As the last hard working employee clears out of the office for the day, Involuntary Twitch steps out of the elevator and holds the door for the cheerful man, before taking her place at one of the grand looking windows.
The view from the 15th floor is definitely a sight to behold, with the towering skyscraper across the way seeming to reach into enternity. As she watches, a small number of playful pidgey swoop by, darting this way and that before roosting on the ledge alongside an elegantly plumed Pidgeot.
Meanwhile, the elevator opens again with a cheerful
ding, as Animorph steps out, giving a quick wave to his fellow trainer before standing opposite her, looking around at their chosen battle spot with interest.
As the two battlers stand waiting....and waiting....they look up at each other, each thinking the same thing.
Luckily, the final person arrives just before annoyance can set in. Byrus comes racing up the
stairs and almost collapses, out of breath. "Sorry i was kinda late, didn't realise there was an elevator 'till i was half-way up...." he says sheepishly, prompting both trainers roll to their eyes.
As the weary ref gives the signal, Involuntary Twitch takes a pokéball from her belt and throws it to the floor, where, in a flash of bright light, the fiery leader of the Twitchean Pokemon Union appears: Ganteiana the Torchic.
Ganteiana utters an excited chirp, hopping from foot to foot, eager to start her first battle.
Calmly looking at the feathery little fire pokémon, Animorph throws a Pokéball to send out Jim, his Sandshrew, who appears in a similar burst of light. Stretching his limbs, Jim looks curiously around at the office, noting the lack of sand and earth. Frowning a little, but at least glad about the lack of water (those coolers don't look too scary), he turns to his opponent, and the two pokémon stare each other down as the trainers shout out their orders.
Involuntary Twitch [OO]
[Ganteiana] (Female)
Ability: Blaze
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: Eager to begin.
Animorph [OO]
[Jim] (Male)
Ability: Sand veil
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: A little concerned about the lack of earth, but hoping to find a good footing here nevertheless.
Round one
Ganteiana makes her move first, as she inhales, her fluffy chest expanding, then exhales in a raging rush of flames. Jim jumps in surprise, covering his face with his paws, but it does little good as the fire engulfs him, scorching his scaly skin.
When the fire burns out, Jim grimaces, brushing out the last dying embers of the flamethrower. As he gains his bearings again, he quickly rushes towards Ganteiana and delivers a swift slash across her chest. The force of the attack is just enough to knock Ganteiana backwards, knocking the breath out of her before she can utter a squawk.
Quickly righting herself and chirping indignantly, Ganteiana half-opens her beak as she prepares a more complicated fire move. A flickering, ghostly orb of blue fire forms, which she promptly spits out at her foe.
Jim watches, almost mesmerized, as the eerie orb twists and turns jerkily through the air, with light blue strands of more phantom fire trailing behind it. However, pretty or not, Jim has no desire to have that bizarre fire anywhere near him, and he nervously sidesteps away from it. Unfortunately for him, the blue orb changes course with him, suddenly dipping down to strike him on his white chest. Panicked, Jim bats frantically at the ghost fire with his stubby paws, but it has already died out, leaving behind tender, burned skin in its wake. Instead of putting out fire, Jim accidentally hits the sore spot, and Ganteiana bursts out laughing at his chorus of startled squeaking and squealing.
Furiously looking up at his jeering foe, Jim narrows his beady black eyes and holds up his paws, with his claws outstretched. The tips of them begin to fill up with a weak mix of toxins, and Jim grinds the two claws together rapidly, shaving off tiny needles of poison. Taking careful aim, Jim throws the minuscule needles at Ganteiana, abruptly cutting off her laughing as she feels a sharp, stinging pain on her stomach. As Jim had managed to carry out this string of actions surprisingly fast, the Torchic is at first unsure of what happened, but she manages to find the tiny stingers after a bit of squinting. Lucky for her, none of them have pierced her flesh deeply enough for the toxins to enter her bloodstream, and the last one falls out at the slight movement.
Decidedly unimpressed, Ganteiana fluffs out her feathers as she begins to focus on her next move. Putting a clawed foot delicately forward, she slowly begins to dance to her own inner beat. As she twists about, her movements gradually speed up and become more complicated, the dance becoming more erratic and war-like.
Jim tries to keep an eye on her at first, but is forced to give up as Ganteiana becomes no more than a whirling, fiery blur. The Sandshrew tears himself away from the dizzy sight, and grumbles to himself as he slowly curls up tight, tucking in his stubby limbs and tail. The movement is made more painful by his burned stomach, and Jim grits his teeth as he tries to avoid irritating it.
When Ganteiana slows to a stop, her stance is more confident than before, and she boldly takes a few steps towards her opponent. Seeing that Jim is no more than a scaly, yellow football at the moment doesn’t knock her down any notches.
End of round one
Involuntary Twitch [OO]
[Ganteiana] (Female)
Ability: Blaze
Health: 93%
Energy: 86%
Status: Feeling very peppy.
+ 2 attack
Animorph [OO]
[Jim] (Male)
Ability: Sand veil
Health: 87%
Energy: 92%
Status: Annoyed with his opponent’s confidence and smarting from his burn.
+ 1 defence, Burned (3% per round)
Battle notes
- Involuntary Twitch attacks first.
Ganteiana [F] (Blaze)