Chopper was disappointed, letting his arms fall to his sides as he slumped for a moment. It didn't last too long, moping never did for him, but a chance to have some fun with a spar being lost was truly a tragedy for the rambunctious Machop. He crossed his arms tightly and shifted stance a little, scanning around for other potential battles to be had. None of the others currently present around the front door really caught his interest, so he turned to Takeo and Maggie, challenging them by taking stance once more. Takeo shook his head, but Chopper wasn't having it, making a motion towards himself with the fingers of his outstretched hand. Maggie began to wriggle around until she fell out of Takeo's grip, and once on the floor, bounced up and into Chopper's midsection, knocking him off balance. Takeo gawked at the sight, not entirely sure what to do.<br/><br/>Ken agreed with Ryan's response to his offer, giving him and approving thumbs up. "For sure, man. Good luck with that kid out there. Once we're registered, expect us right on your tail. See ya when I see ya." He took the handshake, and after Ryan departed, turned to look at the kerfuffle between fighter and fish going on by the bench. He laughed in amusement as Chopper held Maggie upside down, getting slapped back and forth across his face by the Magikarp's tail fin. "C'mon, Chopper! You can't grapple something like that and you know it!" Looking up to Takeo, he gave one of his especially confident-looking smiles. "Looks like she's itching for a fight. You know what to do, bro."<br/><br/>While at first hesitant, Takeo took a deep breath and stood up, sliding off the bench. "Y-yeah, okay. Maggie, use Splash!" He ordered, at which point the Magikarp gave an especially strong flop against Chopper's midsection, breaking his grip. Once on the ground, she flopped hard again, bouncing a good three feet into the air. Takeo thought hard about the next move, his gaze moving to Chopper. The Machop was readying his own move at Ken's orders, a Karate Chop. His hand began to glow brightly as power was focused into it. Just as Maggie's upward arc ended, Takeo followed up with a second move. "Use Tackle!"<br/><br/>Maggie turned downward and shot forward quickly, while Chopper tried to hit her with his own attack. She slipped past his hand and impacted him head on with her skull, knocking the Machop off his footing. He fell back, sunglasses knocked off, in a daze while Maggie thudded to the floor ungracefully, continuing her flops in a much less high-jumping pattern. She seemed to have won, as Chopper remained floored for a good few seconds before he sat up and rubbed his forehead, making a disgruntled sound.<br/><br/>"Good job, man. You two did pretty darn great there," Ken said in congratulations. "And you got some of his extra energy out. I'd say that's a win-win." He held his hand out to his Machop, who took it to pull himself to his feet, then quickly got his glasses off the floor and put them on. While it was a loss, he held no hard feelings, simply glad to have been able to rough around a bit.<br/><br/>A growling noise caught his attention, and he took notice of Shadow and his trainer. With a tilt of his head, he wandered towards the two, crossing his arms once more to make himself look extra cool. He looked up towards Blaze, then pointed at Shadow, seemingly asking him about the Houndour at his feet.