Rather Cold (Nici/Open/Mod)

[Jay]

Nami had been about to state her own name when the sound of movement and the running pokemon appeared. Upon seeing the Zigzagoon, Nami's face went redder that a beat. They were... insanely cute.....She.... she wanted them both ._. However, this thought was cut short when ice seemed to suddenly come flying only to be Flamethrowered away. Turning her head to see a Sneasel, the brown haired woman found herself shivering for a few seconds, and in another second, she was frowning towards the Sneasel. What did it want? Ken, seemed to be leaning on one leg and was debating whether or not to jump forwards and kick the Sneasel. However, he wanted to hear what was going on first.

[MCstorms]

Hope looked at the three Pokemon fear stricken their eyes were cold. He let out a breathe that was chilled with the cold air. Hope walked past them all even the fire Pokemon. Hope said coldly "This one is mine to defeat." His red eyes were cold and fierce he was angry at the sneasel, no Pokemon should be that scared ever!. Hope drew a pokeball and clicked the button with his index finger. the ball popped open and released a riolu. "If you like to mess with little Pokemon take him on. Riolu use Brick break". The small Pokemon ran up and shot his fist forward at the ice type Pokemon.

[Maid Melody]

For a moment the Sneasel stopped when he saw the Quilava but then launched another Ice Shard in Blaze's direction. D< He could take the fire type on no problem, but why was he protecting the three weaklings? The Sneasel was so bent on punishing the Quilava for stopping him from punishing the weaklings when he was hit by the Riolu's Brick Break. Surprised, the Sneasel was knocked backwards from the force of the attack. Struggling to his feet, it was clear that the Ice type was close to fainting but D< there was no way he'd lose to a puppy of all things D<. Focusing on the Riolu this time, the Sneasel unleashed a massive Avalanche attack.

The Poochyena stood in front of the Zigzagoon twins, protecting them from harm even as she stared, wide-eyed at the Quilava that had protected them, wondering why he had done such a thing...and why were the humans helping them out...?

[Nicodemus]

Nicodemus crossed her arms, sighing at the loss of a good battle that might have made Blaze stronger. All well, she figured. Its just a battle. Sighing, she watched as the Riolu remained determined to defeat the Sneazel, its opponent dazed by the unexpected Brick Break. Great fun, lost in mere seconds.

Blaze growled, angered by the human. And his blue creature, his partner. He wanted that fight, he deserved that fight. Not that Riolu. His flames surging with power from anger, from both the Sneazel, Blaze launched himself into a straight sprint, lowering his head to charge at the dazed Sneazel. He'd end this battle, not that puny Pokemon next to that human.

[Jay]

Nami deadpanned at all the pokemon attacking the Sneasel. "STOP," was the sudden shout that came from her. She wanted to ask what was going on, and that wouldn't help anything if it was fainted. "Ken stop them!" she ordered meaning the Riolu and the Quilava. Ken blinked a moment rather dumbfounded before running straight at the Quilava and then taking the hit from Blaze. Ouch... damn that hurt.... The Combusken cringed in pain but refused to show that he had been hit that hard. Nami's eyes looked towards the Poochyena and the Zigzagoon twins. "What's going on first of all?" she asked rather sharply now.

[MCstorms]

"Use protect." the tiny Pokemon was able to protect it self from what would have been a very fierce attack. "Now use focus blast." Hope had rage in his voice as he commanded the riolu. The tiny Pokemon closed it's eyes and then it opened them quickly to reveal they were glowing blue. It shot a blast of energy at the sneasel.

Hope did not pay much attention to the Quilava or the Combusken that attempted to interfere. Hope did not look at Nami but simply spoke to her.

"Those baby Pokemon are afraid of that sneasel for reasons I am unaware of, but regardless Pokemon should not have to experience fear. Especially fear of this magnitude. Forgive me if for I am fighting for my own selfish reasons. All I want to do is protect Pokemon from whatever threat opposes them even if it is another Pokemon." he sounded sincere and sad at the same time. It was hard to get a reading on Hope.

