Visitor Message vs Keldeo

[Vipera Magnifica]

It looks like we're going down in an earlier round, but Li Feng we're going down swinging.

Knock Off that Black Sludge. Hit hard with a Zen Headbutt. Finish up with a Sucker Punch.

Knock Off ~ Zen Headbutt ~ Sucker Punch

 

[Dragon]

Format: 2v2 single
Style: Switch
DQ: 10 days
Damage Cap: 30%
Banned/Restricted Moves: OHKO moves, Direct recovery moves, Rest, Wish
Arena Description: An enormous black Rubik's cube is suspended in an endless void. A glowing light pours out of the cracks in its surface, radiating a strange kind of energy. Before each round, the color of the light changes randomly to a hue signifying one of the eighteen types. Any moves of this type are 1.5x effective.

ROUND 5

Visitor Message (OO)

[Li Feng] F <Shed Skin>
Health: 27%
Energy: 55%
Status: Breathing hard and a bit embarassed.
Confused (mild). Taunted (2 more actions).

Keldeo (OO)
()
[Vesper] F <Inner Focus>
Health: 55%
Energy: 45%
Status: Flagging, but proud of herself.
Tailwind is in effect (3 more actions).​

Almost imperceptibly, the light of the Rubik's cube drains of colour until it is just a plain, non-descript white. Vesper chirps and rides the tailwind forwards, drifting a bit closer to Li Feng. She takes a deep breath and steels herself, then tucks her wings in close and dives at the Seviper with all the force she can muster. The air around her starts to glow orange-hot, and she collides head first into Li Feng with a loud cry. Both Pokemon rocket away from each other, Li Feng tumbling backwards and coming to rest wearily on her side. Vesper skids off the ground and bounces along for a couple of paces, before wincing and flying back to her feet.

Li Feng slowly draws herself upright, making a pained face as she does. The only thing that's keeping her going right now is the Fall Out Boy song in her head, and with that in mind, she dashes towards Vesper with determination. The Seviper lashes out with the flat of her tail blade, and catches the tip in the fabric of the Black Sludge's pouch, hung around Vesper's neck. With a little flick, she knocks Vesper to the ground and separates her from her item, sending the pouch off into the void of space with another flick of her tail.

Vesper flaps back up into the air, breathing hard. She steels herself once more and dives towards Li Feng just as she did earlier, wings drawn in tightly and head down. The air around her flashes orange as she rams into the Seviper's side, and both Pokemon are thrown away from each other with a cry. Vesper doesn't go flying as far this time, and shakily gets back into the air with a nervous chirp. Li Feng goes tumbling backwards again, but this time she doesn't get up. The referee waits a couple moments before dashing over to check on the Seviper. She nods and raises a hand, signalling that Li Feng is no longer fit for battle.

Visitor Message (XO)

[Li Feng] F <Shed Skin>
Health: 0%
Energy: 50%
Status: Knocked Out!

Keldeo (OO)

[Vesper] F <Inner Focus>
Health: 37%
Energy: 35%
Status: Relieved.
Tailwind is in effect (1 more action).​

Notes
-The type boosted by the cube was Normal type.
-Vesper's Black Sludge was knocked off on the first action.
-Li Feng was knocked out by Brave Bird on the second action.
-Visitor Message sends out and attacks first next round.

 

[Vipera Magnifica]

You're up next Master Belch.

Use Thunderbolt twice. Finish up with Acid Armor. Use Acid Armor if she protects at any point. If by the third turn you haven't hit her twice with Thunderbolt, use Thunderbolt.

Thunderbolt / Acid Armor ~ Thunderbolt / Acid Armor ~ Acid Armor / Thunderbolt

 

[Keldeo]

Those Thunderbolts will do a number on you, but we can still be as annoying as possible before we go down. Start with a Captivate to limit what he can do to you, then Sludge Bomb for a bit of damage and poisoning if we're lucky. On your last action, wait to see what he does before acting. Use Snatch to steal his Acid Armor if he uses that, but if for some reason he uses Thunderbolt, use Venoshock if he's poisoned and Sludge Bomb if not.

