[center]Part 1 of the Collab between Savo, Vec, and Ogobrogo! [color=f7941d]=Ashton Blanc vs Blake Winterhawk : Battle for the Badge!= [/color] [color=f7941d]"Alright, this is it! I definitely can feel that I'm getting the badge this time!"[/color] Ashton Blanc, an aspiring trainer marched defiantly into the gym despite the fact that he lost... ok, I lost track of how many losses, so anyways... Today was the day that Ashton was procuring that badge from the devious Blake Winterhawk. He would not stand for this shame any longer! He was going to the league and getting that seat, even if it took him an eternity. With a smug smile, his female companion followed after him, uncaring about the outcome of this match. The boy struck a heroic looking pose as he pointed at the stairs as if they were the gym leader himself - Blake Winterhawk. [color=f7941d]"I'm back to bring on the heat! I'm gonna melt your pokemons hearts, and then I'm gonna melt yours, Blake, and take that badge!"[/color] [color=00aeef]"... dude, you don't even have a single fire type pokemon, so I'm not sure how you're going to pull that off... plus I didn't even know you rolled that way, so that's something..."[/color] The boy shot a glance at his female companion who appeared to be shivering from under the frozen pressure... yeah, that was it... inside the gym. Frowning for a few more seconds before smiling mischievously at a thought. Waltzing his way over to the girl, Ashton precariously kept his cool under the weather and slid and arm behind the girl who appeared more uncomfortable than before. Mayu pulled her head away from the boy and rolled her eyes in irritation. [color=f7941d]"I don't roll that way... and even without a fire pokemon, I know more ways than one to melt your heart babe."[/color] Infuriated at not only the boys closeness, but that sheer line shattered her contentedness. Her face was marked with disgust and animosity at how he should of known that she did not enjoy being close to anyone... PERIOD. Shoving the boy off her, Mayu sent out her Glaceon, enraged at such a prospect. She was not going to go out with a lech like him, especially after previous stunts like this. [color=00aeef]"Weiss! Use Ice Beam on that bastards shoes!"[/color] On command, the Glaceon sent a chilling blast of ice at the boys shoves, much to his displeasure. A frown immediately formed on his face as he showed true despair in being out of control. Tipping over slightly, Ashton struggled to maintain his balanced form. Suddenly, he felt the floor give out under him... which meant only one thing. ... stairs. [color=f7941d]"OHCRAPOHCRAPOHCR-"[/color] The boy immediately lost his balance as the tracks derailed in the form of stairs. Ashton toppled down, agony located on every step down. As the boy voiced his pain, Mayu look triumphantly at what she caused to transpire before sliding down on the railings, returning her Glaceon to her pokeball per usual. Despite the fact that she was shivering, it was better than having any sort of warmth close to her as it would only harm her in the end. The girl swept pass the boy who was still rolling down the stairs, a verbal ow being heard by Mayu as she lapped him. Eventually, she made it all the way down, ending it with a smooth landing as she slid a few feet. Rotating her head to the side, she found the gym leader sipping on a cup of tea while reading a newspaper. Walking over to the man, she tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention before speaking in a boring tone of voice. [color=00aeef]"Hey, Ashton is here to challenge you again... don't mind him, he sent me ahead due to an... unprecedented circumstance..."[/color] The screeches of pain were getting louder as Ashton continued the painful path to his fourth badge. Mayu looked up to Ashtons current location on the stairs before returning her focus on the gym leader. [color=00aeef]"He should be here... momentarily, just give him a few more seconds..." [/color] And then, an audible thud was heard with the sound of... sobbing? May not be music to anyone else, but heck it was music to Mayu's ears. [color=0072bc]=Blake Winterhawk & Tusk=[/color] [color=0072bc]"Ahh, Celadon Black is one of the best teas i've tasted..."