the dragon that he's almost sure might try to eat them for lunch. But he won't have that, and not without a fight, moving into a defensive position. His allies attack, and the Snorlax just...]

Oh, duuuuude, gross!

[There went his appetite.]

Okay, Makie, show 'em what you're made of! Hit it with an X-Scissor!

[He flaps his own wings once, twice. Faster and faster, until he kicks up his own Razor Wind with almost no down time at all, sending it straight at Kyurem.]

Of all the things fired, thrown--and even lobbed--at it, Kyurem seems to take it in stride. With seemingly larger Magikarp to fry, it looks like it might even pass over again without much hassle.

That is, until Snor-lord decides to throw literal crap at it.

The Gunk Shot hits its tail first, followed directly by a Draco Meteor straight to the face. There were some things that the giant ice dragon could ignore. It could ignore a lot of things, really. But there were two things it couldn't stand for: Someone throwing putrid... whatever that was at it, and someone else hitting it in its beautiful (to someone) face.

Okay its going to kill everybody here. You had your chance to go quietly into the night. The window's closed now.

Two things happen in quick succession. Letting out a shrill, ear-splitting screech, the pressure of its presence hammers down on them like a ten-ton weight. Those evacuating parties who didn't immediately freeze in fear find themselves beyond the current capacity to concern themselves with personal preservation. They scream, they cry, and many fall to the ground under the dragon's great emotional pressure.

Confusion hits it, but either the dragon shrugs it off, or uses the effects to further fuel its Outrage. Throwing the curry residue back at the party, it uses that momentum to slam into the top of the residential building that they were protecting, the top few stories raining down on the street below.

Is Kyurem having a temper tantrum? Hell yeah it's having a temper tantrum. You threw crap at it. Literally. Crap.

[Gordon glances back at Yukiko as she throws her Forest's Curse, giving a thoughtful frown, but doesn't have much time to react to it before he's recoiling from a Gunk Shot. When Kyurem lands, oppressive presence and all, he staggers back a half step, but then the god is attacking a building, attacking a piece of Union, and the old man is too angry to be reverent.]

Mac! Stop them!

[The Hitmonchan ducks down, hands raised up in a defensive pose, and sprints, moving towards Kyurem with remarkable speed. It rears back for a punch that could not be more telegraphed, but it's just a Fake Out the actual blow lighter, faster, and designed to break the chain. Up in the building, a Skarmory is struggling to hold a Lickilicky aloft, the pink monstrosity deeply offended by the indignity of it.]

That's enough of that, #@*%

[Ramsey meets Kyurem's eyes, tongue lashing out to slap it in the forehead, unleashing the less damaging Disable. Of course, Kyurem is still covered in the half-digested remains of Yukiko's cooking, enough to make it immediately regret it's tongue being it's primary offensive weapon.]

UGH! Can Jim arrest whoever calls this atrocity cooking? Crimes against taste!

I think you just made it mad, Yukiko!

[Wow, that thing sure is doing a lot of rampaging. Chie dives out of the way of the falling rubble, Ghidorah doing corkscrew maneuvers in the air to get out of the way itself while Guan Yu steadfastly protects its trainer by holding its shield aloft. Once she gets up and sees the cowering crowd, though, she quickly redirects his attention.]

Guan Yu... I'll be fine! Protect as many of these people as you can while we take this guy down!

[Nodding and floating off toward the crowd, the Aegislash shifts into its defensive form, sticking close to the townspeople.]

Ghidorah, it's you and me! Let's knock this guy's lights out!

[Vaulting onto the dragon's back, Chie and her Hydreigon take off, headed right up toward Kyurem. Just before reaching the great dragon's midsection, Chie vaults off into the air, delivering a mighty High Jump Kick timed to hit in concert with Ghidorah's Dragon Rush before once again landing on her Pokemon's back.]

Get out of our city!

Edited 2016-01-27 15:06 (UTC)

[There were a lot of things Fuuka could handle but whatever Peter dished out?]

I think we should better give Peter some more food after this!

[How else was she suppose to react? Either way, as she nervously chuckled before the debris started to come crashing down on her. Luckily, both her and Meowstic managed to avoid them but her Aerodactyl had had enough. When he saw the both of them were okay, he quickly attacked the dragon with an Iron Head! If he was going to fight, then so will he!

At the same time, once the both of them got to safety, they quickly looked around the area gesturing the others to keep on moving. Although, it didn't take the cat pokemon all that long to run off in hopes to find some more people to rescue.

While her Meowstic goes off, Fuuka had to wonder it was possible to locate its weakness just like what she had done before. But that was going to have to wait until she started to tell the civilians to keep walking.]

