On the edge of a lonely highway sits a single McDonald's restaurnat. Other than the faint blinking of a "24 hour" sign in the window and the passing of the occasional car, the scene is relatively still. One car, however, pulls over and takes the closest spot to the door. The car's lights snap off and a figure emerges from the driver's side, walking toward the door. His entrance is met with the faint chiming of a bell and a not-so-cheerful "Welcome to McDonald's!" from a disgruntled graveyard shift busboy. The man looks up and, without saying a word, heads straight for the... Kiddie play area. The busboy, with a confused look on his face, says "Hey, sorry, but that playroom is for customers only... And typically children." The man stops, stares the busboy down, and replies, "Get me a milkshake. Chocolate." The busboy walks behind the counter, grabs a cup, and walks over to the milkshake machine. Meanwhile, the man walks into the playroom and sits down on the climbing net. Around him, there is a tiny spiral staircase, a small pool of water, and scattered groups of colored cubes. Above him is a network of tubes that connect to the staircase and climbing net. An adult would have trouble navigating through them, but a child or small pokémon could navigate with ease. As the man was admiring the playhouse, two other cars had pulled up next to his, with two people coming out and heading for the entrance. The bell chimes once more as the two enter. They too head for the playroom, only to be stopped by the busboy, now carrying a milkshake. "You guys too? Well, you have to buy something to use the playroom." The two look over and simultaneously say, "Water." The busboy leaves once more, grabbing two cups this time, while the others make their way into the playroom. They take opposite sides and, without wasting any time, each throw down a pokéball in front of them. On one side, a small, red, humanoid creature appears. It looks kind of cute, until what can only be described as a craniophilic, parasitic Venus Flytrap comes into view. The creature walks around and gawks at the toys, seeming unaffected by the... Thing on its head. On the other side, a cloud of gas emerges with a black, demonic-looking nucleus. It floats around a bit, looking apprehensive at his opponent. "I have to fight that thing? Look at all the teeth!" The ref, at this point, rises from his seat and yells, "Let the battle begin!"
Team Whirlpool (O)
Thin Air
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Chills: 0/4
Status: "That thing looks scary." -1 Attack.
Team Cosmic Blueberry (O)
Snow
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Chills: 0/4
Status: "Ooh! Look at the cubes!"
Upon hearing her commands, Snow's heart skips a few beats.
That sounds pretty confusing, she thinks to herself. She takes a few extra seconds to go over them in her head.
I use Swords Dance, unless I'm Taunted,in which case I use... Gah! Well, it doesn't sound like any of these conditions will matter, anyway... Meanwhile, Thin Air begins to glow with a black aura, in addition to the purple cloud. Other than that, he just floats around; normally, a stall in battle like this would give him the perfect opening to attack, but his move is entirely dependent on Snow acting first. Snow, appearing to finish her thinking, finally starts do do something. She begins to spin around, her senses heightening and her muscles tensing and strengthening. This continues for a few more moments to the smug grin of Thin Air. As Snow finally begins to slow down, a dark tendril of energy extends outward from Thin Air, connecting briefly with Snow before retracting back into Thin Air's body. This leaves him with a wonderfully powerful feeling. Snow, having not noticed the snatching attack, feels more dizzy than boosted.
Did I... Did I not do it right?
This time, Thin Air acts first, and quickly. Immediately, he begins to concentrate. Within moments, the gaseous cloud around his body begins to crackle with electricity, like the lightning produced by a powerful volcano eruption. When the sparks reach their zenith, Thin Air takes off, rushing toward Snow at full speed. Snow only has time to utter a small cry of anticipation before Thin Air rams into her. As Snow falls to the ground, Thin Air's sparks transfer over to her, coursing through her for a few seconds before dissipating. Thin Air floats in the air above her, triumphant. However, Snow immediately gets up, pretending to be unaffected. "Is that all you've got? My grandmother hits harder than that!" Thin Air's grin of triumph turns to a grimace of fury.
Your grandmother? Your GRANDMOTHER? I just beat you to the ground, and you're insulting me? Well, I'll show her. She'll pay.
Thin Air goes first again; or, that is, does nothing first. In a fit of rage, he ignores his commands and thrashes around in the air for a little while. Had he been told to attack, then he might've taken out his frustration using that move, but as it is, he can not bring himself to do anything else. Snow capitalizes on this by using an attack of her own. She jumps into the air and spins 180 degrees, allowing her toothed appendage to face her opponent. Its "mouth" opens and clenches its jaws onto Thin Air, dragging it down to her level as Snow falls. Eventually, it lets go, allowing Thin Air to fall in a heap on the ground. A few moments later, Thin Air opens its eyes and floats back into the air, looking a little dazed. However, this only fuels its anger, and within a few minutes, he is thrashing in the air once again, albeit a little less violently. A few seconds later, a rustling is heard from the top of the tubes. Snow looks up, only to be caught in the eye by a rogue lego block. It doesn't appear to do much damage, but leaves Snow rubbing her eye. At this moment, the busboy walks in and delivers two bottles of water to the battlers. "If you want to battle here, that's okay, but be prepared to pay for the damages." he leaves the room, but keeps his eyes glued on the battle. It beats working all night.
Team Whirlpool (O)
Thin Air
Health: 88%
Energy: 88%
Chills: 0/4
Status: "You'll still pay." +1 Attack, Taunted (2 more actions).
Team Cosmic Blueberry (O)
Snow
Health: 92%
Energy: 88%
Chills: 0/4
Status: "Yeah. Take that."
Notes:
- Yeah, I just made up a word.
- Sorry for the wait, I'll be quicker next time.
- Whirlpool attacks first.
