The well of many tails[F]

[Marchbaby]

As Tyler made his way to the Slowpoke Well he was finally ready to take on the mission assigned to him to prove his worth. His mission was to somehow secure a Slowpoke tail and return it to HQ but the catch was that the tail had to be fresh. As he would need the move Cut in order to complete his mission it was a good thing that Sylvester had given him the HM. " Ok Volcano take this HM so you can master the move we will need on this mission. It will be a while before we will need you but I want to be ready to go once we approach the target." As the echidna Pokemon used the HM it had gained the ability to use it's claws to cut things which would be very handy given the nature of the assignment.

Mania scoffed at the young Pokemon as she felt her Night Slash would be a far more fitting move but so long as going on this mission meant raising some hell it did not matter too much. Hollenhund wanted in on some fun as well as he was always in a fighting mood. Flint had not had a chance to show off in a while and Blitz still needed more practice but more than any of the others Senorita Ramirez want to show off again. As the group headed for the entrance Tyler made things clear that they were on an official mission and that foolishness would not be tolerated. " Everyone had best be on their A game as we do this. There is not telling what morons might be down here trying to protect these useless Slowpoke and I have no intentions of failing because one of you decides to derp up and act like a moron. This is our chance to prove we are worthy of the Team Rocket name."

As he finished speaking Mania lifted her snout into the air as she caught a whiff of a familiar scent. " Speaking of morons if my nose is correct and it usually is I think an old friend of ours might be nearby. I think my new appearance will be quite the shock. Just say the word and I will cut him down." Tyler had other plans however as he did not want Mania to over do it. " For now we shall hold back and observe. Besides I want to give Senorita Ramirez a chance to train so if it is the moron I am thinking of he will be quite the useful tool for her to sharpen her skills on." He said as they waited to see what would happen next.

Ooc: Using HM01 Cut on Volcano. He forgets Tackle to make room for Cut. 

[Dan]

It seemed just as Tyler was about to go in the well, a bright red-haired boy was climbing out. Mania would recognize that hairdo and scent anywhere. Silver sighed, great. He had to deal with this Rocket Grunt. “Great, it’s you again. Going down the well to cut off Slowpoke tails I assume? Figures, you’ve always been a puppet for Team Rocket’s disposal. I’m not at all surprised you’d stoop this low to do their dirty work for them. Don’t be surprised when the IPF come and ‘cuff you though. That’s why I stay loyal only to myself.”

Silver was certainly not Mother Theresea himself, his first Pokemon was stolen from a renowned Pokemon professor. The police were honestly probably looking for both of them at this moment, depending on how many other Rockets they were dealing with elsewhere. “Didn’t we just battle? It seemed like yesterday when we saw each other last…oh well. Another one can’t hurt.” Of course he was quite wrong about the last statement, as he seemingly had never won a battle against Tyler, but who’s counting. Zubat came out of Silver’s Pokeball, the bat was renowned for being one of the most annoying and common Pokemon. It’s clear that the apple, in this case, didn’t fall far from the tree.

Silver sent out Zubat (level 18)! Battle him to gain entry into the Slowpoke Well to complete the mission.

[Marchbaby]

Listening to Silver as he spoke Tyler had no intentions to deny his plans as he was fully confident that he would succeed in his mission and Silver's words did little to shake his confidence. " Ok you got me, yes I am after the Slowpoke tails on an assignment from the bosses of our glorious organization, though I take it you are here to stop me? The IPF are of no concern to me and unless you have improved from the last time you will make them look good. No matter I look forward to crushing you again." Tyler said as he grabbed the Pokeball containing Blitz.

As the thoughts of their last battle played in his mind Tyler began to laugh as he tossed the red and white ball forward, he was not even going to use his strongest Pokemon in this battle as he felt it would be a waste of energy seeing Silver select his Zubat first. " So I take it you have not improved much since the last time? That rat with wings did not stand a chance against Mania but let's see how it fares against Biitz who is not even as strong as she is. Mania and I can probably enjoy a dozen cups of tea while the rest of my team handles you." As he took a deep breath Blitz made it's way towards the bat Pokemon twirling it's magnets around building up it's power as it waited for orders. The magnet was glad to finally have another turn to show off it's strength and was going to give Zubat everything it had to impress Tyler.

