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Post by Ethereal on Nov 7, 2010 8:40:46 GMT -5
Seth meandered past the scorched, broken trees toward the sloping volcano. The area smelled of rotten eggs and smoke. He considered calling out his tropius to use sweet scent, but that would just attract pokemon and he didn't want to subject her to the fire types that surely ran rampant. "The smell's only gonna get worse." He supposed with a shrug.
The trainer would put up with both the smells and dangers that came with the volcano, just to be warm for the night. The colder seasons were no friend of his, and he waited impatiently for their departure.
He stopped at a crater which looked deep enough to explore. To test it he kicked a rock down into its gullet. The man listened closely but only heard the rock bounce off the wall during its descent. Taking that as a good sign, he grabbed a pokeball from his belt. "Come on out, Nova." He said, releasing a shiny charmander from the pokeball.
Immediately the female shiny latched onto Seth's leg and nuzzled her face into it affectionately. The man laughed and stroked the charmander's head, "Hey good to see you too, but we gotta get moving!" Nova nodded, willing to do anything to see Seth happy. In removing her face from his pant leg, she noticed that it was very, very dark out. The small pokemon whimpered slightly, not wanting Seth to know of her fears. Of course, the trainer was already aware that his pokemon wasn't fond of the dark. "You'll be fine, girl." He promised, "I'm right behind you." Nova swallowed her anxieties and began lighting the way into the crater.
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Post by Jay on Nov 7, 2010 11:22:09 GMT -5
Deep down in the crater a sound could be heard. It was followed by another and another, and the light sounds of music could be heard. Was someone really living down here? Or was it some sort of musical pokemon? One would have to get closer to find out.
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Post by Ethereal on Nov 7, 2010 12:04:01 GMT -5
Nova felt more relaxed as the sound of the music reached her. Suddenly the dark crater didn't seem so threatening. From her experience with people, she associated them with safety. The young charmander proceeded with less caution toward the noises.
Seth was surprised by the music, to say the least. "Who would think to party down here?" He thought aloud. The tunnel took a turn and he poked his head around to see what was there.
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Post by Jay on Nov 7, 2010 13:07:51 GMT -5
Around the corner, there appeared to be several children of ranging ages being watched by three adults not too far off. In the middle of the children, a man with a flute played with his eyes closed. The group seemed completely oblivious to Seth at that point in time and would probably remain oblivious unless he approached.
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Post by Ethereal on Nov 7, 2010 15:25:40 GMT -5
Seth had heard rumors that the locals in the fire pits were hostile. If there weren't children there, he might have approached the adults and found out. With the situation the way it was, he decided instead to pass by into another tunnel quietly.
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Post by Jay on Nov 7, 2010 15:34:06 GMT -5
The sounds of music slowly faded as Seth walked away and through the fire tunnel areas once more. Not far down into the tunnel, the sound of a battle could be heard. A sudden roar and the sound of a body hitting a wall could be seen. As one drew closer, he could see the sights of red haired man ordering his Quilava to attack a Ponyta who was now pressed against the wall as though he had been the one attacked. After a moment, the man took out a pokeball and threw it towards the Ponyta quickly consuming the creature. The ball hit the ground and twitched for a few moments before stopping all together. The man walked forwards and took up the pokeball before turning his head down the tunnel way.
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Post by Ethereal on Nov 7, 2010 16:48:37 GMT -5
Seth grinned at the prospect of a good fight. This trainer seemed to know what he was doing, making him a good opponent. The green haired man sauntered up to his opponent, "Hey bro, lookin' for a battle?" He asked with his shiny charmander by his side.
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Post by Jay on Nov 7, 2010 17:08:11 GMT -5
The red haired man turned his head and stared at the green haired man for a moment before smirking and crossing his arms in front of himself. "You're not from around here are ya?" he asked with a smirk. "'Cause the second anyone says battle, it's on man, and there ain't no goin' back." The Quilava suddenly seemed to tense up and look towards the Charmander with a smirk on his face. "Quilava use Rollout," the man smirked. The Quilava quickly formed his body into a ball and spun towards the Charmander.
