This is a repost for reference purposes that has not been proofread. Final energy and health scores are, however, correct.
Rules and arena information for your convenience:
moon-panther (OOO)
Takumi (M)
Health: 61%
Energy: 47%
Chills: 0/5
- Sorry to see his substitute go, but otherwise all right. +1 All Stats
Starry Midnight (OOO)
Freeze (M)
Health: 43%
Energy: 36%
Chills: 1/5
- Tired and in pain. Confused (mild). +2 Attack
Shivering despite himself, Freeze tries to concentrate. The bite of pain and cold takes the edge off his confusion, giving him some clarity, but it still takes him a moment to organize his thoughts. Letting his mind drift out to the pond next to him, the lapras spreads his consciousness through its depths and subtle currents, taking control and stirring the liquid, summoning up a huge wave to come and douse the shore. Takumi, though, is aware of his opponent's intentions and swiftly goes to work on the water himself. He can feel the lapras manipulating the water, trying to get it to rise up, but Takumi wrestles control away from the lapras, trying to draw up his own wave to combat the lapras'.
The pond's waters swirl and gurgle, confused aquatic pokémon getting spun about and tossed in all directions as the water is unsettled by the two pokémon's endeavors. A column of water rises at its center, twisting and crashing in upon itself as two separate waves try to form, heading in opposite directions. In the end, Freeze demonstrates slightly more skill in manipulating water than Takumi does, and his surf attack wins out, gushing over and around the competition as it roars towards shore. Much of its power is gone, however, and it collapses just before reaching shore, sending nothing more than a gentle wash of water crawling up the sand to splash against Takumi and Freeze before receding again.
Freeze looks out, dismayed and a little befuddled, thanks to confusion, as he realizes that he wasn't quick enough with his ice beam attack to freeze the surf in place. Not that there was much of a surf to begin with, anyway. In any case, he's left without his wall of water to freeze--what is he to do? Well, the rest of the water will freeze easily enough, he supposes, and if he freezes a little bit of it out near the middle, he ought to be able to get most of the way underneath it anyway. Paddling slowly towards the water, flippers digging into the sand, the lapras summons up a different sort of ice beam. Pure ice energy gathers in tangible form at the back of his throat, an orb of power that glows a piercing blue. The light of the growing attack spills out around Freeze's lips, and at last it becomes too large for his mouth to contain properly. Opening his mouth wide, Freeze lets the ice beam discharge into the pond before him, directing the crackling column of ice energy out towards the center of the pond. In its wake it leaves a strip of thick ice, and Freeze moves his head slowly back and forth, drawing an extra-large, especially thick patch out at the middle of the pond before the ice beam, spent at last, dissipates to nothing more than a few drifting sparks of energy.
Seeing the attack complete, Takumi lets out a delighted giggle and dashes right past Freeze as the lapras looks on, surprised. The mudkip jumps and lands on the icy bridge the lapras has created, laughing delightedly as he goes sliding out towards the middle of the pond. The mudkip can't possibly hope to break up all this ice with just a single attack, but he's going to make his rock smash attack count and get at the area he thinks Freeze is going to be resing under. That's the extra-large patch way out in the middle, and the mudkip delightedly slips and skids his way out to the center of it before he begins hammering at the ice with his tiny paws. In no time at all, he's punched through the ice sheet to the rippling water below, cracks spreading out from the hole to all edges of the ice. Takumi keeps working on the edge of the hole until it is about a foot in diameter and he's starting to feel tired. Actually, he was starting to feel a little weary even before beginning the attack, but now his forepaws are seriously starting to ache, not to mention get disturbingly numb from contact with the ice.