" Your attitude towards Team Rocket reminds me of my worthless brother, just like you he fails the see all the good we do but maybe someday you shall learn. Until that day comes I will continue to enjoy knocking you down like the wimp you are. Blitz I hope you are ready for a fight." Blitz looked back at him with electricity sparking from it's magnets, ready to launch an attack. Tyler smiled as he had a feeling he was going to enjoy what would happen next. " Blitz I want you to fry that bat with a Thundershock. Show strength, show pride, but show no mercy. I want that bat fried to a crisp and ready to serve on a silver platter with a lemon wedge, now go." Blitz then made it's move unleashing it's attack.


Ooc: Blitz uses Thundershock on Zubat. 

[Dan]

”Whatever. I’ve got a headache, so let’s just get this over with.” Of course Silver knew that this trainer would be quite the little punk, like usual. Reasoning with someone that has such a negative polarity was never useful. This matchup did not look favorable for the vagabond, Magnemite was certainly a strong defensive Pokemon and had a wicked attack. Plus, Zubat wasn’t really known for its impeccable defensive abilities. If Silver was being honest, Tyler was right, he hadn’t really been training recently. A lot of exploration and investigation into what the goings on were made it so that battling hadn’t really been a top priority. Perhas Silver would get lucky this time; perhaps not.

Zubat screeched and flapped in the air, the Pokemon did kind of sound like a rat with wings. It chomped its teeth, signaling to Blitz that it was ready to inflict some damage. The magnet was not convinced, however. A large bolt of thunder shocked the poor bat to its core, frying it. The sizzling bat fell to the ground instantly. “Ugh. Go Gastly.” Silver was unamused, but Gastly was ready to have fun. Its long pink tongue wiggled at the foe, threatening a paralyzing lick.

Battle

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Zubat | Level 18 |
HP: 0% (0/47)
Status: KOed
Used nothing!

VS.

Blitz | Level 23 |
HP: 100% (51/51)
Status: Normal
Used Thunder Shock!

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Blitz gained 1 level! Blitz is now level 24!

Rival Silver is about to send out Gastly (level 16)!

[Marchbaby]

Tyler felt no pity for Silver as to him Silver was a living breathing, headache so Silver having one was none of his concern. " Please spare me the details of your ailment, putting up with you is worse than any headache. Now that you winged rodent is out for the count I suppose you are going to drag this who le ordeal but if you insist on battling more I will just kick you while you are down." As Silver's next Pokemon came out Tyler had already decided not to prolong this round either. He pointed at Senorita Ramirez as he gave her orders.

" Birdbrain over here is going to take care of your little specter. Given the intense training I put her through so she would be ready for Busy your ball of fumes over there should be no trouble at all." Tyler then looked back onto the battle feeling very pleased with the results of the first round. Blitz has proven it's worth for now but the magnet would not be useful again for a while. Until that time came to pass Senorita Ramirez would have the spotlight. He did not even have to think about which move to use first as there was only a single move she knew that was worth using. Given how much he had paid to get the TM for Acrobatics he was about to get some good use out of it. He could hardly wait to thrash Silver again but he could never pass up another chance to take another shot at the red haired teen first before doing so.

" I would have thought after the last beating I gave you that you would have trained more before you decided to take me on again but I guess that is why they say stupid is as stupid does. Oh I am going to enjoy this next round so much." Senorita Ramirez could feel the tense atmosphere grow worse by the second knowing she would be called to strike at any second. Tyler had finally decided that now was the time to strike and that wasting any more time on this worthless imbecile was futile. " Senorita Ramirez just like with Blitz in the last round I want you to show this pain in the neck no mercy. Use Acrobatics on that Gastpy. I want it to cry out in agony as you smash it's body into the ground." Senorita Ramirez then started to perform acrobatic manuvers as she made her way towards the ghost Pokemon.

