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| DarthEevee | Mar 9 2009, 11:11 PM Post #1 | |
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Ben cocked his head to the side as the two dogs clashed for the last time, leaving a momentary silence in the arena as everyone stared, trying to figure out who had triumphed. Had it been a double KO? The last of the rain pattered onto the ruined stadium, leaving the weather overcast, but dry once more. Then the head of the granbull stirred, causing the audience to stir slightly in anticipation, then unleash a sort of collective gasp of surprise as Anubis pulled himself out of Squishy's mouth, wanting no more part of that...dog breath was one thing...but sheesh. He collapsed to the pavement once clear, panting, and glowering at the ditto-dog, who was still once more. And the audience exploded. The piercing squeals of the nearest girls shrilled over the rest, causing Ben to stiffen in alarm. Uh-oh...Anubis did the same, casting a look in the direction of the shrieks. What he saw sent him skittering to the dubious safety that Ben presented from such dangerous things as girls. Or attempting to anyhow. He had Endured, yes...but that had left him in rather poor shape. And it was unlikely that it would save him from death by hugging. Ben solved the pup's problem by hastily pressing the recall switch on his pokeball and waving it in Floyd's general direction as the little warrior vanished in a flash of red. "Great match!" he tried, but was certain that it was utterly lost in the crowd. Besides that, he'd best get moving himself...with the loss of the riolu as a target, the fangirls were setting their sights on the next best thing. It was time to beat a hasty retreat. Ben scrambled to get clear of the stadium, skidding on the slick and twisted pavement. He'd have to find Floyd later to congratulate him or something...right now, he was in no mood to endure anything from this crowd of crazies. Not that he'd ever be in the mood for it... ~~~~~~~~~ There was a small crowd lurking oustide the doors of the center set up to take care of the tourney contestants pokemon after each match, a gaggle of young ladies, all waiting expectantly, eyes riveted on the door. They could have been statues for all they moved, waiting patiently for the sight of their quarry, still and silent as stone. As soon as they saw what they sought, they would move in for the kill... The bell above the door jingled as someone inside stepped out. A collective squeal of excitement greeted his appearance. "There he is!" "Oooh! You were positively aMAZing..." "You're riolu was absoLUTEly adorable!!" "My phone number is..." The young man who had emerged to this reaction took a hasty step back as the now squealing mass converged on him, a rather panicked expression flitting across his face at the threat to his health and safety. "Geh...Roar!" In a flash of red, a violet furred beast appeared between him and the danger, grinning like a gargoyle, missing tooth and all, and let out an eardrum shattering bellow. The girls scattered with identical squeals of surprise and alarm, and more disturbingly, giggles at the threatening sound. Ben fled in the opposite direction, granbull hot on his heels. Ducking around one corner, then another, he eventually came to a stop, leaning against the nearest wall, uneasily. "They following, Brandi?" he asked, as the bulldog glanced warily around the corner before huffing negatively. Not yet anyhow, he suspected. He sighed wearily. "No wonder celebrities are nuts...dealing with THAT would make anyone crazy in no time...jeez..." He pondered the merits of becoming a hermit after this tournament at this rate. Hopefully those girls didn't spot him again... |
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| Maverick | Mar 10 2009, 05:22 AM Post #2 | |
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"How many assholes we got on this ship anyhow?"
