>>16976612Unleashing the a majority of his energy, Articuno targets Helioptile with a blast of absolute zero cold. The lizard makes an effort to dodge the low accuracy attack, but Articuno's Mind Reader ensures that the opponent goes down.
And he does. Helioptile is ravaged by Sheer Cold, and his HP bar drastically plummets, until it is no more.
"Helioptile, are you okay? Please, say something!"
"T-Tile...heeeliooooopp..."
Articuno caws again, finished with playing games and ruses, he swats Serena away, and he lays his eyes on Alice. It's bad enough to scare her with a story, but for that story to be actually TRUE and for it to actually HAPPEN, that's a whole different story.
"H-Hello...?"
One loud caw later, and Alice is snatched by the bird, who starts making a hasty retreat to his other two brethren waiting for him up in the sky.
You consequently lose your shit, "A-Alice, no! GIVE HER BACK!"
"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!~"
A) Take to the skies!
B) Chatot's true identity sheds hope!
C) Inadvertently summon the ruler of the seas!