[/color] Blake Winterhawk, Gym Leader of the Blackthorn City Gym thought as he took a sip off his cup. Behind him, a sleeping Mamoswine laid, taking a mid-day nap. The sight of the large pokemon would surely be frightening to a trainer that had just started their journey, but in reality, Tusk was a gentle giant. Outside of battle, that is... Blake grabbed today's newspaper that he had brought with him from home. His eyes scanned the front cover until they fell on a small box on the down-right corner of the page. [color=0072bc]"Cave-In Causes Slight Chaos. Police are currently investigating the causes of the sudden explosions that occurred at a small cave that connects Route 45 with Route 46."[/color] [color=0072bc]"Did they just realize that there was a cave-in? That happened days ago and they are just now reporting it for the first time?"[/color] Blake sighed and shook his head. A sudden noise made Blake close the newspaper and look at the stairs, behind him. "What is going on up there..." he wondered. The noise kept going on, slowly going up in volume until Blake realized that someone might have slipped down the stairs, since between the thuds, pained cries could be heard. Before he even got a chance to stand up and walk towards the stairs himself, to see what was going on, he felt a light tapping on his shoulder. He turned around, not knowing what to expect, really. Turns out, it was that kid from before. [color=00aeef]"Hey, Ashton is here to challenge you again... don't mind him, he sent me ahead due to an... unprecedented circumstance... He should be here... momentarily, just give him a few more seconds..."[/color] [color=0072bc]"... Did he at least catch a fire type? Because I'm not going to go over the same thing over and over again. If he is at the same level as he was when he first challenged me, that is four times if you have forgotten,"[/color] Blake told Mayu, the girl who was accompanying Ashton. The guy was a sore loser, that was the conclusion Blake had come to. Granted, he too, was just like him when he was still on his journey. Blake stood up and, not a moment after that, just as Mayu had said, Ashton came tumbling down the stairs. [color=0072bc]"I hope you brought your best Pokemon this time around, or else, I predict another quick battle,"[/color] Blake told the boy. [color=f7941d]=Ashton Blanc[/color] and[color=00aeef] Mayu Ayaka[/color] : [color=f7941d]Getting Heated Up=[/color] [color=00aeef]"He didn't, but still expects to warm our hearts... and besides, maybe he'll know when to quit once he gets cold feet." [/color] The girl rolled her eyes as the boy struggled to get even a single foot off the ground, slipping and falling onto his butt. This continued for a few minutes as he skid around the area, with a few more tears streaming down his face each time he failed. Eventually, he grew irritated at the futile attempts to even bother standing up. [color=f7941d]"Ugh, damnit Mayu! Why the hell did you have to freeze my feet and make me slide down the stairs?! This is disproportionate justice ya know! You definitely owe me after this gym battle!"[/color] Staring daggers at the boy, the girl released her Glaceon once more so she might shut Ashton up due to his consistent whining. As she began opening her mouth, she stopped and lowered her hand. There was a mischievous glimmer in her eyes, however no signs of emotion rested on her lips. Putting her hands on her hips, Mayu rolled her hair to the side before speaking with a tinge of emotion. [color=00aeef]"Alright then Ashton. I'll do anything with you, but only if you somehow manage to beat Blake this time, deal?"[/color] Ha, as if he was going to even make a dent in his team! Mayu was certain that Ashton would get destroyed like the other... four times... yeah, four times sounds good. At any rate, she took a seat on the bench, crossing her legs as the Glaceon slowly trotted behind her and hopped onto the bench. Weiss then rested her head on her trainers lap as the girl contently stroke the pokemons head. She wanted to smile for a moment, however felt that she didn't want to drop this simple facade right now. After hearing the terms to her little bet, Ashtons eyes suddenly perked up and he managed to stand up for more than a second... before promptly slipping again. [color=f7941d]"Ugh, forget this, I'll just have Magi handle this..."[/color] Grabbing a pokeball from one of his pockets, he clicked the button on the ball, releasing a familiar Mismagius. [color=f7941d]"Alright, heya Magi... I'm in a bit of an icy situation, thanks to SOMEONES GLACEON."