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UP, OVER...
They are off as the racers began to jump and climb up Mt. Terrance. Their flags wrapped around their waists, flapping in the wind as they soared into the air. Vulca seems to get a good start jumping up the rocky mountain. But, Riva bounces up next to her, trying to pass the nine-tailed feline. A Vine Whip unsuspectingly shot past the two and grabbed a boulder high above as a Bayleef swiftly flew past the two claiming first. A wily Raichu zoomed past them as well, jumping at remarkable speeds, trying to gain on the rapidly ascending Bayleef. The girls began scaling up the mountain with all their skill and might. It is clear there's fire in all of their bellies, each with the fury and desire to win.
"You're not going to get anywhere while just standing there!" Boltma called out to Vulca as she cautiously jumped from surface to surface. She retaliated to the comment by sending a Flamethrower towards Boltma. Boltma back flipped dodging the attack and stuck her tongue out, taunting the Ninetales. She turned around and rapidly shot up the mountain, scaling up towards Bayleen. Riva used Ice Beam on the platform that Vulca was standing on causing her to trip. The Ninetales regained her balance by clinging on to one of the rocks with her tails. She quickly jumped up and pursued the other racers, growling all along the way. Bayleen was using her long vines to her advantage and was practically pulling herself up the mountain. She wrapped her vine around a large boulder when a thunderbolt shot past her striking the boulder, causing it to fall. As Bayleen began to fall down, Boltma passed her with the tongue taunt. Bayleen then quickly sent out another vine grabbing a hold of another boulder while letting go of the falling boulder. She regained control of herself, swung back up the mountain, and sent a Razor Leaf towards Boltma who jumped over it. The large boulder that Bayleen pulled down descended towards the other two racers. Riva bounced away from it while Vulca decided to go straight through it. She used iron tail and decimated the boulder into mere pebbles. 'Such brute strength from a Ninetales,' thought Riva, 'Can't let her hit me.' Riva bounced off of a boulder and shot up in the air using Aqua Jet catching up with the other two. Vulca used Agility to also narrow the gap between the other three competitors. The battle kept getting fiercer as contestants continued throwing attacks, each trying to get past the other.
"Come on, Bayleen," said Grasslicer as he gritted his teeth.
"Ha ha ha," said Big Brace, "Looks like your girl nearly fell out of the race with that last move, noob. Can't blame her though. When you got that cheatin' Raichu bitch in this."
"Hey, who the fuck you think you talking about, punk," said Cylinder.
"That friggin' Raichu, fool. She keeps fuckin' around and hittin' those cheap shots. If it was me, I would of beat her ass a long time ago."
"You watch what you say about my friend, you-"
"Are we children or professionals?" Volcan suddenly spoke up.
"What does that have to do with anything, turdface?" growled Big Brace
"You two here cursing and threatening each other like a bunch of immature brats. You're trying to win a championship, not a cuss fest so act like you got some damn sense. The 'noob' is showing more restraint than you two."
The Dragonite grunted and drew his attention back to the race while Big Brace kept his eyes on Volcan. 'Who the hell he thinks he is,' thought Big Brace, 'I'm bout to show this faggot what happens when you mess with Big Brace.'
The runners were watching on the grasslands on a titatron as the females on their teams' race up the mountain.
"That Bayleef was nearly a goner," said Hydra.
"Novice mistake by a novice team," said Flare.
"What are you talking about?" responded Po-Lon.
"Sure she decided to use her vines to give her the advantage in climbing, but she over did it. She SHOULD have mixed that around with some jumping. Doing that would actually have helped her. She fully exposed her strategy which almost cost her the race just now. And that would have put your team out of the race."
"Everyone makes mistakes. In the end she was able to pull herself out correct. What's the big deal?"
"Humph, that sort of conscience will 'cause you to lose this race."
Po-Lon stared at Flare for a while but the regained his focus back onto the race. Limiter glanced slightly towards Flare. 'The hell is Flare trying to pull with the rookie?' he thought.
