Looking for Trouble? [Mod]

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DJ the Doduo alternated bobbing his heads up and down with each broad step he advanced into the woods. Nitrine was astride his shoulders, leaning forward a little, his fingers entwined in the bird's downy feathers but not quite gripping tightly, just enough to keep his balance. Even a steady jog was pretty fast, and the autumn season brought cooler weather in spite of sunshine. Nitrine had dressed well for the occasion, wearing a hoodie over a long-sleeved shirt and jean pants. The trees grew denser and the light dimmer with each passing meter. Nitrine said, "Let's stop here for now, DJ."

The Doduo eased to a halt and crouched down slowly enough so that the young man could climb off his back. "That'sa boy." Nitrine patted both heads and rewarded one head with a potato chip—it was all he had in the absence of dried fruit pieces. Turning, he scanned the area. The place was as dark and spooky as he'd heard it was. Well, nobody had ever told him it was spooky. But it was home to Ghost-types and Dark-types, along with Poison-types who had the power to sicken people and Pokemon. That was enough to make Nitrine's shoulders tense and goosebumps rise along his arms inside the sleeves of his hoodie.

He pulled out one of his two other Pokeball and released Kellen. Crouching down to his level while DJ stood over them vigilantly, he said, "We made it, and just under an hour, too. This is the Apricorn Woods. The information page said we can find berries here, so hopefully we can pick a few up. But mostly, I'm hoping you'll gain more levels with your new Dazzling Gleam attack."

Kellen's chest puffed out in pride. Having been taught his real Fairy-type move made him feel invincible. Oxana was definitely caught by surprise three or four nights ago; she was left seeing spots for hours.

Nitrine added, "Of course, while you're out of your ball, you can go nose around in some bushes for berries." He straightened up and looked at his two-headed bird. "You too, DJ. Just, try not to eat every berry you find. I know you like food, but these berries I'd like to save for later. And both of you," he concluded as the two Pokemon started to split up, "try not to piss off a swarm of… something that would kill us for fun."

Tags for Mod Kurt/Mod Kris for Pokemon encounters and berry finding.
Happiness: Oxana, Kellen, DJ - 0 (1/5)

[Mod Kris]

Well, that looked interesting.

The Ekans slithered slowly, his eyes narrowed as he surveyed the pink puff that was suddenly around his territory. The two-headed creature was a surprise as well, but it seemed to be more interested in trying to find berries, if the way it perked up when the human had started talking about them had been any indication. The Doduo wasn't of any concern to the Ekans, though -- it was too big to eat.

The pink puff, however, was just the right size. As it wandered closer to the Ekans, the snake Pokemon emerged from the underbrush with a Leer to lower the puff's guard followed by a Poison Sting to weaken it.

Ekans

| male | shed skin

Level: 5
Hold Item: none

Wrap | Leer | Poison Sting | ---- | ---- | ----

>> Ekans used Leer
>> Ekans used Poison Sting

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Kellen was not expecting to run into the Ekans as he poked around in each bush and small tree he came across. Coming face-to-face with the leering reptile made him utter a short shriek, which caught his trainer's attention. By the time Nitrine could get to Kellen's side, his Fairy-type was reeling from a Poison Sting attack. “Kellen!” DJ, about twenty meters away, turned the attention of the lookout head towards the voice while the other head poked around in a bush.

The Clefairy grimaced and rubbed the new wound on his chest. It looked painful and red; Nitrine winced in sympathy. But then, Kellen’s face hardened. He turned to Nitrine and puffed out his chest, clearly determined to take on the Ekans. Nitrine flashed a half-smile. “You’re right; we can do this. Use Sing!”

Kellen cleared his throat. What would he sing, though…? What was Nitrine singing in the shower last night?

“Never gonna give you up,
Never gonna let you down,
Never gonna turn around and desert you!”

Both he and Nitrine were confused when the Ekans simply tilted his head, unimpressed and unaffected. “Why didn’t that work?” the frantic trainer wondered out loud, before saying, “Use Pound, quick!”

The snake Pokemon was getting into striking position, but before he could coil up all the way, Kellen clobbered him once square on the head. In such close quarters, it was easy to Leer again, before the Ekans wrapped its long body around Kellen’s middle. The Clefairy squeaked as the wild Pokemon squeezed him.

