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[islandshore]

[The feed starts out pretty tame. Two Garchomps duke it out using a variety of moves ranging from Outrage to Earthquake. The smaller of the two lets out a series of roars and continuously throws himself at Bahamut, but while he does land some decent hits, his hot-headed behavior leads to his downfall. As the fight wears on, Quake ends up getting knocked around by Bahamut, and his attempts to counter do little against his opponent's higher speed.

Eventually, he topples over with a pitiful growl. For the next few moments, he's motionless.

Meanwhile, Bahmut lets out a triumphant roar over his victory. Bigger dragon wins! In his excitement at besting another dragon, Bahamut turns over to his trainer and nearly barrels over Xion, who laughs and tries to pat his head. Good going, Bahamut!

While Riku smirks and heads over to Xion to congratulate her, Quake doesn't seem to share their enthusiasm. He lets out another growl, pushes himself to his feet and trudges ever so slowly over to the two of them. While they're busy basking in their victory, he raises his claws, and once he gets close enough, launches himself onto Bahamut's back with the intent of knocking him over.]

--wah?!

[ Bahamut is alarmed by the sudden weight on him and tries to jerk free, unintentonally shoving Xion to the ground with a roar. His jaws are snapping loudly, tail swishing around wildly while trying to claw at the other dragon to get off. ]

B-Bahamut! [ Panic and worry jumpstarts Xion into a standing position. She watches her dragon struggle and every instinct within her is just screaming to help her Pokemon, and not before long, she takes several steps forward-- ]

Hold up!

[Riku hurries behind her, reaching out for her arm. Quake, however, shoots her a vicious glare, driving his claws into Bahamut's back and clamping down on his neck. Go ahead, Xion. Just try and come closer.]

He's... He's hurting him!

[ Xion is trying to jerk Riku off, but to no avail. Bahamut is roaring even louder, but before long, he's managing to maneuver his neck to take a hard bite on Quake's bicep, accompanied with gnashing sounds. If that isn't enough, Bahamut sends them both to the ground in an attempt to roll the other dragon off of him. ]

And if you get too close, he'll hurt you.

[Quake takes this opportunity to nail Bahamut with a little toxic, spewing acid onto his skin. Bahamut's powerful bite prompts a shrill roar out of Quake, and after delivering a slash along his spines, he releases his grip on Bahamut and springs into the air, landing a few yards away. For the moment, he takes his eyes off of Bahamut and spreads out his arms with a bellowing roar. Then he launches himself forward, unleashing a powerful Outrage. Riku, in the mean time, cringes, watching the two dragons carefully. If only he'd brought Slash with him, then this wouldn't be a problem!

Xion actually doesn't seem to register what Riku just said. She's watching and hoping Bahamut recovers and pulls away or... or something! Bahamut is trying to fight off the debilitating effects of the poison in his system. With a defiant roar, however, Bahamut manages to bring up his own Outrage and charge Quake head on. I'm the faster dragon, buster!]

Riku! We have to stop them! [ Xion's momentarily stopped trying to get Riku to let go of her in favor of pleading now. ]

I'll stop them. You stay back.

[Perhaps foolishly, he lets go of Xion's arm and rushes into the fray, eyes narrow and fists clenched. He keeps his eyes locked on Quake and prepares to fling himself onto his shoulders...

Before he can even reach him, Quake burrows into the ground and vanishes from sight. Seconds later, he emerges right behind Xion and prepares to strike.]

--?!

[ She turns, seeing one of Quake's talons home in on her, and try as Xion might to dodge to the side, he manages to give her a solid hit on the side of her head, followed by the sounds of skin being sliced, Xion hitting the ground with a grunt, and it's then Bahamut cries out one of the angriest roars a Garchomp could emit before going for Quake's neck.

Xion herself is actually still moving, despite the searing pain in her head and the heavy, warm liquid she can feel running down her cheek. She manages into a sitting position, trying to look around and see how the fight's going amidst the dust and raging purple dragons. ]

Xion!

