[Coolshaymin]

The Torracat let out a cry in pain as it was kicked, sliding across the ground. She steadily stood to her feet, grimacing in pain... Three on One was really not fair. (... Runt, you better stay down. I will kick you all day until you learn your lesson, got that?) The Scraffy stated as he walked to tower over the... rather small Torracat. The Pokemon was more the size of a Litten than a Torracat but there no mistaking that look. (... Back down? To some Twig Eater, Fluff trying to be intimidating and their jerk of a leader? Give me a break,) The cat countered. Stnading her ground despite... these guys all at once might be out of her league as the Bewear unfolded his arms and began to walk forward. (TWIG EATER?!) the Panda began to walk forward as well before the Scraffy held his arms out.

(... I'd say you forgot your position but even you aren't that dumb. You think a small Pokemon like you can take all three of us by yourself? You messed with the wrong gang, runt. You're not even tall enough to be called evolved. You just became a cute, harmless, Litten, nothing more... Well, maybe you are less cute.) The boss stated, forcing a growl from the cat before she leaped at the boss, only to get blindsided by a punch from the Pangoro which sent her flying and making a massive indent in the wall. (Gonna wish you stopped while you were ahead, Runt.)

Meanwhile...

"There it is! A cave right near the Abyssal Castle!" Moon called out before jumping off Nebby and onto the land of the edge of Pokemon Cove. This place was home to strong Pokemon so power struggles made sense but fights this out of hand. "... It looks like those three are teaming up on that Litt-... Wait that's a... Torracat?" "... It is a rather small one, yeah." Rotom shrugged with it's electrical arms. "... Doesn't matter! White, Black, N, try to calm down or distract the main group while I run in and tend to the Torracat's wounds!" Moon directed as she went to get some medical supplies out of this bag. The matter was urgent so the four had to travel together as quickly they could to the base of the castle and now they needed to stop this fight now.

		Row 1 column 3
Moon HP: 130 Shield HP: 40	Torracat HP:70 Shield HP: 40 Status: Frustrated
Bewear HP: 130 Status: Standing there. Menacingly. Kind of.	Scrafty (Bully Leader) HP: 150 Status:Business as usual	Pangoro HP:120 Status: Aggressive

[Mari]

And then, a rainbow beam of light heralded the arrival of a majestic long-maned unicorn being ridden by a gorgeous princess clad in pink royal ball gown regalia. ...Because really, how often am I going to get a chance to write that sentence unironically? I am of course describing Black riding in on Keldeo, who just used aurora beam. "Stop it! Right. Now." Black demanded, her voice carrying a sort of regal authority it usually didn't. Seemed like she was also in character today.

DrHyZ|lPp_1d20+7 (And she's a really good actor.)

Meanwhile, White just kinda raised both brows and meandered over to Moon, standing back to back with Moon so that she was in the way of any attack directed at her. Cofagrigus settled in next to her, where they both dutifully began watching the show. In stark contrast to Keldeo and Black's show of... incredibly girly charm over there, White was in her usual attire and Cofagrigus ... was a ghost pokemon. Her terrible red eyes and evil grin were the only warning anyone foolish enough to consider approaching would get. One does not simply approach ghost pokemon without getting the spook. It just doesn't happen! Glancing over her shoulder, White observed Moon for a moment. "Got your back." she remarked, letting Moon know she was relatively safe from unexpected attacks.

Black HP: 155/155 Shield: 50/50

White HP: 175/175 Shield: 60/60

Keldeo 145/145 HP 45/45 Shield		Braviary 185/185 HP 65/65 Shield		Cofagrigus 185/185 HP 65/65 Shield

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[heirtothemonado]

After that rather....interesting entrance from Black, N just kinda sauntered in after White. He was a little wary about returning to Abyssal Castle after the last time he was here, but there were Pokémon getting abused and mistreated here, and N wasn't about to turn his back on that.

Following White's lead, N threw his own Pokeball. "Darmanitan!" he called out. In a flash of white light, the bright red fire Pokémon appeared before him. "Get those bullies off of Torracat!" N commanded. Darmanitan's wide toothy grin grew even wider as he called out to the other Pokémon <Hey fluffbutts! How'd ya like to taste the dirt you seem to be dishing out so well? I bet I could take all of you on at once!>

(Darmanitan's Taunt! Targets roll CHR. Failing to beat the threshold of 10 will result in forcing the bullies to focus on Darmanitan for 2 turns)

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N HP: 140/140 Shield: 45/45 Status: Normal

Darmanitan HP: 160/160 Shield: 55/55 Status: Normal

[Coolshaymin]

Moon nodded to White with an appreciative smile. Returning Nebby, not wanting to attract unneeded attention by having her own Legendary out before she tried to make her way through the distraction as the Torracat struggled to lift itself up. The Coffagrigus seemed to escape the group's notice at the combined distraction by N and Black, Selene making a quick dash to the Pokemon until she think it would be good to not attract attention again. "Don't worry, Torracat. I will help you get better," the doctor offered, going to reach for her bag before noticing the cat struggling but defensively taking a few steps away from Selene and shaking her head and sticking it to the side away from her. "... This is going to be harder than I thought. Hey, White, mind looking through my bag for some of my potions? It's one with a purple label. This is going to take a bit more than just healing the injuries," she suggested as she handed her medical bag to White before leaning down to the cat.

