[Mari]

Maverick Hunter Zero

"Gotcha~!" Iris shouted as she dove on top of small purple dragon. The rather small dragon was smothered by Iris' tight embrace and dragged into the flowing folds of her pretty pink dress as the both of them dropped from the sky. Iris giggled somewhat hysterically as they fell, her much greater weight dragging her below the dragon in her arms. Try as he might, he could not squirm free of her grasp. Before she could smack into the ground though her skirt abruptly ballooned outward not unlike a parachute, not becaus that's just how Iris rolls but because a little twister had just manifested itself underneath the dragon queen. "Do be careful, Iris..!" Peach would softly lecture from the sidelines of the arena. Arle was sitting next to her, rather joyfully sipping on a clear soda beverage. She had recently recovered from a case of the deaths, but seemed to be doing alright. Judging by her light-hearted expression of joy, she really loved whatever drink she'd chosen. White could also be seen accepting what looked like a hotdog from Black nearby. Meanwhile, Iris floated the rest of the way down to the ground with a squirming dragon in her arms. The dragon's claws would scratch her a bit, but she seemed not to mind. Instead, Iris cuddled the flustered dragon close. "Hey! What gives??" Spyro blurted out in confusion.

By this point Iris had become content with having wrestled the adorable dragon into submission however and was now distracted by something else, namely the fact that they were in the arena, which allowed Spyro to squirm free. "Uhmmm..." Iris began, trying to gauge just how she'd wound up here. One minute she'd been chasing a dragon, the next moment she was here. How? "Wow, big crowd. Guess they're here for a show!" Spyro would observe, also becoming distracted now that he was free. "This is Sunshine Stadium, the coolest place in the Life Sphere~! It's where you go to challenge and better yourself, and now that we're here I feel like I could go for a good fight" Iris blurted out rather excitedly, focusing her attention on an imaginary opponent and striking a combative pose. Not just anyone would do though. They needed to be strong enough to give Iris a hard time! That was how you grew, by tackling stronger opponents and beating them into submission! ...Metaphorically, of course. And also occasionally literally.

((Zero! You have your challenge. If you are so inclined, you may upgrade this to a 2v2. To do so, simply have Ragna challenge one of the previously mentioned magical girls in the audience in addition to accepting Iris' challenge and introduce a second character of your own.))

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

Just as the stadium was packed and the appearance of Iris was known, the lights all around the stadium flickered from their usual white to a bright red as the entire stadium became a pitch black, as though the stadium was met with a short in the circuitry. The theme 'rebellion' playing as footsteps could be heard from the back and the doors in the back of the stadium burst open, followed by the doors falling off their top hinges slightly as the source of the footsteps became known as the theme ended and the stadium returned to normal. Most of the crowd who watched the fight between the man in the stadium right now and Dante, would know that this is definitely one man you don't want to piss off under any circumstances unless you wanted to suffer a very painful or humiliating defeat.

The man was clearly in a bit of a disgruntled mood, never wanting to take a chance with a child, in fact he was quite calm unless the fight started. "Looks like I got the shortest end of the stick today..." the person said as he walked to the center of the stadium and turned to face Iris. "I wouldn't mind fighting you, but let's liven things up with a bit more of a challenge. Helps to maintain variety and be more cathartic. What say you on this, Peach?" the man added, looking DIRECTLY at princess Peach as he said this, wanting to face a fellow team leader. It was also an ominous hint revealing that he wasn't alone in this arena. The moment it was said, a large sphere of electricity appeared, and out stepped a very prominent Dragon; Zekrom. The man that appeared alongside said pokemon was none other than Oda Nobunaga, and he was equally disgruntled, but not by ones choice... This was actually caused as a result of other trainers thinking they are better than others by calling themselves 'heroes', when they were in fact deluding themselves and their so-called heroism is more self-serving rather than being in the name of the people they help out, prompting Nobunaga to hold these self-serving beliefs in utter contempt. "Another person that professes as a hero I see. I wonder; will your 'heroism' be just as self-serving as the others, or will it be something more... Either way, Me and the Bloodedge shall be your opponents. But you and I shall only be fighting with one pokemon on our team, and Spyro does not count as a pokemon." Nobunaga said, having noticed his Zekrom looking at the small purple dragon, and noting that it was not from the world of pokemon. It was then that the Legendary Dragon pokemon spoke, though wise, it was also a masculine tone of voice that was very gentle in nature. "Why don't you go and keep the young child in the stands company, goodness knows she would need it after all the trouble she has been through." Zekrom told Spyro, giving a nod in Arles General direction, where a Tinkerbat with a purple bandana, gold tiara, and blue eyes was sitting, this Tinkerbat was without a doubt the half-genie known as Shantae, who was sitting next to Arle due to the fact that she was also in a battle with Shulk {see Shantae Vs. Shulk for more details} and the Tinkerbat was there to help Arle if need be.

