[center][h2][color=8d68ed]Jack Schreiber[/color][/h2][/center] [center] Location: Route 9 Group: [@Alder][@1Charak2][@alexfangtalon][@ZachChase] GM: [@floodtalon] [/center][hr] [center][color=yellow][h2]A Wild Cubone Appeared![/h2][/color][/center] [hider=battle] Jack threw out his Pokeball towards the Cubone. From within, the challenger, Squirtle, appeared with a smile of determination. It seemed she was very proud of her last fight, and she felt completely ready to take on her next Opponent. [color=8d68ed]"Squirtle! use Water Gun!"[/color] Jack commanded with a wave of his arm. Taking a breath in, Squirtle fired a stream of water towards the opponent, Cubone! The Cubone seemed to make a sort of laughing noise as she was challenged, slipping into battle mode as Squirtle was sent out. She skillfully dodged the Water Gun and began dashing towards Squirtle, swinging her Bone Club at her. Jack wouldn't let Cubone down. [color=8d68ed]"Quick, Squirtle, use Rapid Spin!"[/color] he yelled to his companion. With haste, Squirtle jumped into it's shell and charged the assaulting Cubone. The collision caused squirtle to become slightly dazed. Feeling the impact through his shell, She came gingerly back out of her shell. The Cubone wheezed as she was assaulted by the spinning shell and went sliding back a little as she tried to catch her breath. She shook her head and went charging back in with a nasty Headbutt to try and hurt the Squirtle. It would be a test of what was harder, a mother's protection or the Squirtle's natural defense. Jack saw this opportunity to get the better of her head down. [color=8d68ed]"Now, Squirtle, hit him again with Water Gun!"[/color] and upon his command, Squirtle let out another direct beeline of water towards the opposing Cubone. Jack knew that unless Cubone's head was stronger than Squirtle's jet of water, Cubone would have no choice but to somehow back off or dodge. The Cubone did not see the jet of water as it rocketed towards her, as her head was pointed down. This left the thick skull to take the brunt of the impact while Cubone powered through it. It continued with its Headbutt. Jack was caught off guard, he didn't think the Cubone would continue through Squirtle's Water Gun. [color=8d68ed]"Quick, Jump Ba-"[/color] but it was too late. Before Squirtle could respond, he sent back by Cubone's headbutt. Jack almost ran over to check on Squirtle, before watching her get up slowly. She was clearly in pain. Wondering how much damage Cubone took, Jack decided that he should try to catch Cubone now. Without hesitation, he quickly threw out his pokeball to give Squirtle a moment to breathe. The Cubone was certainly in pain, but she would be damned before she let herself be captured like this. The Cubone smacked the Pokeball away with its bone and stood it's ground. Her warrior's pride demanded she continue fighting until she could no longer move. She Focused Energy to let her hits hit harder and motioned for the Squirtle to come at her. This would be the final strike. Jack figured it wasn't going to work, but it gave Squirtle the time to breathe, and for him to come up with a simple enough strategy. [color=8d68ed]"Squirtle, Use Withdraw!"[/color] Jack ordered Squirtle, as Squirtle quickly went back into it's shell. With this in mind, Jack thought to himself, the Cubone should take this as somewhat dishonoring. All he had to was wait while Squirtle increased it's own defense. The Cubone rushed the Squirtle and began to swing it's Bone Club at it once again, just because it was a warrior didn't mean it was just going to take an obvious opportunity to strike. The Squirtle would probably have time for one final attack. With Cubone rushing towards Squirtle, Jack smiled and let out another command: [color=8d68ed]"Squirtle! Once again, fire another Water Gun"[/color]. And from hiding within her shell, a blast of water appeared, streaming towards Cubone. As Squirtle fired, the blast of water slowly pushed Squirtle's tiny shell back, and now she had the treeline at her back. The Cubone was critically hit and dropped to one knee, barely holding herself up with her bone. She looked at Squirtle and it's trainer and nodded,she recognized her defeat and was ready to be captured. This trainer will train her well. This time, Jack was satisfied. Even if Cubone somehow dodged the attack, Squirtle would have kicked off the trees with rapid spin, and slid off the ground, damp from her Water Gun, and hit the descending Cubone. At the same time, Jack was very lucky in how that attack hit: If that attack hadn't been enough, and his plan had failed, it may have gone in Cubone's favour. [/hider] Returning Squirtle for a well-earned rest, Jack tossed another Pokeball at the defeated Cubone. After the ball shook in place for a short moment, the ball clicked and went silent. There was a long pause of silence that was held, until Jack finally smiled and said [color=8d68ed]I did it... I've captured my second Pokemon"[/color]. Walking over to pick it up, he thought of Leo and his Flabebe for a moment. [color=8d68ed]"Leo gave his Pokemon a nickname, too. So I think I'm going to call you Bonesaw."[/color] he declared, happy with the new name he gave to his partner. Registering Cubone into the Pokedex, Jack quickly began to wonder where he should go. There wasn't any sign towards the direction the road was going, and he knew Brittanium City was the opposite direction. Jack was then about to reach for his pocket, but instead he decided to keep following the footpath. His Pokemon were both tired and hurt and he figured out quickly that he should get to a Pokemon Center, and he had already walked so far up the path. If in dire need of healing, he could always use his potions. And so, he followed the route towards Amalgum University.