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Post by Robot on Jan 18, 2021 5:10:44 GMT
The smouldering crater with its flaming stone sputtered and bubbled as Moltres took to the sky with a wingspan that would blot out the sun were there more than just what Moltres was capable of breaching the horrid wet weather with. Each beat was a rush of hot air and a roar of fire that trailed from its very body. Still it did not leave the safety of the space above its crater, despite the flex of changing the sky itself. Malice burned in its eyes, the Pokemon's very plumage went black such was its hatred, and the fire that tore free of its body shifted a crimson hue.
(Initiatives Please)
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Post by birdy51 on Jan 18, 2021 19:17:54 GMT
"Glad to have your attention." Muku mutters under her breath. She drops whatever rock she was holding and drops down into a combative stance. Her eyes dart sideways as she barks out order at her rodent companion. "Rat! Get wide of me, wait for it to swoop in. Follow my lead!"Muku's Initiative is 15
Rat is 17.
Rat will delay this turn until Muku makes her move.
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Post by Robot on Jan 19, 2021 0:08:19 GMT
The Moltres lands heavily in front of Muku, a burning maleficence in its eyes, though the Pokemon's stance is wide open. Challenging. The aura burning along its wings flares and blankets the stone under it. (Moltres uses Nasty Plot, then holds it's action.)
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Post by birdy51 on Jan 19, 2021 12:34:41 GMT
Muku rushes forward and attempts to kick that big bird in the beak, before suddenly realizing, wow, this bird is really, really hot. Without fully committing , she aborts the strike and hops back without having accomplished anything of note. Rat however is confused by this. Wasn’t she supposed to attack? Probably. Scampering alongside the rocks, he keeps his head low and continues to hold his attack. Like a creature in hibernation, he keeps his energy at bay. Focuses it. The bird’s weak spot will soon reveal itself. Muku attempts to Acrobatics. Rolling a 4, it is not nearly enough. She Splashes away. Rat huddles to the side of the fight and uses Focus Energy.
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Post by Robot on Jan 19, 2021 21:16:03 GMT
Muku's aerial strike is deftly avoided, both those monstrous wings quickly scissoring in with a crushing force all too familiar to the bird girl. They furrow stone, cracking and splitting the space where she had been with immeasurable speed. This was beyond the means of even the largest of blackbirds, and it was clear this would be how it fought. (Moltres misses with Sucker Punch)
The downward clap of its wings fired stones towards Rat that were consumed by the Pokemon's menacing aura. (Rat takes 47 Rock Special and an injury).
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Post by birdy51 on Jan 19, 2021 21:39:58 GMT
"That's how you fight then. I'll show how we fight then!"Sweeping her foot across the ground, she dashes forward up and through her opponent, giving up an opportunity to attack with impunity. Meanwhile, Rat does not appreciate being hit by rocks. This lack of appreciation does not manifest in any noticeable or helpful way. Try harder Rat. Try harder. Muku Aerial Ace passes through Moltres, dealing 39 Flying Physical Damage. Activating Roughneck to massage away 1 Stage of Sp. Attack.
Rat rolls a 4 on Assurance, missing cleanly after Hustle.
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Post by Robot on Jan 20, 2021 1:15:12 GMT
Moltres, fierce eyes track Muku, before it deftly sidesteps Rat and with an incensed shriek brings a body breaking wing down on the smaller Pokemon. Rat not only avoids the blow, but the follow-up air cleave from the swing, which leaves a rent down the mountainside.
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Post by birdy51 on Jan 20, 2021 13:14:19 GMT
"Are you angry? Good! So be angry! You'll be more angry when the world is covered in water!" Muku taunts. Rat leaps and bounds out of the way, cornered, but bound and determined not to be struck. With a pair of nasty incisors, he latches onto the bird long enough for Muku to come from behind and attempt to give the bird creature a solid bonking on the back of it's head! Rat lashes out with a 12 Hyper Fang, dealing 64 Normal Damage. Muku follows up with a 19 Acrobatics, dealing 58 Flying Physical Flying Damage. Taking down that Sp. Atk stat by another notch with Roughneck and Splashing.