OCC: Switching to Senorita Ramirez. She uses Acrobatics on Gastly.

[Lamont]

The mere sight of the hawlucha brought a crooked smile to the red-headed boy's face. "Just what the heck is that?" he laughed, bringing a slight relief from the pain throbbing in his forehead. The colorful bipedal avian looked like such a goof in comparison to his own fearsome pokémon. Surely it wouldn't matter what sort of 'training' this wimp put her through there was no way Silver was going to lose to such a creature. He couldn't.

Silver's smile was cleaned off his face when Tyler continued however, bringing up his last crushing defeat. The boy's eyes narrowed as he bit his lip, balling his fists and trembling for a second with rage before he huffed and crossed his arms. Turning his nose up at his rival. "Pah! Like Gastly's going to lose to your pinata. Get in there you ball of hot air! Use curse on that stupid thing and get this over with," he commanded, pointing a finger at the approaching Senorita.

Gastly cackled happily, unfazed by the insult from his trainer. It's eyes rolling back with twisted happiness as Senorita Ramirez danced forward. But that momentary lapse in focus on the ghost's part gave her just the opening she needed. With a sudden blaze of speed the flying type was upon her enemy, spinning with furious kicks and jabs Senorita Ramirez was a blur of vibrant color as she pummeled Gastly into a hazy pulp in mere seconds. Landing on the other side in a dramatic pause, Gastly blinked and shuddered. In the next moment a breath of air was released from the ghost before it dimmed and lost its shape, floating calmly to the ground with eyes closed.

A vein looked to be about bursting on Silver's head. "This is ridiculous!" he seethed, basically mumbling to himself as he withdrew his useless pokémon. His cold eyes glared down at the retreating hawlucha while his hands found his last pokémon and tossed it into the battlefield.
"This is it! If you don't trounce this Rocket puppet right now you're not eating for a week!" Silver screamed to the bouncy Croc that had just emerged.

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This was barely a challenge for Senorita Ramirez! She gained 800 EXP & +1 Happiness

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Silver sent out Croconaw (LV 23)
Will Tyler switch pokémon

[Marchbaby]

Tyler could hardly believe that he was tearing apart Silver's team again. After defeating his first two Pokemon in a single hit he actually felt a bit of pity. This battle continued to grow more depressing with each round. " This battle is making me physically ill. I am just over here watching your team drop like Zubat's in a lightning storm and you have yet to get an attack off." As he wondered how this moron always wanted to battle him. It was mind boggling how someone could be incompetent enough to want to fight a losing battle so often. He could not begin to describe the level of idiocy Silver displayed every time they met. To him it made beating the teen all the more sweet.

" I have met some moronic dweebs in my time but to think with minimal training you could be me is glorious. You ought to do stand up comedy, I bet you would be better at that then you are in battles. I really do pity your pathetic attempts." Having more than proven his point by now he had to decide who would take on the Croconaw that now stood before him. All of his Pokemon still had all their health as Silver had failed to even launch an attack but he decided to keep Senorita Ramirez out as her Acrobatics would be a power choice against the water type. She certainly had the experience required for the battle as she had handled Bugsy's Scyther with ease. A Croconaw should not prove too much trouble at all.

" I have wasted too much time on you as it is. Sure I could toy with you longer but as your effort to try and raise your team is so pitiful I will not even waste my time. Ah well at least your money is worth something as you sure as hell are worthless." He said as Senorita Ramirez began to step towards her foe without Tyler even ushering a word to her. She wanted this battle over with as well and she would not hold back because Silver had not trained anywhere near enough to stand a chance. " Senorita Ramirez I want you to show this young man your strength again. Use Acrobatics on Croconaw and make it suffer." He said as Senorita Ramirez made a beeline charge towards Croconaw with no regard at all for her own well being.

