Bout 014 (Video/Action): We're not flying, we're falling with style.
[The camera opens on Chie, standing in Cianwood with a crooked grin on her face -- and a badge in her hand.] So I got some good news, and some stupid news. Let's start with the good: [She holds the badge out proudly.]
Badge number 5 is in the bag! And even better -- [She pockets the badge and swaps it for a little CD-shaped item that everybody surely recognizes by now.] I got the Fly HM! After all this time, I'm finally gonna be able to fly anywhere I want! Buuuut there's a slight problem. See, I came all this way to get Fly -- but I forgot I need a Pokémon who can actually learn it. [She raps her free hand against her noggin in a self-deprecatory fashion.]
The closest thing I have to a flying Pokémon is Agi and Bufu, my Doduo. You can see the problem. [Chie points a thumb behind her to the aforementioned Doduo, who are coming up behind her to nudge her with both heads.] Ow, hey! So since they obviously aren't gonna be flying any time soon, I need -- guys, quit it -- I need a Pokémon who can. I think -- seriously, stop that -- I might head over to the Safari Zone and look there, so if anyone wants to recommend a -- hey, guys! What is your problem?
[The Doduo still haven't stopped nudging her, and when she turns to confront them, Agi points at the Fly HM with his beak.] Do! Do!
Huh? Wait, don't -- don't tell me you two want to learn it?
[They both nod, Bufu more emphatically.] Duo, duo!
You're kidding, right? You don't even have wings! Well, I guess you do underneath all that fuzz, but... Okay, okay, fine, we'll try it. But I'm gonna say I told you so when nothing happens!
[Chie holds the HM up to the Doduo, and they put their heads together under it and close their eyes for a few seconds. That done, they squawk cheerfully.] Do, do! Duo!
I can't believe I'm even trying this. [A little -- okay, very uncertainly, Chie climbs up onto the Doduo's back.] Alright, guys... Fly!
[Nothing happens... at first. Agi and Bufu spread out their legs slightly, claws leaving trails in the sand...]
Uh, are you listening to me? Agi? Bufu? You're at least going to try, right?
[They crouch down low to the ground, body wiggling back and forth as they prepare...]
What are you guys doing? Do you want me to get down, or --
POW
[The Doduo leap straight up, vanishing in an instant, leaving behind a cloud of sand -- and a deafening crack as air rushes in to fill the vacuum. The camera wobbles slightly... and then drops to the beach as Bruce the Hitmonlee rushes forward, staring at the spot where his trainer was moments ago, then up at the sunny sky.]
((OOC: Hey, did you know? The Japanese name for the move Fly, "Sora wo Tobu", can be translated as either "Fly Through the Sky" or "Leap Through the Sky"! Also, badge is mod-approved.))
Badge number 5 is in the bag! And even better -- [She pockets the badge and swaps it for a little CD-shaped item that everybody surely recognizes by now.] I got the Fly HM! After all this time, I'm finally gonna be able to fly anywhere I want! Buuuut there's a slight problem. See, I came all this way to get Fly -- but I forgot I need a Pokémon who can actually learn it. [She raps her free hand against her noggin in a self-deprecatory fashion.]
The closest thing I have to a flying Pokémon is Agi and Bufu, my Doduo. You can see the problem. [Chie points a thumb behind her to the aforementioned Doduo, who are coming up behind her to nudge her with both heads.] Ow, hey! So since they obviously aren't gonna be flying any time soon, I need -- guys, quit it -- I need a Pokémon who can. I think -- seriously, stop that -- I might head over to the Safari Zone and look there, so if anyone wants to recommend a -- hey, guys! What is your problem?
[The Doduo still haven't stopped nudging her, and when she turns to confront them, Agi points at the Fly HM with his beak.] Do! Do!
Huh? Wait, don't -- don't tell me you two want to learn it?
[They both nod, Bufu more emphatically.] Duo, duo!
You're kidding, right? You don't even have wings! Well, I guess you do underneath all that fuzz, but... Okay, okay, fine, we'll try it. But I'm gonna say I told you so when nothing happens!
[Chie holds the HM up to the Doduo, and they put their heads together under it and close their eyes for a few seconds. That done, they squawk cheerfully.] Do, do! Duo!
I can't believe I'm even trying this. [A little -- okay, very uncertainly, Chie climbs up onto the Doduo's back.] Alright, guys... Fly!
[Nothing happens... at first. Agi and Bufu spread out their legs slightly, claws leaving trails in the sand...]
Uh, are you listening to me? Agi? Bufu? You're at least going to try, right?
[They crouch down low to the ground, body wiggling back and forth as they prepare...]
What are you guys doing? Do you want me to get down, or --
POW
[The Doduo leap straight up, vanishing in an instant, leaving behind a cloud of sand -- and a deafening crack as air rushes in to fill the vacuum. The camera wobbles slightly... and then drops to the beach as Bruce the Hitmonlee rushes forward, staring at the spot where his trainer was moments ago, then up at the sunny sky.]
((OOC: Hey, did you know? The Japanese name for the move Fly, "Sora wo Tobu", can be translated as either "Fly Through the Sky" or "Leap Through the Sky"! Also, badge is mod-approved.))