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.3 ((Sorry this is kinda short and pitiful. The bug has turned into a sinus infection. Ugh.)) Not bad for your first battle, Squishy. He commented as he scraped the now jellyfied form of the Ditto off the broken ground. The Stadium was clearing out now and the irritating little fan girls that had swamped poor Ben were long gone. The paralysis from Squishys attack had taken that long to wear off. Floyd picked up his half empty vodka bottle and held it up to the light, as if toasting the sun before taking a long draw. Hed really wanted to win this one, but doesnt everyone? No one wanted to lose. He was disappointed yes, but then again, battling was still new to him. The fact that hed made it past the first round was merit enough. Hawkeye would get over it in time and find some new pit of horrors to challenge his trainer with. Ultimately, Floyd was just happy it was over and he could sit back and watch. <((@))> With his pokemon healed at last the line to the makeshift Pokcenter had been incredibly long - the Scavian ambled out to the little booths filled with souvenirs. Jeers and sneers aside, it was all worth it for this. Floyd could now take his winnings and buy something for his team. He approached one with several interesting items for pokemon to hold and spotted what he wanted right away. It was a jagged little stone that was always damp to the touch. Excuse me, Id like that Damp Stone please. The busy man behind the counter looked up and his eyes widened. You're that freak that Ben Summers wiped the floor with, arent ya? He laughed. The same. Floyd replied stiffly. Now the stone, if you dont mind. Yeah, whatever. The man guffawed. I doubt itll do you much good. As much good as being an a-- does you. Floyd paid the man and walked away without waiting to hear what he had to say. He still had 10 TP in hand and no idea what he wanted to do with it. Well, hed figure it out eventually. He still wanted to find Ben and exchange numbers or something. He wove through the crowd trying to catch sight of the man and his white Growlithe. (Bought one Damp Stone for 40 TP) Edited by Maverick, Mar 10 2009, 02:17 PM.
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| DarthEevee | Mar 12 2009, 08:56 AM Post #3 | |
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Cute and Fluffy Evil Overlord
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.3 (Mrf. Meant to respond to this sooner, but I got distracted by sick kids. Get better soon, Mav. *hugs*) "Is it still clear?" A lavender bulldog slowly emerged from between the little alleyway she and her trainer had taken refuge in, eyes darting about the crowd. After a moment, she grumphed, a bit disappointedly. Ben skulked out hesitantly after her, and debated what to do now. He could keep the granbul out as a bodyguard, but Jax would likely end up jealous, but the growlithe stood out so much that letting her out might be a death sentence. She'd either find those girls offensive and be helpful in keeping them away, or she'd find it funny, and make it worse. And he wasn't certain which. Anubis was probably happier in his own ball, even though Ben had wanted to talk with the blue canine. Sheesh... He could look for Floyd, but that would likely get him discovered. Then again, he was kind of stuck for it. In for a penny... With a heavy sigh, he released botn Jax and Anubis. The pup looked about wildly, the last thing he recalled clearly being the horde of squealing girls trying to descend upon him en-masse. He stopped, though, as he noted that there wasn't the shattered remains of the stadium about him, and he wasn't nearly dead from fatigue and pain. "You did pretty good there Anubis..." Ben said softly, cruiching to offer the pup and arm to climb up to his shoulder and perch there. The little warrior harrumphed and turned away, though he squeaked and did a one-eighty as soon as Ben added, mildly, "Those girls are still out there somewhere...would you rather run into them on your own?" The pup scrambled up to his trainer's shoulder, and sat there, sulking and radiating annoyance. Arceus save him from girls...Ben chuckled softly andgave Jax a good scratch between the ears as she sat, ears flattened against her head, looking crestfallen. She'd wanted so badly to prove her worth in this tournament, and had gone down in just seconds... "It's all right, girl...you can't be expected to win against water...and you darn near dislocated Hawkeye's jaw, I think. Pretty good, that." She whined, tail wagging slgihtly and sighed, as he straightened up. "Now all we have to do is survive the fan girls..." Hopefully with the poor mood she was in, she would me more likely to take his side in that business. He skulked out into the bazaar, bracing for the inevitable. ~*~*~*~ After a bit of wandering on Floyd's part, a ear-piercing squeal suddenly shattered the conversations for a moment. "There he is!!!" Oh hey, look. There he is. Being accosted by a horde of girls. Or, at least, they would accost him, if they dared get any closer to the leering lavender bulldog between them and him. Anubis the riolu was perched on his shoulder, expression shifint from momentarily panicked to irritated as the continued to call out admiration, phone numbers and squeal excitedly. It was enough to grate on even ears that aren't sensitive. The final straw came with another coo about how cute and adorable Anubis was. The pup bared his teeth. "Anubis...let it go." The pup ignored him, hopping down. "I'd take that back ma'am...he..." "But he's just the cutest little..." The statement was cut off with a shriek as Anubis charged, fires blazing about his leg as he aimed for a kneecap. The girls scattered again, for the moment, as Ben smiled in satisfaction. "...doesn't listen to me." Edited by DarthEevee, Mar 15 2009, 08:14 PM.
