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tag Isaac Merlo, PENELOPE LIVY, paxton concordas notes Shades, DRIP, mask and hair make it hard to discern identity

Every feeling but anger is useless on the battlefield, every fiber of hatred reinforced by the circumstances, and channeled to make proper good decisions. That's what good instincts does. But if the anger, the sadness, the sorrow, the pain is far too much, it leads to terrible decisions, and for Ash, there was no more terrible than him. His silver eyes were filled with anguish and disgust at the League. If he had any good feeling about the League now, it was gone when Bullet hit the ground. When Pluto dies, he almost snaps out of it, but with animosity at the wheel there is little to dissuade him. The League was a scourge. Bullet could have been incapacitated, but instead she was shot down. Where is your mercy, League? Isaac's warning hadn't fallen on deaf ears, and with his black hair, he nods, intent to take it, but his threats were founded by their sniper, and it was a shot that would be remembered. Not for the pain, because Ash had felt enough of that already. No, this one was a personal shot, as it shot right into his left earring, breaking it and tearing it out of his earlobe, forcing Ashley to fall back a step. He doesn't scream though. Ashley grabs at his ear gushing with blood, and merely eyes the direction of the bullet. Adrenaline was keeping the pain away. "You better kill me-" He starts, eyes showing a nigh feral contempt as his pupils shrink. "-cuz if I'm still alive and I find you, I'll shove that rifle down your throat and fire." His eyes are now on Penny, as he takes the time that Paxton is busy with Isaac as the opportunity of a lifetime it is. This lady is the goal. Because the thing is, he will make this sniper pay. And he's going to use someone else to do it. With Bongo at his stead, he looks to the monkey. "Trust me?" Bongo nods, fist-bumping Ash, and with Ash returning it, he turns the switchblade in his hand. He begins racing close to the ground as each sound fires, as he tells Bongo. "Draw the fire of the mime and the sheep." With it, Bongo begins beating his chest as they run, sprinting low to the ground closer and closer to Penny. A TAUNT to draw any fire, as Ash pulls out his phone. Pulse the Rotom appears behind them, following after and speeding on. With it, Ash decides to take the moment to get that mime to feel some pain too. "Hex'em." With it, Mr. Rime feels a hefty HEX as its eyes glow purple and red, as the mime could feel its body surrounded by purple energy. But the goal was neither the Mr. Rime, or the Ampharos. SUCCESSFUL HOSTAGE SITUATION ROUTE As he quickly approaches Penny, if he's able to, he has the switchblade in hand, and throws an arm around her to grab one arm, the switchblade at her neck. If successful, and only if successful, he holds it at the ready. "Don't. Move." He doesn't want to hurt Penny, but he holds the blade at the ready. If she is afraid, that is exactly what he wants. Fear will cripple her, and if Bullet and Pluto dying unnerved her, then the fear of her own death will end this little skirmish faster. FAILED HOSTAGE SITUATION ROUTE Of course, if he fails, he goes in for a slice, one aimed to try and cause Penny discomfort over any lasting damage. And with a quick dive towards a gravestone to get out of the way of fire. It just mattered if he could make it to close the distance.

[attr="class","wizzcred"]❤ wizz

tl;dr:
ash now has one fucked ear, but at least his ear isnt torn. there's ways to fashion it.
threatens paxton
runs low to ground with bongo (thwacky) to come at penelope
bongo taunts penelope's mr. rime & ampharos to get their attention and draw their fire
releases pulse (rotom) to hex the mr. rime.
ash is attempting to make a hostage situation of penny with his switchblade to draw paxton out.
leave it to captain to decide his success.