"You know, being small is not so bad. It makes you more agile. Able to overtake them physically and smartly," Selene commented, the Torracat turned her head to look at the girl with a searching glance for a moment before turning away. "You know, I think they are just jealous they can't be cute and strong. The Bewear is the closest and yet he is trying to put on a cool act," Selene added. The cat looked back to Selene, the stare lasting a bit longer. "I'll heal you up, don't worry.  Us girls have to help each other, right? I won't let you be outnumbered by some bullies and they will apologize," the girl went on to add. "........" The Torracat's gaze seemed to intensify before she suddenly caught the girl offguard with a sudden pounce, pinning Moon. For such a small Pokemon, it was surprisingly strong. <You think I have not heard all that before? You just pity me because I am small. You don't take me seriously. I am not falling for that again. I will handle this on my own. Now go.> The cat growled in it's tongue, keeping the girl pinned, down but not attacking. Instead of moving or speaking she looked to White before looking back into the cat's eyes, just keeping the staredown going. "Translation: Trust Issues. Mostly related to small stature. Moon would like a bit of assist in getting her to listen. ZZZZzzzt." Rotom stated to White. It could be noted that Moon seemed to be leaving out the part of her involvement in this.

Meanwhile with the bullies:

The shot was fired, the group looking to the newcomers, throughly distracted by the most magestic royal figure in the Pocket Kingdom. <He thinks he can take us? Let's get him!"> Pangoro declared, beginning to march towards the Darmanitan with the Bewear until they both got whacked in the head by the Leader Scraffy. <... You numbskulls. Did you not hear the princess and her guardian?> Scraffythen looked to Keldeo. <Listen, kid. This girl picked a fight with us, okay? She couldn't cut her losses and thought challenging us would get that back. This is not your fight and we are just teaching the girl some manners. What if she tried to go up against some bigger badder guy for less? The shrimps should really pick their battles better, don't you agree? All this because the boss took some black belt from her. She's not even able to use it, what does she need it for?> The boss shrugged, pretty ampathetic and clearly trying to justify the actions.

[Mari]

Black gave Keldeo an encouraging pet. Sometimes he needed the help summoning his courage. And what motivated boys more than a pretty lady cheering them on?? ...That was rhetorical. Stop listing things--Food?? Really?? ...Simple pleasures, I guess. " . . . We may not have prisons to throw thieves in like humans do, but that doesn't mean stealing isn't wrong." Keldeo gently scolded in response, glancing at the torracat for a moment. "...What if that belt means something special to her that you can't see? What if it's the last memento she has of someone she cherished dearly? You asked what she needs it for, but did you actually ask her why she wants it so badly?" Keldeo began to question, falling quiet for a long moment. Luckily the vacuum wasn't left open for long, as Black quickly joined in! "You can tell a lot about someone based on how they treat people weaker than them! That goes for humans and pokemon!" Black interjected, gently scolding the group. "...In a polite society, we take care of girls. At it's most basic, we protect them from those 'bigger, badder guys' and they protect us and our children. You're not predators, and neither is she, so why are you so eager to slap her around and bully her?? She could be your best friend's daughter, and one day she might even be the mother of your children's friends! Maybe if you were nicer to her, one day she could potentially even be the mother of your children." Keldeo softly scolded. You're in the same egg group, guys! Black opened her mouth to join in, but just kinda stopped in her tracks as she abruptly realized this was boy talk. She no longer knew what to say. "...It's time to remind that girl that we're men, not savages. There has to be a way to resolve this and get that girl her belt back that doesn't involve violence." Keldeo offered. Black thought about this for a long moment. She never realized that being ridden around by a pretty princess would bring out the manly man in Keldeo! Then again they had been practicing their hero routines for that whole swords of justice thing.



...Meanwhile, White was fishing through Moon's bag for potions when Moon got pounced! She gingerly crouched down to Moon and handed her her potions--did that Rotom just freaking talk? ...Nevermind. Not important. "...You're not listening." White gently scolded, attempting to grab the torracat's attention. "I don't know if you noticed, but we're small too." she then began to thoughtfully correct, gesturing up at N as an example of someone who was pretty tall, unlike any of the other humans present. Black was so short you could confuse her for a middle schooler if she were less ... developed. Kinda made it easier for Keldeo to carry her! And White? Well, she wasn't too short. Much shorter than N, but not far below the average for her gender. "It's kind of a girl thing, especially with humans. That's why we're trying to stand with you! It's not... pity. We just know what that's like, y'know?"

Black HP: 155/155 Shield: 50/50

White HP: 175/175 Shield: 60/60

Keldeo 145/145 HP 45/45 Shield		Braviary 185/185 HP 65/65 Shield		Cofagrigus 185/185 HP 65/65 Shield

[heirtothemonado]

As White and Moon tended to the Torracat, N looked toward the group of bullies. <You think you can take me? Bring it on!> Darmanitan shouted back toward them, but N put a hand in front of the Fire Pokémon, preventing it from starting anything. "Darmanitan, stop." N commanded. Looking a bit disappointed, Darmanitan stood down, and N turned to the group of Pokémon.

