[olympics] battle: platinum vs lily

[katya]

ROUND 1
Platinum (Garchomp) vs. Lily (Rapidash)

[platinum]

A trainer's battle--well, it'd been years since she last had a proper one. A part of her wondered if her pokemon even remembered how to battle in an open ring with proper rules. No going for the jugular, she'd lectured them all on that before they even reached Unova. In fact, she'd lectured them every day, until even Rio rolled his eyes and zoned out when she started rambling about how they were here for the games, which were for fun, not for keeps.

So she was a little out of practice, but that was alright. Everyone was more or less out of practice now, what with the war being the gift that just keeps on giving as far as battling went.

"Hi, there! I'm Platinum, it's nice to meet you!" she called across the arena, over the voices of the crowd. Wow, she hadn't done that in a while too. It was a big field, which was only natural for the olympics; if she wanted to talk to her opponent through the match, her throat was going to be sore by the end of it. "I'm looking forward to the match! Good luck!"

So we begin. Chomp's pokeball found its way into her hand like old times, and she threw it into the arena, releasing the garchomp in a flash of red light, wings spread in flight overlooking the battlefield. His hackles were raised, and he was ready to dive into attack, but Platinum shook her head--the blind offensive was vetoed. "We're playing it safe, Chomp, so start with a subtitute."

ooc if you wanted to go first, idc, so let me know, and I'll delete this and repost it again after your post.

[Lily]

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[atrb=style,color: 333333; background-color:EEE8E8; border: CACACA solid 3px;][style=font-size: 9px; font-family: verdana; text-align: justify; padding: 10; border: 10px F1EBEB solid;]Lily held the Sweet's pokeball in her hand. Ah, what a rare treat, to be able to battle so formally, so freely with no care for any sides of the war.She loves battling, but the war had turn it from a type of art to a gruesome type of horror. There is a style in it, Lily knew, not like those of the contest, more of an elegant danger in the battlefield. She's going to enjoy this, win, or not. Her opponent called to her from the other side of the battlefield. A cheery, giggly part of Lily demands herself to do the same, but no, they are in general public, and that means she can't be overly giggly. Maybe after the battle they could meet up for some tea? That would be extremely pleasant. Lily gave an elegant curtsy to Platinum, waving to her accompanied with a smile. She might not yell,but that did not mean she could not greet back. She added a thumbs up as well, for a good luck and play fair symbol. A flash, and her opponent's Grachomp is in the battlefield. What a beautiful dragon! Lily could feel herself getting jealous; her own Gabite refuses to listen to her. Ah, no need to get so worked up, it's not like she could do anything about it. Let's see, the Garchomp actually started rather defensively, and by the looks of it, her trainer didn't want to go for blind offensive. Lily's impressed, what fine control! "Sweet!" Her Rapidash appeared to the battlefield, tossing her fiery mane. Sweet snorted lightly, eyes gentle, as if a reminder to Lily to stay cool this time. For once, the woman is going to listen to her Pokemon...a bit. "Let's speed things up, Sweet," Lily ordered, keeping the excitement in her voice. Her Rapidash stomped it's front hoof, all four hooves glowing light purple, having used Agility. [/style][style=font-size: 8px; font-family: verdana; text-transform: lowercase; text-align: center; padding: 10; border: 10px F1EBEB solid; border-top: 0px solid fff;]WORDS ### - TAG Platinum/KatNOTES Nah, don't worry about it, let's just rock!blah[/style]

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[platinum]

Her opponent didn't return her any words, but Platinum smiled in good sport at the curtsy and thumbs up. She missed this, truly. A battle without bloodshed, a battle for sport--those were the days when fighting was fun.

Rapidash was already a fast pokemon, and with the agility to add onto that, Platinum knew it would outpace Chomp now nine times out of ten, and the tenth time probably required a distraction and maybe a helping of divine intervention. Still, she had a rapidash herself, and Platinum had a clue how they worked. It had a few debilitating moves in its repertoire, but she suspected Chomp didn't have any type disadvantages to worry about at least.

Stone edge was out of the question--far too easy to dodge--and she'd be foolish to sacrifice control so early with an outrage. "Chomp, find out if the rapidash has any control in the air. Use earthquake, and stay alert. It's faster than you now. If it has bounce, it can meet you in the sky."

