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There's even more grass here; Seriously, does no-one cut it?
Topic Started: Mar 11 2008, 08:26 AM (241 Views)
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Having found the section of land he was aiming for, Alex disembarked Anarch and recalled the beast, leaving him alone with Dynamo in the tall grass. And the guide wasn't kidding when it said 6 foot grass. In a place like this, any pokémon would be completely hidden in the greenery, and so would any trainers out here.

Well, almost any trainer. Alex was a big guy - tall enough, in fact, for most of his head to remain clean above the grass. The tops of the stalks ticked just under his nose, and he was getting the occasional mouthful of grass when he turned his head, but at least he could navigate by sight. Unfortunately, he couldn't hide himself well for exactly the same reason. Unless he ducked, and lost his ability to see where he was going, any airgoing pokémon would spot him from a mile off. Ah, well. Right now his priority was travel anyway, so it wasn't too great a loss.

"Dynamo, stay close to me. I don't want to get separated." A bark from somewhere near his feet showed that the pup understood, and Dynamo even brushed by Alex's leg for good measure. Standing up to his full height, Alex looked to the north and west for an indication of where to head. To the north, the grass seemed to get shorter. He'd head there for now, and make another check when he had a bit more visibility. He started off in that direction, with Dynamo trotting close by.

Location: 6 Foot Grass 2
Destination: 4 Foot Grass 2, Lorenzo
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Reach for the stars, and you'll hit the roof.
.3

Visibility was always an issue when wandering into new and uncharted lands. The grass wa sonly a temporary problem that could easily be remedied. Push the grass out of the way... an easy solution.

But, hiding was also a way of things, being able to sneak up on your opponents. Except if they were not on the ground.

Zooming by your head was a majestic creature. Beautifly, in all of its glory. Its wings glittered in the sunlight as it flew. It didn't notice you... having passed by this area several times to find nothing of value, the bug asumed today was like every other day.

Assumptions are the devils work, I tell you!

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Alex watched as the winged insect gracefully flitted past, on its way to doing whatever it was that these creatures did. He briefly considered battling it, and if the grass had been a few feet shorter, perhaps he would have. But no, he wasn't going to fight anything when his pokémon's vision was obscured by all this greenery. Well, nothing airborne, anyway.

He felt Dynamo brush against his leg, and he continued walking north, wading through the grass as if it were deep water. It must have been a nightmare for shorter people to train here - they wouldn't be able to see anything more than an arm's length in front of them.

Location: 6 Foot Grass 2
Destination: 4 Foot Grass 2, Lorenzo
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.1

Beautifly stayed on course, heading north.. the same way as you. Eventually she became a distant spec, her being able to fly faster than you could walk. This left you to trudge through the grass alone, except for Dynamo. Normally you would have been out of this hell-hole, but the height of things caused travel to go rather slowly, leaving the situation dragging more thna it should have.

You suddenly fell face-first into the grass. Your fall was softer than one would think, being padded by the forest of greenery. The cause of the fall was none other than a pokemon. A pokemon that couldn't really move. It was a Kakuna, forced to sit in the grass until it hatched into a Beedrill. At least it had cover from birds and such who would do it harm.

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That was the other inherent problem with this grass. Alex had no way of seeing what was at his feet, so it was easy to trip over something, like here. Picking himself up, he glanced back at the cocoon that had caused his fall. It was somewhat strange that a Kakuna would be out here by itself, even given the excellent cover it had. Dropping it with some powerful attack certainly seemed easy, but the possibility of Beedrill making patrols caused Alex to think again. He didn't really want to have to contend with a horde of angry Beedrill, so he decided to leave this Kakuna to sit where it was.

Hoisting himself back to a standing position, Alex peered over the top of the grass to re-establish where north was, then continued onwards. The promised land of shorter grasses awaited him.

(6 foot grass, going to 4 foot grass, Lorenzo, etc.)
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.2

Continuing ahead, ignoring the several chances at pummelling pokemon, you soon found your destination... well, not the destination, but shorter grass. That was certainly a welcomed sight.

Reached: 4 Foot Grass 2

To your surprise, there was a fight when you arrived. Not between trainers... not a trainer and a pokemon... but two pokemon going at it. One of the combatants you clearly recognized as the Beautifly that had passed you up moments ago. The other was a Dustox, an angrier bug by nature. The two were quarrelling over god knows what.