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Ragna the Bloodedge
HP: 160%
Shield: 50%
Status: current holder of the Sunshine Stadium Belt

Oda Nobunaga/Zekrom
HP: 150%/130%
Shield: 50%/40%
Status: contempt towards heroes with self-serving beliefs/the loyal Dragon.

[Mr. Game & Watch]

The stadium was packed, the combatant roster was loaded, but the presence of a certain MC and his hat seemed to be missing. Normally it would only be a matter of seconds before their bombastic entrance would initiate a match. Just as the audience began to wonder though, the sounds of water rushing through one of the tunnels echoed into the arena, more specifically the tunnel that Ragna had entered from.

The rush of water soon splashed onto the battlegrounds, the broken door snapping clean off its hinges as a certain supercool simian snatched at it and began surfing along the waves of the rouge tide. “Woah, my dudes! Someone’s gonna have to cash in some mad coins to fix that!” he hollered as the torrent of water barreled toward the meeting point of the duo of duos.



The waves quickly lost their luster as they carried the ape to his intended destination, the midst of the four fighters. Both he and the door crashed into the now muddy dirt, but he was swift to spring back onto his feet and brushed himself off like nothing had happened. Both his sunglasses and his perfect dental work sparkled brighter than the sun’s shine. “Listen up mah bruddahs, I’mma lay the smack down on all yah minds right now! Most of yah have fought a match in here before, so yah know how we do! But we have some ground rules to cover! No Ultimate Attacks! I don’t know what those are, but that’s what mah clipboard says, so I better see none of that!” the funkiest of the kongs stated as he pulled out said clipboard and absent-mindedly scratched his head.

“Oh! And there’s one other thing mah bruddahs! This is a championship match!” he exclaimed as he pointed to the Sunshine Stadium belt that is probably somewhere on Ragna’s person. “If these little dudes pull out a flawless victory, they’re the new champions! I dunno who gets it between the two, I’mma take a guess that they share it.”

“Without further ado, it’s time to get funky!” Funky Kong hollered as he leapt off to who knows where.

HP: 0% Appeal: 0		HP: 0% Appeal: 0
HP: 0% Appeal: 0		HP: 0% Appeal: 0

[Mari]

((Hey G&W--Zero requested to fight Peach, so it will be Iris and Peach doing the battling. Spyro still needs some illegal moves replaced anyway. |D Apologies for the confusion. As the thread goes on, I will mark off any continued audience shenanigans with a horizontal rule so that you can tell where the fluff ends and the combat relevant post begins. vwv))

"Woah--" Spyro would blurt out, a wave of water and--oddly enough--a surfboard catching him and propelling him out of the arena into the stands. where stylishly surfed his way over several now thoroughly soaked audience members before the water gave out underneath him. The now airborne dragon performed a sick flip and a roll, before nailing the landing directly next to Arle. Huh. That's convenient! The startled mage and the tiny dragon just sort of shared a look for a moment. "...I call that one The Gnasty Gnorc." Spyro explained, melting the ice with his ...chill, somehow. "Oh--? Good morning." Arle replied in mild bewilderment, silently questioning the nature of this talking food that had presented itself to her. Catching sight of the tinkerbat, Spyro shifted into a more combative pose that caused Arle to choke on her drink. "Hey cool, lunch~!" the dragon blurted out, only for Arle to decisively hold out a hand to put herself in the way of an anticipated flame breath. "Stop!" Arle snapped and, to her surprise, the dragon stopped to listen to her. " . . . That's my friend. You can't eat her." Arle would scold in a matter-o-fact tone. "Hehe, my bad~" Spyro replied with a tinge of bashfulness, shifting his eyes away for a brief moment. Man, everyone took issue with being mistaken for fodder around here. Turning back to Shantae with satisfaction, Arle offered the other a very bright, inviting smile alongside her drink. "Wanna share a drink with me? I brought a second straw~! ...It's really good." Arle would offer. Be warned, however, that though it might look like soda what she actually held out in offering was Seltzer water. It was very bitter in comparison to actual soda due to the lack of sugar.

