Sutoratosu

Just a public service announcement: Motivation via mouth-watering hunger is a double edged sword. And @Murdoc, I do believe the infamous skarmory the prophecy foretold of has entered the waiting room...

Kylie (Zephyr) The wave hit the Deluded Sumo like a wall, the sheer force of the cry of a dragonborn the dragon type enhanced by the draconic force that issued out and beared down upon his ears, sending him sliding back several meters on his feet as he brought up his hands in some attempt to block whatever the source was; He couldn't find it... all he could see was Pomeg. Pomeg everywhere... and roaring. Meanwhile the Gourgeist entered out of the shadow realm just as the attack ended, having watched and heard everything as she'd trapised about on the other side, dancing across the strange and vexing barrier that separated this world and whatever one Phantom Force takes it's users... heard, indeed, heard it like the call of the dark lord Giratina himself, but not been injured. Oh no, for her next injury in the match came from a rather unexpected place; her own comrade,his confusion made even more severe from the effect of Tootheless's scream on his equilibrium, grabbed her up in his palm with a Dark-Grip, his hand crackling with the same energy from before with the litwick, squeezing the other ghost type as he tried to find the peel... in his delusions, he only saw those other combatants on the field as his favorite food, and when on of them had just popped up right beside him in a haze of purple light... well, He wasn't about to pass up that opportunity. Now if only he could find the damn end of the peel so he could actually eat... where was it? he had never had this much trouble finding it before... Gourgeist meanwhile was starting to get beyond pissed off with this nonsense- it was funny earlier when the big idiot had gone off charging like some big damn hero into battle only to fall flat on his face, but there was a few things she didn't tolerate, and nasty, short-attention spanned fighting types puting their hands on her was at the very top of that list. Even despite the pain she felt from being crushed, she began to charge up a gift of her own... if he wanted a fight; the sumo had just gotten one. See him try to eat any of those damn berries she'd heard Kylie promise him while he choked on a few dozens of seeds... "What the hell are you doing!?" Kylie shouted as she could only stand there and watch the giant continuously shake and harm his own teammate with the black grip. And then Gourgiest fired off an angry barrage of Bullet Seeds right in the fighting type's face, causing him to release her and back away before using foresight and hauling off with a rage driven Arm Thrust attack (since when were berries capable of fighting back?), only for the Pumpkin to dodge it and come in for a Secret Power... and the two went back and forth- fighting one another instead of the blind dinosaur sitting across the field. "S... Stop..." Her voice was lost as the scuffle went on, only able to stand there and watch as she lost complete and utter control over the entire situation... she fumbled to take their capsules from her belt, only for her hands to slip and fumble clumsily as she shook her head, looking more and more distressed with every blow that was thrown. It was all just so... humiliating. Not only could she not even control the fucking lug of a fighting type most of the time, but now not even her oldest partner wasn't listening to her. Why did she even bother anymore? Not like she had ever had much standing before around the school, but at least she could fly under the radar, avoiding attention from her peers whether positive or negative. She was a no one, and she had been fine with that, because it had at least meant she wouldn't be ridiculed; it meant that she could've still sunk further; that she hadn't hit rock bottom and become a pariah like that Baldwin kid that everyone hated. Yeah, fat chance of that still being the case after.... this. This right here? this had turned into a complete fiasco for her; not only was she losing the battle, she'd even lost control of her team members, and the latter was something she obviously wasn't going to get back. And to make it worse, it wasn't like it was just the people in the stands watching, oh no no nooooo.... this shit was being broadcast all over the world in every region; international television... there was no way she could live this down, she'd be a God Damn laughing stock. And the wasn't even the worst part; what about her parents? They were watching back him in Sinnoh, they'd see this... and that's what hit her the hardest: the fact of knowing she'd let them both down. She was done, fin, zero; so why... why even bother anymore? "I'm done..." She said dejectedly as she finally forced her fumbling hands to steady and tore the red and white spheres from the belt, her grip bone white as she pointed them at respective residents and recalled the two before this mess could go on any further. She could still bow out with at least a bit of grace here, not like it mattered or would make her feel better... but still. "Good match..." It was said emptily though. she knew it, and chances were Raiza probably did too. The next moment the breeder turned her back to Raiza and Toothless on the other side of the field, wiping away a few stray tears of shame and frustration beginning to form as she headed back inside the stadium as fast as she could... either way, it looked like Raiza and her dinosaur had won... by default, yes, but it was still a victory, was it not?