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Post by Robot on Jan 20, 2021 20:17:35 GMT
The massive bird lets out a pained screech, staggering under the combined blows before retaliating in a flurry of wingbeats, pecks and clawed kicks, an aggressive frenzy.
Rat seems to draw most of the ire with teeth firmly reaching bone, though several sweeps do threaten Muku. (37 Physical Flying and 51 Special Flying to Rat, plus two injuries.)
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Post by birdy51 on Jan 21, 2021 22:30:56 GMT
Rat begins to fold under the weight of his injuries. Beaten back by the wings, his corpulent form sags and his chin nearly touches the ground, the sweet x'es of relief signifying defeat never come. No. Rat would keep fighting one more round, one more round for the sweet promise of treats at the end of a long, angry road. "See this? Our combination! Feel my arbitrary wrath in the face of an unjust and cruel world! Let's do this Rat!"The rodent nods. With a sharp pull, he clamps onto the Molres' leg and holds it sharply in place to prevent escape. Muku leaps back for just a moment, before releasing an angry breath. She lunges forward, diving into a clean forward tumble, hitting the ground and springing up as she traces her foot across the Moltres' beaked face! Aerial Ace Crit for 54 Disrespect.
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Post by Robot on Jan 22, 2021 0:39:51 GMT
Moltres gives a spin and plummets back into the magma, the odd colors dispersing to its normal reds yellows and oranges. The power holding the rain at Bay fades, and when the bird resurfaces it gives Muku a tired and aggravated side eye. They were not a flock.
The fire type preened at its feathers, but didn't take its eyes off of Muku as the rain came pouring down once more.
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Post by birdy51 on Jan 22, 2021 1:51:43 GMT
Huffing and pufffing, Muku gradually gets down off of her battle high. Her opponent wasn't defeated. Not by a long shot. But that wasn't why she wanted to battle Moltres. No, what she needed to establish, was a rapport. As Rat clambers back over to her side, she idly scritches the gentle creature behind the ears before tossing him a bottle of milk. She pauses a moment, then places an open bottle before her once opponent.
"Cooled off, I hope?" She asks. "We both know that if I didn't at least fight you once, you wouldn't have much reason to listen to me. I wouldn't trust anyone I haven't fought with or besides. You're probably the same way. So. Now that we've greeted each other proper, we're gonna have to talk about this whole big rain thing."
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Post by Robot on Jan 22, 2021 2:06:25 GMT
Moltres gave a little shimmy and shook droplets from its feathers before wading to the lip of the crater to better regard Muku with burning eyes. Those large wings folded against its sides, the Pokemon craned its neck back before cocking that sharp beak to one side to eye the trainer.
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Post by birdy51 on Jan 22, 2021 9:36:09 GMT
“Yeah. So my name’s Muku.”
The bird girl crouches down, perching. Her coat seemed to be well designed against the rain, but even a good coat could get soaked. She envied just being able to ‘shake it out’.
“Ok. So, to start. I’ma trainer. That didn’t use to be the case. I wasn’t even human for a long time before this. This is all a recent development. I USED to be a Starly, which is a small bird that beeps a lot but frankly I don’t think you’re that interested in that and I’m not interested in dredging up old feelings of worthlessness and guilt.”
“What I think you need to know is that, yeah. This crisis is bad. And yeah. I’m going to put a stop to it. But I cannot do that without help from you and your other birds.”
She pauses for moment and tilts her head back to the sky. “Ugh. Is any of this making sense or am I just beeping into the wind?”
