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Post by Tarlar on Nov 27, 2022 10:14:22 GMT 11
Despite her usually rather busy schedule Lei had taken time off to see some of the attractions which the region could offer. Today it was the Sprout Tower outside of Violet City which she had paid to get a tour through with other tourist. It was alright but not as interesting as she had hoped, she didn't believe a bellsprout could ever be as big as they claimed the main pillar to be from, and all the old stories or the daily life of the monks didn't interest her much. With her charm and training in making connections she easily started conversations with the monks and through them got an audience with the Elder. She quickly learned he was very respected and had a lot of useful connections, so she was fine sipping tea and chat about the importance of preserving the history and all that nonsense to please him.
Frustrated shouts and whacking were soon heard outside and Elder Li sighed tiredly, Lei looked puzzled as it didn't fit at all with the balanced life the Elder had been preaching to her until now. They looked out the window and she had not expected to see a lone cyndaquil try to take on the whole tower by itself, it was a bit less surprise to hear that it was a nuisance to the tower and that they wanted to get rid of it. She offered to go and catch it for them, but Elder Li refused, apparently they had tried that before but it kept running away from its new trainer to challenge them again. Apparently it really wanted a rematch against Elder Li's special bellsprout. When she suggested he could just give it that rematch, and even let it win if that could make it go away, he avoid her eyes and said something about that his Bellsprout was special and that he couldn't just let it lose on purpose. Lei smirked, which quickly disappeared when she heard his rather strange plan.
And so she ended up that evening waiting for the cyndaquil to hopefully "help" it through the grounds to reach Elder Li and his bellsprout, and help it win over them so that she could catch it and get it to stay with her. And minimize the damage it could do to the tower. She found it rather complicated but Elder Li had been unwavering, only this would work, and even the monks had to believe it was true to they were sure they would trick the cyndaquil and then there was something about teaching it teamwork or something which Lei hadn't really paid attention to, when he had told her.
A red flash and shouts near the main tower alerted her that it the first act had started and she soon needed to make her entrance. She watched the cyndaquil struggle against two monks and their bellsprouts for a bit, she let her eyes follow the tower to the top, where there were light in the top windows. "'Don't let the tower be damage', he says and then he decides to stay at the very top for this," she mumbled unimpressed, "I sure hope the view of the sunset is worth this." The sky was flaming red and orange as the clouds god lit up by the setting sun.
She stepped into the lights from the tower, "How dare you treat this poor pokemon like this!" She said theatrically and had to stop herself from gesturing wildly as if she was on a stage, "two against one is not fair! I'll even the odds! Go Lapis Lazuli! Help the cyndaquil against these bullies and put out their fire with Icy Wind!" Lapis sent his trainer a very strange look but didn't questioning her orders, even when giving this weirdly. "I am impressed you are going up against two at once, may I ask to why?" He asked the fire type kindly, "please stay behind me while I attack, I'm not yet as good and aiming it," he warned as he began to whip up an ice cold wind.
Wordcounts: 682 (ooc: Lapiz uses Icy Wind)
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Nov 27, 2022 19:28:17 GMT 11
The two sages gritted their teeth and furrowed their brows as they watched the tiny echidna try its best to bravely fight against their two carnivorous plants. The powerful yellow pitcher plants stood up on their thin stems and waved their large green leaves menacingly while standing in the wild Cyndaquil’s way. Jin had been instructed to never let Cyndaquil inside of the ancient tower and was showing Chow the ropes as a newly recruited sage when the bright blue echidna came charging up the stairway into the Sprout Tower. “Sage Chow pay close attention!” Jin shouted to his companion whose dark robe was adorned with a bright red smock covering the front of it. Jin shook his long, beaded necklace menacingly and turned to his Bellsprout. “Peashooter use your vines to toss this vermin back out into the ice and snow, will you?!”Though as Leilani showed up theatrically to help Cyndaquil out in its goal to face its rival once more, both of the Sages turned and frowned in her direction. Chow waved her off simply at first while adding a nonchalant, “If you want to tour the tower you’ll need to do it through our proper channels…” Though Sage Jin grabbed him by his robe and shook his friend gently. He pointed to the bright white frosty looking moth as it fluttered up high above their Pokemon and gasped, “She’s here to help that dangerous fire mouse, Chow! We have to stop her!” They both nodded their heads firmly and turned quickly to their respective plants as they shouted. “Peashooter use Vine Whip and get rid of that Cyndaquil!” “Snap-pea use your Bullet Seed and send this girl’s Frosmoth flying out of here!” Lapis’ strong winds whipped around the area and tore into the two carnivorous plants. Jin’s eyes widened as Cyndaquil moved quickly to shoot out a small cloud of thick black smoke. Peashooter struggled through the smog, using its large green leaves to wipe at its eyes and try to clear away the worst of its effects. “Change of plans, Peashooter!” Jin shouted in alarm, tossing his hands up dramatically in the air. “Use your Clear Smog! Hurry and clear the atmosphere!” He