"yup!" she responded, but she wanted him to answer the important question: is he a gym leader? then again, by not answering, did that mean he was a gym leader after all? she was confused for a brief second thinking hard about the current issue at hand. "so you'll take my challenge!" hands clasped together as a bright, red hue of blush manifested upon the female's cheeks. "i can't believe we get to have our first battle here already, and it's with a gym leader piplup!" she'd run over to her little blue penguin. picking the water-type up and swinging him around, she'd hug the little bird tight. "hey, hey, hey! so what sort of pokemon do you have? i bet it's something strong, i'll have you know my piplup is a tough cookie himself!" though they've never been in a real battle before. she's trained with her caretaker sebastian back home for quite sometime. of course sebastian, in no way, rivals the power of a gym leader. but today was the day, especially being her first day in hoenn, that she'd witness the prowess of a gym leader! "please don't hold back, 'kay?" bluebell replied with a jovial smile. "oh, and one more thing, if i win, dinner's on you!" she was hungry, and this was her chance to not only earn a badge but a free meal as well. it's not as if she were asking for an arm or leg, right? then again, she didn't have much to offer the male if he won in return. but, hey, he was a gym leader! what could he possibly want from a lowly trainer/coordinator such as herself? well, thinking about it, hopefully he wasn't some sort of pervert. notes: you're a gym leader aren't you!? gimme badge! tag: FERNANDO SILPH

"time for us to shine; let's show them our shout, piplup!" that's right. they were going to battle here and now out in the open. it was before the public's very eye. with a confidant grin, she'd push forth her left hand, "hit'em hard, and lay it on them! let's introduce them to hydro pump!" inhaling a great deal, and having yet to drop her piplup, she'd toss the blue penguin into battle. high in the air, piplup would release from above a powerful torrent of water in the form of a funnel. aiming for the quagsire down below. whether the hit landed or not was all up to fate. notes: we're gonna show you our shout. tag: FERNANDO SILPH

"that didn't work at all; obviously it's a water-type, but it just stood there as if there was no scratch taken from the attack. not even a wince!" gritted teeth and furrowed brows were enough to indicate that she'd been surprised by the pokemon's sturdiness. "alright then, if water won't work on you--let's reassure them that we won't be backing down anytime soon with drill peck!" piplup, landing, readied itself for a physical assault. piplup's beak became dowsed in a bright, white light; following after the beak's glow did it, too, become enlarged. afterward, the piplup lunged forward, all the while, leaving dust in its wake. piplup's body rotated rapidly as it flew through the air. arms were spread to assist in keeping the blue bird's body centered and on course. the duo's plan was an attempt to shatter the quagsire's defense and deliver some form of injury; though, an unexpected outcome was possible in piplup's future. a risky move, but worth the price. "shatter their defense, and pierce it with full force piplup!" bluebell exclaimed. notes: drill peck was used. tag: FERNANDO SILPH

"piplup!" a gasp escaped her mouth. though the attack landed, piplup was sent flying during the process of drill peck's connection. from so below the physical retaliation of counter sent piplup hurdling above. as piplup flew into the air, his trainer would scream. "piplup, regain your composure and retaliate with another drill peck!" the power was great, but that wasn't going to stop them. bluebell and piplup could be stubborn when they wanted to, "skydive with drill peck!" once again did piplup's beak become enlarged and dowsed in white light. his body, also, rotating rapidly once more in an attempt to pierce the quagsire from above rather than in front. it was far too easy to tell that she was desperate, but this had to work; though, she had another course of action should the quagsire retaliate with counter once more. notes: drill peck was used, but this time skydiving from above. tag: FERNANDO SILPH

"right there...! okay, whirlpool!" in the midst of spiraling downward, piplup's previous move desisted. upon retracting his beak, piplup continued to rotate his body. during the rotation the pokemon began to craft a reverse, upside down whirlpool. the pool of water beginning to manifest throughout its entire being. during its rapid spin midair, a body of water started to envelop its entire being. once contact was made with the quagsire's tail, the blow of quagsire's counter was halved by said body of water, but damage was still taken; though, while also, dispelled the whirlpool's coating. the piplup was sent once more into the air. "whirlpool, lay it on the quagsire!" a large, rapid pool of water graced the entire plaza's eyes with its stunning beauty. sending the whirlpool downward, the plan was to entrap the quagsire inside of the center. and so far it looked as if it had no plan in moving at all when it came to water-type moves; that was just a mere hunvh anyway. had the whirlpool been sent back into the air toward piplup, piplup was prepared to utilize its trump move "bide" in order to intake damage. but, if not, then bluebell would exclaim, "surf's up, piplup!" during the endless pool of water's rotation, piplup would land at the very top, and edge,of the whirlpool. awaiting for its next command while keeping its distance from the complex quagsire and simply being spun clockwise by the motion of the waves. notes: i have no clue what to do. she has no clue what to do. this is dumb. tag: FERNANDO SILPH

"bubblebeam!" piplup continued to ride the whirlpool. pushed by the wave with the path of a clockwise motion. "we'll figure something out, we have to!" she stated. this battle was clearly one-sided, but there had to be an opening somewhere. "continue to rain down bubblebeam!" bluebell commanded. and so piplup did. riding the wave and releasing a volley of bubbles. she and piplup weren't going down without a fight. "keep it up!" piplup was relentless, and wasn't letting up anytime soon. but whether the onslaught of bubblebeam's could only keep up for so long. "is that all you got, mister gym leader!" a half-grin was given to the blue haired gym leader. he'd barely even spoken a word this entire match, was he toying with her? notes: this must be what sakura felt like when she fought the 3 sound ninja. tag: FERNANDO SILPH