Tamer Training [Lance]

[clair]

[[Flashback. 14 Years ago.]]

The blue-haired teenager was sitting on a rock in the dimly lit Dragon's Den. Her breathing was deep and she was curled over, elbows on her knees. Her blue-gloved hands were clenched into fists around the locks of her hair which normally fell to the middle of her back. She was almost exhausted. She and her cousin Lance had been training all day with their Dragon pokemon, and they'd just been tested physically by their Clan Elder, pushing their endurance to the max. Sure, when outsiders looked in to their esteemed clan, they saw Dragon Tamers who knew how to fight. How to live and breathe with the Dragons they raised. It was more than that, though.

It was more than a hobby. It was a lifestyle. A passion.

The first message that had been drilled into their heads was that they had to be strong physically if they ever wanted to dream of standing up to the might of the dragons. Even though they'd been tested each day, it still left Clair out of breath. Finally, she looked up, still panting, through her hair at her young cousin.

Well Mr. Prodigy. she thought, a bit more disdainfully than she cared to admit was her actual thought process. Was this challenging enough for you? Sure, she envied him for being hailed as the genius of the Clan he was - he was almost at her level, and was expected to soon pass her.

No matter, though. He would always be her cousin. And she would always love him.

"You doing okay, kid?"

[lance]

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[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=CellPadding,4,true][atrb=CellSpacing,0,true][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style,width: 310px; padding: 10px; color: 7F00FF; text-align: center; background-color: 2C2024; border: 5px solid #3E3435;][style=margin-top: 30px; font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 36px; letter-spacing: -4px; line-height: 90%; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; color: 3E3435;]IN SEARCH[/style][style=font-family: arial narrow; font-size: 24px; color: 3E3435; line-height: 90%; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; text-align: center; margin-top: -4px;]IN SEARCH OF THE SKY[/style][style=font-family: arial; font-size: 10px; text-align: center; color: #7F00FF; letter-spacing: 6px; margin-top: -2px;]JUST FLYING HIGH[/style] [style=width: 300px; border-left: 1px dotted #7F00FF; font-family: arial; font-size: 10px; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 22px; margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: justify;] The rapid and shallow breaths of a red-haired ten year old could be heard in the eerie silence of the Dragon Den, only the sound of lapping waves of the lake splashing against the rocks present besides Lance’s gasping breathes. Bending over with his hands on his knees, the young boy tried to even his breathing out. He was exhausted, both mentally and physically. Despite being a mere ten year old, Lance had already been introduced to the gruelling physical training most of the young adults were taking up. He couldn’t comprehend why he had to do it but according to his parents he was special, the future of the clan resting on his small shoulders. All of these things were just confusing for him. Looking up to his cousin after she had asked him a question, he shot her a beaming, challenging smile despite him feeling like falling over from fatigue, ”I’m fine. I can go as long as you can.” He replied excitedly, putting on some false bravado in his words to mask the fact that his muscles were crying out in pain. He would never admit he was tired in front of her. The embarrassment from that alone would kill him but he knew all too well that she would tease him if she ever gained the upper hand at anything they did. Her competitive nature always seemed to take charge in situations like this. Still he enjoyed spending time like this with his cousin. He admired her strength and passion. The fact that he could train with her like this every day was a dream come true to him, one he hoped would never end. If only he had the same stamina as her. A soft nudge at his side caught his attention and caused him to look towards the source. The slender blue, serpentine form of a dragonair coiled around the young boy’s form, gently caressing him softly as it began licking him on the cheek. ”Stop it D. I know you worried about my health, but you’re embarrassing me in front of Clair.” Cheeks blushed with a tint of red; Lance struggled in vain to push the long form of D off him, the dragonair, just slipping out of his grasp as he continued to affectionately lick Lance in the face. ’You were so much better as a dratini three months ago.’ Lance thought. [/style] [style=font-family: arial; font-size: 9px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;]TAGS, Kane as Clair NOTES, pre-cape Lance… CODED BY TSU DOLL OF LOVE STAMP.[/style]