Just please don't steal the poor girl's soul afterwards. She'll already be miserable and Dejected enough as it will be. EDIT: BTW I can also control her for a little bit longer after the fight if you want Raiza to have some sort of last talk with her or something for Character development.

If you decide to KO Lucifer, Kylie will lose all control over her side of the battle thanks to the La-La land Hariyama is in. it'll more or less end in a forfeit as she simply gives up and recalls them both before walking off the field in shame; chagrined at how much of a fool her own Team had made of her. To ensure you win, of course. Since Toothless managing to pull off a 2-1 against those two honestly isn't very likely... or rather, it would take a long time and probably involve many traps and what not and make the fight longer than it has to be for a prelim round.

what? oh, lols... that was just a typo. XD or was it my subconscious knowing what it was really doing? who knows...who knows...

Well, this is getting good...

Kylie (Zephyr) This is starting to go badly... The breeder bit her lip a little as she struggled to grasp her next move... All the while Gourgeist didn't bother waiting for any instructions from it's trainer; She wasn't going to sit here and become dragon kibble, damn it. Noticeably stiffer and wincing a bit now, The ghost launched another volley of Leech Seeds, this time making sure to fire them directly down upon the top of the Dragon's skull; see the little bastard try and eat those ones. Then she again glowed in a hazy aura of darkness and vanished into thin air, leaving Toothless without his new chew toy, only chomping on air. Kylie meanwhile was occupied by the events on her own side of the field, groaning as the Lights from before again formed and started hovering to and fro... there was no avoiding it this time, she knew that, Hariyama was already beginning to teeter ever so slightly... But she also had an idea about how to get the big lug to be more reliable here. "Hari, you listen to me for the rest of this fight; And... I'll give you all the Pomeg Berries you can eat afterwards!" Oh... oh my, that was the magic word: Pomeg Berries... the sumo freaking loved those things like life itself, how did Kiley know about it though? Eh, screw it, whatever... He didn't care, he'd even be willing to grow wings and fly her to the damn moon if she just gave him some. The confuse ray was beginning to further it's effects just as Kiley saw a slight nod from the fighting type, thanking arceus and all three of the creation trio that her idea had worked as she called out as loud as she could. "Then use Swat!!" It was the fighter's last moment of coherent thought, but he heard the key words swat, and that was about it... but it was also all he needed to here. The thought of the glorious, glorious taste of the Pomeg, the satisfying burn it always gave him when it's juices hit his tongue... That was enough to make the most ADHD giant fighting type in the world actually focus for once, even if only for a few seconds or so. Driven by desire, his eyes glowed a deep blue as he located the minimized Lickwit on the ground before him as it took on a similiar glow, seeing the little ghost clear as day as his hand sparked with black, lightning like energy and he brought his entire, massive palm down and swept the whole area with the strike like a broom, sending up even more dust before finally teetering off into his la-la land of delusion from the lights...

Kylie (Zephyr) A cloud of dust erupted as the Fighting type fell flat on his face from the crater, though Toothless's move had travelled faster than Lucifer's and he'd been tripped before he could get close enough to be affected by the Confuse Rays, making the status dealer useless. Kylie sighed and shook her head as the Sumo gradually began to rise to his knees, pounding the ground around his feet to make the hole even larger before pulling himself out using his natural mammoth strength, sending up even more dust as he landed feet first on the outer edge, still glaring. Kylie decided to simply count her blessings though; while the attack had failed, yes, at least that Deino's pitfall trap had stopped Hariyama from becoming confused... But it seemed like she'd need to take care of the dragon first now; even with the ray, the ghost could wait given that it's fire was worthless against Gourgeist... "Gourgeist, do your thing..." She called across the field... actually smirking. No doubt Raiza had thought she would be going after Litwick with Phantom Force, but oh... she knew nothing about how Kylie thought. The moment the words left the Breeder's mouth, a burst of black and violet aura appeared behind Toothless on the otherside of the field, Gourgeist Emerging from the haze of spectral energy and opening her the carved mouth on her belly wide, shooting out several small seed pods towards the Deino's back as she fell through the air and landed on the ground, silent as a wraith...

