54 | Private Audio/Video/Action for Vermillion City

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

[Private Audio on Rocket Frequency]
If you’re not all too busy out there causing mayhem and destruction, I have require information. First! Has anyone, anyone at all found the name of that thief?

Sssecond! Earlier thisss week, I conducted an attack on the Saffron City Gym! And several people got in my way! If anyone knows anything about these individuals, let me know! The first was a young man with silver hair, blue eyes, several powerful Pokémon, and most notable they attacked me with a giant wooden key!

The second person was a girl with short black hair and blue eyes! She used a Garchomp, Typhlosion, and sssome Pokémon I’ve never seen before! It looked like a cross between some sort of dragon monstrosity! And it had heads for hands!

The third person was a young woman! Black hair, glasses, and she had a Blaziken and a camel thing! But thisss camel thing had volcanoes on its back!

If you know anything about any of these people, let me know! And you may want to keep an eye on thisss frequency! There’s going to be something worth watching, very very soon!

[And the private feed ends with some cackling.]


[Public Video]

[Cobra Commander has the camera pointing right at his faceplate. The background music today is that of Vermillion City. Like last time, he’s not worried about concealing his whereabouts today.]

I was told to wait until the chaos settled down, but as you all should know by now, I care little for opinions that aren’t my own! But I’m getting ahead of myself! You’ll see what I’m talking about soon enough!

Now then, as most of you should know by now, I was robbed recently! What you may not know is that I spent latter portion of last month tracking down and recovering what was stolen! And while I was out, I took the liberty of challenging two more of these Gym things!

[He’ll just move things around, so he can show off the Fog Badge and Storm Badge he picked up.]

But as some of you know, I’ve recently found a much more satisfying way to deal with these Gyms! Which brings me to the point of thissss video! Behold! My next target! The Vermillion City Gym!

[The next shot should look pretty familiar to anyone who watched his last video. It’s the front of the Vermillion City Gym, but there’s no Hyper Beam this time.]

Now then! Overkill! If you would be so kind as to open the door!

[But there is a Scolipede ramming the doors open with Megahorn!]

Excellent! Destroy everything! Everything! COBRAAAAAAAAAAAA!

[And the feed cuts out there.]

{OOC: Badges are mod approved! }

Comments

[impulsives]

You have to be fucking kidding me.

[That's his only words for this.]

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Does it look like I'm joking?

[impulsives]

I thought you guys have better things to do than, I don't know. Beating up the Gym Leader?

[It's supposed to sound like he was mocking, but it more or less came out as a statement of disbelief.]

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

You guys? I'm afraid you're wrong there. This is a ssssolo operation! As all my attacks are!

[Except when they're not. Also he has Pokemon. So it's never really a solo operation.]

And I assure you, I have nothing better to do with my time than to destroy this wretched place and the sssso called Lieutenant leading it!

[impulsives]

...

[Not sure whether to give more villainous suggestions or just yell at him.

...PRETTY SURE IT'S NOT BOTH.]

...Y'know, I think there might be someone there who'd disagree with you.

[And it's not Surge.]

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

And who would that be? You? Don't make me laugh!

[Too late. He's going to laugh anyway.]

[video]

[infinitejustice]

Like hell you're going to get away with anything this time!

[video]

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

I'm already getting away with it! And there's nothing you or anyone else can do to ssstop me! Nothing!

[Video] 1/2

[infinitejustice]

Don't make such assumptions! After all, I could be--

[Suddenly, the feed cuts out.]

[Action] 2/2

[infinitejustice]

[Shortly thereafter, and just as suddenly, a Pidgeot dive-bombs the Scolipede. And a shout comes from behind.]

Right behind you!

[Action]

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

[What? How did he get here so fast?]

Fool! Overkill’s already done his job! Ice-Viper! Put that bird on Ice!

[Here Pidgeot, have an Icy Wind courtesy of Cobra Commander’s Abomasnow.]

You should run now while you still have the chance!

[Action]

[infinitejustice]

[They're of similar levels, so Icy Wind doesn't make Athrun's Pidgeot faint. However, it does do significant damage, and slows it down.]

I'm not the kind of person who runs from a fight he can't afford to lose! Savior, Air Slash!

[A blade of wind flies for Cobra Commander's Abomasnow.]

[Action]

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Then I’m afraid challenging me is going to leave you bankrupt! Ice-Viper!

[Air Cutter connects causing Abomasnow to stagger inside the Gym and stumble outside. Which unfortunately brings some Hail with it due to Snow Warning.]

Retaliate! Blizzard!

[Also a gigantic ice storm heading towards Pidgeot.]

[Video]

[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

[Glowing eyes.]

There better not be any Pokémon still in that building.

[Video]

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

There are Pokemon inside! My Pokemon!

[Also the ones he's looting from the NPC trainers.]

[Video]

[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

Then make sure to call them back if that building looks like it will fall down.

[Ignorance is bliss. Can we tell where his priorities are here?]

[Video]

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

I...will?

[Okay, now he's confused.]

Of course I will! I would never leave my loyal minions in a sssituation like that!

[Unless it came down to him or them. Then his Pokemon are doomed.]

And why do you care about my Pokemon anyway? Shouldn't you be concerned with what I'm doing to thisss building and everything inside it?

[Video]

[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

So you don't care about their feelings, but you don't want them to get badly hurt as long as they're still good "tools"?

[Well obviously. Just like how Apollo would eat his Pokémon if he could and he had no other food.]

Pokémon are more important than a bunch of rock and dead wood and whatever else buildings are made of.

[Have I mentioned that this is one of the stranger antagonistic relationships I've seen? Because it is.]

[Video]

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Yesss. That's basically it. Like my soldiers back home, I don't care how they feel ssso long as they do as I say!

[Which explains a lot about the morale in Cobra.]

Ah, but what about the people inside it? And their Pokemon? Did I forget to mention thosssse?

[Private video.]

[shakespearealien]

[You're not getting that name from Gorthan. Ever.]

Our PokéGears come with a Pokédex function, you know. There are no known harmful effects to using it, either.

Regardless. Seeing you at work is always a pleasing spectacle, Commander.

[Private video.]

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

[He'll get it one of these days. Even if he has to bribe Gorthan with the complete works of William Snakespeare.]

I was a bit too busy trying to fend off attackers to look up whatever that thing was! And a sssspectacle is right! That's exactly what this is! A ssspectacle! One everyone should see!

[Private video.]

[shakespearealien]

[Th-that icon...]

How did you fare against the attackers? I am especially interested in knowing about the Blaziken and Hydreigon.

[Private video.]

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

The what? Hang on a second, Gorthan. I'll be right back! A.S.P., Acid! Get rid of that thing!

[He is in the middle of an attack after all.]

Now what were you sssaying? Hydrogen? I don't think they used anything like that! I would've noticed a gas attack, and I certainly would have noticed a hydrogen bomb!

[Private video.]

[shakespearealien]

I think you mean- ah, never mind.

Hydreigon. I suspect that that is name of the "dragon monstrosity" with "heads for hands" that you mentioned. Surely an enthusiast of all things serpentine such as yourself is familiar with the Hydra of legend...?

[Private video.]

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

[Oh. Hydra. Hydreigon. He gets it now.]

Well how was I supposed to know that? She never ssssaid its name, and like I said I was too preoccupied to stop what I was doing and check the Pokedex!