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With Rocky down for the count, a brief period of confusion reigns. Is the battle over? If Stryke's gone, where would another pokémon even come from? And yet, the bell hasn't sounded to announce the end of the match.
As usual, it's the Masked Royal who jumps in to take control of the situation. "We're not done yet! Come on out, Dramabase!"
How did he get Stryke's pokéball? What happened to Stryke, actually? These are the sorts of things the trainers might be worrying about, but already caught up in the excitement of battle, the pokémon are simply interested in seeing who they have to fight next. Dramabase is a difficult one to pin down; he doesn't look all that intimidating, with hair-shrouded eyes and a cheerful smile on his face, but he is a dragon, and it never pays to underestimate one of those.
Round Eight
Eifie (OO)
Navi (F) <Sweet Veil> @ Big Root
Health: 38%
Energy: 60%
Commands: Moonblast @ Cassie / Powder @ Cassie / Bestow @ Princess Kyubutt x 2
- Glad to see Rocky gone. +1 Special Attack, +1 Special Defense, +1 Speed
Flora (XO) Kyu (F) <Disguise>
Health: 100%
Energy: 96%
Commands: Charge Beam @ Navi ~ Shadow Ball @ Cassie
- Well, that could have gone better. Disguise busted.
Keldeo (OO)
Cassie (F) <Shell Armor>
Health: 29%
Energy: 41%
Commands: Dragon Claw @ Dramabase / Iron Head / Protect ~ Endeavor @ Dramabase / Iron Head / Protect
- Satisfied. +1 Attack, +1 Defense, -2 Speed
Since it looks like the battle's going to continue, Kyu decides he should channel his pikachu side and unleash some electricity. The head of his disguise--now tipped back at an unpleasant angle--sparks quite realistically, and a second later Kyu shoots Navi with a sparkling beam of electrical energy. The cutiefly shakes this off with an irritated buzz, all her attention on Cassie. She's going to pay for taking Rocky down before Navi could do it herself. Once again the cutiefly raises her fists over her head, calling on the power of the moon, and once again a ceiling light complies, sending a bolt of shimmering light down at Cassie.
The moonblast surrounds the turtonator completely but fails to touch her. She has to close her eyes against the unpleasant glare of pure fairy energy, but other than that, her protect shield keeps her completely safe. While Navi fumes and protests the injustice of her attack getting blocked, Dramabase is quietly gathering shadows between his claws. He tosses a blobby hunk of ghost-type energy at Kyu, knocking the mimikyu over sideways.
Kyu scrabbles his way upright again, but appears to have taken inspiration from Dramabase, rather than a desire for vengeance. He swirls up his own shadow ball, claws moving in a blackish blur, and then launches it at Cassie the second her protect comes down.
The turtonator grunts, pressing a hand to the bruise the shadow ball left behind, then turns ponderously towards Dramabase, sizing the blandly-smiling drampa up. Before she can start in on an attack, though, Navi calls up another moonblast. This time the powerful beam of light hits home, and Cassie roars, fire leaking from her mouth and the vents in her craggy shell. The concentrated power of the fairy energy is overwhelming drives Cassie to her knees, and the turtonator's left with ringing head and blurred vision, clinging to cosciousness through pure grit alone.
Dramabase has enough time to fire another shadow ball at Kyu before Cassie gathers herself enough to resume her attack. The turtonator lumbers back to her feet, spitting more fire and psyching herself up for a monumental attack. Dramabase is still distracted by Kyu, humming cheerfully to himself as he contemplates yet another shadow ball, and so manages to be blindsided even by the not-tremendously-fast and ground-shaking turtonator.
Cassie roars and lashes out with all she's got, determined to make Dramabase suffer as she's suffered, even if it's the last thing she does--which it might be. The amount of energy it takes to turn Cassie into the blur of claws, flame, and anger is so great it could have brought low even a pokémon who hadn't grown as exhausted as she had. Gradually the fury of Cassie's punches dies back, her advances grow less confident, and she sways on her feet, eyes threatening to fall closed. And then they do close, and Cassie crumples to the mat, utterly exhausted but content in the knowledge, before she passes out, that she got one last, incredibly good hit in before she fell.