yaw. turns out they discontinued the super-size at the pumpkin patch said something about "Health Risks" or something...? ((Let's see who gets this...)) 'Splosion and self-destruct would still hit Litwick if Hariyama were to... oh, I don't know, use Foresight on it for Gourgeist beforehand. same thing with Secret Power and Smelling Salt and Arm thrust.

I pulled an NSA and looked at your team reference to construct their abilities and moves, so... without further ado. Large Gourgeist Lv. 25 Female +Pickup ((Currently Flash Fire thanks to Role Play)) -Bullet Seed -Phantom Force -Secret Power -Razor Leaf -Leech Seed -Role Play Hariyama (Disobeys orders at times) Lv. 24 Male +Thick Fat -Knock Off -Smelling Salts -Arm Thrust -Thunder Punch -Foresight -Wide Guard

Kylie (Zephyr) The smirk-grimace turned into a grin as the girl watched Raiza make the opening moves. Luckily her Gourgeist had been smart when that surprise flame burst had come and ducked behind Hariyama's massive girth. The giant though had just sat there and took the sparks that blew about the field like it was nothing, it's thick fat barely making the splash damage even noticeable. But Raiza... had just made a mistake. "Role Play Litwick!" she ordered Gourgesist, then turning to Hariyama. "And unless you want to get paralyzed and be made helpless, Catch that Thunderwave with Thunder Grip!" Immediately afterwards the ghost type began glowing a pure white haze as the vague outline of Lucifer's shape appeared beside her, fading gradually into her body as the luminence faded. Hariyama on the other hand seemed a bit hesitant, but as he saw the weak bolt of electricity arc closer, he decided he might as well go ahead and do it, holding up one of his massive palms and charging it with sparks as if preparing his thunderpunch attack, only for the status move to collide into the other electrical field and be completely neutralized. The fighting type cast an indignant glare at the little dragon. "Thank god..." Kylie thought silently as she assesed what to do next. "Looks like it really is a good day. Hopefully he'll keep listening..." "Hariyama, Use Knock Off on litwick!" Nope. Hariyama didn't feel like using that, yes, quite... he wanted to use his nice Thunder Punch-Arm Thrust combo instead, and he did... charging off across the field towards Toothless while beginning to pump his electrified, massive arms and open palms back and forth like some type of runaway pulverizer... "Damn it..." Kylie cursed, turning to Gourgeist and glaring as the ghost chuckled at her comrades head strong nature. "It's not funny! he does this all the freaking time..." The pumpkin stopped. "Use that new attack we've been working so hard on!!" The ghost turned away from her trainer and obeyed unlike the other one, becoming engulfed in a brief purple aura before simply vanishing into thin air...

It does indeed have thick fat... and Wide Guard as a support move. and the Gourgeist is running a little somethin' somethin as well. Yeah, Zephyr's gonna have to work for her victory :3

To be completely hoenst, I actually considered that breifly while working out the move sets for Kylie's fighters... but yeah, no, Zephyr is supposed to win this fight afterall, and while I'm going to make her work for it a little, I don't want to make that work too hard. Cause combo'd up with the decently-powered and well typed offensive moves that thing is packing, and given the fact that it's a tanky mon, it could probably handle her team on it's lonesome. Which is also why I decided to have it so that Hariyama is somewhat disobedient of Kylie at times in battle and in general; so that Zephyr could actually stand a real chance even despite it, for the time being, serving as an extremely good counter to basically everything Raiza currently has. Also, Zephyr, would you like to see their move sets and abilities? or do you prefer fighting blind?