Captivate ~ Sludge Bomb ~ Snatch / Venoshock / Sludge Bomb

 

[Dragon]

Format: 2v2 single
Style: Switch
DQ: 10 days
Damage Cap: 30%
Banned/Restricted Moves: OHKO moves, Direct recovery moves, Rest, Wish
Arena Description: An enormous black Rubik's cube is suspended in an endless void. A glowing light pours out of the cracks in its surface, radiating a strange kind of energy. Before each round, the color of the light changes randomly to a hue signifying one of the eighteen types. Any moves of this type are 1.5x effective.

ROUND 6

Visitor Message (XO)

[Master Belch] M <Gooey>
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: Looking around curiously.

Keldeo (OO)

[Vesper] F <Inner Focus>
Health: 37%
Energy: 35%
Status: Relieved.
Tailwind is in effect (1 more action).​

As Visitor Message takes a moment to recall Li Feng and decide which Pokemon to send out next, the light from the cube flashes once, and begins to slowly change into a pale blue. VM sends out Master Belch the Goomy, who surveys his surroundings with surprise. He makes a quiet humming noise before turning his attention to his opponent Vesper, who is.. definitely doing much worse than he is. Master Belch feels a little burst of confidence. He's got this battle in the bag!

Vesper is still hanging in there until the end, though, and as soon as the referee signals the start of the round, she coasts over to Master Belch and strikes up a conversation. She starts to chatter about herself, about the oddity of their location, about everything and nothing, and strangely enough, Master Belch finds himself oddly engrossed in the conversation. He finds himself nodding and smiling along, until he remembers what he's supposed to be doing.

Almost disappointed to cut their conversation short, the Goomy takes a deep breath and starts to build up an electrical charge on his slimy skin. He starts crackling with electric energy, until he releases it all towards Vesper with a exhale of breath. The Zubat shrieks in surprise as the high voltage energy runs through her body, and she shakes violent with the force of the energy.

She's more than happy to return the favour, and starts to gather up some liquid in her mouth. Vesper's cheeks swell with the amount of poisonous waste she's gathering in her mouth, and with a shiver that causes some toxic bile to rise from her tiny stomach, she spews the liquid towards Master Belch. It holds its spherical shape until impact, where it spatters all over the Goomy's slimy hide. He makes a groaning noise as the liquid starts to burn, and does his best to shake the odd substance off of his sides.

Master Belch takes a deep breath again and shuts his eyes tightly as he gathers up more electrical energy from the air, and crackles with the force of it. He releases the electricity in a wide bolt towards Vesper with a small cry, and smiles as she shrieks and flaps about wildly to try to clear away the pain.

Vesper winces and shakes her head. She.. is really not feeling that good right now, and would love to end this battle as quickly as possible. That's not looking to be the case for her for the next short while, though, and with an eyeless grimace, she gets right back to work. A dark mass of energy takes shape around the Zubat, and she focuses intently on Master Belch, seemingly waiting for him to make a move. The Goomy looks up at her curiously, surprised that Vesper doesn't seem to be doing anything in particular right now? He shrugs, and gets to work secreting more goo all over his body.

As he works, the dark aura surrounding Vesper shoots out and surrounds him, siphoning the goo away from his body and towards Vesper. She makes a displeased noise as the goo settles on her body, and completely coats her from head to toe. Even grosser, it seems to be hardening slightly and making it a bit difficult to move? How was this what Master Belch wanted to do to himself? Meanwhile, Master Belch is a bit confused as to why the goo he secreted didn't seem to have changed anything about him? And why Vesper is suddenly looking a bit more.. shiny. As Master Belch contemplates this, the referee waves her flags to signal the end of the round.

Visitor Message (XO)

[Master Belch] M <Gooey>
Health: 89%
Energy: 88%
Status: Confused.
-2 Special Attack

Keldeo (OO)

[Vesper] F <Inner Focus>
Health: 17%
Energy: 25%
Status: Tired and grossed out.
+2 Defense​

Notes
-The type boosted by the cube was Ice type.
-Keldeo attacks first next round.

 

[Keldeo]

Vesper, you'll get to rest after this, I promise. Lead with a Super Fang, which you have just enough energy for, and then use Captivate. If you're still there on the last action, use Confide. If he protects at any time or has a substitute when you would use Captivate, Chill and delay all your actions. If he has clones, just target a random one.

