Two heads are better than one [C]

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Dragon-hooded girl
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August 10
Fallarbor Town, Hoenn
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Andrea Vaneau
Two heads are better than one [C]
POSTED ON Apr 5, 2022 18:48:40 GMT
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Chomper was no longer just a Deino. That much should be obvious just by looking at his current form. Having two heads post-evolution effectively doubled the cost of feeding him... or rather feeding them? Andrea still hadn't figured out if he counted as one Chomper or two Chompers now.

Nevertheless, she was reminded that they had some unfinished business, namely a 'rival' they had promised a rematch to. Chomper hadn't just grown in size. His power had increased too, and he'd even picked one or two new moves along the way. Fighting Lars' silver Metagross again would be the perfect test of how much they'd grown as a duo.

How did one go about contacting a Ranger? Well, it turned out Laurence was quite the big shot, to the point everyone in the Ranger HQ in Lilycove knew of him. Convincing the security staff that she was friends with him was a different story. Given her ridiculous costume and her confusing ramblings about wanting to 'become a Pokémon' they assumed she was either a criminal or an escaped mental patient. Not wanting to take any chances, they politely escorted her to the 'waiting room'.

And so, Andrea and her Zweilous waited for Lars to arrive, sitting inside a small room that had only a chair and a table in it... as well as a glass window stretching horizontally across the wall that was impossible to see through... This wasn't really a waiting room, was it?
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Lars
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Laurence Anderson
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POSTED ON Apr 6, 2022 9:41:40 GMT
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To be fair, there was no overdue paperwork this time waiting on his desk… which usually meant that there was something big coming.

Something big, or something bad. He hoped it wasn’t fucking both, because with the way things were quiet lately, there was definitely something fucking up, he just didn’t have the foresight to see that far into the future!

However, the old adage of ‘the calm before the storm’ always rang true no matter the circumstances, so there was that… and he was mentally preparing himself for whatever shit storm was headed the region’s way. Boy, they could not just catch a break—

And then the door to his office burst open, one of the other Rangers coming in and asking for him to head down to the—

“What the hell? You guys didn’t really have to do that!” he exclaimed, embarrassed as he quickly turned off his vape, pocketed the object and made his way down and out to where—

“Guys, really?” he said with an exasperated sigh before opening the door and seeing a very familiar onesie.

“I am really sorry on behalf of what happened here,” he apologized as he waved at her, signaling that she should leave the room and join him. “I already told them not to send you there next time you come around, you can come straight to my office in the future. It’s just that—yeah, how have you been?”

Clearly he wanted to smooth the embarrassing situation over with her!

(He was going to give most everyone a talking to later after this.)

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Dragon-hooded girl
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Andrea Vaneau
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POSTED ON Apr 6, 2022 10:41:21 GMT
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Just as Andrea was about to have a panic attack thinking that she was gonna rot in jail for the rest of her life, her savior Lars opened the door and let her out, telling her that next time she was free to go straight to his office. Needless to say, a huge weight was lifted off her shoulders.

"I've been great!" The draconic cosplayer replied to the man's inquiry. "I got a job, I stopped a bank heist, I went to a haunted house, I survived a space-time distortion, and I explored an uncharted island! Oh, and Chomper finally evolved!" She jovially said, petting one of Chomper's heads, the other head butting in and demanding to be petted too.

"Say, now that both Chomper and I have gotten stronger, we should totally have a rematch!" The girl proposed, her ruby-colored eyes gleaming with anticipation.
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Lars
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Laurence Anderson
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POSTED ON Apr 6, 2022 11:09:12 GMT
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“Again, I am so sorry if they brought you to that room, they clearly don’t understand the concept of a onesie,” he said with a snort. Clearly there were words to be had later, and boy they were all going to be in trouble.

At the mention of stopping a bank heist, though, that made him do a double take.

“You’ve been busy,” he continued with an appreciative whistle. “So where do you work now?”

However, it was the mention of Chomper evolving that got his full and undivided attention.

“I thought you’d never ask. Someone’s been itching for a battle, too,” he continued with this smirk on his face as he led the way down and out of the building.

It was like one of the Pokéballs he was carrying also shuddered in anticipation. Someone was excited!

“If you’re not busy after, want to go somewhere and catch up? I can offer advice on the two-headed situation,” he added as he tilted his head at the now-Zweilous.

(Just wait until he evolved into a Hydreigon.)


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Dragon-hooded girl
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Fallarbor Town, Hoenn
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POSTED ON Apr 6, 2022 13:47:04 GMT
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"I work for Professor as an assistant. She's very smart and super cool!" Andrea explained. Somehow landing a job without an interview and with no prior experience was the least extraordinary of her recent feats. Still, she was clearly enthusiastic about it.