Boltma and Bayleen were throwing Razor Leaves and Thunderbolts at each other. Riva took that as her chance to fly past them with another Aqua Jet. The veteran Raichu caught on and grabbed the Azumarill's tail with her tail and flung her into Bayleen, causing them to fall down on a platform below and giving her the lead. At that moment, she forgot about Vulca who blasted past her and smacked her down with a Tail Whip, claiming first place. Now it was Boltma, Riva, and Bayleen who were playing catch up to Vulca. With them being just 70 feet away from the summit, Vulca would start off the lead with her team. Vulca grinned with a sense of satisfaction as she kept leaping forward. But unfortunately she didn't look before she leaped. She landed on a platform supported by a lone rocky pillar. Boltma, being the opportunist that she is, immediately sent a Shockwave knocking the platform loose. The Ninetales let out a surprising yelp as she fell backwards. She used a Flamethrower to blow herself towards another platform. While she was doing this she saw Boltma and then Bayleen pass her. She began to growl ferociously when Riva bounced past her. She decided enough is enough and knocked Riva off course with a Flamethrower. This left only Boltma and Bayleen fighting for first. This time they weren't attacking they were just heading towards their teammates with their flags. Riva and Vulca had recovered and were climbing towards the top as well, not too far behind. The flyers began to prepare for their teammates. Cylinder had his arms and wings stretched out. Vulcan and Big Brace copied the same act. Big Brace was growling a little towards Volcan but Volcan paid him no mind. Grasslicer positioned himself and felt for an oncoming wind to fly off on.
"Jeez, that was nasty," said Po-Lon, "Looks like your team has fallen behind the novice team BECAUSE of a mistake."
Flare began to growl.
"This is just a minor setback," he said. He sat down looked up at the screen and began to smile. "It's a sign of good luck for the rest of you. You have a chance to get some distance between our team. But the moment that Volcan sets off. Your luck will be rendered useless."
"Humph, cocky as always Flare," Hydra spoke up.
"Cocky? I'm just quoting the obvious."
Po-Lon began to glare at Flare. 'Just who the fuck this guy thinks he is?' thought Po-Lon.
As the girls approached their teammates they started to quickly untie there flags. Boltma gave hers to Cylinder who wrapped his around his body at blinding speeds and shot off. Grasslicer needed help tying his around his neck so he was stalled a little bit. By the time Bayleen tied it around his neck with her vines; the other girls caught up and handed their flags to their teammates. The three flyers flew off the mountain in pursuit of Cylinder over Lake Veral .
The distance between Cylinder and the other three racers was slowly, but surely, closing. At first everything was calm between the racers until Volcan, suddenly shot with a burst of speed past Grasslicer, Big Brace, and Cylinder. Cylinder tried halting the advanced with a Thunderbolt, but it was deflected when Volcan countered with Protect. Big Brace growled and shot a Hyper Beam at Volcan as well. Volcan saw it coming at the last second and spun hard to the left dodging the attack. He began accelerating again. This time he took the offensive, and hit the Dragonite with a Steel Wing knocking it off balance and causing it to fall back. Grasslicer dodged Cylinder's body, but Big Brace wasn't so lucky. The two dragons collided and began to fall down towards the lake. They regained control of themselves just a few inches off of the lake's surface. Big Brace let out a nasty snarl and shot back up in pursuit towards Volcan. Cylinder was a little bit slower to respond, but soon enough was following Big Brace. Grasslicer shot a Gust towards the Charizard, stirring him off a course a little bit. With that distraction, Grasslicer was able to pass Volcan, taking the lead. Volcan quickly regained control of himself and chased after the Tropius. Big Brace was infuriated over the embarrassment that Volcan just put him through. He began to take aim at the charizard's flaming tail. When he finally steadied his aim, he shot an Ice Beam towards Volcan. Volcan was attempting to pass Grasslicer when he saw the Ice Beam coming towards him. He dove downwards, narrowly dodging the attack. The Ice Beam shot straight forward, nailing Grasslicer in his left wing instantly freezing it. This disrupted Grasslicer's flight and caused him to plummet down towards the lake. 'Shit, shit, shit, SHIT!' thought Grasslicer. The Tropius crashed on the surface of the lake and sunk below the surface.
"TEAM CHLOROPHYLL'S GRASSLICER HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT!" screamed DJ McSoul.
"Grasslicer!" shrieked Bayleen as she watched the event on the titatron.
"That Salamence is out of control!" exclaimed Vulca.