[Bahamut's not the only one seething with rage. The moment she goes down, Riku bolts forward, hurrying to her side. Bahamut's bite stops Quake momentarily, and he lets out a pained screech as the teeth sink into his neck. While Quake thrashes and flails, Riku crouches down by her side, placing a hand on her shoulder.]

Xion, you're bleeding.

[He places a gloved hand over her wound.]

C'mon, forget the fight. We need to get you to a PokéCenter!

[He reaches for his belt with his other hand, feeling around. If he could just get Quake in his Pokéball...]

But we need to stop them!

[ Apparently getting nicked in the head doesn't stop Xion's priorities from being scrambled. Or maybe it made worse? Things have just gotten out of hand so badly, and she wants both Pokemon to stop. Bahamut doesn't let up, applying even more pressure and using his bigger size to grind Quake's body into the earth. The poison is a long forgotten prospect in his head as he's seeing red right now. Better think fast, Riku, Xion's already scrambling to get back up. ]

[Riku looks around frantically, gnashing his teeth. He can't let Xion get hurt again! Her injuries from Terror were bad enough. But he doesn't have Flare. Draco knows ice moves, but why would he help? Phantom's not the sort to get in the way of 'entertainment,' and Flare's back at the room now.

Without warning, Riku rushes out in front of Xion, pulls her off to the side, and then he leaps onto Quake's back with his arms wrapped tightly around his neck. This... probably isn't a good idea in retrospect, as Bahamut's rage may put him in danger even with Quake preoccupied at the moment.

Suddenly, an Aura Sphere whirls through the air, and the feed cuts out.]

[Shortly after the feed, a text appears, courtesy of Phantom:]

so. Riku was gonna brag about how he got all the Kanto badges and how the Elite Four can't send you home but I think he's a little busy right now. heh heh heh.

but do you see what I see? ♥ somebody tell them to pucker up...

when they're not being torn apart by dragons.

[ooc: Video responses will come from Riku and Xion once they've hit the Center. If you wanna do stuff with Phantom before they get patched up, that's cool too. :|b]

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[ordalias]

[ It itches. The gauze pad on her left temple itches but she knows she's not supposed to scratch it...

She lets out a sigh before glancing around from her spot on a bench within Fuschia City's PokeCenter. She wonders where Riku's gone, and occasionally checks the Gear for anything to keep her mind off of what just happened for the moment. ]

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[islandshore]

[Oh? Has she seen Phantom's awesome text yet? He totally set that up to see how they'd react. In fact, he'll just sorta... hover over to her with a smug grin, fiddling with Riku's 'Gear.

Of course, it's not long before he re-enters the lobby, with bandages along his arms and the side of his face. Quake isn't one to go down without a fight, even with Ace and Slacker there to wear him down. He lets out a groan as he trudges over to the bench, swiping the 'Gear from Phantom's clutches and flopping down right next to her.]

Hey.

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[ex_cashcow493]

Who is this?
I demand you allow me to speak to Xion or Riku this instant.

[ Saber, after all of this time in Johto, still has no idea that Pokemon can send messages of this nature themselves. ]

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[islandshore]

:)

hi this is Riku
totally

I just got my face eaten by a dragon and I feel great!

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[ordalias]

Saber?

[ Did she see all of that............. ]

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[soggypastry]

[First reaction: oh, there's Xion. She's okay, nothing to worry about. Second reaction: ...what the hell were you two thinking. No, really. What the hell were you two thinking, charging like that?! The only good news? Lightning doesn't sound angry when she responds to the feed. ...Though that should be terrifying, too.]

Do either of you want to tell me why you didn't use your Pokeballs on them when the fight started?

[She did see Riku try to grab at his ball, but it clearly didn't work. Which she understands, given the situation at the time, but still!]

[Video]

[islandshore]

['Sup, Lightning? When Riku finally gets to responding, he's got a few bandages on his face and arms, but he's... still in one piece.

He sighs, though, placing a hand against his neck.]

It was just supposed to be a battle at first. Xion wanted to go up against me, and I accepted.

We just weren't expecting it to get out of hand.

[Video]

[ordalias]

We... didn't want to add more to the problem?

[ Xion did debate sending out her Gyarados, but it's a Gyarados. ]

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[her_mouse_jesty]

What happened????

