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whateveryoueatliveitspart[The video comes on and immediately begins spinning around wildly, eventually coming to rest slightly crooked with a thin root visible in the corner of the image. The first clear thing that can be seen is Apollo, apparently having jumped down from somewhere, punching Cobra Commander in the face as part of his landing, after which this music starts to play.
(Click for the complete log of what can be seen.)
A Machoke joins Cobra's Skarmory next to him, a Fearow dives in and uses Heat Wave on the Skarmory, and a much larger than average Golurk pops out of a pokéball next to Cobra. The Skarmory is recalled after being hit by Heat Wave, Cobra releases a Scolipede and an Abomasnow, and a Sawsbuck, a Combee, and a Vespiquen enter from Apollo's side. Apollo himself goes after Cobra, only to be blocked by Cobra's Pawniard. The Pokémon battle in earnest, Fearow knocking out the Abomasnow with multiple Heat Waves but being downed by its final Blizzard and crashing somewhere behind the camera. If you pay close attention you'll see two blades of grass glow green and tie themselves into a knot in front of Cobra's foot.
The battle really takes off when Combee drops out of the sky in front of Cobra and regurgitates unfinished honey in Cobra's face, causing him to stagger forward and trip over the well-placed Grass Knot, faceplanting. Apollo darts around the Pawniard while it's occupied by Combee and Sawsbuck and goes after Cobra again. Cobra manages to trip him up but Apollo switches to running in on all-fours and punches him in the face again. The Scolipede is taken out by Vespiquen and Golurk hits the Machoke with a DynamicPunch, confusing it and causing it to punch itself in the face, then toss itself with Seismic Toss and knock itself out.
Cobra begins his attempts at retreating by calling back his Abomasnow and running for his Scolipede, only for Apollo to grab him by the backpack and for Grass Knot to trip him again. By sheer luck he manages to recover and call back his Scolipede, but Apollo just grabs him by the backpack again and he has the Pawniard cut it off, only for him to trip on yet another Grass Knot and faceplanting once he tries to run again. He recalls his Machoke just in time for his Pawniard to go down and brings out his Arbok, who scatters Apollo's team with Hyper Beam. Apollo resumes chasing him and manages to grab him by the feet. Golurk reaches down to try and pick Cobra up, but the Arbok distracts Golurk with a Gunk Shot and poisons it, giving Cobra a chance to escape Apollo's grip and run. Cobra recalls his Pawniard and sends out his Skarmory again, apparently planning on making his escape on it.
Fearow returns from behind the camera with a Heat Wave on the Arbok, joining Sawsbuck, Combee, and Vespiquen in knocking it out. Skarmory blocks the path with Spikes and Cobra makes a beeline for it, taking a brief intermission to, you guessed it, trip over another Grass Knot. He managed to cling to the Skarmory instead of faceplanting again, hanging on for dear life as he flies over his Arbok to recall it and then flies off like that. Apollo's fliers follow him for a bit and launch a few ineffective attacks at Skarmory while trying not to hit Cobra, but they don't do much and Cobra seats himself properly on Skarmory's back. And then Combee comes in with Sweet Scent and regurgitates the last of his proto-honey on Cobra's face before flying off. Then Apollo's entire team unloads on Skarmory and sends him into a tailspin with Cobra screaming and hanging on for dear life as they fly into the distance. Those with good hearing will hear a very faint crash in the distance.
As Apollo's team begins to regroup for healing and all level up at once, the camera shakes and a paw covers the lens. There's a glimpse of Apollo's Furret, the source of those Grass Knots that Cobra fell victim to, and then the feed ends.
Apollo: 1. Cobra: 0.
Responses will be ICly delayed until Apollo's finished making sure his team is healed up.]
(Click for the complete log of what can be seen.)
A Machoke joins Cobra's Skarmory next to him, a Fearow dives in and uses Heat Wave on the Skarmory, and a much larger than average Golurk pops out of a pokéball next to Cobra. The Skarmory is recalled after being hit by Heat Wave, Cobra releases a Scolipede and an Abomasnow, and a Sawsbuck, a Combee, and a Vespiquen enter from Apollo's side. Apollo himself goes after Cobra, only to be blocked by Cobra's Pawniard. The Pokémon battle in earnest, Fearow knocking out the Abomasnow with multiple Heat Waves but being downed by its final Blizzard and crashing somewhere behind the camera. If you pay close attention you'll see two blades of grass glow green and tie themselves into a knot in front of Cobra's foot.