[clair]

Clair’s lips parted in a small grin as her red-haired cousin gave a determined answer. Looks like I can’t say I’m tired yet. Or at least, as tired as he looks. She smirked a little. She could hear his breathing all the way over where she was. ”Glad to hear it.” She leaned back in a stretch, tossing her hair over her shoulder and locking her fingers above her head. She pretended to keep her eyes closed as she did, but instead she stayed watching her cousin and his Dragonair, D. The giggle that rose up in her chest was barely supressed as his Dragon wound around him and licked his cheek.

Embarssing him in front of me? She wanted to laugh. Ha! Got that right! As if on cue, her own Dragonair emerged from the water, moving gracefully as her serpentine body slid out of the water, onto the rocky ground and coiling around her feet before arcing upward and resting her chin on Clair’s shoulder. ”Yes, yes, you’re so sweet.” She stroked the Dragonair’s chin, admiring the beauty of the pokemon just beside her. ”So, Lancey,” she said, using the nickname she’d quickly given him after they began training together.

”Wanna practice a bit? Or will you collapse before I do, despite your brave words?” she smirked. He should know by now he was teasing. Clair’s heeled boots met the rocky ground and her Dragonair curled up above her, standing about level with her trainer, staring at the red-haired boy and brother pokemon. ”Or, are ya scaaaaared?” she drew that word out, simply to spur him into accepting her challenge.

I can beat him. So what if he’s a ‘Prodigy’?

[lance]

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[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=CellPadding,4,true][atrb=CellSpacing,0,true][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style,width: 310px; padding: 10px; color: 7F00FF; text-align: center; background-color: 2C2024; border: 5px solid #3E3435;][style=margin-top: 30px; font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 36px; letter-spacing: -4px; line-height: 90%; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; color: 3E3435;]IN SEARCH[/style][style=font-family: arial narrow; font-size: 24px; color: 3E3435; line-height: 90%; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; text-align: center; margin-top: -4px;]IN SEARCH OF THE SKY[/style][style=font-family: arial; font-size: 10px; text-align: center; color: #7F00FF; letter-spacing: 6px; margin-top: -2px;]JUST FLYING HIGH[/style] [style=width: 300px; border-left: 1px dotted #7F00FF; font-family: arial; font-size: 10px; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 22px; margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: justify;] Still wrestling with his dragonair, the levels of embarrassment increased with every second he struggled with his grappling match. How anybody claimed him to be a prodigy when he couldn’t control his overly affectionate dragonair, was a strange mystery to him. He barely grasped the meaning of the word 'prodigy' for that matter, just getting brief descriptions about it if he asked anyone the meaning or even worse receiving a speech about his talent and potential. It was all just annoying and frustrating. Even Clair seemed to climb on the bandwagon at times with this whole ‘prodigy’ nonsense. Oh how he was beginning to dislike that word. When his nickname reached his ears, a disapproving frown was his reply to Clair. He disliked that word as well. It made him feel like she was looking down on him, something that upset him greatly. ”Don’t call me that Clair. You know I don’t like that name.” he whined to her. With her own dragonair appearing and catching the attention of both Lance and D, the young boy took the advantage to wiggle himself out of the dragon’s grasp. Success! ”Sure let’s do it. Today is the day you lose.” Red eyes glistened with life as Lance swept his arm across to point at his cousin. With an air of unknown confidence and a wry knowing smirk, the future Dragon Master beckoned Clair towards him with a single index finger. Come on let’s go. D gracefully moved beside his trainer, all playfulness vanishing in an instant. He instinctively knew Lance was serious now. [/style] [style=font-family: arial; font-size: 9px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;]TAGS, Kane as Clair NOTES, pre-cape Lance… CODED BY TSU DOLL OF LOVE STAMP.[/style]

