Mountaineering {W}

[Katherine Brookes]

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It was a pleasant day for a walk, but Katherine was not out for a casual stroll in some quaint little park. No, not today. Today, she and her Growlithe were doing a bit of mountaineering, on the side of the dormant volcano. Katherine had heard rumours of this place. Some said it was the ideal place to find fire types. But other rumours claimed fire types feared this place. Katherine could not understand why the latter could be true. After all, where better for a fire type to live than a volcano, home to fire and heat?

Even if there were no fire types here, it wasn't as if Katherine had anything to lose. Bandit needed to train, to become stronger so he could compete and hold his own against even the strongest Pokémon the trainers of the islands had to offer. She sighed, rubbing at a scar on her arm absentmindedly. If she was perfectly honest with herself, the thought of challenging trainers worried her. Her experience of battles mainly involved her having to fight other humans to protect herself, whilst Bandit was forced to protect himself from their Pokémon- there was a reason she was so badly scarred. And that wasn't even mentioning her issues with authority and rules.

Perhaps this entire thing had been a bad idea. Katherine grimaced. No. That couldn't be the case. If this had been a bad idea, then that meant being arrested, forcibly separated from Lily and having her closest- and, in all honesty, only- friend taken from her was a good idea. And while Katherine had agreed to leave Lily on a temporary basis, she simply couldn't stand the thought of being separated for good.

Annoyed at herself, Katherine shook her head, trying to get rid of the thought. Now wasn't the time. There was never a time. The past was the past- she had no more influence on it than she had on the weather. Now, in the present, she had to focus on the future, and right now her future was training Bandit and trying to win battles. Keeping that thought in mind, Katherine began looking for a foe for her Pokémon to face.

OWL

[Panda]

wild Heatmor has appeared!

heatmor - level 05 - male - gluttony
hone claws; tackle; incinerate; lick

Heatmor laid his head on a rock. He was very tired from searching for Durants all day. For some reason, he couldn't just couldn't find any. Maybe he would just take a little nap before searching again. That was, until he heard a sound. It was a human noise! He got up and looked around. Sure enough, there was a human. Maybe humans tasted like Durants? He started walking towards it.

WILD HEATMOR IS HUNGRY
WILD HEATMOR DID NOT ATTACK

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[Katherine Brookes]

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A low growl from Bandit forced Katherine's attention back to the present, and she peered up to see a bewildering-looking Pokémon walking towards them. What even was that thing? It certainly wasn't any Pokémon Katherine had seen before, so it didn't belong in the Kanto region. Though, it did look similar to one her sister had stolen and shown to her once...

If Lily had shown her it, it had to be a fire-type. It was pretty much the only type Lily had ever shown her, purely because of Katherine's dreams. She eyed the wild Pokémon carefully. It didn't seem to be threatening, but Bandit was still growling, his ears flicked back and tail up, as if doing his best to frighten the other Pokémon. Katherine suspected if he had been able to, he would have been spitting fire- unfortunately, the little Growlithe didn't know any moves like that yet.

"Alright, Bandit," she said with a sigh, resigning herself to a battle. At least there was no trainer to bother her, this time. "Do as you like."

Bandit needed no further encouragement. The Growlithe lunged with teeth bared, looking to bite his foe wherever he could manage. Katherine watched anxiously, her fists partially clenched, as she waited to see how the wild Pokémon would react to her challenge.

Katherine sends out Bandit! Bandit uses Bite! Ability: Intimidate | Level: 5 Conditions- None Other- None

OWL

[Panda]

Heatmor was confused as to why the human's pokemon was upset. It wasn't as if he was trying to hurt the growlithe! He just wanted to see if the human was tasty. "Heea-" it growled. It wanted the growlithe to stop acting weird. They were both pokemon, shouldn't they be on the same side? In order to show it that he shouldn't be mad, he decided to try to show it his intentions. He went up to the human and licked it. Or at least, he would have. Right before he was about to, the growlithe jumped in the way and bit him. The nerve of this pokemon! Well, If the growlithe wanted to fight so badly, then Heatmor would win! He licked the growlithe instead. 

WILD HEATMOR IS ANNOYED
WILD HEATMOR USED LICK

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[Katherine Brookes]

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Well, Katherine had heard a part of the Pokémon's name now, thanks to its irritable growling. But it was of little use to her at this moment in time- knowing a Pokémon's name did not help her to defeat it.

Bandit flattened his ears, shaking his body irritably as the wild Pokémon licked him. The look of disgust was evident on the Growlithe's face- Bandit scrambled back to escape the tongue, growling and standing defensively in front of Katherine, half-crouched. His meaning was obvious- if the wild Pokémon meant any harm to Katherine, it would have to get through Bandit first.

Katherine watched the exchange worriedly, fidgeting slightly. If she was completely honest, this was the first time she had simply stood on the side-lines and watched her Pokémon fight without having to deal with someone herself. In the past, she had had to fight off a trainer that had caught her trying to steal from them, or even, on one memorable occasion, the police. Never had she fought like this, with Bandit taking and dealing all the damage. She wasn't entirely sure she liked it. If this was being a trainer was supposed to be about, perhaps it wasn't for her after all.

Tiring of waiting for his trainer's next order, Bandit leapt back into a standing position and lunged to bite the wild Pokémon again. It was unfortunate that he only knew that one move that was of any use, but as long as it was dealing damage, it would do.

