(BCC) A Bit of Home in the Big City

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BC Contest Encounter

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Metapod LV 11
HP 100%

Bearithusa LV 20 HP 68%

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Sports Balls: 13
Encounters: 3/5


As the Nincade ran off another Pokemon had been resting nearby and it felt so happy to see the human let the bug type Pokemon go that it had to do everything it could to greet the friendly human. Nincade had been captured fair and square and Damien did not have to let it go if he had wanted to keep it instead of the Karrablast. Metapod slowly rocked it's body as it inched forward until it came into the trainers view. Once Damien took notice Metapod winked the the teain curious as to what he would do.

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He'd almost missed it. A large green body inching through the grasses toward him. The ranger had to stop a moment, Bearithusa cheerily off to the side just waving her hand over the sea of grasses and watching it all sway around her. Squinting at the curious spot a bit of light caught the hard surface with a faint glint. Yup! That was for sure a pokémon. [break] "Bear, we've found another one," he called softly to the giggling ice pokémon, of who quickly perked and waddled over. Damien gave a point to the slow approach of the green cocoon and not a second after the snover was rushing her way toward it. She wasn't really one for much strategy. [break] [break]

Damien quietly sighed and followed after her, keeping his eye on the camouflaged wild pokémon. Though, as he neared he could have sworn that the bug winked at him. The boy passed a curious look in return, pondering what it was this metapod could want. So far the ranger hadn't actually attacked any of the bug pokémon he'd encountered. Maybe this wild pokémon had taken notice and knew something particular about this contest? That would be a bit odd. Unless this little guy was a veteran of the event. [break] [break]

A realization sparked. While Metapod was not particularly a rare pokémon maybe it was rather strong. While Damien wasn't aware of all the judging criteria he expected that an evolved pokémon would be considered a higher value, and if this Metapod was particularly strong that would certainly make it a good contender for first place. However, the ranger had just caught a bug he was certain was rather rare... though it had been suspiciously easy to capture so perhaps it was misleading. There was only one way to find out. [break] [break]

"Alright Bear, this time we're going to do things a little different," began the young man, tipping his hat to the Metapod. A spirited grin crossed his face, "Powder Snow." As Bearithusa got into battle mode the whole area around them shifted into one of winter. Clouds blotted out the nice warm sun and began pelting the area with spurts of hail. Damien pulled in his jacket.

Word Count: 365

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((I remembered Snover's ability... Plz apply 3 turns of Hail Damage to the Karrablast I caught))


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Bearithusa opened her mouth to blow out a powerful blizzard, pelting Metapod with a frigid mixture of ice and wind. The Bug type shivered, clearly not comfortable in these kinds of conditions. Damn humans and their rudeness. It's the middle of August; it's not winter yet! It did its best to harden up and weather the storm, but Bearithusa's innate abilities brought a hailstorm up overhead. The hail crashing down was more than enough for Metapod, and the little cocoon fell unconscious without a moment to spare.

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Bear earned herself 1 level (to Level 21) and 1 Happiness (to +3)!
Bearithusa can learn Mist! Should she?

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Well that threw his theory straight out the window. Bearithusa's wintery attack not only put the poor bug instantly out cold it also brought many eyes looking his way. It seemed he had annoyed quite a few people and pokémon by bringing a hail storm in. With a light flush of red coming to his cheeks he gave everyone a wave and apologized. The snover paid no mind to anyone, instead making her way over to the unconscious metapod to give it a poke. [break]
"No, Bear. Let's not bother that poor guy." As he spoke he walked to give her a pat on the head. She shrugged, looking up to the ranger for a moment then glancing back down before turning her head round to see if she could spot any other bugs around. "Hmmm, we can at least get Metapod to a safer place. It kinda blends in where it is and I'd hate for it to be stepped on," he voiced his thoughts aloud, bending down to pick it up. "Plus I think the other contestants would appreciate some distance from your hail storm," Damien added with a backward glance to the ice pokémon.

[break] [break] "Come along Bear, we'll go look around the edges instead." The snover cooed happily then broke into a run after her trainer; quickly overtaking him. He had to at least admire her enthusiasm. While she went about disturbing some bushes and trees Damien went to setting Metapod into a nice spot he deemed relatively safe from discovery.

Word Count: 253

[Marchbaby]

BC Contest Encounter

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Paras LV 14
HP 100%

Bearithusa LV 21 HP 68%

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Sports Balls: 13
Encounters: 4/5

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After knocking out the poor defenceless Metapod Damien continued his search for another Pokemon near the edge of the tall grass. His search led him to a strange looking growth on the ground that looked like a mushroom until he got close enough to see it was a living creature called Paras. The bug type Pokemon had been awoken by his presence thinking it would be safe away from the action. Though that plan had gone up in smoke it could still try and defeat Damien's Pokemon for some revenge.

