Sutoratosu

Fool, see, told you I was coming for you! eh, alright then, up to you... it was an interesting little fight though, I gotta say... perhaps someday when they've both reached their full development in terms of moveset and training... though of course, there's also still that one between Folie and Crescent to be had... the furry little bastard isn't one to forget a challenge. someday...

Maya v James Again, Titania felt the chilling sting of the ghastly ray of night send her back as she brought up her arms to defend herself at the last minute; looked like this one had a bit more oomph behind it than the last... Almost by reflex, she went to open her jaw and let out another scream, only to find not a single note of sound produced as the lock held firm. Whatever vile bit of black magic that specter had done to her, it was still sticking around for a bit longer, it seemed. Another sweet scent would be pointless with that wind up. And there was no point in putting up Misty Terrain; if he had any status moves, the guy would've used them by now. She could see it though, him trying to push this back from the brink... yeah, no. She wasn't about to sit back and let it all reverse... but fine. "Titania," She called out to the fae. "Repeat fairy wind... and prepare your last attack." Last Attack, eh? Well, the only offensive move she hadn't used so far was... oh... that one. With only a single snarl, the Mawile again thrust out with both hands, the same shining, glittering gale storm as before blasting forth towards Gaster and the phantom's own little wind storm with a surging howl as it neared... And all the while, Titania's form burned with a subtle glow of silver as she scowled at the ghost... so subtle infact that it was probably barely noticeable to anyone but herself or to Maya. "Good... it's charged..."

Maya v James Titania snapped at thin air just as the little revenant vanished from the spot, gazing about the field only to find the thing had somehow teleported. The fairy gave a snarl in annoyance as her back jaws again gnashed, predatory crimson eyes glaring at the otherworldly figure like twin fires in the night. The seed of a smile on Maya's face only began to bloom however. "That dodge was a little close, wasn't it?" This was it... already, the Control was shifting. If she could just nudge the scales a bit more... "Running away, I see... oh well. Titania, use Sweet Scent with Fairy Wind." Wait, what? What was she...? Forget it, Titania had no time to waste gawking at the strange combinations that came out of the girl's mouth. She again snapped her jaws as she pulled her arms in close. A honied, powerful scent began permeate the very air itself, lavender vapors spreading out from Titania like a soothing, forbidden cloud of opium, scent so intriguingly pleasing that it was probably liable to make just about anything stop and enjoy it... And the next moment, she thrust outwards with the limbs, and that same, distractedly pleasant scent began to surge towards Gaster in full force, caught in the shining windstorm conjured up by the Fae, surging towards the ghost type in a spiraling frenzied haze of vapor and sparkling glints of light. It was something of beauty to be honest... such a spectacle, such fragrance and majesty... perhaps it'd be better appreciated on the floor of a contest hall. But Maya had a feeling the idea could do just as fine out here on the battlefield too... "Go on, try to dodge now... not so easy with that intoxicating aroma there, now is it?"

Maya v James Quiet. That was all that hung on the air as the sphere faded. Gentle, serene quiet. The Mawile finally shut it's yapping maw, bound by the strange trickery of the wraith as Maya looked on. Something that might've almost qualified as a smirk tucked at the corner of her lips, despite the obvious frustration of the steel type... "Such a waste..." She said. Titania threw the most questioning look she'd given yet; the only answer she got was the girl's next order. "Bite it." Whatever she had planned... looked like the Fae would simply have to trust her for now... Without a moment of hesitation the mawile turned and dashed for the Wraith at full speed, eyes fixing on the ghost- Feinting hard to the right just as she closed the last of the distance between them and pushing up off the ground with a single jump before turning in midair -the pearly whites of her fangs were born against her foeman, jaws descending along with their owner right towards the ghost, her teeth burning with an ethereal, near unnatural black light.. A light that burned even brighter as the same strange power from before came into effect...