Eifie (OO)
Navi (F) <Sweet Veil> @ Big Root
Health: 33%
Energy: 50%
Used: Moonblast @ Cassie x 2
- I did it! +1 Special Attack, +1 Special Defense, +1 Speed
Terrain Notes
The snow is trampled and starting to melt. There is a slightly larger scattering of rocks near Navi.
Final Notes
- Another one bites the dust! Keldeo sends out another pokémon next. She can either post in the thread or PM it to me, doesn't matter.
- Then we'll have another seventy-two hours for commands.
Forgive me if I'm misunderstanding these numbers, but I don't think that 1.5 should be there - Moonblast isn't super-effective against Cassie, since she's Fire / Dragon, I think?
Keldeo recalls Cassie with a murmur of thanks for the turtonator's efforts. She spends a bit considering the arena; this is her last pokémon, and it looks like the battle's beginning to draw to a close. She has to be careful with her choice.
At last Keldeo comes to a decision, rolling a pokéball between her fingers and then hurling it into the arena to release Brigid, a young mareanie. Brigid takes in the pokémon arrayed in front of her and the crowd beyond, then flexes her tentacles. She's got this.
Round Ten
Eifie (OO) - Score: 2
Navi (F) <Sweet Veil> @ Big Root
Health: 33%
Energy: 50%
Commands: Draining Kiss @ Dramabase / Leech Life @ Dramabase / Draining Kiss @ Kyu x 3
- I did it! +1 Special Attack, +1 Special Defense, +1 Speed
Brigid may be eager to get going, but Kyu beats her to the attack, her fake pikachu-cheeks sparking for a second before the ghost raises her claws and calls down a huge thunderbolt. Dramabase groans as the thunder hits home, moving ever more sluggishly as paralysis takes hold of his body. In his half-frozen state, he has no hope of evading Navi, who comes buzzing down to kiss him, of all things. Dramabase shudders, feeling his energy literally draining away. Navi turns to leave, only to collide head-on with one of Brigid's tentacles, which goes on to swat her big root out of her hands, knocking it towards the edge of the arena. Brigid's already abandoned her own lucky egg, which lies near her in the remains of the snow.
Dramabase huffs out an aggrieved sigh and slowly begins to gather electrical charge, ready to send his own thunder attack lancing across the arena. Brigid doesn't see it coming, perhaps doesn't realize how dangerous the elderly-looking dragon is. After getting roasted by a high-powered thunder attack, though, she's sure to pay more attention to Dramabase in the future.
Not just yet, though. The mareanie still has her eyes on Navi for the moment, her tentacles swirling in synchronized loops, gathering a noxious ball of poison between them. To Brigid's dismay, though, Navi darts away just when the mareanie looses her attack, zipping obliviously away from the gunk shot. The clot of poison bursts uselessly on the mat, and Navi gives Dramabase another big, and painful, kiss. The cutiefly is less lucky about dodging Kyu, though--the ghost rakes at Navi with her claws, swatting her almost into the mat, but after all the health she's stolen from Dramabase, the cutiefly actually isn't looking much worse than she was when the round started.
Brigid, on the other hand, has to endure another thunder from Dramabase, and she's definitely looking a bit less perky. If the whole battle's going to be like this, she's not sure how long she'll be able to go on.
Eifie (OO) - Score: 2
Navi (F) <Sweet Veil>
Health: 33%
Energy: 46%
Used: Draining Kiss @ Dramabase x 2
- Actually doesn't really like kissing dragons... +1 Special Attack, +1 Special Defense, +1 Speed
Dramabase (M) <Cloud Nine>
Health: 37%
Energy: 80%
Commands: None
- Beginning to feel seriously ganged up on. Paralyzed (severe).
Terrain Notes
There is a large puddle of poisonous liquid near the middle of the arena. Brigid's lucky egg lies abandoned in the slush, along with Navi's big root.
