Up to his old tricks

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Don't ask how Nascour got ahold of Wes's phone number. That's unimportant. What is important is that he's called the boy out today in one of the lesser-visited areas of the island, away from prying eyes, claiming that he has something very important to tell him that can't properly be communicated over the phone. So here he stands in the middle of the woods, arms crossed and waiting for his former enemy to show up.

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[riku-medusa.livejournal.com]

The Steelix followed Wes's movements, and roared at him when he jumped out of the way. Snapping its jaws, the metal snake rushed at him, attempting to crush him under its bulk.

Nascour watched with an unreadable expression, playing no part in this fight aside from spectator. This was a test for Wes, one that he knew the boy would pass.

[gottasnagemall.livejournal.com]

Steelix may be big and scary, but Wes had something that it lacked; speed. Wes was small and light, therefore he was capable of moving at much quicker speeds. He just didn't get a chance to show off that speed often. The moment Steelix rushed forward, he jumped out of the way once again, landing back on the ground with a roll. But he wasted no time in leaping back to his feet.

And just as that happened, Vulcan popped out of the ground underneath Steelix to strike with Dig.

[riku-medusa.livejournal.com]

Howling in pain and anger, Steelix turned its attention toward the source of the attack and away from Wes. It crashed its massive jaws against the ground, trying to crush Entei between them, but its aim was a bit off due to attacking in a blind rage and it ended up with a mouthful of dirt.

[gottasnagemall.livejournal.com]

Silly, silly Steelix. "Keep it up, Vulcan." The Entei knew that meant Wes wanted him to keep using the attack, so it was soon underground again.

[riku-medusa.livejournal.com]

Silly nothing. That hole Entei just made in the ground? Steelix decided that it would be a good idea to follow the lion-dog down its hole and attack it underground. Wes might want to get Vulcan out of there as fast as possible.

[gottasnagemall.livejournal.com]

Oh, Wes doesn't have to do that. Vulcan can immediately hear the Steelix coming for it, so it leaps out of the ground, which creates another hole, and lands quite a distance away from it. Then it looks at Wes. What the fuck is it supposed to do now?

He lets out a sigh. "...Flamethrower. Just don't make it too strong, okay?" Quickly approaching the recently made hole, Vulcan blew a weakened Flamethrower into it to attack the Steelix still underground.

[riku-medusa.livejournal.com]

There's a furious howl from underground, and the earth shakes before Steelix bursts from the ground, metal body glowing slightly red from the fire. Once above-ground, it thrashes with no real target, in too much pain and anger to think.

If Wes planned on Snagging it, now was the time to do so.

[gottasnagemall.livejournal.com]

Oh, why not, let's give it a shot now. Wes gave Vulcan a nod, and it moved away from the Steelix and near its trainer. It was done attacking. Pulling an Ultra Ball out of his bag, Wes holds it in the hand with the Snag Machine on it to convert it into a Snag Ball, then throws it at the Steelix.

[riku-medusa.livejournal.com]

Still thrashing, the Steelix vanished into the ball with a flash. It shook with the effort of trying to keep the metal snake contained before finally falling still; a successful snag.

Nascour clapped his hands from across the battlefield, a grin on his face. "So, how does it feel? Exhilarating, wasn't it?"

[gottasnagemall.livejournal.com]

And since Wes's party was full, the ball disappeared in a flash of white light after Steelix was snagged. He shrugged nonchalantly in response to Nascour's question. "It gave me a little workout, that's for sure." Yep, he's keeping it cool.

[riku-medusa.livejournal.com]

Nascour crossed the field again, but left enough space between the two of them this time so as not to make Wes uncomfortable. "Don't deny how the machine makes you feel. That kind of power is addictive, and not even you can resist its temptation for long... Nor should you even want to."

[gottasnagemall.livejournal.com]

"Even if I do get urges at times, I'm perfectly capable of controlling them." Having the self control to stop himself from snagging everyone and their mother's Pokémon and instead snagging only Shadow Pokémon was quite a feat. Wes had no intention of reverting back to his old ways, either. "What exactly are you trying to accomplish here?" Since it's pretty obvious that Nascour is up to something...

[riku-medusa.livejournal.com]

Saying that Nascour was up to something was like saying that he was breathing. He was always up to something.

"Accomplish? Who's to say I'm trying to accomplish anything?" He shrugged, and walked past the young man. "Rather, I'm simply trying to remind you that old habits die hard."

[gottasnagemall.livejournal.com]

"Doesn't mean that they can't die." Wes can say with confidence that his old habit has died. For now, anyway. Assuming that Nascour has nothing else to say, he climbs onto Vulcan's back and rides off.

[riku-medusa.livejournal.com]

Once Wes was out of earshot, Nascour turned to look off in the direction he'd disappeared into. "But something tells me they'll be much more difficult for you to kill than you think." He murmured to himself, and began the trek back to the lab.