Thunder & Lightning [M/Andrea]

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Dr. Doug
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John Sullivan
Thunder & Lightning [M/Andrea]
POSTED ON Sept 1, 2022 14:05:26 GMT
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Thunder & Lightning


vs Tapu Koko


"Welcome to Koko's playground, Ms. Vaneau!" A young man intoned cheerfully to Andrea as the league boat dropped her off at the beaches of an unremarkable island somewhere in Route 128.

Though she came in recommended by , the trip there had nonetheless been fairly secretive, with no information of just where she would be meeting the Tapu given to the young woman beforehand.

Before her stood the former Gym Leader of Mauville and current AQUA Initiative Member, - though perhaps she had never seen or heard of him.

"Ya come in rec'd by Mr. Anderson." The youth said as he looked over some papers in hand, humming before grinning broadly. "I'm expectin' great things!"


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Dragon-hooded girl
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August 10
Fallarbor Town, Hoenn
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Minor Gym Leader
Ace (Civilian)
5'11" (180 cm) height
5'11" (180 cm) height
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Andrea Vaneau
Thunder & Lightning [M/Andrea]
POSTED ON Sept 1, 2022 14:33:35 GMT
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Andrea jumped off the boat, scanning her surroundings with a slightly concerned look. "I hope this isn't another island full of monkeys..." She muttered, no context given to the scarred youth who greeted her.

Upon 's name being brought up, one of Andrea's Pokéballs burst open on its own, a Hydreigon with green scales coming out and jerking its three heads to and fro in an anxious manner. "Whoa, Chomper, you shocked me! Mr. Lars isn't here. That man just mentioned him, that's all." Andrea said, petting the dragon's black mane to quell him. The news seemed to disappoint the pseudo-legendary, who dejectedly hung down his heads.

"Hey, don't worry. We'll battle him again someday." The dragon-costumed girl gave Chomper a comforting hug, before turning her head towards the youth with the funny accent. "So, who is Koko? Is she your niece? Distant cousin? A wild child that lives in the jungle?" She curiously asked.

Just how much information had the League withheld from her?
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Dr. Doug
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Viridian City, Kanto
It just works
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John Sullivan
Thunder & Lightning [M/Andrea]
POSTED ON Sept 1, 2022 14:46:40 GMT
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Thunder & Lightning


vs Tapu Koko


"Eh?" The youth uttered, tilting his head in bemusement. "There's a few Oranguru and Passimian. No Mankeys, though!"

Did she have a bad experience with one of those or something...? Well, he could relate to that. His own Primeape had been a source of many a headaches over the past 2 years.

Clueless as to just what he was dealing with, the youth prepared to show the woman what she came for- only for a dragon to pop out of her pokeball, jolting him a step or three back.

"WOUP!" He nearly gasped, clamping his mouth.

As the young woman calmed down her pokemon, the youth swallowed the gasps that had almost gotten out, trying to scrap together whatever was left of his image before Andrea's attention came back to him.

"What... is Koko?" He echoed her next question slowly, lips pursing slightly. "Oh, wow."

W-well, that made sense... it prevented any information leaks, specially in these times...

"Uh. It's-" He began to say, before pausing... and then grinning. "-Best if ya just come and look at it yerself!"

This should be fun! Turning around, the youth's arm raised to gesture the woman to follow, before he wandered beyond the beach and into the jungle, making for the center of the island.

"Come on!"


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Kost

Dragon-hooded girl
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20
August 10
Fallarbor Town, Hoenn
Asexual
Minor Gym Leader
Ace (Civilian)
5'11" (180 cm) height
5'11" (180 cm) height
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Andrea Vaneau
Thunder & Lightning [M/Andrea]
POSTED ON Sept 1, 2022 17:07:57 GMT
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The girl's body visibly tensed up at the specific mention of Oranguru and Passimian, her hand almost reflexively moving to her eccentric outfit and clutching the seams tightly. "I won't let them have my clothes!" She blurted out, again, neglecting to give any context.

