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''Double Battles can be quite interesting, and so far no Trainers of Bombur that I have encountered try one. We both send two out at the same time in a Double Battle.'' Steph began to list the further details. ''Sleep and freeze clause, allowed to use healing items at the expense of a command---that means, you cannot command the Pokémon you have healed immediately afterward---and.....'' Steph smiled at the bizarre idea. ''You have to crawl, roll or slither to attack. That would certainly be fun.''

Steph was a little puzzled at the question. ''I suppose they are not flexible enough for any other means of locomotion. Trying to make them crawl in the same sense as other Pokémon are physically capable of doing might be impossible.''

All this speak of scorpions reminded her that such a principle might also apply to Ariados. She was about to grab Ariados's Poké Ball when she realized she gave Ariados away. Sadness cascaded onto her face---something Seth might have noticed---from her smoldering bitterness of the experience, but she brought out two other Poké Balls instead. They seemed best for crawling. ''I only have three Pokémon now. Can we have a three-on-three limit?'' Steph asked with a little begrudgingly, since she wished she did this earlier.

(I assume Sableye is Lvl. 9 by now.)

Steph's Pokémon, Sableye and Normgon, awaited commands. Normgon was still holding the leek Steph uprooted, and sat upright blankly. ''Sableye, Normgon: This battle has unconventional rules. You can only crawl, slither, or roll to attack.''

Sableye fell onto all fours---a crawl for a Sableye, considering they were bipedal and usually did not move on all fours either. Normgon looked curiously at Steph, unresponsive to the command, looking as if it---she, Steph remembered from Pokédex data--- did not understand. Sableye helpfully pushed Normgon over, and she toppled, immobile.

''Sableye, use Night Shade on Pineco!''

A mass of dark purple energy, like a pulsing, unearthly silhouette, emanated from Sableye's head. With a forceful whirl of his head, Sableye crawled forward slightly and launched it at Pineco.

''Normgon, use....Scratch.'' Steph was not sure if Normgon could learn anything except Yawn like she observed earlier, but hoped Normgon was capable of using a damaging move. Normgon's claws glowed white, and she managed to right herself to a crawl. It looked uncoordinated, except for the fact that the rules did require it. Normgon shuffled forward, toppling to one side more than once, and approached Kraken.

Normgon was blasted away, engulfed in an ephemeral bluish conflagration as she tumbled and lay dully on her side. Her wings twitched from the remnant stings of dragon flame.

Steph was aware of how resistant Sableye would be to a Bug-type attack. ''Sableye, defend Normgon!''

Sableye bounded awkwardly, his knees thudding onto the ground more than once, and once again projected a purple mass of energy from his head. Sabeleye stopped in front of Normgon and attempted to intercept Pineco, by using his body and particularly his Night Shade 'shield' to defend her.

(As Normgon can learn Scratch and Tackle now, Normgon does not need her leek as I originally planned it, so I might as well have it serve some use before it becomes redundant.)

Sableye tried to deflect Pinecone, but successfully managing to aim properly was difficult considering he was on all fours. When it seemed Pinecone was about to crash into Normgon, Normgon rolled onto her side and managed to whack Pinecone away with her leek. The force of the impact on the leek left it cracked. Normgon looked at the cracked leek, jarred or even Flinched from the sheer unexpected ferocity of the barely deflected attack.

''Normgon, defensive maneuver.'' Steph commanded. Normgon gave no response, probably too shocked by the leek splitting.

''Launch Night Shade at Kraken!''

Sableye aimed his Night Shade shield at Kraken and fired. Not waiting to see if it hit, Sableye bounded over to Pineco.

Sableye bounded away towards the falling Pinecone as Normgon looked, stunned, at the Pokémon projectile approaching her. Steph deduced Normgon was not able to defend herself from Pinecone at the moment.

''Sableye, use Scratch to deflect Pinecone!''

Sableye's claws glowed white, and he tried striking out at Pinecone once more. Pinecone's trajectory was not as direct to the target as before, as well as the fact Sableye needed to be quadruped, and thus Sableye miscalculated and clawed at empty air.

Bonk.

Normgon slowly lifted her arms to the side of her head. It hurt from Pinecone's impact, and now it was giving her a headache. The pain was frustrating... ''NOOOOOR!'' How dare that Pokémon give her a headache!

Normgon was about to stand up, but either somehow remembered Steph's established rules or was so clumsy she fell over once more. This time she managed to hold her arms out in front of her and stop her fall. Awkwardly and heavily she propped her back legs out, assuming an uncoordinated, unbalanced quadruped stance. Her breathing became fast.

White vapor churned within her mouth, becoming thick and and smoky. Once she built enough, she opened her mouth wide and launched a massive puff of somnolence---Yawn---which undulated through the air towards Pinecone.

With Normgon no longer stunned, Sableye attempted to defend himself. But locomotion by four legs was less efficient for him than by two, and Gyarados was surprisingly swift at slithering.

''Sable!''

Steph left Sableye to try and figure out a way to react to the situation; Sableye possessed battle experience, and besides, in this battle it seemed Pokémon often were attacking, defending and evading with no need for a command from their Trainers.

''Normgon, use Scratch on Pinecone once it's asleep!'' Steph commanded to Normgon, which needed commands more. Normgon stayed still for a few moments, unresponsive, blank or stunned a little by the battle between Sableye and Kraken, but eventually she registered the command and crawled towards Pinecone, waiting for Pinecone to fall asleep, or simply being so slow in her crawl for, by the time she came to Pinecone to use Scratch, Pinecone would already be asleep.

Sableye projected another Night Shade from his head, turned around, and launched it at the building Dragon Rage in Kraken's mouth, bounding away quickly in case or when something explosive happened.

(Normgon has a Maine---that's one of the states of the United States, near Canada, Quebec in specific--- accent. This was planned for some time.)

Sableye's abnormal luck in the battle so far dissipated. Pinecone hit him directly in the back, and he collapsed, groaning.

''Norm Normgon!'' Normgon shouted irritably. 'Bummah Gya'dos!'

''Sable?'' Sableye inquired weakly, trying to lift himself from under the sleeping Pinecone. 'What?'

''Nooooorm Normgon, Norm!'' Normgon continued, crawling towards Gyarados and flicking her wings. ''You bettah listen, my chummy Gya'dos!''

'Pinecone is mine. Pinecone walitted me thar, on my 'ead, and it's giving me an 'eadache! Leave Pinecone ta' me!''

Normgon quivered from the rage she held against Pinecone for having inflicted a headache on her, as well as the repulsion of the headache's pain itself. She then slowly turned around to locate Pinecone as Sableye continued to try and lift Pinecone off him, to no success.

(Cyrus and ShinE, who will post when he will as Calleo, do not, through.)
Normgon, a little irritably---since she still possessed a headache---looked back at Kraken, now that she was closer to the still-sleeping Pinecone which Sableye was trying to lift. 'I do not know wa' a doll is, but wa' I mean is tat Pinecone gave me an 'eadache. You kifed and hucked Pinecone away from me thar, and anyt'ing tat gives me an 'eadache needs to be 'aken down by me!' Normgon almost growled.

''Normgon, help Sableye out and use Scratch on Pinecone!'' Steph exclaimed, resuming command. Normgon tried shoving Pinecone off Sableye's back, and as Sableye pushed upward to try and lift Pinecone, Pinecone rolled off.