The first step is the hardest. [GYM]

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The first step is the hardest. [GYM]
POSTED ON Jan 13, 2021 10:08:31 GMT
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[attr="class","spiral"]Fernando shows no outward dismay at having his Gym under assault but the disapproval bubbles as his mind leaps to the paper work and appointments he’ll need for a maintenance crew. That’s about as much mind he’ll pay it as the lights flicker from being smashed to pieces.

As the broken glass shower over the battlefield, a wisp of wind pushes it forward, toward Doug’s side of the field from the quick natured VACUUM WAVE that’s snuck in before the light’s go out. Once that settles, the room goes silence, blind and shrouded in darkness.



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The first step is the hardest. [GYM]
POSTED ON Jan 14, 2021 3:41:59 GMT
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Kama's and Doug's eyes both widened as the Vacuum Wave flying at highspeed, glass and debris carried to their side before a boom finally silenced the arena.

Darkness and quiet were all that was left.

Doug was pretty sure that if a pin dropped, Kama and her lookalike would skewer it before it bounced twice.

The first one to make that mistake would-

Crack.

It comes so abruptly it almost jolts the youth. A critical erro-

Crack. Crack. Crackcrackcrackcrackcrackcrackcrackcrack.

A cacophony of shattering glass fills the room coming from the general direction of Doug's side of the arena, slowly advancing towards the Fernando's side.



Kama used ? ? ?! Actually Double team.
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The first step is the hardest. [GYM]
POSTED ON Jan 18, 2021 8:08:25 GMT
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[attr="class","spiral"]An echo sounds off the stereo that the Gym lacks. They don't match Kama's exactly but the same pitter patter can be heard. Whether it's intentional, a plan to counter, or strictly of the Pokemon's own mindset, no one knows. The only thing that can be certain is that the constant wispy sounds of something fluttering can be heard as it also advances toward the other.

In the darkness, the DOUBLE TEAM compliments the Pokemon's constant need to remain prone and ready.



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The first step is the hardest. [GYM]
POSTED ON Jan 18, 2021 22:54:32 GMT
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Crackcrackcrackcrackcrackcrackcrackcrack.

It grows closer to the other end of the field, not taking the similar sounds approaching it as reason to stop.

And then it stops.

"Go."

WHISH! CRACK!

A shockwave blasts past the middle line of the field, something moving through the space between Doug's and Fernando's side of the fields at extremely high speeds before landing with an audible snap on the other side.


Kama used ? ? ?!
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The first step is the hardest. [GYM]
POSTED ON Jan 26, 2021 4:07:33 GMT
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[attr="class","spiral"]The shockwave kills the repeated bleating of wings. The DOUBLE TEAM is dismissed by the force, narrowing in on where Fernando's Scyther remains in waiting. It brings up both scythes to defend itself, holding through the impact of the blast, and ready to retaliate in a spinning whirl of cuts as it tears into another SWORDS DANCE.




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The first step is the hardest. [GYM]
POSTED ON Jan 26, 2021 4:25:12 GMT
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It's almost like a solid wall had thrown itself at the Smeargle at high speed, ramming into its guard... Before being split upon as it launched into a flurry of dancing blades, scythes cleaving through the air with whooshing zips.

Now.

She can hear the blades cutting through the air- sound out where the earlier 'Vacuum Wave' wall had stopped in its tracks.

Making good on the Pokedex claims of ninja like speed, Kama rushed bold as brass into her clone's Swords Dance, pushing off the floor directly at him, the scythes cutting through the air arching towards her-

And so she spun in place with a single flap of her wing, feeling the Scythe sweep just barely past her body as she did- before she brought the flat of her scythes crashing down upon her opponent's skull.


Kama used acrobatics!
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The first step is the hardest. [GYM]
POSTED ON Feb 1, 2021 10:10:22 GMT
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[attr="class","spiral"]The impact of the thud is met with the aforementioned raised scythes. The pressure, impact from being struck when blinded, catches it by surprise. A SWORD DANCE comes out to retaliate, blades spun along with its body much like a spinning top. It rises as the wings beat.

When the opponent's scythe comes down, it connect against the shell carapace of the Smeargle's skull. Locked into close combat, its SWORD DANCE never ends, following through with a instant FURY CUTTER.



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The first step is the hardest. [GYM]
POSTED ON Feb 2, 2021 19:09:38 GMT
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Well, so much for a triumphant finisher. A furious hiss and a crack echoed across the blackness of the room as Kama was sent scrambling back, the hit smacking her chest chitin and drawing a loud snort out of the bugcatcher, the youth withholding a cackle as Kama's snarl immediately followed.

The painter could copycat all it wanted- it couldn't imitate Kama's attitude, and they were all getting plenty of it now. It was good that pokemon couldn't speak english, cause the writer didn't want to get banned.

"Got clobbered, love?" He said to the dark with a laugh, more angry grunts coming in response."Had enough fun yet? I think you did."

Another snarl came, this one closer to his side as Kama retreated back.

"Good Girl. All warmed up?" He said, rolling his shoulder. He received a snort. "My turn then."

"Kama! On the hunt!" Said Doug, waving his hand above his head for no reason, given that they couldn't see crap. "Time to find your pray! Sound that copycat out, with style!"

A booming sound thundered as a wall of vacuum was released from Kama's scythe, her wide, powerful swing throwing her entire body into a pirouette which's inertia she channeled into a spinning leap, air being soundly cut as vacuum waves showered the arena, seeking the one thing that sounded different from the rest.


