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[attr="class","Vgentemptitle"]A wild pokemon appeared

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Faylinn didn't let herself bask in the glow of a battle handily won for too long. Instead her eyes scanned the dark surroundings -- the lit spaces under neon lights and dark corners alike -- for Granbull. The pokemon had vanished at the start of their fight and she couldn't figure out where it could have gotten off to. She did know that if it caught them off guard, however, it could be trouble. Especially with Lunk still struggling to blink and scrape the last of the wild Pidgey's Sand Attack out of his eyes. In moments the answer to her queries presented itself in perhaps the most extreme way possible.[break][break]

The sound of screams and the all but literally earth-shaking boom of a wall coming down drew her eyes a short ways down the street. Dust and debris had been kicked into the air by the makeshift demolition, but within the haze they created she could see a few shadows moving about. What looked to be an adult of some description, a quadruped pokemon, and a shape consistent with the Granbull that had vanished earlier. It seemed it had found a different fight, one more destructive than the one she and Lunk had waged. Without hesitation she began running towards the scene. Lunk followed behind her, his large body dragging across the street's concrete -- leaving wear and tear in its wake.[break][break]

In her mind were thoughts of heroism. She was part of a group looking out for the common good -- what she remembered of Team Virus's stated goals put human life front and center. It's with this goal in mind that she hoped to try and make sure everyone got out of the wreckage safe and sound. Instead she was stopped short by the presence of fresh opponents. It seemed between Lunk, their fight, and the fight that brought down the building they'd pulled in more curious pokemon. A Grimer shot from the darkness of an alley to her right, and it was only her reflexes paired with the pokemon's relatively slow speed that got her out of the way in time to avoid whatever it had intended for her.[break][break]

She jumped quickly to the side, too quickly and with too little thought to land on her feet. She put a hand to the ground and rolled over her shoulder instead, standing and dusting herself off as Lunk formed a barrier between her and their new assailant. One thing at a time. If she wanted to help out the people in the building she needed to deal with the Grimer first. It was an odd match up though. One she admittedly wasn't sure how to approach.[break][break]

"Let's try restricting his range of motion, cut him off like we did the Pidgey!" it was her go-to strategy. Lunk's size was a major advantage, his most prominent, and if they could use it well in a fight it could make up for his weaknesses (most notably his speed). As a result Lunk knew his paces. He lowered himself close to the ground and formed a circle with his body around the Grimer. It wasn't closed, but the small exit limited escape routes and this position allowed him to use the reach of his tail to both punish any opponent trying to exit the middle and attack those that stayed stuck. At least that's how it usually worked.[break][break]

The wild Grimer didn't miss a beat. As soon as the defenses were set up it began releasing toxic fumes from its body. Poison Gas quickly filled the makeshift arena Lunk had created, and for fear of his health he was forced to back off -- but not before getting an unfortunate whiff of the attack. His eyes narrowed as he backed away, clearly pained by some unseen injury. Faylinn could only imagine what kind of nasty stuff made up that purple haze. They'd have to play from a distance, something enabled by Lunk's size but difficult to pull off given the time it took to move his massive body around.[break][break]

"Try to get it with a ranged Stone Edge!" usually it was easier to use his own body as the catalyst for the move, but if they were stuck fighting from across the playing space Lunk didn't really have any choice but to rough up the terrain a bit. It made her feel bad, the thought that they'd be tearing up the street. She quickly scanned for spots she thought offered the most impact at the least value. Instantly her eyes were drawn to the alley the wild Grimer had emerged from, "Pull from alleyways, not the street itself!" she offered the addition to her early command quickly, and Lunk did his best to honor it. [break][break]

His tail snaked into the shadows of the alley, the sound of cracking concrete preceded the sight of it flying. Several chunks of stone flew threw the air at the wild Grimer, and having emerged from the unlit alley an unexpected element of surprise was added to the attack. The wild Grimer was nailed through its toxic fog and it soon dissipated as the sludge pokemon reeled from the blow. An opportunity. It Hardened itself reflexively, the flow of its liquid body slowing as the surface grew waxy and dense. [break][break]

"Go in for the kill, Lunk! Let's try and finish this up close with an Iron Tail!" as Faylinn shouted, Lunk dragged his body across the street. He closed the small gap between himself and the wild pokemon quickly, and while it still tried to get its bearings Lunk swung for its now more solid body. The move pushed it back, but didn't finish the battle as Faylinn had hoped. It did, however, panic the pokemon. One blow after another kept it from thinking, and so it fell back on more defensive tactics. It began to leak toxins again, but this time Lunk was ready. Before it could build up the cloud it had before he swung again, this second Iron Tail knocking it up and back into an alley opposite the one it emerged from. Faylinn could barely see, aided by the streetlights, as it puddled and slipped away. [break][break]

Faylinn surveyed the damage for a moment, a hole in the alley, drag marks from Lunk across the street, nothing too serious but more than they'd ever done before. It made her feel uneasy as she turned to continue moving towards the collapsed building wall. [break][break]

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[attr="class","Vgentemptitle"]A Wild Pokemon Has Appeared

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[attr="class","Vgentemptitle"]A Wild Pokemon Has Appeared

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