Are they okay????

[mama doesn't text properly when she's worried mmmkay]

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[ordalias]

Minnie? We're fine!

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[islandshore]

nah

they totally got chewed up and spit out by dragons and made a big red mess.

so sorry you couldnaskhfa

[The feed cuts temporarily. Either the 'Gear fell to the ground, or somebody's swiped it.]

Hey, don't




no. you should totally listen and believe this ~mysterious~ texter bahahaafhsa

[SNAG.]


Give me a second. Gotta deal with my Haunter first.

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[paladinlost]

Stop texting and do something!

[Goodness knows Cecil would if he could escape the nurses.]

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[ordalias]

--huh? Cecil?

[ And here's one Xion with a gauze pad taped to her left pad. Despite the slightly thick padding, bits of red have soaked to the surface. ]

We're okay, really.

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[islandshore]

nah

this is way more fun. especially that one lady who thought I was him heh heh heh.

like Riku would have the guts to take pictures of Xion's panties.

[Fortunately, Riku's recovered enough that he'll probably be snagging the 'Gear relatively soon.]

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[seasaltkeys]

[Roxas isn't sure what to say. He hates being far away and that he can only sit and worry and not do anything about this. And he's trying to hold back his anger.]

Are you okay?

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[ordalias]

We're fine, Roxas. Sorry about that.

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[islandshore]

She will be, if I have my way.

[Because, knowing Xion, she'll probably try and act like nothing's wrong instead of resting.]

[extinguishescandles]

are you two okay?!
that was intense...and not the good movie-variety edge-of-your-seat kind of intense!

[ordalias]

We're fine! I'm sorry for all of that, really.

... uh, what kind of intense is that?

[Video] Well you wanted Xion and him to meet so-

[robbedsanity]

...

[Those were dragons fighting.

Well, this... is certainly something. SO LET'S COMMENT ON HOW GOING INTO THOSE THINGS IS A NO-NO.]

...I apologize for being blunt, but perhaps you two should be more prepared before going into the fray.

[Video] big guy meets small girl! o/

[ordalias]

Yeah, we... we didn't expect one of them to get so angry about losing. A friend of mine said I should have brought a sword to fight dragons, but I don't have anything like that on me... nor would I want to actually hurt Quake like that.

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[impulsives]

[And he was having such a nice day too.]

Hey! You two okay!?

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[ordalias]

[ We are here to bring your daily dose of worry and derp. ]

We're fine, Shinn! We managed to make it to Fuchia City.

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[bakaitoukid]

[wow. for all of his time in Johto, Kaito can't say he had ever seen a battle so intense]

I think I'm a little more worried about their well-being than whether they should be puckering up or not!

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[ordalias]

We're okay. Really. Sorry about the last... message. That was by a Pokemon, actually.

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[namelesshero]

[well...that was a rather hectic sight]

So this is how savage these Pokémon battles can be. [there's no sympathy in his voice. many others have covered that for him] I've only just started and even I know that you should better control your own Pokémon.

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[islandshore]

You say that like it's easy.

[Fortunately, sticking to audio is a good way to hide his injuries.]

Some Pokémon are just more aggressive than others.

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[when_turks_fly]

Put Xion and Riku on this instant.

[ And she means it, if her expression is any indication. Her tone more than backs it up and her fingers are gripping her gear very tightly. ]

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[ordalias]

Valeria?

[ And in pops Xion's face on the Gear. She looks, more or less, okay, save for the gauze pad taped to her left temple. Even with the padding, the blood has managed to soak through a little. ]

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[will_to_burn]

[ And guess who is doing nothing short of worrying with a healthy side of panic because she's probably not even remotely close to their location and that was not, is not good, what just happened. ]

Riku-kun? Riku-kun, hey! Are you two alright? Answer me!

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[ordalias]

We're alright. I think Riku's going to answer soon when he comes back.

text; i am so sorry for her

[comeatmibro]

dude
those dragons r AWSM
wat r they?

did he face the e4?
is he like
the champ now??

text; why sorry?

[ordalias]

They're Garchomps.

Not yet. I think you'd have better luck finding out from him directly.