Standing within the newly renovated bunker,
BondiBorg releases a slow,
contented sigh. Only the finishing touches remain to make this place
truly home. A massive stereo setup is due for delivery any day now and
the security system had just been installed. Crates of weapons from
Bondi's personal collection line the walls, waiting to be unpacked and
hung up. All of the partitions have been built to create more rooms
within the space, though the storage room in the back has yet to be
cleaned out.
Taking a seat behind the counter, Bondi kicks his legs up and relaxes.
The electrician he hired for his rather eccentric security system had
just left, looking somewhat wary. Apparently, the poor guy was
convinced the system would be launched on him while he exited.
Obviously, Bondi had no intention of doing so, but felt much better
having a secure area to relax in. Then again, nothing stays tame around
here for long...
*WHUMP*
*CRASH*
*TINKLEtinkletinkle*
"Holy...what's that fuzzball doing now!?"
Quickly jumping up and heading to the storage room, BondiBorg already
knows the cause of the sound. Namely, his Umbreon, who seems to be the
living embodiment of mischief and chaos. The same Umbreon that, at the
moment, was looking quite sheepish, surrounded by ceramic shards from
an antique lamp that Bondi had never seen before in his life.
"Have you been stealing from the neighbors again?"
Umbreon looks shiftily from side to side, apparently trying to find the
best escape route.
"Hey, listen, I don't really like the neighbors either. But if you MUST
break their stuff, can't you at least do it over where I don't have to
clean it up?"
Umbreon puffs up his fur a bit, then fades into the darkness, using his
stealth tricks to escape further scrutiny. While it seems to be a
perfect disguise at first, little glimmers of motion give away his
position every time he makes a quick movement. Rolling his eyes, Bondi
turns around to head back up front.
Standing beside the front counter is a girl in her late teens, with
black hair and blue eyes. Dressed in a black buttondown shirt and a
skirt of reasonable length, the most notable thing about her clothes
were her thigh-high leather boots. Pleasantly surprised to see a female
Pokémon player, seeing as the amount of them seems to be far too low,
Bondi walks up to greet her. In doing so, he notices that he's almost a
foot taller than she is, a fact she seems to be rather embarrassed
about.
"What can I do for you, ma'am?"
Kurai: "I turned up around Pojo recently, and figured my deck could use
some work. It's been a while since it got much attention."
BondiBorg: "If you'll follow me to the deck repair room, I'll take a
look at it."
The titanium door at the entrance to the bunker swings open, and coming
in through it is the mailman. Waving to Bondi as he sets the mail down
on the counter, the mailman exits. The door has barely closed when an
explosion rocks the bunker, and a scream fades into the distance.
BondiBorg: "UMBREON! I told you to leave that security system alone!
It's not a playtoy!"
Looking rather startled, Kurai glances at the furry Pokémon behind the
counter, resting a paw on a small black button. Bondi turns to reassure
her, not wanting to scare off a customer.
"Don't mind Umbreon, he's always doing stuff like that. Oh, and about
the mailman...don't worry about him too much, I think he's going to
land a few blocks away, probably around East Maple Street."
With that, Bondi continues into the deck repair room.
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I know the deck's not tourney legal, but I hate restrictions. The only
things I stand by are having had Sneasel, Slowking, and EX Umbreon
banned. x__x;
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02 Ditto (Fossil)
01 Cleffa (NeoGen)
02 Clefairy (Base)
01 Clefairy (NeoGen)
02 Clefable (Jungle)
03 Eevee (promo L7)
01 Eevee (Jungle)
03 Espeon (NeoDisc (the Psybeam one))
01 Dark Espeon
02 Erika
02 Mary ('unno, I just feel weird using Bills in a Neo-EX environment;
keeps me from decking for a bit longer, though.)
01 Professor Birch (Best. Supporter. Ever.)
02 Sabrina's Gaze (I like it much more than Elms XP)
01 Master Ball
02 Pokémon Trader
02 Nightly Garbage Run
02 Item Finder
01 Computer Search
01 Warp Point ('unno, I just feel weird using Gusts in a Neo-EX
environment)
02 Clefairy Doll (I like to freak people out with arcane and pointless
cards.)
02 Gold Berry
01 Hyper Devolution Spray
02 DCE
21 Psychic Energy
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I'm not entirely sure that this deck even *has* a strategy.... I just
love Clefable, Ditto, and Espeon.... I would've sent you my Crobat
deck, but I took it apart last week.... x__x
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..... Be gentle. o____o
—Kurai "Don't Keel Meeee~" Tenshi
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Hmm...arcane and pointless, eh? I've got a couple of fun ideas for you,
then. ;)
I'll start off by tightening up the Pokémon lines, but don't worry, I'm
not going to change them too much.
Pokémon 15
03 Cleffa (NeoGen)
03 Clefairy (NeoGen)
03 Clefable (Jungle)
02 Eevee (NeoDisc)
02 Espeon (NeoDisc {Holo})
02 Ditto (Fossil)
Now then, on to Trainers. This will be the biggest overhaul of the
deck...I'm going to keep the fun atmosphere of the deck, but try to
improve it enough that it has a shot at winning a tourney. ^_^
Trainers 32
04 Computer Search
04 Item Finder
03 Professor Oak
03 Lt. Surge's Secret Plan
03 Lass
03 Rocket Sneak Attack
02 Super Energy Removal
02 Energy Removal
02 Pokémon Nurse
02 Gust of Wind
02 Healing Field
01 Town Volunteers
01 Switch
Finally, the Energy. I'll explain the strategy afterwards.
Energy 13
07 Psychic
04 Recycle
02 Double Colorless
There you go. ^_^
Lt. Surge's Secret Plan will help to worry and confuse the opponent; it
allows you to put any card from your hand face-down onto your bench and
treat it at as a Basic Pokémon until the event that you absolutely must
know what it is. This means if it takes damage, or attempts to retreat.
The idea here is to put Recycle Energy (already good with
Clefable/Pokémon Nurse) onto your bench using Secret Plan, then load
other Recycle Energies onto it. The opponent will think you're powering
up another main hitter, then do whatever they have to in order to ping
it and see what the card really is. Then all the Recycles bounce back
to your hand, leaving them surprised and off-balance. Espeon takes out
high-energy opponents, Clefable takes out low-energy opponents. Ditto
cleans up the rest.
Good Luck!
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After Bondi and Kurai emerge from the deck repair room, Umbreon is
curled up on the counter, asleep. Treading lightly so as not to wake
him, the two of them head towards the exit. There is a faint, barely
audible click, which causes Bondi to dive for Kurai, knocking her to
the ground. He then rolls to the side, laying flat. Less than a second
after they have hit the ground...
*SPROING*
A trapdoor on the wall opens up, launched from within is a squad of
highly-trained flying attack weasels, propelled by a Weasel-Pult©. They
zoom by, mere inches above Bondi and Kurai, then slam headfirst into
the wall on the other side of the room. Falling to the floor, all of
the weasels have been knocked unconcious. Rolling to his feet and
muttering under his breath, Bondi glares at Umbreon, who now has a paw
pressed to the little red button on the control panel.
"Don't. Do. THAT!"
Umbreon snickers, then jumps off the desk and runs into the back room.
BondiBorg turns to Kurai, still on the floor and looking rather shocked.
"Ehh...sorry about that. But, hey, it could have been worse. Those
weasels find the most uncomfortable places to gnaw on."