[ORP] Don't Get Cold Feet!

[Suudonym]

((Rolling for KO's pokeball. Catch rate ~90%. 1-90 = success, 91-100 = fail.))

((Edit: Success! No further pokeballs shall be rolled.))  

[Gwennythe]

Clancy had opened all of the doors of the van and was crawling in and out with increasing urgency.
"I don't see any bloody keys! I think she's got 'em! Crow-woman!"  

[Chibi_Kokoro143]

[Trying to Escape, Base Camp]

Michiko blinked in surprise. She would have congratulated KO....if they weren't trying to escape and if he didn't hate her guts at the moment.

She turned towards the van, looked at Clancy and gestured him inside with the nod of her head. "Then I think it is best if all the Rocket members get inside and strapped in, leaving one door open for the Elite Agent to come back." She gestured Zacharel and Oktavia....even brought out her Susanoo and told them to stand guard, never letting the articunos get any closer. She got into the van and held her pokeballs out. "Have any remainder pokemon provide back up for the Elite Agent once in the clearing and before the van leaves the clearing call the pokemon back." She then took a seat and just keep an eye on her pokemon, ready to give her trio orders, not looking at anyone else. "Unless any Rockets got a better idea, I'm all ears."

This is just one plan she came up to one the spot and has to remember to write it down. Yet if any experience member got a better idea, she wants to know. It doesn't hurt to know.  

[TawnyAngel]

[Base camp / van]

[Rolling for Protect success due to consecutive use. 1 = success 2 = failure]  

[TawnyAngel]

[Base camp / van (only making another post to show the roll wasn't fudged XD)]

Regent showed his fangs and hastily used Protect again, thankfully he managed to get the shield up properly and it deflected the Ice Beam harmlessly.

As the Articuno collapsed and his pokeball struck it KO watched with one fist clenched, his vivid red eyes intent and his lips curled into a cruel line. When the pokeball stopped shaking he remained motionless for a moment, his eyes widening in disbelief. Had... had he really just...?

Hell yes!

KO rushed forward to scoop the pokeball up out of the snow, shoved it safely into a pocket and dashed back towards the van, releasing his last pokemon - the blue Pidgey looked around with interest - as he ran.

Wait, no keys? s**t. No way he just captured one Articuno only to have its parent catch up to him and turn him into a human popsicle!

"Be ready to go and have our pokemon protect us? What a ground breaking scheme!" KO drawled to Michiko as he jumped into the driver's seat. "You three," he was addressing his pokemon now, "stay out there and if the big blue birds attack, defend us. Regent, on the roof ready to use Protect. Anyone else with Protect might want to do the same if the van will take them, might have the best chance of covering us from there?" He was pretty sure it would - it made sense - but he didn't claim to be a pokemon master strategist or anything.

Cojiro peered upward, taking in the small shape of the juvenile Articuno above them. fantastic!>

panted Regent in the tones of one who has said this many time before. He was tired and battered by Hail but there was still work to do; he gave contemptuous huff, jumped onto the van's bonnet and from there onto the roof.

Baron said nothing; the Sharpeado just sat on the snowy ground intermittently spraying water over himself as he glowered up at the sky, careless of the blood that oozed from his wounds.

Once he was strapped in KO held out the pokeballs for the trio he still had deployed. "Somebody take these and call my pokemon back when the time comes, I'm going to be a little bit occupied. They're numbered: two is the Umbreon, three is Pidgey, seven is Sharpeado." If this were an older vehicle he would have tried to hotwire it but as it stood he knew it would take longer to get around the complex systems than it would to just wait for Rook. He hated the waiting though, he could almost feel the adult Articuno getting closer and closer.  

[Shaddaling]

TawnyAngel

[Base camp / van They're numbered: two is the Umbreon, three is Pidgey, seven is Sharpeado."

"Got it," Lex replied and took the three pokeballs. "Regent! Spins is going to join you on the top of the van, Spins, be ready to cast another protect." He watched the Ariados clamber on top of the van, shaking snow from his many legs.

He gripped and eyed Cojiro as one would a rather tasty snack.

"No eating his pidgey." Lex called and frowned, sighing. "This went to complete s**t."  

[TawnyAngel]

[The van]

"To s**t?" KO laughed perhaps mildly hysterically; his eyes were bright with fear and exhilaration and blood was running freely down the left side of his face from a cut across the cheekbone. "If we get out of this, this went amazingly. Years we've been after Articuno - years - and now we have one in my pocket! I can't wait to tell Tambery."

