Engrossed in her work as she was Cass did not see the Caterpie just meer inches above her, glaring angrily down at her as she wrote down tidbits of information. Even its' angry noises remained unheard, the woman passing them off as nothing more than the sounds of the wilds.

When it became evident to the bug type that this intruder wasn't moving he reared up on his back legs, using the tree as support, and shot a thick web of string at her as a warning... Just in time for her to shift positions in such a way that her Meowth took the full brunt of the attack, in the face.

Lord came roaring to life, springing off Cass' shoulders before she knew what was going on. "Lord...? What's wrong?" She asked, concerned as she got to her feet. Lord's fur was spiked along his back as he tore the string away from his face.

He hissed and spat, pointing one long accusatory finger towards the Caterpie that glared down the tree at them. Realizing what had happened caused the woman to chuckle as she reached down to help clear the string from her pokemon's face. "Now, now Lord, don't be so mad. We probably disturbed the poor thing..."

The prissy normal type wasn't taking her words so easily. Without her command he launched himself forward in a feint attack, his body seeming to faze out of existence for a moment before slamming into the bug type, knocking it from the tree.

"Lord!" Cassandra scolded him with a frown as she stepped back. It was too late to stop the battle and she made a mental note to have a serious talk with her pokemon afterwards. It wasn't like him to attack on command, or even want to battle on his own so despite her budding annoyance at the interruption of her work she couldn't help but feel a pang of pride for her pokemon.

Caterpie wasted no time in retaliating with a tackle, barreling into the Meowth with his body. The cat picked himself up and launched a series of fury swipes without waiting for Cass' call once again. The attack hit the bug type directly, digging deep into his fleshy body. It seemed as if the Caterpie hadn't quite been ready for this onslaught and found itself staggering from the attack.

As Caterpie tried to repeat it shot another string shot attack, managing to once again cover Lord in the sticky string. He roared in anger as his arms were bound to his body. Luckily his mouth was left free and he launched forward, chomping down on the Caterpie and shaking it back and forth angrily, fainting it within second.

"Drop it Lord!" Cass screamed, grabbing his tail and pulling him back towards her to force him to drop the poor pokemon.

Lord did as he was told, shaking away the rest of the string in a huff. The one thing he hated more than doing anything, was having his coat dirtied!

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LORD - MALE - LEVEL 007 - PICK UP
Bite  - Screech - Fury Swipes - Feint Attack

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RECAP:
Caterpie used string shot.
Meowth used feint attack.
Caterpie used tackle.
Meowth used fury swipes.
Caterpie used string shot.
Meowth used bite, fainted Caterpie.
+2 levels for Meowth.

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Cass wouldn't lie to herself, she was completely bothered by her pokemon's unusual savagery towards the bug type. Sure it had taken them by surprise and seemed rather unhappy at their presence but the attack seemed so... Wrong! Lord had casually climbed up her body and wrapped himself around the back of her neck like usual as Cass had picked up her clipboard and walked away from the fallen Caterpie.

Her mind was so engrossed in the why of her pokemon's attitude - Was he really not the house cat she knew? - that she nearly tripped over the Togepi that had walked into her path. Cass was able to save herself in time, managing to only topple it over as she jumped back to avoid crushing the baby pokemon under foot.

As she regained her balance the woman smiled down at the little pokemon. "I'm sorry sweetheart," She practically cooed, crouching down so she didn't tower over the fairy type as she righted herself, "I didn't see you there."

Togepi crossed her arms over her chest and puffed her cheeks up, clearly posturing and not happy at almost being crushed. Cass knew she was trying to be intimating but she couldn't help but inwardly squeal at the display of adorable aggression. "Awwwww, cutie, don't be like that! It was just a widdle accident." Cass cooed, unable to keep baby talk from her voice. She was a sucker for cute things... And man, if this wasn't a cute pokemon!

Lord opened his eyes and peered down curiously at the Togepi, meowing softly in warning to his trainer that was clearly poking the proverbial bear. It was quite clear Cass was not understanding the body language given off by the wild pokemon as Togepi reared back and roared, an adorable squealing noise. Her body glowed faintly as she used secret power, causing vines to appear and whip at Cass, knocking her back on her butt in a desperate attempt to escape the attack.

"Hey!" Cass cried as she scooted backwards quickly, her feelings quite hurt by the seemingly random attack. Had she found all the hostile pokemon on this route?!

Lord sighed as he was jostled and lazily jumped down from his perch and advanced on the small fairy type. He shot a glance back towards his trainer, waiting to see if she would call for an attack or would sit there mouth agape as she nursed wounded feelings. When it became clear the ladder would be the case Lord sprung into action, letting out a high pitched screech, lowering the Togepi's defense.

Cass clapped her hands over her ears, wincing as the loud sound hurt her head. Togepi launched the attack again, secret power causing vines to appear out of thin air and send vicious whips at the Meowth.

Lord did his best to dodge the attack, managing to miss only a few slashes of the phantom grass attack. He didn't let it stop him as he lept forward, claws outstretched as he landed a brutal series of fury swipes against the weakened defense opponent. Togepi cried out in pain, falling to her knees in pain. She weakly used sweet kiss, sending a kiss towards Lord that hit him square in the face.

Lord teetered on his feet, confused, before falling on his butt much as Cass had and hurting himself in the process. Finally back to her senses Cass realized she had seen enough! Both pokemon seemed to be on their last legs and she wouldn't stand for another fainted pokemon if she could help it!

Doing the only thing she could, Cass tossed a pokeball at the trembling Togepi.

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LORD - MALE - LEVEL 007 - PICK UP
Bite  - Screech - Fury Swipes - Feint Attack

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RECAP:
Togepi used secret power.
Lord used screech.
Togepi used secret power.
Lord used fury swipes.
Togepi used sweet kiss.
Lord became confused.
Cass threw a pokeball in an attempt to capture Togepi.
-1 Pokeball

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