"Keldeo is right. Beating another Pokémon, even to 'teach her some manners', which I sincerely doubt you were, is never right. You don't know what she's been though. You don't know what that Black Belt might mean to her. And you have no right to treat her like this. I've grown up with my fair share of abused Pokémon, those that have received beatings from humans and other Pokémon alike. And they've rarely turned out completely healthy. How could you deal with yourselves if something happened to this Torracat because of what you did to her?"

N let that last question hang in the air. He had no reason to believe that things would escalate that far. Yet. But if it would help these three see the potential consequences of their actions, then it was worth it. Keldeo may have taken the softer route, but this was something he had no tolerance for. He had seen too many Pokémon be abused in his childhood to feel any remorse for them. 

N looked over to White and Moon. They seemed to be caring for the Torracat, but the Fire Cat Pokémon seemed to be resisting their help. N's eyes filled with concern for the Torracat. Perhaps there was more to this then he first thought....

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N HP: 140/140 Shield: 45/45 Status: Concerned

Darmanitan HP:160/160 Shield 55/55 Status: Disappointed

[Coolshaymin]

The bullies listened to N and Keldeo for a moment. "Us? Yeah right. As if she'd be that lucky. Besides, you don't know this girl. She picks fights all the time too, she had this coming," Pangoro justified, crossing his arms as he looked down Keldeo. <"They have a point though. Maybe it's her troubled upbringing that causes her to lash out to those that make remarks against her. Maybe other than being a solution we are in fact, part of the problem,"> the Bewear intellectually adds to which the Pangoro looks at him in shock. <"... YOU CAN TALK?!" >he says in surprise... apparently never hearing the Pokemon speak out loud to which the Bewear merely shrugged. "Quiet! Both of you!" the leader snapped back before looking back between the other two for a moment in thought.

"..." Talon looked from White and Moon to Black... Then to N. Well, they were short if he was the measuring stick for humans. <"... Hm..."> Talon looked back down to Moon for a second as she seemed to consider it for a moment. <"Hey runt,"> the Scrafty called out as he walked over. <"What is it baggy?"> she looked back in annoyance until she noticed the black belt in his hands and gave a headtilt. "Tell me why you want this thing back so bad. Now,"> he commanded. Moon looked to Rotom who was facing her. "Like I'd tell you," she said as she spat fire in his general direction to which he turned around. "Fine guess you aren't getting it back then," he said as he went to walk back. <"... Alright, fine! It... was the last thing my old sensei ever gave to me... There's more to it but... that's not really important! What matters is that Black Belt is precious to me! It doesn't matter if I'm a Fighting Type or can use the moves, it's mine!" >she explained reluctantly. <"... You wrestle? Runt, have you looked at your weight class?"> the Scrafty commented, earning him a scowl before Moon chimed in.

"She's keeping me down, all things considered..." she spoke up, getting a questioning glance from Talon before she looked at the Rotom... Ah, it was giving her translations of the conversation. <"Just get up and do your healing thing," >she said as she stepped off and sat down, allowing Moon to sit up and salute with a "Yes, Ma'am!" applying some stuff from her bag. "... Alright, here you can have it," he tossed the Black belt to the cat who caught it on her head... she'll reapply it in a moment... or so she thought until she realized Moon already took a moment to wrap it around her leg. "... It'll be harder to steal it that way," she explained to which the cat just looked back. "... Thanks White, hey, can you hand me the orb in the bag. It's not exactly medical science, but it should speed up the healing process?" she requested.

<".... Hm. You three happy now?... Oh, and hey, that reminds me, you're Keldeo of the Swords, right? What are you doing all the way out here, anyway? I didn't expect the swords to leave their nest, let alone with humans,"> he asked after a moment.

[Black & White]

Black beamed at N. She knew she could trust him to avoid a battle. He was the one who'd taught her a lot of what she knew about treating pokemon right. A lot of it just by observing. "...Yeah~ Thanks." Black replied from Keldeo's back.

"...Sure!" White replied, moving to squat down next to Moon's bag and carefully rifle through it, plucking the orb out and getting back up to move to hand it to Moon. "Don't I need an assistant nurse's license to do this?" she playfully teased, feigning ignorance.

Keldeo seemed briefly surprised by the result. They actually did it! He was silently very relieved. Summoning that much courage was a little hard for him. At he question, he thought about it for a moment. "Oh, it's just me. The others have things covered back home." he replied, reassuring them that they had not, in fact, left the cove unguarded. "I'm on a... special mission." he clarified, turning his head to gesture briefly to the humans. If he knew who Keldeo was, that meant he knew they didn't necessarily trust humans. And while at least one human here had special privileges in that regard, the rest did not. The 'secrecy' of the mission was implied.

Black HP: 155/155 Shield: 50/50

White HP: 175/175 Shield: 60/60

Keldeo 145/145 HP 45/45 Shield		Braviary 185/185 HP 65/65 Shield		Cofagrigus 185/185 HP 65/65 Shield