A level 4 Combee appeared!
The Pokémon had lured Magby in with Sweet Scent, and now was attempting to attack it with Gust.
"Derek! Go find Jet, he could be in trouble!" He motioned for them to run forward towards the Combee. Running there, he called out to Magby, "Dodge it." Magby, hearing the sound of his trainer's voice, snapped out of the trance it was in, then tried to dodge the Gust attack. It was too slow though and its left leg was hit by it. Magby spun from the velocity of the attack, causing him to wipe out on the ground.
"Magby, come on get up." Sorence called, worried for his Pokemon. Magby struggled to stand, but was able to do so with wobbly knees. "Good Magby, now use Smog!" Magby took in a deep breath, then let out the poisonous fumes that traveled quickly to the Combee like a dart being thrown. With a vicious "Beeeee!" the honey gathering trio fluttered off another Gust. However, Magby's superior strength and speed won out, the Smog not entirely blown away by the feverishly flapping bee. It coughed as the Smog not only hurt, but poisoned it. It's health was sapped by poison, and the weak bee Pokémon fell to the ground buzzing
miserably, fainted already.
Sorence defeated the wild Combee!
Magby gained EXP!
However, their celebration was short lived as a subtle buzzing arose from the surrounding trees. It was apparent the little Pokémon had stumbled into the vicinity of a hive...
Magby turned, giving its trainer an urgent look as it ran off deeper into the woods.
Before Sorence or Derek could do anything else however, a loud cry rang out from the field of grass, a cry that Sorence instantly recognized it as Magby's. Quickly running off towards it, and having put 2 and 2 together, Derek wasn't far behind. As the two arrived on scene, they were surprised at what was happening before them. Jet had been forced to land, guarding Magby, who was trying his best to hide behind the small bird. Their buzzing assailants were spread out, coming at them from both sides: one group on the left, another one the right, both sides equal in amount. Jet was managing to hold the fort down, using his wings to spray up some dirt when ever one of the bees began to charge. Luckily these were wild Pokemon and not organized Trainers, or who knows how badly they could have been injuried. However, a raging group of Combee was still no laughing matter.
"Up for a Double-Team Battle?" Derek asked. "Yeah I am! Can't wait to beat these guys. First Double-Team, huh?" Came Sor's answer. "Yes, it is. Well let's show 'em how it's done" Derek answered. The arrival of the new voices startled the wild Pokemon, making them drop their guards for a few seconds. A few seconds that the otherwise pinned Pidgey and Magby used to scurry over to their Trainers. Now that his new friend was safe, Jet was raring to go. "We'll take the group on the left."
"Derek, We are going to shoot Smog at them, maybe you can flurry it around with gust or something, like a poison tornado?" Sorence said with a worried look. He knew Magby was hurt, so he had to come up with some tactics that would finish them off quickly. "Magby use Smog and cover up the area so they can't see!"
Magby shot out the poison gas like he did previously, showering the Combee's with the gas.
"If only." Derek said. Jet wasn't that high a level, hence he hadn't learned how to use Gust yet. Quickly thinking the situation through, figured out an alternative. "Jet!" He called out to his Pidgey, "Use Sand-Attack, but try and concentrate on the smoke instead of the ground!" Noting his trainer's words of advice, Jet took to the sky and turned his attention to the black gas. "Pidg Pidg PIDGEEEY!" The small bird shouted before starting to flap heavily.
After a few minutes, and a flurry of wings, Jet had successfully managed to generate a mini-cyclone of wind. The wind, aimed directly at the Smog attack, traveled downward through it. After bouncing of the ground below the streams of air would began their journey upward, bringing dust-particles with them, only to be pushed back down by the oncoming air. This chain-reaction of events created a miniature 'Poison-Dust Twister'.
The newly created tag-attack would compelety devastate the Combee trapped within. The team of trainers were left speechless as they watch the technique unfold. As the cloud of smoke span round and round, the sand from Jet's attack were sparkling as they danced inside the tornado. Lets not forget that the coloring of Magby's attack, a purplelish-black, brought out the image of stars in space. As the funnel climbed higher into the air, it grew more flattened and spread out, releasing the twinkling 'stars' as it did. This change the effect from watching star in space to that of a snowy night. "If they ever hold a tag-contest," Derek began, finally find his ability to speak, "We have to try that again." Sorence laughed at that comment, "Yeah, we do. Does that help you decide what you want to do? I say you should do contests."
Eventually the attack faded, ending in one those slightly dramatic 'Bang' like ways, releasing the fainted pokemon to the trees and bushes below. The Combee not defeated by the attack fluttered off either wounded or scared.
Derek and Sorence defeated several wild Combee!
Magby and Jet gained EXP!
Magby grew to level 6!
Magby grew to level 7!
Magby learned Ember!
Jet grew to level 6!
Jet grew to level 7!
Shaking himself back to reality Derek started to say, "We should get going before more of them show up. J-," But as he looked up to call his partner, he saw something bad that was quickly worsening. The attack had proved to be too much for Jet to handle. Quickly and completely exhausting the Pokemon, the heavy toll caused him to fall to the ground below. Reacting instantly, Derek dived forwards, catching the small bird inches away from the ground. "Gotcha!" Looking at his partner, he found that the Flying-type had passed out from fatigue. Smiling, Derek carefully stood back up. "You did a good job, and I'm proud of you." He said, pulling out Jet's Pokeball. "Now get some rest." With that he pressed the small button on the front of the device, returning Jet to the safety inside.
Sorence looked at the flying Combee. "Might as well catch one. I could use a flying type." Sorence threw a Pokeball at a fleeing Combee. The pokeball opened in the air and a red light shot out at the Combee. The Pokemon itself became red, then was engulfed. The Pokeball began to shake as his eyes shook with it.
The Pokéball shook lightly... once... twice... three times... the Combee was caught!
Level 4 Combee
Gender: Male
Nature: Bashful
Ability: Honey Gather
Moves: Gust, Sweet Scent
Held Item: Honey
"Yeah I caught a Combee!" Sorence said, looking down at the new Pokeball. "Magby, we did great!" Magby gave Sorence a look of happiness, then tried to walk to him. His leg gave out as he tried to take a step. Sorence caught Magby as he fell. "You worked hard today, you should rest for now." Sorence took Magby's Pokeball and pushed the button. The Pokemon then returned with a flash into the ball. Sorence looked over to Derek. He said, "We did great, plus I caught a Pokemon! I can't wait for your first!" He said with a smile.