instructed. Peashooter needed to be fast if he was going to make things right, which caused Jin to bite his lower lip in anticipation. Would this strange girl get away with ganging up on the loyal Sages who took diligent care of the old tower, or would they manage to thwart her evil ways and protect their sacred home?! Peashooter unleashed a strange cloud of white smoke that battled against Cyndaquil’s thick black smoke, clearing the atmosphere once more. Peashooter smirked and waved her leaves as she stood up straight on her stalk. She had managed to set things right once more! Cyndaquil’s pathetic attempt at blinding her wouldn’t have worked so well in the end! Snap-pea nodded his head approvingly before turning to Lapis and firing several shots out of his mouth, managing to score across Lapis’ stomach, sides, and brilliantly large wings. “Who are you to tell us what we dare to do?!” Chow demanded, folding his arms over his chest. “We’re here to protect our tower from this dangerous mouse’s fires! You wouldn’t understand. You’re just some unruly brat! You haven’t seen the damage its done to our tower in the past!” Jin insisted. Cyndaquil turned to Lapis, grateful that someone had finally come to help it out. Could the small echidna really expect that this trainer would do its best to ensure that it was able to face off against its rival? “I’ve spent my whole life training so that I can take on my rival. They call it ‘Sacred Sprout’ and it is unlike any other Bellsprout I’ve ever met.” Cyndaquil explained with a sharp look of determination twinkling in its eye. “I want to prove myself as a true fire type and show my rival that I am strong enough to defeat it. I’ve spent many years trying to get a rematch, though these Sages keep tossing me out and not letting me face my rival. Will you truly help me or are you just trying to take me far away from here before I have the chance to face my rival? I won’t leave until I’ve won!” Cyndaquil warned, in case Leilani or Lapis tried anything ‘funny’ to try and stop it in its path. Wild Encounter Weather: Indoors [attr="class","qkt-bkgd"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn"] Peashooter ♀ LV 8 HP 7% [2/28]
[attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn2"] Snap-pea ♂ LV 8 HP 7% [2/28]
[attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] [attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn2-1"] Lapis ♂ LV 8 HP 68% [21/31]
[attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn2-2"] Cyndaquil LV 7 HP 58% [14/24]
[attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] [attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] Jin's Peashooter [Chlorophyll]: Normal Chow's Snap-pea [Chlorophyll]: Normal Leilani's Lapis [Shield Dust]: Normal Determined Cyndaquil [Blaze]: Normal SP17 Lapis used Icy Wind on both Peashooter and Snap-pea! SP16 Cyndaquil used Smokescreen on Peashooter! Peashooter's accuracy dropped! SP13 Peashooter used Clear Smog on Cyndaquil! All stat changes were removed! SP13 Snap-pea used Bullet Seed on Lapis! It hit 5 times!
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Post by Tarlar on Nov 29, 2022 8:55:34 GMT 11
Lei looked thoughtful as he pondered how to best answer them and decide something close to the truth would be best, some of the monks might recognize her. "I'm not here for a tour, I got that earlier today," she protested, and then grinned when they realized why she was here. "Helping it yes, I do not like seeing how you two are treating it, aren't you supposed to preach peace and balance to the world?" She asked as she put her hands on her hips, "what you are doing is not very nice, its bordering torture if you ask me and I will not stand idle watching you treat this poor fire type like that," she schooled them as if they were children.
She watched calmly as the ice cold winds tore at the grass types, she knew they didn't stand a chance, not even against someone as weak and untrained as Lapis. They turned out to be a good opponent for him train on and get some experience. Lei was unfaced as Lapis got hit rapidly by several seeds and winced from pain, he should be able to handle something like that and he was quick to regain his posture. "Brat?! Hah! I haven't been called that for ages!" She laughed, wasn't that something you called kids? Most people who had called her that back then had regretted it when she had tattletaled to her parents or nannies, who had let then let the one who had offended her know about her wealth and powerful family so they knew never to do it again. "But you are right, I have no clue what is going on other than you are whack this cyndaquil senseless, why would it try burn down the tower? Please do fill me in." She asked curiously, "as for fires you don't need to worry when I'm here, Lapis can easily put out any fires with his cold winds," she said confidently. The cyndaquil was small and weak and she doubted it could do any real damage unless it was left alone for a long time. "Show them Lapis," she said with a smirk and her bug began to whip up yet another cold wind at the two bugs. This was too easy.
Lapis listened to the cyndaquil and nodded along to show he listened and understood, "how has this Sacred Bellsprout beomce your rival?" He looked thoughtful at Lei after the cyndaquil's question, Lei did not really behave as usual so there was something going on here he didn't know. "If my trainer had just wanted to catch you right away, she would have attempted so already, not trying to help you in this fight first," he said, for once breaking his usual way of speaking in questions. "How do you feel about a stern trainer? One who can bring you far an make you unbeatable but can be tough and is certainly not the cuddle type?" He asked. While he had no clue of what Lei was up to, he was sure the end goal was to get the fire type on the team, better try prepare it for it and avoid high expectations.