Ooc: Senorita Ramirez uses Acrobatics on Croconaw.

[Lamont]

Pfft, raise. Tyler's mocking words continued to frustrate the red head but he had one idea wrong. There was no 'raising' of pokémon. That was for the weak. For those that baby the creatures like children. Pokémon were machines made for battle, a means to an end, not something to coddle. Silver took some quiet solace in this error in his opponents taunts, likely the only reason he didn't explode. Though, that didn't make the air any thinner in this well.

Croconaw certainly didn't look like he was enjoying the mood. Despite it's rugged appearance the croc was usually a rather chipper beast. But his trainer's cruelty was starting to wear it down; visibly so. However, even with this hardening of character the Croconaw wasn't exactly jumping into the line to battle Tyler again. It was never pleasant.
"Get up there you useless lizard!" Silver kicked at the floor, throwing rocks and mud at the water pokémon's back to give him some motivation. "Chomp down on that flying rat, and make it a cold one. Type advantage is going to be your only worthwhile attack."

Senorita Ramirez wasted no time at her trainer's beckon. Before Silver had even finished his command she was off, a blur of color once again. Covering the distance within seconds Croconaw barely knew what was hitting him as a barrage of punches and kicks beat on his scaly body. Out of fear of failing he opened his mouth, big white teeth laced with a frosty fog. With his best guess he bit down on the hawlucha, managing to catch Senorita Ramirez's wing. A chill crackled along her arm but she was far from being done.

Battle

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Croconaw | Level 23 |
HP: 32% (23/70)
Status: Normal
Used Ice Fang!

VS

Senorita Ramirez | Level 25 |
HP: 62% (51/81)
Status: Normal
Used Acrobatics!

[Marchbaby]

Tyler was pleasantly surprised to see Silver's Croconaw try a desperate move to turn the match around as to this point none of his Pokemon had done anything useful. Even with a super effective hit however Senorita Ramirez was in decent condition as she shook off the pain from the attack. Even with an impressive attempt to fight back Tyler still could not hold back his insults as the next round was about to get underway. " If that is the best you can do I feel no pity beating you again. I do hope you have a lot of money on you to make beating you again worthwhile. You owe me for wasting my time with you."

As he watched Silver try and hold back the pent up anger building up within him Tyler knew he had struck a nerve by now. It was just a matter of putting the finishing touches in this match so that the young man would be humiliated again. " I am starting to think Slowpoke are more intelligent than yourself, as a matter of fact I am starting to pity them after meeting you all these times. At least they have enough intelligence not to fight back against the might of Team Rocket." As he finished speaking Senorita Ramirez made her way towards Silver's Croconaw ready to deliver the final blow as she could easily outmaneuver anything the Croconaw tried to do.

As she was within striking distance again Tyler waited a moment trying to enjoy the feeling of winning again but it just did not come to him. He had beaten Silver so many times that it was no longer special to win again but maybe this loss he was about to deliver to Silver would be the one to finally put the rebellious teen in his place. " Alright it is time to claim this well for our glorious organization once and for all. You tried to stop me but with this next attack like all your other attempts will end in failure. Any last words?" He knew Silver would never answer him as much as he would love to hear Silver beg but at least this obstacle would be out of the way.

" Ok Senorita Ramirez use Acrobatics and end this pointless affair. Let us hope this is the only moron brave enough to protect the well so we can get that tail and get out of here before anything else happens."

Ooc: Senorita Ramirez uses Acrobatics on Croconaw.


  

[Dan]

Silver thought surely that his Croconaw would’ve done more damage with his Ice Fang attack, a move that had proved useful time and time again for the gator. Silver sighed, disappointed with his Pokemon’s poor skills and tactics. Good thing he didn’t have to pay for this useless old croc, or else he would’ve surely been out of a large sum of money. “Croc, come on, pull yourself together. You’re looking awful out there.” The red-haired thief spat, annoyed with the lack of power that his Pokemon was supposed to have possessed. “I thought you were supposed to be one of the rarest Pokemon in Johto!”

