High Expectations [C;T]

[Shonkey.]

The ball wriggled around quite a bit, but started slowing down. All of a sudden, the Spinarak popped out! It looked like it might have been caught! Emerging from its would-be prison, the Spinarak shot another Poison Sting at your Caterpie. It looks like you might have to wear it down a bit more, before you can capture it...

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[Banditfly]

"Oh man!" Minnie groaned. She'd gotten so excited when it seemed like the pokeball would lock and she'd have yet another bug Pokemon to add to her collection. Fine then! She would just have to hit it a few more times. She stared at her Pokedex to see if Catcat knew any other moves. Maybe something like Quick Attack that Chopchop knew. She saw with disappointment that she didn't and, at the same time, that her HP was now a 0. "What!?"

Slowed down from the Scary Face, the Poison Sting again hit its mark. The Caterpie squealed with pain, fell over, and didn't get up again. "Oh, come on!" Minnie shouted in frustration. With another groan, she took out new pokeball and tossed it. Out came the Scyther again, looking pumped. That demeanor disappeared, however, the instant Chopchop saw that their opponent was still the Spinarak. He backed up a few steps, unnerved.

"Come on, Chopchop! I'm sure it's weaker by now! Just give it a good Quick Attack like you did with Catcat!" Minnie ordered. The Scyther gave a glance at the unconscious worm that Minnie had neglected to return. He gulped once. "Do it!" Minnie continued to yell. Chopchop then glared at the spider and dashed toward it with his head down, determined to satisfy his owner despite his own fears.

[Shonkey.]

OoC: Don't forget to add the Caterpie to her profile. ^^;

Upon seeing Chopchop, the Spinarak laughed again. Its laugh didn't last long, though, as it was rushed by the Quick Attack. After flipping back over onto its feet, the Spinarak glared at your pokémon, using a Scary Face on it.

[Banditfly]

The Scyther once again gave out a sharp squeal and turned around in seeing the Spinarak's Scary Face. Minnie, however, was prepared for this. "Oh no, you don't! You're not--mff--! Going--Anywhere--!" She grunted as she placed herself in Chopchop's path and held him back. Chopchop buried his face in Minnie's shirt and only for a moment did her cold disposition seem to falter. And then her glare was back but a moment later and she forced the Scyther to turn around.

"Come on! It's just a little bug!" She persisted, pushing Chopchop toward the Spinarak as he dug his feet into the ground, resisting. Minnie clenched her teeth and grimaced as she pushed, then stopped suddenly and let go, making the Scyther fall on his bum. "I know! Use Leer. Go on! Scare that Spinarak just like its been scaring you!" She suggested with a smile. Chopchop glanced up at her uncertainly, then got back up and slowly approached the spider. With visible effort, he twisted his intimidated expression to what was supposed to look intimidating.

OOC: I did. There's just no sprite yet.

[Shonkey.]

The Leer attack went off flawlessly, despite Chopchop's trepidations. The Spinarak was caught in the gaze, and a shiver ran down its spine. Perhaps it had underestimated this large opponent? It wouldn't be deterred, however, choosing to utilize its String Shot ability.

[Banditfly]

Chopchop tried to shield himself with his scythes, causing them to become entangled in the sticky string. He couldn't quite manage to break the thread--it was so thickly wrapped around. He backed up a few paces as he tried to pull his arms apart. Looking on from behind, Minnie was under the impression that Chopchop had become intimidated again. "Stop being such a wimp, Chopchop!" She scolded. In that moment, the Scyther tripped over Catcat's unconscious body and fell on his back. He wiggled about uselessly, unable to roll himself to his back to stand up again. Minnie sighed heavily.

Useless...But maybe I'll be able to catch it now...She thought to herself. Taking out another hollow pokeball, Minnie tossed it in the air at the Spinarak. She crossed her fingered and tensed, mentally pleading for it to work this time.

[Shonkey.]

The Spinarak turned to run, hoping to evade the ball, but it hit the pokémon anyways. It was sucked into the pokéball, which wriggled around much like it had done the first time. This time, however, the tell-tale *ding* of the still ball would let Minnie know the Spinarak had been captured.

+2XP

[Banditfly]

"Yes! Another addition to my team!" Minnie cheered, jumping up and down. She giggled with excitement and quickly ran over to collect her prize. She then turned toward her other Pokemon with a big smile. "Come on, Chopchop! Let's go look for mo--..." Her voice trailed off. The site of her team was a sad one. The Scyther was still on his back and the Caterpie was still fainted underneath him. Minnie frowned, her hands on her hips. "How pathetic," she grumbled.

"Fine. I guess we'll get out of here," she sighed, taking out two other pokeballs to return her downed Pokemon. She then gazed up the trail ahead. She could just see the tops of the buildings of the next town past the trees. "All right! Onward!" She yelled out to no one in particular, heading off toward Cherrygrove City.

[-::Jooji::-]

+6 XP