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Blue looked at Ivan, a bitter look still in his eyes, when a sound near him forced him to look away. Slowly, but surly, Red was getting back up...she wasn't in the best shape, but she was getting up.

She had her fur in a frizz, she was lucky she was a fire type or she would have been fried. One of her front paws was off of the ground, the shoulder going up and down until it finally stopped and she put the paw on the ground. "OhArcuesthatwassucharush!" she blurted out, a grin plastering itself on her face. If anyone saw her they'd confuse her for a mad pokemon...as she jumped and landed on Blues back. "ItsnicetomoveagaingoshimsoHYPER! WOOOOO!"

"Whoa! Calm down Twitchy" he said, slowly taking her of of his back while still avoiding those claws of hers. She still had that grin, and she only gave a little giggle as she got off. "Sorry~" she said, and he only sighed.

She began to relax, though the grin wouldn't go away, and Blue looked in Ivans direction. Or more, at the pendant around his neck. That was their target now, so he had to try and get it. He looked down at Red and thought...before an idea finally came to his head. He went up to her and began to mount her like a horse, much to her surprise. "Waddya doin' there?" she asked, he putting his feet up and locking them together in front of her chest, so as not to fall off. "Remember that time when I won that bet..."

"Oh no! oh no, no, no!" Red looked back at him, and he only gave her a smile. "Pleeease?" he pleaded. She glared at him for a moment before looking away, "Fine. Just this once though!" She said. He nodded, putting his left paw on her neck and holding on as he put his right paw out, claw outstretched like a sword. He nudged her with the paw he had on her, and she stamped her foot on the ground twice before taking off in a run right for the Raikou's left side. The fact she was smaller than Blue caused some problems, but it seemed to work out for now.

She picked up speed, nearing the Raikou with every stride. And once they were about to pass him, once they had gotten almost in front of him, Blue put his arm out even further. He closed his eyes, Arceus he hoped this worked, as he slashed at the necklace while still keeping his claw in a sort of hook. If all went well he would have cut the chain right off, the necklace would be right in his paw.

Red passed him, stopping only when they were out of the Raikous reach. Blue kept his eyes closed, he couldn't open them. It was like he wanted and yet didn't want to find out if he had gotten it.*

Melissa watched with growing dread as Alice went to her teammate, and then turned to begin looking for her own missing one. Fortunately she didn't have to go far to Find Katara lying in a leap in the bushes, shaking slightly as sparks continued to dance along her metallic body.

"Kat...change." She told the Ditto wearily, and she seemed to have heard because a moment later her body melted down into a pool of liquid silver and then reformed into the form of a houndour.

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"What...happened?" Veritas moaned as she came back too, and then immediately began to throw up all over the muddy ground. Not much came up and she was left gasping on the ground, grimacing at the filth that now permeated her fur. "How did we get out here?"

"I'll explain later." Incultyr told her, helping the Jolteon to her feet. She stood shakily, grimacing at the effort.

"How did we get here again?"

Her words slurred into each other as Acer watched on anxiously, feeling rather useless.

"I said I'll explain later. We need to get you to a hospital. Can you walk on your own?"

"...Hospital?" Veritas shook her head slowly. "No...no...I think I just need to...to..."

"Acer, find someone who can bring Veritas to the Hospital." The Larvitar told the Turtwig, who immediately bound off. "Vera, stay here. I'm going to go find Morana."

"Why are we out here again?"

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"You're Atra's partner?" Incultyr asked the Bulbasaur who was helping a large silvery houndour walk towards the castle. Melissa paused to look at the Larvitar with a nod.

"That Jirachi, do you know where she would have taken them?"

"Probably the Team room."

"I'm coming then."

Ethfael watched with satisfaction as his Hyper Beam met its target before allowing himself to relax the tension that had built up in his muscles. He felt a sense of peace knowing that he had contributed to the fight. Arceus, everything hurt so much. Most if not all of his bandages had blood seeping through them once more as the cuts were reopened, and a trickle ran down the side of his face, he bit back a moan, and instead watched the sun come out from the clouds, managing to smile a bit. It looked well if the storm had gone away. The Jirachi had given them this chance, and he felt a good deal of gratitude toward the young Legendary. Now the Guild was fighting for the chance to get at the Pendant that hung around Ivan's neck and he hoped that they would succeed; the chances were better now than before. Normally he would have been eager to accomplish the feat himself, but right now he was in no right state to do so. Ah well, so long as someone got it, things would be alright, though Arceus help them if another Electric Type got it.

Another Electric Type...Era! The Dragonair's head snapped up quickly and he looked around for the Pikachu. Last he had seen her she was lying on the ground, but she wasn''t there now. When he caught sight of her at last his mentality was instantly put at ease. She was with Anues; she would be fine. He would have gone over to them, but still he didn't move, staying where he was. Ethfael knew that his energy reserves were dangerously low, and he'd have enough of a time getting back to the Hospital as it was. With a sigh, the dragon's eyes shifted back to the Guilds and Ivan. He was watching for the telltale sign of the chain around the Raikou's neck snapping and the Pendant falling to the ground. That and that alone would signify the end of this terrible fight.

Ethfael didn't have long to wait; soon enough he was able to see the Pendant fall. He felt relief to see it off the Legendary, until he saw whose paw it had fallen to. A Jolteon; the Dragonair's heart fell as he realized this but he could do nothing but watch as he practically saw the Pendant begin to influence her mind. He watched Incultyr step in and knock his Teammate out, taking the Pendant from her. Ethfael felt a surge of respect for the Larvitar; it took a strong person to be able to take out a friend, even if it was to protect them. Then Incultyr brought the Pendant over to Solaris, dropping it to the ground, and the Espeon took it from him. There weren't words to describe how much relief he felt that the threat was over. The Dragonair was ready for a long and well-deserved rest. Trusting Era to Anues, Ethfael turned and headed the opposite way of the rest of the Guild, heading back to the Hospital. The Dragonair really looked horrible, almost all of his bandages were bleeding through and he was worn to the bone. It would take the majority of his remaining strength to get back there, but he could manage it. When he got back the nurses were sure to kill him, but he honestly didn't have the strength or energy to care. With one last sigh he turned and headed back, in spite of his protesting injuries.



Tris watched in awe as the events unfolded before his eyes; two Legendaries, the end of the storm, the taking of the Pendant, the end of the battle. In all his modest life, the Ditto had never seen anything like it at all. It was overwhelming for him, and he couldn't stop seeing it again and again in his mind. Someday, he thought as he watched all of it, Someday Maestro and I will be like that. We'll be the ones that will be able to do the right thing at the right time. At last he was jolted out of his thoughts as the rest of the Guild made their way out and he knew it was time to get his partner and head out. He looked over to spot the Gastly hovering on the sidelines and headed over to him. "Hey Maestro, let's go," he said.

The Zorua looked over at his partner with a wicked grin, "Of course, let us go." He was thinking about the Pendant, and the power that had come from it. He'd seen the look in that Jolteon's eyes as she took the Pendant, it was one of recognizing intense power. If he had something like that...the idea was thrilling. But he'd save those thoughts for later, now it was time to return. The fight was over, so was the entertainment which meant it was time to return to their mediocre lives for a time again until the next exciting event arose.