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Post by Ethereal on Nov 7, 2010 17:15:43 GMT -5
"Sounds good to me." He said with a laugh, "That's how I already do things." Seth was excited to engage in a real trainer battle. It had been at least a week since his last encounter with a trainer that posed a real challenge. "Think you can take me on?" He asked, male bravado coursing through his veins.
"Smokescreen, Nova." The trainer said while looking down at his pokemon. The charmander nodded, <Yeah!> She exclaimed before releasing a large cloud of blinding smoke from her mouth. "Now claw sharpen and stay quiet." It was rare for Seth to choose a defensive approach to battling, but with the tournament coming up it couldn't hurt to try new things.
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Post by Jay on Nov 7, 2010 17:19:48 GMT -5
"Dig," the red haired man smirked, and quickly the Quilava turned his rollout into the ground and dug into it quickly disappearing under the surface. The red haired man smirked and waited to see what would happen with it right then and there.
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Post by Ethereal on Nov 7, 2010 17:26:31 GMT -5
"Wait for it to come up, Nova." He said calmly. "Then listen and when you hear it use rock throw." The shiny pokemon nodded while listening to her trainer. She could do this, she knew it. Seth believed in her as well, he planned on using her in the upcoming competition. Of course, she would need to evolve to be taken seriously.
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Post by Jay on Nov 7, 2010 17:31:57 GMT -5
The Quilava came straight up under the Charmander and made to bash it with the force of the earth powered attack. The red haired man smirked and waited to see the damage. However, as he backed up from finishing the attack, the Quilava was hit by the Rock Throw in recourse and swore harshly.
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Post by Ethereal on Nov 7, 2010 18:04:06 GMT -5
"Haha!" Seth laughed loudly, "How's that rock taste?" He asked, mocking both the other trainer and his pokemon. "Let's give 'em something else to chew on. Go in for a dragon rush!" Nova ran at the quilava at full speed with draconic energy surrounding her.
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Post by Jay on Nov 7, 2010 18:12:53 GMT -5
The red haired man smirked a bit. "Smokescreen," he smirked, and in half a second, the Quilava released the smoke and dodged the attack. "Now use Extrasensory," he called. The Quilava released the attack even in the smoke.
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Post by Ethereal on Nov 7, 2010 18:19:13 GMT -5
Because of the added smoke, Nova wasn't able to land the attack. She was a bit frustrated, especially after being hit by the extrasensory. "It's ok, try sunny day then rock tomb!" Seth said, encouraging his pokemon.
The shiny lizard obeyed, sending a blazing ray of light out onto the battle field that cut through the dense smoke. With the light she was able to see the outline of the quilava and fired rocks at the enemy pokemon, aiming to trap it.
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Post by Jay on Nov 7, 2010 18:22:00 GMT -5
The Quilava was caught by the Rock Tomb and seemed to panic for half a second. "Double Kick your way out," the red haired man answered back. In half a second, the Quilava stomped downwards and broke free from the rocks. "Now Aerial Ace," he continued. The Quilava remained in the air for half a second before releasing the attack down towards the Charmander.
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Post by Ethereal on Nov 7, 2010 18:36:34 GMT -5
Seth crossed his arms, "Not bad." He said, appreciating his opponent's quick thinking. "But don't think you'll land a hit that easily." The man smirked, "Nova, counter!" The shiny charmander took the aerial ace, but then used the quilava's energy to push it backward at twice the normal power.
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Post by Jay on Nov 7, 2010 19:07:29 GMT -5
The Quilava was hit by the Counter and twitched in irritation before backing up. The red haired man smirked a moment as though thinking over something. "Secret Power," he finally said. The Quilava released the attack, and due to the cave-like area that they were in, the secret power turned rocky in nature.
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Post by Ethereal on Nov 7, 2010 19:17:00 GMT -5
Seth wasn't expecting the secret power, but he was prepared to think on his feet. "Rock smash!" He said while the rocks began to fly at Nova. The charmander jumped up and crushed the rocks with her body, retaining only slight damage. It appeared that she was about to land on the quilava.
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Post by Jay on Nov 7, 2010 19:36:00 GMT -5
In truth, the smoke had made it appear that it was the Quilava, yet he was actually a fraction to the left and dodged the attack. "Double Kick," his trainer ordered, and in another second, the Quilava kicked towards the Charmander.
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