Sra. Ramirez was ready to decimate this croc. Of course she lived in fear of her owner, but the consequences of failure in battle were likely much worse than if she followed orders to fruition. Off she flew, twirling in the air and diving down to destroy the foe. She swooped down and kicked the Croc, KOing him for the count. “Ugh. Whatever. Useless like always. Go do whatever you grunts do I guess.” With that the red-haired mystery boy walked into the distance, leaving behind a large sum of money and still no insight to the ghosts of his past.

Battle

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Croconaw | Level 23 |
HP: 0% (0/70)
Status: Normal
Used Ice Fang!

VS

Senorita Ramirez | Level 25 |
HP: 62% (51/81)
Status: Normal
Used Acrobatics!

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Sra. Ramirez gained 1 level and is now level 26!
Tyler got 690 big ones!

[Marchbaby]

With Silver defeated Tyler could finally make his way into the Slowpoke Well. He could not stop his mission just because some twerp had slowed him down a bit and his team had hardly taken any damage during the battle. If the limited information provided to him about the well was correct it was not terribly large and minus the Slowpoke who called it home not much else was located there but if life had taught him anything it was that things rarely went as planned. He did not want to spend too much time as anyone with a half a working brain stem would quickly think something suspicious was going on. It was a very rare thing that anyone his age who went into the well with good intentions and all he needed was for someone else to slow him down.

" That last battle took quite a while longer than I wanted it too but with that moron out of the way hopefully we can get through the rest of this mission without any real distractions. All we need to do is find one of these brain dead pink blobs, cut off it's tail while it looks off into space probably dreaming about having a functioning brain, and then get out before anyone else decides they want to try and be a hero. Flint will be on point here as I do not want to knock out any of them Slowpoke here as they are not worth the energy to knock out. Catching them however could be useful as we could let it's tail grow back and continue to cut it off and sell it for big bucks." He said as Flint stood at the front as they made their way deeper into the well.

They started to hear what sounded like the cries of Slowpoke ahead and they knew their goal was in reach. All they had to do was ambush one and then get the hell out of dodge while the townsfolk were left to deal with the carnage. " There is a Slowpoke right there, Let's slice off it's tail and be done with this job. I am so sick of this town and this well." As he went to call an attack however they could hear what they thought were footsteps and he knew his troubles were not over yet. " Who the hell is it now? Can a guy not catch a break in this accursed town for just 5 damn minutes?" He said as he hoped he was just imagining an intruder.  

[Midnightive]

Kurt ran down the caves main hall, he heard someone was attacking the Slowpoke once again. He ran as fast of his old legs could take him. "Hey you! Stop right there what are you doing here?!" He called. He finally caught up with a frown on his face. "You're one of those rocket types! Don't you ever give up? These tails are not yours!" his voice spiked with anger. He grabbed a Pokeball from his pocket and threw it out. "Shuckle let's stop these crooks!"

Kurt and his Level 25 Shuckle want to stop you. Pick your Pokemon.

[Marchbaby]

With his worst feelings confirmed Tyler knew another battle was about to begin but he had to take some shots at the old man before he began. " What does it look like I am doing throwing a god damn party? I am here for a single Slowpoke Tail but if you get in my way I might have to add your scalp to my list." As the old man continued to talk Tyler nearly lost his mind. " I knew getting old messes with your mind but you are delusional if you think these tails do not belong to us. This could of been a easy snatch and grab but now it is personal."

Tyler nearly choked to death on his own saliva as he saw the old man's Pokemon. He had come to believe the old man was pulling his leg as he had attacks that could bypass Shuckle's defenses with ease. " Please do not tell me you expect a bug to stop me? As a rocket recruit from the Blackthorn clan I find this an insult. Please tell me you are just having a senior moment here?" As he questioned the mental health of his opponent Flint was ready to strike.  He had the might of dragons coursing through his veins and busting through Shuckle's defenses would be the perfect way to show off his power. He stepped forward with a blue flame in his mouth ready for his orders.