They all keep asking who is Koko and what is Koko, but they never ask how is Koko? Well, all they had to do was follow their friendly guide and all their questions would soon be answered. And so Andrea did, walking after former Gym Leader Doug, kicking up sand from the beach with her dragon-like feet. Chomper hovered behind her, his purple eyes narrowing the closer they edged to the heart of the jungle.
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John Sullivan
Thunder & Lightning [M/Andrea]
POSTED ON Sept 1, 2022 17:49:28 GMT
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Thunder & Lightning


vs Tapu Koko


"E-Eeeh?" Was all he could say in response to that, looking even more confused than before.

They were able to move beyond that, but he would've been lying if he claimed his head hadn't constantly gone back to those words while on the trip to Koko.

All the questions on the way there were answered with vague, intentionally cryptic crap, which helped him forget about their earlier conversations; a broad grin was stretched across his lips for most of their trip.

Eventually, they broke through the foliage to find themselves into a wide open clearing containing tall grass and several rock formations.

At the center of the clearing, a single, tall totem made of wood was to be found, mostly brown save for its crown; a winged yellow, orange and black dome with a tuff of fur fluttering in the wind.

Doug sauntered towards a rock and casually sat down upon it before looking at Andrea.

"Looks like Koko's already playin'." He said after a moment, shrugging his shoulders. "He's hidin', which means yer seeking!"


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Dragon-hooded girl
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August 10
Fallarbor Town, Hoenn
Asexual
Minor Gym Leader
Ace (Civilian)
5'11" (180 cm) height
5'11" (180 cm) height
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Andrea Vaneau
Thunder & Lightning [M/Andrea]
POSTED ON Sept 2, 2022 9:30:24 GMT
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After cheekily dodging her questions throughout the whole trip, Doug had finally taken Andrea to a clearing amidst which stood a bird totem much like the ones built by Native Unovan tribes many, many years ago. Still no sight of Koko, though. Apparently, they were hiding somewhere nearby, but where could that be?

"Heeere, Koko Koko! No need to be scared! I'm Andrea, I'm a friend!" The dragon-hooded girl hollered, looking around to no avail. "Don't you wanna see my cool dragon disguise? You can only see it if you come out, though!" She said, referring to her bright purple outfit as a disguise, even though nobody in their right mind would ever mistake her for a real dragon.

Meanwhile, Chomper hovered near the bird totem, his middle snout twitching as he picked up an unusual scent. He stared at the totem intently, eventually reaching out to bite it, like a curious toddler testing things by putting them in its mouth. Except Chomper wasn't a toddler but a big ferocious dragon.

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Dr. Doug
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March 3
Viridian City, Kanto
It just works
Lt. Colonel, Medical Corps
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Dreaming
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5' 11" (181 cm) / 180 lbs (82 kg) height
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John Sullivan
Thunder & Lightning [M/Andrea]
POSTED ON Sept 2, 2022 14:28:21 GMT
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Thunder & Lightning


vs Tapu Koko


The youth sat back and watched the grown ass woman in a dragon onesie call for Koko as she moved around the clearing, chuckling.

She was a little... Well, she was very weird, what with the aforementioned 'costume', but she seemed nice enough. Made sense, seeing how had also recommended her. Her eccentricities could be charming, sort of. At a distance.

The trainer aside, Doug lightly tilted his head as 'Chomper' hovered close to the Totem. Welp, he supposed the game was almost ov-

"DON'T-!" The youth began to shout as the dragon opened up its maw.

And chomped. Oh... he got it now!

And for its efforts, it got a...! Jolt. As its teeth crashed against the hard surface of the totem, it twitched angrily, before suddenly discharging into the dragon's face.

A moment later, the totem suddenly floated up in the air, before popping open without warning, revealing a pokemon underneath.

A furious looking Pokémon, at that.

"Uh-oh." Doug uttered, looking wide-eyed at the Island deity.


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Kost

Dragon-hooded girl
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20
August 10
Fallarbor Town, Hoenn
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Minor Gym Leader
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Andrea Vaneau
Thunder & Lightning [M/Andrea]
POSTED ON Sept 3, 2022 9:46:47 GMT
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The League officer tried to warn Chomper not to chomp, but it was too late, the three-headed dragon being hit with a jolt of electricity to his middle face, which forced him to reel back.

The bird totem underwent a super sentai transformation, revealing that it wasn't a totem at all, but a sentient creature. Andrea stared in awe at Tapu Koko's true form, her mouth hanging wide open. "Whoa... It turned into a Pokémon. And if a totem can turn into a Pokémon, surely a human could turn too!" She ruminated aloud.