Nitrine squeaked as well, and he coaxed Kellen to sing again. No way Ekans could avoid it this time, right? Kellen took in a huge breath and began to sing his owner’s shower song right in his opponent’s face. The Ekans’s head drooped—he had fallen asleep.

A Pound attack did not wake him up. The Ekans seemed to shiver at Kellen’s cute Growl, but he didn’t rouse. He didn’t let go of his constricting hold, either.

Nitrine called, “It might be weak enough for you to take it out with Dazzling Gleam. Try it!”

Kellen gave a nod, and his entire body glowed with a blinding light. Even the young man had to shield his eyes. The snoozing Pokemon clung tightly and gave one big squeeze, making Kellen lose his breath.

“One more time, buddy!” The Clefairy lit up again like a white-hot star. The Ekans flew off of his body as though Kellen had exploded, and it landed in the bush which DJ was investigating. The Doduo sidestepped to another bush, the heads switching roles.

Nitrine crouched down to receive Kellen’s hug. Despite his chest wound, drooping ears, and heavy breathing, his Fairy-type was so excited to have beaten a Pokemon on his own for the second time. His trainer had to smile. “You were great out there, Kel. Come on, let’s go see if DJ’s found any berries yet.”

KELLEN

Level: 7
Held item: none
fairy | male | cute charm
Pound | Growl | Encore | Sing | Dazzling Gleam | --

> Ekans’s Leer lowered Kellen’s Defense (-1)
> Kellen lost 22% of his health to Ekans’s Poison Sting
> Kellen used Sing, but it “missed”
> Ekans lost 26% of his health to Kellen’s Pound
> Ekans’s Leer Lowered Kellen’s Defense (-1)
> Kellen lost 11% of his health to Ekans’s Wrap and became trapped
> Kellen is hurt by Wrap (-13%)
> Kellen used Sing; Ekans fell asleep
> Ekans lost 30% of its health to Kellen’s Pound
> Ekans is asleep; Kellen is hurt by Wrap (-13%)
> Kellen’s Growl lowered Ekans’s Attack (-1)
> Ekans lost 36% of its health to Kellen’s Dazzling Gleam
> Ekans is still asleep; Kellen is hurt by Wrap (-13%)
> Kellen KO’s with Dazzling Gleam

Mod Kris, thanks a bunch!
Happiness: Oxana, Kellen, DJ - 0 (2/5)
Stats: Kellen @ 7/28 HP (25%)

[Mod Kris]

(Not sure if your "thanks a bunch" is sarcastic or not for me rolling a Poison-type against your poor Fairy. xD But you're welcome nonetheless!)

Kellen gained 5 experience points! Kellen grew to level 8 (1/8 exp points)!

Jostled from the Ekans's limp body, the bush that it had landed in had shaken free a few Lum berries. The fruit dropped by DJ's feet.

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The soft thud of the Lum Berries hitting the grass caught DJ's attention. Each head picked up one berry before turning around to trot to Nitrine's side. The young man was using a Potion to spray Kellen's chest wound, which showed signs of healing immediately. When the necks of his Doduo touched both of his shoulders, he jumped. "Oh, DJ, just you," Nitrine laughed. "You found berries, awesome!" He took the Lum Berries from his two-headed bird and dropped them into his Berry Pouch. "Let's keep looking."

Mod Kris, oh no, that was genuine! As in, thank you for generating a Pokémon for me to fight, even though it was a challenge for Kellen. ouob Also thanks for the berries!
Happiness: Oxana, DJ - 0 (3/5); Kellen - 3 (3/5)
Nitrine used 1 Potion on Kellen.
Status: Kellen @ 27/31 HP (87%)

[Mod Kris]

Was this competition?

The Sneasel watched as a few strange-looking creatures -- a couple of other Pokemon that didn't tend to reside around the woods and a human with them -- seemed to be looking for something as well. Perhaps they were searching for food? The Sneasel snarled.

Competition for food was not good, not with the cooler breezes coming down from the mountains. Cooler breezes meant less eggs to feast upon. Less eggs meant a hungry Sneasel. A hungry Sneasel was not a happy one.