[clair]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true] [style=width: 400px; border-left: 6.5px #33cccc solid;][style=font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 1px; font-size: 10.5px; text-align: justify; width: 350px; padding: 20px;][style=float: left; background-color: #33cccc; height: 200px; width: 100px; margin-right: 10px;] [style=border: 2px #ebebeb solid; height: 80px; width: 80px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px;][/style][style=border: 2px #ebebeb solid; height: 80px; width: 80px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px;][/style] [/style]Clair’s one-piece suit stretched slightly as she raised her arm to place atop her Dragonair’s head. Her gloved fingers stroked right between her wings and the yougn girl smiled. Such a pretty and powerful pokemon. We’re going to kick Lance’s butt! Glancing behind her, the blue-haired teenager placed one heeled boot upon the rock she’d just been sitting on, before standing upon it and spinning to face her cousin. ”Aww, c’mon.” she said, feigning a pouting expression as he rebuffed her nickname. ”Can’t I call you that? Pleeeeeease?” She put her hands on her hips, ”It’s a cute name. It’s why I gave it to you.” She glanced at the Dragonair, catching the blue eye and smiling. Her pokemon was ready too. ”Okay Dragonair, let’s go!” She could tell by the body language of her cousin and his pokemon that they were ready for her, so she was going to start this battle. Not waiting for him to react was the best way to get an edge on the opponent. That was basic. ”Dragonair, Thunder Wave!” The blue orbs beneath her pokemon’s chin and on her tail glowed light blue as the electric attack charged up briefly before a stream of electricity flew from the small horn upon her head, racing for her brother pokemon through the air in an attempt to paralyze him. [style=color: #33cccc; font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 1.5px; font-size: 30px; font-style: italic;]so the beautiful world,[/style][style=font-size: 10px; font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 1px;]❚ WORDS: 224 ❚ TAGS: Kai as Lance ❚ NOTES: Dragonair used Thunder Wave. Clair likes the nickname she gave her cousin :c ❚ CREDITS: Ambassador Tanz [/style][/style][/style][/style]

[lance]

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[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=CellPadding,4,true][atrb=CellSpacing,0,true][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style,width: 310px; padding: 10px; color: 7F00FF; text-align: center; background-color: 2C2024; border: 5px solid #3E3435;][style=margin-top: 30px; font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 36px; letter-spacing: -4px; line-height: 90%; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; color: 3E3435;]IN SEARCH[/style][style=font-family: arial narrow; font-size: 24px; color: 3E3435; line-height: 90%; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; text-align: center; margin-top: -4px;]IN SEARCH OF THE SKY[/style][style=font-family: arial; font-size: 10px; text-align: center; color: #7F00FF; letter-spacing: 6px; margin-top: -2px;]JUST FLYING HIGH[/style] [style=width: 300px; border-left: 1px dotted #7F00FF; font-family: arial; font-size: 10px; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 22px; margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: justify;] Lance narrowed his eyes when Clair mention his nickname once again, giving her an annoyed look while folding his arms defiantly. No you can’t. Besides only you find that name cute. He would not fold or bend to her insistence, not in the least. Even he had pride and being called ‘Lancey’ in front of the other tamers only sought to cut that pride down piece by piece. Nope he wouldn’t let his cousin get away with that, no matter how fond he was of her. With Clair and her dragonair seemingly ready for battle, she didn’t hesitate to make the first move, whether Lance was ready or not. Eyes widening as the stream of electricity arched towards D and him, the young boy had to rely on pure instinct and reflexes to react to the oncoming threat. ”D, dodge with Agility!” Commanding his pokemon to dodge the attack, Lance had to follow his own advice, though he lacked any such skill as agility in his repertoire, instead relying on his physical abilities as he pivoted to the side, taking a diving roll in the dirt as the electricity passed by him. Despite his quick reflexes they weren’t quick enough as the attack had hit his right leg. D had no such trouble, the slender dragon gracefully sliding out of the attack’s path with ease, thanks in part due to the speed boost given by Agility. Ignoring the numbness in his leg (his rubber-sole boots had saved him much pain) and the tear drops forming in his eyes the young boy glared at Clair as he pointed towards her dragonair.”Dragon rush, D!” Still under the effects of Agility, D moved with viper-like speed towards his brother dragon. With a sudden burst of light, a blue energy aura engulfed D, blessing the pokemon with divine power as he attempted to tackle straight through his fellow dragon. Trying to stand up onto to one leg, Lance winced due to the numbness of his stunned leg, the boy stood awkwardly as he balanced on one leg. ”That was mean and unfair Clair.” [/style] [style=font-family: arial; font-size: 9px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;]TAGS, Kane as Clair NOTES, Lance stunned. CODED BY TSU DOLL OF LOVE STAMP.[/style]