Wordcount: 531 (ooc: Lapis uses Icy Wind)
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Dec 14, 2022 12:40:21 GMT 11
Sage Chow hung his head in shame when he realized how wrong he had been. Not only was Leilani here to help this pesky mouse but she’d already taken the tour previously and didn’t seem to have a want for another tour. Why not, though? Wasn’t their tour – full of her wander and mystery unique to herself – worth all the tours in the world over and over again?! “Our tours about our ancient tours are premium quality…” He sighed sheepishly and scratched himself gently underneath his chin. Jin huffed as he narrowed his eyes suspiciously on Leilani and flared his nostrils. “We’re definitely not torturing this pesky fire mouse, young girl! You need to learn to respect your elders and mind your manners – like minding your own business!” He huffed before turning to his Pokemon with a firm nod of his head. “Peashooter use your Vine Whip now! Aim for the Cyndaquil! She can’t help it if we take it out!” Jin stated firmly. “Help Peashooter out, Snap-pea!” Chow ordered, raising one hand and pointing to the Cyndaquil elaborately. “Use your Bullet Seed again! That looked like it did a lot of damage last time!” Leilani’s cheeky tongue dug underneath Jin’s skin. It reminded him of his nephews when they were small lads and how they always questioned everything he had to teach them. He had to ask them more than once if they actually wanted him to teach them anything or if they preferred he just nodded his head and largely ignored him in the way most adults did by chiding kids and using that overly sugary-sweet voice to console them or quiet them down. “Why should I enlighten you to anything? You don’t belong here anymore than that Cyndaquil does! You have no respect for us and our tour, and can see yourself out!”When Lapis’ winds kicked up and whipped around the two plants, Sage Jin’s and Sage Chow’s eyes widened in horror. It didn’t take much more of Lapis’ attack to cause the two carnivorous plants to fall onto the ground in a fainted heap. Jin immediately dug around in his robe and pulled out a bit of money, to which he handed over to Leilani reluctantly. “You’ve won fair and square. But be warned, the others waiting for you further up will not be so kind!” Chow nodded firmly as he hurried the two Pokemon back into their Pokeball. “And trust us, ma’am. That varmint’s already burned one of our precious medication rooms. We have the interest of this old building we’ve got to maintain…understand?” Cyndaquil was unphased by Lapis’ questions, though. “I would welcome a trainer that was stern enough to push my greatest potential out of me and strong enough to stand beside me until I achieve it. Thanks for the help!” And with that, it rushed off towards the stairs to try and bound up to the next room. It wouldn’t even so much as wait to see if Leilani and her Pokemon would join it further on its quest or not… SUCCESS!! Lapis gained 3 levels! 3/2 + 3/2: 1.5 + 1.5: 3 Lapis increased to Level 11!Lapis grew closer to Leilani. +2 Lapis increased to +14 Happiness! Sage Jin & Chow give Leilani £300 for winning. Mod Notes: Lapis HP 68% [21/31] | Cyndaquil HP 58% [14/24]
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Post by Tarlar on Dec 16, 2022 10:03:52 GMT 11
Had Lei really found the tower that interesting, she would have signed herself up as a monk. She would never be able to live like that though, and while it was interesting to see and she fully agreed it should be kept alive and open for others to see, she would quickly grow bored of it, just like she did with everything else. "Exactly! That's why I came here for a tour earlier! And what a tour!" She said with a beaming smile, of course her had been a bit more than usual with her one on one time with Elder Li and she had been shown areas which tourists normally wasn't seeing. "It gave me so much, I'm so glad I came!" She declared and it wasn't a lie at all. She was going to get a rare cyndaquil, even if the way was rather upside down and tedious. Of course, the tricking of all the other monks actually made it a rather fun task she had to admit. She gasped offended and put her hands on her hips, "I am no girl! I am a woman! I might look young but believe me, I'm certainly no kid!" She smirked when she was told to mind her own business, she was actually as it has been put on her shoulders to do this, but she couldn't tell the monks. "Respect is earned," she said confidently, "and your treating of the fire type looks like frustrations and anger, and not like you are thinking about what you are doing. That can easily go wrong," she warned them and rolled her eyes when they refused to let her know anything. "If you don't tell me what is wrong, then I can only go with what my eyes tell me, and that is that we have a cyndaquil who'd love to see your tower, to see all what it has to offer just like you showed me earlier, but you are too afraid of its fires to even consider it," she said regretfully and spread out her arms, "which unfortunately will put me on the opposite side than yours. I cannot see why it should be interested in burning something as amazing as this, and if a stray fire from its back jumps out, I can handle it, don't worry."
Lei watched calmly as the inevitable happened and Lapis knocked out the two grass types on his own fairly easy. She'd expect him to, he was bred by her and was the best he could be after all. She tucked the money in her pocket without counting them and watched as the cyndaquil rushed up the stairs without looking back. She turned to the two monks, "I know," she said calmly, "I know how hard you train both your body and your mind while living here." She looked at the staircase where the cyndaquil had taken, it certainly knew its way around here, "and believe me, I fully agree that it needs some serious training and discipline. Burning down others properties, and especially something as old and valuable as everything in this tower, is simply unacceptable."
She slapped an exp. share on Lapis head, "after it Lapis, and make sure it doesn't burn anything!" she ordered and the frosmoth zoomed up the stairs after the fire type. Lei called out a karrablast and a sparkling venonat and handed them some items before she herself trotted after the cyndaquil up the stairs, with her two bugs at her heels.
"You'll get a trainer who'd push you allright," Lapis mumbled to himself as he followed the fire type, "but sounds like you might fit right in with her." Hopefully the cyndaquil wouldn't regret it, since Lei was determined and Lapis doubted she would let it get out of her grasp no matter what the result of tonight would be.
Wordcount: 646
(ooc: Gladius is given Lucky Egg, Nightflower is given the amulet coin, and Lapis is given the exp share)
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Dec 26, 2022 2:11:23 GMT 11
It wasn’t a hidden fact that this fiery blue mouse caused the entire tower a lot of grief. The monks even taught an entire class to the training monks on how to deal with the rascally little echidna anytime it managed to find its way inside of the tower. Because of the flames that shot out of the blue echidna’s back were detrimental to both the tower and to their precious Bellsprout, it wasn’t surprising that most of their tactics was to throw buckets of water at the Cyndaquil or use their Bellsprout’s long vines to simply toss it out by its feet as quickly as they could manage. Sage Neal had his own methods of dealing with that pesky little mouse. He depended on his previous monks on the ground floor to do their best at keeping it at bay. The nursery was state of the art. Several growing pots lined thick mahogany wood tables with large heat lamps that lingered on just above them. Small sprouts shot up from the dark mulch and specialized soil and clung with tiny leaves that were curled up against their tiny stalks. Neal rushed from one pot to the next, measuring the wetness of their soil and adding in different minerals as they needed to help the various carnivorous plants grow. When Cyndaquil jumped on the top of the stairs and shot out thick flames from its back temporarily, Neal dropped the gardening tools and bag of mulch in his hands as he gasped. Even though the flames were short lived since the Cyndaquil was much too young to know any real fire-based attacks, it was enough to scare the old man. He immediately rushed over to a small handle on the side of the wall and pulled it in alarm. “You won’t ruin all of my work, Cyndaquil! Not this time!”[/font] The sprinklers overhead began to buzz and whir to life as water fell from overhead and sprayed everywhere to put out the invisible fires that Sage Neal had been worried about the blue echidna starting. “Let’s see you survive all this rain! Haha! You should just turn back now!” He boasted. When Leilani appeared shortly after, Neal narrowed his eyes suspiciously. “Listen here, miss. This room is blocked off from visitors. You’ll need to leave at once or be made to leave.” He hissed. Sage Neal tells Leilani to get lost! He'll use his Level 10 Bella the Bellsprout if she refuses. Weather will be rain.