Edited 2016-01-27 15:40 (UTC)

[That’s really it. That’s all there is to it. Yukiko’s sick and tired of this dragon and now it’s down here and fighting her. That’s just freaking fine with her. It’d been up in the sky Hypervoicing and spraying ice and metaphorical crap on them and everything. It’d hurt Rocket, it’d been knocking things over, and it was pretty much just making a mess of things even without her encouragement. Her anger is enough to overcome that pressure, weird though it is.

Chie receives a positively withering glare, and Yukiko barks out several commands as she sidesteps some falling rubble.]

Drax, Peter, get the stragglers out of here. Gamora, you get Rocket and go too. Wroot, get ready to get more while I distract it.

[The Pokemon nod, and comply, grabbing people by the fistful and one very dazed Lineone and booking it in the other direction. Snor-Lord seems particularly keen to get a move on.]

If it’s a fight this thing wants, let’s give it our best. Hit it with your best shots!

[A change comes over Yukiko in that instant. Light flares, golden and brilliant like the sun overhead. The sun that suddenly grows harsher, nastier, more…omnipresent as her mega-evolution takes hold. The incandescence surrounding the girl blossoms into a storm of burning flowerpetals that dart towards Kyurem and hammer it’s Grass/Ice typed flank with a Flame-Amped Sacred Fire, hoping to burn the thing and make it realize they weren’t worth the trouble.

When the light dies away a bit, Yukiko’s appearance is outwardly very, very different. A golden sheen of what looks like armor plates her whole body, with steely wings and a pair of bejeweled shields over each wrist. A flap and she takes to the air, zipping clear of more rubble and lining up a Blast Burn, still boosted by the blessings from the gods, the sunlight, and the fire-enhancing property of her mega-form.]

Get out of my home! I Am WROOOOOOT!

[Wroot? Just slowly plods forward, moving boulders out of the way, or tearing them apart to reach more people.]

[Aaaand it's pissed off now. He's this close to turning tail, if only so he can focus more on getting people out of the area, but he manages to steel himself a little so he doesn't flee. Atik, Saiph, and Sinistra will help get more people to safety.

Geo has to shield his eyes when Yukiko mega-evolves but when he can finally look... it's impressive, and that motivates him to strike again as well, with another telekinetic blast. Maia adds to it, firing off a Confusion of her own in tandem with her trainer.]

[Yosuke shakes from the oppressive force from the dragon, but he knows he's not down and out. He's not helpless, and he's going to do something about it. With no shortage of bravery, he stands his ground until the curry comes flying back at them. Some of it hits him in the face, some of it covers his upper torso, and his wings. He can smell it. It's disgusting, and it takes all of his willpower to not throw up right on the spot.

He wipes his face off, angrily flicking whatever he'd managed to remove off of the back of his hand and onto the ground. He doesn't even get to enjoy how cool Chie looks kicking the dragon in midair like that.]

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiick!!!!!! Was that seriously necess-

[His words get cut off by the Mega Evolution taking place, standing in awe once again from another one of Yukiko's evolutions. It helps to relight the fire in him, more determined from the display than ever before. And also a little envious. How many evolutions does she have anyway? he thinks to himself.]

Okay, enough's enough! You're not killing anyone if we have anything to say about it!

[Wind kicks up around him, and he unleashes a Razor Wind at the dragon, while Makie gets in range once more to let loose another X-Scissor.]

Kyurem's Outrage knows no bounds, and it seems to not even care about the fancy light show from Yukiko "Praise the Sun" Amagi. The ice dragon is mad. Whether or not Ramsey's Disable works is hard to say, but judging from the rampage that it continues to rage, its efficacy is negligible, at best. More, Maia's Confusion seems to further throw the beast into a blind fury; nothing here is safe.

Sacred Fire and Blast Burn hit true, and the creature lets out an unearthly roar. Not expecting to feel the burn quite as hard as it did, the great dragon is caught off-guard, volleyed by the countless other attacks thrown at it.

Okay. You know, it was going to let you humans off easy. Maybe even let a few of you survive. But you went and hecked that up, hard. Gaining altitude quickly, it looked as if the beast was going to let them go. It rampaged, threw a tantrum, maybe it was time to find a nice place--possibly a decent-sized hoard--and take a nap.

Then it shifted, exactly the full force of its rage on the rest of the building, and the people below. Ramming full force into the structure, the god sheared it from its foundation, debris and glass exploding from the base. Guan Yu and Yukiko's party's efforts would be in vain, as screams erupted from the scene, people lying there in the streets, writhing in pain--or not moving at all.

Rising again into the sky, it was hard to say whether or not the beast would try a second pass. They would likely lose even more if it did, if they didn't move.