"I don't know." said Riva, "I think he has some beef with Volcan. Brace was growling at him when I reached him and when they flew off."
"And now he's takin' out the noob," said Boltma, "It looks like your team is out of the race."
"It's worse than that!" cried Bayleen, "He can't swim!"
"What?" all three girls said in disbelief.
"'Slicer can't swim. I was scared that something like this would happen. I really didn't want him flying over that lake."
Boltma looked around for one the race attendants. When she found one she ran towards him and said, "Get an emergency crew down there! The Tropius can't swim!"
"Oh no," said Hydra.
"Goddammit!" exclaimed Po-Lon.
"And with that Team Novice is gone." said Flare with a smirk, "You know it's probably better this way. Now you and your inferior team won't have to go through the embarrassment of losing."
"The fuck you just say!?" growled Po-Lon as the Flareon took a moment to grin when he spoke again.
"You heard me loud and clear."
The Breloom cocked back his fist and was about to hit him when Limiter pulled him back.
"The fuck are you doing?!" Po-Lon yelled.
"Hitting him won't help solve anything. You should be more concerned about your friend's condition. Can he swim?" asked Limiter, trying his best to at least get the grass type's mind off the fire racer.
"... No." Po-Lon responded, gritting his teeth in worry.
"Get an emergency crew out there!" Limiter yelled to the medical crew that was near by.
Flare stared on and let out a "Humph".
As Grasslicer sunk deeper and deeper into the lake, the ice formed around his wing had dissolved. He was trying his best to hold his breath and figure a way out of this. The tension in his chest kept growing each moment as he saw the shadows of the other racers fly over the water's surface. He couldn't resist it any longer as his mind struggled with him. He needed air; his mouth opened and water began to fill it while he continued to slowly descend. His sight became hazy at a rapid pace while he sank down, deeper into the lake. 'No!' Grasslicer thought, 'We've worked too hard to get here just for this to happen. I'm not gonna give in now.' He closed his mouth and began waving his wings in the water. His wings kept moving, faster and faster. Soon his actions created a whirlpool in the water. The move broke the water's surface, revealing to be a huge twister. Grasslicer then charged towards the whirlpool, allowing him to be pulled up in the current and blasting out of the water.
"OH MY GOD!" screamed DJ McSoul, "IT SEEMS THE ROOKIE ISN'T READY TO CALL IT IN! HE SHOT BACK OF THE WATER! CHLOROPHYLL IS STILL IN THE RACE!"
A crew of water pokemon coming from Mt. Terrance and the other side of Lake Veral stopped and watched the Tropius shoot out the water. A Feraligatr from one of the crews than said, "The fuck we came out here for then. The muthafucka just flew out the water. This some old bullshit. I'ma sue somebody for unnecessary and unwanted labor."
Grasslicer allowed himself to spin some more in his twister, building momentum. When he was ready, he blasted out of the twister like a rocket and took off towards the other three flyers at an alarming speed. Big Brace and Volcan were still fighting for the lead. Brace was flailing attacks towards the Charizard who kept dodging them. Cylinder was looking for a way pass the two, but didn't wanna risk getting hit. He happened to turn around to see Grasslicer charging towards them like a raging demon. Grasslicer had his brows furrowed and his teeth clenched. The leaves on his neck began to glow. Grasslicer began to open his mouth and a large green ball formed outside it.
"OH SHIT!" screamed Cylinder.
This caught the attention of Brace and Volcan who looked back as well. At that moment, Grasslicer emitted a large Solarbeam. All three flyers dodged the beam, leaving a path straight open. Grasslicer then, zoomed straight down the line taking the lead as they came to the end of the lake towards the ground runners.
"I DON'T BELIEVE IT!" DJ McSoul said as he began to firmly grip his mike. "TEAM CHLOROPHYLL SWEPT FIRST PLACE FROM UNDER THEM ALL, AND NOW THEIR RUNNER IS ON!"
Grasslicer flight became unsteady as he flew down to his Breloom comrade. His landing wasn't steady either. He slammed into the ground with a face plant. Half his body hung in the air as he grinded across the ground. When he stopped moving, the rest of his body collapsed onto the floor, causing a minor quake. The other racers winced as they saw the Tropius land. Po-Lon quickly rushed toward his friend. When he got close to Grasslicer, he dropped down and asked, "You ok pal? Say something."
