One purloin sent a shadowball at Jericho, though not a very strong
one. It came at him quickly, along with a few other swipes from the
other Purloin. Daren, thankfully, dropped his can and stopped
wrecking the mural, to watch the fight.
Nova raced alongside Kiwi, her hears flapping in the wind. She
huffed audibly, tired from the running, but she managed to keep up.
Her expression looked anxious, but determined.
Now Kiwi heard the sounds of battle. Someone was fighting! As a
'hero', her first instinct was to check it out to assess how to
break it up. Violence was never good, not in a city.
Jericho flinched and let out a pained cry as the Shadow Ball hit
him. He moved to return a Poison Sting to the Purrloin. He was a
little relieved that Daren had stopped wrecking the painting, but
now their full attention was on him.
The purrloin wasn't very strong, as it huffed and collapsed as it
was hit. He was definetely alive, just knocked out for a bit. Daren
looked at him angrily. "Look what you've done! You've temporarily
injured one of my gang!" His eyes were stormy and mad. "I guess
I'll have to attack now..." He raised his paw and unsheathed his
claws threateningly. The three other purrloins formed a ring around
Jericho.
Kiwi arrived on the scene, watching the gang of purloins. She
waited for Nova to catch up, studying the best way to approach.
there was no room to be timid.
"Ah! I- I'm sorry! I didn't mean too, it was an accident!" Jericho
said, as he tried to back away, only to get caught in the rong of
Purrloin's. He let out a small whimper as he braced for another
attack.
Summer hovered in the air nearby, watching. While a Bug Buzz from
her would take out the Purrloins easily, she’d sworn to never use
any of her moves if possible. Right now, someone else who looked
ready to fight (Kiwi) had arrived, so it wasn’t a necessity for her
to strike. Summer would have much preferred to solve this
non-violently, but the Purrloin were obviously refusing to listen
to reason.
I am rubber, you are glue, whatever you say bounces off me and
sticks to you. ~Patton
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Daren gave a toothy grin, and slashed Jericho's face with some fury
swipes. "Thank should teach you not to mess with my gang!" He
growled obnoxiously. He was so busy attacking, he didn't notice
that some other pokemon had gathered. His gang of purloins watched
as Daren attacked. A sudden voice cried out. "You!" It was a litten
- and he was furious. "I KNEW you were up to trouble again, Daren!"
He hissed at the other cat pokemon, who stopped attacking. "Lukas?
Aw come on, you had to come and ruin the fun." He unsheathed his
claws, and the purloins formed a defensive circle. Even the one
that was knocked out was back up on his feet. "Ah well. I guess
we'll attack you, too!"
Jericho fell back, holding a hand to his face. It stung really bad,
and the Croagunk let out a small whimper. He supposed this is what
he got for not minding his own business. He couldn't help but worry
for the Litten.
Kiwi took a step forward, casting Nova, still treated as an
apprentice in these situations despite dialing back on the rescue
work, a meaningful glance. "Step in if you feel the need." She then
took a step forward, tensing her muscles as she approached the
fight. "Hey! Stop it, all of you!" She barked.
"Why should I?" Daren sneered, and leaped out to confront the
litten, Lucas. The litten hissed, and used a powerful ember,
startling Daren. He leaped back. "DONT MESS WITH THESE POKEMON, OR
THE PAINTING!" Lucas was furious. He viciously attacked, and pinned
down the purloin, and Daren's allies began running away. Despite
their rough extreor, they really weren't all that brave. "Got you
now, you little punk." Lucas spat, pinning down Daren.
Growing furious, Kiwi began using a technique she'd learned in a
battle of hers. Over her experience, Kiwi had learned that using
moves wasn't always the best strategy. Sometimes, you had to think
outside the box, as she would gladly demonstrate to Nova. Using her
control over water, she created orbs of water around her, which
then mercilessly fired at the litten and Purrloin, soaking them and
pushing them apart. Not quite enough pressure to hurt them, though
The purloin and the litten were pushed apart. Nova watched from the
side, cheering: "Go Kiwi!" Daren clumsily landed on his rear end,
and Lucas approached him, still standing. "Dont you EVER! do
something like that again," He growled threateningly at Daren.
"Okay, okay! I'll scram now!" He picked up the orange paint can
he'd dropped, and booked it back to town. Lucas turned to the other
pokemon. "Thanks there... that buffoon keeps beating up pokemon and
graffiiting everywhere... I'm trying to stop him. I'm Lucas, by the
way." He nodded sternly. "And you?"
"I-I'm Jericho..." the Croagunk answered, his hand still pressed to
his face. A little bit of blood leak out from under his palm, as
the attack had actually dug in a bit deep. The hit he had taken
from the Shadow Ball didn't feel too good either.
Kiwi stepped back to stand beside Nova. "Oh, me? I'm Kiwi, a little
bit of a...retired rescuer...I'll say that." She looked at Lukas as
she said this, wanting to focus back on Nova's gift...it only
seemed fair. She patted the kid in the head as she did so, really
not wanting any of the attention.
Summer watched after Daren. She’d never figured out why he did
that. Why would he do that? It’s only for a short period of time,
and is actually illegal. Of course, she doubted she could see
things from his perspective, but if she could, she would probably
understand everything. If only most people aren’t so secretive
about everything...
I am rubber, you are glue, whatever you say bounces off me and
sticks to you. ~Patton
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Lucas nodded, as Connor, the stoutland, came running to the cliff.
"Ah, the mural is mostly safe! I hear the commotion and I was
worried..." He saw Jericho. "Oh! We need to get you healed!" He
picked up the croagunk and put him on his back. "I'll take you to
the town hall... I think we had a medic, there. Thanks to the rest
of you!" He hurried down the mountain.
Nova padded up to Kiwi. "That was awesome!" Nova grinned. "Those
bubbles? That was strong and smart!" She paused. "Hey, do you mind
if we go get something now? I was thinking about this toy..." She
began describing a plushie of a berry.
Kiwi smiled at Nova. "Sure thing. Now that the detour is over." she
started leading the way to the gift shops. "After we get something,
is there anywhere you want to go?" She asked while pinpointing the
location of the shop in question. As the sight of the graffiti
vanished behind them, Kiwi remembered the stoutland from before...
visions of destruction...maybe she should confide in the rest of
the team.
Jericho mumbled softly as he was lifted onto the Stoutland's back.
He was fairly embarrassed, he had tried to stop Darn and his gang,
but he was so weak. Others had to come in and save him. Maybe it
was a good thing that his dreams of becoming part of an Adventure
Team never came true...
As Summer flew away, she thought of her vision. Her mind pointed
her in the direction of Necromancy. Something rising from the
ground, yelling that they’ll be back, sounded like Necromancy to
her. And someone that wants revenge? Her mind pointed to Giratina
immediately. Then again, there may be someone else... Huh...
I am rubber, you are glue, whatever you say bounces off me and
sticks to you. ~Patton
PH time +8 hours. She/Her pronouns.
Avatar credits go to Icefox
My online status isn't always accurate.