[clair]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true] [style=width: 400px; border-left: 6.5px #33cccc solid;][style=font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 1px; font-size: 10.5px; text-align: justify; width: 350px; padding: 20px;][style=float: left; background-color: #33cccc; height: 200px; width: 100px; margin-right: 10px;] [style=border: 2px #ebebeb solid; height: 80px; width: 80px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px;][/style][style=border: 2px #ebebeb solid; height: 80px; width: 80px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px;][/style] [/style]Lance reacted fast – but apparently not fast enough for him personally. He gave a pokemon-like leap to the side and rolling out of the way. Waves of blue electricity had managed to wind themselves around his leg and the teenager that had commanded the attack blinked back her shock. Alright so, her intention hadn’t been to hit Lance but it had happened anyway. Oops... She instantly felt some regret rising in her chest, but she beat it back. She would not get distracted by something like that right now! ”If that’s how you want to play, Dragonair, use a Dragon Rush of your own to counter it! Go!” When the words left her lips, Clair herself jumped out of the way of the pokemon to the side. Her crouch of a landing – though awkward thanks to her heeled boots – was steady and well-planted. Better than a tuck-and-roll anyway, especially wearing what she was. It would totally get her outfit dirty. Her own Dragonair became illuminated with a mystic energy as she slid out from behind the rock, preparing to meet Lance’s Dragonair. Lashing her tail against the ground, she lunged forward like she intended to headbutt the pokemon with the force of the energy that encased her. She met the other pokemon mid-flight, letting out a soft cry that sounded like a lament from being inflicted full force by the other pokemon’s attack. Through the pain, though, she moved like a snake, with full intentions to wrap her muscular body around the other Dragonair to immobilize it. Clair’s eyes darted from their battling pokemon to look at her cousin. She blinked once and bit her lip, considering an answer. ”Well sorry about that...” she muttered, not happy that she had hurt him. ”...you weren’t supposed to get hit but remember what Grandpa always says!” Clair’s voice rose as she attempted to push blame away from herself by referring to their clan Elder. ”You need to be ready for anything! Maybe you werent.” [style=color: #33cccc; font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 1.5px; font-size: 30px; font-style: italic;]ready for anything,[/style][style=font-size: 10px; font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 1px;]❚ WORDS: 332 ❚ TAGS: Kai as Lance ❚ NOTES: Dragonair met Dragon Rush with Dragon Rush ❚ CREDITS: Ambassador Tanz [/style][/style][/style][/style]

[lance]