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Meanwhile, Iris just sort of squealed rather loudly with delight while White choked on her hotdog in the background at the sight of Zekrom. "Your dragon is so cool~!" the unovan champion fangirled rather openly, her eyes starry and full of dreams. It seemed like this one hadn't quite caught that little speech Nobunaga had given, or rather she'd been unable to understand it. She'd never recalled claiming to be a hero; that sounded like White and Black's official title, but her? What did hero even mean to her? Why wasn't Spyro a pokemon again? Was it because he didn't talk? Did that make him not a monster? He certainly didn't look like a human. Maybe Nobunaga was as confused as she was. Iris decided not to question any of this--not aloud, anyway.

Peach recoiled slightly at Ragna's invitation to join the match. Oh! ...Oh. Oh right. She was supposed to be leading this team. In truth, Peach had never cared for the arena. She was more the team's coach than its strongest member. The one who held it together and made sure everyone was taking care of each other and not fighting too hard. It turned out that getting a bunch of teenage girls to practice good sportsmanship while setting each other on fire was a bit harder than it looked! She supposed, however, that she had a duty to stand up for her sisters and that this was the time, if any, to do so. Peach would get up and affectionately pat Arle's head, careful not to mess up her hair or bump her tiara out of place before carefully strutting her way to the edge of the audience area and leaping off! ...She then used Perry to calmly glide down to the battlefield, moving to join Iris. "Very well, but it would be most appreciated if you would keep in mind..." Peach would begin to request in a thoughtful tone as she fell, landing with a little click of her heels and moving to stand behind Iris. "...Some of us enjoy playing rougher than others~" the princess would go on to finish in a matter-of-fact tone, offering a very inviting smile as she place a hand upon Iris' shoulder rather pointedly. The young champion did not seem to grasp that she was being referred to, or perhaps she was too busy eyeing Zekrom with battle lust in her eyes. Either way, Iris would not be patient for much longer. At the sound of Funky Kong's recommendation that the battle start, she stepped forward into a combative pose. "Aw, what?? One pokemon? How are you supposed to push your limits and grow stronger if you're always holding back?? Don't be like that. Give this battle your best shot, and I'll give it mine!" Iris challenged, rather indignant about handicapping herself without purpose. Man, she just came here for a good fight! And then this dude here was taking her lightly! Who did he think she was, some joke??

Iris promptly tossed out a pokeball, releasing Haxorus onto the field and begins performing an energetic, wild dance in tandem with the armored raptor pokemon to work themselves up for battle. ...Well, maybe a little bit of a joke. Only sometimes, though.

((Haxorus has used Dragon Dance, increasing her damage done by 5% and her dexterity modifier by 2 for 3 turns. By virtue of Iris' Perfect Sync ability, she shares all buffs with her pokemon.))

Meanwhile, as Iris danced rather aggressively at Nobunaga, Peach took this opportunity to step forward and actually start the fight. Seeing as Iris might conceivably be vulnerable, she felt like it might do them both well to create a 'distraction'. All but skipping forward, a feat that really aught to be baffling in high heels, Peach threw her arms out and threw herself into a whimsical spin that was about as whimsical as everything else she was doing at about that moment. However, as she did this a humongous pair of lovely red ribbons burst out along her arms, catching the force of her spin and rather violently accelerating to whip at th opposing team!

QQoVaIZCp_1d20+5 (Peach's Ribbon Whip @ both Ragna & Zekrom; Does 18% Damage)

As this was going on, Iris finished her dance and promptly joined Haxorus by immitating the pokemon's guttural roar as best she was able. She wasn't very good at it, but damn if she didn't slip into the role almost effortlessly. One could observe a sort of tension take hold in their bodies as they did this. It looked like they were really getting pumped up! ...And putting on quite the show for the audience.

((Haxorus has used harden, decreasing her damage taken by 5% and raising her con modifier by 2 for 3 turns.))