He wanted this bit to be over now, give him Rook with the keys and he would be a much happier man. They'd still have to evade the enraged adult Articuno of course but KO wasn't as worried about that as perhaps he ought to have been. There were many things KO was arrogant about including but not limited to: his appearance, his sense of style, his intelligence, his skill in chemistry, and - crucially at this point - his skill as a driver. The trees around the narrow road would give them cover for a while and he knew the van had some guts, it would get up a good speed when pressed to it and could Rook's flying types keep running interference? Maybe, he certainly hoped so.  

[Chibi_Kokoro143]

[Trying to Escape, Base Camp]

Michiko rolled her eyes. She didn't know if KO was being sarcastic or not but she didnt even bother trying to ask.

She gestured her Zacharel to go on top of the van and told him to be ready to use protect.

As Zacharel got on top, he saw the other pokemon talking to one another. He sighed and didn't bother to join the convo. Although, he had to admit, the blue pidgey was alright...in a hopeful kind of way.  

[Shaddaling]

[Lets Escape! /KO]

Lex laughed, grinning sharply as he waited by the car, looking for Rook or the adult Articuno. "You know this went totally Fubar, captured legendary or not." They hadn't had the pokes or the back up and now they were racing against a clock that was steadily ticking away.

He fished a clove cig from his pocket and lite it taking a drag as he waited, keeping an eye on the woods and listening to possible scuffles on the van roof.  

[Gwennythe]

[To the Mystery Machine! (Rocket van)]

"You don't 'ave to tell me twice, luv!" Clancy called to Michiko, already scrambling in to get a seat and start closing doors. If he closed a door in someone's face... so be it; he wanted to be in the relative safety of the van. "Good job, by the way, FancyMan!" He called to KO "Now let's just 'ope we survive long 'nuff to get the bloody tyke back!"  

[BlackFireKitsune]

[To the Batmobile van!]

While it would be useful to have the spare pokeballs he'd thrown, given their new orders he doubted he had any time to recover them. Instead of attempting to do so, he stooped to grab his things - hoodie and water bottles and discarded towel, which he put back on his face - and hastened into the van with everyone else. It was so, so difficult to resist the urge to sneer at some of the other Rockets and their opinions, but he didn't really want to start talking and incite another coughing fit, so he reluctantly remained silent.  

[BlackFireKitsune]

[Rockets]

The moment the Articuno collapsed and disappeared into a pokeball, the cries overhead intensified, and in the blink of an eye the large bird had swooped low over the van and with a flap of its wings, coated it and the surrounding area in another Blizzard that only added to the continuing hail. Its cries persisted as it ascended again, though they'd shifted from sounding frightened and confused to something of a desperate plea to its parent: Hurry, come back before it's too late.  

[Shaddaling]

[Rocket/Van]

"Protect!" Lex called, keeping close the van and the slight protection it offered from the hail and snow and Rook needed to hurry her butt up so they got the keys and got out of here. He also called back the Sharpeado, tucking Baron away.

Having an angry shark out seemed like a bad idea and he didn't want Baron any more hurt then he needed to.

Spin nodded, casting the shield over head, standing as firm as he could.  

[Magician Arcana]

[Van time please]

Adam bolted to the van, stunned and happy that they got an arcticuno. He recalled his pokemon, and felt the cold crawl up his skin as a new blizzard started. Crawling into the van, He wrapped his arms around himself and cursed, "********' bird doesn't give up for nothing. Jeesus."  

[TawnyAngel]

[The Mystery Rocket Machine]

KO flinched at the renewed assault on the van and his knuckles went white as he gripped the wheel; the fact that the Blizzard was turned by a Protect didn't make him feel much better. "You know I bet the chest feathers on one of those things would make a lovely hat," he hissed as the legendary soared upwards once more.

Wait. Was Lex...? Yeah, he was. KO stared at his smoking comrade, not quite believing what he was seeing. "You'd better not bring that thing in here when we go Lex," he managed after a few moments. He understood smoking to de-stress but in the middle of a near death experience? It was kind of surreal. All of this was kind of surreal.

"Can anyone see Rook?" KO peered cautiously out of the window. "It didn't get her, did it?" If it had they were sitting Pysducks. Perhaps he should work on hot-wiring the van after all.