Catch All The Girlfriends!
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Still blinking the blinding light out of their eyes, a blanket of leathery wings and corsets advanced towards Yoshi, Ivan and the girlfriends.
Pshew! Pshew! Pshew!
Blue beam after blue beam shot out from behind Yoshi, inches away from Yoshi’s ear and over his head, striking the Suzies. In a second, half a dozen Suzies were hit. Their bodies flickered, collapsed and zipped back past him in a blaze of light.
Yoshi spun around and came face to face with five guys wearing white jumpsuits, emblazoned with a blast symbol on their tops. Clasped in each of their hands was the cartoony-looking gun Yoshi had found early on. The guns recoiled as they absorbed the blue light through their pointed tips.
“Team Boom!” He shouted. “Hey, what are you guys doing?”
All but one ignored Yoshi, Ivan and his girlfriends, advancing single file towards the Suzy horde. That one guy smiled, his massive chin jutting out. “Exterminatin’.” He spotted Yoshi’s Suzy, frowned, then shot her.
“No!” Yoshi shoulder-rammed him, knocking him and the gun to the ground, but it was too late. Suzy arched her back, her mouth open in a silent scream. Her form flickered, but unlike her sisters, it didn’t collapse. She fell to her haunches, head bent forward.
“Suzy!” Starry said, gently easing her back onto her forearm.
“Oh, she wasn’t wunna tha wild ones.” The grunt got up, trod on Yoshi and walked towards the horde.
“Flick, use Water Slap!” Yoshi yelled into the ground. “Yes, at that guy!” Flick tapped the big-chinned guy on the shoulder just as he was passing her.
“What ‘a ya–?” His head had turned so far it was almost pointing backwards. Cheek swollen, eyes wide with surprise, he collapsed to the floor.
“Don’t hurt my daughters!” Ziva roared. In less than a minute, more than 80% of the horde had been vaporized. Ziva – who had been protected in the middle – was moving faster than Yoshi could keep up with.
Ziva used Fetid Claw!
Ziva used Fetid Claw!
Ziva used Fetid Claw!
One, two, three grunts fell to the ground, putrid, green, bubbling claw marks across their faces. They finished off the remaining 15 or so Suzies before they fell still.
The remaining two grunts fired at Ziva simultaneously. The blue beams struck her, but she wasn’t going down without a fight. Her form flickered as she summoned the loudest, most rib-shattering screech that she could muster and let it rip.
Yoshi, his girlfriends and Ivan covered their ears just on time. With hands occupied by their guns, the grunts weren’t so lucky. They fell to their knees, blood dribbling out of their ears. Letting go of their guns, they stabbed their fingers into their belt and unlocked two rings each.
“Go Patricia! Go Moxie!”
“Go Patricia! Go Fumi!”
The two electric rodents generated their own light as lightning crackled around their bodies. It illuminated the moth girl fluttering between them. The Fumi had dark, smoky skin and frizzy, curly red hair. She wheezed like she was an asthmatic. Puffs of purple mist escaped her mouth with every breath.
“Stay away from her, Yoshi,” Ivan warned. “She’s a poison-type. Her Gas Out attack has a 47% chance of poisoning girlfriends it’s directed at.”
Two electricity-types, a bug-type and a poison-type. Levels 13, 14, 16 and 18. The four Team Boom girlfriends surrounded Ziva, staying just out of harm’s way while waiting for an opening to launch a combined attack.
“Crystal, go! Soph, go! Flick, go!” The rock-type and flying-type burst out of their rings, ready to rumble. “Crystal, the Patricias are all yours. Ground and pound at will. Don’t let them shock anyone else. Soph, déjà vu. Take the moth on and take her out. Flick, the Fumi’s all yours. Defeat her before she stinks up the room. When I say go…”
Yoshi cupped his hands to his mouth. “Hey you! Yeah, you four. Nobody invited you.” The Team Boom girlfriends hesitated and that was the opening he needed. “Go.”
Brawl Mode!
Patricia used Shock Lock!
Patricia used Shock Lock!
Both Patricias threw charged punches at Crystal at the same time. It didn’t matter that they were both nearly double her level, electric-types would never injure rock-types. Crystal braced, letting their hands collide into her chest. There were audible crunches before the two electric-types nursed their broken fingers.
Shock Lock has no effect on Crystal!
