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POSTED ON Mar 11, 2019 13:57:54 GMT
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cait had advocated for the immediate dismantling of the emergency relief shelters that had been constructed on this particular section of route one-hundred and ten. it had been necessary following the immediate evacuation of slateport, but she had advised against having civilians remaining within reach of the rockets whom occupied the taken city. and due to the little amount of distance that separated the city from the shelters, they had been attacked several times over within the span of a single month; and had lost quite a few because of it. 

'unacceptable,' she thought. 

she had sent reinforcements but she feared that mauville's limited resources were being stretched far too thin to manage the shelter's upkeep. cait received a fair amount of push back for her proposal to relinquish ground, but she was adamant in the idea that relocating would make for the better option. 

"i'm setting up a caravan...

it was sometime in the afternoon, the young woman hunched over a plastic table with a small and slightly crumpled diagram lain upon its flat surface. the camp's layout had been drawn, the ground it claimed large enough to have caught the focus of team rocket.

"
... so that we can transport everything and everyone to the shelter located further down the route. it's a defensible position and only a few miles shy of mauville city - but we'll have to travel under the cycling road to get to it."

she tapped a finger against a freshly printed map of the route as she addressed mateo. 

"
it'll take a day if we're fast - but i'm afraid we may run into some trouble along the way. the path's a little narrow and we'll be surrounded by water."

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POSTED ON Mar 11, 2019 18:37:05 GMT
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the beast is unrelenting.

straggling folk, forced from the safety of their homes are met by one which despises them. hatred does not comprehend innocence. neither does it comprehend mercy. some have been left injured, some have been left lifelessly dwelling beneath the arch. 

two unsuspecting gym leaders would find them.

beyond the few groveling folk, there is one shrouded by the shadows. nearby selby takes his pick at one who had originally sought comfort in their once peaceful surroundings. crunch finishes the job with an unsightly shower of blood pouring onto the tall grass. the hunger in his eyes desiring more.

"selby," the man calls out, staring off into the waters, "get ready. more will come." grisly scenes of death do not rattle him. it is the work none find enjoyment in and the work that he does best. 

especially for one with no human heart.
 

the best withdraws from the corpse, staring at the other with the same intense malice. he might have even felt tempted to indulge but instead, faces the blue with cold red eyes. indifferent and bored. 



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POSTED ON Mar 15, 2019 5:58:24 GMT
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[attr="class","letter1e"]"when i was told this would be a dangerous mission, i didn't think you meant stupidly dangerous." mateo still had no idea what was going on with hoenn. still new to the situation this region faced. "but knowin' that people are suffering and endanger just grinds my gears, idjit!" a tightened fist resided upon the table, gritted fangs jittery.

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"okay, let's go." with the group together. they were ready to head out. but on the road they would come to see an unpleasant finding. "what the...who..." an unsightly scene laid before them. freshly coated paint sprawled upon the concrete bike road. "it reeks of blood and defecation." covering his nostrils. it was only recently that the bodies that laid before the group had their throats torn asunder.

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mateo took the lead. the pokeball of his partners, dragonite and glaceon, were in between the edges of his right fingers. he remained prepared to call out his duo as his right hand rested in the pocket of his coat. casually walking with his free hand out. "don't let your guard down for a second, miss alfric." cait, being a gym leader, was the leader of this operation. he had no affiliation with the hoenn league and was merely considered a vigilante at best. but he took on any job that involved helping another and would die doing it.

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this wasn't his region. but he, too, had an obligation to protect it. this place was home to his mother, so, by default, this was his home to protect too. and no one else was dying here today. "we're getting them to mauville and we will die trying."

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POSTED ON Mar 15, 2019 6:31:19 GMT
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multiple wagons had been hitched to handle carrying the hefty equipment and items that they couldn't afford to leave behind. women and children were naturally given priority; that particular group of individuals allowed to ride their way across the land bridge.

'the grass here may be a problem.' 

cait eyed her surroundings and observed as the people pressed onward at a moderately-held pace. all was well until mateo had come across the first body. the lump of stiffening flesh that had been a person was still very warm - their passing tragically recent.  

"
..."

her eyes narrowed at the pitiful sight of the departed civilian, and she hurriedly arranged for their limp forms to be picked up - wrapped in cloth - and placed somewhere out of sight. 

"
sylveon?

the fairy wasn't at all proficient at fighting but her senses rivaled that of an arcanine's. she sniffed at the corpse before it was taken and passed on a message to espeon, the psychic easily tethering his mind with his human's to more effectively communicate with her. 

- dog, - he drawled, his muzzle wrinkling in disgust. - it's a bit familiar, too. i just can't place it. -

cait blinked and turned to her companion. 

"
mister martinez? can you use your dragonite to scout out the surrounding area? the grass around here is tall and probably hiding something that we can't see from this vantage point.

her words were deceptively calm despite a rage that was beginning to fester from deep within. 