With push from the tree that it had been hiding in, the Sneasel lunged toward the party with a Scratch attack.

Sneasel

| male | inner focus

Level: 7
Hold Item: none

Scratch | Leer | Taunt | ---- | ---- | ----

>> Sneasel used Scratch

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Both Kellen and Nitrine gave a shout of surprise when the Sneasel appeared. DJ took one look (two looks?) at those enormous claws and absconded to another berry bush.

The Scratch attack had definitely stung a lot, but Kellen shook it off. The initial surprise quickly wore off for his trainer, who said in excitement, "Cool, that looks like an actual Dark-type! Use Growl, just in case, then Dazzle it."

Kellen's growl seemed to visibly disarm the Sneasel, who definitely hadn't seen the next attack coming. The blinding light shot out in all directions from every hair of the Clefairy's body. The Sneasel had been blown back into the trees, but it wasn't ready to give up despite its wounds. It Leered at Kellen, making him shudder, and scratched at him again, harder this time. Kellen winced, but he needed no command for his coup de grace—he pounded it on the head. That final hit, though not severe, was enough to make the Sneasel think better of fighting him any more.

Kellen flexed his arms proudly when Nitrine exclaimed, "Nice one! That was a lot easier than the Poison-type we ran into before. You'll be big and beefy in no time." He turned, "Hey, DJ, wasn't that awesome? …were you even watching the battle?"

As one head busily pecked at some trees in search of berries, the other squawked, "I'm multitasking!"

KELLEN

Level: 8
Held item: none
fairy | male | cute charm
Pound | Growl | Encore | Sing | Dazzling Gleam | --

>Scratch took off 17% Kellen's HP
>Kellen's Growl lowered the Sneasel's Atk (-1)
>Dazzling Gleam takes off 98% Sneasel's HP
>Sneasel's Leer lowered Kellen's Def (-1)
>Scratch took off 19% Kellen's HP
>Kellen KO's with Pound

Yay, easy punching bags!
Mod Kris, if you want, feel free to roll in something that can kick Kellen's tail so I can force DJ to fight as well.
Happiness: Oxana, DJ - 0 (4/5); Kellen - 3 (4/5)
Stats: Kellen @ 15/31 HP (51%)

[Mod Kris]

(We'll see what the rolls bring us. Hopefully this works! )

There was a disturbance in the air...

Golett's yellow eyes glows as it began to burn light energy inside itself, enabling it to curl up. It wouldn't do to have invaders in the area disturb the natural balance of nature and the wild Pokemon that resided in the woodlands. Just as a Sneasel ran past the curled-up Golett, the Ground- and Ghost-type Pokemon began chugging along until it burst forth at the foreign group, aiming its Rollout right for them.

Golett

| genderless | iron fist

Level: 10
Hold Item: none

Pound | Astonish | Defense Curl | Mud-Slap | Rollout | ----

>> Golett used Rollout

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Kellen heard the Golett before Nitrine saw it. He swiveled his huge, black-tipped ears. Once he determined where the direction the rustling was coming from, he glared in its direction, a growl in his throat. Nitrine turned to him. “You hear something?”

“Move!” Kellen gave Nitrine a shove, making him stumble out of the way just as the Golett bowled the Clefairy over.

Nitrine gave a shout of alarm, and he scrambled his smartphone out of his pocket.
“Use Growl,” he said, voice shaking, as he took a blurry pic of the enemy Pokemon and posted it into the search engine. Somehow it worked, and the engine pulled up the Golett’s information as Kellen rumbled at it. “Ghost and Ground, huh?” Nitrine said. “Pound won’t work, then…” He glanced up to see Kellen sprinting away from the Golett. “Dazzling Gleam.”

Kellen stopped and lit up brightly. The attack knocked back the curled up Golett several meters, but even so, it didn’t stop rolling. It ran over the Clefairy like he was nothing more than a speed bump, forcing the air out of him in an agonized cry.

“Kellen!”

The Clefairy climbed onto shaky feet. His ears drooped, and he was panting. Nitrine pulled out his Pokeball and held it out. “Return. You’ll be safe here.” He looked up and around. “DJ, come quick!”