Shock Lock has no effect on Crystal!
Crystal used Boulder Punch!
The rock-type clenched her fists, braced them to her ribs, then uppercutted her two foes, sending them skyward.
It was Super Effective!!!
It was Super Effective!!!
Sophie used Dagger Wing!
The entire chamber shuddered as the enemy Moxie slammed into the cave wall, crumpling to the ground. As Soph dusted her hands off, the Fumi jumped on her back, clasping a forearm around her neck and wrapping her legs around her torso.
Fumi used Gas Out!
“Soph, no!”
The Fumi popped her head on Sophie’s shoulder and expelled a stream of purple gas straight into her face before leaping lithely off. The flying-type fell to the ground, clutching at her throat.
Soph is poisoned!
“Damn it!” Flick swore. With a hand raised, she leaped, ready to deliver a wet palm of justice across the poison-type’s face.
Ziva used Fetid Claw!
Critical Hit!
It’s not very effective…
Fumi fainted!
Flick aborted her attack in mid-air but couldn’t stop her falling momentum, bumping into the senior cave bat’s back.
“Sorry, Ms. Ziva!” she squeaked. Ziva stared at her vanquished foe a little longer, turned around and gave the water-type a thunderous look. In a blink, she was by Suzy’s side.
Patricia fainted!
Patricia fainted!
You have defeated Team Boom Grunts Alastair and Ben!
Crystal gained 756 EXP!
Crystal is now Level 9!
Felicity gained 756 EXP!
Sophie gained 756 EXP!
Sophie is now Level 18!
“All over already?” Yoshi said, wiping his brow and smiling at Crystal. She coolly walked away from the fainted Patricia’s back towards the group, not a hair out of place. Yoshi surveyed the chamber. To think that minutes ago, there had been 100 Suzies in here. Now there was only one: his. However, there was something more troubling. Yoshi could only count five white-clad corpses. Looked like Chinnus Giganticus had slipped out in the chaos.
Ivan was doing his best to keep Soph down, who still looked a sickly shade of green. Starry hadn’t left Suzy’s side, though she was now hovering while Ziva cradled her daughter in her arms.
“Wake up, child. Don’t leave me too…” the elder cave bat’s tough exterior was cracking.
Suzy’s eyes fluttered open. “Where am I?” She turned her head slightly. “Mother?”
“Oh my-my dear.” Ziva planted a kiss most tender on her daughter’s forehead. “Thank Frank.”
“What happened?” Suzy said, sitting up slowly. “Where are we?”
“We came into this chamber to look for loot,” Yoshi explained, watching Suzy closely. “Ziva and your sisters just happened to be in here. They had come all the way here to look for you.”
“My sisters?” Suzy said, eyes alight with hope. “You mean they didn’t all die when the cave collapsed?”
Yoshi narrowed his eyes. “They were in this cave five minutes ago.” Had being hit by the gun erased her memory?
“Let us find somewhere else to speak,” Ziva said gently, before looking at Yoshi. “A few of us have some explaining to do.
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Mother-In-Law Approves
Soph fainted!
Yoshi gritted his teeth. Nothing was worse than knowing that with every step you took, your girlfriend was slipping closer and closer to passing out. Why didn’t I get Antidotes in Onyx?
He pull
ed up all his girlfriends’ full status screens:
NAME: Starlotte (Starry)
LEVEL: 18
NATURE: Reserved
TYPE: Interstellar
ACC.: Cat Eyes Tee
HP: 51/51
- ATTACK: 19
- DEFENSE: 16
- SPCL ATTACK: 16
- SPCL DEFENSE: 19
- SPEED: 17
MOVESET:
Gaze - Type: Normal - 30/30 PP (Lower defense by staring into opponent’s eyes, stun effect for 3 seconds.)
