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The northern winds come, and Genny inside this lovely hot spring, turns to the entrance. She knew what it meant. It was friendly, like a swirl that came closer by each second, and Genny's orange-red hair moves with the wind, when the big supportive arms appear around her. And from behind, she hears his voice.[break][break]

She melts.[break][break]

"That'll depend on you, Izzy." Genny's loving tone begins with a little teasing, her head tilts to the side, she's able to stay smooth. Half-lidded eyes a little more lovedrunk, as she moves her own slender hands atop.[break][break]

Rubbing those arms quietly, she moves her hands up and down. "Glad you could make it." She turns her head to the side, and with one arm bending to grab his face, she uses her own strength to pull it down to her level, and lace one cherry-scented kiss on his cheek. Even if he's behind her, he's not getting away without that cute face getting one.[break][break]

"Spring is all ours today. Let's relax, okay baby?" she grins.[break][break]

When she's finally let go, she finds her way out of that skirt and blouse, leaving her with nothing before the towel that goes over her person. With everything handled and out of the way, she's little more flirty, when she moves to the door to the hot springs.[break][break]

"Don't keep me waiting, Izzy," she teases more, one blown kiss, and she's out of view. Her face incredibly red.[break][break]

She literally just did that. That's a huge DESIREE BLOOMS action, not Genny.

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Conviction is definitely something Genny has within herself now. In that moment of cleaving the way through, with Gram returning to hand, and charging in, Genny knocked the God of Time back with her Pokemon, and with her hair scorched at the tips, she can't muster another Zagreus blitz, and neither can he.[break][break]

But seeing Navy pull up next to her, has the redhead grin, even more so to the teasing name, not bothered by the simulated STEEL BEAM, because, as Navy responds.[break][break]

"Don't got one of those. But I have the next best thing," she flashes her DYNAMAX bracelet, and a Pokeball already in hand, massive. Small for the God of Time, but big enough that it's the size of an over-sized bowling ball. And with a grin, she throws them forward to the Dialga, all the way underneath the steel Dragon. "You get the Z-Move, I'll get it off balance!" A combination attack for the ages.[break][break]

"Titan! Release!"[break][break]

Within moments, the GIGANTAMAX DREDNAW explodes from below, a massive Drednaw with a roar, and forcing the Dialga upwards. The perfect angle to miss the STEEL BEAM completely...[break][break]

"Take it home, Sheriff!"

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Navy's got himself handled, and Genny needs to put keep them both safe against Dialga, and pushing them further into the jungle was a great way to start. With the opening of the maw, comes the famed ROAR OF TIME, and from it all the damage she and Zag caused recovered immediately, and worse, a tree sits in front of them in an obstacle. Turning her head a moment to see that Navy was still fine, she pulls out a Pokeball.[break][break]

Out comes the blade, the Honedge upon the hand of the riding redhead, hazel eyes with fire, as she lets the blade free to her side. The one she got from Navy, and reeling her hand back at the ready to pitch, she throws the blade forward.[break][break]

"Cleave it down, open the way!"[break][break]

With a GYRO BALL, Gram the Honedge flies forward from Genny's hand, spinning like a sawblade to shear the simulated tree down, as Genny's hazel eyes flare up more.[break][break]

"Zag, again!"[break][break]

Speeding up again, Zagreus may hurt more, but FLARE BLITZ once more came through, to attack the vulnerable god of time, coating in flame again, with Gram returning to her hand soon after clearing the way.[break][break]

"You doing good, cowboy?" she shouts out to Navy, a few light red burns on her skin. Zagreus was a dangerous one, but Genny knew she could take the heat.

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Sheriff isn't wrong at all, and as the Cyclizar under her teleports with that familiarity, that fading out of time, Genny once more slides into a sideways stop, as Navy follows behind. And once again, just like before, there they are. Dialga.[break][break]

Zagreus, running by the side of Genny now, and slowing his pace down to match the Cyclizar, Genny holds her arm out, and Zagreus is able to, in one motion, pull her off and onto his back. Now, they're cooking with gas, eyeing down the god of time, and Genny is at her prime, she holds on. All of that work with Josh Devlin in the Gym Battle, that made her confident.[break][break]

"Let's kick it into gear then, cowboy."[break][break]

Hazel eyes fierce, she calls out the most important move.[break][break]

"Flare Blitz." It's dangerous to do on his back, but Genny can take the heat. Kyurem's heat was hotter. With a rush forward, with a bounce left, and a bounce right, Genny made sure that Dialga was focused on the burning hot wolf, and before long, the striped wolf got closer and closer.[break][break]

"Everything you got, Zag!"[break][break]

And the collision into metal, that FLARE BLITZ is hot, its smooth, and it's not hurting Genny at all.

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It's one of those instances, after the little Palentine's gift, where she's already started thinking about it. To break her lease with her landlord, and accept the offer. She's looked at that key multiple times now, humming wonderfully to herself, her eyes looking it over.[break][break]

It's a decision, a big decision.[break][break]

Today, however, is something she'd been planning since Circhester. With the holiday of love and everything on the horizon, Genny made the reservation. A week after the big day. Why? Because most people would go a week before. This way, they could have privacy. The whole day. Just them.[break][break]

She'd spent all morning, sprucing up. She'd even gotten into make-up, thanking her Girlygang for any tips they can give. She felt like a bad bitch, even with so little on.[break][break]

Lavaridge's Hot Spring was mostly empty, save for the receptionist, and Genny had been waiting for today. She'd taken the proper precautions, and was quietly waiting for him to arrive. A moment to relax for them both. She's looking herself in the mirror, puffing up her hair, checking her face. Her cute red skirt, her top, everything. It wouldn't matter shortly, but she wanted today to be perfect.

