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[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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[judging by the sound of her voice, she at least seems fine. which is a relief. but that last part... Xion? Archer is disappoint]

What I saw was your Pokémon reacting to an attack after celebrating a hard-earned win. You have nothing to apologize to me for.

But it... [ She sighs. ] I just don't want Riku to be blamed for it all.

Don't be so dramatic. The world isn't going to end because he's taken the blame for what he can't control.

I still don't think he should, though. [ That gets a slightly stubborn reaction back. ] If nothing else, well, we'll learn to help him control things better.

... [just... just sigh. sigh, damnit] At the very least, don't blame yourself for winning.

If he has any sense at all, he'll learn to control his Pokémon before sending it out again.

[he feels as if there's not much else that he can say asides beating a dead horse. that and he has to get going anyway]

You two don't push yourselves.

Alright.

[ Pause. ]

Thank you for the advice, at least. Mister...?

... [ah hell. he can't be that mean ~~though true~~] I'm Archer. And you must be Xion.

Yeah, I am! [ Another pause. ] Um, if you don't mind me asking, is there a reason why you're called Archer?

[ Because it sounds like the whole thing her friends Saber and Lancer are about. ]

[if what Saber said was correct, there really was no need to hide anything to begin with. he could say this much. at this point he's stopped on Route 29 anyway, Ditto taking a rest]

You must know one of the other Servants that are here. [perceptive Archer is perceptive] If that wasn't enough, you could call it the name of my class as a Heroic Spirit.

Those terminologies- yeah, I'm familiar with them. It's another name for you guys to hide your real identities, right?

Hoh? It sounds like you've done your homework. Are you sure you're not one of the Masters in the Holy Grail War?

[of course, his question is teasing if anything]

Our true identities can be our biggest weaknesses. According to Saber though, there's no real need to hide our names here.

Huh? Oh, no. I'm not. Saber and Lancer have told me some of what they know.

[ Yeah, Archer. This one doesn't get teasing very well. ]

She's right. I know Lancer as Cú Chulainn, and Saber as King Arthur or Arturia... but I usually just call them by their, um... class names? Personal names are always important, I think.

[he...won't bother correcting her on that one. this time he'll let it slip. this time]

How long have you known them for?

Almost... maybe a little over a year now?

You've been here for quite a while too. I just got started down Route 29.

You have? Oh, well then- welcome to the world of Johto, Archer. It's nice to meet you.

Hm. It's nice to meet you too, Xion. [...alright he really needs to get going. he really does] Rest up.

Thank you. I'll... talk to you later sometime?

We'll just have to see. There's no telling what will happen in this "world full of adventure", right?

[...yeah he found that part to be stupid when he first arrived. a little over the top. and with that, he ends the call]

Hey, I don't want her to blame herself either. It was a fair win.

[Yes, he's chiming in. Why? Because there's no way he'd ignore this.]

But it's not like I can completely change him. Not overnight. It's in his nature to lash out like that, so unless you've got tips to cure somebody of sadism...

[He sighs. It's not like he's going to ignore what Quake did, but it's easier said than done.]

[ah, it was this kid again. he wasn't about to ignore him. but what Archer was about to suggest might have been tough]

If you can't change such a dangerous trait of his, you should let him go.

[It figures that somebody would suggest that, but... Riku's too stubborn to give up one of his Pokémon. Especially one of his most useful ones.]

You sure that's a good idea? Letting him loose would probably put even more people in danger.

[After all, he's level 100, has a ton of extra moves... Without Riku, he'd probably have no qualms going on a rampage.]

Looks like you have no choice but to curb that wicked streak of his.

[don't get him wrong. he wants you to succeed. and anything that Archer's said has been out of...well...looking out for people that he hadn't even met. but hey, he can hide it all behind an easy "just passing the time until I get to my Master"]

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