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Big Trouble in Little Kalos

Who: Zecora, a Lucario, and you!
When: Day 150
Where: The Medical Tent
What: Zecora may not be the best zebra, in a vacuum, to train a Fighting-type.
Warnings: Rhyming?

The usual serenity of the Medical Tent broke along with, from the sound of it, several ceramic jars -- plus a faintly gong-like crash that might have been a cauldron. A moment later, the front tent flaps flew open as a sphere of energy shot out and into the sky, followed by a Lucario, followed by a zebra that came to a halt in the doorway, her hooves stamping angrily on the ground.

"That was not a training dummy!
Your behavior is just crummy!"

Lucario picked himself up and dusted himself off, haughtily refusing to acknowledge Zecora's withering glare or twitching muscles. In this, he was a fairly wise Pokemon, for Zecora's anger could never last terribly long. After a moment, the zebra relaxed slightly, stepping out of the tent proper to address Lucario in a more reasonable tone of voice.

"If my tools or patients are near
You cannot throw an Aura Sphere."

Lucario looked back to her, then turned fully to face her as he lifted one paw in a vague challenge directed at nothing, then banged it against his other paw and twisted his wrists so the spikes on the back of each banged together. Zecora, who had seen this all before, sighed.

"No you might
NOT seek a fight.
I have a hunch
Nopony wants a punch."

Lucario actually growled, more out of frustration than anger, before just dropping right down on the path to sulk. Looking rather upset, Zecora sat next to him, patting his back with one hoof out of sympathy.

"I don't know what to do
With you, is it true," she said, just as frustrated as her poor Pokemon looked.

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[Well, she's not so wild. She's owned, in fact, like all the Pokémon in the carnival. This strangely colored vibrava heard the clattering and came running. The tingle of evolution runs in her veins! She just needs a little more experience! But it sure was hard to find Pokémon around here who were willing to fight. Most of them just kind of wanted to sleep and be pets...

Which was fine! Nosh isn't a judgemental bug dragon! But she can relax AFTER she evolves!

Landing on the top of the medical tent, Nosh arrives just in time to see the grumpy lucario and his master come out. Now there was someone who could put up a fight!!

Nosh flies down and flares her orange-colored wings at lucario, chittering insistently. Her own master is no where to be seen]

[Lucario almost knocks Zecora over as he shoots to his feet, making an eager bring-it-on motion at Nosh. Zecora stumbles back and up to a standing position.]

Oh! No way!
What did I just say?!

[Nosh bounces excitedly. Finally! A CHALLENGE!! She looks at his rather disgruntled owner and gives a small headtilt.

Then, she flies away further from the tent. She lands and looks back at Lucario. Look! They can have a fight! Somewhere else!]

You're sure this way
Is quite okay?

[The other Pokemon's desire is unmistakable, but Zecora has certain reservations nonetheless. Not enough to actually stop her Lucario, as he took off at a job after Nosh.]

[Nosh just nods enthusiastically at Zecora. It would be fine! Especially if they went out into the woods, which is where Nosh seems to be leading them. Nothing to break out there!

... Well, except trees. But that was fine, right? Right.]

[Lucario charges into the forest, then slams one paw down to slide to a halt in a flurry of leaves and dirt and kicked-up underbrush. It is all terribly more melodramatic than it needs to be, especially as Lucario slowly rises to stare Nosh down.]

[Zecora catches up to them just as Lucario drops back into a fighting stance.]

[Yes yes yessssss this is JUST what she's been burning for! And it seems like Lucario felt the same way! Nosh takes to the air and takes aim at Lucario, unleashing a brilliantly colored blast of Dragonbreath!

ITS ON]

[Just on the verge of catching up, Zecora winces as the breath engulfs her Pokemon -- but Lucario, with one dramatic sweep of his paw, sweeps it aside. It's not very effective!]

[Then, with almost savage delight, he draws on paw back, gathers energy around it, then flings the Aura Sphere at Nosh.]

