Spring Cleaning: the beast wakes;

[legendarybeasts]

Who: Suicune (legendarybeasts), Rocket operatives and bystanders in the area
Where: Route 7
When: May 8th, 8:30PM
Summary: Rockets capture Suicune.
Rating: PG-13
Log:

[It runs. The wind carries it, fog is its mantle, and the ground weeps dew at its passing. It has known only endless sleep for so long, and now, it has awakened to the scream of the grass and the clouds, knowing in its heart that the world's Order is not being kept. The Old One sleeps too, too deep, not watching, and then they all fell after it.

But then it heard whispers, up in its cold mountain hideaway where pure crystal water flows in trickling, shimmering rivulets. The water whispered to it, wake up wake up, I am hurt, and it did. Its brothers sleep still, their consciousness tickling at the back of its mind like a reassurance. It does not know what awaits, only that it must run, and seek, and destroy.]

Comments

TRANSPORT + ARRIVAL

[these_balls]

[You're in a helicopter. You probably need a shower (or smell like you do), but you're being outfitted into heavy thermal armor anyway. You might even get to talk to an admin, if you're lucky.]

[greatestcool]

[Ryuunosuke has never been in a helicopter. This much is obvious within the first five minutes of flight. Someone might want to pull him back in before he falls.]

This is so cool! I've always wanted to fly! Everything's so tiny down there!

[...No seriously, he is going to fall out of his helicopter.]

[vengefulyears]

[Just watching him is making Clive nervous... He does not want to witness someone falling to their "death" from this high up, so he's just going to grab Ryuunosuke from behind and yank him back in.]

Hey, be careful...!

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

[This is certainly a welcome change of pace from the past few days. Cobra Commander’s outfitted in the thermal armor and wearing his domino mask in addition to the gas mask. His hood was tucked away in his pocket for once since his face is more or less still completely covered.

But something’s missing. Where’s the speech? The glorious tirade about how capturing this Pokémon will give Team Rocket control of the world? The maniacal laugh? No matter how much time he spends in Johto, he’ll never understand how Team Rocket can be so different from Cobra. Oh well, if they’re not going to do it, he’ll go ahead and address the rest of the helicopter whether they want to or not.]

Lisssten up! As Private, I feel it’s my duty to say something here. One year ago, we attempted a similar operation. It ended in failure. Horrific, disgraceful failure. That will not happen again! Our superiors made that very, very clear! And I, Cobra Commander, will not tolerate it either! As the message said, our target is a Pokémon known as Suicune. Admittedly, I know little of this creature, but since the message said it had something to do with the wind, I’d assume, despite its appearance, that it is a Flying-Type! Overwhelm it quickly from all sides, preferably with Electric attacks and bring it to its knees! Let thissss beast be made into an example of what happens to anyone who dares interfere with CO-

[Wait, no. Not doing that this time.]

With Team Rocket!

[And having finished his tirade, he’ll just sit back down now.]

[explosivecombat]

[.........................uh]

Well, that's...certainly one way to boost morale, Commander.

[shakespearealien]

[Gorthan actually listens to Cobra very intently. But his feedback is as sarcastic as they come.]

Oh, and the fact that it's a Flying type explains the fog, too, correct?

[thetruehistorian]

[A quiet woman is sitting in an unassuming corner of the helicopter. She has only two pokeballs, which she juggles idly between her fingers.

As Cobra speaks, she watches him closely.

It seems he has a story to tell.

Once it seems general conversation has resumed, the woman slips her pokeballs into a pocket and approaches.]

Horrific, disgraceful failure sounds a bit dramatic. Would you mind sharing the details with a new recruit?

[meatysoviet]

[He listens, though his frown is obvious as he thinks on things.]

Is this really the best information we have? This seems awfully under-prepared.

[shakespearealien]

[This is Gorthan, who is surprised, excited and no longer in Celadon. He watches the scenery down below, pensively, as he mutters to himself.]

How foolish of me. I should have known all along...

[determinator]

What was that, Gorthan?

[Archer's response is calm, though the smirk is rather obvious.]

[Hey, Gorthan, this is just like our first ride in a helicopter! Do you remember? Except this is involving a lot less shrieking for Kimblee to sit his ass down and not fall out of the damn helicopter. We're improving!]

[neurotoxined]

[Well, this is GLaDOS' first time in any sort of vehicle like this; you'd think that after that incident where that orphan tried to kill her and ended up launching her through to the surface, this would be a little easier.

Or that incident with the moon. Don't get her started on the incident with the moon.

So really, you'd think that winging through the air would be a bit easier after all thaaaaaahahahahaha yeahno. She's currently got one hand pressed against the door, the other against the arm of the seat, and is pressing herself back so far in said seat that she appears to be trying to meld with it.

The most those incidents did were teach her that she won't die permanently. Never doing this again. Never. Nevernevernevernever.]

[shakespearealien]

[On the other hand, Gorthan seems to be very comfortable with this whole situation, and he doesn't even mind leaving his seat to join "Caroline". Who seems... distressed? There is empathy in his eyes as he approaches her.]