GO, NOW!!

[Yukiko's voice echoes across the battlefield, to each and every human's mind, and the air fills with a Morning Sun, a massive healing wave washing over everyone except the enemy dragon. If there was even a spark of life left in someone below, they'd instantly be restored to nearly full health. Lucky them?

And since it looked like the monster was going to come back, Yukiko dove downward into the street and scooped up Fuuka, covering her as best she could and starting to follow her Pokemon clear.]

Grab everyone you can, if it comes back for another pass, we'll die. Get to cover!

[Gordon and his Pokemon watch the dragon as it turns away, perhaps ready to strike again, but then an entire building is being lifted, and dropped in the street. If he wanted to demoralize them, he succeeded. Gordon's jaw goes slack, and he stares. Even Ramsey, jerk that he is, goes quiet. They building had been partly evacuated, so it could have been a lot worse, but the sight, in his home town, is not one he was fully prepared for.]

[Yukiko's words snap him out of it, and he's nodding in agreement.]

Anyone that can move, get up and get those who can't out. Mike, Mac, Lauren, Manny, Ramsey, we're back on evacuation duty, we need to be gone if he loops back around.

[The Blastoise looks to Gordon, then back to the Dragon, visibly shaking.]

I know, Mike. I know, but we need all hands.

[The group, all of them with hands, anyway, help lift and evacuate everyone they can, prioritizing those still breathing. Gordon and Mike continue to watch the dragon with suspicion, but get their work done.]

Edited 2016-01-30 15:19 (UTC)

Maybe that wasn't such a good idea-!

[His eyes are drawn to the sky in horror after the devastating attack from Kyurem to the building. He knows that they can't just leave the people who have fallen behind, but at the same time, time runs short. He's not good for decisions like this, panic rising in his chest.

He turns to his pokémon, yelling the first thing that comes to mind.]

Grab whoever you can and go! We gotta bail before we're next on the menu--! Tomo, try kicking up a Sand Attack and give us some cover!

[Geo sucks in a breath, horrified, but Yukiko's words bring him back to his senses.

He turns to his Pokémon, lifting forefinger and thumb to his mouth and giving a sharp whistle to get their attention.] Get as many people as you can, we need to get out of here!

... Um, Saiph, could you help give us some cover, too? [The Purrloin complies, scampering over to Tomo to contribute his own Sand Attack. Maia climbs to her usual spot, clinging to Geo's shoulder, as he helps some people to their feet and starts trying to run them to safety.]

[Fuuka had to stare in awe the moment that Yukiko's mega evolution kicked in. While she was busy helping as many people as she could, she couldn't help but be proud of her girlfriend and seeing her attack the dragon before them!

Of course, it didn't take her all that long before she realized what was going to happen. Before she could even react, she suddenly felt herself being scooped up! Without another moment to lose, she quickly called for both of her Pokemon]

We got to hurry! Try and grab as many people as you can before it's too late!

No!

[Chie cries out, eyes wide in shock as she sees the tower collapsing in front of her. Her knees wobbling from fear, she very nearly collapses in place from the sheer sight of so much human suffering in front of her. But suddenly, as her fists clench, she seems to get a sudden burst of strength.]

Noooooooooooo!

[As she lets out another desperate cry, a blast of cold air rushes out from her body. It quickly forms ice crystals in midair, coalescing around her body and forming themselves into a shiny silver suit of armor, now as hard as steel.]

I... I'm sorry. Sorry I couldn't save you in time.

[Looking around at the bodies scattered throughout the area, she briefly bows her head.]

...But I'll save the rest of you! I'll die protecting you all if I have to!

[Planting her feet firmly, Chie spreads her arms wide. A huge wave of energy expands outward from her body in a Wide Guard, protecting the entire area from any additional incoming attacks. That should provide the cover she needs to get as many people to safety as possible.]

The Sand Attacks act as proper enough cover for the rest of the team to help evacuate anyone who could move or be moved. Yukiko's Morning Sun helped some, but there were many here beyond saving, and pained moans and groans continued to hang heavily in the air.

Fate would be kind to them this day, as Kyurem decided to take its temper tantrum further into the city. No one else would have to die--not here, at least.

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[With the dragon leaving the area, any anger at the god's actions is compartmentalized. Rusty returns, those too injured to walk out of there laid across the Arcanine's back, where a strong grip on the fire-type's thick neck fur is enough to keep them on board. Rex does what they can, but lacks the size to be a mobile stretcher. Gordon acts as support for men half his age, hobbling past the motionless bodies of those not born until after he was already an adult.]

Edited 2016-02-01 21:47 (UTC)

The Elite Four Strikes

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