Two boys, a man and a Charizard

[strongestoftheturks]

Who: Kuwabara manfulness , Yusuke angerpoints and Rude strongestoftheturks
Where: Route 35-36
When: Backdated to after this thread.
Summary: Kuwabara and Yusuke are in need of someone with Water Pokemon to take down an angry Charizard. Rude is bored and obliges.
Rating: PG-13
Log:

[It shouldn't be hard to find a rampaging fire dragon chasing a guy with crazy hair. Rude switched off his Gear and called out his Aerodactyl. Taking to the skies he heads to the outskirts of Goldenrod with two water Pokemon in tow, searching for Kuwabara and Shouen. If Route 34 was out of the question then he'd have to take a look at Route 35. Hopefully he'll get there in time before the barbecue starts because that looked like one snappy Pokemon on the Gear just now.

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[angerpoints]

Y'know, if it weren't for you being such a dumbass, we probably wouldn't even be in this mess.

[... snaps Yusuke, in a voice that's probably a smidge louder than it ought to be, given that he and Kuwabara are currently trying to hide from a certain rampaging, fire-breathing menace. It's been roughly half an hour since he first ran in to try to save Kuwabara, and for all their running around and their half-assed attempts to knock some sense into Shouen (both figuratively and literally), the Charizard was still trying to hunt them down, which is what eventually led to them taking cover behind a thick cluster of bushes. They managed to throw Shouen off their tail long enough to find a decent hiding spot, but Shouen's still pretty close by - in fact, Yusuke can hear him snorting and stomping around right now, which prompts him to shut his mouth and fall silent as he focuses on listening in to what's happening on the other side of the bush. He might not be any great genius, but he's not dumb enough to poke his head out and look to see where Shouen is. Knowing his luck, he'd just wind up getting a fireball to the face.

It takes a minute, but eventually, Yusuke hears Shouen wander off again. As soon as he does, he lets out a breath he didn't even realize he'd been holding and continues bitching, this time hissing his words out through his teeth in a much quieter tone.]

Dammit, this is so stupid! If I had my Spirit Energy, that big orange son of a bitch'd be a smear on the ground in less than a second.

[It probably would've helped if he'd bothered to bring any of his Pokemon with him when he first left camp, but dammit, how was he supposed to know his smoke break'd be interrupted by Kuwabara being imperiled? It's not like he's psychic. Grimacing, Yusuke folds his arms and shifts around and shoots Kuwabara an irritated look, asking him:]

Is that guy you talked to gonna get here soon? This twig up my ass is gettin' real uncomfortable.

[manfulness]

Don't blame it on me! It's Jin's fault for raisin' such a stupid dragon!

[Because of course, Kuwabara is still only half in denial over his treatment of said dragon pokémon. After talking with a few friendly faces, he knew he shouldn't have marched in trying to use his manly gusto and boss it into cooperation, especially after Shouen's original trainer went home, but he also thought it was ridiculous that the stupid thing lashed out to begin with. And their chase was just another horrible example of where the 'fight or flight' mental mechanism malfunctioned and their urge to fight turned into how-fast-could-their-legs-move.

Well, if Kuwabara had to run away from a fire-breathing top-level demon, he was glad it was with Urameshi. Their hiding spot was a good one, but Kuwabara didn't want to take many chances; he had already outed himself a few times earlier, and Shouen had been far too observant for comfort. His pants were already singed rather horribly now because of it (thankfully hidden, partially, by his jacket being tied around his waist) but hey, they're both alive and able to catch their breath. Kuwabara isn't quite ready to rest, one foot planted flat on the ground to help push off and run if they need to take on again, but he feels a bit more comfortable here, enough to check his gear without completely panicking.]

Your ass?! At least he hasn't been chasing you for the better part of a few hours! But uh... I think he's almost here. He said he wasn't that far.

[He takes a moment to peer over the bush, to see Shouen stomping around on a small area of tall grass, as if expecting them to be hiding inside it. Well, that'd distract him for a little.]

...'nother guy tells me we should just book it outta here. Think the big lug would find our camp if we went back?