Turning back to the shore, Takumi sees Freeze just setting out on his mission to rest under his ice sheet. Not so fast! Takumi grins with delight, then opens his mouth wide and lets out another of his eerie, echoing roars. The boulders called up for the last rock slide attack start to shudder and twitch as life seeps into them once more. This is represented by strange blue-purple flame that glows in the air all around them, the embodiement of pure rock power that imbues the dead rock with new power. Slowly, the boulders rise into the air and begin drifting towards Freeze. The lapras vaguely sense something is up and glances back over his shoulder, only to find himself being tailed by a pack of flaming, floating, silent rocks. The lapras puts on a turn of speed and dives, but it is too late--the boulders overtake him and drop, plunging into the water with great roars and eruptions of steam. Freeze is buffeted mercilessly by the rocks as they sink back into the depths, but he knows it's not long now before he'll be able to stop and heal his wounds.
Swimming up beneath the ice sheet and sticking his head up through the hole in its center--it actually is quite convenient--the lapras closes his eyes and sinks into a deep, powerful trance. Energy from his inner reserves rushes around throughout his body, healing the lapras' wounds with incredible speed even as it drains him of stamina.
moon-panther (OOO)
Takumi (M)
Health: 61%
Energy: 23%
Chills: 0/5
- Shivering out on the ice sheet and starting to feel very weary. +1 All Stats
Starry Midnight (OOO)
Freeze (M)
Health: 64%
Energy: 10%
Chills: 1/5
- In a deep healing trance below the ice sheet (2 more actions). Confused (very mild). +2 Attack
Terrain Notes
The beach is littered with rocks of all sizes, though most of the boulders have disappeared, and a small, icy mudkip lying crumbling on the sand a couple of feet in front of Takumi. A narrow band of ice, maybe a meter wide, stretches out to the middle of the pond, where a three-meter-diameter patch of ice floats. There is a hole roughly in its center through which Freeze's head is currently protruding.
Final Notes
- If you wanted to freeze surf as it was happening, you would need to combine ice beam with surf, not list them as separate actions. As it is, it doesn't really matter, anyway.
- moon-panther attacks first next round.
If Star Master would please identify himself, if he's rejoined the forums, that'd be cool, too.
Edit: It would appear that this is actually not the latest round. I'll see what I can do about pulling that one up.
Rules and arena information for your convenience:
Round Nine
moon-panther (OOO)
Takumi (M)
Health: 61%
Energy: 47%
Chills: 0/5
- Sorry to see his substitute go, but otherwise all right. +1 All Stats
Starry Midnight (OOO)
Freeze (M)
Health: 43%
Energy: 36%
Chills: 1/5
- Tired and in pain. Confused (mild). +2 Attack
Shivering despite himself, Freeze tries to concentrate. The bite of pain and cold takes the edge off his confusion, giving him some clarity, but it still takes him a moment to organize his thoughts. Letting his mind drift out to the pond next to him, the lapras spreads his consciousness through its depths and subtle currents, taking control and stirring the liquid, summoning up a huge wave to come and douse the shore. Takumi, though, is aware of his opponent's intentions and swiftly goes to work on the water himself. He can feel the lapras manipulating the water, trying to get it to rise up, but Takumi wrestles control away from the lapras, trying to draw up his own wave to combat the lapras'.
The pond's waters swirl and gurgle, confused aquatic pokémon getting spun about and tossed in all directions as the water is unsettled by the two pokémon's endeavors. A column of water rises at its center, twisting and crashing in upon itself as two separate waves try to form, heading in opposite directions. In the end, Freeze demonstrates slightly more skill in manipulating water than Takumi does, and his surf attack wins out, gushing over and around the competition as it roars towards shore. Much of its power is gone, however, and it collapses just before reaching shore, sending nothing more than a gentle wash of water crawling up the sand to splash against Takumi and Freeze before receding again.