It was barely heard, but he spoke up a bit. "Do I look fuckin' okay, asshole? Just ... keep ... going."
Po-Lon nodded as he gripped the flag on Grasslicer's neck and swiftly began to untie it. He tied the flag around his arm in the fashion of an armband. "Right. See ya at the finish!"
And with that he ran off with his body becoming a blur in Grasslicer's eyes. The other sky racers, recovering from such a close call of possibly painful proportions, started to descend. Flare was furious. The rookie team was the one that got the drop on his team. And on top of that, the rookies were in first place. When Volcan finished tying the flag around his waist, Flare blasted forward coming out third after Limiter who was already working his way to the leading racer. Hydra dashed soon after, a hint of worry on her face knowing from experience that the Flareon would do almost anything to win, especially in his known state.
The distance from their starting point on the grasslands to the finish line was just about 500 yards. The area was clear of any trees, so the racers were running in plain sight. Po-Lon, had secured first place with Limiter behind him in second place. Flare and Hydra in third and fourth place, respectively as they battled it out to take the higher position. Po-Lon kept his sights forward as he ran across the green field. His instincts began to flare and quickly turned around to see Limiter charging towards him with an iron tail. The Ampharos swept it at Po-Lon's feet. The mushroom Pokémon back flipped over the move, dodging it. However, doing so caused him to slow down, giving Limiter the lead. Po-Lon began pursing the current champion runner. But to his dismay, the gap between him and Limiter was continuing to increase. 'Dammit.' thought Po-Lon, 'I can't catch up. That guy's too fast. Well it's time to resort to this.' As Po-Lon ran he brought his paws together and placed them behind himself as he ran. A large green Energy Ball began to form in between his paws. He then shot them forward throwing the Energy Ball towards the Ampharos. Limiter glanced back as the large green ball shot towards him. He quickly turned around and used iron tail deflecting the move back at Po-Lon. 'Whoa!' thought Po-Lon. 'Didn't see that coming.' He quickly jumped over the ball. The ball shot backwards towards Flare who Iron Tailed it right back. Po-Lon jumped once again, with the Energy Ball nearly missing him. He looked ahead to see Limiter preparing for another iron tail attack. 'Aw Shit,' thought Po-Lon. Limiter and Flare then began a game of volleyball with the Energy Ball, knocking it back and forth to each other while Po-Lon kept dodging. 'How did I get myself into this?' thought Po-Lon. As the three racers battled, an Ice Beam skimmed across the grass right beside them creating a straight frozen path. Hydra was sliding, belly first on the icy road, and past the males. The males stopped fighting and watched as the female slowly but surely, took the lead. After she got a few yards ahead of them, Limiter realized what happened and shot a Thunderbolt towards her. She stopped using Ice Beam and immediately jumped off her frozen slide, dodging the electric attack. She began to sprint forward with Limiter and the others in hot pursuit. To increase her chances of winning, she began to use Haze, creating an icy fog which flowed behind her as she ran smothering the field and engulfing the three Pokémon behind her. She stopped using Haze and quickly used Ice Beam to create a wide blockade of ice 70 yards in front of her position. She then resumed Haze to block the vision of her male competitors. When she approached the blockade, she jumped over it. The males kept running through the icy fog not knowing what lies ahead. When Limiter arrived at the blockade he tripped right over it landing face first in the dirt. The Haze seemed to die down after Limiter tripped revealing the icy blockade. Po-Lon jumped over it and looked behind at Limiter, who began to get back on his feet. Flare Blitzed straight though the blockade causing it to melt. Hydra still had the lead with Po-Lon and Flare close in pursuit. Limiter had just recovered and was playing catch up behind the group. Flare shot forward using Flare Blitz to boost his speed. He passed Po-Lon and sped closer to Hydra. He shot a Flamethrower towards Hydra who dodged it. She retaliated with a Water Gun which he dodged as well. She then used Water Gun on Flare's feet making him slip. Po-Lon took this as his chance to charge forward. She shot another Water Gun at his feet as well. But Po-Lon used the water to his advantage and instead of slipping; he slid towards her and nailed her with a Mach Punch. The impact from the fighting-move knocked her back and off her feet allowing Po-Lon to once again take the lead. Flare looked on in fury as the noob regained first place. They were 75 yards from the finish line with Po-Lon in first, with Flare in second, Limiter close behind in third, and Hydra in last place. A smile began to spread around his face as joy began to fill every bone in Po-Lon's body. He was a couple of yards away from victory and his team becoming the new champions of the CFR Cup.