[Maid Melody]

The Sneasel used his own protect to stop the Focus Blast from harming him and unleashed another Avalanche attack in the Riolu's direction D< he wouldn't give up so easily!

The Poochyena twins looked at each other and then at Nami, obviously scared but...how could they get the humans to understand what happened...? They couldn't speak and the Poochyena couldn't either...
Looking over at the Combusken, one of the twins finally spoke up, <We were...playing in the snow and then we...we...we..were throwing snowballs at each other and....one missed...didn't even hit the Sneasel but...spray of snow woke him up. We were corned when...Poochyena showed up and...distracted the Sneasel...then we ran into you...">she said in a quiet voice to anyone who would listen before hiding behind the Poochyena even more, <"It was an accident...">

The Poochyena nodded, confirming what the young Zigzagoon had said and nuzzled the small Pokemon, she would protect them if no one else would...

[Nicodemus]

Nicodemus was glaring, "Blaze!" She called out, furious with her Pokemon. What was up with him? It was just a battle, more would come. He didn't need to fight. And besides, Nami had a point, they should find out what happened before they jumped to conclusions. She looked over to that kid. That guy!

"Call your Pokemon off. Chill out for a second, will ya? It won't hurt your precious honor, alright?" Sarcasm dripped off her words, while she felt a deep rage within herself. Stubborn, obnoxious, and a show-off. How much worse could this guy get?

Blaze growled, smiling with blood lust as he hit the Sneazel head on. A flash of surprise hit him as he was called off, by Nicki. Instantly, he felt mutiny rise up in his throat, but he returned as he was told, not meeting the glare of his trainer.

[Jay]

Nami fidgeted violently and pulled out a fan before cracking it down as hard as she could on on Hope's head. "Will you listen to me?" she barked irritatedly.... possibly more irritated because Hope hadn't given her a good enough answer as far as she could say. Suddenly a rumbling hit Nami's ears as she caught sight of the Avalanche. AIYA! "NO!" she shouted again towards the Sneasel this time. "Stop Fighting this INSTANT."

Ken heard the words of the Zigzagoon and seemed to nod a bit in understanding. However, as he looked back towards Nami, the Combusken sighed upon seeing that she was in one of her peace swing moods. <Alright. Enough> he 'barked' before running straight at the Avalanche and using Flamethrower to melt it. In another moment, he charged again and made to seize hold of the Sneasel's wrist. <Chill for a sec, man> Ken spoke sharply.

[MCstorms]

He heard the Nicodemus speak to him and turned to address her. "Well I can't do tha-," he began to say, but was cut off by at this time he had been hit with a fan, He then looked at the women sharply he had a puzzled look on his face. Then he felt warm sensation from the fire attack released from the combusken. After a few seconds he opened his mouth and said "That was a little uncalled for don't ya think". He scratched his head where he had been hit.

Then Hope heard the Pokemon talk to him. "I don't take orders from a Pokemon let alone one of another persons Pokemon. Obviously this sneasel is mad at them for what ever reason ,and that reason I can guarantee is not good enough to justify attack them or making them as scared as they are. " Hope was slightly annoyed by them trying to stop the battle , but he was set on beating this Pokemon and would not stop until he won.

Hope turned his attention to the fight and commanded Riolu to attack using Cross chop. The tiny Pokemon ran up to the ice type and attempted to swing with both his arms with all his force. Panting from being out of breath he was getting tired and it could show.

[Maid Melody]

The Sneasel avoided Blaze's attack just barely and sneared as the Pokemon backed off and glared at the Combusken who had dared challenge him before finding that his wrist was seized in the offending Pokemon's hand like a vice grip. Casting a murderous gaze at the Combusken the Sneasel gave up trying to get free and now seemed to be calm...for the most part at least, though it was clear that he was none too pleased with his current situation.