Bandit uses Bite! Ability: Intimidate | Level: 5 Conditions- None Other- None

OWL

[Panda]

Heatmor narrowed his eyes. So this really was a battle. He tried to get out of the way, but failed. He winced as he was bitten again. Thats it. He was pulling out the big guns. He felt a bright orange ball form by his mouth, until it turned into a fiery ball of orange, red, yellow, and black. He then hurled it at his opponent with all of his might. This would surely do some damage. Maybe the stupid growlithe would leave him alone, now that he knew that Heatmor should not be messed with. Pokemon that belonged to humans were weak. 

WILD HEATMOR USED INCINERATE

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[Katherine Brookes]

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The battle seemed to be going well, or so it seemed to Katherine. Bandit had managed to land two solid bites, and the wild Pokémon was even showing signs of discomfort at the attacks. Bandit even had the nerve to growl a challenge at his foe- a fierce, short snarl.

And then the wild Pokémon retaliated. Not a lick this time. No, it seemed this creature was getting fed up of being used as Bandit's chew toy, because now it was hurling a ball of fire at Bandit, and the Growlithe had no hope of dodging it. He weathered the blow with narrowed eyes. Being a fire-type obviously did not make him immune to fire. If only he had had another ability, things might have been a lot easier. But at least the attack was not as powerful as it would have been against, say, a grass type. Even so, the Growlithe was beginning to pant slightly, tiredness evident in his movement. The battle was taking its toll on her Pokémon.

"Hang in there, Bandit," Katherine murmured, watching as Bandit lunged for his third bite in a row. Perhaps this battle hadn't been such a good idea, after all. Befriending the wild Pokémon might have worked out better. But in her defence, how was she supposed to befriend a Pokémon when she didn't even know its species?

Bandit uses Bite! Ability: Intimidate | Level: 5 Conditions- None Other- None

OWL

[Panda]

Heatmor was steaming mad. The growlithe was still okay! That didn't make sense. Every time it used the move again on something else it fainted them instantly. He almost used it again, but all of the sudden the growlithe was coming at him again for another bite. Was the the only move he had!? He was about to dodge but yet again failed. "Heaat-mor-" he yelled. That bite did more than all of the rest. He wasn't prepared for that. "Heeaa-" he tried to tell them to stop. He was done battling. The growlithe must have used something to make his bite stronger. He began slowly trudging away. He didn't really ever want to fight, he was just hungry.    

WILD HEATMOR DID NOT ATTACK

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[Katherine Brookes]

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"Heaat-mor-". The Pokémon's yell cut through Katherine, and she winced at the sound. Well, at least now she knew what Bandit was fighting- Heatmor, apparently, was the name of this species. It looked aggravated and in pain, and as she watched it trying to retreat, she began to feel a bit guilty about attacking it.

Bandit, however, seemed to feel no such guilt. The Growlithe lunged forwards, almost without Katherine realising he had moved. "Bandit, don't!" Katherine shouted at her Pokémon. "You've done enough."

Sure, she wanted to collect fire types and build a strong team, but it wasn't worth it if it meant having to force a Pokémon to obey her. It was bad enough that she had gotten Bandit by stealing him- she didn't want to continue building her team by treating Pokémon as if they were tools, without feelings.

But Bandit growled in annoyance, his ears flattening. He had heard his trainer- of course he had- but on this occasion he chose to ignore her, instead leaping after the wild Heatmor and leaping to try and grasp its leg and haul it back. He was too angered by the damage he had already sustained to stop now- not when he could sense his foe weakening.

Bandit uses Bite! Ability: Intimidate | Level: 5 Conditions- None Other- None

OWL

[Panda]

Hearing the growlithe footsteps lunge towards him once again, Heatmor winced, expecting another bite. He wasn't even going to fight back anymore, he just wanted them to let him leave. The next bite would surely finish him off. When the bite didn't come, he slowly turned around. The human had made noises, which made the pokemon stop attacking. The human had.. saved him. He took a step foward towards it, almost to try to show his gratitude.

Suddenly, the growlithe seemed to disobey the human noises and lunged at him. Heatmor stared at it in shock as it bit him. He fell over, trying not to close his eyes so he wouldn't faint. The human, it would help him, right? It tried to stop the growlithe before, so it was nice. It had to be. He slowly turned its head towards it, desperately trying to get it to notice and help. He didn't care about the growlithe anymore or his hunger or anything else anymore. All he wanted was help, any way possible.   

WILD HEATMOR DID NOT ATTACK

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[Katherine Brookes]

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Katherine had never been so angry at her Pokémon. As Bandit leapt back, preparing to finish the fight once and for all, she fumbled in her pocket for his ball. It was so rare for her to use it that it took her a few moments to find it, but when she did, she didn't hesitate in holding it up so her Growlithe could see it. "Bandit! I said enough!"

At her impatient shout, Bandit looked back, his eyes narrowing. Seeing that the Growlithe was not about to give up, Katherine sighed before pointing the PokeBall at her Pokémon, calling him back to it. She scowled at it and shook her head, before looking at the Heatmor.

"Poor thing," she murmured. She couldn't just leave it alone out here, hurt- not when it was her fault. And it was a fire type. Hesitantly, she pulled a PokeBall out and threw it at the Heatmor, coming to a decision. If the Heatmor stayed in this PokeBall, she'd keep it, heal it up and train it as she was trying to train Bandit. But if it broke out, she would let it stay wild.

It was down to the Heatmor.

Katherine calls back Bandit! Katherine uses a PokeBall!

OWL

[Panda]

WILD HEATMOR WAS CAUGHT
pokeballs used: 1
levels gained: 0
other items used: 0

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