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"You're not going to get anywhere while just standing there!" Boltma called out to Vulca as she cautiously jumped from surface to surface. She retaliated to the comment by sending a Flamethrower towards Boltma. Boltma back flipped dodging the attack and stuck her tongue out, taunting the Ninetales. She turned around and rapidly shot up the mountain, scaling up towards Bayleen. Riva used Ice Beam on the platform that Vulca was standing on causing her to trip. The Ninetales regained her balance by clinging on to one of the rocks with her tails. She quickly jumped up and pursued the other racers, growling all along the way. Bayleen was using her long vines to her advantage and was practically pulling herself up the mountain. She wrapped her vine around a large boulder when a thunderbolt shot past her striking the boulder, causing it to fall. As Bayleen began to fall down, Boltma passed her with the tongue taunt. Bayleen then quickly sent out another vine grabbing a hold of another boulder while letting go of the falling boulder. She regained control of herself, swung back up the mountain, and sent a Razor Leaf towards Boltma who jumped over it. The large boulder that Bayleen pulled down descended towards the other two racers. Riva bounced away from it while Vulca decided to go straight through it. She used iron tail and decimated the boulder into mere pebbles. 'Such brute strength from a Ninetales,' thought Riva, 'Can't let her hit me.' Riva bounced off of a boulder and shot up in the air using Aqua Jet catching up with the other two. Vulca used Agility to also narrow the gap between the other three competitors. The battle kept getting fiercer as contestants continued throwing attacks, each trying to get past the other.
"Come on, Bayleen," said Grasslicer as he gritted his teeth.
"Ha ha ha," said Big Brace, "Looks like your girl nearly fell out of the race with that last move, noob. Can't blame her though. When you got that cheatin' Raichu bitch in this."
"Hey, who the fuck you think you talking about, punk," said Cylinder.
"That friggin' Raichu, fool. She keeps fuckin' around and hittin' those cheap shots. If it was me, I would of beat her ass a long time ago."
"You watch what you say about my friend, you-"
"Are we children or professionals?" Volcan suddenly spoke up.
"What does that have to do with anything, turdface?" growled Big Brace
"You two here cursing and threatening each other like a bunch of immature brats. You're trying to win a championship, not a cuss fest so act like you got some damn sense. The 'noob' is showing more restraint than you two."
The Dragonite grunted and drew his attention back to the race while Big Brace kept his eyes on Volcan. 'Who the hell he thinks he is,' thought Big Brace, 'I'm bout to show this faggot what happens when you mess with Big Brace.'
The runners were watching on the grasslands on a titatron as the females on their teams' race up the mountain.
"That Bayleef was nearly a goner," said Hydra.
"Novice mistake by a novice team," said Flare.
"What are you talking about?" responded Po-Lon.
"Sure she decided to use her vines to give her the advantage in climbing, but she over did it. She SHOULD have mixed that around with some jumping. Doing that would actually have helped her. She fully exposed her strategy which almost cost her the race just now. And that would have put your team out of the race."
"Everyone makes mistakes. In the end she was able to pull herself out correct. What's the big deal?"
"Humph, that sort of conscience will 'cause you to lose this race."
Po-Lon stared at Flare for a while but the regained his focus back onto the race. Limiter glanced slightly towards Flare. 'The hell is Flare trying to pull with the rookie?' he thought.