Caroline? Are you alright?

COME TALK TO THE ADMINS

[these_balls]

[Archer is sitting quietly by the mouth of the chopper, his helmet and mask next to him but otherwise ready to deploy in full armor, with his Houndoom between his knees. He's as impeccable as ever, hair and skin neat, the rest of him covered in black kevlar. He's bowed as if in deep reflexion, mouth pursed and chin tucked on top of folded hands. Periodically, he recieves a call on his earpiece, presumably from the Boss or from the special ops team letting him know Suicune's still on course. After these brief calls are over, however, he returns to silence. His face will be known to most, but of all the admins, Archer is the most likely to keep to himself.]

[Ariana is barking orders to anyone who will listen, making sure that every Rocket onboard is well-equipped and knows what they're doing. If you need mission specs, she's the lady to ask. She might not be necessarily nice in her explanations, though, especially when her fuse is shortened from stress.]

[Petrel is chilling with the grunts. No, seriously, wanna hear stupid pokemon jokes? Go talk to Petrel. He's honestly the most social of the bunch, though it's likely most Rockets won't even know who he is.]

[Proton is on his earpiece, jotting down notes on an electronic tablet as his field team report on Suicune's movements. Rockets working in the lab might recognize him a little bit, and even though he can't personally supervise all the research that gets done, he does like to keep an eye on new projects and proposals, especially when they involve doing horrible, horrible things to pokemon.]

[[ooc: Their title is 'Executive'! Warning: actually bothering them (besides Petrel, he's not so bad) is a good way to get toilet duty for-fucking-ever.]]

THE BATTLE

[these_balls]

[Holy crap it's like, minus five billion degrees BUT YOU ARE LOOKING SO TOASTY IN YOUR THERMAL ARMOR! Also, I hope you like Ice Beam because Suicune is gonna go down fighting.]

[brilliantideas]

[You know what's not cool? Fighting a legendary Pokémon with a Woobat. The poor thing's been taken out by an Ice Beam attack already and Wheatley is currently just carrying it. So... nothing out of the ordinary, really. He probably should have bought some Revives...]

[Anyway, he'll send out Alpha, his Arbok! It's more for personal protection than anything else since it's a very threatening level 26.]

What kind of Pokémon is this anyway?

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

[Okay, here we go. Time to show everyone in Team Rocket what Cobra Commander is made of. First things first. All six Pokémon are coming out to play. The higher leveled Arbok, Machoke, and Skarmory, the under 30 Trubbish, and the newly hatched Scyther and Pawniard. ]

Slice! Dice! Crowd control! I know you’re weak, so target anyone who gets close instead of their Pokémon! A.S.P.! Hyper Beam! Hide behind Sssskull Buster if you need to recharge! Skull Buster! When A.S.P. isn’t recharging, move in and use that thing as a punching bag! Sludge Viper! Poison it! Strato-Viper! Grab some of these bombs and provide air support! Go! Go! Go! COBRAAAAAAAAAAAA! ATTAC-

[As he goes to advance, an Ice Beam strikes the ground right in front of him. Oh god why, what is your problem Suicune? He’s not a Pokemon! Panic mode activated. He's not fleeing, but avoiding becoming a Cobrasicle just became a top priorty.]

Sssslice! Dice! Forget crowd control! Get over here and ssshield me! Protect your trainer! With your lives if needed!

[shakespearealien]

[Well. Time to see which theory was right - Cobra's or Gorthan'. Except Gorthan already knows he's right.

He starts off by fighting Suicune with a tag team of Gallade and Ampharos.]

Ampharos, Discharge. Gallade, Leaf Blade.

[As he orders his attacks, he's agile enough to dodge any Ice Beam that may be aimed at him as opposed to his Pokémon. He just merely wonders how long he can keep this up.]

[explosivecombat]

[Kimblee is like his battling partner in some regards; he has separate teams for Rocket business and...well, personal use. But out here, it hardly matters; as such, he has all five of the level 100s he's trained out here - Mamoswine, Ninetales, Arcanine, Starmie and Yanmega - as well as a sixth that he tends to take a lot of...personal...enjoyment with YES HE IS RIDING THAT DAMN STEELIX AGAIN LIKE IT AIN'T EVEN A THING

Goddamn it, Kimblee.

At the very least, his vantage point from a good thirty feet up is giving him a good field of view; he's communicating with his Pokémon through Starmie. It pays to have a psychic-type on the field after all, it seems; he's seen Archer do this before, and Kenya is more than content to relay messages.

Of course, it isn't long before an Ice Beam connects solidly with the Steelix; she isn't down for the count, though she lowers herself angrily toward the ground. Kimblee moves with her, crouching down to lower his center of gravity and throwing down a Full Restore to recover her HP; it's...probably for the best that he isn't relying on verbal commands to control his Pokémon, as he's holding on to that Steelix for dear life when she lunges toward Suicune with Thunder Fang, laughing maniacally the entire time.

This? This is what he signed on for.]

