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The young Electrike hybrid followed the bunch to a relitively untamed island somewhere on this big world upon hearing a contest was being put up for a grand capture. His father figure actually took part in the last one, perhaps one could say he had nothing better to do at the time, but he never the less came out on top with not only getting a Rowlet capture but got a Pokemon egg as a prize with a curious Alolan Pokemon inside. The boy found this as an opportunity to try his hand at it, to get to know the Pokemon about here, and for that matter, maybe get some needed training in. The problem, however, is what he decided to come out to this Inactive Volcano with...

The boy tosses out the Pokeball and out came a fiery beast before him. The Magmar that he pilfered from one member of a nemesis that re-emerged herself. Embers flicker off the body of him, some of which Tristen could see a shadowy aura fade into nothing after the ember itself does. The Pokemon was silent, only turning its head head to Tristen. "Uh, hi there...um...wow you're...a little more...stable than Blitzle was...I think. You just...want to fight a lot, don't you?" A puff of heat pulses off of the Magmar. It was clear that he wanted to battle, and nothing else. Tristen felt a little guilty to these Wild Pokemon. They weren't going to deserve what this Magmar could possibly do to it, especially if he let this thing get out of control. He'd have to be extra careful. This very well could end up like Blitzle in a grand hurry. "Um...alright, then, uh...come on this way, let's see if we can't find a battle over here?" Tristen said, starting to lead the way. The Magmar's eyes stared at Tristen as the boy started to get some distance. "Come on, this way. You know. To battle. A lot." The Magmar finally started to follow the Electrike hybrid. For now, at least.

As the boy moved about the rocky area. This place was in a way similar to Mt. Ember at the Sevii Island, he thought. As he continued on, the Magmar perked up then started to walk off in a different direction, down a slope. "Huh? Magmar? Magmar! Where are you going!? This way! I'm telling you the truth, we're trying to find a battle!" the boy said, taking out the Pokeball that housed the Magmar. "Magmar, where are you going!?" The boy gave pursuit until he found what the Magmar was going for. "...What...is that?" Tristen asked. Whatever it was, the Magmar was ready to go to town on it.

Quickly the boy took out his SNAG and looked up the entry. A Drampa...as he started to look about the entry, one thing showed up immediately. Information that registered to Tristen too late as the Magmar immediately breathed in and unleashed a massive Flamethrower towards its supposed victim. "Wait, Magmar! That's a...!" The inferno engulfed the target and when it finished, the Drampa didn't look all that worse for wear. "...dragon." The old-timey looking Pokemon turned and looked towards the Magmar, not thrilled to be attacked for no reason. "Uh-oh..."

The Drampa unleashed a powerful flame itself, though unlike it being of the fire nature, it had a green hue to it, one that had a stink that made many cower. The draconian flames engulfed the Magmar, causing considerable more damage to it than it's Flamethrower to the Drampa. "Dragonbreath...ugh. Magmar, we have to be smart about this. You can't take too much damage like that, especially when that stuff can even paralyze you!"

"MAGMAR!" The shadow Pokemon snapped back towards its supposed trainer. The Magmar looked back towards its newfound opponent and was ready to charge it.

"Magmar! Wait! That thing is probably tougher than what it looks; you want to keep fighting for a long time, right? Listen to me then! How about uh..." Tristen tried to think. He was getting in a position where the more he recalled about Magmar, the more that his position was starting to look pretty bad. Nothing to reliably to take on a dragon naturally, and he doubted Zyra did anything like a good trainer would and actually taught him other things and instead opted to embrace the Shadow status. Tristen didn't really like what he was about to say...he didn't care for this anymore than him getting his Blitzle to do it a while back ago. "Magmar, use Shadow Rush!" he shouted

The Magmar looked back towards the boy then towards the Drampa. It was fine with that, at least. The Magmar rushed forward towards the dragon, the shadowy aura full on visible as it smashed right into the timely dragon. Tristen cringed for a moment as the attack made contact, regretting making such a call. But it was all he could figure to do. The only other attacks that he knew this Magmar to have was its various other smoke and smog based attacks which wouldn't do too much in the long term, he thought.