Super Fang / Chill ~ Captivate / Super Fang / Chill ~ Confide / Chill / Captivate

 

[Vipera Magnifica]

Super Fang is a scary move indeed. But if we have to take the hit, we may as well make the best of our situation. Use Counter to stop that Zubat in its tracks. If by some miracle she's still fighting, use Thunderbolt to finish her off.

Counter ~ Thunderbolt ~ Thunderbolt

Hang in there, buddy!

 

[Dragon]

Format: 2v2 single
Style: Switch
DQ: 10 days
Damage Cap: 30%
Banned/Restricted Moves: OHKO moves, Direct recovery moves, Rest, Wish
Arena Description: An enormous black Rubik's cube is suspended in an endless void. A glowing light pours out of the cracks in its surface, radiating a strange kind of energy. Before each round, the color of the light changes randomly to a hue signifying one of the eighteen types. Any moves of this type are 1.5x effective.

ROUND 7

Visitor Message (XO)

[Master Belch] M <Gooey>
Health: 89%
Energy: 88%
Status: Confused.
-2 Special Attack

Keldeo (OO)

[Vesper] F <Inner Focus>
Health: 17%
Energy: 25%
Status: Tired and grossed out.
+2 Defense​

The light of the cube flashes and changes to a deep blue colour as the round begins. Vesper wastes no time at all and dives towards Master Belch with all the speed she can muster, and digs her fangs into the Goomy's slimy side as deep as she can. Master Belch makes a screeching noise and goes completely still, as Vesper flaps about madly, fangs still embedded in her opponent. She only loosens her grip at a whistle blast from the referee, which seems to shake Vesper from her frenzy. She tears away with a quiet noise, leaving a jagged hole in Master Belch's side. Vesper is barely keeping airborne at this point, but is visibly very proud of her work.

Before she can fly too far away, Master Belch makes an odd noise and begins to shiver violently, shutting his eyes tightly and tensing his entire body. Then, with incredible speed, he slides forwards and lashes upwards, releasing an intense amount of energy at Vesper. The Zubat makes a shocked noise and goes flying out of the air, bouncing limply near the edge of the Rubik's cube. She's a pace away from falling off the side of the cube, when the referee rushes over to check on her. With a nod, she holds up a hand to confirm that Vesper is unable to battle.

Visitor Message (XO)

[Master Belch] M <Gooey>
Health: 59% (capped)
Energy: 80%
Status: Breathing hard, but still smiling.
-2 Special Attack

Keldeo (XO)

[Vesper] F <Inner Focus>
Health: 0%
Energy: 10%
Status: Knocked Out!​

Notes
-The type boosted by the cube was Water type.
-Vesper was knocked out by Counter on the second action.
-Keldeo only has one Pokemon left, so we'll skip the sending out part.
-Visitor Message commands first next round.

 

[Vipera Magnifica]

Great job Belchy. Now that you have a new opponent, it's time to change your strategy. Start with Toxic. Follow up with Dragon Pulse. Then use Muddy Water. If he hits you with a physical move, Counter it. If he sets up substitute on the first action, create some clones with Double Team.

Toxic / Double Team (max clones) / Counter ~ Dragon Pulse / Counter ~ Muddy Water / Counter

 

[Keldeo]

You've got this, Toby. Start off with a quick Work Up; you will be hit by Master Belch's Toxic, but try to bear with it. Next, since you're faster, we're going to Me First that Dragon Pulse for a big chunk of damage. He's still weakened from Vesper's Captivate, so it won't deal too much to you either. End with an Echoed Voice while he tries to use Muddy Water without water.

Work Up ~ Me First ~ Echoed Voice

 

[Vipera Magnifica]

oh the cube's full of water didn't you know

 

[Dragon]

Format: 2v2 single
Style: Switch
DQ: 10 days
Damage Cap: 30%
Banned/Restricted Moves: OHKO moves, Direct recovery moves, Rest, Wish
Arena Description: An enormous black Rubik's cube is suspended in an endless void. A glowing light pours out of the cracks in its surface, radiating a strange kind of energy. Before each round, the color of the light changes randomly to a hue signifying one of the eighteen types. Any moves of this type are 1.5x effective.

