[ti]private[/ti]Boom Boom Shake Shake the Dune

It was a sight to see, that much was clear. Pale golden orbs shifted over the vast sea of sand and city, honestly kind of blown away by what was in front of her. It was like a scene from one of those post-apocalyptic and dystopian action movie, where the city has been destroyed for reasons the watcher is about to find out. Wolf has never been to the desert in real life, though this made her feel like she could cross it off a bucket list.

It wasn’t until she heard the other play speak until Wolf snapped out of her ‘aww’ moment. Her gaze fell upon the pink haired woman with the gamertag Torino floating above her head only for a moment before disappearing, Wolf allowing her shoulders to casually roll in a shrug. “I would say hot but this- may be too hot for me.” The sun was hot, very hot. And the sand was hot, very hot. Everything was hot here. How could anything survive in this type of climate? Luckily, the heat didn’t seem to bother her avatar. Yet. "How about yourself? Hot or cold?"

A low grumble of a growl rattled in the type null’s helmet, dark gaze took in their surrounds with edge. To be fair though, Ziryan was always on edge so Wolf simply ignored him. “Do you know where we need to go? I haven’t really been exploring the new region as of late.”

Pale golden orbs lifted to the direction the player pointed, eyes narrowing at the ruins off in the distance only to see the other player skipping towards it without a second thought. Her mouth parted, about ready to ask if they should be a little more careful traveling here with the whole invasive species thing being an issue. But as the player shifted into a sprint to follow after them, the hot blanket of sand below them began to shift.

Wolf ears fulled erected on her head, brows high on her expression. The other player screamed to run faster, making the hybrid’s heart race. Not questioning her advice, she ran after the other player. In the corner of her eye, the player spotted something big and purple emerging from the ground. She cursed, unsure how to make her avatar run faster than it was already going. “Holy sh**!”

This place was no joke. It was dangerous beyond belief. Yet, her exploring partner seemed unfazed by it all. While she dashed through the hot dunes, Wolf couldn’t help her pale golden orbs from darting left and right in fear she was about to get blocked out. Luckily, she had both her running shoes and the added speed thanks to the Bolter subclass made it easier for her to keep up with the other player.

As soon as they got behind the wall, Wolf avatar huffed and puffed. Her stamina nearly drained. And for a moment, she leaned up against the wall. Wolf ears twitched, listening for the sounds of an ultra beast still on their trail. However, it was silent. “I- I- I think lost it,” the player breathed heavily, moving to peak around the corner. But as she did, her eyes widened at the sight of what she came here for. A blacephalon. “There’s a different ultra beast,” she whispered, observing the creature’s bizarre movements across the sand dunes, “I think it’s Blacephalon.”

Almost like a the damn thing has some super earring aids or something, it turned towards her and sprinted in their direction. She player cursed under her breath. “It found us.” Moving out in the open, the player summoned her type null. It materialized in seconds, emitting a low growl as his dark gaze fell upon the approaching beast. “Aerial Ace!”

The chimera like creature didn’t hesitate, body encased in a light glow. Legs fixed, claws tug into the soft sand as he sprang into action. Snarling all the while, his body became light as a feather. He charged, leaping high into the air just before they were close to each other only to come crashing down onto the ultra beast with all his might. “Here we go Torino!”

The dust cloud exploded from within, spraying grit and flames through the abandoned park, but Passero was already moving. He dashed behind Type: Null and jabbed at pressure points on his fellow fighter. The Acupressure activated his ally's muscles, sending strange blood coursing through Type: Null's body.

He parted back into the fight, leading the next assault with his jabbing beaks, which curved through the air like dual scimitars in a gorgeous Swords Dance. His feet may have been build for speed across the plains, but they were perfect for the quick turns and sure footing required to fight in such tight quarters.

Blacephalon lunged at Passero, its wriggly limbs tangling around his body like a tossed bolas.

"Passero!" Torino called, but there was no need for worry.

Doduo pulled his legs out of the entangling clown like greased fingers slipping from a paper trap. He let out a triumphant crow and kicked off the creature, slashing it with his long talons just for good measure.

The type null raced across the hot sandy desert, leaping into the air only to come crashing down onto the strange beast before him. Their bodies collided, his foe letting out a grunt of pain of pain before lasting out back at him. A single swipe was all it took, its length arms with covered hand like appendages connected with his body and sending Ziryan flying through the air. He landed a few paces back, sand blooming out from his hit into the sand. The chimera rolling end over end until coming to a stop. Wolf blinked, shocked.

