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Articuno retreated from the baradge and flew close to the mountain's side for cover. It soared away from Charizard and across the rocky wall like a fish swimming just beneath the surface of the water.

It followed the curve of the mountain, flying lower until it could see a tight canyon up ahead. The wild bird dove right into it, dropping between the walls for protection.

Lilly who was still on Aurora's back, took Czar's SAC and took out his Trainer Case. "Alex! Czar! Here I got it!" she said waving it in the air.

(( did anyone see the post i posted on page 128 ))

(( im goin to bed ))

Articuno flew through the long and winding trench,dodging over hanging bridges of ice and snow. It led Charizard, Dragonite, and Lugia with Czar through a myriad of obsticles, zigzagging back and forth, up and down. at one point when the trench dipped so low that the shadows cast cast a dark hue on the canyon's bottom, the legendary bird swooped low and rolled, launching another ice beam attack at the tops of the walls.

Massive chunks of ice and snow broke free and began to rain down on it's pursuers. An avalance of frozen rocky debris would come crashing down right over the dragon pokemon trio.

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Raskal jumped down from Dragonite's back, greatful to be on solid ground once more. With the town to his back he turned to face the oncoming hoard of trees. Quick as a flash the trainer produced two pokeballs from his belt and shouted defiantly, "Cubone, Akaizashi, prepare for battle!"

The capsules split open to expell the engeries trapped inside. Scizor was the first to arrive in a blinding flash. It's wings hummed as they beat furiously. "Sciiiiizor!" The crimson steel pokemon announced with enthusiasm. It banged each of it's razor sharp claws together with a loud CLANG GLANG, psyching itself up.

Cubone materialized right next to Akaizashi, and although smaller in stature it was no less ready to fight. It banged it's bone club against the gound with a resounding THUD then let out an adamant roar. "Bone! Bone! Cuuuuubone!"

"Alright team," Raskal encouraged the pair. "Here they come!"

(( We can control our own battles. We can each take one section of the stampeed.))

Lilly jumped off of Aurora, and threw Star's pokeball in the air, "Star! Show time!"

Star jumped out of his pokeball, in a determined screech. "Let me at em'!"

"Jace! You take the left flank I'll take the right!" she called. "Aurora, Star! brace youselves!"

Auroar and Star took their battles positions, "Let's do this!" they said in unison.

"Cubone, use Bonemerang now!"

Cubone reared back then hurled it's bone weapon end over end towards the nearest Exeggutor. The gnarled bone slammed into one of the pokemon's many heads, causing it to stop and stagger backwards. The weapon flew in a wide ark and back to it's owner. Cubone snapped his hand up and caught the spinning weapon in time to let it loose on another aproaching enemy.

"Keep it up Cubone!" Raskal encouraged his small partner. He turned back to usher another comand to his other pokemon. "Akaizashi use X-Scissor, now!"

His Scizor darted to the side and chose another target, slashing down in a large X with both claws, drawing a purple sap from the chest of the newest Exeggutor and dropping it to the cold ground.

"Good work, now finish it off with Bullet Punch!"

Again Akaizashi let loose a volley of blindingly fash punches, causing more damage to the already weakened foe.