Scizor had no aura and could not sense that Vaporeon had appeared in the air behind it, but it obeyed Liu Qing's commands without question. It immediately spun like a red top. The incoming Scald struck at that same moment, only to be deflected by the spiraling force of Swords Dance, sending boiling water splashing everywhere.
"What sharp observation!" Xun Chaoze looked at Liu Qing, surprised that he could track Vaporeon's movements through the wind and rain. Scizor's coordination with Liu Qing was impeccable, too. He could not help murmuring in admiration, knowing that his chances of landing a surprise attack with Acid Armor were slim. Still, the rain gave Vaporeon a tremendous advantage. With cells so similar to water molecules, it could travel anywhere there was water. Xun Chaoze could not bear to waste that advantage, yet he had to consider other ways to attack.
"Scizor, Aerial Ace!" Liu Qing glanced through the curtain of rain at Xun Chaoze's grave expression, then turned his attention back to the battle overhead and issued his attack command at just the right moment during Swords Dance.
At his command, Scizor immediately stopped using Swords Dance and carried its rotational momentum into a spiraling Aerial Ace. White streaks of light wrapped around the red top as it tore through the Scald attack and hurtled straight toward Vaporeon.
"Acid Armor!" Liu Qing's command forced Xun Chaoze out of his thoughts. Taking in the situation overhead, he immediately shouted.
The strike was fast and vicious, but just as it was about to connect, Vaporeon stepped on empty air as though it were solid ground. Its legs pushed it upward, and its body turned translucent once again as it leaped. A gust swept past, and it vanished without a trace. Scizor's swift, spiraling attack churned through