NAME: Sophie (Soph)
LEVEL: 17
NATURE: Bossy
TYPE: Flying
ACC.: Denim Jacket
HP: 0/62
- ATTACK: 21 (+2)
- DEFENSE: 15
- SPCL ATTACK: 15
- SPCL DEFENSE: 14
- SPEED: 21
MOVESET:
Bird Run - Type: Flying - 18/35 PP (Run at foes and crash tackle them)
Sand Screen - Type: Normal - 35/40 PP (Lower accuracy by kicking and flapping sand up into opponent’s face)
Fell Swoop - Type: Flying - 12/20 PP (Launch up and dive at foe. 5% recoil damage)
Dagger Wing - Type: Steel - 8/15 PP (strike down foes with sharpened metallic wings [bird-kin only])
NAME: Felicity (Flick)
LEVEL: 21
NATURE: Playful
TYPE: Water
ACC.: Iridescentia
HP: 65/80
- ATTACK: 24
- DEFENSE: 20
- SPCL ATTACK: 24 (+2)
- SPCL DEFENSE: 18
- SPEED: 20
MOVESET:
Water Slap - Type: Water - 9/35 PP (Deals a wet, punishing slap that has 20% chance of causing confusion)
Flash - Type: Normal - 11/40 PP (Produce blinding light that drops accuracy by 50%)
Water Barrier - Type: Water - 10/15 PP (produces a water barrier that sharply increases DEFENSE and SPCL DEFENSE. Lasts 2 turns.)
NAME: Crystal
LEVEL: 9
NATURE: Unflappable
TYPE: Rock
ACC.: NIL
HP: 41/41
- ATTACK: 15
- DEFENSE: 21
- SPCL ATTACK: 18
- SPCL DEFENSE: 20
- SPEED: 9
MOVESET:
Boulder Punch - Type: Rock - 30/30 PP (Strike with an earth shattering force)
NAME: Chippie
LEVEL: 9
NATURE: Cheerful
TYPE: Normal
ACC.: NIL
HP: 0/35
- ATTACK: 9
- DEFENSE: 8
- SPCL ATTACK: 9
- SPCL DEFENSE: 7
- SPEED: 10
MOVESET:
Sand Screen - Type: Normal - 40/40 PP (Lower accuracy by kicking sand up into opponent’s face.)
Nip - Type: Normal - 35/35 PP (Bite a foe with razor sharp incisors.)
NAME: Suzy (Suze)
LEVEL: 11
NATURE: Independent
TYPE: Dark/Flying
ACC.: NIL
HP: 27/36
- ATTACK: 12
- DEFENSE: 10
- SPCL ATTACK: 11
- SPCL DEFENSE: 8
- SPEED: 13
MOVESET:
Claw Swipe - Type: Normal - 40/40 PP (Slash sharp claws/nails across a foe.)
Two girlfriends down. As bummed out as he was that Soph had fainted, Yoshi could barely curb his excitement. This new chamber they had come into had an opening up top. Sunlight poured in creating a natural spotlight that was like an eye searching for secrets within the cave. They had made it back to ground level! Yoshi stood underneath the hole, absorbing the warmth. Flick couldn’t hide her relief, switch off Flash. Yoshi withdrew, Crystal and Starry.
Thoughts of the fracas half an hour ago interrupted his tranquillity. What was Team Boom doing, shooting all those Suzies? For a moment, he thought they were saving him. No, they had some sort of ulterior motive in mind. He couldn’t stop replaying the image of his Suzy being shot.
He looked across to Ziva and Suzy. She was looking a lot better now. Still a bit dazed, but able to watch her mother steadily while she spoke to her in hushed tones.
“Yoshi.”
He jumped out of his reverie. The younger and older cave bats were sitting on a slightly raised platform eyeing the trainer. The sunlight was illuminating their faces just enough for him to see their angular chins and high cheekbones, but it wouldn’t help him decipher the expression on their faces. Suzy made a ‘come hither’ motion with her finger.
“Feeling better?” he asked her.
“Yes,” she said, her voice a lot firmer. “A lot better than earlier.”
“OK. Well I’ll just go stand over there with Ivan and–”
“No.” Ziva’s voice froze Yoshi in place. “I… need to make an apology. Let me first explain why I had to find my daughter. Firstly, I wanted to let her know that I was sorry for telling her she wasn’t a true cave bat.” She sighed and looked at her daughter. “Strength in numbers. That’s the motto cave bats have always lived by. However, for Suzy to go off on her own isn’t a sign of weakness, but of strength. I couldn’t ever do what she does.” Suze smiled faintly at the ground.
“Secondly, I was wrong about you.” She put a hand on her chest and closed her eyes. “You saved me – first at our home and second just before. Granted, you caused our home to implode, but I’m feeling generous today.” She looked at her daughter. “Child, go with Yoshi. It is selfish of me to hold you back. You will grow so much more than if you were to stay here. He will be good for you.”