The hybrid was quickly distracted by her partner whom not only sent out a speedy little Doduo that was kicking butt, but seemed very interested in her own creature who finally got back to his feet and charged at the ultra beast once again. “Oh. I was in the shop…” she started, pausing to be sure her beast wasn’t out already before continuing, “… browsing the store to see what there was to offer and seen it in there. Read the requirements and sent the bytes. It’s really not too difficult to get if you are willing to wait in upgrades.”

To be honest, Wolf probably should’ve waited to get the type null. It seems that investing in updates early was the best strategy. However, she always wanted a type null with its evolution silvally being one of those top tier creatures designs in her opinion. Also, it was canine like and Wolfie like her canines. She needed all the canines.

Torino's dodou was putting in the WORK. It tangled with the ultra beast, really giving it a run for its money so to speak. Ziryan observed carefully, waiting for his turn to give the creature a new one. And when the opportunity came, the type null didn’t hesitate. He charged again, leaping into the air to hit it with another round of AERIAL ACE in a surprise attack. It grunted in pain, stumbling on itself as it tried to recovery from the sudden second attack.

Wolf remained by Torino, observing from the corner of eyes as the player seemed to not noticed the type null in the shop and was shocked by its price. And as such, the player gave a pain nod. “It is unfortunately. I decided to spend the byte before upgrading anything. But, I do think it’s worth it in the end.”

Her own pale orbs flickered to her Type Null, observing silently for a moment as it attempt to be as badass as the three headed bird. “It is such an awesome design,” the player mumbled mostly to herself, “I would get another one if they weren’t so expensive and wans't limited to one.” She loved everything about the pokemon, Unvor really making the pokemon unique which is one of the first reason she loved it.

Movement bought her attention back to the other player, offering a small smile and nod when she claimed she would get it only after combining the right pokemon. And to be honest, Wolf didn’t think of that. She just took the first pokemon she has and did it. Maybe, that’s why she Type Null was struggling so hard against the ultra beast.

Speaking of Ultra Beast, the strange clown like creature llashed out at her creatures again. The blow sent Ziryan back several paces, though he somehow landed majestically on his paws/talon. Exhaustion was clear, his breath even louder though his helmet like head. “I think he might be close to done here soon,” Wolf mumbled, somewhat embarrassed that her Type Null was already wearing down, “I might need to retreat quick to heal.” Her gaze fell to the players pokemon, watching at it took a nasty hit from the beast. “You go ahead and heal quick. We’ll distract it for now. Just, hurry back. Ziryan is on his last bit of heath too.”

With that, it was time to distract. “Hang in there. Metal sounds!” The chimera like creature took in a deep breath, chest expanded with the sudden intake of air. And when ready, the Type Null’s muzzle burst open. An ear piercing noise erupted from deep within him, causing the Ultra Beat to flinched away in pain. “Go now,” Wolf said to the player if she hasn’t retreated already, fearing that it wasn’t going to be enough and her creature was about to be KOed too.

The ultra beast came at her type null without a second thought. Its gloved appendage swung wide, managing to back hand Ziryan mid jump and send him across the sand landscape several feet out. The player cursed under her breath, unable to do anything other than watched her poor creature take a short flight before crashing into the hot sand. At least, the sand cushioned his fall some. The ultra beast softly snickered maniacally, its strange head turning to focus on Wolf. Her eyes widened. “Nope!”

Using her new Bolter subclass and running shoes, the hybrid avatar was at Ziryan’s side in a blink of an eye. His chest rose and fell, simply unconscious but not dead. Good. Good. She quickly recalled the beast, side glancing at the ultra beast to see it find her once more. Without a second thought, Wolf was off to heal up.

…

To be honest, if it wasn’t for Torino Wolf would’ve probably not came back. Personally, she didn’t find any of the ultra beast design attractive. And with no intentions of getting one or using it, calling it a lost was find with her. Yet, she didn’t want to abandon the other player. She seemed smarter, smarter than her in this game. And really, Wolf did need to start playing the game with others inside of always being an actual lone wolf here.

By the time she found the wild pokemon and the player, it appeared that Torino had already engage the beast. Loud explosions rung in her wolf earth, the ground quaking with such force. “Ziryan. Round two. This time. Kick its a**!” The type null emitted a low growl, it rattled in his helmet as his dark red eyes glared at it. “Go before it pops again.”

Without hesitation, the chimera moved. Talons and paws pressed into the sand, pushing himself faster and faster towards the formidable foe. And when he was within range, the creature leaped at it. Sharp talons flexed, landing on its head and flexing on it to pop it with a CRUSHing CLAW. The Ultra beast whaled in pain, air escaping its balloon like head as it wouldn’t build up the bomb again. The type null attempted to leap off the ultra beast in its stumbling agony, trying to get some distance before it counter attacked him in close range.