The Drampa skidded a ways on its side, then found its way back up, now deeming the Magmar its full attention. Its eyes turned blood red and its hair was now standing on end as it made a mighty roar of fury. "That...doesn't look normal..." Tristen said, looking back at his SNAG hoping for an answer, which he quickly got. "...'Berserk'? Like what a Primeape does?" Tristen asked. The Drampa then forms a mass of power in front of it and unleashes it upon the Magmar with yet another wail. "YAAH! A DRAGON PULSE!" Tristen dives out of the way, not wanting to get caught up in such a powerful attack which sweeps up the Magmar and blows it away. "Magmar!" Tristen shouted. "Definitely not what a Primeape does! This is worse!"

The boy rushes over to the aid of the Pokemon, seeing it on one knee a good ways away from where it once was and considerably more agitated. "Are you alright!?"

"MAR!" The Magmar stood right back up, injuries abound, but stomps off towards the dragon.

"Wait, Magmar! That thing is crazy now! We need to do some-" Something that he was once again reminded of. Zyra loved her smog and smoke...if anything that was probably going to be Tristen's way out. He noticed that this Drampa must of had a spike in power with with its insanity. He needed to stop it. "Magmar, can you use Clear Smog?" Tristen asked.

The Magmar was more than happy to do such an attack. Probably more so than the shadow attack previously. The Magmar charged foward then breathed out a thick cloud of smoke, darkened perhaps to the influence of the Shadow virus, but it was doing its job as the Drampa ended up coughing and wheezing to the smoke, no longer able to focus its rage on its target. The Drampa breathed out, unleashing a powerful Twister, clearing the smoke so it could breathe once again.

"Magmar! Use Shadow Rush!" Tristen shouted, looking to end this fight quickly. The Magmar rushed forward once again, smashing into the dragon once again, plowing it right into a nearby stone wall, losing all will to fight on soon after.

"Magggmarrr..." The Magmar said, stomping its foot down on the Drampa, ready to finish off its victim.

"Oh no, Magmar! No! No! Too far! Too far!"

"MAGMAR!" It shouted.

"Gah, MAGMAR! RETURN!" He shouted, recalling the Magmar back into the ball, forcefully at that. Tristen sighed in relief, knowing that he saved the Drampa from a worse fate. He looked back, knowing that it would be back on its feet...at one point or another. Tristen started to second guess his decision to do this. He then walked off away from the Drampa to find some place to let this Magmar out elsewhere.


1 Battle
Magmar Hyper Meter 6/10

[Main Area - Inactive Volcano]

For an inactive volcano, Amaranth could swear it could've fooled her for being quite active. And hot. It wasn't the kind of place she felt that she'd want to remain in for long, and she wondered if she should just go to a different part of the island. Doing what she could to keep her wits about her, she'd try to pace herself as she traversed the unforgiving terrain.

[Main Area - Inactive Volcano]

Upon making it to the rocky island, Keiko would open one of the Pokeballs on her belt, revealing a sparkling, almost glowing Cutiefly. With all that energy it was radiating, there was little doubt that it was close to evolving. "Let's get you a fight in before we try catching anything," Keiko told Cutie, to which she chirped in agreement. Together, the two wandered into the tall grass, searching for a worthy opponent.

Managing to keep the Magmar on a leash for the time being, the pair continued on to explore the inactive volcano area. That being said, Magmar, although it didn't seem like the damage was bothering it, the boy could tell it was rather roughed up. Though most of the damage looks to still be from that Drampa from earlier in its display of strength more than it got from that Riolu who was considerably weaker by comparison. That said, that didn't mean that he shouldn't be more careful.

