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.]

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.]

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.]

[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.]

[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?

[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.]

[greatestcool]

[Aww, c'mon, let him go...! Ryuunosuke won't struggle too much though - there isn't exactly room for that anyway.]

I'll be fine. I've never flown before, cut me some slack!

[Saaaaaay, he doesn't recognize you! Introductions would probably be a good thing, wouldn't they?]

I'm Uryuu, by the way. Nice to meet you!

[These are totally the best circumstances to meet someone, after all~]

[neurotoxined]

Did you read the mission assignment, or did you just show up here?

[Despite her horrendously snide wording, however, GLaDOS doesn't seem angry; to the contrary, she's looking a little manic at the ongoing battle here. Number Three is out, the Rotom zipping around her shoulders as it always does; she hasn't bothered to level it at all, it's more of a pet than anything, but that isn't what she's fighting with, anyway. Rather, she has Deadly Neurotoxin out and actually facing down Suicune; everything succumbs to poison gas eventually, right?

...she hopes so, because that's what she's spamming. Poison Gas, that is. From her level 30 Koffing with the derpy smile and the horrendous aim.

...oh boy. Well, at least she seems to have come prepared to cheat a bit; have a Revive thrown at you, Wheatley - hopefully your lousy human reflexes are now good enough to catch.]

Take it.

[From her tone, that isn't a request. Come on, we are going to face down this...thing that might be god with our level 30 crap and we are going to be awesome. BECAUSE WE MAY BE PATHETICALLY UNDERLEVELED BUT WE ARE APERTURE SCIENCE EMPLOYEES, DAMN IT - WHEN LIFE GIVES US LEMONS, WE SOON END UP WITH LEMON SLUSH DUE TO USING THEM AS A DECOY! TO AVOID GETTING ICE BEAMED IN THE FACE!

...Suicune bb I am so sorry hopefully you will be faced by more competent things as time goes by]

[vengefulyears]

You were on the verge of falling off. I understand your excitement, but please don't get yourself killed.

[He gives a small smile at the introduction.]

And I'm Luke. It's a pleasure to meet you, as well.

[You're certainly an interesting character, anyway...]

[explosivecombat]

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

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

[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...

[brilliantideas]

[Oh come on, they didn't mention it was going to be insanely powerful and shooting Ice Beams at us!!!]

[Anyway. Wheatley fumbles with the Revive, but manages to catch it. He immediately restores his Woobat, who seems rather dazed and wondering where the hell she is. Poor thing. He pets her and mumbles something that's probably meant to be calming but really sounds more like Wheatley's usual... Wheatleyness. The bat seems to accept that as soothing and flaps her wings a few times. She's ready for battle, master! Let her go!]

Ah, yes. Thank you.

[Hopefully that Koffing will do more than the snake. It really can't do much of anything outside of shoot Seed Bomb attacks at Suicune. Obviously it's not doing anything - assuming those attacks are even connecting at all.]

[Of course the only reason GLaDOS would ever help him out is because it's required for the mission. He's not mistaking that for kindness or anything! Really, that would be ridiculous.]

Well, it's good to see you've been training without me having to drag you outside.

[The remark is snarky, but it would probably work better if Wheatley wasn't crossing his arms and tsuning really hard.]

[neurotoxined]

[...what.]

I don't remember asking for your assessment of the situation.

[greatestcool]

[Looking out for him? How sweet!]

Oh don't worry! I know better than to lean too far out! I wouldn't want to die, after all! That really wouldn't be cool at all.

[He nods at the introduction, smiling innocently.]

Luke, huh? So how long have you been in Team Rocket? Is this the first big mission we've had? I hope we get to do more things like this - this is so cool!

[...He might be a little excited. Just a little.]

[brilliantideas]

Oh of course not! Fine. Fine. If you don't want to talk, that's perfectly fine. Understandable, really. There's a battle to focus on and all that. You can fight the giant horror-beast here and I'll go over there. Will that make it any better?

[>:| GLaDOS.]

[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?

[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]

[oh my godddddddddddddd you cannot be serious right now

you cannot

be serious

right now]

I really don't think this is the time.

[brilliantideas]

[HE IS ALWAYS SERIOUS!!! WHY DON'T YOU EVER TAKE HIM SERIOUSLY!?]

Right, right. Of course it isn't. Would you like an apology? I could give you one. It wouldn't be very sincere. Or sincere at all. But it's the thought that counts, isn't it?

[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!

[neurotoxined]

[...HMPH.]

I want you to stop talking. Is it that difficult?

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

[Kimblee, what is with that face?]

It's customary within my organization. You'd be sssurprised how much better Cobra Troopers and Vipers perform after a speech.

[It's a slight improvement over screaming at them until their ears bleed.]

[shakespearealien]

[Even then, Gorthan was probably too busy watching the beauty of Earth under him to even notice Kimblee freaking out.]

Archer.

I simply did not imagine that there were far greater rewards to reap from our work than terror and fear. This shall prove interesting.

[vengefulyears]

["Luke" is a ~*~*~*gentleman*~*~*~, after all!!

And oh, Ryuunosuke... You're almost adorable...]

I've been in Team Rocket since November. The only other big mission I know of is when Team Rocket hijacked the Magnet Train on the day it first started operating and attempted to blow it up, although it ended in failure. That was during my second week here.

I have to say this mission is much more exciting, however! I personally can't wait to see the legendary Suicune in person.