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[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=CellPadding,4,true][atrb=CellSpacing,0,true][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style,width: 310px; padding: 10px; color: 7F00FF; text-align: center; background-color: 2C2024; border: 5px solid #3E3435;][style=margin-top: 30px; font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 36px; letter-spacing: -4px; line-height: 90%; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; color: 3E3435;]IN SEARCH[/style][style=font-family: arial narrow; font-size: 24px; color: 3E3435; line-height: 90%; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; text-align: center; margin-top: -4px;]IN SEARCH OF THE SKY[/style][style=font-family: arial; font-size: 10px; text-align: center; color: #7F00FF; letter-spacing: 6px; margin-top: -2px;]JUST FLYING HIGH[/style] [style=width: 300px; border-left: 1px dotted #7F00FF; font-family: arial; font-size: 10px; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 22px; margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: justify;] Leaning on his one good leg, Lance watched as the two mystic powered dragonairs clashed with explosive effect, their combined force tearing a crater at the point of impact and sending a cloud of dust and debris in all directions. Shielding his eyes with his arms, Lance barely managed to stay on his feet as the sudden zephyr of wind caused by the force of the attack smashed into him. ”Whatever.” He mumbled in displeasure, a frown and puffed cheeks matching the tone in his voice. Although he would never admit it, he knew Clair was right and the old man had indeed taught them that. Still there was no way he was going to let her go scot free after this battle, she owed him now. Shifting his attention back to the battle, Lance observed as Clair’s own Dragonite attempted to subdue D. ”Get out of there, D! Dragon Rush that dragon off your back and into the rocks.” Having suffered some pain due to the clash of power, it took a moment for D to comprehend Lance’s words while trying to fight off his serpentine brother, both dragons attempting to coil around the other. With a determined if not soft cry, the mystic energy once again engulfed D’s form and with a powerful flick of its tail pushed forward with dragonair and all. Even with the extra weight coiled around his body D managed to generate quite a bit of speed, though it took some effort on his part. Luckily his target was nearby, that being the very rock Clair was standing on. Charging towards the rock the dragon shifted his body so that his brother dragon would meet rock before his own body did and braced himself for impact as he crashed back first into the boulder. Lance could only watch worriedly as D plummeted into the boulder, hoping the dragon didn’t hurt himself too much, though he was slightly amused that D would get a little payback for him. Still he hoped Clair didn’t get hurt…too much.[/style] [style=font-family: arial; font-size: 9px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;]TAGS, Kane as Clair NOTES, pew pew. CODED BY TSU DOLL OF LOVE STAMP.[/style]

[clair]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true] [style=width: 400px; border-left: 6.5px #33cccc solid;][style=font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 1px; font-size: 10.5px; text-align: justify; width: 350px; padding: 20px;][style=float: left; background-color: #33cccc; height: 200px; width: 100px; margin-right: 10px;] [style=border: 2px #ebebeb solid; height: 80px; width: 80px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px;][/style][style=border: 2px #ebebeb solid; height: 80px; width: 80px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px;][/style] [/style]Clair’s blue eyes lingered on her cousin for only a moment longer before looking back to the dragons. They twisted and curled around each other, each trying to gain the upper hand against the mirror of a pokemon it was fighting. Her own Dragonair’s eyes were narrowed in the tussle, and the only way Clair was able to tell them apart due to their constant motion was that her Dragonair was slightly smaller than Lance’s. Come on, Dragonair, you can do this! The teen narrowed her eyes when Lance’s Dragonair gained an upper hand moments after he commanded it, as though he knew it was going to happen. D contorted his body as he flared up with mystic energy of a Dragon Rush. She heard her Dragonair’s faint cry as it flared against her skin, causing her grip on him to slack slightly as he powered towards the rock right beside the blue-haired girl. ”Ack!” Clair jumped to the side when she realized where the two Dragonair would crash, just seconds before they did. The spray of rock shrapnel flew upward, towards the young Dragon Tamer as she raised her arms just in time to prevent her face from being cut up by earthen material. She received cuts on her arm and leg that were exposed to the air, and she flinched, looking down at the torn skin as blood welled up to the surface. She didn’t let it distract her for long before she looked up, just in time to see her Dragonair let go entirely of D. She slithered into the water like a snake, and Clair moved around the informal stage of a battle and looked down into the water. ”Dragonair?” Moments passed and Dragonair didn’t show. ”Dragonair! Come on, come out!” Almost like a response, water from where the Dragonair had fallen into the water exploded upwards in a forceful spray, clearly using the liquid as a cover to make it impossible to see the re-arrival with an apparent Dragon Dance. Clair shoved her hands in front of her face against the water and commanded, ”Iron Tail!” As the water fell, the blue pokemon obliged, the lower portion of her body turning a metallic silver as it lashed downward towards Lance’s Dragonair, almost like a human would drop-kick their opponent. [style=color: #33cccc; font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 1.5px; font-size: 30px; font-style: italic;]liquid as a cover,[/style][style=font-size: 10px; font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 1px;]❚ WORDS: 384 ❚ TAGS: Kai as Lance ❚ NOTES: Dragonair uses Iron Tail ❚ CREDITS: Ambassador Tanz [/style][/style][/style][/style]

