A free case of Charja-Cola? Hell yeah! Vic didn’t know who this guy was (don’t blame him, he was pretty bad with faces) and he also didn’t really know what was the big deal about the cases being signed, but how could anyone resist the sweet sugary delight of a fizzy drink that was bound to make someone as energetic as him even more jittery than usual? There was a reason he had a pokémon named Soda Pop. Maybe, if he ever caught an electric type, he’d consider calling it Charja-Cola…
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”Oh! Mind if I give it a shot?” He grinned at the stranger, then actually giving a good look at the sleeping pokémon for the first time. Oh. Well… This was going to be… interesting. ”So, just to be sure… Anything goes, right?” A valid question, as he would have felt pretty bad if his pokémon got carried away and ended up angering dear Mr. Sleepy Bull over here. No one likes to be woken from a nap, right?




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Vic shook the man’s hand, laughing at that. ”Ha! Is it really that hard to wake him up?” He couldn’t help but ask, although that should have been obvious given the amount of people who had been trying this man’s challenge before he showed up. He didn’t have any Mega evolutions or Z-Moves on him right now though, but… he did have a very stubborn Dragonite.
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”Sweet! Thanks! I’m Vic, nice to meet ya,” he took the can, smiling. But, before even opening it, he reached for one of his pokéballs, summoning the very lovely Pez. ”Hey, bud! You wanna help wake this guy up? We’ll get some Charja-Colas if you manage it.”
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The Dragonite considered the offer, for a second seeming kind of offended that he had been put against a sleeping opponent – scoffing at the sight of the Land Spirit Pokémon. Then he glanced at the can in Vic’s hand though, and apparently he considered this a good enough prize, because – suddenly and without a warning – he directed a quick, point-blank AQUA TAIL right at Tapu Bulu’s sleeping bovine face.
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”Damn, really? Maybe you should try to get him to battle in his sleep… like a Komala,” Vic laughed. Tomato tomatoe, legendary or not, a pokémon was still a pokémon, right? That’s how this pink-haired guy saw it at least, so that’s that!
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When the splash of water caused more greenery to suddenly sprout, Vic was surprised and stunned, but his Dragonite paid it no mind. Instead, as it turned back to look at the bull-like pokémon, it just seemed annoyed that the other hadn’t woken up – a tight fist being made out of the claws in his right paw.
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He swung his whole body, turning around, and in it, he made good use of the momentum of the motion in order to throw a sudden, lightning-like punch. Lightning-like, really, because the crack of thunder was exactly the sound it made when making contact.
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Right hook, THUNDER PUNCH.
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”Way to go! Keep that up!” The Dragonite’s trainer encouraged from the sidelines, finally opening the can.






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The Dragonite looked at the sleeping pokémon as it did no more than roll over in the slightest discomfort, and if Vic were to guess what was going through his mind, he was probably beginning to convince himself that Tapu Bulu was mocking him and wasn’t actually sleeping.
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”Yeah, Komala! They sleep all their lives ‘cause of what they eat, so they’re never awake when battling.” The year he had lived in Alola had taught him about the adorable Drowsing Pokémon… and it had also taught him how terrifying they could be if you took away their beloved log-pillow. Never underestimate a Komala.
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”Mmm… Maybe try a left hook?” Vic suggested to the Dragonite, who in turn didn’t even bother with looking at him before preparing the swing. This time, flames gathered in his fist, charging up with explosive power that could potentially cause burning upon its target...
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Left hook, FIRE PUNCH!
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Vic took a sip from complimentary Charja-Cola just as the attack hit. ”Ah, that’s some good stuff!”






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’Unless you're packing more magma than a Heatran I don't think it's gonna be fazed.’
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Huh... Okay, so, Vic was the type of guy who could easily accept most things (like how he had barely even questioned the fact that he was having his Dragonite try wake up Tapu Bulu himself with a bunch of attacks), but… were there really people who just casually said stuff like that?! What kind of life does someone have to lead to be so nonchalant about two legendary pokémon duking it out?! The Hoenn life, apparently.
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He just looked at Zac, stunned, blinking a couple of times. ”Right… yeah… that makes sense. So… uhmm… question… Why is Tapu Bulu even here anyways? I thought he was supposed to guard one of the Alolan islands...” He should have probably asked that earlier, huh? Like… around four posts earlier. But, of course, Vic had been too distracted back then to think of that.
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And, while he was busy being stunned, his Dragonite grew more and more annoyed with the situation, throwing a couple more fire and thunder punches at Tapu Bulu – almost as if the bovine legendary were an unmoving punching bag against which he could vent his frustration.
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”Hey, hey, Pez… Chill out. Here, have a drink.” Upon saying this, he lightly tossed the open can to the pokémon, somehow managing to barely spill any before Pez caught it in his mouth – a fang piercing through the bottom of the can and successfully shotgunning the Charja-Cola in an instant. Though, let's be honest, it wasn't like that would help him chill out.
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Oh. This guy was being serious. There really was something like interdimensional alien attacks in the Hoenn region. How had Vic never heard of this before? Had he not been keeping up with the news?! Probably, although honestly, it was more likely that if he had heard about it, he may not have realized exactly what he was hearing. It just hit different when he had a legendary pokémon sleeping just a few metres away from him, you know? Or, rather, pretending to be sleeping…
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”Hah, okay, yeah... I guess that makes sense. Can’t say I can imagine what that must be like though! Unova’s a bit more… chill, I think.” Chill was probably the right word. And here he had thought Galar was crazy with the whole dynamax dens issue!
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While Vic still tried to process the whole interdimensional alien attacks thing, his Dragonite had apparently finally decided to change strategies. Charja-Cola now consumed, he took off with a powerful jump, rising a couple of metres in the air before beginning to spin around and around. His body was surrounded in orange energy, a DRAGON DANCE meant to enhance his attack and speed. And, once he stopped, he spread his wings as far as they would go, summoning winds aimed straight at Tapu Bulu.
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Was he really trying to summon a HURRICANE?!
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Maybe he was getting desperate...
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”Unova’s pretty cool, though I guess it depends on where you wanna g–”
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He didn’t get to finish his sentence. Mostly because he was distracted the moment Pez jumped up to the skies, recognizing all too well the acrobatic movements characteristic of a Dragon Dance. ”Yeah, he is, but… Wait– Pez!” Too little, too late. Winds rose up, a hand being instinctively raised to cover his eyes from the specks of sand and dust. But it wasn’t just sand and dust. Soon it was grass, leaves, bushes, trees, and just about all of the greenery surrounding the Land Spirit Pokémon.
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Fuck.
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Obviously, Zac knew his good ol’ pal Bulu pretty well, because he was right: Tapu Bulu looked pissed.
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Vic also found himself taking a couple of steps back in preparation for what could happen next. But, the Dragonite, on the other hand… Well, he just looked at the legendary from where he was up in the air, a smug expression plastered all over his arguably-goofy dragon face. Did he have a death wish? Was he that reckless? More like delusional, maybe.
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”Pez! Move out of the way!” The ranger yelled just as Tapu Bulu reached for a nearby tree, but of course the Dragonite wasn’t going to dodge, because he was no wimp. Instead, he readied to meet the tree with a punch, a faint yet strange red aura surrounding his body just as it made contact.
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It sent him a few metres back in the air, but the tree snapped in half, rage filling the Dragonite’s gaze as it stared at Tapu Bulu, all while flapping his wings to steady himself in the air.
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On the bright side… At least Tapu Bulu was finally awake?
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+ Zac Ramsay | I'm sorry Bulu ily ;-;
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