As Drake managed to pull himself free from the wall, he jumped down and tried to steady himself in his new Needle Rabbit form. Suddenly, he heard a croaking noise and spotted a lone Frog Shooter staring right at him.
Without hesitation, Drake pointed his horn forward, powered up his strong back legs, and launched himself toward the frog. His acceleration was so fast that he smashed right through the creature, turning it into a cloud of black dust behind him.
Starly, watching from nearby, chirped excitedly in awe of his owner's speed and flew towards him. "Hmm, did you like that, buddy?" Drake asked, grinning.
Starly nodded vigorously, chirping happily.
Then a DING echoed in Drake's head. Curious, he checked his previous notifications:
CONGRATULATIONS USER FOR REACHING THE 5TH FLOOR — REWARD: 10,000 EXP
CONGRATULATIONS USER FOR KILLING HIS 1ST FROG SHOOTER — REWARD: 40,000 EXP
LEVEL UP!
USER HAS FINISHED THE PUNISHMENT QUEST — REWARD: POKÉMON LOTTERY TICKET X1
CONGRATULATIONS USER FOR KILLING A LVL 18 FROG SHOOTER — REWARD: 3,400 EXP
PIDGEY HAS RECOVERED FROM STASIS
"System, show me my status," Drake commanded.
STATUS:NAME: DRAKERACE: NEEDLE RABBITLEVEL: 15EXP: 3,400 / 2.4MSTR: 25 → 27AGI: 41 → 44MAG: 0CHRM: 0POKÉMON: STARLY LVL 8 → 12, PIDGEY LVL 1 → 9
"Okay, nice. System, how can I release Pidgey if I don't have any hands?"
USER JUST HAS TO THINK AND GIVE A MIND COMMAND — RELEASE PIDGEY. DO YOU WISH TO RELEASE PIDGEY?
"Yes, release him."
A bright flash of light illuminated the area, and Pidgey appeared, chirping energetically. "Hey, little guy, thanks for giving me and Starly a chance. Because of you, we managed to take down that overgrown lizard."
Pidgey nodded smugly but then suddenly stared dumbfounded at Drake's new body. The bird burst into chirpy laughter and pointed at him with his wing.
"Hey, stop that! I know I look funny — no need to point it out!" Drake groaned.
"Okay, guys, let's continue our hunt."
As Drake moved forward, both birds chirped and laughed at the way their owner hopped awkwardly in his new form.
"Okay, guys, stop messing around. Time to get serious."
Both birds immediately stopped and nodded.
As the trio continued, Drake spotted three Frog Shooters ahead.
"Okay, you guys stand back. Let me test something."
Without waiting for a response, Drake started hopping at high speed. Using his strong back legs, he propelled himself toward a wall and, midair, twisted to slam into it with his legs. As he bounced off, he repeated the move, quickly getting used to turning midair.
Drake bounced back and forth, moving toward the Frog Shooters. One of the frogs noticed a white blur speeding at him. The next thing he knew, a powerful horn pierced him, turning him to dust.
Two tongues shot out to attack, but Drake dodged easily thanks to his speed. He bounced back and forth, smashing through the second target.
Noticing how easy this technique was, Drake decided to try something else.
On his last bounce, he spun wildly and shouted in his mind, "TORPEDO DRILL!"
Spinning like a white fluffy drill, Drake pierced the last Frog Shooter, turning it to dust.
But still spinning at high speed, he realized he wouldn't be able to stop in time. Ahead, a wall loomed quickly.
"Oh, sh*t."
With no time to react, Drake drilled full speed into the wall, sending up a massive dust cloud.
Both Pokémon hurried over, chirping anxiously, trying to see what happened.
As the dust settled, what they saw made them burst into uncontrollable laughter, crashing to the ground.
There was Drake, in his new bunny form, hanging from the wall like a doll — his horn fully embedded in the stone.
"Okay, guys, stop laughing and please help me. I can't move at all."