Got sense smacked back into her by Fury Cutter.
Doug code-ordered the combination attack of Swords Dance & Vacuum Wall.
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The first step is the hardest. [GYM]
POSTED ON Feb 7, 2021 4:04:38 GMT
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[attr="class","spiral"]"Smeargle!"

Fernando calls out to his Pokemon in the same manner. However, unlike his opponent, Fernando has no secret lingo or password to to signal a specific strategy. His call is to get his Pokemon to focus on what he can only expect to be a renewed plan of attack.

The Smeargle anticipates an attack but the pervading darkness makes spotting it difficult. Only the whipping sound of the VACUUM WAVE shows any signs but by the time it can perceive the attack it's already been fired. The energy wave clashes against the Scyther's raised arms, sending it back slightly, as it prepares to fire one of its own. In contrast, Smeargle's is more direct, aimed specifically at Kama's general area, piecing it together from the general way her VACUUM WAVE had struck them.




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POSTED ON Feb 7, 2021 16:39:33 GMT
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Doug listened intently.

Booms filled the arena as walls of wind met steel surfaces with reverberating clangs.

It was the booming thud that didn't thunder and echo that caught both of their attention, however.

A final boom cut through the air and hit Kama's spinning form, throwing her back and off balance with a cry.

A quick, sharp response. The Smeargle made a bloody good Scyther, they'll give him that.

As she swung across the air to crash back down on land, her trainer's voice rang once again.

"He's good, but yer better! Ya heard it, so go! Spin and Burst!"

Kama swung a foot and scythe as she spun towards the floor, her body spinning across the air as she sought to turn herself towards her attacker- before she raised both scythes over her head and swung them in broad arcs.

A boom echoed as she was propelled forward by two bursts of wind, the Scyther zooming through the darkness in a crash course towards her clone.


Got smacked by the Vacuum Wall.
Doug code-ordered the combination attack of Acrobatics & Vacuum Wall..
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The first step is the hardest. [GYM]
POSTED ON Feb 22, 2021 8:30:22 GMT
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[attr="class","spiral"]Fernando's Smeargle expects the retaliation. It comes up to parry again. But it expects something physical. For the opposing Scyther to close the gap to come out with another slash. When that doesn't happen, the VACUUM WAVE catches it by surprise, landing two criss cross pattern against the Pokemon's body. The sudden impact, weighed heavily as both an unexpected attack and a clean hit, drops the Scyther onto both knees.

He can't see it but that sound and the deafening lack of a counter attack tells him all he needs to know. As if to verify, Fernando pulls out his phone, shining his flashlight on his slumped Scyther.

"Looks like your win."

His other hand reaches for Smeargle's Pokeball, pull it back into the safety of its confines.

"Congratulations, challenger."



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POSTED ON Feb 23, 2021 1:09:56 GMT
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A solid crack, and then deafening silence.

A flash of light came up from the other side of the field a moment later, shining upon the opponent's slumped form, before the smeargle turned Scyther was returned its pokeball.

Doug released a long held breath as the pokemon was wrapped in a light, it sinking in that yes- it was over.

"Thanks! Not gonna be forgetting that guy anytime soon, I can promise that." Said Doug with a sigh of relief. "You okay, Kama love?"

He recieved a stubborn harrumph from somewhere on his side on the arena, though he didn't really need it- he could hear her panting and huffing just fine.

He laughed.

"Didn't quite go as ya planned, did it?" He said teasingly, drawing another huff. "Hope ya learned something outta this, cause I certainly did."

Still smiling, the youth returned the pokemon to her net ball. His steps soon began echoing along the arena as he approached the man. Formerly, richest man in Kanto, now richest man in Hoenn.

Fernando Silph.

These two men couldn't have been from more different backgrounds if they tried- and they still managed to share quite a few tragedies, somehow.

"Thanks for yer personal attention, Mr. Silph." He said, scratching his cheek as he came to stand before the man, his phone's light on him. "With all three of yer jobs and the way things are goin' in Hoenn, I was surprised to actually get to see ya in person."

Computers usually did the battling for the man, so others who had actually challenged the gym claimed. He rarely appeared; some theorized he did so only when dealing with opponents of high importance or renown.

Doug was neither, so that was one theory down.

Doug stared at possibly the most powerful Kantonian man alive, thinking.

"Yer probably too busy right now, so I won't waste yer time, but..." He said, before shaking his head. He grinned at the man. "Ya'll probably be seein' me 'round here a lot more often. Lots more challenges to take on out'ere in the battle frontier. I hope I get to talk to ya more freely one o' those days."

He wanted to know. What the most important Kantonian man alive thought about his home. What he had planned. If he had planned anything.

"Thanks for yer time once again, Mr. Silph. I'll see ya around, hopefully!"


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The first step is the hardest. [GYM]
POSTED ON Feb 25, 2021 11:18:41 GMT
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[attr="class","spiral"]"Indeed."

Doug may feel the overwhelming pressure of confronting one of Hoenn's biggest names but the same cannot be said for Fernando. He keeps his posture straight, smile polite, and polished to the pedigree expected of someone with his background. "You just caught me on a good day, ha ha. Had some work I needed to do in Slateport so I'll either be here or League Headquarters."

"Always a pleasure and a spectacular battle." Whether or not that's true, you could never tell the difference. Silph keeps his persona in check in the public eye and the way he carries himself around Doug is not unlike his time spent campaigning right before his election into the Council.

"Don't forget to pick up your badge up front. Good luck in your challenges."

He pauses.

"I look forward to seeing what you accomplish in the future, Sullivan."



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The first step is the hardest. [GYM]
POSTED ON Feb 26, 2021 6:55:24 GMT
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