The Doduo lifted both heads and trotted over. “I haven’t found more berries yet…” With a startled squawk, DJ sidestepped the rolling Golett, causing it to roll straight into the bushes. One head eyed the dual-Ghost type while the other asked Nitrine, “You want me to fight?”

“Use, uh… Growl, then Peck,” said Nitrine. DJ huffed, and growled cutely at the Golett, which uncurled itself. Then, with his long legs, he strode over and landed a peck directly in the wild Pokemon’s face. The Golett clutched its face before curling up defensively, then rolling forward again with surprising speed. It even caught DJ off guard and tripped him up, making him fall on his faces.

Nitrine winced. “Get up, DJ. Use Peck again.” The Doduo grumbled at the fact that that good-for-nothing wild Pokemon had hurt him so, and he happily obliged with his trainer’s order, thrusting one beak at the Golett as it rolled by again. It seemed to shriek and, unrolling itself, it stomped away through the woods.

Worried, Nitrine hurried to DJ’s side and ran his hands all along his necks and body. “Are you okay, DJ? Are you hurt badly?”

Both beaks nuzzled around Nitrine’s waist. He paused, confused, before realizing his Pokemon wanted a reward snack. “Alright, alright, here you go.” He poured some potato chips into his hand and held it out to DJ, who gave a pleased peep and nibbled on it, one head always keeping lookout.

“You don’t seem too hurt…” The young man glanced down at his pocket, where Kellen’s ball was. “I need to go shopping for more potions. I guess you’ll have to take it easy for the rest of the outing.” He pulled out his third Pokeball to release his Snubbull, who stretched and yawned as if she’d been napping. “Oxana, think you can help us find some berries?”

She barked once and padded away, following her nose. DJ soon finished the chips and followed suit.

KELLEN

Level: 9
Held item: none
fairy | male | cute charm
Pound | Growl | Encore | Sing | Dazzling Gleam | --

DJ

Level: 13
Held item: none
normal/flying | male | early bird
Peck | Growl | Quick Attack | Rage | -- | --

>Rollout takes off 16% of Kellen's health
>Growl lowers Golett's Atk (-1)
>Dazzling Gleam takes off 38% of Golett's health
>Rollout takes off 15% of Kellen’s health
>Nitrine recalled Kellen and sent out DJ
>Rollout misses!
>Growl lowers Golett’s Atk (-1)
>Peck takes off 36% of Golett’s health
>Defense Curl raises Golett’s Def (+1)
>Rollout takes off 23% of DJ’s health
>DJ KO’s with Peck

Mod Kris Hooray, that worked! Also I leveled up Kellen because he gained enough experience even though you didn't "announce" it. Just so you're aware. =D
Happiness: Oxana, DJ - 0 (5/5); Kellen - 3 (5/5)
Status: Kellen @ 20% HP; DJ @ 77% HP
(don't feel like going back to Sulcalculator to look up actual amounts rn.

[Mod Kris]

(*thumbs up*)

Kellen gained 5 experience points! DJ gained 5 experience points!

Following her nose, Oxana soon found a small bush that grew Persim berries. At the moment, only one was ripe enough to pick.

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"Nitrine!" Oxana called over her shoulder. She plucked the berry and scampered through the woods to find him. She presented the berry she found.

Nitrine grinned. "Nice work, baby," he praised. He placed the berry in his Berry Pouch. "There's gotta be some more that haven't dropped off yet. Keep looking." Oxana hurried away, sniffing around.

He turned to where his Doduo was pecking around. "Find anything yet, DJ?"

"I'm working on it," called DJ.

Mod Kris
Happiness: Oxana, DJ - 1 (1/5); Kellen - 4 (1/5)
Status: (see above)

[Mod Kris]

Oooh, new prey!

The Misdreavus floated along the shadows of the treetops, watching in delight the human and his team of Pokemon. They seemed fun, and Misdreavus was feeling a bit hungry...

With a chuckle to herself, the Misdreavus dove towards the team with a loud wail of her Astonish attack, intending to frighten and feed off of their fear.