[/color] Ashton leered at the girl who continued petting her Glaceon who look rather pleased, a contrast to her partners apathetic stare, cooing a bit as she rested on Mayus lap. [color=f7941d]"Anyways... here's a neat little trick Magi learned that's going to help me conquer this gym this time! Magi, use Mystical Fire!" [/color] The pokemon was slightly giggling at the situation Ashton was in and circled around him for a bit to tease him, much to his displeasure. Suddenly, fire spewed from the Mismagius' mouth at the boys shoes which quickly defrosted. However, a new pain suddenly filled his feet as he shot up, and released his Poliwrath in the blink of an eye. As he hopped up and down on each foot, Ashton was holding back even more tears than he had before and bit his lip. As silently as he could, Ashton issued a command to his Poliwrath. [color=f7941d]"MACH, OW, USE WATER, OW OW, GUN, OW!!!!" [/color] Suddenly pressurized water shot out from the pokemons mouth, soaking not only Ashtons shoes but the boy himself as he drifted backwards at a quick pace. Eventually the Poliwrath stopped, the Mismagius cackling in delight at this whole spiel. As the pokemon giggles, Ashton struggled to get up on his two feet due to minor burns and the fact that he was probably colder than Mayu in that skimpy costume of hers. [color=f7941d]"Ugh, why does this have to happen to a guy as great as me?"[/color] [color=0072bc]=Blake Winterhawk & Tusk - Part 2=[/color] Blake looked at the two trainers interact with each other before walking over to his Mamoswine, which was peacefully sleeping until now.[color=0072bc] "Ugh, time for you to wake up, Tusk. We got a challenger in our hands,"[/color] Blake said but the mammoth Pokemon just kept snoring. [color=0072bc]"Um.. Oh yeah."[/color] Blake unzipped his jacket and reached for his waist pack where he kept some PokeBlocks for situations like that one. He grabbed a handfull of them and, one by one, placed them in a line in front of Tusk. At first, it remained still, not moving at all. Then, it started sniffing. [color=0072bc]"Hah, his nose caught the scent of the PokeBlocks. He's almo-"[/color] MAAAMOOOOOOOO! Tusk suddenly shot up from where he was laying and quickly started devouring the PokeBlocks Blake had used as bait. [color=0072bc]"Hey buddy, relax, there's more from where that came from,"[/color] Blake said as he petted Tusk's belly. The large Pokemon smiled and let its trainer know that it was fully awake and ready for battle. Blake left some more Blocks on the ground, in front of his Pokemon for it to eat and turned his attention back to the trainers. [color=f7941d]"Alright, heya Magi... I'm in a bit of an icy situation, thanks to SOMEONES GLACEON,"[/color] Ashton shouted rather loudly at the girl. [color=0072bc]"Hmm, a Glaceon huh?"[/color] Blake looked down at Ashton's feet and saw that they were actually encased by ice, frozen solid. [color=0072bc]"Girl, is your Glaceon the source of that ice? Because If I must say, that level of transparency means that the Pokemon is very well bred and trained. You'd make a very good Ice-type trainer. If you are interested, talk to me after the battle,"[/color] Blake told Mayu before turning his attention back towards Ashton. [color=0072bc]"Okay, this time ain't going to be like the others. You," Blake said and pointed at Ashton, "are going to go against this guy,"[/color] he added and pointed back at Tusk. [color=0072bc]"I am going to use only one Pokemon for this battle. You should be thankful as I usually don't do this very often. It's just that you have started to get on my nerves a bit. No hard feelings,"[/color] he finished. Blake signaled Tusk to follow and walked towards the battlegrounds. Both Tusk and him took their places and waited. [color=0072bc]"C'mon then, what are you waiting for? I, Blake, Gym Leader of the Blackthorn City Gym, accept your challenge. The Gym Leader is allowed to use only one Pokemon. When one side's Pokemon are no longer able to battle, we will have our winner. Challenger Ashton, proceed to the battlegrounds."