Chomp alighted on the ground, landing with a thunderous clamor on the ground as the stadium shuddered, parts of the arena floor split from the earthquake in hairline fractures or deeper fissures. He didn't stay grounded for long, and with his wings he splayed, he took back into the air, hopeful move quickly enough to stay out of reach of his opponent.

ooc uhh, so i looked at rapidash's moveset. you're welcome/encouraged to attack garchomp while he's landed.

[Lily]

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[atrb=style,color: 333333; background-color:EEE8E8; border: CACACA solid 3px;][style=font-size: 9px; font-family: verdana; text-align: justify; padding: 10; border: 10px F1EBEB solid;]Lily could barely keep her excitement, really. How beautiful, the Garchomp! She really wants to have one, like her parents, some of her uncles and aunties because they aresuch magnificent creatures! The sheer danger and power at your disposal. She respects her opponent a lot, now, it must take some kind of talent to train a Garchomp this well. Ah, and earthquake. That's a mess. "Inferno!" Lily was quick to order, "Let's make his landing hot!" She knew better than sending her Rapidash to the skies, not when Lily had grown up around dragons all her life. They are quick, witty, cunning creatures, dangerous in the hands of a good trainer, like the one in front of her. They should be careful. The Rapidash neighed, and flames started to flare out from her mane and tail, growing large and covering the area around her in flames. A snort, and Sweet took a run around the arena, spreading the fire around and around, her speed making the flames spin and twirl, alighting the area before the flames could go off. She tried her best to avoid the cracks made by the Earthquake, taking jumps and making high gallops when needed to move from one cracked ground to another. Not everything is sunny and nice, though; a few of the jagged rocks from the ground scratch Sweet's thighs, but the Rapidash didn't squeak any pained noise. No, it has flames to spread. Lily blinked, the heat of the flames getting to her. It's making her eyes a little teary, and sweat beads started forming on her forehead. She can't see her Rapidash anymore, among this flames. It's like a hiding spot, the whole arena engulfed. Beneath the flames, the Rapidash galloped, tossing her head to keep the flames going. At least it's going to be a hot landing for the Garchomp; it's not like the dragon could stay in the air forever. The Rapidash's horn glowed purple, preparing for a poison jab. Once her opponent lands, she's going to try and attack it straight on; even if Lily didn't command it. [/style][style=font-size: 8px; font-family: verdana; text-transform: lowercase; text-align: center; padding: 10; border: 10px F1EBEB solid; border-top: 0px solid fff;]WORDS ### - TAG Platinum/KatNOTES I'm really bad at battling, though. Trying my best. XP[/style]

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[platinum]

The inferno enveloped the garchomp, and even when he took to the air, the flames still licked at his feet. The arena burned high, and Platinum counted herself and Chomp lucky that he was resistant to the fire. Tendrils of fire baked at Chomp's feet, but he looped in the air, still singed from the first blow, but avoiding the flames that lingered in the field. The substitute did worse, though it had all the speed and grace of Chomp himself, it wasn't as intelligent, and the fiery arena had the substitute's facade cracking and splintering from the heat alone.

In a way, Platinum approved. Fireworks for the crowd, they'd eat it up certainly; there was nothing wrong with a bit of showmanship.

"You're going to have to brave the fire again, hon. Dive in with a stone-edge. Have the substitute cover any counterattack." A direct hit would likely be the last of the substitute, Platinum knew, and it wasn't holding together well even now.

Chomp circled the white form of the rapidash below, occasionally feinting in, biting at hair and growling like a shepherd dog, trying to push the horse back towards the worst grounds effected by the earthquake. He didn't have the patience to keep at it for long though, and Chomp draw his wings tight and dove, cannonballing towards Sweet, wings suddenly splaying when he touched the fire, heavy and sharp in a stone-edge.

[Lily]

[atrb=border,0,btable][atrb=style,border-top: 3px solid 9C0A33; border-bottom: 3px solid 9C0A33,btable][atrb=cellpadding,0,btable][atrb=cellspacing,0,btable][atrb=width,400,btable][atrb=style,border-left: CACACA solid 3px; background-image: url(http://colourlovers.com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/patterns/27/27723.png); padding: 3px;][atrb=valign,top] [style=border: 4px 990033 solid;][/style] [style=background-color: A11F32; color: 7A1426; font-size: 10px; font-family: verdana; border: solid 10px 9E1532; padding: 10 5; border: 4px 990033 solid; text-transform: uppercase;]The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door...[/style]

