Shiver Raft: Phoenix’s Mock Round
A chill permeates the air on board a large boat. Two battlers, the rivals, Red and Blue, stare each other in the eyes. The pokémon on the field do likewise. Well, at least they try to. Scratch’s eyes flicker and glitch, while Rebecca’s eyes dart to and fro, anxious.
Blue breaks the silence, as always. “What’s taking that newbie so long?”
Red shoots Blue a look.
“Well, the form clearly said-”
As he
complains says this, a small dinghy with a little bell on it approaches the boat. It appears hardly large enough to hold the testee, let alone the 2 Asberian officials behind him. The name of the fine dinghy reads, “Mighty Lapras.”
As the nervous ref steps onto the boat, followed by the officials, he blows the whistle for attention.
“Alright, I want a good clean fight. No Fissures, no Guillotines, no- you get the idea. On your mark, get set, battle!”
Mock Round
Scratch [Porygon2]
gender: [undefined]
Ability:Download | Item:Dubious Disk
Status: CAPACITORS OVERLOADED!- +1 ATK, Moderate Paralysis
HP: 90%, NRG:86%
Commands: Trick Room~Skull Bash/Defense Curl~Skull Bash/Defense Curl
Rebecca [Zigzagoon]
gender: Female
Ability:Pickup | Item:[None]
Status: Stupid Robot! - +1 ATK, +1 SP.ATK
HP:80% | NRG:88%
Commands:Covet ~ Charge Beam ~ Ice Beam
On the word “Begin”, Rebecca saunters toward the digital pokémon. As Scratch tries to calculate the meaning behind this seemingly friendly move, Rebecca yanks the disk out of Scratch’s drive and punches the pokémon before retreating away. Scratch is still making calculations. Suddenly, the digital pokémon releases a large field, changing the surroundings briefly into a strange, cubic room before returning to the cold surroundings of the ocean. Rebecca suddenly feels sluggish, while Scratch seems a great deal less burdened by paralysis than before.
Scratch lowers his head, taking aim at the Zigzagoon while toughening up his defenses, charging an attack. Rebecca takes this opportunity to gather electricity into her body, then releases the charge, letting the beam course towards Scratch. However, the beam passes right over Scratch’s head, as Scratch goes from charging up to charging forward, impacting Rebecca with his head at full force.
Scratch returns to the head-down defenses-up pose from before, while Rebecca charges yet another beam. This time, however, the beam hits its mark with searing cold. Scratch’s vision turns to static for a second, before returning to normal in time to charge forward once more, striking Rebecca with his skull in time for the round to end.
End of Mock Round
Scratch [Porygon2]
gender: [undefined]
Ability:Download | Item:[None]
Status: Pondering whether Porygon2s even have skulls.- +1 ATK, Mild Paralysis
HP: 72%, NRG:59%
Used: Trick Room~Skull Bash~Skull Bash
Rebecca [Zigzagoon]
gender: Female
Ability:Pickup | Item:Dubious Disk
Status: Why are robots so rude?! - +1 ATK, +1 SP.ATK
HP:46% | NRG:76%
Commands:Covet ~ Charge Beam(missed) ~ Ice Beam
The referee blows his whistle and documents the results of the round, while the league officials document his documentation skills. They nod to each other, then signal for the referee to return to the dinghy.
“Wait, what about us?” Blue asks, whining a bit.
One of the officials looks at him, raising an eyebrow. “You two are strong, right?” Red nods, while Blue prepares to brag. The official cuts him off. “You can row.” The officials, plus Phoenix, motor off in their dinghy, chuckling.