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Post by Tarlar on Dec 28, 2022 10:01:59 GMT 11
Lapis was right behind the cyndaquil and had to dive out of the way when the fire type couldn't control its flames and they sprang from its back to burn the dry wood. While they were short lived, they were even shorter than they used to be as Lapis flapped his wings and put them put with his ice cold winds. Had the cyndaquil been stronger he might not have been able to, but with such small flames it was no problem at all. Not that it made any difference to the monk, Lapis looked up surprised when he suddenly got drenched and it took him some moments to realize what was going on and how it could be raining indoors. It was not because there were a hole in the roof. "How are you doing?" He shouted to the cyndaquil.
Lei arrived and stopped abruptly just before entering the room, she ignored the monk at first as she looked around to spot the cyndaquil. She grinned. "You have a burning desire, I like that! But you won't get anywhere if you don't learn to control your flames," she told it and looked at the sage who had told her to leave. "I am very sorry, I'm not a visitor and I know very well that you don't want me here, your colleagues below had made that point very clear. I cannot leave before I have helped this cyndaquil reach its goals, hopefully it will then leave you alone," she said truthfully and turned to the fire type. "Let me handle this round Cyndaquil, you need your strength for the last battle and this water isn't doing you any good," she told it and wasn't going to be contradicted. "It's not really a fair play for you here," she added as she glanced up at the water falling down. "Flower, take a look around. Gladius show them that we mean this, Megahorn!" she snapped out her orders and Flower stepped into the rain first and looked around a bit before she trotted over to one of the nearest pot to take a closer look at the sprout. Was it a sprout of a bellsprout she could talk with? She didn't get far as her eyes caught the red glow of a heatlamp and she turned to trot over to that and stare fascinated at it.
Gladius followed closely behind Flower, sneaking behind her and using her as a shield to get as close to the bellsprout as possible. He'd preferred to have been given his orders on beforehand, so that he could have sneaked around, using the cover and used the moment of surprise for his attack, instead of having his opponent know he was coming right away. He peek out from behind Flower several times, looking calculating at his target, before suddenly darting out to the right and towards a bucket which he could use as cover. From there he'd try sneak from cover to cover to get closer to the thin plant, before he'd leap at it, pointing his "horn" on top of it straight at it.
"Has it burned some of your sprouts in the past?" Lei asked Sage Neal calmly, "I guess the sprinklers are pretty effective," she added slightly impressed with their thoughtfulness.
Wordcount: 548 (ooc: Flower switches out for Gladius who uses Megahorn)
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Post by Avalon on Dec 30, 2022 17:37:29 GMT 11
"You cannot leave until you've helped this blasphemous rat? Very well, but I cannot allow you to proceed any further!" Sage Neal called out to the intruder. If only she knew what that rat had done here in its many attempts at raiding the Tower, she might have thought twice. Or maybe not, maybe she was here to desecrate this sacred place just like the rat. Neal knew in his heart that the Elder might advise him to let go of his aggression and try to use his words, but it was already clear that those on the lower floor had failed in their duty. So now it was up to him to repel this rat and its ally, no matter what. It was his duty to protect the sprout nursery, he could not and would not let it go up in flames just to satisfy the Cyndaquil's bloodlust! "Bella, they are surely up to something. Prepare yourself with a Growth!" his eyes drifted to the sight of the various bugs that Lei commanded as they went about their business. It was not lost on him that Flower and Gladius were clearly scheming something against him and his beloved plant, but there was little to do but prepare. Bellsprout struck a pose, wriggling in place as the root that made up its center mass seemed to almost flex, strengthening itself. "You ask me if the rat has burned our sprouts in the past, acting concerned even as you help him trample upon our holy structure? Of course he has! His flames run wild, out of control like some kind of wild beast. Even if it is to achieve some dream, on my honor as a Monk of Sprout Tower I cannot allow this to continue!"Maybe she was right, and letting the Cyndaquil continue its siege would be what it took to get it off of the Sages' backs. But Neal could not risk that, could not risk allowing himself to be the one to blame for that rat destroying this sacred place with his anger and hate. He had to take a stand for something here and now. If it was this rat's fate to challenge the Sacred Sprout once again, then so it would be. But Neal would not make it easy for them. As he contemplated the woman's words, Flower and Gladius' gambit came to fruition. As they switched places and Gladius began darting from place to place, Neal and his Bella failed to keep up with the tiny beetle's superior speed. From behind a large pot, Gladius launched himself head-first into the sprout, striking it in the middle of its sternum and knocking its wriggling body back a foot or two; the plant struggled to steady itself. The blow had caught the Bellsprout off guard, even as it had strengthened itself. For a moment, vines began to sprout from the plant's body, as if to mount a counterattack on instinct alone. However, as Gladius finished landing his mighty blow, the Bellsprout fell backwards and collapsed. Neal's mouth was agape, rushing to check on his fallen friend. The bug's blow had landed on some kind of pressure point or weak spot, completely incapacitating his dear Bella in one blow. Whether it was luck or some kind of providence guiding them, there was little more that Neal could do to stand in their way. The most he could hope for was that the Cyndaquil's rampage would leave their sprouts be. "The path to the next floor is beyond that door. Head straight up, and you shall find yourself in the company of our Elder and the Sacred Sprout."Neal pointed at a panel along the back wall of the room, away from the sprout nursery. The shoji door he was gesturing too blended in well with the surroundings, and might have taken a great deal of time to find in the maze that was this Tower. Neal recalled Bella into her ball, turning his back on Lei and the Cyndaquil. "When that Cyndaquil has finished its business with the Elder, I expect you to hold up your end of the bargain. To take it far, far away from us, and to never let it return."With that, Neal stepped aside to cut off the sprinklers, giving Lei and her team (and their current ally) a much dryer ascent to the last level of the Tower. As the sprinklers cut off, the Cyndaquil shook itself dry and let some of its natural back-flames spark up to dry its fur. However, the dampness prevented it from properly sparking up. In a huff, the Cyndaquil decided to take off running, bounding toward the door that blocked it from seeing its enemy. "The enemy is this way! We're so close to settling this score! With me, Trainer!" the Cyndaquil squeaked and chirped at Lei. It was ready to take this fight to the final stage, where the rat's rival no doubt stood in wait for the upcoming fight. Flower returned. Leilani sent out Gladius! SP16 Bella used Growth! +1 to ATK and SP ATK! SP20 Gladius used Megahorn! A critical hit! Bella fained! Sage Neal has been defeated!