[lance]

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[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=CellPadding,4,true][atrb=CellSpacing,0,true][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style,width: 310px; padding: 10px; color: 7F00FF; text-align: center; background-color: 2C2024; border: 5px solid #3E3435;][style=margin-top: 30px; font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 36px; letter-spacing: -4px; line-height: 90%; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; color: 3E3435;]IN SEARCH[/style][style=font-family: arial narrow; font-size: 24px; color: 3E3435; line-height: 90%; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; text-align: center; margin-top: -4px;]IN SEARCH OF THE SKY[/style][style=font-family: arial; font-size: 10px; text-align: center; color: #7F00FF; letter-spacing: 6px; margin-top: -2px;]JUST FLYING HIGH[/style] [style=width: 300px; border-left: 1px dotted #7F00FF; font-family: arial; font-size: 10px; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 22px; margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: justify;] Watching the two serpentine dragons crash into the boulder Clair was standing besides, Lance raised his arms up to guards his eyes from any stray piece of rock shrapnel that somehow made it all the way to him. Looking at Clair with concerned eyes his eyes widened as he saw the rivulets of blood rolling down her arms and legs. ”Are you okay, Clair!” Although this was indeed a battle and he had his own personal rivalry with her, he never wanted her to get hurt, especially if he was the cause of it. Wanting to walk over to tend to her injuries, his was stopped before he even made a move as her Dragonair disappeared into the dark waters of the lake before re-emerging on Clair’s command. The smaller Dragonair laid a forceful Iron-Tail on D, knocking the pokemon back forcefully as it rolled along the ground. Staring for a moment at Clair then to D and back to her, it became obvious she didn’t need nor want his help and was completely focused on the battle, something he wasn’t and a costly mistake that allowed her to get the attack in. Staring at Clair with a mixture of a frown and smile at the same time, Lance quickly shifted his attention to his Dragonair. ”You okay D? Sorry I let my guard down.” Responding to his trainer’s concern with a reassured look, D rose up from the ground, albeit it slowly. Although he had taken a hard blow, it would take more than that to put him down and he wouldn’t lose in front of Lance today, especially not to another one of its kind. ”All right D, let’s show Clair our new move.” He smirked, giving the dragon a thumbs up as D shifted his attention back to the opponent. ”Hyper Beam!” Opening his mouth, a powerful beam of white light shot out from it and flashed through the cave as it shot straight towards the fellow Dragonair, tearing the very ground as it moved with incredible speed towards the pokemon and would continue till it split the lake itself and causing a large explosion in the center of the lake that would send waves of water spilling over the rock surface of the Den. [/style] [style=font-family: arial; font-size: 9px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;]TAGS, Kane as Clair NOTES, pew pew. CODED BY TSU DOLL OF LOVE STAMP.[/style]