Final Notes
- I added each player's scores to their status line to help you keep track. They're calculated the same as in the Battle Royals in the game: number of KO's + number of pokémon remaining. Keldeo is in the lead after factoring in health/energy total.
- Three days for commands.
Dramabase (M) <Cloud Nine>
Health: 37%
Energy: 80%
Commands: None
- Beginning to feel seriously ganged up on. Paralyzed (severe).
Navi, faced with the prospect of smooching Dramabase again, gives a mental sigh. She's sure her trainer only has her best interests in mind, but really, the cutiefly would rather be kissing just about anyone else. Or, specifically, Prince Fluffybutt. He's way cuter than some old dragon guy.
Come to that, Dramabase would really rather Navi didn't kiss him either, but apparently the both of them are doomed to disappointment. The dragon shudders and swats at Navi as she sucks out another considerable chunk of his life force, but the tiny cutiefly easily evades his swipes. Growling to himself and feeling mightily like he wants a nap, Dramabase turns his attention to Kyu and crankily flings a shadow ball at the ghost.
Kyu takes the hit with no more than a brief squeak of pain, and a second later his black claws are gathering incongruously bright, sparkling light. Dramabase turns his face aside, but the brilliant flash of the detonating dazzling gleam scorches across his side anyway and sends Navi spiraling and buzzing wildly through the air, momentarily blinded if not all that hurt. Only Brigid remains totally unaffected, sheltering behind a protect shield and waiting for her own moment to strike.
No sooner does the mareanie let her defense fall then Kyu falls on her in a fury, clawing and slashing at her as if to make up the damage from the dazzling gleam that didn't reach her. In truth, though, the mimikyu isn't feeling all that bad; his frustration is there, to be sure, but it isn't nearly overwhelming enough to lend his attack a real bite. After a few seconds another shadow ball from Dramabase blasts Kyu away, and Brigid lets her tentacles fall from their defensive positions in front of her face, shaking them out with an irritated flick of her head.
Another blinding discharge of fairy energy leaves the mareanie squinting, and it takes her a moment to register the attack as a moonblast lancing down from on high--Navi attacking Dramabase again. The dragon groans weakly--what is it with these kids? Can't they show their elders any more respect than this?
With the dragon as battered as he is, Brigid figures he isn't worth paying attention to. She turns her attention towards Kyu instead, lashing out with spiny, poison-filled tentacles. The ghost, who's only just righted himself after the shadow ball, squeaks and tries to swat the attack aside, but several of Brigid's tentacles find their mark, cutting through Kyu's disguise and stabbing into the ghostly pokémon beneath.
Eifie (OO) - Score: 2
Navi (F) <Sweet Veil>
Health: 34%
Energy: 39%
Commands: Draining Kiss @ Dramabase ~ Moonblast @ Dramabase
- Hoping Dramabase goes down soon. +1 Special Attack, +1 Special Defense, +1 Speed
Dramabase (M) <Cloud Nine>
Health: 2% (capped)
Energy: 72%
Used: Shadow Ball @ Kyu x2
- Ooh... I'm definitely getting too old for this... Paralyzed (severe).
Terrain Notes
There is a large puddle of poisonous liquid near the middle of the arena. Brigid's lucky egg lies abandoned in the slush, along with Navi's big root.
Final Notes
- Kyu wasn't particularly angry this round, so frustration did just a little better than half damage.
- Seventy-two hours for commands, as usual. Remember that the battle ends when the first person runs out of pokémon, and the round ends immediately when a pokémon is knocked out--so with Dramabase so low on health, the end of the battle could be imminent!
!speed check: 5
Navi first this round
-- Begin Round Eleven --
Navi's command: draining kiss @ Dramabase
Energy:
Base 3% - 1% STAB = 2% energy
Acc: 100%
HIT!
Crit roll: 11
no crit
Damage:
Pow 50 -> base 5% + 1.25 STAB + 1% boost x 1.5 SE = 10% damage, 7% regained