Again with the sand. Green screeched with vigor, throwing her attack gracefully around like it was fairy dust. But Annie was no stranger for this, weathering the sand shower, and at last, one thing Rick said was true: You had time enough to train, whereas he had acted like a responsible hero of the neighbourhood.
"Annie, quick! Flame spit!" Fire flung out of the sand cloud, with Green scarcely avoiding the little flame ball. The heat snapped at her feathercoat, and she flew higher. But high up, there was no sand. There was only a second Flame Spit, careening after her and hitting directly. A second later, Green was engulfed in a short, but red-hot blaze, and she dropped deep.
Before she finally crashed, a blue laser zapped her, and her form became lightning, quickly disappearing. Rick had rescued her with his BeastCube, and with a scowl, he put her away. "Well, she was only Level 9."
"My Heatguana is just very energetic", you answered, but were secretly quite intimidated. Level 9 for Green, his freshest member? Racer was just 4, and she seemed like a local hero of Route 1! Speaking of Racer, the Pudgy sat at the side, with a fearful expression. You went to her, patting her back. "There there, your friend will be okay in no time. The BeastMon Center is not far away."
Racers bottom lip was still a little trembling, but she nodded. "I´m okay."
"Good. Because, I need you in a moment."
Annie watched you, her tail whipping and burning. "I take the next one, too."
You bit your lip in annoyance. She was a fellow human, after all, so you were shy about commanding her around. You shouted things, of course, but there were scarcely any options. Until now, that was. You then saw her eyes, slightly red and puffy. The Sand Attack had done it´s work. Accuracy lowered.
Rick sent out Seatle. "Go, Powerhouse!" So he named it after all.
Annie struck a pose of power, as her own rival appeared. It looked not very convincing, she was at this point just a short little gal in a leotard, and puffing her flat chest could only do so much. On the other side, her opponent was himself not more than a little bald boy with a little turtle shell on his back.
At least her level had two numbers now, not one.
"Your Heatguana seems to have dirt in her eyes", Rick quipped, "Let us help wash it out! Bubble Fizz!"
Powerhouse gurgled and took deep breath. Annie hissed and did the same.
"Flame Spit!"
Bubbles and Fire met each other in the middle, and for a moment, you saw the fire winning. But then the water plowed through, and Annie was hit with a dose of bubble bath. She recoiled, breathing harshly as if dunked into an icecold stream, not just sprinkled with a few bubbles.
But Seatle was not unharmed, you registered. A few sparks had overcome the bubbles and singed him. He lost HP, and it was no small amount. Of course, the same could be said for Heatguana.
Annie came on her feet, a flicker of flames on her lips. She charged without your command, spitting at the new wave of bubbles and sidestepping, and then she charged in reach for a Claw Attack.
"Powerhouse!", Rick saw her coming, "Shellwall!"
And then, the little plate on Seatles back expanded, growing into a shield that indeed covered his frame! Annie rammed it, yelping and recoiling.
A fourth attack?, you wondered. If these BeastMon were equal, you should have one, too. You checked the Scanner. Oh, right. Puff Away. And that was ... smoke? Oho, the Sand Attack of the volcano!
"Annie, change of strategy! Puff Away!"
Annie found her footing and shot a frosty look at you. "I´m almost through with him!" And with that, she shot fire instead of smoke, but missed the boy and hit instead the turtle shell.
"Bubble Fizz!" Rick commanded, and the shield dropped, followed by bubbles, hitting your Heatguana right in the front.
Your Pager beeped. She was in the red.
Rick jumped in, with a spray bottle. "Here comes a potion! For I was at the mart, and you were not!"
Annie frothed at that of her mouth, both literally and figuratively.