Metallica Fanboy vs. Zaiella: Round Three
Arena: Natural Pier
A long, platform-like rocky formation stretches from the coast and towards the sea. It stands not long above the sea level, and although a bit ragged, it's almost plain. The sea's waves are not in a good mood today; any non-water-type incapable of flight/floating to end up on the water will need to make a costly struggle to get back on ground.
Team Metallica Fanboy (Oo)
![slakoth](http://www.dragonflycave.com/oldforums/images/vbsprites/pt/slakoth.png)
[Megatherium] Slakoth (M) <Truant>
Health: 76%
Energy: 96%
Status: Famished.
Commands: Facade/Bulk Up x2 ~ Truant
Atk +2, Def +2, Paralyzed (severe)
Team Zaiella (Oo)
![pichu](http://www.dragonflycave.com/oldforums/images/vbsprites/pt/pichu.png)
[Topaz] Pichu (M) <Static>
Health: 100%
Energy: 73%
Status: Slightly less deeply asleep.
Commands: Sleep Talk ~ Sleep Talk/Rain Dance ~ Sleep Talk/Thunder/Nasty Plot
Asleep (moderate)
Round Three: begin!
Topaz again begins to talk in his sleep, which by now is really starting to make Megatherium nervous. His muscles are aching through the paralysis, though, and he’s hungry, so he really doesn’t feel bothered enough to pay close attention to the rat. He’s sure that when something important happens he’ll be able to see what it is in time to...
Megatherium doesn’t manage to complete his train of thought; suddenly, he realizes that Topaz is presently running at top speed towards him! The Slakoth’s eyes involuntarily close as he tenses up (half from reflex, half from paralysis) but he is puzzled when he feels no attack hit him. Cautiously and slowly opening one eye, he sees the mouse sitting harmlessly asleep in the same place from which he started. Topaz had tried to
fake him
out! Well, let’s see how the mouse feels when he... um...
The sloth Pokemon realizes that he can’t remember what he was supposed to do. His stomach growls and, in frustration, he slams a fist against the rock beneath him. Bad idea. Now he’s paralyzed and hungry,
and his hand hurts.
<Megatherium: -1H, -0E / Atk +2, Def +2, Paralyzed (severe) / Why does everything happen to
me?>
<Topaz: -0H, -10E / Asleep (moderate) / totally unaware>
The roars of the waves. The cawing of some Pelipper in the distance. More mumbles from Topaz. His stomach growling.
These are the things Megatherium hears. Guess which one he’s most concerned with? If you guessed “his stomach growling”, you’re right. But not for long.
The Slakoth’s attention is suddenly caught as Topaz’s coat once again glows with electric energy. Dreading another thunderbolt, the sloth begins to crawl backwards at a snail’s pace, his heart pounding. But the electricity doesn’t form arcs around his enemy; quite the contrary, it seems to be focusing itself in the Pichu’s hands. Before Megatherium realizes what’s going on, Topaz has sleepily managed to
charge and release a
beam of electricity that leaves both battlers’ fur standing on end as it leaves the mouse’s body and enters the sloth’s.
Fed up with all this nonsense, Megatherium finally manages to gather the anger necessary to make an actual attack. He crawls to the blissfully unaware Pichu and, shedding his laziness as if it were a
facade, takes swing after swing at Topaz, beating the electric rat in every way he can think of. When his anger is finally satisfied, the facade goes back up, and he lays down at that very spot to rest, not even noticing that the cruel beating had woken Topaz up.
<Megatherium: -5H, -5E / Atk +2, Def +2, Paralyzed (severe) / tired as a dog>
<Topaz: -16H, -10E / Sp. Atk +1 / in pain, but glad to be awake>
Recalling the pain from that last attack, Topaz begins to think darkly of all the things he could do to the unsuspecting sloth. From Megatherium’s bulged muscles, Topaz can tell that he’s bulked up, so ranged attacks are in order now. He can resort to any one of the electric attacks at his disposal, or he could do something less expected and shoot off some droning bug beams or even throw around some flowers. With Megatherium unaware to his impending fate, Topaz continues to
plot nasty fates for the sloth, which excites him considerably.
<Megatherium: -0H, +5E / Atk +2, Def +2, Paralyzed (severe) / not paying attention>
<Topaz: -0H, -3E / Sp. Atk +3 / longing to execute his schemes>
Round Three over!
Team Metallica Fanboy (Oo)
![slakoth](http://www.dragonflycave.com/oldforums/images/vbsprites/pt/slakoth.png)
[Megatherium] Slakoth (M) <Truant>
Health: 70%
Energy: 96%
Status: Not paying attention.
Commands used: (flinched) ~ Facade ~ Truant
Atk +2, Def +2, Paralyzed (severe)
Team Zaiella (Oo)
![pichu](http://www.dragonflycave.com/oldforums/images/vbsprites/pt/pichu.png)
[Topaz] Pichu (M) <Static>
Health: 84%
Energy: 50%
Status: Longing to execute his schemes.
Commands used: Sleep Talk ~ Sleep Talk ~ Nasty Plot
Sp. Atk +3
Arena status:
The natural pier remains unchanged. The waves continue to roar violently.
Ref’s notes:
1. Pokedex used: Veekun @
http://veekun.com/
2. Random number generator used: @
http://javascript.internet.com/games/dice-roller.html
3. Sleep Talk randomly called Fake Out on the first action and Charge Beam on the second.
4. Megatherium flinched on the first action.
5. Topaz woke up on the second action due to an extremely lucky dice roll and the heavy damage caused by Facade.
6. NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow and I’ll be participating. Unfortunately, this means I probably won’t have the time or energy to ref. I’ll be reffing again as soon as November’s over (or if I give up early like I have in previous years), but until then, you’ll have to either get an emergency ref or just wait. Sorry, guys.
7. Zaiella will attack first next round.