From: "Adrian Tymes" <wingcat@pacbell.net> Subject: Re: [PW!] The SHAKK-master Brawl! Date: Saturday, January 03, 2004 12:59 AM William Rendfeld wrote: > [NS: Nice to have that cleared up. Be warned, SHAKK-master, two can play at the > substitution game. Beth, I seriously suggest you make a post ASAP.] [NS: <mechanical monotone> Would You Like To Play A Game? </mechanical monotone> ^_-] > Nosedive, meanwhile, emerged moments later from the earth beneath > Blazerion's feet, plowing into the powerful Fire-type, weakening him. Nosedive > landed a few feet away as Blazerion regained his footing. > > Cass quickly noted to Nori, "My Dragonite's gonna take a couple seconds to > fully recuperate, do you have an Ice-type handy?" "Is this a private party, or can anyone join?" Cass blinked. "Dee?!?" The ditto, currently in the form of an army general but using his normal voice, nodded. "It seems your opponents have ticked off quite a few of the audience, so I asked if they'd lend me their pokemon for a moment. Some of the wild pokemon were willing to lend a paw, too." "Great! Can you send out an Ice type?" "Ha! *A*, single, pokemon? Deary, I'm no pokemon trainer; I've *long* since played by my own rules. ATTEN-HUT!" The nearby trees blossomed, their leaves shaking from the masses of pokemon within as heads emerged and eyes opened up deeper in the foliage. The nearby buildings opened up, pokemon seeming to swarm out from every pipe, vent, doorway, crack, and other opening. The ground erupted, as fields of digging pokemon broke the surface and poked their heads out. The skies darkened, as a dark cloud of pokemon rose from behind every nearby cover to partially blot out the sun. In truth, there were far fewer pokemon than it seemed. Dee had impressed people this way before, and knew a few tricks. Most of the aerial pokemon, for instance, were Double Team copies of but five pokemon. A few Tangela made many leaves rustle as if several times their number were hidden within, while gaining a rare chance to stretch their tentacles without letting anyone see much of the pokemon they normally hid. Some of the digging pokemon had churned up more dirt than necessary, to make it seem as if more pokemon lay partially buried beneath the dirt. And so forth. The deception was not necessary in this case, but it was a habit from long ago, never conquered since the need for the circumstance had likewise vanished long ago. "Awright, let's not do too much collateral damage. Only a few of you need attack just yet." Dee had already told the pokemon this would be part of the ruse, to disguise the fact that his real force - and thus the number of actual attacks that would be launched - numbered in the mere double digits, instead of the five, six, or seven decimal positions that it seemed. "READY!" "Salamence," "Blazerion," "ATTACK HIM!" Evir and Bo called out, pointing to Dee. "AIIIIIM!" Dee dodged by teleporting over to Cass and Nori, then pointed at Bo and Evir. "Anubis, get back here!" Nori called, followed quickly by Cass's, "You too, Nosedive!" Dee smiled, grateful that they had taken the hint, although he was not entirely certain whether his temporary recruits would actually attack after so many had been trained for one on one battles. "FYAHH!!!!" Fifty streams of angry energy and other projectiles streaked towards Bo and Evir... TBC? [NS: I can see multiple ways they can get out of this, if people want the battle to go on.]