Maya v James Titania recoiled as she slid back a bit as the beam made land fall, gritting her teeth. Even if the user- and therefore the move itself -wasn't that powerful at this current point, it had still stung. meanwhile, Maya's expression did not change. Neither did Folie's, as the panda sat cross legged behind the action. The mawile gnashed her fangs at the wraith's general direction, glaring at Maya... "Astonish." the girl ordered simply. With a single nod the Fae Queen opened her jaws wide, crimson waves of force beginning to burst through the air along with a blood curdling scream more fit to rumble out of the throat of a murder victim than such a small creature, blasting through the still tranquility of the field and surging right towards the phantom... There was something... off about the shout though... it was faster than it should've been, louder too. More forceful...almost as if amplified by something...

yeah, I recalled seeing the change in your IC post and corrected it already

Finally, the wait before I could slake my blood lust was beginning to straight up kill me... Anyways, yeah, I'll give you the first move, so Azery, it's up to you to make our header post in the BT... And just encase you forgot the proper heading: Maya vs James Mawile vs Duskull Moveset Mawile: -Fairy Wind -Iron Head -Bite -Astonish -Misty Terrain -Sweet Scent Moveset Duskull: -Feint Attack -Night Shade -Ominous Wind -Haze -Disable

"are you ready?" The girl asked Titania as she made her way to her own place across the field from James. Again the fairy answered with only a simple nod, nothing more, nothing less. Maya couldn't help but note the lack of any verbal response thus far... maybe the fairy was just quiet. Or maybe she was still evaluating her... Either way, it didn't matter right now. In battle, chatter was cheap; it was actions that did the talking. And it was time to see how loud the Deceiver Pokemon was capable of speaking. Maya turned her attention back to her opponent, her face a mask of boredom as she stood there while the newb took an offensive stance of her own accord; back to James and Gaster and black maw agape, fangs bared, pearly white, as crimson eyes glanced behind with a near ominous stare of focus. Beneath the apathy though, she was watching, waiting. Already, her mind raced with a good half dozen tactics she could try with the Mawile's current moveset... hopefully the Fae would be able to keep up. "Ready when you are, I guess. Go ahead, first move is yours..." ((Battle: Start. Azery, you have first blood move, so I'll let you make the opening post for our fight in the Battle Thread))

I have a feeling... that I'm going to enjoy writing this crazy midget panda far more than I originally thought...

Folie Well, someone seemed a bit...grumpy compared to last they'd met. Folie simply dismissed the cat's wayward growl as he looked up at the specter. It wasn't like he was here to fight the dark type just yet anyway... he had to admit though, this ghost right here... well, if it were him doing any of the actual battling today, it would be an interesting match up, to be sure... Again though, he wasn't here to fight. His ears perked up as Maya's foot steps came closer and closer. The tiny panda assumed a more attentive pose as the girl approached, gesturing at Gaster and the other two as if presenting them... the girl met his little act with naught more than a skeptical gaze though. "Isn't that the same Absol and trainer you almost started a fight with yesterday?" Folie answered with silence. Maya let her attention linger on the tiny madman just a bit longer, then looked over to james. "Well, whatever... I don't see you with an opponent, and I don't have one either, so... you up for a battle? 1 to 1 singles, of course." Folie slung back as the humans began negotiating the challenge, joining the Mawile behind Maya. Yes, yes, that's right... all that was left was for the boy to accept the offer. All according to plan. The steel type only glanced at him meanwhile, arms still crossed...

Well, seeing as how Kenny here obviously doesn't have one lined up... and neither do you... problem solved. but yeah, IDK.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformice I've read up and have no interest in it personally, but I'm just dropping this right here and leaving since... I'm a nice guy and me and Google are preeeeety good friends. knowing the God of the Internet has many conveniences. But yeah, generally it's a good idea to provide at least a little bit of opening context instead of just demanding they go and google shit if they want to find out. it's kinda just... you know... a courtesy and all that... Anyway, there. That's the link for all of you who were left here just scratching your heads going "Dafuq is he yelling about?" like I was...

Well well... speak of the devil, and he doth appearith. Folie glanced over his shoulder at Maya and the newb. Looked like the two of them hadn't found anyone yet... good. Good, good good good. The little panda had the most wonderful idea in mind- why_not let Maya battle the Absol trainer? Give himself a sneak peak of sorts, get a feel for how the kid fights and how he and the big cat might react when the day finally comes? Why_not indeed. "Spiiiiiiin!" He called out to the girl and the steel type, jabbing a finger off at the boy and dark type in the distance. "You found someone?" Maya asked, walking to his side. Folie nodded an affirmative, treking over towards the specified trio, not bothering to check if the girl followed. "Spinda spiiiiiiin!" He called out, loud enough that even if James or Gaster couldn't hear it, Crescent most likely certainly could.

Yup. You take damage, then you mulitply it by 1.5 times before sending it right back to the foe. Kinda like a very nasty return-to-sender idea/ Retaliation, just like with Mirror coat and Counter. What sets it apart from those two though, is that unlike them, Metal Burst never specifies which category the damaging move has to fall into... which means, it can function from both special and physically inflicted damage dealt... hence why it's only 1.5x amping, otherwise it would completely replace both Counter and Mirror Coat as it's pretty much an omni version of them aside from the numbers.

