Showdown at Sunset

[beforethedarkness]

Who: Sasuke Uchiha (beforethedarkness), Bowser (kingbowser), Lightning Farron (soggypastry), Obito Uchiha (itsjustdust), Tenten (usedswift), "Evan" (Riku Replica) (falseshore), Ren Jinguji (saxsongs), Hope Estheim (eagletalons), and anyone else who happens to be in Olivine City at the time
Where: Olivine City, near the gym
When: March 15th, early evening
Summary: Being in hiding doesn't stop Sasuke from going out to try and get his third badge, but on the way back home he's interrupted by an unwelcome surprise visitor.
Rating: PG
Log:

That was an easier battle than he had expected; although Getsukage was still weak from the bout, but Hiruzen and Senshi still did amazingly well. Obito, Evan, and Tenten had insisted on joining him, and it was hard to turn them away -- especially when Lightning thought that the additional company and protection was a good idea. Sasuke couldn't win against the argument, so all three of them ended up spectating for Sasuke's battle.

Still, something felt unsettling as he began to walk back, and in an attempt to not think about it he kept his eyes focused on the badge in his left palm, walking back towards the house alongside the others and no longer paying close attention to his surroundings. Unfortunately, that lack of attention paid was going to bet the start of a rather untimely event.

Comments

[soggypastry]

[Lightning doesn't waste any time looking back when she hears the rocks fall. Hope is here, he can handle it. She has a bigger target to reach, and thankfully he's big enough to see even with the smoke making her eyes water. The sounds of battle--of Spark still running like a manic hamster to escape further damage, of Lucky and Odin bathing Rex in twin Flamethrowers as Sen and Strike move to dodge the Thunderbolts and back up the Blastbros-- go in one ear and out the other as she pounds the pavement, appearing out of the smoke like some avenging angel or other such cliche from action movies.

The look on her face is anything but angelic, however, and it's more akin to the snarl of an angry mother bear as she lunges, throwing a right hook at Bowser's face with her fist clenched tight and knuckles aiming for his nose. Her posture is steady: even if he somehow dodges this she won't fall and can instead come around for a roundhouse kick. She has no intentions of letting him get away from her today. Not unscathed, at least.]

[itsjustdust]

[Obito makes sure he has a good grip before twisting to make sure that no one who couldn't fight was still left behind, then he put his hand on Tenten's back and leaned in so she could hear him as they flew away from the battle, using the chance while he had her captive to get in his part of the lecture.]

People don't die here Tenten. All you would have done is make yourself a priority target even if you'd managed to get close enough.

[usedswift]

My knife is back there!

[She'd dearly like to turn around and go get it, but she's not about to risk Feng by getting in close to that injured Machamp. One hit from those massive fists would take them all out of the air, and Jinwu couldn't carry two people. She tosses a glare of frustration to Obito, not fighting the hand on her back as a matter of practicality, and shakes her head.]

I know that already, means I can't die either. But I can slice his tendons to bits without killing him, and I'd like to see him try to punch Tate. We can't just always keep running like this!

[eagletalons]

[One hand immediately shifts off of Oracle's mane to grab onto Sasuke's arm. Even from just a little glimpse of the kid he can tell that he's not doing so well, and his plan is clear from there. With only his legs to keep him on his Luxray as she moves, he summons the rest of his team onto the beach-- his Sandslash, Espeon and Flareon. The two Eeveelutions latch onto him immediately, but the Sandslash is off on her own, rolling off to her first target: dat Magmortar. And she's out ]

Hope, get the message out to everyone save Bowser and his team-- I have Sasuke and am off to find a safe place, and everyone should too. I've left the rest of my team here-- an Espeon, Flareon, Sandslash and the two Blastoise-- under Light's supervision, but they can act on their own if needed. They will only return to me once everyone has evacuated or Bowser has left.

Now go!

[The twins jump off and head into the fray, the Espeon relaying his message to everyone, starting with Lightning. With that out of the way, because he trusts his Pokémon to follow their training, he can finally address Sasuke.]

Can you list your injuries for me?

[beforethedarkness]

[He's quiet for a moment when Hope asks him that, and his voice is low when he answers - not too low for Hope to hear, but lacking the energy that he had earlier.]

Just punched in the stomach. Probably bruising from that.

[Nevermind that it was a Machamp's punch and he's still feeling a little nauseous from it, he's fine.]

[saxsongs]

[Ren was gathering himself after surviving from the rock slide when the Espeon came. Luckily, speaking with psychic Pokémon was already familiar so this didn't really freak him out.]

All right. Good to know. I'll start retreating as well.

sob, sorry this is so late D:

[kingbowser]

[The punch connects, sending Bowser stumbling backwards. He gnashes his teeth and snarls in response. Soon after, he flings himself forward, fully intent on bulldozing Lightning with his muscle.

With the knife in her eye, Champ's movements falter and she begins erratically flailing about and launching ThunderPunches, DynamicPunches, and other attacks recklessly with no rhyme or reason. She'll go down soon.

Rex, in an attempt to cause more damage, begins an Outrage attack. Please do mind the twelve-foot reptile on your way out, folks.

As for Snorceror, he'll try using his Psychic powers to hinder the group as they escape. And with a Sandslash on the move, it's unlikely that Blargg will last much longer. She'll try using a Faint Attack or two, but at this point she's getting worn down.]