The young man is more than a little taken back by the sudden war that seems to have taken place. If he were more playful he may have been able to get into this little play war, but as it was he was unsure of what to do. He flitches a bit when Royal’s Hydro Pump hits and the whole ordeal is enough to distract his thoughts that hiding wasn’t his priority at the moment. Zaffre looks up to him and seems to ask him a question as they were unsure what to do. He wish he could answer but it felt like the whole situation was out of his control. That was when the totodile was offering him a gift. [break][break]

”For me?” he questions distracted enough before Skyler’s voice calls out, oh no. Grabbing hold of both the Totodile and his Oshawott Razz goes to take cover. The surf knocks him closer toward the second mass and the ranger is now soaked. He didn’t sign up for this damn it. [break][break]

Meanwhile both Salem and Royal were able to avoid getting wet by using a crate top to surf along the water the Starmie have summoned. It was going to take more than a simple SURF to get them down. Royal pointed to several of the cleaning supplies to Salem and it was enough to get the cat chuckling as Salem used PSYCHIC to grab a couple of mops and stick the wet rags into the other trainer’s faces. Royal making sure to protect the cat so he could do it uninterrupted.


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“Well, what’re you waiting for? I’m right here.” Comes the voice from behind the crate, taunting and testing the captain’s resolve to stick with her bold declaration. Encouraging her, maybe. It’s obvious from the tone that Angelo is wearing a shit-eating grin. “You want me, babe. You’ll have to stop hiding and come get me.”
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There’s no hint of thundering, heavy footsteps this time; instead, the sound of Skyler spluttering on water rings out from somewhere on deck, telling the courier that Lysithea’s aim had been true. It’s music to his ears. Angelo lets out a roar of laughter at the sound of an outraged ‘fuck’ while he remains crouched in his hiding spot, insolent and unapologetic. Completely asking for eventual retribution.
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Lysithea, empty bucket clutched in her paws, turns and spins to narrowly avoid the flying coins from Dorado. Purposefully twirling mid-air to face him, the Emolga cheekily blows a taunting raspberry at her perpetrator, fearless in the face of one ferocious Viking cat as he attempted to defend his beloved captain’s honour.
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It turns out that Angelo and Jolly were hiding out behind some of the lighter boxes onboard, considering they start floating away on water that suddenly laps at his feet. As the tidal wave looms, pushing their cover out of the way and exposing them both to the elements, the Feraligatr makes her move. Slow but sturdy.
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Stomping in front of Angelo on chubby legs, Jolly plants herself between the surging water and her supplier of smuggled treats, SUPERPOWER alighting her body in a mighty glow. Thrusting a claw forward, the sea splits like a boulder in the middle of a rapid tide, keeping herself and her human friend from being swept away.
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“Gioia mia,” he croons, hand petting against rough scales near the red spines on her shoulders – earning an appreciative foot tap against the deck – Angelo praises her for a job well done, surf slipping away over the edges of the boat. “You just earned yourself double snack privileges for the next week.” There’s a pause, his smirk turning wicked again as competitive sparks dance, his eyes flickering between Razz and Skyler. He offers a soft spoken trade. “But I’ll make that two weeks – if you use Aqua Tail for me.”
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Jolly, motivated by her portly belly, seemingly agrees to the deal. While Angelo remains behind her, she swings her tail, cloaked in AQUA TAIL. [break][break]

“You guys should've hidden when you had the chance!” The spiral of water lashes out like a whip, not against Skyler directly (Jolly would never!) but instead slapping against the box that she was standing on to slide it along the decking, the stream of water arcing around towards Salem and Razz, too – knocking the brooms out of the way before it has a chance to reach Angelo. [break][break]
Delphini, meanwhile, is staring at the display presented by its evolutionary senior with sparkles dancing in her eyes. She wants to do that, too! Unfortunately for Razz, she’s still in his arms and the baby Totodile just can’t contain her excitement, her own AQUA TAIL splashed at the ranger as she leaps out of his grip.
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The ranger had been lucky for his his new hiding spot as it made avoiding the Aqua Tail from Angelo's feraligatr. Wait wasn't that skyler's? He groaned as there was too many pokemon to keep track of and right now he just wanted to opt out of this little war of theirs. So while behind the pillar Razz thought he could do just that with Zaffre and the little totodile. However they seemed to get quite excited about everything going on and it was like gator see gator do as the big jaw pokemon used Aqua Tail of it's own and ended up soaking him as the little pokemon ended up jumping out of his arms. All Razz could do was carefully wipe his only good eye while avoiding his bruises. "You happy now?" he questions her, not upset in the slightest. He was happy his phone was water proof though. [break][break]

