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DAY TWO blazinglizard May 15 2010, 04:01:27 UTC
Evolution was an exhausting ordeal. A rapid change like that meant burning up a whole lot of energy. By all rights, that instinctual need to fight should have extinguished itself by now: the body only demanded it so that he could achieve evolution, and with that goal out of the way, the greater priority should have been resting up.

That wasn't the case.

Hunger, thirst, fatigue -- unimportant. He was stronger now. He could feel it in every last cell of his body. He needed to keep on fighting. He had to. There was an almost drunken sort of recklessness to his movements now; he was still clumsy in this new body, but he was positively revelling in its strength. Char stuck to the outdoors today. The football stadium, the campus grounds, the nearby forest... this body screamed for wide-open spaces.

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BEHOLD, ARISING WITH THE SUN (7AM) tank_rockarms May 15 2010, 04:29:21 UTC
Max woke up crazy early every single day so that he could run or swim, then lift weights. Max had just finished his swim in the pool, and was headed off to the weightroom. To lift weights. He'd just got back the night before, and he'd won the "Orange Star's Strongest Man Contest," of course.

But that didn't mean he could rest on his laurels! Oh my, no. He was always active.

And walking to the gym with a duffel bag in one hand and a damp towel over his shoulder.

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Re: BEHOLD, ARISING WITH THE SUN (7AM) blazinglizard May 15 2010, 05:09:48 UTC
Char was outside this morning, but a bit of movement managed to catch his eye. He could see someone moving inside the school, his massive frame practically taking up the entire window.

Just one look was all he needed.

He knew this one. He knew how strong this one was. The strongest, maybe. And that... that was a challenge. He was stronger now, bigger... and he wanted -- no, needed -- to know just how much stronger.

Char couldn't turn away from this one. He seized the nearest thing within his grasp -- a trash can -- and hurled it through the window, right at Max.

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Re: BEHOLD, ARISING WITH THE SUN (7AM) tank_rockarms May 15 2010, 05:33:13 UTC
Max got wanged in the shoulder with a trashcan.

Who the heck just wanged him in the shoulder with a trashcan?

"WHO THE HECK JUST WANGED ME IN THE SHOULDER WITH A TRASHCAN?" Max hollered, as he looked out the window.

Some sorta... orange dragony guy. With a flaming tail. Flaming tail? Orange dragony guy?

The gears they were grinding, oh they were grinding. "Are you Char's big brother?" asked Max, now less angry and more 'Huh.' "Or his dad or somethin'?"

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Re: BEHOLD, ARISING WITH THE SUN (7AM) blazinglizard May 15 2010, 05:50:31 UTC
Char helpfully decided to clear up the matter by sticking his head in the window and spewing a burst of flame at Max.

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Re: BEHOLD, ARISING WITH THE SUN (7AM) tank_rockarms May 15 2010, 06:01:16 UTC
That's not very helpful, Char. That's not helpful at all.

Max ducked, trying to not die in a fire, and used the trashcan as a makeshift shield.

"THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?" yelled Max at the stupid punkass dragony-guy as he threw the trashcan right back at him through the window, and looked around for something, anything, that he could use to fight with.

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Re: BEHOLD, ARISING WITH THE SUN (7AM) blazinglizard May 15 2010, 06:25:52 UTC
Char got wanged in the face with a trashcan.

For a moment, he withdraw from the window, shaking his head as if trying to rattle away the stinging in his nose. It was a short-lived reprise. This one had hurt him back, made horrible irritating loud noises. If he had known annoyance, he would have felt it.

But there was nothing. Only the unimportant pain and the still-living opponent in front of him.

This time, Char stick more than his head in through the window. He forced his whole body through, mindless of the jagged edges of the remaining glass, and apparently oblivious to the cuts they scored into his wings and flanks. The prey had to be caught. That was all there was.

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Re: BEHOLD, ARISING WITH THE SUN (7AM) tank_rockarms May 15 2010, 16:50:23 UTC
Max normally would have been happy with just punching, but this guy had claws, and Max didn't want to get closer to those things than he had to. They were on pretty stubby arms, though, he had way better reach than the pokemon did. If not for that long neck and head, which could shoot flames and crap. And Max was absolutely no good at distance fighting. It had to be up close and personal. He didn't see anything in the hallway that would make a good weapon, though.

Wait.

Wait! Of course! His pokedex with lightsaber attachment! Max jabbed his hand into one of his cargo pockets -- protien bars, curses! The other pocket -- success! He tossed his dufflebag to the ground, it burst open and towels and protein bars and a swimsuit and some muscle magazines and some bottles of energy drink and something round and pinkish wrapped in towels spilled out ( ... )

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Re: BEHOLD, ARISING WITH THE SUN (7AM) blazinglizard May 15 2010, 19:20:04 UTC
Char seemed to consider this new thing for a moment. It was bright and hot, and made strange noises.