[vengefulyears]

[Now this is what he's talking about. Clive has his entire team out, even his severely underleveled Zoroark, to take on the legendary beast. They all seem just as enthusiastic about this as their trainer is.]

Hit it with your best shot, guys! Don't hold back! Attack with everything you've got!

[They're all dishing out their most powerful attacks, although Kira is focusing more on casting illusions to fool the Suicune since there... really isn't much else she can do at her level.

Meanwhile, Clive is going to take out his PokéGear and turn on the camera function, using the distraction created by his Pokémon (and everyone else's, really) to try and get as close to the Suicune as possible, completely ignoring the fact that he could get hit by a stray attack from Suicune or any of the other Pokémon in this huge mess of a battle. He really wants a picture of Suicune, okay.]

[combat_butler]

*It would really do Hayate well to learn that normally, when you see a giant out of place blizzard like atmosphere while you're out training, you should head the other direction.

Yet here the butler is, on the back of his Arcanine, taking in the pure chaos that is unfolding as he's huddled up in his coat which already seems way too little for this. He can't really make heads or tails of what is going on, but... In this kind of scenario, it's probably a good idea to side with one that's desperately defending itself, right? Even if all he can see are brief flashes of the thing amidst it all.*

I-I-I know I jokingly said not to cut off the head of a Pokemon god earlier, b-but I didn't think there would actually be one...! I'm... I'm going to regret this, aren't I...? I sure hope Pokegods can differentiate between friend and foe...

*With one last shudder before he steels himself, Hayate makes the Executive Decision to release his Shedinja, calling out to it over the... well, everything.*

Hattori-! We're helping that presumably dog god out! Hyper Beam!

*Nothing says HELLO I AM NOT TEAM ROCKET like firing a giant laser into the mass of grunts attacking the Legendary, right?*

(( Feel free to go nuts in attacking Hayate to keep him away/busy, he'll teleport to safety with his Gardevoir once he starts getting really wrecked! ))

THE BATTLE

[meatysoviet]

[You know what hurts like a bitch? Waterfall. Waterfall kind of hurts, especially when it knocks you off your Onix.

It's also knocked out his new monster, the creature returned to the pokéball as soon as he can get his muscles to move, sending out his Munchlax soon after, followed quickly by his Sycther- He'd send out the Gyarados in his party, but he still doesn't have the badges to keep it under control. The last thing he needs are TWO powerful monsters against the Rockets.]

GO! Rollout-- Double team! GO.

[He dislikes leaving them to do the work solo, but there are too many monsters out to get in on the action.

It doesn't mean he isn't going to try though- he just needs the opening.]

Re: THE BATTLE

[thetruehistorian]

[There isn't really much Robin can do, and she knows it. But she has to at least look like she tried.

So here, Suicune. Face a confused Natu and a Magikarp.]

Natu, use Peck! Magikarp, splash!

[And wait for the end.]

AFTERWARDS

[these_balls]

[Awww yeah afterparty--I mean. You can totally rest now unless you're Cobra and Kimblee; the Celadon base is closest, but if you'd like airlift elsewhere, you're welcome to request it. YOU DONE GOOD.]

[best_laid_plans]

[Within the Celadon base, Malik is sort of sprawled in a corner chair, smirking but stewing. Legendary hunting. Something he's an expert in, back home, but here -

There has to be a way to rapidly increase the levels of one's Pokémon. Even if he's not the type to charge at things head-on, when called upon to do just that he can't afford to lag behind. Alternatively, he needs to find more ways of approaching his goals that don't involve direct battle - until he has the firepower to back up outright aggression....

Long story short, planning and brooding over here. The air is thick with the combined angst and roiling brainpower of a children's animé villain scorned.

Because good grief, was this mission tough when you haven't hit level 50 yet.]

[vengefulyears]

[These past few days have been absolute hell on Clive's body, what with spending entire days out in the toxic Goldenrod City and stealing hordes of shit for Team Rocket, and now that long, exhausting battle with Suicune. Having been in the front lines the entire time, he had to dodge countless attacks and even got hit by a few, so with all this and the fact that he hasn't slept too much since this mission started, his body is ready to ragequit now.

He stumbles inside the Celadon base and heads straight for the nearest chair, climbing right onto it and curling right up on it, using the armrest is a pillow. Being tiny really can be a good thing sometimes... His legs are still hanging off the chair a bit, though, but he doesn't mind.

Sitting right next to the chair is his Zoroark, Kira, who's just chilling and watching everyone around them. After a few minutes, she glances back at her trainer to see that he's already sound asleep. She shakes her head a little. Clive really shouldn't be sleeping there, but since he's so tired, she'll be nice and let him stay like that for a couple hours. She'll wake him up herself if he's not awake by then.

But in the meantime, she'll just continue observing her surroundings and checking out anyone that walks by.]

(( Feel free to bother either Kira or Clive! She won't stop anyone who tries to get him to wake his sleepy ass up, but she will stop anyone who tries to pull pranks on him or are being too rough with him, etc. ))