MP:
bullet dies (+200 MP)
pluto dies (+200 MP)
+10(3) for posts
Total: 430pts

[attr="class","sawyer"]

tag Isaac Merlo , Cillian Quinn notes Shades, Drip

The upside about Sanford being gone, is that despite Eelektross dodging out of the way of Reinhardt, it left the Nidorino a means to spin and take the heat. The downside is that Reinhardt now has to face a temporary two-on-one, and the party was just getting started. Unfortunately due to the bind from Eelektross, Reinhardt was frozen in place, giving the Dodrio every opportunity to lunge at the Nidorino. Ashley looks relatively calm though. The thing was, Reinhardt knows how Ashley sees him. He is like the backbone. And so, letting every poison prick out, as the lunge of the High Horsepower comes through, POISON POINT takes its gnarly effect with its ability. Reinhardt is barely standing, what with the direct hit, it leaves Ashley on the backfoot however. Reinhardt is woozy. So much so that in one last ditch effort, he attempts to stand. "Set the fie-" Reinhardt falls over. Unconscious. Ashley's face drops... but he nods. "Maple." He throws the Pokeball in another curve shot, releasing the Eevee. "Chomp." He whistles out, and the Eevee goes to bite into the Dodrio, intent to munch and crunch on its leg.

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tl;dr:

- reinhardt is bound and takes a direct high horsepower
- poison point ability activates
- reinhardt faints
- maple comes out, bites dodrio's leg.

[attr="class","sawyer"]

tag Isaac Merlo , PENELOPE LIVY , paxton concordas notes Shades, DRIP, mask and hair make it hard to discern identity

It all happens at once. Bullet and Aubrey's attacks deflected by Protect on the Mr. Rime. The League councilwoman offers a surrender, and Ashley thinks up a witty retort. "Here's a sentence you can reduce; bite me." He taunts from his cover, watching out as Isaac's Pokemon continue to tussle. Bongo was at the ready with Ashley clutching his arm. He had to think. The Magnezone takes the kick, which will do well to knock his ass down. And then the unthinkable happens. Time slows down. His heart is in his throat as the shot sounds out. His pupils contract, and go right to Bullet as the bullet pierces the body. As the bird begins to nosedive what is left of her, Ashley's throat is dry. He reaches out his burnt arm, pain enveloping every part of his soul. The pain in his arm is a distant memory. "Bullet." He winces, the name breathlessly from his lips. His silver eyes can't believe the mess of meat that lays upon the ground. But there it is. Bongo's face contorts too into a mess of distraught sadness. And he finally understands Jayden. To be in Rocket is to be cold, calculating. Feeling is to be left on the wayside. Ash makes a tactical decision. Still wounded from its previous fight, he releases Pluto once more to hide. "Come out." He threatens the sniper, no love in his voice, nothing happy. Because while he can't tell what direction the shot came from, he can do something even crazier. He pats Pluto one more time. And whispers. "Right next to the enemy Pokemon. Close to the woman. The saucer, the mime, the sheep, and the keys if you can. Boom time." He whispers. As Pluto cries and flies as fast as it possibly can via LEVITATE, Ashley doesn't send in Bongo, not yet. Because now, he was going to clear the field by annihilating everything the enemy had with an explosion. Sure, he was damn sure he was going to lose Pluto, but if it evens the field, so be it. Means the sniper will come out sooner, because he intends to threaten the councilwoman with a blade to the neck. Ashley is no longer messing around. "Give up or die." Pluto sacrifices itself into a hefty EXPLOSION to take everything in the struggle with it. Pluto was no more. But would the explosion work?

[attr="class","wizzcred"]❤ wizz

tl;dr:
ash watches bullet (starly) die
sends out pluto (lunatone)
last-ditch effort kamikaze explosion aimed for penny, and all enemy pokemon near her (hoping all of the enemy released mon)
sorry isaac, some of yours might be in the blast too

MP:
bullet dies (+200 MP)
pluto dies (+200 MP)
+10(2) for posts
Total: 420pts

[attr="class","sawyer"]

tag shiv notes Shades, DRIP, mask and hair make it hard to discern identity

This is why one doesn't get arrogant on the field. The Leaguer is damn confident; not arrogant. Ashley is the latter. It shows, because despite Reinhardt getting that critical strike on the Coalossal, leading the smirk on his face, he just had to open his mouth. "Says the one missing a big mountain of colossal bullshi-" Solar Beam. To the fucking arm. There's a scream from Ashley that is so loud, as his jacket scorches, the entire right sleeve burned to a crisp off, as a massive shot of solar energy from the sun itself leaves his arm with heavy burns that resounded its pain throughout his vocal chords, rending them as he cries in complete pain. Every fiber of his being is screaming, but as the pain doesn't subside, he isn't able to stop Reinhardt from taking a hefty Solar Beam to the face. Ouch. To put it bluntly, Ashley is just glad Reinhardt is made of sterner stuff being Poison typing and all. But Ashley does take the heavier strike. Grabbing his right arm, he can't feel it from the burn wounds, and he makes a call. A tactical retreat. "You are stronger than me... for now." He throws his head up, ordering. "Confuse the Torkoal. Leave it a goodbye present." As Bass uses SUPERSONIC at the Torkoal, Ashley watches as Reinhardt fires off TOXIC SPIKES all around Farhan, to keep him firmly in place, as he grabs his arm, and runs the other direction. Watch your back, League bastard.

