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it looked clearer then last time though poke as she walked through the forest of yamiyo, or had she mistaked it for a different forest? It had been ages since she visited the place so she could of easily been confused. But now instead of aimlessly wandering she had a purpose. She was heading for another gym battle, and she already knew this would test every skill she had.

poke had managed to get to the entrance inside the cave to the laybrith underneith, and walking downwards she felt her inwards clentch with a mixture of excitment and nerves. being underground wasn't her kind of thing. in front of her stood a passeway that branched off to the left and right. "it reminds me of nami and woogas gym..." she mumbled walking forwards before taking the left turn. Though she wasn't swimming around, the iced walls and maze like strucutre made her think she was somewhere else.

ten minutes passed and she felt like she had gone in a large circle. Left right right left another left and, a dead end. she glared at the wall and sersiouly thought of kicking it down, but stopped herself as she knew hitsu wouldn't appreciate it. sighing she walked back to a intersection with 4 hallways to chose from, and she took the right one

It wasn't another twenty before she walked down one hallway and noticed an opening. for a few seconds she though she was back at the start, but then realised she could see the markings on the floor dictating it was a arena. She grinned and walked forwards.

[Damn, it's been a month already since you posted!? gonk Sorry it took me so long, I've finally gotten out of my RP rut, or so I hope.]

Not too long after Poke's release of Ran, a slight breeze wafted through the cavern. Chilling, yet just as quickly as it had appeared it was gone. However, at the other end of the arena stood Hitsu, smiling quietly to herself with a single Pokeball in hand. "Welcome, Poke." She started, strangely enough not sounding quite herself. More serious, not quite as cheerful as she had been up in the cave. She had planned for this, and while part of her knew of what her future actions may cause, she knew that it would provide the proper testing.

"Did you enjoy my maze?" She questioned, looking a bit proud of herself. Poke was the first who had made it through, and she was rather proud of the state of the cavern, even without the ice that she had enchanted it with to make it more fitting for herself. "Chatter aside, this will be a one on one battle. Last Pokemon standing will be the victor. I grant you the first attack."

It was then that she tossed the Pokeball gently into the air before her, catching hold of it once more after it was blown backward and the burst of red light had released the one that she had chosen. Opposite of Ran stood who would most likely be the least expected; Shiran.

[Holy crap, a month. I really need to make my brain stay on track. DX]

It did not surprise Hitsu to see the shock of both Ran and his trainer. Seeing as both Poke and she knew that Ran seemed to desire more than friendship with Shiran. In Hitsu's mind, however, what she was doing could only be for the best. Turning her attention and gaze to Shiran, Hitsu uttered her command softly. "Shiran, use your Future Sight."

~I'm sorry...~ The petite Espeon said quietly, ~I have been told to... Test you.~ While the Espeon did not look happy by any means, she seemed emotionless as she took an appropriate stance in front of her opponent. Obeying her trainer's orders, Shiran began to charge up her attack. While this left her defenseless for this turn and her next, apparently Hitsu found it safe enough to try. Neither knew if they would regret it or not.

[Sorry for the shortness. x_x;]

[Okay, I'm going to attempt something semi-organized. It'll be put up on the front page as well for any battles from this point on and hopefully it'll work out somehow. It should make the battles easier to react to, and things should go much faster.]

[In your next post, be sure to use something similar as this, and if Ran is confused be sure to add a number for the possibility of him hurting himself instead. Hurting himself would remove 1 point.]

[My New Years resolution is to keep up with my RPs! XD *bricked*]

As soon as Poke had shouted her command, Hitsu was quick to give her Espeon another. "Shiran! Dodge it and use Psywave!" With luck, the attack would also give Ran Confusion, and aid them in winning this battle.

Shiran took little time to leap to one side, slipping out of the way of Ran's Quick Attack and out of harm's way. Had he not moved slowly, the attack most likely would have hit, but no matter on that for now. Lowering her head as she drew power for her attack, Shiran's Psywave burst from her forehead jewel and toward Ran's right side.

[As you can see, I think I'm already failing this resolution. XD]

Just as quickly as Ran has tried to snap his jaws shut around her foreleg, Shiran had jerked it out of reach. Even if the Espeon knew that this Eon had no real intentions to cause her harm, she was still a but nervous when it came to biting and clawing. That's where most of her scars had come from, after all.

"Shiran! Another Psywave while he's close!" Hitsu called, hoping to manage another hard hit to the Vaporeon.

Obeying without question, the Espeon again lowered her head to aim another blast from the jewel. Apparently, Hitsu was striving to give Ran Confusion, which would help them end the battle faster.

It seemed obvious to Shiran that Ran wasn't at all intent on battling her. That, or he just had really bad luck. Who knew, maybe it was a bit of both. ~Don't be afraid.~ She said, ~I know you don't mean any harm, this is just a test.~ She couldn't help but chuckle to herself a little when Ran lunged at nothing bit air in his confusion.

"Good, Shiran! Use Swift on him while he's still confused!" Hitsu shouted, hoping that the attack wouldn't miss. They had a long way to go before Ran was down, but if they could get a critical hit or two in... It would make things faster.

Shiran closed her eyes, focused as small glittering objects began to phase from nowhere in midair. The star like objects hovered and twirled, until Shiran's eyelids opened and her gaze locked onto Ran, it was then that her attack sped toward him.

[I think I'm going to have to lower the number, for the sake of my sanity. XD Do you think five is too low? I'll also leave it up to you on if it takes effect in this battle or just the ones after you. But ten seems to be difficult to get down at all quickly.]

[Also, I'm going to say that Confusion lasts a total of three turns.]

Shiran seemed unconcerned for her safety in this battle, and made no movement away from Ran until she took note that he seemed to have decent aim this time around. However, before she had the chance to jerk herself away, he'd latched onto her ear. The Espeon gave a shrill cry, folding back the opposite free ear in her discomfort.

"It's okay, Shiran! Try another Swift, now!" Hitsu called, before biting her lower lip a bit. This had been Shiran's first battle as Hitsu's Pokemon, and the trainer seemed to be rethinking this choice as her Espeon gave a painful cry.

Focusing on her attack, and trying to block out the throbbing of her ear, the Espeon concentrated again on her Swift attack. With Ran closer, hopefully the attack would be a success for a second time.

[I've went ahead and edited the rolls and HP to match the new rules up front. Might want to have a look at them just incase, though not a whole lot has been changed. Don't forget about the Confusion side effect. Since you forgot about it this time, I'll just have you use it for your next two turns.]

[EDIT: Or, not. XD; Just don't forget about the side effects next time around. *nod*]