Seeing the Riolu run toward him with the attack, the ice type knew that there was no possible way he could avoid it...what with his arm in the Combusken's vice grip and being tired from battling three Pokemon at the same time. The Sneasel's eyes grew wide when he saw the Riolu coming at him with something akin to fear and braced himself for the impact. Damn...this just wasn't fair...they teamed up against him...he had...lost...

The Zigzagoon twins and Poochyena watched, both amazed and horrified at how defeated the Sneasel looked. D8 They hadn't wanted him to get hurt.....they....were just....scared is all.

[Nicodemus]

"No! Call him off!" Nicodemus glanced at the Sneazel, stuck in the Combusken's hold. It was already weak, and she was still furious at the damage Blaze happened to contribute. It was shameful, almost. Not having any control over the Pokemon she had helped train so they could better control their powers. She didn't want complete control over them, but she didn't want them attacking random Pokemon for no reason.

And that guy, the one with the Riolu, was doing exactly what Blaze did. He didn't even know what was going on! He had not a clue, but he could toss around his Pokemon like it was some sort of game. Did he do this all the time? Did he loose any sleep because of it? Her conscious would be kicking her down left and right if she did what he chose to. At this point, she felt like leaping at the Sneazel herself, to get it away from the Riolu. Pokemon couldn't attack humans, could they? Would that man let his Riolu do so?

Blaze roared at the Riolu, his fires blazing along his spine. "Fool!" What an idiot. Even he should know the Sneazel was far too weak for an ice attack. One last tackle would've done it. Now he had to risk the life of another Pokemon for a win. How pathetic was that? He growled, Let that Riolu fight me. I'd show it how it's done.

[Jay]

"Ken!" Nami shouted quickly, and before anything else, the Combusken moved and took the hit from the Riolu rather than allowing it to hit the Sneasel. Ken cringed a bit but was still standing well enough. Nami's eyes darted towards Hope, and once more, she raised her fan and was on a smacking rampage now. "The hell is your problem they were making peace and you keep fighting like that and ugh my God why do you not listen I swear some times men are just horrible on such matters damn it if you would simply pay attention I could fix everything and no one would get have to be hurt anymore but you have a one track mind like an idiot!" Nami shouted growing light-headed at having shouted that entire rant without a pause and without a breath. Ken looked towards the Riolu rather sharply. <Enough... it's cool now...> he said only then mentally face/palming at his own words.

[MCstorms]

Hope looked at the girl and then was hit with the same fan multiple times. The Boy did not try to doge or stop her ,But took them head on.

He stood there as his forehead began to bleed. It raced down his face splitting into to streams, as it hit his nose. It went down past his lips, and began dripping from his chin. Hope looked at the women who seemed like she was about to feint. The snow by his feet was becoming more red by the second.

The Riolu also looked up in surprise. The tiny Pokemon ignored the Combusken's word's and went for an attack on both Pokemon. Hope caught this from the corner of his eye and bolted at the Pokemon, leaving a trail of blood. The Pokemon went for what seemed like a brick break . Hope grabbed his companion by the arm the Pokemon looked at him furiously. Hope stared at him with his piercing red eyes making it clear this fight was over.

He knelt down beside his pokemon. It looked at him And he smiled and said "You Did good little buddy". At the sound of praise the Riolu looked in the opposite direction he didn't care much. Hope then returned him to his pokeball.

Hope stood up and chuckled a bit. He opened his mouth and said with sarcasm "Idiot? Me an idiot?"He looked at Nami then at the sneasel. "He wanted a battle so I gave to him. My riolu stood a much better chance then those three who are scared to death." he pointed to the Pokemon while saying those words.