Boltma and Bayleen were throwing Razor Leaves and Thunderbolts at each other. Riva took that as her chance to fly past them with another Aqua Jet. The veteran Raichu caught on and grabbed the Azumarill's tail with her tail and flung her into Bayleen, causing them to fall down on a platform below and giving her the lead. At that moment, she forgot about Vulca who blasted past her and smacked her down with a Tail Whip, claiming first place. Now it was Boltma, Riva, and Bayleen who were playing catch up to Vulca. With them being just 70 feet away from the summit, Vulca would start off the lead with her team. Vulca grinned with a sense of satisfaction as she kept leaping forward. But unfortunately she didn't look before she leaped. She landed on a platform supported by a lone rocky pillar. Boltma, being the opportunist that she is, immediately sent a Shockwave knocking the platform loose. The Ninetales let out a surprising yelp as she fell backwards. She used a Flamethrower to blow herself towards another platform. While she was doing this she saw Boltma and then Bayleen pass her. She began to growl ferociously when Riva bounced past her. She decided enough is enough and knocked Riva off course with a Flamethrower. This left only Boltma and Bayleen fighting for first. This time they weren't attacking they were just heading towards their teammates with their flags. Riva and Vulca had recovered and were climbing towards the top as well, not too far behind. The flyers began to prepare for their teammates. Cylinder had his arms and wings stretched out. Vulcan and Big Brace copied the same act. Big Brace was growling a little towards Volcan but Volcan paid him no mind. Grasslicer positioned himself and felt for an oncoming wind to fly off on.
"Jeez, that was nasty," said Po-Lon, "Looks like your team has fallen behind the novice team BECAUSE of a mistake."
Flare began to growl.
"This is just a minor setback," he said. He sat down looked up at the screen and began to smile. "It's a sign of good luck for the rest of you. You have a chance to get some distance between our team. But the moment that Volcan sets off. Your luck will be rendered useless."
"Humph, cocky as always Flare," Hydra spoke up.
"Cocky? I'm just quoting the obvious."
Po-Lon began to glare at Flare. 'Just who the fuck this guy thinks he is?' thought Po-Lon.
As the girls approached their teammates they started to quickly untie there flags. Boltma gave hers to Cylinder who wrapped his around his body at blinding speeds and shot off. Grasslicer needed help tying his around his neck so he was stalled a little bit. By the time Bayleen tied it around his neck with her vines; the other girls caught up and handed their flags to their teammates. The three flyers flew off the mountain in pursuit of Cylinder over Lake Veral .
The distance between Cylinder and the other three racers was slowly, but surely, closing. At first everything was calm between the racers until Volcan, suddenly shot with a burst of speed past Grasslicer, Big Brace, and Cylinder. Cylinder tried halting the advanced with a Thunderbolt, but it was deflected when Volcan countered with Protect. Big Brace growled and shot a Hyper Beam at Volcan as well. Volcan saw it coming at the last second and spun hard to the left dodging the attack. He began accelerating again. This time he took the offensive, and hit the Dragonite with a Steel Wing knocking it off balance and causing it to fall back. Grasslicer dodged Cylinder's body, but Big Brace wasn't so lucky. The two dragons collided and began to fall down towards the lake. They regained control of themselves just a few inches off of the lake's surface. Big Brace let out a nasty snarl and shot back up in pursuit towards Volcan. Cylinder was a little bit slower to respond, but soon enough was following Big Brace. Grasslicer shot a Gust towards the Charizard, stirring him off a course a little bit. With that distraction, Grasslicer was able to pass Volcan, taking the lead. Volcan quickly regained control of himself and chased after the Tropius. Big Brace was infuriated over the embarrassment that Volcan just put him through. He began to take aim at the charizard's flaming tail. When he finally steadied his aim, he shot an Ice Beam towards Volcan. Volcan was attempting to pass Grasslicer when he saw the Ice Beam coming towards him. He dove downwards, narrowly dodging the attack. The Ice Beam shot straight forward, nailing Grasslicer in his left wing instantly freezing it. This disrupted Grasslicer's flight and caused him to plummet down towards the lake. 'Shit, shit, shit, SHIT!' thought Grasslicer. The Tropius crashed on the surface of the lake and sunk below the surface.
"TEAM CHLOROPHYLL'S GRASSLICER HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT!" screamed DJ McSoul.
"Grasslicer!" shrieked Bayleen as she watched the event on the titatron.
"That Salamence is out of control!" exclaimed Vulca.
"I don't know." said Riva, "I think he has some beef with Volcan. Brace was growling at him when I reached him and when they flew off."
"And now he's takin' out the noob," said Boltma, "It looks like your team is out of the race."
"It's worse than that!" cried Bayleen, "He can't swim!"
"What?" all three girls said in disbelief.
"'Slicer can't swim. I was scared that something like this would happen. I really didn't want him flying over that lake."