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Post by Robot on Jan 23, 2021 0:03:05 GMT
The largest blackbird which was no longer a blackbird considered Muku for a long moment before it turned and dove into the magma. Several moments later it deposited a black sphere cracked through with glowing reds. It shed incredible temperatures but not so much that it couldn't be handled carefully. The bird then takes to the skies, heading north.
(Muku received a Molten Core. Functions like a Flame Orb, while also converting the Pokemon's normal attacks into Fire Attacks.)
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Post by birdy51 on Jan 23, 2021 0:20:15 GMT
Muku nervously accepts this offering, cradling in her hands before depositing it into her coat. It was a strange, strange thing. Maybe for Rat, maybe for someone else. "At the very least, I can show the other birds to say that I've been sent by Moltres. And then maybe then they'll get it. Understand."
Her body shakes slightly as she slips onto her backfoot. Slender fingers pull the hair out of her eyes, vision suddenly blurred as she tries to recover. When was the last time she stopped moving? Boat, cave, pirate, storm, moochbird, volcano, climbing, fight with bird. Yeah. No. That sounded like a full day. She picks up the deposited bottle of milk, sniffs it, then reseals the bottle and pops it into her bag. Can't just leave that there. At this rate, in this climate, was there even any actual food around? She turns to look down at her beleaguered friend and asks,
"Hey. Rat. Think you can find somewhere for us to camp out? Might need to find some food while we're at it. Then ah... Probably. Probably should talk to the group about all this... Rain stuff."
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Post by Robot on Jan 23, 2021 1:23:10 GMT
Rat gives Muku a long bleary stare, one eyelid drooped lower then the other before he starts back down the volcanic mountain and into the fringe plants nearer the beach. It isn't long before the rodent's keen sense of smell turns up an abundance of Rawst berries, the ashen soil and repeated burnings on this island making the living band quite lush.
Rat proceeds to gorge himself because today was hard and he is worth it. The mooch bird settles on a large rock nearby. It doesn't speak or eat anything. Just stares.
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Post by birdy51 on Jan 23, 2021 9:29:45 GMT
The berries go where the mouthhole is. Her craw is filled with the bounty, bitter and terrible tasting as they were. She could always wash it down with milk. Everything tasted better with old milk.
“So. Don’t suppose you want a berry too?” She asks, but not actually listening for an answer. She yeets a berry softly at the mooch bird and calls it a day. It was too much to ask for answers this late. “Yeah. So? So. I think that went well. Any comments from the birb gallery?”
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Post by Robot on Jan 24, 2021 18:47:57 GMT
The berry strikes the moochbird in the forehead, leaving a reddish brown trail of rawst juices where it rolls free. The bird in question doesn't stir, but blinks a moment or two later as though just realizing where it was. "You did well, but there is more you will need for the next. Planning. The next island it is perpetually snowing and hailing without the added wet. Clothing to protect against the cold, and a means to exploit Articuno's weakness. Resting, too, might be in your best interests. You have earned it. Snowbird does not fight like any other bird a Starly might now."
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Post by birdy51 on Jan 24, 2021 21:06:50 GMT
Bitter berry juice slides out of Muku’s mouth as she nods slowly. Cold was a bad thing. Birds that acted like birds, but didn’t fight like most birds were even worse. Probably. How else was a bird Pokémon going to fight though? It’s not like they were capable of doing pew pew mind things or fire off energy beams. She’d never see a bird do that and probably never would.
“Whatever powers it has is probably just a horrifying exception to the rule. Rat’s probably gonna be ok. Talon is really going to be ok. But I don’t think Mmip’s gonna like it. I once saw her touch a bit of snow and start crying a little. Which, mood, but also is a bit disconcerting since... Well. Never mind .”
Muku gets up and does a small stretch. It was odd. Everything was still hot here, but she didn’t feel it quite so badly now. Maybe it was the berries? She would need to find some more of those sometime. For now, she looks back to the bird and says, “Ok. So. I need rest and warm clothes. Any clue as to where I might be able to take care of that?”
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