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| Maverick | Mar 15 2009, 01:54 PM Post #4 | |
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"How many assholes we got on this ship anyhow?"
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.3 (Still a little out of it but doing better. Going to try to get warmed up again before I make the free-form post. Thanks for waiting on me!) Floyd spent the last of his tournament earnings on the Hidden Power TM and began to walk away from yet another booth when a chorus of shrill girlish shrieks split his peace of mind asunder. He was just beginning to get over the last vendors remarks about his performance. He didnt need these air heads reminding him how dreadful he was at battling. He chanced a glance at the clucking group of giggling girls anyway and nearly toppled over with laughter. Anubis was baring his teeth at the fawning group and going on a rampage. He lashed out and they scattered. Floyd held his aching chest and gasped for breath. At least hed found Ben. Pocketing his TM and snorting a last chuckle, he meandered through the crowd toward the dog trainer. Hey! Hey Ben! Wait up a sec, will ya? The alien called as he trotted up to the blind man. I wanted to thank you for the match. |
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| DarthEevee | Mar 16 2009, 11:00 AM Post #5 | |
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.3 (*nodnods* When you feel ready. Haven't gotten real sick yet myself, but the kids have been going in and out of feeling horrid. *sighs*) Usually, it was a mark of a relatively poor trainer to have a pokemon that would not listen to or obey them in such matters, but at this point, it wasn't so much disobedience, as a desire not to correct such disobedience. Listening to the girls shrieking and fleeing from the 'adorable' little guy was immensely satisfying. "Make sure he doesn't really hurt one of 'em girl. And keep an eye on him, hey?" The white growlith whuffed softly and bounded after the riolu, as he continued to scatter the girls. Well, that was hopefully one less problem he'd have to deal with... Brandi stuck with him, smirking after. Only disappointing bit about this show was that she wasn't joining in. Ah well. Next time maybe. Ben, still smiling faintly, turned to go look through the booths. While he was still a contestant and not allowed to spend what he had won so far, it couldn't hurt to plan ahead. Hey! Hey Ben! Wait up a sec, will ya? I wanted to thank you for the match. That voice, though, stopped him dead, and he turned in that general direction, smile going from somewhat vidictive to actually pleased. "Floyd?" Brandi barked a greeting as well, tongue slurping over the missing tooth she'd been gifted with by Hawkeye. She certainly agreed that it had been a fine fight. "No need for thanks...'less it's mutual I suppose." He chuckles. "Pretty darn close, too. If Anubis hadn't chosen to listen to me there, it might have gone the other way, even." Well. He certainly doesn't agree with that vendor's assessment of the fight. Even if he didn't know that the vendor said it. "Just kind of sorry the crowd ruined it." He sighed faintly, cocking his ehead to the side to pinpoint Anubis and Jax, as the riolu continued to give the squealing girls a fair bit of excersize. |
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| Maverick | Mar 18 2009, 12:42 PM Post #6 | |
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"How many assholes we got on this ship anyhow?"