Shaking her head, the draconic cosplayer got her meandering mind back on track. "Alright! It looks like it wants to battle. Is that what the recommendation was about?" She turned to Doug questioningly. Chomper himself was raring to go, wanting to pay the Tapu back for shocking him earlier.

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John Sullivan
Thunder & Lightning [M/Andrea]
POSTED ON Sept 4, 2022 0:48:05 GMT
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Thunder & Lightning


vs Tapu Koko


"W-what? No, that's not how it-" The youth began to protest the woman's logic, but before he could a literal thunderclap rang through the clearing as Tapu Koko spread out out its arms, the shockwave throwing the humans on their asses as the island deity rose in the air, lightning crackling around it as it readied for a fight.

"Well, it is now!" Snapped the youth as he swung himself over the rock he had been sitting on, using it as cover from what was about to happen as lightning began to rain down all around them, crashing all over as Tapu Koko's Electric Surge covered the entire field. "We should probably move!"

This close to the fight, they were liable to get hit by lightning on accident.



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Dragon-hooded girl
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Fallarbor Town, Hoenn
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Andrea Vaneau
Thunder & Lightning [M/Andrea]
POSTED ON Sept 4, 2022 12:19:15 GMT
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Things were getting quite electrified. Andrea's suit wasn't electricity-proof, especially after having gotten slightly damp from the sea breeze that had hit her while traveling to the island by boat.

"You're right, let's go!" The dragon-hooded girl nodded, ready to take cover alongside Doug, but not before shooting a worried look at her Pokémon. "Chomper, are you gonna be OK?" She asked, the three-headed dragon responding with three reassuring smiles.

Acknowledging the presence of an electric terrain, the shiny Hydreigon did some preparations of his own for the battle that was to come. He growled while baring his fangs, getting all Worked Up over Tapu Koko's reckless endangerment of their human caretakers, and converting that anger into a power boost.

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Dr. Doug
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John Sullivan
Thunder & Lightning [M/Andrea]
POSTED ON Sept 4, 2022 16:00:21 GMT
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Thunder & Lightning


vs Tapu Koko


The skies darkened as lightning continued to fall. The temperamental Tapu Koko was too mad to give half a mind for the humans nearby. Far as it was concerned, they were at least half responsible for it getting chomped!

Power surged around the island deity, a sphere of light enveloping it before it launched forth at the dragon with incredible speed, its form becoming little more than a shining blur.

Whether it crashed into the dragon or not, it would continue forth until ramming directly into the soil below, creating massive a massive crater that made the entire island quake, throwing the running humans right onto their asses once again as thunder and lightning continued to clap in the distance.

"Maybe just a little farther away!" Doug said, pulling at the 'hoodie' of Andrea's onesie to get her attention. "The collateral is gonna get us before the lightning does at this rate!"


-Tapu Koko used Nature's Madness.

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Dragon-hooded girl
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Andrea Vaneau
Thunder & Lightning [M/Andrea]
POSTED ON Sept 4, 2022 16:51:50 GMT
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Chomper looked up at the airborne Tapu and narrowed his eyes, defiant even as lightning struck all around him. He was confident that he could take anything the opponent threw at him... expect that. Caught off guard, the prideful dragon took the devastating attack head on, practically becoming one with the resulting crater. Afterwards, the dragon groggily rose from the ground with a painted growl, dust and rocks falling off his battered and bruised form.

Meanwhile Andrea followed Doug's advice and tried to get as far away from the two fighting Pokémon as possible, yet still close enough that Chomper would be able to still hear her commands. She squinted at the Tapu's gleaming form. "That light... It didn't look like an Electric move. Could it be... a Fairy move?" It almost looked like Dazzling Gleam on steroids, so that was her best guess anyway.

"Chomper, look out! I think Koko might be a Fairy type!" The dragon-costumed girl shouted. However, her Hydreigon had already jumped the gun, firing a Draco Meteor that would probably cause even more collateral damage instead of seriously hurting Tapu Koko, if Andrea's theory that it was a Fairy type was correct.

