And I will Catch You! [Safari Catch - Complete!]

[Izumi Yamamura]

Here we go again… Izumi thought to herself as she made her way back into the Safari Zone once more. after her last trip in the area, it had proven to be quite a disaster, so she then decided to preoccupy herself with her catching-for-hire sideline, and was surprised at the turnout of what she’d gotten—a lot of ‘mons were exchanged, and dots had literally flown to and from her pocket. She knew that each and every one was an investment; and wasn’t sorry in the least for that flurry of activity. She then sighed, before submitting herself to the usual checking and pat-down that all Safari Zone visitors had to go through. Once she’d been given the all-clear, she then put on her shades and tied up her hair as she stepped through the gates; and went into the huge reserve where her luck could be determined at the drop of a needle…

“Bring it,” was all she said as she noticed that once again, she’d entered from a different point. What was it with the Safari Zone having seemingly different entry points? Was it really one gigantic nature reserve park? What lay in wait for her? She then trudged her way through the initial cobbled path, before cutting a turn and then making her way over to a section of the Zone that she was absolutely certain that she hadn’t explored yet. She then held her breath and hoped for the best this time around… don’t be evil to me, it’s been Christmas and all… she thought to herself as she began looking around, training her ears to listen for the pitter-patter of footsteps…

TAGGED: Safari Catch, 2 / 2

CODED BY ELECTRIC OF GS AND BTN

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A WILD SEA OTTER HAS APPEARED!

POKEMON Oshawott GENDER Female ABILITY Torrent

○ Encore ○ Razor Shell ○ Swords Dance ○ Fury Cutter

[Izumi Yamamura]

As she continued to make her way through the area where she’d decided to park herself in, she did hear the sound of click-clacking, and then what also sounded like something being sliced—or was it just her imagination? She then slowly and carefully inched forward—and saw that there was an extremely cute-looking sea otter that was swinging a shell around, as if it was a shuriken. Wondering what made this little one do so, she continued to watch as it tried to cut down the clump of grass that lay in front of it—with some success, but mostly flopping and flailing around, in an attempt to try and better its aim. No, Momo. You’re not making an appearance today… even if you have Thunderbolt on you, this is one chance I am most definitely not passing up… she thought, selecting another Pokeball and watching as the flash of red light coalesced and transformed into Yukiya, her Froslass.

“Okay,” she began, whispering to her in order to avoid breaking the element of surprise, “What I want you to do is…” she trailed off, whispering into what was seemingly silence; and as she turned to watch the cute little sea otter attempt to continue slicing down the clump of grass in front of itself, she then watched as the Froslass floated forward, before quickly unleashing a Bite attack, baring its fangs so that it could be seen! The little Oshawott never saw what was coming—as it turned around to look for the source of the noise, all it caught sight of was a shadow, before the piercing sensation of the Froslass’ Bite attack hit it with full-force!

“Osha! Oshawott…” she heard it cry out; but was quick to turn around and retaliate with what she perceived to be a spotlight attack; what did that mean? As she opened her mouth to issue the order of “Switch your attack with a Signal Beam!” she watched in horror as Yukiya continued to go through the motions of biting the little Oshawott once again—and then she understood what the spotlight signified. Ah crap it, she thought with a hiss, before watching as her Froslass attempted to bite down on it once again—and then it switched tactics while it was under fire, quickly firing off what looked to be duplicates of the shell that it had on its body right at the incoming Froslass! The ghost ‘mon let out a yelp of surprise, as it came in again for another attack; seemingly enthralled by the spotlight.

Dang it, how am I supposed to break free of this?! She thought as she watched the Bite attack connect one more time—she was unable to change the attack—while the shells were coming in hard and fast, hitting the Froslass from all directions. After what felt like a while, the endless barrage of Bite attacks finally stopped—and then the little otter changed tactics and then switched to a Fury Cutter attack, and she knew that Yukiya wasn’t going to be in too much trouble—“Okay let’s try that one more time, Signal Beam, on the double!” she shouted, seeing that her companion was looking extremely beat-up and worse for wear.

“Froslass!” she heard it chime in; and watched as a sinister ball of energy gathered in its outstretched arms; before it met the Oshawott midway as it was coming in for the first strike of the Fury Cutter attack—it never had a chance to connect, as it was sent flying and rolling away from her. Realizing that this cute little creature may have been harmed beyond repair, she quickly ordered her Froslass to stand down; and rushed over to where it lay, attempting to get up and retaliate. “I’m so sorry,” she began, crouching down so that she was on eye-level with the cute little thing, “…but will you forgive me? If you come with me, you’ll be much stronger…” she trailed off, holding out the Safari Ball in her hands, and then waited for it to shake its head—but then it nodded, and she sighed out of relief.

Taking careful aim, she then tossed the ball, and watched as it opened up and swallowed the Oshawott in a flash of red light…

TAGGED: Catch Attempt!

CODED BY ELECTRIC OF GS AND BTN

[Zernebog Romanov]

. . . !
Congratulations, POKEMON was caught!
One Safari ball has been removed from your inventory!

[Izumi Yamamura]

She was expecting the ‘mon to resist—but apparently, after several wobbles and shakes, the Safari Ball came to a shuddering halt—and then she had to resist the urge to jump up and down, because she knew that Yukiya was watching her. With Momo it would’ve been alright, so instead she turned around and then gave her Froslass a hug, not minding if the ghost ‘mon felt cold to the touch (after all, Froslass was also an Ice-type as well). “Thank you so much for making this possible,” she said with a grin, watching as the Safari Ball vanished—and she knew that it was time to get out of the Safari Zone; because they were only entitled to one catch per trip…

Wonder when they’ll extend the limit and make it 2 catches per trip… but then again that would be overkill… she thought to herself as she returned Yukiya to her Pokeball, and turned tail before finally exiting the Safari Zone, her faith restored (and renewed). She then noticed something—most of her successful catches always ended with either a Water-type or a dragon; and she was pretty close to acquiring most of the known Water-type “starters” that currently existed. She then began whistling a very familiar tune as she went back towards the gate and left the area; promising to herself to make the rest of her eventual trips worthwhile.

--FIN--

TAGGED: Out of Catch Threads for December. Hue

CODED BY ELECTRIC OF GS AND BTN