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Just like with Andrea Vaneau . Only difference? Genny is a little more-prepared, and revs the Cyclizar a little, dodgeing one of the volcano's raining fireballs with a quick slide, getting back onto the track.[break][break]

Overconfident, maybe. But not so bad. "Let them come, then." Her hazel eyes burn, emblazoned by her own capability. Running next to her, her trusted Arcanine, Zagreus, keeping up easily with Genny and Navy both, speeding up as the fire dog lets loose his own capability. How?[break][break]

"Take it, Zag!"[break][break]

Leaping upwards, and blocking one of the incoming fireballs, Zagreus ingests via FLASH FIRE, and speeds up further with AGILITY.[break][break]

Zag is one of Genny's finest, after all. And she grins over to Navy.[break][break]

"Not my first rodeo, cowboy!"

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Defeat.[break][break]

The first loss. And it's a bummer. It really is. But the whole time, Genevieve just sits there, coddling her Vaporeon. The loss hits him harder than it would ever hit Genny. Sure, she lost. So what? She's not going to let one singular loss take her out of the running. She won't let a single loss take her down. So, even when Uzi is crying and crying in her lap, Genny pets him, as she watches the ceremony.[break][break]

When they stopped by the rear entrance, Genevieve stops and listens. Following behind the Gym Leader towards the office, as to get pointers. By time they reach the office, Genny is smiling ear-to-ear at all the Raikou memorabilia. It's adorable.[break][break]

Course, by time the pointers come, Genny knows where she went wrong. She knows, and the Gym Leader before her makes a point to emphasize first that her fundamentals were wrong. Off. Uzi was a change, and admittedly, he was still new. Zagreus, being an Arcanine, might have been an easier choice. A better choice. But Genny chose Uzi because of this. To grow with him. And in the end, she felt right in that decision.[break][break]

"You're right. I didn't. This is Uzi's first time in a battle sense. I only got him last year, when I went somewhere with a close friend. That being said, I trusted Uzi. And I would trust him again, if need be-" but the crash, that one turn that went so wrong, so impossibly wrong... she nods.[break][break]

She'd make that choice again. Easily.[break][break]

But the idea, to give her the badge, to put her through despite if she goes to a follow-up appointment, leaves a weird taste in her mouth. On the one hand, awesome! On the other...[break][break]

She looks down at Uzi, and ruffles his white fin. "I-" Personal training with a Gym Leader is nice, but that's...[break][break]

"I don't think I deserve a badge under that context, Josh. But I'd be happy to take that first step, in doing some training with you, to get better. I'll agree to the appointment, but not the Gym Badge. Is that alright?"[break][break]

She smiles ear-to-ear. She'll have to re-challenge Josh again. And she accepts this loss, regardless.

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With shaking hands, it's in that moment, when Penelope says it, the sigh that accompanies the compliment... one of the highest ones Genny had heard. She reminded Penny of a younger version of her? The redhead's hazel eyes shoot upwards, her lips parted. Her heart beats a little harder, and though flushed, she gets a smile.[break][break]

She'd looked up to Penny for so long now. Her hazel eyes seem so bright, and full of life, looking back to her. One of her idols.[break][break]

She wished it would have been before that fated dog mission, when Genny nearly ruined her career. But then, maybe that was okay too. To keep grounded in reality, and not fly too close to the sun?[break][break]

Penny's words keep pushing into her heart, and though she's focused on shaken hands, in front of her, it's the praise that pushes through that gives that heartwarming smile. With teary-eyes, she can't help but give it to Penny, the genuine smile she gave when she first signed-up for the Rangers.[break][break]

"Thank you, Penelope," she reaches forward, and shakes her head. If she can grab her hand, she does so. "-part of courage is knowing fear. Being afraid, but doing what's needed... that doesn't make you a mess, that makes you strong."[break][break]

Silver lining in other clouds.[break][break]

She lets go though. Right. Right right right. Maybe she's looked at it wrong this whole time. "You know, I looked up to you from afar. You, annalise henderson, Melody Miro, Elinor Anderson, Eva Morales... I thought, if you can do it, why can't I? You've made names for yourselves, put yourselves on the line. You're like... my idols," she closes her eyes and leans back into the pillows, eyes out to the skyline in the window. "so I try to aim high. I reached for my stars."[break][break]

Her smile fades.[break][break]

"Then... Anna stepped down as Head Ranger and disappeared for awhile. I haven't even met Elinor, and about Dr. Morales, and you, well-" her tone shifts. Because she remembers what ollie morales told her. Her eyes look down again to the blanket over her legs. Even with that knowledge, her eyes begin tearing up, and her fists ball up further, grabbing the blanket so tight in bandaged arms.[break][break]

She grips so tightly with each droplet that hits the sheets.[break][break]

"You're all my heroes."[break][break]

The sobs begin.

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