A book... a note book... some pens... (See the theme here? I make my own entertainment...) a nice mp4 from my pop since everyone in the house hold got one. Some boots which are rather nice, comfy fit... oh yeah, and from the visits of all my relatives and granparents combined... what I am fairly certain currently amounts to subtotal of nearly 400$ or so. Mostly Cash, some of it in checks. The gratitude is too real right now man... too real... but yeah, I mostly do my own shopping. Hence why I always just ask for money each year rather than an actual gift.

God damn, what is this? Metal Burst this early? Hell, I was planning it for Titania's final move set, but I was intent on holding off till at least the point where we start hitting level 30-40 for the level caps... Eh, whatevs, I guess if one were to just tone down the retaliation force to only 1x the amount of damage taken rather than the full 1.5x... but yeah, otherwise it's just gonna freaking wreck everyone- it damn near wrecked Nemo during Lana and Mareek's battle back during the original run (Well, to be honest, it wasn't nearly, it did wreck his shit. Only thing that got him up again was a pep talk...and some DETERMINATION)... probably could've wrecked Erce too if things had gone differently. just for the record though, I'd like to point out that in no way are Rock Tomb and Rock Slide the same. Maybe going off the depiction and animations in the games they are, but in the anime... well, they're made clearly different in that medium. Hell, Pual had his magmorator use Rock Tomb in order to form barriers of stone jutting out of the ground in order to protect against water attacks during one battle, iirc... but yeah, Rock slide more or less does it's name sake and just opens up this strange as portal in the sky and rains boulders down... point is, the moves each have far more uses than people often give them credit for... just have to think about outside the box sometimes... wait... I've given this speech before, haven't I? Yeah...I did, ages ago back in the original... go figure, eh? anyways... damn, you people were more active than I thought, given it's Christmas day and everything... guess I'll get up my next post and have this challenge be issued...

and yet I've made many that are far longer over the course of my career down here... to be entirely hoenst though, I was kinda expecting you to do something about challenging Maya so that we could get the battle set up... Oh well though. Afterall, I have Folie out for a reason... the crazy little bastard comes in handy for starting things. So yeah, we're still coming for you

"By Nobunaga's ambition... and here I was thinking you were just some annoying little shit..." Makoto made no verbal comment as to the sudden observation from the boy. Of course, he himself knew from the get go the Kihara's weren't going to spill everything... the bastards prospered on manipulation and secrecy, afterall. Still though... maybe the boy was smarter than he looked... "You guys still didn't tell me your powers, even though we're going to work together." Xe sighed at that. Well... the kid had a point. Xe looked at the screen, still maintaining a face harder than a stone monolith as xe gazed at the child "You know, you failed to reveal yours as well; It's generally considered rude to demand the abilities of others without first offering information on your own..." Xe began. "But fine... guess there's no point in hiding it. To put it simply, I wield vibrations, especially those of a sonic nature." Almost as if in demonstration of Xir words, a Classical Melody began to play in the area around xem, spontaneously generated by nothing but xir AIM Field and memory as xe sat there, the song beginning to play over the speakers of the other devices as xir tablet's own mic picked it up clear as day. Then just as suddenly as it had began, it stopped. Silence reigned supreme once more. "Perfect cataloging and replication capabilities, among... other applications as well. What you just heard was a snippet from the audio track of a song I last heard nearly seven years ago. There... that should be more than enough to satisfy your curiosity."