[clair]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true] [style=width: 400px; border-left: 6.5px #33cccc solid;][style=font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 1px; font-size: 10.5px; text-align: justify; width: 350px; padding: 20px;][style=float: left; background-color: #33cccc; height: 200px; width: 100px; margin-right: 10px;] [style=border: 2px #ebebeb solid; height: 80px; width: 80px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px;][/style][style=border: 2px #ebebeb solid; height: 80px; width: 80px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px;][/style] [/style]Clair had barely even heard her cousin express his concern. She’d been too focused on seeing to it that her Dragonair put up a good fight. Damn! Clair wanted to growl when his Dragonair still stood strong after the Iron Tail. Don’t forget – Dragons are only weak to Dragons and Ice! Not Steel! His Dragonair retaliated as soon as he commanded, drawing its head back and releasing a powerful attack from its mouth. No way! A Hyper Beam?! Clair was in shock, unable to do anything besides stare as the Dragonair loosed the powerful beam against hers. The two pokemon were two close, there was no way hers could have avoided it. His Dragonair’s at that level already?! The Hyper Beam ripped across the water and rock before it met her Dragonair, and the pokemon became no more than a faded silhouette in the blast of the beam. The roar of the water exploding upwards towards the top of the Den echoed in Clair’s ears until everything faded, and her fainted Dragonair floated to the bank near Lance and Clair. The pokemon was breathing, but her eyes were closed and she was clearly exhausted – too much so to even move to properly get herself on dry land. Clair felt herself grow frustrated with her failure – a combination of sadness and anger rather than simply anger. She crouched next to her fainted Dragonair and gently drew a gloved hand across the blue-skinned cheek, playing with the whie feathers that jutted out from her head. ”You did good, Dragonair.” She pulled the pokeball from where it sat on her hip. ”Return. I’ll heal you soon.” Her pokemon vanished and Clair tilted her head forward, the bangs that framed the sides of her face shielding her eyes from her cousin. Get it together. You’re fine. Taking a deep breath, she stood up, spinning around with a smile on her face. ”Great job, Lance. I didn’t even see that Hyper Beam coming. I didn’t realize you’d trained D so much.” [style=color: #33cccc; font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 1.5px; font-size: 30px; font-style: italic;]frustrated with her failure,[/style][style=font-size: 10px; font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 1px;]❚ WORDS: 336 ❚ TAGS: Kai as Lance ❚ NOTES: Dragonair faints and Clair loses ❚ CREDITS: Ambassador Tanz [/style][/style][/style][/style]

[lance]

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[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=CellPadding,4,true][atrb=CellSpacing,0,true][atrb=valign,top][atrb=style,width: 310px; padding: 10px; color: 7F00FF; text-align: center; background-color: 2C2024; border: 5px solid #3E3435;][style=margin-top: 30px; font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 36px; letter-spacing: -4px; line-height: 90%; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; color: 3E3435;]IN SEARCH[/style][style=font-family: arial narrow; font-size: 24px; color: 3E3435; line-height: 90%; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; text-align: center; margin-top: -4px;]IN SEARCH OF THE SKY[/style][style=font-family: arial; font-size: 10px; text-align: center; color: #7F00FF; letter-spacing: 6px; margin-top: -2px;]JUST FLYING HIGH[/style] [style=width: 300px; border-left: 1px dotted #7F00FF; font-family: arial; font-size: 10px; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 22px; margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: justify;] Once the roar of the explosion echoed off into the distance and began to die down, Lance focused his attention to the floating Dragonair in the water. It was over. He had finally done it, he’d beaten Clair. Realising a breath he didn’t know he’d been holding in, he turned to look at D, giving the dragon a relieved smile. ”We finally did it, D. Awesome job.” The dragon moved over to Lance and gave him a few eager licks on his cheeks as a reply. For once Lance didn’t mind at all. Turning his attention back to Clair and her downed pokemon, he quickly removed his own and in a flash of red returned D to his ball. He would need some healing himself later on. Strolling over to his cousin with a quickened pace (luckily the effects of the Thunder Wave were wearing off now), he leaped onto her as he buried his face in her side and wrapped his arms around her. ”I’m sorry Clair, I didn’t mean to hurt you like that.” he muttered slowly. Glancing at her bleeding arms from his current position he looked up at her as he gave her an apologetic look, which slowly turned into a beaming smile once he heard her compliment him. ”Yeah we did train hard to beat you. You are the best trainer in Blackthorn at the moment so we had to train our hardest. I can’t let you leave me behind after all.” He spoke smoothly, releasing his hold on her waist as he stepped back a little. Taking her hand with one of his own he gently tugged her with him as he lead her towards the Den’s exit, a slight limp still in his step. ”C’mon I’ll help bandage you up.” [/style] [style=font-family: arial; font-size: 9px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;]TAGS, Kane as Clair NOTES, pre-cape Lance… CODED BY TSU DOLL OF LOVE STAMP.[/style]