On the front lines, Peach finished her spin and landed with grace, taking sight of the decidedly less intimidating Ragna and winking at him rather playfully. That was about all the warning he would get that he was about to get targeted by the misleadingly friendly looking princess. Her smile betrayed only a sense of sportswomanship as she turned and approached Ragna, closing the distance between them and bringing her parasol up over her head before bringing it down like a hammer to level it at Ragna! "Hi, I'm Perry--!" Perry ever so casually began to introduce himself, only to be interrupted as Peach attempted to give Ragna a good whack with the parasol! A good whack that would be accompanied by a powerful burst of love magic that was liable to send him flying into the stadium wall with its extreme knockback if it struck him.

p_1d20+5 (Peach's Arms of Compassion @ Ragna; Does 32% Damage and Peach takes 6% recoil as well as a brief DEX debuff)

"I do apologize for that, Mr. Bloodedge!" Peach softly called out, fully aware of just how embarassing it could be to fight her. Even she knew that no one deserved the full humiliation of getting beaten up by the life sphere's resident pretty princess. ...Probably. ...Ooooor maybe she just didn't like beating people up. That's probably also a good guess. But then, Peach turned on Zekrom. She was working hard to keep the boys from getting any free shots in on Iris, which meant there was just one more enormous monster to tackle. ...Or punch. Same difference. Turning about, she lept high into the air and twirled as she flew, letting Perry slow her fall so that she could keep her momentum and glide right on down towards Zekrom's face. She then abruptly dropped the parasol and brought him down underneth her to whack Zekrom on the nose. Once again it was less about the whack itself and more about the explosive magical forces that followed. The same attack that had sent Bowser into the stratosphere would have no problem throwing Zekrom across the stadium as well if it hit.

p_1d20+5 (Peach's Arms of Compassion @ Zekrom; Does 32% Damage and Peach takes 6% recoil as well as a brief DEX debuff)

"Haxorus, dual chop!"

...The battlecry came from just behind Peach as she finished making her attack. The somewhat exhausted princess staggered backward a bit, needing a moment to rest after all of that. Thankfully, Iris was finally on the ball. Lunging past Peach on Haxorus' back, she quickly closed the distance between herself and Zekrom. She then leapt off the dragon's back, performing a flip that sent her skirt billowing about her body, briefly obscuring her form entirely. Meanwhile, Haxorus rushed Zekrom and attempted to capitalize on the knockback from Peach's attack having potentially thrown it off balance by slamming right into it!

p_1d20+5 (Haxorus' Dual Chop @ Zekrom; Does 13% Damage)

...Haxorus then tensed her powerful neck muscles and whipped her head upwards, attempting to slice into Zekrom with both axe edges on her head with one fluid motion of her head.

p_1d20+5 (Haxorus' Dual Chop @ Zekrom; Does 13% Damage)
p_1d20+5 Haxorus' Dual Chop @ Zekrom; Does 13% Damage)

Nearby, Iris landed next to Princess Peach and the two princess clad girls stood side by side again, one of them with her fists raised as if ready to bring the fight herself and the other attempting to catch her breath in a dignified manner. Noticing something amiss, however, Peach took a moment to gently adjust Iris' crooked tiara upon her head. A sweet reminder that they were fighting as a family, not just as teammates. How nice!

p_1d20+5 (Appeal Roll!)

Princess Peach Damage: 12% 45/45 Shield Status: -2 Dex Mod (1 turn remaining)	Iris Damage 0% 60/60 Shield Status: Dragon Dance (2 Turns Left) Harden (2 Turns Left)	Hydreigon Damage 0% 45/45 Shield Status: Inside Pokeball	Haxorus Damage 0% 70/70 Shield Status: Dragon Dance (2 Turns Left) Harden (2 Turns Left)	Kyurem Damage 0% 60/60 Shield Status: Inside Pokeball

1d20+5·1d20+5·1d20+5·1d20+5·1d20+5·1d20+5·1d20+5

[Maverick Hunter Zero]

The Tinkerbat would watch as Spyro landed next to Arle, not caring about the situation in the stands, but when Spyro saw the Tinkerbat, Arle stopped the dragon from initiating the attack that would flambe the half-genie in Tinkerbat form.