For your trouble, Sage Neal paid you £672! (£336*2 from the Amulet Coin)Nightflower helped in the battle (kind of), and gained +1 Level! (Level 11) Nightflower is trying to learn Confusion! Delete a move to make room? Nightflower also gained +1 Happiness! (1/15)
Thanks to the EXP Share, Lapis Lazuli gained +1 Level! (Level 13)
Gladius did most of the work, and gained +4 levels thanks to the Lucky Egg! (Level 14) Gladius is trying to learn False Swipe! Delete a move to make room? Gladius also gained +1 Happiness! (1/15)((OOC: A non-crit would have left the Bellsprout with 2 HP. With a crit, however, that plant is deader than compost. Lucky you. Frosmoth would have already gained a level from the Battle Database shenanigans, so here it should be at Level 13 now. Hopefully I did all that math right, it's like 1 AM here.)) MOD Note: Gladiolus 100% HP | Lapis 68% HP | Cyndaquil 58% HP
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Post by Tarlar on Jan 15, 2023 10:24:13 GMT 11
Lei sighed, why had Elder Li insisted that she went on this masquerade and lied to all his monks? She knew his explanation of course, that they needed to get the cyndaquil to succeed but also learn it would need to team up and that it didn't have to do all on its own, all the while she would have to make sure it didn't damage the tower. It would have been so much easier to just catch the darn fire type and be done with it, without having to pretend she loved what it was doing and thought it could do nothing wrong. She was certain she could teach it some manners and control it, but Elder Li would hear nothing of it, he had wanted to 'restore its self worth' or something like that. All she could see was that the cyndaquil was out of control and refused to accept it was doing anything wrong. Of course this sage was rather annoying as well, he clearly thought she wasn't going to control the fire pokemon at all, even though she had made sure any stray fires from it got extinguished right away. "Yes, I am asking and I am concerned. Cyndaquil needs to finish this to be able to move on, so that's why I'm helping it. Can't you see I'm both trying to help it and help you all?" She argued, using Elder Li's words against his monks, although they of course wouldn't know it. "I am doing what I can to make sure nothing will damage your tower this time, but it needs to meet your elder or whoever it wants to meet to get peace. Isn't that what you are all about here?" She said irritated.
Of course she was right, but only in the way that if the cyndaquil needed help she would have to make sure it didn't set anything ablaze on their trip up through the tower. Not that there was much of a risk of that here with the water raining down in the artificial summer shower
The sage's mouth was not the only one who was hanging open, Lei had certainly not expected such kind of power hidden inside the little weak looking bug. "Nightflower, don't bother the sprouts!" Lei snapped and the venonat ducked her head and shied away from the pot she had been trying to look into. That had been easy, a bit too easy. What else could she expect when she went with some of her good pokemon that even had type advantage? That was the bane of being such great trainer, you rarely encountered someone who could really give you any challenges.
Lei looked surprised at the monk when he told her how to continue up to his elder, and first now she realized how great help that was as the door was anything but visible. "I promise. I promise that I will help cyndaquil finish its business as you say, without damaging the tower or hurting any human, and that I will take it under my wing and with me on my travels," she said solemnly with a hand on her heart. "Lapis, stay close to it, you know what to do," Lei ordered her frosmoth, who swooped after the fire starter and let a cold wind wipe out any embers which sprung from the agitated cyndaquil. Lei watched it with narrowed eyes, she was rather annoyed it hadn't reacted on her half praise, half criticism. It really needed to learn to listen to her! A pokemon should obey its trainer no matter what. She nodded gratefully to Sage Neal when he chose to let her go dry footed to the stairs, and followed the cyndaquil up in a much more leisure pace.