[/color] [color=f7941d]=Ashton Blanc[/color] and [color=00aeef]Mayu Ayaka[/color] : [color=f7941d]Insult to Injury=[/color] As Mayu watched the boy fiddle around with his pokemon, she went onto groom her pokemon in a unique way. She began humming a little tune as the Glaceon lay there, smiling at each stroke of her hand. The girl was off in her own little world and began smiling a bit, entranced by her own partner. Suddenly, reality ushered the girl away from the tranquil peace she once had by none other than the gym leader himself... who was complimenting her on her skills for properly raising Weiss. Putting on her facade once more, Mayu donned a gloomy frown on her face as she stared at the gym leader. Before she was given the chance to speak up, Blake had already returned his focus. At times like this, it was better to keep her mouth shut as it wouldn't invite any meaningless trouble from Ashton himself. However, he could say otherwise. As he regained his ability to stand on his own feet, he found himself being insulted. Him, out of all people was taking out their frustration on the Great Ashton?! He would have none of that as he strode up to the challengers side, irritated at the turn of events which favored him a weaker trainer. [color=f7941d]"Seriously, just one pokemon against five?! I take that as a friggin' insult not only to me, but my pokemon,"[/color] the boy shouted in the gym as he walked, wincing along the way. [color=f7941d]"If that's the way you want things, then..."[/color] Ashton began observing the arena, recalling a few tricks over how his sister taught him how to use the environment. He didn't realize it until now, but there were a couple of stalagmites hanging above. Coming to a major epiphany, Ashton thought of a new strategy right off the bat, however realized to pull this stunt off, he would need a capable pokemon... meaning Magi. However, there was also his sense of hubris which broke into myriads of pieces after his acknowledgement. Furrowing his brows and grinding his teeth, Ashton traded a glance with the gym leader before going on. [color=f7941d]"... then I'm going to use one pokemon also! Hope ya don't mind me gloating after I get the badge this time,"[/color] he exclaimed, sneering. After that insane proclamation, Mayu could barely stifle a giggle as she quickly began smiling for a few seconds. Ashton took note of this little outburst, but he didn't at all feel angry. In fact, he felt great seeing her smile for once as he never was able to catch a true glimpse of what it looked like. And due to that smile, he, himself became filled him with determination. [color=f7941d]"Give me a sec Blake, I need to go over something with Magi. Hey, Magi, come down here please, I need to speak to you for a bit."[/color] As the Poliwrath trotted over to the boy with a worried look as the Mismagius continued to circle around Ashton head before tackling him with a smile. The boy reacted with a quick smile as he grabbed Magi for a bit. The teen was barely lifted from the ground as the ghost tried to playfully struggle free. In the end, she rested on his head, awaiting the plan obediently. As he spoke, she gleamed with a mischievous glare as whimsical excitement filled the ghosts lungs... if they have lungs... As Magi flew around for a bit with Ashton attempting to garner his attention, Mach slowly walked up to the trainer and tapped him lightly on the shoulder. The boy flinched a little from the Poliwrath surprise tap, but addressed him in a light-hearted manner. As he did so, Mach expressed his worry for the outcome as he knew Ashton was not the best when it came to battles and urged him to use his other pokemon. [color=f7941d]"Hey, don't worry buddy, have some faith in me this time; those first..... uh.... four losses (I'm pretty sure it was more than four, but I'll roll with it) were just flukes! This time, I've got you right where I want you to be! I, Ashton Blanc, challenge you to a battle gym leader Blake!"[/color] As the boy gave this speech, Mayu could only roll her eyes at this whole situation. She felt Ashton might as well just give up and traverse home as him winning with just one pokemon only? It was astounding and ridiculous. Regardless, the boy was going to reap what he sow for this. However, that wasn't the only thing that was lingering on her mind. The fact that she was offered a chance to become an ice trainer... would she really take up that offer? She could really care less, however she was 10x better than Ashton and formulated better strategies than going in blind. Either way, she continued to massage her pokemon, seeing as this battle was going to end soon. But this time, Ashton would make sure to stun his audience with the results rather than have them both display indifference.[/center] Part 2 WIP