"Correct me if I'm mistaken , But when I got here weren't you two battling a snorlax? How is that Different from me battling a sneasel?" Hope spoke those words sharply. Then he looked at the combusken and said "Sorry I meant you no Harm"

[Maid Melody]

The Sneasel was shocked to say the least when the Combusken took the attack for him and stared up at the fire Pokemon, all thoughts of attacking gone. Why had the Combusken stopped the attack in the first place...he had attacked first after all and well...it would have been what he deserved. Really it had been foolish to try to battle three Pokemon at once but then again...he had thought he could handle it.

The Zigzagoon twins looked relieved that the Sneasel was all right but remained behind the Poochyena, they were still scared of the Sneasel it seemed.

The Poochyena growled quietly at Hope when the boy gestured to her and the Zigzagoon. Of course they had been scared...he would have been scared too if someone bigger than him suddenly started attacking everything in sight. Seeing that things had calmed down considerably, the Poochyena laid down, clearly tired from running although she still kept her eyes on the other Pokemon...just in case.

[Nicodemus]

[atrb=height,600,true][atrb=background,http://oi56.tinypic.com/qs1nux.jpg][atrb=width,400,true][atrb=cellpadding,10,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][scrolly:h(200),w(340),sy,as(color:royalblue;margin-top:65px;padding-right:10px;padding-left:20px;)] Nicodemus walked a little closer to boy named Hope. "That Snorlax had attacked us. We were defending ourselves. And even now, as we speak, I'm trying to get to a PokeCenter so we can heal that Snorlax." She sighed, shaking her head. "We were all so fired up that we the Sneazel came in, we didn't question a thing, just attacked it. Thank God Nami said something or we would've ended up killing it. Now, let's just figure out what happened between these guys okay? There really no need for another battle. Our Pokemon are probably worn anyway. That Snorlax took a lot out of my Quilava." She turned to the others, hoping for their approval. Right now, all Nicki wanted was to get somewhere warm and have a cup of cocoa. Snuggle up with Blaze and take a nap, if that was possible. Couldn't the others want the same? Blaze sighed, his adrenaline dying down. Now that she did mention it, he was feeling drained. His fire was dying down, to practically nothing more than a match. He cooled it out, making it go out. He didn't need fire now. There was no threat. He turned toward the three creatures, might as well do as Nicki had said and figure things out. "Are you okay?" He asked them, swiveling his head toward the Sneazel to expand the question to fit all of them in.[/scrolly]

[Jay]

Nami was dead silent as Hope talked and crossed her arms in front of herself subsequently crossing her fans as well. She wasn't going to satisfy anyone with an answer to Hope and knew it therefore deciding to remain silent for the moment. She'd compose herself and not let her anger rule her too hard any more. For now, she had moved to a cooling stage that didn't seem to rely on the ice around her to work.

Ken let out a sigh of sorts and then looked at Hope. He simply shook his head dismissing the damage that was done to him. If it was one thing that Ken was, it was proud, and he was far from fainting from just from an attack like that.

As Nicki started to talk, Nami continued to remain silent trying to find the words to describe how the two situations were different. Well... one, the Snorlax had come at her stuff, and it was a personal issue... Here... she was still not sure what had happened... and... she really hated not having her facts. It made her feel stupid and...even if she had to fight someone else to get everything balanced out... However, after a few seconds, she sucked in some air, bit her pride, and looked towards Hope. "I'm sorry," she sighed deflating a little as she looked at Hope. "That I whacked the crap out of your head....." she sighed a little not even bothering to rub her head. "I just don't like having all my facts straight... when we were fighting the Snorlax... I knew for certain why I was battling it... and it just seems....erm...wrong.. to fight without an explanation... and ... sneaselandpoochyenaandzigzagoonareallreallycuteandIdidn'twantanyonetogethurt....." Nami rubbed the side of her arm and sighed.