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POSTED ON Mar 15, 2019 9:59:50 GMT
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selby had been watching. 

the hellish beast foretold of in legends for its vile intent never obeyed. rather than friend or foe those fierce red eyes depicted an equal. there was never an ounce of restraint. 

his life had been bound by chains and the disgust which wavered in the looming humans. but jayde was different rather — he was the same. one innocent soul mistreated by the world around him. only to have found solace in what would've likely killed. 

instead it had not.

selby is familiar with bloodshed. the hunt is his instinct and as such, he regards no shame. long strands of the earth shudder in the faint breeze. it carries a murky scent in the nearby river. 

approaching humans and pokemon cannot see him. greenery has kept the watchful obscured while jayde flounders somewhere to the side. blocked by a pillar supporting the towering bridge above, shifting water overwhelms distant chatter. 

the beast continues. attention lingering upon the girl with an odd sense of familiarity. he can feel the answer nearly a hair away, but it disappears before it can be reached. 

changing position, selby, makes himself known. the silver of those jagged horns catches the faint light as he glares at the group. blood is evident against the tanned snout, the indication clearly made. 

when jayde turns over, hoping to catch sight of the dog, he sees something far more worse. it nearly impels him to step forth but instead he remains hidden on the sidelines. watching and waiting. 




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[attr="class","letter1e"]"no need." mateo replied, "looks like the culprits shown itself." eyeing the cerberus. mateo pointed toward the beast, saying, "and i bet my dragon flakes," which were a snack he loved, "that the master is somewhere hiding. to have murdered that many people? these things are vicious, but a single human would be enough for it to snack on."

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he didn't know much about houndoom's, but he knew well enough that once a predator found its prey. the beast had its hunger quelled. "it's just a hunch of course." tossing out the ball of his beloved partner, he'd call forth his mighty dragonite. "tear it asunder, dragonite!" calling out his mighty beast from the cage which he dwelled, he'd stand before the mighty houndoom. a mighty roar echoed.


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"if you don't want your houndoom being torn apart, it's best you come out now." the dragon master forewarned. "on your order, cait. you're party leader, let me know your orders." mateo spoke, awaiting the gym leader's further commands.

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POSTED ON Mar 15, 2019 13:07:46 GMT
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cait stares for a long moment at the hell hound, her brows deeply furrowed and a prominent scowl tugging at the corners of her lips. there is most certainly something familiar about the beast - but she struggled to understand why that was so.

'houndoom.'

she blinked and inclined her head, mateo's words doing little to draw her focus. a fresh memory abruptly shoved itself to the forefront of her mind and she'd flinch because of it, her eyes rounding in alarm. 

"esp."

espeon bristled and his lips curled to reveal a set of thin and pointed teeth as he faced the hound; the psychic having been naught more than an eevee when he had first encountered the beast. but he stood taller now - and while he was ill-equipped to handle the houndoom he was willing to join the dragonite in potentially tearing it apart. 

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do not kill it," cait ordered. "it's only following the orders of its master or mistress."

the gym leader's searching gaze swiveled to and fro as she spoke.


"
i know you hear me," she continued, raising her voice. "and i'll have you know that these people are under my protection.

she shifted her focus toward the houndoom again, her tone of voice firm and leaving little room for argument. 

"
call your dog and leave my route or there will be consequences.

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POSTED ON Mar 15, 2019 13:55:09 GMT
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the hesitation seethes like torrid waters, flooding outwards till there is no more. selby, not fazed the slightest by the retaliation of grumbling threats, poises himself tall and equally menacing. 

nasty plot is not regarded for the wicked reflection has always settled within his mind. when he considers the beginning of an advance, there is a voice which breaks clearly through.

piercing and familiar.

"relax." he says, his voice rough and figure unruffled with what stood before them. "don't you know it's bad to disturb a hunt." flaring gold catches mateo in those emotionless eyes. he forces himself to look at miss alfric, furrowing his brows upon the connection.

"humans make them like this and then, when they've had enough, they kill them." there is a hint of anger in his voice. selby perceives the feeling and expands the low rumble from within his throat.

"tear it apart? don't kill it?" for the sake of the familiar, he does not confront her, "you'd better watch your words." human life was fickle to the terrorist that stood before them, but the warning, just as genuine bared into them. 




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[attr="class","letter1e"]"what the..." turning toward cait, he'd ask, "do you know this pretty boy or something?!" dragonite, shocked as well, turned to cait. his physical position mimicking his trainer's own. widened orbs, dragonite spoke simultaneously as his trainer.
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POSTED ON Mar 17, 2019 12:39:19 GMT
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'fuck.'

"
of course i do," she said. 

cait was thankful that she had grown adept to lying as of late, her work as a public figure allowing for her to lie a little easier. 

"he's a terrorist," she continued, gesturing toward the looming jayde. "he - like - literally has a wikipedia page."

'fuck. that was the dumbest shit you could have ever come up with in your life.' 

her espeon's plopped his rear onto the earth, the pokemon utterly gobsmacked. 

"
just google it," she insisted. "you have a phone. google it. it's jayde cross. like - j - a - d - wait - no  - j - a - y - 

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not the reaction they'd been expecting.

selby and jayde blink onward, astonished and confused all at once in the conversation. the spotlight had certainly settled upon them yet, the true desire settled elsewhere. as if they were no longer present. 

'what the hell is a wikipedia page? some sort of newspaper?' not familiar with the internet to some degree, he found himself ensnared by the ramble before quickly breaking out. 

startled that it had even occurred. 

"forget it." jayde says, the heaviness of a sigh following behind, "our work here is already done. i could care less about these people." one tanned hand ruffles strands, laced by the pigments of red. 

the beast growls, as if frustrated by the shift but not willing to end up on bitter terms with the man that had given him a home. what had once been the limbo of hell itself, turned into the tall grass.