Wordcount: 629 (ooc: Nightflower forgets Disable for Confusion. Lapis didn't get a level in the other thread so he's becoming level 12 here and not learning Mist. Gladius forgets Fury Cutter to learn False Swipe. Self updated. I also can't update my own money, I have made a request for that now. )
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Post by Avalon on Jan 17, 2023 7:07:35 GMT 11
And so it had come to this; the end of Li and Lei's little scheme to end the Cyndaquil's attempts at conquering Sprout Tower. The Cyndaquil didn't seem to mind the presence of the hovering moth, cooling its flames with its icy wings. The Cyndaquil was too busy with the realization that it was so close to achieving its goal; so close to earning a rematch with that stupid Sprout at the top of the tower and his geezer of a partner. Lei's words of encouragement had fallen on deaf ears, as did her promise to take it far away once this business was all done. As Cyndaquil and Lapis led the way through the door and up the staircase leading up to the top floor of the tower, Lei and her partners would find themselves on a rather clear and open floor. There was little in the way of decorations in this minimalist room, save for a few statues of larger-than-usual Bellsprouts that sat on either end of the stairwell's exit. The shifting central beam of the tower remained in the center of the room, shifting ever so slightly with each second. At the end of the room, standing in front of a set of large windows with his back to the stairwell, was Elder Li. On an altar by the window was a golden-colored Bellsprout, seemingly meditating. "I see you made it here once again, Cyndaquil," he sighed. He doubted that the Cyndaquil would much appreciate the way that he and Lei had set it up for success; he wouldn't want to tarnish the mouse's pride too much in knowing that this rematch was all but set up for it. Then again, the rat had performed even better than he had originally expected from it. Maybe things had gotten a bit out of hand with this little scheme of theirs, but it seemed the only way to get the Cyndaquil to give up on its quest. "You've no doubt come here to challenge us once again. We shall accept, albeit however reluctantly." Beside him, the Sacred Bellsprout seemed to open its eyes and waddled off of the altar, landing on the wooden floor and positioning itself between the Elder and Cyndaquil. It made a 'come at me' gesture with one of its leaves, bending the appendage at Cyndaquil mockingly. The rat, in turn, let some sparks begin to flare up from upon its back. "If you will not turn back, then you shall be treated just as this rodent shall be, miss."From the rafters came down a lone Pokemon, a rotund Hoothoot that perched itself upon the shoulder of the Elder. It narrowed its round, red eyes at Lei and her Pokemon, its intentions known. If Lei sent out anything to assist the Cyndaquil, then so too would Hoothoot come out to back up its friend. Hoothoot was just as eager to be rid of Cyndaquil as the Elder or Sacred Sprout were, but it still needed to do its part to make all of this look good. If Cyndaquil was going to win, then it was going to have to earn that win. Elder Li accepts Cyndaquil's challenge!Elder Li has sent out the Sacred Sprout (Level 12) and Hoothoot (Level 11)! Cyndaquil will help you in this Double Battle. Choose one Pokemon to send out.
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Post by Tarlar on Jan 22, 2023 20:23:32 GMT 11
Lei stepped into the sacred room her eyes jumped to the windows if there were any, to see if there were that great view of the sunset she had expected when she had started tonight's tasks. She turned her eyes back to Elder Li when he sighed and spoke up, and she smirked knowingly. "Jep, of course it has, no one can stop my team," she bragged, and added casually, "besides, its not really a fair battle when it has to face more than one opponent, so I have just evened the odds."The trainer's eyes glinted excited as the sacred bellsprout stepped forward, while this was all setup to teach the cyndaquil the power of teamwork, the battles were very real. Lei would have refused had Elder Li ever suggested the idea, but he hadn't as he probably was just as proud as she was and wouldn't lose face. Lei wouldn't believe they really wanted to give her the victories, and would have been suspicious that it would be a trap somehow. Lei snorted a laugh, "what? You are going to whip my back like a child?! So when I win, do we get to whip your back too?" She shook her head chuckling at the thought. "Why would I turn back now and waste all the time I have spent until now? I have made a promise after all." Granted, the cyndaquil hadn't reacted at it at all and it was technically a promise given to the other sages, but it always sounded good that you were doing something due to a promise to someone else. She smirked confidently, "I too want to see what this special bellsprout of yours can do. Does your pokemon have any abilities in battling or are they just good at meditation?"Lei glanced at the cyndaquil and frowned, it looked rather beaten up even if it clearly was ready to a fight. She sighed, what could you expect of a pokemon who was beaten by grass types several times? "Cyndaquil, come over here," she ordered and pulled a potion from her backpack which she quickly applied. She looked at it critically and then gave a nod, "that should do it, you need your strength for this battle."She straightened and looked at the two opponents and quickly made a plan, the hoothoot was the biggest threat for them due to typing but she wouldn't be surprised if the bellsprout had some tricks up in its sleeve. "Use some Smokescreen Cyndaquil," she ordered clearly expecting it would obey even if it didn't really have any reason to do so yet. "Nightflower, Confusion on the hoothoot," she ordered but other than taking a step forward as if she was going to battle the venonat didn't do a thing. She did look sky and down on the floor anytime someone looked at her. While they had talked the karrablast had sneaked off, or attempted to, it wasn't easy to sneak around unseen in such open room like this without any real cover, but it was his way of battling so he was going to try. He peeked out from behind the bellsrpout statue he was hiding behind and waited for his best chance to leap at the bird. It was big and dangerous and therefore of course his target. "Cyndaquil has battled you once before, right? Can you tell me about that?" Lei asked, she was curious to hear how badly the fire starters former trainer had screwed up, but also how that person had managed to get an audience how the Elder to get a battle against him. Wordcount: 604 (ooc: Using and self updating a potion on cyndaquil before the battle, just realized it was still damaged from the first one Nightflower is just fluff, Gladius uses Megahorn on Hoothoot)
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Post by Avalon on Jan 26, 2023 2:39:14 GMT 11