Misdreavus

| female | levitate

Level: 10
Hold Item: none

Growl | Psywave | Spite | Astonish | ---- | ----

>> Misdreavus used Astonish

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The Misdreavus's shrieking worked to frighten Nitrine and startle Oxana and DJ. Nitrine stood frozen for several seconds, the scare having made him forget what to do temporarily. Oxana growled, but DJ was the first to march up into the Ghost-type's face. "No!" hissed one head. "Not another one!" The other jabbed his beak right onto the Misdreavus's face. She screamed and recoiled.

Dumb, Nitrine watched the exchange before he remembered he needed to take charge. He called, "Thanks, DJ. Use—"

But while he was speaking, the Misdreavus lowered the Doduo's aggression with a Growl attack followed by a quick Psybeam that pushed him backwards. DJ stumbled, and if Oxana hadn't skittered away, his bottom would have landed right on top of her. He stood up with a huff. "All we wanted were some berries!"

"This one seems strong," Nitrine called to his Pokemon. "Peck it again!"

DJ slammed the Misdreavus with another peck. She seemed to weep but wiped away her tears quickly. Cackling, she seemed to send a shadow-like projection of herself forward, and it descended upon DJ. He shuddered as it faded away.

"Keep Pecking, DJ!"

His two heads looked at each other and then glanced back at him. "Uh, Nitrine..."

Nitrine could only watch as the Misdreavus sped forward to attack his Pokemon. She tried to scare him with Astonish again, but just like before, it didn't work. He said, "Get back, DJ." He looked down at Oxana as DJ made his retreat, and told her, "Go Bite that ghost, Xana!"

Oxana ran forward on her little legs, and before the Misdreavus knew what was coming, she snapped her jaws around the Ghost-type. The wild Pokemon gave another screaming holler of pain that echoed through the woods before finally admitting defeat and floating off.

Hustling to DJ's side, Nitrine ran his hands along his Doduo's neck and body. He was still shuddering a little, but more than anything, he seemed to want more chips. "You're not hurt badly?"

DJ shook his heads. Oxana shuffled up through the grass.

Nitrine fed his Doduo some more chips as he said to both his Pokemon, "I think it's almost time to leave. Maybe we can find a few more berries, though." The Snubbull gave a bark and hurried off to see if she could sniff out one last ripe berry tree.

DJ

Level: 13
Held item: none
normal/flying | male | early bird
Peck | Growl | Quick Attack | Rage | -- | --

OXANA

Level: 20
Held item: none
fairy | female | intimidate
Fire Fang | Scary Face | Charm | Bite| Lick |

> Astonish doesn’t affect DJ
> Peck takes off 34% of Misdreavus’s health
> Growl lowers DJ’s Atk (-1)
> Psywave takes 29% of DJ's health
> Peck takes off 21% of Misdreavus's health
> Misdreavus's Spite disabled DJ's Peck
> Astonish doesn't affect DJ
> Nitrine recalled DJ and sent out Oxana
> Oxana KO's with Bite

Mod Kris
Happiness: Oxana, DJ - 1 (2/5); Kellen - 4 (2/5)
Status: Kellen @ 20% HP; DJ @ 48% HP; Oxana @ 93% HP

[Mod Kris]

DJ gains 5 experience points! Oxana gains 5 experience points!

Oxana's nose did not lead her to a berry bush but to a small shrub with a couple of apricorns. With a quick shake, two ripe blue apricorns fell from the branches.

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Nitrine and DJ crouched down to Oxana's level when she came back bearing two blue Apricorns. Nitrine took them both. "Hey, cool, Apricorns!" he exclaimed, but his excitement turned down into a frown. "But I don't have anything to keep them in just yet... Here, DJ, take this." He took one of the Apricorns and handed it to his Doduo, who took it in one beak and stuffed it underneath a stubby wing. Nitrine then turned back to his Snubbull. "Oxana, you hang onto the other one."

"Aye, aye." Oxana saluted him.

Nitrine recalled her into his Pokeball. "I think that's enough fun for one day," he said. DJ got the message; he crouched down low to allow Nitrine to mount him easily. "Let's get out of here. I need to do some shopping."

Heads bobbing alternately, the Doduo trotted out of the woods and off to the east.

Happiness: Oxana, DJ - 1 (3/5); Kellen - 4 (3/5)
Status: Oxana, DJ - holding 1 Blue Apricorn (each)