While their trainer continued to play the passive, his pokemon were more than happy to continue in this war with the water trainers. The excitement of it all got Royal's blood pumping in a whole new trilling way as a wave of excitement filled him in a way like no other. As the rags and Aqua Tail came at him the frog was quick to move as it grabbed hold of Salem and jumped up. His body glowing in a flash of light as their body changed and went from a light blue frogadier to evolve into a black Greninja. [break][break]

His time as come~ [break][break]

Salem was in awe at his friend's new evolution and the event even amazed Razz's Oshawott enough to bring him out of hiding with their trainer to join the two. Royal seems to convince the otter to join in as the three pokemon seem to come up with a plan. While the humans use their pokemon to have the Dewott to use Aqua Jet try and bring Angelo into Skyler's arms that's when Royal decided to go with his own plan. With the use of WATER SHURIKEN to trap the two trainers together, or apart should Angelo not fall into Skyler's arms. From there both Salem and Royal would name their terms. Give up and name the pokemon ad superior! Or DEATH! [break][break]

Well with the way both Royal and Salem pointed it was just off the deck and to the water. But they needed to be dramaic. Hopefully that would come across well as Salem's usual translator was hiding behind a pillar just looking over and sigh at his pokemon's antics.



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Angelo’s definitely distracted, alright. [break][break]

His attention is stolen by the way that Skyler stalks towards him, kicking crates out of her warpath and glare promising retribution for his rebellion. Swearing revenge and more. Fire crackling within silver pools makes for an attractive contrast to the wet shine in golden locks, sticking to her neck – caught on her lips – in a deceptively appealing manner. Presenting to him a most inviting image of doom.[break][break]

Jolly has the sense to shuffle out of the way at Skyler’s sharp stare; Angelo instead smiles roguishly, foolishly, as he dares to give the vengeful captain a beckoning curl of his finger. Flirting with the danger that crackles addictively down his spine as well as its source. “Oh, no way,” he laughs, teeth flashing as water droplets trickle off his skin. “You think I’m going to make it easy for you, Sunshine?” His muscles tense, ready to move – ready to fight back. [break][break]

Then there’s a sudden glow bursting in the corner of his gaze, drawing Angelo’s attention towards the familiar and ever mystical transformation that takes place; soles of his soggy trainers stuck to the deck. A Greninja appears where there previously was none. [break][break]

“That’s gotta be against the water fight cod- Guh!” Something collides into his back, hard and wet, pushing the air out of his lungs as it unearthed his feet; sending the courier staggering forward from the impact of concentrated water. [break][break]

A swear word that might have been Alto Marian becomes gargled in a rush of water as it shoves him in Skyler’s direction, his arms instinctively snatching out to grab her in a bid to keep himself from being thrown to the deck again. His cheek collides into collarbone, breath fanning against skin from the adrenaline and for a brief moment, all Angelo can really focus on is the sensation of wet clothes. At least, for a brief moment… [break][break]

His grip, having wrapped around her blindly to save himself, squeeze Skyler tight. Only it’s not a display of public affection, instead pinning her weaponised arms uselessly to her sides. Imprisoning her with biceps crushing her to his chest. Spine straightening to his full height, Angelo’s blue eyes flash wildly. [break][break]

“If I’m going down, you’re going with me.” Then he turns her, forcing the sailor to face the suspended water shuriken – holding his human shield between himself and the imminent attack. “Bring it on, Salem! I’m not giving up yet.” [break][break]

It’s then that a blur of colour flies through the air again, Lysithea having given Dorado the slip as she sailed through the sky to throw a bucket of water – scooped up from the ocean – towards Salem. She tries to shove the empty bucket over Royal’s head to cover his eyes as she passes, too; cheekily doing a barrel roll as she flew out of physical reach. [break][break]

Delphini meanwhile, doesn’t seem to be aware of why Razz is hiding from the action and goes for his shoelaces again. This time managing to sink her teeth into them and gives an encouraging pull, trying to get him out from the safety of the mast. Surely he wants to join in on the fun, too!