The battle really takes off when Combee drops out of the sky in front of Cobra and regurgitates unfinished honey in Cobra's face, causing him to stagger forward and trip over the well-placed Grass Knot, faceplanting. Apollo darts around the Pawniard while it's occupied by Combee and Sawsbuck and goes after Cobra again. Cobra manages to trip him up but Apollo switches to running in on all-fours and punches him in the face again. The Scolipede is taken out by Vespiquen and Golurk hits the Machoke with a DynamicPunch, confusing it and causing it to punch itself in the face, then toss itself with Seismic Toss and knock itself out.
Cobra begins his attempts at retreating by calling back his Abomasnow and running for his Scolipede, only for Apollo to grab him by the backpack and for Grass Knot to trip him again. By sheer luck he manages to recover and call back his Scolipede, but Apollo just grabs him by the backpack again and he has the Pawniard cut it off, only for him to trip on yet another Grass Knot and faceplanting once he tries to run again. He recalls his Machoke just in time for his Pawniard to go down and brings out his Arbok, who scatters Apollo's team with Hyper Beam. Apollo resumes chasing him and manages to grab him by the feet. Golurk reaches down to try and pick Cobra up, but the Arbok distracts Golurk with a Gunk Shot and poisons it, giving Cobra a chance to escape Apollo's grip and run. Cobra recalls his Pawniard and sends out his Skarmory again, apparently planning on making his escape on it.
Fearow returns from behind the camera with a Heat Wave on the Arbok, joining Sawsbuck, Combee, and Vespiquen in knocking it out. Skarmory blocks the path with Spikes and Cobra makes a beeline for it, taking a brief intermission to, you guessed it, trip over another Grass Knot. He managed to cling to the Skarmory instead of faceplanting again, hanging on for dear life as he flies over his Arbok to recall it and then flies off like that. Apollo's fliers follow him for a bit and launch a few ineffective attacks at Skarmory while trying not to hit Cobra, but they don't do much and Cobra seats himself properly on Skarmory's back. And then Combee comes in with Sweet Scent and regurgitates the last of his proto-honey on Cobra's face before flying off. Then Apollo's entire team unloads on Skarmory and sends him into a tailspin with Cobra screaming and hanging on for dear life as they fly into the distance. Those with good hearing will hear a very faint crash in the distance.
As Apollo's team begins to regroup for healing and all level up at once, the camera shakes and a paw covers the lens. There's a glimpse of Apollo's Furret, the source of those Grass Knots that Cobra fell victim to, and then the feed ends.
Apollo: 1. Cobra: 0.
Responses will be ICly delayed until Apollo's finished making sure his team is healed up.]
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Date: 2012-10-09 10:02 pm (UTC)Then I'll still do whatever I can on my own, just like back home! Even if I can't stop everyone from getting hurt I'll still protect as many as I can!
If a cage won't work I'll try something else! It's bad enough when humans hurt animals just because they don't know any better, but he knows he's hurting them and doesn't care! Any humans who're like that have to be stopped!
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Date: 2012-10-09 11:28 pm (UTC)What, so you'll protect everyone? Things don't work that way. Not around here. [no matter how much they try. It sucks, really, but...]
If you really want to stop him, you need a plan. A working plan and people who could help you with it. He's got numbers behind him and you know he'll play dirty. You have to beat him at his own game to have a chance of making him stop.
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Date: 2012-10-09 11:47 pm (UTC)He sags a bit.]
...I know. Even if I don't have to watch out for guns here I still won't be able to protect everyone. I still want to do as much as I can, even if it's like the times back home when all I can do is give a quick death so they won't suffer anymore.
Numbers? I thought everyone could only have six Pokémon with them at a time?
