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Applejack ([personal profile] buckyouup) wrote2014-01-12 05:42 pm

014 Bushels ❦ [Action for Mahogany]

[Applejack has been quiet for the last few days. Hardly in the mood to talk, the southerner has been taking advantage of the warmer weather to get in some training. Never wanting to sit still, she takes every opportunity to run or fight or do something, but outside of her pokemon, she insists on being alone. She has to keep herself busy. So she doesn't think. So she isn't reminded.

One year. One whole year. And that's just the time she remembers. That's not counting the time she's been here before. She hasn't seen her family, her home, her orchard, in a year. She knows that time works strange here, that for her, time isn't moving back home, but that doesn't quite translate to her emotions. To her, she's spent a whole year of her life chasing strange animals while her family and her farm is without her. Stuck in some strange land, located who knows how far away from home. If she was never brought here, what would she have experienced at home? Would this year's haul be a good one? Did Apple Bloom get her cutie mark? She didn't want to think about it. She didn't want to think at all.

If you happen to be wandering in a secluded part of town, you may notice Applejack training. She may be running laps, or doing sit-ups, or training her pokemon, but one thing is instantly noticeable: she looks like shit. Her clothes are torn and her body is dirty and covered in scrapes and bruises. She looks like she hasn't slept in days. She doesn't want to. She dreams of home.]
friendyousohard: (Hunting the Wild Pinkie Pie)

[personal profile] friendyousohard 2014-01-13 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
[It's late in the day, and the sun's going down, when an enormous figure appears in front of AJ while she's training. The figure of a certain rock godzilla.

With a thunderous roar, Tower calls up a sandstorm, marching towards AJ's no-doubt tired team with no more warning than that. Why has Twilight let her loose like this?
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Tower. Earthquake.

[Oh. She's under orders.

Think fast, AJ!
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friendyousohard: (I cast Magic Missile at the darkness!)

[personal profile] friendyousohard 2014-01-13 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
You've been training for this many days, I figured you thought you must be quite a bit behind.

[Oh, see that glare, AJ? Sure she's at the top of the ridge, but she's deliberately outside of the sandstorm, you might be able to see how she's glowering at you.

Yeah, she's not happy.
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I'm here to help.

[And there's definitely something menacing in the way she says "help".]
friendyousohard: (Elementary my dear Pinkie)

[personal profile] friendyousohard 2014-01-13 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
Protect.

[Rooting herself on the ground, Tower brings up her hands to block the incoming strikes, letting the sandstorm whip around her to buffer Omelette as she comes in.]
friendyousohard: (Hunting the Wild Pinkie Pie)

[personal profile] friendyousohard 2014-01-13 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Twilight raises an eyebrow. Impressive strategy, and absolutely the perfect sort of move to use against Tower. And here she'd thought AJ would be completely out of tactics at this point.

No matter. The hulking monstrosity takes it on the chin and staggers back, winded, but she doesn't go down (though her HP is totally in the red). As Omelette drops back towards the ground, Twilight gives her next order.
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Earthquake.

[This is going to be a painful landing.]
friendyousohard: (My hair static requires further study)

[personal profile] friendyousohard 2014-01-13 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
[The tactic works. Tower stares stupidly at the oncoming bird before taking the attack right in her chest, letting out a howl of pain before she collapses. Unfortunately for AJ, the sandstorm remains.]

Tower, return. [The red light pulls the hulking beast back into the ball, and Twilight raises an eyebrow at Applejack.] I'm impressed. I didn't think you'd have that much left in you at this point.

[She pulls out another ball.] Shall we continue?
friendyousohard: (I cast Magic Missile at the darkness!)

[personal profile] friendyousohard 2014-01-13 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
By driving in how stupid you're being, now pull out another Pokemon or surrender!

[She holds out the ball in her hand, glaring daggers at AJ.] Megasoma is in this one. Do you want me to let him out?
sitdownbecider: (You messed with the wrong folks.)

