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[attr="class","skullbody"]So much mud had blasted poor Titan that it stopped making him filthier and started making him cleaner. It turned out high pressure liquids were really good for smoothing out chips, polishing rough surfaces, and even sinking into loose cracks.[break][break]

As if realizing this, Titan stopped to turn one of his hands into an afterburner. A spin to shake off any loose mud and a quick sweep up and down his body meant that he emerged from the other side of Obstacle 2 surprisingly handsome![break][break]

He was gonna need those hot looks to help him out. The other side of the obstacle course was ice cold.[break][break]

Isaac groaned in impending hypothermia. He made a mental note to buy plenty of chicken soup after this, then tapped Titan's hand to request being put down. Once out of his palm and back on his back, Isaac inched over to the main thruster to warm himelf up before the obstacle started in earnest.[break][break]

And boy, what an obstacle it was. Isaac was sure that these things could even give Rayquaza a concussion. "The hell'd you even make these?" Isaac asked, wide-eyed and impressed. They were awesome, both in the modern sense and that old, biblical "terrifying to behold" fashion.[break][break]

Titan would take his time with these ones, favoring the leftmost edge and keeping his guard raised on his right. It'd be better to deal with one side's worth of real fast swings than getting bombarded from all angles.[break][break]

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[attr="class","skullbody"]Oof! It turned out active guards were hard to keep when surrounded. Titan was knocked clear off course, engines flickering as frostbite started to spread across ths impact site.[break][break]

"C'mon, buddy. Are we really gonna let a couple of ice sculptures kick our asses?" Isaac asked. Titan shook his head no, letting out a defiant chime. "That's my Titan! And what do we do when something's holding us back?"[break][break]

"That's right! We break through!"[break][break]

Titan flexed its arms outwards, the afterburners flashing from orange to green. Matching green soulfire spilled from its chest seal, slowly but surely beating back the frostbite. Though Titan was battered, bruised, and weary, and Isaac was a soaked, muddy, shivering mess, they refused to go down without a fight.[break][break]

Titan blazed a green trail across the sky, he and Isaac roaring defiantly as they dove into the mass of swinging flails. It was time to show Fortree City what they were made of![break][break]

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[attr="class","skullbody"]"Thanks! I rock the look, I know," Isaac called back, a teasing smirk on his face. Sure, he looked like something the cat dragged in. But he looked like something sexy the cat dragged in.[break][break]

Unfortunately, he was out of chances to end up disheveled. After being attacked by fire, water, and ice, the last obstacles was . . . cables. What an unexpectedly gentle finish. Oh well. Isaac wasn't looking the gift Ponyta in the mouth on this one. Ending tonight with a pulse would be a win for him.[break][break]

It was the cables that would be at risk instead. Titan, as his name indicated, was a big boy![break][break]

He pulled his limbs closer into his body, becoming as close to a disembodied torso as he possibly could. His ignition turned down to little more than a sputter, the occasional wisp of soulfire gas keeping him afloat. With patience rivaling everyone's favorite bowrd game, Operation, the Golurk started to hover onwards.[break][break]

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[attr="class","skullbody"]Eep. Short king status did nothing to help Isaac avoid a near decapitation. What kind of nightmare hobbit hole was this that even he of all people had to start ducking?[break][break]

Luckily, he and Titan managed to make their way around the obstacle. Unluckily, as he ducked down behind Titan to avoid it, the cable ended up swinging around his neck. They'd almost made it through this wire of mazes without incident, and yet they were moments away from being betrayed by Titan's powerful traps and magnificant jawline.[break][break]

"Easy, Titan!" Isaac called, stopping the Golurk from trundling forward. "Back up a bit. Let that cable slip off your neck. Then all we gotta do is dip under it and we're in the clear, okay?"[break][break]

Titan nodded, letting out a mechanical grunt. He tucked his head up to get the cable unstuck. He bent his back outward so, instead of getting caught between his chin and neck, it would harmlessly roll over him.[break][break]

This match would end not in fire, water, or ice, but instead in the time honored tradition of giant robot limbo.[break][break]

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[attr="class","skullbody"]And get through in one piece they did. Despite hitting every setback known to man, Isaac refused to back down. Despite looking like he'd traveled around the room in 80 minutes, he kept his head held high. Despite their unorthodox choices of mounts derailing the competition's original intent, they put on a hell of a show for the spectators.[break][break]

They went another way. And along that other way, they excelled.[break][break]

"Hey, right back at ya," Isaac said, flashing a grin Alex's way. "I mean, c'mon. What says uniqueness and nerve quite like what you've got going on here? I don't think there's a gym quite like it in the world, let alone the region." Should every gym be like this? Maybe not. Was Isaac glad that a unique treasure like this gym was here? Without a doubt.[break][break]

He caught the badge, clutching it tightly. "Thanks for what might've been the craziest ride of my life. I'll wear it with pride," he said. "Now, I gotta get home. Arceus knows I need to clean myself off."[break][break]

As of on cue, a Ralts holding a Totodile teleported onto the scene. "Echo, Watson, wai-" Isaac started, but he was too late. Before he could finish his thought, a torrent of Hydro Pump pressure washed him down.[break][break]

Blinking rapidly, Isaac went from a hot mess to the saddest and wettest boy alive. Echo and Watson proudly high fived each other as their absolutely drenched trainer sighed, accepting his fate. "Thanks, guys," he deadpanned, trying to wring some water out of his shirt. "Couldn't have won this without you."[break][break]

It just wasn't a victory without some form of chaos breaking out, now was it?

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