You have no chance to survive

[these_balls]

Who: Rocket Grunts, Magma Grunts, and Aqua Grunts! Basically all the Grunts!
Where: The Whirl Islands and Cinnabar Island
When: February 1st
Summary: Pretty much this
Rating: PG-13? It doesn't need to higher than that? Right, guys?
Log:

The orders are pretty simple. Go in. Wipe out the Team Aqua and Magma Grunts. That's it. So there's not going to be any farewell speeches or anything like that from the Admins because they're of the opinion that you guys have totally got this.

And if you don't...

Well, don't worry about that for now.

Instead, just worry about getting to the nearest base and boarding a helicopter. After that, you've got a short (or long, depending on which base you're heading to) ride ahead of you to some islands in the middle of the ocean, inhabited by a bunch of Aqua and Magma Grunts who have no idea this surprise is on the way. So just do what you do best, Rockets!

And as far as the Admins are concerned what you do best should be to win at all costs. Anything less and well, that would just be an embarrassing return to the region for them. And nobody wants that.


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Comments

[whos_that]

Shadow Claw. Ouch. That sucks for his Golbat. Still alive, but wow that was not fun. Meanwhile, this Grunt sees an opportunity and he's darn sure going to take it.

“What's the matter? Having a problem over there?”

Grunt used Taunt! ...was it super effective?

“Better get your head in the game, or you'll be pulled under by the tide! Golbat, Confuse Ray!”

Yeah, taunt plus confusion. Let's just make that Zangoose's life suck more if he can.

[evilfrenzy]

"None whatsoever." Rideaux retorts through gritted teeth, though it's obvious that comment got under his skin. The taunt was indeed super effective!

"If you don't snap out of it immediately, you will be receiving due punishment for it!" He shouts at the enraged Zangoose. And thankfully this time, it actually doesn't end in Slasher making even more reckless moves. He shakes his head furiously, eyes returning to their previous shade of pink. Apparently being threatened is a good reason to actually listen. Rideaux doesn't mess around when it comes to handing out punishment, after all.

...But his clear mind doesn't last very long, because before Rideaux can order him to dodge, the Confuse Ray hits him right in the face. Now he's probably even less useful because he's stumbling everywhere.

Rideaux is just about ready to wring someone's neck out of frustration. And y'know, there's a Grunt over there so it doesn't sound like such a bad idea...

Right, better just...focus on this battle...

"Ugh! Just...just try to hit it with an Aerial Ace!"

Slasher hears that, but actually landing a hit is going to be more of a challenge due to him barely being able to keep his balance. It feels like his movements are reversed somehow. But when he catches a glimpse of the Golbat, he jumps and makes an attempt to slash at it.

[whos_that]

Darn it. Another hit like that and...no, never mind. Golbat's dead. RIP Golbat. You tried.

“Argh, that was lucky!”

Let's see. As to what he's got left, there's...no, he can't use that one. So, it looks like it's time for another glass cannon. Yup, here comes a level 95 Sharpedo.

“Night Slash!”

And right out the gate, the Grunt's trying to get rid of it with a critical hit.

[evilfrenzy]

Who has two sharks? Oh wait, probably some pirate wannabe. Ugh, this is stupid.

"Close Combat again! Don't let it hit you first!"

Unfortunately, that confusion is going to be Slasher's undoing. When he goes in close for a hit, he accidentally stumbles and smacks himself with his claws. If that wasn't bad enough, he's hit hard by the incoming Sharpedo. He tries to recover from that, but it's pretty futile. Slasher faints!

Rideaux lets out an audible growl of disappointment before he recalls Slasher. He glares over at the Grunt as he rummages for another Pokeball.

"Don't even think this over. You're going to regret all that Taunt and Confusion nonsense."

Finding the right Pokeball, he angrily tosses it toward the Sharpedo like he hopes to hit it with it. Not to catch it of course, but to release his next Pokemon. Rideaux yells out his commands as the Pokemon emerges: a level 90 Doublade.

"Soulcutter and Spiritreaver, Retaliate immediately!"

The two swords, while originally not very in-sync at all (Spiritreaver came out swinging as he usually does...), tense up right away at the sound of their trainer's voice. Oh, he's mad. They don't want to make it worse, so they slide right into action. They float far back opposite of each other, then coming flying into the Sharpedo with amazing speed, slashing into it as they go. If it hits, that Retaliate will be particularly potent because a teammate just fainted.

[whos_that]

Sharpedo definitely can't take too many of those or even...one more of those at that power for that matter. Wow. The Grunt's actually pretty worried about his chances here, judging from the look on his face, but he's still going to try. After all where would Team Aqua be if they didn't try? Certainly not here in Johto, losing to a bunch of Rockets.