Folie Folie just stood there as the professor finished up the instructions. Still as a stone, eye's straight ahead and body at attention. If one didn't know any better, he might've just been little more than a artfully crafted statue standing at Maya's side. He wasn't going to take anymore chances though, not after last night... He still found himself mildly surprised from yesterday; Maya... she had let him out even though she'd made it painfully clear he was gonna be locked up and not even that, she didn't even give him energy powder... he knew a second chance when it was given to him. But she had been anything but happy, he knew that much. Apparently after his little fiasco, the first girl, the one with the pancham, had transferred to another room. Some red-headed chick had been moved in her place instead. Their new roomie... Maya didn't have nice things to mutter about her, but then again, she didn't really have anything nice to say about anyone, as agitated as she was. And yet somehow... she still managed to act nice and like nothing was wrong at all... it was a nice little facade to be honest. And a damn convincing one; hell's bells, if Folie hadn't heard her disdain first hand, he himself might've thought the act was genuine... But yeah, either way, he had no intent of screwing up again. He knew he had gotten lucky, what with Maya getting distracted from her anger towards him. Who would've known that the girl who possessed the same voice as the one he'd heard shouting about parties in the hall would've ended up giving him a way outta jail? Now all he had to do was stay off her radar... "Come on, let's get this done with..." He looked up to see the girl already heading towards one of the tables. Without a single noise, he followed, maintaining the same stiff, almost dignified posture all the while... Maya She took another breath as she walked, hoping to clear her head a bit. After yesterday, she needed to just vent to someone, and well... Folie had been the only option she had really. And that fact that she had to keep acting all amiable and such certainly hadn't helped her mood, but eh... there was no point in raising anymore trouble than she'd been through that day. It was better to just keep smiling than to start shit that didn't need to be started. And she really hadn't even given the other girl a chance, it had only been a single day afterall. She'd gotten used to Folie, and if she could accomplish the feat of living with such insanity day in and day out, she was certain she'd get used to her roomie eventually too... hopefully. She passed table after table as the two of them walked, always keeping the Panda just within in her periphery view encase he did something to make her regret letting him off the hook like she had. Her eyes lingered abit as they passed the Normal and Fairy Tables... as much as she wanted to stop and look, she already had a pretty strong idea what she would be choosing here, and she didn't intend to change that choice. She didn't even bother to so much as glance at the selections available at the Electric table as she passed; steered far clear of it altogether in fact. She kinda didn't want to die, ya know? They say it's pretty bad for your health and all. Well, not that electric shocks were all that good for your health to begin with... Eventually though, she found the table she'd been looking for. Steel. Just as she figured, there it was... precisely the one she'd been looking for. Without a word, she picked up the capsule and held it beneath the dex, scanning in the details of the Female Mawile. Just the ability she'd been looking for to boot. The only thing left... was to actually meet the one within the capsule. She bounced it up in her palm once and caught it. Then twice. then on the third time, she tapped the trigger just right before it was sent up again, sending out the Steel type in the same type of radiant white burst that she'd grown accustomed to seeing from Folie's own capsule. There she was. The deceiver pokemon stared up at Maya for a minute, though her attention was soon drawn to the Mad Panda as he waved and issued a short greeting... and for all Maya knew was probably trying to explain things to her too. The Mawile crossed her arms, gazing back up at the trainer with what could only be described as a poker face. Maya almost felt like the fairy was trying to analyze her... or testing her with silence... or something. "What did you just say?" She demanded from Folie. Folie only shrugged, rubbing the back of his head earnestly. All he'd done was try to welcome her to the team. Maybe she was wondering whether or not Maya was good enough for her. Maya sighed, shaking her head. "Well anyway, she needs a name..." She looked the Mawile squarely in the eyes "How do you like Titania?" The Mawile thought about it for a moment, then unfolded her arms and gave a smirking nod to Maya. Whatever she'd been intending with the quiet from before, it looked like the girl had passed... She definitely seemed to like the name well enough. "Alright, Titania it is then" Maya said, entering the name onto the dex's screen. "So... how about we go find an opponent then?" Again, the mawile crossed her arms, giving another nodd. Folie's spiraled eyes darted back and forth between the two of them as the walked off towards the fields... this... this wasn't real, right? She was gonna use the newbie? Really, just? Damn it... looks like he wouldn't get to turn that big cat from yesterday into pulp just yet... ah well... at least whenever they did fight, he was sure he'd still have the advantage. That black haired kid and his dark type had underestimated him, he could see it plain as day yesterday morning. It was a bad idea to underestimate him... he may have been crazy, may have been completely bonkers, but there was always a method to his madness, a plot hidden behind that veil of demented randomness... just like those fake warm up jabs he'd been doing. But...eh, he guessed it really didn't matter though. He would get that fight eventually... he was going to face that absol someday, might not be today, or tomorrow, but someday, someday, he would drag that disaster seeker into the Rabbit Hole. Folie never forgot a challenge, regardless of whether he'd been on the issuing or receiving end of it. And that one he'd issued yesterday? It would be no different... "Spinda spin-spin-spin..." He sung whimsically as he marched off after his own trainer and the newbie. All the while though, a smirk spread across his maw... someday

Hmmm... no, not quite like that, I don't think... those who rush recklessly into the fray against a foe they've never faced before are bound to end up dead from their leroy jenkins-style abandon someday. But nevertheless, rest assured, I look forward to our brawl...

I'll get my post up shortly and have Maya make her pick... Azery, I'm coming for you...