[attr="class","wizzcred"]❤ wizz

tl;dr:
ashley takes a solar beam to the arm; cannot feel right arm from burns
bass (noibat) supersonics torkoal
reinhardt (nidorino) takes solar beam to face
reinhardt toxic spikes all around farhan and torkoal
ashley retreats with dignity, losing match

MP:
10 (surprise attack)
50 (10 per post x 5)
10 (KO Pokemon - Coalossal)
50 (participation)
300 (loss to farhan)
total thread: 420

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tag shiv notes Shades, DRIP, mask and hair make it hard to discern identity

Direct hit. The cry of pain does everything he needs, until a heavy thud to earth has his silver eyes look up. Another Pokemon? Ah, a 2v2. Interesting. With a deadly smirk, Ashley eyes the bastard. "Scared?" The smokescreen was a cover to obscure vision, but Pluto is out in the open. Which meant- Too late. The solar beam is direct, and with the set-up Sunny Day, Pluto is directly hit, and practically falls over. By a sliver of its life, the Lunatone hangs on, beaten and bruised. Ash isn't about to let it die though. A Pokeball to return the moonmon, and two Pokeballs return in its place. A Nidorino, and a Noibat. Only that Ash says nothing, as he begins running with both of them. Thing about Smokescreen, he was obscured as much as Ashley was, so to get a direct hit, he had to move out of the smoke. He finally speaks, running around the smoke to try and force the Leaguer to attack. "Hurricane, clear the field. Soon as you see the big lug, show it the power of the earth, Rein." As Bass throws the HURRICANE to clear the field of smoke, the moment the Coalossal is in view, Reinhardt races to EARTH POWER onto it, a means to take it down in one hit if Reinhardt can manage. 0zxBE9ZW

[attr="class","wizzcred"]❤ wizz

tl;dr:
pluto is hit directly and returned near death.
reinhardt and bass are released
ash is running with both to try and force them to focus on their hearing
bass uses hurricane to clear the smoke
reinhardt attempts an earth power on the coalossal

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tag Isaac Merlo , PENELOPE LIVY , paxton concordas notes Shades, DRIP, mask and hair make it hard to discern identity

After a scuffle with some Leaguer prick, Ashley finds himself rushing through the fog, skidding to a halt as he reaches what seems to be a scuffle. A Mr. Rime owned by some lady, a Magnezone, and a Klefki all out and fighting against Isaac Merlo 's Pokemon, and with it, Ash took the moment to engage, thanks to a Flash Cannon letting him see momentarily. He has two plans. His Lunatone wasn't doing so hot after a surprise Solar Beam, so he had Pluto returned. Instead, his Starly is released as he curves the ball, an intent to have Bullet provide suppressive fire, but a second Pokeball is out and about. His trusted companion, Bongo, the Thwacky. As Ashley takes cover, he clicks his tongue, the Starly rushing towards the Mr. Rime for a QUICK ATTACK. Ashley knows that it isn't going to end the kerfuffle, but as Bongo crosses his arms and readies himself, the trainer knows to provide suppressive fire is important to keeping all the pressure off of Isaac. As is taking some of the attention away. "Party crashin'? Don't mind if I do!" He calls out, giving a hand signal to Isaac while he can still see. No way in hell was he going in alone. "You better have a plan, lady." Unfortunately for Ashley, as Bongo stayed near him, he had made a fateful error in judgment. It would cost him greatly; because Bullet was wide open as she rushes the Mr. Rime.

[attr="class","wizzcred"]❤ wizz

tl;dr:
ash has bullet (starly) Quick Attack Mr. Rime
bongo is out by ash for now
+10 for post