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Date: 2012-10-10 12:28 am (UTC)That is the limit, but I meant human numbers. People who stand behind him and his plans. There's more of them than you'd think, and their numbers are getting stronger. [A pause, then:] Have you heard of Team Rocket?
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Date: 2012-10-10 01:45 am (UTC)I've seen a couple people who seem to be like him on the Gear, but they haven't talked as much as he has. I'm not surprised that there are more.
[Because he's still suspicious of other humans. Cobra's just the most visible example of what he hates about humans.]
Aren't they humans who steal from other humans?
[What does that have to do with anything? Who cares if humans are being mean to other humans? It's the Pokémon that everyone should be worried about!]
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Date: 2012-10-10 01:53 am (UTC)There's a lot more. He's just the most vocal of the bunch. [a sigh.] Team Rocket steals from humans, yes, but they also hurt humans. They steal Pokemon from trainers that care for them, and we have no idea what happens to those Pokemon. For all we know, they're being used in experiments or not being cared for at all.
[That's what it has to do with anything. Her lack of intel may just make things harder to understand, really, but that's all she knows.]
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Date: 2012-10-10 02:13 am (UTC)They take Pokémon!? [What was that about calming down?] Those bastards! They're probably making them suffer somewhere! [Pulling the camera a bit closer to his face.] How many of them are there? Do you have any idea where they're hiding?
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Date: 2012-10-10 02:38 am (UTC)I don't know. All I know is there's a lot of them, they play dirty, and Cobra is a member of their ranks along with people worse than he is. You pick a fight with them and your team isn't coming out unscathed.
[Well, she knows a little more than that, like who another couple people in that Team are and what else they've done, but that's for a time when he's not flooding the camera with his eyes.]
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Date: 2012-10-10 03:00 am (UTC)In any case, he calms down a bit once he realizes that she doesn't have much more information for him and returns the camera to a reasonable distance from his face.]
The Pokémon with him were pretty strong. The ones with me had a hard time. They're going to need to get stronger if the other people in Team Rocket have Pokémon with them who are as strong as the ones with Cobra.
...Maybe everyone wanting to challenge some of the gyms was a good thing after all...
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Date: 2012-10-10 07:16 pm (UTC)Maybe, but you don't have to challenge the gyms to have a strong team. You just have to train them well. That's possible just about anywhere.
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Date: 2012-10-11 02:40 am (UTC)Yeah. They've been training themselves along the way. Beating the gyms just seems to be a way for them to prove that they're as strong as they think they are. I needed some of the HMs too, so I guess we're all getting something out of it?
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Date: 2012-10-11 02:42 am (UTC)Something like that. Though the only useful HM is the one you get from Cianwood Gym, and you need the badge from Violet City to make any use of it. Other than that, the gyms are useless to most people.
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Date: 2012-10-11 02:50 am (UTC)That's the "Fly" HM, right? If I have time before winter comes and the Pokémon with me want to I'll try and get it. I only needed the Rock Smash and Strength HMs. The Pokémon with me just wanted to challenge more gyms.
I'm a "Breeder" so I don't need to get another badge to use the HMs.
Other than getting the HMs the gyms aren't really useful, you're right.
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Date: 2012-10-11 06:43 pm (UTC)You'll have to move fast then. Winter's almost here and getting stuck on a route in a blizzard won't do you or your team any good. Finding a city and hunkering down until the snows pass may be your best option.
[also, filing away that "not needing the badges if you're a breeder" bit. She knows someone who may benefit from it.]
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Date: 2012-10-12 03:31 am (UTC)Trying to go out in a blizzard isn't fun. I should still have time though if we move quickly.
I don't like being in towns. They're too loud and they stink. Furret said that she'd be able to help me dig a cave if I got the Rock Smash HM, so as long as we can finish before the first snow I'll have somewhere to stay.
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Date: 2012-10-12 07:48 pm (UTC)You should still stay close to a city, if only to have access to supplies. You won't find much to eat out on the routes in wintertime.
[And if he intends to stay in a cave all winter? It's going to be cold. Food and calories will be needed. Even she knows that much.]
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Date: 2012-10-12 07:57 pm (UTC)[He knows too. This is how he's spent every winter his entire life, so he's got experience.]