youy're right, He's not supposed to be. I specifically remember because I gloated after Panda joined bout how you all on the Robbers team got the cowardly Ice Conjurer while we in the bank got the Medic :3

Nemo The little ground type actually started to follow the girls when they headed back to the stands, though he paused at the Stair case. He knew that he shouldn't go wandering off- Mareek and Erce would have his hide if he misbehaved, even a little bit. And besides, he could watch the fight with them down here, couldn't he? There monitors on the wall at like, almost every corner or so, so...- even as he tried to put the idea out of his head, his tiny feet were beginning to reach up to climb the first step... Nope, nope, noooooope. Not today, he was not going to get in trouble in get Mareek mad at him, out of the question. It simply wasn't worth the disappointed glare he knew he would probably get from the trainer, that was more crushing than anything really; knowing he'd let down his hero's expectations of him. He had a job to do later on, and right now, he needed to go prepare for it more than anything else. And so with a will strong as steel, the little orphan pivoted on his heels and set off down the hallway, hoping to catch up to the boy and the mantis... Kylie (Zephyr) "Hmph, took you long enough..." The girl scoffed under her breath, the capsules for her chosen two already in her hand. She already knew that her opponent was most definitely likely to use that Litwick she'd heard about in this, but she had ways around it... several infact. She just hoped the big powerhouse she planned to rely on would actually listen here. "Enough talk." She continued as Raiza took her place across the field and waved to the refs and herself. With a subtle flick of her wrist the capsules were both send flying into the air, releasing the Large Gourgeist in a flash of hot white... along with a Hariyama that send up a brief cloud of dust as it's girth collided with the earth below, though it easily fanned the stuff away with it's massive palms- looking even more ready to fight than it's ghostly companion at it's side. Something between a smirk and a grimace appeared on Kylie's face as she watched the Fighter begin to eagerly throw mock Arm-thrust attacks. Usually it's hit and miss when it comes to getting him to follow my orders... but if today proves to be a good day, I might just win this yet. "Go on, You've already kept me waiting, so hurry it up, would you?" Galen "Alright then, it's settled..." The criminal said, rejoicing on the inside that the little nitwit had fallen for it without a hitch. "Remember though, the very top of the roster, and you have to hold it down like a fort. Though maybe all that determination will get you there by itself." With that said, he turned his attention away from the narcissist boy and back to the battle about to begin down on the field below. One of the girls had already sent out her team- A large Gourgeist and a Hariyama. Either she had a plan, or was just reckless... or maybe it was a bit of both. He didn't even notice his Zoroark glaring at him, a bit annoyed that she had to work at maintaining this illusion field, suppressing anything they said and concealing anything they did to outsiders, while he sat around doing nothing but watching a fight... "Oh, and by the way, you can drop it now, but be ready to throw it up again if needed." Well... that was much appreciated by the fox, indeed it was. Without any sign of response she willed for the dampening field to collapse around them, restoring truth to the perceived reality of anyone watching. Then she redirected her abilities to cloak herself from sight, taking a seat beside her master, all the while eyeing the young subordinates under his command like some invisible wraith looking for souls to take...

alright, I'll get a response up for the NPC as well as a post for Mareek and Galen later today. EDIT: done.

So long as Chim gives the OK, that is.

I could do it for you, if ya want...

how is it bewildering? I was already controlling half of either combination when I was running both Tempest and Seacrest in my updates- so it's not like dropping one castle to replace it with hosting of another would be that great of a transition.

I can honestly take on either one so long as I keep control over Draidon regardless, so no real preference in that regard... though, if I take on Seacrest, I can play around with team trust a little more... so Seacrest-Mystique. Anyways, at last count there were about 7-8 players left... so I dunno, do what you feels right for it, I guess, but I sugesst maybe allowing openings for only 3 more people or so just to get us a little bit back up to par