It must have been a good day when wild pokemon as rare as these were out roaming the grass. Well... shoudl you show them both who is boss, or simply let nature take its course?

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The increased visibility was most welcome. Now that the grass was little more than waist-high, Alex found it much easier to see where he was going. He still couldn't see Dynamo, but the yapping around his feet reassured him that the pup was still there.

His gaze shifted to the pair of fighting bugs. Of course, fighting the Beautifly wouldn't have been a good idea, especially because Alex had wanted to train up his Geodude, The Dustox, on the other hand, was a different story. Sentinel wouldn't immediately succumb to any of its attacks, and his own powerful attacks would seriously damage the bug, particularly if the Beautifly helped. Alex sent out the rock pokémon, brushing aside some grass so that he could see his target.

"Sentinel, help out the Beautifly. Use Rock Polish, then Stone Edge on the Dustox."

Alex quickly checked that the arms holding aside the grass were out of harm's way. All good, unless Sentinel missed wildly. Best not to think about that.

:geodude :ml "Sentinel Lv. 18 - 36/36 :hp
Ability: Rock Head
~Rock Polish, Stone Edge (on Dustox)~

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:beautifly :ml Lv. 20 - 30/40 :hp

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.2

Before Sentinel could get off the attack, the two bugs had already begun their own round of fighting. both of them had the right idea, using a Gust attack. This caused a much needed breeze to form, parting the grass just enough to that your Geodude could get a better look at the opponents.

It polished itself while focusing on Dustox. When the time was right, it launched itself at the bug, Stone Edge'ing away, sending the unsuspecting bug to the ground. The weakened Dustox couldn't stand up to thank kind of power, and was grounded permanently.

Sentinel gains 1.1 :exp

Beautifly, surprised by the turn of events, switched its focus to your direction. It wasn't sure what to do... attack, or fly away. If you could take down its bitter rival with ease, what could you do to it?

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Honestly, Alex was more worried about what the Beautifly could do to Sentinel. The bug could make use of grass-based attacks, and unfortunately Sentinel wasn't able to take even the lightest of Absorbs. His strengths were purely physical, and even with his polished skin, he just didn't have quite enough speed to get in the first attack with any certainty.

Rather than have a battle essentially decided by a coinflip, Alex decided to recall the Geodude. With a curt nod to the Beautifly which was intended to translate as "I'm not a threat," he started wading through the grass again, whistling for Dynamo to follow. Now that he had some more room to see, he could make out some buildings in the distance. Assuming it to be Lorenzo, he headed towards it, making sure to follow the grass as he did.

Location: 4 Foot Grass 2
(Following the grass round to Lorenzo)
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.2

With beautifly now behind you, your path was clear as you headed towards town.

Well, if you took out the grass it woudl have been clear. No, it wasn't six feet tall anymore, but walking in four foot tall grass was still no picnic. So, you trudged along, with Dynamo somewhere behind you.

Soon, the sounds of yapping came to your ears. It was a familiar sound, seeing as it came from your electric pup. It would seem that it had come upon something rather noteable. A pokemon. It was a Venonat, sleeping merrily in the grass. It was using the greenery for cover against feathered predators. It was a wonder that Dynamo didn't wake it up with its barking, but it didn't, as Venonat slept... and slept... and slept.


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Alex brushed aside the grass where Dynamo was barking, only to uncover more sleeping pokémon. It appeared to be a popular activity among bugs and the like here, the tall grass providing excellent camouflage to guard against would-be predators. The sight of his trainer's face caused Dynamo to cease his barking, and the pup sniffed around, waiting for Alex to do something.

In his head, two of Alex's personality traits had a small-scale skirmish to determine what he should do with this Venonat. It didn't take long for his sense of "fair" fighting to win out over his shameless opportunism, and the victorious triat sent a message to Alex's brain to ignore the sleeping bug. So the trainer did. He pulled his arms back up, letting the grass snap back into place, then started to haul himself along again. DYnamo sensed the movement, and stuck close by. The pup's job remained to warn Alex of any potential obstacle that would be hidden from his view.

(4 foot grass 2 -> Lorenzo)
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Reach for the stars, and you'll hit the roof.
.2

If ignoring sleeping pokemon, and letting them lay where they slept was your goal, then your trek would be rather uneventful until you reached Lorenzo.

And you did.

Reached Lorenzo that is.

I'll even put it in all bold to make it official and jazz.

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