Zora of Termina VS HighMoon

2vs2 Double
Style: Set
DQ: 7 Days
Damage Cap: None
Banned Moves: N/A
Arena: IMAGINAAAAAAAAAAAAATION

It's just an empty box. An arena-sized empty cardboard box. As if by some magic of imagination, anything necessary for an attack will appear if needed.

Pre-Round:

HighMoon:

[Roy] Male Charmander <Blaze>
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Dig (Down) ~ Dig (Up) + DynamicPunch@ Shelia
Status: “HELLO LADIES.”

[Takumi] Male Marshtomp <Torrent>
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Hydro Pump @ Shelia ~ Yawn @ Shelia ~ Waterfall @ Hera
Status: “Well, I... If you insist...” Fidgety.

Zora of Termina:

[Sheila] Female Vulpix <Flash Fire>
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Safeguard ~ Howl ~ Confuse Ray @ Takumi
Status: “I'm not scared of you, fishface.” Eager for a fight.

[Hera] Female Ralts <Synchronize>
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Lucky Chant ~ Hypnosis @ Roy ~ Thunderbolt @ Takumi
Status: “This'll be easy!” Mentally readying herself.

The battlers gather quickly, climbing into the enormous box by various means, mostly riding in on flying Pokemon. There is a short wait for the referee, who soon appears astride his Volcarona, jumping off to ready the flags - red for Zora and blue for HighMoon. The Pokemon are chosen and attacks ordered, and the battle commences!

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Roy the Charmander makes his move first by a sliver of a second, leaping forward into the cardboard arena on all fours, claws scrabbling on the flimsy floor. As if by magic, the cardboard becomes dirt, and the fire-type begins to dig quickly, a flurry of claws and dirt. Sheila regards the activity with mild disdain, busying herself with gathering shining green energy around her body, projecting the Aurora-like shield around both herself and Hera.

Meanwhile, Takumi is gathering his inner stores of water, watching the target of his planned attack carefully. He knows what he plans to do will be hard to aim, but he is hopeful - the fire-type doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Then he unleashes the burst of water in a mighty burst, rocketing toward the unaware Sheila. The water's roaring attracts her attention, however, but it is far too late - the torrent slams painfully into her, sending her toppling over, soaking wet and stinging all over.

Hera shifts a bit on her feet, wary now - she saw how much that stung her teammate, what if they tried to attack her next...? Best weaken the blows while she could. The tiny psychic-type shut her eyes and started mumbling, calling out to the gods of luck to protect her and her partner. She smiled softly when she felt the answer - a gentle veil of white energy joined the green Aurora from before.

Sheila, seeing this, was pleased, and shook the water from her back fur and raised her head to the sky, giving and invigorating howl, her wet fur standing on end as the adrenaline rushed through her. She could do this, they were no match...

Takumi was mildly worried by the sound, and shuffled toward her, trying to catch her attention. The black Vulpix regarded him with a bored stare, not even reacting when the water type opened his large mouth and gave a yawn. Guess she wasn't tired... Takumi fidgeted a bit and backed off, a bit annoyed now.

Hera then padded carefully over to the hole that Roy had left, peering into it. She couldn't see him, but she knew he was there... Maybe she would get lucky. Her eyes started to glow a soft pink, sending waves of soothing energy down the hole. She stepped back, praying that it wold work...

But it seems she was not that lucky - moments later, Roy burst from the ground in a shroud of dirt, his little paw curled into a fist, directly underneath Sheila. The blow connected powerfully with the black fox, making her screech, though the green Aurora protected her from any dizziness from the blow, or from landing with an unceremonious whump on the cardboard ground.

She was mad now. Very mad. The Vulpix would love to tear into the little lizard, but plans had to be carried out, and carefully...but she would get him soon. She turned back to Takumi, who swallowed nervously, and fixed her eyes on his, summoning a trio of ghostly balls of light. The Marshtomp eyed them curiously - they were...very pretty... Sheila laughed as he stumbled around after them foolishly, making himself very dizzy.

But somewhere in his addled mind, Takumi was able to see clearly enough for a moment, and charged toward Hera, water bubbling from nowhere around his body, before crashing into her with a splash and a painful-sounding crack, sending Hera back a few feet, and Takumi laying on the ground trying to find his centre of balance. Roy giggled a bit, sitting nearby trying to relax his muscles.

Hera was now a bit stingy and annoyed, and held out a small arm, electricity sparking in the air, before sending the volatile bolt arcing toward Takumi. The massive shock struck his head-fin, fizzling away harmlessly to the ground. Hera, quite puzzled now, stared. The attack seemed to have no effect on him...? But how...? Oh, wait... Marshtomp were Ground-Types, weren't they... She drooped a bit, hanging her head.