The problem is, though, is getting Magmar to act more carefully instead of going full-on, all out reckless like it and any other shadow Pokemon would. A notion that seems to be a impossibility, especially considering Zyra was this thing's previous trainer. Who knows what she had this Magmar do before it getting snagged. For that matter, he was left to question why even make it a Shadow Pokemon in the first place? Really, he had that question for any shadow Pokemon. A question he was sure he wasn't getting an answer to. "Uh, let's see what's over here, Magmar." Tristen said.

As they continued down, making their way across the rocky soil, something ever so slightly graced the boy's hearing. The kid looked around for a second, wondering if something was coming from the nearby jungle or from the nearby slopes of the volcano. "...?" He then turned around, continuing to look around then looked up, seeing a tiny bird, on the attack run, vanishing and reappearing to pure speed. "Is that...a...Fletchling?" The Magmar turned around to see what the boy was talking about, only to get smacked upside the head by the Fletchling going full speed into the Magmar.

"MAR!" It yelped out. It soon shook its head, shrugging it off.

"What is that bird's problem? We haven't attacked it? Maybe it was a friend to that Riolu? Or maybe the Drampa?"

"Maaaagmaaaarr..." It spoke, stepping forward as the bird started to make a u-turn and started to come in for another pass. The Magmar breathed in and unleashed another powerful inferno, leading off with another Flamethrower without command.

"Magmar! Wait! Don't! It's too far away and too fast!" Tristen shouted. To prove the kids point, the Fletchling weaved around the massive streams of fire as it continued its attack approach. It then once again sped up, darting off and smashing into the Magmar once again with Quick Attack. "Magmar! You need to make it do what you want it to do and use something else other than shadow attacks and fire!"

"MAGMAR!" The shadow Pokemon shouted to Tristen.

"Ok, go ahead then. Get beat by a TINY BIRD! SURELY THAT ISN'T WORSE THAN GETTING BEAT BY A BLITZLE, IS IT!?" Tristen shouted. Tristen then looked back towards the Fletchling then thought for a second. It was making the most of flying. The bird had to get grounded, at least get it to stop. "Now, Smokescreen!" Tristen shouted.

Relucant, the Magmar breathed out a dark smoke that filled the air which made the bird stop, trying to look through the smoke. "Magmar, over here!" Tristen said, moving to a different spot, getting the Magmar to change position itself. The Fletchling then flew off, managing to get out of the cloud, trying to get a view as to where it was as well as where it's opponents. "There!" Tristen shouted. "Flamethrower!"

The Magmar unleashed another inferno, this time it was getting right on target which engulfed the tiny bird. The overwhelming flames took over the bird, bringing it crashing down to the ground. After making the painful landing, the bird pulls itself back up on its feet with the Magmar approaching it. The Fletchling managed to spring back to life, rushing into the Magmar, giving one hard peck which barely made the bigger, burlier Magmar flinch. "Magmar! Fire Spin!" Tristen shouted

The Magmar unleashed another pyro, entrapping the bird. The intense flames managed to scour the bird, finally bringing it down. "There we go. And look, see? You didn't even need a Shadow attack to do it." The notion only warranted another irritated look to Tristen. As far as he was concerned, the less he needed to use shadow attacks, the better. He didn't want to try to tame a Hyper Mode fueled Magmar. "Let's...just...go..." Tristen said.

Battles: 3
Magmar Hyper Meter: 6/10

[Side Area B - Dark Cavern]

Keiko sighed once she found herself in the cool air of the Dark Cavern, wiping sweat that had accumlated from spending time in a nearby volcano from her forehead. She wasted little time in beginning her search for a new friend, however, looking all around as she traveled slowly deeper into the cave.

After hearing a high-pitched screech, Keiko bent down and covered her hair, knowing what that sound was. After a moment of silence, she stood up and looked around. After making sure there were no Zubat around, she continued searching.

"Geez! All these Zubats!" Keiko yelled after seeing another one. She was overreacting a little, but she was a little too familiar with them, having had the unfortunate opportunity of encountering a few during her delivery days.

When she was sure that all the Zubat were gone, she continued her search.