Pre-Round
Rain was pouring from the sky, drumming the beach and the cliffs. One wouldn’t think that anyone would be insane enough to go out in this kind of weather, but no. Two trainers, Icalasari and Animorph, stood at either sides of the bay, each ready to beat the other to a pulp. Not literally, of course, since this
is a Pokemon battle. One very annoyed Spheal sat at the end of the beach, looking like she’s in very much pain from the four injuries on her side and back. Although unseen, a Gible and her clone rested on the bottom of the murky waters of the bay. All the Horsea seemed to have disappeared.
The rather soggy Linoone referee waved her referee flags. “Round five, start!”
Ribbon (F)
HP: 97%
Energy: 100%
Status: Horsea… Where are you…?
1 Clone; SPEED+2; ATTACK +2
Martha (F)
HP: 72%
Energy:89%
Status: Death to Gibles! Death to Gibles!
DEFENCE+1; BADLY POISONED (-4HP next round)
Round 5 Start
Martha grinned wickedly. Now’s the perfect chance to get her revenge on that stupid Gible. The Spheal focused, a light blue glow surrounding her body. A large wave reared out of the waters, carrying who-knows-what inside its muddy interior. Sand swirled around inside the surf, along with bits of strange purple stuff. The Surf attack was more like a Muddy Water attack, really, with all the sand and grit inside it. It would have done quite a lot of damage to Ribbon, if it hits.
However, Ribbon was way faster than Martha. The Gible, her body covered with wet sand, shot out of the water before the wave was even formed, and landed on the beach right by the cliffs, on the far end of the cove. The large wave reared out of the water and followed Ribbon, rushing at an amazing speed. The Gible turned around, just in time to see several tons of water and sand, not to mention a bit of poison, smashing into the cliffs with a loud bang, white foam spraying into the air. Powered by the rain, the Surf attack was even stronger than it would have usually been. When the wave receded, there was nothing left on the beach… Or was there?
A small lump of sand moved and slid away, revealing a small glowing dome of light. The dome fizzled a bit and faded. An unharmed Ribbon stood inside, complete with bits of wet sand still stuck to her body.
Unseen to all, a Gible clone under the water fizzled and disappeared with a small flash of light, scaring away a small group of Horsea.
<Ribbon: -0HP -9E; Martha: -0HP -5E>
Martha cursed. She had spent so much energy on her surf attack, and that Gible had avoided it with
Protect? The Spheal sighed and settled down. She would rather beat the Gible up right now, but orders are orders. Martha closed her eyes, and a soft blue glow surrounded her as she sent herself to a deep state of calmness. White light sparkled off her back, and the injuries began to heal. The holes on her side and back sealed over and disappeared, and the poison left her body. Martha gave a little sigh of relief and continued to sleep.
Really though,
Rest? Ribbon felt a bit annoyed. All her ramming attacks went to waste, just like that. Boom. The Gible sighed and looked around, making sure that there was no sickly-looking sand around her. There was a patch of suspicious-looking purple stuff to her left, right between her and the ocean, but that was about it. Better avoid that area… And the water seemed to be a slightly more purple color than before. Better avoid that, too. Well, since what she’s stepping on is safe, Ribbon took this moment and Chilled. Closing her eyes, the Gible felt some of her energy come back to her; good thing, too, as the Protect used up a lot of her energy.
<Ribbon: -0HP +10E; Martha: +28HP -14E>
The rain had washed away most of the sand on Ribbon’s body now. The Gible opened her eyes and watched Martha. Ribbon felt quite refreshed after resting a little, and was ready for her next action… Which depends on what the Spheal will be using, of course.
Martha, now completely healed, was still sleeping. She stirred, and mumbled something under her breath. A blue aura surrounded the Spheal, and the ball seal Pokemon started to glow, brighter and brighter. Suddenly, a beam of blue light shot out from the Spheal straight towards the sky. The temperature started to drop, and the rain stopped for a split second. Thunder roared in the clouds above, and the storm clouds swirled around the shaft of light. The Spheal stopped glowing, and the light faded. For a second, nothing happened. Then, it began to hail.
Ribbon groaned. Not again… She didn’t really like hail. It’s too cold, and it hurt when it hits her on the head. At least the Spheal didn’t use Ice Beam or whatever, the Gible thought to herself. Ice Beam would be even worse. But now, enough complaining. Ribbon started to run in circles, faster and faster until there was only a blur of blue. When she stopped, there were four other Gibles standing next to her. Now, for the complicated part. Ribbon waved her stubby arms around, calling out directions, and her clones followed. Three Gibles swam across the water to the other side of the cove, where the Spheal was. One of them walked into a small hole in the cliffs, disappearing into the darkness. Another Gible stood in front of the cave, blocking its entrance completely. The other Gible stood beside the Spheal, close enough so the Spheal could see it but far enough so the Speal can’t hit it with any close range attack. Yet another Gible, the one still on the opposite end of the lagoon from Spheal, loitered on the beach in front of a cave entrance. Ribbon grinned and surveyed her handiwork. Gible on the beach, check. Gible in the cave, check. Gible next to Martha, check. Gible in front of cave, check. Now… Ribbon walked into the cave, and moved her clone to block the entrance. Perfect.
The cave-tunnel-thing was pretty dark. No, that’s an understatement. The cave was really, really dark. It was pretty tall though, about five feet, so Ribbon fit quite nicely in it. The air was slightly damp, and the walls are not rough at all. The water probably smoothed it out, eroding the rocks away until it formed this nice system of tunnels. Ribbon decided that she’d better not go too far, least she gets lost. The good thing about the tunnel is that it’s blocking the hailstones that are continuously falling from the sky.
<Ribbon: -0HP -9E; Martha: -0HP -6E>
Round 5 End
Post-Round
Hail once again is pouring from the sky, pelting both the trainers and the referee with freezing chunks of ice. The only Pokemon that’s getting hit by the hail was the Spheal, but she wasn’t really affected anyway. There are three Gibles on the beach, two on Martha’s side and one on Martha’s opposite side. One Gible hid in the caves on Martha’s side, and another hid in the caves on the opposite side. The water was still as muddy as ever, and the Horsea are still nowhere to be found.
Ribbon (F)
HP: 97%
Energy: 92%
Status: Ohhh… Dark.
4 Clone; ATTACK +2
Martha (F)
HP: 100%
Energy: 64%
Status: Zzzzz….
ASLEEP; DEFENCE+1