The Tinkerbat would then give Arle a gentle smile and would definitely enjoy sharing the seltzer water with her new best friend, especially since the stuff reminded her of the auto-potion in her world, all while giving the 4th wall a Kubrick stare. The Tinkerbat who was actually a half-genie would also have to be on guard in case Spyro wanted to have Tinkerbat stew.

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"I most certainly won't be holding back in this one, come at me with all you've got!" Ragna said to peach, letting her know that in no uncertain terms that he was willing to outright kill, but have a good fight in the hope of attracting a more exciting crowd than ever before. At least the first attack started off weak.
Ragna DEX ROLL: 16{actually a legitimate roll. My mom forced me to play yahtzee which messed up the post and forced me to restart because of it.}

Ragna would dodge the attack and would then be greeted by an up close and personal encounter with the princess which was a signal for him to block the attack as the next hit was pretty dang powerful.
shield: 50-10-32=8{damn, girl. You got some ridiculous power behind that strike}

Ragna was successful in blocking the attack, but it heavily damaged his defensive barrier based bubble shield to the point that another hit would demolish it in one fell swoop, he wouldn't have it any other way though as this would invigorate him to get much stronger than even Yuuki Terumi can hope to achieve. "Not bad, maybe after this we can get together for a mission of some kind." the man said as he maneuvered to where he could get a decent strike on Peach with an attack of his own.
STR ROLL: 18+2=20{mod-crit Bloodscythe spin attack to close the gap and cause hurt on a princess; 18% dmg @ Peach.}

He would then fire off a big ball of Seithr to try to drain some energy from Peach to weaken her a bit more, hopefully to let her know that he respected her magic, but love is best found in the dark.
WIS ROLL A: 5+2=7{bad soul eater is bad, 20% dmg @ Peach.}

Ragna was a bit flustered but still determined to make this fight last for the crowds enjoyment, and would fire off another ball of Seithr to try again, only this time he directed the attack to the girl on the Haxorus.
WIS ROLL B: 9+2=11{slightly better soul eater on Iris as a direct attack, 20% dmg if it connects}

Meanwhile, Nobunaga had anticipated that Iris didn't know what limits were, and had his Zekrom block the attack from Peach...
shield: 40-10-32=-2{Zekrom suffers 2% damage and his shield is broken!}

"Most unfortunate that you are simply holding yourself back, especially since you never challenge yourself to actually USE just one pokemon. For that, I must teach you how important it is to invoke a self-imposed challenge on yourself. Zekrom, dodge the oncoming traffic." Nobunaga said as Iris' Haxorus made its attempt to dual chop the legendary three times over. "As you wish." Zekrom replied, and it immagined that the Haxorus was a car attempting to hit a rather large black deer.
DEX ROLL A: 20-2=18{whiff}
DEX ROLL B: 18-2=16{beep, beep!}
DEX ROLL C: 10-2=8{close call}

Zekrom then decided to make itself much harder to hit by performing a bit of ninja tomfoolery.
CHA ROLL: 18-3=15{Zekrom uses Double Team, creating a single shadow clone of itself in a bid to make itself much harder to hit. 2 turn cooldown}

Zekrom would then deliver a Shadow Claw to Princess Peach in the bid to toy with her.
STR ROLL A: 20+1=21{LITERAL critical Shadow Claw of ouchies @ Peach, 15% damage!}

Then end it off by Biting into Haxorus in the attempt to quite literally puncture the dragons neck.
STR ROLL B: 2+1=3{terrible Bite is terrible @ Haxorus, 9% damage.}

Ragna and Nobunaga would then pull off a bit of an appeal to attempt to wow the crowd. The fact that Ragna was wearing the Sunshine Stadium Belt like it was a sword holder was proof of it being a bit useful in times like this.
appeal ROLL: 6+1+2(belt)=9{pitiful attempt to wow the crowd.

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At the same time, another was patiently observing the fight from the commentators box, saving the seat of the MC whilst doing so.

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Ragna the Bloodedge
HP: 160%
Shield: 8%/50%
Status: back to blood knight tendencies

Oda Nobunaga/Zekrom
HP: 150%/128%
Shield: 50%/shield broken
Status: focused/Double Team(2turns remain)

[Mari]

((Hey Maverick Hunter Zero ! Due to G&W leaving, we revamped the stadium rules and guidelines. You don't need to worry about that for the most part because @sssstariii has offered to take over refereeing for us. There is a new humiliation mechanic as a counterpart to the appeal mechanic that you may want to be aware of, though. Your characters could potentially use it, after all. Other than that, we're good to continue as we were!