ROUND 8

Visitor Message (XO)

[Master Belch] M <Gooey>
Health: 59%
Energy: 80%
Status: Breathing hard, but still smiling.
-2 Special Attack

Keldeo (XO)
()
[Toby] M <Iron Fist>
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Status: Eyeing Master Belch suspiciously.​

Keldeo recalls Vesper and quickly sends out Toby the Pancham, barely wasting a second. As Toby surveys their odd surroundings and his odd slimy opponent with a dry expression, the Rubik's cube flashes and changes to the same deep indigo colour it took on earlier in the match. This time, however, Master Belch also takes on the same odd glow for a moment, before the light fades from him. He yelps in surprise, then looks around curiously. What just happened?

Toby pays the Goomy no attention, and closes his eyes and prepares for the fight ahead. He starts running on the spot and taking deep breaths, pumping himself up and gets ready to fight. He gives himself a pep talk, telling himself he'll do great in the battle ahead, and he can do this! He can win! When he opens his eyes again, he's much more focused and ready to go.

Meanwhile, Master Belch is getting his wits back together as well. He watches the Pancham go through his pre-battle preparations with interest, then decides to not let these few seconds go to waste. He starts to secrete waste material from a valve in his mouth, forming a ball of toxic sludge in his mouth. With a deep breath, he spits the material towards Toby, making a noise of approval as it splatters all over his opponent's front. Toby looks down at his chest in disgust and tries to wipe the waste from his fur, already starting to feel a bit sick.

He glares at Master Belch, and suddenly the intensity of his stare is at full blast. To be honest, it's creeping the Goomy out a bit. Master Belch squirms uncomfortably and tries to prepare for his next attack, gathering up his draconic energy in an orb in front of him, when suddenly Toby starts glowing with the same blue-ish purple draconic energy, much brighter than the Goomy. Toby is shaking with all the energy he's holding, and just as he's about to release it, the cube under their feet flashes with the same indigo light. Toby lets out a surprised yell as the orb of light in his paws suddenly swells in size, and looses it towards Master Belch, his control on the energy slipping. The orb flies free and strikes Master Belch square in the face, and he makes a little shrieking noise as the energy sears into his flesh. Toby makes a smug face and puffs out his chest, the Life Orb on its string around his neck glowing slightly as he shows off.

The Goomy goes a bit flat for a moment as he shakes and tries to recover from the blow. Then, with a wince, he pulls himself back together and tries to focus again. Master Belch gathers up his draconic energy in a rough sphere in front of him, and closes his eyes. The energy swells, and as he prepares to release it, the cube under him flashes again and Master Belch yelps as he feels his energy increase. He squeaks and loses control over the draconic energy, sending it towards Toby at top speed. The Pancham has no time to react, and is knocked flat on his back by the strength of the energy, groaning as it burns his fur slightly.

Toby gets up with a grimace and rubs his head. At the very least, he's doing much better than Master Belch, who looks like he's about to fall apart at any minute. Toby takes a moment to refocus, and takes a deep breath. He holds it for a dramatic moment, then bellows a wordless shout at Master Belch. The Goomy shivers as Toby's voice rebounds in his mind, and through the void around them, even as the pain in his head fades away.

Master Belch closes his eyes and casts his mental power out, searching for a source of water to perform his next attack with, and finds.. nothing. He opens his eyes and looks back at his Trainer in confusion, hoping for some sort of explanation. None given, he tries again to find some sort of pool or even a puddle to use, to the same effect. Toby watches his opponent with amusement, and is glad that for a moment, he can just relax and not have to worry about being attacked.

Visitor Message (XO)

[Master Belch] M <Gooey>
Health: 29% (capped)
Energy: 73%
Status: Tired and flagging.
-2 Special Attack

Keldeo (XO)
()
[Toby] M <Iron Fist>
Health: 85%
Energy: 88%
Status: Smirking.
Severely Poisoned (1% damage this round).
+1 Attack, +1 Special Attack​

Notes
-The type boosted by the cube was Dragon type.
-Toby copied Dragon Pulse with Me First on the second action. Damage was boosted by the cube.
-Master Belch's Dragon Pulse on the second action was also boosted by the cube.
-Toby's Echoed Voice hit the damage cap on the third action, thanks to his Life Orb.
-Aaaaand Master Belch's Muddy Water failed on the third action, due to a lack of water.
-Keldeo commands first next round.

 

[Keldeo]

Great job, Toby! For this round, just keep using Echoed Voice. If he has a Protect up or is unhittable for some reason, yell into the distance or something, just make sure it still echoes. If he has clones, try to hit them all by spreading the Echoed Voice out among them.