...wait, that was a bad example. ANYWAY MOVING ON FROM THAT.

“Sharpedo, use...Ice Fang?”

He's not even sure what to do here, but that sounds like it might be a good idea. Maybe it'll freeze that stupid sword. Probably not, but maybe!

[evilfrenzy]

Because that attack went over well, Rideaux starts to recover a little from his earlier frustration. Apparently he's well enough to throw out another taunt of his own.

"You don't sound very confident. Are you sure that will work?"

Sparpedo does manage to catch one of the swords off guard, and it struggles against its jaws. However, the attack isn't very effective at all and really only serves to be a mild annoyance both for the Doublade and its trainer.

Rideaux manages a smirk though! How good for him.

"Shut it down with Sacred Sword."

Spiritreaver-the sword currently in the clutches of the Sharpedo-rips itself free from its grip and joins with its other half. Now together again, the two swords begin to glow white. Seconds later, they once again make a sweeping slash at the shark in hopes that type advantage takes its toll.

[whos_that]

Unfortunately, Sharpedo is not very good at sparring with Doublades or it'd be named Sparpedo, so that Sacred Sword's going to drop it. Which means...uh...the Grunt's got two Pokemon left, and he knows you're not supposed to run from a trainer battle, but he sure is going to make an attempt to deprive Rideaux of a complete victory by turning around and making a break for it...while leaving his Sharpedo behind.

Stop him?

[evilfrenzy]

Sparpedo is now that Sharpedo's nickname.

Rideaux's in the middle of smirking evilly at his Doublade's success when he notices the Grunt turning tail and bolting out of the corner of his eye. He shifts in that direction, but doesn't yell out. He doesn't want to alert the Grunt of his intentions.

He glances back at the Doublade to get their attention, then nods in the fleeing Grunt's direction. Mere moments later, the Grunt will get to enjoy two swords right in his face, blocking his escape.

"And just where do you think you're going?" Rideaux calls, closing in on the Grunt from the other side. "I don't recall saying this would be over when you ran out of Pokemon."

Of course he assumed he'd win. He's dealing with a mere Grunt, after all.

Let's ignore the fact that he's one himself.

Oh wait, he only has one left. I CAN COUNT.

[whos_that]

Crap. This guy's not going to let him bow out gracefully is he? Not that running for your life is graceful anyway.

“Fine then. Let's get it over with.”

And he's throwing his last Pokeball at the Doublade, hoping to...somehow through some sort of stupid ridiculous luck KO it on impact or something. Afterwards a level 22 Carvanha's going to pop out which probably can't do anything here, so that's it. That's basically his last attempt to somehow fix this horrible series of events.

[evilfrenzy]

The great thing about being part Ghost is being able to go transparent at will, and that's exactly what Rideaux's Doublade does once they see that Pokeball coming. It goes right through their body, and they turn to face their new enemy as the...little Carvanha appears.

There's a long bout of silence before Rideaux just laughs.

"Oh, so you weren't out. This is all you have left to save you, then?" He's actually grinning a little bit now as he crosses his arms. "Well, that's pretty sad. But don't worry, I will get this over with."

He nods at his Doublade, and they're more than content to basically mercy kill the thing with another Sacred Sword.

[whos_that]

HOW IS THAT MERCIFUL?

Ahem.

It goes without saying that Carvanha's not in any shape to do anything after that, so the Grunt's just sort of frowning. At everything. Man, today sucks. Can it get any worse?

[evilfrenzy]

Easy, it wasn't! Not that Rideaux cares, though.

With the Grunt's last Pokemon taken out, all that's left is the Grunt, huh? Now the real fun begins. Well, for Rideaux anyway. Hopefully the Grunt can take what's coming next.

He turns to the face the Grunt, smiling cruelly. He might...also be cracking his knuckles, because that's a good sign as any that he's looking to continue this battle.

"I'd ask if this pathetic organization of yours bothers to teach you lot basic fighting techniques that don't involve these monsters, but something tells me I can answer that question myself." He then crouches a little bit, assuming a fighting stance. "Regardless, you'd best hope you can defend yourself, because I'm afraid that when it comes to me, the battle doesn't end when the last monster faints."

[whos_that]

Wait...seriously? This guy wants to brawl? Not Pokemon battle? What even is this? What is wrong with Team Rocket? Seriously? Not that Team Aqua's exactly against the occasional fight but, wow, dude. Not cool. So he'll just reach into his pocket to grab an escape rope or a smoke ball or something to...

uh...

Okay, he's pretty sure he brought one of those today, where is it?

Um.

Well, at this point the look on his face says it all, but if that wasn't clear.

“Crap, I think I left my items in my other pants.”

This will not end well at all.

SO YES. TODAY ACTUALLY CAN GET WORSE.