The Elder Sage's cheeks reddened at Lei's mockery of his attempt to threaten and scare her away. She was a spirited one, if a little impertinent. She didn't seem entirely unreasonable, though, and seemed to have an interest in the Cyndaquil. She wasn't here to destroy their tower like her new fiery friend, but she would be no friend of the Tower either. "Do not worry, you shall see the true power of the Sacred Sprout in due time."Li was not without honor, however, and gave Lei the time to finish administering the Cyndaquil's medicine. He would not require such a handicap to stop the fiery menace, the sheer strength of his Sacred Sprout and Hoothoot would be enough to bridge any gaps in ability. Still, some part of him wondered what would become of the Cyndaquil if it did somehow earn its victory on this day? Would it return once again, or be satisfied with this Trainer and try to claim her as its own? The Cyndaquil had become something of a fixture for the Tower, despite its frequent assaults. "Sprout, prepare yourself for battle and show them your Growth! Hoothoot, Peck that lowly insect and remove it from our sight!" the Elder commanded. Bellsprout began to flex its vines, seemingly growing ever so slightly in size. Its vines and leaves thickened, giving it a slightly more intimidating posture and presence. The Hoothoot, meanwhile, began to take flight and prepared to swoop in with a Peck aimed squarely at Nightflower. However, Nightflower's refusal to attack and Gladius' interference changed things. Gladius' horn struck the Hoothoot, whom retaliated with a fierce pecking upon the horn of the small blue bug. Hoothoot returned to its spot beside the Sacred Sprout and the Elder, satisfied with having landed a hit on at least one of its opponents. "Hmm, seems your Nightflower doesn't wish to fight a losing battle after all. Very well, this one shall do as an opponent."He listened to the question about Cyndaquil's previous experience, letting out a hmph at the memory. "This Cyndaquil first came to use with a Trainer who sought to learn of our ways, join our order. From the day it laid eyes upon the Sacred Sprout, they were like oil and water. He challenged the Sprout, to no avail. We encouraged this behavior once upon a time, thinking it would help them both grow. But the Cyndaquil grew obsessed, and out of control. Even its own Trainer gave up on it and tried to release it, but it kept returning. That Trainer left our order some time ago, but the Cyndaquil remained here, challenging us. But it has time for that to come to an end."Wild Encounter Weather: Clear [attr="class","qkt-bkgd"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn"] Sacred Sprout LV 12 HP 100% [37/37]
[attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn2"] Hoothoot LV 11 HP 32% [12/37]
[attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] [attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn2-1"] Cyndaquil LV 7 HP 100% [24/24]
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[attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] [attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] Sacred Sprout [Chlorophyll]: Status, Growth (ATK+1 and SP.ATK+1), ACC-1 (Smokescreen) Hoothoot [Insomnia]: Status Cyndaquil [Blaze]: Status Gladius [Shed Skin]: Status SP26 Gladius used Megahorn! SP19 Hoothoot used Peck! SP18 Sacred Sprout used Growth! SP16 Cyndaquil used Smokescreen!((Posting from work, will pretty up the background and fix any issues later today))
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Post by Tarlar on Jan 26, 2023 10:27:53 GMT 11
"Good, I hate to get disappointed," Lei said with a smirk, and would have been convinced that this was some kind of weird trap, if she had known that the Elder firmly believed that he would come out on top of this battle. If he thought it made no difference that Lei helped the fire type, then what was his plan with this in the first place? Lei would just have caught the pokemon and leave, but Elder Li had insisted they did this. Perhaps he thought that the cyndaquil would finally learn that it was impossible for it to win, even with the help of a strong trainer, and then move on? If Lei had thought more closely about how it could be a trap, she would have come to the conclusion that Elder Li knew her parents and he was trying to humiliate and punish her, at their request.
It was not a thing they talked about though and a slight frown appeared on Lei's forehead as Nightflower didn't do as ordered. She couldn't outright scold her pokemon for disobeying though, she had a reputation of being a flawless trainer to keep up and it was important when around people of status like Elder Li. Her eyes widened briefly when Gladius came lunging from his hiding place and slammed into the side of the bird. He did not manage to get it down to the ground and the moment it began to retaliate with the awfully strong beak of it, Gladius fled. "Who says she doesn't wish to?" Lei asked Elder Li, but with a hint of warning as she glared down at the back of the venonat. "Who says it wasn't just a part of my plan? If your pokemon are as great as they say, I need to have a few tricks hidden up my sleeve," she said sweetly.
"Cyndaquil, another smokescreen on the same target," Lei said calmly, no matter how strong Bellsprout became, if it couldn't hit anything it wouldn't make any difference. She was pleased to see it followed her orders already, had to mean it had realized she was going to be its new trainer. "Nightflower, you protect Cyndaquil, don't let that anyone get close to it!" Lei ordered, she wanted to see if Gladius would came in as a surprise again. It was a bit hard for her to recall him when she had no clue on where he had hidden, it was impressive he could stay out of sight in an open room like this.
Lei nodded to Elder Li's story, "so Cyndaquil has joined your.. thing... here as well?" She said rather surprised, "I thought you only trained Bellsprouts. How did that work?" That the trainer had given up on the cyndaquil made Lei scoff unimpressed, what a weakling. But what else could you expect from someone who chose to be a monk of all things? And might even have quit that as well.
Lapis looked thoughtful at the cyndaquil, "what fuels your desire to win this battle? Why is it so important to you?" He asked the fire type gently. Nightflower glanced at the others and rolled her eyes, how boring. She looked around and smiled when she spotted something which clearly wasn't meant for her eyes. She looked up at the hoothoot circling above her, looking for Gladius, "soo, what would your plant friends say if they knew about your little.. stash?" She asked conspiratorially. She had no clue of course, if the hidden stash on the outside of the tower was the hoothoots or some other birds, but she hoped it could steer up some drama. Her x-ray vision had been great at such things in the past as well.