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"There you go..." he spoke quietly to himself, setting the unconscious Metapod down and taking to covering the opening in the bushes so it was even harder to see. Though, the bug pokémon already had pretty good camouflage already so it was probably a bit redundant. Still, it made him feel slightly better about having gone all out on the poor thing so ignorantly.
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After whispering farewell the ranger lifted his eyes elsewhere. His gaze glanced over a spot of red and yellow before they moved to make a quick check on the snover enjoying herself on the side. Damien's attention quickly returned to the interesting colors he'd scanned over, his brain catching up to the visual a second later. Those looked particularly familiar... Before he knew it he was approaching along the bush line. Bearithusa took note of the odd behaviour of her trainer as she watched him stare at something in the grass; her interest peeked.
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When he was close the mushrooms popped up and revealed the familiar form: a Paras. With a subtle eek the ranger stumbled back from the spore pokémon. Of course! How could he have forgotten the signature back shrooms of his brother's pokémon? Luckily Damien's snover was already enroute, hollering cheerily to draw the wild pokémon's attention as she unleashed a burst of Icy Wind.

Word Count: 222

[Marchbaby]

The vengeful Paras acted as tough as it could but somehow it was still not as fast as Bearithusa and she was going to make the bug type pay for it's arrogance. She took a deep breath and then exhaled a gust of icy cold wind towards the young bug type. Not only was it super cold, it was super effective as well and in just a few seconds Paras rolled over in terrible pain as it fainted from the damage it received. Bearithusa was pretty pleased with the outcome as she gained even more power as a result of her victory.

Bearithusa fought well and gained 1 level. She is now level 22. She also gains +1 happiness and she now has +4 happiness overall.

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It was over nearly before Damien could blink. A cold wind blasted him and Paras alike, though the poor bug took the brunt whereas the ranger was merely caught in the rebounding air waves as they crashed into the ground. The lad looked to the frosted Paras, breathing a sigh of relief. "Thanks Bear." The snover struck a triumphant pose then bowed to her audience of one. Damien took a last look at the unconscious Paras, feeling less inclined to hide this one away. Certainly he had accidentally disturbed it but from the grumpy way it acted perhaps a bit of forced rest wasn't such a bad idea. Plus, anyone seeing the wasted Paras would probably assume this area was already browsed, leaving the hidden Metapod even safer than he had been before.

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"Alright," he began, getting back onto his feet and taking a look at the clock. Much more time had passed than he thought, it seemed this event was nearly over. Though, "I think we can sneak in one more encounter Bear so..." He didn't need to finish. The wintry pokémon clapped her hands and was off scouring the tall grass for another bug to play with. It had been quite exciting so far, this little venture around the park allowing her to make use of all of her abilities and basically trample around as she pleased. Ah, nearly as good as the old days being wild.

Word Count: 238

[Marchbaby]

BC Contest Encounter

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Metapod LV 10
HP 100%

Bearithusa LV 22 HP 68%

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Sports Balls: 13
Encounters: 5/5

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Marshall did indeed have enough time for one final encounter and as he walked through the tall grass a familiar looking face appeared. It was another Metapod who looked at him quite confused as to why so many people were currently in the park. It just wanted to have a bit of time to itself to relax but that was not going to happen. Metapod was pretty much helpless as it waited for Marshall to decide it's fate.

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It took him a moment, but off to the side Damien glimpsed a familiar pointed green top slowly making its way through the tall grass. The ranger stopped, glancing to his snover busy brushing through as much grass as she could a little ways away. His eyes fell onto the metapod again, the wild pokémon noticing his stare and doing the same. It looked up with wonder and anticipation. Neither quite sure what was about to happen. The two were in a momentary stand off.

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A smile curled his lips and he tipped his hat to the metapod. Quietly the young lad stepped away, following after Bearithusa as if he'd seen nothing. He'd hurt enough bugs today. A flash of the previous Metapod he'd encountered running through his mind. There was still an urge to go back and capture that one as an apology for the misjudgement but... Damien gripped the active sport ball in his hand, eyes dropping to glimpse the special event device. He sighed lightly. He could only choose one.

Word Count: 172

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Pokémon Submitted for Contest [break]

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HP: 78% [break]
LV: 14 [break]
Sport Balls Used: 1 [break]