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HighMoon:

[Roy] Male Charmander <Blaze>
Health: 100%
Energy: 87%
Dig (Down) ~ Dig (Up) + DynamicPunch @ Shelia ~ Nothing
Status: “:D" Cheerful.

[Takumi] Male Marshtomp <Torrent>
Health: 100%
Energy: 86%
Hydro Pump @ Shelia ~ Yawn @ Shelia [Failed] ~ Waterfall @ Hera
Status: “Stop the room I wanna get off." Severely Confused.

Zora of Termina:

[Sheila] Female Vulpix <Flash Fire>
Health: 59%
Energy: 94%
Safeguard ~ Howl ~ Confuse Ray @ Takumi
Status: “Ow..." Stinging all over. Safeguarded [2 more actions], Protected by Lucky Chant [3 more actions]. +1 Attack

[Hera] Female Ralts <Synchronize>
Health: 90%
Energy: 88%
Lucky Chant ~ Hypnosis @ Roy [Miss] ~ Thunderbolt @ Takumi [No effect]
Status: “...:C" Feeling downtrodden. Safeguarded [2 more actions], Protected by Lucky Chant [3 more actions]

Area Status:
-Boxy! And Back to normal.

Notes:
-Yawn Failed due to Safeguard; as did Dynamicpunch's confusion effect.
-Thunderbolt had no effect on Takumi, since he's a Ground Type.
-Safeguard is up for 2 more actions, Lucky Chant for 3.
-HighMoon Attacks first.​

2vs2 Double
Style: Set
DQ: 7 Days
Damage Cap: None
Banned Moves: N/A
Arena: IMAGINAAAAAAAAAAAAATION

It's just an empty box. An arena-sized empty cardboard box. As if by some magic of imagination, anything necessary for an attack will appear if needed.

HighMoon:

[Roy] Male Charmander <Blaze>
Health: 100%
Energy: 87%
Crunch @ Shelia x 3
Status: “:D" Cheerful.

[Takumi] Male Marshtomp <Torrent>
Health: 100%
Energy: 86%
Waterfall @ Shelia x 3
Status: “Stop the room I wanna get off." Severely Confused.

Zora of Termina:

[Sheila] Female Vulpix <Flash Fire>
Health: 59%
Energy: 94%
Energy Ball @ Takumi x 3
Status: “Ow..." Stinging all over. Safeguarded [2 more actions], Protected by Lucky Chant [3 more actions]. +1 Attack

[Hera] Female Ralts <Synchronize>
Health: 90%
Energy: 88%
Toxic @ Roy ~ Thunder Wave @ Roy ~ Magical Leaf @ Takumi
Status: “...:C" Feeling downtrodden. Safeguarded [2 more actions], Protected by Lucky Chant [3 more actions]

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With a flurry of the flags, the second round begins!

Sheila bristles her fur up right away, crackling with green energy, the power of nature. She opens her maw, showing pink tongue and sharp white teeth, before the sparkling leafy energy coalesces into a shining orb. The Vulpix holds it in place for a moment to charge it even more, then it spews forth, spinning through the air toward the still-laying on the ground Takumi. It strikes his damp skin with a wet-sounding splat, stinging deep and making him spring up, still dizzy but now wheeling in pain. Roy the Charmander reacts to the attack on his teammate by the little fox with a growl and a lunge, showing his own white teeth. But they are white no longer - they are quickly cloaked in black energy, and then sink into the inattentive fox's leg. She screams and spins around, finding herself face to face with the bloody-mawed reptile.

After shaking off the sting of the grassy energy, Takumi makes his move, cloaking himself in water yet again, and crashing towards Sheila recklessly. He impacts hard, sending the both of them skidding across the cardboard ground. The fox, now feeling very put upon, makes a frustrated sound, shoving the dizzy mudfish off her roughly. Hera seems just as annoyed, but doesn't take revenge on Takumi directly - instead she coughs a few times, moving toward Roy. The reptile takes notice however, barely dodging the splash of toxins. Hera frowns, unhappy at this.

Roy does a bit of a spin on his feet, before leaping for poor Sheila with his fangs bared. She yowls again, wriggling away after he pulls his fangs from her leg. She would love dearly to punish the Charmander, but the Marshtomp is more of a threat at the moment - she launches another sparking green energy ball at the mudfish, stinging his skin and pulling a cry from him. He stumbles back, before making a serious face and barrelling toward the fire type yet again, toppling her over, whimpering in pain.

Hera, standing a bit back from the tangle of battlers, shuts her eyes and concentrates electricity in her red horn, and letting it arc toward the target. The bolt strikes true - Roy squeals as his muscles stiffen. But he still manages to snaps his jaws shut on Sheila one last time, moments after the fox starts to charge her next attack. This bite is too much for the poor creature, who tumbles to the ground, still. Zora recalls the Vulpix with a frown, and the battle continues.