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Dr. Doug
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It just works
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Dreaming
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John Sullivan
Thunder & Lightning [M/Andrea]
POSTED ON Sept 6, 2022 17:33:16 GMT
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Thunder & Lightning


vs Tapu Koko


Doug had seen Tapu Koko a few times-

"Right you are! All of the Tapus are fairy-type pokemon!" So he could serve as the DBZ announcer guy for Andrea's benefit. "And that was Koko's Nature's Madness! It's the Tapus' Signature move!"

Having carried out his duties as NPC, Doug proceeded to duck behind yet another boulder as the clouds above parted abruptly to reveal a barrage of shooting stars- No, wait those were meteors.

"Oh, that's just in poor taste!" Said announcer Doug from behind the rock, "People are worried sick, ya know!"

METENO and all. Unfortunately, Andrea was exactly right about her predictions, the furious Tapu not even bothering to dodge the meteors- instead flying towards them, making a sharp, straight line towards them as its gleaming energy covered it whole once more, crashing into them with a booming shockwave.

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For a brief moment, one of the meteors stopped in its tracks as the rest soared by, crashing onto the island below and causing wide-spread devastation, likely throwing the humans below flying.

Doug's screams echoed below.

And then, Koko's furious roar shook the entire island as he tore through, shattering the meteor into several pieces- of which he grabbed one and swung, pivoting in the air several times before letting fly the massive piece of dragon-type meteor rock at Chomper's way.


tl;dr:
-Tapu Koko is immune to dragon type moves.
-Tapu Koko used Nature's Madness.
-Tapu Koko chucked a piece of draco meteor back at Chomper!

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Dragon-hooded girl
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Andrea Vaneau
Thunder & Lightning [M/Andrea]
POSTED ON Sept 6, 2022 19:52:51 GMT
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Arceus bless Doug, he was doing his job almost too well, commentating the fight even as the entire island was going through a catastrophe of Primal proportions. Andrea hid behind the same boulder, but her dragon-hooded head poked out every so often to check out how Chomper was doing.

Speaking of, the aggravated Hydreigon was less than enthused to find out that his Draco Meteor was ineffective. Not only that, but the opponent also found a way to turn it against him. With an indignant snarl, the three-headed dragon dodged the meteor shard by floating out of its trajectory. He couldn't let his draconic pride be tarnished by being hit by his own attack. He'd sooner this whole island was destroyed!

"Dragon-type moves won't work!!" Chomper's trainer shouted from a distance. The Brutal Pokémon growled affirmatively, creating ripples in the air as he flew towards the airborne Tapu at full speed, his three maws already igniting with flames. He was going for an enraged Fire Fang!

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Dr. Doug
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Viridian City, Kanto
It just works
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John Sullivan
Thunder & Lightning [M/Andrea]
POSTED ON Sept 8, 2022 16:19:32 GMT
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Thunder & Lightning


vs Tapu Koko


Tapu Koko's shell shone as Chomper came flying at it, the deity swiftly transitioning back into a totem and clamping shut.

The dragon's teeth came crashing onto the shell, scrapping off the solid surface before the inertia behind the charge shoved the rest of its body weight against Koko's totem'd self, pushing the deity back down to the island, it crashing with a solid blam and kicking up a dust cloud.

A moment later, the dust cloud was swiped aside with a wave of Koko's arm. The Island Deity suddenly looked very cool headed, casually tilting its head from side to side as if popping its neck, the dark clouds in the sky beginning to clear slightly.

Your cue, Doug.

"Oh! It seems Koko has calmed down!" Doug said, readjusting his hat as he peeked over the boulder besides Andrea. "Koko is famous for his hair trigger temper, ya see! He'll get pissed at the drop of a hat- buuut he'll forgot what made him angry just as quickly."

Tapu Koko looked around briefly, noting Doug and Andrea both with its rainbow eyes before turning his gaze back at Chomper.

"... But Tapu Koko also-"

BOOM!



Tapu Koko shot off the island like lightning, cracks and shockwaves blowing down boulders as it made a near instant beeline for Chomper.

"LOVES TO FIGHT!" Screamed Doug, ducking under the boulder as several smaller, but still sizable rocks flew about, one taking off his hat as it swept past. "SHIT!"


tl;dr:
-Tapu Koko is using Brave Bird.