...Unimportant.

This one might have gained a weapon, but Char was strong. This one might have gained heat, but it was weak and contained and pink. The heat boiling in Char's stomach was better. He would show this one just how strong he was. He dismissed the saberdex with a glance, launching another Flamethrower at Max.

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Re: BEHOLD, ARISING WITH THE SUN (7AM) tank_rockarms May 15 2010, 20:48:34 UTC
Dangit, stop breathing fire IT JUST AIN'T FAIR.

Max did the only thing that came natural to him -- he charged in, covering his head and torso as best as he could with his damp towel.

This was probably the stupidest thing he'd done all week.

He went in slashing his saberdex at his enemy's midsection. Or where he thought the midsection was. It was sort of impossible to tell because he had a towel over his head.

The little pink thing wrapped up in towels on the floor moved slightly.

"This pokemon can melt an icecube in much less than several minutes just by looking at it askance" -- chimed the pokedex helpfully.

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Re: BEHOLD, ARISING WITH THE SUN (7AM) blazinglizard May 15 2010, 22:42:18 UTC
The reckless charge had Char backing up, crouching down in preparation to meet him head-on. The towel might have been hindering Max's aim, but he still managed to strike his target. Char's skin might have been made to withstand extreme temperatures, but the saberdex still tore through it, scoring a gash across his side. The acrid stench of burning flesh filled the air as Char let out a screech, shrinking away from Max's weapon.

His retreat was short-lived, however. Char dropped down on all fours, that long neck lashing out as he aimed to sink his teeth into one of Max's legs.

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Clench your fists and grit your teeth, tank_rockarms May 15 2010, 23:28:43 UTC
Max had a towel on his head. He had no idea where the charizard was going to strike next. This was perhaps not the brightest of ideas.

But boy he sure did feel it when that giant lizard bit his calf. Wow did he ever feel it. "DAMN SHIT HELL," exclaimed Max daintily.

He shook the towel off and with his free hand he pounded the orange bastard directly between the eyes with his meaty fist. Punching always felt better than swording.

"Playgrounds the world over boil over with excitement at the very sight of a holofoil limited edition Charizard card,"

The pink thing wondered what was happening and why it was awake.

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Save forgiveness for the weak blazinglizard May 17 2010, 02:56:15 UTC
It was no great surprise that Max could hit. Very hard. Char released Max's leg, stumbling visibly as the blow left him seeing stars. He listed to the side, only stopping when his shoulder hit the wall.

He hadn't been wrong. This one was strong. But even with that strange heat-cutter, he could only attack when he was close. Still reeling from the hit Max had dealt him, Char fired off another haphazard Flamethrower, too dazed to be bothered to aim properly.

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Let your bitterness consume tank_rockarms May 17 2010, 03:25:36 UTC
Sorry, Char. This is pretty much exactly the sort of thing that Max was hoping for. Close combat is all he does, and if you're leaning haphazardly against the wall, he's going to go in after you.

From all appearances there is a wall of man rushing at you. Looks like he's planning on ramming you into the wall with his shoulder and pinning you there.

The pink thing blinked as it cleared its eyes and took in the strange scene before it.

Ding! "Charizard, the douchebag pokemon. Legend has it, the more of a douche it is, the larger the flame on its tail glows."

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Let the salt rub in your wounds. blazinglizard May 17 2010, 07:33:34 UTC
Char cried out as Max slammed into him, trapping him with sheer bulk. His instinct was to struggle, to thrash, to pit every ounce of force he could against his captor, try to force him back. But Max weighs more than, and regularly bench presses, several Snorlaxes wasn't the type of enemy that was easily shaken.

When that tactic proved futile, Char quickly moved onto another one. This one was a strong one. It had to be killed quickly.

Maybe having his enemy close was just what he wanted. Char still had claws. Still had teeth. Still had fire. Even if it seemed that he couldn't outmuscle this opponent, he had a lot more pointy things on his side. His arms may have been stuck under the crushing weight keeping him in place, but enough of that long neck was free to maneuver just where he needed.

Once again, Char moved in for a bite. This time, rather than targeting a leg, he sought to clamp down on Max's throat.

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You have saved up all your spite tank_rockarms May 17 2010, 17:00:20 UTC
Char. Max is good at this sort of thing this homoerotic Grecian style wrestling close combat thing. He was expecting your ugly mug to try and bite him again.

That's why his free fist (the one holding the saberdex) is coming right for your jaw. Again, punching is more satisfactory than using a lightsaber (you're just lucky he didn't find a parking meter again, because that is satisfactory).

"It's weak against water types. WATER. TYPES." chimed the saberdex helpfully.

The pink thing finally managed to notice that his big blue friend was fighting some orange lizard guy. Huh. Maybe his friend needed help? Huh. It sat there and mulled it over a bit.

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