Wordcount: 624 (ooc: Nightflower switches in)
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Post by Tiki on Feb 2, 2023 6:09:06 GMT 11
Gladius was able to find a spot between some furniture or statues to hide. While he did not know that the Hoothoot was restrained from knocking around the furniture, the bug thought he could catch a breather, and strike again when he was ready. These decors back here smelled like old wood and rusting metals. Even if the Cyndaquil had burned down parts of the tower before, the particular area he was hiding smelled like old wood. Yuck. "Your plan was to have your pointy bug hiding?" The Elder restrained his chuckle. "Sending a coward to fight with a criminal. What a strange pair!""Hoothoot, blast that shedding bug with your Confusion! Your Venonat is just creating obstacle for the Cyndaquil to overcome its obsession!" He spoke sternly, staring down at the Venonat. "Cyndaquil now had the chance to fight Sacred Bellsprout like it wanted, and now you want to shield it." The round fluffy bird hooted, and turned toward the bug who just entered the battle. ITs eyes glowed red, and Nightflower was levitated off the ground for a few seconds, flung in the air wildly for some, before being dropped on the ground. Thankfully, the bug had a great sense of balance and survived the hit from having a headache level of confusion. "Stash? I am allowed to have a stash of food. I have a different diet than the Bellsprouts here." The bird replied straightforwardly, then turned its head toward the Cyndaquil. "Yes, we accept anyone who's willing to join us to train their discipline and self-control. This Cyndaquil here will need greater intervention than we can teach. Perhaps one day, Lugia will come drench its vengeful flames." The Elder replied, sounding committed and loyal to his cause. "Bellsprout, punish this persistent pest with a Cut!""Like I told you before, it's important because this Bellsprout is my rival!" The Cyndaquil squeaked, sounding annoyed. "Let me have a go at him!" The two ran toward each other with a different goal. As the Bellsprout began to cut the mouse with its sharp leaves, Cyndaquil jumped and dodged and released another cloud of smoke. Some of the smoke finally discolored its golden appearance, dulling the golden shine a bit. Although a little water would easily wash it off. "Eat this, twig!"Wild Encounter Weather: Clear [attr="class","qkt-bkgd"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn"] Sacred Sprout LV 12 HP 100% [37/37]
[attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn2"] Hoothoot LV 11 HP 32% [12/37]
[attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] [attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn2-1"] Cyndaquil LV 7 HP 100% [24/24]
[attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn2-2"] Nightflower LV 11 HP 70% [26/37]
[attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] [attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] Sacred Sprout [Chlorophyll]: Status, Growth (ATK+1 and SP.ATK+1), ACC-2 (Smokescreen) Hoothoot [Insomnia]: Status Cyndaquil [Blaze]: Status Nightflower [Tinted Lens]: Status SP++ Nightflower switched in! SP19 Hoothoot used Confusion! SP18 Sacred Sprout used Cut! Attack Missed! SP16 Cyndaquil used Smokescreen!Gladius 30/42 hp OOC: been a while since i mod bellsprout tower so I hope it's okay
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Post by Tarlar on Feb 2, 2023 10:10:39 GMT 11
Gladius wrinkled his nose but otherwise tried to stay unbothered by the smell, didn't bugs live in yucky places and often eat old moldy wood and such? He rolled his shoulders, it was probably because he didn't eat nasty wood like this, he was on top of the food chain and only ate proper food. If he could catch it of course, he glanced around the pillar but decided to stay put as Nightflower had stepped into action it seems.
"Criminal? What criminal?" Lei asked puzzled and shook her head, the Elder was probably getting too old to really be in charge anylonger, he should really think about handing the responsibility to some younger and more capable hands. "Never heard of tactics? Hit fast and get out of the way?" Lei asked with an innocent smile, "isn't it a great trick to make you focus on another pokemon entirely and get taken by surprise?" Lei raised an eyebrow and rolled her eyes at what Elder Li said, silly old man! "I'm here to help it, remember? I'm not so stupid to let you run wild on it like your monks did. This is a double battle and the pokemon in each team are supposed to help each other and work towards the same goal, otherwise they will just be in the way of each other," she lectured the old man. Not that her plan of Nightflower taking the hits to keep the cyndaquil going to the end worked very well when the fire type decided to go around her and close to its rival. "At least it knows how to dodge!" she grumbled under her breath. "Oh Cyndaquil will get to battle your beloved sprout, we just need to get rid of that annoying bird, that's all," Lei taunted with a shrug, if the elder wanted to get rude, she could as well. He would have to pay her anyway, otherwise she'd just threaten to release the cyndaquil again since she wasn't working for free.
Lei's mouth opened in surprise when Elder Li talked about wishing Cyndaquil should be washed away by a lugia! "I am not even going answer that, aren't you supposed to preach balance and things like that?" Lei exclaimed, she wouldn't have been surprised to hear that in other placed, but from a renowned Elder who was known for his patience, since that was what the Sprout Tower taught and focused on. She glanced at the cyndaquil, it had really riled them all here but it just proved that the monks where nothing out of the ordinary and that it was a waste of time, what they pretended to be doing.
"Nightflower, Bug Bite on the Hoothoot. Cyndaquil, Leer on the bellsprout, and keep dodging!" The thirty-something old trainer called out to the pokemon battling on her side. If the fire type should have a decent chance against the bellsprout, she'd had to make sure it hit harder and she doubted it knew any firebased attacks yet, or it would have used them ages ago.
Nightflower looked disappointed when the hoothoot didn't seem the least bothered by its stash, she had hoped she had found some nasty secrets which could start some drama. "So you are saying your eating habits are so disgusting that your friends can't handle seeing it?" She asked innocently as she waddled closer, "you know, if I had things like that laying around, then I would also hide them well," she mocked.
Lapis nodded and decided to elaborate, "I meant, why is this bellsprout your rival?" It couldn't be so hard to answer, although he doubted he could get the fire type to reflect much about its desires at the moment.
Wordcount: 619 (ooc: Neither cyndaquil, hoothoot or bellsprout is level 10, might be an idea to change that to avoid wrong calculations? ^^ )
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