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It was amazing how her personality changed so dramatically with just one word. Battle.

"I-I'll just use four..." Nyx laid her pokeballs out on the chair next to Mau and stared at them. Drifblim, Pikachu, Flareon, Blastoise, Pidgeot, and Chikorita; Who would she use? Beaker, Langley, and Mendel were definite choices. They were the three battle-headed pokemon she owned... That left Nyx to choose either the infamous one hit ko'd Newton, coward Tesla, or baby Bunsen... She sighed and placed Bunsen's ball into her team.

"Alright... I'll keep that in mind." Don't be nervous. That was easier said than done. "Um... we should probably go to one of the gyms." Nyx returned Beaker to her pokeball and picked up the two spares. No matter how scared she was, she had to do this. If she were ever going to be the very best Rocket she could be, she had to become strong. Like Miss Nadja.

If anyone were to peek their head in and see the battle, they would see a strange sight. The two were not dressed appropriately, or at least, were not dressed the way a person going to the gyms to battle would be expected to dress. Towel was not a normal fashion choice.

Nyx took one end of the gym and sighed. "Here we go..." She grabbed a random pokeball from her chosen team and released the pokemon inside.

A three foot tall orange pokemon appeared in a flash and stretched out. Nap time was over already? "Flaaaaaare~" Bunsen yawned and plopped his bottom down. He stared off into space that way people who just woke up sometimes do.

At first, Bunsen was pleased as punch about his Sister suddenly appearing and giving him hugs. He coo'd at her as she rubbed her face/body in his mane, but cried out in surprise as Nuu started to use constrict on him.

Nyx held her pokedex towards the Flareon and waited for his move set to appear on screen. Rocket pokedex were very useful. Nyx browsed through the four different attacks her pokemon knew. Various things played out in her head, but finally she chose one.

"Uhh... Bunsen, Bite." That was a move she knew personally worked well against drifloon. Poor Newton had been the victim of quite a few bite attacks throughout his balloon-y lifetime.

Bunsen looked conflicted, he glanced between Nuu and his trainer a few times, trying to decide what to do. She was his sister, but... she was also attacking him. This fact seemed to make his decision easier, however. When siblings got out of line, they had to be corrected. And so, Bunsen tried to Bite Nuu.

That hurt. Quite a bit. Ow. Bunsen did not like this one bit! He screeched as Nuu shrank and tightened her grip. Nyx didn't have to command him, he was going to bite her until she stopped doing this thing!

Nyx looked worried. What if Bunsen got hurt? She fidgeted with her towel.

Bunsen was not good at paying attention, and so when the new opponent, a bird, took off flying and then dive bombed him, the poor Flareon had no idea where the attack was coming from.

Nyx squeaked as her pokemon was hit with the wing attack, she really needed to give them commands and help them on the battlefield...

The pokemon skidded and fell over with the force of the wing attack, but managed to get back on his feet. This game was... sort of fun... But it hurt. Bunsen looked back at his trainer for orders.

"Umm," She looked over the move list, "Oh! Fire Spin!" Bunsen liked this move. He opened his mouth as a ball of fire began gathering and swirling inside. "Flaaare!" The flames shot out and twisted in the air towards the flying pokemon.

Bunsen was again caught off guard by the pidgeot, but this time the pokemon's hit sent the flareon rolling across the ground only to come to a stop and not get up again.

Nyx whined nervously. This wasn't going well already... She returned Bunsen to his pokeball and sent out her own Pidgeot.
"Uh, Langley," She pointed the pokedex and looked through his moves as well, "Twister!"

"Geot!" Langley took off into the air and flapped his wings furiously at the other bird, whipping up a wild twisting wind.

"Uhh, uhh, Agility!" Nyx flailed. She was freaking out. Battles were intense, and her pokemon were going to get hurt.

Langley flapped his wings and began to build up speed and move in erratic patterns around the gym. Nyx crossed her fingers and hoped Langley would be okay.

Nyx grabbed one arm with her other hand. Calm down... Relax, like Mau said. But relaxing was easier said than done. At least she could seem less nervous.

"Langley, twister!" Nyx called out as her pokemon was smacked with the wing attack. Langley was knocked through the air, but used the speed with which he flapped his wings to stop himself to whip up another tornado.

Maybe Nyx was getting the hang of this battling thing?