--Also sorry Starii. For some reason I thought we stopped posting after G&W and didn't realize I messed up until I literally finished writing my post. ='3 I guess you can jump in after Zero's next post just to maintain consistency?))



The fourth wall feels threatened. It didn't choose this life! Why does everyone want to destroy it?? Monsters. Arle though. She understands. The rather comfy mage watched Spyro for a moment, but he didn't seem all that interested in making anything out of the misunderstanding anymore. After a moment's thought, she shrugged it off and took to cutely enjoying a drink with her new friend. She didn't even seem to mind that form Shantae had taken. As much as she wasn't a fan of transforming herself, she could definitely see the appeals it held. Honestly she was just surprised someone as pretty as Shantae wanted to hang out with her. In hindsight she was used to her more attractive friends being of the boy-crazy variety and not wanting to hang out with her. ...Small things like this reminded her that no matter how much Li suuuuucked sometimes, there were still things to appreciate about her turn of fate.

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Peach would low-key wince a bit. Man, that wasn't what she meant at all! She wanted Ragna to take it easy on her! Oh dear... Well--She supposed... she'd just... 

Show him how a lady inspires discipline?

Boing! Peach caught Ragna's scythe with Perry, slipping the shaft of the parasol underneath the blade and colliding with the handle of the scythe itself. Perry then expanded his parasol, knocking the scythe away from Peach!

You might call what she just did a ... perry.

((Peach bubble shields the bloodscythe))

...and then she lowered Perry a bit, ready to put on a hustle and get out of the way of a followup attack--but then she promptly forgot to do that and promptly had to shield herself from two new attacks! How ru--... Hm. She really didn't care for the expectation that she was going to get hit, actually. She much preferred being coddled. Curse her heart for forcing her into these situations. Leveling Perry at Ragna, she once again used him as a shield to ward off his attacks!

((Peach is bubble shielding Ragna's Soul Eaters))

And then... Perry's canopy briefly gave way, a yelp of mild alarm escaping Peach. Perry seemed a bit roughed up by the fighting. You could almost make out a bruise on his canopy. ...Could parasols get bruises? This wasn't far from the truth. What might first appear to be a pensive gaze was, in fact, the princess tapping into her calm vibe. A golden aura would surround her after a moment, seeming to relieve her of some of her discomfort. Her calmness helped steel her mind prepare her for the rest of this battle. "I do find that there are often very few times that I am not on a 'mission' of some nature or another." Peach softly lamented. ...And then, that golden light began to intensify. Oooooh goooood!

Cue magical girl transformation sequence

((Peach's Frills of Justice activated! Her starts are increased.))

Peach's skirt poofed out rather comically as a bunch of frills just kind of materialized on her person, turning her already luxurious dress into a wonder of craftsmanship just waiting for a stray twig to ruin it. The golden floral print around her skirt became more ornate to compensate, a previously difficult to see silver floral print on her evening gloves becoming more overt as it began to glow softly. As the transformation ended, Peach opened her eyes to reveal the glimmering of faint heart shapes swimming about in her irises. Her delicately painted lips slipped easily into an inviting smile. "We are all fighting for something close to our hearts. I for one find myself in the arena to show my daughters and sisters-in-arms that they can be strong. I only--... wish..." Peach began, only for her nose to begin bothering her. Her no doubt heartfelt speech was interrupted by an itching sensation just refusing to be ignored. None-the-less, hearing Peach preach of girl power and finding strength in oneself reached the ears of many. Iris' head turned and a glimmer of pride could be seen in her eyes. Even Arle in the stands seemed to hold her breath for a moment. She could not help but appreciate Peach's words, even if she'd never thought of herself as a damsel in distress personally. She'd had her moments of weaknesses, some more uncomfortable than others.