Takumi, smirking, turns to Hera and cracks his knuckles. The Ralts shivers, stepping back, her eyes wide. He moves to charge her, but stumbles and falls, hitting the ground with a painful cracking sound. Hera, finding this very amusing, and wiggles her arm, summoning the last attack of the round - a cluster of rainbow-glowing leaves who stab painfully into the prone Takumi, making him whimper.

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HighMoon:

[Roy] Male Charmander <Blaze>
Health: 100%
Energy: 75%
Crunch @ Sheila ~ Crunch @ Sheila ~ Crunch @ Sheila
Status: “WOAH did I do that?" Mildly Paralyzed

[Takumi] Male Marshtomp <Torrent>
Health: 57%
Energy: 86%
Waterfall @ Sheila ~ Waterfall @ Sheila ~ [Confused]
Status: “Ow my face." Mildly Confused.

Zora of Termina:

[Sheila] Female Vulpix <Flash Fire>
Health: 0%
Energy: 84%
Energy Ball @ Takumi ~ Energy Ball @ Takumi ~ [KO'd]
Status: KO'd!

[Hera] Female Ralts <Synchronize>
Health: 90%
Energy: 81%
Toxic @ Roy [Miss] ~ Thunder Wave @ Roy ~ Magical Leaf @ Takumi
Status: "D:" Upset at the loss of her partner.

Area Status:
-Boxy!

Notes:
-Sheila fainted last action. This is what Damage Caps are for, kids!
-Zora Attacks first.​

2vs2 Double
Style: Set
DQ: 7 Days
Damage Cap: None
Banned Moves: N/A
Arena: IMAGINAAAAAAAAAAAAATION

It's just an empty box. An arena-sized empty cardboard box. As if by some magic of imagination, anything necessary for an attack will appear if needed.

HighMoon:

[Roy] Male Charmander <Blaze>
Health: 100%
Energy: 75%
Inferno @ Hera ~ Inferno @ Hera ~ Inferno @ Hera
Status: “WOAH did I do that?" Mildly Paralyzed

[Takumi] Male Marshtomp <Torrent>
Health: 57%
Energy: 86%
Aqua Tail @ Hera ~ Aqua Tail @ Hera ~ Aqua Tail @ Hera
Status: “Ow my face." Mildly Confused.

Zora of Termina:

[Hera] Female Ralts <Synchronize>
Health: 90%
Energy: 81%
Magical Leaf @ Takumi ~ Magical Leaf @ Takumi ~ Magical Leaf @ Takumi
Status: "D:" Upset at the loss of her partner.

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As the round swings in, Hera is visibly trembling. She has no idea how, or even if, she can win this now. But she'll be damned if she'll stop trying! She glares down both of her foes, who return her gaze just as fiercely. Roy, dropping to all fours to brace himself, moves first...

The small reptile shivers visibly, but obviously not from cold - the flame on the tip of his tail bursts into vigorous life, and his eyes gleam with red, over the normally black shade. Not a second after he snaps his jaw open, a loud rumbling drowns out the high-pitched cry spilling from his mouth. Blazing torrents of flame abruptly burst from the cardboard ground, setting the arena ablaze and searing Hera painfully, making the tiny creature scream in complete agony as the crimson hellflame sears her delicate flesh.

Before she can even recover after the flame dies down, leaving behind patches of flames behind on the arena floor, Hera feels a painful force ram into her side. The water coating Takumi's tail would be soothing...if only he had not stuck her with it as hard as he could muster, making her already burned side throb painfully. Getting back to her feet, the little Ralts has had enough. With a wave of her tiny hand, a flurry of rainbow leaves as sharp as daggers materializes and dives for Takumi. He attempts to flee, but they dog him mercilessly, stabbing into his soft skin and making howl as the grass energy causes greenish cuts in his shoulder.

Roy gives another screech to call forth the fires of hell, and unluckily for Hera, she didn't move from where they appeared last time - she is subjected to more burning agony, and is left trembling and burned almost all over her body...an even more angry at her tormentors. She barely registers the attack from Takumi mentally as it strikes her back and sends her skidding forward - her body feels it, however. But this only fuels her anger, and she summons the whirling rainbow leaves - but this time there are many more than the last. They pelt into Takumi's body, digging in deep and often, leaving his body peppered with tiny, stinging cuts.

The final Inferno burns away the remaining leaves quickly, and leaves poor Hera shivering and hunched low to the ground, her entire body throbbing in pain. Takumi feels terrible for the poor thing, but he knows she will be alright when this is all over... But it still pains him a bit to strike her with his tail. He resigns himself to his fate when she sends another volley of leaves at him - he deserves it.