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There was a slight yelp of surprise from Razz as the tug of his laces from the strong jaw pokemon was enough to actually tug him. He was mostly focused on what was going on behind the pillar it seems he wasn’t giving her enough attention. No, no he very much didn’t want in on the action, but it seems like the Totodile very much did. He uses his water proof phone to scan her with the DexApp to see just what she could do. [break][break]

“So… what do you think of going over to your trainer for a flailing hug for a Pokeblock?” he questions the Totodile as he shows one off. Though she looked very unimpressed, so Razz brings back his hand before opening it up again and like magic, “How about two pokeblocks?” he now offers his plan to have her go and at least loosen the footing of the slightly taller one of the couple. Also it would at least get the small water pokemon off him for not joining. He was injured enough thank you. As he hears his name being called he just shrinks back into the pillar, “Yeah no thanks!” he calls back wondering how his pokemon were doing. [break][break]

As their trainer hides away, the pokemon continue their play. At first a bit shocked by the Dewott that comes in their path. Though there is a look in her eye that catches Royal’s attention and he doesn’t know what it is that gets his blood pumping but he is excited for the duel. He tells the other two to not interfere as he could handle this. As the Razor Shell comes at him, Royal brings out some Water Shuriken to block the attack before using them to push the warrior back before throwing them at her.[break][break]

While Royal keeps up with the distraction Salem is still in charge, though Zaffre seems worried. The therapy pokemon just pats his head in a way to tell him that everything would be fine if he just followed the Meowstic’s lead. With Royal distracting their only obstacle, and hopefully their trainer’s bribe with tackling the duo Zeffre uses Waterfall while Salem uses Psychic to grab some of the water and smash it into the captain and her mate to show pokemon superiority and see if they could knock the two into the ocean.




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“Make me, Dross.” He counters against snarled words of warning and fingers scraping against his wet jeans, blue eyes piercing sharply at the captain; challenging her and the threateningly attractive picture she paints. Encouraging it, even. [break][break]

It all happens too quickly. One moment he’s squeezing Skyler’s soaked form against his own, his blood singing a tune of adrenaline and wicked satisfaction as her struggles create damp friction along his skin. Then the next Angelo’s letting her slip through his fingers – although it’s more of a push in the chaos – as a blast of psychic-imbued water hurtles towards them at the same time a demon cat falls from the sky. Dorado landing on his head with sharp claws and a battle screech in his ear. Ripping the courier mercilessly out of his mischievous, tempted reverie. [break][break]

“Dorado! Shit… Get! Off! You fucking -- ” Angelo barely has time to reach up and wrench the steel feline off the back of his head when he feels something collide into his gut, knocking the words and the breath out of him. Delphini, with treats staining a beaming toothy grin, tackling him just as Razz had asked of her. [break][break]

None of the three have time to collect themselves, not when the waterfall-psychic combination slams into them half a heartbeat later, filling nostrils with brine and sweeping Angelo off his feet with a bruising velocity. Salem proved to be a ruthless opponent; he should have known not to ignore the Dragon Rider Champion… [break][break]

You’re not going down without me, he remembered saying to Skyler. Guess he might have spoke too soon... [break][break]

Whether or not the captain had managed to slip out of the way is unknown, nor does Angelo really have time or luxury to contemplate on it. Far too occupied with the sensation of claws slicing into his skin and the feel of his heart plunging to the pit of his stomach, the surge of water throwing him overboard. [break][break]

There’s a horrified feline screech. A gurgled shout of outrage, a curse word disjointed. Then a splash, heard but not seen, as Angelo and his pokemon become engulfed by the embrace of cool, ocean water. [break][break]

Then nothing... [break][break]

Heart hammering in his chest, Angelo breaks through the surface a few seconds later than what would be considered comfortable, stealing greedy gulps of air as he hauls a sodden, trembling shape out of the depths. “How d'you not - fuck, ow, ow - know how to swim...” Dorado’s claws are sinking into his arm, leaving trails of frantic red as the Meowth clings to the courier with wild eyes – having nearly just sunk like a sack of steel potatoes. [break][break]

“When I get up there, Salem,” his voice shouts up towards the boat, tredding water as he cringes through the sharp nails being stabbed into his skin and ocean blue eyes crashing with addictive, competitive adrenaline. Sharp but harmless. “I'm going to turn you into a damn mop! You've got a lot of deck to clean!”[break][break]

Delphini swims by, circling around Angelo and Dorado as the feline scrambles to cling to the back of his ‘official’ trainer’s head, innocently squirting water into the air.

