[GYM] Jungle Gym

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Caine hoped this battle would not be like his last, where he was nearly wiped out. Thankfully, this was the second gym rather than the first, so it should probably be at least slightly easier. However, he realized he had few fire pokemon. And so, he'd equipped his other pokemon with different moves.[break][break]
He smiled before stepping into the gym.[break][break]
Caine didn't expect a jungle to greet him. He'd thought perhaps there'd be neat rows of flowers and lots of open grass area, but instead he was greeted with a veritable maze of palm trees, bushes, and general shrubbery. Flowers of all different shapes and sizes poked out from the underbrush and Caine glanced at the ground, trying to ascertain a trail.[break][break]
There was none.[break][break]
"Great," he grumbled, scratching his head. What would he do now? Shrugging, he decided to trudge through the bushes. Unfortunately he forgot that it was a climate akin to a jungle - the ground was moist. In no time at all, Caine was covered head to toe in water and mud.[break][break]
"First thing when I get back - have a shower." He stood on tip-toes to try and find the gym leader - ah! He spotted a large, clear area, covered in grass. He rushed towards it, trying to avoid crushing any plants to death. A combee buzzed above him as he crashed through the brush.[break][break]
The gym leader glanced at him and immediately laughed. She gave him a smile and introduced herself. Caine was only irritated now and he brought out his first pokemon.[break][break]
Gardenia sent out a cherubi - it bounced cutely, but ready for battle. Caine dropped his pokeball, revealing a Gliscor. Gardenia quickly gave her cherubi the command of Safeguard. Caine scoffed at the move. He pointed at the pink pokemon and gave the command. "Ice Fang."[break][break]
Valen surged forward into the skies and tackled the small Cherubi in a strong hold, biting into the pokemon. Cherubi squealed with pain.[break][break]
It's super effective![break]
Caine watched as the gym leader gnashed her teeth and used a potion on the small Cherubi. However, the potion did little to the pokemon's HP and Caine simply sent the same attack at the Cherubi. It fainted after Valen's second attack, and Gardenia recalled it, a look of hurt flashing over her face.[break][break]
"I guess you're no push-over," she said, releasing another pokemon. Caine simply tightened his jaw in response. Valen flashed the gym leader an evil grin as it hovered by its master's shoulder. The pokemon revealed itself in a bright flash of light - a turtwig.[break][break]
Gardenia immediately directed for her turtwig to use withdraw, raising its defense. A good move, considering that Caine was one to attack. But that wouldn't matter if he simply used more firepower.[break][break]
"Merlin."[break][break]
The Aggron emerged from its pokeball. Without direction, it immediately began to summon a blizzard. Cold air blasted through the jungle, and ice began to form on the leaves. The turtwig shivered and yelped as the temperature dropped drastically. The snow pelting it began to crust over, until the turtwig was frozen.[break][break]
Gardenia no longer had a smile on her face. She gritted her teeth and directed her frozen pokemon to use razor leaf. Whimpering, the turtwig obeyed, and although the hit was super effective, the Aggron winced and held strong, digging its claws into the frost-covered grassy floor. Merlin repeated the move, and the turtwig fainted from the sheer cold.[break][break]
The gym leader called back her pokemon, hugging it in her embrace to thaw it. "You're good, I'll give you that. But you'll have to face my Roserade now!" And in a flash, the Roserade appeared, looking very angry indeed.[break][break]
Caine smirked. "Byrn," he called, withdrawing his Aggron. The Charizard appeared and roared at the Roserade, which actually faltered as it stared up at the fire type.[break][break]
Gardenia gnashed her teeth. "Poison Sting!" she yelled. Roserade attacked, piercing Byrn with a sharp point coated in poison. The Charizard yelped as the poison began to course in its veins. Caine gave the leader a cold gaze and smiled. [break][break]
"Flamethrower."[break][break]
Byrn let loose a jet of flame as it opened its maw wide. The flames hit the Roserade in the face, and it cried out as it attempted to swat out the flames. But by the time it had, it had already received burns to its many leaves. The edges of the roses were singed black.[break][break]
The roserade squealed and let out spores as it shook its head with pain. Byrn, curious, lifted his nose to touch one of the yellow spores -[break][break]
And was paralyzed.[break][break]
Caine gave the pokemon a light punch of exasperation. "You silly pokemon," he said. The charizard strained its neck and gurgled out a sorry "Char!". With a shake of his head, he switched out Byrn with Merlin, who stomped on the ground, eager to fight once again.[break][break]
Gardenia pointed at the Aggron, brows furrowed. "Roserade, Magical Leaf!" The grass-type responded immediately, launching several sharp leaf blades at the agron. Another super effective hit, but his Aggron was sturdy. And all Caine needed was one more attack.[break][break]
"Use Blizzard!" he called. Merlin released another blast of cold air, freezing the Roserade with the super-effective attack. Its energy spent, it collapsed to the floor.[break][break]
Caine wiped the sweat from his head, despite the cool icyness of the room. He grinned fiercely at the grass-type gym leader, who looked completely distraught. He'd done it!