[Bwaaagh!! Curse you, Lucario! Curse you and your unavoidable death spheres! Nosh does her fanciest flying to try and avoid the sphere, but it follows her with stalker-like persistence, eventually catching her and whacking her right on the back. Thankfully, fighting only hits for neutral damage. Phew. Time for something with a little more "oomph".

She spirals toward Lucario, but just before impact, she dives to the ground, hitting it with massive force and causing an Earthquake! And what an earthquake it is -- a few of the trees nearby are shaken enough to fall over]

[said Earthquake is also enough to catch someone's attention elsewhere in the carnival. Someone who happened to be Nosh's trainer, and is just about sick of her running off and picking fights. He was gonna have to find her and put an end to this nonsense]

[The moment Zecora has her hooves solidly beneath her again, she stomps right out onto the battlefield -- nearly making Lucario trip over his own feet as he gears up his counterattack.]

No no no! Stop it, you two!
This simply will not do!

[Lucario knows that tone of voice. He stops it. Right there.]

[Oh. That's quite a stern voice from the stripey human-talky Mudsdale. It's less her voice that makes Nosh stop and more Lucario's reaction to it, though. It was enough to make him stop, as fighty as he was! It must be very serious.

Nosh looks at Zecora pitifully, her antennae drooping. Y U GOTTA BE THIS WAY...?]

[about then, someone else crashes into the woods, yelling out;]

NOSH PAKU-PAKU OKUMURA, YOU ARE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE!

[Nosh cowers a bit. Full name. Never a good thing. Rin comes through the brush and looks down at her with a stern eye. He then looks apologetically at Zecora]

I'm sorry. I've been looking for her all over, and I felt that little earthquake she made. I hope she isn't giving you and your blue dog too much trouble.

He would keep going if he could.
But they're causing more harm than they should.

[Mostly Nosh, to be fair. Earthquake, honestly? But Lucario had encouraged that behavior, so she turns her firm look back on him to make it clear he bears some blame in this.]

He's eager to fight
Whenever he might.

[When Hinawa hears the commotion, she assumes it must be an uncooperative patient, so she sticks her head into the tent to see who doesn't want their temperature taken.]

Is everything all right, Miss Zecora?

I think you see
He has too much energy.

[And Zecora doesn't know how to work that out of him without giving him free reign to seek the battles he shouldn't be able to get into in the first place.]

Oh, is that so?

[Hinawa has definitely had experience with that before.]

Maybe he needs someone to help him burn it off? Sunny, would you like to play with- Sunny?

[The Phantump is hiding behind Hinawa's skirt, as if he doesn't want the Lucario to spot him.]

[Sunny is pretty on top of things, it seems, but Zecora shakes her head anyway.]

That would not be right.
He truly wishes to fight.

[Indeed, Lucario has gotten to his feet, the better to throw a few punches at the air.]

[Oh. Oh. Hinawa takes a small step in front of Sunny once she gets it. No punchies.]

I... see. I don't think Sunny would be up for that, after all. Somehow I doubt we'll find anyone looking to wrestle around here, either.

['Aww, come on,' Lucario's expression practically seems to say -- but Zecora isn't going to argue on his behalf, not for one second. Instead, she sighs her agreement. Hinawa has the right of it, which is the problem.]

It is quite a trouble
That each day seems to double.

There must be something we can do that doesn't involve violence.

[She perks up, as if a lightbulb went on over her head.]

What if he did some work for the carnival? You seem awfully strong, I'm sure the animal handlers, or the guards would love to have you!

He sees little gain
If he cannot train.

[But Zecora isn't putting her idea down, as she scratches her chin with one hoof. Very carefully, since that hoof is sharp obsidian.]

Do you perhaps know
If we could make a fight a show?

[Of course it couldn't be that easy.]

I don't know... is there a way to fight without anyone getting hurt?

If a Pokemon is tough --
Not quite safe, but close enough
To satisfy his need
That would be enough indeed.

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