Pokémon battle! And we'll see who is the better trainer! And we'll see who has the bigger Pokéballs!

[mischiefbreeder]

Who: Gold (mischiefbreeder) and Silver (tsuntrader), plus any spectators!
What: Silver issued a battle challenge to Gold, who accepted.
When: Saturday afternoon
Where: The Battle Dome
Summary: Gold and Silver have been in Luceti together for a year and yet have never had a single Pokémon battle. Deciding it's time to rectify, they head off to the Battle Dome to throw down!
Rating: PG? I mean, it's Pokémon...
[Gold had been anxiously waiting for this day. Sure, the standard format for Pokémon battles involved just battling whenever your eyes meet, but if they did that, there'd be constant battles all day, every day. Therefore, these things had to be planned.

...Besides that, Silver was his rival. Always has been, always will be. That makes this battle special. A battle to settle old scores... No, a battle to determine who's the best trainer out of the two of them, and furthermore... To show everyone just how it's done.

It was time. Their battle lies ahead.]

Comments

[savedtheworld]

Yeah, they... are they Earthbending? They're really tearing the place apart...

[markofthebrave]

[And then Silver's Pokemon moves on to 'surf.']

...where are they even getting the water for this?

[Magical water always makes her so jealous. 8|]

And is it just me, or... have they been taking turns?

[Because once you get over the insanity of it, it sure seems like they're literally exchanging hits as opposed to actually... fighting.]

[savedtheworld]

[He shakes his head.]

I don't understand how any of this works. ...But, it does look like they're taking turns. I guess that's fair.

[markofthebrave]

...but taking turns in a battle is suicide.

[Seriously, can you imagine if she and Azula just stood there and took turns?

And at that moment, Gold uses electricity on that aqua jet. Katara tenses, wanting to spring down and stop the match, bring out the healing. But... somehow... they're okay?]

How are they still getting back up after all this?

[savedtheworld]

[That timing is pretty bad - as he he remembers how Azula couldn't just wait for her turn, and then the electricity stops. He finds himself reaching forward for a moment and whispering a "No!", but he pulls back and becomes silent for several moments. Once they get back up, he feels a bit relieved and astounded.]

I don't... know.

[markofthebrave]

[Subconsciously, she puts a comforting hand on Aang's arm as she leans forward to follow the match with wide eyes.]

[savedtheworld]

[He feels calmer and, with a light smile unrelated to the Pokemon's actions, focuses on the match as it nears the end.]

They look like they're both... preparing something.

[markofthebrave]

Woah.

[Look at the water gathering around that tail!]

[savedtheworld]

[And his wonder increased when the two forces clashed.]

Whoa!

[The absence of lightning makes it easier to be drawn in. Instead, he remembers what he heard about Katara's fight against Azula.]

Go water lizard!

[markofthebrave]

Wow.

[Katara grins, recovering from her awe quickly.]

Now that is what I call a nice move.

[savedtheworld]

That's a really nice water move, huh?

[And then, explosion. His eyes widen in a mix of confusion, awe and concern.]

...What just happened?

[markofthebrave]

I'm... not sure.

[She leans forward.]

Are they okay?

[savedtheworld]

[He also peers forward, starting to be concerned when none of them are getting up, as well as noticing the changes to the room.]

I don't know. And it looks like... did they break the room? It's not... a forest anymore...

[Which makes him more worried about their chances.]

[markofthebrave]

[She starts to move to stand--]

Oh good, they're getting up.

[savedtheworld]

And I thought I could take a lot of punishment! Look at them... they're not gonna still fight more, are they?

[markofthebrave]

No... it looks they're stopping.

[Thank goodness.]

[savedtheworld]

And carrying each other out... [It's weird to think that the people who were just battling so intensely were actually friends.] Are all of these battles so... intense?