The oncoming Caterpie halted its tackle mere feet away from Zulu. Its body shaking with the effort to break from her Ekans' leer attack. It was vulnerable, and its previous backup Weedles had fled at the sight of both Richard and C.J. taking control of the previously chaotic situation. C.J. dug her heel into the dirt, keeping her gaze trained on Zulu and his assailant. She saw a flash of red and white from the corner of her eye, so Richard was going to attempt a capture on his Caterpie. C.J. knew she needed another partner to gain that fabled ribbon case, but another poison Pokémon wouldn't be as advantageous as catching a different type. Of course, Caterpie was a bug for now, but it wouldn't stay that way as it evolved. A memory of a field of yellow buttercups flashed through her head, replaying a scene of a small girl peeking between the long stems at a hungry Butterfree. The deep, hearty laugh of a man echoed in the distance as click, and a blinding flash of light quickly halted the happy daydream. 

C.J. shook from her thoughts just as a feeble white strand shot from the weakened Caterpie's mouth. Zulu luckily didn't need a command to quickly evade the oncoming string shot attack, his slinky scales whispering against the fallen leaves scattered all around them. She nodded her head and grinned thankfully at her partner. Surely Zulu would gain some much needed experience from winning this battle, and he was sure to succeed. C.J.'s knuckles curled into fists at her sides as she called out the final command, [color=goldenrod]"Good Zulu, now show him an honorable end. Wrap!"[/color] Zulu's golden eyes flashed over in a brief apologetic manner as he quickly coiled around the small creature, flinging it somewhat gently against a sturdy tree base deeper into the forest. Zulu and C.J. held their breaths as they not only waited to see if they were victorious, but also as Richard's Pokéball bounced off the other Caterpie and engulfed it in an entrancing light. 

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