Hee had paid attention well as Tyler planned on using his dragon rage attack to make Shuckle's defenses meaningless. One hit might not do it in but the bug would take a set amount of damage with every hit regardless of defenses. Given the defenses their foe had that would be very useful to Tyler as the battle got underway. " Flint I hope you are ready to burn this useless bug. I want it to suffer for standing in our way. Use Dragon Rage on that prick. I want you to show them real power." Flint then made his move as he ran towards Shuckle. Once he was only a few feet away he tilted his head as far back as it would ho before firing the blue ball of flame at his opponent hoping that his attack would make the bug and its master regret their decision to intervene.

Ooc: Tyler sends out Flint who uses Dragon Rage on Shuckle.

[Lamont]

The large fluffy grey brows of the expert ball maker bristled in his agitation. This young man wasn't just mislead, he was cruel to the bone. There was no way Kurt could let those Slowpoke down! He had to do something. "There's more to winning a battle than sheer power, young man." He barely resisted spitting at the Rocket, knowing that hateful words weren't going to phase this gang member so it would only aid in working himself up. He didn't need that right now. Right now called for a cool head.

"Let's go Shuckle, show them how it's done. Use Bide! We'll turn his own power against him." It was a sound plan, if a bit risky. The rocky bug put on its game face and pulled in its wormy parts to the protective shell. Its head barely visible in the shadows of its rocky layer. It didn't matter to Flint. With a snort, smoke fuming out of the fire pokémon's nostrils, the fiery lizard made a long inhale. His chest bulging with air, held for just long enough to warm it up inside his body, Flint released a stream of rolling flame billowing out toward Kurt and his Shuckle.

The older man had to hop to the side as the line of fire washed over his little mold pokémon in order to avoid getting a lick of fire himself. A glimmer of worry flickered across his face as he watched through the trail. When the attack died down Shuckle was a little blackened, but was still in the fight. A small cough puffed a waft of smoke from the hole its head was hiding but otherwise it was staying locked in its Bide.

Trainer Battle

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Shuckle | Level 25 | Sturdy
HP: 23% (12/52)
Status: Normal
Used Bide!

VS

Flint | Level 25 |
HP: 100% (71/71)
Status: Normal
Used Dragon Rage!

[Marchbaby]

Tyler was not too worried when he saw Shuckle get back up after the first hit as he was expecting the old man to have trained it well enough to take a single sneaky move such as Dragon Rage however even with the training it had received there was no hiding that the bug was in a great deal of pain from the first hit. The old man was taking a risk by using bide and Tyler was going to make him pay for it as the move would take time to build up and it was something that the old man did not have. He started to laugh as Flint was in position to make another strike.

" So let me get this straight, your plan is to turn my power against me? That would be all well and good if Shuckle's defenses meant anything but as Dragon Rage bypasses them you might as well just give up now and save yourself the agony of watching it get torn apart. Though it is true power is not everything in this case brute force is all this is required to win. If you would have been the only one to get in my way I might have shown some leniency as I am in a hurry but with the amount of time I have invested there is no way I am holding back against you. I will make you watch as I sever the tail off of the Slowpoke here and then watch as I walk out with it while you are powerless to stop me"

Taking a moment to relish in his plans Tyler was ready to set forward his checkmate move. He had no doubt the outcome of this battle was going to be decided with the next hit and that Flint had a massive upper hand now and he was not going to let that go to waste. Like before no other move but Dragon Rage crossed his mind as in his opinion it was the best move to seal the deal in this battle. " Time for the Slowpoke hunt to commence. Flint use Dragon Rage on Shuckle one final time so no one else can oppose us. Our gaol is in sight." As he gave his order Flint tilted his head back and fired another blue flame hoping this would be the final round of this lopsided battle. 

OOC: Flint uses Dragon Rage on Shuckle.