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.3 Catching up to Ben, he stood for a moment with the man, watching the Riolu dart about, kicking at the girls. They seemed to think it was a game and would squeal each time the jackal pup leaped back again. If the Scavian had eyes, he would have rolled them out of disgust. He was rather grateful he didnt have such silly creatures flocking after him. Yeah, I reckon. he agreed with Ben after a moment. Could have done without the rain though. Couldnt see shit really. Had to let ol Squish do whatever the hell it wanted. He stopped and looked up, noting how clear and blue the sky presently was and wondered how pokemon could call in the rain just like that. Well, maybe we can do it again sometime. Id like to see the rest of your dogs in action when you got the chance. He grinned at the Granbull gumming the empty space where her tooth had been. If theyre anything like this one, youve got one hell of a team. |
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| DarthEevee | Mar 22 2009, 09:49 AM Post #7 | |
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.2 (Sorry for delays in freeform. Between net going fzzt unpredictably, sick kids, work and predicted sinus issues, I've been having a bad week. *nods sagely* Should have something up by tuesday worst case. Haven't hit the real vacation rush at work yet tho, so am not getting swamped with hours every week. Not that I mind the money, but it's hard on free time.) Ben coughed slightly at the mention of rain. He actually had been assuming that Brandi wouldnt beat Kaen, and the water would hamper him against his own third choice, but then, it really went to show that you really couldnt predict outcomes. Yeah, well, it seemed like a good idea at the time. He shrugged, wincing as a particularly giggly squeal cut across the conversation. Anubis, cmon. Thats enough. Unsurprisingly, the riolu paid him no heed, teeth bared as he lunged at another of the girls, little fangs snapping shut just inches from her ankle. If he really actually tries to hurt them, Jaxbring him in, hey? he called to the growlithe seated in the middle of the chaos, tongue lolling, and receiving a simple bark in return. Ben sighed faintly. The riolu had issues, but he wasnt truly a bad sortafter all, the only reason the girls could treat this as a game was the fact that he wasnt ACTUALLY trying to hurt any of them. If they irritated him enough, it might change, but, reallyhe just wanted to vent a little. Ah well. Brandi snorted happily at the compliment to her, stubby excuse for a tail vibrating a bit as she settled next to Ben. He shook off his musings on the anger management issues of his jackal pup and chuckled at the bulldog, giving her shoulder and affectionate thump. Yeah, she isthough really, most of the credit for her goes elsewhereI think. I was given her as a gift of sorts, really. It was a minor regret that he hadnt had the chance to get to know her and watch her grow up, but hey. Still, I really dont know how much they used her, when it came down to it. Shes got it where it counts, though. He nodded agreeably. They all do, reallyone of the things I like about dogs. Theyve got a lot of heart, all of em. He smiled, though he was looking a bit in the wrong direction to actually be smiling at Floyd. I would like to have that rematch sometime, too. Really, that match was more than worth the squealing horde of girls. Been looking for some other dogs for my team, actuallydont think Ill manage to find an absolbut Im thinking of heading toward Phaldan Island after this. Ive heard some rumors that eevees live in the forests on that island. Edited by DarthEevee, Mar 22 2009, 09:50 AM.
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| Maverick | Mar 22 2009, 04:09 PM Post #8 | |
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"How many assholes we got on this ship anyhow?"
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.3 Some of my finest pokemon were gifts. He commented casually. My Houndoom, Coercion was a gift from Kaizanu when he was just a pup. I think she was in this tournament somewhere Pity I didnt get the chance to battle her. Her Arcanines a real sight. Huge animal actually, big as a horse. He laughed not even noticing that Ben didnt actually look straight at him when he spoke. I wouldnt mind having a few other breeds myself now that you mention it. Not that what I have arent handful enough, but here I am trying to hatch an Eevee egg too. Never seen one take so much time hatching either. I hope you find one though, an Eevee that is. Floyd was quickly running out of things to talk about. He loved his dogs and all but he was getting the distinct impression that Ben might want to be elsewhere, he knew he did. The alien wasnt comfortable around large crowds and was becoming disenchanted with the thrall of the event now that it was over for him. Guess youll be carrying on in tournament now. he shrugged. I hope you win this thing, to be honest. Ill be sticking around to watch. Again he laughed, more easily this time. Wouldnt that be somethin, he said more to himself now than to Ben. To get an invitation to the pokemon league? He tossed his horns to the side in an offhand manner and grinned. The crowd was thinning, making its way to the arenas again. The reminder of the next match returned his eyeless gaze to the human beside him. Ben would want to prepare for his next battle. Floyd knew he would want some quiet time to prepare mentally if their positions were swapped. Well, I think Im going to find a good seat somewhere so I can watch. Good luck on your next match Ben. He started to turn away and stopped. Im in the pokenav phone listings if you ever want to get together for that rematch. Ill travel around some but dont really get into much, so the time and place aint really a big deal. Floyd spotted the arenas entrance and sauntered away, calling over his shoulder. See ya around Ben! |