[MCstorms]

Hope looked at the girl and said "If you can't see a connection then you're a child. " Hope stared at the girl before saying "The sneasel has no excuse to attack these three. Tell me if someone points a gun at you will you ask why? or will you take action? Sometimes you have to think, But on a battle field you have to use instincts. " Hope took a breath. "I may seem crazy I know, But I always have a Pokemon's best interest at heart."

Hope heard Nami speak to him. He looked at her and chuckled before wiping away the blood on his face. "Don't be I wouldn't have let you if I didn't deserve it. I can be thick headed sometimes and I know it can be annoying. So let me apologies for angering you and almost hurting your combusken " He had a sincere tone in his voice.

Hope sat down in the snow making indents with his feet and butt. He then took a cloth out from his bag ,and used it to soak up the blood form his head. Then addressing everyone the boy asked"So what Did happen?"

[Maid Melody]

The Sneasel nodded at Blaze when he was asked if he was all right only to shudder and drop to his knees seconds later revealing what appeared to be a rather large thorn...or something of the sort in the sole of his foot. It seemed that the admission had been a brave front and in truth the Sneasel had very little strength to even hope to win a battle. The adrenaline rush had faded away leaving the Sneasel very weak indeed, in fact the Sneasel didn't know if he had the strength to stand any longer.

The Zigzagoon twins looked rather alarmed when the Sneasel fell and without thinking raced over to him, their fear forgotten out of concern. Looking up at the Sneasel, the twins blinked, looking rather worried about the Sneasel before looking at the three humans with a silent plea to help the Sneasel.

The Poochyena stood up immediately when the Zigzagoon twins ran over to the Sneasel and watched from a distance, still leery of the ice type Pokemon after having rescued the twins from him before.

[Nicodemus]

[atrb=height,600,true][atrb=background,http://oi56.tinypic.com/qs1nux.jpg][atrb=width,400,true][atrb=cellpadding,10,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][scrolly:h(200),w(340),sy,as(color:royalblue;margin-top:65px;padding-right:10px;padding-left:20px;)] Fury rose through her throat and Nicodemus found her fist clenching into a hand of iron bone. She stalked up to the man sitting in the snow and let her fist fly, aiming at his jaw. "I'm a child?" She was growling, getting louder as she grew closer. Her voice was nothing above a level talk. "I'm a child?" Without acknowledging whether contact had been made or not, the teenager grabbed his collar rudely. Her snarling face was little more than inches away from his. "Does a child have to watch her father rot while the doctors sit there counting their money, telling her 'Nothing can be done'? Does a child have to see her own mother whither away wallowing in grief and despair? Does a child have to give away her only family because she can't provide food or shelter for her little sister? Does a child wander around aimlessly, trying to find food to fill her empty belly, fighting for her life?" The anger in her voice had risen, but she was nothing more than a whisper only Hope could hear. "I haven't eaten a fucking thing in over four days, and I'll damned if I'm going to be judged by some cocky-ass pre-Madonna who likes to take a shot at any moving thing just 'cause it's another battle to be won." Nicodemus felt pain throughout her heart, but refused to let any tears run down from her eyes to freeze upon her cheeks. Too much pride was on the line. She pulled him closer for one last word, her voice an ominous growl. "If someone points a gun at me, I already know why, so you can shove all the hero bullshit. No one's buying it." The fifteen-year-old didn't wait for a response, just shoved at the man, not looking to see how he'd react or if he'd recover too fast and keep the fight going. She wouldn't mind a brawl though, a fight with a full grown man might be fun. Stress relieving, even. Blaze didn't hesitate, he was already helping his forgotten opponent. All the heat from the battle had vanished, only to be replaced by a furious urge to heal. He could do it, he could get that thorn thing in. It'd hurt, but it could be done. Grimacing, he growled as he held a paw down on the belly of the Sneasel. "Watch out, guys." He said, in a focused growled as his fangs met the thorn. He didn't want to be the hero, but he wouldn't leave the Sneasel there to die. If he wanted it dead, he would have killed it himself. He had a match to finish.[/scrolly]