The Battledome Friendship by goodcharlotterocks |  |
It was a chilly Sleeping night, perfect for a Battledome fight. It was so cold
that we could both see our breath, little billows like smoke coming out of our
mouths. Tiger831 growled viciously at me under his breath. His owner, vecho13,
gave a little tug on his red satin collar and whispered, "Hush, save that for
the fight, Tiger."
I stared into the menacing eyes of Tiger831, my opponent, a robot Kougra with
a strong, confidant air about him. I shivered, partly from cold, partly from
fear. A small assembly of rowdy little Kougras were already gathering to watch
the fight. Excited chatter combined with explosion noises aroused as the youngsters
wondered what would happen, what weapons we would use, and most important of
all, who would win.
"Go on, Benji. You can do it," my owner, goodcharlotterocks, said comfortingly,
urging me into the ring.
With a brave smile, I went up to Tiger and said, "Good luck!"
Tiger answered with a gruff, "Same to you. Now are we gonna get started or
what?"
It was my turn to make a move. I decided to use my two Improved Lightning Beams.
It gave him a little bit of damage, but not that much, and he hurt me just as
bad. I realised I needed to take a little more drastic measures, or I would
lose.
First, I decided I had to get my health back up with my Red Scorchstone. Then,
I realised what would buy me some time to hurt him. I was going to use my Hypno
Helmet. I also needed to use the Heal ability I had gotten from a Faerie, just
to be sure I would have enough hit points. When the little boy Kougras saw me
using my Hypno Helmet, a hush went over them. I slipped the Hypno Helmet on
over my ears carefully, then commanded it. The sky turned black and power from
all over Neopia came to me and condensed above my head. Then, with a jolt, the
power smacked into Tiger, sending him to the ground. It was what I was waiting
for--I hypnotised Tiger831 into missing a turn my Hypno Helmet!
After that, I knew just what to do. By that time, Tiger didn't have many hit
points left, so I once again used my two Improved Lightning Beams on him. As
I harnessed the power needed for the attack, the lightning cracked in the sky.
Then, *BAM*! it hit Tiger so fast he didn't know what was coming. It was almost
like slow motion as I saw him fall to the ground. I had defeated Tiger831! Then
I noticed something.... All the little boy Kougras were pointing and laughing
at his defeat, and I saw a tear trickle down his face. I knew how hard it was
to lose and let your owner down, but for Tiger, it was even worse. People would
pick on him now, because he had been beat by a younger Kougra. Even the littlest
of the boys were throwing Neocola cans at him. He slowly pulled himself to his
feet, the best he could while being so injured, the tears still in his eyes.
We shook paws and I started on my way to my NeoHome. Then, when I reached the
edge of the ring, I remembered something and turned around. "They're a rotten
crowd," I shouted, across the ring. "You're worth the whole bunch put together."
I've always been glad I said that. First he nodded politely, and then his
face broke into a radiant and understanding smile, as if we'd been in ecstatic
cahoots on that fact the whole time. "Good-bye," I called. "It was a great fight,
Tiger. I hope to see you again."
The End |