Suzy squinted up at Yoshi. He stood directly in front of the hole in the rock ceiling, giving him a halo. “Can I make a confession?” Suzy said slowly. Yoshi crossed his arms, an eyebrow raised. “I don’t remember telling you that I didn’t want to be your girlfriend anymore.”
“I didn’t say that you said that. You said that you wanted ‘space’.”
“When girls say that, it means they want time to think,” Ziva said sagely.
“Anyway,” Suzy said, standing up. “If Mother is happy for me to go with you, then so am I.”
Yoshi smiled and nodded. “We had best be going. Something tells me that that won’t be the last we see of Team Boom.”
“I have one… request,” Ziva said. “Actually, it’s a test.”
Aaaaaargh! Can’t we just go?
“And what might that be?” he said, smiling pleasantly.
“I’d like to have sex with you.”
A cloud covered the sun and the chamber was plunged into semi-darkness.
“…Excuse me?”
“Two reasons. One, this daughter of mine is still a virgin–”
“Mother!”
“–So I’d like to give her some tricks of the trade as my parting gift. Two, my colony will take time to repopulate, so I’d like your help as well.”
Yoshi stared at the older cave bat, mouth agape. “Excuse me for a moment.” He turned on his heel and walked stiffly towards Ivan sitting cross-legged against a far wall.
“Don’t try and escape. I can still kill you…” Ziva said pleasantly. Yoshi froze, gulped, and kept walking.
“Ivan,” Yoshi whispered. He was concentrating really hard, scrawling in a weathered notebook. Yoshi nudged the back of it with his grubby shoe.
“Yes?” He said, looking up, slightly annoyed.
Yoshi squatted down. “Ziva wants to have sex with me.”
“So what?”
“So… what do I do?”
Ivan pushed his glasses up. “Do what you have to do. I can leave the chamber and wait outside.”
“No!” Yoshi said wringing his hands. “What do I do?”
“What do you mean?” Ivan said, getting annoyed now. “Are you a virgin?”
“No! It’s just that… she’s a murderous cave bat! You saw how she ripped those Team Boom guys apart with one Fetid Claw.”
“So you�
��re afraid of dying. That’s perfectly normal. Don’t have sex with her then.”
“I don’t think I have a choice,” Yoshi said weakly.
“Did you bring protection?”
“What? No, I didn’t. Besides, she wants me to…” Yoshi hung his head. “Help her make babies.”
Ivan chuckled. “Right. She lost like more than half her colony because of you, hey?”
“It wasn’t my fault! Well, it was, but–”
“Look,” Ivan said, grunting as he got to his feet. He pulled out a pale, blue canister, pressed a button and the meter on the side lit up. “This is my last Repel. I’m going to go outside this chamber now. No wild girlfriends will disturb you. Just… do what you have to do then we’ll get going.”
“So?” Ziva purred.
He dragged his eyes off the ground and looked up. Suzy had unzipped her mother’s satin dress, letting it cascade off her shoulders. It caught onto her wide hips but after giving it a little shimmy, it pooled into a fabric puddle.
Her thighs were a lot thicker than Suzy’s. All she wore underneath was black lace panties. She eased herself back onto the platform and undid the clasps on her heels. Like Suzy, she wore a corset that did a fantastic job of accentuating her waist, also helping push her generous breasts up. Watching Yoshi, she undid the ties holding the two sides of the corset together, letting them join her dress on the ground.
“Suzy, undress for your trainer,” Ziva commanded. The younger cave bat didn’t hesitate at all. She copied her mother, undoing her corset and setting it aside. She plonked herself down on the platform, pulled off her boots, raised her legs then slid her panties off. “What an obedient girl.” Ziva caught Yoshi’s gaze and winked at him. She then lifted her legs, and also slid her lace panties off.
It’s amazing how quickly fear will dissipate when you have two naked cave bats sitting in front of you. He self-consciously moved his hand over the front of his loins. “No need to be ashamed,” Ziva hummed, eyeing the bulge in Yoshi’s pants. “I’d be offended if you weren’t erect seeing us like this.”
“Or disappointed,” Suzy added. Yoshi had never been into skinny girlfriends, but seeing his dark/flying girlfriend gazing up at him, biting her bottom lip, he realized he was about to have his opinion changed.