Boltma looked around for one the race attendants. When she found one she ran towards him and said, "Get an emergency crew down there! The Tropius can't swim!"
"Oh no," said Hydra.
"Goddammit!" exclaimed Po-Lon.
"And with that Team Novice is gone." said Flare with a smirk, "You know it's probably better this way. Now you and your inferior team won't have to go through the embarrassment of losing."
"The fuck you just say!?" growled Po-Lon as the Flareon took a moment to grin when he spoke again.
"You heard me loud and clear."
The Breloom cocked back his fist and was about to hit him when Limiter pulled him back.
"The fuck are you doing?!" Po-Lon yelled.
"Hitting him won't help solve anything. You should be more concerned about your friend's condition. Can he swim?" asked Limiter, trying his best to at least get the grass type's mind off the fire racer.
"... No." Po-Lon responded, gritting his teeth in worry.
"Get an emergency crew out there!" Limiter yelled to the medical crew that was near by.
Flare stared on and let out a "Humph".
As Grasslicer sunk deeper and deeper into the lake, the ice formed around his wing had dissolved. He was trying his best to hold his breath and figure a way out of this. The tension in his chest kept growing each moment as he saw the shadows of the other racers fly over the water's surface. He couldn't resist it any longer as his mind struggled with him. He needed air; his mouth opened and water began to fill it while he continued to slowly descend. His sight became hazy at a rapid pace while he sank down, deeper into the lake. 'No!' Grasslicer thought, 'We've worked too hard to get here just for this to happen. I'm not gonna give in now.' He closed his mouth and began waving his wings in the water. His wings kept moving, faster and faster. Soon his actions created a whirlpool in the water. The move broke the water's surface, revealing to be a huge twister. Grasslicer then charged towards the whirlpool, allowing him to be pulled up in the current and blasting out of the water.
"OH MY GOD!" screamed DJ McSoul, "IT SEEMS THE ROOKIE ISN'T READY TO CALL IT IN! HE SHOT BACK OF THE WATER! CHLOROPHYLL IS STILL IN THE RACE!"
A crew of water pokemon coming from Mt. Terrance and the other side of Lake Veral stopped and watched the Tropius shoot out the water. A Feraligatr from one of the crews than said, "The fuck we came out here for then. The muthafucka just flew out the water. This some old bullshit. I'ma sue somebody for unnecessary and unwanted labor."
Grasslicer allowed himself to spin some more in his twister, building momentum. When he was ready, he blasted out of the twister like a rocket and took off towards the other three flyers at an alarming speed. Big Brace and Volcan were still fighting for the lead. Brace was flailing attacks towards the Charizard who kept dodging them. Cylinder was looking for a way pass the two, but didn't wanna risk getting hit. He happened to turn around to see Grasslicer charging towards them like a raging demon. Grasslicer had his brows furrowed and his teeth clenched. The leaves on his neck began to glow. Grasslicer began to open his mouth and a large green ball formed outside it.
"OH SHIT!" screamed Cylinder.
This caught the attention of Brace and Volcan who looked back as well. At that moment, Grasslicer emitted a large Solarbeam. All three flyers dodged the beam, leaving a path straight open. Grasslicer then, zoomed straight down the line taking the lead as they came to the end of the lake towards the ground runners.
"I DON'T BELIEVE IT!" DJ McSoul said as he began to firmly grip his mike. "TEAM CHLOROPHYLL SWEPT FIRST PLACE FROM UNDER THEM ALL, AND NOW THEIR RUNNER IS ON!"
Grasslicer flight became unsteady as he flew down to his Breloom comrade. His landing wasn't steady either. He slammed into the ground with a face plant. Half his body hung in the air as he grinded across the ground. When he stopped moving, the rest of his body collapsed onto the floor, causing a minor quake. The other racers winced as they saw the Tropius land. Po-Lon quickly rushed toward his friend. When he got close to Grasslicer, he dropped down and asked, "You ok pal? Say something."
It was barely heard, but he spoke up a bit. "Do I look fuckin' okay, asshole? Just ... keep ... going."
Po-Lon nodded as he gripped the flag on Grasslicer's neck and swiftly began to untie it. He tied the flag around his arm in the fashion of an armband. "Right. See ya at the finish!"