When the round ends, a single flap of the ref's Volcarona's wings clears the leftover fire, if leaving it a bit singed.

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HighMoon:

[Roy] Male Charmander <Blaze>
Health: 100%
Energy: 51%
Inferno @ Hera ~ Inferno @ Hera ~ Inferno @ Hera
Status: “FIRE." Excited.

[Takumi] Male Marshtomp <Torrent>
Health: 22%
Energy: 74%
Aqua Tail @ Hera ~ Aqua Tail @ Hera ~ Aqua Tail @ Hera
Status: “Nnhh..." Feeling pretty asshole-y, and a bit sore.

Zora of Termina:

[Hera] Female Ralts <Synchronize>
Health: 15%
Energy: 72%
Magical Leaf @ Takumi ~ Magical Leaf @ Takumi ~ Magical Leaf @ Takumi
Status: "You're gonna pay... Gonna pay..." Burned [Severe: 3% damage/Round], extremely mad.

Area Status:
-Boxy! And kind of singed.

Notes:
-Takumi shook his confusion first action
-Roy shook paralysis second action
-Moony has a luck stick up her butt! Inferno hit all three times, causing burn first action.
-The second Magical Leaf crit.
-Moony attacks first.​

2vs2 Double
Style: Set
DQ: 7 Days
Damage Cap: None
Banned Moves: N/A
Arena: IMAGINAAAAAAAAAAAAATION

It's just an empty box. An arena-sized empty cardboard box. As if by some magic of imagination, anything necessary for an attack will appear if needed.

HighMoon:

[Roy] Male Charmander <Blaze>
Health: 100%
Energy: 51%
Inferno @ Hera ~ Inferno @ Hera ~ Inferno @ Hera
Status: “FIRE." Excited.

[Takumi] Male Marshtomp <Torrent>
Health: 22%
Energy: 74%
Aqua Tail @ Hera ~ Aqua Tail @ Hera ~ Aqua Tail @ Hera
Status: “Nnhh..." Feeling pretty asshole-y, and a bit sore.

Zora of Termina:

[Hera] Female Ralts <Synchronize>
Health: 15%
Energy: 72%
Magical Leaf @ Takumi ~ Magical Leaf @ Takumi ~ Magical Leaf @ Takumi
Status: "You're gonna pay... Gonna pay..." Burned [Severe: 3% damage/Round], extremely mad.

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Roy begins the round as quick as he can, inhaling deeply before charging Hera, spewing a stream of blue-green flame toward her, making her screech as the dragonfire agitated her burned body. The salamander, grinning and feeling pretty good, hopped back and snorted, regarding his broken opponent. His partner didn't feel quite so happy, however, and only managed to spew a forceful stream of water over Hera, hoping to help sooth her burns.

Hera herself, despite her injuries, shut her eyes and concentrated, making her body glow a ghostly purple. She knew this would get back at one of them, and she smirked at the thought. Roy payed the glowing little attention, opening his mouth wide this time as he gathered more dragonfire in his flame sac. Hera barely shuddered as the the greenish flames licked her charred skin.

Takumi, much more wary than the hotheaded (pardon the pun) Charmander, gave the glowing Ralts a suspicious glance before spraying her with more water.

Hera shivered all over, finally losing her grip on consciousness, and let go her hold over the ghostly energy she had been containing. The purple glow burst outwards, then formed into a serpentine, flickering spectre before the shocked Marshtomp. The spirit then lunged, slithering into Takumi's throat and making him instantly pass out. Roy squeaked and stared, wide-eyed, and the two fallen battlers.

The hell just happened?

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At the final wave of the referee's flags, the two battlers collected their Pokemon carefully and shook hands, watching the Volcarona and her referee rider land inside the arena to dispense prizes and officially end the battle.

HighMoon:

[Roy] Male Charmander <Blaze>
Health: 100%
Energy: 45%
Dragon Rage @ Hera ~ Dragon Rage @ Hera
Status: “...What."

[Takumi] Male Marshtomp <Torrent>
Health: 0%
Energy: 72%
Water Gun @ Hera ~ Water Gun @ Hera
Status: KO'd!

Zora of Termina:

[Hera] Female Ralts <Synchronize>
Health: 0%
Energy: 72%
Destiny Bond ~ [KO'd]
Status: KO'd!

Area Status:
-Boxy! And kind of singed.

Notes:
-Takumi KO'd Hera on the second action
-Takumi was KO'd by Destiny Bond shortly after.

Takumi and Roy both receive 2 EXP, while Hera and Sheila get one. Sheila, having held a Fire Stone this battle, can evolve. Roy and Hera also will have enough EXP to evolve to Charmeleon and Kirlia from this battle.

HighMoon receives 16$ for her victory, Zora gets 6$, and I get 10$ for reffing.​