[atrb=style,color: 333333; background-color:EEE8E8; border: CACACA solid 3px;][style=font-size: 9px; font-family: verdana; text-align: justify; padding: 10; border: 10px F1EBEB solid;]The crowds cheered, but Lily barely heard it. The battle is heating up, both literally and figuratively, of course, so Lily barely paid anymore attention to the crowd. Her eyes were on the fire, technically hiding her Rapidash, although she knew the Garchomp could still see it. After all, a dragon's eyesight is sharper than humans. She could barely hear her opponent over the roar of the flames, and it hurts Lily to think that Sweet would have to battle without her instructions. What if her Pokemon screwed up? The Rapidash better not. Sweet, however, had no intention to screw up. Gentle, she might be, but she isn't overly reckless, or too stupid to think rationally. The Rapidash neighed and stomped irritably when Chomp nipped at her, avoiding whenever possible. It took a leap or two and she's back to whichever ground that feels the most stable under her hooves. As the Garchomp flew towards her finally, and Sweet knew this is just really reckless of her, but she does it anyway. Using the Poison Jab she had readied, she pierced through the substitute. The Rapidash dug her hooves to the ground, although she was still pushed back, at least it kept her in contact with the Garchomp. The stone edge hurt her a lot, and blood spilled from her side. Sweet tried jabbing her horn again at the Garchomp, before her whole body lit up in flames and she threw herself forward, trying to hit the Garchompwith a Flare Blitz. [/style][style=font-size: 8px; font-family: verdana; text-transform: lowercase; text-align: center; padding: 10; border: 10px F1EBEB solid; border-top: 0px solid fff;]WORDS ### - TAG Platinum/KatNOTESHuh...[/style]

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[platinum]

The substitute shattered, its form cracking like broken glass before it crumbled into a grey smoke that rained down on the arena like stardust.

"Stay!" Platinum yelled out even as the garchomp splayed his wings, ready to shoot off into the air after his protective substitute crumbled. She repeated it again, although it was obvious that Chomp had heeded her words as he remained rooted to the ground. "Stay, and crunch."

The flare blitz threatened to gore Chomp through the stomach, but he slipped just far enough to the side to avoid the rapidash's horn--he'd felt a horn drill before, and didn't much care to feel it again--and Sweet barreled into him, fire and body and all, Sweet's horn slicing his side open.

Chomp gave ground to the impact. His feet pedaled backwards, but his wings reached out. Clawed fingertips searched to grab Sweet in a harsh grapple and a grim crunch.



ooc so that was a shit ass reply. let me explain: battle ends sunday. er, i forgot about that deadline, sorry. SO POSTING HERE I GO.

[Lily]

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[atrb=style,color: 333333; background-color:EEE8E8; border: CACACA solid 3px;][style=font-size: 9px; font-family: verdana; text-align: justify; padding: 10; border: 10px F1EBEB solid;]By now, the flames had died down a lot, considering the one keeping it going is not keeping it going, and finally, Lily could see what the heck is going on without squinting her eyes or feeling like she's about to cry from all the heat. Fantastic, she looked just in time for the Garchomp to manage to grab hold of Sweet's shoulders and chomp on her back. Those teeth drew blood like nobody's business,and the Rapidash shrieked loudly in pain. Lily felt a shiver run up her spine; Sweet's usually very quiet and gentle, it's unnerving to hear such a pained shriek coming from her. "Inferno, Sweet!" Lily took a deep breath to keep her voice steady. No, there's no way she should be affected by this, her Pokemon should be powerful enough to handle dragons. "Burn everything!" She hated the pained sound, it make them seems like they have feelings, but Pokemon don't have them, right? Lily's face scrunched up in hurt confusion, but she struggled to keep her expression calm. Sweet struggled a bit more, kicking, before slowing down and letting fire overtake her body. It's obvious she had heard Lily; the Rapidash let her mane and tail flames to overtake her body, lighting everything in flames. [/style][style=font-size: 8px; font-family: verdana; text-transform: lowercase; text-align: center; padding: 10; border: 10px F1EBEB solid; border-top: 0px solid fff;]WORDS ### - TAG Platinum/KatNOTESDON'T FRET, I FORGOT THE DEADLINE TOO. But then, you have a real life and a lot of work, so no complains from me. *hugs*[/style]

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[king]

[style=width: 300px; text-align:center; font-size: 26px; border-bottom: white solid 3px]VICTOR: LILY[/style]
[style=margin-top: -6px; width: 260px; font-size: 12px; font-family: tahoma]'grats bro[/style]