And with that he ran off with his body becoming a blur in Grasslicer's eyes. The other sky racers, recovering from such a close call of possibly painful proportions, started to descend. Flare was furious. The rookie team was the one that got the drop on his team. And on top of that, the rookies were in first place. When Volcan finished tying the flag around his waist, Flare blasted forward coming out third after Limiter who was already working his way to the leading racer. Hydra dashed soon after, a hint of worry on her face knowing from experience that the Flareon would do almost anything to win, especially in his known state.
The distance from their starting point on the grasslands to the finish line was just about 500 yards. The area was clear of any trees, so the racers were running in plain sight. Po-Lon, had secured first place with Limiter behind him in second place. Flare and Hydra in third and fourth place, respectively as they battled it out to take the higher position. Po-Lon kept his sights forward as he ran across the green field. His instincts began to flare and quickly turned around to see Limiter charging towards him with an iron tail. The Ampharos swept it at Po-Lon's feet. The mushroom Pokémon back flipped over the move, dodging it. However, doing so caused him to slow down, giving Limiter the lead. Po-Lon began pursing the current champion runner. But to his dismay, the gap between him and Limiter was continuing to increase. 'Dammit.' thought Po-Lon, 'I can't catch up. That guy's too fast. Well it's time to resort to this.' As Po-Lon ran he brought his paws together and placed them behind himself as he ran. A large green Energy Ball began to form in between his paws. He then shot them forward throwing the Energy Ball towards the Ampharos. Limiter glanced back as the large green ball shot towards him. He quickly turned around and used iron tail deflecting the move back at Po-Lon. 'Whoa!' thought Po-Lon. 'Didn't see that coming.' He quickly jumped over the ball. The ball shot backwards towards Flare who Iron Tailed it right back. Po-Lon jumped once again, with the Energy Ball nearly missing him. He looked ahead to see Limiter preparing for another iron tail attack. 'Aw Shit,' thought Po-Lon. Limiter and Flare then began a game of volleyball with the Energy Ball, knocking it back and forth to each other while Po-Lon kept dodging. 'How did I get myself into this?' thought Po-Lon. As the three racers battled, an Ice Beam skimmed across the grass right beside them creating a straight frozen path. Hydra was sliding, belly first on the icy road, and past the males. The males stopped fighting and watched as the female slowly but surely, took the lead. After she got a few yards ahead of them, Limiter realized what happened and shot a Thunderbolt towards her. She stopped using Ice Beam and immediately jumped off her frozen slide, dodging the electric attack. She began to sprint forward with Limiter and the others in hot pursuit. To increase her chances of winning, she began to use Haze, creating an icy fog which flowed behind her as she ran smothering the field and engulfing the three Pokémon behind her. She stopped using Haze and quickly used Ice Beam to create a wide blockade of ice 70 yards in front of her position. She then resumed Haze to block the vision of her male competitors. When she approached the blockade, she jumped over it. The males kept running through the icy fog not knowing what lies ahead. When Limiter arrived at the blockade he tripped right over it landing face first in the dirt. The Haze seemed to die down after Limiter tripped revealing the icy blockade. Po-Lon jumped over it and looked behind at Limiter, who began to get back on his feet. Flare Blitzed straight though the blockade causing it to melt. Hydra still had the lead with Po-Lon and Flare close in pursuit. Limiter had just recovered and was playing catch up behind the group. Flare shot forward using Flare Blitz to boost his speed. He passed Po-Lon and sped closer to Hydra. He shot a Flamethrower towards Hydra who dodged it. She retaliated with a Water Gun which he dodged as well. She then used Water Gun on Flare's feet making him slip. Po-Lon took this as his chance to charge forward. She shot another Water Gun at his feet as well. But Po-Lon used the water to his advantage and instead of slipping; he slid towards her and nailed her with a Mach Punch. The impact from the fighting-move knocked her back and off her feet allowing Po-Lon to once again take the lead. Flare looked on in fury as the noob regained first place. They were 75 yards from the finish line with Po-Lon in first, with Flare in second, Limiter close behind in third, and Hydra in last place. A smile began to spread around his face as joy began to fill every bone in Po-Lon's body. He was a couple of yards away from victory and his team becoming the new champions of the CFR Cup.
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