[personal profile] sitdownbecider 2014-01-13 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Stupid? Applejack throws out her next ball. A Gardevoir gracefully floats to the floor. Her body is dirty, and she's visibly exhausted, but she still tries to keep an elegant pose.]

Flow, stay strong. This one ain't backin' down.

[Flow looks up, covering her eyes to peer through the sand. Twilight? What is your dear friend doing, attacking us while we're vulnerable?]
friendyousohard: (My hair static requires further study)

[personal profile] friendyousohard 2014-01-13 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
Fine, you asked for it.

[She hurls the ball, and Megasoma bursts out, landing in front of Flow with a grin covering his whole face. Ooooo, a Psychic. This should be fun.]

No mercy. Megahorn!
sitdownbecider: (It's just rainin'.)

[personal profile] sitdownbecider 2014-01-13 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
Think fast, Sugarcube. Destiny Bond.

[She knew Flow would have no chance. Against any other bug, but not Megasoma. It was terrible to ask her exhausted pokemon to sacrifice herself, but she didn't have many other options.]
friendyousohard: (Hunting the Wild Pinkie Pie)

[personal profile] friendyousohard 2014-01-13 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Megasoma's horn rams into Flow with the force of a speeding bus, just as Destiny Bond goes off. As Flow drops like paper, Megasoma suddenly goes rigid and flops to the ground with a noise like a groan. Another double KO, and Twilight still stands there with that cold scowl on her face.]

The longer we do this, the worse this is going to be on you.

[She pulls out another ball.]
sitdownbecider: (Say that again.)

[personal profile] sitdownbecider 2014-01-13 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
If you think I'm gonna go easy on you, you got another thing comin'.

[She looks down at the fainted Gardevoir and sighs, recalling her.]

You gonna tell me who you're usin' this time, or are you gonna surprise me?
friendyousohard: (I cast Magic Missile at the darkness!)

[personal profile] friendyousohard 2014-01-13 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
Easy on me? On me? You're far from fresh, Applejack, and I could beat you even if you were!

[She glares viciously over the ball.]

That was a one-time deal. If you're still going to insist on making me angry you don't get any more niceties. Throw a ball or surrender.
sitdownbecider: (D'you even hear yourself talk?)

[personal profile] sitdownbecider 2014-01-13 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
I got a better idea, Sugarcube. Why don't you surrender, come down here, an' tell me what's gotten into you?

[Her glare intensifies as she grabs another ball from her belt. In a flash, Knight the Skarmory appeared.]
friendyousohard: (My hair static requires further study)

[personal profile] friendyousohard 2014-01-13 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
What's gotten into me? You vanish on me for days, no note, nothing to tell me where you've gone or what you're doing, I finally track you down out here killing yourself, and your Pokemon I might add, and you have the almighty gall to ask what's gotten into me? Tesla!

[The ball pops open and Twilight's loyal spaceship floats over the battlefield, glaring down at Knight.]

Ruin her. Discharge.
friendyousohard: (Elementary my dear Pinkie)

[personal profile] friendyousohard 2014-01-13 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
Probably the best move you could have made. [She's remarkably blase about that. Cold, even.] You'll have to bring Tesla down before it'll do you any good, though.

[And with Omelette already down, that's going to be difficult. Unless, of course, she's brought along two fire-types. Or two fighting ones.]

Perhaps you're interested in trying to justify running off on me now? I warn you, this better be good.
friendyousohard: (Hunting the Wild Pinkie Pie)

[personal profile] friendyousohard 2014-01-13 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
Did you forget Tesla can float? Magnet Rise.

[Merrily ignoring the shaking of the ground, Tesla floats high enough to just avoid the earthquake. Bringing Sprout down is going to be annoying, but Tesla's array of Steel-type attacks should even the odds.]
friendyousohard: (My hair static requires further study)

[personal profile] friendyousohard 2014-01-13 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
Flash Cannon!

[The attack is strong, but Tesla's steel typing blunts the assault nicely. Countering with a blast of shining energy, this is now a battle of attrition.]

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