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With the Totodile having gone back to his trainer Razz was relieved. Now he could just stay behind the pillar and just let the chaos happen. At least until the metal thump happened and curiosity got the best of him making Razz look over enough to see Angelo falling off the ship. Got damn it all, is all he could think to himself as he finally moves and heads over as he grabs a pokeball and tosses it over the ship. From it a Milotic dives into the water to get underneath Angelo and his pokemon and raise them up, “Are you alright?” he calls down because while he doesn’t know how good of a swimmer the other was, it was still the middle of the ocean. [break][break]

Meanwhile Salem seems to panic as the sudden rags because countering his psychic powers with another would just be a pain. He’s quick to tell Zeffre to close his eyes before Salem used DISARMING VOICE to knock back the rags and see if the fairy power couldn’t knock them back. Oshawott using WATERFUL to create a shield welp seems like they were on the other side of a problem now. “So do know your boyfriend, and your flying rival is over board right?” Razz can’t help but cut it seeing if it would get the war to stop. [break][break]

Meanwhile in their duel Royal was having fun. As she avoided his attack he would follow up with a deep breath before using BUBBLE to try and slow her down in for any of her future attacks. Can’t hurt what you couldn’t catch after all.


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Reaching up, Angelo slaps his palm into an outstretched claw, roughened fingers curling tightly around Jolly’s offering to help pull him aboard the Sotally Tober. Accepting it with flash of gritted teeth; a smirk that lays somewhere between a competitive response to Skyler’s infuriating, irresistible challenge and a stifled grimace, as his flesh stings along strokes of red. [break][break]

“Thanks, Jols.” [break][break]

Smothering a grunt behind a clenched jaw as saltwater sinks into cuts, arm bloodied with punctures and lines that resembles a crude attempt at a morse code diagram, Angelo clambers back over the railing. Inelegantly stumbling back onto the deck in an announcement of squeaks from his soaked trainers and the low, frustrated growls of the feline on his shoulders.[break][break]

“Peachy,” he dryly responds as he drops onto his feet beside a concerned – and somewhat unimpressed looking – Razz, the courier a sodden mess of clinging fabric and brunette hair that doesn’t quite cover the glint of ocean storm eyes. Brimming with intent to jump back into the fray. [break][break]

“Don’t bother,” a rough scoff of laughter rips from his throat as the ranger attempts to sway the tide of battle, trying to appeal to Skyler and Salem’s ties to him. No matter how inaccurate one of them was. “Her beloved is fine. She made sure of that.” Angelo gestures to the creature looking like a half-drowned mop on his shoulders, before hands reach back to pry Dorado off his makeshift perch, resulting in a chorus of hisses from the pair as claws are sunk in. [break][break]

Predictably, when the Galarian Meowth is placed onto the wooden decking, he shoots off towards his captain. But not before shaking his steel fur, sending a spray of droplets all over the two young men. Angelo barely blinks, too busy pulling at the bottom of his shirt to wipe the fabric against his arm, unabashed by the temporary reveal of tanned abdomen muscles. [break][break]

He'll clean it properly later. First things first...[break][break]

“Hey, Razz. Stay where you are for me, will you…?” Voice low so only the ranger could hear, lips curling wild in nothing but a promise for trouble, Angelo retrieves a pokeball from his drenched pocket. His other hand rises to rest against Razz’s shoulder, an indicator to stay put, just as it was a tight squeeze in reassurance. This will be over soon… It says, cockily. [break][break]

“Now you've had your bath, I think some of you could do with some help drying off! What d'ya say, Auri?”[break][break]

From the capsule emerges a Dragonite and with a beat of her strong, leathery wings, a gust of wind begins to pick up and sweep across the width of the Sotally Tober deck. [break][break]

Port to starboard, a HURRICANE stirs up brine scented air, causing stray crates to shiver in place and sending a whistling wave of sea breeze – drizzly from the water already soaking the ship – towards all those engaged in the water war. [break][break]

Gentle enough not to cause damage (he doesn't really fancy getting murdered this afternoon) but strong enough to send them skidding back towards the edge, if they didn’t brace themselves on something or take cover. [break][break]

Angelo's lips split into a grin, fingers squeezing hold of the railing and onto Razz's shoulder, as salt air tickles against his skin and competitiveness swirls with addicting electricity. A minature, satisfying storm.



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