Echoed Voice x 3

 

[Vipera Magnifica]

Okay Belch, it doesn't look like we're going to win, but let's at least put up a good fight. Start by showing off your Swagger. Protect on the second action, seeing as it's impossible for a sound to echo if there's nothing to reflect the sound (there's nothing but endless void around the cube). Then give 'em a good walloping with Draco Meteor. If he hurts himself on the second turn, use Thunderbolt instead.

Swagger ~ Protect / Thunderbolt ~ Draco Meteor

 

[Dragon]

Format: 2v2 single
Style: Switch
DQ: 10 days
Damage Cap: 30%
Banned/Restricted Moves: OHKO moves, Direct recovery moves, Rest, Wish
Arena Description: An enormous black Rubik's cube is suspended in an endless void. A glowing light pours out of the cracks in its surface, radiating a strange kind of energy. Before each round, the color of the light changes randomly to a hue signifying one of the eighteen types. Any moves of this type are 1.5x effective.

ROUND 9

Visitor Message (XO)

[Master Belch] M <Gooey>
Health: 29%
Energy: 73%
Status: Tired and flagging.
-2 Special Attack

Keldeo (XO)
()
[Toby] M <Iron Fist>
Health: 85%
Energy: 88%
Status: Smirking.
Severely Poisoned (2% damage this round).
+1 Attack, +1 Special Attack​

Before the sound of his previous shout could fade away, once again, Toby takes a deep breath and screams at the top of his lungs, the Life Orb clutched tightly in his paws and glowing. Master Belch wobbles slightly and screws his eyes shut as the sound echoes through his head and rattles his body. Still wincing, he opens his eyes and stares down the Pancham. He makes the most smug expression he can muster, and tries not to look like he's in too much pain. Is that all Toby wants to do? Just screaming and throwing a tantrum. That's no way to have a real battle! Toby wasn't even trying. He-

With an enraged cry, Toby charges at Master Belch with his head down, hoping to charge him off the Rubik's cube, maybe. He doesn't get very far in his blind rage, tripping and skidding a good few paces towards his opponent. Master Belch looks down at the incoherently screaming Toby at his feet, and blinks in relief as around them, the sound of Toby's voice starts to fade away. He hums, and starts to gather up electrical energy in front of him. Toby looks up just in time to see a wide bolt of electricity arcing towards him, from Master Belch's direction.

The Pancham goes stiff as the electricity passes through him, and groans in pain. He gets slowly to his feet, and suddenly lets out an ear-piercing screech, startling Master Belch with the suddenness of his attack. The Goomy makes a pained noise as the sound rattles through him again. It's getting more difficult to keep his liquid-like form together, and he's almost shaking with the effort now. Doing his best to focus, Master Belch goes completely still for a moment, then starts to make a quiet keening noise.

Toby cuts off his shout abruptly as a faint rumbling noise starts up in the distance. He looks around in panic, then up at the empty black void of sky as a blue-ish purple twinkle appears in the distance. Then another appears, and another, growing in size until Toby realizes they're coming closer to the cube. He's frantically looking for somewhere to take shelter, but on the small, flat surface of the cube, there's nowhere to go. A second later, there's a mighty crash as the first basketball sized meteor strikes, just in front of Toby. He yelps as he's thrown backwards by the force of the meteor, skidding dangerously close to the edge of the cube. The Trainers yell and grab onto the ground as the next meteor strikes, rocking the cube and throwing them off balance. Through all of this, Master Belch is surprisingly calm. He stares blankly out into the distance, unbothered by the ground wildly shaking under him, until the last meteor strikes and he almost collapses as if all the energy has just gone out of him.

Visitor Message (XO)

[Master Belch] M <Gooey>
Health: 10%
Energy: 57%
Status: Barely keeping himself upright.
-4 Special Attack

Keldeo (XO)
()
[Toby] M <Iron Fist>
Health: 53%
Energy: 80%
Status: Holding on for dear life.
Severely Poisoned (2% damage this round). Confused (severe).
+3 Attack, +1 Special Attack​

Notes
-The type boosted by the cube was Grass type.
-Echoed Voice on the first action had 8% base damage.
-I'm gonna say that Echoed Voice isn't reliant on having something for sound to bounce off of, because there isn't really anything supporting that in the Attack Guide. The echo/doubling effect comes from the user continuously shouting without stopping (nice try, though). Feel free to challenge this, of course.
-Toby hurt himself on the second action.
-There are a couple of decently sized meteors buried in the plastic of the cube, smoking slightly.
-VM commands first next round.