Freeze looks out, dismayed and a little befuddled, thanks to confusion, as he realizes that he wasn't quick enough with his ice beam attack to freeze the surf in place. Not that there was much of a surf to begin with, anyway. In any case, he's left without his wall of water to freeze--what is he to do? Well, the rest of the water will freeze easily enough, he supposes, and if he freezes a little bit of it out near the middle, he ought to be able to get most of the way underneath it anyway. Paddling slowly towards the water, flippers digging into the sand, the lapras summons up a different sort of ice beam. Pure ice energy gathers in tangible form at the back of his throat, an orb of power that glows a piercing blue. The light of the growing attack spills out around Freeze's lips, and at last it becomes too large for his mouth to contain properly. Opening his mouth wide, Freeze lets the ice beam discharge into the pond before him, directing the crackling column of ice energy out towards the center of the pond. In its wake it leaves a strip of thick ice, and Freeze moves his head slowly back and forth, drawing an extra-large, especially thick patch out at the middle of the pond before the ice beam, spent at last, dissipates to nothing more than a few drifting sparks of energy.
Seeing the attack complete, Takumi lets out a delighted giggle and dashes right past Freeze as the lapras looks on, surprised. The mudkip jumps and lands on the icy bridge the lapras has created, laughing delightedly as he goes sliding out towards the middle of the pond. The mudkip can't possibly hope to break up all this ice with just a single attack, but he's going to make his rock smash attack count and get at the area he thinks Freeze is going to be resing under. That's the extra-large patch way out in the middle, and the mudkip delightedly slips and skids his way out to the center of it before he begins hammering at the ice with his tiny paws. In no time at all, he's punched through the ice sheet to the rippling water below, cracks spreading out from the hole to all edges of the ice. Takumi keeps working on the edge of the hole until it is about a foot in diameter and he's starting to feel tired. Actually, he was starting to feel a little weary even before beginning the attack, but now his forepaws are seriously starting to ache, not to mention get disturbingly numb from contact with the ice.
Turning back to the shore, Takumi sees Freeze just setting out on his mission to rest under his ice sheet. Not so fast! Takumi grins with delight, then opens his mouth wide and lets out another of his eerie, echoing roars. The boulders called up for the last rock slide attack start to shudder and twitch as life seeps into them once more. This is represented by strange blue-purple flame that glows in the air all around them, the embodiement of pure rock power that imbues the dead rock with new power. Slowly, the boulders rise into the air and begin drifting towards Freeze. The lapras vaguely sense something is up and glances back over his shoulder, only to find himself being tailed by a pack of flaming, floating, silent rocks. The lapras puts on a turn of speed and dives, but it is too late--the boulders overtake him and drop, plunging into the water with great roars and eruptions of steam. Freeze is buffeted mercilessly by the rocks as they sink back into the depths, but he knows it's not long now before he'll be able to stop and heal his wounds.
Swimming up beneath the ice sheet and sticking his head up through the hole in its center--it actually is quite convenient--the lapras closes his eyes and sinks into a deep, powerful trance. Energy from his inner reserves rushes around throughout his body, healing the lapras' wounds with incredible speed even as it drains him of stamina.
moon-panther (OOO)
Takumi (M)
Health: 61%
Energy: 23%
Chills: 0/5
- Shivering out on the ice sheet and starting to feel very weary. +1 All Stats
Starry Midnight (OOO)
Freeze (M)
Health: 64%
Energy: 10%
Chills: 1/5
- In a deep healing trance below the ice sheet (2 more actions). Confused (very mild). +2 Attack
Terrain Notes
The beach is littered with rocks of all sizes, though most of the boulders have disappeared, and a small, icy mudkip lying crumbling on the sand a couple of feet in front of Takumi. A narrow band of ice, maybe a meter wide, stretches out to the middle of the pond, where a three-meter-diameter patch of ice floats. There is a hole roughly in its center through which Freeze's head is currently protruding.
Final Notes
- If you wanted to freeze surf as it was happening, you would need to combine ice beam with surf, not list them as separate actions. As it is, it doesn't really matter, anyway.
- moon-panther attacks first next round.
If Star Master would please identify himself, if he's rejoined the forums, that'd be cool, too.
Edit: It would appear that this is actually not the latest round. I'll see what I can do about pulling that one up.
