Board Thread:Role Plays (AU)/@comment-24304510-20150806052621/@comment-24304510-20150812064221

With Luna's help, Kyosuke is able to get Nickel safely behind the air-conditioner unit. "Fuck, this kid weighs a ton. What does she eat, bricks?" With his back to the A/C, he peeks up and over it and visibly pales when he sees the Magnezone. "It's drawing power from the generator, all right. We don't stand much of a chance as long as it keeps sucking all the electricity in. We're going to have to get over to it and shut it down. Should be a shutoff lever somewhere on it."

Nickel is slowly beginning to stop convulsing and is beginning to regain consciousness. She's dimly aware of the fighting continuing to rage all around her, but more pressing is the feeling of burns and the smell of her own singed clothes and flesh, which is filling her nostrils. She's also having difficulty feeling her legs. When Luna wraps a bandage a little too tightly around a burn, Nickel gives an involuntary grunt, signaling her return to consciousness.

Meanwhile, the Pokémon left outside the Center by the original team continue their fight, but many are showing signs of fatigue. They weren't in the best condition to begin with, and between dodging electrical discharges and trying to attack, they are getting pretty tired. Regardless, they battle on, managing to reduce the enemies' numbers to about two dozen Magnemites and a handful of Magneton, half of the starting total.

Gekimaru the Froakie has managed to incapacitate several with his Frubbles, especially those who have had their sight already blinded by Fae the Eevee's Sand Attack. However, when he takes his attention away from the swarm to concentrate on the Magnezone, a Thundershock with his name on it strikes, throwing him to the ground in an unconscious heap. Lady Luck the Absol moves in front of him as a shield, while Herucleas the Heracross barrels into the horde angrily, disrupting the general formation of the group. Ryu the Bagon follows right behind him, attacking any creature unfortunate enough to get in his way. Clover quickly approaches Gekimaru and uses Grassy Terrain to keep him stable.

On the other side of the yard, the tow truck backs down the alley in an attempt to ram the horde again, but two Magnemite swoop in, going after the battery. A couple shots from the driver's rifle dispatch them, but not before a column of thick black smoke begins to rise from the engine.

"Great." he grumbls, as he kicks the door open and jumps out, a Psyduck and a Gible following out of the cab. He tris to slam the door shut, but it merely falls off its hinges and lands on the ground with a thunk. "So much for the urban assault vehicle. If Pops was still alive, boy would he be pissed." For the first time, the folks from the Center are able to get a good look at the young man. He wears a simple mechanic's uniform, with the same Talonflame emblem emblazoned across the back. On the breast, a sewn-on nametag reads "Cardin".

Looking at the Center, he sees that a group of obviously human-trained Pokémon are fighting the mass of Magnemites and Magnetons. "What kind of coward leaves their Pokémon to fight off a group like that alone?" he mumbles. But Cardin doesn't have much time to grumble, as several Magnemite, seemingly insulted, fire off Thunder Waves, causing him and his Pokémon to dive behind the truck for cover. He's soon joined by Orion and Xia, who take cover along with him.

Zircona, however, makes a beeline for the other group, attempting to smash through any creatures in her way. The Magnezone, who has yet to attack, slowly rotats in position as it notices the new arrivals. It sets its sights on the largest creature in the vicinity, Zircona's Ponyta, Flare. With malice in its large red eye, the Magnet Area Pokémon releases a humongous Flash Cannon, which knocks Flare clear off his feet and into a pile near the tow truck. The Ponyta is badly injured, but he manages to shakily rise to his feet.

The Magnezone is peppered with a few attacks such as Razor Leaf and Confusion that it shrugs off with aplomb. Not even the feeling of its own Magnemite comrades bouncing off of it as they're hurled at it by Baeden the Machop seems to disturb it. But as Lia the Solosis puts up a Light Screen and Orion's other Pokémon attack its subordiates, the Magnezone appears to consider the defensive tactic as a challenge. It clamps down on the generator with its magnets, sucking more and more energy from the machine as it recharges for another attack.

Kyosuke hears the commotion caused by the arrival of Cardin and the others. ""I hope that isn't the entire cavalry. But with any luck, that crazy guy out there might have given us the distraction we need." With Houndour covering him, Kyosuke darts out from behind the Air Conditioner and back into the Center, where he meets up with Amet and Nikolai.

"You two! That thing's distracted by those idiots in the truck, but unless we shut down the generator, it's not going away any time soon. Kid, you and I will cover the engineer here, and we'll get in right under its nose while its back is turned. It's risky, but it's all we got. You ready?"

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In the basement, Aureole and Wolfe have been left to fend off the Magnemite alone. The Magnet Pokémon release another round of Sonicbooms, but Sheezy is able to dodge them using Double Team. Cheena, however, isn't so lucky, and the Mightyena is thrown back into the wall. But she easily gets back to her feet and releases an ear-splitting Howl. The Kirlia and Mightyena then release a Psychic and Shadow Ball which, accompanied by Kyubi the Vulpix's Fire Spin and the Tackle from Pixie the Eevee, incapacitate one of the Magnemite. But two more remain.

At this point, a girl with long blonde hair appears in the doorway behind Aureole. She's wearing what appears to be a black boy's high school uniform, which is much too small around the bosom. Clearly, it wasn't made for her.

"Looks like your friends are shocked about all the Pokémon outside. Lemme give you a hand down here." With that, she holds up a Pokéball and releases a Charmander. With an obvious scowl on its face, it turns to face its Trainer, revealing a ragged, only partially healed gash across its face, cutting across an eye that Charmander holds closed. "Don't be that way, buddy. Now, use Ember on these ball bearings!"