[clair]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true] [style=width: 400px; border-left: 6.5px #33cccc solid;][style=font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 1px; font-size: 10.5px; text-align: justify; width: 350px; padding: 20px;][style=float: left; background-color: #33cccc; height: 200px; width: 100px; margin-right: 10px;] [style=border: 2px #ebebeb solid; height: 80px; width: 80px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px;][/style][style=border: 2px #ebebeb solid; height: 80px; width: 80px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px;][/style] [/style]The hug had taken her entirely by surprise that she hadn’t even been able to react. It set in finally and she managed to jerk her arms up to hug her cousin. Her arms bent upwards and her hands curled over his shoulders. She hugged him back, despite having boiling frustration within her body. She managed to keep her arms relaxed so she didn’t feel as though she was trying to crunch his shoulders. Just get over it. she told herself, though knowing it was almost in vain. You can vent later to...someone. she thought, clenching her jaw before relaxing. You won’t lose to him next time! No way! ”I’m glad to see my little cousin start on the road to becoming such a good trainer.” she grinned and looked down at him when he pulled away, but followed after when she felt the tug on her arms. ”Your training has obviously paid off...I can’t wait to see what you’ll be able to do in a few years.” She paused, thinking. ”Not even that, a few months.” She smirked and suddenly plopped one of her gloved hands down on his head, thoroughly messing his hair up. ”Little Lancey is all grown up!” She grinned before sliding her wrist from his grip and running ahead of him, stepping carefully to avoid planting her heels on something that would make her trip. ”We should fix ourselves up before Grandpa comes looking for us! He will think less of it if he sees a couple of bandaids rather than blood and a limp. Your leg done being numb yet?” she turned and continued running before she stopped, just outside the entrance to the Den, on the small platform of land that stood beneath her and in front of the stretch of water separating them from the rest of Blackthorn. ”Hurry up!” she called, not looking back inside to see if he was coming. [style=color: #33cccc; font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 1.5px; font-size: 30px; font-style: italic;]entirely by surprise,[/style][style=font-size: 10px; font-family: arial narrow; letter-spacing: 1px;]❚ WORDS: 320 ❚ TAGS: Kai as Lance ❚ NOTES: Clair puts on a happyface even though she's not |D ❚ CREDITS: Ambassador Tanz [/style][/style][/style][/style]

[lance]

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[clair]

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[/style]Clair rolled her eyes at her cousin's concern. It wasn't that she disliked it - no, she thought it was the sweetest thing imagineable. He seemed like a selfless person, and the blue-haired teen could only hope it stayed with him his entire life. She didn't know about other girls, but it was something any girl with a shred of sense would like.

"It's not like he hasn't seen blood before." she said, pouting slightly and attempting to brush off the blood from her arm onto her blue outfit. Lots came off, but it smeared at the same time.

A small giggle escaped her as she followed his lead and hopped upon his pokemon's back, crossing the water further in silence before following Lance through Blackthorn City to his house ,close to the opposite side of the mountain-surrounded city from her own family's. "Okay, lead the way." she murmured, glancing warily at the front door of the massive house as though she expected the old man to pop out at the mention of his name.

A small grin split her lips as she watched his still-uneven gait. "Just keep walking and the numbness will go away." The teen raised an eyebrow before adding, "Or just kick something, I'm sure that'll get your feeling back."

hasn't seen blood before,

❚ WORDS: 214
❚ TAGS: Kai as Lance
❚ NOTES: it's totally fine <3 // mission impossible theme music time, y/y?
❚ CREDITS: Ambassador Tanz

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