4OcPSEImp_1d10p_1d10p_1d10 (Peach's Girl Power! Grants a series of bonuses to all nearby female characters for 1 turn only; Stat Bonus = 7, Damage Bonus = 7, Damage Resistance = 5)

"Haaah... HAH-CHAA!" Peach blurted out, turning about to avoid sneezing on anyone, only to get cartoonishly launched backward by the force of her own sneeze, sending her barreling backside first into Ragna! On impact, a giant explosion of hearts from Peach's hips would violently launch Ragna across the stadium in a comically overpowered fashion, leaving the princess to gracefully flutter back to the ground as she bounced off of the other.

p_1d20+10 (Peach's CRITICAL Peach Bomber; Does 66% Damage)

Meanwhile, Iris' eyes lit up with joy and she giggled rather immaturely at the spectacle. Hah. Peach made fairy types look cool sometimes. The big grin on her face gave way to a rather savage looking smirk as she turned her gaze back to Nobunaga. "If that's what you want~! I'll show you how strong Haxorus and I are dragon to dragon~" Iris chirped rather confidently, agreeing to hold back. She considered this offensive, but there was nothing wrong with beating someone at their own game--right? And then, Iris' body was enveloped by a bright light and a stream of draconic flames. Oh god not again--

Cue another magical girl transformation sequence

Much like Peach, a bunch of unexplained frilliness just sort of manifested itself on her person. Her skirt gained an entire second layer, a golden rayquaza print snaking around the hem and hugging her waist. The jewels in her crown and on the clasp of her sandals began to shift with magical light inside them, a light that was echoed in her irises. It looked like dragon fire coursing through her very being as actual dragon fire brushed up against her without burning her. It almost seemed to form the head of a serpent biting at the air. But her transformation soon came to an end and the striking figure of the dragon queen at her full strength

((Iris' has activated her perfect sync ability! She and Haxorus gain a stat boost, however Iris and Haxorus now take all damage the other takes.))

p_1d20+3 (Peach's attempt at dodging shadow claw)

...Of course, that didn't do a whole lot ot stop Peach from getting caught entirely off guard by Zekrom's attacks. A girlish squeal of rather unpleasant surprise could be heard from nearby, but Iris paid that no mind. Her eyes were filled with a single-minded, violent desire--a look that was oddly enough shared perfectly with Haxorus nearby down to the exact place they were looking at. They were in perfect sync, the lowest level connection possible between a trainer and their pokemon--and in this case lower level means higher power. Such abilities were the things of legend, an ideal many trainers strived to attain but thought to be impossible to truly achieve.

Iris had become one with her pokemon.

((Haxorus cannot fail to dodge Zekrom's bite, as her dodge modifier is currently higher than its accuracy roll.))

Haxorus lunged out of the way, snaking past Iris as she stalked for a better position to attack Zekrom from--or rather, she was repositioning herself so that Zekrom was between herself and Nobunaga. All the while, Iris burst into a sprint. She was running right at Nobunaga! One might get the impression that she was about to try something, but this proved to be a distraction. With a mighty leap, Haxorus leapt forward and brought her foot down with great strength, generating an impressive shockwave that threatened to violently 'unearth' both Zekrom and Nobunaga himself by throwing them back.

p_1d20+8 (Haxorus' Earthquake @ Zekrom and Nobunaga; Does 32% Damage)

Crack! Dust flew into the air, momentarily obscuring the group. However, it would quickly clear... just to reveal that Iris had taken advantage of this rather massive distraction to close the distance between herself and Nobunaga. She leapt through the air to take the older trainer before he could properly get back up, performing a rather showy flip that turned her about in the air... and left her flying backward toward Nobunaga. The dragon princess had seen Peach do something hilarious and she now wanted to immitate it. Pulling her legs out from underneath her, she attempted to drop down on and slam Nobunaga back down to the ground underneath her rear-end! That's right--trainer combat. Leave it to the wild one. ...Does that make Peach a good influence, or a bad one??

p_1d20+6 (Iris' Butt Slam @ Nobunaga; Does 33% Damage)





p_1d20+12 (How the crowd reacts to Peach's display of girl power ... Apparently they loved it.)

Princess Peach Damage: 27% 0 /55 Shield Status: Frills of Justice (2 Turns Remaining)	Iris Damage 0% 60/60 Shield Status: Dragon Dance (1 Turns Left) Harden (1 Turns Left) Perfect Sync (+3 Cha, +2 Wis)	Haxorus Damage 0% 85/85 Shield Status: Dragon Dance (1 Turns Left) Harden (1 Turns Left) Perfect Sync (+4 Dex, +3 Con)

1d10·1d10·1d10·1d20+10·1d20+3·1d20+8·1d20+6·1d20+12