[strongestoftheturks]

[Well, that's certainly a big angry dragon stomping through that field and snorting flames from its nostrils. Rude's slightly impressed; Shouen's big frame and fiery temper were definitely a frightful combination to confront. No wonder the teen took off like a Chocobo after some Gysahl Greens. Even Rude would hate to have to deal with the unruly Pokemon unprepared.

And speaking of said teen...Rude's vantage point offers him a bird's eye view of the area that Shouen thankfully lacked because from up top it's not hard to miss that bright reddish-orange hair that stands out from all the greenery. He can't help that slight upward twitch of his lips; that hairstyle was really just plain ridiculous and ill-suited towards any sort of hiding. It's probably only a matter of time before the-oh. There's two of them. He can't get a good enough look at the second guy to see who it is, but it looks like the poor sucker somehow got roped into this mess along with Kuwabara.

Rude taps Aero lightly on his shoulder and points down, signalling to the Aerodactyl that it's go time. The Ancient Pokemon veers towards the ground and lands not too far from the Charizard. There's a flash of red as Rude recalls Aero back followed by a flare of white. Blue skin, a tough shell and sporting two wicked water cannons, Wave emerges from his ball and immediately locks his cannons at the direction of the Charizard. His trainer stands a slight distance away, calm and cool as ever in the face of a rampaging level 100 Pokemon. Wave is a three levels short of Shouen but there's no denying the type advantage. Rude's confident and certain that this battle belongs to his Blastoise.

Nodding at the target, he gives his Pokemon the order.]

Hydro Pump.

[Powerful jets of water shoot towards the Charizard, with intent of delivering one hell of a punch to cool this hot headed lizard down.]

[angerpoints]

[... well, Yusuke was gonna answer Kuwabara's question there, but just as he's starting to do so, he's suddenly cut off by a loud BOOM and the sound of water rushing, both of which reverberate throughout the entire area and cause the ground to tremble beneath him. Understandably, he's pretty startled. In fact, he's so startled he damn near leaps five feet into the air, though he doesn't waste any time being embarrassed about it. Instead, he immediately jerks around and scrambles halfway up onto his feet to peek over the bush - just in time to see Shouen topple to the ground with a roar.

Sorry, Kuwabara. He may or may not have come pretty close to elbowing you in the face as he was flailing around there. Hell, he might've even actually elbowed you in the face, depending on whether or not you dodged in time. Let's hope it was the former.]

Holy shit!

[Now that was a knock-out! Color Yusuke both surprised and extremely impressed.]

[manfulness]

[Okay, so this guy is an absolute genius and a wonderful perfect human being. There's just something so heavenly about the sound of water speeding through the air that just seemed to scream 'SAVIOR'. Kuwabara's more stunned at the arrival than Urameshi's elbow right to his face (like he ever dodged on time? pschaw!) and actually ignores it enough to watch Shouen take a direct blast of that hydro pump.

Shouen falls backwards, but it doesn't look like the Charizard is done yet. Weakened, definitely stunned by the blast, but still angry, he struggles back onto his feet and huffs. And with that - he aims a blast of fire in the Blastoise's direction.]

...He's gonna kick his ass.

[This is a pretty great match to watch, especially knowing he's saved.]

[strongestoftheturks]

[Those shades aren't just for a fashion statement but even Rude finds that he has to shield his eyes a little from the fire attack, fierce and bright as it is. Wave takes the hit like a champ though; the Blastoise grunts and is forced a step backwards from the sheer force of the Fireblast but he manages to shake off the pain and squares himself to face his opponent once again. With the element of, well, elements on his side, Wave may have taken some damage but he is far from down. Turtle soup is not going to be on the menu tonight, not if Wave and his trainer had anything to say about it.

Damn right they're going to kick ass. Rude considers Wave's list of attacks: brute force seems the obvious answer. A couple more Hydro Pumps and the Charizard would be down soon enough. Wave does have a few other moves though, and one in particular could help them succeed in taking down this fire-breathing menace faster.

Water Pulse only has a 20% chance of Confuse but hell, they've got a turn or two to spare. Rude gives the order.]

Wave, Water Pulse.

[And his Blastoise is only too happy to comply.]