Once they exited the building, the young PokéManiac spread her arms and basked in the blazing sunlight. After being locked up in that tiny room, it sure felt good to be a free woman again! She wasn't alone in this; Chomper was also excited to be outdoors, running around the open space. Spotting a berry hanging off a tree, he fired a Dragon Pulse to bring it down. Then the two heads started quarreling over who would get to eat the berry. There was a lot of snarling and biting involved.

Andrea clapped her hands sharply in order to get their attention. "Hey, hey, hey! Instead of fighting each other, you should focus on fighting our opponent!" The girl shouted, before letting out a long sigh. "I could definitely use some advice..." She admitted.
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Laurence Anderson
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POSTED ON Apr 6, 2022 14:16:15 GMT
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“As long as your work makes you happy, go for it,” he remarked with a nod, watching her as she basically went bananas the moment they got outside.

(To be fair, after being stuck in that room he couldn’t blame her reaction at all.)

It didn’t take too long before the two Zweilous heads began squabbling over the berry that they’d sniped down from a nearby tree.

“Yeah, about that…” he remarked as he quickly unballed both his Metagross and Lucario. This—this was looking like the situation he had with his cousin recently—the one with her Bagon.

“With Zweilous, since there’s two heads, two brains, the thing is they only share one stomach… the arguing is going to get out of hand unless you put your foot down. And I don’t mean that literally, you have to lay down the law when you feed them.”

The Lucario took exactly one look at the Zweilous, before wrinkling his snout at them—squabbling, loud, noisy heads that were arguing over the singular berry. The Metagross, however, eyed the draconid with his burning red eyes.

Maybe a little intimidation tactic would work…

“Do you have another Pokémon that’s higher up in the hierarchy? Kind of like how Ro and Alpha here are two of my oldest. Long-time companions. Had them since I was a kid.”


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Dragon-hooded girl
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POSTED ON Apr 6, 2022 14:55:56 GMT
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"'Higher up in the hierarchy'?" The girl repeated. "I don't think there's such a thing. I've had Chomper since I was a kid too..." And therein lied the problem; Chomper wasn't her strongest Pokémon. That honor belonged to a certain Hyper Beam-shooting lizard. But he was her oldest, and that made him prideful. With neither head wanting to relent their pride, they would only listen to an impartial third party that commanded authority.

One of Andrea's Pokéballs burst open, Missy coming out of her own volition to settle their dispute. She shot a stern glare at the two quarreling heads, who shrank back from the Kangaskhan's sheer parental aura, like a pair of siblings being scolded by their mother. Missy then picked the berry up, splitting it into two equal halves.

"That's right, you should share! You have one stomach, so you're getting the same amount of calories anyway!" Andrea reinforced the conclusion her Kangaskhan had come to. The girl then flashed a satisfied smirk. "I think that worked out! They respect Missy far too much to disappoint her. So, how about that battle?" She asked Laurence.
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Lars
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POSTED ON Apr 18, 2022 16:03:12 GMT
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At the sight of the Kangaskhan, he laughed.

“Well, that’s one way to make Chomper sober up,” he remarked as the mothering Pokémon gave the two-headed dragon this glare that was enough to make small children cry!

Either way…

Now that the situation was settled, he let out another chuckle.

“I think your ‘Missy’ would have to be the one to stand guard over all of ‘em when you’re not around, since she was able to make Chomper here quiet up,” he pointed out, before the shining silver beast floated forward, eventually settling his four legs down on the ground.

“Ro’s ready, when you are.”

Behind the Metagross, the Lucario was giving Lars this ‘are you serious?!’ look, before he gave the Lucario a smirk as he crossed the ‘area’ in order for the two Pokémon to have enough space to duke it out.


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POSTED ON Apr 19, 2022 8:19:36 GMT
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With the pleasantries and infighting out of the way, it was time for Ro and Chomper to have a proper rematch. Andrea nodded excitedly. "We sure are ready! Right, Chomper? ... Chomper?" She quizically turned behind her to be met by an unexpected sight. Even Missy was taken aback by what they saw.

The Zweilous' skin had changed from its natural blue coloration into a green hue, and he now sported the same sparkle as Lars' Metagross. How had this happened? The half-eaten berry lying on the ground might have provided an answer. Shonen characters were known to undergo extraordinary changes when eating suspicious fruit.

