100F: It Ain't Hover Till It's Hover
Eliminations on 99F
Do you honestly think we’d give away the winner up here? Scroll down to seek out the names of the victor and the vanquished.
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ONE-HUNDREDTH FLOOR
For a single moment, everything remains stock-still. The ring of SEREBII members stands transfixed at the edges of the last chamber. The Axe Jaw and Mystic Pokémon, involved in a catastrophic showdown, hold back ever so slightly on their final blows. Even the rapidly revolving White Hole at the top of the room, the portal that leads the way to the highest destination, ceases to spin.
Then, with a decisive stroke, a green, kite-shaped wing delivers an uppercut to the crimson jaw of the adversary; at the same moment, Haxorus delivers a sharp, raking chop with its claws. Possibly before either of the dragons have realized it, you see the thing escape. The ancient medallion is tossed high into the domed space, claimed by no one in particular. Higher and higher it sails, in a steep, gravity-defying arc… it reaches the top of the Ultimate dome… it hits the White Hole…
A blinding green flash, eerily similar to the ones you’d seen while battling the Glitches, shatters the air, distracting everyone for the space of a second. When the air clears, the medallion is glowing bright white with a force unknown to even legendaries. Slowly but surely, it descends from its dome and begins to orbit the outside of the room, just inside the ring of watchful observers, the inscribed “100F” on its reverse side now radiating to the entire chamber. Haxorus and Flygon make feeble grabs at the artifact, to no avail.
Another circuit begins; the medallion retreats upward, toward its natural home, and the dragons spring to action simultaneously, struggling both to hover upward and to halt the other’s progress. The action is over as quickly as it begins, however, for Haxorus is struggling under its own weight and clumsiness as the medallion soars ever higher.
With one mighty sweep, Flygon has knocked it downward and backward upon the cannon and seized the greatest treasure. Leaving all others behind, it drifts into the light, gloating as it waves, symbolically, down at all those who are now its subjects. Your hunch is correct. I guess this place didn’t teach anyone a darn thing about morals after all.
You are blinded by a final flash; the next time you turn your head, Haxorus remains, but the White Hole is gone.
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FLYGON HAS BEEN DECLARED THE SUPREME ARCONAUT AND WILL HEREBY BE ENTITLED TO FREE HABITATION IN A LUXURY APARTMENT, AS WELL AS ALL THE FOOD, DRINKS, TRAVEL, FURNITURE, CLOTHES, HEALTH CARE, WING TREATMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS OTHER LUXURIES IT WANTS NOW OR COULD POSSIBLY DREAM UP FOR THE REMAINDER OF ITS NATURAL LIFE!!!
AND YES, FLYGON ICONS ARE PERFECTLY LEGITIMATE BORDERS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
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Well, that was definitely at least mildly wildly successful. Can we have a round of applause (virtual or physical) for our Supreme Arconaut, Flygon… and commiserations for Haxorus, too? Thanks a million for the support of all those who have voted on here during the past seven months – and, indeed, of the entire Face-Off community, the entire Games Forum community, the entire Serebiiforums community, and… heck, just thanks to everyone.
An Epilogue will be posted, probably on Wednesday or Thursday. Stay tuned.