 

[Vipera Magnifica]

Okay Master Belch, you've done great out there. You should be able to rest up soon. Protect unless he hurts himself. If he does, use Flail.

Protect / Flail ~ Protect / Flail ~ Protect / Flail

 

[Keldeo]

Actually, you've got an alright chance of not failing horribly, so just Drain Punch (health) until it connects.

Drain Punch (health) x 3

 

[Dragon]

Format: 2v2 single
Style: Switch
DQ: 10 days
Damage Cap: 30%
Banned/Restricted Moves: OHKO moves, Direct recovery moves, Rest, Wish
Arena Description: An enormous black Rubik's cube is suspended in an endless void. A glowing light pours out of the cracks in its surface, radiating a strange kind of energy. Before each round, the color of the light changes randomly to a hue signifying one of the eighteen types. Any moves of this type are 1.5x effective.

ROUND 10

Visitor Message (XO)

[Master Belch] M <Gooey>
Health: 10%
Energy: 57%
Status: Barely keeping himself upright.
-4 Special Attack

Keldeo (XO)
()
[Toby] M <Iron Fist>
Health: 53%
Energy: 80%
Status: Holding on for dear life.
Severely Poisoned (3% damage this round). Confused (severe).
+3 Attack, +1 Special Attack​

Master Belch watches Toby closely as the Pancham staggers towards him with fists clenched tightly.. and trips over his own feet. Toby goes headfirst into the ground with a loud cry, thrashing about in an undignified way. Master Belch watches with amusement for a moment, then draws up close to the Pancham and slams into him with a surprising amount of strength. The Pancham goes skidding across the cube and very nearly falls off, snapping back to his senses at the last second and digging into the plastic surface with his paws with all the strength he can muster. He groans and tries to favour his heavily bruised side. Where did Master Belch get all that strength from?

He had to get him back! Toby grits his teeth and charges towards the Goomy with his head down, screaming a battle cry. But once again, his blind rage trips him up and he goes skidding across the cube, coming to a shaky stop just in front of Master Belch. The Goomy makes a face that could be interpreted as a smirk, on a more intimidating Pokemon, and once again slams into Toby with all the strength he has, with the desperation of a cornered Pokemon. Toby goes flying again, and lands heavily on his bruised side with a sharp cry of pain.

He gets to his feet with a huff, and has to take a moment to catch his breath. This time, his mind is completely clear. Toby charges at Master Belch with a fist back, and swings at him with a wild cry and a lot of pent up anger. He lands the hit with perfect form.. but isn't touching the Goomy at all. A green barrier of energy separates the two Pokemon, and Master Belch is hunched down and visibly shaking with the effort of keeping Toby back through the barrier. Toby lets out a frustrated yell as Master Belch keeps the energy barrier between them, preventing him from getting any much needed revenge.

Visitor Message (XO)

[Master Belch] M <Gooey>
Health: 10%
Energy: 33%
Status: Panting heavily, but smiling.
-4 Special Attack

Keldeo (XO)
()
[Toby] M <Iron Fist>
Health: 22% (capped)
Energy: 70%
Status: Frustrated and stinging.
Severely Poisoned (3% damage this round). Confused (moderate).
+3 Attack, +1 Special Attack​

Notes
-The type boosted by the cube was Fire type.
-Toby hit the damage cap on the second action, with Master Belch's Flail.
-Toby's self inflicted damage (via Life Orb) passed the cap on the third action.
-Keldeo commands first next round.

 

[Keldeo]

I don't think Life Orb recoil is taken when the attack misses/is blocked by Protect (I guess in ASB the energy part would still apply, but in-game HP recoil isn't taken.)

Either way, my commands: Well, if the confusion rolls this round suck, we might lose since we're under the cap. But I'm pretty sure he needs two hits to take you out, so we're going to Drain Punch all the way.

Drain Punch (health) x 3

 

[Vipera Magnifica]

What a lucky break! I say we do that again, and hope for the best.

Protect / Flail ~ Protect / Flail ~ Protect / Flail