"Woah, you look so cool now!" The young PokéManiac exclaimed, as her now shiny Pokémon got into position and growled in excitement, eager to do battle. "Alright, Chomper, let's start with a Crunch!" The girl ordered, as the two-headed dragon charged at the silver behemoth, ready to sink his teeth into their metallic frame.
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POSTED ON Apr 22, 2022 17:38:09 GMT
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At the sight of what little remained of the Berry, and of how Chomper the Zweilous had—

“Holy crap,” was all he could say at first, having to rub his own eyes and stare at the now-sparkling Zweilous. A few moments later, he couldn’t help himself, and let out a bark of laughter.

“Dang, looks like someone really wants to prove himself, huh?” he said between the lighthearted chuckles that were escaping him. “It’s like this saying of ‘work until your idols become your rivals’ or something…”

The Lucario behind Lars could only facepalm, before rolling his eyes extremely pointedly at his human companion. Oyyyyy.

“Ro, I trust you can handle this,” he continued as the Zweilous came charging—before a sudden burst of Telekinetic power attempted to lift the draconid up into the air.

He really wasn’t going to make this easy, was he…


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Dragon-hooded girl
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POSTED ON Apr 22, 2022 18:49:27 GMT
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And lift him up into the air it did, the Zweilous helplessly flailing his stubby legs. "Uh oh... This is bad." Andrea worriedly observed. While suspended in the air, Chomper couldn't get close to Ro, which was a problem considering most of his attacks were physical. Missy and her baby Kangaskhan watched the ongoing battle with baited breaths. What would their trainer do?

After a few seconds of contemplating a way out of this predicament, the young PokéManiac got a surge of inspiration. "Chomper, Dragon Pulse the ground!" The twin-headed dragon obliged, firing a wave of draconic energy from his mouth that propelled his medium-sized body upwards. Once he reached a significant height out of the range of Ro's Telekinesis, he regained control of his faculties - and gravity reclaimed him in turn - descending upon the Metagross with jaws wide open, prepared to deliver another Crunch.
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Lars
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POSTED ON Apr 23, 2022 20:31:57 GMT
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“Smart,” he remarked as the two-headed draconid used an attack to free himself from the hold, propelling himself into mid-air before gravity dictated that ‘what goes up must come down’ and down went Chomper, bearing his fangs and attempting to take a big bite out of the shining silver body.

…much as Ro wanted to use Psychic, that wasn’t going to work jack squat on the Zweilous because of the typing, so the next best thing—

After the teeth had sunk into the metallic surface, the only thing that the Metagross would do was attempt to shake the Zweilous off, letting gravity take control for a few moments—and should the Zweilous find himself airborne, the beginnings of a series of Bullet Punches began assaulting the draconid.


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POSTED ON Apr 23, 2022 22:17:39 GMT
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Chomper roared in pain as his once again airborne form was battered by Ro's flurry of Bullet Punches, each one pushing the dragon further back. Falling to the ground, he willed himself to stand up, covered in bruises, but still eager to fight. His opponent was strong, fast AND smart, but Chomper was stubborn to a fault. It remained to be seen whether his stubbornness would be his undoing...

The Hostile Pokémon bared his fangs and growled defiantly at his larger opponent, getting all Worked Up. "Chomper never gives up! The more he wants to win, the stronger he gets!" Andrea declared, which was both a prideful boast and words of encouragement for her Zweilous.
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Lars
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POSTED ON Apr 26, 2022 17:01:58 GMT
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The Metagross fixed his stare at the Zweilous, growling and snarling his way.

“And he’s not going to be cowed by that,” he remarked. “Ro here keeps his head on regardless of whatever situation he’s thrown into.”

While the Zweilous attempted to assert his dominance, the Metagross kept his eyes on the draconid, waiting for the other to come charging—and in the meantime, the shining silver beast used Agility to get ready to close the distance should the other Pokémon decide to charge at him head-on.

“Your move,” he said in Andrea’s direction, the hint of a grin flashing across his face.


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POSTED ON Apr 26, 2022 18:47:27 GMT
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Oh dear... As if that Metagross wasn't enough of a threat already, it was now using Agility to make itself nimbler and faster. Before long, Ro was gonna be jumping up and down like an Azurill that had eaten too much sugar!

Sure enough, Chomper charged at the Steel-type behemoth anew. His attack pattern was predictable, yet effective. "You can do this, Chomper! Fire Fang!" Andrea exclaimed. Flames ignited from the Zweilous' jaws, as he prepared to sink his blazing teeth into Ro's metallic frame. Faster though his opponent may have been, they still had weaknesses that could be capitalized on. There was more than one way to bite a Metagross.