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| DarthEevee | Mar 27 2009, 09:27 AM Post #9 | |
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.3 Ben listened, nodding slowly, a slight frown crossing his features at the mention of another arcanine. "I've been wondering whether I should evolve Jax, soon..." he muttered, thinking of the Fire Stone she showed up with ages ago. "Just don't know if she wants to..." Still, that was something he'd have to discuss with her, he supposed. He nodded a bit absently to Floyd's wishes of luck in finding the eevee, a bit preoccupied in making sure that none of those girls were going to come after him. Brandi was a pretty good deterrent, at least... He winced slightly at the mention of winning. "I thought it might be nice once, but..." He waved at the gaggle of giggly girls with another wince. "I'm beginning to worry about my health if I do..." He sighed faintly at that as Floyd spoke of going to get a good seat to watch. "Yeah...hey, wait!" He pulled his poketech out and tapped a few of the buttons on it before handing it over to the scavian. "In case I don't run into you before this is over...there's my number. Maybe we could meet up elsewhere and chat or something, I don't know..." It was getting kind of lonely, these days, if nothing else... |
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| Maverick | Mar 28 2009, 08:41 AM Post #10 | |
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.3 Pulled to a halt before he could make his grand exit, Floyd spun about at the humans prompting. Ben entered his number on his own pokenav and passed the device along. Floyd accepted the nav quickly and plucked his own from his belt. With a rapid tapping of claws he copied the number over and passed Bens back. Sounds good to me. Floyd grunted. So long as your groupies there dont tag along. Theres only so much of the human female I can observe before I want to throw up. No offence but you humans are an ugly race. Ill never get used to ya. Floyd refastened hi nav to his belt and withdrew Kaen. The big dog could bully his way through thickening crowd and the Scavian was feeling more claustrophobic with each passing second. The Arcanine materialized by his side and spotted Ben straight away. He woofed a gruff greeting and leaned against the alien. Floyd stumbled to the side from his weight before managing to shove the beast back a step. Well, Sorry to run off so quick but he cast a glance around the open area and the stand of souvenirs. His grimace showed a hint of being more nauseating than usual. I dont handle large groups of people well. Makes me nervous. So yeah, maybe Ill catch ya later. Grabbing a hand full of red mane in both hands he ruffed up the big dogs thick fur about his doggy face. Kaen barked excitedly, psyched up by the show of rough housing. He pranced about, nearly stomping on the Scavians feet. That a boy! Bull doze your way through that pale group of hairy apes! We have a match to watch and whiskey to drink! Kaen snorted and howled, momentarily drawing the attention of the people nearest, and then he was off, running into the crowd and slamming his bulk into any one foolish enough not to get out of the way. The alien sprinted after, disappearing into the crowd after his bull headed dog. A faint, See ya later Ben! drifted back over the unhappy chatter of people left in his wake. ((Okee, making my exit now. I have too much going on at home to respond to every one of my threads in a timely manner and youre rping in here with Steely too.)) |
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| DarthEevee | Mar 28 2009, 08:56 AM Post #11 | |
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.3 (Actually, ish done with that, now, too. No big deal tho. ^.^) Ben would have found it much simpler to have just stated his number...but giving those females a chance to overhear it was far too dangerous. He accepted his own back, coughing faintly at the comment about human appearances, and shrugged, muttering mostly to himself. "Wouldn't really know myself..." He hopped back quickly as Floyd summoned Kaen out and nodded. "I think I agree with you....and..." He cocked his head at the squealing girls. "Right." He intended to ditch the airheads as swiftly as it was feasible. Suddenly, evolving Jax was looking more and more tempting... "See ya!" He listened to Floyd's retreat, then whistled sharply. "Hoy, Jax!" He released a fourth hound into the field as Jax sprang into motion, neatly snapping the ticked warrior puppy out of midair and whisking back over to Ben, tail waving like a banner. Her posture clearly indicated that she thought this was all grand fun. Ben winced at the squeal from the girls, and scooped the angry riolu from the white growlithes jaws and held him firmly under one hand. "Cover fire, girls..." he muttered to the two fire dogs, who both grinned and exhaled a gout of fire straight up into the air where it exploded harmlessly into star shaped patterns. As they did so, Ben recalled Brandi and ducked down another side alley, leaving the two fire pups to split up and vanish into the crowd themselves. With their noses, it'd be no trouble for them to lose the girls and find him again later... "Fame is definitely more trouble than it's worth..." Ben muttered under his breath as he took the back way to the tournament arenas. It was getting close to time for his next match. |
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| Maverick | Mar 28 2009, 09:11 AM Post #12 | |
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